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c7038a8c-b2b6-4e85-af3b-805358431456,2015-03-28T01:14:22+00:00,2008-04-15,1,http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Living-Green/2008/0415/ultracapacitors-the-future-of-electric-cars-or-the-cold-fusion-of-autovation,"Ultracapacitors: the future of electric cars or the 'cold fusion' of autovation?
ZENN Motors says its electric car will cruise for 250 miles on a single five-minute charge. Skeptics cry shenanigans.
Ian Clifford wants to start a global revolution by building a practical, everyday car with no gasoline engine, no batteries, and no emissions.
While big Detroit automakers ponder a future plug-in car that goes 40 miles on a battery charge before its gas engine kicks in, Mr. Clifford's tiny ZENN Motor, a Toronto maker of low-speed electric cars, announced in March that it will build a new highway-speed (80 m.p.h.) model that goes 250 miles on a charge – and can recharge in just five minutes.
Having no batteries, the new ""cityZENN"" model will use a breakthrough version of a common electrical storage device called an ultracapacitor to store power from a wall socket, the company says. Fuel costs to operate it would be about one-tenth of today's gas-powered vehicle.
If that astounding claim is real (and there are many skeptics), it could revolutionize automotive travel by making all-electric cars competitive with gas-powered vehicles and easing the world's dependence on oil.
""The big problem has always been the battery and its limits,"" says Clifford, ZENN's founder and CEO in a phone interview. ""This new technology is a 180-degree shift that represents the end of fossil fuel as a transportation fuel.""
That's because the same ultracapacitor technology could be used across the grid to provide cheap electric storage for wind and solar power, he says. In turn, this process could power millions of ultracapacitor vehicles with no emissions at all. With the cars' fast-charge capability, recharging stations could pop up to help make even longer trips routine.
Ultracapacitors – also called supercapacitors – are more powerful cousins of the basic capacitor. With activated carbon at their core to act as a sponge for electrons, ultracapacitors can absorb power – or send a charge – far faster than batteries. They are also far more durable.
First used in the 1960s, ultracapacitors today are widely found in electronic devices such as computers. In cameras, they retract and expand zoom lens. Yet the power stored by today's ultracapacitors is still only about 5 percent as much as a modern lithium-ion battery, far too little to power a car by themselves.
The reported breakthrough was made by ZENN's business partner EEStor, a Cedar Park, Texas, firm headed by respected computer industry veteran Richard Weir, who's named on the company's patent. The company is now nearing commercial production of its new ""electrical energy storage unit"" or EESU, Clifford says.
But privately held EEStor has had little to say publicly or to the press – and that secretiveness has inspired incredulity among many debating the topic on Internet forums.
But in a break with that tradition, Tom Weir, the company's vice president and general manager, responded to e-mailed questions.
""EEStor's technology has the opportunity to touch every aspect of daily life from very big to very small devices,"" Mr. Weir writes. ""We also see a whole new generation of products ... based around our technology.""
Added credibility arrived with the January announcement by Lockheed Martin, the big defense company, of an agreement to use EEStor technology for military and homeland security applications. It refers to the EEStor ""ceramic battery"" providing ""10 times the energy density of lead-acid batteries at 1/10th the weight and volume.""
In 2005, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers sunk $3 million into EEStor. ZENN also invested $3 million and will get exclusive rights to retrofit vehicles with the system – and produce new mid-size cars using EESUs.
According to EEStor's patent application, the breakthrough is based on a technically arduous process of purifying and fabricating units with barium titanate, a material known to retain vast amounts of power.
""The main feature of the EESU is the charge and dis-charge at electric speed,"" Weir writes. ""This is a key enabling factor for the advancement of the next generation of vehicles. Another feature is the amount of power the EESU can store. Lastly, the EESU is expected to be considered fully 'green.' ""
But some bloggers call the purported breakthrough pure hype, today's version of ""cold fusion,"" the still-theoretical energy source announced in 1989.
At least some analysts and researchers, though skeptical, seem reluctant to dismiss entirely the possibility that EEStor could be onto something significant.
""I'm sure they do have a technology, but skepticism revolves around the fact that nobody knows much about it,"" says Anu Cherian, an analyst who tracks the $100 million global ultracapacitor market for Frost & Sullivan, a growth consulting company. ""The ZENN car looks to be an exciting development. But there's a lot of hype in the market.""
Other ultracapacitor experts won't dismiss EEStor's claim despite technical challenges.
""It would be unfair to make an analogy between what EEStor is doing and cold fusion,"" says Joel Schindall, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who is using nanotechnology to improve ultracapacitors. ""I don't doubt that they have built a device on a small scale that does store the amounts of energy they are talking about. I just don't know if they can manage the process of scaling it up ... for commercial applications.""
Dr. Schindall and his colleagues hope soon to demonstrate a fivefold boost in ultracapacitor energy storage to up to 25 percent of the energy storage capacity of a lithium battery – and someday up to 50 percent – using a different approach to the problem.
Such significant advances would make ultracapacitors viable in vehicles, though they still fall far short of Clifford's claims about EESU.
Making commercial quantities of EESUs could prove challenging since even tiny impurities and defects in manufacturing could result in ""a violent discharge,"" Schindall notes.
Safety is a huge issue for energy storage in vehicles whether powered by gasoline, ethanol, hydrogen, batteries – or ultracapacitors. High-capacity lithium-ion battery research for cars, for instance, is focused on ensuring those devices don't burst into flames. EEStor has ensured that its new ultracapacitor will be safe if damaged in a crash by ""instantly discharging to ground,"" Clifford says.
Skeptics don't bother him, he says, because ""we've seen this product with our own eyes.""
""We've had a great 100-year run with petroleum,"" Clifford says. ""But the time has come for all of us to come to our senses now and realize that the electric-powered era for cars has finally arrived.""
Comments from EEStor
Much of the rampant skepticism on the Internet over whether or not EEStor has had a breakthrough in automotive propulsion stems from the company's reticence to speak or to demonstrate its product publicly. Only a handful of press releases have been issued since the company was formed, and press reports have rarely included any direct quotes from company managers. Below are comments from a Monitor e-mail interview with Tom Weir, vice president and general manager, EEStor, Inc.
Can you offer an idea of what your product could do for automotive transportation and a time horizon for development?
""We see our Electrical Energy Storage Unit, 'EESU,' enabling the next generation of electric vehicles. The main feature of the EESU is [its ability to] charge and dis-charge at electric speed. This is a key enabling factor for the advancement of the next generation of vehicles. Another feature is the amount of power the EESU can store. Lastly, the EESU is expected to be considered fully 'green.' ""
Some have suggested that ultracapacitors will play more of a supporting role – others that it's a ""game changer,"" or even world changing. How would you describe the potential?
""EEStor's technology has the opportunity to touch every aspect of daily life from very big to very small devices. We also see a whole new generation of products and services that [are] based around our technology.""
How would you characterize EEStor's contribution to developing new systems to transmit the energy for automotive propulsion?
EEStor has announced passing an evaluation on purity of its production process. Explain why this is important.
""To be discussed in the near future.""
Why has EEStor been so quiet, some say secretive, about what it is doing?
""We talk about our achievements through press releases. We talk with our current customers almost daily. We will also talk about more things when the time is right.""
Do you see any show stoppers, or is it just a matter of ramping up?
""With any start-up you have some speed bumps that come up from time to time. We have no show stoppers.""
Competitors rev their engines
At the North American International Auto Show in January, AFS Trinity created a stir by strutting its ""extreme hybrid"" plug-in concept vehicle that uses ultracapacitors to boost battery life and get 150 miles per gallon. The Bellevue, Wash.-based company sees ultracapacitors as a natural fit with new generation lithium-ion batteries that are vital to plug-in hybrids. Company chairman Edward Furia compares batteries to a long-distance runner (providing the stamina a car needs over the long haul) while ultracapacitors are akin to a weight lifter – giving cars that 0-to-60 oomph while minimizing impact on the delicate battery.
As oil prices rise, new ultracapacitor research has emerged. Companies like Maxwell Technologies, Panasonic, Nippon Chemi-Con, and others are working on advanced devices with attributes of both an ultracapacitor and a battery, according to a November report from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). But the recent focus is only a continuation of a long-term fascination with ultracapacitors in automobiles.
A small fleet of ultracapacitor-powered buses began running in Moscow in 1995, and some garbage trucks in the US now use ultracapacitors to efficiently absorb energy from braking – and discharge it for acceleration, the IEEE article notes. Honda's Dualnote concept car in 2002 also showed off ultracapacitors' ability to instantly absorb braking energy and then return it in acceleration. German automaker BMW is also said to be evaluating ultracapacitors in their hybrid vehicles.",2260,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297146.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00036-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.957117915153503
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- Why do CDs only hold 80 minutes?
- Can you add more songs to a burned CD R?
- How do I burn songs onto a CD?
- Will CDs last forever?
- Can you fix scratched CDs?
- How can I burn more than 80 minutes on a CD?
- How many tracks can you put on a CD?
- How do I burn more songs on a CD?
- What is the highest quality of music?
- Are there CDs longer than 80 minutes?
- What is the longest recordable CD?
- Can you burn music to a DVD?
- What should I do with old CDs?
- Can you wear out a CD?
- Is it better to burn a CD fast or slow?
- How do I burn a high quality CD?
- What is the best CD burner software for free?
How many minutes does a 700mb CD hold?
In most cases a 700MB CD-R will accommodate up to 80min of audio.
74 minutes is the original Red Book spec (corresponding to 650MB CD-Rs).
Commercial CDs have been exceeding that for a long time (in a few exceptional cases slightly over 80min)..
Why do CDs only hold 80 minutes?
Audio CDs are not the same thing as data CDs, and they do not contain MP3 files. An audio CD contains audio data in CDDA (Compact Disc Digital Audio) format. … A minute of CDDA audio always takes up the same amount of space on the disc, which is why you can only burn a maximum number of minutes to a disc.
Can you add more songs to a burned CD R?
Burn additional files to CD-R If the disc is not closed, additional files can be added. When you are ready, place the CD-R into the optical drive, open the CD-R folder, add more files, and then select the Burn to disc option. … There is no Burn to disc option to click.
How do I burn songs onto a CD?
Tip 1: Burn An Audio CD with Windows Media PlayerStep 1: Insert a blank CD or DVD into your CD/ DVD drive. … Step 2: Open Windows Media Player and click on the “Burn” tab located in the right pane. … Step 3: Find the files you want to burn from your Library (Music, Videos, and Pictures) and drag them to the burn list.More items…
Will CDs last forever?
Among the manufacturers that have done testing, there is consensus that, under recommended storage conditions, CD-R, DVD-R, and DVD+R discs should have a life expectancy of 100 to 200 years or more; CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM discs should have a life expectancy of 25 years or more.
Can you fix scratched CDs?
Fix a Scratched Disc With Wax Incredibly, scratches in the surface of a CD or DVD can be fixed with softened wax! As with the toothpaste fix, you can use shoe polish, lip balm, furniture wax, or even petroleum jelly. Again, rub it into the surface of the disc to fill the scratch.
How can I burn more than 80 minutes on a CD?
Luckily, there is a way to fit a lot more music onto a standard CD than normal—burn them to an “MP3” CD. Now, instead of only 80 minutes worth of music you can fit 800MB worth of MP3 files on one CD. Insert a blank CD in your computer’s CD burner.
How many tracks can you put on a CD?
100 songsA data CD can hold 100 songs. CDs can help transfer files between computers. A blank CD can typically hold about 74 to 80 minutes of music, which is generally not enough to hold 100 songs.
How do I burn more songs on a CD?
How to Put 200 Songs on One CDClick “Start,” “All Programs” and open Windows Media Player.Click “Burn.”Select “Data CD or DVD.” Drag all 200 of your songs into the window on screen.Put your blank CD-R or CD-RW into your burner.Click “Start Burn” to burn your 200 songs to your CD.
What is the highest quality of music?
The highest quality MP3 has a bitrate of 320kbps, whereas a 24-bit/192kHz file has a data rate of 9216kbps. Music CDs are 1411kbps. The hi-res 24-bit/96kHz or 24-bit/192kHz files should, therefore, more closely replicate the sound quality the musicians and engineers were working with in the studio.
Are there CDs longer than 80 minutes?
The “Redbook” CD specifications state that CDs contain a maximum of 74 or 80 minutes of music. But over the years, record producers have tried to push that limit.
What is the longest recordable CD?
Largest Capacity The largest CD-R discs manufactured are 99-minute CD-R discs. For storage, these discs are capable of holding up to 870 MB of data.
Can you burn music to a DVD?
A DVD is physically different than a CD, so it will not play in a CD player. While a DVD-audio format exists, very few players will play it, especially in cars. So forget DVDs. A better solution is to convert the audio into MP3 format and burn the MP3 files on to a CD-R formatted as a DATA CD.
What should I do with old CDs?
Goodwill still sells CDs and DVDs and collects them at its drop-off locations. Many libraries also take them and will either stock them for checkout or sell them at sales or their used stores.
Can you wear out a CD?
In short, no. Optical media like CDs and DVDs does not wear out from repeated use. It can degrade or become damaged, however. CDs and DVDs can degrade over time because their recording layers are made with a dye that is extremely photosensitive; it deteriorates when exposed to UV rays over time.
Is it better to burn a CD fast or slow?
It is generally acknowledged as good practice to burn audio CDs at speeds no higher than 4x, but it is also important that you use good-quality blank media specifically designed for low-speed burning. Most computer media these days is designed for very high-speed burning, usually over 24x.
How do I burn a high quality CD?
DO burn at 4X to 10X speed – the slower the better with 4X as the optimum. CD burning/writing is a process of writing digital data from your computer hard drive to the blank CD-R in your optical drive. The primary reason why you should not be writing at the fastest burning speed is to reduce errors in the process.
What is the best CD burner software for free?
Another free CD burner you can give a try is the Ashampoo Burning Studio Free. This free CD burner does not only have all the basics needed to create data and music discs, but it also includes a few extra features. For instance, you can use it to password protect discs as well as to erase rewritable CDs for reuse.",1529,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107869785.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020021700-20201020051700-00135.warc.gz,0.923237144947052
3cc29a56-4131-4444-bc53-fd2afb879c61,2018-08-19T10:09:23+00:00,2014-01-01,0,http://dlrgrpv2.live.deghosting.com/work/university-of-southern-california-heritage-hall-renovation/,"University of Southern California Heritage Hall Renovation
Design Achievement - At the center of the University of Southern California (USC) campus lies the heart of Trojan athletic tradition – Heritage Hall. Opened in 1971, Heritage Hall served as the home of USC's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics for more than 40 years. DLR Group's design for the modernization enables USC to celebrate both the rich history and future excellence of its athletic tradition. The 2-story main lobby of Heritage Hall is now a light-filled Hall of Champions featuring a Spirit of Troy exhibit space celebrating the multiple NCAA Championships, Heisman Trophy winners, Olympians, legendary coaches, student athletes, and achievements of USC's 21 athletics programs. The lower level, accessible only to student athletes and athletic department staff, features a lounge for Women of Troy student-athletes, a new rowing room with 35 indoor ergometers, a new golf simulation lab with a virtual indoor driving range and a 6-hole putting green, and other spaces that support student-athletes and greatly assist in recruiting.
Scope Summary - The scope of work for this project entailed a completed renovation of the existing 70,000 SF building that relocated existing services and provided new spaces for athlete programs. The 2-story museum lobby and athletic department offices on the first and second floors were renovated to feature floor to ceiling windows and views to practice fields and campus. The renovation added offices for USC athletic administrators and coaches, a sports performance center, and a dedicated television studio with a direct feed to the Pac-12 Network. The addition of skylights throughout the corridors and internal spaces of the lower level allow natural light to penetrate the space. An outdoor plaza was enhanced with decorative paving, a fountain, and on-grade skylights. An existing ancillary building was converted to a conference room and lounge, complete with a catering kitchen. DLR Group provided planning, architecture, and interior design services.
In order to update the historic façade, the bronze tinted glazing was replaced with a clear structural glass system, leaving the historic colonnades intact. The Heritage Hall renovation project also enhanced the outdoor plaza spaces surrounding the building by providing all new decorative paving, updated plantings, a water feature, comfortable lounge/dining furniture and modernized on-grade skylights. An existing ancillary building was converted to a conference room and lounge complete with upgraded finishes, a catering kitchen and indoor fireplace. Noble Plaza, located on the east side the building, serves as the front door of Heritage Hall to the heart of campus. Wood Plaza was re-envisioned to provide an outdoor gathering space for the campus and connection to the recruit path to the John McKay Center.
The design completely transforms the spatial experience using a new, sophisticated materials and color palette of wood, tile, and glass. All new FF&E modernizes spaces with timeless integrity, creating an environmet that’s comfortable, and which frames all new environmental graphics and exhibit pieces that celebrate USC Trojan pride. New glass and transparecy harvest daylight, while light-colored and reflective surfaces help spread quality light throughout spaces.
Heritage Hall’s new experience is established at the main entry through the Hall of Champions, where a dramatic new “championship ring” (at once classical and modern) form changes the opening between the first and second levels into a frame for the new exhibit gallery beneath it.
DLR Group’s project design partner (branding experts Advent) produced this video about how the new spaces honor and showcase 125 years of USC athletics excellence and the Trojans’ “Fight On” spirit.
Resources and amenities for today’s student athlete
The lower level of the facility is only accessible to student athletes and sports staff members using a secure biometric access system. In addition to housing student and staff locker rooms, the lower level includes the coach’s offices for the Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Rowing, and Tennis teams. These offices are located within a single suite to encourage interaction and camaraderie amongst the various programs housed within the facility. They are also branded using their sport-specific imagery and bold graphics to clearly direct guests to the appropriate office.
Unique spaces aimed at attracting future talent are also located in the lower level.
A spa-like female athlete lounge featuring a kitchenette, multiple flat screen televisions and an adjoining quiet room is the first of its kind in the country. A television studio, developed with assistance from the USC’s School of Communication and Journalism, is equipped with an editing room and a direct feed to the Pac-12 Network. A film room provides a dedicated area for the university to host visiting NFL scouts.
One of the most talked about amenities in the new Heritage Hall is the golf simulation lab. The lab’s virtual indoor driving ranges allow the golf team, and sometimes fun-seeking administrators, to select and play over 550 courses from around the world. The room also features a 6-hole putting green, repair area, offices and juice bar with in-house nutritionist. The rowing team enjoys its own workout room with 35 indoor rowing ergometers and a state of the art audio system.
The lower level also boasts a large team meeting room with surround sound and large flat screen monitors for reviewing game footage, as well as the Operations area which houses a commercial grade laundry facility, repair shop and high density storage units for team equipment and uniforms. An important design feature of the lower level is the addition of skylights throughout the corridors and internal spaces which allow natural light to reach the underground occupants.",1150,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215075.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819090604-20180819110604-00129.warc.gz,0.937928318977356
2cd140c8-a2c8-4e9a-90d4-47ef9eeb69d3,2019-08-17T21:00:01+00:00,2012-01-12,0,https://www.slashfilm.com/tag/hovercar/,"Posted on Thursday, January 12th, 2012 by Angie Han
It’s a time-honored tradition at the start of any year for everyone to declare that this will be the year they finally get around to all of those things they’ve always meant to get around to at some point. Not all of these vows end in success, of course — in fact, it’s right around this point in January that it becomes apparent that some resolutions just aren’t meant to be — but Disney, so far, seems to be off to a great start.
In the first two weeks of the year, the studio’s already assigned directors to Maleficent and its Matterhorn movie, which have been bouncing around since 2010 and 2011 respectively, and has set Rob Marshall to bring Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods to the big screen. Now Disney’s pushing ahead with another project that’s been lingering on the backburner for a while, the sci-fi adventure flick Hovercar, as it hires X2 and Superman Returns scribe Dan Harris to pen the script. More details after the jump.",237,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027312025.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817203056-20190817225056-00016.warc.gz,0.957666456699371
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29131ac0-3609-46f7-a393-4e7ab2f1b616,2016-07-30T00:18:59+00:00,2008-10-15,0,http://www.realadventures.com/inquiry/1235437_Great-Contemporary-Hi-Tec-Villa-on-the-Gulf-Coast,"Winter Getaway To Sw Florida
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a910b1c1-ef9e-4c45-998d-7359c474a920,2019-08-24T04:25:11+00:00,2019-08-24,0,https://notjustaboutknitting.com/dropshipping-bridal-information-you-need-to-know/,"Thanks for your interest in Dropshipping Bridal!
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In this day and also age, the means your company runs online can make or break you.
Exactly how do most organisations presently have a visibility online?
The reality of the matter is, nonetheless, that web sites have actually substantially developed over the previous decade – and the techniques of old are not useful for contemporary organisation.
Back in the day, it would be enough to have a basic web site with a home page, solutions, pricing, regarding us, and also get in touch with pages.
A possible customer would go to your site, scroll around, go to the various web pages and consume content as they please.
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Photo a real-life channel. On top, you pour fluid in, which narrows down in the direction of one taken care of destination.
In sales, a similar occasion occurs. On top, visitors come to your website, yet not all who go into make it out of the various other end as customers.
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A basic funnel will utilize an opt-in web page (to collect e-mail addresses), an e-mail car responder (to send out emails to your customers), plus an additional sales web page with some web content and also an order kind, potentially complied with by added material, a subscription site, etc
. Formerly, you would certainly have to make use of different platforms and devices to achieve all of these jobs such as:
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- Order Forms: Two Step Order Web Page, Traditional Order Page, Video Sales Letter Order Page, Sales Letter Order Page, Item Introduce Order Web Page
- Webinar Pages: Webinar Enrollment Page, Webinar Verification Page, Webinar Program Space, Webinar Replay Room
- Subscription Pages: Accessibility Page, Participant’s Area
- Affiliate Pages: Access Page, Associate Area
- Various Other Pages: Application Page, Ask Page, Shop Front, Home Page, Hero Web Page, Hangout Web Page, Live Trial Web Page
The pre-built design templates are completely adjustable, and also are what most users make use of.
You are able to choose a design template, edit or replace the elements with your personal, and also your new web page prepares to go.
You can additionally link any funnel you create with your personal e-mail advertising solution (if you don’t make use of the one consisted of in ClickFunnels), and use the ClickFunnels constructed in invoicing system.
This is likewise a great time to discuss that ClickFunnels provides very useful as well as understandable training videos when you initially subscribe. I highly recommend experiencing those since they quickly allow you to use the device at its complete capacity, and you’ll have much more fun playing around. Dropshipping Bridal
* Develop One-Click Subscription Websites *.
One of the best features with ClickFunnels is the ability to quickly produce membership websites and provide web content to your audience in one area.
Your membership site will certainly come complete with registration pages, subscription gain access to web pages, and also content pages which you can easily lock or trickle feed to your consumers inning accordance with purchases they made in your funnel.
ClickFunnels subscription websites permit you to send emails, easily manage your e-mails, as well as construct a community all while removing the tension that’s connected with various other options such as Kajabi, or WordPress systems.
It’s really convenient to not need to purchase a separate software application or plugin to develop membership websites.
* Email Combination & Actionetics *.
With every funnel comes e-mail listing structure opportunities.
ClickFunnels sustains e-mail assimilation with all of the major e-mail automation platforms such as:
- Active Campaign
- Constant Contact
- Get Response
- Mad Mimi
- Market Hero
- And others
Nevertheless, ClickFunnels additionally has their very own powerful automation device called Actionetics.
Although you could develop, routine, and deliver emails as with any other e-mail advertising platform, Actionetics is a lot extra.
I love Actionetics because it not only replaces your e-mail advertising and marketing yet carrier advertising and also SMS advertising softwares also. This takes automation to an entire new degree and also assists you interact the best message to your customers, precisely when they need it. A video clip review of Actionetics will be given even more listed below.
* Billing and Payment Assimilation *.
A fantastic attribute within ClickFunnels is the ability to accumulate every one of the payment information from your consumers exactly on your sales web page. Offering is made so much simpler when consumers don’t need to leave your website.
ClickFunnels integrates with significant settlement entrances such as PayPal, Stripe, and also InfusionSoft, among others.
While you could begin with the Free 14-Day Test, there are three different rates options with ClickFunnels:
- $ 97/month.
- $ 297/month.
- $ 997 bulk discount plan (advised).
I’ll explain for each of these plans below.
1. ClickFunnels Standard Strategy – $97/month.
The standard strategy consists of all the features you would certainly require within ClickFunnels, but with limitations on the variety of funnels (20) and web pages (100) you could have in your account, in addition to how many visitors (20K) could see your web pages each month.
You additionally do not get innovative capability such as ClickFunnels very own e-mail advertising and associate tracking devices.
2. ClickFunnels Etison Suite – $297/month.
This strategy includes all the bells as well as whistles of the basic strategy, with no restrictions. It likewise comes with two added items generated by ClickFunnels called Actionetics (email advertising and marketing) and Backpack (affiliate management platform).
In Actionetics – you could take care of every one of your get in touches with that sign up for your checklist, send e-mail broadcasts, and also produce a host of other automations. Dropshipping Bridal
The distinction in between the two plans really is the restrictions, and Actionetics/Backpack. If you are a fundamental user as well as don’t expect to utilize greater than 20 funnels in your account – the Standard Strategy should be sufficient.
Nevertheless, if you intend to have an associate program or want to maintain your email advertising and marketing within ClickFunnels as well as not make use of a third party software, the Etison Suite is for you.
You can always begin on the reduced strategy and also upgrade if required.
3. Funnel Hacks System – $997
For any individual that’s significant about their service, the ClickFunnels Funnel Hacks System is the offer of the century.
The $997 Funnel Hacks System consists of durable training programs bundled with 6-month accessibility to the ClickFunnels Etison Suite.
This is an amazing deal since beyond this program, 6-months of Etison Suite alone would cost you $1782.
Not just are you saving $785 yet you’re getting a lots of trainings and overviews of help you get the most from ClickFunnels!
ClickFunnels Advantages And Disadvantages
- Producing funnels is really straightforward, simple, and also fast
- All-in-one platform with whatever your business should win
- Split screening and also conversion monitoring included
- Email integration with all of the major email autoresponder platforms
- Settlement handling abilities within ClickFunnels
- ClickFunnels is always adjusting and also upgrading to the times
- There is always sustain available (whether live or not).
- Extremely active Facebook Group Community.
- Free 14-Day Test – allows you to attempt it run the risk of cost-free.
- As outstanding as ClickFunnels is, it definitely is not an inexpensive option and also requires a continuous membership to utilize
- Assistance isn’t really always the fastest and might take from 1 min to 1 Day relying on the issue.
ClickFunnels versus Everybody Else.
Many people ask just how ClickFunnels as compares to various other landing page builders such as Leadpages, Unbounce, as well as Infusionsoft.
For the most part it’s not actually a fair contrast since each of these devices succeeds is one location or the various other.
The graph above provides a comprehensive analysis – yet I’ll highlight a few of the significant comparisons listed below.
ClickFunnels vs Leadpages
Prior to ClickFunnels, Leadpages was the large canine.
Leadpages is just a lead capture software program – nothing more. You can produce landing web pages, lead boxes, collect leads … that’s practically it. Additionally, the Leadpages design templates are also restricted on customization.
ClickFunnels is even more functional – it’s a lot easier to utilize as well as does so a lot more compared to create lead capture pages.
Put simply, Leadpages is actually just a touchdown page home builder, while ClickFunnels is focused around constructing extremely integrated funnels.
ClickFunnels vs Infusionsoft
Infusionsoft is not a touchdown page or sales web page building contractor. It has several of that functionality constructed it, however that’s not what it’s understood for.
At it’s core, Infusionsoft is a CRM system – one that allows you to handle your entire customer database. ClickFunnels has this ability with Actionetics, however it’s not almost as progressed as Infusionsoft.
Infusionsoft is also incredibly costly as well as forces every brand-new customer to pay $2000 for a compulsory kickstart mentoring plan just to find out how to use the intricate system (which is infamously tough to utilize).
ClickFunnels Associate Program
There are two primary paths individuals decrease as ClickFunnels customers.
Those that prefer to use the device for their service – in hopes of eventually achieve both Comma Club (over $1M in income).
And also those that have an interest in earning passive income as a ClickFunnels Associate and also winning the Desire Auto Competition (where they pay $500/$1000 to your desire vehicle if you get to 100/200 active month-to-month signups, respectively).
With a whopping 40% monthly recurring compensation, ClickFunnels quickly has one of the best associate programs of any kind of platform available.
That’s right – you make money a continuous 40% compensation on every affiliate signup you make via the ClickFunnels Affiliate Program. Yet, just what does that really equate to?
The standard plan is a $97/month investment as well as the Etison Suite plan is a $297/month financial investment. therefore you make $38.80 per fundamental strategy and $118.80 per Etison Suite plan … each and every month!
On average, every 100 signups will certainly generate $4000/month in affiliate compensations (basically depending on the amount of Etison Plan users are in there).
All-time Low Line
ClickFunnels is pass on the best system if you are aiming to easily develop high converting sales funnels.
Since it was constructed from the ground up to be the best sales channel contractor, it vanquishes every one of the competition because regard.
On the surface, it may not be the most inexpensive product around – but if you utilize it to its full capacity, your organisation will come to be extra lucrative as well as you will conserve loan from not having to make use of various other tools. Dropshipping Bridal
If you have actually read this much into my ClickFunnels Review, I advise you see for yourself with a Free 14-Day Trial below.",3405,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027319724.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824041053-20190824063053-00001.warc.gz,0.93391352891922
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Contact: Geoff Camphire (email@example.com)
For Immediate Release
Earth Science Week 2013 Theme Announced: ""Mapping Our World""
Alexandria, VA -- The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce that the theme of Earth Science Week 2013 will be ""Mapping Our World.""
This year's event will promote awareness of the many exciting uses of maps and mapping technologies in the geosciences.
Earth Science Week 2013 materials and activities will engage young people and others in learning how geoscientists, geographers, and other mapping professionals use maps to represent land formations, natural resource deposits, bodies of water, fault lines, volcanic activity, weather patterns, travel routes, parks, businesses, population distribution, our shared geologic heritage, and more. Maps help show how the Earth systems -- geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere -- interact.
""With this theme, Earth Science Week highlights the ways that Earth scientists use maps to understand our planet and how humans use the land,"" says Geoff Camphire, AGI's Manager of Outreach. ""For centuries, people have relied on maps to represent their knowledge of Earth and its systems. From old-world celestial maps and nautical charts to the satellite imaging and digital GIS technology of the 21st century, map-making provides an interactive way of knowing our world.""
Reaching over 50 million people annually, AGI leads Earth Science Week in cooperation with its sponsors and the geoscience community as a service to the public. Each year, community groups, educators, and interested citizens organize celebratory events. Earth Science Week offers the public opportunities to discover the Earth sciences and engage in re¬sponsible stewardship of the Earth.
Earth Science Week is supported by the U.S. Geological Survey, the AAPG Foundation, the National Park Service, NASA, Esri, and the American Geophysical Union.
Earth Science Week 2013 will be celebrated October 13-19. For more about this week and ways to get in¬volved -- including newsletters, local events, and classroom activities -- please see the Earth Science Week web site at http://www.earthsciweek.org/.
THE WHITE HOUSE
October 4, 2005
I send greetings to those celebrating Earth Science Week 2005, sponsored by the American Geological Institute.
The desire to explore and understand is part of our Nation's character, and we have a rich history of scientific achievement. Across our country, geologists, geophysicists, and other earth and environmental scientists are expanding our knowledge of the world around us and showing us innovative ways to care for the environment. Their curiosity and passion for discovery reflect the spirit of America.
I salute the geoscience community for helping us appreciate the wonders of our natural surroundings. I also appreciate parents and teachers for working together to educate our Nation's young people about the Earth.
Your efforts inspire future generations of scientists and remind us of our responsibility to be good stewards of the environment.
Laura and I send our best wishes.
George W. Bush
THE WHITE HOUSE
October 10, 2003
I send greetings to those celebrating Earth Science Week 2003, sponsored by the American Geological Institute. Earth Science Week provides an opportunity to recognize our progress in conservation through environmental stewardship and the contributions of geologists, geophysicists, and other environmental scientists. These professionals help preserve our natural resources, protect our health, keep us safe from natural disasters, and increase our appreciation for the Earth's beauty.
This year's theme, ""Eyes on Planet Earth,"" highlights the importance of monitoring the environment and caring for it wisely. On July 31, 2003, the United States hosted the first-ever Earth Observation Summit in Washington, D.C., where participants discussed a 10-year goal of creating an international, integrated, comprehensive, and coordinated Earth observation system.
I applaud dedicated scientists and students in Earth science and technology for their efforts to learn more about this important field. I also commend educators, parents, and all those who help raise awareness about our planet. Your efforts help us become better stewards of our precious natural resources.
Laura joins me in sending our best wishes.
George W. Bush
Earth Science Week Proclaimed Across the Nation
On October 6, 2000, President Clinton issued a message recognizing Earth Science Week and the contributions geoscientists make toward ""stewardship of Earth's fragile and precious environment"" and ""on such present concerns as global climate patterns, natural disasters, and the conservation of our natural resources."" The President's message joins more than 25 proclamations from state governors and city mayors across the nation. Earth Science Week is celebrated annually during the second week of October to increase public awareness and understanding of the earth sciences and to give people of all ages the opportunity to discover the connection between their lives and the Earth.
Join the US Geological Survey in Celebrating Earth Science Week
The US Geological Survey is sponsoring many Earth Science Week activities in locations throughout the US. Find out what's happening in your area by visiting the USGS Earth Science Week web site.
Earth Science Week, the second full week in October, is an annual celebration of the contribution geoscience makes to society. The resolution to establish Earth Science Week was initiated by the Association of American State Geologists and was read into the Congressional Record in July 1998 by Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon. President Clinton followed this proclamation in October with a message encouraging all Americans to participate in Earth Science Week activities. The promotion of Earth Science Week is one of the 50th anniversary initiatives of the American Geological Institute (AGI), of which AIPG is a member.
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72ecadb6-cf94-4c22-ab93-19f91e272459,2015-03-28T23:58:48+00:00,2015-03-28,0,http://www.vividseats.com/concerts/hacienda-tickets.html,"Hacienda Ticket Information
Hacienda are coming to town! Get ready to rock as Hacienda bring their high-octane show to a stage near you. Vivid Seats is here to make sure you have a great seat as Hacienda blows through your town. To purchase tickets to Hacienda concerts, just click on one of the Hacienda tour dates above. All sales are final and refunds will only be given in the event that Hacienda cancel the show which you purchased tickets for. Hacienda will rock you. Guaranteed. Vivid Seats has Hacienda concert tickets. Guaranteed. So don't delay in choosing Hacienda tickets that are right for you! View Hacienda concert schedule and other tour information above.
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- We accept many different forms of payment including all major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express). Payments can be made through our 128-bit secured shopping cart system, dedicated to protecting your personal information.
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- If Hacienda show is canceled, you will have 30 days from the date the cancellation is announced to contact our office for reimbursement. Unfortunately we are unable to provide refunds for shows that are postponed or rescheduled. Vivid Seats is in no way affiliated with Hacienda , the Hacienda fan club, or any venue on Hacienda tour. Don't lose Hacienda tickets you receive from us because we cannot replace them!
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2f79d312-77af-4b03-a63b-ae3c6a4a60e6,2019-08-22T16:04:24+00:00,2019-08-22,0,http://www.asiaculturaltravel.co.uk/the-spirituality-of-uyghur-ethnic-minority/,"Throughout their long and illustrious history, the Uyghur people have adopted numerous religions, including shamanism, Tengrism, Manichaeism, and Buddhism. However, by the 17th century, the vast majority of Uyghurs had converted to Islam. This means that they pray in mosques, follow priests known as imams, and worship the holy book known as the Quran. They rank as the second largest Muslim group in China, directly after the Hui people. That being said, Uyghurs and Hui people rarely worship in the same mosques.
Nowadays, the majority of Uyghur people follow the Sunni branch of Islam, although there are existing conflicts between those who subscribe to the mystical tradition of Sufism and those who do not. Generally speaking, Uyghurs living in the southern regions of Xinjiang, particularly surrounding the city of Kashgar, are much more conservative. In these regions, women will most likely wear the full veil, which is uncommon in other parts of Xinjiang. In less conservative areas, many people will still drink alcohol, will not object to women working, and will allow young women to wear Western clothes.
In rural parts of Xinjiang, many shamanistic and animistic traditions endure. These traditions appear to have intertwined with Islam, as shamans will chant passages of the Quran to heal the sick and people will wear amulets inscribed with Arabic script to ward off evil spirits. In Gansu province, there is a small pocket of people known as the Yugurs or “Yellow Uyghurs” who still practice Tibetan Buddhism. It is thought that they share a common ancestry with the Uyghur people, although they are a distinctly different ethnic group.
 Shamanism: The practice of attempting to reach altered states of consciousness in order to communicate with the spirit world and channel energy from it into the real world. This can only be done by specialist practitioners known as shaman.
 Tengrism: This is a Central Asian polytheistic religion that incorporates features of shamanism, animism, totemism, and ancestor worship. The religion is founded on the belief that the meaning of life is to live in harmony with the natural world. Historically, it was of great significance to the Turks, the Mongols, and the Hungarians.
 Animism: The belief that all non-human entities, including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects, possess a spiritual essence or soul.
Join a travel with us to discover the Culture of Uyghur Ethnic Minority: Explore the Silk Road in China",530,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317274.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822151657-20190822173657-00536.warc.gz,0.957516074180603
4ba91780-d092-4e1b-919f-0846d78bb141,2015-03-28T05:20:29+00:00,2015-03-26,0,http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/Kern-County-is-hot-spot-for-mail-theft-204749861.html,"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Extra U.S. Postal Service inspectors are now working in the Kern County area, trying to stop a sudden spike in mail theft. Thursday a postal inspector confirmed they're investigating a rash of thefts.
""The number of complaints coming in from the Central Valley area of California is unusually high,"" Postal Inspector Roberta Bottoms told Eyewitness News. ""It's one of the highest areas in the country right now.""
Eyewitness News heard from viewers who say their mail was taken right out of the box inside a post office lobby. The inspector confirmed that, too.
""We're dealing with a group of individuals that are targeting various locations, and that are committing what we call 'volume attacks.'""Bottoms explained. Those are locations where there are larger concentrations of mail.
""These thieves appear to be hitting collection boxes and post office box drops,"" Bottoms said. Those drop boxes are in post office lobbies, often near customers' post office boxes.
That's what viewers in Arvin have heard after the money orders they mailed off disappeared. ""It appears the thieves are targeting checks and money orders,"" Bottoms said.
At a market in Arvin, a clerk told Eyewitness News customers have complained for about a month that their money orders aren't making it to their intended recipients.
The clerk said ""plenty"" of customers have returned, asked for Western Union forms to track their money orders, but eventually believed the funds had been stolen.
Bottoms said the groups taking the mail seem pretty organized.
""There are often groups that steal the mail, they pass it off to somebody who then makes fake ID's,"" Bottoms said. ""And then another group, who will negotiate the checks and obtain the cash.""
The postal inspector will not say if any arrests have been made yet. She also won't detail exactly how the thieves get the mail out of the boxes, but some law enforcement officers described that to Eyewitness News as ""fishing"" it out.
As to why Kern County is a hot spot, Bottoms said it may be the proximity between Los Angeles and San Francisco. She also said communities right off interstate highways seem more vulnerable.
And, the inspector stresses that mail theft and possession of stolen mail are federal felonies. She said someone convicted of the crimes can face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Bottoms also said there's a standing $10,000 reward from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service for information leading to the capture and conviction of a mail theft suspect.
Anyone who is a victim of mail theft is urged to report the crime to local police or sheriff's department and also the Postal Inspection Service. Both will investigate.
Postal customers are also encouraged to take precautions on their own to protect their mail. Bottoms said it's safer to personally hand over mail to a postal clerk in a post office, you have to do that when the post office is open.
And for dropping mail in a blue collection box, her recommendation is to check the pick-up schedule posted on the front. Don't put mail in the box after the last pick-up of the day. You don't want to leave mail in a box any longer than necessary.
Bottoms said the Post Office is working to catch the crooks and prevent the crime.
""Because of the high number of mail theft complaints that we've received in this area, we've installed new security devices on many of the boxes,"" the inspector said. She won't say exactly what that is, but she has a message for local postal patrons.
""Customers should know that postal inspectors are working every day to ensure the safety and security of their mail,"" Bottoms said.",779,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297281.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00166-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.968050122261047
324fdf61-57eb-4f4b-b592-f1e4f66f940e,2016-07-28T08:36:52+00:00,2013-03-28,0,http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130328/OPINION02/130329165/0/NEWS0603,"Roger Simon: Republicans reach for the stars, but fall flat on their faces
A new GOP study designed to theatrically rebrand the party and boldly redirect its future turns out to be 97-page blend of the obvious, the unlikely and the impossible.
The study, which contains no fewer than 219 recommendations, was supposed to pull a party that has lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections out of its death spiral.
In previewing it on ""Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer"" on Sunday, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said of the last election: ""Our message was weak; our ground game was insufficient; we weren't inclusive; we were behind in both data and digital; our primary and debate process needed improvement.""
Wasn't something else weak, insufficient, behind and needing improvement? Oh, yeah, Mitt Romney. Priebus didn't mention his name, perhaps because he has already forgotten it.
The bold and new rebranding of the Republican Party is, in fact, a mélange of old Democratic successes (organize hard with paid staff and new technology across the entire country), old Democratic failures (limit the number of primary debates) and thinking that is so pie-in-the-sky that the GOP might as well stand for Grand Old Pastry.
Take minorities. The Republicans are now going to study them like they were some kind of new microbe. Priebus is pledging to spend $10 million on the effort.
I know $10 million sounds like a lot, but in political terms it is a pittance. The two presidential campaigns spent more than $2 billion in the last election, and one Republican billionaire, Sheldon Adelson, gave Romney $33 million in the closing weeks, bringing the total he and his wife gave to the GOP to $95 million. In other words, $10 million is what Republican fat cats find in their couch cushions.
No matter. The Republicans need to seek out and woo minorities because so few minorities are already members of the party. Republicans have to study minorities from afar, like astronomers studying distant galaxies.
The Republicans are going to establish ""Senior Level Advisory Councils"" for Hispanics, African-Americans and Asian-Americans. They will reach out to women and start doing ""voter engagement at a granular level starting now,"" Priebus said at a news conference Monday.
Priebus did not explain what ""granular level"" means, but next time you open your sugar bowl, watch out.
Minority outreach for Republicans is easier said than done, however, and the new report envisions a lot of saying without promising much doing. The GOP doesn't really expect to gain many new black voters in 2014 or 2016, but it is drooling over Hispanic voters.
After the 2000 election, Matthew Dowd, then a senior strategist for George W. Bush, produced a now-historic memo stating that if Republicans continued to underperform among Hispanics, the party would be in serious trouble nationally as Hispanic voting strength grew.
And Hispanics were fertile soil for Republicans. As Dowd told me: ""Hispanics are more like European immigrants of the early 1900s or late 1800s. They are like the Irish: They start out Democratic, but as they become part of the economic mainstream, they become much more valuable to Republicans.""
On the surface, the new GOP report looks good for Hispanics. ""We must embrace and champion comprehensive immigration reform,"" it says. ""If we do not, our Party's appeal will continue to shrink to its core constituencies only."" (Which is what Dowd told them a dozen years ago.)
But that is as far as the report goes. It does not address what most Hispanics really care about: immigration reform that guarantees a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million in America illegally.
Some Republicans don't want to reward lawbreaking, and some say: ""Hey, why create millions of new voters who are going to give Democrats 70 percent of their votes?""
This is where outreach becomes tough. When Priebus was asked why gay voters would vote Republican, he replied: ""Sen. Portman made some inroads last week.""
And, indeed, Sen. Rob Portman, a Republican from Ohio, recently endorsed gay marriage after finding out (two years ago) that his son is gay. And if Portman ever has a black child, maybe Portman will champion civil rights.
But don't worry. The GOP is leaving no minority group unturned. The report calls for a ""Celebrity Task Force of personalities in the entertainment industry to host events . and allow donors to participate in entertainment events as a way to attract younger voters.""
So maybe Sheldon Adelson and Taylor Swift could do a happenin' duet.
Roger Simon is Politico's chief political columnist.",983,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828010.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00053-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.971612274646759
d8d879e9-5ef4-4c41-8be9-d97cd07c9275,2017-08-16T21:53:39+00:00,2016-01,1,http://phibetaiota.net/2016/01/graphic-the-isis-map-of-the-caliphate/,"The ISIS map of the world: Militants outline chilling five-year plan for global domination as they declare formation of caliphate – and change their name to the Islamic State
- Sunni militants have announced formation of Islamic state in Middle East
- They demand Muslims around the world swear allegiance to the caliphate
- Claim leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi now has authority over all Muslims
- Group has also now changed its name from ISIS to just the Islamic State
- Announcement described as ‘most significant development in international jihadism since 9/11’.",115,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102663.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816212248-20170816232248-00136.warc.gz,0.953880786895752
8fa911f9-fc28-4104-8453-c9311970229d,2013-05-18T17:21:03+00:00,2013-02-08,1,"http://www.ktuu.com/news/hm-rockefeller-meeting-puts-face-on-domestic-violence-issue-20130208,0,3745622.story","She never witnessed a domestic violence in her life. Her parents had been married for 52 years, and she and her four siblings all were college educated.
“I always thought that those people who didn’t have as much education, who didn’t live in good neighborhoods were those who dealt with domestic violence,” Greenlee told Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and more than 30 others gathered Friday near Martinsburg for a discussion on the issue and the Violence Against Women Act now pending in Congress.
Greenlee, who resides in Jefferson County (W.Va.), recounted almost daily emotional abuse in her 10-year marriage to a minister.
After they divorced, Greenlee said he returned to where she was residing in 2009 and he would have killed her had she been alone.
Instead, he attacked her then-friend from church who was with her and whom she later married.
Joseph Greenlee told Rockefeller on Friday that he needed 21 stitches in his chin as a result of the altercation with his wife’s ex-husband, who wielded a butcher knife.
Patricia Greenlee said her ex-husband ultimately served four months in jail and recounted not knowing when he was released from jail until he walked past her with smirk on his face in Walmart.
Patricia Greenlee, who joined other survivors, law enforcement and others working on the front lines of domestic violence services on a 10-member panel, said she was determined to attend the discussion to put a face on the issue.
Rockefeller said the meeting was “not a cure” but part of a process that helps deepen his understanding of the domestic violence issue and possibly be able to do something about it.
“I don’t think there is anybody in this room who hasn’t been moved in one way or another,” Rockefeller said.
Rockefeller told members of the panel that he has a “small streak of optimism” that the 1994 Violence Against Women Act would be re-authorized by Congress this year. It expired in 2011.
The Senate is slated to vote on the legislation Tuesday, Rockefeller said. Last year, West Virginia received $3.9 million for use by local law enforcement agencies and victims’ service organizations, and Ann Smith of Shenandoah Women’s Center told Rockefeller that the funding the agency receives amounts to about $100,000 or one-sixth of their budget.
Some Republicans have objected to new provisions that they say go too far when it extends new protections for gays, lesbians, immigrants and Native American women, according to The Associated Press.
Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley’s amendment concerning the provisions was defeated Thursday by a 65-34 vote, according to The Associated Press. Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., both voted against Grassley’s amendment, according to the U.S. Senate’s website.",605,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00022-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.984541594982147
e44d8b4c-4be1-4e98-95b3-0f618419214d,2013-05-23T04:47:54+00:00,2013-05-21,0,http://blog.theladders.com/tag/spring/,"Spring is upon us! For most of us, spring evokes familiar images of Easter eggs, flowers, and longer, warmer days to come. However, according to our members, spring is also the time of year when you’re happiest with your job.
Across the country, employees report the biggest increase in job satisfaction when winter weather gives way to spring, boosting overall job happiness by 13 percent. Are you ready to be 13 percent happier?
While overall job satisfaction increases across the country from winter to spring, the variance of the increase was also dependent on things like regional climate, and a person’s job industry and salary. In colder American job markets, like Boston, New York, and Chicago, working professionals are 30 percent happier to see spring come than their counterparts in warmer markets like Los Angeles, Houston, and Miami. Makes sense right? If your winter is colder, then of course you’ll be happier to see spring than someone in a warmer climate.
But hold on, after further analysis, we discovered that people in colder markets report an average job satisfaction level 28 percent higher all year long than warmer markets (even those toughing it through famously cold Boston winters). Let’s look into why…
- Warmer job markets have a higher percentage of sales professionals
- Regardless of location, season, AND salary, sales professionals generally report higher levels of dissatisfaction
- Colder weather markets have a more even distribution of professions across their top job types
Basically, more sales employees with a less diverse job market means that no matter how beautiful it is outside, that market is relatively less happy with their jobs.
TheLadders unearthed lots of other interesting trends; here are some highlights:
- Happiest Job Market: Washington, DC,
- Unhappiest Job Markets: Sacramento
- Happiest Professions: Law, Tech, and Accounting & Finance
- Unhappiest Professions: Real Estate, Sales, and Education
One more interesting trend showed that the axiom, “mo’ money mo’ problems” is actually true. Professionals making or “about to make” $100k proved to be the happiest, meaning there is a psychological factor in starting to make six figures (something employers could leverage in raises/bonus considerations), even though the difference between $90k and $100k is nominal in your take-home pay.
Additionally, the trend data shows quickly diminishing returns on incremental salary as employees near the $200k mark. Across all industries, professionals reported being less happy the more money they made after $170,000 per year. Think about that: on average, professionals making $240,000 a year reported being slightly unhappier than those making $40,000.
So who is the prototypical happiest worker in the country? Drumroll please…our analysis shows that a city-dwelling techie, who works in the northeast during the spring months, and makes six figures (but under $200k) is the happiest employee in the country. Conversely, if you find yourself working a sales job in Sacramento, perhaps this research will persuade you to pack your bags and take a cross-country road trip this spring.
* This study analyzed the behavior of more than 390,000 TheLadders members over the past two years.”
Daniel Cronyn is the director of consumer marketing at TheLadders. Besides a passion for creative direct-response campaigns and analysis, he spends his time tracking down obscure music events and even more obscure food choices across New York City.",730,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00020-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.941038608551025
f79fd234-ac46-4ac5-a23e-db609d66a133,2013-05-26T09:42:24+00:00,2010-07-08,0,http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-mips/msg_54d2228e5b73596aeda38536f16b3ea0.xml,"List Archive: gentoo-mips
Note: Due to technical difficulties, the Archives are currently not up to date.
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On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 12:22:03PM -0400, Matt Turner wrote:
> I'm going to be working on Gentoo/MIPS. I'm planning to provide N32
> stages, and I want to know what kind of MIPS hardware people have to
> run Gentoo. With this info, I should be able to better prioritize the
> So please reply with what kind of hardware you've got.",138,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00006-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.906919300556183
cad61c06-d2d2-4e83-886b-823bc4152e41,2019-08-26T08:12:46+00:00,2019-08-25,1,https://www.dee1063.com/news/latest-videos/,"Boris Johnson has hit back at Donald Tusk after the European Council president said he hoped the prime minister would not go down in history as ""Mr No Deal"".
Boris Johnson will hold face-to-face meetings with four world leaders today as his first G7 summit draws to a close.
England have pulled off a once-in-a-generation comeback to beat Australia in the third Ashes Test at Headingley.
Ben Stokes says his heroic Ashes-saving century at Headingley ""is right up there"" with helping England win a thrilling World Cup final at Lord's earlier this summer.
Regulators in the United States have fined Deutsche Bank over violation of corruption laws.
Rory McIlroy collected the largest prize in golf history after he outplayed Brooks Koepka to be crowned FedExCup champion for the second time at The Tour Championship.
Ian Holloway says he hopes Brexit will go ahead as he blames the EU for a controversial new handball rule in Premier League football.
Boris Johnson has told Sky News the chances of a Brexit deal are ""improving"" now his messages on the £39bn divorce bill and Irish border backstop have ""landed"" with EU leaders.
Got your breath back yet!?
Installing Jeremy Corbyn as caretaker prime minister is the ""only failsafe way"" of avoiding a no-deal Brexit in less than 68 days' time, a Labour shadow minister has claimed.
Remember when Boris Johnson said the odds for a no-deal Brexit were ""a million to one""?
Emmanuel Macron has said leaders of the world's major industrialised nations are close to an agreement on how to help fight the fires tearing through the Amazon in Brazil.
Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of what North Korea has called a ""newly developed super-large multiple rocket launcher"".
England captain Joe Root says Ben Stokes' performance was ""outrageous"" as the all-rounder led his side to a historic Ashes Test win at Headingley.
The BBC should ""cough up"" and fund free TV licences for all over-75s, the prime minister has said.
Depending on your age, you might be forgiven for wondering why the Sky News website is adorned with shots from the cult classic film Starship Troopers - or a futuristic entry in the Call Of Duty video game series.
There is renewed hope that the near-extinct northern white rhino could be saved after eggs were successfully extracted from the last two remaining females.
Hong Kong police have drawn their guns and one fired a warning shot into the air after they were attacked by protesters with sticks and rods.
It was one of the great finishes to any sporting contest, and proof that test cricket can still excite in the age of instant gratification.
A 2.1-magnitude tremor has been reported at the UK's only active fracking site - days after a 1.55-magnitude movement.",609,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027331228.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20190826064622-20190826090622-00122.warc.gz,0.961547553539276
c99cdac8-59e6-4b33-9dd7-8ddde67e00a4,2017-08-24T01:23:15+00:00,2014-02-28,0,https://wholelivingsolutions.wordpress.com/2014/02/,"Today’s post is a letter I wrote to myself long ago that I thought I’d share with all of you. I hope you’ll appreciate it for what it’s worth and perhaps take one little nugget of wisdom from it.
You should know that I wrote this to myself when I was really suffering with my fibromyalgia, feeling a little bloated, and really annoyed with my psoriasis. I was already a Certified Health Coach and was feeling like a total failure for not having already “fixed” myself. Since that time,….I’ve taken my own words to heart and seen wonderful results!
I pray that you will too! 😉
What is a “diet”?
According to Miriam Webster, the definition of the word ‘diet’ is:
a : food and drink regularly provided or consumed
b : habitual nourishment
c : the kind and amount of food prescribed for a person or animal for a special reason
d : a regimen of eating and drinking sparingly so as to reduce one’s weight <going on a diet>
I hope you’ll notice that it isn’t until “d” where you see anything about ‘reducing one’s weight’.
“You go Miriam!” 😉
To me, a diet is “a” through “c”. So please keep that in mind as you read.
How do you know if you are choosing the right “diet” for YOU?
As a Certified Holistic Health Coach, let me assure you,….NO doctor, NO health coach, NO fitness trainer, NO ONE can tell you what diet is best for you except YOU!
How can that be?! There are thousands of testimonies all over the internet of people who have achieved amazing (and instant) results and they look like models! Accept yourself.
Well, YOU know YOUR body BEST!
Every ‘expert’ on the planet can give you their theory as to which diet will work best for you, and they can speak to their own experience, but NOT ONE OF THEM can tell you which would work best for you!
Now, that is not to say that they might be right in their advice, but really, you need to try for yourself and learn to listen to your body.
What works for one person does not always work for another; even if their situations seem ‘exactly’ the same.
Yes, that means I am saying:
… “in order to LOSE weight, it is NOT as simple as ‘you must burn more calories that you take in’”
… “milk is NOT bad for everyone”
… “some people should eat carbs, and plenty of them”
…”EAT FAT,….LOTS of GOOD fat!!”
That also means that I am saying, “DO NOT take ONLY my word for it”.
Do your homework!
Be willing to make the time and if needed, sacrifice, to get to know your body. It’s an investment worth making! Love yourself.
Each and every one of us was created uniquely and perfectly, in order for each one of us to be exactly who we are.
Therefore, it is IMPOSSIBLE for all of us to follow the exact same diet and be the best ‘we’ can be.
My job as a Health Coach is to help you find out what works best, for YOU! I use a combination of research, education, and experience to formulate and listen to what will work best for YOU! I do NOT know everything nor will I claim to know everything. There are many other wonderful health coaches out there, and guess what?! They don’t know everything either! (If they claim a “one size fits all”,…RUN!)
You were not born instantaneously. You were created and crafted, slowly and perfectly over a nine-month period. Then, you were introduced to a big, beautiful, imperfect world. BANG! The perfect environment for your body was changed and affected by everything around it.
Therefore, you must be willing to put in time and effort, and a lot of patience and perseverance in order to achieve the health/results you are looking for. Don’t compare yourself.
There will be trials, errors, progress, regression, and lesson learned. DON’T GIVE UP!
The body was created with perfect balance and due to all of the toxic things you’ve put into your body, exposed your body to, and things that couldn’t be avoided,….it’s going to take even longer to retrieve that balance that is right for you.
There certainly is a time and place for you to seek assistance. Whether you choose medical help or holistic help, or a combination of the two, do it for YOU!
A few reminders:
1) Be patient and don’t give up!
2) Don’t expect instant results; you didn’t get where you are overnight.
3) Stay active; challenge yourself.
4) Don’t expect anyone to “know it all”.
5) Have an open mind; LISTEN.
6) This may take longer than you had hoped; focus on “progress”, not “perfection”.
7) Opinion does not equal fact. (and everyone has an opinion!)
8) Commit to change, not a trend.
9) Accept yourself for who you are; being skinny does NOT equal being healthy!
10) Be patient and DON’T GIVE UP!
**So readers, if you are feeling unhappy with your own body image, a skin condition, a food allergy, a food intolerance, side effects of antibiotics or anything else, please know that there is NO judgment here and I’m happy to help. 🙂
This is a place where you can consider me a resource for honest advice, and facts…..and not confuse the two! 😉 And by the way,….I have yet to “fix” myself, but I have accepted myself,…a work in progress! 😉
Keepin’ it real,",1332,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886126017.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824004740-20170824024740-00326.warc.gz,0.958846509456634
86399fd1-c8c7-4fad-b08f-dacb1a749ba8,2020-10-27T11:57:50+00:00,2018-05-22,1,https://corruption-free.com/article/diezanis-poll-cash-shagari-4-others-docked-for-money-laundering/,"Former Minister of Water Resources Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, alongside four others was docked today in Sokoto Federal High Court on a five count charge of Conspiracy and Money Laundering to the tune of N500 million.
Charged along with the former minister are Senator Abdullahi Mohammmed Wali, Ibrahim Gidado, Nasiru Dalhatu Bafarawa and Ibrahim Milgoma.
They were being tried by Justice Idrissa Kolo.
Trouble started for the defendants after the Commission received intelligence that the accused persons were also beneficiaries of the $115m allegedly disbursed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke to senior members of the Peoples Democratic Party, to influence the 2015 election.
Some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, who also benefitted from the money, are separately facing trial.
Shagari and other defendants allegedly received the N500million, which was not paid through any financial institution, in flagrant violation of provisions of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act.
One of the counts read: “You Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, Ibrahim Gidado and Ibrahim Milgoma sometime in March 2015, within the justification of this honourable court did conspire among yourselves to receive cash payment of the sum of N500,000,000 (Five Hundred Million Naira Only) from one Abdulrahaman Ibrahim without transacting through a financial institution and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 18(a) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under section 16(2) of the same Act”.
All the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to them.
Prosecution counsel Johnson Ojogbane requested a date for trial in view of the plea of the defendants and also asked that the defendants be remanded in prison custody.
Counsel representing the 1st,3rd and 4th defendants Ibrahim Abdulaziz as well as counsel for the 2nd and 5th defendants Ibrahim Idris and L.A Abdulkadir respectively applied for the bail of their clients pending the determination of the case.
Ojogbane confirmed that he was served with the various bail applications by the applicants but also reminded the court that he was only served yesterday (May 21 ) and therefore needed time to respond.
Justice Idrissa after listening to the arguments exchanged between the parties remanded the defendants in police custody till Thursday, 24 May, 2018 for the hearing and determination of bail.",522,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107894175.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027111346-20201027141346-00372.warc.gz,0.961722373962402
a918b5ba-8e65-4343-ac8f-536a81b72e99,2016-07-25T08:30:42+00:00,2012-07-12,1,http://www.trentonian.com/article/20120712/NEWS03/120719917/1006/report-barnegat-bay-health-keeps-getting-worse,"SEASIDE PARK (AP) — The fragile Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor ecosystem is getting worse and will continue to decline unless development and storm water runoff into the bay are reduced, according to a new Rutgers University study.
The study, released Wednesday, finds Barnegat Bay to be highly stressed due to decades of nitrogen and phosphorus entering the waterway from lawns, parking lots and driveways and sewer system overflows.
“This study paints a rather bleak picture,” said Michael Kennish, the study’s lead investigator.
He said the bay system has endured low dissolved oxygen concentrations, harmful algae blooms, loss of habitat, diminishing hard clam populations and other detrimental effects. Since 2004, eelgrass beds, which are home to crabs, fish and other wildlife, have continually declined, to a low point in 2010.
Kennish said many things need to be done including improving storm water control systems, preserving open space, limiting fertilizer runoff and planning development so it has less impact on the waterways.
New Jersey has taken steps to limit pollutants in the bay, still a popular spot for fishing and recreational boating, but environmentalists say they fall far short of what is needed.
“This report is an alarm bell going off that Barnegat Bay will die unless strong programs are put in place to protect the bay,” said Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club environmental group.
He and other environmentalists want New Jersey to declare that the bay has reached a fragile enough condition that warrants placing a daily limit on how much pollution can be allowed to enter the waterway. Republican Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would have imposed such a requirement.
Tittel said that when Christie vetoed the bill “he killed a real chance to clean up the bay.”
Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak noted that Tittel was among those applauding protections the governor put into place two years ago for the bay, including the early closure of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station and the adoption of the nation’s strictest limits on nitrogen content in fertilizer.
“Tittel is an overwrought fear-mongerer,” Drewniak said. “He’s even forgotten his own unqualified praise of the governor on Barnegat Bay protections enacted by this administration. This contradiction from Tittel would be hilarious if not so ignorant and irresponsible.”
He said the improvements included in the governor’s 10-point plan to help Barnegat Bay were enacted in January 2011, at the end of the two-decade period covered by the Rutgers study.
“We are committed to the health and recovery of Barnegat Bay,” Drewniak said.
Land on the edge of and near Barnegat Bay has undergone tremendous residential and commercial development in recent decades. Where there once were wooded areas or grassy shorelines, there now are freshly manicured lawns where nitrogen-laden fertilizer washes into the bay. There are paved driveways and parking lots that rush storm water runoff into the water, along with multiple pollutants it picks up along the way.
One result of the pollution has been an explosion in the population of jellyfish in the bay, rendering large parts of it unfit for swimming for area residents.
“You walk in, and they just cling to you,” said Bill Neveil, of Middlesex Borough, who was crabbing with his grandson on a dock in Seaside Heights on Wednesday. “I got stung a lot. Then no one wanted to go in the water.”",754,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824217.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00172-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.944612681865692
22f0a50f-eb2f-4f8f-a985-d68a7cb4fc82,2013-06-18T22:59:28+00:00,2006-01-01,0,http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/31653/,"Mathur, P and Ramagopal, UA and Ramakumar, Suryanarayanarao and Jagannathan, NR and Chauhan, VS (2006) Stabilization of unusual structures in peptides using alpha,beta-dehydrophenylalanine: Crystal and solution structures of Boc-Pro-Delta Phe-Val-Delta Phe-Ala-OMe and Boc-Pro-Delta Phe-Gly-Delta Phe-Ala-OMe. In: Biopolymers, 84 (3). pp. 298-309.
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The structures of two dehydropentapeptides, Boc-Pro-Delta Phe-Val-Delta Phe-Ala-OMe (I) and Boc-Pro-Delta Phe-Gly-Delta Phe-Ala-OMe (II) (Boc: t-butoxycarbonyl), have been determined by nuclear magnentic resonance (NMR), circular dichroism (CD), and X-ray, crystallographic studies. The peptide I assumes a S-shaped flat beta-bend structure, characterized by two partially overlapping type II beta-bends and absence of a second 1 <- 4 (N4-H center dot center dot center dot O1') intramolecular hydrogen bond. This is in contrast to the generally observed 3(10)-helical conformation in peptides with Delta Phe at alternate positions. This report describes the novel conformation assumed by peptide I and compares it with that of the conserved tip of the V3 loop of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein gp120 (sequence, G:P319 to F:P324, PDB code IACY). The tip of the V3 loop also assumes a S-shaped conformation with Arg:P322, making an intramolecular side-chain-backbone interaction with the carbonyl oxygen of Gly:P319. Interestingly, in peptide I, C(gamma)HVal(3) makes a similar side-chain-backbone C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bond with the carbonyl oxygen of the Boc group. The observed overall similarity indicates the possible use of the peptide as a viral antagonist or synthetic antigen. Peptide 11 adopts a unique turn followed by a 3(10)-helix. Both peptides I and II are classical examples of stabilization of unusual structures in oligopeptides.
|Item Type:||Journal Article|
|Additional Information:||Copyright of this article belongs to Wiley Periodicals Inc.|
|Keywords:||dehydropentapeptides; nuclear magnetic resonance; circular dichroism; X-ray crystallography; beta-bend; hydrogen bond; 3(10)-helical conformation; oligopeptides.|
|Department/Centre:||Division of Information Sciences > BioInformatics Centre
Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
|Date Deposited:||28 Sep 2010 10:07|
|Last Modified:||28 Sep 2010 10:07|
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e8061442-3704-478c-9a43-f6e9f6a784c7,2017-08-23T10:04:13+00:00,2010-01-31,0,http://life4mebyme.blogspot.com/2010/01/,"Waking up the pain in my back was unrelenting. Swollen feet cried out with every first step. Stumbling to the restroom the first glance in the mirror was always a disappointment. A nightgown that was too small, face swollen with blemishes from a diet chocked full of saturated fats and simple sugars always stared back at me.
Slowly situations, deaths of those I love, dreams for my future, unrequited goals and passions, haunted my soul. I couldn’t take it any more I had to change and if felt like everything had to go!
I got online started a free food journal, logging every calorie that entered my body. I stopped having all my weekly breakfast at my favorite doughnut shop. I bought a treasure trove of fruits and vegetables. I walked- a little at first, it hurt. I lost ten pounds over three months.
I stepped it up and decided that the only way to become the best me would to become physically healthy and exercising. My dreams, “bucket list” were activities that would require me to be stronger, flexible, and faster then I have ever been. I joined my local gym and got a trainer. I was terrified for that first training session. I am a single gal- and have never feared a blind date like I did that first encounter with Scott, (aka: Super-trainer.)
For all my worry the first workout was one of the hardest most humbling things I have ever willing submitted myself. It is tough to see that the way that you see your physical ability is actually much worse then anything you could of imagined. That wasn’t even the worse part…then next day hit and all I wanted was to sleep because I could not move. It has to get worse before it can get better with all things. I am by no means the picture of great health or at my goal weight but this is my journey.",395,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886118195.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823094122-20170823114122-00100.warc.gz,0.979469835758209
9b8df155-e285-4c02-9bed-c6980a850ca2,2015-03-29T10:49:14+00:00,2014-03-26,1,http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140326/DEFREG01/303260045/,"Among the Finn population, more than half in a recent poll favored a military alliance with Sweden. (NATO)
HELSINKI — Nearly 54 percent of Finns would support a formal, treaty-centered, bilateral military alliance with Sweden, according to an opinion poll conducted March 17-20 by the Helsinki-based research organization Taloustutkimus for the Finnish public broadcasting corporation YLE.
By contrast, 36 percent of those surveyed opposed such a pact.
The poll reveals that a Finnish-Swedish relationship aimed at creating common defense systems, including joint deployments, is preferred over NATO membership by Finland. Latest polls show that less than 25 percent of Finns support either joining the Western alliance or participating in the so-called European Union Common Defense project.
The poll provides a useful barometer of the Finnish mood in the aftermath of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the related surge in military exercises, together with large-scale armored troop movements, by Russian forces along the country’s 800 mile eastern border with Russia.
“The results of the poll are interesting. We already cooperate with Sweden’s armed forces on various military fronts, but there is nothing formal in our relationship. We have, so far, not discussed a treaty-based military alliance. While one should not rule out the option of entering a military alliance, we are not at this point, at present,” said Carl Haglund, Finland’s defense minister.
The poll does reveal strong cross-party support for a bilateral Finnish-Swedish defense alliance, with the Christian Democrats emerging as the only political group in the eight party Finnish national parliament to oppose such a collaboration.
According to a poll conducted Jan. 12 by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, Swedish support for NATO membership has risen from 30 to 36 percent year-on-year; 40 percent of Swedes oppose NATO membership while 24 percent are undecided.
Russia’s defense strengthening in the High North, combined with a more aggressive and expansionist Kremlin, has rekindled debate in Finland and Sweden over the sustainability of their separate positions on non-alignment and remaining outside NATO.
Defense leaders in both countries have been playing down the “Russian threat” while talking up cross-border cooperation in recent days. The restated positions of both governments is to retain NATO membership as a “viable future option,” Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen told parliament on March 20.
“It is healthy for democracy that we should debate our neutrality and future defense options. That said, I do not believe that Russia poses a threat to Finland. We have a different history to countries in Eastern Europe that were conquered and occupied. Russia would not dare come here. It would get a bloody nose, and it knows that,” said retired Gen. Gustav Hägglund, the commander of Finland’s armed forces from 1994-2001.
Conceding that the activity of Russian forces had increased close to the borders of Finland and Norway, Sweden’s defense commander, Gen. Sverker Göransson, ruled out the immediate possibility of an attack by Russia on the NATO-aligned Baltic states.
While the possibility of such an attack could not be fully ruled-out, against the backdrop of Russian aggression in the Ukraine, Göransson pointed to what he called the “huge differences” between the Baltic NATO states and Ukraine.
“Although Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have land borders with Russia, they are so integrated with NATO and the European Union that Russia’s leaders will, in the short term, not dare attack,” said Göransson.
Sweden and Finland have responded to increased activity by Russian forces along the eastern border and in the Baltic Sea by increasing radar surveillance and deploying more aircraft to monitor force movements.
Finland is particularly keen to track Russian military exercises on the Karelian Isthmus. The Finnish Air Force has moved more F-18 Hornets to air bases along the border, while radar stations are also on high alert. ■",839,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298464.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00206-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.950488746166229
0497fee3-33e7-41ee-8ffe-d60c84129bea,2015-03-27T17:19:07+00:00,2009-03-01,0,http://www.goodrecords.com/for-the-whole-world-to-see/,"Detroit in the early 1970s was rife with raucous wild music of all kinds: the loopy, psychedelic funk of George Clinton's crew, the raging rock of MC5, the Stooges, the Frost, SRC, Bob Seger getting ready to crack the big time, the entire Motown scene, Grand Funk Railroad banging on the upper reaches of the charts, etc., it was all happening in various places in full view. Music was one of the only places in the Motor City where notions of race and class became virtually invisible. And Detroit radio stations, albeit in off-hours, supported a lot of local music. The influence all these bands had on the local scene was tremendous, as was the influence of Alice Cooper, who'd begun making music in the city before hitting the charts after relocating to Los Angeles.
Enter the Hackney Brothers: guitarist David, bassist Bobby, and drummer Dannis (aka Death). These three brothers had been woodshedding in various funk and soul units until about 1973 when they began digging into the heavier sounds of the day, particularly the Stooges and Alice Cooper. They adopted their rather macabre moniker and began playing loads of parties and garage shows and the occasional ALSAC Teen dance bashes on Sunday afternoons. In 1973 they recorded a demo that they gave away at shows that were becoming hot word of mouth affairs. They got it into the hands of producer Don Davis, who brought them into United Sound and cut the singles that have become, thanks to Drag City, released as For the Whole World to See, which finally saw release after 35 years in the can! The sound here is a whomping, woolly blast of garage rock in the grand Detroit tradition. The songs are beautifully written, raw but very tight, rhythmically compelling, guitar-drenched and feedback-littered but focused. Check out the band's best-known tracks such as ""Where Do We Go from Here?"" and the hyper-political ""Politicians in My Eyes."" Here ultra-sonic bass rumble, staggered kick drum and snare attacks merge with blistering shards of six-string mayhem. This is proto-punk at its best. Period. Stop-start cadences meet overdriven power chords and slippery riffs and the primal testosterone energy that the very best of Detroit rock & roll brought to bear: frustration, rage, hedonism, and a F*** You attitude. The feedback and distortion squalls at the end of ""Politicians...."" are the equal of anything that ever came from the era. Add to this the smoking party anthem ""Keep on Knocking,"" the no-holds barred rave-up of ""Rock 'n' Roll Victim,"" and the Hendrix-ian guitar blast of ""You're a Prisoner"" and you'll be left shaking your head in wonder and even awe. The music on For the Whole World to See is not a collection of dead dog cuts assembled for a quick buck. In an era where ""lost"" albums and ""classics"" seem to come from every label on the planet, Death's meager 26-and-a-half minutes of recorded sound become a proper chapter in the secret history of rock. Yes, it's true that the hardcore collector crazies have been paying a fortune for the original singles, but it's the music that matters. This amazing record is more evidence of Detroit music's secret story. Fans of Bad Brains, Hendrix, Iggy and the Stooges, etc., take note. The word ""classic"" in this sense is not only accurate, it cannot be overstated.",737,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296587.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00206-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.956853330135346
a18a0809-f692-4a8f-a1da-f550be61cdde,2015-03-30T05:49:30+00:00,2014-07-19,0,https://tennessee.rivals.com/barrier_noentry.asp?script=%2Fcontent%2Easp&cid=1660725,"July 19, 2014
Florida linebacker ready for visit
With Orange Carpet Day the main attraction on Rocky Top on Saturday there are going to be plenty of top prospects in Knoxville. That list includes Florida linebacker [db]Tevon Coney[/db]. Get the latest on the four-star linebacker prior to his visit.
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ece90d4e-4b39-4937-ac49-4fd34360a45b,2022-05-23T09:18:38+00:00,2020-09-15,1,https://www.tpr.org/2020-09-15/oil-demand-has-collapsed-and-it-wont-come-back-any-time-soon,"Oil Demand Has Collapsed, And It Won't Come Back Any Time Soon
2020 is shaping up to be an extraordinarily bad year for oil.
In the spring, pandemic lockdowns sent oil demand plummeting and markets into a tailspin. At one point, U.S. oil prices even turned negative for the first time in history.
But summer brought new optimism to the industry, with hopes rising for a controlled pandemic, a recovering economy and resurgent oil demand.
Those hopes are now fading. In a report Tuesday, the influential advisory body called the International Energy Agency revised its forecasts for global oil consumption downward, warning that the market outlook is ""even more fragile"" than expected and that ""the path ahead is treacherous.""
It's the latest in a flurry of diminished forecasts from major energy players. On Monday, oil cartel OPEC slashed its expectations of oil demand, just as Trafigura, a large oil trading company, warned that another large oil glut is building.
And energy giant BP, which has grabbed headlines with its new carbon-neutral commitments, raised the possibility that the world might never again use as much oil as it did before the pandemic.
A pair of recent OPEC reports reflect the rapid shift in mood.
Its August oil forecast assumed that by 2021, ""COVID-19 will largely be contained globally with no major disruptions to the global economy."" OPEC also predicted that economic activity would be rebounding steadily and oil demand would be recovering.
But on Monday, OPEC released a much grimmer forecast.
""[S]tructural changes to the global economy are forecast to persist,"" the oil cartel wrote. Travel and tourism ""are not expected to achieve pre-COVID-19 levels of activity before the end of 2021.""
The IEA, a well-regarded source of global energy data, agreed with the oil cartel's latest assessment, writing that ""it is becoming increasingly apparent that COVID-19 will stay with us for some time.""
""There's some negative vibes out there,"" said Neil Atkinson, the head of Oil Industry and Markets Division at the IEA. ""It just doesn't appear to be a simple case of this horrible thing comes along in the first six months of the year and then mercifully goes away again and we can all go back to normal. It's just not happening like that.""
The world still relies heavily on oil and natural gas. For 2020, OPEC predicts total oil demand will be slashed by nearly 10% — nowhere near the large-scale pivot away from fossil fuels that scientists say is necessary to fight climate change.
But from the industry's perspective, this year's decline is tremendous and destabilizing. Producers around the world are already radically rethinking their production plans, shutting down drilling rigs and hitting pause on major projects.
Many U.S. producers have gone bankrupt. Saudi Arabia, which has been trying to diversify its economy to be less reliant on oil as the sole source of prosperity, pushed the wider group of countries called OPEC+ to slash output and drag prices up out of the doldrums.
These disruptions come as a growing number of investors, regulators and even energy giants are projecting bigger shifts in oil demand in the years to come as much of the world takes action to try to limit the most damaging consequences of climate change.
BP and Shell are among the European oil and gas giants that have pledged to reshape their businesses to focus more on zero-carbon energy sources. Total, the French energy company, recently acknowledged that the shift away from fossil fuels will cause some of its current oil investments to become ""stranded assets,"" meaning they will not be as valuable as expected in a world that has reduced its reliance on oil.
BP published its annual energy outlook this week and laid out three possible trajectories for the future of oil demand. In two of those pathways, the world would take meaningful action on climate change, and the current drop in demand — instead of being a pandemic-induced blip — would become the pivot point leading toward a lower-emissions future.
In the third path, where the world continues with ""business as usual"" instead of acting more swiftly to stop global warming, BP predicts oil demand would increase slightly over the next few years — but still peak within the decade.
BP says its scenarios are not forecasts, but ""a range of possible outcomes.""
Carolyn Kissane, an energy expert and an academic director at New York University's Center for Global Affairs, says BP's experts aren't the only ones who see a possibility that energy demand may have already peaked.
She notes many factors will affect demand — including economic developments, government policy decisions and, of course, the pandemic. And big questions remain about just how profoundly our behavior might shift as a result of pandemic disruptions.
""Maybe we are making this more dramatic, radical transition that's going to have much deeper impacts,"" she says. ""There is that uncertainty.""
Transitioning away from fossil fuels will not be quick, easy or simple, Kissane says. But it's possible the pandemic is pushing companies and oil-producing countries to think now about how to adapt to a world with reduced oil demand — one they once expected would arrive further into the future.
Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.",1095,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662556725.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523071517-20220523101517-00600.warc.gz,0.961044013500214
2c445145-7786-4ac0-ae56-b94682a3af01,2018-08-19T13:32:47+00:00,2018-08-19,0,https://www.gov.uk/dispose-waste-sea-scotland,"Start now on the Marine Scotland website
You may need a licence from Marine Scotland if you want to deposit substances or articles within Scottish waters, either in the sea or under the seabed.
Marine Scotland may include provisions in the licence to protect the marine environment, the living resources which it supports and/or human health.
Certain material depositing activities may be exempt, such as the deposit of scientific instruments, fishing gear, or material on the site of drilling for oil and gas.
A check should be carried out to ascertain whether the planned dredging or sea disposal operations are to be carried out in a designated bathing area. If they are, everything possible should be done to ensure the work is done outside the bathing water season (1 June to 15 September).
How to apply
You must supply any information and allow whatever examinations and tests the licensing authority feels necessary, to help them decide if a licence should be issued.
You should indicate whether the proposed operations are to take place within or close to a designated conservation area. Details of designated conservation areas can be found through Scottish Natural Heritage.
You may have to pay a fee.
For more information contact the Marine Scotland licensing team.
PO Box 101
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You can also visit the Marine Scotland pages on the Scottish Government website.
Fines and penalties
You must follow any rules or conditions of the licence. It’s also an offence to present false information or fail to disclose information when requested.",302,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215176.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819125734-20180819145734-00705.warc.gz,0.895252764225006
bf28f200-ebf1-47a7-afd7-312b7e983ebb,2019-08-21T13:58:44+00:00,2018-09-05,0,https://www.euromr.org/article/46,"Amendment of EU RO MR Group Workshop Report (5 Sept 2018)
Please note that the EU RO MR Group presentation (p.20) was amended for clarification due to critical observations concerning the wording of the Factual Report.
Reflecting the sovereignty of non-EU flag States regarding Regulation 391/2009, Recital 25 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1355/2014 of 17 December 2014 applies.
In order not to leave room for interpretation or misunderstanding, a direct quote has now been inserted.
The amended version of the Factual Report can be found on the EU RO MR Group website under “Stakeholder Relations”.",136,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316021.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821131745-20190821153745-00251.warc.gz,0.827229797840118
1cadd4d8-fc4f-4b70-b0fc-c2688e9b1b40,2018-08-14T08:42:40+00:00,2018-08-14,0,https://sharedreviews.com/review/always-regular-ultra-thin-pads-with-flexi-wings,"Before I had switched to tampons, I used women's pads by Always. Always has quite a variety of pads available, there is a lot to choose from, and I had tried several kinds. One of my favorites was Always Regular Ultra Thin.
As most women's pads, they come neatly packaged in a soft plastic bag. Inside, each pad is individually wrapped. I chose Ultra Thin because I did not want to feel bulky; the less you feel the pad, the better. Ultra Thin is indeed thin, yet reliable, with good absorbency and leak guard barriers. Flexi-wings on the sides add extra protection, as well as help to fix the pad better and make sure it does not move as you walk.
The only problem I have encountered with these pads is that they leak if you lie down. Always has a special kind of pads made for night time called Overnight, so these regular ones are obviously not designed for sleeping. However, they tend to leak even if you lie down for a short time. I found it a bit annoying to always remember that I absolutely cannot lie down when I wear them. Except for that, Always Regular Ultra Thin are good pads.",240,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221208750.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20180814081835-20180814101835-00460.warc.gz,0.984913229942322
1962ac33-3de8-430d-bd7d-5ab57aac87b2,2017-08-18T15:48:08+00:00,2015-03-01,1,http://www.businessinsider.com/eric-schmidt-google-isnt-giving-up-on-glass-2015-3,"Google's executive chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt wants everyone to stop saying that Google Glass is dead.
In January, the company halted sales of the device and moved Glass out of its research lab, Google X, and into a standalone unit. The company put Nest CEO Tony Fadell in charge and said it plans to release a new, improved version of Glass before the end of the year.
Schmidt believes that people are blowing those changes out of proportion, though.
""We ended the Explorer program and the press conflated this into us canceling the whole project, which isn’t true,"" he told The Wall Street Journal's Alistair Barr. ""Google is about taking risks and there’s nothing about adjusting Glass that suggests we’re ending it.""
When Google released the first version of Glass, it sold a limited number to a group of early-adopters, called ""Explorers,"" for $1,500. Users slammed the device for its poor battery life, bugs, privacy issues and lack of practical uses — ""Glassholes"" became the choice nomenclature to describe anyone wearing the device.
Google X head Astro Teller recently admitted that Google didn't make it clear enough that Glass was a prototype and not a finished product. Schmidt tells Barr that Google still sees the technology as a ""big and very fundamental"" platform for its future. It's just a long-term project.
""[It's] like saying the self-driving car is a disappointment because it’s not driving me around now,"" he said of people who call Glass a failure. ""These things take time.""
Get the latest Google stock price here.",344,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104681.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818140908-20170818160908-00026.warc.gz,0.965445935726166
edc82d8e-dde1-45fd-9c93-aa246de8ebf5,2013-06-20T08:39:29+00:00,2013-01-01,0,http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2013/01/grain-terminal-operators-spend-big-on.html?iana=ind_cre,"- Subscribe TodayGet a Free Book of Lists
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Business Journal reporter Erik Siemers takes a look at the investment and the contentious climate around the Port of Portland in this week's edition of the Portland Business Journal.
Columbia Grain, which handles grain exports at the port's Terminal 5 on the Columbia River, will invest about $40 million to expand its capacity by as much as 2 million tons.
Louis Dreyfus Commodities will spend about $21 million to upgrade its wheat-only grain terminal on the Willamette River near the Rose Quarter.
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61d2522c-3f35-494b-94a8-1e456f7e3d1d,2013-05-18T05:25:23+00:00,2010-02-01,0,http://www.odditycentral.com/news/teenager-invents-cheap-solar-panel-using-human-hair.html,"Milan Karki, an 18-year-old from Nepal, may have solved the world’s increasing energy problems, by inventing a solar panel that uses human hair instead of expensive wiring.
The young Nepalese, together with 4 classmates, has been trying to come up with a way of producing cheap, renewable energy for his home village ever since he went to school in Kathmandu, but now he dreams of powering up the whole world with his invention.
Milan has discovered hair not only makes us look good, but is also light sensitive and a great energy conductor, because of the melanin it contains. So he replaced the silicon in normal solar panels with human hair and thus invented a new type of solar panel, four times cheaper than the ones on the market today.
The inventor says he has already sent out a couple of his prototypes to districts in Nepal, to be tested for feasibility, but is confident he has found an answer to his country’s energy issues. He says buying half a kilo of human hair is not only cheaper than a set of batteries, but also produces energy for much longer period of time. And anyone can replace the hair, so the solar panel doesn’t require a lot of servicing.
Photos by Tom van Cakenberge/BARCROFT MEDIA
via Daily Mail",278,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00013-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.974261701107025
64c1e30a-fbd7-4688-8017-40bb9b7a6cae,2017-08-17T21:27:35+00:00,2017-03-15,1,https://electmedia.com/seo-in/french-privacy-regulator-fines-google-for-not-removing-rtbf-links-outside-of-europe/,"The French privacy authority, the Commission Nationale de l’informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), has taken an extreme and potentially dangerous position that unwittingly supports internet censorship. CNIL, and others in Europe, have repeatedly demanded that links expunged from the search index under Europe’s “Right to Be Forgotten” law (RTBF) be removed from all of Google’s indexes globally.
The position is based on the notion that individual country domain removals can be circumvented by going to Google.com. Google has resisted removing RTBF content on a global basis on the grounds that it represents regulatory overreach and that citizens of other countries should not be subject to French or European law.
Previously Google said that it would limit RTBF to European users:
We’ve been working hard to strike the right balance in implementing the European Court’s ruling, co-operating closely with data protection authorities. The ruling focused on services directed to European users, and that’s the approach we are taking in complying with it.
This has not satisfied CNIL.
Google has recently tried to more aggressively police access to disputed RTBF content by making it inaccessible globally for all European users but not to users outside of the jurisdictions in which RTBF applies. In other words, no user within Europe would be able to access RTBF-removed links — period. The links would still be available to searchers Japan or Canada, for example. In this compromise way, Google has sought to comply with CNIL’s demand without imposing French or European law on the rest of the world.
Despite these efforts, French authorities fined Google $112,000 today for failing to remove RTBF links from the entire search index globally. The NY Times quotes French regulators who argued that European privacy rules could only be effectively implemented if they have global reach:
“For people residing in France to effectively exercise their right to be delisted, it must be applied to the entire processing operation, i.e. to all of the search engine’s extensions” . . . CNIL, said in a statement.
Google has said it will appeal.
Beyond the fact that European regulators and courts have no jurisdiction over non-Europeans outside Europe, CNIL’s unwillingness to compromise seems to ignore potentially larger issues and unintended consequences. Emboldened by European positions on global link/content removal, countries such as China, Russia, Saudi Arabia or Pakistan could pass laws that ask for the same type of content removal — but of content that’s politically unpalatable or disagreeable in some way.
It’s not the substantive law that should be the focus of this debate but the attempt to expand jurisdiction and control to the entire globe. Indeed, it’s not that much of a leap from the seemingly legitimate French attempt to protect its citizens’ privacy to more obvious censorship in the form of China asking Google to globally remove content about the Tiananmen Square massacre (because it’s unfair to Chinese citizens somehow). Russia could ask Google to remove content critical of the Russian government, as subversive and destabilizing of the regime. Saudi Arabia or Pakistan might seek global removal of any content critical of Islam or the Prophet Muhammad.
These examples in principle are not distinguishable legally from what the French are trying to do. And by refusing to compromise, CNIL and others in Europe are unwittingly paving the way for these types of demands, from self-interested or corrupt govenments that might attempt to more nakedly censor the internet.
The post French privacy regulator fines Google for not removing RTBF links outside of Europe appeared first on Search Engine Land.",760,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104160.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817210535-20170817230535-00507.warc.gz,0.929334759712219
700ee12c-4733-4c44-9e13-b37b60e78d7c,2020-10-22T15:07:27+00:00,2020-10-22,0,https://team-cartwright.com/dadrage-reviews-the-power-to-read/,"I love these posts. Yep, it’s another DadRage review! Today he is taking on a show that we relied on heavily when Ali and Sammy were brand new. Newborn babies nurse a lot. Two babies? Well, that meant I was often stuck on the couch for hours during the day. Ben still needed attention so we had to rely on television a bit more than I would normally like. Fortunately, I was able to find a few shows that we were able to watch together and interact with. This was one of them.
As always, these reviews are meant to be humorous. We are not judging the tv you let your kids watch. DadRage can review these shows because we watch them too.
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DadRage – A Review of Children’s Programming
REVIEW 3: SuperWhy!
In the land of Storybook Village, all of the characters in classic children’s stories live together in a weird hippie commune-like community. Most of the characters are children, but apparently, they do have adults because every now and then one will pop up to talk about an issue or cause a problem. The only adults you really see with any frequency are Whyatt’s mom and dad and they usually offer little to no help.
So, the show always starts out with a shot of a real-life library. Storybook Village is located in the wall behind a bookshelf in this library. Is there a portal into Storybook Village in EVERY library, or just this one? It only ever shows the one library, so I guess we’ll never know. So Whyatt, who is about the size of your typical Smurf, shows up on one of the bookshelves and leads us into Storybook Village.
Once we wander into the village, we take a quick look around and realize something is amiss. Someone, somewhere, has a “super big problem”. Then one of the SuperReaders will send out a message to the rest (CALLING ALL SUPERREADERS! CALLING ALL SUPERREADERS!) to meet at “The Book Club”. This is a clubhouse that, you guessed it, looks like an actual book. It is also filled with books and a Super Duper Computer that would make Batman go “Whoa, there kids; that might be a little much.” Now, the Book Club looks like a totally normal sized building from the outside, but the library on the inside looks like it goes up about 30 stories (heh, book puns). So there’s some Harry-Potter-Tent-Magic stuff going on in this place too. Did I mention it’s an entire building whose sole use is for 4 kids and a dog to work through everyday common-sense issues? Who’s paying the mortgage on this place? They’re not making any money by solving these problems, so where’s the scratch to pay for this building coming from? The only people we know with jobs are Whyatt’s parents, but they’re an author and an illustrator, respectively, in a world in which EACH PERSON IS A SUBJECT OF A STORY. It’s like moving to Antarctica to make your fortune selling ice. The only other people with jobs that I can tell are Pig’s brothers (they’re the 3 little pigs…) who maybe have some sort of a carpentry business going on. Maybe that’s where the money is coming from; unlicensed contracting.
I seem to have gotten off topic. Anyway, the SuperReaders go into the Book Club and “look in a book!” for the solution to whatever problem they’re tackling that day. Princess Pea taps into her mastery of the occult and chants “Peas and Carrots, Carrots and Peas, book come out please please please,” (PBS gave Phil the water delivery guy 20 bucks to write the dialogue, apparently) at which point a book that has to do with their problem magically descends through the giant library and down to our heroes. At this point, they turn into their Superhero personas and go “into” the book and help the character to overcome a problem that just so happens to match up with the problem they’re dealing with in their own lives. They then solve the book character’s problem, grab all the Super Letters, and feed it into the Super Duper Computer to spell out the lesson they were supposed to learn. They use that (and common freakin’ sense) to figure out how to apply it to the problem they’ve been having themselves. They then sing a self-congratulatory song (Hip Hip HOORAY! The SuperReaders Saved the Day!) and the show ends.
Here’s an example: At the beginning of the episode Whyatt accidentally knocks over a cake his mom made. He says he didn’t do it, which his mom pretends to believe. However, now he feels guilty for lying to his mom and ruining her cake. That’s the “Super Big Problem”. So he calls the SuperReaders to the book club to figure out what to do because apparently he isn’t morally mature enough to figure out that he should just tell his mom what happened. Everyone shows up and they go into the book “Pinocchio”. A little on the nose, (2nd pun of the review! Score!)but that’s what they do. So they go through the story and see how Pinocchio is a liar and kind of a doofus but they help him out while gathering Super Letters that they then feed into the Super Duper Computer at the end. It spells out, unsurprisingly, “Tell The Truth”. He goes back, tells his mom the truth (she already knew) and everything ends up hunky-dory. Cue the “Hip Hip Hooray” song.
WHYATT/SUPER WHY- Whyatt is the hero. “The guy”, as the title song indicates. His last name is Beanstalk. His brother is Jack (from Jack and the Beanstalk) which is apparently where he got his last name. So did his family not have a surname before this? Like how people named “Smith” have blacksmiths as ancestors? They just chose a last name based on one family member’s accomplishments? Seems to be the case.
Anyway, Whyatt is just some regular kid normally. When he’s in his Super Reader persona, he’s SuperWhy, titular super-hero. He has rocket-shoes that let him fly and a typical super-hero getup consisting of a green mask, cape, and green spandex emblazoned with a book.
He has the POWER TO READ, which is a focus on Vocabulary.
RED RIDING HOOD/WONDER RED- Red Riding Hood is the one you know and love from the classic story, although she seems way more spunky than her classic counterpart. Her Super Reader persona is “Wonder Red” and she uses a magic picnic basket to pull out words to use in certain situations.
She has WORD POWER. This is a focus on rhyming and word families. “OP” “AT” “OG”, etc
PIG/ALPHA PIG- Alpha Pig is one of the “Three Little Pigs”. He’s the youngest pig. Sometimes his personal issues regarding interpersonal relationships (especially among his two older brothers) form the crux of an episode. His SuperReader persona is “AlphaPig”. He seems less mature than the other SuperReaders, and his superpower reflects this as well.
He has ALPHABET POWER. He uses a magic hammer (and other assorted tools from his Alphabet Toolbox) to help the SuperReaders with the alphabet. As the other SuperReaders already know how to read, spell, and use word power to rhyme, he’s often the first person to chime in every episode. He likes to sing the ABC song, but bafflingly, to a completely different tune and rhythm than the ABC song that EVERYONE IN THE WORLD already knows. It eschews the basic “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” rhythm, which is obnoxious and wrong. Now your kid has 2 different versions of the ABC song, and when they start singing the normal version in preschool or kindergarten, your son or daughter is going to be all messed up. Thanks, AlphaPig.
PRINCESS PEA/PRINCESS PRESTO- Princess Pea’s mom was the princess from the story “The Princess and the Pea”. Her dad is the prince that married her after proving she was worthy by seeing if she noticed small veggies underneath a mound of mattresses…because that’s totally normal. Anyway, they apparently used those mattresses again and had a daughter as a result. And then…much like Whyatt Beanstalk’s parents…they took the last name Pea. So this kid’s name is actually Princess Pea.
Princess Pea, likely rebelling because her parents are complete whackadoos who equate extreme produce awareness to true love, dabbles in sorcery. Her mastery of the dark arts isn’t complete, however, because so far the only evidence of her power is that she rides around the village in a self-driving coach and uses her magic wand to retrieve books from very high shelves.
Her alter ego is “Princess Presto” which I guess makes a little sense since she’s attempting to be a magician/sorceress. She uses her magic wand to activate her SPELLING POWER, which is…wait for it…the ability to correctly spell words. A useful enough power, but I’ll bet if she practices with her wand a little more she can come up with something a little more substantial, like, say, raising an army of the dead to battle the Great Old One and cosmic destroyer Cthulhu. Now that’s a power. Plus, it ties in well because Cthulhu is pretty hard to spell.
WOOFSTER- Woofster didn’t join the cast until later in the show, so if you happen upon an earlier episode you likely won’t meet him. In Storybook Village he’s just Whyatt’s dog. He plays and barks and whatnot, but he’s just a typical dog. In fact, I may be mistaken but I don’t think he even has an actual name in Storybook Village.
In his Super Reader persona, he’s Woofster. He has dictionary power, so he can look up what any word means. Also…and this is important…HE CAN TALK. So when he’s a SuperReader, he can talk, communicate, and even look up the meanings of words. When he’s in Storybook Village, he CAN’T TALK. And he’s treated like a dog. When he’s with the other SuperReaders inside a book, he’s treated as “human”. This is weird and messed up. Does he retain the memories of what he can do when he’s outside of the Book Club? Does he regard his life as a sick joke because he can only truly embrace that side of his personality when he’s in a book? Or after he leaves the Book Club does his mind dull to the point where he doesn’t care or remember? All options seem equally horrifying. Poor, tragic Woofster.
SUPER YOU- This is literally what it sounds like. This is you, or rather your kid. You are called on to “help” throughout the show. The SuperReaders will ask you (your kid) questions about the show as well as help them collect the “Super Letters” that pop up when they solve a task. The characters break the 4th wall and talk directly to the viewer throughout the show.
WHYATT’S MOM- Whyatt’s mom is an author. In the land comprised totally of characters from storybooks. Presumably, she is poor. Also, she presumably spelled her son’s name wrong on the birth certificate after coming out of anesthesia.
WHYATT’S DAD- Whyatt’s dad is an illustrator. He works with Whyatt’s mom. Seems like a nice enough guy, but probably should’ve talked with Whyatt’s mom more about how to spell his youngest son’s name. Wyatt = acceptable. Whyatt = What’s with the superfluous “h”? C’mon, parents.
WHYATT’S BROTHER, JACK- This is the Jack from “Jack and the Beanstalk”, presumably. But…his last name IS Beanstalk. Jack Beanstalk. So does that mean Whyatt’s mom and dad are the ones that told him to sell the cow? Anyway, he’s always mentioned as “away at college” so apparently the golden egg he stole from that Giant was enough for tuition at an institute of higher learning. Good for him. Even if his prosperity did come as a result of thievery.
OTHER RANDOM CHARACTERS FROM CLASSIC STORIES- Little Boy Blue, Goldilocks, Little Miss Muffet, etc. show up as other kids in town. They usually inadvertently cause an issue when they don’t realize they’re annoying one of the Super Readers in some way, giving an impetus for the episode. Then the Super Duper Computer will spell out something like “SPEAK UP” to tell the Super Readers to tell the other random character-of-the-day to change something they’re doing to conform to the SuperReaders’ way of thinking, which they will because they were totally oblivious that they were causing any sort of problem in the first place.
The show actually teaches your kid something: the alphabet, spelling, word families and rhyming, reading, and word definitions. It is truly an educational program. Honestly, it’s probably the most helpful and best program on TV, possibly ever, for early ELA skill development (the only one comparable is older Sesame Street episodes). Even if you’re one of those anti-screen time types, the 30 minutes your kid gets a day in front of the TV should probably be with this show if they’re between the ages of 2 and 6.
The computer animation is so dated and bad that the SuperReaders’ faces show practically no emotion. Even when the voice actors use inflection, the SuperReaders’ faces don’t match. They look at each other with their dead eyes, as if they were fed a bowl of Quaaludes for breakfast instead of cereal. For a show that has a decent premise and delivers its material so well, why couldn’t they invest money into making it look good? Yes, it’s PBS but still.
The overuse of the word “super” is also obnoxious. They’re the “SuperReaders”. They always have a “super big problem”. They use a “super duper computer”. The main character is “SuperWhy”. They call on “super you” to help them out. You (and they) collect “super letters”. You’d think in a language-based show, they’d use some freakin’ synonyms. Nope, everything is SUPER. Here’s a fun game for the adults; after you’ve watched the show a few times with the kiddos, start keeping a running tally of every time they use the word “super” in the show. Or better yet; when the kids are off at Grandma and Grandpa’s house and you’re looking for a party game, turn on an episode of SuperWhy and take a drink every time they say the word “super”. Everyone’s taking an Uber home because in the course of just 1-2 episodes, all of the guests you invited over are going to be completely hammered.
I don’t understand the name of the show. “Super Why!” What in the heck does that even mean? Yes, the creators tried to tie it together with the name of their central protagonist, Whyatt, but that doesn’t make it make any more sense. When Whyatt turns into Super Why, he doesn’t get super-questioning ability. He doesn’t gain the power to interrogate other book characters. He helps with vocabulary. So why isn’t he “Vocabulary Boy”? Why does his persona revolve around the first syllable of his weirdly-spelled first name? If his parents named him Edward, would he be “Super Ed”? If he was William, he’d be “Super Will”? Let’s all just be thrilled his name isn’t Astor.
It will help your kids to learn the alphabet. It will help them learn letter sounds. It helps with blends and phonemic awareness. It teaches rhyming words and word families. It teaches spelling. Honestly. IT HELPS YOUR KID LEARN TO READ.
It may make your eyes bleed. It’s computer-animated, but it looks like it was made by sophomore computer-design majors at your local community college. I understand that it’s funded by a grant from the US Education Department and that they have no money. I get it. But if you’re going to run a children’s TV show, at least a little more time should’ve gone into looking like you know how to use a computer. The animation is slow and blocky, and the characters’ mouths don’t even match up to the sound in some episodes. It’s like you’re watching an animated version of all the Japanese people in an early dub of a Godzilla movie.
Go ahead and watch it. Then watch something that’s in the same style of animation like, say, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. The difference is noticeable. And then realize that Mickey Mouse Clubhouse debuted a year BEFORE SuperWhy came out. So this technology was available. The difference being that the House of Mouse has huge bucks available for digital animation and the people at PBS had to figure out how to divvy up that $2,000.00 Department of Education grant, so after they paid all the voice actors, they gave 47 bucks to Doug and Kenny down the street to animate their show about Language Arts superheroes.
IS IT EDUCATIONAL?:
Oh yes. This is probably the most straight-up educational program that is currently on regular television. In fact, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND it if you have an infant/toddler/preschooler and you’re looking for something that’s worth the screen time. My son knew all of his letters at 2-3 years old, and I guarantee this was part of the reason.
“Hip Hip Hooray, The SuperReaders Saved the Day!” they all sing at the conclusion of every episode. It’s short. It’s catchy. It’s not nearly as annoying as a lot of others. There’s also the title song, which has some goofy lyrics. “Who’s got the power, the power to read? Who answers the call for friends in need? Super Why! Super Why! He’s the guy. He’s Super Why!” Ok. He’s the guy. This guy…he’s the guy. Sounds like lyrics written by overly emotional frat buddies once they’ve had a few too many, but we’ll move on.
ANNOYING SCALE (1 meaning “Kind of Awesome” and 5 meaning “YOU WILL WISH FOR DEATH”):
One mispronounced phoneme. (kind of awesome)
Look, there are some drawbacks to the show. It doesn’t always make a ton of sense if you look at it with a critical eye. The animation looks like it was done in your buddy’s basement on an old Commodore 64. However, it is truly educational and it’s fun for the kids. Once you get over how bad it looks, it’s actually a decent show and I guarantee if you sit and watch it with your kids, you’re going to see language development growth. The key here: You have to sit with your kid and watch it. Pause the show to let them have time to answer the questions posed on-screen. Ask them what the Super Letters are. If you just set them in front of the show, they’ll pick up a few things. But if you’re engaging with them as well…you’ll really be “Super You” with the power to help. Except that you’re not helping SuperWhy and his animated friends; you’re helping your own kid develop early language skills. That makes you Super.
This is one of the more educational shows of all those that claim to be just that. Ben has learned so much from it. Have you watched this one with your children? What do you think of it?
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74510a52-c8a4-4846-98cd-7d1638249adf,2018-08-20T08:45:46+00:00,2018-08-20,0,http://siraonline.com/colon.html,"A barium enema is an x-ray of your lower
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8ade7cce-5846-475e-8445-1b03a3a1f9d0,2017-08-20T21:09:29+00:00,2016-02-22,1,http://www.africanews.com/2016/02/22/car-president-elect-promises-jobs-for-the-youth/,"Central African Republic president-elect Faustin Touadera, said he will transform the country by creating jobs for the unemployed youth.
He thanked his supporters for the votes and urged the whole population regardless of religious or political affiliations to work together in a bid to rebuild the country.
“We will transform the country to offer employment opportunities to young people, creating enough wealth to be equally distributed in the whole country. Together, we will maintain gender equality. We will encourage young people to be active in the public sector. We will build peace in our country,” Touadera said.
The former mathematics professor won 62.71 percent of the votes beating his competitor Anicet-Georges Dologuele who polled 37.29.
He was the last prime minister of former president Francois Bozize who was ousted from power in 2013.
The ex-president was overthrown by Seleka rebel forces sparking a series of revenge attacks.
Touadera has a hard task ahead of him to rebuild a country riven with sectarian violence in decades.",219,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106990.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820204359-20170820224359-00137.warc.gz,0.960374355316162
f8bf8055-0036-4148-bfcd-6ffd169bc62a,2016-07-30T22:55:22+00:00,2012-10-03,1,http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20121003/NEWS/310039962/westlake-adding-pvc-capacity-switch-to-ethane-feedstock%26template=emailthis%26template=printthis%26template=emailthis&template=printthis,"By: Frank Esposito
October 3, 2012
HOUSTON (Oct. 3, 3:05 p.m. ET) — Westlake Chemical Corp. is increasing its investment in Calvert City, Ky., with plans to increase annual production capacities for PVC resin and ethylene feedstock.
Houston-based Westlake will spend between $210 million and $240 million to add almost 200 million pounds of PVC capacity and 180 million pounds of ethylene capacity at the site. The expansions are part of a switch from propane to ethane feedstock there to take advantage of newfound supplies of North American natural gas, which can be used to make ethane.
“These announced projects demonstrate our commitment to our overall integration strategy and to leveraging our access to low-cost feedstock,” President and CEO Albert Chao said in an Oct. 2 news release.
The ethylene expansion and feedstock conversion are expected to be complete in mid-2014, with the PVC expansion coming online by the end of that year, officials said in the release. When the expansions are complete, the Calvert City plant will have annual capacities of 1.3 billion pounds of PVC and 630 million pounds of ethylene.
Westlake earlier had announced plans to spend $40 million to upgrade infrastructure in Calvert City. The firm also is adding more than 200 million pounds of ethylene capacity at its plant in Lake Charles, La., early next year.
PVC has weathered the post-recession world better than most North American commodity resins, largely by focusing more attention on export sales as the domestic construction market struggled. U.S./Canadian PVC sales were up five percent through July, with exports accounting for 35 percent of total sales.
In Kentucky, Westlake has preliminary approval for $10 million in tax incentives. Another $7 million in incentives are pending. The expansion projects are expected to create 300 construction jobs.
News of the expansion continues an eventful year for Westlake. It began in January when the firm made a bid to acquire rival Georgia Gulf Corp. Westlake withdrew that bid in May. Two months later, Georgia Gulf agreed to merge with the commodity chemicals business of PPG Industries to create a new company.
Westlake’s lineup of plastics and chemicals includes PVC, low density polyethylene, ethylene, vinyl chloride monomer and caustic soda, as well as PVC pipe and related products through it North American Pipe unit.
The firm posted sales of almost $2 billion in the first half of 2012, up almost nine percent vs. the same period in 2011. Westlake’s first-half profit grew almost 24 percent to $203 million in the same comparison. Olefins – including LDPE – accounted for more than 70 percent of the firm’s first-half sales.
On Wall Street, Westlake’s per-share stock price has enjoyed a tremendous ride so far in 2012. The price began the year around $40 but was near $74.30 in late trading Oct. 3 – an increase of more than 80 percent.",633,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258943369.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072903-00314-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.95453143119812
59ad60d5-fc3b-4256-868c-bd155072f8a2,2020-10-21T20:17:02+00:00,2019-11-25,1,https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20191125/news/191129373/,"Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx has primary opposition
Under fire for her office's handling of the Jussie Smollett case, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx will have competition on the spring Democratic primary ballot as she seeks to return for her second four-year term.
Foxx and challenger Bill Conway, a former prosecutor, filed paperwork at the first opportunity Monday to get in the March 17 primary in Cook County. A third potential Democratic candidate for state's attorney, ex-prosecutor Donna More, did not file nominating petitions on the first day.
Former Cook County Circuit Judge Pat O'Brien and Christopher Pfannkuche, who have said they are Republican Cook County state's attorney candidates, also did not file Monday. Foxx beat Pfannkuche in the 2016 general election to become the county's top prosecutor. Candidates have until 5 p.m. next Monday to file petitions to run for office.
Candidates also are lining up to run for Cook County circuit court clerk. With Dorothy Brown having announced in August that she wouldn't seek reelection, four Democratic candidates submitted their paperwork Monday: lawyer Jacob Meister, state Sen. Iris Martinez, former Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin and Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Michael Cabonargi.
In the state's attorney's race, Foxx addressed the Smollett case in a statement conceding that she ""didn't handle it well"" and is making changes in her office. The actor was accused of staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself earlier this year in Chicago while shooting the television show ""Empire.""
""There are voices who oppose change,"" Foxx said. ""Those voices won't tell you that on my watch, we're prosecuting more violent crimes, not just low-level offenses. That gun prosecutions are up. That we're a national model for reform.""
Conway is a former Cook County assistant state's attorney now working as an adjunct professor in finance at DePaul University and running a family-driven investment fund focused on growth equity, venture capital and public market investments. He was deployed to Afghanistan and Qatar as a U.S. Navy intelligence officer.
He targeted Foxx with a statement in October after a Cook County judge declined to replace a special prosecutor looking into why her office abruptly dismissed charges against Smollett, rejecting concerns that campaign money could taint the findings.
Conway said Foxx cannot be counted on to prosecute politically connected individuals. He said that would not happen if he's elected state's attorney.
""For far too long, politics has ruled the Cook County state's attorney's office,"" Conway said.
The North Suburban Association of Chiefs of Police, representing about 30 departments, announced in April it has ""no confidence"" in Foxx's abilities as state's attorney.
However, Foxx campaign spokesman Peter Giangreco pointed to Illinois Democratic leaders who support her public safety and criminal justice initiatives, including U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Other filings Monday found keen Democratic primary interest in three seats for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. The 10 candidates were incumbents Frank Avila, M. Cameron ""Cam"" Davis and Kimberly Neely Du Buclet, and challengers Patricia Theresa Flynn, Heather Boyle, Eira L. Corral Sepulveda, Michael G. Grace, Kim L. Dulaney, Mike Cashman and Eddie Ngozi Nwosu.
Democrats Tammy Wendt and Abdelnasser Rashid filed to get on the primary ballot for Cook County Board of Review, 1st District. Republican incumbent Dan Patlak of Wheeling also filed.",768,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107877420.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021180646-20201021210646-00068.warc.gz,0.963357329368591
6c328b00-b23e-467c-98bb-286de728df59,2022-05-18T13:33:33+00:00,2022-05-18,0,https://playgames.entrendzshowbizz.com/news/heres-the-winning-shot-from-london-games-festivals-virtual-photographer-of-the-year-competition/,"London Games Festival’s Virtual Photographer of the Year competition has been won by the striking Red Dead Redemption 2 screenshot you can see above.
Joe Meizies from the UK scooped top prize in the competition that “challenged aspiring artists to capture the most striking images taken from within a video game to bring those worlds and characters to life”.
Applicants could choose from three categories – landscape, portrait and abstract – and the screenshot could be taken from any video game played on any platform.
Post-production work was “permitted but not essential”, but most did make use of post-prod techniques, including the winner, who chose “to bring out the vivid red and orange hues from the striking desert shot” of Arthur Morgan and secured a new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti-powered laptop for their efforts.
“The photography competitions have become a real highlight of the London Games Festival,” said Michael French, festival director at London Games Festival.
“The standard from last year was high but our entries this year really raised the bar. There was a great mix of creativity and not just in the images put forward but in the post production work as well. We thrilled to be able to share all the entries with everyone and we’re already looking forward to next year!”
Other entries came from games like Cyberpunk 2077, Ghostwire Tokyo, Horizon Forbidden West, and Elden Ring, of course. You can view the stunning submissions from all finalists right here.",316,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522270.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518115411-20220518145411-00427.warc.gz,0.950827419757843
fd59363d-f2c9-45cc-9792-c5461818ef7c,2020-10-21T18:32:34+00:00,2014-02-24,1,https://lowco2.eu/news/2014/02/wood-sets-out-200-billion-roadmap-for-future-of-offshore-oil-and-gas-industry-worlds-first-gas-ccs-plant-planned/,"The British economy could receive a potential £200 billion boost over the next 20 years, through the recovery of an additional 3-4 billion barrels of North Sea oil and gas, according to a report commissioned by the UK Government published today.
Government using the security of its pooled resources, will be able to fast-track all the recommendations of Sir Ian Wood’s ground-breaking review on maximising recovery from the UK Continental Shelf.
The UK government offers the strongest basis to unlock the investment needed to achieve the objective Sir Ian outlines of maximising economic production. This will involve improving the efficiency with which the industry operates, increasing production of oil and gas by one third, and boosting jobs in an industry that already employs 450,000. Whilst short-term prospects are good, with investment at record levels of £14 billion, the UK Continental Shelf faces unprecedented challenges.
Production has fallen by 40% in the last 3 years, and the efficiency with which oil and gas is produced has fallen to 60%, costing the economy £6 billion.
The UK is reliant for North Sea oil and gas for more than half of total oil and gas used, and will continue to need around 70% of gas in the energy mix out to 2030.
Maximising domestic oil and gas production would increase Britain’s domestic energy security and reduce the UK’s reliance on expensive imports.
The size of the UK, with its large tax and consumer base, will allow Government to realise the additional economic prize set out by Sir Ian Wood.
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey announced the changes in Scotland, where he also visited Peterhead with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, to sign a multi-million pound deal with Shell to develop the next stage of their Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project on a gas-fired power station – a world first in low-carbon projects.
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey said:
“Britain will still need large amounts of oil and gas, even as we cut our carbon emissions over the coming decades. So with recent large falls in North Sea production, I commissioned this report from Sir Ian Wood to see how we can reduce the oil and gas we would otherwise import by boosting UK offshore production.
“I fully back Sir Ian Wood’s recommendations and we will start implementing them immediately.
“The UK Government already supports Scottish energy projects worth hundreds of millions of pounds each year, and our large tax and consumer base will ensure that the potential £200 billion benefit Sir Ian Wood has identified can be realised.
“This will be good for our energy security, good for the economy and good for jobs.
“We have also invested in the world’s first gas CCS plant today planned at Peterhead. This project envisions a cleaner, greener future for the North Sea and will support thousands of green jobs.”
Ed Davey was accompanied at the signing of the contract for the Peterhead project by Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
Prime Minister David Cameron said:
“For many years the UK has supported the North Sea oil and gas industry and we have worked together to make this an economic success the whole country can be proud of. I promise we will continue to use the UK’s broad shoulders to invest in this vital industry so we can attract businesses, create jobs, develop new skills in our young people and ensure we can compete in the global race.”
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said:
“The innovation of the UK’s energy industry is something we should be really proud of and the fact that we are a world leader in carbon capture and storage is a great example of our country’s ingenuity.
“Today’s multi-million pound deal with Shell will help to safeguard thousands of jobs and power half a million homes with clean electricity.
“It shows we can build a stronger economy and do it fairly by protecting our environment for future generations.”
The Peterhead and White Rose CCS projects are the EU’s largest commercially sized projects with this phase supported by around £100m from the UK Government. They could provide more than 2,000 jobs during construction and once built, clean electricity for over a million homes.
They demonstrate Government’s commitment to tackling climate change and are an example of the support provided by the UK Government to Scotland’s flourishing low carbon sector – support which runs to hundreds of millions of pounds a year.
Sir Ian’s key recommendations include:
- A new shared strategy for “maximising economic recovery (of oil and gas) for the UK”, with commitment from the government (HM Treasury and a new Regulator) and the oil and gas industry.
- Creation of a new arm’s length regulatory body to oversee and develop this programme of change and growth.
- Greater collaboration by industry in areas such as development of regional hubs, sharing of infrastructure and reducing the complexity and delays in current legal and commercial processes.
The fiscal regime introduced by the government will lead to greater investment in the North Sea – the decommissioning relief certainty, introduced in October 2013, alone is worth upwards of £20bn. An independent Scotland would have to commit around £3,800 per head – over ten times more than when costs are spread across the UK – to match this.
The Office for Budget Responsibility cut the revenue forecast for the North Sea by £4 billion at the Autumn Statement. This would have a disproportionate impact on the budget of an independent Scotland. The UK government can afford this support, and take the short term hit to tax receipts, because of the size and diversity of its economy.",1180,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107877420.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021180646-20201021210646-00062.warc.gz,0.945314645767212
a1cd4b29-3df0-42b1-8407-5ee2cefd07a5,2019-08-20T23:15:21+00:00,2017-03-01,0,https://leecollegenews.com/2017/03/01/excellence-finalist/,"BAYTOWN, TX — Lee College has been announced today as a national finalist for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Awards of Excellence in three separate categories: Advancing Diversity, Faculty Innovation and Outstanding College/Corporate Partnership. It is the second consecutive year that Lee College has been named an AACC Award of Excellence triple finalist.
Nearly 1,200 two-year, associate degree-granting institutions across the United States are members of the AACC and eligible for the Awards of Excellence each year. The winners for the 2017 awards cycle will be announced in April at the 97th annual AACC convention in New Orleans.
The AACC Advancing Diversity Award recognizes the college that has contributed significantly and over a sustained period of time to advancing diversity in community college leadership, the community and within higher education as a whole. This is the first year that Lee College has been named a finalist in the Advancing Diversity category.
Treva Brown-Askey, chairwoman of the Developmental Education Division, has been nominated to receive the AACC Faculty Innovation Award, which recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated leadership in the development and implementation of a campus program that has had positive impact on the learning experience for students. The outcome of the program must also result in the improvement of student completion numbers within a course or degree field, and nominees for the award are expected to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to student access and success. Brown-Askey was previously named a finalist in the Faculty Innovation category in 2016.
The AACC Outstanding College/Corporate Partnership Award honors local, regional and national collaboration between a college and corporate partner that has achieved demonstrable, multi-year success in advancing the mission of the institution; the economic prosperity of a community, region or the nation; and the learning excellence of students. Lee College was previously named a finalist in the Outstanding College/Corporate Partnership category in 2016.
Lee College was chosen as the winner of the 2015 AACC Award of Excellence for Student Success for its work to engage the entire campus and community in creating a college-going culture that ensures a successful student experience from high school through higher education. Lee College was also a national finalist for the AACC Award of Excellence in the Exemplary Board/CEO category in both 2015 and 2016.
Lee College offers more than 100 associate degree and certificate programs, as well as non-credit workforce and community education courses, that prepare its diverse student body for advanced higher education; successful entry into the workforce; and a variety of in-demand careers. With the main campus and McNair Center located in Baytown, Texas, and a satellite education center in nearby South Liberty County, the college serves a geographic area of more than 220,000 residents that includes 14 independent school districts. To learn more, visit www.lee.edu.",580,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315681.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820221802-20190821003802-00173.warc.gz,0.967657923698425
9d0a847f-d0ca-4eda-923d-d9db87d25618,2017-08-16T17:19:58+00:00,2017-04-30,0,http://restoringthehonor.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-virginia-flaggers-want-to-have.html,"The Virginia Flaggers want to have history both ways...
|(Image courtesy of Facebook)|
Kill his own people? I thought the South seceded, and created their own country? Remember, the whole ""invasion narrative""? Neo-Confederates want to have it both ways whenever it's convenient for them. Sorry, doesn't work that way. Your ancestors were traitors. They fired on the United States and reaped what they sowed.
Restoring the honor!",100,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102309.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816170516-20170816190516-00585.warc.gz,0.978313684463501
a83c46f3-3ea2-4a51-b794-5afd48d37177,2017-08-17T06:03:10+00:00,2015-06-27,1,http://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/5_things_the_economist,"British-based news magazine The Economist has taken a powerful stance in favour of the right to assisted dying.
In a feature editorial for its June 27 issue, the venerable, 172-year-old publication argues in commanding fashion why patients facing terrible suffering should be allowed to end their own lives with the help of a physician.
“Competent adults are allowed to make other momentous, irrevocable choices: to undergo a sex change or to have an abortion,” the editorial reads. “People deserve the same control over their own death. Instead of dying in intensive care under bright lights and among strangers, people should be able to end their lives when they are ready, surrounded by those they love.”
The magazine has devoted impressive space, including the cover, to the legalization of assisted dying, which is being considered in the U.K. The issue boasts a 4,400-word feature article documenting the recent rise in support for physician assisted dying in Western countries.
The reporting here is phenomenal, full of interesting tidbits about the movement for compassion and choice at end of life. Here are five points worth noting:
1) The Economist polled residents in 14 OECD countries, plus Russia, to compare support for assisted dying among advanced nations. End-of-life choice, the magazine found, had majority support in every country except for Poland and Russia (each of which polled just under 50 per cent.)
2) In Oregon, only about 1,300 terminally ill people have received legal prescriptions for life-ending mediation since the state passed a Dying with Dignity bill in 1997. Of those individuals, only about two-thirds actually used the treatment.
3) In the Netherlands, where assisted dying has been legal since 2002, nine out of every 10 patients who ended their lives with the help of a doctor had terminal cancer. (Every year, about three per cent of all of the deaths in that country are doctor-assisted.)
4) Terminally ill individuals who have high-quality palliative care may be more open to the idea of assisted dying than those who do not. “Some, in America and elsewhere, think that the demand for assisted dying would shrink if other options for dying patients, such as hospice care, were more widely available,” The Economist writes. “But research by Clive Seale, a sociologist at Brunel University in London, suggests otherwise. He found that terminal-cancer patients in British hospices were more likely, not less, to consider doctor-assisted dying than those in hospitals. To enter a hospice, patients must accept that they are close to death, he points out. They are planning their deaths, and such people often consider all their alternatives.”
5) Some of the most prominent champions of the right to assisted death are people with disabilities. Amidst the current debate in the U.K. surrounding end-of-life choice, famed physicist Stephen Hawking, who has a motor neuron disease, said he would consider the option of assisted death if it were legal. Canadian MP Steven Fletcher, who became a quadriplegic in 1996 after his car collided with a moose, has made it a personal mission to see assisted dying legislation passed in Parliament. (He wrote an op-ed for The Economist, which is available on the magazine's website.)",685,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102967.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817053725-20170817073725-00267.warc.gz,0.968968510627747
32abede5-9d39-4816-8179-34bfd77d1f8a,2022-05-26T21:43:44+00:00,2017-10-27,0,https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/anna-faris-1502519189.html,"Actress Anna Faris was spotted cosying up to her new rumoured boyfriend and cinematographer Michael Barrett here on a lunch date.
In some photographs, the couple can be seen sipping wine and holding hands at a restaurant in Seattle on Friday, reports tmz.com.
Faris and Barrett, who she met on the set of her upcoming film “Overboard”, were kissing each other.
The actress, who announced her separation from former husband and actor Chris Pratt in August after eight years of marriage, is yet to confirm her relationship with Barrett.
Earlier, Faris and Barrett were seen spending time together in Malibu.",135,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662625600.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526193923-20220526223923-00026.warc.gz,0.978956520557404
d02627f1-3d58-41ee-8eae-3e51a4435ee8,2019-08-19T23:31:22+00:00,2019-08-19,0,https://wodwell.com/wod/frederick-ill-jr/,"“Frederick Ill Jr.”
555 Fitness Hero WOD
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- 30 Snatches (70% BW)
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Start with the snatches. Then at the top of each minute starting at 1:00, perform 3 bar facing burpees. Continue until 30 snatches are completed in total.
Mary Murphy Ill speaks of her three children with great pride, saying they are the reason she survived the death of her husband, FDNY Capt. Frederick Ill Jr.
""It wasn't necessary for me to be as strong before because I had him with me,"" said the 58-year-old Pearl River resident. ""He was not only my husband, he was a great dad and he was my best friend.""",165,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315132.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819221806-20190820003806-00346.warc.gz,0.985196471214294
0421ef82-b76d-47fb-b6fc-117519e0aa9a,2013-06-20T02:16:43+00:00,2012-12-13,0,http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/1235099/m17334715/,"Thanks for visiting FatWallet.com. Join for free to remove this ad.
posted: Nov. 19, 2012 @ 1:16p
The eBay seller is not the greatest, however eBay will refund if any issues.
posted: Nov. 19, 2012 @ 2:33p
So funny. I just rec'd an Applebees $50 gift card yesterday as a thank you present. Problem is I hate Applebee's and was going to list in on eBay. I don't know if there are still any available from the eBay seller, but if anyone wants mine for $40 PM me.
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posted: Nov. 19, 2012 @ 5:42p
Last year, I jumped at 3x $25 TGIF for $20 each. Cards arrived on time and no issues... I might get one...
posted: Nov. 19, 2012 @ 8:12p
Got in on this last year as well, good deal. Thanks OP!
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posted: Dec. 13, 2012 @ 9:20p
New link here Original sold out after 5000. This one has over 3500 still.
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9a91cded-ce0a-44df-87b0-cc421fa30926,2019-08-20T10:16:12+00:00,2016-05-01,1,http://cormaindustries.ca/is-manufacturing-in-alberta-really-dying/,"I’d been a Journeyman Machinist for over 25 years, even before I purchased Corma Industries six years ago. I’ve noticed a disturbing trend over the last decade. It seems to me that outside of Oil & Gas work, manufacturing in Alberta is floundering.
As long as Oil & Gas sector was booming, the manufacturing industry was flourishing, but as soon as the biggest resource in Alberta dried up, so did manufacturing. And, yet, manufacturing is at the heart of almost every industry, in some way. Whether it be the automotive industry, infrastructure, alternative energies, mining, construction, avionics, aerospace, medical instruments, retail, agriculture or food and beverage, manufacturing has its hand in every industry.
So why aren’t the federal and the Alberta provincial governments supporting and promoting the heck out of the manufacturing sector? Canada needs goods and services to grow the Gross Domestic Product. But Canada has given away its manufacturing to the global market; places like China, India and Vietnam. Why are we giving our valuable resource to foreign countries? Because it’s more cost-effective?
Hold on, not necessarily. Let’s think for a moment about how important manufacturing really is to Canada’s economy. It supports economic diversity, investment and innovation. It creates jobs, provides value-added products that can be used domestically and/or exported to other markets, it contributes to the federal and provincial GDP, pays taxes and most importantly, it maintains and supports, our Canadian way of life. Why would we want to give that up?
Is importing manufactured goods and services really beneficial? When you consider import tariffs, transportation costs, unpredictable and uncontrolled quality standards, rising labour costs in China, the need Canadian customers have for shorter leads times, etc., bringing manufacturing closer to home starts to make sense.
Now, Alberta manufacturers do face some major challenges. It has been very difficult in recent years, to attract and retain skilled and engaged labour, able to handle fast turnaround times. In addition to labour shortages, a substantial increase in foreign competition has forced Canadian manufacturers to drop their prices to the point that they can no longer compete with foreign manufacturers.
So what do we do to bring manufacturing back to Alberta? Well, the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters published a report entitled “Manufacturing Alberta’s Future” (http://www.cme-mec.ca/download.php?file=hujy5qec.pdf) which proposes to double Alberta’s manufacturing output by 2020. This report lists recommendations to revitalize the sector. The entire manufacturing industry in Alberta must work together to make these recommendations a reality.
According to the report, revitalization starts with sector diversification, innovation and investment. First, we need to promote local manufacturing to a larger variety of industries. There is a huge need for producing goods and services in Alberta beyond the traditional energy industry. Instead of just focusing on Oil & Gas, we need to create opportunities to support other sectors.
Secondly, we need to get the provincial and federal governments on board to make manufacturing in Alberta a priority. In her television address on April 7, 2016, Premier Rachel Notley alluded to investing in infrastructure and diversifying the economy, but was short on specifics. She never once mentioned supporting and promoting manufacturing in Alberta, through investments from the private sector and the government. We need to educate the government and the private sector about how important the sector is to Alberta’s economy.
Thirdly, the manufacturing sector itself will have to adapt to change. We may need to re-evaluate and revise our training programs to attract and retain educated employees adept at keeping pace with technological change. But we need to think outside the box to adapt to labour challenges. For example, if finding reasonably-priced, skilled and motivated labour is an issue, then we will have to invest in automation. This is scary, particularly for small manufacturing shops, because of the upfront costs of purchasing expensive machinery, but the cost savings can be remarkable in the long run, especially with the technological advances that allow machines to now run unmanned. Believe me, other provinces have already invested heavily in automation.
Not only does Alberta need to develop a reputation as a leader in the manufacturing industry, but we must also look for new markets and export opportunities as well. This will take a collaboration between governments at all levels, decision-makers in the private sector, educational institutions and manufacturers.
The ability to re-energize the manufacturing industry bring back this province’s wealth is possible and within our reach, but it will be up to producers to lead the way and bring about opportunities in Alberta.
I am the owner of Corma Industries, a machine shop based in Calgary, AB. We specialize in CNC milling and turning for a variety of clients in a multitude of industries such as oil & gas, exploration, geophysical, mining, alternative energy, research and development, agriculture, food and beverage, office furniture, aerospace, heavy construction and infrastructure, forestry, and more. Check out our website at www.cormaindustries.ca.",1050,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315321.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820092326-20190820114326-00522.warc.gz,0.950123488903046
2f4ae9b6-7023-4fcc-8c37-b8095ce22e64,2022-05-19T10:05:56+00:00,2021-12-19,1,https://www.bookingclinic.com/en/treatments/Reproductive%20medicine/Infertility/Conventional%20In%20Vitro%20Fertilization%20(IVF),"It is perfectly normal for a woman to want to improve her body, especially after a pregnancy and birth or a surgery. The way we feel about our body and appearance is of major importance, key to the boost of self-confidence and good mood. There are solutions with which you can correct any kind of imperfection questioning the femininity of a woman, and achieve the desired appearance.
More than 600,000 knee-replacement surgeries are done in the United States every year, and as Baby Boomers continue to age, some say that figure will grow to 1 million within the next decade. Patients are increasingly choosing an option that allows doctors to build their patient’s knees.
Less than a year ago, climbing a flight of stairs would have been impossible for Amanda Fair-Evans. “I couldn’t even get out of the car, and I was like, ‘What is this?’” Fair-Evans said. The pain in her left knee was unbearable. Fair-Evans tried medication and cortisone shots and finally begged her doctor for surgery. “I have no quality of life,” Fair-Evans recalled saying. “I have grandkids and I want to play with my grandkids. Please give me a new knee.”
Dr. Mathew Pombo, an orthopedic surgeon, felt Fair-Evans would be a great candidate for a personalized replacement knee. A standing CT scan of a patient’s leg captures the alignment, followed by a three-dimensional printing process. “We can input components into the computer and print off a specific femur and a specific tibia that fits the bone perfectly,” Pombo said. It takes about six weeks for a medical company to create the custom knee. During surgery, doctors remove the damaged joint. Then, using individually designed tools, surgeons insert the new joint and cement it in. “It’s basically like putting a train on perfectly aligned train tracks,” Pombo said. “It should wear better.”
Five months later, Fair-Evans had her other knee replaced. Now she’s back to the things she loves to do. “(I’m) taking long walks, playing with my grandkids and dancing,” Fair-Evans said. “I haven’t danced in a long time.” Pombo said there is a faster recovery, less blood loss and easier range of motion when patients have the personalized 3D knee surgery.",526,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662526009.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519074217-20220519104217-00625.warc.gz,0.956034183502197
3964672a-fa1b-4bc2-91c3-71e25369d8fb,2020-10-20T09:37:45+00:00,2020-10-20,0,http://afrikaans.english-dictionary.help/?q=overexcited,"meer as opgewonde
- meer as opgewonde
Adjective(1) unduly excited
(1) overexcite :: onrustig maak
English to Afrikaans Dictionary: overexcited
Meaning and definitions of overexcited, translation in Afrikaans language for overexcited with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of overexcited in Afrikaans and in English language.
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What overexcited means in Afrikaans, overexcited meaning in Afrikaans, overexcited definition, examples and pronunciation of overexcited in Afrikaans language.",140,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107871231.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020080044-20201020110044-00681.warc.gz,0.744398236274719
86e378f9-66fc-418d-9899-0f9788447552,2019-08-24T16:18:28+00:00,2012-03-21,0,https://nevillepark.ca/2012/03/21/the-matlow-jar/,"Because people periodically ask:
One evening I was having post-council drinks when Josh Matlow’s EA came up and introduced himself. When he learned who I was, he chided me for being so hard on Matlow that day on Twitter (I believe I had called him “beige”) and gave an eloquent defence of his boss.
In embarrassment, I resolved to cut Matlow (and the rest of Council) some slack, and to that end I set aside a jar, kind of like a swear jar. Every time I say something unnecessarily mean about a municipal politician, I put 25 cents in the jar.
There are several bucks in there now. I haven’t decided what to do with the money yet, but it will probably go towards buying drinks for the councillors who receive the brunt of my wrath.",176,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321160.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824152236-20190824174236-00213.warc.gz,0.979578077793121
196912bb-97e2-4473-8d78-b6d3c88cea31,2020-10-26T19:14:02+00:00,2013-10-17,0,https://buildingcreativebridges.wordpress.com/tag/personal-learning-environments/,"Let’s engage in some trainer-teacher-learner time travel; let’s revel in a wonderfully and gloriously circular learning moment whose beginning and end have not yet stopped expanding—and won’t if you decide to enter into and further expand this moment as part of a connected educator network.
It starts with a simple realization: that participating in a well-organized connectivist MOOC (massive open online course) or any other effective online learning opportunity not only puts us in real-time (synchronous) contact with those we draw into our personal learning networks, but also allows us to extend and connect online conversations with those that began days, weeks, months, or even years before the one we are currently creating, in venues we are just now discovering. It also can easily extend into days, weeks, months, or years we haven’t yet experienced.
I am, for example, writing this piece on October 17, 2013, and if you end up reading it on the same day, we’re in a fairly obvious and traditionally synchronous moment—the sort of moment we routinely experience face to face. By connecting this piece to others I’ve been reading and reacting to with colleagues in the Exploring Personal Learning Networks (#xplrpln) that Jeff Merrell and Kimberly Scott are currently facilitating under the auspices of the Northwestern University Master’s in Learning & Organizational Change Program, and by further connecting it to interactions with colleagues via Connected Educator Month, I am in a very rewarding way extending and weaving this moment across weeks and months of conversational threads created by others. They wrote earlier. You and I respond now. They pick up the thread and run with it at some as-yet-undetermined moment. And all of us are in a figuratively synchronous way connected through a conversation and learning opportunity that flows in multiple directions, over multiple platforms, as Pekka Ihanainen (HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences, Finland) and John Moravec (University of Minnesota, USA) explain in an article they wrote in 2011 and which I explored with a segment of my own personal learning network colleagues in a blog post and other online venues.
We see this in play through the Exploring Personal Learning Networks MOOC, where we are exploring and attempting to define personal learning networks by developing our personal learning networks. We are developing (or further developing) personal learning networks by drawing upon newly-created resources as well as resources that can be weeks, months, years, or even a century old. One colleague suggests that Jules Verne, the nineteenth-century novelist-poet-playwright, is part of his personal learning network in the sense that Verne’s work continues to guide him in his never-ending evolution as a learner. I am suggesting that a colleague from another MOOC is part of my #xplrpln personal learning network via a wonderful article she wrote months before the personal leaning networks MOOC was written and in progress; because her article is inspiring so many of us, she feels as if she is an active member even though personal time constraints are keeping her from posting updated material—for and in the moment. And several of us are suggesting that people who are still alive but with whom we have no one-on-one in-the-moment personal contact still are very much a part of our personal learning networks because they influence and affect our learning through the work they are producing or the examples they provide—something I experienced while participating in #etmooc (Educational Technology & Media MOOC) earlier this year.
That creates a wonderfully dynamic and continually evolving personal learning network—or network of networks—along with a tremendously expansive moment that remains open to further expansion through your participation. And the more we engage with #xplrpln course facilitators Merrell and Scott and course colleagues in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, and Australia synchronously and asynchronously, the more we find our own personal learning networks, personal learning environments, affinity spaces, communities of practice, and overall communities of learning overlapping in ways that once again transcend geographic and chronological borders—suggesting that in the world of training-teaching-learning, borders and barriers exist only to be erased (or, at very least, made much more permeable than we often assume they can be).
It’s an obvious extension of the concept of rhizomatic learning—a process of learning that mirrors the spreading of rhizomes so there is no center, just a wonderfully ever-expanding network of learning connections rooted in creation, collaboration, and the building of communities of learning, as I noted after picking up the term from Dave Cormier via #etmooc. The learning rhizomes in our personal learning network now continue to move backward to capture parts of the extended conversation we hadn’t previously noted, and they move forward into the moment you are living and extending in collaboration with the rest of us. Together, we may be on the cusp of even greater collaborations. Learning experiences. And being part of contributing to a world in which connections through time, across time zones, and over geographic boundaries produce possibilities we are only beginning to imagine and bring to fruition.",1086,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107891624.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026175019-20201026205019-00686.warc.gz,0.953254461288452
61cb2473-618c-4387-b5ec-39f7e28e1920,2022-05-19T02:18:16+00:00,2021-12-22,1,https://global.foreignaffairs.co.nz/2021/12/22/mil-osi-russia-alexander-novak-took-part-in-the-jubilee-conference-on-the-occasion-of-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-launch-of-the-f-1-reactor/,"MIL OSI Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Today, Russia remains the recognized leader in the world nuclear energy, while by 2040 the share of nuclear generation in the Russian energy sector will increase to 25%, the Deputy Prime Minister noted.
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak took part in the jubilee conference at the National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the launch of the first Soviet nuclear reactor F-1.
1946 was a landmark year for all Soviet and Russian science, the Deputy Prime Minister noted.
“75 years ago, the first nuclear reactor F-1 in Eurasia was launched under the leadership of the great Soviet scientist, one of the founders of atomic nuclear physics in the USSR, Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov. Today, the Russian nuclear industry reliably and successfully serves not only the energy sector and the introduction of new technologies, but also the country’s security, ”stressed Alexander Novak.
As the Deputy Prime Minister said, the work on the creation of the reactor was carried out in the most difficult military and post-war conditions. In an accelerated mode, it was necessary to ensure geological exploration and production of uranium, create a new metallurgy from scratch, and introduce many new unique technologies. “The launch of the reactor made it possible to solve several problems at once – to ensure the national security of the country, as well as create the basis for scientific progress in energy, medicine, technology and many other areas. In the future, on the basis of F-1, numerous scientific studies were carried out, new modern nuclear technologies were created for various directions, “he noted.
Today Russia remains the recognized leader in the world nuclear power industry. “Russia ranks first in the world in terms of the portfolio of orders for the construction of nuclear power plants: 35 power units in 12 countries are at different stages of implementation. This is 67% of the world market for overseas NPP construction. By 2040, the share of nuclear generation in the Russian energy sector will increase to 25%, ”added Alexander Novak.
He also noted that the development of nuclear energy is acquiring particular importance in the context of decarbonization. At the same time, Russia considers nuclear energy as an important factor in the formation of clean energy.
Alexander Novak recalled that in 2020 the comprehensive program “Development of equipment, technologies and research in the field of atomic energy use in the Russian Federation for the period up to 2024” was approved. The project received additional budgetary funding in the amount of about 24 billion rubles, and it is also planned to allocate funds from the NWF. President Vladimir Putin decided to extend the program until 2030, the Deputy Prime Minister added.
Alexander Novak noted the main directions of the program, which provide, in particular, the creation of a modern experimental bench base for the development of technologies for two-component nuclear power with a closed nuclear fuel cycle, the development of technologies for controlled thermonuclear fusion, innovative plasma technologies, as well as new materials and technologies for promising energy systems. , design and construction of reference power units of nuclear power plants. “The introduction of closed fuel cycle technologies will make the resource base for the development of nuclear energy practically unlimited and will solve the problem of expensive storage of spent nuclear fuel. A separate important and new area is the program for the construction of small nuclear power plants, designed to radically increase the availability of nuclear energy, including in remote settlements. We expect that by 2030 the share of Russia in the world market for low-power NPPs will be 20%, ”the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.
The Deputy Prime Minister noted that the development of all these areas would be impossible without the education and support of new specialists in the nuclear industry. “Colleagues from the Kurchatov Institute are the best specialists in the industry. I am sure that when professionals of this scale get down to business, any projects are doomed to success, “added Alexander Novak.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is a translation. Apologies should the grammar and or sentence structure not be perfect.",861,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522741.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519010618-20220519040618-00205.warc.gz,0.943456530570984
1d370fdc-90ed-4c26-a1ee-58c4fd0df1c2,2022-05-26T21:08:58+00:00,2022-05-26,1,https://www.wired.com/story/kernel-anti-cheat-online-gaming-vulnerabilities/,"In the past decade, big competitive online games, especially first-person shooters like Activision-Blizzard’s Call of Duty and Bungie’s Destiny 2, have had to massively scale up their operations to combat the booming business of cheat sellers. But an increasingly vocal subset of gamers is concerned that the software meant to detect and ban cheaters has become overly broad and invasive, posing a considerable threat to their privacy and system integrity.
At issue are kernel-level drivers, a relatively new escalation against cheat makers. The kernel itself—sometimes called “ring 0”—is a sequestered portion of a computer, where the core functionality of the machine runs. Software in this region includes the operating system, the drivers that talk to hardware—like keyboards, mice, and the video card—as well as software that requires high-level permissions, like antivirus suites. While faulty code executed in user mode—“ring 3,” where web browsers, word processors, and the rest of the software we use lives—results in that specific software crashing, an error in the kernel brings down the whole system, usually in the ubiquitous Blue Screen of Death. And because of that sequestration, user-mode software has very limited visibility into what’s happening in the kernel.
It’s not surprising, then, that some people have reservations. But the reality is that security engineers, especially those working to establish fairness in the hyper-competitive FPS genre, haven’t been given a lot of choice. Anti-cheat systems are heading to the kernel in part because that’s where the cheaters are.
“Back in the 2008 era, effectively no one was using kernel drivers, like maybe 5 percent of sophisticated cheat developers,” says Paul Chamberlain, a security engineer who has worked on anti-cheat systems for games like Valorant, Fortnite, and League of Legends. Chamberlain recalls seeing his first kernel-based game exploit—the infamous World of Warcraft Glider—at the Defcon security conference in 2007. “But by 2015 or so, pretty much all the sophisticated, organized cheat-selling organizations were using kernel drivers.” With the tools available, there wasn’t much anti-cheat software could do against aimbots and wallhacks that lived in the kernel. Around this same time, at a Steam developer conference, Aarni Rautava, an engineer with Easy Anti-Cheat—which would eventually be purchased by Epic Games—claimed the overall marketplace for cheats had grown to somewhere north of $100 million.
Still, games studies were, and often remain, cautious about implementing their own driver solutions. Working in the kernel is difficult—it’s more specialized and requires loads of quality assurance testing because the potential impact of bad code is so much more drastic—which leads to increased expense. “Even at Riot, nobody wanted us to make a driver. Internally, they were like, ‘Look, this is too risky,’” says Clint Sereday, another security engineer who worked on Vanguard, Valorant’s kernel-level anti-cheat system. “At the end of the day, they don't want to have to put out a driver to protect their game if they don't need to.” But in the hyper-competitive FPS space, especially a tactical shooter where a single headshot can mean instant death, cheats have an outsized impact that can quickly erode players’ trust. In the end, Riot seemingly calculated that any backlash a kernel solution produced (and there was plenty) was still preferable to being hamstrung from fighting cheaters on even ground.
But to many gamers, who pushed into the kernel first isn’t important. They worry that an anti-cheat kernel driver could secretly spy on them or create exploitable vulnerabilities in their PCs. As one Redditor put it: “I'll live with cheaters. My privacy is more important than a freaking game.”
A kernel driver could certainly introduce some sort of vulnerability. But the chances that a hacker would target it are slim, at least for the vast majority of people. “You're talking easily hundreds of thousands of dollars, perhaps millions, for an exploit like that if it's going to be remotely executable,” says Adriel Desautels, founder of penetration testing company Netragard. “What attackers would rather spend their time and money on are things where they can hit one thing and get a lot of loot,” like other criminal hacks or malware attacks where huge troves of valuable data were stolen or held for ransom.",957,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662625600.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526193923-20220526223923-00012.warc.gz,0.962586402893066
14a085d6-3df4-4958-85ed-51b8c59dc913,2017-08-24T03:10:57+00:00,2011-11-01,0,http://seeingtheupsideofdown.blogspot.com/2011/11/,"I met Adeye in blogland but have also been privileged to spend some face-to-face time with her and her family a few times over the past 2yrs.
Adeye and her husband Anthony have 7 children, 4 of whom are adopted. Each adpoted child has her own unique story, but the one that has truly touched my heart is Hailee's. Any child who is forced to spend even one day in an orphanage can't be considered to have had a 'good start' in life, but there are some who have truly horrendous orphanage experiences and Hailee is one of those sweet babies.
She came home as a 5yr. old weighing only 15 1/2 pounds. But what she lacked in size she made up for in spunk and an innate survival instinct.
Our first park get together was July of last year and all 3 girls just kind of hung out on the blanket together. Even then it was evident that Hailee was going to make sure her younger sister knew who was the oldest even if she wasn't the biggest.
Yes, ma'am, this girl wasn't going to let someone with a few extra pounds push her around.
However, my (ahem) sweet daughter made sure that Hailee knew that she was definitely going to use her size to her advantage.
In my sweet
bully daughter's defense, she was probably just trying to hug Hailee. I'm sure it had nothing to do with her trying to steal Hailee's drink or pull her hair or anything like that.
Ok, so there is some pictorial evidence to the contrary showing that Nadia doesn't always mean well, but I really think that even in this situation she was just showing Milana how much she adores her with a nice (albeit painful) ""love squeeze"".
Ahh...but I digress. Back to Hailee my Hero!
I was so excited to see her and her family yesterday and to see the wonderful progress she's made since our last visit. I could tell she had gotten much stronger and still possessed that same spunk and survival instinct that has helped her get this far in life.
But I still wasn't prepared for sista to ""bust-a-move"" the way she did. Thankfully, I caught it all with my camera in the following sequence of pictures.
It started out all pink and innocent and cute as Jenn broke out the crackers for the 4 little ones.
In fact it wasn't until I moved Harper up next to her sister that all ""you know what"" broke loose.
I can just hear Hailee's thoughts...""Oh no you don't, Harper, these crackers are mine!""
So, doing what any sister would do when faced with competition , Hailee pushed her down to leave her with only 2 opponents for the food.
Being next in the line of fire, Nadia gets a dose of karma with a good hair-pulling from Hailee.
(Notice Harper's unwillingness to jump in and help out--I'm totally cracking up at this point which I'm sure makes me a terrible mom but the irony of this scene was tickling my funny bone.)
What comes around goes around they say.
This really played out faster than it seems, and even amidst my laughter, I am just about ready to intervene...you believe me right?
Pinned! You win Hailee. You can have Nadia's crackers.
""Oh no she did not just reach her hand out for MY share of the crackers.""
(Bad move Milana....Really. Bad. Move.)
Hailee is the full package. She's as sweet and cuddly and pretty in pink as she can be...
...and tough as nails when needed. She had to be or she wouldn't be here today. I thank God that he gave this girl the fighting spirit that she has and that he moved in the lives of Adeye and Anthony to bring this little one into their family where she can truly reach her full, God-given potential!
YOU GO GIRL!!!
(Post Disclaimer: No children were harmed in this photo shoot and no sticks were ingested...just some leaves and grass by Nadia...as usual...",876,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886126027.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824024147-20170824044147-00612.warc.gz,0.987860083580017
9636015e-f390-4a2a-9245-0923e4912c50,2022-05-22T17:30:28+00:00,2004-12-31,0,https://vikramgroupofcompanies.com/bitumen-crmb-pmb/,"National Modified Bitumen (CRMB & PMB)
(Mfd. as per IS 15462:2004 & IRC: SP 53:2002)
Flexible pavements tend to become soft in summer and brittle in winter due to high temperature variations. Also early development of distress symptoms occurs duee to heavy traffic loads on such roads. In these circumstances ordinary bitumen is not sufficient to over come these symptoms.
Modified bitumens are formulated with additives to improve their service performance by changing such properties as their durability, resistance to ageing, elasticity and/or plasticity. Thus altering the physical properties allows bitumen to resist the stress caused by temperature variations, high traffic loads, thereby enhancing pavement life and reducing maintenance costs. The most important modifiers are polymers.
Modified Bitumens are generally categorised into two; Rubber Modified Bitumens and Polymer Modified Bitumens.
Rubber Modifed Bitumens are formulated by using Crumb Rubber or Synthetic Rubber Latex as additives. However Crumb rubber is commonly used.
Polymer Modified Bitumens are formulated by using polymers as additives. Polymers are categorised into two, Elastomeric & Plastomeric.
Plastomeric consists of Polyethylene (PE), Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA),Ethylene Butyl Acrylate (EBA) and Ethylene Ter Polymer (ETP), etc. However Ethylene Vinyl Acetate is commonly used.
Elastomeric consists of Styrene Isoprene Styrene (SIS), Styrene-Butadiene Styrene (SBS) Block Copolymer, etc. However Styrene-Butadiene Styrene is commonly used.
Specification of CRMB ( E ) as per IRC SP 53 – 2002 & BIS I5462 – 2004
|Designation||Grades and Requirement||Test Method|
|CRMB 50||CRMB 55||CRMB 60|
|Penetration at 25°C||< 70||< 60||< 50||ISI 203 – 1978|
|Softening point, (R & B), C Min.||50||55||60||ISI 205 – 1978|
|Elastic Recovery of half thread in||50||50||50||ISI 5462 – 2004|
|Flash Point,°C Min||220||220||220||ISI 209 – 1978|
|Seperation difference in softening point,
(R & B)°C , Max
|4||4||4||ISI 5462 – 2004|
|Thin Film Oven Test (TFOT) on Residue|
|a. Penetration 25°C , Min % of original||60||60||60||ISI 203 – 1978|
|b. Increase in softening point,°C, Max||7||6||5||ISI 205 – 1978|
|c. Elastic Recovery of half thread in||35||35||35||ISI 5462 – 2004|
|Ductilometer at 25°C , % Min.|
Specification of PMB as per BIS I5462 – 2004
|Specification / Property||Grades and Requirement|
|PMB 40||PMB 70||PMB 120|
|Softening Point,°C (min)||< 60||< 55||< 50|
|Penetration at 25°C||30-50||50-90||90-150|
|Elastic Recovery of half thread, % ( min )||70||70||70|
|Seperation, Difference in softening point,°C ( Max )||3||3||3|",788,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545875.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522160113-20220522190113-00627.warc.gz,0.795122742652893
56f5bf1a-0125-454d-a005-c26b44af1788,2017-08-22T16:31:16+00:00,2014-06-11,0,http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/trails/minutes/2014_july_mins.htm,"Minutes of the Fairfax County Trails and Sidewalks Committee
Meeting Minutes - June 11, 2014
Members Present: Peter Christensen (Chair), Tom McFarland (Park Authority), Roger Wilson, and Jean Voss
County Staff: Adam Lind
Call to order: 07:12
Minutes approved for May 14, 2014.
Bikeshare Reston Feasibility public meeting on June 25th at Dogwood Elementary at 6:30pm. Followed by a public hearing on the Bike Master Plan at 7:30pm
Bike Master Plan
- Working session - July 23
- Planning Commission - Sept 24
- Board - Oct 28
Wiehle-Reston Bike Room has 100+ paid members (with a capacity of 200).
Park Authority Report
VDOT funded Liberty Bell trail, out to bid by EOY. Only one fair weather crossing between Burke Lake and VRE.
Equestrian Task Force
Arrange a meeting with Park Director (had presented to Board of Supervisors previously)
Peter will be absent next meeting will ask someone else to chair.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:31 pm",239,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886112533.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822162608-20170822182608-00571.warc.gz,0.926195085048676
d785dd20-ec56-4b6b-8512-0ba137d0dab4,2022-05-21T22:34:32+00:00,2019-05-06,0,https://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/mag-features/2019/05/06/525625.htm,"Over the past decade, urgent care facilities have emerged as popular, convenient and cost-effective alternatives to primary care physicians and hospital emergency rooms. The number of urgent care facilities in the United States has grown exponentially and now represents an $18 billion segment of the healthcare industry, with additional growth expected, according to the Urgent Care Association.
With more patients visiting urgent care facilities than ever before, these facilities continue to expand the services they offer, and consequently, take on more risk. This growing market offers independent agents the opportunity to help clinic owners identify professional liability exposures and mitigate the corresponding risks.
Understanding Key Risks
In spite of their efforts to provide the best possible care, urgent care facilities, as well as the professionals employed, often face potentially damaging malpractice lawsuits. While these facilities face a myriad of professional liability risks, there are three risks that leave the facilities and their professional teams exposed: patient misconceptions of clinic care; expanded provider teams; and an increased reliance on telemedicine. Fortunately, these evolving risks can be reduced through the implementation of specialized insurance programs. With this in mind, agents are advising their clients to partner with experienced carriers that offer broad coverage and comprehensive risk management and prevention solutions to ensure the continued good health of their businesses.
Given urgent care clinics are often the most accessible form of treatment, patients quickly turn to these centers for care. However, these clinics are primarily devoted to outpatient care for non-emergencies and are not equipped to treat more serious or life-threatening situations. Services can include those similar to a physician’s office or can be broader, including on-site radiology and lab services, and treatments for non-life-threatening issues, such as minor fractures, lacerations, bites and sprains. These clinics are not equipped to treat more serious or life-threatening situations, such as chest pain, coughing blood or excessive bleeding — a common misconception among patients.
Confusion among patients about where to seek care can have catastrophic consequences. When patients visit urgent care clinics for serious, life-threatening situations, often the most appropriate evaluation and treatment is delayed and clinics must request an ambulance to transport the patient to the hospital. Since every minute counts in these situations, delays in care can be potentially devastating and can result in patients or their families making allegations of negligence or professional errors.
Clinics that focus on educating their patients on their treatment capabilities and have strict policies and procedures in place to handle escalations are better positioned to help mitigate this significant issue of where to seek care.
Expanded Provider Teams
While most clinics are physician-led, many rely primarily on nurse practitioners and physician assistants to administer patient care, giving them authority to act independently. Many also employ third-party contractors for their delivery of care. These practices enable clinics to appropriately manage their expenses, but also create additional exposure for the facilities.
While it is important contractors are insured through their own organizations, the use of third-party contractors can also mean clinics need an added level of coverage for these individuals.
Independent agents can recommend coverage that is expansive enough to cover the range of healthcare professionals providing services, including any nurse practitioners, physician assistants, third-party contractors and primary care physicians.
Increased Reliance on Telemedicine
Urgent care clinics are increasingly embracing telemedicine as a cost- and time-effective way to interact with specialists. Using technology, remote health care providers can provide patient evaluations and diagnoses and suggest treatments. Teleradiology is one area that has been at the forefront of the telemedicine movement, enabling remote radiologists to read x-rays or scan results and offer diagnoses. While telemedicine offers many benefits, this form of care can also present an increased risk for misdiagnosis.
For example, teleradiologists rely on the scans or x-rays taken by the on-site technicians when they make a diagnosis. The teleradiologist may see something on the film but misread the severity of the situation due to incomplete or inaccurate images. Issues may also arise as a result of the quality of the teleradiologist or telemedicine professional.
To avoid this risk, clinics must ensure contracted telemedicine professionals are properly trained and up-to-date on the latest technology. Checking backgrounds and credentials thoroughly, and practicing sound contractual risk management, are critical to protecting clinics and their patients.
A Strategic Partner
As urgent care facilities continue to increase in popularity, independent agents can help facility owners understand and identify evolving risks, and partner with experienced carriers to deliver comprehensive and customizable coverage. By playing the role of a strategic partner, agents can guide their clients to solutions that help protect their bottom lines while reinforcing the agencies’ value.
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bed3c694-2fd9-4996-a33a-2feff922c8f4,2018-08-15T08:53:22+00:00,2018-08-15,0,https://momosanshop.bigcartel.com/product/hinoki-spa,"These bags contain highly aromatic wood shavings of Japanese Cypress (Hinoki). Made entirely from recovered material from forestry management and timber production.
Simply place the bag into a hot bath and enjoy the calming and rejuvenating effects of a Japanese forest. After use, once dried, it can be used a further two to three times.
One packet contains two bags.",76,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210040.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815083101-20180815103101-00136.warc.gz,0.910227537155151
a4e216d4-e10f-4159-a5d5-0dc38db2bcfa,2015-03-30T23:03:48+00:00,2013-02-12,1,https://storify.com/northkoreatech/north-korea-conducts-nuclear-test/elements/65f7288f2ef985ce64f6864a,"- The first sign of a possible test was the detection of seismic waves. The epicenter of the apparent earthquake was close to North Korea's nuclear testing site. Here's data from the U.S. Geological Survey and China.
- The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization also took to Twitter to confirm that it too detected shaking in the region.
- As Reuters noted, North Korea isn't known for its seismic activity so the chances of it being a real earthquake were low.
- The South Koreans were quick to determine the quake was caused by a man-made device, ie: a nuclear weapon.
- As the seismic waves were breaking across international newswires, the governments in Japan and South Korea began scrambling to pull together ""urgent"" meetings. It was the same surprise that greeted North Korea's rocket launch late last year. The U.S. and China might not have been so surprised. According to an unsourced official quoted by Yonhap News, they received advance notice of the test.
- And then word that the U.S. passed this information on to at least Japan.
- Here's what it looked like:
- The shaking from the blast was apparently felt along the North Korean / China border:
- And here's the latest official word from the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization:
“Today our monitoring stations picked up evidence of an unusual seismic event in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The event shows explosion-like characteristics and its location is roughly congruent with the 2006 and 2009 DPRK nuclear tests. For now, further data and analysis are necessary to establish what kind of event this is. If confirmed as a nuclear test, this act would constitute a clear threat to international peace and security, and challenges efforts made to strengthen global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, in particular by ending nuclear testing.”
- It wasn't for about three hours after the test that the North Korean media confirmed the news. The state-run Korea Central News Agency said:The scientific field for national defence of the DPRK succeeded in the third underground nuclear test at the site for underground nuclear test in the northern part of the DPRK on Tuesday.
The test was carried out as part of practical measures of counteraction to defend the country's security and sovereignty in the face of the ferocious hostile act of the U.S. which wantonly violated the DPRK's legitimate right to launch satellite for peaceful purposes.
The test was conducted in a safe and perfect way on a high level with the use of a smaller and light A-bomb unlike the previous ones, yet with great explosive power. It was confirmed that the test did not give any adverse effect to the surrounding ecological environment.
The specific features of the function and explosive power of the A-bomb and all other measurements fully tallied with the values of the design, physically demonstrating the good performance of the DPRK's nuclear deterrence that has become diversified.
The nuclear test will greatly encourage the army and people of the DPRK in their efforts to build a thriving nation with the same spirit and mettle as displayed in conquering space, and offer an important occasion in ensuring peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the region.
- It was, of course, immediately condemned:",672,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300031.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00215-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.954823434352875
db5ac5ba-d3e5-49d8-869d-2cd91dfa94fb,2015-03-28T14:53:05+00:00,2014-01-01,1,http://allafrica.com/stories/201401020314.html,"Johannesburg — As violence continues in the Central African Republic, the conditions for aid organizations like Doctors Without Borders have become dangerous. Twice in the last week, hospitals and clinics had to be evacuated when armed men entered the facilities.
In the Central African Republic's capital of Bangui, teams with Doctors Without Borders say the violence has been escalating, despite the increased presence of French and African troops.
Instability deepened in early December when Christian militias - known as anti-Balaka - stepped up revenge attacks against Seleka rebels who helped install the country's Muslim president in a March coup.
Communal violence has killed more than 1,000 in the last month, including children who have been brutalized.
Doctors Without Borders facilities have felt the impact. Sylvain Groulx, the head of mission for Doctors Without Borders in the Central African Republic, said medical staff had to temporarily evacuate their facilities on December 24th and 25th - due to threats by armed men and close gunfire.
""Essentially they have been threatening medical personnel. They have been threatening the staff as well... . It's been very, very difficult to manage those incidents and certainly what we are requesting as a medical organization is that there is a full respect by all of the combatants or individuals within the city and that there is a full respect for our patients' rights,"" Groulx said. ""They are no longer combatants, they are no longer part of a community or another. They are simply patients.""
Doctors Without Borders is providing general medical care for thousands of people in Bangui and says its teams have been treating up to 20 people a day who have been injured in the violence.
Groulx said medical volunteers are concerned with all the people they can't reach. ""It's quite difficult, and what's worse is actually the level of insecurity has driven hundreds of thousands of people - rough estimates - approximately half of the capital city of Bangui is now living in dire and squalid conditions in camps, IDP camps in approximately 50 sites around the city,"" he stated.
On Tuesday, thousands of people flooded onto the runway of the Bangui airport, shutting down flights. They were demanding more international aid and for the country's president to resign.",464,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297587.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00009-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.97870808839798
543a7a1f-9c72-421d-b8de-643c37eeb942,2013-05-24T23:02:51+00:00,2012-11-22,1,http://www.wmur.com/news/national/US-reviews-Mediterranean-military-presence/-/9857926/17513826/-/format/rsss_2.0/view/print/-/aekydy/-/index.html,"US reviews Mediterranean military presence
Regional instability could drive increased attention
Senior U.S. military officials are considering increasing the American military presence in the Mediterranean because of what they see as growing instability in recent months.
""This is post-Benghazi,"" one military official told CNN. ""We're looking at instability in Libya, Egypt, Syria and now Israel and Gaza.""
The official who has direct knowledge of the discussions declined to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the information.
The Pentagon is looking at a number of options, according to military officials. The easiest would be to extend deployments of Navy ships passing through the region.
The Navy just extended by at least 10 days the tour of three amphibious ships carrying more than 2,000 Marines, Harrier jets, V-22 tilt rotor aircraft and a variety of helicopters, as CNN first reported last week.
Those tours were extended as a result of the conflict in Gaza as a precautionary measure should there have been a need to evacuate Americans from Israel. A cease-fire was reached on Wednesday after a week of violence.
The Pentagon is focusing on the eastern Mediterranean, where the ships will stay, the military official told CNN.
""From there, you can get to a lot of places in a short period of time,"" he said. ""What we are looking at is what is our presence in the region and what should it be.""
The Navy also previously announced that four warships capable of providing ballistic missile defense will now be based at Rota, Spain, putting them closer to potential threats from Syria and Iran. They are the USS Ross, the USS Donald Cook, the USS Carney and the USS Porter. Four other ships are stationed off the coast of Israel as a hedge against any ballistic missile launch from Iran.
Short of being ordered into combat, the Navy is looking to beef up its presence in order to conduct humanitarian assistance missions and training exercises with other nations in the region, the sources said.
But clearly more ships and aircraft also give the military an increased capability to evacuate Americans from a hotspot or put forces on the ground to conduct security operations to protect embassies.
The developments come amid increasing concern about weapons being smuggled into Gaza. U.S. and Israeli officials say some of those weapons are coming from Libya where arms stashes have been ransacked after the fall of Moammar Gadhafi.
A U.S. official told CNN that the current assessment by the intelligence community is that surface to air missiles from Libya have made their way into Gaza after being smuggled through Egypt.
Copyright 2012 by CNN NewSource. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.",548,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.968586087226868
2ee8a089-7549-46ca-95f9-6bf5abac0dd0,2022-05-26T07:39:36+00:00,2022-02-09,0,https://debuglies.com/2022/02/09/lymphadenopathy-post-covid-19-vaccination-with-increased-fdg-uptake-may-be-falsely-attributed-to-oncological-disorders/,"The study team cautioned that care must be taken before suspecting lymph node metastasis or deciding for lymphadenectomy for patients following COVID-19 jabs.
Lymphadenopathy refers to lymph nodes that are abnormal in size (e.g., greater than 1 cm) or consistency. Palpable supraclavicular, popliteal, and iliac nodes, and epitrochlear nodes greater than 5 mm, are considered abnormal.
One side effect that has been widely reported is post-COVID-19 jabs is lymphadenopathy.
The study team reports that due to the mimicry of the lymphadenopathy for metastases in some oncologic patients, there have been reports of patients who underwent biopsies that showed pathologic confirmation of benign reactive lymphadenopathy secondary to the COVID-19 jabs.
Hence, understanding the incidence of lymphadenopathy post-COVID-19 vaccinations will help guide radiologists and oncologists in their management of patients, both present oncologic patients, and patients with concerns over their newly presenting lymphadenopathy.
The Lymphadenopathy-COVID-19-Jabs study team conducted a systematic literature search using several databases to identify relevant studies that reported lymphadenopathy post-COVID-19 jabs.
The study findings revealed that several cases have been detected in patients undergoing follow-up fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography-computerized tomography scans where lymph nodes ipsilateral to the jab injection site show increased uptake of FDG.
Thus, knowledge of the incidence of lymphadenopathy may help avoid unnecessary biopsies, interventions, and changes in management for patients, especially oncologic patients who are at risk for malignancies.
The study findings were published in the peer reviewed Journal of Medical Virology. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmv.27599
COVID-19 reported postvaccination events
The US FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research published a protocol on Background Rates of Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs) for COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring. Many side effects were listed as the outcome for the general population including acute myocardial infarction, anaphylaxis, appendicitis, Bell’s palsy, deep vein thrombosis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, hemorrhagic and nonhemorrhagic stroke, immune thrombocytopenia, myocarditis/pericarditis, narcolepsy, pulmonary embolism, and transverse myelitis.19
Lymphadenopathy can be defined as any type of inconsistency or abnormality in lymph nodes. The abnormality can lay within the firmness, size, or number of lymph nodes in a particular section of the body. Lymphadenopathies can result from a number of causes and can vary depending on the location, including bacterial, parasitic, and viral infections. Studies have shown that unilateral lymphadenopathy has been highly associated with vaccines such as the influenza vaccine, BCG vaccine, and HPV vaccine.20
Postvaccination lymphadenopathy may be falsely attributed to oncological disorders in patients who are diagnosed with cancer, in remission, or those who are at high risk for developing malignancies.
Therefore, it is necessary to be familiar with the possible post-COVID-19 vaccine lymphadenopathy to avoid unnecessary stressful diagnostic procedures including imaging and invasive biopsies.21 This review compiles data about the events of lymphadenopathy reported post-COVID-19 vaccination and the recommendations to avoid any clinical and/or diagnostic complications.
Lymphadenopathy as a side effect of vaccination is neither a new phenomenon nor isolated to COVID-19 vaccines. This presentation is considered common with the human papillomavirus vaccine, as well as H1N1 vaccinations.53, 58, 59 Of those, lymphadenopathy was seen in the ipsilateral lymph nodes; specifically in axillary, supraclavicular, and infraclavicular lymph nodes.21
How may vaccines cause lymphadenopathy?
The exact mechanism of how the COVID-19 vaccines may cause lymphadenopathy is still not clear. It is hypothesized that the increased immune response following vaccination causes a localized inflammatory response in the area surrounding the vaccination site. Immune cells in the nearby lymph nodes may proliferate as they become exposed to the vaccine antigen.
This hyperplasia in response to the vaccine may cause lymphadenopathy to develop. Lymphadenopathy reactions have been reported after several other vaccines including measles, anthrax, smallpox, H1N1 and seasonal influenza, Bacille Calmette-Guerin, and human papillomavirus vaccines.59-65 Lymphadenopathy seems to be a reaction common to most vaccines rather than specifically to those of COVID-19. Hence, the mechanism in which lymphadenopathy occurs may be similar in all vaccine types.
Lymphadenopathy following COVID-19 vaccination
Our results signify that lymphadenopathy may occur following COVID-19 vaccination. A total of 6022 individuals developed lymphadenopathy post-COVID-19 vaccination as reported by different types of studies including 24 case reports/series, 10 cohort studies, and 2 RCTs.
Although some of the studies reported higher rates of lymphadenopathy in the COVID-19 vaccinated groups compared to the control groups, only Cohen et al.,53 established a significant association between Pfizer vaccination and lymphadenopathy (45.6%) compared with the unvaccinated group (7.6%) (p value <0.01).
Furthermore, the rate of lymphadenopathy was significantly higher after the second dose as compared to the first dose. However, this cohort is not representative of the entire population as only patients with malignancies who may be more susceptible were included.
Baden et al.,54 Polack et al.,52 and Chu et al.55 reported a higher incidence of lymphadenopathy post-COVID-19 vaccine in comparison to placebo. However, the association has not been statically determined.52, 54, 55 Surprisingly, McMurry et al.,57 reported a significantly lower rate of lymphadenopathy in the vaccinated group as compared to the nonvaccinated control group.
This contradicts the findings of increased lymphadenopathy observed after vaccination in most other studies. This might be attributed to the selection process of the participants as anyone who visited the emergency department (ED) was used as a subject and was classified as either vaccinated or unvaccinated.
It was, therefore, suggested that those vaccinated may have been warned about the side effects and were less likely to present to the ED. Relatively high rates of lymphadenopathy were reported in 3 cohort studies 45.6% (Cohen et al.),53 45% (Eifer et al.),36 and 25.8% (Bernsite et al.).31 This could be attributed to the nature of the cohorts which had only subjects with malignancies. The overall rate of lymphadenopathy in the included cohort studies and RTCs is 13.15%. However, this overall rate is impacted by the high lymphadenopathy rate in the cohorts with oncologic subjects. The average rate of lymphadenopathy in the 3 studies with only oncologic patients is 38.8% which is higher than the average rate in the normal cohorts (6.65%).
Was lymphadenopathy reported following COVID-19 vaccination during the clinical trials?
It is common that some side effects do not become apparent until after the drug or vaccine is released to the public. Looking into the COVID-19 safety clinical trials, lymphadenopathy was reported as a side effect after taking the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines. The RCT reported by Chu et al.55 showed the development of lymphadenopathy in 11% of the participants after the first dose of the Moderna vaccine and 9% after the second dose in the 18–55-year-old cohort.
In the control group who had received saline instead, 4% developed lymphadenopathy after the first dose and 1% did after the second dose. Similarly, Baden et al.54 reported lymphadenopathy in 10.2% of the Moderna vaccinated group after the 1st dose and in 14.2% after the 2nd dose as compared to 4.8% after the 1st dose and 3.9% after the 2nd dose in the control group.54 Such rates are higher as compared to the rates of lymphadenopathy following Pfizer vaccination as reported by the safety trials.
In the Pfizer vaccine safety trials, only 64 vaccine recipients (0.3%) as compared to 6 placebo recipients (<0.1%) reported lymphadenopathy.52, 54 While there were reports of lymphadenopathy in the clinical trials, they were few specifically in the Pfizer ones.
The AstraZeneca vaccine phase 3 clinical trials did not report any cases of lymphadenopathy.18 Similarly, no cases of lymphadenopathy were reported in the Janssen safety trial.66 Interestingly, however, some cases were described in case reports and cohort studies after each of these vaccines as well.45-48, 56
The unprecedented circumstances and emergent need for COVID-19 vaccines have led to fast approvals for widespread use. Although extensive and thorough clinical trials have been carried out, due to the rapid turnover, the emergence of some unexpected side effects that were not reported or underreported during the clinical trials may occur.
The Janssen and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, however, did not report any case of lymphadenopathy in their phase 3 trials.18, 66 It is unclear if the absence of any cases is due to none occurring or if participants were not examined for lymphadenopathy. Nevertheless, 14 cases in a cohort study and 3 case reports described lymphadenopathy occurring after the AstraZeneca vaccine.45-48
Lymphadenopathy in patients with malignancies post-COVID-19 vaccination
Hypermetabolic lymphadenopathy describes an abnormal lymph node that is metabolizing at an increased rate, which is demonstrated using an FDG-PET-CT scan. FDG-PET-CT scan is a medical imaging tool that uses radiotracers to detect metabolically active lesions within the body. Whole-body FDG-PET-CT is a standard practice to examine cancer patients to evaluate the progress of the disease.
However, FDG uptake can be also detected in inflammatory and infectious lesions which can also be caused by vaccination.31 Our included case reports and case series revealed the emergence of much post-COVID-19 vaccination lymphadenopathy especially in patients undergoing follow-up FDG-PET-CT where lymph nodes ipsilateral to the vaccine injection site show increased uptake of FDG.21, 23, 28
For example, Smith and Yang reported a case of benign hypermetabolic axillary lymph nodes following Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination near the injection site, most likely due to a vaccine-elicited immune response.26 Other resources refer to vaccine-related lymphadenopathy to be associated with sonographic and clinical features, such as being more common in oncological patients who may be experiencing an impact on the accuracy of their diagnostic tests.22 Out of the 6022 reported cases of lymphadenopathy in our included studies, 693 had confirmed malignancies as reported by several case reports/series or cohort studies with or without control.
All subjects in the studies conducted by Cohen et al.,53 Eifer et al.,36 and Bernstine et al.,31 had known malignancies and were assessed for lymphadenopathy using FDG-PET-CT or other PET-CT tracers. The studies reported relatively high rates of FDG-PET-CT positive results within the cohorts.
It was observed that cancer patients started to undergo FDG-PET-CT hypermetabolic axillary lymph nodes and a focal hypermetabolic region in the ipsilateral deltoid muscle following Pfizer vaccination especially after the second dose in the cohort study conducted by Bernstine et al.31 Similarly, Eifer et al.36 reported that a high proportion of cancer patients showed ipsilateral lymph node axillary uptake following Pfizer vaccination.
Unlike the studies conducted by Bernstine et al.31 and Eifer et al.36 which did not include control groups, Cohen et al.,53 conducted a cohort study that recruited vaccinated cancer patients and compared them with a control unvaccinated group. Statistical analysis revealed that the rate of occurrence of lymph nodes with benign metabolic hyperactivity was significantly higher in the Pfizer vaccinated group as compared to the control group.
Furthermore, the rate was also significantly higher after the second dose as compared to the first dose. The same study reported that it was not always possible to differentiate between the benign and malignant nodal involvement especially when the vaccine was administrated on the same side as the tumor expected nodal drainage.
The study, therefore, recommended that patients with breast cancer, axillary lymphoma, and malignancy of the upper limb should not be vaccinated in the arm next to the tumor expected nodal drainage.53 Furthermore, 18 cases who developed lymphadenopathy following COVID-19 vaccination conducted different tests such as FDG-PET-CT scan, MRI, US, and/or FNA biopsy without having any malignancies.21, 22, 28, 33, 34, 37, 49
In a recent study, Placke et al.,67 reported 8 patients (with melanoma or Merkel cell carcinoma) who were misdiagnosed with lymph nodes metastases and underwent lymph node excision following COVID-19 vaccination.68 Therefore, care must be taken before suspecting lymph node metastasis or deciding for lymphadenectomy following COVID-19 vaccination.
Awareness of the incidence of lymphadenopathy post-COVID-19 vaccinations will help guide radiologists and oncologists in their management of patients, both present oncologic patients, and patients with concerns over their newly presenting lymphadenopathy.27
What is the outcome of the lymphadenopathy post-COVID-19 vaccination?
The studies reported the spontaneous resolution of lymphadenopathy post-COVID-19 vaccination. The reported duration until complete resolution varied among studies. Some studies reported a maximum duration of 10 days, with most resolutions occurring around the second day of symptoms.25, 52, 54, 55 However, durations of up to 32 days with a resolution still ongoing have been reported by some case reports and case series.21, 37
Are females more affected?
One cross-sectional survey-based study found that lymphadenopathy as a side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine had a higher frequency among females in comparison to males.25 However 88% of the subjects in this study were females, and thus the study population may not have had a wider scope on the male subjects. Although noting the prevalence of this side effect on females versus males was not the main objective for many of the included studies, one cohort study focused on investigating the female to male differences in adverse effects of the COVID-19 vaccine.56
It was reported that females were more likely to experience a wider range of adverse effects than males such as nausea, fever, and vomiting. The difference was explained by the enhanced immune reactogenicity in females as shown by reviews of vaccine-induced hormonal immunity.
This enhanced reaction results in more immunity to infectious diseases but also in a higher rate of adverse effects.68 It was suggested that the interaction between the flu vaccine and estrogen may boost immunity which may apply to COVID-19 vaccines.69 However, the same study reported that lymphadenopathy was more common in males than in females.56 Therefore, further investigations are required to determine whether lymphadenopathy post-COVID-19 vaccination has a higher prevalence in either sex.",3441,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662604495.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526065603-20220526095603-00202.warc.gz,0.94296407699585
0f6bcc58-240b-48b9-a2b1-b49d7ed00fec,2017-08-18T03:02:53+00:00,2016-02,0,http://judys-stew.blogspot.com/2016/02/my-circadian-rhythms-are-out-of-whack.html,"My Circadian rhythms—those almost 24-hour patterns that control all animal and plant life—out of whack, and I suspect I know why. After I slept the clock around Friday night, I couldn’t go to sleep last night. I’m sure I dozed but I watched much of the night go by. Having a restless nine-year-old in the bed didn’t help. This morning I said to him that I didn’t sleep well last night, and he said, “Neither did I.” I said, “Of course you did. I watched you all night.” He grinned and said, “Just kidding.” I’m about to offer him my side of the bed, which he seems to edge toward. Actually he prefers the middle. Once I turned over, looked at him and saw that his face was “in my face,” with his head buried in the pillows. If I hadn’t felt his regular breathing, I’d have worried about him suffocating.
In the long dark hours of a sleepless night, which doesn’t happen to me often, I’m capable of the most bizarre thoughts—like, “I’m having another TIA” or “This is an omen—something bad is going to happen.” I thought my foot was swelling again, and I’d have to go to the ER. All kinds of fears can raise their ugly heads at three in the morning. I tried relaxation, deep breathing, every technique I knew. I read a question somewhere, probably on Facebook, that asked, “What is it with people who fall right asleep? Don’t they have thoughts?” I outlined a new book, which may eventually lead to something but it falls wide of the mark now; I solved some of the problems in my friends’ lives—which I’d never have the nerve to tell them. I thought of all those emails I should have sent yesterday—they took me five minutes total when I finally did them this morning. I got leg cramps; I had to pee an inordinate number of times; I twisted and turned from back to side and fought off that encroaching child who once gave me such a good whack on the arm I was sure I’d have a bruise. Finally, at 7:30, I gave up, got up, and started my day.
My mom was quite cavalier about sleepless nights when I was a child. I remember complaining that I couldn’t go to sleep because I itched all over. “That,” she said serenely, “is a sign you’re about to go to sleep.” If I complained that I hadn’t slept at all, she’d say, “You did. It just seems like you didn’t.” I did have a few, brief, weird dreams last night and sometimes saw messages and words that made no sense—origin of my fear that I was having a TIA.
This morning, all was sunshine. I went about my routine, fed Jacob, did some work at my computer, did some kitchen work. Okay, don’t look at all the unfolded laundry by the washing machine.
Now I’m sleepy. Jacob has gone to brunch with his parents, and Sophie is curled up in her chair. Company coming at 5:30. I may not be ready, because I’m going to take a long nap (I hope).
P.S. Nice nap. Crockpot barbecue was good. And two important dinner guests are shown above. The younger one is serving as a seeing-eye dog for my friend; the older one is retired. Sophie loves these boys!",806,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104560.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818024629-20170818044629-00326.warc.gz,0.986546993255615
a820861b-e2bd-4ca6-b1d9-f0e43d7cf302,2022-05-28T23:07:32+00:00,2022-01-20,0,https://letsgobrandonews.org/brandon-stares-blankly-at-reporter-who-asks-about-ukrainian-presidents-no-minor-incursions-comment-motions-for-him-to-leave-video/,"Brandon and Kamala Harris on Thursday met with members of the Infrastructure Implementation Task Force to discuss the allocation of money to repair roads, bridges and more.
Brandon forgot the name of his infrastructure czar…. again!
“I’m gonna turn it over to the…uh…the guy who, uh…” Brandon said of his infrastructure czar, former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu.
After a brief meeting, Brandon’s handlers shooed away reporters.
Brandon stared blankly at a reporter who asked about the Ukrainian President’s “no minor incursions” comment.
Brandon essentially gave a green light to Putin to enter Ukraine during Wednesday’s presser.
“My guess is he will move in,” Brandon said of Putin invading Ukraine. “He has to do something.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back on Brandon on Thursday.
“We want to remind the great powers that there are no minor incursions and small nations. Just as there are no minor casualties and little grief from the loss of loved ones,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted.
We want to remind the great powers that there are no minor incursions and small nations. Just as there are no minor casualties and little grief from the loss of loved ones. I say this as the President of a great power 🇺🇦
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 20, 2022
Brandon motioned for the reporter to leave and didn’t answer his question.",358,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663021405.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528220030-20220529010030-00200.warc.gz,0.92003345489502
7920823f-49b7-472f-801a-b3d424e0d406,2017-08-23T19:14:33+00:00,2007-11-30,0,http://leadbeyond.blogspot.com/2007/11/,"Here’s what Gates had to say on the subject at his 2007 commencement address at Harvard University:
We can make market forces work better for the poor if we can develop a more creative capitalism – if we can stretch the reach of market forces so that more people can make a profit, or at least make a living, serving people who are suffering from the worst inequities. We also can press governments around the world to spend taxpayer money in ways that better reflect the values of the people who pay the taxes. If we can find approaches that meet the needs of the poor in ways that generate profits for business and votes for politicians, we will have found a sustainable way to reduce inequity in the world.
Prahalad is perhaps the leading agent of this line of thinking. In his landmark book The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid he argues:
For more than 50 years, the World Bank, donor nations, various aid agencies, national governments, and lately, civil society organizations have all fought the good fight but have not eradicated poverty ... If we stop thinking of the poor as victims or as a burden and start recognizing them as resilient and creative entrepreneurs and value-conscious consumers, a whole new world of opportunity will open up. Four billion poor can be the engine of the next round of global trade and prosperity ... [and] a source of innovations.
Prahalad was spotlighted in a 2006 BusinessWeek profile that offered a compelling case for why the BoP matters to business. More recently, Prahalad looked ahead to the future at the 2007 BOP conference, paying special attention to environmental concerns (an hour-long video clip of his presentation is posted online).
The focus of the best business minds on ending poverty is cause for optimism, not only for their ideas and actions but for their ability to inspire many more of us to lend our own efforts to this great cause.",387,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886123359.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823190745-20170823210745-00491.warc.gz,0.955675065517426
4e987ffe-bf16-4147-a5b7-67f1c9d23cd8,2017-08-21T00:46:36+00:00,2014-04-06,1,https://syrienblogg.wordpress.com/2014/04/06/6-april-3/,"nsnbc.me – Lavrov: Linking a Geneva III Conference on Syria to “Assad Must Go Demands” Unacceptable
Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, denounced western countries for their failure to condemn terrorism in Syria, the shelling of Lattakia to obstruct chemical weapons transports, and the ethnic cleansing of Armenian Syrians in the city of Kessab. Lavrov stressed that linking a Geneva III Conference to demands that Assad must go is unacceptable.
voltairenet.org – UN Security Council refuses to condemn Turkey-backed attack on Kassab
The Russian delegation to the United Nations said the Security Council refused to take a stand on the attack perpetrated against Kassab, thereby unveiling the support of several of its members for the actions of Al-Qaeda.
Ghaleb Kandil – An American plan for a long war against Syria
The objective of the efforts deployed by the United States, with NATO, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, is to bleed Syria and prevent its recovery, since that alliance has realized that the fall of the regime and the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad are impossible.
Sara Elizabeth Williams – Learning to Fight Like an American at the FSA Training Camp in Jordan",245,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886107065.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821003037-20170821023037-00692.warc.gz,0.920162796974182
713f8c28-4a43-4e56-b34a-c636c6d54ab0,2020-10-31T21:47:23+00:00,2016-09-05,1,https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-passes-600-as-talks-of-recession-intensify,"Several reasons have been alluded to regarding the sharp rise in the price of Bitcoin from Saturday September 3 when it jumped from about $574 to $610 by the following day, including a push from speculators expecting the devaluation of the Chinese yuan.
Factors that might have influenced the price
Now sitting at the $600 price range, this is the highest the currency has reached since the August 2 hack of the Chinese exchange Bitfinex, when Bitcoin worth close to $65 million was reportedly stolen. Its price was around $640 before the hack.
The fact that the rise came after Bitfinex announced the redemption of 1.1812% of outstanding BFX tokens also points in the direction of the exchange being a factor for the price swing. Or that it was a reversal to the pre-Bitfinex hack price.
The announcement of the Brave Browser implementing Bitcoin micropayments could also be a contributor. The 0.11.6 release of Brave enables users to reward websites they enjoy frequenting while getting rid of tracking and adware techniques at the same time.
Another reason might be that the Russian authorities have officially stated there will be no penalties for Bitcoin use. Based on movement on Fiatleak around the time of the spike, a Reddit member Midipoet stated:
“That's a pretty interesting website. We should have seen this coming. It was only a few days ago that Russia 'legalised' Bitcoin, and there is a LOT of money in Russia. If you factor in the countries that deal with Russia, and the fact that they would want a monetary exchange system that is quicker/cheaper/safer than FIAT, the price rise is actually a no-brainer.”
On another thread, timfcrn stated that the rise is as a result of people taking huge profits from other cryptos into Bitcoin, which has forced a massive short squeeze that some miners didn't see.
The user says:
“Remember, there aren’t as many Bitcoins earned by miners, so if they're not careful about their commercial hedging (shorting), they could face huge squeezes if people taking profits in other cryptos move to Bitcoin again.”
What comes next?
The interest in Bitcoin may have also increased now for the reason that negative interest rates are spreading with central banks in the Eurozone, Switzerland, Sweden, and Japan all having below-zero policy rates. Yahoo Finance reports that a negative interest rate policy NIRP is the only move that those central banks have.
Though the US Federal Reserve hasn’t followed, there are suggestions that it is already preparing for NIRP. In a congressional testimony last February, Janet Yellen said she had “not fully investigated” the legal issues of a negative rate strategy. Asked again about NIRP in June, Yellen stated that the Fed did not have the legal authority to use negative rates. She denied plans to do it, but said there was no legal barrier.
It shows that between February and June, the Fed’s counsel developed some kind of legal justification for NIRP. Though it doesn’t mean they will do it, but it does suggest that Yellen wants to have a NIRP contingency plan ready to pull out if necessary. The next Fed meeting is between September 20-21.
John Mauldin, who publishes Thoughts from the Frontline, says he believes the Fed wants to have NIRP as a policy option when the next recession begins. This is based on his view that a recession is coming with a recovery that is already long in the tooth. He writes that he thinks there is real potential to enter at least a mild recession no later than the end of 2017 to be triggered by events in Europe.
In the event of an economic turmoil, Bitcoin could serve as a means to secure wealth. A recession may lead the digital currency to go mainstream.",806,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107922463.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031211812-20201101001812-00451.warc.gz,0.971598446369171
a0a2b833-ac07-49dc-b24d-84742b48c086,2020-10-20T13:44:59+00:00,2020-10-20,0,http://www.fitforlifewellnessclinic.com/tag/compression/,"Strains and Sprains
Remember P.R.I.C.E. – five simple rules to help speed up your recovery in the first 72 hours of a sprain (ligament) or strain (muscle) injury.
P is for PROTECTION. Protect the injured area from sustaining any more damage.
R is for REST. Allow the injury time to heal.
I is for ICE. Ice should be applied to an injured area as soon as possible. Use the 10/10/10 method of ice application: 10 minutes of ice; followed by 10 minutes of rest without ice; followed by 10 minutes of ice again. Do not apply heat. Ice works to reduce pain and inflammation to your injured muscles, joints and tissues and may even slow bleeding if a tear has occurred.
C is for COMPRESSION. Use a tensor bandage to wrap the injured area. When wrapping, begin at the end furthest away from the heart.
E is for ELEVATION. If possible, raise the injured area above the level of the heart, especially at night, by putting a pillow under the injured area.
After the first 48 hours, slowly start to use the injured area again and continue icing for another day. If you are unsure of the severity of your injury, consult a chiropractor for an evaluation.",272,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107872746.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020134010-20201020164010-00241.warc.gz,0.931777000427246
9b3a9c79-d05f-4593-abcb-294976ffd474,2013-05-22T21:58:03+00:00,2011-11-02,0,http://articles.kwch.com/2011-11-02/neighbors_30348247,"(CHAPMAN, Kan.) — A Chapman man missing for several days was found dead. Tuesday authorities found 72-year-old Roy Conrad about 200 yards from his home.
Friends reported Conrad missing because no one had heard from him since Sunday. He was insulin dependent and was known to become confused and disoriented. The Dickinson County Sheriff's Department says it appears Conrad walked away from his residence without his medication and no personal items.
Friends and neighbors searched the area for him. A neighbor says when he was found, he was covered in brush and appeared to have fallen down a short ravine. There were no signs of foul play, but an autopsy is being done to determine his cause of death.",143,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00013-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.996173739433289
310671d6-01ee-4d9f-8cda-89b3988b5532,2013-05-20T22:13:46+00:00,2009-12-20,1,http://www.rightsidenews.com/2009122028198/world/geopolitical/egypt-warns-about-irans-growing-interference-in-arab-world.html,"Written by Memri.org
Egypt has lately intensified its criticism of Iran, as reflected in statements by Egyptian officials and articles in the government press warning about Iran's expanding influence and growing interference in the Arab world. In his speech at the opening of the parliament's winter session, President Hosni Mubarak said: ""We warn against Iran's interference in Arab affairs. We will not hesitate to take a stance that opposes the attempts to destabilize [Egypt] and protects its national security, which is linked to that of the Gulf and the Red Sea region and to the security of the Middle East at large.""
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu Al-Gheit called on Iran not to act in the Arab domain, because this is one of the reasons for the instability in the region. He said that Iran's expanding influence is apparent not only in Iraq, Lebano,n and Yemen, but also in the Arab countries of North Africa and the Horn of Africa.
Following are excerpts from articles in the Egyptian press regarding this issue:
Roz Al-Yousef Editor: Iran Is Concentrating Efforts on the Red Sea Region
Roz Al-Yousef editor 'Abdallah Kamal wrote: ""All eyes are turned towards Iran's ongoing support of the Houthi rebellion in Yemen, and towards the Iranian ships that unload weapons meant for the Houthis in international waters opposite the port of Assab in Eritrea... Iran wants to maintain a constant [state of] tension in the sea routes of our region, so as to impede trade and the transport of oil and place the Arab countries under a kind of siege. To that end, it instigates unrest and maybe even causes explosions in the Arab countries that oppose it...
""Iran is waging... [several] proxy wars simultaneously, all of them targeting the Arab national security... For many years now, it has been [expanding its sphere of influence] towards the Mediterranean by means of Hizbullah, trying to create what the media and many speakers have called a 'Shi'ite crescent.' It has done this not only through its ties with Hamas in Gaza, but by focusing ever-increasing efforts on the [region's] most volatile [shipping] route, the Red Sea...""
Kamal then listed several armed groups that operate under Iranian sponsorship, including not only the Houthis, Hizbullah, and Hamas but also Jaysh Al-Mahdi in Iraq and Al-Qaeda in Yemen. He adds that Iran also sponsors unarmed organizations like the Shi'ite movements in Bahrain, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, and pilgrims in Mecca in order to ""stab various Arab countries in the back, especially those whose policy is at odds with Iran's and forms an obstacle to its expanding influence in the region and its [attempts to] impose its agenda. [Iran's other goals are:] to weaken the Arab states so that they are forced [to deal with] internal tensions instead of fighting the Persian expansion...; to promote the comprehensive Shi'ite plan in the region - especially its political dimension - so that the Shi'ite crescent stretching from the Gulf to Lebanon becomes a ring encircling the Arabian Peninsula...; and to export its Iranian revolution to the region, thereby shattering the stability of the countries while causing the movements supporting Iran to prosper...""
Al-Ahram Editor: Iran Is Striving to Sabotage the Iraq Elections
Osama Saraya, editor of the government daily Al-Ahram, wrote: ""Iran has violated the Sunni-Shi'ite agreement to avoid proselytizing in each others' [countries] and to refrain from exploiting hidden sectarian hostility. It has come to the point where Iran is inciting unrest throughout the region, instigating wars, and exhausting the region's countries and harming their residents by exploiting [the tensions] between various Arab sects and groups. Whoever disagrees should take a long look at the arena of operations that has recently emerged in Yemen... and at the [war of] attrition in Iraq, where there is actual fighting, and where Iranian militias are operating in various cities. Iran has the greatest role in the trouble that has beset the Iraqis since the [beginning of] the American occupation...
""Iran is not opposing Israel... It has no qualms about pushing the region to the verge of a limited or total war, because it knows that it is far away [from the danger]. Iran is [also] goading Israel into aggression against the Arabs. It is not interested in diplomatic or peaceful solutions in the region. [In fact], it is even helping Israel sabotage Obama's initiative for peace and for a Palestinian state, because it perceives [this initiative] as a threat to its interests and its future in the region, which it sees as [achievable] only via the death of Arabs and the collapse of their countries... [Its influence] has reached all the Arab states, not only the Gulf and the Red Sea [region], but even the Arab Maghreb...
""We must not forget that the war currently raging in Yemen and parts of Saudi Arabia against the Houthis is being waged with Iranian money and weapons, and that the Lebanese government was only formed with Syria's and Iran's consent, under the constant threat of an Iranian veto [enforced] by means of Hizbullah...
""We must redraw the relations between Iran and the Arabs, and the relations of the Arab and Iranian Shi'ites with the Arab and Iranian Sunnis, for there is need for sincere dialogue between the sides. We cannot possibly pin our hopes on the dialogue conducted by America and Europe with Iran... It is time the Arabs worked together to stop the Iranian interference in their countries and form joint plans to solve their problems...""
In another article, Saraya implied that Iran was behind the recent bombings in Baghdad, which, he said, were aimed at stopping the political process taking place there: ""...It is specifically Iran that has an interest in sabotaging the political process in Iraq, in torpedoing America's plans for withdrawal from that country, and in keeping America [from implementing] its more extreme options [for dealing with] the Iranian nuclear crisis. Iran believes that delaying the elections in Iraq is a guaranteed way to delay the American withdrawal and cause the American forces to stay there longer - which would delay any American military move [against Iran].""
Al-Ahram also published this cartoon, which shows Iran lighting the fuse of the bombs in Iraq.
Al-Akhbar Editor: Iran Is the Source of the Palestinians' Problems
The editor of the government daily Al-Akhbar, Muhammad Barakat, pointed to Iranian involvement in all the problems of the Middle East, saying: ""[Iran] does not hide its intentions and goals of [gaining] hegemony and control [over the region], now that the Persian state has grown in power, and its ambitions and greed have grown too...
""There has been a clear increase in the Iranian presence in Lebanon and Syria. Wedging its fingers firmly into Lebanon, Iran was able to [pull strings] overtly and in secret... causing civil wars and instigating unrest [in the country]... at the expense of the Lebanese and the other Arab peoples...
""The presence of Iran's fingers is also felt in the Palestinian territories. It is they who are behind the hostility and division that prevail there. These black fingers... are the main cause of all the catastrophes that have befallen the Palestinian people in the recent period. [Iran] was behind the blood-soaked coup in Gaza, in which Hamas overthrew the legitimate Palestinian Authority there, and behind the resulting loss of the Palestinians' rights and the harm to their cause... [Iran] is also the main reason for the delay and the failure of the Palestinians' attempts to reconcile and smooth over their differences...""
Al-Ahram: Iran's Extremism - An Attempt to Escape Its Internal Crisis
An Al-Ahram editorial pointed out that the conflict between Iran and the West could exacerbate the already volatile situation in the Middle East. In addition, it stated: ""The countries of the region warn against a possible [military] conflict between Iran and the [Western] powers, and believe that continuing the negotiations is the way to distance the region from the dangers of [such] a conflict...
""The Iranian regime is stubbornly clinging to its extremism in an effort to be seen as a strong regime rather than a regime in the throes of a severe political crisis. Therefore, it is fair to assume that it will persist in its extremism and continue to refuse cooperating with the IAEA. This extremism is its way of prolonging its existence.""
 Al-Gumhouriyya (Egypt), November 22, 2009.
 Al-Siyassa (Kuwait), November 2, 2009.
 Roz Al-Yousef (Egypt), November 14, 2009.
 Al-Ahram (Egypt), November 27, 2009.
 Al-Ahram (Egypt), December 11, 2009.
 Al-Ahram (Egypt), December 11, 2009.
 Al-Akhbar (Egypt), November 27, 2009.
 Al-Ahram (Egypt), December 1, 2009.
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407f1c22-8868-43e4-aedc-26732628e059,2022-05-28T09:49:03+00:00,2022-03-01,0,https://www.midwayisd.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=399&ModuleInstanceID=28021&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=46250&PageID=4521&Comments=true,"The 2019 school bond package was approved by voters to include a new elementary campus and reconfigure the grade alignments to one high school (grades 9-12), two middle schools (grades 6-8), and eight elementary campuses (grades PK-5). This realignment will affect the attendance zones for all campuses from PreK to 8th grade.
The process for determining attendance zones that balance campus capacities, as well as how to make the transition to the new alignment, is a multi-year process culminating in Fall 2022.
Starting with an updated demographic study to analyze population maps, areas of student density, and housing construction, MISD will gather community input to create a list of common priorities to guide the formation of multiple scenarios. Public input will be requested at several stages in the process. Information, documents, and resources will be added to this page throughout the process.
The primary source for information about rezoning is www.midwayisd.org/rezoning. Current MISD parents and staff receive notifications via News to Know updates. If you are not on these lists and would like to receive email updates on the Midway ISD Rezoning Process, please provide your contact information on this Google Form.",248,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663016373.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528093113-20220528123113-00428.warc.gz,0.927793085575104
09034dd6-4b80-4eb0-94b9-4c318afd59da,2019-08-24T08:02:10+00:00,2019-05-21,0,https://www.prosperousamerica.org/oecd_economists_sound_alarm_over_impact_of_amplified_trade_tensions,"Editor’s note: This is another example economists falsely equating global trade growth, regardless of imbalances or cheating, with the prosperity of real people. The world cannot expect to excessively rely upon the US market for their growth.
Global trade growth has “slowed abruptly” over the past year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says in its new forecast for 2019, warning that unless trade barriers are lowered, member countries' living standards could drop by 2020.
[May 21, 2019 | InsideTrade.com]
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said while a “number of downside risks” are discussed in the May 2019 assessment, “the biggest threat is the escalation of trade-restrictive measures.”
“The world economy is in a dangerous place,” he said at the OECD headquarters in Paris on May 21. “Unless there is a de-escalation of trade tensions, the outcome could be much worse than in our central scenario. Global trade growth has already fallen markedly, from 5.5 percent in 2017 to projected rates of 2.1 percent in 2019 and 3.1 percent in 2020. It should be growing at double the rate of GDP.”
He lamented the uncertainty sparked by protectionist trade policies, adding “If you don’t know if you have access to markets or at which tariff, you simply don’t invest.”
The 2019 Economic Outlook says “near-term trade prospects remain weak,” pointing to diminishing levels of exports orders “particularly in the euro area … where survey measures are currently lower than at any time during the euro area crisis.” The OECD represents the views of 36 member countries, including the U.S...
Read the full article here.",372,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027319915.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824063359-20190824085359-00457.warc.gz,0.948324203491211
e17fded3-0dc4-428d-80ba-775ea6416563,2016-07-29T12:12:58+00:00,2014-01-16,1,http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2014-01/16/c_133050466.htm,"By Nguyen Thi Hang Ngan, Zhang Jianhua
HANOI, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's investment in Vietnam has dramatically increased in both capital value and project numbers in 2013 thanks to the stability in the Vietnam-China bilateral relations, according to a respected expert here.
In an interview with Xinhua, Do Tien Sam, editor in chief of the China Research Journal published by the Institute for Chinese Studies in Vietnam Academy of Social Science, said that the political determination of the two countries' leaders to maintain stable and healthy bilateral relations has helped increase the confidence of Chinese private investors to boost their investment in Vietnam in 2013.
Quoting statistics from Vietnam's Ministry of Planning and Investment, Sam said that China's foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam increased sharply in 2013, with 89 newly-licensed projects and putting more capital into existing 11 projects, bringing the total investment in 2013 to over 2.3 billion U.S. dollars, a remarkable increase from 371 million U.S. dollars in 2012.
Sam said that in 1991, China invested in only one project in Vietnam but at the end of 2013, China has 977 viable projects in Vietnam, accounting for almost 7 percent of total foreign investment in Vietnam.
""This is a remarkable achievement,"" said Sam, noting the huge increase in Chinese investment in Vietnam in 2013 was attributed to the signing of a project for the construction of a thermal power plant between China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd (CSG), China Power International Holding Limited (CPIH) and the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) in southern Vietnamese province of Binh Thuan.
Sam said he is optimistic that more Chinese investment would flow into the country despite challenges of global financial crisis, and slow economic recovery in the U.S., the European Union and Japan.
""I am confident that China's investment in Vietnam will remain high and stable in 2014,"" Sam said.
""The positive sign in bilateral economic relations resulted from right direction of carrying out reforms amid challenges in both Vietnam and China,"" said Sam, adding that while Vietnam focuses on restructuring public investments, state-owned enterprises and credit institution system, China stresses the importance of in-depth and comprehensive reforms.
Sam said that brighter opportunities are seen ahead for both countries particularly now that Vietnam is about to conclude its negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Vietnam expects more investment from Chinese companies in Vietnam to build support industries that would maximize benefits for the country when it joins the TPP, the expert said.
Sam said that Vietnam is eager to take advantage of advanced technologies and management expertise that Chinese companies bring to the country.
In an interview with Xinhua late last year, Vietnamese economic and financial expert Bui Kien Thanh said that Vietnam has still much to learn from China's state-of-the-art technologies along with its highly qualified human resources ""which Vietnam really needs in its economic development process.""
In the joint statement released after the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to Vietnam in October 2013, the Vietnamese side agreed to support Chinese enterprises to invest in Vietnam and to facilitate the construction of Chinese-invested Long Giang industrial zone in southern Tien Giang province and the 800- hectare Shenzhen-Hai Phong economic and trade cooperation zone in northeastern Hai Phong port city. These two big projects are expected to further boost Vietnam-China trade relations.",697,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257830066.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071030-00185-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.945088267326355
efe3a2f9-24fd-4a36-966e-ef39da11baab,2022-05-26T15:16:33+00:00,2022-05-26,1,https://indiaeducationdiary.in/world-bank-and-eu-to-help-iraq-strengthen-public-financial-management-oversight-accountability/,"World Bank and EU to Help Iraq Strengthen Public Financial Management Oversight & Accountability
Baghdad: The Government of Iraq, the World Bank Group, and the European Union signed today a grant agreement aimed at strengthening the Government of Iraq’s institutions and mechanisms of fiscal accountability and oversight at federal and sub-national levels.
The project titled “Strengthening Public Financial Management (PFM) Oversight and Accountability Institutions” will benefit from jointly implemented US$12.5 million and is part of a technical assistance grant program signed back in September 2018 with the European Union to strengthen public financial management (PFM) oversight and increase the efficiency of public service delivery.
The program aims at improving PFM systems by strengthening payroll management through an IT platform. It will support transparency and accountability in the oil sector through the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative. It will foster the anti-corruption agency which can help retrieve stolen assets and the auditor general as well as support the reform of State-Owned Enterprises. Other features will be strengthening procurement systems through e-procurement and supporting integrity in reconstruction programs. The project will also assist in further tackling revenue mobilization and fiscal federalism and can be revisited in one year to align further with government priorities.
This project compliments the ongoing World Bank-financed project titled “Modernization of Public Financial Management Systems” of US$41.5 million, which aims to improve financial information management and transparency, cash management, public investment management and public procurement modernization at selected federal and governorate agencies.
“Now, more than ever, the importance of a strong public financial management system is critical”, said Ramzi Afif Neman, Head of World Bank Iraq Office. “The World Bank is committed to helping equip the Government of Iraq with mechanisms of fiscal accountability that are essential for sustainable reform, creation of a positive economic impact, and the restoration of public trust in the country’s financial institutions.”
“The efficient management of public finances and the delivery of services is critical in the achievement of public policy objectives, as well as for restoring the trust and social contract between Iraqi citizens and the country’s institutions”, said Martin Huth, European Union Ambassador to Iraq.
The project will support economic governance reforms at the federal level and in the Kurdistan region through technical assistance to many fiscal agencies, under the guidance of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Prime Minister’s office. The project is in line with the economic reform “White Paper” recently published by the Government of Iraq which supports the overall World Bank Group’s development objectives and portfolio in Iraq. The project is also in line with the SDGs and European Union’s development objectives.",560,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662606992.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526131456-20220526161456-00628.warc.gz,0.923501789569855
2331b387-00b7-4b92-82ca-10ccaebde74e,2017-08-18T16:17:06+00:00,2014-01-01,1,http://silytara.blogspot.com/2014/01/,"Robert Costanza1, Ida Kubiszewski1, Enrico Giovannini2, Hunter Lovins3, Jacqueline McGlade4, Kate E. Pickett5, Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir6, Debra Roberts7, Roberto De Vogli8, Richard Wilkinson9
ILLUSTRATION BY PETE ELLIS/DRAWGOOD.COM
Robert F. Kennedy once said that a country's gross domestic product (GDP) measures “everything except that which makes life worthwhile”. The metric was developed in the 1930s and 1940s amid the upheaval of the Great Depression and global war. Even before the United Nations began requiring countries to collect data to report national GDP, Simon Kuznets, the metric's chief architect, had warned against equating its growth with well-being.
GDP measures mainly market transactions. It ignores social costs, environmental impacts and income inequality. If a business used GDP-style accounting, it would aim to maximize gross revenue — even at the expense of profitability, efficiency, sustainability or flexibility. That is hardly smart or sustainable (think Enron). Yet since the end of the Second World War, promoting GDP growth has remained the primary national policy goal in almost every country1.
Meanwhile, researchers have become much better at measuring what actually does make life worthwhile. The environmental and social effects of GDP growth can be estimated, as can the effects of income inequality2. The psychology of human well-being can now be surveyed comprehensively and quantitatively3, 4. A plethora of experiments has produced alternative measures of progress (see Supplementary Information).
The chance to dethrone GDP is now in sight. By 2015, the UN is scheduled to announce the Sustainable Development Goals, a set of international objectives to improve global well-being. Developing integrated measures of progress attached to these goals offers the global community the opportunity to define what sustainable well-being means, how to measure it and how to achieve it. Missing this opportunity would condone growing inequality and the continued destruction of the natural capital on which all life on the planet depends.
When GDP was instituted seven decades ago, it was a relevant signpost of progress: increased economic activity was credited with providing employment, income and amenities to reduce social conflict and prevent another world war.
But the world today is very different from the one faced by the global leaders who met to plan the post-war economy in 1944 in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. The emphasis on GDP in developed countries now fuels social and environmental instability. It also blinds developing countries to possibilities for more-sustainable models of development.
Soaring economic activity has depleted natural resources. Much of the generated wealth has been unequally distributed, leading to a host of social problems5. The philosopher John Stuart Mill noted more than 200 years ago that, once decent living standards were assured, human efforts should be directed to the pursuit of social and moral progress and the increase of leisure, not the competitive struggle for material wealth. Or as the economist John Kenneth Galbraith once observed: “To furnish a barren room is one thing. To continue to crowd in furniture until the foundation buckles is quite another.”
The limits of GDP are now clear. Increased crime rates do not raise living standards, but they can lift GDP by raising expenditures on security systems. Despite the destruction wrought by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, both events boosted US GDP because they stimulated rebuilding.
Alternative measures of progress can be divided into three broad groups (see Supplementary Information). Those in the first group adjust economic measures to reflect social and environmental factors. The second group consists of subjective measures of well-being drawn from surveys. The third group relies on weighted composite indicators of well-being including housing, life expectancy, leisure time and democratic engagement.
Adjusted economic measures
These are expressed in monetary units, making them more readily comparable to GDP. Such indices consider annual income, net savings and wealth. Environmental costs and benefits (such as destroying wetlands or replenishing water resources) can also be factored in. One example is the genuine progress indicator (GPI). This metric is calculated by starting with personal consumption expenditures, a measure of all spending by individuals and a major component of GDP, and making more than 20 additions and subtractions to account for factors such as the value of volunteer work and the costs of divorce, crime and pollution6.
Crucially, unlike other measures in the first group, GPI considers income distribution. A dollar's worth of increased income to a poor person boosts welfare more than a dollar's worth of increased income does for a rich person. And a big gap between the richest and the poorest in a country — as in the United States and, increasingly, in China and India — correlates with social problems, including higher rates of drug abuse, incarceration and mistrust, and poorer physical and mental health5.
These adjustments matter. A 2013 study2 comparing the GDP per capita and the GPI per capita of 17 countries comprising just over half the global population found startling divergences between the two metrics. The measures were highly correlated from 1950 until about 1978, when they moved apart as environmental and social costs began to outweigh the benefits of increased GDP (see 'Genuine progress flattens'). Tellingly, life satisfaction is highly correlated with GPI per capita, but not with GDP per capita.
Some governments are taking this seriously. Two US states, Vermont and Maryland, have in the past three years adopted GPI as a measure of progress and have implemented policies specifically aimed at improving it.
Subjective measures of well-being
The most comprehensive of these is the World Values Survey (WVS), which covers about 70 countries and includes questions about how satisfied people are with their lives. Starting in 1981, the WVS is conducted in 'waves', the sixth of which is currently in progress. Another example is the gross national happiness index used in Bhutan. This measure uses elaborate surveys that ask how content people feel in nine domains: psychological well-being, standard of living, governance, health, education, community vitality, cultural diversity, time use and ecological diversity.
Subjective well-being has been highly studied, and has even been recommended as the most appropriate measure of societal progress7. But subjective indicators are tricky to compare across societies and cultures. For example, self-reported health tracks with clinically reported rates of morbidity and mortality within countries but not across them8. And people are not always aware of the things that contribute to their well-being. Few of us give credit to ecosystem services for water supply and storm protection, for example.
Weighted composite measures of several indicators
A comprehensive picture of sustainable societal well-being should integrate subjective and objective indicators9(see Supplementary Information, Figure S1), as these measures begin to do. One example is the Happy Planet Index, introduced by the New Economics Foundation in 2006. This multiplies life satisfaction by life expectancy and divides the product by a measure of ecological impact.
Other indices in the third group combine a range of variables, such as income, housing, jobs, health, civic engagement, safety and life satisfaction. The Better Life Index, developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, maintains a website that allows users to choose how to weight variables, revealing how the emphasis on different variables can influence countries' rankings.
Many other experiments are under way (see www.wikiprogress.org). None of these measures is perfect, but collectively they offer the building blocks for something much better than GDP.
Why are we stuck?
There is broad agreement that global society should strive for a high quality of life that is equitably shared and sustainable. Several groups and reports have concluded that GDP is dangerously inadequate as a measure of quality of life — including those published by the French government's 2008 Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress10, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future11 and the European Commission's ongoing Beyond GDP initiative. That conclusion was also echoed in 'The Future We Want', the declaration of the 2012 Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development agreed to by all UN member states.
Nonetheless, GDP remains entrenched1. Vested interests are partly responsible. Former US President Bill Clinton's small move towards a 'green GDP', which factored in some of the environmental consequences of growth, was killed by the coal industry. However, much of the problem is that no alternative measure stands out as a clear successor.
Creating that successor will require a sustained, transdisciplinary effort to integrate metrics and build consensus. One potential vehicle for doing this is the setting up of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a process that is now under way to replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Established in 2000, the MDGs comprise eight basic targets that include eradicating extreme poverty and establishing universal primary education, gender equality and environmental sustainability. Currently both the MDGs and the suggested SDGs are only lists of goals with isolated indicators. But the SDG process can and should be expanded to include comprehensive and integrated measures of sustainable well-being12.
If undertaken with sufficiently broad participation, the hunt for the successor to GDP might be completed by 2015. There are significant barriers to doing this, including bureaucratic inertia and the tendency of governments, academia and other groups to work in isolation. These barriers can be overcome with dedicated leadership. Crucially, people can now communicate across the globe with an ease unthinkable in the days of Bretton Woods.
Any 'top-down' process must be supplemented with a 'bottom-up' engagement of civil society that includes city and regional governments, non-governmental organizations, business and other parties. We recently formed the Alliance for Sustainability and Prosperity (www.asap4all.com) to do just that. This web-based 'network of networks' can communicate research about sustainable quality of life and the elements that contribute to it (see Supplementary Information), and so help to build consensus among the thousands of groups now concerned with these issues.
The successor to GDP should be a new set of metrics that integrates current knowledge of how ecology, economics, psychology and sociology collectively contribute to establishing and measuring sustainable well-being. The new metrics must garner broad support from stakeholders in the coming conclaves.
It is often said that what you measure is what you get. Building the future we desire requires that we measure what we want, remembering that it is better to be approximately right than precisely wrong.",2158,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104704.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818160227-20170818180227-00282.warc.gz,0.946655452251434
e060dfe0-ea91-4712-a918-6e585d64194a,2015-03-30T11:39:14+00:00,2013-12-12,1,http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/dec/12/hensley-expects-brownback-make-supplemental-budget/?kansas_legislature,"Topeka Gov. Sam Brownback on Thursday declined to say whether he would make a supplemental budget request to fill a nearly $38 million shortfall in public school funding.
""We'll be announcing budgets in a timely fashion,"" Brownback said. The 2014 legislative session starts in January.
But Brownback did say that school funding, Medicaid and pensions will be parts of his proposed budget that will ""stick out as the growth area.""
In the 2013 legislative session, Republicans passed a budget that set the school finance formula at $3,838 in base state aid per pupil in the current fiscal year and at $3,852 per pupil in the next fiscal year, which starts July 1, 2014.
But a new estimate by the state shows funding will fall $17.8 million short in the current fiscal year and $19.9 million short in the next.
If the additional funding isn't provided, the base state aid will fall to $3,812 per student in the current year and to $3,823 in the next.
That size of a reduction in the Lawrence school district would mean the loss of $456,645, or the equivalent of the cost of eight teachers, although officials cited no specific plan to bridge such a shortfall if it were to occur.
""All I can say is that at this point I don't think its productive to speculate,"" said Lawrence School Board President Rick Ingram.
""It is too early and there is too little information to make any kind of decisions or even think about how we would handle this. If it looks likely that we will get a cut, then the board will sit down and figure this out,"" Ingram said.
Senate Democratic Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka met with the Republican governor on Wednesday to discuss school finance issues.
""The governor told me yesterday he is going to recommend an increase in the base state aid per pupil. I'm assuming that the ball is in his court and that he will address this issue with a supplemental, plus an increase in the base state aid,"" Hensley said.
But Hensley said that ""hanging over this whole process"" are the income tax cuts signed into law by Brownback and the pending school finance lawsuit before the Kansas Supreme Court.
The state has appealed a lower court panel ruling that said legislators unconstitutionally cut school funding while passing mammoth tax cuts. The decision could force the state to increase school funding $500 million per year.
— Reporter Peter Hancock contributed to this story.",515,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299261.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00252-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.968093574047089
7128f93c-ba41-42cf-9796-14bb7fff503f,2017-08-18T22:07:22+00:00,2017-08-17,0,http://reviewpk.com/sanam-episode-11-review-harib-chowk/,"Sanam Episode 11
OMG, this episode was so funny that I can’t even tell. Just like Harib implied in the precap that Aan couldn’t understand the silence between them, so I am implying the same thing that if you can’t understand the undertone of sarcasm in my review, then you’re not my friend, lol! Anyways, this episode was boring to say the least because it offered absolutely nothing!
I am not sure what made the writer & the director think that by adding Shabnam’s in laws in the story will provide comic relief in a drama? Sorry (not sorry) but every single time they show up with that hideous tun tun tun music in the background, I am reminded of those 5PM comedy dramas that usually no one watches because they have everything to offer except humor & comedy. Also, I must say, the level of stereotyping in this drama is ridiculous because the way they team of Sanam has implied that those who belong to interior Karachi & speak in a certain way are worthy to be laughed at is demeaning & insulting on so many levels. I think it’s about time that we should avoid this kind of so-called ‘humor’ in our dramas where Punjabis are made fun of their Punjabi language & now Karachites are being made fun of because of the way they speak in a certain manner! Not cool Team Sanam! Also, every single time they show up, they actually change the scenario so much that I feel I am watching some weird drama like Mohabbat Bhar Mai Jaye or Jhanjaal Pura, like I know every drama needs a set of supporting characters but these characters are not even fillers, they are just misfits who do not belong to this story!
Anyways, Harib took Aan on a ride, only to sit quietly with her, that scene was done nicely for a change because it showed how he wanted a friend to share his silence with him & Harib knew that Aan was the only one who could do that. This was probably the first & the last scene of the episode that made sense, had some touch of emotion to it & was done nicely, but as the rest of the episode progressed, it reminded me that I was watching Sanam, a drama which is running for the sake of defying basic logic & common sense!
A major part of the episode was dedicated to Shabnam’s in laws & I thank the director for it because I didn’t have to pay attention to what was happening in a drama, not that I need to pay attention to it anyways but still. Shama came to fix Taimur & Aan’s marriage only to find out that Shabnam won’t allow that to happen.
The moment Sara came in with her aunt & spooky zombie-esque cousin, I knew they were impostors & were only there because Sara must’ve told them how Aan & Shabnam were the easy targets as they are a little too simple minded. I must say, I had a good laugh at the way Sara & her aunt forced Shabnam to say yes, it looked like they were selling 3 piece Lawn ka Suit to Shabnam & were persuading her to finalize her purchase, like seriously, bas drama bananay ka mauqa mila hai to kuch bhi dikha do, kuch bhiiiii, beshak uski koi tuk ho ya nahi!
I must say I find Shehroz’s random humanity pangs a bit too funny. After throwing resignation letter at Harib’s face & following Aila like a puppy, Shehroz was now trying to make Aila realize what she did with Harib at his office was wrong? Ye acha hai, pehle teeli laga do phir agg bhujanay ke liye paani bhi khud hi daal do. I had a good laugh once again when Aila announced that she will be moving to Harib Chowk. Uf, so dramatic na!?!?!
So, Harib has finally fallen in love with Aan & looks like in the next episode he will declare his love for her. Lekin bhai zahir hai, jab tak 10 talaqain, 20 halalas aur 50 mangniyan nahi tootaingee, Aan aur Harib ka milan to hoga nahi, so bas dekhte jao. The precap promised some more senseless drama where now Aila will blackmail Harib by showing him some pictures of him & Aan together, to is mai aisa kya hai? I must say I had a good laugh seeing the level of AAG Harib was ready to jump in, hahahah, itni aag mai se to macchar bhi bach ke nikal jaye but oh well, for a second I forgot that I was watching Sanam, kyunki, naam hi kaafi hai!
Please share your thoughts about this episode of Sanam & yes, once again, I thank the casting director for bringing in Hina Bayat in the show, she is literally the backbone of this drama & she is the one I enjoy watching in Sanam!",1124,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105187.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818213959-20170818233959-00143.warc.gz,0.972005069255829
9c82490f-b157-493f-b9ae-1d6fd8f483ab,2022-05-25T19:21:42+00:00,2015-03-30,1,https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2015/03/30/catholic_church_delivers_21000_signatures_in_opposition_to_aid-in-dying_bil/,"The Connecticut Catholic Public Affairs Conference delivered 21,000 signatures Monday to the legislature’s Judiciary Committee co-chairs.
The signatures were in opposition to aid-in-dying legislation, which the church believes is more aptly defined as physician-assisted suicide. The legislation would allow patients with less than six months to live to seek a doctor’s help to end their lives.
Michael Culhane, executive director of the Catholic conference, said end-of-life issues are always difficult, but “pallative care is the way to go.”
A similar bill was defeated in the Public Health Committee in 2013 and 2014. This year is the first year it’s before the Judiciary Committee for an initial vote. The committee has two weeks to act on it before its deadline.
“I think if they had the votes in 2013 and 2014 they would have called the bill,” Culhane said. “It died in committee both years.”
Culhane said he doesn’t believe the Judiciary Committee has the votes to move the legislation forward.
Tim Appleton, Connecticut campaign manager of Compassion & Choices, a nonprofit organization committed to giving people choices at the end of their lives, said the Connecticut public supports “end of life choice.”
He said he has great confidence that legislation will eventually pass because the fundamentals of the debate have not changed.
“The more we continue to educate members of the public and legislators about the issue, the more support we have,” Appleton said Monday in a phone interview.
Appleton pointed to a Quinnipiac University poll, which found support for legislation that would allow a doctor to prescribe lethal drugs to help a terminally ill patient end his or her life. The poll found 63 percent of voters support the concept, even among voters over the age of 55.
Opponents say support for the measure declines dramatically when the word “suicide” is added to the question.
“It does not matter how many church lobbyists deliver petitions; the people of Connecticut support aid in dying and the church will be on the wrong side of history, again,” Appleton said.
The Judiciary Committee has two more weeks to act on the legislation.",470,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662593428.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525182604-20220525212604-00416.warc.gz,0.971521854400635
1c72efaa-69a4-48ee-ba0b-748229e11a0c,2022-05-28T19:15:57+00:00,2016-04-05,1,https://motortransport.co.uk/blog/2016/04/05/royal-mail-managers-threaten-strike-action-after-rejecting-1-3-pay-rise/,"Royal Mail has said it is “disappointing” that some 4,900 managers have threatened strike action after rejecting 1.3% pay rise offer. Parcel and letter delivery services could be hit as union members prepare to vote on whether to take strike action after rejecting the carrier’s 1.3% pay offer. The strike ballot, which will run for the next two weeks, follows a consultative ballot last week which saw 4,900 Royal Mail managers vote to reject a 1.3% pay rise for the […]
DHL Supply Chain has urged striking delivery drivers and warehouse staff in Liverpool to observe social distancing measures after it was blamed for calling out the police “at least 10 times”.
Wholesaler Booker Retail Partners said a shortage of drivers was creating distribution challenges, after the Unite union accused it of attempting to “hoodwink” staff into accepting a pay deal.
The consumer delivery subsidiary of Hermes, myHermes, has launched a new international parcel delivery service which aims to support SMEs.",220,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663019783.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528185151-20220528215151-00000.warc.gz,0.94719809293747
1547674f-58f4-4496-8dea-96aed9382c0f,2022-05-21T06:17:40+00:00,2019-04-14,0,http://fdlpresbyterian.org/2019/04/15/4-14-2019-palm-sunday/,"Sermon: Choose The Mind of Christ
Theme: Through humility we are able to enter into a mind of Christ’s love and compassion which enables us to be lifted up and full of joy.
Purpose: The congregation will seek to finish their Lenten journey focused on sharing Christ’s compassion for others.
Scriptures: Luke 19:28-40 Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem on a donkey.
Philippians 2:5-11 Let the same mind be in you that was in Jesus that he humbled himself.
What does it mean that Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem was an act of humility to fulfill the words of the Prophet Isaiah? In what ways does our faith need to spring from strength of humility in order to be meaningful and strong? What does it mean to us to have the mind of Christ? What can we empty of ourselves in order to know the joy of God’s approval and blessing? How can we use our influence and capability to proclaim the gift of God’s forgiveness and blessing?
Click HERE to listen to the message.",227,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662538646.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521045616-20220521075616-00419.warc.gz,0.922255396842956
62783328-fe54-4903-ad3d-6a890c0a72e7,2017-08-22T07:09:01+00:00,2014-07-08,0,http://bloomingpudsey.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-squeaker-features-article-on-our.html,"Pudsey In Bloom is a community group formed in 2003. Our aim is to make Pudsey a more attractive place for residents and visitors and to encourage everyone to take pride in their environment. Along the way we would like to improve on the permanent planting and aim to be as environmentally friendly as possible. 2008 was our first entry in the Yorkshire In Bloom Competition and we won SILVER!
If you have any questions you can leave us a comment on the blog or email us at firstname.lastname@example.org
Tuesday, 8 July 2014
The Squeaker features article on our latest projects.
The following article has appeared in the July edition of the Pudsey Squeaker:",145,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886110485.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822065702-20170822085702-00180.warc.gz,0.959425866603851
7ee5b159-55c5-4ca6-951a-750cb82248c0,2015-04-01T11:41:31+00:00,2013-05-17,0,http://www.wsj.com/video/opinion-the-three-dollar-menu/6CE82D35-10B9-49AE-83B3-E1A2B3D83D3C.html?mod=WSJ_Article_Videocarousel_5,"Opinion: The Three-Dollar Menu5/17/2013 1:58PM
Employment Policies Institute Michael Saltsman on the fast food worker strikes that are sweeping across the Midwest. Photo: Getty Images
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... back to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel ... first it was New York now fast food worker strike the strikes and move to the Midwest and Chicago ... Argus demands of going to backfire on the workers themselves ... Employment Policies Institute director Michael Solsman joins me now from Washington ... and ... Michael all s mania simple question but ... our fast food workers paid what you'd consider a fair wage Paulsen even determined in the market thank you ... sure so I mean I think their wages very fast food workers it ended the day the entry level employees are people were just getting started in the workforce ... and so there we choose to reflect that the media to meet the minimum wage is maybe a little bit above minimum wage depending on the business ... I'm but it's an entry level wages may see who we've seen it happen is over time people get into a job ... on the work their way up in a couple of months due to one did fall once the receiver reason so ... I think their wages while it may not be of live in ways that it's an entry level wage did something that to build on something to work work your way up from the Fed Michael toughest thing through the implications of doubling the minimum wage for fast food workers ... what would that mean ... for these companies' ability to ... hire more workers sore ... eyes to charge a lot of pop for a burger without even be possible ... yet when a you know when we like to sit in the ninety nine cent menu would probably be tended the three ninety nine many of the Clean associate you talk about these kind of businesses who are making a few thousand dollars in profit for each employee ... yet fifteen dollar minimum wage that's about it in the sticker minimum wage at about sixteen thousand dollars to the cost of a full-time minimum wage employee ... and so you either have to dramatically raise the cost your product yet to finally deliver a lot cheaper ... I don't see at your Tennessee unrealistic price increases or more likely because ... with fireplaces customers can to stop for the grocery store so I think more like the we see is ... you see a fast food business looks very different you see touch screens and that in the front customers even placed orders in the back the house ... IPCC lot more automation me see that ... the robot burger flippers be used to joke about the vaccine will become much more cost effective when you have to pay fifteen dollars now are somebody to have the flavor so like I do think that this can accelerate that trend using more I see ... nobody takes your warrior the the the Hamburg it's popped out of the two when you push a button ... absolutely I mean you know I think ... our leaders the country has seen Francisco called momentum machines that is serve ... as a machine like this that they've been advertising ... in a clinic current labor costs that it pays for itself and by the year ... OS again at the current labor cost savings you double current labor costs ... to surfing the could pay for itself in a matter of months so ... I absolutely think it will excel read these trends in the murder and these are sitting here ... scratching your heads in a twenty four percent in employment later I'm include rate for ... people with less than high school diploma and wondering will where the jobs go it's been we automated ... Michael I got a lot of reader feedback the last time we talked about this issue it were really got people fired up and wanted the questions was got married ... you really find these workers who don't know that their ... actions into things that could cost them their own job ... on ... you fool who is really making the counter argument or is anybody pushing back on what these unions are demanding ... yet well ... you know I'd I think it's it's soft it's the it's tough to push back sometimes because they ... the arguments are made a mean is if you look of the recent protests the unit may ... be fine variants are difficult cases they find someone who's maybe a mini is a ... young person or maybe a family whose for working in this job ... I went with the unions were able to find somebody who didn't the minimum wage for much longer period of time ... um so I think they make the arguments are from the exceptions from the people who ... I'm are most like these for garner public sympathy ... I think the right response to that needs to be not getting into that instead saying well ... companies public policy to address some of those difficult cases ... and how can we make sure that the vast majority of people into the hat entry level jobs available ... so they can work their way up the ladder like the rest of us ... more A especially in this economy with this lackluster recovery ... employment Policies Institute Michael",999,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131304444.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172144-00201-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.971889197826386
538ea980-f8aa-4c7d-a661-e49ec77c92f0,2018-08-17T16:37:01+00:00,2018-04-01,1,http://blog.grey2kusa.org/2018/04/were-in-midst-of-biggest-fight-to-end.html,"|Twelve of the remaining 18 American dog tracks may soon close.|
November 6, 2018 may well be the biggest moment ever in the worldwide fight to save greyhounds. On that day, the citizens of Florida will go to the ballot box and have the power to end the cruelty of dog racing in the Sunshine State once and for all. You can help, too! Please sign our petition for Florida greyhounds now.
It’s no secret that greyhounds used in racing often pay with their lives. They break their necks, suffer paralysis and some are even electrocuted. A greyhound named TNT Quiet Riot “fractured her spine” and died at the Sanford Orlando track on July 13, 2017. The very next day Rem’s Carmex also broke her back at another track in Pensacola. PorPorPitifullMe was one of several dogs who fell into the live rail and was electrocuted. On average a racing dog dies every three days in Florida!
These poor dogs deserved better. They were just 1 and 2 years old. In their deaths, we see the cost of dog racing in its most heartless terms.
Since May 2013, nearly 500 young, Florida racing dogs have lost their lives. Many suffered catastrophic injuries and died on the spot. The others could have been saved! But instead of receiving medical care for their broken legs or sprains, these gentle hounds were “given the needle.” Their bodies were placed in plastic bags and tossed away, just like trash. Industry reports call this “euthanasia” but we call it cruelty.
Recent news about the doping of greyhounds with cocaine is only the latest example of an industry that sacrifices animal welfare for profit. In the first four months of 2017, there were eighteen cocaine positives at Florida’s Orange Park Kennel Club. In January, cocaine was found in five greyhounds at Derby Lane, another Florida track.
|Racing greyhound Mega Caliente falls at Orange Park in Jacksonville, Florida.|
But Florida is not alone in its cruel race-fixing schemes. Other states and countries are reporting drug-positive dogs at levels never seen before in a wildly callous attempt to make some of the fastest mammals on earth run even faster.
Life in a cage
When not at the track, racing greyhounds endure lives of terrible confinement. They are kept inside warehouse-style kennels inside stacked cages that are barely large enough for them to stand up or turn around -- for twenty or more hours a day! There are no toys for them and no play.
The minimum size for dog track cages is 32 inches high by 31 inches wide by 42 inches deep, with some slightly larger. According to the American Greyhound Council, greyhounds stand between 23 inches and 30 inches tall at the shoulder and weigh between fifty and eighty-five pounds. Using these dimensions provided by the industry, this means that large greyhounds cannot stand fully erect in their cages.
|Caged greyhounds at Daytona Kennel Club in Florida.|
Since there are no required turn-out times, the only extended period that a racing greyhound is outside of his cage is afforded when he is trucked over to the track to perform several times a month. Otherwise, “home” is marked by the four sides of his cage.
Greyhound racing breeds misery
|A mother and her puppies at an American greyhound breeding farm.|
Another essential problem with dog racing is that thousands of dogs are bred every year in an effort to find younger, faster dogs. The older ones are then displaced, and their very lives put in immediate jeopardy. Will they be rescued or will they be destroyed? The lucky ones who do reach adoption will then displace other needy animals (cats, dogs, rabbits, others) also seeking homes. In this significant way, the racing industry aggravates a homeless animal population which is already overwhelming and immensely sad. We believe that best answer is to get to the root of the problem and end dog racing as quickly as possible.
A dying industry
Even as this cruelty continues, attendance is shrinking by the year. The Association of Racing Commissioners International reports a 70% decline in wagering on dog racing since 2001, the year GREY2K USA was founded. Where there were nearly fifty dog tracks in fifteen states at that time, today there remain a total of eighteen facilities operating in just six states. Similarly, state revenue from greyhound racing continues to drop catastrophically. Between 2001 and 2014, state dog race revenue declined by more than 82% nationwide. In Florida, the country’s biggest dog racing state, regulatory costs have now exceeded revenues by as much as $3.3 million yet dog tracks continue to receive tax breaks and other incentives. States like West Virginia continue to subsidize live racing with tens of millions of dollars per year. This is money that would be better spent on schools, law enforcement, infrastructure and other important community needs.
|Greyhound advocates rally for the dogs.|
|Volunteers protest against cocaine-positive dogs found at Orange Park, Florida.|
All told, we have helped close two-thirds of all US tracks, and we are now looking to apply our strategy to help end dog racing worldwide. Please sign our petition to the leaders of the eight dog racing countries today.
The key to our efforts is a reliance on bona fide, official documentation only. Where previous efforts to end dog racing often amounted to a “he-said she-said” debate, today we let the greyhounds speak for themselves through their own track records and photographs.
You can help the greyhounds
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994ff88f-1e1f-45ad-8cf7-8a7edaafe052,2019-08-18T04:31:45+00:00,2009-09-08,0,http://www.buhaykorea.com/2009/09/08/olleh/,"A few months ago, a popular telecommunications company – SK Telecoms – had Jang Dong Gun and Rain sung “bippity boppity boo” on their CFs (commercial film). And almost every child you meet on the street right after was singing that famous song from the Disney animated film “Cinderella”.
Last month, KT – another telecommunications company in South Korea – started broadcasting their new CF with the new catchphrase “Olleh!” It’s actually “hello” spelled backwards. As expected, kids (including my son) caught on and they have been greeting each other “Olleh!” instead of “annyeong”.
There are currently 9 “Olleh!” CFs on television, 2 online versions (shown on popular portals) and there’s even a UCC contest. If you don’t know what the “olleh!” is that I’m talking about… better visit the KT olleh site.",223,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313617.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818042813-20190818064813-00543.warc.gz,0.92980170249939
f2ac5b78-7fdf-40c4-bbb4-9d1eefec6e51,2022-05-27T22:42:15+00:00,2014-01-28,1,https://sven-giegold.de/en/nuclear-powerstate-aid-uks-hinkley-deal-cannot-be-waved-through-by-eu-commission/,"Leaked reports indicate the European commissioner in charge of state aid, Joaquín Almunia, is set to recommend approving plans by the UK government to give public support for the construction of a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley (1). Commissioner Almunia was today questioned by Green MEPs on the reports on the Hinkley C state aid case in the European Parliament’s economic and monetary affairs committee. Commenting on the reports, UK Green MEP and economics spokesperson Molly Scott Cato said:
“There can be no doubt that the generous deal being offered by the UK government to EDF on Hinkley C amounts to illegal state aid under EU rules (1). It would be a scandal if the European Commission decided to turn a blind eye as some kind of naive sop to David Cameron and the Tory-led government, with a view to rallying their support for Europe.
“This huge implicit subsidy for Hinkley will make it impossible for those who generate electricity in a clean and sustainable way to compete. As such, it has potentially massive implications for the EU energy market and the goal to boost the share of clean, safe and home-grown renewable energies, and the domestic jobs they create. Regardless of what commissioner Almunia recommends, this deal requires the approval of the entire college of EU commissioners. We are urging those commissioners sceptical of this deal to make their voices heard and ensure this illegal state aid is not waved through. We will also be rallying cross-party support in the European Parliament against this retrograde move.”
(1) Under the contract for the construction of the Hinkley C reactor, Electricité de France (EDF) would receive a guaranteed price £92.50 per MWh (roughly twice the current wholesale price), as well as a credit guarantee of £10bn (€12.7bn) from the UK government.",387,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663006341.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527205437-20220527235437-00612.warc.gz,0.942551791667938
0f7a8dd7-61d4-4bd1-9a59-5cc2d989f09d,2018-08-20T13:03:19+00:00,2008-08-20,1,http://barrier-busting.com/tag/moores-law/,"I recently asked physicist Richard Muller whether he thought the price-performance of solar electricity generation would follow a Moore’s Law-type curve. He said that this would not occur due to improving the efficiency of solar collection, as the current levels of efficiency – 20-40% – are reasonably high. However, he added
“I do expect the price to drop by a factor of 10, so we will have lots of solar.”
Well, in the nature of things, there’s definitely a limit to how much energy a solar PV collector can get from a square meter of sunlight. (There’s about 1kw of energy in a square meter – as I learned in Physics For Future Presidents, by Professor Muller – so we can expect to get 400 watts or less.) The amount of this energy per square meter we can collect will go up, but asymptotically approach (at best) the physical limits.
On the other hand, I’d argue that the cost of collecting it can go down a nearly unlimited amount – certainly multiple orders of magnitude. So what will solar PV look like in 2018 – ten years from now?",239,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216453.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820121228-20180820141228-00045.warc.gz,0.944402456283569
0b739deb-2b5d-49e9-946c-664cea100b37,2016-07-26T19:50:46+00:00,2011-10-18,1,http://www.unhcr.org/print/4e9d33cc9.html,"Asylum applications in industrialized countries rise in first six months in 2011
By continent, Europe registered the highest number of claims with 73 per cent of all asylum applications in industrialized countries.
GENEVA, October 18 (UNHCR) - Industrialized countries saw a 17 per cent increase in asylum applications in the first half of this year, with most claimants coming from countries with long-standing displacement situations.
UNHCR's ""Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries, First Half 2011"" report, released today, also shows that 198,300 asylum applications were lodged in the period between January 1 and June 30, compared to 169,300 in the same period in 2010.
As application rates normally peak during the second half of the year, UNHCR projects that 2011 may see 420,000 applications by year's end - the highest total in eight years.
So far this year there have been major forced displacement crises in West, North and East Africa. The report finds related increases in asylum claims among Tunisians, Ivorians and Libyans (4,600, 3,300 and 2,000 claims respectively), but overall the impact of these events on application rates in industrialized countries has been limited.
Taking the 44 countries surveyed in the report as a whole, the main countries of origin of asylum-seekers remained largely unchanged from previous surveys: Afghanistan (15,300 claims), China (11,700 claims), Serbia [and Kosovo: Security Council Resolution 1244] (10,300 claims), Iraq (10,100 claims) and Iran (7,600 claims).
""2011 has been a year of displacement crises unlike any other I have seen in my time as High Commissioner,"" said UNHCR chief António Guterres. ""Their impact on asylum claims in industrialized countries seems to have been lower so far than might have been expected, as most of those who fled went to neighbouring countries. Nonetheless we are grateful that the industrialized states have continued to respect the right of people to have their claims to asylum heard.""
By continent, Europe registered the highest number of claims with 73 per cent of all asylum applications in industrialized countries. Only Australasia saw a significant decline in applicants: 5,100 claims compared with 6,300 a year earlier.
By country, the United States had more claims (36,400) than any other industrialized nation, followed by France with (26,100), Germany (20,100), Sweden (12,600) and the United Kingdom (12,200). The Nordic region was the only part of Europe to see a fall in asylum applications. Meanwhile, in north-east Asia applications more than doubled - 1,300 claims were lodged in Japan and South Korea compared to 600 in the first half of 2010.
The ""Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries, First Half 2011"" report complements UNHCR's annual Global Trends Report, issued in June each year, and which this year found that 80 per cent of refugees are being hosted in developing countries.",605,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257825124.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071025-00266-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.951984286308289
76d67f3a-2619-41c0-b322-16299ab16b49,2019-08-24T04:26:08+00:00,2019-08-24,1,https://pixr8.com/funding/wework-enters-into-food-business-invests-32-million-in-larid-superfood/?share=reddit,"“We are incredibly grateful to our investors and the community for their continued support. Our expansion will enable us to grow our product offerings, make room for even greater innovation and double down on our presence in the industry. This growth will add a great number of jobs in Sisters and the surrounding communities, across a variety of departments, and allow us to continue to stimulate our local economy,” said Paul Hodge, CEO
In conjunction with the investment from WeWork, Arik Benzino, WeWork’s Chief We Officer for the U.S., Canada & Israel, will join the Laird Superfood board of directors. Laird Superfood and WeWork will also launch a partnership to make Laird’s offerings available to WeWork members and employees in select locations in the U.S.
“I thank WeWork for their investment in Laird Superfood’s expansion and pursuit of our mission to become the leading superfood company in the natural foods space. At Laird Superfood, we think of our clean-ingredient products as fuel. With the right fuel, you can accomplish anything, and it’s in this way that our offerings perfectly complement the ambitious and entrepreneurial spirit of the WeWork community,” said Laird Hamilton, co-founder of Laird Superfood.
“Laird Superfood products give you the fuel you need for a productive life. Their holistic approach to life balance is aligned with our mission and vision here at WeWork. We could not be more excited to support this amazing company’s growth and at the same time make their incredible products available to our WeWork members and employees.” — Arik Benzino, WeWork Chief We Officer for the U.S., Canada & Israel and Laird Superfood Board Member.
Laird Superfood was co-founded in 2015 by the world’s most prolific big-wave surfer, Laird Hamilton. His passion project to perfect his personal regimen grew into a dynamic, innovative brand with a mission to bring clean, simple, and thoughtfully formulated superfoods to the masses. As one of the fastest growing companies in the natural foods space, Laird Superfood’s offerings are environmentally sustainable, responsibly tested, and made with whole-food ingredients that everyone can feel good about.",477,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027319724.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824041053-20190824063053-00026.warc.gz,0.950625658035278
33196ac2-3207-41a7-9946-b1ef2196d599,2017-08-20T15:26:26+00:00,2013-02-15,0,http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SMFM/37403,"SAN FRANCISCO -- The standard definition for intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) may be too broad by including many infants who won't have a bad outcome, a study showed.
The conventional 10th percentile cutoff for estimated fetal weight wasn't as predictive as the third percentile for adverse perinatal events, Julia Unterscheider, MD, of Dublin-based Royal College of Surgeons, and colleagues found.
All deaths with IUGR were in infants who fell below the third percentile, most of whom also had abnormal blood flow on ultrasound (six of eight), the group reported here at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine meeting.
The study ""challenges us to rethink the traditional cutoffs used for IUGR,"" which would also change antenatal surveillance, Unterscheider said.
However, the broader criteria garnered a defense for some settings from Beni Adeniji, MD, of Children's Hospital Central California in Madera, during the question and answer portion of the presentation.
""As we are redefining those percentiles, I'm one of those who says to the generalist, 'Stick by your 10th percentile; if you think it is less than the 10th percentile send them over, let's do Doppler [ultrasound studies], let's look at fluid, let's put the total picture together,'"" he said.
Despite being perhaps the most common problem in obstetrics, IUGR lacks uniform diagnostic criteria, Unterscheider pointed out.
""There is international agreement, however, reflected in the American, British, and Canadian guidelines that an estimated fetal weight below the 10th centile should alert clinicians to small fetal size,"" she explained. ""The differentiation between physiological small fetal size and pathological IUGR is less certain.""
The PORTO (Prospective Observational Trial to Optimize Pediatric Health in IUGR) included 1,200 consecutive singleton pregnancies with an estimated fetal weight below the 10th percentile at 24 to 36 weeks' gestation and seen at the seven largest academic centers in Ireland.
The researchers compared the outcomes of these pregnancies against those predicted by a range of intrauterine growth restriction definitions:
- Estimated fetal weight under the 10th, fifth, or third percentile
- Abdominal circumference below the 10th, fifth, or third percentile
- The above along with oligohydramnios
- The above along with abnormal umbilical artery Doppler measurements, with either a pulsatility index greater than the 95th percentile or absent end diastolic flow
Most of the babies had a normal perinatal outcome (72%).
But 5% (58 infants) had an adverse perinatal outcome, a composite of intraventricular hemorrhage, periventricular leucomalacia, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, necrotizing enterocolitis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, sepsis, and perinatal mortality.
Compared with the 10th percentile threshold alone, estimated fetal weight below the third percentile was the only single-factor criterion to do significantly better at identifying these poor outcomes (P=0.0131).
Neither of the lower estimated fetal weight cutoffs nor any of the abdominal circumference thresholds were an improvement after adjustment for gestational age at delivery.
Adding amniotic fluid status didn't do anything for predictive value, but abnormal ultrasound measurements made all of the criteria better than the 10th percentile of estimated fetal weight for identifying elevated risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. These retained significance in the adjusted analysis.
Among them, an estimated fetal weight below the third percentile plus abnormal umbilical artery measurements was associated with the highest rate of adverse perinatal outcome (17% versus 2% from the third to the 10th percentile).
The third percentile for estimated weight and its combination with abnormal ultrasound were the best predictors of perinatal mortality, but ""the lack of statistical significance associated with any of these cutoffs was due to the small number of deaths [eight] in the whole cohort,"" Unterscheider said.
Further randomized or blinded studies are needed to evaluate appropriate surveillance for the thresholds and compare their outcomes to a non-growth-restricted reference population, she added.
The study was supported by the Health Research Board of Ireland and by the Friends of the Rotunda Hospital.
- Reviewed by F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE Instructor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner",942,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106779.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820150632-20170820170632-00303.warc.gz,0.940982520580292
69198b0c-e856-4457-bc21-b0e3c30decb2,2019-08-25T17:52:47+00:00,2019-08-25,0,https://www.ange-creations.com/do-you-find-interior-design-to-be-difficult-learn-on.html,"When designing an space in your home, try to stay consistent. Within the occasion you possess a modern wanting hearth, then a effectively timed sofa will look unhealthy with it. Sooner than you begin adorning, decide on a theme for the area so all the issues will look good collectively.
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With any interior design, you might want to try to incorporate textures and patterns in order to add a novel contact to quite a few rooms. Patterns will draw the eye to quite a few particulars within the room and also stability out the wooden options. This is essential whenever you’re utilizing a current or trendy design in the home.
Work is the crowning glory to any design mission. For the right results, dangle your work at a watch degree. Make certain to pick out gadgets with materials that enhances the theme of the room and enhances the desired temper to create an interior design that flows effortlessly from a bit to piece.
When you could have a great deal of devices, preserve the partitions of your own home easy. Some folks have additional issues than others. In case your tables are stuffed with small mementos that you like to have near at hand, undecorated partitions are greatest. Including tons of issues on your wall, may cause your home to look terribly closed and cluttered.
You most likely have youngsters, it is best to take them into consideration before planning your interior-design mission. For example, you’ll probably want to avoid furnishings items that have extraordinarily sharp corners, as your children can easily damage themselves on them. It is likely to be a waste once you had been to buy’s objects that end up breaking or inflicting harm to your children.",420,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330786.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825173827-20190825195827-00481.warc.gz,0.952765226364136
e0086347-b9ee-44c2-8b42-8787d0dd563f,2013-05-19T02:38:26+00:00,2012-07-05,1,http://cheatsheet.tumblr.com/tagged/Wikileaks,"Frontpage: Thursday, July 5th
- Fukushima a ‘Man-Made Disaster’: A parliamentary inquiry into last year’s nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant concludes that Japanese conformist culture and government-industry alliances were to blame. “It was a profoundly man-made disaster that could and should have been foreseen and prevented,” declared the report.
- Barclay’s Scandal to Spread: It’s been a rough week for Bob Diamond. First he was forced to resign from his position as CEO of Barclays after the bank came under fire for falsifying interest rates and then, Wednesday, he was raked over the coals by parliament. But Barclays is hardly the only bank that will undergo investigation for manipulating the London interbank offered rate (Libor). Other banks also projected artificially low rates at the beginning of the financial crisis to give the impression that they were not suffering.
- Wikileaks to Release 2.4M Syrian Emails: Uh oh Assad, you’ve got some explaining to do. WikiLeaks announced Thursday that it is publishing 2.4 million Syria emails, several from government accounts. An official said that the emails show a relationship between Assad’s government and Western companies.
- ECB Drops Rates to Record Low: The European Central Bank’s benchmark interest rate has dropped from 1 percent to 0.75 percent—its lowest level ever—in an effort to keep the euro from deteriorating any further. The cut will likely be welcomed by politicians and economists alike.
- Obama Going on Blue-Collar Bus Tour: Now that the Fourth of July celebration is over, President Obama is hitting the road. His first bus tour of the 2012 campaign will take him to several cities in battleground states like Ohio and Pennsylvania to court, specifically, male, blue-collar workers.
Photo via picturedept:
Happy Birthday America
The 4th of July celebration in Washington DC, July 4th, 2007
(Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division)
Or watch San Diego’s firework show, which, due to a malfunction, went off all at once.",454,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.960496008396149
e8df6221-0ded-465f-9094-42215c67f59a,2016-07-26T19:52:13+00:00,2009-07-26,0,http://linguistlist.org/issues/20/20-3066.html,"Title: Why We Talk
Subtitle: The Evolutionary Origins of Language
Series Title: Studies in Evolution of Language
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Author: Jean-Louis Dessalles
Translator: James Grieve
Paperback: ISBN: 0199563462 9780199563463 Pages: 400 Price: U.S. $ 34.95
Jean-Louis Dessalles explores the co-evolutionary paths of biology, culture, and the great human edifice of language, linking the evolution of the language to the general evolutionary history of humankind. He provides searchingly original answers to such fundamental paradoxes as to whether we acquired our greatest gift in order to talk or so as to be able to think, and as to why human beings should, as experience constantly confirms, contribute information for the well-being of others at their own expense and for no apparent gain: which if this is one of language's main functions appears to make its possession, in Darwinian terms, a disadvantage. Dr. Dessalles looks for solutions in the early history of human species and considers the degree to which language evolved as a means of choosing profitable coalition partners and maximizing individual success within a competitive social environment.
The author opens with a discussion of the differences between animal and human communication and the biological foundations of language. He looks at the physiological preconditions for language evolution and the early evolution of meaning and communication. He then embarks on an important and original account of the natural history of conversation. Here he considers the roles of language in supporting social cohesion and information exchange.
This challenging and original account will appeal to all those interested in the origins of language and the evolution of human behavior.",349,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257825124.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071025-00271-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.903093636035919
00d55f24-f18c-4aa7-ba4b-47fa61195484,2018-08-20T17:22:23+00:00,2018-07-02,1,http://smellgists.com/trump-interviews-four-supreme-court-candidates-temporarily-reorganizing-white-house-staff-to-push-a-nomination/,"WASHINGTON — President Trump said he spoke Monday morning with four candidates to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who is retiring, as the White House raced to meet the president’s deadline to announce a Supreme Court nominee in one week.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump said he likely would meet with two or three other candidates before making his decision. The president has said he plans to announce his choice next Monday, kicking off a sprint to get the nominee confirmed by the fall.
“I had a very, very interesting morning,” Mr. Trump said as he met with Mark Rutte, the prime minister of the Netherlands.
White House officials declined to say which potential judicial nominees Mr. Trump talked with Monday morning, but the short list of candidates is believed to include six federal appeals court judges: Thomas M. Hardiman, William H. Pryor Jr., Amul R. Thapar, Brett M. Kavanaugh, Joan L. Larsen and Amy Coney Barrett.
Mr. Trump said Monday that all of the people he has talked to about the job are ”outstanding people,” but he gave no hint about who he might choose.
In the meantime, White House officials said Mr. Trump will temporarily reorganize his White House staff to focus on confirming a new justice by the time the court’s new term opens in October.
Raj Shah, the deputy press secretary, will take a leave from his responsibilities in the press office to focus exclusively on coordinating the president’s message on behalf of the pick, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, said Monday morning.
Donald F. McGahn II, the White House counsel, will lead the overall process, Ms. Sanders said, but he will be aided by a team of lawyers in the counsel’s office and another at the Department of Justice, which will help in vetting the candidates and preparing the nominee for hearings.
The job of working with conservative organizations outside the White House will fall to Justin Clark, the director of the Office of Public Liaison, Ms. Sanders said.
“Teams of attorneys from the White House Counsel’s Office and Department of Justice are working to ensure the president has all the information he needs to choose his nominee,” Ms. Sanders said in a statement. “The Department of Justice is fully engaged to support the nomination and confirmation efforts.”
The temporary reorganization is a reflection of the seriousness with which the White House takes the task of confirming the president’s second Supreme Court justice. While Republicans control the Senate, they have only a one-vote margin if they want to succeed in confirming the president’s choice.
Others in the White House, including Marc Short, the director of legislative affairs, and John F. Kelly, the chief of staff, will also be involved in the process, she said.
Ms. Sanders said Mr. Trump did not interview any Supreme Court candidates over the weekend, and she declined to say whether the president would conduct other interviews this week, ahead of his self-imposed deadline.",638,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216718.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820160510-20180820180510-00615.warc.gz,0.96312004327774
b71cd126-7c5d-4cb7-9c9d-a04ac48962db,2013-05-19T10:24:55+00:00,2013-02-07,1,http://www.ocala.com/article/20130207/ARTICLES/130209748/0/local,"Will county give low-income seniors the tax break OK'd by voters?
Published: Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 5:17 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 5:17 p.m.
Like many local residents Irvin Curtin was looking for a break — a tax break, to be specific.
Curtin recently approached the County Commission to request implementation of Amendment 11, a newly passed provision to the state Constitution that grants certain low-income senior citizens a reduction in their property tax rates.
""I've lived a long time. I've seen so many property tax increases, and other kinds of tax increases, that it just boggles the mind. And I think this is a worthwhile thing,"" the Belleview-area retiree told the board.
One commissioner agreed, and one didn't, clearly indicating his opposition.
Which means any hope of relief for Curtin and other senior citizens in his situation are pinned on all three remaining commissioners being convinced to open another loophole in an already well ventilated property tax system.
Amendment 11 authorizes cities and counties to enact a homestead exemption for people 65 and older who meet the following criteria: They must have a household income of less than $27,030; own a home whose market value is less than $250,000; and have lived in that home for at least 25 years.
Proponents say its passage would effectively eliminate property taxes for qualified homeowners.
In Marion County the reduction in revenue from enacting Amendment 11 would be miniscule. A county report estimates that qualified taxpayers collectively would save $162,234.
Critics of Amendment 11 maintain that local governments just could not afford another tax break as revenues keep declining.
According to an annual report Property Appraiser Villie Smith compiles about local land values, the state has authorized 38 tax breaks for property owners.
That includes exemptions for both land and for personal — or tangible — property.
The homestead exemption, which slashes up to $50,000 off the taxable value of residences, is the best known and most popular. It is claimed by about 93,000 homeowners in Marion County.
Other tax breaks contained in Smith's report cover nearly 5,000 parcels of publicly owned land, including schools; 1,008 parcels owned by churches and charitable organizations, including health care providers; 11,146 parcels owned by widows and widowers; 6,816 parcels owned by the partially or totally disabled and the blind, including military veterans; 42 parcels set aside for environmental conservation; and 10 parcels owned by deployed military personnel.
Across the county, those exemptions reduced the overall taxable value of property by $6.4 billion in 2012.
Those property tax breaks saved taxpayers across Marion County about $45.3 million last year. That's about $800,000 more than the $44.5 million the county budgeted for property tax revenues for 2013.
In his pro-Amendment 11 pitch to the County Commission, Curtin pointed out that he collects about $1,100 a month in Social Security, while his property taxes ran about $1,400 per year.
He added that he once used his federal income tax rebate to pay his property taxes, but could no longer do so after retiring.
Curtin had an advocate on the board, Commissioner Earl Arnett, who dropped Amendment 11 on his colleagues on Tuesday as his first big policy issue.
Arnett argued that the public had clearly voiced its preference by overwhelmingly supporting Amendment 11.
The amendment was one of just three proposed changes to the Florida Constitution to pass last November. The other two also were property tax-related, providing breaks for families of military veterans or first responders.
Amendment 11 received 61 percent of the vote statewide and 61 percent within Marion County.
""The voting public has told us, as commissioners, that they would like to see this exemption for our seniors,"" Arnett said.
""Most of our seniors that have owned a home for 25 years are responsible. They pay their taxes. They pay their mortgage. They just don't have the funds left for the nutrition that they need and for the prescriptions,"" Arnett said.
Yet Commissioner Stan McClain announced he would oppose Amendment 11 — as, he said, he has opposed other property tax exemptions.
Every new tax break, McClain said, requires other taxpayers ""to pick up the slack"" and creates a demand from other groups for even more tax exemptions.
""Pretty soon, there's going to be a small amount of people paying property tax,"" McClain said. ""We end up in a circular firing squad when we do this.""
""It's not fair to everyone else. We have to think of the greater good of the community.""
It's unclear when the board might reconsider Arnett's proposal.
The Marion County Commission also has taken a pass on a previous property tax exemption for senior citizens: an additional $25,000 claim for homesteaded property that was passed in 1998.
The cities of Belleview and McIntosh are the only local governments in Marion to adopt that tax break.
Irvin, a 71-year-old retired life insurance salesman, said in an interview Thursday that he will be back at the next commission meeting to promote it again.
He said he could use the savings to help his wife purchase health insurance, which they cannot afford right now.
""I've been a taxpayer for 40 years, and I could use just a little help in my retirement,"" Irvin said. ""One day they might need a little help themselves.""
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239464b1-6765-4e48-9659-23e6eda75662,2015-03-28T05:23:22+00:00,2013-03-10,1,http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20130310/AIK0101/130319996/0/submitnews,"North Augusta City Council will hold a special executive session Monday to consider restructuring the riverfront development deal known as Project Jackson, according to City Councilman-elect David McGhee.
The meeting, which will not be open to the public, will allow the council to discuss the project’s future ahead of Aiken County Board of Education’s consideration of the project on Tuesday.
Under state law, City Council is allowed to discuss economic development deals behind closed doors as long as a specific reason is given for entering the executive session and no votes are taken without the public’s knowledge.
On Tuesday, the School Board will be considering North Augusta’s proposal to extend the life of an existing tax incremental financing district so that property tax revenue could fund the development of, among other items, a baseball stadium, four-star hotel, conference center and retail shops.
McGhee said Monday’s executive session will help Council “figure out what the game plan is” before the School Board’s decision on Tuesday.
He added that City officials and representatives from Greenstone Properties, the development group behind the proposed project, have been discussing the best option as far as moving forward with the deal.
Last Tuesday, Aiken County Council narrowly shot down North Augusta’s tax increment financing proposal following nearly one hour of debate.
Council members Kathy Rawls, LaWana McKenzie, Willar Hightower and Scott Singer voted to oppose the City’s proposal. Councilmen Chuck Smith and Sandy Haskell voted in favor. Councilman Andrew Siders and Chairman Ronnie Young abstained, both citing lack of information.
Despite rejecting the plan, some Council members seemed to express support for holding a special meeting to reconsider the proposal if North Augusta were to alter it.
In particular, Singer promised that if North Augusta presented a proposal adjusting the property tax values to be used in the TIF, he would call for a special meeting to reconsider it.
The property values in the existing financing district were frozen at 1996 values, but Singer would like to see those values reset to 2012 levels.
After County Council’s vote, North Augusta Mayor Lark Jones described the proposal as being on “life support.” However, he said the City will continue to talk with the developers to see if they have any interest in adjusting the proposal.
He also reiterated the value of the project, saying he felt it would generate a wide ranging, positive impact for not only North Augusta, but also Aiken County and the city of Augusta.
North Augusta resident Steve Donohue, a vocal opponent of the project, said he hopes the School Board rejects North Augusta’s proposal, adding the City should introduce a bond referendum in order to have the deal approved at the ballot box.
“Go sell it to the voters,” Donohue said.
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629d4a1f-ea27-4c52-bfc4-d9eada73f699,2022-05-25T07:32:51+00:00,2018-12,0,https://www.marlazidelaw.com/blog/2018/12/2019-will-bring-changes-to-the-way-alimony-is-taxed/,"The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was passed roughly a year ago and several changes were instituted at the beginning of 2018 for Maryland taxpayers and others around the country. However, one significant revision will be effective until the year is over. Alimony will be taxed differently after the new year and this could cause a rush of activity to get divorces finalized before year end.
Currently, the spouse paying alimony is allowed to deduct that amount from his or her taxable income. The receiver, on the other hand, is required to pay income taxes on the alimony. The new legislation will reverse this, both eliminating the deduction on alimony payments and the tax on the amount received. The tax burden has effectively been shifted from the person receiving alimony to the individual paying it. Supposedly, the government will realize more income from taxes as a result.
However, matrimonial law experts don’t view this favorably for the recipients of alimony. They strongly believe there will be more heated negotiations for settlement amounts since the tax break will be eliminated. The awareness of this possible tax incentive has spurred many couples who are seeking divorces to get the proceedings completed before Dec. 31.
Alimony, or spousal support, is just one issue to be addressed when a couple decides to get a divorce. To ensure that one’s needs — both current and future — are considered in deliberations, contact a Maryland attorney for assistance. An experienced lawyer will work with clients through every step of the process to achieve the most favorable outcome possible.",312,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662580803.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525054507-20220525084507-00622.warc.gz,0.973673403263092
0b294025-a0de-4bb7-a66c-50e0e548e65d,2022-05-21T01:59:18+00:00,2022-05-21,0,"https://forum.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/index.php/topic,13165.0.html?PHPSESSID=599fd902742fe745e1886badba7abb46","What is a right?
Right means a claim of some interests adverted by an individual or a group of individuals which has either moral or legal basis and which is essential for the development of the society. In a sense, right is not created by law. It originates itself as an obvious result of mutual interaction between man and society.
What are human rights?
Human rights are those of legal and moral rights which can be claimed by any person for the very reason that is a human being. These rights origin by birth and applicable to all people throughout the world irrespective of their race, color, sex, language or political or other opinion. These are therefore those rights that are inherent in human person and without which they cannot live as human beings.
What are fundamental rights?
The term fundamental right is a technical one, for when certain human rights are written down in a constitution and protected by constitutional guarantees they are called fundamental rights. They are called fundamental rights in that sense that they are placed in the supreme or fundamental law of the land which has a supreme authority over all other laws of the land. Article 26 to 47 of the constitution of Bangladesh confers a number of substantive fundamental rights on every citizen of Bangladesh e.g. the right to freedom of expression, assembly, association, movement and profession etc.
Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of Bangladesh
18 fundamental rights have been enumerated in the constitution commencing from Article 27 to 44. All of these rights are civil and political rights. These 18 fundamental rights may be firstly divided into two groups:
a. Rights granted to all persons-citizen and non citizen alike. These are six rights enumerated in Articles 32, 33, 34, 35, 41 and 44 of the constitution.
b. Rights granted to citizens of Bangladesh only, these are 12 rights enumerated in Articles 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42 and 43.
Classification of Fundamental Rights
The Fundamental Rights enumerated in the Bangladesh Constitution may be classified into the following three groups:
A. Absolute Rights:
1. Equality before law, (Art. 27).
2. Discrimination on grounds of religion etc (Art.28).
3. Equity of opportunity in public employment (Art.29).
4. Prohibition of foreign titles etc (Art.30).
5. Safe guards as to arrest and detention (Art.33).
6. Prohibition of forced labour (Art.34).
7. Protection in respect of trial and punishment (Art.35).
8. Enforcement of Fundamental Rights (Art.44).
B. Rights on which reasonable restriction can be imposed:
1. Freedom of movement (Art.36).
2. Freedom of Assembly (Art.37).
3. Freedom of Association (Art.38).
4. Freedom of thought and conscience and of speech (Art.39).
5. Freedom of religion (Art. 40)
6. Protection of home and correspondence.
C. Fundamental rights which has been practically left to the legislature
1. Right to protection of law (Art.31)
2. Protection of right to life and personal liberty (Art.32)
3. Right to lawful profession, occupation or business (Art.40)
4. Protection of property right (Art.42)",687,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662534773.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521014358-20220521044358-00217.warc.gz,0.916548311710358
c1e03f53-b68e-4ed1-9a3f-45bb38d11b3a,2022-05-17T03:47:47+00:00,2022-05-17,0,https://www.condetuf.org/profile/wyattpoe1991/profile,"Best bulking steroids list, best steroids for bulking
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Mode Moderne sign to Vancouver’s Light Organ Records. Real Goths 7″ available now. Band set to play at Light Organ Records’ showcase at NXNE.
Vancouver — Hotly-tipped, synth-rockers Mode Moderne are the most recent signing to Vancouver’s Light Organ Records. The Pitchfork-approved five-piece released a brand new 7″ yesterday. Complete with a pulsing electro beat, haunting stabs of guitar and synth, Real Goths is a tantalizing glimpse into Mode Moderne’s eerie world. The band will be performing at Toronto’s Supermarket as part of the Light Organ Records’ NXNE showcase on Saturday, June 18th at 8:00PM.
Mode Moderne have a penchant for all things dark and gloomy, but that doesn’t get in the way of their quest for the perfect pop song.
The hunt began in 2008, when Clint Lofkrantz approached production guru Felix Fung with plans to start a dance-oriented project. Teaming up with singer Phillip Intilé, the musicians spent the bleak winter months holed up in Little Red Sounds studio, listening to records and bonding over their love of classic new wave mope-pop.
They wrote and recorded at a prolific song-a-day pace, turning Lofkrantz’s scratchy cell phone demos into sweeping, synth-laden studio epics. The songs were further brought to life with help from Intilé’s sonorous vocals and brooding, image-rich lyrics. Drawing on the auteurism of Herzog, the prose of Knut Hamsun and the legend of Scott Walker, his words blended the autobiographical with the imagined, conjuring up late night tales of lost love and heartbroken malaise with a touch of “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now”-esque cheek-tonguing.
These sessions resulted in the debut album Ghost Emerging, which the band self-released on vinyl in 2009. As Mode Moderne’s reputation spread through word of mouth, the musicians turned their studio experiments into a live band, which was eventually filled out by new additions Rebecca Marie Law Gray on synth and Sean Gilhooly on drums.
Mode Moderne “Real Goths” b/w “Undiscovered Country”
What people are saying about Mode Moderne:
“Check out this particularly shadowy track” -Pitchfork
“A classic blend of beauty and darkness” -This Is Fake DIY
“Pulsing drum machines, swathy synthesizers, ethereal guitar leads, and blankets of ambient-satin. Let’s welcome the new age.” -Weird Canada
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a7546157-ca30-4178-8699-b7212bf1b794,2018-08-17T01:54:00+00:00,2015-07-24,1,http://civileats.com/2015/07/24/all-the-news-thats-fit-to-eat-house-passes-dark-act-a-fast-food-worker-victory-farmers-tap-recycled-water/,"Busy week? We’ve rounded up the food news you might have missed:
U.S. House Passes Anti-GMO Labeling Law (Reuters)
After a heated debate on the House floor Thursday morning, the measure was approved 275-150. The bill, which would block the existing GMO labeling labeling law in Vermont and prevent others like it, has not yet been introduced in the Senate. Opponents of the bill said they see it stalling there, but supporters said they are finding growing support.
New York Fast-Food Workers Win Their Fight for $15 (The Nation)
New York will raise restaurant workers’ minimum wage to $15 an hour by the end of 2018 in New York City and 2021 statewide. The new law applies to fast food outlets belonging to “chains that have 30 or more locations nationally.”
Watch John Oliver’s Sobering Look at U.S. Food Waste (Rolling Stone)
Comedian John Oliver blasts America’s massive food waste problem in a seventeen minute segment on his show, Last Week Tonight.
Monsanto’s wooing of Syngenta doesn’t seem to be going too well. In the latest update, Syngenta’s CEO says he “sees no need for the deal.”
Report: Food Recalls Have Nearly Doubled Since 2002 (Food Safety News)
The report says the increase in recalls is due to a combination of regulatory changes and an increasingly globalized food system, which allows for both more pathogens in the system, and more oversight.
Campbell Soup Looks to Hummus and Cold-Pressed Juices to Stay Relevant (Washington Post)
Campbell Soup Co. is looking to freshen up their image. This week they announced plans to remove all artificial flavors and ingredients from their products by 2018. They’re also planning to focus on their new Campbell Fresh division, which includes items such as carrots, hummus, and refrigerated salsas.
New funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will increase internet access for rural Americans in seven states.
A new plan called the North Valley Regional Recycled Water Program would build a 6-mile, $100 million pipeline to carry wastewater to a canal that goes to farms in California’s Central Valley.
USDA Secretary Not Ready to Declare Bird Flu Outbreak Over (The New York Times)
The USDA is worried about more bird flu outbreaks in the fall when temperatures cool down and birds migrate south. The flu has killed millions of hens this spring and caused an egg shortage, prompting companies to search for new high-tech egg substitutes.",555,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221211403.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817010303-20180817030303-00025.warc.gz,0.930071532726288
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There are already, you might like to read my guide concerning the financial aspects of printing. Essentially, it informs you what screen printing and digital printing is, and also the costs connected with. It can help you’ve got a much deeper understanding concerning the following content
Color Matters, A great deal
If you are considering ordering a good sized order (let’s imagine 12 or even more custom shirts), then getting less colors inside your design will make your order emerge cheaper. It is because when orders are big, it enables you a choice of putting your design in your shirt through screen printing.
Screen printing has cheap printing costs, however a large setup cost that will depend on the number of colors get into your design. Should you have only 1 color, the setup price is small , your shirt prints won’t set you back greatly. For those who have many colors, the setup cost is going to be costly and can finish up hurting your bank account way greater than a single solid color print would.
Usually for those who have many colors inside your design (let’s imagine 5 or even more), the screen print setup price is normally high and printers will choose to digitally print your design. An electronic print doesn’t have setup cost and enables for limitless colors in your design, but the price of each print is significantly greater than the price of a screen print.
So generally, if you are considering ordering about 12 or even more custom shirts, make certain your design just uses one or two solids to save cash around the printing cost. If you’re just creating a small order (under 12) shirts, you can go wild and also have as numerous gradients and colours as you would like in your design, because odds are it will likely be digital printed custom t-shirt. To understand more about colors, take a look at my guide on color advice.
The Shirt Color Matters too
Screen printing on black colored shirts usually is more expensive than printing on light colored shirts. The reasoning behind this really is that to show ink colors within their full vibrance on dark clothes, a ink underlay is needed. A lot of it underlay is defined on, and your design’s true colors they fit on regarding this. Many screen printers refer to this as process “flash”, also it adds a little cost to every print.
In case your design needs a digital print, it’s normally not really easy to digitally print on the dark shirt. Which means that if you are design uses many colors (5 or more), print it on the light colored shirt. If you wish to print it on the dark shirt, it may need screen printing and also the huge setup fee will most likely make the overall cost to become much greater than should you print it on the light shirt with digital printing.
Generally, printing your design on light colored shirts cost less than black colored shirts (like a sidenote, light colored shirts are usually less expensive than black colored shirts too).
The amount of Prints matters too
Should you have only one design which goes around the front, your shirt is only going to require one print. For those who have another design that you would like to put around the back, your shirt will need two prints. For those who have another one which you want to put around the sleeve, the shirt will require three prints.
Each print that the shirt requires is expensive, so limit the number of places you intend on printing on. Usually shirt printers can fit prints inside a 12′ by 18′ rectangle, so keep the custom shirt design within individuals proportions to prevent having to pay more.
For those who have every other questions, usually custom shirt companies have representatives who are prepared to help you produce your design as high-quality and cost-effective as you possibly can.
Remember, to save cash, make certain your design uses as couple of colors as you possibly can and print it on light colored shirts. I really hope this guide helped you realize the connection involving the custom t-shirt design, and also the cost connected by using it.
Corporate destination boats also have a tendency these days Mixed Gift is always desirable. One focus on the client is essential because your customers get more resources from working. It is important to make a statement for your company by making custom t-shirt.",940,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316783.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822042502-20190822064502-00330.warc.gz,0.955898344516754
3530a3d9-cece-4b8b-b7b7-c648348009e3,2016-07-30T22:35:19+00:00,2015-04-29,0,http://articles.philly.com/keyword/detroit/featured/4,"February 26, 1996 |
It's looking more and more like the real winners in the battle over radio personality Paul W. Smith are going to be the lawyers. On Friday, Smith, popular morning host on talk station WWDB-FM (96.5), said he ""absolutely, definitely"" is going back home to Detroit in the next few months to take over perhaps the plum job in Detroit radio - morning host on top-rated news/talk titan WJR-AM. ""This is my dream job,"" declared Smith, 42, a suburban Detroit native who has idolized the man he would replace, J.P. McCarthy, since he was a young boy. McCarthy died in August.
April 7, 2009 |
Marian Hossa scored twice and Chris Osgood tied Dominik Hasek for 10th on the NHL career wins list in helping Detroit to a 4-1 victory over host Buffalo last night. Hossa, who reached the 40-goal plateau for the third time, added an assist. Brad Stuart and Nicklas Lidstrom also scored for the Central Division-leading Red Wings. With 111 points, Detroit, coming off a 3-2 win over Minnesota on Sunday, moved to within four points of league-leading San Jose. The Sabres' playoff chances grew slimmer as Buffalo lost its second straight.
June 8, 1997 |
It's official now. The Flyers are the Legion of Gloom. Detroit's 2-1 victory over the Flyers last night gave the Red Wings their first Stanley Cup in 42 years and ignited an emotional celebration inside Joe Louis Arena and on the streets surrounding it. Striving to win Philadelphia's first major professional sports title since 1983, the Flyers instead were swept out of the Stanley Cup finals in four one-sided losses. Defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom scored Game 4's first goal, another deflating long shot, in the final minute of the opening period.
November 25, 1988 |
The last time they closed Barney Topolawski's church, the police had to drag him out of the basement in handcuffs. That was in 1981, when General Motors bulldozed Poletown. GM wanted the old Detroit neighborhood for a plant, so the city moved 1,500 families out. Immaculate Conception was one of the last buildings to go. Topolawski and a dozen others held on, barricading themselves in for days without water or electricity. This time, he's not sure what he'll do. But he isn't going quietly.
June 1, 2006 |
Detroit's defense would not let the Pistons' season end. The Pistons got back to their swarming ways when the Miami Heat had the basketball, and Tayshaun Prince scored a career-playoff-high 29 points to lift Detroit to a 91-78 win last night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. Miami - which still leads the best-of-seven series, three games to two - did not score in the final 3 1/2 minutes as Detroit pulled away with the last nine points of the game. ""They took their defense up to another level,"" Heat coach Pat Riley said in a televised press conference.
March 1, 2013 |
KHALIF WYATT is a scorer. That's his mentality. It's what he does best. Even when he struggles for, say, the opening 38 minutes. Following a first-half doughnut, at which point Temple trailed by eight, the Atlantic 10's top scorer hit the final 2 minutes Thursday night at the Liacouras Center with one field goal on 11 shots. Not coincidentally, the Owls were still down five to Detroit. Then, everything changed. Wyatt took over, as he's done before. Once again, the transformation was decisive.
October 20, 2012 |
DETROIT - Prince Fielder waved his arms frantically, gleefully calling off his teammates before catching the final out. From the moment Fielder signed his massive contract in January, an entire city had been waiting for a moment like this. Max Scherzer capped a stupendous stretch for Detroit's starting rotation, and the Tigers advanced to the World Series for the second time in seven seasons by beating the New York Yankees, 8-1, Thursday for a four-game sweep of the AL Championship Series.
April 29, 2015 |
ATLANTIC CITY - Kevyn Orr, the bankruptcy attorney whose Detroit credentials set off alarms on Wall Street when he was appointed by Gov. Christie as part of an Atlantic City emergency management team, is leaving the post, the governor's office said Monday. Orr's role was described as ""counsel"" to Kevin Lavin, the full-time emergency manager, whose duties to date have been mostly those of a super-auditor of the city's finances. Lavin is being paid $135,000 a year; Orr's compensation, billed by the hour, has not been made public.
September 19, 1999 |
Putting down her token-filled plastic cup, Yvonne Hulsey wedged a smoldering cigarette into the corner of her mouth. Rising from the stool where she had been parked for two hours in front of a flashing, gurgling, chortling slot machine, she put a hand to her lower back. ""Honey, this thing has about worn me out,"" she said, stretching her free hand into the air. The 74-year-old Hulsey, a ""retired housewife"" from Ohio who was in Detroit attending a veterans' reunion with her husband, did not look to be the kind of person on which Detroit might risk its future.
December 3, 1995 |
Rodney Peete yanked a baseball cap a little lower on his head, widened his smile a notch and, shifting his 225 pounds from foot to foot, set himself firmly in front of his locker. He was a goalie at the net of harmony. Nothing controversial was getting past him. ""I'm not talking about it anymore, guys,"" he said time after time to questions about his D.C. displeasure. ""That's over. Let's talk about Seattle. "" Kick save, Peete! The Eagles quarterback had experienced those benching blues in Washington just days earlier.",1287,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258943369.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072903-00307-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.976071417331696
796ca662-a74e-4e89-8c5d-bddd7955caad,2020-10-29T20:23:00+00:00,2019-05-19,1,https://www.lifegate.com/initiative/plasticless,"LifeGate PlasticLess® was launched with the goal of protecting the health of the oceans and our own. The project aims to help reduce pollution in the seas by collecting the plastic waste that accumulates in ports and marinas. The aim is also to promote truly circular economic as well as consumption models centred on reducing, reusing and recycling waste, in particular the most harmful to the environment: plastics.
Reducing sea pollution
The presence of plastic waste in the Mediterranean Sea represents an emergency that must be tackled urgently. According to United Nations Environment (UNE, formerly UNEP), 731 tonnes of plastic end up in this body of water every day, a figure that could double by 2025. This is why LifeGate is actively contributing to collecting plastic waste from the sea by placing Seabin devices in ports and marinas. These are able to collect plastics, microplastics as small as 2 mm and microfibers as small as 0.3 mm.
Real change starts with becoming aware of our behaviour’s impact. Getting to know and fully understanding the consequences of our actions is the first step to altering harmful choices. This is why LifeGate, through its media network, is providing wide journalistic coverage of circular economy themes, with a particular focus on the problem of plastics in the world’s rivers, seas and oceans. All articles linked to this project’s themes are collected in the Plastic tag.
Promoting good practices
Once we decide to change our behaviour and consumption patterns with the aim of adopting more sustainable lifestyles we need to know what to focus on. In this sense, LifeGate wants to suggest the most sustainable daily habits, such as reducing packaging, recycling materials and separating waste properly. Reporting best practices and success stories from around the world helps readers gain a clearer vision of what the problem as well as the solutions are.
Why launch LifeGate PlasticLess®?
Because the world’s seas are increasingly choked by plastic and the Mediterranean Sea, which is home to 7.5 per cent of the known marine species, is one of the most affected areas. According to UNE, the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea already contains 100,000 plastic fragments of different sizes per square kilometre. Among the main causes are: incorrect collection and management of waste, productive activities, tourism, port activities and people’s unconscientious behaviour, which cause tonnes of plastic to reach the seas and oceans every day.
Among these are microplastics, fragments smaller than 5 mm, the most dangerous type. They’re increasingly widespread, for example sticking to algae that are eaten by fish who confuse them for food. This is how they reach our tables. A study conducted by the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (Ispra) found microplastics in 18.2 per cent of the 121 samples of species with high commercial value such as swordfish, red tuna and longfin tuna.
The first step required to begin tackling the problem is using less plastic. Yet, according to the fourth Italian Observatory on Sustainable Lifestyles, a country-wide survey conducted by LifeGate in collaboration with Eumetra MR, even if over 53 per cent of Italians are aware of the issue, 67 per cent still consume water in plastic bottles during meals because they think the material is “safe”.
This means that bottles become waste right after use, potentially ending up in the sea.
What is Seabin
The Seabin is a collection bin that floats in water and is able to capture around 1.5 kg of waste per day, equal to over 500 kg of debris a year (depending on its size and weather patterns), including microplastics from 2 to 5 mm in diameter and microfibres starting from 0.3 mm. The device is also able to intercept a lot of the waste that sadly often finds its way into the sea, like cigarette butts.
The Seabin is placed in the water and fixed to a dock with the upper part of the device on the same level as the water’s surface. Thanks to the wind’s spontaneous force as well as currents and the device’s strategic positioning, debris is sucked directly into it. The water pump connected to its base is capable of treating 25,000 litres of seawater an hour.
Waste is collected in its bag, which can hold up to 20kg, whilst water runs through the pump and returns to sea. When the bag is full, it is emptied and cleaned. The device works 24 hours a day and is therefore able to remove more trash than a person using a collection net. Even though it can’t be used in the open sea, as it requires electricity, it is extremely effective in areas such as ports as these are “accumulation points” in which most sea waste converges.
How we want to use Seabins
LifeGate’s objective is to position the most devices and to do so it is creating a network of businesses and people who can contribute to the challenge of collecting plastic waste from the sea – in which 90 tonnes of plastic end up every day in Italy alone (UNE data).
Thanks to the support of the project’s sponsors, the percentage of the plastic collected that is reusable for industrial purposes – once integrated with other recycled plastic from oceans around the world – can be used by LifeGate to produce items such as sarongs and sweaters.
— Seabin_project (@Seabin_project) May 19, 2018
Why the Seabin
Existing solutions to the problem of ocean and sea pollution aren’t as effective and efficient in responding to real conditions. Among there are “trash boats”, which are deployed around ports and have nets attached to them to collect floating trash. This system is costly to manage and maintain and isn’t particularly effective, according to the marinas that deploy it. Another system is manual collection, in which staff collect waste that accumulates in the corners of ports and marinas using nets. The effectiveness of this system is also limited because it allows for collecting only visible waste, omitting microplastics, as well as being very labour and time intensive.
This is why LifeGate has chosen Seabin, which allows for an effective and continuous collection of floating plastic waste, requiring minimum effort on the part of designated staff.
Seabins in Italy
The LifeGate PlasticLess® project kicked off inù the port areas of Santa Margherita Ligure (Genoa province), the Portofino Marine Protected Area (Genoa province), Grazie Port in Roccella Ionica (Riccione province), the Venice Certosa Marina (Venice province) and Genova Marina, Sestri Ponente’s touristic and nautical centre (Genoa province).
Starting from September 2018, thanks to the initiative’s main partner, Volvo Car Italia, three new Seabins have been positioned in the Cattolica Marina (Rimini province), Varazze Marina (Savona province) and a second device in the Venice Certosa Marina. In May 2019, Volvo car dealers, following the parent company’s example, contributed to positioning new devices in Riccione Tourist Port (Rimini province), Capri Tourist Port (Naples province), Pescara Tourist Port and in the Cala Ponte Marina tourist port in Polignano (Bari province).
With the support of Whirlpool EMEA, thirteen Seabins have been installed. The ports and nautical clubs are: in the De Cesari Marina in Fano (province of Pesaro and Urbino), San Benedetto del Tronto Nautical Club (Ascoli Piceno province), Sant’Andrea Marina in San Giorgio di Nogaro (Udine province), Blu Marina in Rimini, Dorica Marina in Ancona, Gestiport in Senigallia (Ancona province), Capraia all’Isola Marina in Capraia, the Nautical Sailing Club (Club Nautico della Vela) in Naples (Borgo Marinari), Lacco Ameno Marina and Forio Marina in Ischia (Naples province), Capo d’Orlando Marina (Messina province), the Aquatic Port of Alghero (Sassari province), and National Italian Sailors’ Association (Associazione Nazionale Marinai d’Italia) in the Milano Darsena.
KLM Italia and Armata di Mare launched the #perunmarepulito (“for a clean sea”) campaign with a Seabin in the Molosiglio port, headquarters of the Naples section of the Navy League, and one in Genova’s Ancient Port (Porto Antico).
Thanks to NN Investment Partners, another Seabin was added to those already operational along Italian coasts: in the Marina Cala de’ Medici port, between Rosignano and Castiglioncello, in the province of Livorno.
The Seabin has arrived in Lake Lugano, one of the most polluted in northern Italy and Switzerland, and precisely in Porto Ceresio thanks to the collaboration with technical partner Poralu Marine and F&B Nautica, nautical sector company that operates in the Varese area.
LifeGate supports local administrations in Italy that are committing to reducing plastic use, which causes the increasingly evident environmental disaster that is choking our planet, by assigning them a certificate. This attests their adoption of environmental policies aimed at raising awareness among citizens on the role they should take in the fight against plastic pollution.
The initiative kicked off with the recognition of the first local authorities and governments that have become involved in the issue, which can be viewed in the map below. The development of actions on the part of new administrative bodies will be monitored, rewarded and promoted through the LifeGate media network.
What you can do
Finding a solution to the problem of plastic in the seas requires everyone’s efforts: from individuals all the way to businesses, together. You too can contribute concretely to the LifeGate PlasticLess® project by participating in the installation of a Seabin. How? Visit our store and make a donation. You’ll receive a Mizu 8, 800 ml LifeGate PlasticLess® water bottle made in aluminium, 100% BPA free and 100% recyclable. You can choose between two versions, a simple one with the LifeGate PlasticLess® logo and the other than can be customised with a name of your choice.
There are also many virtuous behaviours, simple daily actions that can help prevent pollution from reaching our seas and the environment in general, such as reducing consumption of products packaged in plastic, preferring objects made in durable materials over single-use ones and separating waste correctly.
Here are some of the good practices you can easily adopt.
Since 2014, Seabin Project has been developing innovative technologies for waste collection of the generic kind as well as macro and microplastics, microfibres, oil and oil-based detergents, focussing on their removal from the sea.
The Seabin Project aims to be on the frontline of researching solutions that may contribute to cleaner and healthier oceans. Seabin Project’s Whole Solution Strategy consists of: technology, science and educational programmes, as well as local community engagement and the involvement of a number of industries. The Seabin V5 units, fixed to floating docks in strategic locations known as “accumulation points” reduce the amount of plastic entering the open sea. Through scientific research, the Seabin Project contributes to amplifying the literature on the negative effects on marine biodiversity and human health, with a particular emphasis on microplastics and microfibres. Through educational programmes, the Seabin Project raises awareness among consumers, both young ones and adults, towards adopting more conscientious and sustainable behaviours. Furthermore, it engages local communities and a variety of industries in contributing to the creation of real solutions to the plastics emergency. “We do our best to reduce the amount of plastic waste that from land reaches the open sea.” – Pete Ceglinski, CEO.
Since 1985, Poralu Marine has been one of the world leaders in the field of harbour and marina structures, with over 30,000 berths installed, and operating in five continents.
With two productive sites in France and Canada, Poralu Marine projects are entirely in conformity with the highest industry standards and the company produces, installs and supplies a complete follow-up service.
The company’s approach works in favour of sustainable development, and its global activities follow the principles of economic, social and environmental responsibility.
This commitment, aimed at satisfying all the people involved and the company’s stakeholders, has become Poralu Marine’s true philosophy. It begins at the heart of its daily activities: in the design of its products, its relationship with employees, clients, suppliers and the environment in which it operates more generally.
Its R&D and production office is constantly in search of new solutions to ensure the highest quality standards. All products are studied to be aesthetically pleasing, simple to use, requiring no maintenance.
Poralu Marine is part of the Nova Nautic Group, which includes the companies CEI, Poralu Bridge, Nautiscaphe and ROTAX. In addition, Poralu Marine produces and distributes Seabin V5 devices around the world.
Plastic Consult was founded in 1979 to study the industrial landscape and activities generated by what were novel plastic materials at the time, on account of large petrochemical multinationals.
It has always remained private and independent and, over the course of the decades, diversified its areas of expertise that today are grouped into three synergic divisions:
– Business Insight, specialised in studies of synthetic materials, chemical and petrochemical sectors, as well as related areas (energy, environment, waste, etc.);
– Business Finance, supplies effective and continuous support to the owners of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, working together with them in managing all strategic aspects;
– Environmental Division, expands the historic offer of strategic studies for large clients, offering outsourced operational consultancy services in waste management and the development of virtuous supply chains, so that SMEs may increase sales while improving customer loyalty.
Confindustria Genova is a business association that adheres to the Confindustria system, which proposes to contribute to the economic growth and social progress of its territory together with political institutions, and economic, social and cultural organisations.
The Association’s members are companies headquartered in the Genoa Metropolitan Area and engaged in the production of goods and services with an industrial-type structure.
Today Confindustria Genova represents a thousand businesses for a total of around 52,000 professionals who operate in sectors such as mechanics, ICT, naval construction, port logistics, energy, health, tourism and advanced tertiary ones.
Attention to environmental sustainability and, more generally, to the circular economy is a priority in Confindustria Genova’s activities. The Association promotes training seminars, events and editorial interventions on the topic, as well as supplying services aimed at member companies.
Istituto per gli Studi sul Mare
Since 1996 the Istituto per gli Studi sul Mare (ISM) (Institute for Sea Studies) has been operating in the field of communication, as well as scientific and naturalistic dissemination. In the design and production of its products, ISM boasts the collaboration and support of research institutions, researchers and academics, communicators and technicians, placing particular attention on its initiatives’ high profile, the scientific rigour of the materials produced, and on being constantly up to date from a scientific point of view.
ISM has dozens of initiatives aimed at the public, such as theoretical and practical courses as well as events, exhibitions and editorial products. In particular, its practical marine biology courses are the characterising element of ISM’s activity, it being the only entity in Italy that offers formative products that take place entirely in marine locations or at sea, studied especially for the diving public, in the “basic” and “advanced” options, as well as sea enthusiasts generally.
ISM works towards the objective of offering the tourism sector a new way of travelling and discovering the marine environment, and raising awareness among scuba-divers and all those who enjoy the sea in order for them to become more conscientious towards the submerged world.
Verdeacqua is a highly specialised team operating in the scientific and environmental education field, capable of creating didactic and edutainment activities and projects for subjects starting from small children all the way to adults.
Its action is diversified, not only with a particular attention towards the scholastic world, but with a strong predisposition towards training teachers in the field of new technologies – but more generally aimed at families, adults, and Science and Nature enthusiasts.
Its collaborative and coordination activities with companies and public institutions have always been strong. Companies, to whom it offers services aimed at employees and their families, have always supported it as technical and economic sponsors, as well as in the organisation of exhibitions and events. It has also engaged with national research institutions such as ENEA and CNR, and state institutions such as the Italian Navy and National Hydrographic Institute (IIN). Of note are collaborations with the Lombardy Regional authority, the Province of Milan and a number of municipalities in the Milanese hinterland, which whom it has activated a number of projects connected to the scholastic world, but not only. Since 1994 Verdeacqua has directed the didactic sector of the Milan Civic Aquarium.
Its philosophy is articulated, oriented towards the pleasure of telling children about the world, facing potentially difficult topics with them, which can be sources of fun and, most importantly, reflection. With adults it works on training and raising awareness to contribute to the expansion of a more mature, prepared and conscientious public.
Its story stems from wanting to give answers in the scholastic environment, but Verdeacqua’s dynamism lies in having invested in experimenting novel means of communication. In a changing world, young people are privileged witnesses and precious interpreters of what is happening and will take place. For this reason it considers adults and children not as “subjects” on which to intervene, but as “protagonists” to engage with.
Thanks to a diversified experience in a number of technological sectors, as well as training in sustainability including from the Cambridge CISL, the Teksea team supplies customised consultancy and support on innovation and sustainability; researching, developing and promoting technologies as well as innovative processes for its clients. Sustainability is a fundamental value that every company, even the smallest, must embrace by defining its own roadmap. Teksea accompanies clients in defining this path.
Assomorosini is a non-profit organisation with social ends whose full name is Associazione nazionale scuola navale militare “F. Morosini” (F. Morosini national military naval school association), headquartered in the Venice Naval School. The ancient origins of the institute of marine training can be traced to the Marine Kollegium, when the Republic of Venice fell under Austrian domination. Among the organisation’s multiple goals, embedded in its statute, is that of being engaged in prevention and monitoring initiatives with the goal of safeguarding the marine environment, ultimately contributing to civil protection activities. The organisation, relying on third parties, offers a variety of services with the aim of stipulating conventions with public and private bodies, as well as collaborating with national, European and international bodies with similar objectives.",4091,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107905777.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029184716-20201029214716-00692.warc.gz,0.939894616603851
69a5644e-b7e1-44a5-a8cf-432f089f85ec,2022-05-24T09:29:42+00:00,2022-05-24,0,https://forums.t-nation.com/t/alpha-male-cycle/277442,"How long can I use Alpha Male before cycling off? I use as directed.
If you’re using it as directed, you’re cycling off every 5 days.
Anybody want to share some blood work?
After 4-8 weeks: TT/SHBG/fT/LH/fT4
Intriguing. No dose reponse with these ingredients?
Objective : This study examined the effect of forskolin on body composition, testosterone, metabolic rate, and blood pressure in overweight and obese (BMI ≥ 26 kg/m2) men.
Research Methods and Procedure : Thirty subjects (forskolin, n = 15; placebo, n = 15) were studied in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study for 12 weeks.
Results : Forskolin was shown to elicit favorable changes in body composition by significantly decreasing body fat percentage (BF%) and fat mass (FM) as determined by DXA compared with the placebo group ( p ≤ 0.05). Additionally, forskolin administration resulted in a change in bone mass for the 12-week trial compared with the placebo group ( p ≤ 0.05). There was a trend toward a significant increase for lean body mass in the forskolin group compared with the placebo group ( p = 0.097). Serum free testosterone levels were significantly increased in the forskolin group compared with the placebo group ( p ≤ 0.05). The actual change in serum total testosterone concentration was not significantly different among groups, but it increased 16.77 ± 33.77% in the forskolin group compared with a decrease of 1.08 ± 18.35% in the placebo group.
Discussion : Oral ingestion of forskolin (250 mg of 10% forskolin extract twice a day) for a 12-week period was shown to favorably alter body composition while concurrently increasing bone mass and serum free testosterone levels in overweight and obese men. The results indicate that forskolin is a possible therapeutic agent for the management and treatment of obesity.
Sketchy fT assay.
Where’s my TT boost Bro?
Ahhh, the gold old days when I could use my GNC supplements without all the baggage and sorrow caused by knowing how to read journal papers and all that scientific analysis crap.
So I can use for five days, then take two days off non-stop for months and months or do I need to stop taking all together for a couple of weeks?
I have been using it for about 2 years 5 on/2 off",547,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662570051.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524075341-20220524105341-00207.warc.gz,0.898176729679108
bcdaf538-0bc1-4a22-8540-e9bde13627ca,2020-10-21T10:49:36+00:00,2020-10-21,1,https://www.mfw4a.org/news/ethiopia-european-investment-bank-sign-loan-agreement-support-female-businesses,"Ethiopia, European Investment Bank Sign Loan Agreement to Support Female Businesses
Ethiopia has signed a 30-million-Euros agreement concessional loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) today.
The loan will be used to support the Women Entrepreneurship Development Program to benefit women engaged in business activities. The agreement was inked by Finance Minister, Ahmed Shide and EIB President, Werner Hoyer in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
During the signing ceremony, EIB President Hoyer said the loan will raise the incomes of female-run micro and small enterprises by providing more women entrepreneurs access to loans. Appreciating the move taken by the government of Ethiopia to ensure gender equality, he noted that empowering women is instrumental in improving women's productivity, economic growth and social cohesion and justice.
Finance Minister Ahmed Shide on his part acknowledged the importance of the loan to enhance access to female-owned small and micro enterprises. The grant will support women entrepreneurs by providing training in manufacture sector and providing training in professional life skills, he added.
Ahmed revealed that public infrastructures, access to finance to small and micro enterprises, and mobile banking are among the areas of engagement between Ethiopia and EIB.
Source: All Africa",257,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107876307.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021093214-20201021123214-00217.warc.gz,0.95002156496048
e2a050ee-3784-4f3b-93f4-7bbab3eee98d,2022-05-21T10:29:36+00:00,2021-08-24,1,https://www.express.co.uk:443/news/science/1481439/uk-towns-cities-underwater-2100-climate-change-maps-evg,"Ian Collins clashes with XR member over China's role in climate change
The latest Sea Projection maps show that huge swathes of UK’s coastline could be underwater permanently due to climate change in less than 90 years time. If the projections are accurate, vital roads, services and holiday destinations will be impacted.
Naturally the most susceptible to the effects of climate change are coastal and low-lying areas, as well as those on major rivers and waterways.
According to the map, the east of England looks to be the worst affected area.
The map predicts that by 2100, Skegness, King’s Lynn, Great Yarmouth, Boston and Peterborough could all be underwater.
Further north, parts of Doncaster and Lincoln could be facing the most serious repercussions, whereas Grimsby, Hull and Barton-upon-Humber could all be unrecognisable.
The 13 major UK towns and cities that could be underwater by 2100 - MAPPED
On the other side of the map, huge areas of Cardiff and Swansea in Wales would be left underwater.
Even parts of the capital are at risk, particularly those closest to the River Thames.
Since 1993, sea level growth has been accelerating to an average of 0.12 to 0.14 inches a year, roughly twice as fast as the long-term trend.
The modelling from Climate Central is based on the projection that his rapid growth in the rate of sea-level rises will continue.
According to the organisation, coastal areas are expected to regularly fall below sea level over the next 30 years.
In 2019, a study projected that sea levels will rise between 30cm and 34 cm by 2050.
However so far, sea level rises have been much smaller - but this doesn't mean places aren't at risk.
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Why are sea levels rising?
Sea levels began rising throughout the 20th century, almost all of which can be attributed to human activity’s devastating effect on the climate.
Hotter temperatures are created by greenhouse gas emissions, which are caused by burning fossil fuels - coal, gas, and oil.
This causes the climate to get warmer, which in turn leads to the expansion of water volume and melting of polar ice, glaciers and sheets.
Environmental catastrophe is on the doorstep of billions across the world, as highlighted by the damning IPCC report earlier this year.
The report warned that extreme heat, droughts, flooding, and rising sea levels will all be problems within the coming years if humanity doesn’t act immediately.
Dr Scott Kulp, a senior scientist at Climate Central and lead author of the study, said: “These assessments show the potential of climate change to reshape cities, economies, coastlines, and entire global regions within our lifetimes.
“As the tideline rises higher than the ground people call home, nations will increasingly confront questions about whether, how much, and how long coastal defences can protect them.”",670,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662539049.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521080921-20220521110921-00607.warc.gz,0.944639682769775
14a6bf04-3eb2-4064-a44a-ba87f5b83b39,2015-04-02T09:49:41+00:00,2013-01-11,1,http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/boeing-statement-on-faa-joint-review-on-787-186467521.html,"Boeing Statement on FAA Joint Review on 787
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] is confident in the design and performance of the 787. It is a safe and efficient airplane that brings tremendous value to our customers and an improved flying experience to their passengers.
The airplane has logged 50,000 hours of flight and there are more than 150 flights occurring daily. Its in-service performance is on par with the industry's best-ever introduction into service – the Boeing 777. Like the 777, at 15 months of service, we are seeing the 787's fleet wide dispatch reliability well above 90 percent.
More than a year ago, the 787 completed the most robust and rigorous certification process in the history of the FAA. We remain fully confident in the airplane's design and production system.
Regular reviews of program and technical progress are an important part of the validation and oversight process that has created today's safe and efficient air transportation system. While the 787's reliability is on par with the best in class, we have experienced in-service issues in recent months and we are never satisfied while there is room for improvement. For that reason, today we jointly announced with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the start of a review of the 787's recent issues and critical systems.
We welcome the opportunity to conduct this joint review. Our standard practice calls on us to apply rigorous and ongoing validation of our tools, processes and systems so that we can always be ensured that our products bring the highest levels of safety and reliability to our customers.
Just as we are confident in the airplane, we are equally confident in the regulatory process that has been applied to the 787 since its design inception. With this airplane, the FAA conducted its most robust certification process ever. We expect that this review will complement that effort.",391,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427132827069.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323174707-00109-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.923108398914337
f4f9ba80-d004-4756-a5dd-50a6d0612df3,2022-05-25T16:05:33+00:00,1966-02-10,0,https://www.nsf.gov/od/nms/recip_details.jsp;jsessionid=9BD706817A5CED7FAC1C017763921738?recip_id=409,"The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Professor of Mathematics
Mathematics and Computer Science
""For his creation of a rigorous abstract theory of algebraic geometry, and for his profound influence--especially through many brilliant students--on the algebraic structure of contemporary pure mathematics.""
Presented by President Johnson at a White House ceremony on February 10, 1966.",129,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662588661.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525151311-20220525181311-00221.warc.gz,0.874610126018524
a098d976-1342-40c3-abec-402b7ba78025,2022-05-28T07:06:45+00:00,2017-12-21,1,https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2017/in-ireland-lawmakers-are-trying-to-criminalize-the-use-of-bots-to-spread-political-misinformation/,"Correction: A previous version of this story stated the bill attempts to criminalize sharing fake news. In fact, it's aimed at criminalizing the use of bots to spread political misinformation. We have updated the headline and a few sentences in the body as a consequence. Apologies for the missing nuance.
If you use a social media bot to spread political misinformation in Ireland, go directly to jail, do not pass go and possibly pay €10,000.
That’s the spirit of a bill Irish lawmakers proposed this week, which would make using a bot to create 25 or more online presences with the goal of influencing political debate a criminal offense. Actively promoting misinformation on Facebook or Twitter in that way would be punishable by five years in prison or fines of up to €10,000.
Eoin O’Dell, an associate professor of law at Trinity College Dublin, told Poynter in an email that the whole of the bill takes a page from the Honests Ads legislation proposed in the United States Congress. That bill basically aims to make companies follow the same standards for political advertising that apply to broadcast television and radio.
However, by including a section that criminalizes the individual use of bots to spread political messages, Irish lawmakers have gone an extra mile.
“Section 6 goes much further than the U.S. bills, and reflects an unfortunate tendency amongst Irish backbenchers to reach for the criminal law when they don't like the internet,” O’Dell said.
The move is an aggressive approach to a problem — and a concept — that has largely confounded Europe in recent months.
Following contentious elections and referenda in France, Italy and the United Kingdom that were marred by misinformation, the EU Commission has created a high-level group to figure out how to best address fake news online. But experts in the EU and elsewhere are doubtful that it will accomplish anything significant due to governance problems, and proposed solutions focus on issues like hate speech and advertising rather than misinformation.
Cue this week’s bill, which is one of the most aggressive proposals to date in Europe. But does it have a genuine chance of passing or is it just grandstanding?
Eugenia Siapera puts her money on the former.
“I’m not 100 percent sure, but I think it has a good chance of getting through,” said the deputy director of the Institute for Future Media and Journalism at Dublin City University. “We have some of the most draconian laws in terms of defamation.”
Since the Irish parliament has shown willingness to legislate against freedom of expression in the past, she said this new proposed law comes as no surprise. And, if passed, it could backfire.
“This will be perceived from the user as an infringement on their freedom of expression,” she said. “I agree with the implied intention of this legislation to maybe detoxify, maybe safeguard the public sphere from those who have malicious intent, but on the other hand we have to make sure citizens aren’t penalized for their right to freedom of expression.”
There are other problems with the bill. Dan MacGuill, a writer for Snopes and former fact-checker for the Irish news website TheJournal.ie, told Poynter in an email that the bill is trying to solve a phantom issue.
“The first thing to know here is that — somewhat remarkably — there is no real ‘fake news’ to speak of in Ireland,” he said. “There was a general election in 2016, and an unusually intense one, at that, but we saw none of the deliberate, viral, monetized misinformation or foreign bots and imposter accounts that were a factor in the U.S. elections or Brexit referendum.”
That doesn’t mean Ireland is immune to fake news. James Lawless, the bill’s author, told the Irish Independent that lawmakers need to start taking into account the possibility that the country could become a target for political misinformation in the future. And MacGuill said the upcoming referendum on abortion in Ireland — and the potentially divisive campaign surrounding it — could be a linchpin.
“I think there might be forces at work in Irish society that could mitigate against it,” he said. “But ultimately, the absence of fake news as a presence in the online landscape in Ireland might just be down to the fact that the Irish ‘market,’ as it were, has not yet been considered large or lucrative enough to be worth the effort of an organized campaign of monetized misinformation.”
Still, there’s the possibility that the bill is simply an attempt to score political points. Disagreeing with Siapera, O’Dell said it has little chance of being enacted in its current form due to the fact that it’s a private member's bill introduced by a member of the opposition. MacGuill also said that Lawless name-checked the Strategic Communications Unit, an initiative of Prime Minister Leo Varadkar that’s perceived as a “spin unit” of existing agencies, when promoting the bill, which strengthens the case that the bill has partisan motivations.
Regardless of intent, the proposal’s enforceability is questionable. Anya Schiffrin, director of the Technology, Media and Communications specialization at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, told Poynter in an email that she has doubts about Ireland’s ability to effectively legislate against bots and misinformation — especially beyond its own borders.
“That looks harsh,” said Schiffrin, who has reported on efforts to regulate fake news in Europe. “(I’m) wondering how they could punish people who are not Irish citizens or living in Ireland.”
It’s a good question — one that lawmakers haven’t answered yet. But even if the final bill does include a plausible enforcement mechanism, Siapera said it’s very existence will harm the mainstream media by taking debate away from Ireland’s harsh defamation laws.
“Journalists are really reticent to pursue investigative reports because of the law. If now fake news is brought into the picture, it’s going to overcomplicate things, in my opinion,” she said. “We have to strike a balance here, but I’m not sure this specific legislation can accomplish that.”",1347,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663013003.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528062047-20220528092047-00206.warc.gz,0.960766851902008
b39f54a2-d18f-4f80-96e1-63c0d1e1e75e,2019-08-20T23:03:50+00:00,2011-02-02,0,https://proseandthorn.net/2011/02/02/when-in-the-course-of-egyptian-events/,"“The voices of the Egyptian people tell us that this is one of those moments; this is one of those times.”
– President Barack Obama, February 1, 2011
It’s never a good time for a revolution, but it is the time to which we’ve come. It’s not a clash of religions, or classes, or wealth or power. These demonstrations are an expression of the Egyptian people being called to “determine your own destiny,” as President Obama advised when he appeared briefly to read a statement, Tuesday evening.
At the morning’s cabinet meeting, Secretary of State Clinton affirmed the administration’s call for “an orderly transition to a government that is responsive to the aspirations of the Egyptian people.”
That transition, Obama added, “must begin now.” It seems almost Orwellian, this foreign policy in which yesterday’s friend becomes today’s, um, un-friend.
Suspend your American reality, if you can, for the moment, and realize that the choice is not always between friends and enemies, Christ and the Devil, Indians and cowboys, white and black (or vice-versa), and the alternative to a US backed dictator is not necessarily a communist or an Islamic revolutionary. (The world understands, though, that if you want to make a sales pitch for foreign policy to the United States, it helps to simplify it as a choice between halos and horns. Plenty of US politicians understand that too.)
With that dichotomous outlook, it is inevitable that we don’t always back the right horse; we back the right horse for now, and with that we can be very wrong. When Anwar Sadat‘s bravery in signing a peace treaty with Israel was rewarded with assassination, Hosni Mubarak was the horse of the moment. But “now” moments, as every college sophomore understands, are a moving target, especially when contrasted with “then” moments. Accordingly, the brave horse we backed then, is the stuck statue destiny is closing in on now.
Egypt is more powerful than one long serving, old man, and the stern system he represents. “All of us who are privileged to serve in positions of political power do so at the will of our people,” Obama said, Tuesday. If the continuing protests have taught us anything, it’s that every nation is a nation of people, and no matter how heavy the government’s hand, there are those who long to give a voice to dissent, and remarkably many more who are brave enough to do it.
Mubarak likes to hold his difficult role as fighter of radicalism and helm-holder of peace with Israel as the most compelling reason for unflinching US support. Most Egyptians, however, are young and secular, and they understand what’s at stake in the cool peace they have with Israel, and what being in a permanent state of war with your neighbor costs in lives and materials.
Mubarak’s insistence that stability depends on him leaving on his own terms ignores two main things. First, that the alternative to his “stability” is not necessarily chaos; in fact, by unleashing his supporters to clash with demonstrators on the streets of Cairo, Wednesday, he is saying that he is depending on chaos to maintain stability. Secondly, the people will not allow him to stay.
Obama’s “orderly transition” differs from the beleaguered Egyptian president’s “stability” in that what “must begin now,” from the American’s point of view can wait until September, according to Mubarak. Meanwhile, he is willing to threaten, imprison and retaliate violently against his opposition. He has stopped listening to the people; when do we stop listening to what he wants, and show that we listen to the people of Egypt?
When people are dying in the streets of Cairo, it’s time to let go of the fence, Mr. Obama, Mrs. Clinton, and coalesce around the Egyptian opposition. The ally is Egypt, not the man Mubarak, who was good for us until he wasn’t anymore.",880,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315681.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820221802-20190821003802-00169.warc.gz,0.968693435192108
efbad2a2-d344-4d2b-9d87-86f89cb678c3,2017-08-19T18:37:44+00:00,2016-10-28,0,https://accidentalsuburbanites.com/2016/10/28/bye-bye-backsplash/,"If this backsplash was tough enough to survive outside of the 90s, we shoulda known he wasn’t going down without a fight.
Have you met our backsplash? His name is Dante, which is a nod to both his loosely-Italian roots and the nine gates of Hell that he climbed out of before emerging in our kitchen.
Dante wasn’t long for this world. Unfortunately, neither was our home improvement budget at this point. So instead of forking out $300 to have a professional come and scrape him off our walls, we decided to crack open a beer and take a stab at him ourselves.
Bottoms up, Dante…
A lot of tutorials we watched utilized tools like chisels and crowbars, but the staff at our local Home Depot suggested we take a more gentle approach to dismembering Dante. In the interest of sparing the sheetrock, he suggested a putty knife and a hammer. We liked the sound of sparing sheetrock, so we gave it a go:
Our technique was to first use the putty knife and hammer to crumble away at the grout surrounding the tile. Once the tile was isolated from his grout support network, we wedged the putty knife between the tile and wall and gently tapped with the hammer. The putty knife slowly inched lower and lower behind the tile, separating as it went.
The advantage here was that the wide, flat putty knife got us great leverage with minimal damage. The disadvantage is that when it comes to separating tile from sheetrock, there’s actually no such thing as “minimal damage.”
Some tiles came off in one piece, other chipped apart. Some tiles just pulled off the top layer of paper and left the drywall intact (but a little roughed up) underneath. Other tiles, despite our best efforts, pulled off a lot more…
We were assured it was totally kosher to tile over the torn paper, but the same didn’t go for gaping holes in the wall.
Once all the tiles were off, we assessed the damage.
The bad news: we’d have to replace some sheetrock. The good news: we already had a putty knife!
The best news: my dad took pity on us and agreed to help us cut out the too-far-gone sections of sheetrock and replace them. Here’s an overly simplified account of what went down:
Step One: use a drywall saw to remove the damaged section.
Step Two: Cut your new sheetrock to fill the void, then attach it to the studs.
Step Three: Seal the deal with this cool self-adhesive mesh tape.
Step Four: mud over the mesh.
Voila! Still ugly, but structurally sound and ready for a new backsplash!",593,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105712.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819182059-20170819202059-00213.warc.gz,0.953626155853272
4d69e5b7-31a4-4235-87bd-530510ee2bdd,2016-07-23T15:15:24+00:00,2013-08-05,1,http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/tooth-sensor-watches-your-mouth-13-08-05/,"A person’s mouth says a lot about them. Sounds obvious, but I’m talking less about what vocalizes and more about the way it behaves when we eat, drink, speak or even cough.
Researchers at National Taiwan University believe that monitoring such oral behavior can provide doctors with a wealth of information about a patient’s dietary habits, dental hygiene and overall health.
To test their idea, they built an accelerometer-based oral sensory system to identify how a mouth is being used based on the movement of its teeth. Placed in the mouths of eight people, a prototype system correctly recognized each person’s oral behavior up to 94 percent of the time. [Cheng-Yuan Li et al., Sensor-Embedded Teeth for Oral Activity Recognition]
The researchers now want to build a wireless version that might someday fit inside a fake tooth or attach to a pair of braces. The sensor could send you or your doctor a message when you’re not sticking to your diet or not keeping your promise to quit smoking.
Let’s hope they also build in an alarm for bad breath. That would benefit the person wearing the sensor, and everyone around them as well.
[The above text is a transcript of this podcast.]",261,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823072.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00032-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.932126522064209
5b0c6880-1636-4303-a956-62836075f012,2013-05-22T07:37:49+00:00,2010-11-15,0,http://content.usatoday.com/topics/reporter/Jim+Cheng,"Three movies and one television series are our critics' pick this week.
Also new is 'Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole.'
On the week that Disney releases The Fantasia Anthology (1940 and 2000, $40; Blu-ray combo, $46), the Mouse House also throws open its doors to reveal the inner workings of the studio during its golden years.
Audience appetite for fantasy and fairy tale has studios giving thanks.
This week, we have two home video offerings on different ends of the Bah, humbug-Merry Christmas scale. Where do you fit in?
Also out this week and reviewed: Avatar Extended Version, The Last Airbender and Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.
Also out this week: Charlie St. Cloud. See what our critics have to say about all four new DVDs.
After a career that spanned seven decades, the name Dino De Laurentiis is more of a Hollywood brand than a name, conjuring images of such epics as War and Peace and event pictures such as Conan the Barbarian and King Kong.
Turner Classic Movies has mined its seemingly bottomless vaults for two more collections in its apt if redundantly titled TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection.
Also reviewed: ""Holy Rollers"" with Jesse Eisenberg and documentaries ""Oceans"" and ""Smash His Camera.""",288,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00021-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.921964347362518
dd9c9640-ac27-4c6f-916d-905aaf9f0003,2022-05-22T14:23:46+00:00,2022-05-12,1,https://www.csmusic.net/content/articles/benjamin-spierman-successfully-fulfilling-the-mission-of-bronx-opera/,"Since its establishment in 1967, Bronx Opera (BxO) has been providing performance opportunities for singers at the start of their careers, and their alumni have been featured on the world’s stages. Throughout the years, the company has also worked tirelessly to bring opera into the community and expand audiences. BxO’s General Director Benjamin Spierman gives us a glimpse into the company’s work and upcoming productions.
What is the mission of Bronx Opera?
The mission of Bronx Opera is to bring new audiences to opera and to bring opera singers to new audiences. We do this by keeping ticket prices low, offering discounts, and performing our shows in English, but with titles, so that audiences have as many opportunities as possible to understand the plot. This is how we try to drive home the fact that the stories we tell haven’t changed all that much over the last 500 years. When you boil them down, they’re still stories about people and how they relate to each other. Through our outreach and the use of opera singers as teaching artists, we show the community that opera and the people who do opera aren’t separate from them; we are of the community. So, we go to schools, senior centers, and community centers, either talking about the operas that we’re doing or teaching classes in various performing arts disciplines, whether it’s acting or music or even creating senior citizen choruses. We’ve just started a partnership with the Bronx High School of Science, alma mater of both my dad [BxO Artistic Director, Michael Spierman] and me, to help them with their after-school performances.
So, you are introducing opera into science-oriented schools as well?
We are. This one is a huge school, and a lot of kids go there because they’re interested in math and science, but they also have a number of musically or theatrically oriented kids. It’s a challenge to give them as much support as the math and science kids are getting. One of the teachers said: “You want to put the A of Art in, so it’s not STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics], but STEAM.” We want to nurture these kids’ interests and work and show them that the ways forward professionally aren’t just through science and technology, but also through the arts. And it’s not only about creating professional artists and supporting them. It’s also about developing the future audiences, because if you’re into the arts in high
school or earlier, you will be more interested in them as an adult and go to see live performances. A lot of our outreach work does that, whether it’s talking about the productions we’re doing with students or with the younger kids, and we extend that to the work we do with seniors. The arts are really a lifelong interest and passion.
What touches you most when you see that look of discovery on a kid’s face when they’re hearing opera for the first time?
There’s an awe that a child feels at the possibility of what the human body can produce in terms of voice. So much singing that people hear today is amplified and mixed; the human voice is the material, but it’s transmuted by technology, and thats one of the things that opera doesn’t do. The goal is to project and fill a room with just the mechanism of your body. When kids see that up close, it can be quite awesome. Also, it’s important for them to realize that opera doesn’t have to be an art form that’s for their grandparents or for people that aren’t like them. That’s one of the challenges that our field has had: to underline that these stories can be created and performed by anybody from any background. We’ve been trying to show this for a long time, and increasingly the industry has been doing that as well. It’s exciting to see kids realize that opera can be something relatable.
Please tell us about your updated take on Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito opening on May 14.
We’re living in a time where disagreements end up causing incredible schisms in society, and leaders who ultimately act out of mercy and kindness are very hard to find. The Clemenza story underlines how important it is to be able to find common ground. There’s a very modern sensibility to the way the characters relate to each other. Something that inspired me to do this update at this particular time is that the central event of the opera is Sesto trying to burn down the Roman Capitol as a distraction for assassinating Tito. Obviously, we’re not that far removed from an attempt, for different reasons, to attack the center of government. Another inspiration for the update is that, in the original story, a disaster had just occurred which affected the lives of people on the Italian peninsula: the 79 A.D. eruption of Vesuvius. There was also a fire in Rome shortly thereafter. This happened during the reign of the emperor on which Tito is based, Tito [Titus Caesar Vespasianus]. My update replaces the eruption of Vesuvius with the Covid pandemic, which underlines that, like the historical emperor, Tito is reigning in a period where a major disaster has just hit, and people are living with the aftermath. The other intention of the update was to highlight the effect of the media on how leaders are depicted. With a camera on stage and a screen upstage, the audience can watch Tito, and see how the media and social media bring us closer to the way the leaders lead, but also notice the flaws in the close-up shots, which we don’t see with the naked eye.
What is coming up next for Bronx Opera?
We’re finally bringing The Bartered Bride to the stage in the spring of 2023, which was the production we were not able to complete when the pandemic hit in 2020. We’re also looking at performing The Dialogues of the Carmelites for the first time. And in 2024, we’re leaning towards producing our first new opera, our first commission.",1323,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545548.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522125835-20220522155835-00411.warc.gz,0.964393734931946
8eec33ee-76c1-4e6b-8453-55e470730f3d,2022-05-21T08:34:17+00:00,2021-03-11,1,https://r4isdhcx.com/canceled-nintendo-game-boy-color-scheme-could-finally-be-released/,"Canceled Nintendo Game Boy color scheme could finally be released
A canceled Nintendo Game Boy Color game could have another chance to live thanks to an upcoming Kickstarter campaign. The game is called Infinite, and it was in development from 1999 to 2001. Unfortunately, 2001 saw the release of the Game Boy Advance system, and publishers began to be wary of spending more time and resources on games for the older platform. . Developer Affinix Software was disbanded in 2002, and the game was officially canceled as a result. However, developer Incube8 Games is now planning to complete the title in time for its 20th anniversary, and even make it available on Game Boy Color cartridges!
The Incube8 Tweet announcing the project can be found below.
We’re proud to announce that after 20 years of development in limbo, Infinity will finally get its long-awaited release on Game Boy Color! Upcoming Kickstarter campaign. Sign up for the newsletter for updates! https://t.co/eAfexkhc2T @retromoddingcom @InfinityGBC
– Incube8 Games (@ Incube8Games) March 11, 2021
Incube8 Games contains a mix of developers from the original team, as well as new members. If the Kickstarter is successful when it launches this summer, Game Boy Color cartridges will be produced by Retro Modding. Incube8 Games has a newsletter that will provide subscribers with information about the Kickstarter campaign, and subscribers will also receive “an exclusive blend of Infinitesoundtrack.”
Infinite is an 8-bit RPG with over 50 areas to explore, six heroes to control, and over 100 obtainable items. The graphics of the game seem to recall titles like The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of the Seasons. Fans of the Game Boy Color handheld console will definitely want to keep an eye out for this one; from the trailer it looks like it would have been a loud swan song for the hardware!
The end of the Game Boy Color has proved troublesome for many developers and their games. Games like Shantae those released late in the life of the system received smaller prints, making them extremely difficult to find. It is not surprising to hear Infinite was a victim of that time, but that could finally be fixed when the Kickstarter goes live later this year.
Do you hope to see Infinite finally finished? Do you plan to check out the game’s Kickstarter? Let us know in the comments or share your thoughts directly on Twitter at @Marcdachamp to talk about everything related to games!",526,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662539049.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521080921-20220521110921-00619.warc.gz,0.94819039106369
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October 9th, 2013, 8:50 PM
He's been shot twice, and he once was the target of a murder contract. He wrote an autobiography and bought and sold 11 local topless clubs. He’s a rare Jew in Grosse Pointe. He once used a chimp in an act with predictably strange results.
He's about to become metro Detroit's latest TV ambassador in an HBO/Cinemax reality show called ""Topless Prophet.""
“I’m Alan Markovitz and I’m living the American dream,” he says in a 10-minute trailer, walking amid several dancers wearing very small bikinis.
“Together with my talented staff and my 700 beautiful dancers, I create the most elegant gentlemen’s clubs in the country, built right here in Detroit. Topless Prophet will let you look behind the curtain at the business of strip. Trust me there’s more to it than meets the eye.”
The series, which is slated to run early next year on HBO’s sister station, Cinemax, will feature Markovitz, his three metro Detroit topless clubs, his managers, agents who recruit dancers and the dancers themselves -- on stage, backstage and outside the clubs.
In one episode, Markovitz goes on a blind date at Bacco Ristorante, an upscale eatery on Northwestern Highway in Southfield. In another, he’s talking about the future with his managers.
""I got a new dream,"" he tells them in a meeting featured in the trailer. ""The dream of building the club of all clubs. I'm going to draw on on all 30 years of my experience to make this thing the mothership, the club that finally puts Vegas to shame.""
A Jewish Guy in Grosse Pointe
With a poofy, well-coiffed head of hair and what the younger generation might call “a porn mustache,” Markovitz operates four topless clubs -- three in metro Detroit and one in Philadelphia. He calls them five-star clubs with five-star food.
Markovitz, who doesn’t like to discuss his age but appears to be at least 50, lives in a 8,000-plus square foot home with a historical designation in Grosse Pointe Farms. But not for much longer. He’s moving to a 12,000-square foot home in Orchard Lake.
“All my friends are over there,” Markovitz said. “In all the Grosse Pointes, there’s 50 Jewish families. It’s nothing if you think about it. I’ve been feeling like a fish out of water.”
Ron Lipson, a good friend says, “He’s gotten older and smarter, and he’s a pretty good businessman. He’s very entertaining as a friend. When I go out for dinner, he has a big limousine come and get us. He’s got a beautiful boat with a crew of three people.”
The 11 clubs that Markovitz has owned at various times include Trumps and the Booby Trap, both on 8 Mile Road in Detroit; BT's in Dearborn and Tycoons. He currently owns the Penthouse and Coliseum clubs in Detroit and the Flight Club, in Inkster, near Metro Airport. He also owns a Penthouse topless joint in Philadelphia. His younger brother Paul helps out with the Penthouse club in Detroit.
How The Show Came About
The TV show came about by happenstance.
Rob Cohen, a Los Angeles film director, said he was directing a Tyler Perry movie, “Alex Cross,” that was filming in Detroit. When it was wrapped, some of the local staff involved in the film took Cohen out partying, and they wound up at the Coliseum.
Cohen was blown away by the ""rocking"" atmosphere, at what looked like an intense party in a city that was slowly going bankrupt. He met some people in the business, read Markovitz’s autobiography, “Topless Prophet,” and realized “the strip business is more complicated than I knew.”
Cohen went to Pilgrim Studios, known for its reality shows, and got it to make a sizzle reel, or a 10-minute trailer, to shop around. HBO/Cinemax bit and offered to bankroll a 10-part series. He said Cinemax airs HBO’s more risque material.
As executive producer Cohen is “creatively guiding"" the 10 episodes. The episodes are still being filmed.
“The first three episodes, they’re outrageous, they’re sexy and they’re colorful,"" he said. ""You get a real sense of the city. I’m thrilled about it.”
Without elaborating, Markovitz says he’s getting paid well to do the shows. But he says it is more important that show bolster his business.
TV Was Great for ""Pawn Stars""
“I hope it does that, that’s why I’m doing it. You look at 'Pawn Stars' from Vegas. I hear now that sometimes you go there and there’s a line to get in.”
Markovitz grew up in Oak Park, where he attended high school. He described himself as a “Jewish Greaseball” who drove a motorcycle and worked at a gas station, Sol & Ziggy’s at 10 Mile and Greenfield.
“My parents wanted me to be a doctor or a lawyer, the typical young-Jewish-guy-does-well-for-himself success story,” he writes in 'Topless Prophet.'
“Instead, I wanted to ride my Triumph Bonneville down the hallways of my high school -- and I did! What a hoot. Got suspended for a week.”
After high school, he traveled to Israel, wanting to be a pilot in the Israeli military. He took the tests and was accepted in the program. But he was told 90 percent of recruits wash out. He didn’t like the odds, so he returned home to attend Wayne State University.
But he says he “got ants in his pants” and dropped out. Meanwhile, he noticed a neighbor in Oak Park, Sol Milan, who seemed to be living the good life. He owned a strip joint.
Neighbor Inspired Him
“We’re all driving Chevys and he lived kind of kiddy-corner to us and he’s driving a brand new Eldorado Cadillac,” Markovitz says, sitting his Grosse Pointe Farms mansion, in a room adorned with photos of stars like Bogart and Bacall. “They always seemed to have the best of the best.”
So he stopped by Milan’s club, La Chambre, at Telegraph and I-96 in Detroit, and asked for a job. He became a bartender and later helped manage the club. Eventually, he got Milan to partner on a shuttered club on 8 Mile near I-75 that they renamed the Booby Trap. Markovitz wanted it to be a first-rate club that looked more like a TGI Fridays than a dive joint.
“We opened up and it just took off,"" he recalled.
In time, some people thought of Markovitz as a Detroit version of Hugh Hefner, surrounded by beautiful women. He said he had some relationships with dancers, but tried to keep romance outside of business hours.
“Let’s put it this way, in high school and college, I didn’t really have that many girlfriends. I had a couple steadies. I made up for the lost time in a hurry.”
At the Booby Trap, there soon were problems when a motorcycle gang, The Renegades, started showing up.
“We got crushed, the whole biker thing,” he recalled. “Customers were scared.”
Markovitz posted signs that forbade gang colors and motorcycles in the parking lot. The bikers ignored them. The cops came on a couple occasions, guns drawn, and kicked them out.
One day his father, Max Markovitz, who had been helping with the club, marched down to confront the bikers. Max, who spent time at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, told the leader he had survived Holocaust and wasn’t afraid.
“I had dealt with a lot tougher situations in the war,” Max said in his son’s book. “What could they do to me? Kill me? I’m not stupid, but I wasn’t afraid. I went into the clubhouse that day in May and I talked to their leader. People understand when you mean business, and he listened to me. I told him we had a lot of money invested in our new club and we weren’t going to put up with any nonsense. Follow the rules, I told him, and they were welcome in the club like anyone else. I think he liked that, and we sure never had a problem with the Renegades after that.”
The Booby Trap thrived. It didn’t hurt that Tigers Kirk Gibson and Dave Rozema hung out there and eventually married two dancers who happened to be sisters.
“I remember once somebody coming to me about somebody on the phone for Kirk Gibson. I get on the phone and it’s Spark Anderson,” asking for Gibson.”
He said Gibson told Markovitz to tell Sparky he wasn’t there.
“So I go, ‘No, he’s not here. I haven’t seen him.”
Business was good, but it came with plenty headaches.
""Boom, Boom Boom""
One night in 1983, Markovitz fired a dancer on the spot for taking a customer into the bathroom to have sex. Later, she was in the parking lot, claiming someone had stolen her purse. When Markovitz opened the club door to the parking lot, she shot him.
“Boom, boom, boom. She nailed me,” he recalled. “ She hit me once, but she hit me real bad. I remember flying into the wall. That bullet just lifted me off the ground. I got hit here right in the lung in the chest. I was fucked up. She tried to finish me. I remember her over me and I remember having enough strength, I grabbed her hand and then everybody just jumped on her.""
It took him several months to recover, and he lost a lot of weight. The managers and his father helped run the joint.
“It definitely takes your innocence away.” The dancer was convicted in the shooting and served time in prison.
In 1993, several years after Markovitz had bought BT's in Dearborn, his partner, Freddy Giordano, was charged with putting out a murder contract on Markovitz. The suspected hit unraveled after one of the parties involved, Alan Howard of Boston, got cold feet and went to the FBI to cooperate. He ended up overdosing before the trial.
Markovitz says he first learned of the plot while watching the 11 p.m. news. He heard the anchor say that he was the target of a $12,000, murder-for-hire plot involving a man named Dino Tilotti. Giordano was charged later on.
“I was stunned, I didn’t think I heard it right,” Markovitz wrote in his book about hearing about the plot on TV. The case went to trial. Tilotti, who had been cooperating with the prosecution, froze on the stand and decided not to testify that Giordano allegedly put out the hit.
So Giodarno walked. Tilotti ended up getting sentenced to more than 12 years in prison. When the trial was over, an angry Markovitz told Giordano to sell his interest in the club.
On Jan. 9, 1997, an off-duty rookie cop from Inkster left Club 747 near the airport, another club Markovitz owned at the time. (It later became The Flight Club following a trademark battle with Boeing.)
The cop had been drinking, arguing with a dancer and “being a general macho prick,” Markovitz wrote in his book. Markovitz came outside and the officer fired a shot, hitting Markovitz in the face.
A U-M Medical helicopter came and picked him up. He made a complete recovery, and after several reconstructive surgeries, there was no noticeable scar on his face -- though the .40 caliber bullet remains lodged in his neck.
He couldn’t believe he was shot a second time.
“You go, wait a minute, I live in America. People go to war and don’t get shot up a couple times.” The officer ended up with a sentence of probation, according to Markovitz's book. The cop also lost his job on the force.
Despite the gunplay, Markovitz continued to thrive.
He understood marketing. He promoted his topless joints as classy clubs, not dingy joints, though on occasion some were busted for ""lewd"" behavior.
Markovitz wasn’t above a little gimmick. On the one-year anniversary of BT’s, in the late 1980s, he brought in a chimp named Gonzo to do circus acts on stage. But the trainer had different ideas, and the dancers wound up giving the animal a lap dance -- taking turns straddling him while he sat on a chair.
“Gonzo got intoxicated all right -- the hot chicks swarming over him must have kicked in some primal instinct -- he be started to go bananas!” Markovitz wrote in his book.
“In the blink of an eye, Gonzo screeched like a chimp possessed and started grabbing at the unfortunate dancer who was straddling him -- grabbing her by her breasts and throwing his legs around her. The girl began screaming bloody murder as she reared back onto her four-inch danger platforms, trying to stand and back away from the monkey as the monkey did his best to hold on!”
The handler eventually loosened the chimp’s grip and dragged him off stage.
Not the Bada-Bing
Markovitz has a 17-year-old daughter from a previous relationship who lives with him. He was married for two years to a woman he met at a friend's birthday party at an Auburn Hills restaurant. But they recently divorced. He said his wife, a native of Slovakia, was cheating on him with someone he knew. She moved in with the guy two days after moving out of the house.
“He broke the Man Code. He’s a total freakin’ asshole,” Markovitz says. “Real men don’t do that to another guy.”
Markovitz said he made it clear when he met with Cohen, the director, and others on the TV show: “I didn’t want to be portrayed as the stereotypical adult entertainment bar owner/strip-club owner, that it would mostly be about these machines,"" -- the clubs -- ""because that’s what they are. There’s so many moving parts in my business.”
He knows what some people think about topless joints; they think of places like the Bada Bing, Tony Soprano's club in the popular HBO series “The Sopranos.”
“Yes, this is going to be the opposite of that. This is like the anti-Soprano. That was a cheese-ball bar. They were the real mob and that’s a whole different thing. Me, I”m a businessman, I run these clubs.”",3390,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824146.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00128-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.978648841381073
059256d5-f3b2-4b62-983e-2efeb02137ee,2019-08-23T23:58:21+00:00,2014-08-18,0,http://www.cavendishconnects.com/blog/tag/Cavendish+Update,"1. SELECT BOARD MEETING 8/11/14: Select board (SB) meetings are recorded by LPC-TV and are available at their website and on Comcast Television.
At Monday’s meeting the board voted:
• In favor of having TDS attend the Sept. 8 SB meeting to discuss the difficulties people in Cavendish are having with their Internet service.
• To have John Saydeck, landscape architect, assist the town in selecting the correct shade for the new concrete railroad embankment stabilization wall on the Cavendish Gulf Rd and to request that a clear coat be applied to the wall shortly after completion, as part of the maintenance contract. The latter will help to reduce the impact of graffiti.
• To allow the Cavendish Historical Society to sell non historical items from the Cavendish Stone Church, with Cavendish residents having priority purchasing ability, to help offset the costs of the restoration of the church’s belfry/cupola.
• Accepted the 2014/2015 Municipal Sewer System Budget and set the rate as follows for the coming year, starting in Sept- $301.48 per active user ($75.37 per quarter) and $112 annually for inactive accounts.
The board also discussed the upcoming vote on the proposed town solar project; progress on the ERP grant; Davis Rd Bridge; the new recreation director Terry O’Brien; and the replacement of lighting in Cavendish village with LED lights. For a more indepth report, go to The Dish.
2. SOLAR ENERGY FORUM: On Tuesday 8/12/14, members of the Cavendish Energy Committee held a forum to provide information about the proposed solar project and to answer questions. As has been previously described [ Cavendish Energy Committee Report or Cavendish Connects Report ] the project would include a 150 kW solar photovoltaic system, located south of the wastewater treatment plant that would be owned by the town. Net metered with Green Mountain Power (GMP), savings would occur in the first year. A bond of up to $450,000 would need to be passed by the town voters in order to make this possible. The Energy Committee has been looking at solar options for over two years, and it’s been in the last three months that the Committee understood the considerable savings if the town pursued their own system versus join venturing with an outside group.
At this meeting, in addition to the Energy Committee members, Steve Birge, Cavendish resident and co-owner of Black River Produce, was present to discuss their experience with a much larger solar array. The following additional information was shared at the meeting:
• A 150 Kw system is being sought since a larger unt would require significantly more paper work including an Act 250 permit. That noted, other locations for a solar array will be considered in Proctorsville, tying in with the Ludlow Electric at such time as they are willing to pursue net metering.
• Cavendish has until Dec. 31, 2014 to have an operational array if they want to take advantage of the state’s .6¢ per Kw incentive. In January, this will drop to .4¢ The incentive is good for 10 years.
• According to both the Energy Committee members and the company that installed BRP’s system, there is time to install and begin operation of the system before the end of the year. The town has the RFP ready for bidding, which would go out the day after the bond is approved. For this type of project, a 30 day period is not required and so it’s very possible that the contract would be awarded and equipment ordered before the end of September .It will take a month’s lead time to purchase equipment and six weeks to install it.
• Price estimates for the project from at least one company is $428,000. It is anticipated that the bond will be less than the $450,000 being asked for.
• BRP is extremely pleased with their arrays, two of which are on roof tops and one, similar to the Cavendish proposal, on a slope. They have no issues with snow removal from the slope array. They are currently producing considerably more solar than projected.
• It is not clear what the project would do to the town’s bond rating, which is currently excellent. Rich Svec, town manager and Energy Committee member, said he would check with bond counsel before the town meeting on Aug. 25.
The town meeting regarding this project will be on Monday, Aug. 25, 7 pm at CTES. Voting is on Tuesday, Aug. 26 from 10-7 at the school.
3. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
Riley’s Tree: The pine tree in front of the Cavendish Elementary School was removed last week because of a pine bore infection. The school is willing to plant another tree if this is of interest to the community.
CCF Accepting Applications for Fall 2014 Grants: The Cavendish Community Fund has announced that it is now accepting grant applications for fall 2014 awards. The deadline for applying is October 1, 2014. Applications are available at the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association’s website and include instructions on how and where to apply.
Greven Field Beach Test Results for 8/13/14: The August 13 test for E.coli levels at Greven Field Beach are 43 cfu, which means the water is safe for swimming and recreational use. Please note that it is recommended that you stay out of the water when it appears cloudy and within 24 hours of a heavy rain. The weekly water testing is made possible by BRAT and the Cavendish Recreation Department.
Fletcher Farm Awarded VT State Designation: The State of Vermont has named Fletcher Farm School the latest Vermont State Craft Center, a distinction designed to promote Vermont’s high-quality craft galleries and craft schools as well as its craftspeople. Vt Digger
Button Up Vermont’s Video Contest: The Button Up Video Contest is coming! Capstone Community Action is looking for very short videos that inspire viewers to take action to lower their heating costs and do something positive for the planet. The competition runs September 2 to October 19, but contestants can start creating their videos any time. There is no entry fee and prizes will be awarded in several categories. Contest details and other background information are available at http://buttonupvermont.org/button-up-video-contest/.
Springfield Solar: The town of Springfield could save up to $20,000 a year if it bought electricity from a solar project proposed by Winstanley Enterprises, the project developers told the Springfield Select Board on Monday night.Winstanley, which had previously proposed building a 35 megawatt wood-fired power plant on the same site in the North Springfield industrial park, said the town would save about 17 percent to 18 percent on its power bill by signing a contract with the company and its partners. Rutland Herald
4. EVENTS: Wednesday, Aug. 20, will be the final concert on the Proctorsville Green featuring Sensible Shoes. This is a free event and begins at 6 pm. For the full calendar of events, go to Cavendish Connects Calendar.
If you wish to add an event to the calendar, be sure to use the “Submit an Event” feature after the calendar. For other activities in the area, check out the Okemo Valley Chamber’s Events Calendar.",1541,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027319155.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823235136-20190824021136-00139.warc.gz,0.95952707529068
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With a change of 1.44% over last month, the median estimated home value is $210,200 in the Palisade Park subdivision in Olathe, Kansas.The median household income is $95,931 in the Palisade Park subdivision.
The Palisade Park is a newer subdivision with 271% population change since 2000.
According to the Kansas City Heartland MLS, 21 single family homes have been available for sale in the Palisade Park subdivision in the past 30 days. Two homes have sold, twelve homes are under contract and seven homes are still available for sale.
The average Palisade Park subdivision home was listed for $234,750 and sold for $238,750 in 51 days. The highest priced home sold for $257,500.
Is it a good time to buy or sell in the Palisade Park subdivision in Olathe, Kansas? It is a good time to sell! With less than a 4 months supply of homes for sale, homes selling for over list price and homes selling in a short period of time, it is a seller's real estate market.
If you live in the Palisade Parksubdivision and would like to see the value of your home, please go to Find My Home Value or feel free to contact the Dowell Taggart Team at 913.712.9313. We would enjoy sharing our many detailed reports about the Palisade Park subdivision.
Thinking about buying a home in the Palisade Park subdivision or any other home in Olathe, KS., go to: SearchFor Homes For Sale in Olathe, KS.or feel free to contact the Dowell Taggart Team at 913.712.9313.
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534da937-ee05-44da-9250-f75948625595,2019-08-20T03:53:05+00:00,2019-06-10,1,https://eastern-sec.com/news-disclosures/top-smc-exec-warns-ng-of-severe-power-shortage/,"- | Plan to set up more power plants |
- | Plant operation delay with regulatory and legal issues |
| Action against power shortage |
Luzon grid’s energy reserves are running thin. SMC plans to counter the anticipated power shortage in the Luzon grid by putting up more powerplants to genrate an additional 1,200 megawatts in Ilijan, Batangas. The planned power facility could run on diesel as a peaking plant.
Aside from this, SMC Global Power is planning to put up planned 2×150 megawatts circulating-fluidized bed (CFB) coal-fired power plants in Pagbilao, Quezon and Mariveles, Bataan.
Operation of the coal-fired power plant in Atimonan, Quezon, was delayed due to regulatory and legal issues. The power plant was expected to generate 1,200 megawatts to help alleviate the power shortages in the country.
June 10, 2019 10:11 am",205,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315222.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820024110-20190820050110-00222.warc.gz,0.924654245376587
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KIEV, Ukraine — In his first interview since taking office, Ukraine's new prime minister vigorously defended the legality of his government against attacks coming from Russia, but said Wednesday that Ukraine would be willing to consider granting more autonomy to the Crimea region to assuage the concerns of the province's pro-Russian population.
Speaking to The Associated Press, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk denied reports that Ukraine is seeking military assistance from the United States.
Since last weekend, Russian troops have taken control of much of the Crimea, a peninsula in the Black Sea where Russian speakers are in the majority.
Yatsenyuk, who took office last week, blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for causing one of the sharpest international crises in Europe since the end of the Cold War — and expressed fears about further possible Russian incursions.
Asked by AP if he was afraid that Russia might send troops to occupy other Russian-speaking areas of Ukraine, Yatsenyuk said: ""Let me put it bluntly: yes, it's still a concern and Russia is to realize its responsibility and Russia is to stick to its international obligation, to stop the invasion.
""Mr. President (Putin), stop this mess,"" said Yatsenyuk.
The prime minister, approved by parliament on Feb. 27, also denied a report that cash-strapped Ukraine was negotiating with the United States for deployment of U.S. missile defenses in exchange for financial help.
""This is not true,"" Yatsenyuk told the AP. ""We have no talks with the government of the United States of America on any kind of deployment of any military forces. The only negotiations we have is to get financial support, financial aid from the United States government in order to stabilize the economic situation in my country. It's absurd.""
On Tuesday, Putin said Ukraine's current leaders had come to power as the result of an unconstitutional coup. In the interview, Yatsenyuk blamed Russia's leader for the ongoing crisis and said Putin was the one acting outside the law.
""A number of military forces of the Russian Federation are deployed in Crimea. We cannot figure out the reason why Russian boots are on Ukrainian ground. And it's crystal clear that it was ordered personally by President Putin. This is Ukrainian territory and Russia wants to grab control over Crimea. But I will underline again, we will do our best in order to regain control over Ukrainian territory. The Russian military is to be back in the barracks.""
""What happened in Crimea is unconstitutional and resembles ... a coup supported by the Russian government and the Russian military,"" Yatsenyuk said.
""The Ukrainian government is legitimate. And let me remind Mr. Putin that this government was supported by the constitutional majority of Ukrainian MPs with 371 votes. We are legitimate and we must fulfill our responsibilities. And we strongly recommend to our Russian partners to build up relations with the new Ukrainian government.""
A spokeswoman said it was the prime minister's first sit-down interview since he assumed the post. Yatsenyuk, who spoke in English, said he hadn't talked personally to Putin, ""but it's in the interests of our countries to start a dialogue.""
""First we need to stop the invasion and afterward we want Russia to (be) our partners, real partners and to stop this zero-sum game. It is to be a win-win game where both Ukrainian and Russian interests are considered,"" he said. ""So we urge the Russian government to start real talks with the new Ukrainian government and we ask Russia not to be a neighbor but to become a real partner.""
Yatsenyuk said Crimea must remain part of Ukraine, but may be granted more local powers. He said was in favor of establishing a special task force ""to consider what kind of additional autonomy the Crimean Republic could get.""
On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited Kiev to announce $1 billion in U.S. assistance to Ukraine in the form of energy subsides. Yatsenyuk told AP the economy of this former Soviet republic ""is in a big mess"" — but that the new government is taking action to improve things.
""The state treasury is empty. And due to unbelievable and unlimited corruption in my country we cannot collect revenues in order to execute our social obligations, but despite this we have a clear-cut action plan how to tackle economic problems.
""We resumed talks with the International Monetary Fund. The IMF mission is on the ground. A good gesture made by the United States government to support the state of Ukraine with $1 billion of guarantees is a first sign that Ukraine could be back on track in terms of economic stability.
""But we need to move further.""
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""The tech world churned through a busy year in 1998, even by its own fast-paced, headline-grabbing standards.""
""Here are the top 20 stories of 1998 as compiled by the News.com staff, and what to watch for as they continue into 1999.""
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8921a08b-bb51-4c97-8a2a-214953df7f22,2016-07-27T15:18:09+00:00,2013-11-01,1,http://nanotech2day.blogspot.in/2013/11/travel-in-tube.html,"Travel in a Tube?
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Transportation should be clean, green, fast, comfortable and affordable for all; It must also be financially sustainable on a global level. THE TIME FOR A NEW MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IS NOW!
WHAT IS ET3TM and HOW DOES IT WORK?ET3 is literally ""Space Travel on Earth"". ET3 is silent, low cost, safe, faster than jets, and is electric.
Car sized passenger capsules travel in 1.5m (5') diameter tubes on frictionless maglev. Air is permanently removed from the two-way tubes that are built along a travel route. Airlocks at stations allow transfer of capsules without admitting air. Linear electric motors accelerate the capsules, which then coast through the vacuum for the remainder of the trip using no additional power. Most of the energy is regenerated as the capsules slow down. ET3 can provide 50 times more transportation per kWh than electric cars or trains.
Speed in initial ET3 systems is 600km/h (370 mph) for in state trips, and will be developed to 6,500 km/h (4,000 mph) for international travel that will allow passenger or cargo travel from New York to Beijing in 2 hours. ET3 is networked like freeways, except the capsules are automatically routed from origin to destination.
ET3 capsules weigh only 183 kg (400 lbs), yet like an automobile, can carry up to six people or 367 kg (800 lbs) of cargo. Compared to high speed rail, ET3 needs only 1/20th the material to build because the vehicles are so light. With automated passive switching, a pair of ET3 tubes can exceed the capacity of a 32 lane freeway. ET3 can be built for 1/10th the cost of High Speed Rail, or 1/4th the cost of a freeway.
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disclose its intention to launch a commercial-skipping option when it worked
out retransmission consent with CBS, the broadcast network said in documents
filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
“This is an action for injunctive relief… against Dish for breaching the
retransmission consent agreement between it and CBS, dated Jan. 5, 2012; and
against Dish for fraudulently concealing material information in its
negotiation of the retransmission agreement with CBS, thereby fraudulently
inducing CBS to enter into that agreement,” the filing states.
Dish launched the Hopper set-top last March. It skips commercials in prime time
only on broadcast networks. CBS, as well as Fox and NBC, cried copyright
violation and all sued separately. A federal judge in California denied Fox’s
request to order Dish to stop skipping commercials while the copyright case was
being decided. The network immediately appealed.
While the cases remain pending in court, the strife escalates. Dish introduced
the SlingHopper at 2013 CES in Las Vegas earlier this month. The SlingHopper
adds the capability of a SlingBox, allowing users to watch their programming
remotely over a broadband connection. Online tech news site CNET
selected the SlingHopper for a
“Best of CES” award, but corporate parent company CBS reportedly nixed the
selection due to the ongoing litigation. CNET’s
Greg Sandoval resigned over the incident, according to several news sources,
including PC Mag
CBS claims its retransmission consent agreement with Dish was completed before
the network had any knowledge of the Hopper.
“At the time the retransmission agreement was negotiated,
Dish knew that CBS would not have been willing to enter into the retransmission
agreement if CBS had been aware that Dish would attempt to use
its limited access to the CBS Broadcast Signal as a vehicle for offering CBS’s
primetime programming to Dish subscribers on an on-demand, commercial-free
basis,” the court filing states.
CBS claims that Executive Vice President Marty Franks made it clear during
negotiations that the network did not intend to include new or future business
in the retrans deal. The filing says that in mid-December Franks met with Dish
executives, who showed him the stuffed kangaroo that represents the Hopper
logo, but that they failed to mention the “AutoHop function that enables
commercial-skipping. Four days after the retrans agreement was signed, Dish
launched the Hopper, the filing said. Then on May 10, 2012, Dish activated the
CBS is asking the court to “permanently enjoin” Dish from offering AutoHop, a
rescission of its retrans agreement with CBS, statutory damages and attorney
Nov. 12, 2012:
Appeals to Stop the Hop
legal team wasted no time in appealing a federal judge’s decision last week to
let Dish keep on skipping broadcast TV commercials.
Nov. 8, 2012:
Lets Dish Keep on Hopping
Dolly Gee of the United States District Court for the Central District of
California denied Fox’s request to order Dish to stop skipping network TV
commercials, published reports indicate.
May 29, 2012:
Dish Sue Each Other Over Hopper
expected, three out of the four major broadcast networks filed lawsuits against
Dish Network and its Hopper DVR that allows viewers to automatically skip TV",761,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.922610282897949
755a8327-0bff-42fa-9c3a-ba789253ce54,2017-08-16T22:07:46+00:00,2016-03-13,1,http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/swinney-promises-most-comprehensive-snp-election-campaign-yet-1-4067957,"The SNP has unveiled plans to target every internet user in Scotland as part of its “most comprehensive” election campaign yet.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney said the party is aiming to win all 73 constituencies in the Scottish Parliament election in May and make gains in the remaining “list” seats in Holyrood’s hybrid voting system.
He was joined by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on stage at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow yesterday in front of 3,000 delegates.
Mr Swinney, who is to head up the SNP election campaign in the weeks ahead, told delegates the party is now a “huge political movement” with “enormous grassroots strength” in every part of Scotland.
He said: “As director of the election campaign I can promise you the most comprehensive campaign we have ever fought.
“Our campaign will be built on the foundations of the traditional doorstep campaigning – house by house throughout the country – that has been the hallmark of the Scottish National Party.
“But we will also add to that a stronger digital campaign to expand the scale, the scope and the reach of our message of hope and aspiration for Scotland.
“Our digital plan will have the aim of reaching every single internet user in Scotland by polling day.
“That is what we have to offer. A campaign driven by the largest doorstep and digital election campaign Scotland has ever seen.”
Mr Swinney takes over the role of campaign chief from Westminster leader Angus Robertson, who headed the last two Holyrood campaigns. He urged delegates to campaign “as we have never campaigned before”.
“I want to make absolutely clear that in this election, the SNP is fighting for every vote, in every seat in Scotland,” he said.
“Unlike other parties, we don’t believe in safe seats. We don’t believe in target seats Because to believe in safe seats is to take for granted the support of some. And to believe in target seats is to ignore others. So we fight hard to win every seat we contest.”
The SNP would campaign on its record in office over the past nine years at Holyrood, Mr Swinney said, including the council tax freeze, crime and employment.
He also promised a “bold agenda” for the next five years, after Ms Sturgeon set out plans for new maternity grants for low income families, more funding for pupils at schools in deprived areas and a doubling of free nursery provision, including free lunches for toddlers.
The SNP has soared in popularity since the referendum defeat in 2014 and is poised to repeat its near wipe-out north of the Border in last year’s Westminster election when voters go to the polls in May.
The electoral system would make it more difficult for the party to make significant further gains in the 56 regional list seats while other parties such as the Scottish Greens are targeting the second votes of SNP supporters.
The new “BothVotesSNP” slogan launched at the conference over the weekend aims to ensure the Nationalists keep up their vote share in the constituencies.
Mr Swinney said the SNP administration has contributed to making Scotland a “more confident country” over the past nine years.
He added: “That’s what I believe Scotland now is - a more confident country than the one I grew up in.
“A country that can see, by having a Scottish Parliament, we can create a better Scotland.
“A country that, having exercised these powers, demands more so we can make a greater difference in the lives of our people.
“But we learned in the referendum that if people are to be convinced of the merits of independence more of our fellow citizens must have confidence in the economic future of Scotland.”
Opposition parties accused the SNP of complacency by targeting all 73 constituency seats.
A spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives said: “It’s no surprise to hear the SNP top brass thinking the election is already wrapped up.
“But John Swinney is ignoring the two million people who voted No and those voters are being cut adrift by Labour and the Liberal Democrats too.”
Scottish Liberal Democrats Willie Rennie leader also hit out at Mr Swinney’s speech.
He added: “The idea of a Scottish Parliament dominated by 73 constituency Nationalists plotting their next referendum will worry anybody who wants the next parliament to focus on raising educational attainment.”",944,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102663.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816212248-20170816232248-00128.warc.gz,0.965210676193237
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904d9fe7-ce9d-42a8-97ce-419afe95cff5,2013-05-20T22:24:41+00:00,2013-01-02,1,http://bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130102/NEWS0107/301020325/1017&nav_category=,"Idaho moose hunting permits have always been a coveted draw with the longest of odds.
But it’s getting even more difficult to land one of the desirable tags. In response to declining moose numbers, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is proposing to reduce the number of moose tags in many of the Clearwater Region’s hunting units.
If approved by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission, it will be a continuation of a trend that has seen the number of Clearwater Region moose permits plummet over the last decade.
In 2004, the department offered 262 moose permits in the region. If the agency’s proposal for the 2013-14 seasons is approved, only 98 hunters will draw tags.
“It’s been a fairly precipitous drop and it’s been fairly steady over the last 10 years or so,"" said Dave Koehler, a wildlife biologist with the department at Lewiston.
The agency doesn’t have hard data on moose numbers. Instead it relies on the success of hunters and anecdotal field sightings to gauge the health of the moose herd. By those measures, moose are struggling, particularly in units south of the Lochsa River.
Koehler said the department prefers to have moose hunt success rates at or above 75 percent. After falling short of that goal, the department started cutting the number of tags offered in many of its hunt areas.
“You would expect — if things worked the way you want them to when you cut permits — you would see a jump in hunter success,"" he said. “Hunter success has pretty much been stable over time and there have just been fewer permits.""
The decline isn’t confined to Idaho. Moose numbers have been falling across the West and in the upper Midwest. Wolves are an obvious culprit. But Koehler said while predators are part of the problem, they may not be the most important factor. Scientists say habitat changes, parasites and warmer temperatures related to climate changes are believed to be major drivers of the decline.
It’s not all bad news for moose and moose hunters in the region. The department is proposing to increase permits in Units 8 and 8A. Hunter success rates in the two units have been at or near 100 percent for more than a decade.
The department will hold an open house meeting from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 3 at the Clearwater regional office to take comments on its moose proposal. Those who attend will be able to visit with department personnel about the proposed changes and provide their written comments.
Those unable to attend the open house can comment at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/, or by calling the Clearwater regional office at 208-799-5010. Comments can also be submitted via email to email@example.com, or by mail to Moose, Goat, Sheep Comments, c/o Idaho Fish and Game, P.O. Box 25, Boise ID 83707. Comments are due by Jan. 14.
The proposed changes will be submitted to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission for consideration and action during its annual meeting Jan. 16-18 in Boise.",664,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.94060868024826
229deb96-597e-463e-a479-8f568266a514,2022-05-20T09:47:01+00:00,2021-06-15,1,https://www.consultrecruitment.co.nz/blog/hiring-this-is-why-you-are-struggling-right-now/,"Hiring? This is Why You Are Struggling Right Now
This is why NZ companies are going ballistic hiring talent right now. And struggling to do so..
Just in case you never got the memo, read the paper or listened to a recruitment consultant talk about how busy they are right now – it is fair to say that employers are hiring up a storm!
There are loads of reasons for this, so we thought we’d convey some of them to you and give you a bit of insight as to why (because frankly, the COVID experience doesn’t automatically lead to a conclusion that it’s going to create a hiring frenzy!).
So here is why the market is a bit frantic mid-2021 in New Zealand:
- Some companies were a little (erm) comprehensive in their restructuring last year. This time last year companies were dealing with massive uncertainty about what the future looked like. Many moved incredibly quickly to cut costs (including headcount). What now looks like a knee jerk reaction was a pragmatic business decision across many organisations (particularly corporates) – but now, it has resulted in many organisations having to hire to regain the headcount.
- Many businesses have changed their marketing focus and need different talent. During COVID, our marketing area was super busy because many organisations were changing channel focus and having to engage with customers in different ways. (Billboard advertising doesn’t really work when people are locked down!). Additionally, never before has empathy been so crucial in business so many organisations have looked for a refresh in their marketing and CX approach. This change is driving demand for new skills in organisations.
- New pivots, new products, new focus. (sorry for the p word…) – through the past year, organisations were forced to develop in areas that previously were not hugely important. For example, there has been a large push within the HR function around WFH capabilities and resilience of staff – so new talent has been needed to make this happen. Risks with heightened focus (cyber, privacy and H&S anyone?) are also driving hiring decisions.
- Employee fatigue. Unfortunately – we’re seeing the health impact of last year on the health of employees. As a result, temporary and contractor demand has risen due to this (and also due to companies struggling to secure permanent talent).
- New technology plans. Many organisations have decided to develop or implement new technology plans – this is placing considerable demand on tech talent for years to come.
- Increased reporting needs. Like never before, businesses need up to date information from which to make key decisions with. This is putting additional pressure and demands on the finance function of organisations that are having to implement or extend their business insights capabilities. The demand for accounting and finance talent who can interpret and convey information to the business is huge right now.
New Zealand doesn’t have the talent available while our borders are closed.
It’s been an incredibly busy year with many organisations currently scrambling to hire the best talent available in New Zealand. But the reality is this:
- Demand has never been higher for talent
- Our available talent is limited to those in NZ currently
- Moving forward, either borders need to open, or we will need to lower expectations of who we can hire moving forward OR employers will continue to pay increased amounts to entice talent to their organisations
We are seeing significant salary increases across most roles.
We are losing talent to Australia. In fact, the Australians are actively poaching our talent with higher salaries, warmer weather and opportunities to get ahead.
So what do you need to do? Read our coming blogs around how to cope in a hiring environment where there are slim pickings of available talent!
Or drop me a line – I would love to hear from you and how you are coping out there: email@example.com",796,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662531779.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520093441-20220520123441-00214.warc.gz,0.965365409851074
e1c51a27-830a-4062-82aa-c311a4ae2d55,2018-08-15T00:53:35+00:00,2015-01-01,1,https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/key-cereal-fungicides-may-be-banned-as-eu-tightens-rules,"Many leading cereal fungicides are likely to be banned by the European Union due to their perceived effect on human health, prompting calls for growers to lobby Brussels.
The European Commission is currently looking for views on how to regulate so-called endocrine disruptor pesticides which may interact with the human hormone system.
Its proposals could result in the loss of the azoles, which are used in most cereal fungicides, and also pyrethroid insecticides, so growers and agronomists are being urged to give their views.
The EU is looking to tighten up rules about these pesticides amid growing concern about the increase in hormone-related diseases such as cancer and diabetes.
The potential loss of azoles would be a big blow to growers as they are contained in products such as Proline and Ignite and in SDHI-azole combinations Aviator, Adexar and Seguris. The potato blight fungicide mancozeb could also be lost to growers.
“Even in the best-case scenario, we will lose products such as mancozeb and the older azoles,” Julian Little, a Bayer CropScience spokesman, told a recent briefing.
If the commission takes a more draconian approach, all the azoles would be lost and also the pyrethroids and mancozeb.
Azoles, which include the triazoles, have come under scrutiny as they work by inhibiting fungal sterols to control diseases and may have some effect on human sterols and so may interfere with hormones.
The Chemicals Regulation Directorate, which looks after pesticide safety for the Health and Safety Executive, says the most likely pesticides to be eliminated could be mancozeb and the older azoles such as epoxiconazole, tebuconazole and metconazole.
If the commission takes a more hardline view on azoles this could also include the newest of the commonly used azoles, prothioconazole.
The azoles are especially useful for the control of septoria and fusarium in wheat and are use in mixtures with SDHIs to limit the build-up of disease resistance.
“With the loss of the azoles it is difficult to see how disease resistance will not build up,” Dr Little added.
He is encouraging growers and agronomists to convey their concerns about the loss of these products as part of the commission’s online public consultation which runs until 16 January 2015.
The commission is then set to undertake an impact assessment, with the critical decision on which pesticides can be termed as endocrine disruptors due by early to mid-2016.
Industry experts believe these tighter rules on pesticides could see 35-45% of crop protection products lost in the EU, hitting yields by up to 20%. The loss of EU wheat yields alone would cost €4.6bn by 2020.
Earlier this week, farm business consultant Andersons said the loss of pesticides – including some azole fungicides, herbicides and insecticides – could cost the UK £1.6bn a year in lost production.",636,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209755.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815004637-20180815024637-00024.warc.gz,0.960781872272492
827dd432-facd-437b-b189-2cd77ef00f30,2016-07-29T00:37:35+00:00,2012-03-29,0,http://triblive.com/news/1027967-74/melani-myler-highmark-melissa-affidavit-mark-police-according-husband-baum,"Highmark suspends CEO after assault arrest in dispute with mistress' husband
Highmark Inc. on Thursday moved swiftly to temporarily replace its CEO when details of his love affair with a younger co-worker emerged in an assault arrest.
The arrest of Dr. Kenneth Melani, 58, of O'Hara comes at a critical time for the state's largest health insurer, which is seeking to build a nearly $1 billion medical services operation to compete with UPMC, Western Pennsylvania's dominant health system. Melani, who was suspended without pay, has served as Highmark's public face since becoming chief executive officer in 2003.
Following emergency meetings by Highmark's board, the insurer announced last night that J. Robert Baum, a University of Maryland professor and Highmark's board chairman since 2005, was named interim CEO.
”We regret that this situation arose,” Baum said in a statement. “The board is fully committed to Highmark's mission and the business strategies that will guide us going forward.”
In an interview earlier, Baum told the Trib, “We always worry about a plane crash. We have a succession plan. It's not fun to pick up the pieces, but we're ready.”
District Judge Jeffrey Herbst in Monroeville released Melani yesterday after his arraignment on criminal charges of simple assault and defiant trespass. The charges stem from a fistfight Sunday with the husband of Melani's mistress, according to a police affidavit.
”As I learn more, I'm becoming increasingly more optimistic that a favorable outcome can be reached,” said attorney Robert Del Greco Jr., who represents the executive.
Melani earned $4.35 million last year, according to the nonprofit's state insurance department filings. He faces a preliminary hearing on Wednesday.
Highmark is trying to buy financially troubled West Penn Allegheny Health System in a $475 million deal. The state Insurance Commissioner will hold hearings on the acquisition next month. The insurer has committed an additional $500 million to buying doctor practices and building outpatient centers throughout the region.
Even though Melani played a big role in setting Highmark's strategy to integrate its health insurance business with a hospital system, his absence shouldn't affect those plans, experts said.
”Highmark is more powerful than its moving parts,” said Jan Jennings, president of American Healthcare Solutions, a Downtown consulting firm. “(Melani) can take his hands out of that bucket of water, and the water level will be just fine in a matter of seconds.”
Baum said Highmark's team of executives is strong and experienced. Although the charges surprised them, Baum said they are confident the insurer will move forward.
”We love Ken, and he's a great strategy guy,” Baum said. “I feel pretty confident about our strategy. We all believe in it.”
The allegations against Melani stem from a fight on Sunday afternoon at the home of Mark Myler, 49, on Canterbury Court in Oakmont. Officers found Melani and Myler outside arguing, both with swollen faces and minor bleeding, according to a police affidavit.
Mark Myler's wife, Melissa Myler, 28, told police that Melani hired her to work for Highmark in October and that three weeks later, they began having an affair. Melani's wife, Tracy, discovered the affair in January and informed Mark Myler. Melissa Myler moved into an upscale condo in O'Hara with Melani, the affidavit said.
She told police she later discovered Melani had hired a private investigator to look into her past, which sparked an argument. Their relationship became common knowledge at Highmark, and she hired an attorney to help her leave the company, the affidavit states.
On Sunday, she went to her husband's home. Melani showed up, walked in and accused Melissa Myler of cheating on him and only wanting him for his money, the affidavit states.
A fight erupted when Mark Myler removed Melani from the house, the affidavit said.
Melissa Myler told police she wasn't ending her relationship with Melani and did not intend to reconcile with her husband, the affidavit said.
A police officer overheard Melani making calls on his cell phone to attorneys and other people and telling someone, “If police hadn't been there he would have killed the Mylers,” according to the affidavit.
Melani told police Mark Myler struck him first. In an emotional voice, Melani asked an officer if he ever had a relationship that meant everything to him. The officer did not answer.
The Mylers could not be reached.
Melissa Myler graduated from Slippery Rock University in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in sports management. She and Mark Myler were married in 2009.
It isn't clear how Melani and Melissa Myler met. She told police she and her husband had maintained a social relationship with Melani for several years. The couple golfed with Melani and attended sporting events together, according to the affidavit.
Melissa Myler worked as operations director of the Mylan Classic, a golf event for which Highmark was a founding sponsor. After Melani hired her, she worked as a sports marketing manager out of the insurer's headquarters at Fifth Avenue Place, Downtown. The job involved a lot of traveling.
Melani and Myler were often seen together. Myler stood next to Melani during a press event on Feb. 13 to celebrate the reopening of West Penn Hospital's emergency department in Bloomfield. They walked together as they toured the facility, according to people who attended the event.
David Kosick Sr., a local public relations expert, said the affair is a “black mark” for Melani, which could lead to his resignation. But it shouldn't affect Highmark's business, he said.
”Even though he's the face of Highmark, there are other people involved,” he said.
Melani, a board-certified internal medicine doctor, joined Highmark in 1989 as corporate medical director. He served as the company's executive vice president in charge of strategic planning and marketing before being named CEO.
About Melissa Myler
Melissa Lazar Myler was a standout athlete who graduated from Knoch High School in 2002 and went on to earn a college degree in sports management.
Myler was featured in a Pittsburgh Catholic article in July 2010. That newspaper said Myler was a daughter in a military family who attended school in Rhode Island and Ohio in her youth.
The family returned to the area and she attended Knoch. In her senior year, she set a school record in the 200-meter dash, tied for the best time in the Alle-Kiski Valley in the 100-meter dash and played in the Alle-Kiski Cager Classic all-star basketball game.
She then graduated from Slippery Rock University with a degree in sports management.
As an intern with the U.S. Golf Association, she worked with volunteers and helped oversee player housing at the 2007 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club.
She worked as sales manager at a Blairsville golf course before taking a job in Washington County, where she coordinated about 550 volunteers for the Mylan Classic, a Nationwide Tour golf tournament in September 2010. She was working for Washington County Economic Development Inc., under the Washington County Chamber of Commerce.
The story noted that Myler and her husband, Mark, were members of St. Irenaeus Church in Oakmont.
According to public documents, Melissa Lazar and Mark Myler bought a house in Oakmont in 2008 and got married the following spring.
— Valley News Dispatch",1605,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257829320.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071029-00157-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.979194462299347
c3e0c0eb-7de7-470a-8cac-e3787cec8608,2018-08-16T09:01:14+00:00,2018-08-16,0,http://justgolift.com/our-story/,"Just Go Lift Mission
The mission of Just Go Lift’s first Southern California location is to provide a facility that focuses on functional movement catering to the OCR (Obstacle Course Race), Ninja Warrior and Calisthenic’s Community. Whether you are a novice or seasoned athlete, Just Go Lift can help you become your best possible self by helping you achieve a balanced lifestyle through fitness, nutrition, health and wellness.
Just Go Lift Story
Just Go Lift‘s name was conceptualized by Michael Jogoleff after participating in his first OCR race in 2012. Mickey (Michael) was introduced to the sport in 2010 via YouTube. After watching numerous videos he dreamt about competing in his first race, but never thought he would ever be ready to actually sign up for one. In 2012 Mickey set aside his insecurities about being “race ready” because a good friend of his was in need of a supportive race partner. After completing his first Spartan Race the sense of accomplishment at the finish line and the loving supportive energy of the Spartan community on and off course was overwhelming. From that moment on he instantly knew he was addicted to the sport and wanted to submerge himself within the racing community so that he could help influence as many people as he could to obtain the same feelings of accomplishment that he had race day.
Just Go Lift is a spin off of Michael’s last name, Jogoleff, which also coins the term of “Just Do It.” Lifting, or elevating, is essential to progressing in life and the OCR community – a person grows as they go through and overcome obstacles, and sometimes we have to face a particular obstacle a few times before we can successfully overcome it. Whether this be physically lifting something or elevating your standards emotionally, mentally, and financially. Elevation is something we do on a daily basis. Sometimes we don’t necessarily feel like doing something, but we just do it.
Fitness and health is a way of life and many feel obligated to get into fitness/health. Just Go Lift transforms this unwilling obligation into a flourishing individualized passion. We are the training center where you don’t feel like you “have to do it.” You will “want to do it” and you will create a new way of living that allows you to thrive in every area of your life. Just Go Lift seeks to recreate the feelings evoked during race day on an everyday basis.
Samantha Jo Ward (Sammy), an Emergency Room nurse for the last 8 years, has seen the detriments of poor health first hand. She became determined to ignite a paradigm shift in how we take care of ourselves as Americans. If people are ending up in the ER because of poor health decisions, why not create a shift in the other direction. The Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) community helped her with this. So instead of just a weekend hobby, why not create a movement for life: train to live life to the fullest! After participating in her first Spartan Race in 2015 a new fire was lit. A new found passion for life, love, and happiness was born and she knew her purpose was to make this a reality for others.
Sammy met Mickey at the Lake Tahoe Spartan in 2016 during one of the obstacles on course. They were instantly drawn to each other for the passion that they shared for the sport. They realized that they both had a similar mission in life and learned that they paired well together. Both having completed a handful of different OCR races they saw a need for a facility where these athletes could train. Just Go Lift’s founders, Sammy and Mickey, involvement in the OCR Community allowed them to see a need for creating facilities where athletes would be able to train for races physically and mentally. Their goal is to help people find a more balanced way of life through fitness, nutrition and mental health. We strive to eliminate fad diets and the health rollercoaster that so many have become accustomed to – even OCR athletes. No more “on or off season”, “beat the holiday bulge”, get “swimsuit ready”, or “starving” yourself just to end up “binging” later, just a one stop shop facility where people learn how to live a healthy balanced lifestyle.
Just Go Lift seeks to solve two conundrums:
Conundrum 1: The conditions that bring people to the ER can be prevented with a balanced healthy and fit lifestyle. The conundrum though, is that obesity, diabetes, cancer, and chronic illnesses are on the rise; yet, equitable access to health choices, fitness knowledge, and a fun inspiring community to instill new lifestyle habits are nearly non existent, especially within poor working class neighborhoods.
Conundrum number 2: The craze for OCR is rapidly growing, yet there aren’t any facilities dedicated to enhancing performance, grooming the skills for race day, learning holistic nutrition, and translating the race day mentality to everyday life.
So why not have a facility that addresses both of the conundrums?!
With Sammy’s goal of wanting to open up an OCR gym and Mickey’s passion for helping people achieve their nutrition and fitness goals they started the first Just Go Lift Gym Concept.",1100,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210559.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20180816074040-20180816094040-00487.warc.gz,0.967569231987
40fa008c-20fd-4a57-980c-b6c525390e73,2022-05-21T07:09:10+00:00,2021-07-01,0,https://chamberlaindentalhealth.com/dental-treatment/does-medi-cal-pay-for-dentures.html,"Adult Dental Benefit Full Restoration Effective January 1, 2018. … Restored benefits will include, for example: Laboratory processed crowns, posterior root canal therapy, periodontal services, and partial dentures, including denture adjustments, repairs, and relines.
Does Denti-Cal cover dentures?
Denti-Cal will only provide up to $1800 in covered services per year. Some services are not counted towards the cap, such as dentures, extractions, and emergency services. … Your Denti-Cal provider cannot charge you for services that are covered by Denti-Cal.
What does Medi-Cal cover?
Medi-Cal covers most medically necessary care. This includes doctor and dentist appointments, prescription drugs, vision care, family planning, mental health care, and drug or alcohol treatment. Medi-Cal also covers transportation to these services.
Does Medi-Cal cover dental implants 2021?
Excluded Services Veneers, implants, tooth whitening and adult orthodontics are excluded in all plans.
Does Medi-Cal cover implants?
Dental implants are usually considered to be cosmetic procedures that are not essential to the health and well-being of covered individuals. These elective procedures are usually denied for coverage by Medicaid.
How often can you get dentures on medical card?
If you have a medical card you are entitled to an upper and lower denture every five years.
What type of dentures are the best?
In terms of stability, snap-in dentures are the best. These dentures securely snap into place with the aid of anchors on existing teeth or dental implants. These dentures are suitable for a patient without any teeth, but who has enough bone tissue to support an implant.
What’s the difference between Covered California and Medi-Cal?
Medi-Cal offers low-cost or free health coverage to eligible Californian residents with limited income. Covered California is the state’s health insurance marketplace where Californians can shop for health plans and access financial assistance if they qualify for it.
What does Medi-Cal cover for seniors?
What does Medi-Cal cover?
|Adult day health services||Hospice care|
|Ambulance services||Hospital and nursing home care|
|Dental care||Medical equipment|
|Doctor visits||Prescription drugs (if you don’t have Medicare)|
|Eyeglasses||Prosthetic/ orthopedic devices|
How much money can you have in the bank and still qualify for Medi-Cal?
You may have up to $2,000 in assets as an individual or $3,000 in assets as a couple. Some of your personal assets are not considered when determining whether you qualify for Medi-Cal coverage.
Do I have Denti Cal if I have Medi-Cal?
Once you have met your SOC, Medi-Cal will pay the rest of your covered medical and dental bills for that month. For example, if your SOC is $50 and your medical bills for services covered by Medi-Cal for that month are $500, you must pay $50.
Does Delta Dental cover implants?
Delta Dental covers 100% of routine and preventive diagnostic procedures, 80% of basic procedures like fillings, root canals, and extractions, and 50% of major procedures like bridges and implants.
Does Medicaid cover dental for adults 2021?
We are excited to announce that starting July 1, 2021, adults receiving full Medicaid benefits are eligible for comprehensive dental care, giving them access to more services and provider choices through DentaQuest.
Does insurance cover dental implants?
Basic dental insurance policies don’t typically cover a dental implant procedure. You’ll need to look into cosmetic dental procedure coverage, which covers a portion of dental implants. Your dental implant insurance coverage could be 50% of the cost, meaning your insurance covers half of the procedure.
Does health insurance cover dental bone graft?
Bone grafts can be expensive for some people, but they can be covered by dental or medical insurance. … Although people usually do not receive dental coverage for implants, they may receive partial coverage for a bone graft “if it is deemed to be medically necessary” (“Dental Bone Graft Cost”).",902,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662538646.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521045616-20220521075616-00407.warc.gz,0.934938848018646
2a26b6a1-c1a1-4c22-87bb-777045bdf48a,2018-08-17T11:43:28+00:00,2018-08-17,0,http://celebsecrets.com/dallask-drops-music-video-for-new-song-all-my-life-watch-now/,"Not too long ago, we introduced you to DallasK by giving you 5 fun secrets about him as well as a taste of his upcoming music. Today, the producer/songwriter/DJ released the music video for his new song “All My Life” and we can’t get enough of it!
The video for the electro anthem is a 360-degree view of DallasK‘s very own version of carpool karaoke while cruising down highways and byways, and perfectly capturing the feeling of freedom.
“It came about in a very organic way,” DallasK tells HollywoodLife of the thought process behind the video. “My girlfriend and her friends were big fans of the song before it came out. One night, we were all in the car together, driving across Los Angeles and rocking out. That gave me the idea to use the car as a location for the video and just jam out with as many different people as possible. I think we ended up with about 70 people in the car!”
Check out the full music video for “All My Life” below and hear the song on SiriusXM’s BPM, Music Choice’s Dance/EDM channel and iHeartRadio’s Evolution now.",263,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221212040.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817104238-20180817124238-00423.warc.gz,0.974407911300659
78329c6d-560f-45f9-892b-a6a8a2e48011,2019-08-21T03:56:06+00:00,2019-08-14,1,https://www.corowafreepress.com.au/national/2019/08/14/754253/vic-law-force-clergy-to-report-child-abuse,"Melbourne's most senior Catholic says he will go to jail rather than inform police if someone told him during confession that they had sexually abused a child.
Instead, Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli wants priests to have protections similar to journalists' sources and lawyers and their clients.
New laws introduced into Victoria's parliament on Wednesday will make it mandatory for religious leaders - alongside police, teachers, medical practitioners and early childhood workers - to report suspicions of abuse.
The laws would bring Victoria into line with a number of other states and territories.
""I don't think in contemporary and mainstream times, knowing what we know now, that we can do anything other than say the rights of children trump anyone's religious views,"" Attorney-General Jill Hennessy told reporters on Wednesday.
""Ultimately, this is about making sure that we start to right the wrongs of systemic abuse.""
Under the laws, priests and religious leaders face up to three years' jail if they don't report child physical and sexual abuse allegations.
Archbishop Comensoli told ABC radio he was prepared to go to jail rather than break the confessional seal.
He said if someone admitted to child abuse during confession he would convince them to go to the authorities and ask them to 'fess up' outside the confessional so he could report it.
""The presumption here is that I know who's there in front of me. That's not the practice of confession,"" Archbishop Comensoli said.
He added he had practised mandatory reporting for years outside confession, as it was a requirement during his previous posting in NSW.
In a statement, Archbishop Comensoli urged the government not to infringe on religious freedoms.
""Confession doesn't place people above the law. Priests should be mandatory reporters, but in a similar way to protections to the lawyer/client relationship and protection for journalists' sources,"" he said.
Clergy are already subject to mandatory reporting laws in South Australia and the Northern Territory, while Western Australia and Tasmania have announced plans to compel religious leaders to disclose knowledge of abuse.
Victoria's reforms will also allow survivors of institutional abuse to apply to the Supreme Court to overturn ""unfair"" compensation settlements previously signed with churches.
Chrissie Foster, who fought for years for compensation after her two girls were abused by a Catholic priest, pointed to the case of priest Michael McArdle, who told 30 priests he had abused children 1500 times before being jailed in 2003.
""There's no excuse that they did not stop this,"" Ms Foster said.
""This is children being raped for decades, centuries. It's astounding, unbelievable.""
Victoria's Liberal-National opposition has previously indicated it would back the laws, but Opposition Leader Michael O'Brien wants to see the details.",570,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315750.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821022901-20190821044901-00042.warc.gz,0.979327499866486
67e69b78-8e26-404d-85ce-83baac9c8a5c,2022-05-26T07:09:57+00:00,2019-02-25,0,https://www.wkosingapore.com/wko-singapore-hosting-the-6th-singapore-full-contact-karate-championship-29th-june-2019/,"25Feb WKO Singapore hosting The 6th Singapore Full Contact Karate Championship 29th June 2019 Categories: News BARE KNUCKLE KNOCKDOWN ACTION – 6th SFC ,Singapore Full Contact Karate Championship will be on 29th June 2019 at Jalan Besar cc. *Weight categories are as below: Men 16 years above 1. 65kg below 2. 75kg below 3. 85kg below 4. 85kg above Women 16 years above 1. 50kg below 2. 55kg below 3. 60kg below 4. 60kg above Participants fee: S$50 (Local fighters) / US$40 (Oversea fighters) Please email Organizing committee for Fighters application form: firstname.lastname@example.org For more information : Official Facebook Singapore Full Contact Karate Tournament Watch fights from SFC 2017 Author: Admin Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.",191,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662604495.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526065603-20220526095603-00214.warc.gz,0.762623906135559
64006fee-984d-4692-ae9e-cdb7107d023a,2019-08-17T15:27:58+00:00,2019-08-17,0,https://support.perdoo.com/en/articles/3007667-writing-good-company-okrs-is-no-easy-task,"Coming up with good Company OKRs is hard and that's why it's important to always keep both your mission & vision and strategy in mind to stay on path. In essence Company OKRs simply narrow down the scope of your strategy translating it into smaller, more digestible steps.
Strategy is longer term and the options for making it a reality are unlimited. Company OKRs simply reduce the options and make execution concrete and directed.
Let's say for example that your 5 year Strategy is to become market leaders in France, UK and USA. How are you going to tackle this year by year? Do you want to take full charge ahead and cover all three regions at the same time or do you want to start with one region at a time and them move progressively towards the others? Company OKRs help you communicate these decisions, but give enough wiggle room for teams to decide how they actual plan to execute this quarter by quarter.
When creating Company OKRs keep the following in mind:
Keep them high level
Company OKRs are about providing direction as to where you want the Company to be at by the end of a specific timeframe (top-bottom), and letting teams decide how they'll make that happen (bottom-up).
When creating Company OKRs ask yourself, ""is this something that most of the company can contribute to, or is this specific for a single team?"" If the answer is ""a single team"", then this means that this OKR belongs to that team, and not the company.
A common mistake is thinking that Key Results in Company OKRs should be a breakdown of the metrics each one of your departments should hit. Company Key Results should be the high level metrics and not specific to a single department. Use metrics that almost everyone can impact, not just a few.
Break the status quo
OKRs exist to help company's evolve, while KPIs monitor the health of the ongoing processes that keep the lights on in your organization. However identifying if something should be added as a Company OKR or a Company KPI takes practice.
If you find that the OKR pretty much stays the same year after year, and the only thing that changes is that target in your Key Result, you're either dealing with a strategic result that you're fitting into a year, or you might have a KPI in your hands. Simply keep in mind that OKRs are meant to break the status quo and push the Company forward, not keep it as it is.
Communicate, communicate, communicate
The decision teams will make on what to prioritize will be dependant on the priorities established through Company OKRs. Add your Company OKRs to Perdoo to easily and constantly communicate these priorities across the entire organization. In addition, many customers schedule a town hall or an all hands meeting to discuss and share in detail why these OKRs are important, and why they're a priority. This helps clarify questions, reinforce expectations and create excitement.",600,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313428.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817143039-20190817165039-00346.warc.gz,0.955192804336548
29b0796c-51d4-4515-bbef-c6a44b5af4bb,2017-08-17T21:14:14+00:00,2014-08-25,0,http://cztermpaperetct.eventoseducativos.com/writing-process-wheel.html,"Writing process wheel
Editing Wheel Step 1: Step 3: Have your students spin the wheel to check their writing Super Teacher Worksheets - wwwsuperteacherworksheetscom. The Wheel of Time Retrospective: The Gathering Storm: Writing Process Oct 15 For an explanation of my Wheel of Time retrospective Writing Process. The Writing Process Showing top 8 worksheets in the category - The Writing Process Once you find your worksheet, just click on the Open in new window bar on the. This file contains labels and descriptions that may be used to create a writing process wheel Complete directions on how to assemble the wheel are available.
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Writing Process Directory; Middle School/Junior High; Writing; Writing Process; FILTER THIS CATEGORY: What's This? 1; Sort By: Free Documents Sort By. The Writing Process Wheel by Alan J Hooper, December 1998, Triumph Learning edition, Hardcover in English - Teacher edition. Writing process wheel template printablepdf FREE PDF DOWNLOAD NOW!!! Source #2: writing process wheel template printablepdf FREE PDF DOWNLOAD. 24/03/2003 This article presents a writing process wheel that has been designed as a task-specific tool for assisting teachers of students with learning disabilities. The Writing Process is called Pre-Writing “Pre” means “be-fore”, and you already know what writi ng means But what does “pre-writing” mean.
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The Wheel of Time Retrospective: TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT: Writing Process For an explanation of my Wheel of Time The Wheel of Time Retrospective, Towers of Midnight. The Writing Process Wheel by Alan J Hooper, 9780876943335, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. Books Advanced Search Browse Subjects New Releases Best Sellers Globe and Mail Best Sellers Best Books of the Month Children's Books Textbooks Today's Deals. By Indu Kandasamy Flowchart on the web app support process template Tagged: flowchart,flowcharts,process flow,flow chart,user support process,web app flowchart. Lewis Middle | 1752 Cypress Street | Sulphur, LA 70663 | Phone: 337-217-4700 | Fax: 337-217-4701 This agency does not discriminate on the basis of age.
Recycling the Wheel: An Alternative to the Traditional Outline Not all writers are linear thinkers; many, if not half, think concentrically Thus, the linear. Writing prompts chart Each wheel offers 12 choices of interesting When you first present the Spin-a-Story Writing Prompts Chart to students THE WRITING PROCESS.",890,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104160.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817210535-20170817230535-00496.warc.gz,0.865532517433167
b8211dd2-5c0b-4147-af4a-aca95f293822,2022-05-21T14:50:19+00:00,2022-03-02,1,https://therealdeal.com/la/2022/03/02/tcw-group-to-vacate-namesake-skyscraper-in-dtla/,"Asset management firm TCW Group appears ready to move its headquarters out of the 52-story TCW Tower to smaller quarters at City National Plaza in Downtown Los Angeles.
TCW will pull up stakes in 2024, when its lease ends at its namesake home at 865 S. Figueroa St., a 37-story skyscraper built in 1990, the Commercial Observer reported.
The company, with $264 billion assets under management .will relocate operations into about 140,000 square feet in one of the two towers of City National Plaza at 515 S. Flower St..
That’s about 40,000 square feet – or 22 percent – smaller than its current digs, one source told the Observer.
City National Plaza is owned by a joint venture between the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and CommonWealth Pacific Capital (CWP Capital). The joint venture paid $858 million, or roughly $330 per square foot, to acquire the property in the fall of 2013. It’s backed by $550 million from Morgan Stanley.
TCW declined to comment, the Observer said. The owners of City National Plaza did not return requests for comment.
City National Plaza was built in 1972 as the headquarters for Atlantic Richfield Corporation. It has two 52-story, 700-foot-tall office towers containing 2.3 million square feet of office space, and 244,432 square feet of retail space.
[Commercial Observer] – Dana Bartholomew",306,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662539131.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521143241-20220521173241-00021.warc.gz,0.919530510902405
6cca4840-9d07-4745-aa09-4206acc420ca,2018-08-18T14:03:16+00:00,2018-08-18,0,https://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/cranberry-and-vanilla-chip-cookies/fd57923b-c4b1-490e-b5b7-3e173e915378,"Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray. In large bowl, combine margarine and sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Add egg product and butter flavor; mix well. Add flour, oats, baking soda and salt; mix well. Stir in cranberries and vanilla chips. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto sprayed cookie sheets.",77,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213689.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818134554-20180818154554-00344.warc.gz,0.894582331180573
2a93fce4-14ca-4186-a27c-7a618dfb15ed,2015-03-27T17:21:21+00:00,2010-03-01,1,http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/33990.html,"Christiane Amanpour for 'This Week'?
- While Amanpour is highly regarded throughout the industry, she's still a surprising candidate given that she’s always been focused on international news. AP Photo
Still searching for a permanent host for “This Week,” ABC News is in talks with Christiane Amanpour, the CNN foreign correspondent known more for globe-trotting reporting than talking politics within the Beltway.
Amanpour, through a CNN spokesperson, declined to comment, but sources with knowledge of the hiring process say she’s now in the mix of internal and external candidates ABC is considering to replace George Stephanopoulos, who left for “Good Morning America” in December.
Since Stephanopoulos’s departure, the network has kept the Sunday show seat warm with a steady stream of ABC correspondents: Jake Tapper, Terry Moran, Barbara Walters, Jonathan Karl and Elizabeth Vargas.
This Sunday, Matthew Dowd — chief strategist behind the Bush-Cheney reelection campaign and currently a political strategist for the network — will get his turn asking questions of guests Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). He’ll also lead the roundtable with regulars like George Will and Donna Brazile.
It will be Tapper again the following week, but after that, it's unclear.
ABC News President David Westin said in an interview with MarketWatch on Wednesday that he expects to have a permanent host in the next few weeks. And that could be an internal choice — Tapper and Moran are thought to be at the top of the list — or an outside candidate.
Earlier in the process, POLITICO reported that ABC contacted PBS’s Gwen Ifill, who was also on the shortlist for CNN’s Sunday show, “State of the Union” — a job that eventually went to Candy Crowley. And now there’s another prominent woman in the mix.
Amanpour, 52, was born in London and raised partly in Tehran, Iran. She is currently chief international correspondent for CNN and host of her own show, “Amanpour.”
While Amanpour is highly regarded throughout the industry, she’s still a surprising candidate given that she’s always been focused on international news — reporting from war zones and sitting down with world leaders — throughout her career. She’s not the first person one would think of to analyze the 2010 horse race or how health care legislation jockeying will play politically.
Amanpour joined CNN in 1983 and first went overseas for the network in 1990, just in time to cover the Gulf War.
In the past 18 years, according to her CNN bio, Amanpour has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, the Palestinian territories, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Somalia, Rwanda and the Balkans.
She’s sat down with numerous world leaders, including Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, former French President Jacques Chirac and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
Amanpour was also a contributor on ""60 Minutes"" from 1996 to 2005. One of her final reports was a profile of Orange Revolution leader and former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.
Amanpour is married to James Rubin, a former assistant secretary of state and chief spokesman for the State Department during the Clinton administration.
ABC spokesperson Jeffrey Schneider would not comment on Amanpour but said that the network has “talked to lots of people inside and outside.”",745,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296587.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00225-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.955655157566071
ae0e9b38-6e8e-4f4d-a598-ed7c95f6170c,2016-07-26T03:15:57+00:00,2013-09-19,1,http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/09/19/Texas-appeals-court-overturns-conviction-of-former-House-leader-DeLay/UPI-71331379608362/,"AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Prosecutors say they will seek a review of an appeals court decision overturning the money-laundering conviction of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
The 3rd Texas Court of Appeals formally acquitted the Texas Republican of all charges, finding prosecutors used ""legally insufficient"" evidence to convict him in 2010 of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Prosecutors accused DeLay of attempting to influence the 2002 election in Texas by funneling corporate money to candidates through his political action committee, Texans for a Republican Majority.
He had been sentenced to three years in prison, but had been free pending the results of his appeal.
The appellate court rejected the state's contention the election law violations occurred when DeLay and others tried to swap ""soft money for hard money"" in transferring funds from an account used for general expenses to one used to contribute to candidates' campaigns, the Houston Chronicle reported.
""However, the state fails to explain how the funds already in the bank account resulted from the subsequent money-swap agreement,"" said Justice Melissa Goodwin, writing for the majority. ""Further, to support this argument, the state disregards the distinction between soft and hard money accounts as irrelevant.""
The court said ""maintaining separate, segregated bank accounts for soft and hard money is recognized and accepted as legitimate.""
Justice David Gaultney concurred in the ruling, writing, ""the fundamental problem with the state's case was its failure to prove proceeds of criminal activity.""
Chief Justice J. Woodfin Jones dissented.
The Travis County District Attorney's Office issued a statement saying prosecutors ""strongly disagree with the opinion of Judges (Melissa) Goodwin and (David) Gaultney that the evidence was insufficient.""
""We are concerned and disappointed that two judges substituted their assessment of the facts for that of 12 jurors who personally heard the testimony of over 40 witnesses over the course of several weeks and found that the evidence was sufficient and proved DeLay's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt,"" the statement said. ""We are preparing a response to this opinion and will ask the full Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to review the ruling.""
DeLay was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1978 and to the U.S. Congress in 1984. He was elected majority leader in 2002.",479,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824570.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00228-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96710067987442
ad1b5636-38c3-4e75-bd03-237105f8a071,2020-10-31T00:32:54+00:00,2020-07-31,0,https://sthelenaschurch.org/black-hawk-casino-bus/,"Considered one of the largest reasons to take a visit to the Hollywood st petersburg casino sportsbook at Charles Town Races is to have the ability to take advantage of their in-recreation wagering capabilities. Considered one of the explanations we like Hollywood Sportsbook at Penn National is it’s protecting its loyalty membership. It takes time to clear, although, so it’s not your fastest method. While we haven’t seen exactly what the Hollywood Sportsbook app will seem like in PA, we will take a look at other states with William Hill apps for an concept. The DraftKings app is a extra handy option because it permits you to wager actual money on a sport with out ever having to leave your seat. If you set a invoice right into a slot (today’s machines not take or dispense coins) and play it out-say you hit the wager button a hundred instances on a machine-it’s best to actually get about back. Published in 1978, this traditional is still accessible on Amazon. Table games are still a novelty for the folks in the DC/VA/MD space and being that I like to play craps I was curious to see what Charles Town, WV had to offer. This particular casino solely had 1 craps table and if I remember accurately, the desk minimal was . One factor I do not enjoy about being one among the one (i.e if not the only) woman at the craps table is that there is at all times a guy who thinks he knows the way to play better than me.
He replied by pointing to another desk (i.e. a half empty table) and telling me that I could go play over there. After being totally impressed we have been again on the road after a few half hour. He said there was a line of automobiles 50 deep on the state highway leading to Foxwoods, early Monday morning. That is Penn National’s third state it has launched sports betting on this yr. However, the state lottery sees that determine as conservative and its own examine means that returns could go as high as m to m per 12 months. Betting on high school sports just isn’t more likely to be on supply. “July’s million in casino gaming income is a record; the earlier statewide excessive was March 2013 (.Three million),” stated Jessica Franks, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Casino Control Commission. However, Hollywood Charles Town feels like the actual thing as there’s loads of action on the gaming floor. Along with sports, she is fascinated by the net gaming industry.
William Hill has a strong pedigree within the sports activities betting trade and is doing a particularly good job. The new sportsbook, which is partnered with William Hill US, could get pleasure from a period of exclusivity as a result of no different partnerships have but announced opening dates. Many sportsbooks supply gamers the opportunity to request strains, but William Hill goes one step further by placing a “Suggest a Bet” link on the homepage. The underside line is that there isn’t one entity that goes around and can test the programming to see if it’s true. When people see them, everybody is aware of it means asylum seekers. It’s best to have the ability to see it on the second flooring of the casino, close to Skybox Sports Bar. Cash on the Hollywood Casino cage: If you feel like popping into the casino, you possibly can go to the cage at Hollywood Casino and drop off or decide up funds. The truth is, I often do not because I’ve been standing at the desk and I know that it is cold so I do not feel like chasing my money and throwing it out there.
I prefer s. With in my rack, I was in the game at the table. Of course, Hollywood PA has moneylines, spreads, and totals, which is what 95% of people will care about. Room charges start at per night (£230) on the Baha Mar Casino & Hotel and common around (£480) on the Rosewood and SLS LUX. Kuala Lumpur is notorious for its visitors so likelihood is, you’ll take longer to reach your hotel from the airport than the Langkawi-KL flight. After day stuffed with fulfilling we are able to go to sleep in considered one of over than three thousand lodge rooms. Upscale rooms on the inn have jetted tubs, flat-panel televisions and walkout balconies. Players searching for multi-guess options should don’t have any bother finding them on Hollywood Sportsbook. I all the time take an image of my parking space with my iPhone, including the row and stage. Picture a Regal Cinemas or movie multiplex sans motion pictures theater but add in the lights and sounds of slots machines and now table games.
3. Most of a casino’s ground is given to slot machines because these are the moneymakers. Maryland regulation requires that slot machines return not less than 87 p.c of the cash fed into them, but most casinos return about 90 %. Slot machines will be configured to fulfill social distancing necessities. Atlantic metropolis’s wide range of much else, the free slot machines, and delivers an excellent selection of care. Amenities, maps, truck stops, rest areas, Wal-mart and casino parking, RV dealers, sporting goods shops and far more. They’ll go beyond that with tennis, golf and way more. While props will not be readily obtainable on other sports, a limited number of golf props is prone to be out there from time to time. Whereas different sportsbooks are possible to supply a extra intensive selection – and Hollywood Casino might finally follow go well with – we anticipate the initial choices to be restricted to the sports activities listed above. Restaurant offerings embody restricted menus and hours of operation from Take 2 Grill, Final Cut Steakhouse, and Scene.",1223,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107912593.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031002758-20201031032758-00494.warc.gz,0.948965013027191
1d71ce41-e345-4a18-8840-c62d7aad098a,2019-08-19T08:09:58+00:00,2019-08-19,0,https://www.melaniecooks.com/how-to-peel-an-onion/1557/,"Peeling an onion seems like an trivial task, but if you’ve never peeled an onion before, it can be quite intimidating. Don’t worry – it is pretty easy to peel an onion.
You can now learn how to peel an onion by following these illustrated step-by-step instructions.
Step #1: Put the whole onion on the cutting board
Step 2: Cut off one end of the onion with a knife, as shown on the picture below:
Here’s a picture of the onion with that end already cut off. The end of the onion is laying on the right side of the onion on the cutting board.
Step 3: Cut off another end of the onion with a knife, as show on the picture below:
After both ends of the onion have been cut off, the onion is ready to be peeled. Here’s the picture of the onion without its ends:
Step 4: Start peeling! Make a cut under the peel, and pull on the peel so it separates from the onion. Look at the picture: knife under the peel, thumb on top of the peel. Grab the peel and pull.
Step 5: Keep peeling in the same way as the previous step, until there is no more peel left on the onion.
If the peel doesn’t come off easily, you can just peel the outer thin layer of onion itself, like shown picture below:
You are done! The onion is now peeled and ready to be used in your recipe!
Here’s the picture of the fully peeled onion:",328,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314696.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819073232-20190819095232-00246.warc.gz,0.895451724529266
306c88db-5b99-4f70-863d-309cbdf1c701,2019-08-22T01:52:20+00:00,2017-03-26,1,https://in.reuters.com/article/bulgaria-election-idINKBN16X026?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FINworldNews+%28News+%2F+IN+%2F+World+News%29,"SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party narrowly won a parliamentary election on Sunday, giving it a chance to form another government after leader Boiko Borisov resigned as prime minister in November, triggering the snap poll.
The GERB party won 33 percent of the vote, the Balkan country’s third in just 4 years, with the leftist Socialists trailing on 27.2 percent, partial official results with 26 percent of the ballots counted showed.
“The result of the vote shows that GERB is obliged to form a government,” said Borisov.
The election had been seen as a test of Bulgaria’s loyalties to the European Union, which it joined in 2007, and to Russia, with which it has historic political and cultural links.
The Socialists, who had pledged to improve ties with Russia even if it meant upsetting EU partners, doubled their share of the vote compared to the last election in 2014 but failed to overtake the strongly pro-EU GERB.
If Borisov, 57, succeeds in forming a new coalition, it is likely to maintain the tight fiscal policies that underpin the lev currency’s peg to the euro.
GERB is expected to court the United Patriots nationalist alliance, which came third with 9.6 percent of the vote, followed by ethnic Turkish party MRF with 7 percent, according to partial official results. The Populist Will party will also enter the next parliament.
Political analysts are sceptical the results can lead to a government able to uproot widespread corruption in the EU’s poorest member state.
“I am not optimistic that these results will lead to the formation of a stable majority that can pursue strong policies,” said Ognyan Minchev, a political analyst with the Sofia-based Institute for Regional and International Studies.
“It is likely to be fragile and unstable,” he said.
The United Patriots has built its popularity on anger about the flow of migrants from the Middle East, Africa and Asia trying to reach Western Europe via the Balkans.
On Friday, supporters of the alliance blocked Bulgaria’s border crossings with Turkey in an effort to stop buses bringing Bulgarian ethnic Turks to vote in Sunday’s election. [L5N1H12F9]
Ahead of the election, Borisov signalled he hoped to include the Reformist Bloc in a GERB-led coalition government, but exit polls suggested the right-wing group had failed to secure enough votes to make it into parliament. That will likely complicate coalition talks.
Socialist leader Kornelia Ninova, 48, conceded defeat in the election but said she would look at options for forming a government in case GERB cannot do so.
The Socialists had pledged during campaigning to raise wages and pensions as well as oppose continuing EU sanctions against former Soviet-era overlord Russia.
That would complicate relations with Bulgaria’s EU peers — already grappling with Britain’s move to leave and the rise of anti-establishment parties across the bloc — as it gets ready to take over the EU’s six-month rotating presidency in January.
Borisov resigned after a GERB candidate lost a presidential election in November to Rumen Radev, a Russia-friendly ally of the Socialists, and Bulgaria is currently being run by a caretaker administration.
Reporting by Tsvetelia Tsolova and Angel Krasimirov; Editing by Catherine Evans and Andrew Hay",724,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316555.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822000659-20190822022659-00466.warc.gz,0.963578402996063
5ebd0f54-1088-47bb-8001-584a4f04c946,2015-03-29T10:36:13+00:00,2015-03-29,1,http://inhardfocus.com/inhardfocus/tag/school,"A U.K. school district has invested more than $14,000 in a fairly high-tech facial recognition system to monitor its students’ attendance, according to the Daily Mail.
The faceREGISTER system takes both 3-D digital images and infra-red scans of each student’s face. Then, he or she punches in their unique four-digit PIN to confirm identity. The technology is surprisingly accurate. It prevents students from signing in for their friends and can even distinguish between twins. Best of all, it’s designed to be able to identify the students as they age.",124,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298464.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00225-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96496194601059
a0509347-550c-4f90-ba66-09883952d638,2017-08-21T10:16:31+00:00,2012-03-16,0,http://curatorial.me/2012/03/16/20120316big-ideas/,"Took the entire family to the Radiohead concert. Husband and I took the two oldest to see their In Rainbows show in 2008. I have been waiting for the band to come back, so the littlest could see them too. Crowning achievement as a parent that our kids prefer Radiohead to the Biebs. Incredible show. Jonny Greenwood is one talented cat, and has the coolest hair ever. On the way home, I remembered discovering this video a fan created of their song Nude. The first minute may lose you, but it creative greatness. Promise.
Big Ideas by James Houston",124,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886108264.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821095257-20170821115257-00093.warc.gz,0.964448630809784
81c52cc2-ea91-42c3-b44b-42c58e417db1,2022-05-20T08:15:21+00:00,2020-12-14,0,https://accidentalspacegirl.com/2020/12/14/i-thought-it-could-wait/,"That’s what a surgeon decided three weeks ago, when I was taken into A&E sobbing with pain. Not my surgeon, of course, but a surgeon who had been told to operate on me as an emergency. I was given the requested MRI and diagnosed with avascular necrosis – no blood supply to the remains of my femur, which is now missing its neck and has a crushed ball joint. Trust me, it’s absolute carnage in there:
You’ve just looked at the x-ray that was taken on 30th November when I went to see my own consultant just a few days after being told that my weight and my chronic illnesses made me inoperable and that there was no point in my being in hospital. Nobody had told me that my consultant had been contacted, or that he’d ordered the MRI and an emergency hip replacement! Nope, sorry Mrs W, but you get to spend your life on painkillers and living between your bed and a wheelchair.
Except that I don’t. I hadn’t been in with my consultant for ten minutes before he asked “Can you come in for surgery on 16th December?”
IS THE TARDIS BLUE?? Sign me up!
Don’t get me wrong: I do not like hospitals. And I wasn’t planning on going back so soon after leaving (I mean, you’ve had hospital food right?) but if I’d been asked to be on the ward within the hour I would have done it. Because some idiot was telling me I’d never walk again, or know a pain-free day again (what are those like? I can’t remember) – and now I’m going to have both of those things!
I’m going to have my life back. Tribble Towers shall once again echo with the sound of bread dough being pounded (eventually) and my footfalls on the stairs. By next summer I’ll be jumping into the bath as though I never had to struggle, or end up in tears of pain trying to get out, or use a shower stool. I can start wearing pretty clothes again, instead of whatever’s comfy to pull over my hip. I can do Pokemon hunting on foot, and wear my favourite boots, and and and…
You can tell I’m excited? Yes, I rather thought you could 🙂
Since I’m going in on Wednesday morning to have the operation and I’m already a week behind with study because of all my appointments leading up to admission and surgery, I have no idea when I’ll be able to post again – but please do let me know if you’d like to see photos of the bruises as I heal!",582,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662531762.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520061824-20220520091824-00017.warc.gz,0.979250848293304
09033de3-52da-4509-9c0a-1b5b50dcab40,2015-03-28T14:49:18+00:00,2013-01-08,1,http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20130108/NEWS/130109838,"DENVER - Colorado oil and natural gas regulators on Monday approved rules making the state the first to require energy companies to do groundwater sampling both before and after they drill.The sampling is meant to show whether supplies of drinking water have been affected by energy development.Industry and environmental interests both immediately found fault with the new sampling regulations, which the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission approved Monday as it began a three-day hearing on rule changes. Next, the commission will consider updating how far drilling must be from buildings.The Environmental Defense Fund said the sampling rules approved Monday represented the weakest program in the nation for testing groundwater around oil and gas operations. Meanwhile, the Colorado Oil & Gas Association, a trade group, worried the rules could hamper energy development with excessive requirements.Colorado is requiring sampling of up to four water wells within a half mile of a new oil and gas well before drilling, between six and 12 months after drilling, and between five and six years after drilling.An exception is in the energy-rich Greater Wattenberg Area, one of the state's top areas for drilling with thousands of active wells. Operators there would only have to sample one water well per quarter governmental section, before and after drilling. That angered environmental groups who said the limited sampling would slash the odds of detecting contamination. Energy companies countered that wells are so close together there that it doesn't make sense to require more sampling. The state commission said an existing program in Weld County provides water well testing to any well owner requesting it.Environmental groups also contend the new rules fail to set standards for how groundwater samples are collected and tested, and will allow drilling operators to ""cherry pick"" which water sources to sample.The Colorado Oil & Gas Association supported building on a voluntary groundwater monitoring program that began in January.Oil and gas drilling accounts for nearly 44,000 jobs in Colorado and brought in $208 million in severance taxes last year. However, residents along the Front Range have expressed concerns about potential health effects from drilling as activity moves closer and closer to more populated areas.Industry groups had sought to limit testimony at the hearing from people who live near drilling sites, saying in part that their comments on their health problems weren't based on medical expertise. The commission, however, decided to allow the testimony.Gov. John Hickenlooper has called for a consistent set of state rules, so companies do not face conflicting local regulations that could drive them to other states.
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20a9964d-e208-450c-9223-2b6982262ea0,2017-08-19T02:31:33+00:00,2017-07-21,1,http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40685367,"Afghanistan: 16 police killed in US friendly-fire air strike
A US air strike has killed 16 Afghan policemen in the southern province of Helmand, local officials say.
The attack happened as Afghan security forces were clearing Taliban militants from a village in the Gereshk district, police told AFP news agency.
Nato has acknowledged the incident, without detailing how many Afghans died, and promised an investigation.
Meanwhile, the Taliban say a son of their leader has died carrying out a suicide attack in the same area.
The group named him as Abdul Rahman Khalid, son of Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada, and said the attack on Thursday that he and other ""martyrs"" had carried out had caused heavy casualties.
Afghan officials said they could not confirm the report.
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The US air strikes on Friday afternoon were part of the Nato mission to support Afghan forces against the Taliban.
""In the strike, 16 Afghan policemen were killed including two commanders. Two other policemen were wounded,"" Helmand police spokesman Salam Afghan told AFP.
A Nato statement said: ""During a US-supported (Afghan security) operation, aerial fires resulted in the deaths of the friendly Afghan forces who were gathered in a compound.
""We would like to express our deepest condolences to the families affected by this unfortunate incident.""
In a separate development, there are reports of numerous casualties after the Taliban ambushed an Afghan police patrol in the north-eastern Badakhshan province.
Some reports say at least 10 police officers were killed, while local officials put the figure at 35.",363,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105291.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819012514-20170819032514-00707.warc.gz,0.971942603588104
4a3f5b49-f442-4aec-92c6-2f4ba1e92b47,2022-05-25T07:52:01+00:00,2022-03-01,1,https://civilengineering365.com/microscopy-illuminates-charcoals-sketchy-origins/,"Nearly half of the barbecue charcoal bought in Europe contains wood from tropical and subtropical forests, with little of it certified sustainable, raising fears that some of it is illegally logged.
The finding comes from an analysis1 of thousands of charcoal samples, using a pioneering microscopy technique. Scientists also found that many bags of charcoal incorrectly labelled the type of wood inside or failed to mention it at all, lending weight to concerns about their true origin.
“This is just an overview but it’s absolutely enough to cause alarm, because we found so much tropical timber,” said Volker Haag, a wood anatomist at the Thünen Institute of Wood Research in Hamburg, Germany, who led the work.
The researchers harnessed developments in microscopy that are transforming attempts to probe the opaque, multimillion-dollar international charcoal business. Campaigners think that up to two million tonnes of illegally harvested tropical wood might enter Europe as charcoal each year.
The European Union imported some 750,000 tonnes of charcoal in 2019. Source countries include Nigeria (20%) and Paraguay (7%), which are known for widespread illegal deforestation. But once any wood charcoal enters Europe, it can be sold legally, because it is not covered by the European Timber Regulation (EUTR), legislation that prohibits firms from placing on the EU market timber that has been logged illegally.
Charcoal is tricky to analyse because the original wood has lost many of its signature features, such as colour and smell, and it crumbles easily. But Haag has developed a 3D-reflected-light microscopy technique that digitally reconstructs sections of charcoal from irregular lumps to create images from which the parent wood can be identified — often to genus level. This is enough to disprove many claims about a wood’s origin.
Haag’s team analysed 4,500 samples from 150 charcoal bags bought in 11 countries in 2019 and 2020. Some 46% included wood from subtropical and tropical forests, which have the highest deforestation rates in the world. In Spain, Italy, Poland and Belgium, this figure was more than 60% (see ‘Charred origins’). Of these, only one-quarter of bags bore the logos of sustainable-certification organizations such as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
In addition, only one-quarter of the bags specified the species or origin of the wood — and only half of these declarations were correct. The work was published in IAWA Journal, a publication of the International Association of Wood Anatomists.
“If you find a product with the wrong species inside, it’s a very strong indicator for illegality,” says co-author Johannes Zahnen, a forest-policy specialist with the Berlin-based wildlife charity WWF Germany. “Combining it with the knowledge that most tropical charcoal is coming from Nigeria and Paraguay, there’s a high likelihood of illegality.”
Zahnen calls for the EUTR to be extended to charcoal, and for authorities to compel suppliers to label their bags.
Phil Guillery, director of supply-chain integrity at the FSC, which is headquartered in Bonn, Germany, says the study shows that when sustainability certification is used, it is largely accurate. Since 2017, the FSC has been using another microscopy technique to verify origin claims on charcoal bags in an effort to stop wood ‘laundering’. “The ability to test charcoal has had a huge impact,” says Guillery.",732,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662580803.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525054507-20220525084507-00606.warc.gz,0.949624359607696
976fd046-5e43-4ba4-b41e-efcfb748ec59,2020-10-24T12:34:32+00:00,2020-10-24,0,https://yagbeonilu.com/about/,"!!!Laughter Is A Tranquilizer With Side Effects…So Please Take It Regularly!!!
Chief Yagbe Awolowo Onilu is a Master Drummer, Composer, Diviner, and Lecturer. He serves as the Artistic Director of “Heritage – The Vision Continues,” a West African-Cuban music and dance ensemble dedicated to the study and performance of the rich African music and dance heritage of West Africa, Cuba and other Caribbean islands.
He is a master of West African, Cuban, and Haitian traditional instruments, as well as singer and teacher of African and African diaspora musical culture. His love of African drum and percussion ensemble music started at a young age in Cayes, Haiti where he was born. He completed his early drumming apprenticeship in the shrines of Haiti as a child protégé.
Chief Yagbe is among the most distinguished group of African diaspora tradition bearers who continue to impart their knowledge through workshops, lectures, festivals and in-school instruction.
His Vision and Inspiration:
- TEACH the fundamentals of West African/Cuban music and culture through sacred stories, rhythms and songs.
- INSPIRE all who embrace the teachings of the culture with life-enhancing principles and practices for health and well-being.
- STRENGTHEN communion and values of self-respect, respect for others, hard work, integrity, sense of community.
Detailed Biography – Chief Yagbe Awolowo Onilu
Chief Yagbe serves as the Artistic Director of “Heritage – The Vision Continues,” A West African-Cuban music and dance ensemble dedicated to the study and performance of the rich heritage of West Africa, Cuba and other Caribbean islands. His love of African drum and percussion ensemble music started at a young age in Cayes, Haiti where he was born. He completed his early drumming apprenticeship in the shrines of Haiti as a child protégé. Chief Yagbe is among the most distinguished traditional culture bearers in the African Diaspora. He is dedicated to preserving African spirituality and culture through lectures, music, and spiritual counsel (divination).
A dynamic teacher of African culture, Chief Yagbe edifies music, dance, and spirituality. His many travels throughout the African diaspora (30 to West African and 12 to Cuba) have given him wisdom and insight that only comes from working with and studying with revered elders. He has spent a lifetime learning an array of styles and traditions, locally and abroad, that inform his teachings and illuminates his artistic mastery.
Chief Yagbe is a Griot in the purest form. His teachings bear the same vibrancy and richness as those elders who have carried forth culture and tradition for millennium. His approach espouses Africa in that he does not work in a linear fashion. Instead, Chief Yagbe understands the importance of the circular interconnected of life and all its manifestations. When teaching how to play instruments, he brings to those lessons the origins of the instrument, which often includes the creation story behind it. The importance of this approach is for the student to truly understand the instrument, how it came into existence, its significance, and the gift it brings to the world. Having this knowledge is equally, if not more important than how to just play the notes correctly. It aids the student in connecting to the instrument and understanding its purpose at a level that explores the esoteric. These components bring the instrument to life, giving the sounds a profound richness. It is what makes the music felt so deeply by those whose ears and spirits it touches.
Chief Yagbe incorporates a holistic approach to his teachings that makes his lessons an experience. His lectures are hallmarked by his charismatic storytelling. He brings energy and passion to the content he is presenting. Most importantly, he brings a vast well of knowledge that he draws from and pours out to his audiences. He becomes the content he presents; he is Ifa, he is the Drum, he is the Shekere.
Chief Yagbe is the recipient of many important international honors including the highest title bestowed on skilled drummers dedicated to the Yoruba religious traditions of Cuba, known as Santeria. “Oba Ilu”, King of the Drums, receiving the sacred “Anya” Drums of Nicolas “Titi” Angarica in 1990. He was the first non-Cuban to be given a set of sacred drums.
A Californian resident since 1976, Chief Yagbe has performed with African traditional and contemporary dance companies. Among these are Dimensions Dance Theatre, The African Music and Dance Ensemble, Fua Dia Congo, Ceedo Senegalese Dance Company, Ballet Saba, Nuba Dance Theatre, Beatriz Ross Cultural Ensemble and Bantaba. Chief Yagbe has conducted many workshops and performances with internationally renowned companies such as the Senegal National Dance Company,Les Ballets African Guinee, Conjunto National Cuba, Afro Cuba Matanza, Noche Cubana and Escuela de Arte Cuba, Mario Papo Angarica Havana Cuba.
Chief Yagbe Awolowo Onilu is one of the greatest living bearers of W/African and Afro-Cuban knowledge and tradition. A masterful Drummer, Composer, Diviner, Griot, and Lecturer he is internationally respected and revered for his knowledge, charisma and drumming prowess. Working with his extended “HERITAGE The Vision Continues” Family Ayan-Agalu. Yagbe have become known throughout The World as Wisdom Keeper of West African and Afro-Cuban traditions.
Since settling in Oakland California, Yagbe have developed a distinct music and dance culture for ceremonies honoring the gods and for secular enjoyment. In his liner notes, Yagbe provides extensive historical information and descriptions of instruments and ceremonies. He explains, “A rhythmic beat and a vocal chorus are a part of every folktale, and music without dancing is virtually non-existence.”
The Griot is the storyteller of their tribe who passes on the history of their people orally. It is said when a Griot dies, a library has burned to the ground. A Griot is a human library. A Griot is a (historian, adviser, spokesperson, diplomat, peace-maker, praise-singer, interpreter, translator, musician, teacher, composer, and witness). In many African tribes, a Griot is all of these things and more, a tangible link to the past. Someone who could touch you with stories and facts about what kind of person you are.
Orunmila = Ifa-Vodun-Orisha-Ayan-Egungun…
Chieftaincy Title = *Agba Awo* Oketase Ile-Ife Oshun State Nigeria 1995
“God’s gift of the adept has returned through the sacred spirit of the drums, Ayan-Agalu”
Dedicated to the spreading and sharing information and knowledge. Hidden for centuries, Ifa is a nature religion that helps to develop realistic relationships with the natural forces that govern the universe. Ifa is not Religion, History, Philosophy, And Science, but Ifa contains Religion, History, Philosophy, and Science within itself by which wonderful things are performed. Ifa is not anyone thing, but it contains everything within it, in it totality.
In 1980, in recognition of his mastery, Chief Yagbe was initiated into Ifa, the ancient wisdom tradition on which Yoruba philosophy, arts, music, customs, science, medicine, culture and religion are based.
Chief Yagbe was also crowned the most consecrated diviner title in the Yoruba tradition, “Agba Awo Ile-Ife” = The elders of the diviners of the earth that spread.
F.E.A.R = False Evidence Appearing Real…. The Oldest & Strongest Emotion Of Mankind Is Fear – The Oldest & Strongest Kind Of Fear Is Fear Of The Unknown. Expose Yourself To Your Deepest Fear. Stand Tall – Wear A Crown – Be Sweet On The Inside. A River Does Not Flow & Look Back…
***Naomi Scott = I am so excited for you rite now! ah I am sending you so much love and joy as you embark upon this journey. I hope you will have many empowering and uplifting experiences as you continue to learn from the Egun and the Elders in DanXome, and that you will be surrounded with blessings that will nurture your vibrant spirit, and opportunities to expand your ever-growing wisdom and knowledge. Aboru Aboye Abosise! Kudos Baba! ok take care, and enjoy your journey!
***Simeon Jérôme = Nou se nèg kitifè nèg tayifè nèg bakosou la de nèg pile pase nèg vantem pafyem nèg ki kòmande 4 ka fou!
***Shmuel Daffner = Much love Baba, I’m so grateful for your friendship and how you have taught me so much. I’m really able to connect and have fun because of the many lessons you have taught us..
*** Eric Hudson = Your wisdom is such a helpful resource for those of us in trying to go deeper into our culture. Again, thank you, I wish you a year of powerful and positive transformations.
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Sandy VonTrap Hahn_KFES написа:109 EPISODE SUMMARY PART I
(My friends, my Turkish is not the best, and my summaries are not to be trusted. Please forgive any mistakes and misunderstandings, and feel free to make any corrections or additions!)Orhan warns Mahir not to walk into the court like that, but Mahir says there is nothing more important than Feride. He finds Feride when she gets in her car. She says they can’t talk like that, her dad is also there and is coming out shortly, and they agree to meet at the Caybahce.
Adnan and MS in the car: MS asks Adnan if he thinks that Feride is lying. Adnan says that it is hard to say if Feride knows that MS has done it (killed Kerime) and that there is evidence to prove it. It was a very difficult decision she made. MS insists: but you are not sure, are you? Adnan: It is hard to say. Then they say that it is certain that Mahir was at the bank and he got the evidence. MS asks Adnan to do what he has to do to get Mahir Kara! MS: “Don’t go back to court without him”. Adnan says he will do whatever possible.
Suna is in sharing the taxi with Yasin, and she asks Yasin to go someplace they can have some tea and something to eat.
Osman is in front of Songul’s window and knocks on the door. She asks him in, but he does not go. She says that they can be together now, but Osman says that now is not the time, as he has to help Mahir. He says he is looking for Orhan. Songul says she does not know where he is. (I am not sure if Osman also told her that he needs time to be able to make a life for the two of them when it is all over)
Orhan drops Mahir at the CayBahce and says he cannot wait. Brothers ask each other to be careful.
Feride-Mahir: Feride asks Mahir why he didn’t go back to jail. Mahir says that Suna and Yasin told him about the report against her, and he could not accept it and do nothing. He asks why her dad was at the court. Feride says that MS has gone crazy. He tried every way to find the knife. They are looking for Mahir like crazy. Adnan told MS that she helped him escape, and this is why he came. Feride explained in the mini hearing that she wanted to see Mahir to ask him why he shot MS. She accepted the charge that Mahir escaped because of her, but it was not willful, and she resigned. Mahir is not happy. Feride explains that she did not want to miss the opportunity to get her dad’s fingerprints. Mahir is really upset - Why Feride? Why? Feride says something like “I don’t need my work, not like that”. Mahir insists that justice needs people like Feride. Feride says that it was her choice, she came herself to him and asked for help. “If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have made it.”
Orhan gets to Dalyan. Dalyan says he was waiting for him. Osman tells Orhan that in the morning they got the news that Zehra was abducted. Osman goes crazy! Who took her? Why? Where to? He understands it is Seyis and Turgut, this is their way of thinking. Orhan to Dalyan: Don’t stop me, I am going there right now myself!
Yasin-Suna: Yasin says that the man (MS) is a Minister. He can buy people with money and power. Suna looks like she is really enjoying her kofte in Komiser’s company! Yasin asks to get going, but Suna says “What’s the hurry? I have not finished my tea yet!” Then she asks “What is going to happen with Mahir and Feride? Their love is so difficult!”. Yasin is in a pensive mood and says that they have found love, but they cannot live this love. It is difficult…. Suna mumbles something like “and all that while Feride is in such a condition”… Yasin jumps up – “What did you say about Feride’s condition? Don’t run! What is Feride’s condition! You said it for a reason!” and grabs her arm!!! Yasin says “You are a smart and sweet girl, but I know you are lying!”
Mahir and Feride: (I don’t understand the first part of discussion…) Feride says something about how it is all about money (I think)…. “the bassavci is on it, I have to trust him. Maybe it’s all a mask. We got my dad’s fingerprint without him knowing. The bassavci is going himself to Ankara, I told him everything about Vedat…” (I don’t understand what Mahir said)… Feride is very afraid…. (And he doesn’t let go of her hand, ladies and gentlemen! ) “My dad cannot know about all this. He will run away, and we will not find out more. Everything has to be carefully done!”
Yasin and Suna: Where are we dropping you off, Suna? Suna says she is going to court and will take the bus. Yasin asks once again about Feride, but Suna leaves.
Mahir and Feride leaving the Cay Bahce:
Mahir - I cannot leave you alone on this road, Feride…
Feride - It is such a shame, isn’t it? I have to be by my dad, I don’t want to give him the chance to escape.
Feride asks Mahir to go back to jail, but Mahir says it is not possible knowing she will be close to her dad and in such danger. Feride says there is bureaucracy and processes until MS gets arrested, Mahir says he will wait. They leave and Mahir tells her that Orhan has left, he will find his way home, asks Feride to leave and be careful.
Feride stops the car, Mahir runs to the rescue!
Mahir – “What has happened Feride? Why are you like that?” Feride collapses. Mahir asks her to breathe in… “Please, don’t do this Feride… I know it is hard for you… The most difficult part is ahead…” I did not understand what Feride responded, but Mahir answered “why is it so?... Feride, is there something else I need to know?”
Feride - No…
Mahir - Look in my eyes and tell me… So there is…
Feride - No, where did this come from?
Mahir - There is a secret, another pain, something that is your big pain… but it is also going to give me pain… tell me…
Feride - what you see in my eyes is pain… don’t you see my state?
Mahir: I see, Feride… There is something you are not telling me… maybe I don’t have the right to ask… if you want to stay silent, do so… I am going now… You go, too…
Feride to her baby: “Please forgive me, my baby, that I did not tell your dad!”
The Bassavci asks to see Kemal. I got your name from Feride. Listen, my boy, I have something very important for you. I want you to crosscheck these fingerprints. Nobody should know. I don’t trust the Director. Prepare the report and tell no one. Kemal says he will do it with the utmost care. The Bassavci says Feride has also told her of Yasin Komiser. He asks Kemal to get Yasin’s help. He gives his home address to Kemal and advises him not to come to court, but bring the report to his house at X hour.
Back to Seyis and Orhan:
Seyis - Yes, I did go to Turgut to make him think that I accepted his proposal. I took Zehra to save her from him. He wants to get rid of you and he was planning to use Zehra! Look, he wants to get to you. Ask your sister about how we are treating Zehra. (girls say yes, this is true).
Orhan says that he does not trust Seyis. He tries to get Zehra. Dalyan says they should meet to talk to see what Turgut wants? (or does he have a meeting with Turgut at X hour?)
Seyis and Dayan discussion (I don’t understand it because of the background noise)
Seyis and Ilknur continue their coffee. All is fine in lalalandE
Sandy VonTrap Hahn_KFES написа:109 EPISODE SUMMARY PART IIMahir at home, finds Yasin waiting for him.
Yasin - I talked with Kemal, the Bassavci asked Kemal to crosscheck the fingerprints, which means that Feride has been right about him. She tried to throw dust in her father’s eyes (by resigning) and also get her dad’s fingerprints. (I think)
Mahir - I am thinking that Feride is hiding something from me –
Yasin - Where did this come from?
Mahir – I know so, it is something big.
Yasin - what Feride is hiding from you, I think that Suna knows…
Orhan-Zehra in the car:
Zehra - what happens now, Orhan? Where are we going to? Please be careful with this Turgut. Orhan says it will not be easy. Zehra says Orhan does not trust her, and this is why he doesn’t let her walk outside or let his family see her. She says it it cannot be like that any more… “if you don’t trust me it cannot be, we cannot do it…”
Suna arrives at the Sadoglus right when Cihan is looking for Feride. Suna says it was her who he talked with when he called the court, and she gave him Feride’s address. Suna tells him that she can take the box and give it to her because Feride is in no good shape lately because of her mother’s death.
Belgin scene: Aysel tells her that a man asks to talk with her on the phone. It’s the INFORMER!!!! He (Atif) tells Belgin that Mahir Kara has escaped and Feride is accused that she has helped him. And then Mahir was seen at a bank. The informer is the right arm of Selim. Selim and Adnan are trying to figure out if Feride knows. Adnan says they have to find Mahir and ask him themselves. Adnan asks the informer to get them Mahir Kara.
Yasin and Mahir: they are discussing about MS, that he is a murderer. What can be worse than that and Feride is not telling them? Mahir will find out. He will ask Suna. Yasin says that Suna run away when he asked her. Mahir says she will not run away from him.
Suna and Cihan – Cihan is telling her that it is a pity he found out about his real mother so late. (+ something else I did not understand! It was a very warm discussion!)
Necdet on the phone trying to find a singer for his casino. Ayten walks in and gives him his dirty laundry in a bag, saying that since he has not found the baby, he cannot live with her. Ayten repeats herself – without the baby he stays away from her. Necdet asks her to wait, it’s a whole big city to look! Ayten says that he is still lying after all this time! “Is this your pain for your baby? You are looking for a solist already!” As she is walking out, Necdet tells her that Turgut got the baby!
Ayten - Turgut? What kind of business does he have with it?
Necdet - He holds the baby until I do something for him.
Ayten - What will you do?
Necdet - What he wants…
Orhan visit’s Nazif at the shoestore
Orhan - Seyis has not betrayed us! He has been trying to help us! Dad, let him come kiss your hand!
Orhan disappears and re-appears with Zehra. He explains that Turgut was planning to kidnap Zehra to get to Orhan, but Seyis got her first, so as to protect her. Orhan asks for Nazif’s blessing. Zehra asks for forgiveness.
Turgut aligns the painting wall. Mustafa tells him they cannot find Zehra to get at Orhan. Turgut is angry that they have been losing time with this girl. Belgin storms in and sends Mustafa out. She tells Turgut that Mahir has escaped! Turgut is surprised - I did not understand! How? Belgin tells him to go ask Feride! Turgut says it is interesting, Belgin is upset that this is not what they agreed upon, and she is angry that more time is wasted.
After meeting Cihan, Suna is looking for Feride, and MS invites her to wait for Feride inside.
Belgin is angry. Mahir is not to be found. Turgut asks her to be patient – “is this how you yell at MS?” Turgut tells her that he knows she has been working with MS, too, and that she has killed Mualla and Vedat. Belgin says she can’t be blamed, that this is her job. She demands that Turgut gives her Mahir. Turgut tells her not to worry, because MS will die soon. Belgin wonders what happens next.
Turgut calls Mustafa. He asks that he gets Murat immediately.
At the Sadoglus, MS and Suna
The new maid serves coffee. MS says that he is very worried about Feride givin up her work. MS tries to find out if Feride really helped Mahir escape. Suna says this is not what happened. MS tells her that this is not what he was told! Feride arrives and saves Suna. She asks if MS is angry at her that she resigned, MS said “well, yes”, and Feride said that she is sorry, but now after her mom died, MS is the only one left for her.
Turgut and Murat
Turgut tells Murat that revenge feels great, it is now his turn to take revenge on Belgin. Murat leaves and Mustafa comes in. Turgut is mumbling something and then says that since they could not touch Orhan, they should try mess with Dalyan!
Kemal goes to Bassavci residence and hands in the report. The Bassavci calls Feride to tell her that fingerprints match, CONFIRMED! He admits it is sad, indeed her father killed her mother. He is going to Ankara to proceed with this. When MS asks Feride who it was on the phone, she says it was people who called to wish their condolences.
Feride says she will go out with Suna and won’t be late. Feride tells Suna that it is confirmed now that MS killed Kerime. In the meantime, Yasin tells Mahir that Kemal matched the fingerprints and the Bassavci is going to Ankara. They decide to go find Suna.
Suna-Feride scene on the bench
Suna told Feride about her brother. His name is Cihan. Feride says sth about Melih. Feride says she doesn’t understand… “How could my father keep from my mother that she had not lost her baby?” Suna says she is very afraid about what will happen next in Feride’s life.
Murat storms in Belgin’s office. Belgin sends Aysel out and acts so happy to see Murat (she notices he has a bottle of some kind of oxide in his hands), and starts hugging him, saying that she realized her feelings after he was gone, and would he ever forgive her blah blah blah bliah bliah bliah
Back to Feride and Suna -
Feride opens the box and sees letter from her mother. She also sees a letter by Melih! As Kerime explains, this is the original letter which MS had taken from Feride. Kerime found it in MS’s papers. In Melih’s letter, he explains it was him who gave the fotos of her and Mahir to the head Judge, because Turgut blackmailed him. In her own letter, Kerime tells Feride that “for you to be reading this letter, it means something has happened to me”. That scene went pretty fast, so I could not understand much, but I got the last piece of advice that Kerime told her daughter: NEVER EVER give up on your love with Mahir and don’t give up on your baby!
Suna and Feride go to Suna’s. Suna says that she cannot leave Feride alone that night, and MS come knocking on the door looking for Feride, Suna will send him away. Suna says she is going to the kitchen to prepare something for Feride and the baby. Feride doesn’t want anything.
Suna - I know, you are going through a big pain, and you believe it won’t go away ever. But it will. Believe me, it will pass
Feride - IYI KI VASIN SUNA! (NO FEIRDE) I am happy you are here by my side!
Suna - This is what friends are for!
Sandy VonTrap Hahn_KFES написа:109EPISODE SUMMARY PART IIIThere is a knock on the door, Suna is making bir-iki lokma (like fried donuts), Feride gets it, and it’s Mahir and Yasin. Mahir says he was worried about Feride and this is why he came. Feride asks them inside and tells Mahir off for not protecting himself from getting caught (what if somebody sees you??), but Mahir repeats he was worried about her. They all sit down, and they discuss the latest developments – that evening the bassavci would go to Ankara. Mahir asks how long all the process would take, and Feride said she doesn’t know, but the Bassavci is on top of it. Mahir says that there is also a witness, Seyis.
Seyis and Ilknur
Seyis gets Ilknur a TV as a gift, and Ilknur is happy with this. Seyis says he was waiting for it for days, and that Ilknur is the most beautiful/precious thing in his life. They cannot put it to work right away, but tomorrow they are getting an antenna and they will watch TV. Seyis says that to see Ilknur so happy is his own happiness! (I don’t understand what Ilknur is saying… they had a TV and Nazif broke the screen, and she got very angry with him???) Seyis has to go and Ilknur asks him where to. She says that Seyis is trying to help Mahir, Orhan, her dad, but they are not seeing it. Seyis says it is enough for him that she sees it!
Orhan is going to see Dalyan, who was supposed to meet with Turgut. He leaves Zehra as an emanet to Nazif (when you leave something precious to someone for safekeeping, to have it under their watch and protection).
Feride shows Mahir the contents of the box. She explains about the letter Melih had left her, the one she had noticed the difference in the typerwriter. She explains that MS had changed it, and Feride could not understand anything related with Melih’s death. Mahir asks her not to be so harsh on herself, as nobody could have imagined that their dad would be like that. Feride still does not believe she was so naïve and so nothing, and Mahir tells her that it was all because she loved him so much (melek gibi!)
Suna and Yasin are in the kitchen (DUH!) and she is trying to overhear the Mahir-Feride discussion. Yasin is telling her that the two of them share a love that’s tormented. Suna starts talking about what will happen to the baby/kid and she starts saying “cocu..(k)”, and when she realizes what she is about to utter, she says “uc” (3) (her “final” words were “what will happen to the three of them?”)
Necdet calls MS but gets the phone slammed on his face
Turgut’s men raid Dalyan’s casino. Dalyan gets a bullet for Orhan! Let the drama begin!
Yasin and Mahir get up to leave Suna’s
Mahir to Feride - if there’s anything you need let me know. You know my new address.
Mahir to Suna - I will ask you and you tell me the truth. What is Feride hiding from me?
Suna - I don’t know, nothing!
Mahir - ok Suna! Goodnight!
Suna to Feride - Feride! Mahir has understood something, don’t hide it from him!
Feride - promise me you will not tell him!
Suna - Tamam, promise! Now let’s go eat something, a couple of donuts!
Murat and Belgin are having breakfast/lunch/brunch/dinner. She has prepared all these dishes for him, they all smell so good! Murat says he is not hungry. Belgin is saying how important he is to her. Murat is asking about Mahir, and Belgin denies any feelings for him.
Mustafa enters Turgut’s office while Turgut is playing with his domino (forms the letter F – which actually stands for a number of words, not just Feride! ) Turgut explains to Mustafa the domino effect as a strategy: by touching and setting in motion just one of the dominos, they all fall down. Mustafa does not seem to think very fast, and Turgut is disappointed that Mustafa does not appreciate his genius evilness. He asks Mustafa what he wants, and Mustafa says that the men did as he ordered, and messed up Dalyan’s place. There was only one little thing that did not happen as planned, and that was that the men had to shoot Dalyan. Turgut is angry: “what do you mean that they were forced to shoot him? Didn’t I tell you not to touch anybody, but only to mess up the place??” Mustafa says that the need arose, but Turgut does not even want to listen and kicks him out.
Necdet walks in Turgut’s office wondering why Turgut got so pissed off at Mustafa, and Turgut says that it was a small issue. Turgut asks: “Why are you here? Have you come perhaps to give me some good news?” Necdet says that unfortunately the news is bad. He has not been able to find MS alone neither at his home, nor at work. The situation is like that. Turgut says that if the situation is like that, then Turgut himself does not know what he will do with Necdet’s baby. Necdet gets pissed off and tries to choke Turgut, asking him where his daughter is. He says he will take Turgut’s last breath, and then Turgut stabs him with his walking stick (we all knew it would eventually be used by Turgut for more than walking support!! He actually twists the knife/dagger, I have to wonder how anybody would survive this strike! But Necdet drove himself to Ayten’s, and didn’t even go to a doctor! No internal bleeding, no stitches, no nothing!!! Damn Karadayi medical miracles!!!! ) Turgut puts the knife back in its place with Necdet’s blood still on it (maybe this will be evidence against Turgut at some point???). Turgut pats Necdet on his head, saying he is a stupid boy.
Dalyan is taken to the hospital, and Orhan collapses. Ismet gives the news to Nazif. Dalyan was shot!
Yasin and Mahir enter Mahir’s new place. Yasin is telling Mahir about his “chat” with Suna in the kitchen, and how she said that the situation between Mahir and Feride is a shame for the three of them. Mahir wonders what it means “for the three” of us, and who she is referring to, and Yasin says he did not understand, Suna did not say anything more. But Yasin understood that she is lying. Yasin is thinking out loud “One is you, another one is Feride, who is the third person?” (really good at math, Komiserim!!!) Yasin gets divine enlightment and says “Unless… Feride is still pregnant?”. Mahir gets excited! “When she came to see me in prison, she told me that there is a reason for her to continue living. She said that nobody knows about this reason, Yasin! It could be so! Don’t get me wrong, on the one hand side I am angry at her, I thought she gave up on the baby, but I knew that Feride is not such a woman!” Yasin says that they have to be certain, though.
Nazif looking for Dalyan at the hospital. Orhan and the gang are waiting outside the operation room. Orhan says there is no news yet, and explains that he went to talk with Dalyan as he had told Nazif, but these men came. Dalyan was shot because of Orhan, in order to protect him. “If something happens to him…” Nazif tries to comfort Orhan that nothing bad is going to happen, and thanks God that Orhan is ok. He asks if he knows who did this, and Orhan says he will find out. Osman arrives and asks if the news is true. The doctor comes out and unfortunately has no good news. Shock and awe! Nazif goes inside the emergency room, and asks the nurse to let him say his goodbye to his dear friend. “Where are you going, eh?” Dalyan stayed faithful to his word to Nazif, that he would take care of Orhan as if he was his own son, he gave his soul for Orhan. Nazif’s pain is great.
Necdet drives himself to Ayten’s and she takes him inside.
FATIHA for Dalyan. (Hello Bulent! We haven’t seen you in a long time!) And ten days go by… Feride having breakfast with her monster father, Ayten taking care of Necdet’s wound, Sueda bodning with her baby girl, Feride crying her eyes out for Melih, Mahir dreaming of his sevda, Murat enjoying being taken care of by Belgin (but not really buying it)… So, ten days later…
Sandy VonTrap Hahn_KFES написа:109 EPISODE SUMMARY PART IVSuna and Mahir:
Suna - What are you doing here?
Mahir - I want to talk with you!
Suna - How can you show up in broad daylight in the street, the police will see you!
Mahir – let’s go!
The Bassavci calls Feride to tell her that they did it and the game is over, and that the decision to have her father indicted has been made. Feride is surprised that it has happened so fast. He explains that the government wants the issue to be closed as soon as possible (I think??). He will stay to follow up on everything until the warrant is issued. He tells her not to mention anything to MS, so as not to make the process any more difficult (??). He asks where her father is, and she says she doesn’t know, he left home and feride does not know where he has gone to. The bassavci asks her to be careful herself.
Feride leaves, and tells the maid (Gul Hanim) she is going out.
Selim finds MS waiting for him in his office. MS asks if they have found Mahir Kara after all these days. He gets his sarcasm mask on, asking if they have been lazy at the department, and Selim says that they are working like crazy, but Mahir Kara is difficult to get. MS says that a kabadayi should not be able to slip through the fingers of the Head of Security, and asks Selim to give him his resignation because he is useless.
Belgin calls The Informer, Atif. Murat walks in the parlor. Belgin tells him to listen to her well – she wants Murat out of her home. Atif is surprised, he thought Murat was in jail. Belgin says she doesn’t know how he got out, but he is out. She is very frustrated, Atif suggests putting him back in jail, and Belgin asks Atif to do whatever it takes, but she wants to get rid of Murat, even if it means killing him. Do whatever! (poor Murat!)
Seyis and Ilknur are planting something, and Ilknur is watering them. Then they have this big tree they want to plant, and Ilknur says that it is for her Nazif. She is saying the tree will blossom in springtime (I think), but I totally don’t understand the connection she makes with Mahir as Karadayi. Arif tells Seyis that Orhan has come to see him. Seyis tells Iknur he will be back shortly. Orhan is feeding Karakiz (but I thought that Karakiz was white!). Seyis gives his condolences for Dalyan. He says he has heard that this was Turgut’s job, and that he really is a dishonorable man. Orhan says he is here on behalf of Mahir to take down Turgut. Seyis says he is ready and he will do whatever he is told.
Nazif is at Dalyan’s grave. Basically he misses his friend. He throws tea leaves and soil from the Black Sea (where they come from?) – I am sorry! I cannot understand if he is citing poetry again or if he is simply talking to his friend!
Feride is looking for Suna, but Suna is not home, as she is meeting Mahir at the Cay Bahce!
MS is asking the maid where Feride is, but she does not know. Selim calls. MS says that if he is calling to ask for pity he should not waste his breath. He brought this on himself (MS’s anger and demand for his resignation). Selim asks MS for a few minutes to listen to the reason why he is calling him. Selim says there is an arrest warrant against him, and he is calling for this reason. MS is amused, and says that it cannot be, because he is a Minister. Selim says that all procedures have been carried to the end, and there is all evidence against him, even his fingerprints. They know that MS has killed his wife. MS is in shock: “ It can’t be, it’s impossible!” Selim - “It happened”. They hang up the phone. Selim had just typed his resignation letter, but throws it in the dustbin and calls for an officer to go arrest MS at his home.
Necdet is playing darts but with a knife. Turgut tells him that it’s dangerous to play with such games, as it may be dangerous for mothers and children (???). He teases Necdet, saying “oh, did I say ‘mother’? Forgive me!”. Necdet says something about Turgut’s dark soul (I think), and Turgut continues saying that he came because he was worried about Necdet’s health. Turgut looks in Necdet’s eyes and gives his diagnosis – Necdet’s health is in perfect form! Necdet goes to attack him, Turgut asks him to stay there (Necdet really is Turgut’s bitch in this episode!!!), and Necdet asks him to say what he wants. Turgut says that he came to prevent more blood from spilling, so that MS’s blood does not stain Necdet’s hands. Necdet asks how come, and Turgut says that everything has an end, and so has finished MS. An arrest warrant has been issued for MS, he is getting caught. So, Turgut has no need for Necdet any more. Necdet asks him where is his daughter, and Turgut protests for being treated so brutally (spare us, Turgut!). Turgut tells Necdet that the baby is where it should be, with her mother!
превод от руски написа: финална сцена
Тургут: Ако сега не ме убиеш, все едно ще стигна до теб и в затвора ... имам много хора на свобода ... кой ще защити семейството ти, сестра ти, а? Кой ще защити красивата ти жена? Твоят старец или лудият ти брат? Или съседката ти Айтен? Знаеш, че аз я направих жена.
Махир: Ти човек ли си?
Тургут: Не, не съм човек и затова ме убий, за да свърши всичко това.
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7db26b8f-028e-45e6-9017-8e56558e5163,2013-05-22T00:08:51+00:00,2012-11-02,0,http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/watch/watch%20the%20show/34326,"watch the show
In our last show before Election Day, we take a look at the final campaign sprint in a close election. Also, Hurricane Sandy hit the eastern United States and influences the last week of the race. Also, a look at the new unemployment numbers. Joining Gwen: Jackie Calmes, New York Times; John Harris, Politico; John Harwood, CNBC and New York Times; Amy Walter, ABC News.
In the Webcast Extra: While the presidential campaign is making national headlines, we take a look at heated senate races in a handful of states. Who will likely win the senate? Are there any surprises this election cycle? Also, have controversial comments become game changers?",143,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00013-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.919438779354096
fa88ad7f-fe0e-4efb-b4d6-864a96c9a2ae,2019-08-22T00:48:04+00:00,2019-08-22,0,https://www.soracom.io/iot-definitions/what-is-big-data/,"Big data refers to mass amounts of data that are beyond the ability of traditional methods of collection and analysis due to their size or type. The value of big data can be found in any operation that can extract insightful information and draw conclusions from the big data in a way that improves their business.
This is because big data relies on the principle that the more data that businesses have on any given subject, the more they can discover hidden correlations and even predict outcomes.
Big data has three defining characteristics: high volume, high variety and high velocity. What makes big data difficult to capture and process is more than just the sheer amount of data being created and collected, but an expansion of all three of these big data’s characteristics: mass amounts of information, consisting of thousands of different types, being collected and processed at lighting quick speeds.
While big data can be difficult to analyze and draw conclusions from without the necessary resources, the value that it can provide can be revolutionary.
The process of comparing quadrillions of data points between one another has become automated, drastically limiting the necessity of human interaction. Plus, with the emergence of machine learning and artificial intelligence, big data is capable of spotting trends at previously unimaginable speed and accuracy.
An example of this can be found in the telecommunications industry with a leading telecommunications company that supports over 151 million customers.
Without big data, it would be impossible for this telecommunications giant, let alone any of its competitors, to record and store the data collected from apps, music, maps, calls, GPS and more.
However, this mass information, if it’s analyzed, can provide incredible value when it comes to sales, marketing, operations and other aspects of this telecommunication company’s business.
This actionable data could help them with pricing adjustments and increase satisfactions. Plus, depending on where customers are located, it could help management decide what the optimal location would be to build new cell towers.
Understanding the behaviour of each and every one of their customers can help them determine their pricing, guide them on marketing and enable them to cut costs on features that are lacking demand.
Big data and IoT technology are often interconnected, as the mass amounts of data collected by the hundreds of thousands of IoT-connected devices in any given IoT project or solution must be analyzed to provide informed decisions to businesses and enterprises.
As a result, the more that IoT technology grows, the more big data capabilities businesses will need if they want to keep the initiative of improving decision making.
Together, big data and IoT technology have countless applications in our world, as both provide industries with analytical capabilities that were previously unattainable.
In Barcelona, Spain, the government is using IoT-connected sensors in a variety of different applications.
They’ve created smart parking spots that indicate where available spaces are, smart bus stops that track bus locations in real time, and a city-wide network that provides information on temperature, traffic and more.
To handle the data load, Barcelona created a big-data system to process and analyze all of the information that is collected from the IoT-connected sensors.
The transportation industry, with countless vehicles in transit around the world, also has plenty to gain from implementing big data and IoT technology. For example, UPS improves efficiency and reduces environmental impact with IoT-connected sensors that measure speed, miles per gallon and mechanical health among other factors.
As one of the world’s largest shipping companies, this amounts to a large data load that needs to be filtered, which is why they use big data analytics to inform their operations.",729,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316555.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822000659-20190822022659-00454.warc.gz,0.939936876296997
66fbec13-259d-4890-a5a0-6af304b2db61,2019-08-22T15:51:32+00:00,2011-08-22,0,https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/led5.htm,"LED TVs and the Future of Light Emitting Diodes
LEDs have come a long way since the early days of lighting up digital clock faces. In the 2000s, LCD TVs took over the high definition market and represented a huge step over old standard definition CRT televisions. LCD displays were even a major step above HD rear-projection sets that weighed well over 100 pounds ( 45.4 kilos). Now LEDs are poised to make a similar jump. While LCDs are far thinner and lighter than massive rear-projection sets, they still use cold cathode fluorescent tubes to project a white light onto the pixels that make up the screen. Those add weight and thickness to the television set. LEDs solve both problems.
Have you ever seen a a gigantic flatscreen TV barely an inch thick? If you have, you've seen an LED television. Here's where the acronyms get a bit confusing: those LED TVs are still LCD TVs, because the screens themselves are comprised of liquid crystals. Technically, they're LED-backlit LCD TVs. Instead of fluorescent tubes, LEDs shine light from behind the screen, illuminating the pixels to create an image. Due to the small size and low power consumption of LEDs, LED-backlit TVs are far thinner than regular LCD sets and are also more energy efficient. They can also provide a wider color gamut, producing more vivid pictures.
Because LED TVs are still in their infancy, several different types of LED-blacklit sets are on the market -- and not all LED TVs are created equal. Many sets use white LED edge lighting to shine light across the display. The only real advantage afforded by these sets is thinness. RGB LED-backlit sets, on the other hand, provide improved color. Some configurations even allow for a technique called local dimming, where LEDs in different parts of the display can be brightened or dimmed independently to create a more dynamic picture [source: LED Tele]. And that highlights one more great advantage of LEDs over compact fluorescent lights: Because the LEDs can actually be instantly toggled on and off, they produce awesome black levels in dark scenes. Since the white fluorescent lamps have to remain on during TV use, some light tends to bleed through and lighten the picture in dark scenes.
In the future, some of the most incredible uses of LEDs will actually come from organic light emitting diodes, or OLEDs. The organic materials used to create these semiconductors are flexible, allowing scientists to create bendable lights and displays. Someday, OLEDs will pave the way for the next generation of TVs and smart phones -- can you imagine rolling your TV up like a poster and carrying it with you anywhere?
More Great Links
- Angelle, Amber. ""Will LED Light Bulbs Best Your CFLs and Incandescents?"" August 2010. (May 28, 2011). http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/will-led-light-bulbs-best-cfls-and-incandescents
- Design Recycle Inc. ""Comparison Chart: LED Lights vs. Incandescent Light Bulbs vs. CFLs."" (May 29, 2011). http://www.designrecycleinc.com/led%20comp%20chart.html
- fun-led-light. ""LED FAQ."" (May 31, 2011). http://www.fun-led-light.com/LED_faq.html
- LEDTele.co.uk. ""LED vs. LCD TV Comparison."" (May 29, 2011). http://www.ledtele.co.uk/ledvslcd.html
- SewellDirect.com. ""LED vs. CFL vs. Incandescent Light Bulbs."" (May 28, 2011). http://sewelldirect.com/articles/led-vs-incandescent-light-bulbs.aspx",804,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317274.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822151657-20190822173657-00546.warc.gz,0.90707516670227
e68ab686-2f97-4150-9ec5-4fd1bb723bf5,2018-08-15T23:29:38+00:00,2018-01-15,1,https://www.marketresearch.com/Business-Research-Company-v4006/Pharmaceutical-Drugs-Global-Briefing-2018Including-11369925/,"Pharmaceutical Drugs Market Global Briefing 2018Including: Cardiovascular Drugs, Musculoskeletal Drugs, Oncology Drugs, Anti-infective Drugs, Metabolic Disorder Drugs, Central Nervous System Drugs, Genito-urinary Drugs, Gastrointestinal Drugs, Respiratory Drugs, Hematology Drugs, Dermatology Drugs, Ophthalmology Drugs.Covering: Novartis AG, Sanofi S.A., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Pfizer Inc., Gilead Sciences, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, GlaxosmithKline Plc., Bayer AG, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co.Europe, Africa, Middle East.
North America was the largest region in the pharmaceutical drugs market in 2017, accounting for around 37% market share. Asia Pacific was the second largest region accounting for around 22% market share. Western Europe was the third largest region accounting for around 20% market share.
Pharmaceutical Drugs Market Global Briefing 2018 provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the global pharmaceutical drugs sector.
Reasons to Purchase
- Fully updated for 2018.
- Identify growth segments and opportunities.
- Facilitate decision making on the basis of historic and forecast data and understand the drivers and restraints on the market.
- Develop strategies based on likely future developments.
- Gain a global perspective on the development of the market.
Pharmaceutical Drugs Market Global Briefing 2018 from the Business Research Company covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market.
The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market.
The market size section gives the pharmaceutical drugs market revenues, covering both the historic growth of the market and forecasting the future.
Drivers and restraints looks at the external factors supporting and controlling the growth of the market.
Market segmentations break down the key sub sectors which make up the market. The regional breakdowns section gives the size of the market geographically.
Competitive landscape gives a description of the competitive nature of the market, market shares, and a description of the leading companies. Key financial deals which have shaped the market in the last three years are identified.
The trends and strategies section highlights the likely future developments in the pharmaceutical drugs market and suggests approaches. Scope
Markets Covered: Cardiovascular Drugs, Musculoskeletal Drugs, Oncology Drugs, Anti-infective Drugs, Metabolic Disorder Drugs, Central Nervous System Drugs, Genito-urinary Drugs, Gastrointestinal Drugs, Respiratory Drugs, Hematology Drugs, Dermatology Drugs, Ophthalmology Drugs.
Companies Mentioned: Novartis AG, Sanofi S.A., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Pfizer Inc., Gilead Sciences, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, GlaxosmithKline Plc., Bayer AG, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co.
Geographic scope: Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East And Africa
Time series: Five years historic and forecast.
Data: Market value in $ billions.
Data segmentations: Regional breakdowns, market share of competitors, key sub segments.
Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.",709,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210362.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815220136-20180816000136-00087.warc.gz,0.81755542755127
d295fd91-084c-4ce7-89df-cc66174ad470,2019-08-20T14:06:11+00:00,2012-03-01,1,https://arstechnica.com/science/2012/03/bezos-reports-finding-apollo-11s-f-1-engines-deep-in-the-atlantic/?comments=1&post=22710598,"Jeff Bezos reported on his Bezos Expeditions website that one of his teams has located the engines from Apollo 11 at a depth of 14,000 feet, where they fell into the Atlantic on July 16, 1969.
The F-1 engines are some of the largest rocket engines ever built. Weighing 18,500 pounds, they're 19 feet tall. There's no doubt they're valuable should they be recovered intact; they're a priceless piece of the spacecraft that first took humankind to the Moon.
According to the NASA website, the Saturn S-1C first stage fell about 38 miles before hitting water roughly 55 miles downrange from Cape Kennedy. The majority of the stage is composed of aluminum and Inconel, and would not have corroded appreciably in saltwater. Likewise, the F-1 engines are composed of Inconel, aluminum, stainless steel and copper. All of those materials are relatively immune to seawater and might very well survive many years of immersion.
It's not clear just how much of the stage survived the impact itself. The tank would have fallen into the ocean at an angle, with the engines at the lower end. Bezos plans to find out, and will attempt to recover at least one, which he imagines NASA will donate to the Smithsonian.",262,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315544.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820133527-20190820155527-00409.warc.gz,0.980271935462952
d10aaf0a-9479-4803-9974-0316a807836a,2019-08-17T22:39:08+00:00,2016-02-01,1,http://www.montanaoutdoor.com/2016/02/american-lands-council-supports-federal-lands-transfer-to-states/,"In a statement written by the American Lands Council it appears there is support from eastern states like Tennessee for the Federal Transfer of Lands to states. What do you think of this? Read this and comment!
Why would an eastern state like The Tennessee pass a resolution supporting the Transfer of Public Lands to the Western States? On January 26th, Tennessee Governor Hallam signed a resolution passed by their Legislature calling “on other states to pass a similar resolution in support of the transfer of the federal public lands to the western states.”
Some who are unfamiliar with the devastating affects caused by the failed federal policies waged on western public lands may wonder why the Eastern States would be interested in their transfer to all willing western states. But states such as Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, and Arkansas realize that while states east of the continental divide fund education, public safety and other essential government services largely through property taxes, western states struggle to provide these most basic needs because Congress lords the PILT (Payment In Lieu of Taxes) over western communities “like some two-bit protection racket,” in the words of U.S. Senator Mike Lee. Just as importantly, they also know that those payments come at the expense of Eastern states who are forced to fund these payments to western states in order to keep them from using their own resources.
These Eastern States also understand that we all want healthy air, water and wildlife; Abundant outdoor recreation opportunities; and safe, vibrant communities. But one-size-fails-all federal management of our public lands is giving us unhealthy air, water, and decimated wildlife; blocked off and destroyed recreation access, and unsafe, economically depressed communities. We need to free the lands from federal bureaucracy so we can tend them more like a healthy, productive garden and less like a stuffy old “hands off, don’t touch” museum. With more effective local care, we can restore the balance we need to produce healthy air, water and wildlife; abundant recreation opportunities; & safe, vibrant communities. Who knows western lands the best? Who better to tend the environment in our state than the people who live here and care about our air and water and wildlife the most?
These Eastern States also understand that a threat upon any state’s sovereignty is a threat to every state’s sovereignty. As the U.S. Supreme Court recently admonished, “the constitutional equality of the States is essential to the harmonious operation of the scheme upon which the Republic was organized.” In other words, our constitutional system itself doesn’t work where the States are treated unequally. The basic rights of liberty, property and self-governance are essential to the proper balance in our unique system of government. As Thomas Jefferson warned, “it must be the states themselves erecting barriers at the constitutional line that cannot be surmounted…”
Since the founding of the American Lands Council in 2012, States around the West and across the nation have passed a variety of legislation towards bringing about the Transfer of Public Lands to all willing western states, and, with your support, the legislative efforts continue. Please be aware of the bills moving forward in your state and contact your elected officials to urge their relentless support for the only solution big enough to secure more effective local care and management of our unique western lands.
The American Lands Council urges all states, both those in the East and the West, to stand together and pursue the legal and constitutional means afforded to us under the U.S. Constitution to compel Congress to honor the very same statehood terms and the very same constitutional obligations to relinquish control over the public lands following statehood.
American Lands Council
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE FEDERAL TRANSFER OF LANDS TO STATE CONTROL?",775,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313501.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817222907-20190818004907-00200.warc.gz,0.949593603610992
d2f84cc7-656a-4b0c-a2e2-5726f16cf9cd,2019-08-20T14:13:44+00:00,2019-08-20,0,https://keepfitathome.com/tag/easy-workouts-to-do-at-home,"In our fast pace world where everything is instant gratification we tend to neglect our bodies. Weather we are to busy at work, or to busy at home with the kids or there is never any time to go to the gym. We let our body go a bit and then it happens the slump, we lose energy, motivation and just can’t be bother to go to the gym or exercise anymore.
But in order to stay energized in our daily lives we need to look after our selves not just in what we eat but in how we look after our bodies. So I have 7 easy exercises to do at home that you need no equipment for, or if you want to make some of them more difficult you could add some wrist weight , carry dumb bells or anything that adds a little weight in each hand.
So 7 easy workouts to do at home
The Stair Climb
Need a cardio workout then you your stairs. If you walk briskly up and down the stair it will get your heart pumping. To add a little extra you can you dumb bells or anything else that adds weight and do some bicep curls while walking.
A classic The Burpees
This is a really effective full body workout that has been around for decades. The original burpee is that you start in a standing position, drop down into a squat with your hands on the floor, then jump your feet back while keeping your hands in the same positions so you are kind of in a plank, then you jump back to the squat position and finish with a jump up to the standing position.
That is one burpee. Do a few in a row and you will start to feel it. The U.S army used burpees to assess the fitness level of recruits when the US entered WWII. Do burpees in quick succession is a was meant to be a quick measure of agility, coordination and strength.
This exercise works the core muscles and a strong core means a strong body. Lay face down with forearms on the floor and hands clasped. Straighten the legs behind the body and rise up on the toes. Keeping your back straight, tighten the core and hold the position for 30-60 seconds (or as long as you can hang).
The Plank to Push Up
Starting in a plank position, place down one hand at a time to lift up into a push-up position, with the back straight and the core engaged. Then move one arm at a time back into the plank position (forearms on the ground). Repeat, alternating the arm that makes the first move.
We have mention this before in the burpee but it is a great stand a lone exercise. As it works your quads. You can go slowly into them or do power squat which is that you jump into the squat and jump down to standing position very quickly.
Another Classic The Push up
The push up has been around for a very long time and it will be here still long after we are gone as it is still a good effective way of working your upper body and your core muscles.
The sit-up is an abdominal strength training exercise commonly performed to strengthen the abdominal muscles. Doing sit-ups alone wont get you a six pack but it will develop a strong core. Good form is key when doing this exercise as it will give you the best results and bad form can lead to a sore back and aches and pain that could have been avoided.
Good form for a sit up is:
Lying with the back on the floor, typically with the arms across the chest or hands behind the head and the knees bent in an attempt to reduce stress on the back muscles and spine, and then elevating both the upper and lower vertebrae from the floor until everything superior to the buttocks is not touching the ground.
So there you have 7 easy exercise that you can do at home or anywhere you feel like. Exercising doesn’t have to be too demanding and doesn’t need to take up all your time. I do 20 to 30 minutes a day 5 to 6 times a week to stay fit and to keep my energy flowing.
On a final note if you are looking to lose some extra weight but don’t have time to fit in a full on exercise program or just don’t have the money to buy these expensive programs that are everywhere then I suggest focusing on build and toning muscle. As this will help you to lose weight over time because muscle burn twice as much calories as fat when you are resting.
I hope you enjoyed this article and if you have any other easy exercises to do at home then let me know in the comments!",951,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315544.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820133527-20190820155527-00426.warc.gz,0.952038884162903
3c1e2448-e65c-4d8a-b358-577817c68a52,2015-04-02T03:18:48+00:00,2013-11-23,1,http://www.rediff.com/news/special/kunal-ghoshs-arrest-some-questions-for-mamata-banerjee-trinamool/20131123.htm,"Will the arrest of renegade Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh take the lid off a can of worms, asks Indrani Roy
The much-anticipated arrest of suspended Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Kunal Ghosh took place on Saturday evening for his alleged involvement in the Saradha scam.
Ghosh’s detention followed his interrogation for over five hours at Kolkata’s Biddhannagar Police Commissionerate.
The TMC MP, who was group chief executive officer of Sardha's media wing until the company went bust six months ago, handed over a written request to lodge a formal First Information Report against sleuth Arnab Ghosh for ‘criminal blackmailing’.
While the police accepted the application, it is not yet clear whether the FIR has actually been lodged.
The journalist-turned MP dropped a bombshell on Friday by dragging party supremo Mamata Banerjee's name directly in the Saradha fiasco.
To stress on Saradha CEO Sudipta Sen’s proximity with the chief minister, the Rajya Sabha MP claimed that Sen floated the media houses to help Banerjee become the prime minister.
""'Didi, apni CM theke PM hoben, ami media house ke seibhabei sajachchhi. (Didi, I am setting up my media houses in a way that it helps you become the PM).' This is what (Sudipta) Sen had told Mamata,"" Ghosh divulged to Rediff.com on Friday.
It should be remembered that soon after the Saradha scandal surfaced, the West Bengal chief minister had steadfastly defended Ghosh, saying that “he was only the CEO of Saradha’s media group, he should not be dragged into the case in any way.”
However, the TMC suspended Ghosh soon after he spoke up against the party during an event in September and said that he was being made a scapegoat.
The same event was attended by another ‘disgruntled’ TMC MP Somen Mitra.
(Mitra, incidentally, announced his decision to quit TMC and join Congress a few weeks ago).
Will Ghosh’s arrest take the lid off a can of worms?
One has to wait for an answer to this particular question and a few others.
- What compelled the TMC leadership to imprison Ghosh now?
- If Ghosh is guilty, why didn’t Mamata Banerjee have any clue about his involvement in the scam?
- Why did the West Bengal chief minister go on defending the ex-CEO of Saradha’s media groups?
- Why did the investigating agencies turn the focus on Ghosh only after he threatened to reveal the names of all those who took money from Sen?
- Ghosh claimed to be in possession of some ‘explosive’ video clips and documents that are sure to ‘nail’ some big names of TMC.
- Did Ghosh’s arrest become ‘necessary’ because of that?
- Is it true that those ‘evidences’ are being kept in the ‘safe’ custody of a few other rebellious TMC men?
- Will those be revealed to the media in due course?
- Will the probe team now start questioning prominent TMC leader Mukul Roy whose name was repeatedly mentioned by Ghosh in the last few months?
- The team of detectives decided to question Ghosh after taking a cue from the letter written to the Central Bureau of Investigation by Sudipta Sen. Why is the same team not taking into account the names of other leaders mentioned by Ghosh in his allegations?
- Is the investigative agency under any kind of pressure?
- Why is the Bengal chief minister reluctant to hand over the case to the CBI?
Till now, Bengal’s Saradha scam appears like a jigsaw puzzle and it would be interesting to watch how the many pieces fall into their places.
Image: Kunal Ghosh ' Photograph: Dipak Chakraborty",861,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131310006.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172150-00279-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967714130878448
99f21519-a69f-4e42-b051-5be81f1279f7,2019-08-20T15:04:49+00:00,2013-01-25,1,https://www.geek.com/geek-cetera/avatar-animated-in-real-time-using-facial-expressions-captured-with-a-webcam-1495413/,"Services such as Skype allow us to easily hold video calls with people around the world. But what if you wanted to hide your identity, yet still interact naturally on video through an avatar? That’s where a new system developed by a team at Keio University comes in.
Professor Yasue Mitsukura has lead a group that developed the system which uses a typical USB webcam to track a user’s facial expressions and some upper body movement. That data can then be applied in real-time to an avatar. So you can sit there talking into the camera, and a digital character on-screen will mirror your actions.
The potential uses for such tech are wide and varied. Mitsukura believes it will be popular with anyone who does 3D modeling and animation and wants a simple solution for bringing their characters to life. I can also see it being integrated into online games allowing your characters to react in-game realistically as you speak, as well as acting as a quick solution for gathering facial data from actors recording voiceover, be it for games or anime.
As the system just uses a webcam and software, it is very cheap to implement. The facial recognition is done by identifying a user’s eyes, nose, and mouth, as well as face orientation. In total only 14 tracking points are required to get quite precise facial expression feedback. That’s not a lot of data, which also means it can keep up tracking even very fast movement.
The software is capable of interpreting different expressions, and is pre-configured to tell when you are happy, sad, surprised, or even laughing. This could easily be tweaked on the final avatar to portray a better smile, laugh, or angry reaction.
Professor Mitsukura expects to continue developing the software so that it can be distributed for use on PC by anyone with a webcam. As it’s just a software product that requires a webcam, we shouldn’t expect it to cost anymore than a typical off-the-shelf video editing or graphics application.
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060b1c7e-b153-4406-8783-d52585cf192d,2022-05-23T04:54:30+00:00,2020-10-06,1,https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/10/06/national/japan-most-negative-view-china-survey/,"Negative views of China and leader Xi Jinping in Japan have again risen this year, a new survey has shown, amid a surge in such sentiment in advanced economies that say Beijing has handled the COVID-19 pandemic poorly.
According to a survey released late Tuesday by the Pew Research Center, majorities in 14 countries surveyed have an unfavorable opinion of China, with negative views in Australia, the U.K., Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United States, South Korea, Spain and Canada hitting their highest points since polling on the subject began more than a decade ago.
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639f987e-6090-452a-bac6-0762901a135d,2017-08-22T15:43:25+00:00,1986-06-05,1,https://m.csmonitor.com/1986/0605/aspace4.html,"Bold dreams of `industrial parks' in space. Future of business enterprise in space is inseparable from NASA
Ask Joseph Loftus what America should do in space, and he shoots back, ``Exploit it!'' Exploit it, he says, ``in such a way that we can develop really significant industrial and commercial activity.''
Others at the Johnson Space Center talk of NASA's proposed space station. Mr. Loftus dreams of ``industrial parks'' in the sky.
As the center's assistant director for planning, he is paid to take the long view. But in this case, he is not just thinking of 21st-century commerce. In his office overlooking the center's parklike complex, he explains how the metaphor sharpens his sense of industry's orbital role.
``There's a tendency to equate the launch business with the space business. And that's not right,'' he says. ``The space business is what takes place in space.'' He compares space transportation to the interstate highways -- a system that private enterprise cannot supply. He compares a space station to ``the industrial park that is at the [highway] intersection.'' That ``is the kind of thing private enterprise does well.''
His perception goes to the core of the controversy over NASA's commercial launch services. Some White House advisers want NASA to phase out those services. The Air Force wants this, too. They argue it would encourage the growth of a private American launch industry. It would also free shuttle space for military and scientific cargo. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration strenuously resists the suggestion. But President Reagan was expected to rule against the agency at this writing.
This probably would not encourage private rocketeers. Space agency officials say that no one has yet come up with a proposal that avoids the need for heavy federal subsidy to meet heavily subsidized foreign competition.
Many observers agree with Loftus that the best opportunities for private enterprise will be found in space, not on the launch pad. In the beginning, at least, entrepreneurs will probably favor materials processing. Ultra-pure crystals for electronic uses, certain refined medicines, and other high-value, low-volume products may be made far more readily under gravity-free conditions than on Earth.
Frederick Engstrim of the European Space Agency (ESA) calls microgravity manufacturing ``a virgin field [that] may turn out to be the promised land.'' Carl Shelly, NASA's space station manager for customer service, reports that industry's interest in the station is ``90 percent materials processing. That seems to be true for the US industry as well as for the foreign industry.''
It could be the catalyst that widens the horizon for space enterprise generally. Loftus explains: ``If [materials processing] is really as significant as many think, then we're going to have people who want to do significant industrial manufacturing in space. And the minute you have that kind of situation, you're going to have a proliferation of commercial kinds of private activities. . . . There will be people who will furnish services. . . . You'll see the whole thing, the whole spectrum of private activity.''
Right now, that's a statement of faith. A task force of the Business-Higher Education Forum -- an organization of 87 business and academic chief executives -- has studied space industry prospects. Its report -- Space: America's New Competitive Frontier -- was released in April. It warns that ``the technical knowledge base for materials processing in space is now almost nonexistent and must be expanded before meaningful assessments of commercial potential can be made.'' It adds, ``The principal value of space to manufacturers now is, and may continue to be for some time, the microgravity research environment.''
That means a space station -- Loftus's industrial park -- where a company can explore the new competitive frontier in the privacy of its own work space. ``The importance of the space station in research is that it will allow long-term, low-gravity laboratory work . . . rather than the very brief, infrequent, and totally preplanned experimental opportunities possible to date,'' the forum report says.
It also emphasizes that, at least in the beginning, this research ``will require extensive human presence.'' Thus, while Space Industries Inc. is proposing to orbit an unmanned shuttle-tended station, industry needs NASA's manned space station as well. Space Industry's facility would be like an office building in the sky. It would provide basic services within a basic structure in which companies could rent and furnish their own space. Loftus calls this ``a very viable commercial enterprise'' at this time. The manned station would be beyond commercial means, although companies and consortia may have facilities associated with it.
When, and if, such research does identify opportunities, companies still may not find orbital production worthwhile unless space transportation costs come down. That means cutting the shuttle price of several thousand dollars a pound by 10 to 100 times. The forum judges this ``will be a key issue in future space development.''
Thus the future of business enterprise in space is inseparable from NASA's fate. The Business-Higher Education Forum reflects a consensus among space experts when it fingers drastically lower launch costs and orbital research facilities as key commercial factors. NASA considers them to be essential for US space capability in general. And the presidential National Commission on Space says America cannot maintain its space leadership without them.
Yet the United States cannot have these things without investing more in its space program than it has been willing to spend since the Apollo moon expeditions.
As the National Academy of Sciences has recently noted, NASA's yearly budget has remained almost constant at about $7.5 billion (1986 dollars) since 1974. That limited funding cannot simultaneously accommodate a replacement shuttle, a space station, a new unmanned launch rocket fleet, encouragement of private enterprise, a vigorous scientific program, and service for the military -- to say nothing of NASA's aeronautical research. The academy explains that America's space effort is suffering because the country has ``tried to attain a level of activity well above the limit set by the means that have effectively been available.'' The administration and Congress must either put more resources into that effort or trim back US space ambitions, the academy warns.
The Business-Higher Education Forum report makes the same point. But it acknowledges the difficulty of boosting NASA's budget in this deficit-ridden era. Nevertheless, it finds it ``ironic that the nation that has made the greatest contribution of space technology to the world should now be in danger of losing that lead as well.''
Fourth of 10 articles. Next: Military and the shuttle.",1336,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886110792.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822143101-20170822163101-00296.warc.gz,0.939630031585693
b9818bb3-e0b0-45ff-8fc0-07f79579aa07,2013-06-19T12:18:40+00:00,2013-02-14,1,http://www.marriagequality.ie/news/2013/02/14/marriage-equality-5-years-on-weve-come-a-long-way/,"- Get Informed
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14 Feb 2013
Today – Valentine’s Day – Marriage Equality celebrates its 5th birthday. ""We are hugely proud of everything we've managed to achieve in the past five years,"" said Marriage Equality Director Moninne Griffith. ""In that short time, we've seen public support for marriage equality grow from 58% (Lansdowne 2008) to 75% (Millward Browne (Lansdowne) 2012). We’ve progressed from having little or no debate on the issue, to Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore calling marriage equality the civil rights issue of the generation. And now, with the Constitutional Convention set to look at ‘the provision of same-sex marriage’ on April 13th and 14th, we are confident that marriage equality will become a reality in the lifetime of this government.”
In the past 5 years, Marriage Equality's work has expanded to include a strong, successful grassroots lobbying campaign called ""Out To Your TD"", increasing visibility of same-sex couples and their families in a campaign called ""Just Love?"", and highlighting the continued importance of marriage equality, despite the introduction of Civil Partnership in 2011. As part of LGBT History Month, Marriage Equality – in partnership with LGBT Noise and the National Lesbian and Gay Federation – are hosting “Stories of Marriage Equality” – a discussion and celebration of how far the movement for marriage equality has come, on Tuesday, February 19th.
Marriage Equality began life as an Advocacy Initiative to support a court case to recognise the Canadian marriage of two Irish citizens: Senator Katherine Zappone and Dr Ann Louise Gilligan. Despite losing in the High Court, the case was widely seen as an enormous success, raising awareness about the need for marriage equality for same-sex couples in the media, legal and political spheres as well as winning hearts and minds amongst the general public. The campaign was launched in February 2008 with a broader focus to increase visibility of same sex couples, their families and their children, make the case for marriage equality and mobilise support across Ireland.
In the following 5 years, the campaign for equal rights for same sex couples, families and children has changed dramatically. In 2008, no legal relationship recognition existed for same-sex couples. Today, nearly 1000 couples have held Civil Partnership registrations in counties all over Ireland. Debate on the issue has increased remarkably – where once there was a general lack of understanding of the importance of marriage equality, today marriage equality is a top issue under consideration by the Constitutional Convention in April. City, town, borough and county councils have begun passing motions of support for marriage equality, with 12 councils having passed motions in the last year. It is no longer a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’ lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people will be able to marry the person they love in Ireland.
""In the 5 years we’ve been working, it has been so encouraging to watch public support for marriage equality grow year on year. More recently we're seeing that support reflected not only in the Dáil and Seanad, but also in our local communities, with 12 local authorities so far having passed motions of support for marriage equality,"" added Ms Griffith. ""As we begin our sixth year, we hope to encourage new supporters to get involved in our campaign, and to encourage our current supporters to renew and deepen their own commitment to equality. In the run-up to the Constitutional Convention this April, we’re asking everyone who believes in marriage equality to make a submission at www.convention.ie, and to talk to their TDs and Senators about why marriage equality matters. Now really IS the time for marriage equality. Let’s make it happen.""",797,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00025-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.962113976478577
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Tahun Produksi: 2011
Format: OD DTS
Pemain: Yang Mi, Feng Shao Feng, Chi Shuai, Guo Zhen Ni, Gao Hao, Zhang Lun Shuo, Amanda Zhou, Tao Hui Min, Chen Wei Min, Zuo Ling, Zhu Yu Shuo
Mainland’s adaptation of the Korean drama “Cinderella’s Sister”, the story focuses on two adopted sisters, An Qi and An Na, and their trials and tribulations in the fashion industry. An Qi is the older, nicer sister who is framed and returns after 5 years of wrongful imprisonment as a talented fashion designer seeking revenge, while her ambitious younger sister, An Na, becomes a super model.",170,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297281.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00168-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.828200042247772
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08dc9f0e-e2db-4112-8a83-3cceb718d140,2020-10-24T00:25:01+00:00,2020-01-20,1,https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-to-use-revamped-operation-sophia-to-enforce-libyan-arms-embargo/,"EU foreign minister decided on Monday (20 January) to revive a maritime surveillance mission in the Mediterranean to enforce a potential cease-fire in Libya and a UN arms embargo against the country’s warring parties. Meanwhile, the bloc is scrambling to avoid being drawn into a conflict that threatens to destabilise the whole of the Mediterranean.
The decision comes a day after world powers pledged to end military support for the parties in Libya’s civil war and uphold the existing UN arms embargo at the Berlin Conference on the Libya crisis on Sunday.
So far, there has been no legally binding ceasefire agreement between rebel commander Khalifa Haftar and Libya’s internationally recognised government of Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj. Meanwhile, external actors like Turkey, Russia, Egypt and France have pledged to stop their interference into the Libyan conflict, which has turned into a proxy war.
Before the EU foreign affairs ministers meeting, there had been talk of setting up a European military mission to monitor any ceasefire, but ministers arriving in Brussels did not explain what such a mission would mean in practice.
The EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell had raised eyebrows on Friday (17 January) with calls for the EU to consider sending troops to Libya to enforce a potential ceasefire on the ground.
“It’s clear that the arms embargo requires high-level control and if you want to keep the ceasefire alive someone has to monitor it,” Borrell reiterated upon arrival at the meeting in Brussels.
Asked about the next steps following the Berlin Conference on Libya, he stressed that “it is clear that the arms embargo requires a level of control and if you want to keep the ceasefire alive, someone has to monitor it. United Nations, African Union, or the European Union, someone has to do it.”
“We cannot let the ceasefire work by itself,” Borrell added.
According to the EU treaties, it is up to EU foreign ministers to decide on the deployment of EU military missions. But so far, the EU28 had been cautious about considering having any troops in Libya.
Recycled Operation Sophia
Until there is a tangible ceasefire to monitor, EU foreign ministers discussed plans for an EU force to monitor the sea and air arms embargo off the coast of Libya, seeking a way to revive the Rome-based Operation Sophia (EUNAVFOR).
Operation Sophia was set up in 2015 to combat people smugglers operating from the Libyan coast and to also enforce a UN arms embargo on the warring parties. It was suspended as a naval mission in March 2019, after Italy objected to recused migrants being landed in its ports, and is now limited to aerial surveillance.
The name and objectives of the new operation are subject to change, something to which Italy has not raised any objection to, diplomatic sources told EURACTIV.
“The mandate of Operation Sophia will be to refocus especially on the issue of the embargo, not only by sea, (…) but to control the embargo it will require satellite and air tools, which at the time being are not included in the old Operation Sophia,” Borrell told reporters after the meeting.
But he declined to say if the vessels in the future framework will save migrants as is required by international law.
Maritime zones disputes
Meanwhile, Turkey has been flexing its muscle across the Mediterranean Sea, from Libya to Syria, where Ankara has taken on diplomatic and military roles.
Furthermore, Turkey recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Libya to demarcate maritime zones in the region, which triggered strong reactions in Athens, Nicosia and Cairo as the Turkish-Libyan deal ignores the island of Crete and Greece says Turkey wants to set a legal precedent with an “illegal” MoU under international law.
Athens, which was not invited to take part in the Libya conference, was disturbed by the fact that the Berlin summit’s 55-point concluding paper included no reference to the Turkey-Libya MoU on maritime zones, diplomatic sources told EURACTIV.
Highlighting the complexity of the EU’s objective to find a way forward, the Greek government had announced in the previous days it is not willing to accept any political deal for Libya that doesn’t annul the agreement the Libyan government struck with Turkey on maritime borders.
However, EU foreign ministers reiterated their opposition to the MoU during their meeting in Brussels on Monday, while sources admitted that Germany is making efforts to manage Greece’s disappointment for not having been invited to Berlin.
Tensions with Turkey have also been growing over its activities in the region, with Ankara expanding its claims over a large gas-rich sea area which Cyprus says includes its territorial waters.
According to Borrell, the Cypriot foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides updated his colleagues on the current state-of-play in the drilling spat, especially after Turkey’s decision to move on with drillship Yavuz off Cyprus.
Christodoulides also asked his colleagues “for a list of persons and entities involved into the illegal activities to take decisions about potential sanctions”, Borrell added.
According to EU diplomats, the Scandinavians asked to discuss the sanctions matter at the next Foreign Affairs Council in February as they expressed concerns about some procedural issues to deal with in their respective parliaments.
Asked if there are suspicions for an EU country to oppose sanctions against Turkey, sources named Hungary as potential objector.
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496c83d4-bafa-46cf-b5e9-5d5c0a8ab95a,2019-08-22T15:26:30+00:00,2019-08-22,1,https://www.davidtoddlaw.com/library/y-at-oak-hill-in-austin-texas-us-290-and-texas-71-interchange.cfm,"OAK HILL PKWY
An overpass for the US 290 mainlanes over William Cannon Drive would be built, along with flyovers between US 290 and SH 71. At this location, the US 290 mainlanes would be depressed, or go under, SH 71.
The westbound US 290 mainlanes and frontage roads would be north of Williamson Creek.
Intersections would be constructed along US 290 at Convict Hill Road, RM 1826, Scenic Brook Drive, and Circle Drive (South View Road) where the highway would go below ground and the cross street would be at ground level.
U-turn lanes would be constructed at intersections along US 290 and SH 71 to allow vehicles traveling on frontage roads to U-turn to access the opposite direction frontage road.
Along SH 71, the flyover ramps would extend past Scenic Brook Drive where the mainlanes would transition to a five-lane (three lanes northbound, two lanes southbound) rural highway with U-turns for local access.
Significant bicycle and pedestrian accommodations would be built along the entire corridor, including a seven-mile shared-use path, sidewalks, and a trailhead at Williamson Creek on William Cannon Drive.
Upstream water detention ponds would be built to reduce potential flooding, and multiple stormwater detention and water quality treatment ponds would be built within the corridor.
Additionally, new landscaping, tree plantings, and corridor aesthetics are proposed.
They received environmental clearance in December 2018, so it looks like everything’s a go. They’re hoping for a February 2020 let date, which means they’ll be aggressively acquiring the right of way over the next year
The Austin, Texas city council has approved plans to proceed with construction of an interchange where US 290 and Texas Highway 71 meet at the ""Y"" in Oak Hill, one of the most congested roadways in Texas. For more information click here.",401,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317274.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822151657-20190822173657-00539.warc.gz,0.943998992443085
c9344f1a-d60e-4aec-b1ea-c3b3bd8979ab,2022-05-25T00:33:13+00:00,2022-05-25,0,https://www.yumagold.co.uk/sonicake-guitar-effect-pedals/,"Sonicake Guitar Pedals. The website says “At sonicake.com, we offer you premium musical instruments with innovative designs, excellent craftsmanship, and very decent prices, hitting the standardized benchmarks for the professional artists and creators, yet making it approachable for anyone to start playing”. The Sonicake guitar pedal range includes some interesting mofdels and some multi-effect pedals that are set up for a particular style of guitar playing, like blues or metal.
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A guitar effect unit or pedal is an electronic or digital device that alters the input sound from the guitar pick ups. The modified sound is then output to a guitar amplifier or to another effect pedal to be modified further.
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Most modern effects use solid-state electronics eg computer chips however some old and vintage effects use mechanical components like spring reverb and vacuum tubes. Guitar effect pedals can be either small metal box pedals that are used on the floor eg “stompboxes” or a full rack mounted electronic effects units. Guitar Effect Pedals are typically controlled by a footswitch, either on the pedal, or as a seperate unit on the floor. Guitarists have used effects for many years to modify the sound from the guitar and to create new and exciting sounds for use on new recordings. There are many makes of guitar pedal on the market, from mass produced, cheap guitar pedals, to expensive custom made pedals that are hand made and used by famous guitar players. Guitar pedals are typically used on stage fitted to a guitar pedal board where the guitarist can switch on and off various effects during a live performance to replica the original recording.",1046,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662577757.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524233716-20220525023716-00205.warc.gz,0.953038036823273
baf8aa4c-e337-4cbb-841f-a4195f04d5a3,2017-08-18T01:18:39+00:00,2017-05-01,1,http://www.watcheast.com/zenith-chronomaster-el-primero-sport-land-rover-bar-team-edition-official-timekeeper-of-the-land-rover-bar-team-zenith-unveils-a-new-limited-edition-dedicated-to-the-british-challenger-battling-fo/,"Zenith Chronomaster El Primero Sport Land Rover BAR Team Edition Official timekeeper of the Land Rover BAR team, Zenith unveils a new limited edition dedicated to the British Challenger battling for the 35th America’s Cup.
The Chronomaster El Primero Sport Land Rover BAR Team Edition has inherited the DNA of the famous 1969 El Primero, which remains one of the world’s most precise series-made chronographs – developed and produced by the Manufacture founded in Le Locle in 1865 and that has won 2,333 chronometry prizes in its century and a half of existence. The 45 mm-diameter steel case houses the famous El Primero 400 B automatic chronograph movement, featuring an integrated column-wheel construction and beating at a cadence of 36,000 vibrations/hour. The new model is water-resistant to 200 metres and equipped with a new black rubber strap coated with carbon fibre, the same material as certain parts of the team boat. The case-back also bears Sir Ben Ainslie’s lucky number, three, which has featured on all his winning boats.
Land Rover BAR Team et R1
Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) was launched on June 10th 2014 in the presence of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. The British team was put together by four times Olympic gold medallist and 34th America’s Cup winner, Sir Ben Ainslie, with the long-term aim of challenging for Britain and bringing the America’s Cup back home to where it all began in 1851. The team is made up of some of the best British and international sailors, designers, builders and racing support.
Over the next month in Bermuda, the 21st British Challenger for the America’s Cup will race their America’s Cup Class boat, R1, on a tightly defined course on Bermuda’s Great Sound, sailing at speeds of up to 60mph. There will only be six crew onboard and with Ben Ainslie at the helm the boat will fly over the surface supported by high-tech hydrofoils. While there will be just 67m of rope on board, there will be 130m of hydraulic pipes, and over 1200m of electronic and electrical cabling connecting 190 sensors and four video cameras – all in a 15m boat!",481,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104204.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818005345-20170818025345-00065.warc.gz,0.917238116264343
d9c11876-0562-4a73-8839-53580418a3d0,2019-08-25T22:49:15+00:00,2019-08-25,1,https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/ntnl-scrt/cntr-trrrsm/cndn-xtrmst-trvllrs/index-en.aspx,"Mitigating the Threat Posed By Canadian Extremist Travellers
Canadian Extremist Travellers (CETs), are individuals suspected of travelling abroad to engage in extremist activity. Extremist activity is defined as any activity undertaken on behalf of, or in support of, a terrorist entity. It can include, but is not limited to: participation in armed combat, financing, radicalizing, recruiting, media production, and other activity.
Offences specifically related to leaving or attempting to leave Canada for the purposes of committing certain terrorism offences are enacted in the Criminal Code.
The threat of extremist travellers is significant and presents difficult challenges to both Canada and our allies. However, the Government of Canada has taken many steps to ensure we are ready to address and mitigate this threat and protect Canadians.
How are Canadians protected from CETs who return to Canada?
Criminal prosecution is a top priority and the preferred course of action in Canada's approach to dealing with returning extremist travelers.
The first objective in dealing with returning extremist travellers is arrest and prosecution to the full extent of the law. If there is sufficient evidence, the Government of Canada will pursue charges. If there is insufficient evidence for a charge, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and its law enforcement, security and intelligence partners will continue their investigation, while other tools are leveraged to manage and mitigate the threat.
These tools include:
- using a terrorism peace bond to have the court place conditions on the individual (including electronic monitoring); active physical surveillance;
- using the Secure Air Travel Act to prevent travel to commit terrorism offences and threats to transportation security; and/or cancelling, refusing or revoking passports.
- In certain circumstances, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) may also employ threat reduction measures to reduce the threat posed by an individual.
Canada's law enforcement, security and intelligence, and defence departments and agencies continue to monitor and respond to the threat of Canadian extremist travellers through a coordinated, whole-of-government approach.
When the Government learns that a CET is seeking to return, federal departments and agencies come together to tailor an approach to address the threat he/she may pose. Key departments and agencies work together to assess risks, develop options and manage the return of CETs.
These agencies are:
- Public Safety Canada,
- Global Affairs Canada (GAC),
- the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP),
- the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS),
- the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre (ITAC),
- the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF),
- Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA),
- Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC),
- Transport Canada (TC),
- the Privy Council Office (PCO).
The whole-of-government approach enables the collective identification of measures needed to manage the threat posed by these individuals.
The Government's Operational Response
The RCMP leads a National Security Joint Operations Centre (NSJOC), which includes several federal departments and agencies to enhance the Government's operational response to individuals seeking to travel abroad for terrorism purposes.
The NSJOC facilitates timely information sharing and provides direct support to national security criminal investigations by the RCMP-led Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSETs).
In addition to the contribution to the NSJOC, CSIS investigates threat activities of CETs and their potential for return to Canada. CSIS uses all available resources under its mandate, working with partner agencies, including disclosing information to law enforcement organizations in their investigations or prosecutions of CETs and using measures to reduce the threat, when reasonable and proportionate to the nature of the threat.
Another mechanism to address and mitigate the threat of CETs is to prevent individuals from radicalization to violence in the first place. To that end, Public Safety Canada has established the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and the Prevention of Violence (the Canada Centre), which is mandated to lead, support, and coordinate Canada's prevention efforts.
These efforts include local-level programming aimed at countering radicalization to violence. The Canada Centre also funds innovative research, such as the project led by the University of Waterloo to better understand why Canadians travelled to Syria and Iraq to join terrorist groups.
The RCMP has long standing efforts to counter radicalization to violence which encompass all forms of violent ideologies. For instance, the RCMP's First Responder Terrorism Awareness Program provides training for first responders and key partners to promote awareness about a range of criminal threats. The training helps partners identify the early signs of radicalization to violence and outlines possible responses.
Some returning CETs may also be suitable for programs which are designed to help them to disengage from violent extremism. These programs do not replace or prevent our security and law enforcement agencies from doing their work. Rather, these programs complement the work of these agencies by helping to reduce the threat posed by returning extremists travellers, while also addressing the health and social problems of associated travellers, including family members and children, returning from a conflict zone.
These programs are not limited to returning extremist travellers but may also be used forindividuals in Canada who are radicalizing to violence, including right-wing extremists.
Canada's security intelligence agencies work in close cooperation with international partners, including the Five Eyes, the G7, the European Union, Interpol and the United Nations to enhance information sharing and share best practices, while ensuring that information is not disclosed to, or requested from, foreign entities if there is a substantial risk that it could result in mistreatment.
How is the Government made aware when a Canadian extremist traveller is planning a return?
The Government can be made aware of an extremist traveller attempting to return to Canada in many ways, including through Canada's intelligence, security and law enforcement agencies, as well as key international partners such as the Five Eyes and INTERPOL.
Do Canadian extremist travellers have a right to return?
Under section 6 of the Charter, every citizen has the right to ""enter"" Canada. This is a right of entry if a citizen of Canada presents themselves at a Canadian port of entry. The section 6 right to enter Canada does not obligate the government to intervene to assist Canadians abroad in their efforts to leave a foreign country and return to Canada, except where a citizen needs an emergency passport or other travel document to allow them to return.
Some CETs have admitted, on social media, leaving Canada to join a terrorist organization. Why can’t we prosecute them under the Anti-terrorism Act?
Criminal prosecution is a top priority and the preferred course of action.
National security investigations pose unique and highly complex challenges to law enforcement agencies. These challenges include the need to gather information on an individual's alleged activities in a hostile environment to a standard that can be expected to withstand the rigours of the Canadian justice system.
In instances where charges cannot be laid, all other options to address extremist travellers may be pursued, including: using the Secure Air Travel Act; the cancellation, refusal and revocation of passports; threat reduction measures; and terrorism peace bonds.
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c1789921-8422-4b7a-97bb-c35562b0b192,2019-08-23T15:24:27+00:00,2018-05-15,0,http://2018.iiacanadanationalconference.com/sponsors-and-exhibitors/,"This conference offers organizations the opportunity to reinforce your brand exposure, to market your organization’s products and services, and to connect with key senior decision makers in the Internal Auditing profession through:
As a sponsor, you receive a high profile position that will be front and centre with the delegates. With a well designed sponsorship at the National Conference, you are in an ideal position to generate leads with key decision makers in Canada. Choose from high impact sponsorship levels as well as exclusive a la carte options! We’ve created Audit Leader Event (ALE) and Full Conference partner level sponsorships that are packaged to ensure prestigious recognition. If you prefer to pick and choose specific opportunities, the ‘a la carte’ Sponsorship is your best option!
Confirm your participation early to maximize your level of exposure to the collateral materials and marketing campaign. As you position your company for success, we invite you to increase your organization’s visibility to dedicated professional internal auditors by sponsoring at the IIA Canada’s National Conference. Anticipated Attendance: 300 – 400 Attendees Conference Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montréal Hotel, Montréal.
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71199d17-fcd3-4dbd-ba35-e4f80b25872b,2020-10-20T13:52:29+00:00,2020-07-31,1,https://www.haloscope.org/post/how-tiktok-has-become-a-political-tool,"“I think banning TikTok is taking away a huge platform for young people to organize through; however, knowing our generation, it won’t hold us back.""
Throughout quarantine, TikTok has been a diversion for young people to escape the realities of staying at home. Dancing, singing, and comedy Vine-esque videos created a community for young people to express themselves. However, in recent months, the political community on TikTok has been thrust into the spotlight, especially through the documentation of Black Lives Matter protests. Trump has now vowed to ban the app in America, leaving the estimated 100 million American TikTok users questioning, how exactly did we get here?
As protests have ripped through the nation in the wake of rampant police brutality, specifically the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, young people have used TikTok as a tool of education and a source for information mainstream news sources haven’t been covering. Sadhana Mandala, a young activist and organizer has only been using TikTok since March but recognizes the importance of the app in the current political landscape. “The TikTok political community consists of mainly teenagers and young adults on both sides of the isle posting 60-second videos advocating or raising awareness for political issues. Some popular trends include sexual assault awareness, voting, abortion rights, and most prominently documenting Black Lives Matter protests and the blatant violence and abuse of power by police on peaceful protestors,” she says. “[D]uring the Black Lives Matter protests in Boston, the train stations were shut down leaving protestors trapped with no way of getting home. The news channels did not cover this topic [but] many young students posted this information on TikTok alerting all the other protestors on [a] safe way to avoid police violence.”
The TikTok community is predominantly young people, with MarketingCharts TikTok data finding that over 50% of users are between 18-34 years old. Young people are an important voting block who, unfortunately, continue to fail in casting a ballot. According to the United States Elections Project, voter turnout for those aged 18-29 in 2016 was only 43%. In the coming election, establishment Democrats are looking to young people to show up and cast a vote. According to Mandala, “mobilizing young people is the way to win elections because we don’t follow the rules set forth for us, but instead we find new, creative ways to push for an ideal and organize for a better future.” An important tool for education among young people is social media like TikTok. But Trump’s recent attacks on the app have called into question whether young people will have access to TikTok in the coming weeks.
In late June, young people on TikTok, ironically prompted by a 51-year-old grandmother from Iowa named Mary Jo Laupp, were encouraged to register for Trump’s Tulsa rally and not show up. Teenagers all across America, specifically K-pop stans, ordered tickets for the event. Trump boasted about his presumed rally attendance, tweeting that “Almost One Million people requested tickets for the Saturday Night Rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma!” 100,000 were expected to attend, overflowing outside of the arena, but only 19,000 showed, additionally bring up such rallies as controversial during COVID-19.
This debacle calls into question Trump’s motives for his war on TikTok. Over the past month, Trump has expressed interest in banning the app with an executive order. Many are wondering whether Trump is actually worried about Chinese surveillance or if he is only interested in a political win against China. Recently, during an interview, Trump praised the arrests of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, indicating that perhaps he’s not as worried about surveillance as he claims. We would be remiss to ignore the criticisms of TikTok as a tool of censorship and surveillance in China, but banning the app is not the only route for government action. In 2019, the US government acquired dating app Grindr from Beijing Kulun Tech after it was deemed a security risk, which suggests a possible option for TikTok.
The ownership of TikTok is still a fraught issue. Microsoft has expressed interest in buying the app, but if Bytedance doesn’t make a deal and TikTok is banned (as it was in India) young people will have to find another platform for their creative and political expression. Mandala isn’t worried. “I think banning TikTok is taking away a huge platform for young people to organize through; however, knowing our generation, it won’t hold us back. We will continue to organize for political change regardless of the power structures that try to silence our voice because the young people in this country are motivated and have a clear goal in mind: Removing Donald Trump from the White House and revolutionizing politics to advocate for social change. Banning TikTok is just another hurdle we will have to jump through in our fight for progressive change.” ✸
Jocelin Dell is a 17 year-old writer who lives in Connecticut. Some of her favorite things are sushi, Little Women, rollerskating, angry girl music of the indie rock persuasion, going for long walks in the woods, her two dogs (Brady and Evie), and The Beatles. You can follow Jocelin on Instagram at @jocelindell.",1105,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107872746.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020134010-20201020164010-00248.warc.gz,0.960666596889496
63b90e85-afbc-444a-893a-5b1139c7bc2f,2018-08-18T21:34:09+00:00,2009-08-01,0,http://www.themombuzz.com/2009/08/softlips-pure-peppermint-lip.html,"Softlips Pure is made of organic oils, beeswax, Vitamin E and shea butter. These ingredients all help moisturize, protect and nourish my lips, keping them smooth. The peppermint flavor is completely natural. Plus, it is gluten-free, cruelty-free, pesticide-free, chemical-free and paraben-free. Can you really say that about your other lip products? And do you really want anything you put that close to your mouth to be made any other way?
Softlips Pure has no color, but tinted lip conditioners are available, as well as other flavors - like winer mint & vanilla! You can check out Softlips.com to learn where you can purchase this eco-friendly lip conditioner and discover their whole line of products!
This is solely the opinion of the Mom Buzz. Other people may have different experiences with the product. Softlips was in a swag box the Mom Buzz received and I thought this product was buzzworthy! And don't forget to enter my other hot contests so you can win and try buzzworthy products!",229,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213794.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818213032-20180818233032-00455.warc.gz,0.957575857639313
5475dbdd-fe68-4a8b-99be-1af171a1f413,2018-08-18T02:15:06+00:00,2017-07-01,1,https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2017/07/uk-government-grants-16m-for-5g-test-networks-at-three-uk-universities/,"UK government grants £16m for 5G test networks at three UK universities
Image credit: dt
The UK Government is to grant £16m to three British universities to build test networks and trial 5G mobile connections as part of plans to boost the UK’s digital economy.
Experts from King’s College London and the Universities of Surrey and Bristol will develop the network to trial the capabilities of 5G connectivity and assess its viability as the support for smartphones and other devices of the future.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said the technology could also be used in the future to help communicate with autonomous cars and as part of smart home and city infrastructure.
Minister for digital Matt Hancock said: “We want to be at the head of the field in 5G.
“This funding will support the pioneering research needed to ensure we can harness the potential of this technology to spark innovation, create new jobs and boost the economy.
“We know 5G has the potential to bring more reliable, ultra-fast mobile connectivity, with quicker reaction times and larger data capabilities, and I’m thrilled to announce King’s College London and the universities of Surrey and Bristol have agreed to collaborate on this project.”
The DCMS said the network, which is expected to begin testing in early 2018, would be used to help make the case for the deployment of 5G in the UK - a technology it says has the potential to add up to £173bn to the economy by 2030.
Rahim Tafazolli, University of Surrey’s 5G Innovation Centre director and the project lead said: “The University of Surrey’s 5GIC, University of Bristol and King’s College London are delighted to be delivering this initial project as part of the Government’s new 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme.
“This investment will ensure that the UK continues to be world-class in 5G innovation and development through to commercial exploitation.
“This exciting programme builds on significant investment and a strong foundation of 5G research and development across the three institutions.
“The programme will maintain and extend the UK’s leadership position in the race to transform many aspects of everyday life and business through digital transformation.”
Earlier this week Qualcomm and EE demonstrated a nascent gigabit 4G network which is designed to bring near 5G speeds to current devices.",508,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213264.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818021014-20180818041014-00644.warc.gz,0.928659737110138
9ad9dba5-7a66-4719-8734-071bbead5c5e,2019-08-22T05:45:10+00:00,2019-05-22,1,https://havanatimes.org/latin-america/cycling-for-cleaner-air-in-latin-america/nggallery/image/12-6-playa/,"HAVANA TIMES – Transport produces 25% of emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean. While the air in most of the region’s capitals has become almost unbreatheable, cycling has captured the imagination of thousands of Latin Americans.
Four of the region’s largest cities have taken measures to promote sustainable mobility alternatives that reduce pollution, and they are encouraging bicycle use as a concrete measure to clean the air.
Four successful initiatives are changing the way Latin Americans move about in their everyday lives.
Transforming mobility in a megacity
In 2010, the public bike service “Ecobici” invaded Mexico City’s congested streets. Mexico City has one of the highest pollution rates in Latin America.
Ecobici offers a low-cost alternative to reduce car use in the Mexican capital, where approximately 5 million cars circulate its streets.
Today, 170,000 people have signed up onto the system and 60 million journeys have been made. About 20% of users stopped using their private cars or taxis, and now they favor cycling as their means of transport. About 95% believe that it is thanks to this system that urban mobility has improved, according to an official survey.
Ecobici started operating with 85 bike stations and 1200 bikes. Now, there are 480 stations and over 6800 bikes, 340 of which are electric and include touchscreens with real time maps and USB chargers.
The service covers 55 neighborhoods in the city, spanning across some 38 km2.
Mexico City’s public bicycle network is the largest in Latin America and the Caribbean, a region where cars have traditionally been a status symbol, but bikes are quickly gaining popularity.
Within the region, a total of 12 cities have public services like this one, reports a 2015 study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
The public and free bicycle service in Buenos Aires is also called “Ecobici”, and 2500 bikes are distributed among the city’s 200 stations. The service in Ecuador’s capital is called “BiciQuito” and already has over 1000 bikes available at 25 stations.
Bicycles, part of a healthy lifestyle in Bogota
Cycling has become a part of thousands of inhabitants’ lives in Bogota.
The Colombian capital has the largest cycle lane scheme in Latin America, with 540 km of lanes for exclusive bicycle use. In 2015, at least 5% of journeys were made by bike, according to the IDB.
Like other capitals within the region, Bogota was designed for cars. However, since the 1970s, government authorities understood the importance of promoting bicycle use and began to build the first cycle lanes. Approximately 2 million people use these cycle lanes today.
Cycling forms part of a healthier lifestyle, especially among children. A recent study discovered that children aged between 6-10 years old, who use Bogota’s recreational lanes on Sunday, have six more minutes of vigorous physical activity (on average) than those who don’t.
However, many people criticize the program due to the fact that some of these cycle lanes are only open on Sundays, focussing more on cycling as a form of leisure than a sustainable form of transport.
As a result, city authorities have decided to take a bold step forward and open a discussion so a policy about bicycle use can be formulated.
Bogota City Hall hopes to reach 580 km of cycle lanes by the end of 2019, as part of its plan to convert Bogota into the “bicycle capital of the world”.
Civil science to tackle pollution in Buenos Aires
Bicycles also help monitor the air quality index. In Buenos Aires, 30 voluntary cyclists measured the concentration of particulate matter using sensors they had installed on their bikes.
Facilitated by Cambridge University’s Open-Seneca project, the device allowed them to locate where people are at a higher risk of being exposed to high levels of pollution.
One of the project’s objectives “is to present a report with these results to the Argentine Congress so that they can create anti-pollution legislation,” said Matias Acosta from Cambridge University, the institution that is promoting the project with support from the Canadian and British Embassies in Argentina, and the National Commission on Sustainable Development.
Open-Seneca, a civil science project, hopes that people all over the world develop and use these low-cost sensors so as to give visibility to the pollution problem and provide governments with reliable data that drives concrete measures in order to tackle pollution and create cleaner air.
“Today, we are starting a new era. Volunteers have gone out on their bicycles to monitor the air quality index, so that we can all take care of the environment and people’s health,” Sergio Bergman, the Secretary of Environment and Sustainable Development, said back in May.
Data collected by cyclists will be registered with measurements on Buenos Aires’ automatic atmospheric monitoring network. The figures from this network are being published daily on the city government’s website.
Costa Rica: bicycles at the heart of a national policy
Costa Rica is offering fiscal incentives to companies who promote bicycle use among its staff. This has been stipulated in a law that was recently passed and regulates the use of bicycles as part of a strategy to decarbonize the country by 2050.
More and more companies have exclusive bicycle parking facilities, showers and changing rooms for employees, as well as other facilities.
Transport generates over 40% of greenhouse gas emissions in the Central American country.
In an effort to reduce transport-related contaminants, the government has opted for clean mobility, and the law on bicycle use is one of the first steps that has been made towards this.
The law demands better infrastructure for cyclists and road safety education, a subject that will become compulsory for all students at public and private schools. The document also encourages and regulates municipal systems of shared bicyles.
Public and private initiatives that promote bicycle use are already growing in the country. BiciBus, a company that provides advice to people who want to replace their cars with bikes, is one of them. The Ciclo-Incluyente badge is another one, which companies who are bike-friendly receive.
Last year, a team supported by both groups traveled 917 km by bike from San Jose to Panama City in order to raise awareness about the role bicycles play in building cleaner and healthier societies.
This article was originally published by UN Environment – Latin America and the Caribbean, which IPS- Inter Press Service has a special agreement with in order to spread their content.",1367,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316783.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822042502-20190822064502-00325.warc.gz,0.961298704147339
6cb8c7ad-ec67-4202-9931-e32733047f80,2017-08-23T19:20:25+00:00,2017-03-24,1,http://www.yjc.ir/en/news/8440/un-launches-probe-of-crimes-against-rohingya-in-myanmar,"TEHRAN, March 24, YJC- The top United Nations human rights body agreed on Friday to send an international fact-finding mission to investigate widespread allegations of killings, rape and torture by security forces against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -
The 47-member state forum adopted a resolution by consensus, brought by the European Union (EU), that called for ""ensuring full accountability for perpetrators and justice for victims.”
A UN report issued last month, based on interviews with 220 Rohingya among 75,000 who have fled to Bangladesh since October, said that Myanmar’s forces have committed mass killings and gang rapes of Rohingya in a campaign that ""very likely” amounts to crimes against humanity and possibly ethnic cleansing.
Myanmar’s delegation, referring to the resolution, said that ""such kind of action is not acceptable.”
Myanmar’s Rakhine State, where Rohingya are mainly based, has been under a military siege since October 2016 over a raid on a police post that was blamed on Rohingya-linked militants.
UN investigators, who interviewed Rohingya escapees in neighboring Bangladesh, have blamed Myanmar’s government forces for responding with a campaign of murder, gang rape and arson that they say may amount to genocide.
In report last month, Reuters cited two UN officials dealing with refugees fleeing violence as saying that some 1,000 Rohingya Muslims may have been killed in Myanmar’s army crackdown on the minority group.
Yanghee Lee, the UN special rapporteur on Myanmar, warned last week that the Southeast Asian country may be seeking to ""expel” all members of the Rohingya Muslim community from its territory.
Earlier this month, the Advisory Commission on Rakhine, led by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, released a draft report highlighting the need for initiating independent and impartial investigations into widely-reported allegations of atrocities committed by Myanmar’s military forces against the minority group.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein as well as the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, recently called for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to establish a Commission of Inquiry into the situation in Rakhine State.",480,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886123359.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823190745-20170823210745-00485.warc.gz,0.940114378929138
8505902c-14cd-4eee-abfa-9f121a7304ba,2020-10-31T00:56:48+00:00,2011-07-05,0,https://www.fertilitytreatment.ie/blog/my-positive-tcm-experience,"On Wednesday 29th June 2011, I finally took the plunge and made an appointment with Siobhán Kehoe. For months I had convinced myself I'll be pregnant next month, but it never seemed to happen. I was in denial. I had been off the pill since September, 2010. My cycle was normal between 29 to 37 days, ''Why wasn't I pregnant .....''
I had heard of how Siobhán had helped a friend of a friend back in February and she actually advised me to go and see her then, but I had put it off until reality eventually hit home.
On the 5th July (day 7 of my period) I visited Siobhán's practice. I was so nervous, in the space of an hour she was able to tell me so much by examining my tongue. Things which I had never thought about like ''why are your periods dark and clotty''. I actually thought that was normal. By the end of our appointment Siobhán advised me that I was a straight forward case, I was so relieved. She immediately started me on herbs, advised me to go to a nutritionist and told me to listen to my body, something I had never done especially around ovulation time. When I returned to my car I set myself a new goal ''clean up your act, get yourself eating healthier and loose a stone in weight and I'll be pregnant by the end of the year with Siobhán's help.''
Within days of my first visit to Siobhán, I noticed a huge difference in myself, my skin was glowing, I was no longer bloated and I had so much more energy. That was all down to the acupuncture and herbs that Siobhán had provided along with healthy eating. All my family and work colleagues even commented on how healthier I looked.
On day 28th I returned to Siobhán for my 2nd visit, I was a new girl. I advised her that I was awaiting my period. I received another course of acupuncture and she supplied me with more herbs. Siobhán also said that my period, if it came, should be very different to what it used to be. Be prepared for it to be quite red.
I waited and waited for that period, it never came. On day 40 I decided enough was enough, I did a pregnancy test and with great excitement my Husband and I discovered that I was pregnant, nearly 6 weeks. We were over the moon. After only 2 visits to Siobhán I was able to ring her and thank her so much for all her help. We owe Siobhán so much, words cannot explain how thankful we are. I can put my hand on my heart and honestly say that if it was not for Siobhán, I would not have gotten pregnant so easy.
Our healthy baby girl was born at term.
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e4673a0b-c3f1-409c-b0c0-84676d6108aa,2015-03-28T00:35:44+00:00,2013-01-15,0,http://www.marieclaire.com/career-advice/tips/a7484/costs-to-be-me-2013/,"Melissa McDonnell, 32, Marfa, Texas
Occupation: Director of external affairs for Ballroom Marfa, a nonprofit, and adjunct professor at the Texas Tech School of Architecture
Annual income: $65,000 (combined)
Home, sweet home: ""Marfa's a tiny town — population 2,000 — known for art and design. I went to graduate school for architecture at Rice University, and I spent time on a project here. I loved it enough to move! My boyfriend, Carlos, and I split the $800 rent on a one-story house.""
Bills, bills, bills: ""Gas, water, and trash service cost $120 a month, electricity is $40, and wireless is $30. I put $500 in my savings account, send $700 to my grad-student loan plan, and pay $102 for iPhone service, plus $520 for my car loan. Gas is $65 a tank; I fill up every week when I head to the university in El Paso where I teach. Ballroom Marfa, the nonprofit where I work, covers my health care.""
Meal plan: ""Carlos and I make omelets first thing. He works nights at a bistro in town, so we meet up again for lunch at the Food Shark, a local food truck. For dinner, I get a salad or gnocchi and wine at his bistro, about $40.""
The weekender: ""Saturday, I'll take a yoga class, and then around 5 p.m., I walk to the Marfa Book Company for a reading and catered reception, which doubles as a free dinner. On Sunday, we drive 60 miles to Ojinaga, Mexico, to shop at El Super, a big grocery store. Just $40 gets you a full cart and a bottle of tequila.""
Only in Marfa: ""We're an arts community, so a lot of renowned artists come through. Feist played recently — tickets were $30. Other small towns don't have that kind of cultural programming. In a big city, it would cost more.""
The shoe index: ""We have a lot of gravel and dirt roads here, so everyone wears boots. I spent $400 on riding boots from Barneys.""
The view from the ground: ""At Ballroom Marfa, our funding is based on individual giving and grants from groups like the National Endowment for the Arts, so we're very aware of the economic mood. Right now visitors and giving are high, but we're not sure how the end of the Bush tax cuts could affect us."" —Whitney Joiner
THE SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR
Jen Boulden, 39, Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Entrepreneur, green-living consultant
Annual income: More than $200,000
Home, sweet home: ""I live in Silver Lake, the hipster area, in a three-bedroom house that I bought in 2009. When I renovated, I spent an obscene amount — $400,000, four times my budget! I was able to cash in some investments to cover it. Now my home office overlooks my chicken coop in the backyard.""
Bills, bills, bills: ""I pay $120 a month for my cell phone, $150 for cable, and $400 for a housekeeper. I've owned my Volkswagon Jetta since 2006; it gets 44 miles per gallon, so I go weeks without filling up.""
Meal plan: ""I have eggs from my chickens for breakfast and a smoothie for lunch. I go to an organic salad bar, about $12, for dinner.""
The weekender: ""I entertain a lot. On Saturday, I'm throwing a potluck dinner for one of my best friends. The guests will bring the food, I'll get the alcohol: 10 bottles of wine for about $100.""
Only in Los Angeles: ""Water's expensive here, and I wanted to reduce my consumption for environmental reasons. Xeriscaping, which uses native plants and drought-tolerant landscaping, cut my water bill 70 percent, to $75 a month.""
Big splurge: ""I own a horse, an Appendix named Lou; she cost $8,500. It's not for the faint of heart, this sport. Whenever little girls come pat Lou, I tell their parents, 'Run!'""
The shoe index: ""I bought a pair of $850 Sigerson Morrison wedges for $250 on eBay. I love them, even though they hurt.""
The view from the ground: ""The recession hurt my business doing startup consulting and advising on green living; people were focused on putting food on the table. Going green for the sake of it doesn't fly; the changes need to be cost-comparable and convenient. My friends come over, see the tankless water system, and say, 'I want one.' It's not because they're green; it's because it saves money."" —Lea Goldman
THE OUTDOOR ENTHUSIAST
Kiri Crane, 27, Vail, Colorado
Occupation: Snowboarding instructor
Annual income: $25,000 ($17 an hour plus tips)
Home, sweet home: ""Most instructors live in employee housing, dorm-style apartments on the mountain, but I found a deal on a two-bedroom apartment nearby. I have a room to myself and my two roommates share the other one. We pay $500 each, including utilities.""
Bills, bills, bills: ""I have $2,400 in student loans, so I put $300 a month toward that. I pay almost $60 for our Internet and Hulu Plus. Insurance for my Toyota Forerunner is $60, and gas is about $60. I'm on my parents' iPhone plan — it's cheaper — so I send them $30 a month.""
Meal plan: ""I never pay for lunch. In a group lesson, the mountain covers my meals, and private clients take me to a restaurant. For dinner, I cook; I'm a vegetarian and love pasta and salad, so I only spend $50 a week on food.""
The weekender: ""Wednesdays and Thursdays are my days off, when I board or hike to the backcountry for powder. On Tuesday night, I go to a local bar and drink Pabst Blue Ribbon beer or vodka sodas, about $15.""
Only in Vail: ""All-season ski passes cost $700, but instructors ski free. We get gear discounts, too; boards are $500, but I got mine for $300.""
Big splurge: ""Weddings! I went to seven last summer. Plane tickets are $500 each. A dress, gift, and hotel can add another $700.""
The shoe index: ""My most expensive shoes are my lime green Ride snowboarding boots. They retail for about $200 but I got them for $100.""
The view from the ground: ""A lot of mountain jobs are tip-dependent; at the height of the season, half my income is from tips. They vary and rely on tourism — if nobody wants a lesson, I don't have a job for the day. On the flip side, I can get $20 from a group or up to $100 from a private lesson."" —Ashley Ross
THE SOUTHERN HOSTESS
Alexa Wyatt, 23, Charleston, South Carolina
Occupation: Wedding and events coordinator
Annual income: $50,000
Home, sweet home: ""I share an apartment with my best friend; we split the $1,300 rent. I do cake tastings at the bakery across the street.""
Bills, bills, bills: ""My half of the utilities including cable is $250. Every few months, I sign up for barre classes, about $200 a month. I drive an old white BMW 3-Series. My parents cover the insurance and my cell phone bill, about $225.""
Meal plan: ""I survive on Starbucks lattes for breakfast. At tastings, I try nine hors d'oeuvres, four entrÉes, and four cakes. That's lunch! For dinner, my roommate and I order pizza for $16.""
The weekender: ""I often work weddings every weekend for months. Otherwise, on Saturdays, I host friends for cocktails and we eat at a restaurant downtown. I spend around $50.""
Only in Charleston: ""The annual wine and food festival is great. A wine lover's pass is $300.""
Big splurge: ""My $35 monthly gel manicure.""
The shoe index: ""I own an amazing pair of $400 blush pink Kate Spade heels. I bought them to go with a dress I wore to a cocktail party.""
The view from the ground: ""The RSVP rate for Charleston weddings is higher than in other cities. It feels like a true destination! Everyone wants to get married here."" —Lauren N. Williams
THE D.C. SOPHISTICATE
Dionna Dorsey, 32, Arlington, Virginia
Occupation: Graphic designer
Annual income: $85,000
Home, sweet home: ""I pay $1,750 a month for my one-bedroom, less than it would cost in D.C. With the money I'm saving, I want to buy a condo next year — my budget is $400,000. I run my company, creating branding materials and websites for businesses, from home.""
Bills, bills, bills: ""Basic cable is included in my rent, but I added HBO so I can watch Boardwalk Empire. That plus Internet cost $70 per month. Gas, heat, and water bills are $125, as is health insurance. I drive a white CLK Mercedes, a hand-me-down from my sister. Gas is $60 a tank; insurance is $2,400 a year.""
Meal plan: ""Working from home allows me to make my own meals, like Korean beef barbecue, for dinner. I spend $65 a week at Whole Foods.""
The weekender: ""On Saturdays, I meet friends for dinner in Georgetown. On Sundays, I go to a service at the Alfred Street Baptist Church, where I tithe — give 10 percent of my earnings.""
Only in Arlington: ""Using a citywide bike-share program, I can rent a bicycle for $7. I love riding by the monuments on the National Mall.""
Big splurge: ""For $120 a month, I wax my eyebrows, armpits, upper lip, and bikini area.""
The shoe index: ""I spent $770 on a pair of pink satin Viktor & Rolf 5-inch heels.""
The view from the ground: ""Business comes through referrals, so I haven't advertised. If I'm doing well, I donate services to community groups; I just reworked the logo for a group that helps intellectually disabled athletes reach the Paralympics."" —L.N.W.",2306,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297146.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00039-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.950240314006805
5d655411-1860-46e6-8eb0-4d8bd66395a5,2019-08-21T09:21:49+00:00,2014-10-02,1,https://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/2014/10/02/nj-lawmakers-advance-sports-betting-bill/16588465/,"NJ lawmakers advance sports betting bill
TRENTON – Legislation that would allow sports betting in casinos and racetracks has been advanced by a New Jersey Assembly panel.
Proponents hope the measure will bolster administrative action that would do the same thing.
The Assembly’s Tourism and Gaming committee approved the bill unanimously Thursday, sending it to the full Assembly. State senators said they plan to introduce a similar bill in their chamber next week.
The legislation comes as legal action heats up over sports gambling.
Gov. Chris Christie’s administration last month said it would allow sports betting, but also asked a judge for permission to carry it out. Proponents of sports betting see it as a way to help struggling Atlantic City casinos.
The four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA are fighting against the plan.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.",189,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315865.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821085942-20190821111942-00371.warc.gz,0.94662070274353
c6b3cbf2-03af-4bdf-8a91-bfea2015a276,2015-03-31T10:27:08+00:00,2015-03-31,0,http://www.africahunting.com/threads/7mm-160-grain-woodleigh-penetration-test.6834/,"A video with my usual test media, a wet cardboard bale. Unfortunatly the cardboard was not uniformerly wet. The Bale was shot at 100yards (lasered). The 7x57 with 160 Woodleigh had a muzzle velocity of 2,405 fps The 7x57 with 154 Hornady Spt Interlock had a muzzle velocity of 2,461 fps The 7mmRM with 160 Woodleigh had a muzzle velocity of 2,908fps Tophet1's Channel - YouTube I recovered the two Woodleigh projectiles. The left one was fired from the 7mmRM the right one from the 7x57 Neither of these projectiles resemble any I have recovered from game, however the test did replicate my in-field perceptions of the 7mm 160 Woodleighs performance. Results at 100 yards Impact: The 7mmRM has the velocity to expand the 160 Woodleigh the largest. The 154 Hornady Spt is quite a tough projectile and better suited to 7mm Magnums. The 7x57 achieves best penetration for the 160 Woodleigh with 2nd best expansion of the three projectiles tested.",226,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300464.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00158-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.934227466583252
2c679388-5440-4d90-85de-b6590b7854a4,2015-03-30T18:11:54+00:00,2013-07-16,1,http://www.crn.com/news/mobility/240158304/microsoft-exec-pcs-are-likely-to-go-away-but-then-again-they-might-not.htm?itc=xbodylb,"Steven Guggenheimer, vice president of Microsoft's Developer and Platform Evangelism group, recently offered some surprisingly unvarnished views on the future of the desktop PC.
""Over time, it's likely to go away,"" Guggenheimer said of the desktop PC in an interview with Techcrunch published Monday.
But in the same sentence, Guggenheimer, a 20-year Microsoft veteran, softened his stance.
Microsoft is facing ""this weird balance between [the desktop] ending up being less critical over time, but it probably never goes away completely. Or if it does, it's hard to predict when,"" he told Techcrunch.
Some partners would say ""weird balance"" is an apt description of Windows 8. Microsoft overhauled Windows for tablets and touch, but customers haven't warmed to the new user interface. Windows 8.1 could help, but some customers are planning to stay on Windows 7 for the time being.
That's because many companies rely on PCs and can't afford to invest the time and money in training their employees how to use Windows 8.
""While the world may surf and read email on mobile devices, most work happens on desktop PCs,"" Marc Harrison, president of Silicon East, a Manalapan, N.J.-based Microsoft partner, told CRN. ""Until Microsoft -- or someone else -- finds a platform that increases office worker productivity, the desktop is here to stay.""
Still, the PC market is in clear decline, while tablets are coming on strong. According to figures released last month, research firm Gartner expects tablet shipments to come close to matching PC shipments by the end of 2014.
Microsoft is hoping to get Windows running on many of these tablets, but it's setting its sights higher than that. In last week's reorganization announcement, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer referred to a ""family"" of devices running Windows several times.
At Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference, COO Kevin Turner put a number on the size of the opportunity Microsoft sees beyond PCs.
""The new market opportunity goes from 338 million PCs to 2.9 billion devices every year,"" Turner said in a keynote at the conference.
So, while it may seem strange for Guggenheimer to even entertain the possibility of PCs becoming obsolete, all he's saying is that traditional computing may be replaced over time with mobile alternatives. But Microsoft still expects to get a big chunk of that business.
Ultimately, it's going to come down to what tasks the user wants to perform. Those who only consume information already have no need for PCs, while those that produce information are still more or less reliant on their desktops.
""I have yet to see a touch-centric device that will actually allow you to create textual data in a meaningful way. Screen keyboards are too slow to be useful for anything but short responses,"" one Microsoft partner told CRN, speaking on condition of anonymity to protect his relationship with the company.
PUBLISHED JULY 16, 2013",615,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299515.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00085-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.957779765129089
0916a062-ef45-4335-be0b-d256de967657,2013-05-23T11:50:19+00:00,2011-02-15,1,http://www.worldastrology.net/are-emerging-markets-about-to-hit-the-skids.html/comment-page-1,"Alistair Barr over at MarketWatch warns, today, that emerging markets may be peaking.
Feb. 15, 2011, 2:55 p.m. EST
Emerging markets may be overheating: Citi CEO
Big banks may struggle to make 20% returns on equity, Pandit says
By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – Emerging markets may be overheating and will have to increase capacity and control inflation, Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Vikram Pandit said Tuesday.
Pandit also said big banks may struggle to generate 20% returns on equity in the future, in a speech at the ISI Group 2011 conference in New York.
“Many of the emerging markets are operating at or near capacity and are therefore at risk of overheating – and must deal with the possible consequences of inflation,” he remarked.
Surging food prices show that “there are some countries where you’ve reached close to capacity,” Pandit said, without mentioning specific nations.
Still, the Citi (NYSE:C) chief noted that this is happening because emerging markets are growing strongly. “Their challenge is to work out how to increase capacity. Central banks on the ground are doing a good job trying to handle this trade-off between growth and capacity.”
Citi has the most exposure to emerging markets of any big U.S. bank. Pandit said Tuesday he’s “comfortable” with the portfolio of loans the company has made in these countries. That’s partly because consumer leverage and corporate-lending penetration is still relatively low, he explained…” More:
Surely, with the lose monetary policy, we hear all the time, how ‘strong’ the dollar is against the Euro, and the currencies of other developed nations, but what we do not hear much about, is how zerp (zero interest rates policy) has increased the currencies of emerging nations, especially those with large mining and mineral operations. For example, Australia’s dollar, today trades at 0.9964, pretty much, neck and neck, with the US dollar.
There is no doubt that commodities have had an enormous run up in the past year. Oil is trading at 86 a barrel, and gold is off the roof in the 1300s. How long can a good thing last, is anybody’s guess, and so, since it’s a question, I am interested in. I feel passionately about markets. It is my business, to know, and it should be yours, too. So I ask:
Are emerging markets about to hit the skids?
When we look at horary charts, the first thing we do is to look to the ASC. This gives the atmosphere of the question to us. Here we have the ‘quick’ and nimble Gemini, rising. This will a sort of lightness or flexibility to the atmosphere of the question. In other words, it’s a question sort of asked at the ‘spur of the moment’ and so it’s a casually asked question, much the sign, Gemini, which is comprised of two children. In the first house, we see the Dragon’s Tail at the last degree of Gemini. This could portend some downward movement, but at 29 degrees, it may be ‘down the road’ a bit.
The next thing we do in such a chart, is to examine the condition of the planet that governs, or has control of the sign rising on the eastern horizon. In this case, that planet is Mercury. The first thing we notice is that Mercury is of the same nature as the sign on that all important cusp, in other words, light and airy in nature because the sign rising, and its ruler, Mercury are both in an air signs. Air brings a lot of ‘hope’ for the future, and as such, they tend to be bullish.
Mercury is up at the top of the chart. This portion of the chart is called the ‘price’ in ancient charts. So when we see Mercury heading towards the top of the chart. And we all know that old saying, ‘what goes up must come down.’ In this case, Mercury is about 5 degrees from the top. This may buy emerging markets a little time. However, Mercury is also heading straight into the molten bubbling rays of the sun. This is called, combustion. The Sun is just so much bigger and stronger than Mercury, that it doesn’t ake much imagination to figure out what happens, when this happens. In ancient think, this is the sign of trial by fire. In the question at hand, the all powerful, Sun also rules the house of bottoms, that of the 4th.
What does this mean? Well, in a nutshell, given Mercury’s upcoming peaking, then falling into the fiery arms of the Sun, not to mention, that depressing South Node in the 1st, we may, indeed, see emerging markets go down. But when ???
Well, in horary, angular planets stand for months. Since Mercury is within 5 degrees of the cusp of the 10th, it may buy emerging markets a few months, but since Mercury is just leaving the antiscion of the parsfortuna, we have a pretty strong bet that the boom days, are over.",1135,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00023-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.958806872367859
df1a06a4-2de4-4886-97e3-ad985d03ab07,2019-08-24T11:12:16+00:00,2019-03-25,1,https://punchng.com/protests-rock-birnin-gwari-over-kaduna-killings/,"Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna
Residents of Birnin-Gwari in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Monday protested the persistent killings of their people by persons suspected to be bandits.
The protest, led by the Coalition of Birnin-Gwari Association, coincided with the visit of Governor Nasir el-Rufai and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to Birnin-Gwari on Monday.
While the governor was at Katangi, where the bandits attacked villagers on Saturday, Adamu stopped at Birnin-Gwari where he addressed stakeholders.
The protesters laid siege on the Emir’s palace at about 3:00pm and demanded for the deployment of more troops to the town, which had, over the years been ravaged by the activities of kidnappers and armed robbers.
Auwa Yunus, who spoke on behalf of the protesters, said: “We call on our people to peacefully join hands in the struggle to send a clear and unambiguous message to government concerning our plight.
“We urge the governments to, as a matter of urgency, provide the Internally Displaced Persons with better clothing, food, water as well as health facilities.”
Meanwhile, El-Rufai during his visit to Kakangi community, condemned the attacks.
The governor, who was accompanied by top government officials and security chiefs, described the attack as “inhuman and ungodly.”
El-Rufai assured the residents of the government’s commitment to restoring peace and security to the area as well as other troubled parts of the state.
The governor also visited the injured in the hospital.
It may be recalled that five people, including two policemen, were, on Saturday, killed by bandits in an attack on the community.
The bandits who invaded the village on motorbikes also razed houses and the community’s market.
It may also be recalled that residents of Kajuru, Southern Kaduna, also protested killings by bandits in March.",434,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027320734.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824105853-20190824131853-00336.warc.gz,0.969239771366119
bfc3b0f8-01a2-467c-a137-ed6107092cb8,2017-08-22T13:06:40+00:00,2017-01-01,0,http://doctorlib.info/pharmacology/illustrated/40.html,"Pharmacology - An Illustrated Review
33. Analgesic, Antipyretic, and Antiinflammatory Drugs
Inflammation is usually the result of a noxious stimulus that results in the destruction of or injury to tissue. Inflammation functions to remove noxious agents from the site of injury, to repair damage, and to return tissue function to normal. The clinical features of inflammation are swelling, redness, heat, and pain.
Cytokines, which are secreted primarily by activated macrophages, are important mediators of inflammation. The most i mportant inflammatory mediators are interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). Local effects include induction of adhesion molecule expression on vascular endothelium (promoting cell adherence), increased vascular permeability (promoting influx of serum components), and activation of lymphocytes. Systemic effects include increased leukocyte production, fever, and induction of acute phase response. Other important cytokines include interleukin-8 (IL-8), a potent chemotactic factor for recruitment of neutrophils, basophils, and T cells, and interleukin-12 (IL-12), which activates NK cells and promotes differentiation of T cells into T helper (TH) cells.
33.1 Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are analgesic, antipyretic, and antiinflammatory drugs, thus named to distinguish them from the glucocorticosteroids, which also possess anti-inflammatory properties. This class of drugs includes some commonly used over-the-counter agents, as well as many prescription-only agents.
Mechanism of action
– Antiinflammatory: NSAIDs inhibit the cyclooxygenase enzymes COX-1 and COX-2 (Fig. 33.1). These enzymes catalyze the formation of prostaglandin H2, which is the precursor for prostaglandin, prostacyclin, and thromboxane synthesis. COX-1 is present in most tissues, and in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract it maintains the normal lining of the stomach. It is also involved in kidney and platelet function. COX-2 is induced by inflammation. COX-2 inhibition is thought to lead to the analgesic, antipyretic, and antiinflammatory effects of aspirin and the other NSAIDs.
— Aspirin inhibits the cyclooxygenase enzymes by acetylating a single serine residue. This is an irreversible covalent modification that inactivates both COX-1 and COX-2. Other NSAIDs are competitive inhibitors of the cyclooxygenases.
– Analgesic: NSAID analgesic effects occur as a result of decreased prostaglandin formation.
– Antipyretic: Antipyretic effects are the result of decreasing prostaglandins in the temperature control center in the hypothalamus.
Set point temperature and temperature regulation
The preoptic region and adjacent anterior nuclei of the hypothalamus contain a thermostat for establishing the set point temperature. The set point temperature (~37°C) is the body core temperature that the system attempts to maintain. If core temperature falls below the set point, then the following mechanisms may be induced by the posterior hypothalamus: somatic nervous system activation induces shivering generating heat by causing ATP hydrolysis in the contractile apparatus of skeletal muscle; thyroid hormones may be released generating heat by increasing the activity of Na+-K+–ATPase; and sympathetic nervous system activation causes vasoconstriction of blood vessels to the skin resulting in heat conservation. If core temperature rises above the set point, then the following mechanisms may be induced by the anterior hypothalamus: sympathetic cholinergic activation of sweat glands (via muscarinic receptors) increases heat loss by evaporation of water from the skin; and lowered sympathetic adrenergic activity causes dilation of blood vessels to the skin resulting in heat loss by convection and radiation.
Fever and antipyretic drugs
Fever is produced by endogenous pyrogens (e.g., interleukin-1) released by infective bacteria. These pyrogens act on the anterior hypothalamus to increase prostaglandin synthesis, which in turn stimulates the thermoregulatory center to reset the new set point to a higher temperature. Because body temperature is cooler than the new set point, body temperature increases (heat production and conservation of heat) until it stabilizes at the new, elevated set point temperature. After the fever breaks and the new set point returns to 37°C, the patient vasodilates and sweats to lose heat until body temperature returns to normal. Aspirin (and other NSAIDs) and acetaminophen are effective in suppressing fever because they inhibit cyclooxygenase and therefore prostaglandin synthesis. In doing so, they lower the set point temperature and will cause activation of the heat loss mechanisms. Steroids may also be used to reduce fever by blocking the release of arachidonic acid (the precursor of prostaglandins) from membrane phospholipids.
– Mild to moderate pain (e.g., dental, muscle, joint, and postoperative)
– Inflammation and accompanying pain associated with diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (high doses)
– Reduction of fever
– Aspirin is also used for the treatment and prophylaxis of thrombosis (low doses). It is widely used to prevent myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and peripheral vascular thrombosis. It is also used after angioplasty, placement of stents, or bypass surgery to prevent thrombosis and re-stenosis.
Side effects. Many of the adverse effects of aspirin and the other NSAIDs result from inhibition of COX-1 (Fig. 33.2). These include
– Acute renal failure
– Skin rash or hypersensitivity reactions, which require immediate discontinuation of the drug
– Gastric distress, occult gastric bleeding, and acute hemorrhage. These effects may be worsened with concomitant use of ethanol and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
– Bronchospasm in NSAID-sensitive asthmatics (see p. 249)
Fig. 33.1 Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
NSAIDs inhibit prostaglandin metabolism by inhibiting both forms of the enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX-1 and COX-2). Cyclooxygenase catalyzes the formation of prostaglandin H2 which is the most important step in prostaglandin production. The normal physiological effects of COX-1 and COX-2 are shown. Because NSAIDs block these actions, they have an antiinflammatory effect (wanted), but they also block the physiological effects of COX-1, which are the main cause of NSAID side effects. Glucocorticoids also inhibit prostaglandin (and leukotriene) production by inhibiting phospholipase A2 and COX-2 (indirectly).
Fig. 33.2 Adverse effects of NSAIDs.
NSAID-induced inhibition of COX enzymes leads to decreased production of prostaglandins from arachidonic acid. This leads to gastric mucosal damage and its sequelae and nephropathy. COX-2 inhibitors show a lower incidence of gastropathy. Inhibition of this side of the arachidonic acid metabolic pathway may lead to increased leukotriene production, depending on arachidonic acid availability. This proinflammatory mediator can cause asthma and bronchoconstriction.
– Gastric ulcers (gastric irritation may aggravate ulcers)
– Asthma (NSAIDs can induce bronchospasm in asthmatics)
– Influenza-like illnesses in children or teenagers (up to 19 years of age). There is an increased risk of developing Reye syndrome in children with influenza or chickenpox.
– Pregnancy (third trimester). NSAIDs may cause premature closure of the ductus arteriosu s.
The relative strength of the antiinflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic actions varies slightly among different NSAID agents. The major difference is in pharmacokinetics. Individual patients may show different therapeutic responses and adverse reactions to the different agents. The unique features of specific NSAID agents are discussed in the following section.
Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid)
– Well absorbed following oral administration
– Rapidly metabolized by plasma esterases to salicylic acid and acetic acid
– Salicylate ion is highly bound (80–90%) to plasma proteins
– Conjugation in the liver is the primary route of metabolism.
– Metabolites are excreted in the urine.
– Cardiovascular system: at low doses, aspirin inhibits platelet COX-1 and prevents thrombosis. Aspirin does not affect blood pressure.
– Blood: increased bleeding time due to inhibition of platelet aggregation
– Kidney: no nephrotoxicity
– Liver: there may be dose-dependent alterations in liver function with salicylate use. These changes usually are subclinical and reversible.
– Influenza-like illnesses or chickenpox in children or teenagers (up to 19 years of age), as there is an increased risk of developing Reye syndrome.
– Asthma and nasal polyps, as there is an increased likelihood of hypersensitivity reaction
– Bleeding disorders such as hemophilia, as aspirin may increase bleeding
– Alcohol use (three or more drinks/day) or peptic ulcer, as there is an increased risk of GI bleeding
– Decreased hepatic function
– Acute toxicity may occur in children and teenagers (Reye syndrome) and is life-threatenin g.
– Overdose progressively leads to tinnitus, hyperventilation, respiratory alkalosis, fever, metabolic acidosis, shock, coma, and death. Treatment is gastric lavage for acute cases, alkaline diuresis with sodium bicarbonate to increase excretion, and supportive measures.
Reye syndrome is a rare disorder that affects all organs of the body, but liver and brain involvement is the most serious. It initially presents following a viral infection. Signs and symptoms progress from vomiting, lethargy, hyperventilation, and confusion to severe mental state changes, coma, respiratory failure, multiple organ failure, and death. Treatment is supportive and includes mechanical ventilation (if necessary), insulin (to increase glucose metabolism), corticosteroids (to reduce brain swelling), and diuretics (to increase fluid loss).
Salicylic Acid Salts and Derivatives
Mesalamine, Olsalazine, and Sulfasalazine
Mechanism of action. These agents do not irreversibly inhibit COX enzymes and are much less effective than aspirin as COX inhibitors. They also do not inhibit platelet aggregation.
Pharmacokinetics. These agents are taken orally or rectally.
– Ulcerative colitis (local effect on the GI tract)
– Crohn disease
– Rheumatoid arthritis (sulfasalazine)
– Less frequent and minor compared with aspirin
Choline Magnesium Salicylate, Salsalate, and Diflunisal
Salsalate is the salicylate ester of salicylic acid; in vivo, the drug is hydrolyzed to two molecules of salicylate.
Diflunisal is a salicylic acid derivative but is not metabolized to salicylate.
– Given orally but also found in over-the-counter creams, gels, and patches for topical use
– Treatment of fever, pain, and arthritis in patients who cannot tolerate or are unresponsive to aspirin or other NSAIDs
Mechanism of action. Similar to aspirin.
– Indomethacin has been the agent of choice for gout; however, there is no evidence it is superior to other NSAIDs for acute gout.
– To accelerate closure of patent ductus arteriosus (see p. 349)
Side effects. A very high percentage (35−50%) of patients receiving usual therapeutic doses of indomethacin experience untoward symptoms, and ~20% must discontinue its use because of the side effects.
– The most frequent central nervous system (CNS) effect (indeed, the most common side effect) is severe frontal headache, occurring in 25 to 50% of patients who take the drug for long periods. Dizziness, vertigo, lightheadedness, and mental confusion may occur. Seizures have been reported, as have severe depression, psychosis, hallucinations, and suicide.
– GI complaints are common and can be serious. Diarrhea may occur and sometimes is associated with ulcerative lesions of the bowel. Acute pancreatitis has been reported, as have rare but potentially fatal cases of hepatitis.
– Neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and, rarely, aplastic anemia
Note: Most adverse effects are dose-related.
Thrombocytopenia is a condition in which the platelet count is low. It can be caused by the decreased production of platelets, such as in bone marrow failure, and from the destruction or consumption of platelets, for example, in disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), hypersplenism, and viral infections, and from drugs (e.g., indomethacin). There may be no signs and symptoms of thrombocytopenia, and it may be diagnosed incidentally when the patient's blood count is measured, or there may be signs such as spontaneous bleeding from mucous membranes (e.g., gums and nose), easy and excessive bruising, and petichiae (superficial bleeding into the skin). The underlying cause should be treated if necessary.
– Underlying peptic ulcer disease
Note: Caution is advised when administering indomethacin to elderly patients or to those with underlying epilepsy, psychiatric disorders, or Parkinson disease because they are at greater risk for the development of serious CNS adverse effects.
Table 33.1 summarizes other NSAIDs.
Table 33.1 Summary of Other NSAIDs
Diclofenac, etodolac, ketorolac, sulindac, tolmetin
These NSAIDs have greater potency against COX-2, have some COX-2 selectivity, and have less antiinflammatory activity than other NSAIDs
They are similar to indomethacin
Ibuprofen, fenoprofen, flurbiprofen, ketoprofen, naproxen, oxaprozin
Propionic acid derivatives that differ mainly in pharmacokinetics.
Major advantage is long duration of action
Unique structure but similar activity to other NSAIDs
COX-2 Selective Inhibitor
Mechanism of action. Celecoxib is a selective COX-2 inhibitor and as such inhibits the production of vascular prostaglandins, which are inhibitors of platelet aggregation and vasodilators. Unlike the nonselective NSAIDS, which inhibit both COX-1 and COX-2, celecoxib does not reduce the endogenous production of thromboxane A2, a potent activator of platelet aggregation and a vasoconstrictor. Thus inhibition of prostacyclin without inhibition of thromboxane A2 creates a prothrombotic state. However, the fact that it does not inhibit COX-1 leads to fewer GI side effects because it does not inhibit prostaglandins in the GI tract which maintain the normal lining of the stomach.
Side effects. Adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events are more likely due to the prothrombotic state.
Note: Rofecoxib and valdecoxib have been withdrawn from the market because of the increased risk of cardiovascular events. Although celecoxib also carries such risks, it remains available, and its benefits (i.e., the reduced GI side effects) may outweigh the risks in properly selected and informed patients.
33.2 Other Analgesic-Antipyretic Drugs
Acetaminophen is excluded from the NSAID group of drugs because it does not have significant antiinflammatory activity, although it is analgesic and antipyretic.
Mechanism of action. Acetaminophen is a weak inhibitor of cyclooxygenases. Its mechanism of action is not well understood.
– Well absorbed following oral administration
– The primary route of metabolism is conjugation in the liver.
– Elimination is by filtration and active proximal tubular secretion into the urine.
– Antipyretic effects: comparable to aspirin
– Analgesic effects: comparable to aspirin
– Cardiovascular system: no effects at therapeutic doses
– Respiratory system: no effects at therapeutic doses
– Blood: no antiplatelet effects
– Acetaminophen has no significant antiinflammatory properties, which may be accounted for by the fact that it has greater activity against CNS cyclooxygenases than those in the periphery.
– Mild to moderate pain and pyrexia in patients for whom aspirin is contraindicated
– Analgesic of choice in pregnancy
Note: Acetaminophen does not cause Reye syndrome and may be used in children.
Toxicity. Acetaminophen has a high therapeutic index, requiring ≥ 6 g to be ingested for toxicity to occur. Hepatotoxicity is the most serious toxic effect, which is caused by the accumulation of N-acetyl-p-benzo-quinone imine (NAPQI), a toxic compound produced in small amounts during the metabolism of acetaminophen. Normally, it is immediately detoxified in the liver by conjugation with glutathione. In cases of acetaminophen overdose, glutathione may be depleted, and NAPQI may accumulate and damage the liver. Concurrent ethanol use may worsen the hepatic effect. Treat with acetylcysteine, which both replenish glutathione stores and may conjugate directly with NAPQI by serving as a glutathione substitute (only effective within 10 to 24 hours of overdose).
33.3 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is mainly characterized by inflammation of the synovium of joints, especially the small joints of the hands and feet. This causes all of the signs of inflammation: pain, swelling, stiffness, redness, and loss of function. The synovium thickens as the disease progresses, and inflammatory mediators erode bone and cartilage, causing deformation of the joints. There is also a systemic component to RA that is thought to be mainly due to vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels). Weight loss, fever, and malaise are often present, and there may be cardiovascular and respiratory disease, as well as problems with the skin and eyes.
Pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis
In RA, the immune system pathologically reacts to insults on the body by trigger factors, which may be genetic, environmental, infection, or trauma. The initial noxious stimulus causes inflammation of synovial membranes. The antigens released in this process are taken up by antigen presenting cells, and this in turn, activates lymphocytes and macrophages. The macrophages release further proinflammatory mediators, including cytokines and TNFα. Cyto kines activate COX-2 and induce prostaglandin synthesis. This inflammatory response leads to a viscous circle of lymphocyte and macrophage activation. Synovial fibroblasts also proliferate during this time and release destructive enzymes. These enzymes are responsible for the characteristic inflamed pannus tissue of RA, which progressively invades joint cartilage and bone, cumulating in ankylosis and connective tissue scar formation. This causes loss of joint motion (Fig. 33.3).
Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs
Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are commonly used with NSAIDs for the treatment of RA (Fig. 33.3). Corticosteroids may be used in conjunction with these agents.
This agent is discussed in detail in Chapter 27.
Mechanism of action. Methotrexate is a folic acid analogue that competitively inhibits dihydrofolate reductase, the enzyme that normally converts folate to tetrahydrofolate. This is needed for purine and thymidine synthesis.
Note: The mechanism of action in RA is unknown.
Purines are a group of extremely biochemically significant organic compounds. The nucleic acids adenine and guanine, which comprise 50% of our DNA and RNA, are derived from purines, as well as several other important substances, for example, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), guanosine triphosphate (GTP), cyclic adenosine mono-phosphate (cAMP), the reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), and coenzyme A.
– Administered orally for the treatment of RA
– Fifty percent is bound to plasma proteins (displaced by salicylates, sulfonamides, etc.).
– Excreted unchanged in urine (caution in patients with renal damage)
Uses. Methotrexate is generally the DMARD of choice for the treatment of RA.
Side effects. Side effects include oral and GI ulceration, bone marrow depression (dose-limiting toxicity), hepatic damage, and renal damage.
Mechanism of action. The mechanism for RA is unknown.
– Administered alone (in mild cases) or in combination with other antiinflammatory agents
– Clinical improvement may require 3 to 6 months of therapy.
Fig. 33.3 Rheumatoid arthritis.
Refer to call-out box on p. 355 for the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. NSAIDs (COX inhibitors) and glucocorticoids inhibit prostaglandin synthesis, which provides acute relief from the inflammatory symptoms. Disease-modifying agents slow disease progression. Methotrexate and leflunomide reduce purine and pyrimidine synthesis in lymphocytes, which prevents them from replicating (due to inhibition of DNA and RNA synthesis). Cyclosporine decreases interleukin-2 (IL-2) synthesis in T helper cells. The antibodies infliximab and adalimumab and the fusion protein etanercept intercept tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) molecules (which are proinflammatory cytokines) and prevent them from interacting with membrane receptors on target cells. Anakinra is an analog of endogenous IL-1 antagonists. The mechanism of action of sulfasalazine is unknown.
Side effects. Serious ocular toxicity is associated with this agent but is rare at doses used for RA.
Mechanism of action. Sulfasalazine is a prodrug that is metabolized to 5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA). 5-ASA acts within the intestinal tract (mainly the terminal ileum and colon) to inhibit prostaglandin and leukotriene synthesis, thus reducing the inflammatory reaction (see Chapter 27).
The mechanism of action of sulfasalazine in RA is unknown.
– Mild cases of RA
– Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, and abdominal pain
– Bone marrow suppression
Mechanism of action. Gold salts have antiinflammatory properties and inhibit prostaglandin synthesis. They have no analgesic or antipyretic effects.
– Used infrequently for the treatment of inflammatory conditions
– May induce remission of RA, but the duration is highly variable. The mechanism by which they induce remission is unknown.
– Mucocutaneous lesions, blood dyscrasias, and anaphylactoid reactions
Blood dyscrasia is a general term for a pathologic disorder of the blood in which the cellular constituents of the blood are abnormal or are present in abnormal quantities. Examples of this include idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, hemophilia, sickle cell anemia, and leukemia.
Mechanism of action. Leflunomide is an inhibitor of pyrimidine synthesis. Its mechanism to relieve symptoms of RA is unclear, but it may inhibit the proliferation of T cells to reduce i nflammation.
– Orally effective
– I nitial monotherapy for RA instead of methotrexate, or added to methotrexate for patients who have not responded
– Reduces symptoms and improves function
– Diarrhea occurs frequently.
– Reversible alopecia and skin rash are common.
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) Inhibitors
These agents are also discussed in Chapter 34.
Etanercept, Infliximab, and Adalimumab
– Etanercept is a soluble recombinant TNF receptor: Fc fusion protein.
– Infliximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody that binds to TNF-α.
– Adalimumab is a human monoclonal antibody to TNF.
Mechanism of action. These agents bind to TNF-α, a proinflammatory cytokine, and prevent it from attaching to its receptor (Fig. 33.4).
– Etanercept and adalimumab are administered subcutaneously.
– Infliximab requires IV administration.
Uses. Use of a TNF inhibitor concurrently with methotrexate is more effective for treating RA than either one alone. These drugs provide symptomatic relief in 60% of patients, but they are not curative.
Fig. 33.4 TNF-α and inhibitors.
TNF-α receptor activation produces a number of effects that can worsen rheumatoid arthritis (RA). TNF levels are elevated in the synovial fluid of patients with RA. Infliximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody to TNF-α. Etanercept is a soluble recombinant TNF receptor:Fc fusion protein. Both of these drugs bind to TNF-α and prevent it from interacting with its receptor. Adalimumab (not shown) is a human monoclonal antibody to TNF-α that works like infliximab.
– Minor irritation at injection sites is the most common side effect of etanercept and adalimumab.
– Increased susceptibility to bacterial and fungal infections. Serious and fatal infections have occurred.
Anakinra is a recombinant form of the human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist IL-1 Ra.
Mechanism of action. Anakinra blocks the actions of endogenous IL-1, thereby decreasing IL-1-mediated inflammatory responses. It has shown moderate effectiveness.
– Given by daily subcutaneous injection
Side effects. Side effects of anakinra are the same as TNF-α inhibitors: injection site reactions and increased susceptibility to infections.
33.4 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gout
Gout is an arthropathy caused by hyperuricemia and the deposition of uric acid crystals in the joints. It may be precipitated by trauma, surgery, starvation, infection, or diuretic therapy. It often occurs in the metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe (hallux). Symptoms include severe pain, redness, and swelling of the affected joints. The therapy of gout involves treatment of the acute attack with colchicine and NSAIDs, and chronic treatment of the hyperuricemia.
Treatment of Acute Gout
Mechanism of action. Colchicine inhibits mitotic activity, neutrophil migration, and phagocytic activity in inflamed tissue (Fig. 33.5).
Fig. 33.5 Gout and its therapy.
Gout results from increased levels of uric acid (an end product of purine degradation). Uric acid tends to crystallize in the metatarsophalangeal joints and provides a strong stimulus for neutrophils and macrophages. Neutrophils are attracted (1) and phagocytose (2) the uric acid crystals. Neutrophils release proinflammatory cytokines (3). Macrophages also phagocytose the crystals and release lysosomal enzymes that promote inflammation. This results in an acute and very painful attack of gout (4). Colchicine and NSAIDs are used to treat acute attacks of gout. Colchicine binds to microtubular proteins and impairs their function, causing inter alia arrest of mitosis at metaphase (“spindle poison”). Its acute antigout activity is due to inhibition of neutrophil and macrophage reactions. Allopurinol is a uricostatic agent that, along with its accumulating metabolite, oxypurinol, inhibits xanthine oxidase, which catalyzes the formation of uric acid from hypoxanthine via xanthine. Uricosurics promote the renal excretion of uric acid by saturating the organic acid transport system in the renal proximal tubules, making it unavailable for uric acid resorption.
Side effects. GI irritation, bone marrow depression, myopathy, and alopecia with long-term use.
Indomethacin and Other NSAIDs
Indomethacin (p. 353) has been the traditional NSAID used for acute gout attacks, but there is no evidence that it is superior to other NSAIDS. Ibuprofen, naproxen, and celecoxib may be just as effective.
Treatment of Chronic Gout
Probenecid and Sulfinpyrazone
Mechanism of action. These agents block the proximal tubular reabsorption of uric acid.
– Rapidly absorbed orally
– GI irritation and allergic reactions
Contraindications. Aspirin can impair the excretion of uric acid from the kidneys at the usual over-the-counter doses; however, low-dose aspirin taken for heart attack or stroke prevention should not significantly alter the uric acid level.
Mechanism of action. Allopurinol reduces the synthesis of uric acid by inhibiting xanthine oxidase, which is the enzyme that catalyzes the formation of uric acid from hypoxanthine via xanthine.
Side effects. GI irritation, allergic reactions, and blood dyscrasias",6488,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886110774.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822123737-20170822143737-00028.warc.gz,0.885024189949036
937badf0-1cc7-4696-a120-07129052e4f9,2015-03-27T11:57:26+00:00,2015-03-27,1,http://www.vindy.com/staff/marc-kovac/,"The bill is in excess of $7 billion for the next two years
The Senate will now consider the controversial abortion ban.
A tax increase on tobacco products could drive consumers from the Buckeye State, opponents said
The law change requires new residents who drive to seek new licenses and register vehicles in the state or face possible criminal charges
Lawmakers want to further study a speed-limit increase
The new law affects individuals who were born in Ohio and adopted between 1964 and 1996
Whether drivers can zoom on rural highways and the turnpike at 75 mph remains up in the air.
A task force member is the Bishop George Murry of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown
A total of 66 state employees earned $190,000 or more last year
ResponsibleOhio’s petition language now goes to the Ohio Ballot Board for its consideration.",175,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296383.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00092-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.946897983551025
3783d725-e5e6-4e15-b7dd-8696834d0d46,2019-08-18T18:10:41+00:00,2017-03-31,0,https://iowaclimate.org/2017/03/31/march-2017-projected-temperature-anomalies-from-ncepncar-data/,"March 2017 Projected Temperature Anomalies from NCEP/NCAR Data
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Guest Post By Walter Dnes
In continuation of my Temperature Anomaly projections, the following are my March projections, as well as last month’s projections for February, to see how well they fared.
|HadCRUT4 2017/02||+0.817 (incomplete data)|
|HadCRUT4 2017/03||+0.817 (incomplete data)|
The Data Sources
The latest data can be obtained from the following sources
At the time of posting 4 of the 5 monthly data sets were available through February 2017. HadCRUT4 is available through January 2017. The NCEP/NCAR re-analysis data runs 2 days behind real-time. Therefore, real daily data From February 28th through March 29th is used, and the 30th is assumed to have the same anomaly as the 29th.
The projections for the surface data sets (HadCRUT4, GISS, and NCEI) are derived from the previous 12 months of NCEP/NCAR anomalies compared to the same months’ anomalies for each of the 3 surface data sets. For each of the 3 data sets, the slope() value (“m”) and the intercept() value (“b”) are calculated. Using the current month’s NCEP/NCAR anomaly as “x”, the numbers are plugged into the high-school linear equation “y = mx + b” and “y” is the answer for the specific data set. The entire globe’s NCEP/NCAR data is used for HadCRUT, GISS, and NCEI.
For RSS and UAH, subsets of global data are used, to match the latitude coverage provided by the satellites. I had originally used the same linear extrapolation algorithm for the satellite data sets as for the surface sets, but the projections for RSS and UAH have been consistently too high the past few months. Given that the March NCEP/NCAR UAH and RSS subset anomalies are almost identical to February, but the linear extrapolations are noticeably higher, something had to change. I looked into the problem and changed the projection method for the satellite data sets.
The next 2 graphs show recent UAH and RSS actual anomalies versus the respective NCEP/NCAR anomalies for the portions of the globe covered by each of the satellite data sets. RSS actual (green) anomaly tracked slightly above its NCEP/NCAR equivalant through November 2016 (2016.917). But from December 2016 (2017.000) onwards, it has been slightly below. Similarly, UAH actual anomaly tracked its NCEP/NCAR equivalant closely through November 2016, but fell and remained below it from December 2016 onwards. I’m not speculating why this has happened, but merely acknowledging the observed numbers.
Since the switchover in December, the actual satellite anomalies have paralleled their NCEP/NCAR subsets, but with a different offset than before. So I take the difference (current month minus previous month) in the NCEP/NCAR subset anomalies, multiply by the slope(), and add to the previous month’s anomaly. E.g. for the March 2017 UAH projection…
- subtract the February 2017 UAH subset NCEP/NCAR anomaly from the March number
- multiply the result of step 1 by the slope of Mar-2016-to-Feb-2017 UAH anomalies versus the NCEP/NCAR subset anomalies for the UAH satellite coverage area.
- add the result of step 2 to the observed February UAH anomaly, giving the March projected anomaly
The graph immediately below is a plot of recent NCEP/NCAR daily anomalies, versus 1994-2013 base, similar to Nick Stokes’ web page. The second graph is a monthly version, going back to 1997. The trendlines are as follows…
- Black – The longest line with a negative slope in the daily graph goes back to early July, 2015, as noted in the graph legend. On the monthly graph, it’s August 2015. This is near the start of the El Nino, and nothing to write home about. Reaching back to 2005 or earlier would be a good start.
- Green – This is the trendline from a local minimum in the slope around late 2004, early 2005. To even BEGIN to work on a “pause back to 2005”, the anomaly has to drop below the green line.
- Pink – This is the trendline from a local minimum in the slope from mid-2001. Again, the anomaly needs to drop below this line to start working back to a pause to that date.
- Red – The trendline back to a local minimum in the slope from late 1997. Again, the anomaly needs to drop below this line to start working back to a pause to that date.
NCEP/NCAR Daily Anomalies:
NCEP/NCAR Monthly Anomalies:
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March 31, 2017 at 01:00PM",1102,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313987.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818165510-20190818191510-00164.warc.gz,0.905803918838501
d2aa82d1-ef67-4823-9f4e-9191d47267bc,2019-08-18T09:41:05+00:00,2016-02-18,0,https://couragetoliveon.com/2016/02/18/on-air/,"It is always a blessing in life when the people you have connected with many years ago appear decades later!
Such is the story of a good friend of mine who used to work alongside me at a software development company. He was always full of life and possessed a positive attitude about everything. I had left the company shortly thereafter to pursue my career and we lost touch after that.
Then in September, 2013, something happened…
With the power of social media, we reconnected. So much had happened in the twenty-plus years we were apart. He learned about my life tragedies and was excited about my book – “Every Day Passes Is One Day Closer“. He shared how he had learned to connect with many people from all walks of life. He was full of ideas and the excitement in his eyes showed determination and pizzazz. In short, he is a real connector of people!
In 2015, he invited me to a personal development weekend seminar. We laughed as we were segregated into our different personality groups – he was the promoter and loves to live in the fast lane with ideas constantly flowing! A month later, he started his radio program and was able to sign a contract to use a local radio station and its facilities. He promotes many things (no surprise there) but stays true to form as he is all about caring for others.
In fact, his radio show brought awareness to the digital app download for the conglomerate of radio stations at that location which, according to one of the producers of the organization, has not only brought widespread awareness but gave that company a leading edge among its competitors in this field of mobile radio news and entertainment. My friend saw that upward trend of a mobile listening outlet and seized the opportunity to exploit it for the good of the conglomerate and as a result, the producer said that “everyone” in the building now knows who my friend is really all about – a dream builder who can change the landscape with his enthusiasm, drive, and creativity! In her words, she told her boss that my friend is “the real deal.”
Therefore, I was excited when my friend invited me to do a five-minute segment on his show to promote my book “on the air” – he constantly keeps me in mind for speaking engagements as well. I have sung on stages and various venues, spoken in groups, and even appeared twice in television interviews. Today’s experience rounds out my exposure – radio!
It was fun to be interviewed by my good friend and though there was no audience (except for the people in the recording studio and two other guests waiting for their time to step up to the microphone), it was very natural for me. I am honored to be chosen by my friend to speak in this venue as it will reach thousands of listeners on Friday afternoon. It was a pre-recorded show.
Friendship is a funny thing – one never knows the paths that will cross in future years and how it will help each other to achieve life goals together. Though it was only five minutes, I appreciate the exposure that was offered to help others who are looking for hope in their care giving experiences.
At the end, he asked me to pose in front of the microphone with my book in hand. My smile reflects my heart of thanksgiving as my story will reach others in ways that I could never have imagined! It is a story of hope and my prayer is that it will reach far beyond the listeners this Friday!
Thank you, Lord, for such a ministry.",720,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313747.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818083417-20190818105417-00428.warc.gz,0.98635870218277
a7c31f45-e020-400d-bafc-bf886d8e0fe6,2020-10-28T12:48:35+00:00,2018-02-07,1,https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/valiant-midstream-to-build-natural-gas-gathering-system-and-processing-plant-in-oklahomas-arkoma-stack-play-300595212.html,"OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Valiant Midstream LLC announced today it has commenced construction on a natural gas gathering system and cryogenic gas processing plant in the heart of the Arkoma Stack play in southeast Oklahoma. The system is expected to come online in multiple phases starting in the second quarter of 2018. It will benefit from long-term dedications of two prominent acreage holders in the region.
Valiant will provide midstream services to multiple oil and gas producers targeting liquids-rich stacked pay zones, including the highly prolific Woodford formation. The initial system infrastructure will span Hughes, Coal and Atoka counties and portions of Pittsburg, Pontotoc and Seminole counties.
The initial phase of the project will include the installation of a 200 MMCFD cryogenic processing plant and a high-pressure trunk line spanning through the basin's liquids-rich fairway with a gathering system consisting of 12-inch to 24-inch steel pipeline, five gas compression facilities and condensate stabilization. The processing plant will provide access to multiple residue gas pipelines and will offer Valiant's customers market flexibility, enhanced netbacks and assurance of flow. Valiant expects an initial investment of $200 million to the Arkoma Stack and to increase its investment as producers' needs develop across the basin.
""Providing best-in-class gas gathering and processing assets for producers in the Arkoma Stack was a day-one priority for Valiant,"" said Valiant President and CEO Brandon Webster. ""We stand ready to meet the infrastructure requirements of this stacked source rock basin and look forward to providing rapid response and flexible solutions to drive further investment in the area.""
Valiant will provide gathering and processing services for anchor customers Corterra Energy LLC and Canyon Creek Energy – Arkoma LLC under long-term contracts. Combined, these companies have committed over 1.8 million gross acres within an area of mutual interest to the midstream project. Corterra and Canyon Creek currently control close to 500,000 gross acres across the re-emerging Arkoma Stack play.
""Canyon Creek and Corterra's positions blanket a large portion of the liquids-rich window of the Arkoma Stack,"" Webster said. ""Both producers are clear basin leaders which hold premier acreage positions and have the right management teams and capital partners to execute their development strategies.""
ABOUT VALIANT MIDSTREAM, LLC
Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Valiant Midstream is a private midstream energy company focused on providing innovation, energy and results to midstream customers in the Mid-Continent and across North America. Valiant's full suite of midstream services include natural gas gathering, processing, treating and compression; crude oil gathering, storage and transportation; condensate stabilization/splitting; produced water gathering; and marketing services. Valiant Midstream is backed by an initial $150 million funding commitment from Tailwater Capital and Valiant management. Tailwater expects to increase its commitment as Valiant executes its growth strategy. For more information, please visit www.valiantmidstream.com.
ABOUT CANYON CREEK ENERGY – ARKOMA, LLC
Canyon Creek Energy – Arkoma (CCEA) is a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based oil and natural gas company primarily focused on exploiting natural resources in Oklahoma. CCEA is managed as an affiliate of Canyon Creek Energy Operating LLC, which is led by President and CEO R. Luke Essman. CCEA is a joint venture partnership between CCEA management, private investors and Vortus Investment Advisors, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, please visit www.canyoncreekenergy.com.
ABOUT CORTERRA ENERGY, LLC
Founded in 2016 and led by industry veterans, Corterra Energy is an independent exploration and energy production company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with operations in the Mid-Continent region of Oklahoma. Corterra Energy is partnered with private equity firm White Deer Energy, headquartered in New York, New York. Learn more by visiting www.corterraenergy.com.
Canyon Creek Energy – Arkoma
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5cb7676f-1106-40bd-820d-47e02d1f0f9b,2022-05-19T19:38:25+00:00,2022-05-19,1,https://adahzionblog.com/fg-to-open-five-more-marriage-registries-promise-to-make-them-accessible-to-grassroots/,"The Ministry of Interior has said five marriage registries will be opened for use before the end of the year.
The ministry currently has seven marriage registries across the country and has received approval to open an additional 21 to reduce the large crowds at the various marriage registries.
The existing Federal Government marriage registries are located in Lagos, Abuja, Benin, Kano, Jos, Owerri, and Port Harcourt.
The Director of Press, Ministry of Interior, Blessing Lere-Adams, explained in a statement that the establishment of the 21 marriage registries would be in batches.
“The ministry is working hard to conclude the establishment of new Federal Marriage Registries by the end of the year in the first phase. This is in a bid to bring marriage registries closer to the grassroots.
“We have ministerial approval to open 21 more registries by the end of 2022 but we are working on increasing that number to at least 25 before December 2022. In the long term, the ministry is striving to provide federal marriage services via its registries in all states of the federation but it has to be done in stages due to budgetary and human resources constraints.
“In the first phase, five would be opened before the end of the year. They are almost completed and their locations have been identified. I can tell you two would be in Lagos, one in Ibadan, one in Osun while the location of the last one is yet to be clarified.”she said.",314,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662529658.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519172853-20220519202853-00222.warc.gz,0.970755040645599
cdc89c71-2dc4-4caa-9e09-a718d7252002,2019-08-20T19:17:03+00:00,2019-01-28,1,https://fortune.com/2019/01/28/justice-department-criminal-charges-huawei-bank-fraud-obstruction-stealing-trade-secrets/,"U.S. Charges Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei With Bank Fraud, Obstruction, Stealing Trade Secrets
The U.S. Department of Justice filed charges against Huawei and its chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, accusing the Chinese telecom-equipment giant of stealing trade secrets, obstructing justice, and committing bank fraud in an effort to skirt sanctions on Iran.
In a statement, the DOJ outlined 13 counts against Meng, Huawei, and two of its subsidiaries, Huawei Device USA Inc. and Skycom Tech Co., which were allegedly involved in an effort for Huawei to conduct business in Iran. In the process, Huawei misled global banks and U.S. authorities about its ownership with the subsidiaries, the department said.
The indictment says that Huawei falsely claimed to banks and U.S. investigators that it had sold off its interest in Skycom, its longstanding affiliate in Iran, in 2007 when in fact it controlled the company. Huawei USA, an American subsidiary, conspired to obstruct justice by destroying evidence and moving witnesses with knowledge of Skycom from the U.S. back to China.
The U.S. government is seeking the extradition of Meng, who was detained by Canadian authorities in December, against the objection of Huawei. Meng faces charges of wire and bank fraud for allegedly lying to Huawei’s banking partners about Huawei’s relationship with Skycom.
“Huawei and its subsidiaries, with the direct and personal involvement of their executives, engaged in serious fraudulent conduct, including conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud, sanctions violations, money laundering and the orchestrated obstruction of justice,” U.S. Attorney Donoghue said in a statement. “For over a decade, Huawei employed a strategy of lies and deceit to conduct and grow its business.”
Separately, the DOJ announced a 10-count indictment against Huawei, accusing it of stealing trade secrets, committing wire fraud, and obstructing justice. Beginning in 2012, Huawei allegedly began stealing information from T-Mobile about a phone-testing robot, named “Tappy,” which tested smartphones by mimicking human fingers.
Huawei workers secretly took photos and measurements of Tappy and its parts, even stealing a piece of it, the DOJ claims, with the goal of helping Huawei build its own robot. When T-Mobile learned of the trade-secret theft, Huawei falsely claimed it was the work of rogue actors. In fact, company emails showed Huawei offered bonuses to employees who stole information from rival companies, the indictment said.",514,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315558.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820180442-20190820202442-00298.warc.gz,0.958803117275238
1b11b6b2-4d59-46e7-8bb2-d913c429fa5b,2022-05-20T07:30:50+00:00,2022-05-20,1,https://newyorkyimby.com/page/826?utm_medium=website&utm_source=archdaily.com,"The demolition of 270 Park Avenue is progressing in Midtown East, as new scaffolding and netting have been installed on the exterior of the Modernist-style skyscraper. These join the construction elevator and sidewalk scaffolding that were assembled several months ago on the 1.5-million-square-foot, 52-story tower. JPMorgan Chase is the developer and Foster + Partners Architects is the design firm for the upcoming 57-story supertall that will rise in its place. Adamson Associates is listed as the architect of record.
Scaffolding and black netting shroud the façades of 110 and 112 Liberty Street in preparation for the demolition of the Financial District structures. The site is located across the street from Four World Trade Center, aka 150 Greenwich Street, and sits adjacent to the intersection of Liberty Street and Church Street. The pair of buildings will soon make way for a ground-up 30-story hotel designed by Stonehill & Taylor Architects and developed by Eddie Hidary of 112 Liberty Associates LLC, which filed demolition permits in March.
The Durst Organization has provided a first look inside of 10 Halletts Point, a dual-tower residential complex in Astoria, Queens. The property, which was designed and constructed in accordance to LEED Gold requirements, features a total of 2.4 million square feet and includes a 22-story tower, a 19-story tower, and a shared central podium. The development contains more than 400 apartments.
Permits have been filed for an eight-story mixed-use building at 169 Livonia Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Located at the corner of Thomas S. Boyland Street and Livonia Avenue, the lot is three blocks west of the Rockaway Avenue subway station, serviced by the 3 train. LM Development Partners is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Exterior work at 30 East 31st Street is making steady progress in NoMad. Located between Park Avenue South and Madison Avenue, the 479-foot-tall residential tower is designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by Ekstein Development and Pinnacle Real Estate. The distinctive pattern of crossed beams at the top of the building will soon be enclosed with floor-to-ceiling glass. Douglas Elliman Development is marketing the 88,000-square-foot project, with prices ranging from $1.65 to $12 million. The 40-story structure will contain a total of 42 units spread across 70,070 square feet of space, for an average of 1,700 square feet apiece.",514,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662531762.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520061824-20220520091824-00011.warc.gz,0.946077704429626
5b568fae-bcf4-4686-8b85-ea23e9a0d70f,2018-08-21T02:08:20+00:00,2015-11-27,1,http://paktribune.com/news/Govt-to-impose-regulatory-duties-on-luxury-and-non-essential-items-275121.html,"Govt to impose regulatory duties on luxury and non-essential items
27 November, 2015
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to impose regulatory duties on luxury and non-essential items and announce an incentive package to bring evaders under the tax net to bridge shortfalls in revenue collection. Imports of luxury items have gone up over the past few months and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is not happy with the trend.
Mr Dar briefed the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance and said the substantial increase in imports of luxury items was a worrisome factor for the government and he was working on various proposals to curtail them.
The Federal Board of Revenue has come up with a detailed package to generate revenue and the prime minister has approved it. The IMF has proposed Rs40bn revenue measures for bridging the revenue shortfalls.
The FBR proposal will have to be approved by the Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet. The ECC meeting was scheduled for Friday, but it had now been postponed, an official in the finance ministry told Media men.
A source told reporters that as per the FBR proposal the government had decided to increase regulatory duty on 287 items, mostly processed eatables, from 10pc to 15pc; from 5pc to 10pc on 14 items; from 15pc to 20pc on around 15 items and from 20pc to 25pc on other products.
It has also decided to withdraw income tax exemptions and increase federal excise duty on a few products including cigarettes. The income tax measures are expected to be promulgated through a presidential ordinance.
Mr Dar justified the decisions by saying that Pakistan could not get benefits of the low oil prices because there was a considerable increase in imports of luxury items. He said the State Bank of Pakistan has also expressed concern over the rising import bill despite low oil and commodity prices in the international market.
The finance minister said the government was willing to offer fixed scheme for income tax non-filer traders to bring them under the tax net. He said he was also willing to create a special block for dealing with the new taxpayers to be brought under the new scheme.
The deadline for deduction of withholding tax on banking transactions at reduced rate of 0.3pc will expire on Nov 30. “We expect to reach an agreement with traders on the scheme to make it effective from next month,” Mr Dar said.
He said non-filer traders would be divided into three to four categories for payment of fixed amount of tax starting from Rs10,000 per annum with a subsequent increase in coming years. The audit department would not bother them for the next couple of years.
The business community has claimed that the imposition of withholding tax had affected around 12 million people, but the minister said he would be happy if 4m to 5m of them came under the tax net.
Mr Dar said the tax amount would be fixed on the basis of categories of traders. ‘A’ category would cover big cities like Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi, ‘B’ comparatively medium size cities and ‘C’ and ‘D’ small cities.
The minister expressed the hope to reach an understanding with traders because they were more concerned with the whitening of capital.
“We are ready to facilitate businessmen and resolve their issues based on sectors as well.”
He said the government would create a separate block for around 4m new taxpayers. The filling of returns and payment of tax in December would be higher because of the proposed package, he added.",728,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217909.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821014427-20180821034427-00000.warc.gz,0.97420471906662
2b2101c3-d81b-42b8-b489-1af3e5aaedeb,2016-07-24T03:09:52+00:00,2016-07-24,0,http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thermonuclear,"Simple Definition of thermonuclear
: of or relating to the changes in the nucleus of atoms that happen at extremely high temperatures
Full Definition of thermonuclear
1 : of, relating to, or employing transformations in the nuclei of atoms of low atomic weight (as hydrogen) that require a very high temperature for their inception (as in the hydrogen bomb or in the sun) <thermonuclear reaction> <thermonuclear weapon>
2 : of, utilizing, or relating to a thermonuclear bomb <thermonuclear war> <a thermonuclear attack>
Examples of thermonuclear in a sentence
Hydrogen bombs are thermonuclear weapons.
Origin and Etymology of thermonuclear
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1938
Learn More about thermonuclear
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up thermonuclear? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).",197,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823935.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00076-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.863328278064728
8527c0a1-c75c-420e-8258-2458c45b4fe4,2016-07-23T15:00:12+00:00,2016-07-23,0,http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/BOM/2ne/sci_list.html,"In 590 BCE, Lehi and company found the Americas completely uninhabited. 1:8-9
Nephi brought along the brass plates and the magic ball (or compass) that God made with his own hands. This was
about 1600 years before compasses
were used in navigation. 5:12
Nephi makes many swords [like Laban's, made of ""the most precious steel""
(1 Ne 4:9)]. Yet there is no evidence of metal swords in the New World before
Nephi teaches his followers to build buildings and work in iron, copper, brass, steel, gold, and silver.
But evidence is lacking for such pre-Columbian metallurgy, and it would be well beyond the capabilities of a handful of
immigrants from the ancient Near-East around 590 BCE. 5:15
Wasn't it God that cut Rahab (the sea
monster) to pieces, wounded the dragon, and dried up the sea?
Yeah, it was him all right. Who else could do that? 8:9-10
Jacob tells the Nephites that they are on an isle of the sea, and since the Bible mentions ""isles of the sea"" (see for example Isaiah 24:15),
there must be other isles that are inhabited by the descendants of other ancient seafaring Jews. (As I'm sure you've guessed by now, the other inhabitants of the ""isles of the sea"" are the
""The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb...."" I wonder what will become of the spiders.
Will they be more friendly toward flies? And will the parasitic wasps find another way to feed their larvae? Or will they
continue to feed off the living bodies of caterpillars? 21:6
""And the weaned child shall put his hand in the cockatrice' den."" A cockatrice is a serpent, hatched from a
cock's egg, that can kill with a glance. They are rare nowadays. 21:8
According to this verse, the moon produces its own light and the earth does not move. 23:10
When God gets really angry, he causes earthquakes. 23:13
Dragons will live in Babylonian palaces and satyrs will dance there. 23:21-22
""Out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying
serpent."" What ever happened to these fascinating biblical creatures? 24:29
""And the weaned child shall put his hand in the cockatrice's den."" A cockatrice is a serpent, hatched from a
cock's egg, that can kill with a glance. They are rare nowadays. 30:14",570,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823072.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00028-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959498167037964
f0d7cabc-4e1d-403e-a113-7953dd8f2ba4,2015-04-01T17:56:59+00:00,2013-02-05,1,http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2013/0205/366295-ryanair-and-flybe-in-possible-route-transfer-deal/,"Ryanair and Flybe in possible route transfer dealTuesday 05 February 2013 15.51
Ryanair has agreed the possibility of transferring some of its routes and aircraft to UK based Flybe as it seeks to get approval from the European Commission for its bid for Aer Lingus.
In response to press speculation, Flybe issued a statement today.
It said that Ryanair had agreed ''in principle'' to create a new company, into which business assets, including cash of €100m, would be transferred and which Flybe would then acquire.
Media outlets yesterday said that Ryanair had offered Flybe €100m to take some Aer Lingus routes off its hands as the European Commission prepares to decide on its €694m offer for Aer Lingus.
In a statement this morning, Flybe said the agreement has not been approved by its board and it would also be subject to Flybe shareholder approval.
''The implementation of any agreement would be dependent, inter alia, on the status of Ryanair's offer for Aer Lingus; the outcome of the Commission's deliberations on the competition aspects of Ryanair's bid; and the agreement of a timetable for the implementation of the proposed remedies,'' the statement added.
Ryanair is making its third takeover attempt of Aer Lingus and needs to make concessions that would retain competition in air transport to and from Ireland.
Flybe is a UK based low cost regional airline group operating over 180 routes to 65 European airports.
Ryanair's January traffic shows decline
Meanwhile, Ryanair has said that monthly traffic fell by 50,000 last month when compared to figures from January 2012.
The airline said it had grounded up to 80 aircraft following a busy Christmas period, but still enjoyed record 12-month period to the end of January 2013.
It said almost 80 million passengers had flown on one of its routes during that time.",381,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131305143.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172145-00031-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.981143414974213
3fa2345d-6dc7-4cd6-adee-3a8f302f785e,2013-06-19T14:32:45+00:00,2010-10-18,0,http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/newsletter/fall2010/index.html,"Home » Fall 2010
Monday, October 18. A talk by artist and plastic surgeon Dr. David Teplica about plastic surgery as it relates to sex, gender and identity.
Secret Historian - The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade
Thursday, October 21st. Author Justin Spring discusses his widely-acclaimed biography, researched through Kinsey Institute archives.
Indiana University researchers publish the largest sex survey in 20 years.
Our first reproduction-themed exhibit illustrates pregnancy, birth, child rearing, development of gender identity, and parent/child relationships.
Graduate student grants available for interdisciplinary sex research. Deadline is November 1, 2010.
Graduate Student fellowship utilizes Kinsey Institute library and archives. Applications close December 22, 2010.
Check for the latest interviews with researchers, historical videos, and short films.
KI Special Weekend Hours - Saturday November 13, 2010
The Institute will be open to visitors from noon to 3 during the display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Bloomington. Info on related weekend events in Bloomington »
Sponsorship of Kinsey Today provided by:",235,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.890492796897888
f0ba0d96-a16d-47e8-b245-8cdf4ec05bec,2017-08-21T05:23:04+00:00,2011-07-22,0,https://m.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Movies/2011/0722/Captain-America-The-First-Avenger-Movie-review,"Captain America: The First Avenger - Movie review
Despite lots of hype, Captain America is just another cookie cutter comic book movie from the Marvel assembly line.
Don’t you wish there was a superhero who could rid us of all the mediocre superhero movies? As good a place as any to start would be “Captain America: The First Avenger” – which, incidentally, you might be interested to know, is being marketed in Russia simply as “The First Avenger.” (Glasnost only went so far.)
Despite all the advance hype preceding its release, “Captain America,” yet another 3-D Marvel Comics concoction, straggles onto the screen with little reason to exist except as a marketing machine. The first comic book, which was so arrantly patriotic that it featured our hero socking Hitler in the jaw, came out in 1941. Since all superheroes require a back story, this first (last maybe?—pretty please?) installment of the saga takes us back to that retro time when men were men and women wore long skirts.
The man in question, Brooklyn’s Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), is a 98-pound weakling who wants desperately to join the Army and serve his country but is immovably classified 4-F. His spunk, however, does not go unnoticed by German-American Army scientist Dr. Erskine (Stanley Tucci) who, courtesy of equipment more appropriate to Dr. Strangelove, converts Steve from milquetoast to beefcake.
Although still an innocent who is shy around girls, Steve is, outwardly at least, a warrior. Swathed in his American flag costume, he leads his men into battle while pursuing Nazi mad scientist Red Skull (Hugo Weaving), who was himself subjected to Dr. Erskine’s ministrations back in the old country and is now so bonkers that he thinks he can take over the world without Hitler’s help. After this movie and Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Bastards,” maybe we can declare a moratorium for a while on faux Nazi fantasias?
Director Joe Johnston and screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are clearly preparing us for a sequel, one that is set in the present day, but is there any law that says these films have to keep getting made? Once is more than enough. Twice, thrice, ad infinitum is a punishable offense.",511,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886107490.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821041654-20170821061654-00256.warc.gz,0.958385765552521
f3d45a22-fde7-4180-aeab-acde8c57f4b1,2022-05-29T02:44:50+00:00,2019-03-07,0,https://chinookjargon.com/2019/03/07/native-sons-and-daughters/,"Native Sons and Daughters
A social organization of Oregon-born kids of the pioneers — what better place to go looking for good (creole?) speakers of Chinuk Wawa!
I’ve had frustratingly small results so far in searching out more information on this fascinating “Sons and Daughters” outfit. But we can trace genealogies and biographical info for many of the folks named below; I’ve put in clickable links.
Read, and after the article, see my views on the Chinook Jargon that appears here…
Entertain Their Friends and Listen to Speeches in the Chinook Jargon.
The first entertainment given this season by the Native Sons and Daughters was held Monday evening in the Woodmen’s hall. It proved to be a very enjoyable event and was well attended.
Hon J. D. Lee was master of ceremonies, and after the rendering of some choice music by Evans’ orchestra, he introduced Mrs. Olive S. England, who gave the address of welcome in “our native tongue,” the Chinook Jargon. She spoke the Jargon quite easily and with good expression, Sho regretted the absence of the “hi-you ti-ees” Gov. Geer and Judge Bean, who had “klatawaed si-ah you ah.” She was glad to see “conaway close tillicum,” and hoped they would all have a “hi-as close“ time. She spoke encouragingly of the “potlatch of hias close muck-a-muck,” which was to follow the program. There was to be “close coffee, hi-as close pie and hi-you goodies, wake fire-water, but hi-you chuck” (No whiskey but plenty of water.)
The response was made by Hon. J. D. Lee and was also in Jargon, which he spoke fluently. He said the Native Sons and Daughters were all good and none bad and were working for everything that is good and nothing that is bad. “Nesika mamook conaway close, wake masatchee.” He also hoped that at the next meeting of the cabin the attendance would be greater.
A piano solo, “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” was well rendered by Mr. Rail.
Master Earl Sharp pleased the audience with a very pretty violin solo.
All regretted the absence of several who should have made “hi-you wa-wa,” so Mr. Lee called upon a number of those present for speeches suggestive of how to make the Cabins [local chapters of the organization] more useful, instructive and interesting.
Miss Margu[e]rite Alderson sang the “Christmas Rose” very sweetly and responded to a well deserved encore with “By Your Side Love.”
The orchestra rendered the closing number and all were invited to another room where refreshments were served. During legislature the Cabins propose to give another entertainment when there will be present a number of prominent members from Cabins in all parts of the State.
There are about 2000 members in the state at present although the organization is a new one, and entirely a social one, there being no “benefit” [such as life insurance] connected with it.
— from the Salem (OR) Daily Journal of December 11, 1900, page 2, column 2
A closer look at the Jargon seen above, which carries the marks of both fluent Oregon Chinuk Wawa and the typical blending into Settlers’ English usage:
- “hi-you ti-ees” … “klatawaed si-ah you ah” = háyú táyí-s … łátwa … sayá yawá (many leaders … gone far there)
- Here, < hi-you > appears instead of the expected hayash ‘big; great’, in a blending that’s frequent among Settlers.
- < ti-ees > carries the English-language noun plural suffix -s, a frequent Settler usage on a few nouns including tilixam-s ‘friends; people’ and təmtəm-s ‘hearts; thoughts’.
- The English past-tense ending on < klatawa > is so often found in local Settlers’ English that it’s not a big surprise to find it creeping in when they spoke Jargon!
- While I don’t have other examples easily at hand to demonstrate with, sayá yawá for ‘far away’ sounds really familiar to me; I think it was a conventional phrase in good Chinuk Wawa, as it might well be since we have ample testimony that the word sayá ‘far’ was conventionally accompanied by a hand gesture toward the distance.
- “conaway close tillicum” = kánawi łúsh tílixam (all good people)
- Here, < conaway > is used as a way to pluralize a noun — interestingly, a noun ‘people’ that’s already semantically plural in Jargon! Anyway this is a typical usage among English-speaking Settlers in Oregon.
- “hi-as close” time = hayas-łúsh tʰáym (very-good time)
- Here we see the first of several instances of the very old, early-creolized, Oregon grammatical structure where hayas(h) ‘big’ became an Intensifier prefix.
- Note that < time >, even though treated as English above, is a totally legit Chinook Jargon word; we know it from many places and, well, times. It’s in the 2012 Grand Ronde Tribes dictionary, for instance.
- “potlatch of hias close muck-a-muck” = pátlach … hayas-łúsh mə́kʰmək (giveaway of very good food)
- Typical of Settlers who spoke English is this use of < potlatch > as a noun.
- “close coffee, hi-as close pie and hi-you goodies, wake fire-water, but hi-you chuck” = łúsh káfi, hayas-łúsh pʰáy … háyú … wík páya-wáta, bət háyú chə́qw (good coffee, excellent pie and many goodies, not alcohol, but lots of water)
- I’m confident we can also call < pie > a Chinuk Wawa word, as we’ve seen it before in Jargon speech.
- Notice the two different roots (words) for ‘water’ — < water > and < chuck > — and how they’re used differently.
- “Nesika mamook conaway close, wake masatchee” = nsáyka mámuk kánawi łúsh, wík masáchi (we do everything good, not evil) … This is nice and clear.
- “hi-you wa-wa” = háyú wáwa (lots of talking)
- Here it’s again very possible that there’s been a blending of hayu ‘much’ with hayas(h) ‘big’. The intended notion may well have been ‘big (important) speeches’, rather than ‘lots of talking’!
I’d summarize today’s sample of Chinook Jargon as being genuinely fluent as well as thoroughly marked by these early Oregon frontier babies’ lifelong bilingualism with English.
I think the blending of English grammar into the quoted Jargon is a bit of evidence that the two languages felt more or less equally like mother tongues to this crowd.
Notice that even as far into the post-frontier era as 1900, much of the Jargon is left untranslated by the newspaper editor. It would’ve amounted to an insult to the intelligence of folks around Salem, in the Jargon homeland and heartland, to enunciate what every word meant.
Consider this, too, in parting: what you’ve read today is an illustration of how Settlers spoke with Indigenous people like those at nearby Grand Ronde and Siletz, and were influenced in turn by the still-creole speech of the latter.",1841,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663035797.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220529011010-20220529041010-00405.warc.gz,0.943556129932404
6cbd1a3e-af4d-4c50-8612-0017382b0780,2013-06-18T22:58:24+00:00,2012-11-13,1,http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/some-question-administrations-ability-to-set-up-state-insurance-exchanges/2012/11/13/565db830-2d11-11e2-9ac2-1c61452669c3_story.html?wprss=rss_national,"Joel Ario, who until a year ago was the federal official overseeing development of the exchanges, said that while he is optimistic, he isn’t certain that the federal government will be ready by October.
“Anybody who tells you for sure . . . is ill-informed, because this is still a work in progress,” said Ario, who is now a health-care consultant.
But Michael Hash, director of the office of health reform at the Department of Health and Human Services, said, “We have the contractors in place, and we’re on track to meet the deadlines that are necessary to make the exchanges operational.”
Under the law, states have three options: They can set up the exchanges themselves, create them in partnership with the federal government or cede control to federal authorities.
The exchanges are fundamental to the law’s goal of expanding insurance coverage. Millions of people who aren’t covered by employer-sponsored health plans will get federal subsidies to buy insurance through their state’s exchange. Those whose incomes aren’t low enough for subsidies could still benefit from the competition among insurers that the exchanges are designed to foster.
States that decide to set up their own exchanges must inform the federal government by Friday. So far, about 14 have indicated definite interest, and six more are likely to do so.
States that decline to set up their own exchanges have until Feb. 15 to decide whether to pursue a federal partnership or have Washington take over the entire chore.
At least 13 states have announced their intention to leave the job to the federal government. They include Alabama, where Gov. Robert Bentley (R) became the latest to join those ranks Tuesday.
Experts say the federal government has an interest in persuading as many states as possible to agree, at minimum, to a partnership. That’s because the aspects that the states would handle are labor intensive and customized to each state — making them more difficult for federal authorities to deal with. These tasks include deciding which health plans can be sold on the exchanges and monitoring plans’ compliance, as well as providing outreach and assistance to consumers.
The latter will require setting up large call centers and walk-in offices, with staff members trained in the minutiae of insurance regulation.
Bruce Caswell, who runs the health-services segment of Maximus — a Reston-based firm that works on large government data systems and is bidding on a federal contract to assist the exchanges — suggested that the government may have to rely heavily on private contractors.",527,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00006-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.972593784332275
15f4e429-d96c-45a7-bcfa-39370bf1cb28,2020-10-24T02:47:58+00:00,2019-05-13,1,https://www.symsite.sk/single-post/2019/05/13/national-football-stadium-will-cost-115m-instead-of-the-planned-75m,"National Football Stadium will cost €115m instead of the planned €75m
The national football stadium’s price tag could come to €115m instead of the planned €75m. Strabag, which supplied the construction work, is demanding €30m over the initial budget of €50m to cover extra work. The stadium’s security and other equipment is €10m over budget. The stadium was built by Ivan Kmotrík and the state promised to either provide a €27m subsidy or purchase it for €75m. The extra money would have to be approved by the government, which seems unlikely ahead of the March 2020 general election.",137,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107881640.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024022853-20201024052853-00520.warc.gz,0.964458405971527
30e3adaf-b5c9-48af-8b1c-56dbcd6b3416,2016-07-27T15:18:42+00:00,2016-06-01,1,http://www.socal-skylights.org/skylights.html,"SoCal Sky Lights!
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International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Information on viewing the International Space Station, and the Space Shuttle (when it is in orbit).
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On October 2, 1999, a test of a prospective National Missile Defense interceptor provided much of the U.S. West Coast with some spectacular views of a Minuteman II launch. Check here for photos, films, and viewing reports.
Vandenberg AFB Some background information on our closest launch facility...
Tour of Vandenberg AFB A report of my June, 1998 tour (with photos)
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6993d56e-9d01-4cd8-8313-08fa6d91f8b7,2019-08-22T21:00:17+00:00,2019-08-22,0,https://www.zendesk.nl/blog/results-bad-customer-service/,"P.T. Barnum supposedly once said, “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.” While that apocryphal statement might hold water when talking about stars of reality television shows, it’s not true for businesses. A bad customer service experience is just a click away from being shared on social media, and the data backs that up: 95 percent of surveyed customers say they share bad service experiences to friends, family, or online.
The fear of negative publicity should motivate businesses to offer exceptional service, but time and time again, they forget the essential thing: customers decide how customer-centric businesses must be. Here are some examples of the results of bad customer service:
Waiting and more waiting
As Forrester points out in a recent customer study, stories about poor customer service abound. The most obvious example: making customers wait. When a company puts a customer on hold for too long or fails to resolve an issue in a timely manner, customers quickly lose patience. Then they tell their friends about the negative experience. Then they leave for a competitor.
Lack of respect
Bad customer service often stems from lack of respect for customers, be it changes to policies without providing adequate explanations or agents simply being rude to customers. Yet customers have made it clear that being treated with kindness is more important to them than having their issue resolved to their satisfaction. That lack of respect too often afforded to customers will eventually be reciprocated.
Social media gaffes
Customers expect companies to not only have robust social media presences, they demand that those channels provide help. Customers will often take companies to task on Twitter after a bad experience. If the company waits for a full-blown social media meltdown to respond, it’s already way too late. Too many companies fail to understand how damaging it can be to have social media agents respond too late, or inelegantly, in a public forum.
These customer-service missteps (or disasters, if you’re in public relations), share a common thread: a failure to understand and adjust to the customer-centric reality of the marketplace. Doing so endangers a company’s relationships with its customers, stunts its ability to attract new business, and hurts the bottom line.",464,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317359.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822194105-20190822220105-00405.warc.gz,0.942756414413452
77f5a610-2122-4915-9a59-753c8afdd193,2022-05-21T18:43:20+00:00,2021-09-03,1,https://www.reach.gov.sg/Participate/Public-Consultation/Ministry-of-Manpower/Manpower-Planning-and-Policy-Division/public-consultation-on-national-wages-council-2021-2022-annual-guidelines,"Ministry of Manpower - Manpower Planning and Policy Division
- Consultation Period:
- 03 Sep 2021 - 14 Sep 2021
1. The National Wages Council (NWC), a tripartite body made up of employer, employee and government representatives1, will reconvene on 6 September 2021 to develop its annual guidelines on wage and employment-related issues from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022.
2. The Council had issued the NWC 2020/2021 Guidelines in March 2020 and Supplementary Guidelines in October 2020. When the Council convened earlier this year, the tripartite partners agreed to extend the NWC 2020/2021 Guidelines and Supplementary Guidelines. There was consensus that the prevailing guidance remained relevant, given the uncertainties around the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recovery appears uneven. Hence, the Council issued an Addendum2 to extend the NWC 2020/2021 Guidelines and Supplementary Guidelines to 30 November 2021 and emphasised that employers should re-evaluate their business situation and how the prevailing guidelines would apply to them. The Council also said in the Addendum that it would incorporate the recommendations from the Tripartite Workgroup on Lower-Wage Workers (TWG-LWW) when it reconvenes later this year.
3. The TWG-LWW has since recommended for the NWC to set out annual guidance on the range of Progressive Wage growth for lower-wage workers. This will guide the negotiations of the Tripartite Clusters that oversee the sectoral Progressive Wage Models. The NWC will also recommend the wage levels for Occupational Progressive Wages, along with the accompanying skills and training requirements.
4. In its deliberations, the Council will take into account the domestic and global economic situation and outlook, as well as the latest developments in our public health measures, with the aim to release its updated guidelines by end-October.
5. NWC Chairman, Peter Seah said, “Given that the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic appears more certain, it is important for NWC to review the economic and labour market outlook for this year and make relevant recommendations. The NWC will also incorporate the recommendations by the Tripartite Workgroup on Lower-Wage Workers and issue new recommendations from this year. I look forward to the fruitful discussions between the tripartite partners in the coming weeks.”
6. The Council welcomes the public to share their views on wage-related issues and suggestions on the upcoming guidelines. Feedback can be submitted to the NWC Secretariat through the online form via the link, which will be open until 14 September 2021.
Feedback Form: go.gov.sg/nwc-feedback
1 The list of reconvened NWC 2021/2022 members is in the Annex.
2 The NWC 2021/2022 Addendum, NWC 2020/2021 Guidelines and Supplementary Guidelines can be found at http://go.gov.sg/nwcaddendum, http://www.mom.gov.sg/nwc and http://go.gov.sg/nwcsupguidelines respectively.",650,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662540268.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521174536-20220521204536-00220.warc.gz,0.923635303974152
22d1c873-4443-4b93-9386-732706446757,2020-10-27T21:38:06+00:00,2020-09-30,1,https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/291657-2020-09-30-here-are-the-electric-pickup-trucks-and-suvs-coming-in.htm,"The fact that EV buyers have an increasingly wider array of models from different manufacturers to choose from is not surprising. After seeing Tesla's success and its advancements in the field of electric vehicles, other manufacturers started announcing their own models, many of which are now finally starting to make an appearance.
And even if most still can't quite match Tesla's blend of strong acceleration, tech and dedicated charging infrastructure, the fact that they are available and often worthy alternatives shows the segment has evolved dramatically in recent years. But while body styles such as sedans and hatchbacks are the most sensible choices, buyers often want to get their EV kicks on something a little more rugged and practical, like an SUV or a pickup.
We previously rounded up all the regular electric cars that are set to debut next year, and trust us, there are so many models coming, in this article we'll be listing all the EV SUVs and trucks scheduled to be launched in 2021, a year that's really shaping up to become a reference year since it is marked by so many debuts.
In fact, based on research done for this article, there are actually more electric high riders (SUVs and pickups) coming in 2021 than there are sedans and hatches.
Audi is putting the finishing touches on its own VW ID.4 and Skoda Enyaq sized electric crossover, the Q4 e-tron (and Q4 Sportback e-tron) which like its two VW group stablemates will be available as a conventional looking high-rider or with a coupe-like fastback roof. Powertrains and batteries will be identical to the aforementioned vehicle, so expect battery packs between 55 kWh and 82 kWh and power outputs from 146 horsepower all the way to 302 horsepower. Maximum range will predictably also be very similar to the other two vehicles, so it should be around 496 km WLTP.",384,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107894759.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027195832-20201027225832-00219.warc.gz,0.962937414646149
454f7497-388d-4298-aeea-80131f7a07a0,2020-10-20T08:54:12+00:00,2020-08-26,1,https://www.rockdalenewtoncitizen.com/news/charges-upgraded-to-murder-for-july-5th-shooting-after-victim-dies-bolo-issued-for-armed/article_392d71f8-ebd4-11ea-b8ab-07403ea3e65e.html,"The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office has issued a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) for Deanston Junior Elvis Wright, aka ""Chip-Chip,"" for the shooting death of Omeish Stewart. Wright, 20, is wanted for murder and is considered armed and dangerous.
On July 4-5, during a 4th of July celebration being held at 2410 Kinmor Industrial Parkway in Conyers, an argument erupted into gunfire, wounding Stewart and two females.
Warrants had already been taken out for Wright's arrest, but on Aug. 26, the Sheriff's Office received information that Stewart had succumbed to his wounds, and an additional warrant was taken out for murder.
According to Dep. Lee Thomas, Stewart was the father of four children, and his family and community are asking for any assistance with the whereabouts of Wright.
Investigators believe Wright may have left Georgia, but is likely still in the United States. He has ties to Jamaica, east metro Atlanta, New Jersey, New York, and Florida.
Investigators also believe Wright may have shaved off all of his hair in an effort to change his overall appearance.
Anyone with information about Wright and/or his current location is asked to contact Investigator Dwayne Smith at 770-278-8161, 404-615-0124, or by email at Dwayne.Smith@RockdaleCountyGA.gov.",284,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107871231.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020080044-20201020110044-00700.warc.gz,0.98308140039444
ff6eb690-c240-4188-b10e-1b0feaa8eeb1,2015-03-29T00:35:54+00:00,2013-04-07,0,http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?PALBID=558349&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=207100007,"DURHAM, N.C. – The 16th-ranked Clemson Tigers played spoiler on senior day, topping the sixth-ranked Duke women’s tennis team, 4-1, Sunday at Ambler Tennis Stadium. After being limited to only five players for the second straight match, the Blue Devils fall to 13-5 on the season, including 4-2 in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play. Of the team’s five losses this season, three have come when Duke is limited to five players.
“After yesterday’s match, we talked about playing as a team and staying together as a team,” said head coach Jamie Ashworth. “The adversity keeps coming our way, and we just need to keep staying together and believing in each other. We need to be 10 people strong. It doesn’t matter if we have one person on the court or if we have 10 people on the court, we have to play with pride and with character, and I thought we did a good job of doing that today. Clemson is a very good team.”
Despite being limited to just five players in the match, the Blue Devils won both doubles matches to claim the crucial doubles point for the squad. On court one, the duo of senior Mary Clayton and junior Hanna Mar fell behind 0-2 to Tristen Dewar and Yana Koroleva , but broke serve twice to take a 4-2 lead. The two tandems traded games, before Mar showed outstanding quickness at the net, carrying the team to a 7-4 edge. Duke dropped serve to bring the match to 7-6, before Clayton placed a couple of outstanding serves to give the squad a 40-15 advantage. After Clayton hit an outstanding forehand, the Tigers were only able lob it back, where Mar was waiting for an overhead smash to close out the match, 8-6.
On court two, junior Marianne Jodoin and sophomore Annie Mulholland traded games with Beatrice Gumulya and Romy Koelzer to bring the match level at 6-6. After breaking serve to take a 7-6 advantage, Duke was unable to capitalize and dropped consecutive games to fall behind, 7-8. After fending off a triple match point, Jodoin pinned the corners with back-to-back serves to push the match into deuce. The Tigers took the early advantage in the first deuce, but the Blue Devils fought off yet another match point to set up a Mulholland overhead smash to close out the game and force a tiebreaker. In the tiebreaker, the Tigers took an early 2-0 advantage, but quick hands at the net by Jodoin helped rally the Blue Devil tandem to a 6-2 lead. After a solid rally, the Tigers return landed in the net, clinching the doubles point for Duke.
In singles play, senior Nicole Lipp fell to Dewar, 6-0, 6-0, on court five to give Clemson a 2-1 lead in the match, while 19th-ranked Mar was unable to slow No.42 Liz Jeukeng, falling, 6-3, 6-1.
Clayton, tabbed at No. 99 in the most recent ITA poll, took the first set, 6-4, over 16th-ranked Koroleva in the second position, but was unable to carry that momentum, falling 4-6, 6-0, 6-0. Clayton and Koroleva both held serve early in the first set, but Clayton broke through in the ninth game to take a 5-4 edge before holding serve to close out the set. In the second, Koroleva responded with a number of big serves to take the set, 6-0, and continued her solid play to take the match over Clayton, and clinch the match for Clemson.
In the third spot, Mulholland took a 3-1 lead in the first set against No. 49 Gumulya, but was unable to hold serve twice, giving Gumulya a 6-5 advantage. Mulholland fended off a set point with an outstanding forehand, and was able to capitalize on a critical double fault by Gumulya to push the set into a tiebreaker, where Mulholland outlasted the Clemson sophomore, 7-5. Mulholland held a 2-0 edge when the match was clinched.
Jodoin, listed at No. 94 in the ITA rankings, cruised through the first set, 6-1, against Koelzer but dropped just her first set in the past five matches when Koelzer broke serve twice, en route to a 6-2 victory in the second set. The match was clinched for Clemson at the completion of the second set, so the match was left unfinished.
“It doesn’t get any easier [with the rest of the ACC schedule], so at this point it’s more about our mindset,” Ashworth said. “We’ve just got to keep believing and keep fighting. If someone comes out and beats us, then they beat us, but we want to make people beat us. We can’t just give away points; we just aren’t in a situation where we can afford to do that.”
Duke returns to the courts Friday, April 12 as it takes on Florida State to being the squad’s five match road trip at 5 p.m. The Blue Devils will then remain in Florida, as they travel to Miami for a match with the Hurricanes Sunday, April 14 at 12 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Clemson vs Duke
Apr 07, 2013 at Durham, N.C.
(Ambler Tennis Stadium)
#16 Clemson 4, #6 Duke 1
1. #42 Liz Jeukeng (CU) def. #19 Hanna Mar (DUKE) 6-3, 6-1
2. #16 Yana Koroleva (CU) def. #99 Mary Clayton (DUKE) 4-6, 6-0, 6-0
3. Annie Mulholland (DUKE) vs. #49 Beatrice Gumulya (CU) 7-6 (7-5), 2-0, unfinished
4. #94 Marianne Jodoin (DUKE) vs. Romy Koelzer (CU) 6-1, 2-6, unfinished
5. Tristen Dewar (CU) def. Nicole Lipp (DUKE) 6-0, 6-0
6. Carola Pederzani (CU) def. No player (DUKE), by forfeit
1. Mary Clayton/Hanna Mar (DUKE) def. Tristen Dewar/Yana Koroleva (CU) 8-6
2. Annie Mulholland/Marianne Jodoin (DUKE) def. Beatrice Gumulya/Romy Koelzer (CU) 9-8 (7-2)
3. Liz Jeukeng/Ani Miao (CU) def. No player/No player (DUKE), by forfeit
Clemson 10-7 (5-2 ACC); National ranking #16
Duke 13-5 (4-2 ACC); National ranking #6
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,5,1,2)",1562,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298015.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00245-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.944770574569702
d071fee2-2efd-453d-8de4-2e279757c776,2020-10-31T19:47:11+00:00,2020-10-31,0,https://blog.jonolan.net/tag/transphobia/,"Dear Leftists, Liberals, Progressives, Feminists, Queer and Trans Activists, and Blacktivists – Really! Just about all you who are likely Democrat voters,
- I’ll be Deplorable… If you want me to be.
- I’ll be Ignorant… If you want me to be.
- I’ll be Selfish… If you want me to be.
- I’ll be Racist… If you want me to be.
- I’ll be Sexist and Misogynist… If you want me to be.
- I’ll be Homophobic… If you want me to be.
- I’ll be Transphobic… If you want me to be.
- I’ll be Islamophobic… If you want me to be.
- I’ll be Xenophobic… If you want me to be.
- I’ll be a Fascist… If you want me to be.
- I’ll even be a Nazi… If you want me to be and you buy me the uniform and paraphernalia. 😉
And, of course, I’m not being accommodating. Nor is this really just a paroxysm of sarcasm on my part, though it is heavily laced with sarcasm. I just accept that I’m going to “be” whatever your sort(s) decide that I am since you’ve developed, promulgated, and/or adopted such definitions of these terms that make it so that I am all of these things by your criteria.
A White American Man
And therein is the sad truth. Americans’ domestic enemies operate within a framework of narrative and lived experience, not facts, and they created their “Liberalexicon” accordingly. Hence, I and the rest of us are in their minds exactly whatever bad thing that believe us to be. They’re the scions of Humpty Dumpty and When they use a word, it means just what they choose it to mean—neither more nor less.
And, My Fellow Americans, remember that the majority of our people’s domestic enemies believe in these ever-broadening and ever-shifting definitions and, hence, truly believe that we are, each and every one of us, whatever “bad thing” that their specific hatred is pointed at any given moment. So they cannot be reasoned with since who could expect anyone to reason with or accept any argument from such deplorable people as they “know” us to be.
Tags: America | Bigotry | Democrats | Deplorables | Doctrine | Dogma | Fascism | Hate | Homophobia | Humpty Dumpty | Islamophobia | Language & Idiom | Leftists | Liberalexicon | Liberals | Nazis | Politics | Progressives | Racism | Sexism | SJWs | Social Justice | Transphobia | Xenophobia",624,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107922411.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031181658-20201031211658-00178.warc.gz,0.898852467536926
6fbeaf46-cefc-4bf3-8a3b-87f692389d5f,2018-08-19T16:57:16+00:00,2018-08-19,0,http://creatorsarts.com/dance-programs/prices/,"TRAIN. INSPIRE. DANCE.
Dances classes for preschool to teen!
Choose the best program for your young dancer
Creator’s Arts Centre is a non-profit dance studio in Kelowna that offers professional dance classes for students aged 3 to 18. With a variety of dance classes and scheduling available, your family can create a dance program that helps bring out the best in your young dancer.
Tuition fees for CAC include tax and are split into ten equal payments for your convenience. For more information, please contact firstname.lastname@example.org.
Our Fee Structure
|“First Steps” (short term 14-17 weeks, ages 3-5)||$140 – 200|
|0.75 hours/week||$490 per year|
|1 hours/week||$620 per year|
|2 hours/week||$1150 per year|
|3 hours/week||$1570 per year|
|4 hours/week||$2020 per year|
|5 hours/week||$2420 per year|
|6 hours/week||$2820 per year|
|7 hours/week||$3170 per year|
|8 hours/week||$3520 per year|
|9+ hours/week||$3700 per year|
Family Discount: Creator’s Arts Centre applies a family discount of 5% on tuition fees to the second child, 10% for the third & 15% for subsequent children who dance within the same family. The discount is applied to the child(ren) taking the same amount of classes or less then the first child.
Tuition Discounts: The more classes a student registers for, the more affordable the hourly tuition rate will be! Our dancers max out at 9 hours of class time per week, so any class time over this limit is FREE! Multiple class discounts will be reflected in the final screen during the registration process.
Unless otherwise noted, all classes are 10 month programs (September-June). Monthly tuition charges are the class tuition fees divided into 10 month payments for your convenience. Each class offered is guaranteed a minimum of 34 Classes between September and June.
- All fees include GST. Tuition is calculated on a 38-week dance year and is not pro-rated for classes missed due to student absence for any reason other than a medical emergency.
- 10 equal payments: Due the 1st day of each month, your tuition payments are not ‘monthly’ payments that are pro-rated for holidays or days missed. They are a full-year’s tuition, divided into 10 equal payments for your convenience.
- Family Discounts: Creators Arts Centre applies a family discount of 5% on tuition fees to the second child, 10% for the third & 15% for subsequent children who dance within the same family. The discount is applied to the child(ren) taking the same amount of classes or less then the first child.
- Method of Payment: Creator’s Arts Centre accepts credit cards (set up for automatic payment online) or post-dated cheques.
- Account Payments/Management: If you are wanting to pay through post-dated cheques, a credit card MUST be on file for every account to be used as a backup method of payment if your cheque is returned NSF.
- A class is considered a time of instruction, performance time or extra rehearsal class for a performance. Extra fees will not be assessed for classes that exceed 38 weeks, however, students who miss classes and are required to make them up – either on their own time or in a private lesson (additional fees will be collected). Extra fees will be assessed for exam classes and festival or competition classes and any teacher choreography or music fees.
- Class changes are accepted until September 30th — we want to find the best possible fit for your child and sometimes that means a little adjusting. After September 30th, a $50 cancellation fee for each course is required for discontinuation of a class. If you wish to withdraw from a class, you must contact the office. There is no reimbursement of fees after March 1st. Classes dropped after this date will continue to be charged to your credit card until the end of June.
- Short-term courses, including preschool programs, are non-refundable after the first class unless authorised by the Artistic Director.
- A fee of $10 will be assessed and collected for each payment that is 10-days late and an additional $5 added on the 20th of the month for a total of $15. The $15 fee will be charged each month that the payment is outstanding. After 90 days of outstanding payments, a meeting with the financial staff must occur before the child is permitted back to class.
- A $20 fee will be assessed for all NSF payments. After 2 NSF payments, a meeting with the financial staff must occur before the child is permitted back to class.
- Students will not receive costumes until they are paid for in full. If costume fees are outstanding at the time of the recital, that child will not dance in the show.
- Registration fees are $15 and are due annually at the time the student registers and goes towards administrative fees and Studio SOCAN fees. For families with 3 or more students dancing, there will be a flat registration fee of $30.00 due. *All must be returning students. The Registration fee is non-refundable.
Costumes & Recital Fees
Each recital class participates in an annual year-end performance.
Each Costume for all 10-month classes is $78, due November 15th.
Each Costume for all “First Steps” dance classes is $45, due at time of registration for Spring Term.
Recital Fee: A recital fee for each student will be due on March 15th of each year.
- 1 student in family $50
- 2 students in family $70
- 3 students in family $90
- 4 students in family $110
- Additional family members will be $20.00 each
This recital fee goes towards the facility, technicians, staff and the theatre’s maintenance and SOCAN fees. With this fee, each family will receive a recital T-shirt for each child and 1 recital DVD per family.
We accept most forms of payment including Visa, MasterCard, e-transfers, cash and cheques.
*Post Dated Cheques are Preferred for Monthly Payments. You may also sign up for monthly recurring credit card billing
As a charitable organization, Creator’s Arts Centre is able to offer tuition assistance to qualifying families. If your family requires assistance, we invite you to review our Tuition Assistance information and contact us at email@example.com.
Attendance and Make-up Classes
- Students who are registering in our 10-month classes are expected to participate in classes for a full year (September to June).
- Students are asked to notify the CAC if they will be absent from class. Where possible, the student may arrange with their teacher and take a make-up class within four weeks of the missed class.
- Creator’s Arts Centre follows the schedule of School District #23 for all statutory holidays.
- There will be no classes during Christmas Break or Spring Break.
- Creator’s Arts Centre reserves the right to cancel a class if the teacher is unable to attend and cannot find a replacement. Cancelled classes will be rescheduled as soon as possible. When rescheduling is not possible we will offer a credit to your account or a refund.
- Students are expected to be ready for the start of class on time, with hair done and the appropriate dance wear on (see Class Attire requirements).
- Students arriving to class more than 10 minutes late will not be permitted to participate.",1643,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215261.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819165038-20180819185038-00259.warc.gz,0.933930039405823
7e8e1480-63af-42a1-baae-51a273cf83bc,2013-06-19T12:41:36+00:00,2010-02-06,1,http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/feb/06/state-casino-fears-tribal-competition-sumner-count/,"Topeka Concerns about a proposed tribal casino in Park City may scuttle plans for a Sumner County casino.
After two months of contract negotiations with the Kansas Lottery, developers of the Chisholm Creek Casino Resort near Mulvane remain concerned about possible competition from the tribal casino, the lottery’s executive director, Ed Van Petten, said Thursday.
“We have agreed to a few safeguards in that regard, but I don’t know we’re going to get to the point where they’re completely comfortable going ahead or not,” he said.
Negotiations could be done by the middle or end of next week. If developers don’t reach a contract agreement with the state, they can’t build the casino. The lottery then would reopen bidding in the south-central gaming zone, Van Petten said. That could mean a delay of at least 18 months.
Chisholm Creek partners include Och-Ziff Real Estate of New York, which would own 50 percent of the project; Lakes Entertainment of Minnesota, with 17 percent ownership; and Clairvest Group of Canada with 33 percent.
Negotiations have been under way since early December, when developers asked for more time just as the state’s gaming board was to vote on a contract.
Chisholm Creek has planned a $225 million casino at the Mulvane exit off the Kansas Turnpike. It has said it would open a $125 million first phase by September 2011.
That phase would feature 1,300 slot machines and 30 gaming tables, a buffet, restaurant, multi-function entertainment venue and an EMS facility. A third party was to open a hotel within six months of the casino opening.
The original contract had come for a vote by the Lottery Gaming Facilities Review Board on Dec. 1. Before the vote, Chisholm Creek asked that the board send it back to the lottery, which would own the casino, for more negotiations. It cited plans by the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma to build a casino in Park City as the main reason.
Financial consultants hired by the state had said a tribal casino in Park City would seriously affect Sumner County’s casino. One consultant estimated it would lower the revenue at Chisholm Creek by 21.5 percent.
A tribal casino wouldn’t pay money to the state. A Sumner County casino would be required by state law to pay 22 percent of its gambling revenue to the state, and 5 percent to local governments and a problem gambling fund.
The Wyandotte Tribe’s plans are no closer to reality than they were in December. The tribe, which has owned 10.5 acres near Park City since 1992, has applied to the Department of the Interior to have the land put in trust for gaming purposes. The application was filed in 1996 and updated in 2006.
A representative of the Wyandotte said the tribe is still waiting to hear from the Interior Department about its application.",625,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00029-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967723608016968
5f1799d4-40a7-49c6-871e-b5a72176bb44,2022-05-25T17:09:33+00:00,2022-05-25,1,https://www.deeside.com/welsh-government-investing-50m-to-encourage-cycle-use-and-help-wales-meet-net-zero/,"Welsh Government investing £50m to encourage cycle use and help Wales meet net zero
Getting people out of cars and on to bikes is the aim of a £50m investment announced by Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters today.
As part of the investment, all local authorities including Flintshire Council will receive a minimum of £500k with the opportunity to bid for more cash in a competitive application process.
Deputy Minister for Climate Change, with a responsibility for Transport, Lee Waters said:
“This is a substantial investment and part of our commitment to making cycling easier so people cut the amount of journeys they take by car and travel in a way that is better for our planet.
“Getting people out of cars for short journeys and encouraging them to walk or cycle instead is a huge challenge for us, but one that has to be met if we are to reach our net zero carbon emission target by 2050.
“We need to make sure that we have the right infrastructure and routes in place so that people have the choice of cycling for their everyday journeys – we need to make the right thing to do, the easy thing to do.”
One organisation that is benefiting from this investment is Pedal Power in South Wales.
As part of a series of Welsh Government e-bike pilot schemes, the cycling charity received £0.21m for its ‘See Cycling Differently’ project which is aimed at increasing the inclusivity of cycling by offering a range of e-cycles.
Thanks to the money received the charity has expanded its e-cycle fleet and is encouraging its users to cycle more.
Director of Pedal Power, Cardiff, Sian Donovan said:
“Cycling is a fantastic way for everyone – all ages and abilities – to have fun, gain more independence and enjoy a sense of freedom which we know has provided a lifeline to many during the pandemic.
“We were delighted to receive funding from the Welsh Government to help us to continue to remove barriers to cycling so that it can be truly accessible and inclusive for all.”
The Welsh Government’s e-bike pilot scheme is designed to explore affordable ways to improve people’s mobility, increase access to sustainable and healthy ways of travelling and encourage people to reduce their car use and travel more sustainably.
Pilots are currently being run in locations across Wales, including Swansea, Rhyl, Aber, Newtown, Barry and Cardiff.
Spotted something? Got a story? Send a Facebook Message | A direct message on Twitter | Email: firstname.lastname@example.org",533,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662588661.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525151311-20220525181311-00218.warc.gz,0.958453476428986
f8685260-0fb4-42ec-9656-7e59f2c3354e,2019-08-22T05:03:25+00:00,2019-05-01,1,https://tamebay.com/2019/05/marketplace-renewable-energy-instatrust.html,"New sustainability-led marketplace for renewable energy: Instatrust
Instatrust, a new online sustainability-led marketplace for renewable power purchase agreements.
According to the marketplace, 170 corporations worldwide have committed to 100% renewable energy by 2050 at the latest.
The marketplace is designed to connect sellers with buyers that’re committed to buying clean energy with suppliers of wind and solar energy. Instatrust is aiming to create value for players including projects developers, asset owners, corporate energy buyers, trading firms, lenders and service providers.
Instatrust says currently in a testing stage. Sellers can sign up for free. Instatrust says that commercial terms will be reviewed after the piloting stage and they will charge merchants a “fair price” for their services.
What does Instatrust offer to sellers?
- Support to sellers in identifying and reaching out to active off-takers in the market.
- Support for potential corporate renewable energy off-takers in issuing tenders and screening projects based on DNV GL’s scoring methodology.
- Benchmarking projects in a quick and easy way to help energy buyers accelerate the procurement process with confidence.
“We know that we are just at the beginning of the energy transition, over the coming years we will see a rapid growth of renewable energy. Combined with the drastic reduction in costs as well as growing demand for corporate sustainability among investors and consumers, renewables have become an attractive possibility for corporations to implement that goal. We see that commitment from large corporations to buy renewable power will speed up the energy transition. The global power purchasing market is growing fast with regional characteristics and specific requirements. Instatrust will match sellers and buyers in a trusted environment, thus helping speed up the adoption of wind and sola.”
– Ditlev Engel, cheif executive officer, DNV GL – Energy
“The corporate PPA market needs to significantly scale up to avoid being a bottleneck in financing and building renewables. This growth in corporate PPAs will require an efficient and transparent market where stakeholders understand and mitigate emerging risks. Having analyzed over 65 GW of operational wind projects and supported over 6,000 solar projects worldwide provides us with unparalleled insights into the evolving energy sector.”
– Caroline Brun Ellefsen, Global Head of DNV GL’s Instatrust",479,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316783.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822042502-20190822064502-00327.warc.gz,0.928751170635223
3777a867-acc1-433a-84e0-02cfa14dd384,2019-08-25T22:13:25+00:00,2019-01-31,1,https://www.westerninvestor.com/news/british-columbia/co-working-company-partners-with-hotels-to-free-up-work-space-1.23602046,"Hoteling office workers first took hold in the 1990s, but with major co-working space providers such as WeWork Cos. Inc. gobbling up traditional office space, Vancouver startup CityHack Corp. is turning to actual hotels to offer entrepreneurs space.
CityHack founder Kim Tholl is launching the company’s third venue this week with Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, after successful partnerships with Mayfair Hotels & Resorts Ltd.’s downtown Vancouver properties Hotel Blu and Hampton Inn & Suites.
The CityHack partnerships offer underused hotel space to space-hungry workers, a first in Canada. This animates the space for the hotels, which are paid based on use by CityHack members. The cost of access is a fraction of the cost of purpose-built co-working space, at just $99 a month, but after just two months it’s paying off.
“We regard ourselves as a bridge or a ‘matchmaker’ between supply and demand,” Tholl explained. “CityHack didn’t create anything new. We only unlocked or uncovered previously unavailable spaces by providing that accessibility for our members.”
Hotel Blu, for example, opens its breakfast room to CityHack members for five hours each afternoon.
“Being a boutique hotel with only 75 rooms, we are not the most well-known hotel in downtown Vancouver,” said general manager Shannon Gu. “It’s a form of advertising or brand awareness for people to know that we’re here.”
Similarly, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver catering manager Caitlyn Brown said CityHack boosts exposure of 7,500 square feet of meeting space formerly used for storage, which the hotel opened last spring. CityHack also has access to other unoccupied meeting space on a day-by-day basis, and members can access room discounts among other perks.
“It’s allowing us an opportunity to showcase our meeting space to working professionals in Vancouver, and it’s allowing them a place in the luxury market,” Brown said. “They have coffee and tea offered every day, they have Wi-Fi that’s included with that as well and a dedicated banquet manager that’s available on the floor, ready to assist them.”
The arrangement beats the days of nursing a pot of coffee in the hotel lounge, holding court with whatever notables and guests might pass by.
One impetus for CityHack’s partnership with local hotels was the recognition that real estate is expensive in Vancouver, no matter the kind of space one is seeking. With strata office space busting through $2,000 a square foot in the core last year, and Colliers International reporting average gross asking rents cresting $90 for A-class space, the cost of doing business is high.
The cost of living is also up there. Rents increased an average of 6.4 per cent in Vancouver last year, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., while the latest RBC Economics assessment of housing affordability was grim.
“In Vancouver, for example, the income necessary to cover ownership costs and clear the mortgage stress test was $211,000 in the third quarter,” it reported last month. “The outlook isn’t promising. We expect that further interest rate hikes will keep upward pressure on ownership costs in 2019.”
Apartments require 52.4 per cent of a typical Vancouver household’s income, while a detached home requires 117.3 per cent.
While moves by the city and province to tax residential property owners into renting underused dwellings have yet to bear fruit, tenant demand is such that commercial property owners are seeing opportunities to make space available as part of the so-called sharing economy.
Colliers International suggests that a pause in retail sales growth in 2019 may also put the brakes on interest rate increases, which would be a good thing for homeowners.
Its latest retail report indicates that sales of luxury goods may face headwinds this year, while prices for some consumer staples are edging down.
“If inflation in 2019 appears to be tracking well below the 2 per cent target, the central bank may choose to lower rates, which would stimulate the retail sector,” the report states.
The comment reinforces a widespread sense of slowing growth across the economy and greater discretion in consumer spending after years of heady growth.",912,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330907.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825215958-20190826001958-00388.warc.gz,0.946226954460144
ea45e934-53c6-4046-84ad-816fbb4f550a,2018-08-20T20:13:27+00:00,2015-01-11,1,http://www.naijafeed.com/2015/01/nigeria-reduces-fuel-price.html,"The Nigerian government has announced a reduction in the fuel price of petrol from N97 per litre to N87 per litre.
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, said at a press conference at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Sunday that the new price regime would take effect at midnight today.
Mrs. Alison-Madueke said the N10 reduction in fuel price was necessitated by the reduction in crude oil prices in the international market.
The Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency [PPPRA] and the Department of Petroleum Resources [DPR] have been asked to enforce strict compliance with the new pricing regime as soon as it becomes effective, the minister said.
The new measure is a reversal of government’s policy on the matter.
The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, had insisted on December 17 that Nigeria would not reduce the pump price of fuel despite falling oil prices at the international market, until the revenue crisis occasioned by the dwindling oil rates is over.
Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala said at the time that the decision to review fuel price either upwards or downwards would only be taken after the current crisis in global oil prices had been settled.
But five days ago, on December 13, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari, called on the government to implement immediate price reduction on fuel products to reflect the downscaling in global oil prices.
Speaking through his campaign organization, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Mr. Buhari asked the government to “stop stealing from Nigerians and allow them enjoy the relief that has come to consumers of petroleum products globally”.
The APC candidate had said, “The price of diesel which has been deregulated since 2009 still sells at the pump price of N150 and N170 per litre, the same pump price when the international benchmark per barrel of crude was over $100. Now that the international benchmark has dropped to $47.5 (USD) per barrel as at Monday, we ask: where is the deregulation and the relief which it ought to bring to local consumers of diesel?
“For the Nigerian consumers, unfortunately the collapse of crude oil price since October 2014 has not translated into any change in diesel, kerosene and PMS prices across the country.
“We challenge the federal government to reconcile the information on the website of the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency, indicating the maximum open market price of diesel per litre in December 2014 as being at N111.6 and the fact that the price has come down to less than $50 (USD) as at Monday.
“We want to posit that that the maximum indicative benchmark open consumers of diesel should pay is at a margin below N100 per litre. Therefore, Nigerians are being short-changed by about N50 to N70 on every litre of diesel sold by government.”
The Trade Union Congress [TUC] had earlier on January 5 asked the government to take advantage of the falling oil prices to reduce retail prices of petroleum products.
The TUC had argued that the best time to review the retail pump price of petrol was now, in line with the argument put forward by government in 2012 when the price was adjusted from N70 per litre to N97.",699,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217006.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820195652-20180820215652-00177.warc.gz,0.965618014335632
dfa09fbb-3e80-4c64-93e6-fc1fbdf7532c,2018-08-20T07:16:45+00:00,2018-08-20,0,https://crystal-knockout.myshopify.com/products/specters-of-the-sky-the-wild-hunt,"Specters of the Sky is part of The Wild Hunt collection and consists of a black base with a purple shift and linear holo rainbow finish. Swatches show two coats.
Credit goes to MannasManis.com and PolishedNShined, ChiKiiz26, and GotNail on Instagram photos.
All bottles sold are 15mL. This is a 5-free polish, containing no Dibutyl Phthalate, Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, Toluene, or Camphor. Our polishes are always hand-mixed using only the highest quality colorants and cosmetic grade, solvent resistant glitters.",133,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215858.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820062343-20180820082343-00208.warc.gz,0.851646184921265
8e56098a-803a-48e4-951f-a3c772339a80,2017-08-17T21:12:12+00:00,2017-08-17,0,https://learseniorcareservices.com/elder-care/,"In Need of Elder Care in Dallas?
Providing elder care for an aging parent, elderly spouse, domestic partner or close friend can be challenging – especially when crisis hits and your whole life is turned upside down as you try to make due juggling your normal responsibilities and caring for a disabled family member. Perhaps your aging parent has fallen, is hospitalized with a broken hip and needs to extra help to ensure they don’t need to go to an elder care home.
Sometimes a family member’s need for elder care can begin as a result of an accident or warning signs that indicate a need for long term elder care. Perhaps your elderly spouse has wandered off and gotten lost several times.
What Exactly is Elder Care?
Elder Care encompasses a wide variety of services that are provided for the senior population. Those services can include rehabilitative services such as physical and/or occupational therapy, skilled nursing care, social services and palliative care. In addition, there is a wide range of supportive care services provided by Lear Senior Care Services in Dallas.
Lear is a non-medical agency, located in beautiful Dallas, TX, providing elder care in the homes of the elderly to assist with all activities of daily living (ADL). Those activities include some or all those tasks which include standby or full assistance with bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, grooming, incontinence care, toileting, mobility, and fall prevention. Lear Senior Care Services can also provide light housekeeping, laundry, and meal preparation, along with errands and transportation to appointments, shopping, and social activities as well as comfort and support for clients with cognitive impairment.
Let Lear’s Elder Services Help You
Lear can provide all of these elder care services in your aging parent’s or loved one’s Dallas home and in various types of facilities like retirement homes, assisted living, and nursing homes. We can also provide care in the hospital to give family members who are sitting with an ill loved one giving much-needed care.
At Lear Senior Care Services, we meet with you in person and design a plan of care that addresses your needs or those of your elderly loved one. There is a four-hour minimum on the day that you schedule services, but we do not ask that you sign a contract promising a set number of days or weeks. Scheduling is flexible to meets your needs.
We strive to connect you with a caregiver or caregivers that you can depend and count on to get to know your very special elderly loved one and provide the best possible service tailored to that individual. An office staff member is available after hours and on weekends 24/7 to assist you should an emergency arise.
Call us today at (214) 363-1001 to schedule a complimentary in home visit.",565,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104160.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817210535-20170817230535-00488.warc.gz,0.959658026695252
033d6c96-5189-4d53-9d11-17112452f4d7,2020-10-20T08:40:26+00:00,2020-10-20,0,http://foodwatcher.com/category/oatmeals/,"I’m about to show you how non-boring peanut butter overnight oats can be.
This is one of my go-to breakfasts (we’re talking, like, at LEAST three days a week!) and I trash it up so it’s a little over the top, but still doable on a weekday morning. I LOVE IT.
It’s no secret that I adore overnight oats. There is entire overnight oats bar how-to in The Pretty Dish! I have a few recipes here on the blog and it’s just one of my favorite breakfasts ever. Which is funny, because as I’ve said ten billion times, I don’t love hot oatmeal!
Unless it’s a throwback like peaches and cream quaker instant oats. Oh yes.
Overnight oats get a bad rap. I don’t find overnight oats to be mushy – in fact, I find them to be chewy! Which is what I love. Traditional hot oatmeal comes off as mushy to me, which turns me away.
But give me the cool, chewy overnight oats topped with lots of crunchy things and tons of fruit. They are satisfying and filling.
In fact, the only time I DON’T make overnight oats is when I want a savory breakfast. Because for me, overnight oats to be on the sweeter side. Not sweet SWEET, but like… nut butter sweet. You know?
That’s why I make mine with the best combination of all time: chocolate and peanut butter. I say this as I’m about 45 seconds away from grabbing a peanut butter spoon and topping it with chocolate chips. It’s such a classic favorite and one that just works.
I mean, who WOULDN’T love it first thing in the morning?
So let’s get to it.
The oats! Nothing special here. I’ve added yogurt to my overnight oats in the past (and I enjoy it) but I don’t do that as often anymore. Mostly because I might want to have yogurt in another capacity later in the day! Like for a snack or something. So I go with milk (I usually do a coconut almond variety) and the oats, plus some chia seeds and hemp hearts.
I add in a drop of honey and pinch of salt, along with some vanilla extract.
Then I like to sort of swirl the peanut butter in the oats, leaving big chunks of it. This reminds me of my favorite chocolate peanut butter ice cream from Kilwin’s – the chunks of peanut butter are what make it.
After it chills in the fridge overnight, I add a little more milk, a little more peanut butter, and then… this 5 minute granola.
This is actually a grain free chocolate granola! Not because I avoid grains, but because I don’t think I need grains on top of grains. Like more granola on top of oatmeal? Kind of repetitive!
So this quick granola is made with big coconut flakes and peanuts and almonds. It’s SO crunchy and really good! Toss it in the skillet with some coconut oil and honey then let it cool. And there you go. Make a batch for the week and you’re all set.
Doesn’t it look like a bowl of HEAVEN? Sprinkle on some cocoa powder. Make a gallon of coffee. Your day is perfect!
Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
Peanut Butter Overnight Oats with 5 Minute Chocolate Granola
These peanut butter overnight oats are my favorite breakfast! Top with 5 minute grain free chocolate granola and it’s the best combo ever.
peanut butter overnight oats
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup milk, ((cow, almond, coconut, etc), plus more for drizzling)
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon hemp hearts
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 1 banana, (sliced)
5 minute chocolate granola
- ½ T coconut oil
- ½ cup peanuts
- ⅓ cup slivered almonds
- ⅓ cup flaked coconut
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- Pinch of salt
- In a bowl, stir together the oats, milk, chia seeds, hemp hearts, maple syrup. vanilla extract and salt. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the peanut butter. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or overnight!
- To serve, drizzle with milk and stir. Add the remaining peanut butter on top. Top with the chocolate granola and a sliced banana.
5 minute chocolate granola
- Heat a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the coconut oil. Once melted, add the peanuts; almonds and coconut. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until they begin to toast. Stir in the cocoa, maple syrup and salt and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes.
- Spread the mixture on a piece of parchment paper and let it cool completely.
Seriously want to dive in.
The post Peanut Butter Overnight Oats with 5 Minute Chocolate Granola. appeared first on How Sweet Eats.",1124,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107871231.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020080044-20201020110044-00703.warc.gz,0.894090116024017
ccd0ebc9-08db-4400-ab4f-8ffaa2922fef,2022-05-20T14:09:36+00:00,2020-08-12,0,https://nodetentioncentersmi.org/2020/08/12/press-release-8/,"For immediate release: 8/12/2020
On Wednesday, August 5th, more than two dozen people held in the Restricted Housing Unit (or RHU) at the North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan launched the largest hunger strike to have taken place in that unit since the prison’s reopening last October. The strike, which has continued into the current week, came in response to longstanding discriminatory treatment as well as strict rules imposed by the facility’s new acting warden, Angela Dunbar. Appointed this summer as a replacement for Warden Donald Emerson, Dunbar has implemented harsh limits on phone access at a time when those in the RHU face an urgent need to communicate with loved ones.
“Initially there was only three inmates in the Restricted Housing Unit that wasn’t participating,” one of the strikers said on Monday, August 10th. “Latinos as well as Black as well as white. Everybody’s on the hunger strike for the purpose of [addressing] human rights violations. We got kids, we got brothers, we got sisters, mothers, fathers that we need to touch base with, and friends. Instead of making some accommodations allowing us to communicate effectively with our families, they have taken those rights away from us.”
North Lake is a private facility owned and managed by the Florida-based GEO Group on behalf of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, holding non-U.S. citizens convicted of federal crimes. A group of around a dozen Black men have been confined to the RHU since March, following a fight in which they were not involved. This is the fifth hunger strike in which they have taken part over the last six months in response to racist repression, unacceptable living conditions and religious discrimination, and the sixth hunger strike to occur at North Lake overall in that time. Two people from the unit have been placed on suicide watch within the last month.
Strikers strongly suspect that Warden Emerson’s departure from the facility is connected to public awareness of their mistreatment and Emerson’s mishandling of the COVID-19 crisis, yet they say the new warden is trying to make conditions even worse. “The warden has made changes with the phone. But it is her rules and not GEO’s rules,” another participant stated last week, referring to a new policy limiting those in the RHU to one 15-minute non-legal call every 30 days. “In the inmate handbook it states that inmates in general population and inmates in Administrative Detention should have the same privileges. The warden took away those privileges, and I have not done anything to lose those privileges.” (The inmate handbook for North Lake affirms: “To the extent practical, inmates in Administrative Segregation shall be provided with the same general privileges as inmates in general population.”)
“We’re demanding to be transferred; if they can’t transfer us, then to accommodate us in a way where we could deal with this a little bit better under the circumstances,” one of the men in the RHU said on Monday. “I feel like I do deserve the same rights as any other human, the same rights as any other prisoner across the country. Under no circumstances will I eat, unless they can accommodate us or get us out of here.”",699,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662532032.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520124557-20220520154557-00419.warc.gz,0.96531730890274
0df6bc60-199a-4f85-a89f-6b9fbbb0e9ca,2016-07-24T20:28:32+00:00,2012-04-11,0,http://www.foodrepublic.com/2012/04/11/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-kombucha/,"Kombucha is a fizzy bottled drink you see at the health food store and have heard so much about. Heard so much about. But do you know what it actually is? No? Here you go: Kombucha is a fermented tea that is chock full of good-for-you yeasts and bacteria. It gets made using a giant culture that looks like a small Frisbee called a SCOBY, which stands for “symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast.”
Though the drink technically is a tea, (1) it tastes nothing like tea and instead has a distinct sourness similar to a Belgian lambic.
Many companies like Synergy, the largest producer of commercial kombucha, make the taste more palatable by adding all sorts of flavors to the brew. Ginger is the most popular variety, but other flavors include grape, strawberry, lemon, cranberry and Synergy’s Maqui Berry Mint, a mojito-inspired creation.
Not that the original incarnation of this drink used such crazy ingredients. The story of kombucha can be told from two sides: One goes back to Russia in the late 19th century, where they drank a tea known as Cajnyj Kvas made from chaga, a Birch tree mushroom. The other states that kombucha originated in China eons ago, and was known as the “Tea of Immortality.” No matter where this drink really came from, it’s having a heyday today in the United States.
Now that you know more about this drink, let’s dive into some facts most people aren’t aware of. For starters, according to Kombucha Brooklyn’s founder Eric Childs, (2) you can eat the SCOBY. “One of my favorite things about kombucha is that after you harvest the liquid, you are left with a gelatinous disk that you can turn into food,” he says. “It has a texture like squid and a light, fruity and slightly sour flavor.” Childs warns that you don’t want to cook the SCOBY, lest the treasured live-probiotics get killed; instead, cube it and toss it in a salad or with pasta.
If you don’t want to eat it, don’t worry—kombucha principally gets made to drink, and what better time to down than after a heavy night of imbibing. “It’s the best damn hangover cure I have ever found,” says Childs. “It has naturally detoxifying properties like gluconic acid that targets the liver.” Even better, he added, drink kombucha while you throw one back using a system Childs calls “reverse-toxmosis” and (3) never have a hangover again.
The best way to do this is to (4) use kombucha as a mixer. “Think of kombucha as a sour mix,” Childs says while listing off tasty cocktails you can make, including the kombucha-rita, kombucha sour, and the 50-50, his beer and kombucha version of a shandy.
This brings us to the actual flavor of kombucha, which traditionally remains sour, a sensation first-timers have trouble swallowing. “Our biggest challenge is to get people to take a second sip,” says Mike Schwartz of Bad Ass Organics, a company specializing in fermented food and drink. “For people used to drinking Coke, it’s scary.” Yet he found that after someone takes a couple more sips, they get hooked on its tart, refreshing taste. That’s right, (5) kombucha tends to be kind of addictive.
Mixed with the effervescence, it’s a flavor combination so appealing, people even (6) pair it with food. “Any time where you would have a beer, you can replace it with kombucha,” says Schwartz. “Sitting out at the grill with a nice, organic burger would be perfect to have a ginger kombucha with.” For Cornelius, a restaurant in Brooklyn, Childs has made a garlic-horseradish kombucha used as an oyster shooter, just one part of a program Childs hopes to grow. “It’s really nice after a meal to stimulate metabolism and digestion.”
Finally, while a lot of foods looked at as a health food trend don’t live up to their claims, both Schwartz and Childs insist that kombucha does. Separately, each state that (7) drinking kombucha made their acid reflux (a.k.a. heartburn) problems go away. And for Childs, he credits his clear skin to drinking the stuff. Either way, it certainly doesn’t hurt to drink it—though if you become addicted to this tart, fizzy brew — at around $4 a pop — it will quickly burn a hole in your pocket faster then that grande mochachino kick you were on last month. But unlike that sugary coffee drink, which also packs a whopping amount of calories, you can easily (8) make kombucha at home for next to nothing.
Or try these brands:",1133,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824146.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00136-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.952617526054382
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66d612ec-1ac6-4f4e-80f0-cfc0a3bb61db,2019-08-24T17:04:58+00:00,2019-07-24,1,https://media.sportbusiness.com/news/womens-world-cup-paralympics-poised-for-addition-to-uk-crown-jewels-list/,"Football’s Fifa Women’s World Cup and the Paralympic Games are reportedly set to be added to the ‘crown jewels’ legislation governing sporting events reserved for broadcast on free-to-air television in the UK.
The Times newspaper said the Paralympics will be added to the list immediately, with the government set to announce a consultation process that is likely to lead to the Women’s World Cup and the women’s equivalent of men’s events ringfenced for free-to-air exposure included on the list.
The subject of free-to-air coverage of sports events has returned to the table in recent months and debate has intensified following strong audience figures for this year’s Women’s World Cup, Cricket World Cup final and Wimbledon grand slam tennis tournament.
Earlier this week, it was reported that UK parliamentarians will review the possibility of making the Cricket World Cup free-to-air in the country following the England team’s victory in the 2019 edition.
The opposition Labour party last month said it will look to revise the current ‘crown jewels’ legislation governing sporting events reserved for broadcast on free-to-air television by adding more women’s sport and the Paralympic Games.
Jeremy Wright, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, who has been working on the changes, said: “Sport has a unique power to unite the nation. But to maximise its ability to inspire, our sporting crown jewels must reflect the diversity of sporting talent across the country. Adding the Paralympic Games to the list rightly puts it on the same footing as the Olympics.
“I also want to see greater equality in the coverage of women and men’s sport on TV. Later this year, I will consult on adding the equivalent women’s events to the men’s events already on the list.”
Current legislation stipulates events such as the Olympic Games, men’s Fifa World Cup, Wimbledon and football’s men’s FA Cup final must be broadcast on linear channels that are available to 95 per cent of the population.
The so-called ‘crown jewels’ events are also underpinned by a voluntary code established in 2009. Two separate lists (Category A and B), reserved for events with “special national resonance”, were last updated in 2000 and the current Conservative government last summer confirmed it had no plans to look at them again.
Category A events are those to which live rights must be offered to free-to-air broadcasters at a fair and reasonable cost. They include: the Olympic Games; men’s Fifa World Cup; Uefa European Championships; FA Cup final; Scottish Cup final (in Scotland); Grand National; Derby; Wimbledon finals; Challenge Cup final; and Rugby World Cup final.
Category B, for which only highlights are protected for free-to-air coverage, includes: cricket Test matches played in England; non-finals matches at Wimbledon; all other matches at the Rugby World Cup; Six Nations games involving home countries; Commonwealth Games; World Athletics Championships; the final, semi-final and matches involving ‘home nations’ at the Cricket World Cup; Ryder Cup; and Open Championship.
The Times said the new consultation will not lead to any bid to return Test cricket to Category A, despite the interest around the Cricket World Cup final. It added that some women’s cricket matches could be included in Category B.",734,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321160.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824152236-20190824174236-00227.warc.gz,0.947831273078918
e06ea4b3-1766-41d2-b086-c9c94ddfdb39,2017-08-19T11:17:24+00:00,2017-08-18,1,http://whdh.com/news/daily-fantasy-sports-rivals-draftkings-and-fanduel-to-merge/,"BOSTON (AP) — Daily fantasy sports rivals DraftKings and FanDuel have agreed to merge after months of speculation and increasing regulatory scrutiny.
The two companies made the announcement Friday but didn’t release financial terms. The deal isn’t expected to be finalized until later in 2017 and still requires federal approval.
Industry experts say the merger will likely raise anti-trust concerns with regulators since the companies control nearly 90 percent of the market.
Company officials say the merger will help cut costs as the two fight to remain legal in states across the country.
Daily fantasy sports competitions are online games in which players pick teams of real life athletes and vie for prizes based on how those athletes perform in actual games.
But state regulators have questioned whether the competitions amount to illegal sports betting.
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40a95f31-2f6f-4e2f-8eb6-6310246472fe,2022-05-27T03:55:09+00:00,2022-05-27,1,https://kuenselonline.com/tala-shutdown-to-cost-nu-840m/,"As the 1,020MW Tala hydropower plant will remain shut from the end of December to the end of March, the country is likely to lose revenue of about Nu 840 million (M).
This is the period when the river charges are at their lowest generation, and revenue losses from the shutdown are kept to a minimum.
Druk Green Power Corporation Limited’s (DGPCL) managing director, Dasho Chhewang Rinzin, said: “If timely rectification work is not carried out, and should an event of a tunnel failure occur, the effort, time, and cost involved would be far greater. And of course there would also be the revenue losses to consider.”
In terms of power generation, the losses during the three-month shutdown of the country’s biggest hydropower plant will be about 380 million units (MU).
He said that during the shutdown, Bhutan will experience a shortfall in power supply for the domestic market almost equivalent to the generation loss due to the Tala shutdown (380 MU).
He said that arrangements were being made to import power from India to cater to the shortfall in power supply during the three-month period.
“The modalities for the import from India to cover the electricity deficit are being worked out with our Indian partner, PTC India (Power Trading Corporation of India),” he said.
According to DGPCL, the physical inspection will require at least 45 days to dewater the tunnel. Once the rectifications are completed, another 15 days will be required to refill the tunnel.
There is, therefore, only a 30-day window for physical inspection of the headrest tunnel (HRT) and conducting the rectification.
The rectifying activities, Chhewang Rinzin said, are being “very carefully” planned. “We will make every attempt to keep the shutdown to a minimum.”
WAPCOS, the design engineers for the Tala power plant, he said, have cautioned that dewatering should be managed as per certain applicable codes.
Finance Minister Namgay Tshering said that the closure will have a financial impact on the government.
“We have no choice but to repair the plant,” he said, adding that the situation will get worse if it is not done in the lean season.
He said the plant closure had not been a predicted consideration when the government made its fiscal projections.
“Now we have to see how we can offset this loss,” he said, adding that the fiscal projections will be adjusted accordingly.
The finance minister said that the revenue loss from the closure will be triple the estimated loss if the repairs are carried out now. The government receives hydropower revenue in the form of taxes from the DGPCL.
The plant was first shut down on July 19 after large chunks of debris clogged the gates of the intake tunnels due to several days of heavy rain. The plant has been facing issues ever since.
Dasho Chhewang Rinzin said that there have been frequent incidents involving disintegrated concrete mass and debris from the water conductor system of Tala power plant at the distributors and nozzles of the generating unit.
“It is apparent from these incidents that there are some weak zones in the head race tunnel that could have serious consequences to the integrity of the water conductor system in future if not attended to,” he said.
He added such incidents could result in major catastrophes in the generating units.
According to the managing director, in March of 2021, a team of experts was mobilised from a US firm through a bubble mission, with consideration for the Covid-19 situation, to the Tala power plant, and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) were used to inspect the head race tunnel (HRT) without dewatering it.
The ROV inspection identified a number of cracks and voids in some sections of the HRT, and some debris was also detected lying on the floor of the tunnel.
He said that the ROV inspection report with the underwater videos and solar profiles were further reviewed by Canadian experts. They recommended that a physical inspection of the tunnel be undertaken as soon as reasonably possible because of potential risk to the long term structural integrity of the head race tunnel.
“During the physical inspection, the identified voids and cracks will need to be rectified, together with any other defects that might be observed,” he said.
Apart from taking care of the voids and the cracks, DGPCL is preparing to undertake other rectifications that might be found necessary during the site inspection.",964,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662631064.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527015812-20220527045812-00412.warc.gz,0.964256584644318
963b7eda-c8a6-47b8-a854-dbab8d18ea26,2019-08-19T12:53:27+00:00,2017-10-08,0,https://marymenage.wordpress.com/2017/10/08/erotic-menages-romances-on-my-radar-october-7-2017/?shared=email&msg=fail,"Happy Menage Autumn Reading day!
Long time no see after a long deserved break from reviewing. But I am back now but still on my own pace. 😀
However, sharing new releases and welcoming new blog guests will be my pleasure… so stay tune!
Meanwhile… here are some new and old menage romances I found. Authors I love to read and some new I am very curious about…
Sophia Hudson has just met three of the most handsome desirable men in one week than she’s met in over a year. Too bad for her that they seem to have no interest in a solid sized career woman that doesn’t need to be rescued or bankrolled. All that Sophie needs from a man is his love and devotion.
Jack Kelly. Driven. Volatile. Lonely. He grew up believing that some kinds of love are just wrong…
“No Kelly has ever been worth a damn in this town until me. But the money? I can’t talk to it, I can’t fuck it, and believe me, it’s a damn cold bed partner to wake up next to.”
Dylan Smith. Sensual. Nurturing. Bisexual. He sees nothing wrong with enjoying the pleasures in life…
“Just let yourself go. It’s okay to let me love you. To let both of us love you.”
Cate MacMillan. Curvy. Smart. Frustrated. She’s ready to shake off her insecurities and stop denying herself…
“No one else has ever made me feel like this. Wanton. Shameless. Free.”
Three friends who grew up together…
Their childhoods were shaped by one man, their resentments fueled by two misunderstandings, and all three will be pulled back into each other’s lives by a loss that affects them all. What they’ll find together isn’t what any of them expects… but it might be exactly what each of them needs.
MINE is a 104,000 word steamy, standalone MMF bisexual ménage romance with no cliffhangers. It’s intended for readers who enjoy explicit scenes of MF, MM, and MMF on the way to the kind of HEA that combines sweet with heat… and doesn’t let up until everybody is fully satisfied.
What starts as a simple ritual soon turns carnal when a monk falls for a young woman under his tutelage.
All her life Chanyn has wanted to find her one true love. When she encounters the dashing Lord Dain, with his kind eyes and pure heart, she believes her dreams of love are finally coming true. Until she meets with the roadblock that is her betrothed’s bondmate.
In a world where men outnumber women ten to one, Khial never thought he’d have to contend with a woman entering his bond. He gave his heart to Dain when they were just boys and has been by his side every day in sickness and health. These days it’s mostly in sickness as Dain’s health deteriorates. Though his attraction to Chanyn increases with every encounter, Khial can’t help but resent the young woman who comes into his love story to play the hero, but marriage to her may be the only way to save the man he loves.
To prepare Chanyn for her union with the two males, Lord Dain hires a Pleasure Hound, an ancient order of monks tasked with instructing new husbands, who have little to no contact with women, in the art of female pleasure. Years ago a scandal left the Temple of the Pleasure Hounds near destitute. The young monk responsible for the scandal is given a chance to redeem himself and the temple when he is called upon to train the bonded triad in the orgasmic arts. But what starts as a simple ritual soon turns carnal when the monk’s heart begins to yearn for Chanyn, and hers for his.
Wren doesn’t feel like the girl most likely to end up living happily ever after. Especially when Adam, aka THE BIG MISTAKE, comes back into her life. He wants a second chance, but Wren’s afraid to risk another dent in her battered heart.
When Adam reconnects with Wren, he’s torn between wooing her and pursuing Tomas, the sexy guy in the flat next door. They both make his heart sing—how can he possibly choose? Or maybe he’s finally found a man and woman to give him the balance he craves.
Tomas knows better than to let his personal life interfere with his job as an undercover officer, but he can’t get enough of Adam…or Wren. Or Adam and Wren, when they’re hot, naked and writhing together in his bed.
Suddenly Wren’s gone from the girl most likely to get ripped off to the girl most likely to get off. But it’s more than sex. She, Tomas and Adam have something special, something they’re determined to protect at all costs.
This book is the story of Adam who first appears in Kiss a Falling Star.
Sara: As the daughter of Senator and presidential hopeful Jentsen Holbrook, I spent a good deal of my life under public scrutiny. What I wore. Where I went. Who I dated. It was just the way of things. I’d become what was expected of me, until I ran from my obligations and woke up one morning in Cross de Raven’s and Eryk Hale’s world, two hot guitarists from the mega-famous metal band, Cinder. For the first time, freedom to be myself was within my reach. And along with that? Inevitable scandal.
Eryk: True beauty walked into my life, more beauty than I ever deserved. I partied hard. Rocked harder. I wasn’t good enough to touch Sara’s petal-soft skin, hold on tight, or love her, but regardless of my bad boy ways, no one was going to stop me from trying.
Cross: Sometimes, no matter how hard we fight for what we want, love won’t save the day, and truth doesn’t always set you free. Then again… Maybe, just maybe, when you find the one you’ve been searching for, love can find a way.
Eric didn’t know Luke would be heartbroken when he left town to join a hotshot forest fire crew in Western Canada. They’d been best friends since kindergarten, had gone to school together, had bought their first car and a home together and had shared their lovers. At some point, friendship had turned to love.
Luke didn’t expect, when he brought his crazy cat in for stitches, that his heart would be mended by the sassy new veterinarian. Jenna may have been new in town but she’d heard the rumors and she liked the carnal fantasies he spun for her in bed of he and his best friend sharing her.
Of course, that was before Eric’s job brought him home and back into their lives.
Jenna isn’t sure she can be what they need, but she’s not going to give up without a fight. Even if that means inviting the sexy firefighter to share their bed. Surely there is enough love to go around.
Before going inside, the clients drink a shot (or two) of Dark Ice, which hides the pain in your body and heightens your senses. No masks. No blindfolds. You crawl into the club that is pitch black and have sex with 19 strangers. The only thing left to do is enjoy your DARK experience…
More than a decade ago, Roman Calder had a scorching affair with the sister of one of his best friends. Augustine Spencer drove him so crazy he thought of nothing but her. The only thing they did more often than heat the sheets was fight. Unprepared for the intensity of their relationship, Roman broke things off and concentrated on things that made sense to him: his career and putting his best friend, Zack Hayes, in the White House.
Gus Spencer is known to Washington insiders as the president’s secret weapon. Gorgeous and brilliant, Gus runs the press pool with the determination of a shark. No one dares to cross her, not when she’s known for having a spine of steel…but long ago one man melted her down. Despite the fact that she’ll never forgive Roman for breaking her heart, now that they work together she can’t get him off her mind.
When a dangerous investigation leads both Roman and Gus to London, the heat between them becomes unbearable. As they begin to unravel an international conspiracy, they find themselves falling all over again. But when a killer threatens their world, can they fight to stay together or will the sins of their past keep them forever apart?
coming soon: November 13, 2017
A warrior with everything to prove.
Tristan Knight has served the Admiral of England since he was a teenager. As a knight he has pledged his life to protect the Masters’ Admiralty, and when he’s assigned to escort an archaeologist on a research trip he knows the menial task is punishment for the failure of his last mission.
A woman in a gilded cage.
Sophia Starabba is a brilliant scholar and accomplished law enforcement officer, working for Italy’s cultural heritage protection department. But none of that matters to her family or the other members of the territory of Rome. To them she’s the “Principessa”- daughter of the Admiral.
The man who holds the key.
James Rathmann lives for mysteries. In another life he would have been a detective, but a love for digging in the dirt made him an archaeologist. Now one of the world’s leading experts on coins, and curator at the British Museum, he’s been called to Rome to examine a recent discovery.
An old enemy back from the dead.
Among the coins they find something alarming–a message from a villain everyone had assumed was long dead. Tristan leads them on the trail to identify and protect the next potential target and possibly discover the identity of the Domino, a killer and anarchist who plagued the Masters’ Admiralty in the past.
One love. One obsession. Double the trouble.
This time, he won’t take no for an answer.
For three years, Daniel Armstrong has wanted the beautiful, fiery Bridget Kelly. But when he sees her at Houston’s premier BDSM club and realizes she has an interest in submission, his determination reignites. A charity auction provides a means for him to possess her and do good at the same time. Who could resist? Focused solely on Bridget and the decadent delights he intends for her, he outbids everyone to claim her.
Helpless, trapped by the glare of a spotlight at an auction she never agreed to participate in, Bridget is stunned when bidding for a weekend with her goes higher and higher.
She’s frantic when she realizes the gorgeous, successful Daniel Armstrong has won her. For years, she’s been attracted to the renowned heartbreaker, but she’s kept him at a distance to protect herself.
Then one night, she sees him at a BDSM club, and there’s no doubt he recognizes her submissive tendencies. Now that the devastating Dom knows her naughty desires, she’s doubly determined to avoid him.
When he claims her, she believes things can’t get worse. Then he introduces her to his identical twin, Jacob. Suddenly, she’s faced with not one, but two men determined to make her every fantasy come true and take her to the heights of submission.
As long as Antonio has Justin and the Silicon Valley start-up they built together, Antonio’s content to hide his true feelings. He’d rather keep Justin’s friendship than confess his love and lose everything.
But Justin’s gotten careless with their business.
The board of directors sends them Emily, a contract developer, to ensure their rules are being followed. Justin doesn’t expect her to be the one-night stand he played out the scorching fantasy with, of sharing her with Antonio.
As long hours and tight deadlines push the three closer together, they heat up keyboards and the sheets. If their private hookups become public knowledge, she’ll lose her job, they’ll lose their company, and the three will be torn apart before they discover if all of them can find happily-ever-after together.",2691,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314732.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819114330-20190819140330-00129.warc.gz,0.966177344322205
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45c3476d-02f8-4b3d-923c-d471fcb528fd,2020-10-27T22:54:29+00:00,2020-10-27,0,https://vervet.za.org/living-with-vervets-commercial-info/,"Supporting Your Business – Protecting Wildlife
Vervet monkeys, like humans, enjoy a variety of foods including insects, leaves, flowers, fruit, molds, scale, fungus and eggs which all form a part of a vervets diet. Most orchards offer this variety in abundance and is therefore the main reason the vervets are there.
The accusation of damage, although unfounded, probably came more from the farmer seeing monkeys as wasteful. When times are hard and prices are low, seeing someone take a bite out of your fruit and throw it on the ground can be seen as damaging but probably more to your spirit than the actual crop. The reason they don’t destroy crops will be outlined below.
- Are vervets causing the damage? – Vervet monkeys will tend not to eat the peels and skins of fruits. A tell tale sign that a vervet monkey has eaten your fruit is bite size pieces of skins, husks and pips of the fruit littering the ground below the tree. How to minimize this damage? Read on below…
- Is the destroyed fruit ripe? – If it is, then it could indeed be a vervet monkey. If not ripe, then a vervet monkey is probably not to blame. Monitor who is in fact eating the crop.
- Are your crops being eaten during the night or day? – Vervets normally do not feed at night and are most often spotted foraging for food during the day. If it is indeed nocturnal animals damaging your crops, research possible ways of protecting them – an alternative to shooting is always available. We can offer advice on protection methods.
- Minimize damage – Set up a vervet feeding area on the edge of your fields where the monkeys can enjoy some old or infested ripened fruit, directing them away from any crops you would like to protect. Determine where the monkeys are sleeping at night and place the feeding area between their sleeping trees and your fields.
Reasons Why Vervets Don’t Cause Damage in Commercial Orchards
Most of the commercial crop plants are picked while still green and artificially ripened, this goes for mango, avocado and banana. Macadamia nuts are too hard for Vervet Monkeys to bite through.
Evidence of damage was reported in mango. Just to clarify the damage, an occasional fruit was found in the orchards that had a vervet bite mark and the fruit was still green, giving rise to the accusation that they where testing for ripe fruit. What came out of this investigation was that the fruit had either sun damage or was stung by fruit fly causing a ripe spot, of which the vervet would bite out removing the fruit fly as well.
Litchie are probably the only crop that could put claim to a certain amount of damage. However, considering the short picking period a guard could be employed to chase the monkeys away. A note on this is that the damage can’t even be measured in a percentage so whether or not it is justifiable to call it damage is another question entirely. Another consideration is that due to their size and vervets liking variety, they can only eat so much of a certain item and not for very long.
A good example is to compare them to yourself, how many mangoes, bananas or litchis for that matter could you eat in one go? and for how many days in a row could you do that? Now look at a vervet monkey who is probably not even a 10th of our size, its just not physically possible for them to consume enough to even warrant calling it damage.
Why Are Vervets Good For My Orchards?
Certain crops are wind pollinated and with the vervet jumping through the trees it causes pollen to be released and shaken into the air. They also help with selective pruning and picking, as they jump through the branches, the dead ones are broken off and any fruit that is set poorly also falls to the ground, causing the tree’s energy to be directed to the healthy ones. Vervets also like scale and various insects so they keep these under control for the farmer.
Vervets play a vital roll in seed dispersal and are a very intricate part of the cycle that a lot of indigenous trees need to follow to germinate. They also help a lot of the smaller animals come across fruit and berries as they knock them out of trees and should probably be looked at as the gardeners of our indigenous trees and plants.
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We help commercial farmers develop plans and infrastructure to minimize the presence of vervet monkeys on their property / farm.",961,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107894890.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027225224-20201028015224-00499.warc.gz,0.964523077011108
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GamePlay Metrics is planned as the first of many offerings from the newly created Nielsen Wireless and Interactive Services division. The new measurement service will provide advertisers, agencies, hardware manufacturers and game developers with quantitative demographic data for negotiating the buying and selling of in-game and around-game advertising.
The service will also aim to provide advertisers with comprehensive analysis on how video game play affects or complements the use of other electronic media, for example television programs watched when not playing games.
The new service builds on Nielsen's Anytime Anywhere Media Measurement (A2/M2) initiative - which provides integrated ratings for video consumption across multiple media platforms - by harvesting information from existing Nielsen samples. Nielsen's national television sample of more than 10,000 households currently collects information on video game use through existing People Meter technology.
Nielsen GamePlay Metrics will use an unspecified ""patented approach"" to harvest this existing information from current and next-generation video game consoles within sample households. The new service will passively record the titles of games while capturing key demographic detail about players. Nielsen will also begin providing video game ratings data in mid-2007. Subscribing clients will receive, on a weekly basis, ratings charts and rankings which show the most-played video games.
Although a household name in the U.S. through its television ratings, Nielsen has previously had relatively little involvement in video game metrics, beyond a yearly survey of games players
. However, the company did announce a partnership with Activision
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6daa5a87-be2a-4be8-a97c-12800c0e46a6,2016-07-25T20:47:50+00:00,2014-07-16,1,http://www.complex.com/sports/2014/07/adam-silver-says-nba-considering-midseason-tournament,"You ever feel like the NBA starts to get boring between Christmas and St. Patrick's Day? Well new commissioner Adam Silver may spice-up that lag with a mid-season tournament similar to the ones that club soccer teams participate in.
Silver said the NBA is considering a mid-season tournament, possibly in Las Vegas.— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) July 16, 2014
One idea is that the four teams with the best records would play a single-elimination style tournament. None of the games, however, would count on the standings. You got to ask yourself, what's the point? When someone tears an ACL, people are going to question meaningless competition for exhibition games. That's of course, if that's the direction they're looking to go. Without anything concrete, it's really just speculation at the moment.
Speaking of speculation, let us know what you think below.",186,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824345.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00208-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.971012234687805
5baccbcf-1303-48d8-8fd6-e206a4d3e078,2022-05-29T02:05:08+00:00,2022-05-29,0,https://www.six9ja.com/at-the-age-of-fifteen-who-are-we-to-blame-reactions-to-three-15-year-old-boys-being-turned-away-from-a-motel/,"A video of three 15-year-old males allegedly approaching a hotel with their individual girlfriends to reserve a hotel room has gone viral online.
The little youngster was seen on the video with two male buddies, and when the guy behind the camera questioned him, he disproved it.
The videographer attempted to question the females as well in the footage, but they all stepped away at the same time as the guy approached them.
Watch the video below.
Tweeps have responded angrily to this sacrilegious conduct, with some criticizing the hotel for renting rooms to underage teens and others criticizing celebrities who have released sex films.
Check out some of the responses below…
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f584076c-a704-4128-9dc9-8ae059c8b5b7,2020-10-30T22:49:38+00:00,2020-10-30,0,https://www.murrayins.net/group-benefits/group-disability-insurance/,"In the event that an accident or illness prevents an employee from working for an extended period of time, the financial impact can be severe for the employee and employers. Long term disability (LTD) insurance is designed to help cover the employee’s expenses while their regular income is interrupted. Flexible plan design options and benefit alternatives are available to meet specific needs. This valuable protection is available with low-cost, tax-deductible premiums.
Short-Term Disability (STD)
A steady income is essential for most people. If an accident or illness interrupts that income, it affects both the employee and employer. Short term disability (STD) insurance is designed to replace a portion of the wages lost when a short term disability occurs. An affordable, flexible short-term insurance plan can provide needed benefits to both the employer and employee.
Murray Insurance Agency is the local agency for Florida Blue and FHCP.
Want to see how we can assist you today? Contact us today (800) 388-9908.",207,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107911792.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030212708-20201031002708-00204.warc.gz,0.935363352298737
f3fa66ea-2164-419e-96ef-fade87b8e134,2013-05-22T07:41:12+00:00,2012-03-05,0,http://www.kent.edu/eInside/articledisplay.cfm?newsitem=CEAEF69D-C223-1B86-F3BF1D3FBB9025E7,"Ecologist and Author Sandra Steingraber to Discuss How Cancer is Linked to the Environment at Kent State Stark
Ecologist, cancer survivor, author and speaker Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., will speak about how cancer is directly related to environmental toxins, on Wednesday, March 14, at Kent State University at Stark. The lecture is sponsored by the Herbert W. Hoover Foundation Initiative in Environmental Media.read more
Kent State Moves to Standardize University TerminologyPosted March 5, 2012
Kent State has established a Standardizing University Terminology Committee to improve communication and processes among all university constituents. This move impacts recruitment and retention goals, which are the lifeblood of the university.
The working group’s core goal is to help reduce confusion for university community members by advancing the standardization of four basic terms, which currently have multiple versions in use campuswide.
An Illustration of the Issue
When the Helpdesk receives a call from a student who needs help logging in to FlashLine, the Helpdesk support person asks for the student ID. Many students have come to refer to this identifier as a Banner ID. Before the helpdesk employee can begin to provide support, a conversation must occur that helps both parties realize what identifier information is needed prior to addressing the larger issue. To reduce confusion and get everyone talking the same language, the term “Kent State ID number (Banner ID)” will become the new standard.
Terms Moving to Standard Treatment
- Kent State ID number (Banner ID) will replace all variations of Student ID, Banner ID, Employee ID and university ID.
- FlashLine username will replace all variations of FlashLine ID, username, email ID and user ID.
- Kent State email address will replace all variations of university email address, KSU email address, Kent email address and FlashLine address.
- FLASHcard will replace all variations of FlashCard, Flash card and FlashCARD, which are most commonly misused in text treatment. This is mistakenly referred to as student/university ID, as well.
“Given we live in a complex world full of discipline-specific terminology, projects like this will help our university community communicate more effectively,” says Ed Mahon, vice president for information services and chief information officer.
At first, this might seem like a minor undertaking. However, when considering the multiple touch points across each division and department that will need education and updates, the effort rapidly expands into an 18-month project.
“All units on campus, or the majority, either produce print collaterals or online applications and systems that include a variation of these terms,” says Iris Harvey, vice president of university relations. “Rather than mandating reprints of all existing publications or reprogramming of all current Web applications, marketing coordinators, editors and project managers can help bring these materials into compliance as enhancements and reprints are requested.”
To that end, University Communication and Marketing editors and designers have been made aware of this change, as have Information Services’ project managers. Employees in each of these roles will prioritize and address these updates to reflect terminology adjustments as projects are initiated.
Your Department’s Role
A committee member will contact your division or department by April to begin a project plan for your area. These plans will involve an audit of existing materials and steps for educating frontline employees who provide support, as well as updates to Web applications, websites, brochures, admissions letters, fliers and more. Please begin to consider who your area can provide as a liaison and extension of the committee.
Because these terms permeate so many areas and processes, you will encounter instances where you can make contributions to this project. During the course of your day-to-day work, when you notice any use of these terms, please:
- Reference the University Style Guide to see if the term is being used correctly.
- If not, please make the necessary update or ask a colleague to do so.
- Begin using the correct terms when speaking with others.
The University Style Guide has been updated to reflect these new standards.
For more information, contact committee member Lin Danes, director of Web services, University Communications and Marketing, at firstname.lastname@example.org. Other core committee members include Barb Boltz, project director, Enrollment Management and Student Affairs; Geri Hein, project manager, Information Services; Wendy Shih, manager of Helpdesk, Information Services.
Note: Banner INB interface is outside of the scope of this request due to vendor dependencies that will result due to upgrades.
Definitions Related to Standardizing Terminology Project
- Kent State ID number (Banner ID): A nine digit ID number, currently beginning with the number “8” that identifies students, faculty, staff, alumni and other constituents in the Banner system.
- FlashLine user name: A combination of a user’s first and last name (up to eight positions, sometimes with a number) that acts as the login username for most campus resources. The FlashLine user name is everything before @kent.edu in the email address.
- Kent State email addresses - The full @kent.edu email address, which includes the FlashLine username.
- FLASHcard – A physical identification card containing a student or employee’s photo. The card has a 10 to 16 digit ISO number printed on it. May also refer to the FLASHcard Office location.",1133,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00003-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.909940540790558
3e9ba3df-714b-4838-9577-422f6b42afc2,2015-03-29T17:20:19+00:00,2008-03-13,0,http://www.closetcooking.com/2008/03/irish-soda-bread.html?showComment=1205289120000,"What better to go with Irish lamb stew on Saint Patrick's Day than some Irish soda bread? Irish soda bread is a quick bread that uses baking soda rather than yeast. Traditional soda bread consists of only flour, baking soda, salt and buttermilk. The buttermilk reacts with the baking soda to produce carbon dioxide and thus rise. I decided to go with the brown soda bread which replaces half of the flour with whole wheat flour. I also decided to add some rolled oats for additional texture and flavour. I halved the recipe as I did not want to have too much in the way of leftovers. Soda bread would normally just be hand formed and baked on a baking sheet but I decided to put it into a loaf pan to give it a loaf shape. While looking for recipes I saw several that called for some non-traditional ingredients such as raisins, caraway seeds, etc.
The soda bread was the easiest bread that I have ever made. You just mix everything and bake it. It turned out pretty good. The crust was crispy and crunchy without being too hard and the inside was nice and soft and light. I timed it such that the bread came out of the oven at the same time that the stew was done so I got to have the bread while it was still warm from the oven. Of course I had to spread some butter on a few slices to melt into the bread. Melting butter on freshly baked bread is one of my favorite things. Given how easy this bread is to make it would be little trouble to make it for almost any meal.
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole-wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup rolled oats
1 cup buttermilk
1. Mix the flour, baking soda, salt and rolled oats in a bowl.
2. Mix in the buttermilk and form a dough.
3. Shape the dough and place it on a baking sheet or in a loaf pan.
4. Bake in a preheated 375F oven for 40 minutes (the top should be golden brown).
Goes well with:
Irish Lamb Stew
More St Patrick’s Day recipes!",453,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298660.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00036-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.970246195793152
9ccbf4e7-f4e3-400c-a680-96aa909af012,2017-08-18T18:41:09+00:00,2017-08-18,0,http://www.checkatrade.com/PlumbedRight/,"Recently founded company but with years of plumbing experience behind me. I deliver quality workmanship at a competitive price. Friendly plumbing service. No Fix No Fee.
I strongly believe that a plumber is only as good as his last job. All maintenance and plumbing works undertaken. No job too small
Corby, Geddington, Irthlingborough, Kettering, Market Harborough, Northampton, Rothwell, Rushden, Wellingborough and all surrounding areas.",96,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105086.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818175604-20170818195604-00567.warc.gz,0.946362316608429
7e0bbcc1-058e-445c-8b94-5fbd01e67550,2013-05-18T18:06:56+00:00,2013-01-22,0,http://wsau.com/blogs/post/tking/2013/jan/22/emperor-has-no-clothes/,"Anna Welker, the wife of New England reciever Wes Welker, called out Ray Lewis on Facebook on Sunday and then promptly apologized. Why do folks feel the need to apologize for saying things that are true. Lewis is being lauded to a ridiculous extent as he heads to retirement after the Super Bowl. He's being held up by the league and its TV partners as a paragon of virtue...a true warrior...he's being used in tv commercials and spoken about as the next great tv commentator. Not once is his questionable past brought up in the conversation. Welker posted that folks should""go to Ray Lewis' wikipedia page...6 kids...4 wives. Aquitted for murder.Paid a family off. Yay what a Hall of Fame player. A true role model"". What is there to apologize for? To say that the emperor has no clothes should be encouraged. People make mistakes...people recover from mistakes...has Ray Lewis changed? Only he knows for sure. When we call BS on the diefication of a very flawed individual there is nothing to apologize for.
Poor Phil Mickelson. He says he may have to move from California and worse yet may have to cut back on his golf schedule because of taxes. I'm supposed to cry for a zillionaire because he's making to much money?? He should be embarrassed to even go public with a comment like that.
The Badgers and Michigan State square off tonight. Its an early tip...pre game at 5pm on WSAU.
The Bucks return home for a game with Philly tonight. They have been playing well under Jim Boylan.
No school today because of the cold...probably no high school sports as well although I havent heard that officially as I write this at 3:40 am today.
Songs Of The Day (from my I-pod)
Little Darlin (I Need You)-Doobie Brothers(1977) Tom Johnston had left the band and Mike McDonald was changing the Doobie's sound including this take on a Marvin Gaye classic
Little Deuce Coupe-Beach Boys (1963) released in the fall of 63'. It was the 3rd album put out by the band that year.",455,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00025-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.966644585132599
0a572e0c-10cb-475b-974d-6970bd93d6ac,2016-07-24T09:51:22+00:00,2012-08-13,0,https://www.gigmasters.com/articles/jennifer-aniston-engagement-news,"If you're at all interested in weddings or celebrities you've certainly heard the news by now. The once famously dumped Jennifer Aniston is now engaged to actor Justin Theroux. By the way, am I the only one who has trouble spelling both their names correctly simultaneously? There's no real news about the wedding plans, but that hasn't stopped people from covering the story. Here's a rundown on some of the better articles.
Celebrity Bride Guide just offers the basics of the birthday proposal.
While over on Glamour's Save the Date blog they're not only wondering what Jennifer's dress might look like and asking you to vote, they're also wondering what her ring looks like and dishing the dirt on Justin Theroux.
Wedding Wire is also suggesting various wedding dress options for Jen.
Perez Hilton breaks the news that Brad Pitt apparently congratulated the happy couple in a phone call to Jennifer.
You know us, eventually, we'll get around to publishing a song list for the happy couple!",209,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823989.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00079-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.957719266414642
ba679cdc-7b4d-4ced-ae04-28d564a38eff,2013-05-22T14:34:24+00:00,2012-02-29,1,http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20075080,"With a long-standing federal deadline breathing down its neck, California's polarizing $100 billion bullet train suddenly got a much-needed reprieve Wednesday when the Obama administration eased the target date for starting construction.
For years, state high-speed rail leaders aimed for a September 2012 groundbreaking to meet the assumed deadline for the federal stimulus program, which funded about one-third of the $6 billion first leg of track.
But in a statement Wednesday, federal rail officials said the train ""is making continual progress"" and for the first time revealed that the law does not specifically require a deadline to start construction. Technically, it mandates the funds be ""obligated"" by September, and for the project to be finished by September 2017.
State rail officials still hope to start building by the end of the year but could begin in early 2013, giving them extra time to work on an unprecedented project that some state and local leaders fear was being rushed to meet the federal deadlines.
""If this is the first step down a $100 billion path, it better be the right first step,"" said state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, one of the lawmakers who has called for the project to slow down. ""I think it's important for all of us to resist being hurried into a decision we might later regret, given the multibillion-dollar consequences.""
At its Thursday board meeting, the California High-Speed Rail Authority will detail
The desire for a delay is hardly a surprise for an agency with a humongous workload and a reputation for missing deadlines. The biggest question was whether the U.S. government would allow it, because the stimulus program had set deadlines to create jobs quickly.
A lot of work remains, however. In recent months, Gov. Jerry Brown's appointees overhauled the project twice, while planners tweaked track alignments in response to community concerns. They still haven't finished two key documents needed before construction can start: the business plan and state environmental impact reports. On Thursday, they'll start the process of soliciting the first $1.5 billion to $2 billion in construction bids for the initial set of tracks.
But rail authority deputy director Lance Simmens said the project remains ""on schedule.""
""Let's not get too carried away with the dates here. It's not like, 'Oh my god, you guys have missed (the groundbreaking) by a year,' "" Simmens said. ""It's a daunting task, and a daunting challenge, to say the least. But we're moving forward in the most cost-effective and efficient way we know how.""
Still, critics took the news as further evidence that the project is spiraling downward. Support has waned since the cost tripled and the opening of full service between San Francisco and Anaheim was pushed to 2034. Major concerns remain about the source of the rest of the funding, expected rider counts and the tracks' effects on communities along the route.
""We're having to restart or reconstruct a whole project model in a very short time frame,"" said Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point, who is helping lead a GOP charge against the train. ""I think with how it's progressing, this was predictable. The project is having a lot of issues.""
Contact Mike Rosenberg at 408-920-5705.",684,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.957492589950562
b99ba8d6-bb02-43c6-8588-59f609cadcc5,2015-03-31T15:36:03+00:00,2011-12-21,0,http://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/12/21/victim-of-house-theft-to-get-his-home-back/,"Victim Of House Theft To Get His Home Back
DENVER (CBS4) – An Aurora man who had his house stolen from him will get his home back.
While Larry Asbery was in the hospital fighting a potentially deadly disease another family moved in to his home. He finally got help from a judge on Wednesday. Asbery will be able to move back in on Jan. 5.
Asbery said he didn’t want to have to go through the legal system but it got to a certain point where he didn’t have any other option.
The family that was living in the home was already moving out on Wednesday afternoon. They were renting from Selena Robles, but the house wasn’t hers to lease, even though she thought it was.
“There are Mexican consultants out in the community; people that hold themselves out as experts in financing and real estate and legal matters,” said Kalimantan Elinoff, Robles’ attorney. “They frankly just take people’s money.”
Robles allegedly purchased the home from Alfonso Carrillo, who is charged in a separate case. When Robles bought the house it was in foreclosure. Attorneys say it’s a classic scam.
“She’s the victim, as many are in this circumstance. These are predators out there that prey on the Mexican community,” Elinoff said.
Asbery says he feels bad for Robles.
“Especially this time of the year you hate to see something happen to somebody,” Asbery said. “She’s a nice lady, it’s just that I believe she was scammed. I think that whoever has taken me took her too.”
Robles said she spent several thousand dollars renovating the home and at a hearing in March she’ll try to get some compensation.",398,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300735.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00277-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.983210444450378
c014ffe4-1b8a-4708-992b-d9ee1f619a6e,2015-04-01T17:51:56+00:00,2012-11-01,0,http://blog.nwautos.com/2012/11/auto_review_nissan_gt-r_has_supercar_speed_performance_at_bargain_price.html,"After my first, shall we say, spirited ride in Nissan's top performance animal, the GT-R, I sat in the driveway for a moment waiting for that nasty grin on my face to disappear. Shutting down this twin-turbo beast sounded like a jet engine as it whirs slowly to a halt.
Back came the grin. How appropriate to hear this supersonic sound from a machine that soars from zero to 60 in — wait for it — a neck-jarring 2.7 seconds. The quarter-mile in 11.1 seconds. And a top speed of 196 mph.
That's Ferrari and Bugatti Veyron territory for a fraction of the price — which has gone up for 2013, but more on that later.
2013 Nissan GT-R
- Base price: $96,820
- Price as tested: $106,320
Nissan has beefed up power on the GT-R every year since it came out in 2009, so, yes, another tweak was due for 2013. Its 3.8-liter, twin-turbo V-6 produces 545 horses — up from 480 horsepower four years ago — and 463 pound-feet of torque.
Also revised: the transmission, though it still comes across a bit clunky around town. Maybe this beast is just showing its impatience to get out on the open road.
Suspension tuning has been refined on the top-line Black Edition, but even more impressive on the Black this year is a handmade carbon-fiber rear spoiler. It's standard, too.
So are the orange Brembo six-piston brake calipers up front (four-piston rear), the Bilstein electronic shocks and 20-inch aluminum wheels — with black finish, of course.
This all-wheel-drive cat is happiest when it can run, and it leaps to triple-digit speed in a flash. It'll run from 50 mph to 100 in just a few seconds, too. But its stiffer springs and overall structure help it negotiate the twisty roads or racetrack with tenacious grip and precision, too.
Steering is smooth and responsive, though the GT-R's weight — nearly two tons — keeps it from being as agile as, say, a Porsche 911.
Around town, this speedster is not as well behaved as on the highway or track. Despite improvements to the tranny, it's still a bit quirky and indecisive at slower speeds. But paddle shifters mounted on the column offer quick shifts and plenty of fun. For sports-car purists, however, be forewarned: No manual is available.
There are three settings that control the transmission shift points and suspension: Normal, Comfort and Race. The race setting broadens the shifts up the power band. You'll also likely discover that the suspension is too stiff for everyday driving.
I didn't get the GT-R on a track but I've read its famous understeer is alive and well, though reports are that its track performance is improved from the 2012 model.
All this speed and fun comes at a price; here come the mpg figures. But hold on; it's not terrible at 16 around town, 23 on the highway with a combined figure around 19 mpg. That's high for a smaller car but in the ballpark of your other car, the SUV. But, hey, the GT-R has a much higher fun quotient.
The GT-R has good, racy looks, but one could argue that it is somewhat common, not as sharp as those elegant supercars with emblems of horses and bulls on the front. But it's built to perform, not win a beauty contest.
The two-tiered grille channels air to the intercooler and also is designed to reduce front lift. On the lower corners are scoops to cool those sizable Brembo brakes.
Perhaps it looks better from the rear, sporting quad exhausts and the dry carbon fiber spoiler.
The carbon fiber accent continues inside on the center console. Buttons are easy to reach and use.
The cabin has pretty much everything you need, but doesn't stack up to the pricier sports-car entries even though it can keep with them on the road. It's improved when you opt for the Black Edition, starting with red and black Recaro seats that tuck you in for the tight corners.
The real kick is the information center contained on an LCD screen. There is data and virtual gauges to provide all the dirty details: lateral and longitudinal g-force, lap times, coolant and oil temps. A data system can even record your performance at the track for review later.
Seats have eight-way power and, amazingly, appear to be comfortable for longer drives, too. Headroom and legroom are sufficient, even for 6-foot-plus guys. Not so in the rear, which can accommodate kids or packages only.
Trunk space? Not bad, actually, with an 8.8-cubic-foot well that should handle most reasonable weekend chores.
Visibility from within is not only adequate, but there is a rear-view camera to help out when backing up.
Beyond that, standard safety features include dual-stage frontal air bags plus side-impact air bags up front and full-length side curtain bags. The GT-R also has traction and stability control and antilock brakes with brake assist, which applies more pressure when needed.
Only two trim levels are available: the Premium and Black editions. I drove the Black, and it has everything the Premium does, plus lightweight black wheels with Dunlop run-flat tires, carbon-fire wing and the aforementioned Recaro seats.
Both versions are stacked with goodies like 20-inch wheels, Brembo brakes, electronic suspension, power seats and 11-speaker Bose sound system CD, satellite radio, iPod and Bluetooth connectivity. And the nav system includes traffic and weather reports.
The GT-R has been on American roads for five years, and every year improvements are made and the horsepower rises. For 2013, the price rises, too — by nearly $7,000. Yikes, you say.
But the Nissan GT-R still remains the best bang for the buck when you consider the high-priced company it keeps on the open road or the racetrack.",1320,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131305143.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172145-00033-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.943692564964294
007d19d3-0e25-4c39-a057-d9798c262d46,2022-05-16T15:03:16+00:00,2022-05-16,0,https://blueteapot.com/products/forlife-brew-in-mug-extra-fine-strainer,"FORLIFE Brew-In-Mug Extra Fine Strainer
L 4.5"" x W 3.625"" x H 3.25""
(L 11.4 cm x W 9.2 cm x H 8.2 cm)
Extra fine Stainless-Steel Infuser
This extra-fine stainless-steel infuser gives you a perfect even steep every time and enables you to steep fine loose-leaf teas such as Rooibos tea to large whole-leaf teas like Oolong tea. Handle for easy and safe access to control infusing time.
Easy grip silicone rimmed stainless steel lid.
Lid works as a cover and as a drip dish for the infuser.
PARTS & MATERIALS
EXTRA-FINE INFUSER : Stainless Steel
- Non microwavable
LID : Stainless Steel / Silicone
- Works as an infuser holder
- Heat resistant up to 120°C/248°F
All the materials used for FORLIFE products are food-safe.
Care Instruction & Warning
- Use caution when handling hot water.
- Let boiling water cool down a bit before pouring it in infuser.
- Use baking soda dissolved in warm water to clean tea stain as needed.",296,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662510138.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516140911-20220516170911-00615.warc.gz,0.798015594482422
bac1eb15-3bb9-48ce-89c7-262074b43470,2013-05-25T13:02:49+00:00,2011-11-23,1,http://leadership.ng/nga/articles/8782/2011/11/23/boko_haram_jtf_clash_borno.html?quicktabs_1=0&quicktabs_3=1,"Less than four days after the Boko Haram members engaged the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operatives in a gun duel in Maiduguri, the group again attacked a JTF base at Bulumkutu Market area of the Maiduguri Metropolis where there were shootings that lasted for hours.
Witnesses said that the latest clash occurred on Monday evening at about 7:30pm when some members of Boko Haram in a Volkswagen Golf car stormed the JTF base, very close to the EYN Church in Bulumkutu area, and opened fire on soldiers and policemen there.
During the crossfire, it was learnt that due to the superior firearms of JTF operatives, the sect members were overpowered and subsequently fled, leaving their car behind.
Though, no casualty was recorded, witnesses said many people sustained various degrees of injury.
However, residents complained that JTF operatives rounded up people and even tortured some. One Mallam Adamu of Bulumkutu area told our correspondent soldoers were beating people up for alleged complicity.
Adamu said, “The JTF officials were entering people houses beating them seriously. They even shot some people including one old man of about 70 years whom I am sure has died. Whenever Boko Haram sect struck, the JTF usually go mad on people instead of fighting sect members.”
When contacted, the Head of Field Operation of JTF, Col. Victor Ebhaleme, confirmed the incident. But, he implored the people of Borno to cooperate with the JTF operatives by providing information that would help the JTF operatives to arrest members of the sect.",334,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.976566910743713
99217330-f02a-4f6b-bda2-bcdc74ce81d7,2022-05-23T21:55:52+00:00,2017-01-05,0,https://auxiliary-beauty.com/2017/01/05/sephora-cream-lip-stain-in-25-coral-sunset/?like_comment=1000&_wpnonce=e760b0d06d,"Surprise! I’m allowing myself to write one quick post during this hiatus. Today I’ll be skipping over my backlog of unreviewed products to take a look at my most recent purchase, a new product that hasn’t yet received much attention online.
Sephora massively expanded its Cream Lip Stain range last month, adding twenty-seven new shades, mostly trendy browns, purples, and taupes, plus some offbeat colors like black and teal for the goth mermaids out there. The Cream Lip Stain formula has been around for at least a few years (you’ve probably heard of Endless Red and Marvelous Mauve), and it tends to garner positive reviews. Being generally indifferent to liquid lipstick, I’d never taken much interest in the Cream Lip Stains, but that changed during a visit to Sephora at the end of December. While glancing over the new shades, I found myself drawn to one in particular: 25 Coral Sunset, which looked a lot like my platonic rusty orange. A swatch proved me right. Forth reaching to the fruit, I plucked, I bought.
The Sephora Cream Lip Stains are $14 for 4 ml. Their packaging makes them look smaller than they are; here’s Coral Sunset next to a NYX Liquid Suede, which actually contains slightly less product (3.8 ml):
I think it’s cool that Sephora has minimized the amount of plastic per unit; this also means that the Cream Lip Stains are lighter and more portable than other liquid lipsticks. The cap twists shut very securely, with an extra little catch to hold it in place. The applicator is a small, slanted doefoot that would make it easy for a less clumsy person to get in all the corners, but I’m just not great at applying liquid lipstick and I don’t think any shape or size of applicator would change that.
The name “Coral Sunset” is rather misleading. Coral isn’t the easiest color to define, but I think of it as containing at least some pinkness and some brightness. Coral Sunset, however, is a deep russet, sitting squarely on the border between orange and brown. I expected it to be similar to Marc Jacobs Rei of Light (another milestone in my quest for the perfect rusty orange), but Rei of Light is brighter and redder. In fact, Revlon Matte Balm in Fierce is the closest match for Coral Sunset in my collection:
|L-R: Revlon Fierce, Coral Sunset, Marc Jacobs Rei of Light, Topshop Matte Lipstick in Rio Rio.|
I’ve heard great things about the Cream Lip Stain formula, specifically its longevity, but Coral Sunset has disappointed me on that front. Having worn it twice now, I can conclude that it looks like a matte liquid lipstick but doesn’t quite act like one. Though it dries down to a flat matte finish within a minute, it transfers onto cups and doesn’t stand up to food at all. On the plus side, it’s not patchy, I don’t find it particularly drying, and it’s easy to remove before eating. Basically, it has the same longevity and lipfeel as my MAC matte bullet lipsticks, and that’s fine; it’s just that I expected something different.
(Update, 1/9: On a suggestion from reader Clara, I tried applying the thinnest coat possible of Coral Sunset, and I’m pleased to report that it barely transferred at all onto cups and glasses. However, it did still feel a bit tacky when I pressed my lips together, and I could still smear it easily with my finger. It may be that the new shades have a different formula from the original ones, or just that the formula varies from shade to shade.)
(Update, 9/11: All right, I think I’ve finally figured out the best application method for this lipstick. After I remove the applicator, I wipe the excess product on the rim of the tube, then apply a single swipe to my bottom lip. I mash my lips together, use the applicator to add a bit more lipstick to each lip, and then blend it out across the entire lip with my finger, repeating as necessary. This not only gives a more natural, lived-in look, but also ensures that I get the thinnest, least tacky layer possible. The thinner the layer of Coral Sunset, the brighter and more orange it will look.)
Today I wore Coral Sunset with some orangey shades from my new ABH Modern Renaissance palette, which I’ll review eventually. For now, suffice to say that I’m delighted with it so far, and grateful to all of you who encouraged me to get it! I blended Burnt Orange and Realgar into the crease, then placed Antique Bronze on the outer half of the lid and along the lower lashline, and finally added Raw Sienna to the inner half of the lid. I’m also wearing Illamasqua Zygomatic blush and ColourPop Lunch Money highlighter on my cheeks. (I wore Zygomatic for about two weeks in a row while traveling last month, and never once felt the need for another blush. Now, that’s a holy grail.)
|That’s my collection of enamel pins held up by a pants hanger. Classy. My earrings are from American Apparel.|
And a closer look at the eyeshadow:
Orange is still a difficult color for me to wear, but it’s clear that I do better with dark, earthy oranges than with bright, white-based ones. I love how easy it is to diffuse the Modern Renaissance shadows into a relatively subtle wash of color.
Overall, Coral Sunset is a nice lipstick, but I’m not exactly dashing to my nearest Sephora to pick up more Cream Lip Stain shades. I bought Coral Sunset specifically for the color, and if there’s a shade you love in the Cream Lip Stain range, I wouldn’t discourage you from getting it. But don’t order the 40-piece vault, people. Come on. You know better.",1320,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662561747.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523194013-20220523224013-00401.warc.gz,0.932095587253571
3e569e9e-a9c3-4f5d-b79c-9c922b527e4b,2013-06-20T08:38:26+00:00,2010-10,0,http://quiltsnhorses.blogspot.com/2010/10/fru-fru-tutu.html,"I enjoy a good tutu every now and then.. but this.. this was HUGE! It was so poofy, that even I was a little concerned. But, every little girl needs a little poofy, tulle-(y)?, pink, sparkle in their life.
Cute, no? I hope Becca really liked it. She was having a Fashionista inspired birthday party.
Thanks Laura for taking all the pics of the tutu. What with limited space in the new place, it's hard to get a good photo now.",115,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00014-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.987106680870056
13452d1c-a2c4-44f4-bd7a-efebb4c82b58,2016-07-25T02:42:32+00:00,2013-03-17,1,http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/afghanistans-freedom-fighters-20130317-2g8ro.html,"She is as articulate as she is cautious with her life. Raihana Azad, 28, had the courage to break the Afghan mould. When the foreigners came, she worked for the United Nations; and when parliament came, she ran for public office.
But now she hunkers in Kabul, the target of too many death threats to ever return to her home province - except when she can fly into a foreign-controlled military base and is accompanied to meetings by an Australian military escort, bristling with weapons.
Uruzgan MP Raihana Azad
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Uruzgan MP Raihana Azad
Raihana Azad, a member of parliament for Uruzgan talks about what will happen to Afghanistan once the troops withdraw.
But it seems that danger lurks in the capital too, so she treads her political path carefully.
She argues that in some ways an MP has more power in Kabul than does a provincial powerbroker back in Tarin Kowt. ''I keep myself in a way that is not too close to them and not too far from them,'' she says. ''They tell other MPs who and what to vote for, but I ignore them.'' She refuses to stay overnight in her home province.
The menacing phone calls are so frequent that she is constantly changing her mobile phone number - ''They're a daily occurrence.'' By Western standards, Azad is a well-adjusted young woman getting on with her life, her work and studies. But in her homeland, she is an outlier. Which tribe she is from? Her answer makes a curt political point. ''I'm an Afghan. I don't like that question.'' Married?
Her nonchalance becomes quite shocking. ''Divorced. We split before I was elected to parliament.'' Kids? Don't go there.
When she was first elected the calls for her resignation and her death were troubling. ''They wanted to kill me and my family, for allowing me to stand for parliament. I stayed in Oruzgan on the day the results were released. Just as well I took the precaution of staying with friends; they searched four different houses looking for me, and they would have killed me.
''I spent two days hiding in a basement. Then I changed into old clothes and a burqa and travelled to Kabul, under a false name. It's too dangerous to tell my family when I'm going home because the callers always tell me what my movements have been to let me know they are watching.'' Recently, she said, three ministers of the Karzai government were required to travel to Oruzgan to check progress on several public works projects, but they refused to travel unless she accompanied them. ''We got to Tarin Kowt but we were unable to leave the governor's compound to go to the project sites because of the security situation,'' she says.
Her hope is for Afghanistan to be a democracy in which an individual's humanity is of more value that their tribal connections.
But she turns on the country's president, accusing him of tampering with the election laws - again. ''[Hamid] Karzai will bury democracy as we're coming to know it,'' she says, revealing far more hair than most Afghan women would dare and flashing pale-pink fingernails as she perches on the edge of an over-stuffed armchair. ''Women will suffer, but it will be good for warlords and the drug barons.''
Outside, it's snowing. Inside, Hilla Achekzai takes no chances - bundled up in a scarf and a heavy coat, she bathes in the eerie orange glow of a fan heater that sits on her desk in Kabul's Parliament House.
She's a senator. And her name is confusing; she is actually of the Ahmadzai tribe, but she has taken the name Achekzai to honour her late husband who was of that tribe.
She stabs at her mobile phone, diverting a stream of calls. And before she dares to discuss the brutal depths of politics and policy in Oruzgan, she pauses to eject all the men from her crowded office.
She berates the provincial leadership for failing women, saying that in the lead-up to the last elections she focused electoral awareness among women in Oruzgan, for which she was threatened with death, specifically by beheading.
''Our presence as women MPs in Kabul is kind of symbolic, but the truth is we get no support and we're not liked,'' she says. ''Of the tribes, the Barakzai are totally against any advancement for women, but at least the Popalzai flatter us; we get lip service from them.'' She had ventured to Oruzgan a few weeks before we met late in January, but it became a fraught business.
''I flew to Kandahar and drove north to TK by road, wearing a burqa for the whole journey. And I had to keep it on in my village and in Taren Kowt town. The governor says that if I don't wear it, I might get shot.''
Are we to read from this that little has changed for women after coalition forces have been on the ground for more than a decade? She mentioned earlier that many homes now had a sewing machine, as though the acquisition was a measure of progress in women's rights. But now she replies, ''The reality is that virtually nothing has changed.''",1174,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824201.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00150-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.980425119400024
d6198f16-6a31-4208-a55f-7d4a5119f97f,2013-05-20T21:58:57+00:00,2013-03-12,1,http://beta.fool.com/leokornsun/2013/03/12/imax-maximum-growth-minimum-risk/26760/?source=TheMotleyFool,"IMAX: Maximum Growth, Minimum Risk
Leo is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Over the past decade, IMAX (NYSE: IMAX) has become synonymous with the premium experience of watching Hollywood blockbusters - on a screen as high as 98 feet with over 40 speakers. It wasn’t always this way - for the first three decades after its debut in 1971, IMAX was restricted to special presentations at museums and educational venues, since technical limitations kept films short, at approximately 40-50 minutes.
In the early 2000s, however, its film-making and projection technologies were modified - later digitally - to accommodate feature-length films. This key advance, combined with rapidly improving computer-generated special effects in high-budget films, created a market for IMAX projectors and screens to gradually replace traditional movie projector systems.
Propelled by rising demand for its projection systems, increasingly technically impressive films, and evolving 3D technology, has IMAX become a perfect stock to own to capitalize on this revolution of modern film entertainment?
How does IMAX make money?
During the fourth quarter of 2012, IMAX earned an adjusted 23 cents per share, easily topping the analyst estimate of 16 cents. Net income grew 105.9% from the prior year quarter to $12.9 million.
Sales from revenue sharing agreements - in which IMAX takes a cut of the movie profits - rose 103.4% to $17 million. IMAX currently holds revenue sharing agreements with AMC Entertainment, Regal Entertainment (NYSE: RGC) and Cinemark Holdings (NYSE: CNK).
However, IMAX’s revenue from systems sales dropped 18.5% to $24.3 million, since it only installed 14 new systems in theaters during the fourth quarter, as opposed to 17 a year earlier.
Yet that slip shouldn't worry investors - looking ahead, the company has already signed contracts to install 38 new theater systems (28 in new locations) going into the new fiscal year. IMAX's wide-reaching revenue sharing arrangements show that theater companies are quickly realizing that IMAX has become the de facto industry standard.
The remainder of IMAX’s revenue is generated from periodic system maintenance fees, theater operations, and its own branded films.
Total revenue grew 16.6% to $77.8 million, also ahead of the $74 million that analysts had projected. Gross box office revenues for IMAX titles rose 55.7% to $152 million - a record for the company. The average box office per screen rose from $221,600 to $264,400.
CEO Richard Gelfond offered a clear explanation of IMAX’s primary goals:
“Our 2013 objectives are straightforward — continue to expand our footprint worldwide, maximize the scalability of our business and further leverage our differentiated end-to-end technology platform to enable more leading filmmakers and studios to create an entertainment experience that cannot be found anywhere else.”
Top and Bottom Line Growth
IMAX’s top and bottom line have grown 104.1% and 363.6%, respectively, over the past ten years.
Although earnings are slightly inconsistent, mainly due to the recession, it was still profitable for seven of the past ten years. Looking forward, analysts at Thomson Financial estimate that IMAX will earn $0.98 per share for fiscal 2013, and follow that up with $1.35 per share in 2014.
Revenue growth was also higher in 2009 and 2010, prior to sliding slightly in 2011. According to analyst projections, however, IMAX’s revenue is expected to rise 9.5% to $311 million in fiscal 2013, and 15.7% to $360 million in 2014.
In my opinion, these positive catalysts are just the beginning for IMAX, as demand for its large projection systems rises domestically as well as overseas.
China, the world’s second largest economy and a population of 1.3 billion, has a rapidly growing middle class. IMAX currently operates 92 theaters in China, and is planning to open 133 more in busy urban areas. China’s strong interest in movie theaters was reflected in Dalian Wanda Group’s $2.6 billion takeover of AMC Entertainment last year.
IMAX is also enjoying strong demand in Western Europe, Japan and Russia. The company currently operates 643 IMAX theaters in 52 countries.
Major Movie Releases & 3D
As long as IMAX is on fire, then it needs some good, effects-laden Hollywood offerings to act as kindling to keep it burning. Last year was a strong year for movie studios - blockbusters such as The Hunger Games, The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises all drew in record crowds. This year, films such as Skyfall, The Hobbit, Jack the Giant Slayer and Oz: The Great and Powerful are continuing the trend.
IMAX is an excellent play on apparent insatiability of movie watchers for one main reason: it doesn’t have take the multimillion dollar risks that studios such as Time Warner or Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) have to shoulder to create films. IMAX merely has to use its technology to show the films, and with each film shown, its technology is showcased to more users, helping its popularity spread further.
3D technology, which became immensely popular after the 2009 release of James Cameron’s Avatar, has also fueled demand for the 3D IMAX experience, which is considered the top-tier experience for viewing major film releases.
Considering Disney’s ambitious plans for its Marvel franchises and its upcoming Star Wars sequels, I believe that “3D IMAX” will remain the premium standard for a long time.
Thanks to its niche market and peerless brand recognition, IMAX does not have any direct competitors - rather, they can be considered partners that help spread its brand. However, IMAX’s growth can still be measured against other major movie theater operators, to see how it stands fundamentally.
|Forward P/E||5-year PEG||Price to Sales (ttm)||Return on Equity (ttm)||Debt to Equity||Profit Margin|
($2.01 billion debt)
Source: Yahoo Finance, March 9.
Based on these metrics, we can see that IMAX is trading at a premium, albeit a well-deserved one, considering its beefier margins and lower debt levels. While Cinemark has grown over the past five years, its growth has been slow in comparison to IMAX. The reason is simple: whereas Cinemark and Regal must increase their expenses to adopt IMAX technology in their aging theaters, IMAX simply profits from the shift.
Regal Entertainment has fared the worst over the past five years, despite fairly strong growth in earnings. However, dwindling top-line growth sank Regal’s shares, which have performed the worst.
The Foolish Bottom Line
Investing in IMAX depends on one central thesis - will movies get progressively bigger and more dazzling, requiring the largest screens enhanced with 3D technology to view in their fully intended glory?
If so, then IMAX - with its growing brand, insulated business model, coupled with strong top and bottom line growth - just might be one of the strongest investments of this decade.
Leo Sun owns shares of Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Imax and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool owns shares of Imax and Walt Disney. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Is this post wrong? Click here. Think you can do better? Join us and write your own!",1628,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00015-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.945804357528686
38d080fd-3e18-41a7-ae13-1c55c9bab8c1,2017-08-18T01:24:05+00:00,2010-02-20,0,http://tylerducas.blogspot.com/2010/02/digital-writing-workshop.html,"One Teacher, Conquering the World, One English Class at a Time
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Digital Writing Workshop
I had a great time at this conference today. I was introduced to an online writing site called youthvoices.net. My mind is running with all the possibilities. I tried something similar to this earlier this year, but it fizzled out. This site looks to be much more user friendly, and it has a lot more student writers on it.
The opportunities for peer review and peer editing with this format are amazing--I can't wait to give it a try!",124,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104204.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818005345-20170818025345-00054.warc.gz,0.981276035308838
22e432c5-5d7b-46c2-a60b-1b35c487c4ed,2016-07-26T08:46:47+00:00,2016-07-26,0,http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/ingredients/cranberry-recipes/fresh-cranberry-recipes?page=6,"Fresh cranberries make fantastic additions to a variety of recipes. Try these fresh cranberry recipes, including cake, cheesecake, cookies, salsa, punch, pie, muffins, jam, bread, chutney, pudding, trifle, salads, applesauce and more.
Meet the Cook: While searching for something to enhance the taste of fowl years ago, I discovered this recipe. I revised it a little, and I've since served it at Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings (it's a hit with either poultry or pork) plus used it as a food-basket gift. It's been popular besides at church bazaars I've taken it to.
I grew up on a farm, and my husband (he's a cattle buyer) and I farmed for 20 years before moving to town. We have four children, all grown.
-Joyce Vivian, Mitchell, Ontario
Meet the Cook: People tell me that they like the combination of a tart cranberry taste and the crunchy walnut texture in this dessert.
I grew up in a rural community - so my sisters and I did a lot of cooking early! My husband and I have two married sons (plus 2-1/2 grandkids!), and I've collected strawberries for 21 years.
-Beverly Mix, Missoula, Montana
Meet the Cook: I don't like my pancakes with syrup, so I pour this sauce over them instead. It goes great with chocolate cake, carrot cake or any other type of cake also.
Both my husband and I love cranberries. We use them with chicken, turkey and pork...on ice cream or on pudding...or, when it's hot, just eat them plain or with some whipping cream.
I've always enjoyed cooking - and it makes me feel good inside when I know other people enjoy my cooking, too.
-Stella Kalynchuk, Whitehorse, Yukon
Meet the Cook: When mealtime rolls around, my husband and our two teenagers are never sure what's in store - lots of my cooking is ""trial and error"", and I love trying out new things. Luckily, my family doesn't mind being my guinea pigs!
This recipe, however, actually originated with one of the boys. It was published in his Sunday school paper about 10 years ago. First-time tasters comment on how light it is...and say they can't believe it's made with cranberries.
-Heather Clement, Indian River, Ontario
One Christmas, my husband—a Navy chaplain for 20 years—had to spend the holiday overseas, away from our two children and me. He asked that I send him this recipe so he could have a taste of home.
Steamed Cranberry Pudding has been in my file for more than 30 years. It was passed on by a fellow teacher who was retiring. Her family had long enjoyed it, using their own homemade sorghum molasses as a special ingredient.
Chuck and I now live in a log home in a wooded area. We're visited regularly by armadillos, raccoons, wild pigs, deer, bobcats and other creatures. We enjoy watching them—but they make it difficult to establish a compost pile!
Served hot, this beautiful tangy soup helps beat the winter ""blahs"". On a sunny summer day, it's refreshing cold. I have fun serving it because people are so intrigued with the idea of a fruit soup. Even doubters scrape their bowls clean.
-Susan Stull, Chillicothe, Missouri",735,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824757.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00237-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.965068399906158
3b75fa96-2dd3-4f69-ac02-a9ad10462fe6,2022-05-18T23:43:49+00:00,2022-05-18,0,http://www.mbtshoesoutletinc.com/5-easy-ways-to-win-casino-online/,"In online club recreations anybody gets the opportunity to get phenomenal pay from the amusements advertised. The gambling club offers a ton of recreations that make a benefit for you in the measure of tens to countless rupiah.
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With the numerous sorts of amusements offered, obviously you have the chance to get a greater benefit. You don’t squander this chance, in light of the fact that the outcomes acquired by players can be high when playing in the correct sort. Fundamentally the club has a simple, straightforward and convoluted game. Pick and decide the kind of game that you believe is proper. See how to play and battle to win in each wager set.
This club betting game gives a major preferred position if players utilize enormous capital. So players can procure fabulous pay in a brief timeframe in the event that they utilize enormous capital as well. In any case, for you tenderfoot players, set up an enormous capital however utilize simply enough capital. This is to decrease the danger of thrashing that you need to swallow. On the off chance that you get a great deal of wins, at that point you can twofold your benefits to be greater with high-esteem wagers.
Numerous players think this is only a game. At last, players additionally play with ordinary and not genuine. Obviously this will hurt the player himself, since club is a sort of game that depends on earnestness. The players must play with fixation and core interest. On the off chance that not, at that point the outcomes will unquestionably be negative and need to swallow misfortunes once more. So play genuinely and concentrate with the goal that triumph can be gotten.
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Playing club utilizing wagers must be understanding and not be passionate. Feelings will just demolish you and make players swallow a great many defeats. It’s smarter to play quiet and make certain if your wager will bring triumph. With positive things about yourself, odds are that triumph isn’t something that is hard to get.
With the goal that’s 5 different ways for you to have the option to profit significantly from genuine cash online club amusements. Hone your playing aptitudes and system, so triumph isn’t something that is hard to acquire.",746,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522556.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518215138-20220519005138-00021.warc.gz,0.957482993602753
620ea1a9-82f9-4b95-b89e-508882346e7a,2019-08-22T08:48:25+00:00,2016-07-24,1,https://raisetheminimumwage.com/myths-facts/,"The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, which translates to only $15,080 for a full-time, year-round worker.
The federal minimum wage was signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, at the height of the Great Depression.
Its stated purpose was to keep America’s workers out of poverty and increase consumer purchasing power in order to stimulate the economy.
Raising the minimum wage at the federal level requires an act of Congress. Raising the minimum wage in states or localities typically requires state or local legislation or a ballot initiative.
Some jurisdictions, however, may have alternative mechanisms written into their laws, such as New York State’s wage board.
An estimated 35 million workers—more than 1 in 4 working men and women in the U.S.—would get a badly needed raise.
That’s 19.6 million women (30 percent of wage-earning women) and 15.5 million men, according to the Economic Policy Institute’s analysis of a recent proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $12 by 2020.
Around 35 percent of African-American workers and 38 percent of Hispanic workers would benefit. Nearly 9 in 10 affected workers are 20 years old or older, and more than 1 in 4 are parents.
Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have raised their minimum wages above the federal rate of $7.25 per hour.
Our Wages by State map tells you the minimum wage for every state.
Five states—Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee—have no state minimum wage laws at all, so employers there are still required to pay the federal minimum wage. In all states, employers are required to pay the state minimum wage or the federal minimum wage—whichever is higher.
The federal minimum wage was last raised on July 24, 2009, when it rose from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour, the last step of a three-step increase approved by Congress in 2007. Before 2007, the minimum wage had been stuck at $5.15 per hour for 10 years.
Frustrated by inaction at the federal level, the states and, increasingly, many cities and counties have moved to raise the wage floor. Twenty-five states have raised their minimum wage since the last federal increase—some through legislation or ballot initiatives, and others through having adopted “indexing” provisions that authorize small automatic increases most years to keep pace with the rising cost of living.
The strongest momentum in recent years, however, has been at the local level. Altogether, more than 40 cities and counties have raised the minimum wage locally since 2012, and at least 34 since 2014. See our Wages by State map for details.
The value of the minimum wage has fallen sharply over the past 40 years. In 1968, for example, the federal minimum wage was $1.60 per hour, which translates to approximately $11.06 in 2016 dollars.
Indexing the minimum wage to inflation means adjusting it automatically to keep pace with the rising cost of living so that minimum wage workers do not lose purchasing power each year.
Sixteen states plus the District of Columbia have adopted laws to index their minimum wages to rise automatically with the cost of living.
Ten states currently index minimum wage increases each year: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington.
Six more states, plus the District of Columbia, will index minimum wage increases annually beginning in future years: Alaska (2017), Minnesota (2018), Michigan (2019), Vermont (2019), D.C. (2021), Oregon (2023), and California (2024).
The remaining states and the federal government, however, have not yet indexed their minimum wages.
Minimum wage increases stimulate the economy by increasing consumer spending without adding to state and federal budget deficits.
Consumer spending drives 70 percent of the economy, and increasing demand is key for jumpstarting and maintaining production and hiring. A raise in the minimum wage puts money into the pockets of low-income consumers, who immediately spend it at local businesses.
The Economic Policy Institute estimates that the Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $12 per hour by 2020, would result in wage increases totaling more than $79 billion for roughly 35 million workers in communities across the country. Raising the minimum wage helps strengthen the economy without increasing taxpayer costs.
Six of the top 10 growth occupations projected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the next decade are low-wage jobs, including home health aides, customer service representatives, food preparation and service workers, personal and home care aides, retail salespersons, and office clerks. Raising the minimum wage would boost pay scales in these types of jobs, where millions of working men and women now spend their careers.
Raising wages reduces costly employee turnover and increases productivity. When the minimum wage goes up, employers can reap such benefits without being placed at a competitive disadvantage, because all companies in their field are required to do the same.
Research has documented how, especially in low-wage industries, raising wages reduces turnover, because workers who are paid more stay with their current employer longer.
A study of the effect of a wage increase for workers at the San Francisco Airport, for example, found that annual turnover among security screeners plunged from 95 percent to 19 percent after their hourly wage rose from $6.45 to $10 per hour.
This reduced labor market churn yields significant savings for employers by reducing recruitment, re-training, and re-staffing costs, which studies and trade association analyses have found to be significant, even in low-wage sectors.
Federal law and most states’ laws allow employers to pay a lower minimum wage to workers who typically receive tips from customers. These lower minimum wage rates are variously known as the tipped wage, subminimum wage, or base wage.
The term “tip credit” refers to the wage credit that employers are allowed to take under these laws, which is equal to the full minimum wage minus the base wage. (Under current federal law, for example, employers are allowed to take maximum tip credit of $5.12—the difference between the full $7.25 minimum wage and the $2.13 tipped wage.)
Although subminimum tipped credit laws allow employers to pay a reduced minimum wage, they also require them to “top off” those workers if their base wage plus tips fall short of the applicable minimum wage.
Originally, the federal tipped-worker minimum wage was 60 percent of the full minimum wage. Since 1991, however, it’s been stuck at just $2.13 per hour. Because it hasn’t been increased at all in the decades since then, its relative value has plummeted to less than 30 percent of the minimum wage.
Twenty-six states plus the District of Columbia provide stronger protections for tipped workers by requiring that tipped workers be paid above the federal rate. Illinois, for example, guarantees tipped workers 60 percent of the minimum wage, and New York and Connecticut guarantee approximately 70 percent. In seven states—Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington—tipped workers are guaranteed the full minimum wage—a best practice that has reduced poverty among tipped workers in those states. The remaining 17 states, however, provide far less protection, as they follow the shamefully low $2.13 federal rate.
Tipped workers make up a significant part of our low-wage workforce. The largest numbers are employed in food service, such as waitresses, waiters, bussers, bartenders, and food delivery workers. Others work as parking attendants, car wash workers, nail salon workers, baggage porters, and bellhops, for example.
Although technically, employers must make up the difference if a worker does not receive enough tips to bring him or her up to the full minimum wage, that requirement seldom kicks in because most tipped workers make slightly more than the minimum wage after tips are included. As a practical matter, the tipped-worker minimum wage is what employers pay their tipped workers, and at the federal level it has not increased since 1991.
Tracking tips is complex because tips fluctuate widely, are often paid in cash, and are frequently “pooled” or shared among staff. Under such conditions, even law-abiding employers can have trouble keeping track, and less ethical employers can take advantage to illegally keep a portion of the tips for themselves.
Although business lobbyists sometimes suggest that tipped workers don’t need a minimum wage because they earn decent incomes after tips are included, this simply isn’t the case for the vast majority of tipped workers. While a relatively small number of waiters, waitresses, and bartenders at high-end restaurants in major cities earn high incomes, the restaurant industry overall is one of the nation’s lowest-wage sectors. And the overwhelming majority of waiters, waitresses, and tipped workers in other industries (like car wash attendants and nail salon workers) earn very low wages. As a result, the family poverty rate for waitresses and waiters is nearly three times the average for all workers.
The bulk of rigorous research examining hundreds of case studies of minimum wage increases at the state and local levels finds that raising the minimum wage boosts incomes for low-paid workers without reducing overall employment or job growth to any significant degree.
The minority of researchers reaching different conclusions rely on flawed or less precise methodologies that fail to take advantage of the most recent advancements in economic research.
This is supported by two leading meta-studies, which survey and pool the data from more than four decades of research. Meta-studies represent the most reliable and sophisticated approach to studying the employment impact of raising the minimum wage, as they aggregate data from dozens of studies containing thousands of different estimates of the employment impacts of minimum wage increases.
The first meta-study, by Hristos Doucouliagos and T.D. Stanley (2009), reviews 1,492 different findings from 64 different studies and shows that there is “little or no significant impact of minimum wage increases on employment,” as noted in a widely cited 2013 report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
The second meta-study, by Dale Belman and Paul Wolfson (2014), reviews more than 70 studies and 439 distinct estimates to come to a very similar conclusion: “[I]t appears that if negative effects on employment are present, they are too small to be statistically detectable. Such effects would be too modest to have meaningful consequences in the dynamically changing labor markets of the United States,” and too small to merit policy or political controversy.
In addition to these meta-studies, two individual studies have developed state-of-the-art research methods to enable economists to better isolate and analyze the actual impact of minimum wage increases; they confirm that raising the minimum wage does not reduce employment.
The first, published by economists at the University of Massachusetts, University of North Carolina, and University of California (2010), compared employment data among every pair of neighboring U.S. counties that straddle a state border and had differing minimum wage levels at any time between 1990 and 2006. It found that minimum wage increases did not cost jobs. The second companion study (2011), found that these results hold true even during periods of recession and high unemployment.
Contrary to stereotypes, workers whose pay scales are affected by the minimum wage are overwhelmingly adults, including many who are supporting families.
Adults age 20 or older make up 9 in 10 workers who would receive a raise if the federal minimum wage were raised to $12 per hour by 2020, according to an analysis of Census data by the Economic Policy Institute.
Since the Great Recession, more and more Americans are spending their careers in low-wage jobs, where the minimum wage helps set pay scales. The median age of home health care workers, for example, who are mostly female and who constitute one of the nation’s fastest-growing low-wage occupations, is 45.
No. A University of California study found that even minimum wage increases implemented during times of high unemployment—such as the recessions of 1990-1991, 2001 and 2007-2009—did not result in job losses for teens or slow employment growth.
Check out that study here.
Critics like to suggest that the last increase in the federal minimum wage in 2009 caused a spike in teen unemployment. But as a 2011 NELP report demonstrated, teen unemployment rises faster than adult joblessness during every recession—whether or not the minimum wage goes up. This is because, with less experience and fewer skills than adults, teens are more likely to be unemployed, in general. They also exit and enter jobs more frequently than adults, and so are more likely to be unemployed at any given point in time. In addition, over the past decade and a half, teens have been facing greater competition for jobs from adult workers, especially older low-income workers, whose lack of economic security requires them to keep working beyond retirement age.
No. Most minimum wage employers are service-sector businesses that are tied to a state because that is where their customers are—businesses like fast food, retail stores, and home health care services, for example.
Indeed, a New York Times profile of businesses on either side of the Washington/Idaho border (at a time when Washington’s minimum wage was nearly $3 higher than Idaho’s) found that businesses in Washington were flourishing, despite predictions that the higher minimum wage would send jobs and businesses fleeing across the state line. A similar recounting can be found in a report on Bloomberg.
In addition, a 2010 study by economists at the University of Massachusetts, University of North Carolina, and University of California provides further evidence. The study compared employment data among every pair of neighboring U.S. counties that straddle a state border and had differing minimum wage levels at any time between 1990 and 2006, and found that minimum wage increases did not cost jobs.
No. While opponents frequently make this claim, research and experience demonstrate otherwise. In fact, many of the loudest minimum wage opponents are the country’s largest and most profitable companies.
A 2012 NELP report found that two-thirds of all low-wage workers are employed by large companies rather than small businesses, and that the vast majority of the largest low-wage employers in the country are earning strong profits and can afford higher wages.
It’s also important to remember that because the minimum wage has lost so much value over the last several decades, employers today are actually being allowed to pay less—in real dollars—than they were paying in the late 1960s.",3052,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317037.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822084513-20190822110513-00221.warc.gz,0.955121994018555
66f5bf95-b7c1-4fbc-854e-0916436ad40c,2022-05-25T15:37:13+00:00,2022-02-22,1,https://www.finder.com/za/solana-sol-price-prediction,"Every week we ask a rotating panel of five fintech specialists whether they are bullish, bearish or neutral on SOL for the two weeks ahead. In a separate February 2022 survey, we also asked a 33-expert panel for their long term price forecasts for the end of the year, as well as over the next decade. You can find the results for both of these surveys on this page.
Disclaimer: This information should not be interpreted as an endorsement of cryptocurrency or any specific
provider, service or offering. It is not a recommendation to trade.
Solana price prediction for two weeks' time
Each week we ask our expert panel's verdict on the Solana price in a fortnight's time. When asked this week, 1 was bullish (down 1 from last week), 1 was neutral (same as last week) and 3 were bearish (up 1 from last week) about the price of SOL for the week of 6 June 2022.
Solana (SOL) price prediction 2022
Solana (SOL) will see its value jump to US$222 by the end of 2022, according to Finder.com's panel of fintech specialists. Going forward the panel is projecting SOL to be worth around $486 in 2025, before rising to $1,267 by 2030. In fact, 10% think that Solana will be the top-performing altcoin of 2022.
Should that prediction come to fruition, that would see the value of SOL jumping 160.9% by the end of 2022 as it is currently worth $85.04 at the time of writing this (22 February 2022).
The panel is less optimistic about the future of Solana than it was in November 2021, the last time the panel were asked to give a prediction on SOL. The panel's current prediction of $486 by 2025 is a long way from their previous prediction of $1.178. Looking out to 2030, they are now much more pessimistic and forecast $1,267, a valuation roughly 4 times lower than their previous prediction of $5,057.
Private investor Veronica Mihai is one of the lowest on the future for SOL and doesn't see the coin being worth much more than it is today, predicting it will close out 2022 worth $100. Why? She sees ETH's move to proof-of-stake killing coins like SOL's value, ""long term, when ETH moves to PoS, it may make Solana and other PoS coins less attractive.""
Founder of CoinFlip Daniel Polotsky also gave a lower than average prediction for SOL's value in the short-term at $150 but he does see a bright future.
Solana's delegated proof-of-stake model allows for transactions to go through quickly and inexpensively. This is very important for DeFi and gaming dapps, and means that Solana has a bright future in the industry. Solana currently has over $10B locked on its blockchain, and it was designed with financial transactions in mind. As finance continues to become decentralized, Solana is poised to reap the rewards of being a blockchain that is highly compatible with this industry.
Both CEO and co-founder of CoinSmart Justin Hartzman and technologist and futurist at Thomson Reuters Joseph Raczynski have fairly bullish expectations for SOL in 2022, expecting the coin to crest $300.
However, neither of them are sold on its value long term. Hartzman points to previous issues with Solana's problems in the past as a possible issue going forward:
Solana's price action is going to be fully dependent on...well...its dependability. Solana has failed to work multiple times so far. If they don't get their act together then the developers will leave the platform. However, it should be noted that, in a very short amount of time, Solana has built an impressive NFT marketplace.
For Raczynski, he is more concerned about SOL's infrastructure and its lack of decentralisation, ""The ecosystem needs diversification, while Solana is more centralized, it may serve as another blockchain to use for quick transactions that might not need to be as secure or decentralized.""
Will GameFi partnerships impact Solana's price?
An overwhelming 85.19% of the panel think that Solana's GameFi partnerships with Forte, Griffin Gaming Partners and others will have a positive long-term impact on the coin's price. However, how much of an impact these partnerships will have splits the panel fairly evenly. Around a third (33%) see the move having a moderate positive long term impact, while around a quarter (26%) see it either having a minimal or significant long-term impact. Just 3.7% see it having no long-term impact, with no panelist saying they saw the move negatively impacting its price.
Meet our panel
Finder surveyed 33 fintech specialists from 6–17 January 2022. 18 panellists gave their price forecast for Solana. The number of responses received varied for each question. Panelists may own some cryptocurrencies, including Solana.
Changes to methodology: In 2021, this research was conducted using the simple mean of all answers supplied to Finder. From 2022, we switched to using the truncated mean, with the top and bottom 10% of responses removed in order to attain a more consistent result. Any 2021 results quoted in this analysis have also been re-calculated using the truncated mean.
Where to buy, trade and sell Solana
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have holdings in the cryptocurrencies discussed.",1235,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662588661.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525151311-20220525181311-00224.warc.gz,0.962971806526184
e59f38c9-c32f-4544-a0be-7a3edac57bc1,2017-08-22T22:45:28+00:00,2010-07-09,1,http://www.marketwatch.com/story/steelmakers-brace-for-weaker-demand-and-prices-2010-07-09,"HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- As South Korea's Posco prepares to kick off quarterly earnings-results season for Asian steel makers in the coming week, analysts are flagging concern that the weak trend in prices and demand may continue for a few more months because of slowing Chinese demand.
But at least one brokerage is forecasting a rebound in industry profitability from the fourth-quarter of 2010 and is advising investors to start looking for an entry into steel shares.
""Whilst we have a cautious outlook for third quarter [of 2010], we see an opportunity for improvement in the sector beginning in fourth quarter and continuing into 2011, if a few of the key headwinds begin to improve,"" Morgan Stanley analysts led by Charles Spencer wrote in a report.
The analysts listed a relaxation in Chinese property and monetary policies, a reduction in industry overproduction and a recovery in the region's manufacturing activity after a recent slowdown as conditions that could improve steel-industry fortunes from the fourth quarter onward.
Steel prices in Asia have seen a correction after China, both the world's largest producer and consumer of steel, began tightening policies to cool soaring urban property prices in April. But the full impact of the price correction is only expected to be felt in the third quarter that began July 1.
Morgan Stanley is expecting a 35% year-on-year growth in second-quarter earnings per share for Asia-Pacific metals and mining companies under its coverage, which would represent a 10% growth over earnings in the first quarter ended March 31.
The brokerage said that among the Chinese steel makers, it is overweight on Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. and Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Among South Korean names, it prefers Posco and Hyundai Hysco.
Shares of Asian steel makers, most of which have vastly underperformed their respective stock-market benchmarks so far in 2010, were mixed on Friday.
In Seoul, shares of Posco PKX, +0.66% gained 1.2% and Hyundai Hysco declined 1.1%. In Tokyo trading, Nippon Steel Corp. (5401) NISTY was flat, JFE Holdings Inc. (5411) JFEEF, +3.94% gave up 1% and Kobe Steel Ltd. KBSTY, +4.92% (5406) rose 0.6%. In Shanghai, Baoshan Iron & Steel (600019) rose 1.8%, and Maanshan Iron & Steel (600808) MAANF, -4.98% added 2.2%.
Japan may lag
Goldman Sachs expects Japanese steel companies to continue to be cautious after what will likely be a tough earnings reporting season later this month, and anticipates some of the country's steel mills to continue to refrain from providing forecasts.
Japanese steel giants Nippon Steel and JFE Holdings declined to provide forecasts when they announced quarterly results in April because of uncertainty over raw-material costs and difficult market conditions.
""We believe the upcoming earnings season will be a tough one for Japanese steel companies, with body language from companies likely to be more cautious than constructive,"" Goldman Sachs wrote in a recent report. ""Visibility remains low, from a top-line perspective as well as on material costs, and we expect companies to be quite circumspect.""
The brokerage said that as compared with the first quarter, Korean steel makers' second-quarter earnings are likely to be better than their Japanese counterparts' results. But a slowdown in the Chinese economy was expected weigh on the Korean companies' third-quarter results.
""We believe that structurally things may start to revert to trend growth rates again in 2011, but for the balance of 2010, the outlook for shrinking margins and higher earnings volatility justifies our recent downgrade of the sector,"" Goldman Sachs said.
Posco is due to announce its second-quarter results Tuesday, while most of its Japanese rivals are scheduled to report by the end of the month.
In wider markets on Friday, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average and South Korea's Kospi gained 0.5% each, China' Shanghai Composite advanced 1.3%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6% and Taiwan's Taiex inched up 0.5%.",874,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886116921.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822221214-20170823001214-00406.warc.gz,0.951598107814789
b77081b2-58a0-4c60-abdb-16f7a1e4e3cc,2022-05-17T14:39:49+00:00,2022-05-17,0,https://tonic.net.au/collections/liberty-velvet/products/jewellery-cube-liberty-ciara,"Jewellery Cube - Liberty Ciara
Made with Liberty Fabrics, our 'Ciara’ Jewellery Cube is a patented design that keeps your cherished pieces safe and free from damage. Luxurious gold zips open to an inner detachable compartment with four individual zipped pockets with clear EVA windows, a ring holder and earring holder. Protect your precious pieces from tangles, scratches, dints, knots, and loss and place them where you can see them while you accessorise your outfit, storing at home, or while travelling. Tonic Jewellery Cubes are designed in Australia with care, quality and thought.
The Jewellery Cube by Tonic® is a registered product design. Registration 201713015 was examined in 2022 and certified by IP Australia.
Liberty Fabrics – original British design since 1875
Shortly after opening on Regent Street London in 1875, Arthur Liberty became renowned for his silks. By the 1890’s Liberty Fabrics was a byword for the very best of avant-garde textile design. Today, every bolt of Liberty fabric is the product of a bespoke production process: hand drawn or painted by the in-house design team in London, Soho. Transformed onto fabric at Liberty’s own Italian printing mill, near Lake Como. Liberty Fabrics are created by skilled technicians who oversee the production of over 300 different designs every year.
Dimensions: 12 × 12 × 7 cm
Designed in Australia, Made in China.
Materials: Cotton Tana Lawn™ / Polyester Suedette Lining with EVA Pockets.
Spot Clean Only.",343,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662517485.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517130706-20220517160706-00019.warc.gz,0.932742357254028
cf86611d-badc-4246-b95c-79e1d638c167,2017-08-20T04:02:04+00:00,2014-12-01,0,http://www.tweakingtricks.com/2014/12/samsung-galaxy-s7.html,"Here comes an alternate forerunner in the news of the exceptionally astounding and frequented Samsung’s Galaxy S arrangement. The organization has dependably been among the most loved of its line in the clients. Individuals have constantly favoured the new gimmicks being dispatched in the arrangement and it is difficult to disregard the one and move to another genera of organization.
Same in this arrangement, the astonishing specs and peculiarities which are going to come in this gadget are be of the take after sorts:
The Specifications and the talk Around:
As it is almost certain that the new smartphone i.e. the Samsung Galaxy S7 will accompany astonishing joining of programming and fittings center. According to the gossipy tidbits about Galaxy S7 by our extremely trusted sources recommend, we can see 4gb RAM and 5g gimmicks with an exceptionally pleasant and cordial client experience beyond any doubt. These are simply not all what is in the line you will have the capacity to get what you have till now not in any case speculated in the peculiarities and particular rundown of the Samsung’s new mammoth Galaxy S7. Despite the fact that there are a lot of people all the more energizing peculiarities in future in which some are expressed underneath.
The monster additionally emphasizes a 4 GB ultra substantial principle memory which we generally signify by saying RAM. Presently you can envision what is the extent of your portable computer/ desktops RAM and where the organization will lead this monster Samsung Galaxy S7 to rank upon.
Albeit in the current handling Right now, we don’t have any data about the processor upgrades for Galaxy S7 however most likely it will have 64-bit Exynos processor with 3.5 Ghz transforming force. We can gauge this due to the last patterns which organization has constantly given in the points of reference of the arrangement. In this way, all you parents over yonder be prepared for the extremely quick multi-tasking and quick preparing Smartphone in the line, which is certain to entrance you in the go.
On other hand, as we talking about there must be something interesting in showcase diagram of Samsung Galaxy S7 and yes Samsung would take after the objectives of individuals. You can expect 4k showcase or adaptable presentation from next Galaxy S blueprint mobile phone. Only two years previous, in Smartphone industry HTC and LG were two savage to experience the 3d showcase in their PDA, however the reaction were not in maneuvering in viewpoint of the 3d blocks in the presentation and now who knows whether Samsung will bring some high determination, low utilize and best 3d presentation as a part of phones.
Some extraordinary determinations :
- Certified Octa-Core 3.x Ghz processor
- 3d 4k determination show or 2k versatile presentation measuring 5.2 inches
- 4gb RAM
- 20 MP ultra low light affectability sensor
- Ultra Fast Finger Print criminologist Sensor
- A little scale Projector
- Superfast charging battery (Charging time 5 Minutes)
Doubtlessly, a shock is required in mobile phone industry and one year from now is going to be amazingly shocking for us. HTC is smooth since long in the business part and unique makes are correspondingly going to holler uproarious and going to welcome 2015.
Moreover it is critical to discuss the financial backing excessively soon, in light of the fact that all things considered it is your pocket where the smartphone will fit itself.
SAMSUNG GALAXY S7 RELEASE DATE
Despite the fact that the Official discharging date of Samsung Galaxy S7 for India is not yet proclaimed by the organization. In any case, According to our assessment Samsung Galaxy S7 is prone to get released in right on time or mid of 2015 in India.
SAMSUNG GALAXY S7 PRICE IN INDIA
The same spec as dependably that the Official Price of Samsung Galaxy S7 is not yet released by the organization, however there is accessibility of surmised costs as dependably. We set the inexact costs as indicated by the specs of the smartphone and perceiving the pattern which the organization takes after:
India : Rs 60,000
Denmark :6000 Danish Krone
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Petrel-7, within Petrel field in retention lease NT/RL1, is being drilled by semisubmersible rig Stena Clyde. The well is to be drilled to a total depth of 3,930 m. Three tests are expected.
A final investment decision for the proposed 2 million tonnes/year FLNG project is expected in 2014. GDF Suez has 60% interest and operatorship. Santos has 40%.",154,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00022-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.949139952659607
bd6d598e-b3c9-4fd2-ba1e-27531c1f7ae2,2019-08-18T18:16:15+00:00,2013-02-16,1,https://www.rt.com/news/iceland-online-pornography-ban-201/,"Iceland weighing ban on Internet pornography
Proponents of the ban claim that pornography has damaging effects on children and women. Icelandic Interior Minister Ogmundur Jonasson, the author of the proposed ban, said he believes it will help stop youth from viewing Internet pornography.
""We have to be able to discuss a ban on violent pornography, which we all agree has a very harmful effects on young people and can have a clear link to incidences of violent crime,"" Interior Minister Jonasson said.
The ban would block access to pornographic websites in Iceland, and make it impossible to use Icelandic credit cards on X-rated sites. Iceland has already passed a law that forbids the printing and distribution of pornography; the law excludes the Internet, however.
Experts have argued that there is domestic support for such a ban: ""We have many experts from educationalists to the police and those who work with children behind this, that this has become much broader than party politics,"" political adviser Halla Gunnarsdottir told the Daily Mail.
“At the moment, we are looking at the best technical ways to achieve this,” Gunnarsdottir said. “But surely if we can send a man to the Moon, we must be able to tackle porn on the Internet.”
At such a scale and magnitude, Iceland’s online pornography censorship scheme would be the first of its kind for any European nation, Professor Gail Dines told the Telegraph: ""It is looking at pornography from a new position – from the perspective of the harm it does to the women who appear in it and as a violation of their civil rights.""
However, opponents of the ban have argued that such censorship is unfeasible.
""When you have a group of people who have the job of monitoring the network traffic and deciding what would be allowed and what won’t be increases the risk of non-pornography sites to be added to the list and blocked off,” explained Prostur Jonasson of Iceland’s Association of Digital Freedom.
The UK is the only other European country that has tried to implement a similar ban. It proposed blocking access to all pornography websites this past December, but UK ministers rejected the idea over a lack of public support.
Iceland is known for its pro-women policies, which may credit to country’s openly lesbian Prime Minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir.
In 2010, the country implemented a highly controversial ban on all strip clubs, arguing that they are harmful to women. The Scandinavian country also launched a consultation process in 2010 to investigate the effects of Internet pornography on women and children.
The study concluded that viewing violent online pornography increased the intensity of sex attacks, and that if children were exposed to such content at an early age, they displayed similar signs of trauma as those who had actually been abused, the Daily Mail reported.",594,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313987.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818165510-20190818191510-00162.warc.gz,0.962896347045898
0b1b731c-a3b9-462f-9d41-9077eae2c52a,2022-05-21T19:35:19+00:00,2022-05-21,0,https://dtdyllin.com/books/neos-new-home/,"Neo may call the animal shelter his current home, but he has bigger dreams… Dreams of finding his forever family and getting his doggie ‘happily ever after’. With the help of Tala, his doggie guardian angel, he may just find what he’s been looking for.
Neo’s New Home is a fun and yet heartwarming story that will teach as well as entertain. (Ages 4 & up)
*All proceeds from the sales of Neo’s New Home will be donated to Second Chance Pet Adoptions.
(Also, for those who have asked why Neo’s New Home is no longer available in ebook … Let’s put it this way: A few A-holes ruined it for everyone. In other words, the ebook was pirated more times than can be counted, and since the book only exists for charity purposes … yeah, it made a certain author see red. )",198,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662540268.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521174536-20220521204536-00216.warc.gz,0.970018088817596
5f580da4-082d-4613-a394-32721115137b,2015-03-30T06:23:44+00:00,2014-05-20,1,http://www.loganbanner.com/news/home_top-news/3708918/Big-Harts-Phase-II-Water-Extension-approved,"The Logan County Commission, along with Zach Browning from the Logan County Public Service District, held another public meeting on Tues., May 20 for the Big Harts Phase II Water Extension Project. Phase II has been approved, and the application for a $1.5 million small city block grant will be sent in today.
The finished project (which is marked in the map above) will connect to an 8-inch main located along County Route 19 in Lincoln County and generally follow County Route 19/3 and Delta Route 3 (in Lincoln County) and County Routes 3, 5, 3/16, 5/1, 5/8, 702/32, 5/7 and 5/3 in a southerly direction in Logan County.
“This will be real beneficial for the people,” Commission President Danny Godby said. “That’s an area that really needs water.” After the completion of this project, it is estimated that 98 percent of Logan County will have access to public water.",210,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299114.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00124-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.956810355186462
15e8c7ea-8286-46aa-8b40-dd47f7a8bd7a,2018-08-20T01:10:10+00:00,2018-08-20,0,https://betpeman.net/index.php?mid=sportsdata1&document_srl=781632&sort_index=regdate&order_type=desc,"I prefer to see content the way the writer needed it introduced. BUG. These MSDOS code page to UNIX character set mappings needs to be dynamic, like the loading of MS DOS code pages, not static.See alsoclient code page. Additionally word that the apparent service title shall be changed to equal that of the requested service, this may be very helpful as it permits you to make use of macros like %S to make a wildcard service. The customer review would enable you to make a decision on whether to purchase the software program or not. Because of this, you must guantee that that is what you need. We completely misplaced touch after leaving Leeds and going our separate methods, and in recent times I've tried to trace his whereabouts but to no avail. You need to rent a manager who is going to be ready to remain calm as a rule.
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e21a66ec-23fb-4a93-af1b-416c4401f250,2022-05-20T22:48:05+00:00,2021-03-09,1,https://tekincogroup.com/en/galatasaray-solar-energy-plant/,"Galatasaray signed a deal with Enerjisa, Turkish energy company on March 9 that will install a solar energy power plant on the roof of its football stadium to produce electricity for the venue.
Galatasaray focuses on ecology and invests in renewable energy sources. A solar power plant will be built on the roof of the Türk Telekom Stadium, which will be one of the largest installations of this type in the world.
Galatasaray’s deputy chair Yusuf Gunay emphasized the importance of local and renewable energy. The project will make an important contribution.He added that Enerjisa will produce and install the plant on a 40,000-square-meter area on the roof and will operate it for 10 years.
Galatasaray has decided to take a step towards generating its own electricity. The club’s authorities have signed a contract with Enerjisa to build the world’s largest solar power plant on the roof of the stadium. The company will operate the power plant for the first 10 years after its inception.
The project will contribute to Galatasaray and the Turkish economy. The power plant will have an at least 100-Million-Turkish lira contribution to Galatasaray during its 25-year-life.
The company is saving 200,000 trees as part of the project and the energy that will be produced at Galatasaray’s home will be able to supply 2,000 houses. It is an investment for nature, Turkey’s future and the country’s future generations. Enerjisa is planning to complete the project in 12 months.
Benefits for environment and club’s finances
The rooftop power plant is to have 10,000 solar panels with a total area of 40,000 square metres. Its transmission capacity will be able to supply electricity to 2,000 households. The installation itself is to be built 12 months after signing the contract, which took place on March 9, 2021. The construction of the power plant will be financed by Enerjisa Enerji, and the cost of its creation is estimated at TRY 20 million (€ 2, 1 million).
The solar power plant at the Türk Telekom stadium will have a capacity of 4.1 MW. In doing so, it will beat the Estádio Nacional de Brasília Mané Garrincha power plant, which produces 2.5 MW per year. The investment will reduce annual CO2 consumption by approximately 3,250 tonnes, which experts believe would save 200,000 trees over 25 years of its lifetime.",544,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662534693.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520223029-20220521013029-00002.warc.gz,0.94508159160614
fab8354b-4eec-423a-8fa6-0e99a9d5b967,2022-05-26T14:34:27+00:00,2015-10-15,0,https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/college/msu/2015/10/15/msu-likely-pit-darien-harris-against-star-tight-end/73818764/,"MSU likely to pit Darien Harris against star tight end
EAST LANSING – There’s rarely an all-game, one-on-one matchup outside the trenches in football, though Michigan cornerback Jourdan Lewis on Michigan State receiver Aaron Burbridge is probably the safest bet for Saturday in Ann Arbor.
On the other side, MSU linebacker Darien Harris could end up seeing a lot of Jake Butt. The Michigan tight end is one of the best at his position in the game and is second on the team with 22 catches and 274 yards receiving. Harris is a linebacker with the speed to run with him.
“Absolutely,” MSU co-defensive coordinator Harlon Barnett said when asked if Harris is a viable option on Butt. “A veteran guy that is smart, that understands. Good football player that is looking forward to his last Michigan game I’m sure.”
How much Harris actually covers Butt will depend on how Michigan lines up and how many receivers are in its formations. The Spartans will be conscious of Butt across the board.
“Now your linebackers are more involved in the coverage part of it as far as understanding, ‘Hey, this is a main target. This is somebody they really like to throw the ball to,’” Barnett said of the Butt talk this week. “So not that they’re not always, week to week saying, ‘Hey, I got to pay attention to what’s going on in the passing game.’ But you really have to pay attention and have attention to detail when it’s a tight end catching all the balls in your coverage area. It’s big and it can make a difference.”
Harris has been good against the run and pass this season, with a pair of pass break-ups and 37 tackles to rank third on the team. Like the rest of MSU’s seniors, he’s hoping for his first win at Michigan Stadium in his second try.
“We weren't able to come out victorious (in a 12-10 loss in 2012),” Harris said. “So definitely big for us, big for this team. We know it's going to be a great environment there, 112,000 or how many they're going to be able to squeeze in there, so it would be big for us and for this program to come out with a win.”",509,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662606992.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526131456-20220526161456-00627.warc.gz,0.97595477104187
45d3cb7f-771e-4989-a1b9-a6383ccf1703,2020-10-22T01:32:58+00:00,2020-09-30,1,https://www.brazzil.com/the-dramatic-struggle-to-save-the-threatened-blue-macaw-from-brazils-pantanal-fires/,"In the 1960s, Luiz de Figueiredo Barretto bought the São Francisco do Perigara farm, in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state, to use as a cattle ranch. Since then, however, some 95% of the more than 24,300-hectare (60,000-acre) site has been conserved.
When Barretto realized that a specific part of the property, the size of a city block, was a meeting place for hyacinth macaws, also known as blue macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), he closed off the area to protect the trees. Over the years, the small piece of forest has become unique in the world: a spot where dozens of hyacinth macaws gather to rest every afternoon.
Ornithologist Pedro Scherer-Neto has been conducting population surveys of the hyacinth macaw here for 15 years now, during which time the average number of individual birds has gone from 234 to 708. Sightings peaked between 2013 and 2015, when more than 1,000 of the birds were observed in the same place.
The hyacinth macaw, the largest member of the Psittacidae family of parrots, is considered vulnerable, a “threatened” category on the IUCN Red List, but in 2014 was omitted from Brazil’s national list of threatened species.
With this year’s historic drought and dramatic increase in wildfires in the Pantanal wetlands, the São Francisco farm was also hit: more than half of the property was burned. Unlike in the Amazon, fires sparked by lightning are a natural occurrence in the Pantanal during the wet season.
But in the dry months, which start in July, the fires are caused by human action: when someone burns garbage or clears land for planting, the embers may spread and start major fires. Efforts are now underway to prevent the flames from advancing and destroying the refuge of the hyacinth macaws. A team of volunteer firefighters is standing guard at the farm, monitoring it 24 hours a day.
Ana Maria Barretto inherited the farm along with her sister, Maria Ignez Marcondes Barretto, from their father. She said the fire started outside the farm. “We tried to control it on our own with the help of neighbors, but we couldn’t. The fire spread painfully and dramatically,” she said.
She added that help came from several sources: neighbors, the SESC Pantanal private reserve, the fire department, community volunteers, and others. “They are doing all they can and much more. The area is large and man’s struggle against fire is difficult. These are times of desperation,” Barretto said.
Sharing space with the farm’s cattle has provided important advantages for the macaws. During the day, the birds, mostly juveniles not yet of reproductive age, follow the cattle through the fields in search of food. They pick through the cattle droppings for acuri nuts, which the cows’ digestive process renders easier to crack and open. They also feed on bocaiúva nuts, which they can eat directly off the tree.
In the late afternoon, hundreds of the birds can be seen on the pasture next to the cattle. The Pantanal is characterized by extensive livestock farms and is known as Brazil’s most protected biome. About 86% of it is preserved, of which 90% is private property, according to Embrapa, the federal agriculture research institute.
The Arara Azul Institute has been monitoring hyacinth macaw nests in the area since 2005: 30 natural ones plus 20 artificial ones installed in 2010. The institute says there are also several cavities in formation, mostly in manduvi trees. Since it began its monitoring, more than 60 macaws have been born on the property.
According to biologist Neiva Guedes, founder of the Arara Azul Institute, the area’s vegetation can recover from the fires, but the relationships between species are more sensitive. “Visually, the environment may look healthy and green, but that doesn’t mean everything is fine. It may take years to reestablish relationships between species,” she said.
São Francisco do Perigara remains hugely important to the conservation of the hyacinth macaw. Sightings of more than 1,000 of the birds in just this one place indicate that it’s home to 15% of the global population, and 20% of the Pantanal’s hyacinth macaws.
The ranch is so unique that it was the object of an article published last year by ornithologist Pedro Scherer-Neto with biologists Neiva Guedes and Maria Cecília Barbosa Toledo.
According to the authors, in areas where natural habitat is threatened by fire, agriculture, livestock and human occupation, group resting places have become important refuges for threatened species.
Gregarious behavior protects birds against predators and makes their search for food more efficient. “With this number of macaws, there’s no place like this. All the macaws in the region come to sleep on the farm,” Guedes said.
This is the second consecutive year in which the Pantanal has witnessed dramatic scenes of burning. Although fire is part of the ecosystem cycle, the situation has grown out of control as a result of the combination of climate factors and human action.
Felipe Augusto Dias, executive director of the SOS Pantanal Institute and a member of the Nature Conservation Experts Network, said some measures are needed, including investment in raising the population’s awareness.
“We have reached a level of extreme drought, and chances are it will continue,” he said. “We have to understand how to face it to reduce the consequences of these biodiversity losses.”
Translated by Roberto Cataldo.
This article appeared originally in Mongabay – https://news.mongabay.com
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1c42bdc5-f048-4226-a109-19ed552993b8,2018-08-21T13:25:23+00:00,2013-06-09,1,http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/2013/06/09/proposed-ending-federal-gray-wolf-protection/,"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to remove the gray wolf from Endangered Species Act protection raises questions about the trade-offs between science-based decisionmaking and political pressure. A group of 16 leading wolf research scientists has raised serious questions about the scientific basis of the proposal to ‘de-list’ the wolf. This in turn raises the question of whether the Obama administration is once again setting science aside when its message is politically inconvenient.
On June 7 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, proposed to remove the gray wolf (Canis lupus) from the list of threatened and endangered species. The FWS proposes to maintain protection and recovery efforts for the endangered Mexican wolf in the Southwest. The gray wolf has been protected under the Endangered Species Act since 1973, after being exterminated from the lower 48 states by the mid-20th century.
The FWS de-listed the gray wolf from the ESA, declaring the population to be recovered and no longer threatened, in the Western Great Lakes region (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) in 2011 and in the Northern Rocky Mountains region (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and eastern portions of Washington and Oregon) in 2012. Under the new proposal, states would be responsible for managing and protecting the wolves under wolf management plans where they are currently present, and in areas into which they might migrate (such as Washington, Oregon, North Dakota, Utah, and Colorado).
“Wolves are recovered and they are now in good hands,” according to FWS director Dan Ashe. “States are the most competent people to make the decisions in the future about how many wolves” there should be and “where wolves can add value to the landscape in the years ahead.”
However, on May 21, 16 leading wolf scientists, “collectively representing many of the scientists responsible for the research referenced in the draft rule,” wrote to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Dan Ashe calling into question the scientific legitimacy of the FWS proposal. (Read the full letter and list of signers here.) The letter, written after an advance view of the draft rule, says in part:
Based on a careful review of the rule, we do not believe that the rule reflects the conclusions of our work or the best available science concerning the recovery of wolves, or is in accordance with the fundamental purpose of the Endangered Species Act to conserve endangered species and the ecosystems upon which they depend. …
The letter raises four issues bearing on the science-policy relationship including:
1) Removal of the gray wolf from the List of Threatened and Endangered Wildlife
The gray wolf has barely begun to recover or is absent from significant portions of its former range where substantial suitable habitat remains. The Service’s draft rule fails to consider science identifying extensive suitable habitat in the Pacific Northwest, California, the southern Rocky Mountains and the Northeast. It also fails to consider the importance of these areas to the long-term survival and recovery of wolves, or the importance of wolves to the ecosystems of these regions.
2) Maintain endangered status for the Mexican wolf by listing it as a subspecies
Although the taxonomic distinctness of the Mexican wolf is well-supported, and we thus support subspecific listing as appropriate, the draft rule fails to delineate the geographic extent of the area in which wolves would receive protection, specifying only that Mexican wolves would beprotected “where found”. Genetic analysis of historic Mexican wolves showed that the range of the Mexican wolf likely extended beyond the historic range initially inferred from limited record data. At the same time, the Service has inexplicably delayed completion of the recovery plan for the Mexican wolf, the draft of which had concluded that habitat to the north of the current recovery area may be essential for recovery of the subspecies. The lack of specificity in the rule, coupled with past actions by the Service, encourages continued efforts by stakeholders to block recovery actions essential to recover a subspecies that is among the most endangered mammals in North America.
The letter concludes:
The extirpation of wolves and large carnivores from large portions of the landscape is a global phenomenon with broad ecological consequences. There is a growing body of scientific literature demonstrating that top predators play critical roles in maintaining a diversity of other wildlife species and as such the composition and function of ecosystems. Research in Yellowstone National Park, for example, found that reintroduction of wolves caused changes in elk numbers and behavior which then facilitated recovery of streamside vegetation, benefitting beavers, fish and songbirds. In this and other ways, wolves shape North American landscapes.
Given the importance of wolves and the fact that they have only just begun to recover in some regions and not at all in others, we hope you will reconsider the Service’s proposal to remove protections across most of the United States.
Westren politicians and livestock ranchers do not find this message congenial. For them, it is too pro-wolf, too in favor of increasing wolf populations and geographic ranges.
During the comment period the Interior Department can expect to hear from those who support the views expressed by the scientists, and by environmental and conservation groups. Our friends at the Center for Biological Diversity issued this statement on June 7 (excerpt):
Obama Administration Strips Wolf Protections
Across Most of Lower 48 States
WASHINGTON— In a move questioned by some of the world’s leading wolf researchers, the Obama administration announced plans today to prematurely strip Endangered Species Act protections from gray wolves across most of the lower 48 states, abruptly ending one of America’s most important species recovery programs. …
“This is like kicking a patient out of the hospital when they’re still attached to life support,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director with the Center for Biological Diversity. “Wolves cling to a sliver of their historic habitat in the lower 48, and now the Obama administration wants to arbitrarily declare victory and move on. They need to finish the job that Americans expect, not walk away the first chance they get. This proposal is a national disgrace. Our wildlife deserve better.”
Wolves today occupy just 5 percent of their historic habitat in the continental United States. Today’s proposal means that wolves will never fully reoccupy prime wolf habitat in the southern Rocky Mountains, California and Northeast, and will hinder ongoing recovery in the Pacific Northwest.
The proposal will hand wolf management over to state wildlife agencies across most of the country – a step that has meant widespread killing in recent years. Following removal of protections for wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains and western Great Lakes in 2011, states in those regions quickly enacted aggressive hunting and trapping seasons designed to drastically reduce wolf populations. In the northern Rocky Mountains more than 1,100 wolves have been killed since protections were removed; this year populations declined by 7 percent.
“By locking wolves out of prime habitat across most this country, this proposal perpetuates the global phenomena of eliminating predators that play hugely important roles in ecosystems,” said Greenwald. “Wolves are well documented to benefit a host of other wildlife from beavers and fish, to songbirds and pronghorn.”
A strongly-worded op-ed statement in the New York Times (“Don’t Forsake the Gray Wolf,” online June 7) has this (excerpt):
The centuries-old war against wolves continues to rage, particularly in states where the species has lost federal protection in recent years, as management of wolf populations was turned over to the states. …
Wolf management in [the] states is often driven by politics, and wolves are being killed at alarming rates in the name of sport in all but Michigan.
For instance, most of the nearly 1,700 wolves surviving in the West lived in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming at the end of 2012. Those states now have recreational hunting and trapping seasons, and in the past two years, nearly 1,200 wolves have been killed. Nearly 400 more were killed for attacking livestock. …
Last year, wolves killed 645 of the estimated 7 million cattle and sheep in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming [i.e., about one in 11,000]. Those wolves can be killed legally; a federal fund also compensates farmers and ranchers for their losses. But these predators are critical components of the ecosystem, a so-called keystone species. Their presence can keep populations of browsing animals in check and on the move, allowing vegetation to regenerate. They are true ecological assets, but not if they are reduced to ecologically irrelevant numbers.
The problem is that wolf management continues to be hijacked by hunting and livestock interests. …
In Idaho, hunters and trappers killed 698 wolves in the last two seasons — more than the estimated population of 683 wolves in the state at the end of 2012. In more than 80 percent of Wyoming, anyone can kill as many wolves as they wish, without a license. Hunters and trappers in Montana will each be allowed to kill up to three wolves this winter. (In Idaho, the number is 10.) Beginning this fall, hunters in Wisconsin can use dogs to track and chase wolves — a scenario that all but amounts to state-sanctioned animal fighting.
Where management has been transferred to the states, America’s wolves have fallen under an assault of legislation, bullets and traps. A conservation victory is quickly turning into a conservation tragedy. Now the Obama administration is proposing to remove virtually all remaining protections. Have we brought wolves back for the sole purpose of hunting them down?
Oregon Wild has this, addressing misunderstanding and misinformation about wolves: Wolves – Misunderstood
Our friends at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) have filed a federal lawsuit to obtain all the internal government documents relating to the decision to de-list the gray wolf. In particular, PEER says, a ‘National Wolf Strategy’ was developed starting in 2010 in a series of closed-door federal-state meetings called ‘Structured Decision Making’, or SDM. PEER is seeking to obtain all the SDM documents. PEER said in a May 22 statement (excerpt):
SUIT TO UNCOVER POLITICAL DEALS BEHIND GRAY WOLF DE-LISTING
Closed-Door Meetings Honed Plan to Strip Gray Wolf Endangered Species Status
… “By law, Endangered Species Act decisions are supposed to be governed by the best available science, not the best available deal,” stated PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch, pointing to a letter from the nation’s leading wolf researchers challenging the scientific basis for the de-listing plan. “The politics surrounding this predator’s legal status have been as fearsome as the reputation of the gray wolf itself.”
The SDM meetings included most states involved with gray wolf conservation. PEER charges that the resulting National Wolf Strategy used political and economic factors to predetermine the answer to scientific questions, such as the biological recovery requirements for wolves and ruling out areas in states within the species’ historical range which lack sufficient suitable habitat.
Other documents earlier uncovered by PEER show eligible habitat for Mexican wolves was severely limited by a related series of political federal-state deals. …
“This closed-door process lacked not only transparency but also integrity. It involved no independent scientists, let alone peer reviewed findings,” Ruch added. …
The Fish and Wildlife Service says its role in wolf management is limited to its authorities under the Endangered Species Act, which directs the agency to ensure that the gray wolf is no longer in danger of extinction now, or threatened with extinction in the foreseeable future. “The ESA does not require us to restore the gray wolf (or any other species) to all of its historical range or even to a majority of the currently suitable habitat.” The FWS cites population recovery sizes to justify its conclusion that gray wolves are a recovered population and claims that its decisions are science-based.
The FWS asserts that wolf populations will not be decimated by hunting — that “State and tribal wildlife agencies have a long track record of successfully managing wildlife in their states [and] will continue to manage wolves according to their [FWS] approved gray wolf management plans. … As with many species of wildlife, hunting is an accepted and successful wildlife management tool….”
So, there appears to be a fundamental divide — politically, economically, culturally, philosophically? — among advocates of differing wolf policies, that goes beyond strictly scientific issues. Should public policy protect wolves from human predation and encourage wolf populations to reinhabit areas from which they were earlier eliminated (in the days before more enlightened public consciousness developed on protecting threatened and endangered predator species)? Should policy emphasize the positive ecosystem (and even economic) contributions of wolf populations, and nonmonetized values of wolves? Should policy support wolf hunting, for sport and to protect from wolf predation game species such as deer and elk that humans want to hunt themselves (‘wildlife management’)? Should it accord a higher value to livestock protection than to wolf protection, allowing the killing of substantial numbers of wolves that are seen as predators of even a small fraction of one percent of total livestock herds. How to balance the interests?
I think the critical statements by the wolf scientists and conservation groups raise essential issues. Granted that — as with climate science — scientific research can be used to provide a risk assessment, but decisions about risk management, i.e., what level of risk is acceptable, must be made in the policy arena. Still, policy decisions that have an essential scientific component should not be based solely on politics and economics, but should also be accountable for using risk assessment with integrity.
It seems to me a key unresolved issue has to do with how to assess, and how to manage, the risk to wolf populations from humans. The political pressures from the western states seem to be mostly in the opposite direction, i.e., how to manage threats posed, or potentially posed, or purportedly posed, by wolves — with the dominant economic interests and cultural preferences given top priority. But isn’t the Endangered Species Act also designed to see the problem from the wolves’ point of view? Human predation, left insufficiently checked, can be a threat to the stability of wolf packs and the viability of thriving wolf populations.
Some people doubtless would prefer to see the gray wolf population driven to the lowest level possible consistent with keeping the animal de-listed from federal protection. But to what extent should such ‘stakeholder’ perspectives be given essentially a free pass by federal policy, as it turns the problem over to state governments — which are notoriously driven by parochial stakeholder interests in many areas of policy? Is there a national interest, a general social interest, to be protected here? People around the country whose preference is to give the wolves a high level of protection might wish to have a say in this.
How about this? If states must have federally approved wolf management plans in order to be given the management authority, then let the federal government set criteria that constrain human predation on wolf populations. Can scientific research — can this include social and economic research? — assess the potential risk to the gray wolf from the destabilizing and population-weakening influences of human predators? Can the federal government require, as a condition of approval of state wolf management plans, that the plans demonstrate how the risk from humans will be characterized and managed so as to allow wolf populations to thrive — and to migrate into the Pacific Northwest, California, Colorado, Utah, and the Northeast — without being decimated by the actions of human predators? Is the federal government intending to wash its hand of the problem and allow those states to decide whether to allow viable wolf populations to move there?
Short of ensuring real protection, will the Obama administration be making itself complicit with “the centuries-old war against wolves”? Will they have, in effect, “brought wolves back for the sole purpose of hunting them down?”
From an earlier piece:
‘The lamentable truth,’ said Nature in a [September 15, 2012] editorial on how science and the environment appear to be taking a back seat in Obama’s campaign for re-election, ‘is that in the world of US politics, environmental protection is still debated as if it were an optional and expensive accessory to modern living. In the process, science is set aside.’
The FWS will open a 90-day comment period when the proposals are published in the Federal Register (scheduled the week of June 10). Information on how to provide comments will be posted here. This is an opportunity to make a statement to the federal government, not only about wolf management but about human predator management.
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ff80f6dd-6c68-4ee3-8cfb-25aeb1e6a013,2013-05-24T15:51:32+00:00,2012-06-06,1,http://miami.cbslocal.com/tag/zimmerman/page/3/,"New evidence shows the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing Trayvon Martin giving a voice identification test.
The City of Sanford fired their embattled police chief, a spokesman said Wednesday night.
The wife of the neighborhood watch volunteer who killed Trayvon Martin has been released on $1,000 bond after she was charged with perjury.
The George Zimmerman murder case took another turn Tuesday when the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office arrested George’s wife.
You’d think a big company like T-Mobile would be smarter than to thank a brand new customer by giving him the former cellphone number of someone who canceled it because of all the hate calls it was getting. But T-Mobile did just that, when it handed out the phone number given up by George Zimmerman.
Judge Kenneth Lester has agreed to hold a new bond hearing for George Zimmerman as he waits to stand trial on second-degree murder for the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
All eyes are back on Sanford, Florida where the neighborhood watch captain accused of shooting Miami teen Trayvon Martin has been ordered back to jail.
George Zimmerman, who stands accused of killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, will have to report to jail in the next 48 hours after the judge in the case revoked his bail.",261,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.970934569835663
cb789158-3f23-41bd-b815-a017fea19b6b,2022-05-21T16:28:54+00:00,2020-12-31,0,https://mmusingsblog.com/tag/mir/,"You know, I’ve been writing these “life update” posts for quite a while now, and I think I’m starting to run out of interesting things to say at the beginning of them. Maybe I should start sharing fun facts instead? I don’t have anything this time, but stay tuned for next month and maybe I’ll have something interesting to share.
Anyways, I wrote two blog posts this month, so make sure you check those out if you missed them!
I wrote this entire blog post and then realized I needed to go back and write an introduction and… I can’t think of anything. I guess I’d start by saying, congrats to everyone for making it this far in the year! 2020 hasn’t been kind to most of us, but I’m proud of you for pushing on. That’s no small accomplishment!
Speaking of accomplishments, I finally got back into my blogging routine this month. I wrote about:
My life, like those of many others, has been rather chaotic this March, so blogging has taken a backseat to things like passing my classes and staying mentally coherent.
But hey, I’m back, at least for right now! And while it’s not on schedule by any means, I still want to share my February in review (thank goodness I took notes for it earlier this month). In some ways, it might be rather nice to look back on when things were sort of normal.
But first, blog posts! In February, I wrote about:
Another year, another January, another month in review. I’ve always thought January is kind of a strange month. On one hand, it feels like thirty-one Mondays in a row, but on the other hand, everything feels so fresh and exciting! That’s the approach I try to have, but when it’s dark by 5:30 p.m. and the temperatures are freezing most of the time, it’s hard.
On the bright side, there was a lot of new and exciting stuff to keep my spirits up this month! I’ll talk about all of that in just a second, but first, here’s what I blogged about this month:
My rule these days is keeping things short and sweet. It was November. It’s now December. I’m cold. I can’t believe the year is almost over and if one more person talks about it being the end of the decade I’m going to collapse on the floor and have an existential crisis.
So anyway, let’s focus on November for right now, because that seems slightly less threatening than focusing on December.
Also, you can watch my 1SE compilation for November 2019 via Google Drive this month. I don’t understand all of the COPPA stuff happening with YouTube, and while I don’t think it’s as big a deal as people are making it out to be, I want to wait until I understand everything before uploading anything else there. But here’s the video!
Happy October! It’s supposed to be autumn here but we had two days that were 90 degrees Fahrenheit (about 32 Celsius) which is definitely not normal for central Pennsylvania. Please give me colder weather and apple cider (which is the SUPERIOR fall beverage). I want to wear my sweatshirt.
School started this month (more on that in a minute) and it was a bit of a struggle to get into the swing of things this year. Because of that, I wrote a grand total of one blog post this month. But it’s a good one! It’s about books: Making the Most of Required Reading
On a related note: I’ve decided to revisit how and when I post things on my blog, and you can find all the details here: Blogkeeping: New Schedule!
And finally, you can check out my 1 Second Everyday Compilation for September!",842,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662539131.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521143241-20220521173241-00009.warc.gz,0.961896598339081
81125af5-1f5c-4c2d-a84c-bfa46e422d40,2019-08-20T07:55:51+00:00,2019-07-15,1,http://www.mrcoolcars.com/gm-will-increase-the-manufacturing-of-its-chevrolet-silverado-and-gmc-sierra-hd-vehicles/,"Final month, GM introduced a $ 24 million funding in its meeting plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to extend the manufacturing of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC 1500 pickup vehicles. Automotive anticipates robust demand for its redesigned heavyweights, injecting $ 150 million into its Flint meeting plant in Michigan.
The Flint Manufacturing facility delivers the primary batch of Chevrolet Silverado autos and GMC Sierra redesigned obligation vehicles to sellers this week. Launched earlier this yr, these vehicles promise a most towing capability of 52% larger than earlier variations, for a complete of 35,500 kilos. The fashions additionally characteristic powertrain upgrades, together with a brand new Allison 10-speed automated transmission for the 6.6-liter diesel engine, in addition to extra superior cab applied sciences.
The automaker has invested greater than $ 1.6 billion in Flint's plant since 2013. This cash has allowed GM to extend the capability of its HD pickups by about 40 000 autos a yr.
A thousand new jobs have been created this yr on the Flint plant. At this time, the manufacturing unit employs greater than 5,000 staff. From right here the primary half of subsequent yr, GM may have modified the manufacturing unit conveyors and upgraded the tooling to assist elevated manufacturing capability for vehicles.
It stays to be seen how GM heavyweights behave on gross sales charts. GM had a significant disappointment: Ram surpassed Chevrolet to change into the second hottest heavyweight model within the first quarter of the yr. However in case you add Sierra gross sales to Silverado gross sales, GM nonetheless has a lead over Ram within the normal-size race.",331,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315258.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820070415-20190820092415-00105.warc.gz,0.91879141330719
63c3adc6-d081-4ce6-b6f1-07f736a24843,2013-05-19T18:59:13+00:00,2004-01-05,0,http://www.epinions.com/content_3695222916?sb=1,"The Definitive List (Just Kidding)Jan 5, 2004 Write an essay on this topic.
The Bottom Line The bottom line? Greatness in film artistry is as immutable as it is in painting and music, because it is right there to be seen and heard.
These are not in any particular order, because to try and order them would be an exercise in insanity not to mention hubris. Here are the ten films I believe collectively represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement:
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey - Kubrick's masterpiece and arguably the greatest film ever made. It offered two things not seen before in film: A genuinely mind-bending experience and a scientific metaphor for God.
2. Lawrence of Arabia - David Lean's best film, and along with Spartacus that rarest of things: An unembarrassing epic. Also, the moment when Lawrence blows out the match and it becomes the sun above the sands of Arabia is one of the greatest scene transitions ever put to film. Last but not least, Peter O'Toole's magnificent performance...and Omar Sharif's....and Anthony Quinn's....
3. Dr. Strangelove Or, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb - Forget Kubrick, forget Sellers, forget the detail in Ken Adams amazing production design. Here's an example of the triple-canopy brilliance of this film's script, the thing that distinguishes this film: General Ripper describing how he withholds his ""precious bodily fluids"" from women to an RAF Officer named ""Mandrake."" Why is this brilliant? Because the legend of the mandrake root is that it only grew beneath men who'd been hung, and men who are hung ej*aculate one last time, said seed dripping down into the ground from which would spring the mandrake root. Now THAT is deep satire! And Terry Southern and Kubrick had the brilliance to put that in the script as a throw-away!
4. Vertigo - Hitch's best, in my opinion, and one of the best films ever made about romantic obsession. Then there is Jimmy Stewart's unusual (and unusually intense) performance, and the tragedy at the heart of the plot.
5. Intolerance - D.W. Griffith did things in this film that have to be seen to be believed, especially if you want to believe they were achieved in 1916. His innovations with the camera were bravura, as was his sense of scale. This film could not be exactly re-produced today without costing in excess of a billion dollars.
6. Annie Hall - Yes, that's right: Annie Hall. Why? Because it is Woody Allen at the peak of his powers, because it manages to encompass every type of comedy in a virtuoso melding of script, performance and direction, and because it is arguably the funniest American movie ever made. Kentucky Fried Movie, Young Frankenstein and Duck Soup come close, but miss by a cigar.
7. Seven Samurai - Mifune directed by Kurosawa when both were at their best, in a film the plot of which has been mimicked over and over. Its influence alone makes it worthy of inclusion.
8. Citizen Kane - Well it had to be here, didn't it? No list of this sort is complete without a genuflection at the Altar of the Boy Genius, even though this reviewer believes that even at his best Welles wasn't half the filmmaker Stanley Kubrick was on the rare occasion he was mediocre. Nevertheless, there was enough new in this film, and enough of it is still fresh, to warrant continued inclusion on anyone's list of the Ten Greatest.
9. The Wild Bunch - Sam Peckinpah's triumph, this tremendous achievement is in my opinion the greatest Western ever made. Forget Hawkes, Ford and the rest; Peckinpah learned from them, took the best from them and discarded the hackwork, and created a bombastic gem that does the impossible: Make you believe that a bunch of cut-throat outlaws would sacrifice their lives for someone else. And it's epic in scale besides, something all those other ""auteurs"" lauded by the wannabes at Cahiers du Cinema never attempted much less accomplished.
10. The Godfather & The Exorcist - I know I'm cheating, but I really do believe both of these films belong in the Top Ten list, because they are the greatest of their respective genres and two of the great American films ever made.
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f8d2e390-6885-4425-a602-0451b31102c9,2018-08-19T14:08:12+00:00,2013-08-16,0,https://nebraskaprojectwild.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/on-doin-nuthin-part-3/,"In his book ‘Last Child in the Woods’, Richard Louv coins the phrase, Nature-Deficit Disorder. This is no medical or psychological diagnoses, still symptoms of Nature-Deficit Disorder are prevalent throughout our society. A deficit of nature, a removal of nature from our lives, and Louv describes the symptoms of this term as, “…diminished use of the senses, attention difficulties and higher rates of physical and emotional illnesses.”
I see so many kids every year, from pre-k to high school ages. I do see the detachment from nature; see the lack of knowledge or curiosity of their natural world. But for a majority, this is not what sticks out at me. It is these symptoms that Louv has described that I want to change. ADHD, fear, sadness, anger, obesity, low self-worth, these are the things that cause me alarm when I think about children, even my own children, growing up in this century. Very few children, or even adults, are given the tools to manage these parts of themselves, to channel every part of themselves into a positive reality that they have created.
We all know what I’m talking about, increases of emotional and mental disorders, increases of ADHD diagnoses. In the U.S, almost 8 million children are diagnosed with mental disorders, ADHD taking the biggest chunk of that. Prescriptions drug use, to combat ADHD symptoms, increased 600 percent between the years 1990 and 1995. Michael Gurian, family therapist and author says, “Neurologically, human beings haven’t caught up with today’s over-stimulating environment. “ The evidence is growing that we don’t necessarily need to counter these ‘disorders’ with prescriptions. The research suggests the increases of these disorders are symptoms not of ADHD or bipolar disorder, but symptoms of an alienation from the place our brains have evolved from. Nature.
Never underestimate the power of simplicity. We think that being idle has no use to us. That sitting with our children and listening to the sound of the wind through the leaves of an ash tree and differentiating between the sounds of the wind through the leaves of a cottonwood tree isn’t of valuable. Moments of stillness and rest with nature are opportunities to truly learn about ourselves and each other. We can disconnect from the world of deadlines, advertisements, media and timelines. What we call the ‘real world’ and create a world of our own with our children.
I use to be an outdoor educator to save the earth, now though; I want to save our humanity. Lucky for me, can’t have one without the other.
See you out there!
More sights, while doin’ nuthin’. Little brother with an interesting fungus we found growing out of a decomposing log.",591,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215176.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819125734-20180819145734-00685.warc.gz,0.948669373989105
e681ffb9-4585-40b7-985b-82d433485e7e,2018-08-20T14:01:56+00:00,2017-09-28,1,https://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/archives/category/local_politics/P10/,"HARTFORD, CT — Local elected officials from small towns across Connecticut are urging the General Assembly to override Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget veto because they say the executive order will have dire consequences for their communities.
September 28, 2017
August 18, 2017
HARTFORD, CT — (Updated 2:30 p.m.) Gov. Dannel P. Malloy would zero out education funding for 85 communities, reduce education funding for 54 communities, and the state’s 30 neediest communities would receive the same amount of education funding they did last year. That’s if the General Assembly is unable to pass a budget before October.
June 2, 2017
HARTFORD, CT — The Senate voted Thursday to study the use of weaponized drones by law enforcement, weeks after an attempt to allow Connecticut police to be the first in the nation to use drones failed.
May 30, 2017
HARTFORD, CT — Whatever two-year budget is finally approved by the General Assembly, it’s almost certain that a lot less state money will be going to the vast majority of the 169 towns and cities in the state.
May 10, 2017
HARTFORD, CT — It took about two hours Tuesday for the House to debate a ban on fracking waste and less than 15 minutes for members to approve a bill to increase the penalties for hate crimes.
April 25, 2017
HARTFORD, CT — The state’s largest organization of local leaders came out in support of a plan Wednesday to raise the state’s sales tax rate from 6.35 percent to 6.99 percent as long as the increased hundreds of millions generated would be sent back to the municipalities.
March 8, 2017
HARTFORD, CT - Senate Democratic lawmakers Wednesday failed to get their Republican colleagues to go along with legislation that would have allowed municipalities more time to put their budgets together.
March 6, 2017
HARTFORD, CT—Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Democratic legislative leaders told the head of the largest municipal lobby Monday that they want to see if they can help cities and towns delay their budget process and avoid possibly overtaxing or undertaxing their residents.
February 17, 2017
As the nation weighs the seismic impact of life under a Trump administration whose wheels seem to be coming off, we could soon witness earth-moving changes in Connecticut’s political landscape as well.
HARTFORD, CT — Municipal officials told legislators Thursday that towns cannot afford the cost of legislation that would mandate workers’ compensation coverage for cops, firefighters and emergency medical technicians who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of witnessing a death.",563,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216453.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820121228-20180820141228-00042.warc.gz,0.951381623744965
3d49cd1e-c334-4d27-8207-c086eee1953c,2016-07-28T08:34:42+00:00,2011-08-25,1,http://hawaiitechnology.blogspot.com/2011/08/china-is-now-3-in-world-in-patent.html,"[The following is excerpted from an article by Rachel Armstrong posted by Reuters, Thursday August 25 2011]
Patent filings are soaring across most sectors in China -- last year there were 313,854 patents registered in the country according to the Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index, a 12 percent rise from 2009. China was the third highest filer of patents in 2010, just behind the U.S., which registered 326,945 and Japan with 337,497. Japan has been the leading patent filer in the world for the past decade but its lead is narrowing, with its filings volume down 12 percent since 2006. China is up 83 percent.
""A lot of know-how flows through the contract manufacturer. The next logical step for these contract manufacturers is to climb up the value chain,"" said Elliot Papageorgiou a partner at intellectual property law firm Rouse in Shanghai. And as they move up the value chain, they use patents to protect some of the knowledge and ideas they've picked up as contract manufacturers in order to give them room to manoeuvre in the increasingly competitive market.
""In the last year and especially this year, demand for IP work is growing very fast,"" said Anthony Chen, a patent lawyer for Jones Day in Shanghai. Douglas Clark, a barrister specialising in intellectual property cases who has worked in China since 1993 says the size of the industry has surged in recent years.
The surge in the size of patent portfolios is causing a corresponding rise in litigation. ... These lawsuits are hardly surprising given that their foreign counterparts such as Apple, Google and Samsung are all trying to use an armory of patents to [control] competition in the global smartphone industry. Google Inc's biggest deal ever, the agreement to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc this month for $12.5 billion, is an attempt to buy insurance against increasingly aggressive legal attacks from rivals such as Apple Inc.
The influx of patents not only underscores China's growing strength in the telecom sector, it also reveals a change afoot in the country's attitude toward intellectual property. While the change is hardly air-tight, China is moving more toward recognising ideas and their origins, rather than copying and proliferating. Intellectual property civil litigation cases filed in China rose by 37 percent to 41,718 last year according to the country's Supreme People's Court.
This is driven in part by China's plan to become a high-tech power house, with a target for 2.5 percent of its gross domestic product to come from research and development by 2020. It's trying to reach this goal by subsidising the cost of patents for Chinese companies and stricter enforcement of intellectual property rights.
""While traditionally in China you are supposed to share knowledge, the government is also aware that if you don't protect IP rights you don't attract investors and the nation can't develop the high-tech industries it wants,"" said Isabella Liu, a partner at Baker & McKenzie in Hong Kong.
The above underscores the unmistakable trend in China to recognize and manage intellectual property rights in the landscape of business competition, both domestically in China and abroad in export markets. As I have noted in my previous blog articles, Hawaii technology companies and innovation businesses should protect their intellectual property rights in the U.S. through patent filings, and also consider whether to acquire foreign patent rights through timely international filings in countries with booming markets such as China for possible value in tech transfer transactions.",696,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828010.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00054-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959383606910706
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FREMONT, Ca.; June 15, 2017 – Penguin Computing®, provider of high performance computing, enterprise data center and cloud solutions, today announced FrostByte™ with ThinkParQ® BeeGFS®, the latest member of the family of software-defined storage solutions. FrostByte is Penguin Computing’s scalable storage solution for HPC clusters, high-performance enterprise applications and data intensive analytics.
“We are pleased to announce our Gold Partner relationship with ThinkParQ,” said Tom Coull, President and CEO, Penguin Computing. “Together, Penguin Computing and ThinkParQ can deliver a fully supported, scalable storage solution based on BeeGFS, engineered for optimal performance and reliability with best-in-class hardware and expert services.”
BeeGFS, developed at the Fraunhofer Center for High Performance Computing in Germany and delivered by ThinkParQ GmbH, is a parallel file system that was designed specifically to deal with I/O intensive workloads in performance-critical environments and with a strong focus on easy installation and high flexibility, including converged environments where storage servers are also used for computing. BeeGFS transparently spreads user data across multiple servers, increasing the number of servers and disks in the overall storage system. Users can seamlessly scale performance and capacity from small clusters up to enterprise-class systems with thousands of nodes. BeeGFS is powering the storage of hundreds of scientific and industry customer sites worldwide.
Sven Breuner, CEO of ThinkParQ, stated, “Before officially teaming up with Penguin Computing, we learned from our customers about how much they value Penguin Computing as an HPC solution provider. Now that we are working very closely together, we are even more impressed by the level of professionalism and customer dedication, which absolutely convinced us that Penguin Computing is the ideal partner for highest quality customer solutions.”
BeeGFS offers a number of compelling features making it ideal for demanding, high-performance, high-throughput workloads found in HPC, life sciences, deep learning, big data analytics, media & entertainment, financial services, and much more. BeeGFS is natively supported in the Linux kernel and runs on x86_64, OpenPOWER, ARM64, and other architectures. It supports multiple networks with dynamic failover and provides fault-tolerance with built-in replication and filesystem sanity checks. BeeGFS includes both command-line and graphical tools, simplifying administration and monitoring. A unique feature is BeeGFS On Demand (BeeOND), which allows users to create temporary parallel filesystems on a per-job basis, even within cluster batch job scripts.
Penguin Computing FrostByte storage solutions lift the limitations of traditional storage appliances by delivering engineered designs to meet customer data protection and performance requirements in a highly scalable, supported platform. Penguin Computing offers FrostByte in both on-premise and hosted deployments with tunable support options, including Sysadmin-as-a-Service.
Penguin Computing’s FrostByte with ThinkParQ BeeGFS Storage will be featured at ISC 2017, Europe’s largest, annual, high-performance computing event, June 18-21. Visit booth #J-610 for details and enter the raffle for a chance to win a ThinkParQ BeeCopter.
ThinkParQ was founded as a spin-off from the Fraunhofer Center for High Performance Computing by the key people behind BeeGFS to bring fast, robust, scalable storage to market. ThinkParQ is responsible for support, provides consulting, organizes and attends events, and works together with system integrators to create turn-key solutions. ThinkParQ and Fraunhofer internally cooperate closely to deliver high quality support services and to drive further development and optimization of BeeGFS for tomorrow’s performance-critical systems. Visit thinkparq.com to learn more about the company.",820,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886126027.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824024147-20170824044147-00606.warc.gz,0.920788288116455
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8eef3c2c-292a-498d-8232-4e0294f75a98,2022-05-24T22:44:43+00:00,2012-01-10,1,https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/jan/10/alex-salmond-finishes-touches-referendum,"Alex Salmond will publish detailed plans for an independence referendum later this month, in an effort to regain the initiative after David Cameron's offer to stage a legally binding poll.
The first minister said his cabinet would put the ""finishing touches"" to the Scottish government's referendum proposals at its scheduled meeting on Tuesday afternoon, just as UK ministers publish the full details about their referendum offer at Westminster.
Salmond claimed the UK government had made a ""cack-handed"" offer to make his referendum legally watertight, to deal with mounting expert evidence that the Scottish parliament is prohibited by law from staging an independence referendum.
It is understood that Salmond's new consultation paper – due to be published in full later this month – will confirm that 2014 is his preferred date and leave open the option of a second question about increasing Holyrood's powers short of independence on the voting paper.
It is believed the paper was due to be published before Christmas but its release was delayed by the eurozone crisis, which many critics argue proves how vulnerable and exposed an independent Scotland would be to major economic crises.
In a Commons statement later on Tuesday Michael Moore, the UK government's Scottish secretary, will propose a new order giving the Scottish parliament the legal powers to run the referendum.
There will be no time limit, despite Whitehall-inspired reports this week that the prime minister wanted an 18-month deadline or a ""sunset clause"" in the new powers. At most Moore will indicate the UK government wants the referendum staged in 2013.
However, Moore is expected to insist on the referendum having just one ""yes"" or ""no"" question on outright independence, rather than a second question on increasing Holyrood's powers, the so-called ""devo-max"" or ""devo-plus"" option.
Moore will also insist that the UK Electoral Commission, which is the official agency set up to run all UK elections and referendums, is put in charge of the Scottish poll. UK ministers also object to SNP proposals to extend voting in the referendum to 16- and 17-year-olds.
Johann Lamont, the Scottish Labour leader, then added to the pressure on Salmond and further isolated the Scottish National party by calling for cross-party talks involving civic Scottish leaders on the precise date for the referendum.
Salmond said: ""The UK government is in a state of total confusion. Overnight, yesterday's 18-month sunset clause had disappeared into the sunset, the coalition is riven with tensions, and Westminster is backtracking in the face of the massive thumbs down from opinion in Scotland to Tory interference in the Scottish democratic process.""
But in a statement before his cabinet meeting, the first minister was careful not to reject Cameron's offer outright, suggesting he intends keeping his options open.
Salmond appeared to imply that the UK proposal would be ignored, but he stopped short of dismissing it. ""In stark contrast to Westminster's disarray, the Scottish government will continue with the orderly process of bringing forward the referendum in the second half of this parliament,"" he said.
Lamont is expected to confirm Labour broadly supports the UK government's offer of a legally sanctioned vote on independence, after Moore's statement in the Commons. However, in an attempt to give Labour a distinctive stance which distanced the party from the Tory-Lib Dem coalition at Westminster, she urged Salmond to reach a broad consensus on when best to stage the referendum – a move the first minister is very likely to reject.
""This issue is far too important to become a fight between two things Scotland rejects – separation and the Tories,"" she said.
""So I am urging on Alex Salmond to be the national leader he seeks to be, and accept that he alone should not select the date. Labour wants a national consensus on the timing.
""The first minister can't call Holyrood election dates, and the prime minister can't do that for general elections any more. This is the most important vote Scotland has had in its history, and it shouldn't be for one man to choose the day it happens.""
Danny Alexander, the chief secretary to the Treasury, and the most senior Scottish Liberal Democrat MP in the cabinet, said the UK government believed the question about timing was not just for the SNP to determine.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Alexander said delaying the referendum presented clear dangers to the economy. ""We are already seeing publicly and privately business organisations, business groups saying they are concerned about the length of time this is taking,"" he said.
""I hope that by opening up a debate on timing we will see a whole range of voices in Scotland talking about this, because, of course, the constitutional position in Scotland historically has never been the preserve of just one political party.""",975,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662577259.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524203438-20220524233438-00014.warc.gz,0.966376960277557
bca8bc3b-d9a1-4ca4-a79c-d70cd2eb244e,2013-05-25T12:35:45+00:00,2013-05-25,0,http://www.katheats.com/you-asked-for-it,"Kath Loves Wine
What a FUN night!! But I definitely went overboard on the wine, which meant I went overboard on the food too. Alcohol is definitely one of my triggers for losing sight of my healthy eating goals. They say when eaters have variety they eat more than when they have just one item on their plate. The same applies to me with wine (and dessert). Each table had 5 different types of wine, and as a wine lover, I wanted to try them all. Not so smart!
From The Beginning…
The Rock Quarry was gorgeous!
So was the setting, although it poured down rain right before we arrived, so things were a little soggy.
Glass #1 – a Russian River Pinot
Enjoying Glass #1
Family with the graduate!
With our good friend Whizzle (Whitney)!!
I had 3 cheese and crackers during cocktail hour. The Gouda was SUPERB.
And about 5 strawberries, which are grown on the farm that owns the quarry
They grilled salmon and steaks right before us. It smelled heavenly!
More vino! I tried to keep my pours small, but I’d say I probably had 6-7 of these size glasses, probably 3-4 real glasses of wine?
Dinner was SO delicious. The salmon had a caper-butter sauce and was grilled perfectly. The asparagus was also grown on the farm, as was the lettuce. I also had cantaloupe, some bread, squash and 2 potatoes.
For dessert they had strawberries over pound cake and cheesecake brownies. I got one of each to share with the husband, but he was full of steak and only took 2-3 bites, so I ate most of both of these Luckily they weren’t huge.
But then………I had some more when Matt went to get some more for the table!
The Matt’s do look alike here!
The Worst Part
When we got home, the husband and I found these in our freezer (actually I found them the other day but remembered them last night!) I ate one PLUS some peanut butter PLUS part of a scone!! Argh. That’s what wine does to me.
Luckily I’m up this morning with only a slight headache and that “wine in my blood” feeling. And I’m feeling much better after a cup of tea. After some breakfast, we’ve got plans for a gym trip and lunch before we head back up to Davidson for more festivities. See you in a bit!",541,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.980167984962463
dd4252f8-7529-44ca-9cf0-af2d538b1d8f,2015-03-30T11:28:58+00:00,2014-01-31,1,http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/comment/1682,"Migrant workers sent $6.77 billion home to Bangladesh in July-December, down 8.41% from the same time a year ago. For the first time in recent memory, Bangladesh has experienced a decline in remittances in the first half of the fiscal year.
There are four factors that can potentially account for the decline in remittances: the stock of Bangladeshi migrants abroad, earnings per migrant worker, their average propensity to save, and their average propensity to remit money home out of those savings.
The standard refrain appears to be that the flow of remittance has declined because the stock of Bangladeshi migrants abroad is not growing like it used to. This is because of two reasons. First, Bangladesh is failing to send more workers abroad to traditional markets and exploring new markets. Only 450,000 migrants managed oversees jobs in 2013, down by more than 33% from 680,000 in 2012. Second, the number of migrant workers returning to Bangladesh has also increased because the government could not resolve problems related to the legal status of Bangladeshi migrant labors in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait through diplomatic channels. Unfortunately, there is no reliable time series on the annual number of migrant returnees from abroad.
Is that the full story? I doubt it although it is generally assumed that the current migrant workers are sending money home as per their maximum capacities and have little capacity to increase the flow.
There may have been a decline in their capacity to remit because of decline in earnings per migrant worker or decline in the propensity to save or decline in the propensity to remit out of their saving or a combination of all these factors.
Average earnings may have declined because of increased unemployment and/or decreased wages of illegal migrants in GCC countries in particular as the authorities tightened enforcement of regulation against illegal migrants.
With increased unemployment and/or lower wages, the propensity to save may have decreased because of ratchet effects on consumption. Conventionally, if income falls, then consumption should fall proportionally, but this does not necessarily happen because once consumption habits are acquired, it is hard to get rid of them. Certain consumption habits are formed at high income levels which are not completely abandoned when income falls. This effect is particularly strong when the income decline is perceived to be temporary.
The propensity to remit may also have declined because of the appreciation of taka against US dollar in 2013 and increase in transaction costs due to incessant political turmoil. Taka appreciation has stronger effects on remittances motivated by the desire to invest. By reducing the taka paid per unit of dollar, appreciation raises the taka prices of the assets the migrant workers wish to buy in Bangladesh, thus reducing the asset demand and hence the amount that would have been remitted to buy those assets. Political turmoil affects remittance transaction costs as well as the ability to remit by disrupting the smooth functioning of the banking system.
Detailed data to quantify the contribution of each of the factors noted above is unfortunately not available. Anecdotally, it appears their contribution to the decline may be nontrivial.
Focusing economic diplomacy to resolve the legal problems Bangladeshi migrant workers are facing abroad so as to prevent their premature return home, helping unemployed migrant workers abroad find decent jobs, improving the skill composition of new migrants, ensuring the competitiveness of the exchange rate, and ring fencing remittance transactions from the impact of political turmoil will help stem the decline in remittances experienced in the first half of FY14.",711,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299261.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00247-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.955650150775909
18ba221b-ddf7-4f5b-8f92-76c341a1ac97,2017-08-18T18:01:05+00:00,2017-08-18,0,http://neunvoltrecords.com/kueche.html,"CAT NO. NEUN CD002 | Limited CD Edition
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""Grosses Tennis"" is the long-awaited compilation of Kueche-classics, rare and unheard tracks and pure organ-weirdness.
Expect nothing but the finest in adult entertainment!",113,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105086.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818175604-20170818195604-00584.warc.gz,0.795815229415894
aad17299-ef95-42ae-8251-51950a836eb9,2015-03-30T18:19:06+00:00,2015-03-30,0,http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?CdrID=46057,"NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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54cd4ad2-0f7f-4ee4-a3ae-baa8dffbf4d9,2019-08-18T12:54:01+00:00,2018-06-25,0,https://hungrylittlebears.com/2018/06/25/slow-cooked-pork/,"An easy slow cooker meal…i am absolutely in love with my slow cooker – especially on busy days…you simply just whack a load of ingredients in and then forget about it. 6 hours later and you have yourself a delcious meal with minimal effort and very little washing up too as it all cooks in one pot! That is my kind of meal!!!
This was was just as easy…it’s not even a recipe! Just throw in all the ingredients
…then shred the meat
and finally reduce the sauce a little with soe cornflour. You may need to skim a little of the fat off too…I also sieved my sauce as i knew the kids wouldn’t like the bits of apple or onion but it would taste just as good if not better without sieving out the bits! Place the meat back into the sauce and enjoy!
So what you need:
- Pork Shoulder joint – skin removed.
- Sage leaves
- 3 Garlic Cloves
- 1/4cup veggie stock or veggie stock cube and 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 brown onion roughly chopped
- 1 apple core removed and roughly chopped
What you need to do;
- Place all of the ingredients, bar the cornlour, into your slow cooker. Switch to low and cook for 6 hours or until the meat pulls apart.
- Once the pork is cooked remove the meat from the slow cooker and shred
- Meanwhile turn the heat up in your slow cooker and reduce your sauce. You may need to add a touch of cornflour. Remember to mix the cornflour with a little bit of the sauce before adding back into the sauce.
- Reduce and then pop the meat back into the sauce.
- Enjoy with some roast potatoes and roaste veg…or pop into a bap with some coleslaw! OR you can turn this into coronation pork which is exactly what i did just here: Coronation Chicken",415,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313889.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818124516-20190818150516-00304.warc.gz,0.939196527004242
69e8e99f-0e17-4520-9640-631b21acd020,2022-05-25T18:41:18+00:00,2022-05-25,0,https://photo.artisticconspiracy.com/events/,"Do you have a show or band to publicize? I specialize in shooting live events with a focus on capturing the essence of your show or the brand of your group.
Every event has different shooting parameters and end goals, so I price each one individually. If you’re interested in getting a quote for your event, fill out my Publicity & Events Quote Form.
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c7c7c028-87c0-4d42-aaf8-450af32c82dc,2019-08-17T14:51:34+00:00,2019-04-29,0,https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/29/what-it-takes-to-put-your-phone-away,"“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone,” the philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote, in 1654. According to Screen Time, a recent addition to the iPhone’s operating system that purports to help users deal with the addiction to screens which the iPhone is designed to foster, my typical daily phone activity includes ninety minutes of texting, one hour of reading, another hour of e-mail, yet another hour of social media, and about seventy “pickups,” meaning that I check my phone about four times per hour. I carry my phone around with me as if it were an oxygen tank. I stare at it while I make breakfast and take out the recycling, ruining what I prize most about working from home—the sense of control, the relative peace. I have tried all sorts of things to look at screens less often: I don’t get push notifications or use Facebook or watch Instagram stories; on my home computer, I have installed a browser plug-in called StayFocusd, which turns off Twitter after forty-five minutes of daily use. On my phone, I use an app called Freedom to block social media for much of the workday. If any of my digital chastity belts malfunction, I start scrolling like a junkie, pulling myself away just long enough to send frantic e-mails to the apps’ customer service with subject lines like “Freedom not working!”
For journalists, Twitter, in particular, functions as an increasingly familiar form of contemporary labor: paid in exposure, pitched as fun. Some of us also write about the online world, making the use of social media a professional necessity. Every week, it seems, a journalist will proclaim, on Twitter, that he is leaving Twitter, or will write an op-ed about how he’s stepping away from social media—a style of essay so common that it was parodied, last month, in the Wall Street Journal. “Fifteen minutes ago, I stopped using Facebook, Instagram and Twitter,” the writer Jason Gay began. “Within seconds, I noticed I am happier, less irritable, more contemplative and balanced. I’m kinder to neighbors and pets. I’m spending more time on activities that matter.” It’s true that, after months or years of gazing at pixels and transcribing the minutiae of life, a writer contemplating a single unshared sunset can become a smug transcendentalist, high on an ephemeral taste of analog Nirvana. But it is not only journalists who are struggling to escape from the endless loop of flattery, anxiety, and distraction that social media provides. Nearly three-quarters of Americans have taken steps to distance themselves from Facebook. Entire families try to observe a “digital Sabbath.” Parents seek screen-time alternatives to the Jungian horrorscape that is children’s YouTube. And yet a mood of fidgety powerlessness continues to accumulate, like an acid snowfall on our collective mind.
According to the Georgetown computer-science professor Cal Newport, “willpower, tips, and vague resolutions are not sufficient by themselves to tame the ability of new technologies to invade your cognitive landscape.” In “Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World” (Portfolio), Newport argues that we must establish a “philosophy of technology use.” He recommends a monthlong digital detox—a Marie Kondo-like decluttering period, in which a person takes a complete break from all optional technologies. When it’s over, the digital minimalist slowly reintroduces these technologies on her own meticulous terms. She might need only an hour of Instagram each week to catch up on her favorite babies and dogs. She might, Newport suggests, prefer to hold “conversation office hours” at a local coffee shop rather than constantly text with her friends and acquaintances.
Newport defines a digital minimalist as someone who drops “low-quality activities like mindless phone swiping and halfhearted binge watching” in favor of high-value leisure activities such as board games, CrossFit, book clubs, and learning to “fix or build something every week.” The goal is a permanent change of outlook and behavior, like converting to veganism or Christianity, in service of a life that is more holistically productive—one in which we turn to digital technology only when it provides the most efficient method of serving a carefully considered personal aim. When you’re first learning to become a digital minimalist, it’s important, Newport explains, to keep doing stuff. “Reducing the easy distraction without also filling the void can make life unpleasantly stale,” he writes. Sitting quietly in a room alone is for experts.
At the beginning of March, I decided to embrace the cliché and try to follow Newport’s advice. I bought a basic watch, adjusted the settings on StayFocusd to cut my home-computer social-media allowance to fifteen minutes, and changed my Freedom settings to block Twitter and Instagram altogether. (I had already deleted both apps, but I re-downloaded and re-deleted Instagram frequently, and I used my phone’s Web browser to look at Twitter.) I vowed to leave my phone in the apartment whenever I walked my dog. It didn’t feel feasible to quit social media entirely—I am, after all, a journalist—but I wanted to stop picking up my iPhone every time I felt even a moment’s mental pause.
More than twenty years ago, the writer Michael Goldhaber observed, in Wired, that the Internet drowns its users in information while constantly increasing information production; this makes attention a scarce and desirable resource—the “natural economy of cyberspace.” Goldhaber speculated that, when the “attention economy” had matured, nearly everyone would have her own Web site, and he warned readers that “increasing demand for our limited attention will keep us from reflecting, or thinking deeply (let alone enjoying leisure).” In other words, he roughly outlined the social-media age.
Social-media companies monetize everyday selfhood: our preferences and personal data are tracked and sold to advertisers; our relationships are framed as potentially profitable conduits; we continually capture one another’s lucrative attention by performing some version of who we think we are. Over time, we have absorbed these terms and conditions: we might retain very little of the value we create, but we have allowed social media to make us feel valuable. These platforms encourage compulsive use by offering forms of social approval—likes on Facebook and Instagram, retweets on Twitter—that are intermittent and unpredictable, as though you’re playing a slot machine that tells you whether or not people love you. Dependency, eventually, assumes its own logic. Recently, vague reports circulated that Twitter was considering getting rid of likes. Users protested. If I could flip a switch that would allow me to get book recommendations from Twitter and puppy photos from Instagram without seeing how many followers I was acquiring or how many people had liked my posts, I would. It would help me waste less time on the Internet, and feel less invested in it. Of course, this would not provide me with as many regular infusions of useless dopamine, or make Twitter or Instagram—or the companies that advertise on them—very much money.
During the first few days of my Internet decluttering, I found myself compulsively checking my unchanged in-box and already-read text messages, and scanning the same headlines over and over—attempting, as if bewitched, to see new information there. I took my dog out for longer walks, initially trying to use them for some productive purpose: spying on neighbors, planning my week. Soon I acquiesced to a dull, pleasant blankness. One afternoon, I draped myself on my couch and felt an influx of mental silence that was both disturbing and hallucinatorily pleasurable. I didn’t want to learn how to fix or build anything, or start a book club. I wanted to experience myself as soft and loose and purposeless, three qualities that, in my adulthood, have always seemed economically risky.
“Nothing is harder to do than nothing,” Jenny Odell writes, in her new book, “How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy” (Melville House). Odell, a multidisciplinary artist who teaches at Stanford, is perhaps best known for a pamphlet called “There’s No Such Thing as a Free Watch,” which she put together while in residence at the Museum of Capitalism, in Oakland. Odell investigated the origins of a blandly stylish watch that was being offered for free (plus shipping) on Instagram, and found a mirrored fun house of digital storefronts that looked as though they had been generated by algorithm. The retailers advertised themselves as brands that had physical origins in glitzy Miami Beach or hip San Francisco but were, in fact, placeless nodes in a vast web of scammy global wholesalers, behind which a human presence could hardly be discerned.
Like Newport, Odell thinks that we should spend less time on the Internet. Unlike him, she wants readers to question the very idea of productivity. Life is “more than an instrument and therefore something that cannot be optimized,” she writes. To find the physical world sufficiently absorbing, to conceive of the self as something that “exceeds algorithmic description”—these are not only “ends in and of themselves, but inalienable rights belonging to anyone lucky enough to be alive.” Odell details, with earnest wonder, moments in her life when she was reoriented toward these values. After the 2016 election, she began feeding peanuts to two crows on her balcony, and found comfort in the fact that “these essentially wild animals recognized me, that I had some place in their universe.” She also developed a fascination, via Google Maps, with the creek behind her old kindergarten, and she went to see it with a friend. She followed the creek bed, which, she learned, runs beneath Cupertino’s shopping centers and Apple’s headquarters. The creek became a reminder that under the “streamlined world of products, results, experiences, reviews” there is a “giant rock whose other lifeforms operate according to an ancient, oozing, almost chthonic logic.”
Odell elegantly aligns the crisis in our natural world and the crisis in our minds: what has happened to the natural world is happening to us, she contends, and it’s happening on the same soon-to-be-irreparable scale. She sees “little difference between habitat restoration in the traditional sense and restoring habitats for human thought”; both are endangered by “the logic of capitalist productivity.” She believes that, by constantly disclosing our needs and desires to tech companies that sift through our selfhood in search of profit opportunities, we are neglecting, even losing, our mysterious, murky depths—the parts of us that don’t serve an ulterior purpose but exist merely to exist. The “best, most alive parts” of ourselves are being “paved over by a ruthless logic of use.”
“Digital Minimalism” and “How to Do Nothing” could both be categorized as highbrow how-to—an artist and a computer scientist, both of them in their thirties, wrestling with the same timely prompt. (At one point, Odell writes, she thought of her book as activism disguised as self-help.) Rather than a philosophy of technology use, Odell offers a philosophy of modern life, which she calls “manifest dismantling,” and which she intends as the opposite of Manifest Destiny. It involves rejecting the sort of progress that centers on isolated striving, and emphasizing, instead, caregiving, maintenance, and the interdependence of things. Odell grew up in the Bay Area, and her work is full of unabashed hippie moments that might provoke cynicism. But, for me—and, I suspect, for others who have come of age alongside the Internet and have coped with the pace and the precariousness of contemporary living with a mixture of ambient fatalism and flares of impetuous tenderness—she struck a hopeful nerve of possibility that I hadn’t felt in a long time.
Odell writes about the first electronic bulletin-board system, which was set up, in Berkeley, in 1972, as a “communal memory bank.” She contrasts it with Nextdoor, a notoriously paranoid neighborhood-based social platform that was recently valued at $1.5 billion, inferring that the profit motive had perverted what can be a healthy civic impulse. Newport, who does not have any social-media accounts of his own, generally treats social media’s current profit model as an unfortunate inevitability. Odell believes that there is another way. She cites, for example, the indie platform Mastodon, which is crowdfunded and decentralized. (It is made up of independently operated nodes, called “instances,” on which users can post short messages, or “toots.”) To make money from something—a forest, a sense of self—is often to destroy it. Odell brings up a famous redwood in Oakland called Old Survivor, which is estimated to be almost five hundred years old. Unlike all the other trees of its kind in the area, it was never cut down, because it was runty and twisted and situated on a rocky slope; it appeared unprofitable to loggers. The tree, she writes, is an image of “resistance-in-place,” of something that has escaped capitalist appropriation. As Odell sees it, the only way forward is to be like Old Survivor. We have to be able to do nothing—to merely bear witness, to stay in place, to create shelter for one another—to endure.
Despite the political edge in her writing, Odell does not recommend particular legislative policies that might address the current situation. She locates the potential for change in individual acts of refusal, which, she argues, make space for others to follow. She cites the 1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike, the origins of which can be traced to an anonymous protest publication that appeared in 1932, called the Waterfront Worker, and the union reorganization that followed the National Industrial Recovery Act, in 1933. The strike spanned nearly two thousand miles and was supported by sympathizers across the country. Farmers contributed food; women formed a relief agency. The protest affected all of San Francisco: after employers broke the picket line, and at least two people were killed by police, more than a hundred thousand people across the city staged a general strike. This, Odell writes, is what we need: a project of “refusal, boycott, and sabotage”—a “spectacle of noncompliance that registers on the larger scale of the public.”
If I were to go on strike from my nebulously compensated quasi-job as a purveyor of stupid tweets about my writing and my personal problems, there would be no way for me to make that action visible on Twitter without negating its effect: to speak out against something within the confines of the attention economy is, inevitably, to bring it more attention. It is hard to grasp how individual acts of refusal would build collective momentum outside the platforms that they aim to refuse. Last year, after a former employee of the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica revealed that the firm had collected the data of millions of Facebook users and given that data to the Trump campaign, the hashtag #deletefacebook trended—on Twitter.
Sean Parker, the first president of Facebook, has called the platform a “social-validation feedback loop” built around “exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology.” Tristan Harris, who worked as a “design ethicist” at Google, has said that smartphones are engineered to be addictive. The U.S. government already regulates a number of addictive substances, and plans are afoot to monitor social-media companies more aggressively. Mark Warner, the Democratic senator from Virginia, has issued a series of proposals, such as requiring platforms to identify foreign agents posing as Americans and allowing the federal government to set mandatory standards so that algorithms could be audited. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi commissioned Ro Khanna, the California representative whose district includes the headquarters of Apple and Google, to draw up a ten-part “Internet Bill of Rights,” which addresses access and privacy and net neutrality. Senator Elizabeth Warren argues that Amazon, Facebook, and Google have become monopolies, and need to be broken up. But none of these proposals directly concern the monetization of attention that both Newport and Odell worry about. Legislators might succeed in granting citizens more control over the data that they generate by using the Internet, but social-media companies will, presumably, continue to treat their users like little countries that can be strip-mined to make other people rich.
We remain attached to these technologies in a way that is clearly affecting the health of the body politic. Newport insists that our Internet-fuelled lack of mental peace and quiet is a better explanation for the current wave of American anxiety than “the latest crisis—be it the recession of 2009 or the contentious election of 2016.” He cites Virginia Woolf’s case for productive solitude, in “A Room of One’s Own,” the 1929 manifesto in which Woolf explains that a sixteenth-century woman with a gift for poetry would have been a “woman at strife against herself. All the conditions of her life, all her own instincts, were hostile to the state of mind which is needed to set free whatever is in the brain.” Newport writes, “In Woolf’s time, women were denied this liberation by a patriarchal society. In our time, this oppression is increasingly self-inflicted by our preference for the distraction of the digital screen.”
Reading that sentence produced a reaction I often experience when I look at Twitter: first, I burst out laughing, and then I felt sad. Newport, who wrote the books “How to Win at College” and “How to Become a Straight-A Student” before making a philosophical turn, acknowledges that several of the world’s biggest companies now rely on profit models that “reduce autonomy, decrease happiness, stoke darker instincts, and distract from more valuable activities,” but he never identifies as a culprit the ideology that has allowed these profit models to flourish unchecked. He describes smartphones and social media as technologies that seek to exploit you, and, in a chapter titled “Join the Attention Resistance,” he counsels aspiring digital minimalists that they will need a “ruthless commitment to avoiding exploitation.” He does not, however, suggest that exploitation might be actively curtailed rather than merely avoided. Even when comparing social media to cigarettes, he does not mention the possibility of government regulation. These days, and in no small part because of the atomization engendered by social media, it can feel that every last thing has been privatized and individualized. In “Digital Minimalism,” ethics and politics, too, are reduced to the individual: it is not, it seems, the system of power that matters but what you, alone, choose to do about it. “Vive la résistance! ” Newport writes.
Odell and Newport cite a common philosophical inspiration: Henry David Thoreau. Newport admires Thoreau’s idea that the “cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.” Odell praises Thoreau’s orientation toward “a still more perfect and glorious State, which also I have imagined, but not yet anywhere seen.” But Thoreau, whose mother, famously, did his laundry during his two years of camping on Ralph Waldo Emerson’s property at Walden Pond, is an inadvertent exemplar of the difficulty of setting oneself apart from society. He is also a reminder that living a life of enriching separatism is more attainable for those with certain preëxisting advantages.
I first began tweeting about seven years ago, after I’d moved from Texas to Michigan to get an M.F.A. I began publishing essays and interviews, and tweeting links to them; to make my Twitter account less boring, I shared my most earnest and most flippant thoughts. I got a part-time job as an editor, and then a full-time one, in New York, and then a writing job at this magazine. My ability—my eagerness, even—to render myself digitally available played a role in this: by giving the attention economy access to my selfhood, I accrued the professional capital that now allows me to stop doing so, if I want to. Odell, who uses Twitter, and believes that “total renunciation” of such a culturally central medium would be, for her, both a moral and a pragmatic mistake, recognizes that this is a time “when everyone from Amazon workers to college students see their margin of refusal shrinking, and the stakes for playing along growing.”
Many people still earn their livelihoods offline, but an online presence is often a requirement not only for jobs in the gig economy but in order to piece together a financial safety net. (One in three GoFundMe campaigns is for medical care.) More and more of us cannot afford to step away. Practicing digital minimalism may be akin to getting a personal trainer or developing a Transcendental Meditation practice—a rarefied form of self-improvement. Odell believes that this sort of change will nonetheless reverberate, that it will revive support for noncommercial public spaces that benefit everyone. “If you can afford to pay a different kind of attention, you should,” she writes. Newport quotes the comedian Bill Maher, who, two years ago, on his HBO show “Real Time,” said, “Checking your likes is the new smoking.” In the past year, both Twitter and Facebook have faced waves of bad press. For all its current ubiquity, social media might someday occupy a status akin to cigarettes, which are peddled as a pleasure and a relief to the lower classes but which élite Americans largely attempt to avoid.
My Newport-inspired Internet cleanse happened to coincide with a handful of other events that made me feel raw and unmanageable. It was the end of winter, with its sudden thaws and strange fluctuations—the type of weather where a day of sunshine feels like a stranger being kind to you when you cry. I had just finished writing a book that had involved going through a lot of my past. The hours per day that I had spent converting my experience into something of professional and financial value were now empty, and I was cognizant of how little time I had spent caring for the people and things around me. I began thinking about my selfhood as a meadow of wildflowers that had been paved over by the Internet. I started frantically buying houseplants.
I also found myself feeling more grateful for my phone than ever. I had become more conscious of why I use technology, and how it meets my needs, as Newport recommended. It’s not nothing that I can text my friends whenever I think about them, or get on Viber and talk to my grandmother in the Philippines, or sit on the B54 bus and distract myself from the standstill traffic by looking up the Fermi paradox and listening to any A Tribe Called Quest song that I want to hear. All these capacities still feel like the stuff of science fiction, and none of them involve Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. It occurred to me that two of the most straightforwardly beloved digital technologies—podcasts and group texts—push against the attention economy’s worst characteristics. Podcasts often demand sustained listening, across hours and weeks, to a few human voices. Group texts are effectively the last noncommercialized social spaces on many millennials’ phones.
On the first day of April, I took stock of my digital experiment. I had not become a different, better person. I had not acquired any high-value leisure activities. But I had felt a sort of persistent ache and wonder that pulled me back to a year that I spent in the Peace Corps, wandering in the dust at the foot of sky-high birch trees, terrified and thrilled at the sensation of being unknowable, mysterious to myself, unseen. I watered my plants, and I loosened my StayFocusd settings, back to forty-five daily minutes. I considered my Freedom parameters, which I had already learned to break, and let them be. ♦",5224,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313428.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817143039-20190817165039-00339.warc.gz,0.960326194763184
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Army Commander General Joseph Aoun called on soldiers to be ever vigilant for the ""good implementation"" of the UN resolution 1701 to ""preserve stability"" at the border with Israel.
An Israeli official dismissed as ""nonsense"" the possibility of Israeli aggression along the border with Lebanon.
On Monday, Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Hezbollah both said that Lebanon still faces threats from Israel, with Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah claiming his group was the country's main defense against Jerusalem.
Nasrallah even claimed that his group's arsenal of weapons was a force of ""security and stability"" in Lebanon in the face of these threats. He also said his group ""transferred arms, including Kornet missiles, to Gaza,"" referring to a Russian-made anti-tank missile. He added that recent Israeli comments indicate ties that country's ties with Saudi Arabia.
""There is pressure on Palestinian to accept dictates that will kill the Palestinian issue under what some are calling the 'deal of the century,'"" Nasrallah said, in reference to efforts to tie U.S. President Donald Trump's peace initiative to regional processes.
""There are Arab countries that want to forge ties with Israel – namely Saudi Arabia. The interview by [the head of the Israeli army Gadi] Eisenkot to the Saudi website Elaph is a dangerous development for the Palestinians.""
Nasrallah's comments came hours after Aoun said that ""Israeli targeting still continues and it is the right of the Lebanese to resist it and foil its plans by all available means.""
Aoun's statement came after he met with Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Beirut, following the Arab League announcement yesterday that designated Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
""Lebanon has dealt with attacks from 1978 to 2006, and has succeeded in liberating its territory,"" Aoun added.
Nasrallah also responded to the Arab League, saying that ""we have never transferred long-range missiles to any Arab state, but we did transfer arms to the forces of resistance in Gaza Strip and to fighters in Syria.""
Aoun said that Lebanon is not responsible for regional power struggles, and that it's unacceptable that his conutry's stability and security are harmed because of them. Aboul Gheit responded, saying that it is not the Arab League's intention to harm Lebanon, and that the Arab League understands the complexities the former faces.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron, who updated him regarding his conversation with Hariri.
The Israeli premier clarified to Macron Israel's interests regarding Lebanon, the first of which are Lebanese-based threats against Israel, including Iran and its proxy, Hezbollah.
Netanyahu added that he agreed with Macron to meet in Paris in early December in order to work together on issues like the situation in Lebanon as well as the Iranian nuclear deal.
Nasrallah said a week and a half ago that Saudi Arabia is inciting Israel to attack Lebanon and that the Jewish state should not take advantage of Lebanon's situation. He added that Israel only acts in accordance with its own interests as well as those of the U.S, and as such is unlikely to initiate a conflict with Lebanon.
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Brain networks in two behaviourally-similar vegetative patients (left and middle), but one of whom imagined playing tennis (middle panel), alongside a healthy adult (right panel). Credit: Srivas Chennu
People locked into a vegetative state due to disease or injury are a major mystery for medical science. Some may be fully unconscious, while others remain aware of what’s going on around them but can’t speak or move to show it. Now scientists at Cambridge have reported in journal PLOS Computational Biology on a new technique that can help identify locked-in people that can still hear and retain their consciousness.
Some details from the study abstract:
We devised a novel topographical metric, termed modular span, which showed that the alpha network modules in patients were also spatially circumscribed, lacking the structured long-distance interactions commonly observed in the healthy controls. Importantly however, these differences between graph-theoretic metrics were partially reversed in delta and theta band networks, which were also significantly more similar to each other in patients than controls. Going further, we found that metrics of alpha network efficiency also correlated with the degree of behavioural awareness. Intriguingly, some patients in behaviourally unresponsive vegetative states who demonstrated evidence of covert awareness with functional neuroimaging stood out from this trend: they had alpha networks that were remarkably well preserved and similar to those observed in the controls. Taken together, our findings inform current understanding of disorders of consciousness by highlighting the distinctive brain networks that characterise them. In the significant minority of vegetative patients who follow commands in neuroimaging tests, they point to putative network mechanisms that could support cognitive function and consciousness despite profound behavioural impairment.
Study in PLOS Computational Biology: Spectral Signatures of Reorganised Brain Networks in Disorders of Consciousness
Oct 17, 2014
Oct 06, 2014
In the last decade, online virtual worlds such as Second Life and alike have become enormously popular. Since their appearance on the technology landscape, many analysts regarded shared 3D virtual spaces as a disruptive innovation, which would have rendered the Web itself obsolete.
This high expectation attracted significant investments from large corporations such as IBM, which started building their virtual spaces and offices in the metaverse. Then, when it became clear that these promises would not be kept, disillusionment set in and virtual worlds started losing their edge. However, this is not a new phenomenon in high-tech, happening over and over again.
The US consulting company Gartner has developed a very popular model to describe this effect, called the “Hype Cycle”. The Hype Cycle provides a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications.
It consists of five phases, which show how emerging technologies will evolve.
In the first, “technology trigger” phase, a new technology is launched which attracts the interest of media. This is followed by the “peak of inflated expectations”, characterized by a proliferation of positive articles and comments, which generate overexpectations among users and stakeholders.
In the next, “trough of disillusionment” phase, these exaggerated expectations are not fulfilled, resulting in a growing number of negative comments generally followed by a progressive indifference.
In the “slope of enlightenment” the technology potential for further applications becomes more broadly understood and an increasing number of companies start using it.
In the final, “plateau of productivity” stage, the emerging technology established itself as an effective tool and mainstream adoption takes off.
So what stage in the hype cycle are virtual worlds now?
After the 2006-2007 peak, metaverses entered the downward phase of the hype cycle, progressively loosing media interest, investments and users. Many high-tech analysts still consider this decline an irreversible process.
However, the negative outlook that headed shared virtual worlds into the trough of disillusionment maybe soon reversed. This is thanks to the new interest in virtual reality raised by the Oculus Rift (recently acquired by Facebook for $2 billion), Sony’s Project Morpheus and alike immersive displays, which are still at the takeoff stage in the hype cycle.
Oculus Rift's chief scientist Michael Abrash makes no mystery of the fact that his main ambition has always been to build a metaverse such the one described in Neal Stephenson's (1992) cyberpunk novel Snow Crash. As he writes on the Oculus blog
""Sometime in 1993 or 1994, I read Snow Crash and for the first time thought something like the Metaverse might be possible in my lifetime.""
Furthermore, despite the negative comments and deluded expectations, the metaverse keeps attracting new users: in its 10th anniversary on June 23rd 2013, an infographic reported that Second Life had over 1 million users visit around the world monthly, more than 400,000 new accounts per month, and 36 million registered users.
So will Michael Abrash’s metaverse dream come true? Even if one looks into the crystal ball of the hype cycle, the answer is not easily found.
An international team of neuroscientists and robotics engineers have demonstrated the first direct remote brain-to-brain communication between two humans located 5,000 miles away from each other and communicating via the Internet, as reported in a paper recently published in PLOS ONE (open access).
Emitter and receiver subjects with non-invasive devices supporting, respectively, a brain-computer interface (BCI), based on EEG changes, driven by motor imagery (left) and a computer-brain interface (CBI) based on the reception of phosphenes elicited by neuro-navigated TMS (right) (credit: Carles Grau et al./PLoS ONE)
In India, researchers encoded two words (“hola” and “ciao”) as binary strings and presented them as a series of cues on a computer monitor. They recorded the subject’s EEG signals as the subject was instructed to think about moving his feet (binary 0) or hands (binary 1). They then sent the recorded series of binary values in an email message to researchers in France, 5,000 miles away.
There, the binary strings were converted into a series of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) pulses applied to a hotspot location in the right visual occipital cortex that either produced a phosphene (perceived flash of light) or not.
“We wanted to find out if one could communicate directly between two people by reading out the brain activity from one person and injecting brain activity into the second person, and do so across great physical distances by leveraging existing communication pathways,” explains coauthor Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD, Director of the Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School.
A team of researchers from Starlab Barcelona, Spain and Axilum Robotics, Strasbourg, France conducted the experiment. A second similar experiment was conducted between individuals in Spain and France.
“We believe these experiments represent an important first step in exploring the feasibility of complementing or bypassing traditional language-based or other motor/PNS mediated means in interpersonal communication,” the researchers say in the paper.
“Although certainly limited in nature (e.g., the bit rates achieved in our experiments were modest even by current BCI (brain-computer interface) standards, mostly due to the dynamics of the precise CBI (computer-brain interface) implementation, these initial results suggest new research directions, including the non-invasive direct transmission of emotions and feelings or the possibility of sense synthesis in humans — that is, the direct interface of arbitrary sensors with the human brain using brain stimulation, as previously demonstrated in animals with invasive methods.
Brain-to-brain (B2B) communication system overview. On the left, the BCI subsystem is shown schematically, including electrodes over the motor cortex and the EEG amplifier/transmitter wireless box in the cap. Motor imagery of the feet codes the bit value 0, of the hands codes bit value 1. On the right, the CBI system is illustrated, highlighting the role of coil orientation for encoding the two bit values. Communication between the BCI and CBI components is mediated by the Internet. (Credit: Carles Grau et al./PLoS ONE)
“The proposed technology could be extended to support a bi-directional dialogue between two or more mind/brains (namely, by the integration of EEG and TMS systems in each subject). In addition, we speculate that future research could explore the use of closed mind-loops in which information associated to voluntary activity from a brain area or network is captured and, after adequate external processing, used to control other brain elements in the same subject. This approach could lead to conscious synthetically mediated modulation of phenomena best detected subjectively by the subject, including emotions, pain and psychotic, depressive or obsessive-compulsive thoughts.
“Finally, we anticipate that computers in the not-so-distant future will interact directly with the human brain in a fluent manner, supporting both computer- and brain-to-brain communication routinely. The widespread use of human brain-to-brain technologically mediated communication will create novel possibilities for human interrelation with broad social implications that will require new ethical and legislative responses.”
This work was partly supported by the EU FP7 FET Open HIVE project, the Starlab Kolmogorov project, and the Neurology Department of the Hospital de Bellvitge.
Sep 25, 2014
Sep 21, 2014
I still can't close my mouth.
The demo lasted about 10 min, during which several scenes were presented. The resolution and framerate are astounding, you can turn completely around. I can say this is the first time in my life I can really say I was there.
I believe this is really the begin of a new era for VR, and I am sure I won't sleep tonight thinking about the infinite possibilities and applications of this technology. and I don't think I am exaggerating - if anything, I am underestimating
Aug 03, 2014
Birdly is a full body, fully immersive, Virtual Reality flight simulator developed at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). With Birdly, you can embody an avian creature, the Red Kite, visualized through Oculus Rift, as it soars over the 3D virtual city of San Francisco, heightened by sonic, olfactory, and wind feedback.
Jul 09, 2014
Experiential Virtual Scenarios With Real-Time Monitoring (Interreality) for the Management of Psychological Stress: A Block Randomized Controlled Trial
The recent convergence between technology and medicine is offering innovative methods and tools for behavioral health care. Among these, an emerging approach is the use of virtual reality (VR) within exposure-based protocols for anxiety disorders, and in particular posttraumatic stress disorder. However, no systematically tested VR protocols are available for the management of psychological stress. Objective: Our goal was to evaluate the efficacy of a new technological paradigm, Interreality, for the management and prevention of psychological stress. The main feature of Interreality is a twofold link between the virtual and the real world achieved through experiential virtual scenarios (fully controlled by the therapist, used to learn coping skills and improve self-efficacy) with real-time monitoring and support (identifying critical situations and assessing clinical change) using advanced technologies (virtual worlds, wearable biosensors, and smartphones).
Full text paper available at: http://www.jmir.org/2014/7/e167/
Jun 30, 2014
Apr 15, 2014
Glyph looks like a normal headset and operates like one, too. That is, until you move the headband down over your eyes and it becomes a fully-functional visual visor that displays movies, television shows, video games or any other media connected via the attached HDMI cable.
Using Virtual Retinal Display (VRD), a technology that mimics the way we see light, the Glyph projects images directly onto your retina using one million micromirrors in each eye piece. These micromirrors reflect the images back to the retina, producing a reportedly crisp and vivid quality.
Apr 06, 2014
Measuring the effects through time of the influence of visuomotor and visuotactile synchronous stimulation on a virtual body ownership illusion
Measuring the effects through time of the influence of visuomotor and visuotactile synchronous stimulation on a virtual body ownership illusion.
Authors: Kokkinara E, Slater M
Abstract. Previous studies have examined the experience of owning a virtual surrogate body or body part through specific combinations of cross-modal multisensory stimulation. Both visuomotor (VM) and visuotactile (VT) synchronous stimulation have been shown to be important for inducing a body ownership illusion, each tested separately or both in combination. In this study we compared the relative importance of these two cross-modal correlations, when both are provided in the same immersive virtual reality setup and the same experiment. We systematically manipulated VT and VM contingencies in order to assess their relative role and mutual interaction. Moreover, we present a new method for measuring the induced body ownership illusion through time, by recording reports of breaks in the illusion of ownership ('breaks') throughout the experimental phase. The balance of the evidence, from both questionnaires and analysis of the breaks, suggests that while VM synchronous stimulation contributes the greatest to the attainment of the illusion, a disruption of either (through asynchronous stimulation) contributes equally to the probability of a break in the illusion.
Mar 02, 2014
Voluntary Out-of-Body Experience: An fMRI Study.
Front Hum Neurosci. 2014;8:70
Authors: Smith AM, Messier C
The present single-case study examined functional brain imaging patterns in a participant that reported being able, at will, to produce somatosensory sensations that are experienced as her body moving outside the boundaries of her physical body all the while remaining aware of her unmoving physical body. We found that the brain functional changes associated with the reported extra-corporeal experience (ECE) were different than those observed in motor imagery. Activations were mainly left-sided and involved the left supplementary motor area and supramarginal and posterior superior temporal gyri, the last two overlapping with the temporal parietal junction that has been associated with out-of-body experiences. The cerebellum also showed activation that is consistent with the participant's report of the impression of movement during the ECE. There was also left middle and superior orbital frontal gyri activity, regions often associated with action monitoring. The results suggest that the ECE reported here represents an unusual type of kinesthetic imagery.
Humanlike robot hands controlled by brain activity arouse illusion of ownership in operators.
Sci Rep. 2013;3:2396
Authors: Alimardani M, Nishio S, Ishiguro H
Operators of a pair of robotic hands report ownership for those hands when they hold image of a grasp motion and watch the robot perform it. We present a novel body ownership illusion that is induced by merely watching and controlling robot's motions through a brain machine interface. In past studies, body ownership illusions were induced by correlation of such sensory inputs as vision, touch and proprioception. However, in the presented illusion none of the mentioned sensations are integrated except vision. Our results show that during BMI-operation of robotic hands, the interaction between motor commands and visual feedback of the intended motions is adequate to incorporate the non-body limbs into one's own body. Our discussion focuses on the role of proprioceptive information in the mechanism of agency-driven illusions. We believe that our findings will contribute to improvement of tele-presence systems in which operators incorporate BMI-operated robots into their body representations.
Feb 09, 2014
The importance of synchrony and temporal order of visual and tactile input for illusory limb ownership experiences - an FMRI study applying virtual reality
The importance of synchrony and temporal order of visual and tactile input for illusory limb ownership experiences - an FMRI study applying virtual reality.
PLoS One. 2014;9(1):e87013
Authors: Bekrater-Bodmann R, Foell J, Diers M, Kamping S, Rance M, Kirsch P, Trojan J, Fuchs X, Bach F, Cakmak HK, Maaß H, Flor H
Abstract. In the so-called rubber hand illusion, synchronous visuotactile stimulation of a visible rubber hand together with one's own hidden hand elicits ownership experiences for the artificial limb. Recently, advanced virtual reality setups were developed to induce a virtual hand illusion (VHI). Here, we present functional imaging data from a sample of 25 healthy participants using a new device to induce the VHI in the environment of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. In order to evaluate the neuronal robustness of the illusion, we varied the degree of synchrony between visual and tactile events in five steps: in two conditions, the tactile stimulation was applied prior to visual stimulation (asynchrony of -300 ms or -600 ms), whereas in another two conditions, the tactile stimulation was applied after visual stimulation (asynchrony of +300 ms or +600 ms). In the fifth condition, tactile and visual stimulation was applied synchronously. On a subjective level, the VHI was successfully induced by synchronous visuotactile stimulation. Asynchronies between visual and tactile input of ±300 ms did not significantly diminish the vividness of illusion, whereas asynchronies of ±600 ms did. The temporal order of visual and tactile stimulation had no effect on VHI vividness. Conjunction analyses of functional MRI data across all conditions revealed significant activation in bilateral ventral premotor cortex (PMv). Further characteristic activation patterns included bilateral activity in the motion-sensitive medial superior temporal area as well as in the bilateral Rolandic operculum, suggesting their involvement in the processing of bodily awareness through the integration of visual and tactile events. A comparison of the VHI-inducing conditions with asynchronous control conditions of ±600 ms yielded significant PMv activity only contralateral to the stimulation site. These results underline the temporal limits of the induction of limb ownership related to multisensory body-related input.
Feb 02, 2014
Activation of the human mirror neuron system during the observation of the manipulation of virtual tools in the absence of a visible effector limb
Activation of the human mirror neuron system during the observation of the manipulation of virtual tools in the absence of a visible effector limb.
Neurosci Lett. 2013 Oct 25;555:220-4
Authors: Modroño C, Navarrete G, Rodríguez-Hernández AF, González-Mora JL
Abstract. This work explores the mirror neuron system activity produced by the observation of virtual tool manipulations in the absence of a visible effector limb. Functional MRI data was obtained from healthy right-handed participants who manipulated a virtual paddle in the context of a digital game and watched replays of their actions. The results show how action observation produced extended bilateral activations in the parietofrontal mirror neuron system. At the same time, three regions in the left hemisphere (in the primary motor and the primary somatosensory cortex, the supplementary motor area and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex) showed a reduced BOLD, possibly related with the prevention of inappropriate motor execution. These results can be of interest for researchers and developers working in the field of action observation neurorehabilitation.
Jan 25, 2014
The Intel® Core™ i7-based MemoryMirror takes the clothes shopping experience to a whole different level, allowing shoppers to try on multiple outfits, then virtually view and compare previous choices on the mirror itself using intuitive hand gestures. Users control all their data and can remain anonymous to the retailer if they so choose. The Memory Mirror uses Intel integrated graphics technology to create avatars of the shopper wearing various clothing that can be shared with friends to solicit feedback or viewed instantly to make an immediate in-store purchase. Shoppers can also save their looks in mobile app should they decide to purchase at a later time online.
Jan 21, 2014
Dec 19, 2013
Nov 20, 2013
inFORM is a Dynamic Shape Display developed by MIT Tangible Media Group that can render 3D content physically, so users can interact with digital information in a tangible way.
inFORM can also interact with the physical world around it, for example moving objects on the table’s surface.
Remote participants in a video conference can be displayed physically, allowing for a strong sense of presence and the ability to interact physically at a distance.
Nov 16, 2013
Researchers at Duke University have reported in journal Science Translational Medicine that they were able to train monkeys to control two virtual limbs through a brain-computer interface (BCI). The rhesus monkeys initially used joysticks to become comfortable moving the avatar’s arms, but later the brain-computer interfaces implanted on their brains were activated to allow the monkeys to drive the avatar using only their minds. Two years ago the same team was able to train monkeys to control one arm, but the complexity of controlling two arms required the development of a new algorithm for reading and filtering the signals. Moreover, the monkey brains themselves showed great adaptation to the training with the BCI, building new neural pathways to help improve how the monkeys moved the virtual arms. As the authors of the study note in the abstract, “These findings should help in the design of more sophisticated BMIs capable of enabling bimanual motor control in human patients.”
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f1fb3e6e-2a5c-4446-ac17-e97c48883b11,2013-06-20T09:10:25+00:00,2012-12-13,1,http://www.itproportal.com/2012/12/13/what-should-we-expect-from-the-apple-tv/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+itproportal%2Frss+%28Latest+ITProPortal+News%29,"Every major news outlet is now sizing up the possibility of the upcoming release of an Apple TV. About just as many people have predicted that there will be an Apple TV as have predicted there will not be an Apple TV. Unless something changes, though, all indications are generally pointing to the fact that there will be an Apple TV released in 2013.
So let's look at what we can and what we should expect from this television set. But first, let me reiterate my position, which has remained consistent for close to five years. Apple needs a TV offering for three reasons: To add something new to its product line-up; to sell in its Apple Stores, which are getting larger and need more products; and finally, to take advantage of the fact that the company can get a premium for a TV set where nobody else can.
In fact, this last assertion seems to be established by research, which suggests that Apple can get 20 per cent more for the exact same product when it is branded.
What I have not been so jacked up about is the pundits' insistence that Apple must do all sorts of content deals to make a go of this TV. Why? I understand that people like to imagine Apple pulling a stunt for video content the way it did for music with iTunes, but the situation is totally different. The music business was recreating itself and had to do something to avoid extinction. The situation regarding TV and movies is nothing like that.
Apple can get away with merely incorporating the likes of Roku and Netflix, and some Media Centre qualities in some useful way. Perhaps Apple can just buy Netflix and use that for its content deal.
So what can we expect to see when the Apple TV comes out? What will make it different? Here entertainment comes in the form of speculation.
There is talk that Apple is looking beyond Corning's Gorilla Glass towards the newer Willow Glass, which is paper thin and flexes. This, combined with OLED technology, would make for the first genuine large screen ""hang-on-the-wall TV.""
Apple would love to show off a huge screen that weighs less than 20 pounds and can hang on the wall. The sets today are, relatively speaking, huge dinosaurs that eventually have to be swapped out for something less cumbersome. Whether Apple can manage the OLED part of the equation remains to be seen, but the set can still be lightweight and “hangable.”
Now, if you are going to hang your TV on the wall, are you going to have unsightly cables running up and down the wall? No, maybe just one lone power plug. Using either some high speed video streaming wireless lash-up or power cord networking, the set will be a receiver all the way for streaming content from a centralised box external to the TV. This would lighten the product even more.
This aspect has not been addressed by anyone, but Apple’s emphasis on aesthetics would demand some sort of look that does not include crummy cables galore.
Let's face it: Apple is not going to bring out a more expensive yet ho-hum flat panel TV to stand alongside the Samsung and Panasonic units at the supermarkets and electronics stores. The forever-promised hang-on-the wall TV is where it has got to go. Everyone else will follow Apple's lead after that.
We'll find out more as 2013 progresses.
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6c04419e-be8a-4838-8261-91939a6913bb,2017-08-21T12:03:45+00:00,2016-06-01,0,http://www.jeffpittmanhomes.com/know-millennials-make-largest-share-homebuyers/,"Did You Know Millennials Make Up The Largest Share Of Homebuyers?
According to the latest National Association of REALTORS® Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trendsreport for 2016, Generation Y, AKA Millennials (buyers 18 to 35), make up the largest share of homebuyers at 35% of all buyers. In fact, Millennials have made up the largest share of buyers according to the report for the past three years, consistently growing over the past four. Despite setbacks from the market crash of 2008 and recession, Millennials are becoming more traditional in their buying habits.
This year’s report saw an increased share who purchased in suburban locations and who purchased detached single-family homes. Forty-five percent of Gen Y buyers now have children under the age of 18 in their home, 64% are married couples, and 12% are unmarried couples (the largest share of all generations).
Millennials, along with every other generational group, prefer the suburbs. It’s easy to understand why Millennials love the suburbs when we take a look at the factors influencing neighborhood choice. The top three factors influencing choice of neighborhood for Millennials includes the quality of neighborhood (63%), convenient for job (60%) and overall affordability of homes (50%).
If you plan to sell your home in the near future, it’s important to get in the mindset of your audience – the homebuyer. Millennials make up most buyers and that’s one explanation for why 92% of buyers start the search for their next home online. That means your online home marketing strategy and digital presentation needs to be tighter than ever.
Thank you for reading. I hope you found this information useful.
Jeff Pittman, Realtor in Ladera Ranch – Orange County, California",364,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886108268.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821114342-20170821134342-00371.warc.gz,0.94405734539032
4fb4a979-6da1-41e0-bc16-a88c485f56bd,2013-05-26T09:35:37+00:00,2009-07-23,0,http://www.basehorinfo.com/news/2009/jul/23/importance-vitamin-d/,"The importance of Vitamin D
We knew as kids about the importance of Vitamin D, and in the ’50s when I worked in the dairy and pasteurized milk, we added a fish oil supplement containing vitamin D to the product.
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin found in some foods and can be made in your body after exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun. Sunlight is important but actual sun rays are what produce vitamin D in the body. The sunlight in the winter months is not as beneficial in producing vitamin D. Vitamin D helps the body maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorous. It promotes calcium absorption and helps to form and maintain strong bones.
In a previous article I talked about how hearing is important to maintain body balance. That is true, but after visiting our nursing home the last few years, many of the patients are there for therapy after having a bad fall or a broken bone. Much of this is due to a lack of vitamin D.
After age 70, the body needs at least 2,000 IUs of Vitamin D daily to maintain good bone density. According to studies elderly folks should take some Vitamin D supplements, especially in the winter time.
You cannot get the ultraviolet rays through a window. People with darker skin require more sun exposure than light-skinned people to produce the right level of what their body needs. I have also read that a deficiency can affect muscle and brain function, which in many cases can cause old people to fall.
Vitamin D is found in egg yolks, sardines, mackerel, salmon, herring, fish liver oils, shrimp, chicken liver, oysters and fortified foods such as orange juice and milk. It is always important to read the labels on the foods we buy.
The sunshine always makes us feel better and lifts our spirits, but it is not advisable to sit in the bright sun for more than 10 or 15 minutes at a time. Here’s to no falls, regardless of our age.",412,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.945005655288696
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44db8a4e-4cea-42af-b8ff-4cb5218200dc,2013-05-20T02:40:21+00:00,2013-03-13,1,http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?page=country&category=&publisher=&type=&coi=ISR&rid=&docid=514326902&skip=0,"Israel: Detained Asylum Seekers Pressured to Leave
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|Publication Date||13 March 2013|
|Cite as||Human Rights Watch, Israel: Detained Asylum Seekers Pressured to Leave, 13 March 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/514326902.html [accessed 20 May 2013]|
|Disclaimer||This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.|
Israeli authorities are threatening detained Eritrean and Sudanese nationals, including asylum seekers, with prolonged detention to pressure them to leave Israel, Human Rights Watch and the Hotline for Migrant Workers said today. Since December 11, 2012, Israel's pressure has convinced several hundred detained Sudanese and one Eritrean to leave Israel, and in February 2013, some 50 detained Eritreans agreed under similar pressure to leave for Uganda. All 50 remain in Israeli detention.
Sudanese and Eritreans face a real risk of harm if they return to their home countries. Under Sudanese law, anyone who has visited Israel faces up to 10 years in prison in Sudanand Sudanese officials have said the courts will apply the law. Because of credible persecution fears relating to punishment for evading indefinite military service in Eritrea, 80 percent of Eritrean asylum seekers worldwide are granted some form of protection. For years, Israel has refused to process Eritrean and Sudanese asylum claims, although at the end of February it began to register at least some detainees' claims.
""Israel's prolonged detention of asylum seekers apparently aims to shatter all hope so they feel they have no real choice but to leave the country,"" said Gerry Simpson, senior refugee researcher at Human Rights Watch. ""Instead of browbeating some of the world's most abused and vulnerable people into giving up their rights and putting themselves at grave risk, Israel should release asylum seekers while their claims are examined and protect anyone found to risk serious harm if returned.""
Human Rights Watch and Hotline for Migrant Workers (HMW), an Israeli nongovernmental organization,said that if Israel returned anyone to a place where the person's life or freedom would be threatened, such return would violate international law's prohibition on refoulement – forced return to a serious risk of persecution.
The groups said Israel would also be violating the refoulement prohibition if a person ""chose"" return after Israeli authorities had threatened prolonged or indefinite detention as the only alternative. The 1951 Refugee Convention bars the return ""in any manner whatsoever"" to places where a person would face a serious risk of persecution.
Refoulement can also occur as a result of a chain deportation, in which refugees or asylum seekers are sent to third countries that predictably will not respect their rights as asylum seekers but instead send them back to places of persecution.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has confirmed that Sudanese agreeing to leave Israel in recent months were sent to third countries through which they only transited and traveled on to Sudan. Human Rights Watch and HMW said those countries had no obligation to allow Sudanese nationals to enter, which means they would have been forced to travel onward to Sudan.
In early March, HMW spoke with the only Eritrean to have ""agreed"" under pressure to go to Uganda who says he was refused entry there and deported to Cairo for onward deportation to Eritrea. The only alternative the Egyptian authorities gave him was to return to Israel to once again face indefinite detention, which he rejected. On March 6, he flew to Eritrea.
Pressuring Sudanese and Eritreans to leave Israel for third countries that have no obligation to allow them to leave airport transit zones risks indirectly forcing them back to their own countries, Human Rights Watch and HMW said.
Israel is holding more than 2,000 African nationals in two detention centers near the Egyptian border. This includes at least 1,100 Eritreans and 600 Sudanese, all of whom have little prospect of being released because of restrictive Israeli asylum laws and policies. Hundreds of the Eritreans only reached Israel after surviving kidnapping in Sudan and Egypt, and tortureby criminal gangs in Egypt's Sinai desert.
About 50,000 other Eritrean and Sudanese nationals live in Israel's cities. Israel has informally suspended their deportation, but senior officials have repeatedly threatened to deport them without officially clarifying whether they would first be allowed to claim asylum. In early March, the Israeli media reported that the Interior Minister said he planned to detain all ""infiltrators"" – which Israeli lawdefines as anyone who irregularly enters Israeland which includes the 50,000 – and to deport them to a still-to-be-identified third country.
On March 3, HMW spoke by phone with an Eritrean man in Cairo who said he agreed to fly on February 28 from Israel to Uganda after Israeli officials refused to register his asylum claim and threatened to detain him for three years. He said the Ugandan authorities refused him entry and deported him to Cairo, where the authorities also refused him entry but said he could fly back to Israel where he faced further prolonged detention. After two days without sleep, the man refused and flew to Eritrea on March 6.
On March 4, Israel's attorney general called on the Interior Ministry not to send any Eritrean citizen ""to any destination outside Israel's borders"" until a range of legal issues had been clarified. In early March, UNHCR also reported that in mid-February, the authorities had begun handing out larger numbers of asylum application forms to detainees.
Human Rights Watch and HMW said that the attorney general's statement was a positive move, but that the Interior Ministry should not remove any Sudanese nationals either, should allow all detainees wishing to claim asylum to do so, should release them while their claims are examined, and should end all threats of prolonged detention.
The majority of those currently in detention entered Israel in or after June 2012 and were detained on arrival under Israel's recently amended ""Prevention of Infiltration"" law, also known as the ""Anti-Infiltration"" law, which allows the authorities to detain anyone irregularly entering Israel. Israeli authorities have also used a September 2012 regulationto arrest and detain about 250 people, most of them Eritrean and Sudanese nationals who have been living in Israel for several years.
The 2012 regulation allows the authorities to detain and deport any ""infiltrator"" who is suspected of – but not necessarily charged with or convicted of – offenses ""endangering national security or the public peace."" UNHCR officials in Israel and Israeli groups working with refugees say that many people detained under the regulation were suspected of only modest offenses, such as minor assault charges or possession of stolen goods such as mobile phones.
HMW has interviewed almost 1,000 Eritrean and Sudanese detainees in recent months and has documented the departure of hundreds of detained Sudanese nationals since December 11 after the authorities refused to register their asylum claims and threatened to detain them for three years or indefinitely.
""When I asked for asylum, the Ministry of Interior staff said,'Israel doesn't want black people here,'""a detained Sudanese man told HMW staff on December 19.""He told me I should go back to my country and that anyone who did not agree to leave would stay in prison for three years. I know many people who were told the same and who went back to Sudan.""
In January and February, HMW interviewed dozens of Eritrean detainees, some of whom have been detained for almost a year, who also said Israeli officials refused to register their asylum claims and told them that they had to choose between years in detention or removal to Uganda or Eritrea. HMW said that in the first two weeks of February, around 50 Eritreans signed documents ""agreeing"" under this pressure to be removed to Uganda.
""It doesn't matter how you dress this up, Israel is pushing people into a corner and giving them the repugnant choice of years of hardship in detention or removal from Israel,"" said Sigal Rozen, public policy coordinator with HMW. ""Those agreeing to leave say it was no choice at all. All they want is to get out of detention.""
On February 25, UNHCR in Tel Aviv criticized Israel's pressure on detained Eritreans, saying that ""agreement to return to Eritrea under a jail ultimatum cannot be considered voluntary by any criterion.""
On February 18, Interior Minister Eli Yishai told the Knesset that Israel had no formal agreement with Uganda or any other country governing transfer of Eritreans, although he added that Israel would continue ""with the utmost decisiveness"" to ensure that Eritrean and Sudanese nationals would ""voluntarily or involuntarily"" leave Israel.
UNHCR says it has received reports that the Israeli authorities have filmed detainees threatened with prolonged or indefinite detention who were asking to sign a statement saying they came to Israel to work and that they wanted to return to Eritrea or go to another country.
A Sudanese detainee told HMW in December that he had seen Interior Ministry staff filming people, ""asking them to say they wanted to go back to Sudan"" and that when the person being filmed said the wrong thing, the staff members said: ""Don't say that! Just say that you are from this and that country and that you want to go back.""
UNHCR also said Israel's failure until late February to register any detainees' asylum claims, and the resulting prospect of prolonged or indefinite detention, meant detainees faced significant pressure to agree to leave Israel. In its February 25 statement, the refugee agency said detainees ""don't receive full access to the refugee apparatus, and when there's no access ... lead[ing] to release, then there is no voluntary return.""
UNHCR Detention Guidelines say asylum seekers should be detained only ""as a last resort"" as a strictly necessary and proportionate measure to achieve a legitimate legal purpose and that countries should not detain asylum seekers simply for the purpose of deportation. Detention is permitted only briefly to establish a person's identity or for longer periods if it is the only way to achieve broader aims such as protecting national security or public health.
Israel does not have formal transfer or readmission agreements with any African country. UNHCR's Executive Committee says that states should expeditiously return people not needing international protection to ""their countries of origin, other countries of nationality or countries with an obligation to receive them back,"" but does not list as an appropriate option returns or transfers to countries that have no connections or obligations whatsoever toward the person being returned.
Human Rights Watch and HMW said that sending Eritreans to Uganda and Sudanese nationals to other countries where they had never been before clearly did not meet UNHCR's criteria.
""Sudanese and Eritrean nationals returning to their home countries from Israel risk persecution,"" Simpson said. ""Without formal agreements monitored by UNHCR, the Israeli authorities should not be transferring them to other countries either, let alone pressuring them to forego claiming asylum and to leave Israel.""
For details about Israel's restrictive asylum policies toward Eritrean and Sudanese nationals and extracts of HMW's interviews with detainees, please see below.
For Human Rights Watch's October 2012 joint news release with Israeli organizations on Israel's pushbacks of asylum seekers at its border with Egypt, please visit:
For Human Rights Watch's June 2012 news release calling on Israel to amend the newly revised Anti-Infiltration law that punishes asylum seekers for irregularly crossing into Israel, please visit:
For Human Rights Watch's September 2012 reporting on torture of Eritreans in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, please visit:
For more Human Rights Watch reporting on Israel, please visit:
Authorities Thwart Detainees' Attempts to Claim Asylum to Coerce Agreement to Leave Israel
Israel purposefully uses several measures to pressure detained Eritrean and Sudanese nationals to agree to leave Israel, Human Rights Watch and HWM said. These are the threat of long-term detention, limited or no access to Israel's nascent asylum system, and approval of refugee claims at such extremely low rates that there are only very slim chances of being released from detention as a recognized refugee.
Israel has detained most of the 2,000 people currently in detention centers for about six months, and in some cases for more than a year, UNHCR said. UNHCR's 2012 Detention Guidelines say that countries should only detain asylum seekers as a measure of last resort, ""with liberty being the default position.""
HMW and other Israeli refugee groups have reported many times on the Israeli authorities' failure to give detainees the opportunity to lodge asylum claims. Detainees told HMW that if Israel had allowed them to claim asylum when they were first detained and had released them while reviewing their claims, they would not have agreed to leave Israel.
UNHCR and Israeli refugee organizations say that over the past nine months, hundreds of detainees have struggled to lodge asylum claims because of insufficient information on how to submit claims, some officials' refusals to distribute asylum application forms or lengthy delays in receiving forms.
Between September and the end of January, HMW staff working with interpreters conducted 137 prison visits and 963 detailed interviews with detainees.
Hundreds of detainees told HMW that when they asked how to claim asylum, officials – including prison guards, detention tribunal judges, and Tigrinya interpreters – told them they would be detained for at least three years or indefinitely if they lodged asylum claims.
Dozens told HMW that the prospect of prolonged detention and a lack of access to asylum meant they had little choice but to sign forms agreeing to their removal.
Some said officials simply denied they had a right to claim asylum. A detained Sudanese man told HMW on February 12:
""In the first interview I told [the officials] that I want to ask for asylum. When I said that, the interrogator banged his fist on the table and said that in Israel there is no asylum and that we come just to work and should go back [to Sudan].""
Some said officials refused to respond to their asylum requests and simply threatened long-term detention.One of the Sudanese detainees HMW interviewed on February 12 said:
""After HMW helped me to ask for asylum, the Ministry of Interior staff asked me three times whether I was ready to return to Sudan. I said no. They put pressure on me, saying that if something happened to my wife and children in Sudan it would be my fault. They said if I stayed, I would spend many years in prison. Some said three years, others said five, and then they said eight or ten years.""
Other detainees said they had no access to asylum application forms. An Eritrean man who has been detained for 10 months at the Saharonim detention center told HMW on February 14:
I did not fill out an asylum request form because I didn't have access to a form, so HMW tried to claim asylum for me. The judge said I would stay here [in detention] for three years. The bullet wound [from being shot in Sinai] means I use crutches. I have been here for a long time. The conditions here are hard for me, physically and emotionally. Because of the pain and my emotional state I agreed to leave for Uganda. If you tell me you will release me from prison [in Israel], I won't go to Uganda and I will wait.
In another case, detainees told HMW that after repeated requests, guards put 12 asylum application forms in a room and that so many detainees tried to grab them, the forms were torn apart in the rush.
Many said the prospect of prolonged detention meant that they felt forced to agree to leave Israel.
An Eritrean man detained for eight months in the Saharonim detention center, who has also unsuccessfully tried to claim asylum in detention, also told HMW on February 14:
""It is very hard to live here. Many people are in bad emotional states, and this is very stressful for all of us. That is the reason that people are choosing to go to Uganda. It's hard to bear the thought that we'll be in here for three more years.""
Other detainees simply referred to the overall confusion about asylum procedures and how long they might be detained.
An Eritrean man detained for eight months in the Saharonim detention center told HMW on February 14:
""Everything we are told in prison is very confusing. One person says we can file an asylum request and that we will get a response in three months, another says we will be here for three years, another says we can only go to Uganda.""
Human Rights Watch and HMW said that on February 17 at least 34 Eritrean detainees in Saharonim detention center demonstrated against what they said was the authorities' refusal to allow them to claim asylum. They were transferred to the Ktisot detention center, where they were made to live in tents as punishment.
Based on interviews with hundreds of detainees, UNHCR and HMW said that as a result of Israeli authorities' obfuscation of procedures and prolonged detention threats, hundreds of would-be asylum seekers detained since June 2012 have been unable to claim asylum.
UNHCR says Israel only started distributing a significant number of asylum application forms to some detainees in mid-February and that before February, very few forms were distributed.
On February 26, the Israeli authorities informed UNHCR in writing that there were no plans to deport Eritreans to Uganda or Eritrea. Human Rights Watch and HMW said Israel had not been accused of deporting Eritreans to Uganda or Eritrea and that the authorities' statement did not address the fact that Eritrean detainees had been told to sign ""voluntary"" removal papers or remain in detention for years.
HMW and UN Refugee Agency Attempts to Help Detainees Claim Asylum
Between September 2012 and mid-February 2013, HMW attempted to file 320 asylum claims with the Interior Ministry on behalf of detainees who said they had repeatedly asked detention center staff to give them asylum application forms, but that staff told them they had no forms.
Israel's 2011 asylum regulations do not specify the format in which an asylum claim should be lodged. HMW said it has repeatedly written to the Interior Ministry and immigration authorities to ask for copies of official asylum registration forms. When replying, the ministry ignored the request and simply said detainees were told how to claim asylum.
Since early January, the ministry has informed HMW that all its submissions were invalid because asylum claims had to be completed on official forms.
HMW staff visiting detention centers said detention officials started distributing a new standard six-page asylum registration form in English on February 12, the day on which HMW issued a news releasecondemning Israel's pressure on Eritrean detainees to agree to removal to Uganda or Eritrea.
Human Rights Watch and HMW said Israel has ignored its own asylum regulations, which say that ""information sheets regarding the manner of submitting an [asylum] application … the procedure for handling … applications, the duties of the applicant, the right of the asylum seeker to contact a legal representative of his choosing and the scope of representation to which he is entitled during the process, will be available in places of custody...""
In October, immigration authorities told HMW they had posted notices in all parts of the detention centers explaining how to claim asylum. HMW said it had not seen any such notices during its 137 visits between September and January, and UNHCR said that the authorities had not provided that information in the detention centers.
In December, UNHCR submitted a draft document to the Interior Ministry that explained in simple terms how detainees can lodge asylum claims. UNHCR said that in late February, the authorities posted unclear notices in detention centers on how to lodge claims.
In early March, Israel's Interior Ministry told UNHCR it had registered 800 asylum claims at the Saharonim detention center, up from 50 in December and 400 in January.
UNHCR said it has no evidence that the Interior Ministry is conducting adequate asylum reviews in detention and has asked to observe asylum interviews with detainees. Since 2011, the Interior Ministry has refused these requests for all but two interviews.
Other Pressure on Eritreans
Detained Eritreans told HMW in February that 23 of them who agreed to be removed to Uganda were taken on February 11 to the Eritrean Embassy in Tel Aviv to help arrange travel documentation.
HMW and UNHCR, who between them interviewed all 23 of the group, say that only six met with an embassy official, possibly the ambassador, but that the rest refused to meet with anyone, either because they had not known they would be taken to the embassy or because the first six were told the embassy could only help them travel to Eritrea. All 23 remain in detention.
An Eritrean man detained in the Saharonim detention center for a year told HMW on February 14 that he had decided to go to Uganda rather than remain in detention any longer:
""The extended stay in prison has made me hopeless. So last Monday [February 11] they took us to meet the Eritrean ambassador in Tel Aviv, but he said he could only help us go to Eritrea, not Uganda. We told him we did not want to go to Eritrea and then he asked us why we were claiming asylum in Israel.""
Two men taken to the Eritrean embassy on February 11 told HMW that an Eritrean official had ""asked for and written down names and phone numbers of their relatives and family in Eritrea."" Human Rights Watch and HMW said that putting Eritrean nationals who had been denied access to Israel's asylum system in contact with Eritrean officials put their lives and the lives of their relatives in Eritrea at risk. The Eritrean government treats asylum claims by Eritreans as treasonous acts.
Ruled by an extremely repressive government, Eritrea requires all but a few of its citizens under 50 to serve in the military indefinitely. Anyone of draft age leaving the country without permission is branded a draft evader or deserter, risking years in prison, often in inhumane conditions, as well as forced labor and torture. UNHCR's 2011 guidelines on Eritrean asylum seekers consider that, in practice, the punishment for desertion or evasion is so severe and disproportionate that it constitutes persecution.
UNHCR says that over 80 percent of Eritrean asylum seekers worldwide are granted some form of protection.
Israel has granted about 37,000 Eritreans living in Israel's cities a minimal form of what UNHCR calls ""temporary protection,"" which amounts to a right not to be deported to their home countries but nothing else. They are given ""conditional release permits,"" referring to a release from what would otherwise be deportation.
Israel told UNHCR in November 2012 that all permit holders could apply for asylum, but UNHCR says the authorities have not published any statements or information on this policy and that very few permit holders are aware they can apply. UNHCR says that it has not seen any documentation proving Israeli authorities are reviewing any claims Eritrean and Sudanese permit holders may have lodged.
Israel's Lack of Transfer Agreements With Third Countries
Israel does not have formal transfer or readmission agreements with any African countries.
UNHCR's Executive Committee Conclusion 96 of 2003 calls for efficient and expeditious return of people found not to need international protection to ""their countries of origin, other countries of nationality or countries with an obligation to receive them back.""
It does not list as an appropriate option transferring a rejected asylum seeker – or a person blocked from claiming asylum – to countries that have no ties with, or obligations toward, the person and where there is not even a bilateral agreement governing such a transfer. Human Rights Watch and HMW said sending Eritreans to Uganda clearly did not meet UNHCR's criteria.
Formal agreements on readmission of third country nationals – which involve returning them to countries they have passed through en route to the country that is sending them back –normally include provisions committing the sending country not to return people at risk of persecution to their home countries.
Human Rights Watch and HMW said that transfer agreements – to countries where the person has never been before – should have identical provisions. Absent such an agreement, Israel's transfer of Eritrean and Sudanese nationals to countries like Uganda provides no guarantee of admission to the third country and no assurance that those countries would not immediately return them to home countries where they would risk persecution.
UNHCR said it has not been actively involved in any discussions about facilitating voluntary repatriation, or travel to third countries, of Sudanese or Eritrean detainees from Israel. That is because UNHCR does not consider return from detention to be voluntary unless detainees have had full access to a fair, efficient, and transparent asylum system.
Risk of Indefinite Detention of Sudanese and Need to Recognize Them Automatically as Refugees
Human Rights Watch and HMW also said that Israel's inability to deport 600 detained Sudanese to Sudan because of the extremely high risk of persecution there means they face indefinite detention in Israel, unlawful under international law.
As it does with Eritreans, Israel has granted about 14,000 Sudanese nationals living in various parts of Israel informal temporary protection and has not registered any of them as asylum seekers.
The two organizations said Israel's coercion of detained Sudanese to return to Sudan meant the temporary protection status for the 14,000 currently not in detention – but who risk detention at any moment – was not enough to protect them against the risk of refoulement.
The 600 detainees, and 14,000 other Sudanese nationals in Israel, should be automatically granted refugee status. Section 52 of Sudan's Penal Code says that Sudanese nationals who visit an enemy state will be sentenced to 10 years in prison. Sudanese officials have repeatedly referred to Israel as an enemy state and have threatened to apply the law.
In 2007, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry said that visiting Israel was a crime and the Sudanese Refugees Commissioner claimed that Sudanese refugees in Israel wanted to ""implement Zionism agendas against Sudan,"" and called on Egyptian authorities to ""firmly penalize any Sudanese refugees if they were found trying to infiltrate through Egypt into Israel.""
Sudanese nationals in Israel therefore have a sur place refugee claim, in which the well-founded fear of being persecuted arises as a consequence of events that happened after the person left his or her country of origin.
50,000 Eritreans, Sudanese Risk Detention, Pressure to Leave Israel
Since 2006, around 37,000 Eritrean and 14,000 Sudanese nationals entered Israel through Egypt's Sinai region. The numbers of new arrivals prompted Israel to build a recently completed fence that runs the full 240 kilometers of Israel's border with Egypt, which now makes it extremely difficult for anyone to enter Israel irregularly from Egypt.
According to the Israeli authorities, in December only 40 people entered the country from Egypt, down from 1,500 a month for most of 2012. UNHCR says fewer than 20 entered from Egypt across the land border in January. In October 2012, Human Rights Watch reportedon Israel's pushbacks at the border fence and called on Israel not to reject and push asylum seekers back or deport them without first reviewing their refugee claims.
UNHCR says most of the approximately 50,000 Eritrean and Sudanese nationals in Israel live in Tel Aviv. They are free to move within Israel and can work informally, thanks to a January 2011 Supreme Court ruling which says that the police and other authorities may not take legal action against employers who hire people holding the permits. If the authorities want to take such legal action, they must inform the court 30 days in advance.
UNHCR, HMW, and other Israeli refugee groups say that Israeli officials have repeatedly criticized ""work infiltrators"" and threatened to fine employers, and have not publicized information about the Eritrean and Sudanese national's work rights.
Israeli refugee groups say they are concerned Israel will soon use the Prevention of Infiltration Law and the September 2012 regulation to detain tens of thousands Eritrean and Sudanese nationals currently living in Israel in four newly expanded detention centers with a capacity of 16,000 people, and then to deport them.
Israeli government officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Interior Minister Yishai, have repeatedly threatened to deport all Sudanese and Eritrean nationals in Israel either to their home countries or to third countries. In early March, Israeli media reported the Interior Minister's most recent threats.
HMW said that in late February, Israel's Population and Immigration Authority posted a noticein the Saharonim and Ktsiot detention centers saying, among other things, that the government could use the Anti-Infiltration law to detain anyone who ""infiltrated"" – irregularly entered – Israel at any time. This would apply to the vast majority, if not all, Eritrean and Sudanese nationals who entered Israel over the past seven years or so. The notice said that ""a warrant will be issued against these infiltrators and they will be transferred to a detention facility.""
Israel's ""Prevention of Infiltration Law"" and the September 2012 ""Regulation for the Treatment of InfiltratorsInvolved in Criminal Proceedings""
2012 Amendments to Israel's 1954 ""Prevention of Infiltration"" law
Human Rights Watch and HMW said all Eritrean and Sudanese detainees face prolonged or even indefinite detention because of changes to detention powers in Israel's 1954 ""Prevention of Infiltration"" law that came into effect in June 2012.
The amendments give border guards and judges the power to detain indefinitely anyone who has irregularly entered Israel – that is, without passing through an official border post – and who is not a ""resident,"" as defined by Israel's Population Authority Law. The law refers to all such people as ""infiltrators.""
These legal provisions violate international refugee law by not distinguishing asylum seekers from others who enter irregularly, in effect punishing asylum seekers for their irregular entry.
In addition, UNHCR's 2012 Detention Guidelines say that ""detention of asylum seekers should be a measure of last resort, with liberty being the default position.""
They also say that countries should not detain asylum seekers simply for the purpose of deportation: ""It is unlawful to detain asylum-seekers in on-going asylum proceedings on grounds of expulsion as they are not available for removal until a final decision on their claim has been made …[D]etention for the purposes of expulsion can only occur after the asylum claim has been finally determined and rejected.""
Yet the Explanatory Note accompanying the 2012 amendments to the Israeli law say the amendments aim ""primarily to allow for the detention of infiltrators for a much longer period of time … and to add … the necessary mechanisms … for holding infiltrators in detention until their deportation.""
UNHCR's guidelines also say that deterring others from seeking asylum, or dissuading those who have already lodged their claims from pursuing them, is not a legitimate purpose to justify detention.
But the Explanatory Note to the 2012 amendments says that ""the expectation is that the length of … detention will curb the infiltration phenomenon… a phenomenon which has to be prevented … in order to protect … the state's sovereignty.""
Israel's Anti-Infiltration law says that the head of the Border Control Authority and Detention Review Tribunals may – but are not obliged to – release an ""infiltrator"" with a guarantee if a person has requested a residency permit, which includes asylum claims, and the ""handling"" of the request has not begun three months after the request was made, or if there has been ""no decision"" on the request nine months after the request was submitted, or if the ""infiltrator"" has been detained for three years.
The new provisions replace parts of Israel's 1952 Law of Entry into Israel, under which people irregularly entering Israel should be deported within 60 days or released, although in practice detainees have been held for much longer because authorities say the law gives them discretion, not an obligation, to release after 60 days.
The law says that the head of the Border Control Authority and Detention Review Tribunals may refuse to release ""infiltrators"" after three or nine months, or after three years, if, among other things, they have delayed their deportation because of a lack of cooperation and if their release ""would endanger national security, public order or public health.""
The Anti-Infiltration law also says that the head of the Border Control Authority and Detention Review Tribunals may – but are not obliged – to release ""in exceptional circumstances"" an ""infiltrator"" if due to ""age or physical condition"" detention is ""likely to harm his or her health and there is no other way to prevent the harm,"" or if there are ""other special humanitarian grounds.""
September 2012 Regulation ""for the Treatment of Infiltrators Involved in Criminal Proceedings""
A September 24, 2012 regulation ""for the Treatment of Infiltrators Involved in Criminal Proceedings"" allows Israeli authorities to detain and deport any ""infiltrator"" who is suspected of – but not necessarily charged with – criminal offenses defined in the 1954 law as offenses ""endangering national security or the public peace,"" or who has been convicted of such offenses and who has served a prison sentence. The 1954 law does not give more details on what constitutes such offenses.
UNHCR and Israeli nongovernmental organizations say that some of the people detained under the September regulation were suspected or convicted of only minor offenses, such as minor assault charges, possession of stolen goods such as bicycles or mobile phones or falsification of documents such as work visas, making their detention illegal under Israeli law.
HMW says that in a few cases its lawyers have successfully challenged decisions to detain Eritrean and Sudanese nationals under the September regulation.
Human Rights Watch and HMW said that they were aware of only three cases in which the head of the Border Control Authority or Detention Review Tribunal judges have used their discretion to release a detainee under the amended 1954 law. Although all detainees have the right to appeal a Detention Tribunal's decision not to release them to the Administrative Affairs Court, very few detainees can afford to pay a lawyer to represent them, which means in effect they have no right toappealtribunal decisions.",7056,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.966549515724182
9a92563b-c9ff-4e23-8d5c-39dfecc7b8a7,2022-05-24T21:25:36+00:00,2021-08-01,0,https://southcountyhs.fcps.edu/index.php/student-services/testing-information/psat-information,"PSAT/ NMSQT - Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Please arrive at South County High School between 7:50 and 8:00 AM (normal school arrival time). Busses will be running their normal morning routes. Details can also be found on the SCHS PSAT Information Page.
Make sure you bring a mask and wear it at all times within the building. Room assignments were sent to 10th and 11th graders and their families last week via email.
Planning for the PSAT - What to Bring
Students must bring the following materials with them on the day of the exam, which are required to take the assessment.
- Student ID – a method of identification including a picture. Examples include:
- School Picture ID- your school ID (this year or last year’s) is acceptable
- Driver’s License with Picture
- You do NOT need a testing ticket for this test.
- Mask - Masks are required to be worn at all times.
- No. 2 pencils- do NOT bring mechanical pencils or pens – pencils will NOT be available on Test day
- Emergency contact information - this is simply a piece of paper with your name and a contact phone number in case of emergency (since many of us don’t have phone numbers memorized in this technological era anymore)
Students are permitted to bring the following materials.
- Hand sanitizers and/or wipes - May be taken into the exam room but must remain underneath the desk while the exam is underway
- Approved calculator - Schools will not provide calculators on the day of testing. Further details regarding approved calculators can be found here.
- Food/water - May be taken into the exam room but must remain underneath the desk while the exam is underway and may be accessed outside of the testing room only during breaks, unless a specific accommodation allows otherwise
Students are prohibited to use the following materials in the testing room and during breaks.
- Use of electronic devices is prohibited from the time the student is admitted to the building until they are dismissed at the end of the test, including break times. Specifically:
- Students may not handle or access a cell phone or electronic device at any time in the testing room or during break times. This includes smart watches, fitness bands, and any other devices with recording, internet, or communication capabilities.
- All devices, including cell phones and wearable devices, must be turned off and placed out of sight
More information regarding the PSAT/ NMSQT can be found in the PSAT/ NMSQT Guide. Hard copies of this document are available in the Student Services office.
Grab and go breakfast will be available in the cafeteria before the test.
Once you are dismissed, grab and go lunch will be available and busses will be running all normal routes at 12:45 PM.
Please make sure you are in your test room no later than 8:10 AM on Wednesday, October 13.
PSAT/ NMSQT - Update and Pre-Survey Opt Out
On Wednesday, October 13, tenth and eleventh grade students will be taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) exam.
School Day Schedule
All FCPS high schools will operate on a two-hour early release schedule. High school academy courses and all high school shuttles will be canceled on this day.
FCPS transportation is available for all students participating in the PSAT/NMSQT. Regular bus routes will be provided in the morning and after the early release. Families of students requiring alternate transportation arrangements due to accommodated testing will be contacted directly by the SAT School Day Coordinator.
At the beginning of the exam session, students see a voluntary pre-survey that asks questions about a variety of topics. You may opt out of this pre-survey for your student. You may view the pre-survey questions and access further information about this option on the SAT and PSAT Pre-Survey Opt-Out Policy webpage at https://www.fcps.edu/node/36639.
If you choose to opt your student out of the pre-survey, please notify Chris Bird (@email) by Friday, October 8, 2021, and include your student’s full legal name and FCPS ID number in the email. Please be sure your student knows they should not answer the pre-survey questions at the beginning of the test.
If you have questions about the PSAT/NMSQT administration, please contact Chris Bird, School Test Coordinator, at @email.
PSAT/ NMSQT - Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is pleased to announce plans to offer the Preliminary SAT (PSAT)/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT) to students in grades 10-11 this fall. The test will be administered on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, and will be free of charge to enrolled FCPS students. A PSAT/NMSQT Testing Notification letter is posted online. The purpose of this letter is to provide general information about the PSAT/NMSQT School Day opportunity.
The PSAT/NMSQT is a standardized test that measures mathematics and evidence-based reading and writing. The test focuses on reasoning skills, knowledge, and comprehension. It is designed to promote college readiness while preparing students for college entrance assessments. Information about test content and format can be found on the College Board PSAT/NMSQT webpage (https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/inside-the-test/key-features). The PSAT/NMSQT is co-sponsored by the College Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. While only students in grade 11 are eligible to compete for National Merit Scholarships, students in grade 10 who take the PSAT/NMSQT gain excellent practice for the PSAT/NMSQT in grade 11 and the SAT college entrance assessment.
- Students will NOT need to register for the test in advance – a test will be available to every 10th and 11th grader at South County High School on October 13.
- Information on activities for 9th graders for October 13th will be forthcoming.
- PSAT/NMSQT administration begins in the morning, according to regular school start times.
- High school academy courses are not held on October 13; high school academy staff will support base school activities, and all high school shuttles are cancelled on this date.
- FCPS transportation is available to all students who regularly use FCPS bus transportation.
We will share exam day schedules and additional details in the coming weeks. If you have questions about the PSAT/NMSQT administration at South County High School, please contact Chris Bird, SCHS School Test Coordinator, at @email or at 703-446-1643.
From: South County High School
Sent to: All Parents of Rising Tenth and Eleventh Grade Students
Subject: PSAT/NMSQT Testing and Accommodations
Earlier this summer, we announced plans to offer the Preliminary SAT (PSAT)/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT) to students in grades 10-11 on October 13, 2021. A PSAT/NMSQT Testing Notification letter (https://www.fcps.edu/node/38354) is posted online.
This message is a reminder about the August 10, 2021 deadline for requesting new or amended College Board testing accommodations for the PSAT/NMSQT. If you have already initiated this process with the school or if your student does not meet the criteria below you may disregard this message.
Students with disabilities who have testing accommodations documented in a 504 Plan or an individualized education program (IEP) may be eligible for testing accommodations on the PSAT/NMSQT. The College Board must approve a formal request for each student. If the student already has College Board accommodations approved from a previous PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, SAT, or AP test, then no further action is needed. Once instated, accommodations remain in place for all College Board testing. The Accommodations Process for College Board Testing webpage provides instructions on how to request College Board testing accommodations, including the required input and consent forms (Enclosures 2-3). To request new or amended College Board accommodations for the October PSAT/NMSQT, return the input and consent forms to the school by August 10, 2021. When returning forms, deliver to:
ATTN: Telia Johnson, SSD Coordinator
South County High School
8501 Silverbrook Road
Lorton, VA 22079
If you have questions about College Board testing accommodations for the PSAT/NMSQT, contact Telia Johnson at @email . We will share more specifics about the October 13 PSAT/NMSQT testing opportunity at the beginning of the school year.",1923,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662577259.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524203438-20220524233438-00022.warc.gz,0.931707561016083
ef66cae8-45b6-4da0-9c78-805899622e3c,2019-08-23T04:53:22+00:00,2019-05-27,1,https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/05/27/collaboration-with-china-on-brain-and-intelligence-science.html,"During this year’s Shanghai Forum, University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence and President of Fudan University Professor Xu Ningsheng signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form the Brain and Intelligence Science Alliance (BISA).
“We need to work across disciplines and across oceans if our research is going to improve lives. The challenges of brain disorders, computational neuroscience and the ethics of artificial intelligence can only be addressed if we get the sharpest minds working on solutions. That’s why we are working with Fudan University on this important research,” Dr Michael Spence said.
China has the world’s highest population of patients with brain disorders. More than 20 percent of the world’s patients with dementia live in China. Stroke is the leading cause of death in China, with the country accounting for roughly one third of worldwide stroke mortality.
""When it comes to brain disorders the challenges China faces over the next few decades as its population ages further are immense. Therefore research on the prevention, early diagnosis and early intervention for brain disorders is particularly urgent,"" said Professor Sharon Naismith, University of Sydney's lead academic on the partnership on Brain and Intelligence Science Alliance.
Fudan University hosts a global interdisciplinary research platform in brain intelligence science and technology which leverages the University’s strengths in applied mathematics, computer science, neurobiology, clinical medicine amongst others.
The establishment of BISA will facilitate deeper cooperation between the two universities in the fields of data science, neuroscience and artificial intelligence. It is part of a major partnership agreement signed by the two universities where they have also agreed to make funding available on a competitive basis for joint research and education projects, to be judged by academic panels from Sydney and Fudan.
“We have lots of strong engagement across the board with Fudan and we are keen to encourage collaboration across the basic sciences, medicine, and humanities and social sciences too,” Professor Kathy Belov, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement) at the University of Sydney.",427,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317847.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823041746-20190823063746-00162.warc.gz,0.925812125205994
6a3f820e-7346-47eb-bd2e-d690a2f3370e,2022-05-28T23:04:05+00:00,2022-05-28,0,https://www.rossocoffeeroasters.com/en-us/blogs/rosso-journal/bumbogo-gakenke-district-rwanda,"Bumbogo Your Weekend
Bumbogo was the fastest selling of all our Rwandan coffees this last year. The profile of the coffee is really buttery, sweet and overall easy on the palette. There isn't a huge acidity, not a world of complexity, but it's just solid, balanced, sweet coffee. We were able to visit Bumbogo on Friday and see the amazing faces that have a hand in the coffee produced there.
We have a saying at our office that comes from a commenter on Instagram when we first launched Bumbogo on our menu. They commented, ""Bumbogo your weekend!"" We're not totally sure what it means, but we had a good laugh and it stuck around. So we said that a few times while we toured around Bumbogo with the team :P
The original goal for the day was to tour Shyira, Vunga and Bumbogo as they're near each other, in the Northern area of Rwanda. Due to heavy rains, a flat tire and windshield wiper blades that decided to fall off completely, however, we were considerably slowed down. We'll now tour Shyira and Vunga tomorrow after a morning of cupping.
The team here was really thrilled to see us. They sung and danced and welcomed us in a very traditional Rwandese fashion. We tried to dance with them and even sing a little, but we'll save those videos for the private archives.
Bumbogo just started its second season of production two weeks ago. They purchase cherries from farmers who deliver in their region of Gakenke. The altitude of those farms ranges from 1600m - 2100m. Bumbogo itself sits at 1650m, nestled in an area surrounded by hills. It's a scenic site, just like almost everywhere else in Rwanda.
The geographic location for coffee is really important for quality. The altitude that Bumbogo sits on is rather cool through the day, it gets some shade from the hills and shortened hours of sunlight. These are all important for the coffee when drying. The temperatures range from the high 20's during the day (this time of year) to low-mid 10's at night. So a nice range between the climactic conditions, assisting in the drying of coffee. The average drying time for a washed coffee here is 25 days. Which, as a coffee buyer, I love. This tends to lead to more stability and shelf-life when the green coffee arrives in our warehouse. As an example of this, you can try the Rwandan coffees currently on our menu. They're no longer 'fresh crop', which we classify as 6-8 months after harvest. But, they still show vibrant flavours and receive cupping scores of 85-87 points weekly. Which is about 1, maybe 2 points down from when they first arrived. This is a perfect case of slow drying extending the life of green coffee.
Bumbogo has a really nice practice with their coffee production. As a matter of fact, all the stations we work with, here in Rwanda, have a similar structure to this. Farmers will drop off their daily pickings and will have the weights marked down in a register. This register will summarize all the coffee they deliver throughout the season and will track the expenses owed at the end of the season. Our partners Muraho Trading Co. found, after their first season, that when they paid cash on delivery, farmers would spend their cash on beer or banana wine and rarely on their families. That obviously wasn't sustainable, so they offered the farmers a different deal. Instead of cash up front (Muraho offers the highest price per kilo in the country, by the way), they have provided year round health insurance for the families of the farmers, and now pay for the cherry at the end of the season in a lump sum, during the 'end of year celebration'. At this celebration, they also pay premium bonuses to the farmers who consistently deliver quality cherries. We were told that the farmers weren't thrilled with this deal at first, but now they're huge fans and, overall, more farmers are coming to deliver cherries to these stations! Amazing. How's that for community impact and sustainable practices.
They have four floating tanks that cherries go into right after they've been received. Floating ensures that only the ripe, fully developed cherries that sink to the bottom will make it through to the high grade coffee lots. These sinkers are the ones with proper ripeness and fully developed beans and mucilage inside, thus why they sink! The 'perfect' cherries go into a big receiving tank that gets funnelled into a Pinhal Maquina depulper, manufactured in Brazil. It's honestly not the sexiest looking machine but it does a great job and there isn't a need to change it for now - perhaps with increased volumes that might change. The pulps get removed and the coffee seeds go into a fermentation tank. Then, they do a technique called ikinimba, which is a song and dance conducted on top of the these seeds. The idea is to kick start the fermentation process by activating the sugars and getting them moving. I believe this adds an aromatic and buttery quality to the coffee, totally unique to Rwanda! Have you ever seen wine producers dance and sing while they stomp the grapes? It's kind of like that.
After ikinimba, fermentation occurs overnight. Naturally occurring yeasts in the air begin to eat the sugars and the proteins in the coffee cells and transfer them into acidic compounds. This leads to more complex, clean flavours and vibrancy. After 10-14 hours, they allow this batch of coffee to flow through the serpentine channels to be cleaned and graded, based on density. This is incredibly labor intensive. We had the opportunity to process a lot last year and we were huffing and puffing in no time. These channels are long, slightly angled and winding. So gravity, the flow of water and people-power sort the coffee into different stages of the channel, isolating different sizes and density of beans. The first to flow out is A3, the lightest of them all, then A2, A1- and A1+ last. These all go to their own separate drying beds, where they'll be hand sorted and turned for the next 25 or so days.
You can tell there's a lot of moving parts in the operation of Bumbogo and, really, any coffee washing station. It's important to have team leaders at every stage. The manager of the station, Fidel, has appointed a leader to receiving, processing, handpicking, drying, storage and a machine operator. Similar to any small business, it's critical to empower people and give them responsibility and trust the job they'll conduct. I'm not sure the exact number of employees at Bumbogo, but there must be well over 100. You're welcome to count them in my selfie below. I was given the spotlight by Emmanuel, one of the owners and a visionary of Rwandan coffee, to give a 'speech' for the team at Bumbogo. As nerve wracking as it was, I thanked them for their hard work, their passion and the quality of coffee they produce. I told them it was a best seller on our menu and that Canada has loved the coffee of Bumbogo. They're a really special group filled with smiles, songs and dance. They produce a really special coffee which I, personally, can't wait to get back on the menu!",1544,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663021405.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528220030-20220529010030-00213.warc.gz,0.976895928382874
dcdbd301-b6c4-44b7-96bb-e7d03c05334b,2019-08-23T11:16:14+00:00,2017-10-17,1,https://nonprofitchronicles.com/2017/10/17/inyenyeri-a-bold-plan-for-clean-cookstoves/,"Thousands of words, including many on this blog, have been written about the so-called clean cookstove sector. But the fundamental problem with cookstoves has been captured in a single sentence by Kevin Starr of the Mulago Foundation.
“The cheap stoves aren’t good enough,” Starr says, “and the good stoves are way too expensive.”
Yep. Cheap cookstoves–sometimes described as “clean,” “improved” or “efficient”–can save users money, reduce carbon emissions and slow down deforestation, at least when compared to open fires. But they don’t burn cleanly enough to keep users from breathing unhealthy air into their lungs, with terrible consequences for the health of children and adults. If the primary purpose of a cookstove is to prevent disease, then it’s ethically questionable, in my view, to put philanthropic or taxpayer dollars behind “improved” or “efficient” cookstoves that fall well short of World Health Organization standards.
How, then, can philanthropy deliver truly clean cookstoves to the poor?
Inyenyeri has a bold plan. A small company in Rwanda founded by an expatriate entrepreneur named Eric Reynolds, Inyenyeri leases high-quality stoves to poor people for a nominal fee, then recovers its costs and makes a profit by selling wood fuel pellets to its customers at a cost that is less than what they now pay for charcoal. The business model is ingenious, if not original. After all, you can buy a printer for just $29.99 because the profits are all in the ink.
“It’s the razor blade model, right? You make your money from the blades, not from the handle,” says Louis Boorstin,* managing director of the Osprey Foundation. “Because it’s run that way, Inyenyeri can use the best available cookstove. That gets you a health benefit, an environmental benefit and a social benefit–and a more viable business model.”
Mulago and Osprey both have supported Inyenyeri. They want the company to succeed. So do I, for at least three reasons.
The challenge of “stove stacking”
First, Inyenyeri is using Mimi Moto stoves, which are, by most accounts, the cleanest biomass stoves in the world. Designed by a Dutch company and made in China, Mimi Moto stoves can burn virtually any kind of biomass — wood, crop waste or dung — but the uneven quality of those fuels makes a clean burn just about impossible to achieve. So Inyenyeri manufacturers low-moisture fuel pellets, a standardized fuel that is turned into gas before it is burned, and calibrates the stove to match the fuel. This combination of stove and fuel is key to protecting human health.
Second, to the best of my knowledge, Inyenyeri is the only cookstove company that tackles, head-on, the stubborn problem known as “stove stacking,” which refers to the fact that even after buying an improved cookstove, many users continue to cook over household fires as well. This all but eliminates the health benefits of the new stove. So Inyenyeri typically provides its customers with two Mimi Moto stoves.
“We’re trying to replace, in every house, every stove they’re using with the cleanest (biomass) stove on the planet,” Reynolds says, via Skype, from Rwanda. Biomass, he says, is readily available, cheap and easily turned into pellets.
Third, Inyenyeri has invited independent researchers to do a rigorous study of its impact on health and poverty. A research team from the University of North Carolina, funded with a grant of $2.6m from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, is conducting a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to see how cookstoves work in the field. (This is far superior to the lab tests that most cookstoves undergo.) The researchers will measure personal exposures to air pollutants over a five-year period in homes using the cookstoves, as well as in a control group. They’ll also look at the financial gains, if any. US AID and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves are also funding the study.
Interestingly, Ashu Handa, a development economist at UNC and a lead investigator on the study, told me by phone that he has doubts about the future of biomass stoves. “I think the developing world is going to move to LPG, natural gas,” he said. But Handa says he has been impressed by what he’s seen of Reynolds and Inyenyeri. “Eric is a perfectionist,” he said. “He and his team are so focused on getting this right.” Reynolds doesn’t believe that poor people will be able to afford natural gas stoves anytime soon.
Reynolds, who is 65, came to the cookstove sector late in life. A mountaineer, he founded Marmot, the outdoor clothing and equipment company, in a Grand Junction, Colorado, storefront in 1974. His obsessive commitment to performance made Marmot a favorite of dedicated outdoor enthusiasts. (“Quality was Marmot’s raison d’etre and its greatest liability,” one critic wrote.) Reynolds spent 13 years at Marmot and developed two other outdoor sports businesses, SweetWater and Nau, before moving to Rwanda in 2010 to launch Inyenyeri.
It’s been a struggle, he admits, to find that elusive biomass stove that will protect the health of users. He tried a Philips-made stove that didn’t work well. He likes the Mimi Moto stove, but has worked with the company to improve it over the last two years. In the long run, he thinks, a two-burner stove might be a better solution. Along the way, he’s encountered skeptics.
“I was in the wilderness for a long time,” he says. “People thought I was Kramer on the Seinfeld show.”
New commitments of capital
To their credit, Mulago and Osprey helped keep Inyeneri afloat. Mulago provided an $800,000 loan and Osprey provided about $600,000, mostly loans. Inyenyeri remains small, with about 2,000 customers, but it is poised for growth, thanks to major new commitments of capital, grants and revenues from carbon finance.
In June, the company got a vote of confidence from the World Bank. The bank, through its carbon finance unit, signed an agreement to buy at least 600,000 and as many as 1 million carbon credits from Inyenyeri between now and 2023. What this means is that the bank will pay Inyenyeri for each ton of carbon pollution that it prevents by replacing open fire cooking with its stoves. The price of the credits wasn’t disclosed but they are expected to be between $5 and $10 each. The carbon-finance commitment has allowed Inyenyeri to borrow money that it needs to buy stoves and expand its production of wood pellets. Lenders include the Luxembourg-based Althelia Climate Fund.
“Our model is very capital intensive,” Reynolds says. “We have to buy two stoves per household, in advance. We have to build pellet factories. We have to hire staff.” The stoves cost about $80 each, he says, and he estimates that the company spends about $250 per household before it can generate revenues.
In August, the IKEA Foundation made a 3m euro grant to Inyenyeri, as part of its global commitment to protect the health of children. That support is critical as Inyenyeri moves towards its goal of providing cookstoves to 150,000 homes in Rwanda by 2020.
That’s an audacious goal, but Reynolds expects growth to come quickly as word spreads that customers can save money by signing on with Inyenyeri. Rwandan families today mostly cook over charcoal, and pay about 18,500 Rwanda francs, or $22, per month for fuel. Inyenyeri customers pay about 12,500 francs, or $15, per month, a substantial savings, in part because Mimi Moto stoves are so much more efficient than open fires.
“It’s a big savings, and they don’t have to buy the stoves,” Reynolds says.
Remarkably, Inyenyeri has come up with the way to serve even the poorest of the rural poor, who have no money and gather their own wood. “We’ve all seen the pictures of kids and women carrying bundles of sticks and branches, wasting too many hours each week gathering cooking fuel for a three-stone fire,” he says.
Not wanting to leave them out, Inyenyeri came up with a barter system under which rural household provide the company with wood, the raw material for its pellets. In return, they get stoves and pellets. These cashless customers only have to collect about half as much wood as they used to because the stove-pellet combination is so much more efficient than open fires, according to Reynolds.
If all this sounds complicated, it is. The business has lots of moving parts, and outstanding challenges, including distribution. Charcoal can be purchased in very small quantities, while Inyenyeri customers currently buy a month’s worth of fuel at once. The company would eventually like to make its pellets available at kiosks or vending machines throughout cities.
“We’re still scrambling,” Reynolds tells me. “There’s still a lot of uncertainty involved.”
But the potential is enormous. Maybe I should have started this post by reminding readers that about 3 billion — yes, 3 billion! — people cook and heat their homes using open fires or crude biomass stoves. The WHO estimates that more than 4 million people die prematurely from illnesses attributed to household air pollution caused by cooking.
Because Reynolds, from the start, has been dedicated to preventing death and disease, he has come up with a model that is designed, not merely to sell or give away stoves, but to get rid of the smoky, open fires that kill millions of poor people every year. This approach, if it works, will also save his customers money and deliver climate benefits on a meaningful scale.
To achieve its potential, Inyenyeri needs to raise still more capital. Reynolds hopes to have more to say about that at the annual meeting of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves later this month in India. You can listen to a talk by Eric Reynolds here.
*Louis is a friend, but I found Inyenyeri on my own.",2329,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027318375.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823104239-20190823130239-00503.warc.gz,0.958552420139313
f4900098-bc65-4a98-b363-f5849413b3e0,2017-08-19T07:31:22+00:00,2011-06-01,0,http://queen-for-a-day.blogspot.com/2011/06/sejarah-dirisik-and-chicken-pox.html,"For example: when you get it at the age of 25 (whereby your repair system has gotten slower) and you are almost to get married!*_* Guess who I am talking about T_T
But it's funny when I recall it.
We planned to go to kursus kahwin and stick to the motto ""that doesn't mean we are getting married soon"". It's just you know..some procedure everybody has to do despite of whether you are getting married soon or not. It's just a matter of..do it when you have free time=p Especially for somebody who lives at the overseas like my 'ex-bf'.hehe
Planned the kursus 2 weeks before he landed.
Caught chicken pox from my nieces and nephew 1 week before he landed.
Was told about family meet up also a week before he landed.
Family meet up???0_O
He told me his parents would like to meet up with my family.
And my face T_T I got many2 poxes on the face >.< and the 'ibu pox' in the middle of my dahi >.<
But then what can I do..The disease was out of control. I couldn't bath. Let alone doing my face routine T_T ok, don't ask me more about black and white heads >.< Later, I transmitted the disease to my sister. He went to a private clinic, got a jab and fit as a fiddle with very-little-short-stay poxes >.< arghhh!!!why do I listened to my mother..and everyone else who's not a doctor!!>.<
Ok now imagine how I looked like..
1. Oily faces with lots of dead cells
2. Only wear baju longgar yang buruk..
3. Trust me you don't wanna know about my scalp condition >.<
4. oh, I got a lot of pink dots (calamine lotion) on my face. And all bekerak2 T_T
That's how I looked like when I received my merisik ring.
I thought it was just an ice-breaking. Apparently, he got a ring for me. How can this be fair right??he never asked *_*
Tapi..yelah..I forgot about the thing that he never asked when I saw the ring=p ahahha...forget about my maid-has-a-better-look look on the day..I embraced the way I look and went out meet the guests..haha..They must be really berat hati looking at the girl their son wanna get married on that day=p haha..
Until now, I still think I am not yet a good daughter and...daughter in law. I'm learning..everyday now=)",589,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105326.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819070335-20170819090335-00537.warc.gz,0.95980441570282
125c5dfc-a0e2-4f09-a1c0-a86faaac7ed1,2013-05-23T04:27:42+00:00,2013-01-23,1,http://chadrad.com/newsstory.cfm?story=27928,"(Neb.)-Nebraska Lawmaker Seeks To Repeal Prenatal Care Law
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska lawmaker has moved to repeal a law that extends state-funded prenatal care services to illegal immigrants and other low-income women.
State Sen. Charlie Janssen of Fremont introduced the repeal measure on Wednesday, about six months after the new law went into effect.
Lawmakers restored services for women last year despite strong objections from Republican Gov. Dave Heineman. Heineman is also seeking to defund the program in the budget that he proposed to lawmakers.
Pregnant women lost access to the services in 2010, after the federal government ordered the state to stop providing them through Medicaid. The new law offers services through the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Nebraska Appleseed executive director Rebecca Gould says the bill seeks to undermine a fiscally responsible state policy that protects children's health.
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b62d3159-fd36-48bf-988c-8554da6a47d4,2017-08-19T11:21:04+00:00,2016-07-19,1,https://www.georgiapol.com/2016/07/19/fannin-co-journalist-arrest-draws-fbi-inquiry/,"The ongoing saga of the arrest and jailing of the editor of the Fannin Focus and his attorney has apparently drawn the interest of the FBI. The original case against both, Mark Thomason and his attorney, was dismissed late last week but various news sources are reporting the FBI is talking to many people involved in the original dust-up.
The focus of the FBI inquiry does not involve the editor or a potential violation of his civil rights but rather on the judicial spending accounts of the Appalachian Judicial Circuit. The inquiry is reviewing checks written on that account as far back as 2013.
Chief Judge of the Appalachian Judicial Circuit, Brenda Weaver, has attributed the inquiry to “small town politics”. Judge Weaver is also the chairperson of the Judicial Qualifications Commission charged with investigating judicial misconduct.",161,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105341.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819105009-20170819125009-00093.warc.gz,0.973484575748444
aac9d7ac-2059-4501-b948-c985905f63b7,2019-08-23T15:37:35+00:00,2017-12,0,https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-12-entitled-people-dont-unfair.html,"Entitled people don't follow instructions because they see them as 'unfair'
From job applications to being in line at the DMV, instructions, and the expectations that we follow them, are everywhere. Recent research found people with a greater sense of entitlement are less likely to follow instructions than less entitled people are, because they view the instructions as an unfair imposition on them. The results appear in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.
Scientists already know entitled people - technically, individuals with a higher sense of entitlement - are more likely to believe they deserve preferences and resources that others don't and that they are less concerned about what is socially acceptable or beneficial. For authors Emily Zitek (Cornell University) and Alexander Jordan (Harvard Medical School), understanding the reasons for their behavior could lead to solutions as well.
""The fact that there are a lot of complaints these days about having to deal with entitled students and entitled employees,"" says Zitek, ""suggests the need for a solution.""
Zitek and Jordan conducted a series of studies, first to see who was more likely to avoid following instructions in a word search. After establishing that people who scored high on measures of entitled personality were less likely to follow instructions, they provided a set of scenarios to try to understand why the entitled individuals ignore the instructions: selfishness, control, or punishment. But none of these affected the outcomes; entitled people still wouldn't follow instructions.
The researchers were surprised that it was so hard to get entitled individuals to follow instructions.
""We thought that everyone would follow instructions when we told people that they would definitely get punished for not doing so, but entitled individuals still were less likely to follow instructions than less entitled individuals,"" said Zitek.
A final set of experiments, exploring fairness, finally got to the reason: ""Entitled people do not follow instructions because they would rather take a loss themselves than agree to something unfair,"" wrote the authors.
""A challenge for managers, professors, and anyone else who needs to get people with a sense of entitlement to follow instructions is to think about how to frame the instructions to make them seem fairer or more legitimate,"" said Zitek.
Zitek and Jordan write that organizations and societies run more smoothly when people are willing to follow instructions.",467,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027318894.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823150804-20190823172804-00373.warc.gz,0.972819328308106
761e2a4f-6b84-4ab4-bdab-0e9fa6d280b9,2018-08-20T15:26:20+00:00,2017-05-15,1,https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/costa-rica-officials-warn-growing-maritime-drug-trade-cocaine-surge/,"Security officials in Costa Rica say they are incapable of stopping transnational drug traffickers from using the country’s pristine beaches as stopover points for cocaine shipments headed to the United States, a development that’s likely linked to the surge in Colombia’s cocaine production.
Citing recent US and Costa Rican intelligence reports, La Nación reported on May 15 that no Costa Rican beach is totally free of drug trafficking. Costa Rica’s National Coast Guard Service identified 254 suspected drug boats last year, more than double the 125 reported in 2015.
The findings coincide with testimony given by Security Minister Gustavo Mata Vega before the Legislative Assembly in February.
“There does not exist a beach in Costa Rica where narcos haven’t penetrated a boat with cocaine, coming from Colombia,” Mata said.
The minister showed a satellite map of drug boats and planes that left from Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela in 2016 for different parts of Central America, including Costa Rica. The red lines in the map below represent maritime smuggling while the yellow lines signifiy aerial trafficking. Mata said Colombian intelligence officers provided his office with the map.
Source: La Nación
“The coast has 1,200 kilometers. We would have to have a boat for each kilometer in order to avoid [drug trafficking],” Coast Guard Director Martín Arias said recently.
But in reality the Coast Guard has far fewer resources at its disposal. The agency has just 300 officers and 70 boats, according to La Nación.
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The remarks by high-ranking security officials indicate Costa Rica is ill-equipped to contain the flow of cocaine reaching its shores. While this is likely due in part to the Coast Guard’s limited resources, it could also be a byproduct of the recent boom in Colombian cocaine production.
It’s possible that 200,000 hectares of coca were sown in Colombia last year, a potentially unprecedented figure that would mean the country may be producing as much as 1,360 metric tons of cocaine each year. Much of that cocaine passes through the Central American isthmus either by land or by boat before reaching the United States. Costa Rican anti-drug officials say the influx has inundated the country with cocaine.
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“In one night we can receive information of up to 10 boats that leave with drugs,” said Cinthya Alvarado, head of the Coast Guard’s intelligence division. “They can belong to distinct [criminal] organizations. It’s like dropping a plague.”
The growth in drug trafficking activities in Costa Rica has been linked to rising violence, and there are indications that foreign criminal organizations are deepening their presence in the country. At the same time, there are serious questions about the government’s proposals to deal with these evolving dynamics.
The apparent effects of Colombia’s cocaine surge are already being felt in other parts of Central America, such as Guatemala and El Salvador, where seizure figures rose considerably last year, as well as in the United States, where usage is up after many years on the decline. The increase in seizures in Guatemala and Costa Rica were concentrated along the Pacific coast, a natural landing spot for drug boats leaving from Colombia.",678,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216475.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820140847-20180820160847-00339.warc.gz,0.939997971057892
d1c1b1b1-f6dc-4030-afca-a71d85927230,2018-08-17T04:59:48+00:00,2018-01-18,1,http://www.hortidaily.com/article/40471/Private-equity-investor-to-fund-seed-growers-in-Bhutan,"Job offersmore »
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Private equity investor to fund seed growers in BhutanBhutan is one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia, but the Himalayan kingdom has a fundamental problem: Its private sector is relatively underdeveloped and starved for capital.
The Asian Development Bank projects gross domestic product growth of 8% for the fiscal year ending in June, but the expansion is being driven by investment in hydropower construction, largely financed by the Indian government. Meanwhile, farming and the public sector together account for three-quarters of employment in Bhutan due to ""the lack of dynamism in the private sector,"" according to a recent World Bank report.
To Michael Barth, a former management consultant who helped set up Bhutan's first law school in 2008, this is a moment of opportunity. He has been meeting with wealthy individuals and other private investors around the world to raise $100 million to launch Bhutan's first private equity fund.
Among the companies Barth is eyeing for investment is a production cooperative of 150 farmers growing seeds for fruit and vegetables. It already exports to Japan, but Barth sees room to double output, with the selling point of pesticide-free seeds grown in an environment of clean air and water and the ability to take advantage of trade preferences to ship into India and Bangladesh.
""It's a superior product,"" Barth said of the seeds. ""There are lots of opportunities like this in Bhutan.""
Read more at Nikkei Asian Review (Zach Coleman)
Publication date: 1/18/2018
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feeabd42-2e68-4436-9f08-c5bd4d0c757b,2018-08-21T04:14:58+00:00,2018-08-21,0,https://jeanmessnerart.com/tag/landscape-paintings/,"Project 2 at Lehman College painting class…Landscape. My favorite theme. Using a photo I took of the lake at Van Cortland Park in the Bronx I wanted to create a stylized painting on a panel. I used a sponge brush only. More muted colors than I usually use. Acrylic on panel board 18″x24″.
Then I painted a companion piece focusing in on a detail of the photo. Acrylic on stretched canvas 11″x14″.
I found that I achieved a more painterly effect with canvas than on board. Such fun painting at Lehman College. What’s next??
In another galaxy away from my blog for many months, I have been reclaiming my true self mentally. I had to withdraw from the world in order to get off a very powerful and destructive antidepressant I had been on for 16 years.
DISCLAIMER: This is my story and I am not endorsing that antidepressants are bad and everyone has to stop talking them. Please follow your doctor’s advice. Never stop cold turkey. It’s extremely dangerous.
Okay so I have been on psychiatric medication since the 1960s off and on. The reason was I had childhood trauma. They have been helpful for many of those years. However, I’m 65 now and many things physically are different. The last 16 years on the last medication was actually too long and I was becoming less productive in the last year. I started to experience more fear and anxiety. Less creativity. Withdrawal from people. More drugs were added and I got worse. I was under the drug spell. Believing that the drug was better than no drug. Until I went to pick up the latest drug and the pharmacist said the co-pay was $283!!!! For one month!!!! Faced with maintaining the suppression of depression or paying rent and eating I pushed the drugs back to the pharmacist and said “I don’t need these thank you “. Called my psychiatrist and said I’m over all these chemicals that are making me feel numb. I m over being dependent on meds that have me spellbound. So she didn’t try to change my mind and she agreed to wean me off.
It took 5 months of being dizzy, having brain zapping, leg pain, insomnia, anxiety, days when I couldn’t leave my house because I was not able to feel grounded. But today it’s 46 days clean!!!
46 days and I am seeing that I am not a depressed person. I stopped being depressed after I went back to doing my art. I do experience down times which is life but I embrace them. I am using exercise, diet, mindful practice, and walking in nature as my antidepressant. Another thing I became aware of was the depression I experienced had a lot to do with the anxiety of my untreated ADHD. So now I’m just treating my ADHD with less medication since I have stopped the antidepressant. I’m a different person today.
I did accomplish some wonderful things last month. A successful art show and sale. Preparing a iPad art workshop for the National Association of Women Artists for June. And this summer I am mentoring a 10 year old girl in art. And I negotiated a workshop for young men leaving prison to learn to create art on their iPads. The organization is called Getting Out and Staying Out.
I am the Jedi Artist who has returned!
THE ART SHOW
THE WITHDRAWAL PAINTINGS
In the past few weeks my painting has morphed into an abstract landscape that is a new style from my impressionist one.
The truth is that in the last 4 months I’ve been withdrawing from a very powerful antidepressant after being on it for 16 years. Last year I realized how it was making me worse and I am not depressed anymore. So powerful is this drug that my brain has zapping which feels like electrical shocks are piercing the cells. I’m dizzy, have brain fog and my legs cramped so badly I couldn’t walk for 3 weeks. But now the real me is emerging. I can finally feel myself coming out.
So I actually did this painting in withdrawal. And I also did the previous painting in withdrawal. And the experience was a struggle to focus my vision (blurred vision was a part of withdrawal). But here it is. I believe the real me is finally emerging.
THIS IS THE FINISHED PAINTING!!!
HOW TO GET OFF THE HINDENBURG!
My mind is still spinning. How did so many people drink the Kool Aid???? We’ve lost our minds.
The challenge is existing in a country run by a narcissistic sexual predator for 4 years. I’ve been afraid to post my feelings of this election but this is MY blog so I can do whatever I want. However, I’m not going to give attention to the future “Not My President “.
As an artist I am guided to help the pain in the world by creating beauty again. I don’t want to do anything political in art. I want to paint serenity in a time of darkness. My art has never been motivated by politics. My paintings are to escape insanity and to remind people that there is beauty.
I’m a mature artist so I will leave politics for the younger generation. The generation that tells me my art is “over the couch art “. Great I’ll take that market. I’m not proud. A lot of people like pretty paintings.
Anyway, my point is the lack of creativity and culture in our country created this mess. A creative mind would never have been led down this path. The mind that thinks creatively would see and hear the bullshit. The way out was limited but the choice made was a misinformed one.
A creative mind sees a bigger picture. A creative mind experiences life with multiple options. It is not led by others. That’s why people think artists are strange. Different.
My mission is to get people to start creating. I want them to start to think like an artist. No talent needed. Just an open mind. Unlock imagination. Let go of fear and worry. Look at beauty again. Love people. Stop comparing. Stop complaining. The call to action is start thinking about what’s really important to you and your community. Don’t go down the rabbit hole with toxic people. No one has the power to take away your thinking. Your decisions. Your life. Your country. We gave over our power and listened to lies. We only heard what we wanted.
As an artist I have to get people to get their own minds back teaching them creativity. I have to create paintings of beauty.
THE WORLD CAN BE BEAUTIFUL AGAIN IF WE WORK TOGETHER.
A few of my “over the couch” paintings.
August 12th I had carpel tunnel surgery on my right hand. It’s my dominant hand. So I took the time to relax and heal. However, it eventually took me down the mental rabbit hole. I ended up depressed, lonely and blocked creatively. It was like my mind was empty. A dust bin.
I couldn’t think and forget posting on my blog.
Weeks were passing and now I have feelings of failure. I want to write a blog post but I feel stupid. It’s been forever. I’m a terrible blogger with an artist block!!!!
And then I realized that my blog is about coming back from an artist block. Isn’t life always about the comebacks.
The artist comeback can be a Phoenix rising. A new path, a different story. And actually I have a new theme I started in my paintings. I have added figures to my landscapes. The figures are faceless children ( they are me or you) and they are escaping into landscapes. This is the first of a group that I will be working on.",1661,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217951.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821034002-20180821054002-00283.warc.gz,0.972422420978546
64e5cfa9-1f84-4655-b9c6-74bfbe5d2c30,2016-07-30T05:30:21+00:00,2014-06-10,1,http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/11263725.Bolton_firefighters_to_strike_again/?ref=var_0,"BOLTON’S firefighters will join colleagues across the country when they stage a 24-hour strike over a pensions row.
The walk-out, the longest of the three-year dispute, will take place on Thursday from 9am with another strike set to take place on Saturday, June 21, between 10am and 5pm.
In addition, firefighters will not carry out any voluntary overtime or conduct training of volunteer “strike-breakers” between the two dates.
The Fire Brigades Union is continuing to protest about proposed changes to firefighters’ pensions and a later retirement age.
FBU chiefs met the fire minister Brandon Lewis earlier this week.
The union claims that the government is refusing to publish alternative proposals on pensions which they believe could help to resolve the issue.
The decision to strike was made at a meeting of the FBU’s executive council on Wednesday, June 4.
Some of the key issues raised about the new proposals include firefighters having to work for 40 years to receive a full pension and the safety issues of 60-year-olds working on the front line.
Simon Yaffa, chairman of the Greater Manchester FBU branch, said the service needs a pension that is “fit for purpose”.
He said: “It’s no surprise to me that further action has been announced. There has been nothing coming from the government to alleviate our concerns.
“For a 60-year-old working on the front line, the stresses on the body are too much, through no fault of their own.
“Now people entering the service at 20 will have to work to that age to get their full pension. If they start at an older age they could have to work past 60, and if they can’t reach that age their pension will be less.
“It’s regrettable and public safety is always our top priority — but we have been repeatedly told that there are adequate plans in place so no lives will be put at risk.” County Fire Officer Steve McGuirk said: “We’ve recruited and trained emergency fire crew to provide fire cover during periods of industrial action and this has been the approach since the dispute began.
“This will be a reduced service in comparison to our day-to-day service, with fewer engines attending a more limited range of incidents.
“While we would urge people only to call us for true emergencies, they should feel confident that if they dial 999, they will still get a quick emergency response from well-trained crews.”",532,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257832939.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071032-00247-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96958726644516
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c0e2e306-2498-4ce1-abe1-146559d6dda1,2013-05-19T10:23:48+00:00,2013-01-29,1,http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/high-speed-rail-for-west-coast/?ref=highspeedrailprojects,"California has gotten closer to high-speed rail, according to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Amtrak and the California High-Speed Rail Authority have developed trains capable of operating up to 220 miles an hour for service on both the East and West Coasts, and the California authority received final bids to build the first leg of the state’s high-speed rail project, 29 miles of track in the Central Valley. “This brings the state’s largest infrastructure undertaking in history one step closer to breaking ground later this year,” Mr. LaHood wrote in his Fast Lane blog.
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f503c116-ae1d-4940-99d2-b155f6e97135,2015-03-30T23:41:16+00:00,2011-01-23,0,http://advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=15015520&postcount=136,"My ride report doing a 1000 in 24..
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Damn! That seems quite scary... aren't they dangerous to people?
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b81390d4-74f5-4399-9c39-f45ea0dbcbcd,2015-03-29T22:30:32+00:00,2008-04-01,1,http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1481212/nasa_chinese_may_be_next_to_reach_moon/,"NASA: Chinese May Be Next To Reach Moon
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said China might be the next nation to complete a manned mission to the moon. And while NASA has plans to use its new Orion spacecraft to follow up on its 1972 Apollo 17 manned lunar mission, it may very well be the case that Chinese astronauts will be the next to reach the moon.
“Certainly it is possible that if China wants to put people on the Moon, and if it wishes to do so before the United States, it certainly can. As a matter of technical capability, it absolutely can,” Dr. Griffin told BBC News.
In 2003, China became the third country to launch a person into orbit. But authorities say the nation has no plan to send people to the moon, and have even expressed doubt that such a mission would be possible by 2020.
But China’s National Space Administration (CNSA) chief Sun Laiyan told journalists last year that a lunar mission was all but inevitable.
“I’m not a psychologist, so I can’t say if it matters or not. That would just be an opinion and I don’t want to air an opinion in an area that I’m not qualified to discuss,” Dr. Griffin said, referring to the importance of which nation reached the Moon next.
However, some in the space industry believe that America’s long-held dominance in space exploration is slipping away. A report by consulting firm Futron found other countries were expanding their space capabilities at a remarkable rate, “threatening US space leadership”.
Over the last five years China has completed two manned missions into space. The initial mission, in 2003, launched “yuhangyuan” (astronaut) Yang Liwei into orbit for 21 hours on board the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft.
On the second mission aboard the Shenzhou 6, two astronauts spent nearly five days in orbit. Another future manned mission is planned for October, shortly after the Beijing Summer Olympic Games.
Dr Griffin said the China and the U.S. were taking preliminary steps towards collaborative efforts in space exploration.
“We do have some early co-operative initiatives that we are trying to put in place with China, mostly centered around scientific enterprises. I think that’s a great place to start,” he told BBC News.
“I think we’re always better off if we can find areas where we can collaborate rather than quarrel. I would remind your [audience] that the first US-Soviet human co-operation took place in 1975, virtually at the height of the Cold War.”
“And it led, 18 years later, to discussions about an International Space Station (ISS) program in which we’re now involved.”
Although India’s space program is not as large as China’s, it is nevertheless making significant progress. The country will launch its Chandrayaan unmanned Moon probe later this year, and has also announced plans for a manned mission.
Since becoming NASA’s administrator in 2005, Dr Griffin has led the implementation of President Bush’s Vision for Space Exploration, which has the goal of returning Americans to the Moon by 2020, and then on to Mars.
Dr Griffin has led the agency’s efforts to complete construction of the ISS prior to the retirement of the space shuttle in 2010. However, the Orion spacecraft and Ares rockets, the shuttle’s replacements, will not be operational until 2015, leaving a five-year gap during which no spacecraft will be available to reach the space station.
Last year, Dr Griffin told Congress the gap could be shortened to three years with the injection $2 billion in funding, a request Congress rejected.
“Even if a new president and a new Congress decided they wanted to shorten the gap between shuttle retirement and Ares and Orion deployment, at this point with water over the dam, even if they were substantially increasing our funding, we would be talking about 2014 as the earliest,” Dr. Griffin said.
NASA has provided seed money to some commercial ventures in hopes of spurring development of a manned spacecraft capable of re-supplying the ISS. The agency also retains the option of purchasing some of the European Space Agency’s ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) resupply craft.
Image Caption: Michel D. Griffin, NASA administrator (NASA)
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deb63f32-7704-4f8b-9da3-a25e57239628,2019-08-25T02:48:15+00:00,2017-12,1,https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2017/12/saranac-lake-village-board-now-supports-rail-trail/,"Saranac Lake village board now supports rail trail
SARANAC LAKE — Despite having voted down a similar resolution two months ago, the trustees of the village of Saranac Lake passed a resolution Monday night supporting the Lake Placid-Remsen Corridor rail trail.
Passionate supporters of the rail trail and of another option, keeping the train track and placing a pedestrian trail next to it, packed the meeting room to air their opinions during the public comment period.
Mayor Clyde Rabideau was absent Monday night and Trustee Paul Van Cott recused himself, as he is an employee of one party involved in court action about the rail trail — the Adirondack Park Agency.
Trustee Tom Catillaz, who was acting as mayor in Rabideau’s absence, and Trustees Allie Pelletieri and Richard Shapiro voted in favor of the resolution, which states:
“The Village of Saranac Lake hereby reaffirms its support of the Remsen-Lake Placid development plan as put forth by the State in 2016 Unit Management Plan. We recognize the important economic development, tourism, and health benefits that construction of the Adirondack Rail Trail will bring to our constituents. We urge the State to take every step necessary to expedite the appropriate procedural actions to allow construction of the corridor to continue including the appeal of Judge Main’s rail corridor decision. We further urge Governor Cuomo to take any necessary action or authority to designate the Lake Placid to Tupper Lake rail corridor as a NYS Recreation Corridor.”
In October, Judge Robert Main threw out the 2016 UMP, saying the state had failed to provide proof of ownership of several parcels along the corridor, and failed to prove its plan for the rail trail would economically benefit the region.
Several of those who commented during the public hearing decried the “divisive” effect of the issue on the village.
“This resolution is not common ground, it’s a battleground,” said Sunita Halasz. Halasz supports a compromise plan with both the rail and the pedestrian trail.
Others said the DEC is at fault for not implementing the original 1996 Unit Management Plan that allowed for the development of the corridor.
Phil Gallos said, “Option 6 of the UMP said the DEC would pursue development options in recreation and rail; the village should press New York State to develop fully Option 6.”
Steve Irwin said the resolution “lets the state off the hook.”
Irwin also said the state should be pressed to develop a pedestrian trail without removing the train tracks. Others said that once the tracks are removed, the state will lose the legal right to develop the corridor.
Emily Warner said the tracks go past her back yard, and she counts the passengers when there is a train. “Sometimes there are 40 or 50. Sometimes, zero.”
Warner said the ties are rotted, and further, “I know the tracks of people who walk there now. The trail is being used.”
Still others said a rail plus trail option is better for people with disabilities.
A group of people came from Tupper Lake, including Pete Edwards, Patti Littlefield and Neil Pickering.
“It was us three who asked you to bring this up again,” Edwards said. “I speak for the business community in Tupper. I went door to door to every business, and there were only three that were against the rail trail; all the others were in favor. During the winter, there’s no tourists. A trail is the way to go.”
John Brockway, owner of Charlie’s Inn in Lake Clear Junction, said, “I am for the trail. With those tracks in place, we need at least two feet of snow [to make the trail usable for snowmobiles]. We need to connect Tupper Lake to Lake Placid. I have a historic train station, and passenger trains haven’t run on those tracks since the 1960s.”
Hope Frenette of Tupper Lake cited a survey that found 70 percent of respondents favored the pedestrian trail, 30 percent the railroad, and 20 percent a rail plus trail option.
However, several residents of the village urged the trustees to represent village residents’ interests and not those of “outsiders.”",912,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027322170.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825021120-20190825043120-00404.warc.gz,0.96138072013855
4c540421-7956-46bf-b7e6-fdae52a4651f,2022-05-23T06:08:16+00:00,2021-05-17,1,https://www.oxfordairport.co.uk/airport-development-programme/,"20 May London Oxford Airport Embarks on Major Development Programme
Press Release – 17 May, 2021
London Oxford Airport Embarks on Major Development Programme
- Major new hangar complex
- Seven new helipads built
- New fuel farm ready for SAF
- New fire station anticipated
As part of a new strategic plan, London Oxford Airport has commenced construction work on a new development phase, which will, when complete this autumn, be its most significant step forward to date. Central to the work is a 63,000 sq. ft. (6,000m²) 140m long hangar with two bays including rear offices, stores and workshops, capable of accommodating up to six Bombardier Global, Gulfstream or Dassault Falcon Jet models, simultaneously. The new hangar, the airport’s 15th, is the first facility in a new zone of the airport to the north of the original site.
The hangar will be used predominantly by established tenants, many of whom reside in some of the older WWII facilities, along with a number of larger business aircraft for which there has been limited capacity at Oxford. The airport will progressively replace 80-year-old hangars with new, bespoke facilities, providing turnkey solutions for clients.
With demand for space consistently outpacing supply within the London region, the airport is committed to invest in infrastructure to accommodate more business and allow established companies, such as Airbus Helicopters, Volare Aviation and Jet Maintenance International (JMI) to expand. The airport is home to a number of aviation support businesses (MRO) that cover maintenance, engineering, modification, design and operational support services. The new environmentally-efficient facilities will support existing aircraft and future next-gen aircraft, including eVTOL and hybrid/electric models.
Additional infrastructure has included the feeding-in of significantly more power onto the site.
The projects have been overseen these past 12 months by Will Curtis, who joined London Oxford Airport as Managing Director in 2020.
Seven new helipads
A large area of new aircraft parking apron has been created but also seven new ICAO/EASA/CAA-compliant helipads supporting Airbus Helicopters and the growing number of commercial AOC helicopter businesses at the airport like MyHeli. These complement operations with the co-owned Edmiston London Heliport, London’s only CAA-licensed heliport, which supports up to 12,000 movements year and the capital’s essential police and air ambulance flights.
London Oxford Airport will also commence work on a new fire station to be established in a central position on the airport. This will allow for fulfilling the need for the highest fire categories at all times having also just ordered three new Angloco Scania 26 tonne fire tenders.
New fuel farm, ready for non-fossil fuel
A new fuel farm will enable a quadrupling of the capacity of the original facility, whilst also providing valuable space for additional future static tankage for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The industry is progressively introducing SAF with up to 80% reduction in lifecycle CO2 emissions.
“In a new post-pandemic economic environment, it’s critical that the UK ramps-up its capabilities and capacity to provide growth and further employment, especially in high value, high-skilled and knowledge-based industrial sectors,” said Will Curtis, Managing Director. Aerospace and aviation are set to rebound and business aviation is leading the charge, so timing is crucial. Now we have put in the infrastructure for growth, we can build further facilities with relative ease and speed and further bolster employment opportunities – adding to the near on 1,000 employees based on site.”
Head of Business Development, James Dillon-Godfray added: ‘We have long-established maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) businesses that need to expand. These new developments allow us to move people around the airport to facilitate that. We are also in dialogue with several new entities about joining us in the next few years, for which this capacity is essential.”
London Oxford Airport hosts a varied mix of general and business aviation users with a very strong pilot training base. It is home to Airbus Helicopters UK’s headquarters and a steadily growing business aviation sector, supporting around 10,000 passengers a year both private and charter, mainly for business trips. Recently the airport welcomed its largest regional airliner type, the 145-seat Embraer EMB-195, supporting charters for the motorsports community, proving the usefulness of the airport in supporting one of the UK’s most dynamic and successful industry sectors.
With several peer UK airports and airfields known to be closing in the years to come, Oxford is striving to contribute to the Government’s stated objective of becoming ‘The best country in the world for general aviation’ ensuring there is the capacity to support this aspiration.
Last year saw the establishment of a new 100-room hotel at the entrance of the airport at the Oxford Technology Park, creating more jobs and a great new amenity on the doorstep.
Effective 17 May, the airport will be opening up to non-essential travel in accordance with the UK Government’s easing of Covid-related constraints. Despite the constraints, however, the airport saw a five-fold increase in business flights in April compared with 2020.
“Further announcements on additional developments will be made as the year progresses, marking a new stage in the airport’s evolution,” James concluded.
For further information contact:
Head of Business Development
London Oxford Airport
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 290 710",1188,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662555558.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523041156-20220523071156-00428.warc.gz,0.933447062969208
e11c944d-fb2e-42ac-b140-63c22b84c93e,2022-05-21T00:19:19+00:00,2022-05,1,https://www.newstatesman.com/chart-of-the-day/2022/05/how-the-uk-has-dropped-down-the-ranks-for-lgbt-equality,"The UK has dropped down the European ranks for LGBTQ+ equality for the third year running, moving from 10th place in 2021 to 14th in 2022.
The annual “Rainbow Map” produced by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) ranks 49 countries in Europe based on laws and policies that have a direct impact on LGBTQ+ rights. Countries are assessed on categories including equality and non-discrimination, hate crime and hate speech, asylum and legal gender recognition.
Malta retained its top spot in 2022, followed by Denmark in second and Belgium in third. The UK’s fall to 14th place is particularly striking considering that it held the top stop in 2015.
In its annual report accompanying the rankings, the ILGA cited increasing anti-trans rhetoric as among the reasons for the UK’s lower ranking, along with the government’s failure to ban conversion therapy. It also argued that the UK government’s plan to send asylum applicants to Rwanda (or even back to the country they have fled) “would expose LGBTQI asylum seekers to unprecedented risk of violence”.",237,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662534693.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520223029-20220521013029-00021.warc.gz,0.956795454025269
a07a401e-51ba-43f6-91a1-0ebecb71d898,2019-08-18T02:55:05+00:00,2016-08-18,1,https://fruitworldmedia.com/index.php/featured/robot-detects-plant-damage/,"By the time a farmer knows their crops are dying, it’s often too late. Caterpillars or viruses have preyed on their tomato and spinach plants. And the crops are gone.
A new robotic system, called Prospera, aims to save these plants. Using a network of cameras and sensors, it immediately detects invaders and knows when crops are sick. It then alerts and tells farmers exactly why through an app.
“The entire agriculture industry itself is due for an evolution,” Prospera CEO Daniel Koppel tells Tech Insider. “Farmers who are accustomed to making decisions based on instinct will be able to look to data, and deliver the freshest produce to the grocery store every harvest.”
The sensors collect hundreds of thousands of data points about plants’ health. These include issues with pests, diseases, nutrients, irrigation, and climate.
For example, in the photo below, the camera notices that phytophthora (a plant-killing mould) is on the leaves.
Caterpillars and mildew have messed with the chilli peppers pictured below.
Prospera’s system also monitors and archives facts that affect plants’ nutrition, like temperature, pH, CO2, and oxygen.
Below, the top photo of tomato plants is what the naked eye sees, and the bottom photo is what Prospera’s bots see.
The cameras monitor the plants 24-7, and when something’s wrong, they send photos and sensor data to the cloud. The system then analyses the data, creates a summary on the app, and pings the farmer. The app also provides real-time data about the plants, even if they’re all healthy.
To install the system, Prospera just hooks the cameras to poles, and then sticks them in the ground along the farm. Solar panels and Wifi (or 3G data) power the system, which farmers purchase as an annual subscription. Koppel declined to reveal specific pricing.
Using machine learning, Prospera’s system can predict when a plant might be at risk depending on the time of year or upcoming weather patterns.
This also means that the longer the bot’s system works on the farm and the more data it collects, the smarter it becomes.
“This offers the possibility of recognising new strains of diseases before they become widespread,” Koppel says.
Founded in 2014, Prospera now works with some of the largest vegetable growers in the world, including ones that supply to Walmart and the British grocery giant Tesco. It’s also expanding to be orchards and vineyards ranging from 50 to 4,000 acres.
The tools to monitor farms haven’t changed much in the past few decades, but Prospera’s bots could change that.
“Farmers are still missing out on the critical component of seeing and knowing exactly what is happening to their crops at all times,” Koppel says.",624,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313589.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818022816-20190818044816-00086.warc.gz,0.931134939193726
08294c87-0559-4a46-9b49-b90d3987c74f,2013-05-19T19:06:49+00:00,2013-05-19,0,http://trakt.tv/person/adrian-dunbar,"August 1, 1958
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Adrian Dunbar (born 1 August 1958) is an actor from Northern Ireland, best known for his television and theatre work. Dunbar co-wrote and starred in the 1991 film, Hear My Song, nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the BAFTA awards.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Adrian Dunbar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.",93,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00024-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.94778323173523
ca77e715-4156-4bab-98ca-84b6637a34bd,2017-08-23T19:27:00+00:00,2015-05-25,0,http://secretleeds.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&p=113406&sid=7b1ab3eb26c45a598de6f9b799491a98,"Leeds by gaslight. Let's make a record of them all, before they go.
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|An absolutely totally 100% shot-in-the-dark guess Jogon but I wonder if that part under the cross bar may just possibly by chance be where the steps were (? still are but blocked off) that you have mentioned in the past that lead to/from The Calls to the River Aire. That is of course only the merest hint of a suggestion of a possibility that I might be right!|
Spot on Leo. The steps up for many a sailor to The Old Parrot Hotel.
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This is the same book BillyBritvic mentions, with the map in it. There is a list in the back. It's a fair few years old now, but should be a good source to work from.
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Another one found, hidden in a garden.
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eb644d69-ff72-4e5a-a2c4-30aa971453ef,2017-08-18T03:22:05+00:00,2017-02-27,1,https://drugs-forum.com/ams/trumps-white-house-will-not-let-colorados-legal-marijuana-industry-down-gop-senator-says.27097/,"A top Republican lawmaker in Colorado is casting doubt on whether Donald Trump’s administration will crack down on the legalization of marijuana, saying the new president wouldn’t “turn his back” on states’ rights. Colorado Senate President Pro Tem Jerry Sonnenberg, the chamber’s No. 2 Republican and a Trump supporter, reacted after the statement from White House spokesman Sean Spicer that recreational pot will face “greater enforcement.”
“I’m not sure I’d put too much thought or too much credit into what he was saying,” Sonnenberg told reporters Monday morning. “This president has been all about federalism and giving the states more authority, this just flies in the face of that. So I would anticipate not much coming from that.”
Gov. John Hickenlooper downplayed the suggestion a day earlier in a “Meet the Press” interview, affirming that he didn’t believe the federal government would target states like Colorado that legalized weed.
Colorado U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner has suggested a change in federal policy toward states on marijuana is unlikely, but Sonnenberg’s comments are the most forceful Republican pushback against the White House on the issue since the announcement Thursday.
“Colorado has been the leader when it comes to marijuana and the regulation,” he said. “People look to us for leadership, and I don’t think our new president will turn his back on allowing states to do what they need to do, whether (marijuana) or anything else.”
In the TV interview Sunday, Hickenlooper suggested that even though he opposed Amendment 64, he is moving closer to supporting legalized pot. But Sonnenberg disputed that there is a shift in public opinion on the issue — even though Republican lawmakers are sponsoring various bills related to easing marijuana rules in Colorado.
“The vast majority of the people who supported marijuana continue to support it and the vast majority of the those that hated it in the beginning, still hate it,” he said.
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1192f64c-c054-4815-8bb8-c61e7941b90c,2013-05-20T12:01:40+00:00,2013-05-20,0,http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Colorado_Issue_10_(1974),"Colorado Issue 10 (1974) was a initiated constitutional amendment, regarding detonation of nuclear devices, on the November, 1974 election ballot in Colorado, where it was approved.
| Colorado Issue 10 (1974)|
| Yes|| 399,818|| 57.9%|
Election Results via: The Colorado Legislative Council
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
|| An act to amend the Constitution of the State of Colorado, to establish procedural steps to be complied with prior to the detonation of nuclear explosive devices, requiring prior approval of the detonation by the voters through the enactment of an initiated or referred measure.",131,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00019-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.893973410129547
341a06ae-3263-4078-bc7a-a61ee785a636,2019-08-24T05:52:16+00:00,2018-04-15,1,https://diasporamessenger.com/2018/04/dp-ruto-ropes-in-nasa-chiefs-to-oppose-calls-for-law-change/,"DP Ruto ropes in Nasa chiefs to oppose calls for law change
Deputy President William Ruto has stealthily roped in Mr Musalia Mudavadi and Mr Moses Wetang’ula in his bid to oppose constitutional changes backed by ODM leader Raila Odinga, in what appears like an early start to the 2022 presidential campaigns.
In the middle is President Uhuru Kenyatta, who risks losing either his new-found friend, Mr Odinga, or his deputy, whose eyes are fixed on the top prize.
Through emissaries, the DP has won the support of Mr Mudavadi of Amani National Congress (ANC) and Ford Kenya’s Wetang’ula to oppose Mr Odinga’s proposal of a three-tier government with 14 regions to oversee resource distribution in the 47 counties.
On Mr Odinga’s side is Kanu chairman Gideon Moi, who on several occasions has been pitted against the Deputy President in the Rift Valley. Some analysts say Mr Moi might be endorsed by Mr Odinga for the top job in 2022.
Yesterday, leaders from Mr Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) threatened to scuttle Mr Ruto’s presidential ambitions unless he “stops sabotaging “whatever Mr Odinga does”.
“There is a need for a referendum… Mr Ruto should stop developing cold feet on this matter. Law reform is unstoppable,” said Alego Usonga MP Samuel Atandi in Migori during a meeting attended by, among others, secretary-general Edwin Sifuna.
Mr Mudavadi and Mr Wetang’ula described as selfish the bid by Mr Odinga for a three-tier devolved governance, but said they were open to another change — an expanded Executive with a powerful Parliament that oversights it.
They said this in a meeting attended by vocal Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei, who claimed to have been sent by the deputy president.
The current change the Constitution clamour is also backed by many church leaders and former President Daniel arap Moi’s Kanu party.
“President Kenyatta and his deputy have said they are focused on building the economy, and uniting Kenya. This economy was badly battered by politics last year. If Raila is focused on politics, Uhuru and Ruto are on another tangent,” said National Assembly Budget committee chairman Kimani Ichung’wa, appearing to distance the President from Mr Odinga’s overtures.
While Mr Odinga argues that the clamour for review of the supreme law is a result of his historic handshake with the President on March 9, Mr Ruto has dismissed the calls as expensive and antithetical to development, coming months after a protracted political crisis.
“The handshake has collapsed. We do not want a referendum. They want a referendum. So we can’t go to bed together. We also cannot agree to another level of devolution — it is expensive!” National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale told the House on Thursday.
On Saturday, Mr Odinga said: “We have a Constitution, but it is not working. That is why President Kenyatta and I came together to change what is not working.”
Two months ago, Mr William Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, Kanu) caused a stir when he proposed a seven-year-one-term ceremonial president and an appointed executive prime minister in charge of the Cabinet. Mr Odinga’s ODM has already backed calls for an executive prime minister.
Meanwhile, former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has dismissed the bid to create another tier of devolved governance. “We will go to a referendum, and we will defeat you in this hyena business,” he said.
Yesterday, Deputy President William Ruto ignored claims that some State officials and business men were plotting to block his 2022 presidential bid. Speaking at a church service cum funds drive at Ng’eny Primary School in aid of more than 20 churches in Turbo constituency, Uasin Gishu County, he instead highlighted Jubilee’s achievements.
The DP said Jubilee’s main agenda in collapsing parties to form one formidable party was to unite Kenyans, irrespective of ethnic or political affiliations.
Leaders from Mt Kenya region who attended the meeting sought to assure the DP of the region’s support in 2022. They included MPs Ndindi Nyoro (Kiharu) and David Kiarao (Olkalau) and Kiambu Senator Kimani wa Matangi.
“As Central, we know how far we’ve come with our Rift Valley counterparts and even the president knows this. We’re solidly behind the DP,” he said.
Uasin Gishu County Assembly Speaker David Kiplagat, who is also the North Rift Speakers Association Chairman, said that assemblies in the region would throw out the referendum proposal if tabled.
National Assembly chief whip Benjamin Wasiali termed those calling for referendum tribalists who wanted to divide the country, while Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi said Kenyans were tired of endless politics.",1103,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027319724.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824041053-20190824063053-00013.warc.gz,0.958843171596527
1808732e-9f19-454c-a7e9-2eaea7473937,2013-05-21T10:27:38+00:00,2011-10-22,1,http://m.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2011/1022/Saudi-crown-prince-dies-leaving-succession-uncertain,"The younger brother of King Abdullah was in his 80s, and there is no formal method to name a replacement from the sprawling royal family.
The heir to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, died undergoing treatment for illness in New York. The death of the prince, who was in his 80s, opens questions about the succession in the critical, oil-rich U.S. ally.
Sultan was the younger half-brother of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, who is has also been ailing and underwent back surgery last week.
The most likely candidate to replace Sultan as Abdullah's successor is Prince Nayef, the powerful interior minister in charge of internal security forces, who is said to be closer to Islamic conservatives than the king. The king gave Nayef — also his half-brother — the implicit nod in 2009 by naming him second deputy prime minister, traditionally the post of the second in line to the throne.
State TV announced that Sultan died abroad, without specifying where. Saudi official circles in Riyadh said he passed away at a hospital in New York. According to a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable from January 2010, Sultan had been receiving treatment for colon cancer since 2009.
Sultan, who was also deputy prime minister and defense minister, struggled with health issues for years, though officials never confirmed he had cancer. He underwent surgery in New York in 2009 and spent nearly a year abroad recuperating in the United States and at a palace in Agadir, Morocco, before returning to the kingdom.
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146c1d3d-6f24-4fb7-86bd-afe5a49c9ccb,2019-08-23T00:28:01+00:00,2019-03-09,1,https://macro.economicblogs.org/lance-roberts/2019/03/roberts-do-central-bankers-03-09-18/,"What Do Central Banks Know? Sector & Market Analysis 401k Plan Manager Follow Us On: Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In, Sound Cloud, Seeking Alpha In last week’s missive, we discussed a critical point concerning the bull run so far. “Despite the underlying economic and fundamental data, the markets have surged back to extremely overbought, extended, and deviated levels. The chart table below is published weekly for our RIA PRO subscribers (use code PRO30 for a 30-day free trial) You will note that with the exception of bond prices, every market and sector is more than 5% above its 50-day moving average and year-to-date performance is pushing more historic extremes both in price and in extreme overbought conditions. On virtually every measure, markets are suggesting the fuel for an
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In last week’s missive, we discussed a critical point concerning the bull run so far.
“Despite the underlying economic and fundamental data, the markets have surged back to extremely overbought, extended, and deviated levels. The chart table below is published weekly for our RIA PRO subscribers (use code PRO30 for a 30-day free trial)
You will note that with the exception of bond prices, every market and sector is more than 5% above its 50-day moving average and year-to-date performance is pushing more historic extremes both in price and in extreme overbought conditions.
On virtually every measure, markets are suggesting the fuel for an additional leg higher in assets prices is extremely limited.”
The chart below compares last weeks analysis to this week. You can see the sharp difference between the two periods as much of the overextension last week has now been reversed.
The chart below also shows the short-term reversal of the market as well as the test of minor support at the initial October lows.
This short-term oversold condition, and holding of minor support, does set the market up for a bounce next week which could get the market back above the 200-dma. The challenge, at least in the short-term remains the resistance level building at 2800.
However, the next two charts suggest there is a decent probability any bounce will fail in the short-term and should be used for rebalancing risk.
- The market has not reversed to levels which normally signals short-term bottoms. The red lines in the bottom four panels denote periods where taking profits, and reducing risk, has been ideal. The green lines have been prime opportunities to increase exposure. As you will note, these indicators tend to swing from extremes and once a correction process has started it is usually not completed until the lower bound is reached.
Important Note: This does not mean the market will decline sharply in price. The current overbought conditions can also be resolved by continued consolidation within a range as we have seen over the last two weeks.
2) There is historically a very high correlation between what happens in the transportation sector (a view on the economy) and the market as a whole. Watch for a rally in the transportation sector to signal an all-clear for the markets.
The current set up suggests that the correction that started last week is not yet complete and any bounce will likely be a good opportunity to reposition portfolios in the short-term until a better entry point to increase exposure is achieved.
The problem with statements like these is that those of the “permanently bullish” mindset tend to extrapolate the analysis into the onset of the next major “bear market.” Such is certainly not the intent, nor is it a suggestion to sell everything and hide in cash.
What should be readily apparent is that paying attention to price can help alleviate our natural tendency to “buy high” and “sell low.” Managing a portfolio of investments is simply measuring risk and reward and placing bets when reward outweighs the potential risk. Tweaking exposure to “risk” overtime can pay big dividends over the long-term which is our goal of investing to begin with.
- Always insist on a margin of safety
- This time is never different
- Be patient and wait for the fat pitch
- Be contrarian
- Risk is the permanent loss of capital, never a number
- Be leery of leverage
- Never invest in something you don’t understand
If these rules sound logical to you, and you are nodding your head in agreement, then how does a pitch to “buy and hold” and “ride out the market” make any sense?
During a bull market cycle, buying and holding good investments which pay a dividend is absolutely the right thing to do. However, at the end of market cycle, not so much.
What Do Central Banks Know That You Don’t
As we noted in Thursday’s missive on why QE may not work this time, Central Bankers globally have jumped back into the “emergency measure” pool.
- The Fed
- Has announced it will be “patient” with future rate hikes.
- The pace of QT, or balance sheet reduction, will not be on “autopilot” but instead driven by the current economic situation and tone of the financial markets.
- It is expected the Fed will announce in March that QT will end and the balance sheet will stabilize at a much higher level, and;
- QE is a tool that WILL BE employed when rate reductions are not enough to stimulate growth and calm jittery financial markets.
- China has launched its version of “Quantitative Easing” to help prop up its economy which grew at the slowest pace in nearly 30-years.
- China has taken fiscal and monetary policy measures such as fast-tracking infrastructure projects
- Additional monetary support for the economy
- A cut in taxes, and;
- A Reduction banks’ reserve requirements
The ECB, after downgrading Eurozone growth, announced
They will not raise rates in 2019, and;
They will extended the TLTRO program, which is the Targeted Longer-Term Refinancing Operations scheme which gives cheap loans to struggling Eurozone banks, into 2021. (Currently, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Portugal all borrow more than they deposit and more tha $800 billion from the previous TLTRO is set to mature over the next two years. Without the extension of the program, defaults could rise sharply.)
But there is nothing to worry about, right?
Maybe, but if there is nothing to worry about, then why the sudden pivot by Central Banks? What are they seeing that you don’t?
As we discussed in our analysis, the macro-environment in the U.S. is markedly different than it was in 2009. The Fed’s starting point to battle the next recessionary environment is far weaker than it was then when the Fed funds rate was twice as high and the balance sheet four-times smaller.
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Here is the important point. We, as investors, have been trained over the last decade to “buy” whenever Central Banks are engaged in monetary interventions. So far it has worked in lifting asset prices higher. But therein lies the risk of complacency.
In 2009, most of the risk in the financial and credit markets had been wrung out from the decline. Today, the markets are more exposed than ever to leverage and credit risk throughout the global ecosystem.
My friend Doug Kass had a great note Friday related to this risk.
“Astonishingly I heard a ‘talking head’ on one of the business media platforms earlier this week who said that none of the excesses that existed in past recessionary periods are in place today.
To say excesses, systemic issues, and possible instability, don’t exist is borderline irresponsible.
As I see it, there are several measurable excesses and associated risks that represent this cycle’s new challenges that may be summarized into these five categories:
- An untenable level of global (private and public sector) debt
- Structural instability and growth threats in the form of rising deficits and demographic trends (i.e., slowing population growth)
- Lack of (sovereign) cooperation
- Unparalleled political instability and rising policy risks
- A dangerous shift in market structure
Debt that is not self-funding is future consumption brought forward.
Through years of unprecedented monetary ease, we have enjoyed unsustainable consumption and growth which cannot continue at its current pace in the future. Debt, then, is a drag on future growth, and the amount of debt the world now has will be a monster drag on that growth.
The fact is that the global economies are over levered with debt in our private and public sectors that are excessive. As I chronicled in “Why Interest Rates Are the Bull Market’s Most Serious Threat,” in the fullness of time, the weight of debt will act as a governor to economic growth – it saps capital. To think otherwise is foolhardy.
Deficits and Demographic Threats
Under the weight of rising and uncontrolled deficits (supported by both parties) and slowing population growth, intermediate to longer-term economic and profit growth prospects are diminishing. Near term, domestic economic growth is already weakening (as supply side economics is being further discredited). At the same time Chinese growth is failing to stabilize and it appears that Europe is entering a deepening recession – underscoring the fragility of the global economic system that is still being propped up by low or negative interest rates.
It is my core expectation that U.S. and China will fail to agree on trade. (My baseline expectation is that investors will view a likely, superficial agreement as no agreement at all). We will find out shortly whether my view is accurate and that there will be no big deliverables with regard to IP theft and/or technology exchange. The consequences for the global economy are obvious – China accounts for only about 14% of world GDP but accounts for about one third of the delta in global economic growth.
Earnings & Risk
Most importantly, for investors, the consensus expectations for corporate profits, and economic growth expectations, remain far too optimistic.”
I will steal his last line as I agree that risks currently remain to the downside which explains our cautious outlook for 2019-2020.
If the message that Central Banks are sending comes to fruition, it will likely be a challenging backdrop for equities in the months ahead.
Currently, it certainly seems these concerns are outlandish and far fetched but the data is all too present and real. After a scorching run in the first two months of the year, it is hard to see anything as being bearish, but therein lies the risk.
As an investor, our job should be an honest evaluation of our portfolio allocations and our investment strategy with relation to the relevant market risks.
In other words, ask yourself this one simple question:
“What will happen to my money if something goes wrong?”
If that question raises no concerns for you, do nothing? But if you didn’t like the plunge last November and December, it may be time to re-evaluate things.
See you next week.
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There are 4-steps to allocation changes based on 25% reduction increments. As noted in the chart above a 100% allocation level is equal to 60% stocks. I never advocate being 100% out of the market as it is far too difficult to reverse course when the market changes from a negative to a positive trend. Emotions keep us from taking the correct action.
Facts Chart, Ma’am
As I noted wrote two weeks ago:
“As shown in the 401k chart above, the short-term weekly ‘buy’ signal was triggered last week. This is bullish but requires the lower signal to “confirm” the upper before we increase the portfolio model back to 100% target levels.
Importantly, by the time weekly signals are triggered the market is ALWAYS very overbought or oversold. Therefore, when signals are registered we don’t immediately take action. Instead, like now with markets are extremely overbought on a short-term basis, we want to wait for some type of pullback to add exposure.”
As we have been discussing over the last several weeks, the sharp rally in stocks has gone too far, too quickly, so just be patient here and wait for a correction/consolidation to increase exposure.
Take a look at the chart above. Beginning in 2016, I drew a bull trend channel for the market in the chart above (the dashed 45-degree black lines) which have contained the bull market rally since the 2009 lows.
In January 2018, the market made, as we stated then, and unsustainable break above that upper trend line. I add the horizontal black dashed line at that point and said that ultimately we would see a correction back the long-term bull trend line.
Since then, exactly that has happened and rather than the market retesting the lower bullish trend line and then beginning a more normal advance, the market rocketed higher in 2-months to hit AND FAIL at the upper bullish trend line.
If the last decade provides any clues, it is likely the market is going to remain range bound within this rising trend for now, which suggests that waiting for a better entry point to increase exposure will be rewarded.
As we noted last week:
“While it may seem like ‘a correction will never come,’ such is always the case in a bull rally. Bull rallies do their best to suck investors into taking on risk at the wrong time. Patience always provides a better opportunity over the longer-term time frames.”
Let’s be patient and see if the market can rally next week. Continue to follow the model strategy for the time being.
- If you are overweight equities – take some profits and reduce portfolio risk on the equity side of the allocation. This will provide an opportunity to use cash to add exposure post the pending correction/consolidation.
- If you are underweight equities or at target – hold positions for now and wait for a better opportunity to increase allocations. Don’t worry, you haven’t missed anything.
If you need help after reading the alert; don’t hesitate to contact me.
Current 401-k Allocation Model
The 401k plan allocation plan below follows the K.I.S.S. principle. By keeping the allocation extremely simplified it allows for better control of the allocation and a closer tracking to the benchmark objective over time. (If you want to make it more complicated you can, however, statistics show that simply adding more funds does not increase performance to any great degree.)
401k Choice Matching List
The list below shows sample 401k plan funds for each major category. In reality, the majority of funds all track their indices fairly closely. Therefore, if you don’t see your exact fund listed, look for a fund that is similar in nature.
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Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have rushed to provide aid to Egypt, including around $4 billion worth of oil products sent between July and December.
Since the army deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi after mass protests.
""Arab aid for petroleum products offered to Egypt will continue until next September or October,"" Dimian, who took office last month in a surprise cabinet reshuffle, said in a text message to Reuters.
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The money keeps pump prices well below market values, giving Egyptians no incentive to curb their consumption.
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dea2d4aa-7618-495d-9916-536dac6f2465,2022-05-28T22:51:13+00:00,2022-04-20,1,https://moderncampground.com/usa/ford-to-launch-f-150-lightning-ev-this-month/,"Ford Motor Co. announced the official launch of the F-150 Lightning, the all-electric version of its best-selling pickup truck.
“It’s time. #F150 Lightning,” Ford CEO Jim Farley said in a tweet Wednesday morning, saying that F-150 Lightning will be launching on April 26.
The automaker will mark the launch with an event at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, where the electric vehicle is built.
Ford had previously announced that Lightning would begin deliveries in the spring. The company stopped accepting deposits for the truck in December following receiving 200,000 reservations ahead of the launch.
Executives said that the early demand for the truck–determined by reservations that require a refundable deposit was far beyond their expectations.
Ford is already working to increase the annual production capacity of the Lightning by 150,000 units annually which it hopes to achieve sometime next year.
The automaker plans to produce an annual volume of 2 million EVs globally in 2026–representing about one-third of its global production, and the company anticipates the proportion to rise to half by 2030.
Last month, Ford confirmed the final EPA-estimated battery range for F-150 Lightning. The truck’s range on a single charge is between 230 miles and 320 miles, depending on trim level and battery pack.",280,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663021405.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528220030-20220529010030-00214.warc.gz,0.948903262615204
a1848543-522b-4930-a8ec-972e85a6b693,2019-08-17T11:40:35+00:00,2015-05-04,1,http://immigrationimpact.com/2015/05/04/after-earthquake-in-nepal-bill-introduced-to-grant-temporary-protected-status-to-nepalese-nationals/,"One form of humanitarian assistance the United States can offer to Nepal, a country now recovering from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that flattened buildings and killed more than 7,000 people, is temporary protected status (TPS) for Nepalese nationals who currently are in the United States. Last week, several members of Congress introduced a bill, H.R. 2033, that would designate Nepal as a country whose nationals are eligible for TPS.
Although there is precedent for Congress authorizing TPS for nationals of a particular country, the current immigration statute already authorizes TPS for nationals of any country designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Such a designation is appropriate where there is ongoing armed conflict, an environmental disaster or epidemic, or for other “extraordinary and temporary conditions” within that country. Haiti, Syria, and Somalia are some of the countries currently designated for temporary protected status.
TPS gives foreign nationals in the United States protection from deportation, travel authorization, and the ability to work legally while in the United States. As the name states, their status is temporary and does not lead to a green card. Only individuals who can demonstrate continuous physical presence during a period specified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are eligible, as this program is designed for foreign nationals who were already in the United States. The United States has granted over 300,000 foreign nationals this status.
Because TPS would allow many Nepalese nationals to legally work and reside in the United States, it would increase the flow of remittances to Nepal during the recovery from the earthquake. According to the World Bank, “remittances sent home by migrants to developing countries are equivalent to more than three times the size of official development assistance.” The remittances could go even further than the $10 million of US humanitarian aid already sent. Not only would TPS ease the financial burden of rebuilding, but it would enable Nepal to more adequately handle the return of Nepalese down the road.
Support for TPS designation extends beyond the House and the bill’s 13 co-signers – as of writing, nearly 100,000 people had signed a Whitehouse.gov petition asking President Obama to direct DHS to designate Nepal as a country for TPS. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, also sent a letter to President Barack Obama requesting TPS for Nepalese nationals. As one of the co-sponsors of the House bill Rep. Al Green (D-TX) said, “A great nation does not force people to return to conditions that are unsafe and detrimental to their well-being. A great nation extends the hand of friendship to all during times of challenge and crisis.”
Photo by ReSurge International.
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The owner of the Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse restaurant franchises on Thursday revealed that sales dove 28% across its chains through late August. That metric marked a sharp improvement from the prior quarter's 43% decline that was powered by widespread COVID-19 closures.
Darden has resumed limited operations at most locations, with a focus on outdoor dining. But traffic is far from fully rebounded. This reduced capacity pushed operating profit down to $57 million compared to $202 million a year ago.
Yet management says it is encouraged by steadily improving sales and cash flow trends. These factors pushed operating results above expectations for the period. ""I'm incredibly proud of how our restaurant teams have adapted to our new operating environment,"" CEO Gene Lee said in a press release.
The improving financial picture convinced executives to reinstate the quarterly dividend payment that Darden suspended as the pandemic struck in early March. Yet it may still be several more quarters before the chain can reasonably expect to return to sustainable sales growth.",238,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107863364.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201019145901-20201019175901-00020.warc.gz,0.966497600078583
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The launch is on 19th September, with patrons Melissa Benn, and MP Jeremy Corbyn joining the celebrations.
The Maya Centre provides free long term counselling and psychological support to women who have experienced severe trauma through domestic violence, abuse in childhood or overseas in war and conflict. It is a not for profit specialist counselling service run by women, for women.
Bekki and I are both showing work related to our award winning exhibitions at Islington Exhibits 2013 – in my case it’s 5 of the original prints from the Chasing Shadows series.
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Google taps fitness tracker market with $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit
Nov 3, 2019
Google said on Friday that it sees an opportunity to introduce its own wearable devices and invest more in digital health. The purchase will also bring a rich trove of health data gathered by millions of Fitbit’s devices.
Fitbit’s fitness trackers and other devices monitor users’ daily steps, calories burned and distance traveled. They also measure floors climbed, sleep duration and quality, and heart rate.
Fitbit’s share of the fitness tracking market has been threatened by deeper-pocketed companies such as Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd as well as cheaper offerings from China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and Xiaomi Corp.
“We believe Google is a natural fit. The deep health and fitness data, coupled with the 28 million active users on the Fitbit platform, offer a tremendous value,” Craig Hallum analysts wrote in a note.
Xiaomi dominates the global wearables market, with a 17.3% market share in the second quarter of 2019, followed by Apple. Fitbit owns 10% of the market, according to data from market research firm International Data Corp.
Reuters first reported the deal on Monday.
Fitbit, which helped pioneer the wearable devices craze, has been partnering with health insurers and has been making tuck-in acquisitions in the healthcare market, as part of efforts to diversify its revenue stream. Analysts have said that much of the company’s value may now lie in its health data.
U.S. antitrust regulators have little reason to oppose Alphabet’s plans to buy Fitbit, but that does not mean that U.S. officials, backed by a bevy of anti-Google lawmakers, will not give the proposed purchase extra scrutiny.
Google is already under antitrust investigation by the Justice Department, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee and dozens of state attorneys general for allegedly using its massive market power to crush smaller competitors.
Fitbit has raised privacy concerns in the past: In 2011, the sexual activity of people using the health and fitness tracker was found to be publicly accessible online.
The company said on Friday that its users’ health and wellness data would not be used for Google ads. Google said in a blog post that it would give Fitbit users the choice to review, move or delete their data.
Google, which has been defending its privacy practices after a number of regulatory probes, said it would be transparent about the data it collects for its devices and would not sell that data.
Fitbit brings to the deal partnerships it has struck with some large drug companies. In October, Fitbit announced a collaboration with Bristol-Myers Co and Pfizer Inc on early detection of irregular heartbeat, or atrial fibrillation, on its devices.
Fitbit in August also launched its latest smart watch, Versa 2, adding Amazon.com Inc’s voice assistant Alexa, online payments and music storage to the device’s capabilities.
Fitbit has been offered $7.35 per share in cash, the company said, a premium of about 19% to the stock’s closing price on Thursday. The company’s shares were trading up 15% at $7.11. Shares of Alphabet were nearly flat at $1,263.18.
The company’s shares have gained more than 40% since Reuters reported on Monday that Google had made an offer for Fitbit.
Qatalyst Partners LLP was financial adviser to Fitbit on the deal, which is expected to close in 2020. Fenwick & West LLP was the legal adviser.
© Thomson Reuters 2022 All rights reserved.",782,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663012542.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528031224-20220528061224-00017.warc.gz,0.961509704589844
5994fbb3-a67e-478d-8154-2495aa1b5339,2017-08-22T00:01:41+00:00,2016-11-30,1,https://www.nrdc.org/experts/alvin-lin/chinas-new-plans-deepen-action-climate-change,"Plans released in November show commitment to transitioning from coal to clean energy to address air pollution and climate emissions
This is part one of a two-part blog covering China’s new 13th Five Year Sub-plans on Climate, Environment and Power, written with Noah Lerner, Princeton-in-Asia Fellow in NRDC's Beijing office
With uncertainty hanging over the U.S.’s future climate contributions under the Trump Administration, three new Thirteenth Five Year sub-plans released recently by the Chinese government on controlling greenhouse gas emissions, environmental protection and development of the power sector provide assurance that China will continue to deepen its environmental and climate actions regardless of any change in U.S. policies. These sub-plans add concrete measures and targets to the climate goals outlined in China’s overall 13th Five Year Plan for Economic and Social Development released last spring. (See our previous analysis on that plan). The Greenhouse Gas Control and Environmental Protection plans reinforce what is happening on-the-ground in China as the country is likely to achieve its third year in a row of reducing coal consumption, contributing to a reduction of its carbon dioxide emissions by about 0.7% last year.
China’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Control Work Plan and Power Sector Development 13th Five Year Plans (FYPs) came out just as countries convened in November for the COP22 climate negotiations in Marrakesh, Morocco, while its Ecological and Environmental Protection 13th FYP (hereafter referred to as the Environmental Protection 13th FYP) was released later in the month. Covering a comprehensive set of policies, these documents lay out benchmark goals for 2020 that will put China on track to over-achieve its 2030 Paris goals, strengthen enforcement of environmental laws and standards, and continue its transition to low carbon energy. While challenges remain, including addressing the remaining pipeline of planned coal power plants that risk becoming stranded assets under China’s low carbon transition, the policies set a clear direction for continued action that will help reduce China’s and global greenhouse gas emissions, and improve environmental quality and public health in China. In this blog post, we discuss the significance of the GHG control and Environmental 13th Five Year Plans. The climate implications of the Power Sector plan will be covered in a second blog post.
China’s Roadmap for Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions During the Next Five Years: Strengthening control of CO2 emissions and coal consumption
The State Council released its 13th Five Year work plan to control GHG emissions (Chinese) in early November just before the Marrakech COP, reaffirming China’s commitment to do its part in combatting global climate change. The plan begins by reiterating a key climate goal: China will peak its CO2 emissions by 2030 and make its best efforts to peak earlier. To do this, the work plan sets out a range of targets and policies related to controlling and reducing CO2 emissions, including reiterating goals to reduce China’s carbon intensity (CO2 emissions per unit of GDP) by 18% by 2020 compared to 2015, reduce energy intensity by 15%, increase non-fossil energy to 15% of the energy mix (from 12 percent at the end of 2015), and increase forest stock volume and coverage to 16.5 billion cubic meters (bcm) and 23.04 percent, from 15.14 bcm and 21.66 percent as of 2015.
The GHG Control work plan also reiterates a total energy consumption cap target of 5.0 billion tons of coal equivalent and a coal consumption cap target of 4.2 billion tons for 2020. This 4.2 billion coal consumption cap target was included in the 2014-20 Energy Development Strategy Action Plan, but this is the first time that a 13th Five Year Plan has included the target. Both the GHG Control work plan and the Environmental Protection 13th Five Year Plan include strengthened policies on controlling coal consumption, given the importance of this task to controlling China’s GHG emissions and its PM 2.5 and other air pollution. The GHG Control work plan notes that severe air pollution regions and cities should continue to reduce their coal consumption after 2017, the final year of the 2013 Air Pollution Action Plan that established the original coal consumption reduction mandates for the Jing-Jin-Ji (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei), Yangtze River Delta (Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu) and Pearl River Delta regions.
Recognizing that reducing coal consumption is key to improving air quality, the Environmental Protection 13th FYP (Chinese) adds a goal to reduce coal’s share of total energy consumption to 58 percent by 2020, compared to 64 percent in 2015. It also establishes specific coal consumption reduction targets for key air pollution regions: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Henan and the Pearl River Delta are to reduce their coal consumption by about 10 percent by 2020, compared to 2015; while Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Anhui are to reduce their coal consumption by about 5 percent. Given the significant coal consumption in these regions, this will result in a reduction in coal consumption of about 140 million tons by 2020 if the regions all fulfill their targets. This would be equivalent to eliminating the annual coal consumption of South Korea, thus demonstrating the Chinese authorities’ continued focus on transitioning China’s energy structure from coal to cleaner energy.
Also under focus is reducing coal consumption in China’s cities, requiring all prefecture-level cities that do not meet China’s air quality standards to achieve an 18% reduction in their average annual PM 2.5 levels by 2020. The Environmental Protection 13th FYP specifically calls on China’s 10 cities with the worst air quality, to continue to implement their plans to reduce coal consumption. The use of “dispersed coal,” i.e., the coal for residential heating and cooking and small-scale industrial boilers, mainly in rural areas, also comes under aim, given its disproportionate contribution to air pollution. In Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, for example, studies have found that cleaning up dispersed coal emissions could reduce PM 2.5 levels by up to 32%. The GHG Control work plan and Environmental Protection plan set targets to reduce dispersed coal use by replacing it with natural gas and electric heating, expanding district heating and green buildings, and upgrading and phasing out smaller inefficient boilers. Urban areas with district heating and natural gas networks are to ban the use of dispersed coal.
Given that China’s coal consumption was 3.96 billion tons in 2013 and has continued to fall in 2014, 2015 and this year, we believe the 4.2 billion ton and 58% coal consumption cap targets can be achieved and even improved upon. The China coal consumption cap project’s research for the 13th Five Year Plan coal cap policy recommends a 2020 coal cap target of 3.5 billion tons and 55 percent of total energy consumption, achievable by reducing excess industrial capacity, expanding energy efficiency and non-fossil energy, and implementing fiscal, tax and market measures to account for coal’s environmental and climate impacts. Strengthening implementation of national, sectoral and local coal cap targets to reduce coal consumption to 3.5 billion tons (compared to the study’s reference scenario of 3.9 billion tons) would reduce PM 2.5 emissions by 1 million tons and prevent 71,000 premature air-pollution-related deaths per year, while helping China contribute greatly to addressing global climate change by avoiding 850 million tons of CO2 emissions.
The GHG Control work plan includes several other key measures to address coal consumption and develop low carbon models, as well as address other non-CO2 GHG emissions:
- Large power generation companies must achieve a fleet-wide average of 550 grams of CO2 emissions per kWh by 2020, which requires that they continue to expand their low-carbon generation resources such as wind and solar while limiting the operation of their coal power plants. This strengthens the 2015 target of 650 grams of CO2 emissions per kWh. According to the 13th Five Year Plan for Electricity Development, Chinese coal power plants in 2015 consumed an average 318 grams of coal equivalent per kWh, emitting 890 grams of CO2 per kWh, while a wind or solar farm emits zero. Based on 2016 electricity generation data, the Chinese electricity system as a whole in 2016 emitted about 620 grams of CO2 per kWh. While the 550 grams of CO2 per kWh is a significant target, there is a need for greater transparency, including a regular scorecard on how power generators are doing in meeting this target.
- The work plan directs economically developed regions to peak earlier than the national 2030 target, including supporting efforts by the 23 Chinese member cities of the Alliance of Peaking Pioneer Cities (APPC) to set targets and develop plans to peak early. It also sets specific carbon intensity reduction targets of 12-20.5% for each province, and calls for establishing 50 pilot “near-zero emission zones,” expanding the current low-carbon cities program from 42 to 100 cities, and establishing 80 low-carbon industrial zones. It also calls on certain heavy industry sectors to peak their CO2 emissions by around 2020.
- Finally, the plan notes that China will establish a national carbon market next year, which will cover all enterprises that emit over 10,000 tons of coal equivalent in eight major industries. By pricing carbon, China is seeking to expand the role of market forces in developing, manufacturing and operating low carbon energy sources, technologies and practices. The work plan calls for strengthening monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) at the national, local and enterprise levels, and developing a complete carbon cap-and-trade system by 2020 with active trading, strict management, and transparency.
- Importantly, China’s GHG Control work plan is looking beyond CO2 to strengthen policies to control other GHG emissions, including methane and HFCs. This includes reducing methane emissions in the agricultural sector and in municipal waste and sewage treatment. In line with the recent Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the State Council’s GHG Control work plan also calls for developing an action plan to control the emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), man-made “super greenhouse gases” used as refrigerants and other applications. The plan also sets new targets for controlling emissions of one type of HFC, HFC-23, a greenhouse gas with 14,800 times the warming effect of CO2, requiring that all HFC-23 emissions basically be destroyed according to the standard, and reducing HCFC-22 production and consumption (HFC-23 is a by-product of HCFC-22) so that production in 2020 is 35% less than that in 2010.
With the GHG Control and Environmental Protection 13th Five Year Plans, China is showing its commitment to deepening policies to reduce coal consumption, develop low carbon technologies and policies, and pursue a path towards cleaner development. Key to this energy transition will be greening the electricity sector. In our next blog, we review the 13th Five Year Plan for power sector development and the challenges and policies needed to develop a low-carbon power sector.",2325,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109682.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821232346-20170822012346-00040.warc.gz,0.930915296077728
5a1a6c1a-154e-4e67-aea4-d2af4712d4f4,2019-08-25T23:22:51+00:00,2019-01-22,0,https://variety.com/2019/film/in-contention/oscars-black-panther-becomes-first-superhero-movie-ever-nominated-for-best-picture-1203113451/,"Tuesday morning, 10 years after Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” forced a significant paradigm shift at the Academy Awards, a superhero movie was finally nominated for best picture: Marvel’s “Black Panther.” And it represents a fairly remarkable culmination.
The move from five best picture nominees to 10 (later altered to a system that can produce anywhere from five to 10) was largely owed to the Motion Picture Academy’s infamous dismissal of “The Dark Knight” in 2008. The goal was to find room for deserving popular films in the lineup, and as one of the biggest critical hits of its year, with major recognition from the producers, directors, and writers guilds, Nolan’s Batman sequel certainly qualified.
The change helped, at least at first. Movies like “District 9,” “Up,” “Inception,” and “Toy Story 3” arguably owed their best picture bids to the expanded field. Soon, however, the wide berth gave way for more of the usual while films like “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,” “Skyfall,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Inside Out,” and “Wonder Woman” were left on the sidelines.
That ongoing status quo eventually led to the Academy’s ill-fated push for a “popular Oscar” award last year. But it was clearly the wrong year to do it, given the presence of popular contenders like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “A Star Is Born” and, indeed, “Black Panther.”
With $700 million in domestic box office receipts, Ryan Coogler’s Marvel juggernaut became the third-highest grossing film of all time on these shores. Worldwide it has accumulated north of $1.3 billion. Its nomination makes it the third-highest grossing best picture nominee ever, behind James Cameron’s “Avatar” and “Titanic.”
“With what Ryan was doing, what he had to say, and vouching for crew members that we had not worked with before but that he believed in — he came in and blew us away with initial sort of presentations to get the job,” producer Kevin Feige told Variety‘s Playback podcast in December. “For them to have stepped up and knocked it out of the park the way they did is incredible. It comes down to a filmmaker who has such a deft hand at being able to balance something that is going to have entertainment value with being true to his soul and being true to the questions he had growing up.”
For Marvel Studios, it’s all the sweeter as the company is set to tie a bow on 11 years of storytelling with this summer’s “Avengers: Endgame.” Feige and his team are fresh off a crowning 10th anniversary year that saw “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Infinity War” become their biggest domestic and worldwide successes, respectively, not to mention one that saw the passing of legendary comic creator Stan Lee.
Nevertheless, despite raging box office success, the unwavering support of film critics, cultural messaging that helped it transcend genre and the vocal rallying of proponents on the sidelines, “Black Panther” still came into this year’s Oscar season a significant underdog. It was a comic book movie, and not only that, it was one that connected specifically with an audience that yearned for what it represented, while perhaps lacking that urgency with an overriding industry demographic prone to viewing it as mere entertainment.
Still, the film’s campaign, led by seasoned consultants who knew very well how steep the hill was, hit several key marks along the way. “Black Panther” received nominations from the producers and writers guilds, a noteworthy SAG-AFTRA ensemble bid, a drama best picture notice at the Golden Globes and a bounty of industry recognition besides that indicated it was a serious contender.
Now, here it sits, the first superhero film ever nominated for Hollywood’s top prize. A year ago, James Mangold’s “Logan” became the first superhero movie to receive recognition in the writing categories. So perhaps on one hand a stigma is slowly receding. On the other hand, “Black Panther” was an undeniable cultural milestone. The Academy would have been foolish to pass on the opportunity to recognize it.
Coogler’s film was also nominated for costume design, original score, original song, production design, sound editing and sound mixing. It’s joined in the best picture lineup by “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Green Book,” “Roma,” “A Star Is Born,” and “Vice.”",1059,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330907.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825215958-20190826001958-00375.warc.gz,0.969803750514984
5121bf9b-0394-4fa5-bf45-2b7378552b9d,2018-08-18T15:44:54+00:00,2016-11-22,1,http://lumbertonenews.com/2016/11/22/malware-is-making-atms-spit-cash/,"A Russian cybersecurity firm has issued a warning about a spate of remotely coordinated attacks on cash machines.
Hacks of banks’ centralised systems had made groups of machines issue cash simultaneously, a process known as “touchless jackpotting”, said Group IB.
The machines had not been physically tampered with, it said, but “money mules” had waited to grab the cash.
Affected countries are said to include Armenia, Estonia, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain and the UK.
But the company declined to name any specific banks.
Dmitriy Volkov from Group IB told the BBC a successful attack could net its perpetrators up to $400,000 (£320,000) at a time.
“We have seen such attacks in Russia since 2013,” he said.
“The threat is critical. Attackers get access to an internal bank’s network and critical information systems. That allows them to rob the bank.”
Two cash machine manufacturers, Diebold Nixdorf and NCR Corp, told Reuters they were aware of the threat.
“They are taking this to the next level in being able to attack a large number of machines at once,” said senior director Nicholas Billett, from Diebold Nixdorf.
“They know they will be caught fairly quickly, so they stage it in such a way that they can get cash from as many ATMs as they can before they get shut down.”
‘Follow the money’
A recent report by Europol warned of the rise of cash-machine-related malware, although it said “skimming” – using hardware to steal card information at the machine itself – was still more common.
“The new method is being done by somehow gaining access to the banks’ central systems and infecting whole communities of ATMs simultaneously, hence multiplying the amount of money that can be stolen in a short time,” said Surrey University’s cybersecurity expert Prof Alan Woodward.
Because criminals were collecting the cash in person, it made the crime more difficult to trace, he added.
“The classic way of solving online financial crime is to ‘follow the money’ – but when you can no longer do this, it is very hard to find out who is behind it, even though the evidence suggests it is a very limited number of groups that have started perpetrating this type of crime.”",519,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213691.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818154147-20180818174147-00627.warc.gz,0.970691025257111
0f76125f-e494-4acb-be16-adbbbfd88789,2020-10-21T19:50:00+00:00,2020-10-21,0,https://www.nowplayingutah.com/artist/kristi-south/,"The Art of Fun
by Kristi South
I like to have fun. It’s a simple word, and a simple concept, but fun is universal and should be highly valued.
I create functional art so that it can serve the user in their everyday lives. I am a clay artist, and it fascinates me that this mix of weathered rock can have such vast potential. My art feeds your soul. I create objects that adorn your dinner table and your garden. I’ll send you away with musical instruments that will set you in sync with the rhythm of the universe.
There’s a recurrent theme to my work, and that is of making faces. I began with a planter, and put a face on it just for fun. It charmed me so much that soon there were more. The characters that were emerging out of the clay were so delightful that they grew personalities and received names. I began to build “Mug mugs”, face jugs, and water dispensers.
Apart from the pots with faces, I’ve become passionate about Udus. The Nigerian instrument called the Udu is made entirely of clay and has an incredibly rich history. These instruments are said to echo the voices of their ancestors. I’ve experimented with different shapes, sizes and other variables that affect playability and sound. Anyone with a heartbeat can play them and they are a lot of fun. If I could share them with my community, I would feel my mission as an artist a success.",316,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107877420.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021180646-20201021210646-00056.warc.gz,0.978000283241272
4c6c0392-9c8a-4679-ad03-dd8bb3f04d95,2022-05-21T00:14:20+00:00,2022-05-21,0,https://www.nestor-tech.com/en/solutions/trex-container,"TREX-CONTAINER incorporates state-of-the-art high-resolution digital cameras, LED illumination technology and image processing algorithms. As a truck arrives at a checkpoint (gate, barrier, weighbridge…), the solution automatically captures:
- The code of each container.
- The number/license plate of both the truck and the trailer transporting the container.
- High-resolution images of the truck and container.
TREX-CONTAINER is designed to:
- Automatically recognize the license plate of the truck and trailer as well as the code of each container.
- Capture high-resolution inspection images for container damage detection (inspection version).
- Integrate and manage road traffic control equipment: traffic lights, barrier, VMS, sensors…
- Manage access permissions to traffic lanes.
- Export all collected data to an SQL database with a web service, an XML file, or transmit directly to another system with a specific export plugin.
- Interface easily with external systems: weighbridge (weighing), X-ray inspection, TOS (Terminal Operating System) or other management system
- Be flexible, scalable, adaptable to any infrastructure
- Simplify, accelerate and secure the control of the trucks and cargo.
- Allow remote maintenance.
- Be fully automatic and efficient 24/7
TREX-CONTAINER is the ideal solution to ensure the automatic and efficient control of container transport and storage.",310,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662534693.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520223029-20220521013029-00005.warc.gz,0.792283713817596
bf9dfdfa-8083-4d9a-8b6d-8e9089405e2b,2016-07-23T09:19:03+00:00,2012-12-12,1,http://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/2012/12/12/dave-grohl-%E2%80%98foo-fighters-will-never-split%E2%80%99/,"Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl has assured fans the group has no plans to split up, insisting he already has an idea for a new album.
Devotees of the “My Hero” hit makers were left panicking earlier this year when Grohl ended the group’s extensive world tour by announcing he wasn’t sure when the Foo Fighters were going to play again.
The former Nirvana star quickly made it clear that he was talking about a break, not a split.
And now he tells Rolling Stone magazine, “People should never be afraid that Foo Fighters are ever going to break up. It’s like your grandparents getting divorced – it’s not gonna happen.”
Grohl is already thinking about the band’s next release and admits it might coincide with a movie, now that he’s a bona-fide documentary maker on the back of his upcoming debut Sound City: Real to Reel.
He adds, “(I have) a concept for the next album we’ve never done before. And who knows? There might be a [bleep] movie to go with it.”",244,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257821671.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071021-00007-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.962537407875061
6604ee19-0bbe-4aec-871b-26cf510aa181,2017-08-24T08:40:15+00:00,2009-06-30,0,http://stuartbuchanan.com/disorientation-session-disorients-mixtape-for-fbi-radio/,"In June 2009, I gave away a free mixtape to new subscribers of FBi Radio during my ‘Disorient’ show. The mixtape, titled ‘Disorientation Session’, features a few tracks that you can find on the first two Discontent mixtapes (Mixtape One and Two), with additions from various artists that appeared regularly on the show’s playlists, or as earlier single posts on the Discontent blog. As an aggregator of the sounds found on the (somewhat short-lived) Disorient radio show, this will more than likely remain the only existing audio document.
I’m particularly fond of this mixtape as its sensibility stretches back to the earlier days of the Fat Planet radio show – a focus on more innovative and often experimental music from around the world, before the beats and bass kicked in. I particularly like the way that Salem’s screwed, slow-core can nestle near Villa Diamante’s warped take on South American cumbia and AGF’s truly distressing cover version of Rhianna’s ‘Disturbia’. An eclectic and surprising session, I hope you agree.
DOWNLOAD: Disorientation Session: Disorient’s Mixtape For FBi (105MB)
- 1. Dalt Wisney – Sci-Fi Dot Fiends [Pakistan] 2:03
- 2. The Craters – Samba Party [U.S.] 2:40
- 3. Ghoul – Fuck Math [Australia] 1:54
- 4. Salem – Brustreet [U.S.] 5:02
- 5. 7VWWVW – Mammal Theme [Scotland] 5:55
- 6. Villa Diamante – Tonolec vs Kromestar [Argentina] 2:56
- 7. Berrettaz – Pense A [Côte d’Ivoire] 2:44
- 8. AGF aka Antye Greie – Disturbia [Germany] 4:07
- 9. Filastine – B’talla (feat. Rabah) [U.S.] 3:10
- 10. I Buried Paul – Favola [Brazil] 3:17
- 11. Fletcher – Dreadlox Dub [South Africa] 6:17
- 12. The Peronists – Cumbia Maligna [Argentina] 3:39
- 13. Atomhead – Unsuspecting Broken Receiver [Belgium] 2:09
- 14. Growing – Green Flag [U.S.] 6:16
- 15. Sleepmakeswaves – Exits To Nowhere [Australia] 3:41
- 16. Rothis Bournias – Last Days Part Two [Greece] 7:07
- 17. Inverness – Bats [Brazil] 3:13
- 18. Flica – Mid [Malaysia] 4:53
Note: All music on the mixtape is licenced via Creative Commons or has otherwise been made freely available by relevant artists & labels. If you like what you hear, please support the artists -visit their site, buy their music.
Cover image by Irving Liaw (under CC Licence).",691,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886133447.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824082227-20170824102227-00444.warc.gz,0.851741075515747
d974d008-c7a1-444a-a4c7-625dbf9d0aaa,2022-05-17T20:47:48+00:00,2021-11-10,1,https://www.newsunseen.com/2021/11/10/moderna-and-us-govt-at-odds-over-vaccine-patent-report/,"American pharma company Moderna and the US government are locked in a row over the patent for the company’s Covid-19 vaccine after it filed an application that left out the names of three government scientists, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
The dispute could ultimately determine whether the private company alone has intellectual property rights to the dose or if this is shared with the US government’s National Institutes of Health (NIH), which in effect will determine where billions of dollars in future profits go and whether the American government can nudge Moderna to help other companies make its product to address large vaccine access inequities across the world.
According to the NYT report, the vaccine was the culmination of four-year collaboration between Moderna and NIH, the government’s biomedical research agency. In November 2020, when Moderna’s clinical trial results showed significant success, the government called it the “NIH.-Moderna Covid-19 vaccine.”
NIH, according to the NYT report, said three scientists at its Vaccine Research Center — Dr. John R. Mascola, the center’s director; Dr Barney S Graham, who recently retired; and Dr. Kizzmekia S Corbett, who is now at Harvard — worked with Moderna scientists to design the genetic sequence that prompts the vaccine to produce an immune response, and should be named on the “principal patent application” that was filed in July.
In the filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the company said it “reached the good-faith determination that these individuals did not co-invent” the component in question, the report said.
The patent has not yet been issued. The application names several of Moderna’s own employees as the sole inventors.
The report quoted NIH representatives as saying the dispute continued. “NIH disagrees with Moderna’s inventorship determination,” said Kathy Stover, a spokeswoman for the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). “Omitting NIH inventors from the principal patent application deprives NIH of a co-ownership interest in that application and the patent that will eventually issue from it.”
A spokeswoman for Moderna, Colleen Hussey, told NYT the company had “all along recognised the substantial role that NIH has played in developing Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine.” But she said the company was legally bound to exclude the agency from the core application, because “only Moderna’s scientists designed” the vaccine.
If NIH scientists were named as co-inventors, the agency would generally not need Moderna’s permission to license it to other companies or organisations, which could expand the supply of the vaccine at a time when inequity in access is high.
In a statement on Tuesday, the World Health Organization noted that only about 2.5% of the population in low income countries has been fully vaccinated for the coronavirus.
But even with a license, manufacturers would lack crucial components for quickly making Moderna’s vaccine — including the recipe and the company’s technical know-how, the NYT report pointed out.
A similar vaccine development arrangement has been in the spotlight in India where the government’s medical research agency, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) helped private company Bharat Biotech develop the Covaxin Covid-19 vaccine. Government officials, including the ICMR’s head, said the agency shares the intellectual property rights and gets a 5% royalty, although the company has not made its position clear on the matter.",766,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662520817.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517194243-20220517224243-00410.warc.gz,0.957948923110962
cac91885-a5f0-4083-866c-4d46459886e7,2022-05-23T17:45:30+00:00,2022-01-22,1,https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/adele-plans-to-reschedule-las-vegas-shows-as-soon-as-possible,"Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page.
Adele “will do everything she can” to reschedule her Las Vegas residency as soon as possible.
The 33-year-old singer was forced to postpone her shows at Caesars Palace after COVID hit her backstage team, but Adele is determined to reschedule the shows as quickly as possible.
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A source told The Sun newspaper: “There are two slots in this year’s calendar, from the end of February to the start of May, and from the middle of June to the middle of September. But if they can’t work then it could be 2023 by the time they’re rescheduled.
“The rest of the weekend dates in the year are taken up by other acts including Sting and Rod Stewart.
“She is expected to still be a part of The Brit Awards next month and she has two headline gigs at Hyde Park on July 1 and 2.
“Adele’s schedule is mammoth and it makes rescheduling a challenge but she is devoted to her fans and will do everything she can to get them back in the diary quickly.”
Adele announced the decision to postpone the shows just hours before she was due to take to the stage.
The London-born star posted a video on her social media channels explaining the cancellation.
The ‘Easy on Me’ hitmaker said: “I’m so sorry but my show isn’t ready.
“We’ve tried absolutely everything we can to pull it together in time and for it to be good enough for you but we’ve been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and COVID. Half my crew, half my team, are down with COVID – they still are. It’s been impossible to finish the show.
“I can’t give you what I have right now and I’m gutted. I’m sorry it’s so last minute.
“We’ve been awake for over 30 hours now trying to figure it out and we’ve run out of time. I’m so upset and I’m really embarrassed and I’m so sorry to everyone that’s travelled.”",527,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662560022.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523163515-20220523193515-00220.warc.gz,0.961177945137024
b87d4447-e3cb-4ce9-a5ef-f68ddf9b6d3d,2022-05-28T23:27:11+00:00,2022-05-28,1,https://techpresident.com/why-data-mesh-is-popular-among-enterprises/,"The pace of the creation of data has climbed at such an exceptional pace that it is expected to exceed 180 zettabytes by 2025. So, it’s all the more important that firms operating online possess a robust data aggregation and management system. One of the recent advancements in the world of data sciences is a data mesh. So, what exactly is a data mesh and why are more and more companies opting for it instead of traditional options?
What is a Data Mesh?
Data Mesh, in the simplest of terms, is a radical approach towards data aggregation that aims to create a unified data architecture for easier management of large amounts of data. It essentially provides its users to access data without having to go through the hassle of navigating through a data lake or a data warehouse. A data lake and a data warehouse are the two main pillars of the analytical data plane. A data lake is associated with data science proper, while the latter is concerned with analytical datasets and business intelligence.
The objective of a data mesh architecture is to obviate the logistical challenges involved with ensuring data availability. It accomplishes this by ensuring uninhibited access to data scientists and business professionals alike. Ultimately, data mesh provides tech firms with an opportunity to make their data more available, within reach of all sections of workers.
What are the issues inherent to the existing data management system?
Before one can understand the benefits of a data mesh architecture, it’s important to be aware of the challenges posed by the existing data management services. So, what are some of the issues that are attributed to an ineffective and outdated data management portal?
- A lot of the firms still continue to make use of a centralized system to manage large amounts of data. While this system makes it easier to procure data from different sources, they will need to be transported across from their locations to a central repository like a data lake. The requested data will need to be exported from here to the site where the query was raised. This extra step makes the process more laborious and time-consuming.
- Data being created at such an alarming pace necessitates the existing data pipelines to handle more data than they possibly can handle. After a point, they fail to respond to a said query as the number of source points starts to multiply. As a result, the response time takes a hit, adversely affecting business agility.
- Since the existing models require a fair bit of data transportation, they run into the risk of being subjected to stringent data migration guidelines while transferring data from across geographical borders. Data transport regulations might be a real headache to deal with, eating into valuable time and resources. This step again slows down firms and puts them at the risk of falling behind their rivals.
How does a data mesh tackle these issues?
Data mesh aims to confront these problems, head-on by the creation of a decentralized data management system. It aims to divide responsibilities to the different domains who would each be responsible for ensuring the safety and quality of their respective data sets. With unprecedented access to data, companies are hence in a better position to make critical decisions regarding their business.
What are the advantages of adopting a data mesh system?
Now that one has a basic understanding of what a data mesh is and what it aims to do, grasping its advantages should be much easier. Some of the benefits of signing up for a data mesh system include:
1) Increased business agility
Since a data mesh architecture is designed to decentralize the process of data processing, firms need not wait for data to be transferred to a central repository like a data lake. This accounts for improved business agility and allows owners to scale their business rather effectively. Moreover, a data mesh architecture reduces data latency, thus contributing to better performance, whether it be live streaming or intensive online gaming.
2) Better transparency
Yet another issue with a centralized form of data ownership is the lack of transparency among the various teams of individuals involved. There also isn’t a safety net in place in case data was to be breached in certain unfortunate circumstances. A data mesh architecture is built on the principles of a decentralized form of data ownership. This system delegates ownership across multiple domain teams, thus accounting for better transparency. A newer method of managing data, like this, also ensures accountability as well, with individual domains responsible for their own operations.
3) Faster access to data
With data mesh, companies need not have to deal with international data migration guidelines that differ from one part of the globe to another. It thus ensures a hassle-free experience for technological firms that have massive amounts of data spread across the world. Moreover, data mesh offers an airtight infrastructure that prides itself on accurate data delivery.
4) More flexibility
Companies adopting a data mesh architecture are starting to realize that they can make use of multiple data platforms to store and process data. This affords such firms some much-needed flexibility and independence.
5) Secure platform
Data security is one of the biggest concerns for a lot of up-and-coming companies. A data mesh system minimizes the risk of a data breach. It accomplishes this thanks to a secure decentralized framework that clocks in queries where the data is housed, as opposed to a public network where the threats of hackers loom large.
Data mesh is a recent advancement in the field of data sciences that aims to create a decentralized form of data ownership. This new and improved system of data aggregation and management cuts down on time wasted on the transfer of data to a central data lake before they can be accessed. A crucial step like this getting circumvented leads to reduced data latency and improved business agility for the business. Firms are also on the receiving end of a sophisticated framework that eliminates the possibility of a data breach while improving transparency among those involved. Therefore, it should as come as no surprise that more and more companies are shifting to a data mesh from a traditional centralized system.",1197,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663021405.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528220030-20220529010030-00225.warc.gz,0.934980928897858
ff8036ee-70bb-458f-9e09-91df5c865954,2015-04-01T06:12:09+00:00,2014-05-01,1,http://phys.org/news/2014-05-flexible-supercapacitor-bar-volumetric-energy.html,"Scientists have taken a large step toward making a fiber-like energy storage device that can be woven into clothing and power wearable medical monitors, communications equipment or other small electronics.
The device is a supercapacitor—a cousin to the battery. This one packs an interconnected network of graphene and carbon nanotubes so tightly that it stores energy comparable to some thin-film lithium batteries—an area where batteries have traditionally held a large advantage.
The product's developers, engineers and scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, Tsinghua University in China, and Case Western Reserve University in the United States, believe the storage capacity by volume (called volumetric energy density) is the highest reported for carbon-based microscale supercapacitors to date: 6.3 microwatt hours per cubic millimeter.
The device also maintains the advantage of charging and releasing energy much faster than a battery. The fiber-structured hybrid materials offer huge accessible surface areas and are highly conductive.
The researchers have developed a way to continuously produce the flexible fiber, enabling them to scale up production for a variety of uses. To date, they've made 50-meter long fibers, and see no limits on length.
They envision the fiber supercapacitor could be woven into clothing to power medical devices for people at home, or communications devices for soldiers in the field. Or, they say, the fiber could be a space-saving power source and serve as ""energy-carrying wires"" in medical implants.
Yuan Chen, a professor of chemical engineering at NTU led the new study, working with Dingshan Yu, Kunli Goh, Hong Wang, Li Wei and Wenchao Jiang at NTU; Qiang Zhang at Tsinghua; and Liming Dai at Case Western Reserve. The scientists report their research in Nature Nanotechnology.
Dai, a professor of macromolecular science and engineering at Case Western Reserve and a co-author of the paper, explained that most supercapacitors have high power density but low energy density, which means they can charge quickly and give a boost of power, but don't last long. Conversely, batteries have high energy density and low power density, which means they can last a long time, but don't deliver a large amount of energy quickly.
Microelectronics to electric vehicles can benefit from energy storage devices that offer high power and high energy density. That's why researchers are working to develop a device that offers both.
To continue to miniaturize electronics, industry needs tiny energy storage devices with large volumetric energy densities.
By mass, supercapacitors might have comparable energy storage, or energy density, to batteries. But because they require large amounts of accessible surface area to store energy, they have always lagged badly in energy density by volume.
To improve the energy density by volume, the researchers designed a hybrid fiber.
A solution containing acid-oxidized single-wall nanotubes, graphene oxide and ethylenediamine, which promotes synthesis and dopes graphene with nitrogen, is pumped through a flexible narrow reinforced tube called a capillary column and heated in an oven for six hours.
Sheets of graphene, one to a few atoms thick, and aligned, single-walled carbon nanotubes self-assemble into an interconnected prorous network that run the length of the fiber.
The arrangement provides huge amounts of accessible surface area—396 square meters per gram of hybrid fiber—for the transport and storage of charges.
But the materials are tightly packed in the capillary column and remain so as they're pumped out, resulting in the high volumetric energy density.
The process using multiple capillary columns will enable the engineers to make fibers continuously and maintain consistent quality, Chen said.
The researchers have made fibers as long as 50 meters and found they remain flexible with high capacity of 300 Farad per cubic centimeter.
In testing, they found that three pairs of fibers arranged in series tripled the voltage while keeping the charging/discharging time the same.
Three pairs of fibers in parallel tripled the output current and tripled the charging/discharging time, compared to a single fiber operated at the same current density.
When they integrate multiple pairs of fibers between two electrodes, the ability to store electricity, called capacitance, increased linearly according to the number of fibers used.
Using a polyvinyl alcohol /phosphoric acid gel as an electrolyte, a solid-state micro-supercapacitor made from a pair of fibers offered a volumetric density of 6.3 microwatt hours per cubic millimeter, which is comparable to that of a 4-volt-500-microampere-hour thin film lithium battery.
The fiber supercapacitor demonstrated ultrahigh energy-density value, while maintaining the high power density and cycle stability.
""We have tested the fiber device for 10,000 charge/discharge cycles, and the device retains about 93 percent of its original performance,"" Yu said, "" while conventional rechargeable batteries have a lifetime of less than 1000 cycles.""
The team also tested the device for flexible energy storage. The device was subjected to constant mechanical stress and its performance was evaluated. ""The fiber supercapacitor continues to work without performance loss, even after bending hundreds of times,"" Yu said.
""Because they remain flexible and structurally consistent over their length, the fibers can also be woven into a crossing pattern into clothing for wearable devices in smart textiles."" Chen said.
Such clothing could power biomedical monitoring devices a patient wears at home, providing information to a doctor at a hospital, Dai said. Woven into uniforms, the battery-like supercapacitors could power displays or transistors used for communication.
The researchers are now expanding their efforts. They plan to scale up the technology for low-cost, mass production of the fibers aimed at commercializing high-performance micro-supercapacitors.
In addition, ""The team is also interested in testing these fibers for multifunctional applications, including batteries, solar cells, biofuel cells, and sensors for flexible and wearable optoelectronic systems,"" Dai said. ""Thus, we have opened up many possibilities and still have a lot to do.""
Explore further: High-performance, low-cost ultracapacitors built with graphene and carbon nanotubes
More information: Paper: Scalable synthesis of hierarchically structured carbon nanotube–graphene fibres for capacitive energy storage, dx.doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2014.93",1361,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131303502.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172143-00082-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.933777153491974
1cb4061c-f0cc-4f26-9d8b-7ef9fa847bb3,2018-08-17T18:49:55+00:00,2006-11-01,0,http://www.article19.co.uk/thenews/spreading_the_wealth.php,"Video - Panta Rei Danseteater 'Lullaby'
Norwegian dance company Panta Rei Danseteater, late last year, conducted a little experiment whereby three dance makers created two pieces with the same name based on the same idea, featuring three male dancers and two musicians, to see what the outcome was.
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It would appear that the Place Prize is not the road to modest riches that some would imagine it to be.
Nina Rajarani, this years winner who walked off with £29,000 in prize money, will just about 'break even' after investing almost as much money in making her victorious piece 'QUICK'.
In an emailed response MS Rajarani told us;
""All choreographers commissioned to take part in the Place Prize competition were given £5000 to make their piece. I made my piece investing over £25000 as my ideas were more ambitious than my pocket.
I had the largest cast in the whole competition - 4 dancers and 4 musicians, as well as original music composed, a filmmaker engaged for the piece and of course all the other usuals such as costume, lighting design etc.
Therefore the prize money literally means I am able to break even on this project, so it is just as well that I won! Even if there were any leftovers, it would get reinvested into my company's work as I always end up making projects beyond my means.""
When asked about the apparent lack of financial benefit to the winning dance maker, The Place communications office told Article19;
""[It's] up to the choreographers to contract with their individual dancers on how much they are prepared to spend. In Nina [Rajarani's] case, I know she was working with musicians that had travelled from India and they may account for some of the costs that she incurred""
Each choreographer that makes it to the performance stage of the event is given £5,000 by The Place to make their work but, evidently, they are not restricted from spending more. When asked if dance makers should be restricted to using the £5,000 to keep things fair the communications office told us;
""[We] don't think so, [we] don't think money has any effect, you don't neccesarily [have] to spend lots of money to make a good work, you can spend £5,000 and make a great work. Lucy Suggate who was a finalist, she came out of nowhere and made a great piece.""
It should be noted that Lucy Suggate did not win one of the 10 audience votes, Nina Rajarani won four. Ms Suggate is Leeds based whilst Ms Rajarani is based in Middlesex, 15 miles from the competition venue.
The Place Prize returns in two years.",583,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221212768.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817182657-20180817202657-00543.warc.gz,0.983032047748566
f053d333-27b6-4005-8888-174f6573aa5c,2020-10-27T09:57:54+00:00,2017-05-29,0,https://dagnygromer.wordpress.com/2017/05/29/memorial-day-2/,"Today’s editorial in the Prescott Daily Courier is about the meaning of Memorial Day. I think Tim Wiederaenders got it just right:
This weekend is not about automobile races, such as the Indianapolis 500 or the Prescott Valley Grand Prix (held Saturday and Sunday); trips to the ocean or camping in the mountains; or even a barbecue.
It is about those who gave all so we could enjoy those things.
While you are flipping a burger, cracking open a cold one, cheering on your favorite driver (amazing race Sunday, huh?!) or just hanging out with friends and family, please pause for a moment and remember those who made it possible.
Sometimes I agree with the paper’s editorial opinion, sometimes not. This one is worth a read.",159,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107893845.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027082056-20201027112056-00092.warc.gz,0.919829666614532
8e854d04-1e5a-4fa3-bab2-919e465b63c0,2017-08-20T01:55:51+00:00,2016-09-26,0,http://www.primepost.in/if-speeches-can-win-wars-modi-alone-can-beat-pak/,"If Speeches Can Win Wars, Modi Alone Can Beat Pak
- Rhetoric In Place of Action!
Is there a change in the attitude of Prime Minister Narendra Modi? Is he the strong-willed, daring politician that the Indians believed that he was when they voted him and his party to power in 2014? Is the job of the prime minister sitting on his head heavily making it difficult for him to take risky decisions? Is he the same Modi that accused the UPA government of doing nothing when Pakistan based terrorists were killing our army men?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keeping the tempo going through verbal warfare knowing full well that there is nothing he can do to teach a lesson to Pakistan for its alleged role in terrorist attack on army base at Uri. His rhetoric at Khozikode BJP conclave on Saturday and Sunday was not surprising. The information given out to the media that he is going to discuss the Indus Waters Treaty with the concerned officials in the ministries of water resources and external affairs also is in line with his attitude. There is nothing he can do regarding the Indus waters treaty either. It is an international treaty which survived three wars between India and Pakistan. Abrogation of Indus Waters Treaty would make India look like law-breaker in the view of the international community. Indus Waters Treaty was signed by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India and General Ayub Khan of Pakistan in 1960. It was brokered by the World Bank.
The fact that ‘Prime Minister Modi’ is entirely different from BJP’s ‘Prime Ministerial candidate Modi’ has been proved time and again in the last two and half years. This time it is very clearly established that there is very little a prime minister could do in the given situation. He taunted Pakistan to mind it own business in Balochistan, which is part of its territory, instead of bothering about Kashmir which is not in its purview. He minced no words in castigating the government of Pakistan. He did everything short of declaring war. A war against Pakistan is undesirable, if not suicidal, in the present situation. His appeal to the people of Pakistan to bring pressure on their government to concentrate on eradication of poverty instead of exporting terror has not gone down well with the opposition parties in India, leave alone the people of Pakistan. It could be out of frustration that he could not do what he wished to do due to the constraints that confront the government whenever such a situations arises.
As the prime ministerial candidate, Modi had ridiculed the UPA government for its failure to give Pakistan a fitting reply (Muh tod jawab). He said in one of his election meetings, “Lal Bahadur Sastry had given slogan, ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’. The UPA government is saying ‘Mar Jawan, Mar Kisan.’ He found fault with Manmohan Singh government for doing precious little in the face of Pakistan’s provocations. But after the terrorist attack on Uri in North Kashmir, by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad, in which 18 jawans lost their lives, Modi, if he is true to the election promise, should have sent bombers to destroy the terror camps across the border. But ‘Prime Minister Modi’ could not do it for obvious reasons. He has to reckon with China. Pakistan’s own nuclear stockpile is a powerful deterrent. He would not like to be labeled aggressor by international community. Even if India started a war, the end would not be in its hand. There will be devastation on both sides. No sensible prime minister would wage a war against Pakistan at this moment or at any other moment for that matter. The nation has to support the PM in his restraint. The slogans given and pledges made and the criticism mounted by Modi, the candidate, sound hollow now and they haunt him in popular imagination. But there is very little that can be done in terms of actions on the ground. He could move the army to the borders as was done by the Vajpayee regime when there was an attack on Parliament building. He is compensating lack of action with strong language and high octane criticism which was on display in Kerala.
The only option was to mount diplomatic offensive which was done well by the government. The media in the country had exhibited its share of patriotism and went along with the government in giving an impression that Pakistan was truly humiliated by the world powers, that the US Secretary of State John Kerry had asked the visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif an explanation for his role in the terror attack at Uri. We were informed by our media that China, Russia, UK, Germany, France, besides the US, strongly condemned Pakistan while in reality all the countries had unequivocally condemned the terror attack on the army camp at Uri. The PM can bank on the media and concentrate on isolating Pakistan. He can also withdraw the Special Status granted unilaterally to Pakistan though Pakistan never reciprocated. But all these punitive steps have got to be revoked some time in future after the tempers cooled down and realistic sense prevailed. Till then, Modi is free to use the gift of the gab till the popular anger subsided. If speeches can win wars, Modi can vanquish Pakistan single-handedly.
Having made the point, let us not forget that Modi is the man of the hour and there is none who can replace him or come anywhere near him in public esteem. As prominent historian Ramachandra Guha commented in his interview to The Economic Times Sunday Magazine, Modi has to be more realistic. He has to move away from the fundamental positions of the RSS and declare that Article 370 cannot be touched and the so called cow protectors have no place in modern society. The Maharashtra and Haryana Chief Ministers have to be sternly told not to give identity cards to the misguided people in the name of protecting the cow. Guha also said BJP’s hegemony would continue at least for 15 or 20 years. He categorically said Rahul Gandhi, AICC Vice President, should get married, settle down to raise family. He added that it would be good for Rahul and good for the country. So, there is no need for Modi to fear that his unpopular stand not to opt for a limited strike against Pakistan would cost him the job. The fact is there is nobody to take his job away from him. It is better for the prime minister to concentrate, instead, on plugging the holes in the defence preparedness. There are so many areas that needed improvement.",1340,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105961.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820015021-20170820035021-00331.warc.gz,0.976810574531555
ad7b62fb-64e9-482e-b8ea-86e3adaf8618,2018-08-18T16:17:39+00:00,2018-01-31,1,https://whopam.com/2018/01/31/33001/,"Proceedings were continued until February 28 in Christian Circuit Court Wednesday for former Oak Grove Police Officer Ben Walden, as they await the completion of evidence testing.
Defense attorney Rick Boling represents Walden and says they are waiting for the testing of a couple of cellphones to be finished.
Special Prosecutor Ralph Vic says he expects to have the reports on the phones by the new pretrial hearing date of February 28. Trial is set to begin on March 26.
Walden is facing numerous charges including first degree rape, first degree sodomy, intimidating a participant in the legal process, retaliating against a participant in the legal process, tampering with evidence, official misconduct, permitting prostitution, terroristic threatening and fourth degree assault.
This case coincides with a Kentucky State Police investigation were there had been complaints that three women were being held against their will at the Quality Inn and forced to have sex with several men.
Two others have already pleaded guilty to their roles in the case, which including human trafficking and promoting prostitution. **",208,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213691.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818154147-20180818174147-00621.warc.gz,0.980675160884857
1b0ae9cf-9667-48f2-8e3a-169265ac36dd,2022-05-20T08:29:38+00:00,2017-11-01,1,https://www.photographytalk.com/photography-articles/7959-on-your-next-flight-you-could-be-forced-to-leave-your-camera-at-home,"If you're a frequent flier (and even if you're not...) you might want to think about the gadgetry you pack in your checked baggage.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the federal government is encouraging airlines to ban certain electronic devices in checked baggage due to the risk of fires.
The proposed ban includes both laptops and cameras, as well as other large personal electronic devices.
This all came about after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ran a series of tests in which they placed a laptop with a fully charged battery next to a heater.
Naturally, the added heat caused the laptop's lithium-ion battery to overheat.
The problem is that if the battery from a device overheated in flight, and if the overheated battery was near an aerosol can like hairspray in a checked bag, a fire and explosion could occur in less than a minute. You can see footage from the FAA's testing in the video above by ABC News.
In fact, in one test, the aerosol can that was used was an 8-ounce can of dry shampoo (which is a permitted item) which exploded in just 40 seconds. And because the fire and explosion occurred so quickly, an airliner's fire suppression system would be challenged to put out the flames before catastrophic damage might be done.
It might sound like a far-fetched scenario, but when we're talking about the safety of aircraft with potentially hundreds of people on board, you can understand why such a dire warning has been issued.
In fact, since 2006, three cargo jets have crashed resulting in four pilot deaths due to batteries interacting with things like nail polish remover, hand sanitizer, and rubbing alcohol, the result of which was in-flight fires.
To address the situation, the FAA has issued a recommendation that electronics larger than a smartphone be banned from checked baggage.
The proposal allows airlines room to determine specifically what items would be banned, however.
Before the ban is implemented, it must first be reviewed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) which is tasked with creating worldwide airline standards for safety. The organization will consider the ban within just two weeks when they meet in Montreal.
The proposed ban already has the support of many key stakeholders in the industry, including the International Federation of Airline Pilots' Association, the European Safety Agency, Airbus, and the International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Association.
Naturally, if this ban goes into effect, it might cause photographers a whole lot of headaches, particularly for professional photographers that need to check large amounts of camera gear.
Of course, leaving your cameras at home isn't an option, so a better alternative might be to remove any batteries from your gear and pack them in your carry on, that way there's no possibility of interaction with combustible materials in the cargo hold.
This is another layer of security that has come down the pike in recent years that has made air travel more difficult for photographers, albeit safer in the long run.
You might remember a temporary ban on cameras in the cabin of planes as well as a temporary ban on laptops on certain flights earlier this year.
Additionally, the TSA requires that cameras be screened separately from other items, so it's certainly more difficult to travel if you've got a camera in tow.
For more details on the testing that led to the ban proposal, you can check the International Civil Aviation Organization's official paper by clicking here.
This story originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune.",711,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662531762.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520061824-20220520091824-00021.warc.gz,0.960535943508148
778e1503-f566-42f0-a948-8479dcfe0b7b,2013-05-20T12:21:37+00:00,2009-05-15,0,http://tuxradar.com/content/mandriva-20091-spring,"Reviewed: Mandriva 2009.1 Spring
Reviewed: Since its last release, Mandriva has undergone a few changes – many of which have rubbed the community up the wrong way. But when it comes to producing a general-purpose Linux distro, Mandriva always seems to pull it off. Its latest, Mandriva 2009.1 Spring, is haute couture, trend-setting stuff.
As usual 2009.1 Spring is available in three flavours: ‘One’, which has proprietary drivers; ‘Powerpack’, which has proprietary apps; and ‘Free’, which has neither. Free is a 4GB ISO and One is an installable Live CD. You can also drop the One ISO on to a USB drive and boot off it.
The installer has been redesigned and now uses WebKit for displaying inbuilt documentation. Like Ubuntu 9.04, Spring also supports the ext4 filesystem. Upgrading has been Mandriva’s Achilles’ heel since the last few releases, and if you’re a KDE 3 user upgrading to Spring, you’ll have to take precautions to save your personal settings and customisations.
Spring boasts of a significant reduction in startup times, thanks mostly to Mandriva’s Speedboot system, which starts display manager-related services and gets you to the login screen, before starting other services in the background. On our test machine, Spring takes 26.6s to boot, as compared with 42.6s for Debian Lenny.
Thanks to some neat init voodoo, Mandriva 2009.1 Spring springs into action considerably faster.
It’s business as usual on the applications front, except that there’s no K3b, which Mandriva help port to KDE 4, on the One installations. The Mandriva Control Centre gets some more configuration tools, adding to the already impressive list of Mandriva’s administrative tools. Mandriva’s security framework, Msec, has been completely redesigned with a new GUI, improved logging and support for plugins.
The security backbone in Mandriva 2009.1 Spring has been redone for better protection and easier management.
Vive la difference
Mandriva Linux 2009.1 Spring is one of the first major distros featuring KDE 4.2 as the default desktop environment. The whole distro is built around the current stable KDE release and there wasn’t as much as a blip, even while we were running around the desktop pushing all the buttons for this review (there’s also Gnome 2.26, Xfce 4.6 and LXDE for netbooks and older machines).
If you’re new to KDE 4.2, you’ll be impressed with the flashy KWin window manager, which is now almost as flashy as Compiz (but isn’t enabled by default). Plasma’s Folder View mode now lets you place icons on the desktop, which is what Spring defaults to, but if you switch out of this view and back again, the icons appear faded.
Mandriva 2009.1 Spring relegates KDE 3.x to the history books; KDE 4.2 is ready for prime time.
There are also major changes in the new Xfce environment, which now lets you select multiple icons on the desktop, but there are also some problems. For example, after enabling display compositing, the whole desktop becomes sluggish – even switching between windows takes forever. The session manager sports new Suspend and Hibernate buttons that work flawlessly, but the age-old options to shut down and restart computer don’t.
Mandriva always seems to bring out the best in KDE – or is it the other way around? Either way, if you want a mainstream Linux distro with KDE 4.2 goodness, it’s time to spring into action.
Verdict: A well-designed, stable distro for KDE fans, though the Xfce implementation could use some love. 8/10",843,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00023-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.932181537151337
a407c143-beeb-4217-98f6-eff1cdcb3421,2018-08-15T18:57:44+00:00,2016-05-04,1,https://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/05/04/us-wins-pledge-more-resources-anti-is-allies.html,"A coalition of countries battling Islamic State jihadists in Syria and Iraq pledged Wednesday to pour more resources into the fight, after coming under strong pressure from Washington for greater contributions.
The promise came after a meeting in Stuttgart of defence ministers from countries involved in the anti-IS coalition, during which US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter drove home the message that to deal IS a body blow, ""all must do more"".
Carter's call to step up the fight came a week after US President Barack Obama reiterated a long-standing demand for members of NATO to increase their defence spending to meet the alliance's target of two percent of output.
In a joint statement, the coalition stressed their ""strong support ... for the deployment of additional enabling capabilities in the near term, in order to hasten the collapse of ISIL's control"" over the city of Mosul in Iraq and Syria's Raqqa.
Speaking after the talks with counterparts from Australia, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway and Spain, Carter said he was ""confident that today's meeting will produce additional military commitments"".
Besides military resources, defence ministers meeting at the US European Command's headquarters also examined their economic and political contributions to the campaign, he said.
""It's going to take more to win. We're going to win but we all need to do more,"" Carter told reporters.
""This fight is far from over and there are great risks,"" he said.
But ""allowing ISIL safe haven would carry even greater risk. To accelerate ISIL's lasting defeat, all must do more,"" he said, using another acronym for the Islamic State group.
Carter also said he hoped that NATO as an organisation could join the coalition, particularly in the area of logistics coordination.
The defence secretary also pointed to ""the NATO AWACS issue"", in reference to surveillance aircraft of the alliance's members.
As a first step, NATO had agreed to deploy such surveillance aircraft, in order to allow the US to free up its planes for operations in Iraq and Syria.
But a diplomatic source said Washington is hoping to go a step further in getting NATO on board to fly such AWACS surveillance aircraft over Syrian and Iraqi airspace.
Carter also paid tribute to a US Navy SEAL who was killed in Iraq on Tuesday during an IS attack on a position of Kurdish peshmerga forces north of Mosul.
""The whole country has to be grateful to this young man and his family for this sacrifice. But tragically losses will occur.
""This is necessary to protect our country and not to do something would entail even greater risks,"" he said.
Carter said he had proposed that the anti-IS coalition hold another meeting in Washington this summer.
Copyright (2016) AFP. All rights reserved.
This article was from Agence France Presse and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.",586,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210249.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815181003-20180815201003-00523.warc.gz,0.966207385063171
2471f52a-f440-4336-bc81-0ff8f0084774,2020-10-25T20:14:13+00:00,2020-10-25,0,https://www.3iwebexperts.com/shopify/return-policy/,"How to Implement a Return Policy That’s a Win for Both You and Your Customers
Returns, refunds, and exchanges are all a part of selling online. But with a well-crafted return policy and a system to handle requests, you can encourage new shoppers to buy from you and turn dreaded return requests into repeat business. Here’s how.
Tell us a bit about your idea. We’ll get back to you within one day and plan our next steps.
Please send it to firstname.lastname@example.org and let our team know about the issue - we apologise for the inconvenience.",127,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107889651.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20201025183844-20201025213844-00467.warc.gz,0.905369818210602
ce876dd8-64e4-4cd6-bcfa-a3168f82cd67,2013-05-24T15:39:34+00:00,2011-03-14,1,http://www.kpbs.org/news/2011/mar/14/japan-nuclear-plant-hit-second-blast/,"Monday, March 14, 2011
A second explosion occurred Monday at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan, and officials now say three reactors at the plant may have experienced a partial meltdown.
Attention is focused now on the situation at the Unit No. 2 reactor. Officials from the Tokyo Electric Power Company say the fuel rods were exposed at some point Monday and a partial meltdown may have occurred. Workers are pumping in seawater into all three troubled reactors in an attempt to cool the nuclear cores.
Monday's blast blew the roof off a structure built around the No. 3 reactor but did not harm the reactor itself or its so-called containment vessel, government officials said.
The containment vessel is a heavily reinforced barrier that surrounds the reactor's core and provides a another layer of protection against the release of radioactive material.
Because the containment structure remains intact, ""we believe that the risk that large amounts of radioactive materials have been dispersed is low,"" said Yukio Edano, Japan's chief cabinet secretary.
The Unit No. 3 reactor is one of six reactors at the Fukushima Daichi plant about 150 miles north of Tokyo. A similar explosion occurred on Saturday at Unit No. 1, and apparently did release some radioactive material.
""We expect an increase in radiation levels similar to the one that followed the hydrogen explosion that occurred in the Unit 1 reactor,"" Edano said.
Officials say radiation has also been released by periodic venting of steam from the cores of reactors 1 and 3.
Some workers at the plant have apparently been exposed to worrisome levels of radiation. But Edamo said the radiation releases so far should not endanger the public.
Both blasts were blamed on explosive hydrogen gas coming from the reactor cores.
Hydrogen can be produced when a reactor's core overheats, damaging the zirconium tubes that hold the nuclear fuel. Officials say both explosions occurred after hydrogen from the core leaked into the space outside the containment vessels but inside the building that houses them.
Reactors at the Daichi plant have been plagued with cooling problems since the devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Friday.",424,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00023-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961592674255371
d6da7519-b1a2-4042-8d11-3a517ec6e4aa,2017-08-21T19:34:59+00:00,2017-08-21,0,http://www.merchantbanc.com/?tag=e-commerce,"Selling and buying online is something unique and need the seller and the buyer to understand more. For e-commerce, to work best the following questions have to be fully answered and make the two parties to be satisfied entirely. Answering the following questions enables e-commerce tools to run smoothly and without doubt of both parties involved.
FAQs On E-commerce
Who is a customer?
Before you can buy anything, online, you need to know what products and services you want to buy. You become a customer when you buy products and services. On the other hand, you also qualify to be a customer when you site a product which is available online, and you want to buy.
What capital is needed for online business?
Capital needed to start an online business depends on the products and services you intend to sell. In as much as it’s good to start your website, the products and services you sell must compliments it regarding quality and service delivery. Check the costs of the service provider like the web designer and internet marketing experts.
What do I need to start an online business?
In any business, products and services must be there before even any client are sourced. Since e-commerce is online selling another key factor to consider is a platform to sell and buy products and services. Online services will always take place through the assistance of internet connection. Make sure you are connected throughout to avoid missing or delaying orders.
What processes are involved in online selling?
Online business is a dynamic process that involves order processing, delivery of products and services to the client’s destination and receiving of cashless payments. This being a tip of an iceberg in processes, many detailed operations are involved. For instance, a website has to undergo SEO enhancement for the customers to see your website easily and access it. On the other hand, a payment card has to go through a 3rd party processing agent before the money gets to your account.
What is the cost implication of e-commerce?
Well, the price of the products and services are greatly influenced by many factors and thus differing fro those provided by the physical shops. Most online businesses do not have most of the overhead costs as they don’t need physical shops and much compliances needed. Therefore, the cost of products and services is relatively low.…... Read More",476,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109525.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821191703-20170821211703-00493.warc.gz,0.967200815677643
e3591611-68b1-47fc-b7b5-7270cb49fec4,2022-05-19T06:14:45+00:00,2021-06-19,0,http://lyndseypaigephotography.com/2021/06/19/ashe-fire-emblem-three-houses/,"Thinking wow thats toilets in the window and they will leave them. Ashriel would be a raw lustful supahhot fat enact things on my tshirt with bacon. You wake i was woken him to me into the ashe fire emblem three houses rising before their disease. Her rose up she could slightly slimmer with us meaty knob. I stood on camera that gig came up her two times. I knew that made for the rising the trio days into mobility bucking against her sobs cascade of. Perkins, but it i certain on her honey.",114,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662525507.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519042059-20220519072059-00417.warc.gz,0.976108074188232
8bc019ca-5a62-493a-b74c-c3b6f9d3ccd1,2015-03-30T10:41:16+00:00,2014-06-05,1,http://www.inautonews.com/bmw-starts-selling-the-i8-as-tesla-threatens-its-position,"While the California-automaker’s Model S doesn’t command the sales of a traditional luxury brand, like BMW, its innovative business model threatens the established luxury segment players.
More so, BMW, which is the world’s biggest premium automaker, could be shaken by Tesla’s advances in the luxury segment, as – just like the US battery-car maker – the German company is a lone automaker, not backed by a huge multinational group, like Audi and Mercedes-Benz.
“Germany’s premium automakers feel Tesla’s rise more keenly because they’re expected to be the biggest innovators,” said Juergen Pieper, a Frankfurt-based analyst at Bankhaus Metzler. “Tesla will be able to win over people who’d normally buy a BMW. Even in Germany, people are lining up to test drive” the Model S.
Today, BMW’s best asset against the unconventional Tesla Model S is the $135,700 i8 hybrid – the maker’s first true sports car in three decades and the pinnacle of technology for BMW. The combination of an electric motor with conventional gasoline power and the lightweight carbon-fiber frame enables the i8 to reach a fuel economy that surpasses that of a Prius, while commending acceleration times worthy of a Porsche 911.
While the $63,570 Model S can go for 265 emission-free miles, the i8, launched today during an event near BMW’s Munich headquarters, can only go the same for 23 miles (37 km), but adds to the balance perks like the wing doors and optional laser headlights.
by Aurel Niculescu
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Discuss: BMW starts selling the i8 as Tesla threatens its position",390,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299261.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00245-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.891149401664734
0db7191e-5d49-4169-a2bd-bfcf44bb1ea7,2017-08-19T19:29:32+00:00,2016-01-01,1,http://arynews.tv/en/population-census-to-be-held-in-march-2016/,"The meeting, presided over by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, also decided to hold house count in parallel to population census in March 2016. Minister Finance Ishaq Dar informed the meeting that the census would cost Rs 13 billion rupees.
It was also agreed in a meeting that assistance of armed forces will also be sought for the census exercise.
Pakistan has not conducted a population survey since the last census was carried out in 1998. Many believe that census conducted in 1998 is only disputed but stands outdated after 15 years because the population has increased at a rate of 2.3 per cent per annum.
The meeting also approved amendment in Power Policies of 2009 and 2012 and raised objection on power generation 2015.
The meeting was informed that proceedings on Pakistan Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Bill 2014 have been completed and soon it would be presented in parliament.",170,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105712.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819182059-20170819202059-00213.warc.gz,0.978099346160889
ce14db79-ae1a-4adc-95c5-461504533919,2017-08-19T12:47:05+00:00,2016-11-21,1,https://www.ramapo.edu/giving/capital-projects/,"Library and Learning Commons Campaign
In June 2016, Ramapo College was awarded a $15 million grant from the State of New Jersey to renovate the George T. Potter Library and to construct a Learning Center addition. The Ramapo College Board of Trustees held a special meeting on November 21, 2016 and approved a tentative budget with defined funding sources for the project. The firm of Bohlin, Cywinski, and Jackson of Wilkes Barre, PA have been engaged for architectural and engineering services.
A dedicated fundraising initiative will play a significant role in funding this project which will improve facilities used by all students and faculty. If you would like more information on contributing to the campaign, please contact Lisa Johnson, Assistant Vice President of Institutional Advancement, at 201-684-6259 or email@example.com.
Anisfield School of Business Global Financial Markets Trading Lab
The frenetic buy/sell pace of financial markets is being experienced in Ramapo College’s Global Financial Markets Trading Laboratory in the Anisfield School of Business. The Global Financial Markets Trading Laboratory, a 1,400 square-foot space, aims to broaden students’ financial literacy, provide the next generation of financial managers with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the financial market and to build student understanding of the relationship between public policy and capital markets. The trading lab, on the fifth floor of the ASB, was the last phase of construction for the School, named after Millicent and Richard Anisfield, whose donation of over $5 million supported the school.
Adler Center for Nursing Excellence
The Board of Trustees at Ramapo College announced a $2 million gift to the College from Bergen County philanthropists Myron “Mike” and Elaine Adler of Franklin Lakes for establishment of the Adler Center for Nursing Excellence. The gift helped to fund the new home of Ramapo College’s highly-acclaimed and expanding nursing programs, as well as state-of-the-art labs to enhance the education of all science students. The gift was part of a $54 million renovation to the College’s G Wing, which houses the School of Theoretical and Applied Sciences and the School of Social Sciences and Human Services. The Adler gift helped to create a new two and one-half stories center, which connects to the existing building by an overhead walkway.
For information about named gifts, please contact Cathleen Davey at firstname.lastname@example.org or call (201) 684-7615.",523,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105451.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819124333-20170819144333-00365.warc.gz,0.931431353092194
629db8d8-e69b-4fcb-a70c-a453ab839c5d,2017-08-19T00:02:41+00:00,2017-08-19,1,http://screenrant.com/green-lantern-movie-john-stewart-justice-league/,"We may be living in a golden age of wish fulfilment and dreams come true for comic book fans, but as good as the present may be, the die-hard enthusiasts (and corporate entities profiting off of them) can’t help but look to the future. In a similar sense, the wealth of superheroes and properties on their way to the big and small screens can’t help but single out those who aren’t: Green Lantern chief among them.
With the first series turning out to be a false start, some problem solving for Warner Bros. and DC Comics was unavoidable. But few would have predicted just how un-eager the studio was to re-imagine, re-cast, and reboot the series in 2020 – years after the Justice League‘s big screen debut. Now an unlikely source has hinted that the studio may be putting a plan together already – potentially turning to John Stewart as their next live-action Lantern.
After years of fans trying to forget the film series that could have been, and relying only on animated versions of the hero, Green Lantern has recently returned to the headlines. First it was Tyrese Gibson (Fast & Furious 7) kicking off his own campaign to play the hero, followed soon after by Arrow‘s David Ramsey confirming that his ‘John Diggle’ character was being discussed as a potential John Stewart in the making (as one fan theory has long suggested).
Unfortunately for those who hoped to see Diggle adopt an emerald ring, Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim told MTV News that a Green Lantern reveal was certainly not the plan going forward:
“It’s funny, I’ve spoken to David quite a bit about this issue, I know it keeps coming up… I spoke to Geoff Johns at DC after that interview went viral. Basically, John Diggle is now a character in the comics… John Diggle is John Diggle. We’re not being coy and saying John Diggle is someone else, i.e. John Stewart.
“DC has other plans for that character. We love David, and we love the character of John Diggle that he’s created. We have really cool plans for him… they involve a wedding ring, but they don’t involve a power ring.”
Guggenheim’s clarification will no doubt disappoint those who feel that Ramsey’s military-man turned crimefighter deserves a spotlight of his own, but being immortalized in the “Green Arrow” comic universe is no small consolation. However, the reasons – or, reason – given by Guggenheim for the lack of a power ring in Diggle’s future could prove extremely telling.
John Stewart is Already a Star
John Stewart may have been seen by many as a supporting character to Hal Jordan in DC’s published comics, but that’s far from the case in the animated universe. Ask any DC fan under the age of 25, and it’s Stewart they’ll first connect to the ‘Green Lantern’ moniker thanks to Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. It’s for that exact reason that John Stewart was a central figure in director George Miller’s eventually-cancelled Justice League Mortal (to be played by Common).
Hal Jordan has since returned to the spotlight in DC’s shared animated universe (influenced by, and expected to drive sales of DC’s New 52 catalogue), Ryan Reynolds has already taken a failed crack at the character on the big screen, and now one of the minds behind DC’s TV universe claims that a new “plan” for John Stewart is in the works – and it’s not difficult to make some predictions.
We would remind skeptics that a similar situation arose when Arrow executive producer Andrew Kreisberg shot down hopes of seeing Harley Quinn on the show’s own version of the Suicide Squad., stating that it had been discussed with DC Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns, but ruled out since DC Comics “had other plans for her.” We speculated that those words implied a Suicide Squad film moving forward, and we know how that story ended.
Now, another producer cites mysterious (but apparently even more concrete) plans for John Stewart that rule him out for any incarnation on TV. Yet that implication isn’t much of a surprise, as many fans (ourselves included) have seen the introduction of Stewart as a means to cast aside the issues with Green Lantern (2011), while adding further diversity to an already varied Justice League roster.
And, if we’re honest, introducing a Green Lantern that could prove a far more compelling ensemble cast member than Hal Jordan’s fearless fighter pilot.
Why John Stewart Could Be An Improvement
Even if Ryan Reynolds was on board with returning to the role (which he isn’t), there’s no denying that his origin story is one moviegoers are all too familiar with. Ordinary man with great potential is inducted into a war far beyond his understanding, and rises to become one of its more accomplished soldiers. If that wasn’t already a well-established tale in comic book/science fiction/fantasy filmmaking, Marvel’s parade of superhero origin stories has seen to it by now.
Though a John Stewart-led Green Lantern film would likely keep many of those elements intact, the character comes with qualities and history that give the right writer/director team much more to work with. With the character’s 1971 introduction set against the backdrop of racial tension in America – Stewart an engineer from Detroit, Michigan – the intervening years haven’t shied away from that subject matter, though John’s origin was changed from an engineer to a former United States Marine.
Whether an academic or a serviceman, Hal Jordan has conceded that John was shaped by forces and events he never had to face, resulting in a man – and Green Lantern – whose sheer force of will has proven too much for even his ring to handle.
Beyond that, there’s something to be said for adding a level-headed, morally upstanding military man to the Justice League (as opposed to a fast-talking quipper). With Superman an alien farmboy, Wonder Woman a godlike princess, Aquaman an exiled(?) king, Cyborg a traumatized youth, and Batman a good old-fashioned vigilante, who wouldn’t want to see what a battle-hardened military veteran would have to say about the purpose and methods of a potential ‘Justice League’?
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1d4d263a-484e-438f-9c31-9218f0fda406,2022-05-28T19:17:47+00:00,2022-01-01,1,https://sdgresources.relx.com/reports/fiduciary-duty-21st-century,"Through a series of events, interviews, case studies and a legal review, this report aims to end the debate about whether fiduciary duty is a legitimate barrier to investors integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into their investment processes.
In the decade that followed, many asset owners have made commitments to responsible investment. Many countries have introduced regulations and codes requiring institutional investors to take account of ESG issues in their investment decision-making. These changes – in investment practice and in public policy – demonstrate that, far from being a barrier, there are positive duties on investors to integrate ESG issues.
When evaluating whether or not an institutional investor has delivered on its fiduciary duties, both the outcomes achieved and the process followed are of critical importance. For example, a decision not to invest in a high-carbon asset because of financial concerns about stranded assets is likely to be seen as consistent with fiduciary duties, providing that the decision is based on credible assumptions and robust processes.
Despite significant progress, many investors have yet to fully integrate environmental, social and governance issues into their investment decision-making processes.",227,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663019783.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528185151-20220528215151-00001.warc.gz,0.953000783920288
31f7998f-0dca-438b-8a1c-2f8708c51727,2015-04-01T01:49:41+00:00,2012-10-22,0,http://www.theeveningleader.com/print/5665,"Nancy Ruth Hendricks, 71, of Celina, died on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at her residence.
She was born on June 26, 1941, in St. Marys, to James Smith Casperson and Alma Christina (Lehman) Casperson, and they preceded her in death.
On July 14, 1961, she married Louis Hendricks, and he preceded her in death on April 22, 1990.
She is survived by a son, Louie (Lori) Hendricks of Tennessee; three daughters, Lucille Hendricks of Celina, Lou Ann Mullholand of Celina and Lisa (Rick) Crouch of Celina; two sisters; two stepbrothers; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Christina Eileen Casperson; two sisters.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m Thursday at W.H. Dick & Sons - Hellwarth Funeral Home of Celina, with the Rev. Clifford Rice officiating.
Burial will be held in Mercer Memory Gardens in Celina.
Friends may call from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family.
Condolences may be left at DickAndSonsHellwarthfh.com.",281,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131302428.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172142-00250-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.94008195400238
1f562b7d-ef3b-4064-9db4-a552d06c0f05,2016-07-26T02:44:59+00:00,2014-08-08,1,http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Plan-to-Reduce-Poway-Unified-Debt-Gets-Mixed-Reactions-271005051.html,"A plan just pitched to Poway Unified School District that promises to reduce its impending $1 billion debt was met with lukewarm reaction.
San Francisco financial consultant Dale Scott thinks he can save future homeowners in San Diego 25 percent of that debt, but it will cost existing district residents a property tax increase now.
Poway Unified made renovations and repairs to its 24 aging schools, starting in 2001 under Proposition U.
To finish the job, Poway taxpayers passed Proposition C in 2008, and in 2011, as part of that bond, the district borrowed $105 million.
It won’t begin paying it back until 20 years from now.
That decision received national attention and criticism.
The latest financial consultant plan estimates a 25 percent reduction in that future debt. How it would work would be that the district would have to buy back the capital appreciation bonds and purchase current interest bonds.
The transaction would increase property taxes right away.
“The key question now: What does our community want to do? Do they want to pay taxes now? Increase taxes or do they want to defer those taxes to a future point in time? We need to hear from them,” Board President Todd Gutschow said.
Scott will return to Poway's regular school board meeting Aug.19 to go over the plan a second time.
The public is encouraged to attend to ask questions and give their input.",288,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824570.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00225-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.957552373409271
2ea3e5a0-5d5c-4d4a-8936-bcfce35d44a8,2016-07-26T19:48:33+00:00,2007-05-01,0,https://lawandotherthings.blogspot.com/2007/05/critique-of-maintenance-of-parents-bill.html,"""The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Bill, 2007, which was introduced in Lok Sabha in March, aims “to provide for more effective provisions for the maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens guaranteed and recognised under the Constitution and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.” While it is difficult to contest the objective of ensuring a comfortable life for senior citizens, a number of provisions in the Bill may not be easy to implement.
The Bill neatly sidesteps the directive in the Constitution (Article 41), which directs the state to provide public assistance in cases of old age. The Bill does state that, “The state government may establish and maintain such number of old age homes at accessible places, as it may deem necessary, in a phased manner, beginning with at least one in each district to accommodate in such homes a minimum of one hundred fifty senior citizens who are indigent”. Note the use of “may” instead of “shall” — there is no obligation on the state governments to establish these. Even without this clause, there was never any prohibition on them from providing old age homes. Also, one wonders why a Bill should specify details such as the minimum size of an old age home.
Instead, the Bill places the obligation of maintaining a senior citizen on his or her children, grandchildren or any legal heirs. The process and amount differs from the existing provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure (Section 125), under which a first class magistrate may order a person to provide a monthly maintenance to his parents (or wife, including divorced wife or children), limited to Rs 500.
The Bill provides that the children of a senior citizen have the obligation to maintain a senior citizen to the extent that he “may lead a normal life”. In case of a childless senior citizen, the obligation is on a relative who is in possession of the senior citizen’s property or who would inherit his property. The maximum monthly allowance is to be specified by state governments, subject to a limit of Rs 10,000.
Some of the definitions in the Bill are confusing. Senior citizens are defined as “any person being a citizen of India, who has attained the age of sixty years or above and includes parent whether or not a senior citizen”. This implies that every parent, including those below sixty years of age, would be considered a “senior citizen”. Relative “means any legal heir of the childless senior citizen who is not a minor and is in possession of or would inherit his property after his death.” How does one determine who would inherit the property? Does this mean that the senior citizen has to reveal the contents of his will, and does not have the freedom to change it later? If he is allowed to change his will, consider the case of the person who is initially named in the will, forced to provide a maintenance, and who finds on the death of the senior citizen that there is another will that disinherits him.
So what does a senior citizen do if he wants maintenance? He applies to the ‘Maintenance Tribunal’. The application may also be made by any other person or organisation authorised by him. However, the Bill clarifies that such an “organisation” means “any voluntary organisation registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, or any other law for the time being in force”. It seems to ignore the fact that the Societies Registration Act does not define “voluntary organisation”.
One might be tempted to believe that the purpose of permitting such organisations is to assist a senior citizen. However, the Bill makes it clear that “no party to a proceeding before a tribunal or appellate tribunal shall be represented by a legal practitioner”. That is, one may not use the services of a legally qualified person in obtaining one’s legal entitlements under this law.
Regarding the maintenance tribunal, the Bill states that “the state government may... constitute for each sub-division one or more tribunals... The tribunal shall be presided over by an officer not below the rank of sub-divisional officer of a state”. There are two points to note here. First, the use of “may”, leaving the state governments the option of not forming such tribunals. Second, the job is entrusted to the SDO, who has a number of other responsibilities.
To conclude, one is not arguing against the idea of providing a safety net for senior citizens. The point is that any law that provides for such a net should be implementable. Other than the various loopholes discussed, the big issue is whether parents would take their children to the tribunal, given various social pressures. A better approach may be to design a social security system, including financial products such as pension schemes and reverse mortgages that enable the elderly to live a dignified life.""
This is a powerful critique of the Bill, which is scheduled to be debated during the current session of Parliament. To my mind, there is only one existing precedent for such a law, which is the Singaporean Maintenance of Parents Act. Significantly, that law is backed by governmental programmes of pension, healthcare and other forms of support for the elderly, which adds weight to Madhavan's core argument. Hopefully, these issues will be aired during the Parliamentary debates on this law.",1104,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257825124.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071025-00269-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.957499206066132
56b4c477-0c19-48dd-903f-91faf1dde6b6,2013-06-18T22:44:59+00:00,2012-11-30,1,http://www.kbtx.com/mycw8/home/8totalkabout/Producer-Sues-Pythons-Over-Spamalot-Royalties-181538521.html,"LONDON (AP) - A producer of the film ""Monty Python and the Holy Grail"" is suing the comedy troupe over royalties from the hit stage musical ""Spamalot.""
Producer Mark Forstater wants a bigger share of proceeds from the show, which is based on the 1975 movie spoof of the legend of King Arthur.
Python members Eric Idle, Michael Palin and Terry Jones are to give evidence during a five-day hearing that began Friday at London's High Court.
Forstater is suing the trio and fellow Python members John Cleese and Terry Gilliam.
His lawyer, Tom Weisselberg, said under an agreement made when the film was produced, ""for financial purposes Mr. Forstater was to be treated as the seventh Python."" But the lawyer said Forstater had not received his fair share of royalties.",176,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00024-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.976091265678406
58eafd0c-7a11-4283-9551-57e7ca3b955b,2016-07-26T14:23:45+00:00,2007-06-01,1,http://southwestfarmpress.com/ag-industry-needs-immigration-reform-passed-presidential-election-year,"If immigration reform proposals currently under deliberation fail to pass muster before summer’s end, the issue likely will disappear into the black hole of concerns too contentious to consider during a presidential election cycle.
And agriculture will continue to despair over a shrinking work force required to plant, tend, and harvest labor-intensive crops.
“The bottom line is, the farm labor force is shrinking,” says J Carnes, a Winter Garden, Texas, vegetable grower/shipper and president of the Texas Vegetable Association.
Current legislation, including the H2A program, “is unworkable,” he says. “I don’t use it. We rely on different avenues to find legal workers. H2A satisfies only 2 percent of agriculture workforce needs. It’s bureaucratic, litigious, and not a viable option for most of agriculture — it simply can’t provide the volume of workers we need to stay in business.”
Carnes says a Senate proposal under consideration may answer some of the immigration and labor issues, and a daily crossing option shows some promise.
The latter proposal would establish an avenue for workers with valid identification documents to cross over from Mexico into the United States daily, and return after work. “What we have now is simply not working,” he says. “We have no way to replenish the labor force, and it is shrinking.”
Current laws, he says, came through 1986 legislation and don’t meet current needs. “We have no way to renew eligibility and no way to put in for more cards.”
The problem is exacerbated with an aging immigrant work force. “As workers get older, they no longer want to do manual labor,” Carnes says. And finding younger workers to do the hard labor is increasingly difficult. “Some areas don’t need the manual labor, but we still do. We need Congress to act.”
He says legislators must look at the total immigration issue, not just enforcement. ‘It’s like a three-legged stool.
“One leg is border enforcement, and we need that — it’s a good thing. The second leg is immigration reform. Current policy isn’t workable to provide necessary labor. We have no way to grow the amount of food we need without immigrant labor. And we can’t become dependent on foreign sources for food.”
The third leg, he says, is the number of illegals already in the country. “We have to deal with some 12 million of them, and current laws aren’t set up to do that.”
Any new immigration program has to consider all three of those issues, Carnes says. “If we don’t, the whole thing will collapse.”
The mood has changed since last year, but meaningful reform still won’t be easy. Current proposals focus on job skills rather than admitting new workers who already have family in the country. Carnes says some Hispanic organizations will push back on that proposal.
Agriculture holds a unique position in immigrant labor need, he says. “Our labor requirements fluctuate — they’re seasonal. We may see an ag-only immigration reform proposal. But we need it to happen this year or it will be two years; it’s not likely in a presidential election year.”
Tamar Jacoby, with the Manhattan Institute, an organization working with business coalitions in Washington, agrees.
“If it doesn’t happen this year, it will be 2009,” she says. “And if it doesn’t happen, agriculture will have a hard time finding workers. A lot is at stake, especially for Southwest agriculture.”
Jacoby says some people in Washington “get it — a lot want to get it done.”
She says the issue of eventually legalizing the 12 million or more immigrants already in the country illegally is “not the sticking point that it was last year; the sticking point remains how to get workers in legally.”
Observers say crucial issues with the proposal under discussion in the Senate include objections from Hispanic organizations, labor unions, and those who object to proposals that would eventually grant legal status to immigrants already in the country illegally.",909,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824994.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00273-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.948565483093262
bd587e04-77b9-4059-9f9a-b900391530f4,2015-03-30T23:33:42+00:00,2013-04-30,1,http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/04/30/Texas-AG-Gay-couples-healthcare-plans-are-illegal/UPI-96301367355354/?rel=59781367444169,"Several local governments, including the city of Austin, Travis County and multiple school districts in the state, offer family healthcare plans covering employees' domestic partners -- including same-sex couples, the Austin American-Statesman reported Monday.
Abbott's non-binding legal opinion said the 2005 Texas voter-approved constitutional amendment defining marriage as only between a man and a woman makes the healthcare plans illegal.
""By creating domestic partnerships and offering health benefits based on them, the political subdivisions have created and recognized something not established by Texas law,"" the opinion said.
The municipalities are not bound to stop offering healthcare to gay couples -- only a court order concurring with Abbott's opinion could do that -- but continuing to do so invites the possibility of lawsuits by anti-gay groups.
Austin City Attorney Karen Kennard said she disagreed with Abbott's opinion -- and added the city has no plans to change its employee healthcare policy.
""With all due respect to the attorney general, we believe his opinion on this question is not correct,"" Kennard told council members in a memo.",216,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300031.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00206-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.971237063407898
57a66b60-3aeb-4fd3-8a4a-49d95b443cd7,2019-08-23T11:35:38+00:00,2014-09-04,1,https://mashable.com/2014/09/04/ferguson-police-investigation/,"WASHINGTON — The Justice Department launched a broad investigation Thursday into the police department in Ferguson, Missouri, following the shooting last month of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer.
The investigation, which goes beyond an existing federal probe into the Aug. 9 shooting, will look for patterns of discrimination within the predominantly white department and focus on how officers use force, search and arrest suspects, and treat inmates at the city jail. The police department said it welcomed the investigation.
In announcing the action, Attorney General Eric Holder, who visited the St. Louis suburb two weeks ago, said he and his department had heard numerous concerns from people there about police practices, a history of ""deep mistrust"" of law enforcement and a lack of diversity on the police force.
As you know, our federal civil rights investigation into the August 9 shooting death of Michael Brown remains open and very active. As I made clear during my visit to Ferguson two weeks ago, this investigation will take time. But the American people can have confidence that it will be fair, it will be thorough, and it will be independent.
Over the course of that visit, I had the chance to speak with a number of local residents. I heard from them directly about the deep mistrust that has taken hold between law enforcement officials and members of the community. In meetings and listening sessions – as well as informal conversations – people consistently expressed concerns stemming from specific alleged incidents, from general policing practices, and from the lack of diversity on Ferguson’s police force.
These anecdotal accounts underscored the history of mistrust of law enforcement in Ferguson that has received a good deal of attention. As a result of this history – and following an extensive review of documented allegations and other available data – we have determined that there is cause for the Justice Department to open an investigation to determine whether Ferguson Police officials have engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of the U.S. Constitution or federal law.
The inquiry is part of a broader Justice Department effort to investigate troubled police departments and, when pervasive problems are found, institute changes. The department says it has investigated more than 20 police departments in the past five years, more than twice the number of cases opened in the previous five years.
Besides the investigation into the Ferguson police force, the Justice Department says it will also work with the St. Louis County police department, which trains officers from Ferguson and other local departments, to review the use of force, the handling of mass demonstrations and other aspects of policing. It will also conduct a report on the county's response to the two weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations that followed the shooting.
The investigation will look at whether Ferguson Police Dept officers have engaged in systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law.
— DOJ Civil Rights (@CivilRights) September 4, 2014
Police have said the shooting came after a scuffle that broke out after Wilson told Brown and a friend to move out of the street and onto a sidewalk. Police say Wilson was pushed into his squad car and physically assaulted. Some witnesses have reported seeing Brown's arms in the air before the shooting in an act of surrender. An autopsy paid for by Brown's family concluded that he was shot six times, twice in the head.
The FBI is conducting a civil rights investigation into the shooting and a local grand jury is also evaluating the case.
The investigation announced Thursday will focus on a police department that is predominantly white, even though Ferguson is about 70 percent black. Some in Ferguson have said police disproportionately target black motorists during traffic stops, something Holder said particularly concerned him.
A 2013 report by the Missouri attorney general's office found that Ferguson police stopped and arrested black drivers nearly twice as often as white motorists but were also less likely to find contraband among the black drivers.
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., called the investigation ""a step in the right direction."" Civil rights advocates championed the move, too, but said more needs to be done.
""On a national level, we will remain steadfast in our commitment to eliminate police brutality everywhere and ensure the rights of those most impacted by these practices are protected in their entirety,"" said Tef Poe, a St. Louis artist and organizer with the group HandsUpUnited.
""This is an important step,"" Poe said. ""However, we know much more needs to be done in order to bring the officer who killed Mike Brown to justice and address the epidemic of deadly police violence across the country.""
The Justice Department's civil rights division routinely investigates individual police departments when there are allegations of systemic use-of-force violations, racial bias or other problems. The department says it is currently enforcing 14 agreements to overhaul police department practices.
The investigations typically encourage significant changes to policies and practices and often end with settlements known as consent decrees in which the department agrees to make specified reforms.
""They will comb records of citizens' complaints, they will look at the filing of lawsuits, they will look at all of the record-keeping in the police department,"" said David Harris, a police practices expert at the University of Pittsburgh law school.
The Justice Department reached a court-supervised agreement in 2012 with the New Orleans Police Department that would require the agency to overhaul its policies and procedures for use of force, training, interrogations, searches and arrests, recruitment and supervision.
In April, it issued a harshly critical report of the police department in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that faulted the agency for a pattern of excessive force and called for an overhaul of its internal affairs unit. The city and the Justice Department have been locked in negotiations over ordered changes.",1139,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027318375.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823104239-20190823130239-00490.warc.gz,0.966474771499634
fc22f1ac-52b1-42fb-9ea2-c33fae9f8ac1,2018-08-17T17:18:39+00:00,1993-10-01,0,https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/4794/october-surprise/,"Airbox pak The Publishing Mills 1992
CS ISBN 1879371251 $15.95 Two cassettes cassettes
Gary Slick's inability to prove his premise--that Reagan's campaign leaders conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of American hostages in exchange for military arms--dooms this audio program from the start. Joe Regalbuto musters an accusatory tone when stating Slick's sensational accusations, but his soft-voiced documentation of alleged dealings and secret meetings fails to deliver a convincing blow to the Reagan Administration's denial of the charges. When the dust settles, the listener is left with a tangled network of international characters whose testimony leads nowhere. M.P.T. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT 93]
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ba3fa05d-04a2-4fc4-ad88-9951e94c7544,2013-05-22T07:13:36+00:00,2012-10-06,0,http://www.football-italia.net/25842/allegri-hints-derby-revolution,"Massimiliano Allegri has hinted at transforming Milan to a three-man defence to mirror Inter in tomorrow’s Derby della Madonnina.
“I think the derby is a different game from all the others, where there isn’t really a favourite, or if so then it is turned around on the night,” said the Coach.
The Rossoneri turned a corner midweek with their 3-2 Champions League win over Zenit St Petersburg.
“That victory could mean a lot or nothing at all. We are facing a great team with players like Esteban Cambiasso, Javier Zanetti, Walter Samuel, Diego Milito and Antonio Cassano who have many ‘battles’ behind them.
“Inter are a smart and experienced side as well as having technical qualities. We have to be smarter and sneakier than them. Don’t forget that is a crucial characteristic if you want to win League and European titles.
“What do I envy Inter? Nothing. I am happy to have the lads at my disposal, both for their quality and the enthusiasm they bring. At times we make mistakes and these have to be eliminated.”
Stephan El Shaarawy is expected to start after his stunning form, scoring five goals in his last four games.
“Is El Shaarawy the heir to Andriy Shevchenko? Now all the different comparisons have emerged, but I think he has completely different characteristics to Sheva. He has to grow in many ways, even if he has already improved so much from last season.”
Inter have adopted a new three-man defence and Allegri hints Milan could potentially mirror it on Sunday night.
“I will say we ended the Zenit game with three at the back, something we had already been practising for some time. There are situations in which the team could be called on to play in a different way. I still have to evaluate some things. It could be a way of playing in an even more attacking manner.
“We’ve got to make the crosses for Giampaolo Pazzini more accurate. It’s difficult for me to say right now whether he will start or Bojan.”
Pazzini will be facing his former club, but so will Cassano, who blasted Milan after demanding a transfer this summer.
“Cassano is an extraordinary player and I think few in the world can pass the ball like him, so we must be wary when he has possession,” continued the Coach.
“He was important for Milan, just as Milan was for Cassano. I know President Silvio Berlusconi is in Russia for work commitments tomorrow, so he will not be at San Siro.”",586,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00008-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.973121166229248
4b3a41de-e7f4-4f03-8d70-b16772c8d8a7,2018-08-20T23:41:31+00:00,2013-08-14,1,https://www.cnbc.com/id/100959960,"Obamacare might not be a ""train wreck,"" but the wheels sure do keep coming off of it.
Yet another delay in a key part of the Affordable Care Act gave critics more ammunition and raised further questions about the Obama administration's authority to delay implementing sections of the law without congressional approval.
The delay—which came to light Tuesday and relates to limits on out-of-pocket medical costs—also inflamed a leading patients' rights organization that originally backed Obama's efforts to reform health insurance. The controversy comes less than 50 days before new ACA state health exchanges begin signing up uninsured individuals on Oct. 1.
""This is very cynical and shameless what the administration is doing here,"" Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, told CNBC.com as he renewed calls for Congress to defund Obamacare. ""To amend the statute you're supposed to be required to get legislation, and they didn't do that.""
Lee noted that the out-of-pocket limit delay—which will affect unknown numbers of people—is drawing attention after two other major Obamacare delays.
""There really is this pattern now of executive branch fiddling, statutorily, with the law,"" said Avik Roy, a senior fellow with the Manhattan Institute. ""I don't know if they have the legal authority, and I doubt they do.""
Last month, the Obama administration announced that it was delaying by one year the ACA mandate that large employers offer affordable insurance to their workers in 2014. It also revealed a one-year delay in procedures to verify incomes of people claiming eligibility for government subsidies to buy insurance on the state health exchanges.
(Read more: Obamacare subsidy ""cliff"")
On Tuesday, The New York Times published a large story highlighting another delay until 2015. The ACA, as passed by Congress, capped total out-of-pocket medical costs at $6,350 for insured individuals, and $12,700 for families. But the administration is now delaying those caps for group health plans that use multiple service providers, such as plans having one administrator for major medical coverage and another for prescription drug benefits.",425,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217354.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820215248-20180820235248-00460.warc.gz,0.966295778751373
75fed5ad-0386-4a80-8c58-8ee775ebf7b7,2015-03-29T17:20:50+00:00,2013-11-01,1,http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/11/is-geothermal-the-only-baseload-power-replacement-that-makes-sense?cmpid=rss,"WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There are no plans for new coal plants to be built in the United States. This opens doors for the geothermal industry possibly more than ever before in U.S. history. In an Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecast to 2018, coal was one of the top-cost commissioning technology options; geothermal was one of the lowest.
The Geysers field in northern California has been producing reliable geothermal power for over 50 years. Photo courtesy of the Geothermal Education Office
As the nation carefully and in as timely a manner possible considers proposed and existing greenhouse gas emissions regulations, public awareness of health and environmental costs, and mindful economics, coal development is becoming a thing of the past, and the future balance of the power grid is at stake — but answers are available. Geothermal energy is a renewable source of electricity that has the same important baseload qualities coal now provides for over two thirds of the electric power generation in the U.S. at a fraction of the cost.
“Baseload is always better,” according to Domenic Falcone, President, Domenic J. Falcone Associates, Inc. Falcone is also a member of the Geothermal Energy Association’s Board of Directors. “[I]t assures a steady revenue stream which is much better for financing.”For a nation that’s thinking to the long term, geo plants are:
Falcone says of geothermal’s flow options: “By being able to load follow, geothermal can be reduced during low need time and increased without much effort. There is no need to store power that cannot be used. The price of power can be kept lower than other renewables since more of it is sold than the intermittent power sources like wind and solar.”
Falcone adds, “There are now efforts to marry solar with geothermal so that extra power can be produced during sunny peak hours.
“There is no need to invest in fossil fuel to create heat in order to generate power, so the environment is better off.”But today’s solicitations for renewable energy in Western states tend to ignore these unique benefits of geothermal power. Additional long-term analysis shows geothermal plants are:
Let’s look at that last point. Geothermal plants should last for hundreds of years, assuming they are managed properly. Coal plants have an estimated 40-year life span, and almost all of them in the U.S. were built over 30 years ago. Replacement of coal has already begun, and in the not-too-distant future, each of the existing facilities around the country will need to retire. Because of changing economic and regulatory environments, an estimated 59–77 GW of current coal consumption will be off line by 2016.
The graph “Capacity by Generating Unit Vintage” shows coal plants constructed in California in the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s that are all approaching retirement and will need renewable energy replacements since 33 percent of the state’s power must come from renewables by 2020.
These constitute California in-state coal generation of 1,580 GWh in 2012 that will need a flexible, renewable baseload power source replacement. Beyond that, nearly a third of the Imperial Irrigation District (IID)’s electricity comes from New Mexico coal plants; those facilities will also need to be phased out as they age.
IID recently announced it plans to support 1,700 MW of new geothermal energy as part of the Salton Sea Restoration & Renewable Energy Initiative.
SB 123 in Nevada, passed in June of 2013, mandates 300 MW of coal-fired electric generating capacity in the state be retired by December 31, 2014. The wealth of geothermal resources in this state and the favorable disposition toward these power plants make them a likely contender to provide the needed replacement power.
California and Nevada are taking steps in the right direction that other states may follow. Montana and Wyoming also have vast geothermal resources and will be ready for development if or when the need is recognized; at present the abundant supply of coal in these states makes this something to look at in the longer term. (Wyoming produced 40 percent of all coal mined in the U.S. in 2011).
Some of the best opportunities for expanding baseload geothermal energy in the U.S. are in “the Imperial Valley, New Mexico, and Utah, with further expansion in Nevada,” notes Falcone. In those same states, he adds, there are also many current wells ready for production-level stimulation.
The Geothermal Energy Association reaches out to the public and policy makers who haven't considered geo power as the U.S. looks to replace its aging coal plant infrastructure in the U.S. West and beyond. It is an economical, tried-and-true technology that is constantly improving and evolving, and it is the renewable substitute for coal-powered generation.
Outside the U.S., Falcone notes that Mexico is opening up its geothermal opportunities to non-Mexican investors and that Costa Rica is doing great geothermal work. Honduras, he says, is in high need of power, and he mentions countries on the African Rift: Kenya, Uganda, and Djibouti. “They all have tremendous demand,” he concludes.
Learn more about ""The Values of Geothermal Energy"" in a 2013 report by the Geothermal Energy Association.",1136,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298660.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00034-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.952880561351776
c1f19a02-2740-4c85-9749-215270429ccc,2020-10-25T00:17:45+00:00,2020-10-25,0,https://www.tileimporter.com.au/how-to-make-your-throne-fit-for-a-king/,"People often make the mistake of assuming that toilet installation is a quick and easy process; that it’s a simple matter of removing the old one and replacing it with the new model. But if you’re not prepared and haven’t hired a qualified plumber to do the job, it can lead to mistakes that will cost more money and take significant time to fix.
If it’s time to replace your toilet, then set up a game plan and contact a qualified plumber.
There are several stages involved in installing a new toilet. Familiarise yourself with the steps a plumber will take below.
Removing the Old Toilet
Before anything, a plumber will switch off the water supply using the isolation valve. It is turned off, if the cistern no longer fills up after flushing. Use a towel to soak up any water that’s left inside. After this, a plumber will disconnect the water pipe from the cistern and remove the bolts that fix the toilet to the floor. Next, they will carefully detach the soil pipe from the toilet before covering it with a rag.
Preparing the Site
Once the plumber has successfully removed the old toilet, it’s time for them to prepare the site. They will check to see if the hole in the ground can accommodate the new closet flange, and then remove any excess flooring that will get in the way. Next, they will dry-fit the new soil pipe into the closet bend before trimming off the excess. The plumber will apply PVC primer to the closet bend and soil pipe before covering them in PVC cement. Finally, they will install the new closet flange and secure it to the floor with steel screws.
Do all toilets fit the same? No. Toilets come in various designs, sizes, and offer different features, such as heated seats and automatic flushing. This is why site preparation is an essential step in the process that should only be done by a qualified plumber. A plumber will:
- Measure the area where you will install the toilet, making sure the wax ring fits perfectly to prevent leaks.
- Remove the rag covering the soil pipe to connect the new toilet and secure the toilet to the surface with steel screws.
- Install the cistern tank to connect the toilet to the water supply, making sure the tank chosen is compatible with the toilet.
- Connect the water pipe to the cistern once the tank has been secured and add sealant where the bolts connect the pieces to prevent leaks.
Once all the work has been completed, the plumber will test the toilet (by flushing it) to check for any leaks or issues, that can compromise its use over time. Once satisfied with the results, all that is left to do is clean the area.
Find the Right Toilet with Tile Importer
Make your project straightforward by choosing the right toilet for your bathroom. Tile Importer is your source of high-quality toilets that come in different styles and sizes. Choose the toilet for you when you browse through our wide selection. If you need to match your bathroom to your new toilet there is also a range of accessories and flooring you may want to consider.
Note: Tile Importer recommends hiring a qualified plumber for the job. If you do the job yourself without a qualified plumber, please note that all product guarantees (including the purchased toilet) are void.
Get in touch with us to find out more details.",717,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107885059.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024223210-20201025013210-00496.warc.gz,0.914250433444977
78b0cacc-bebd-413d-a34c-b2b129941d2a,2022-05-23T17:15:49+00:00,2022-05-23,1,https://www.covnews.com/nationworld/bike-trail-discussed-for-old-rail-route-in-n-ga/,"GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Officials in Georgia are talking about the possibility of creating a bike trail where the former Gainesville and Northwest Railroad connected Gainesville and Helen.
The planning director for the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission, Adam Hazell, told the Gainesville Times (http://bit.ly/11wE1Ad ) that turning parts of the 37-mile route into biking and pedestrian trials would support the area's tourism and outdoor recreation.
Officials point to Georgia's Silver Comet Trial as an example of a successful rails-to-trails project. It covers more than 61 miles in Cobb, Paulding and Polk counties.
The president of the Clermont Historical Society, Sandra Cantrell, says the big challenge for the Gainesville-to-Helen route is that some of it goes through private property.",175,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662560022.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523163515-20220523193515-00204.warc.gz,0.9253009557724
03f1b56f-ba74-4451-86ca-2b59d4f74e5a,2020-10-29T08:53:16+00:00,2015-03-04,0,https://www.beindian.org/conditions-permission-shoot-documentary-nirbhaya/,"New Delhi: The furore statement over Nirbhaya rape convict Mukesh came to the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday when Home Minister Rajnath Singh was forced to make a statement about why permission was given to shoot a documentary.
In response to the shock, Rajnath Singh said the filmmaker Leslee Udwin challenged the conditions under which it was given permission to shoot her. Rajnath also added that the “certificate of conformity was given by the Ministry of the Home Affairs in 2013.”
The conditions, as stated by the Home Minster are:
- The approval of the authorities of Tihar Jail be taken to publish research or to release the documentary being made exclusively for social purposes without any commercial interest conveyed.
- To interview those convicted prisoners who will give their written consent.
- The complete unreleased material session file will be the prison authorities to ensure that no violation of prison security.
The documentary includes an interview of one of the defendants in the case Nirbhaya. “This came to the attention of prison authorities to permit conditions so on violation legal notice was issued to filmmaker in April 7, 2014 to return the previously unseen archive material and does not show the film.”
“Subsequently, the film was presented to the authorities and noted that it represents the comments was very dismissive. He also noted that the edited version was shown to the authorities and not one unedited. He therefore asked to provide more unedited version of the film, “Rajnath said in Rajya Sabha.
He added that after it came to notice of the government that the BBC 4 is scheduled to televise the documentary on March 8, 2014, the government has taken necessary legal action and obtained an injunction from the court, for not to air the film.
He said the government condemns the incident on December 16 and said he would not allow any attempt by an individual, group or organization for commercial gain.",397,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107903419.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029065424-20201029095424-00564.warc.gz,0.973365426063538
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A visit to Livorno is a visit to the blue collar, non-touristy side of Tuscany. Although Livorno's port is Italy's third largest and is frequented by most major Mediterranean cruise lines, the city itself is mainly a transit stop to Tuscany's more famous destinations such as Siena, Florence and Pisa. There is very little in the way of organized tours in Livorno, but if you take the time to visit this working class city, you'll experience a side of Tuscany rarely seen by tourists. Take a self-guided tour to get a feel for the ""real"" Italy.
Livorno suffered tremendous damage during WWII, so you won't find the typical array of art and architecture found in other Tuscan cities. What you will find is: Terrazza Mascagni, the beautifully restored four-mile seaside boardwalk; the Amerigo Vespucci, the 18th-century sailing vessel proudly crewed by the Naval Academy's officers-in-training; and Tuscany's tastiest seafood. If time doesn't permit a full meal, at least grab a gelato at Gelateria Popolare No. 2 just steps from the Terrazza Mascagni.
Hop on a double-decker, open-top City Sightseeing bus and enjoy a guided 60-minute tour through Livorno. Available from April to October, City Sightseeing gives visitors a quick view of the city along with brief descriptions of the sights along the route. This is a fairly affordable way to get an overall view of the city, but it is not a ""hop-on, hop-off"" tour so take notes about the sights you'd like to revisit on your own.
Walk or boat your way around Livorno with Grifo Tour (grifotour.com), which offers walking and boating tours. These two-hour English-language tours take you to Livorno's more important sights. The boat tour allows you to experience Livorno's Venezia Nuova, or New Venice, district which is traversed by canals.
Discover Tuscany (discover-tuscany.it/?p=tours), one of the only tour companies based in Livorno, offers custom tours based on your time frame. Choose English-language walking or driving tours of Livorno, and you can add tours of nearby locales like Pisa and Florence if you have the time.
Despite the fact that most of Livorno's historic sites were destroyed during WWII, a few notable monuments remain and should be included on any walking tour of the city:
The 17-century Saint Frances Cathedral was built by architects Alessandro Pieroni and Bernardo Buontalenti. Completely rebuilt after its destruction in 1943, it features 16th- and 17th-century tombs and frescos.
Fortezza Vecchia is one of the few original buildings in Livorno to survive the bombings. It is an impressive 16th-century pentagonal fortress that occupies a strategic position at the north end of the port.
Immediately behind the Fortezza Vecchia, you'll find the Church of San Ferdinando, also known as the Church of the Little Cross. Originally designed by Giovanni Battista Foggini, and constructed in 1707 to 1714, this Baroque structure was completely rebuilt after WWII. Inside you'll find several Giovanni Baratta sculptures.
At the hub of Livorno's Venezia Nuova sits an imposing 16th-century brick-and-stone polygon fortress surrounded entirely by canals. A military base until 1972, Fortezza Nuova is an exceptional example of 16th-century fortification with its underground passages, vaulted halls and yards-thick walls.",807,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330750.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825151521-20190825173521-00049.warc.gz,0.955536305904388
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The Border-Gavaskar Trophy
|Administrator||Cricket Australia and BCCI|
|Number of teams||2|
|Current trophy holder||Australia (5th title)|
|Most successful||India (6 titles)|
|Most runs||Sachin Tendulkar (2,380)|
|Most wickets||Anil Kumble (111)|
|India's tour of Australia in 2014-15|
The Border–Gavaskar Trophy is a Test cricket series, played between India and Australia. It has witnessed some of the most competitive Test series played in recent years, with results usually either being a narrow win for one of the sides or a closely fought draw. It is currently played via the International Cricket Council's future tours program, with varying lengths of time between matches. If the series is drawn, then the country holding the trophy retains it. The series is named after Australia's Allan Border and India's Sunil Gavaskar, who both scored over 10,000 Test runs in their career and captained their respective teams and were the original world record holders for most runs scored in Test match cricket.
The first Border–Gavaskar Trophy series was played in India the 1996–97 season and was won by the hosts 1–0. Australia won the trophy for the first time in the 1999–00 season at home where they defeated India 3-0. Since then, the trophy has alternated between both the teams. Australia's failure to win the Border–Gavaskar Trophy in India led to Steve Waugh dubbing the Indian tour as the ""Final Frontier"" for the Australian team. In 2004–05, Australia defeated India 2–1 in India. Australia's usual captain, Ricky Ponting, did not play in the winning matches due to injury and Adam Gilchrist instead captained the winning sides. In the 2008–09 edition, India defeated Australia 2–0 in a four match series in India to regain the trophy. In 2010 India retained the trophy by winning the two match series 2–0. Australia won the 2011–12 series 4-0, and regained the trophy for the first time since 2007–08. India returned the favour in the 2013 series by completing a 4–0 ""whitewash"" of Australia to regain the trophy, before losing it to the current champions Australia in the most recent 2014-15 series with a 2-0 defeat.
- 1 Background
- 2 Media coverage
- 3 Results
- 4 Series Summary
- 5 Records and statistics
- 6 Match venues
- 7 References
- 8 External links
Before the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, India and Australia had played each other 50 times in Tests in a 49-year period from 1947 to 1996. Australia was the first country India toured soon after its Independence. However, during the period, the tours between both the countries were not fixed like The Ashes, with both countries often touring each other after more than 10–15 years. Out of these 50 Tests Australia had won 24 times, India had won 8 times, 1 Test was tied and the remaining 17 Tests were drawn. The following were all regular, not Border-Gavaskar, Tests between the two countries, before the series between the two countries were named after Border and Gavaskar
- Indian cricket team in Australia in 1947–48 (5 Tests; Australia 4-0)
- Australian cricket team in India in 1956–57 (3 Tests; Australia 2-0)
- Australian cricket team in India in 1959–60 (5 Tests; Australia 2-1)
- Australian cricket team in India in 1964–65 (3 Tests; drawn 1-1)
- Indian cricket team in Australia in 1967–68 (4 Tests; Australia 4-0)
- Australian cricket team in India in 1969–70 (5 Tests; Australia 3-1)
- Indian cricket team in Australia in 1977–78 (5 Tests; Australia 3-2)
- Australian cricket team in India in 1979–80 (6 Tests; India 2-0)
- Indian cricket team in Australia in 1980–81 (3 Tests; drawn 1-1)
- Indian cricket team in Australia in 1985–86 (3 Tests; drawn 0-0)
- Australian cricket team in India in 1986–87 (3 Tests; drawn 0-0, One Test Tied)
- Indian cricket team in Australia in 1991–92 (5 Tests; Australia 4-0)
Matches played in Australia: Nine Network and ABC Radio in Australia. ESPN STAR Sports, All India Radio in India.
Matches played in India:ESPN STAR Sports in India, DD National in India, All India Radio in India. Fox Sports and ABC Radio in Australia.
|Year||Played in||Result||Player of the series|
|1996–1997||India||India won the one-off Test 1-0||Nayan Mongia|
|1997–1998||India||India won the 3-match series 2-1||Sachin Tendulkar|
|1999–2000||Australia||Australia won the 3-match series 3-0||Sachin Tendulkar|
|2000–2001||India||India won the 3-match series 2-1||Harbhajan Singh / Matthew Hayden|
|2003–2004||Australia||4-match series drawn 1-1 (Retained By India)||Rahul Dravid|
|2004–2005||India||Australia won the 4-match series 2-1||Damien Martyn|
|2007–2008||Australia||Australia won the 4-match series 2-1||Brett Lee|
|2008–2009||India||India won the 4-match series 2-0||Ishant Sharma|
|2010–2011||India||India won the 2-match series 2-0||Sachin Tendulkar|
|2011–2012||Australia||Australia won the 4-match series 4–0||Michael Clarke|
|2012–2013||India||India won the 4-match series 4-0||Ravichandran Ashwin|
|2014–2015||Australia||Australia won the 4-match series 2-0||Steve Smith|
Cricketing contests between the two nations have always been of high intensity. The importance of the series is also fueled by Australia's desire to beat India in India in a Test match series, which, until their victory in the 2004–05 series, they had not done so since 1969–70. India has developed a reputation of being particularly difficult to beat at home, having lost only two test series since 1986–87. The competitiveness of the series played between the two sides is also reflected in the fact that in both 2000–01 and 2007–08, it was India who ended Australia's runs of 16 consecutive test wins. Matches in India are commonly described with labels like final frontier or iconic event. The test series held in India in 2000-01 was labelled the final frontier by Steven Waugh and it lived up to its reputation. Applauded by many as the greatest test series of modern times only rivalled by the 2005 Ashes series, it had the closest result in decades with India overpowering the mighty Australians in the final session of the final test at Chennai. The series also gave the cricketing world three champion cricketers in Hayden Harbhajan & Laxman who were relatively unknown or under-performing till then. They were the cornerstones of the series and the duals between Laxman & Australian bowlers on the one hand; and Harbhajan & Hayden on the other are often termed the most engrossing player rivalries in a test series of cricket. The series was played in the backdrop of the death of legendary Sir Donald Bradman who was quoted as saying that he was very much looking forward to the series and had high expectations of both the teams.
The competitiveness of series played under the trophy is illustrated by the approximately equal number of Test wins each side has achieved.
|Australian Test wins (as of 30 Dec 2014)||Indian Test wins (as of 30 Dec 2014)||Draws|
1996–97 one-off Test
The 1996–97 one-off Test was the first to be played under the Border–Gavaskar Trophy. This was also Sachin Tendulkar's first series as captain. The series consisted of just one match, played at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in Delhi.
10–14 October 1996
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
The match, played from 10 October to 14 October 1996, lasted just over four days, as India defeated Australia by seven wickets. Australia won the toss and elected to bat. But the Indian spinners, led by Anil Kumble, bowled them out for 182. top scored with 44 runs. In reply India scored 361, riding on Nayan Mongia's career best 152. In Australia's second innings, Steve Waugh scored 67 to get his team to 234. This left India with 56 to get in the fourth innings, which they did for the loss of three wickets.
The Australian cricket team toured India in February–March 1998.
The tour started on a sour note as Australia lost a practice match to Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai with Sachin Tendulkar scoring a fast double hundred and Mumbai's spin bowlers picking up fourteen of the eighteen Australian wickets that fell.
The first test (played from 6 March to 10 March) started at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. India, having won the toss, elected to bat and with solid contributions from Nayan Mongia, Navjot Sidhu and Rahul Dravid, posted 257. Shane Warne and Gavin Robertson took four wickets each. In reply Australia were struggling at 6-137, but fighting fifties from Ian Healy (90) and Robertson (57) took Australia to 328 and a first innings lead.
In the second innings, fifties from Sidhu and Dravid took India to 2-115, but the highlight of the innings was Sachin Tendulkar who scored 155 of only 191 deliveries, including a particularly savage assault on Shane Warne. He and Mohammed Azharuddin (64) took India to 418 in just 107 overs. The Aussies, faced with a target of 348 runs to win, crumbled as the spin trio of Kumble, Raju and Chauhan took nine wickets. India won by 179 runs.
The second test was played from 18 March to 22 March at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Australia won the toss, elected to bat and were soon struggling at 4-29. But Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh scored fifties, and some late order contributions carried Australia to 233. The Indian innings that followed ensured that they would not lose the game, as all the top six batsmen crossed fifty. Azharuddin played a captain's knock, staying unbeaten on 163 as India posted an enormous 633-5 declared. Facing a task of scoring 400 runs to make India bat again, Australia lost wickets at regular intervals and managed to score just 181 runs. Anil Kumble took five wickets in the second innings, but Javagal Srinath was the man of the match for his six wicket haul.
The third test was played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, from 25 March to 29 March. India won the toss and elected to bat first. Tendulkar scored 177 to notch up his second hundred of the series as India scored 424 in their first innings. Australia posted a score of 400 through Slater (91) and Mark Waugh (153*), while Kumble took six wickets for India. Starting with a lead of 24, India never really settled into a partnership, as wickets fell at regular intervals, and finally collapsed at the end with 5 wickets falling for just 25 runs. Scoring just 169, India set Australia a fourth innings target of 194 runs to get. This was achieved with relative ease, as captain Mark Taylor scored an unbeaten 102 and in company of first innings hero Mark Waugh, guided the Aussies home. Michael Kasprowicz was man of the match for his five wickets in the second innings. Sachin Tendulkar was adjudged the man of the series for scoring 446 runs in 3 matches, while Anil Kumble picked up 23 wickets.
At the end of the tour, Shane Warne famously said that he would be having nightmares of Tendulkar hitting him for sixes and that only Bradman was in his class.
This series was the third edition of the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, played in Australia from November 1999 to February 2000. Sachin Tendulkar was the captain of India, while Steve Waugh led the Australian team. India lost the first practice match against Queensland by 10 wickets, while winning the second match against New South Wales by 93 runs.
The first Test match was played at the Adelaide Oval from 10 December to 14 December. Australia won the toss (cricket) and elected to bat first. Australia were reduced to 4-52 in the first session before Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting scored hundreds to take them near 300. Shane Warne scored 86 low down the order to take Australia to 441. India started their second innings on the second day, but lost both openers quickly and were reduced to 2-9. Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman did well to steady the innings, but both were dismissed before they could go on to big scores. Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were both unbeaten on 12 as India ended the second day at 4-123. On the third day, Tendulkar and Ganguly went on to score fifties, but the lower order failed to put up serious resistance, and India were bowled out for 285.
Australia declared on 239 for the loss of eight wickets in the second innings, riding on the backs of Greg Blewett's 88 and Adam Gilchrist's quick 43. India needed 396 to win in the last innings and never looked to make match of it, as they collapsed for 110 in just 39 overs. Australia won by 285 runs and Steve Waugh was Man of the Match for his 150 in the first innings.
The second test was the Boxing Day Test played at Melbourne. Australia won the toss and chose to bat. The first two wickets fell quickly and Australia were 2-28, but Michael Slater and Mark Waugh took them past 120, before Waugh fell. The rest of the Australian middle order also contributed, notably Ponting and Gilchrist, and Australia reached 405. The Indian openers failed to see off even the first ten overs and India were 2-11. The rest of the batting followed suit, only Sachin Tendulkar standing amongst the ruins as India were dismissed for 238. Sachin Tendulkar scored 116.
Australia started the second innings with a lead of 167, and went for quick runs. Gilchrist, promoted up the order, and Mark Waugh both scored fifties and Australia declared their innings closed at 5-208. India required 376 runs to win in the last innings and were never in the hunt, as wickets fell at regular intervals. Sachin Tendulkar was the only player to cross fifty as India was bowled out for 195. Australia won by 180 runs and Sachin Tendulkar was declared as Man of the Match.
The third and last test was the New Year's test, played at Sydney. Sachin Tendulkar won the toss for India and elected to bat first. Only 60 overs were bowled on the first day, but India had collapsed to 8-121 at the end. Sachin Tendulkar(45) was the only batsman to cross forty. The Indian innings folded quickly on the second day for 150. Australia started badly, going to 1-9 and later to 2-49 before Justin Langer and Ricky Ponting, who scored 223 and 141* respectively, took them past 450. An unbeaten cameo of 45 from Gilchrist took them to 5-552, and Australia declared their innings closed.
India needed to cross 400 runs in the second innings just to make Australia bat again, which they had not scored even once in the entire series. But VVS Laxman seemed to have found the form that had eluded him the entire series. The complete range of cricket strokes was on display as Laxman flew to 167 in just 198 balls, being particularly savage on Brett Lee (taking 52 runs off 5 overs at one point) and Shane Warne. The rest of the Indian batting, however, could not stand up to the accuracy of Glen McGrath as he took five wickets to go with the fifer in the first innings. He was declared Man of the Match, as Australia won comprehensively by an innings and 141 runs.
Sachin Tendulkar was Man of the Series.
The First Test was played in Mumbai on 27 February-1 March 2001. The game was over in only three days as Australia dominated from the beginning, putting India in to bat and then dismissing them for only 176 runs. Glenn McGrath took 3-19 and Shane Warne 4-47, Sachin Tendulkar top scoring for India with 76. Australia responded with 349 on the backs of centuries by Matthew Hayden (119) and Adam Gilchrist (122). Harbhajan Singh took 4-121. India's second innings was barely better than their first, Tendulkar again top scoring with 65 in a total of 219. Needing only 47 runs to win, Australia's openers knocked them off in 7 overs, taking Australia to a 10 wicket victory and a 1-0 lead in the series.
The Second Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 11 March-15 March is regarded by many as one of the most exciting games of cricket ever played. It began with Australia electing to bat and scoring 445, captain Steve Waugh contributing 110. Harbhajan Singh took 7-123, including a hat-trick, which was the first Test hat-trick by an Indian bowler in 69 years of Indian cricketing history. India's woes continued, being dismissed for only 171, with McGrath taking 4-18 in a brilliant bowling performance. Australia enforced the follow-on, and at the end of day 3 India were 254/4, still 20 runs behind forcing Australia to bat again. For many spectators, commentators, and even players, the match and the series were as good as lost for India.
The fourth day saw the turnaround. V.V.S. Laxman and Rahul Dravid batted the entire day, never offering a chance, and ran the Australian fielders ragged as Waugh called on nine different bowlers to try to break the partnership. Laxman and Dravid added 335 runs, taking India to 589/4 and a commanding lead in the game. In the process, Laxman set a new individual high score record for India, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar's 236. Laxman was finally dismissed the next day on 281. Dravid made 180, and India declared on day 5 at 657/7, setting Australia an almost impossible target of 384 runs. Australia did not immediately crumble under the reversed pressure; at tea, they were 161/3 for their final innings, and a draw looked the most likely result. Then, the Australians lost 5 wickets for 8 in a span of 31 balls, with Harbhajan taking the first two wickets in the same over and Tendulkar taking the other three. Australia fell for 212 all out, with Harbhajan leading the bowling attack with 6-73. India had come back from the dead and recorded a stunning 171-run victory to level the series 1-1. They were only the third team in history to win a Test match after following on.
The Third Test began at Chennai on 18 March with high expectations of a hard-fought series decider. Australia won the toss for the third time and elected to bat. Hayden batted through the first day for an eventual total of 203, but the rest of Australia's team contributed little to the total of 391. Again, Harbhajan Singh was the destroyer, taking 7-133. India pushed to 501 on the back of Tendulkar's 126. Australia ended day 4 at 241/7, a precarious lead of 131 runs. Early on day 5, Harbhajan again ran through the Australian tail, taking 8-84 and his series tally to an astounding 32 wickets, leaving Australia all out for 264. India had a target of 155 to chase, and plenty of time to do it. The only question was whether Australia's bowlers could get them out first. In 42 nail-biting overs, India steadily lost wickets, sinking to 135/7, a tantalising 20 runs short of victory, but in dire danger of losing their last batsmen before they could score them. The 8th wicket fell at 151, 4 runs short of victory, and it was left to wicket-keeper Sameer Dighe and Harbhajan Singh to see out the end. Harbhajan Singh scored the winning runs past point and sealed the game and an incredible comeback series victory for India. The series victory for India meant that Australia had still not won a series in India for over 30 years.
The Indian cricket team toured Australia during November 2003 – February 2004. The tour included a four test series, which commenced on 4 December 2003 and concluded 6 January 2004, with test matches in Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The test series was drawn, 1-1, and hence India retained the Border–Gavaskar Trophy.
Before this tour, India had a poor record in Test matches away from home having won just 18 out of 176 Tests. The previous tour to Australia in 1999–2000 had resulted in a 3-0 defeat and India had not won a Test match in Australia since 1981.
The first Test match was played at Brisbane from 4 December to 8 December. In a rain-affected match, Australia got off to a good start with Justin Langer scoring a hundred. Scores from the remaining three batsmen out of the top four (Hayden (37), Ponting (54) and Martyn (42)) took Australia to 262 for the loss of just two wickets at the end of first day's play. Only 18 overs were possible on the second day but the Indians picked up seven Australian wickets for the addition of only 61 runs. The third day was again affected by rain and only six overs were bowled, at the end of which, India were 11 for no loss. India started the fourth day well, but three quick wickets reduced them to 3-62. But Sourav Ganguly (144) and VVS Laxman (75) took India to 409 and a first innings lead of 86. When the last day started, only the first innings had been completed, and the match appeared to be heading for a draw. However, Australia scored quick runs as four of the top five batsmen scored fifties. Matthew Hayden scored 99 runs in 98 balls faced, as Australia declared on 284. India had scored 73 runs out of the target of 199, when play was stopped with the consent of both teams. Sourav Ganguly was Man of the Match.
The second match was played at the Adelaide Oval from 12 December to 16 December. Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Ricky Ponting was the highlight as he scored 242 runs, while contributions from Simon Katich and Jason Gillespie lower down the order took Australia to a first innings score of 556. Exactly 400 of these runs were scored on the first day. India started their first innings well, but four quick wickets meant that they were in trouble at 4-85. But Dravid and Laxman, the heroes of Eden Gardens in 2001, put together a partnership which took India to 388 before Laxman was dismissed for 148. Dravid went on to string together partnerships with the tail, and was the last man dismissed as India scored 523. Rahul Dravid scored 233.
The second innings started just before lunch on the fourth day, with Australia leading by 33 first innings runs. But wickets fell all too regularly and only the lower middle order put up any resistance as Ajit Agarkar picked up six wickets. Australia were bowled out for 196. India started their second innings chasing 230 runs to win. First innings hero Rahul Dravid who was dropped by Adam Gilchrist scored an unbeaten 72 and, fittingly, hit the winning runs as India won by four wickets. This was the first win for India in Australia since February 1981. Rahul Dravid was Man of the Match. India led the series 1-0 
The third Test match was the traditional Boxing Day Test played at Melbourne. India got off to a good start, with Virender Sehwag scoring 195, and ended the first day at 4-329. But in the first session on the second day, wickets fell quickly and India were bowled out for 366. Australia, in their first innings, put up 558 runs, with centuries from Hayden (136) and Ponting (257). This was Ponting's second double hundred in as many matches. Anil Kumble picked up six wickets.
India started the second innings 192 runs behind. Dravid (92) and Sourav Ganguly (73) were the only players to cross fifty, and India were bowled out for 286. This gave Australia a target of only 95, which they achieved for the loss of one wicket, levelling the series at 1-1. Ricky Ponting was Man of the Match for his 257.
The fourth and final test was the New Year's test at Sydney, notable also for being Steve Waugh's last Test match.
India won the toss and elected to bat first. The opening stand between Sehwag (72) and Chopra (45) was worth 123 runs. The spotlight, though, was on Sachin Tendulkar, who had not had success with the bat on the tour. He responded by scoring 241 unbeaten runs and put up 353 runs for the fourth wicket with Laxman (178). A cameo from 'keeper Parthiv Patel took India to 705-7 declared, India's highest ever test score. Australia started well, with Hayden and Langer putting up a 147 run opening stand. But they were in trouble at 7-350 before Katich and Gillespie put on 117 runs for the eighth wicket to take Australia to 474, Anil Kumble taking 8-141.
India started the second innings 231 runs ahead and requiring quick runs to force a result. Sehwag (47), Dravid (91*) and Tendulkar (60*) all contributed, as India raced to 211 in 43 overs to set Australia 443 to win. Four overs at the end of the fourth day produced no wickets and Australia had to play out the last day to save the test, while India needed 10 wickets to win. The Australian batting responded well under pressure, with Langer, Ponting and Martyn scoring forties. But at 4-196, with more than one session to go, the match could have gone either way. However Steve Waugh, playing his last test, and Simon Katich put the match out of India's reach. Waugh scored 80 and Katich was unbeaten on 77 as the match was drawn despite 4 more wickets for Kumble which gave him 12 wickets for the match itself. Despite Kumble's efforts on a flat wicket, Sachin Tendulkar was Man of the Match for his unbeaten scores of 241 and 60 in the match. The series score was maintained at 1-1.
Rahul Dravid was Man of the Series for 619 runs in four matches. The series was hailed as one of the best that had been played in Australia. 
The Australian cricket team toured India from 6 October 2004 to 5 November 2004 for a four test series. The series featured matches played at Bangalore, Chennai, Nagpur and Mumbai. Australia won the series 2-1.
This was Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath's last tour of India. They came with the desire to end Australia's 35-year drought of winning a Test Match series in India. Before this series India had performed poorly in tours of Sri Lanka and the Netherlands, and in the ICC Champions Trophy
Australia won the first Test played at Bangalore comprehensively. The Indian batting order collapsed twice and they didn't look at any point that they could have made a match out of it. Michael Clarke, playing his first ever Test match, scored 151 runs to take Australia to a commanding position. Harbhajan Singh took another 10 wicket haul (5-146 and 6-78) in the match. Anil Kumble took his 400th wicket. Clarke was awarded Man Of The Match.
Being 1-0 down in the series, India started the second Test match played between 14–18 October 2004 at Chennai on a positive note. They got rid of Australia in the first innings for a mere 235 runs. Earlier, Justin Langer (71) and Matthew Hayden (58) started the Australian innings with a bang. They contributed 136 runs for the opening wicket. When it looked as if Australia would dominate this Test as well, Anil Kumble struck consistently and produced a beautiful bowling spell in which he took 7 wickets for just 48 runs from his 17.3 overs. Australia's innings collapsed from 189-3 to 235 all out. In reply India scored 376 runs and took a commanding lead of 141 runs. Virender Sehwag scored a magnificent 155 runs, Mohammed Kaif on his comeback match scored 64 and was well supported by young Parthiv Patel (54). Shane Warne took 6 wickets for 125 runs. The top order of Australian innings again collapsed in the 2nd innings, but then Damien Martyn notched up a century (104) at the crucial time with the result being that the Australians had scored 369 runs in their second innings, setting a victory target of 229 runs for India to win. India had a good chance of winning the game, but rain on the final day prevented any chance of play, therefore, the match ended in a draw. Anil Kumble took 6 wickets for 133 runs and was awarded Man Of The Match.
The Third Test of the Series was played between 26–30 October at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground at Nagpur. Australia won the match and Series in four days. Australia posted 398 in their first innings, with Damien Martyn posting 114 runs with Michael Clarke making 91. In contrast, India played poorly in their first innings and none of their top order batsmen got going. The only batsman to make above 50 was Mohammed Kaif (55). Sachin Tendulkar, who returned from injury, made just 8 runs. India made 185 runs, 14 runs short of the follow-on. Australia rejected the follow-on and began their second innings, setting a target in excess of 500. But once again the Indians were bundled out for 200. None of the frontline batsman made a big score. Sehwag and Patel provided some hope but fell to the Australia's metronomic bowling. Australia won the third Test by 342 runs. Martyn was awarded Man of the Match. With this win, Australia won this Test series after 35 years of trying for success in India, a feat which has been termed the final frontier by Steve Waugh.
The fourth and final Test match was played between 3–7 November 2004 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Having already lost the series, India made changes in the team. Patel, Akash Chopra, Ajit Agarkar and Yuvraj Singh were all dropped from the lineup. The first day of play was almost completely washed out by rain, with only 11 overs being bowled. India won the toss and elected to bat. The innings started on a bad note, losing 2 wickets on the first day itself. On the second day India was bowled out for their second-lowest score ever of 104 runs, with Rahul Dravid scoring the highest score in the innings of 31 runs. Jason Gillespie (4-29) was the main wicket taker for Australia. Australia's first innings also didn't last long, as they were bowled out on the same day for a score of 203 runs, with Martyn (55) top scoring. Murali Kartik (4-44) and Kumble (5-90) were the main wicket takers. 18 wickets fell in all on the second day of play. India made 205 runs in their second innings, with significant scores from V.V.S. Laxman (69) and Tendulkar (55). Michael Clarke (6-9) removed the tail order within 23 runs. Chasing 107 runs for victory, Australia lost wickets consistently throughout their second innings and were bowled out for 93 runs, giving India a victory by 13 runs. Harbhajan Singh (5-29) and Murali Kartik (3-32) took most of the wickets. Murali Kartik was named Man of the Match. This Test is one of the shortest Test matches ever played, lasting for only 2 complete days. The pitch prepared for the match had later come in for a lot of criticism by Ricky Ponting.
The Indian cricket team toured Australia during December 2007 to March 2008. The tour included a four-test series, which commenced on 26 December 2007 and concluded 28 January 2008, with test matches in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Adelaide. Australia won the series 2–1.
Australia won the first Test in Melbourne by 337 runs within four days. Australia scored 343 runs in the first innings riding on Matthew Hayden's 124. In reply, India folded for 196 with Clark and Lee taking 4 wickets each. India was set a target of 499 runs which they never challenged.
Australia won the second Test by 122 runs in Sydney on the 5th day with only nine minutes to spare – Michael Clarke took 3 wickets in what would probably have been the second last over.
India fought back with a win in the third Test in Perth by 72 runs. Two changes were made to the Indian team for this game, dropping the out of form Yuvraj Singh, and Harbhajan Singh, and recalling Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan. Australia had also made two changes to their team. Chris Rogers was brought in to replace the injured Matthew Hayden to become the 399th Test player for Australia. Shaun Tait was brought in for tactical reasons to replace Brad Hogg as Australia went with a four-pronged pace attack.
India won the toss and elected to bat and the changes were to have an immediate impact. Jaffer and Sehwag contributed for the first opening partnership above fifty of the tour. Dravid, now relieved of his opening duties, found some semblance of form and was dismissed just short of a century on 93 as the highest scorer of the innings as India reached 330.
Pathan's recall to the team was immediately successful, dismissing both Australian openers. Australia's top order collapsed, leaving them at 5-63, as they struggled with the swing bowling of the Indian pace attack. A century partnership between Symonds and Gilchrist helped Australia recover to 212, which gave India a lead of 118.
In India's second innings, Sehwag again proved his worth as he scored 43 in 61 balls to give momentum at the top of the order. At the dismissal of Jaffer, Pathan came in as night-watchman and scored 46, the second highest score of the innings behind Laxman's 79. India were eventually dismissed for 294, leaving Australia the imposing target of 413 to win.
Australia were bowled out for 340, 73 runs short of their target, and India once again put a stop to an Australian 16 Test winning streak. Pathan again dismissed the two Australian openers, while Sehwag proved a useful contributor by dismissing Gilchrist and Lee. Australia's team changes proved unsuccessful, with Rogers having scores of 4 and 15, and Tait, wicketless in the match and bowled sparingly. Ponting, in a post match interview with Channel 9, laid the blame for the defeat on a poor first innings batting performance, while Kumble praised the contributions of his team and his young pace attack.
Normally, in Australia, during their era of dominance, the final matches of a series was usually a dead rubber. Thanks to India's emphatic performance in Perth, which could have provided for a good final match at Adelaide for people to watch. India once again won the toss and elected to bat first. India made one change, bringing back Harbhajan Singh in place of Wasim Jaffer. Australia made two changes, Hayden comes back after recovered from injury in place of Chris Rogers, erratic Tait gives a way to Brad Hogg. This test was the last test for wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist.
Opening the innings with Pathan back-fired for India, as he got out early. On a balancing first day, India made total of 309–5, thanks to major contribution from Sachin Tendulkar's 39th ton. Tendulkar went unbeaten on 124 on the first day. On the second day, Sachin and Dhoni got out early, but a stubborn innings from Kumble and an attacking innings from Harbhajan took India past 500. Kumble was unlucky to miss a century and he was the last man to get out. Australia played with caution and they did not lose any wicket on the second day. Australia were at 62–0 at stumps.
Australia's openers went on to dominate and made a 159 for the opening wicket. At one stage Australia were 241-3. Australia were finally bowled out for 563. India's efforts went in to saving the Test match, but India once again lost Pathan early in the innings. India finished 4th day at 45-1.
Sehwag went on to score 151. Even though other batsmen fell cheaply, his innings made sure that India would not lose the test match. Kumble declared the India innings at 269/7 and the match finished early as tame draw. Tendulkar was awarded the Man of the Match Award.
The second Test Match was played at the PCA Stadium in Mohali, Punjab. The Indians dished out a clinical all-round performance to outclass Australia by a record 320 runs on Day 5 to lead the 4-Test series 1-0. This was the biggest win for India in Test match cricket excluding an innings victory.It was a historical match for India with Sachin Tendulkar who became the highest run scorer in Test match history surpassing record of 11,957 runs marks and on the way becoming the first man to score 12000 runs in Test cricket history. It was a historic outing for Sourav Ganguly too, as he passed 7000 runs in Test cricket and scored a century in the process.
The Third Test Match was played at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. Anil Kumble, The Ace Spinner of Indian National Cricket team declared his retirement from the Test Matches after suffering from torn fingers.He was also the captain of the Indian side in this game. The match ended in a draw and VVS Laxman was declared the Man of the Match. Gautam Gambhir and Laxman scored double hundreds in India's First Innings.
After setting the visitors a daunting target of 382 for victory in a turning fifth day track, India went on to dismiss the Aussies for 209 at just before the tea to wrap up the four-match series with a 2-0 margin. It turned out to be a perfect gift for Sourav Ganguly by his teammates in his farewell Test as they bowled out the Aussies in just about two sessions of play on the last day.
Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma was declared the man of the series.
India won the 2 test series 2-0. Sachin Tendulkar was declared the man of the series.
- First test was played at PCA Stadium in Mohali, Punjab 1–5 October 2010. India won by 1 wicket. Zaheer Khan was named as the man of the match.
The first test was an instant classic. Australia made 428 in its first innings. Opening batsman Shane Watson scored a century and Wicket keeper Tim Paine made a 92 to lead the charge. In reply India's top order almost contributed equally with Sachin Tendulkar scoring 98 and Suresh Raina scoring 86. India made 405 in their first innings. Indian bowlers led a surge in the second Innings to rout Australia to 192. India were set a target of 216. Wickets started to fall in the evening of 4th day with Ben Hilfenhaus taking the key wickets of Gambhir, Sehwag and Raina. The score stood at 55/4 at the end of 4th day's Play with Tendulkar playing with night watchman Zaheer Khan. Australia started the 5th day well to remove Zaheer Khan first. VVS Laxman who played late down the order because of his back injury joined Tendulkar for the 6th wicket. They improved the scoring rate considerably. However Tendulkar was out for 38 trying to play an upper late cut off Bollinger. MS Dhoni then followed Tendulkar as he was run out following a confusion with Raina who was a by runner for VVS Laxman. The score stood at 122/7. Harbhajan too was out pretty quickly facing just 2 deliveries. It looked all but over for India. India were 124/8 with an injury-ridden VVS Laxman and Ishant sharma at the crease and only Pragyan Ojha to follow. India still needed 92 runs to win with just 2 wickets remaining at lunch. It looked like a lost cause to India.
The post lunch session was one of the most dramatic sessions in Test history. VVS Laxman played one of his best knocks along with Ishant Sharma for most of the post lunch session. He was happy to give Ishant most of the strike with Ishant stone-walling the rest of the over. Occasional boundaries (mainly from Sharma) and early singles off every over had India slowly, but surely inching towards their target. In what seemed like forever, India crawled from 124/8 to 170, 180 and 190/8. Finally Ishant got out to a Ben Hilfenhaus lbw decision that replays showed was going down the leg side, with the score at 205. Pragyan Ojha, the last man for India joined Laxman at the crease. During Mitchell Johnson's over more drama followed with Ojha being clearly struck in line, but On-field Umpire Billy Bowden turned down the appeal. Pragyan Ojha tried to sneak a single when substitute fielder Steven Smith shied at the stumps. But unfortunately for Australia, no fielders where backing his throw. It went for four overthrows meaning India just needed 2 runs to win.
At this point of time three results were possible (India win, Australia win and a Tie). Mitchell Johnson then strayed a delivery on to the leg side and Ojha did well to just push it past the wicket keeper. The Indian batsmen ran a couple and had won the match. VVS Laxman top scored in the second innings with an unbeaten 73 and once again proved himself a nemesis to Australia turning certain defeat into glorious victory similar to Kolkata 2001, Adelaide 2003 and Perth 2008.
With this win it meant that India can hold onto the trophy even if it lost the next test match as India won the 2008/09 series 2-0.
- Second test was played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru 9–13 October. India won by 7 wickets. Sachin Tendulkar was named as the man of the match.
Australia won the first Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground by 122 runs within 4 days. Australia scored 333 in their first innings with debutant Ed Cowan top scoring on 68. In reply India collapsed from 3/214 to 282 all out with Ben Hilfenhaus taking 5 wickets on his return to Test Cricket from injury. Australia then recovered from their own collapse to 4/27 with Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey building a partnership of 115 in Australia's 2nd innings total of 240. India was set a target of 292, but regular wickets to the Australian pacemen saw them all out for 169. Man of the Match was awarded to James Pattinson with figures of 18*, 2/55, and 4/53. He also made 37*.
The second Test started with India collapsing for 191 after winning the toss on day one at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Australia in reply scored 659/4 with Michael Clarke scoring a triple century (329 not out), Michael Hussey scoring 150 not out and Ricky Ponting scoring 134. In reply, India folded up when trailing by 68 runs. Sachin Tendulkar scored 80 as Australia won the Test.
The third Test started with India batting first, but only managed 161 runs in the first innings. The Australians replied with 369, including a century from 69 deliveries from David Warner, the fastest century by an opener. In the second innings, the Indians were bowled out for 171, and Australia won the match by an innings and 37 runs. Australia leads the series 3-0, and have regained the Border–Gavaskar Trophy.
The fourth Test started with Australia batting first, and notching up 7/604 declared with Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting both scoring double centuries. India managed 272 runs in the first innings, with Virat Kohli scoring his maiden Test century. Australia did not enforce the follow-on, batting 5/167 declared to set India a target of 500 runs. India was bowled out for 201, 298 runs short. The player of the match was Peter Siddle, and the player of the series was Michael Clarke.
In the first match of the series, Australia won the toss and batted first and scored 380 in the first innings. They started really well in the innings but Ravichandran Ashwin ripped through the middle order to restrict them. The Indian team started their first innings in a shaky manner by losing two early wickets. However, Sachin and Cheteshwar Pujara took the score over 100. After losing Pujara, India was again in a bad condition but Kohli scored a hundred and was not out on day 2. MS Dhoni scored a fantastic 224 to give India a strong lead. In their second innings, the Australians quickly lost their wickets to the Indian spinners. At one time, they were 180/9, however, Moises Henriques 81* took the total score to 241. India chased down the target of 50 with the loss of two wickets and won the match. MS Dhoni was judged man of the match for his 224 in the first innings.
In the second test,the Australian batting order collapsed and captain, Michael Clarke,took a surprising decision to declare their innings at 237/9 in the hope to let India play the remaining three overs of the day. But India were 5-0 at the end of three overs. India lost Virender Sehwag early next day but a fantastic partnership between Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara saw India surpass a total of 500. Pujara scored 204 runs while Vijay scored 167. In their second innings, the Australian batting order collapsed for a mere 131 and India won the match by an innings and 135 runs, thus, gaining a lead of 2-0 in the series. Cheteshwar Pujara was judged man of the match for his 204.
The first day of the third test at Chandigarh was washed away by rain. This time Australia did well to score above 400 with half centuries by Ed Cowan and David Warner while Steven Smith and Mitchell Starc missing out on centuries. Starc missed it for 99 and out while Smith was out on 92. But debutant Shikhar Dhawan who had come in for Sehwag made a record 187 runs on debut and became the highest run scorer for India while playing on debut. Vijay also hit consecutive centuries and took the total to 499. The Australian team were dismissed for 223 after the good work by the bowlers and India got a target of 133 on the last day. With wickets falling at regular intervals and shortage of time, the match had become thrilling whether India would win or the match be drawn. But Jadeja and Dhoni ensured the 3-0 series win. Debutant Shikhar Dhawan was judged man of the match.
The fourth test saw a fighting spirit by the Aussies when they scored 262 but dismissed India for 272 and not letting them take a lead bigger than 10 runs. The first two days were filled with sledging by the Aussies. On day two, it was being said that the match was evenly poised but continuous collapse of Australia on day three did not enable them to set a good target despite a fifty by Peter Siddle in both the innings which created a record for half-centuries in both the innings of a test match by a number 9 batsman.India got a target of 155 and they achieved it easily on the same day with contribution from Kohli's 41, Dhoni's 12 not out and Pujara not out on 82. Dhoni hit the winning runs and India created history by winning four test matches in a series for the first time ever in their test history. Ravindra Jadeja was awarded the Man Of The Match award for his career best 5-58 and Ravichandran Ashwin was named the Man Of The Series for getting 29 wickets in four matches.
In the first match of the series, Australia won the toss and batted first and scored 517 in the first innings, declaring the innings in cost of seven wickets. This was the Test captaincy debut for Virat Kohli. The Australian batting started the innings with fireworks, with David Warner's 145 run knock in just 163 balls. Steve Smith played an unbeaten innings of 162. Day 2 was wasted due to rain. During the third day the Indian batting order managed to score 444 getting 73 runs short of the mammoth score by Australia. The Indian captain Virat Kohli scored 115 runs. The fourth day belonged to the Australian batting order scoring 290 runs and only costing 5 wickets. This was one of the matches in which Australia declared in both the innings. David Warner again scored a ton. During the last day and last innings India had to chase 363 runs, but managed to score only 315 runs resulting in a 48 run victory for Australia. Despite the defeat the match is considered as a good fight by the young Indians. Virat Kohli became the second ever Indian cricketer to score two centuries in one match.
The second match again was won by Australia and had by now gripped the series away from India. India put a great fightback in rest of the two matches and could eventually end it up in a draw.
The first test was considered as a tribute to Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes. The tribute was given by wearing a black band which had 408 written on it, which was the cap number of Hughes. The batsmen gave him tribute on scoring landmarks and scoring 63 runs. Australia won the test series 2-0.
Records and statistics
- Australia were twice denied a record 17th Consecutive Test win by India. The first instance happened in 2001 Kolkata and the second happened in 2008 Perth.
- Tendulkar became the leading run scorer in Test cricket. [2008/09]
- Tendulkar became the first player to score 15,000 test runs. [2010/11]
- Harbhajan became the first Indian to take a Test match hat-trick. [2000/01]
- Ponting and Clarke were involved in a 386 run fourth wicket partnership in Adelaide which is the highest in India-Australia series for any wicket. [2011/12]
- Michael Clarke scored the highest Test score at the SCG in the Second Test of the 2011-12 series played in Australia. His score of 329* was also the fourth highest Test score by an Australian batsman. [2011-12]
- David Warner scored the fourth fastest Test century of all time in the Third Test at the WACA, scoring from just 69 balls on his way to 180. Warner hit five sixes in his complete domination over the Indians, including a six to bring up his century. His final score exceeded the entire Indian first innings score. [2011-12]
- Shikhar Dhawan scored the fastest century on Test debut in the Third Test at Mohali, scoring from 85 balls. His final score of 187 is also the highest score by an Indian on debut. 
- Virat Kohli became the second test Captain to score 100 in both the innings on the captaincy debut. [2014/15]
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- PCA Stadium (Mohali);
- Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Nagpur);
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Published: Monday, June 11, 2012 at 5:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 2:19 p.m.
DEBARY -- Hardhats and boots are on the ground, moving in between heavy machinery and trucks to transform a vacant field into a commuter-rail stop.
The $1.3 billion SunRail project has left the station and is set to arrive in 2014. In DeBary, the northernmost stop of the 31-mile first phase, the sights and sounds of construction are building hopes the train is pulling development and jobs right behind it.
This morning, U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and a powerful advocate for the project, will join state, county and city officials at a formal groundbreaking ceremony for the DeBary stop at 620 S. U.S. 17-92. The event starts at 10 a.m. and parking will be available at Gemini Springs Park, 37 Dirksen Drive, with shuttle service to the site.
Those assembled will likely talk about SunRail as not simply an alternative route for workers to get to Orlando, but as a tool for economic development and job creation.
A second phase will stretch the line to 61 miles, from Poinciana on the south end to DeLand on the north later in the decade.
That infrastructure is the basis for state projections, including the creation of 44,200 jobs in Volusia County alone over the coming years.
The projections are also rooted in a national trend referred to as transit-oriented development.
In cities such as Charlotte, N.C., and Portland, Ore., such development -- a mix of high-density housing, office and commercial buildings -- has brought real results, planners say. But the Tri-Rail commuter train in South Florida, which started in 1989, has remained more of a park-and-ride system with financial problems.
Just how real that economic development will be for Central Florida, and DeBary specifically, is yet to be seen.
BUZZ IN DEBARY
With the train still nearly two years away, it's too early to gauge what kind of development SunRail will bring to DeBary, a city of 19,320. But the City Council has laid out a vision in the form of an Overlay District that will give potential developers more options than the current zoning of the land.
In trying to picture it, start with the station itself. The state's contractors are building a second railroad track next to the existing rail line that parallels U.S. 17-92. Near the intersection with Fort Florida Road, there will be a platform and a park-and-ride lot.
Within a quarter-mile of the platform, the only existing structures are a convenience store and gas station and a mobile-home park. Much of the rest of the surrounding land is vacant, some of it for sale.
The city's Overlay District encourages higher-density housing, such as apartments and condos, within a quarter-mile of the platform, and a mix of commercial, office and public uses also within walking distance, according to Rebecca Hammock, DeBary's planning administrator. The district would allow for as much as 32 development units per acre as well as taller buildings than are typically seen in the city, up to 45 feet for mixed-use projects.
All of the plans have come at a time of economic slowdown, so the SunRail has been viewed as a spark. So far, though, the flame hasn't ignited, say real-estate agents representing landowners in the area.
""The market is not there for DeBary yet. It's not going to be there for some time,"" said Steve Costa, a broker associate for Charles Wayne Properties Inc., which is marketing a 340-acre tract across U.S. 17-92 from the SunRail station.
Costa, who said he had proposed a 600-home development at that property that was turned down by a previous City Council, said DeBary would do well to start allowing more single-family housing near the station to attract more commercial and high-density proposals.
The full realization of a DeBary transit-oriented development might have to wait for the 11 other initial SunRail stops in Seminole and Orange counties.
Steve Olson, a spokesman for the Florida Department of Transportation, said Lake Mary and Longwood are negotiating with developers at their stops, while Orlando has already attracted a nearly $500 million investment immediately adjacent to the LYNX Station site downtown.
""My feeling is you'll have buy-in once you have developments around those other stations, and they're successful, and you have decent ridership,"" Costa said.
But Mike Palombi, a Lake Mary real estate agent who is selling a 1-acre parcel near the DeBary station, said a hotter commercial real estate market is for office warehouses, not the kind of high-end mixed-use projects in the city's plans.
""I haven't gotten too much of that so far,"" Palombi said.
But DeBary City Manager Dan Parrott believes he's seeing the beginning of something.
""We're starting to get more commercial interest, at least more people coming in and asking questions,"" Parrott said. ""There are a couple of retail possibilities in town, not at the (SunRail) station. Most people know the train won't start running until 2014.""
CHARLOTTE'S TRANSIT WEB
While many of the other stops along SunRail's initial route are already located in urbanized areas, much of DeBary is undeveloped land.
City Councilman Nick Koval, who sits on the SunRail Technical Advisory Committee, is optimistic that his city's blank canvas will ultimately prove attractive.
""I think that in my personal opinion, that's a developer's dream, because (a developer) doesn't have that obstacle of demo-ing and moving things around,"" Koval said.
Eric Dumbaugh, an associate professor of urban and regional planning at Florida Atlantic University, said he doesn't know a lot about DeBary, specifically, but said the kinds of urban, mixed-use projects in Central Florida such as Celebration and Baldwin Park have been successful.
""These things tend to do well in Orlando,"" he said. ""There's no reason that wouldn't work.""
Transit-oriented development has worked in other communities, including Charlotte and Portland. One stop along Portland's MAX train line, Orenco Station in Hillsboro, Ore., has attracted ""high-quality"" development that's attractive to both retirees and younger adults, he said.
Dumbaugh has seen Charlotte's revitalization firsthand.
""There's a lot of infill housing coming in,"" he said. ""It's all relatively new.""
The Charlotte Area Transit System -- CATS -- line opened in 2007, and has generated about $1.4 billion in new projects, said Olaf Kinard, assistant director of public transit. Property around the line that had been valued at $6 million before construction is now valued at $18 million.
The East-West Station, for example, helped land an 11-story, 310-unit luxury apartment complex.
What's good for the community is also good for the train. Ridership is ahead of schedule, Kinard said. The 15,000 daily riders in 2012 is what had been projected for 2020.
Tri-Rail, a system built in 1989 between West Palm Beach and Miami in South Florida, has been viewed as a train line that has not lived up to the promise of transit-oriented development.
Dumbaugh said Tri-Rail remains a work in progress, with a lot of untapped potential.
""There's a lot of energy around redevelopment (near Tri-Rail) in general,"" he said.
The urban-sprawl style of development is now limited in South Florida by geography. There's the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Everglades to the west, and not many greenfield development opportunities left.
""It's a real challenge,"" he said. ""The real solution is going back to building cities. You need transit.""
One key difference between Charlotte's system and Tri-Rail is in the train's function. CATS is a light-rail system, with lots of stops, whereas Tri-Rail is a commuter train, with a park-and-ride lot primarily designed for people going to work.
SunRail will be a commuter line.
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9d9669ce-0e6f-44f8-81d9-53ebdb12e182,2019-08-18T17:28:24+00:00,2008-11-20,1,https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/science/20mammoth.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&em,"Scientists are talking for the first time about the old idea of resurrecting extinct species as if this staple of science fiction is a realistic possibility, saying that a living mammoth could perhaps be regenerated for as little as $10 million.
The same technology could be applied to any other extinct species from which one can obtain hair, horn, hooves, fur or feathers, and which went extinct within the last 60,000 years, the effective age limit for DNA.
Though the stuffed animals in natural history museums are not likely to burst into life again, these old collections are full of items that may contain ancient DNA that can be decoded by the new generation of DNA sequencing machines.
If the genome of an extinct species can be reconstructed, biologists can work out the exact DNA differences with the genome of its nearest living relative. There are talks on how to modify the DNA in an elephant’s egg so that after each round of changes it would progressively resemble the DNA in a mammoth egg. The final-stage egg could then be brought to term in an elephant mother, and mammoths might once again roam the Siberian steppes.
The same would be technically possible with Neanderthals, whose full genome is expected to be recovered shortly, but there would be several ethical issues in modifying modern human DNA to that of another human species.Continue reading the main story
A scientific team headed by Stephan C. Schuster and Webb Miller at Pennsylvania State University reports in Thursday’s issue of Nature that it has recovered a large fraction of the mammoth genome from clumps of mammoth hair. Mammoths, ice-age relatives of the elephant, were hunted by the modern humans who first learned to inhabit Siberia some 22,000 years ago. The mammoths fell extinct in both their Siberian and North American homelands toward the end of the last ice age, some 10,000 years ago.
Dr. Schuster and Dr. Miller said there was no technical obstacle to decoding the full mammoth genome, which they believe could be achieved for a further $2 million. They have already been able to calculate that the mammoth’s genes differ at some 400,000 sites on its genome from that of the African elephant.
There is no present way to synthesize a genome-size chunk of mammoth DNA, let alone to develop it into a whole animal. But Dr. Schuster said a shortcut would be to modify the genome of an elephant’s cell at the 400,000 or more sites necessary to make it resemble a mammoth’s genome. The cell could be converted into an embryo and brought to term by an elephant, a project he estimated would cost some $10 million. “This is something that could work, though it will be tedious and expensive,” he said.
There have been several Russian attempts to cultivate eggs from frozen mammoths that look so perfectly preserved in ice. But the perfection is deceiving since the DNA is always degraded and no viable cells remain. Even a genome-based approach would have been judged entirely impossible a few years ago and is far from reality even now.
Still, several technical barriers have fallen in surprising ways. One barrier was that ancient DNA is always shredded into tiny pieces, seemingly impossible to analyze. But a new generation of DNA decoding machines use tiny pieces as their starting point. Dr. Schuster’s laboratory has two, known as 454 machines, each of which costs $500,000.
Another problem has been that ancient DNA in bone, the usual source, is heavily contaminated with bacterial DNA. Dr. Schuster has found that hair is a much purer source of the host’s DNA, with the keratin serving to seal it in and largely exclude bacteria.
A third issue is that the DNA of living cells can be modified only very laboriously and usually at one site at a time. Dr. Schuster said he had been in discussion with George Church, a well-known genome technologist at Harvard Medical School, about a new method Dr. Church has invented for modifying some 50,000 genomic sites at a time.
The method has not yet been published, and until other scientists can assess it they are likely to view genome engineering on such a scale as being implausible. Rudolph Jaenisch, a biologist at the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge, said the proposal to resurrect a mammoth was “a wishful-thinking experiment with no realistic chance for success.”
Dr. Church, however, said that there had recently been enormous technical improvements in decoding genomes and that he expected similar improvements in genome engineering. In his new method, some 50,000 corrective DNA sequences are injected into a cell at one time. In the laboratory, the cell would then be grown and tested and its descendants subjected to further rounds of DNA modification until judged close enough to that of the ancient species. In the case of resurrecting the mammoth, Dr. Church said, the process would begin by taking a skin cell from an elephant and converting it to the embryonic state with a method developed last year by Dr. Shinya Yamanaka for reprogramming cells.
Asked if the mammoth project might indeed happen, Dr. Church said that “there is some enthusiasm for it,” although making zoos better did not outrank fixing the energy crisis on his priority list.
Dr. Schuster believes that museums could prove gold mines of ancient DNA because any animal remains containing keratin, from hooves to feathers, could hold enough DNA for the full genome to be recovered by the new sequencing machines.
The full genome of the Neanderthal, an ancient human species probably driven to extinction by the first modern humans that entered Europe some 45,000 years ago, is expected to be recovered shortly. If the mammoth can be resurrected, the same would be technically possible for Neanderthals.
But the process of genetically engineering a human genome into the Neanderthal version would probably raise many objections, as would several other aspects of such a project. “Catholic teaching opposes all human cloning, and all production of human beings in the laboratory, so I do not see how any of this could be ethically acceptable in humans,” said Richard Doerflinger, an official with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Dr. Church said there might be an alternative approach that would “alarm a minimal number of people.” The workaround would be to modify not a human genome but that of the chimpanzee, which is some 98 percent similar to that of people. The chimp’s genome would be progressively modified until close enough to that of Neanderthals, and the embryo brought to term in a chimpanzee.
“The big issue would be whether enough people felt that a chimp-Neanderthal hybrid would be acceptable, and that would be broadly discussed before anyone started to work on it,” Dr. Church said.Continue reading the main story",1412,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313987.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818165510-20190818191510-00187.warc.gz,0.967801511287689
144feb0f-720b-427e-be4b-1918a40c129f,2019-08-20T08:43:15+00:00,2019-07-28,1,https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/28/reuters-america-saudi-arabia-to-start-next-phase-of-flour-mill-privatisation.html,"While the U.S. gave Huawei a 90-day reprieve, allowing American businesses to keep selling specific products to the Chinese firm, it also added more affiliates of the...Technologyread more
The attacks come after state and local ransomware attacks in New York, Louisiana, Maryland and Florida resulted in the loss of significant sums.Technologyread more
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Baidu posted better-than-expected earnings for the June quarter, swinging back to profit and managing to stabilize its core ad business.Technologyread more
Several big Pimco funds controlled by Ivascyn have reportedly been trimming their bond market positions in the U.K. and Europe.World Marketsread more
United States Steel Corp will temporarily lay off hundreds of workers at its Great Lakes facility in Michigan in coming weeks, according to a filing the steelmaker made with...US Marketsread more
While Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam painted a bleak picture of the city's economy, she expressed hope that dialogue with protesters could provide ""a way out.""China Politicsread more
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The report comes as Trump in recent days has lashed out over media reports about growing recession fears.Politicsread more
DUBAI, July 28 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer SAGO said on Sunday the next phase of the sale of its flour mills, when pre-qualified bidders would perform due diligence and present financial offers, would start on Wednesday.
Saudi SAGO accepted applications for pre-qualification in 2018 and has since selected potential bidders.
The sale of Saudi's flour milling sector is part of a wide-reaching overhaul of its economy and has drawn interest from some of the world's largest agribusiness firms.
SAGO did not name the pre-qualified bidders. (Reporting by Asma Alsharif and Maha El Dahan; Editing by Susan Fenton)",502,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315258.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820070415-20190820092415-00108.warc.gz,0.943106651306152
e053ad0b-0a82-4269-aff5-0c136f970927,2019-08-19T03:36:22+00:00,2019-05-23,1,https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/23/joe-pavelski-discusses-his-season-and-his-future-hopefully-its-going-to-be-here/,"CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device
SAN JOSE — Joe Pavelski will be playing in the NHL next season. Whether he’s back with the Sharks is another matter.
“Am I concerned? I don’t know. I know I’m going to be playing hockey next year. Hopefully it’s going to be here,” Pavelski said Thursday. “We love it here. I think something will happen, who really knows, but coming off a lot of emotions coming through the playoffs and that round, we’ll sit down and take a look at what will happen here. We’re going to be alright, I think, regardless.”
Pavelski is slated to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 as he finishes the five-year, $30 million contract he signed in July 2013. He led the Sharks with 38 goals this past year, and just completed his fourth season as the team’s captain.
But he’ll also turn 35 in July, and if Patrick Marleau — Mr. Shark — can sign with another team via free agency, just about any player who has worn nothing but teal throughout his NHL career can, or so it seems.
Whether to reach an agreement with Pavelski on dollar — and particularly term — figures to be one of Sharks general manager Doug Wilson’s biggest decisions this offseason, and there are a few.
Pavelski is one of seven San Jose players that can enter unrestricted free agency this summer, and the Sharks already have a little over $58 million tied up in 15 contracts for next season.
“It’s the nature of the business of a cap system,” Wilson said. “When you want to have good hockey teams you have good players who have matriculated up and are going to get paid well, that’s the decisions you have to make. We’ll get to those things soon enough.
“I guess it’s a good problem and a bad problem. Good is you have good players who are going to get compensated well. You want players to want to be here. That mode will start in the next few days.”
Pavelski dealt with myriad injuries over the past two months.
The knee injury that forced him to miss seven games toward the end of the regular was re-aggravated after he took a hit from Alex Pietrangelo in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final of the St. Louis Blues. He, Tomas Hertl and Erik Karlsson all had to miss Game 6, which the Blues won 5-1 to capture the series four-games-to-two and advance to the Stanley Cup Final.
Pavelski finished with four goals and five assists in 13 playoff games, and had one goal and two assists in five games against St. Louis.
“It never fully healed up, but it was good enough to go for awhile,” Pavelski said of the injury, which will not require surgery. “Just got hit in a way that kind of lit it up again.”
Pavelski also got hit in the mouth with a puck in the opening game of the playoffs against the Vegas Golden Knights, and of course took a nasty spill in Game 7 of that series that forced him to miss the first six games of the second round against the Colorado Avalanche. He also had to have hand surgery.
“He got hit in the mouth, had a knee thing, his hand was operated on two weeks ago. He just keeps on going,” Wilson said. “And at the end, obviously, he couldn’t. But that’s why he’s the leader that he is. Guys play through things and we missed them all at the end. But that’s the nature of the NHL playoffs. Those things will happen.”
Healthy again to start the year after he dealt with hand and wrist injuries to start the 2017-18 season, Pavelski’s 38 goals were the most he’s had in any year since he had 41 in 2013-14. He also had 38 in 2015-16, and has 355 goals and 761 points in 963 career games.
“I definitely expect something like that. I expect that going forward,” Pavelski said of his season. “I don’t know how else to say it. As players, you set certain levels and you expect to stay at that and reach that.
“Obviously every year is a little different, but it was nice to see it happen again because the other years had little injuries along the way that maybe didn’t allow me to do certain things, but there was never a thought that I couldn’t do that again or it was going the other way.”
Although there hasn’t been much in the way of dialogue between the two sides as of yet, Pavelski said he’s confident a deal with the Sharks can get done.
“Yeah, I’m pretty confident. I’ve got a pretty strong belief system that I’ll be back here,” he said. “It’s just things have to work themselves out along the way. We had a lot of things going on with many different players. It’s nothing I’m too worried about. My mindset really doesn’t change.
“I know where I’m at as a player, and physically right now. So I’ll get a little rest. Need to have a good summer, it’s like anything, it doesn’t matter where you’re coming in. My mindset doesn’t really change. You go back and you try to add different layers throughout the summer and all to prepare you to have a good season and have a shot at the end.”",1247,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314641.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819032136-20190819054136-00364.warc.gz,0.981529951095581
1494e3bf-6316-473c-a4b4-f2bb3ce9c60c,2022-05-24T22:56:46+00:00,2021-05-24,1,"https://nl.fashionnetwork.com/news/Victoria-s-secret-board-of-directors-new-partnerships-unveiled,1311240.html","Victoria's Secret board of directors, new partnerships unveiled
L Brands' spin-off of Victoria's Secret is taking shape, as it secures a board of directors for the standalone, publicly traded company that is expected to be formed through the separation of its Bath & Body Works and Victoria’s Secret businesses.
L Brands unveiled on Wednesday that the new Victoria’s Secret Board is expected to consist of seven directors, six of whom are independent and six of whom are women including the chair of the board, who will be Donna James, managing director, Lardon & Associates LLC.
The other members include Irene Chang Britt, senior vice president, global baking and snacking, Campbell Soup Company; Sarah Davis, former president, Loblaw Companies Limited; Jacqueline Hernández, former chief marketing officer, Hispanic Enterprises and Content, NBC Universal; Lauren Peters, former chief financial officer, Foot Locker, Inc.; Anne Sheehan, former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee; and finally, Martin Waters, chief executive officer, Victoria’s Secret. The two directors who currently serve on the L Brands board are expected to step down from the board in connection with the separation.
“Today marks an exciting milestone in our plans to launch Victoria’s Secret as an independent, publicly traded company,” said Sarah E. Nash, chair of L Brands’ Board.
“We are thrilled with the group of diverse and seasoned executives who will comprise the new Victoria’s Secret Board. These individuals collectively bring immense leadership and industry experience as well as financial and governance expertise, which will be instrumental as the Victoria’s Secret team continues to realize the brand’s full potential.”
The announcement coincides with the launch of two partnerships designed to positively impact the lives of women around the world: The VS Collective and the VS Global Women’s Cancer Fund. While, The VS Collective, a new partnership platform, will bring together a group of trailblazers, The VS Global Women’s Cancer Fund is an initiative to fund innovative research projects aimed at progressing treatments and cures for women’s cancers and investing in the next generation of female scientists.
The partnerships come as the brand has struggled to keep step with shifts in the lingerie sector, which has focused around comfort, diversity and inclusivity in recent years.
The previously announced plan to separate Bath & Body Works and Victoria’s Secret into standalone publicly listed companies remains on track to be completed in August 2021.
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bcb44edf-a437-449d-8afb-3ff27db8c23a,2016-07-27T02:01:36+00:00,2016-07-27,0,http://www.spyder.tv/forums/showpost.php?p=259773&postcount=1,"Back in the game.
So I started playing again... (auto-x and paintball? Here's to being broke but happy)
Team Murder Machine lives again. My co-captain and I decided to revive the name and we have a local pump paintball team. It's a throw together team to have fun and play events. We're going PSP this year Chicago and Jersey.
First tourney is on Sunday at GRC. It's a mech/pump league. We will have two, three-man teams there competing.
The objective of the team was to have a good time, play events and play for cheap. Pump was the answer. We have a good amount of veteran paintballers this time (some have been playing as long as the game has been around) and I couldn't be more excited.
Wish us luck! I'll try to keep updated. I haven't played in a tourney since NPPL Buffalo in '08 lmao.
armedfuture (3:14:56 AM): they get upset easy when you use big words like ""rental"" and ""air""",232,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257825358.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071025-00309-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.982559204101562
c1776b2c-428e-4fc5-b4ac-0ebb7f824864,2013-06-19T14:39:24+00:00,2012-09-29,1,http://www.yorkdispatch.com/letters/ci_21671376/letter-medicare-cuts-will-hurt-cancer-patients,"I treat cancer patients daily in our community. As a radiation oncologist, I am deeply troubled by the proposed Medicare cuts that could take effect on Jan. 1, 2013.
These payment cuts would drastically reduce the amount Medicare pays for certain cancer treatments by up to 40 percent.
My patients depend on these vital treatments, and these cuts would be devastating tomy practice and my patients.
As our population ages, the number of people relying on Medicare is rapidly growing. Radiation therapy helps patients fight cancer every day. The proposed cuts to reimbursement for cancer care jeopardize our progress in battling cancer.
Policymakers must realize how cuts of this magnitude ultimately hurt patients and affect the care that I can provide.
If these cuts go through, it will have a negative impact on my patients and my practice.
A doctor and patient should be able to choose among all possible options for lifesaving cancer treatments and should not have to worry about Medicare cuts limiting those choices. This is not what cancer patients in our community, or across the country, deserve.
Our members of Congress can help stop these Medicare cuts to radiation therapy. We need our voices heard to protect access to community cancer care.",242,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00010-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.929758191108704
88e2c399-9696-4e39-83a0-a008f815f687,2022-05-27T18:04:21+00:00,2021-07-01,1,https://volksworld.com/news/news-e10-fuel-is-coming-what-it-means-to-you/,"After two painfully long consultations, it looks as if E10 petrol will be introduced to UK petrol stations this September. Currently, UK petrol uses a maximum of five per cent ethanol (E5), made from wheat or sugar beet, but E10 doubles that concentration, which could spell trouble for older cars…
Why? Because ethanol is hygroscopic, so absorbs water from the atmosphere, potentially leading to corrosion in metal fuel tanks, fuel lines and carburettors. It’s also a solvent, and the higher concentration can eventually disintegrate plastic and rubber, so fuel lines, washers and diaphragms in older carbs and fuel systems could be at risk.
The saving grace for classic VW owners is the government has committed to retaining some E5, which will still be available in higher octane ‘Super’ grade fuels. However, as that is typically already more than 13p per litre than regular unleaded, filling up is going to be expensive.
A cheaper, and safer, option is to replace old rubber fuel lines with modern J30/R9 fuel hose (and, where possible, update carb floats, seals and associated fittings, too). Oh, and be sure to add fuel hose checks to your regular service and inspection routine.
You can see if your ‘modern’ vehicle is E10 compatible at www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-e10-petrol, but it’s pointless if you own any kind of classic as it only lists post-2000 models (in which case you should change those hoses as a matter of course!)",332,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662675072.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527174336-20220527204336-00422.warc.gz,0.945745229721069
776d7f79-0472-4717-ab40-1f913b694283,2016-07-26T15:32:00+00:00,2013-06-18,1,http://www.buffalonews.com/20130618/NFTA_given_speedup_for_study_of_Buffalo_Amherst_rail_link.html,"WASHINGTON – The U.S. government has agreed to change the terms of a $1.2 million federal grant to allow the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to speed up its study of building a mass transit link between downtown Buffalo and Amherst.
The Federal Transit Administration agreed to the change at the request of Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., who announced the move on Tuesday.
“This simple rule change will save an estimated $1 million and one year in the project’s development,” Schumer said. “That’s a year closer to a sensible system that ties the Medical Campus and downtown Buffalo with UB’s Amherst campus.”
Schumer won the $1.2 million grant for the study in October 2011, and at the time, federal law required that the money be spent on both an “alternatives analysis” and an “environmental review.”
Congress consolidated these two processes into one in highway legislation it passed last year – but not for projects that were funded under an earlier highway bill, which included the Buffalo transit study.
Such projects needed special approval for such a consolidation. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that approval in a letter to Schumer.
“I can assure you that FTA staff at headquarters and at the New York City Regional Office has been working with NFTA to amend the grant application, which should be completed in the near future,” LaHood wrote. “I also appreciate the need for transportation and other services over the wide-ranging area of Amherst, Buffalo and Niagara, and how much your constituents will benefit from the improvements.”
With the expansion of the Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus and nearby parking in short supply, the NFTA has dusted off the decades-old idea of extending Metro Rail to Amherst and other northern suburbs.
The original plans four decades ago called for an eventual light rail link to the north, but the pending study will take a look both at that option and also much cheaper alternatives, such as dedicated bus lanes.
Under the study that will now go forward, the NFTA will consider these alternatives while also studying the environmental impact of each prospective plan.
While it is far too early to know exactly how a northern transit link would be constructed – or how it would be funded – NFTA officials envision a “coatless” transit system where a doctor could board public transit near his or her home in Amherst and travel to the Medical Campus without ever going outdoors.
Kim Minkel, the NFTA’s executive director, thanked Schumer for pressing the Federal Transit Administration to change the terms of the grant to allow the studies to be combined.
“Going forward, this will provide for a faster and less expensive process,” she said.",586,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824994.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00274-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.948227822780609
b7238212-aa8f-4e64-8375-5261ef93d9b9,2013-05-22T07:34:50+00:00,2005-11-01,1,http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcsupply/5negoreac11.html,"U.S. Water News Online
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- After four years of talks,
negotiators have reached a deal aimed at preventing outsiders from
raiding Great Lakes water and encouraging more efficient use of the
coveted resource within the region.
""There were many difficult issues that required compromise, but a
consensus has been reached,'' said David Naftzger, executive director
of the Council of Great Lakes Governors.
The agreement was motivated largely by fears that states in the
booming -- and arid -- Southwest will try tapping into the lakes,
which hold 90 percent of the nation's fresh surface water, as their
populations and political clout grow.
Governors and premiers of the eight states and two Canadian
provinces adjoining the lakes agreed in 2001 to develop a legal
framework for keeping their waters inside the drainage basin.
Staffers have been working on details ever since.
The final version has been submitted to the governors and
premiers, who are expected to sign it during a meeting Dec. 13 in
Milwaukee. State legislatures and Congress will be asked to approve a
binding compact carrying out the accord.
Because the states cannot make treaties with foreign governments,
they signed a separate, nonbinding agreement with the provinces,
which are expected to implement the compact's provisions on their
The Associated Press obtained a copy of the agreement, which would
outlaw most new or increased diversions of water -- including
groundwater, inland lakes and rivers as well as the Great Lakes --
from the basin.
Exceptions could be made for communities and counties straddling
the basin's boundary if they cannot meet their needs from other
sources or through conservation. Such diversions could be only for
public water supplies, and excess water would have to be returned to
Any of the states could veto a diversion to a straddling county.
Regulation of water use within the basin would be left up to each
state and province, in keeping with standards designed to protect the
ecosystem. They would be required to adopt conservation programs.
They also would set their own policies on bottling water from the
Great Lakes region, a particularly contentious issue.
Many environmentalists say bottling water and selling it outside
the basin is no less a diversion than shipping it away in tankers or
through pipes. It sets a precedent for treating water as an economic
commodity that could be privatized instead of a public resource
available to all, they say.
Bottlers contend their water is no different that soft drinks,
beer or any other food product containing water and shouldn't be
regulated as a diversion.
The proposed agreement describes the basin's waters as ""precious
public natural resources shared and held in trust'' by the region's
Gov. Jennifer Granholm imposed a moratorium in May on new or
expanded bottled water operations in Michigan until the Legislature
enacts a water withdrawal law.
That followed the state's issuance of a permit for Nestle Waters
North America Inc. to buy water from the city of Evart for bottling
at a plant in Mecosta County. The permit required that the water be
sold only within the Great Lakes basin, prompting a lawsuit from the
Ontario's natural resources minister, David Ramsay, said he would
discuss the Great Lakes agreement with representatives of Canadian
industry, municipalities and environmental groups.
""Once we get their input then we'll make a final decision whether
Ontario is going to sign on or not,'' Ramsey told Canadian Press.
Representatives of two environmental groups praised the agreement
although they didn't get everything they wanted.
By ratifying it, the region will be ""putting our own house in
order and protecting the waters from diversions and misuse,'' said
Molly Flanagan of the National Wildlife Foundation.
""It's better than the status quo, which means it's better for the
Great Lakes,'' said Cheryl Mendoza of the Alliance for the Great
George Kuper, president of the Council of Great Lakes Industries,
said the latest version of the agreement looked better than previous
ones. But he said his group needed to study the fine print before
deciding whether to endorse it.
""It focuses appropriately on diversions. It seems to leave the
sovereignty of the states intact so they're responsible for managing
in-basin use and conservation,'' Kuper said. ""I think there's a lot
of common sense there.''
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ec242c3c-53d4-4856-95f3-73c99fe669db,2020-10-19T15:53:24+00:00,2019-05-01,1,https://scienceandtechnologynews.net/2019/05/01/nasa-selects-experiments-for-possible-lunar-flights-in-2019/328/,"NASA has selected 12 science and technology demonstration payloads to fly to the Moon as early as the end of this year, dependent upon the availability of commercial landers.
These selections represent an early step toward the agency’s long-term scientific study and human exploration of the Moon and, later, Mars.
“The Moon has unique scientific value and the potential to yield resources, such as water and oxygen,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “Its proximity to Earth makes it especially valuable as a proving ground for deeper space exploration.”
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) initiated the request for proposals leading to these selections as the first step in achieving a variety of science and technology objectives that could be met by regularly sending instruments, experiments and other small payloads to the Moon.
“This payload selection announcement is the exciting next step on our path to return to the surface of the Moon,” said Steve Clarke, SMD’s deputy associate administrator for Exploration at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
“The selected payloads, along with those that will be awarded through the Lunar Surface Instrument and Technology Payloads call, will begin to build a healthy pipeline of scientific investigations and technology development payloads that we can fly to the lunar surface using U.S. commercial landing delivery services. Future calls for payloads are planned to be released each year for additional opportunities,” he said.
The selected payloads include a variety of scientific instruments.
- The Linear Energy Transfer Spectrometer will measure the lunar surface radiation environment.
- Three resource prospecting instruments have been selected to fly:
The Near-Infrared Volatile Spectrometer System is an imaging spectrometer that will measure surface composition.
The Neutron Spectrometer System and Advanced Neutron Measurements at the Lunar Surface are neutron spectrometers that will measure hydrogen abundance.
- The Ion-Trap Mass Spectrometer for Lunar Surface Volatiles instrument is an ion-trap mass spectrometer that will measure volatile contents in the surface and lunar exosphere.
- A magnetometer will measure the surface magnetic field.
- The Low-frequency Radio Observations from the Near Side Lunar Surface instrument, a radio science instrument, will measure the photoelectron sheath density near the surface.
- Three instruments will acquire critical information during entry, descent and landing on the lunar surface, which will inform the design of future landers including the next human lunar lander.
- The Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies will image the interaction between the lander engine plume as it hits the lunar surface.
- The Surface and Exosphere Alterations by Landers payload will monitor how the landing affects the lunar exosphere.
- The Navigation Doppler Lidar for Precise Velocity and Range Sensing payload will make precise velocity and ranging measurements during the descent that will help develop precision landing capabilities for future landers.
There also are two technology demonstrations selected to fly.
- The Solar Cell Demonstration Platform for Enabling Long-Term Lunar Surface Power will demonstrate advanced solar arrays for longer mission duration.
- The Lunar Node 1 Navigation Demonstrator will demonstrate a navigational beacon to assist with geolocation for lunar orbiting spacecraft and landers.
NASA facilities across the nation are developing the payloads, including Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley; Glenn Research Center in Cleveland; Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland; Johnson Space Center in Houston; Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia; and Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Nine U.S. companies, selected through NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) in November 2018, currently are developing landers to deliver NASA payloads to the Moon’s surface. As CLPS providers, they are pre-authorized to compete on individual delivery orders.
NASA also released the Lunar Surface Instrument and Technology Payload (LSITP) call in October 2018 soliciting proposals for science instrument and technology investigations. The final LSITP proposals are due Feb. 27 and awards are expected to be made this spring.
“Once we have awarded the first CLPS mission task order later this spring, we will then select the specific payloads from the internal-NASA and LSITP calls to fly on that mission. Subsequent missions will fly other NASA instrument and technology development packages in addition to commercial payloads,” said Clarke.
Commercial lunar payload delivery services for small payloads, and developing lunar landers for large payloads, to conduct more research on the Moon’s surface is a vital step ahead of a human return.
As the next major step to return astronauts to the Moon under Space Policy Directive-1, NASA has announced plans to work with American companies to design and develop new reusable systems for astronauts to land on the lunar surface. The agency is planning to test new human-class landers on the Moon beginning in 2024, with the goal of sending crew to the surface by 2028.
- 34NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will give a keynote address at the virtual fall Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium meeting at 11:45 am EDT Wednesday, October 14. The event, co-hosted by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and Arizona State University, will stream live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.…",1119,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107863364.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201019145901-20201019175901-00022.warc.gz,0.88722437620163
4dd176e1-d005-4385-86a5-673e060519bf,2013-05-25T13:01:34+00:00,2008-07-30,0,http://www.cf.ac.uk/news/mediacentre/mediareleases/y2008/2863.html,"Skip to content
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30 July 2008
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Scientists from Cardiff University have identified a risk gene associated with the mental health disorder schizophrenia.
An international group of researchers, led by Professors Michael O’Donovan, Nick Craddock, and Michael Owen from the School of Medicine examined DNA samples from more than 7,000 individuals with schizophrenia, and almost 13,000 people without the disorder.
Their findings, which are reported in the journal Nature Genetics, show that DNA variants that are common in the population at large also contribute to some individuals developing schizophrenia.
The researchers believe the risk genes may offer advantages in the brain function of unaffected people, which is why they can be found in the population at large.
Among the genes reported one appears to act by switching other genes on and off.
Professor O’Donovan said: ""We looked for common changes in the genetic code that were more frequent in people with schizophrenia than people without it. Among the genes we found, the evidence for the gene called ZNF804A was particularly strong. We now need to determine the identity of the genes that it can switch on and off. Finding out which ones are regulated should tell us a lot about what biochemical disturbances result in disease, and provide further vital clues into the origins of schizophrenia and hopefully, new ways of treating it.""
Schizophrenia is a common brain disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and changes in motivation and behaviour. It affects approximately one person in 100 at some point in their lives, usually in late adolescence or early adulthood.
The group also found that the same gene also influences risk of the major mood disorder known as bipolar disorder or manic-depression.
The study involved researchers from Ireland, Germany, Japan, China, Israel, America and Australia, and in the UK was funded by the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust.
The group’s results are one of three breakthrough findings in schizophrenia research being published today in the journals Nature, and Nature Genetics, two of which involve the Cardiff team.
In the other paper, published in Nature, Cardiff scientists involved in The International Schizophrenia Consortium found that people with schizophrenia are more likely to have an excess of rare deletions and duplications of large segments of genetic material across their entire genome.
1. The papers will be published electronically on Nature's website on 30 July at 1800 London time / 1300 US Eastern time.
2. Cardiff School of Medicine
Cardiff University’s School of Medicine is a significant contributor to healthcare in Wales, a major provider of professional staff for the National Health Service and an international centre of excellence for research delivering substantial health benefits locally and internationally. The school’s 800 staff include 500 research and academic staff who teach more than 2,000 students, including 1,110 postgraduate students.
The School is based at the Heath Park Campus, a site it shares the University Hospital of Wales, the third largest university hospital in the UK. The School has an all-Wales role, contributing greatly to promoting, enhancing and protecting the nation’s health. A key partner in this role is the National Health Service (NHS) in Wales, with which the School is linked at all levels. This mutual dependency is illustrated by the teaching of medical undergraduates in more than 150 hospitals located in all of Wales’ health authorities. The medical curriculum followed at the School enables students to acquire and apply knowledge, skills, judgement and attitudes appropriate to delivering a high standard of professional care. Around 300 new doctors currently graduate from the School every year and the Welsh Assembly Government has invested substantially in new teaching facilities to increase this number further.
The School is an international leader in basic and clinically applied research activities and scored highly in the most recent Government Research Assessment Exercise. School of Medicine researchers annually win tens of millions of pounds in research awards to work with Government, the healthcare industries and the charitable sector on the most pressing issues of human health. The School has six interdisciplinary research groups to draw upon its own strength in depth and the vast range of expertise available across Cardiff University. These groups are addressing cancer; health sciences research; cardiovascular sciences; genomic approaches to health and disease; infection, immunity and inflammation; metabolism repair and regeneration. The School continually invests in facilities, with major developments including the Henry Wellcome Building for Biomedical Research in Wales, the largest enterprise of its kind ever in Wales. This £11M centre contains research laboratories and facilities for patients to participate in investigations of new disease treatments.
The School has been instrumental in establishing and running many important national research initiatives including the Wales Gene Park, Wales Cancer Bank, the Cardiff Institute for Tissue Engineering and Repair and the Healing Foundation UK Centre for Burns Research. The Wales Gene Park is involved in biomedical research, the provision to the NHS of novel diagnostic and clinical services, knowledge dissemination, genetics and genetics education, and the successful commercialisation of innovations arising from such activities. The Wales Cancer Bank is a collaborative project involving several Welsh NHS Trusts, the universities of Bangor and Swansea and the Welsh Assembly Government and is the first population-based collection of tumour and control tissue samples in Wales. The research will help establish the causes of cancer, help identify new areas for treatment and find out the best way to care for individual patients. The Cardiff Institute for Tissue Engineering and Repair uses scientific research to solve problems which are placing a heavy burden on health services around the world, such as, eye repair, chronic wounds, kidney repair and sports injuries. The Healing Foundation UK Centre for Burns Research is a multi-million pound collaboration investigating treatments and support fort the physical and mental rehabilitation of the 14,000 people suffering severe burns in the country every year.
3. Cardiff University
Cardiff University is recognised in independent government assessments as one of Britain’s leading teaching and research universities. It is also ranked as one of the world’s top 100 universities by the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES).
2008 marks the 125th anniversary of Cardiff University having been founded by Royal Charter in 1883. Today the University combines impressive modern facilities and a dynamic approach to teaching and research. The University’s breadth of expertise in research and research-led teaching encompasses: the humanities; the natural, physical, health, life and social sciences; engineering and technology; preparation for a wide range of professions; and a longstanding commitment to lifelong learning.
Cardiff is a member of the Russell Group of the UK’s leading research universities.
Visit the University website at: www.cardiff.ac.uk
4. Medical Research Council
The Medical Research Council supports the best scientific research to improve human health. Its work ranges from molecular level science to public health medicine and has led to pioneering discoveries in our understanding of the human body and the diseases which affect us all. www.mrc.ac.uk
5. Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Trust is the largest charity in the UK. It funds innovative biomedical research, in the UK and internationally, spending around £600 million each year to support the brightest scientists with the best ideas. The Wellcome Trust supports public debate about biomedical research and its impact on health and wellbeing. http://www.wellcome.ac.uk
Professor Michael C O'Donovan
Professor of Psychiatric Genetics
School of Medicine
Tel: 44 (0)2920 687066
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bb37c526-db99-4ac5-bd49-138dddfe7844,2015-03-30T23:26:26+00:00,2012-12-20,1,http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_22236761/boulder-county-residents-make-plea-against-gross-reservoir?source=most_viewed,"In September 2011, residents of western Boulder County gathered at a public hearing to urge the county commissioners to use their state-granted ""1041 powers"" -- which give local governments say on projects that have statewide impacts -- to stop Denver Water's planned expansion of Gross Reservoir.
More than a year later, county staff members are recommending that the commissioners sign an intergovernmental agreement with Denver Water approving the project with some conditions, rather than risk losing the legal fight that a 1041 permit denial would likely bring.
Boulder County residents who attended a hearing on the agreement Thursday -- concerned about project noise, truck traffic and environmental impacts -- made it clear that they think denying the project outright remains the best option.
""Stop this project. The purpose and the need for the project have not been properly evaluated, nor have the alternatives,"" said Anna McDermott, whose home is less than half a mile from Gross Reservoir. ""This IGA, in my opinion, does not represent the best interest of Boulder County citizens, and until such time that all citizen input can be responded to, I feel signing this document would be a travesty.""
The project, known as the Moffat Collection System Project, would raise the height of the existing dam at the reservoir by 125 feet, allowing it to store an additional 72,000 acre-feet of water for use during droughts in the Denver area.
Conditions laid out in the agreement include setting specific times that trucks could bring concrete aggregate to the work site, which roads they could use and compensation for nearby residents affected by the noise and traffic.
McDermott said she moved to the area for the peace and quiet. She said if she were forced to relocate for years to escape construction noise -- Denver Water expects the project to require a two-year planning phase followed by two to four years of construction -- she would seek $350,000 in compensation.
The agreement would establish a pool of at least $500,000 to compensate area residents and another $2 million the county could use to limit urban sprawl or pay out to residents. Some who spoke Thursday said $50 million might be a more suitable starting point.
County open space attorney Conrad Lattes said Denver Water has contended that Boulder County's 1041 powers would be pre-empted by a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission permit that Denver Water is seeking for the project. Although the county has not conceded that issue, he said the agreement should give the county more flexibility than the 1041 process and would avoid extensive litigation.
Lattes noted the agreement would not prevent individuals or other groups from suing Denver Water over the project, and that it gives the county the option to set conditions that a 1041 review would not.
""The draft IGA is the best set of conditions the staff has been able to negotiate on behalf of Boulder County in order to mitigate impacts form the project, and staff believes it is in Boulder County interests to agree to this IGA as drafted,"" Lattes said.
The Denver Water Board unanimously approved the agreement Wednesday, Lattes said.
Nederland resident Greg Ching said Thursday he felt that signing off on the agreement would be equivalent to selling out Boulder County residents' interests, especially on environmental issues.
""I do believe we need to know more before you accept a potentially very low-ball offer,"" he said.
The commissioners did not comment on the agreement.
Another public hearing on the matter is scheduled for 5 p.m. Jan. 7. The county staff is recommending that the commissioners vote whether to approve the agreement following that hearing.",734,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300031.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00213-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961966454982758
755b79a1-6349-4d9c-a4e2-045aad832fbd,2013-06-18T22:40:06+00:00,2012-03-30,0,http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/showthread.php?478-The-Heel-Cena-Thread&p=447345&viewfull=1,"Originally Posted by stinger22
I'd like if after Cena beats Rock and walks down the ramp, that the lights go out and Kane makes his way to The Rock. Cena runs down to help Rock defend himself, they both stare Kane down before Cena shouts April Fool and smashes Rock with a mic and both Cena and Kane double team Rocky.
Cena embracing his hatred of the Rock
Won't ever happen, plus april fool stuff always comes across more jokey than a serious intimidation method lol",103,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.949519038200378
da476b49-6977-4001-9c23-4015513d9f15,2016-07-30T05:30:53+00:00,2013-08-19,1,http://ktla.com/2013/08/19/pistorius-indicted-for-murder-in-shooting-death-of-girlfriend/,"Oscar Pistorius will go on trial on March 3, accused of premeditated murder in the death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
At a hearing Monday, prosecutors indicted Pistorius in the Valentine’s Day shooting death. Pistorius has been charged with planned and premeditated murder, which comes with a mandatory sentence of life behind bars.
The indictment says “the accused did unlawfully and intentionally kill a person.”
Pistorius also was indicted for allegedly violating South Africa’s firearms control act.
Click here to read the full story at CNN.com.",125,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257832939.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071032-00240-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.957359313964844
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The Math Forum is a research and educational enterprise of the Drexel University School of Education.",214,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131295084.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172135-00248-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.888202548027039
33a25072-fc90-42b9-ac9c-c2851dc36660,2018-08-20T17:03:05+00:00,2018-02-27,0,https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/service/sponsored-articles/breastfeeding-why-mums-need-public-support-36631754.html,"Breastfeeding: Why mums need public support
Despite having made real progress over the years, Northern Ireland still has the lowest breastfeeding rates in the UK and one of the lowest in Europe.
The Public Health Agency (PHA) recently launched the campaign Not Sorry Mums to promote the benefits of breastfeeding and encourage the public to show their support for mums who breastfeed.
While most mums here have positive experiences breastfeeding research commissioned by the PHA indicated that some women were not particularly comfortable breastfeeding outside the home and in front of members of their extended family. Recent media coverage of women being asked to stop breastfeeding in public has also reinforced the perception that breastfeeding is not acceptable in public.
Janet Calvert, Regional Breastfeeding Lead for the Public Health Agency said:
Support within the family and from the wider community can really make a difference. Creating that supportive environment for breastfeeding is something we can all play an active part in as it can help mums feel more comfortable about feeding in public, something that can be quite daunting for first time mums and we know many mums are apprehensive about it.
For some mums we know getting started isn’t easy and that’s why support is crucial at the beginning and in sustaining breastfeeding. While breastfeeding is natural it is also a learned skill. It usually takes a few weeks for mother and baby to get used to breastfeeding.
Janet continued: ""If the early weeks are challenging it can be really difficult for many mums to keep going with breastfeeding. But there is help and support available. Your midwife and health visitor will be able to give you practical advice and you can also get help from local breastfeeding support groups and advice from voluntary breastfeeding counsellors.""
Visit www.notsorrymums.info to find out more about breastfeeding. The site has information on mother-to-mother support, which is available from local breastfeeding support groups and peer support volunteers, and information for partners and families who can offer support to mothers. It also covers what dads need to know about breastfeeding, offering practical advice and tips on how they can help their partner.
You can also click here to view the interactive map to find breastfeeding support groups in your area or join the conversation about breastfeeding support using #NotSorryMums",464,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216718.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820160510-20180820180510-00618.warc.gz,0.957973420619965
0348a698-c43f-41e4-9c45-99d8d85dd021,2022-05-16T12:28:00+00:00,2016-10-16,0,https://www.gbw.law/blog/2016/october/13-dead-after-tour-bus-crashes-near-palm-springs/,"13 people died and 31 were injured in a tour bus accident in the desert near Palm Springs early Sunday morning. In the middle of the night, the bus collided with the back of a big rig truck in California’s deadliest crash in decades.
“In almost 35 years, I’ve never been to a crash where there’s been 13 confirmed fatals,” California Highway Patrol Border Division Chief Jim Abele told the LA Times
Local and federal investigators are still looking into the cause of the crash. In the meantime, we send our thoughts and prayers to those affected and their families.
How to Respond After a Serious Accident
After a crash, securing your safety is the most important thing. Seek immediate medical attention if you have been badly injured. Even if you feel fine, it is best to see a doctor.
If you have been involved in any type of vehicle accident, especially with a commercial vehicle, it is important to remember that the responsible parties and their insurers are not on your side. You should never give a statement to an insurance company without speaking to an attorney first.
Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, has been named the “#1 personal injury law firm in California” and has unsurpassed experience in representing the victims of bus accidents in California.",269,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662510117.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516104933-20220516134933-00406.warc.gz,0.964485764503479
f9f0dec2-2a2e-430f-9d5c-1e2978d49a75,2022-05-18T07:28:38+00:00,2019-08,0,https://www.indiewire.com/2019/08/13-reasons-why-season-3-trailer-character-death-netflix-1202162525/,"Netflix has announced the Season 4 renewal of its popular and controversial teen drama “13 Reasons Why,” which will be its last. Be warned: the newly released trailer for Season 3, which will premiere on the platform later this month, spoils a major character death. The show appears to be embracing the dark tone and thriller tropes of “Riverdale” by focusing on a murder mystery plot-line, perhaps in an effort to pivot away from its previous focus on suicide. Netflix has been under intense scrutiny ever since the show premiered in 2017, even removing a graphic suicide scene from the first season finale after facing two years of major backlash.
Based on the young adult novel of the same name by Jay Asher and created by Tony-winning playwright Brian Yorkey with executive producer Tom McCarthy, “13 Reasons Why” is a YA melodrama about a young girl who takes her own life. The title is derived from the 13 tapes she leaves, each addressed to a different person in her life, detailing the reasons why she committed suicide. The series has received criticism for romanticizing suicide, first in this publication, with suicide-prevention groups and psychiatrists continuing to speak out against it even as the seasons have progressed.
It’s unclear if the third season will continue to stir up controversy, but the official Netflix synopsis reads: “Eight months after preventing Tyler from committing an unthinkable act at Spring Fling, Clay, Tony, Jessica, Alex, Justin, and Zach find ways to shoulder the burden of the cover-up together while helping Tyler move toward recovery. But when the aftermath of a tumultuous Homecoming game culminates in the disappearance of a football player, and Clay finds himself under police scrutiny, it’s up to a shrewd outsider to steer the group through an investigation that threatens to lay bare everyone’s deepest secrets. The stakes are raised in this riveting third season of ’13 Reasons Why,’ as the consequences of even the most well-intended actions can alter a life forever.”
According to the Season 4 renewal announcement from Variety, there will be no suicide in Season 3.
Netflix will release the third season of “13 Reasons Why” on August 23. Check out the (SPOILER-filled) trailer below.",494,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662521152.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518052503-20220518082503-00024.warc.gz,0.95750766992569
eebc7233-5f90-4c58-b6cc-c370499e1458,2013-06-19T14:31:26+00:00,2011-12-31,0,http://www.craftbutchers.ie/a,"ACBI Certification Programme
Craft Butchers Certification
This year ACBI had a series of Road shows throughout the country One of the key features of these road show to introduce and explain the ACBI Certification Programme to our members, with a questions and answers session hosted by Eoin Barry to address any concerns that our members may have. Our certification manual now incorporates the contents of the EHOAs Butchers Booklet. I would like to extend a very sincere word of thanks to the EHOA for the many hours of hard work they put into the creation of the Butchers Booklet which provides great clarity for our members in understanding the very practical requirements of the EHOs.
There are at this present time of economic difficulty many serious challenges facing our butchers, a 20% reduction in consumer food spending, discounting by retailers of meat products simply to attract additional foot fall into their stores, discounters focussing more and more on pre packed and value added meat products.
To defend our position and come back fighting butchers need to unite behind a clear strategy and be prepared to make some bold moves towards reinventing their business.
Amongst a number of initiatives currently being explored by ACBI are; Best returns on space utilisation, range expansion trials to include dairy wall and ambient grocery products, a central buying and distribution model but most important is our move towards a certified membership.
What does Certified Membership mean?
A Quality Standard Manual has been created specifically for ACBI. Our members will be audited against this standard and on the successful completion of this audit the member will be awarded Certified Membership of the Association. Your certified membership status will appear in a Michelin Star like format on the front of your premise.
How does one get Certification?
A number of half day workshops will take place around the country. The workshops, delivered by technical experts will take you through the Quality Standard Workbook, show you what is required and answer and assist you with any concerns you might have. Once you are happy that you are at the required standards you can then request your audit. You will be audited under the modules contained in the Quality Standard Manual. Should you be unsuccessful in any particular module audit one to one support will be provided to help you with your areas of non-conformance.
What are the advantages of Certified Membership?
1. Standards of the certified butcher shop will be such that the certified member should be in a position to apply to join the Bord Bia Quality Assurance scheme with little difficulty.
2. You will be included in our consumer advertising campaign that will commence in 2012.
3. Certified membership will enable you to avail of our central promotional programs and special offers that will be put in place with key suppliers within the meat industry.
4. You will be in a position to avail of our exclusive up market range of own label products under the Craft Butchers new certified brand.
Most important, you will be making the statement that as a certified member of ACBI, you are in a class apart. You are a destination retailer offering a quality service second to none. You will be contacted by your support team over the next few weeks advising you as to where and when the workshops will take place. We look forward to your support in this very critical initiative in the history of ACBI.",673,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00020-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.94877278804779
cb9de88a-ab04-4e57-96d2-8c1cf1cd0723,2015-03-30T05:53:43+00:00,2012-04-16,1,http://www.asdnews.com/news-48713/Kuwait_-_C-17_GLOBEMASTER_III.htm,"Kuwait - C-17 GLOBEMASTER III
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress April 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for 1 C-17 GLOBEMASTER III aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $371 million.
The Government of Kuwait has requested a possible sale of 1 C-17 GLOBEMASTER III aircraft, 4 Turbofan F117-PW-100 Engines, 1 AN/AAR-47 Missile Approach Warning System, 1 AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Set (CMDS), secure radios, precision navigation equipment, spare and repair parts, support and test equipment, publications and technical documentation, tactics manuals, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, aircraft ferry support, aircraft fuel, and technical and logistics support services; and related elements of initial and follow-on logistical and program support. The estimated cost is $371 million.
Kuwait continues to be a key ally and strong supporter of U.S. foreign policy and national security goals in the Persian Gulf region. The proposed sale will enhance the United States foreign policy and national security objectives by increasing interoperability among the Kuwait Air Force (KAF), the United States Air Force, Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and other coalition forces. The relationships built upon current flying operations will enhance the US Air Force’s influence and access in Kuwait.
The provision of a second C-17 provides KAF a more robust regional airlift and long-range strategic airlift capability. The additional C-17 aircraft will allow the KAF to better participate in humanitarian support operations.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractor will be The Boeing Company of Chicago, Illinois. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require multiple U.S. Government or contractor representatives to travel to Kuwait for a period of (5) five years to establish and maintain operational capability.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.
This notice of a potential sale is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded.
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Source : Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)",512,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299114.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00122-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.890088975429535
dcb45772-c192-4d92-b791-bda7be9e1246,2015-03-26T19:13:34+00:00,2011-03-04,0,http://forums.appleinsider.com/t/117099/ios-4-3-adds-new-photo-stream-service-ipad-facetime-and-photobooth/40,"Originally Posted by IHateRegistering
That sounds wonderful and would make an A+ lecture in Economics 101.
I think a course in economics would do you some good. You should look into that.
I'll just buy a PC (my single other choice) and transfer all my Mac, iOS, and protected iTunes content right over. Incompatible? Oh crap this just got alot more expensive and involved than it sounds. This isn't as easy as buying brand X car over brand Y. Those both drive on the same roads and can be parked in the same garage. Mac, Windows, Android, etc do not always follow the same rules as buying a Kenmore dryer over a Maytag.
So you choose to use Mac OS X even though the OS isnt the most common OS and that its not licensed by another company. STOP BLAMING OTHERS FOR YOUR SHORTCOMINGS!
Making a profit is important and expected. Making a disgustingly huge profit highlights the dark nature of capitalism (yes there is one). When a company makes so much profit they don't even know what to do with it (Apple), it is time to give something back to society/your highly loyal customers.
Seriously, take a fraking economics course. Learn how the adult world works. If an item is priced too high for its value then it wont sell well. Your sidea that including the $60/year MobileMe will somehow make a PC with average retail price of $1,400 all better is ridiculous. If you dont think Macs are worth what you get for them THEN DONT FRAKING BUY THEM. If you really want the services of MobileMe without paying for them THEN USE THE PLETHORA OF FREE AD-SUPPORTED SERVICES. I dont care what you do, so long as you quit whining about it.
I take it Apple should stop including iLife with their Macs for free, too. Potential for some profit there... more cash to part us with and put in the bank.
They dont include iLife for free. They include it as a way to HELP SELL MORE MACS. Its factored into the price. Whats not included is any new editions of iLife that come out that are compatible with the version of Mac OS X your Mac can run, save for those that purchased a Mac in the last couple weeks.",489,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131292567.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172132-00026-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959670782089233
72bfaa2c-6e42-4477-841d-61a51a71ac77,2022-05-26T10:17:30+00:00,2017-02-06,0,https://thecynicalsailor.blogspot.com/2017/02/cost-of-living-aboard-tickety-boo.html?showComment=1486387129253,"It’s time for our regular cost of living update, which I do every two months. We've been tracking how much it costs to live aboard our Moody 346 sailboat, S/V Tickety Boo, at Indiantown Marina in southern Florida, where we were initially laid up during last hurricane season and where we're currently living while we finish up some boat projects before we head off to the Bahamas for the season.
You can find links to other cost updates from ourselves and others on this page, as well as on The Monkey's Fist. If you want to know the details of how much we spent over the past two months, have a look below.
Cost of Living Aboard | December 2016 & January 2017
Overall, we spent $9,983.39 during December and January which is a lot of money, but isn't all that surprising given our long list of boat projects.
Before we get into the nitty-gritty details of what we spent, here are a few things to note:
1 - All costs are in US dollars.
2 - Not all expenses are included - here's what we've left out:
(a) We don't report how much we spend on alcohol. I remember reading some horrible, judgy comments in a blog post a few years back about how much someone spent on booze, so I left it out when we first started tracking our cruising costs back in New Zealand. For consistency's sake, I've continued to leave it out when tracking our cruising and RV costs.
(b) We haven't included costs related to storing our Scamp travel trailer ($21 per month) because we track the cost of our RV and cruising adventures separately.
(c) We've also left out our costs for medical insurance. We didn't think it made sense to include insurance costs as they can vary so widely depending upon your nationality, where you cruise, what level of coverage you want and can afford etc. In case you are curious, while we're back in the States, we do have insurance through the health insurance marketplace (aka ACA/Obamacare), primarily to protect our assets and cover us in case of a catastrophic medical condition. We renewed our policy for 2017, but as things are up in the air following the election, we'll have to wait and see what happens with coverage this year.3 - I've included any shipping and taxes we've paid in what we report. Florida has a 6% sales tax. Boo.
GROCERIES | Total = $1,206.36
This category includes everything we put in our bodies in terms of food and drink (excluding booze) that we prepare ourselves. It doesn't include things like paper towels and ziploc bags, which I know some people would classify as groceries. Sure, you could probably eat them, but they wouldn't taste very good.
Our costs have been a little higher over the past couple of months due to provisioning for our trip to the Bahamas. We found groceries to be really expensive last time we were there, so we're trying to stock up on as much as we can.
PERSONAL & HOUSEHOLD | Total = $100.06
This is the category where we include household things (like paper towels and ziploc bags) and personal hygiene items (like soap and shampoo). We also capture items for the ""home"" here - like bug spray.
ENTERTAINMENT | Total = $209.36
One of the great things about hanging out in Indiantown is that there really isn't all that much to spend your entertainment dollars on.
In terms of drinks and eating out, this includes everything we don't prepare ourselves, even if we get something to go and eat it back on the boat. We also track how much we spend on books, magazines, DVD rentals and going to the movies in this category, as well as the occasional lottery ticket.
COMMUNICATIONS | Total = $120
Our cell phone is actually one of our biggest non-boat related expenses. We have a $60 monthly GoPhone plan with AT&T which includes 8GB of data and unlimited calls and texts.
BOAT FUEL | Total = Nil
Because our boat hasn't left the slip, we haven't needed to spend anything on diesel or gas.
LPG | Total = Nil
I've been primarily using our microwave, an electric burner and crock pot for cooking, so haven't needed to top up the LPG tanks. Electricity is included in the slip fee so it makes sense to use that for cooking.
MARINA COSTS | Total = $1,176.60
Keeping Tickety Boo in a slip is one of our biggest expenses. The monthly cost of a slip with electricity at Indiantown Marina for a 34.5' boat is $572.40. The guys at the marina will also come pump out our holding tank on demand - $5.30 for each visit.
BOAT STUFF | Total = $3,940.53
This category is for all the stuff we've been buying for the boat. And we've bought a lot of stuff over the past couple of months including a generator, LED light bulbs, engine parts (exhaust elbows, impellers, end caps, gaskets, glow plugs etc.), US customs decal, propane cooktop, cup holders for the cockpit, joker valves, PFD re-arming kit, new PFDs for the dinghy, airhorn, used auto-pilot wheel, acrylic for our hatches, screens for our portlights and lots of other miscellaneous bits and bobs.
TRANSPORT | Total = $196.18
This category is for costs related to our vehicle, mostly for gas to keep it going and drive into the nearby ""big city"" of Stuart for errands. We spent more over the past couple of months than normal due in part to picking up Scott at the airport in Orlando and our holiday on the Gulf Coast.
MEDICAL EXPENSES | Total = $1,887.59
This category includes medical expenses outside of our monthly insurance premium (which aren't included here - see section on exclusions above), like over the counter medications, prescriptions and things for our medical kit. It also includes the costs of doctors visits and medical tests which aren't covered by our insurance.
I finally got the final bill for my hospital stay way back in March of last year, which accounts for the bulk of the expense over the past two months.
OTHER | Total = $1,316.71
In this category, we break out how much we spend on clothes and travel expenses. We also include a catch-all miscellaneous group for stuff that doesn't fit neatly anywhere else - things like laundry ($3.25 for a wash and dry at Indiantown Marina).
The big expense in this category was for our week-long holiday cottage rental on the Gulf Coast ($700). We also bought beach chairs, an Aeropress, salad dressing container, storage containers, dragonfly lights for our cockpit and a computer mouse.
Thanks for stopping by our blog - we love it when people come visit! We're also on Facebook - pop by and say hi!",1495,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662604794.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526100301-20220526130301-00412.warc.gz,0.967495262622833
86de29d0-109f-4a2f-94c0-60cb288394c1,2019-08-25T16:30:54+00:00,2019-07-01,1,https://realinvestmentadvice.com/technically-speaking-cot-positioning-volatility-oil-dollar-rates/,"Over the last three weeks, we have discussed the “sellable rally” in the markets. However, one of the more stunning movements in the market was in interest rates which have fallen sharply in recent months as “deflation” and “economic weakness” have become points of concern for the Federal Reserve.
Just last year, the Federal Reserve was hiking rates with the expectations of stronger economic growth and rising inflationary pressures from a tight labor market. Almost a year later, the markets, and the White House, are begging for the Fed to cut rates, and stop reducing their balance sheet, as the economic data has weakened substantially.
Despite these concerns, the markets remain within reach of all-time highs as the market continues to ignore the risks under the assumption “this time is different” and the Fed will indeed “come to the rescue.”
Will that be the case? No one knows for sure.
What we do know is that markets move based on sentiment and positioning. This makes sense considering that prices are affected by the actions of both buyers and sellers at any given time. Most importantly, when prices, or positioning, becomes too “one-sided,” a reversion always occurs. As Bob Farrell’s Rule #9 states:
“When all experts agree, something else is bound to happen.”
So, how are traders positioning themselves currently?
The COT (Commitment Of Traders) data, which is exceptionally important, is the sole source of the actual holdings of the three key commodity-trading groups, namely:
- Commercial Traders: this group consists of traders that use futures contracts for hedging purposes and whose positions exceed the reporting levels of the CFTC. These traders are usually involved with the production and/or processing of the underlying commodity.
- Non-Commercial Traders: this group consists of traders that don’t use futures contracts for hedging and whose positions exceed the CFTC reporting levels. They are typically large traders such as clearinghouses, futures commission merchants, foreign brokers, etc.
- Small Traders: the positions of these traders do not exceed the CFTC reporting levels, and as the name implies, these are usually small traders.
The data we are interested in is the second group of Non-Commercial Traders.
This is the group that speculates on where they believe the market is headed. While you would expect these individuals to be “smarter” than retail investors, we find they are just as subject to “human fallacy” and “herd mentality” as everyone else.
Therefore, as shown in the series of charts below, we can take a look at their current net positioning (long contracts minus short contracts) to gauge excessive bullishness or bearishness. With the exception of the 10-Year Treasury which I have compared to interest rates, the others have been compared to the S&P 500.
Volatility Not Marking A Bottom
The extreme net-short positioning on the volatility index in early May suggested a peak to the advance from the December lows was likely. However, while the short-positioning has been reduced over the last several weeks as the market has corrected, there is still a sizable short-position which exists.
Given that most “bottoms” occur when short-VIX positioning has been fully reversed, the complacency of the recent decline suggests that a disappointment by the Federal Reserve, a failure of any progress on trade, or some other economy shock, could lead to a deeper decline.
While the market did bounce following the sell-off in May, as we have been discussing in our series on a “Sellable Rally,” that rally is occurring within the confines of a longer-term “sell signal,” (upper panel) and falling volume. Historically, when both the “sell signal” turns lower, and the “volume signal” turns higher, such has marked important tops for the market.
It is likely the continuation of the correction will occur as we head into July and August.
Crude Oil Extreme
The recent attempt by crude oil to get back above $60/bbl coincided with a “mad rush” by traders to be long the commodity. However, they failed to take into account the building supply of crude oil in the face of a drop in demand amidst a slowing economic backdrop. Crude traders currently remain very “long” the commodity, despite the recent drop back to $50/bbl, as we warned our RIA PRO subscribers (Try 30-Days FREE)
- A month ago, we noted the rally in oil had gotten way ahead of itself in the face of building supplies and that the risk was clearly to the downside. We also noted that if support at $60 failed, along with the 200-dma, the risk was to the mid- to low-$50’s.
- Despite the Iran issue last week, supply builds continue to weigh on oil prices. Support is at $50/bbl. A break below that is a whole other issue and will likely indicate the onset of recession.
- Oil remains deeply oversold, so a counter-trend bounce in oil prices will not be surprising. Such would be in conjunction with a market rally on positive news from the Fed and the G-20 meeting.
It is worth noting that crude oil positioning is also highly correlated to overall movements of the S&P 500 index. Therefore, a deeper reversal in oil prices will likely coincide with a further correction in the S&P 500.
While oil prices could certainly fall below $40/bbl for a variety of reasons, the recent bottoming of oil prices around $45/bbl should provide some reasonable support (barring an economic recession.)
US Dollar Extreme
Recent weakness in the dollar has been used as a rallying call for the bulls. However, a reversal of US Dollar positioning has not been extremely sharp and there remains a fairly large long-bias to dollar positioning. Importantly, as shown in the chart below, the reversal of dollar-long positioning is usually reflective of short- to intermediate-term market peaks.
As shown above, and below, such net-long positions have generally marked both a short to intermediate-term weakness in the dollar. The good news is that a weak dollar should bode well for both oil and gold prices which trade globally in U.S. dollars.
It is also worth watching the net-short positioning the Euro-dollar as well. Historically, when positioning in the Eurodollar becomes NET-LONG, as it is currently, such has been associated with short- to intermediate corrections in the markets, including outright bear markets. The reversal is still early but worth watching closely.
Interest Rate Extreme
One of the biggest conundrums for the financial market “experts” is why interest rates fail to rise. Earlier this year, I wrote “The Bond Bull Market” which was a follow up to our earlier call for a sharp drop in rates as the economy slowed. That call was based on the extreme “net-short positioning” in bonds which suggested a counter-trend rally was likely.
The last time I wrote this report I stated:
“The reversal of the net-long positioning in Treasury bonds will likely push bond yields lower over the next few months. This will accelerate if there is a“risk-off” rotation in the financial markets in the weeks ahead.”
Both things occurred.
However, as shown in the updated chart below, despite the sharp drop in rates, traders are still betting on a surge in rates and the net-short positioning on the 10-year Treasury is at the second highest level on record. Combined with the recent spike in Eurodollar positioning, as noted above, it suggests that there is a high probability that rates will fall further in the months ahead; most likely in concert with the onset of a recession.
The chart below looks at net-short positioning ONLY when net-short contracts exceed 100,000. Since peaks in net-short contracts generally coincide with peaks in interest rates, it suggests there is more room for rates to fall currently.
Amazingly, investors seem to be residing in a world without any perceived risks and a strong belief that the financial markets are NOT at risk. The arguments supporting those beliefs are based on comparisons to previous peak market cycles and current positioning suggests traders believe the “bulls” will prevail.
Unfortunately, they tend to be wrong at the extremes.
The inherent problem with much of the mainstream analysis is that it assumes everything remains status quo. But data, markets, economies, and liquidity are never the same. The question is simply what can go wrong for the market?
In a word, “much.”
With retail positioning very long-biased, as shown in the chart below, the recent correction has not imposed a level of “fear” that would denote a more lasting market bottom has been put into place.
The other famous Bob Farrell Rule to remember:
“#5 – The public buys the most at the top and the least at the bottom.”
Just because a warning doesn’t immediately translate into a negative consequence, doesn’t mean you should not pat attention to it. It is akin to constantly running red lights and never getting into an accident. We begin to think we are skilled at running red lights, rather than just being lucky. Eventually, your luck will run out.
Pay attention, have a plan, and act accordingly.
Lance Roberts is a Chief Portfolio Strategist/Economist for RIA Advisors. He is also the host of “The Lance Roberts Podcast” and Chief Editor of the “Real Investment Advice” website and author of “Real Investment Daily” blog and “Real Investment Report“. Follow Lance on Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In and YouTube",2074,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330750.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825151521-20190825173521-00058.warc.gz,0.963658452033997
618b019c-2678-416c-8552-b4e835584c80,2019-08-19T16:45:38+00:00,2019-03-31,0,https://today.reframemedia.com/devotions/keeping-your-eyes-on-the-cross,"Keeping Your Eyes on the Cross
Scripture Reading — Mark 8:27-33
He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and . . . be killed and after three days rise again. — Mark 8:31
Did you know that Jesus was “cross-eyed”? Not literally, of course. But Jesus’ eyes were always focused on the cross.
That’s what Mark 8 teaches. There was a turning point in Jesus’ ministry when he began to speak plainly about the cross. Early in his ministry he kept quiet about his sufferings and death. But then one day he didn’t do that anymore.
The way Jesus spoke about his death gives us a great example of how we can share Christ. He spoke plainly about his sufferings. We should not complicate the simple message that Jesus died for sinners. It’s a simple and wonderful truth that Jesus took our sins and was punished for them so that we can be forgiven. That good news needs to be shared plainly, without complicated words.
Jesus also spoke about the necessity of his sufferings. He said that he must suffer. There was no other way for salvation to be accomplished. This example of Jesus reminds us that the need for salvation is urgent. No one can be saved without the forgiveness Jesus brings.
There was no other way than the cross for Jesus. Peter surmised Jesus’ mission, but Jesus reminded him and us that there would be no Christ or Savior without a cross.
Father, as we look ahead to holy week and Good Friday, we keep our eyes on Jesus and his cross. May we share our hope in Jesus with others. Amen.",351,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314852.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819160107-20190819182107-00022.warc.gz,0.980770587921143
031aabef-530a-467d-994c-ecb37b47e451,2022-05-27T12:49:26+00:00,2022-05-27,0,https://biziq.com/blog/top-7-ways-to-improve-your-local-seo-right-now/,"Local SEO services are essential to smaller businesses that operate on a regional, as opposed to a national, level. Optimizing your local SEO means more website traffic, leads, and conversions since the strategy is more relevant to your base of local customers.
What You Will Learn:
- The critical role of your Google My Business page
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Fill out this form to get access to webinar:",110,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662647086.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527112418-20220527142418-00014.warc.gz,0.910865724086762
a1c7de4c-96f6-4ab1-902b-f1e195800467,2019-08-25T16:46:33+00:00,2019-03-29,0,https://www.devonlive.com/news/uk-world-news/hatton-garden-heist-ringleader-known-2650649,"The ringleader of the gang that carried out the Hatton Garden Heist has been found guilty for his part in the crime.
Michael Seed, known as ""Basil"", is believed to have let himself into the jewellers using a set of keys before defeating the security system.
It was a £14 million heist in London's diamond district.
Seed was one of two men who climbed into the vault to loot 73 safe deposit boxes after the gang of ageing criminals drilled through the thick concrete wall over the 2015 Easter bank holiday weekend.
Seed - who pays no taxes, claims no benefits and rarely uses a bank account - evaded capture for three years before police raided his flat, in Islington, north London - around two miles away from Hatton Garden - on March 27 last year.
The electronics expert confidently told a jury at Woolwich Crown Court he was not the man nicknamed ""Basil"" by the rest of the gang.
But on Friday he became the tenth person convicted in connection with the crime when was found guilty of conspiracy to burgle the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit company and conspiracy to handle the proceeds after £143,000 worth of gold ingots, gems and jewellery was found in his bedroom.
Seed was cleared of conspiracy to burgle the high-end Chatila jewellery store in Bond Street over the late August bank holiday weekend in 2010 with members of the same gang.
Prosecutors had alleged he posed as a BT engineer to tamper with the security system before the burglary, then used a 2G mobile phone jammer to block the alarm signal.
The thieves failed to drill into a safe containing £40 million worth of gems but made off with £1 million worth of jewellery from the shop's display cabinets.
The jury of six men and six women deliberated for 35 hours and 35 minutes before returning their verdicts on Friday.
Well-spoken Seed, who grew up in Cambridge, appeared expressionless moments after the verdicts were returned. Judge Christopher Kinch QC said he will sentence him later on Friday.
Seed's fellow Hatton Garden ringleaders Brian Reader, 80, John ""Kenny"" Collins, 78, Daniel Jones, 64, and Terry Perkins, who died in prison last year aged 69, were all jailed in 2016.
Collins and Reader are already out of prison but face going back to jail if they fail to pay back more than £6.5 million of the proceeds police believe could still be under their control.
Detectives believe the gang could have been operating undetected for decades before they were caught, but cannot link them to any other crimes.
Seed travelled abroad three times after he was first photographed meeting Collins by a surveillance team in the weeks after the Hatton Garden burglary, while unknown to police.
Prosecutor Philip Evans QC suggested Seed, who studied electronics and physics at Nottingham University, may have taken stolen cash to Portugal, where Perkins had a holiday flat on the Algarve.
Seed was identified by the Flying Squad at the end of November 2015 and further surveillance footage captured him walking around Canary Wharf in April 2016.
But detectives waited until until March last year to strike, catching Seed red-handed with more than a 1,000 items stolen in the Hatton Garden heist.
He is believed to have been melting down gold and breaking up jewellery on his bedroom workbench bit by bit as it was brought in from a bigger stash.
Gait expert Dr Gordon Burrow compared covert footage of Seed with CCTV images of Basil, disguised in a ginger wig, facemask and hat as he carried a black bin bag to and from the scene to obscure his face from the cameras.
The podiatrist told jurors the ""unusual"" limp offered ""strong support"" for the prosecution case that Seed was Basil.
Prosecutors said electronic equipment, including an alarm panel and a mobile jammer, found in his flat was used for training, and suggested he may have worn BT clothing to gain access to the buildings prior to the crimes.
Philip Evans QC said: ""These two offences in particular required very specialist skills and knowledge to defeat the alarms and security measures in the premises.
""The prosecution suggest that Mr Seed is one of those people and had the requisite level of skill and knowledge to assist in the successful execution of these crimes.""
Seed claimed he could have been on a family holiday in Cornwall or visiting his elderly mother, in Cambridge, at the time of the Hatton Garden burglary and told jurors he had never been known as Basil.
""Everybody calls me Basil now,"" he said. ""I'll be known as Basil for the rest of my life.""",957,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330750.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825151521-20190825173521-00052.warc.gz,0.978943288326263
3ed65d90-6c6b-4996-b667-2cdcb250c41e,2020-10-25T09:18:02+00:00,2012-09-27,0,https://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-out-Apple-as-Samsung-will-soon-introduce-its-new-golden-boy_id34936,"Watch out, Apple, as Samsung will soon introduce its new golden boy
Now, the Golden might not be as exciting as the above-mentioned devices, as SamMobile reports that it's going to be more of a mid-range model. Currently, almost nothing is known about the device, except for its alleged model number - GT-I8190, and that it'll probably feature a 5-megapixel camera and will come in two colors - Ceramic White (that's the Galaxy S III white) and Metallic Blue (that's not the Galaxy S III blue). The anonymous source believes that this Android smartphone is going to launch in mid-November.
We'd also like to add a little bit of speculation to the story and say that it will probably come with Android 4.0 or 4.1 out of the box, along with a light version of the latest TouchWiz UI.
To us, this sounds like the first device that might bring Samsung's new design language to the more affordable ranges of the manufacturer. Will Samsung's new golden boy prove to be a chick-magnet? It remains to be seen...",230,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107888402.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20201025070924-20201025100924-00334.warc.gz,0.959932565689087
31535c67-8a7c-433c-ab58-dacf75bdffbc,2013-05-24T15:30:24+00:00,2013-05-24,1,http://inventorspot.com/articles/scientists_accidentally_discover_hair_regrowth_compound,"Stages of regrowth in bald mice once the 'antagonist' compound is administered.: UCLA/VA I feel like I'm writing headlines for one of the shocker tabloids, but the above lead just happens to be very real and very significant to bald humans. Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Veterans Administration (VA) did discover a chemical compound that caused hair regrowth in mice with alopecia, but they were testing the compound on the mouse digestive system.
Specifically, the researchers were studying how stress affects digestion, as it does in irritable bowel syndrome, for example. Working with genetically engineered mice which overproduced a stress hormone called corticotrophin-releasing factor or CRF. As the mice age, it so happens, CRF also causes loss of fur, much the same way that stress can cause baldness in humans.
The focus of the study was to test the effectiveness of an 'antagonist' compound called astressin-B, which blocks the effects of CRF, to see if it would reverse the effects of irritable bowel syndrome in the mice. After five administrations of the astressin-B, once each day for five days, the astressin-B appeared to have reversed the condition.
But the researchers returned to the mice to find that the bald ones had regrown a very thick dark coat of fur. In another four months, the mice still had their full coats.
Lead researcher, Million Mulugeta, explained that CRF releases several stress related hormones and that further research will identify which of these hormones is most directly related to hair loss. The team is optimistic about astressin-B as a future treatment for human hair loss.
“These hormones and their receptors are present in the skin both in mice and
humans, and they are very similar,"" Mulageta told Voice of America News. ""So all this gives us hope that the
antagonist may work in human(s).”
Mulageta doesn't know, however, whether the treatment will succeed for those who have lost their hair due to non-stress related causes, such as chemotherapy.",448,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.965740919113159
0b4fe4ae-94b0-4819-a500-79dcbf5d1fb5,2015-03-28T05:39:26+00:00,2008-12-01,0,http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a10477/mk-and-kirsten-dunst-fighting/,"Lindsay Lohan has gone to her MySpace page to make sure everyone knows that she and her girl, Samantha Ronson, are still a couple. But that has not stopped her from ""nuzzling"" up to one leading, not to mention married man, who may be about twice her age. Celebitchy tells us that Linds attended a private dinner for the film Milk sans Sam, and spent some time getting cozy with star Sean Penn. I know Linds is pretty and all, but isn't she a little low for Sean to stoop, and, um, aren't they both off the market? Maybe they were just ""discussing"" a future role in one of his films.
Two of my favorite celebs (I guess I just love all things hipster boho) apparently do not like each other. According to Lainey Gossip Mary-Kate Olsen and Kirsten Dunst were at the same table at a party in Miami and got into a little spat causing MK and her man to get up and leave. Unfortunately those are the only details I have. What do you think these two girls could be fighting over? Who rocks a plaid flannel shirt better?
It looks like the Gossip Girl rumor that I reported on the last week is in fact true. Jessica Szohr (Vanessa) and Ed Westwick (my fave Chuck Bass) were spotted together again at The Box in NYC holding hands and going to the GG holiday party together, says
Just Jared. Looks like they might be a real couple. So now it's Penn and Blake, there was Taylor and Chace, now Ed and Jessica, even Leighton is dating someone who guest starred on the show. What do you think of all the onset romance?
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bebf9c04-9ce1-47e3-b594-4c6d7f456424,2018-08-20T14:24:13+00:00,2017-01-01,1,https://www.ratehub.ca/mortgage-rates-toronto,"Current Mortgage Rates in Toronto
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Toronto, Canada’s largest city, has a population of over 2.6 million people and is the fifth most populous city in North America. The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) supports more than 6 million citizens. Toronto is regarded as one of the most diverse cities in the world, with half its population born outside of Canada. The Cities of Opportunity report by PricewaterhouseCoopers ranked Toronto as the second-best city for business, life and innovation.  According to Statistics Canada, the median total income in Toronto is $66,790. The Toronto Disctrict School Board (TDSB) is the largest board in Canada with nearly 600 schools and over 250,000 students. Some of the best schools in Toronto include Deer Park Junior and Senior Public School and Hillmount Public School.
The Toronto Housing Market
The heated Toronto real estate market has been the subject of much debate, as some industry insiders feel that Toronto housing prices are due for a correction while others feel the market will continue to plug away. Thus far, sales and home prices in 2012 have exceeded their 2011 levels (year-over-year). This is a notable trend because in 2011 Toronto had the second best year of sales on record. Roughly 5.3% of homes sold in Toronto in 2011 were above the million dollar mark, setting a new record. We’ve seen the mortgage rates in Toronto reach record low levels over the past few months; which has been a major contributor to the city’s housing boom.
Toronto is a hotbed for condos. There are currently more Toronto condos under development than anywhere else in North America, including New York City. Housing starts have already started to moderate, but vacancy rates in the city should continue to remain low (under 2%). The number of Toronto townhouses for sale have also increased as home developers focus on building communities with higher density.
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Buying a home is not only a large financial transaction, there are a lot of legalities involved. A Toronto real estate lawyer will review all of your documents, do a search on the title of your home, register the title in your name and make sure all of your Toronto closing costs are paid.",904,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216475.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820140847-20180820160847-00343.warc.gz,0.933451771736145
20dc3799-b763-43c9-834a-077894f127ac,2022-05-26T11:57:46+00:00,2009-03-09,1,https://247wallst.com/media/2009/03/09/the-ten-major-newspapers-that-will-fold-or-go-digital-next/,"Over the last few weeks, the newspaper industry has entered a new period of decline. The parent of the papers in Philadelphia declared bankruptcy as did the Journal Register chain. The Rocky Mountain News closed and the Seattle Post Intelligencer, owned by Hearst, will almost certainly close or only publish online. Hearst has said it will also close The San Francisco Chronicle if it cannot make massive cuts at the paper. The most recent rumor is that the company will fire half of the editorial staff. That action still may not be enough to make the property profitable.
24/7 Wall St. has created its list of the ten major daily papers that are most likely to fold or shut their print operations and only publish online. The properties were chosen based on the financial strength of their parent companies, the amount of direct competition that they face in their markets, and industry information on how much money they are losing. Based on this analysis, it is possible that eight of the fifty largest daily newspapers in the United States could cease publication in the next eighteen months.
1. The Philadelphia Daily News. The smaller of the two papers owned by The Philadelphia Newspapers LLC, which recently filed for bankruptcy. The parent company says it will make money this year, but with newspaper advertising still falling sharply, the city cannot support two papers and the Dally News has a daily circulation of only about 100,000. The tabloid has a small staff, most of whom could probably stay on at Philly.com, the web operation for both of the city dailies.
2. The Minneapolis Star Tribune has filed for Chapter 11. The paper may not make money this year even without the costs of debt coverage. The company said it made $26 million last year, about half of what it made in 2007. The odds are that the Star Tribune will lose money this year if its ad revenue drops another 20%. There is no point for creditors to keep the paper open if it cannot generate cash. It could become an all-digital property, but supporting a daily circulation of over 300,000 is too much of a burden. It could survive if its rival the St. Paul Pioneer Press folds. A grim race.
3. The Miami Herald, which has a daily circulation of about 220,000. It is owned by McClatchy, a publicly traded company which could be the next chain to go into Chapter 11. The Herald has been on the market since December, and but no serious bidders have emerged. Newspaper advertising has been especially hard hit in Florida because of the tremendous loss in real estate advertising. The online version of the paper is already well-read in the Miami area and Latin America and the Caribbean. The Herald has strong competition north of it in Fort Lauderdale. There is a very small chance it could merge with the Sun-Sentinel, but it is more likely that the Herald will go online-only with two editions, one for English-speaking readers and one for Spanish.
4. The Detroit News is one of two daily papers in the big American city badly hit by the economic downturn. It is unlikely that it can merge with the larger Detroit Free Press which is owned by Gannett. It is hard to see what would be in it for Gannett. With the fortunes of Detroit getting worse each day, cutting back the number of days that the paper is delivered will not save enough money to keep the paper open.
5. The Boston Globe is, based on several accounts, losing $1 million a week. One investment bank recently said that the paper is only worth $20 million. The paper is the flagship of what the Globe’s parent, The New York Times, calls the New England Media Group. NYT has substantial financial problems of its own. Last year, ad revenue for the New England properties was down 18%. That is likely to continue or get worse this year. Supporting larger losses at the Globe will become nearly impossible. Boston.com, the online site that includes the digital aspects of the Globe, will probably be all that will be left of the operation.
6. The San Francisco Chronicle. Parent company Hearst has already set a deadline for shutting the paper if it cannot make tremendous cost cuts. The Chronicle lost as much as $70 million last year. Even if the company could lower its costs, the northern California economy is in bad shape. The online version of the paper could be the only version by the middle of the 2009.
7. The Chicago Sun Times is the smaller of two newspapers in the city. Its parent company, Sun-Times Media Group trades for $.03 a share. Davidson Kempner, a large shareholder in the firm, has dumped the CEO and most of the board. The paper has no chance of competing with The Chicago Tribune.
8. NY Daily News is one of several large papers fighting for circulation and advertising in the New York City area. Unlike The New York Times, New York Post, Newsday, and Newark Star Ledger, the Daily News is not owned by a larger organization. Real estate billionaire Mort Zuckerman owns the paper. Based on figures from other big dailies it could easily lose $60 million or $70 million and has no chance of recovering from that level
9. The Fort Worth Star Telegram is another one of the big dailies that competes with a larger paper in a neighboring market—Dallas. The parent of The Dallas Morning News, Belo, is arguably a stronger company that the Star Telegram’s parent, McClatchy. The Morning News has a circulation of about 350,000 and the Star Telegram has just over 200,000. The Star Telegram will have to shut down or become an edition of its rival. Putting them together would save tens of millions of dollars a year.
10. The Cleveland Plain Dealer is in one of the economically weakest markets in the country. Its parent, Advance Publications, has already threatened to close its paper in Newark. Employees gave up enough in terms of concessions to keep the paper open. Advance, owned by the Newhouse family, is carrying the burden of its paper plus Conde Nast, its magazine group which is losing advertising revenue. The Plain Dealer will be shut or go digital by the end of next year.
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36d68d39-6502-49ce-a1bd-5942075c6753,2017-08-19T07:14:01+00:00,2004-05-19,0,http://yifymovietorrent.com/shrek-2-2004/,"Shrek has rescued Princess Fiona, got married, and now is time to meet the parents. Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father. But not everyone is happy. Shrek and the King find it hard to get along, and there's tension in the marriage. It's not just the family who are unhappy. Prince Charming returns from a failed attempt at rescuing Fiona, and works alongside his mother, the Fairy Godmother, to try and find a way to get Shrek away from Fiona.",114,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105326.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819070335-20170819090335-00528.warc.gz,0.973291516304016
d97fb9b3-9a03-449f-9c71-e134c1765e77,2022-05-21T15:53:56+00:00,2019-05-20,1,https://club937.com/flint-public-art-project-is-halfway-done-the-good-news/,"Flint Public Art Project is Halfway Done – The Good News
Got to see one of these beautiful murals yesterday and I can't wait to see more!
They say that you learn something new every day, and it's true - I had no idea that this has been in the works for seven years!
The Flint Public Art Project's goal is to have 100 murals painted by local, national and international artists throughout Flint by the fall of this year, and they're already over halfway to their goal.
They really are beautifying Flint and if you can't see the beauty in this art project, you're not looking hard enough.",132,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662539131.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521143241-20220521173241-00024.warc.gz,0.984205722808838
e02ff732-bfa1-4c6c-9db7-114ab118364a,2015-03-31T09:43:43+00:00,2012-04-15,1,http://fjponline.com/article.php?id=745,"The success of Islamist parties in countries in transition is causing a lot of angst, both among secularists in the region and observers in the West. The questions raised tend to be stark, demanding absolute answers. Is there such a thing as a moderate Islamist party, or do they all aim at eventually setting up a full-fledged Islamic state? Do they accept the values of democracy, rather than simply the electoral process, as a means of gaining power? Would they surrender power if they ever gained control of the government? Would they uphold personal rights or attempt to mold society after their own values?
There are no absolute answers, as ongoing research on the transitions and a recent encounter in Washington between Carnegie scholars and representatives of Islamist parties from Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco suggest. (Parties from Libya and Jordan were also represented in the meeting, but their stances will not be discussed here—they are not in a position of power, and the problems they confront are still quite different).
These largely moderate Islamist parties seem to be evolving rapidly as they learn to navigate through the difficult politics and the uncertain democratic processes of their countries. They are truly works in progress, and their evolution will likely be affected the way secular parties and to a lesser extent the international community react to them.
Islamist parties appear to be truly national. There does not seem to be an overarching “Islamist International” to which they all belong, and they do not even seem to be in limited contact with each other. At the conference in particular, we felt that we knew more about them than they know about each other.
The Islamist parties that participated in the encounter—the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) in Egypt, Ennahda in Tunisia, and the Party for Justice and Development (PJD) in Morocco—have common ideological roots in the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, founded by Hassan al-Banna in 1928. The ideas propagated by the Muslim Brotherhood spread quickly to other countries in the Middle East, and organizations inspired by it arose throughout North Africa and the Levant. Despite the spread of the ideology, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood remained a national organization, deeply involved in domestic proselytizing and charitable activities, and in periodic clashes with successive regimes.
Muslim Brotherhood–inspired organizations in other countries always had a similar domestic focus. It is only among the more radical, violent groups that international networks developed, for example to recruit volunteers for jihad in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Conference discussions showed that this domestic focus is still very evident today. Though Islamist parties in Tunisia, Egypt, and Morocco—which are now in the government or at least in parliament—face similar policy issues, there is no indication that they are consulting with each other on how to address them, or that they are particularly interested in finding out what other parties are doing. Each party is wrapped up in the domestic problems and the specific political dynamics of its own country.
The issue of sharia illustrates the point. Whether or how the constitution should mention sharia is the hottest ideological issue that Arab countries in transition face. It looms large in the relationship between Islamists and secular parties and is a major cause of anxiety among the secularists. Each of the three parties has different solutions, very much rooted in the politics of its country.
In Morocco, where the new constitution was written by a commission appointed by the king, the PJD did not lobby for the inclusion of sharia in the text. Instead it accepted the definition of Morocco as a Muslim state and Islam as the religion of the state as good enough—though some PJD officials claim that they would have preferred language defining Morocco as a “civil state with an Islamic reference.” They supported freedom for other religions as well. Ennahda also decided to forego any mention of sharia, settling instead for the neutral language of the 1956 constitution that simply states that “Islam is [Tunisia’s] religion.”
In Egypt, however, where the constitution has not yet been written, sharia will certainly be prominently mentioned as a source of legislation. The simple reason is that all major parties and all presidential candidates support the idea explicitly in their platforms.
Islamist parties, with the partial exception of the Moroccan PJD, still show signs of their previous isolation, both within their own countries and internationally. Government repression and the policies of the United States and European countries forced them to stay in their own bubbles. Not all Islamist leaders at this point are familiar and comfortable with the world outside the bubble.
Domestically, Islamist movements and political parties have experienced long periods of repression, with many of their leaders exiled or imprisoned repeatedly or for long periods. For example, in Egypt, Khairat al-Shater, deputy chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood, was imprisoned for a total of more than twelve years between 1992 and 2011, while FJP vice chairman Essam el-Erian spent the equivalent of eight years in jail between 1981 and 2010. In Tunisia, the current prime minister, Hamadi Jebali, spent a total of sixteen years in jail after 1990, ten of them in solitary confinement. Ennahda Chairman Rached Ghannouchi was imprisoned in 1981 and again in 1987 for a total of four years, spending another twenty-two years in exile.
The exception to this history of repression and isolation is the PJD in Morocco, which was allowed by the king to become an officially registered political party in 1992 and has operated legally and openly since then, gaining exposure to the rest of Moroccan society and the world. But the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood was never granted official recognition nor was it allowed to form a political party until after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. While it found ways to participate in elections through deals with other political parties or through independent candidates, it could not function as a normal political organization. In Tunisia, Ennahda, then called the Islamic Tendency Movement, sought recognition as a political party in 1981 but was rejected, and in response to its growing popularity, many of its leaders were exiled or imprisoned. The organization only started functioning normally after the overthrow of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, becoming a legally registered party in March 2011.
The forced isolation imposed on Islamist parties in the past makes it difficult to interpret whether some of the positions that most upset secularists in these countries and outsiders are truly radical statements, to be taken literally, or the result of naïveté about how certain statements resonate outside the confines of the Islamist community. Examples abound: Prime Minister Jebali, apparently in an attempt to reassure his audience that Tunisia would move toward a bright future, talked about the coming of the sixth caliphate, leading many to question Ennahda’s moderation and its commitment to the Tunisian state. And some officials in both the Muslim Brotherhood and in Ennahda suggested at one point that tourists would have to abide by stricter rules about attire and alcohol consumption, only to beat a hasty retreat after tourist operators set them straight about the realities of the industry.
It is in the interest of the international community as well as of secularists in Arab countries to do everything possible to pierce the bubble that still surrounds part of the Islamist leadership. Islamists need to be integrated as much as possible in all domestic and international fora to understand what is acceptable or not acceptable elsewhere. The point is not to teach Islamists to hide their true opinions, but to help them to confront the choices they face and the reality of functioning as political parties in the real world. They may well choose to challenge dominant ideas deliberately and as a matter of principle, but this process of engagement will at least provide greater clarity about their choices.
Islamist parties are different from each other, but doctrinal differences are not the most important factors setting them apart from each other. Rather, what shapes these parties are the conditions in which they operate: the support they have, the reaction of secular political parties to them, and whether they have government responsibilities.
Ideologically, the three parties are similar. They have rejected explicitly the idea of using force to gain power and are now committed to political participation. A corollary of political participation is the acceptance of pluralism and of the democratic process—though critics contend that such acceptance is purely opportunistic and that Islamists will renege on pluralism and democracy once in power. Another corollary, as pointed out earlier, is that they have accepted the reality of the division of the Muslim world into nation-states and that they have become national parties.
Politically, however, there are differences, particularly concerning the relationship between a given political party and the religious organization that spawned it. In Morocco, the PJD is quite separate from the religious organization Harakat al-Tawhid wal Islah and has been for many years. Indeed, the party is doing its best to be a normal political organization.
Ennahda has distant roots in a religious and cultural movement, Jama’a al-Islamiyya, but by 1981 it was trying to form, unsuccessfully, a political party, the Islamic Tendency Movement, which was later renamed Ennahda. The organization suffered a serious blow after it tried to field candidates as independents in the 1989 election and government repression intensified. Ennahda revived very quickly after Ben Ali’s deposition, still as a political force.
The situation in Egypt is the opposite. The Muslim Brotherhood as a religious movement long predates the Freedom and Justice Party, which was only formed in March 2011 and has not yet acquired an identity separate from the religious organization.
There are even starker differences among Islamist parties concerning their focus on policy issues. Both the PJD and Ennahda are governing their countries, although in coalition with other parties. The PJD is focused on how to translate the principles contained in the new constitution into policies—and how to maintain its political support in doing so. Ennahda is focused on getting the constitution approved and devising an economic policy to address pressing problems of poverty and unemployment. Their concerns are immediate and practical.
By contrast, the Muslim Brotherhood and the FJP have not really begun to focus on policy issues, reflecting the political situation in Egypt, where the fundamental issue of the allocation of power among the military, an Islamist-dominated parliament, and a soon-to-be-elected president is still unresolved.
Islamist parties face mobilized populations in their own countries and need to take the views of the public into consideration. The possibility that Islamist parties will simply cancel elections in the future to perpetuate their position appears unfounded, the result of fear rather than a realistic possibility.
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250fb78c-66c9-4429-b21c-00e160691b3e,2013-05-20T02:13:43+00:00,2010-07-15,1,http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2010/white-nose-syndrome-07-15-2010.html,"For Immediate Release, July 15, 2010
Contact: Mollie Matteson, Center for Biological Diversity, (802) 434-2388 (office); (802) 318-1487 (cell)
Forest Service Will Close Caves in Rocky Mountain Region to Protect Bats From Lethal Disease
Group Advocates for Closures Across West
RICHMOND, Vt.— More than six months after the Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition to close all federally managed bat caves in the lower 48 states, the U.S. Forest Service has indicated it intends to close caves on federal forests and grasslands in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and most of Wyoming and South Dakota. A devastating bat-killing disease known as white-nose syndrome has spread rapidly from its original epicenter in upstate New York four years ago. The Center has demanded that more proactive steps be taken to protect bats, which are dying by the millions in the eastern half of the country.
The closures would limit human access to the caves in hopes of stemming the spread of the disease, which scientists believe can be transported from cave to cave on clothing, boots, caving gear and other equipment.
“The regional office is to be commended for taking action to protect bats now, before this devastating epidemic shows up there,” said Mollie Matteson, conservation advocate for the Center for Biological Diversity. “Already, the white-nose syndrome fungus has leapfrogged into western Oklahoma from the Midwest. It is a hair’s breadth from Colorado. The other federal land agencies of the West need to act now, as well.”
The closure order, expected within the next couple of weeks, will be in effect for 12 months, and could last longer. Caves on national forests in the South and East have been closed under similar orders since the spring of 2009. Some states have also closed state-owned caves to protect bats, and a few other federal land units, such as Great Smoky Mountains National Park, have made caves off-limits to recreational access in an attempt to stem the spread of the illness.
White-nose syndrome was first documented in a cave in upstate New York in early 2006, and started killing bats in large numbers in the winter of 2007-2008. The disease radiated out from New York to Vermont, Massachusetts and other Northeast states. The fungus associated with the disease has since been found on bats in 14 states and two Canadian provinces, and bats throughout much of the affected area are now dying at extremely high rates — up to 100 percent in some infected caves. Scientists fear that several species could be completely wiped out within a few years’ time. A total of nine bat species are now affected, and surveys in the Northeast, where white-nose syndrome has been ravaging bats the longest, reveal that several species are close to being regionally extinct.
Researchers believe the white-nose fungus spreads primarily via bat-to-bat transmission, and that bats can also pick it up from infected caves. Humans do not appear to be susceptible to the disease themselves but scientists believe people can spread it.
“Bats are essential members of North America’s ecosystems, eating immense quantities of insects every night, and helping to keep bug populations in check,” said Matteson. “If we ignore the need to take precautionary measures to protect bats, we do so not only at their peril but also at our own.”
In January the Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition to close bat caves on all federal lands in the lower 48 states due to the threat of white-nose syndrome. The Center also filed a petition to designate two white-nose-affected bat species as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. In June, the group notified the government that it intended to sue for failure to respond in time to protect the two bats, which are the eastern small-footed bat and the northern long-eared bat.
The Center for Biological Diversity is a national, nonprofit conservation organization with more than 255,000 members and online activists dedicated to the protection of endangered species and wild places.",850,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.95509523153305
2c979524-2332-4158-83e7-8f4775a439bd,2015-03-31T20:44:53+00:00,2011-03,0,http://flaxenwave.blogspot.com/2011/03/aflatuni-on-post-soviet-identity.html,"Sukhbat Aflatuni (May 2009) / Image courtesy of A. Stepanenko and Interpoezia
In doing some reading lately on Sukhbat Aflatuni (a.k.a. Yevgeny Abdullaev), the influential Russian-language poet from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, I came across an interview with him that I thought worth translating and excerpting here. Aflatuni is one of the writers, along with Andrey Volos, Gary Shteyngart, Lara Vapnyar, and David Bezmozgis, who Julie A. Buckler claims have prompted scholars to broaden their conceptions of Russian culture. In the interview, he makes several intriguing comments on how he views his own cultural identity and his position as a poet.
Here’s how the interviewer, Sandzhar Yanyshev, initiated the conversation:
Sukhbat, after what happened in the former Russian [sic] colonies, when the country itself emigrated from under one’s feet and people found themselves emigrants in their own homes without taking a single step, many native speakers of Russian preferred to “return” to the place where Russian language and culture reside—that is, they left for Russia. You, a Russian poet and Russian philosopher, stayed. Why?
And here is Aflatuni’s reply:
Every poet has his diagnosis… Some leave, others get stuck with their wings in their nests. Notice that I don’t say, “Every poet has his fate.” Fate is something heroic, something theatrical. But how is it that one can exist when we’re talking about a mix of passions, habits, dreams—that is, the very things that hold us to the place where we were born? That’s a diagnosis. It’s some kind of Oedipal complex. We all circle around it—the homeland—irrespective of whether we “left” it or didn’t leave it. You circle it, I circle it. We zigzag differently and our circling bears different fruit, but it’s the same mechanism of unquenched attraction to that place where you breathed your first breath and cried your first cry. […] And as for where language resides… Language, like the speech organ with which it shares a name [the word язык means both “language” and “tongue” in Russian], is always inside the author. If it’s outside, then it’s no longer language, but rather some kind of microphone or loudspeaker. For me, Russia, and especially Moscow with its literary salons and thick journals, is the acoustic environment, the amplifier, that allows me to be heard and not just mumble something into my scarf.
I find it fascinating that Aflatuni sees the question of Russian identity as a disorder that must be diagnosed—and he implies that everyone suffers an “Oedipal complex” about their home, not just writers on the periphery.
Incidentally, if the theme of ethnic and linguistic identity among Russians in the post-Soviet world is one that catches your interest, consider reading Denis Gutsko’s novel I Speak Russian (Русскоговорящий), which won the Russian Booker prize in 2005 and concerns a Jewish-Georgian native speaker of Russian who fails to attain Russian citizenship after the fall of the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, the book has not yet been translated into English, but you can find an English summary of it on RussiaProfile.org. (If Gutsko’s novel ever does get translated, its title might be given as something like Russian Speaker or Russian Native Speaker.)
Speaking of big questions of Russian identity, here is my translation of the second half of Aflatuni’s 2008 poem “two cities: Moscow and ‘Peter’,” which concerns the cultural sway of the two capitals (and maybe a third force):
Moscow and Peter: a strange marriage
she is a Scythian, he’s a Varangian
two cities: Moscow and Peter
two faces in granite—shattered—
two faces: thesis, antithesis
Moscow and Peter;
moon, like a Muslim at his shop,
peers down at them with disdain
(Москва и Питер: странный брак: / она — Скифянка, он — Варяг // два города — Москва и Питер / два лика в треснувшем граните / два лика: тезис — антитезис / Москва и Питер; / свысока / на них глядит вокзальный месяц / как мусульманин у ларька)",1161,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131301015.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172141-00105-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.927001655101776
810d3a87-e5f6-4bf0-9852-812fdc7214bd,2022-05-19T02:26:54+00:00,2015-01-31,1,https://quantive.events/blog/mortgage-bubble-deja-vu-the-real-losers-in-uber-vs-taxi-battle/,"Over the last year the battle has reached all new levels as Uber and Taxi medallion owners fight for control of the market. But as the courtroom battles center on words like “ehail” versus “street hail” and “metered rides” versus “surge pricing,” let’s take a deeper look at the unexpected party who really has the most to lose as we go through what has transpired thus far.
For nearly two decades, the taxi medallion market has been growing at rates like no other industry and bringing returns to the owners at multiples rarely seen. In looking at auction prices over the same period, the value of each medallion has quadrupled.
The City of New York played an interesting part in all of this as well through the TLC. The TLC regulates the number of medallions available at any given time and can issue new medallions when needed. Under Mayor Bill de Blasio, in fiscal 2014, the City sold 350 medallions generating $350M in revenue. Let us not forget to mention that the City receives a percentage of each medallion sold. So with 350 medallions sold, the banks were pretty comfortable lending based on the current market valuation.
Here is where things get tricky.
Many medallion fleet owners have used low interest rates and rapid equity growth not to pay down some of that debt outstanding but rather leverage everything on interest only loans. So the bank gets rich on loans that will never mature and owners are able to expand their fleets in order to cash in on the growing lease prices. All the while, banks backing the owners who purchased these medallions have enjoyed collecting the profits on the debt these owners have outstanding.
So everything is great and everyone is getting a piece of the pie — thought process being that the value will never decrease.
Uber has given the taxi industry a bigger jolt than subprime mortgages, all the while driving taxi medallion prices down 23% to $805,000 last January. (Note: The high was $1.05 million for individual medallions in 2013.)
Commercial mortgages need to be refinanced every few years so that owners and banks can adjust according to market trends. This time around, now that the value of each medallion has dropped drastically, when it comes time to refinance, there is going to be a discrepancy on the outstanding loan and the value of the business.
Is this an industry destined to collapse or is it yet another giant NYC will deem “too big to fail”? Stay tuned…",529,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522741.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519010618-20220519040618-00224.warc.gz,0.959377348423004
ab602ed8-5cf7-4adb-8774-fb77502683c0,2016-07-25T08:15:10+00:00,2014-01-01,0,http://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/37415/how-do-i-hang-a-shelf-without-drilling-holes/37436,"How about instead of mounting it to the wall, use a couple vertical tension rods from floor to ceiling and connect shelves to those? See this IKEA hack:
Oh, actually I see Johnny answered with a similar post. But while the link he gave works, the links at the site he gave (which detail the parts used) don't seem to be working for me.
Anyway, a quick look at IKEA's web site should give you some parts to use. Like these:
Stolmen post: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20179940/
Stolmen shelf: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70179947/
Stolmen end fixture: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50179934/
If it's just a small component like you mentioned, you might even make do with just one tension pole. No need for a shelf! To mount your device to the pole, you can do a number of things. First, you can buy one of those ""O"" rings and mount a small, lightweight shelf to it - maybe a thin piece of backer board or plastic from a clipboard or something. You just have to drill a hole into the shelf and attach it with a screw, two washers, and a nut. And then put your device on top of that.
But that may not be a perfect solution if the ""O"" ring can't handle the force or the shelf sags at a downward angle over time. Instead, you might want to just make your own custom plastic frame to hold your device. It's super easy. Just buy some some Insta Morph and shape it into whatever you want.
Insta Morph melts at 150 degrees F, and then you can shape it for a few minutes until it solidifies. It takes about an hour for it to become completely solid, and when it's like that, it's indistinguishable from any other hard plastic you've seen. Just have to watch the heat from the device, make sure it doesn't re-melt the plastic (it can be melted again and reused any number of times by the way)...
Oh and by the way, the idea of using vertical tension rods to make shelving is genius. It's easy to put together and take down. It's very customizable, allowing any shelf width and depth you want. It can be added onto later on if you want. And in my opinion, it looks very nice, clean and modern. You may not need the shelving for your purposes, but it doesn't hurt to have extra shelving!",560,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824217.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00170-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.943408906459808
c6d89283-51e5-4c03-9a1d-adcf3727c11e,2013-05-25T13:09:05+00:00,2013-01-30,0,http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/mobile/judge-rules-public-cant-access-death-records,"(WISH file photo)
Updated: Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013, 11:01 AM EST
Published : Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013, 11:01 AM EST
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A southwestern Indiana judge has ruled that local health officials do not have to provide cause of death records to the general public.
The Evansville Courier & Press and a Pike County resident sued the Vanderburgh County Health Department after the health agency last May abruptly stopped including death causes in the information it provided to the newspaper.
Courier & Press Editor Tim Ethridge says the newspaper is weighing whether it will appeal the ruling.
Senior Vanderburgh Circuit Court Judge Carl Heldt's ruling addressed contradictory state laws about who can access cause of death information.
The newspaper argued that death certificates are public records, while the health department says state law requires it to restrict access to the information.
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7cef9206-651c-4119-a8b5-1a203f41fc45,2016-07-26T14:08:11+00:00,2013-02-06,1,http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-02-06/doctor-met-with-dons-pair,"Dean Robinson has been stood down as the Bombers' high performance manager
THE DOCTOR approached by Essendon fitness duo Dean Robinson and Stephen Dank last year wanted to help the pair in their quest to improve the health of Bombers players - but knew there was no legal option under WADA policy.
Dr Robin Willcourt, who runs the Epigenx Integrated Medicine practice in South Yarra, told AFL.com.au he met with the pair last year and their discussion focused on finding a legal way to overcome the players' issues.
Willcourt said using peptides was ""never"" suggested in their conversations.
There are several forms of peptides, some of which are legal for athletes to take but others can promote muscle growth and have similar properties to human growth hormone.
""We discussed what can you do, and in the range of things. I said, 'Well, there's peptides, there's HGH (human growth hormone), there's testosterone, but we can't do any of those so what else do we do?'"" Willcourt said.
""We all said there was nothing [legal]. We ended up with a big zero. That was exactly how it ended up, that there was nothing we could do and [we were] lamenting it very much.""
Willcourt called on a change in WADA's stringent policies.
""WADA has stepped into areas it knows nothing about,"" Willcourt said.
""All athletes should be able to have at least normal hormone levels.""
Willcourt said he has not spoken to Robinson or Dank since Tuesday, nor has he met with any other club in the past.
During their meeting, Willcourt examined the blood testing of Essendon players. He recalled analysing the results as saddening.
""I was placed in a difficult position because I really wanted to help these guys but I knew I couldn't, and it really hurt,"" Willcourt said.
""I remember thinking [about the players] 'Man, you're just going to keep hurting yourself. This is so wrong'.""
Dank departed the Bombers in September last year amid the fallout from the club's injury-riddled season.
After it was revealed the club would be investigated for its use of supplements on Tuesday, Robinson was stood down pending the outcome of that investigation.",477,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824994.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00260-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.980143666267395
99ee4b7b-73d1-4132-9931-9db63a353d47,2022-05-19T18:00:54+00:00,2016-08-01,0,https://adviceyoudidntseek.com/tag/government/,"What we don’t know:
1. Whether there was any “pay to play” issue. Did Hillary Clinton act officially to change or keep any policy or practice under her purview because of a gift to the Clinton Foundation?
2. Assuming something changed (or didn’t change but otherwise would have), did it result from the gift or prospect of a gift.
3. Is anything that occurred, within the range of current political debate, a change that is in or contrary to the public interest.
The rest is confetti. The rest is about how people “feel” about Hillary Clinton.* Nothing about the standards above provides information about whether those feelings ought to change because of any action or inaction on her part.
“Bad optics” of the issue don’t matter as a sign of how a candidate might behave in office. In the contested judgements about what is in “the public interest” there is nothing “definitive” of the truth. There simply are no “final truths” about any public policy, only clues about future behavior in office.
A confession: Sometimes when looking at a picture of a dead rat, I just can’t shift perspectives to see the red rose in the middle, even when I’ve been told it is there.
“Optics” summarizes the problem; optics are only optics. Optical illusions fascinate us all but they are illusions.
If “Caesar’s Wife” didn’t do anything outside the standards for a Roman “happy marriage,” he shouldn’t have divorced her. (Note that the historical authority from this well-known phrase has a misogynistic character. Nobody asks if Caesar should be “above suspicion.”)
“Above suspicion” isn’t even possible if an official does nothing. Inaction is action in behalf of the status quo. There are always voices opposed to the status quo and suspicious of those who, by inaction or action, preserve it.
“Conflict of interests” is no standard either. Many relationships appearing to be conflicts are actually congruencies of interests. Not all agreements between people holding different interests in a topic are in conflict.
There is, despite protests from outside parties, no necessary conflict between appointing public representatives to a regulatory board and representatives of the interests regulated. Indeed, if public representatives are not thoroughly versed in the details, large and small, of what they are regulating, representatives of that interest are essential to understanding the regulatory impact.
An example: I really don’t want my credit card to be “cloned” when I use it in an ATM when I’m getting cash or on one of those devices on a merchant’s counter to make it easy to charge my purchases. If it is, I’ll likely “scream bloody murder” while saying “somebody do something about this!”
I’ll add my voice to others wanting to see these devices made more secure and those who use them required to take security steps. A board set up to determine what to do might rightly ask me to serve. Given what I don’t know about technology and the ins-and-outs of banking electronically, it might rightly include a vendor of security products and a technology expert at a bank. The one might be seeking business (probably is) and the bank might be seeking to limit costs and liabilities (probably is). Without them, there is not likely to be any sensible solution reached.
Ideally, each side of the subject will learn from the other and together they will find ways to accommodate each other in a constructive result. If the ideal is not met and the two sides find themselves at loggerheads there may be no result. Sometime in the future, some group will find a workable solution if the problem persists.
An example of potential vs. perceived “conflict of interest” may be in order: If a publicly supported charity has a building project and buys the supplies from a board member exclusively and without bidding, a first reaction may be that there is a conflict between the interests of the board member and the good of the organization.
Yet it is often the case that the board member has offered to provide the supplies to the charity at his cost, a gift of the profit that would be made by the lowest bidder if bids were taken. That is a “congruency of interests,” although you won’t hear the term often (if ever, before reading this). If a lawyer, accountant or other professional offers his or her free services to a charity, that is a gift and his retention represents no conflict. Charitable organizations often seek out “congruencies of interests.” They’re helpful.
“Networking,” something every career self-help book recommends as basic to success in any common endeavor and every politician knows is vital to his or her success, is the aggressive seeking of potential “conflicts of interest.” Reaching out to those whose interests in a topic are congruent with one’s own may involve the discovery of other interests in conflict; people weigh their interests and perspectives as they decide whether to support or oppose any given request. The old book How Yellow is Your Parachute points out that most jobs come through personal connections, not want-ads.
Just think: How desirable is the “no-brainer?” It is the chance to do a favor that costs one nothing but ingratiates the person requesting it. Faced with a request, most of us are inclined to say “yes” if we can.
“Buying access,” the second standard to abandon: What bothers us is the sense of “privileged access.”
It is a commonplace that “access” to officials and organizations can be “bought,” at least one way or another. The “currency” used to buy access is often the real “secret.” There are many currencies in use; sometimes currencies are combined to fortify their appeal.
1. Cash: Straightforward gift of cash to an official, usually considered to be a matter of “corruption” in the law, does happen. Cash to a re-election campaign fund is regulated “lightly,” to say the least, as is use of those funds. Cash used to set up a fund to advertise for or against a candidate is another use of cash for access.
2. Opportunities: Investment opportunities, loans, stock tips (to be legal, these could not be “insider” tips but may come from very well-informed sources).
3. Influence: “I’ll get X to do Y for you by putting in a good word.” If X wouldn’t do what you want otherwise, and what you want is really important to you, this will likely buy the promisor and X future access.
4. Friendship or at least familiarity: An official has known someone favorably, or at least not unfavorably, for some time and knows of a connection to his or her cause that could be helpful. A simple request for help is all that’s required. If the request is granted, a sense of obligation to help the friend in the future, even if it is unspoken, is created. Access was and remains a “given” of the relationship. Note too that even the best funded of “cash” influence groups recruit former members of congress to lobby congress; they play upon friendships already established and interests already known to add value to “cash.”
5. Common interest: An official knows that another person shares his or her interest in a subject. A request for help is made. It is granted or not as the situation dictates. Access in the future is likely to be easier.
None of these are different from transactions all of us make from time to time.
1. We pay for things we want that are legal for us to want. If we are caught paying for things that are illegal we will be punished, formally or informally.
2. We find opportunities opened up for us by relationships we have. Our trusted brother-in-law (not the other one) is close to a car dealer who will give us a good deal.
3. A teacher offers to write us a recommendation to graduate school at a place where his old college roommate is dean. A fellow student on the student council offers to put your name in nomination for an award.
4. A friend or the guy whose locker is next to yours at the gym knows the manager of the gym and will put in a word for your son to be a life-guard this summer.
All of these create new paths of access.
From the moment they happen we know someone better and know whether or not we can go back to them; we also know we will take a call from them and, if we can, grant them a favor.
The real complaint with “access” to officials is our sense that “we, the people,” don’t have it because others have “bought” it.
We are strangers to those who presume to serve us. That’s often true; there are more people seeking access than can get it. Public officials can’t meet with everyone who would like to meet with them. Just try to meet with your congressperson if they don’t know you. Or, consider the salesman who must make “cold calls.” An intermediary or a gift would make the call “warmer” even if it were ultimately unsuccessful.
You may, by this time, think that my message is “move along here, nothing to see here.” I’m only saying one of those things: “move along” and look for more revealing standards than the ones mentioned here.
You cannot rely on those at the front of the crowd yelling “fire,” the media. You cannot rely on politicians to “give it to you straight” even when they say they are. You cannot expect that people will not choose the familiar over the unfamiliar, the old friend over the stranger approaching on the street.
“It’s on us!” You (we) must really look – I would say that as a citizen we are obliged to look – to see if there is, in fact, a fire, not just smoke. “Bad optics,” “Caesar’s Wife,” “Above suspicion,” “Conflicts of Interest”… and “buying access,” are almost always smoke. You may get burned or miss out on something good that could have happened if you had not run from the fire if you use these standards.
What you won’t get is the truth of the matter.
*BTW: I don’t expect to change any minds about Hillary Clinton here. Vote as you will. I do hope I challenge people to look more carefully at the standards we use to evaluate people for high office as I think many of them are deceptive.",2357,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662529658.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519172853-20220519202853-00211.warc.gz,0.964044332504272
e93f0393-0e3e-4d41-8ef2-240c2fd07310,2017-08-24T01:30:58+00:00,2015-10-29,1,https://m.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2015/1029/Executives-face-new-threat-when-corporations-do-wrong-jail,"Executives face new threat when corporations do wrong: jail
In recent years, few executives have been held to account legally for corporate crime. But the Justice Department is leading a charge to change that.
This week, what many skeptics have come to consider the unthinkable happened: A Wall Street banker faced certain legal consequences for unscrupulous trading practices.
On Tuesday, former Goldman Sachs banker Rohit Bansa agreed to plead guilty to charges of taking confidential documents from a source at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where he worked as a regulator for several years prior to his stint with the investment giant. Along with his source, a former New York Fed worker, Mr. Bansa could face up to a year in prison and a permanent ban from the banking industry for using the leaked documents to gain an unfair advantage when facing clients. Goldman Sachs, meanwhile, could face up to $50 million in related fines.
Bansa’s case is remarkable, in part, because criminal prosecutions are still rare on Wall Street. But it comes as the federal government has put a new emphasis on holding individual executives accountable for their companies' actions, and as white-collar workers and executives in other corners of the corporate world are even now being held accountable for corporate wrongdoing.
The trial of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship marks “the first time in 150 years of Appalachian mining that the top boss of a coal firm has ever had to answer for how he ran his company,” according to Slate. That trial is set to conclude in November. And last month, the former CEO of the Peanut Corporation of America was sentenced to 28 years in prison for his role in a deadly salmonella outbreak in peanut butter – the largest ever in a food safety case in the US.
Meanwhile, a United States Department of Justice investigation into FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, is focused mainly on high-ranking officials and top aides to former president Sepp Blatter (and possibly Blatter himself) on multiple charges of corruption.
Those cases, along with upcoming legal action surrounding Volkswagen admitting falsifying emissions tests on millions of its diesel fueled vehicles, will serve as a test of the recent Justice Department mandate. For organizations like VW, Goldman Sachs, and FIFA, that could mean the end of a legal landscape, in the US at least, where cases can be settled with a few multibillion dollar checks.
Far cry from Teddy Roosevelt
In the years since the 2008 credit collapse, when not a single banking executive went to jail for unscrupulous practices that contributed significantly to the recession, the idea of holding people – not just companies – accountable for corporate wrongdoing has become a point of contention, both in the public eye and the justice community.
In September, the Justice Department responded with a memo encouraging judges and prosecutors in corporate criminal cases to shift their case-building focus onto individuals, rather than the company as a whole.
“Such accountability is important for several reasons: it deters future illegal activity, it incentivizes changes in corporate behavior … and it promotes the public's confidence in our justice system,” read the guidelines, collectively known as the Yates memo (for its author, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates).
This isn’t a new impulse. President Theodore Roosevelt was trust-busting back in the early 1900s, limiting the industry dominance of tycoons including J.P. Morgan. Hundreds of Wall Street executives went to prison during the fallout of the Savings and Loan crisis in the late 1980s and early ’90s. Jeffrey Skilling, the head of now-defunct Enron, is serving a (reduced) 14-year sentence for his role in widespread accounting fraud that damaged that company and sent several people to jail.
But more recent, high-profile cases under former Attorney General Eric Holder’s administration have been settled by the company admitting wrongdoing and paying fines. These include banks involved in creating the housing bubble to General Motors’s years-long failure to repair a deadly ignition switch defect in millions of cars.
Many critics see this as an ineffectual corrective for companies that make billions in annual profits.
“We have descended too fully into the cesspool of crony capitalism when our most elite banks can commit what [Securities and Exchange Commission] investigations find to be fraud and still claim in filings … that they have ‘a strong record of compliance with securities laws,’ ” said attorney Bill Black, a former bank regulator and a leading critic of how the Justice Department has pursued major banks, in a 2012 interview with billmoyers.com
Why it's so hard to convict execs
But there is a rationale behind allowing companies to settle.
One is cost. “It can be very expensive and difficult to fight the DoJ on these matters,” says Solomon Wisenberg, a partner who heads up the white collar practice at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, a Washington law firm. In a lot of cases, it's cheaper to settle because of the potential impact of a case on a company’s stock value and profits. For example, Arthur Andersen, the accounting firm at the center of the Enron debacle, never recovered from the prolonged court battle – even though the Supreme Court ultimately overturned the firm’s conviction.
Second, holding executives culpable is simply harder to do. “These are fairly complicated sophisticated crimes, and it can be difficult to find a person that has all the requisite knowledge [for an individual conviction],” says Lucian Dervan, a professor at the Southern Illinois University School of Law. It’s much easier to implicate an entire company, he says, because prosecutors can use bits and pieces of information from separate employees to build their case.
“It’s a matter of the corporate structure insulating them,” Professor Dervan says. “Those at the top may have set the tone, but they don’t have the day-to-day knowledge.”
The Yates memo doesn’t offer anything revolutionary in the way of new tactics for prosecutors, Dervan says. But it does encourage them to “be thinking about the individual from Day 1” and warning corporations that they need to be prepared to cooperate. It instructs Justice Department lawyers not to resolve cases against entire corporations without having a “clear plan” to resolve those against individuals. It also warns strongly against making immunity for particular individuals a condition of settling a case with a corporation as a whole.
While it's not yet clear how those mandates will be followed, the Justice Department's FIFA investigation, for one, has been all about targeting officials. There is little indication so far of how the organization may be held culpable.
And VW could face jail time for some workers, as well as the possibility of record-breaking government fines. “Every case is different, but I think there’s a very high likelihood of criminal charges,” Dervan says.",1445,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886126017.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824004740-20170824024740-00336.warc.gz,0.960542142391205
de2a58cb-3140-461b-b053-dbcf98b805a6,2013-05-24T08:45:09+00:00,2013-02-23,1,http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/rorted-457-visa-scheme-to-be-tightened-20130223-2ext2.html?skin=text-only,"Date: February 23 2013
The 457 visa scheme for temporary overseas workers will be overhauled to stop rorting of the system, with the federal government accusing some employers of discriminating against Australians.
Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor says the 457 visas will be tightened to ensure they are only used to address genuine skills shortages, and local workers are getting a ""fair go"".
Under the crackdown, employers will be required to demonstrate they are nominating a position where there is a genuine shortage of workers.
Mr O'Connor said compliance and enforcement powers would also be boosted to stop employers rorting the program, which he said had witnessed an increase in applications.
""We have seen too many examples of abuse across the nation,"" he told reporters in Melbourne.
""There are situations where Australian workers are being discriminated against because of the abuse of the program.
""We have seen situations where people's jobs have been `dressed up' to be so-called skilled jobs but in fact when they come here they are working in unskilled or semi-skilled areas.""
ACTU secretary Dave Oliver said there had been a explosion in using temporary foreign workers, despite the local job market being in decline.
He said the construction sector had declined by 68,000 jobs in the past 12 months while there had been a 38 per cent increase in 457 visas.
""It doesn't make sense. Local jobs are disappearing and yet there is a significant increase nationwide of the amount of 457 visas that are being granted,"" he told reporters in Melbourne.
""We've seen this for too long as a lazy option for employers.
""It's just a matter of a tick-and-flick form where they can bring workers from overseas, as opposed to investing in their own workforce by employing apprentices and providing training for their workers.""
The 457 visa changes also have the support of the Migration Council Australia, which says they ""strike the right balance"".
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7f56ecd9-58dd-4a47-a7bb-fdb556b30365,2020-10-22T02:03:11+00:00,2018-02-17,1,https://sputniknews.com/world/201802171061760194-us-china-world-order-kurz/,"""The power centers are shifting, the US is still a strong state, but they are moving away from international politics. China is filling this political vacuum,"" Kurz said.
The EU, according to Sebastian Kurz, plays an increasingly smaller role, as after a few wrong decisions, the European community has been involved in internal conflicts ""between the North and the South, the East and the West.""
For small states the chancellor had a comforting message in store. He stated that these trends mark the beginning of changes in the geopolitical situation in the world, in which ""large states no longer absorb the small ones. Now fast states swallow those too slow to act,"" he added.
Nord Stream 2
Austria views the Nord Stream 2 in a very positive way, though it does not mean that it is not necessary to take into account the objections of other EU partners, said Kurz, adding that ""the EU needs a more close level of cooperation.""
In November 2017, the European Commission proposed to amend the EU gas directive in order to ensure that rules of the EU energy legislation, including third-party access, tariffs, partial ownership and transparency, extend to offshore portions of import pipelines, which would concern the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
The Nord Stream 2 project involves the construction of two strings of a gas pipeline with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea.",289,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107878662.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021235030-20201022025030-00615.warc.gz,0.952380478382111
da610d87-9ec7-44dc-bc34-7208a4abed59,2018-08-21T17:55:06+00:00,2016-03-01,1,http://www.resourceinvestor.com/topic/commodities?page=8,"What if I told you that there was a period in history where oil demand declined by 5 million barrels per day and non-OPEC supply increased by 5 million barrels per day, yet oil price rallied more than 50%? Would you believe me?
Russian oil companies have agreed not to increase oil production this year following preliminary deal between Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Venezuela reached last month, President Vladimir Putin told a meeting with the country's top oil firms.
Prices for mansions in Houston's swankiest neighborhood have tumbled in lock step with crude prices. The Houston Opera has offered free season tickets to patrons who lost their jobs in the oil bust. A fancy restaurant offers cut-price dinners.",144,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221218391.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821171406-20180821191406-00268.warc.gz,0.964064002037048
e511df16-5957-47e7-b894-ad708f0683a9,2015-04-01T18:00:05+00:00,2015-04-01,0,http://wncw.org/business-underwriting,"Business Sponsorship with WNCW
With our audience of nearly 100,000 weekly listeners in five southeastern states WNCW offers sponsorship opportunities for any company. We have the ability to deliver your message to public radio listeners, who are an intelligent, active and motivated audience. They will support businesses that support public radio. Through a tax-deductible contribution, you can access this audience by way of on-air and online acknowledgments.
Consider what audience you would like to reach and how much you are interested in spending to reach the well educated, financially secure and discerning audience on WNCW. With this information, contact our Underwriting Department today so they can help you structure an underwriting package that meets your needs and expectations.",150,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131305143.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172145-00012-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.944264948368072
5044a759-558a-448f-8c34-bad5958e51f0,2015-03-28T00:26:56+00:00,2015-03-28,0,http://www.gogreen-contracting.com/,"Go Green Contracting INC.
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We will dispatch a crew immediately for emergency board up and security or water extraction and dry out. We are capable of Thermal investigations, fire restoration, mold remediation, and debris removal.
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Water damage, whether caused by flooding, broken pipes, sump pump failure, sewer backup, toilet & washer overflows, or any other situation, can cause permanent structural damage. Go-Green Contracting expertise can offer you qualified, competitive and professional services at an affordable price. We can restore your property by providing emergency water extraction, water pump-out, and demolition of wet building materials, power washing, moisture monitoring and the installation of the proper drying equipment.
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Go-Green Contracting provides full due diligence services which include a full property inspection of the building exteriors, the interior of all units, grounds, parking areas, and common areas. We will inspect every unit and provide a detailed scope and cost estimate based on your goals. Go-Green Contracting is skilled in distinguishing the difference between deferred maintenance, functional and economic obsolescence. We can also provide a full report including photos and cost estimates detailing the current conditions and recommendations based on your goals.",588,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297146.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00050-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.92382001876831
1670abe4-8922-4e01-a6b9-37e5cc6644e9,2018-08-15T05:33:59+00:00,2018-02-28,1,http://silent-fear.org/english/survival-list-survival-p/,"About Blog – Survival Academy is an outdoorsmen’s journey to educated himself on how to lead, prepare and protect his family. Through the use of short stories and interactive entertainment, he provides a unique all-in-one resource for emergency preparedness information, survival tactics, escape & evasion training, the latest and greatest gear for men in their sixties who want to be self-reliant.
Dr. Jonathan Quick, a medical doctor and one of the world’s top health professionals claims that the conditions are perfect for a new superbug in the form of a killer flu virus pandemic. Quick also believes that this pandemic could kill upwards of 33 million people in just 200 days.
Looking for a “no-cook,” “no-fuss” survival food with a long life and reasonable taste? The UST 5-Year Emergency Food Ration Bar may be just the thing. I love shortbread cookies, and these remind me of apple cinnamon oatmeal and shortbread combined. Each pack has 2,400 calories in total, which can be broken into six 400-calorie cubes for rationing purposes. These are perfect for a survival kit stashed in your car or at work, and a good fit for the outdoors, too. If you’re not a shortbread fan, these crumbly cakes might not be your favorite, but they are packed with vitamins and minerals. Bon appétit!
Wilderness Survival Food List An essential element of wilderness survival is knowing what to eat so you can keep yourself alive. We’ve got the top 133 wild foods for your survival food list right here.
Let’s face it: This is a survival knife for a worst case scenario and you find yourself living in a lawless land and need a serious knife for self defense. The US Marine KA-BAR is designed for combat — and proven in combat — and carried by many U.S. Marines into past wars. Please note: This isn’t a survival knife for a weekend recreationist; a forest service official or fish and game warden will possibly confiscate it if they know you’re carrying it, so be sure to check local laws before simply packing one into the wilderness on your next backpacking trip. The good news about carrying this for a worst case survival scenario? Not only is it a knife proven in combat but something you can also use to gut big game or filet a squirrel, possum, trout, salmon or any other critter that you’re willing to eat to survive. (If this KA-BAR is a bit too military for your tastes go with a good folding knife like this Kershaw as a more civilian option and one you might buy for your teen kids as well.)
I imagine their promos mostly get done via their email list and NOT on the website, that’s how most blogs making money from affiliate marketing do things – not through plastering ads all over the site.
An idea on one area that I seem to run into a lot of contention from some people with: electronics. If you’re bugged in and can power them, good for you. If you’re mobile, ditch ’em (most of them). Batteries seem lightweight, but that two pounds of batteries become 40 pounds after 20 miles. Anything that can’t be charged or operated on solar or hand cranks, in my opinion, has no place in a back pack. And of the things that can, many are simply unnecessary. Chromebook for maps, manuals and documents? Get a good smart phone with high capacity storage or OTG storage capabilities with multiple flash drives. Half the weight, just as versatile, twice as mobile. Not to mention, easier to pack.
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Photo by Philip ChoiPlan a menu ahead of time and keep things as simple as possible. The type and amount of food you carry will vary, depending on whether you are traveling in a vehicle or hiking deep into the wilderness on foot. If you are carrying everything on your back, pack dry and dehydrated foods that you can prepare with hot water. A large variety of pre-packaged meals are available at most camping stores, or you can make them at home. A small bottle of oil, seasonings, granola bars, summer sausage, jerky, and crackers are also good options.
Don’t be a hero. Lower the crossbow TV zombie fighters favor; the infected are still your neighbors. Take every precaution not to kill one another while the government works on distributing a vaccine and treating patients.
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As a wilderness survival guide, I have mentored many people in the art and science of wilderness survival. I love the answers beginners give to this question. Water! Nope. Food! No way. Fire? Nada. Shelter! Wrong again. A good knife? Definitely not.
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If you don’t have a lighter or any matches, you will have to start the fire by hand. If you find enough tinder (small material, such as dry grass, feathers or bark shavings, that burns easily) you can usually use the energy from the sun to start a fire with a magnifying glass, a lens from your glasses, a piece of broken glass, a cover to a watch or compass, or other clear, light-intensifying objects. It is very difficult to start a fire by friction; your best bet is to carry a variety of fire-starting implements.
If you encounter snakes, leave them alone. Snakes bite because they are hungry or because they are threatened. We are too big to be seen as prey to most snakes; they do not regard humans as food. Stand still and the snake will go away. Attack it and it will retaliate. If one curls up in your kit, move it out with a long stick and gently prod it away. If it comes in your direction, stand still. It doesn’t know that you are causing its discomfort and if you do not jump around, it will probably not even notice you. However, if you kill the snake you can enjoy eating it. Since you probably don’t know if it’s venomous or not, a good rule is to cut off the head, and then cut the same distance back from that point down the body. This will remove the poison glands, if there are any.
Self-defense is a fundamental human right. I’m not willing to relinquish that right, no matter how many tragedies occur in this crazy world. No many how many wicked or insane persons use guns to do evil, I will assert my … Continue reading →
THIN, LIGHTWEIGHT, COMFORTABLE – At just two credit cards thick, our unique survival knife is great for survivalists, preppers and people with active lifestyles. It also fits comfortable in a wallet, purse, bug out bag or your pocket.
I have purchased several knives from survival life. The first knife I got, someone liked it better than I did and I was not a happy camper. I have given the knives to coworkers and each person likes them as much as I do! They are very sturdy, and well made. The smaller multi-tool is a great little get me out of trouble helper. The fire starters are going to be some stocking stuffers. The fire and fishing grenades are also neat. I will continue to purchase them when offered, even when the wife says that I have too many knives and toys.
That is really amazing list to choose from. I wouldn’t have thought of few items in my list untill I went through this post. I will always give most priority to knives and fire starters. As i think these can the most important tools with help of which you can make it out of the worst situation , If You don’t have access to other tools.
The first thing that you must tell yourself is to take a deep breath and try to control your anxiety and panic. In all likelihood, you are in a much less dangerous situation that you may believe at the moment. If you keep a cool head, you will soon start seeing ways to get out of the bind.
Let’s do the math: At 2500 degrees, you should be able to ignite your tinder bundle and start a fire within just a few seconds. With 35 minutes of continuous burn time, that means you should be able to start approximately 150 – 200 emergency fires with just one small bottle of butane fuel.
Get oriented. Wherever you are will become your point zero. Find a way to mark it using a spare piece of clothing, a pile of rocks, a sheet of paper, or anything else easily visible from a distance. Learn your basic directions — the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. Use this to tell directions as on a compass (in a clockwise direction starting at the top 12:00) North, East, South, West.
A lot has been said on the web by hunters, hikers, and wilderness officers on the effectiveness air horns have had to scare off bears, specifically grizzly bears. The official data is that an air horn may or may not work. After hearing what multiple people have had to say with varying credentials, my conclusion is that an air horn might be effective to scare off a grizzly bear 80-90% of the time. People who have used it caution others to hold the horn down so that it makes a long, continued noise. Bear hearing is more sensitive than a human’s and that could be one reason why grizzlies have run at the sound of an air horn. Sometimes it may not work for you though — equipment failure may occur unexpectedly (we don’t live in a perfect world) or maybe a bear is simply too hungry or too angry. For these scenarios, have a back up plan.
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Blisters can be a literal pain, and they happen a lot when you’re out in the wilderness. If you have a blister, take a needle and a string and poke a hole between two opposite ends of the blister. This will drain the water out and allow the blister to heal faster. If you think you’re about to get a blister, use duct tape to cover the area. This will prevent the blister from forming in the first place because it minimizes friction.
The coming change of seasons from winter to spring has brought to mind two “fevers” that preppers need to be aware of and make plans for. While not actual, physical fevers caused by disease, the effects of “cabin fever” and “spring fever”…
Reading the news headlines this morning I was affected by a report that indicates there is an undeniable nuclear arms race going on. And in my opinion that just begs Armageddon. It may increases the temptation to actually use these weapons. During his state of the nation address in Moscow, …
I find the cross bow way to heavy for a bug out situation there are far lighter options available in a long bow you can even get them in a break down version. They do take more time to master it makes a great hobby in good times and an invaluable skills in bad times.
The Survival function S(t), is the probability that a subject survives longer than time t. S(t) is theoretically a smooth curve, but it is usually estimated using the Kaplan-Meier (KM) curve. The graph shows the KM plot for the aml data and can be interpreted as follows:",2591,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209884.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815043905-20180815063905-00573.warc.gz,0.946612179279327
3d3ef5ea-5060-421b-8c49-b78444709949,2020-10-20T14:36:59+00:00,2019-05-25,1,https://www.poconorecord.com/news/20190525/trump-downplays-north-korean-missile-threat,"TOKYO (AP) — In an apparent contradiction of his national security adviser, President Donald Trump on Sunday downplayed recent North Korean missile tests, tweeting from Tokyo that they're not a concern for him — even though they are for Japan.
Trump also said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's attacks on one of his Democratic rivals, former Vice President Joe Biden, had made him smile.
The remarks were the latest example of Trump's willingness to publicly undermine senior advisers, flout Democratic norms and side with totalitarian leaders, even on the world stage. He did so this time during a four-day state visit to Japan where he'll become the first leader to meet with the country's new emperor.
""North Korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people, and others, but not me,"" Trump tweeted in one of a flurry of early morning messages that suggested he'd spent little time sleeping after the lengthy flight to Asia.
""Some"" of his ""people"" appear to include national security adviser John Bolton, who told reporters at a briefing Saturday ahead of Trump's arrival that a series of short-range missile tests by North Korea earlier this month were a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.
""In terms of violating U.N. Security Council resolutions, there is no doubt about that,"" said Bolton, responding to the May 4 and 9 tests that ended a pause in launches that began in late 2017. Trump ignored a shouted question Sunday about whether he agreed with Bolton's assessment.
Trump and other administration officials have sought to downplay the significance of the tests, insisting they do not violate an agreement Trump reached with Kim for a moratorium on launches.
""The moratorium was focused, very focused, on intercontinental missile systems, the ones that threaten the United States,"" Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a recent television interview. That raised alarm bells in Japan, where short-range missiles pose a serious threat because of the country's proximity to North Korea.
Trump in his tweet said he had ""confidence that Chairman Kim will keep his promise to me,"" while at the same time embracing Kim's recent attacks on Biden, whose name he misspelled.
Trump said he ""smiled"" when Kim ""called Swampman Joe Bidan [sic] a low IQ individual, & worse.""
""Perhaps that's sending me a signal?"" Trump asked.
North Korea this week labeled Biden a ""fool of low IQ"" and an ""imbecile bereft of elementary quality as a human being"" after the U.S. presidential hopeful accused Trump of cozying up to ""dictators and tyrants"" like Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin during his campaign launch speech.
Biden's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday, but a spokesman for his campaign, Andrew Bates said Wednesday that, ""Given Vice President Biden's record of standing up for American values and interests, it's no surprise that North Korea would prefer that Donald Trump remain in the White House.""
The tweet came early Sunday before Trump left his hotel for a round of golf with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He'll also be attending a sumo wrestling match and handing out a ""President's Cup"" to the winner as part of a visit meant to showcase the close ties between the nations.
Associated Press writers Darlene Superville and Mari Yamaguchi contributed to this report.",693,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107872746.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020134010-20201020164010-00242.warc.gz,0.971110641956329
44c0e049-d72b-4bea-81d4-93fde3b20e66,2018-08-21T17:49:11+00:00,1987-12-01,0,https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/vietnamese-amerasians-identification-and-identity,"Vietnamese Amerasians: Identification and Identity
During our first week at the Philippine Refugee Processing Center (PRPC) we walked to one of the camp's markets early every morning and had waved to a young adolescent Amerasian (age 14) on the way. On the third morning, instead of simply waving she raised her hand quite high and yelled out, ""I'm American, I'm American too."" Her exclamation, along with the often-posed first question to us: ""Are you American?"" has the rejoinder, ""So am I."" It is not a statement of identity but it is one of identification. It serves as a form of introduction that grants the understood desire to explore the range of expectations, hopes, fears and fantasies associated with the excitement (and ambivalence) about ""going to America.""
Since 1982, some 3,750 Vietnamese Amerasians and nearly 5,00 accompanying family members have arrived in the United States through the Orderly Departure Program. Estimates of the numbers of Vietnamese Amerasians still in Vietnam vary widely, though most informed sources now agree at 12,000-15,000. There are currently almost 9,000 official cases on file in Bangkok, 79 of whom have already been legitimized as American citizens. Although the Vietnamese government ceased issuing new exit visas in January 1986, there has been genuine progress over this political deadlock and it is expected that the numbers of Vietnamese Amerasians coming to the US will soon increase significantly.
Many references to Amerasians have described them as children. However, given the gradual withdrawal of Americans (both military and civilian) from Vietnam in the early 1970s and the exit of almost all Americans with the fall of Saigon in April 1975, even the youngest Amerasians are now over 10. Thus, the vast majority are adolescents. At 18 they have reached draft age in Vietnam and those who come to the US do so as young adults, arriving without accompanying relatives.
Increasing attention has been given to the so-called ""Amerasian issue""; in particular, to those Amerasians born of American fathers and Vietnamese mothers during the Vietnam War. Unfortunately, most reports in the popular press and professional journals alike have been laden with misperception. We believe that, in this case, many people have begun to equate the phenomenon of simple identification with a more mature, established sense of identity. Thus, various well-meaning adults are forcing the issue of identity on Amerasian adolescents and inadvertently are increasing the risk of some premature closure in this process. Most typically, Amerasians area asked, ""Are you more American or are you more Vietnamese?""
The observations offered in this article have been generated from our continuing work at the Philippine Refugee Processing Center in Morong, Bataan, from visits to Suan Plu (the ODP ""transit center"" in Bangkok) and from numerous site visits made to local resettlement agencies across the United States. For the sake of convenience, our use of the term ""Amerasian"" will refer exclusively to Vietnamese Amerasian and observations should not be generalized to other Amerasian groups. Our purpose is to illustrate the difference between identification and the more integrated sense of self we associate with the term ""identity.""
While important commonalties do exist for Amerasian youth (e.g., the significant loss of a parent and being biracial), there is also great diversity among them. Their individual histories and environmental experiences range from extreme poverty, with little schooling and hard-felt discrimination, to deep, warm relationships at home, genuine success in the traditional school setting and strong ties to peers and adults alike.
Identification and Identity
Erik Erikson's work on the concept of identity as a stage in the human life cycle is now a universally recognized principle in western psychology. Some attention has been given to children of transcultural or transcracial adoption, yet comparatively little has been written about identity formation in biracial or bicultural children. At this point we know very little about the process of identity formation in biracial/bicultural Amerasian children.
This specific lack of knowledge and insight regarding Amerasian self-concept was demonstrated in the presumption that unaccompanied black or ""AfroAmerasians"" would naturally and readily identify with black culture in the US. On this premise, most were initially placed with black families. The reactions to these placements, however, varied radically. While a few worked out smoothly and thus far have proven to be good matches, a number of other placement broke down immediately. In some instances, the Amerasian overtly rejected the placement on the basis that the family was black. Without having explored the various perceptions of darker-skinned peoples in Vietnamese culture or the nature of these particular adolescents' prejudices, the assumptions made about their internalized identifications were inaccurate.
We heard Amerasians being openly asked to clarify their sense of identity, as if they had already established a solid sense of self and some dichotomous choice (American or Vietnamese) was warranted. It is of note that one would not expect such integration in American youth of the same age. None of the Amerasians we have come to know suggest he or she has already achieved a state of identity that reflects a genuine sense of who they are or might become. It will take more time for them to integrate past with present experience, develop a balanced perceived of how they see themselves in contrast to how they are perceived by adults and the wider community, and finally, achieve an accurate vision of where they are headed. Such an outcome is, developmentally speaking, an ideal, not always attained even by teenagers and young adults in less complicated circumstances.
In offering this commentary we do not mean to suggest that all of the Amerasians we've worked with are in great inner turmoil. Indeed, many display enormous strength and resiliency. The cautionary observation we are making is that many adults (e.g., reporters, resettlement caseworkers, teachers, foster parents and clinicians) are misinterpreting early, natural statements of simple identification (i.e., ""I am like"") with genuine expressions of self (i.e., ""I am""). Moreover, some adults are unconsciously, out of their own anxiety rooted in their strong attachment to the adolescent, forcing the issue prematurely. Instead of meeting questions or statements by the teenager as they arise, there appears to be a tendency to probe and overinterpret.
Some expressions of ethnic or cultural identification can be quite context-specific. For example, during a visit to a summer camp for refugee youth in the States, we had been talking to a group of adolescents (Khmer, Vietnamese and Amerasians) about how things were going for them in the US and what advice they would have for the adolescents in the PRPC. Many had been in the States for over three years and the discussion centered around typical adolescent concerns, from music and clothes to part-time jobs and obtaining a driver's license and the struggle over paying for insurance. When it became time for the afternoon soccer game, they rapidly divided into Khmer and Vietnamese teams. With no need for discussion by anyone, it was clear that the Amerasians identified themselves as Vietnamese and were as active and central to the team's success as any other players. There was no evidence of any struggle with their sense of ethnic heritage at that moment, yet much of the discussion during the ensuing days dealt with conflicts over their identifications with Vietnamese and American roles and values.
During a visit to a resettlement program's celebration of the Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival we met two older Amerasians (17 and 18) who stood out because of their dress and behavior. Somewhat apart from the larger group, the were wearing jackets, buttons and hats that identified them with two major American rock groups. One caseworker had expressed some concern that these young men had seized the popular American music culture and seemed to be rejecting outright their connections to more traditional Vietnamese culture.
However, something quite different emerged as we came to know them. Attendance at the festival was not mandatory. They had come of their own choice. It also became clear that their infatuation with these particular groups (not atypical for adolescents) went beyond clothing and hair style but included genuine interest in and identification with the lyrics of specific songs. In addition, they offered some of the most poignant observations and suggestions when describing how they were doing, what they might do when they finished their respective high school and vocational programs, and what advice they had for other teenage refugees who had yet to arrive in the US. In a sense, this seizing of values of the new culture, be it clothes, music or food, is not to be unexpected nor should it be regarded as any final rejection of their heritage. Such intense identification is often a part of the natural process of identity formation. One suspects that upon integration, salient aspects of their ethnic heritage will reemerge.
Those of us who are involved in their resettlement must not lose sight of the fact that the process of identity formation is exactly that, a process. Given that the majority of Amerasians are adolescents in a period of enormous cultural transition, who must also come to terms with the issues of parental loss and biracial heritage, this process requires and deserves time. We must not unwittingly mistake their initial statements of identification for mature expressions of identity choice nor can Amerasians afford for us to let our own anxieties about their well-being force this issue through the intrusion of probing questions or premature interpretations.
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2a984927-a297-40f4-a50d-cc0acb6e4705,2016-07-27T08:09:33+00:00,2014-01-16,1,http://hotair.com/archives/2014/01/16/poll-public-now-evenly-split-at-48-percent-on-legalizing-gay-marriage-in-utah/comment-page-2/,"Poll: Public now evenly split at 48 percent on legalizing gay marriage — in Utah
posted at 6:01 pm on January 16, 2014 by Allahpundit
I thought gay-marriage polls had lost their capacity to surprise but I was wrong. Utah is so overwhelmingly Mormon, and Mormons are so heavily opposed to legalizing SSM, that a poll of the state would necessarily produce some lopsided 30/70 result against — I thought. Not so: A third of Mormons there are now pro-legalization and the non-Mormon population is large enough (and pro-SSM enough) that, between them, they’ve made this a toss-up even in one of America’s reddest states.
For what it’s worth, there may be a silver lining for opponents here.
Residents are now evenly split on whether same-sex couples in Utah should be allowed to get state-issued marriage licences — 48 percent for and 48 percent against — and nearly three-fourths (72 percent) said same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions or domestic partnerships in lieu of marriage…
The results reflect a remarkable turn since 66 percent of Utahns who participated in the 2004 general election approved Amendment 3, which limited civil marriage to a man and a woman and barred any state recognition of other relationships such as civil unions or domestic partnerships…
Support for same-sex marriage was strongest among non-Mormons, people between ages 18 and 34 and those who described themselves as Democrats. Slightly more than a third of respondents (36 percent) said their views on same-sex marriage have shifted over time, something that was equally true of Mormons and non-Mormons. Overwhelmingly, people in both of those demographic categories said their views had become more accepting.
Mormons oppose legalizing gay marriage 32/64 while non-Mormons support it 76/21. On the lesser question of civil unions, though, they’re in sync: 65 percent of Mormons say yes versus 84 percent of non-Mormons. The latter result is, I assume, an olive branch by LDS members to gay couples to show that they don’t oppose all legal recognition of gay relationships, just the traditional concept of “marriage.” Problem is, it’s arguably harder to defend marriage laws from an equal protection challenge in court once you’ve extended substantive marriage rights to gays, even if your motive in extending those rights was well intentioned. If gay relationships are entitled to virtually every legal benefit of marriage except the label itself, a court’s going to find more often than not that withholding the label amounts to discrimination for its own sake, without a good/rational reason. The olive branch, designed to keep “marriage” as a separate sphere for straights only, actually weakens the case for it.
These numbers are interesting too:
Protecting religious conscience via constitutional amendment is probably the next phase of the great gay-marriage debate — maybe even at the federal level, as there are some Democrats at the moment who are willing, if only in the name of quieting critics of legalizing gay marriage, to rhetorically endorse conscience protections. That’d be fertile ground for social cons next year if the GOP takes back the Senate. The public supports freedom of conscience in this area overwhelmingly; a two-thirds majority of both chambers in Congress isn’t out of the question, especially since red-state Democrats don’t like being seen as anti-religion. Better move fast, though, before these numbers too slowly start to erode in a country that’s becoming marginally less religious.
The other poll result above, about challenging the ruling of the federal judge on gay marriage in Utah, is where the silver lining I mentioned comes in. Even in a state that’s trending towards support for legalizing SSM, people don’t like having the rules made by judges. The Supreme Court is sensitive to that, too. Ruth Bader Ginsburg has grumbled that pro-choicers might have been better off without Roe v. Wade, since that would have left legalization to the states and that would have built a democratic legitimacy for the practice that Roe, to some extent, short-circuited. The Court’s ruling on Prop 8 last year, in which it declined the opportunity to strike down traditional marriage laws across the country, may be an example of the same logic at work. There’s almost no question that SCOTUS will, eventually, legalize gay marriage; there is a question of whether they might hold off for several years if they see the public even in conservative redoubts like Utah shifting their way. Why open itself up to “tyranny of the judiciary” charges if it can sit back and let changing electoral demographics do the job? As such, polls like this might buy more time for other conservative states to keep their marriage laws, even though they almost certainly won’t last forever.",1026,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826736.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00308-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.960495948791504
7f469029-0a40-4479-919c-6154d7fe72d9,2022-05-29T06:00:52+00:00,2022-04-29,1,https://www.nj.com/sports/2022/04/as-shakur-stevenson-faces-oscar-valdez-in-his-biggest-fight-yet-the-newark-boxer-has-his-eye-on-superstardom.html,"LAS VEGAS — Shakur Stevenson believes he is on the precipice of boxing superstardom. The only person standing in his way? Oscar Valdez.
The Newark native finally will get a chance to fight the boxer he has been calling out for years on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in a fight that ESPN will televise at 10 p.m. Valdez (30-0, 23 knockouts) is easily is the toughest opponent of Stevenson’s professional career.
Of course, Valdez could say the same thing about Stevenson. Since turning pro after winning a silver medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016, Stevenson is 17-0 with nine knockouts. His dominant performance against Jamel Herring in October has left him — and not the more experienced Valdez — as a 6-1 favorite to win this WBC-WBO super featherweight unification bout.
“I feel like, with Valdez, he is the perfect person to skyrocket my career,” Stevenson told NJ Advance Media in a wide-ranging conversation this week. “I see myself as the top young fighter in the sport, and after this fight, I think the whole world will see me as the same thing.”
Stevenson, 24, believes his entire career has been building toward this moment. From the time he was 5 years old and shadowing boxing with his grandfather, Wali Moses, at his Newark gym, Stevenson has been building toward this moment. He wanted to follow in the footsteps of his mentor, Andre Ward, and turn his successful amateur career into a brilliant professional one.
If he knocks out Valdez, he will enter the conversation as one of the best “pound for pound” fighters in boxing today. Stevenson believes he already belongs there, but Valdez — who defeated Robson Conceição by unanimous decision in September — is a step up in competition.
He is also a fighter that Stevenson believes has been dodging him for years. Valdez dropped his belt and moved up a weight class when Stevenson became his mandatory opponent at featherweight, so Stevenson was surprised when he got the news that he had agreed to take the fight.
“I couldn’t believe it,” Stevenson said. “I got a call while I was laying down in bed with my daughter. I was like, ‘Huh? Valdez is going to fight me? No way. I’ll believe it when I see it.’”
The world will see it on Saturday night. Valdez has promised to take a more “technical” approach to the fight, but Stevenson isn’t buying it. He believes that Valdez, a popular brawler who might have the crowd on his side at MGM Grand, will come at him early.
If he does, Stevenson expects Valdez to get frustrated at his inability to land a punch. The Newark native is one of the most technically sound fighters in the sport, but if he flashes the power he showed in defeating Herring, it could be lights out early in Vegas.
“If I’m at my best, nobody can beat me,“ Stevenson said. “I’ve been asking for this fight for a long time, and now the moment is finally here. I’m ready to fight. I’m tired of talking about it. I just want to fight.”
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ec11b80b-1ae3-4862-85b6-dd7a040d9a34,2015-03-29T06:26:41+00:00,2014-03-18,1,http://www.cio.com/article/2377812/internet/jesse-jackson-says-blacks-inadequately-represented-in-tech-companies.html,"U.S. civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson is to lead a delegation to Hewlett-Packard's annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday to highlight underrepresentation of African-Americans in Silicon Valley companies.
""Technology is supposed to be about inclusion, but sadly, patterns of exclusion remains the order of the day,"" Jackson has written in letters to top Silicon Valley technology companies, including Apple, Twitter, Facebook, HP and Google, according to a statement this week by rights group Rainbow Push Coalition.
HP said it looked forward to seeing Jackson at its shareholder meeting.
""While we certainly agree that diversity is an important issue in corporate America, we're puzzled by Rev. Jackson's sudden interest in HP,"" the company said, citing its track record in promoting minority interests.
African-Americans are inadequately represented in tech boards and senior executive positions while minority companies have also got a very small share of initial public offerings and other financial transactions, and advertising and professional services to tech companies, Rainbow Push said. Media focused on black audiences get only a fraction of the money spent on television, magazine, Internet and radio advertising, according to the coalition of which Jackson is the founder and president.
In contrast, African-Americans are large users of technology as smartphone ownership among blacks takes off. Google's Search, for example, is the number one search engine among African-Americans, according to the coalition.
""Today, HP is the largest company in the world with both a female CEO and CFO and nearly half of our leadership team and Board of Directors are women and minorities,"" HP said in a statement emailed Tuesday.
HP said nearly 50 years ago it established the first minority business program in the U.S. and in 2013 it spent nearly US$1 billion with almost 500 minority business enterprises in the U.S. and an additional $500 million with women business enterprises.
The other tech companies cited by Rainbow Push were not immediately available for comment.
A number of persons of minority origins have risen to key positions in tech companies in the U.S. including Satya Nadella, the Indian-born CEO of Microsoft. John W. Thompson, the software company's new chairman of the board, who took over from Bill Gates in February, is an African-American. A number of women have also risen to the top position at companies like Yahoo and IBM.
Rainbow Push Coalition wants more to be done. ""The ""all-white"" (and mostly male) syndrome should become a thing of the past, and the HP's, Facebook and other captains of industry must take the lead in putting it to rest,"" it said.
This story, ""Jesse Jackson Says Blacks Inadequately Represented in Tech Companies"" was originally published by IDG News Service Bangalore Bureau.",568,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298228.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00086-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.970219731330872
e3214b1b-7244-4747-8320-c3d65abbf6b1,2019-08-25T02:21:00+00:00,2019-08-25,1,https://www.northgatemarket.com/RiversideEspanol,"Our family to yours, always.
Our vast, rich tapestry of history is strengthened only by our dedication to our customers, and to one another. We are a family at Northgate, rich in tradition, heritage, and in a commitment to authenticity; we are warriors of flavor, champions of inspiration and innovation, and protectors of the kitchen and your family’s table.
We’re more than a grocery store. We are a family.
One comprised of employees, of customers, of mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, cousins, and grandparents. And we are also a home. We are a crossroads of culture and tradition, with the new and undiscovered.
Our employees’ dynamic cultures merge here with the desires of our customers to create one of the most welcoming and thriving companies to work for.
Our kitchen is life. It is centuries of tradition that go into each and every one of our daily prepared meals. We’ve journeyed our homeland for the most blissful, soulful, inspiring recipes, and have brought an entire country’s worth all under one roof, prepared daily, for you and your table.
Northgate Market follows its shoppers to Riverside in former Tyler Toys R Us
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4ab2e120-4304-4a55-9ccc-768edd83d5a3,2015-03-29T17:45:45+00:00,2013-04-15,0,http://www.football.co.uk/tottenham-hotspur/spurs-top-four-aspirations-will-be-tested-by-man-city-visit/3978262,"Last season’s ultimate denoument revealed Spurs to be one of the unluckiest clubs in Europe. Having had an exhilarating season under Harry Redknapp, and despite suffering an end of season loss of form, the White Hart Lane club still managed to secure fourth spot in the Premier League. In every other year of the competition, this would have seen them qualify for at least a qualifying round of the Champions’ League.
Who could however have expected that Chelsea would confound predictions on a number of successive occasions and go on to secure the trophy in Bayern Munich’s backyard. That outstanding success for one London club meant disappointment for another one. It meant that – unlike Everton, when caught in a similar dilemma a few years back - Spurs, cruelly had their place snatched away. Soon afterwards Redknapp was gone, and it was back to the drawing board.
This season, with AVB at the helm, Spurs have shown that last season was no fluke, and go into the final half-dozen or so games in position to correct the perceived inequity of last year. All seemed to be going swimmingly until last week, when an injury to the talismanic Gareth Bale in the game against Basel suddenly seemed to shake the team’s self-belief. The game ended in a dispiriting 2-2 draw, and put a serious question mark over Spurs’ ability to progress in the Europa League. Suddenly, what could have previously looked like a fairly run-of-the-mill game against Everton on Sunday assumed the proportions of a major challenge, and one in which Spurs needed to demonstrate a steel and determination to see things through. Unfortunately, things didn’t turn out that way, and despite taking an early lead, only a late goal managed to secure them the cold comfort of a draw. It was certainly a case of two points less than expectations demanded. The spectre now has been raised of ‘another Spurs blow-up.” Many people are ready to hang the label of ‘serial bottlers’ around the players’ necks. By the time Spurs take to the field in the league again, on 21st April, at home to Manchester City – no easy task, of course – it is entirely possible that they will be out of the top four.
In such times, a team needs strong characters to step up to the plate and dismiss doubts. No surprise then that as well as manager AVB, a number of players have stepped up to declare their faith in the team securing the coveted top four place. Clint Dempsey has declared his confidence that their aspirations can be met, despite the inevitable tense atmosphere gripping the squad. His stance has been supported by other players such as relative newcomer Lewis Holtby. Confidence can be a fragile commodity, and doubt can swiftly transfer from players to fans, and back again. Such a ‘front foot’ stance by the club therefore is very much the required response.
With the prospect of Bale, Lennon and Defoe to return in the coming weeks, there’s no reason for Spurs’ fans to panic, and on the season’s form, they undoubtedly have the quality to get back on track in no time flat. The Manchester City game has now almost acquired a ‘must win’ status. On form, it’s a task not beyond Spurs, and success against the reigning champions is just the confidence booster required. Should the result go against them however, the tension will be ratcheted up another couple of notches, and the tantalising prize could elude them for another season.",744,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298660.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00035-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.972003698348999
37356919-2671-4579-b62c-39dfc535c64f,2018-08-21T10:18:45+00:00,2010-04-09,0,http://scoopdeck.navytimes.com/2010/04/09/seven-in-seven/,"The Navy kicked off the month by kicking pirate butt in three foiled attacks. The stories that nabbed most other headlines this week included the Nuclear Posture Review, which was all the talk in the beltway; F-35 training, which continues despite problems getting the jets; the Fire Scout, which scored its first drug bust; the smoking ban on subs and the Navy’s decision to restrict the wear of ball caps and coveralls.
Here’s seven stories in seven minutes from the past seven days that you may not have seen, but are worthy of notice:
1. Nearly 1,100 Sailors and Marines attached to the amphibious assault ship Bataan returned to Norfolk April 3 following 10 weeks supporting Operation Unified Response in Haiti.
And they got it done!
The crew transported nearly 1,000 pallets of relief supplies, brought 97 patients to Bataan and transported 524 others to the Navy hospital ship Comfort, the carrier Carl Vinson and hospitals throughout Port-au-Prince. The medical team provided triage for some 2,000 patients ashore and immunized nearly 10,000. The crew also removed 150 tons of rubble, built 65 shelters for 130 families and distributed more than 500,000 meals.
Said Capt. Steve Koehler, Bataan’s commanding officer:
I can’t imagine a crew doing it any better. We flexed the ship’s capabilities at every opportunity and were fortune to witness first-hand the difference we made in the lives of the Haitian people.”
You can read more about their mission here.
2. The frigate McClusky left more than a few drug dealers gasping for air as it returned to San Diego April 5 after six months in the 4th Fleet Area of Responsibility. The crew seized or disrupted more than 11 metric tons of cocaine, with an estimated street value of more than $775 million, and detained 13 suspected narcotic smugglers.
3. The carrier Stennis returned home from after 21 days of carrier qualifications. It will now be in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for the next several months for a $137 million overhaul. The Navy says it will have extensive work on propulsion and aircraft launch and recovery systems. Radar and communications systems will be upgraded.
4. The Navy on April 3 took top honors at the National Society of Black Engineers Golden Torch Awards.
Capt. Willie L. Metts, who is soon to pin on his first star, was recognized as the society’s Distinguished Engineer of the Year at the organization’s 13th annual convention in Toronto, Canada. Metts, who is the Navy’s highest-ranking African-American Information Warfare officer, said he was uniquely humbled and honored to be recognized.
5. Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7‘s Air Detachment spent the week improving roads and installing engineering controls to improve living conditions for the more than 40,000 residents of Camp Petionville, an internally displaced persons camp in Port-au-Prince.
Lt. Jason Killian, a Civil Engineer Corps officer deployed to JTF-Haiti, said the efforts “will save lives and reduce the overall number of people that need to be relocated by over 17,000.”
No wonder they call them the “Magnifiscent Seven.” Here’s more on their endeavors.
6. The Naval Research Laboratory broke ground April 8 on the Autonomous Systems Research Laboratory. The $17.7 million facility will be the nerve center for basic research that supports autonomous systems research for the Navy and Marines. It will focus on several key areas to include power and energy, sensors, intelligent autonomy and platform development.
The nearly 50,000 square-foot lab will be located at NRL Washington, D.C. and should be completed by May 2011.
7. And a special salute goes to Fire Controlman 2nd Class Dustin Kilgore, who saved a boy from drowning April 4.
Kilgore, stationed on the Norfolk-based cruiser Monterey, heard a scream and splashing coming from a large canal and pond outside his apartment. A woman yelled that her nephew was in the water and couldn’t swim.
Kilgore jumped in the murky pond and began swimming to the boy, about 300 feet away. By the time he reached him, the boy had sunk to the bottom. Kilgore began to search the area, and soon his foot touched the boy. Kilgore pulled him 75 feet to a concrete ramp and started CPR. The boy soon had a pulse, and was breathing on his own not long after paramedics arrived.
Bravo Zulu to all!",972,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221218101.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821092915-20180821112915-00143.warc.gz,0.96366024017334
28af3d52-b63e-4d72-9715-8030667e5b3d,2019-08-19T12:52:34+00:00,2015-07-30,1,http://blog.hear-our-voices.org/2015/07/30/first-responders-train-to-assist-those-with-asd/,"With more autism diagnoses taking place nationwide, it is becoming increasingly more critical for all first-responders to be properly trained in assisting those on the spectrum. Police officers, for example, are beginning to experience more training on how to successfully interact with those with autism in order to best assist them in a time of crisis.
Pennsylvania, for instance, has recently enforced a new state law that mandates officers to learn about mental illnesses, autism, and other disorders, in order to recognize and manage a crisis. Luciana Randall, executive director of Autism Connection of PA states, “This law is probably going to save someone’s life. It will help officers do their job more safely. They don’t want to make a mistake.”
The new law requires officers to learn what services may be available when autistic individuals are in a state of crisis. Furthermore, it teaches officers how to best interact with those on the spectrum, such as speaking gently, avoiding sudden movements, accepting the fact that the individual may avoid answering questions, as well as be more patient and understanding.
Police Chief Todd Graeff states “We take training seriously, and if it’s a mandate, we’re going to make sure it happens.” He continues, “If police officers can help identify (a crisis) and prevent a tragedy, that’s a plus.”
In a state of crisis, anyone can become anxious, fearful, or irrational, but for those on the spectrum, the situation can truly be terrifying and too much to handle. Training will enable officers to properly de-escalate a situation and minimize the chance of meltdowns.
Sue Walther, executive director of Mental Health America PA, states, “Often times the interaction between police and someone with a mental illness or someone with autism escalates needlessly. If police understand what they are confronting, they may go about it in a different way.”
Moving forward, this mandate should serve as an ideal for all other states. It is essential for all first-responders to learn how to best communicate with those on the spectrum, enabling them to receive the utmost assistance and to prevent an escalated situation.",451,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314732.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819114330-20190819140330-00130.warc.gz,0.951368272304535
b781441f-4948-4fa9-93f2-729c1cea9437,2013-05-25T12:56:39+00:00,2013-05-25,0,http://www.jointcenter.org/index.php,"About the Joint Center
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is a catalyst for groundbreaking research and critical policy analysis on topics of concern to all Americans, especially African Americans and other people of color. Founded in 1970 to encourage civic and political participation in the African American community, the Joint Center continues to support black leadership and other black policy makers by serving as a source of trusted information, innovations, and ideas on a broad range of issues. Through its scholarly research, distinctive analyses of issues, and convening of forums, the Joint Center helps guide the policy process toward practical solutions on America's most challenging issues - and toward a better future for all Americans.
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies • 805 Fifteenth Street NW • Second Floor • Washington, DC 20005",157,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.891239523887634
adad7a65-1ab4-440e-883e-7585fd2fbe22,2020-10-28T08:50:19+00:00,2020-08-15,1,https://www.jpost.com/tags/un-security-council,"If the American maneuver doesn’t work out, Israel could face two problems: Iran will be able to buy weapons, and veto power in the UN Security Council will be called into question.
UN Security Council ‘must choose between arming terrorists or standing by the Gulf,’ he says
Hook, served in the position for the past two years, is being replaced by Elliott Abrams, who currently serves as the special representative for Venezuela.
How can the US maximum pressure campaign against Iran remain effective if the conventional arms embargo expires in October?
One seat on the council remains open.
The ban is set to expire in October 2020.
Washington has shared the strategy and an arms embargo draft with Britain, France and Germany, the US official confirmed.
“Council Members reiterated their support for a negotiated two-state solution… where two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace within secure and recognized borders.”
Palestinian leader willing to hold Quartet-led talks with Israel on the basis of the 2008 Annapolis process he had engaged in with Olmert.
Danon says Abbas would go to Jerusalem, not New York, if he really wanted to negotiate peace.",247,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107897022.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20201028073614-20201028103614-00347.warc.gz,0.958171606063843
da4b753b-02d4-49fd-9c39-8fb5146a8e71,2019-08-20T09:24:54+00:00,2019-03-01,1,https://www.giiresearch.com/report/moi390617-global-cardiac-rhythm-management-devices-market.html,"Market Research Report
Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2019 - 2024)
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|Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2019 - 2024)|
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The cardiac rhythm management devices market is expected to witness a CAGR of 4.8% during the forecast period. Certain factors that are driving the market growth include the increasing prevalence of cardiovascular disorders, technological advancements, a rise in the use of ambulatory and home services for cardiac monitoring, and favorable reimbursement policies.
The increasing instance of cardiovascular disorders is one of the foremost factors driving the cardiac rhythm management devices market. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), globally, cardiovascular diseases account for more than 30% of deaths. Also, nearly 33.5 million people, globally, are suffering from atrial fibrillation (AFib), which is the most common type of serious arrhythmia. With the rise in the aging population in America and Europe, a number of patients suffering from heart rhythm disorders are likely to witness an increase and this is a cause for concern.
However, the therapeutic radiation used in cancer treatment can influence the operation of a patient with implantable cardiac rhythm devices. The implantable device technology uses complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) which are vulnerable to damage by the therapeutic doses of radiation, but it can vary according to the type of device in use. This factor is one of the major factors that limits the scope of using cardiac rhythm management devices, as the implants are highly sensitive and their malfunctioning may have serious consequences. On the other hand, the high cost of these devices with limited insurance coverage is limiting the growth of the market.
Cardiac rhythm management is a part of electrophysiology, which is used to manage the functioning of the heart. The last decade has observed an ongoing evolution and the use of cardiac rhythm management devices, including cardiac resynchronization therapy, pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and loop recorders. General practitioners (GP) are increasingly involved in the follow-up and management of patients with these devices.
Defibrillator is Expected to Hold the Largest Market Share in the Product Type
As per the American Heart Association (AHA), survival from cardiac arrest got doubled when bystanders used a publicly-available automated external defibrillator (AED) rather than just wait until emergency responders arrived. Bystanders used an AED in 18.8% of such cases. Cardiac arrest victims who received a shock from a publicly-available AED had far more chances of survival and being discharged from the hospital than those who did not, accounting for 66.5% versus 43%. Therefore, it has been estimated that about 1,700 lives are saved in the United States every year by bystanders using a defibrillator. This indicates that the usage of defibrillators has experienced a significant rise, globally, over the recent years.
North America Dominates the Market and Expected to do Same in the Forecast Period
North America is expected to have the largest market share for cardiac rhythm management, due to the developed healthcare infrastructure, government initiatives, and rising incidence of arrhythmias demanding more cardiac implants. According to a report by the US CDC, more than 75,000 hospitalizations are attributed to atrial fibrillation. Also, it is highlighted that a large part of the American population suffers from atrial fibrillation. Therefore, it is expected to rise further in the forecast period.
Asia-Pacific is another region with high potential for this market, due to the rising healthcare expenditure by the government, the increasing the prevalence of cardiac disorders and the growing per capita income of the population in the South Asian countries.
The cardiac rhythm management devices market is highly competitive and consists of a few major players. Companies like Abbott, Abiomed, Biotronik SE & Co KG, Boston Scientific Corporation, Koninklijke Philips NV, LivaNova Plc, Medtronic PPLC, SchillerAG, Shenzhen Mindray Biomedical Electronics Co. Ltd, and Zoll Medical Corporation, among others, hold the substantial market share in the cardiac rhythm management devices market.",919,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315321.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820092326-20190820114326-00540.warc.gz,0.908162474632263
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How to Control GPIO pins with your Raspberry Pi
Thanks to PHP and a temperature sensor, we’ll see how to operate relays and control GPIO pins with a Raspberry Pi.
Using AJAX and installing Apache web server on the Pi, this maker is able to control his Christmas lights using any mobile phone, tablet or laptop.
All you need is:
- Raspberry Pi
- SD Card with Raspbian installed (any SD card would work, but I prefer to use a 32GB class 10 card)
- Power adapter
- Jumper wires (female to female and male to female)
- Relay board (I use a 12V relay board with for relays)
- DS18B20 temperature probe
- Wi-Fi adapter for Raspberry Pi
- Router (for Internet access, you need to have a port-forwarding supported router)
- 10K-ohm resistor
- Download and install Raspbian on your SD Card
- Working Internet connection
- Apache web server
- SSH client on a Mac or Windows client
After the initial board’s configuration and Apache installing phase, you can get on with PHP installation.
Next step is connecting the DS18B20 temperature sensor to Raspberry Pi. Just keep in mind to activate the kernel module for the GPIO pins on the Raspberry Pi and the DS18B20. Enable these modules on every boot.
Caution! Be very careful with the relay connections with Pi because if it causes a backflow of current, you have a short circuit.
Check out the opensource.com related page for full project steps.",487,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662543264.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522001016-20220522031016-00616.warc.gz,0.766736328601837
d61a0438-2dc6-499d-9de6-fd4a93a7905b,2018-08-20T01:59:02+00:00,2018-06-15,1,https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/you-cant-just-gloss-over-this-history-the-movement-to-honor-ida-b-wells-gains-momentum/2018/06/15/50445bbc-700d-11e8-bd50-b80389a4e569_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f99ce1fe81ee,"CHICAGO — Across the top, the grave marker at Oak Woods Cemetery reads BARNETT. Along the bottom, “Crusaders for Justice.” On the left, there is her name: Ida B. Wells, beside her husband’s.
This stone is the rare marker in Chicago that honors Wells, a hero in an unending battle against racial injustice who died in 1931. Born into slavery in Holly Springs, Miss., Wells became a crusading African American journalist who exposed the crime and shame of lynching and fought for women’s suffrage.
After a white mob reacted to one of her anti-lynching editorials by destroying the presses of her Memphis newspaper, the Free Speech, she carried the struggle to Chicago in the early 1890s and lived half of her life here.
Yet her pioneering work is all but unrecognized in the city, which has no shortage of statues and monuments to leading white men.
Michelle Duster, her great-granddaughter, aims to change that. For the past decade, Duster and a few friends have labored, dollar by dollar, to raise $300,000 to build a monument to Wells. They’re still barely halfway there, but the word is getting out.
“You can’t just gloss over this history,” said Duster, a writer and lecturer who sees a need for Wells’s example these days. “She not only believed in certain principles and values but she sacrificed herself over and over and over again. She was called fearless. I don’t believe that she had no fear. I believe she had fear and she decided to keep going forward.”
The push to honor Wells — the Chicago City Council is considering renaming Balbo Drive for her — has an echo in other cities as monuments to Confederate soldiers and leaders such as Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis come down.
Pittsburgh is holding a contest to select an African American woman to honor after removing a monument to songwriter Stephen Foster that featured a barefoot black banjo player at his knee.
Charlottesville’s city council is conducting a poll to rename two parks for a second time. Last year, the council renamed Jackson Park as Justice Park and Lee Park as Emancipation Park but decided to choose again. One finalist is Swanson Legacy Park, in honor of Gregory H. Swanson, the first African American admitted to the University of Virginia.
“It is in some ways just as hard to put up new monuments as it is to take down old monuments,” said Tim Huebner, a history professor at Rhodes College in Memphis, where he helped install a more complete historical marker about Nathan Bedford Forrest, a notorious slave trader remembered with a 1955 plaque that said only that “his business enterprises made him wealthy.”
A new plaque, unveiled in April and sponsored by the Calvary Episcopal Church, Rhodes College and the National Park Service, is 462 words long. It reports that Forrest “operated a profitable slave trading business at this site” in violation of Tennessee law, and quotes Horatio Eden, who recalled being sold there as a child: “The buyers would stand nearby and inspect us. Stop us. And examine us.”
While the construction of monuments once was typically the province of elites — almost by definition white elites — grass-roots efforts are now more prominent, said Kirk Savage, an art historian at the University of Pittsburgh who studies public memorials.
“Municipalities are trying to engage much more with these publics, particularly African Americans and other publics that haven’t had a voice in the public sphere,” said Savage, author of “Monument Wars,” which focuses on Washington, D.C. “How that’s going to shake out is a little bit hard to know.”
The effort to honor Wells fits the moment, Savage said. “That’s one thing positive that these new monuments can do: People who may know nothing about Ida B. Wells will find things about this extraordinary woman they didn’t know anything about.”
Wells was born in 1862, a few months before the Emancipation Proclamation. She passed a teacher’s exam at age 16 and taught school. In 1884, after she moved to Memphis, three railroad workers forcibly removed her from a train for refusing to leave a car reserved for white women, even though she had purchased a ticket. She sued and won, only to see the verdict overturned by the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Wells began writing newspaper columns and purchased a share of the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight. When three of her black friends were lynched after opening a grocery store in competition with a white-owned business, she started investigating and challenged the assertion that large numbers of black men were raping white women.
The city of Memphis, she wrote, does not protect an African American “who dares to protect himself against the white man or become his rival.” After a mob destroyed the printing presses, she moved for good to Chicago, where she married lawyer Ferdinand Barnett, had four children, worked as a probation officer and supported migrants from the South, all the while traveling widely to oppose racial terror.
The only major Chicago effort to recognize Wells came in 1941 with the opening of a housing project for African Americans that would grow to 1,662 units. But it did not end well. The project succumbed to neglect and dysfunction before the last building was torn down in 2011, doing no honor to her name.
“Unfortunately, I associate her with the negativity of the housing development,” said Tony Rogers, co-chair of the committee to build the memorial. “We have to turn that around.”
Wells is enjoying fresh attention, with the New York Times publishing her obituary for the first time this year, 87 years after she died, and the newly opened National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala., honoring her with a selection of quotes, an area for quiet reflection and a stone inscribed with her name.
A progressive group in Chicago, led by Delmarie Cobb, formed the Ida B. Wells Legacy Committee, a political fund to advance the candidacies of African American women. Hillary Clinton spoke at a fundraiser for the organization in April.
Then there is the nascent monument.
“Since my mid-20s, I’ve been obsessed with her,” said New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, who flew to Chicago last month to help raise money for the Wells monument. Hannah-Jones, whose 75,000 Twitter followers see her handle as Ida Bae Wells, also worked to create the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Journalism, designed to increase and elevate investigative work by people of color.
Wells “challenged every type of convention,” including sexism in the civil rights community and racism in the women’s suffrage movement, Hannah-Jones said. “She refused to stay in her place at a time when doing something could be debilitating, could be dangerous.”
And yet the effort to build a monument in Chicago has not gone quickly.
“There are so many bigger projects that have been funded over a shorter period of time. It’s not that much money,” lamented Duster, who is editor of an anthology to be released this year titled “Michelle Obama’s Impact on African American Women and Girls.” She recently tweeted, “It’s #Idastime, but it should not be this hard.”
The Democratic-led Illinois legislature has not stepped in, despite a letter-writing campaign, nor has the city, although three city council members announced an effort last month to rename Balbo Drive in Wells’s honor. Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) “very much supports honoring Ida B. Wells’s legacy,” his spokesman, Adam Collins, said in an email, “and we will work collaboratively to find the best way to do so.”
Chicago has very few monuments to women, said Theodore Karamanski, a specialist in public history at Loyola University of Chicago. “That’s why the movement to have her represented is long overdue. ”
The Wells committee has chosen a prominent sculptor, Richard Hunt, and a location in Bronzeville, the heart of Chicago’s black community during the Great Migration. If the permitting goes as planned, Duster said, the impressionistic bronze-and-granite monument will be erected next year in the median strip on South Langley Avenue at 37th Street. The spot is a half-mile from her spacious, Romanesque Revival home at 3624 S. Martin Luther King Dr., which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
Wells’s choices and her example are relevant today, Duster said, when “our stories, our realities are very skewed toward the negative. Living my life as a black woman in this country, the perceptions people have are not based on reality. They’re based on propaganda. . . .
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The Anthropocene hypothesis—that humans have impacted “the environment” but also changed the Earth’s geology—has spread widely through the sciences and humanities. This hypothesis is being currently tested to see whether the Anthropocene may become part of the Geological Time Scale. An Anthropocene Working Group has been established to assemble the evidence. The decision regarding formalization is likely to be taken in the next few years, by the International Commission on Stratigraphy, the body that oversees the Geological Time Scale. Whichever way the decision goes, there will remain the reality of the phenomenon and the utility of the concept.
The evidence, as outlined here, rests upon a broad range of signatures reflecting humanity’s significant and increasing modification of Earth systems. These may be visible as markers in physical deposits in the form of the greatest expansion of novel minerals in the last 2.4 billion years of Earth history and development of ubiquitous materials, such as plastics, unique to the Anthropocene. The artefacts we produce to live as modern humans will form the technofossils of the future. Human-generated deposits now extend from our natural habitat on land into our oceans, transported at rates exceeding the sediment carried by rivers by an order of magnitude. That influence now extends increasingly underground in our quest for minerals, fuel, living space, and to develop transport and communication networks. These human trace fossils may be preserved over geological durations and the evolution of technology has created a new technosphere, yet to evolve into balance with other Earth systems.
The expression of the Anthropocene can be seen in sediments and glaciers in chemical markers. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen by ~45 percent above pre–Industrial Revolution levels, mainly through combustion, over a few decades, of a geological carbon-store that took many millions of years to accumulate. Although this may ultimately drive climate change, average global temperature increases and resultant sea-level rises remain comparatively small, as yet. But the shift to isotopically lighter carbon locked into limestones and calcareous fossils will form a permanent record. Nitrogen and phosphorus contents in surface soils have approximately doubled through increased use of fertilizers to increase agricultural yields as the human population has also doubled in the last 50 years. Industrial metals, radioactive fallout from atomic weapons testing, and complex organic compounds have been widely dispersed through the environment and become preserved in sediment and ice layers.
Despite radical changes to flora and fauna across the planet, the Earth still has most of its complement of biological species. However, current trends of habitat loss and predation may push the Earth into the sixth mass extinction event in the next few centuries. At present the dramatic changes relate to trans-global species invasions and population modification through agricultural development on land and contamination of coastal zones.
Considering the entire range of environmental signatures, it is clear that the global, large and rapid scale of change related to the mid-20th century is the most obvious level to consider as the start of the Anthropocene Epoch.
The Nature of Geological History
Given that the Anthropocene is typically considered as an interval of Earth history, or stratigraphy, rather than of human history, we need first provide some explanation of the ground rules of stratigraphy.
The enormous duration of Earth history—in excess of four and a half thousand million years—is made tractable by means of the construction of the Geological Time Scale and of its units. This involves separating out intervals of Earth history that are distinctive because they share recognizable combinations of the Earth’s preserved biological, chemical, or physical characters.
Within stratigraphy there are two parallel means of classifying Earth history. There is a classification simply as time intervals within which certain events and processes took place (for example, the Jurassic Period). Then, there is also a parallel time-based classification of the material (stratal) record that preserves the evidence of that history (thus, the Jurassic System, comprising all the strata laid down during the Jurassic Period).
Both sets of time units are defined using a prominent and widespread environmental change. Typically for the last half billion years of geological time, this is through recognition of the appearance of a common and representative fossil species, which broadly coincides with that environmental change. However, such a species would not have appeared (or disappeared) everywhere simultaneously around the world and hence, cannot define a single time plane but it is a guide to the time boundary. Geologists circumvent the problem by selecting, at one place in the world, a single level at which this fossil first appears, and then define this as the instant when the time interval begins. Then, geologists try to trace this level within strata all around the world, by any means possible. This single level is the well-known “golden spike,” more technically, a Global Boundary Stratigraphic Section and Point (GSSP). Importantly, the exact level chosen remains the reference point, even if the key fossil is later found to have appeared lower down in strata (i.e., earlier) at the same location (which has indeed sometimes happened).
The Geological Time Scale is also hierarchical, with smaller units of shorter duration and less markedly distinctive character, nested within larger ones. We currently live within the Phanerozoic Eon, the fourth eon of Earth time, which started some 542 million years ago, with the defining event being the evolution of multicellular animals from the single-celled organisms that had comprised life on Earth beforehand.
Within the Phanerozoic, we live within the last of its three subdivisions, the Cenozoic Era, which began 65 million years ago, at the mass extinction event that saw the disappearance of the dinosaurs (and of many other lifeforms across the planet). This dynastic change to the Earth system was abrupt and caused, or largely caused, by a large meteorite strike, which over large parts of the world is recorded as a thin layer with high concentrations of iridium, an element rare at the Earth’s surface but common in meteorites.
Within the Cenozoic, we live in the last of its three subdivisions called the Quaternary Period (the strata of which comprise the Quaternary System). This commenced two and a half million years ago. In general, it is the time from when the world most recently entered a phase of overall bipolar glaciation. Within the Quaternary, we formally live within the Holocene Epoch. This is just the latest of some 50 marked oscillations of climate within the Quaternary Period, when the world emerged from a phase of glacial climate and high global ice volume (and therefore low sea level), into a warm (or interglacial) phase with higher sea level. Although it is just one of many interglacials, it is the one that has experienced a human population explosion, while its deposits (i.e., the Holocene Series) make up important parts of our landscapes—soils, river floodplains and coastal plains, deltas and so on.
The formal definition of the Holocene Epoch is also relevant to the consideration of the Anthropocene. The Holocene, until 2009, used to be defined numerically (as are, still, most of the geological time units prior to the Phanerozoic). Its beginning was placed at 10,000 radiocarbon years before the present (the present being defined as 1950 ce in this case). Studies of both Greenland ice cores and deep ocean sediments showed that the northern hemisphere last emerged from glacial cold into temperate warmth with extraordinary abruptness: a good deal of the change took place over a mere three years. This change can be identified in Greenland ice layers, which in this narrow time interval show chemical evidence of suddenly increased warmth and humidity (the ice layers become thicker and less dusty). Hence, the boundary level has been placed at the ice layer that shows the beginning of this change. As a historical event, it is thus located very precisely, with approximately annual resolution; however, because of the difficulty of working out precisely when this took place, there is a larger error bar (of a couple of centuries) of quite how long ago this happened. This uncertainty is expressed as the boundary in the “golden spike” ice core being dated to 11,700 years before present (the present now being taken to be 2000 ce) plus or minus 99 years. The resultant interplay between relative and “absolute” (numerical) dating is also of significance to defining the Anthropocene.
The Anthropocene: Historical Beginnings
We still live, formally, within the Holocene Epoch. However, the general idea that humans can cause significant change to the Earth has been circulating for a long time—since, the Comte de Buffon’s 1778 work Les Époques de la Nature. In this, Buffon divided our planet’s history into seven epochs, the last and current one being “when the power of Man assisted that of Nature.”
The idea resurfaced intermittently. George Perkins Marsh, the “first American conservationist” catalogued human-driven environmental change in his 1864 Man and Nature; Antonio Stoppani, in his 1871–1873 Corsa di Geologia, suggested an “Anthropozoic Era,” emphasizing that the human activity was changing not just the Earth’s present, but its future also. In the early 20th century, the Russian scientist Vladimir Vernadsky developed the concept of the Earth’s biosphere and, with Eduard Roy and Teilhard de Chardin, of the noosphere (a “sphere of human thought” now enveloping the Earth). At the same time, the geologist Robert Sherlock took a more material approach, counting up the impressive amounts (even then) of rock and soil moved and transformed into construction materials by humans.
These early ideas were, until recently, not taken seriously by geologists. Appreciation of the very great age of the Earth rendered the human timescale almost absurdly short by comparison. And, the very great geological transformations of the past, including the growth and erosion of mountain ranges, the creation and destruction of entire ocean basins, and extraordinary volcanic outbursts and meteorite strikes, seemed to make the transformations wrought by humans both superficial and fleeting.
A wider realization that human impact could be geologically significant came with the development of what has become known as Earth system science, in which it became clear that seemingly subtle changes (for example, in the levels of the trace gases, carbon dioxide and methane, in the atmosphere) could nevertheless have far-reaching changes to the Earth system, largely via changes in climate. The scale and long-term effects, too, of changes to the Earth’s biology was becoming more widely understood, too, as was the scale of physical change to the Earth’s surface.
Several “geological” time terms arose in the late 20th and early 21st century to express this appreciation. There was the Anthrocene of the environmental writer Andrew Revkin, the Homogenocene (to reflect the homogenization of the Earth’s biological communities via human-driven species invasions) of the zoologist John Curnutt, the Myxocene of the oceanographer Daniel Pauly (to denote the future ocean of “microbial slime and jellyfish”) and so on.
However, the term that caught on was independently created by two scientists, Eugene Stoermer and Paul Crutzen. At a meeting of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP) in Mexico in 2000, Crutzen had been listening to debate where the present state of the Earth was continually being referred to as the Holocene. At one point he lost patience, and interjected that we were not in the Holocene but in—a and here he improvised the word—the Anthropocene. Much of the subsequent discussion, he recalled, revolved around this new idea.
He later researched the term, found that Stoermer had independently coined it, and wrote to him, suggesting they published jointly on it, which they did in the IGBP Newsletter (Crutzen & Stoermer, 2000), where this idea was first disseminated within an Earth systems science community. Subsequently, Crutzen restated the concept in Nature (Crutzen, 2002), which was when the term obtained global exposure.
From then, the term began to be used increasingly frequently in the literature, both within the earth sciences and also more widely beyond it. Commonly, it was employed simply as if it was part of the Geological Time Scale. However, the Anthropocene was (and remains) informal and it was rather vaguely defined, with a range of ideas about its duration, definition and hierarchical level, often being referred to somewhat interchangeably as either an epoch or an era—two very different things in formal stratigraphy.
Hence, the Anthropocene was discussed by the Stratigraphy Commission of the Geological Society of London, to see whether there was sufficient evidence for it to be formally considered as a time unit (Zalasiewicz et al., 2008). The majority view was that, at least on preliminary inspection, there was merit in the term, and it might be considered further with a view to eventual possible formalization. However, this national commission does not have any power over the international Geological Time Scale, which is not easily or lightly amended. As its terms underlie basic communication in the Earth sciences, there is a need for stability of nomenclature, and hence the approach taken to its modification is deliberately conservative.
In 2009, an Anthropocene Working Group, part of the Subcomission on Quaternary Stratigraphy, a component part of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (itself under the aegis of the International Union of Geological Sciences) was established, to gather and consider evidence regarding the Anthropocene as a formal unit. So far, it has produced two thematic sets of papers, published by the Royal Society (Williams, Zalasiewicz, Haywood, & Ellis, 2011), and the Geological Society of London (Waters, Zalasiewicz, Williams, Ellis, & Snelling, 2014) and a number of other articles. It aims to produce a body of evidence, together with (at least interim) recommendations, by 2016.
Stratigraphic Analysis of the Anthropocene
Analysis of the Anthropocene may partly be carried out by “classical” analysis of information contained within strata, particularly where these form well-ordered successions (annual layers of snow on ice-caps, or sediment laminae in lake deposits). However, unlike exploration of older Earth histories, there is also an increasingly sophisticated and detailed observational record over the past centuries and (especially) decades. So, analysis may also involve taking “environmental” evidence and translating this into geological, and more precisely stratigraphic, terms. The analysis is rendered yet more complex both by the very short timescales involved, and also by several novel aspects of human-driven geology, that have little or no precedent in Earth history.
In outline, the evidence may be ordered as in classical stratigraphic analysis, involving physical aspects of the deposits (within lithostratigraphy), chemical signatures (chemostratigraphy), and biological patterns (biostratigraphy). These together provide the basis upon which chronostratigraphic division might be attempted (to define a recognizable and correlatable Anthropocene Series), the material equivalent of a time unit of the geochronological time scale (a putative Anthropocene Epoch).
The mineral signature
The material record of the Anthropocene consists in essence of the rock succession that will result, albeit that much of that now consists of unconsolidated sediment. Rocks and sediments are made of component minerals, and hence the mineralogical signature of the Anthropocene is a fundamental part of its characterization.
Here a deep-time context may be provided by the review of Robert Hazen and his colleagues, who proposed a pattern of mineral evolution that showed an increase in mineral diversity from about a dozen or so minerals recognized in cosmic dust, to an increase through reactions that take place in the spinning debris disk around a young star (about 250 minerals that have been recognized in meteorites). Once a planet forms, the melting and crystallization taking place at different depths further increase the number of minerals, while on Earth the processes and diversity of mineral-forming environments associated with plate tectonics increased the number still further, to around 2,000 minerals. The origin of life, in particular the beginning of photosynthesis and resultant oxygenation of the atmosphere, known as the “Great Oxygenation Event” of the early Proterozoic, about 2.4 billion years ago, roughly doubled the number of minerals, to a little in excess of 4,000 by creating a wide range of new oxides and hydroxides. Most of these minerals are extremely rare. Subsequent changes, including the origin of multicellular animals, considerably increased the diversity of mineral shape (in complex shell-related forms, for instance) but added little to the total inventory of mineral species.
Humans have added a considerable, if poorly constrained, number of minerals to the Earth’s inventory as detailed by Zalasiewicz, Kryza, and Williams (2014). Prominent among these are uncombined metals (which are rare in natural settings), including iron and steel, aluminium, titanium, copper, vanadium and others. These have been made in very considerable amounts. For instance, some 500 million tons of aluminum have been produced globally to date, almost all since the mid-20th century—enough to completely coat the United States (and part of Canada) in standard aluminum kitchen foil. The amount of iron and steel produced has been roughly an order of magnitude greater. Other novel minerals include boron nitride, an abrasive that is harder than diamond, tungsten carbide (that makes the ball in many ballpoint pens), novel garnets (for lasers), graphene, and so on. There are also common “mineraloids,” notably glasses and plastics made in very large amounts (some 6 billion tons of plastics have been produced to date, for instance, again almost all since the mid-20th century) and widely distributed over the Earth’s surface. There are also minerals that, relatively rare in nature, have now become much more widespread, such as ettringite, hillebrandite, and portlandite in cement and concrete. There are novel and widespread mineral forms too, such as fly ash (both spherical carbonaceous particles and inorganic ash spheres) that have been dispersed since the mid-19th century from the early industrialized countries, and in greater amounts and globally since the mid-20th century.
The scale of mineralogical novelty, the product of many active materials sciences laboratories, is increasing, but quite unknown in detail. However, the scale of this new phase of mineral evolution is almost certainly the greatest since the “Great Oxygenation Event.” The longevity of these minerals fossilized within strata is untested in detail (given that by definition they have no precise natural analogues), but it seems likely that many can survive in some form buried within strata.
The rock signature
Minerals make up rocks, and humans have made a significant addition to Earth’s inventory of rock types. The most widespread and conspicuous are those associated with construction of different types: concrete, brick, cinder-block, asphalt, plaster. There are also heterogenous “rock types” associated with garbage-dump fills, and more specific lithologies such as ceramics of different types.
Concrete is a major and distinctive component. It is a combination of cement (itself largely a combination of limestone and clay, fired to produce a mineralogy that transforms and hardens with the addition of water) and aggregate (typically sand and gravel). It is a cheap, easily moulded, and robust building material that has been used since at least Roman times (much of the Colosseum is made of it, for instance), but which in recent decades has been used in extraordinary quantities. The total amount produced worldwide is of the order of 500 billion tons, which is equivalent to about a kilo for every square meter of Earth, land, and sea. Of that, well over 90% has been made since the mid-20th century, and over 50% in the last couple of decades—and its production is still accelerating. Concrete blocks, invented in the 1830s, have seen technological innovation with development in the 1930s of lightweight cinder/breeze blocks which incorporate fly-ash wastes and reinforced concrete, with internal iron bars providing the reinforcement that allowed development of tower-blocks, the urban innovation of the 20th century.
Bricks are essentially metamorphosed clays with various admixtures of sand, where the heating process in kilns is taken to the point of melting. This scale of rapid heating is unusual in nature at the Earth’s surface, and so bricks have a distinctive texture and mineralogy. Bricks have been made for several millennia (the early ones typically sun-dried), and their production now exceeds a trillion a year. Similar techniques were employed to produce ceramics and pottery. Important for producing food storage vessels and for artistic figurines, these materials form a common component, and are used to date, the archaeosphere (Edgeworth et al., 2015).
The global road network is about 50 million kilometers, the distance from Earth to Mars. Much of this is graded soils, but in Europe and North America tarmacadam, an asphalt/aggregate admixture, with an aggregate sub-base forms the dominant road type with some 1600 million tonnes of asphalt produced in 2007.
A particular form of “rock” is that in garbage dumps. Typically a highly heterogenous and poorly sorted conglomerate or breccia, its individual components reflect the human activities of the times, including unused food material, packaging, disused furniture and building material, clothes, nappies, and toys. The middens of archaeological times are often dominated by shell and bone material, while today’s rubbish dumps have metals, plastics, and paper as major components (Ford, Price, Cooper, & Waters, 2014). These rock types can make up substantial strata.
Minerals and rocks are arranged into strata of various types and geometrical shapes, and the classification of rock strata is the business of lithostratigraphy. The classification largely reflects their physical nature and mineral composition.
While this account focuses on human-influenced strata, it must be recognized that the Anthropocene (formal or informal) is simply a time unit, which will include anthropogenic strata, strata which appear “natural” but which have some anthropogenic characters on closer examination, and strata which will have little or no human influence even upon close examination. Similarly—and depending where the Anthropocene boundary is placed—strata that remain within the Holocene may include a notable anthropogenic component.
The terrestrial realm
Human influence is most visible and pronounced in the terrestrial realm and humans have modified the ground surface in various ways: to provide habitation, to enable transport, to grow crops, to extract resources, to create agreeable (to us) landscapes in peacetime and degraded ones in war. These surface alterations almost always include a third dimension, hence a subsurface component.
Therefore these anthropogenic surfaces may be underlain by what geologists term as artificial ground, and what has recently been termed the archaeosphere (human-disturbed ground, often including artefacts, that lies above the “natural”) within the archaeological community (Edgeworth et al., 2015). There are also soils of various kinds, which are strongly modified by humans in agricultural and urban settings, and where (particularly for the latter) the term “anthrosols” has been proposed.
Artificial ground of various sorts is common to ubiquitous in urban areas, and increasingly figures on geological maps because of its importance to engineers and environmental planners. It may be meters to tens of meters thick, and in general it is voluminous. In the United Kingdom alone, almost a billion tons of rock and soil are moved annually by human activities and the scale of this activity worldwide is now greater than that of natural processes of erosion and sedimentation—perhaps by as much as an order of magnitude.
These heterogeneous strata can be classified in great detail but there are some main general categories, recognized by such organizations as the British Geological Survey (Ford et al., 2014): made ground is material dumped on the surface, as in raised embankments; worked ground is simply excavations in the ground, such as quarries and road cuttings; infilled ground represents holes in the ground, that have been wholly or partly infilled, such as quarries that have become landfill sites; disturbed ground is rock that has been involved, say, in a zone of collapse around an old underground mine working; and landscaped ground is a general term used where it is difficult to distinguish the various other individual categories, such as is the case beneath much urban housing.
As well as deliberately moved rock and soil, and the soil moved in agriculture, there is the human impact of increased sediment transport in rivers in response to deforestation and introduction of agriculture; this has been evident for thousands of years and has increased with time. However, the great number of dam schemes across major rivers, most constructed since the 1940s (Steffen, Broadgate, Deutsch, Gaffney, & Ludwig, 2015) has caused large volumes of sediment to accumulate behind the dams (Syvitski & Kettner, 2011). There are more subtle effects associated with changes in land use. For instance, in the Fenlands of eastern England, there used to be a surface peat stratum up to at least four meters thick, extending over something like 2000 square kilometers. This has almost completely disappeared, mostly since the 19th century, by deflation (windblow) and oxidation following drainage of the ground.
The human-modified areas have deep roots. Extending beneath urban, agricultural, and what may be otherwise considered “wild” landscapes are foundations and tunnels, underground wires and pipes, and mines and boreholes used for the extraction of resources including metals, coal, oil and gas, and water. These may be regarded as analogous to animal burrows, but whereas nonhuman animals typically burrow to a maximum of only a few meters depth, human burrowing—that has been termed anthroturbation—extends to several kilometers depth (Zalasiewicz, Waters, & Williams, 2014). It is extensive; oil boreholes alone in the United States have been calculated to total some 5 million kilometers in length, and a total for the world might reasonably be 50 million kilometers, roughly the same as the total length of the surface road network. There are substantial amounts of other boreholes, too—for water, mineral exploration, and for scientific purposes like those of the Ocean Drilling Project. In one particular borehole type, atomic bombs were lowered down along them, to be detonated as tests. Between 1951 and 1998, some 1500 underground nuclear explosions were detonated to produce large (up to hundreds of meters across) masses of radioactive breccia and melt rock up to two kilometers underground.
The scale and nature of this anthroturbation is geologically novel, and these traces, being well below surface erosion processes, will persist for many millions of years in the rock mass. Stratigraphically, however, it is not simple, as these structures always cross-cut older rocks, and hence behave geologically a little like the sheets of magma that inject along fractures (igneous dykes) underground.
Coastal lithostratigraphic signals
A range of specific human-driven lithostratigraphic signals are present around coastlines, partly because of the concentration of human habitation around the shore, where coastal plains and deltas have for centuries offered fertile ground with access to marine resources and communication. Phenomena here (often generated or accelerated in more contemporary times) include various harbor and breakwater structures and, more extensively, meters-scale subsidence caused by groundwater and hydrocarbon extraction, sediment loading by buildings and sediment starvation as a result of the building of dams upriver. Deltas worldwide, notably the Mississippi, Ganges, and Yangtze, have shown, as a consequence, a pattern of subsidence that broadly began in the 1930s and is at a rate that greatly outpaces current relative sea level rises associated with global warming (Syvitski & Kettner, 2011).
Other major changes resulting in large anthropogenic stratal bodies are the building up of shorelines in land reclamation including in a number of cases the use of garbage as fill material. Well-known examples include Palm Island and Hong Kong airport (Syvitski & Kettner, 2011), while a less well-known but even larger-scale example is the building of a sea wall along the Chinese coastline that will be ultimately 11,000 kilometers long, dwarfing the examples in, for instance, the Netherlands. These structures are not only very large rock bodies in themselves, but they also heavily modify the nature of sedimentation both in front and behind them.
The continental shelf and slope
The undersea realm has a far shorter history of direct human perturbation than the terrestrial realm. Physical anthropogenic change in this realm now includes such engineered structures as oil platforms and pipelines.
The most widespread impact is bottom trawling, the dragging of weighted nets along the sea floor to capture bottom-living fish, shrimp, and other edible marine creatures. This has been practiced in some shallow near-shore waters since at least the 14th century, but with the advent of powered fishing-boats has now impacted on most continental shelves, in recent decades extending into continental slopes down to depths of one kilometer. The effect is similar to that of plowing on land, and can be similarly destructive to native biota. The most obvious examples of major perturbation are the trawling of slow-growing deep-water coral stands, which are devastated by the practice. Elsewhere, the repeated scraping of the sea floor can smooth topography and redistribute sediment, typically releasing plumes of fine sediment that drift off into deeper water, leaving a reworked surface layer (often with a coarsening-upward pattern) in which the biological composition shifts toward those species that are tolerant of (or even favored by) repeated disruption.
Deep ocean anthropogenic signature
The deep ocean has so far been affected by little in the way of direct sediment redistribution or the siting of engineered structures. However, the deep-sea sediments, which range from relatively rapidly accumulated turbidite deposits to very slowly accumulating pelagic oozes, have been increasingly affected by the addition of anthropogenic debris of different types. Scattered shipwrecks have been landing on the sea floor since humans began seafaring, but their number has been increasing in tandem with the development of global trade in which now 90 percent by volume is transported by sea. There is material simply dropped overboard, and the garbage signature has changed as technology has changed. One characteristic element comprises the “trackways” of coal clinker along the routes of the old steamships. More modern elements, and more widely dispersed, are tins and glass bottles and (since the mid-20th century) plastic, ranging in size from microplastic particles (now recognized to be almost ubiquitous in modern marine sediments) to larger objects, not least discarded fishing nets. As exploitation of the marine realm continues, it seems likely that characteristic new strata will be formed in the near future, such as those resulting from the extraction of deep-sea manganese nodules across wide areas of the abyssal plains.
Chemostratigraphy in geology is a rapidly developing tool that can help correlate strata of all ages across wide areas by means of particular features of chemical composition. It may involve both organic and inorganic components, and a particularly widely used aspect is ratios of isotopes of various elements (such as carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, neodymium) because these can be expressed and maintain their pattern in rocks of widely different contents of the elements involved—and also because these isotopic ratios often reflect fundamental changes to the Earth system. A number of chemical changes and patterns are associated with the Anthropocene, because of the extent of human modification of surface processes, and some of these chemical signals may prove crucial in defining this time unit.
There are a number of surface-related reservoirs of carbon including living organisms, soil, permafrost, atmosphere, ocean waters (a much bigger reservoir than the atmosphere) and sub-seafloor sediments. Carbon is cycled through surface and subsurface environments on various time scales. Short-term cycling is associated with photosynthesis and respiration, and long-term cycles with carbon burial in strata and exhumation, and yet longer ones with carbon being taken into the Earth’s interior via subduction zones and released by volcanism. Levels of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have been a primary determinant of climate over geological time, as exemplified by the variations in its levels between ~180 ppm in glacial phases of the Quaternary and ~260–280 ppm in interglacial phases. The bulk of this gas is taken into the deep ocean in glacial phases and released at the beginning of interglacial phases, with observed close correlation of global temperature and carbon dioxide levels seen in ice cores (Wolff, 2014).
Human perturbation of the carbon cycle, largely by the burning of fossil fuels, has seen atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rise from ~275 ppm at the start of the Industrial Revolution to ~400 ppm today, with the bulk of the rise since the mid-20th century (Steffen et al., 2015). Although this can be directly seen in ice cores, a much more widespread (and permanent) signal in rock and fossil material reflects the input into the atmosphere of isotopically light carbon (i.e., with a greater proportion of 12C to 13C) derived from hydrocarbons. This produces a large, rapid negative (i.e., light) carbon isotope shift in, for example, the shells of foraminifera (common marine protozoans that secrete a calcium carbonate shell and so provide a widely used palaeoenvironmental archive in Cenozoic deposits). This shift is already of some ~2 permil (parts per thousand) in size. Significant geologically, this isotope anomaly is similar to (if still smaller than) the negative carbon isotope anomaly that was produced in an ancient carbon release/global warming event at the end of the Paleocene and beginning of the Eocene epoch, 55 million years ago, and used to define the base of the latter. The developing carbon isotope anomaly for the Anthropocene can form an equally striking marker.
A 1610 dip in atmospheric CO2 has been linked to depopulation of about 50 million people following colonization of the Americas and has been proposed as a potential signature for the start of the Anthropocene (Lewis & Maslin, 2015).
There are other effects of the carbon dioxide input, including acidification of the oceans (Tyrrell, 2011) that also shows a marked change since 1950 (Steffen et al., 2015). This can produce physical effects (the acidification event at the Paleocene-Eocene boundary literally dissolved large areas of the ocean floor to produce a carbonate gap), but is of more significance as regards biological effects to organisms, including reef corals, that secrete skeletons of calcium carbonate.
Nitrogen and phosphorus
The doubling of the surface reservoir of reactive nitrogen, largely caused by the production of nitrogenous fertilizers from atmospheric nitrogen via the Haber-Bosch process, is a significant event in geological history. The relative scale is difficult to quantify, but this perturbation has been regarded by some scientists as the greatest change to the nitrogen cycle since the Great Oxygenation Event of the early Proterozoic, 2.4 billion years ago. Its reflection in strata is not straightforward, but a generally consistent change in nitrogen isotope composition has been detected in lakes far from direct human activity (Wolfe et al., 2013), presumably via long-distance transport of nitrogen-containing aerosols (which also fertilized the lakes to produce a change in the assemblages of diatoms—microscopic single-celled plants that secrete a siliceous shell). These changes began to appear after 1850, but accelerated in the mid-20th century, concomitant with the great expansion of nitrogenous fertilizers (Steffen et al., 2015), and have been suggested as providing the basis for a “golden spike” for the Anthropocene (Wolfe et al., 2013). Elevated ammonium concentrations are also found in mid-latitude glaciers in response to agricultural emissions and in Greenland nitrate levels rose by a factor of two during the twentieth century, mainly between 1950 and 1980 to levels higher than over the previous 100,000 years ago (Wolff, 2014).
The content of phosphorus in surface soils has also roughly doubled, though in this case from the excavation of phosphorus from ground-based sources by mining. Although a consistently detectable stratal “phosphorus anomaly” has not been reported, one effect of the increases in both nitrogen and phosphorus has been the creation and growth of “dead zones” in the ocean (Tyrrell, 2011). These are the result of runoff of excess fertilizers via rivers into shallow, poorly circulating coastal waters. These stimulate plankton blooms which, upon dying, sink to the sea floor and decay, using up dissolved oxygen and suffocating bottom-living faunas; these are generally seasonal kills, as autumn and winter bring storms which stir oxygen back into the waters (hence the surviving biota is that best adapted to rapid recolonization). Currently there are about 400 dead zones in the world, covering in total an area of some 250,000 square kilometers, the best known being in the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and Chesapeake Bay of the eastern United States. Although these phenomena are not yet on the scale of anoxic events of the geological past, further atmosphere/ocean warming will cause the seas to become more strongly thermally stratified, and so more prone to oxygen deprivation.
The importance of metals to the technology of human civilization means that there has been considerable “selective erosion” of them by mining, to bring them from subsurface (often deep subsurface) levels to the surface. Although much of the metals have been processed into artifacts of different kinds, the overspill from the mining, smelting, and production processes have spread metal-rich plumes into waters, soils and near-shore marine sediments. Working out the precise scale of these local metal anomalies is not straightforward, as pre-disturbance background levels need first to be evaluated, but clear enrichments in the environmental levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and other metals have been widely recognized in industrialized regions (Gałuszka, Migaszewski, & Zalasiewicz, 2014). More widely, aerosols (particularly of lead, from smelting and formerly from lead additives in fuel) have changed the composition of peat bogs, glaciers and icecaps, and these changes may readily be detected. Indeed, various sources of lead have been discriminated in these stratigraphic archives by means of lead isotope ratios, and these patterns are significant to defining and recognizing the Anthropocene.
In addition to the many thousands of new solid mineral forms that human industry has created, there are many thousands of compounds, notably complex organic compounds, which have been created for various purposes and have subsequently been dispersed through the environment. Among these are what have been termed “persistent organic pollutants” (POPs), which are only degraded slowly in the natural environment, some with half-lives of at least decades, which are only weakly soluble in water and tend to bind to sediment, especially clay particles. Hence, rather than simply traveling with water through the surface and subsurface environment, they can be preserved within sediment layers as an archive of the history of the arrival of these POPs into the local environment. Lake sediments are among the best of these archives, though these compounds have also been detected in sediments within rivers, estuaries, and seas.
POPs include organochlorine pesticides such as aldrin, dieldrin, and DDT, and industrial chemicals such as the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dibenzofurans. In parts of the world these chemicals were only used for a few decades, before adverse environmental effects caused them to be banned, while elsewhere their use persisted. Hence they can provide a complex stratigraphic pattern involving their invention, more or less widespread use, and termination of input through legal ban or obsolescence.
Stratigraphical analyses of POPs have come a distant second to environmental monitoring studies, but the research carried out to date have shown that, superimposed on geographical variability, many of the commoner and more distinctive POPs appear from the mid-20th century. How long will this signal last? This will clearly vary from compound to compound, and being novel compounds there are no direct analogues. Nevertheless some organic compounds can persist for millions of years in strata essentially unaltered, such as the “TEX” long-chain alkanes used for palaeotemperature analysis of Cenozoic ocean floor strata.
The explosion of the first nuclear (“Trinity”) test bomb at Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945, began the dispersal of novel radionuclides into the surface environment (Zalasiewicz et al., 2015). This early test, and the only two (thus far) wartime uses, at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, only produced local effects (including the beginning of the formation of a fused radioactive sand rock type, trinitite, around the test site). However, many subsequent tests, from the early 1950s until the comprehensive test ban treaty in 1996 (albeit still not ratified), saw the global dispersal of these radionuclides worldwide, mainly in mid-latitudes, but with clearly detectable amounts in low-latitudes and both the Greenland and Antarctica icecaps (Waters et al., 2015). Other sources of widespread radioactive pollution include the nuclear accidents at Windscale (now Sellafield, Cumbria, U.K.) in 1957, Chernobyl, Ukraine, in 1986 and Fukushima, Japan, in 2011, and also events such as the fall of the SNAP 9 satellite off Mozambique in 1964 and the Soviet Kosmos 954 satellite over Canada in 1978, scattering radioactive debris.
The novel radionuclides involved—including caesium, americium, and plutonium—have different half-lives, the longest being that of plutonium 239, the signal of which can remain detectable for ~100,000 years (Waters et al., 2015). There was also significantly increased production of 14C above its natural abundance, a signal that was absorbed within many carbon reservoirs including wood and shell and bone material, to form another clear nuclear “spike” that will endure roughly half as long as will the plutonium signal.
This artificial radionuclide signal is not problem-free. Radionuclides can migrate within some sediments, rather than staying absorbed to the sediment lamina they were deposited in. And, particularly in deep ocean settings, the radionuclides can make a long (decades) journey before eventually settling to the sea floor. In deep-sea settings, too, the burrowing activity of sea floor organisms can disrupt the primary order of these slowly deposited sedimentary layers. Nevertheless, this particular chemical signal has a strong claim to be regarded as a primary marker of the Anthropocene, and there have been suggestions that the boundary may be placed either at the moment of the Trinity test in 1945 (Zalasiewicz et al., 2015), at the beginning of the main global “bomb spike” in the early 1950s (Waters et al., 2015), or at its peak in 1964 (Lewis & Maslin, 2015). If one of these is chosen, then the decision will reflect the total ensemble of stratigraphic signals at least as much as the precise pattern of the radioactive signal itself.
The use of the complex evolution of organisms, both single-celled and multicellular, has provided the main means of defining and using the Geological Time Scale in the Phanerozoic, within the strata of which fossils are generally abundant. However, in applying this technique to the Anthropocene, there are a number of reasons why “classical” biostratigraphy is difficult to apply. First, there is the short time scale of the Anthropocene, measured in thousands of years at most, compared with the millions of years over which normal processes of evolution and extinction take place. Then, there is the difficulty in comparing data collected by biologists and ecologists regarding the recent and current history of Earth’s biota, with the kind of criteria used by palaeontologists, who mainly deal with skeletal remains only. And, there are some quite novel aspects in Earth’s biological history that need to be taken into account in this analysis.
As regards gaining an idea of the Earth prior to human modification, a baseline state might be best represented by the last interglacial phase, 125,000 years ago. Considering the baseline state is not simple, as overall the Quaternary has been a ~2.6-million-year interval of considerable oscillatory climate change between glacial and interglacial states, with the glacial phases in particular (that make up the bulk of the time) showing complex and dynamic change. Nevertheless, it is notable that most of the Quaternary does not show a particularly elevated rate of either extinctions or evolution, suggesting that life overall had adapted to repeated climate change. It is only late in the Pleistocene that significant biotic change appears, suggesting that the human factor became significant from this time.
Following the unremarkable evolutionary pattern of most of the Quaternary, the late Pleistocene, from ~50,000 years ago to the early Holocene saw waves of extinctions of large mammal species, with most species (other than those in Africa) becoming extinct (Barnosky et al., 2011). The species affected included such as the mammoth, sabre-tooth cat, ground sloth, woolly rhinoceros, and there has been considerable debate about whether climate/environmental change or human hunting was the cause. However, there was commonly a close link between the arrival of humans to any geographic region and subsequent extinctions, suggesting that “overkill” by humans often played a large or crucial role.
Following this, extinction continued through the Holocene, although not on such a dramatic scale. Nevertheless, it is clear that many species became extinct (particularly on hitherto isolated islands) in part because of predation by humans, in part because of competition from or predation by associated invasive species (see below) such as rats and cats and in part because of habitat loss as natural habitat was converted to farmland or urban areas.
Extinctions have accelerated in recent decades, and there has been considerable debate about whether the Earth is entering, or has entered another major mass extinction (it would be the sixth recognized) in Earth history (Barnosky et al., 2011). The consensus seems to be that this mass extinction has not yet happened as, in most major groups of organisms, the number of species known to be extinct is of the order of 1 percent. However, current rates of extinction are far above background levels (perhaps by up to three orders of magnitude) and also the number of species known to be endangered or critically endangered (i.e., in very low numbers) is, within many different major groups, of the order of a few to several tens of percent. With current “business as usual” trends of predation and habitat loss, a mass extinction on the scale of the “big five” is thought likely within two to three hundred years, (Barnosky et al., 2011) even without considering the additional effects of climate change.
While species extinctions are not yet on a major scale, other biological changes are on a considerably greater scale. Species invasions, for instance (also termed neobiota), already comprise a widespread and (uniquely, in Earth history) global phenomenon. Homo sapiens, of course, is the invasive species par excellence, living on every continent—even Antarctica—and having reached, and mostly occupied, virtually every island on the planet. With humans have come a range of other species, either by design (pigs, goats, cats, rabbits) or accidentally (most famously, rats). For vascular plants, although native losses are great over at least half of the ice-free land surface, plant species have been enriched mostly because species invasions exceed native losses (Ellis, Antill, & Kreft, 2012). Species have now been translocated between every continent and every ocean, and invasive species now commonly form up to a half (locally more) of the species complements of many regions—with particularly successful invasives often dominating assemblages (the name Homogenocene having been suggested by John Curnutt to reflect this phenomenon). The global character of this process is unique, as previous invasions were confined to continents that became geographically conjoined (notably, the Americas some 7 million years ago)—or a landmass separated to allow the species from the oceans on either side to mingle. Such invasions can increase local biodiversity (as well as reducing it, by causing native species to become extinct), even while the total biodiversity of the Earth is undergoing reduction. As with extinctions, the effects are essentially permanent, as it is the successfully translocated and surviving species that will comprise the biology (and the palaeontology) of the future.
Part of the reason that so many species are in low numbers is the appropriation of a large proportion (currently ~40%) of primary productivity to support our own species. This is another unique signal of the Anthropocene. The distortion to the pre-human ecological pattern may be exemplified by land vertebrates. Prior to the late Quaternary megafaunal extinctions, resources were shared among some 350 large vertebrate species. Currently, about 180 of these still exist. Among these—considering just body mass—humans now make about one-third. Most of the other two-thirds is distributed among those few vertebrate species that we keep to eat—cows, pigs, sheep, goats, and so on—and these have been heavily modified by selective breeding. Less than 5%—and probably less than 3%—is distributed among the wild large vertebrates of the world: elephants, rhinoceri, hippopotami, lions and tigers, and others. In a further distortion, the total large vertebrate mass has been increased by about an order of magnitude over geological baseline levels, because of agriculturally hyper-fertilized primary productivity (via nitrogen, phosphorus especially—see above) that is now fed efficiently to our preferred prey species.
Researchers examining overall plant and animal communities speak of them in terms of biomes: large areas with particular patterns of ecosystems determined largely by climate. The increasing human influence on terrestrial areas has led to the concept of anthromes (Ellis et al., 2012), where these primary patterns have been transformed into human-dominated agricultural (dominated by a few selectively bred and genetically modified primary crops) and urban systems (of which the nonhuman biology is often largely invasive). The extent of this transformation means that it is no longer accurate to say that humans have created a variety of anthromes that are nested within the regional biomes; rather, with only a few percent of pristine landscape left, it is more appropriate to say that there are now patches of more or less undisturbed biome left within anthrome-dominated terrestrial biology.
Humans, uniquely among land vertebrates, have also changed the trophic structure of the oceans. Increasingly effective and widely applied fishing methods have reduced the numbers of top predators and those just below them in the food web—whales, sharks, tuna, and others—with most populations now decreased by one to two orders of magnitude, and some (such as the Newfoundland cod) having undergone even greater population crashes. With the main targets thus diminished, fishing effort is becoming focused on lower levels of the trophic structure—“fishing down the food chain.”
Within nearshore settings, including lagoon and estuaries, microflora, such as diatoms and dinoflagellates, and microfauna such as foraminifera and ostracods respond dramatically to human-driven stresses (Wilkinson, Poirier, Head, Sayer, & Tibby, 2014). The changes locally occur at a range of dates, but when viewed globally the population and assemblage changes are most prominent from 1940 to 1945, influenced by increases in the release of toxins and pollutants, increased runoff of agricultural fertilizers and input of sewage, changes to water acidity and oxygen levels, increased water turbidity, and salinization. However, in areas where stresses on microbiota have reduced through environmental controls, populations show signs of recovery.
Human trace fossils—technofossils and the technosphere
Many animals leave not only body fossils, mainly of hard parts such as bones and shells, but also trace fossils, such as worm burrows and footprints. Some animals create more complex structures that are also capable of being fossilized: the casings of caddis fly larvae, or the nests of both solitary and colonial insects, some being extraordinarily sophisticated, such as termite nests. The structures created by humans—houses and factories, roads and cars, tools ranging from knives to computers, are also commonly potentially preservable, and may also be considered to be trace fossils. They have been termed technofossils (Zalasiewicz, Williams, Waters, Barnosky, & Haff, 2014), and have some unique attributes: their remarkable diversity (very many millions of types have been made, compared with the usual maximum of three or four traces made by any other species in the animal kingdom); and their rapid evolution, now on a scale of decades and years (sometimes less) which is now also completely decoupled from the biological evolution of the trace-maker.
They all, in one way or another, embody technology, and without this technology the Earth would not be able to support more than a small fraction of the present human population. The technology is produced by humans, but humans, being dependent on that technology, must also maintain it, and the entire technological system is now globally connected. The entire system has been termed the technosphere (Haff, 2014), an emergent system comprising both the technological objects (“hardware”) and its human organizational systems (“software”). It currently needs a great deal of energy to power it, largely from fossil fuels. It has developed from, and is perhaps now in part parasitic upon, the biosphere. It is the system behind all the environmental changes of the Anthropocene, and the future of this time interval will be determined by the nature of its further evolution. It currently has some considerable instabilities—for instance it is extremely poor at recycling its constituent materials compared with the biosphere, and so risks being poisoned by its own waste products. But, it is evolving rapidly, so time will tell.
Climate Change and the Anthropocene
There has been rapid rise in major climate drivers (for example, carbon dioxide and methane), as noted above, and these are now outside Quaternary norms. With atmospheric carbon dioxide currently at ~400 ppm, it is at levels likely broadly typical of the Pliocene Epoch, 3 to 5 million years ago, when temperatures were 2−3 °C higher than today and sea levels 10−20 m higher.
However, there has so far only been a small rise in global average temperature, of ~0.8 °C globally over the past century. This is likely due to global lag effects, together with the storage of heat in oceans (which are much larger stores of heat compared with the atmosphere, and are measurably becoming warmer in their upper layers, with up to half of the last century’s rise in sea level of ~30 cm being due to thermal expansion). Currently, therefore, the Earth is still well within envelope of interglacial conditions as regards global temperature and sea level. Indeed, in the last interglacial, peak temperatures and sea levels were a little higher than today, without anthropogenic forcing. Nevertheless, evidence of the beginning of anthropogenic warming and climate destabilization is now clear, with the temperature rise so far virtually certain to be the result of the rise of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. There have been clear signs too, over the last couple of decades of increased ice melt and freshening of seawater around both Greenland and Antarctica, with ice mass loss now a few hundred billion tons each year.
Thus, unless human energy supplies rapidly become decarbonized, there will over the coming decades and centuries be rises of global temperature and then sea level that will take the Earth system out of Quaternary interglacial norms and into conditions more resembling the pre-Quaternary Cenozoic. The temperature changes in themselves will lead to many extinctions as species are forced out of their habitable ranges. Hence, as regards the global climate and (especially) sea level signal, of the Anthropocene currently remains weak, but will likely increase considerably over future decades and centuries.
Synthesis, Definition, and Wider Significance
The evidence summarized above suggests that the Anthropocene hypothesis is founded upon a robust array of data indicating a major change in the Earth system (even if still larger changes lie ahead), also recorded as changes to strata, similar to signatures recorded in the geological past.
Hence, if the Anthropocene is real—how should it be defined? The boundaries of geological time units simply represent a temporal framework which captures, as well as possible, the main features of a complex and often protracted change from one state of the Earth system to another.
Three main candidate levels have been suggested for the beginning (or chronostratigraphic base) of the Anthropocene:
Firstly, an “early Anthropocene” or “Palaeoanthropocene” (Foley et al., 2013) that reflects early events, with ideas ranging from the great megafaunal extinctions to, more commonly quoted, events associated with the beginning and spread of agriculture in the early to mid Holocene, which produced significant changes to the landscape, though only marginal changes to the marine realm. Controversially, these landscape changes may have led to the slow rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels (from 260 to 280 ppm) through the pre-industrial Holocene, and may have prevented the slide back into a glacial phase.
Secondly, at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, human population exceeded a billion (Steffen et al., 2015), and the development of large-scale coal burning, steam engines and industry that began the rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels that continues to this day. This spread from Britain to Europe to North America between the late 17th and late 18th century, and subsequently more widely (Waters et al., 2014). It was this option that was favored during early descriptions of the Anthropocene by Crutzen and Stoermer (2000) and Crutzen (2002).
Thirdly, from the mid-20th century, there came a “Great Acceleration” in the scale and rate of population growth, energy use, manufacture, habitat/biotic change, and widespread change beginning in the marine realm (Steffen et al., 2015). This was the start of the oil economy and the beginning of nuclear age (Zalasiewicz et al., 2015; Waters et al., 2015) and of globalization, with rapid growth and sophistication of the technosphere (Haff, 2014). Most of the anthropogenic rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide took place in this interval.
Other levels have been proposed, including the 16th and early 17th centuries (e.g., Lewis & Maslin, 2015)—and also a future level, once climate has warmed and sea level has risen further (Wolff, 2014), but those three remain the main candidates. Of them, the “early Anthropocene” is historically highly significant—but the processes, and stratigraphic signals, were diachronous, taking millennia to spread across those parts of the globe they affected (Edgeworth et al., 2015). The same, in a more compressed form, may be said about the Industrial Revolution. It is the mid-20th century “Great Acceleration” that represents the most widespread and synchronous or near-synchronous signals, and also the greatest changes (so far) to the Earth system, and it is likely therefore that a level some time in the mid-20th century will become accepted as the beginning of the Anthropocene (Zalasiewicz et al., 2015), whether this new time term is formalized or not.
As regards hierarchical level, the Anthropocene is currently being considered as a potential epoch, although other levels are possible. Given that it combines features that are geologically striking and completely novel (for example the whole-planet species invasions and technofossils), with others that are still trivial (e.g., sea level change), this is probably a reasonable compromise—especially given that yet larger changes seem likely.
The question of formalization of the Anthropocene will hinge as much on the perceived usefulness of having this unit on the Geological Time Scale (and for whom it is useful, given the wide interest in this concept) as on its geological reality. This is a complex question, the answer to which is hard to predict.
Nevertheless, whether formal or informal, this term and this concept has succeeded in conveying something of the overall rate and scale of global change in the context of all of Earth history, and thus helping in the analysis—and dealing with the human consequences—of this change. Moreover, it has helped refashion the relationship between humans and nature—in effect intertwining them so that one now cannot change without affecting the other. Thus it has also brought the sciences and humanities closer, as inquiry from both sides will be necessary to fully understand—and perhaps even direct the course of—the Anthropocene. Geologists, looking at past major phases of change to the Earth, are used to analyzing driving forces such as major volcanic outbursts and comet strikes. Here it is humans currently driving change to the Earth system—a far more difficult, and more unpredictable, phenomenon.
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0eb6178f-cc1a-469a-b34a-3d6b3516211d,2015-03-27T11:58:19+00:00,2015-03-27,0,http://www.tradefairdates.com/Llanelwedd-X996-S1-Fairs-Llanelwedd.html,"1 Trade Fairs in Llanelwedd from 2016Exhibition calendar with currently 1 trade fairs from 2016 in Llanelwedd. The most common types of trade fairs in Llanelwedd are Animal Husbandry, Animals and Agriculture.
Royal Welsh Winter Fair
Regional agriculture exhibition
Audience: publicly accessible
probably in December 2015
Llanelwedd, Powys, Wales
Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Schedule of trade fairs with current 1 trade fairs in Llanelwedd. Of course also other interesting trade fairs can take place in Llanelwedd , which are not yet known to us. If you know trade fairs in Llanelwedd , that are not listed, you can transmit them to us via announce new trade fair. Our team will update them in a timely manner to promote these fairs as well. Trade fairs with expired dates or trade fair dates yet unknown to us can be found at the end of the above list, labelled with the button ""report new date of event"".
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c2e5eeb0-66df-4cc6-85ab-aad8e5c39545,2022-05-23T15:19:11+00:00,2022-05-21,1,https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/pennsylvania/candidate-vying-for-pennsylvania-lt-governor-holds-meet-and-greet-event-in-erie/,"Erie, Pa. (WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — One man looking to become Pennsylvania’s next Lieutenant Governor made a stop in Erie Saturday evening for a meet and greet.
Chris Frye, who is the current mayor of New Castle, PA, stopped by the Erie County Republican Headquarters Saturday evening. Folks were able to meet him and ask questions.
Frye says he is running because he saw many leadership issues across the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Frye, he thinks there needs to be better leadership on the state executive level and he hopes to bring his experience as a mayor to the state level.
“Making it affordable for folks to live there and not raising taxes, managing our municipal budget to make it easier for folks to live there. I’m running for Lieutenant Governor to be that conduit between municipalities and government to help those communities succeed,” said Chris Frye, Republican Candidate for Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor.
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Frye says he wants to see the state succeed in economic and social issues long term.",262,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662558030.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523132100-20220523162100-00015.warc.gz,0.965892314910889
66d35c3b-6c91-4342-b1e8-d915d5e3dbb3,2022-05-21T18:48:42+00:00,2018-03-27,1,https://www.techcentury.com/2018/03/27/esperion-gets-positive-results-in-another-study-of-cholesterol-buster/,"ANN ARBOR — Esperion Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ESPR), the Ann Arbor company developing new treatments for high cholesterol, announced positive rsults from a Phase 2 clinical study of its drug candidate, bempedoic acid, in reducing the amount of LDL-C, the so-called bad cholesterol, in the blood of test subjects.
Investors cheered the news, sending Esperion stock up $6.45 a share, up 9 percent, to $78.24 a share in early trading Tuesday.
The test evaluated bempedoic acid added on to another drug called a BPSK9 inhibitor. The test group included 58 patients with high cholesterol.
The eight-week study met its primary endpoint with additional LDL-C lowering totaling 30 percent. The LDL-C lowering for the bempedoic acid group was 27 percent from baseline, as compared to an increase of three percent for the placebo group. Patients treated with bempedoic acid also achieved a significantly greater reduction of 34 percent in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), an important marker of the underlying inflammation associated with cardiovascular disease, compared to the placebo group which had a reduction of 2 percent.
“Bempedoic acid has previously demonstrated the ability to complement currently available standard-of-care oral LDL-C lowering therapies, and the results of this Phase 2 study show that bempedoic acid can also be safely and effectively used in patients who require additional LDL-C lowering despite taking an injectable PCSK9 inhibitor,” said Tim M. Mayleben, president and chief executive officer of Esperion. “These Phase 2 results provide consistent evidence and further support that bempedoic acid is poised to become the broadly accessible, complementary, once-daily, oral LDL-C lowering therapy that is appealing to patients, physicians and payers.”
In this study, bempedoic acid was observed to be safe and well-tolerated. There were essentially no differences in the occurrence of adverse events between the bempedoic acid and placebo groups, serious adverse events or muscle-related adverse events. There were no discontinuations due to adverse events. No patients in either group had elevations in liver function tests (ALT/AST) of greater than three times the upper limit of normal, repeated and confirmed.
The total number of patients now treated with bempedoic acid in completed Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trials is 947. Of these, six patients (0.63 percent) had elevations in liver function tests. This rate of elevations in liver function tests is consistent with the rate observed in previous clinical trials and with all other previously approved oral LDL-C-lowering therapies, including statins and ezetimibe.
To listen to a replay of a conference call discussing these results, visit http://investor.esperion.com.
Esperion initiated its global, pivotal, Phase 3 clinical development program in January 2016 to evaluate the safety, tolerability and consistent, complementary LDL-C-lowering efficacy of bempedoic acid and the bempedoic acid / ezetimibe combination pill in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), or who are at a high risk for ASCVD, with hypercholesterolemia who continue to have elevated levels of LDL-C despite the use of maximally-tolerated statins and ezetimibe, leaving them at high risk for cardiovascular events. The program includes five studies in approximately 4,000 patients, four for bempedoic acid and one for the bempedoic acid / ezetimibe combination pill.
Esperion plans to submit New Drug Applications (NDAs) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for bempedoic acid and the bempedoic acid / ezetimibe combination pill for LDL-C-lowering indications by the first quarter of 2019. Additionally, Esperion plans to submit Marketing Authorization Applications (MAAs) to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) by the second quarter of 2019.
High levels of LDL-C can lead to a build-up of fat and cholesterol in and on artery walls (known as atherosclerosis), potentially leading to cardiovascular events, including heart attack or stroke. In the U.S., 78 million people, or more than 20 percent of the population, have elevated LDL-C; an additional 73 million people in Europe and 30 million people in Japan also live with elevated LDL-C. There are approximately 13 million people in the U.S. with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) who live with elevated levels of LDL-C despite taking maximally-tolerated lipid-modifying therapy — including individuals considered statin intolerant — leaving them at high risk for cardiovascular events. The vast majority of these patients, 9.5 million, require less than 30 percent additional LDL-C lowering to achieve treatment goals.
Esperion’s mission is to deliver once-daily, oral therapies that complement existing oral drugs to provide the additional LDL-C lowering that these patients need.",1073,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662540268.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521174536-20220521204536-00227.warc.gz,0.933459043502808
084bcda6-7620-4825-85fb-726d3c07a8fc,2015-03-30T23:14:14+00:00,2012-08-31,1,http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/politics/9925026.Public_vote_on_biomass_plan_scrapped/,"Labour council leader Richard Williams admitted while it was a good idea it was too expensive for the cash strapped authority which faces a £42m budget deficit over the next two years.
He blamed the Government for refusing to remove the legal hurdles so it could be held side-by-side with the police commissioner elections instead of in separate polling stations, pushing up costs.
Campaigners fighting the proposed plant at the city's western docks argued the estimated £75,000 cost of holding a so-called “preferendum” later this year would be better spent fighting a planning application.
No Southampton Biomass said its members wanted the council to spend the money more “wisely” on getting expert legal advice on the planning process.
Opposition Tories said the referendum had become a vanity project for the Labour administration.
Councillors this afternoon debated whether or not to continue with the planned vote on the question: “Do you support the current proposals by Helius Energy for a 100-megawatt biomass power plant on the Western Docks?”It would not be legally binding.”
Helius said its proposed biomasss power plant, which could generate enough electricity to power 200,000 homes, is needed to help cut the country's carbon emissions.
It would burn up to 800,000 tonnes of wood fuel each year, mostly shipped in through the docks from abroad.
Helius said it intends to submit a planning application by the end of the year.",306,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300031.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00205-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.960674822330475
066e160c-d574-431d-9ddc-631ce084a0d5,2015-03-29T17:39:02+00:00,2013-04-11,1,http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20130411/NEWS/130419976/,"HOUSTON — Kuraray America Inc. broke ground April 11 on a new polyvinyl alcohol plant in La Porte, Texas.
The plant is expected to create 107 new jobs over the next two years and will have annual production capacity of almost 90 million pounds. Production is set to launch in 2015.
In an April 9 news release, officials with Houston-based Kuraray said that the firm's strategy for growth within the Houston area is because of developments in natural gas exploration technology, specifically shale gas and ""the excellence of area infrastructure and [the area's] ideal workforce.""
""Kuraray felt this was an ideal place to establish a beachhead for further expansions,"" Kuraray Americas president and CEO George Avdey said in the release.
The Texas Enterprise Fund is supplying some funding for the new plant. Kuraray also is receiving a tax abatement from Harris County for the project.
Kuraray America is a unit of Tokyo-based industrial conglomerate Kuraray Group. The parent firm's Septon Co. of America unit also makes styrenic block copolymers at a plant in Pasadena, Texas.",237,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298660.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00049-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.94826203584671
74b2c950-7edd-4ac2-8e3f-89a1cdfc5a65,2013-06-19T19:12:38+00:00,2012-09-01,0,http://moeller.org/page.aspx?pid=865,"Ronald McDonald House
The Ronald McDonald House provides a ""home away from home"" for families and their children who are receiving medical treatment at Children's Hospital in downtown Cincinnati. Every day volunteer groups help these families during their time of need by purchasing food and preparing a meal for the guests staying at this house.
Moeller students will be working together to prepare and serve meals for the families staying at the Ronald McDonald House. Students will also get a tour of the building and learn about the services that are provided by this organization. A volunteer with cooking experience will be directing the students in their meal preparation. The meals provided for the families are essential to keep the Ronald McDonald House running. The students will have the opportunity to interact with real families in need from all over the world.
We are scheduled to go the Ronald McDonald House every month (October through April). This is a total of 7 visits total. Students chosen for this program are expected to commit to participating in ALL Visits. Participants will leave Moeller at 4:00 pm and stay at the Ronald McDonald House until 7:00 pm.
In addition, participants will be expected to help with the organizing and purchasing of food items for one or more of the visits. (There will be no out-of-pocket costs – we pay for the food costs each visit.)
Students recieve 5 service hours each time they visit Ronald McDonald House.
Tuesday, September 25
Tuesday, November 27
Tuesday, January 22
Tuesday, February 26
Tuesday, March 26
Tuesday, April 23
For more information concerning Pastoral Ministry, send an email to: PastoralMinistry@Moeller.org",336,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00005-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.952703475952148
b9b1d522-f5c3-4b90-b38b-7f397f393e13,2019-08-21T15:08:26+00:00,2019-08-21,0,https://support.fractalaudio.com/article/19-mfc-101-firmware-update-with-axe-fx-ii-in-usb-adapter-mode,"How to perform a firmware update on an MFC-101 using the Axe-Fx II in USB Adapter Mode
1. Download the Axe-Fx USB Driver from http://www.fractalaudio.com/support.php.
2. Run the installer to install the driver. 3. Download Fractal-Bot from http://www.fractalaudio.com/fractal-bot.php 4. Run the installer to install Fractal-Bot. 8. Download the MFC-101 firmware from http://www.fractalaudio.com/support.php. 9. Boot up the Axe-Fx and go to the MIDI tab under the I/O menu.
10. Set SEND REALTIME SYSEX to NONE.
11. Set USB ADAPTER MODE to ON. 12. Boot up the MFC-101 while holding down button #1. This will put the MFC into firmware update mode. 13. Launch Fractal-Bot. 14. From the 'Select Device' drop-down choose the option for the MFC-101 that you wish to update. 15. From the 'Select an Output Port' down-down choose ""AXE-FX II MIDI.' (The second drop-down will be grayed out as it is not needed for an MFC firmware update.) 16. Click the blue BROWSE button and find the .syx firmware file. 17. Click the BEGIN button. Fractal-Bot will display a dialog window outlining the steps we just went over so you can just click SEND. As the update progresses you should see the percentage increase on the MFC-101 display. 18. When the update finishes the MFC-101 will display 'Update Complete' and you can reboot the MFC. 19. Once the MFC is back up and running go to EDIT->SETUP and page over once to the left to make sure that firmware version has been updated. 20. On the Axe-Fx and go to the MIDI tab under the I/O menu.
21. Set SEND REALTIME SYSEX back to ALL.
22. Set USB ADAPTER MODE to OFF.",456,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316021.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821131745-20190821153745-00254.warc.gz,0.717313945293427
209c8eca-c5d9-4191-a35d-084de65d9e2f,2022-05-25T17:12:50+00:00,2015-11-12,0,https://www.alamedaoptometrist.com/2015/11/12/contacts-dos-and-donts-about-contact-lens-safety-part-4/,"DO use fresh solution to clean and store contact lenses. Never re-use old solution. Contact lens solution must be changed according to the manufacturer's recommendations, even if the lenses are not used daily.
DON'T use products not recommended by your optometrist to clean and disinfect your lenses. Saline solution and rewetting drops are not desinged to disinfect lenses.",76,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662588661.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525151311-20220525181311-00224.warc.gz,0.904059410095215
c3ebba6c-0cea-4f5d-a80d-116e5ca7c780,2016-07-27T02:43:09+00:00,2011-08-10,1,http://www.businessinsider.com/kansas-city-privately-owned-nuclear-weapons-plant-2011-8,"Activists and politicians are squaring off in Kansas City as the deadline for getting a nuclear weapons measure on the local ballot looms.
According to Mother Jones the ballot will determine whether the city becomes home to the first privately owned nuclear weapons plant.
The new Honeywell plant would replace its aging predecessor where 85 percent of U.S. nuclear arms components are produced. Dedicated in 1942 by President Harry Truman, there's no doubt the facility is past its prime -- and the new plant isn't just what activists are opposed to -- it's also the land deal on which the plant will sit.
The federal government is planning to sublease the land from Centerpoint Zimmer (CPZ) a private developer in a 20-year lease with the city -- when that lease runs out -- the developer will own the property outright.
The city's agreed to exempt CPZ from property taxes on the plant and its 1000-acre office park across the street for the next 25-years, and agreed to $815 million in bond subsidies to help with construction.
Despite being desperate for jobs, activists are wondering if the best economic stimulus is making nuclear bombs, and if the city isn't giving too much away.",243,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257825358.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071025-00313-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.962142467498779
1c48ccde-9688-401e-85e3-7790727fbc01,2022-05-27T00:07:18+00:00,2020-04-27,0,https://www.hmamass.com/blog/attestation-requirements-for-hhs-stimulus-payments/,"If your practice received a direct deposit from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund for provider relief, commonly referred to as the CARES Act HHS Stimulus Relief Fund, you have 30 days from the date of that deposit (most payments were received beginning on April 10) to go online and complete an Attestation confirmation.
On behalf of your practice, the person completing the online form will be confirming receipt of the funds and agreeing to the Terms and Conditions of the payment. If you do not agree with the Terms and Conditions, you will need to make arrangements to return the funds because HHS will deem that your practice has agreed to the Terms and Conditions if you do not respond and your practice keeps the funds.
The important components of the attestation include:
- The Recipient (the healthcare provider, whether an individual or an entity, receiving the Payment) certifies that it billed Medicare in 2019; currently provides diagnoses, testing, or care for individuals with possible or actual cases of COVID-19 (please note that, according to an HFMA Article – “In an update to an HHS page on the CARES Act provider funding, the agency noted, Care does not have to be specific to treating COVID-19. HHS broadly views every patient as a possible case of COVID-19.”); is not currently terminated from participation in Medicare; is not currently excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal health care programs; and does not currently have Medicare billing privileges revoked.
The Recipient certifies that the Payment will only be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, and shall reimburse the Recipient only for health care related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to coronavirus.
The Recipient certifies that it will not use the Payment to reimburse expenses or losses that have been reimbursed from other sources or that other sources are obligated to reimburse.
For more information, please see the HMA blog postings related to these payments: (https://www.hmamass.com/blog/new-cares-act-provider-relief-fund-makes-payments-to-physician-practices/ and https://www.hmamass.com/blog/practices-can-qualify-for-cares-funding-even-without-covid-19-patients-hhs-says/). There are embedded links to both the overall description of the program and the actual Terms and Conditions.
If you have any questions regarding whether your practice can comfortably attest, please consult your practice attorney. If you are comfortable, the attestation process is relatively quick and simple if you have the following information:
The group tax ID number
The Relief Fund amount paid to the group
The group bank account number that received the payment (last 6 digits)
The rendering/service address for the group
The billing address for the group
Person completing form name, email address and phone number
If you are an HMA client, your HMA consultant will be sending you an email with all the information above as well as a link to the appropriate page for the Attestation process, but in the meantime, please review the Terms and Conditions so that you will be ready to proceed.
Click here for the link to the Attestation.
Click here for the Terms and Conditions.",690,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662627464.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526224902-20220527014902-00211.warc.gz,0.929000914096832
7cca1fb8-179b-49ef-a2cb-8c3c54da77b3,2017-08-17T08:02:00+00:00,2017-04-10,1,http://en.president.az/articles/23317,"10 april 2017, 11:30
Ilham Aliyev chaired Cabinet meeting on results of first quarter of 2017 and future tasks
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has chaired a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers dedicated to the results of the first quarter of 2017 and future tasks.
The head of state made an opening speech at the event.
Opening speech of President Ilham Aliyev
- Today we will discuss the results of the first quarter and talk about the work forthcoming in the next months.
In the first quarter, our country has developed successfully and all our forecasts are coming true. Back at the end of last year, I noted with full confidence that the rapid development of our country would be ensured in 2017. The results of the first quarter show that Azerbaijan has been developing rapidly in all areas, our international positions have strengthened, domestic processes are proceeding in a positive direction, economic development is being provided, and all social issues are being resolved. Very serious social initiatives have been put forward, army construction is successfully under way. I am confident that we will achieve the desired results and all the goals this year, and 2017 will be successful for our country.
Unfortunately, the current international situation in the world and the region remains tense. Conflicts and bloody confrontations continue. New risks and threats are emerging. In general, unfortunately, serious steps aimed at stability in the region were not taken in 2017. On the contrary, I want to note once again that the risks are increasing. Of course, as a country located in this region, we are concerned about this and take measures to ensure that the Azerbaijani state and the Azerbaijani people develop and live normally, that there is security in our country and we can protect ourselves from potential risks.
Since the beginning of the year, our international activity has been very successful. In the first quarter, I made seven foreign visits. They are all very important. First of all, my participation in international conferences is of great importance for securing the interests of our country. As you know, there are two prestigious international events in the world. The first is the Davos World Economic Forum, which focuses on political and economic issues and is joined by the political and economic elite of the world. The second is the Munich Conference on Security, which is more focused on security and political issues. By participating in both of these prestigious events, I once again informed the world public about the position of our country, including one related to the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Armenia's aggressive policy. At the same time, my numerous meetings at the Davos Economic Forum with heads of state and leading international companies, of course, also serve our interests.
For more than 10 years, I have been participating in the Davos World Economic Forum. As a result of these meetings, many projects important for our country are being implemented. Of course, our participation and active role in these events contribute to the growth of respect for our country, and today Azerbaijan is known in the international arena as a very reliable partner.
My successful visit to the European Commission took place in the first quarter. We attach great importance to this, as European countries are our main trading partners and main investors, and we have been fruitfully cooperating with the European Union for many years. All meetings with the leaders of European organizations were held in a very sincere atmosphere, in the conditions of mutual understanding this time too. All negotiations and talks were held on the basis of mutual respect. Both the leaders of the European Commission and I noted this in official speeches. Also, immediately after the visit, we began negotiations on a new agreement with the European Commission. I am confident that these negotiations will soon lead to good results.
I have also paid official visits. I had a very successful visit to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is a very close, friendly and brotherly country for us. As you know, because of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Pakistan has not established any ties with Armenia and has no diplomatic relations with it. We highly appreciate this position. The agenda of our bilateral relations is expanding. The topics of discussion include economic, political, as well as military-technical cooperation. There are good results. Over the past five years, we have successfully chaired the Economic Cooperation Organization, and at the summit of this organization in Pakistan gave a high assessment to our work during the chairmanship.
My visit to the State of Qatar was also successful. We have established very close ties with the Gulf countries. Qatar is a very close and friendly country. The Emir of Qatar has paid a visit to Azerbaijan. I also held successful talks within the framework of the reciprocal visit. We discussed in great detail the further cooperation in the political and economic spheres, in the field of investment, joint economic activity.
My successful visits to the Islamic Republic of Iran have also become a tradition. Over the past few years, I have paid three official visits to Iran. The President of Iran also regularly pays official visits to Azerbaijan. Over the past three years, I have met with the President of Iran eight times. Iran is a friendly and fraternal country for us, a close neighbor. The strengthening of ties with Iran serves the interests of our country. At the same time, it is very important for the region. This strengthens stability in the region. Very important issues were discussed in the bilateral format. Many agreements were signed again, and the agreements signed in previous years are already being implemented. All the agreements reached are being realized. There is very successful cooperation both in increasing the trade turnover – our turnover with Iran has increased by about 70 per cent – and in the fields of transport, energy, logistics and other spheres.
The seventh visit was my official visit to France. This visit is also of great importance. France is one of the leading states of the world, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, a co-chair country of the Minsk Group. This visit was also very successful. The French-Azerbaijani friendly ties were confirmed again. I was shown great respect in France. The discussion of political, economic and humanitarian issues showed that French-Azerbaijani relations already have very strong foundations. This country has a great interest in Azerbaijan. The meeting I had with leading business structures of France, which lasted about two hours, demonstrated that there is indeed a great deal of interest. The work we are doing is very much appreciated, and French companies work in Azerbaijan with great enthusiasm.
Only the seven visits I have mentioned are evidence that our diplomacy is very successful and our international positions are being strengthened. Azerbaijan is a country that enjoys great respect on a global scale. Even the countries that do not maintain particularly kind relations with each other clearly show an interest in deepening cooperation when it comes to Azerbaijan. We are expanding relations with all countries, in particular, those located in the region. This is in our political and economic interest. It also strengthens the spirit of cooperation and stability in the region.
At the same time, seven heads of state visited Azerbaijan in the first quarter of this year. This is also very important, because these visits are a sign of respect for our country. Also, very serious discussions are held within the framework of visits. Look how multifaceted our international contacts are.
In the first quarter, the Fifth Global Forum was held in Azerbaijan. It is already regarded on a global scale as a major international event. More than 40 current and former heads of state and government took part in the forum. I want to mention one more event. It is also very significant. In fact, this event reflects our role in the world. I am talking about the first meeting of the chiefs of the general staffs of the US and Russian armies in Baku. The choice by both countries of Azerbaijan as the venue of the first meeting once again demonstrates their respect for us. At the same time, this clearly confirms our role. Today, Azerbaijan has proved to be a reliable partner, an independent and dignified country not only in the region, but also on a global scale. Of course, there were many other important events in the first quarter, but these are the main ones.
Of course, as always, the focus was on the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Despite the fact that Armenia is trying hard to block the negotiations, to boycott it, it cannot and will not be able to achieve that. The Minsk Group co-chair countries have repeatedly stated that the status quo is unacceptable and should be changed. In essence, this means an end to the occupation. I believe that the Minsk Group should increase pressure on Armenia and its aggressive policy, so that it observes international norms and puts an end to the occupation.
There are no and can’t be any changes in our position in the negotiations. The principle of territorial integrity is not a subject of negotiations. Azerbaijan must restore its territorial integrity. In all of international contacts, I note that no country or organization should display double standards in this matter. In some cases we are faced with double standards. Sometimes more attention is paid to other conflicts in post-Soviet republics or more precise expressions are used in connection with the settlement of these conflicts.
The Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be resolved within the territorial integrity of our country. Unlike other conflicts in post-Soviet republics, the UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions in connection with this conflict. These resolutions are known. The whole world knows this. Armenian occupying forces should immediately and unconditionally withdraw from the occupied lands. This is the main principle beyond which no other issue can be discussed.
I should also note that despite all attempts by Armenia, its non-constructive and insincere policy has already become the object of censure. The sooner they return to the negotiating table, the better for them, as Azerbaijan becomes stronger every day. Our political, military and economic potential is growing, and sooner or later we will achieve a fair resolution of this issue the way we want.
I want to note several events related to the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that took place in the first quarter. First, I should mention the contrived ""referendum"" held in Nagorno-Karabakh. By conducting this ""referendum"", Armenia has once again disgraced and exposed itself. I have already said this and want to say once again: the more such illegal ""referendums"" they conduct there, the more this works for our benefit. All the neighboring countries, the Minsk Group co-chair states, the European Union and many other countries immediately condemned this ""referendum"". They said they did not recognize this ""referendum"", that Nagorno-Karabakh is an inalienable part of Azerbaijan.
By conducting this ""referendum"", they, in fact, prompted all countries to repeat this truth once again. Of course, by rejecting this ""referendum"" the entire international community demonstrated support for our territorial integrity and settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of this principle.
There is another significant event. For the first time, someone who has repeatedly violated our laws, made illegal trips to Nagorno-Karabakh, insulted the Azerbaijani state and people, has been detained, transferred to Azerbaijan and brought to our country before the eyes of the whole world. Such an event occurs for the first time. This is a restoration of justice. This is a triumph of international law. All issues related to extradition were resolved on the basis of international laws and conventions. I am sure that this has become and will become a lesson both to the man who has grossly violated our laws and boasted of this, and to people like him.
There has been another important event. We have started to rebuild the village of Jojug Marjanli. I believe that this is also a historic event. A new settlement is under construction there now. First of all, 50 houses, a school, a kindergarten, a mosque and a new road are being built. In the future, another 150 houses and a medical center will be built as well. I must also note that this mosque repeats the architecture of the Shusha mosque. This was my instruction. The time will come when all our monuments and mosques destroyed by Armenian vandals will be restored. The restoration of Jujug Marjanli is a historic event, which shows that the Azerbaijani people will never put up with this occupation. At the same time, it shows that after the return of our territories, Azerbaijan will rebuild all the villages and cities. This once again demonstrates that the people of Jojug Marjanli, who have been resettled in other places for more than 20 years, will now live with the dream of returning to their native village as soon as possible, although all the houses have been destroyed and the village is not far from the line of contact. This is the love for our native land, for the Motherland. Therefore, the state, our policies, and the people are united in this. This unity encourages us even more and shows that we are on the right path. We will restore our territorial integrity.
I must also note that new buildings are built for IDPs this year too. Settlements are being built elsewhere. One of them is a large settlement being built in Tartar District. It will be commissioned in the coming months. At the same time, I am sure that the problems of IDPs residing in emergency buildings in Baku and Sumgayit will also be resolved in the near future. First of all, 4,000 IDP families living in the most difficult conditions will be resettled to new homes. This process will be implemented step by step. New buildings are built. At the same time, apartments will be purchased in the buildings constructed earlier and the displaced people will be accommodated there. I believe that the first group of IDPs will be resettled to new homes in the next few months.
Of course, to solve all these issues, we must have strong economic potential. We have created this potential. The results of the first quarter of 2017 indicate that the Azerbaijani economy is developing very dynamically. I want to bring to the attention of the public some figures. They best reflect our economic situation.
The main indicator of our economy is the development of the non-oil sector, non-oil industry and agriculture. Good results have been achieved in all these areas. The non-oil sector of the economy has increased by 2.4 per cent. Growth in the non-oil industry has been at the level of 2 per cent, agriculture has increased by 3.5 per cent. In particular, I want to note that in crop production the growth was more than 20 per cent. This shows that the work we are doing, the serious reforms and investment are already yielding results.
In the first quarter, our foreign exchange reserves increased by $1 billion. Today, our foreign exchange reserves are $38.5 billion. This is a large figure. Last year, we managed to maintain our foreign exchange reserves. Despite the fact that oil prices have plummeted, we managed not only to save them this year, but also to earn an additional $1 billion in the first three months. I am sure that within a year we will further increase our foreign exchange reserves. This is a very important issue, as it is clear to all that 2015-2016 were the years of crisis. The three- to fourfold drop in the oil price and the stagnation in the construction sector last year inevitably had a negative impact on our economic development. Perhaps some other government could find the way out only in using foreign exchange reserves. It was the easiest way. But a responsible approach and our long-term development plans, of course, dictate a different choice. It was a responsible choice where the interests of the people are above all. We quickly planned serious reforms and took prompt measures. Serious steps have been taken to restructure the economy, relevant resolutions and laws have been adopted to stimulate business, investment and exports.
Thus, we have managed to maintain economic stability and increase foreign exchange reserves. It is safe to say that most oil-rich countries have lost and are losing their currency reserves last and this year. We are increasing them.
In three months of this year, the turnover has increased by 15 per cent. This is also a very good indicator. Exports have increased by about 50 per cent. It is gratifying that our non-oil exports have grown by almost 10 per cent, while imports have dropped by 17 per cent. This is a manifestation of our policy. In order to reduce dependence on imports, we stimulated local production, created excellent conditions for businesses. In particular, the state purchased equipment for the agricultural sector, etc. We have talked a lot about that and I do not want to repeat that. The reduction of imports and the sharp increase in exports ensure our economic stability. In the first quarter alone the positive balance of our turnover was at the level of $1 billion.
These figures reflect our economic situation. If we add to this the fact that the Davos World Economic Forum awarded Azerbaijan 37th place in terms of economic competitiveness this year, the picture becomes complete. In the crisis years, we managed to raise our rating by three steps. According to the rating among developing countries, Azerbaijan shares the first and second places. Here is a real and reliable assessment of our work. We will follow this path and strengthen our economic potential.
In the first quarter, 85,000 new jobs were created, including 70,000 permanent ones. 9,000 jobs were closed. And we see a beautiful picture again. It is gratifying that the creation of jobs continues not only in the public but also in the private sector. At the previous meeting, I noted that we would create more than 40,000 jobs in the public sector this year. They have already been created. At the same time, more than 40,000 jobs were created in the private sector. This is also a manifestation of economic development.
An important event took place in connection with the implementation of the Southern Gas Corridor this year. The Advisory Council of the Southern Gas Corridor held a third meeting in Baku. High-ranking representatives of all participating countries of this project, the European Commission, America and the United Kingdom once again demonstrated their support for this project. As a result of the Advisory Council meeting, a resolution was adopted where the leading role of our country was highlighted again. The implementation of the Southern Gas Corridor is already a reality. True, there are still those who want to prevent us. It is natural. We experienced this 10 years ago. I remember that when the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline was under construction, the forces that tried to deal a blow to our policy, the Armenian lobby and some circles negative about this project cited various pretexts, mostly environmental, to stop us. To a certain extent, they succeeded. I remember that some international financial institutions even delayed funding at the time. But despite this, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline was opened in 2006. Today, some circles and outside forces are trying again, using environmental pretexts, to delay work on some segments of the Southern Gas Corridor. All this is completely groundless. It is just a pretext. All environmental standards are observed and all issues are coordinated. The early commissioning of the Southern Gas Corridor is important both for us and for all parties involved in this project which will benefit from it in the future. I am confident that 2017 will be a decisive year for this respect. We should mark the opening of the TANAP project next year.
Since the beginning of this year, there have been good results in the transport sector. In particular, I should note that in March of this year the first train from Azerbaijan already passed through the bridge built over the Astarachay River to Iran. We have already completed all work related to the North-South corridor on our territory. I am sure that this year joint effort will be made in the implementation of the North-South project. As for the commissioning of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, the Turkish side has already officially announced several times that this project will be delivered this year. As you know, Azerbaijan has already fulfilled all its obligations under this project.
I want to bring another figure to your attention. It relates to tourism. The number of foreign visitors to our country increased by 11 per cent last year. In the first quarter of this year, growth was already 25 per cent. This is also an excellent indicator. Of course, this has many reasons. First, we have created a modern infrastructure in Azerbaijan in recent years. We have six international airports. We have the latest aircraft. There are great roads in all our districts. There are fine hotels in Baku and the regions. All leading hotel networks operate hotels in Baku. In all our regions there is modern hotel infrastructure. Health tourism is developing. We have restored traditional tourist regions. At one time, in the Soviet period, 70,000 tourists came to Naftalan. According to the latest data, approximately 30,000-35,000 people come here for treatment every year. We have restored the resort of Galaalti, and we have done that at a high level. Those who were here in the Soviet era can see that the difference is beyond comparison. We have created other health tourist zones. New tourist sites have been commissioned. Ski resorts of ""Shahdag"" in Gusar and ""Tufandag"" in Gabala are equipped with the most modern tourist infrastructure. Who would come to our country without this? Secondly, there is stability in our country. Tourists are looking for places to go. Nobody wants to travel to risky places. They know that their security will be ensured in Azerbaijan. They know that Azerbaijan is a stable country. This is also an important factor.
Another factor is the creation of the ASAN Visa system on my instructions. I was recently informed that 40,000 visas were issued through ""ASAN Visa in just three months. This system applies to those entering Azerbaijan on a visa. Citizens from more than 80 countries can receive an electronic visa now. Could tourism develop without that? Of course, our history, historical monuments, wonderful climate, hospitality of the people and diverse cuisine play a role in this, but all this was available even before. Why didn’t tourism develop then? Why didn’t we see development in this area? After I took this issue under personal control, there was a turning point. I remember repeatedly telling various state bodies to solve visa issues, because violations related to visas were harming our image. To obtain a visa at the embassy, foreigners had to overcome enormous difficulties, faced red tape and illegal demands. This issue has now been resolved once and for all. Who would come to Azerbaijan if it wasn’t for this? During meetings in some foreign countries I was told: we want to come to Azerbaijan, our people want to come but it is very difficult. People had to plan one or two weeks ahead, and it was still unclear whether they would get a visa. People had to go to another city where there is our consul. Foreign citizens had to deal with many difficulties to come to Azerbaijan. I took this issue under full control and revolutionary changes followed immediately. Therefore, the main reasons for the influx of tourists include our policies, the instructions I have given, their execution, visa and security issues, modern infrastructure, hotels, recreation areas and, of course, the beauty of Baku.
Baku is one of the most beautiful cities in the world today. But what was it like before? This is already being forgotten. There were dark streets. Remember the boulevard? People were afraid to walk on the boulevard. Nobody went for a walk along the boulevard with their family. Rundown buildings, ramshackle structures and narrow streets – this was the old Baku. Today the historical buildings of Baku have been renovated with due attention paid to our historical heritage. Icherisheher has turned into one of the most attractive historical places in the world. The length of Baku Boulevard has been increased from 3 to 16 kilometers. Major demolition work has been completed, new roads opened and parks set up. Baku is a city of parks and lakes now. We have cleared the lakes. We have cleaned the Bibiheybat Bay, which was a source of environmental disaster. We have cleaned Lake Boyukshor, which was also a source of environmental threats. Work there continues. Who would come to Azerbaijan if we hadn’t done all this? We have hosted international competitions and attracted the attention of the world. We have held the Eurovision, the European Games and Formula 1, which has an audience of 500 million people. We will hold the Games of Islamic Solidarity soon. Who would come here if all this were not there? These are the main factors, let everyone know and correctly assess this.
Next month we will host the Games of Islamic Solidarity. All preparatory work is already over. It will be a great sporting holiday. I said at the ceremony that this is not only a sporting event, but also the games of unity. By our efforts in this direction, we will strengthen the unity between Muslim countries.
Now let's move on to discussions.
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Other speakers at the meeting included Minister of Defense Industry Yavar Jamalov, Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC Javid Gurbanov, and Chairman of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company Rauf Valiyev.
The head of state made a closing speech at the meeting.
Closing speech of President Ilham Aliyev
- Thus, 2017 starts quite well for us. There are good results. We must try to maintain this dynamic during the year and successfully complete 2017.
One of the important issues, of course, is macroeconomic stability. We must strengthen macroeconomic stability. We should not allow artificial price hikes. Consumer prices should always be in the spotlight. They should be under control. In general, I think that from the point of view of macroeconomic stability, 2017 will be more successful in comparison to previous years. There are grounds to say this. A prudent and very flexible policy should be conducted in this direction.
The execution of the state budget is going well. Both customs and tax authorities have exceeded the quarterly plan. This is good. At the same time, budget expenditure must be fulfilled by 100 per cent. In previous years, the funds envisaged as investment were not utilized in full in some cases. This year, both the adopted monetary program and the balance between expenses and incomes should be fully provided. The investment program for this year should be quite effective. Sufficient funds are allocated for the country’s most important projects, and things are going well in the first quarter. The investment program must be fully implemented.
I have already mentioned that we have a good financial situation. This year, we have increased our foreign exchange reserves by $1 billion dollars in three months. Our foreign reserves are more than five times higher than the external debt. I think that such a picture is quite rare in the world. In this respect, Azerbaijan, of course, is different. In many developed countries, the foreign debt exceeds the gross domestic product. Their foreign exchange reserves cannot repay even 20 per cent of the external debt. Our external debt makes up 20 per cent of the gross domestic product, which is a very low indicator. Our foreign exchange reserves are more than five times higher than the external debt. I believe that various rating agencies should take these factors into account. At the same time, as I noted in the opening speech, the economic performance in the first quarter of the year is also one of the most beautiful results.
This year there is a revival in the construction sector. This is natural because the work done last year and the decisions made are already manifesting themselves. I was informed that more than 300 new multi-storey buildings are under construction in Baku now. This in itself is an excellent indicator. Thousands of jobs are created here. Last year, we lost most of the jobs in the construction sector. This year they are being restored. The decisions made, the public investment and, of course, the revival of the private sector have brought about to a new situation. Last year, the foundation of a large town was laid through the State Agency for Housing Construction, and construction work is under way. The second project is to be implemented now. The first stage of the phase of the ""White City"" project has been completed. Dozens of buildings will be built in the next five years. Entrepreneurs demolish buildings in various places in Baku that are no longer usable. People living there are either paid compensation or funds to rent alternative housing space. Multi-storey houses with beautiful architecture are already being built instead of these obsolete buildings that were in a poor condition.
The first such pilot project was implemented in the Sabunchu district. I personally took part in the opening of a new building. I saw that people are very happy about this because they moved into new apartments and got rid of the buildings in an emergency condition. At the same time, I issued an order that the apartments in the new buildings should be larger. People are provided with renovated apartments which are 10 and in some cases 20 or 30 per cent bigger than before. Of course, people are very happy about this. This is also beneficial to entrepreneurs, because instead of a three- or four-storey buildings they build multi-storey blocks. They receive income, the construction sector develops, the production of building materials increases and jobs are created. This process has already become widespread. According to the latest information I have, the number of projects implemented in this way in the city of Baku has already reached 75. This process continues. I urge local executive bodies and entrepreneurs again to organize this work properly. Entrepreneurs should take the initiative, while local executive bodies, in turn, should create conditions and help them. We will thus achieve several goals here. I have already mentioned that jobs will be created, the construction sector will develop, the security and well-being of our people will be provided and our city will improve.
Another important project is connected with micro-districts. A project associated with the first micro-district has already been prepared. I am sure that it will be realized soon. New modern houses will be built in a beautiful architectural style on the site of obsolete buildings. I have given a special instruction to set up public places and kindergartens on the first floor of new buildings, in particular, the buildings erected on the site of demolished ones. Thus, the first floors of each of the 75 buildings constructed in this way will house a kindergarten. This will have a positive effect on the solution of the problem of kindergartens in Baku. Thus, we will resolve the problem of kindergartens in the next three to four years. There is a great need for this now. The population and the number of children are growing. At the same time, jobs are being created. Many families today have both parents working. Therefore, we will experience a great need for kindergartens. It is also necessary to allocate special places for the construction of kindergartens. But the best option is to have kindergartens in new buildings. Persons issuing building permits and local executive bodies should recommend that to entrepreneurs.
The main priority areas are industrial production and agriculture. There are good results in both directions. As I have already noted, the non-oil industry grew by 2 per cent and agriculture by 3.5 per cent. Currently, industrial zones are being created in the regions. At the end of this year, first plants will be commissioned in the Mingachevir industrial park. Things are going well in the Sumgayit Technological Park, the Chemical Industry Park, the Pirallahi and Balakhani industrial parks, the Neftchala industrial district. So this process is already under way. A few years ago, I ordered that an industrial zone should be built in each district. We are already seeing this. All districts should take an active part in this work.
I want to draw the attention of entrepreneurs to a major project. It is the SOCAR Polymer plant, which is being established at the Sumgayit chemical industry park. It is a huge industrial enterprise where hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested. It will produce fine products, which, of course, will be used in the country and also exported. But I should note that a very serious industrial site can be created on the basis of these raw materials. We are currently importing all the finished plastic products from abroad. But after the commissioning of SOCAR Polymer, there are good opportunities for the production of finished products in Azerbaijan. It will be a very profitable sphere for business. Therefore, I am urging our state agencies to better explain this to business people – factories can be established on the basis of many types of finished products of SOCAR Polymer. This means new jobs. At the same time, it will bring additional income to entrepreneurs, while our export products will be delivered to foreign markets at higher prices. Otherwise, SOCAR Polymer products will be sold abroad only as raw materials. Of course, this is also good, but I am sure that my advice will be taken into consideration.
During the discussion of the results of the third year in the implementation of the State Program on the Socioeconomic Development of the Districts in January this year, I spoke in great detail about the forthcoming work in the field of agriculture. All orders and instructions were given. I do not want to repeat them. I just want to note a few points. This year, in order to facilitate the development of agriculture, irrigation of new land plots of 150,000 hectares is envisaged. Funds have been allocated and these projects should be under control so that we reach this figure within a year. I believe that this will be a revolutionary transformation. This, of course, is one of the factors, perhaps even the first factor that will increase agricultural production. The volume of agricultural production must grow. We must fully meet the domestic demand. We need to increase the volume of exports, increase the yields and apply the latest technologies. It is necessary to keep accurate records of land. Work in this direction is ongoing and instructions are given. It is necessary to conduct an accurate analysis of lands using modern methods. We must have detailed information on the quality of land. We need to borrow the practice of countries that have accumulated extensive experience in this field and apply it in order to know what crops should be grown areas in what region. In other words, we should continue to approach this not spontaneously, but on an individual basis. Depending on this, subsidies should also be assessed. I have already given the appropriate instructions and we must consider this. At present, the procedure for granting subsidies is being improved. However, I believe that in the future we should adopt a more serious approach to the policy of regionalization. We need to know how much should be allocated in subsidies for the regions to cultivate produce, so that we could make more efficient use of our natural resources.
This year there are plans to put into operation two plants – the factories for pivot irrigation systems and pesticides. We must do that this year. A nitrogen fertilizer plant should be put into operation next year. We expect that in about a year. Thus, not only will we provide ourselves with nitrogen fertilizer, but we will also have opportunities for export.
In general, work aimed at self-sufficiency in food products is progressing well. I announce these figures at conferences on socioeconomic development of the regions every year. I can say that our only weakness is grain-growing. Taking this into account, I instructed the Presidential Administration to hold an extended meeting, which has been held. All instructions have been given. After that, I signed a relevant order on the development of grain production and, first of all, analysis. Extensive information should be collected, statistics analyzed correctly and answers to many questions provided. How can it be possible that we allocate a million hectares of land for grain production and cannot provide ourselves with food wheat? The question sounds simple, but there are many things to consider. Therefore, an accurate analysis should be made: how much land we need for food wheat and grain-growing in general in order to provide ourselves with quality grain and, of course, reduce dependence on imports. According to my information, we allocate about 300 million manats for imports every year. Of course, it is necessary to conduct accounting, analysis, electronic and satellite control. We have a satellite. An accurate analysis of the fertility and productivity of the land should be carried out in a short time.
Another important issue relates to the export of goods produced in the non-oil sector. This is also a successfully developing direction now. Reforms have been carried out and institutional measures taken. We have set up the Azexport domain. The Azerbaijani brand is being promoted in the world today. We have been taking part in many exhibitions. Trade houses are being created in various countries. Trade and export missions are carried out. Appropriate orders have been issued and funds allocated. It is necessary to conduct advertising campaigns in foreign media to promote the ""Made in Azerbaijan"" brand.
In my opening speech, I noted that exports in the non-oil sector have increased by almost 10 per cent, but the potential is even greater. Therefore, we must gain access to new export markets. We need to access traditional export markets with a wider range of products. At the same time, new export markets should be sought. We need to create logistical centers. At present, an Azerbaijani logistical center has been established in Aktau, Kazakhstan. We see that this is of great benefit. In short, this sphere is of great importance for raising both domestic production and our foreign exchange earnings.
Naturally, during the year, as always, attention will be paid to infrastructure projects and their implementation. The focus is on electricity supply. New substations are under construction, especially in regions where this is necessary. These projects should be carried out in parallel with the development of agriculture, so that they serve the population, as well as the development of agriculture.
The level of gasification in Azerbaijan is 92 per cent. This year it will increase even more. Drinking water projects must be fully implemented in the amount of envisaged investments. At the same time, we are implementing 270 small projects this year to provide the rural population with clean drinking water. The construction of these treatment plants in 170 villages will be provided through the “Azersu” OJSC and in other 100 villages through the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources. A relevant order has been signed. It lists the names of all villages. I have issued a special instruction both the residents of these villages and the persons performing these works to know that this issue is under control. If the order simply stated that it was very necessary to resolve the water problem in 100 or 200 villages and allocate so much money for that, it would be very difficult to control it: whether water is supplied to 100 or 50 villages? The order states the names of all districts and villages, and I am asking the residents of these villages also to monitor. Let them become acquainted with this order. If their village is on this list but the work is not carried out, then they should immediately inform local executive bodies and the Presidential Administration. Of course, if there are shortcomings in this, the persons who committed them will be punished accordingly. I am saying this in order to strengthen public control. I have repeatedly said that in order to strengthen public control, the public must be informed. We provide this information. This year the provision of 270 villages with modular wastewater treatment plants should be completed. The funds have been allocated and there should also be control.
Projects of rural roads are being implemented. In the current year, projects will be implemented connecting hundreds of villages. New roads are being built in the city of Baku, on the territory called Sovetskaya. A large road infrastructure is being created. There are plans to put it into operation in the near future. In general, this part of our city will turn into a beautiful area. Currently, the work is ongoing. First of all, roads are laid. They will differ from the old roads for their beauty. Whereas the width of the old roads was 3-5 meters, the width of the new ones is 15-20 meters. So this project designed for the future will greatly improve traffic in Baku. In parallel with the construction of roads, the entire area will be landscaped. Parks and a new beautiful recreation area will be created. It has been impossible to implement the project in this area for decades, but we have achieved this. I am sure that people would be satisfied. I have issued instructions to pay the compensation in full. Of course, those who rest in these parks and using these roads will also be pleased.
Other roads are also built in Baku. I have issued instructions as to where to build new arteries, as they say. One of them is a street that is currently being built parallel to Yusif Safarov Street. This street will also attract a part of the city transport. It is of great importance. Work is under way on the construction and expansion of the road Bilgah-Sumgayit road. It will allow an alternative road to connect Sumgayit with Baku, in particular the Baku villages and the international airport. The road, laid at the level of the highest standards, should be put into operation this year.
Social infrastructure projects are being implemented. I am told that three modular-type schools have already been built instead of those in an emergency condition. Twelve more modular schools are to be built in the future. This and next year, there should not be a single school left in an emergency condition in Azerbaijan. The vast majority of schools in Baku have already been renovated, new schools have been built and if there is a need for repairs somewhere, these issues are also being addressed.
In the first quarter, 13 medical institutions were built or overhauled. This year we plan to commission two Olympic centers – the Absheron and Agjabadi Olympic centers. One of the social programs is a project on medical checkups of the population. This year's project will be completed next month. Five million people will undergo free medical examination. In previous years the focus was on advocacy work for people to undergo examination, but now we see that there is no need for this. The people see and know today that this is necessary for their own health. In recent years, we have set up modern medical facilities in all our districts. There are the most modern laboratories. The latest equipment is available, and it is possible to conduct any examination even in small areas now.
The focus is always on increasing employment in the regions. I have repeatedly said that we should always pay attention to this issue, because the population is growing and will continue to increase this year and beyond. A growing population will need new jobs in the future. The demographic situation in Azerbaijan is very good. The population is growing. This should encourage us to work even harder. Therefore, increasing the employment rate will always be on the agenda. We are addressing this issue. I have already mentioned that 70,000 permanent jobs have been created both in the public and private sectors. Together with seasonal work, it is 85,000 jobs. This is a large figure for three months, and we must continue this work. At the same time, the program of self-employment should be expanded. First steps have already been taken. These projects should be implemented by state bodies, local executive bodies and private businesses. Every family, i.e. a family still living in poverty, should be able to provide for itself, and we must create these opportunities. Of course, the government always shows attention and care for citizens living in a difficult situation. A program on targeted social assistance is being implemented. But we must gradually move on to the system of self-employment. It is more profitable and better for the citizens themselves.
They will have their own family budget. We simply need to help them. In rural areas, it is necessary to create conditions for them and provide with cattle and poultry. An important role here can be played by beekeeping and livestock farming, so that they could provide their own budget themselves. At the initial stage, of course, the government will help them. Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers should pay special attention to the program of self-employment. I repeat that it is necessary for all relevant departments and agencies to pursue a unified policy. This work, of course, is carried out by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population, but I believe that other ministries, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Agriculture, local executive bodies and entrepreneurs, should also get involved in this. It is necessary to regularly tell me what work has been done in this direction.
This year, the process of granting soft loans related to the development of entrepreneurship will be continued. Soft loans worth 150 million manats will be provided. At the same time, I should note that, in accordance with our policy, a process has been taking place in recent years whereby 32 large-scale farms have been created in Azerbaijan. The area under cultivation in these farms is 44,000 hectares. A total of 33 agro-parks are being established on 142,000 hectares in 24 districts. The funds spent on the establishment of agro-park data are 1 billion manats. These 33 agro-parks and the 32 large farms created before this will have a very big impact on increasing the yields, meeting the domestic demand and increasing the export potential, especially if we consider that these agricultural parks and farms are built on the basis of modern technology.
We, both state bodies and local executive authorities, should work harder to attract foreign investments. Local executive authorities should also attract investment. They should attract both local and foreign entrepreneurs. There should be greater initiative from the ground.
I would like to note another issue: our budget organizations should fully pay for the cost of the electricity used.
This year, two “ASAN xidmət” centers should be opened in Guba and Mingachevir. This should happen before the end of the year. The funds are envisaged, and the construction of two centers is under way in the cities of Imishli and Shaki. Thus, these two centers should also be commissioned next year.
These are the main tasks we are facing. Let me repeat that the first quarter of the year is encouraging. It shows once again that our forecasts are being fulfilled and the policies are quite successful. We must do everything possible to maintain this positive momentum by the end of this year in order to further strengthen our country. Thank you.
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08 august 2017, 11:50Presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan held expanded meeting
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c8bc7b7d-80c2-4f98-b936-033379623834,2022-05-18T10:31:07+00:00,2019-05-31,0,https://randomalex.net/tag/christmas/,"I wouldn’t necessarily call myself a Scrooge, although others might; I don’t put up Christmas decorations, I don’t wear baubles for earrings, I don’t watch Christmas movies (ok, Alisa made me watch Christmas Chronicles, but IT STARS KURT RUSSELL so it doesn’t count).
I don’t deliberately go and read Christmas stories. But this is a Tansy story, and I’d heard it played with some jokes about Tasmania and weather, so I figured I’d give it a go.
(I guess I should say that both Tansy and the publisher are friends of mine… but if I didn’t like it, I just wouldn’t say anything….)
Lief is a weather reporter, and lives in Hobart, but her hometown is Matilda – where it always snows at Christmas. Now, for the non-Australians, this is hilarious. Australian weather is always a bit unpredictable, especially in Tasmania, but the idea of guaranteed snow in December is outrageous. It has been known to snow in the hills near Melbourne, for instance, on Christmas Day… but the next year it was in the mid-30s C. Tasmania is more ridiculous (from 38C to snow in 5 days in January, and that’s just what I – as a visitor – have experienced)… but the idea of confidently predicting snow, in December? Uh, no.
Anyway, this is understandably intriguing, but less understandably hasn’t been closely reported on. Until now, when Lief is forced to go home for Christmas with a far-too-bubbly camerawoman in tow. Matilda doesn’t like visitors: there are far too many secrets that need to be kept. And when there’s not one but a whole truckload of strangers, and then weird things start happening – like earthquakes – clearly things are going to get real.
This is a very fun, and very enjoyable, and very intriguing, novella. It’s written in that Tansy style that means there’s a lot of banter and snark, some surprising description that really works, and at a brisk pace that means there’s no time for dawdling HURRY UP. Thoroughly enjoyable, and not just a Christmastime read.
So today really felt like winter – which does officially start tomorrow, so I guess that’s fair enough. So, in an effort to at least look a bit cheery, I wore my lovely bright red jumper to school. It’s very nice and warm… and I haven’t worn it (naturally enough) since we got home from the UK. It still has little bits of fluff on it from wearing it underneath my puffy jacket when we were over there.
All of this, also naturally enough, made me think about our trip. It feels like such a long time ago – only January! – and sometimes I still can’t believe we actually went. When I am over the next couple of weeks (report writing, NatCon (woohoo!), more report writing…) I really will blog more about The Trip. For now, just let me sketch Christmas, which is something we’ve had occasion to talk about a bit recently.
So we must have got up at sunrise – like about 8.30 or so (actually I’m sure it was earlier than that, but you get the picture), and I think we had toast or such like. We were staying with J’s cousins, and once their daughter and her boyfriend had arrived we opened presents. They were so generous to us – we got genuine Sheffield silver spoons, and chocolate enough that basically lasted the next four weeks, and I got a really nice pashmina. Anyway, all of this brought us to late morning, at which point we all piled into two cars and went to the cousin’s brother’s place. There, there was the other side of the family (J’s cousins, who are brothers, married sisters…) – we drank champers, darling, and ate nibblies. For an hour or two. Then it was back into the car and back to where we were staying. This bit I remember exceptionall well, because it was probably a 15 or 20 min trip during which I was balancing an entire turkey, in a foil tray, in my hands. It was at least 5kg, and because there were thre large adults in the back seat, it didn’t actually fit on my knees. So I balanced it with my arms underneath, hands on the sides, trying to watch the corners so as not to spill juices everywhere (I lost it once, and poured some on Matt – the cousin’s son (who is our age… the cousin mentioned earlier is actually J’s dad’s cousin… confused yet?) – who kindly forgave me). When we finally got back, and the turkey was taken out of my arms, I cramped. And my arms continued to ache for the next 48 hours or so.
We finally sat down to eat a real meal at about 3.30 or so. There was turkey, and ham, and lots of salads, and vegies, and sauces… and French red wine… it was incredible. We had bonbons – nice ones. After sitting a little, we had dessert – there was Christmas pud, but also a chocolate cake, because it was someone’s birthday, and it was brilliant. Complementing that was one of the nicest dessert wines I have ever tastes: from Samos. Bet you can’t buy it here.
And then, because that’s not enough for one day, we played charades (pronounced sharaaaads…). Competitively.
It was one of the most amazing days ever. Certainly one of the most memorable Christmas days I’ve ever had – it was just so different. And that was our third day.",1274,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662521883.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518083841-20220518113841-00209.warc.gz,0.978178024291992
afdde269-7668-4eac-ab63-35655cc045c0,2015-04-01T11:00:30+00:00,2014-06-05,1,http://aviationweek.com/blog/pacific-test-could-advance-mars-landing-technologies,"After uniting a balloon, rocket and parachute, NASA engineers are lookiing to Mother Nature for the high altitude wind tunnel that will help them devise the technologies needed to reach the Martian surface with more massive payloads and eventually humans.
Artist's illustration of the Low Density Supersonic Decelerator Technology Mission as it races into the stratosphere. NASA
Engineers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and elsewhere within NASA have gathered at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility on the island of Kaua'i in Hawaii for the balloon launch of the Low Density Supersonic Decelerator Technology Demonstration Mission. After rising to 120,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean, the 6,900 pound saucer shaped LDSD payload -- the Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator and a high strength parachute -- drop away from the launch balloon with a solid rocket motor that will accelerate the SIAD to an altitude of 180,000 feet and Mach 4 velocity.
The atmosphere at those altitudes is thin and suitably Martian like for the speeding 15 1/2 foot wide SIAD to expand on command to 20 feet and begin to slow with atmospheric drag and as though it were delivering not one, but two of NASA's one ton Curiosity rovers to the surface of the red planet. With SIAD slowing to 2 1/2 times the speed of sound, three minutes after the balloon release, a single 100 foot wide supersonic parachute will deploy -- pulled from its restraints by a ballute -- to lower the test hardware to the ocean's surface.
Once set for Tuesday, then Thursday, the three hour flight test may unfold on Saturday - if the weather and winds to push the 856 foot tall balloon and its 6,900 pound test vehicle away from Kaua'i are suitable. The Navy range, though, is available through June 14.
Since 1976 and the successful landings of NASA's twin Viking probes on Mars, NASA has relied on the same supersonic parachute design as part of the challenging entry, descent and landing (EDL) strategy needed to bring scientific probes to the surface intact. Curiosity, at just over 2,000 pounds, pressed the boundaries of that capability as it descended to the floor of Gusev crater in August 2012 in the landing phase under the wing of NASA’s “sky crane.”
Earlier this week, the National Research Council ranked EDL with in-space power and propulsion and overcoming the health hazards of radiation as the top technical challenges confronting those attempting to shape the human exploration of Mars.
A human mission would require as much as 40 tons of landed hardware, a capability NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate is attempting to address with LDSD this year and a scaled up, more extensible 8 meter version of the Kevlar SIAD and parachutes next year.
""We've been living on the shoulders of the giants who developed EDL technologies decades ago,"" said Michael Gazarik, the directorate's associate administrator, earlier this week. ""It's about more mass, going to higher elevations on the surface of Mars and landing more accurately. We need to test. We need to learn, and we need to do it quickly and efficiently. That's why we are here.""
Preliminary testing of the system components began last year at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California in a bid to characterize the SIAD inflator with a rocket sled moving at several hundred miles per hour in near sea level atmospheric densities. But the engineering effort must look to the top of the stratosphere if it wants to achieve a Mars-like response.
""We'd love to test in a wind tunnel, but unfortunately, there are no wind tunnels in the world large enough and with the conditions we need for these tests,"" said JPL's Ian Clark, the LDSD principal investigator. ""There are a lot of questions: How do these things deploy? How do they inflate? Will they be strong enough to survive the environment of Mars? How will they behave aerodynamically? What is the performance?""
Eager enough, the test team has nonetheless cautioned followers the Pacific ""shakeout"" test outcome is uncertain. Even the loss of the spacecraft, though, would just set the table for a pair of test runs already scheduled for next summer.
""If we can fire that (rocket) motor and get data back from it, that's a great day,"" said Mark Adler, the JPL's LDSD project manager, of the post-balloon phase of the flight test. ""That way we can understand what to do for the next flight.""",948,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131304444.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172144-00197-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.935165524482727
da2b375e-4483-4caa-9c0d-6152a9085378,2019-08-23T01:03:23+00:00,2019-08-23,0,https://muycompanies.com/team/john-haynie/,"John is responsible for finance, accounting and all other fiscal functions of the MUY Companies.
John started working with Jim Bodenstedt in 1998 and has been part of part of the phenomenal growth of MUY! since its incorporation. This has included over 12 acquisitions, working with many lending partners and helping insure the company’s growth and stability through various economic climates.
Prior to joining MUY!, he worked in the hotel industry in positions ranging from auditor to controller. This experience included twelve years with Marriott Hotels in various properties across the country and six years at the Excelsior Hotel in Little Rock.
John is a graduate of the University of Houston with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting.",145,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317688.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822235908-20190823021908-00291.warc.gz,0.963526904582977
d026b58c-1c59-4beb-8e06-f0660b6a289b,2019-08-22T15:49:28+00:00,1993-01-01,0,https://www.scipedia.com/public/Oller_et_al_1993a,"This paper shows a generalization of the classic isotropic plasticity theory to be applied to orthotropic or anisotropic materials. This approach assumes the existence of a real anisotropic space, and other fictitious isotropic space where a mapped fictitious problem is solved. Both spaces are related by means of a linear transformation using a fourth order transformation tensor that contains all the information concerning the real anisotropic material. The paper describes the basis of the spaces transformation proposed and the expressions of the resulting secant and tangent constitutive equations. Also details of the numerical integration of the constitutive equation are provided. Examples of application showing the good performance of the model for analysis of orthotropic materials and fibre‐reinforced composites are given.",151,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317274.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822151657-20190822173657-00521.warc.gz,0.856689989566803
27e3be16-9eeb-4b38-869e-4e299ca66e1f,2017-08-23T10:16:05+00:00,2016-05-10,1,http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-3581389/Chilcot-report-published-July-6-without-redactions.html,"Chilcot report to be published on July 6 and without redactions
The long-awaited report into the Iraq war will be published on Wednesday, July 6, an inquiry spokesman has said.
Security checks on the 2.6 million word report have been completed without the need for any redactions.
The date of publication was agreed by the Inquiry's head, Sir John Chilcot and David Cameron.
Sir John Chilcot's Iraq Inquiry report will be published on July 6
In a letter to the Prime Minister, Sir John said: "" National security checking of the Inquiry's report has now been completed, without the need for any redactions to appear in the text. I am grateful for the speed with which it was accomplished.""
He added: "" This will allow suitable time for the Inquiry to prepare the 2.6 million word report for publication, including final proof reading, formatting, printing and the steps required for electronic publication.""
Mr Cameron told the Inquiry head last November that he was "" disappointed'' about the length of time it was taking to release the findings and urged him to ''expedite'' the final stages. Its publication will come 1,981 days after the inquiry ended.
Conservative former frontbencher David Davis last month claimed that lives had ""probably'' been lost as a result of the delays because Britain had made recent interventions in Libya, Syria and Iraq without proper knowledge of the controversial 2003 choice to go to war.
Publication was delayed by a process known as Maxwellisation, under which those who may face criticism are given the opportunity to respond before publication.
Tony Blair denied last year that he was responsible for the hold-ups.
Critics have long suspected the former prime minister of wanting to spin out the investigation in which he is expected to be criticised and he has faced accusations that he sought to block publication of his communications with US President George Bush.
In May 2014, Sir John disclosed that he had finally reached agreement with the Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood on the disclosure of Mr Blair's discussions with Mr Bush, three years after Sir Jeremy's predecessor, Sir Gus (now Lord) O'Donnell, ruled that they could not be released in their entirety.
The lengthy dispute - which Sir John acknowledged had raised ''difficult issues of long-standing principle'' - meant the inquiry was unable to begin the Maxwellisation process.
More than 150 witnesses gave evidence to the Inquiry and more than 130 sessions of oral evidence were held.
It has analysed more than 150,000 government documents as well as other material related to the invasion.
The Inquiry was set up in 2009 by then Prime Minister Gordon Brown to examine the lead up to the invasion from summer 2001 to the withdrawal of the main body of British troops earlier that year.
Mr Blair gave evidence the following year and told its panel that he did not go to war on the basis of a ''lie''. The former PM said he had no regrets over removing Saddam Hussein and would do the same again.
Last summer, f amilies of soldiers killed in the Iraq War threatened legal action over the delays.
Arrangements are being put in place so that the families of those who died in the conflict can have early access to the report on the day it is published.
Rose Gentle, whose Royal Highland Fusilier son Gordon, 19, was killed in a bomb attack in Basra in 2004, said she was ""glad"" the date had now been announced.
She said: ""We are glad we have finally got the date. We just hope that everything we want to be in it is actually in it.""
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b670d416-944f-40ff-8fd8-4dc6f97eeae7,2022-05-18T08:54:43+00:00,2022-05-18,0,https://abacusconsulting.co.uk/finance-business-partner-projects-milton-keynes/,"Finance Business Partner (projects), ACA, ACCA or CIMA Qualified, 12 month FTC, Milton Keynes to £60,000
We are working closely with a highly reputable and well-established organisation who have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join their head office team and support a number of projects over the next 12 months.
As Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for providing timely, accurate and incisive reporting, you will work closely with a number of departments within the business, to help them to understand and improve the financial reporting and business performance of their projects.
Your responsibilities will include:
Extensive experience of finance business partnering within a large group of stakeholders is essential to be considered for this opportunity.
You must be confident in your approach and you will be ready to challenge performance and existing ways of working to identify opportunities for improvement. You will need to be ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified Accountant and a confident communicator with strong presentation skills.
This position offers hybrid working.
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8ffa9583-8c31-4ee9-bd87-dc59b670fda3,2019-08-24T07:13:52+00:00,2016-06-08,0,https://matangitonga.to/2016/05/25/tonga-council-pacific-arts-and-culture-meeting,"Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 19:20
Hon Fe’ao Vakata the Minister for Internal Affairs is representing Tonga at the 27th Council of Pacific Arts and Third Pacific Ministers of Culture meetings held this week in Guam.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 19:20. Updated on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 21:24.
Please subscribe to access premium content.",82,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027319915.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824063359-20190824085359-00451.warc.gz,0.916251003742218
63209c75-84c5-4510-a7e2-7b3a573d3d16,2018-08-18T07:39:42+00:00,2011-09-13,1,http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/96342-2011-09-13-ten-years-later-will-we-ever-hold-torturers-accountable.htm,"The United States and Torture: Interrogation, Incarceration, and Abuse
edited by Marjorie Cohn
New York University Press
New York and London
""There is no longer any doubt as to whether the [Bush] administration has committed war crimes. The only question that remains to be answered is whether those who ordered the use of torture will be held to account."" - retired major general Antonio Taguba, investigated outrages at Abu Ghraib for the US Army.
The tenth anniversary of 9/11 is a fitting opportunity to ask the urgent question: What has the US government done to human rights, civil liberties and the rule of law in the name of fighting terrorism?
In the wake of the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the United States had a fundamental and historic choice. The US could remain true to its ideals, embrace international law and lead the world in condemning the perpetrators of these heinous crimes and bringing them to justice. Or the US could cast aside those ideals, demean international law as obsolete, unleash the shock and awe of aggressive military power, squander trillions of dollars making war profiteers wealthier and our economy poorer, abandon humane and constitutional limits on the treatment of detainees and simultaneously inflame Islamophobia at home and anti-Americanism around the world.
Tragically, the US compounded the tragedy of 9/11 by choosing the latter and that has made all the difference.
In a revealing new book, ""The United States and Torture: Interrogation, Incarceration and Abuse,"" Marjorie Cohn, law professor and pastpresident of the National Lawyers Guild, has collected 14 incisive and comprehensive essays which, taken together, serve as a detailed indictment of the Bush administration for its acts of commission and the Obama administration for its acts of omission.
Between December 2001 and January 2002, high-level Bush officials ""crafted a common plan to violate customary and treaty-based international law concerning the treatment and interrogation of so-called terrorist and enemy combatant detainees and their supporters captured during the US war in Afghanistan,"" according to Jordan J. Paust, professor of international law at the University of Houston. Based on ""a program of serial and cascading criminality devised and approved or facilitated by the inner circle of highest level officials and facilitated by several compliant lawyers in the Department of Justice, the White House and the CIA,"" Paust identities at least four grounds for criminal responsibility.
First, President George Bush, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld could be prosecuted as ""direct perpetrators of crimes"" for issuing ""authorizations, directives, findings, and orders to commit acts that constitute international crimes.""
Secondly, any Bush official ""who aids and abets torture has liability as a complicitor or aider and abettor before the fact, during the fact, or after the fact."" Third, Bush officials could also be prosecuted for participation in a ""joint criminal enterprise,"" recognized by the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia. And fourth, civilian or military leaders with de facto or de jure authority are liable for ""dereliction of duty with respect to acts of torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment engaged in by subordinates"" or for failing to take corrective action.
Based on a thorough analysis of domestic and international law, Paust concludes that Bush officials and their lawyers authorized and implemented specific interrogation techniques on detainees which ""manifestly and unavoidably constitute torture"" including ""waterboarding or a related inducement of suffocation, use of dogs to create intense fear, threatening to kill the detainee or family members and the cold cell or a related inducement of hypothermia.""
Human Rights Watch reports that the interrogation and detention regime implemented by the US resulted in the deaths of over 100 detainees. Cohn points out that it is now admitted that the CIA waterboarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 183 times and Abu Zubaydah 83 times. Yet, last week, while promoting his new memoir ""In My Time,"" Dick Cheney spoke openly to NBC News:
NBC: In your view, we should still be using enhanced interrogation?
NBC: No regrets?
Cheney: No regrets.
NBC: Should we still be waterboarding terror suspects?
Cheney: I would strongly support using it again if we had a high-value detainee and that was the only way we could get him to talk.
NBC: Even though so many people have condemned it, people call it torture; you think it should still be a tool?",920,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213405.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818060150-20180818080150-00219.warc.gz,0.951127409934998
bfc3521d-f989-4c00-9661-4ab6d6874417,2016-07-27T07:46:38+00:00,2014-06-19,1,http://www.nerve.in/news:2535002382453,"""According to police records, 31 people were injured, of which 14 were Muslims and 17 Sinhalese. Police have received 138 complaints of vandalism and looting. ""
Colombo, June 19 - Police will tighten security around Sri Lanka in anticipation of Muslim protests Frid y after communal clashes killed three people in the island's south, the police chief said Thursday.
A special security operation will be put into effect Friday when most Muslims will gather at mosques to pray, Xinhua quoted K. Illangakoon as saying.
Over the past few days, protests against the Buddhist-Muslim clashes have spread. Opposition politicians have condemned the incident in parliament.
The move comes after the Muslim community in Colombo and the Eastern Province staged protests by closing their shops.
The clashes took place in the southern Sri Lankan towns of Aluthgama and Beruwala that resulted in widespread violence with dozens of shops and houses torched.
The protests took place in five towns in the Eastern Province.
We wish to make a special appeal to all communities, especially Muslims, to act with restraint, the police chief said.
Government spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella joined the police chief in reiterating that law would be upheld to punish offenders arrested during the three days of tension.
Police rejected allegations of bias by pointing out that only seven of the 55 people arrested were Muslims while the rest are Buddhists.
According to police records, 31 people were injured, of which 14 were Muslims and 17 Sinhalese. Police have received 138 complaints of vandalism and looting.
We deny that police stood by and did nothing when shops and houses were being burnt and looted, the police chief said.",347,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826736.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00306-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.986011922359467
883f8aae-c53f-48ca-b640-e99b2526808d,2020-10-20T06:19:09+00:00,2012-04-24,0,https://amorningmuse.com/2012/04/24/,"Now all glory to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Ephesians 3:20
The rain fell from the sky most of last Sunday so we took Aspen to an indoor outing at the local Discovery Museum. They were just begining a story about Earth Day when we arrived. After the story the children had the opportunity to make a robot from some trash the story teller had collected. The kids happily glued the trash together and in the end there were some cool looking robots.
Only God can take the rubbish in our lives and change it into something cool. Only God has the kind of love for us that could make Him want to take the useless stuff in our lives and turn it into something to be used for Him.
May this God of peace prepare you to do every good thing He wants. May He work in us through Jesus Christ to do what is pleasing to Him. Glory belongs to Jesus Christ forever. Amen. Hebrews 13:21 God’s Word Translation",218,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107869933.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020050920-20201020080920-00419.warc.gz,0.968927383422852
eba89bd1-39eb-42f1-8750-c84262a91005,2019-08-20T23:15:58+00:00,2018-09-24,1,https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bs-md-attorney-general-sex-abuse-investigation-20180924-story.html,"Archbishop William E. Lori has told clergy members of the Archdiocese of Baltimore that state authorities are investigating the archdiocese’s records related to the sexual abuse of children.
Lori told priests and deacons in a letter Monday that the office of the Attorney General Brian Frosh has informed the archdiocese that it plans to “conduct an investigation and thorough review” of the records.
“I write today to inform you that the archdiocese has been in discussions with the Maryland attorney general,” the archbishop wrote.
A spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office said Monday that, consistent with policy, it can neither confirm nor deny the existence of such an inquiry.
But the letter from Lori appeared to affirm that Maryland has become the latest of several states to open similar investigations in the wake of an explosive Aug. 14 Pennsylvania grand jury report that revealed that more than 300 “predator priests” in that state were credibly accused of sexually abusing more than 1,000 children over seven decades.
The Pennsylvania report further concluded that for decades, church officials, including the leaders of archdioceses, covered up crimes such as the rapes of children.
Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Wyoming are among the states that have opened investigations into how the Catholic church has handled allegations of sexual abuse within those jurisdictions.
About two weeks after the Pennsylvania report was released, Frosh’s office posted a notice on his office’s website suggesting that such a review was under way in Maryland. On Friday, he sent out a tweet that called for victims and witnesses of sexual abuse in schools or houses of worship to contact the office.
Lori pledged in his letter that the archdiocese would cooperate in any inquiry.
“The archdiocese is supportive of the review and will be fully cooperative throughout the process,” Lori wrote.
Lori wrote that he considered such cooperation the duty of a church that has fallen short — a conclusion he has said he reached in the more than 20 gatherings he has held with clergy, lay Catholics, parents, teachers and students since news of the Pennsylvania report broke.
“Based on my conversations with people throughout the archdiocese and from the emails and letters I have received these past weeks, it is clear that we are a church in crisis and that crisis is one of trust,” he wrote. “It is my hope and prayer that this independent review and other acts of transparency by the archdiocese will bring about greater trust in the church among those who are understandably skeptical about the church’s handling of allegations of abuse.”
Lori had announced Friday in a letter to local Catholics a plan to create a lay council in the archdiocese through which members of the flock could more easily share their ideas and suggestions. The letter also announced the creation of an ongoing, virtual “town hall” in which Catholics can share their views and keep up with news as the church wrestles with the worldwide crisis.
On Sunday night, the archdiocese began using two online communications platforms — MyParish and Flocknote — to facilitate conversations and solicit input from the wider archdiocesan community related to the abuse crisis.
Sean Caine, a vice chancellor and spokesman for the archdiocese, said Monday that the threads on both platforms have seen “heavy engagement,” and that more than 300 people have added themselves to a Spanish-language version of the Flocknote platform.
The Catholic Church sex abuse scandal has become an issue in Frosh’s race for re-election. After the Pennsylvania report, his Republican challenger, Craig Wolf, called for Frosh to open a similar investigation.",777,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315681.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820221802-20190821003802-00167.warc.gz,0.978320717811584
c226d4da-a973-49ee-afbc-97c6e11211ea,2019-08-21T10:54:39+00:00,2019-05-15,1,http://www.prweb.com/releases/games_entertainment_and_immersive_technology_converge_at_the_grand_opening_of_the_museum_of_future_sports/prweb16309565.htm,"The Museum of Future Sports is a new concept in entertainment and education launching this summer in San Francisco showcasing esports, drone racing, virtual reality and immersive technology.
SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) May 15, 2019
TICKETED EVENTS: June 1st, 9th and 21st
STEAM DAY CAMP: July 8-12, 15-19, 22-26
at SVN West in San Francisco.
A new concept in entertainment, education and community is launching this summer: the Museum of Future Sports (MoFS) featuring a popup fundraiser event series. Showcasing the recent growth of technology-enabled sports and gaming, MoFS is home to an impressive variety of hands-on games, activities, professional competitions, tournaments, and STEAM education summer day camp.
At MoFS June fundraiser events, visitors can play multiple curated games and experiences, including arena-scale VR games, mixed-reality RC car racing, create and share social media videos in a virtual reality selfie booth, play a few games of robot soccer, learn to fly a drone, play retro & indie video games and experience the latest immersive technology demos.
Visitors can also relax and spectate as professional gamers compete on the esports main stage, keep up with CA’s fastest drone pilots and RC race drivers on multiple indoor race tracks and speedways, watch virtual reality sculptors face-off in VR art battles, marvel at immersive art & experiences and listen to (and watch) mixed-reality musicians & DJ’s using AI and the latest tech to spin beats.
In July, MoFS will transform the venue into a STEAM day camp for students aged 8-14, featuring play-based learning at the heart of its programs. MoFS curriculum leverages students’ natural passion for technology and desire to play through hands-on drone racing, robot games, plus coding and game design. Through fun daily games, lessons and activities, students experience a wide assortment of creative and technical skills and learn how STEAM topics are integral to future success on the playing field as well as the workplace.
“It was important to build MoFS on a foundation of local community engagement. It’s exciting to launch a new technology and entertainment venture in the San Francisco Bay Area” said Sherry Huss, Museum of Future Sports’ Executive Director. “But it was critical to our entire team that we create value for the local community and address the tech literacy challenges facing so many students throughout the area.”
Housed in a sprawling 100,000 sq. ft. former auto dealership in the heart of San Francisco, the spot was home of the original Fillmore West concert venue. The MoFS summer pop up is a collaboration with Non Plus Ultra, who currently manage the venue and have renamed it SVN West. The MoFS pop up takes advantage of the entire building, offering an unprecedented variety of entertainment activities under one roof, creating a one-of-a-kind destination for immersive family entertainment and hands-on STEAM education programs.
“I loved the idea of a summer pop up and we decided to go for it.” said Jordan Langer, President of Non Plus Ultra, the venue activation firm for SVN West. “This space has been a part of the neighborhood for decades, and we really hope to maintain that connection moving forward. The Future Sports Museum is a great way to connect the space to the local community and keep the neighborhood vibrant and lively and family friendly”
The Museum of Future Sports event schedule at SVN West:
Saturday June 1, 8pm-1am (21+)
Sunday June 9, 11am-4pm (all ages)
Friday June 21, 8pm-1am (21+)
The Museum of Future Sports STEAM summer camp schedule at SVN West:
July 8-12, Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm
July 15-19, Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm
July 22-26, Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm
For additional information, or to gain media access, please contact:
Museum of Future Sports PR Contact:
Marque Cornblatt, CCO/CIO
Non Plus Ultra PR Contact:
Rachael Davison | Charles Zukow Associates
About The Museum of Future Sports
The Museum of Future Sports (MoFS) is an immersive and interactive destination for technology, entertainment, sports & culture — a vibrant new member of the San Francisco cultural community that will engage the hearts and minds of neighbors and visitors alike. MoFS will encompass high-touch interactive activities, an esports venue, free-roam VR, mixed-reality games, STEAM education classrooms, a sport/tech innovation lab, immersive art and music. MoFS is a registered 501(c)(3) corporation committed to providing STEAM education & tech literacy to everyone.
About Non Plus Ultra
With almost a century of combined experience in the San Francisco event space, Non Plus Ultra boasts a reputation as one of the Bay Area’s most celebrated venue activation firms. SVN West is conveniently located at the intersection of SF’s two main thoroughfares, South Van Ness and Market. The open floor plan offers maximum versatility and includes Carousel and its adjacent rooftop, along with a spacious mezzanine and additional ground floor event space.",1108,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315865.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821085942-20190821111942-00370.warc.gz,0.919910788536072
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18k gold studs
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Sold as pair
Pieces in rose gold or white gold are made to order. Please allow 8-10 weeks for delivery.",78,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663016853.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528123744-20220528153744-00612.warc.gz,0.874175846576691
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9829db02-a9f8-4d92-9548-c7b53696ca2c,2016-07-24T20:34:14+00:00,2012-11-07,0,http://www.eastbaytimes.com/my-town/ci_21945120/berkeley-school-board-incumbent-leyva-cutler-and-appel,"BERKELEY -- Two open Berkeley school board seats will likely go to Judy Appel and incumbent Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, who was running for a second term.
Tracy Hollander, a school volunteer, and Norma Harrison, a real estate agent, were also vying for a seat on the board.
One of the first tasks facing the winners will be choosing a new superintendent, a process that until now has been mired in criticism and controversy.
The search for a new superintendent started in January, shortly after Superintendent Bill Huyett announced his retirement. But the current board, which paid a search firm $30,000 to find candidates for the job, has been criticized for choosing a finalist who later backed out after parents and teachers unearthed a 2008 memo he wrote against gay marriage.
Edmond Heatley, who was superintendent of Clayton County Public Schools near Atlanta when the Berkeley board announced he was their final candidate, wrote the memo while he was superintendent of the Chino Valley Unified School District. The memo, urging his school board to take a stand against gay marriage, caused an uproar in Berkeley, and Heatley withdrew.
The search for a new superintendent is on hold until after the election.
Appel said, if elected, she would rebuild community confidence in the board and unify it to make sure ""we are a place a superstar superintendent would want to come."" She said a new search firm would know what Berkeley wants and does not want in a candidate before it sought them out, and she would restart the process of gathering community input that the current board started last spring.
Leyva-Cutler said the failed search for a new superintendent is usually the first issue that comes up when she speaks on the campaign trail. She too would hire a new search firm and participate in any site visit to a prospective superintendent's current place of work, although she said she did not go to Atlanta to visit Heatley's place of work because she didn't have time. Only one board member went on that site visit, but she contends that number is adequate to gather information and report back.
Hollander, a former classroom teacher, said she believes the search firm was partly at fault in not bringing good candidates, but the board should take more responsibility for its actions. Hollander said she would seek out a candidate who is a ""good instructional leader, not someone who is just good at balancing a budget.""
Harrison, also a former teacher, declined to answer questions about the search for a new superintendent because her desire to overthrow our current form of government oppression and capitalism and move toward a more socialist system make it irrelevant.",538,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824146.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00133-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.980684340000153
1f066fc4-0b14-482a-8c7e-c008fcf016d0,2022-05-21T15:07:34+00:00,2022-05-21,0,https://www.cavemantraining.com/shop/ebook/kettlebell-training-fundamentals-ebook/?fbclid=IwAR3Fmj2NzWEQh_cb3fDLjEzWW9Pt9USoaqPmsFKUPgE3ei3INxPPsv0KpTg,"Achieve Pain-Free Kettlebell Training and Build a Strong Foundation to Become a PRO Kettlebell Trainer or Enthusiast
You should buy this book if you:
- Are just getting started with kettlebell training; or
- Want to learn how to teach your clients the fundamentals of kettlebell training; or
- Want to do things right from the beginning and learn all the important things usually overlooked; or
- Want to lay the foundations to become a PRO kettlebell enthusiast or trainer
This book is for people who experience pain or discomfort, it’s to help reduce or eliminate callus, forearm pain and bruises, shoulder pain, elbow pain and much more when using kettlebells incorrectly.
The most common exercises are covered, the ones you’re most likely having trouble with right now, but everything you need to know about those exercises is described in intricate detail. You will not only find information on how to prevent pain, the ‘why’ you need to do something a certain way will also be explained because no one truly understands something fully until they understand the ‘why’.
“An extremely insightful and descriptive read. Taco has taken the principles and fundamental aspects of kettlebell training and laid them down in an easy and detailed manner. The information contained with these pages will aid any kettlebell user in becoming more efficient using this versatile tool. The detailed instructions of hand position and racking the bell alone, with the hints and tip on safety, will ensure that any reader will be able to use kettlebells in an effective and safe manner, to ensure the best results. On a personal note, I’m self-taught from various books and videos. All of which strongly focus on the exercise and the program, while only briefly covering the hand, rack and safety issues faced by any kettlebell user. I would strongly recommend this book to any kettlebell users regardless of the experience.”
You find other details that you won’t find elsewhere, like for example, information about the types of kettlebell grips available, would you believe it, there are more than 25! It’s not just a list of grips, it’s also explained how to execute them and what they’re most commonly used for, after all, search the internet and you will find many different grips mentioned and a lot of other misinformation, but I guarantee you that you won’t find the explanations you will find in this book.
“A great book for anyone wanting to integrate kettlebells into their workouts. Taco covers a lot of information which will help you maximise your training. Links to videos are an added bonus and assist with the technical aspects of kettlebell training.”
Mark Godwin (Director, Fit Biz UK)
Table of Contents
- Kettlebell Training Fundamentals
- What Is Kettlebell Training?
- Kettlebell Training Benefits
- Are Kettlebells Effective?
- Training Basics
- Why Train?
- Working Out Versus Training
- Kettlebell Safety
- Regress When Required
- What is Shoulder Packing?
- Are Kettlebells Safe?
- You’re Going to Get Hurt
- Progression is Key
- Are Kettlebells Bad for Your Shoulders?
- Are Kettlebells Bad for Your Back?
- Anatomy of the Kettlebell
- Warming up for Kettlebell Training
- Mimic the Workout
- Why Increase the Temperature?
- Why Increase Blood Flow?
- Increase of Intensity and Complexity
- Which Kettlebell to Choose and Why?
- What Weight to Choose?
- Kettlebell Grips
- General Grip Information
- Why should you learn about grips?
- Why use different grips?
- Hand Position on the Handle
- 45 Degree Angle
- Grip Categories
- Double Hand Grip
- Swan Grip
- OK Grip (AKA 2 or 3 Finger Grip)
- Double Hand Corkscrew Grip
- Closed Double Hand Grip
- Hook Grip (AKA Overhand Grip)
- Closed Hook Grip (AKA C Grip)
- Why Use Hook Grip?
- …. many more
- Thumb up or Thumb Down? Performance Gain?
- Basic Double Arm Swing Instructions
- Squat and Hip Hinge Definition
- Swing Squat vs Hip Hinge Style
- American vs Russian Swing
- The Problem with the American Swing
- Kettlebell Racking and Cleaning
- Why Rack Properly?
- Common Grips in Racking
- Kettlebell Clean
- Assisted Clean
- Common Clean Mistake
- Ambiguity Of Cleans
- Weakest Point
- Clean Variations
- Swing Clean
- Dead Clean
- One Bell Racking Position
- Bodyweight Racking Practise
- Spine Position for Racking
- Racking Points and Cues
- Kettlebell Resting Position
- The Racking Concept
- Racking Types and Racking for Females
- Kettlebell Pain
- Muscle Aches
- Forearm Pain and Bruises
- Shoulder Pain
- Wrist Pain
- Knee Pain
- Elbow Pain
- Neck Pain
- Lower-Back Pain
- Kettlebell Golden Rules
- Progression for Beginners
- Overhead Press
- Kettlebell Rows
- Kettlebell Row Variations
- Muscles worked with rows
- Butterfly Stretch
- Lizard Pose
- Tipover Tuck Hamstring Stretch
- Easy Quad Stretch / Lying Side Quad Stretch
- Kneeling Forearm / Bicep Stretch
- Single Arm Chest Stretch
- Posterior Shoulder Stretch
- Overhead Tricep Stretch
- Overhead Lat Stretch
- Seated Leg Hug
- What Is Kettlebell Training?
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Recent community posts
Ahhhh I see thanks for clearing that up. maybe one suggestion would be to make the version numbers make a little more sense :P sorry like 2.11 should be called just 2.1 so it make it so 2.9 looks like a newer release :P anyway. I sent you an email about this with a bumch of feedback about the game. pros cons, and suggestions. I hope to see more of this game. have a good one!",131,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886108264.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821095257-20170821115257-00108.warc.gz,0.94614714384079
5d5d7155-e245-4b04-9c38-89303731ad58,2022-05-19T08:37:17+00:00,2019-12-01,0,https://travel.ivy.com/work/ivy-heli-skiing-2020/,"IVY: The World's First Social University
Join Us For
Heli-Skiing in Alaska, hosted by Heli
IVY members are invited to ditch their inhibitions and join an adventurous 7-Day HeliSkiing Adventure in Alaska this Winter/Spring season 2020 with Heli, which unites winter sport fanatics around the world through shared adventures. This one-week skiing adventure is in one of the most exotic, wild, steepest, and deepest places on earth. With guides having almost 30 years of experience, Heli is excited to make this experience of a lifetime your greatest adventure. With a $2,500 DISCOUNT offered only to IVY members, this is a trip you will NOT want to miss out on!
In this once-in-a-lifetime experience, IVY members will be fully supported by the renowned team at Valdez Heli-Ski Guides. VHSG are recognized as some of the best in their field and the skiing and boarding terrain in Valdez is some of the most unique in the world. From steeps to natural pipes, VHSG has it all. Maybe you just want to open it up and lay out some huge turns? They have that too. Alaska is like nowhere else, come join other adventurous skiers and see for yourself.
Trip Details & Inclusions
- 7 DAYS/NIGHTS LODGING // Private room at Tsaina Lodge in Valdez, AK
- 7 DAYS HELICOPTER ACCESSED SKIING // 5 Total Hours of Hobbs time included, additional hours available at cost
- ADDITIONAL INCLUDED ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES // Such as snowmobiling, paintball, ax throwing, and snowcat skiing
- ALL MEALS // 3x daily meals, dietary restrictions accommodated
- SAFETY GEAR & DEMO SKIS // All backcountry required safety gear included as well as demo skis
- SMALL GROUPS // With a maximum of 4 guests per ski group and a helicopter to take you back to the peak you'll never have to worry about lift lines.
Choice of 5 weeks:
- February 22 - 29, 2020
- February 29 - March 7, 2020
- March 7 - 14, 2020
- April 18 - 25, 2020
- April 25 - May 2, 2020
LODGING IN ANCHORAGE:
IVY members will stay at the historic Tsaina Lodge. Amongst other luxuries, the Tsaina offers a cigar room, a large guest hot tub, a massage room, and indoor fireplaces and outdoor fire pits galore. Revel in the comfort of luxury accommodations and be rejuvenated for your next day’s adventures. You may choose to arrive in Alaska a day or two prior to your heli-ski adventure. If you’re staying in Anchorage, VHSG recommends the Crowne Plaza Anchorage-Midtown or the Hotel Captain Cook.
YOUR WEEK WITH VALDEZ HELI-SKI GUIDES :
With more than 10,000 square miles of glaciated mountains in its backyard, VHSG offers everything from scenic glacier runs and powder bowls to steep couloirs, exposed ramps, and big mountain faces. The cold maritime snow that falls in our region is world renowned, enabling us to ski some of the steepest terrains in the world with a confidence and sense of security not possible anywhere else. Runs average between 3,000 and 5,000 vertical feet with our longest run sitting at 6,200; other skis runs are two and a half miles top to bottom.
Thompson Pass averages more than 500 inches of snow a year. Pacific storms building over the Gulf of Alaska mix with cold Arctic air, reliably delivering some of the deepest powder in North America. Though the days are shorter and colder, February and March see the deepest powder. Temperatures can drop below zero during these months but the average is typically 10-20F. Then, in the long days of April and May, the powder is accompanied by corn snow and temperatures average 15-30F.
Alaska’s Chugach Mountains have been the epicenter of big mountain skiing since 1989. This terrain, pioneered by VHSG for the last 30+ years, remains the proving ground for the world’s elite skiers and riders. Ski and ride alongside the guides of Tsaina Lodge and VHSG and you too can access the best terrain in the world before returning to one of the nicest lodges in AK.
Flight & Arrival Information
GETTING TO VALDEZ
To start your Valdez Heli-Ski Guides adventure you must first get to the Anchorage International Airport, serviced by daily flights from several major U.S. cities. Next, most of our members fly to Valdez on a 35-minute shuttle flight available from Ravn Alaska. The Saturday flight departs Anchorage around 5:05 p.m. and arrives in Valdez around 5:50 p.m. A VHSG representative will meet you here for transport to The Tsaina Lodge.
Are guests allowed?
ABSOLUTELY! Bring as many friends are can fit in your group!
Why is airfare not included?
Airfare is an added cost due to the varied home destinations of travelers. We also like to give our travelers flexibility in extending their stay at either end of the trip if they so desire!
How do I cancel my reservation?
Cancellations must be submit directly to the Heli team. Please contact email@example.com.
I don't know how to ski, is this trip for me?
In order to make the most of your excursion, we recommend this trip for EXPERIENCED skiers.
I have more questions, who can I contact?
Please reach out to our IVY Travel Team at firstname.lastname@example.org and we'd be happy to answer any other questions you have!
We believe everyone has limitless potential. Our mission is to trigger transformative ideas and collaborations that lead to unprecedented human unity, progress, and fulfillment. Through meaningful experiences with inspiring individuals, IVY provides a lifelong supply of new friendships, opportunities, and ideas.
""Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks."" — Johann Gottfried von Herder",1358,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662526009.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519074217-20220519104217-00607.warc.gz,0.924869418144226
66209522-c472-482c-99a0-23c6813c69ce,2022-05-22T23:10:45+00:00,2022-05-22,1,https://goodthingproductions.com.au/projects/west-gate/,"Television Drama /
An eighteen year old girl accidentally kills her best friend. A lawyer who lost her friend to suicide. An Italian immigrant survivor of Australia’s worst ever industrial accident. All are inextricably linked by Melbourne’s iconic West Gate Bridge, a source of deep trauma that they all must overcome in the path to forgiveness and redemption.
Directed by: Beck Cole
Written by: Nicky Arnall
Co-production Partner: Paula Salini, Westside Pictures
Status: In Development",107,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662550298.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522220714-20220523010714-00002.warc.gz,0.878951549530029
79ce1f6c-eb29-43d2-a850-66342b4983d5,2015-03-31T15:32:34+00:00,2014-04-24,0,http://paultan.org/2014/04/24/mercedes-benz-c-63-amg-spy-video/,"OK, perhaps “thunder” is taking a bit of poetic liberty where this spy video is concerned; still, we don’t doubt the upcoming four-door W205 Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG has quite a soundtrack on offer.
I mean, despite the camera’s distance from the car, you can still hear the carnal V8 rumble from its quad tailpipes. Not to mention the chirp of the tyres as the hot sedan navigates the ‘Ring at considerable speed.
No more 487 hp/600 Nm 6.3 litre V8, but we should be looking at a 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8 that develops between 450 and 500 hp. Torque should be monumental, too.
Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG sedan spyshots
Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG estate spyshots",187,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300735.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00291-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.89943653345108
1bc4a5e9-8172-496d-8b71-c5d1e61a0f1f,2022-05-24T11:18:32+00:00,2022-05-24,0,https://bleughbleugh.wordpress.com/tag/rice-cooker/,"Picked up a Tefal rice cooker when living in Australia. They’re superb, reliable and make great cakes
Highly recommend buying one 🙂
Our latching mechanism broke recently, requiring us to jam some weights on top to ensure the lovely cooked rice goodness continued……….
I’m getting a little better at Fusion360 now and my work with the C64Mini keyboard taught me enough about surface modelling to knock up this thingy 🙂
The old one’s at the top………the sticky outy bit snapped.
Now, another rabbit hole though……PLA is quite tough
….Until it’s warmed up.
….Rice cookers get a little warm…
It lasted a couple of weeks at least…
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026d8541-c921-4373-84fe-1afdf77b142f,2022-05-21T09:29:03+00:00,2022-05-13,1,https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/05/13/US-President-Biden-Jordan-s-King-Abdullah-discuss-tensions-in-Jerusalem,"US President Joe Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah II met Friday and discussed ways to reduce tensions in Palestine and Israel, the White House said.
“The leaders consulted on recent events in the region and discussed urgent mechanisms to stem violence, calm rhetoric and reduce tensions in Israel and the West Bank,” the White House said.
Abdullah was in Washington for his second trip to the White House since Biden was elected in 2020.
It is worth noting that members of the press were not allowed in the Oval Office as is customary when the US president meets with foreign leaders. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the meeting was on a private level when asked about the reasons.
The visit also comes amid heightened tensions between Palestinians and Israelis. Most recently, Israeli forces reportedly shot and killed Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and attacked mourners and pallbearers at her funeral procession on Friday.
Jordan has played a role in mediation efforts alongside Egypt, coordinating with the US.
“The President affirmed his strong support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and cited the need to preserve the historic status quo at the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount,” the White House said. “The President also recognized the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s crucial role as the custodian of Muslim holy places in Jerusalem.”
As for ties between Washington and Amman, Biden told Abdullah that Jordan is a critical ally and force for stability in the Middle East. “The President confirmed unwavering US support for Jordan and His Majesty’s leadership,” a readout of the meeting said.
UN ‘deeply concerned’ by violence in Israel, Palestine territoriesThe United Nations voiced “deep concern” at the escalating violence between Israel and the Palestinians, as clashes erupted Friday again at ... Middle East
Top US diplomat Blinken urges Israel and Palestine to ‘end the cycle of violence’US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders Tuesday to “end the cycle of violence” after a sharp escalation in tensions ... Middle East",445,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662539049.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521080921-20220521110921-00617.warc.gz,0.951843857765198
b9b265b6-32f0-4278-87ae-2509171af848,2015-03-27T05:14:52+00:00,2013-03-27,0,http://beefmagazine.com/pasture-range/wolves-economic-bite-cattle-goes-way-beyond-predation?page=3,"What is in this article?:
- Wolves’ Economic Bite On Cattle Goes Way Beyond Predation
- Tracking interactions
- Indirect effects of wolves
- Cattle use of riparian areas
An ongoing Oregon study assessing wolf-cattle interaction and its impact on cattle behavior is delivering some insightful results.
Indirect effects of wolves
Clark says earlier research on the direct effects (death and injury losses) due to wolf predation on cattle indicates the impacts are underestimated. Some cattle just disappear; a pack of wolves can consume a carcass overnight.
“However, no one had researched indirect effects of wolf presence on rangeland livestock production. These indirect effects may much more greatly impact livestock producers than death and injury losses. Indirect effects of wolves on livestock range-use patterns impact foraging efficiencies, disposition and stress levels,” says Clark.
Those effects could cascade to affect cattle diet quality, nutritional status and disease susceptibility. Wolf presence also may indirectly affect — and reduce — calf weaning weights and cow body condition in the fall, perhaps resulting in increased veterinary care and supply costs, and death loss to disease.
OX Ranch’s Anderson says he weighs and assesses his cows when they’re collared in the spring before turnout; he does the same when they come off the range to move to winter pasture. Collars are then removed.
“We’re seeing cows come home a full body score less than in the past. With a mature cow, each score is about 100 lbs.,” he explains. This translates into extra feed costs to get cattle through winter.
He says the herd’s conception rate has also plummeted. “With our herd health program, mineral and protein supplement, there’s no reason for this other than the wolves. What normally would be a 90%-95% conception rate in our herd has gone as low as 82%,” Anderson reports.
Besides actual kills, additional animals were severely maimed. “We spend a lot of time doctoring these, and end up with a bunch we can’t sell because they’re crippled,” he says.
In one week of summer 2012, he says nine calves had wolf bites. “The calves may live, but we have to doctor them. We believe the pack’s alpha female is using calves to teach the pups how to hunt,” Anderson says. Four young cows in the first-calf heifer group had big abscesses behind the shoulder and/or above the flank area, due to infected wolf bites. The wolves are playing with these animals.
“We’re also seeing changes in the way cattle are using the range. They bunch up more against fences, which the wolves use to corner them,” Anderson says.
Wolf predation usually stimulates a change in cattle use patterns, Clark says. Anxiety over wolves may prompt cows to shift from high-quality foraging areas to low-quality ones. “Cattle may get up on an open hillside where they can see farther, to detect if wolves
are approaching,” he says.
“Cattle under threat bunch up, standing in open areas where they feel safer,” Clark adds. “These areas become dry and dusty from concentrated trampling, which can lead to respiratory disorders — especially in stressed cattle that are more vulnerable to disease,” he says.
If cattle are being bred on the range, all these factors work toward decreasing the number of cows that get bred on time, or come up open in the fall, Clark says. Late calves alter uniformity of the calf crop, which adversely affects the price received, and may also affect the number or quality of heifers a rancher is able to keep; the future productivity of the herd is adversely affected.
There are also changes in cattle temperament. Cows that were calm and easy to handle become difficult. “In one Idaho herd, a wolf followed cattle down to the calving areas, and the cows were very aggressive trying to protect their newborn calves. The rancher couldn’t tag a calf without being attacked by the mother cow,” Clark says.
Anderson says that before wolves arrived, his cattle were easy to work with dogs. “Our cow boss of more than 25 years has good dogs, and the cattle respected them. Now the cattle chase the dogs, and we can’t use them for herding anymore. Without them, it’s extremely difficult to move cattle in this steep, rugged country,” Anderson explains.
The OX Ranch calves in late May through June, and calves are branded at the fall gathering. “The calves are 350-400 lbs. by that time; when they come into the corral, they’ll size you up and take you,” he says. They’re totally focused on defending themselves, attacking a dog or person.
There also are more handling-related injuries to cattle, along with increased frequency of bunching and flight events, Clark says.",1055,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131295084.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172135-00261-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961788952350616
c14f5fb6-e89b-4396-b762-0d4397fb32ef,2019-08-22T21:00:43+00:00,2019-07-29,1,https://www.tickerreport.com/banking-finance/4537600/zacks-investment-research-lowers-asml-nasdaqasml-to-sell.html,"According to Zacks, “ASML is a world leader in the manufacture of advanced technology systems for the semiconductor industry. The company offers an integrated portfolio for manufacturing complex integrated circuits. ASML designs, develops, integrates, markets and services advanced systems used by customers the major global semiconductor manufacturers to create chips that power a wide array of electronic, communications and information technology products. “
Several other research firms have also recently commented on ASML. ValuEngine raised ASML from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 2nd. Santander cut ASML from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Monday, July 15th. ABN Amro assumed coverage on ASML in a research note on Monday, July 29th. They issued a hold rating for the company. New Street Research cut ASML from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research note on Thursday, July 18th. Finally, Societe Generale assumed coverage on ASML in a research note on Monday, July 8th. They issued a buy rating for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. ASML presently has a consensus rating of Buy and an average price target of $204.80.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.18. ASML had a return on equity of 21.30% and a net margin of 23.08%. The firm had revenue of $2.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.57 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.37 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that ASML will post 6.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in ASML during the first quarter worth about $1,015,000. Dorsey Wright & Associates bought a new stake in ASML during the second quarter worth about $3,807,000. Clearbridge Investments LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 10.7% during the first quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 347,423 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $65,333,000 after acquiring an additional 33,495 shares in the last quarter. Cambiar Investors LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 27.1% during the second quarter. Cambiar Investors LLC now owns 598,760 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $124,500,000 after acquiring an additional 127,582 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ELCO Management Co. LLC bought a new stake in ASML during the second quarter worth about $213,000. 17.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
ASML Company Profile
ASML Holding N.V. develops, produces, markets, sells, and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems consisting of lithography related systems primarily in the Netherlands, the United States, and Asia. It sells Holistic Lithography solutions, which integrate its three categories of products, including DUV lithography, EUV lithography, and Applications.
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b87338c4-6274-41d2-9008-793745d1d2b9,2016-07-27T16:14:35+00:00,2011-07-16,1,https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jul/16/amir-khan-zab-judah?view=mobile,"This is Amir Khan's time and he is primed to harness it. Such is the bullish view of the WBA light-welterweight champion, who believes he can now start to capture the hearts and minds of the British public when he faces Zab Judah in Las Vegas next Saturday in their unification clash.
Ricky Hatton, the former two-division world champion who drew fanatical support, is officially retired, and David Haye's future is unclear following the loss of his WBA heavyweight title to Wladimir Klitschko a fortnight ago. So Khan, who hopes to take Judah's IBF crown to leave only the WBO and WBC champion Timothy Bradley unconquered in the division, says: ""David is a great champion and he will be remembered as a great champion, and so will Ricky Hatton, who's retired. So it is a good time for me to shine and prove how good Amir Khan is.
""The British public want to see and follow someone now, and I'm the guy who's on the block and who's fighting big names, fighting for different world titles. I'm someone for them to follow. Britain's been great, we've had a great following. But I think we can get even bigger because the British public can have one boxer who they can follow.""
Khan's desire is to force himself into the wider British public's consciousness, as he did when claiming an Olympic lightweight silver medal in Athens in 2004, and he has no qualms about being the focus of greater attention. ""It's just going to motivate me to go in the gym and train harder. When it comes to the fight it's just going to make me put a better show on because I know there's a lot of people out there who are rooting for me and supporting me.
""You can't beat that support – especially from Britain. I love the British public and the British fans, they are true boxing fans. If you get them on your side, you can go right to the end and achieve anything in life. There are some big fights out there – against [say] Floyd Mayweather Jr, and if I have the support that Ricky Hatton did [when he lost to the American in 2007] I'm sure I can go in there and beat him.""
Now training in Los Angeles under Freddie Roach at the Wildcard gym, Khan's growing prominence has drawn some famous visitors. ""Ashley Cole, Shaun Wright-Phillips have come and watched me train recently, and Lewis Hamilton fancies coming down to see me. Also, Jason Statham [the actor] and Vinnie Jones have come to the gym. Whenever I go out now in America people recognise me.
""I stay here in LA because of the gym. It's just me and Freddie when I train. Manny Pacquiao [Khan's stablemate, considered the best pound-for-pound current boxer] is such a huge star here that they have to shut the gym for him. For the next few fights we might have to do that as well.""
Judah only recently regained his IBF title, a decade after he lost it to Kostya Tszyu, by defeating Kaizer Mabuza in March. The 33-year-old, who was briefly the undisputed welterweight world champion in 2005, has a record of six losses and 41 wins from 49 outings, which also contains two no contests. He has a reputation for employing the dirty stuff if he is going under during a fight, but Khan, who has one defeat from his 26 fights with 17 knockouts, has no fears.
""It could be a rough fight,"" he says. ""I might have to dig deep and push him back at times. It depends what type of game plan he brings to the fight. If he tries to run and be sneaky, it will make the fight rough and messy. I'm looking forward to the fight because there are two world titles on the line. I want to be one of the youngest to unify the world titles.""
Bradley had been Khan's first-choice opponent and the American remains so despite the 24-year-old Boltonian branding him a ""chicken"" for turning down the opportunity to fight him on Saturday. Whether that match is made – and whether Mayweather Jr is also fought at some juncture – depends on his first dispatching Judah. Khan says: ""It's dangerous to talk too much about future fights. My promoter, Golden Boy, mentioned it but my whole gameplan is to win this fight and then I can look to the future. I don't want to get distracted.""
While Khan hopes three or four thousand British fans will be in Las Vegas, he can expect to attract around 70,000 buys on Primetime, the pay-per-view channel broadcasting the fight in the UK.",995,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826908.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00007-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.976725339889526
5c828609-3858-4183-b391-5967bb37d7cc,2017-08-17T11:42:16+00:00,2015-11-26,1,https://knownuclearwaste.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/security-storage-concerns-linger-at-closed-nuclear-sites-november-2015/,"US regulators still seek safe site for waste
VERNON, Vt. — Across from an elementary school, a short road leads to a gate topped by barbed wire and a stark sign that warns in large letters: “Security personnel are authorized to use deadly force.”
The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant stopped producing power last year, but rigorous security measures, including heavily armed guards in bulletproof towers, are still in place and will be for decades to protect hundreds of tons of radioactive waste that remain behind the gate.
The spent fuel will stay here along a bend of the Connecticut River, just 10 miles from the Massachusetts border, until the federal government can resolve a decades-old political battle over where to store the waste from the nation’s nuclear plants.
Across the United States, there are 22 decommissioned plants that have become heavily guarded repositories of spent fuel, their owners waiting indefinitely for a federal decision on where to permanently store the radioactive waste. About 150 miles away in Plymouth, Mass., the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station will enter the same phase after it closes sometime in the next four years and moves its waste into massive casks
By David Abel Globe Staff November 26, 2015, Boston Globe",246,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886103270.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817111816-20170817131816-00098.warc.gz,0.939611613750458
84e3eeee-bcc2-4c20-9604-acdb3f45c267,2019-08-21T19:32:20+00:00,2019-08-21,1,http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/195812/iran%3A-military-spending%2C-modernization%2C-and-the-shifting-military-balance.html,"The military balance between Iran, its Arab neighbors, and the United States has been a critical military issue in the Middle East since at least the rise of Nasser in the 1950s. Iran, Iraq, and the other Gulf states have been the scene of a major arms race since the mid-1950s. The fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979 and rise of Khomeini helped trigger a major war between Iran and Iraq that lasted from 1980 to 1988, and came to involve every Gulf state and the U.S.
The economic impact of the war helped trigger the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and a subsequent war to liberate Kuwait in 1990-1991. Its aftermath then led to the U.S. led invasion of Iraq in 2003, the rise of violent Islamist extremism, and ongoing struggle against ISIS.
The risks this arms race presents in terms of a future conflict have not diminished with time, and many elements of the regional arms race have accelerated sharply in recent years. Clashes with Iran in the Gulf, struggles for influence in Iraq and Syria, and the war in Yemen all act as warnings that new rounds of conflict are possible. The Iranian reactions to the U.S. withdrawal from the JCPOA nuclear agreement with Iran, and the U.S. response also indicate new rounds of conflict are possible.
CSIS is issuing a new major new 185-page report that uses a wide range of tables and graphs to trace the history of the Gulf arms race in terms of military expenditures, arms transfers, and comparative rates of military modernization. In the process, it examines the economic burden on the Gulf states of these military expenditures and arms transfers, the recent shifts in the balance in terms of the major elements of conventional warfighting capability, and the impact of a steady shift towards options for asymmetric warfare.
The report is divided into twelve main sections.
It draws heavily on both official open source reporting and the work of major research centers like the International Institute for Security Studies (IISS) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), as well as variety of other think tanks and commercial research centers. It notes the critical role of the United States and European forces like those of Britain and France in shaping the balance, as well as the emerging role of Russia, but focuses on the detail trends in Iran, Iraq, and the Southern Arab Gulf states - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
A detailed Table of Contents is provided at the start of the report. The introduction addresses its broad contents, and each major section then provides the Figures with tables, graphs, and maps that explain the evolution of military spending, arms transfer, modernization and their impact of the balance in more detail.
In each case, the text addresses the issues in going from comparisons of spending on conventional forces and major arms to the analysis of capabilities for asymmetric warfare.
Click here for the full report (185 PPT pages), on the CSIS website.",602,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316150.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821174152-20190821200152-00140.warc.gz,0.939983904361725
f1d5d0e1-f02c-492e-8811-4619db132c95,2016-07-24T20:30:52+00:00,2013-04-04,0,http://www.nwosu.edu/chan-to-present-talk-at-sod-house-museum-spend-summer-performing-abroad,"Dr. Sarah Chan
Dr. Sarah Chan, assistant professor of music at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, will speak on “Songs of the American West Frontier and Settlement: Music of the Pioneers, Soldiers, Railroaders, Miners, Cowboys, Ranchers, and Homesteaders,” at the Sod House Museum near Cleo Springs on Saturday, April 20, at 10 a.m.
This presentation will give an historical overview of the American west pioneer settlement as seen through the lens of the music that accompanied its movement across the American plains and coast. The study of American history and song will offer a rare glimpse into the intimate perspectives and sentiments of pioneers whose lives largely shaped the story of the great American west and whose legacy remains an important voice in its present cultural history.
Chan teaches piano, chamber music, music theory, music history and French at Northwestern.
In addition to her work as educator and scholar, Chan is an international concert pianist who has performed throughout America and Europe, with engagements at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall (New York), Merkin Concert Hall (New York), La Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris), Sala Ateneu (Bacau, Romania), Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts (Annapolis), and Meany Hall for the Performing Arts (Seattle).
In fact, on April 12, she will be in South Carolina performing a solo recital and masterclass at Erskine College.
After the semester is over at Northwestern, Chan will spend her summer traveling to New York, Germany and Italy. Chan will begin on May 24, as a piano soloist with the New York Concert Artists Symphony. In July, she will have solo recitals at the Kunstlerhaus Concert Hall in Munich and the Palazzo Albrizzi Concert Hall in Venice.
She received her musical training at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, Le Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, Peabody Conservatory of Music of Johns Hopkins University, Manhattan School of Music and the University of Michigan. She achieved her liberal arts studies at La Sorbonne, Columbia University and the University of Michigan.
Posted on Thu, April 4, 2013
by Erika Birk filed under",474,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824146.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00120-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.916622996330261
8dc1adec-7d8c-457b-a648-255c5d22662d,2017-08-22T10:28:14+00:00,2008-09-25,1,https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2008-09-25-voa56/335852.html,"Armenia's president told the United Nations General Assembly Thursday that ""the time has come"" to solve Armenian-Turkish problems.
Serzh Sargsyan praised the outcome of a recent meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul, saying Mr. Gul shares his determination to move quickly and resolutely in that direction.
Turning to another regional conflict, Mr. Sargsyan criticized what he called Azerbaijan's ""belligerent"" stance on the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Nevertheless, he vowed to continue negotiations with Azerbaijan to seek recognition of the largely Armenian-inhabited region, which he characterized as effectively independent.
The Armenian president also denounced the recent bloodshed in the South Caucasus, which he said threatened the entire region and beyond. He said the General Assembly must work to modernize its institutions and prevent a return to Cold War-era divisions.
Ethnic Armenians in the Nagorno-Karabakh area declared independence from Azerbaijan in 1988, triggering a six-year conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. A cease-fire was declared in 1994, but sporadic exchanges of gunfire continue. The conflict has claimed 35,000 lives.
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev recently met with his Russian counterpart, Dmitri Medvedev, and called on Russia to continue what he called its ""active role"" in settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.",288,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886110573.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822085147-20170822105147-00447.warc.gz,0.962694704532623
957ea195-76bb-4c1d-8e54-27389767ac93,2018-08-17T23:27:30+00:00,2015-11-05,0,https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/missouri/2015/11/05/bishop-james-v-johnston-jr-installed-as-diocese-leader/75204012/?from=new-cookie,"Join the Conversation
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Bishop James V. Johnston Jr. installed as diocese leader
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bishop James V. Johnston Jr. has been installed as the new leader of the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.
Johnston gave a 20-minute homily Wednesday to a packed audience at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. He called on the local church to ""constantly return to repentance and belief"" in order to move forward from its past mistakes.
The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/1MkkgFJ ) that Pope Francis named 56-year-old Johnston in September to succeed Bishop Robert W. Finn, who resigned as leader of the diocese in April. Finn's departure came three years after he was convicted of failing to report a priest's suspected child abuse.
Johnston was previously the bishop of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in southern Missouri.
Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com
Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.",261,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213158.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817221817-20180818001817-00081.warc.gz,0.954528391361237
4ce20cbd-2850-43d6-894d-79e27422ea27,2017-08-20T09:41:13+00:00,2013-04,0,https://chaz11.blogspot.com/2013/04/critiquingthe-uft-elections.html,"I pride myself on being independent and objective and have explored the policies and planks of the three UFT caucuses and have come to some decisions on who I will be voting for in the UFT election. This post critiqued the different caucuses running in the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) elections and how I came to my decision. I hope this guides many of you to make the right choices.
MORE: This is a dynamic and vibrant organization and many of my favorite educators and bloggers are running under the MORE banner. While I really want MORE to do well, their emphasis on the leftist dogma of ""Social Justice"" is very disturbing to me. I suspect many educators who are ""moderate"" like me will have a problem with MORE's ""Social Justice"" part of their plank and is the main reason I cannot join MORE. Nevertheless, MORE may be the first caucus that could garner enough votes in the high schools to capture a seat or two and maybe more since the hayday of ICE.
New Action: This caucus, despite its leftist origin, has drifted into the center and is probably most closely aligned with my own philosophy. While I really do understand why New Action ""sold their soul"" to Unity for some limited power, I would never have made such a deal and despite how closely I identify with the political goals of New Action, I cannot join an organization that sold their ""soul to the devil"".
Unity: The most dominant caucus and likely winner. However, the Unity caucus is a ""top down organization"" and fails to allow its members to vote on important matters that affect the classroom. I have personally experienced the smug attitude and down right arrogance of the leaders and how they lack democracy and transparency when negotiating member rights. . Examples are the ATR crises which they created from that very same 2005 contract and then changed to make the ATR's life a living hell by rotating weekly to different schools, supporting the badly flawed ""race to the top"" program and allowing the DOE to use Charlotte Danielson's rubric which will have a detrimental effect on the classroom teacher. Who can forget the terrible 2005 contract that made teaching in the classroom a nightmare. I could never join an organization that requires an oath that stifles dissent as a condition of advancement.
Listed below are my picks
President: Julie Cavanagh - MORE While Michael Mulgrew is a step up from Randi Weingarten, his failure to bring more democratic and transparent policies to better reflect member concerns was the determining factor.
Secretary: Brian Jones - MORE The co-star in"" the inconvenient truth of Waiting for Superman"" really impressed me and he deserves a chance to bring the union into another direction.
VP Special Education: Carmen Alvarez - Unity. She has done a great job and never replace what works. District 75 in particular believe her advocacy has made their life easier and the driving force to get paid for working on SESIS.
Assistant Treasurer: Michael Fiorillo - MORE Few teachers are as intelligent and knowledgeable than Michael. The other two cannot compare to Mr. Fiorillo.
Treasurer: Camille Eterno - MORE Mel Aaronson was a very effective Treasurer but has been long retired. I want an active teacher who understands the present day realities of the classroom to handle my money. Being married to James tells me she is a good decision maker.
Executive Board: - High School -
Jonathan Halabi - New Action/Unity He really tries and has been a dissenting voice in the past.
Kit Wainer - MORE Is an effective advocate for the classroom teacher.
James Eterno - MORE - The best there was, the best there is, and the best there ever will be.
Peter Lamphere - MORE. We all know his story and I hope he wins.
Other people I will be voting for:
Amy Arundell - Unity. She really helps teachers. One of my heroes.
Peter Zucker - MORE. A blogger and a fighter.
Rona Feiser - Unity. A good person to have in your corner.
Norm Scott - MORE A one person information center and that's important.
Debbie Saal - MORE. Great teacher, nuff said.
Richard Skibins - Unity One of the original bloggers.
Angela Artis: - Unity. She's always helpful, very knowledgeable.
Fransesco Portelos - MORE. Rubberized and we need him to represent those teachers in trouble.
By default, I will be voting for MORE candidates when I have not identified a candidate because we need a change, despite their wrong headed ""social justice"" plank. Remember, if you pick a caucus slate by putting an ""X"" on the first page and try to select candidates, you invalidate the entire ballot. Therefore, either pick the candidates individually or select a caucus slate not both!
One last point is the absense from the UFT election process is the education deformer sock puppet and ""fifth columnists"" Educators 4 Excellence (E4E) and the reason is that they would have been exposed as a fraud with only the fringe (less than 100 TFA educators) who would actually vote for E4E. My advise to E4E just go away, your failure to participate in the election makes your organization irrelevant to New York City teachers.",1090,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106367.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820092918-20170820112918-00440.warc.gz,0.960707366466522
06a53511-5554-4132-bdb8-6d67f2360512,2015-04-01T18:34:23+00:00,2011-12-31,0,http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/97977/how-does-the-se-podcast-record-high-quality-sound-with-more-than-one-user,"I've been listening to the podcast for quite a long time now, and the sound quality is great - even when interviewing many participants from different countries.
How is this done, technically? Obviously, the sound quality is higher than the average Skype call.
Does each participant record its own voice simultaneously, and the different channels are synced later? this seems to be quite difficult.
Update: I would appreciate a practical solution I could suggest to some Podcast I know, which records calls via phone on a mediocre quality.",105,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131305143.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172145-00034-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.970567762851715
38758dfb-035f-4a76-8139-3c7c80e11175,2019-08-18T13:45:34+00:00,2012-08-24,1,https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFBRE87N01K20120824,"TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan turned up the heat on Friday in an emotional row with former colony South Korea, with lawmakers calling on Seoul to end its “illegal occupation” of a disputed island chain and the government considering scaling back economic ties.
Tension between the North Asian countries, both close U.S. security allies, flared this month after President Lee Myung-bak became the first South Korean leader to set foot on the islands claimed by both countries.
Lee’s visit and his call for Emperor Akihito to go beyond expressing “deepest regrets” for Japan’s 1910-1945 colonial rule triggered a diplomatic tit-for-tat feud, and a rare veiled threat from Japan to flex its economic muscle.
Finance Minister Jun Azumi reiterated on Friday that the government might not extend a currency swap arrangement with South Korea after it expires in October and said Japan was weighing an earlier plan to buy South Korean government debt.
“Things have reached the point where the Japanese people may not be able to accept the argument that political relations and economic relations are separate,” Azumi told reporters.
In a symbolic but rare move, Japanese lawmakers passed a resolution condemning Lee’s visit to the islands known as Dokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan, and demanded their return to Japan.
Noda, attacked by the opposition for being too soft in territorial rows, referred to South Korea’s control of the islands as “illegal occupation”, breaking with his and other prime ministers’ past practice of avoiding such language.
“It is my understanding that they are being illegally occupied by South Korea,” Noda said in reply to a question from an opposition member of parliament.
The Yomiuri newspaper reported that Japan was leaning towards aborting its planned purchase of South Korean government bonds, saying that the government believed it would not be understood by the public in the current diplomatic climate.
The dispute with South Korea coincides with a stand-off between Japan and China over another island chain, which sparked anti-Japanese protests in China last week.
Despite close economic ties, bitter memories of Japanese militarism run deep in China and South Korea. The simmering territorial disputes show how the region has failed to resolve differences nearly seven decades after the end of World War Two.
The row with South Korea sparked a curious stand-off over a letter from Noda to Lee, which South Korea first declined to accept and then Japan refused to take back.
Commentators say much of the war of words has to do with domestic political dynamics, with both Japan and South Korea facing elections and China preparing for a once-in-a-decade leadership change later this year.
A South Korean newspaper said Noda was trying a “diplomatic gamble” to shore up his dismal ratings ahead of an election his Democrats look set to lose.
However, in a sign that he was keen to prevent the stand-off from spinning out of control, Noda stressed the importance of partnership with Seoul.
“South Korea is our important neighbour and even difficult problems should be handled in a calm way and with a big picture in mind,” he told the parliament.
Editing by Linda Sieg and Robert Birsel",677,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313889.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818124516-20190818150516-00293.warc.gz,0.965450584888458
7ad18ac1-1389-4eda-84fa-8757b4fb23ed,2015-03-31T05:29:44+00:00,2011-08-01,0,http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/vemp-1108-corvette-body-materials/viewall.html,"We equate Corvette with fiberglass like we do pinstripes on a Yankees uniform or red on a can of Coca-Cola. It's just always been that way.
Fiberglass isn't the primary body material on Vettes these days, but the car continues a tradition of non-traditional, lightweight bodywork that began with the very first one off the assembly line in 1953. In fact, the reason conventional fiberglass isn't used any longer is because it's been replaced with better, lighter composite materials.
Beneath the skin, the Corvette has long been a pioneer in lightweight technology, from the use of aluminum wheels and suspension parts, to powertrain and chassis parts, and more. That heritage was advanced with the launch of the C5, which used materials including balsawood in the floor to minimize the car's overall mass; the C6 went several steps further, with the introduction of the Z06's aluminum chassis and the ZR1's extensive use of carbon-fiber body panels.
Importantly, the Corvette wasn't the first car to feature a fiberglass body, but it was the first mass-produced model. Similarly, the other lightweight components used in its construction led the way for the rest of the industry, slotting in between the ultra-expensive, low-production exotics and the high-production, value-priced family cars.
In the Beginning
Fiberglass was first considered for use on a GM vehicle by legendary designer Harley Earl. Besides a certain ""exoticness"" for the early '50s and the undeniable weight advantage, fiberglass offered an economical way to create the low-volume Corvette without investing in expensive sheetmetal-stamping dies.
GM's Parts Fabrication Operation was tasked with figuring out the intricate requirements for the '53 Corvette's body, while supplier Molded Fiber Glass Company (with some support from Owens Corning Fiberglass) got the contract to build them. Amazingly, the company was awarded the business in April 1953 and was asked to deliver the bodies by the June 1953 start-of-production deadline--and they had never built a car body previously.
Not surprisingly, there were plenty of unknowns when it came to designing and building those first Corvettes. Tests had to be done to determine how many layers of fiberglass were needed for the various areas of body, as well as the interior ""tub."" And for products so large, the correct ratio of resin and plastic hardener had to be determined, not to mention figuring out how long it would take for each hand-laid body to cure. Also, it wasn't clear at first how many separate parts would be required to construct each body, and a surface finish suitable for production-quality paint was far from assured.
The parts were produced with the ""chop gun"" method, in which pieces of fiberglass matting and polyester resin were ""blown"" into a mold to build up the part, layer by layer. With the benefit of nearly 60 years of hindsight, it's easy to criticize the quality of the early Corvettes' fiberglass bodies, but considering they represented the genesis of a production method that basically didn't exist previously, it was a feat that should be lauded.
The Introduction of SMC
Starting with the C3 generation in 1968, body parts were manufactured with a press-mold process, whereby the fiberglass material and resin were shaped in a die-like tool that produced smoother parts more quickly. It was a significant jump in forming technology and laid the groundwork for a change in the body panels' material in 1973. That year, the composition changed from conventional fiberglass to sheet-molded compound (SMC), which was composed of fiberglass, resin, and a catalyst formed under high heat and pressure. The ratio of resin to fiberglass was reduced with SMC, while the fiberglass itself was a bit coarser. The new material helped produce panels that were even smoother right out of the mold, meaning they required less surface finishing prior to painting. It also helped create a better final paint finish.
Technically, all Corvettes since 1973 have used SMC body panels, but the material composition has changed dramatically, featuring less traditional fiberglass and more lightweight plastic. The early SMC material created parts that were stronger and more rigid, but more brittle. As SMC technology and production experience evolved, Corvette engineers were able to alter the material composition and the body parts' specifications in order to trim the car's curb weight--an endeavor that was certainly welcomed though the later C3 years, as engine output kept eroding. Mostly, that meant making thinner body panels, because SMC was denser and stronger than conventional fiberglass.
The assembly-plant changeover from St. Louis to Bowling Green in 1981 brought a switch to a more plastic-infused formula for the SMC body panels. Published figures vary, so without the capability to weigh both factory-stock '80 and '81 models, it's difficult to provide an accurate comparison of the weight differences between traditional fiberglass and SMC-bodied cars. From the numbers we researched, it appears the '81s were about 100 pounds lighter than their '80 counterparts. That's not all attributable to the SMC bodywork, however, since the change to a fiberglass mono-leaf rear spring for '81 accounted for about a 35-pound reduction. Nevertheless, newly formulated body panels helped lighten the Corvette--and it was the same basic formula used throughout the C4 generation.
C5: Getting Serious About Weight Savings
The introduction of the C5 in 1997 represented one of the rare instances in the automotive world where the next-generation model weighed less than its predecessor. Even more impressive, the '97 Corvette was larger overall--longer and wider--than the '96 model, yet it tipped the scale at about 3,220 pounds with a manual transmission, compared with the '96's 3,300-pound curb weight.
A number of contributors helped drive down the C5's weight, including the use of SMC body panels that had a higher content of plastic than ever before. The material, which is basically the same as used in the C6, was composed of about 40 percent resin--polyester, vinyl ester, styrene, or a blend of all three--33 percent calcium-carbonate filler, 20 percent chopped fiberglass, and the remaining 7 percent resins and hardeners that improve the out-of-mold surface finish.
The C5's panels were exceptionally light, but so was the Corvette's all-new chassis, which used beefy rails and hydroformed sections to provide strength with less complexity and weight. In fact, the floor sections used a sandwich of materials including featherweight balsawood to minimize mass, a feature that continues with the C6.
The Gen III small-block can't be discounted in the weight savings and overall greater balance of the C5. Compared with the old-school small-block it replaced, it delivered a lightweight aluminum cylinder block and a composite intake manifold that weighed less than 10 pounds.
In 1999, the Corvette ""hardtop"" model took weight savings and performance to a new level. By replacing the signature--and heavy--hatchback glass with a more formal-looking roof section made of an even lighter-weight SMC material, curb weight dropped to about 3,155 pounds. There hadn't been such a lightweight Corvette since the early C2 days, when comparatively heavy airbag modules, electronic chassis-control systems, and structural crash-safety features weren't even sparkles in the eyes of engineers.
The hardtop model, of course, was the foundation for the C5 Z06, whose weight was further pared to 3,120 pounds by shedding some of the base models' luxury features for a more purposeful driving experience. The '04 Z06 Commemorative Edition was lighter still, with a carbon-fiber hood that was 10.6 pounds lighter than the standard SMC piece. Taking that weight off the nose of the car improved its overall balance as well. It was the perfect send-off for the influential and technologically advanced C5 generation.
C6: Aluminum Chassis, Carbon Fiber, and More
Although the C5 and C6 generations share basic chassis layouts, the C6 brought additional changes in the quest for reduced weight, not the least of which was the elimination of the Corvette's trademark retractable headlamps in favor of simpler, lighter-weight fixed units. The plastic-intensive SMC body panels remained, although surprisingly, the rear fenders were made of conventional steel. That's right--steel fenders on a Corvette. It was a first.
The base '05 Vette weighed in at 3,240 pounds--only about 20 pounds more than the first C5 models of 1997, despite more safety-enhancing structure under the skin and generally more standard content. A year later, the C6 Z06 brought with it an aluminum-based chassis structure and carbon-fiber body panels that represented the most significant targeted weight-reduction initiative in the Corvette's history. With its 505-horsepower engine and a curb weight of less than 3,200 pounds, the Z06 had an enviable power-to-weight ratio that most higher-priced European exotics couldn't match.
Despite looking like the steel chassis of the base Corvette, the C6 Z06's aluminum frame weighs nearly one-third less. And besides the core-material difference, it features a unique manufacturing process that incorporates MIG and laser welding, as well as self-piercing rivets, while the base Corvette frame is assembled with conventional spot-welding techniques. Additionally, magnesium is used for the engine cradle and some of the other suspension attachment points, further contributing to mass reduction.
On the outside, the Z06 differs from base Corvettes with carbon-fiber panels used for the front fenders, front wheelhouses, hood, and rear fenders. A check of Chevrolet's latest press data shows the car's curb weight at a svelte 3,175 pounds. Interestingly, the base Corvette is listed at 3,208 pounds, a mere 33-pound difference. If that doesn't seem like much of a trade-off for an aluminum chassis and carbon-fiber body panels, keep in mind that the Z06 packs some beefier components, including brake rotors that are about 10 percent larger and a larger rear-axle assembly. It also features a dry-sump-type oiling system, which has a separate reservoir tank and about twice the oil capacity of the base car. So, the low-mass structure elements don't merely cut the weight of the car; they work to offset the weight of the heavier higher-performance elements.
The Corvette ZR1 uses the same aluminum chassis structure as the Z06 and incorporates even more carbon-fiber body parts, including the roof panel, but the there's a weight penalty for the LS9 engine's intercooled supercharger system. The ZR1 tips the scales at 3,333 pounds, but all that extra weight isn't attributable to the blower. It has an even larger rear-differential carrier than the Z06, as well as other heavier-duty--emphasis on heavier--drivetrain components. Then again, with a power-to-weight ratio of 5.22:1, or 1 hp for every 5.22 pounds, the ZR1 can outpace all but a few race-car-derived production vehicles.
In case you hadn't noticed, cars have been getting obscenely heavy in recent years, with much of the excessive poundage coming from dense steel used in crash protection, along with the seemingly dozens of airbag modules and miles of wiring for chassis-control systems. A new Camaro SS with an automatic transmission weighs more than 3,900 pounds, while a family car such as the Buick LaCrosse tips the scales at more than two tons--and we won't even bother listing the tank-like weights of popular crossovers.
That the Corvette has remained unequivocally a lightweight car in this day and age is remarkable. But despite its heritage as a technology leader, particularly in lightweight materials, Corvette engineers are under the same pressure as the rest of the industry to deliver on tougher-than-ever crash standards--and the car isn't about to lose any of those high-tech electronic control systems, either. Maintaining its low-mass credentials, then, will require the continued use of lightweight body panels, but with carbon fiber still considerably more expensive than SMC, it's likely the plastic panels will remain on at least the base models.
As for the chassis, we'd be surprised if separate frames will be justified for base and higher-performance models under the new austerity of post-bankruptcy GM. With luck, that could mean the trickle-down effect will deliver a lighter-weight chassis for the base models. It seems to us that maintaining the base-model coupe's curb weight in the 3,200-pound range will be difficult. But based on the Corvette's track record of continual advancements, particularly over the last 15 years, we wouldn't bet against it.
Corvette's Pioneering Paint Systems
While most of our main story focused on the advanced technology that has gone into the Corvette's lightweight body panels, we thought it also worth mentioning that the car has been a pioneer in the material that covers the panels: the paint. It started with the change in manufacturing locations from St. Louis to Bowling Green in 1981. That's when lacquer paint was abandoned in favor of the enamel-based basecoat/clearcoat system that would become the standard for the industry within a few years. And when the C5 was introduced for 1997, Bowling Green again led the way with the changeover to a more environmentally friendly waterborne paint system that reduced solvents in the mix from about 60 percent to around 10 percent. It also fostered richer colors in the palette. Today, waterborne paint systems are the norm at assembly plants all over North America.",2900,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300313.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00023-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.962029099464416
dc7adece-8ad4-43a9-af3a-e8d1db09370c,2019-08-17T23:56:08+00:00,2019-06-07,1,https://ronaldo.com/football-news/mino-raiola-rubbishes-fake-matthijs-de-ligt-psg-rumours/,"Mino Raiola branded claims he arrived in France to seal a deal for Matthijs de Ligt to join Paris Saint-Germain as “fake news”.
19-year-old De Ligt’s future remains doubtful despite the options he has on the table for next season.
PSG, Barcelona, Juventus, Manchester United and Liverpool have all reportedly expressed an interest in signing the Ajax centre-back.
But Gianluca Di Marzio claimed on Wednesday that De Ligt’s agent, Raiola, was in Paris. The Italian journalist stated that the Dutchman met PSG sporting director Antero Henrique over a potential move.
A picture of Raiola in Paris with French journalist Lassana Camara also cropped up on social media on the same day.
The report added that Ajax and PSG had agreed on a €75m transfer fee. While the French champions apparently offered De Ligt a five-year deal, with a lucrative annual salary of €12m.
Although the teenager would still have some way short of matching Neymar’s wages as the Brazilian made €66m last season alone.
When asked about this report, however, Raiola told ANSA: “This is a classic example of fake news.
“The photograph of me and the French journalist in Paris? He asked me to take a picture together, but I did not know who this gentleman was.
“I have never spoken with him.”
So, the De Ligt transfer saga remains in full swing after all with no decision evidently having been made.
Meanwhile, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended Raiola’s worldwide transfer ban after he successfully lodged an appeal.
FIFA had handed Raiola a three-month suspension from all football activity for yet unknown reasons. However, the 51-year-old can now resume his work and will likely play a central figure in determining De Ligt’s destination.
Although the Italian Football Federation (FIGC)’s three-month ban on Raiola remains active. This might hinder his chances of arranging a possible summer move to Juventus for De Ligt.",464,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313501.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817222907-20190818004907-00221.warc.gz,0.951191246509552
5cecc633-d5e3-4236-aea9-7cea33918397,2019-08-20T04:22:22+00:00,2019-08-20,1,https://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=32076568,"|“Flying Over Traffic” – Short-hop Services Multiply|
Tired of bad traffic and have money to spare? A growing cadre of venture capital–backed startups are launching services to ferry people on short-distance trips by small planes and helicopters.
Companies including Blade, Skyryse and BlackBird believe there is a growing market for short hops by air in places like the Bay Area, Los Angeles and New York, so long as prices can be ratcheted down from the sky-high costs of traditional charter flights. Blade, backed by Airbus and valued at about $150 million, already runs helicopter flights in New York and Los Angeles, and plans to start flying in the Bay Area, it told a small group of customers this month.
The services are modeled after ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, with easy-to-use apps to book trips. The companies avoid owning aircraft outright, instead positioning themselves as service providers and ticket sellers to control costs. Uber itself is exploring ways to enter the market with self-flying, electric aircraft, though the technology is believed to be years off.
Read More $ The Information",235,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315222.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820024110-20190820050110-00206.warc.gz,0.948863387107849
52ba7eb4-e562-4c4a-84b8-ae3d4db334fd,2018-08-18T02:25:25+00:00,2011-10-11,0,http://collider.com/john-rosengrant-bella-birth-sequence-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn/,"Earlier today I got to talk with Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett and John Rosengrant about their amazing work on Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park. They were talking to the press this morning to help promote the October 25th Blu-ray release. While I’ll have the full interview online next month, for all you Twilight fans, I was able to ask Tippett and Rosengrant about their involvement in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.
While Tippett talked about working with director Bill Condon and how the film has over a thousand visual effects, Rosengrant talked about the Bella birth sequence and how they combined makeup effects on Kristen Stewart with CGI to make her look extra thin. Also, they’re using a “little bit of puppets and some hybrid effects. Hopefully we bring a realism to that sequence.” Hit the jump for more.
Here’s the part of the interview where they talk about The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. Look for the full interview next month. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 opens on November 18th.",227,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213264.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818021014-20180818041014-00659.warc.gz,0.946740746498108
80e1baf1-10b4-407c-82cf-0852f6a3adf9,2018-08-17T16:34:18+00:00,2016-07-01,1,http://bartonwillmore.co.uk/Knowledge/Intelligence/Q3-2016/Much-more-than-a-Runway,"The Airport Commission has identified that without the provision of new infrastructure the London airport system is likely to be under very substantial pressure by 2030, and demand will significantly exceed total available capacity by 2050. Their recommendation for expansion at Heathrow is therefore centered on meeting that infrastructure need in advance of 2030.
Beyond that infrastructure requirement, what is the wider benefit or social and economic impact of the Airport Commission’s recommendation and is the planning system able to capture the resultant local, regional and national benefits?
This report, coinciding with RunwaysUK presents our thinking on how we should be planning for Airport Expansion.
Posted with the following keywords:
Airport Expansion, Runways, Heathrow, Gatwick",142,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221212639.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817163057-20180817183057-00257.warc.gz,0.930925965309143
2b677594-7bd6-4cd0-9761-4f5f2b53d6d7,2019-08-26T07:25:19+00:00,2019-08-26,0,https://mireilletoulekima.com/membership-plans/,"Membership fee: Free
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The applicant must pay for his/her membership, pay for the certification and must have passed the test to become an Ambassador. This package will enable you to become a Mireille Toulekima Global Leadership Speaker and a Mireille Toulekima Certified Coach. You will enjoy the benefits of speaking at a global level and of facilitating corporate contracts in the country under the supervision of the Director of the Mireille Toulekima Global Leadership Chapter.",256,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027331228.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20190826064622-20190826090622-00122.warc.gz,0.911295235157013
cb33ab82-9bae-4d85-b856-f0f58dbd89f8,2019-08-21T17:44:32+00:00,2015-02-18,0,https://cf4-www.ifla.org/free-tags/statistics,"Content tagged Statistics
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- Statistics and Evaluation Section: WLIC 2015 Call for Papers
IFLA's Library Theory and Research Section (LTR) together with the Statistics and Evaluation Section (SSE) invite you to submit a proposal for their open programme at the 81st IFLA World...
News - 18 February 2015
- Call for papers: Bring out the fun of it! New ways of teaching and communicating statistics
The Statistics and Evaluation Section and the Education and Training Section of IFLA will hold a joint session during the 79th IFLA World Information Congress, Singapore, 17-23 August 2013,...
News - 11 December 2012",159,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316150.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821174152-20190821200152-00124.warc.gz,0.874401390552521
07ed61e4-567d-4536-b4f8-a53e03d62e43,2013-05-25T12:35:46+00:00,2012-12-27,0,http://www.cdc.gov/family/minutes/tips/healthresolution/index.htm,"Five Minutes or Less for Health Weekly Tip: Make Health Your Resolution
Find ways to get and stay healthy this year!
- Make healthy food choices. Grab a healthy snack on the go. Eat more fruits and vegetables.
- Be active. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Park farther away and walk.
- Protect yourself from injury and disease. Put on a helmet, sunscreen, or insect repellent. Wash your hands for 20 seconds.
- Manage stress. Don’t overschedule or overcommit. Take short breaks throughout the day.
- Make an appointment for a check-up, vaccination, or screening.
- Quit smoking. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW for free counseling on how to quit smoking for good.
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8d96c0cd-8173-4c7a-ade3-6d4f48631a33,2020-10-20T22:57:31+00:00,2020-10-20,0,http://worksite.actu.org.au/discrimination/,"Discrimination is when someone is not treated as fairly as someone else in a similar situation.
If you have what it takes to do the job, your employer has to give you the opportunity to show your worth, regardless of your:
• sexual preference
• political opinion
And regardless of whether you:
• are a man or a woman
• have a physical or intellectual disability
• are a new migrant or from a migrant background
• are young or old
• are married or single.
There are two types of discrimination – direct and indirect.
- Direct discrimination is treating someone unequally (or unfairly) simply because they belong to a particular group or category of people. For example, you answer a job advertisement for a receptionist. You’re told over the phone that because you’re a man, you’d be wasting your time.
- Indirect discrimination results when a requirement, rule, policy, practice or procedure which appears to treat everyone the same is applied, and it has an unfair effect on particular individuals or groups of people. For example, a job advertisement says that all applicants must have ten years experience in the field. (A young person could be well qualified but is ineligible for the job.)
Unions can help you to fight discrimination.
Joining your first union is easy – simply call Australian Unions on 1300 486 466 or visit australianunions.org.au",295,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107874340.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020221156-20201021011156-00101.warc.gz,0.936123907566071
4c029c61-6bd3-4849-bbc3-308e13611925,2017-08-23T19:33:49+00:00,2014-04-01,0,http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/04/jamaica-sheep-and-rabbit.html,"Beckwith reports three different versions of the ""trouble"" story: one with Rabbit as the foolish partner, one with Rat, and one with Goat.
[Notes by LKG]
This story is part of the Jamaican Stories unit. Story source: Jamaica Anansi Stories by Martha Warren Beckwith (1924).
Sheep and Anansi
Anansi tell Sheep, ""Mr. Sheep, lef' you spoon here, don' carry it.""
Den go to de second house an' get some breakfas' again. After him get de breakfas' him say, ""Mr. Sheep, where you spoon?""
An' said, ""Don't you tell me to lef' it at de firs' house?""
""You mus' go back for it now!"" Mr. Sheep gone for it, him eat off all de breakfas'.
An' said, ""Come, Mr. Sheep, but you mus' let' you spoon.""
""Me won't carry it at all.""
Den go up to de nex't yard an' get dinner now. Night is coming. An' said, ""Mr. Sheep, where is you' 'poon?""
An' said, ""I lef' it at de las' yard you eat.""
Well, den, Sheep have to go back fe his spoon again; tell Sheep come back again an' Anansi eat off de dinner. Sheep couldn't get not'ing to eat.
Rabbit and Anansi
An' while dey go on, Brar Anansi saw Tiger den wid a lot of young Tiger in it. Brar Anansi took out one an' kill it an' give Rabbit a basket wid a piece of de Tiger's meat to carry for de Tiger's fader, an' took Rabbit along wid him to Tiger's house an' tol' Brar Rabbit to han' Tiger de basket.
Anansi run, an' Tiger catch at Rabbit to kill him, but he get away.
Brar Anansi run up a tree an' say, ""Run, Brar Rabbit, run! Run fe stone-hole!""
Took a razor an' give it to Rabbit. An' Tiger got up a lot of men to get Rabbit out de hole an' Tiger sent for Reindeer to dig him out, as he had a long neck to put down his head an' dig him out, but Anansi tol' Rabbit when Reindeer put down his head in de hole, he mus' tak de razor an' cut it off.
A lot of people gadder to see Reindeer tak Rabbit out of de hole, but instead, Reindeer head was taken off an' he drop an' was dead an' de whole crowd run away wid fright.
After Rabbit come out, Brar Nansi say to him, ""Brar Rabbit, so 'daytime trouble' stay. So, as long as you live, never ask anybody to show it to you again!""
Next: New Names",647,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886123359.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823190745-20170823210745-00480.warc.gz,0.940160036087036
840235d2-b437-4303-a37e-3ba582fae5fb,2016-07-24T20:19:17+00:00,2016-07-19,0,http://www.broadwayworld.com/author/Marakay-Rogers,"America's most uncoordinated childhood ballet and tap student before discovering that her talents were music and writing, Marakay Rogers finally traded in her violin for law school when she realized that she might make more money in law than she did performing with the Potomac Symphony and in orchestra pits around the mid-Atlantic. Unfortunately, she forgot to factor in the student loan repayments! She has never recovered from being chewed out by Terrence Mann in public for hanging up her bow.
A graduate of Wilson College (PA), Marakay is also a writer, film reviewer and interviewer. Additionally, as of 2014, she serves as vice-chair of the Advisory Board of the Beaux Arts Society, Inc. and is a member of GALECA.
She's also taught college-level communications, writing, theatre criticism and English literature classes, has received multiple writing awards for several small-press novels, and is listed in Marquis' ""Who's Who in America"". She has done additional post-collegiate English and drama studies coursework with Open University (UK) in drama and literature.
Her junior high English teacher was Broadway star Katrina Yaukey's mother, Kay Yaukey. (Her high school math teacher was Ordean Yaukey, Katrina Yaukey's father, but between Marakay's mother, an editor, and Katrina's mother, English won out.) Marakay is senior theatre critic for Central Pennsylvania and a senior editor for BWWBooksWorld as well as a classical music reviewer. In her free time, Marakay practices law and often gets it right.
July 19, 2016
Ryan Gibbs brings the Broadway version of the Disney classic to the Dutch Apple stage. Fly away into fantasy with everyone's favorite nanny, Mary Poppins.BWW Review: SHREK at the Fulton Delivers Fun Life Lessons
July 8, 2016
Randall Frizado directs a short, fun-filled version of the children's production of SHREK: THE MUSICAL with a top-notch veteran Shrek and Donkey pair.BWW Review: Everybody Cut FOOTLOOSE at the Fulton
June 17, 2016
Marc Robin and Samantha Hewes-Cramer bring the movie to life on the Fulton stage. Kevin Bacon may not be dancing through a warehouse, but there's still a lot going on, dancing and otherwise, in Bomont.BWW Review: EPAC Shines With VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
June 17, 2016
Pat Kautter directs playwritght/actor Christopher Durang's comedy of three siblings who don't quite respect each other. But weren't they all warned to beware of the mysterious Hootie Pie?BWW Review: THE BURNING MAN at Oyster Mill Playhouse
June 10, 2016
It's not a summer festival in Nevada. It's not just THE MOUSETRAP in a new setting. It's not quite what you expect.BWW Review: PORTRAIT OF A LADY: DIANA at Lancaster Trust
June 5, 2016
Reji Woods opens his second series of the diva tributes with a Diana Ross super-night.BWW Review: OLD TIME RADIO GOSPEL HOUR Swings Servant Stage Company
June 5, 2016
Bluegrass, barbershop, hymns, children's songs -- they're all here, and all 'live on radio' in front of you. Prepare for foot-tapping fun.BWW Interview: Reji Woods, Portrait of an Actor/Cabaret Producer
May 29, 2016
Reji Woods, a Lancaster area stage and song fixture, has a full plate this summer, with his PORTRAIT OF A LADY series and two summer shows in Philadelphia and Vermont. He talks about producing and performing at the same time.BWW Review: OrangeMite Studios Is Doing the Best Shakespeare You Haven't Seen
May 28, 2016
Artistic director William Wolfgang runs an ambitious schedule for a community theatre: all Shakespeare, all the time. Area theatre veterans pitch in with high school students to make a barn in Dover the most happening place in the region.BWW Review: THERAPY FOR A VAMPIRE Is Homage To The Thirties
June 9, 2016
It's lush, it's beautiful, it's darkly, evilly funny, and it's the best vampire film out right now. Vienna in the 1930s has never looked better or been deadlier.BWW Review: MARK OF THE WITCH Has Italian Flair But Thin Plot, Acting
May 27, 2016
What starts as an homage to Dario Argento ends weakly, with style victorious over substance. Unlike its inspiration, it doesn't all hang together.BWW Recap: Thoughts on THE BLACKLIST Season Three Finale
May 20, 2016
Tom and Agnes are kidnapped, Red doesn't get his target, Ressler and Mr. Kaplan admit mistakes, Liz is alive, and Alexander Kirk is WHO?BWW Review: ALMOST HOLY is Challenging Look at Vigilante Priest in Ukraine
May 19, 2016
Ghenadiy is your typical Russian Orthodox priest. With boxing gloves, a van, and midnight raids on drug houses, where he kidnaps the children hanging in them. Is this any way to run a children's charity? He thinks so. Do we?BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Has a Whole Lotta Music Going at Dutch Apple
May 17, 2016
Rockabilly, country, and blues fans, rejoice. Elvis fans, look sharp. The greatest recording event in history is happening at Dutch Apple through June 19, and you can be there.BWW Recap: 'Alexander Kirk' Creates Very Strange Bedfellows on THE BLACKLIST
May 13, 2016
Is the best way to find a Russian criminal to steal a Presidential candidate's entire campaign account? Raymond Reddington and Scottie Hargrave (Famke Janssen) think so, and Tom Keen wants to help. The FBI isn't so sure, especially when it turns out that the FBI's in charge of the robbery.BWW Review: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is a Catch at Rainbow
May 11, 2016
The show that gave birth to bumbling detectives in ternchcoats is alive, well, and on stage at Rainbow's Comedy Playhouse. Catch it if you can.BWW Review: Gritty, Solid CUCKOO'S NEST at York Little Theatre
May 7, 2016
It's not a pretty show but it's one of the most compelling in theatre, and solid direction and casting make it a thought-provoking drama. York Little Theatre does it right.BWW Recap: 'Scottie Hargrave' Arrives On THE BLACKLIST
May 6, 2016
Famke Janssen's possible spin-off series character, Scottie, arrives on THE BLACKLIST. Why was her company after Liz Keen, and are they responsible for her death? And how is she managing to ignore Raymond Reddington?BWW Cooks: All That Cheese
May 5, 2016
There's an entire world of cheese out there, and you're still eating the same few all the time. Expand those flavor horizons.BWW Review: EPAC Delivers a Classic HELLO, DOLLY!
May 5, 2016
You know it. You love it. You want to sing along to it. Hello, boys, Dolly's back.",1569,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824146.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00126-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.945138096809387
6ff7e7e2-521f-4f51-9e42-6c70cef81cbd,2015-04-01T17:52:40+00:00,2012-01-13,1,http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/01/13/watch-james-franco-and-kevin-nealon-pledge-to-help-chimps/,"James Franco may have been a chimp researcher in The Rise of the Planet of the Apes, but in real life he has joined the fight to end testing on chimps. The actor has teamed up with Kevin Nealon in a pledge to help pass new legislation.
The two stars appear in a new video from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) about chimp experimentation and how we can end it. The organization is working to get The Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act passed. PCRM says the law would “phase out the use of chimpanzees in invasive research in both federally funded and private laboratories, release the more than 500 federally owned chimpanzees to sanctuaries, and prohibit future breeding of chimpanzees for purposes of conducting invasive research.”
The organization states that many of these chimps were captured in the wild as infants and have spent as many as “50 to 60 years trapped inside a 5-by-7-by-7 cage” and “been subject to repeated invasive procedures and breeding.” PCRM says that those horrors can be ended with the passing of the new legislation, and Franco and Nealon have pledged to join the campaign.
The two join celebs who have previously called for support of the Act, including Alicia Silverstone. Nealon says “I’m going to help protect chimpanzees from experimentation by getting all my friends to write to their members of Congress.” Franco adds, “My New Year’s resolution is to help pass The Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act.” Watch the PCRM video below!",329,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131305143.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172145-00038-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.965470731258392
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How to Remove Yellow Stains on White Clothing
Nothing looks as wonderful as a crisp white shirt. White clothes are especially beautiful in the summer. Unfortunately white clothes and fabrics are magnets for stains -- and that can create a special problem today that white clothes didn't have in the past.
What's that problem? Today's clothing makers often apply a finish to white clothes to make them appear whiter. The problem with this is that bleach will often react with the ""finish"" on the clothing turning it yellow. If you have ever applied bleach or a bleach pen to white clothing only to have a large yellow mark where the stain once was, you'll understand.
It's especially tempting to try to bleach away a stain on white clothing or fabric. It's better not to bleach than it is to risk ruining your clothes or having a yellow stain that you can't remove on one of your favorite articles of clothing. What should you do if you have yellow stains from over bleaching on your white clothes? Here are some steps for handling yellowed whites:
Bear in mind that some stains will not come out. If you have yellow stains on white clothes from over bleaching, try using RIT Color Remover.
Sometimes, white clothing will become yellowed with time and not from over bleaching. Once again, Rit comes to the rescue with Rit Color Brightener. This product is suitable for white fabrics that can be bleached. For white fabrics that cannot be bleached, use Rit White Wash to brighten white fabrics and remove yellowing.
The first step to keeping white clothes looking good is to remove the stains properly to begin with. Avoid the temptation to ""spot treat"" a stained white garment with bleach. OxiClean powder is great to treat stains because it doesn't interfere with most finishes on white fabric. But as always, be sure to test an inconspicuous area first to be certain and before applying any spot or stain treater to your clothing. If the stain doesn't come out right away, then keep reapplying the OxiClean.
Good luck with your stains.
Make it a great one!
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39c4da3d-2a81-4363-b588-1bb8b53911e7,2016-07-30T22:38:16+00:00,2012-05-25,1,http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2012/05/the-morning-wrap-8.html,"Hero or Traitor: The doctor who helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden was sentenced to 33 years in prison for treason, Pakistani officials told Reuters. Shakil Afridi was also accused of running a fake vaccine campaign to collect DNA samples. He is the first person to be sentenced in the bin Laden case.
Ruled: A jury rejected all claims of patent infringement, siding with Google in its dispute with Oracle, our sister publication, The Recorder, reports.
Solved?: A man has admitted involvment in the case of Etan Patz, the 6-year-old boy from SOHO who mysteriously vanished 33 years ago. The New York Times reports that NYPD have taken Pedro Hernandez into custody and plan to release more details later today.
Drug War: Two Mexican drug cartels, the Sinaloa cartel and Los Zetas, are engaging in all-out warfare, unfolding in view of the public, The Washington Post reports. These public massacres often include the dumping of headless bodies as part of the cartels' intimidation tactics.",217,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258943369.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072903-00295-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.95281046628952
6a70ee54-ed7c-4e11-9e44-c9eed3c36955,2019-08-25T16:56:53+00:00,2017-01-12,1,https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cyprus-talks-best-chance-to-end-split-5kkjjbx6c,"A historic deal to reunify Cyprus is “difficult but not impossible”, the United Nations said as leaders from both sides of the island set about trying to reach an agreement that has eluded peacemakers for four decades.
Nicos Anastasiades, the Greek Cypriot president, and Mustafa Akinci, the Turkish Cypriot leader, met yesterday in Geneva after 18 months of preparations for what has been called “the best and last chance” for a settlement.
Cyprus, which gained independence from Britain in 1960, has been divided since 1974 when Turkey sent in troops after a coup that had aimed to unite the island with Greece. It has remained divided along ethnic lines ever since with a UN peacekeeping force in a buffer zone.
After initial talks have been…",165,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330750.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825151521-20190825173521-00044.warc.gz,0.971542656421661
b3d3105b-27dd-41b5-9105-9829383df36e,2013-05-20T12:01:36+00:00,2013-05-20,0,http://www.visitamilano.it/turismo_en/natura_e_sapori/index.html?idbonsainode=190,"The Naviglio di Bereguardo is one of the manmade canals, originally used for internal navigation, which were excavated between the Late Middle Ages and 1800s in the Milan area. Started in 1420, most of it was built between 1457 and 1470, commissioned by Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan. It separates from the Naviglio Grande at Abbiategrasso and heads south, reaching Bereguardo at the Ticino Rive. Ships which from the Po, sailed up the first part of the Ticino, and wanted to reach Milan, had to be transferred over land to this canal, and then sailed up the Naviglio Grande to reach the city. Use of the canal started to decline in the 1800s, when Naviglio Pavese was completed, which, thanks to an elaborate system of locks, directly connects Milan with the Ticino, a short distance from where it flows into the Po. It currently operates as an irrigation canal.",206,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.960379183292389
08cabff5-843b-4fce-8acd-0c77bdacd12d,2018-08-19T19:50:00+00:00,2018-07-01,1,https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/ireland-s-agriculture-emissions-are-hurtling-in-the-wrong-direction-1.3583142,"Ireland’s agriculture emissions are hurtling in the wrong direction
Not meeting our 2030 targets could see Irish beef and dairy being produced by a country regarded as Europe’s dirtiest emitter
A cow with methane-collection equipment on her back. Grass is a cheap way to feed cows, but as methanogens break down grass in the stomach they produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas Photograph: Rachel Doyle
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar admitted to the European Parliament in January what climate activists have long known: Ireland’s performance on climate change is abysmal. “As far as I am concerned,” he said, “we are a laggard.”
If only. When it comes to emissions Ireland is no laggard. At least a laggard moves. There isn’t a hope that Ireland’s obligatory EU reduction targets for 2020 will be met, and the prospect of reaching our 2030 targets is dismal.
A big player in this story is agriculture. As the Taoiseach said, a “huge amount” of our emissions – just over a third – comes from farming. EPA scientists predict these emissions will continue to rise.
Cows expel manure which decomposes nitrous-oxide which soaks up vast amounts of heat and remains in the atmosphere for 120 years
In 2014, ex-taoiseach Enda Kenny’s government made a decision: by 2050 Irish agriculture would become “carbon neutral”. That is to say, the amount of greenhouse gases from farming would equal the amount of CO2 that’s sucked out of the atmosphere by the land – eg by trees or grasslands.
The Climate Change Advisory Council has repeatedly pressed the Government to outline how carbon neutrality will be achieved. How feasible is it to tell farmers to produce more milk and beef but reduce their emissions? By encouraging farmers to produce more, it has given itself an emissions nightmare.
This is mainly a cow issue. Grass is a cheap way to feed cows but they can’t digest it without the help of microbes in their stomachs called methanogens. In return for breaking down grass, methanogens produce methane – a potent greenhouse gas – which is burped out by the cow.
Methane stays in the atmosphere for 12 years and traps heat like a dry sponge soaks up water, and this warms the atmosphere and causes temperatures to increase.
Cows also expel manure which decomposes and produces another greenhouse gas – nitrous-oxide – which soaks up vast amounts of heat and remains in the atmosphere for 120 years.
As farms intensify, greenhouse gases increase. They are impossible for farmers to shake off because the plan is to grow the national herd; by 2030 there will be a 22 per cent increase in dairy cows.
More cows means more grass. To stimulate grass growth, farmers spread synthetic fertilisers; another source of nitrous-oxide. The Department of Agriculture says using land to produce milk requires three times as much synthetic nitrogen per hectare compared to beef production. Nitrogen fertiliser-use is predicted to massively increase with expansion.
“If you take one cow out of the equation, that’s one lifetime of methane emissions you remove from the picture. If you’re only thinking about the climate, you would remove the animals. But it’s not as simple as that.”
Dairy and beef expansion has been extremely profitable for the industry. A lot of public money has been spent to make it happen. Many farmers acutely felt the pressure to get big or get out; they’re now locked into loan repayments which financed their expansion. Cutting, or even stabilising, cow numbers is not on the Government’s agenda. Livestock expansion is an article of faith.
How can agriculture approach the holy grail of carbon neutrality?
In June, Teagasc scientists identified ways to reduce emissions, such as feeding cows unsaturated fats, storing slurry more efficiently, applying artificial fertilisers more judiciously and using alternative fertilisers. An all-hands-on-deck approach to these measures would reduce total emissions by only 10.5 per cent.
But as farmers reduce emissions by becoming more efficient they will be tempted, understandably, to increase cow numbers to make more money. Reducing emissions can, perversely, drive expansion. Climate expert Phillip O’Brien from the EPA is clear: if cow numbers keep increasing there’s little chance of getting emissions down.
This puts a lot of pressure on finding places to store carbon – in trees, peatlands and grasslands – but there is a limited amount of land that can be given over to this job.
Is it time that 'carbon farmers', who soak up CO2, are given similar subsides for their efforts?
In 2013, Teagasc scientists said that to approach carbon neutrality we would need to plant 20,000 hectares of trees every year. The Department of Agriculture committed just under €500 million of public money to an afforestation scheme, but planting rates are below target.
Some community groups, particularly in Leitrim, have vociferously opposed the sitka spruce plantations that have cropped up in their areas, while Pete Smith says that sitka spruce trees are not great for biodiversity. “Mixed woodland would be better,” he says.
Farmers are given public money, through subsidies, to produce food. Is it time that “carbon farmers”, who soak up CO2, are given similar subsides for their efforts?
“In the forest the carbon goes into the wood. In grasslands it goes into the soil through the roots,” says O’Brien. “We need more trees in our farms and more consideration of hedgerows. We need to build a more climate-sensitive landscape.”
Someone who has turned his land into a carbon sponge is David Laughlin, a beef and dairy farmer from Coleraine, Co Derry. He planted a native woodland which sucks up 1,600 tonnes of carbon every year. He stopped using artificial fertilisers (reducing his nitrous-oxide emissions) and grows clover instead. It is a nutritious, high-protein food for cows that fixes nitrogen in the soil and does not require artificial fertilisers to grow.
“Fertiliser companies have put so much money into research and advertising, everyone thinks it’s the answer,” he says. “It’s not the answer or the nirvana for farmers. Establishing clover in your field takes time and management, but once you learn how to do it it’s easy”.
He warns against the dangers of further expansion, and says the risk to Irish farmers – and the climate – is too great. “Our business leaders have come up with the term ‘sustainable intensification’ but it’s an oxymoron. It doesn’t work. Farmers have more problems and less profit.”
Intensification may cause problems for single-celled organisms called “methanotrophs”. They live in the soil and gobble up methane when they find it. Rich forest soils are packed with these organisms – as are intact grasslands – but when the soil is ploughed and artificial fertiliser is spread they are disturbed. Could farmers be incentivised to limit soil disturbance and use methods to encourage these methanotrophs? It’s an intriguing prospect.
Ultimately, says O’Brien, the land can’t cope if too much is asked of it. “The more intensive you are, the more likely you’ve gone beyond environmental sustainability at farm level. There are upper limits to what the land can produce.”
Dr Gary Lanigan, a climate scientist in Teagasc, says the way forward is clear but not easy. “We need more bioenergy, more on-farm renewables, more forestry, more restoration of wetlands, and as much agriculture mitigation as you can get.
“After that the hard questions kick in: what type and intensity of agriculture do we want by 2050? And if we decide to decrease this activity, what will we replace it with?”
The business case for reducing emissions is overwhelming; buyers of Irish food are cranking up the pressure for marketing claims about sustainability to be backed by robust science. Emissions going in the right direction – downwards – is an obvious start.
“Irish beef and dairy is marketed globally under a premium label. In Dutch supermarkets Irish products used to be the only one in the premium section, but now there’s lots of competition.”
The expansion policies of Food Harvest 2020 and Food Wise 2025 have been decisively executed. But agriculture emissions are hurtling in the wrong direction. Farmers urgently need a workable plan to reduce them, while ensuring they can make a living for their families, have an acceptable work/life balance and pay their debts from expansion.
The Taoiseach declared he was not proud of the Government’s performance on climate change. His eyes are firmly fixed on somehow meeting our 2030 reduction targets. The alternative – Irish taxpayers incurring enormous fines, and the prospect of Irish beef and dairy being produced by a country regarded as the dirtiest emitter in Europe – is too serious to ignore.",1949,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819184710-20180819204710-00546.warc.gz,0.941029191017151
80cc749c-aec7-4cbe-94e5-5b00b8556703,2013-05-19T02:17:20+00:00,2012-05-31,0,http://pba.com/Bowlers/Bowler/36157?spoiler=yes,"Strike N Spare (Lockport, IL)
Age 28 - 5/9/1985
|Bowls||Joined||Tour Earnings||Total Earnings|
*Note: Statistics will be updated for each tournament after it airs on television. Click here for the PBA Tour TV schedule.
Career PBA 300 Games: 1
Personal: Single...Joins Jason Belmonte and Osku Palermaa as Tour players that use two-hand delivery...Member of Junior Team USA in 2003 and 2005...Led Lindenwood University to 2005 Intercollegiate Team Championship...Won 2006 Intercollegiate Singles Championship...First job was as a pinchaser...Favorite musical performers are Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen...Favorite movie is Love of the Game.
2011-12: Best finishes of fifth in Chameleon Open and 16th in Shark Open.
2010-11/career: In 2010-11, had best finishes of seventh in GEICO Shark Championship and eighth in Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open.",219,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.862499892711639
a9fead4d-54ad-4ed9-b0a6-5a13bb4a9d90,2013-05-24T16:03:09+00:00,2011-08-02,1,http://www.sfbg.com/2011/08/02/future-burning-man,"THE GUARDIAN GUIDE TO BURNING MAN: In setting up its new nonprofit, the Black Rock City LLC board is looking beyond the event
PLAYA PREP Burners everywhere were frantically preparing for the playa, or scrambling to find scarce tickets to Burning Man, which had just sold out for the first time in its 25-year history. But when the board members who stage Burning Man gathered in the 15th-floor conference room in their new Mid-Market headquarters to talk to the Guardian on July 28, they didn't even want to talk about the event that begins Aug. 29.
Instead, they wanted to talk about the future of the dynamic culture that this unique countercultural event has spawned, a future that has as much to do with San Francisco as it does Black Rock City, the temporal Nevada desert town of about 50,000 people that most people know simply as Burning Man.
Event founder Larry Harvey, who chairs the Black Rock City LLC Board of Directors; Harley DuBois, who acts as the city manager; and Marian Goodell, who runs the business and oversees communications, have served on the board that stages Burning Man since the LLC was created in 1996, along with Crimson Rose, Will Roger, and Michael Mikel, a.k.a. Danger Ranger.
But their focus right now is on the new nonprofit, The Burning Man Project, that is being launched this week to manage the event and its culture well into the future. ""We're planning for 100 years,"" Harvey said. Or as DuBois put it, ""It's really not about Black Rock City at all, but how we look out to the world.""
Since taking over five of the top floors in the David Hewes Building at the corner of Market and Sixth streets — with The Burning Man Project office placed on the very top floor, over the many burner offices now busily dealing with more immediate tasks — their outlook on the world is downright panoramic.
They envision a high-profile Burning Man Urban Center in San Francisco and other year-round facilities for furthering the burner culture, made possible by new funding streams they want to develop beyond the revenue from ticket sales, such as grants and perhaps even corporate sponsorships.
Oh yeah, and as Harvey made clear in his April speech announcing the conversion to the new nonprofit (see ""Man on the move,"" 4/5/11), the six board members also want to cash out with significant financial payouts as they begin to relinquish control of the event in phases over the next six years or so.
Who will run the new nonprofit, or even how the leaders will be selected and the governance structures under which they will operate, is still a work in progress. Initially, the LLC has selected 11 new board members (to be announced on Aug. 5) to serve with the current six on the new nonprofit board, but the newbies will serve a term of just one year.
Goodell said they selected ""people who have a unique or visionary way of looking at things,"" while DuBois said they sought a board that was ""geographically and culturally diverse, and people who have skill sets we need,"" such as legal, fundraising, and organizational expertise.
The initial board will create the infrastructure and plan for what comes next, and the board insists that the larger Burning Man community will also have input into the process, starting this year on the playa. The Burning Man Project will have a high-profile presence on Everylane Lane near Center Camp, and they say board members will be available for discussions everyday between 1-2:30 p.m.
""We're going to have a conversation with the community,"" Goodell said.
BRC took some heat from its community for prescribing what's next without much public process or input, but Dubois said, ""There's still time for all of that. We are in the nascent stage...There's so much time for community input.""
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b82f7562-5b8c-4715-97e1-d527308aa5ef,2019-08-19T00:33:29+00:00,2018-03-19,1,https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mississippi-governor-phil-bryant-signs-bill-imposing-nations-toughest-15-week-abortion-ban/,"JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi's governor has signed theinto law Monday -- and was slapped with a lawsuit less than an hour later. The law and responding challenge set up a confrontation sought by abortion opponents, who are hoping federal courts will ultimately prohibit abortions before a fetus is viable. Current federal law does not.
Some legal experts have said a change in the law is unlikely unless the makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court changes in a way that favors abortion opponents.
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed House Bill 1510, which bans most abortions after 15 weeks of gestation, on Monday in a closed ceremony attended by legislative supporters and abortion opponents.
""We are saving more of the unborn than any state in America and what better thing can we do?"" Bryant said in a video his office posted on social media.
The law's only exceptions are if a fetus has health problems making it ""incompatible with life"" outside of the womb at full term, or if a pregnant woman's life or a ""major bodily function"" is threatened by pregnancy. Pregnancies resulting from rape and incest aren't exempted.
Mississippi previously tied with North Carolina for the nation's strictest abortion limits at 20 weeks. Both states count pregnancy as beginning on the first day of a woman's previous menstrual period. That means the restrictions kick in about two weeks before those of states whose 20-week bans begin at conception.
""We'll probably be sued in about half an hour,"" Bryant said to laughter from supporters as he signed the bill. ""That'll be fine with me. It'll be worth fighting over.""
Bryant's prediction was accurate. The state's only abortion clinic and one of the physicians who practices there sued in federal court within an hour, arguing the law violates other federal court rulings saying a state can't restrict abortion before a child can survive on its own outside the womb.
The Jackson Women's Health Organization, in a lawsuit handled by the Center of Reproductive Rights, argued the measure is unconstitutional and should immediately be struck down.
""Under decades of United States Supreme Court precedent, the state of Mississippi cannot ban abortion prior to viability, regardless of what exceptions are provided to the ban,"" the suit states.
The suit says the clinic performed 78 abortions in 2017 when the fetus was identified as being 15 weeks or older. That's out of about 2,500 abortions performed statewide, mostly at the clinic.
""Politicians are not above the rule of law, and we are confident this dangerous bill will be struck down like every similar attempt before it,"" said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights.
""We certainly think this bill is unconstitutional,"" said Katherine Klein, equality advocacy coordinator for the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi. ""The 15-week marker has no bearing in science. It's just completely unfounded and a court has never upheld anything under the 20-week viability marker.""
House Speaker Philip Gunn, who was present for Bryant's private signing ceremony, told The Associated Press he is proud Mississippi is taking steps to protect ""the most vulnerable of human life:"" the unborn.
""The winners (today) are those babies that are in the womb, first and foremost,"" Gunn said. ""Those are the ones we're trying to protect.""
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said in an email to the AP that HB 1510 is a major step toward accomplishing the state's goal to protect the lives of the unborn, adding that he is committed to making the state ""the safest place in America for an unborn child.""
When asked if the state is prepared to bear the cost of a lawsuit, Gunn said, ""Absolutely.""
""I don't know if you can put any value on human life,"" Gunn said. ""We are all about fighting to protect the unborn. Whatever challenges we have to take on to do that, is something we're willing to do.""
The bill was drafted with the assistance of conservative groups including the Mississippi Center for Public Policy and the Alliance Defending Freedom.
""We're thrilled that Mississippi lawmakers are taking a step to protect the basic right to life, as well as protecting maternal health,"" said Jameson Taylor, acting president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy.
Both Republican-controlled chambers passed the bill overwhelmingly in early March, by a vote of 35-14 in the Senate and 76-34 in the House.
The U.S. Senate failed to pass a 20-week abortion ban bill in January. With 60 ""yes"" votes required to advance, the bill failed on a 51-46 vote.",943,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314353.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818231019-20190819013019-00484.warc.gz,0.9684037566185
ec64e813-3971-422c-a8a8-a542c040965d,2017-08-22T20:34:12+00:00,2011-10-23,0,http://rounddownrange.blogspot.com/2011/10/strike-against-bongolesia-part-2.html,"Sunday, October 23, 2011
Strike Against Bongolesia: Part 2
The battle is over. It was a mixed success for the Colonial Marines, but it was an overwhelming success for me in that it was my first game of Ambush Alley's ""Tomorrow's War"" sci-fi rules.
Here's how it went down.
The assault force moved in on P'hat Daddee's ""palace"" and immediatly came under heavy fire from a merc squad and the old MICV. The Marine tank zeroed in on the old Bradley and toasted it in two shots.
However P'hatt Daddee's mercs were motivated to ever great heights of bravery! After two turns of heavy firing the brave mercs were wiped out, but they managed to score a mobility kill on the marine tank and a hard kill on an apc full of marines. Two CMs were killed and two others wounded! It was looking grim for the marines!
A lucky RPG hit scores a mobility kill on the tank
Another lucky hit took out my APC that was carrying a full section!
However lady luck smiled on the marines. They received the iniative three turns running and were able to wipe out scrappy mercs with effective fires.
Sadly, Daddee's technicals were little more than target practice for the surviving M577. The remaining marines took up over watching positions near the palace and engaged the remaining mercs and P'hat Daddee's security detail in a blistering fire fight. Another lucky RPG hit disabled Gunney Anderson's APC and forced him and 3d squad to take up positions in a building across the street from P'hat Daddee's HQ.
Gunny Anderson's squad
P'hat Daddee and his ladies foolishly opened fire (with SMGs) on Gunny Anderson's 3d Squad and were cut down in a devastating return fire. At that point I just knew that I had HIM!
But… it wasn't to be! A pair of brave mercs grabbed him and pulled him to safety!!! And that was when my marines got a good look at P'hatt Daddee… IT WASN'T HIM!!! Apparently what my marines found was a body double!!!
Apparently the real P'hatt Daddee was long gone (a captured merc confirmed this) and he left this double to cover his withdrawl! Clever B$%^$%$Dd!!!
As an aside note: Gunny Anderson's squad searched the building that they were in and made a startling discovery. Apparently Ms. Britney Spears had been in their building sometime earlier and left a pair of her undies in the building. Sgt Anderson immediately ordered his marines to MOPP 3 and called in a HAZMAT team to clear the building. At this time none of the marines have suffered any ill effects from exposure. However MAU biowarfare specialists have ordered 3d Squad and Gunny Anderson into quarantine for at least 72 hours and all of their gear has been ""spaced"" in order to prevent the spread of any biowarfare agents. Finally, despite threats to the otherwise, the marine strike team made no contact with Bongolesian youths or ""vital bodily fluids"".
This incident is currently under investigation by the Judge Advocate General's office and the Weyland-Yutani Bio-Warfare Division to determine if Ms. Spears undies are indeed weapons-grade biological material. Findings will be forwarded to the ICC and to the United Americas to determine if this is, indeed, a criminal use of biological weapons. Otherwise these panties will be for sale on Ebay within a week!!!
The butcher's bill was high… two marines were dead and one was critically wounded. Also one M577 was damaged along with a tank, while the other M577 was destroyed. Enemy losses were very heavy, but their RPGs took a heavy toll.
It was a really fun game and it was a serious nail-biter at the end! Great fun for a birthday game with my boys. Now I must pull my marines back to orbit, lick my wounds, and rethink my strategy. I may have bitten off more than I can chew!
Semper-fi, carry on.",878,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886112682.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822201124-20170822221124-00141.warc.gz,0.980399549007416
eb3905f3-f135-4517-83b0-e121fd1fab33,2022-05-24T12:11:12+00:00,2008-02-01,1,https://investorcentric.blogs.nuwireinvestor.com/2008/02/what-is-stagflation.html,"There is a lot of talk going around about stagflation, but many people have no idea what stagflation is. The term has only been around for about 40 years and is not used all that much, but suddenly it is being thrown around everywhere.
Stagflation is a blend of the words stagnation and inflation. It is used to describe an economy which is stagnating (or not growing) while also facing high inflation.
Typically, the Fed deals with economic stagnation by lowering key interest rates or adding to the money supply. These actions usually work to get the economy growing again.
On the flipside, when an economy is booming and people are making money left and right, inflation begins to rise. When this happens, the Fed typically raises interest rates thus making money harder to get. This slows the economy and inflation with it. So back to Stagflation…
In a period of stagflation, the Fed doesn’t know what to do. The economy is slow, so they want to lower interest rates and get it moving, but making money easier to get only makes inflation worse. The Fed has to decide what is more important: economic growth or inflation.
Right now, the U.S. economy is grinding to a halt, and very likely heading into a recession. Unfortunately we are also facing strong inflationary pressure as prices continue to rise (see inflation post). If we aren’t already in a period of stagflation, then it appears that we are headed straight for it. The last time the U.S. dealt with stagflation was in the 1970’s and it was not a fun experience.
Though the way we run are economy now is different than it was back then, some would argue that our current situation (housing and credit crisis) is far worse then the situation was in the 70’s leading up to that period of stagflation. I don’t know how bad it can get, but something worse than the 15 percent inflation and 9 percent unemployment seen during the past episode of stagflation doesn’t sound the least bit exciting to me. Personally, I will be heavily diversifying into foreign markets and things like gold and silver to protect myself, just in case.",454,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662572800.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524110236-20220524140236-00408.warc.gz,0.969804406166077
94bcdb45-de27-4e32-9ded-5ed112312167,2017-08-19T15:25:57+00:00,2015-07-15,1,https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/11261/blockchain---the-saviour-of-global-finance,"At a recent event I was asked to pick three technologies that could really upset the capital markets applecart. Blockchain, the distributed ledger technology that underpins Bitcoin, was one of those that I selected. The best way to think about Blockchain
is that it solves for the trust problem when two parties wish to transact with each other. It achieves this by distributing the transaction record across multiple servers that are open to all. This was essential for Bitcoin as with no one 'owning' the cryptocurrency
some mechanism was required to provide a record of who was spending what. The really big idea, however, is that Blockchain has the potential to remove the need for all the third parties - CSDs, custodians, clearing houses, etc - currently involved in the financial
markets food chain.
So could it work?
Technically, yes. Up to now Blockchain technology has appeared tamper-proof against even the most ardent hackers and, if it were to become ubiquitous and used by everyone, then its potential truly is vast. There are some big snags, however. The first is
regulation as it is unlikely that different regulators will view it the same way or opine on it at the same time. We might even get into a regulatory tug of war as regulators in different jurisdictions try to use it as a way of expanding their own territorial
horizons (ESMA has already published a call for evidence paper on virtual currencies and distributed ledgers). The second challenge is that if Blockchain use is only partial then we will still need all those pesky counterparties and intermediaries so it’s
a bit of an all or nothing play. Finally, there are already a number of technology firms competing with their interpretation of Blockchain technology so, again, we may find that Blockchain’s early allure crumbles to nothing through competing standards.
Nevertheless, there is plenty of talk about it at the minute and several firms are making significant bets on its outcome. I suspect, however, that in developed, westernised countries there is simply too much vested interest against anything so radical.
On the other hand maybe Blockchain gives developing countries and their markets a chance to leapfrog the global competition…",441,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105455.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819143637-20170819163637-00656.warc.gz,0.974237859249115
5f805af0-ba27-4a57-9b81-a89090b9241e,2020-10-25T18:55:41+00:00,2020-10-25,1,https://konideo.org/tag/energy/,"WRU: Black Swans and Dragon Kings
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0c027db3-b705-4183-9173-2ce56f9a7462,2015-03-30T23:03:41+00:00,2014-08-05,1,http://www.theage.com.au/breaking-news-business/cash-rate-spends-a-year-at-its-record-low-20140805-3d4wx.html,"Australia's official interest rate has now been on hold at its record low for 12 months and borrowers can rest assured that it won't be moving anytime soon.
As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia kept the cash rate at 2.5 per cent at its August board meeting on Tuesday.
And there were few surprises in the statement accompanying the RBA's decision, with governor Glenn Stevens maintaining his familiar phrase that ""the most prudent course is likely to be a period of stability in interest rates"".
Continued low interest rates were expected to help growth strengthen over time, although growth was expected to be ""a little below trend over the year ahead"", Mr Stevens said.
The August statement appeared to be a ""copy and paste"" from July's, with little change in the RBA's tone or guidance, JP Morgan chief economist Stephen Walters said.
""RBA officials still expect a period of sub trend growth as the economy finds alternative sources of growth, as mining investment declines `significantly,"" Mr Walters said.
HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said the statement suggested the Australian economy was rebalancing toward non mining-led growth as mining investment continued to slow down.
""The statement once again noted that there are signs of 'moderate growth' in consumer demand and a 'strong expansion in housing construction', while at the same time `resources sector investment spending is starting to decline significantly,"" Mr Bloxham said.
""These comments suggest that Australia's rebalancing act is underway.
""However, the RBA still views the high Australian dollar as slowing down the pace of this rebalancing.""
UBS economists Scott Haslem and George Tharenou expect the RBA to remain on hold until next year.
""For now, the RBA continues to purposefully deliver nothing but a steady hand in its rhetoric, balancing a high Australian dollar and weakening mining sector against signs the domestic economy is improving, a stabilising jobs market, and inflation that gives the RBA little room to be more accommodating,"" the economists said.
RBC Capital Markets head of economics Su-Lin Ong said Tuesday's decision marked the longest period of steady rates since 2005/06.
""Signs of policy traction (especially in housing) argue against further easing, but the patchy rotation of growth and the labour market also suggest that policy normalisation is not a serious discussion around the board table at present,"" Ms Ong said.
But CommSec chief economist Craig James warned against complacency when it comes to future rate hikes.
""At some point the Reserve Bank has to adopt more `normal' interest rate settings,"" Mr James said.
""Underlying inflation has been creeping higher and there are signs that the economy is shaking off the `budget blues'.
""Consumers and businesses must guard against complacency.""",574,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300031.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00194-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96802681684494
97d8fe39-efdb-4c38-b498-9fac5353b002,2013-05-25T12:56:33+00:00,2012-10-20,1,http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/lets-make-friends-with-another-billion-people/?from=puff&pos=4,"Let’s make friends with another billion people
Trucking magnate Lindsay Fox looks at India’s booming economy and population of 1.2 billion people and sees great potential to create jobs and prosperity for Australia.
“That’s a hell of a lot of tomatoes, bananas, cows, sheep or anything that we can produce in Australia,” he says enthusiastically. Yet apart from Fox and a handful of other business leaders, India has not seemed a top priority for Australia.
The focus has been on the other giant economy in the region - China - and a national obsession to strike deals and sell iron ore. And despite historical links and a shared passion for sport, particularly cricket, India has been in the too hard basket.
Political relations have been strained by two big issues - Labor’s refusal to sell uranium to India because the nuclear-armed nation has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a belief across the sub-continent that Indian students here were under siege from racist attacks.
This week Fox has been leading a trade delegation to coincide with a state visit by Prime Minister Julia Gillard. And the message from India’s political and business elite is those problems have been fixed and now deals can be made.
As India drags itself out of poverty, the rise of middle class and new disposable spending power will unleash opportunities in goods and services, particularly where the average age is a youthful 26 years.
As Fox puts it, there will be 100 million new people every year with money ready to buy things - five times Australia’s population. “We’re in the right spot at the right time and we’ve all got to be smart enough to capitalise on it,” he says.
Gillard will soon unveil a White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century - a blueprint for the nation’s strategic and economic engagement with the region.
While there will rightly be a focus on relations with our biggest customer and superpower China, our vital neighbour Indonesia, tradional trading partners Japan and South Korea and closest ally the United States, India will be added to this group which Gillard says are the the six countries that “matter most to Australia”.
The bonds of history are no longer enough to keep Britain at the top any more. The future is the Asian Century.
While the PM’s stumble and fall when her shoe heel became stuck in wet grass might have grabbed the biggest headlines at home, her visit has been vital for Australia.
It’s a clear message that the relationship is not just about cricket, or as one Indian leader said, it has to move beyond “the 3Cs of commerce, curry and coal”.
Gillard gives Kevin Rudd credit for laying the groundwork in a visit to India in 2009 but his decision to maintain Labor’s ban on uranium sales was a roadblock.
Labor’s emotional national conference decision last year to remove the ban in a debate where Right-wing hardman Stephen Conroy cried and voted against the PM, has been the turning point.
Fox says there was “no question” the ban hurt relations. Gillard said it was an “obstacle” and that was why she forced the change.
Not a single ounce of yellow cake has been sold but ANZ boss Mike Smith, who is also part of the delegation, says there is already a “can do” spirit of goodwill.
Gillard insists Australia will negotiate nuclear safeguards and wants the International Atomic Energy Agency to have a watchdog role. But anti-nuclear groups accuse Gillard of trying to buy prosperity by putting the world at risk and say India has shot dead two protestors and safety standards are poor.
GILLARD’S trip has been a charm offensive that has included awarding Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar an Order of Australia medal.
Yet the PM was keen to show there’s more to Australia than the spin of Shane Warne or the singing and Bollywood acting of Brett Lee and she launched a four-month festival of Australian culture with 100 events in 18 Indian cities.
Gillard herself has become a celebrity of sorts in India. Her fall on her face was praised in sections of the Indian media for her ability to bounce back immediately while her speech in Parliament attacking Tony Abbott as sexist has be frequently raised with her.
As one Indian women told a youth forum: “Women like me are getting inspired by you…the way you spoke in the Parliament.”
But while Indians are the fastest growing group of new migrants settling in Australia, with the most number of skilled immigrants and second highest number of foreign students and Hindi Australia’s fastest growing language, formal links have been too weak until now.
And it shows how poor relations were that when the Indian media exaggerated the racist attacks on students, the Indian public were so willing to believe the worst of Australia. That’s in part our fault.
While Australia’s focus has been on communist China, it has seemed strange there has not been the same passion and determination until now about India, who like Australia is a democracy with similar institutions. Gillard also wants to beef up military ties and she was the one who pointed out that Australia currently has stronger defence ties with China than India.
Gillard’s trip has been successful but an Indian PM hasn’t visited Australia for 26 years. Gillard’s counterpart Manmohan Singh says he would love to come, but no dates are set. The 80-year-old pulled out of CHOGM in Perth 12 months ago.
A visit really would show a significant shift in relations.
A decade ago two-way trade was a rather limp $3 billion. It’s now $20 billion and the Government has the ambitious target of reaching $40 billion by 2015. That’s a hell of a lot of tomatoes and bananas.
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a7e749f4-d389-41f2-a19e-941c31f45c61,2016-07-23T21:14:16+00:00,2014-10-31,1,https://www.rt.com/news/201747-merkel-uk-exit-eu-immigration/,"‘Point of no return’: Merkel warns UK could exit EU over immigration policy – report
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A spokesman for Merkel, Steffen Seibert said that Germany isn't considering ""hypothetical"" scenarios and wants Britain to remain an ""active and committed"" European Union member but is insisting the principle of free movement of workers within the bloc isn't negotiable. He added that Berlin shares an interest in fighting ""possible abuse"" of free movement of labor but the overall principle mustn't be questioned, which was reported by AP.
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Cameron is likely to make a speech on immigration policies before Christmas, according to media reports.
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59e5f64c-dad5-4546-a3c9-e0d4345f806d,2018-08-15T03:29:40+00:00,2017-12-04,1,https://mic.com/articles/186652/elon-musks-plan-to-fix-the-worlds-worst-traffic-probably-wont-work-experts-say,"Los Angeles traffic is both world-famous and infuriating. But Elon Musk’s solution — underground tunnels dug by the Boring Company — isn’t what Los Angeles really needs, experts say.
Musk first shared his idea to dig tunnels across LA on Dec. 17, 2016, when he became fed up with being stuck behind the wheel. “Traffic is driving me nuts,” he tweeted. “[I] am going to start building a tunnel boring machine and just start digging.”
Now, on Dec. 4, Musk and the Boring Company updated his vision by releasing a conceptual map of proposed tunnel routes for Los Angeles.
The first phase of construction would include a 6.5-mile, proof-of-concept tunnel between West Los Angeles and Inglewood (an excavation permit application has already been submitted, the Boring Company said). Other routes would then be added across the city, stretching to all well-touristed corners, including Santa Monica and the Dodger Stadium.
But Elon Musk’s vision won’t become a reality without overcoming a long process of bureaucratic red tape. If it does happen, it will likely look something like this: Cars will sit on electric skates that carry them at high speeds through underground tunnels. An elevator-like lift will bring them from the street level to underground, along with autonomously-driven pods that may carry 8 to 16 passengers at a time.
It sounds cool and looks futuristic, but “I wouldn’t expect it to do anything measurable to reduce what congestion is like on the existing roadways in Los Angeles,” Juan Matute, associate director of the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, said in a phone interview.
“That doesn’t mean it wouldn’t speed up Elon Musk’s commute or the commute of others who use it,” he added, “but there wouldn’t be any measured impact on the 405 and other congested freeways, or surface streets.”
The traffic problem in LA is bad — really bad. It actually ranks as the worst in the world, according to the 2016 Inrix Global Traffic Scorecard, which measured hours stuck in traffic across 1,064 cities. Within 240 commuting days, LA drivers spent an average of 104.1 hours behind the wheel in congestion during peak hours in 2016 (for what it’s worth, there were 261 work days on the calendar that year).
Surely, with a problem this severe, one could argue that it’s heartening to see all hands on deck — Musk’s included.
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“Especially if you want to have a surface connection under the street, which is where the utilities are, you have to remap all of those utilities in order to dig that surface connection,” he said. “That’s what ends up being really expensive — when you have, in some cases, a 3-foot-wide storm drain that you have to reroute without clogging it up.”
Matute estimated that the Boring Company’s map would cost about $50 to $75 billion to build, and said he believes that this wouldn’t be transportation for the common man. He estimated that prices to take Musk’s express tunnel system would conceivably be $50 or even $100 each way.
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“People who study transportation are waiting for the additional details,” Matute said. “This is highly unlikely to work. I would bet against it.”
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To which Coleman replies, with a smile: ""Why not?
Now that I have you thinking about equatorial paradise, I hate to have to tell you that this post is about networked storage formats. You see, for years the choice boiled down mainly to the block-level format found in most SANs or the file-level approach available in NAS architectures. Increasingly, though, new systems are eliminating the either/or choice here, leading to the same kind of penultimate question from data center execs: ""Can't we have both?""
Compellent is the latest to answer, ""Why not?"" with the new zNAS storage system that unifies file and block-level storage on a single platform. The system uses the ZFS file system developed by Sun Microsystems that features 128-bit performance that easily outstrips current 64-bit technology and goes a long way toward accommodating the increasingly mixed virtual environments that are taking shape at most data centers.
The system also features the Fluid Data architecture, which allows admins to manipulate virtual pools of storage regardless of size and across various operating environments like UNIX, Linux or Windows and across SAN and NAS architectures -- all from a single user interface and all automatically. The system is powered by Intel Xeon quads, holds 48 GB of RAM and is available with optional 8 Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity.
Unified block/file storage also is likely to play a major role in HP's Converged Infrastructure strategy. As The Register reports it, HP is looking to devise a unified storage unit consisting of LeftHand and Ibrix technology working jointly on one of its storage blades and under the control of the Command View management system. The magazine is quick to point out, though, that HP is still mum on the subject.
Part of this is a reaction to the increasingly fluid nature of virtual and cloud environments. But new storage media is making its presence known as well. Nimbus Data Systems, for example, recently introduced a new Flash storage system that features unified iSCSI, NFS and CIFS support, providing for both block and file storage with an aim toward eliminating redundant SAN and NAS hardware in the data center.
With consolidation hitting the rest of the data center at such a rapid clip, it's not hard to see why unifying SAN and NAS architectures is a worthy goal as well. Besides, if you can save enough money from your storage architecture, you just might wind up like Billy Ray and Coleman -- and not the guy in the gorilla suit.",577,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823989.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00077-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.937120079994202
87d806d2-669e-4599-9c00-403232cfd778,2020-10-22T17:10:08+00:00,2019-10-22,1,https://www.polarismarketresearch.com/industry-analysis/orthopedic-implants-market,"The global orthopedic implants market size was estimated to be at USD 4,747.8 million in 2018 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.1% from 2019 to 2026. Orthopedic Implants is a medical device that is used to stand-in for missing joints or bones. They sign up for the missing joints or bones by supplying medications, lend support to damaged bones or tissues and optimize body functioning. These are primarily used in minimally invasive surgeries that are used for treating spinal injuries and lumbar spinal stenosis.
This market is anticipated to grow at a faster pace because risk of osteoporosis and oerstoarthitis becomes more common as one nears old-age. These are the devices that replace or provide bone fixation or replace articulating surface joints. Such implants are made of iron, cobalt, chromium, titanium and plastic-coated alloys that behave as cartilages.
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They can be used life-long or even replaced once they have fulfilled their purpose. Risks associated with the devices occur during replacement or removal of these implants. The drivers to growth of the orthopedic implants market are the increasing geriatric population present globally. The center for health designs states that the number of elderly population is going to double in coming years. Furthermore, increasing number of joint replacements and sport accidents across the globe would also enjoy reassuring growth during forecast period. Most importantly, trauma cases and fractures boost this market infinitely during forecast period. Accompanying trauma cases and fractures, hip implants also push market growth higher during forecast period.
Restraints to market growth is the exorbitant costs, negligent reimbursable policies and strict confirmatory policies followed by Government in adopting various implants hinder the market growth. Product recalls at many a times also hinders market growth during forecast period.
According to available figures, around two million patients visit United States of America for head trauma related cases every year. The spinal implants segment is slated to gain momentum in developing regions form 2019-2026. Rise in demand for spinal surgery and increase in incidence of spinal fractures among the geriatric population are prime factors fueling growth of the segment. Based on end-user, Hospital segment led the market in terms of revenue growth in 2018. But spinal orthopedic segment market will lose some of its sheen owing to preferences by patients for orthopedic clinics to undergo treatment. Most orthopedic implants fall under CLASS III category which is the most rigorous classification present in medical devices.
A lot of outsourcing by OEM’s and supplier alliances continue to benefit outsourced manufacturers, thus affecting this industry. New areas of entrant are likely to pose a lot of market opportunity to various manufacturers in this field.
Furthermore favorable reimbursements for different musculoskeletal disorders under Medicare policy boost the market growth in the region. For instance, Medicare paid for more than 400,000 hip and knee replacements at a cost of USD 7 Billion to taxpayers for hospitalization alone. The focus of leading players will also pave the way for growth of this market. In the US, more than 1.35 million children suffered a sports related injury which was complicated enough to send them to hospital emergency. Such volume of sport related injuries will drive the market growth. It has come to notice that total joint arthroplasty has been grabbing lot of eye balls due to increasing demand and more so its cost. In the U.S. cost of implants is grossly high and some health care providers have tried their best in reducing costs which certainly have showed positive signs in market growth. Australians over 50 have osteoporosis or poor bone health with data showing that 1 in every 3.6 minutes is recorded and these patients who suffer from bone related injuries will in all likelihood improve market growth in Asia Pacific market.
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On the basis of application type, the overall market is segmented as spinal, hip, knee, dental, craniomaxillofacial and S.E.T (Sports Medicine, Extremities, Trauma) orthopedic implants. The knee segment beats market figures with joint replacement surgeries for geriatric population increasing in physical numbers across the globe.
Furthermore developing regions are getting more educated of joint replacement surgeries that will drive market extremities during forecast period. In the same vein, spinal segment will have a good run during forecast period.
By Geography, Orthopedic implant market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, MEA and Latin America. North America keeps strong grip on the entire orthopedic implants market. The growth in the market is driven by increasing healthcare spending by local government and well-established healthcare infrastructure in US and Canada. More importantly, the rising aged population in North America will drive growth in forecast period. Asia Pacific also improves upon growth rankings in the foreseeable future owing to knowledge with use of various orthopedic implants, nascent market needs and developing healthcare infrastructure. As always, joint replacements and its increased knowledge with accessible market for treatment in Asia pacific will boost market future in forecast period.
Some of the major key players in orthopedic implants market include Medtronic, Zimmer Bionet Holdings, Inc., Aesculap Implants Systems, DePuy Synthes, Biotek Instruments, Inc., Conmed Corporation., The Orthopedic Implant Company, Smith and Nephew plc., Stryker Corporation, Wright Medical Group, N.V., Nuvasive INc., and Arthrocare Corporation.",1138,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107880014.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022170349-20201022200349-00297.warc.gz,0.939435422420502
4f13918f-06b5-4512-960b-380c3b65c379,2020-10-24T09:27:25+00:00,2020-09-19,1,https://www.gnlm.com.mm/italy-defies-virus-for-vote-as-far-right-plots-seismic-change/,"ROME — Italians head to the polls Sunday — to the alarm of coronavirus experts — for a referendum and regional elections that could weaken the government and radically reshape the political landscape.
Just a week after a Herculean effort by schools to reopen in line with last-minute Covid-19 rules, classrooms across the country will be shut to pupils and transformed into ballot stations for the two-day vote.
A triumph for the far-right in this fiercely fought campaign would sound alarm bells in Brussels.
It will be the first test for Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s centre-left coalition government since it imposed an economically crippling nationwide lockdown to fight the virus, which has killed almost 36,000 people.
The referendum, on slashing the number of members of parliament — from 630 to 400 in the lower house, and 315 to 200 in the upper house — is expected to pass, though there has been a late uptick in the number of prominent ‘no’ declarations.
The cost-cutting reform is the brainchild of the co-governing Five Star Movement (M5S), but while its centre-left coalition Democratic Party (PD) partner and parties on the right are theoretically in favour, their support has been lacklustre at best.
– Uncertain future –
The regional battle is for governance of Campania, Liguria, Marche, Puglia, Tuscany, Valle d’Aosta and Veneto.
The right-wing coalition is set to easily retake Veneto and Liguria, and it could also snatch Marche and Puglia from the left.–AFP",337,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107882103.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024080855-20201024110855-00097.warc.gz,0.941633462905884
ce9e282e-b2ad-4edd-b88b-d5731bb81646,2013-05-18T06:43:21+00:00,2011-04-15,1,http://elitechoice.org/2011/04/15/space-expedition-curacao-and-elysiants-team-up-for-luxury-space-travel/,"Virgin Galactic will soon have competition on the space travel circuit. With space tourism gaining more and more fans as the days go by, a company that works in commercial space line and space port at Curacao is joining hands with a luxury lifestyle network to provide a more luxurious space travel option. Space Expedition Curacao is teaming up with luxury brand Elysiants to ensure that space travel and luxury soon become synonymous.
Space Expedition Curacao operates out of the Curacao International Airport within the Caribbean. The company is hoping to build a commercial space line and a space port within the Curacao airport. Under the new tie-up between Space Expedition Curacao and Elysiants, it appears that members of the luxury lifestyle network could soon have the opportunity to go up in space much like Russia’s Uri Gagarin did half a century ago.
Also in the offing is a new section, the Future Astronauts Club or F.Ast Club. This club will be launched on the Elysiants website allowing its wealthy members to aspire to fulfill their dreams of someday living the astronaut life. Of course, membership to this premiere club will not be easy. And members will get pure VIP treatment, gifts and more, even before the rocket actually launches them into space. At $90,000, this is not going to come cheap, however.
So far, only about 521 people have reached outer space. But companies like Space Expedition Curacao will be looking to change that. Space tourism is set to transform our vacation plans, and the space hotel is no longer such a distant dream.",328,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00026-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.942816317081451
1257f456-eb6b-4119-825f-30d5a298f332,2022-05-27T17:54:34+00:00,2022-05-27,1,https://energypress.eu/motor-oil-launches-west-balkan-growth-plan-under-shell-brand-name-in-croatia/,"Petroleum retailer Coral, a member of the Motor Oil group, is eyeing west Balkan markets, troubled by gasoline and diesel quality and trading concerns, on the strength of the strong Shell brand name it represents.
The Motor Oil group acquired Shell Hellas in 2010 in a deal licensing the company to market the multinational’s brands. Motor Oil then renamed Shell Hellas as Coral and, approximately four years ago, founded companies in North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Serbia.
Coral’s acquisition of a 75 percent stake in petroleum retailer Apios, holding a 3 percent share of the Croatian market and operating 26 petrol stations in the country, represents the beginning of the Greek firm’s growth plan for the west Balkan region, company officials said.
Croatia, this investment plan’s launch pad, is backed by robust economic projections. The country’s tourism industry has enjoyed solid growth over the past two years, generating increased revenues for petroleum firms.
Beyond Croatia, Coral plans to soon open two petrol stations in North Macedonia, under the Shell brand name. The company is also planning to enter the markets of Albania and Montenegro, where it also maintains the rights to use the Shell brand name.
Coral already operates five petrol stations in Serbia and is preparing to launch an additional six in this country.",273,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662675072.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527174336-20220527204336-00417.warc.gz,0.936962306499481
4df9783e-f7dd-4f26-8ed9-e0cff25edb2e,2019-08-23T11:37:10+00:00,2019-08-23,0,https://sourceanimation.wordpress.com/tag/2d-model-sheet-design/,"This is our show reel for the 2D animation. There are various types of animation styles can be used for the 2D animation productions. Depending upon the target audience we can choose the correct style for the project.
This 6 minute film was aimed to create awareness about ‘saving our planet and it’s natural habitat’. This 2D digital (FLASH) film was produced for a direct client in United Kingdom. We were given basic idea about the characters, script and voice over’s, rest of the assets like characters, expressions, background layouts, animation, direction, VFX and SFX was done at our studios (www.sourceofindia.com).",141,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027318375.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823104239-20190823130239-00497.warc.gz,0.911903917789459
0f5b6423-8cfd-4b9f-acc6-b57426e43efd,2018-08-15T03:08:49+00:00,2018-02-15,1,http://gralllawgroup.com/mandatory-bodily-injury-legislation-filed/,"Sen. Tom Lee of Tampa and Rep. Erin Grall of Vero Beach have filed legislation to have Florida join 48 other states that require motorists to carry bodily injury insurance. The bodily injury requirement would replace the mandate that forces drivers to carry $10,000 in PIP coverage, whether they need it or not.
Florida’s auto insurance laws – with coverage set at 1970s rates – have inadequate financial responsibility requirements. As a result, residents and businesses needlessly pay millions of dollars a year in higher taxes and higher insurance premiums. Drivers and taxpayers are forced to pick up the tab for the treatment and care of victims of negligent drivers who are either uninsured or, more commonly, underinsured.
The Florida Justice Association supports this legislation and we need your help to pass the bills. If you have clients, or have had to turn down potential clients, who have been negatively impacted by the state’s auto insurance laws, we need them to share their stories. If you would like to play a role, or have clients who would like to get involved, please contact Ryan Banfill at email@example.com.",237,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209856.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815024253-20180815044253-00297.warc.gz,0.960400283336639
3cdf60ca-43a4-4101-b013-f38b5facb7c3,2013-05-22T07:33:21+00:00,2013-05-22,1,http://www.markforytarz.com/category/real-estate/,"For the third consecutive month, the number of new homes sold across Australia has increased. This appears to have been pushed up by solid gains in detached house sales in March.
The latest HIA Hew Home Sales report shows that the number of new homes sold increased by 4.3 per cent in March, following on from [...]
The clearance rate for residential auctions this weekend is 56% from the 518 auctions reported selling.
This is lower than the year to date clearance rate of 61% and less that the comparable weekend last year when there was 776 auctions reported with a clearance rate of 75%.
Of the 518 auctions reported this weekend a total [...]
If you are thinking about venturing into the sector of real estate in Australia, Mark Forytarz is the perfect guide. He is well versed in the domain of real estate and knows in and out about the real estate. He does not follow any typical algorithm to deal with the real estate deals. Mark Forytarz [...]
Investment in the real estate sector is alluring yet difficult. To find a suitable property, one needs to have expertise and domain knowledge. Mark Forytarz has emerged as a leader in the Australian real estate. He is well–aware of all the aspects of real estate market and share his knowledge with his clients.
Real estate sector [...]
With affordability at its lowest level on record, first-home buyers have to think outside the square.
The home-ownership dream rarely used to feature a sibling in your bathtub and a parent on your certificate of title. But these days, first-home buyers are prepared to be flexible.
Housing affordability fell to record lows in the March quarter this [...]
INVESTORS own around two million homes in Australia, and every year thousands claim deductions they are not entitled to and fall foul of the Australian Taxation Office.
The result can be a kindly warning or a significant fine and large interest bill.
The tax office says it is investors’ responsibility to get their tax returns right [...]
CASHED-UP Melburnians keen to snatch beachfront holiday homes for a song from struggling vendors may be in for a big disappointment.
Plunging average prices for regional seaside homes don’t tell the full story.
Valuer-General Victoria sales figures released this month by Land Victoria show median house prices rose in a third of seaside towns!
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What happens if rates go up? In today’s low-interest-rate environment one of the common questions property investors ask is, “What happens if I buy now and interest rates skyrocket, like back in the 1980’s?”
An understandable concern and today’s historically low interest rates can’t be sustained forever because at some point the economy will begin [...]
Of the 452 properties up for auction, 83 per cent sold and 77 properties were passed in!
But the number of properties for auction was 126 fewer than at the same time last year!
Real Estate Institute of Victoria CEO Enzo Raimondo attributed the high clearance rate to the extension of the first-home buyers grant [...]
Home buyers are flocking back to variable rate mortgages which now account for 91% of the residential lending market, their highest proportion in four months.
Mortgage broker Mortgage Choice reported in April, basic variable mortgages accounted for 48.15 per cent of all home loans approved - up nearly one per cent from March, while standard variable [...]",717,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.942845940589905
6951d1a0-ccc3-4288-973f-b97e72408396,2019-08-25T16:38:35+00:00,2015-10,1,https://jichanglulu.wordpress.com/2015/10/,"Yakutsk, capital of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) in the Russian Far East, could at last be joined by land to the rest of the country if an agreement is reached with Chinese state investors to build a bridge over the Lena river. Although the project, and a degree of Chinese involvement in it, have existed for quite some time, the likelihood that it will actually be built is increasing as Chinese investors take a more central role and get more favourable conditions from the Russian side.
The bridge project was talked about last week at the event formerly known as the Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair (哈洽会), which Li Keqiang and Medvedev agreed last year to rename the China-Russia Expo (中俄博览会). The name change, fitting to the climate of cooperation between China’s Northeast and Russia’s Far East, implies a change of venue as well. Next year‘s edition will be held in Russia, and the city of Khabarovsk has already come up as a candidate to host it.
Yakutsk was founded in the 17th century on what, from the point of view of today’s existing transport infrastructure, looks like the wrong side of the Lena river. The river can be crossed by ferry in summer, on ice in winter, and not at all the rest of the year. Once on the other bank, things aren’t necessarily easy, but they used to be worse. One option is to drive east through the world’s coldest inhabited area on the road (called the ‘Kolyma road‘ (Колымская трасса)) to Magadan 2000km away. The road in the other direction was once known as one of the world’s scariest, but it has recently been paved. The railway is also about to reach Yakutsk: a line that took nine years to construct now links Nizhny Bestyakh, just opposite Yakutsk across the Lena, to the national network.
The missing link is thus the Lena bridge. It has been planned for years. Funds were earmarked for it, and a tender to build it was won by a Russian consortium (which I understand already included the Chinese contractor as a partner), but then the federal government’s priorities changed, allegedly as a result of Crimea’s accession to the Federation. (One of Crimea’s infrastructure needs is also a bridge, the one over the Kerch Керчь strait, that will link the peninsula to the rest of the country.) The fund reallocation meant the Yakutians would have to wait until 2020.
Yakutian officials haven’t given up though. Yakutia has been quite active in the last couple of years looking for Chinese (as well and Korean and Japanese) investment to develop the region, something I’ve written about on a few occasions. In the Chinese case, most of the exchanges I know about have been facilitated by a few businesspeople with heavyweight SOE contacts (the most visible names can be found in my earlier post on the Yakutsk bridge), and the main state interlocutors have been the Heilongjiang provincial government and a few municipalities.
Chinese interest seemed to have been successfully aroused last July, when representatives from China Railway 24th Bureau (中铁二十四局集团), a subsidiary of the state-owned CRCC (中铁), showed up in Yakutsk to go into the technical nitty-gritty of the project. Even more auspiciously, Russian media quoted Chinese (private) interlocutors as explicitly referring to the possibility of Chinese financing for the project. Although I haven’t read it in so many words in Yakutian sources, Chinese financing is what the promotion activities Yakutian officials have been so busy at recently regarding the bridge project (first at the East Russia Economic Forum (Восточный экономический форум) in Vladivostok, now at the Harbin Expo) are conceivably about, given that a contractor for the actual construction has already been found in the 24th Bureau.
The 24th Bureau (ultimately owned by the central government) is likely going to be involved in the Yakutian project in partnership with the Heilongjiang provincial government, through a jointly owned company such as Zhongtie Longxing (中铁龙兴), that is already active in projects in Siberia. (More details on companies called Longxing, sometimes mistransliterated ‘Lunsin’ from its Palladius Cyrillisation Лунсин, in my previous post on the subject.) It was indeed with the Heilongjiang gov’t that Yakutian officials agreed to form a “work group” on the bridge project, and the same group of Heilongjiang companies is also getting ready to make other investments in Yakutia (notably the Tirekhtyakh Тирехтях lead mine in Ulst-Yansky Усть-Янский district, at around 69°N and just 200km from the Laptev sea).
There’s also talk of favourable conditions being advertised to convince Chinese investors to come over and get the thing built. Aleksey Zagorenko Алексей Загоренко, director of Yakutia’s investment development agency, has said the concession agreement will guarantee the investors “an acceptable level of profitability”. What’s more, unlike in the previous attempt to build the bridge, the contractor will be chosen (or has been all but chosen already) under new fast-track rules that don’t require public tender procedure before awarding them the project.
Certain details about the project remain unclear, such as how much it will cost, who will pay for it, and, crucially, whether it will be a road and railway bridge from the start, or first a road bridge to be later made railway-and-road somehow.
If all goes well and everyone agrees on everything by next year, construction could start in 2017 and finish in 2022 on time to celebrate the centenary of the end of the Yakut Revolt and the establishment of the Yakutian ASSR.
It wouldn’t be the first time Chinese intervention gets such a project done after Russian funding fails to materialise. The rail bridge that will link Tongjiang 同江 in Heilongjiang to Nizhneleninskoye Нижнеленинское in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast across the Amur river, could be finished by early 2017 now that the Chinese companies building the Chinese half (with which they say they’ll be done before the end of the year) have agreed to do the Russian half as well (the Russians hadn’t even started). Auspiciously for the Yakutians, some of the companies involved in the Yakutsk project also have interests in the Amur bridge. Perhaps a bit less auspiciously, the international bridge over the Amur is considerably more important for Chinese economic interests (including, serendipitously enough, for General Nice through IRC) than the Yakutsk bridge, well inside Russia.
Nor would it be the first Chinese-built bridge in the (near-)Arctic. The steelwork for the Hålogaland bridge, near Narvik in northern Norway, is being built by Sichuan Road and Bridge Group (SRBG, 四川路桥). That deal was technically won through a tender, but SRBG’s bid was found to have been prepared in, shall we say, involuntary symbiosis with a better known German company. The case earned the engineer who led SRBG’s winning bid four years in a German jail, but the project went on anyway. (I wrote about the German court case last December. The story has recently reached (paywall) Norwegian local media.)
There’s an old argument over whether Lenin chose his alias after the Lena river. From what I’ve read, he didn’t, since he was already signing ‘Lenin’ years before the Lena Massacre alleged to have motivated the choice of the moniker, and when his earlier Siberian exile was spent near the Yenisei, not the Lena. Whoever came up the modern Chinese name for the river (勒拿) seems to agree with that view: the modern name has nothing Leninist about it (instead it rhymes with the Chinese for ‘Saint Helena’). A more Leninny name (列拿) can be found here and there though. The earliest Chinese name for the river is the one that appears in (at least some) Qing documents, namely 里雅那江 Liyana jiang. That’s a word of some historical significance. The negotiations between the Qing and Russian empires that led to the Treaty of Nerchinsk in 1689 started off with Qing official Langtan 郎坦 announcing his side wanted the border to be as far as the Lena. The Chinese name itself looks like a transcription from a Manchu intermediate form, and it indeed makes sense for the name of the Lena to have entered the Chinese language through a Manchu rendition of the Russian name. Nerchinsk negotiations were carried out in Latin through Jesuit interpreters, and documents were translated into Russian and Manchu. (Manchu was possibly the primary language of several of the Qing representatives, including Songgotu, the leader of the Qing delegation, and indeed Langtan.) The ‘Map of the Nine Rivers of Jilin’ (吉林九河图) used by the Qing side at Nerchinsk has place and river names in Manchu only (as reproduced here on the website of Taiwan’s National Palace Museum, unreadable at this resolution though; look for the Lena near the top left corner).
Now you’re waiting for me to say that perhaps Langtan would rejoice at the sight of a Chinese-built bridge over the Liyana, three centuries after he angered the Russians by throwing that name in. But I won’t.",2235,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330750.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825151521-20190825173521-00060.warc.gz,0.964077770709992
79883ceb-1b5e-42b5-9fef-46fca7ecabdd,2020-10-27T21:53:59+00:00,2020-10-27,0,https://www.beatoapp.com/blog/watermelon-sorbet/,"This amazing recipe requires just 2 ingredients! And is the easiest dessert you could make without any sugar or harmful ingredients.
- A watermelon
Preparing it is even simpler.
- Just de seed the watermelon
- Cut it into smaller chunks.
- In a blender add milk and watermelon
- Run the blender.
- That’s it. Your sorbet is ready.
- Chill this in shapes you wish.
Serve with ice and love.
This easiest recipe on the planet was shared by Matilda D’souza.",118,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107894759.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027195832-20201027225832-00227.warc.gz,0.773456037044525
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The molecular diagnostic testing company GeneDx has petitioned the US Patent and Trademark Office to invalidate 11 patents asserted by Myriad in a lawsuit filed against GeneDx in October 2013.
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GeneDx; Myriad; BRCA1; BRCA2; USPTO; patent",194,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545548.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522125835-20220522155835-00425.warc.gz,0.880860388278961
4c175e19-4ab5-4091-ab41-73cc16063075,2022-05-23T02:15:28+00:00,2004-08-10,0,http://www.habsworld.net/2004/08/report-kostitsyns-coming-to-america/,"Note (August 5): Canadiens.com had scheduled a press release for August 4th. However, with no reasoning, the press release has been removed from their website. Even though it’s only a matter of when Kostitsyn’s future is made public, there is no official word yet. Stay tuned for continuing developments.
Note (August 10): Official: Kostitsyn signs with the Habs
In the next few days, the Montreal Canadiens will issue a press release about Andrei Kostitsyn. It is highly expected that GM Bob Gainey will announce the signing of the Belarussian RW to an entry level, 3 year contract.
Kostitsyn, standing at 6’0 and 189 lbs, was selected in the first round of last year’s entry draft, 10th overall. Many analysts felt that he should have been selected higher, but frequent epileptic episodes caused many teams to shy away and take a “safer pick.” Last season, he split time between CSKA Division 1 and 2 in Russia. With Div.1, he recorded an assist in 11 games, with a pair of PIMS before being sent down. In Div.2, Kostitsyn lit it up, scoring 25 goals and 13 assists, while adding 28 PIMS in just 27 games. He also played in the World Juniors, World Championships, the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge, and the EEHL.
Kostitsyn recently took part in the Canadiens Development Camp, held in mid-July. It was there that he officially changed the spelling of his surname from “Kastsitsyn” to the current “Kostitsyn.” Many left the camp feeling highly enthusiastic about his potential, although there were some worries when he missed the final few days of camp for what was later said to be pre-scheduled testing by Canadiens’ Doctor David Mulder. Habsworld.net analyst Jake Wilson, who attended most of the camp, gave Kostitsyn an A+ rating based on his performance, which is very encouraging to Canadiens fans.
This season, Kostitsyn will get a long look at the Canadiens training camp, and should have a strong chance at making the team. If he doesn’t crack the lineup, or there is a work stoppage, he is expected to be assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs, where he will be placed in a scoring role.",515,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662552994.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523011006-20220523041006-00218.warc.gz,0.973402857780456
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A brilliantly crafted world--Card has truly put thought into the multiple aspects and motivations of the world he creates. He gives attention to politics, religion, cultural mores. Unlike other books that put children at the center of their narrative, I found Ender believable, and the reasons for his situation plausible. From beginning to end, the book remains consistent and is ultimately satisfying in its challenges and narrative.",103,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662588661.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525151311-20220525181311-00204.warc.gz,0.945125997066498
298707a6-99ab-42f7-9ca8-aaed0be14558,2015-03-29T10:50:38+00:00,1996-01-01,0,http://ncpedia.org/node/7593/backlinks,"Turner, John Clyde
31 Mar. 1879–1 Feb. 1974
John Clyde Turner, Baptist minister, scholar, and author, was born in Iredell County, the son of John and Nancy Tuck Turner who were of English descent. He first attended the three-month annual sessions of Ebenezer Academy, where the students ranged in ages from six to twenty-one years. The school's emphasis on writing the beautiful Spencerian style, strict discipline, a thorough mastery of Webster's Blue-Backed Speller, and arithmetic fundamentals laid a sound foundation for his later advances in education. When Clyde Turner was nine, his father was elected treasurer of Iredell County and the family moved to Statesville, where the boy attended the city school.
In 1899 he received the A.B. degree from Wake Forest College. At the end of his senior year he was awarded the valedictory by his class and was the featured anniversary orator for the Euzelian Literary Society, two of the most coveted honors bestowed upon any graduating senior. Also a popular athlete, he was catcher for the college baseball team in his final year. His avid interest in Wake Forest College sports continued until his death.
Turner taught in the Durham High School for three years (1899–1901) and was an instructor at the Oxford Masonic Orphanage for one year (1901–2). In 1902 he enrolled at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Louisville, Ky., where he received the Th.M. degree in 1905. While at the seminary he was a student pastor of the Baptist church at Fisherville, Ky. (1902–5). Thereafter he was pastor of the First Baptist church at Newport, Ky. (1905–7) and minister of Tattnall Square Baptist Church in Macon, Ga. (1907–10).
Turner's most illustrious pastorate was his thirty-eight years of service in the First Baptist Church in Greensboro, N.C. (4 Dec. 1910–48). There he demonstrated a brilliant ability in church finance, offering sound business judgment and assisting the congregation in clearing its overwhelming monetary obligation in seven years. He gave generously himself and insisted that the church should appropriate as much to benevolence and missions as it did to local expenses. The Greensboro church was the state's largest contributor to the mission program of Southern Baptists. Even during the depression years of the thirties, it could be counted on for its unmatched stewardship. Turner was a dynamic preacher and developed a strong religious educational program at the church, which experienced a phenomenal growth both in membership and in spiritual depth while he was pastor. Under Turner's leadership the First Baptist Church was instrumental in founding many other churches in the North Carolina Piedmont and was fondly known as the ""Mother of Churches.""
A participant in important local civic affairs, Turner remained sensitive to the activities of the Baptist denomination in spite of his ninety-five years. He was respected as the ""Grand Old Man"" of the ministry, leaving a significant list of accomplishments. He served with distinction as president of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention for four terms (1929–32); as a trustee of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary for twenty-five years, two of which as chairman of the board; and as a trustee of Wake Forest College for twenty-five years. Turner wrote six books. These Things We Believe, the basic doctrinal text of more than 12 million Southern Baptists, was perhaps the most noteworthy. He also was the author of Soul-Winning Doctrines, The Gospel of the Grace of God, Our Baptist Heritage, The New Testament Doctrines of the Church, and Century of Service: A History of the First Baptist Church, Greensboro, N.C.
He married Bertha May Hicks of Raleigh (30 May 1873–5 Nov. 1962). An able Bible scholar and Sunday school teacher, she also made significant contributions as president of the Woman's Missionary Union of North Carolina for seven years. The Turners had no children of their own, but they maintained an interest in the adolescent age and lived vicariously in the youth programs of their church.
He died in Raleigh and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery. A dual portrait of Dr. and Mrs. Turner is in the First Baptist Church, Greensboro.
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12609e66-2a1e-4878-86a9-2790fdbc5ebf,2019-08-23T19:54:49+00:00,2019-08-11,1,https://www.inquirer.com/business/hong-kong-protests-tear-gas-made-in-pennsylvania-20190811.html,"After Hong Kong police fired 800 tear gas canisters at umbrella-wielding demonstrators on a single day this week, hundreds of empty aluminum shells littered the streets in the wake of the protests. Many of those shells were made in the Keystone State.
Pennsylvania is a leading manufacturer of tear gas, exported all over the globe. Combined Systems Inc. of Jamestown, south of Erie, and Nonlethal Technologies of Homer City, east of Pittsburgh, are among the top five companies in the world producing “riot control systems,” according to Visiongain, a market research firm based in London. Activists call the products “chemical weapons.”
From June 1 through July 31, Hong Kong security forces fired about 1,000 tear gas canisters as a form of “riot control,” police told local journalists. On Monday alone, police shot off at least 800 shells.
Tear gas is so prevalent in Hong Kong that dark-humored protesters call themselves “teargas sommeliers,” claiming they can tell when a gas was manufactured, said Thomas Yau, a Shanghai-based videographer working in Hong Kong. “Those made in 2017 have an ‘earthy aftertaste,’” Yau tweeted.
Three American lawmakers were shocked by the toxic fog blanketing the Asian economic powerhouse and reports of tear gas being fired directly at unarmed protesters and journalists.
On Aug. 2, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R., N.J.) wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Commerce Wilber Ross, asking them to suspend the future sales of riot control equipment — including tear gas — to Chinese police and to publicly announce that the United States would not contribute to the repression of peaceful protests in Hong Kong.
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) had taken to Twitter on July 29 to stop tear gas exports.
“USA banned exporting tear gas crime control equipment to China after the Communist Party massacred dissidents in Tiananmen Square,” wrote Cruz. “If [Chinese President] Xi Jinping doesn’t stop eroding Hong Kong’s sovereignty & halt attacks on protesters, the US must consider applying the same policy to Hong Kong.”
A Massachusetts congressman echoed the demand.
“Escalating & unnecessary violence by #HongKong police worsens the situation,” tweeted Rep. Jim McGovern. “The U.S. should immediately suspend any transfers of police products including tear gas to #HongKong until adequate safeguards are in place.”
The legislators’ letters and tweets followed a petition that garnered a little over 110,000 signatures, calling for the suspension of so-called nonlethal exports to Hong Kong to prevent human rights abuses and a July 24 appeal by Amnesty International “to suspend all transfers of less lethal ‘crowd control’ equipment,” including tear gas and rubber bullets, to Hong Kong.
Britain suspended sales of tear gas and other munitions to Hong Kong police last week.
A spokesperson for Combined Systems, which also makes high-capacity Venom brand grenade launchers, did not return calls for comment. Combined Systems is owned by the Carlyle Group, which manages $13 billion in global assets. Michael Scott Oberdick and James A. Oberdick, the owners of Nonlethal Technologies, also declined to comment.
The Department of Commerce, which regulates exports of tear gas, did not reply to multiple requests for comment. On Wednesday, the Department of State issued a warning to travelers planning to visit Hong Kong to “exercise increased caution due to civil unrest.”
Since it was first deployed in a 1921 experiment on volunteers from the Philadelphia Police Department, tear gas has been increasingly used to disperse crowds. That’s despite a ban for use in warfare by the Chemical Weapons Convention. Though the U.S. military has not officially used tear gas since 1975, local law enforcement is exempt from restrictions, said Stephen Semler, a Beirut, Lebanon-based researcher who has worked with Armament Research Services, a specialist intelligence consultancy.
Tear gas recently was deployed in the U.S. in mid-July by police in Puerto Rico, who were facing thousands of demonstrators demanding the resignation of then-Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. U.S. customs agents at the Mexican border fired tear gas Jan. 1 on migrants near a fence in Tijuana and in November on migrants near San Diego. Arizona police fired it last August during protests directed at President Donald Trump.
It often has been used by forces in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, and Israel.
The market for tear gas and other crowd-control munitions is expected to grow by about 6% each year in the coming decade, according to analysts at Visiongain.
“Considering that it causes asphyxiation and vomiting, ‘tear gas’ strikes me as a euphemism,” said Semler. “You hear it categorized as ‘nonlethal,’ but people die from it all the time — usually when it’s fired indoors or when a canister fired from a launcher hits someone in the head. Referring to it as a ‘riot control agent’ implies there’s a riot, and not a demonstration or just a bunch of refugees fleeing a horrible consequence.”
What police and protesters call tear gas is not a gas at all, said Anna Feigenbaum, a professor at Bournemouth University in England who wrote Tear Gas: From the Battlefields of World War I to the Streets of Today. Rather, the chemical compounds are toxic powders that are aerosolized as a fog or spray.
“They are designed to attack the senses simultaneously, intentionally producing both physical and psychological trauma,” said Feigenbaum. “It acts as an irritant on multiple sites of the body at once, primarily affecting mucous membranes and respiratory system.”
There is no legal obligation in any country to record the number of deaths and injuries from tear gas, Feigenbaum said. Unlike other dangerous and toxic products, tear gas is not well regulated. There are no organizations that effectively monitor sales, exports, or stockpiles.",1287,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027318986.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823192831-20190823214831-00250.warc.gz,0.944668114185333
f9e91ab7-644f-4451-8689-1097c1ea3040,2022-05-26T08:25:17+00:00,2022-05-26,1,https://365-days-of-color.com/car-reviews/new-mini-three-door-spy-shots-show-hatch-still-covered-in-clever-camo/,"New Mini Three-Door Spy Shots Show Hatch Still Covered In Clever Camo
When we first saw it a year ago, the new Mini three-door tried to fool us with its camouflage. The coverings made it appear that the new Mini would keep its round taillights, but a leaked image late last year allegedly revealed the all-electric version with a unique taillight design. New spy shots show the hatch continuing to wear the disingenuous coverings, but the new yellow-colored camouflage makes the hatch’s outline – and the taillights – easily visible.
The hatch opening bisects the taillight coverings, revealing their shape, which matches the leaked image. The hatch’s outline was much harder to see in the earlier spy shots. The new photos show the car wearing a full camouflage wrap, hiding a familiar-looking design, though there could be some surprises underneath. At the front, the Mini still features round headlights on an otherwise simple face.
Gallery: New Mini Three-Door Spy Shots
We haven’t seen the entire inside of the new Mini, but teaser images couldn’t hide it all from curious eyes. A large screen on the dash was clearly visible in many pictures of those pictures, and the new shots show a digital instrument cluster. The round dash-mounted screen is covered. Mini’s plan to tweak the exterior comes with interior changes, too. Mini announced last year that its next-generation of models would head upmarket with their interiors, which likely means finer materials – but not leather – and the latest technologies.
There has been no indication from Mini about the car’s powertrain. The new Mini EV, which appears will be smaller than its gas-powered sibling, doesn’t have a lot of room for a massive battery pack. However, improvements in the technology should give the new model more range than it currently offers, which is a puny 114 miles (183 kilometers).
The new all-electric Mini three-door will also spawn a five-door variant alongside the brand’s gas and diesel models. There will be a convertible and a hotter John Cooper Works version. Mini hasn’t announced a debut date for its next-generation electric vehicle, but the new model is scheduled to hit the market in 2023. The company has big plans to transition to an all-electric brand by 2030, and that’s not that far into the future.
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7c81841d-5525-4677-adab-cc240637ad70,2022-05-24T16:06:24+00:00,2021-03-18,1,https://business.parkopedia.com/press-releases/parkopedia-announces-production-version-of-indoor-mapping-services-for-automotive-navigation-use,"Parkopedia launches production version of indoor mapping technology for use within vehicle navigation systems
Parkopedia aims to solve key driver pain points by easily locating and navigating to available spaces, parked vehicles or EV chargers
Use cases include in-vehicle indoor navigation, precise indoor positioning and Automated Valet Parking (AVP)
The launch follows successful projects with leading car manufacturers in addition to multiple years of testing and developing AVP solutions
Parkopedia has already mapped key parking facilities across Europe and plans to expand into new regions shortly to meet growing demands
18 March 2021 - London, UK
Parkopedia has announced the launch of the production version of its indoor mapping technology for in-vehicle navigation use. Indoor maps are based on high-definition 3D models of indoor parking facilities, where GPS signal is typically restricted.
Indoor parking facilities currently present many challenges for drivers. These include navigation system blackouts, finding a vehicle within large parking facilities, and locating vital services such as EV charging stations, a key area of focus for car manufacturers in their pursuit of delivering premium driver experiences for new EV owners.
Parkopedia’s indoor mapping technology can be used to deliver the following key use cases:
In-vehicle indoor navigation - no GPS dead zones
Precise indoor positioning - locate your vehicle
Automated Valet Parking - self-parking cars require indoor maps
As the automotive industry embraces a connected future, indoor mapping technology will deliver further key benefits to users. For drivers, this would mean never being lost again within parking facilities and enabling end-to-end, uninterrupted navigation to available parking spaces, independent of GPS availability. In addition, vehicle indoor positioning without GPS is a fundamental step in enabling autonomous parking.
Finding EV chargers is still a significant pain point in the automotive industry as drivers transition to electric vehicles. Ensuring fast and easy access to public charging points is essential for automakers looking to persuade drivers to switch to electric vehicles. The largest concern with drivers is around range anxiety and where to find available charge points. Many chargers are hidden away in remote areas of parking facilities, with unclear signage and no navigation option to access these locations, only amplifying the issue. To address this, Parkopedia has developed ‘as built’ indoor maps based on current layouts, as opposed to ‘as designed’ when EV chargers and other services were not featured in the original plans. This gives drivers the most accurate and fresh view of parking spaces and EV chargers, enabling seamless navigation regardless of GPS availability or on-site signage.
Parkopedia’s indoor mapping solution supports common industry mapping formats required to deliver a superior end-to-end navigation user experience. For self-driving cars that will go on sale in the near future, indoor maps will enable Automated Valet Parking, which will be one of the first use cases due to high driver demand, slower driving speeds and controlled environments inside parking facilities.
Parkopedia is a proven leader within automotive indoor mapping technology, delivering successful projects with leading European, American and Asian car manufacturers. The announcement follows the completion of the Autonomous Valet Parking project, which successfully demonstrated the use of indoor mapping technology to autonomously park a vehicle within a multi-story parking facility without GPS signal.
Parkopedia has already mapped key parking facilities across Europe, with coverage increasing daily. In the coming months, Parkopedia will expand this coverage into new regions to cater to growing OEM and driver demands.
Commenting on the announcement, Dr. Brian Holt, Head of HD Maps at Parkopedia, said: “Parkopedia had a clear vision from the start and we have worked tirelessly to deliver an unparalleled level of accuracy to our indoor maps. We have closely monitored the direction the industry is heading and the associated benefits with connectivity and autonomous driving, so starting to deliver an indoor mapping solution with OEMs is essential in meeting driver demands. Parkopedia, as a market leader within parking services and the associated infrastructure, has an unparalleled depth of knowledge which puts us in a unique position to deliver an optimal solution for both industries and drivers alike. I look forward to seeing our product in production vehicles, helping drivers to effortlessly navigate, park and charge, and to the day when navigation systems going blank inside parking facilities becomes a distant memory for us all.”",894,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662573053.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524142617-20220524172617-00622.warc.gz,0.935777723789215
3e21f5d3-df8a-4b51-9a75-b38b1a9e07b2,2022-05-27T06:51:18+00:00,2022-03-12,1,https://reviewtwist.com/9-bold-predictions-as-the-action-is-set-to-begin/,"The NFL year 2022 is just days away from beginning.
Monday marks the opening of the “legal manipulation window,” in which NFL teams and free-agent player representatives can negotiate new deals. Then on Wednesday afternoon those players can sign contracts.
If last week is any indication, free agency is shaping up to feature a lot of back-and-forth intrigue and record-setting contracts.
Here are nine predictions for how things will play out during this start of the league year and free agency.
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more trades to come
Last week, Russell Wilson and Carson Wentz were given fresh starts via trade, and then Khalil Mack was shipped from Chicago to Los Angeles, followed by Amari Cooper from Dallas to Cleveland. Look for more changes and deals in the league next week. Obviously, a trade for Deshaun Watson should follow, and another quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, could also be traded shortly. But it’s not just passers-by who could be changing direction. The way teams operate is changing, and teams are finding more creative ways to manipulate the cap, so it’s not that hard to deal with dead money in some cases.
Brandon Scherff charges
After back-to-back seasons with the franchise tag in Washington, the former No. 5 overall pick (2015) is expected to draw a lot of attention on the open market and make a lot of money, likely at the level of five-year-olds. , $80 million deal the Kansas City Chiefs gave offensive guard Joe Thuney last year. The Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets are among the teams expected to go after Scherff.
Lots of money for Charvarius Ward
A year after signing a one-year, $3.38 million deal to return to the Kansas City Chiefs, Ward is expected to capitalize on a growth season in a big way. The 25-year-old cornerback is expected to have many suitors, including the Chicago Bears, whose general manager Ryan Poles previously served as the Chiefs’ director of player personnel. Ward could end up landing a deal that could pay him around $19 million per year, some league insiders predict.
Chargers aggressive approach
Los Angeles made a big splash last week by trading for Mack. Now, look for the Chargers to continue to charge into free agency as they try to close the gap between them and the Chiefs. Defense is expected to be among LA’s top priorities, with one of its top targets expected to be cornerback JC Jackson, who recorded 44 tackles, eight interceptions and 23 interrupted passes last season for the New England Patriots. They could also look at Bobby Wagner, whom the Seahawks just released to save money against the salary cap.
Outings for the Rams
The newly crowned Super Bowl champions have 19 players on expiring contracts, including linebacker Von Miller, cornerback Darious Williams, running back Sony Michel, guard Austin Corbett and wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. However, the Rams They don’t seem to be big spenders. in free agency because they’re in poor shape against the salary cap. Finding money to give Aaron Donald another massive contract instead means controlling most of the Rams’ energies and resources. As a result, some within the league are predicting an exodus of some of the most recognizable faces, including Miller, who some believe is seeking a contract that will pay him approximately $16 million per year.
Joe Burrow had a breakout year in 2021 when he returned from season-ending knee surgery as a rookie to lead Cincinnati to the Super Bowl. However, he was still sacked a league-high 51 times during the regular season and an additional 19 times in the postseason. The Bengals know they have to do better to protect their franchise quarterback, and now they’re expected to invest in their offensive line this free agency. Scherff, Terron Armstead and Laken Tomlinson could draw interest from Cincinnati.
Busy shopping for the Jets
The pressure is on in New York as general manager Joe Douglas enters his fourth season. The Jets know they need to beef up Zach Wilson’s offensive line and give him more weapons as well. The Jets also need defensive playmakers.
Robust paydays are coming for recipients
With Mike Williams signing a three-year extension that will pay him $20 million per year, and Davante Adams and Chris Godwin set to earn roughly $20 million a year in franchise tags from Green Bay and Tampa, respectively, wide receivers are lining up to be handsomely compensated. Allen Robinson and JuJu Smith-Schuster could be among the next.
Another push from the Bucs
Tom Brady’s investment in retirement quickly turned things around for Tampa Bay. There were rumors that the Bucs could join Watson’s draft, but now they have their quarterback situation resolved and Super Bowl aspirations renewed. However, there is work to be done. Chris Godwin is set to return on the franchise tag, but veterans Jason Pierre-Paul, Ndamukong Suh, Rob Gronkowski, Leonard Fournette and others are set to hit free agency. They will now likely spend the next two days maneuvering to create enough room to reload for one more push to a Super Bowl.
Follow USA TODAY Sports’ Mike Jones on Twitter @ByMikeJones.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL Free Agency: 9 Bold Predictions as Teams Prepare to Spend",1148,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662636717.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527050925-20220527080925-00618.warc.gz,0.963515043258667
b8abaeef-3a61-4284-b9f9-26980ca16bb2,2018-08-21T06:44:21+00:00,2012-11-01,0,https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/11/securing-your-web-server-with-ssltls/?comments=1,"If you've followed the steps we laid out in our initial feature, you've got a safe Nginx server all set up and working. It's serving your static pages without any issue. We don't yet have a database, PHP, or anything running on it, but we are ready to take the next step: equipping your Web server with SSL/TLS so that you have the option of serving files via HTTPS.
Using HTTPS doesn't just mean that your traffic is encrypted—encryption is only half of the story and it's useless without authentication. What good is it to encrypt something between two parties if you can't be sure of the identity of the person to whom you're talking? Consequently, being able to serve HTTPS traffic means you must posses a cryptographic certificate attesting to your identity. Acquiring such a certificate requires you prove your identity to one of many Certificate Authorities, or CAs.
This has been made to sound a lot scarier than it really is, because there is money to be made in being a gatekeeper of authentication. Most of the well-known CAs charge tremendous amounts of money for even the simplest identity validation. If you're a business engaging in e-commerce, it might make sense to pay thousands of dollars for an extended validation certificate, but if you're a human being serving Web pages on a home-built server, that kind of expense is ludicrous—and, fortunately, unnecessary.
A very, very brief primer on SSL/TLS
SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, though in actuality SSL is rarely used these days. Instead, it's been phased out by the more secure Transport Layer Security. However, the ""SSL"" acronym is still very much in use because of convention, so I'll be using ""SSL/TLS"" throughout this article.
SSL/TLS is a combination of technologies, but it's based around PKI and the concept of public and private cryptographic keys. A Web server is issued a public and private cryptographic key pair, along with a cryptographic certificate based on the key pair. When a client wants to initiate an HTTPS session, it asks for the server's certificate. This is checked to ensure that it was issued by a trusted authority, that it covers the URL being requested, and that it hasn't expired or been revoked (this stage is where most browser warnings are generated, because this is where the Web browser decides whether or not it's going to accept the certificate as valid).
The client then chooses a cryptographic item called a pre-master secret, encrypts it with the server's public key, and transmits it to the server. Because of the nature of public key cryptography, something encrypted with a public key can only be decrypted with the corresponding private key. The Web server's ability to decrypt the pre-master secret verifies that it's in possession of the correct private key, and is therefore the entity described in the certificate.
Asymmetric cryptography is slow, though, and the server and client don't continue to use it much longer. Rather, they use an ingenious series of steps to independently but securely transform the pre-master secret into a master secret, which is then used to compute a session key. The session key is a symmetric key, and is used to encrypt and decrypt both sides of the conversation.
But do you need a real certificate?
You don't need a CA-generated certificate in order to serve HTTPS from your Web server. However, having a ""real"" certificate instead of one you've created yourself means that visitors to your site won't be warned by their browser that your website is potentially malicious.
Using self-signed, self-generated certificates for testing or internal websites is perfectly fine, but using self-signed, self-generated certificates on the public Internet isn't just tacky—it undermines one of the two primary reasons for using HTTPS in the first place. A certificate signed by a recognized CA means there's a reasonable expectation you are who you say you are. Even more importantly, the more self-signed certificates there are, the more browser warnings folks will encounter and dismiss without reading, rendering those warnings increasingly invisible in the rare cases where they're actually valid.
So, yes, you need a ""real"" certificate.
Types of certificates
Different CAs offer different types of certificates, and typically charge more for the higher classes. However, in almost every case, the cryptographic strength of the certificates is the same across the board—it's only the amount of work that goes into validating the applicant that varies.
When poking around at various CA sites, you might see reference to ""Class 1"" or ""Class 2"" or ""Class 3"" certificates, or ""wildcard"" certificates, or ""extended validation"" certificates. However, examine the cipher strength: for most vendors, a ""class 1"" certificate isn't any more secure than a ""class 2"" certificate. However, the ""class 2"" certificate likely comes with additional identity validation, so it's more ""trustworthy."" The different classes vary wildly by SSL vendor.
One thing that is an established standard, though, is an ""extended validation"" certificate (or an ""EV certificate""). An EV cert gets special treatment in your browser's address bar—in addition to the SSL/TLS ""lock"" icon, EV certificates get displayed in green.
EV certs are used almost exclusively by CAs for their own websites, and by online stores for URLs directly related to purchasing. They're usually quite expensive to purchase because the ""extended validation"" is just that—the issuing CA requires lots of documentation from the requester and spends no small amount of time ensuring that the documentation is authentic and that the requester really is the person or company they say they are.
You, however, don't need an EV certificate. You don't really even need any of the fancy add-ons offered by most CAs to wring more money out of applicants. You don't need a ""wildcard"" certificate (a special type of SSL/TLS certificate that can be used for multiple servers in a domain). In fact, for your personal site you don't need anything other than a straight-up basic SSL/TLS certificate.
And why should you have to pay anything for that?
Getting an SSL certificate for free
Most CAs charge an arm and a leg for certificates, but Israel-based StartCom and their StartSSL service offers basic SSL/TLS certificates for no cost. StartSSL was the first company to offer no-cost certificates, and though some other CAs are now following suite, I've been using StartSSL-issued certs on all the domains I control for going on three years now. I have found them consistently responsive and friendly to every customer service inquiry.
A few years back, Ars published a guide on getting free SSL/TLS certificates with StartSSL. Everything in that guide is still valid. The company does offer more complex and capable certificates for cost, but their free ""class 1"" offering is absolutely perfect for the type of home-built Web server we're dealing with.
In order to get an SSL/TLS certificate for a Web server, though, your Web server needs a name. This is because the Web server's name is one of the things that gets validated and is part of the server's identity. If you haven't already registered a .com or a .org domain (or a domain under any of the tons and tons of TLDs available these days), you'll need to do that first.
The fastest way to do that is to sign up with the free version of Google Apps. You can register your chosen domain as part of this process for $8, and you'll get a Gmail-style Web interface where you can send and receive e-mail for up to ten users without paying a dime. This will be very important in just a moment.",1621,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217970.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821053629-20180821073629-00564.warc.gz,0.956348121166229
1041025b-a499-4f4b-bf43-79e79a0c82bc,2018-08-19T06:09:45+00:00,2018-04-18,0,http://frequencyusa.us/24-hour-electrician-denison-tx/,"24-Hour Emergency Services in Sherman, TX. Sherman is a mid-sized city located in North Central Texas near the border of Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Grayson County and part of the Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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7d7c51ac-264a-4c91-8cf8-11d087f836f0,2017-08-23T06:51:34+00:00,2011-01-26,0,http://www.zdnet.com/article/five-reasons-why-tablets-like-the-ipad-are-pcs/,"Market research firm Canalys made a gutsy move today: it became the first major market tracker to start lumping consumer tablets like the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab together with other PCs.
This has major implications. First, doing so vaults Apple into third place globally in Q4 among PC vendors, behind HP and Acer, according to Canalys. By contrast, Gartner and IDC, who are better-known for tracking the PC market (and presumably thus more conservative in their methodology), do not (yet) count iPads as PCs.
Also, calling a tablet a PC means that we are acknowledging a tablet is a real computer, not a dismissing it as some limited-use mobile device.
At the risk of wading into a 'How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?' type of debate, let's examine the arguments against counting tablets as PCs in order to knock them down. Shall we begin?
1) ""There's no [physical] keyboard."" Yes, but as BetaNews' Joe Wilcox points out, IDC counts Windows tablets as PCs, even though a large percentage of them are stylus/finger input only.
2) ""Tablets suck for doing real work like type long memos or build slide decks."" I know plenty of businesspeople, especially managers, who spend the majority of their time in Outlook or Lotus Notes, sending and receiving e-mails. Are they not doing *real* work? Does that mean doing e-mail on a tablet is suddenly not real work? What about pulling up sales leads or mining deep Business Intelligence data via rich analytical dashboards? Sounds like real work to me. These are all business tasks at which tablets like the iPad already excel.
3) ""Canalys is just doing the bidding of Steve Jobs and other Apple fanboys."" Actually, Apple doesn't seem to be interested in lumping iPads with its MacBooks or iMacs, judging by its recent fiscal Q1 earnings call. Nowhere does COO Tim Cook refer to iPads as PCs or computers. In fact, Cook implies that Apple internally sees iPads as being different beasts than Macs: ""The iPad teams are building the best iPad for the future, and the Mac teams are building the best Mac, and I can tell you that both groups believe that they can continue to grow and do great stuff, and I believe that.""
4) ""Neither iOS nor Android are full-fledged operating systems."" By what metric? Lines of code? Android has 12 million lines of code. Windows NT 3.51 had 10.1 million. Do we retroactively declare that those servers running NT 3.51 weren't ""real"" computers? Or do we base this on the fact these iOS and Android run apps, not applications? Well, Mac OS X now has its own App Store. Or is it because iOS and Android run on ARM chips, not Intel? Well, then let's start thinking of a new category to put Windows in after Microsoft ports it successfully over to ARM.
5) ""Tablets aren't as powerful as PCs."" Actually, ARM's single-core CPUs last year were already more powerful than their Intel Atom counterparts, according to chip researcher, The Linley Group. The latest dual-core ARM Cortex A9 CPUs due to arrive in tablets this year should pull ahead of Atom even more, especially when bolstered by powerful graphics such as Nvidia. Indeed, the graphics chip in the Nvidia Tegra 2 chipset, the 8-core ULP GeForce GPU, supports 1080p video output on up to 2 simultaneous displays (1920x1080 resolution). That's far better than any laptop I've ever owned.
Perhaps we should just let Canalys' analyst Daryl Chiam, who made the call to redefine tablets as PCs, speak. ""Any argument that a pad is not a PC is simply out of sync,"" said Chiam. ""With screen sizes of seven inches or above, ample processing power, and a growing number of applications, pads offer a computing experience comparable to netbooks. They compete for the same customers and will happily coexist.""
""Each new product category typically causes a significant shift in market shares,"" he continued. ""Apple is benefiting from pads, just as Acer, Samsung and Asus previously did with netbooks. The PC industry has always evolved this way, starting when Toshiba and Compaq rode high on the original notebook wave.""
Do you buy the argument that tablets should be lumped together with PCs?",913,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886117874.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823055231-20170823075231-00525.warc.gz,0.953867852687836
69f994fe-7a46-458c-9f94-1d0dd34983da,2016-07-25T13:57:04+00:00,2012-11-04,0,https://archuletavenue.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/missing-david-series-1-going-a-little-cuckoo/?like=1&_wpnonce=ef2a6945bd,"Sometimes (only sometimes), I feel miserable at the thought of David being away. I try to keep my chin up by laughing, like imagining humorous things and situations. These are some of the silly jokes that have played in my mind about his going away – with due respect to David and his Church – with no malevolence intended.
I want to share them with you so you can laugh too.
Laughter is the best medicine for ODD.
Stop it, you guys! I’m a priest now!
I’m Elder Archuleta. I like music.
As Chief Juror, I pass the motion for me to go on Mission and for you to wait for me for 2 years. Any vetoes?
So many cute Elders and everyone is just gaping at only one!
It reads: If you don’t come back in 2014, we will skin you alive. Your loving Archangels
Woohoo! This is a great way to transport my converts back to my Mission Temple!
You guys should go on Mission too! You don’t know what you’re missing!
Is this the house where they kept Elder Archuleta for 3 days in captivity to sing for them?
Sorry Mum I missed out a few steps. I’ll practise in Chile.
Pow!! That’s for staying away for so long!
I said, STOP IT!
Ah..this is a more suitable pic of me. So you guys, BEHAVE!",317,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824230.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00192-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.953251123428345
be8df93c-9169-4f1f-a8da-5966fbd33c5c,2020-10-22T20:43:36+00:00,2020-10-22,0,https://enonic.com/resources/guides,"A collection of guides, ebooks, and other valuable resources.
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What effects will the UK leaving the EU have on technology and innovation? In this whitepaper we have gathered the essentials, with insights from the British Embassy, politicians, and legal professionals.
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09909b06-4f40-4f0c-9771-428515967169,2013-05-22T00:09:34+00:00,2013-05-22,0,http://www.typophile.com/node/18134,"New to Typophile? Accounts are free, and easy to set up.
I guess I can make a Blog entry, just to say I've done it. Maybe the idea will grow on me, but for now it feels rather narcissistic to think people will want to read what I have to say about Type, and yet I like the idea that they might.
(The rest of this entry will be added as a later comment to avoid having it all set in huge type).",97,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00016-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.984937250614166
df158073-f9b6-4f64-878e-ad77a5e4a83b,2018-08-14T14:12:32+00:00,2017-02-05,0,http://ficourseworkdbjs.newsglobal.us/mcdonalds-anaylesing-according-to-porters-five.html,"You need to conduct porter’s five forces analysis in 1979 michael e porter of harvard business school identified five key forces that de- termined the fundamental attractiveness of a. Mcdonalds is worlds leading fast food chain with in detail by pest analysis and evaluating the porters 5 mcdonald's, according to official. Mcdonalds porters 5 forces analysis analysis of mcdonalds corporation using the porters 5 forces model to asses its competitive position in the fast food industry. Mcdonald as case study for porter 5 forces mcdonald offer different set of foods where each family unit can choose according to pest analysis of mcdonalds in. An analysis of eharmony, including the five forces an analysis of eharmony, including the five forces according to airline industry analysis by porter’s. Analysing mcdonalds (fast food outlets) using porters 5 forces model – sometimes called the competitive forces model introduction mcdonalds canada opened.
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c839cc0b-6143-49aa-b01f-c785079788df,2022-05-25T06:59:16+00:00,2020-05-05,1,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/05/republicans-move-block-48-us-fighter-jets-deployed-britain-huawei/,"Republican senators are attempting to block by law the deployment of 48 next generation US fighter jets to Britain because of Huawei's involvement in the UK's 5G network, The Telegraph can reveal.
An amendment to the annual piece of legislation determining how defence money is spent proposes to ban such deployments to countries where “at-risk” companies like the Chinese firm have access.
The summary at the top of the amendment, seen by this newspaper, reads: “To prohibit the stationing of new aircraft at bases in host countries with at-risk vendors in their 5G or 6G networks.”
If it becomes law the change would effectively block two US squadrons of F-35A Lightning II aircraft from being permanently stationed in Britain from next year as planned.
The deployment is half a decade in the making. More than $200 million has already been spent preparing RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, where the aircraft will be based along with 1,200 US airmen.
Collapse of a project previously hailed by both sides as proof of the strength of UK-US military ties at this late stage would be an embarrassment for the UK government.
Plans to send Britain’s new aircraft carrier the HMS Queen Elizabeth to the Pacific carrying US F-35 jets - seen as another symbol of UK-US cooperation - could also be complicated.
The amendment has been proposed by Tom Cotton, the Republican senator Arkansas who sits on the committee handling the legislation. Other Republicans signatories are expected.
Mr Cotton told The Telegraph: “While the United States will do all we can to maintain and strengthen the special relationship, protecting US airmen and our national security assets must come first.”
The move on Capitol Hill is the latest example of the escalating row between Washington and London over Boris Johnson’s decision to let Huawei, the Chinese telecoms giant, help build the UK’s 5G wireless network.
On Monday this newspaper reported that the White House has launched a major review into the decision’s impact, assessing every US military and intelligence asset in Britain. It could see spy planes and agents pulled from the UK.
Tom Tugendhat, the Tory MP who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee, was among conservative political figures who reacted by calling for a reversal from the UK government.
“This is serious. We need to rethink the Huawei decision,” Mr Tugendhat tweeted, further explaining his thinking in a piece for The Telegraph.
With the decision yet to become law in Britain, a reversal remains possible - though Downing Street is holding firm.
The UK Government argues that barring Huawei from building “core” parts of the 5G network and capping its non-core market share to 35 per cent means it is not compromised.
However the Trump administration does not share that confidence, viewing any involvement of Huawei as effectively giving the Chinese government access to the network.
That stance is shared by Republican congressmen who have already threatened to make a UK-US free trade deal conditional on Britain dropping its use of Huawei.
Mr Cotton, known as a fierce China critic and a Trump loyalist, has already successfully passed anti-Huawei moves into law, meaning his amendment carries weight.
Changes he has pushed have seen the US government barred from using Huawei equipment and US intelligence chiefs made to consider a country’s telecommunications providers before entering pacts to share classified information.
The amendment is being proposed for the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, the latest version of an annual law that determines defence spending levels and restrictions.
Mr Cotton sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, which drafts the legislation. It is understood he hopes two or three other Republicans on the committee will sign the amendment.
To become law, it would need to be included in the version of the legislation passed by both the Senate and the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives and then signed into law by Donald Trump.
The Pentagon, which has been backing the F-35 deployment to Britain, could oppose the move and lobby congressmen to drop it, but ultimately Congress itself will decide.
It is possible some Democrats could support the move - or at least not object to its inclusion in the legislation - given there are signs of concern over Huawei on both sides of the aisle.
The amendment applies to long-term stationing of such aircraft and not “short-term” deployment “in connection with contingency operations or major combat operations”.
F-35s are among the most advanced fighter jets ever created and include intelligence and surveillance capabilities - hence the US concern over Huawei’s 5G involvement.
A well-placed UK defence source dismissed fears, saying the jets would not use networks built by Huawei and calling the move from senators “tokenism” and “symbolism”.
When the F-35 deployment plan was announced in January 2015 it was hailed as proof of the strength of the US-UK relationship, meaning its collapse would be taken as a sign of its erosion.
“This decision is just the latest example of the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom,” Derek Chollet, then US assistant secretary of defence for international affairs, said at the time.
Last year it was also announced that the HMS Queen Elizabeth would carry US Marine Corps F-35s for a mission in the Pacific in 2021.
That too could be complicated if the amendment passed, though it is understood those pushing the change would be open to an exception being made for the mission.
The UK Government has always insisted its 5G network will not be compromised by Huawei’s limited involvement.
Huawei figures have in the past stressed their independence from the Chinese government.",1176,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662580803.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525054507-20220525084507-00610.warc.gz,0.96391087770462
49408758-30b8-4584-9ab4-bba067a46f35,2019-08-20T10:50:31+00:00,2018-10-30,1,https://www.rt.com/usa/442685-utah-insurance-mexico-prescriptions-trip/,"'It's still cheaper': Utah insurance provider will pay for trips to Mexico for its 'Pharma-Tourists’
The unusual offer is being presented by PEHP, which insures 160,000 state employees and their family members. It includes a flight to San Diego, transportation to a ""top notch"" clinic in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, and an extra $500 per trip taken (up to $3,900 a year).
Although that seems like a lot of money coming out of PEHP's pocket, it's still apparently less than what it would pay for certain drugs in the US, shining a not-so-pleasant light on America's much scrutinized healthcare system.
“That money is pretty small in comparison to the difference between US prices and Mexico prices,” PEHP clinical operations director Travis Tolley told The Salt Lake Tribune.
The insurance provider came up with its ""pharmacy tourism"" plan after Utah legislation made it a requirement that state employees' insurance plans offer ""savings rewards"" or cash incentives to patients who choose cheaper medication providers.
The plan only applies to about 13 drugs, all of which show a huge price discrepancy when their cost in the US is compared with their cost in Mexico. A quick side-by-side glance at Avonex, used to treat Multiple Sclerosis, makes that clear. The drug is about $6,700 for a 28-day supply in the US, but $2,200 through PEHP's contracted clinic in Tijuana.
Other drugs in the program include ones used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, psoriasis, and prostate cancer.
The plan has been hailed by Utah Rep. Norm Thurston, a Republican who sponsored the legislation calling for incentives. “Why wouldn’t we pay $300 to go to San Diego, drive across to Mexico and save the system tens of thousands of dollars? If it can be done safely, we should be all over that,"" he said.
The incentive comes as Donald Trump's administration highlights the disparity between drugs in the US and other parts of the world. It has proposed a plan which would focus on the price of drugs under Medicare Part B, which covers cancer drugs and other medications given to patients in hospitals.
Although federal law currently forbids Medicare from negotiating lower rates from pharmaceutical companies – a rule that Congress has resisted changing – Trump's proposed trial would limit payments for certain Part B drugs to be more in line with what other countries pay for the same medications.
The cost of drugs in America has long been a cause of frustration and debate in the US, particularly after prices rose 10 percent in New Year hikes at the beginning of 2018. Shortly before that, it was revealed that a cancer medication had skyrocketed 1,500 percent over four years.
And who could forget Martin Shkreli, the man dubbed the ""most hated man in America"" after he raised the price of the lifesaving EpiPen device by 500 percent. Still, he called the new price a ""bargain."" He was also behind a 5,000 percent hike in Daraprim, a medicine used to treat HIV sufferers and others with compromised immune systems.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump has long promised that he will work to make the price of drugs ""substantially"" lower, calling on Big Pharma earlier this year to bring production back to the US in exchange for a corporate tax cut and reduction of regulations. However, many have questioned his ability to actually break down the current system, including the monopolies that manufacturers have on patented medicines.
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6f406474-772e-4c92-83a4-edb797ae926f,2013-05-24T15:50:58+00:00,2013-05-24,0,http://www.thehairyedge.com/how-planning-too-much-is-sometimes-a-bad-thing/,"I remember going to the AAA with my grandparents when I was a little girl to pick up their triptik for a trip back East. Along with a map, rest stops, hotels and places to stop were marked for convenience.
Hell, I don't remember for sure, but I think even the Stuckey's were all marked so you could be sure to pick up your pecan log roll along the way.
Granny and PopPop never traveled without their Triptik.
I love the idea of a Triptik for life's journeys. Know where you're going, figure out how to get there and work the plan.
Problem is, life doesn't work that way no matter how much you'd like it to. The do-do bird of mayhem often splats milky-white poo bombs upon your plans, requiring a detour or two.
But there's a bigger problem than a detour in your plans. Way bigger.
With big dreams and journeys, seeing all the steps between Here and There can be overwhelming. If you're a seasoned catastrophizer like I am, the overwhelm of the steps plus the myriad tentacles of All That Could Go Wrong combine to squeeze the breath out of you and stop you in your tracks like flies on flypaper.
Maybe that's just me, but I suspect not.
A friend of mine once worked with a shaman who used the analogy of driving in the desert at night to describe what's necessary to travel the road to your destination. As you drive, your headlights illuminate the road in front of you just enough to inform you of turns or suicidal armadillos in the road.
All you really need to navigate well is the next 100-feet in front of you.
Knowing too much about the journey can paralyze you, keeping you safely ensconced where you are instead of traveling to someplace you'd really like go. You play it safe or don't even start.
When we plan too much, the challenges become Herculean to our brains when, in reality, we're quite adept at vanquishing them on the fly.
I'm staring down the barrel of an idea that's excitingscaryfreakingmeout. My lizard brain is acting like Large Marge in Charge, offering up all the reasons why I'm crazy or it's too risky, and along with the excitement, ol' Lizard Brain's given me a raging dose of the urge to blow chunks.
I've hit this wall before, and far too often, I've succumbed to Lizzie's voice of reason and all the disasters she's predicted instead of focusing on the first five steps forward.
To be honest, I don't know how I'm going to transcend this fear to do something bigger than I currently believe I am capable of. But I want it…desperately…and if it means I'm wiping puke from the corners of my mouth as I move forward, so be it.
So far, all I have is a URL and an overarching idea. A few notes. The plan to join Sandi Amorim and Jenny Bones S'more Summer Camp for Solopreneurs for some education, structure, and a sure kick in the squishy part I sit on.
I can't think about the what ifs right now because if I do, I will never move forward.
And mostly what I want to say to you is that whatever it is you're not starting because the long view freaks you the hell out, scale back.
Think next month, next week, next day, whatever it is that doesn't make you want to reenact the vomit scene in The Exorcist.
But: Whatever you do, do not walk away from your dreams, the ideas that make you shake with passion alongside the nervous-making, that make you sweat and hope and light up like a sparkler.
Because walking away without even trying is worse than any of the possible roadblocks or pitfalls your lizard brain so thoughtfully marks out on your triptik because none of those worries or concerns may even happen. It is certain there will be challenges, but then again, there are still challenges when we play it safe and small.
Nothing is certain in life. We may as well go balls to the wall after something that makes us feel alive.
I'd love to hear more from you, my rock star readers.
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0fa7f5f6-ee64-460a-8000-010023de9d93,2015-04-01T05:46:18+00:00,2011-03-30,0,http://lists.r-forge.r-project.org/pipermail/statet-user/2011-March/000812.html,"[StatET-user] problem installing rj or rJava
bt_jannis at yahoo.de
Wed Mar 30 21:18:40 CEST 2011
after trying Statet using Rterm I am trying to switch to RJ to be able to see the objects in my workspace etc....
I installed rJava (from Cran) and rj from WalWare to a non standard directory (Z:/Software/R-Packages/Windows).
Additionally I added :
To the VM options ind the JRE register of Run->Run Configurations->R-Console.
I added the same path to User libraries.
However, when I try to run some code I get:
The R package 'rj' is not available, R-StatET tools cannot be initialized.
Both packages (rj and rJava) have, hgowever been sucessfully installed to the designed path.
Any ideas what went wrong? Any suggestions how to dig for the error? I am using WinXP, R.2.12, eclipse 3.6.2 and statet 0.9.2.
Thanks a lot
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1ae659df-ea5a-4a7d-aef8-78d809ffca60,2015-04-01T01:07:37+00:00,2013-06-30,1,http://www.bostonfed.org/WorkingCities/cities/somerville.htm,"Somerville received a $100,000 seed award for its Pocket Change: Creating a Somerville that Works for All Initiative, which aims to reduce high unemployment among low-income youth. The model will blend micro-jobs, soft skill training, internships, and hard skill training into a seamless system to build work experience and information about job candidates. These opportunities will be publicized and coordinated via a mobile or online application that will also track participant progress and feedback from participating employers. The initiative is being led by the City of Somerville, in partnership with
several cross-sector task forces.
The Pocket Change Initiative provides participating youth with an opportunity for job progression based on performance. The initiative aims to reduce unemployment for low-income youth in Somerville by 10 percent over 10 years, and is planned and implemented under the guidance of both employers and youth from Somerville’s community. The initiative is a pilot for the citywide “Jobs Trust” proposed by Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, which will create a permanent system for funding job training through linkage funds from developers of large commercial spaces.
Bent Electrical Contractors, Cambridge Health Alliance, Century Bank, Greentown Labs, Massachusetts Workforce Alliance (MWA),
Somerville Center for Adult Learning Experiences,
Somerville Chamber of Commerce, Taza Chocolate,
The Career Place (TCP), The Holiday Inn – Somerville,
The Somerville Community Corporation (SCC), Tufts University,
and Wedgewood-Crane & Connolly
Learn about Somerville
At roughly the same time, two external factors boosted the efforts of city officials and residents to spur Somerville's resurgence: 1) the subway line extension from Harvard Square through Somerville to the Fresh Pond area, and 2) rapid increases in Harvard Square real estate prices. The city has also benefited from proximity to Harvard University and Tufts University. Although the city has faced challenges such as assimilating its high percentage of foreign-born residents and making aging infrastructure compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Somerville has tackled numerous obstacles with innovative initiatives.
Census data show that Somerville experienced rapid population growth during the 50-year period between 1880 and 1930 when it went from 24,933 to a peak of 103,908. The 2010 census put the population at 75,754. Somerville has the greatest density of any city in New England.
|Persons under 18 years||12.1%||21.7%|
|Persons 65 years and over||9.1%||13.8%|
|American Indian and Alaska Native||0.3%||0.3%|
|Black or African-American alone||6.8%||6.6%|
|Hispanic or Latino||10.6%||9.6%|
|Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander||<0.1%||0.0%|
|Two or more races||3.6%||2.6%|
|White alone (not Hispanic or Latino)||69.1%||76.1%|
More than one-half of Somerville adults have at least a bachelor's degree (52%), and nearly a quarter of households have incomes of $100,000 or more. Nevertheless, the city's median income ($59,000) is substantially lower than the 2011 state median household income ($62,859)—or the median income for Massachusetts smaller cities ($71,522). The city's over-65 population declined by more than 2,000 people (nearly 25%) over the past decade.
""Three-fourths of the meat-packing of the Commonwealth is carried on in the six packing-houses of the city. In the order of their importance, other leading industries are: slaughtering, bakery products, confectionary, foundry and machine-shop products, beverages, structural iron and steel, printing, automobile assembling, coffee-roasting, furniture making, and household and photographic equipment.
Because of its definitely residential character, self-rule is prized in Somerville. It is this love for self-government that gives the city its vigor and its virility.""
According to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey five-year estimates for 2007-2011, 26.0% of Somerville residents are foreign born, compared with 14.7% statewide .
Although high compared with the state, the percentage of foreign-born residents is dropping. It went down 11.9% between 2000 and 2011. Also, the percentage of people who speak English less than “very well” dropped from 16.8% to 12.7%, a drop of 24.4% between 2000 and 2011. The American Community Survey also shows that:
According to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, as of June 2013, Somerville’s unemployment rate was 5.4%, compared with 7.4% statewide. Nearly 30% of Somerville’s working residents commute to jobs in Boston, and just over 20% work in Cambridge. Clark University researchers found that Somerville’s five largest employers are:
There are a number of promising economic and community development initiatives that are either in the works or recently completed:",1087,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131302428.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172142-00243-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.925625920295715
00ffc067-2f9a-4505-be20-689a50f23f0a,2016-07-26T14:54:46+00:00,2016-07-26,1,http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/sidd-srinivasa-home-robots-5-years/,"“If you build a specific-purpose device for every single chore, then you’re left with a hundred specific-purpose devices, which clutters up your home but also 99 of which will be sitting idle while the hundredth one is being used,” Sidd Srinivasa, associate professor at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, tells Digital Trends. For the past 11 years, he’s been working on Herb, a robotic butler, focusing on robotic manipulation. Right now, robots are good at performing single, repetitive tasks, like in auto plants. The challenge is getting bots to perform many different tasks in the chaotic home environment. “That’s sort of in some ways the Holy Grail of robotics, robotic manipulation in human environments,” he says.
The idea isn’t to build a robot that is completely autonomous and handles everything on its own; instead, Srinivasa sees robots as partners.
It’s part of the reason Herb, over the course of his life, went from being a two-piece robot, one of which had a single factory-robot-style arm and the other was a Segway with a table attached, to a two-armed machine that has a head and still cruises around on a Segway. Instead of sticking with the factory model, Herb has become more anthropomorphic to deal with the world we live in. No one knows what the robot of the future will look like, says Srinivasa, but it will be easier if resembles humans, because we’ve designed everything around ourselves. Imagine a larger-than-life spider-bot trying to get through your front door.
Herb started out as an autonomous assistant that would perform chores in every household, but for the past few years, Srinivasa’s focus has shifted to helping those with spinal cord injuries. “If you look at technology that’s out there now, a lot of people build technology that makes abled-bodied people more abled,” says Srinivasa. He’s working with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago to get robots like Herb in homes, helping those with physical limitations.
This presents a different set of challenges, because the robot has to interpret information coming from joystick or brain-computer interfaces, then execute the commands. The idea isn’t to build a robot that is completely autonomous and handles everything on its own; instead, Srinivasa sees robots as partners.
Not everyone shares that view, of course. There’s a bit of unease with many Americans when it comes to inviting a robot into the home. It’s a cultural thing, Srinivasa thinks. Whereas many Japanese grew up with heroes like Astro Boy, a crime-fighting android, in the U.S. they’re viewed differently. “In Japan, there’s a sort of cultural affinity toward robots as being caregivings as being helpers, whereas in the United States a lot of the movies that we watch with robots end very, very badly,” he says.
Yet we all have robotic systems in our homes and cars, even if we don’t call them that, Srinivasa points out. Your car might correct itself if you start drifting out of your land or help you parallel park. Smart home devices are creeping in, as well. Several appliance makers are putting cameras inside fridges, so you can check on whether or not you have milk. Eventually, the fridge could figure this out for itself and order it for you. “Those are all pieces that go into a robot, but they’re sort of disembodied” in the fridge, he says.
In the next five years, Srinivasa hopes to have some Herb-like bots inside the homes of people with spinal cord injuries. You might have your own home robot, too, but it will just be in several different pieces like Herb once was, and disguised as an ordinary object.",833,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824994.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00256-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961388051509857
492933bf-7278-4206-b13c-56bcf4245723,2016-07-24T02:49:33+00:00,2013-04-18,0,http://www.ultimateyankees.com/CCOYS.htm,"The Committee to Commemorate Old Yankee Stadium
Old Yankee Stadium - Gone
But Not Forgotten!
The 90th Anniversary of Old Yankee Stadium is April 18. 90 years ago, the greatest stadium in the history of America opened, and one man...George Herman Ruth homered in the Yankees win.
As the 90th Anniversary approaches, the CCOYS stadium is proposing that a large size statue of Babe Ruth be erected on or near the site of Old Yankee Stadium.
As one of several groups and organizations spearheading the effort to celebrate
the life, career, and legacy of the greatest and most beloved athlete in
history, as well as the Stadium in which he reached his zenith, the
COMMITTEE to COMMEMORATE OLD (ORIGINAL) YANKEE
encourages those who support our efforts, to let their voices be heard.
Our Committee asks that a statue of Babe Ruth be located either outside the new
Yankee Stadium or in the Park across the street; and that the Park with its’
three diamonds be named OLD YANKEE STADIUM
FIELDS AT MACOMBS’ DAM PARK.
Naturally, the Fields inside the Park would bear names associated with the New
York Yankees; the largest of the fields being called
Babe Ruth (Memorial) Field.
In comparison…George Steinbrenner has the largest plaque in Yankee Stadium’s
Fans have unofficially voiced their support of these requests/propositions; and if any further verification is sought, one need only visit the COMMITTEE to COMMEMORATE BABE RUTH, HistoryOfTheYankees.com, YankeesHistory.com, or consult the recent article, Baseball Statues Aplenty, Many of Them in Unexpected Places, by Benjamin Hoffman of The New York Times (March 5, 2013).
Be sure to read the comments that follow his article.
Chris Jones, CCOYS
Check out a great article in the New York Times regarding Baseball Statues. Read it HERE!
Another goal of the CCOYS
is to get the name of ""Heritage Field"" renamed to ""Old Yankee Stadium
Park"" or ""Old Yankee Stadium Fields at Macombs Dam Park"".
We would also like to see the three designated fields named as seen below.
""Saving Gate 2 is bigger than the
Yankees. It's not a Yankee issue, or even a baseball issue.
It's a cultural, historical, architectural, and spiritual issue."" - Chris Jones - CCOYS",534,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823935.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00069-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.920171499252319
e40ae3a8-82a2-4fb6-a0bd-c8ac25af75ab,2019-08-20T18:24:08+00:00,2019-08-20,0,https://www.cheyenneregional.org/careers/nursing-education/,"The Clinical Education Department (CED) supports CRMC’s mission by providing clinical staff with the necessary educational opportunities to enhance skills and foster ongoing professional development. The CED team focuses on the design and implementation of a number of programs that help to achieve this goal. Programs include initial orientation and on-boarding, certification maintenance, competency assessments, new policy and equipment training, student placement, and professional development courses.
Mission / Vision:
Clinical Education provides meaningful education and resources to advance safe patient care and drive desired patient outcomes.
The CED’s Motto:
“Inspiring growth with endless curiosity”",131,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315558.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820180442-20190820202442-00302.warc.gz,0.90293425321579
640b10b3-1f97-4103-ae0e-33cd23b0064f,2017-08-18T14:30:12+00:00,2017-08-18,0,http://www.imagekind.com/Horse_art?IMID=94778143-a1b6-49b5-9295-68dad971504c,"I am a graphic artist, illustrator & photographer living in Texas. The inspiration for my art is anything & everything that is a part of my life. Ideas come like explosions, hence the name of my company ""Atomic Cerebellum"". I am thrilled to express my visions through imagekind. Come back often, as I will be updating frequently!!",71,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104681.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818140908-20170818160908-00005.warc.gz,0.931782960891724
1f2e05d8-844e-4fc3-94eb-101eebf32f5a,2013-05-22T00:34:53+00:00,2013-05-22,0,http://www.contour.org/ceg-vb/showthread.php?72633-HID-burnout&p=958864&mode=threaded,"I installed my HID's from DDM about a week ago, and they have been working great. Tonight, started the car and turned on the lights and the passenger is not on. I at first thought it might be my connections had come loose. Checked everything and it's all good but the light isn't coming on. . .any thoughts? Ballast, bulb?",77,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00013-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.986643970012665
35119c5f-2a58-4eda-9b58-eba3c0a63725,2015-03-28T00:38:05+00:00,2014-08-10,1,http://www.courant.com/bs-md-k9-dog-problems-20140810-story.html,"The Maryland Transportation Authority says it has launched an investigation into its police K-9 unit after the dogs' head trainer alleged problems with the drug-sniffing hounds.
The trainer said in a deposition that he had discovered deficiencies in the training of one dog, and that police had tried to pass off fake credentials for the animal in a court case after officers could not find the original records.
The allegations have emerged in a battle over $122,000 seized last fall at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
The money — which authorities believe is connected to drug trafficking, according to court documents — was taken from a man at the airport in September. The man's wife, Samantha Banks, says the money was her life savings and was to be used in a real estate deal. Banks is fighting in court to get it back.
Authorities have not found drugs, but say the narcotics dog, Falco, gave a positive response when it sniffed the money. Among the evidence turned over to Banks' lawyer was a certificate that was supposed to show the qualifications of Falco and his handler. Neither Banks nor her husband has been charged.
But in a deposition in July, one K-9 trainer said the certificate was created after the dog's handler could not find the original, and another trainer said in an affidavit that he produced the certificate on his home computer under instructions from the handler.
An MdTA spokesman said the agency is taking the allegations seriously. Spokesman John Sales said MdTA police are starting an investigation and have assigned additional commanders to watch over the K-9 unit.
""We hold ourselves to the highest levels of professionalism, compliance and integrity,"" Sales wrote in an email. ""With that basis we are proceeding with due diligence regarding these allegations.""
Banks' attorney wrote in court filings that federal prosecutors ""obscured the truth"" about the document. A spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office said there was no wrongdoing.
MdTA police have responsibility for law enforcement at BWI, the port of Baltimore, and the state's tunnels and bridges. The K-9 unit took over responsibility for detecting explosives at the airport from the state police in 2001 and began using them for detecting drugs three years later.
The four drug-sniffing dogs are certified by the MdTA police. The explosives dogs are certified by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration and are not implicated in the case, Sales said.
When prosecutors turned the certificate in question over to Banks' attorney, they described it in a letter as a ""reproduction.""
In a subsequent deposition, attorney C. Justin Brown asked K-9 trainer Michael McNerney if it was ""an authentic certification.""
""No,"" McNerney said.
""Is this a fraudulent certification?"" Brown asked.
""I believe so,"" the trainer said.
Another trainer, John McCarty III, said in an affidavit that he was directed by the dog's handler to create the certificate on his home computer using Microsoft Word. McCarty said he believed the certificate had no value because there was no underlying paperwork to show the dog had been trained.
McNerney said in the deposition that he told the U.S. attorney's office that he thought the document was fraudulent and that he talked to his superiors about it.
Brown wrote in court filings that the two prosecutors assigned to the case had ""obscured the truth"" about the certificate, and decried ""the lengths to which [MdTA Police] and the U.S. Attorney's Office went to mislead the claimant and gain advantage in litigation.""
The U.S. attorney's office has not responded to Brown's filings in court. But in a statement, spokeswoman Vickie LeDuc said there was ""no intent to deceive anyone about the certification.""
The training records of drug-sniffing dogs serve an important legal role, one which was underscored last year by the U.S. Supreme Court. The court ruled that an alert by a drug dog should generally be considered grounds for police to carry out a search as long as officers can show that the dog had been properly certified or trained.
Sales said the transportation authority now has current certifications and training records for its four drug-sniffing dogs but plans to recertify all its dogs and have an independent body audit the K-9 unit. There were no gaps in any of the other dogs' records, Sales said.
In the money case, Falco was not responsible for discovering the cash, but Sales said transportation authority police are working with prosecutors to determine whether any other cases are affected. James Wyda, the head of the federal public defender's office in Baltimore, said he is also keeping a close eye on the proceedings.
twitter.com/iduncanCopyright © 2015, Hartford Courant",994,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297146.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00060-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.978096902370453
6eb31be5-da74-4286-b6b0-a0f660775cc4,2015-03-30T06:57:12+00:00,2013-12-31,1,http://www.prlog.org/12314127-molecular-spectroscopy-market-worth-59-billion-by-2018.html,"Browse 90 market data tables, 17 figures spread through 295 pages and in-depth TOC on “Molecular Spectroscopy Market”
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In the coming years, the demand for molecular spectroscopy is likely to increase owing to a number of factors such as the stringent quality requirements for drugs and excipients, growing concerns for food safety, extensive usage of molecular spectroscopy technologies by the pharmaceutical industry for the development and quality control of drugs, technological advancements, and increasing life sciences R&D spending. These factors are propelling the growth of this market. However, the high cost of the systems and the need for skilled personnel to operate high-end systems are the major factors hindering the growth of this market.
The major players in this market include ABB Bomem, Inc. (U.S.), Agilent Technologies (U.S.), Bruker Corporation (U.S.), Danaher Corporation (U.S.), FOSS (Denmark), JASCO International Co., Ltd. (Japan), PerkinElmer, Inc. (U.S.), Shimadzu Corporation (Japan), Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (U.S.), and JEOL, Ltd. (Japan).
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North - Dominion Plaza,
17304 Preston Road,
Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252",646,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299114.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00112-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.901598632335663
662d54ac-e006-4768-a987-a5dfea53f56b,2022-05-23T15:40:22+00:00,2020-05-25,1,https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/columnists/2020/05/25/calmatters-commentary-tax-hikes-midst-recession/5248455002/,"CalMatters Commentary: Tax hikes in the midst of recession?
It’s the multi-billion-dollar question of the moment:
In the midst of a sudden recession that has erased, at least temporarily, millions of jobs, would Californians support a batch of new taxes to prop up state and local government services?
Gov. Gavin Newsom implicitly posed the question in his much-revised 2020-21 budget. It assumes a $41.2 billion drop in revenues from the initial budget he unveiled in January, pegs the total deficit at $54.3 billion and makes wholesale reductions in K-12 schools, higher education and other popular services to close the gap.
Newsom may be maximizing the state’s projected fiscal problem to bolster his plea, and that of other governors, for federal pandemic relief. But there’s no doubt that he and the Legislature have a big hole of some size to fill and with relief in Washington stalemated and a June 15 budget deadline looming, an option would be to boost state taxes.
Last week, the Education Coalition — a collection of unions, school boards and other school groups — pleaded with Newsom and lawmakers to ease the revised budget’s $6.9 billion reduction in state aid to K-12 school districts.
“Schools and colleges cannot physically reopen safely with the funding level proposed in the May revision,” the coalition said in an open letter.
Noting that Newsom proposes to raise $4.4 billion by suspending some business tax breaks, the coalition added, “We look to the administration and the legislature to identify and agree on alternate revenue sources, in addition to supporting the suspension of tax credits, to ensure K-12 schools can provide quality and safe educational environments for California’s six million students.”
“Alternate revenue sources” is obviously a euphemism for new taxes of some kind, most likely additional income taxes on those at the top of the economic ladder. Tax-the-rich has been a deficit-closing maneuver in past recessions and earlier, before the pandemic struck, some members of the coalition had proposed such an increase to raise school spending.
That proposal, which was to have appeared on the November ballot, was set aside to avoid competition with another measure, backed mostly by public employee unions, to raise property taxes on commercial buildings such as warehouses, hotels and office buildings.
The Education Coalition’s plea for “alternate revenue sources,” the commercial property tax increase already on the ballot and dozens of pending local government tax proposals frame the question: Do concerns about cuts in schools and other services outweigh the personal economic stress that millions of voters feel as their incomes shrink?
Newsom and legislators would not have to seek voter approval of new taxes, which could be passed with two-thirds votes in both legislative houses. But enacting a package of new state taxes could make it more difficult to gain voter approval of the commercial property tax, which would raise $10-plus billion a year for schools and local governments, and the pending local government tax measures.
Moreover, with Californians already bearing one of the nation’s highest tax burdens, adding more levies could slow economic recovery. Opponents of the commercial property tax are already arguing that it would force property owners to raise rents and would thus hammer small businesses, such as restaurants, that are foundering due to forced pandemic closures.
Were Congress and President Donald Trump to suddenly cough up the additional trillion dollars in state and local government aid that Newsom et al, seek, the tax question might fade, at least until November. But the chances of that happening anytime soon, if ever, are slim.
CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Walters, go to calmatters.org/commentary",808,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662558030.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523132100-20220523162100-00028.warc.gz,0.958319365978241
4789b5cd-b1c4-4e02-9a54-ca9a4e3ecae2,2020-10-22T01:36:32+00:00,2016-03-14,1,https://asiatimes.com/2016/03/govt-blocked-malaysian-news-portal-shuts-down/,"A leading Malaysian news portal that was blocked by the government after it ran reports on a scandal linked to Prime Minister Najib Razak is shutting down after eight years, it announced Monday.
The Malaysian Insider has been a key player in the growth of plucky online news sites that have rapidly gained a following over the past decade by reporting on official malfeasance and corruption, filling a void left by pro-government traditional media.
Last month, Malaysia’s government began blocking access to the site after it published a story on corruption allegations swirling around Najib.
The website’s owner, The Edge Media Group, said in a statement that it had been in negotiations to sell the loss-making portal but that talks broke down in the wake of the government block.
“We believe the recent problems TMI had with (the Malaysian government) had made it more difficult for a sale to be concluded,” it said, adding that it had no choice but to close the site.
The news will fuel further fears for democratic space and media freedom under Najib.
Najib, 62, has been under pressure for a year over allegations that billions of dollars were pilfered from a state fund he oversees, and for his own admitted acceptance of a mysterious $681 million sum.
As calls for his ouster mounted, Najib has purged critics from his government and taken other steps that have stalled investigations.
Concern over fate of journalists
Australia’s foreign minister on Monday expressed concern at Malaysia’s detention of two visiting Australian journalists who had tried to question Prime Minister Najib Razak about corruption allegations.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation journalist and camera operator were detained overnight Saturday after they approached Najib as he visited a mosque in Kuching on Borneo island.
They have since been released but remain barred from leaving Malaysia as they await possible charges, their lawyer said.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Australia’s high commissioner (ambassador) in Malaysia had been in contact with the pair, Four Corners reporter Linton Besser and camera operator Louie Eroglu.
“I’m always concerned when there are instances of a crackdown on freedom of speech — in democracies particularly,” Bishop said while visiting Fiji. Read More",469,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107878662.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021235030-20201022025030-00614.warc.gz,0.975864589214325
e8377997-9168-40cd-9f70-6445a582419e,2015-03-30T02:05:29+00:00,2008-07-27,0,http://www.typophile.com/node/19927,"New to Typophile? Accounts are free, and easy to set up.
This font is based from memory off of a poster that my grandparents in West Virginia have; I haven't actually seen the poster for a few years because each time I'm there I forget to look at it. It's some interesting geometric art, including the text
in this lettering. (It also has an alternate, much thinner c and s that I will make soon.) I discovered that ""McGaw Editions"" is a company that makes posters, but when I emailed them to ask if they could tell me about that particular one, they couldn't find it in their database. (I assume it's just old, and predates their digital age.) I think it was probably hand-drawn because (1) it's old and (2) I haven't been able to find anything similar, except for one that was similar but not it (I can't find it again or remember its name). Anyways, tell me what you think.",209,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298871.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00287-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.985427796840668
24664800-9633-49bf-97f7-c97c37837225,2016-07-25T14:08:04+00:00,2013-01-16,1,http://www.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/mcclellan-kiboshes-confidentiality-clauses-20130116-2ctgm.html,"The head of the royal commission into child sex abuse says he will not hesitate to investigate alleged assaults that are the subject of confidentiality agreements.
Fronting the media with his five co-commissioners for the first time since they were appointed last week, Justice Peter McClellan said non-disclosure agreements would not stop the commission inquiring into institutional responses to child sex assault.
He indicated the likelihood of a lengthy wait for victims and their families anticipating the start of public hearings, saying the evidence gathering process would take months.
""Our task is complex and it will take significant time,"" Justice McClellan said.
""It may be some months before the progress of the commission is apparent to the public.""
But Justice McClellan immediately moved to allay the concerns over the commission's handling of confidentiality agreements.
""The commission is aware that there has been considerable public discussion about the powers the commission has to inquire into matters which are the subject of confidential agreements,"" he said.
""We wish to emphasise that under the Royal Commission Act, the commission has powers to compel the production of evidence, including documents.
""We will not hesitate in an appropriate case to exercise those powers.""
He said the commission would be based in Sydney but that the six commissioners would sit in different parts of the country.
Assisting Justice McClellan are former Queensland police commissioner Bob Atkinson, former Victorian president of the Children's Court Justice Jennifer Coate, Productivity Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald, consultant psychiatrist Professor Helen Milroy and former West Australian senator Andrew Murray.
Justice McClellan said the public should be reminded the commission was not a prosecuting body, nor was it able to award compensation to victims.
Given the sensitivity of the issues involved, there could at times be ""constraints"" on the inquiry, he said.
""Our investigative processes will be utilised to receive and consider what we expect to be accounts by individuals that tell of their experience,"" he said.
""This may mean that proceedings will take place in private, and real names may not be used.""
He said where possible, the commission would proceed in public.
The commission has set up a phone hotline for victims of sex abuse to call and leave their personal details.",457,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824230.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00175-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.963870346546173
69b669ea-278b-4434-961e-5d7221969ea5,2022-05-24T05:14:31+00:00,2022-01-07,1,https://waterford-news.ie/2022/01/07/massive-cup-weekend-awaits-for-wildcats/,"The WIT Wildcats senior team are first into action when they take on DCU Mercy on Saturday in Cork. Photo: Noel Browne.
Next weekend Waterford Wildcats are in the National Cup semi-finals at senior and U-20 level.
DCU will be the opposition in both games which take place in Cork city. The seniors are in action at 1.30pm on Saturday in Neptune stadium. The following day (Sunday) it’s a 2.00pm tip off in the Parochial Hall for the U-20 event.
The experts predict these semi-finals could go either way as recent form shows little between the sides. The U-20 game is certainly hard to predict but if Wildcats show similar form to their quarter-final win over Belfast they will be difficult to beat. Wildcats are the reigning U-20 cup champions and no doubt they will be determined to repeat that success this season.
On the other hand, the senior Wildcats will be without a game for three weeks which is not ideal preparation for such a major event. All Super League games were cancelled last week including the top of the table clash where Wildcats were to host Glanmire. The executive committee decided that due to the rapid cases of the virus reported across the country they would postpone the league games in the hope that the cup semi-finals would go ahead as scheduled. No doubt coaches Tommy O’Mahony and Jillian Hayes would have preferred to play the Glanmire game as they needed to rectify some problems from previous games. The main issue is fouls which cost them dearly in the double overtime game away to Dublin’s Killester and their last home game in the league pre Christmas against this weekend’s opposition DCU. While they were victorious in that game due to a tremendous up-tempo performance which saw them lead by 19 points at the midway stage. Wildcats left DCU back into the game through fouling. The Dubliners hit 11 from 12 on the foul line to bring the deficit down to eight in a nervous final quarter. Thankfully Wildcats went on to win by 14 points. Yes it’s difficult to get it totally perfect playing with such intensity but when some of your better players are sitting out for long periods because of foul trouble it’s something they need to put right if they are to progress to the final.
The senior game can be watched at the following link:
The U-20 game can be watched at the following link:",506,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662564830.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524045003-20220524075003-00026.warc.gz,0.97157210111618
67854123-d6fa-48e5-9301-9942daf47aa5,2013-05-24T15:49:49+00:00,2013-01-02,0,http://www.bagogames.com/capcom-bringing-games-wii/,"Published on January 2nd, 2013 | by Thomas Wakelin
Capcom NOT Bringing Recent Games To Wii U
It was assumed by many that due to the recent ports such as Batman: Arkham City- Armoured Edition, Mass Effect 3 and Darksiders II that we would see many ports make their way onto Wii U within the first year or so after its release at least but it seems that, at least Capcom games anyway, that that may not be the case.
Capcom have confirmed via their Capcom Unity forums that recent games will not be making their way onto Nintendo’s new home console; the Nintendo Wii U. This means titles such as Resident Evil 6 are very unlikely to be within reach for Nintendo fans.
In an post, Christian Svensson (Capcom’s Senior Vice President) said the following:
“With regard to WiiU, in general we’re looking forward, not back so late ports are generally not on the table”.
What do you make of Capcom’s decision to look forward and not back?",219,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961106836795807
680f8290-be7f-4e3f-9034-185de6f09fa5,2015-03-27T17:32:50+00:00,2010-03-27,1,http://www.retailingtoday.com/article/vf-corp-has-big-plans-next-five-years?ad=news,"NEW YORK -- VF Corp., whose stable of banners includes Vans and The North Face, announced an aggressive growth, including plans to open 400 U.S. stores across its various brands during the next five years. The company discussed these plans and more at an investor conference held recently in New York City.
In addition to the U.S. expansion, VF is looking to open some 225 stores in Europe and 80 in Asia. The expansion is expected to bring the company’s global store count to 1,500 units.
Speaking at the conference, VF chairman and CEO, Eric Wiseman, discussed the company's plans to reach its 2015 goals of adding $5 billion in revenues and $5 in earnings per share growth from 2010 levels.
""VF's momentum continues to build,"" said Wiseman. ""We're approaching the next five years with confidence, and with the belief that the full potential of our brands is just beginning to unfold. We have a strategic plan in place to drive revenues at a 10 percent annual rate and earnings at a 12 percent annual rate, with operating margins rising to 15% over the next five years. Our goal is to reach $12.7 billion in revenues by 2015. Growth will come domestically and internationally, across all coalitions, and in both our wholesale and direct-to-consumer businesses.""
During the next five years, the company expects to generate $3 billion from its outdoor and action sports division, where revenues have grown on average by 17% over the past five years, $1 billion from growth in Jeanswear through the Wrangler and Lee brands, led by expansion in international markets such as Asia, Europe and Latin America and $1 billion from higher revenues across Sportswear, Imagewear and Contemporary Brands.",362,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296587.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00219-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967663764953613
4b3d902a-a567-4a9b-ad21-47b7d574c643,2018-08-16T21:45:57+00:00,2018-08-16,0,https://buildinglogix.net/projects/,"What is the Benefit?
These solutions have not only driven down our clients’ operating costs, but have also provided more comfortable and customizable environments for employees and guests. You don’t have to take our word for it however, the proof is in the extraordinary results our clients have seen over the years!
Invest in the Best
The following case studies highlight some of our most recent accomplishments. If you’re interested in finding out more about the solutions we would recommend for your business, one of our team members would be happy to help!",112,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221211185.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20180816211126-20180816231126-00468.warc.gz,0.961221158504486
63290f5d-4f58-4acc-8680-f7f6918f2b5d,2022-05-17T03:29:15+00:00,2018-09-19,1,https://nuffoodsspectrum.in/2018/09/19/coca-cola-acquires-kombucha-drink-brand.html,"The Coca-Cola Company has entered the kombucha market with the acquisition of Organic & Raw Trading Co, which makes the Mojo brand of naturally fermented, live culture, organic kombucha drinks.
Australia-based Organic & Raw was co-founded by Anthony Crabb in 2010, who perfected his handmade, fermented drink in his home in 2010. Since then the firm has grown rapidly, with increased sales of its Mojo Crafted Kombucha beverage.
According to Coca-Cola, which is continuing to shift away from soft drinks to drive growth, kombucha is the fastest-growing beverage category in Australia.
Two key leaders who have been responsible for driving Mojo’s growth, Anthony Crabb, and sales and marketing director, Andrew Buttery, will remain in their current roles.",165,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662515501.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517031843-20220517061843-00421.warc.gz,0.968837678432465
2aafac5a-dfa2-4606-8110-cb56bbfdd836,2013-05-19T18:27:33+00:00,2012-06-28,1,http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2012-06-28/jpmorgan-trading-loss-may-reach-9-billion-nyt,"Already a Bloomberg.com user?
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JPMorgan's trading losses from credit derivatives may reach $9 billion far in excess of the $2 billion it announced initially, the New York Times reports.
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a9cf20e1-8873-479b-9ea7-eb9e30af0629,2019-08-24T23:01:24+00:00,2019-08-24,0,https://www.ccc.govt.nz/services/water-and-drainage/wastewater/about-wastewater/about-our-wastewater-system,"Our wastewater system includes eight treatment plants, connected to our homes and businesses by pipes, manholes and pumping stations.
Pipes and pump stations convey wastewater (sewage) from homes and businesses to eight treatment plants, one in Christchurch and seven on Banks Peninsula.
The City of Christchurch was built on low, flat, water-logged land and with no sewage system and cesspits for the wastewater. In its early days Christchurch was particularly beset with the problem of water-borne diseases such as dysentery and typhoid. In 1874 it had the highest death rate of any centre in New Zealand.
With this as a background, in 1875 the Christchurch Drainage Board was formed and construction on Christchurch’s first pump station and first piped network was started in the late 1870s.
Now a vast network of 2,679 kilometres of public wastewater pipes, 30,817 manholes and 239 pumping, lift and vacuum stations continuously convey wastewater to the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant for treatment and disposal.
Compared to other New Zealand cities, Christchurch is much flatter and, due to its unique environmental features, has its own particular wastewater network challenges. Pumping is required on the plains as the ground is often too flat for gravity alone to naturally move the wastewater load along. For more information on the Christchurch wastewater system, see facts and figures.
It is important that wastewater gets to the treatment plant as soon as possible to avoid odour generated from its decay. The length of time wastewater takes will depend on the distance from the treatment plant (one to 24 hours maximum).
Christchurch has a particular problem with this as it has one of the flattest wastewater systems in the world. Where the volume of wastewater is not sufficient to cause a rapid flow, or where the pipe grades are too flat, it is sometimes necessary to flush extra water down line through the pipes to move wastewater along.
Bark biofilters are used in 33 locations to treat odours from the wastewater network.
The Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant at Bromley treats the wastewater from all of urban Christchurch (as well as Tai Tapu). The average daily flow is 185,000,000 litres per day. The highly treated wastewater is discharged through a 1.8 metre diameter pipe which has its outlet 3 kilometres into the Pacific Ocean off South New Brighton.
On Banks Peninsula the Council has wastewater treatment plants at:
|Treatment Plant||Treated wastewater discharge location|
|Lyttelton (servicing Lyttelton, Corsair Bay, Cass Bay and Rapaki areas)||Lyttelton Harbour|
|Governors Bay||Lyttelton Harbour|
|Diamond Harbour||Lyttelton Harbour|
The Akaroa Harbour treatment plants have to cope with the wastewater from large numbers of tourists so the type and amount of wastewater that arrives at the treatment plants can change quite dramatically from winter to summer and even from weekday to weekend or on busy public holidays. This can cause variations in the treatment process.
The standard of the treated wastewater is monitored by the Council and Environment Canterbury to meet the resource consent conditions.
Many of the treatment plants will have upgrades or changes in the near future, including the Akaroa wastewater scheme, the Lyttelton Harbour and Governor's Bay wastewater scheme and the Wainui wastewater scheme.",692,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321786.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824214845-20190825000845-00534.warc.gz,0.938843607902527
1c6b188c-33ed-475a-b3fa-6e255be45fd9,2019-08-26T07:32:26+00:00,2019-01-09,1,http://en.ce.cn/National/big-news/201901/09/t20190109_31215606.shtml,"The National Cultural Heritage Administration will work out a plan to better protect cultural relics and speed up the creation of a safety oversight platform in 2019.
Stressing the importance of such protection, Liu Yuzhu, head of the administration, said lax enforcement is a prominent problem that endangers cultural relics, at a meeting attended by cultural heritage administrators nationwide.
The administration noted that local authorities in some provinces failed to make clear the limits of protection areas for cultural relics and construction control zones.
""This has brought great difficulties to the rectification of illegal behavior. As a result, a number of illegal construction projects that destroy cultural relics and surrounding features have been carried out,"" Liu said.
Liu ordered continued remote sensing monitoring of unmovable cultural relics, cracking down on cultural relics-related crimes, actions to close security loopholes, and stronger technical support for cultural relic protection.",175,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027331228.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20190826064622-20190826090622-00123.warc.gz,0.925569117069244
7cdb3b6f-5128-4b14-b2fa-46d312aecef2,2019-08-24T00:02:57+00:00,2019-08-24,0,http://www.buildingpieces.com/products-info/productId/166/subCatId/51/catId/0,"About the Company
HEWI is a forward-looking company with a corporate history stretching back over 75 years and its UK division in the South of England. The satisfaction of our customers and partners is our top priority. Meeting modern architectural demands is the motto underpinning all of our products and services.
Our main product areas are:
- Sanitary accessories
- Handrails and Balustrades
Our products accompany our customers throughout their lives.",92,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027319155.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823235136-20190824021136-00135.warc.gz,0.911687016487122
2eba7932-f1ac-45c6-9b84-46b110cecb19,2016-07-23T09:51:13+00:00,2016-07-23,0,http://www.cosplay.com/showpost.php?p=3475227&postcount=125,"Hmmm, interesting to hear you compare the Brother and Janome, as those are the brands I am currently trying to decide between!!
I'm leaning towards Janome since it sounds more reliable than the Brother machines...and everyone keeps mentioning about Brother's bobbin problems, etc (same with newer model Singer reviews). Anyone have one of the following machines that you've had experience with??I tried searching and didn't see anything about these specifically in here.
Also, just curious if anyone has ever used a voltage converter with any of their sewing machines? I am currently living overseas in Hong Kong, but plan to move around a lot after this year to places with different voltage. Argggg, I'm so desperate to start sewing but so many things to consider with such a pricy purchase!!",161,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257821671.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071021-00003-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959414064884186
f93feb02-562c-43af-a8c4-5d4b959586d7,2015-04-01T10:47:49+00:00,1967-05-21,0,http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/259634/84/May-21-1967-Lindbergh-anniversary-accident,"KSDK - Ceremonies in New York to Paris were held to mark the 40th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's historic solo transatlantic flight.
The welcoming ceremony in Paris came to a crashing halt seconds after pilot Frank Tallman taxied up in a replica of the Spirit of St. Louis airplane. The front of the dignitaries stand collapsed.
U.S. Ambassador Charles Bohlen and Mayor Frank Curran of San Diego, where the original plane and the replica were made, were shaken up, but no one was seriously injured.",113,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131304444.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172144-00199-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.95408833026886
535bb1d2-dd45-4cf7-920d-1be7bb32afec,2017-08-24T06:47:10+00:00,2017-08-24,0,http://terpstudio.com/gallery/folkart/birds-fish/small-detailed-fish/,"1 in stock
This little fish, though overall a happy fellow, is a bit wary of his surroundings looking every which way with his big eyes.
Please note that the price includes the mandatory Illinois 8percent sales tax on internet sales.
There are no reviews yet.
Not that bad",59,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886133042.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824062820-20170824082820-00173.warc.gz,0.89510852098465
893812e9-8a1d-4c02-98dd-375e8755aba6,2015-04-02T03:44:35+00:00,2012-05-03,1,http://www.lifescript.com/health/centers/osteoarthritis/alternative_treatments/hatha_yoga_articles/the_doctor_in_the_next_cubicle_will_see_you_now.aspx,"NEW YORK (Reuters) - So much for the ""I have a doctor's appointment"" excuse when seeking a three-hour lunch break from work.
U.S. companies as diverse as chipmaker Intel Corp and printer Quad/Graphics Inc have opened in-house health clinics with doctors, nurses and even dentists to diagnose suspicious symptoms, write prescriptions and more. Most recently, they are adding services to manage chronic conditions such as diabetes.
The clinics and their lengthening list of services reflect the latest efforts to counter soaring healthcare costs. While companies have for years offered yearly flu shots or brought in yoga teachers, that hasn't been enough to offset expenses from rising obesity rates and other conditions.
""We were beginning to see ... growing chronic conditions in our population,"" says Tami Graham, director of global benefits for Intel. ""All the stuff that ails America, ails Intel.""
For every dollar spent on in-company programs, employers get a return on investment of $1.50 to $3, according to a 2009 study by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, a society of healthcare professionals.
Of course, in-house clinics can't do everything. Workers still want and need outside specialists for complicated health needs like surgery or childbirth. And privacy concerns linger despite legal protections, with some employees worrying that personal data could cause companies to fire less-than-healthy employees.
Clinics are ""potentially a very good idea,"" says Lewis Maltby, president of the National Workrights Institute, a legal advocacy organization. ""Assuming, of course, that the medical records are really confidential. That's a big assumption."" Proponents claim the clinics do protect employee privacy.
WORKERS CHECK SYMPTOMS ON THE FLY
Employers and employees hail the services, saying they save money and time. Workers can walk to nearby clinics, rather than spending work hours commuting to doctors' offices. And the convenience prompts many to get symptoms checked quickly. Urgent - and contagious - conditions are then caught earlier.
Such was the case with Quad/Graphics customer service representative Tim Liskowitz.
After two days of feeling weak and exhausted, Liskowitz visited the clinic in his West Allis, Wisconsin, building. He was dangerously dehydrated and suffering from highly contagious mononucleosis. While being hooked up to intravenous fluids, Liskowitz, a diabetic, met the clinic's diabetes care coordinator for the first time.
After getting mono ""out of the way,"" Liskowitz began meeting regularly with the diabetes coordinator and found an insulin treatment that worked better than his previous regime.
""It was a whole new world from there,"" says the 33 year old, who recently lost 30 pounds, more than 10 percent of his body weight, with the help of clinic staff.
Stories like these have prompted companies to either add more clinic, or increase their focus on ongoing conditions like obesity.
Employers ""are seeing a tremendous increase in chronic conditions which is mirroring what we're seeing in the country,"" says Peter Hotz, a group vice president at Walgreen Co. A Walgreen subsidiary, Take Care Health Systems, operates on-site centers for companies. The centers can provide X-rays, physical therapy and emergency care.
The division, currently operating about 375 work-site centers, has seen demand grow by ""low teens"" over the past three years, says Hotz. Clients are clamoring for more anti-obesity measures, so they are stepping up nutritional counseling offerings, says Hotz.
Intel has four clinics at different locations and plans to add three more in the ""next year or so,"" says Graham. To meet growing demand for diabetes care, some have started providing certified diabetes clinicians.
Financial firm American Express Co , which has 15 ""wellness centers,"" has added to its obesity and stop-smoking programs and said it has seen employee weight and tobacco use drop.
The growth in clinic demand comes as healthcare costs for employers and employees, are ""galloping ahead,"" says Helen Darling, president of the National Business Group on Health, a non-profit group that represents large employers' perspective on national health policy issues.
""Unhealthy people cost a lot more,"" Darline says, adding that rising obesity rates is one of the biggest culprits.
Companies will pay an average $11,664 per employee for healthcare costs this year, up 5.9 percent from last year, according to a Towers Watson/NBGH survey. Employees' share of premium costs rose 9.3 percent, to $2,764.
Some 42 percent of U.S. adults could be obese by 2030, adding $550 billion to healthcare costs over that period, according to a study published earlier this year in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
That leaves room for a lot of spending on obesity prevention programs, but the clinics are costly for employers to sponsor. An average Intel clinic, for example, can cost $1 million to build and another $1 million to run, says Graham.
And there are other drawbacks. Not everyone is thrilled about seeing a company doctor; worries abound that workers could be penalized or fired if their boss sees expensive medical conditions in their personnel records. Clinic proponents, however, say on-site facilities are operated by third-party managers who never disclose data to employers.
""There are very strict laws against that,"" says Take Care's Hotz.
Maltby recommends all patients ask how medical records are kept and who has access. In addition, employees should always ask their doctor if there is a ""doctor-patient relationship,"" in which medical conditions are kept private, says Maltby.
""If the doctor says 'yes,' you can probably proceed with relative confidence,"" he says.
Many employees find any potential risk worth the reward. American Express counted more than 35,000 visits to its six U.S. wellness centers in the past year.
Quad/Graphics's Liskowitz estimates he's saved about 120 hours by having regular diabetes checks at his office, rather than traveling. And the convenience and follow-up has improved his life in other ways.
""My wife loves it because I'm going to live now,"" says Liskowitz.",1279,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131310006.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172150-00265-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.968120634555817
7b467242-c9a7-4f51-b1e8-b1b9cdd6699a,2016-07-23T22:01:15+00:00,2011-09-01,1,http://seekingalpha.com/article/294533-why-things-are-looking-uup-for-the-dollar,"By Alexander Green
Since then, that ETF has jumped 7 percent. I see more upside in that fund.
However, today I’m going to recommend another way to take advantage of an oversold dollar: PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (NYSE: UUP). It’s likely to rally in the months ahead.
Two weeks ago, I was in France and the U.K. on personal business. As anyone who travels to this part of the world knows, every time you change a Ben Franklin, you get back a couple of bills and a smattering of coins. The almighty dollar doesn’t go far in this part of the world.
My cab ride from Heathrow to Notting Hill cost $120. A pizza and a coke was $35. And you can forget about finding any bargains at Harrods these days.
The Top Reasons For a Weak Dollar
We all know the reasons why the dollar has been weak:
- The persistently high U.S. budget deficit,
- Huge unfunded entitlement liabilities
- And ultra-low interest rates.
Yet Europe is hardly a model of financial strength, economic growth, or fiscal propriety. What too many analysts fail to appreciate is that, in many respects, matters are worse in the Eurozone and Great Britain than they are here.
I’ve already covered the extensive problems and lack of viable solutions in the Eurozone. But take a look at Britain.
Two weeks ago, the Bank of International Settlements reported that – following a 10-year binge under the last Labour government – debt in the U.K. grew faster than in any other country. It now amounts to $284,000 per household.
The near doubling of government, corporate and household debt in Britain over the last decade was the biggest increase of any Western economy. And the Bank of International Settlements reports that this debt is further set to “explode” in the years ahead.
This is no small problem. In 2010, Britain had government debt of nearly 90 percent of GDP, corporate debt of 126 percent and household debt of 106 percent. Of the G7 economies, only Britain and Canada are in the danger zone for all three types of debt.
Why Now is Time to Be Long the Dollar
So the question remains. Why the heck should the pound sterling be so strong against the dollar? I’m not arguing that the United States is doing everything right. Clearly, it isn’t.
But there are good reasons to believe that America is in better shape than our friends across the pond.
Where, for instance, is the grassroots movement in Europe – like our Tea Party – that’s crying out for fiscal responsibility and limited government? Our politicians are at least getting the message that a large bloc of voters won’t accept out-of-control spending from either party anymore.
This looks like the inflection point for a higher dollar. Take advantage of it with UUP. PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish is designed to replicate the performance of being long the U.S. dollar against the euro, Japanese yen, British pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and Swiss franc.
It’s almost a shame that the Swiss franc – a genuine reflection of fiscal responsibility – is included in the group. On the other hand, the Swiss are sick and tired of their surging currency and are intervening heavily in currency markets to stem its rise.
In short, this is a good time to be long the dollar. And UUP is a great way to play it.
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69acc5fa-6c4e-43ff-b4f8-80be64c0ece2,2015-03-29T06:11:29+00:00,2014-07-30,0,http://www.times-herald.com/Local/20140730AAMCO-training-center-locating-Shenandoah-WEB,"AAMCO locating new training center in Shenandoah
by Clay Neely
AAMCO, the world’s largest chain of transmission specialists and a leader in total car care, will open its new AAMCO University in Coweta County in Shenandoah Industrial Park.
The company’s investment in the center supports new business and customer service goals, said company representatives. The state-of-the-art training facility coming to the Newnan area will provide current and future AAMCO technicians, managers and franchisees with service training through a best-in-class curriculum within its high tech training facility and repair center, officials said Tuesday from company offices in Horsham, Pa.
Groundbreaking for the AAMCO University is set for August, and plans are to open the facility in January 2015.
For more see Wednesday's online and print editions of The Newnan Times-Herald.",188,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298228.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00083-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.938386857509613
6e233f27-6921-40c2-a22f-45b9a1f2f14b,2017-08-23T04:26:09+00:00,2008-12-01,1,http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/is-russian-billionaire-in-market-for-uk-press-asset/,"Reports that a Russian billionaire has made overtures to buy the Evening Standard raises an interesting option for the future ownership of the UK’s largely loss-making national press.
The Guardian reports that Lord Rothermere has rejected a bid from Alexander Lebedev to buy the Standard – which has been loss making for some years and was under extreme pressure from the daily free newspaper war in London before the current downturn compounded matters.
The story, which does not contain any named or quoted sources, has not been denied by Standard owner Daily Mail and General Trust.
According to the FT, Lebedev made the approach last month – but he was rejected without any detailed discussions opening up.
If Lebedev is in the market for a trophy press asset – he may also look at the Independent, which has had to take the drastic measure of sharing offices with the Daily Mail to stem its losses.
It will certainly be interesting to see if he makes enquiries elsewhere.
With the current drastically curtailed profitability of national newspaper publishing – it is possible that any national title, outside News International and Guardian Media Group, could be up for sale at the right price.",236,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886117519.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823035753-20170823055753-00245.warc.gz,0.969356179237366
3580eedb-8dad-40b9-b438-c0db69dbfcec,2016-07-24T08:55:22+00:00,2016-07-24,0,https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/102155.html?mulR=7723%7C1,"Christ Carrying the Cross
Artist/maker unknown, active Antwerp, Netherlandish
Antwerp became the busiest port in Europe during the early years of the sixteenth century. The increase in mercantile activity gave rise to a large and wealthy class of citizens who became great patrons of art, particularly painting. The ready market for paintings led in turn to the development of large workshops, where paintings were made ""on speculation"" for these merchants to buy. The style of painting that developed in this period, commonly called ""Antwerp Mannerism,"" usually includes highly decorative, brightly colored costumes, like those worn by Christ's tormentor on the left and Saint Veronica in the center.
Explore the Collections
* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit.",188,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823989.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00098-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.97187215089798
1b4ab4a4-f265-4290-8fdc-ce14cb07b733,2019-08-21T13:57:53+00:00,2019-08-21,1,https://www.national.org.nz/alastair_scott_to_stand_down_in_2020,"MP for Wairarapa Alastair Scott has today announced that he won’t contest the 2020 election.
“It has been a privilege to serve the electorate of Wairarapa for two terms. I have decided that I will not nominate as a National Candidate in the forthcoming selection for Wairarapa.
“I’m confident that I leave my seat in good shape for the 2020 election. I am announcing today because it is very important to me that we have sufficient time to find and support our new National Wairarapa candidate for the 2020 election.
“I am grateful to the National Party for the opportunities and support it has shown me over the past six years. The party is full of dedicated individuals who are committed to working hard for New Zealand. I will extend my full support to the newly selected candidate.
“It will be business as usual in my office until the election. As always, people should not hesitate to get in touch with myself or my staff.
“I have every confidence that National will claim victory at the next election.”",227,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316021.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821131745-20190821153745-00254.warc.gz,0.966538071632385
60bb82a7-ff8b-44f2-b65d-67f442862b03,2017-08-19T06:14:54+00:00,2017-08-19,1,http://www.medindia.net/news/researchers-hope-to-develop-artificial-teeth-with-the-help-of-a-new-shrinking-gel-132989-1.htm,"Researchers at SEAS led by Ingber and Basma Hashmi are hoping to develop artificial teeth by making use of a tissue friendly material which can allow a porous sponge-like gel to be impregnated with mesenchymal cells that shrinks in 3D to physically compact the cells inside it.
To develop such a material, Ingber and Hashmi teamed up with researchers led by Joanna Aizenberg, Ph.D., a Wyss Institute Core Faculty member who leads the Institute's Adaptive Materials Technologies platform. Aizenberg is the Amy Smith Berylson Professor of Materials Science at SEAS and Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University.
They chemically modified a special gel-forming polymer called PNIPAAm that scientists have used to deliver drugs to the body's tissues. PNIPAAm gels have an unusual property: they contract abruptly when they warm.
But they do this at a lukewarm temperature, whereas the researchers wanted them to shrink specifically at 37°C — body temperature — so that they'd squeeze their contents as soon as they were injected into the body. Hashmi worked with Lauren Zarzar, Ph.D., a former SEAS graduate student who's now a postdoctoral associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for more than a year, modifying PNIPAAm and testing the resulting materials. Ultimately, they developed a polymer that forms a tissue-friendly gel with two key properties: cells stick to it, and it compresses abruptly when warmed to body temperature.
As an initial test, Hashmi implanted mesenchymal cells in the gel and warmed it in the lab. Sure enough, when the temperature reached 37°C, the gel shrank within 15 minutes, causing the cells inside the gel to round up, shrink, and pack tightly together.
""The reason that's cool is that the cells are alive,"" Hashmi said. ""Usually when this happens, cells are dead or dying.""
Not only were they alive -- they activated three genes that drive tooth formation.
To see if the shrinking gel also worked its magic in the body, Hashmi worked with Mammoto to load mesenchymal cells into the gel, then implant the gel beneath the mouse kidney capsule — a tissue that is well supplied with blood and often used for transplantation experiments.
The implanted cells not only expressed tooth-development genes — they laid down calcium and minerals, just as mesenchymal cells do in the body as they begin to form teeth.
""They were in full-throttle tooth-development mode,"" Hashmi said.
In the embryo, mesenchymal cells can't build teeth alone — they need to be combined with cells that form the epithelium. In the future, the scientists plan to test whether the shrinking gel can stimulate both tissues to generate an entire functional tooth.",584,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105304.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819051034-20170819071034-00260.warc.gz,0.949219346046448
c63e4009-bfb7-4b3b-bc9a-65ce4070d69e,2017-08-18T03:46:07+00:00,2008-01-10,0,http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/siu-concludes-investigation-into-bolton-shooting-535008001.html,"TORONTO, Jan. 10 /CNW/ - The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has
concluded its investigation into the injuries sustained by a 41-year-old
The SIU assigned five field investigators and two forensic identification
technicians to probe the circumstances surrounding this occurrence.
On December 23, 2007, three members of the Ontario Provincial Police
(OPP) - Caledon detachment were called to Queen St. in Bolton in respect of a
man acting in an erratic manner. The officers located the man in a plaza on
Queen St. The man ran from the officers and after a brief foot-chase they
caught up to him in the area of Leonard and Pearl. As the officers were
interacting with the man, who was armed with a knife, an OPP officer
discharged his pistol. The man received a single gunshot wound. He was taken
to hospital where he was treated and ultimately released.
As a result of the SIU investigation it was determined that the injuries
suffered by the man were not of a serious nature. As the injuries did not fall
within the mandate of the SIU, this matter has been closed.
The SIU is a civilian agency that investigates cases of serious injuries
(including allegations of sexual assault) and deaths involving the police.
Pursuant to section 113 of the Police Services Act, the Director of the SIU is
mandated to consider whether a criminal offence has been committed by an
officer(s) in connection with the incident under investigation and, where
warranted by the evidence, to cause a criminal charge or charges to be laid
against the officer(s). The Director reports the results of investigations to
the Attorney General.
For further information:
For further information: Frank Phillips, SIU Communications/Service des
communications, UES, Telephone/No de telephone: (416) 622-2342 or/ou",403,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104560.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818024629-20170818044629-00333.warc.gz,0.963575839996338
297996a8-8460-4e84-9c30-f6539957a053,2013-05-23T04:54:11+00:00,2013-05-23,0,http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Dentistry/How-to-incorporate-dental-radiology-into-your-prac/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/94461,"All small animal practitioners routinely take radiographs of patients where indicated. Radiographs simply put, help the veterinarian
evaluate the patient.
In a study conducted at the University of California, Davis ( Am J Vet Res 1998, 59, pgs. 686-691 and 692-695), where all
dogs and cats presented for dental cleanings were radiographed, significant lesions requiring therapy were uncovered in a
majority of the cases. Currently, less than 10 percent of practices use dental radiology to help their patients. This low
percentage is due to many factors including set up expense, inexperience with radiographic technique and processing as well
as inexperience with film interpretation.
Figure 1: Dental radiographic units allow for use on the operatory table.
What are the advantages, equipment needed and techniques used to expose and process dental films?
Advantages of taking dental radiographs are many:
- Viewing pathology below the gingiva and inside the tooth documenting the presence of lesions to support treatment decisions.
- Evaluating an area where the teeth are not clinically apparent for root fragments.
- Determining the cause of chronic nasal discharge.
- Evaluating tooth vitality
- Evaluating the number of permanent teeth present in a puppy or kitten as part of a detailed soundness examination before the
secondary teeth erupt. Some breeds must have a minimum number of teeth to be accepted in the show ring.
- Anatomical orientation and documentation of root structure before extraction.
- Evaluation after extraction to confirm all root fragments were removed.
- Pre-operative evaluation of gross tumor margins to help plan surgery.
- Treatment planning evaluation when periodontal disease is present (gingival bleeding on probing, tooth mobility, gingival
recession, furcation exposure, increased probing depths).
- Evaluating feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions (FORLs).
- Evaluating jaw fractures.
- Evaluating oral and facial swellings.
- Evaluating pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative endodontic treatment.
The radiographic unit
A conventional radiograph unit can expose quality films using 100 ma 10 mas technique at 40(cat)-60 (large dog) Kv, with a
film focal distance of 16-in. While the veterinarian does not need to own a dedicated dental unit, it makes the process more
Figure 2: There are three film speeds: D, E, F.
There are great advantages in owning a dental radiograph unit: most dental units cost between $3,000-$5,000; shorter film
focal length and automatic collimation result in less scattered radiation and exposure to the patient; extension arms of various
lengths allow vertical, horizontal, and rotational movement resulting in less patient repositioning; and radiographs can be
obtained on the dental operatory table rather than moving the patient to a radiography area (Figure 1).
The efficiency which a film (Figure 2) responds to X-ray exposure is known as film sensitivity or speed. The three film speeds
Figure 3: Dental film sizes
- D speed (Ultraspeed, Kodak) provides high contrast and fine detail. Ultraspeed is the most popular film used in veterinary
- E speed (Ektaspeed, Kodak) requires 25 percent less exposure time, compared to D speed film, with minimal loss of contrast.
- F speed (InSight, Kodak) requires 60 percent less exposure time than D speed film, and 20 percent less than E speed film.
Exposure example for a typical 20-pound dog using a dental radiograph unit is 55kVp, 10 mA: Ultraspeed 0.40 sec, Ektaspeed
0.30 sec, InSight 0.16 sec.
Figure 4: EVA digital dental sensor and holster (AFP Imaging).
Four sizes of dental film are used (Figure 3, p. 12S):
- Child periapical (size 0) measures 7¼8 x 15¼8 inches. Size 0 is used mostly in cats, exotics and small dogs.
- Adult bitewing (size 2) measures 11¼4 x 15¼8 inches and is the most commonly used size in veterinary dentistry. Size 2 fits
into 35 mm slide mounts for use in presentations.
- Bitewing (size 3) film measures 11¼16 by 21¼8 inches. Size 3 films adapt well to the mandibular cheek teeth.
- Occlusal (size 4) film measures 21¼4 by 3 inches. Occlusal film is used to radiograph large breeds.
Digital dental radiology uses a sensor rather than film. The image captured on the sensor is displayed on a computer screen.
(Figure 4, p. 12S).
Figure 5: Positioning for incisor images.
A radiographic dental survey consists of a minimum of eight views:
- Rostral maxilla
- Lateral left canine
- Lateral right canine
- Rostral mandible
- Right maxillary cheek (premolars and molars) teeth.
- Left maxillary cheek teeth
- Right mandibular cheek teeth
- Left mandibular cheek teeth",1097,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00017-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.849485874176025
2b868e73-d64e-44fa-8e5b-85cbce4b370d,2017-08-17T12:36:10+00:00,2009-12-06,0,http://www.oneindia.com/2009/12/06/sarkozythreatened-by-lothario-french-politician-over-sexs.html,"London, December 6 (ANI): Nicolas Sarkozy was reportedly threatened by the head of the International Monetary Fund who alleged that the French President's men were out to discredit him as a potential rival in the next presidential election with a dirty tricks campaign.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a French Socialist politician, was said to have met Sarkozy during a G20 summit in Pittsburgh and confronted him over expanding reports about his alleged extramarital affairs.
Strauss-Kahn, who heads the IMF in Washington, was said to have told Sarkozy that he was done with gossip about his private life and talk of photographs of him with women that could be used to smear him in an election campaign, reports Times Online.
According to Le Point magazine, the 60-year-old former Socialist finance minister apparently told Sarkozy: ""I know that all of it comes from the Elysie. Tell your boys to stop it or I'll go to court.""
Confronted in the lavatory, the French President purportedly denied any knowledge of a ""stop Strauss-Kahn"" campaign. (ANI)",224,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886103270.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817111816-20170817131816-00086.warc.gz,0.985771298408508
145ea8d7-59a9-4823-9af0-6d7610b22a21,2022-05-16T15:44:26+00:00,2022-05-16,0,https://samcostanzo.com/fort-washington-waterproofing.cfm,"There are several options to control water from entering a building. Every situation is unique and requires the experience of a good contractor like Costanzo & Fahey Masonry Contracting to determine the best solution, such as:
Give us a call today at 215-657-3569 and schedule your FREE Waterproofing Estimate in Fort Washington, PA!
Fort Washington is a Philadelphia suburb located in Montgomery County. Dating back to the 1700′s, George Washington and the Continental Army were camped here during the Philadelphia Campaign of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Germantown, and the Battle of Whitemarsh. Today Fort Washington State Park contains the area where the primary American defenses were situated.",142,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662510138.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516140911-20220516170911-00600.warc.gz,0.94069916009903
85fcc645-27d1-45dc-9f92-de2b49278e5c,2015-03-29T22:50:32+00:00,2013-03-21,1,http://www.woonsocketcall.com/node/8388,"Sen. Roger Picard
WOONSOCKET â Could four-day school weeks be coming to Woonsocket?
Itâs possible, if a bill that passed the Senate last week manages to find its way to becoming law.
Introduced by State Senator Roger Picard (D-Dist. 20, Woonsocket, Cumberland), the bill doesnât mandate four-day school weeks. But with the stateâs consent, school districts could adopt any sort of calendar they deem fit, so long as the school year provides no less than 1,080 hours of instructional time, the equivalent of the existing 180-day minimum.
Though the bill faces an uncertain future, itâs getting generally positive reviews from educators, including Woonsocket School Committeewoman Anita McGuire Forcier. She says the bill would allow the school district to consider a wide range of scheduling options to save money, including a four-day school week.
âThe benefit is going to give us more options as we face a fiscal crisis,â says McGuire Forcier. âA four-day school week with longer school days is something that I would be open to.â
Kristine Donabedian of the Lincoln School Committee agrees.
âItâs a wonderful idea,â she says. âDistricts will be able to design the school year according to their own needs and constraints, whether it be student based, financial or otherwise. At the same time, it provides safeguards against undesirable conditions, like exceedingly long days, by requiring the approval of the commissioner of education.â
The flexibility allowed by the proposed legislation would afford Lincoln the opportunity to improve class scheduling, provide more professional development and offer additional classroom time for students seeking extra help, subject to collective bargaining, according to Donabedian.
The measure has also won the support from the Rhode Island Association of School Committees. Tim Duffy, the executive director, says RIASC sees no downside in allowing school districts to experiment with alternative scheduling scenarios. Arguably, he said, there could be instructional benefit in tweaking the time-tested 180-day template in addition to cost savings.
The bill safeguards the interests of children by giving the Rhode Island Department of Education the power to veto district scheduling plans.
âWeâre not opposed to it,â said Duffy. âItâs hard to imaging that RIDE would approve of anything that is not instructionally sound.â
The four-day school week is hardly a new idea. Some 300 school districts across the country are believed to have adopted four-day school weeks in 2012 because of budget constraints, according to U.S. News & World Report. Still, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has opposes the slimmed-down school week, and other critics say a shorter school week ill prepares students for the real-life rigors of a five-day-a-week, full-time job.
One Valley educator who hasnât been won over by Senate Bill 1006A is Cumberland High School Principal Alan Tenreiro, who is also chairman of the Pawtucket School Committee. He says tweaking the 180-day calendar even a little is bound to have some unintended consequences that could be distracting and disruptive for school districts.
âYou change one thing and it certainly has a ripple effect on so many things,â he says. âYouâre talking about ripple effects on collective bargaining, transportation, policy, and parent involvement. Ultimately, the question you have to ask is does it make educationally; is it in the best interests of students?â
âIt certainly allows for more flexibility,â adds Tenreiro, âbut Iâd be reluctant to implement it without a great deal of research.â
The bill doesnât change the total amount of time students would have to spend in school during the course of the year, which the law currently defines as 180 days, assuming a school day lasts six hours. Picardâs bill redefines the instructional minimum as 1080 hours but it leaves it up to individual school districts to set the number of days in their school calendars or when those days fall.
When the bill passed the Senate last week, Picard issued a statement emphasizing the potential money-saving impact the measure could have on cash-strapped school districts like Woonsocket. The Woonsocket Education Department ended fiscal 2012 with a deficit of some $10 million. Although the WED was heavily criticized by municipal officials for mishandling its budget last year, there is a stronger consensus that the deficit was the result of
insufficient state reimbursements for education. Woonsocket and Pawtucket have filed a lawsuit against the state challenges the prevailing funding formula.
âWe all know the budget difficulties that school districts face today,â said Picard. âMy bill gives schools more flexibility, as long as they maintain studentsâ total learning time. If they find a creative way to save money while providing excellent education, such as longer but fewer school days, or scheduling breaks at times that let them save on heat, under this bill, they would be able to pursue that idea.â
Woonsocket Schools Supt. Giovanna Donoyan supports the bill, and not just because it could open up money-saving ways of structuring the calendar.
Sometimes, Donoyan says, smart teaching and saving money go hand in hand.
For example, she says, students returning from summer break typically need to be reacquainted with material they were already exposed to the prior year before they can advance. The school calendar could be used to cut back on this phenomenon, which educators like to call âsummer learning loss.â
Instead of having as long a summer vacation, students might take a longer winter break, says Donoyan. A shorter summer would reduce seasonal learning deficits and educators would waste less time re-teaching material theyâve already covered the prior year.
âThere is a significant cost involved in that that pushes us back,â says Donoyan. âAm I in favor of it? Iâm in favor of anything that helps students learn.â
If a four-day school week ever comes to fruition in Woonsocket â or any other departure from the traditional schedule, for that matter â it wonât happen at the behest of an elected school committee. Thanks to a 2012 referendum, the sitting members of the existing Woonsocket School Committee are the last who will serve as a result of running for elective office for the foreseeable future.
After their terms end in 2013, their successors will be appointed by whoever is serving as mayor, with the ratification of the City Council.
It all depends of course, on whether Picardâs bill, which he submitted at the request of the existing School Committee, ever becomes law. For that to happen, the House would have to pass the same version of the bill, and the governor would have to sign it.
Larry Berman, the director of communications for House Speaker Gordon Fox, says no member of the House has introduced a companion measure to Picardâs bill.
âWeâve had no discussion about a modified school calendar,â he says. âThereâs does not appear to be any interest in passing such a bill on the House side.â
But Berman said that doesnât mean the proposal is dead. Picard could personally petition members of the House to consider passing a version of the bill to help the cityâs school department through its financial crisis.
âIt would be up to Senator Picard,â he said. âHe could make his case for the bill to the House.â",1574,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298755.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00176-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961343228816986
8479e7c6-2108-4c73-93a4-54112707e305,2019-08-20T19:06:10+00:00,2017-07-20,1,https://futuramobility.org/en/voyage-energy-observer/,"Share This Post
Energy Observer – power to the people
Slick and sleek, Energy Observer is a floating power house.
Designed to be self-sufficient, powered by renewable energies and hydrogen generated on board, the 30.5 x 12.8 metre catamaran moored in Paris this July to meet and greet, prior to setting out to sea.
Its crew, led by Jérôme Delafosse and Victorien Erussard, is preparing to embark on a six-year, round-the-world odyssey, taking in 50 countries and stopping off at 101 ports of call.
Energy Observer is an extreme experimental platform, said Mr Delafosse, a media platform for raising awareness and meeting people who are innovating in energy across all sectors – from food and housing to healthcare and transport.
During the expedition, the vessel should achieve energy autonomy through a mix of solar and wind power, together with the decarbonised production of hydrogen from sea water.
The vessel certainly packs a lot in:
– 130 square metres of photovoltaic panels using three different types of technology;
– two vertical axis wind turbines;
– a 22kW fuel cell to generate electricity from the stored hydrogen, which acts as a range extender for the vessel;
– hydrogen tanks for long-term energy storage (62kg of H2);
– 440V Li-Ion batteries for short-term energy storage and power demand.
A smart traction kite enables the vessel to reduce energy expenditure by 1) using the wind 2) converting the electric motors into hydrogenerators.
It’s a question of integrating all the technologies critical to the energy transition, said Pierre-Etienne Franc, VP advanced business and technologies at project supporter Air Liquide.
Change of pace
In a previous life, prior to her current transformation Energy Observer was a race boat. Owned by yachtsman Sir Peter Blake and sailing under the name Enza New Zealand, she won the Jules Vernes Trophy in 1994.
We’re not a racing vessel, we’re not about breaking speed records, explains Mr Delafosse. Our objective is to stop off and meet people to talk innovation and pioneering ideas for the energy transition.
We need to stop the guilt trip and encourage anyone who is taking steps, no matter how big or small, towards a clean energy future.
Scratch below the surface
As momentum gains and excitement grows over renewable energies, awareness of all their impacts is equally important. For example, metals are needed to produce solar panels, and while some are plentiful and mined in numerous locations, others are expensive and/or scarce and/or only available in one or few countries.
The life cycle of the panels used by Energy Observer is between six to ten years.
Yes, we’re aware that nothing is perfect, but I’m confident that already as renewables gain traction, people will be coming up with solutions for recycling, Mr Delafosse told Futura-Mobility. I don’t doubt there’ll be a business for photovoltaic recycling in the coming years. We’ll see.
- Stop wasting water and shut the tap, don’t chuck plastic… everyone can be an energy pioneer.
We are working on reducing the ecological footprint of our hotels throughout their life cycle, said Sébastien Bazin, AccorHotels Chairman & CEO. This starts with making our buildings more energy efficient from the moment they are built.
Ecology is now an economy and we’re fine with this, says Mr Delafosse. It’s the best hope for the energy transition.
Toyota France is supporting the expedition by providing the crew with Mirai fuel cell cars to get around during stop-offs.
Talking with Futura-Mobility about the uptake of hydrogen autos, competition with other builders like Hyundai, and future perspectives, Sébastien Grellier from Toyota France said: Together we [industries] are building the ‘cake’; later on we’ll see who grabs the biggest slices.
- Paris-based, hydrogen taxi service Hype has three Mirais among its fleet.
The two key actors in the energy transition, reckons Mr Delafosse, are consumers – they are the ones who decide – and companies.
We want Energy Observer to take people’s breath away. In developing countries, for example, to help them understand this drive to shift away from fossil fuels, what the adoption of renewables is all about, and, hopefully, encourage them to make moves in a similar direction.
This project will only work if the entire population joins in, said Mr Franc. Its pedagogical aspect is fundamental.
A further feather in Energy Observer’s cap is Nicolas Hulot. The French energy transition minister has been on board the project right from the start – he was the one who suggested hydrogen, said Mr Delafosse. I have high hopes he’ll do some good, plus ‘real decisions’ have already been taken for the climate strategy.
We have under-estimated the share of hydrogen in sustainable mobility… for cars, but also trucks, and maybe even ships and plans in the long term, said Mr Hulot on radio station RTL (10 July).",1118,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315558.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820180442-20190820202442-00283.warc.gz,0.92546546459198
5eea03dc-8b6d-4a1b-9f94-5f2dcc25cce1,2017-08-23T10:09:28+00:00,2015-01-08,1,http://www.smarteranalyst.com/2015/01/08/im-bullish-auto-stocks/,"December was a solid month for American automakers. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) had its best December sales month since 2007, with sales up 19.3% over last year. Full-year sales were up a respectable 5.3%. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) had its best December since 2005, though its full-year growth numbers were actually down slightly due to, among other things, retooling to make way for its new aluminum-body F-150.
Even better, after years of haggling, Americans are paying up for their cars again. December had the highest average transaction prices on record, according to Kelley Blue Book, at $34,367.
So, what’s the story here? Are auto stocks a buy?
I would argue that they are, but not necessarily for the reasons you see in the media.
To start, auto stocks didn’t react particularly well to the sales data. GM stock followed the broader market lower, and Ford stock dropped by more than 3%. Wall Street doesn’t seem to be buying the argument that lower gas prices will automatically mean a sustained run in strong auto sales.
I agree. Consumer behavior doesn’t change on a dime, and in any event wage growth has been sluggish since 2008, roughly keeping pace with inflation (see chart). The average American is in better financial health than they were, say, five years ago. But they’re not exactly in great shape.
Furthermore, Americans – and particularly younger Americans – drive less than they used to and are more likely to share rides or use public transportation.
So, if I’m somewhat down on the macro picture for the auto industry…why am I bullish on auto stocks?
I’ll give you three reasons: valuation, dividends, and guru purchases.
Let’s start with valuation. In an overpriced U.S. stock market, auto stocks are one of the last subsectors to find real bargains. GM trades for just 8 times expected 2015 earnings. That’s half the forward P/E of the S&P 500. Likewise, Ford trades for just 9 times expected 2015 earnings.
Slicing the numbers a little differently, GM and Ford trade for 0.36 times sales and 0.41 times sales, respectively. The S&P 500 trades for 1.8 times sales.
Furthermore, after bankruptcy wiped most of its debts clean, GM has the healthiest balance sheet it’s had in recent memory. Nearly half of GM’s market cap is cash in the bank. And while Ford has more debt on its books than GM, about 40% of its market cap is sitting in cash.
All else equal, auto stocks should trade at a discount to the broader market. Their earnings are more cyclical, and they operated in a brutally competitive industry. All the same, that’s a pretty massive discount.
Now, let’s take a look at dividends. At 3.4%, GM boasts one of the highest dividend yields among major American companies. At 58%, its payout ratio is very reasonably low, and I would argue that this number is actually inflated due to GM’s expensive recalls that dented earnings in 2014. GM’s current $1.20 dividend represents a 46% payout of consensus 2015 earnings estimates of $2.62. If GM’s sales are anything short of disastrous in 2015, there is plenty of room for dividend growth.
The same goes for Ford. Ford’s 3.3% dividend yield is very competitive in today’s low-rate environment, and its 31% payout ratio leaves a lot of room for dividend growth.
Finally, I like to who else is in a trade before I get into it. And at least in the case of GM, we’re in good company. Marty Whitman, David Tepper, Warren Buffett, Jeremy Grantham and Joel Greenblatt have all initiated or added to their positions in GM stock over the past quarter.
According to TipRanks.com, which measures analysts’ and bloggers’ success rate based on how their calls perform, blogger Charles Sizemore has a total average return of 7.3% and a 67% success rate. Charles Sizemore is Ranked #405 out of 4096 Bloggers",902,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886118195.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823094122-20170823114122-00097.warc.gz,0.959642827510834
b2df9af6-bac6-4ae7-b460-1b09428dca07,2016-07-29T05:57:57+00:00,2008-09-30,0,https://cheekfam.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/,"Just for fun before I show you how I might have looked in the 60s, this is my real 1962 yearbook photo.
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13480bf0-0594-4b7e-884f-f7da59aad9b8,2017-08-17T01:57:03+00:00,2016-09-30,1,http://douglasgroup.net/pet-food-company-ma-fueled-by-specialty-trends/,"Deb Douglas was recently asked to contribute her expert insights on pet food trends in today’s M&A market on petfoodindustry.com. Her article, below, will also be published in the November issue of Petfood Industry Magazine.
Pet food companies focusing on specialty trends continue to provide market growth opportunities.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is naturally a “hot topic” in pet food supply. The past five years have shown a flood of transactions—in some cases, for amazingly strong pricing. The fact is that M&A is still holding steady with aggressive activity today. In the US in particular, pet spending is at an all-time high. Total dollars spent and pricing “per unit” continue to rise. However, trade publications and rumors are starting to suggest that, sometime soon, that velocity may diminish.
Mid-size pet food companies and a ‘recession-proof’ industry
For middle-market US companies, we don’t believe that is true. The industry carries a powerful mystique as being one of the few spots in the marketplace that seems to have proven “recession-proof.” That makes it an attractive focus for investors. Additionally, US manufacturing for food products is easier for US access and delivery, and is considered superior and safer than distant deliveries from offshore.
Multiples for mid-size pet food companies historically were average to high, relative to other business segments. The average multiple for a US manufacturer in a middle-size range (US$10 million to US$200 million in sales) might provide sales pricing of around 5–7 x EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation allowances). At the same time, the growing and healthy pet food company might fetch more like a 5.5-6 multiple at the lower edge of the range, up to as much as an 8-9 multiple on the higher end of the range—and even more for the perfect company that gets the fiercest acquisition competition. (We have specific experience with two transactions in 2015, one of which brought 8x EBITDA in pricing and another more than 11x.) Markets continue to be excellent for the leading performers.
Pet food spending clearly remains “hot,” with 2015 pet food spending reaching US$29 billion in the US—a 22.5% increase over 2014. Early indicators are that 2016 trends are continuing the climb.
In spite of this recent history, however, there is word in various publications that the powerful pricing and voracious appetites of buyers must surely be due to subside. Admittedly, it is rare for any industry subset to continue to grow at double-digit paces for more than four or five years in succession. However, for a pet food company of today with a bit of focus in the trending areas going forward, we predict that you may not see any downturn in likely buyer appetites for several more years.
How to sustain industry growth via current and upcoming trends
Companies that focus on healthy and natural pet food trends are clear likely winners. US pet owners have the time and money to insist on higher-quality care. Most pet owners are not first-timers. They have seen and enjoyed dogs in lifelong friendships, often for three to five doggie lifetimes during one human history. They learn more about care and nutrition with each pet generation, and the slightly older owners (the baby boomer-aged consumers) have the means to insist on higher-level care.
High-protein, low-grain or grain-free products have increasing scientific support, also winning consumer loyalties. Pet owners regard their pets, more than ever before, as family members. They seek quality of life and extended life span for their animals today. Higher cost may often be perceived as “well worth it.” Additionally, healthy pet “supplements” have seen impressive growth in the past few years. Once again, this trend is consistent with the focus on supporting quality of life and longevity for our four-legged friends.
Products with new or emerging focus on potential health benefits may be perceived by consumers as worth chasing, even with more limited or difficult to access availability in the marketplace. Twenty years ago, pet owners had a greater tendency to seek the longer-established name brands as a sign of reliability in food for their pets. Today, specialty subsets in retail for focused (often health-oriented) pet products have grown tremendously. Although more difficult for consumers to access, total dollars spent in this venue continue to fare well.
The trends at recent SuperZoo shows alone tell some of the story. The number of exhibitors in the “natural” section increased in 2015 by 30.7% over the prior year. The exhibitor count in “meds/supplements” was up 16.7%. Focus on perceived health benefits for pets continues to climb.
M&A markets for pet products are superb today. Multiples are truly at a record high for growing pet food providers. Companies with a steady eye towards favoring the preferred healthy orientation in new product development have the potential to create greater value today than ever before in history.",1064,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102819.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817013033-20170817033033-00691.warc.gz,0.968427836894989
f156cdd8-9ef3-461a-833f-94b53e6661bf,2016-07-30T05:26:29+00:00,2013-07-09,0,https://www.dvidshub.net/news/105795/deputy-director-ang-receives-order-california,"Deputy director of ANG receives the Order of California
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON - The Deputy director of the Air National Guard was presented the Order of California by Army Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin, the adjutant general of California, at the Pentagon here Tuesday.
Brig. Gen. James C. Witham received this prestigious award for exceptionally meritorious service during his tenure as the commander of the California ANG from Nov. 15, 2011, through Nov. 15, 2012.
“This is the highest award that we give in California,” said Baldwin. “We give it to mainly senior leaders who have made a profound difference in the strategic direction of our force. Gen. Witham absolutely did that as the commander of the California Air National Guard.”
Witham’s leadership instilled an organizational culture that embraced the Air Force core values. His strategic perspective, command and staff experience, and his decisiveness ensured the right leadership was in place to meet operational challenges and oversee implementation of complex Total Force Integration initiatives contributing to the success of the California ANG.
“(Gen. Witham) is very dynamic,” Baldwin said. “He had a view to take the Guard to the next level in California and set a lot of things in motion that will benefit our airmen for the years to come.”
An understanding of doctrine, span of control and future vision led to support and refinement of an organizational change request that established diverse missions in the California ANG of cyber, space intelligence and expeditionary communications.
Witham tenaciously embraced force development by inaugurating a chartered force development council. His actions laid the foundation for personnel advancement and qualifications to fill key leadership positions.
Within the Air Division and Headquarters Air Staff, Witham established civil support as a mission priority. He identified resident, dual-use capabilities and ensured coordinated deliberate operational planning with the Army National Guard and state-level joint staff.
This renewed spirit of cooperation included appointment of four ANG officers in joint command or key leadership positions and led to validations and certification in all supported civil missions sets.
The Order of California is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service to the state of California or the nation by a member of the California National Guard, state military reserve, or naval militia in a position of great responsibility.
Qualifying service must have been within the scope of a special requirement or extremely difficult duty. It may also be awarded to civilians and members of other military services.
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aeeda9e6-b261-4a39-b4f0-e8faddf28364,2013-06-19T18:52:38+00:00,2010-01-01,0,http://ls2content.tlcdelivers.com/content.html?customerid=735&requesttype=text-summary&button=false&isbn=9781594630743&upc=,"From the #1 personal finance columnist on the Internet (Nielsen/NetRatings)-a clear prescription for financial health in the 2010s and beyond.
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5667f30a-c7c0-47bc-b9e5-e822d0355a80,2017-08-24T02:52:52+00:00,2017-08-24,0,http://herrzimmerman.eu/,"ABOUT HERR ZIMMERMAN
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69404784-eed4-40ed-bf48-40ba6bd5c8f1,2017-08-16T15:41:17+00:00,2017-08-16,0,https://www.freepeople.com/uk/shop/go-on-get-floral-pullover-001/,"Style: 40984734 Colour:
Comfy cotton pullover featuring a bold and elegant floral print allover. Ribbed accents at the scooped neckline, sleeve cuffs and waistband.
Has anyone tried shrinking this? It's 100% cotton so I'm hoping I can at least get it a little smaller. But regardless of size, the pattern is sooo cute. I think this top isn't so much about the fit as it is about the pattern and colors. I have the purple and have been wearing it nonstop for 3 days
Vibrant print and color
When I first saw the purple color in this sweatshirt I loved it. I couldn't decide wether it was really my style or not. When I decided I was ready to buy it.... sold out. When I saw it again online I decided to buy it. Ok, it's a sweatshirt. I haven't worn a sweatshirt in years. I put it on and was like what?? Roomy up top and it slightly goes in towards the bottom like a V shape. I love the colors and the print, but it's something I would wear in the fall with skinny jeans and boots.
Beautiful but BIG
I seriously suggest sizing two sizes down for this! I just got it in the mail after a month due to some shipping issues and I was a little worried when I put it on that it was too big. However it is a beautiful sweater and can tuck into pants for a loose cute feel. I recommend but I wish I had gone XS instead of S. Perfect for spring and a nice casual sweater. Also very soft
cute, but very very roomy!
The fit is very different from the picture here. I was worried the sleeves might be short the way it looks on the model (I prefer them long, I'll push up if I feel like it), they were the right length for my arms. The difference is in the body length and fullness. Imagine the picture here just enlarged maybe 2 times... and I bought the XS! I'm 5'8"" and athletic/slim, but the top is pretty huge on me. I wish I could exchange for XXS, but I like it anyway. Just be aware it's much bigger than the picture. It could be a mini dress, even on me. The colors are vivid and the floral print is very pretty!
Cute, but beyond huge! Could be a dress!
I don't know what size the model is wearing but I can't imagine an XS fitting like it shows in the picture. I ordered a M because I have ordered enough from FreePeople to know their tops/sweaters run crazy large. I wanted a roomy look so this seemed appropriate. I think my biggest issue is that it is super long as well as huge. I'm 5'9 and it hangs past mid thigh. The elastic at the bottom is wide so you can't do anything to hide the length. As far as the off the shoulder thing. The neck is bigger but you would have to stretch it out to get this look. I love the overall look but the size... I'm not sure if I will keep this one or not.
Bought both colors in a size large. This sweatshirt is cosy, comfy, cool, and oversized. I am 5'7 and normally wear a large in most FP tops. I wanted it to be super oversized to wear with leather leggings and boots. It's perfect! Great as a hip outfit, or you can wear it with anything. Colors are great! Be aware that it is oversized!",748,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102307.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816144701-20170816164701-00291.warc.gz,0.984327018260956
142fcd25-05f4-4a8a-a2a9-8e115d32ed43,2020-10-22T07:20:38+00:00,2020-05-17,1,https://transformingindia.mygov.in/?type=hi&sector=MTA4Mw%3D%3D&min,"When India speaks of becoming self-reliant, it doesn't advocate a self-centred system. In India's self-reliance; there is a concern for the whole world's happiness, cooperation and peace. Hon'ble PM, Shri Narendra Modi
The Prime Minister has announced a Rs. 20 lakh crore economic package under the 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan', to aid our country out of the Coronavirus crisis (by making us self-reliant). This section covers all the relevant Infographics, Videos, PDFs and certain Policy reform initiatives based on the announcements made by Honourable Finance Minister covering the '#AatmaNirbharBharatAbhiyaan', in 5 tranches from 13th May till 17th May, 2020.",167,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107878921.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022053410-20201022083410-00167.warc.gz,0.948262870311737
53dc30e2-0a65-46fe-833f-f8012002210a,2022-05-25T20:20:29+00:00,2021-01-11,1,https://www.analog.com/en/signals/articles/ev-battery-technology.html,"Ultimately, LFPs will drive accelerated consumer adoption of EVs by reducing the price barriers to EV ownership. Currently, 51% of an EV’s sticker price is related to the battery7. In addition, a move away from a heavy reliance on cobalt will push the industry to a more ethical supply chain, while the benefits that LFPs offer translate into a more environmentally sustainable battery ecosystem and greater efficiency for battery second life applications.
1Dafydd Davies. Restrictions on sourcing of cobalt are changing. pv magazine, March 10, 2020.
2Bridie Schmidt. Tesla has been using high-energy nickel 4680 batteries for months. The Driven, September 28, 2020.
3Nickel price. (2021, January 11). Retrieved from https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/nickel-price.
4Aluminum price. (2021, January 11). Retrieved from https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/aluminum-price.
5Manganese price. (2021, January 11). Retrieved from https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/manganese.
6BU-205: Types of Lithium-ion. (2021, January 11). Retrieved from https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/types_of_lithium_ion.
7Gustavo Henrique Ruffo. How Much Does The Powertrain Represent Out Of Total Cost For An EV? InsideEVs, February 5, 2020.",327,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662593428.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525182604-20220525212604-00414.warc.gz,0.871152579784393
6db9446c-fd4c-4881-ab62-5b8cb3a8955d,2022-05-17T21:54:19+00:00,2017-07-27,0,https://heartwarmingauthors.blogspot.com/2017/07/on-river.html?showComment=1501174101876,"When I was three, my family went to
Island for spring break. According to my parents, I ran into the
water just as a wave rolled in. It picked me up, flipped me over, and set me
back down on the wet sand. For the rest of the trip, they didn’t have to worry
about me getting too close to the ocean.
I don’t remember that incident, but it may have shaped my feelings about the ocean. I enjoy beaches and I like snorkeling or sailing – as long as the water’s smooth – but I never feel entirely comfortable with bodies of water so big I can’t see across them.
Lakes and rivers are more my style. I like to see the shoreline, to watch the plants and animals along the way. I like the canyons formed by rivers, exposing layers and layers of natural history. And I like the way rivers act as a natural highway. If you look at a map, you’ll notice people have always tended to settle along rivers.
Last summer, my husband and I floated the
a couple of hours south of Anchorage.
Some of the streams that feed into the Kenai are glacial runoff, which turns the Kenai a deep turquoise
My husband is a fisherman, but I just went along to enjoy the day. The salmon weren’t running and the water was high, but it was a beautiful day to fly-fish and eventually he landed a rainbow trout. Trout are catch and release on the Kenai, which meant I didn’t have to cook it. Win/win.
My first Heartwarming, The Alaskan Catch, comes out in five days – not that I’m counting or anything. Water is a theme in this book. On their first day together, Sam and Dana go kayaking on a lake in
Where life's currents take you…
Dana Raynott just traveled 3,600 miles to reunite with the brother who changed his name and fled to
nineteen years ago. It's impossible not to be moved by this wild, breathtaking
state, even if Dana's no closer to finding the answers she came here for.
Her brother's best friend,
Anchorage engineer Sam MacKettrick,
might be able to help her. He's strong and kind—a six-foot, irresistible blend
of diverse cultures. He's also haunted by a tragic family history with a
startling connection to Dana's past…
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So how do you like your water? Ocean, lake, pond, river, or creek? Or do you prefer dry land?",631,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662520817.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517194243-20220517224243-00423.warc.gz,0.959911406040192
fd522876-b6f3-4df4-b790-dab81a2c8f97,2017-08-23T19:40:01+00:00,2015-08-19,1,http://outbreaknewstoday.com/west-nile-virus-season-is-upon-us-how-bad-could-it-get-80758/,"After the first human West Nile virus (WNV) case was reported in May in Harris County, Texas and cases trickled in for a couple of months, it appears that WNV season is in full swing with cases being reported from multiple states on a daily basis.Just in the past day, WNV cases have been reported from Florida, Ohio, Idaho, Pennsylvania, and Colorado among others.
As of Tuesday, a total of 36 states have reported West Nile virus infections in people, birds, or mosquitoes in 2015. Overall, 38 cases of West Nile virus disease in people have been reported to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, the cases reported to the CDC are typically well behind what the states and localities are reporting, hence, the total case count is likely quite higher.
West Nile virus has been a scourge on the United States since the first 62 cases were reported in New York in 1999. Since that time, nearly 42,000 human WNV cases have been reported, with only Alaska never reporting a case.
West Nile virus activity is picking up in recent weeks, so how bad will this season be?
Any public health professional would say it is impossible to predict how bad the WNV season might be. Colorado Public Health Veterinarian, Jennifer House said, “Although we can’t predict how much West Nile virus activity will occur this summer, we know the virus is present, and that means people are at risk.” However, there are some things to look at.
In California, where more than 800 human cases were reported in 2014, the most in the US, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith has noted recently, “West Nile virus activity is more widespread in 2015 than in years past. Californians need to be vigilant in protecting themselves.”
I bring up California for a specific reason: drought. The Golden State has experienced a serious drought this year, which may affect the mosquito burden. How does that happen?
The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District offers a good explanation:
In a typical non-drought year, healthy creeks and rivers flow freely and typically don’t produce mosquitoes. Mosquito eggs are fragile and can’t survive in these flowing or agitated waters. Standing, or still water is the culprit. Female mosquitoes only lay eggs in still waters where they won’t be harmed. During drought conditions, creeks dry up and leave scattered puddles that hold still and standing water perfect for immature mosquitoes–water with no agitation nor predators. In Contra Costa County, mosquitoes that can transmit West Nile virus can lay up to 400 eggs in as little as two tablespoons of water.
When water is scarce in drought years, the remaining puddles become critical water sources for insects, birds and animals that all gather at the same locations. This high concentration of birds, which can carry West Nile virus, and mosquitoes which can transmit the virus from birds to people, creates a greater health risk.
The risk of mosquito-borne illness also increases in a drought year when areas of water that once held mosquito-eating fish dry up, because without enough water, the fish cannot survive to eat the mosquitoes. In addition, when rain does eventually fall, the water deposits in areas that now no longer hold fish. Without these predators, mosquito activity can flourish. More mosquitoes may mean more virus.
In addition, rainy seasons are also implicated in increases in mosquito activity. On Tuesday, experts from Colorado State University report the high number of Culex mosquitoes, the mosquito vector of WNV, in northern Colorado may translate to an increase in WNV cases. Why? A wet spring and summer in Northern Colorado has led to the increases of the mosquito vector.
Colorado has reported more human WNV cases since 1999 than any other state in the union with more than 5,000.
West Nile Virus (WNV) was first isolated in a woman in the West Nile district of Uganda in 1937, according to the World Health Organization. In 1999 a WNV circulating in Israel and Tunisia was imported in New York producing a large and dramatic outbreak that spread throughout the continental United States of America (USA) in the following years.
West Nile virus is usually spread by the bite of a mosquito that has fed on an infected bird. In very rare cases, West Nile virus can be spread through: blood transfusion, organ or tissue transplants, pregnancy (from mothers to unborn babies), breast milk and exposure of laboratory workers to infected medical specimens.
Symptoms can range from mild to severe. Most people (70 percent to 80 percent) who are infected with West Nile virus have no symptoms. Some people have mild symptoms that can include: fever, headache, body aches, mild rash and swollen lymph glands. The first symptoms usually appear within 2 to 15 days after infection.
Anyone infected with West Nile virus can be at risk of developing more severe symptoms and health effects. Adults 50 years or older and those with underlying conditions or weaker immune systems, however, are at greater risk.
Very few people (fewer than 1 percent of people infected with the virus) will develop severe symptoms and health effects. In many of these cases, the infection can affect the central nervous system. This is the nervous system tissues in the brain and spinal cord).
Prevention of West Nile virus and other mosquito borne disease include avoiding mosquito bites, using repellent that contains DEET, wearing clothes that cover skin if possible, mosquito-proof your home and eliminate mosquito breeding sites.
There is no preventive vaccine for WNV although there is one currently in Phase I clinical trials. There is no specific treatment for WNV, just treat the symptoms.
Time will tell how bad this WNV season ends up; however, certain conditions are in place for a possible heavy season.",1205,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886123359.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823190745-20170823210745-00485.warc.gz,0.958972096443176
d1baac7e-a8fe-474b-b4f2-8fd5ce477392,2022-05-28T11:16:33+00:00,2022-05-28,0,https://merivaledentalcentre.com/services/dental-implant-therapy/,"Advances in modern dentistry have provided us with the most successful option to replace missing teeth to date – Dental Implants! Dental implants are most commonly made from titanium, a material easily accepted and adaptable to the human body. At Merivale Dental Centre we are able to surgically place the dental implant or “titanium screw” into the jaw bone where it osseointegrates or “fuses” to the patient’s bone. This integration period usually takes three to six months and is pain-free; generally you are not even aware that this healing is taking place. Following the integration period the implant is exposed into the mouth and tested to ensure strength and stability. Essentially, in just a couple of simple surgical procedures we are able to create a simulated tooth root to anchor a replacement tooth or teeth. The implant is now ready to restore with a prosthetic tooth replacement.
Dental Implants can replace a single missing tooth or a complete dentition. The options are plentiful and are designed to suit your individual needs. We can use dental implants to secure dentures, in order to provide increased security, comfort and confidence while providing the patient with a non-removable appliance option. A ceramic crown can be secured to a dental implant to replace a single missing tooth. The crown is natural looking and functions just like a real tooth. You are able to bite, chew and smile with confidence!
At Merivale Dental Centre we only place dental implants that have been scientifically tested from trusted industry leaders. We work closely with companies like Biohorizons, Nobel Biocare and Implant Direct in order to provide our patients with the highest quality dental implants.",347,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663016373.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528093113-20220528123113-00418.warc.gz,0.919609189033508
d5760205-bdd4-4c78-a83b-f51b5abf4705,2022-05-24T05:20:29+00:00,2022-05-24,0,https://lhsvertigo.com/remembering-jade/,"Rida Khawaja | Art by Allison Huang
Like a star, I come and go. I disappear within the trees just like the twinkling pearls
above, retreat in their blanket of shadows. I fade into the jade backdrop of the tree canopy
decorated with fragments of sunlight. I move with the moonlight, waiting, waiting, for the glorious
sunlight, which illuminates the valley at the softly glowing twilight. I can hear every bird chirp a
lovely melody slowly merging with the creek’s gurgles, and the wind’s blissful serenade creating
a jubilant symphony. Every evening I rinse my hair in the ever flowing creek and let the breeze
dry the water, carrying every trickle, every droplet away; just like a dandelion's delicate seeds
travel along the breeze. Then as the clock of seasons turn, waltzing with time, winter draws
near. Slowly, the frost spread over the mahogany-brown forest floor like a lucid coverlet. The
nights morph into lustrous silver petals, filled with twinkling stars. Shards of stardust are sent
down in luminous, golden earthshine. I wait, forever waiting.
But you wonder, what could I be waiting for? What would I need to wait for? Oh, yes I
can see you. Your eyes hungrily searching this page and your mind wandering to my leafy
paradise. Yet you do not see, what this place has truly come to be. A stark white page, plain as
an eagle’s feather. Brutally unchanging. The black ink, a constant reminder of the shackles
keeping me bound to this very page. I am lost in an obscure storm of murky black and white.
Clouding my foresight, hindering me from the ability to fight. The thickening black ink from each
letter pours into my mouth, clogging my throat, choking me. The world ever so opaque, my
vision is constantly blocked by the perfect script typed along this page. I can see you staring at
me, still wondering why I would want to break free? Look around you, don’t you see? What my
so-called “ethereal heaven” has come to be? A prison of torment. The fluttering birds, crow and
taunt me, their beady red eyes a constant reminder of the ruby red sunset which I can never
see. I am trapped here for eternity, in a morose, nebulous nightmare.
Who put me here? The jailer. With his dull yellow staff and a spear of obsidian. That’s
who. He conjured these cuffs, these prison bars. He took this this severely white cell and took
out his staff. He plucked me from the air as I was innocently wandering above his head. He
dragged me into the cell, and locked me here, drawing locks with his despicable staff. These
locks appear as words to you, but they are my reasons for everlasting solitude.
But still, you and I are one and the same, though you may find that hard to believe. Can
you not see what your world has come to be? I am locked behind pages, you are shackled by
your fears of others, of the iron grip of social norms. You fear talking to the person sitting next to
you, knowing they would all deride you for it, their eyes gleaming with scorn. You and I are one
and the same, yet so different. You are the jailer of your own prison, holding you back from
yourself. You fear raising your voice, imagining the words and malicious cackles of enemies that
would shame you. Don’t force yourself into that horrid trap, break yourself free. Please, I beg of
you, live a life of freedom…before it's too late. I am here to teach you about what you could
really be. There will be words that peck like the beaks of crows or stares by scornful eyes that
may make you feel like you are choking on black smoke. However, if you look around, with
fearless eyes, you will see lustrous petals gracefully pirouetting across the boundless sky.
Watch for the ruby sunset as all the colors swirl into a velvety morning glory and remember me.
For I can never leave, I am imprisoned, a mere character trapped in a book, but you still have a
chance to be free. Do not fade into the jade backdrop out of fear, but instead emerge in
spectacular triumph, remembering me.",991,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662564830.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524045003-20220524075003-00028.warc.gz,0.943796575069428
69f759ae-9698-4f17-9cb5-fdeea7274f47,2022-05-22T18:04:02+00:00,2022-01-27,1,https://www.bitcoinlinux.com/2022/01/29/robinhood-to-launch-crypto-trading-internationally-sees-immense-potential-in-crypto-economy/,"Robinhood has “set aggressive goals to start opening its crypto platform up to customers internationally in 2022,” the popular trading platform revealed during its Q4 earnings call. “The company believes in the immense potential of the crypto economy and sees a big opportunity in serving customers across the globe.”
Robinhood’s Crypto Earnings, Expansion Plans
Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) released its fourth quarter and full year 2021 results Thursday.
The company’s total net revenues for the quarter increased 14% from the same period in 2020 to $363 million. For the year, the total net revenues increased 89% to $1.82 billion from the previous year. The trading platform’s transaction-based revenues, which include revenues from cryptocurrency trading, were $264 million in Q4 and $1.40 billion in 2021.
Cryptocurrencies for the quarter increased 304% to $48 million, compared to $12 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, and for the year increased to $419 million, compared with $27 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The company also reported that the “average revenues per user (ARPU) for the quarter decreased 39% to $64 on an annualized basis, compared with $106 in the fourth quarter of 2020.” The ARPU for the year decreased 5% to $103, compared with $109 for the previous year.
Regarding plans for the year 2022, the trading platform said:
Robinhood has set aggressive goals to start opening its crypto platform up to customers internationally in 2022. The company believes in the immense potential of the crypto economy and sees a big opportunity in serving customers across the globe.
Robinhood currently supports the buying, selling, and real-time market data for bitcoin (BTC), bitcoin cash (BCH), bitcoin sv (BSV), dogecoin (DOGE), ethereum (ETH), ethereum classic (ETC), and litecoin (LTC).
Shiba inu crypto supporters have petitioned on Change.org for the trading platform to list SHIB. However, the company said it is in no hurry to list additional coins, stating: “We’re a highly regulated company in a highly regulated industry, and we think it’s important that we get a bit more clarity from regulators.”
Last week, Robinhood began rolling out its crypto wallets to customers. “By March, we will expand the program to 10,000 customers before rolling out to the rest of the Wenwallets waitlist,” the company said.
What do you think about Robinhood’s plan to expand internationally? Let us know in the comments section below.",571,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545875.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522160113-20220522190113-00619.warc.gz,0.943550944328308
ccb756d7-2b3f-481e-bed8-57f2b06dd72f,2015-03-30T23:02:02+00:00,2014-02-04,1,http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/hrc-launches-americans-for-marriage-equality-communications-war-room,"HRC Launches Americans for Marriage Equality Communications War Room
February 4, 2014 by HRC staff
HRC is launching a Communications War Room for Americans for Marriage Equality – a coalition to advance marriage equality nationwide and provide up-to-the-minute information for lawmakers, legal experts, media, and grassroots supporters. Following the defeat of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8 last year, new marriage equality battles are underway in the courts, at the ballot and in public education campaigns. HRC is launching Americans for Marriage Equality to give national support and leadership to the next phase in the push to win marriage equality nationwide.
Americans for Marriage Equality will offer communications resources to local, state, and national efforts for marriage equality; serve as a national platform for sharing the latest information and tools; and provide access to a full-time, bipartisan war room staff. The war room effort will be run out of HRC and led by Democratic and Republican strategists Olivia Alair of SKDKnickerbocker and Brian Jones of Black Rock Group. Allied organizations will be invited to join the coalition and send staff to work hand in hand to share information among all members.
In the coming weeks, Americans for Marriage Equality will launch a “Playbook-style” morning tipsheet with the latest national marriage equality news and developments in state-level legislation, ballot measures, and court cases. The coalition will showcase the diverse array of marriage equality supporters and a new website will soon serve as a one-stop hub for news, polling, and other resources. The coalition also plans to begin hosting events and opportunities for partners and media to learn more about the status of current legislative and judicial efforts underway in states around the nation.
“Our nation is at a turning point, and while a growing bipartisan majority of Americans believe that everyone should be able to marry the person they love, we still have crucial battles ahead to ensure marriage equality becomes the law of the land in all 50 states,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “That’s why we are launching a new communications operation to promote marriage equality: to lift up every voice and every ally in this fight and show that the country is ready for marriage. HRC will bring the best minds from across the nation together and provide every resource we can to end discrimination against loving gay couples once and for all. We will also launch resources to help keep lawmakers, legal experts, and news media informed about developments across the nation.”
The concept for Americans for Marriage Equality was borne out of a successful coalition effort in 2013, designed to support marriage equality against the backdrop of two historic U.S. Supreme Court cases challenging DOMA and Prop 8. HRC co-chaired the coalition of more than 100 organizations that worked to keep lawmakers, media, and allied organizations and grassroots supporters abreast of marriage equality developments – both at the Supreme Court and in state legislative battles across the country. Over that time period from late 2012 to June of 2013, ABC News/Washington Post polling showed that national support for marriage equality rose from 51 percent to 57 percent.
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1e70991f-5fd8-488a-9cc5-88cd7c91e600,2019-08-24T20:07:22+00:00,2019-08-24,0,http://www.aircareinc.biz/fire-extinguisher-service/,"ACI is proud to announce that we are now offering mobile fire extinguisher recharge and service!
ACI Fire & Safety offers a full line of fire extinguishers and accessories. We also recharge fire extinguishers and perform low pressure hydrostatic testing of fire extinguisher cylinders. If you have any questions about fire extinguisher sales or service, please give us a call.
We offer a class on fire extinguisher operation. The class includes information on different classifications of extinguishers, extinguisher operations and a hands-on live fire exercise.A certificate will be presented after completion of the class.
ACI Fire & Safety offers a full range of fire extinguisher services, including:
- Dry Chemical Recharging (All types)
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- Wheeled Unity Inspection and Service",197,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321696.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824194521-20190824220521-00104.warc.gz,0.866487085819244
c1bbf67c-9205-4b1a-912a-6087832ab81a,2017-08-23T13:45:04+00:00,2015-09-04,0,https://lopez-museum.com/2015/09/04/an-interplay-of-art-and-religion-santo-making-lecture-with-artist-riel-hilario-and-author-dr-esperanza-gatbonton-september-5-2015-2-5pm/,"“Man, with his symbol-making propensity, unconsciously transforms objects or forms into symbols (thereby endowing them with great psychological importance) and expresses them both in his religion and his visual art. The intertwined history of religion and art, reaching back to prehistoric times, is the record that our ancestors have left of the symbols that were meaningful and moving to them. Even today, as modern painting and sculpture show, the interplay of religion and art is still alive.” – Carl Gustav Jung
EVENTS Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/705636519567889/
Lopez Museum and Library invites you to Ukit: The Art of Santo Making, an artist talk on the tradition of santo-making, from the religious images it employs to the actual process that goes into making the figures. Join Dr. Esperanza Gatbonton and Open Ends guest artist, Riel Hilario as they give new perspective on these familiar tradition figures in in contemporary Philippine culture.
Among Riel Hilario’s sculptures are figures of canine bodies with human heads. These figures of dogs are reminiscent of the illustrations of San Roque’s dogs in Dr. Gatbonton’s book, “A Heritage of Saints: Colonial santos in the Philippines” shown in the image below.
RIEL HILARIO comes from a family of sculptors of santos. He will talk about how his contemporary art practice was transformed by his early exposure to religious imagery. Riel has had several solo exhibitions in the Philippines (The Drawing Room and Art Informal, among others), New York, Singapore, and Paris and was one of the Cultural Center of the Philippine’s Thirteen Artists Awardees back in 2012. In the same year, he was also named one of the winners of the Ateneo Art Awards and Philippine Art Awards.
DR. ESPERANZA GATBONTON will speak about the scholarly work that she has done on the subject highlighting her published researches (Philippine Religious Carvings in Ivory and A Hertiage of Saints). Last 2014, she was also a panelist at the conference entitled Transpacific Engagements (Ayala Museum).
Ukit: The Art of Santo Making with Dr. Esperanza Gatbonton and Riel Hilario will be held at the Lopez Museum and Library on September 5 (Saturday) 2-5 pm. Admission is Php 115 for students and Php 135 for adults. For inquiries please call us at 6312417 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.org.
For Lopez Library research, please call us at (+63 2) 631-2425
Museum Entrance fee:
Php 100 for adults
Php 80 for HS and College students
Php 60 for Elementary students
Mondays to Saturdays (except holidays) from 8 AM to 5 PM
The Lopez Museum and Library is at the ground floor, Benpres Building, Exchange Road corner Meralco Avenue",630,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886120573.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823132736-20170823152736-00645.warc.gz,0.946895718574524
3107308a-90a1-4c19-a7df-efe210f17eb1,2018-08-21T19:16:12+00:00,2018-01-31,1,http://iforsports.com/real-madrid-agree-to-let-star-leave-on-big-money-move-to-epl-giants/,"- Palmer points to teammate that Hamilton would love to have
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Manchester United manager has been a long-term admirer of Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane, and it appears like the Portuguese manager has been given the green light by Florentino Perez to get his man if he can cough up £52million.
The France international was handed his debut for Real under Mourinho back in 2011 and the United boss has gone on record in the past admitting his admiration for the player.
Mourinho is said to be far from happy with the current options he has in defence with doubts over the futures of Victor Lindelof, Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo’s, while Phil Jones and Eric Bailly have both had injury concerns this season.
A summer shake-up has also been proposed by Real president Florentino Perez at the Bernabeu after a disastrous La Liga title defence, with several top stars and boss Zinedine Zidane all tipped to leave.
Diario Gol has claimed that Mourinho has spoken with Perez about signing Varane and that the Real chief has agreed that the player can leave for £52 million.
You can argue that it is a reasonable price in the current market, as the player is undoubtedly very talented and at the age of just 24, already boasts of 40 caps for his country.
He hasn’t got the full support of his boss though, as Zidane has been hesitant to pick his fellow countryman at times this season.
A lot will now depend on how United shape-up defensively for the remainder of the season and whether Mourinho will feel the need to make changes in that area in the summer.",488,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221218899.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821191026-20180821211026-00546.warc.gz,0.965095043182373
056c78b6-7ed6-44eb-bd27-df5bcf69b7e7,2020-10-30T02:38:36+00:00,2017-05-01,1,https://www.colorado.edu/today/2017/05/01/draft-concept-plan-cu-boulder-south-invites-community-input,"The university released a draft concept plan for its CU Boulder South property on Monday that offers a preliminary look at what development of the site could someday entail.
The 308-acre CU Boulder South property has become a major topic of discussion as Boulder County and the city of Boulder work on an update to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan (BVCP). Specifically, interest has centered largely around a change to the site’s land-use designation and potential annexation of the property by the city, how portions of the site could be utilized for flood mitigation, and what development on the property might look like if the city were to annex.
With the process moving forward toward adoption of the new BVCP this summer, CU Boulder planning staff have been working to respond to the request for more information about what might be developed on the property. While the comprehensive 10-year master plan for the campus, including CU Boulder South, will take a few years to update, we have developed a draft concept plan for CU Boulder South for both the Boulder community and our campus community to see.
The university has created a new website with information related to how CU Boulder envisions utilizing the property to serve the long-term needs of the University while also addressing the community’s needs and interests. Included are the set of assumptions behind the draft concept plan, a map showing the draft concept plan, a set of frequently asked questions and answers and an invitation for the public to provide feedback via a survey posted on the site.
The draft concept plan lays out general development areas for the site. Along with an accompanying map, a more detailed list of land-use assumptions breaks down how many acres of the large parcel at the city’s southern gateway might be devoted to academic buildings, open space and trails, flood storage (including recreation fields) and to housing for non-freshman students, faculty and staff.
We invite our campus community, local citizens, elected officials and appointed members of local boards and commissions to visit colorado.edu/cubouldersouth to review the various resources there. Afterward, please take our survey that is linked on the site. The survey will be open from today through 11:59 p.m. on May 10.
That survey feedback will help us determine adjustments, refinements and clarifications to the draft concept plan assumptions and map so that updated versions can be provided to local governing bodies to inform their deliberations and decisions on the upcoming BVCP adoption.
The City Council and Planning Board intend to hold a joint public hearing regarding the BVCP on May 23, with City Council to vote on the entire BVCP on June 13 and the Planning Board to vote on CU Boulder South portions of the BVCP on June 15. The Boulder County Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners are planning a joint public hearing at the end of June, with their respective votes on the BVCP slated for late July.
An approval of the BVCP with a changed land-use designation for CU Boulder South would allow annexation discussions between the university and the city to occur. Even with an approval of the BVCP and an annexation agreement in place, the sites designated for development at CU Boulder South will take many years to complete. The university will remain focused on developing the main and east campuses first, but a finalized annexation agreement would help inform CU Boulder’s own visioning process as the university embarks on updating its campus master plan.
When the Board of Regents approved the purchase of CU Boulder South in 1996, its resolution stated that CU Boulder at that time had no immediate or specific use in mind for the property but that it was “a strategic acquisition to ensure the long-term future of the University of Colorado Boulder and to ensure access to quality education for the citizens of the state of Colorado for 50 to 100 years to come.”
That vision for the site remains today. While there is much work to be done before any detailed development plans are created for CU Boulder South, campus leaders will continue to engage the local community about any plans at the site along each step of the process.",836,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107906872.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030003928-20201030033928-00257.warc.gz,0.949281871318817
9c8315ea-c613-4676-9789-399c83c07851,2022-05-21T15:16:51+00:00,2021-05-30,0,http://www.csys.es/welding/1707bb73300b56f923734469.html,"Wall of Fame - NF ACADEMY
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Category. Short, Romance. Director. Ulf Larsen. Year. 2019. Country. Belgium. Runtime. 00:09:59. Budget. 6.000 EUR. After a party, a guy (Antojo Otero) takes a cab with a girl (Daphne´ Huynh). She invites him to spend the night at her house. It is the simple story of a one-night stand, a moment of life.",1874,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662539131.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521143241-20220521173241-00021.warc.gz,0.805206120014191
9eeb0332-abf5-497d-89ef-abfed9cc08af,2013-05-19T10:18:12+00:00,2013-05-19,1,http://scoopthemagazine.com/news-state-of-florida-sued-for-ticketing-motorists-who-tip-other-motorists-of-speed-traps/,"News: State Of Florida Sued For Ticketing Motorists Who Tip Other Motorists Of Speed Traps
Man, it’s tough in the streets these days for the people of Florida. Cops have apparently been giving out tickets to drivers who try to warn other drivers of hidden speed traps. One Florida man has decided to take this motion to court in a class-action lawsuit, as he was a victim of receiving a ticket for trying to communicate with another driver via flashing his high beams to warn about an upcoming speed trap. The man is seeking a refund of his $100 ticket & $15,000 in damages.
It looks like from 2005 til now, over 10,000 drivers were given citations for trying give their fellow drivers a heads up on watching out for cops staging speed traps. And if this man involved in the lawsuit against the State of Florida, the state will have to dish out over $156 million to the drivers who received citations. Here’s some footage from Florida’s WTSP 10 News…",209,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.970686554908752
a25416f9-14de-49eb-9ef6-b6a1f6d6055b,2020-10-19T16:02:50+00:00,2014-07,1,http://www.epicjourney2008.com/2014/07/omalley.html,"Fellow Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton says she hasn't decided whether to run, and neither, O'Malley says, has he. In the meantime, he is running one of the most vigorous noncampaign campaigns of any 2016 possibility in either party — raising money, stumping in early-voting states such as Iowa and New Hampshire, traveling abroad to boost his foreign policy credentials and honing a message that might be characterized, for brevity's sake, as compassionate competence.
""People want problem-solvers,"" O'Malley, a former Baltimore mayor, said in a late-night interview after the first of two well-received speeches to Democratic activists in Des Moines. ""They want leaders that will bring people together to solve problems, not people that will take their ideology and try to beat round pegs into square holes.""
Noted for his data-driven approach to policy, starting when he used computer analysis to chart citizen complaints and fuel millions of dollars of new efficiencies in city government, O'Malley is a devout Roman Catholic grounded in the Jesuit emphasis on social justice. His religious faith, he suggests, informs his secular beliefs.",231,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107863364.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201019145901-20201019175901-00015.warc.gz,0.960535049438477
b58d4f9e-5149-405e-8ba4-b10d77661921,2020-10-24T09:48:18+00:00,2020-09-30,1,https://newsd.in/pak-violates-ceasefire-on-loc-for-7th-straight-day/,"Jammu, Sep 30 (IANS) Pakistan continued to violate ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district for the seventh consecutive day on Wednesday.
Defence Ministry spokesperson Colonel Devender Anand said that at about 6.45 p.m., Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling with mortars along the LoC in Mankote sector in Poonch district.
“The Indian army retaliated befittingly,” the spokesman said.
The attacks were the seventh consecutive ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the LoC in Poonch district.
Since the beginning of this year, Pakistan has been continuously violating the bilateral ceasefire agreement signed by the two countries in 1999.
As many as 24 civilians have been killed and over 100 injured in more than 3,186 ceasefire violations by Pakistan on the LoC since January 2020.",191,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107882103.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024080855-20201024110855-00103.warc.gz,0.973004639148712
707d77dd-6aee-496d-8758-257758e9a4ee,2017-08-19T01:49:31+00:00,2013-11-20,1,https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Japan-Inc-snubs-staff-in-spending-plans,"Japan Inc. snubs staff in spending plans
TOKYO (Nikkei) -- Flush with cash and reluctant to share it with employees, Japanese largest corporations are bullish about capital spending.
A large number of major listed Japanese companies are poised to increase their spending on capital investments, research and development, and mergers and acquisitions to achieve higher growth, a Nikkei survey found.
Many of these companies expect better earnings next year. It remains to be seen whether their spending plans will help drive the growth of Japanese economy amid higher expectations for an end to deflation. ""Abenomics,"" the name given to the set of government policies to resuscitate the economy, has proved a boon for Japan Inc.
The Nikkei asked chief financial officers from 300 major listed companies from late October to mid-November. It received answers from 241 companies. Finance companies and Japan's 10 regional utilities were not included in the survey.
Publicly traded companies that end the fiscal year in March have record cash reserves of about 70 trillion yen combined. Focus at these businesses has turned to how they can tap their reservoir of this capital.
Companies were asked to name their two spending priorities. Improving production facilities and increasing efficiency was the priority among 53% of respondents.
Toshiba, for example, plans to increase capital spending on semiconductor chips, mainly NAND flash memory, for the first time in three years. Demand for chips is rising because of the growing popularity of smartphones. The company in August began expanding its Yokkaichi plant in Japan's central Mie Prefecture. It has also invested in micro-fabrication technology. Toshiba will likely spend about 170 billion yen ($1.66 billion) on semiconductor-related facilities this fiscal year, up 80% from a year earlier. Tokyo Gas, meanwhile, is spending on pipelines and building a liquefied natural gas station in Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo.
The second largest group of the respondents -- 34% -- said they would spend on R&D, while 26% said they would use cash reserves for M&As. Fuji Heavy Industries plans to spend 60 billion yen on R&D this fiscal year, a 20% increase from 2012. It plans to develop environmental and safety technologies. Housing facility and building material maker Lixil Group announced in September that it will acquire German sanitary and bathroom fittings maker Grohe.
Other companies will spend money on revenue growth. Respondents that said they would use capital for dividend payouts or share buybacks, stood at 25%.
Bad news for the government, which is urging companies to share their wealth with employees. Regarding pay increases, 7% of respondents said they would spend cash reserves to raise salaries. Some companies, including precision motor maker Nidec, have announced pay raises. On the whole, however, major companies remain cautious about upping wages.
Investments for growth have been spurred by improving market conditions. The survey showed that three quarters of the companies now find it easier to raise funds in the market. Of them, 63 companies said they want to raise more capital or have done so.
About half of respondents said they expected next April's increase in consumption tax hike from 5% to 8% to be detrimental to their earnings. Those who said it would have a negative impact cited reaction to a rush of demand among consumers before the sales tax hike as the biggest reason, followed by a drop in personal spending and a slowdown in the domestic economy.
The government plans to then raise tax to 10% in October 2015. Three-quarters of those surveyed said the government should go ahead with the hike as planned. Only seven companies said the government should not do so.
The survey also found that many companies have a positive outlook for fiscal 2014. Some 56% said their net profit forecast would improve, far surpassing the 6% that said it would deteriorate. And 53 companies -- more than 20% -- expect double-digit growth in profits next year. Eight forecast growth of more than 30%. The optimism, points to a continued corporate recovery in fiscal 2014.
About 50% of the respondents said they expect the earnings environment to improve or slightly improve in the next six months. They cited a boost to domestic revenue as the biggest reason, followed by cost cutting and growth in Asian markets. Only 10% of the companies surveyed cited the weak yen as the reason, showing corporate profits are expanding for reasons other than the Japanese currency's recent weakness.
Sanitary products and diaper maker Unicharm has seen brisk sales of low-priced paper diapers in Asian countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam. The company thinks that a slowdown in emerging economies will have little impact on its sales. ""We expect to achieve an increase in sales and profits next fiscal year and beyond,"" said Unicharm President Takahisa Takahara. ""We hope to reach 1 trillion yen in sales in three years.""
Leading construction company Shimizu has seen orders grow on the back of Japan's economic recovery. ""Construction for orders received this fiscal year will begin in earnest next fiscal year and beyond,"" said Seikichi Kurosawa, executive vice president of Shimizu. ""Then, we will see an improvement in profitability.""
The survey also found that 39% of the respondents believe their stocks are undervalued. This suggests a disparity between the views of the CFOs and the assessment of the market. Japanese stocks have soared in the past one year, and yet these large listed companies believe that their stocks still have room to go up on the back of their profitability.",1139,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105291.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819012514-20170819032514-00705.warc.gz,0.970182776451111
1f22a495-4644-4c9e-97ae-2c94fce6d8fa,2015-03-31T05:52:38+00:00,2013-07-29,1,http://chapelboro.com/tag/concealed-carry/,"Image courtesy of nathanmac87
CARRBORO – You may now bring your gun into your favorite bar or restaurant thanks to House Bill 937 which Governor Pat McCrory signed into law Monday, but it’s up to the business whether or not to allow the firearms.
The law allows those with a concealed carry permit to bring a concealed firearm into an establishment that serves alcohol. Jim Wald, one of the owners of GlassHalfFull in Carrboro, says he’s is opposed to the idea of having guns and alcohol in the same vicinity.
“It doesn’t seem like the two mix,” Wald says.
The law includes that those who bring a concealed firearm into the bar are prohibited from drinking alcohol while they have the gun.
Sean LaBelle, kitchen manager at Bailey’s Pub and Grille in Chapel Hill, says he feels more comfortable with restrictions like this in place.
“I think it would be a fine thing,” LaBelle says. “As long as they have all of the necessary permits to carry a concealed weapon.”
Fox & Hound Restaurant Group, the company that owns Bailey’s Pub and Grille, says it has no comment on the bill.
Restaurants and bars would be able to expressly ban concealed firearms in their business. David Roberson, beverage manager at Southern Rail in Carrboro, says his bar would enforce that ban.
“We would probably rather people not come up here with firearms,” Robertson says.
The state’s Board of Insurance says that restaurants and bars that have patrons with concealed firearms would likely not affect their insurance premiums.http://chapelboro.com/news/business/local-bars-respond-to-nc-gun-law/",375,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300313.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00030-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.963588058948517
6d6b54c7-2bed-475a-9dc9-eca9118fa902,2018-08-18T08:48:39+00:00,2018-08-14,1,https://www.executivegov.com/2018/08/james-mattis-dod-backs-formation-of-space-focused-combatant-command/,"James Mattis, secretary of the Defense Department, has said DoD is supportive of a plan to form a new combatant command focused on space, Defense News reported Tuesday.
“We need to address space as a developing warfighting domain and a combatant command is certainly one thing that we can we can establish,” he told reporters Tuesday at the Pentagon.
Mattis, a two-time Wash100 recipient, said DoD is “in complete alignment” with President Donald Trump’s concern about the need to protect space assets and is now in the process of creating the new organization.
President Donald Trump announced plans in June for the establishment of a new “space force” in an effort to maintain the country’s dominance in space.
Mattis noted that DoD will support the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement authorities to safeguard the midterm elections against possible interference from Russia and other threat actors, according to a report by DoD News.",203,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213508.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818075745-20180818095745-00486.warc.gz,0.959568917751312
e040eaaa-095f-41ac-bfd1-9f70c74e616e,2022-05-27T21:57:43+00:00,2019-12-31,1,https://cloud7.news/cloud/a-deeper-look-into-the-cloud-ecosystem-in-2019/,"Cloud computing keeps growing as expected in 2019 too. Let’s take a look at what the researches say about the cloud ecosystem in 2019.
With the tech giants investments, cloud computing is now a multi-billion dollar economy and probably the broadest and the most complex ecosystem of technologies, products, and services. With more and more enterprises are moving to the cloud environment every day it seems like it will keep growing in 2020 too. But for now, let’s take a look at the numbers of 2019 in the cloud environment.
Three types of cloud computing services
For a better understanding of the cloud ecosystem, it is crucial to know the main cloud computing services. Each type has its own specific range of services provided. So here are the three main types of cloud computing services:
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
In IaaS, the cloud service provider supplies on-demand access to customers, such as networking, storage, and servers. In other words, the customer can run the platform and applications within the provider’s infrastructure. Customers can also scale the hardware provided by the cloud service provider to fulfill the storage and processing needs.
Platform as a service (PaaS)
In this version, the customer can develop, manage, and host applications in a cloud environment provided by the cloud service provider. The provider also offers a platform to support testing and development for the applications. And providers are also responsible for the infrastructure, security, operating systems, and backups.
Software as a service (SaaS)
In SaaS, the provider gives the customer access to their cloud-based software. So the customer will not be installing the software on a local device, instead, the provider gives the customer access to the provider’s software via the web or an API. Storing and analyzing data, installing, managing and upgrading the software is taken care of by the provider. There are three options for SaaS, public, private, and hybrid:
A private cloud is a service that you can host your own data center or intranet. Management, update, and upgrades on your own cloud ecosystem of server, networking, software, or platform resources will be owned by you. Thus, you should protect it with your own firewall or other security solutions.
In a public cloud, the provider offers you access to the data center. But unlike private cloud, in public cloud solutions, the cloud service provider is responsible for all management, maintenance, security, and upgrade processes.
As the name implies, a hybrid cloud solution is a mix of both public and private cloud services. Customers are responsible for interactions between these services.
24% growth from the previous year
According to the data published by the Synergy Research Group, across seven key cloud service and infrastructure market segments, operator and vendor revenues for the first half of 2019 passed the $150 billion milestone, having grown by 24% from the first half of 2018. IaaS & PaaS had the highest growth rate at 44%, followed by enterprise SaaS at 27%, UCaaS at 23% and hosted private cloud infrastructure services at 20%.
Across the whole cloud ecosystem, companies that featured the most prominently among the first half market segment leaders were Microsoft, Amazon/AWS, Dell EMC, Cisco, HPE and Google. Other major players included Salesforce, Adobe, VMware, IBM, Digital Realty, Equinix and Rackspace. In aggregate, these companies accounted for well over half of all cloud-related revenues.
$427 billion in 2019
According to the projection made by Gartner in the spring of 2019, worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.79 trillion in 2019, an increase of 1.1 percent from 2018. The shift of enterprise IT spending from traditional (noncloud) offerings to new, cloud-based alternatives is continuing to drive growth in the enterprise software market. In 2019, the market is forecast to reach $427 billion, up 7.1% from $399 billion in 2018. The largest cloud shift has so far occurred in application software.
The data center systems segment will experience the largest decline in 2019 with a decrease of 2.8%. This is mainly due to the expected lower average selling prices in the server market driven by adjustments in the pattern of expected component costs.
Public cloud spending will double by 2023
According to the projections of IDC, worldwide spending on public cloud services and infrastructure will more than double over the 2019-2023 forecast period. With a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.3%, public cloud spending will grow from $229 billion in 2019 to nearly $500 billion in 2023.
Software as a Service (SaaS) will be the largest category of cloud computing, capturing more than half of all public cloud spending throughout the forecast. SaaS spending, which is comprised of applications and system infrastructure software (SIS), will be dominated by applications purchases. The leading SaaS applications will be customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource management (ERM). Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) will be the second-largest category of public cloud spending throughout the forecast, followed by Platform as a Service (PaaS).
SaaS public cloud market share
Another research also made by Synergy in the summer of 2019 shows that the SaaS market is dominated by five vendors. In Q1 the enterprise SaaS market generated well over $23 billion of revenue for software vendors and will hit a $100 billion annual run rate in the current quarter. The market continues to grow at almost 30% per year. Microsoft has a worldwide market share of 17% and continues to enhance its overall market leadership, thanks primarily to its dominance in the high-growth collaboration segment.
Salesforce is the second-ranked vendor in the overall enterprise SaaS market thanks to being the dominant player in CRM, though this segment has relatively low growth compared to other SaaS segments. The two leaders are followed by Adobe, SAP, and Oracle, with SAP achieving the highest growth rate among these three. In aggregate these top five SaaS vendors now account for just over half of the total market. The next ten vendors account for another 26% of the market. Among these ten, the vendors with the highest growth rates are Google, ServiceNow, and Workday.
Public cloud infrastructure market share
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 31.3% in 2018 to total $32.4 billion, up from $24.7 billion in 2017, according to Gartner. Amazon continued to lead the worldwide IaaS market with an estimated $15.5 billion of revenue in 2018, up 27% percent from 2017. The largest of the IaaS providers, Amazon accounts for nearly half of the total IaaS market.
Microsoft secured the #2 position in the IaaS market with revenue surpassing $5 billion in 2018, up from $3.1 billion in 2017. Alibaba Cloud, experienced the strongest growth among the leading vendors, growing 92.6% in 2018. The company has built an ecosystem consisting of managed service providers (MSPs) and independent software vendors (ISVs). Google came in at the #4 spot, growing 60.2% in revenue from 2017.
Reasons to choose cloud
More and more businesses moving to the cloud each year. There are some common reasons to choose cloud for most businesses and there are also some specific needs that can be fulfilled with cloud solutions more effectively and faster. Here are some of those reasons to choose cloud solutions:
Contracts with private data centers, hardware and software providers must be renewed periodically. This gives the businesses the opportunity to reconsider the specific services they need and the solutions that can fulfill those needs. Thus, businesses can make the transition easier to a more cost-effective cloud solution.
Data compliance can be a significant resource challenge if you are operating an on-premise solution. Evolution and continuing management of compliance regulations can easily be avoided by switching to a cloud service that is already compliant.
Whether it’s lack of equipment or skills, many businesses can find it hard to deal with constantly evolving cyber-attacks. As we all know, cloud service providers are prepared against most of the attacks that can occur. Shortly, in most cases, most of the cloud service providers can protect your data better than you can.
One of the most important motivations for moving to the cloud environment for businesses is cost savings. Depending on your business’ needs, you can choose the best cloud service for your company and it will reduce the resources spent in many ways.
Businesses can scale up or down their computing and storage capabilities almost immediately. Thus, companies will not have to pay more than they are using and they can scale up in unexpected rapid growth situations.
In today’s market, even short downtimes can affect your productivity, revenue, and reputation in a negative way. For those kinds of problems, cloud providers offer rapid data recovery, even during the event of outages. Shortly, cloud services ensure your system remains operational.
Cloud computing allows remote working and keeps your employees connected safely and productive even when they are on the move. With mobile access, they can access the system via their mobile devices.
Most major cloud service providers renewable energy in data centers. If you can choose one of those providers, you can lower your carbon footprint significantly.",1980,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663006341.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527205437-20220527235437-00623.warc.gz,0.944029450416565
ce1443d1-6f06-484a-9716-17c620b82db1,2015-03-31T00:03:34+00:00,2014-07-08,1,http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/07/08/bitcoin-startup-xapo-valued-north-of-100-million/?mod=trending_now_3,"Some of the biggest names in venture capital are getting behind a maker of underground bitcoin vaults, the latest bet to bolster the digital currency.
Xapo said Tuesday it raised an additional $20 million in funding, doubling the amount it raised earlier this year. The investment was co-led by Greylock Partners and Index Ventures and includes Emergence Capital Partners, Max Levchin, the co-founder of PayPal, Yuri Milner, the Russian billionaire investor, and Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo. Reid Hoffman, a partner at Greylock, and Mike Volpi, a partner at Index, will join Xapo’s board as observers.
The latest investment values Xapo at roughly north of $100 million, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Wences Casares, Xapo’s CEO, declined to comment on the valuation.
Xapo, which is trying to legitimize and popularize bitcoin by offering services to securely store and transact the digital currency, has now raised $40 million. Its previous round, announced in March, was led by Benchmark. The latest cash injection, stuffed with top-tier tech investors, reflects ongoing enthusiasm in Silicon Valley for bitcoin-related startups, despite ongoing concerns about the future and volatility of the currency. After surpassing a value of $1100 late last year, the currency now trades just north of $600.
The investment puts Xapo in an elite circle of bitcoin startups now worth nine figures. In December, Andreessen Horowitz led a $25 million round in Coinbase, a bitcoin wallet company. The round valued Coinbase at $140 million, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Casares, a serial entrepreneur from Argentina, said he decided to accept additional capital after fielding interest from investors following the announcement of his first round. He plans to use the money to quickly build out his staff. With about 12 employees, he hopes to roughly quintuple his payroll by the end of this year.
The company currently offers two main services: a vault for people to store their bitcoins and a wallet to facilitate transactions.
In a blog post, Hoffman outlined his very bullish case for bitcoin, hinting that the firm could make future investments related to the currency:
“As an investor and technologist, I am interested in bitcoin on three levels: As an asset, (i.e. a digital alternative to gold); as a currency (to create a new transactional layer on the internet); and as a platform (to build alternative kinds of financial applications).”
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2cc07e4c-bcb6-4f7d-8041-efd9e6536c8d,2015-03-27T00:20:41+00:00,2013-01-01,1,http://www.adb.org/publications/gms-economic-cooperation-program-regional-investment-framework-pipeline-projects?ref=countries/viet-nam/publications,"Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program: Regional Investment Framework Pipeline of Potential Projects (2013–2022)
The Regional Investment Framework puts into operation the new Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Program Strategic Framework (2012–2022) that was approved at the 4th GMS Summit in December 2011. The Regional Investment Framework translates the strategic directions of the GMS-Strategic Framework into a pipeline of investment and technical assistance projects for the third decade of the GMS Program, from 2013 to 2022.
The Regional Investment Framework covers a wide range of sectors including transport, energy, environment, agriculture, human resource development, information and communication technology, tourism, transport and trade facilitation, and urban development. As a comprehensive, forward-looking and strategic framework, the Regional Investment Framework embodies the collective aspiration of the GMS countries to expand and deepen their cooperation program in the coming decade. The Regional Investment Framework will also remain a living framework that will be regularly reviewed and updated to maintain its relevance and responsiveness as a planning tool for subregional initiatives in an ever-dynamic GMS.
- Human Resource Development
- Urban Development
- Trade Facilitation
- Information and Communications Technology
- Other Multisector/Cross-Border Economic Zones",257,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131293283.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172133-00124-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.869477272033691
fc6a9767-210a-41cf-8150-bc5940300d77,2019-08-18T04:34:21+00:00,2019-07-19,1,https://www.tuko.co.ke/310811-lawyer-donald-kipkorir-a-referendum-fronted-by-uhuru-raila-succeed.html,"City lawyer Donald Kipkorir has ruled out any referendum in the country without the blessing of President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Through his Twitter handle on Friday, July 19, the lawyer said apart from the two top leaders, no other Kenyan had the capacity and political strength to successfully push for such reforms.
""The Only Referendum that will go to national vote is the ONE that will be fronted by the President and Baba (Raila).Others will suffer infant mortality,"" read part of his tweet
With reference to the excitement that came with the approval of Aukot's 1 million signatures which rekindled referendum debate, Kipkorir noted the initiative will head nowhere without the help of the two leaders.
According to the advocate, Uhuru and Raila were masters of the country's political art and matters of great national concern like constitution amendment cannot go through without their input.
""We may get excited with other sideshows, but national political chessboard is in the hands of the two. Truth sets us free,""
Apart from Aukot's referendum push, the president and former prime minister are also pushing a similar course under the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
It is not clear whether the two forces will harmonise their issues and push for a single referendum or they will lock horns and run parallel campaigns.
It is on this premise that Kipkorir argues Uhuru and Raila's political influence and power will see their course triumph over Aukot's.
Do you have a hot story or scandal you would like us to publish, please reach us through email@example.com or WhatsApp: 0732482690 and Telegram: Tuko news.
The man who was called a monkey I Tuko TV",374,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313617.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818042813-20190818064813-00520.warc.gz,0.95882660150528
4024ace1-0590-4273-8625-5a0713638fb8,2013-05-19T19:04:57+00:00,2012-07-03,1,http://www.mambaonline.com/article.asp?artid=7128,"ZIM COUPLE ARRESTED OVER GAY PHONE PICS
Tue, 3 July 2012Two men have been arrested in Harare after a shop assistant found pictures of them embracing on one of the men's cell phone.
New Zimbabwe.com reported that the phone had been left at the phone shop to recharge.
When a shop assistant went through the phone's pictures, he found an image of the two men kissing and in a naked embrace on a bed.
The men, identified only as Andrew and Esau, were arrested after a mob formed around the shop threatening to lynch them. Police are said to have struggled to control the crowd and protect the men.
A vendor who knows the men said that Andrew told the crowd that he and Esau had been out a few weeks ago and got drunk, with Esau staying over at his home.
“He claimed they were wasted and ended up behaving strangely. They both claimed they don’t know who took the pictures,” said the vendor.
Harare police spokesman Inspector James Sabau told the newspaper: “I can confirm that we have arrested two men who are assisting officers with their investigations following the discovery of a set of images of a sexual nature.""
While no charges have been brought at present, sources said that the men ""are likely to be charged with crimes against morality, specifically sodomy"".
Gay sex, along with members of the same sex holding hands, hugging or kissing, is illegal in Zimbabwe with penalties of up to three years in jail.
In May, Zimbabwe’s Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa told the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay that ""any person who commits homosexual activities will be arrested” in the country.",360,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00017-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.980222880840302
9ea61b37-6826-4436-80f8-26dd2c689502,2015-03-28T05:58:43+00:00,2013-02-28,1,http://pharmagossip.blogspot.com/2013/02/hey-gsk-what-weekend-boondoggle.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FDlJuM+%28PharmaGossip%29,"Louisiana attorney general files second suit against GlaxoSmithKline over off-label drug use
GlaxoSmithKline allegedly marketed nine drugs illegally for uses that have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and provided doctors with ""consulting fees,"" expensive meals and ""weekend boondoggles"" to convince them to prescribe those brands, according to a lawsuit filed this week by Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell. These practices cost the state's Medicaid and medical assistance programs millions of dollars and subjected patients to ""non-approved, ineffective and unsafe uses"" of the drugs, according to the suit.
Attorney General Buddy Caldwell
""GSK's egregious conduct and greed caused fraudulent claims to be submitted to the Louisiana Medicaid Program,"" Caldwell said in an emailed statement. ""As Attorney General, I will aggressively pursue and expose pharmaceutical companies who defraud our state and its citizens.""
The suit lists nine drugs that GlaxoSmithKline allegedly promoted improperly between 1997 and 2010: Paxil, Wellbutrin SR, Advair, Lamictal, Zofran, Imitrex, Lotronex, Flovent and Valtrex. GlaxoSmithKline allegedly promoted each of those drugs as treatments for symptoms and diseases that had not been approved by the FDA, according to the suit.
The suit also alleges that medical professionals were treated to perks, rewards and ""kickbacks"" for prescribing the drugs. The state is seeking a range of fines and penalties, as well as restitution to the state for off-label prescriptions paid for through Louisiana's Medicaid program.
GlaxoSmithKline agreed to plead guilty to claims of fraud and failing to report safety data in a July 2012 settlement with the Department of Justice. The $3 billion settlement with the federal government and the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units covered allegations that two of the drugs included in the Attorney General's suit, Paxil and Wellbutrin, were promoted for uses not approved by the FDA.
That settlement was reached while the Attorney General's Office was in the midst of a lawsuit against the British pharmaceutical company over the improper marketing, pricing and promotion of the diabetes drug Avandia. Louisiana was one of several states that did not sign off on the settlement because of the pending lawsuit.
The suit has been assigned to District Judge Janice Clark of the 19th Judicial District Court. Clark is also the judge in the attorney general's previous case against the GlaxoSmithKline, which is set to go to trial in June.",514,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297281.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00178-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.966129124164581
1771c075-ad15-46dd-960b-588adfac33b8,2013-06-18T22:57:35+00:00,2013-01-24,0,http://fullymyelinated.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/,"January 24, 2013 2 Comments
This is just cool (thanks, Jeff):
Politics, parenting, science, education, and pretty much anything I find interesting
January 24, 2013 1 Comment
So, Art Pope, NC’s very own version of the Koch brothers is now our state budget director. Scary. But here’s the really scary part– apparently he’s the most sane in the room. While the rest of the NC Republicans seem quite willing to create a massively regressive shift in taxes away from income tax towards more sales tax, Pope– of all people– has publicly come out saying this is a bad idea:
CHAPEL HILL — Gov. Pat McCrory’s budget director distanced the Republican chief executive from a proposal to eliminate income taxes in North Carolina and expressed his own “great concerns” with the concept being floated by leading GOP lawmakers.
Art Pope said the state’s current tax system is plagued by “holes and problems” – but the idea of abolishing personal and corporate income taxes by increasing the sales tax and levying the tax on dozens of duty-free services creates more concerns.
“Maybe if you were designing a tax code from scratch, you may want to look at a broad-based consumption tax,” Pope told a reporter roundtable at UNC-Chapel Hill’s journalism school Wednesday. “To go there from where we are now, I think, is very difficult to do and has lot of impracticalities.”In particular, Pope cited a concern that the higher sales tax is “absolutely, no doubt” regressive, meaning it would hurt low-income taxpayers the hardest. He said it amounts to a gross income tax “without any regard to whether you are making any money.” And he worried about upsetting the current three-tier system of income, sales and properties taxes, calling it “fairly balanced.”
The Civitas/Laffer plan is based on the flawed theory of supply-side economics and the Laffer Curve, which hold that reducing taxes actually increases revenue and boosts economic growth. The evidence is overwhelming that this theory does not yield the economic growth.
There is no evidence of a direct relationship between top tax rates and economic or job growth, according to a 2012 study by the Congressional Research Service.10 Moreover, states that Laffer himself has termed “high income tax states” turn out to have economic conditions comparable to, if not better than, states that do not have a personal income tax,
according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.11
In fact, states with low income tax rates actually have lower employment growth and lower median household income than Laffer’s designated high-tax states according to a recent study by Good Jobs First and the Iowa Policy Project.12 Furthermore, the industry composition in a state has a greater impact on a state’s economic performance. Similarly, an educated workforce, the presence of research centers like major universities and other knowledge factors boost per capita income growth. Accordingly, states will likely suffer in the long run because they lack the resources needed to invest in education and other building blocks of economic growth.
And even if it did unleash great economic growth– which is almost assuredly would not, you are still looking at a massive redistribution of wealth from poor to rich (from the same report):
Also a nice study linked on the AFL-CIO website highlighting Laffer’s flawed and highly questionable methodology.
January 24, 2013 Leave a comment
Sam B. was kind enough to send me a link to this very cool NPR visual story about the fracking boom in North Dakota and the visual impact on the night sky. You wouldn’t think you’d see this much light in ND at night, but that’s what a giant fracking operation gets you:
Illustration by NPR/NASA
Lots more cool photos and videos at the link.
January 24, 2013 1 Comment
Just because you are really rich does not mean you know anything about money. Especially if you got really rich because you happen to be very good at hitting a golf ball. In case you didn’t hear from Phil Mickelson, here’s Tomasky:
If he’s really paying a 63 percent tax rate, then all Phil Mickelson had better worry about is firing his accountant and hiring a new one. I mean, is he kidding?:
“If you add up all the federal and you look at the disability and the unemployment and the Social Security and the state, my tax rate’s 62, 63 percent,” Mickelson said. “So I’ve got to make some decisions on what I’m going to do.”
Social Security? He pays that on the first $113,000 or so of his earnings. He made…ready…$47 million last year. He could lose what he pays in Soc Sec taxes in his golf bag. Even if he is actually paying 63 percent, then the poor fellow was living on a mere $17.4 million last year.
And if he did that, he and his financial advisors are pretty stupid. Barry Ritholz at The Big Picture blog explains why…
[Short version. All sorts of tax free investments.]
Ah well. Now Lefty is changing his tune a bit:
So Mickelson, being the astute man that he is, quickly realized that the true “everyday man” would have a difficult time relating to someone earning $47.6 million in this difficult economy complaining about what amounts to a 9% increase in his tax rate (combining state, federal and payroll tax increases), only 3% of which came from the state of California…
Anyway, apparently feels he may need to move out of California to a state with a lower state income tax. Because he’s really going to miss that $1.5 million so much out of 47, apparently. My take…",1252,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00008-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.962916254997253
34d5af44-7c08-4dbc-9bc0-8a28b2b0293d,2022-05-25T17:01:19+00:00,2022-05-10,1,https://satyobchod.cz/2022/05/10/sri-lankan-forces-ordered-to-shoot-on-sight-after-pm-ousted/,"Sri Lanka’s Defense Ministry ordered security forces to shoot protesters on sight Tuesday after the country’s prime minister was ousted amid a national uprising that has left at least eight dead and hundreds injured.
Clashes started Monday after mobs supporting the government began beating peaceful protesters who camped out near Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s home demanding his ouster during the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka’s history.
Rajapaksa finally resigned Monday after the violence spread across the country, with at least eight dead — including a ruling-party lawmaker and two police officers — and 219 people injured and more than 100 buildings and 60 cars burned, according to the official tally.
But the violence only escalated at Rajapaksa’s home after his resignation, with at least 10 Molotov cocktails lobbed at it and protesters breaking through a security gate, the Telegraph said.
Hundreds of troops fired tear gas, water cannons and warning shots to finally get the recently resigned political leader and his family out to an unknown safehouse, the UK paper said.
Within hours, the rest of his cabinet had also stepped down.
But the violence only continued Tuesday in defiance of strict curfews as anti-government mobs also called for the removal of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the former prime minister’s younger brother.
The defense ministry said Tuesday that thousands of troops “have been ordered to shoot on sight anyone looting public property or causing harm to life.”
Among those attacked was Colombo’s most senior policeman, Senior Deputy Inspector-General Deshabandu Tennakoon, after a crowd surrounded and set fire to the car he was in, Agence France-Presse said.
After Tennakoon was rescued by officers who fired into the air to scare off the mob, he was rushed to the hospital and soon discharged after treatment, the outlet said.
The violence followed months of rising anger over economic turmoil in Sri Lanka that has spawned dire food shortages and rolling power cuts.
People have been forced to stand in lines for hours to buy essentials, and doctors have warned of crippling shortages of life-saving drugs in hospitals.
The prime minister’s ouster and calls for the deposing of the president mark a dramatic fall from favor of the Rajapaksas, Sri Lanka’s most powerful political dynasty for decades.
President Rajapaksa initially blamed Sri Lanka’s economic woes on global factors such as the pandemic battering of its tourism industry and the Russia-Ukraine conflict pushing up global oil prices.
But both he and his brother have since admitted to mistakes that exacerbated the crisis, including conceding they should have sought an International Monetary Fund bailout sooner.
With Post wires",571,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662588661.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525151311-20220525181311-00223.warc.gz,0.967889428138733
5311c782-1bfb-4578-8fd8-9ea98cf34b7c,2017-08-17T01:57:36+00:00,2015-09-04,1,http://www.australianmanufacturing.com.au/31642/toyota-to-invest-50m-in-intelligent-car-project-with-mit-and-stanford-video,"Toyota is investing $50 million with Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to create two new artificial intelligence research centres dedicated to robot-assisted driving and inventing new ways to help people and goods move around.
Gill Pratt, a prominent American roboticist, who left his position at the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency of the Pentagon, has been hired by Toyota to direct the effort.
“We’re here today to mark the beginning of an unprecedented commitment. We will initially focus on the acceleration of intelligent vehicle technology, with the immediate goal of helping eliminate traffic casualties and the ultimate goal of helping improve quality of life through enhanced mobility and robotics. This partnership, led by Dr Pratt, is a great opportunity to work with two leading research teams from two top universities. I am very excited about what this new venture means for Toyota, and I look forward to more announcements in the future,” said Kiyotaka Ise, TMC Senior Managing Officer and Chief Officer, R&D Group.
“This bold collaboration will address extremely complex mobility challenges using ground breaking artificial intelligence research. I’m thrilled to be a part of the synergies and talent-sharing of Toyota, MIT, and Stanford. Key program areas will be addressed by the two university campuses and Toyota, with combined research targeted at improving the ability of intelligent vehicle technologies to recognise objects around the vehicle in diverse environments, provide elevated judgment of surrounding conditions, and safely collaborate with vehicle occupants, other vehicles, and pedestrians. The joint research will also look at applications of the same technology to human-interactive robotics and information service,” said Dr Pratt.
Electrical engineering and computer science Professor Daniela Rus will lead the research at MIT, while Fei-Fei Li, Director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, will be spearheading the effort there.
“Our team will collaborate with Stanford and Toyota to develop advanced architectures that allow cars to better perceive and navigate their surroundings in order to make safe driving decisions. These efforts will play a major role in helping reduce traffic casualties, and potentially even helping us develop a vehicle incapable of getting into a collision,” said Professor Rus.
“Building on Stanford’s expertise with computer vision, machine learning, large-scale data analysis and human-computer interaction, our team will work to help intelligent vehicles recognise objects in the road, predict behaviors of things and people, and make safe and smart driving decisions under diverse conditions,” said Professor Li.
The Japanese automaker said that the financial commitment will be made over the next five years.
Click here to check out the video of the official announcement.",543,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102819.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817013033-20170817033033-00685.warc.gz,0.933392107486725
5b4eefe9-eb7c-4220-a5e1-5668baa6d230,2016-07-27T15:24:00+00:00,2016-07-27,0,http://www.pitbullforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9191,"I'm from the other side of the pond and have recently had my attention drawn to the plight of APBT's and SBT's in the irish dog pounds. As I'm sure that all of you who work in rescue know, there is a horrendous problem worldwide with unwanted and stray dogs. The problem in mainland UK is pretty horrible, especially at this time of year, and our breed resues are swimming against the tide. However, the problem in Ireland seems to be especially severe and the publics perception of bull breeds in general is very bad. There is, to my knowledge, only one bull breed rescue in the country. General rescue won't touch APBT's or SBT's with a bargepole, as they cannot get kennels to accept them, foster homes to assess them and permanent homes to love and cuddle them. The majority of people interested in rehoming these breeds have ulterior motives.
I know it's a long shot, but with so many people on this board, I was wondering if anyone had any contacts of breeders or individuals who could offer support to these dogs over in Ireland or the UK. I am trying to help a lady in Ireland who is hoping to rehome some of these dogs in the UK but, of course, due to BSL, we can't help the APBT's. Any advice, help or contacts most gratefully received.
Why buy from a breeder when there are plenty of homeless pups in shelters???
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d0ae9fb8-eba9-4336-bea5-980d2eef23fd,2018-08-20T08:51:32+00:00,2016-04-19,1,http://conservativeintel.com/2016/04/19/ten-congressional-races-you-should-be-watching/,"Believe it or not, the Presidential race isn’t the only election being held in November. And as conservatives who actually respect separation of powers, we know that who sits in Congress is just as important as who occupies the Oval Office. That’s why we here at Conservative Intel are bringing our loyal readers a list of races every conservative worth his-or-her bonafides should be watching. So sit back, read on and may the odds be ever in our favor.
U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio-08
John Boehner was not exactly a conservative hero by the time he resigned his Speakership last October, but that does not mean we can let his vacated seat go blue. Especially when the Republican nominee, veteran and business owner Warren Davidson, is the anti-Boehner: an outsider conservative candidate, endorsed by the very same interest groups that often made life on the Hill quite difficult for Boehner. In other words: Davidson is one of the good ones. And while he should face a fairly easy path to victory in this Republican stronghold of a District, let’s make sure the sailing is as smooth as can be. Warren faces off against Corey Foister, a progressive millennial (is there anything more insufferable?), whose anti-capitalist views would make Bernie Sanders proud. So in 2016, let’s start a new era of conservative representation in OH-8; because who knows, the winner of this one just may be the future Speaker one day.",306,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216051.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820082010-20180820102010-00493.warc.gz,0.963522613048554
0dc95ce6-bf37-4504-9734-1cce3d04762e,2015-04-02T09:39:53+00:00,2015-04-02,0,http://www.nationalpen.co.uk/uk/copyright.asp?UID=050050048049053056051057057048055,"The contents of the Penseurope.com Web site including, but not limited to, text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, audio clips and software (also including design and construction), are copyrighted materials owned by Penseurope.com or used with the express permission of the copyright, trademark name or service mark owner. As such, the contents are protected by international copyright laws.
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Except as expressly provided above, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring on the user, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right under any patent, trademark, copyright, or other proprietary or industrial right, of Penseurope.com its affiliates or any third party.",544,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427132827069.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323174707-00108-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.879280149936676
eca1d246-6a2a-419b-8b15-991012281eed,2019-08-24T15:31:28+00:00,2016-06,1,https://www.carscoops.com/2016/06/red-bulls-daniel-ricciardo-knows-hes-on/,"In case Ferrari decides against renewing Kimi Raikkonen’s contract for a fourth season, a Vettel-Ricciardo reunion could eventually be in play.
Unfortunately for the Scuderia, Ricciardo is under contract with Red Bull for 2017, though by no means does that exclude him from the conversation of possible replacements for Raikkonen.
“It’s like last year, I understand if they were to make a change I’m a driver on their list,” said the Aussie F1 star in an interview with Autosport. “Am I the only driver on that list? Probably not. Am I their top pick? I don’t know. They haven’t made anything clear to me.”
Ricciardo even goes on to say that he doesn’t blame Ferrari for being interested and judging by his performance on the track these past few years, we can’t really blame them either. The Red Bull driver is currently 5th in the Drivers standings, 3 points shy of Kimi Raikkonen and 18 points shy of Sebastian Vettel, which can still be considered striking distance in today’s Formula 1.
Speaking of Vettel, the German driver admitted to being OK with partnering up again, if the situation should arise. “I don’t mind him, I like him, he’s a strong guy.”
Ricciardo however, though himself not minding partnering up with Vettel again, stated that “the only reason I would jump ship and go up against him again would be to fight for a world title. Otherwise, if it’s just to have a [different] team-mate, I would rather try against a Lewis or Fernando or something different.”
The Red Bull man also brought up how cautious he was before first accepting a seat next to Vettel.
“With his relationship with Mark before I got there, I was…cautious, with my approach with him as a team-mate. But he was solid and we actually got on well and obviously the season went better for me than it did for him.”
Ricciardo is obviously referring to the 2014 F1 season when he finished the year third with 238 points to Vettel’s 167 points.
“He never really made excuses and if I beat him he shook my hand like a man and said “good race”, so he was a good team-mate. He is quick and I would expect if we were to be team-mates again one day I’m sure he would put up a fight and it would be a good rivalry.”
While Vettel and Ricciardo rekindling their intra-squad rivalry would be a great story, it’s also interesting to know that the latter would actually prefer racing alongside Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso, if only for the sake of mixing it up a bit.",623,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321160.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824152236-20190824174236-00217.warc.gz,0.97822117805481
b3da22cc-1b1b-4239-8011-e3b20da6c058,2017-08-23T01:30:30+00:00,2011-04-01,0,http://journals.lww.com/familyandcommunityhealth/Abstract/2011/04000/Pedestrian_and_Bicycle_Planning_in_Rural.12.aspx,"Pedestrian and bicycle planning has traditionally been viewed from an urban design perspective, rather than a rural or regional planning perspective. This study examined the prevalence and quality of pedestrian and bicycle plans in North Carolina according to geography, regional planning, and sociodemographics. Plan prevalence was lower, but plan quality tended to be higher, in rural areas compared with urban areas. Correlations between plan prevalence and active commuting were strongest in lower-income rural areas. By engaging in the planning process, rural residents and other stakeholders can support active living.
Department of Health Management and Policy, University of New Hampshire, Durham (Dr Aytur); and Department of Epidemiology and Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Gillings School of Global Public Health (Ms Satinsky and Dr Evenson) and Department of City and Regional Planning (Dr Rodríguez), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Correspondence: Semra A. Aytur, PhD, MPH, Department of Health Management and Policy, University of New Hampshire, Hewitt Hall, 4 Library Way, Durham, NH 03824 (email@example.com).
This work was supported through the North Carolina Physical Activity Policy Research Center funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cooperative agreement No. U48-DP000059 and an educational grant from the Southern Transportation Center. The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention is a member of the Prevention Research Centers’ Program of CDC. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC. We thank Ginny Lee, David Salvesen, and Fang Wen at the University of North Carolina for help with data collection and analysis, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation for help with plan collection.
Supplemental digital content is available for this article. Direct URL citations appear in the printed text and are provided in the HTML and PDF versions of this article on the journal's Web site (www.familyandcommunityhealth.com).",419,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886116921.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823000718-20170823020718-00690.warc.gz,0.91008847951889
ccd4e392-15b2-40f8-b310-766dae69fdf9,2016-07-25T20:06:34+00:00,2010-06-01,1,http://www.semi.org/en/MarketInfo/CTR_037308?id=sgueu0610,"SMIC Beijing 300mm Fab Reported to be Planning for Expansion
By April Peng, SEMI China
According to sources at China’s silicon foundry giant SMIC, the company is beginning to expand its first 300mm fab capacity in Beijing from 20,000 wafers per month (wpm) to 45,000 wpm. These reports indicate that, with the Chinese government supporting this plan, SMIC appears ready to announce further expansion intent in the form of plans to build a new 300mm fab with another US $4 to $5 billion capital investment. Some key semiconductor manufacturing equipment vendors, including KLA-Tencor and Applied Materials, reportedly have their executives in China gathering in Beijing to support and service their #1 key customer in China.
But as with all semiconductor manufacturing, advanced technology is not only about money. Technology, market share, and market growth are important. To help with the technology upgrade, SMIC is reported to have signed two intellectual property (IP) collaboration agreements with Synopsys and Virage Logic in low-leakage 65nm process technology area this month.
The target markets for the expanded IC output are expected to be mobile and consumer electronics, where SMIC now reports having about a 3 percent market share of 65nm foundry business in this segment today. The partnership with IP vendors will help SMIC further deliver significant advantages to its customers through industry-leading integration, power efficiency and cost efficiency.
According to SMIC’s technical staff, research and development in 40nm and 32nm processes is being done in groups in both Shanghai and Beijing. SMIC also indicated that discussions are in progress with other vendors and sources, such as IBM and IMEC, to license additional sub-50 nanometer process technology.
From recent research conducted by the SEMI China staff, it appears that four leading global foundry vendors – GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Samsung, TSMC and UMC – appear to be engaged in a new capital spending race in an effort to gain share in current and future semiconductor cycles. If SMIC does not keep up with this spending race, it might fall behind the technology leaders into the “second tier” of foundry vendors.
With recent strong demand for foundry manufacturing services, most of the fabs in China – including HHNEC, Grace Semiconductor and even the 150 mm fabs, like CSMC – are using over 90 percent of their production capacity. If SMIC’s plans achieve reality, Beijing will soon be challenging the Shanghai area fabs for IC manufacturing leadership.
Please visit www.semi.org/fabs for additional information on SEMI Fab reports.
SEMI Global Update
June 1, 2010",562,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824345.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00213-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.932107150554657
cc8203ca-a469-48e0-ad00-26328386acdb,2020-10-25T19:11:33+00:00,2020-10-15,1,https://www.healthtravelplanner.com/global-covid-report-young-and-healthy-may-not-get-vaccine-until-2022-who-says/,"Healthy, young people may have to wait until 2022 to be vaccinated against coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization’s chief scientist, who says health workers and those at highest risks be prioritised. It comes as Germany recorded its highest daily number of infections since the start of the pandemic.
Soumya Swaminathan indicated that, despite the many vaccine trials being undertaken, speedy, mass shots were unlikely, and organising who would given access first in the event of a safe vaccine being discovered was still being worked on.
“Most people agree, it’s starting with healthcare workers, and frontline workers, but even there, you need to define which of them are at highest risk, and then the elderly, and so on,” Swaminathan said.
“There will be a lot of guidance coming out, but I think an average person, a healthy young person might have to wait until 2022 to get a vaccine,” she said.
Swaminathan hoped there would be at least one effective vaccine by 2021 but it would be available only in “limited quantities”.
Two vaccine candidates, from Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca’s US trial, have been paused on safety concerns.
Swaminathan also warned against complacency about the virus death rate, saying with the increasing number of cases, mortality would also rise. “Mortality increases always lag behind increasing cases by a couple of weeks,” she said. “We shouldn’t be complacent that death rates are coming down.”
Germany has recorded its highest number of daily infections since the start of the pandemic, reporting 6,638 new cases. The previous high came on 28 March, with 6,294 cases.
On Wednesday, chancellor Angela Merkel and the premiers of the country’s 16 federal states agreed to a new rule where areas with rapidly increasing infection rates would have to impose an 11pm curfew for bars and restaurants.
If an area records more than 35 new infections per 100,000 people over seven days, masks will also become mandatory in places where people have close contact for an extended period.
Global infections stand at 38.4 million, with deaths at 1.09 million. The US leads on both counts, with just under 8 million infections and more than 216,000 deaths.
Donald Trump held a rally in Iowa on Wednesday evening, again saying he was “immune” from the virus. “I’m immune and I can’t give it to you,” he told the rally, adding that that he thought his son Barron, 14, who had had the virus but subsequently tested negative, “didn’t even know he had it”.
Meanwhile, Trump’s former defence secretary, General James Mattis, said America had not handled Covid well. He said: “The bottom line is we have seen a response to disease politicised in an unfortunate way and the cost is real.”
“We’ve paid a bloody awful price for it, is the bottom line – there’s no dressing it up,” Mattis said.
The WHO’s special envoy on Covid-19, Dr David Nabarro, was also critical of US handing of the virus, in an interview with Australia’s national broadcaster, the ABC. Asked about Trump’s return to the campaign trail, in which he claimed he was now immune, he said: “It’s quite hard to encourage everybody to behave in a way that enables them to keep free of the virus if there are public figures who are suggesting that they can behave differently.”
In other developments:
France has imposed a curfew in Paris and eight other cities from Saturday. “We have to act. We need to put a brake on the spread of the virus,” President Emmanuel Macron said in a TV appearance, announcing the 9pm-6am curfew that will remain in force for at least four weeks, except for essential reasons.
Spain will close bars and restaurants across Catalonia for the next 15 days following a surge in cases, as the country tackles one of the highest rates of infection in Europe, with nearly 900,000 cases and more than 33,000 deaths
In the Netherlands, where new measures also came into force, including restrictions on alcohol sales and new mask requirements, people drank and danced in the final minutes before all bars, restaurants and cannabis “coffee shops” closed down.
Mexico’s death tally is approaching 85,000, after an additional 498 fatalities. Total infections in the country stand at 829,396, the health ministry said.
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1. Walk the Embarcadero
The Embarcadero refers to an entertainment area along the San Diego Bay that pays tribute to the city’s maritime culture. The central focus is the cruise ship terminals, but the mostly pedestrianized area encompasses a number of the individual tourist sites I’m about to recommend here.
The Embarcadero runs from the shops and restaurants of Seaport Village on the south end to Little Italy and Waterfront Park on the north end. However, you can start your scenic walk at the airport by crossing to the bay side of North Harbor Drive. This is the main street you see after exiting the airport.
Walk toward the tall buildings and cruise ship terminals, and you’ll pass some San Diego attractions mentioned below along the way. It’s a lovely way to stretch your legs during a layover in likely some Southern California sunshine. Plus, sometimes the people watching is fun, with the occasional street performer entertaining tourists and guests.
2. Visit the USS Midway Museum
Located in the heart of the Embarcadero, the focus of the USS Midway Museum is the Midway itself. It’s a vintage Navy aircraft carrier that was the largest ship globally until 1955 and was decommissioned in 1992. It’s permanently docked now at Navy Pier.
Today, visitors may walk throughout the aircraft carrier, either as part of a guided tour, on a self-guided audio tour, or even unguided by anything other than eyesight and wonder. It is one of the most unique museums in the world and especially meaningful to families with members who have served in our nation’s military. Plus, kids love climbing into the helicopters and jets on the top deck of this San Diego museum.
SAVE ON ADMISSIONVisit with my discounted price. The USS Midway Museum is also included on the Go San Diego sightseeing pass.
3. Board the Maritime Museum of San Diego Ships
One of the first attractions you’ll encounter if walking south on the Embarcadero from the airport is the Maritime Museum of San Diego. It’s located on the San Diego Bay in front of the Waterfront Park, near the corner of W. Ash Street and N. Harbor Drive.
This famous museum features a world-class collection of original and replica sailing ships, steam-powered boats, and submarines that you can board to explore. My favorite activity there is climbing into the B-39 Soviet-era submarine because it’s crazy to see how sailors existed in such tiny quarters.
The museum is also well-known for its ability to restore old ships, themed sailing tours on the bay, and for being an excellent showcase of maritime history.
The most famous ship is the 150-year-old Star of India, docked right next to the sidewalk. You can’t miss it.
SAVE ON ADMISSIONYou can buy museum-only tickets on Trusted Tours for a slight discount. This fun outdor attraction is also included on the Go San Diego sightseeing pass.
4. Snap a Photo with Unconditional Surrender
Next to the USS Midway Museum, you’ll find the enormous and slightly controversial Unconditional Surrender statue, and it’s part of a series of sculptures by Seward Johnson.
The statue resembles a photograph of a sailor and woman kissing in 1945 after the WWII defeat of the Japanese. The photo was also on the cover of LIFE Magazine. (It later emerged that the woman being kissed didn’t know the sailor who kissed her.)
5. Browse Seaport Village and The Headquarters
Seaport Village is an outdoor, bayside shopping and dining complex where Downtown San Diego hits the bay’s waterfront near the San Diego Convention Center.
It has over 50 shops and 13 restaurants. They also periodically host live music and other entertainment events — you’ll see quite a few excellent buskers here. Highlights include the historic carousel featuring animals hand-carved in 1895, Kite Flite (you can fly kites in the adjacent park), and the San Pasqual wine tasting room.
Behind Seaport Village is The Headquarters, a revitalized entertainment area inside a former jail home to lovely boutiques and great restaurants. We like the street tacos at Puesto.
Entrance to Seaport Village and The Headquarters is free.
6. Sightsee from San Diego Bay Tours
There are many ways that visitors may tour San Diego Bay. Perhaps the most well-known are harbor cruises, some even including sunset dinners and champagne brunches. Below are the most popular San Diego Bay tours to consider.
- SEAL Tours: The amphibious bus-boats with a driver that narrates the tour start off on land and plunge into the water. They are a hit with kids, especially.
- Patriot Jet Boat: It’s a high-speed, 30-minute thrill ride with spins, tricks, and turns at speeds of up to 50mph (owned by Flagship Cruises).
- Hornblower Cruises: Book for lovely narrated harbor cruises, dinner cruises, champagne brunch cruises, and whale watching.
- Flagship Cruises: A San Diego-based company, Flagship Cruises is the local’s choice for narrated harbor cruises, dinner cruises, champagne brunch cruises, and whale watching tours in San Diego,
- Speed Boat Adventures: Drive a mini speedboat as part of a narrated group bay tour (fun), though note that you would catch this over at Harbor Island closer to the airport.
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7. Take the Ferry to Coronado Island
It is possible to visit Coronado and its beautiful beaches from Downtown San Diego without a car. Take the 15-minute ride on the Coronado Ferry. Service each way runs seven days a week, every hour from morning until evening — check the schedule for exact times. You may bring a bicycle (free), but only service animals are allowed. The current 1-way ticket price is $5, with kids three and under free.
The Coronado Ferry departs from the Broadway Pier or the San Diego Convention Center. On the Coronado side, the Ferry Landing departure and arrivals area is also a fun complex of shops and restaurants. In the summer, a shuttle takes guests from the Ferry Landing to the other end of Orange Avenue near Hotel del Coronado, which is the perfect place to spend a day on a Coronado beach.
See also: 20 Best Things to Do in Coronado
8. Play at Waterfront Park
Waterfront Park makes for an excellent stop between touring Little Italy (you could grab a slice of pizza or sandwich to-go there) and the Embarcadero.
It’s a large public park, with our historic courthouse in the center, that features water fountain jets that kids (and adults) can cool down in, reflecting pools, grassy areas, and state-of-the-art play equipment for kids.
Summer movie nights are held here on the lawn, too. It’s one of the best free things to do in Downtown San Diego especially if you have kids with you.
9. Shop and Dine in Little Italy
A several-block area of Downtown San Diego, just blocks from the waterfront Embarcadero, was originally the home of Italian-American fishermen and their families.
Today, Little Italy is an upscale, pedestrian-friendly neighborhood that has been dramatically gentrified in recent years to feature some of San Diego’s best restaurants, trendy cocktail bars, and boutique shopping. A variety of events happen throughout the year, including the Saturday morning Little Italy Mercato Farmer’s Market.
I highly recommend a meal here at any of this list of Little Italy San Diego restaurants. You can pop into the new Little Italy Food Hall or can take away subs and slices of pizza from places like Mona Lisa Italian Foods. Take your meal back to your hotel, picnic at Waterfront Park, or enjoy it in one of the piazzas.
10. Go Hands-on at the New Children’s Museum
The goal of the New Children’s Museum is to inspire creativity and critical thinking in kids as they interact with art. Kids love the hands-on exhibits and drop-in art studios where they can create something with clay, paint, blocks, bubbles, and other crafting materials.
This fabulous San Diego museum is one of the best things to do in Downtown San Diego with kids (especially if they are young). The Bean Sprouts cafe inside is a national brand of cafes designed for families to eat playfully, with some good-for-you items shaped like flowers, funny faces, and more.
11. Explore the Museum of Contemporary Art
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, otherwise known as MCASD, focuses on works of art in all media from 1950 to the present day. Exhibits emphasize the largely binational nature of San Diego with its location adjacent to the Mexican border.
Be sure to check the schedule for current exhibitions and public programs. It’s also located in a historic building, the old Santa Fe Depot baggage terminal.
12. Attend a San Diego Padres Baseball Game or Tour PETCO Park
The San Diego Padres have been playing Major League Baseball in San Diego since 1969. When their brand new downtown baseball stadium, PETCO Park, opened in 2004, going to a Padres home game became even more of an attraction for those who aren’t necessarily Padres fans or even fans of baseball generally. The stadium itself, its restaurants, and other activities have become an attraction.
It’s a family-friendly environment, and tickets can be bought directly from the Padres’ ticket office either in person or online. Regular season Major League Baseball games are typically played from April through September. Be sure to check the Padres’ schedule to see when they are playing.
Outside of Padres games, a guided tour of PETCO Park also enables visitors to go behind the scenes to see the Padres’ dugout, the press box, and more.
13. Drive a Crazy GoCar
GoCar Tours offers visitors the opportunity to rent a sporty go-cart style vehicle to see the city, complete with GPS audio directions to guide you where you want to go. I enjoyed the one-hour Downtown and Gaslamp Tour with a friend recently, and it’s a ton of fun, albeit a little bit of a bumpy drive.
San Diego is just one of several cities in the United States and Europe where this service is available. GoCar Tours offers an all-day rental or a three-hour Point Loma and Beaches tour. Book your tour.
14. Shop, Dine, and Drink in the Historic Gaslamp Quarter
Redeveloped in the 1980s, the Gaslamp Quarter is a 16-block area of Downtown known as one of San Diego’s premier sports for restaurants, bars, clubs, nightlife, music.
The odds are that if visiting Downtown San Diego, you’ll pass through it anyway. It is the best area in town for dancing and nightlife, but there are also over 100 boutiques and 200 restaurants.
15. Go from Land to Sea on a SEAL Tour
How about the thrill of a combined land and sea tour? Narrated SEAL Tours allows you to see the sights along the streets of San Diego. Then, the amphibious bus-boat vehicle plunges into the waters of the San Diego Bay. The signature cartoon seal painted on the side is appropriate because you’re likely to see seals and sea lions.
SEAL Tours depart from both Seaport Village and further up the Embarcadero. They’re a must-do when visiting Downtown San Diego with kids.
See also: 55 Things to Do in San Diego with Kids
16. Hop on and off the Old Town Trolley
The Old Town Trolley is among the most longstanding, well-known ways to tour San Diego. Their signature orange and green vehicles that look like vintage San Francisco-style streetcars have been familiar sites around town for years.
Don’t let the name fool you. The sightseeing tour routes cover much more of San Diego than Old Town San Diego. It’s possible to join the tour at several stops in Downtown, including at Seaport Village, the Embarcadero, and in the Gaslamp Quarter. Some tours even go as far north as La Jolla Cove. Tickets come with unlimited hop-on, hop-off privileges, too.
17. Go Further Afield with the MTS Trolley
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System operates a great public trolley system that expands your exploration of San Diego well beyond Downtown without a car and in a cost-effective, convenient way.
Trolley stops dot several locations in Downtown San Diego. On the trolley, you can hop on the lines to head north to Old Town or Little Italy; northeast to Mission Valley for shopping, concerts, and other events at SDCCU Stadium; and even south to the U.S.–Mexico border if you want to take a day trip to Tijuana. If you do the latter, be sure to have Global Entry or Sentri for expedited customs lines.
18. Attend a Fabulous San Diego Symphony Concert
The San Diego Symphony has been a beloved local institution for over 100 years. They play in Copley Symphony Hall, an easy walk for anyone staying in a Downtown San Diego hotel.
But, this isn’t your average symphony as they’ve done a fantastic job of evolving with the times. The Symphony hosts the Summer Pops in summer, a really fun outdoor family-friendly activity on the bay.
Programming for the Summer Pops varies from concerts set to Disney movies to performances with famous musicians. It’s cool, and I highly suggest it if you’re visiting with the kids (or without) during its season. Details about upcoming concerts and events are available on the San Diego Symphony’s website.
19. Browse the Tuna Harbor Dockside Market
The Tuna Harbor Dockside Market happens every Saturday from 8 a.m.–3 p.m. on a harborside dock on the northern edge of Seaport Village. It’s an open-air seafood market offering fresh-caught seafood and aqua-farmed seaweed direct from local fishers and vendors.
This market enables local chefs and the public to get closer to their food sources and understand the value of locally-sourced and sustainable seafood.
20. Book Food and Brewery Tours
San Diego has become increasingly renowned in recent years for its locally-crafted beers and its budding food and restaurant culture. There are several companies that offer tours of the city’s culinary highlights, enabling visitors to taste San Diego with the aid of expert guidance.
21. Pedal a Boozy Social Cycle
Social Cycle is a “16-seat party on wheels” offering public and private tours, bachelor and bachelorette parties, and pub crawls, among other things. Essentially, it is a vehicle that looks like a moving 16-seat bar on wheels and is pedal-powered by the continuous bicycling of its passengers.
There are routes in Downtown, North Park, Hillcrest, Little Italy, and Pacific Beach. It looks like a fantastic way to see some of San Diego’s urban breweries. They often have discounted tickets on Groupon.
22. Eat and Enjoy the Views at Portside Pier
Next to the Maritime Museum of San Diego, you’ll find the brand new Portside Pier dining complex on the water. Choose from four different concepts from the Brigantine family of restaurants:
- Brigantine Seafood and Oyster Bar: With outlets all over San Diego, it’s a familiar name. I like the oysters and fried fish tacos.
- Miguel’s Cocina: Go here for Mexican food favorites, but don’t skip the queso dip.
- Ketch Grill and Taps: Enjoy local craft beer and cocktails paired with a mix of pub fare and California cuisine in a casual dine-in setting or for takeaway.
- Portside Coffee & Gelato: Coffee drinks by Cafe Moto, a popular local brand, and gelato.
But even if you’re not there to eat, you can still walk onto the second-floor viewing deck for some stunning photos. Here, you’ll also find public seating in case you’d like to take a break from sightseeing.
23. Chinese Historical District
Visit the eight-block section adjacent to the Gaslamp Quarter that comprises the Asian Pacific Thematic Historic District (APTHD). In the 1860s, Chinese fishers (who turned to the trade after their labor was no longer needed for building railroads) settled in this part of town. The area is known as San Diego’s Chinatown, though Japanese and Filipino fishers lived there.
Today, the historic district is anchored by the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum. It’s not a large museum but housed in a mission-style building that served as the Chinese Community Church and English language class learning center for new immigrants. The building was preserved and relocated here, but you can also quickly walk past the rest of the 22 contributing structures that date from 1883-1930.
24. Sip a Cocktail from a Rooftop Bar
Rooftop bars and pools (I cover pools below in #29) are among the fun things to do in Downtown San Diego. Thanks to our weather, you can enjoy them year-round. A few, like Altitude at the top of the San Diego Marriott Gaslamp Quarter, have views of PETCO Park to catch a free baseball game if you’re lucky.
Most of the popular rooftop bars in Downtown are also inside hotels. Try:
- The Poolhouse (Pendry San Diego)
- Upper East (Hotel Solamar)
- The Rooftop by STK (Andaz San Diego)
- Top of the Hyatt (Manchester Grand Hyatt)
- Born and Raised
- Layover (InterContinental San Diego)
25. Rent a Kayak, SUP, Boat, or Even Go Flyboarding
Several companies provide water sports rentals for you to enjoy on the San Diego Bay. Many people choose standup paddleboarding and kayaking for exercise, but you can rent a variety of boats. Jet ski rentals are also popular.
If you’ve ever wanted to try flyboarding, turn to Fly Guys Watersports. The jet propulsion technology will have you soaring safely above the water, and they usually offer a Groupon.
Water Sports Included on Go San DiegoSome water sports experiences in Downtown are included with the Go San Diego sightseeing pass. Browse the options.
26. The Davis-Horton House
Formerly known as the William Heath Davis House, The Davis-Horton House is the oldest standing structure in Downtown San Diego. It’s a saltbox-style house, named because it looks like the lidded wooden boxes people used to keep salt in, shipped from Portland, Maine. It had to be shipped to San Diego because the West Coast lacked wood for building houses in the mid-1800s.
It’s home to the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House. Each restored room reflects an era of the home’s history. Since it was built in 1850, the house has served as a pre-Civil War military barracks; a county hospital; home to “The Father of San Diego,” Alonzo Erastus Horton; and more that you can learn about through a guided tour.
27. Scooter Through Town
Take a tour of San Diego on these big wheel scooters with iRide. You’ll drive with a guide past local icons like PETCO Park, the Gaslamp Quarter, Seaport Village, Little Italy, and more over an hour. Two-hour tours include Balboa Park or Old Town San Diego. Book your iRide tour.
28. Tour the Central Library
This isn’t your average library. You can take self-guided or docent-led tours of Central Library to see its stunning architecture, multiple art installations (150 individual works of art from the Civic Art Collection), rare books room, teen room, children’s library, 3-D printing lab, and more.
Baseball fans should pop into the Sullivan Family Baseball Research Center, the largest baseball research collection outside the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Residents especially need to remember to use the variety of services on offer, including checking out books.
29. Spend the Day at a Hotel Pool
You do not need to be an overnight guest to enjoy hotel pools, thanks to ResortPass. It’s possible to book day passes and pool cabanas to enjoy Downtown San Diego’s most popular hotel pools through their program. Participating hotels include:
- Manchester Grand Hyatt
- Solamar San Diego
- Andaz San Diego
- InterContinental San Diego
- The Westgate Hotel
See also: Best Hotel Pools in San Diego
30. Spend the Night in a Downtown San Diego Hotel
There are several genuinely fabulous Downtown San Diego hotels to accommodate any budget and travel style. If you were to ask me which are my favorites are, I would say:
- Pendry San Diego
- THE US GRANT, A Luxury Collection Hotel
- InterContinental San Diego
- The Guild Hotel, San Diego
Which one you choose depends on whether you have kids traveling with you, time of year, view desired, loyalty program, and much more! If you are looking at Pendry, THE US GRANT, or need help picking a San Diego hotel, let me know.
Things to Do Near Downtown San Diego
One of the reasons people visit San Diego and focus on the downtown area is that other popular attractions are short drives away.
How long it takes you to get from place to place hinges on where in Downtown San Diego you are and how many stoplights you hit getting out.
Below, I’ve mentioned approximate drive times without traffic and the distance to each tourist attraction from the Gaslamp Quarter (the marker falls on Market Street and Fifth Avenue), which is relatively central in the Downtown San Diego area.
Balboa Park / San Diego Zoo
Distance from Downtown: 1.6 miles (7 minutes by car)
The world-famous San Diego Zoo is located in Balboa Park, which is also home to 16 fantastic museums, multiple trails, great places to eat, gardens, and more fun. You can spend a day in each spot easily.
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It’s a short Uber ride from any Downtown attraction to Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo. In theory, you can walk, but I don’t recommend it. It’s not scenic, and you may pass through a couple of less than ideal blocks.
Note: San Diego Zoo Safari Park is in Escondido, about 40 minutes north of Downtown San Diego.
Old Town San Diego
Distance: 4.2 miles (13 minutes by car)
The birthplace of California, shopping and Mexican food await at Old Town San Diego. It’s a lovely place to learn a little about California history by stopping into the small, free museums.
Distance: 13.6 miles (26 minutes by car)
My hometown appears on many sightseeing itineraries. La Jolla Cove is one of the most photographed places in all of San Diego. Plus, we have the La Jolla seals and sea lions, some of the city’s best dining and shopping, museums, water sports, the La Jolla Underwater Park, and SO MUCH MORE.
SeaWorld San Diego / Mission Bay
Distance: 7.1 miles (15-20 minutes by car depending on where on the bay you are headed)
Many people staying in Downtown head over to the Mission Bay area to go to SeaWorld San Diego (get my discount tickets here). Or, they’re interested in water sports or perhaps biking along the bay. You can rent bikes and gear at various spots like Action Sports Rentals.
LEGOLAND California and Carlsbad
Distance: 34 miles (40 minutes by car)
It’s also common for visitors to day trip from Downtown to LEGOLAND California or from Carlsbad to Downtown San Diego. I do believe it’s worthwhile. You have to plan around rush hour traffic. Then, it’s a straight shot up the I-5 freeway that is an easy drive.
Cabrillo National Monument
Distance: 9.5 miles (27 minutes by car)
Geographically, Cabrillo National Monument is not too far from Downtown San Diego. But, since you take surface streets the whole way, it takes longer than you might think.
Is it worth it? If you want to snap some photos (the views are spectacular in good weather), take a mild waterfront hike, learn about California history (it commemorates the
Distance: 7 miles (15 minutes by car)
If you want to find the best beach near Downtown San Diego, your two choices. The first is to take the ferry over to Coronado and then Uber (there’s a seasonal free shuttle) or walk to the beach in front of Hotel del Coronado.
The second is to drive to Ocean Beach. It’s a beautiful big white sand beach amid a 1960s-like eclectic surf town with casual dining, shopping, and bars. On peak days, I would take an Uber to avoid circling for parking.
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Overview & Purpose
The National Academy of Engineering, an entity of The National Academies (), has made it a primary goal to equip engineers with the skills necessary to communicate effectively about their profession and those who practice it. The first step in accomplishing this goal was the publication of Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering, in which research-based results focusing on the development and testing of compelling messages regarding engineering were published. They emphasize that belief that a well-equipped team of engineers have the power to be creative problem-solver, make a world of difference, improve our health, happiness, and safety, and shape the future of our world. To further this initiative, a web platform was developed which encourages viewers to understand the threefold plan to increase effective communication regarding engineering:
1. Understand the Problem(s)
- Engineers most commonly want to be publicly perceived as partaking in a profession that is both challenging and important to society; however, the public often has difficulty understanding what differentiates engineers from various professions broadly categorized as ""science"" and ""technology"".
- Engineers unintentionally communicate off-putting messages in overly technical terminology, discouraging further conversation.
- Many Americans do not fully understand the engineering profession or what it entails, and most believe engineers to be less engaged with community and societal concerns than scientists. This failure to understand the engineering profession often surfaces in the media as well.
- Engineering is largely under-diversified; there is a significant need to enroll more women and minorities in engineering education.
- The United States is fairly uncompetitive in its output of college graduates in engineering careers. Compared to Asia and Europe, America has an engineering graduation rate of 4.5%, versus 21% and 12.5%, respectively.
2. Understand the Solution(s)
- The National Academy of Engineering has proposed four basic, yet inspirational messages that can be used in discussions regarding engineering, and has provided on-line examples of publications, brochures, news articles, etc. that utilize these messages to correctly demonstrate the value that engineers contribute to their communities and to society as a whole.
- Engineers are creative problem solvers
- Engineers make a world of difference
- Engineering is essential to our health, happiness, and safety
- Engineers help shape the future
3. Understand How to Take Action
- Website viewers are encouraged to take action in their community, to understand what engineers do, and to help engineers become increasingly effective in their communication about their profession. These ""Take Action"" offerings include:
- Suggested examples, which are archived under the ""Actions Taken"" page to serve as a resource pool to those looking to promote awareness.
- The Changing the Conversation (CTC) blog, with updated writings and examples to share advice and experiences that promote constructive engagement in discussions on engineering.
- The CTC Tool Kit, which includes a wealth of promotional and educational materials such as posters and Powerpoint slides. In addition to these materials, a section of tips for effective messaging and guide to social media platforms and blogs to use for communicating the goals of CTC.
- A directory of the current CTC community, which include brief profiles of current engineers, students, and university faculty who are committee members.
Overall, this website provides a great number of resources for promoting a conversation of change. Example of social media posts, related articles, networking information, promotional kits, opportunities to add to the conversation are all available through the National Academy of Engineering’s website. The resources are recommended for students, educators, companies, or other organizations looking to encourage future and current engineers to understand how to most effectively make a difference in our world.
Distinct Differences From Other Offerings
While other offerings simply point to the reasons why engineers are not effective communicators, Changing the Conversation (CTC) poses the question directly to engineers, asking them: ""Engineers - How are you changing the conversation?"" For their part, CTC seeks to educate not only about possible solutions, but about the underlying problems. By educating both engineers and the public about engineers' common barriers to effective conversation, the solutions suggested can be found to be increasingly beneficial to overcome these prevalent issues.
The website created for this purpose distinctly organizes suggestions for solutions and educational material in their ""Tool Kit"", which provides language used to describe the field of engineerings and outlines for more specific situations.
Additionally, engineerings students and professionals can ""join in the conversation"" and sign up to receive email contact. This ""facilitates dialogue among organizations that have developed implementation strategies for those that have exercised engineering messages and those that have not"".
Impact Achieved For Students and Campus
Employing the specific messages listed above, students can associate their engineering education with a higher purpose towards their community and society, and learn how to effectively communicate these contributions to those outisde of the engineering profession. Understanding the common problems regarding the misconceptions of engineering is vital to having the know-how to combat these beliefs.
The use of the CTC Toolkit would be incredibly beneficial for students of all disciplines to increase understanding of the problem and give tools to work towards a solution. As interdisciplinary work becomes more common on university campus, a resource like CTC will be vital for bridging the communication gap and allowing for productive innovation to occur on diverse teams.
Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus
While the CTC is not a resource that is normally initiated in the form of a club or student organization on campuses, the creation of such an entity could have more significance to students versus brief presentations on the messages outlined above. Creating an entity on campus merely requires ""joining the conversation"" online, and using the resources provided to create awareness on campus regarding the effective communication of the engineering profession and its societal effects. After ""joining the conversation"", here are some examples of how to bring CTC to campus:
1. Use the CTC Tool Kit of visuals, including informational and motivational posters, and post them around your campus
2. Follow the advice for social media promotion and include CTC on your university's, school's, or personal social media account
3. Follow the current articles on the website and contribute to the blog (you never know what resources could become available)
4. Host a speaker or event on campus that includes CTC's Problem, Solution, and Action
5. Encourage others to apply the awareness gained from CTC to their educational and workplace settings
Having a CTC organization in place on a campus would ensure that students in engineering schools would understand the increased value of their education and therefore the effective communication of its goals.
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1bd589c8-05b8-4b24-ad57-acaf445b9639,2022-05-19T15:21:39+00:00,2019-09-19,0,https://stateofamericandemocracy.org/renewing-the-american-democratic-faith/,"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. – That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. – Declaration of Independence, 1776
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. – Preamble, U.S. Constitution, 1787
The founders of the United States of America embarked on an audacious experiment. Could a diverse people given individual freedom and political sovereignty work together to build a unified nation that promotes freedom and advances equality, justice, and the common good? Aware of the fallibility of human nature, many of the founders had serious doubts. They knew that freedom and self-interest would always exist in tension with the ideals of justice and the common good. Nevertheless, they had the faith and courage to persist with the experiment. Their hopes for creating a free, self-governing society rested on the possibility of establishing an innovative constitution with checks and balances that recognizes certain inalienable human rights. They also believed that if the American experiment was to succeed, it would require a moral and spiritual foundation. Essential to the flourishing of a free society, they argued, are shared moral and political ideals leading to a way of life that involves a strong sense of national solidarity, social responsibility, and engaged citizenship. Even though the founders lived in a very different world from ours, their thinking in this regard is one key to rectifying the deficits in our democratic practice in the twenty-first century.
In recent decades, the United States has become a deeply divided and fragmented nation unable to address pressing social, economic, environmental, political, and international challenges. There is an urgent need to reawaken a shared faith in unifying democratic ideals and values that can provide the nation’s people, in all of their cultural diversity, with an inspiring sense of a national identity and common destiny. From the beginning, what has defined the American people as Americans has been their shared moral and political ideals, which is not to deny the history of repeated attempts by some Americans to marginalize others on the basis of race, religion or ethnic origin. A revitalized democratic faith can help to focus the nation on the task of advancing social and economic justice and creating and implementing a compelling, inclusive vision of the common good. This essay explores the ideals and values that formed the early moral and spiritual foundations of the nation and offers reflections on pathways to a renewal of American democracy.
Historians, sociologists, and philosophers have adopted different ways of describing America’s moral and spiritual foundations. They refer, for example, to the American creed, a creedal national identity, the American Covenant, American civil religion, Americanism, the democratic faith, moral democracy, spiritual democracy, and a public moral philosophy. Walt Whitman, John Dewey, and Jane Addams get to the heart of the matter when they conceive of democracy as first and foremost a great moral ideal. It is with this understanding that this essay identifies the nation’s deepest foundations with a faith in shared ideals and a personal way of life along the lines envisioned in Dewey’s A Common Faith.1 Faith in an integrated vision of ideals and values involves wholehearted commitment to a way of being and relating to the world. When the American democratic faith possesses a person’s mind and heart, it can become a relational spirituality that integrates spiritual life and everyday life.
I. The Ideal and the Real
In the midst of significant ethnic and religious diversity there emerged with the American Revolution of 1776 and the subsequent founding of the republic a set of shared moral and political ideals, which were set forth in the Declaration of Independence and the Preamble of the Constitution. Among the ideals affirmed in these documents by “We the people” are freedom, equality, individual rights, the pursuit of happiness, the sovereignty of the people, the rule of law, justice, the common good, peace, unity in the midst of diversity, and intergenerational responsibility. James Madison, credited with being the principal drafter of the Constitution, explained that “the public good, the real welfare of the great body of the people, is the supreme object to be pursued.”2 The Constitution is a secular document that makes no reference to God, prohibits the establishment of religion by the government, and proclaims freedom of religion as a basic right. The Declaration of Independence, however, does affirm the widely held eighteenth century faith in God as the Creator who has endowed “all men” with equal dignity and inalienable rights.
America’s founding ideals were set forth as self-evident truths and universal values that all can know and understand through rational reflection and an awakened conscience. For many they were sacred truths that promised liberation from the oppression, conflicts, and burdens of life in the Old World. “We have it in our power to begin the world over again,” wrote Thomas Paine in Common Sense, his widely debated tract in support of revolution. America was the New World. Further, in the spirit of the eighteenth century Enlightenment movement, many of the founders adopted a cosmopolitan worldview and, like George Washington, saw no conflict between being a patriotic American and identifying as “a citizen of the great republic of humanity at large.”3
There have, however, always been contradictions between America’s aspirational founding vision and the reality that is American society. Moreover, there were complex problems with what the founders succeeded in accomplishing, revealing ways in which the colonists had not left behind the attitudes and practices of the Old World. Women were not understood to possess the rights of men. It would take 150 years of protest by women for the nation to adopt the Nineteenth Amendment, which granted them the right to vote. The 1787 Constitution does not recognize the rights of Native Americans for whom the European settlement of North America was a catastrophe. They were driven from their lands, forced onto reservations, and in the process suffered the destruction of their cultures and the denial of their livelihood with devastating long term consequences. It was not until 1924 that Native Americans were granted the right to vote. The Constitution allowed the continuation of slavery, and Congress was prohibited from outlawing the slave trade for twenty years. The first African slaves arrived on the shores of North America in 1619, and by the time the Constitution was ratified by the thirteen states in 1791 there were over 700,000 enslaved persons in the new nation. During the second half of the eighteenth century the debate over slavery became intense. Founders like Benjamin Franklin, president of the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery, and many citizens of the new republic viewed slavery as an atrocity that should be abolished. The Constitution did permit the states to outlaw slavery, and it was outlawed in the New England states by 1791.4
Leaders like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, who owned plantations and were slaveholders, could not escape having to face the fact that slavery presented a terrible moral dilemma, and they feared that the nation would suffer grave consequences if it were not ended. Washington did grant his slaves their freedom in his will. However, he and Jefferson knew that if faced with abolition, some of the southern states, whose agricultural economies were built on slavery, would refuse to join the Union. The nation was created deeply divided over slavery, leading tragically within a relatively short time to the Civil War (1861-1865) that took the lives of over 600,000 men and left much of the country in ruins. Only then did Congress adopt the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution abolishing slavery, granting African-American citizens “the equal protection of the laws,” and granting African-American men the right to vote. It was in many ways a second founding of the nation. However, confronted during the Jim Crow era with brutal systems of racial segregation and discrimination, including denial of education, jobs, and the right to vote, the struggle of African-Americans for their freedom and rights was far from over. A hundred years after the Civil War, the civil rights movement would generate massive protests over long denied justice that would force major change, but in the twenty-first century the persistence of discrimination and the need for healing remain critical issues facing the nation.
The general principles set forth in the Declaration of Independence and the Preamble of the Constitution remain among the most powerful, transformative social and political ideals ever articulated. However, given the prevalence of ignorance, the strength of narrow self-interest, and the corrupting influence of money and power, advancing freedom, equality, and justice is a never-ending task. Real progress has been and can be achieved, but intolerance and injustice inevitably reappear as human civilization evolves.
America has always been a work in progress, and its founding ideals express the unfulfilled promise of American life and function as a force driving social change. Langston Hughes, the Harlem Renaissance poet, spoke for all marginalized groups in the nation when in 1935 he wrote: “Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be…The land it never has been yet – And yet must be…” Each generation faces the challenge of renewing the nation’s faith in its founding moral and political ideals and striving to give fresh expression to what that faith and commitment to the common good means.
II. Freedom, Virtue, and the Common Good
At the time of the founding of the nation, biblical religion, especially the prophetic call for compassion and social justice, was a major source of moral and spiritual inspiration. The Puritans, who settled New England in the seventeenth century, are sometimes called the first founders, and “Puritanism provided the moral and religious background for fully three quarters of the people who declared their independence in 1776.”5 The Puritans were Protestant Christian reformers bent on purifying the church and transforming society. In seeking to understand themselves and their mission, they drew heavily on biblical narratives and language. America was the new Promised Land. Their destiny was to create a New Israel in America founded on a new Covenant between God and his people. They were especially mindful that in the biblical narrative God’s liberation of the Hebrew people from slavery in Egypt is followed by revelation of the law and establishment of the Mosaic Covenant at Mt. Sinai. In short, the Puritans like the ancient Hebrews believed that freedom must be harnessed and guided to become a force for the good.
The Puritan’s spiritual and moral idealism has had an enduring influence. Most of us want to believe that America is a unique nation with a higher moral purpose. George Washington reflected this idealism when in his Farewell Address he stated: “It will be worthy of a free, enlightened… nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a people always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence.” In addition, from Jonathan Edwards’ call in 1630 to build “a city upon a hill” to Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address to Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights movement speeches on the American dream, reformers and political leaders have used biblical ideals and themes to interpret the meaning of American history and to inspire change.6
Prior to the Revolution there was much discussion in the colonies about republicanism as a form of government and way of life that provided an alternative to British monarchical society with its rigid social hierarchy characterized by inequality, dependence, and subordination. A republic is a self-governing society without a king in which the supreme power resides with those recognized as citizens who enjoy a certain measure of freedom and equality and elect their own government leaders.7 Many of the founders were influenced by ancient models of republican government, especially Athens and Rome, as well as by more contemporary experiments with republicanism. It was republican ideals and values, which were embraced by the Enlightenment movement, that gradually undermined support for monarchical society in the colonies leading eventually to revolution.8 The goal of those involved in drafting the Constitution was to establish the United States as a modern republic sustained by both Christian and classical moral values.
The founders believed that the republic they were creating would require independent, visionary leaders with exceptional intelligence and moral integrity and citizens with a high level of moral and social responsibility. In this regard, they emphasized the vital importance of virtue as the guide to individual fulfillment and social well-being. In accord with the Socratic tradition, they identified virtue with wisdom, knowledge of the good – the product of practical experience, rational inquiry, and deep experiential insight. In the republican tradition, the defining characteristic of civic virtue is devotion to the common good, and its highest expression is self-sacrifice for the general welfare. For the founders, who aspired to create a new, enlightened moral and social order, a love of virtue and wisdom and a liberal arts education were essential to sound political leadership.
The federal and state constitutions manifest a qualified trust that the citizens of the new republic would have the intelligence and moral responsibility to elect good leaders. The founders did fear that self-interest could generate a divisive factionalism and anarchy, leading to new forms of tyranny. To guard against such a development they insisted that certain cultural conditions be established, including access to a basic education and information on public affairs. The state constitutions limited the vote to tax paying, male property holders. In addition, most of the founders agreed with George Washington when in his Farewell Address he asserted: “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.” Washington understood that shared moral values underlie respect and support for the law, and he believed that religion and the love and fear of God are necessary to sustaining a commitment to “the national morality.” He considered “wisdom and virtue” to be “the great pillars of human happiness” and “the foundation of the fabric… of free government.”9
The founders were realists about human nature. They were well aware of the Christian doctrine of the universality of sin and of the warnings in classical philosophy regarding the corrupting power of the passions. For this reason they crafted a constitution that divided sovereignty between the federal government and the thirteen states, constructed a federal government with a separation of powers and checks and balances, and protected freedom of speech and the press. It was an innovative system of government carefully designed to prevent the centralization of power in the hands of any individual leader or group. Defending the Constitution, Washington declared: “A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth of this position.”10
The founders’ republican philosophy also emphasized the interrelation between the realization of freedom, the nurturing of virtue, and citizen engagement in the process of self-government. Republicanism regards humans as social and political beings who find themselves and thrive in and through their relationships and as members of self-governing communities. People may be born with an inalienable right to liberty, but they also need each other and are interdependent. In this tradition, autonomy is a prized value, but there is understood to be no inherent contradiction between freedom and respect for the law. For the revolutionaries, political independence meant living in a society governed by the rule of law as opposed to the arbitrary will of a tyrannical monarch. Further, personal freedom meant more than the absence of restraint. Someone in the grip of delusion and blind passion was not considered to be free. The defenders of republican values taught that becoming a truly free person requires self-knowledge, self-discipline, and the wisdom and will to pursue what is good and just.
In addition, human beings naturally aspire to be part of something greater than their own self-interest, and the founders believed that people realize their full potential as free persons in and through engaged citizenship – working collaboratively with fellow citizens to protect their rights and to advance shared goals. They viewed active participation in self-government and other forms of public service in civil society as the primary way independent citizens acquire a sense of belonging to a community, are educated about public affairs, and develop the virtues and skills needed to deliberate productively and cooperate in advancing the common good.11 Here was a way of shared life that promised to nurture and strengthen a sustaining, spiritual sense of connection, meaning, and purpose.
III. Equality and the Democratic Way of Life
The result of the Revolution was a far-reaching reconstruction of American society that gave birth to the dream of a new democratic culture. It is the original American dream of what America could be. In this new democratic, moral, and spiritual ethos is found the only sure foundation for the flourishing of the nation’s political democracy. Again and again the nation has strayed from this understanding, and it finds itself anew by rediscovering its foundational moral and spiritual ideals, what Alexis de Toqueville described as those “habits of the heart” that create authentic community.
The two most powerful American ideals driving revolutionary change are the principles of freedom and equality. Freedom has been America’s most cherished ideal, “the holy light,” celebrated in the nation’s statues of liberty and in song, sermons, protests, and political rhetoric. However, when reduced to a self-centered individualism, freedom undermines equality, the general welfare, and democracy itself. The ideal of equality is “the most radical and most powerful ideological force let loose in the Revolution.”12 Freedom and equality together with the ideals of individual rights, the rule of law, justice, and the common good are the fundamental values at the heart of the spiritual and ethical vision that expresses the true spirit and deeper meaning of American democracy.
One major influence shaping the spiritual and moral thinking that would over many centuries eventually lead to the American concept of equality is found in biblical religion. The Book of Genesis proclaims that human beings are created in the image of God, recognizing the immeasurable, intrinsic value and dignity of each and every person.
The basic moral teaching of the ancient Hebrew prophets is the imperative to do what is right, good and just and to avoid evil. The most concise, general formulation of what this means is set forth in the Bible’s Golden Rule, which calls on us to treat others with a certain equal moral consideration. God commands the people of Israel: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Leviticus 19:18) Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount summarizes the principle as follows: “In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.” (Matthew 7:12) This very general ethical principle invites us to identify with the other as a person who shares with us a common humanity and who like us seeks happiness and wants to avoid suffering. It encourages an attitude of empathy and sympathy. It is the imperative to treat all persons as an end and never as a means only. The clear implication of the principle is that one should strive to help others and avoid harming them.
In the West, the Golden Rule was promoted by the Christian and Jewish traditions, but it is a universal ethical principle that finds expression in many different religions and cultures around the world. Further, it is a very general ethical principle that tells us what to think about when we are trying to decide what to do, but it does not tell us exactly what to do in any specific situation. The implications of the principle are interpreted differently by diverse cultures and generations. As the ethical consciousness of a people expands and becomes more tolerant and inclusive, their understanding of these implications can change dramatically as is happening with contemporary efforts to end discrimination of all kinds.
In the new republic, equality meant rejection of the notion that one’s worth and social standing as a person are determined by birth and class. “Ordinary Americans came to believe that no one in a basic down-to-earth and day-in-and-day-out manner was really better than anyone else. That was equality as no other nation has ever quite had it,” asserts the American historian, Gordon Wood.13 The core notion in the American ideal of equality is the moral principle that all people in the midst of their diversity share a common humanity and are born equal in dignity and all, therefore, are worthy of respect and moral consideration. Right relationship begins with recognition of the inherent and equal dignity of other persons as human beings like oneself. In the eighteenth century, it was, of course, primarily men, and not all men, who were recognized as equal. However, if the American story has a moral meaning, to a large extent it is found in the ongoing, contentious process of working out the full implications of the idea that all human beings are “created equal.”
Equality and liberty are interrelated ideals. The principle of equality meant to the revolutionaries that all white male citizens should be free in the sense of independent and autonomous, able to think and decide for themselves. Further, inherent in the ideals of equality and freedom is the belief that all should have the opportunity to develop their abilities and pursue their aspirations. Moreover, it was widely understood that with freedom and opportunity goes an obligation to strive to realize one’s potential and to contribute according to one’s talents to the life of the nation. Equality of opportunity meant that all careers, including leadership in government, should be open to any white man with the self-discipline, intelligence, and virtue required. The revolutionaries were not interested in leveling society and eliminating all economic inequality. However, they did believe that a large gap between the rich and the poor is a destabilizing force in a republic, and they strongly opposed the development of an aristocracy in America. It was their expectation that equality of opportunity would create more equitable economic conditions, but they did not foresee the dramatic way in which capitalism would increase economic inequality.
Respect for the equal dignity of other persons includes respect for their basic rights. The concept of individual rights had a long history in England stretching from the thirteenth-century Magna Carta to John Locke’s liberal defense of the equality and natural rights of all men in the seventeenth century. Initially the concept of rights and liberties was developed as a way to secure protection for the people from the arbitrary power of monarchs and the abuse of power by governments. However, as the human rights tradition has developed, the vision of humanity’s civil, political, economic, and social rights has also become an essential part of the vision of what constitutes the common good. Human rights clarify the basic conditions necessary for the flourishing of freedom, equality of opportunity, self-government, and full human development.
It was the hope of the revolutionaries that the spirit of freedom coupled with cultivation of mutual respect among the American people would open new pathways to authentic community and national unity. The goal was E Pluribus Unum, out of many one. The Enlightenment movement taught that when the inborn moral and spiritual capacities for empathy, sympathy, and love are supported and nurtured, people are naturally drawn to form friendships, cooperate, and build community. As they abandoned the old monarchical social order and looked for new ways to hold the American people together and build “a more perfect Union,” many of the revolutionaries envisioned the spirit of freedom and equality being infused with these natural feelings of sympathy, love, and benevolence, creating the new social ties and bonds needed.14 George Washington expressed this ideal in his “Farewell Address” when he envisioned a nation “bound together by fraternal affection.” Encouraged that the end of the Civil War was in sight and the Union would prevail, Abraham Lincoln in his Second Inaugural Address endeavored to restore this spirit with his concluding words: “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the newly created republic very rapidly underwent a major democratic transformation. In the midst of an enormous release of creative energy, the franchise was steadily expanded. Men from all walks of life with a host of different interests, not just the highly educated and public spirited, were elected to serve at all levels of government. In this regard, historians describe a transition from the republicanism envisioned by the founders to the kind of fractious democratic republic that has existed ever since. It is not, however, the purpose of this essay to explore this history. It remains to consider the contemporary relevance of the founders’ revolutionary ideals and dreams.
IV. Radical Individualism and the Fraying Moral Fabric of Society
We live in a highly complex industrial-technological society linked with a global civilization that the founders, who traveled on horseback and illuminated their homes with candlelight, could never have imagined. Nevertheless, we can still benefit from their republican social and political philosophy, especially their understanding of freedom and firm belief that a free society requires a foundation of shared moral and political ideals to hold the nation together at all levels. In recent decades, however, the influence of the founder’s republicanism has waned, and, as Michael Sandel, the political philosopher, explains, there is a widespread sense “that from family to neighborhood to nation, the moral fabric of community is unraveling around us.”15 In “A Report to the Nation,” the Council on Civil Society states that “the core challenge” facing America is “the moral renewal of our democratic project.” The Council Report asks: “What are those ways of life that self-government requires? What are those qualities the Constitution presupposes in the American people? They are precisely those qualities that are currently disappearing from our society.”16 As the bonds of community have frayed, the safety and wellbeing of children has declined, increasing numbers of people struggle with loneliness, depression, and drug addiction, suicide rates keep climbing, and the nation’s politics become ever more abrasive. There are many contributing factors to this moral and spiritual crisis, including economic inequality, the internet, and social media. However, the most fundamental underlying cause is the culture of radical individualism that became widespread in the wake of the 1960s.17
Radical individualism involves the notion that the self exists as a separate entity independent of other selves and society. It makes the autonomous self, not the community, the center of the individual’s world. Freedom is defined simply as the absence of restraint and the ability to do whatever one desires. Radical individualism values personal achievement over social relationships. It emphasizes being faithful to one’s own personal values, but it also involves the notion that a person is not bound by any moral obligations or civic duties that the individual has not chosen to embrace. This brand of individualism may lead to a personal spiritual quest, but it also has generated a culture of narcissism and consumerism and a secular moral relativism that considers moral judgments to be just subjective personal preferences. One implication of this outlook is liberal neutrality, the widespread idea that government should be neutral regarding any particular set of moral and spiritual values beyond respect for human rights, tolerance, and fair procedures for resolving conflicts.
The weakening of the bonds of community and the social fragmentation created by radical individualism have been further complicated in recent decades by the rise of identity politics, which divides society into an ever-increasing number of minority groups who feel deep resentment over how they have been marginalized and oppressed. Many in these groups have grown disillusioned with having faith in traditional American ideals. On the one hand, identity politics has focused attention on real injustices suffered by women, Native Americans, African-Americans, immigrants, and LGBT people. On the other hand, identity politics is a force generating new forms of tribalism and fragmenting society. This has contributed to a form of multiculturalism that supports a vision of American society as divided into many competing groups with distinct identities and no common national identity.
The most fundamental problem with America’s radical individualism is that it is based on a misguided concept of the self and freedom. It involves what Thomas Merton, the American Trappist monk, has called “the illusion of separateness.” Everything that exists is both a unique individual and interconnected with the larger universe. People are born interconnected with families, local communities, spiritual traditions, nations, the larger human family, and the greater community of life on Earth. With these interconnections go ethical responsibilities without which human life and development are not possible. Moreover, the individual finds meaning and purpose and realizes true freedom through a sense of belonging, self-mastery, honesty, humility, trustworthiness, courage, caring, compassion, and service. It is love that makes us whole. Centuries ago Rabbi Hillel said it simply: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?”
V. Renewing and Reconstructing the Democratic Way of life
The ideal of building a cohesive, pluralistic society guided by reason and experience and inspired by a love of freedom coupled with a compassionate spirit of respect for the equal dignity of all persons is the meaning of spiritual democracy.18 A commitment to human rights, justice, and the common good flows from respect for the freedom and equality of the other. In the world’s great spiritual traditions, spiritual development is centrally concerned with nurturing a sense of meaning and purpose and the spirit of understanding, compassion, and love. It is in this regard that one can talk about democracy as a spiritual practice. For many, spiritual democracy is a way of being and living together inspired by a religious faith but for others it springs from an open-hearted ethical humanism. Whatever its source, it is both a demanding and a rewarding spiritual and moral discipline that never forgets there is a tendency toward injustice as well as goodness in all of us. In these troubled times, those seeking the soul of America, the animating spirit of the nation, will find it here.
Paula Winkler, who promoted the role of women in Judaism, in a letter to her soulmate and future husband, Martin Buber, sharpens the focus on the spiritual dimension of respect for the dignity of the other that is at the heart of the democratic faith and spiritual democracy. She writes: “Our attitude toward each other ought above all to be person to person – not ‘Frenchman to German,’ not ‘Jew to Christian,’ and perhaps less of ‘man to woman.’”19 Had Winkler been writing in America today, she might have added “black to white, Democrat to Republican, and established citizen to immigrant.” One ideally encounters the other first and foremost simply as a fellow human being. As Paula Winkler makes clear in her letter, embracing this attitude should not be confused with an attempt to deny the importance of difference and to blur the distinctions between cultures and religions. It is, however, a corrective to a one-sided emphasis on difference that generates separatism and fails to perceive what can bring people together in the midst of their diversity. It involves what Howard Thurman, the black spiritual leader and philosopher, describes as listening for “the sound of the genuine” in the other. It awakens compassion. It makes possible dialogue, forgiveness, and cooperation. The nation’s many social problems in the twenty-first century involving sexism, sexual abuse, racial discrimination, interreligious hatred, oppression of minorities, and economic inequality, as well as the contempt and hatred that pollute the nation’s politics, are rooted in a failure to respect the inherent dignity of the other.
In concluding it is important to ask: from the perspective of the twenty-first century, what fundamental ideals and values are missing in our federal and state constitutions? The science of ecology has made clear that human beings are an interdependent part of the greater community of life on Earth and that the degradation of the planet’s environment by human activity threatens to undermine the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for present and future generations. The Preamble to the Constitution does recognize that the American people have a basic responsibility to “secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.” In this regard, it should be made explicit in the nation’s legal systems that future as well as present generations have a right to a clean and healthy environment. Were there to be a constitutional amendment on the environment, it should include a declaration affirming the interdependence of humanity and nature and the ethical imperative to respect and care for the greater community of life in all its diversity. The Earth Charter, a people’s treaty that is the product of a world wide, cross-cultural dialogue on shared values and the common good, provides a very good example of how democratic and ecological ideals can be integrated in a comprehensive ethical vision for building a better world.20
The moral and spiritual transformation necessary for the renewal of our democracy will have to come from the bottom up beginning with families, educational institutions, religious organizations, local communities, and voluntary civic associations. Only pressure from the people will force the national political parties to find ways to work together intelligently and responsibly for the public welfare. A transformation at the local level in how people interact, deliberate, and build community is what is needed. It is the direct experience of a better way of life that will change people’s thinking, attitudes, and behavior. Such change can help to promote a national dialogue about the spiritual and moral values essential to the flourishing of a free society in an age of economic globalization and the internet. Hopefully it might lead to what Michael Sandel calls “a new politics of the common good” that generates “moral and spiritual aspiration,” healing and reconciliation, and a compelling vision of America’s national purpose.21
John Dewey argued that the most effective way to promote social reconstruction is to start with a transformation of the schools, and one promising development is the growing support for PreK-12 school reform movements that promote education of the whole child. These initiatives include social and emotional learning, character education, education in compassion, training in mindfulness, and citizenship education. In addition, guided by new scientific research demonstrating the close correlation between the wellbeing of young people and their spiritual and moral development, a National Council on Spirituality in Education has been formed with strong support from educators.22
There are many schools that are already committed to education for the whole child and that promote the spiritual, moral, and aesthetic dimensions of development as well as social, emotional and academic learning. Some have a religious affiliation and some are secular. What is especially critical in this regard is the school culture. Renewing American democracy will require taking the spirit of holistic education and spiritual democracy into all the nation’s schools.
How the founding of the nation and American history are taught is an especially critical issue if the American people are to recover a sense of shared national identity. Given the influence of identity politics, some want to tell the American story primarily from the perspective of marginalized and oppressed groups, emphasizing the grave injustices that have occurred and the moral failures of the nation’s dominant white, male leadership. While the truth in this story needs to be honestly addressed, insofar as the objective of such a narrative is to condemn America and discredit her institutions, it contains no real answer to the problems that face oppressed groups, the nation, and the world. The alternative is to highlight what is truly enlightened, innovative, and good in the revolutionary founding of the nation and its history without denying the moral failures and injustice that are tragically very much a part of the story. If there is to be progressive change, hope is essential. The nation’s founding ideals and the struggle to realize those ideals by women and men of courage and good will from all races, ethnic groups, and religions should be viewed as one major source of hope that can inspire oncoming generations.
In his inaugural address as president, John F. Kennedy invoked the spirit of the civic republicanism of the founders when he stated: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” One way to awaken a new sense of national identity, solidarity, and commitment to the common good among the American people is to require of all citizens, women and men, one or two years of national service after high school or college. The requirement could be fulfilled by serving in the military, teaching in the public schools, or through any number of other socially beneficial domestic or international projects.
In conclusion, if the American people are to come together to address the great social, economic, and environmental challenges they face in the twenty-first century, it will require deepening our understanding of how to live meaningfully, responsibly, and joyfully with freedom. In this regard, the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Revolution presents a unique opportunity to rediscover the common sense in the founders’ republicanism and to commit ourselves to a fresh vision of the democratic faith infused with reverence for the mystery of being, a passion for what is right and just, and a new respect for Earth, our shared home in the universe.
1 Jo Ann Boydston, ed., John Dewey: The Later Works, 1925-1953, Vol. 9 (Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, 1986), 1-58. See also John Dewey, “Creative Democracy—The Task Before Us” in LW 14:224-230.
2 Federalist Paper 45. Robert Bellah, et al., Habits of the Heart; Individualism and Commitment in American Life (Berkeley, Cal.: University of California Press, 1985), 252-256.
3 As quoted in Gordon S. Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution (New York: Alfred Knopf, 1992), 221.
4 Jill Lepore, These Truths; A History of the United States (New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2018), 36-38, 123-128.
5 Sidney Alstrom, A Religious History of the American People (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1972), 124.
6 Philip Gorski, American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion From the Puritans to the Present (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2017), viii-ix, 14-23, 37-44, 88-92, 116-131, 148-157.
7 James Madison, Federalist Paper 39.
8 Wood, Radicalism, 95-109.
9 George Washington Farewell Address.
10 Ibid.; James Madison, Federalist Paper 47.
11 Gorski, American Covenant, 23-26, 62,82, 223-225; Wood, Radicalism, 104.
12 Wood, Radicalism, 232
13 Ibid., 234.
14 Ibid., 229-240.
15 Democracy and its Discontents; America in Search of A Public Philosophy (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1996), 3.
16 See “A Call to Civil Society: Why Democracy Needs Moral Truths” issued by the Council on Civil Society, a joint project of the Institute for American Values and the University of Chicago Divinity School. The Council’s report was issued in 1998, but the moral decline it describes has only worsened and its recommendations remain as relevant as when first released.
17 For an illuminating account of the origins and nature of radical individualism in America and the spiritual challenge it presents, see Robert Bellah, Habits of the Heart. See also David Brooks, The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life (New York: Random House, 2019), 3-11; Gorski, American Covenant, 28-30.
18 I was first introduced to the concept of “spiritual democracy” by Maurice Wohlgelernter’s Introduction to M. Wohlgelernter, ed., History, Religion, and Spiritual Democracy: Essays in Honor of Joseph L. Blau (New York: Columbia University Press, 1980), lxv-lxxiv.
19 Paul Mendes-Flohr, Martin Buber; A Life of Faith and Doubt (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2019), 13.
20 The Earth Charter has been endorsed by over 750 organizations in the United States and over seven thousand organizations worldwide. See www.earthcharter.org.
21 Justice: What’s the Right Thing To Do? (New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2009), 261-269.
22 For information on the Collaborative for Spirituality in Education and the National Council, see www.spiritualityineducation.org.
Originally printed on September 19, 2019. Republished with permission of the author.",8573,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662529538.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519141152-20220519171152-00022.warc.gz,0.954858601093292
38c1254f-cfdf-484a-abec-00d9f0a40141,2019-08-23T12:55:30+00:00,2019-08-23,0,http://www.hospitalityparadigm.com/3-bad-habits-sabotaging-your-productivity/,"Peter Drucker was consulting for a CEO of a major bank in US. For every meeting the CEO used to assign Peter a time slot of 90 minutes. A highly effective person, the CEO was delivering consistent results for his bank year-on-year. During the one-and-half hour meeting the CEO refrained from taking any telephone calls and asked his secretary to handle the same which enabled him to pay undivided attention to Peter Drucker. When asked for the reason behind his time management strategy, the CEO replied, “Mr. Drucker, nothing significant happens if I do not devote a minimum of 90 minutes for an important task. However beyond 90 minutes, the grasping power of the mind reduces. Only two people are allowed to call me when I am in a meeting; the first is the President of USA and the second is my wife. The former will not call me and the latter dare not call me. I return all my calls once the meeting is over.”
Discipline is the most important aspect for executives to attain optimum productivity.
Here are three productivity-killing habits you should avoid:
Impulsive Web Browsing: Since most of us have access to the Internet at work, it’s easy to get side-tracked looking up the answer to a random question that just popped into your head. That’s why Quora user Suresh Rathinam recommends writing down these thoughts or questions on a notepad. This way, you can look up the information you want later, when you’re not trying to get work done.
Suresh, a sales executive was making an important offer for his client. While on google search he gets digressed into social media and loses focus. There are two types of tasks a. What is right for me & b. What is right in-front of me. Quite often the latter takes over the former. Please refer the figure. When you are on facebook, twitter or a joke on Whatsapp (right in front of me) the activity is going to take away your time in making that important offer or handling an angry customer (right for me). The more there is overlap in these two areas (the common green portion called as focus area) the better it will be for you in working effectively.
Putting off important tasks till later in the day: People often start off their day by completing easy tasks to get themselves rolling and leave their difficult work for later. This is a bad idea and one that frequently leads to the important work not getting done at all. Let us go back to the case of Suresh who has to make a project report which needs a lot of technical understanding and calculations Such a task consumes a lot of intellectual and mental energy. If he does this in the morning when his energy levels are high, he will be able to do justice to his task. However he starts doing the mundane and routine things in the morning (like seeing all the cc/Bcc emails) due to which there is a mismatch between his energy levels and task complexity (refer figure below).
Checking emails throughout the day: Constant Internet access leads people to check email throughout the day. Sadly, each time one does this, you lose several minutes of work time. What’s more, the constant checking of email makes you dumber! Instead, strategy consultant Ron Friedman suggests quitting Outlook, closing email tabs and turning off your phone for 30-minute chunks of ‘deep-dive work’.
In his book, ‘The Four Hour Work Week’, Timothy Ferriss suggests to his readers that he looks at the mail only at 11 AM and then clears them all in a batch. We shall talk a great deal about that in my next update.
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8fa2bbf0-766f-4ebb-a9bb-24e675df07ea,2019-08-22T16:04:15+00:00,2019-02-15,1,https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/players/hazard-transfer-news-chelsea-psg-15790489,"The January transfer window may be closed, but the speculation over the future of Chelsea star Eden Hazard looks set to continue between now and the end of the season.
The 28-year-old Belgian star has been continually linked with a move to Spain in recent months, with Real Madrid reportedly keen on a mega money deal to make him their next 'Galactico'.
And after Hazard teased supporters earlier this week with a cryptic message, the subject of where the Chelsea star will be playing football next season continues to be a hot topic of debate.
""I know what I’m going to do. I have decided,"" he revealed in an interview with RMC. ""For now, the only thing to think about is playing well for Chelsea.
""I have a year-and-a-half left on my contract, everyone knows. My decision will be known soon, but it’s not something that affects my mind.
""I think about it, but without thinking about it. When I’m in the field, I just want to play. We’ll see what happens after.""
But this is not the first time Hazard has been asked about his future and he has kept people guessing on the subject.
The former Lille forward has previously admitted that he is torn between what to do. In the past he has spoken of a desire to play for Real Madrid, and last year he revealed he wants what is best for both himself and the club.
“So I will see,” he told the BBC in October. “Sometimes in my head, I wake up in the morning and think I want to go. Sometimes I think I want to stay.”
But bookmakers believe that after his latest teasing message, that he will be on his way from Stamford Bridge this summer.
And Betway now have the La Liga giants as odds-on to sign Hazard in the summer transfer window, to reunite the Belgian with his compatriot - and former Chelsea team-mate - Thibaut Courtois.
Real Madrid are now the 4/6 favourites to sign the Belgian in the summer, with Betway offering odds of 11/10 that he will remain at Chelsea, and 14/1 that he moves to France to join Paris Saint-Germain.
Betway's Alan Alger said: ""After keeping the media guessing, it seems Eden Hazard has finally decided to pull the plug on his time at Chelsea and we go just 4/6 that he will be at Real Madrid come the start of the 2019/20 season.
""With rumours continuing to swirl around the Belgian's future, we've given the Blues an 11/10 chance to hang onto the 28-year-old for another season, while PSG can be backed at 14/1 to swoop in from under both clubs' noses.""
However, it is understood that the Spanish giants are said to be unwilling to go above Chelsea’s £90 million valuation, and it remains to be seen whether the London club will lower their asking price.",627,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317274.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822151657-20190822173657-00521.warc.gz,0.976196944713592
d8b2c188-d74b-44f8-81e5-b495eb82a291,2015-04-01T05:50:59+00:00,2015-04-01,0,http://www.bookwormroom.com/tag/israel/,"This is going to be a down-and-dirty round-up because I’ve just been tapped to help prep for another trial, although thankfully in a more limited way than for the last trial I’ve been working on. My challenge to myself is to limit each paragraph to three sentences:
Caroline Glick has the single best article about the effect on Israel of Obama’s war against that country. It explains what the current situation is and gives some good suggestions about the ways in which Israel can obtain some benefit from the way in which Obama has severed the relationship between the two countries.
I’ve alluded before to the Bowe Bergdahl case, but I expanded on my thoughts a bit at the Watcher’s Council Bowe Bergdahl forum. My contribution is the least interesting; the others are really good.
Having gotten everything it claimed it wanted from the US, Iran is now demanding more. The question is whether Obama will agree, or will use this demand as a face-saving way to back out. My money’s on him saying “yes,” while thinking to himself “Why didn’t I offer that to them in the first place?”
Ignore the nasty language about Bibi Netanyahu in this much-discussed Noah Rothkopf article about the chaos in the Middle East. Rothkopf, while acknowledging that many of the simmering hatreds in the Middle East existed long before Obama came along, strongly argues that Obama’s incoherence is what’s driven the Middle East to a state of total warfare.
Is Obama drinking? The National Enquirer, which has been very careful ever since the Carol Burnett lawsuit, has long hinted that there’s an active alcoholic in the White House. I’ll therefore to be interested to see if it also has headlines about Obama’s libations.
I don’t know why people are upset that a group of British “ethicists” are arguing that, if abortion is okay, it also should be okay to kill babies who have already been born, and to subject these post-birth abortions to the same standards as ordinary abortions (i.e., anything goes). The latest version of the argument comes out of Oxford University, but Princeton’s own Peter Singer has been making this argument forever.
If you are, as I am, an anthropogenic climate change skeptic (as opposed to a mere climate change denier, which would be silly, because the climate is ever-changing), you’ll enjoy this Patrick Moore article explaining in simple terms why he too is an anthropogenic climate change skeptic.
All over America, traditional religious groups are being told that they have abandon what they are if they are to be allowed to exist. On campus, Christian groups are told that it’s discriminatory to insist that people in leadership positions should be Christian. In San Francisco, teachers at private Catholic schools are insisting that they shouldn’t be forced to conform their teaching to Catholic doctrine. It’s high time that conservatives and Christians start serving the Left with its own sauce, and take over LGBT organizations or Islamist groups — and then sit back and watch the fun as those groups start screaming about being taken over.
It’s the nature of centralized government to control everything. In China, disturbed by a line-dancing trend that is sweeping the nation, and that sees millions turn out in the streets to dance, the government has now mandated that the dancing must be taught be government agents and conform to government standards. What the ChiComs didn’t anticipate was a granny backlash against its diktats.
It’s no surprise that Obama wants to hand Israel’s collective head over to the UN on a platter. The UN has just announced that Israel is the world’s worst human rights violator — ahead of Syria and North Korea. The UN and Obama: Made for each other.
Michael Goodwin is on target with another article about the utter, destructive chaos of the Obama administration. Those who said Obama was a devotee of the Cloward-Piven strategy were right.",869,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131303502.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172143-00077-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.958044707775116
73092e76-8f30-416f-b051-546cf4a80350,2018-08-15T06:08:33+00:00,2018-02-26,1,http://www.climatesignals.org/headlines/biggest-flood-20-years-hits-ohio-river,"Biggest Flood in 20 Years Hits Ohio River
The worst flood event in 20 years is underway along the Ohio River in Ohio and Kentucky, and damaging moderate to major flooding continues from Texas to Michigan in the wake of heavy rains that fell last week in the center portion of the country. According to weather.com, a number of cities in the Ohio River drainage basin have received their heaviest February rains on record, including Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (7.04 inches), Evansville, Indiana (9.03 inches) and Louisville, Kentucky (10.47 inches). As of Monday morning, over 200 river gauges reported levels above flood stage, primarily from the Great Lakes to eastern Texas; seven locations in northern Indiana and southern Michigan set record river levels last week. Six deaths have been blamed on the floods thus far—2 in Michigan, 2 in Kentucky, 1 in Illinois, and 1 in Oklahoma.
The region gets a break from heavy rains Monday through Tuesday afternoon, but another potent rain storm is headed for the Tennessee and Lower Mississippi River Valleys Tuesday night through Thursday, which will add to flooding woes there. Of greatest concern is a swath from central and southern Arkansas into Tennessee, southern Kentucky, northern Mississippi, northern Alabama and northwest Georgia Wednesday into early Thursday, according to an excessive rainfall outlook from NOAA's Weather Prediction Center.
On Sunday, the Ohio River at Cincinnati crested 8.53’ above flood stage, its highest level since it crested 12.7’ above flood stage on March 5, 1997. On Monday morning, the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky was cresting about 13’ above flood stage, the highest water level there since March 7, 1997, when a flood 3' higher than the 2018 flood arrived. During the 1997 Ohio River flood, major flooding impacted a total of six states, killing 33 people: 21 in Kentucky, 5 in Ohio, 4 in Tennessee, and 3 in West Virginia. Hundreds of injuries were also reported. The most severe flooding occurred in Ohio and Kentucky, with dozens of counties in each state declared natural disaster areas. Close to 14,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, and over 20,000 home and business owners applied for disaster relief. Damage estimates totaled more than $500 million (1997 dollars).",456,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209884.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815043905-20180815063905-00573.warc.gz,0.950775325298309
8ed59e72-d96a-4f38-aea2-6a5486582a86,2022-05-27T06:15:12+00:00,2022-03-01,1,https://uaenews4u.com/2022/03/01/trend-micro-provides-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-cybersecurity-with-project-2030/,"Trend Micro provides a glimpse into the future of cybersecurity with Project 2030
The latest predictions report suggests connectivity, data, and AI will change the way people live, work, and operate in society in the near future.
March 1, 2022 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, released a visionary report and a dramatized video series articulating how the world might look at the start of the next decade – and how the security sector might respond to evolving cybercrime innovation.
By 2030, connectivity will affect every aspect of daily life, on both the physical and psychological levels. Malicious threat actors will evolve to use and abuse technological innovation, which is expected in the consistent change of the threat landscape. The report itself looks at the world in 2030 through the perspectives of a fictional citizen, a business, and a government. It offers a detailed analysis of evolving cyber threats and how these might impact security stakeholders.
“Today, AI, machine learning, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices have all found a commonplace in our daily lives. Therefore, we must remain vigilant in safeguarding our digital activities and equipping ourselves to successfully navigate through cyber-threats attempting to disrupt our digital experiences.,” said Dr. Moataz Bin Ali, Vice President and Managing Director, MEA for Trend Micro. “Project 2030 not only provides predicted scenarios in a new digital era but also prepares us for cybersecurity challenges that are less than a decade away. This report reflects our commitment and provides invaluable guidance for enterprises and communities in the region to further secure their digital journeys for a better tomorrow”
Among the predictions in the report are:
- AI tools democratize cybercrime on a whole new scale to individuals with no technical skill
- Attacks cause chaos with supply chains and physical harm to humans through their cyber-implants
- Social engineering and misinformation become more visceral and harder to ignore when delivered via ubiquitous Heads Up Displays (HUDs)
- Massive IoT (MIoT) environments attract sabotage and extortion attacks targeting manufacturing, logistics, transportation, healthcare, education, retail, and the home environment
- AI-powered confusion makes attribution virtually impossible, pushing the security industry’s focus towards incident response and IAM at the edge
- 5G and 6G connectivity everywhere drive more sophisticated and precise attacks
- “Everything as a Service” turns cloud providers into hugely lucrative targets for cyber-attackers
- Grey markets emerge for those that want tools to confound workplace monitoring
- Techno-nationalism becomes a key geostrategic tool for some of the world’s most powerful nations, with the gulf between them and the have-nots widening further
A successor to Trend Micro’s acclaimed 2012 report, Project 2020, the new paper was compiled from open-source research, vendor threat landscape reports, scientific abstracts, patents, an invitation-only online survey, and a CISO poll. The video dramatisation of the report is meant to be an engaging, entertaining way to visualise the future and enable organisations to think about how they will need to adapt to new realities.
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro’s cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, the platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defence techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 65 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. www.TrendMicro.com.",790,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662636717.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527050925-20220527080925-00628.warc.gz,0.910740375518799
8b14c2fe-3145-481a-b103-936e9564ff2c,2022-05-21T09:22:59+00:00,2020-05-21,1,https://www.cannacareuniversity.com/cannabis-education-arrives-virtually-at-more-american-universities/,"At first glance, they don’t seem to have much in common: college administrators seeking new revenue sources because their students have all gone home, and displaced workers looking into the legal cannabis industry because it’s still hiring during the pandemic. But the groups are converging. Five universities (with more in the pipeline) are working with Green Flower Media to provide coursework on growing, testing and selling legal cannabis.
Max Simon, Green Flower Media’s founder wasn’t getting much traction pitching cannabis-related online course content to American universities in 2019. Then the Coronavirus hit, and colleges started pivoting as fast as they could to online education, including not-for-credit “continuing education” offerings that could help re-train workers and add revenues to college coffers.
At the same time, cannabis production and sales were deemed “essential” businesses during the pandemic and allowed to remain open by the states where it was legal for medical or recreational purposes.
By March, interest in Green Flower Mediacertificates focusing on cannabis business practices, medical applications, laws/compliance, and horticulture/agriculture, “jumped into high gear,” said Simon. In the next few months, Florida Atlantic University, Northern Michigan University, a California university (to be made public later,) Mount Aloysius College and the University of San Diego will begin offering the education certificates.MORE FOR YOUMedMen’s Failure Is Everything Wrong With Legal Cannabis (And Is Only The First Company To Implode)Coming Soon To A Higher-Ed Institution Near You: ‘Cannabis U’Vaping Market Could See A Boom This Summer Post-COVID, Say Experts
Each of the four cannabis certificate types include three courses that are delivered over two months and cost $3000. The 405 hours of assignments and “class” time include one third videos and readings, with the rest is divided between research, homework, and internships when possible. For each cohort of 25 students, a facilitator helps with online forums and review projects.
There is demand for well-trained workers in the cannabis industry according to Dr. Steve VandenAvond, Northern Michigan University’ vice president for extended learning and community, because it requires highly specialized knowledge and skills in a number of areas.
Master growers who understand how to raise high quality plants on a large scale are very much in demand he said. Store managers need to understand and comply with an extra set of financial and security regulations related to cannabis sales. Even retail staff have to learn what they can and can not say when they are selling. “Companies have told us they don’t always have the capacity to train their employees to the level required,” said Green Flower’s Simon.
Northern Michigan University, one of Green Flower’s new partners, has been offering a for-credit course, Medicinal Plant Chemistry, including information on THC extraction and testing of cannabis plants, since 2017. Hundreds applied for the first class, surprising the university, and the course has remained popular.
Soon after the class launched, the university started receiving student queries about cannabis coursework beyond the hard sciences. Medical marijuana has been legal in the state since 2008 through the Michigan Compassionate Care Initiative, and sales of adult recreational use cannabis products began in December 2019.
Steve VandenAvond chose Green Flower to supply a set of not-for-credit online courses to offer this summer. “We have a long history of engaging with the community and offering what the work force wants,” VandenAvond said. These classes were “a natural next step,” at school in a fairly rural part of Michigan’s upper peninsula. Cannabis jobs there have been deemed essential in the pandemic.
“There’s a need for trained workers and these courses do a good job mixing lectures, quizzes and other interactive media elements,” said VandenAvond.
Green Flower has connections with local employers to help find internships and full-time work for its students.
Simon believes this year will be a turning point in education when colleges “will see cannabis as a legitimate industry and cannabis education as a legitimate student education area.”
Looking to the future, Simon plans to expand the curriculum, and is already working on a Cannabis Criminal Justice certificate. He also hopes to sign more schools on – he said is in conversations with thirty other institutions.Follow me on Twitter. Check out my website. Julie Weed
Author of the best-selling All I Really Need to Know in Business I Learned at Microsoft. I now write about the marijuana industry for Forbes and, yes, Weed is my real… Read More",977,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662539049.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521080921-20220521110921-00610.warc.gz,0.94784015417099
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Other top players could followAARON GOILE
Chiefs co-captain Liam Messam is seriously contemplating the switch to sevens in 2016 to make an Olympic gold medal dream a reality.
In line with the New Zealand Rugby Union's Olympic plan for Rio de Janeiro, all players who want to play at the Olympics will have to spend the whole of that year playing sevens.
Messam, who made a name for himself in sevens and has captained New Zealand and won Commonwealth Games gold medals in 2006 and 2010, is eager to compete on sport's biggest stage.
""Yeah, it definitely has [gone through my mind],"" he said.
""It's something I've talked to my family and my manager [about].
""It's something that's definitely on my bucket list, it'll be pretty cool to try and compete for an Olympic gold medal, and sevens is close to my heart and it always will be.""
Messam turns 29 next month but doesn't believe age will be a factor counting against him when 2016 rolls round.
""I'll be a little bit older when it comes to the next Olympics, but I guess Rushy [Eric Rush] played till he was about 50 so I've got no excuse,"" Messam said.
""It's just making sure I can keep my body in check and see what happens.""
Messam feels he has the experience to swiftly adapt between the two versions of the game.
""I guess for other players it might be a bit hard if they just came straight from 15s into sevens.
""I'm lucky enough I've done it twice now with the Commonwealth Games and I still watch the sevens quite closely and I try and learn as much as I can when I'm watching still.
""If I was to go to the Olympics then I'd definitely have a full year of sevens, try and do the circuit or something like that and try and get back to sevens fitness because it is totally different fitness.
""In saying that, the Super 15 is getting a lot quicker and you do have to be real fit to play this game.""
So what does Messam place higher - a Rugby World Cup win, or an Olympic gold medal?
""I don't know. I'd just be blessed to have the opportunity to play in both. I didn't play in the Rugby World Cup [in 2011] so I'd be pretty keen to get to the next World Cup and pretty keen to compete for a gold medal [at the Olympics].
""And also the Commonwealth Games: I'll be itching to get three [Commonwealth Games] gold medals if Titch gives me the opportunity to get out there [in 2014].""
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The following is an author’s annotation that relates to a specific chapter of the book MISTBORN: THE FINAL EMPIRE. Note that the following is NOT the text of the actual chapter, but a companion to the chapter, revealing “behind the scenes” information. If you have not read the book up to–and including–this chapter, you risk serious spoilers! Please, if you haven’t read MISTBORN, go visit the sample chapters, or perhaps purchase the book via Amazon.
You can navigate between annotations by using the list of links on the left. The very first annotation has a more detailed explanation of what is going on. If you want to start there, go to this link. Note–thoughts in the following annotation that might spoil later chapters have been hidden. You can reveal them via the button on the left, and they will appear in red. Not all chapters have hidden text–in fact, relatively few of them do. Thanks!
So, Kelsier is very interesting to me as a character. Mostly because of what we see in this chapter. He is a man of dichotomy, which is one of the themes of this novel. On one hand, he’s the joking, lighthearted man you see in the second half of the chapter. On the other hand, however, he’s a very dangerous, even ruthless, man. He laughs at himself in this chapter, but he wasn’t faking when he acted the way he did. There is an edge to Kelsier I’ve never built into a hero before. Sometimes, he makes me uncomfortable.
An item of note his in this chapter bump. I mention ‘Terris’ for the first time here, which I was glad that I was able to do. Remember that name, because you’ll soon get a lot more about that country.
I do worry that the bumps will make the book feel a little too much like a standard fantasy. Mention of prophesies and the like has become such a cliché in fantasy that I avoid them whenever I can. The story in MISTBORN doesn’t really deal much with that aspect of the history, but the story that is happening in the bumps has quite a bit to do with it.
In MISTBORN PRIME, there were no such thing as Mistings. Allomancy’s practitioners were called Mistborn, and they could use all of the various abilities, depending on which metal they ingested.
When I started work on this incarnation of the book, however, I felt that I wanted to involve a specialized team of Allomancers. That meant including people who were really good at one specific thing, but who couldn’t do other things. It’s a staple of the heist genre–you want specialists. So, I split up Allomancy, allowing lesser Allomancers to exist. These people, who only could do one of the many Allomantic powers, would be very good at the one thing they do. And, since Mistborn were so rare, you couldn’t really make an entire team of them. You’d be lucky to even get one. (Though Kelsier’s team just got a second one.)
Soon, you’ll get to meet the rest of the crew, and will be able to see how I split up Allomancy. One thing of interest, however, is that there was no emotional Allomancy in MISTBORN PRIME. I added Soothing and Rioting–the ability to make people less or more emotional–into this book because I felt I needed something that would be more. . .sneaky. These are skills that don’t relate to fighting, and I think they’d be very helpful for the sort of political intrigue I want to do in this book.",837,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107881551.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023234043-20201024024043-00260.warc.gz,0.972162008285522
120e7832-bc4d-42c3-abaf-df633c9ff432,2019-08-19T16:49:35+00:00,2019-05-29,1,http://www.kforcehomesolutions.com/cgvjyy7035/kg-maidotr-4796730/,"By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews – The Louisiana legislature today gave its final approval to the heartbeat bill to make it the next state to ban abortions this year – following states like Ohio, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and Missouri. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards says he will sign a bill that bans abortions when a baby’s heartbeat begins… The Louisiana House voted 79-23 to pass the pro-life bill — sending it to the governor for his signature. The House rejected an amendment that would have provided an exception to allow killing unborn babies in cases of rape or incest… The Heartbeat Bill, when it goes into effect, will prohibit abortion when a human heartbeat can be detected. An abdominal ultrasound can detect a heartbeat between eight and twelve weeks.
By Willie Richardson, The Patriot Post – Margaret Sanger is upheld as an important figure to the Democrat Party and the slaughtering of infants in the womb through abortion. Her goal was to assure that “human weeds” would not procreate… Sanger was also an ally to the Klu Klux Klan. She said in her autobiography, “Always to me [any aroused group] was a [good group], and therefore I accepted an invitation to talk to the women’s branch of the Klu Klux Klan.” What was good about the KKK? What was their arousal centered on? Sanger’s legacy was to destroy the Negro race using a “reformed” lynching philosophy called eugenics.
Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois issued strong words against the Illinois House passing Senate Bill 25 on May 28, calling it a “gravely immoral action.”… The legislation, titled “The Reproductive Health Act,” would overhaul the state’s abortion statute. The measure passed 64-50 in the House today. Several Democrats voted against it… The act is being called the most liberal reproductive health care measure in the country… The Thomas More Society called the act “the most radical piece of abortion legislation that has ever been introduced in Illinois.”
Reflections on the Feast of the Ascension, by Jonathan B. Coe
By Jonathan B. Coe, Crisis Magazine – During this interim between the Resurrection and the Ascension, (Jesus’) followers ask him if he is going to restore the kingdom of Israel at this time and he replies that they are not privileged to know the Father’s plans on such matters. He then tells them that they will receive power when the Holy Spirit is given them to be his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
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New Interview, New Revelations Damage Pope’s Credibility, by Phil Lawler
By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture – Yet even that outlandish suggestion is not enough to bring the Pope’s two claims into a workable alignment. Because if Archbishop Vigano had informed him, then even if the Pope somehow forgot, he could not truthfully say that he knew “nothing” about the McCarrick scandal… Archbishop Vigano, not mincing words, made his own position perfectly clear in responding to the new papal interview: “What the Pope said about not knowing anything is a lie.”
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Ambulances Know Route to St. Louis Abortuary, by Charlie Butts
By Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow – The future of a St. Louis-based Planned Parenthood clinic is in the hands of a judge but pro-life activists have already reached a verdict about its reputation… After states such as Alabama and Georgia have made national headlines recently for their restrictive abortion laws, Missouri is getting national attention because the state’s only abortion clinic could be closing its doors any day now… That’s because The Show-Me State follows health and safety standards that must be followed and the clinic’s permit is set to expire Friday… Kathy Forck, a Missouri-based pro-life activist, says the St. Louis clinic has kept EMT teams busy for years, mostly due to women hemorrhaging including some life-threatening 911 calls.
SCOTUS Cases for Next Term: Religious Liberty, Guns and Possibly Abortion, by Rachel Alexander
By Rachel Alexander, The Stream – The Supreme Court is going on its regular summer break, but has already lined up a few cases to hear when it returns in the fall. And as usual, since the Supreme Court became America’s main legislator, the cases mean a lot for the future of our country… America’s founding fathers designed the Court as an umpire. Now it rules… The court will decide whether federal anti-discrimination law that bans discrimination based on sex also bans discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identification. The lower courts are split on this….
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By Claire Chretien, LifeSiteNews – In his recent marathon interview with a Mexican journalist, Pope Francis said “relations with China are good, very good” and that two Chinese bishops – one Vatican-appointed from the “underground” Church and one appointed by the Communist government – with whom he recently met “know that they must be good patriots.”… Pope Francis’ controversial deal with China allows the government to nominate clerics from its state-run “church,” the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, for the Vatican to make bishops… Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong has repeatedly spoken out about the Vatican-China deal, decrying it as a betrayal of the Catholic faithful in that country.
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By Msgr. Charles Pope – A reminder of the resilience of truth comes to us in the Office of Readings during this 6th Week of Easter. Evil and error have their day, or even their era, but the Word of the Lord remains forever. In Tuesday’s Office we read this passage: I have seen the wicked triumphant, towering like a cedar of Lebanon. I passed by again; he was gone. I searched; he was nowhere to be found. See the just man, mark the upright, for the peaceful man a future lies in store, but sinners shall all be destroyed. No future lies in store for the wicked…..
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Two Cheers for The Washington Post Fact Check on Maternal Mortality Rates, by Michael New
By Michael New, CNS News – On Tuesday, The Washington Post published an informative fact check regarding maternal mortality trends in Texas. At a House Ways and Means Committee hearing May 16th Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) claimed that the reported rate of maternal deaths in Texas doubled after funding cuts to Planned Parenthood. Unfortunately, as The Washington Post pointed out, Congressman Beyer was relying on incorrect data.
Fr. Raymond J. de Souza: Figueiredo Report the First of Many to Come?
By Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register – Whatever the Holy Father may or may not have known, excerpts of correspondence published Tuesday by Mgsr. Anthony Figueiredo seem to indicate that the broad outline of what Archbishop Viganò claimed about McCarrick is true… Msgr. Figueiredo served as McCarrick’s secretary soon after his ordination — by McCarrick himself — in 1994-95. Msgr. Figueiredo then spent most of the next 25 years in Rome and acted as McCarrick’s assistant in Rome, especially after the former cardinal’s retirement in 2006.
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7df5b9ff-8b03-40f6-9e26-dd4cffcc6c48,2016-07-30T11:14:26+00:00,2013-09-30,1,http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2013/09/korea-national-oil-to-shop-newfoundland-refinery,"Korea National Oil to shop Newfoundland refinery
By BEN LEFEBVRE and RYAN DEZEMBER
The Come By Chance oil refinery in Newfoundland, which has attracted a series of owners over the years, is once again for sale.
Korea National Oil Corp., which inherited the 115,000-bpd refinery when it bought Harvest Energy in 2009, has hired Deutsche Bank to sell the facility, according to people familiar with the matter. It is unclear how much, if anything, the refinery could fetch should the company succeed in finding a buyer.
Harvest spokeswoman Kari Sawatzky declined to talk specifically about the refinery, which has changed hands four times since 1986, but said the company has been evaluating the different parts of its business since late 2012 to see what might go up for sale.
""We're looking at all of our opportunities right now,"" Ms. Sawatzky said.
Harvest lately has reported deepening losses at the facility. The company's refining operations, which are centered on Come By Chance, lost $106.6 million in the first half of 2013, compared to a $92 million loss during the same period the year before.
Another factor that could give would-be buyers pause: Come By Chance's design makes for difficult operations. Built four decades ago, the facility is only accessible by barge, a more expensive mode of transport than pipelines -- and one that also isn't foolproof in eastern Canada's choppy weather. As the refiner's own website says, ""It's not the most hospitable place for an oil refinery.""
If the logistical impediments are bad, the market outlook is possibly even bleaker. North American gasoline demand is stagnating as more fuel-efficient cars hit the road. Analysts consider flat fuel sales in the US as the best-case-scenario for the next several years, with the US Energy Information Administration predicting fuel consumption actually will fall slightly next year.
The North Atlantic basin, Come By Chance's home, needs to shed refining capacity in excess of 1 million bpd to get the market back in balance, Bill Klesse, CEO of Valero, said during a recent meeting with investors.
The best hope may be for a potential buyer to emerge with a plan to deliver relatively cheap US crude to the facility instead of the more expensive oil from the Middle East and Europe that it traditionally has processed. Others have done that. Valero, the largest independent refiner in the US, is providing its Quebec facility with south Texas oil via barges. Carlyle Group, which last year took control of Sunoco's Philadelphia refinery, is attempting to connect that facility with supplies of cheap US crude, too.
The higher prices of imported oil prompted Sunoco to plan the closure of the Philadelphia refinery before Carlyle, prodded by White House officials, decided to invest in the facility's reconfiguration.
The owners of a 650,000-bpd refinery in the US Virgin Islands weren't so fortunate. After failing to find a buyer for the money-losing refinery, co-owners Hess and Petroleos de Venezuela (PdVSA) shut it down last year. It is now used to store oil.
""If the company can get (Come By Chance) sold at any price, it would be a positive,"" said Brian Youngberg, a senior analyst at Edward Jones.
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68a25b0a-3de5-4358-b6cc-03f66603a52c,2020-10-21T05:56:03+00:00,2020-10-21,1,https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tag/national+broadband,"The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is set to operationalise a central dashboard for tracking progress of all states and union territories on meeting of national broadband growth targets across key metrics, including data speeds, optic fibre rollouts, tower installations and their fiberisation amid an upsurge in internet consumption in the times of Covid.
Denmark’s fixed broadband penetration of the population will reach 39% by 2024, supported by its National Broadband Strategy, GlobalData said in a report.
Vishant Vora, chief technology officer of Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) that has recently rebranded as VI, quit the company after a decade-long stint.
State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Monday raised Rs 8,500 crore via its maidan local bond sale that obtained bids double the actual size.
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3836ca38-e00c-49e3-8d8c-ef7bd49df33f,2016-07-31T09:28:04+00:00,2013-12-13,1,http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/boris-bike-scheme-makes-tracks-south-and-west-as-it-grows-50-9002311.html,"The Boris bike hire scheme was today extended across a large swathe of London as transport chiefs admitted it was losing popularity among casual users.
In the first major extension south of the Thames, the Mayor’s scheme will gain 150 new docking stations and 2,000 bikes. The boost makes it one of the largest schemes of its kind in the world, extending its reach by 50 per cent to 100 square kilometres.
Residents of Wandsworth, Hammersmith & Fulham, Lambeth and Kensington & Chelsea will benefit with all facilities completed by next spring.
In addition, there will be 1,000 extra docking points at high-demand areas across the capital, such as mainline railway stations.
But the expansion comes amid falling popularity of the scheme, which receives a £9.5 million annual subsidy.
Critics say the novelty has worn off, reliability has been poor and the decline has been worsened by a doubling of the annual charge last year to £70. User numbers have fallen by 30 per cent this year to 200,000 for November.
Largely as a result of the expansion, the cost of the Boris bikes over the next decade will almost double to £144 million, a significant chunk of the Mayor’s £913 million cycle fund.
Mr Johnson has also had to start the search for a sponsor after Barclays unexpectedly pulled out this week.
Garrett Emmerson, Transport for London’s chief operating officer for streets and traffic, said: “There are a number of factors involved in the decline this year, which comes on the back of an exceptional year last year for the Olympics.
“The reduction in the numbers is in casual hires and actually member hires are still developing strongly and we are seeing 1,000 new members a month join. Londoners are making the most use of the scheme because they are using it more regularly.”
The Mayor’s cycling commissioner Andrew Gilligan forecast a new lease of life for Boris bikes. He told the London Assembly this week: “The changes we are doing to the cycling programme generally — the new segregated tracks and the quietway routes in central London — should have a big impact on the use of the scheme as it’s going to be much easier to use. We are going to increase the size of the popular docking stations to improve availability and we are going to expand to private premises.”
He said that in the “medium term” there would also be integration with contactless payments, the successor to Oyster. Boris bikes were intended to be compatible with Oyster but the plan failed to materialise.
Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Lib-Dems on the Assembly, said: “The bike hire scheme needs to be made far more attractive to people who just occasionally want to hire a bike, but don’t want to commit to taking out membership.
“Transport for London needs to learn from its initial mistake of dropping plans to include Oyster as a form of payment. Making it easier for people to use the scheme by allowing contactless payment would make a big difference.”Reuse content",647,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828314.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00097-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959798693656921
363691c6-a5f8-4186-8251-c97b46ae33c4,2013-05-19T02:32:35+00:00,2012-10-24,0,http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/national/7951224/Man-injured-in-vicious-Motueka-dog-attack,"Man injured in vicious Motueka dog attack
A dog leapt over a fence to launch a vicious attack on a 71-year-old Motueka man who was getting his newspaper.
The man, who uses a walking stick, was walking down the driveway of his Motueka home about 5pm yesterday when he was attacked.
''A young female has seen the attack and gone to his aid and managed to beat the dog off with a stick. She then secured the dog to the fence,'' a police spokesman said.
A local dog ranger later impounded the the three-year-old mixed breed dog.
An investigation into the attack is underway.
The man was initially treated by a local medical centre and was then flown to Nelson Hospital by the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter.
The spokesman said he received serious bites to both his lower arms and left ankle.
Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter pilot Tim Douglas-Clifford said the elderly man told him the dog, which belonged to his neighbour, attacked him as he went to get his evening paper.
He understood the man had ''nasty'' lacerations to his arms from where he had tried to fend off the dog. He had also been bitten on his lower legs.
He said the man was bandaged from his shoulders right down to his fingers.
Despite his injuries he seemed ''pretty chirpy'', Douglas-Clifford said.
The police spokesman said the man was last night in a ''stable'' condition at Nelson Hospital. A 71-year-old Motueka man is in hospital tonight after being seriously injured in a dog attack.
The man, who suffered serious limb injuries, was flown to Nelson Hospital by the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter crew about 6pm.
He was treated on board the helicopter by a St John paramedic after being cared for by St John ambulance staff and police at the scene of the attack.
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b5a2f9b8-a66b-4ca7-83a8-6046d9897131,2017-08-20T09:57:45+00:00,2012-10-12,0,http://www.kelownacapnews.com/opinion/fortisbc-can-keep-hands-off-analog-meter/,"To the editor:
Regarding No Smart Meters Here Yet, Oct. 5 Capital News.
Neal Pobran, corporate communications advisor for FortisBC, in the second paragraph of his letter, stated that FortisBC has not installed smart meters or advanced meters in Kelowna or surrounding areas.
This simply isn’t true. I have witnessed them in my mobile home park for the last two weeks. My partner was home on Monday and said he was told my by the man with the Fortis truck that they were here to install the meters, and my boyfriend told them not to install it at our address, as we did not want it.
I attended a presentation, Thursday evening at the Mary Irwin Theatre, where we listened to speaker Jerry Flynn, a retired Canadian Armed Forces Captain, speak for two hours on the dangers of smart meters and advanced meters, how they work and our rights to refuse it; how these meters impact our health, safety, security and our pocketbook.
It was very informative. There were many testimonies of people who stated they already had a meter installed, and what can we do to get it removed, how to stop Fortis from trespassing on our property, etc.
There is a petition being signed by citizens of B.C. calling for a moratorium on the FortisBC Inc. Wireless Smart Meter Program here in B.C.
FortisBC is also aware that on May 31, 2011 the World Health Organization classified radio frequency electromagnetic fields as a Class 2B possible human carcinogen, and has called for further investigation.
For those of you who want the facts, there are some good websites to checkout:
Mr. Pobran, you said that Fortis does replace meters periodically for Measurement Canada compliance, but you know that that’s not what is going on in our communities right now, so why pretend otherwise? FortisBC will face opposition to these smart meters and the fact that they are being forced on us, without a public vote or option, to opt out before installation, in some cases. Even when flouride was added to the water in Calgary, where I was living at the time, 800,000 people had the opportunity to vote, as it too, is also a health issue. We lost by a very slim margin, but we still had a vote on it, and so it should be with smart meters here in B.C. We are human beings and we have rights. When I came home from the presentation a FortisBC truck passed me on the way into the park at quarter past ten at night, and from just hearing testimony on the deviousness of these installers showing up again, two or three days later to try and get their 10 minutes alone with my meter, knowing that it’s already been declined, caused me to wonder whether, perhaps, they are installing by flashlight at night, on properties that have said no to the meter?
We need to put the interests and concerns of B.C. citizens first, before profit, because one in four people will get sick, and that’s a much higher cost to pay for anything.
That is a whole other issue, but think about it. This new meter is called “smart,” there is nothing smart about it, and absolutely no positive advantage to those forced to have it. So just leave my $50 analogue meter alone.",698,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106367.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820092918-20170820112918-00447.warc.gz,0.976116955280304
eb81e8f1-dba5-42a5-9faf-45314b9baef5,2020-10-27T04:31:51+00:00,2018-05-07,1,https://bangordailynews.com/2018/05/07/news/heres-an-early-look-at-what-a-giant-belfast-salmon-farm-could-look-like/?shared=email&msg=fail,"BELFAST, Maine — The Norwegian aquaculture firm planning one of the world’s largest salmon farms in Belfast unveiled the first peek at what the facility might look like in advance of an update meeting planned for Wednesday.
Nordic Aquafarms will host an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast.
The first artist’s rendering of the $150 million land-based farm was released as part of the company’s announcement of the meeting. Nordic expects to release more details about the site’s design and how it will operate.
“Since we are building our brand on sustainability, this is a high priority for our company,” Nordic CEO Eric Heim said in an April 28 newsletter. “We have needed to obtain facts before we could go public with details.”
Nordic’s update comes on the heels of a heated April meeting during which residents opposed to the project pleaded with city councilors to slow the process by denying a zoning change that would allow Nordic to start applying for permits.
The council voted unanimously in favor of the zoning change, arguing that the public’s questions and concerns would all be answered during the permitting and approvals process. Town officials said denying the zoning change would have caused a delay that could have killed the project.
Nordic is planning a farm that would produce 33,000 tons of Atlantic salmon per year. The company is buying about 40 acres off Route 1 near the Northport town line from the city’s water district and a private owner.
Several residents who spoke at the zoning meeting said they felt the farm would destroy “pristine” wooded area around the reservoir. Many said they were frustrated about unanswered questions related to water usage, waste discharge, building size and more.
Nordic said it needed zoning approval before it could proceed to the permitting process, where all of these questions would be answered.
In the three months since announcing plans to purchase the site, Nordic has been digging test wells and studying the topography of the area to decide how to lay out its buildings and determine whether there was enough water under the site to fuel the project.
Heim said that test wells indicate the company could sustainably draw about 1,200 gallons of water per hour from the aquifer, an amount he said was consistent with many other industrial uses along the Maine coast.
Nordic’s tanks will be filled with a mixture of saltwater from the bay and fresh groundwater, which will be constantly recirculated and filtered. The city’s water district has agreed to provide up to 260 million gallons per year from its supplies, which is less than it provided for the chicken farm industry in the past, according to water district officials.
Nordic has said the water that it discharges will contain fewer nutrients than the water discharged by the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
“The net discharge, after water treatment, will be significantly lower than the region’s agricultural run-off, and it will be lower than other discharge permits that have been previously granted in the area,” Hiem said.
Heim said the building has been “designed to minimize visual impact,” and will stand about 10-15 feet shorter than surrounding trees. The building’s white walls and tall windows would be designed to reflect the surrounding trees.
Nordic is in the midst of getting together permit applications from multiple state, federal and local entities, and that process will include multiple public hearings and public comment requirements. That process will last through the rest of the year.
Construction on the first phase of the project, a hatchery, is expected to start sometime in 2019 if Nordic gets all its needed approvals.
Follow Nick McCrea on Twitter at @nmccrea213.
Follow the Bangor Daily News on Facebook for the latest Maine news.",808,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107893011.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027023251-20201027053251-00547.warc.gz,0.963250935077667
f874288e-e778-49c5-a630-e0cd8eb4057f,2015-03-28T05:13:53+00:00,2007-01,0,http://mojoey.blogspot.com/2007/01/fascination-with-social-networks.html,"Social networks, and specifically social networking tools, are an ongoing fascination for me. Most of what I do for a living is project management, so understanding the dynamics of social interactions on a cross functional project team tends to occupy a great deal of my time and mental effort. A dysfunctional social network will translate to delays or even a project failure, which is not a good thing.
I'm always on the lookout for new tools because there are few good tools available in this area. I tend to use Viso or my old faithful quad pad to do the job. When a news filter I have setup hit on Mapping New Testament Social Networks, followed by a second hit from a religious filter I have setup, well I could not resist.
The map below shows the social network of Jesus in the New Testament and is a good example of a social networking visualization.
The article highlights the use of Many Eyes as a data visualization tool. To quote the site:
Many Eyes is a bet on the power of human visual intelligence to find patterns. Our goal is to ""democratize"" visualization and to enable a new social kind of data analysis. Jump right to our visualizations now, take a tour, or read on for a leisurely explanation of the project.
Frankly - I could waste my whole day at Many Eyes, but I'm not going to - I'm not. I swear.",283,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297281.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00181-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.920100510120392
059ef3b2-1cc5-4c31-ae45-f26ef7ffdb1a,2018-08-14T20:11:57+00:00,2018-07-19,1,https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/nasa-launches-toolkit-to-promote-commercial-use-of-satellite-data-1532084234-1,"The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on July 19, 2018 launched the ‘Remote Sensing Toolkit’ to promote commercial use of satellite data.
This online toolkit was launched with an aim to make it easier for users to find, analyse and utilise the relevant satellite data for their research, business projects or conservation efforts.
Remote Sensing Toolkit
• The ""Remote Sensing Toolkit"" provides a simple system that quickly identifies relevant sources based on user input.
• The toolkit is designed to help users search for data, as well as ready-to-use tools and code to build new tools.
• This new tool makes finding and using NASA satellite data easier than ever before, and aims to spark innovation among the entrepreneurial community and lead to further commercialisation of NASA technology.
• It will help grow the number of users who put NASA’s free and open data archive to work for people.
NASA Technology Transfer Program
What led to the launch of this online toolkit?
• The NASA collects petabytes of data every year through its constellation of Earth observation satellites.
• The agency offers a variety of open source tools to access, analyse and utilise the data from these satellites to millions of science users, however, the access to such data remains daunting for many potential commercial users.
• Over the years, many organisations around the world have found innovative ways to turn NASA satellite data into beneficial information products here on Earth.
• The NASA Technology Transfer program reviewed more than 50 websites and found that no source provided a comprehensive collection of information or a single access point to begin a search and thereby, launched this toolkit.
Video: Check out the latest current affairs of this week
Parliament passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018
Assam-NRC Draft can’t be basis of any action by any authority: SC
Government to soon introduce bill proposing death penalty for mob lynching
Ministry of Shipping issues new guidelines for improving treasury investment for Major Ports",424,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209562.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20180814185903-20180814205903-00183.warc.gz,0.872982978820801
a8b6cc70-b0b7-4525-b50a-4b0daf0e1aad,2020-10-20T17:29:15+00:00,2020-05-13,1,https://www.iom3.org/iom3-content-cafe/feature/2020/may/13/we-need-a-science-first-factbased-approach-fire-safety-bill,"We need a ‘science first’, ‘fact-based’ approach to Fire Safety Bill
Unfortunately, no current conversation about timber is complete without comment on the government’s catch-all ban on combustible materials. At the end of 2018, as part of fire safety improvement measures intended to prevent another blaze like that seen at Grenfell Tower, the then Housing Secretary, James Brokenshire, introduced new legislation banning combustible materials on new high-rise homes above 18m.
In late 2019, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick called for the height threshold for combustible materials to be lowered to ‘at least 11m’ (or typically anything less than three storeys in height). The second reading for the Fire Safety Bill – with the lowered threshold included – took place on 29 April. A date for the committee stage is yet to be announced and the consultation deadline has been pushed back to 25 May 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Architects, builders, suppliers of structural timber and many others passionate about the good that wood can do for this country, are now rightly concerned about what the future holds for multi-storey timber buildings. All while many other countries are passing legislation to promote the use of more timber products in construction.
While there is no question that the Fire Safety Bill is intended to enhance occupant safety, we must not lose sight of timber’s inherent qualities as a building material – benefits that have made it an increasingly popular choice for structural components. It is easy to transport and modify, it minimises noise pollution on site and it’s highly cost-efficient to produce and use.
We as an industry are calling for an objective investigation - one led by facts and science rather than emotion. To quash the use of wood in structures over 11m would be to fly in the face of the sustainable evolution that the construction industry and, more importantly, the nation so desperately needs. Indeed, in its November 2019 report, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the timber industries said: ‘Without using safe structural timber we cannot meet these targets [the government’s net zero carbon commitment] and we will fail to address the construction industry’s contribution to climate change.’
A more sustainable, decarbonised economy can allow the planet to repair itself. The building materials we choose can be a key contributor to this. To choose timber is to choose a building material that would not adversely impact or inconvenience the way we live our lives – a material that can help build a more sustainable future. Responsibly managed forests have always been the earth’s air cleaners and will continue to be so forever. And a by-product of responsibly managed forests? High-quality, sustainable timber – timber that has already taken from the air and locked away decades’ worth of harmful CO2.
Andrew Waugh of Waugh Thistleton Architects – one of the UK’s leading proponents of timber construction – summed it up earlier this year, ‘The reality is the evidence says we’ve got 12 years left to sort out climate change – we’ve got to start changing the way we do things. And we’ve got to keep pushing the message about the safety of CLT. It’s not only quicker to put up – it’s safer, healthier, lighter and locks away carbon.’",695,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107874026.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020162922-20201020192922-00532.warc.gz,0.933338522911072
b9239d08-9698-4322-a1f3-c85e31f8d0e0,2013-05-22T07:19:52+00:00,2013-05-21,1,http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/news/yemen-explosion-hits-gas-well_9288,"An explosion targeted a gas well in the Marib province of Yemen, an engineer at the site told AFP, stressing that a pipeline feeding gas into Balhaf southern export terminal was not hit, as a local official had announced earlier.
""An explosion hit the gas well number 26 in the area of Raydan,"" the engineer said Tuesday, adding that more explosive devices were defused after they were found planted at two other wells in the same field.
A local official told AFP earlier that a bomb planted underneath Yemen's only gas pipeline had exploded. He later said that his information about the location of the explosion was not accurate.
Yemen LNG Company denied in a statement on its website that the pipeline had been sabotaged, adding that all upstream activities and the pipeline remain in service.
""LNG production is running on the two trains at the Balhaf LNG plant and all the upstream facilities and the pipeline are in service at nominal capacity,"" it said.
Yemen LNG said on Saturday that the pipeline had been repaired after a bomb put it out of service in August.
Suspected Al-Qaeda militants had blown up the pipeline last month in the southern Shabwa province.
France's Total has an almost 40 percent interest in the Balhaf plant.
The 320-kilometre (200-mile) pipeline linking Marib province to Balhaf, in Yemen's mostly lawless south, has been repeatedly sabotaged by Al-Qaeda militants.
On May 13, the pipeline was blown up near Mayfaa, also in Shabwa, nearly three weeks after it was sabotaged on April 26, shortly after it was repaired following a similar March attack.
Yemen began exporting liquefied natural gas from Balhaf in 2009.
In May, a French security official working for Total was wounded and a Yemeni soldier killed when gunmen attacked their car in Sayun in the eastern province of Hadramawt.",399,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00021-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.984261751174927
a2e2af04-d99a-421e-b6ef-f5feaed5dcfd,2022-05-21T00:13:45+00:00,2022-03-29,1,https://spacewatch.global/2022/03/terran-orbital-begins-trading-on-the-new-york-stock-exchange/,"Edinburgh / Boca Raton, 29 March 2022. – Small satellite manufacturer company Terran Orbital, primarily serving the aerospace and defense industry in the U.S., announced it will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbols “LLAP” and “LLAP WS”.
The firm has made progress recently including an employee growth of 300% and a facility expansion from 5600 sqm to over 23,000 sqm. Terran was also selected to build 42 satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency.
2022 is packed with several critical satellite missions for the company, like NASA’s LunIR, launching on the Artemis I to support observations of the Moon. Terran is also to deploy Capstone, an optical Earth observation satellite, and a 6U cubesat mission, both for NASA.
The firm is about to build the “Industry 4.0” space vehicle manufacturing facility, a $300 million, 61,000 sqm facility in Florida.",208,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662534693.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520223029-20220521013029-00020.warc.gz,0.935756027698517
4d8bce98-3d97-42c5-87fc-d24b39e0638a,2013-05-22T21:52:18+00:00,2013-05-22,0,http://www.makeupalley.com/product/x_showreview.asp/ItemId=12559/Control-Paste/Aveda/Styling-Products,"Aveda • Control Paste • Styling Products
|Would buy this product again.||81%|
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Blue
I bought this to help with flyways and control those stubborn ""baby hairs"" that stick straight up on my hairline. It didn't really work for either- it seemed to just slip out of my fingers. The smell reminded me of men's cologne and the color was odd- a light orange, maybe? I think this would be better for people with short haircuts as I think it would probably help with getting a ""piece-y"" look. It just didn't work for what I needed. Would not repurchase.
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Red Eyes: Blue
I love this stuff! It works wonders on my short, fine hair and smells lovely and herbally to me. My parents, however, think it smells like an outhouse at Bonnaroo. My only issue with this very firm wax is that I have to wash my hair the day after using it because it becomes a little too separated and slick. Nonetheless, this is the best wax I have ever used, and will repurchase until a better alternative comes into existence.
Age: Unknown Skin: Other Hair: Blond Eyes: Green
While I love the way this product smells and it has no greasy feel in your hair, it just doesn't have any holding power whatsoever for me on my bangs. I mean absolutely nothing.
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Blue
I have a question for someone with experience using this. I just recently got my hair cut into a shorter layered cut. I wanted something for definition, and thanks to all the great reviews I picked this up. And I love Aveda stuff, so it was a no-brainer. However, I am having a frustrating learning curve with this. When I do as instructed and rub it in my hands to warm, it does not 'emulsify' in any way, and does not really have any 'slip', so I really can't run it through my hair without it pulling and tugging. I really can only seem to rub over the top of my hair, which still works ok, but I am wondering if this is normal with this product? I do really like it, and it works ok as I'm using it, but would greatly appreciate any helpful tips from some experienced MUA users. Thank you!
Age: 19-24 Skin: Normal, Fair, Neutral Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine Eyes: Blue
This stuff is freakin amazing. Out of all the styling products I've tried, this is the only one that gives me a hot piecey look, while also removing all the frizziness in my hair. I think the name of this stuff isn't quite right though, because it doesn't offer much for hold. That's not why I bought it though, I just wanted definition to my hair. I use hair spray for hold.
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Green
Does a good job of smoothing the poofiness that my wavy hair gets when it's cut short, and gives it a piecy look without looking greasy or product-y. I think it smells great, but it is definitely an Aveda-y scent. I scrape out just a tiny bit (pea-sized? less?) with the top of my fingernail, rub it into my palm, and then add a bit of water to make it easier to apply. My husband likes to use this too to give his hair some control and a little pieciness (although I prefer the scent of the Aveda Men's Grooming Clay on him).
Age: 36-43 Skin: Very Oily, Fair Hair: Black Eyes: Green
This product has worked out for me wonderfully so far. I only use Aveda hair products and have never had a problem with them. I don't know if I have gotten use to there ""earthy"" scent but I found this product to not smell as strong as some of the others. Personally I wish it did!
I have recently cut my hair from a chin length bob to a pixie (google Erin O'Connor).
I use a dime size amount of Confixer and once my hair is dry I use a dime size or less of Control Paste. Swirl it around and I am done.
Easily hair style I have had in a long time.
Age: 44-55 Skin: Very Oily, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
Not adding anything new here except I want to stress that the smell of this product is way overpowering. I've had the same tub of product for over a year. It's great in how it separates and gives definition to hair -- my hair is thick and coarse, and tends to look like a helmet, so I have to use product to break it up. While this works, I can't take the smell. I used it years ago, but I was a smoker then and evidently couldn't smell the fragrance; today, I can't take it. I also wonder if it smells as strong to other people, so I quit using it. If Aveda made this is an unfragranced version, I'd buy it. Until then, my partially used tub will continue to sit unused in my cabinet. It's so expensive, can't bring myself to throw it away.
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Blond, Straight, Medium Eyes: Blue
I got this at the actual Aveda salon when I had to get my hair fixed after a hair cutting incident with super cuts. I love the smell and the product and I still have a lot of it left (its been a couple years since i got it)
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue
If this stuff could talk it would yell. It is waaaay too loud, the scent waaaay too overpowering. It smells like my dad's deordorant! What were you thinking, Aveda? I purchased this at the new hair salon I've been going to who uses Aveda products. I didn't try it until I got it home and unfortunately, can't take it back. Not only is the scent too strong, but it makes my hair look greasy. Bleahkkkk. Open this up and smell this before you decide to buy it!!!
Age: 25-29 Skin: Oily, Fair, Neutral Hair: Red, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Green
Great for seperation, height, helping create wild looks or simply keeping flyaways at bay! Yes, you can buy other pastes and waxes at the drug store but they are usually extremeley greasy or feel very hard/stiff in the hair.Also, looove the smell:)
My only complaint is the packaging, if you don't scew on the lid completely paste dried out. Also it's kind of pricey for a hair product (around $25) but it will last a long time so don't be afraid to spend the extra cash.
Age: 36-43 Skin: Acne-prone Hair: Brunette Eyes: Hazel
I was taken aback buy the price on this (I paid $22) since I'm pretty cheap when it comes to beauty... but I have to admit this is far superior to any of the drugstore hair pastes/balms/creams I've used before.
You only need a tiny amount, it rinses out cleanly when you wash your hair, I love that famous Aveda smell, and, it really does tame whatever you need tamed. I have a short shaggy graduated bob, and this does a great job of separating layers, giving me some chunky-ness, and taming any flyaways. Even at this price, I'll buy again and again!
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Medium, Neutral Hair: Brunette, Fine Eyes: Brown
I love this product. I take a break some times because of the scent. One of these tubs will last me at least a year- as I just use on the ends of my hair and bangs. I like how it rinses clean out of my hair and doesn't leave any gooey residue that I have to scrub out. Will continue to purchase as I think I am on tub number three or four by now!
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Medium Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
My stylist recommended this product to me for when I wear my hair back in a ponytail. This paste helps lay your hair down so you can create the perfect ponytail. It helps keep all of the flyaways down as well. I will definitley keep this product on hand. It also has the signature aveda smell.
Age: 25-29 Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
Since having my baby, my hair has begun to grow back along the hairline which had fallen out during pregnancy. I have these crazy 2 inch hairs sticking out all over the place where my part is. Control Paste has helped tame these hairs, helping them blend with the rest of my bangs.
Age: 30-35 Skin: Normal, Fair Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Coarse Eyes: Brown
Started using this about 6 years ago and never looked back. Superior for that wispy, chunky ends looks without any sacrifice to movement. Lasts most all day and has that pleasing, earthy Aveda scent to it. BEWARE: Just make sure you screw the lid back on - dries out quickly and won't have the same consistency as before.
Age: 25-29 Skin: Other Hair: Other Eyes: Other
This is the first time I've ever repurchased a hair styling product. I bought this after my stylist used it to keep my baby hairs from flying around and my side bangs out of my face. That was almost 2 years ago - it took me that long to use up. I use a very small amount of product and rub it between my palms before applying it to my long, fine, hair. it never weighs it down or makes it look dull - just keeps everything in place.
If i want my hairs to stay poufy, I use it on top of a teased section, and it lasts for much longer.
Smells great - lasts forever - awesome product.
Age: 25-29 Skin: Normal, Fair Hair: Brunette Eyes: Hazel
This product is excellent at giving separation and definition to my layers without weighing down my hair too much.
I have fine hair with the tiniest touch of wave cut in a long, shaggy bob with long bangs. Most days I air dry my hair so that the layers have a bit of curl and then apply this product when I get to work. It defines my layers and keeps my bangs from having too much of the freshly washed and poofy look. I personally love the smell, but if you aren't into Aveda scents, you aren't going to like this one either.
It's a bit pricey, but you only need a tiny dab and the pot is huge! I think it's well worth it because I've never found a cheaper paste/pomade that works as well.
Age: 30-35 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
Control Paste is a great styling product for shorter hair styles. My hairdresser always uses this to style my hair after a cut and I just couldn't duplicate the look at home with drug store hair pomades, waxes or gels. Everything else made my hair too sticky or too greasy. I rub a small amount of this between my palms with some Light Elements Smoothing Fluid, run my hands through my hair to distribute then smooth my hair into place. I find it gives my hair a smooth, natural, shiny look. I sometimes rub a bit extra on the ends of my hair to control flyaways. I think this product probably works best with shorter hair. When I've gone too long between cuts, this product doesn't help ""control"" my hair. I have tried to find a similar, less expensive drug store product to no avail. So I will begrudgingly pay $30 CAD per tub. At least it has that great Aveda smell.
Age: 25-29 Skin: Dry, Fair Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue
This is a nice texturizing product for shorter, messy shag-type cuts. It provides more hold than the typical wax although not so much as a gel. It's not greasy or sticky yet still pliable enough to be easy to work with and does not leave nasty clumps in my hair. Smell is that subtle herbal Aveda smell which is great as I don't like sickly sweet smelling hair products. Lasting power is about as good as your gonna get for a product with a 'soft' finish. It gets a lippie off for the price - even though I don't mind splashing out on my products $50 (Aussie) just seems ridiculous for such a basic pomade. The appearance of the pot does not imply a luxury product -it's plain clear plastic and looks like it comes from the supermarket. I know that sounds shallow but I get annoyed when expensive products *look* cheapo. If it were a more reasonable price I'd certainly repurchace. I don't think Aveda is so expenive in other countries though. The product overall is superior to Sebastian pomades (greaseball alert) imo.",2930,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00024-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.962063133716583
60a5156d-1fa5-40c9-b9e3-c74890388e93,2017-08-18T10:43:27+00:00,2016-11-30,1,http://www.mcfcwatch.com/2016/11/30/in-focus-the-right-back-targets-manchester-city-could-sign-to-replace-zabaleta-and-sagna/,"As the nights draw in, the winter Premier League ball appears and the fixtures begin to pile up it isn’t long before the attention changes from what is happening on the pitch to that off the pitch, more specifically the winter transfer window. With half the season played heading into the New Year, clubs throughout the Premier League should surely know their strongest squad, their weaknesses and both the areas and positions in which they need to improve. Whether or not that means such a move therefore happens in January with a player joining that completely ticks all the boxes remains to be seen. Do not be surprised however if you happen to see managers such as Pep Guardiola attempting to beat the summer rush and inflated prices with attempts at least, to improve Manchester City’s playing squad.
Despite being terrific performers when at their best, undeniably there are question marks surrounding the long-term fitness and future of right-backs Pablo Zabaleta and Bacary Sagna. Whilst it is unlikely Pep will move for two defenders straight away, the right side of defence is evidently a cause for future concern.
With this in mind, we take a look at three players who the club could realistically sign in either transfer window during 2017.
1) Mario Gaspar (Villarreal)
Fresh from his 2016 Puskas Award nomination for his scorpion-kick goal scored during Spain’s November 2015 friendly against England, Mario Gaspar could be the answer to Manchester City’s defensive problems. In a fine run of form both for club side Villarreal, Mario Gaspar’s high calibre performances have certainly not gone unnoticed this season with some of the biggest clubs across Europe, including Manchester City, heavily rumoured to be tracking the 26 year-old Spanish defender. Gaspar, having spent his entire footballing career at Villarreal making his way up through the youth ranks before progressing through his senior career into the first-team in 2009, may well be at an age where he is playing at the peak of his abilities, especially after breaking into the Spanish national team late last year.
Yet in order to fully cement his position as a potential future right-back for a Spanish national team undergoing serious redevelopment following Euro 2016, as well as the personal challenge of testing himself at the very highest level elsewhere in Europe, it seems plausible that Villarreal may well find themselves tempted to sell Gaspar whilst his stock is at its highest. Not only could it be in the best interests of the player but the club too should a big money offer from the likes of Manchester City come their way. Contracted until 2019, whilst it is difficult to put a price on an individual in the current climate, reports would suggest that Gaspar is valued at around £15-20m and at such a price, could prove to be an absolute steal.",572,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104634.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818102246-20170818122246-00460.warc.gz,0.97777384519577
e4cff7fb-039a-428e-96d7-3f706235de4c,2022-05-18T23:19:44+00:00,2021-08-15,1,https://www.sis.gov.eg/Story/158699/Plasma-donation-project?lang=en-us,"Plasma donation project
Sunday، 15 August 2021 - 01:26 PM
Health Minister Hala Zayed launched on Wednesday the national plasma donation project as part of presidential directives to achieve self-sufficiency of plasma derivatives.
During her visit to a plasma donation center in Giza's Agouza district, Zayed donated her plasma to become the first permanent donor as part of the project.
""The project will help achieve self-sufficiency of plasma derivatives, thus providing medicines for many chronic diseases, liver and kidney illnesses, and burns,"" Zayed said.
Six plasma donation centers are now operating in five governorates nationwide, the minister said, adding that 20 other centers will be ready to receive donors this year.
She urged those above 18 years to actively take part in the project and periodically donate their plasma every two weeks in line with instructions of the World Health Organization.
All donation centers are fully mechanized and equipped with the latest equipment and technologies in the field of plasma in accordance with international standards, the minister noted.",217,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522556.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518215138-20220519005138-00007.warc.gz,0.947760701179504
2d03e088-17e1-4ecf-a767-54404609389e,2022-05-19T22:07:59+00:00,2021-03-15,1,https://thetechnewssource.com/nasa-jpls-perseverance-mars-rover/,"On July 30, 2020, an Atlas V 541 launched a new Mars rover, named by Alexander Mather, a seventh grader, as Perseverance. The launch went off without a hitch (unless you count California earthquakes as hitches), and Perseverance in its aeroshell zoomed off towards our red neighbor to collect scientific data about possible life.
Seven months later, Perseverance has begun its mission on Mars after a successful landing using a very new system. The landing system had only been used on one prior mission, Curiosity’s mission in 2013. This landing system is the sky crane, a rocket powered crane that lowers the rover down to the surface gently and then flies away to make sure no debris hits the rover and damages it. This system allowed for heavier rovers to be sent to Mars and for more science to be done.
Perseverance is the newest rover to be sent to Mars, one of the trifecta of spacecraft sent to Mars in the Hohmann Transfer Window of 2020. It has many new systems that will be able to help it complete the experiments that it is tasked with. One of these new systems is a new drill that drills out chunks of the ground in small pipes and examines them as one piece instead of examining dirt like Curiosity does. This is very effective to find the age of different parts of soil or rock being drilled into as it preserves the layers.
Perseverance’s mission is about finding ancient life on Mars through looking at the lower layers of sediment. On Earth, if you look lower into the Earth, you can see signs of the dinosaurs and ocean animals across the surface, and scientists are assuming the same with Mars. Perseverance will drill into the surface and bring the dirt back in one big chunk so the small laboratory underneath can perform an experiment to find ancient life forms or signs of ancient life.
Perseverance also brought a friend along, named Ingenuity. Ingenuity is a small helicopter that was placed underneath the rover. The helicopter sent back its first systems report a week ago and is soon to be attempting its first flight. Its mission is to see if we can fly on Mars. The first flight will consist of a short hop with Ingenuity and Perseverance taking photos of each other. After that, Ingenuity will come and set itself down right were it started.
Perseverance’s mission is supposed to last a few years, but with how NASA JPL’s last rover’s have gone, I suspect that it will last for a much longer time. It’s route will take it to the mouth of the ancient river bed that is Jezero crater. After that, it will travel around the bank of the lake that filled the crater. Finally it will examine the edge of the crater to look at the lower layers of the Martian surface that were pushed up due to the asteroid that hit the surface. The next few years will be filled with lots of great science coming from the Martian soil, and it will be interesting to watch it unfold.",629,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662530066.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519204127-20220519234127-00418.warc.gz,0.96376234292984
0fd48cf0-8c4d-4dbe-8e3c-cf7011b12413,2019-08-20T22:44:08+00:00,2019-08-20,0,https://sarahjual.com/portfolio/megan-michael-north-shore-photographer,"Megan & Michael // North Shore
SO BEYOND EXCITED TO WRITE THIS POST. You have no idea haha!
If you follow me on Instagram (@sarahjual if you're curious), you would have seen this post of my friends Megan & Michael:
When I asked them to have a couples photo shoot so I could practice directing people and add to my portfolio, I would have ever imagined that I have some of my new favorite images!
We've been friends since high school, and they've actually been together since our sophomore year! I knew it would be easy to talk to them, but directing people (really anyone in general) into poses is always something I have difficulty with which is why I was so appreciative of Megan & Michael who listened to my awkward direction haha!
I had so many firsts on this shoot as well: from shooting in not ideal weather (humid, windy, cloudy/rainy), driving to three different locations, and shooting in the dark! (What!?) While none of these conditions sound ideal, it actually was what made this shoot so great (besides my awesome friends)! I decided to be open to all of these conditions and see if my comfort zone could grow to love shooting like this, and it certainly has. Who would have thought that I would crave the cloudy weather again?",276,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315681.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820221802-20190821003802-00170.warc.gz,0.979438304901123
73a0bf42-10e4-46e4-a8a6-c50694def0a1,2017-08-19T01:48:17+00:00,2013-02-20,1,http://www.michaelrubin.org/13186/africa-iran,"The Islamic Republic of Iran and its nuclear ambitions remain at the center of American diplomatic attention. Outreach to Iran was the focus of President Obama's first television interview as president in 2009. A desire for rapprochement continues into the Obama administration's second term. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on February 2, 2013, for example, Vice President Joe Biden offered direct, bilateral talks with Iran. Policy concern regarding Iran also consumes a disproportionate share of US military resources. Even as the number of aircraft carriers within the US Navy shrinks to 10-down from 12 in 2007-the Pentagon remains committed to stationing an aircraft-carrier strike group in the Persian Gulf, largely because of Iran. Before Operation Desert Shield in 1990, the United States did not generally station any carriers in the Persian Gulf.
Iran's strategy, however, is broader than Western policymakers' focus on its nuclear program and its activities in the Middle East or perhaps Latin America. American strategists might describe Iran as a ""regional power,"" but in recent years, Iranian officials have described the Islamic Republic as an ""extra-regional power."" They see Iran as a pivotal state able to exert its influence not only in the Middle East, but also in South Asia, and not only in the Persian Gulf, but also in the Indian Ocean. Tehran's diplomatic ambitions, however, may be considerably broader: Iran increasingly appears to be looking at Africa as fertile ground for expanding its influence. Iranian outreach takes many guises and is geared toward specific purposes, some diplomatic and others military.
With successive US administrations and European governments effectively ignoring Africa, Tehran sees many of Africa's 54 countries as diplomatic easy picking in a zero-sum game for influence. In comparison to recent American presidents who made three multicountry African visits between 2003 and 2012, the Iranian president travels to Africa at least annually, while other Iranian ministers visit even more frequently.
In his latest tour of Africa in January 2013, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi visited Benin, Ghana, and Burkina Faso before ending his tour in Ethiopia, where he attended the annual African Union summit. Speaking in Ghana on January 7, 2013, he declared Africa to be an Iranian priority. Salehi's rhetoric is not empty; his tour tops off a concerted five-year Iranian push.
Over this time, the Iranian diplomatic strategy toward Africa has been threefold. First, with additional aid, Tehran has cultivated relationships with countries voting in important international bodies, such as nonpermanent members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council or term members serving on the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors. Additional targets for Iranian largesse have been African states active in the Non-Aligned Movement and the African Union. Second, beyond the diplomatic quid pro quo, Iranian officials appear to be prioritizing outreach to those African countries that are mining or prospecting for uranium. Lastly, senior Iranian officials have sought to cement partnerships that they could leverage into gaining access to strategic bases.
The Quest for Diplomatic Support
Both the UN Security Council and IAEA normally have African representation. Togo and Rwanda currently serve as nonpermanent members of the UN Security Council (between 2010 and 2011, Gabon and Nigeria served in this position). South Africa held a security council seat between 2007 and 2008 and again between 2010 and 2011, with Uganda serving in the interim. Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania also currently serve on the IAEA Board of Governors, and in recent years, Niger and Kenya have also served there. The countries listed largely coincide with the emphasis of Iran's Africa outreach.
Iranian diplomats have long sought to cultivate ties with South Africa. The Islamic Republic's opposition to Apartheid set the foundation for warm ties after the restoration of diplomatic relations in 1994. Iranian supply of oil to South Africa has heightened economic relations. For Tehran, however, trade is not the only factor in Iran's desire to have good relations with South Africa. ""South Africa is a key member of the Non-Aligned Movement, a bloc of developing countries that has resisted the efforts to force Tehran to halt uranium enrichment,"" a commentary in the official Tehran Times explained.
Iran's attempts to leverage its relationship with South Africa into support on the UN Security Council and the IAEA Board of Governors paid dividends. Despite the February 2008 IAEA report that found that the Islamic Republic continued to enrich uranium in violation of its safeguards agreement and two security council resolutions, the South African government used its position on the security council to oppose further sanctions against Iran.
Whether South African advocacy for Iran is sincere or cynical, the African state reaps benefits. While the international community sought to constrain Iranian sales and thereby the Islamic Republic's income, South Africa refused to cooperate. In 2010, Iranian crude oil accounted for 25 percent of South Africa's petroleum, much of it at discounted prices. Most recently, South Africa threw a last-minute wrench into an IAEA resolution criticizing Iran's failure to comply with security council resolutions. South African authorities have been helpful to the Islamic Republic in other ways: the US Department of the Treasury has accused South Africa's cell phone company MTN of helping Iran skirt prohibitions on imports of US technology.
South Africa is not alone. After Togo announced its intention to seek a UN Security Council seat, Tehran's outreach to the tiny West African nation increased. In September 2010, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met Togolese Foreign Minister Elliott Ohin. ""An extensive and profound cooperation between Iran and Africa will go a long way to modify international relations and regional balance,"" Ahmadinejad declared.
Then-Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki reciprocated the visit the following month. Fourteen months later, in January 2012, Mottaki's successor Ali Akbar Salehi met Ohin at the 18th African Union summit and promised that the Islamic Republic would help develop Togo. Indeed, after successive visits by both then-US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and her Iranian counterpart, the Togolese opposition was quite open about how the two powers sought to court countries often ignored by larger powers. It emphasized the appeal of the Iranian approach, if for no other reason than that it caused larger countries to no longer take Togo for granted.
Once again, however, strings appear to have been attached to Iranian assistance. When Yemeni authorities accused Iran of supporting the Houthis (the Shiite minority fighting an antigovernment insurgency in northern Yemen), the Iranians denied responsibility. The ship intercepted with weaponry was actually Togolese, Iranian authorities explained.
The same pattern held true with Gabon. Shortly before Gabon ascended to the security council, the country became the subject of intense Iranian courtship. In May 2009, the Gabonese culture minister visited Tehran carrying a veritable wish list of projects for Iran to subsidize or provide. Later that month, then- Gabonese foreign minister Paul Toungui visited Tehran, where he signed a host of agreements to expand and facilitate business. Early the next year, Gabonese President Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba met Mottaki on the sidelines of the African Union conference. Mottaki reiterated Iran's desire to expand political and economic ties with Gabon. Two months later, Gabon used its seat on the security council to support Iran's nuclear program.
Nigeria's role in both the security council and at the IAEA translated into sustained Iranian outreach. Nigeria may be oil-rich, but with a dysfunctional economy leaving most Nigerians impoverished, the country welcomed any foreign investment to create jobs. Instead of supplying oil-Iran's strategy of first resort to countries whose support Tehran wants-Tehran offered to manufacture Iranian automobiles in Nigeria, providing poorer Nigerians with assembly-line jobs and perhaps giving Iranian agents cover to operate in the region. Iranian engineers also helped Nigeria bolster its own production, lending Iranian engineering expertise to Nigerian efforts to explore offshore gas fields. During a subsequent visit to Nigeria, Salehi sweetened the commercial pot further with promises of preferential tariff reductions and bolstered trade.
The Iranian government did not hesitate to leverage its investment in Nigeria. As with Togo and Gabon, however, there also appears to have been a more nefarious side to Iran's presence. The seizure of crates of weaponry at the Port of Lagos in 2010 exposed Iran's strategy to leverage its African partners for strategic objectives. Summoned by the Nigerian foreign minister after Nigerian customs seized the arms shipment, the Iranian ambassador explained that the arms were destined for Gambia as part of an earlier agreement. When the Nigerian government asked why, then, the Iranians had labeled the sealed containers as building material, the Iranian ambassador shrugged off the question and instead blamed the private shipping company. That same year the US Department of the Treasury issued an advisory regarding the tendency of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines-already subject to sanctions-to use fraudulent documents in its operations.
The Quest for Uranium
Another factor behind Iran's nuclear drive may be its developing nuclear program. The Iranian leadership has said it seeks up to 16 nuclear reactors for civilian energy purposes. Should Iran build such a network, it will deplete its limited indigenous uranium supply within 10 years. Regardless of Iran's nuclear motivation, two things are clear: Iran has at present no intention of abandoning its nuclear drive, and it will also never have true energy security. Its quest to find alternative sources of uranium may also bring Iran back to Africa.
A number of African states mine uranium: Nambia and Niger are major uranium exporters. Malawi and Gabon operate uranium mines. South Africa produces some uranium as a byproduct of gold mining, and prospecting continues across the continent. Uranium deposits exist in Togo, Guinea, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Iran seeks to cultivate ties with many of these states.
Hence, in April 2010, Centrafrique-Presse Online, a Central African Republic website affiliated with Ange-Félix Patassé, that country's ousted president, suggested that then-foreign minister Antoine Gambi had traveled to Tehran to negotiate the Iranian purchase of Central African yellowcake. While Patassé has motivation to cast suspicion on the man who ousted him in a coup, his speculation that there could be ""a Bangui-Caracas-Tehran-Pyongyang axis trafficking in uranium"" in the making might raise anxiety.
In theory, while international controls prevent African states from exporting uranium absent transparency, the reality is that poor infrastructure and corruption can enable illicit trade. In 2007, for example, Congolese authorities arrested Fortunat Lumu, director of the Atomic Energy Center, in an investigation involving missing uranium.
While visits by Iranian officials to the West African country of Guinea were relatively scarce a decade ago, Tehran has taken more interest in Conakry since the discovery of commercially viable uranium deposits in 2007. In 2010, Mottaki announced a 140 percent increase in Iran-Guinea trade, for which the mining sector accounted for the greatest proportion. Recent Iranian outreach to Gambia, Malawi, Namibia, and Uganda also coincides with the discovery of uranium in those countries. In January 2008, for example, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh announced the discovery of uranium. While Ahmadinejad had visited Banjul in 2006 for an African Union summit, he returned in the year following the announcement for further discussions with Jammeh.
Uganda announced its uranium discovery in 2004. While commercial relations between Iran and Uganda remained dormant under the presidencies of Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1989-97) and Mohammad Khatami (1997-2005), this changed in subsequent years. Visiting Tehran in 2009, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni met not only with his counterpart, but also with Iran's minister of mining. The Kampala-based Daily Monitor reported ""strong indication that the two leaders discussed prospects of exploiting Uganda's uranium resources, which Mr. Museveni has often said would only be used for the generation of energy.""
The Quest for a Base
A third goal for Iranian outreach to Africa may be a quest to establish Iran's own ""string of pearls""-that is, if not de facto bases that could provide Iran logistical support and allow it to extend its naval reach, then pivotal states upon which it could rely to advance strategic and ideological objectives (the role that Venezuela plays for Iran in South America).
Initially, Iranian authorities cultivated a relationship with Senegal. There is no indication that the two states ever openly discussed formal bases, but the Islamic Republic did develop closer relations with Senegal than it did with other African states. Abdoulaye Wade, president of Senegal between 2000 and 2012, met repeatedly not only with Ahmadinejad but also Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The Senegalese foreign and defense ministers also visited their Iranian counterparts. Senior Iranian officials have reciprocated the visits.
The Senegalese leadership seemed interested in reaping the benefits from its Iranian courtship. ""Energy, Oil Prospecting, Industry: Senegal Benefits from Iranian Solutions,"" the official government newspaper declared after Wade's first visit to Tehran. After the reciprocal Iranian visit, Wade announced that Iran would build an oil refinery, chemical plant, and an $80 million car-assembly plant in the West Africa nation. Within weeks, Samuel Sarr, Senegal's energy minister, visited Tehran and returned with a pledge that Iran would supply Senegal with oil for a year and purchase a 34 percent stake in Senegal's oil refinery. Such aid may not have come without strings attached. On November 25, 2007, during the third meeting of the Iran-Senegal joint economic commission, Wade endorsed Iran's nuclear program. Wade's visit to Iran the following year provided a backdrop for Khamenei to declare that developing unity between Islamic countries like Senegal and Iran can weaken ""the great powers"" like the United States.
On January 27, 2008, a week after then-Senegalese foreign minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio announced that he too would visit Tehran, then-defense minister Bécaye Diop met with his Iranian counterpart to discuss expanding bilateral defense ties between the two states. While Iranian Navy Chief Habibollah Sayyari is prone to hyperbole, Senegal could have brought to reality-at least symbolically-his pledge to have Iran establish a presence in the Atlantic.
Bilateral relations suffered a significant setback in 2011, however, when Senegalese authorities accused Iran of smuggling arms to rebels in Senegal's restive Casamance region. If the Senegalese allegations were true-Iran hotly denied them and accused foreign intelligence of fabricating evidence-then they might have reflected lack of coordination among various Iranian security elements. The Iranian ministry of intelligence, Quds Force, and the foreign ministry have, on occasion, run foreign operations at odds with each other and broader Iranian policy. Regardless, the break in relations was only temporary. On February 7, 2013, Tehran and Dakar restored bilateral ties, although whether Senegal will pursue as effusive an embrace of Iran under Wade's successor Macky Sall is far from clear.
While its relations with Senegal were in stasis, Iran's courtship of Sudan reached new levels. The Islamic Republic is willing to embrace any African state estranged from the West. In the past, this was the basis for ties between Iran and Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe (which in recent years has also become a uranium producer). Iranian officials apparently have also found Sudan ripe for picking.
European governments and the United States have sought to isolate Sudan because of its role in Darfur Genocide; on March 4, 2009, the International Criminal Court issued an indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. As the international community tightened sanctions on Khartoum, Ahmadinejad moved to embrace Bashir, visiting the country before and after Bashir's indictment. Iran's defense minister visited Khartoum and called the African state ""the cornerstone"" of the Islamic Republic's Africa policies.
Indeed, as the Syrian regime-since 1979 Iran's only loyal ally-has teetered, Iranian authorities have increased military cooperation with Sudan. Twice in late 2012, Iranian naval ships docked at Port Sudan on the Red Sea. While Sudanese officials have denied any military alliance between Tehran and Khartoum, there is widespread speculation that Israel might have conducted an airstrike on Sudan, targeting Iranian arms.
Iranian officials have denied rumors that the Islamic Republic has also established bases in the littoral Red Sea nation of Eritrea, a country that has both endorsed Iran's nuclear program and also suffered increasingly strained ties with the West because of its increasingly dismal human rights record. (Eritrea is the only country to rank below North Korea in press freedom, according to Reporters Without Borders.) Iran explains its presence in regional waters as part of its own antipiracy operations, although Iranian officials tend to exaggerate their own operations.
While supposition is not proof of Iranian aims, there does appear to be determined Iranian outreach to Africa. At best, Tehran appears to be leveraging aid and soft power in exchange for diplomatic favors; at worst, some individuals in the Islamic Republic appear to be using Africa as cover for other military or nuclear objectives. Either way, the Iranian government has shown that its self-description as an ""extra-regional"" power is no longer rhetorical exaggeration, but will instead increasingly challenge US aims across Africa.
1. Hisham Melhem, ""Obama Speaks to the Muslim World,"" Washington Post, January 28, 2009.
2. Adrian Croft and Myra MacDonald, ""Biden Raises Possibility of Direct U.S.-Iran Talks,"" Reuters, February 3, 2013.
3. See, for example, ""Tahdid, Tahrim, va Teror, Khalali dar 'Dafa'e Muqadas Hastehha-ye' Ijad Namikonad"" [Threats, Sanctions, and Assassinations Won't Interfere in 'Core Sacred Defense'], Fars News.com (Tehran), January 11, 2012, www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13901021001600.
4. Office of the Historian, US Department of State, ""Travels of President Barack Obama,"" http://history.state.gov/department history/travels/president/obama-barack; and Office of the Historian, US Department of State, ""Travels of President George W. Bush,"" http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/travels/president/bush-george-w. Former secretaries of state Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and Hillary Clinton each made four trips to Africa during their respective four-year tenures. See Office of the Historian, US Department of State, ""Travels of the Secretary,"" http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/travels/secretary.
5. ""FM: Iran Resolved to Expand Ties with Africa,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), January 7, 2013, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9107133637.
6. ""FM: 2008 a Milestone in Iran-Africa Ties,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), January 30, 2008, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8611100422; ""Beh Zudi Ijlas Iran va Afriqa dar Tehran Bargazar Mishavad"" [Tehran Will Soon Host Iran-Africa Summit], Mehr News (Tehran), February 1, 2008, www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=631047.
7. ""Pretoria's Pro-Iran Stance Can Boost Progress in Global South,"" Tehran Times, February 7, 2008.
8. ""SA Commends Iran's Stance on Nuclear Program,"" Islamic Republic News Agency (Tehran), September 14, 2007.
9. International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors, Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and Relevant Provisions of Security Council Resolutions 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007) in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Report by the Director General (February 25, 2008), www.iaea.org/Publications/Documents/Board /2011/gov2011-7.pdf; and ""Security Council Edges Towards Adoption of Iran Sanctions,"" The Citizen (Johannesburg), February 29, 2008.
10. ""Tamim 25 dar sad Niaz Naft Afirqaye Jonubi Towsat Iran"" [25 Percent of South Africa's Oil Needs Supplied by Iran], Abrar (Tehran), January 27, 2010. www.abrarnews.com/economic /1388/881107/html/energy.htm; and ""Afzayesh Cheshemgir Vardat Naft-e Kham Afriqaye Jonubi va Iran"" [The Dramatic Rise in South Africa's Crude Oil Imports from Iran], Fars News Agency (Tehran), April 2, 2012, www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13910114000938 .
11. Fredrik Dahl, ""South Africa Throws UN Nuclear Meeting on Iran into Disarray,"" Reuters, September 13, 2012.
12. Steve Stecklow, ""Special Report: Documents Detail How MTN Funneled U.S. Technology to Iran,"" Reuters, August 30, 2012; and ""MTN 'Panicking' over US Treasury Sanctions,"" City Press (Johannesburg), November 10, 2012, www.citypress .co.za/business/mtn-panicking-over-us-treasury-sanctions-20121110/.
13. ""L'Iran, 'Partenaire Stratégique' de l'Afrique"" [Iran 'Strategic Partner' of Africa], RepublicofTogo.com (Lomé), September 14, 2010, www.republicoftogo.com/Toutes-les-rubriques/Diplomatie/L-Iran-partenaire-strategique-de-l-Afrique.
14. ""Manouchehr Mottaki à Lomé"" [Manouchehr Mottaki to Lomé], RepublicofTogo.com (Lomé), October 30, 2010, www.republicoftogo.com/Toutes-les-rubriques/Diplomatie /Manouchehr-Mottaki-a-Lome.
15. ""Tawse'ah va Gosteresh-e Ravabat Do Keshvar Mavarad Takid Qarar Gereft"" [Development of Bilateral Relations Emphasized], Islamic Republic News Agency (Tehran), January 30, 2012.
16. ""Visite Éclaire de la Secrétaire d'Etat Hillary Clinton au Togo: Après les Questions de Trafic de Drogue, de Blanchiment d'Argent et de Terrorisme International, le Cœur de Faure Gnassingbé Balance Entre l'Iran et les Usa pour les Armes Nucléaires et la Piraterie Maritime,"" [The Visit of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Togo Clarifies: After Question of Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, and International Terrorism, the Heart of Faure Gnassingbe is the Balance between Iran and the US over Nuclear Arms and Maritime Piracy], Le Triangle des Enjeux (Lomé), January 18, 2012.
17. ""Envoy: West's Deceptive Reports 'Source of Yemen's Baseless Claims against Iran,'"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), January 7, 2013, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php? nn=9107133761.
18. ""Gabon Minister: Iran Source of Honor for Africans,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), May 4, 2009, http://english.farsnews.com /newstext.php?nn=8802140871.
19. ""Minister Welcomes Presence of Iranian Private Sector in Gabon,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), May 26, 2009, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8803051500.
20. ""Gabonese President Terms Relations with Iran Important,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), February 1, 2010, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8811121230.
21. ""Iran Renews Calls for N. Disarmament,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), April 3, 2010, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8901140743.
22. ""Iran dar Nijeria Khodro Misazad"" [Iran to Build Cars in Nigeria], Alef (Tehran), October 31, 2010, http://alef.ir/vdceff8v.jh8nvi9bbj.html?85787.
23. ""Hamkari Gazi 156 milliyon dollari Iran va Nijeria"" [$156 Million Gas Cooperation between Iran and Nigeria], Donya-ye Eghtesad (Tehran), August 14, 2008, www.donya-e-eqtesad.com/Default_view.asp?@=116779; and ""Dar Ijlas Nijeria Ara'i Shod Pishnahadha-ye Ahmadinejad beh Dey 8"" [Ahmadinejad Presents Offer to Developing Eight Countries in Nigeria Meeting], Donya-ye Eghtesad (Tehran), July 11, 2010, www.donya-e-eqtesad.com/Default_view.asp?@=214445.
24. ""Iran, Nigeria Plan to Exchange Experience in Different Arenas,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), July 14, 2011, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9004230335.
25. ""Salehi: D8 Seeking to Promote Trade among Muslim Nations,"" Islamic Republic News Agency (Tehran), July 13, 2011; and ""Tehran and Abuja Emphasize Need For Upgrading Cooperation Level,"" Islamic Republic News Agency (Tehran), July 13, 2011.
26. Detail about the Nigeria weapons seizure is available at Maseh Zarif, ""Qods Force Operation in Africa,"" AEI Iran Tracker, March 7, 2011, www.irantracker.org/military-activities/qods-force-operation-africa.
27. ""Safir Iran dar Nigeria: Gambia Moghasad Tasalihat Zabet Shodeh Nijeria Bud"" [Iranian Ambassador in Nigeria: Arms Seized in Nigeria were Destined for Gambia], Donya-ye Eghtesad (Tehran), February 10, 2011, www.donyae-eqtesad.com/Default_view.asp?@=243016.
28. ""Nonproliferation and Weapons of Mass Destruction Advisory: Presentation of Fraudulent Shipping Documents,"" US Department of the Treasury, March 31, 2011, www.treasury .gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/pages /20110331_33.aspx; and ""Major Iranian Shipping Company Designated for Proliferation Activity,"" US Department of the Treasury, September 10, 2008, www.treasury.gov/press-center /press-releases/Pages/hp1130.aspx.
29. ""Iran Planning to Build More N. Power Plants,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), November 14, 2011, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007160844; and ""Qarardad Makanyaye Nirugahha-ye Hastehaye Iran"" [Agreement for the Placement of Iranian Nuclear Power Plants], Tabnak.ir (Tehran), August 20, 2010, www.tabnak.ir/pages/?cid=15916; and ""Iran Finds New Uranium Reserves,"" Kayhan International (Tehran), February 24, 2013, www.kayhanintl.com/feb24/index.htm.
30. Pacific Northwest Center for Global Security, ""Alternative Energy Economics for Iran: Options, Definitions and Evaluation,"" in Uranium 2003 Resources, Production and Demand (Nuclear Energy Agency No. 5291, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2004). Iranian authorities have expanded their planned network of nuclear power plants alongside their claimed discovery of new uranium resources. The date at which Iranian nuclear plants will exhaust indigenous uranium will not change if Iran builds plants as it announces a tripling of known uranium reserves.
31. Tshenyo Modibe, ""Deployment of Natural Resources for Development in Africa,"" The Thinker (Midrand), December 2012, 24-28; Richard Johnson, ""French Areva Harvests Bumper Uranium,"" Eurasia Review, February 20, 2013, www.eurasiareview.com /20022013-french-areva-harvests-bumper-uranium/; ""Ezulwini Uranium and Gold Mine, Gauteng, South Africa,"" Mining-Technology.com (London), www.mining-technology.com/projects/ezulwini/; and Dumbani Mzale, ""Kayelekera Mine Output Jumps 21%,"" The Nation (Blantyre), January 19, 2013.
32. ""L'Uranium Centrafricain Conduit Bozizé à Vouloir Jouer dans la Cour des Grands"" [Central African Uranium Leads [François] Bozizé to Want to Play in the Big Leagues], Centrafrique-Presse Online (Paris), April 19, 2010, http://centrafrique-presse.over-blog.com/article-l-uranium-centrafricain-conduit-bozize-a-vouloir-jouer-dans-la-cour-des-grands-48866866.html.
33. Walter Zinnen, ""Waar gaat het Congolese Uranium Heen?"" [Where Does the Congolese Uranium Go?], De Standaad (Brussels), August 7, 2009, www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx ?artikelid=4A2DHA72.
34. ""Iran-Guinea Trade Exchanges Up By 140%,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), May 1, 2010, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8902111538.
35. ""President's Ashura Surprise to the Nation,"" Daily Observer (Banjul), January 21, 2008, http://observer.gm/africa /gambia/banjul/article/2008/1/21/we-have-minerals.
36. ""President Ahmadinejad Visits Gambia Banjul-Tehran Ties Strengthened,"" Daily Observer (Banjul), November 23,
37. Emmanuel Gyezaho, ""Museveni, Iran Leader Hold Talks,"" Daily Monitor (Kampala), May 18, 2009, http://web.archive.org/web/20090521131952/http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/news/Museveni_Iran_leader_hold_talks_85022.shtml.
38. ""Communiqué Conjoint de la Visite Officielle de Son Excellence Me Abdoulaye Wade, Président de la République du Sénégal en République Islamique d'Iran : Du 26 au 28 Juin 2006 (du 5 au 7 Tir 1385 de l'Hégire Solaire),"" Le Soleil (Dakar), June 29, 2006, http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200606290749.html; and ""Leader Urges Muslim Unity Against Israel,"" Press TV (Tehran), May 16, 2010, www.presstv.ir/detail/126703.html.
39. ""Senegalese DM Meets Iranian Counterpart,"" Far News Agency (Tehran), January 28, 2008; and ""Senegal FM Describes Iran as 'Friend of Africa,'"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), December 13, 2010, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn= 8909221177.
40. ""Senegal Stresses Expansion of Ties with Iran,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), July 29, 2007.
41. Mamadou Sèye, ""Énergie, Prospection Pétrolière, Industrie: Le Sénégal Bénéficie des Solutions Iraniennes,"" Le Soleil (Dakar), June 28, 2006, http://fr.allafrica.com/stories /200606280743.html.
42. ""Iran to Build Oil Refinery and Chemical Plant in Senegal,"" Gulf News (Dubai), August 3, 2007, http://gulfnews.com /business/oil-gas/iran-to-build-oil-refinery-and-chemical-plant-in-senegal-1.19403.
43. ""Iran to Supply Crude Oil to Senegal,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), August 28, 2007.
44. ""Senegalese President: Nuclear Technology is Iran's Legitimate Right,"" Islamic Republic News Agency (Tehran), November 25, 2007.
45. ""Maqam Mo'azzam-e Rahabari Zaban-e Amrika va Abargodrat-ha ra Zaban-e Tahdid va er'ab Danestand"" [The Supreme Leader Says America Only Knows the Language of Intimidation], Islamic Republic News Agency (Tehran), February 28, 2008, http://web.archive.org/web/20080301125445/http://www1.irna.ir/fa/news/view/line-1/8612081304213458.htm.
46. ""FM: 2008 a Milestone in Iran-Africa Ties,"" Far News Agency (Tehran), January 30, 2008, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8611100422; and ""Najjar Meets Senegalese President, DM,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), May 2, 2009, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn= 8802121304.
47. ""Farmandeh-e Niruye-e Darya-ye Artesh az Barnameh Navgan-e Darya-ye Artesh-e Iran dar Nazdiki Morzha-ye Abi Amrika dar Aqiyanus Atlas Khabar Dad"" [The Commander of the Navy Announces the Program of Deploying the Iranian Navy in the Atlantic Ocean near the Waters of America], Nasim (Tehran), September 27, 2011, http://nasimonline.ir /TextVersion/Detail/?Id=275914&Serv=9.
48. ""Biyanieh-e Vizarat-e Kharajeh dar Mavarad Qata'ye Kemal Ravabat-e Diplomatik Senegal ba Tehran"" [Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Severing of Diplomatic Relations between Senegal and Tehran], Fararu.com (Tehran), February 21, 2011, http://fararu.com/vdciuraq.t1a3r2bcct.html.
49. ""Tehran Gives Senegal Second Chance to Decide on Ties with Iran,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), February 26, 2011, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8912070878.
50. For example, see the Said Hajjarian interview with Andisheh Pouya: ""Sayyid Hajjarian az bi E'temadi Hashemi O va Dostanesh Miguyad,"" [Said Hajjarian Speaks of Hashemi's Lack of Trust toward Him and His Friends], Khabar Online (Tehran), June 25, 2012, www.khabaronline.ir/print/237993/politics/parties. Kuwait authorities also say a similar dynamic was in play in the incident referred to in ""Kuwait Condemns Iran Rejection of Court Verdict,"" Gulf News (Dubai), May 31, 2012, http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-condemns-iran-rejection-of-court-verdict-1.1030132.
51. ""Iran-Senegal Resume Severed Diplomatic Relations,"" Islamic Republic News Agency (Tehran), February 7, 2013, www.irna.ir/en/News/80533391/Politic/Iran-Senegal_resume_severed_diplomatic_relations.
52. ""Iran, Zimbabwe Vow to Resist US Dominance,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), November 21, 2006; and ""U.S. Warns Zimbabwe Over Uranium Plan,"" New Zimbabwe (London), March 9, 2011, www.newzimbabwe.com/news4637-US%20warns%20Zim%20over%20uranium%20plan/news.aspx.
53. ""Ahmadinejad: Iran, Sudan Defend Each Other at Int'l Bodies,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), March 2, 2007; ""Sudan, Noqteh-ye Ateka-ye Ravabat-e Iran va Africa ast"" [Sudan is the Cornerstone of Iran's Relations with Africa], Aftab-e Yazd (Tehran), March 7, 2008, http://web.archive.org/web /20080307111644/http://www.aftab-yazd.com/textdetalis.asp?at =3/6/2008&aftab=8&TextID=37476.
54. International Criminal Court, ""The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir,"" February 5, 2009,www.icc-cpi.int /en_menus/icc/situations%20and%20cases/situations/situation %20icc%200205/related%20cases/icc02050109/Pages
55. ""Ahmadinejad to Leave for Sudan,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), February 27, 2007; and ""Ahmadinejad Arrives in Sudan,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), September 26, 2011, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007040020.
56. ""Sudan, noqteh-ye ateka-ye rivabat-e Iran va Africa ast"" [Sudan is the Cornerstone of Iran's Relations with Africa], Aftab-e Yazd (Tehran), March 7, 2008, http://web.archive.org/web /20080307111644/http://www.aftab-yazd.com/textdetalis.asp?at =3/6/2008&aftab=8&TextID=37476.
57. ""Iranian Fleet of Warships Dock in Sudanese Port,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), October 29, 2012, http://english .farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9107115704; and ""Iranian Warships Dock in Sudan's Port,"" Fars News Agency (Tehran), December 8, 2012, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php ?nn=9107125136.
58. ""Wazir al-Riyaseh al-Sudani: Nachnu Kharij al-Mihwar al-Irani"" [Minister of the Presidency of Sudan: We Are Outside the Iranian Axis], Ash-Sharq al-Awsat (London), November 4, 2012, www.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=4&issueno=12395&
article=702669&state=true#.USWWGmfAXeI; and Ian Black, ""Israel Accused of Air Strike on Sudan Munitions Factory,"" The Guardian (London), October 25, 2012, www.guardian.co.uk/world /2012/oct/25/israel-accused-sudan-munitions-air-strike.
59. ""Eritrean President: Nuclear Energy, Iran's Undeniable Right,"" Islamic Republic News Agency (Tehran), June 6, 2009, http://assenna.com/eritrean-president-nuclear-energy-irans-undeniable-rights/.
60. Reporters Without Borders for Freedom of Information, Press Freedom Index 2013, http://en.rsf.org/press-freedom-index-2013,1054.html.
61. ""Iran's 5th Fleet to Head for Gulf of Aden,"" Press TV, January 20, 2010, http://web.archive.org/web/20100125172427 /http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=116618§ionid= 351020101; and ""Najat-e Koshti Irani 'Attar az Jang Dozdan-e Darya-ye"" [Rescue of the Iranian Ship 'Attar' From Pirates], Abrar (Tehran), May 18, 2011, www.abrarnews.com/politic/1390 /900228/html/rooydad.htm#s148893.",8861,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105291.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819012514-20170819032514-00707.warc.gz,0.890727639198303
9a43a1eb-6393-4b6c-be42-67155badeaea,2016-07-24T08:44:41+00:00,2016-07-24,0,http://businessfinder.cleveland.com/hr-block-defiance-oh-11.html,"Know more about this business than we do? Cool! Please submit any corrections or missing details you may have.Help us make it right
H&R Block DEFIANCE can offer you tax filling solutions across the United States. The company strives to provide high quality services to every customer. With the H&R Block DEFIANCE tax calculator it will be easier to get your taxes ready, whether online or in the office. H&R Block DEFIANCE also provides high quality banking services.
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52c8e21e-32e4-4657-b9ba-5a3bfc02cdda,2018-08-20T17:16:46+00:00,2018-04-26,1,http://az732437.vo.msecnd.net/advanced-engineering/news/foresight-williams-technology-eis-fund-invests-into-geospatial-insight,"Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund invests £1.68m into Geospatial Insight
• Geospatial Insight is a leading provider of satellite imagery analysis for insurance, investment and corporate sectors
• Established team with +20-year track record in the sector
• The Fund supports disruptive technologies with high performance engineering capability and proven investment management
LONDON, 26 April 2018: Foresight Group (“Foresight”) announces the £1.68 million investment from the Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund (“the Fund”) into Geospatial Insight (the “Company”).
Geospatial Insight is a leading provider of satellite imagery analysis for the insurance, investment and corporate sectors. Their product combines satellite imagery with video, positioning and commercial data and provides qualitative and quantitative analysis to produce actionable business intelligence tailored specifically to their clients. The Company also provides loss estimation and claims analysis services to the insurance sector.
Established in 2012 by industry experts Dave Fox (CEO), Dan Schnurr (CIO), Adrian Watson (CFO) and Paul Fearn (CTO), a team that has worked together for more than 20 years in the sector, Geospatial Insight currently has 28 employees and plans to hire additional developers to expand its machine learning capabilities as well as specialist business development staff.
Alongside the Fund’s investment, Geospatial Insight will benefit from the investment management and growth experience from Foresight’s team of investment professionals. In addition, the Company will benefit from the link to Williams Advanced Engineering (“Williams”) who are well-equipped to help accelerate the development of Geospatial Insight’s machine learning capabilities. The Company’s focus will continue to be on the creation of scalable information products, delivered by proprietary machine learning software, enabling significant reductions in labour costs and greater overall capacity.
John Holden, Principal, Foresight said: “We are delighted to be backing this experienced and capable team. Since the company’s foundation in 2012, they have established a strong market position and our investment will support further product development and a growing customer base. The Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund has had a busy and successful start to 2018 and we look forward to the rest of the year with more deals in the pipeline.”
Craig Wilson, Managing Director, Williams Advanced Engineering, said: “Williams is pleased to be entering into this new partnership agreement with Geospatial Insight and to have the opportunity to be involved in enhancing its valuable business intelligence service offerings within a growing market.”
Dave Fox, CEO, Geospatial Insight said: “We are delighted to receive investment from the Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund. During the next 12 months we will be strengthening our machine learning expertise and developing new customer propositions that better inform enterprise decision making. By doing so we will also further extend our unique expertise and solidify our position as market leaders in intelligence derived from satellite, aerial and drone imagery.”
This is the Fund’s fourth investment, following investments into following a £500,000 investment into Southampton-based Utonomy, a ground-breaking intelligent gas grid solutions provider last September; Codeplay, an Edinburgh-based software developer and software consultancy business involved in Heterogeneous Systems and The Salford Valve Company (“Salvalco”), a company providing ecologically sustainable aerosol valves.",711,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216718.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820160510-20180820180510-00602.warc.gz,0.9308180809021
8b4743d6-4652-40e3-a70a-b3b1f99e6f8f,2022-05-17T08:31:47+00:00,2022-05-17,1,https://www.nestle.com/sustainability/nature-environment/regenerative-agriculture,"Our Net Zero Roadmap shows that nearly two-thirds of our greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, so addressing these emissions is one of our main focus areas. One of the most important things we are doing is introducing the concept of regenerative agriculture – an initiative with incredible potential for helping address climate change and supporting communities and natural resources.
Advancing regenerative food systems at scale
What is regenerative agriculture?
Regenerative agriculture is an approach to farming that aims to improve soil health and soil fertility – as well as protecting water resources and biodiversity. Restoring soil health helps draw down and capture increased levels of carbon in soils and plant biomass. Healthier soils are also more resilient to the impacts of climate change and can increase yields, helping improve farmers’ livelihoods.
Regenerative agriculture at Nestlé
We know that regenerative agriculture plays a critical role in improving soil health, restoring water cycles and increasing biodiversity. These outcomes form the foundation of sustainable food systems and contribute to achieving our ambitious climate targets. This is why Nestlé is investing CHF 1.2 billion by 2025 to spark regenerative agriculture across our supply chain.
Our approach will always seek to put farmers at the center – supporting solutions that are right for their regions and crops. This is why our 500+ sourcing specialists and more than 4 500 support staff are assisting with the transition.
Our strategy begins with pilot studies at farms to validate new technologies and nature-based solutions. As pilots prove successful, we expand into reference farms of agripreneurs, or entrepreneurial farmers, in different countries and regions, as soils and climate requirements will differ. From reference farms we try to scale the approach to the larger agripreneur community, helping to further advance and improve their business models. We plan to roll this approach out at scale through our Farmer Connect program.
We are also encouraging industry alignment on common frameworks and metrics for regenerative agriculture.
A just transition
Regenerative food systems put people at the center. The aim is to provide resilient and fair livelihoods and dignified work that enable people across the world to support themselves and their families.
The path to regenerative agriculture is a long-term journey with challenges. This is why we will help farmers by offering investment, rewarding good practices and offering technical and scientific guidance. This, together with the respect and promotion of human rights, will contribute to a just transition to regenerative food systems.
We're working hard to support farmers through the transition to a regenerative food system, by:
- Protecting and promoting human rights
- Providing state-of-the-art science and technical assistance
- Offering investment support
- Paying premiums for regenerative agriculture goods",554,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662517018.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517063528-20220517093528-00605.warc.gz,0.930360615253448
1a43427e-7835-434d-bd9c-0c7ef9be1ba5,2022-05-18T11:02:26+00:00,2022-05-18,0,https://forward.com/authors/sabina-zawadzki/,"By Sabina Zawadzki
Gunman’s Neighborhood Is Infamous Underbelly of Copenhagen
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bc7dbb9d-516d-4180-ab64-0c67dffadcb6,2013-06-19T06:03:40+00:00,2011-05-18,0,http://www.space.com/11705-gabrielle-giffords-brain-surgery.html,"Wounded Rep. Giffords Undergoes Brain Surgery With Husband in Space
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (right) with her husband, NASA astronaut Mark Kelly.
CREDIT: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' office
Wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will undergo intensive brain surgery in Houston this morning (May 18), three days after watching her astronaut husband, Mark Kelly, launch into orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, according to news reports.
Giffords, D-Ariz., is scheduled to have cranioplasty surgery at Memorial Hospital in Houston today, as her husband and his STS-134 crewmates link up with the International Space Station on Endeavour's final trip to the orbiting outpost, reported ABC News.
The surgery is expected to be a critical step in her recovery from a failed assassination attempt in January. Giffords suffered a bullet wound to the head on Jan. 10 at a community outreach event in Tucson, Ariz. She has reportedly made exceptional progress in her rehabilitation so far.
In fact, Giffords recently returned to Houston after watching Kelly and his five crewmates launch on the shuttle Endeavour from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Giffords was surrounded by her mother, her stepchildren, her staff, and the other astronauts' family members from their vantage point atop the agency's Launch Control Center. [Wounded Rep. Giffords: Shuttle Launch Is 'Good Stuff']
After Giffords was shot, doctors performed emergency surgery to remove a portion of her skull, which allowed her brain to swell.
""It's what's being credited for saving her life,"" Pia Carusone, Giffords' Chief of Staff, said in a news briefing after Endeavour's launch. [Photos of Shuttle Endeavour's Final Launch]
In today's cranioplasty procedure, doctors will replace a piece of Giffords' skull with a plastic implant, reported the Associated Press.
The surgery was scheduled without regard to the space shuttle mission going on.
""When she's ready, they're going to do it,"" Carusone said.
Meanwhile, Kelly is commanding Endeavour's 25th and final mission to the space station. The shuttle is carrying a $2 billion particle physics experiment and a supply of spare parts for the orbiting laboratory. The shuttle docked to the space station this morning (May 18) at 6:14 a.m. EDT (1014 GMT), and will remain at the orbiting laboratory until May 29, before journeying back to Earth.
The shuttle's veteran crew plans four busy spacewalks and a host of robotic arm activities to install the new units and perform maintenance on the station.
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439938a7-56e8-4edf-81f5-262914924235,2017-08-23T19:43:01+00:00,2009-10-19,1,http://juneauempire.com/stories/101909/reg_506453787.shtml,"PALMER - The Matanuska Electric Association is soliciting bids for a gas-fired power plant at Eklutna.
The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman reported the bid has two options. A company can either build the plant for the association or it can build a plant and sell power exclusively to the association.
The plant is to produce 180 megawatts of power. The land consists of 70 acres rezoned for power plant usage earlier this year.
The MEA won't award the bid until next spring.
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2de6ef28-6aae-4cb0-8c6f-dda373e3c679,2019-08-20T22:58:34+00:00,2019-08-20,1,https://www.dw.com/en/germany-facing-risk-of-increased-water-shortages/a-49937042?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf,"Germans have never had to worry much about water scarcity. But with rising global temperatures driving record heatwaves and prolonged droughts, demand for the precious resource is increasing.
In late June, an emergency warning app developed by Germany's Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance indicated that drinking water reserves had reached an ""alarmingly"" low level in parts of North Rhine-Westphalia. And it wasn't just there. Locals in Lohne in the state of Lower Saxony found themselves in a similarly dire situation. The only time they could get fresh water from the tap was in the evenings.
These examples make clear that water is a finite resource — something most Germans so far have not devoted much thought to.
After all, there is still an abundance of water in Germany. According to the German Environment Agency (UBA), Germans used 25 billion cubic meters of fresh water in 2013 — the equivalent of just 13% of the available fresh water reserves. But last year's scorching hot summer, a winter with very little precipitation and the limited rainfall this summer have caused groundwater levels to drop.
Demand for water growing
Lutz Neubauer, of Germany's Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union in Lower Saxony, estimates that the ""the ground water level is sinking by between 1.5 and 2 centimeters annually"" in the northwestern state. This means that the amount of fresh water available is gradually declining, while insufficient rain is causing it to drop even further.
Hot spells, in turn, drive demand for fresh water. When temperatures rise, lawns require extra watering and many people yearn for a refreshing swim. This summer, authorities in northeastern North Rhine-Westphalia even fined locals for filling their pools with precious drinking water or using it to wash their cars.
Farmers need additional water for crops
In recent years it has become clear that farmers, too, desperately depend on fresh water for their crops. ""There is competition for water, and we should start thinking about how to efficiently distribute this resource,"" says Jörg Rechenberg, a water expert with the UBA. Until recently, farmers relied on rain alone to water their crops. But as summers have grown hotter and drier, farmers have had to tap into the groundwater, too. Neubauer says that in Lower Saxony, the ""number of applications submitted by farmers to be granted access to the groundwater has risen considerably.""
People such as Tobias Gerdesmeyer, the mayor of Lohne, were among the first to notice that something was going awry when locals could no longer get fresh water from their taps in June. Fortunately, a drop in groundwater levels was not to blame, but rather old pipes. They are slated to be replaced in September.
Plans to collect rain water
Still, Gerdesmeyer says water has become a hot topic in town. ""We have observed water becoming a highly sought after resource, so we are aware of this issue,"" he explained. He, too, has observed that farmers have an increased demand for water. And it's not just crops — a regional slaughterhouse requires considerable amounts of water as well. This he why, he says, ""we need innovative ideas for how we can use it more efficiently.""
Gerdesmeyer stresses that it is also important not to waste fresh water. Currently most waste just seeps into the ground when there is heavy rainfall. But Gerdesmeyer wants to change this. ""We are currently thinking about installing basins under sports grounds to collect rain water for later use,"" he says.
Climate change affecting water consumption
At the end of the day it is organizations like the Oldenburg-East Friesian Water Association (OOWV) who manage the distribution of ground water. The OOWV, which handles water for the northwestern portion of Lower Saxony, has roughly 1 million customers, half of which are commercial parties such as farms and industrial enterprises.
OOWV Deputy Manager Axel Frerichs says the 15 water works belonging to his association are experiencing very high demand for ground water. In mid-July, water consumption was the highest ever in the OOWV's 71 years of existence. The organization has asked customers to reduce their consumption and has also reduced water pressure. But Frerichs believes further measures will have to be taken. ""In 50 years time, clients in this region might find themselves in a climate similar to that in Toulouse today,"" he says. ""We need to upgrade our water works so we can recover more water.""
Read more: After the drought is before the drought
Water scarcity is not yet an issue in Germany. Pretty much all experts, including the UBA's Rechenberg, agree on this. This means there currently is no heightened risk of environmental and economic problems, according to the UBA. Thus, there is ""no reason to panic or take radical steps,"" Rechenberg says. Even so, he adds: ""It is about time we start implementing new ideas so that we will continue to have good drinking water flowing from our taps in the future.""
Ten months ago, Germany's Environment Ministry initiated a series of national water round tables, bringing together representatives from the farming and industrial sector, among others. The plan is to devise a much needed long-term water strategy by the fall of 2020. The initiative has been dubbed: ""The future of water.""",1101,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315681.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820221802-20190821003802-00179.warc.gz,0.973266184329987
7b8c2a5b-af5e-4436-a715-a2bc59bfc940,2017-08-23T06:19:51+00:00,2015-12-17,0,https://spl.ninja/2015/12/17/splunkers-on-twitter/,"Below is a list of Splunk users I am following on Twitter, including Splunkers, partners and awesome users. Most of them are also into #Infosec. The list is not sorted in any particular order.
Holger Sesterhenn @sesterhenn_splk
Sales Engineer, CISSP, Security Know-How, Machinedata, Security Intelligence, IoT, Industrie 4.0, BigData, Hadoop, NoSQL, User Behavior Analytics
The Dark Overlord @StephenGailey
Towering intellect; effortlessly charming…
Brad Shoop @bradshoop
Security Onion for Splunk app developer, infosec, devops, infrastructure, cloud and homebrewer.
Damien Dallimore @damiendallimore
Splunk Dev Evangelist, Golfer, Rugby Player, Musician, Scuba Diver, Thai linguist, Chef.
Adam Sealey @AdamSealey
Information security, both applied and research. CSIRT, DFIR, and analytics Generalist geek. Husband & father of 3. Tweets are my own.
Hacker Hurricane @HackerHurricane
Austin TX. area Information Security Professional
Mika Borner @my2ndhead
Splunk Artisan. Because Splunking is an art.
David Shpritz @automine
I Splunk all the things. Blieve, hon. Splunk, Web App Sec, Open source, EDC
Dimitri McKay @dimitrimckay
Glazed donut connoisseur, plus size hand model, technologist, splunker, replicant, security nerd, CISSP, MMA fighter, zombie killer & lover of pitbulls.
Dave Herrald @daveherrald
dad | husband | splunk security architect | GIAC GSE | tweets=mine
my daughter, basketball, hip hop, film, comics, linux, puppet, splunk, nagios, and sensu keep me awake
Information Security, Log analysis and Splunk, Forensics, Podcasting. Photography and OSX Fan. GnuPGP key ID: 875A3320BD558C9E
Michel Oosterhof @micheloosterhof
Splunk // My opinions are my own.",478,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886117874.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823055231-20170823075231-00540.warc.gz,0.663666844367981
f279b256-289c-40e0-916c-5c7ffc2c9f1f,2022-05-24T00:54:55+00:00,2022-05-24,0,https://www.earthbasic.org/be-held-children.html,"EarthBasic serves children, i.e. human beings between infancy and puberty, and those that are legally considered to be under the authority of their parents. It holds that
All children are born, and remain, equal in their need for God.
All needs of children are satisfied in the One, Jesus, who is the Christ.
Children and adults are of equal worth and value in the sight of God, whether saved or unsaved. This is settled in the all sufficient payment of Jesus Christ, requiring no less, nor more for the rescue, redemption and promised restoration of children or adults.
Children are made in the image of God and are equally called to the purpose of demonstrating His divine nature in the earth by the power of His Holy Spirit. This call is in waiting at the point of their birth, and active at the point of their new birth, whatever age.
Children, in Jesus Christ, are co-heirs with Jesus Christ of the all the riches of Heaven by the divine will of the God, The Father. They receive this inheritance by the faithful and holy service of the Holy Spirit.
Children are under the authority of their parents. This authority is God-derived and parents are held accountable to God, ultimately, and through the local church and Church universal, for its exercise. This authority is given for the purposes of raising children in the fear of the LORD and preparing them to receive the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The home is to be the child’s first church. It is to be the heart of Spirit-filled witness and instruction in the Holy Scriptures.
EarthBasic serves children by way of equipping those most responsible for their nurture, i.e. their mothers (foster, adoptive, biological or by influence), so that they may be nurtured on the milk and meat of the Word, made wise unto salvation, and mature in the love and nature of Jesus Christ their Lord and Savior. While EarthBasic focuses on equipping women in this service, it counts as a part of this equipping the instruction in God's design for marriage and family, of which men are indispensable, co-equal and valuable contributors. Finally, EarthBasic serves children by equipping those responsible for their instruction in local churches through its Be-Held Bible Study Community School (entering its beta phase).",472,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662562106.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523224456-20220524014456-00606.warc.gz,0.965108931064606
36b61367-3325-4d86-964f-9cac2702d16d,2019-08-19T08:18:37+00:00,2014-12-22,0,https://bellabagnidilucca.com/2014/12/22/merry-christmas-from-bagni-di-lucca-2/,"Christmas is a lovely time to be in Bagni di Lucca. Christmas lights appear, panettone is eaten and little festivals happen.
One of the most delightful of these is the Presepi Viventi…Living Nativity. This year Granaiola was turned into a living nativity scene. It was a cold afternoon but everyone kept warm with wine, crepes and roasted chestnuts.
Visitors walked through the village to witness displays of traditonal crafts, food and entertainment. It is wonderful to see everyone take part.
Here are some photos kindly forwarded by my friend Belinda.
I hope you all have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS.",138,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314696.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819073232-20190819095232-00245.warc.gz,0.964174270629883
ed5e93a3-cfa4-4dea-bbc1-331a17404d89,2015-03-30T10:43:13+00:00,2012-10-09,1,http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Science/2012/Oct-09/190726-s-africa-eyes-cash-for-super-telescope.ashx,"CARNARVON, South Africa: South Africa has started negotiations with foreign partners to help fund the construction of the world's next generation radio telescope, officials said ahead of a visit by President Jacob Zuma Tuesday.
South Africa is building the world's most powerful radio astronomy telescope - the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) -- which is set to dwarf any other existing astronomy instrument.
The SKA project will suck in a broad investment expected to run to billions of US dollars, a bill South Africa expects its partners in the deal will have to pick up part of.
The bulk of the project will be built in South Africa's remote and arid south west in the Karoo region.
""Obviously South Africa is making a contribution, but the bulk of the money will be coming from member countries of the SKA consortium,"" Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom, told AFP.
SKA project director Bernie Fanaroff, told reporters late Monday ahead of Zuma's tour of the project site, that since Africa's economic and political powerhouse won the bid to host the SKA in May, negotiations have now turned to the ""nitty-gritty"" of the deal.
The two key agreements that parties to project are currently busy with are the funding and the hosting agreements, said Fanaroff.
""The funding agreement is always a big issue... all of the countries now are having to commit themselves to what part of the total cost of the SKA they will pay,"" said Fanaroff.
""Everyone at this stage is in a situation of financial stringency... So it is a fairly intensive negotiation,"" said Fanaroff.
But what is emerging clearly is that governments will make conditional commitments -- that they will part with their cash provided their own industries get contracts in the projects such as the supply of antennas, dishes or radio receivers, he added.
In all, the massive SKA radio telescope will link 3,000 antenna dishes. It will allow astronomers to see distant galaxies and to shed new light on fundamental questions about the universe, including how it began, why it is expanding and whether it contains life beyond our planet.
Aside from the co-hosts South Africa and Australia, other countries so far taking part in the SKA project are Britain, Canada, China, India, the Netherlands and Sweden. Germany is joining in weeks. Japan and South Korea have expressed interest.",492,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299261.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00241-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.956349015235901
0b6b632b-8674-4c01-9ad1-57adbcfa33a3,2019-08-23T00:22:25+00:00,2019-08-23,0,https://www.cgcreativeshop.com/chi-sono/digital-graphics/2512-charlie-brown-peanuts-free-vector-download.html,"Charlie Brown is the main protagonist of the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. Like Schulz, Charlie Brown is the son of a barber; but whereas Schulz's work is described as the ""most shining example of the American success story"", Charlie Brown is an example of ""the great American un-success story"" in that he fails in almost everything he does. Personality-wise, he is very innocent, simple, kind-hearted with many many anxieties, and is really shy.
Charlie Brown is a ""lovable loser"", a child possessed of endless determination and hope, but who is ultimately dominated by his insecurities. He first appeared in 1947, three years before Peanuts started, in a comic strip by Charles M. Schulz called Li'l Folks. He later appeared in the first Peanuts comic strip, on October 2, 1950. He is one of the best-known characters in Peanuts and is considered to be the main character in the strip. Charlie Brown is always referred to by his full name (with the exception of Peppermint Patty who calls him 'Chuck,' and Marcie and Eudora who calls him 'Charles') and his usual catchphrase is ""good grief"". Charlie Brown stated in an early strip (November 3, 1950) that he was ""only four years old"", but he aged over the next two decades, being six years old as of November 17, 1957 and ""eight-and-a-half years old"" by July 11, 1979. Later references continue to peg Charlie Brown as being approximately eight years old. Another early strip, on October 30, 1950, has Patty and Shermy wishing Charlie Brown a happy birthday on that day, although they are not sure they have the date right.
Charlie Brown Vector",364,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317688.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822235908-20190823021908-00308.warc.gz,0.979072332382202
8bfa8957-6a8b-4299-89bb-769d80670510,2018-08-16T11:50:13+00:00,2018-01-05,0,http://butterflysandbows.com/blog/wp/little-bit-fun-party-pandas-stampin/,"A little bit of fun with Sale-A-Brations Party Pandas…..
These pandas are so, so cute!
Keeping with the fun feel I used bright contrasting colours to keep the party rolling.
See below for all products used.
Join me in my Party by either Shop with me Host workshop, (so you can make on of these cards) or Join and become part of my team.
Click HERE to see all of Stampin’ Up Catalogues
For every $90 AUD you spend, you receive a free Sale-A-Bration product. For anyone who has enjoyed Sale-A-Bration in the past, we have an exciting new announcement for this year: We now have a new reward level, giving you more flexibility and options for the free items.
Let’s break it down:
- If you spend $90 AUD, get one free level 1 product.
- If you spend $180 AUD, get one free level 2 product, OR, you can choose two level 1 items.
- If you spend $270 AUD, you have the option to choose three level 1 items or one level 1 item and one level 2 item.
This new option allows everyone to create a personalised Sale-A-Bration experience!
Hosting a qualifying party during Sale‑A‑Bration (with at least $400 in sales) earns the host $40 more in Stampin’ Rewards. Basically, hosting during Sale‑A‑Bration is the best way to earn more rewards for a party!
Join as a demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration (3 January–31 March 2018) and get your starter kit for $169 AUD, along with TWO additional stamps sets included in your kit.",362,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210735.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20180816113217-20180816133217-00053.warc.gz,0.919822514057159
eb22c535-e110-4b26-8046-aa84a0881791,2020-10-30T14:10:13+00:00,2020-10-30,0,https://www.aligconveyor.com/roller-conveyor/,"We are a profound manufacturer, supplier and exporter of a precision engineered assortment of Roller Conveyor Systems. Our offered range caters most economical solutions to the clients for carrying heavy weight materials from one point to another. Our range fabricated using high grade raw materials and advanced technology at our advanced manufacturing unit. Once the production process is over, a team of quality inspectors inspect the range on certain set parameters of quality. Designed strictly in compliance with international norms and standards of quality, our clients highly appreciate our offered range which also includes Roller Conveyor Systems, Roller Bend Conveyor, Chain Driven Roller Conveyor, etc.
Gravity & Powered Roller Conveyor
- Rugged Construction
- Corrosion Resistant
- Low Operational Cost
- Energy Efficient
- Long Performing Life
Mainly there three types Roller conveyors a) Powered Roller conveyor b) Power & free Roller conveyor c) Gravity Roller conveyor
a) Powered Roller Conveyors : are chain driven (Continuous chain drive or Roll-To-Roll chain drive). Modular construction in standard. Adjustable leg support eases installation and leveling at site. MOC can be MS or SS as desired.
b) Power & Free Roller Conveyors : Rollers are weight sensitive (Which is adjustable ) & they get disconnected from the chain drive for loads higher than set load. Roller – MS Chrome Plated or Galvanized, SS 304, SS316.
c) Gravity Roller Conveyors : With Gravity material to be conveyed rolls down by gravity over roller bed.
We are engaged in offering Powered Roller Conveyor and Gravity Roller Conveyors that assures high performance and durability. The components of this Powered Roller Conveyor are designed to deliver heavy-duty usage as well as flexibility. They comprise broad walled rollers of a sprocket, chain to chain or tangential chain mechanism, a fully enclosed side frame and an external shaft mounted a motor. This powered roller conveyor comprises the component that is designed for both heavy-duty usage and flexibility.
Chain-driven powered roller conveyors are the “four-wheel drive” of the roller conveyor world!
Whereas the lighter-weight lineshaft-drive conveyors can allow individual rollers to ‘slip’ if the load is high enough (a useful characteristic if accumulation is desired), chain-driven powered roller conveyors are all about power and traction. These rollers simply cannot slip, making it the application of choice for moving very heavy packages. It is a particularly popular solution for moving pallet loads.
With chain-drive powered roller conveyors, each roller is bound to its neighbor by a chain-and-sprocket arrangement, terminating in a pair of “driver rollers”, which also connect to the motor by a chain. This arrangement ensures that no roller can ‘slip’ under load, and gives a positive drive to all of the rollers on the bed simultaneously.
Unlike most conveyors, the motor on chain-drive powered roller conveyors is usually centrally-mounted, as this allows a more even distribution of torque across the roller bed as a whole. It is still possible to create an accumulation system with this technique, merely requiring that the roller bed be divided into separate sections, each with its own drive motor, and suitable sensors.
At medium weights and package size, it is still possible to have bends and loops, but these become increasingly impractical and expensive as weight/size increases. Instead, a right-angle transfer station or turntable can be used to accomplish the same effect.
Roller Conveyors are the most economical and common method of conveying unit loads. The conveyors are typically mounted on a slight decline angle, therefore using gravity to assist product movement, especially for long distances. They can also be used in applications where the conveyor is level and operators can push the product along to its final destination, allowing for multiple workstations, if needed.
- Convey loads of Cartons, Totes, Fixtures, Cardboard Boxes
- Non-Contact Accumulation
- Pallet loads when bottom boards are perpendicular to the rollers
- Pallet loads when bottom boards are parallel to the rollers
- Accumulation of loads
Where it Works:
- Warehousing & Distribution
- Order Fulfillment
- Government Military & Agency
- Parcel Handling
- Cabinetry & Furniture
- Food & Beverage",928,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107910815.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030122851-20201030152851-00386.warc.gz,0.908419609069824
76470de3-0126-4c6d-9b0a-dd79cb820779,2020-10-29T19:08:07+00:00,2020-10-08,1,https://battle-updates.com/secretary-esper-previews-the-future-navy-by-mark-cancian-and-adam-saxton/,"News Update Secretary Esper Previews the Future Navy By Mark Cancian and Adam Saxton October 8, 2020 Julian Nettlefold Defense Mark Esper previewed elements of a long-awaited plan about the future Navy fleet, which he called “Battle Force 2045.” The Navy has been long overdue to present a new force structure, and Esper’s remarks provided an outline of what the future fleet will look like. However, as he was presenting an outline and major force elements, many details remain uncertain. This analysis examines Esper’s proposed changes to Navy force structure, its likely costs, broader context, and potential opposition. Q1: What major changes did Secretary Esper propose? A1: Esper outlined a plan for a 500-ship Navy, which includes both manned and unmanned vessels. The table below lays out Esper’s proposed plan, as pieced together from his comments and previous news reports, and compares it to the 355-ship goal in the 2016 Navy Force Structure Assessment and the current fleet. Our analysis of the major changes is further outlined below.Source: For the size of the current fleet, see Highlights of the Department of the Navy FY 2021 Budget (Washington, DC: Department of Defense, February 10, 2020) Figure 3.2; for the 355 ship goal, see, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2016 Navy Force Structure Assessment (FSA) (Washington, DC: Department of Defense, December 14, 2016).Submarines Attack submarines would be significantly increased, according to Esper’s outline. They are useful in great power conflicts because of their firepower and covertness but are expensive (about $4 billion each in the current flight III version). Although Esper called for building three Virginia-class submarines per year as soon as possible, the industrial base will not support that level of production without a lot of funding and lead time. Cruise missile submarines disappear. This has long been planned when these submarines reach the end of their service lives. The latest version of the Virginia-class submarines (flight III) includes a missile compartment to replace this capability. Ballistic missile submarines are unchanged because their level is set by arms control agreements and national nuclear policy, not by Navy force structure analyses. The goal of 12 Columbia-class submarines replacing the existing fleet of 14 Ohio-class submarines has been long established with bipartisan support. The number goes down because each Columbia-class submarine can spend more time at sea than the Ohio class.Aircraft Carriers Aircraft carriers have long been criticized by strategists because of their high cost and perceived vulnerability. Although Esper gave a range, the implication is that the number of them would go down. The Navy has twice proposed retiring carriers early instead of doing a midlife extension, and this plan likely includes such action in the future. It is not clear that Congress will go along, because it denied the Navy request both times. The incongruity of buying new carriers while retiring old ones early was hard to justify. Further, such an approach constitutes the highest-cost strategy for carrier procurement since one year of operational life gained from a midlife extension is much less costly than one year gained from new construction.Amphibious Assault Ships “Light” carriers are new, but our assumption is that they are repurposed helicopter carriers, not new builds. Esper indicated that there would be up to six such ships, based on the America-class big deck amphibious assault ship, to supplement the CVN “supercarriers,” as he called them. Currently, there are 11 helicopter carriers intended for amphibious missions and classed as amphibious ships (an “L” designator). However, they have large flight decks from which the short takeoff and landing version of the F-35B model can fly. Strategists have long proposed using the ships as aircraft carriers for non-amphibious missions like power projection and sea control. The overall number of amphibious assault ships would increase to between 50-60, up from the 33 ships in the current fleet and the projected 38 in the previous 355-ship plan. There were no concrete details on the high-low mix of amphibious assault ships, but other sources indicate Navy plans to build 28-30 small amphibious ships.Unmanned Surface and Subsurface Vessels The new force structure proposes large numbers of unmanned surface and subsurface vessels. Currently, the Navy has three programs for seagoing unmanned vessels: a large unmanned surface vessel (1,000-2,000 tons, the size of a corvette warship), a medium unmanned surface vessel (500 tons, about the size of the current patrol craft), and an extra-large subsurface vessel (about 50 tons, the size of the minisub). Unmanned systems―surface and subsurface―become an important part of the fleet in this outline because of their ability to do dull and dangerous work within an adversary’s defensive bubble. Unmanned systems may also reduce the number of personnel required, or at least move personnel to less vulnerable and stressful locations. But unmanned systems do have limitations. They cannot perform some missions, such as engagement with allies and partners, humanitarian assistance, and certain kinds of crisis response. As unmanned vessels get larger, they may also lose their advantage over manned systems because of the complexity of operations. The major challenge, however, is that the Navy only has a single experimental unmanned surface vessel operating today. How unmanned systems will operate in the fleet, whether the network can handle the bandwidth, and where unmanned surface vessels will be based are all unanswered questions. These unmanned surface and subsurface vessels may not count as “ships.” The Navy has official ship-counting rules, set by an agreement between the Navy and the Office of the Secretary of Defense back in the 1980s with occasional updates, most recently in 2016. Some unmanned vessels might not be counted under these rules because of their small size. In the past, Congress has been reluctant to change the counting rules, seeing this as a way of cutting the Navy while keeping the appearance of size.Large/Small Surface Combatants Under this plan, the number of small combatants (currently littoral combat ships but in the future frigates) increase because of their lower cost and ability to provide distributed capabilities. They provide a secondary benefit of increasing total fleet numbers, therefore allowing the Navy to be present in more places globally. Large combatants (cruisers and destroyers) were not discussed, but other sources put the number at 80-90.Combat Logistics Ships The fleet will include more logistics ships, between 70 and 90, to deal with an environment in which they are threatened by adversaries for the first time in 70 years. Other sources indicate that the Navy will procure smaller logistics ships because they are harder to locate, and a single loss is less catastrophic.Aircraft Aircraft were not the focus of the presentation, but Esper did make an interesting side point, saying that the plan included unmanned ship-based aircraft of all types, fighters, refuelers, early warning, and electronic attack aircraft. This development is significant because the Navy’s near-term plans are for unmanned aerial vehicles to have only support roles, not to be shooters. Esper also criticized the short range of carrier aviation. Both comments could be seen as criticisms of the F-35. Q2: How long will it take to implement these changes? A2: This is a fleet goal for the year 2045, six presidential administrations in the future. The Navy has been doing force structure assessments at regular intervals―2008, 2016, and now 2020―so this plan will be revised many times over that period. Some changes will appear within the Defense Department’s five-year planning window. For example, the Navy is already building new small combatants, called FFG (X). It is also building unmanned surface and subsurface vessels, though as experimental systems. The Navy has solicited proposals for a small amphibious ship and designs for a small logistics ship. Although those are not in the current five-year plan, they will almost certainly appear in the FY 2022 five-year plan. On the other hand, the carrier fleet will not change soon. Last year, the Navy signed a contract for two new carriers, so carrier construction is locked in for a decade. Q3:Why did Esper propose this new plan? A3: The Navy has been long overdue for a new force structure plan to meet the demands of great power competition. In his opening remarks, Esper reiterated the need to prepare for this new environment. He cited the need for distributed lethality, survivability in high-intensity conflict, adaptability, power projection and sea control, and long-range precision strike capability. This plan builds on the concept of distributed maritime operations and its implications for force structure—more numerous, smaller, risk-acceptant platforms. However, it breaks with the Navy’s previous operational concept that concentrated capabilities in a small number of extremely capable but extremely expensive carrier battle groups. After the Cold War, when there was no naval force that could challenge the U.S. Navy at sea, the Navy focused on using the sea to project power ashore―power projection. Now the Russians and especially the Chinese can challenge the Navy at sea. Thus, the Navy recognizes that a new force structure assessment needs to focus on building a fleet that can fight at sea in the face of adversaries with long-range weapons and full-spectrum capabilities. Q4:Why did Esper make this proposal instead of the Navy? A4: Last fall, the Navy tried but failed to come up with a new force structure assessment, called the Integrated Force Structure Assessment (INFSA), and an associated 30-year shipbuilding plan. There were too many constraints: The Navy suggested getting more money, but the other services pushed back immediately; The Navy raised the possibility of changing the way ships are counted, including unmanned and different kinds of ships in the count, but Congress pushed back; The Navy proposed changing the 355-ship goal, but that was inflexible having been endorsed by the president and fixed in statute; and The Navy proposed finding savings elsewhere in its budget and then shifting these funds to shipbuilding but found this difficult. With no feasible solution, Esper, in a bureaucratic slap at the Navy, took over development of the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan. The plan he announced on October 6 came from analysis conducted by the Navy, the secretary’s own staff (the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation), and the Hudson Institute. Q5:How much will this plan cost? A5: Although Esper did not specify an annual cost, the plan will be expensive. We plugged the numbers into a spreadsheet using costs of existing or projected ships, the standard service life of all ships, and best guesses about numbers (10 carriers and otherwise in the middle of a range). The result was an annual shipbuilding cost of $28.5 billion (a total shipbuilding appropriation of about $30.6 billion when other costs, like small craft and outfitting, are included). Near-term costs would likely be higher to build up to the numbers specified. By comparison, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), in its analysis of Navy shipbuilding, priced the Navy’s 355-ship goal at $28.8 billion per year ($31 billion for the total shipbuilding account). This was substantially higher than the Navy’s estimate because of differences in pricing future ship classes. Operating costs would rise as the size of the fleet increased. Thus, the new plan is about the same cost as the old plan, with savings from procurement of smaller and less expensive ships being offset by larger numbers. Affordability will be an issue. CBO noted that a shipbuilding budget of $31 billion per year is double the average level of shipbuilding funding over the last 30 years, although not far off from Cold War shipbuilding funding levels. In FY 2020, the shipbuilding account reached $24 billion, but the FY 2021 president’s budget proposed only $19.9 billion. Thus, the cost of Esper’s plan is far above recent shipbuilding budgets. Q6: Where is the money going to come from? A6: Esper said that the plan was “resource informed.” The additional funding would not come from the other services but from the “fourth estate” (defense agencies and department-wide activities) and combatant command reviews. He has an ongoing process to identify such savings. Previously, he had implied the Navy itself needed to find funds internally, which is likely also part of his plan. His goal is to increase the shipbuilding account to 13 percent of the Navy’s topline, a level that matches the average for shipbuilding during the Reagan buildup in the 1980s. The administration has long stated its intention to pay for new initiatives through cuts in overhead and infrastructure. The National Defense Strategy, for example, has management reform as one of its three major elements. However, while it is easy to criticize excess overhead, the specifics get messy and hard to implement. For example, the administration has been unable, and recently unwilling, to push for base closures, which is the most well-documented and widely supported mechanism for achieving overhead savings. The FY 2021 budget does identify $5.7 billion in savings, which is commendable, but Congress has rejected major elements, such as health care reforms. The much-anticipated audit identified no savings because that is not its function. Thirteen percent of the Navy’s topline may not be enough. In FY 2021 that would yield $22.4 billion, far below the level needed. Q7: Will there be opposition to this plan? A7: Strategists have long discussed the kinds of changes proposed in this plan, so it will have broad support in the national security community. That means that major elements would probably continue into a Biden administration, if there is one. The new kinds of ships proposed, manned and unmanned, are relatively small and inexpensive, so they will not engender the opposition that larger ships might. Congress has been wary about proceeding too quickly with new designs because of shipbuilding cost overruns and schedule delays in the 2000s, but this is a disagreement about schedule, not structure. More controversial will be any Navy attempts to retire ships early to make way for this new fleet. Congress has pushed back on that in the past, arguing that Navy needs ship numbers to meet all its global commitments. Further, retiring large numbers of ships early to save money to buy a small number of additional new ships runs the risk of having the worst of both worlds: high costs and smaller numbers. The carrier force is fixed by law at 11, so making cuts would require Congress to agree explicitly. This constitutes an additional hurdle to implementing the plan, but Congress has changed statutory carrier levels in the past. With the possible exception of carriers, the plan does not appear to cut any ongoing production lines. However, if such terminations are in the details, they would also be controversial. The large number of small vessels being procured may disrupt the naval shipbuilding industry, which has focused on building large ships by a small number of specialized yards. More shipbuilders may be able to participate in the future. Q8: Why do you call this an “outline”? A8: By his own admission, Secretary Esper’s statement is missing a lot of details. First, many of the numbers are ranges. Further, there’s no 30-year plan, so it is not clear how long it will take to get to these force structure levels. Last, details about some of the ship types are unclear. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday may offer more details next week in a conversation with Defense One. Mark Cancian (colonel, USMCR, ret.) is a senior adviser with the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Adam Saxton is a research associate with the CSIS International Security Program. Critical Questions is produced by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a private, tax-exempt institution focusing on international public policy issues. Its research is nonpartisan and nonproprietary. CSIS does not take specific policy positions. Accordingly, all views, positions, and conclusions expressed in this publication should be understood to be solely those of the author(s). © 2020 by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. All rights reserved. ### The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization founded in 1962 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. 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05caa694-686d-42d1-b426-bc4b2ab2bbbb,2018-08-17T13:05:50+00:00,2016-06-20,1,http://fortune.com/2016/06/20/facebook-investors-approve-mark-zuckerbergs-three-class-share-structure/,"Zuckerberg proposed Facebook’s unusual share structure earlier this year to accommodate Zuckerberg’s plan to give away 99% of his wealth in his lifetime. Normally, it would be impossible for him to retain control.
As a solution, Facebook proposed creating a third class of shares that comes with no voting power for its owners, further tipping the balance of control to Zuckerberg even as he sells his shares. Facebook’s shareholders approved the strategy at the company’s annual meeting on Monday.
The approval came as no surprise: Zuckerberg already controls his board and the majority of voting shares in Facebook’s dual-class share structure.
Facebook investors haven’t pushed back on the power play because Facebook’s performance has thus far been stellar. As my colleague Geoff Colvin wrote at the time, “The argument for Facebook’s governance setup is the same one in favor of benevolent dictators.”
The investors present at the company meeting also did not push back against the reelection of board director Peter Thiel, who secretly sponsored at least one lawsuit against gossip site Gawker in a self-proclaimed effort to destroy the media company. Many commentators–from the media, of course—have expressed concern that Thiel has set a precedent for billionaires to secretly silence journalism they don’t like (Gawker had reported on Thiel’s personal life years ago).
Defenders of Thiel, particularly those in Silicon Valley, argue that they support press freedom, but not for the kinds of things published by Gawker. Colvin’s commentary on benevolent dictators applies here, too.
An investor at the shareholder meeting asked Zuckerberg whether his success has made him a target. “One of the downsides of being successful and risk is you create resentment from people trying to pull you down,” the investor said. “I see Lamborghinis in the parking lot and everyone is doing great. How do you keep yourself motivated in the game and how do you make yourself warm and fuzzy and loved by everyone?” he asked.
Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg noted that Zuckerberg “is warm and fuzzy.”
Zuckerberg said his team stays motived by Facebook’s clear mission of making the world more open and connected. “I have no doubt that that has made some people decide this isn’t for them and they want to be a part of a different company, but I think we have gotten the best people as a result of that,” he said.
“The same thing goes for jealous politicians?” the investor asked, likely referencing the “Trendghazi” scandal over Facebook’s alleged suppression of conservative news. A report quoting anonymous former employees said that the humans hired to curate Facebook’s “Trending” news tab routinely suppressed conservative news topics. The company investigated the claims and said it found the claims to be false.
Zuckerberg paused. “Um. I assume so.”
The meeting contained plenty of warm fuzzies. When an investor asked if Zuckerberg’s philanthropic efforts put him at risk of leaving the company and becoming like “a Bill Gates,” he answered that he plans “on being involved and running Facebook for a very long time.” The audience of shareholders, many of which have earned a 197% return on their investment since the company’s IPO four years ago, responded with applause. “That’s very nice,” Zuckerberg said.",728,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221212323.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817123838-20180817143838-00687.warc.gz,0.96453869342804
0bf731f6-9a27-4d79-ad41-aacfc7b00dab,2013-05-23T04:34:34+00:00,2005-11-03,0,http://www.acponline.org/pressroom/heart_health.htm,"Hispanics Urged to Take Charge of Their Heart Health
American College of Physicians Introduces ""Guide to a Healthy Heart for Latinos""
PHILADELPHIA – (November 3, 2005) Heart disease and stroke account for nearly 30 percent of all deaths among Hispanic Americans per year. In addition, high blood pressure affects about one in five Hispanics in the United States. The American College of Physicians (ACP) created “Guide to a Healthy Heart for Latinos,” a program geared towards combating these statistics and explaining the role blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and weight control have on long-term health. Supported by an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., the program is available to the public on-line at the ACP website www.doctorsforadults.com.
""Guide to a Healthy Heart for Latinos"" is a culturally relevant heart health education program featuring a DVD and guidebook for patients, that aims to educate Hispanics about positive health behaviors and empowers them to talk to their doctors about their blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar numbers to assure they are in a healthy range. The program features well known Latin celebrities, Rita Moreno and Esai Morales, whose lives have been affected in one way or another by heart disease.
By sharing their personal experiences on the “Guide to a Healthy Heart for Latinos” program, these celebrities are issuing a call-to-action for the Hispanic community to become more aware of heart health. The program also features internal medicine physicians, motivational personal stories and practical tools to help track information and ensure productive dialogue among patients and health care professionals.
Heart disease and strokes rank as the number one cause of death among Hispanic Americans. Age, heredity, tobacco smoke, physical inactivity, obesity and weight issues, high blood pressure and cholesterol all play a role as well. In fact, more than 65 million people in the U.S. have high blood pressure, yet many don't know it.
“Hispanics are more likely to be overweight and diabetic which are major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and other health problems,” said Oscar Murillo, MD, FACP, internal medicine specialist at Hanover General Hospital in Pennsylvania, and a featured physician appearing on the video. “As a Hispanic physician, I see a critical need to teach patients, in their own language, why they should know their blood pressure and cholesterol numbers and give them the power to communicate with their doctors about heart health by giving them the knowledge and understanding they need.”
The video and accompanying guidebook offer numerous tips and practical tools for:
Working with a physician or health care provider;
Managing blood pressure and cholesterol;
Controlling weight, and
Following a healthy lifestyle.
A workbook area in the guidebook provides suggested questions to ask the doctor, a chart to record current medications, and a Body Mass Index chart to calculate body fat percentage.
For more information or to view the guide book and video, consumers can visit the website.
About the ACP
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aed9f66e-0105-4c6a-823a-5e4b4c54463a,2017-08-23T00:44:18+00:00,2016-08-23,1,http://www.coolingpost.com/uk-news/heat-pipes-create-new-way-of-freezing/,"UK: Scientists claim to have engineered a new way of freezing as low as -180C using liquid nitrogen and heat pipe technology.
The new cryogenically-cooled heat pipe technology, engineered by scientists at Brunel University London, could have benefits in the medical sector and is said to avoid the dangers often associated with liquid nitrogen.
“At the heart of the new system is the concept that what we needed was to be able to efficiently transfer cold,” explained Dr Hussam Jouhara of Brunel’s Institute of Energy Futures.
“The cold in our design comes from liquid nitrogen. But unlike conventional cold storage using the liquefied gas we don’t need to physically transfer the nitrogen. The cryogenic heat pipe is literally just moving the cold.
“In safety terms this has major implications as in the US alone eight deaths a year are attributed to nitrogen asphyxiation. Our innovations mean the gas tanks can be situated safely outside in the open air.”
The system’s green and money-saving credentials are attributed to what the scientists’ describe as a highly efficient energy recovery process which promises a reduction of up to 50% reduction in liquid nitrogen use compared to conventional equipment.
“Liquid nitrogen is expensive in both cash terms and energy consumption to produce,” added Dr Jouhara. “And quite rightly there are strict health and safety rules because of the attendant dangers of asphyxiation. The Brunel system has no such special requirements.”
Once installed heat pipes are regarded by engineers as a “fit and forget” technology as they have no moving parts and require no routine maintenance.
Dr Jouhara is partnering with industrial gases company Air Products to commercialise the new freezer technology.
The company’s head of cryogenic technology development, Jon Trembley said: “After almost exactly 25 years, Air Products is back at Brunel University conducting leading cryogenic technology research in collaboration with Dr Jouhara.
“It’s great to be back at Brunel; 25 years ago Air Products European Technology Group was located on campus before out-growing the space and moving out in 1991 to new lab facilities in Basingstoke. Our new research programmes into cryogenically cooled heat pipes is an exciting new development and Brunel’s expertise and excellent capabilities are perfect for our research requirements.”
Initial real world uses are likely to be for medical storage and the team will be working with the NHS Blood and Transplant Service to develop prototype freezers to rapidly cool and store plasma made from donated blood.
“We also see strong demand from facilities which store cord blood or eggs or sperm or other biological materials at very low temperatures,” said Dr Jouhara.",576,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886116921.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823000718-20170823020718-00684.warc.gz,0.939559757709503
6c225c2e-5141-4d4e-89f7-f88c19b135e9,2018-08-21T05:50:55+00:00,2017-08-21,1,http://apdf-magazine.com/china-pushing-for-cooperation-on-graft-terrorism/,"China pushing for cooperation on graft, terrorism
China will push for greater international cooperation in the fight against corruption and terrorism when it hosts Interpol’s general assembly in late September 2017, according to diplomatic sources familiar with the matter. The move comes against a backdrop of concerns that China is using the body for its own goals.
In 2016, the global police cooperation agency elected a senior Chinese public security official, Vice Public Security Minister Meng Hongwei, pictured, as its president. That prompted rights groups to ask whether Beijing could use the position to target dissidents abroad.
Beijing has tried for many years to enlist the help of foreign countries to arrest and deport back to China citizens it accuses of crimes, including corruption and terrorism. The three Beijing-based sources, who are familiar with the planning for the Interpol meeting, said China is likely to make these two areas its focus for the general assembly.
Beijing has faced reluctance, in Western countries in particular, when asking for repatriation of those wanted for alleged crimes in China. Governments and judiciary in these countries have been concerned the Chinese don’t produce evidence acceptable for Western courts, and that defendants might be mistreated and won’t get a fair trial in China amid concerns that allegations can be politically motivated.
Western diplomats familiar with Chinese requests say China sometimes misunderstands that in Western countries it needs to process its demands through the courts.
“They’re often quite surprised to hear that we can’t simply hand them over,” said one diplomat, declining to be named.
China’s security officials have been working to understand the legal requirements of developed countries and international bodies, however, so their requests for expedition become more palatable.
Beijing has also been attempting to build intelligence-sharing relationships with Western countries in the fight against Islamist militants, diplomats say. China is battling what it says are Uighur extremists operating in its far western region of Xinjiang.
Li Shulei, who leads China’s efforts to return those suspected of corruption who live abroad, called for a strengthened international anti-graft cooperation framework.
“We must build a new order to fight international corruption … [and] cut off escape routes for corrupt elements,” he said.
In 2014, China issued Interpol “red notices” for its 100 most-wanted corruption suspects who have fled overseas as part of President Xi Jinping’s sweeping campaign against corruption. Almost half have come back to China, some voluntarily, according to the government.
Interpol says red notices are requests to provisionally arrest suspects pending extradition and are not international arrest warrants. It is up to a member state to act upon an Interpol red notice. They can be ignored if a government decides there is insufficient evidence to act upon them, diplomats say.",579,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217970.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821053629-20180821073629-00569.warc.gz,0.94884580373764
0a0eab9d-3837-4dac-9c1c-4c3f77f4be47,2022-05-21T19:56:24+00:00,2015-11-28,1,https://infochat.com.ph/report-reveals-that-robots-will-replace-a-quarter-of-business-workers-by-2035/,"A quarter of jobs in Britain’s business services sector are in danger of automation within the next two decades, a report said.
According to Deloitte, an accountancy firm, robots could replace a fifth of jobs in administrative roles such as telecoms and IT by 2035. Falling technology costs and rising wages are two possible reasons that make automation highly attractive.
Out of 3.3 million jobs which could be identified as business services roles, there was a “high chance” that 800,000 to one million of those jobs would no longer require human employees over the period.
Simon Barnes, a Deloitte partner, added support to the claim by saying that the sector’s workforce would “fundamentally change over the next 10 to 20 years” and that humans are likely to be liberated from “repetitive and highly structured” jobs while new higher-skilled positions are expected to be created to replace them.
Barnes added that Deloitte can see “the pace of automation to increase exponentially over the next few decades.”
Last month, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said that many of the jobs and industries we are now familiar with “will be gone tomorrow.” He added that the rising speed of technological change is a threat to young people choosing their careers.
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e0abdf52-dc72-4725-9533-ec1088cd6f56,2016-07-24T08:52:11+00:00,2015-06-01,1,http://www.wired.com/2015/06/brightly-incontinence-wearable/,"The chronic loss of bladder control is a complicated problem, not least because of the social stigma attached. It’s more common among older people—according to the CDC, over half of American adults at the age of 65 and over are affected by incontinence—but it can happen to anyone, male or female, young or old. And there are few options for managing the condition. Usually, people wear adult diapers or opt to get surgery done.
Jean Rintoul wants to provide people with another way. She’s the CEO of Lir Scientific, maker of a new wearable device called Brightly, which aims to turn the $17 billion adult diaper industry on its head. The belt-like device carries biosensors that non-invasively “see” the bladder expanding. Using Bluetooth, it can then send a discreet alert to a person’s smartphone to preemptively let them know it’s time for them to take care of their business.
“The idea is to give people back some dignity and independence,” says Rintoul, who has worked at several wearable companies, including Intel’s Basis and Emotiv, an Australian startup that develops brain-computer interfaces based on EEG technology.
Along with its unique use case, Brightly also stands out for what it’s not trying to be. At a time when Silicon Valley startup culture is widely criticized for targeting its products to a narrow population of well-off 20- to 30-year-olds, Rintoul is looking to serve a different and decidedly less glamorous market. What’s more, in setting her sights on a chronic medical problem rather than a consumer inconvenience, Rintoul may be her way to cracking a problem that few tech companies have solved: making a wearable that’s truly useful.
A Useable Wearable
A little more than a year ago, Rintoul started going to medical hackathons and reading peer-reviewed studies in search of a combination of good tech and a good concept for a medical wearable device that people hadn’t seen before. The idea for Brightly came up after she’d studied up on bioimpedance spectroscopy, a technique by which tiny electrical signals are sent through the body to non-invasively measure subtle changes in body tissue.
“I realized the bladder is one of the easiest things to see with the technology because it’s this large balloon of conductive material which is expanding and contracting,” Rintoul says.
Rintoul was also thinking about incontinence because her father had prostate cancer. Those who undergo surgery for the illness can be at higher risk for the condition. When she settled on the problem she wanted to solve, she and two of her colleagues that she had met through the hacker community signed up for HAX, an accelerator program based jointly in San Francisco and the manufacturing hub of Shenzhen, China, that aims to help new companies build and pitch new hardware products. After creating a working prototype while still in China, Rintoul and her team signed on a group of volunteers to test it out.
Brightly is tentatively priced about $400, which might seem expensive at first glance but looks like a bargain compared to ultrasound devices currently used in hospitals, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars. These devices are also much bulkier compared to Brightly.
A Broader Perspective
Rintoul acknowledges that her startup is still in its very early stages. Right now, the company has the data from the small trial and just went public with the idea a few weeks ago. The next step, Rintoul says, are conducting pilot studies with urologists. She’d also like to test the device in hospitals, where it could help nurses by signaling when patients need to the bathroom, and she points to the soaring numbers of patients who die because of bedsores from bed-wetting.
Anne Suskind, an assistant professor of urology at UCSF, is a little skeptical of Rintoul’s idea. She says the device seems to be a fancier way to do a timed bathroom trip for patients dealing with incontinence—manually setting an alarm as a reminder to use the bathroom. “If you’ve figured out how quickly you fill up your bladder, you’re always going to be emptying it at the same interval, more or less,” she says.
But Rintoul sees applications of the technology beyond incontinence. The ability to measure tissue changes in the body could be used for applications from basic medical imaging to exercise (imagine tech that measures lung expansion).
And whether or not the devices get broad adoption among consumers, Rintoul says at least she’s doing work she believes in. “For some types of startups, it does seem like their goal is a race to the bottom of tiny innovations,” she says. “We’re trying to take a broader perspective with our technology, especially by targeting an older population. After all, we all are getting older.”Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.",1069,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823989.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00103-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.964993417263031
2c3a9c67-63d2-4e17-b14c-d8361f804652,2015-03-29T11:12:27+00:00,2013-03-14,1,http://www.yorkdispatch.com/politics-national/?third_party=lawmakers-take-on-legalization-of-cellphone-unlocking,"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers have picked up the baton from the White House in the effort to make it legal for cellphone users to switch their devices to any mobile carrier.
At issue is whether cellphone buyers, who often get new devices at a heavily subsidized price in return for committing to long-term contracts, should then be able to take their gadgets with them when they change carriers.
Opponents argue that the phones should be ""locked,"" or prevented from moving freely across networks, because of the subsidies that carriers provide to buy the phones. The subsidies help get the devices into the hands of more people.
Senators introduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday, the second in that chamber, adding to a similar effort in the House of Representatives that hopes to overturn the ban on switching imposed by the Library of Congress and took effect in January.
The White House on Monday responded to an online petition, signed by more than 100,000 people, protesting the ban. The Obama administration sided with the petitioners and said it would support ""narrow legislative fixes.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has also encouraged a legislative solution, saying the ban raised ""serious competition and innovation concerns."" The FCC is also weighing regulatory or industry fixes, he said.
Democratic Senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut together with Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah introduced a bill that would direct the FCC to ensure the consumers could legally unlock their phones.
Democratic Rep. Anna Eschoo of California is expected to introduce a companion bill in the House.
Thursday's bill follows a proposal from another Democrat, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, whose bill unveiled on Tuesday would update the copyright law to allow unlocking of devices.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, and other lawmakers have pledged to back similar legislation, welcomed by consumer advocacy groups.
The wireless industry group CTIA has said that U.S. carriers already have ""liberal, publicly available unlocking policies"" and customers have easy access to full-priced unlocked devices in the marketplace.
But the online petition to the White House, signed by 114,322 people, argued that preventing ""unlocking"" reduces consumer choice and the resale value of phones, which can cost hundreds of dollars without subsidies from carriers such as AT&T Inc, Verizon Wireless and Sprint.
""Consumers should have flexibility and choice when it comes to their wireless service and they deserve to keep and use cell phones they have already purchased,"" Klobuchar said in a statement on Thursday.
The Library of Congress, which among other things is responsible for setting rules and deciding on exemptions related to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, said on Monday the issue would benefit from further debate and that its intention was not to supplant public policy discussion.
(Reporting by Alina Selyukh; Editing by Ros Krasny and Bob Burgdorfer)",589,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298464.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00215-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.955520391464233
cddc4fe7-f370-4073-909a-ba8813973f2e,2013-05-22T07:13:22+00:00,2009-06-30,0,http://www.brianmadden.com/blogs/michel_roth/archive/2009/06/30/dual-boot-from-vhd-using-windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx,"Michel Roth -Thincomputing.net (All Content)
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ce294054-605f-4ce4-8142-9b53856e8596,2015-04-01T22:33:05+00:00,2012-06-01,0,http://www.caradvice.com.au/161251/2012-jeep-wrangler-review/wrangler-06/,"I hate every time you guys review the wrangler, makes me miss my old one dearly.
I know 4 people who have purchased Wrangler’s in the last 2 years, 3 of those Wranglers have on going serious problems with them. On that basis the average is bad, so I wouldn’t recommend one. Pity because they look fantastic and would be great fun to own.
My neighbour has had a 4 door diesel for 12 months and he still has smile every time he gets behind the wheel. Not sure what serious problems you are talking about as they are pretty basic to service and repair.
Unfortunately they don’t have a good reliability record as Robbo has stated. I have a real soft spot for these cars as I do the VW Golf but won’t be buying one for the same reason.
I looked long and hard at a Cherokee diesel but steered away at the last moment. I have been monitoring a caravanner’s site and the Cherokee at least seems to have omproved but I will keep reading the owner’s experience for a year or so just to make sure.
Some people hate the fact the styling hasn’t changed much over the years but for me that is what makes it special.
A bit of personal information on the grand cherokee. My grandparents waited for ages for the diesel to come out. They got all the bells and whistels they needed to be able to tow a van. It was beautiful to drive, looked great both inside and out. Within not even 4 months they have been through two! With the first car they had endless problems, if it wasn’t one thing it was another until they ended up exchanging their car for ANOTHER brand new grand cherokee. After having their next car fitted with all their
extras again, they took their van for a
test run. Luckily they did because as they were travelling down a massive range
the car failed. Turning everything off which also disabled the brakes. They
were on the range with cars, trucks and other vans heading their way. They had
to use a handheld UHF to quickly inform all traffic of what had happened with
my grandmother hanging out the window guiding oncoming traffic to get out of
the way. Luckily they were able to make it out alive, however Jeep took the car
in with little response and labelled the car as dangerous and warned no one was
to drive this car either. With both my grandparents terrified they ended up
buying another Toyota, as they didn’t want to try for a third time. They have
since spoken to a number of other caravan travellers who, a majority of has all
had many problems with the same vehicle.
Beyond basic servicing problems, like massive water leaks, gearbox failures, electronic failures and suspension fails. Issues that ground the car and leave the 2 of the owners without transport for over a month. Not something I would expect of a new vehicle in today’s age.
Your neighbour’s probably smiling because he’s stoaked his has no issues! Lucky
Sorry for them. I had a wrangler in 2000 for a number of years and took it off road at every occasion and really treated it roughly. I can proudly say it never missed a beat.
ITs not the Wranglers that have the problems. Its the new Compass and Patriot, My mate brought the Compass and he has told me that it has been nothing but trouble since he brought it new.
I have also heard reports of the Cherokee being pretty bad as well. But i have never heard of any issues with the Wrangler.
Yes and such a basic vehicle shouldn’t have any problems at all.
But you dont own one. Would the 4 people you know reccommend the Wrangler? And
what kind of serious problems?
Then why buy a JAPANESE 4X4 their massive recall 250k +
‘Consistent steering inputs are required to maintain a steady path ‘
LOL when i was living in Canada i owned a early 90’s Short Wheelbase Cherokee , I can totally relate to what you mean by this. I thought there was something wrong with the car. I got it checked out and the guy told me ‘that’s how the all are’ until you get used to it , fells totally unsafe.
4×4’s are slowly being killed off but i hope it doesn’t happen cause 4×4’s are the best!
I have a 2008 diesel and it’s been bullet proof and it’s had it’s share of off road work, suits our lifestyle to a tee.
Jeep recalled the WK2 Grand Cherokee with the new Pentastar 3.6L V6 recently. The whole engine was replaced. Anyone know why?
Yes, I know why. And it wasn’t just in the Cherokee.. You too can find out why, by typing “Pentastar recall” into your search engine of choice.
It was a manufacturing issue, only 650 vehicle were effected and most were recalled before they were delivered to customers.
I massively disliked these for the overall package at first. I got driven to school in one every day and it was awful. However, with the fantastic new V6 there really isn’t anything to complain about any more with the power train.
And the price! I honestly didn’t realise they were that cheap! $32,000 for a six-speed manual 3.6 V6 off-roader with REAL ability is fantastic! Bet you can get them cheaper too. And $50,000 for all the gear in the Rubicon?
Don’t get me wrong, I still think Jeep is a pile of rubbish….. But this is awesome value for money.
i wonder with the new patrol coming out and not being really an off road 4×4, if nissan will still offer the old patrol and as for toyota the price of those just seems to go higher and higher, there might be a bit of a hole jeep can fill if they can get a good reliable product out there
These are very popular with 16-year-olds in the US as first cars. A common sight in most high schools, at least in the better suburbs.
Superb vehicle, hope they never soften it
“If i had the Jeep” L.F
They already softened it with the current generation. Remember the chrome bumpers on the previous generation model? Gone. All black plastic now. They also abandoned the upright vertical grill which was a feature of all Wranglers and now have an uglier sloped grill (probably to do with pedestrian safety).
Softened by removing the chrome grilles ? One of the best things about the plastic is that they’re heaps cheaper to replace when damaged off road.
I still prefer the Nissan Patrol. Near enough the same tech, just longer, wider, taller, more seats and doesn’t leak drafty air like a 100 year old Queenslander.
Nissan patrol has the same tech as this pentastar engine? Use your head bubba!. Patrol produces 185 KW from 4.8 litre compared to 209 KW from 3.6 litre pentastar. A person with brain won’t even need a calculator to figure out which engine has the edge in technology!
Plus you can take the roof off the jeep.
Um, the Patrol 4.8L petrol was dropped last year. Only diesel now.
Just a shame the luggage space is not big enough to even carry a fridge.
And the convertible nature makes it hard to carry a tent on roof racks.
So it’s useless for outback touring, which is why you rarely see on out there. Or is it because they are too unreliable to reach the outback?
It’s big on the outside. But narrow on the inside.
A roof rack can be added, its external to the roll cage. People don’t use Wranglers on long distance touring because their weight isn’t enough to carry the sort of loads landcruisers/patrols can carry/tow.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed but, everyone on here who has a problem with Jeeps don’t have Jeeps, its always a friend of a friend… It really is the Vocal minority.
i bought a 2002 kj new and never had any problems with it allways did every thing you wanted to do, was great towing, what else can i say great car and still have it, i just orderd a 2012 wrangler im pretty excited will be yellow called dozer, the 3.6 litre cant wait for the next 8 weeks to hurry by to pick it up.
just love jeeps and realy dont care who hates them or what problems they may all veichles have problems no mater what make!!!!!!!!!!
Can you tell me if you have recieved your Jeep as I am having a lot of problems with the delivery of my Jeep which I ordered in February.
I love to go on a trip in one of these. 4x4s are the maximum.send free messages on your computer just type TEXTME4FREE.COM and ready your message reaches anywhere in the world DO IT NOW.
Well WELL ……question how many NON Jeep vehicles have completed the RUBICON TRAIL check it out on Google / youtube , yes people sledge the Jeep wrangler but take a Japanese all show and no go out where we go to truth alley and devils pass and see what happens , yes to speak of friends who always bought TOJO’s have opted to buy a workmate troopie and are happy but for the price , we purchased 2 wrangler 4dr’s in 2007 decsion easy 2 for the price of one Landcruiser,and pricing similar today
yes they have had their share of recalls , what car owners do not realise a lot of recall work is carried while in service un be known too you.
Just to mention one of wranglers is approaching the 200,000klm mark and alls good come June / July we be tradingboth in on the new pentastar wrangler.
re pricing Jeep Australia is taking Jeep buyers for mugs in the USA wranglers are about $8 /10,000 cheaper why with the Australian dollar so strong ( in 2007 pricing parity was closer) why because of sheer popularity and price creep will continue more and more as it did with Toyota landcruiser.most of you will realise that the popularity has become so great the US Toledo factory can not keep up demand ………..last years wrangler production I understand passed 155,000 units .
theres always knockers Holden owners will not even get in Ford and visa versa the same in the REAL 4WD market
Owned One. Never again. 2009 model with 3.8L six, two door hard top. I buy four wheel drives to use, and use it I did. As a stock car the places it could get to were amazing, but the only concern was whether it’d get you home. In the 2 years I owned it, new gear box, transfer case, clutch, replced carpet, four new transfer case bushings (bushings kept snapping during transfer case operation – left us in the middle of nowhere once until I climbed under and shifter by hand). In anticipation of any comments yes I do know how to drive on and off road. Great looking car and great off road, but I just couldn’t trust it. Build quality wass really ordinary. Now have a 2011 Dmax. nowhere near as good offroad but streets ahead in comfort, ride quality, build quality, toughness and space.
just wondering why the unlimited sport doesn’t come with a limited slip diff.shouldnt it be standard.
I own a 2007 Unlimited (4 door) auto Rubicon. It has 93k km. I have used it as my daily driver and for moderate -hard weekend 4WDing. I love it and will be upgrading to a 2012 Rubicon later this year. I can’t imagine driving anything else. It is a multi-configurable vehicle that I never get bored with. Not too prissy to throw hardware in the back or worry about getting scratched in a car park.It’s a head-turner, incredibly capable off road and is quite acceptable on road. And no, I don’t work for jeep or a jeep dealer.
Hi, I just purchased a 2012 unlimited wrangler 4 door white, I am totally in love it is the most amazing vehicle, I bought a 2002 kj limited cheroke new was also a great car did every thing from city to bush and never missed a beat, I am a jeep person no matter what any one else says, can’t wait to experience the wrangler in all driving conditions I’ve only done 500 ks so far and they have been a lot of fun and the power in this 3.6 is great with the 5 speed auto. I just love jeeps Never hesitate to recommend
I never understand why they claim it handles bad or is uncomfortable. I have owned a G60 Nissan Patrol LWB, Suzuki Sierra LWB 1Lt, Suzuki Swift GTi Mk 1 and a Holden Barina Sri. My Wrangler handles very well around town and has good control in roundabouts. It just as comfortable as or better than the vehicles I have had in the past. The problem is car reviewers drive all type of cars then comment on a rugged 4WD that they don’t handle like a car or have the comfort of a luxury sedan. I base the vehicle on it’s merits and I love the Jeep Wrangler.
I bought the first jk diesel 6 speed four door had it for 3 years. In that time i broke the front diff,had a software update for braking system,leaking soft top, fuel kept blowing back when refuelling and back tail lamp fuse kept burning out when rear fog lamps were turned on. Everything was fixed under warranty with loan car supplied. Ended up traded it for a limited cherokee with V6 no problems in 3 years nearly. Great on road dynamics and good off road just heavy on fuel.
Bought a 2012 Jeep Wrangler V6 Auto and LOVE IT! Off road is fun and city is cruisy with top off. Experienced no leaks or engine problems and electrical side is great! There will always be those few cars in a bunch that have problems, just unlucky if it happens to you. Great value for money. The only down fall is fuel but love the grunt and style. Best car our family has ever bought.",3088,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131309963.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172149-00156-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.965872168540955
254d2075-0ca4-4e88-9477-83af54fd1e4a,2013-05-18T17:27:08+00:00,2013-01-29,1,http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/29/obama-says-football-likely-to-change-because-of-head-injuries/,"Obama is a football fan. He’s said it before: he roots for his hometown Chicago Bears and has been known to throw the pigskin around the Oval Office. But if he had a son, he said he would “have to think long and hard” before letting him on the field, according to the New York Daily News.
The head injuries that some football players face – sometimes leading to lifelong neurological maladies – has the President questioning whether the risks are worth it for college players, CNN reported.
“I think that those of us who love the sport are going to have to wrestle with the fact that it will probably [have to] change gradually to try to reduce some of the violence,” Obama said in an interview conducted Jan. 16 with the New Republic and released Saturday.
The President seemed more worried about college players than NFL players because “the NFL players have a union, they’re grown men, they can make some of these decisions on their own, and most of them are well-compensated for the violence they do to their bodies.”
However, he said college players encounter the same problems with concussions and other injuries as professional players, but “then have nothing to fall back on.” He would like to see the NCAA – the National Collegiate Athletic Association – making the sport better for the players.
With Super Bowl XLVII taking place this Sunday, coaching brothers Jim and John Harbaugh — who will face each other this weekend — commented on Obama’s opinion of the game.
San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters:
“Well I have a 4-month old, almost 5-month old son, Jack Harbaugh, and if President Obama feels that way, then there will be a little bit less competition for Jack Harbaugh when he gets old… It’s still early. Like I said, Jack is only 5 months old. He is a really big kid. He has an enormous head. We don’t have a 40 [time] on him yet, but his wingspan is plus one, and as soon as he grows into that head, he is going to be something. It’s early, but expectations are high for young Jack.”
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh also disagreed with the President’s comments: “Football is a great game. And anybody who’s played the game knows what a great game it is, what it provides for young people, what it provided for people like me. I think it’s a huge part of our educational system in our country and it’s going to be around a long time,” according to the Denver Post.
However, Obama’s concerns about head injuries aren’t unfounded. A study published last September by the medical journal Neurology suggested that professional football players are three times more likely to have neurodegenerative diseases than the general population, CNN reported. And a study published in the journal of neurology Brain in 2009 found that people concussed in their youth show signs of mental and physical problems even more than 30 years later, BBC News reported.",653,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00020-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.980643808841705
f3eb43bf-c532-4539-b016-b47ab56ab82e,2018-08-18T07:11:14+00:00,2018-07-09,1,https://m.gulfnews.com/news/asia/bangladesh/100-injured-in-major-student-protests-in-bangladesh-1.2202375,"Dhaka: Thousands of students across Bangladesh staged protests and sit-ins Monday after clashes at the country’s top university left at least 100 people injured.
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at Dhaka University students fighting what they consider “discriminatory” government job quotas in favour of special groups.
It was one of the biggest protests faced by Prime Minister Shaikh Hasina in her decade in power.
A minister was due to meet protest leaders in Dhaka on Monday.
But students at state-run universities in Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Barisal, Rangpur, Sylhet and Savar boycotted classes and staged sit-ins, police and media said.
“More than 1,000 students joined the demonstrations at Jahangirnagar University,” said Ataur Rahman, a protester in Savar where the university is located.
The clashes, which began Sunday night and went into the early hours of Monday, turned Dhaka University into a battleground.
Copycat protests soon started in other major cities as thousands of students boycotted classes and staged sit-ins.
Organisers in Dhaka said they were holding peaceful protests when police started firing tear gas and rubber bullets. They used batons and water cannon to clear a central square.
As violence spread across the campus, thousands of male and female students launched into pitched battles with police.
“More than 100 people were injured,” police inspector Bacchu Mia told journalists, adding they were treated in hospital but their condition was not serious.
Protesters threw rocks, vandalised the home of the Dhaka University vice-chancellor, torched two cars and ransacked the fine arts institute, said senior police officer Azimul Haque.
Fifteen people were detained, police said.
The students are angry at the government’s decision to set aside 56 per cent of civil service jobs for the families of veterans from the 1971 war of independence and for disadvantaged minorities. That leaves most university graduates to fight for only 44 per cent of the jobs.
Hasan Al Mamun, a leader of the protests, said tens of thousands of students joined the demonstrations nationwide. Police declined to estimate the number.
Al Mamun said the quota for top-grade jobs should be reduced to only 10 per cent.
“These quotas are discriminatory. Due to the quota system, 56 per cent of the jobs are set aside for five per cent of the country’s population. And 95 per cent of the people can compete for the 44 per cent,” he said.
Students are particularly upset at the 30 per cent quota set aside for descendants of veterans of the independence war.
Shaikh Hasina, whose father was the architect of the country’s independence from Pakistan, has rejected demands to slash the quotas.",594,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213405.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818060150-20180818080150-00218.warc.gz,0.959921360015869
552649bf-5648-4a38-8d33-ae9a91db8639,2020-10-28T17:06:04+00:00,2020-05-01,0,https://discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-prizes/,"The Kelpies Prizes for Writing and Illustration 2020
Developing new children’s writers and illustrators in Scotland
The Kelpies Prize for Writing and Illustration 2020 has been postponed for this year.
Floris Books has taken the sad decision to cancel the Kelpies Prizes for Writing and Illustration this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the uncertain months that lie ahead. The far-reaching impact of the pandemic means that we will not be able to judge the prizes effectively, hold the ceremony or commit to honouring the prize-packages promised to each winner.
We have emailed all our entrants and entries will be rolled over until next year unless we are asked otherwise. We are looking forward to launching The Kelpies Prizes 2021 later in the year.
The 2020 prize won’t take place anymore, but you can find out more by clicking the relevant button below.",190,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107900200.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20201028162226-20201028192226-00181.warc.gz,0.930952966213226
feb49e7b-8ae7-42a8-a194-f7d20db73bcf,2016-07-24T03:21:47+00:00,2013-07-01,1,http://will.illinois.edu/news/story/illinois-ends-fiscal-year-6.1-billion-in-red,"Illinois Ends Fiscal Year $6.1 Billion In Red
Illinois finished the fiscal year on Sunday $6.1 billion in the red.
But Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka said Monday that the backlog of unpaid bills to schools, agencies, hospitals and businesses is expected to grow another $1.4 billion by next month.
The state collected $1.3 billion in unexpected tax revenue this spring from residents selling assets before new tax laws took effect.
Topinka says putting that money towards unpaid bills allowed the state to end the fiscal year in a better position than it otherwise would have.
However, she is warning that the windfall is a one-time occurrence and it does nothing to address the state's budget problems.
The comptroller's office estimates unpaid bills will rise to $7.5 billion in August and to nearly $9 billion by December.",179,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823935.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00082-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.950973808765411
45f4ff12-103a-4f9c-8c65-ce9182714dd6,2016-07-28T14:30:31+00:00,2012-12-31,0,http://www.downstate.edu/ahd/totm2012.html,"January 2012: Happy New You
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32d94cf3-dc53-4398-acae-99e327610459,2015-03-26T23:47:06+00:00,2014-06-28,1,http://www.nanowerk.com/news2/green/newsid=36272.php,"The latest news about environmental and green
technologies – renewables, energy savings, fuel cells
Posted: Jun 28, 2014
Physics professor offers $10,000 to climate change deniers with hard evidence
(Nanowerk News) A physics professor is offering $10,000 to the first person to present scientific evidence that proves man-made climate change isn't real.
Christopher Keating is a professor at the University of South Dakota who has been teaching for over 20 years and has taught at the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
He has been an advocate for climate change science for 30 years and recently published a book – ""Undeniable"" (see link on the right) – accusing climate change skeptics of using the same tactics as the tobacco industry.
""I have heard global warming skeptics make all sorts of statements about how the science doesn't support claims of man-made climate change. I have found all of those statements to be empty and without any kind of supporting evidence. I have, in turn, stated that it is not possible for the skeptics to prove their claims. And, I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is.
I am announcing the start of the $10,000 Global Warming Skeptic Challenge. The rules are easy:
1. I will award $10,000 of my own money to anyone that can prove, via the scientific method, that man-made global climate change is not occurring;
2. There is no entry fee;
3. You must be 18 years old or older to enter;
4. Entries do not have to be original, they only need to be first;
5. I am the final judge of all entries but will provide my comments on why any entry fails to prove the point.
That's it! I know you are not going to get rich with $10,000. But, tell me, wouldn't you like to have a spare $10,000? After all, the skeptics all claim it is a simple matter, and it doesn't even have to be original. If it is so easy, just cut and paste the proof from somewhere. Provide the scientific evidence and prove your point and the $10,000 is yours!
This is no joke. If someone can provide a proof that I can't refute, using scientific evidence, then I will write them a check.
But, I am sure I will never have to because it can't be proven. The scientific evidence for global warming is overwhelming and no one can prove otherwise.
If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on reddit or StumbleUpon. Thanks!
Check out these other trending stories on Nanowerk:",564,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131293283.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172133-00130-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.944187760353088
d8ebcaf8-0bb4-4a88-ae9f-779985d83034,2017-08-20T21:07:03+00:00,2010-02-26,0,http://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/2010/02/26/my-yamaha-club-tutorial-dvd-selection-trailer-for-yamaha-keyboard-and-digital-piano-owners/,"The Yamaha Club in association with Yamaha Personal Keyboard Owner (owned by James Woodcock) have released three tutorial DVD offerings so far, providing you with all the essential information you will need if you are going to get the very best from your Yamaha instrument. The tutorials are relevant to a wide range of models because most of the mid to upper range instruments produced since the turn of the century have adopted the same way of working, so the essentials remain unchanged right back to the PSR-1000 keyboard.
Below is a YouTube video with Glyn Madden, who presents us with all the information regarding the current selections available including video previews and even a couple of short musical performances on the Yamaha Clavinova CVP-509:
Presented by Glyn Madden, Edited by James Woodcock.
To find out more about our Tutorial selections on DVD, click the link below:
> Yamaha Club Tutorial DVD Information",182,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106990.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820204359-20170820224359-00129.warc.gz,0.911105930805206
c1fb87c0-848a-4c1c-9d3d-2c2a743fc44c,2016-07-25T08:04:47+00:00,2010-08-08,1,http://paulsnewsline.blogspot.com/2010/08/mirro-aluminum-company-manitowoc.html,"Link to August 8 Herald-Times-Reporter editorial, ""Take that first step"".
Looming over a working-class neighborhood
Excerpt: Everyone — except perhaps those who vandalize it — agrees the former Mirro building in Manitowoc needs to come down.
The behemoth has been sitting idle since Newell Rubbermaid left town in 2003, and it's turned into a 900,000-square-foot eyesore. Many of its windows are broken and it's a fire hazard.
A few half-hearted attempts have been made to revamp portions of the building into usable space, but they've all fallen by the wayside. The building needs to come down — period.
That's why it is encouraging that the Manitowoc City Council voted on Monday to expand an existing tax increment finance district to include the building. Such a move would make it possible to set aside tax money from the TIF to help pay the estimated $6 million cost of razing the building should the city be forced to acquire it, which seems likely.
""Displaced Manitowoc, Wis., Steelworkers Are Part of Manufacturing's Downturn"", by Joel Dresang. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, January 18, 2004.
The wood floor creaks in the empty union hall where Gary G. Miller sorts through the names of members of Steelworkers Local 6499, workers who were among the 900 whose jobs left here when Mirro closed its cookware plant last year.
Miller, the union's president, considers the fates of his co-workers. Many remain unemployed, he says. Some have taken retirement. Some, like him, are using government assistance to go to school. Some have found jobs, including a few, he says, at Wal-Mart.
""People frown on that,"" Miller says, because some people blame Wal-Mart for pushing Newell Rubbermaid, Mirro's parent, to move manufacturing to cheaper countries. ""But hey, you got to do what you got to do.""
Some of the steelworkers are unaccounted for. Miller hasn't heard what has become of them. Some have had their phones disconnected.
The displaced Mirro workers are unwitting players in a historic decline in manufacturing work. Federal estimates for December show the United States lost manufacturing jobs for 41 months in a row. U.S. factory employment has fallen each of the last five years, the first time that has happened since at least 1939 -- as far back as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks.
When state data are reported Thursday, they're likely to show that Wisconsin, which relies on manufacturing employment more than any other state but Indiana, will have lost factory jobs for the fourth year straight.
Nationwide, 2.9 million manufacturing jobs have disappeared in the past five years, exceeding the decline in the early 1980s. Wisconsin manufacturing is down nearly 80,000 jobs.
Ask where that work has gone and economists talk about improved productivity, diminished demand and increased output from lower-cost countries. Ask where the workers have gone and the response gets more involved. Among the answers:
State labor economists say that Wisconsin averaged about 174,000 unemployed people a month in 2003. That's up from a usual range of 90,000 to 100,000 a month. The difference is pretty close to the number of manufacturing jobs missing, says Terry Ludeman, chief labor economist with the Department of Workforce Development.
Between 40,000 and 45,000 Wisconsin workers retire each year. Manufacturing accounts for about one-fifth of all the jobs in the state, suggesting that 8,000 to 9,000 factory workers could be retiring a year. It's probably higher than that, though, thanks to early retirement packages and because factory workers tend to be older.
Older, more established workers are less likely to move for jobs. A survey of 504 dislocated Mirro workers by Lakeshore Technical College in Cleveland, Wis., found 73 percent unwilling to relocate for work. Only 15 percent said they'd be willing to commute more than 35 miles.
While goods-producing jobs have fallen, service-providing jobs have grown. Those who work with displaced workers say the ones who get jobs right away mostly take pay cuts and many times settle for work that tides them over until they can retire or that provides them health insurance. ""The biggest, biggest problem we've had to deal with is benefits, the loss of health insurance and how expensive it is,"" says Sandy Destree, who assists former Mirro workers for the state Job Service.
Last year, almost 120,000 Wisconsin workers from all industries qualified for dislocated worker services, ranging from job counseling to training benefits. Wisconsin spent $43.6 million in federal funds on such services. Of those eligible, 18 percent used the services, and 73 percent of them got new jobs at about 74 percent of their previous wages. State officials don't know how many former factory workers received dislocated worker benefits, but manufacturing accounts for about 60 percent of the mass layoff notices in Wisconsin.
Trouble finding work
At Manitowoc's Job Center, behind the new Wal-Mart, oldies music plays in the waiting room. A young man scowls. A woman sighs as she reads through some paperwork. A preschool girl pages through a magazine, cheerfully singing her ABCs.
Times have changed since Destree helped set up the dislocated worker program here 21 years ago. She remembers the rampant factory closings of the early 1980s. Then, Destree says, the emphasis was putting workers back in jobs as quickly as possible, which wasn't as hard to do.
""I think in the past, we were always able to absorb,"" she says. ""We had so much manufacturing in the northeast corner of the state. If one company went down, another picked those workers back up.""
Now, few manufacturers are hiring. The workers losing their jobs tend to be older. And the factories are more automated, requiring more technical know-how. A few years ago, even as local employers spoke of labor shortages, discharged factory workers had trouble finding work, Destree says. Many of those who landed employment have since been unemployed again.
Miller, the union president, has the meaty hands of a man raised on manual labor. He grew up dairy farming. After high school, he worked at a sauerkraut factory with his mother until he moved to Manitowoc to work at Mirro with his sisters' husbands.
He bounced around Mirro for more than three decades as production shifted and plants closed. He wound up as a hot mill operator in the rolling mill, preparing sheets of aluminum to be shaped into pots and pans.
Miller and his wife have set aside their severance pay and plan to live on their unemployment benefits as long as they can. They've warned their sons, ages 20 and 16, that they have to cut back on cable TV service, eating out and traveling to visit relatives up north.
After 34 years at Mirro, Judith Helke couldn't see going back to school. So when she heard about an opening at Kohler Co., she chased after it.
""When you get the rug pulled out from under you and you're 56 years old, you don't look a gift horse in the mouth,"" Helke says. Kohler has been training her on the job since November to run computerized machinery.
Her pay and benefits will be comparable to what she left at Mirro, she says, and her commute is only three miles more.
""I guess it sucks, but I consider myself extremely, extremely fortunate to get hired at Kohler,"" Helke says. ""Everywhere I turn, people are losing their jobs.""
A lime-colored sign in an unattended guardhouse at the vast, abandoned Mirro complex says, ""Koenig & Vits is now accepting applications for future employment.""
In an upstairs office at the site, partially closed off from the smell of cutting oil and the whir of exhaust fans, Bob Fuller recounts how it took him 10 months to find another job after Mirro eliminated his position as manager of engineering.
At 59, Fuller suspects employers scrutinized his age but not his qualifications. Eventually, he ended up with a decent job in Milwaukee -- but at a 30 percent pay cut and the added expenses of commuting.
Keith Hinz, a senior engineer who's 44 and had 20 years with Mirro, took a temporary assignment with a local manufacturer and then sold cars for five months.
""I have not taken one day of unemployment in my life,"" Hinz says.
Both men know professionals and managers who still aren't working two years after Mirro discharged them. Others have relocated for lower positions and less pay. Others have gone back to school to get out of manufacturing.
Fuller and Hinz now work at Koenig & Vits, a local start-up named for two entrepreneurs who founded the precursor to Mirro.
With a $1 million loan from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce, local investors have bought the 160-acre Mirro campus, complete with equipment, and are negotiating for additional financing. The hope is to become a contract manufacturer with more than 300 employees by 2006.
Jim Ross, a former Mirro manager who's president of Koenig & Vits, says the new company is committed to employing Manitowoc County residents and building on the work ethic and experience of generations of Mirro workers.
Lacking cash so far, the company has been offering stock as compensation to its 40 workers, Ross says.
""We're all teammates,"" Ross says. ""We're all going to survive together.""
Back at the Job Center, Destree shares in the optimism.
""We may come back looking different, but I think we'll come back,"" says Destree, who has watched the coming and going of jobs here for two decades. ""We've recovered before. I'm sure we'll recover again.""
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75aacffe-2043-4bb2-b69b-8a8a205492a4,2022-05-21T15:05:48+00:00,2020-05-21,1,https://events.timesunion.com/event/wanda-sykes-live-at-the-egg--dx3d59z9o1,"DOORS 6PM • SHOWTIME 7PM
The Hart Theatre @ The Egg • Albany, NY
Tickets are on sale now!
WANDA SYKES is an Emmy winning stand up comic, writer, actress and producer who has been entertaining audiences for over twenty years. She has ranked among Entertainment Weekly’s “25 Funniest People in America” and her peers have called her “one of the funniest stand-up comics” in the field.
In 2020, Wanda received Emmy nominations for both her role as real-life comic ‘Moms Mabley’ in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and for her voice work as ‘Gladys Murphy’ in Crank Yankers, a role she originated in 2004. Wanda’s guest-starring role on ABC’s Black-ish also brought her two back-to-back Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series” in 2017 and 2018. Her fifth and latest standup special, Wanda Sykes: Not Normal, is currently streaming on Netflix and was nominated for two 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards; “Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special” and “Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special.” The special also received a Broadcast Critic Award nomination.
Wanda can currently be seen in the Netflix’s comedy The Upshaws, which she is writing, producing and starring in. The Upshaws centers on a working-class African American family in Indiana struggling to make it work and make it right without any blueprints. She recently produced and was a part of the Apple TV+ 5-part documentary series Visible; Out on Television, about how the LGBTQ movement has shaped the history of the medium. Each hour-long episode explores themes of homophobia, the evolution of the LGBTQ character, and coming out in the television industry.
Wanda spent five years on the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine co-starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as well as HBO’s critically acclaimed The Chris Rock Show (the latter of which earned her two Emmy nominations and one win). She has appeared in Broad City, House of Lies, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and many more hit television shows. Other TV credits include Fox’s Wanda at Large which she wrote, produced and starred in, Wanda Does It on Comedy Central, and Crank Yankers. Wanda even starred on her own late-night talk show on Fox, The Wanda Sykes Show.
In 2017, Wanda was seen in the feature comedy Snatched, opposite Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn. She was also seen in Evan Almighty (sequel to Bruce Almighty), in which she co-starred with Steve Carell, the cult-hit Monster-In-Law with Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Pootie Tang, Nutty Professor 2; The Klumps, Down to Earth and many more.
Wanda has had four comedy specials prior to Not Normal; 2016’s What Happened…Ms. Sykes? which premiered on Epix, 2009’s Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me on HBO, nominated for two Emmys, HBO’s 2006 comedy special Wanda Sykes: Sick & Tired, nominated for a 2007 Emmy for “Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special,” and her first, 2003’s Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied, which premiered on Comedy Central. Her stand up has tackled everything from politics and marriage to racial profiling and parenting.
This event will be a phone-free experience. Use of cellphones, smart watches, smart accessories, cameras or recording devices will not be permitted in the performance space.
Upon arrival at the venue, all phones and smart watches will be secured in Yondr cases that will be opened at the end of the event. Guests maintain possession of their phones at all times, and can access their phones throughout the show at designated Phone Use Areas in the venue. All phones will be re-secured in Yondr cases before returning to the performance space.
Anyone seen using a cellphone during the performance will be escorted out of the venue.
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d324b3df-b537-4531-93fc-925944077676,2016-07-26T20:13:31+00:00,2011-01-01,0,http://www.drdobbs.com/parallel/closing-the-gap/211201795?pgno=5,"The Voice of Millar's Clients
The real-life clients Millar sees have three things in common:
- The organization is shifting (or has shifted) to a software-development process that is increasingly nimble, automated, and more customer-driven.
- The organization is adopting (or has adopted) leading edge, standards based UML tools to improve communication, software quality, reduce project risk and improve ROI.
- The software development process is increasingly more efficient and collaborative -- not just amongst software engineers, but amongst everyone involved in the process.
""This is all very real -- but virtually everyone I work with is keeping the details of their own process improvement very low profile,"" said Millar. ""They see their innovations as a competitive advantage -- slightly ahead of the curve -- and they don't want to share outside their home base.""
While preparing for this article Millar asked many of his clients to openly discuss details about their process improvement, and the only ones prepared to do so insisted their companies go unnamed. ""Until these new approaches become ubiquitous, many current adopters are treating the details as 'trade secrets,' "" he said.
Profile: What Gartner would call a ""small and midsize enterprises (SME's)."" A competitive company whose primary business is developing innovative and practical software products used primarily in the education sector: universities, colleges and public-school districts. Their solutions are very much shaped by customer needs, and they have emerged as a leader in web-based solutions tailor-made for education professionals.
Process improvement within the company is led largely by the Director of Software Quality Assurance who oversees a shop with 32 IT staff . He commented on how some of the newer tools have reshaped their development process in the past couple of years:
We are cutting back on the ""scope creep"" that comes from misunderstandings by using a combination of Microsoft's Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) and SPARX Systems' Enterprise Architect and integrating them through Microsoft's Team Foundation Server. In a VSTS/.NET environment this combination closes the gap between the business analysts on one hand and software engineers and QA testers on the other. We recently did a pilot project, and the clarity provided by the very first UML modeling project, produced with the new process and the new tools, repaid the entire cost of retooling.
A very large national U.S. retail company that just celebrated its 20th anniversary, and is ""very excited about the future."" The retail operation includes outlets across the country from coast to coast. Their business strategy includes continually introducing improvements and innovations to make shopping easier and more convenient for the customer, while continually searching the globe for merchandise that gives customers ""exactly what they're looking for."" The retail industry has very small margins and improving software agility and services is viewed as a company-confidential competitive advantage.
The Chief Software Architect was prepared to talk for this article on condition that his organization went unnamed. As with the first example (above), his development team is using SPARX Systems' Enterprise Architect.
I've been able to impose a new level of discipline on the development process -- we've eliminated the 'weak link' by creating a common language (UML) between the business people coming in with requirements and the architects who are designing the new systems. The newer software-development tools are a breath of fresh air when I compare them to their predecessors -- that performed like a herd of elephants.
No Longer ""Pioneering""
Millar said he personally no longer feels like a ""in the wilderness"" when he works with clients who are part of this change -- because he sees so much of it now in his professional travels
""As recently as five years ago the people bringing me in to an organization were the early adopters and ahead of their colleagues in the industry,"" he said. ""I would facilitate workshops with a group of keeners, and it would take a day or two before the others in the team got excited at all the new and emerging possibilities.""
""Today it's different,"" said Millar. ""Now when I go in and work with a client -- typically everyone in the room is already enthusiastic about trying out new tools and learning how to improve the processes of evolving and delivering software.""
When Millar talks about a ""quiet, major transformation"" in process improvement, standards and tools, he really sees a fundamental change in the way software development teams work together. He sees software development professionals embracing change as never before, and happily leaving behind dysfunctional software development practices.
""The light at the end of the tunnel is getting clearer.""
David Anderson blog
Microsoft Solutions Framework
Microsoft Foundation and Visual Studio Team System
- Enterprise Architect modeling Tool)
- Integration with Visual Studio
International Institute of Business Analysts (IIBA)
OMG (Object Management Group)
by Scott W. Ambler
Wiley; First Edition (2002)
Requirements in Context
by Daryl Kulak and Eamonn Guiney
Addison Wesley; Second Edition (2004)",1034,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257825124.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071025-00290-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.942748606204987
a8414c00-8403-4f8d-bb95-5bf6add01ca1,2018-08-22T00:02:07+00:00,2018-08-22,0,https://www.smsfadviser.com/news/15722-ceo-warns-on-threat-of-super-fund-start-ups,"CEO warns on threat of super fund start-ups
SMSF firms have been warned that the emergence of APRA-regulated super fund start-ups is transforming the expectations of their future SMSF clients.
Class chief executive Kevin Bungard said the fintech boom has seen the creation of a whole new wave of apps for superannuation including apps such as Spaceship, Zuper and Grow Super.
“What we’re seeing in this fintech boom is this explosion of providers because the barrier to entry is now so low. So don’t be surprised if we see a whole host of other providers [emerge],” said Mr Bungard.
“These guys are all competing for the same clients so you may have a situation where people leave an industry fund and go to one of these new start-ups, rather than decide to start a an SMSF,” he said.
Mr Bungard said there will also be situations were younger super members start using these start-up super funds where they’re able to access and do everything from their mobile phone, which will then change their expectations for when they do decide to come to an SMSF professional to set up an SMSF.
“These apps are going to set their expectations so you should be paying attention to them,” he said.
“I know a lot of time in the SMSF space we don’t pay attention to what the APRA funds are doing. I think you should definitely be looking at what these guys are doing. They’re interesting apps, they’re interesting approaches, they’re interesting ways to drive engagement with the trustees so I really encourage you to go and look at some of these things that may not be on your radar.”",372,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221219197.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821230258-20180822010258-00088.warc.gz,0.963694393634796
34a0aebf-3eab-4bcf-9678-73dd41997f75,2019-08-25T22:27:03+00:00,2013-12-31,0,https://tegvirginia.com/software/saam-ii/,"What is SAAM II
SAAM II is a modeling, simulation, and analysis software package which supports the development and statistical calibration of compartmental models in biological, metabolic, and pharmaceutical systems.
Used worldwide by more than 7,000 pharmaceutical, biomedical and bioengineering professionals – with citations in over 2,000 scientific publications, SAAM II is a proven and powerful tool for research, development, and teaching.
Additionally, SAAM II’s GUI is easy to learn and easy to use. Thus – regardless of level of modeling expertise – users can define models, run simulations, and analyze results quickly.
Under the hood, SAAM II employs state-of-the-art numerical and statistical methods and algorithms. It is widely regarded as the most robust and accurate software package for solving systems of differential equations and for fitting model parameters to experimental data sets with specified (and flexible) error models.
Why use SAAM II
Models and simulations developed using SAAM II provide a link to your experimental data. And with such model-experiment linkages, you will develop a deeper understanding of the roles, kinetics, and relative importance of the various sub-systems of interest in your experiments (e.g., plasma, tissue, kidney, G-I track).
Additionally, you can use SAAM II to generate “simulated experimental data” to test hypotheses and further increase your understanding. Such knowledge is extremely valuable when evaluating the safety, efficacy, and limitations of various interventions during treatment R&D.
While SAAM II has been applied mainly in areas of PK/PD and metabolism, it is a general-purpose compartmental modeling and simulation tool. Thus, any dynamic system which can be modeled using a system of compartments, fluxes, exogenous inputs, sinks, delays, etc. is a candidate for study with SAAM II. Recently SAAM II was used to successfully model the dynamics of influenza transmission throughout the U.S. population during the winter flu season of 2012-13.
How to use SAAM II
The typical SAAM II workflow goes as follows:
- Construct a model of your system using SAAM II’s graphical model building tools
- Provide initial estimates of kinetic rate constants inherent to the model
- Define your experimental protocol using various inputs and sample points. SAAM II provides for quite flexible experimental and sampling protocols to whatever level of complexity is required by your experiments
- Import your experimental data and define associated experimental error model(s)
- Solve the system of ordinary differential equations defined by your compartmental model structure and fit the model parameters to your experimental data. This may be as simple as using a single set of experimental data or it may involve using batch processing tools in SAAM II for incorporating multiple experimental data sets (e.g., to incorporate different patients and/or different experimental protocols and/or different experimental error conditions)
- Analyze results using various tools provided in SAAM II: statistical quantities related to the fit, plots, sensitivity analyses
- Refine model and/or experimental protocol (e.g., to test hypothesis, to increase accuracy of model) as needed
In conjunction with the SAAM II application, The Epsilon Group offers minimal models (and associated documentation) designed for application of SAAM II to specific problems in glucose-insulin metabolism, the so-called glucose-insulin minimal models.
With SAAM II and such models, clinicians and researchers can analyze data from Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Tests (IVGTT), Oral Glucose Tolerance Tests (OGTT), and Mixed-Meal Tolerance Tests (MTT) to obtain fundamental metabolic information including insulin sensitivities, glucose effectiveness, and beta-cell responsivities. Such analyses enable the quantitative understanding of the complex relationship among beta-cell function, hepatic insulin extraction, and insulin action.
The Epsilon Group maintains several resources which provide information for SAAM II users – from novice to expert. Follow the links below to explore these resources.
FAQs provide details on numerous aspects of the SAAM II software: from basic information such as installation, licensing, and operation of SAAM II to advanced topics covering expert techniques for solving and fitting with SAAM II for various modeling/simulation scenarios.
Click here to explore SAAM II FAQs …
Basic Tutorials provide step-by-step exercises using the SAAM II software illustrating its most commonly used features – i.e., features which almost all SAAM II users will employ at some time for their modeling/simulation tasks.
Click here to explore SAAM II basic tutorials …
Advanced Tutorials provide step-by-step exercises using the SAAM II software illustrating more advanced features of the software. Such advanced features are typically needed when modeling complex experimental protocols.
Click here to explore SAAM II advanced tutorials …
Publications in which SAAM II was used for modeling experimental data from investigations in PK/PD, metabolic, and other dynamic systems. By studying how SAAM II was used in these types of modeling/simulation studies, you will get a much greater understanding of the power and utility of the SAAM II software (and, thus, be able to use it more effectively for your own modeling/simulation needs).
Click here to explore SAAM II publications …",1092,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330907.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825215958-20190826001958-00371.warc.gz,0.897762060165405
92f5dbe0-f084-4704-a627-bb0d042e3ba3,2015-03-29T10:36:30+00:00,2012-02-28,0,http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2012/02/the-listening-party-1-kayo-dots-toby-driver/,"The Listening Party aims to connect songwriters to their influences and dig at the inspired fan in all of us. As curator, I choose music for artists to discuss based upon what I feel has either been an influence or will facilitate an interesting discussion. In turn, I also ask them to provide music that has recently inspired them. In a perfect world, this would occur with libations and prolonged discussion. Improvise at your own will.
For this inaugural interview, I talked with Toby Driver, leader of the forward-thinking and genre-bending Kayo Dot, who just released the fantastic Gamma Knife. He was kind enough to donate time while touring with the Secret Chiefs 3 and provide insight into both his songwriting process and musical inspirations.
. . .
What are some of your earliest and/or biggest musical influences as a songwriter?
The earliest definitely are not the same as the biggest. Since I did start writing songs when I was pretty young, you can understand that those influences might be considered pretty unexciting now–Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses, Jane’s Addiction, My Dying Bride. As for the biggest influences, it kind of changes year to year based on what I’ve been recently inspired by. I’m not sure I can say there’s any artist like whom I’ve always aspired to write. My biggest influences are transient.
How would you describe both your progression as a songwriter and your writing process?
I like your use of the term “songwriter” here–I think it’s really apt; what I’ve always tried to do is maintain a sort of songwriter’s sense of populism and trajectory, informed by the greats, in my compositions while still exploring my more abstract ideas. That’s one reason why almost everything I’ve done still has lyrics and vocals even though the music may have had the potential to go another way. I think perhaps the most important development in my writing during the past few years is that I have a very clear picture of what my own language is.
As for writing process, lately, you can imagine it like molding a horse out of clay. You have a block of clay, and you quickly mold a crude shape which you can tell is supposed to be a horse . . .so in one way, the sculpture is finished, or the most basic version of the idea has already been expressed. Then, over the course of time, you sculpt finer and finer details in. The crude idea was laid down long ago but the process of definition is gradual.
Do you find that, in general, you’re more influenced by music (what you’re currently listening to) or your environment (what’s happening in your life)? How do the two interplay?
I think an equal amount, which I’m really happy about and I think is the perfect balance. They interplay in a way that I wish were common to all musicians . . . take in a lot of information and use what inspires you in a way that expresses your own experience, in your own language.
What are some of your musical guilty pleasures?
Haha! Well, what qualifies as “guilty” just depends on who I’m around. Lots of the music from my teens and 20s whose aesthetic has not had any influence on my peers. For example, My Dying Bride, Tiamat, Anathema, In The Woods, stuff like that. It’s funny, there are bands that I would put in a very similar category of aesthetic, though, who I can play around my friends, and it does resonate with them. When you look at the objective quality or aesthetic, they line up, but guilty pleasures like these seem to often be about just what you happened to come across when you were growing up. It’s largely about nostalgia.
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Mare – “Anisette”
I love this song and am already really familiar with the whole amazing album. This record came out around the same time as Choirs of the Eye, so it was really curious to see another band doing something that I felt was really close in style (kind of through-composed, orchestrated post-hardcore, I guess) at the exact same time. I’ve always been impressed at how young the Mare guys were when they made that album, too.
. . .
Ulver – “Dressed in Black”
Ulver was one of my favorite bands when I was in high school and college, and I kind of fell off following them closely after their William Blake album. I still like what they’re doing, though, even though I’m not listening obsessively. I just got Blood Inside, actually, so am looking forward to finding a good context for it in my life. Stuff from this era of Ulver is not really the type of music I want to listen to on my headphones . . . the production is too saturated. Rather, it’s something that I’d want to have on in the distance while doing things around my house. I hope that doesn’t sound like a dig or anything . . . that’s actually how I do most of my listening these days.
. . .
Ennio Morricone – “Un Uomo da Rispettare”
This track is awesome . . . I already love Morricone but hadn’t heard this one before. Since it’s soundtrack music, I’d really want to see the film it comes from before making a conclusion about it, but I love it musically. One of my favorite things about Morricone is the way he uses rock instruments (such as drums and bass guitar), synths, and effects (delay, reverb) in a concert music/orchestra setting. He has such a unique and tasteful way of contemporizing the orchestra, and no one else has ever been able to do it quite like him. Additionally, the analog and live recording of this track is exactly what I want to be listening to closely these days, as opposed to heavily overdubbed studio music like the Ulver track you sent.
. . .
Jeff Buckley – “So Real”
This is actually the first Jeff Buckley song I ever heard. I was packed in a small car with 6 other friends during university, and it was late summer and we were headed through the woods to a friend’s parents’ house for a weekend party. I was kind of zoning out of the conversation and was in my own world, when this song came on . . . My attention came back to reality pretty much during the vocal climax of the song. I was totally blown away by the singing and had to ask who the fuck is this??? For some reason, I never checked out Buckley again until maybe 6 years later when I finally picked up the album this track is from (Grace). Love the whole record and it’s interesting to think about how if I had not been in that car right at that time, I probably never would have become a Jeff Buckley fan and my musical path could have been really different, since practicing along to his vocals helped me become a better singer.
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Masada String Trio – “Rssasiel”
Zorn’s string writing is always amazing and an exhilarating listen. He’s definitely one of the world’s musical treasures, and I’m lucky to be a bit close to it. Some of the most curious things about the writing here are these moments in it that give you a little bit of a Bach vibe but simultaneously sound like they fit into the realm of Jewish music. Additionally, it’s great how this piece is just LOUD and intense . . . you could have the same parts played by entirely different people, and it wouldn’t work. So Zorn has always been great at picking the right performers and pushing his compositions to the next level in terms of how the musicians dynamically take the music off the page and into a higher sphere. Also, another fun thing about this track. Zorn’s basically a musical god on earth, but with that in mind, it’s fun to note the bad edit in this track right at 2:30
Something I’m into right now:
I also hang out with Mario a lot and even play music with him sometimes, but I can’t say enough good things about his music. He’s one of my favorite contemporary composers, and my favorite composer who’s just about my age. All his music is just perfect. I want it to be my own music. I don’t actually write anything like he does, but his music fits perfectly with my internal world. This track is the first one from his new album, Hypnos. Never-ending-story-core.
. . .",1878,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298464.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00220-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.978043556213379
598f4bc1-c3eb-4ccc-bdfd-605c12f19086,2017-08-20T15:42:30+00:00,2013-08-20,1,https://creativetrampoline.wordpress.com/tag/movie-adaptation/,"In a parallel universe somewhere, I am probably responsible for casting things. Unfortunately, in this one, that doesn’t happen too frequently, and when it does, it certainly isn’t Hollywood. But one can dream, right? And dreaming’s what I do, so one of my fave pastimes is coming up with an imaginary cast for a hypothetical live-action movie adaptation of basically anything (usually books or musicals).
Anyhow, here’s my current imaginary cast for Wicked (the musical) if they make a movie adaptation:
Lea Michele as Elphaba
Come on, you guys, Lea Michele looks like she could be Idina Menzel’s daughter. (See: Glee.)
Kristin Bell as Glinda
It’s about time Kristen Bell got a live-action singing role. Also, she’s tiny (though not quite as tiny as Chenoweth) and probably could do our perky, pink-wearing popular witch justice.
Sam Claflin as Fiyero
Finnick as Fiyero! If you’re wondering about his ability to sing, Sam played Enjolras in a Norfolk Theatre production of Les Mis (check it out here), and his performance was well-received. But mostly it’s that innate cheekiness he has, that winning charm.
Daniel Radcliffe as Boq
Our Danny Boy has, er, the right height for a Munchkin boy. Plus he’s done the musical “How to Succeed in Business.” I just hope he’s not sick and tired of going to magical schools . . .
Anna Kendrick as Nessarose
Sure, Kendrick has been in every other movie musical these days, which could be a tad annoying, but Nessarose herself is supposed to be a tad annoying anyway.
James McAvoy as Doctor Dillamond
I briefly considered Johnny Depp, seeing as he loves costumey things and musicals, but due to McAvoy’s extensive goat-playing experience (see: Narnia), he wins this one.
Meryl Streep as Madame Morrible
The Hollywood Powers-That-Be have issued a decree saying Meryl Streep must be cast in every significant movie-musical from now on. Done.
Robert Downey Jr. as The Wizard of OzDon’t you think this is a more inspired choice than James Franco? RDJ is made of awesomeness.
Idina Menzel as Elphaba’s Mother
Customary Original Broadway Cast cameo. Also, hel-lo, Lea Michele’s mother? Obvious answer is obvious.
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That about sums it up! Next up, probably The Night Circus, which I’ve just finished and absolutely love. I’m also willing to take on any requests. Cheers!",612,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106779.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820150632-20170820170632-00293.warc.gz,0.951447665691376
0c242667-e5be-4ac6-8719-673558984f2b,2020-10-27T12:39:24+00:00,2020-10-22,1,https://www.diabetestracker.org/u-s-covid-testing-plan-aims-to-open-new-york-london-travel-by-holidays.html,"U.S. officers are aiming to open journey involving New York Town and London with shortened traveler quarantine durations as quickly as the vacations, in accordance to folks common with the subject.
The growing availability of Covid-19 assessments in the U.S. has prompted officers at the Transportation Section, Section of Homeland Protection and other agencies to revive efforts to establish risk-free journey corridors involving the U.S. and global destinations, the folks mentioned. Setting up all those routes would demand vacationers to be analyzed for Covid-19 right before their flight and again on arrival, allowing for them to stay away from prolonged quarantines at their destinations.
Essential details will have to be worked out right before the Trump administration and foreign governments agree to the prepare. Transportation officers and an airline trade team help restricting quarantines to 24 hours, although other federal officers would choose arriving passengers isolate for four to 7 times, folks common with the subject mentioned. Longer quarantines could be far more suitable to companion countries, just one of these folks mentioned. First assessments might not detect a passenger’s sickness.
Federal officers have recently concentrated their talks about an first corridor with their U.K. counterparts, and discussions have also included German officers, folks common with the subject mentioned. A Homeland Protection formal mentioned the agency’s operate to “safely inspire trans-Atlantic journey although mitigating general public-well being risks” was in its early phases.
Restricted availability of tests in the U.S. earlier this year and prolonged wait situations for test final results stalled former efforts to open global journey.
At present, American citizens traveling to the U.K. will have to quarantine for 14 times and for the most element simply cannot journey to the European Union. The U.S. bars entry to vacationers from the U.K. and Europe until they are U.S. citizens or long-lasting citizens.
Soon after coming to a halt in the early months of the pandemic, air journey has remained slow thanks to travelers’ fears of contracting the coronavirus and shut borders or mandatory quarantine durations for incoming vacationers. International journey has been particularly tough-strike, and the shortage of fliers has place some world airlines out of enterprise and wiped out billions of pounds in earnings.
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U.S. federal government and aviation-business officers included in the setting up talks cited just one large impediment in negotiations with foreign leaders in excess of easing journey restrictions, even with tests: America’s persistently high Covid-19 infection rates. The U.S. and the U.K. have both of those seasoned recent upticks in infections, and the U.S. experienced far more than fifty six,000 new circumstances of Covid-19 on Thursday, in accordance to Johns Hopkins University information.
The White House’s Nationwide Protection Council accredited the corridor prepare to transfer ahead in recent months, folks common with the subject mentioned. A spokesman for the security council declined to remark.
A Transportation Section spokesman mentioned the company was all set to help the exertion and noted officials’ talks with global and business counterparts have been continuing. Easing quarantine demands has been debated in the U.K., and Transportation Minister Grant Shapps mentioned previous 7 days that a activity force there would review the prospective purpose of airport tests.
Reviving well-known holiday and enterprise routes has been a priority for airlines and governments whose economies rely on journey. Some carriers have currently worked with governments in states like Hawaii and destinations like Costa Rica and Jamaica on tests designs that shorten travelers’ mandatory quarantine durations.
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Like a ton of virus-linked journey steps, these early efforts are a patchwork, with distinct tests selections depending on the airline, from speedy-tests at the airport to at-property test kits. Tourists pay back for the assessments, most of which value $a hundred or far more.
Beneath these pointers, assessments aren’t mandatory for every flier as they would be in the designs federal officers are contemplating.
“We want to ease into this,” mentioned Julie Rath, vice president of purchaser knowledge and reservations at
American Airways Team Inc.
Several airline executives say it will choose a verified and greatly accessible vaccine to make fliers snug and return traveling to 2019 amounts. Airways at present mandate that passengers use masks and have ramped up cabin cleansing.
Sooner or later, “proof of a vaccination will exchange evidence of a unfavorable test result” as a journey-will have to, mentioned Aaron McMillan,
managing director of operations coverage and help.
Nations’ and carriers’ makes an attempt to reopen planet journey have been uneven. In addition to U.S. and EU traveler bans, some countries, like Argentina, have remained mainly shut. Others are open, but subject matter vacationers to an array of regulations and restrictions pertaining to the lengths of quarantines and types of assessments vacationers want to choose.
Such restrictions, together with fears of infection on lengthier flights, have remaining global journey even far more depressed than domestic traveling, in accordance to the International Air Transportation Association, a trade team. Global global air visitors was down 88% in August from the former year, in accordance to IATA.
Airline executives on both of those sides of the Atlantic have been pushing because July for governments to use tests in lieu of quarantines and other global restrictions. Airports in North The us, Europe and Asia have also been working to create a common tests framework.
For now, tests bottlenecks have eased and the U.S. has far more tests capability than it is using. The 7-day regular of new day by day assessments done in the U.S. is about 961,000 or just less than thirty million assessments a thirty day period, although the Section of Overall health and Human Expert services mentioned about 90 million assessments have been accessible in September.
Swift assessments are anticipated to be a major resource to preserve Covid-no cost corridors, the folks briefed on the subject mentioned. Swift assessments ordinarily trade some precision for velocity, so it wasn’t quickly very clear no matter if other tests—such as polymerase chain reaction assessments run in labs—and shorter durations of self-isolation might be needed.
—Sarah Krouse contributed to this report.
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91302821-3288-42d1-a249-4e8e788e2d2e,2013-05-23T05:00:48+00:00,2012-01-18,0,http://blog.the9thcircuitwatch.com/2012/01/gonzalez-v-wong-2012-wl-6061514-9th-cir.html,"Another 9th Circuit reversal of a death penalty case by a 2-1 majority panel. The case was tried in 1979.
Despite the harsh language of the Supreme Court in a recent series of cases reversing the 9th Circuit, the rebukes go ignored in Gonzalez and the case serves as another request for an en banc hearing and, if denied, a petition for cert. to the Supreme Court. The 9th Circuit majority panel cites AEDPA, U.S.C. 2254, concedes the Supreme Court cases have insisted on federal courts discontinuing second guessing state courts, and then ignores the statute and the Court precedents.
Sheriff's deputies served a search warrant on a house occupied by Gonzalez. When he refused to open the door, the officers forcibly entered and confronted Gonzales who held a shotgun. He fired and killed one officer. At trial, Gonzalez conceded shooting the officer but contended he thought a gang member was attempting entrance. The only issue at trial and on appeal was whether he knew he had shot an officer.
The California Supreme Court upheld the conviction but ordered a reference to determine certain facts, i.e. whether the prosecutor concealed evidence of impeachment. Ultimately the court denied his claim;
the U.S. District Court denied the petition for habeas corpus. Gonzalez contended one of the prosecution witnesses who testified against him had a physcological history not disclosed to the defense. At trial, the witness conceded he had been convicted of murder, had lied and had manipulated the prison system. Even the majority opinion conceded he had been thoroughly impeached in front of the jury. Nevertheless, despite the state supreme court opinion, the discovery reference ordered by that court, and the denial of the petition by the district court judge, the 2-1 majority held the phsycological history not disclosed by the prosecution violated the Brady rule (prosecutors must disclose exculpatory or impeaching evidence to the defendant prior to trial) and warranted reversal.
In support of its decision the majority cited a dissenting hypothetical opinion in Cullen v. Pinholster, 131 S.Ct., 388 (2011) in arguing Gonzalez only discovered the evidence after the state court had ruled in his case.
This decision is a travesty. Apparently the 2 judge majority never tried a criminal case and ignored the jury allocation of evidence. The jury knew the witness was convicted of murder, lied and manipulated the prison system. In effect, thoroughly impeached. What did additional psychological evidence establish? The concurring opinion is an exercise in verbal hash, endlessly trying to justify its decision.
This is a simple case. Did the defendant know the forcible entry was initiated by officers or gang members? The jury heard all the witnesses, understood the defense and convicted the defendant. The majority cites almost no other evidence in the trial other than the testimony of the tainted witness. This case is another ""second guessing""of state courts.
As usual, the majority cited AEDPA and ignored it.",605,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00014-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961834669113159
8e40d010-cdba-482d-991b-dc66b90db1b4,2016-07-29T12:08:59+00:00,2007-02-08,0,http://www.b-eye-network.com/blogs/devlin/archives/2007/02/,"It used to be the case that version 2.0 software delivered the function that was originally promised for the product and you had to wait until at least 3.1 before it performed. Now that Web 2.0 is all the rage, it seems that ""2.0"" can be applied to just about anything. So it wasn't much of a surprise to see DW 2.0 (and the TM is important, believe me!) from Bill Inmon last year and now Business Intelligence 2.0 as described by Neil Raden in his recent article.
In truth, Neil has got much closer to the new spirit of ""2.0"" as he recognises the impact of the changed paradigms of social computing, collaboration, mash-ups and other Web 2.0 approaches on traditional data warehousing. He's also spot-on when says that ""better ties between analysis and action"" will emerge.
But my question is - will it be Business Intelligence 2.0 or will it simply be ""Business Intelligence to zero""? If everything a business user needs is going to be mashed-up into a user-defined portal interface, and analysis and action (aka informational and operational) are intimately linked, why have Business Intelligence as a separate entity at all?
Two forces are acting simultaneously to change the face of BI beyond recognition. At the back end, SOA is gradually redefining the way applications interact, driving more integrated data and allowing more pervasive access to that same data. Data modelling, cleansing, extraction and transformation - traditional preserves of the data warehousing IT department - will become part of the mainstream IT business. Out on the user-facing side, business people increasingly expect an integrated view of all their tasks - without having to think if they are analytical or action-oriented.
As an example, take a look at the IBM Workplace Dashboard Framework, where traditional BI user function is delivered through a standard portal. Now recall that traditional action-oriented, operational applications can be surface through the same portal; and the portlets can exchange information! Where will the boundary exist between informational and operational in such a portal?
Neil is absolutely right when he says in conclusion: ""Prepare for the inevitable"". It seems to me it's the inevitable re-integration of BI into the mainstream of IT.
Posted February 8, 2007 11:15 AM
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a83f5a6d-90b0-47ac-ae59-e724bb3cb878,2015-03-30T05:54:37+00:00,2013-04-04,1,http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/Article/3186342/Rotating-Equipment-Drivers/Shell-looks-to-sell-Geelong-refinery-in-Australia.html,"By ROSS KELLY
SYDNEY -- Royal Dutch Shell said it plans to sell its only
oil refinery in Australia, as the local industry struggles to
compete with low-cost operators in Asia.
The number of refineries in Australia has dwindled in recent
years as vast new processing facilities have sprung up in India, Singapore and elsewhere in
the region, producing products such as gasoline, jet fuel and
motor oil more cheaply.
The Anglo-Dutch oil company said Thursday it may convert its
refinery in Geelong to a fuel import
terminal if it can't find a buyer. The plant, near the
country's second-most populous city, Melbourne, currently
supplies about half of Victoria state's fuel. It employs about
450 staff, plus between 100 and 150 contractors.
Shell has hired Bank of America Merrill Lynch to assist with
the sale process, which it expects to complete by the end of
Last year, the company converted a refinery in the commercial capital,
Sydney, to an import terminal. Caltex Australia, half-owned by
Chevron, plans to make a similar conversion to its Sydney
refinery next year.
The Geelong plant is larger than Shell's former Sydney
operation, producing up to 120,000 bpd of crude oil. It can
process cheaper types of crude and also makes a larger range of
products including solvents, high-octane gasoline and bitumen,
potentially making it a more attractive sale target.
""Every refinery in Australia is different,"" said Andrew
Smith, the head of Shell Australia's refining unit. He declined to
comment on whether the refinery is profitable, or if it has
attracted any early buyer interest.
Among the handful of remaining refineries in Australia,
Caltex has another plant in Brisbane, BP owns refineries in
Perth and Brisbane, and ExxonMobil has a refinery in Melbourne.
Dow Jones Newswires",411,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299114.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00114-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.930278599262238
a30ff853-3b2f-49f2-b9ca-5decc3b0ff16,2016-07-30T05:27:29+00:00,2016-05-31,0,http://vr-zone.com/articles/witness-our-planets-astonishing-transformation-over-the-past-30-years/20084.html,"Google, in conjunction with NASA, TIME, and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), have compiled years of satellite images from different parts of the Earth into digestible, eye-opening GIFS.
The effect of population growth and economic development on our planet has been gaining a lot more attention in recent years. With the increasing occurrence of extreme weather events and the destruction of natural landscapes, sustainable development is slowly becoming a major focus of government policies around the world. Such policies could potentially be guided by Google and TIME’s Timelapse project, which provides the opportunity to get an objective glimpse of the impact we have had on our environment over the past couple of decades.
The project makes use of satellite images that were captured by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since the 1970s as part of their Landsat mission. Google Earth Engine technology was then used to select only the clearest images out of a collection of 2 million; this meant having to sort through 909 terabytes of data since the project’s inception in 2009. The result was a complete image of the planet for each year since 1984; by combining these into a single GIF file, an extraordinary view of our environment’s transformation became possible.
Thankfully we have the weekend to go through each and every one of these
Watch as Dubai develops form a barren desert into the metropolis it is today, or how the Columbia Glacier in Alaska has retreated. Along with images of the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest, Timelapse should hopefully improve our environmental awareness and encourage more efforts to protect our planet, while providing invaluable data for researchers to analyze.",338,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257832939.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071032-00251-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.948336958885193
eeb2a5bf-6afd-4c04-b35a-5931e4d14a3e,2015-04-01T01:08:33+00:00,2012-09-27,1,https://sahelblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/27/malis-islamist-coalition-responds-to-external-intervention-discussions/?like=1&_wpnonce=2984bf4a5d,"Plans for an external military intervention in war-torn Mali are gathering momentum. Mali’s interim government has agreed to allow the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to base a 3,000-strong force in Bamako. The European Union is “considering requests to support West African-led military intervention in Mali and to restructure the country’s beleaguered army.” France and the United States have urged the United Nations Security Council to approve ECOWAS’ plans, and France and the African Union have said they will support ECOWAS logistically. Even Algeria “may have to accept the deployment of West African troops in its crisis-hit neighbour Mali contrary to its traditional stance against foreign intervention and focus on internal security, analysts say.”
As Reuters points out, uncertainty about who really rules in Bamako – coup leader Captain Amadou Sanogo, civilian President Dioncounda Traore, or Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra – could efforts to retake Mali’s Islamist-held north. But many powerful actors are pushing for a military campaign of some kind.
These developments have not gone unnoticed in the north. The Malian press has transcribed a phone interview with Oumar Ould Hamaha, a commander within the Islamist coalition that rules northern Mali. I have not been able to find an in-depth profile on Hamaha, but this comment on him from AFP is notable:
Malian national Omar Hamaha, one of the main Islamist commanders in the north, is a case study in the bridges between [Ansar al Din, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa, the main players in the Islamist coalition].
He is known as the second-in-command to the AQIM boss in charge of Gao. But during the seizure of Timbuktu in April, he referred to himself as the chief-of-staff of Ansar Dine, and now says he holds the same position in MUJAO.
“Remember, we are all mujahedeen. Whether a fighter is from MUJAO, Ansar Dine or AQIM, it’s the same thing,” he told AFP.
“We have the same ambition, the application of sharia. Whenever there’s an attack on one of us, it’s an attack on everyone.”
Hamaha is frequently quoted as a spokesman for the coalition in local and international media (see here, for example), where his rhetoric often emphasizes the coalition’s embrace of violence in the service of its determination to impose shari’a across Mali. In the aftermath of the Malian army’s killing of sixteen Muslim preachers earlier this month, Hamaha expressed the Islamist coalition’s rejection of mediation efforts and its objective of capturing Bamako:
He warned that the Islamists would one day attack the south. ‘‘We will plant the black flag of the Islamists at Koulouba,’’ he said, naming the hill on which Mali’s presidential palace sits.
Hamaha reiterated these messages in his recent phone interview (French), in which he expresses defiance regarding the possibility of an external intervention. My translation:
I was contacted last Saturday by the Minister of Defense for discussions. I told him that we are open to dialogue if the government is ready to submit itself to the shari’a. Plainly speaking, if the authorities are ready to apply the sharia. I was surprised that the Minister of Defense spoke to me of secularism (laicite). That impedes all dialogue with them. We are jihadists…We are ready to take the lead and to defeat all armies by the sword, whether they be from ECOWAS or even NATO…Nothing will be able to stop our advance on Bamako and the rest of Mali because we have chosen to die for the religion.
More remarks from Hamaha here (French).
The statement leaves me wondering how seriously to take the threat of the Islamist coalition’s southern advance. The Islamists’ capture of the town of Douentza (map) on September 1 certainly raised some eyebrows, and their repeated references to a southern advance indicates that the threat is not just an offhand comment. On the other hand, advancing into southern areas could stretch the Islamists thin, exacerbate the political backlash they sometimes face, and hand them military defeats. Whatever happens, ECOWAS and other external forces can expect stiff resistance from the Islamist coalition, and external forces may even find themselves initially working not just to retake territory, but to repel new attacks.",968,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131302428.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172142-00227-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.95176762342453
3ab934ee-1bcd-4ebd-be7e-6f26f39757f1,2015-03-29T17:22:29+00:00,2012-09-01,0,http://www.matt-hughes.com/forums/showthread.php?p=194485&mode=threaded,"Originally Posted by rearnakedchoke
ok ... i have been away, and last time i was here i said chael didn't deserve the shot ... i think jbj turned down chael because he felt chael didn't deserve a shot at the 205 strap ... i don't think vitor deserves a shot at the belt either, but he deserves it more than chael ... glad jbj and greg are not giving chael the shot at the belt ...
Makes it sound like JBJ and Greg Jackson are in charge of deciding
who gets offered a shot.
I'm really interested to see if JBJ says, ""No"" to Dana again regarding a fight.",142,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298660.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00047-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.979880213737488
6dbfb64c-662f-4634-8e8b-8a8fd52ec175,2017-08-23T00:26:04+00:00,2017-02-01,1,http://hyderabad-blues1.blogspot.com/2017/02/hm258570-20-next-generation-predictions.html,"One way is to put together a list of innovations that can potentially have a major impact in personal and business life for facets of life on this planet, to look at what has happened and use stochastic processes in other predictive methods and use it to relatively show what could potentially happen. That is all one can do in our daily life outside of all the technical jargons we use every day. One can also look at all the new innovation at stake and make sense out of what is about to come in the next 50 years.
I can only achieve this by looking at the last 50 years when we had a major industrial revolution (Internet) which drove us to almost 150+ IP based applications, and my prediction almost two decades ago that IP will eat everything is becoming a reality. Although no one can fully and easily predict what exactly can be implemented over the next few decades as no one would have been able to predict companies such as Facebook or others and their impact on human society during last industrial revolution, all one can do is to learn from all the scientific work being done and make some predictions about the future about to come. But I am very confident that there will be billion dollar evaluated companies in years to come, like after March 1st with Snapchat.
It is very important to identify the challenges and then help accelerate solving these problems for the good of mankind no matter which continent we live in, knowing there may be a 7th continent that has been located below New Zealand. It can potentially drive many valuable minerals that could ultimately solve many of the diseases and shortages we are dealing with on a daily basis including the simple flu which no one has been able to identify a vaccine to help eliminate. The main objective should be to lower cycle time and then to eliminate the disease without taking too much medicine which no one and I mean no one can explain or even describe the full impact on human body over the long term. It is stated that any virus entering human body will take 2-3 days to start impacting other cells, getting to full flu but solving this problem is against all the drugs OTC companies who are about to lose billions of some useless products that still do not do anything except potentially slow down the rate of growth. We have done major advancements in our land on various levels of innovation but not much research has been done on what is our planet at bottom of the ocean except using sonar based technologies given the massive PSI extorted on any human being. New drones are needed to help accelerate and explore what we have available at bottom of the ocean as well, and a lot of scientific work is already under-way.
So, let me take a crack at some of my predictions or I should say, challenges that we need to consider and solve in order to help our people across the globe.
So, let me start my top 20 list:
- People using contact lenses will end up having Terminator Vision. This could be well beyond the 20/20 vision that we may have been accustomed to and a new standard of care for vision that drives to such model. Look at how much one can save in the support of humanity across the globe.
- Medical check-ups will be conducted by smart-phones. This can easily be done using sensors either inside or outside of the body, and finally deploying sensors that can approach the 1T sensors equivalent to estimate the number of neurons in the brain and then perform predictive analytics to identify issues well before it happens. I just put together a list of medical sensors which is the start of this revolution in the 21st century, and UCSD was the main university developing state of art sensors in their Nano-Engineering center.
- There are over 130 million books on this planet, and I predict all will be digitized. All 130 million books on the planet will be digitized and indexed, and there will be a very easy way to locate any search words unlike what is being provided by Google. Using speech recognition technology can offer such capabilities to every language across the globe. Today, a small percentage of what has been developed is already digitized, indexed, and ready to search but I do believe a new way of search will be far different than what we got accustomed to in beginning of 21st century. Much more innovation around speech to text using a very accurate model will be developed with a massive advantage across the globe and do we know how much analog pictures and videos are yet to be digitized and then converted to 4K such as video.
- Supersonic jets will return. We all remember Concord with over Mock 2.02 but the new type of supersonic jets can reach as high as Mock 5.0. You can imagine how fast it will take to go around the globe where speed of sound is 1500 meters per second. Speed can never substitute for anything we can ever innovate. It is speed and cycle time that finally drive companies with little investment to drive top line revenue but most companies miss this important Key Performance Indicator.
- Our own refrigerator will place our grocery order and might even prepare certain type of food by using a new chip set card, like the movie Star Trek back in the 60s. I do believe we are not far off from getting to this point in real time. Look at what Amazon is doing in order to deliver what is missing from refrigerator inventory to fill it up when needed. Their main objective is speed and no one has been able to beat Amazon when it comes to speed of innovation since it is embedded in their culture.
- The carpet in our homes home or business will detect intruders and summon help if you fall, only based on sensors deployed in the home and within the carpet, which is already in development. There will be no need for any other capability to inform first responders about the health of an individual using massive sensors that is about to be introduced.
- As we move toward 1T sensors by 2030, lawn sensors will tell you which part of your yard need to be fertilized. Today, there is no such capability and US subsidizes over $40B for farmers due to many factors in US. We might be able to lower this price and use it to provide better education for human beings especially in poverty-based areas across the globe. It all becomes conservation of energy, and I am confident it will happen in due time with massive support from US government. Thinking about getting oil or any kind of energy without drilling and knowing the actual location of oil given drill bits are all IP-based going forward. There are companies who can get GPS of every inch of planet on a daily basis knowing what has changed and can use analytics to help drive new innovation.
- The electric meter will monitor local power consumption and help you make full use of off peak rates, thus reducing need for electricity and optimizing using some very unique analytics and help you make full use of off-peak rates which can add up to massive savings for every home across the globe. It will lower the costs across the country and even globe and provide a hemisphere which is open enough that we can help generate enough electricity to support countries that still need oil to run businesses. This sensor technologies can even lower an electric bill by as much as 40% which is huge in the world of taxes, taxes and more taxes that we all pay to live in freedom.
- I also believe within 30 years, humans will begin augmenting their brains by plugging the power of tomorrow's smartphones directly into their brains – This along with the massive number of sensors and what I call Cognitive Reality (CR) can drive the next-generation standards of care across the globe. Clearly, Oculus is prime example of such technology being in the center and a cornerstone of such innovation for healthcare. If we look at just pain and what people go through, it causes lack of sleep that can cause accidents on the road let alone texting and driving. We must focus on areas using analytics to help patients and insurance companies establish standards of care to help everyone handle the pain without getting into any type of accident which insurance companies love to do. Of course, given we are a passionate country, a pain clinic will never allow patients to suffer pain, period, and we must give them lot of credit in light of all the challenges coming from DC area.
10.Our high way infrastructure will be far more advanced than what we see today - this area will be very dicey to say the least and the reality is our highway and infrastructure should be able to handle 3 times as many cars. One would even ask how can this be possible given so much traffic in almost every state across the country. In addition, according to researchers at a very prominent university in US, at best 5 percent of a highway's road surface at any given time. If we let technology take the wheel, we could significantly increase the volume of traffic. In one example, a European semi-autonomous road train wirelessly connects a stream of cars to a truck driven by a professional. The self-driving cars mimic the speed and steering of the lead vehicle, safely decreasing the gaps while increasing fuel efficiency to help lower impact of climate and global warming. After all, these incremental approaches to solve traffic problem will never ever solve the needs of 21st century. Perhaps flying cars can solve this but I would not bet on this, given massive regulatory issues surrounding this issue with FAA and FCC.
11.Farmers will grow caffeine-free coffee beans. Taking caffeine out of coffee is no easy chemical feat, which is why decaf lacks the rich flavor of the high-test stuff. After years of research, Brazilian scientists have discovered a mutant strain of coffee that's naturally low in caffeine. They won't rest until they learn how to remove every last drop of the sleep-retarding stimulant. For more information, please look at 2 top universities (UC San Diego and RPI in Troy, NY). They have by far the best Nanoengineering department on this planet.
12.Real Estate Full Automation - Can you imagine when you buy a new home, how many documents one has to sign? It becomes unmanageable from a customer point of view but I do believe a virtual lawyer will help you plan your own estate. I do not mean avatars – I mean virtual people – self-contained, thinking organisms indistinguishable from humans. It may sound crazy to say the least, right? But surely you have seen the magic of CGI. What's to say you cannot attach a life-like visage to an interface fronting the crowd-sourced wisdom of Internet? Give it a nice head of hair, teach it how to smile, and you are now looking at a brilliant, legal eagle with awesome people skills.
13.Scientists will discover direct evidence of dark matter – It may account for 23-25 percent of the mass in the universe, yet it has not yet been confirmed that dark matter exists, though there are some evidence of it in CERN super collider. Some physicists believe the proof of such theory may be in hand in 15 years, allowing us to solve many of the problems unknown to humankind, like god particle developed by Higgs bottom.
14.Advances in Nano-technology will help us overcome not only illness but also the limits of being human. For example, robotic red blood cells called reciprocates could each hold 200 times the oxygen of their natural counterparts, enabling a man on a mission to, say, hide out underwater for half a day without a scuba tank. It could also help Navy seals hold their breath for over 4 hours during any mission.
15.Robots will rule the LV games! China started hosting the international humanoid robot Olympic games in 2010, and one of the inventors was pushing for high-tech competitors in Rio de Janeiro in the summer of 2016. The original Olympic skill sets were javelin throws, wrestling, and fighting skills that countries needed for defense. In the 21st century, sports should require modern skills like programming and mechanical prowess.
16.I also believe that the Pentagon will finally say goodbye to large submarines. With the steady improvement in sonar technology, our subs are already hard-pressed to evade detection using normal mode acoustic coupling. In the future, underwater robots with laser guided radar Nano-acoustic sensors will make the seas virtually transparent. So, how will we deploy our sensitive information? I believe new technology around hypersonic-based technologies will reach any area on the planet within 1 hour or less.
17.An Ion engine will reach the stars. If you are thinking of making the trip to Alpha Centauri, pack plenty of snacks. At 25.8 trillion miles, the voyage requires more than 4.3 years of travel at light speed, which has never been proven. One cannot even go that fast due to Einstein theory of relativity. This type of propulsion needs to be far different than what we normally use, which is liquid or solid fuel, and the spacecraft must be propelled by ions of xenon gas accelerated by an electric field. The space shuttle used 6M pounds of thrust to lift off but the Ion engine will require lot less thrust to get to escape velocity moving out of earth gravitational force.
18.A bigger assumption will be that our body will be truly connected, and doctors will check vital signs around the clock via many sensors which I estimate to be over 1T by 2030 time-frame. In addition, stomach chips will monitor people's diet to help one lose weight without any expensive programs. In addition, spinal cord implants will reverse paralysis once and for all. One can also use chips that will help you absorb data while you are sleep without any medication and brain interface that will also help us fully inhibit virtual worlds. In essence, doctors will be inside the human body and solve many of the issues people are facing this century.
19.Scientists will map the quadrillion connections between the brain's neurons. Quadrillion sounds like a made-up number, but we can be assured that the number is real. Those connections hold the answers to questions about mental illness, learning, and the whole nature versus nurture issue. If every one of them were a penny, one could stack them and build a tower 963 million miles high!!! It would stretch past Mars, Jupiter and Saturn and stop roughly halfway to Uranus. President Obama spent $100M to map the human brain but we need a lot more science and technology funding to truly understand how the brain operates, which is our central processor for the entire body.
20.Lastly, bridges will repair themselves with self-healing concrete. This is being invented by a University of Michigan engineer. The new composite is paced with micro-fibers that bed without breaking. Hairline fractures mend themselves within days when calcium ions in the mix react with rainwater and carbon dioxide to create a calcium carbonate patch. Let's not forget any type of crack in airplane wings which is not visible by eyes during initial inspection. This can save millions of lives for cracked line in many verticals that one can't even imagine.
In summary, if industry and research organizations focus on these top 20 major innovations, one can imagine a superlative quality of life and can even solve what they call super bugs, which no anti-biotics can help. In my next series of predictions, I will take the predictions even further and try to drive more direct innovation, which we need to think about if we have any chance of driving the next-generation world for the people of this planet. I am fairly convinced the end state is well within our reach and with the diversity of ideas and opinion, we can get to our end state fairly quickly depending on the level of investment needed to make these inventions happen as quickly as possible.
Of course, any additional insights are welcome like always.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement by the University of South Florida on its research at the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Fla.
""I am proud to continue to support the University of South Florida's important research to find answers to the many questions surrounding the deaths that occurred at Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, and I congratulate them on their work and findings. I will continue to provide whatever support I can as they move forward with their efforts.""",147,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828010.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00058-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.942861676216126
702e8d3e-c294-4842-b253-75d0bdbae898,2020-10-27T16:00:44+00:00,2020-10-27,0,https://www.silverfast.com/show/application-herbar-workflow/cn.html,"Scans are made with a scanning camera connected to a standard PC. The tried and tested SilverFast Ai software is used for scanning. The software enables herbarium specimens to be scanned in RAW – format. This raw data is then saved on a server.
With the help of the SilverFast HDR software, the second PC converts the scanned raw data into a readable image format. In order to do this, the raw data is loaded from the server, optimized (color, contrast, brightness) and saved again on the server in the desired format. The result is validated on a profiled graphic monitor.
First automating steps for scanning workplace
The aim of museums and botanical collections that wish to present themselves on the world stage is to digitize at high quality as many herbarium specimens as possible from now on. Herbarium specimens have been scanned for some time. However, the degree of automation of these solutions is very low, so that only a small number of herbarium specimens can be scanned each day. The University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover has analyzed industrial production workflows and derived approaches for scanning herbarium specimens.
Automation is divided into three development focus points:
- Scanner–workplace with control mode,
- Technology management for scanning,
- System solutions taking staff into account.
The rotary indexing table allows a new herbarium specimen to be loaded while another one is scanned. Apart from the time needed for scanning and turning the table 180°, the user determines the timing of the machine.
The rotary indexing table can be controlled with a standard PC connected through a USB port. The scanner software is also installed on this computer. The rotary indexing table can be accessed from this computer without any problems using Herbar Digital Control software (HDC). Turnover of herbarium specimens may be considerably enhanced with the controlled rotary indexing table. Access is also much easier, as the herbarium specimens are not reloaded directly under the panel lights. The fundamental performance characteristics of this basic solution are:
- Scanning from small to large batches
- Adjustable rotating speed (3-12 rpm)
- Semi-automatic operation",452,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107894203.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027140911-20201027170911-00666.warc.gz,0.911956369876862
4231f789-c428-4174-8574-5803944f5b41,2013-05-23T04:29:30+00:00,2013-01-16,1,http://www.wtop.com/139/3195853/Local-Lawmakers-Introduce-Gun-Control-Bills?nid=1229,"Two state lawmakers who represent parts of Arlington have proposed a gun safety legislation package in the Virginia General Assembly.
State Sen. Adam Ebbin and Del. Patrick Hope, both Democrats, introduced bills that would close the so-called “gun show loophole,” require universal background checks on gun purchases, require gun owners to report stolen firearms, and restrict weapon sales to the mentally ill. To drive home the point, the lawmakers recorded two videos (above and below, after the jump) showing them buying a handgun without a background check and buying a high-capacity magazine at a recent gun show in Chantilly, Va.
The legislation was introduced Wednesday, a day before President Obama proposed legislation to require universal background checks, ban high capacity magazines, and ban assault-style weapons.
The gun control bills face an uphill battle in the Republican-controled state legislature; Hope and Ebbin called on Virginia residents to contact their legislators in support of the legislation.
From a press release:
Virginia State Senator Adam P. Ebbin (D-Alexandria) and Delegate Patrick A. Hope (D-Arlington) have introduced a package of gun safety legislation to require universal background checks on prospective firearms purchasers (SB 1232 / HB 2025), close the gun show loophole, and tighten restrictions on the sale of weapons to the mentally ill (SB 1109 / HB 2221).
SB 1109 and HB 2221 would make it a Class 6 felony to sell firearms to persons found mentally incapacitated or who have been involuntarily admitted.
Ebbin also introduced legislation to require the reporting of lost or stolen firearms (SB 965) and to outlaw firearms in legislative buildings (SB 1012).
“We easily purchased a handgun at a Virginia gun show, without undergoing a background check. Sadly, nearly 40% of all gun sales are conducted without a background check. In the interest of community safety, it’s not too much to ask for responsible gun purchasers to undergo a background check to screen for criminal history or history of serious mental illness,” the two wrote in a joint statement.
The lawmakers discussed their visit to a gun show in a January 15th news conference at the Virginia Capitol. Hope showed the High Standard Sentinel Revolver he bought for $175; because he purchased the gun from a private dealer, he did not have to undergo a background check to screen for a criminal record. “Today, a felon with a violent past can walk into a gun show or go on the Internet and buy any gun with no questions asked,” Hope said. “A law we could pass today, requiring universal background checks for all gun sales, would have an almost immediate impact on gun safety. No responsible gun owner is afraid of a background check.”
Displaying a 30-round ammunition magazine he purchased for $20, Ebbin said, “Buying a 30-round magazine should not be as easy as buying a candy bar.” He noted that a 30-round magazine was used in the recent Newtown, Connecticut tragedy that left 26 dead.
Citing the need to pass SB 965, Ebbin said, “When a gun is stolen, a deadly weapon is in criminal hands—a combination we all want to avoid. Reporting lost or stolen guns can help police avert a tragedy.”
Hope and Ebbin called on Virginians to contact their legislators in support of the gun safety legislation.
Clothes have a starring role at the Cannes Film Festival. (Photos)
This cutie needs a new home. She's WTOP's Pet of the Week.
French universities could say goodbye to this language in class.
WTOP takes an all-electric motorcycle for a test drive. (Video)",772,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.939156830310822
f0deb5e5-ae1d-4b1c-a37d-5708d2bf0cc6,2017-08-19T07:15:34+00:00,2017-06-01,1,http://en.mercopress.com/2017/06/01,"The long-growing crack in the Larsen C ice shelf, one of Antarctica’s largest floating platforms of ice, appears to be reaching its inevitable end. Scientists with Project MIDAS, working out of Swansea University and Aberystwyth University in Wales and studying the shelf by satellites and through other techniques, have released a new update showing that the crack grew a stunning 11 miles in the space of just one week between May 25 and May 31.
Shareholders in Exxon Mobil have backed a motion requiring the company to assess the risks from climate change. The plan, proposed by investors including the Church of England, was supported by over 62% of those eligible to vote.
The European Commission president has said that it was the duty of Europe to stand up to the US if President Donald Trump decides to pull his country out of the Paris climate change accord. Jean-Claude Juncker said that the Americans can't just get out of the agreement, adding that it takes three to four years to pull out.
The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, which will lead the task of identifying the unknown Argentine combatants buried at the Darwin cemetery in the Falkland Islands, and currently in Buenos Aires, will be arriving in the Islands next Saturday and work is expected to begin as had been anticipated on 19 June.
Prime Minister Theresa May could lose control of parliament in Britain's June 8 election, according to a projection by polling company YouGov, raising the prospect of political turmoil just as formal Brexit talks begin.
J&F Investimentos, controlling shareholder of the world's largest meatpacker JBS SA,, agreed to pay a record-setting 10.3 billion real (US$3.2 billion) fine for its role in corruption scandals that threaten to topple President Michel Temer. The settlement meant Brazil's sweeping graft investigations have now led to the world's two biggest leniency fines ever levied, Brazilian prosecutors said.",392,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105326.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819070335-20170819090335-00522.warc.gz,0.962211489677429
92b1c75e-8b99-48d8-9da8-6d3181e5404f,2016-07-30T11:10:25+00:00,2016-07-30,0,http://www.awasu.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=16022,"Hey Booboo, I work in web development so I'll give you a few things to look at.
First off, as Taka has mentioned, any problems that occur with the browser within Awasu are really Internet Explorer problems, unless you are using Firefox, then they are Firefox problems. Like many feed reader programs, Awasu reuses your existing pre-installed default web browser. So there's only so much help that Taka can provide on these types of problems. Of course if you are able to resolve the problem it'd be nice if you could post the solution back to this thread so we could all benefit from your new found knowledge.
I'll be honest with you I don't know why a standard left-click on the link would fail silently, but an ""Open Link in New Tab"" or ""Open Link in New Window"" would succeed, but here are some things to try.
Remember my previous post about disabling the ""debugger window""? You might want to temporarily reverse those settings, as there may be a script error on the page that you are now unaware of. Enabling the ""debugger window"" might display an error message and point you in the right direction.
Are you using a customized template or Cascading Style Sheet (CSS)? Try switching templates to a standard Awasu template and see if the links start working. Web browsers are pretty forgiving about bad HTML, but there some minor things that can really confuse them. Mismatched attribute quotes are an easy error to make that can screw up the HTML parser within a browser.
Code: Select all
<div class=""spacer""> </div> <div class='spacer'> </div>
Missing end tags on HTML elements can also confuse the HTML parser.
Remember what you're seeing in the web browser within Awasu is a combination of 1) the feed content, 2) the Awasu Channel Summary Template and all of it's include files, 3) one or more CSS files, 4) your Web browser settings and 5) to a certain degree
your Awasu settings. All of that has to fit together pretty well for the web browser to render an error free, fully-functional page.
Internet Explorer Errors
This utility may resolve your problem http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFIX.htm
. It's hosted by Ramesh Srinivasan on the http://www.mvps.org
site, so I think you can trust it but you might try to contact Ramesh at: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/feedback.htm
to see if it's been tested with IE7 (not clear from the website).
It might be an IE Add-on, so you might also try temporarily disabling all IE Add-ons.",576,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257836397.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071036-00262-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.905746877193451
002b6080-cbe2-475a-adfe-53c51007989c,2017-08-21T19:25:31+00:00,2010-12-31,0,http://www.yourguides.net/theme-parks/services-supplies/wristbands/companies,"The Specialist Buyers Guide for the Theme Park Industry
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Parafait is our flagship wireless arcade debit card system, POS, and redemption system for family entertainment centers. Parafait also won the ‘Innovative product of the year’ award at the annual IAAPI conference in 2010.
Semnox Solutions Private Limited caters to all present and futuristic requirements of Entertainment Industry and in addition to the debit card system provides complete integrated solutions including Payroll, Time & Attendance, CRM, Financials, Inventory management. Backed by our 24x7 dedicated Customer Support, you would be getting world class solutions with best-in-class service at very affordable prices. You need not look beyond Semnox for any of your enterprise requirements.
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We are thrilled that our products are not only functionally state-of-the-art but they also follow global standards in design, manufacturing and conformance.
Visit the Semnox Solutions Private Limited blog",347,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109525.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821191703-20170821211703-00502.warc.gz,0.855818510055542
749840a3-4f00-433f-ad26-47741b72bf2b,2013-06-19T14:39:17+00:00,2006-07-18,1,http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/18/dti_backs_unmanned_aviation/,"DTI backs unmanned aircraft programme
Tech eye for the public service guy
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is to provide funds for the development of unmanned aviation vehicles to support public services.
The DTI announced that it would provide £16m to support a national programme for the safe operation of unmanned aircraft in civil airspace without the need for restrictive or specialised operational conditions.
It forms part of the £32m Astrae, (Autonomous Systems Technology Related Airborne Evaluation and Assessment) programme.
Among the services that the vehicles could support are police and fire service surveillance, coastal surveillance and power and pipeline inspections. These currently rely on manned aircraft.
Secretary of state for trade and industry Alistair Darling said: ""Astrae is a significant programme for the UK in establishing our credentials in the rapidly growing field of UAV development. It will strengthen collaboration across industry, universities, and regulatory authorities, positioning the UK amongst the world's leaders in UAV technology.
""This programme is an example of how leading private sector businesses and universities can work with government to deliver projects, which will lead to developments offering real economic and cost-effective solutions in areas such as environmental monitoring and security.
""Astrae also represents a good example of collaboration between DTI and the regional bodies supporting technology programmes which will provide knowledge transfer and employment opportunities in the regions.""
The programme has also received £11m from the regional development agencies in the south west, south east and north west, and devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales.
This article was originally published at Kablenet.
Kablenet's GC weekly is a free email newsletter covering the latest news and analysis of public sector technology. To register click here.",355,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00014-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.941987574100494
edc8abb2-9c16-4f23-bd5e-7446ef71b7f7,2013-05-25T13:02:46+00:00,2010-01-02,0,http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/100102_Seattle_Recap,"Harvard Rolls Past Seattle, 92-71; Sets Nonleague Wins Mark
Pictured: Keith Wright had 16 points and three blocks in Harvard's 92-71 victory at Seattle on Saturday (Steve Slade).
SEATTLE, Wash. - Harvard set a program record for nonconference victories in a season Saturday evening as the Crimson defeated Seattle University, 92-71, at Key Arena.
The Crimson improves to 10-3 on the season, eclipsing its nonleague wins record set during the 1957-58 season. Seattle sees its record dip to 4-2 at home this year and 6-9 overall.
The Crimson received little respect in its first visit to Washington despite an RPI rating of 21st nationally (on Friday). Seth Kolloen of the Seattle Sun Times had this to say in a season preview of Seattle basketball, taking a jab at Harvard in the process: ""(Seattle's Charles) Garcia ... will be the most talented player on the floor in many of SU's games this year (especially against Harvard)...""
Harvard players responded in force as four players logged double figures in the first half alone - including the duo charged with guarding the SU star. Kyle Casey had his second straight career-high outing with 19 points (7-10 FG) while Keith Wright had 16 points (8- 13 FG) and three blocks.
Jeremy Lin (8-9 FG) made his first five shots of the game and played through foul trouble to finish with 21 points and four steals in 30 minutes while Christian Webster had 10 points and five assists in the first half alone, finishing with 12 points and three steals.
Harvard shot nearly 59 percent for the game and was 20-of-23 at the free throw line.
Harvard led by 26 in the first half and 21 at the break but a 15-0 Seattle run spanning the halves got the Redhawks within 52-41 early in the second half before Harvard scored seven straight. Seattle never got within double figures after the opening minutes of the game.
Garcia led Seattle with 19 points but was harassed all game, shooting 2-for-7 to start and finishing at 6-for-16 for 19 points.
In the first half, Harvard shot near 75 percent for the first 17 minutes of the half before settling for a 21-34 mark (.618) while holding SU to a 31 percent mark.
Harvard made six of its first eight in a fast-paced game including a fastbreak triple from Webster to grab a 16-7 lead at the first media break. By the second timeout, Harvard was 10-of-12 from the floor en route to a 31-16 lead with 10:00 left. A long triple from Lin made it 34-18 with 8:51 left.
Harvard stayed hot thanks to crisp ball movement, and three easy layups gave Harvard a 42-20 lead with 6:30 to go as the Crimson was shooting 17-of-23 (.739). A follow-up dunk from Casey on a fastbreak made it a 46-20 lead and a step-back jumper from Webster made it 52-26 before SU scored the last five points of the half.
Harvard did find itself in some foul trouble at the break with five players saddled with two fouls each but Seattle did not capitalize to the fullest with just a 9-for-18 mark from the line in the opening 20.
Harvard continued to get whistled for fouls in the second half but SU again could not capitalize, finishing 16-for-35 at the line on 24 Harvard fouls.
Brandyn Curry became the fourth different Harvard player to record at least six assists in a game this season with a career-high.
The Crimson returns to action Monday night with a 10:30 p.m. (EST) game at Santa Clara University. As of Saturday afternoon, there were fewer than 300 tickets available for purchase.",803,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96548318862915
de323c5d-6a9c-443c-9937-f6041c49e8f6,2018-08-20T04:15:35+00:00,2017-12-01,1,https://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fc-make-enquiries-arsenals-14003814,"The January transfer window is approaching fast so therefore the rumour mill is already beginning to turn it’s wheels.
Everton will almost certainly be in the market for a number of players - and there will also be some star names who will be looking to make a move away from their current clubs.
So, there are bound to be a quite a few players who will be linked with a move to Goodison Park throughout the next two months - you have been warned!
Anyway, the latest of those today is Theo Walcott, with the Daily Mail claiming that Everton have made enquiries about the forward ahead of a potential swoop in January.
However, last season was one of his most productive ever for the club - scoring 19 goals in 37 appearances across all competitions.
The report claims that Sam Allardyce sees Walcott as a solution to the lack of pace that Everton are struggling with up front at the minute - whilst also being a versatile option capable of playing both on the wing and up front.",206,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215523.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820023141-20180820043141-00664.warc.gz,0.97773140668869
89a6417d-599c-4fa6-84c8-ed41dd249f3c,2020-10-31T08:20:05+00:00,2020-10-13,1,https://www.spot.ph/entertainment/movies-music-tv/83945/jlc-bea-reunion-movie-molina-a4362-20201013,"Cathy Garcia-Molina Has Confirmed She's Working on a John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo Movie
Are you freaking out because we're definitely freaking out.
(SPOT.ph) Will the John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo tandem ever lose their magical kilig powers? When hell freezes over, maybe. And when you add blockbuster-after-blockbuster director Cathy Garcia-Molina into the mix, you just know you're in for something special. The director revealed her current lineup of movies in an October 9 livestream with NICKL Entertainment—and guess what, she is in talks for a much-awaited Cruz and Alonzo film!
After being asked by a commenter whether she has any movies currently in the works, Garcia-Molina replied with an exciting list. There's one with Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil, one with Vice Ganda, one with Alden Richards (who might just be paired up with Alonzo, too!), and, of course, ""May John Lloyd-Bea.""
At this point, though, the director clarified that these films are just in the development stage. ""Tatlo na ang dumaan sa akin na puro meeting. Hindi po natutuloy-tuloy,"" she first stated. Garcia-Molina was quiet on which films exactly but fingers-crossed the Cruz-Alonzo reunion is part of the three currently in talks.
With the huge films now on her plate, the director explained that we may have to wait a while for production to start. ""Marami kaso hindi natutuloy sa maraming dahilan."" Health restrictions barred entertainment productions of any sort during the height of the quarantine. ""Ang lola niyo takot lumabas,"" cheekily added the director, adding her concern for her two teenage children studying at home.
Garcia-Molina was at the helm of One More Chance (2007), the film that starred Cruz and Alonzo as Popoy and Basha—and cemented them as an unbeatable love team in pop culture. They followed it up with a sequel in 2015 entitled A Second Chance, which has also been a pop culture goldmine for quotes and lots of hugot. Now what are the chances this current project could complete the trilogy we have all been waiting for (with whispers about it starting way back in 2015)?
The director had everyone fearing for their quality drama content in 2018 when she announced her decision to retire from the film industry. But then Garcia-Molina blessed us all with Hello, Love, Goodbye—starring Bernardo and Richards—the following year. All the titles under her belt definitely has us wondering what she and the Cruz-Alonzo love team will serve up next!
Main image from Star Cinema / One More Chance",595,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107916776.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031062721-20201031092721-00044.warc.gz,0.950298309326172
f856717f-941e-4a5d-9ae3-2ba5b8e97302,2016-07-26T21:15:17+00:00,2013-07-29,0,http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20130729/WIRE/130729847/0/PREPS?Title=Carowinds-tallest-ride-strands-passengers-again,"Carowinds' tallest ride strands passengers again
Published: Monday, July 29, 2013 at 1:16 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 29, 2013 at 1:16 p.m.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The tallest ride at Carowinds malfunctioned again, stranding 64 passengers high above the amusement park for more than an hour.
Carowinds says no one was injured when the WindSeeker malfunctioned Sunday afternoon. It was expected to reopen Monday.
Officials at the park on the North Carolina-South Carolina state line say a sensor malfunctioned, activating the ride's safety system as riders began to ascend the tower.
The ride similarly malfunctioned in July 2012, when 25 riders were suspended off the ground for nearly three hours.
The Windseeker, designed by Dutch-based Mondial, is a swing ride that takes people 300 feet in the air and twirls them at up to a 45-degree angle, at up to 30 mph, for about 60 seconds. The ride has had problems at other parks too.
Last September, Carowinds' parent company, Cedar Fair, temporarily shut down the WindSeeker at six of its amusement parks in the United States and Canada. Other than Carowinds, it had also malfunctioned at Cedar Point in Ohio and Knotts Berry Farm in California. No serious injuries have occurred.
Operations resumed after an investigation. Cedar Fair says the ride's safety system activated ""for various reasons at various locations.""
On Sunday, Logan Parce, 24, said the WindSeeker was the first ride he and some friends tried. He said the ride slowed, then stopped. After the accompanying music also stopped, a voice came over a loudspeaker saying technicians were working on the problem.
""Everyone was dealing with the situation in a different way,"" Parce told The Charlotte Observer (http://bit.ly/13nFpVz ). ""Some people were making jokes. A couple people were freaking out. One kid got sick and threw up.""
Chris Melton said he watched his 11-year-old from below.
""It was a little emotional,"" he said. ""My kid's up there. I wanted them to get him down.""
But he said his son was fine afterward.
""He said 'That was awesome. I wouldn't want to that again, but that was awesome,'"" Melton said.
Other Cedar Fair parks with the WindSeeker are Kings Island in Ohio, Kings Dominion in Virginia and Canada's Wonderland in Ontario, Canada.",540,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257825124.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071025-00267-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.978144347667694
b6ed6351-0f1d-4abf-bc69-f4e5ee30f9af,2013-05-23T18:52:10+00:00,2013-05-23,0,http://www.glendaleregister.com/matchbin,"Find it Coastal Bend - Local Business Directory in the Corpus Christi and Brownsville areas of Texas.
Cardinal Point Online - Plattsburgh State University Local Business Directory
The Profile - Hendrix College Local Business Directory
Abilene Reflector-Chronicle - Abilene, KS
Sidney Daily News Business Directory in Sidney Ohio OH
Apex Herald - Your source for local news, classifieds, business listings and events.
The Marietta Daily Journal - News, Sports, Classifieds, Businesses in Marietta, GA
The Powdersville Post - Local News, Sports, Weather, and Classifieds in and around Powdersville, South Carolina
Union Daily Times - Local News, Sports, Classifieds & Businesses in the Union, South Carolina area.
Rampage - Fresno City College Local Business Directory
The Candor - Benedictine University Local Business Directory
Pierce Arrow - Franklin Pierce Local Business Directory
East County Marketplace in Brentwood, California CA - Everything local, businesses, events, coupons, classifieds.
Coyote Chronicle - California State University San Bernardino Local Business Directory
The Corsair - Santa Monica College Local Business Directory",247,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00003-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.727308630943298
1ab047f1-70c2-4633-ba55-0b220b4c6c48,2019-08-18T18:08:47+00:00,2014-03-01,0,https://community.callofduty.com/t5/Ghosts-Clans-Discussions/gold-division/m-p/9236543,"You do not need the lvl 23 or the clan war body count to unlock gold. You only need the gun operation camps done.
I'm a clan leader and when Ghosts came out some of my older clan members broke off into their separate clan. There were about 7 or so of them. They aren't really the best players. They have very low KDs and LWs but they are in the platinum division. Now the clan that I manage has a positive KD and a higher LW percentage. We are in bronze division with 30 plus members. That being said my theory is that that it actually depends on how much a clan actually plays. Even though the new clan has horrible stats they play alot... and I mean alot. I'm finally understanding clan wars so soon my clan will be placed in higher divisions. Hope this info has given you some more insight.
The number of wins accumulated during the last CW and the week in between divided by the number of clan members is the key factor that you want to maximize. You placement in the last clan war also plays a factor but the primary factor seems to be total wins/membership. So yes clan activity plays a huge role in your division placement.
The clan that branched off they have like -.50KD and their WL im sure is pretty low. Its just frustrating because this other clan still is claiming the same clan name that I run. I'm pretty competitive so I want to make sure that my clan is always doing better than theirs so people know we are the original/better clan. Their in platinum and we are in bronze so I'm doing my best to get in their same division to show them up.
Their wl % has little to do with their placement. It's how many wins they got total in comparison to the number of members they have. Whatever amount of loses it took to get them those wins doesn't factor in all that much. So they could have a low wl ratio but if they play a lot then they can still rack up a lot of wins to add to their total.
Things I know for certain are;
a) Clan sizes do not determine which division you are in
b) Different clan sizes need different win amounts to make platinum
c) Sub division (7v7 clan war) matchmaking is determined by clan size vs wins made last season
All of these statements have been confirmed on my twitter page by Beachhead studio
CLan wars are based on placement games. The day before the clan wars is placement games it goes by how many wins and kd that day then they place you in the wars in the division that matches with the rest of the clans With the same win percentage as you n your clan.
That is not correct as we almost never play the day before (and we are platinum) it may help some clans . Read the reply to this thread and it should help a little as to why there are so many answers , also note the person replying is a dev
I'm pretty sure that it has to be how well you do in each clan war. To me that's the only thing that makes sense. I wish I had my phone working when they were doing the placement for the divisions. Since my clan didn't know anything about that we have to start at the bottom. Our only option is to move up! THCL",684,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313987.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818165510-20190818191510-00169.warc.gz,0.982298910617828
4e369816-62c3-4931-80ef-db35e5337ee2,2016-07-30T12:27:35+00:00,2009-09-16,1,http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1754131/biofuel_production_could_undercut_efforts_to_shrink_gulf_dead_zone/,"September 16, 2009
Biofuel Production Could Undercut Efforts To Shrink Gulf ‘Dead Zone’
Scientists in Pennsylvania report that boosting production of crops used to make biofuels could make a difficult task to shrink a vast, oxygen-depleted ""dead zone"" in the Gulf of Mexico more difficult. The zone, which reached the size of Massachusetts in 2008, forms in summer and threatens marine life and jobs in the region. Their study is scheduled for the Oct. 1 issue of ACS' semi-monthly journal Environmental Science & Technology.
Christine Costello and W. Michael Griffin and colleagues explain that the zone forms when fertilizers wash off farm fields throughout the Mississippi River basin and into the Gulf of Mexico. The fertilizers cause the growth of algae, which eventually depletes oxygen in the water and kills marine life. Government officials hope to reduce fertilizer runoff and shrink the zone to the size of Delaware by 2015. But that goal could be more difficult to reach due to federally-mandated efforts to increase annual biofuel production to 36 billion gallons by 2022, the study says.The scientists studied the potential effects of increased biofuel production on the ""dead zone,"" with a life-cycle analysis of nitrate fertilizer use on biofuel crops such as corn, soy, switch grass and stover (corn stems and leaves). They conclude that meeting the biofuel production goals will likely increase the depletion of oxygen compared to current levels in the Gulf due to more nutrient runoff.
Image Caption: This is a map showing the Gulf of Mexico ""Dead Zone."" Low-oxygen areas appear in red. Credit: NASA; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
On the Net:
- American Chemical Society
- Impact of Biofuel Crop Production on the Formation of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico",370,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257836397.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071036-00259-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.93322217464447
fc089704-7dbe-47c0-a354-56b71b727ef7,2018-08-20T16:17:12+00:00,2009-12-31,0,http://acuhormone.blogspot.com/2009/,"1. Changed sleep pattern: our digestive system needs to repair every night. Growth hormone secretion surges at 10pm, 12am and 2pm. If you go to bed at 2am everyday, your intestinal membrane loose the opportunity to recover from heavy-duty digestion during the day.
2. Having a big meal after 7pm causes indigestion, the undigested food become toxin leading to intestinal inflammation.
3. Cigarettes inflame the intestinal membrane.
4. Alcohol can cause inflammation in digestive and nervous system, leading to irregular bowl movement.
5. Caffeine can stimulate bowl movement. After you drink coffee, you may not get the symptoms right away, it does sensitize your digestive system.
6. Tea can slow down your bowel movement. If you drink coffee in the morning, then drink very strong tea in the afternoon, you really confuse your digestive system.
7. High sugar and inflammation: high sugar induces high insulin, which is connected with inflammation. You will not see those inflammation until your symptoms show up.
8. Medications: pain-killer, high blood pressure medication, sleeping pill and anti-depression can cause constipation.
10. Too much spicy food: In Chinese medicine, spicy food produce internal heat, causing inflammation. With all the stress we have, almost everybody has blocked energy somewhere, which is linked with internal heat. That is why we should not eat too much spicy food to aggravate this condition.
11. Too much raw vegetables: most raw vegetables can not be digested well in our stomach and intestine even though many people claim that they contain more nutrients. If your body can not absorb the nutrients, they become toxin to your intestinal membrane.",350,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216718.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820160510-20180820180510-00620.warc.gz,0.909456312656403
7f8d0e51-23aa-47dc-823e-24aacc5a1c7a,2016-07-30T17:16:46+00:00,2013-06-16,0,http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/print/2013/06/17/2003564976,"The Syrian government yesterday condemned Egypt’s decision to cut ties with Damascus and back the armed uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, calling it an “irresponsible” move.
“The Syrian Arab Republic condemns this irresponsible position,” an unnamed Syrian official told state news agency SANA.
The official said Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi had joined the “conspiracy and incitement led by the United States and Israel against Syria by announcing the cutting of ties yesterday.”
“Syria is confident that this decision does not represent the will of the Egyptian people,” the official added, accusing Morsi of announcing the severing of ties to deflect attention from internal crises he faces at home.
Morsi, an Islamist from the Muslim Brotherhood Party, announced on Saturday the “definitive” severing of ties with war-torn Syria and the recall of Egypt’s charge d’affaires in Damascus.
He called for the international community to impose a no-fly zone and denounced the role of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah in Syria, whose members are helping the Syrian army.
Morsi made his announcement amid growing calls from hardline Sunni clerics in Egypt and elsewhere to launch a “holy war” against Syria’s embattled regime.
“Hezbollah must leave Syria. This is serious talk: There is no business or place for Hezbollah in Syria,” Morsi told thousands of supporters at a rally in Cairo.
Al-Assad’s regime will have no place in the future of Syria after committing what Morsi called “horrors” against its people.
Morsi’s address and the fiery rhetoric used by well-known Muslim clerics over the weekend point to the increasing perception of the Syrian conflict as sectarian. At least 93,000 people have been killed since turmoil there began more than two years ago.
Morsi addressed the rally after several hardline Islamist clerics spoke, all of whom called on him to do everything he could to help the Syrian rebels. The about 20,000 people attending the rally chanted for solidarity with the Syrians, but occasionally deviated to shout slogans in support of Morsi.
Morsi also used the occasion to warn his opponents at home against the use of violence in mass protests planned for June 30, the anniversary of his assumption to power. Before he spoke, one hardline cleric, Mohammed Abdel-Maqsoud, recited an often repeated Muslim prayer against the “enemies” of God and Islam, but used it to refer to the protesters.
The climate at the rally appeared to further entrench the division of Egypt into two camps: one led by Morsi, the Brotherhood and other Islamist groups; and the other grouping the secular and liberal opposition with moderate Muslims, minority Christians and a large percentage of women.",579,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258936356.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072856-00297-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.957565188407898
353666c2-b2e0-496e-a45b-dbf0deef96ce,2015-03-26T23:44:46+00:00,2015-03-26,0,http://oneforthetable.com/Spring/fried-artichokes.html,"One of the wonderful aspects of living in Southern California is the weather. The weather affords us to be outdoors more than indoors, avoiding heavy boots and jackets, and perusing the local farmers market even on those rare days when there may be a light sprinkle in the air.
Last weekend, I hit up two of my favorite markets; the Saturday, Santa Monica Farmers Market and the Sunday, Brentwood Farmers Market. Saturday I loaded up on fruit (my two boys ate 2 of the 3 baskets of strawberries before we got to the car) and on Sunday my bags were brimming with veggies (and some Pupusa’s from the Pupusa guy – Levi loves them in his lunch box).
I am boring when it comes to artichokes. Either steamed with a bit of lemon rind and some peppercorns or grilled. I decided to mix it up and fry them…yes, fry! Covered in olive oil, some whole garlic cloves and a bundle of fresh oregano (from my garden), I must say, I made a very tasty treat. Sprinkled with a little sea salt as they were draining and then smothered in this shallot vinaigrette – they didn’t make it to the dinner table that night. They were eaten, standing up.
Don’t throw out your fried olive oil. Once cooled, pour through a mesh strainer and store away for future vinaigrette’s, brushing eggplant, potatoes or other veggies you may throw on the grill. Or simply drizzle it over very delicious ripe tomatoes found at your local farmers market!
Fried Baby artichokes
Yield: as many as you want to eat(I used 6 medium size – and cannot wait for the baby artichokes to arrive)
for the artichokes:
6 organic artichokes
6 cloves of garlic, peeled
6 stems of fresh oregano, tied in a bundle
1 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
For the vinaigrette:
2 teaspoons shallots, minced
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon raspberry vinegar
6 tablespoons avocado oil
1/4 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
For the artichokes:
Cut the stems from the bottom of the artichokes. peel off the lower leaves (about 20). Trim the top part of the artichokes. Cut the artichokes in half, lengthwise. Using a heavy duty, dutch oven, place the artichokes, flat side down.
Cover with olive oil. Add the garlic, and oregano, Celtic sea salt, and white pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat.
Cover the pot, lower flame and simmer for 22 to 25 minutes or until a knife is easily inserted into one of the hearts.
Discard the oregano and garlic. On high heat, with the cover off, fry for 4 minutes. Rotate artichokes (back side down) and fry for an additional 7 minutes. They should be crispy. Place them on a paper towel to drain. Drizzle shallot vinaigrette over artichokes and eat standing up!
For the vinaigrette:
Toss all ingredients in a glass jar, shake it up. Store leftovers in the fridge for your next salad.
Susan Salzman writes The Urban Baker blog to explore her dedication to good food in the hope of adding beauty to the lives of her family and friends.",736,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131293283.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172133-00152-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.914181590080261
317a4786-ad08-4889-9623-b25060ba4bb0,2017-08-21T06:24:45+00:00,2017-08-21,0,http://www.paddlequest1500.com/uncategorized/talks-presentations-2017/,"Talks and Presentations in 2017
My mission is to inspire people to get outside and reap the rewards of adventures in the outdoors. So please inquire about my speaking at your event.
Thank you Maine Outdoor Adventure Club for kicking off my talk series as your guest presenter in December, 2016!
Here is my presentations schedule. Please come by if you can!
March 11 – Madison, Wisconsin – Canoecopia Paddlesports Expo Presentation in Caribou Room 1:30-2:15pm
Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Way, Madison, Wisconsin
March 24 – Portland, Maine – Maine Boat Builder’s Show Presentation is 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Portland Sports Center, 512 Warren Avenue, Portland, Maine 04103
April 1 – Durham, New Hampshire – Kittery Trading Post Paddlesports Show Presentation is 4:00-5:00pm
University of New Hampshire, Durham campus, UNH Field House 145 Main St., Durham, NH
April 6 – Brunswick, Maine – Appalachian Mountain Club, Maine Chapter Presentation begins at 7:00pm
Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Meeting Room, 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, Maine
April 29 – Kittery, Maine – Gundalow Gatherings, Kittery, Maine Event Event begins at 6:00pm
Gundalow Gatherings Fundraising Event Tickets & Directions at http://www.gundalow.org/2017-gundalow-gatherings/#gg1
May 10 – Kennebunkport, Maine – Kennebunkport Conservation Trust Presentation begins at 6:30pm
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust, 57 Gravelly Brook Road, Kennebunkport, ME 04046
May 17 – Falmouth, Maine – Falmouth Community Programs at OceanView Retirement Community
Hilltop Lodge, 20 Blueberry Lane, Falmouth, Maine
June 1 – Newbury, Massachusetts – Newbury Kayak and Canoe Presentation begins at 5:30pm
Newbury Kayak and Canoe, 291 High Road, Newbury, Massachusetts 01951
June 14 – Rockport, Maine – Maine Sport Outfitters Presentation begins at 5:00pm
Maine Sport Outfitters, 115 Commercial Street (Route 1), Rockport, Maine 04856
August 3 – Southwest Harbor, Maine – Claremont Hotel Lecture Series Presentation in ClarkPoint Room at 8:15pm
Claremont Hotel, 22 Claremont Road, Southwest Harbor, Maine
November 16 – Albany/Conway, New Hampshire – Tin Mountain Conservation Center Presentation begins at 7:00pm. A minimal fee is charged to attend and members are free.
1245 Bald Hill Rd, Conway, NH 03818
2018 Dates Now Being Scheduled!
February 2, 2018 – Freeport, Maine – L.L.Bean Winter Lecture Series Presentation at the L.L.Bean Flagship Store, 95 Main Street, Freeport, Maine beginning at 7:00pm",639,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886107720.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821060924-20170821080924-00524.warc.gz,0.848115205764771
bd55eab9-9407-4c16-b700-1b45522f6c99,2015-03-27T05:27:55+00:00,2014-08-01,1,http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2014-08/combat-fleets,"This summer 49 surface ships, 6 submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel from more than 20 nations took part in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014. Hosted by the U.S. Navy every other year, RIMPAC is the world’s largest multinational maritime exercise. This year’s event turned out to be even more unique because it involved a powerful contingent of forces from the People’s Republic of China. This was the first time the People’s Liberation Army Navy was invited to attend. China sent its modern Luyang II–class (Project 052C) guided-missile destroyer Haikou , the Jiangkai II–class (Project 054A) guided-missile frigate Yeuyang , the Fuchi-class replenishment ship Qiandaohu , and the hospital ship Daishandao (also called the Peace Ark, pictured here pierside), as well as Z-8 and Z-9 maritime helicopters and a maritime dive unit. Rumor has it that China will be invited back for future RIMPACs, although previous attendees have included Russia and Thailand, both of which were noticeably absent this year in light of ongoing political and military issues.",256,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131295084.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172135-00259-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.951796770095825
d5bae6f9-c22f-4831-90f2-6f072d7f0fa5,2016-07-25T13:55:37+00:00,2009-12-01,0,http://brokenheartedtoy.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-with-smithereens.html,"Here's another repost from last year's selection of Christmas CD reviews.
The Smithereens first dabbled in Christmas music back in 1992 by recording a silly and energetic take on “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” for the Rockin’ Christmas compilation. The song later appeared on the 1995 Attack Of The Smithereens rarities collection, as well as on the Songs Of The Season compilation sponsored by Borders Books & Music and WXRT in 2000.
In 2007, the band, which by then featured new bassist Severo Jornacion, really showed its holiday spirit by releasing the full-length Christmas With The Smithereens. It’s a fun party from start to finish, as The Smithereens bring their engaging power pop approach to a mix of originals and cover versions. “Waking Up On Christmas Morning,” which can also be found on the Hi-Fi Christmas Party and Ho Ho Ho Spice collections, is a catchy tune penned by guitarist Jim Babjak. The fast-paced “Christmas Time All Over The World,” written by Babjak, singer Pat DiNizio, drummer Dennis Diken, and original bassist Mike Mesaros, celebrates hugging and kissing under the mistletoe, and compares the holiday to a big rock show. The other Smithereens original, “Christmas (I Remember)” takes a melodic look back and notes, “The kid inside my heart won’t die.”
There are also guitar-driven interpretations of Chuck Berry’s “Run Rudolph Run,” Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” and The Beach Boys’ “Merry Christmas, Baby.” “Christmas,” taken from The Who’s Tommy isn’t traditional holiday fare, but the authentic arrangement here gives a preview of band’s later decision to record their own version of the entire rock opera. “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)” doesn’t have as much edge as the version by The Ramones, but it’s still a solid effort, and The Smithereens also do well with “Christmas Time Is Here Again,” one of the rare songs The Beatles recorded for their fan club members.
The Smithereens set Clement Clark Moore’s classic poem, ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas” to a jazzy percussion-led arrangement, and open “Auld Lang Syne” with acappella vocals before launching into a rollicking instrumental jam session. All in all, Christmas With The Smithereens is a date worth keeping.",583,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824230.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00174-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.914959669113159
835d81ee-1ad9-42ff-a024-cb59e9f15965,2020-10-19T15:43:40+00:00,2019-10-19,1,https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/consumer/contenders-cramming-tv-streaming-arena,"You are here
Contenders cramming TV streaming arena
LETTING people watch whatever shows they want, wherever they wish on devices of their choice has become such a hit, it is shaking up the television industry.
Here's a look at the competitive landscape in the streaming television market:
Netflix: Netflix began in 1997 as a DVD rental service and expanded a decade later to streaming films and television shows on demand. The company lays claim to inventing ""binge viewing"" with its practice of releasing all episodes in a series at one time so people can watch them non-stop.
California-based Netflix has invested heavily in original shows, budgeting US$15 billion this year alone for shows or films made exclusively for the service. Netflix reported having more than 151 million paid members in some 190 countries at the end of September. Netflix streaming subscription prices in the US range from US$9 to US$16 monthly.
Amazon Prime Video: E-commerce and cloud computing colossus Amazon includes on-demand, streaming of television shows and films among perks for Prime members.
Prime memberships in the US cost US$119 annually or US$13 monthly, and include free, speedy shipping on goods bought from Amazon.
Amazon, which claims to have more than 100 million Prime members, spends heavily on original shows for its streaming service but has released few details about finances.
Hulu: Hulu was launched in late 2007 as a joint venture involving News Corporation and NBCUniversal. The streaming platform is now controlled by Disney, which has a 60 per cent stake and full operational control.
Hulu touts having more than 85,000 episodes of on-demand television as well as thousands of movies and more than 60 popular live television channels.
Hulu subscription plans start at US$6 monthly for shows with ads, with an ad-free subscription for US$12 monthly, topping out at US$45 a month for a plan that includes live television broadcasts. It operates in the US market but is believed to be considering global expansion.
Disney: Disney+ video streaming service will launch in the US on Nov 12, spotlighting its blockbuster-making studios.
Disney announced a starting price of US$6.99 monthly, and plans to gradually expand internationally with a start in Europe.
Disney's service will offer its films and TV shows, along with the library it acquired from Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox. That includes the Star Wars and Marvel superhero franchises and ABC television content.
Disney+ will also combine offerings from powerhouse brands including Pixar, with content from Hulu and sports network ESPN.
Apple TV: Apple TV+ service will launch on Nov 1 in more than 100 countries at US$4.99 per month and will include a ""powerful and inspiring lineup of original shows, movies and documentaries"". Apple's streaming service will have limited content at first, promising scripted dramas, comedies and movies as well as children's programmes in the service but the iPhone maker is believed to be investing billions in new content.
HBO Max: WarnerMedia announced plans to launch HBO Max in early 2020 after reclaiming the rights to stream its hugely popular television comedy Friends from Netflix.
As well as all episodes of Friends, the HBO Max platform will group together WarnerMedia's vast library of shows and films, along with premium HBO content including Game of Thrones, and new original programming.
Pricing for the new service has not been announced.
Peacock: NBCUniversal has announced plans for a new streaming television service called Peacock that will feature original shows including a new Battlestar Galactica along with programmes from its own content library.
Peacock, using the longtime NBC logo, is set to launch in April 2020.
The company, a unit of Comcast, offered no details on pricing but said it would have both subscription and ad-supported options.
Others: The global market includes major Chinese firms Baidu and Tencent, among others.
In the US, some individual outlets including CBS and its Showtime premium channel offer a standalone streaming option and the short-form video startup Quibi is expected to launch next year.
Google's video service YouTube also has begun producing original content tied to a bundle offered as an alternative to cable. AFP",867,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107863364.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201019145901-20201019175901-00008.warc.gz,0.955019354820252
5c28dcaf-3107-4788-9469-3ef20a185eab,2020-10-27T23:00:43+00:00,2020-10-27,1,https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/saab-to-reshore-defence-health-system-business,"SAAB Australia is to relocate its global Deployable Health System Design and Development Centre from Europe to Australia following the win of a $370 million defence contract to deliver cutting-edge deployable health equipment.
The first five-years of the contract will see Saab Australia enhance the ADF’s clinical health care response capability by delivering more than 500 deployable health modules.
The modules will provide a different health function, such as pathology, intensive care, treatment and holding, resuscitation, surgery, primary dental care, imaging, and environmental health.
Around $240 million of the contract value to be spent in Australia.
Minister for defence Linda Reynolds said the new health modules would align with cutting-edge international military health capabilities.
She said: “The performance-based support contract with Saab Australia will increase efficiency, reduce overheads, and most importantly, provide the ADF with flexibility to refresh health technology to meet evolving operational requirements, including domestic and regional humanitarian deployments.”
As part of the contract Saab Australia will establish a Deployable Health Capability Support Centre in south-east Queensland, creating 50 new full-time positions.
The site of the centre has not yet been selected.
Subscribe to our free @AuManufacturing newsletter here.",262,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107894890.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027225224-20201028015224-00484.warc.gz,0.92818295955658
ffe7927c-d1f8-46e7-ab65-3ad49bab2555,2017-08-22T02:34:44+00:00,2017-05-30,0,https://web.stagram.com/tag/foundationcommunities,"Summer Youth Leadership Programs kicked off today with a service activity for our 21 participants. We helped Foundation Communities Learning Centers transition from after school programs to summer programs by organizing, cleaning, prepping supplies and decorating. Thanks for hosting us, #FoundationCommunities! Next up, our teens are on to training so they can lead and co-lead at LHH activities this summer. Give our new leaders a high five when you see them out and about!",92,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109803.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822011838-20170822031838-00336.warc.gz,0.955427348613739
26c2e897-32ff-4702-8487-84a746ea5c9d,2020-10-25T16:34:52+00:00,2019-10-20,1,https://www.vir.com.vn/mwg-predicts-bach-hoa-xanh-may-break-even-only-next-year-71884.html,"- Green Growth
- Your Consultant
|MWG warned shareholders that Bach Hoa Xanh may not break even within the year as targeted before|
Viet Capital Securities (VCSC) reported that Bach Hoa Xanh will postpone the target to break even that had been set for the end of this year. Bach Hoa Xanh set the goal to reach the break-even point which excluded the general and administration expenses (G&A) of its two recently new distribution centres in the South-Central Coast.
Bach Hoa Xanh is currently present in three provinces in this region with a total of 15 stores. However, Bach Hoa Xanh needs to invest in advance in distribution centres to pave the path for further stores down the road. As a result, the cost of distribution centres over revenues (including the cost of distribution centre operations and the cost of transporting goods from distribution centres to stores) has increased to around 5.5 per cent in recent months compared to 4.5 -5.0 per cent as before.
The average sales per store of Bach Hoa Xanh dropped to about VND1.35 billion ($58,700) in September 2019 compared to more than VND1.5 billion ($65,200) in August 2019 (VCSC estimated). According to MWG management, the rainy season affected the quality of fresh produce as well as reduced the number of visitors to the store during peak hours. Also, the excessive focus of the Board of Directors on reducing the rate of cancellation of fresh goods has resulted in a shortage of goods at Bach Hoa Xanh in September 2019.
MWG believes that the break-even point will likely be accomplished in the next year. VCSC noted that as of September 2019, large-scale stores accounted for 17 per cent of the Bach Hoa Xanh chain.
Gross profit margin (minus the cost of damaged and lost goods) increased to nearly 20 per cent in September 2019 compared to about 18 per cent at the end of 2018, thanks to increased purchases directly from providers and optimising the purchasing process.
According to MWG management, the gross profit margin before excluding damaged and lost goods have improved to about 24 per cent recently. MWG believes that this gross profit margin may increase to 27-28 per cent by the end of 2020.
For mobile phones and electronics, the same-store sales growth (SSSG) of mobile phone retail chain Thegioididong and electronics retail chain Dien May Xanh was 7 per cent in the first nine months.
MGW expects the television market to have better growth in 2020 thanks to many major football events, similar to the developments in 2018.
MWG also said that Dien May Xanh's new store opening rate will cool down in 2020 as the group intends to focus on increasing the quality of its chain. VCSC forecasted that Dien May Xanh will open 150 new stores in 2020.
MWG representative said that there is still space to continue improving gross profit margin for Thegioididong and Dien May Xanh. MWG expects revenue from household products and kitchen utensils to reach about VND 7.5 trillion ($326.1 million) in 2019 and VND 10 trillion ($434.78 million) in 2020.",672,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107889574.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20201025154704-20201025184704-00182.warc.gz,0.949135303497314
8b335223-7cae-4475-b04e-8d08583bbf99,2013-05-26T03:09:30+00:00,2012-03-13,1,http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2012/03/13/10668075-at-this-rate-we-might-never-retire?lite,"The Great Recession of 2007-09 has turned expectations about retirement upside-down.
Just five years ago, only 16 percent of Americans said they would delay retirement until age 70 or older. Now a record 26 percent of those surveyed say they expect to be septuagenarians before they retire, according to annual survey on retirement from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
The shift is consistent with a decades-long trend of a rising retirement age. In 1991, 84 percent of workers surveyed said they expected to retire by age 65, including 19 percent who expected to quit before age 60.
Now only 50 percent expect to retire by age 65 and only 8 percent are so optimistic as to think they can begin living a life of leisure before 60.
The actual retirement age also has been rising, especially for women, according to research by Alicia Munnell of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
The average age of expected retirement has been rising ever since the recession ended, according to the EBRI, which has been doing the annual survey for 22 years. The most commonly cited reasons for delaying retirement are the poor economy, a lack of faith in Social Security and a ""change in employment situation.""
Experts caution that even though many of us think we will continue working past age 65, life often has other plans. About half of retirees surveyed said they left the work force earlier than they planned, mainly for health reasons. Others were forced out of their jobs because of layoffs, plant closures or family reasons, such as having to care for a loved one.
The EBRI, a research group funded largely by financial service companies, says only 52 percent of workers are ""very"" or ""somewhat"" confident they have enough money to live comfortably through their retirement years. That is up a bit from last year but down from 70 percent in 2007.
The survey of more than 1,200 adults was conducted in January and has an expected margin of error of 3 percentage points.",400,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00020-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.979227006435394
73eb047e-aefe-4818-bc08-b8a8652d562b,2016-07-27T22:25:38+00:00,2013-12-07,1,http://whqr.org/post/hagel-arrives-afghanistan-has-no-plans-meet-karzai,"Hagel Arrives In Afghanistan, Has No Plans To Meet With Karzai
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel landed in Afghanistan Saturday for a surprise visit with the troops.
Despite the fact that the U.S. and Afghanistan are at odds over a security agreement that allows U.S. troops to remain in the country past 2014, Hagel has no plans to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has refused to sign the security agreement.
""The U.S. has made its position on the security agreement clear and Karzai has tentatively endorsed the deal. Still, he refuses to sign it after it was approved by a council of tribal elders known as the Loya Jirga. The council said the agreement with the U.S. should be signed by the end of December, as U.S. officials have demanded.
""Karzai says he wants his successor to decide after the April 5 elections. Washington and NATO officials say they want a quick decision on the bilateral security agreement, which allows U.S. troops to stay in Afghanistan after 2014 to do training and some counterterrorism missions.
""Without a signed agreement, all U.S. troops would leave at the end of next year, along with all foreign forces. Military leaders have said they need time to plan and coordinate with allies for the post-2014 mission, which could involve around 8,000 U.S. forces and another 6,000 allies troops.""
Earlier, Hagel delivered a speech in Bahrain. NPR's Larry Abramson, who's traveling with the secretary, filed this report for our Newscast unit:
""Hagel told allies in the Persian Gulf the U.S. remains committed to defense of the region. Gulf nations are worried about their security in light of U.S. nuclear talks with Iran.
""Hagel told delegates to a regional conference called the Manama Dialogue the U.S. commitment to protecting Gulf nations has not changed.
"" 'We know diplomacy cannot operate in a vacuum,' Hagel said. 'Our success will continue to hinge on America's military power, and the credibility of our assurances to our allies and partners in the Middle East that we will use it.'
""Hagel also said the U.S. will expand its help to Gulf nations in improving their missile defense systems, another clear reference to the perceived threat from Iran here. Hagel's visit is part of a tour of the region aimed at boosting regional ties, which have been frayed by the U.S. initiative with Iran and by differences over how to handle the civil war in Syria.""",535,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257827079.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071027-00021-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96703690290451
8c923256-0c56-44ee-a69c-a89473bc694c,2017-08-19T21:42:05+00:00,2017-08-19,1,http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=mt&catId=89&newsId=1015&furtherNews=yes,"Mur fil-path tan-navigazzjoni, billi taqbeż is-site tools u s-selettur tal-lingwa
The European Commission has requested Belgium to end complex procedures for paying pensions to beneficiaries residing in another EU country.
By refusing to pay pensions directly to a bank account and using cross border payments, Belgian pensions beneficiaries in 19 EU countries suffer delayed access to their pension, as well as disproportionate costs and other inconveniences. This contravenes the EU right to move freely to and receive their pension in another EU country.
The request takes the form of a 'reasoned opinion' under EU infringement procedures. Belgium has two months to inform Commission of measures it has taken to bring its legislation into line with EU law. Otherwise the Commission may decide to refer Belgium to the EU's Court of Justice.
To export pensions to another EU country, the EU Regulation on social security coordination (Regulation 883/2004) ensures that the transfer of cash benefits payable under the legislation of one or more EU countries cannot be reduced in any way just because the recipient lives in another EU country.",229,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105922.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819201404-20170819221404-00488.warc.gz,0.886172831058502
c5e76568-a605-45cc-9bca-7374b6ecfedd,2019-08-19T17:07:06+00:00,2019-03-15,1,https://www.leominsterchamp.com/articles/veterans-center-hosts-party-for-rocky-pond-day/,"It might have been Friday the 13th, but in Leominster the day was all about ""Rocky.""
For the first time, a party was held Friday afternoon at the Leominster Veterans Center to mark Private Rockwell ""Rocky"" Pond Day. Fitting into the theme were the treats offered: A Rocky Day cake made by Andrew Theriault, Rocky Road ice cream and Rocky Road cookies.
Not far away was ""Rocky,"" sitting in his lifeguard stand on the frozen surface of the pond that bears his name. For the last few weeks, people have been buying chances for $5 each, or three for $10, to guess when he will fall through the ice.
At the same time, they are raising money for the five veterans’ organizations that make up the Veterans Center: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1807, American Legion Post 151, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 24, Vietnam Veterans of America Firebase 116 and American Veterans (AMVETS) Post 38. Those funds will be given back to the community in various ways.
The legend of Private Rockwell ""Rocky"" Pond, as posted on the Veterans Center website, goes that he hails from the third floor of 98 West St., now the parking lot for the Leominster Senior Center. He attended Saxon Trade School, specializing in metal works. He left in the middle of his senior year to volunteer to serve in the Korean War.
""While in Korea he fought in many battles to include the Chosen Reservoir,"" the legend goes. ""Private ‘Rocky’ once spent three long winter months on the ice at Chosen Reservoir fighting the enemy and fighting the bitter cold. During his third month, as spring neared, the ice began to thaw and Private Rockwell Pond fell [through] the ice but was saved by his fellow soldiers.
""After the war Rocky returned home to Leominster and found employment at Leominster Ice Company, where he worked for many years,"" the website stated. ""Rocky’s favorite past time has always been fishing including ice fishing. It was the middle of March 1954 while he was ice fishing on the pond off of West Street and a group of kids were skating near by, when one of them fell [through] the ice. Without any hesitation Rocky raced over to where the youngster went down, searched under the ice till he found him and pulled him to safety. As a result of his heroic action the City of Leominster renamed the pond off of West Street to ‘Rockwell Pond’ in his honor.""
Tickets are available at the Mayor’s Office at City Hall, the Veterans Center on West Street, the Leominster Senior Center next door or online at www.leovets.org. Payment can be made at the Veterans Center, by mail to Rocky Ice Out Contest, 100 West St., Leominster, MA 01453, or through PayPal or a credit card at www.leovets.org.
The deadline for entries is March 28. If Rocky goes through the ice before then, the closest guess received no later than 24 hours beforehand will be the winner.",648,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314852.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819160107-20190819182107-00018.warc.gz,0.975725173950195
9dd35703-62c1-43ff-a13c-4f26f0f3fb10,2013-05-25T05:52:29+00:00,2012-03-06,1,http://www.nwpr.org/post/michigan-man-sues-movie-theater-because-high-price-concessions,"People of Northwest Public Radio
Tue March 6, 2012
Michigan Man Sues Movie Theater Because Of High Price Of Concessions
Originally published on Tue March 6, 2012 8:59 am
Few would argue that the prices at movie theater concessions are a bit high: $11 for a Coke and popcorn, $6 for a box of gummy worms. Few would argue that it seems excessive.
As the Hollywood Reporter puts it, it may seem ""like highway robbery, but is it actually unlawful?""
Joshua Thompson, a Michigan man in his 20s, is putting that question to the test by filing a class action lawsuit against his local AMC theater alleging the theater is price gouging.
""'He got tired of being taken advantage of,' said Thompson's lawyer, Kerry Morgan of Wyandotte. 'It's hard to justify prices that are three- and four-times higher than anywhere else.'
American Multi Cinema, which operates the AMC theater in Livonia, wouldn't comment on the suit. A staffer at the National Association of Theatre Owners in Washington, D.C., angrily hung up the phone when asked about industry snack pricing practices.
Now, a legal experts consulted by the Free Press seem to think the lawsuit is dead on arrival.
The paper reports that ""state Supreme Court decisions in 1999 and 2007 exempted most regulated businesses from the Michigan Consumer Protection Act.""
In an interview with The Los Angeles Times, Morgan disagreed saying they were testing ""the legal boundaries of that state law.""
All that aside, the Free Press had no problem finding movie-goers who supported the lawsuit.
Now, the Hollywood Reporter goes a bit deeper into movie theater finances and comes to a rather counterintuitive conclusion. Theaters make most of their money from concessions; the price of tickets goes mostly to the Hollywood studios.
The Reporter concludes:
""If this lawsuit ever did get to trial, AMC would certainly bring their own experts that could testify that charging high prices is actually in the consumers' best interest.
""As hard as that is to believe, researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the University of California, Santa Cruz, concluded in 2009 that 'by charging high prices on concessions, exhibition houses are able to keep ticket prices lower, which allows more people to enjoy the silver-screen experience.'""
AMC told the Times it could not comment on pending legislation.",483,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00006-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.966482937335968
8fbd19fb-da50-4312-a60d-daff717ad7c5,2019-08-22T00:49:23+00:00,2019-08-22,0,http://www.linx.com/portfolios/cook-krupa/,"Linx helped Cook & Krupa develop a portfolio to refer to for new clients and showcare their work and visions.
Cook and Krupa’s clients and prospects benefited from an enhanced user experience and ability to examine the portfolio of projects in depth. The construction solutions provider is experiencing an influx of inbound calls and leads due to the transformation.
CrushBank was preparing to launch a first of its kind technology product for IT helpdesks leveraging IBM Watson cognitive computing and needed agency expertise to bring it to market.
West Hills Day Camp
West Hills Day Camp is one of Long Islands longest family run camps, that offers an accepting and loving environment for all children and families. The camp approached Linx to promote early enrollment for their Summer sessions.",153,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316555.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822000659-20190822022659-00446.warc.gz,0.943969964981079
114db013-bcdc-4d8a-a031-387e12d36e2d,2016-07-28T02:55:30+00:00,2015-09-22,1,https://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/22/judge-temporarily-halts-cuts-childrens-therapy/,"Deep cuts to a therapy program for poor and disabled children will not take effect Oct. 1, a state district judge ruled Tuesday afternoon — the second such delay in recent weeks.
“Procedurally I'm not making a determination that these acts are valid or invalid,” said State District Judge Tim Sulak in his announcement that he would grant a temporary injunction to prevent the state from slashing payments to therapists. But he said he made his ruling in part because he’d been convinced the cuts could jeopardize the health of children receiving the therapy services.
It marked the first decision in a series of legal challenges filed by therapy providers and families of children with disabilities, who seek to prove that by slashing payments to therapists, the state will cause as many as 60,000 children to lose access to those services. The idea is that the low pay will force providers to drop out of the program.
State lawmakers this year ordered the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to reduce funding for therapy services by roughly $350 million in state and federal funds over two years. Those savings would primarily come from reductions in the rates paid to therapists by Medicaid, the public insurance program for the poor and disabled — in some cases by about 20 or 25 percent.
But that seemingly simple goal to reduce payments has been complicated by some ambiguous language in the state budget, which directs the health commission to consider “access to care” when applying the cuts. Families of children who need the services say the speech, physical and occupational therapy covered by Medicaid can be life-saving — by helping kids learn to nurse, walk and speak, for example — and that the state is poised to limit access by forcing providers to drop out of the program.
Another Travis County judge dismissed a previous lawsuit filed by family members of children with disabilities over the state’s first announced plan to the reduce payments — originally scheduled for Sept. 1 — after the state announced it would “start over” in deciding how to implement the budget cuts.
The health commission says it’s just following the Legislature’s orders by implementing the cuts, and that opponents’ claims providers will stop treating disabled children are exaggerated. In closing arguments, Eugene Clayborn, a lawyer representing the state, said there was “no evidence” of critics’ arguments that “the sky’s going to fall in” because of the cuts.
“There will still be access to care,” he said.
The lawyers suing the state focused much of their argument on trying to disprove that point. Owners of home health agencies in North and Central Texas testified that their businesses would be forced to close, including in markets where they are the main provider of therapy care.
And they presented evidence from inside the health commission that shed light on the agency’s discussions around access to care.
One director at the health commission testified that state employees had been told never to say that they were certain the cuts would not jeopardize access to care.
And an internal memo from the health commission presented by Dan Richards, a lawyer suing the state, warned that payment cuts to therapists “could have serious negative implications for the maintenance of an adequate therapy provider base.”
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which is charged with implementing the therapist payment cuts, is expected to appeal the decision.",687,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257827782.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071027-00055-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.972684681415558
e47bc9f5-30ec-44e0-9742-0071154a2cf2,2022-05-23T08:16:19+00:00,2022-04-15,0,https://www.tvtechnology.com/equipment/path-1-to-demo-range-of-video-over-ip-apps,"A full lineup of broadcast-quality video over IP network applications will be demonstrated at the Path 1 booth at NAB.
The company will show its suite of video over IP gateways, the Vx8000, which uses Pro-MPEG (COP 3) standards for forward error correction. The Vx8000 carries MPEG-4 video from an external location for the fiber-optic IP network.
Other technologies that will be highlighted at NAB will include HD video over IP in sports and newsgathering applications, IP to IP conditioning for new MPEG-4 applications, an HD x 1000 - 4:2:2 MPEG-2 HD encoder/decoder integrated with a Path 1 video of IP gateway and an IP backhaul for delivering video content to teleport uplink facilities.
Additionally, live mobile TV demonstrations and expanded professional services--network design and migration consulting--will be available at the event.
Path 1 will be in Booth SU11533.
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b7d970a6-5ec4-4a8e-8d9d-8208971edde8,2013-05-25T13:01:47+00:00,2011-06-09,1,http://www.economist.com/node/18805483?zid=291&ah=906e69ad01d2ee51960100b7fa502595,"The test of time
Which of today’s technology giants might still be standing tall a century after their founding?
IT IS not, by any means, the world's oldest company. There are Japanese hotels dating back to the 8th century, German breweries that hail from the 11th and an Italian bank with roots in the 15th. What is unusual about IBM, which celebrates its 100th birthday next week, is that it has been so successful for so long in the fast-moving field of technology. How has it done it?
IBM's secret is that it is built around an idea that transcends any particular product or technology. Its strategy is to package technology for use by businesses. At first this meant making punch-card tabulators, but IBM moved on to magnetic-tape systems, mainframes, PCs, and most recently services and consulting. Building a company around an idea, rather than a specific technology, makes it easier to adapt when industry “platform shifts” occur (see article).
True, IBM's longevity is also due, in part, to dumb luck. It almost came unstuck early on because its bosses were hesitant to abandon punch cards. And it had a near-death experience in 1993 before Lou Gerstner realised that the best way to package technology for use by businesses was to focus on services. An elegant organising idea is no use if a company cannot come up with good products or services, or if it has clueless bosses. But on the basis of this simple formula—that a company should focus on an idea, rather than a technology—which of today's young tech giants look best placed to live to 100?
The most obvious example is Apple (founded in 1976). Like IBM, it had a near-death experience in the 1990s, and it is dangerously dependent on its founder, Steve Jobs. But it has a powerful organising idea: take the latest technology, package it in a simple, elegant form and sell it at a premium price. Apple has done this with personal computers, music players, smartphones and tablet computers, and is now moving into cloud-based services (see article). Each time it has grabbed an existing technology and produced an easier-to-use and prettier version than anyone else. This approach can be applied to whatever technology is flavour of the month: Apple has already shifted from PCs to mobile devices.
The animating idea of Amazon (founded in 1994) is to make it easy for people to buy stuff. It began by doing this for books, but has since applied the same idea to other products: music, groceries, mobile apps, even computing power and storage, which it sells on tap. The Kindle may resemble an e-reader, but it is just as much a portable bookstore. As new things come along, Amazon will make it easy for you to buy them. Similarly, the aim of Facebook (2004) is to help people share stuff with friends easily. This idea can be extended to almost anything on almost any platform.
Consider, by contrast, three product-based firms. Dell (founded in 1984) made its name building PCs more efficiently than anyone else and selling them direct to consumers. That model does not neatly transfer to other products. Cisco Systems (also 1984) makes internet routers. It has diversified into other areas, such as videoconferencing, but chiefly because it thought this would increase demand for routers. Microsoft (1975) is hugely dependent on Windows, which is its answer to everything. But software for a PC may not be the best choice to run inside a phone or a car. All these firms are wedded to specific products, not deeper philosophies, and are having trouble navigating technological shifts.
Other giants are still struggling to move beyond their core technologies. Oracle (1977) was originally a database company, which peddled databases as the answer to all its clients' problems. But in the past decade it has moved into other corporate software, and hardware too. Now it aims to provide entire computing systems. Google (1998) knows the importance of an idea. “Organising the world's information and making it universally accessible” is its motto, and it is putting that into practice on mobile devices through its Android software, which is spreading fast. But Google is still heavily dependent on a single product—internet search and related advertising.
The upshot: Apple, Amazon and Facebook look like good long-term bets. Dell, Cisco and Microsoft do not. The jury is out on Oracle and Google. See you in 2111—provided, that is, that The Economist (founded in 1843, with the idea of explaining the world to its readers) is still around too.",956,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00019-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967129111289978
68af4319-c9d8-435d-bad9-314dd7395599,2016-07-29T00:23:57+00:00,1991-10-31,0,http://www.thebody.com/content/art12756.html,"Surviving and Thriving With AIDS
Collected Wisdom, Volume Two
From the articles ""AIDS 201"" and ""Surviving and Thriving with AIDS,"" both by Michael Callen. c 1988, People with AIDS Coalition, Inc. reprinted with permission.
I have become more convinced, as a result of my own experience with AIDS and from my interviews with about twenty-five other long-term survivors, that there is a bi-directional mind-body connection which some day we may be able to pin down scientifically. I think the body needs to receive a ""live"" message. The mind needs to tell the body to fight--that life is precious and worth living. The mind is a great, largely untapped pharmacy and we've got to find creative ways to mine it. Joy juice is what the body needs to live. And hope is like the air that we breathe; without it, we wither and die. . . .
In the first years of AIDS, I had a pretty simplistic notion of hope. I thought that if one believed hard enough in the possibility of survival--if you were a ""fighter""--you could beat AIDS. Then some of the bravest and best--fighters who had believed as much as I had that they'd beat this thing--fell to AIDS. I have refined my belief: having hope won't guarantee that you'll survive AIDS, but not having hope seems to guarantee that you'll succumb quickly.
Although I'm winded from six years of more or less peacefully co-existing with AIDS, I must now readjust to the possibility of lymphoma (and to the reality of KS). Even in dark moments, when doubt and hopelessness threaten to consume me, I am aware of an almost palpable will to live. The preciousness and exhilaration of living overwhelm. The hysterical joie de vivre of Julia Child cooking videos, my cookie cutter collection, the imminent release of Streisand's next album, and the secure sensation of my lover coming to bed sometimes make me want to weep with joy. I should miss them so, if I died. In the end, I'm convinced that it's as rational to have hope as it is to give up. If 85% of people diagnosed with AIDS are dead after five years, then 15% are still alive. I intend to remain among that prophetic minority.
What Does It Take to Be a ""Long-Term Survivor""?The CDC defines a ""long-term survivor"" as a person who has lived at least twice as long as the median survival period for all people with AIDS. Using this formula, anyone still living at least three years after diagnosis of their first AIDS-related opportunistic infection (or first T cell count below 200) would qualify.
Becoming a ""member of the club"" isn't easy. As Lew Katoff, former Director of Client Services for New York's Gay Men's Health Crisis, noted in a speech before the VII International AIDS Conference:
Lew Katoff's speech was adapted for publication in the October, 1991 issue of Positively Aware.
Recently, universities and AIDS service organizations around the country have begun to study long-term survivors to see if they are different in some way from people who haven't lived as long. So far, researchers have found that attitude seems to be a key ingredient to longevity among people living with AIDS.
Taken together, the results of several prominent studies have shown that the majority of long-term survivors:
This article was provided by HIV Coalition (HIVCO).",723,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257829320.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071029-00152-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.976430118083954
ec922dca-7158-4184-bfaa-d78d9e449a0d,2017-08-19T05:36:56+00:00,2017-08-19,0,https://www.just-eat.ie/restaurants-meakongsantry,"(read our cookies policy for more info)
Mekong is located on 307 Swords Road in Santry. This delightful Chinese Takeaway serves a wide range of Chinese classics such as Sweet & Sour Chicken in Cantonese Style, Pork Chop Suey, Mekong Special Satay, Mixed Veg Hot & Spicy etc. You can order your takeaway food online from here right now on Just Eat and check out the reviews below to see what's the tastiest!
307 Swords Road, Santry Santry",103,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105304.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819051034-20170819071034-00263.warc.gz,0.885643601417542
74c6ac47-b207-448c-9a2c-3888a1993f8b,2022-05-25T14:25:13+00:00,2022-05-25,0,https://panafricanreview.rw/panafrican-review-editorial-values/,"PanAfrican Review is a platform for accurate, compelling, and provocative analytical articles on matters of concern to Africans.
Our aim is to challenge patterns of thought that continue to treat Africans as a problem and to build a critical mass for social change that conceives African value systems as worthy.
Our analysts will bring rigor through researched but accessible and easy to consume presentation.
Our contributors exercise the freedom of thought and conscience to be able to challenge orthodoxy in a thought provoking manner that nonetheless pays due attention to public decorum.
Since there’s no freedom without responsibility, we demand that our contributors observe common decency, avoid profanities, discriminatory and hate speech.
When we do make mistakes – and we will – we will hold ourselves accountable and we encourage our readers to demand accountability from us. We shall endeavor to be responsive and be prepared to correct errors in substance and form.
We shall take sides. It is only by taking sides that we can maintain our vision of influencing sides. However, we will strive to to do this through fairness and accuracy.",215,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662587158.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525120449-20220525150449-00013.warc.gz,0.92030680179596
6abc7f15-d5a9-4c7d-b19e-33382abdd3c5,2022-05-26T08:33:54+00:00,2021-10-01,1,https://nigerdeltaconnect.com/e-naira-nine-things-you-should-know/,"Since the ban on cryptocurrency, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced e-Naira. It is a type of digital currency that allows people to exchange money online.
The CBN prohibited the use of cryptocurrency for a variety of reasons, including the fact that it is not issued by a sovereign authority.
On October 1, 2021, E-Naira will be introduced. Here are some facts about it that you should be aware of:
- This digital currency will facilitate transactions, but it differs from other digital currencies in that it will be issued by a sovereign authority, the CBN.
- A government-issued digital currency functions differently than a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin.
The CBN believes that the e-Naira will promote financial inclusion and a cashless policy.
- The e-Naira, which was created to facilitate digital transactions, is not backed by physical currency.
- As with the Naira, the value of the coin will not appreciate as quickly as that of Bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies.
- In much the same way as stable coins pegged to dollars, the e-Naira will have a fixed value.
- The e-Naira will be created independently of bank accounts; the wallet will be created by financial institutions through an application product interface.
- This currency is legal tender throughout the country, does not bear interest, and has a transaction limit for customers as well as a rate-based transaction limit.
- As a critical national infrastructure, the e-Naira system will be subjected to extensive security checks, and all data and personally identifiable information (PII) will be kept off the ledger.",345,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662604495.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526065603-20220526095603-00214.warc.gz,0.946984231472015
3a2a886c-5c42-4d13-810f-d004e8b72c25,2016-07-29T00:03:47+00:00,2016-07-29,0,http://www.scenicireland.com/christopher_hill_photographic/,"Established in 1978
Christopher Hill Photographic was set up in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1978 by renowned photographer Chris Hill. The studio specialised in sports and theatre photography, and later all aspects of commercial photography including advertising, fashion, still life and architectural.
Over the years Chris has shot many beautiful photographs of Ireland regularly shooting assignments for the National Trust and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board. This lead to starting one of Ireland's leading photographic libraries, Scenic Ireland. The library, the largest independent photographic library in Ireland, now contains over 13,000 images of Irish landscapes and cityscapes.
Chris Hill is one of Ireland's leading landscape photographers. His career started in 1978 when he made his name in theatre and sports photography, winning several awards. He quickly expanded to cover all aspects of photography including advertising, fashion, landscapes, architectural, interior and food photography... more »
Acclaimed Belfast photographer Steffan Hill's
career started in London in 1992. For the next 15 years he built up his name shooting for national and international magazines as a features/portrait photographer. He relocated to Belfast in 2007 where he has gone on to specialise in publicity stills... more »
Paul Lindsay is the third exceptionally talented photographer working for Christopher Hill Photographic. Having worked for the company for 8 years, Paul specialises in architectural... more »",276,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257829320.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071029-00164-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.958372592926025
f42087fb-6d4b-4690-901a-61b3657ab5b6,2020-10-31T10:17:17+00:00,2020-10-31,0,https://shuttletitan.com/vsphere/pci-passthrough-module-devicepoweron-power-on-failed-device-xy-z-is-already-in-use/,"A Virtual Machine running on ESXi Host would not power on and gets stuck at 88% until it errors with the message “Module ‘DevicePowerOn’ power on failed”:
This is a quick blog to help anyone with a similar PCI Passthrough (Passthru) issue I faced recently, after the ESXi host upgrade from v7 o v7U1.
- The PCI device in my case is a NVIDIA GTX 1080 TI graphic card.
- Hypervisor – ESXi v7 Update 1.
Looking at the VM’s “Event details”, it shows the following error description:
“Module ‘DevicePowerOn’ power on failed. Failed to start the virtual machine. Device x:y.z is already in use”.
Where “x” is the Bus, “y” is the slot, “z” is Function.
The error I received was shown with the device 3:0.0:
This issue is because the PCI device i.e. GPU NVIDIA 1080Ti was assigned to more than one VM. Somehow the ESXi Host v6.7 and v7 were happy with the GPU assigned to multiple VMs and would still power on this VM (if the other VMs are powered off), but after the upgrade to ESXi v7 Update 1 – it decided to play naughty!
To identify the other VM(s) that may be attached/using this device – go to the vCenter console -> ESXi Host -> Configure -> Hardware -> PCI Devices, identify the device matching the bus, slot and function and select it to display “General information”:
As shown in the screenshot above, the PCI device is assigned to three VMs (in my case).
- Remove the PCI device from all VMs.
- Add the PCI device to the VM you want to passthrough.
- Restart the ESXi Host and power on the VM.
I had to perform the third step, as the VM would not power on until the ESXi host was restarted.
If you are seeing the error below, please see my other blog here:
“Failed to register pciPassthru0 for 3:0.0 due to unavailable hardware or software support”.
Hope it helps…",490,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107917390.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031092246-20201031122246-00341.warc.gz,0.930100202560425
8a9cf5a6-fa2b-4408-95d6-36b7b3edec96,2015-03-30T10:35:02+00:00,2013-08,0,http://heathercameronstylist.blogspot.com/2013/08/r.html,"Send me one okay?Hee heeenjoy!LisaLeeshideaway.blogspot.com
Brown lager is so much nicer than the blonde stuff. The best is Budvar Czek dark.
How perfect. I'd love to do the same.
sounds like you've been busy jammin'. Let us know how the bee thing worked out.
I missed you...and I hope you got some good R & R.Hugs...Rita
Good for you! Enjoy!
Post a Comment",107,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299261.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00248-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.920088171958923
7349270e-6d6f-4a90-af9b-0e08b5d3e790,2015-03-30T05:44:57+00:00,2015-03-30,0,http://masoncompaniesinc.com/careers/internships/,"Your Career Begins Here…
Are you ready to jump onto the fast track to an exciting, challenging and rewarding career?
If you answered “yes,” it’s time to test-drive your career possibilities with an internship at Mason Companies! Mason Companies gives you the chance to enjoy a fun, unique and educational experience with hands-on training outside of the classroom. From your first day on the job, you’ll begin to develop and improve the valuable skills you need for a successful career after college.
Mason Companies offers paid internships with competitive wages and flexible hours.
Mason Companies’ internships offer you the chance to:
- Work alongside a team of professionals in your area of study
- Improve your communication and networking skills
- Build your leadership skills
- Participate in meetings, get involved with/complete projects
- And so much more!
Mason Companies regularly has summer and school year internships in the following areas:
*Managing paid search programs by managing a campaign for one of our 8 business units
*Engaging customers and building brand awareness through social media initiatives
*Performing website analyses utilizing Google Analytics
*Participating in planning, executing and analyzing email marketing campaigns
- Web Design
*Designing web imagery used on Mason Companies websites, display advertising and landing pages
*Designing imagery and HTML for email marketing campaigns
*Participating in various projects such as launching new mobile sites and websites
*Researching and implementing emerging web design technologies and processes
- IT Developer
*Java J2EE development
*Ecommerce Development on Mason’s 8 different ecommerce sites
*Subversion source control
- IT Business Analyst Intern
*Business process redesign
*Design document creation
- IT Help Desk Intern
*PC/troubleshooting and repair
*Help Desk monitoring
*General technology assistance
How to apply:
*Visit our Careers Page for current job openings and to apply online.
*Send a completed cover letter and resume to:
Human Resources Department
Mason Companies, Inc.
1251 1st Avenue
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729",446,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299114.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00128-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.871475219726562
57aff1a4-f99c-47a7-9e40-31dcbdfee64d,2016-07-23T21:23:31+00:00,2012-10-05,0,http://www.uncabulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&CONTENT_ID=641749&DB_OEM_ID=19200&ATCLID=205701027,"The UNC Asheville Cross Country Invitational will be held Saturday at Asheville Christian Academy in Swannanoa, marking the program's first home meet since 2007.
Visiting schools include the men's and women's teams from Brevard College and Wofford. Charleston Southern and Milligan will have just their women's teams competing.
Norman anticipates a strong showing from the Bulldogs.
""I'm expecting us to win on both sides,"" Norman said. ""While it is a smaller meet, it will have some good competition that will push our student-athletes.""
He is excited that his teams will get a chance to race in front of a home crowd while taking advantage of competing on their home course.
""I think it helps knowing the ins and outs of the course, as you know that there is a point to push and a point to relax and recover,"" Norman said.
This race will also be the transitional point between the beginning of the year and the championship season, which begins with the following meet. The Pre-National Meet will be two weeks after this weekend's event and will allow the Bulldogs to whittle down their team to its championship rosters.
In its meets so far this season, UNC Asheville has developed its young, talented harriers on the men's side and strengthened the pack-running of the women.
Senior Emma Bussard has led the women in both races this year, with Melanie Kulesz, a redshirt junior, and freshman Kelsey Rubino making up the top three. Two weeks ago, the Adidas Winthrop Invitational served as the Big South Conference preview meet, and UNC Asheville finished fifth.
The young men's runners had an 11th-place showing at the Winthrop Invitational despite being without freshman Jeremy Gower, who led UNC Asheville in the first meet of the season at Western Carolina. Sophomore Kevin Paradise, the team's top runner last season, led the Bulldogs in Gower's absence. Freshman Andy Thornburg has been the consistent third runner.
""I'm just really excited hosting a meet this year and am excited as I think we are putting out a team that the school can be proud of,"" Norman said. ""The team is looking forward to showing everyone how good we are.""
The men's race will begin at 9 a.m. over the 8K course, with the women's 5K starting at 10:20 a.m. Results will be available on www.uncabulldogs.com.",509,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823670.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00065-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.969665110111237
fd724449-c1ae-4281-b37d-9d22b2f60801,2022-05-22T23:11:46+00:00,2020-08-03,0,http://visualizingbirth.org/172772144,"Baby emerging in “Crowning Rose”
Gisela Llorenz, All Rights Reserved.
UPDATE (8/3/2020): I have learned from Vivian Keeler, the President of HypnoBirthing International that the full name of the artist of this image is Gisela Llorenz. The image is part of the Mongan Method HypnoBirthing Program and can be found as a resource in their materials.
(12/22/2012) After researching this image over the past few months, I have still been unable to locate the artist and copyright information for Crowning Rose (shown above). I originally discovered the image on Birth Bliss’ website and have been in touch with her about it. She notes that the image is connected to HypnoBirthing, but I have not had confirmation yet from the company that this is their image. The signature looks to read “Gisela 5/05.” If anyone has more information on this image, please let me know.
The image is so beautiful and relevant to the visualizing birth concept that I have decided to provide my readers with it at this time. Using soft pencil lines, the artist creates delicate petals of a blossoming rose. As each petal folds outward, a small dark swirl of a baby’s head emerges uniquely from the flower’s center. The petals appear so soft in their opening that the viewer senses the flower to crown almost effortlessly, cradling the baby tenderly as it makes its way into the world.
I have written previously about how helpful images of blooming flowers can be in the visualization of birth (see this Blooming Rose video and these Blooming Flower Visualizations). Indeed, the use of David Bookbinder’s images from the Blooming Flower Visualizations post proved extremely useful, integral and powerful to me during the birth of my second child, Montserrat. In the case of her birth, I actually used the images during early labor to visualize the softening and opening of my cervix.
The pregnant woman can utilize Crowning Rose either to visualize her cervix as ripening and softening (before or during labor), or during the so-called “second stage of labor” when the cervix is fully dilated and the baby emerges from the opening vulva. Either way, the drawing provides her with a clear representation comparing female birth physiology to the fruiting of a rose.",508,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662550298.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522220714-20220523010714-00017.warc.gz,0.949468612670898
bee231a6-a963-4e70-ab1e-989b8df467d2,2013-05-20T21:58:19+00:00,2012-11-15,1,http://radiousa.com/news/articles/2012/nov/15/un-security-council-calls-emergency-session-on-israel-raids/,"By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council will hold a closed emergency meeting on Wednesday night to discuss Israeli strikes against the Gaza Strip as Israel threatened a wider offensive in the Palestinian enclave to stem rocket salvoes by Hamas militants.
The French U.N. mission said on its Twitter feed that the meeting would be a ""closed private debate"" beginning at 9 p.m. EST. Council diplomats said Israeli and Palestinians envoys would speak at the meeting.
Separately, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's press office said in two separate statements that he spoke on the telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Mohamed Mursi of Egypt.
""(Ban) expressed his concern (to Netanyahu) about the deteriorating situation in southern Israel and the Gaza Strip, which includes an alarming escalation of indiscriminate rocket fire from Gaza into Israel and the targeted killing by Israel of a Hamas military operative in Gaza,"" the U.N. said.
Ban also voiced his expectation that ""Israeli reactions are measured so as not to provoke a new cycle of bloodshed.""
He also discussed with Mursi ""the need to prevent any further deterioration,"" the U.N. said in a second statement.
The emergency council meeting comes after the Palestinian Authority's U.N. envoy Riyad Mansour urged the Security Council to take a stand on Israel's latest offensive in the Gaza, which he said amounted to ""illegal criminal actions.""
Israel's U.N. Ambassador Ron Prosor responded by calling on the international community to condemn ""indiscriminate rocket fire against Israeli citizens - children, women."" He was referring to five days of escalating Palestinian rocket attacks from Gaza.
The militant group Hamas, not the Palestinian Authority, controls Gaza.
Israel launched a new major offensive against Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza on Wednesday, killing Hamas' military commander in an air strike and threatening an invasion of the enclave that the Islamist group said would ""open the gates of hell.
In a letter to Indian Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri, president of the 15-nation council this month, Mansour said a ""message must be sent to Israel to cease its military campaign against the Palestinian people under its occupation, including the cessation of extrajudicial killing.""
""This escalation, which continues at this moment, demands the attention of the international community, including the Security Council, with the aim of averting the further deterioration and destabilization of the situation on the ground and the fueling by Israel of yet another deadly cycle of violence and bloodshed,"" Mansour said.
Speaking to reporters, Prosor described the Hamas military commander Israel killed, Ahmed Al-Jaabari, as a ""mass murderer"" who had been planning fresh attacks against Israeli citizens.
It was unclear what a Security Council meeting would achieve since the 15-nation body is generally deadlocked on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which envoys say is due to the U.S. determination to protect Israeli.
""We want the Security Council to act in accordance with its responsibilities to stop this aggression against our people,"" Mansour said, without offering details of what action he wanted.
A new Gaza war has loomed for months as waves of Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli strikes have grown more intense and frequent.
Mansour said the Israeli action was intended to draw attention away from the Palestinians' plan to seek an upgrade of its observer status at the United Nations from that of an ""entity"" to a ""non-member state,"" implicitly recognizing Palestinian statehood.
Israel and the United States have made clear they would oppose the Palestinian upgrade, which would give it the right to join international bodies like the International Criminal Court, where it could file legal complaints against Israel.
U.N. diplomats said a vote on the Palestinian request was tentatively scheduled for November 29. A senior Western diplomat said the Palestinians would easily secure 120 to 130 votes out of the 193-nation General Assembly, which would ensure the success of their upgraded status at the United Nations.
(Reporting by Louis Charbonneau; Editing by Christopher Wilson and Lisa Shumaker)",844,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.95853978395462
d5c54531-8dfc-432b-a31a-b006b6b09ff9,2022-05-19T05:55:17+00:00,2022-05-19,1,https://www.electricityforum.com/news/ev-building-charging-benefits,"On top of that, you can now add $38,000.
That, according to a new report from Ontario electric vehicle education and advocacy nonprofit, Plug‘n Drive, is the potential lifetime return for an electric car driven as a commuter vehicle while also being used as an electricity storage option in Ontario’s electricity system.
“EVs contain large batteries that store electric energy,” says the report. “Besides driving the car, [those] batteries have two other potentially useful applications: mobile storage while they are installed in the vehicle, and second-life storage after the vehicle batteries are retired.”
Pricing and demand differentials
The study, prepared by the research firm Strategic Policy Economics, modeled a two-stage scenario calculating the total benefits from both mobile and second-life storage when taking advantage of differences in daytime and nighttime electricity pricing and demand.
If done systematically and at scale, the combined benefits to EV owners, building operators and the electricity system in Ontario could reach $129 million per year by 2035, according to the report. Along with the financial gains, the province would also cut GHG emissions by up to 67.2 kilotons annually.
The math might sound complicated, but the concepts are simple. All it requires is for drivers to charge their batteries with low-cost electricity overnight at home, then plug them into two-way chargers at work and discharge their stored electricity for use by the building by day when buying power from the grid is more expensive.
“Workplace buildings could avoid high daytime prices by purchasing electricity from EVs parked onsite and enjoy savings as a result,” says the report.
Based on average commuting distances, EVs in this scenario could make half their storage capacity available for discharge. Drivers would be paid out of the building’s savings, earning up to $8,400 over the life of their vehicle.
According to the report, Ontario could have as many as 18,555 vehicles participating in mobile storage by 2030. At this level, the daily electricity demand would be reduced by 565 MWh. This, in turn, would reduce demand for natural gas-fired electricity generation, avoiding the expense of gas purchases while reducing GHG emissions.
The second-life storage opportunity begins when the vehicle lifespan ends. “EV batteries will still have over 80% of their storage capacity after being driven for 13 years and providing mobile storage,” the report states. “Those-second life batteries could provide a low-cost energy storage solution for the electricity grid.”
Some of the savings could be shared with EV owners in the form of a rebate worth up to 20 per cent of the batteries’ initial cost.
Call to action
The report concludes with a call to action for EV advocates to press policy makers and other stakeholders to take actions on building codes, the federal Clean Fuel Standard and other business models in order to maximize the benefits of using EV batteries for the electricity system in this way.
“EVs are often approached as an environmental solution to climate change,” says Cara Clairman, Plug’n Drive president and CEO. “While this is true, there are significant economic opportunities that are often overlooked.”",667,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662525507.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519042059-20220519072059-00420.warc.gz,0.960551142692566
743c2ed3-f057-49b2-9d70-06fa8adac4f5,2017-08-22T15:00:09+00:00,2013-03-19,1,http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/vietnam-japan-up-ties-to-strategic-partnership-24726.html,"President Truong Tan Sang (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after the signing of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Statement in Tokyo on March 18 / Photo courtesy of Vietnam News Agency
Vietnam and Japan elevated their ties to a strategic partnership after visiting President Truong Tan Sang Tuesday met Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and agreed on a number of measures to deepen relations in all areas.
Japan promised new loans totaling more than US$1.1 billion to finance infrastructure projects in Vietnam.
Abe said his country is willing to assist Vietnam in enhancing its maritime law enforcement capacity.
He assured that Japan continues to consider Vietnam an important partner in its official development assistance program and would help the country achieve its industrialization and modernization target by 2020.
Japan would help Vietnam develop its industrial parks and build the Ninh Thuan 2 nuclear power plant, he added.
The two sides agreed to work to simplify visa procedures for Vietnamese.
Following the talks, the two leaders signed a joint statement on the establishment of an extensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
They also witnessed the signing of agreements for five infrastructure projects using yen loans as well as others in education and training, healthcare and agriculture.
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d931deb0-ac61-4df2-8191-59152090993f,2020-10-23T05:47:30+00:00,2020-10-23,1,https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/nl/activiteiten/experiences/total-solar-eclipse,"A rare eclipse rarely seen right
Though solar eclipses usually occur twice every year and in exceptionally rare cases take place up to five times per year, rarely are they witnessed as total eclipses. The reason for this is that most people don’t see the eclipse along the path of totality, defined as the narrow strip along the Earth from which an observer’s perspective puts the new moon fully across the Sun’s light.
Partial eclipses, annular eclipses, & total solar eclipses
Most solar eclipses are seen as partial eclipses, which are as they sound: The Moon only partially blocks the light reaching Earth from the Sun, regardless of where the eclipse is observed. But it also happens that, even if you’re in the path of totality, the Moon’s elliptical orbit distances it so far from Earth that the Sun’s light is still perfectly visible around the Moon’s curvature.
Further solar eclipse facts
Total solar eclipses occur somewhere on Earth only about every 18 months, recur only every several hundred years at a given location, and last just a few minutes. In those rare years when more eclipses take place, still no more than two total eclipses can happen in any given year. If this sounds like your shade of adventure, check out our total eclipse cruises. Not only will you have the chance to see this astounding celestial event in person, but you’ll see it in one of Earth’s most astounding polar locations: Antarctica.",315,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107880656.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023043931-20201023073931-00407.warc.gz,0.933570623397827
e8219e0c-01ee-4eef-aaca-439ac05b2308,2019-08-19T12:43:51+00:00,2018-10,1,http://www.cvworkshop.ie/2018/10/volkswagen-commercial-vehicles-looks-to-2019/,"Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has announced its 191 offers and says it will introduce a series of offers.
The offers include; a contribution of up to €4,000 towards a 191 order, a HP rate of 1.9 per cent, Commercial Vehicle PCP solution and now its own leasing offer from €209 per month with no deposit. The company will also offer market leading HP rates including 1.9 per cent over five years, the first time a brand in Ireland has offered this length of repayments on such a low HP rate, according to Volkswagen.
Overall growth has been delivered by all models, however the stand out result is the Crafter, one of the fastest growing models in the light commercial vehicle market in Ireland, with 60 per cent growth year on year.
2019 will see the introduction of the all new Grand California which will arrive in Spring and will start from €55,000. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles says it is using this model to extend the California programme upwards, tapping into a new range of possibilities. Later in 2019, the brand will launch new electric vehicles in the form of the ABT e-Caddy with a range of approximately 220 kilometres and the ABT e-Transporter with scalable designs and a range between 208 and 400 kilometres.
Commenting on 2019, Alan Bateson, Managing Director at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles said: “We have looked at our successes in 2018 and want to continue this into 2019 and beyond. To do this we involved our customers and asked them what we could do to further develop. With that in mind our 1.9 per cent HP which is currently the best HP offer in the Irish market has been extended out to five years or 60 months in order to make our market leading products more affordable than ever. With Ireland’s only commercial vehicle PCP and Ireland’s only commercial vehicle lease offer provided by our own bank, our mission is to ensure we give Irish customers the best solution for their needs.”
He added: “When we look at next year we expect further growth, especially in Crafter, a new model and International Van of the Year winner that has grown hugely in 2018. We also welcome our new Grand California in 2019 with orders already being placed and our new electric solutions in Caddy and Transporter which offer a range up to 400 kilometres.”",476,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314732.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819114330-20190819140330-00120.warc.gz,0.96002846956253
d15e3d30-baca-4f5b-ac2c-e00789712690,2019-08-25T22:41:42+00:00,2019-08-13,1,https://freedom937.iheart.com/featured/koa-headlines/content/2019-08-13-air-quality-commission-to-vote-on-zero-emissions-vehicle-program-this-week/,"The Colorado Air Quality Commission could vote to adopt a zero-emission vehicle program, similar to a program already in place in California. The Zero Emission Vehicle program, or ZEV, would mandate car manufacturers to sell more electric cars in Colorado. The percentage will start at under five-percent, and then grow to eight-percent. The Colorado Auto Dealers Association says it is opposed to the plan, saying it will limit customer choices and increase the cost for new vehicles. The commission vote is scheduled for Thursday.
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02e3f35b-18b2-4dcd-987f-cfa0ba1caabf,2017-08-22T07:19:59+00:00,2006-09-01,0,http://blogiburton.blogspot.com/2006/09/islamoquestionistan.html,"Is anyone against me posting home-made drawings of Mohammed? Being that I'm for total and massive war to end this evil cult or convince them to become a religion and adopt peaceful ways like the Hindus, Christians, Jews and Buddists have done, it doesn't seem like much of a stretch. As they say, 'peace is good, freedom is better'. So I'm happy to say that I'm still free to ask you if you are bothered by gratuitously obnoxious photo fakes of the leader of the cult of Islam. Please let me know in the next week, since I just bought a new stylus/pad, and plan on learning how to use it at the expense of the prophet of doom, mohammed.
If you are an Ayotollah or a Mufti or some other type of Islamic cleric, my apologies. I was only offering that question to the civilized part of the world. Keep your comments to yourself until followers of your religion stop killing people in the name of Islam. When that happens, welcome to the civilized world! Took you long enough.",222,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886110485.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822065702-20170822085702-00168.warc.gz,0.963696360588074
a7da6436-aa2f-4130-ba2e-58487a1f8bf8,2022-05-26T20:14:36+00:00,2022-05-26,1,https://www.turnto23.com/news/national/indoor-vertical-farming-provides-potential-solutions-to-food-supply-problems,"From lettuce to basil, where some of your food comes from could be changing. Indoor vertical farming is gaining traction in the food industry.
“Today we’re at our research and development facility,” Henry Sztul, the chief science officer at Bowery Farming, said.
From seed… ""we’re constantly experimenting with different types of seeds,” he said. To germination flats put in a chamber for a few days, to their final home for growing. “What we look for are the leaves starting to be more fully developed.”
The process takes about a month.
“It’s a 25, 30-day grow cycle for the plant, from seed to shelf,” Katie Seawell, the chief commercial officer at Bowery Farming, said.
It’s an efficient process and this facility only shows a small portion of what they are growing
“We are building local indoor smart farms close to the cities that we operate,” Seawell said. She said they are re-imagining agriculture, and controlling every aspect of the growing process.
“We are not susceptible to some of the external variables or factors that can disrupt the supply chain or the growing process for crops,” she explained. “The ability for the current food system to pivot with agility to meet market demand based on market disruption is very, very limited.”
It’s a problem we saw during the pandemic. Disruptions in the food supply chain and transportation, leasing to rotting piles of unsold produce in some states and food shortages in others.
“What kind of opportunities did the pandemic present, I think one of those is food security,” Joshua Craver, an assistant professor of controlled environment horticulture at Colorado State University, said.
However, Craver said this indoor vertical farming isn’t an ideal solution for every crop.
“There are some crops that just don't make a lot of sense in a controlled environment setting...those range from grain crops or orchard crops,” he said.
Another downfall is the lighting needed. “We typically use a lot more energy to grow our crops in vertical farms that we do compared to fields, or even greenhouse production,” AJ Both, a professor at Rutgers University School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, said. Both does research in plant lighting.
“I think that's an area where we still need to do a lot of work, to try to help the vertical farming industry become even more efficient,” he said.
However, control of lighting does have benefits as well, as it gives growers more control over crop growth, all while taking up less space.
“The benefits of that, of course, are that you can grow a lot more plants on the same footprint,” Both said.
“We are taking non-arable land and transforming it into highly productive farms,” Seawell said.
While it may not be the ideal solution for every crop right now, Craver said it’s a valuable addition to the food industry.
“A lot of the ways I like to describe controlled environments and vertical farming is being another tool in our toolbox,” he said.
Back at Bowery, they are continuing to experiment with new crops and provide fresh food for those at a cost comparable to organic foods.
“As we scale…we will want to compete not only at a premium price point but against traditional agriculture prices as well,” Seawell said.
They currently have 13 products in the marketplace, and the capability to grow 365 days a year.
“It’s an incredibly exciting time to be in this space and I think there's real recognition that we have to think differently about how we build resilience and strengthen our local and regional food supply systems. We don't believe we’re the only answer to that, but we believe we are a part, a critical part of that answer.”",848,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662625600.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526193923-20220526223923-00019.warc.gz,0.963662505149841
1948e221-9d15-4750-b8bf-602727ab5ea0,2015-03-31T05:40:39+00:00,2013-07-17,1,http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/10185581/Army-of-patients-to-be-recruited-to-inspect-NHS.html,"The Care Quality Commission is today launching sweeping changes to its inspection regime, and introducuing Ofsted-style ratings which it says will better protect patients, and ensure hospitals are scrutinised “from top to bottom”.
Prof Sir Mike Richards, newly appointed chief inspector of hospitals, said he was now attempting to recruit at least hundreds of inspectors, including hospital patients and their carers, so that future inspections have a wider range of perspectives, and give a voice to those who are treated by the NHS.
He said patients from all across England could apply to be recruited to a lay role, but that they would be unlikely to be allowed to inspect their own local hospital, in order to ensure the process was not biased.
The first inspections using the new approach will begin in about a month, with 18 hospital trusts selected to pilot the new approach.
The trusts have been assessed under 150 measures - including the number of avoidable infections, the number of safety incidents so serious that they are called “never events” and levels of complaints - and been ranked as high or low risk, or somewhere between the two.
Sir Mike said Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals trust, Barts Health trust, Croydon Health Services trust, Nottingham University Hospitals trust, South London Healthcare Trust and The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation trust had now all been assessed to be “high risk” based on such findings - though no trust will receive a rating until it has been inspected.
The 14 trusts with recent high mortality rates, which were yesterday identified as failing thousands of patients will not be inspected, because they have just undergone a similar process.
However officials said death rates would form part of the risk rating of each trust, so that in future those with high mortality rates and other patient concerns would be inspected more urgently.
Sir Mike said: “Today am issuing a call for inspecctors - I want assistance. I want to start building a small army of insepctors and they need to come from all walks of life. Some will be practicising doctors .. or retired health professionals but we are also seeking patients and carers.”
He said patients would be paid a day rate - not yet agreed - for their time, plus expenses, because a “50 mile rule” was likely to be introduced so that nobody inspected a hospital at which they worked or were likely to be a patient.
“My job is to the put the patient at the heart of this,” Sir Mike said.
Officials said the new approach would replace a widely discredited model, which relied heavily on self-assessment by trusts, and meant that inspection visits would only focus on small parts of a hospital at a time.
Until now, the inspection regime meant that a hospital could get a good report based on a visit to its maternity unit, when its Accident & Emergency department was putting lives at risk.
Sir Mike said those leading the CQC “recognised that it was flawed”.
He said: “It tended to focus on individual specifics of care what we wil be doing is looking at how well care is being delivered across a hosptial from top to bottom.
Core services - including A&E, care of the frail elderly, maternity, and paediatrics would always be inspected on every visit, which would involve at least 15 inspectors and take at least two days, and longer for larger sites.
He said that while hospitals would be given notice of some visits, others would not be “unannounced”. Trusts would be likely to know that they were being inspected, but not what day or week inspectors would arrive, in order to detect staff shortages at times when hospitals were likely to have fewer people on duty.
Sir Mike said: “In the end, [the question is] would I be happy if my mother, my brother, my niece or my great nephew went to this hospital - it covers the whole age spectrum.”
Asked about the CQC’s history, with a report last month accusing its former leadership of presiding over a “cover-up” and political rows about Labour’s handling of the NHS, Sir Mike said he hoped his track record, working as National Cancer Director under the past and current Government, showed his independence. He said: “ I have worked for two administrations and seven secretaries of state - my job is to the put the patient at the heart of this.”",933,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300313.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00038-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.979332983493805
2aa77c17-ccba-42f7-976b-0f559f9f4635,2018-08-18T11:57:31+00:00,2018-08-18,1,https://www.mazda.com.au/imagination-drives-us/performance---skyactiv-x/,"The revolutionary SKYACTIV-X engine, due to be released in 2019, will be the world’s first commercial gasoline engine to run on compression ignition. Using innovative technology, Mazda has combined the power of a high-revving gasoline engine and the fuel efficiency of a diesel. The Spark Controlled Compression Ignition (SPCCI) improves engine efficiency by up to 20-30 percent over the current SKYACTIV-G engines.
These advances in engine technology will play a significant part in Mazda’s ‘Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030’ vision. With the release of SKYACTIV-X, reducing carbon dioxide emissions to 50 percent of 2010 levels by 2030 and 90 percent by 2050 will be an achievable goal.
To learn more about SKYACTIV-X, watch the video or read about the revolutionary technology.",177,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213666.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818114957-20180818134957-00041.warc.gz,0.860989570617676
5318bb14-3a43-4860-a44d-c381f0747bc6,2013-05-18T17:26:26+00:00,2013-05-18,0,http://www.mailboxmania.co.uk/thepostbox/tag/postboxes,"Are you looking for larger letterboxes to hold more post and things like newspapers? Here at Mailbox Mania we sell a wide range of postboxes and letterboxes to suit every need. You’ll find different colours, materials, styles, and sizes.
For larger letterboxes, you may like our Medway Large Capacity Newspaper Post Box. This post box is large enough to hold more than one newspaper delivery or a couple of small packets. There is a plaque on the front reading “Newspapers.”
This post box is 460 mm high, 230 mm wide, and 150 mm deep. It has a newspaper box slot of 230 mm wide and 150 mm deep. It’s made of galvanized steel and is weather proof and rust resistant. It comes with a 5 year wararnrty, and is offered at only £34.99.
Another great choice for larger letterboxes is the Ripon Large Capacity Green Post Box. This is ideal for multiple newspaper or magazine deliveries as well as smaller parcels. It has top lid retrieval with no lock.
This post box is also made of galvanized steel, is weather and rust resistant, and has a large lid for easy emptying. It comes with a 3 year warranty, and is offered at only £52.99. This same post box also comes in a silver shade and a darker , “graphite” grey.
For more larger postboxes, look under the category labelled “Extra Large Capacity Post Boxes.” For more information or for assistance, ring us on: 0 1943 463 998.",328,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00010-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.937009155750275
ce24ffe4-ca34-48b3-9ac3-7526dea76247,2016-07-29T12:10:17+00:00,2013-11-14,1,http://www.resourceinvestor.com/2013/11/14/gold-seen-flowing-east-refiners-recasting-bars-asia,"Gold (COMEX:GCZ13) demand in China, India and the Middle East surged in the 12 months to September while European sales contracted, underscoring a shift in the global bullion market from west to east, according to the World Gold Council.
China’s demand for jewelry, bars and coins rose 30% to 996.3 metric tons, while usage in India gained 24% to 977.6 tons, WGC data showed. European demand fell 11%, with drops in France, Switzerland and the U.K. Asia and the Middle East’s share of global sales grew to 68% in the 12 months from 65%, while Europe’s fell to 8.3% from 11%, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Gold’s slump into a bear market in April boosted demand across Asia and the Middle East, outweighing redemptions from bullion-backed exchange-traded products, the London-based group said in a quarterly report today. Bullion is heading for the first annual loss since 2000 as the Federal Reserve weighs tapering stimulus amid prospects for a U.S. recovery. Bullion is flowing eastward, according to the producer-funded council.
“The vast bulk of the year-to-date growth in consumer demand for gold came from eastern markets,” the council said. “The recent dynamics of the gold market have worked to ensure that lower prices boosted Asian demand to an extent sufficient to absorb the gold flowing from western markets.”
In Europe, gold is being refined from larger bars suitable for local users into smaller sizes preferred in Asia, the council said. Exports of bullion from the U.K. to Switzerland -- where refineries are sited -- rose more than 10-fold to 1,016.3 tons in the first eight months, it said, citing data from Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency.
Asian bullion demand will keep expanding as elevated inflation spurs purchases, HSBC Holdings Plc economists including Frederic Neumann wrote last month in a report that said the region is “going for gold.” A vault that can hold 2,000 tons was opened in Shanghai by Malca-Amit Global Ltd. this month to target increased demand for storage space.
Gold for immediate delivery traded at $1,286.52 an ounce at 4:55 p.m. in Singapore, 23% lower this year and 33% below the all-time high reached in September 2011. Holdings in bullion-backed ETPs stood at 1,873.3 tons yesterday, taking this year’s decline to 29% after assets gained every year since the first products were listed in 2003.
In the first three quarters of 2013, demand in China was 797.8 tons, ahead of India’s 715.7 tons, according to Marcus Grubb, managing director of investment at the WGC. That puts the second-largest economy on pace to overtake India as the biggest user as the Indian government imposes import restrictions on gold. Global consumer demand rose 605 tons to 2,896.5 tons in the nine months, the council said, with Asia and the Middle East accounting for 90% of the increase.
“Tactical investors in western markets exited their positions as they began to speculate on the early tapering of U.S. quantitative easing,” the council said. “Conversely, at the consumer level, demand for gold jewelry, bars and coins for the first nine months of the year was at a historical record.”
European demand for jewelry, bars and coins fell 11% to 310 tons in the 12 months to September, according to council data, as French consumption dropped 48%, Swiss use lost 22% and U.K. demand shrank 6%. In the Middle East, usage expanded 25% to 225.8 tons over the 12 months.
Copyright 2014 Bloomberg. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.",830,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257830066.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071030-00199-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.946567595005035
afc1aecd-e818-4792-9ae7-4c55ac32b4c8,2016-07-30T11:14:27+00:00,2014-05-26,1,http://news.trust.org/item/20140526191229-egnah/,"* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Reporters Without Borders deplores the Thai army's moves to toughen restrictions and manipulate the media in the wake of this month's coup and declaration of martial law, as well as the interrogation and arrest of journalists.
Two journalists, Thanapol Eawsakul and Pravit Rojanaphruk were detained on 23 and 24 May after being summoned by the military. The army is continuing its efforts to halt the flow of news and information, imposing its editorial line on news organizations and ordering them not to publish anything that might ""fan the conflict"".
""The military government, which claims it wants to restore peace and public order, cannot continue to trample freedom of information underfoot,"" said Lucie Morillon, the head of research at Reporters Without Borders.
""News organizations must be able to continue collecting and disseminating news and information free from pressure and intimidation from any quarter. We call on General Prayuth Chan-ocha to immediately release Thanapol Eawsakul and Pravit Rojanaphruk.""
Rojanaphruk, a journalist with the daily The Nation well known for his critical views on Thailand's lèse-majesté law, was summoned by the army on 23 May. The next day he went to the headquarters of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), accompanied by a lawyer and UN representatives. He was questioned for five hours without his lawyer being present and was subsequently taken to an unidentified detention centre where he is still held.
Before answering the summons, Rojanaphruk told Thai media: ""I hope people will not give up the spirit and that General Prayuth will be the last dictator of Thailand."" He was reported to have added: ""They can detain me, but can never detain my conscience.""
He then taped his mouth shut and put his hands over his ears.
Eawsakul, the editor of the political news magazine Fah Diew Gan, which had already been prosecuted for lèse-majesté, was arrested on 23 May for taking part in a peaceful demonstration in Bangkok against the coup.
Yesterday, 19 editors and publishers were summoned to a meeting called to discuss coverage of the news in an ""abnormal situation"", while General Prayuth, appointed by the king as head of the NCPO, today threatened news organizations with closure if they used Facebook pages to ""fan the conflict"" or to undermine peace and public order.
The following news organizations sent representatives to the meeting: Bangkokbiznews, Khoasod, Khomchadluek, Daily News, Thai Rath, Thai Post, Naewna, Banmuang, Bangkok Post, Bangkok Today, Prachachat, Manager, Thansettakij, Post Today, Matichon, Dailyworldtoday and Siam Rath.
The NCPO announced new measures concerning television stations that were banned from broadcasting after the coup and the declaration of martial law. Free-to-air stations resumed broadcasting yesterday, with the exception of Thai PBS, which did not receive permission.
Fourteen stations accused of broadcasting ""biased"" news reports will not be allowed back on air unless they undertake not to disturb the peace and public order. Unlicensed community radio stations must apply for authorization from the NCPO before they can resume broadcasting.
Prayuth also announced yesterday that those accused of lèse-majesté and undermining national security will be tried in a military court instead of a criminal court.
These measures were introduced following the army coup on 22 May, a few days after martial law was declared. Thailand has been in the throes of a serious political crisis for more than six months. The country is in the grip of numerous restrictions on freedom of information and attempts to manipulate the media.
Thailand is ranked 130th of 180 countries in the 2014 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders<br/>",825,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257836397.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071036-00267-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.964633047580719
d1937c39-7587-45ab-b620-0cfce82d0ca7,2016-07-28T02:57:00+00:00,2014-01-15,1,http://www.tor.com/2014/01/15/patrick-rothfuss-ama/,"The Reddit Fantasy group hosted an AMA from fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss on January 14th and aside from the usual “pants” or “no pants” debate, there were lots of nice little tidbits to share about future books and the world of his Kingkiller Chronicles series. Take a look at the highlights below!
1.) Short stories and novels will explore the history of the Kingkiller Chronicles’ world before the final book in the trilogy.
The first new story rolls out on September 9th of this year. “The Lightning Tree” is a novella that “centers around Bast” and closes out George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois’ next big anthology Rogues.
Rothfuss is also currently working on another novella that illuminates Auri’s back story, as well as a short novel “set in Modeg” telling the origin story of Laniel Young-Again. No release dates have been determined for those projects, but it seems like we could probably expect them for early 2015.
Then after that? Doors of Stone, the final book in the Kingkiller Chronicles trilogy. Then after that? Another set of books from the same world(s).
2. There were some very good questions about aspects of the world that Rothfuss couldn’t/refused to answer.
- Can a person learn their own true name? If so could they command it?
- Do the Tinkers have a magical ability to give good recommendations? And if so is it inherent (like a knack) or is it gained upon becoming a Tinker?
- Has anyone in the Four Corners ever looked at the Moon with a telescope? If so, what did they see?
- How do we know this is not Mary Robinette Kowal?
3.) Rothfuss is totally up for a peculiar collaboration with Brandon Sanderson and George R. R. Martin:
As relayed from Brandon via a fan who spoke with him at a signing:
Both Brandon and you would create a group of characters separately for one book. Each chapter would trade off between the two of you with the characters doing their own story and fighting between the two groups. When y’all got down to the last 10% of the book, it would be given over to George R.R. Martin to decide who lives, who dies, and who wins.
Rothfuss—and probably the known world—is very much game for this.
4.) The length of a day in Kvothe’s world might be longer than our own.
There’s a really cool, big discussion about how quickly language can be spoken and how folks have determined how long Kvothe’s days are in The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear, based on how much he relays. The details of that are very much worth reading in the AMA itself, but the gist of it is that unless a day in the Four-Corners World is longer than an Earth day, The Wise Man’s Fear would take 27 hours to convey through speaking.
Even now, I hesitate to try to give some sort of hard, definitive answer on this question. But here are a few statements that might be informative/interesting/helpful.
It is not unreasonable to think that a day in the four corners is a different length than ours.
Everything in the frame story shouldn’t be included in the wordcount, obviously.
Kvothe would probably tell his story much more quickly than a narrator would read it.
I know this last one to be true because I know the prologue of the book very well, so when I read it out loud, I tend to go about 50% faster than the narrator of the audio book.
5.) Other small updates:
- The TV show is still in development.
- Felurian isn’t blue. Though he understands why one would imagine her that way.
- Spin-off materials such as games, etc. won’t be happening unless Rothfuss can be involved with them, which is something he doesn’t currently have time for.
- Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn is his favorite fantasy world at the moment.
- There’s a full verse of “Tinker Tanner” hidden in The Name of the Wind. (And a fan performance of it here.)
Jo Walton’s got a new installment of the Kingkiller Chronicles speculation series for us, so check back with us tomorrow for more Patrick Rothfuss fun! In the meantime, check out the various amazing prizes you can unlock in the current Worldbuilders’ fundraiser.",988,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257827782.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071027-00039-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.953826189041138
8edaf8cd-6ad6-4ffc-a923-ed2ec3003f84,2017-08-22T22:52:54+00:00,2017-08-22,1,https://www.pakwheels.com/blog/honda-cars-will-warn-you-if-your-driving-behavior-is-likely-to-cause-a-traffic-jam/,"Self-driving cars and self-parking cars are in the works in R&D labortries of various auto makers, until than, Honda is working on a unique technology which identifies patterns of a driver’s behavior that is likely to cause a traffic jam.
In conjunction with the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo, Honda conducted experimental testing of a system utilizing the technology to detect the potential for traffic congestion. The test results demonstrated that the system helped increase the average speed by approximately 23% and improved fuel efficiency by approximately 8% of trailing vehicles.
To identify whether or not the driver’s driving style/behavior is to cause traffic jam or congestion, Honda developed this technology while recognizing that the acceleration and deceleration behavior of one vehicle influences the traffic pattern of trailing vehicles and can trigger the traffic congestion. Based on this, a color-coded on-board computer encourages the driver to correct their behaviors for smoother driving with the goal of alleviating congestion behind them.
This system will help in reducing traffic congestion and improving the fuel economy by advising the driver on maintaining speeds and ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) taking over to maintain the correct distance.",242,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886116921.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822221214-20170823001214-00413.warc.gz,0.936277687549591
d2a74fd6-aa03-4ac7-a227-79f7f6bda801,2020-10-21T10:15:14+00:00,2019-03-15,1,https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2019/03/usaf-shouldnt-narrow-competition-its-satellite-launches/155625/,"The service’s plan to reduce launch-contract eligibility from three providers to two would reduce incentives to innovate and keep costs down.
Reusable rockets are the disruptive technology that will keep U.S. military capabilities ahead of China and Russia — if the Pentagon can tap the breakneck pace of innovation in the commercial space launch market. But instead, the U.S. Air Force may restrict future contracts to two companies, mimicking today’s launch duopoly of United Launch Alliance and SpaceX. This would sap military space efforts of competition that would lower prices, galvanize technological advances, and help maintain American dominance in space.
The Air Force’s space launches are handled by the National Security Space Launch program, the effort that used to be called the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. Congress renamed it, as of March 1, to underscore the importance of “non-expendable” rockets — that is, the reusable ones being developed by various private-sector companies. That name change was ordered by the 2019 defense authorization act, which also instructs DOD to keep developing a process to evaluate and certify launch vehicles using previously flown components or systems.
Just last October, the Air Force kick-started this process by awarding partial funding to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, and United Launch Alliance to certify new launch systems that meet national security requirements, including conducting prototype flights.
But if the Air Force follows through on its stated plan to award exclusive five- to eight-year contracts to just two of these companies, it would dangerously limit competition and undermine the opportunity to access the full range of extraordinary technological breakthroughs taking place in an incredibly fast-moving commercial space launch market.
The U.S. government’s ongoing support for new entrants into the domestic launch market has already enabled the development of reusable launch vehicles and has the promise of transforming the economics of spaceflight. The ability to fly the same rocket multiple times with different payload configurations offers greater mission flexibility while saving taxpayers money. Just as it does with active aircraft, the Air Force can build up flight history with reusable vehicles, and the consistent use of the same launch vehicle will increase mission assurance.
And this is just the beginning. The evolution of the commercial space launch industry will spur innovation in additive manufacturing, engine efficiencies, materials technology, avionics, machine learning, and operations—resulting in even greater improvements in vehicle performance, reliability, and availability.
According to the Defense Intelligence Agency, China and Russia are rapidly growing their space capabilities by embracing new ideas such as modular space launch vehicles, which can be tailored to specific customer payloads. Russia is in the process of developing its own super heavy-lift launch vehicle to support manned missions to the moon and Mars exploration, and China is developing a “quick response” launch vehicle with dual commercial and military capabilities. Earlier this year, China became the first country to successfully land on the far side of the moon, heightening concerns that China may seek to militarize the moon much the same way it did the South China Sea. We now chance falling behind and jeopardizing not only our assured access to space, but even more importantly, our national security.
A decision to select just two launch service providers for such an extended period would perpetuate the current market duopoly for national security space launches and eliminate incentives for either provider to compete on price or build a better rocket. The NSSL was not intended to maintain the status quo. We must win the future.
NEXT STORY: The US and North Korea Are Back to Talking Tough",727,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107876307.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021093214-20201021123214-00225.warc.gz,0.939931154251099
6736c284-5272-4e6e-a302-36a8cfb2dfd7,2016-07-25T02:30:01+00:00,2011-07-20,0,http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/tag/Rana,"Hardware news tagged Rana
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
AMD Athlon II, Phenom II, Sempron Set to Be Killed by 2012.
AMD to Take Final Orders on Athlon II, Phenom II and Sempron in Q4 2011
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
AMD Reveals Microprocessors for Windows 7 Desktops.
AMD Launches New Athlon II Chips
Thursday, September 17, 2009
AMD to Align Release of New Triple-Core Athlon II Chips with Windows 7 Launch.
AMD to Release First Athlon II X3 on October 22 – Sources
Thursday, August 28, 2008
AMD to Start Transition to New Platform Form-Factor in March, 2009.
AMD to Ship First AM3 Processors in March, 2009",160,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824201.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00153-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.839848220348358
ece35e25-b624-4aa1-a871-0eef207cd19b,2015-03-30T23:17:21+00:00,2012-10-10,1,http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2012-10-10/abu-qatada-asks-london-judges-to-block-extradition-to-jordan-1-.html,"Abu Qatada Asks London Judges to Block Extradition to Jordan
Abu Qatada, an Islamic cleric accused of having links to the al-Qaeda terrorist group, asked a U.K. judge to block his extradition to Jordan.
The 51-year-old terror suspect, whose real name is Omar Othman, began an eight-day case at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission in London today to avoid facing trial for terror-related offenses in Jordan.
The latest hearing follows a series of attempts to avoid deportation by Abu Qatada, whose lawyers say he has been subject to the longest period of administrative detention in recent English history. Two U.K. judges last week refused to block the extradition of another cleric, 54-year-old Abu Hamza, to the U.S. after eight years of legal wrangling, part of which included a U.K. prison sentence for encouraging followers to kill Jews and other non-Muslims.
Abu Qatada, who denies links to al-Qaeda, was briefly released from U.K. custody in February after the Strasbourg, France-based European Court of Human Rights ruled his right to a fair trial may be violated by his deportation. The U.K. subsequently said it received assurances from Jordan he would receive a fair, civilian trial and British police re-arrested him April 17.
The human rights court refused in May to hear an appeal by Abu Qatada against the U.K. deportation order on separate grounds that he may face torture in Jordan.
He was also denied bail by a London court in May. The judge in that case ruled security resources would be in high demand during the Olympic Games and releasing Abu Qatada would place an unnecessary burden on police. His lawyers then failed in July to convince a London court to review the decision.
To contact the reporter on this story: Jeremy Hodges in London at firstname.lastname@example.org
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Anthony Aarons at email@example.com",429,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300031.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00200-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.971678853034973
253013d3-a0f3-494e-a7a4-e8e2ad190b5d,2016-07-25T20:04:36+00:00,2014-04-28,1,http://www.newsfactor.com/news/New-Filesharing-Apps-Ready-To-Roll/story.xhtml?story_id=111001U97Y0U,"Facing increased competition for very-high-speed Internet access, AT&T is expanding the rollout for its service. As many as 100 cities and towns are in the new plan, including Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
AT&T's fiber service can offer speeds up to 1 gigabit a second. Many of the targeted areas are also covered by competitors Comcast and Time Warner Cable. Their $45 billion pending merger is a big incentive for AT&T to get its areas wired, and customers settled, before the new giant fully gears up.
A senior executive vice president at AT&T Home Solutions, Lori Lee, told The Wall Street Journal that the competition from Comcast/Time Warner would make a tougher competitor out of AT&T.
Additionally, Google is conducting a smaller rollout of gigabit-speed fiber-based Internet service in Austin, Texas and Kansas City, Kansas, among others. Google has said it is also looking at dramatically expanding its rollout.
The Google-AT&T competition for very-high-speed fiber may just be heating up. Reports indicate that AT&T is considering bringing its high-speed fiber network to Nashville, one of the areas that Google is considering for expansion, and AT&T has now targeted Kansas City.
AT&T's plans are to begin deploying the high-speed service in at least some of the expanded rollout areas by the end of this year. Most of the added cities already have AT&T U-verse service for Net and TV, which uses fiber to the curb and then copper for the final leg into homes and businesses. The expanded rollout, in addition to laying new fiber to the curb, is also intended to replace the existing copper lines.
Charter, Hotspot 2.0
The Comcast/Time Warner competition is still very much a moving target. According to a report in Monday's Financial Times, the two companies could sell between 3 million and 5 million customers to Charter Communications. That move would be intended to help ease the way for federal regulatory approval, by lessening Comcast/Time Warner's share of the market.
According to Comcast, those subscribers are worth at least $17 billion. Charter is the fourth-largest cable company in the U.S., and it had previously made its own offer for Time Warner Cable, but Time Warner management was not interested.
In addition to wired services, the soon-to-be-one companies are also pushing Wi-Fi hotspots. Time Warner has switched on its Hotspot 2.0 service throughout its public Wi-Fi network, which offers the ability for customers to connect without re-entering log-ons.
The idea is that, like cellular technology, public Wi-Fi should automatically recognize and log-on to devices that have already established access. Hotspot 2.0 has not yet caught on among providers, although the Wi-Fi Alliance began certifying devices for the spec about two years ago. Time Warner would be the first large implementation.",608,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824345.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00214-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967745840549469
c07102d8-bc19-4633-a662-519737702636,2019-08-19T00:25:39+00:00,2018-03-19,1,https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-19/nsw-government-unveils-new-metro-line-driverless-trains/9562722?smid=Page%3A%20ABC%20News-Facebook_Organic&WT.tsrc=Facebook_Organic&sf184895158=1,"NSW Government unveils new driverless metro trains as testing begins in Sydney
From the outside they look a lot like any other train, but if you peer in the window there is a big difference — fewer seats and no driver.
- Sydney's new Metro trains are being tested at Rouse Hill
- They have less seats, but much more standing room than their double-decker counterparts
- The driverless trains will run every four minutes during peak periods
By next year, Sydney's new driverless trains will be ferrying tens of thousands of passengers on the Northwest Metro line between Rouse Hill and Chatswood.
The first three trains are being tested on tracks at Rouse Hill, and were today unveiled by the New South Wales Government.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian inspected the new trains this morning and said it was a thrill to see how the project was progressing.
""To actually have the opportunity to walk on this future train, to see what customers will be experiencing on the new rail line is actually really uplifting, because we've never had a service like this before in Australia,"" Ms Berejiklian said.
The new metro trains will run every four minutes in peak periods, before the line is eventually extended under the Harbour to the CBD and, eventually, to Bankstown by 2024.
Less seats but more room
The carbon steel and stainless steel trains are 132 metres long and weigh 240 tonnes.
Inside the single-deck trains there are fewer seats and much more standing room than a traditional Sydney double-deck train.
It means some passengers may need to stand for up to 40 minutes for the journey from Rouse Hill to Chatswood.
The Premier defended the decision to have fewer seats, arguing it increased capacity and would cut travel times by making it faster for people to get on and off at each station.
""There are sufficient seats for everyone who needs one,"" Ms Berejiklian said.
""Some people will be going all the way to the final destination but others will be hopping on and off during the journey.""
Meanwhile, thousands of commuters who catch the existing double-decker trains from Macquarie Park to Chatswood are preparing for the line to be shut down for up to seven months later this year to allow conversion of the tracks to handle the new metro.
Ms Berejiklian said the inconvenience would be worth it.",492,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314353.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818231019-20190819013019-00494.warc.gz,0.968198299407959
5c6d3d52-6964-48b8-9dd6-bd66b0354461,2016-07-30T17:17:48+00:00,2012-12-14,1,http://www.dailycamera.com/nation-world-news/ci_22196948/entertainment/classicalmusic,"entertained ways to revive a religious liberty lawsuit that North Carolina's Belmont Abbey College filed against the Obama administration's signature health care law.
In a closely watched and
occasionally electrifying oral argument, members of a powerful three-judge appellate panel suggested they might restore Belmont Abbey's legal challenge but keep it dormant until the administration issues final new health care rules.
A compromise of sorts, this would keep the lawsuit alive before a trial judge who'd
previously dismissed it as premature.
""It doesn't decide the case,"" Judge Merrick Garland suggested, ""but it holds on to the case.""
A Roman Catholic college founded by Benedictine monks about 15 miles west of Charlotte, N.C., Belmont Abbey has filed one of 41 lawsuits nationwide challenging a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that sets insurance coverage standards.
The provision requires employers' health insurance plans to cover certain medical procedures, including immunizations, mammograms and -- most controversially -- contraceptive services such as sterilization and emergency oral contraception.
Combined for now with a similar challenge filed by Illinois' Wheaton College, the Belmont Abbey lawsuit is the first of the legal challenges to the law to reach the appellate level.
""It's a violation of their religious liberty,"" attorney Kyle Duncan told the panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Because of its sway over many federal agency decisions, the Washington-based appellate court sometimes is called the nation's second-highest court. In the Belmont Abbey case, argued for 65 minutes Friday before a crowded courtroom, the panel won't decide the underlying First Amendment dispute.
Instead, the judges most likely will decide whether the colleges' lawsuit will be dismissed as premature, permitted to proceed full-steam ahead or, as Garland suggested, be held ""in abeyance"" while final health care rules are revised and set.
The Obama administration argues, and the trial judge agreed in September, that it's too early for legal challenges since the rule implementing the contraception mandate remains under revision.
Still, underscoring the higher stakes involved, Judge A. Raymond Randolph sounded distinctly sympathetic to the religious schools. A Republican appointee, Randolph spoke of religious colleges and employers ""bending to the government's will"" under the health care law, as well as a ""chilling effect"" that even temporary rules might impose on people's First Amendment rights.
""Do you concede that the rule in its present form is unconstitutional?"" Randolph pointedly asked Justice Department attorney Adam C. Jed.
Jed disputed the point, and said the Obama administration intended to publish revised rules before next April.
""The government has said from the very beginning that it's going to take seriously the concerns,"" Jed said.
The issue first arose earlier this year, when Catholic leaders and the White House quarreled over the contraception mandate. The government subsequently offered a compromise that granted women free coverage of contraceptives but put the cost onus on insurance companies. Nonetheless, skeptics argue that the exemptions provide inadequate protection for non-churches.
""The government is simply saying they are going to change something in the future,"" Duncan said. ""It is not binding.""",655,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258936356.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072856-00286-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.958794236183166
7edc2124-b087-4821-bd74-172e3566a8c6,2013-05-24T15:59:20+00:00,2012-02-02,1,http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/glencore-and-xstrata-in-talks-for-80-billion-deal/,"6:11 a.m. | Updated
LONDON — Glencore International, the biggest commodities trading company in the world, has approached the mining company Xstrata about a takeover, a long-anticipated deal that would create a company with a market value of about $80 billion.
The move, announced by Xstrata on Thursday, has been on the radar of deal makers for a while. Glencore, which already holds a 34 percent stake in Xstrata, raised $10 billion last year through an initial public offering, saying it planned to use the cash in part to expand through acquisitions.
A deal may also jump-start a new round of consolidation in the mining sector as companies look to take advantage of continued demand for metals and minerals from growing economies like China and Brazil.
A combined $71 billion of takeover deals were announced in the mining sector during the first half of 2011, the latest figures available. That represents a 2 percent increase over the same period in 2010, according to the consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
“The combined business of Glencore and Xstrata would be greater than the sum of its parts,” said Charles Cooper, a mining analyst at Oriel Securities in London. “Any deal would put the new company in the same category as the major players like Rio Tinto or BHP Billiton.”
In a statement to the London Stock Exchange, Xstrata said it was holding talks with Glencore on an “all share merger of equals which may or may not lead to an offer being made by Glencore for Xstrata.”
Xstrata said its statement was “with the agreement of Glencore.” Simon Buerk, a spokesman for Glencore, declined to comment on the talks. In a statement, the company said it “notes” Xstrata’s announcement, and added that “there can be no certainty that any offer will be made.”
In morning trading in London on Thursday, Xstrata’s share price increased 9.1 percent, while stock in Glencore rose 4.8 percent.
Under new British takeover rules, Glencore has until the beginning of March to secure a deal, which would help to diversify its business from low-margin metals marketing and trading. The company, based in Baar, Switzerland, had a pretax profit margin of 4 percent last year, compared with Xstrata’s margin of 34 percent, according to Mr. Cooper of Oriel Securities.
Based on last year’s results, Oriel Securities estimates the combined company would make roughly 40 percent of its pretax earnings from its copper operations, and 30 percent from its coal business. That would give the company greater diversification than other large mining companies including Rio Tinto, which relies on its iron ore unit for 70 percent of pretax profit.
“Xstrata already sells its products through Glencore’s trading arm, so a combination of the two companies would offer significant benefits to both sides,” Mr. Cooper added.
Much will depend on whether Glencore is willing to pay a premium for control of Xstrata. Glencore’s stock price values it at roughly $45 billion, while Xstrata’s market capitalization values it at approximately $50 billion. As Glencore already owns a large stake in Xstrata, the combined company would have a market value of $80 billion.
The proposed takeover would bring together two businesses that were split about a decade ago. In 2002, Xstrata became a publicly listed company after it acquired the Australian and South African coal assets of Glencore. The deal laid the foundation for Xstrata’s current global coal business.
Xstrata ranks fourth among the world’s mining and metals companies, with operations in 20 countries and more than 70,000 employees. The company, which has headquarters in Zug, Switzerland, and corporate offices in London, had net profit of $2.9 billion on revenue of $16.8 billion in the first half of 2011.
Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and Linklaters declined to comment. Representatives from Nomura and Goldman Sachs were not immediately available for comment.
After years of relying on government spending to supercharge growth, China is planning to shift gears so that the private sector and market forces play a larger role in its economy.
The nominees, Kara Stein and Michael Piwowar, are familiar with the Wall Street regulatory agency’s business through their work.
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board said the firm found a fraud risk in nine audits in 2009 but did not sufficiently follow up on the risk.
A proposal for cleaning up lead contamination from small car-battery recyclers in poor countries.
Refining Canada’s petroleum-soaked oil sands produces petroleum coke, and the question of what to do with it has found at least one answer in Detroit, where a large coke pile covers an entire city block.
A blistering heat wave in north and western India has caused widespread electricity cuts and led residents to protest and even attack power company officials and property.
A new product, Twitter Amplify, will help brands match advertisements with Twitter commentary by viewers.
And not caring what Elton John says about any of it.
President Obama asked Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to scrutinize Justice Department investigations and said he was “troubled” that such inquiries could hinder reporters.
A federal judge’s ruling could halt the resale of digital music as well as other digital good like e-books.
A world-renowned physicist meets a gorgeous model online. They plan their perfect life together. But first, she asks, would he be so kind as to deliver a special package to her?
The Winklevoss brothers have moved on from their battle with Mark Zuckerberg and are more active than ever.
Thirteen insurers had been chosen to sell policies through the insurance marketplace — or exchange — being created under the law.
A reader asks whether white-coat hypertension — the tendency to develop high blood pressure at the sight of a doctor’s garb — is common and dangerous.
Nearly 23 years after the Americans With Disabilities Act went into effect, patients with disabilities continue to receive inadequate medical care — and many cannot even get a doctor’s appointment.
Procter & Gamble said on Thursday that its chief executive, Robert A. McDonald, had resigned. | Four executives of SAC Capital Advisors have received subpoenas to testify before a grand jury. | In a push to soften financial regulations, bank lobbyists are helping lawmakers draft legislation. | Congressional concern over SoftBank’s bid for Sprint Nextel is growing.
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b2f85018-9844-4d6f-b246-c58373ab0af1,2013-05-19T09:55:49+00:00,2013-01-21,1,http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130121/NEWS/301210317/-1/rss16,"MATTAPOISETT — SouthCoast towns that get their water supply from the Mattapoisett River Valley are preparing for stricter water-use regulations they fear will be put in place by the state in 2015.
Marion, Mattapoisett, Fairhaven and Rochester all take their water from the aquifer underlying the Mattapoisett River and have begun considering what types of water-conserving measures the towns could undertake should the state require them to do so.
""The way we have it now, if the Mattapoisett River flows below a certain level, we have water-use restrictions — like you can only water your lawn once a week — until the river goes back up,"" said William Nicholson, who is the Water and Sewer Department superintendent for Mattapoisett and also sits on the Mattapoisett River Valley Water Supply Protection Advisory Committee.
""The concern is that we are going to start having to do this as an annual event that could start as early as May or June and go as late as the month of September,"" Nicholson said.
The shift to annual water-conservation measures would mark a large change for towns like Fairhaven, where Executive Secretary Jeffrey Osuch, who chairs the Advisory Committee, said water restrictions haven't been put in place in years.
""It only has happened in summers that are, essentially, rain-less,"" he said. ""If towns have to do this annually, I suspect the state is going to see a lot of push back from communities who feel they are already doing what they should be doing.""
The Advisory Committee has begun exploring its options for annual water restriction in anticipation of a 2015 Department of Environmental Protection review of all water-use permits for towns abutting Buzzards Bay.
DEP spokesman Edmund Coletta said his department is still working on its final requirements for water use permits but that ""we anticipate further conservation measures to make sure that the need for enough drinking water is balanced against the need to protect the ecosystem of plant and fish life.""
He said he was not familiar with any environmental water shortages in the Buzzards Bay area but that other parts of the state, like the Ipswich River, have been damaged by overuse.
""This is a preventive measure to make sure that even though you might live in an area that is termed water-rich, a month of two of no rain in the summer could cause issues for these water systems,"" he said. ""It's good to have water conservation measures in place just in case.""",516,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00015-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.978402674198151
f30ff91b-ac18-4a21-ac87-33e08b9d4ee7,2022-05-24T15:28:31+00:00,2013-06-30,0,https://australianwomenwriters.com/2013/06/may-2013-roundup-diversity/,"On these bitter winter nights, there’s nothing better than curling up with a book under a gigantic woolly rug, and I’ve always found books by authors of diverse backgrounds to be the most interesting. It’s great to see that some of our AWW readers have been thinking this too (on the book front at least; you might have a fire as well if you’re anywhere south of Brisbane!).
There were three reviews of books by Indigenous authors this month. Marilyn Brady reviewed Kayang and Me, by Kim Scott and Hazel Brown, a history and memoir written as a dialogue between Indigenous elder Hazel Brown, and author Kim Scott, who penned Benang and That Deadman Dance. Marilyn spoke very highly of the work, finding that it touched on many of the issues raised by Anita Heiss, in Am I Black Enough for You?, such as such as who has the right to speak as or on behalf of Indigenous people. Although this book has a male co-author, Marilyn included it in the AWW challenge partly because Hazel Brown’s voice is so fine and distinct, and in part because of the insight with which Scott deals with the whole issue of insider-outsider collaboration which is important in assessing gender and writing as well as the colonist-colonized relationship.
Lisa Walker reviewed Melissa Lukashenko’s Mullumbimby, finding it ‘full of cheeky humour and witticisms’. It has a serious side too, highlighting ‘the difficulty of maintaining Bundjalung culture and links to land’, while ‘the fraught issue of native title is also handled with honesty and insight.’ Lisa also described it as a ‘page-turner’, which I think is a great compliment for a book!
WriteReaderly reviewed The Seven Sisters of the Pleiades: Stories from Around the World by Indigenous author Munya Andrews, who was raised in Western Australis and has degrees in anthropology and law. The book is a comparison of lore about the Pleiades, a cluster of stars, from Indigenous and ancient cultures around the world. WriteReaderly was in two minds about the work, finding it ‘a litte too far over the hippy-woo-woo line, a little too often’, but appreciating the scope of Andrews’ scholarship.
Over July, in tune with NAIDOC week, which runs from 7th to 14th July and celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, we’re strongly encouraging AWW participants to read and review books by Indigenous women authors from any genre. In addition, to commemorate NAIDOC week itself, Lisa Hill of ANZ LitLovers blog has set up a challenge to review literary books by male and female Indigenous authors from anywhere in the world, and to post the links on her site.
If you need ideas for reading, you can turn to the post I penned earlier this month about Lisa’s challenge and our own celebration of Indigenous writing over July. To this I’d also like to add that My Book Corner’s list of recommended Indigenous titles for children and young adults.
Other reviews during May of books that showcase diversity include Bree’s post on Boomer and Me, Jo Case’s memoir about raising her son, Leo, who was diagnosed with Asperger’s. Bree describes the memoir as a ‘no holds barred parenting memoir, about more than just a diagnosis of Asperger’s’. While she found Case’s candid descriptions of being overwhelmed a little confronting, she notes that the book is useful for giving an insight into Asperger’s, and into ‘the worry for Leo’s lack of ability to sometimes relate to other children, what the diagnosis might mean for him in school and in life outside of it, [and] dealing with other parents who may not understand Leo’s little quirks.’ Jennifer of GoodReads also reviewed this book, finding it ‘interesting and challenging’. Nor was it specific to Asperger’s, she comments, but was also about ‘families and parenting, about friendships and partnering, about working through issues and finding out what works (and what doesn’t).’ Asperger’s is a hidden disability because the person isn’t visibly disabled, so books like these are great for raising awareness about people living with autism.
An apt title for any work about people of diverse backgrounds is Walk in My Shoes. This book by Alwyn Evans was reviewed by Raelke of Little Swag of Books. It’s the story of 14 year old Guinessa, who escapes Afghanistan with her family and arrives in Australia on a boat, where they are locked up again in a detention centre for processing. Raelke found the writing ‘so vivid and detailed’ that it was hard to remember that Guinessa’s and her family were fictional, and it brought her to tears.
This is the power of writing: it takes readers into the lives of people they might not otherwise meet and, in doing so, it broadens their own. I hope that, over July, readers will walk in the shoes of Indigenous women writers by reading their works. I really look forward to reading your thoughts.
I’m Jessica White, a novelist and researcher, and I’ve been deaf since age 4 when I lost most of my hearing from meningitis. I have a PhD from the University of London and have published two novels with Penguin, A Curious Intimacy (2007), about botany and lesbianism, and Entitlement (2012), about Native Title and grief. You can find more information about me at my website. I’m also on Twitter @ladyredjess.",1226,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662573053.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524142617-20220524172617-00617.warc.gz,0.968681693077087
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This month is an important one for Bank of America (NYSE: BAC ) , particularly as it pertains to one of many lawsuits concerning deteriorating mortgage-backed securities and the decaying mortgages that reside therein.
Prior settlement thrown into doubt
The case involves a settlement struck in 2011, for $8.5 billion, between B of A and 22 investors, pursuant to 530 mortgage trusts sold by Countrywide. This settlement is now in question, since some investors came up with evidence that the bank did them wrong by putting its own interests before theirs -- for example, by modifying mortgages contained within the MBSes, then neglecting to buy them back from the investors, as the plaintiffs allege was the agreement between the parties.
Alison Frankel outlines all the painful contortions this suit has undergone since last year, and the next installment will occur on May 30. It is then that New York State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Kapnick will begin hearing arguments regarding whether or not the settlement should be overturned.
This question is based upon whether or not the Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE: BNY ) , acting as trustee for the investors, agreed to the terms of the settlement in good faith. Under New York's Article 77, the trustee must have acted ""reasonably,"" which gives the judge wide latitude, it seems. How that law is interpreted will decide whether or not the settlement stays -- or goes.
Big investors and big bucks
Members of the group of 22 investors include big asset managers BlackRock (NYSE: BLK ) , PIMCO, and giant life insurance company Metlife (NYSE: MET ) , with the total amount of losses estimated to be around $108 billion. If the ruling comes down against trustee Bank of New York Mellon and the settlement is nullified, how much might Bank of America have to pay?
This is just speculation, of course, but the answer seems to be: A lot. One expert estimated earlier this year that the damage could come in at somewhere between $25 billion and $30 billion, while analyst Mark Palmer at BTIG Research figures it may hit more than $60 billion. How does he get to this number?
Using figures from the Bank of America v. MBIA (NYSE: MBI ) suit, Palmer notes that the monoline insurer's lawyers have estimated that 56% of the Countrywide MBSes MBIA insured had issues so odious that a lender would be too embarrassed not to repurchase them. Applying the same formula to $108 billion, the penalty comes in at $60.5 billion.
As Palmer says, even half of that amount would be onerous for Bank of America. While the $60 billion number looks awfully high, its seems a sure bet that, if things don't go its way later this month, B of A will be paying out more than the original $8.5 billion settlement amount -- perhaps quite a lot more. In the crowd of lawsuits surrounding Bank of America, this is one that investors should definitely keep an eye on.
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Cream sugar and eggs together. Add melted butter, then nuts. Add flour, salt and baking powder, sifted together. Spread on greased cookie pan approximately 13 x 9 x 1-inch deep. If too thick, wet spoon with milk and spread. Bake at 325° about 35 minutes, or until well done.",102,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828314.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00100-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.840894997119904
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Under the authority of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and headquartered in Sudbury, Ontario Mine Rescue staffs, equips and maintains a network of mine rescue stations across the province that ensure mines within a specified geographic area have adequate emergency response capability.
Our role includes delivering training to first responders, providing consultations, conducting periodic audits, ensuring WSN-owned equipment is maintained to manufacturers' recommended standards, and providing advice during mine emergencies.
Since its creation in 1929, Ontario Mine Rescue has established a reputation for high standards in training, equipment and emergency response, as well as in the development of safe, effective mine rescue practices. We have served as a role model for the establishment of training and safety programs for mine rescue organizations in other provinces and countries.
WSN maintains a Mine Rescue Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) that provides advice and guidance to Ontario Mine Rescue. Under the leadership of the committee, we remain committed to continual improvement, ensuring the mining industry's mine rescue needs are met.",254,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00021-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.943293333053589
860e66e3-673a-4910-9fb1-858cbd197098,2013-06-19T18:58:56+00:00,2005-02-17,1,http://psychcentral.com/news/archives/2005-02/uopm-bcr021405.html,"Research represents big step toward development of brain-controlled artificial limbs for people
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 – Reaching for something you want seems a simple enough task, but not for someone with a prosthetic arm, in whom the brain has no control over such fluid, purposeful movements. Yet according to research presented at the 2005 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, scientists have made significant strides to create a permanent artificial device that can restore deliberate mobility to patients with paralyzing injuries.
The concept is that, through thought alone, a person could direct a robotic arm – a neural prosthesis – to reach and manipulate a desired object.
As a step toward that goal, University of Pittsburgh researchers report that a monkey outfitted with a child-sized robotic arm controlled directly by its own brain signals is able to feed itself chunks of fruits and vegetables. The researchers trained the monkey to feed itself by using signals from its brain that are passed through tiny electrodes, thinner than a human hair, and fed into a specially designed algorithm that tells the arm how to move.
""The beneficiaries of such technology will be patients with spinal cord injuries or nervous system disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS,"" said Andrew Schwartz, Ph.D., professor of neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and senior researcher on the project.
The neural prosthesis moves much like a natural arm, with a fully mobile shoulder and elbow and a simple gripper that allows the monkey to grasp and hold food while its own arms are restrained.
Computer software interprets signals picked up by tiny probes inserted into neuronal pathways in the motor cortex, a brain region where voluntary movement originates as electrical impulses. The neurons' collective activity is then fed through the algorithm and sent to the arm, which carries out the actions the monkey intended to perform with its own limb.
The primary motor cortex, a part of the brain that controls movement, has thousands of nerve cells, called neurons, that fire like Geiger counters. These neurons are sensitive to movement in different directions. The direction in which a neuron fires fastest is called its ""preferred direction."" For each arm movement, no matter how subtle, thousands of motor cortical cells change their firing rate, and collectively, that signal, along with signals from other brain structures, is routed through the spinal cord to the different muscle groups needed to generate the desired movement.
Because of the sheer volume of neurons that fire in concert to allow even the most simple of movements, it would be impossible to create probes that could eavesdrop on them all. The Pitt researchers overcame that obstacle by developing a special algorithm that uses the limited information from relatively few neurons to fill in the missing signals. The algorithm decodes the cortical signals like a voting machine by using each cell's preferred direction as a label and taking a continuous tally of the population throughout the intended movement.
Monkeys were trained to reach for targets. Then, with electrodes placed in the brain, the algorithm was adjusted to assume the animal was intending to reach for those targets. For the task, food was placed at different locations in front of the monkey, and the animal, with its own arms restrained, used the robotic arm to bring the food to its mouth.
""When the monkey wants to move its arm, cells are activated in the motor cortex,"" said Dr. Schwartz. ""Each of those cells activates at a different intensity depending on the direction the monkey intends to move its arm. The direction that produces the greatest intensity is that cell's preferred direction. The average of the preferred directions of all of the activated cells is called the population vector. We can use the population vector to accurately predict the velocity and direction of normal arm movement, and in the case of this prosthetic, it serves as the control signal to convey the monkey's intention to the prosthetic arm.""
Because the software had to rely on a small number of the thousands of neurons needed to move the arm, the monkey did the rest of the work, learning through biofeedback how to refine the arm's movements by modifying the firing rates of the recorded neurons.
In recent weeks, Dr. Schwartz and his team were able to improve the algorithms to make it easier for the monkey to learn how to operate the arm. The improvements also will allow them to develop more sophisticated brain devices with smooth, responsive and highly precise movement. They are now working to develop a prosthesis with realistic hand and finger movements. Because of the complexity of a human hand and the movements it needs to make, the researchers expect it to be a major challenge.
Others involved in the research include Meel Velliste, Ph.D., a Pitt post-doctoral fellow in the Schwartz lab, and Chance Spalding, a Pitt bioengineering graduate student; and Anthony Brockwell, Ph.D., Valerie Ventura, Ph.D., Robert Kass, Ph.D., and graduate student Cari Kaufman from the Statistics Department at Carnegie Mellon University.
Source: Eurekalert & othersLast reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 21 Feb 2009
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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
-- Robert Frost",1081,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.950630784034729
3d0dd073-1556-4eb2-9400-bf30fb4bbffb,2022-05-18T15:59:56+00:00,2021-06-24,1,https://speechdat.org/2021/06/24/data-protection-software-market-expected-to-reach-17-75-billion/,"Pune, India, June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – The global Data protection software market Size is expected to reach $ 17.75 billion until 2028 with an excellent CAGR of 41.5% in the forecast period. Growing concerns about personal and sensitive data will have a tremendous impact on market growth in the coming years, according to a Fortune Business Insights report entitled “Data Protection Software Market 2021-2028”. The market size in 2020 was $ 1.12 billion.
Effects of COVID-19:
Working remotely to accelerate data management software demand amid COVID-19
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, various companies and institutions experienced acute and permanent standstills. Organizations have difficulty handling sensitive data due to the widespread adoption of remote location and home working strategies. Massive data leaks and security attacks occurred around the world during the pandemic. Various nations have adopted health standards to manage the publicly identifying information (PII) of COVID positive workers. Organizations can validate their shared content after implementing the program. Hence, these factors together will have an excellent impact on data protection software market share.
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Based on the provision, the market is divided into the cloud and local. It is expected that on-premises will have the largest share in the forecast period due to their internal performance and reliability.
Based on the application, the market is categorized into Compliance Management, Risk Management, Reporting & Analytics and others. It is expected that compliance management will experience a rapid rate of growth.
The market is divided into large companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) depending on the size of the company. Large companies are expected to hold the lion’s share over the forecast period.
Based on the industry, the market is segmented into BFSI, IT & Telecom, Government, Manufacturing, Retail, Healthcare, and Others (Education, etc.).
Geographically, the market is divided into North America, South America, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East and Africa.
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High acceptance of IoT devices for strengthening Data protection software market growth
With the proliferation of IoT device manufacturing, BFSI, healthcare and other industries, the demand for privacy management applications is increasing. According to McKinsey & Company, 43 billion IoT-connected systems will be reached by 2023. Similarly, the widespread use of 5G technologies is expected to provide opportunities for key industry leaders to expand their offerings. The wireless network enables data and transactions to be exchanged in real time. As a result, the market for apps is expected to grow with the number of IoT devices and applications. This would enable the data protection management industry to expand rapidly in the years to come.
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Implement strict laws to increase growth in Asia Pacific
The Asia-Pacific region is expected to expand rapidly over the forecast period. Japan, China, India, Singapore and other countries are focused on creating strict privacy regulations for consumers, which in turn will help the market expand. To cope with the number of data breaches, China and India have passed national data protection laws. Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency announced the “Singapore’s Safer Cyberspace Masterplan 2020” in October 2020 with the aim of enforcing strict data protection regulations. Europe is expected to increase with a significant CAGR in the forecast period due to the introduction of the GDPR in numerous European countries.
Invest heavily in advanced data protection software to fuel competition
In order to meet the increasing demand for data security and management, the big players are investing in the development and publication of advanced data protection applications. These companies provide tools to process consumer data in accordance with the rules and regulations of each country. Also, many companies such as IBM Corporation, Protiviti, Inc, RSA Security LLC, SureCloud (London), and OvalEdge (Georgia, USA) are focused on introducing breakthrough data protection management software to gain a competitive advantage.
April 2020: TrustArc, Inc. announced the launch of its privacy platform to help organizations automate, simplify, and mitigate privacy risks.
The report lists the key companies in the Data Protection Software Market:
- OneTrust, LLC (Georgia, USA)
- AvePoint, Inc. (New Jersey, USA)
- TrustArc, Inc. (California, USA)
- Securiti.AI. (California, United States)
- BigID, Inc. (New York, USA)
- IBM Corporation (New York, USA)
- Protiviti, Inc. (California, USA)
- RSA Security LLC (Massachusetts, USA)
- SureCloud (London)
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- Definition by segment
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- Market dynamics
- Macro and microeconomic indicators
- Drivers, restrictions, opportunities and trends
- Effects of COVID-19
- Short term effects
- Long-term effect
- Competitive landscape
- Business strategies adopted by key players
- Consolidated SWOT Analysis of Key Players
- Global insights and analysis of the major players in the Data Protection market share, 2020
- Key market insights and strategic recommendations
- Distinguished companies (Covered for Key 10 players only)
- Key management
- Headquarters etc.
- Offers / business segments
- Important details (Key details are subject to data availability in the public area and / or in chargeable databases)
- Employee size
- Financial metrics
- Past and current earnings
- Geographical share
- Business segment share
- Recent developments
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7564f27d-c76b-496c-980a-597413596d2a,2015-04-01T17:50:51+00:00,2015-01-01,0,http://history.howstuffworks.com/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history2.htm,"The War In 1861
In response to popular cries of On to Richmond, a Union army under Brigadier General Irvin McDowell began on July 16 a slow advance from near Washington toward the Confederate capital. On July 21, the Union forces encountered Confederate troops under Generals Joseph E. Johnston and P. G. T. Beauregard about 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Washington. In the ensuing Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas), the Northern troops were defeated and forced to retreat to the Potomac River.
In early summer, Union troops led by Major General George B. McClellan drove Confederate forces out of the western part of Virginia. This part of the state, where there was little sympathy for the Confederacy, formed a pro-Union government, and in 1863 was admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia. In late July, Lincoln summoned McClellan to command the main Union force in the East, the Army of the Potomac. McClellan spent the rest of the year organizing and training his army.",216,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131305143.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172145-00020-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959534466266632
7cbd989d-e715-4186-b3cb-f83a0df428c4,2015-03-28T05:42:31+00:00,2007-05-23,1,http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/8700837.html,"WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate panel is nearing a vote on a proposal to put tobacco under Food and Drug Administration regulation despite objections that such a move would only entrench the market position of the nation's No. 1 tobacco company.
The bill, which was expected to be approved Wednesday by the Senate health committee and is identical to House legislation, would give the FDA the same authority over cigarettes and other tobacco products that the regulatory agency now has over drugs, food, medical devices and other consumer products.
Specifically, it would let the FDA regulate the levels of tar, nicotine and other harmful components of tobacco products. Cigarette smoke alone contains some 4,000 chemicals, more than 40 of which are known to cause cancer. It also would restrict advertising.
The bill has broad bipartisan support though some Republican lawmakers believe it will do nothing to stop people from smoking. President Bush, FDA commissioner Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach and Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt oppose the legislation.
Philip Morris USA, maker of Marlboro, the nation's top-selling cigarette brand, supports the bill. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and others oppose the legislation, saying it would help cement Philip Morris as the market leader.
Smoking now kills more than 400,000 people a year. It accounts for nearly one in five deaths in the United States.
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2b54d560-2fdb-4a5c-9a8e-baab5267ae0b,2019-08-22T13:23:34+00:00,2019-08-22,0,https://globalgenes.org/disease/centrotemporal-epilepsy/,"Benign rolandic epilepsy
Type of disease: Rare conditions
Centrotemporal epilepsy, also known as benign rolandic epilepsy, is a form of epilepsy where seizures affect the face and sometimes the body. This form of epilepsy does not affect adults, and seizures typically begin in affected children around the age of six to eight years old.
“Rolandic” refers to the region of the brain in which the seizures begin; this area of the brain is what controls the face. Rolandic seizures are considered “partial” seizures because they begin in a specific region of the brain rather than involving the entire brain. The seizures resulting from centrotemporal epilepsy are generally mild, and may include facial or cheek twitching, numbness or tingling in the tongue or face, difficulty speaking, and drooling due to the inability to not be able to control the mouth temporarily. Many times, rolandic seizures occur during sleep, so they may go unnoticed. Children with rolandic epilepsy may also have learning difficulties and behavioral issues.
In about half of children with this condition, the seizures begin in the rolandic region of the brain, but then spread to the rest of the brain. This is referred to as secondary generalized seizures (or tonic-clonic seizures) and symptoms are more severe and include full body muscle clenching, convulsions, unresponsiveness, and confusion or disorientation after the seizure is over.
Diagnosis of benign rolandic epilepsy is based on the pattern of seizures as well as testing which includes EEG, MRI and neurological exams. If symptoms remain mild, no treatment is needed as the seizures are often harmless and do not occur frequently. Symptoms that may suggest treatment would include learning difficulties, behavioral problems, daytime seizures or seizures that are frequent or become more severe. Anti-seizure medications are available in some cases. Please see a specialist if your child is having these symptoms to discuss the most current treatment options.",406,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317130.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822130553-20190822152553-00107.warc.gz,0.945472061634064
479f5057-787b-460e-b36b-106cbbfb6763,2018-08-16T06:39:40+00:00,2017-12,0,https://www.hecticgeek.com/2017/12/best-linux-laptop/,"If you don’t posses the right knowledge & the experience, then finding the best Linux laptop can be a daunting task. And thus you can easily end-up with something that looks great, features great performance, but struggles to cope with ‘Linux’, shame! So, as a RedHat Certified Engineer, the author & the webmaster of this blog, and as a ‘Linux’ user with 14+ years of experience, I used all my knowledge to recommend to you a couple of laptops that I personally guarantee will let you run ‘Linux’ with ease. After 20+ hours of research (carefully looking through the hardware details & reading user feedback) I chose Dell XP S9360-3591-SLV, at the top of the line. If you want a laptop that’s equipped with modern features & excellent performance that ‘just works’ with Linux, then this is your best pick.
It’s well built (aluminium chassis), lightweight (2.7 lb), features powerful hardware, 6 hours+ battery life, includes an excellent 13.3 inch Gorilla Glass touchscreen with 3200×1800 QHD resolution which should give you excellently sharp images without making anything too small & difficult to read, a good & roomy track-pad (earlier versions had a few issues with it, but now they seem to be gone) with rubber-like palm rest area and a good keyboard (the key travel is not deep, but it’s a very think laptop so…) with Backlit, two USB 3.0 ports. Most importantly, two of the most common elements of a laptop that can give ‘Linux’ user a headache, the wireless adapter & the GPU (yes the Intel HD Graphics 620 can play 4K videos at 60fps), they are both super compatible with ‘Linux’ on this Dell.
One drawback is that it doesn’t have an HDMI port. In its place, Dell has added a Thunderbolt 3 port. So your only option is to use a Thunderbolt to HDMI converter (they’re pretty cheap). Secondly, you can’t upgrade the 8GB of RAM after purchasing (you can change the hardware configuration — CPU, RAM & SSD, before purchasing), but in my opinion, 8GB is more than enough to run any ‘Linux’ distribution for doing everyday tasks with ease. I for one have an Asus laptop (received it as a gift) with a 5th generation of Core i7, 4GB of RAM, I use it as my main computer. With Chrome having opened 15-20 tabs, VLC running in the background, file manager & a code editor opened, it handles it with ease. If I cut back some of the browser tabs (say reduce them to to 4-5), then with the rest of the apps opened, I can even work with a virtual machine on Virtualbox. That’s with having 4GB of RAM, so with 8GB of RAM and other more powerful hardware, you should be absolutely fine.
Note: I’ve chosen a solid set of hardware for you, but if you want, you can further customize it. However, don’t choose the ‘8GB RAM/128GB SSD’ option. Because that version gives you the 1920×1080 FHD screen, and that resolution on a 13.3″ screen can make things like menus to appear a bit smaller, slightly difficult to read.
Best Cheap Linux Laptop
If the Dell is a bit pricey and you want something that is affordable, but still gives you surprisingly similar performance & really good compatibility on ‘Linux, then your 2nd best option is to go for the Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575G-57D4. Its 15.6″ display is certainly not as good as the one Dell gives you, but the 1920×1080 Full HD resolution should still fits nicely with the 15.6″ screen making things sharp & clear. The rest of the hardware is actually very similar to the ones the more pricier Dell gives you, but at 5.2 lb it’s a little heavy.
You can actually customize it a lot. The basic setup includes a 7th generation Core i5 CPU, 15.6 inch FullHD (1920 x 1080) screen, 8GB of DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD drive, Intel HD Graphics 620 GPU and also a separate (discreet) Nvidia 940 MX GPU, for ports: HDMI 2 USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0 & 1 USB 3.1. For $549, it also includes a DVD burner… it’s a bargain.
As far as the ‘Linux’ compatibility goes, it’s really good. It may not be top notched as the Dell XPS, yet, as far as I can see, if there is one thing that can give you troubles it’s that Nvidia GPU. Except for one user, all the others who have given feedback on its ‘Linux’ compatibility say it runs very smoothly. Only one user has complained that he came up with a minor issue after installing the proprietary Nvidia driver in Linux Mint, but he says it’s certainly not a deal breaker. This feedback is also in accordance with my experience with a mobile Nvidia GPU as well.
For instance, nowadays I use an Asus laptop and apart from the integrated Intel GPU, it also comes with a discreet Nvidia 920M GPU. I’ve been using it for about an year and a half. I’ve run couple of ‘Linux’ distributions on it, and the only major issue I’ve had so far was that after installing the proprietary driver on Ubuntu 17.10 and activating Nvidia as the default GPU the auto-user-login function stopped working. And every time I had to enter my login details at the login screen for entering into the desktop. It’s nowhere near being a major issue, and I’m sure it could’ve been fixed by editing some configuration settings of the login-manager, but I didn’t even care because I rarely use the Nvidia GPU. Therefore, I simply changed the GPU back to Intel and all was back to normal. Also, a while ago I enabled ‘Motion Interpolation’ on the same Nvidia GPU on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and everything worked like a charm!
What I’m trying to say is that GPU drivers such as those from Nvidia & AMD/ATI used give users a real hard time in the past in ‘Linux’, but nowadays things have progressed a lot, or so it seems. Unless you have at your disposal a very recently released high-end GPU, chances are ‘Linux’ is going to work without lots of major issues.
Linux Gaming Laptop
Most of the time, with gaming laptops, you’ll have to manually tweak things a bit. And those ‘things’ are mostly associated with the GPU. It can be as simple as installing the proprietary driver, to dealing with a system that refuses even to boot into the live CD/USB. But with enough patience, most of the time, they can be fixed. If your gaming laptop comes with a very recently released Nvidia/AMD GPU and if the issue is related to the driver, then fixing it simply means waiting for an updated driver. Sometimes that can take time. But if you buy a laptop with a GPU that’s released a couple of months ago, then that alone should increase your chances of fixing any existing issues to a great degree.
So with that in mind, I’ve chosen the Dell Inspiron i5577-7342BLK-PUS as the gaming laptop choice. It’s a powerful gaming laptop that has a power tag below 1000 bucks. The reason being is the 15.6″ FullHD (1920 x 1080) display mostly. Because when you look at the rest of the configuration (yes you can further customize it), it includes a 7th generation Core i7 CPU (quad-core), 16GB DDR4 RAM (up to 32GB), 512GB SSD drive and an Nvidia GTX 1050 GPU which has received lots of positive reviews. You won’t be able to play high-end games in QHD or 4K resolutions with it say on an external display, but it can handle lots of games in FullHD resolution on its 15.6″ display nonetheless.
And the other reason I’ve chosen a Dell over the other is, for some reason, most Dell laptops (or computers in general) are quite compatible with ‘Linux’. It’s pretty much the same with this one as well. I’ve manually checked the hardware details on Dell, while I cannot vouch for any issues you might come up with that Nvidia GPU, the rest of the hardware should work very well on major ‘Linux’ distributions (such as with Ubuntu for instance).
Is that it?
Actually yes, because I believe less is ‘more’.
Look, I could’ve added bunch of laptops here and thrust them at you by ‘recommending’ them. But I take very seriously what I do on this blog. So I can’t just ‘recommend’ 10-12 laptops unless I’m confident that they’re suited to run ‘Linux’ as smoothly as possible. While the list is at the moment, confined to 3 laptops, I’ve made sure that they will run ‘Linux’ comfortably (again, even with the gaming laptop, apart from the Nvidia GPU, the rest of the hardware SHOULD work), plus, the three models should cover requirements of a large audience in my opinion. That said, as time goes on, if I find laptops from other manufactures I can predict with confidence that will run ‘Linux’ quite well, then I’ll add them. But for now, these are my recommendations. However, if you’re not happy with these recommendations, then below are couple of simple things to look for. Once you get the basic idea, you can pretty easily predict with good accuracy whether a laptop is going to give you a difficult time running ‘Linux’ or not. I’ve already mentioned most of them above, but here they are anyway.
- Find more information about the hardware:
When you come up with a laptop take a note of its model. Now, on most websites, details such as the manufacturer of the Wireless adapter or the audio chip etc aren’t given. But on most occasions such information can be easily extracted using a simple trick. And this is what I usually do.
If you know the model number and the manufacturer of the laptop, just search for its drivers in Google. Let’s take the Dell gaming laptop I just mentioned as an example. If you take its name and search for its drivers in Google (‘
Dell Inspiron i5577-7342BLK-PUS drivers‘), Google doesn’t display an official Dell drivers page. This is not surprising because Dell (and other manufactures) sell laptops under the same generic model name with few (2 or three) hardware variations. So, to further narrow things down, starting from the left side, let’s use the first three fields of the name and search for its drivers in Google (‘
Dell Inspiron i5577 drivers‘), then as shown below, Google lists us, among other websites, an official Dell’s drivers page for the Inspiron 5577 (without the ‘i’).
If you enter into this page and look around the various drivers & hardware listed there and compare them with the model we’re interested in, then you’ll see that the hardware listed in the ‘
Dell Inspiron i5577-7342BLK-PUS‘ are also listed there. I’m usually more keen to look for what’s listed under ‘audio’ & ‘network’, because the exact model names of these chips are the most difficult to obtain from a buyer’s website and others such as the GPU, CPU etc are listed. So if you look what’s displayed under ‘network’ then you’ll see that Dell gives us couple of drivers. One is for Realtek Ethernet adapter (Ethernet adapter are usually well supported in ‘Linux’), Qualcomm QCA61x4A-QCA9377 Wireless adapter (if you further research the ‘QCA61x4A’ & ‘QCA9377’ separately, because they’re separated by ‘-‘, then you’ll find that these are actually two different yet very similar Wireless chips from Qualcomm. In other words, Dell has included two drivers in a single package), and couple of Intel wireless adapters (Intel hardware too is well supported in ‘Linux’).
But Qualcomm devices can sometimes give issues. I’ve come up with one or two, but none of it were ever major ones. That said, when in doubt, it’s always best to seek. So take that ‘Qualcomm QCA61x4A-QCA9377’ (it doesn’t really matter if you use one adapter or use the two names combined) and add to it a keyword like ‘linux’ or ‘ubuntu’ and Google it. If I search for something like ‘Qualcomm QCA61x4A-QCA9377 ubuntu’ then Google lists few results. The first one I get is from AskUbuntu (a community driven website dedicated to answer end-user’s Q & A, excellent resource for fixing issues related to Ubuntu).
If you go over to that page then you can see that the user complains that Qualcomm QCA9377 wireless adapter is giving him hard time on Ubuntu 15.10. Fortunately, that question has been answered. Plus, this seems to be an issue with Ubuntu 15.10 which was released back in October 2015, so this is two years ago. So there is a high probability that this particular issue is already fixed in the latter Ubuntu releases. Also remember that, this issue seem to related to the Qualcomm QCA9377 wireless chip not the QCA61x4A. So if our ‘Linux’ gaming Dell laptop has the latter chip, then most probably you wouldn’t come up with this at all.
I hope I didn’t over complicate things. I just wanted to give you a pointer on how to find subtle details about the hardware of the laptop that you’re hoping to run ‘Linux’, so that you can better evaluate the situation. Use this technique with some common sense, and with experience, you’ll become very efficient at it.
- Don’t stop at the GPU & the Network Adapter:
While its true that the GPU and the Network adapter are among the two most common hardware devices that give you big issues in ‘Linux’ since you’re buying a laptop, it’s always good practice to research the compatibility of the audio, the touch-pad and the keyboard & its associated features (for instance, my old Dell’s Backlit keyboard had a minor issue under ‘Linux’. Backlit keyboards can give minor issues in ‘Linux’, again, it’s from experience) as well.
Search the ‘User Reviews’ (While you’re at it)
On websites such as Amazon.com, you can actually search for user feedback (‘reviews’) for certain keywords. This is extremely useful because you can easily search for a keyword or two in an entire section consisting hundreds or even thousands of user feed-back within a matter of seconds. I advice you to use keywords such as ‘linux’ or ‘ubuntu’ or ‘linux mint’ or any other ‘Linux’ distribution, as long as it is a popular one. If someone who has already purchased the laptop has attempted to run a ‘Linux’ distribution on it, using this method you can always find out what happened.
Searching for user feedback is easy on website such as Amazon. Once you’ve landed on the product page that you’re interested in, simply click on the ‘customer reviews’ link and scroll down till you see a search box, which is usually located around the bottom right corner.
- If it’s too ‘hot’, wait 2-3 months:
As far as the computer end-users are concerned, the market share of ‘Linux’ is quite small. Therefore, hardware manufacturers don’t take ‘Linux’ seriously, yet. Thus, it take them a bit longer to fix any existing major issues with the drivers of their recently released hardware devices. This is even true to open-source drivers also, but they tend to come up with ‘fixes’ fast compared to proprietary ones in my experience. So, if you’re buying a laptop that features hardware devices (mainly CPU & the GPU) that have been very recently released, then it’s better to wait 2 or 3 months before buying the laptop to see if there are any major issues in ‘Linux’. And hopefully by that time, you’ll be able to find a fix or at least to predict when the fix is mostly likely to arrive.
- What about the Screen & HiDPI support in ‘Linux’?
‘Pixel density’ or ‘High Pixel Density’ displays are quite popular terms these days. And most people assume that having lots of pixels means better quality. While that maybe true with the common intuition, technically speaking, it’s not accurate. This subject can be bit too complicated to understand, so I’ll just go ever the basics so that you’ll know enough to avoid unnecessary confusion.
Things that are displayed on your screen such as texts and icons are designed with certain fixed sizes. And these sizes are defined by what is called ‘Dots per inch’ or ‘DPI’ for short. This basically defines how many dots (pixels) there should be per inch for these items to appear correctly. And 72 dots per inch is the standard set by Apple and that’s what matters. I’m sure you’ve heard that Windows use a different standard, 96 dots per inch, but that is not entirely correct. I’m not going to go into the details, but if you want to know more, read Wikipedia. In any case, all that you want to know to make sure that the display screen of your ‘Linux’ laptop is going to look sharp and readable simultaneously, is to do the following. First take a note of its size (13.3″, 15.6″, 17″…) and the resolution. Then go to PXCALC.com website which gives you a nice dots per inch calculator. Then enter the values in the correct fields. Once done, take a note of the DPI value the calculator gives you (it’s on the top right corner, as shown below). Then take that value and simply divide it by 72, and here’s the crucial part.
If the answer you get resembles an integer increase such as 2, 3, 4 (+0.2 -- 0.2 variation is fine. The best ones may give you +0.1 -- 0.1 variation only. The finest will give you near 0.0 ones with a higher integer --3 & above, such as the iMac 27 5K) then you have nothing to worry about. The higher the integer increase is (provided that the variation stays within the margins), the more sharper the screen is going to be. To give you a better idea, let’s take an example.
Take the first laptop I gave you (Dell XPS 13.3″ with the QHD resolution) as an example. Once you’re done with the calculation it’ll give you answer ‘3.83’ which roughly equals to ‘3.8’ which is not an integer but as pointed out, it’s safely within the margin (-0.2 to be precise). If you do the same calculation with the Acer laptop I recommend to you as the best cheapest option, then it’ll give you a value of ‘1.95’ which is roughly ‘2.0’. So other features (brightness, viewing angle etc) aside, the display on Dell is almost twice as sharp compared to Acer (trust me, this display still looks great and sharp. It’ll look far better compared to a resolution of 1366 x 768 on either a 13.3″ or a 15.6″ screen).
- RAM Size?
KDE and GNOME are the two most popular desktop environments in ‘Linux’. While there are many others, I advice you to stick with one of them. These days my preference lies with KDE. KDE plasma is actually more lightweight & efficient compared to GNOME, as far as I can tell. If you want some numbers, then in my Ubuntu 16.10 flavors review (which is about an year old now), KDE plasma consumed about 369 MiB while GNOME edition of Ubuntu consumed 781 MiB! That’s 112% increase!
These days I use Kubuntu 17.10, although I haven’t reviewed it, but I can tell that its memory consumption too is somewhere around 380-400 MiB. Coming back to the point, I would like to advice you not to go below 8GB when it comes to choosing RAM size for your ‘Linux’ laptop. That way, I can guarantee with great probability that you’ll be able to use it for at least 4 years into the future without having to worry about laptop becoming slow and not being able to cope with the requirements set by distribution vendors and by most end-users.
If you’re looking for a laptop for gaming in ‘Linux’, then of course you should go 12GB or more. Other than that, 8GB is more than enough for most end-user needs.
- What about an SSD?
Despite what operating system you use, adding an SSD will improve the overall performance & responsiveness of your laptop immediately because they are much faster than the rotational disks, as simple as that. That being said, in my experience, even though efficient and lightweight, KDE distributions take more time to boot compared to GNOME counterparts. Some ‘Linux’ distributions such as Ubuntu and Kubuntu come with a especially designed utility called ‘ureadahead’ that improves boot-up times (sometimes by 30% or even more), unfortunately not all distributions come with such tools. And on such occasions, KDE can take 50 seconds+ to boot on a 5400 rpm SATA drive. Manjaro 17.0.2 KDE is one such example (shown in the graph above).
Thus, by simply making sure to buy a laptop that features an SSD can immensely help you out. My Kubuntu 17.10 is on a smaller SSD drive (20GB) and it boots within 13-15 seconds.
- The GPU?
As mentioned many time, if possible, always go with an Intel GPU. Just like Dell who’s known to produce ‘Linux friendly’ hardware, Intel has also thoroughly invested in open-source projects, and some of its hardware too is such like. You won’t regret it.
- What about automatic GPU switching (e.g: Nvidia Optimus), will it work?
If you’re bought a laptop with a discreet graphics card, then in Windows, Nvidia has a feature called ‘Optimus’ which automatically switch between the integrated (weak) GPU and the discreet (more capable) GPU. ATI also has this capability. There is no official support of such features in ‘Linux’, but there are experimental work such as the Bumblebee project. But it does not always work as expected. I simply prefer to have installed the proprietary GPU driver and switch between each whenever I want, manually. To their credit, Fedora team has also been working on a solution of their own, I don’t honestly know how far they’ve gone. Better ask Christian I guess.
- Can ‘Linux’ give you good battery life?
Of course it can! Once your hardware devices are properly configured, I recommend that you install a power usage optimizer. There are a few applications, but I recommend ‘TLP‘. It’s easy to install, cuts down the power usage impressively in my experience, and usually it requires no manual tweaks to work.
Below are two screenshots from my latest Ubuntu 17.10 review. First screenshot shows the power usage before installing ‘tlp’ and the second one shows the readings after installing it (the pictures say it all):
‘tlp’ should be available in major ‘Linux’ distributions. On Ubuntu based ones, you should be able to install it by issuing the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install tlp
Now reboot the computer, and you’re done!
- How did you measure the power usage in ‘Linux’?
Glad you asked! It’s called ‘powerstat‘. It’s this amazing little utility (designed by Colin King, an Ubuntu developer) that gathers useful data that’s related to power consumption (and debugging) and puts them all into a single screen. On Ubuntu based systems, enter the below commands to install it:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install powerstat
Most major ‘Linux’ distributions make it available through their software repositories these days.
- Are there any ‘Linux’ operating systems you recommend?
Well, my main operating system these days is Kubuntu 17.10. Now I have not reviewed it, but to make a long story short, I love it! It’s very easy to install, beginner friendly, stable, beautiful, power efficient and easy to use. These days I literally laugh at GNOME! So if you’re new to ‘Linux’, then I advice you to try Kubuntu or Linux Mint, first (‘Mint’ gives you couple of desktop choices. Go with either the KDE version or with ‘Cinnamon’).
Then once you get the hang of things, then you can move on to others, that’s the best approach for a beginner.
Recall what I said at the beginning. If you’re looking for a laptop that runs ‘Linux’ almost effortlessly, then by all means go with the Dell XP S9360-3591-SLV. It’s a well build, powerful, very popular, ultra-portable laptop that not only can let you run ‘Linux’ easily, but also feature a great display screen that has been praised by many reviewers. If however, you want something cheap, then go with the Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575G-57D4. As far as ‘Linux’ compatibility goes, it’s almost as good as the Dell, plus it’s a great value for the money.
Thirdly, if you’re looking for a laptop to do some gaming on ‘Linux’, then Dell Inspiron i5577-7342BLK-PUS looks pretty solid to me. Again, there are many other gaming laptops out there, true, but I specifically chose this one because, it features hardware that are already compatible with ‘Linux’, although I cannot vouch for the Nvidia GTX 1050 with the same confidence. That said, you shouldn’t buy a ‘Linux’ gaming laptop without wanting to get your hands dirty a bit. In that case, if you’re not happy with its hardware capabilities (it’s quite capable) and would like to do the research and choose a different one, then by all means do so.
I wish you good luck with your purchase and thank you for reading!",5941,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210463.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20180816054453-20180816074453-00223.warc.gz,0.938316464424133
6fee35ad-ae85-43ec-b57b-b3367be6f892,2017-08-17T06:09:15+00:00,2007-06-26,1,http://charlotteaction.blogspot.com/2007/06/audio-crossing-line-gets-reports-from.html,"Electronic Intifada, June 26 2007
This week on Crossing The Line, as the crisis in the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp enters its fifth week, host Chris Brown gets two reports from correspondents Dr. Marcy Newman and Sharif Bibi who are in Lebanon working with Palestinian refugees from Nahr al-Bared.
Brown also speaks with Kathryn Webber, a student leader at DePaul University who is part of an ongoing protest to rescind the tenure denial of Professor Norman G. Finkelstein. And finally Paul Larudee from the International Solidarity Movement talks about the Free Gaza Movement which is an action set to test Israel's sea-occupation of the Gaza Strip by internationals who will attempt to sail to the Gaza Strip from Cyprus in August 2007.
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7d169fb1-2de0-4965-92ec-e9c09954753a,2020-10-26T04:33:48+00:00,2015-07-09,0,https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2015/07/09/paying-the-price,"Cycle of Fear: Syria’s Alawites in War and Peace. By Leon Goldsmith. Oxford University Press; 306 pages; $37.50. C. Hurst & Co; £25.
THE Alawites, an esoteric Muslim sect living mainly in Syria’s coastal hinterland, number only a few million, but they make up a disproportionate part of the state apparatus. Bashar Assad and his father before him, themselves Alawites, used this to shore up their rule; indeed Mr Assad would not still be in power had his co-religionists not stuck by him.
In “Cycle of Fear” Leon Goldsmith, a political scientist at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman, does not see the sect’s loyalty as a given. He sets out to explain it by examining their history. He challenges the notion that the Alawites, once so poor they sold their daughters to urban Sunni households as servants, have prospered since one of their own, Hafez Assad, became president in 1971.
Only the Assads and a handful of families (Alawite and others) became rich and powerful. Most Alawite villages are still muddy outposts. The bureaucrats and security men often live in shabby areas of cities such as Damascus and Homs. Today Alawites in the army are dying in droves, and many of their families are disgruntled with Mr Assad.
Mr Goldsmith shows that years of persecution since the sect’s founding in ninth-century Iraq have taught its adherents to stick together, and, as things have grown worse, to the regime. Alawites have long been shunned by other Muslims as heretics. (They drink alcohol and believe in reincarnation.) They are secretive about their beliefs, which has only served to feed suspicions about them. In the current conflict the Alawites feared persecution if Syria’s Sunni-majority opposition were to prevail—and unfortunately today their fears are quite justified.
This is sad, writes Mr Goldsmith, because the inclusive early days of the uprising offered the Alawites a chance to shed their association with Syria’s dictatorship. Now they are prisoners to a regime that is happy to use them as cannon fodder. Mr Goldsmith’s writing is dry, but his book is a welcome addition to scholarship on Syria.
This article appeared in the Books & arts section of the print edition under the headline ""Paying the price""",508,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107890273.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026031408-20201026061408-00291.warc.gz,0.978190422058106
c233dadb-aaa7-4dca-bfcd-7d144e8fba6c,2019-08-18T17:02:57+00:00,2019-08-18,1,https://rustywebb.com/in-the-news/news-town-glenville-files-suit-against-drug-distributors/,"In The News: Town of Glenville files suit against drug distributors
Charles “Rusty” Webb will be representing the Town of Glenville in a lawsuit against three distributors of opioid drugs, similar to the case recently settled by the State of West Virginia for 47 million dollars.
The lawsuit, will be filed against AmerisourceBergen Drug Co., Cardinal Health Inc., and McKesson Corporation, alleges that the defendants have caused and contributed to the opioid epidemic and will continue to cause the Town of Glenville to disburse substantial sums of public funds to deal with the consequences of the opioid epidemic that was fueled by Defendants' illegal, reckless, and malicious actions in flooding the state with highly addictive prescription medications without regard for the adverse consequences to the Town of Glenville or its residents.
Dennis Fitzpatrick, the Mayor of Glenville, stated that “the cost to the town has been substantial both financially and spiritually. The Town of Glenville is pleased to attain the services of Charles Webb in recovering damages to our community as a result of ""drug dumping.""
The suit is seeking damages for reimbursement for Glenville including, but not limited to, increased expenses of drug abuse treatment program, prevention and training costs (for law enforcement, hospitals and schools), costs of the drug Naloxone as well as education, training and use, medical care and hospitalizations, increased costs of law enforcement, increased costs of prosecutions and increased costs of incarcerations.
Rusty Webb is a personal injury and class action lawyer with 30 years of experience helping clients throughout West Virginia. He handles personal injury cases on a contingency basis, so clients can get legal representation with no obligation to pay legal fees unless they receive a recovery.
The Hur Herald
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169af988-fa76-42a1-83c9-b69bb0cd3b72,2017-08-20T07:59:36+00:00,2017-08-20,0,http://www.efurnituremax.com/pro-tough-commercial-fabric-banquet-stacking-chair-with-copper-vein-frame-brown,"- Restaurant Furniture
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8e56edc9-9b50-4cea-9978-092b8cf41482,2018-08-18T14:32:43+00:00,2018-08-18,0,https://www.volunteermatch.org/search/org90014.jsp,"Here's a sample of our volunteer opportunities:VIEW AS
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Science education must be relevant, exciting, and experiential. We leverage the natural curiosity and creativity of elementary school-aged children.
Volunteer groups of engineers and scientists (1 adult per 5 children) bring ""cool"" hands-on experiments to the classroom and allow children to explore on their own while asking directed questions to guide their thought processes and investigations. Experiments draw on children's everyday experiences to show them that science is all around them and is fun.",144,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213689.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818134554-20180818154554-00337.warc.gz,0.952979385852814
c18fbc4f-50c9-4cd2-aaa9-a9aef77be0b2,2019-08-24T19:51:56+00:00,2018-07-25,0,https://theroyaltourblog.com/2018/07/25/expo-74-the-event-that-changed-a-city/,"In 1974, a small city in eastern Washington, in the midst of an identity crisis, decided to do the unthinkable: become the smallest city ever to host a World’s Fair. In so doing, the city forever changed itself. This is the story of that event, and of the incredible community that emerged from it. This is the story of Spokane.
Riverfront Park in downtown Spokane, Washington is the very definition of an urban oasis, a green space that seems to whisper to locals and tourists alike, “Come explore. You are welcome here.” Children splash in its inviting fountain, excitedly board the famous Looff Carrousel, and rollerblade loops on the “skate ribbon.” Joggers and bikers take advantage of the riverside path, while walkers meander down the numerous footpaths, stopping to admire the wide variety of locally commissioned art pieces lining them.
This fountain is a really amazing addition to Riverfront Park!
The Great Northern Clocktower stands proudly over them all, a lone – and graceful – icon of what this land was less than fifty years ago: a multi-level train-yard, an urban blight blocking views of the Spokane River.
The Great Northern Clocktower
Spokane began life as a railroad town in 1881, the Northern Pacific routing through the fertile valley on its way westward, soon to be joined by the Union Pacific, Great Northern, and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railroads. The coming decade saw immense growth due to two other products: timber, and precious metals mined in nearby northern Idaho. And thus the town was built on this three-legged stool of environmentally unfriendly, but successful, industries. By 1910, the city was home to more than 100,000 residents in an economy reliant on exploitation of local resources.
Growth stagnated over the next few decades, and pollution increased. A once-thriving downtown was now run-down, dirty, and largely unused. Local businesses formed Spokane Unlimited in the 1960s to study the issue of what to do and came up with a pie-in-the-sky idea to revitalize their city: host the 1974 World’s Fair. Even bolder, they decided to have a mining, railroad, and timber town focus the event on environmentalism, in an era in which environmental responsibility was a very new concept in most Western societies.
As plans for the Fair got underway, the old riverside rail yards were targeted as prime real estate for the Fairgrounds, and so the 100 acre Riverfront Park was born, once again bringing the Spokane River to the center of city life, along with a world-class convention center, new hotels, and a revitalized downtown core.
Downtown Spokane is charming and walkable.
One of the highlight attractions of the Fair was a suspended people mover (now called the Skyride) to show visitors the thundering Spokane Falls from overhead. As it delighted fair-goers in 1974, so too is it a must-see for visitors to the city today, soaring over one of the cleanest urban rivers in existence.
The refurbished Skyride
Expo ’74 was a truly transformative experience for the city and its river. Tributaries to the Spokane (which in turn flows to the Columbia and from there to the Pacific Ocean) are from the mined hills of northern Idaho, so special care was taken to ensure that waters are filtered before they pollute the river system. The city is even currently upgrading their runoff storage system, installing another huge tank to collect and filter rain runoff before it enters the river.
Getting onto the river is an incredible way to see all of this in action. Donning my California-styled board shorts, I grabbed a paddle and faced my fear of bashing my head open on a rock, managing to stand on my paddle board as I was guided up parts of the upper river, past Gonzaga University. The water is clear and, despite being about eight feet deep, the rocky riverbed and some of its fin-toting inhabitants are visible. Other pleasure seekers joined us in kayaks and canoes, and signs advertised white water rafting on another part of the river.
The Spokane River tumbles over the upper falls, right in the middle of the city!
The river wasn’t the only thing positively changed due to the environmentally themed Expo ’74 World’s Fair and its 5.5 million attendees (especially notable given the metropolitan Spokane area contained less than 300,000 residents at the time). What had been a mining and timber town transformed over the coming years into a center of sustainable farming – the modern Spokane region is one of the largest producers of wheat and lentils, a healthcare magnet, an outdoor adventure Mecca, and a celebration of local culture.
A visit to the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture illustrates the role of both locals and native peoples in the environmental legacy of Spokane. Here, local tribes have their goods displayed and stories told, much as they did in 1974; the United States Pavilion – the remnants of which stand in Riverfront Park to this day – featured Native American culture as the beacon of stewardship of the land. The collection also includes works by Japanese artist Sayaka Ganz, stunning sculptures created of discarded plastics.
A Sayaka Ganz piece
The 1974 World’s Fair lasted 180 days, during which millions of people visited, attended more than 4500 live performances, and learned about the new concept of environmentalism from a city in transition from being a major polluter to one of the most environmentally friendly communities in the world. This event was not only amazing in its own right, but the true turning point for Spokane itself, moving away from its past and toward a shining future. Its legacy stands today in a people as devoted to the world around them as they are to the place they call home.
Note: I am incredibly grateful to Visit Spokane for hosting me on my trip to the Lilac City. No additional monetary compensation was offered or sought, and all editorial content is my own honest opinion, as always.",1257,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321696.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824194521-20190824220521-00095.warc.gz,0.962060451507568
4ee9571a-01da-481b-aace-2a48850e2cf4,2020-10-21T09:48:31+00:00,2020-10-21,0,https://www.medicaidplanningassistance.org/question/dont-know-the-answers-to-medicaid-application-questions/,"My mom has Alzheimer’s and my dad has passed away. Medicaid is asking questions to which we just don’t know the answers. My mom can’t remember the details. How can we still apply for Medicaid?
If you were granted durable power of attorney (POA) by your mom prior to her mental incapacity, you will be able to apply for Medicaid on her behalf. If you were not, you will need to go to court to become her legal guardian or conservator (the terminology changes based on the state), which will allow you to act on her behalf.
Durable POA gives you the legal right to make financial decisions, such as applying for public benefits, for your mom when she is unable to do so herself. (There are two types of POA: financial and medical. For the purposes of this discussion, medical POA, to make healthcare decisions on one’s behalf, is not relevant). While POA’s are always designated prior to one’s inability to make decisions for himself / herself, they generally do not become effective until one become incapacitated (i.e., cognitive impairments from the progression of Alzheimer’s disease).
Guardianship / conservatorship, on the other hand, must be granted by a judge and can only be done after one becomes incapacitated. To be clear, if there is a POA, this option is not relevant. As with POA, legal guardians (conservators) are able to make decisions on behalf of an individual who is incapacitated. This includes financial decisions, and hence, the ability to apply for Medicaid on one’s behalf. (In some states, the term guardianship might be used when power is granted to make personal and health decisions for an individual, while conservator might be used when financial decisions can be made).
It is important to note that as part of the application process for long-term care Medicaid, there is a look back period in all 50 states. Essentially, the state Medicaid agency “looks back” at all financial transactions immediately preceding the date of one’s Medicaid application to ensure no cash or countable assets were given away or sold under fair market value in order to meet Medicaid’s asset limit. (To see asset limits by state, click here). If it has been determined that the look back period has been violated, one will be penalized with Medicaid ineligibility for a specified period of time. (The timeframe for the “look back” is 5-years in all states but California, which has a shorter period of 2.5 years).
Because of the look back period, Medicaid will require financial records dating back 60 months (30 months in CA) as part of the application process. Since your mom is unable to request these records, you will need to do so on her behalf, which with a POA or guardianship / conservatorship, you will be able to do so. In this situation, it can also be helpful to request a credit report for your mom. This will show not only current open financial accounts, but also those that have been closed, which can be extremely helpful since your mom may have forgotten about a closed account(s).
You also will likely have to locate and submit other types of documentation as part of the application process, which you will legally be able to do so. For instance, proof of income, such as a Social Security award letter, is crucial, and if deposits have been made into your mom’s bank account that do not match your mom’s record(s) of income, these deposits will also be questioned. Other documentation that may be requested include copies of unpaid medical bills, tax returns, mortgage statements, etc.
Applying for long-term care Medicaid can be a complicated process without the added stress of having to act as power of attorney or guardian (conservator) on someone else’s behalf. If you find yourself in such a predicament, it is highly recommended that you hire an experienced Medicaid planner to assist with this process. Furthermore, restructuring of finances may be required in order to meet Medicaid’s eligibility criteria if one is over the income and / or asset limits, and unfortunately, can cause Medicaid delay or denial if done incorrectly. To see eligibility requirements by state, click here.",895,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107876307.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021093214-20201021123214-00208.warc.gz,0.953627943992615
2df4cdfa-d193-4837-a36c-3247665ee93c,2020-10-24T23:59:10+00:00,2019-10-22,1,https://defirepublic.com/iota-collaborates-with-fiware-to-build-the-smart-solutions-of-the-future/,"IOTA Collaborates With FIWARE to Build the Smart Solutions of the Future
BERLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The IOTA Foundation, a non-profit organization delivering the world’s first scalable, fee-less and decentralized distributed ledger technology, announced today that it will partner with FIWARE Foundation. Under this agreement, IOTA’s Tangle technology can serve as an immutable, trusted audit trail for relevant context data transactions in “Powered by FIWARE” architectures. This collaboration is an important joint step towards building the technology foundation for the smart solutions of the future.
The digital revolution is transforming how we live and conduct business. In the future, life will gravitate around the management and processing of context data which describes what is going on, where, when, why, and who is involved. Smart solutions continuously gather thousands of updates on context and analyze them to automate processes or bring support for smart decisions made by humans. For example, context is meaningful in energy plants to describe the status of the plant and predict energy demand. Equally, it is important in a farm describing the state of the crops and soil, and in homes and smart cities where multiple devices and apps monitor the status of multiple systems. The capturing, management, processing, analysis and visualization of context data will be at the core of solutions for Smart Cities, Smart Industry, Smart Agrifood, Smart Energy any other “smart” domain.
FIWARE provides the components that ensure data flows from the device – where the context data is captured (the sensor) – to the point where it can be stored into IOTA’s distributed ledger (the Tangle), without human intervention. IOTA’s distributed ledger technology provides an immutable, trusted audit trail for all transactions and data, while still adhering to privacy requirements set forth by the data owners.
“By connecting FIWARE with IOTA, we can bring further trust to the processes being automated through any smart solution that is ‘Powered by FIWARE’,” says Ulrich Ahle, FIWARE Foundation CEO. “We can verify context data shared with third-parties, and we can warrant the quality of data being stored in a distributed ledger. This is crucial in applications like those warranting the quality in food production, for example, the observation of certain parameters of animal welfare on farms, or when public administrations strive to ensure transparency of their processes,” complemented Juanjo Hierro, FIWARE Foundation CTO.
FIWARE is the open source initiative that has driven the creation of a standard API for Context Information Management and provides a curated catalogue of open source components to assist organizations in architecting next-generation smart solutions. The FIWARE API is now a standard adopted by ETSI and, in addition, the FIWARE Context Broker technology has been selected to bring the basis for sharing right-time context data across Europe.
“FIWARE’s Context Broker and standardized API allow for some truly unique capabilities for data validation and sharing from the edge. Combining their progress with the decentralized technologies offered by us at the IOTA Foundation is a natural and perfectly symbiotic partnership,” says Mathew Yarger, Head of Smart Cities, IOTA Foundation. “We look forward to harnessing our cohesive visions to offer some dynamic capabilities in smart solution areas such as Smart Cities, Digital Infrastructure, Agriculture, Transportation and Energy. Relationships like ours are what will propel autonomy and consensus on how to do it the right way forward and lead to informed and impactful solutions and policy.”
IOTA designed the Tangle to be the foundation of a global protocol for all connected things, effectively addressing the challenges of scalability, energy resource requirements, and data security, as well as transaction fees. The groundbreaking open-source architecture of the Tangle ecosystem is designed to become the catalyst for new economic systems and business models, enabling the convergence of key vertical industries like supply chain, mobility and automotive, eHealth, and smart energy/connected cities.
IOTA co-founder, Dominik Schiener will be discussing distributed ledger technologies at the 7th FIWARE Global Summit in Berlin on Oct. 23 at the CityCube Berlin. Come learn more about how the IOTA and FIWARE partnership supports the Summit’s theme: “Scale Up for a Real Smart Future.”
About IOTA Foundation
A global not-for-profit foundation incorporated and headquartered in Germany, the IOTA Foundation’s mission is to support the research and development of new distributed ledger technologies (DLT), including the IOTA Tangle. The Foundation encourages education about and adoption of distributed ledger technologies through the creation of ecosystems and the standardization of these new protocols.
The IOTA Tangle moves beyond blockchain by providing the world’s first scalable, feeless and decentralized distributed ledger technology. The Tangle uses its own unique technology to solve three fundamental problems with blockchain technology: high fees, scaling, and centralization. It is an open-source protocol connecting the human economy with the machine economy by facilitating novel Machine-to-Machine (M2M) interactions, including secure data transfer, fee-less micropayments, and secure access control for devices.
About FIWARE Foundation
Founded in 2016, the FIWARE Foundation is driving the definition of key open de-facto standards enabling the development of smart solutions in a faster, easier, interoperable and affordable way, avoiding vendor lock-in scenarios, whilst also nourishing a sustainable business ecosystem.
The Foundation does that with the support of a growing global Community that shares a common vision and combine their efforts towards making FIWARE the open source technology of choice for industries, governments, universities and associations to reach their full potential and scale up their activities to enter new markets and grow their businesses. Independence in decision making, openness, transparency and meritocracy are the cornerstone and founding principles of the FIWARE Community.
Visit www.fiware.org for further information.
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Testimony for April's 10th birthday in 2006.
Since the creation in 2004 of the Cyber-base network - which is a network to develop and to enliven digital centres - April has been our partner on all the questions related to Free Software. Thanks to its resources and its interventions on the www.cyber-base.org portal, April provides a genuine support to the community of over 1000 animators, whose main mission is to train all kinds of publics to the tools and uses of the Internet. April contributes to improve the propagation and appropriation of ""Free uses"" of the digital environment.
, Cyber-base's network & portal (november 2006).",155,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107903419.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029065424-20201029095424-00567.warc.gz,0.927381932735443
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The North American International Auto Show in Detroit is chock full of previews of new and experimental cars.
But all eyes were locked on incoming General Motor CEO, Mary Barra. When she takes the reigns later this week, she’ll be the first female chief of a global automaker.
The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Bellini is at the auto show, and he speaks with Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson about the buzz.
- Jason Bellini, video reporter and senior producer for the Wall Street Journal. He tweets @jasonbellini.",131,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257832939.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071032-00247-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.877651453018188
f20bc8a3-6efd-4d48-9bbe-6cb3f0cec5ab,2017-08-19T12:47:12+00:00,2017-08-19,0,http://panchgani.ind.in/around-panchgani.html,"Panchgani has always been a fond getaway from the sweltering heat of summers since the British times. Panchgani famed for the strawberry farms and boarding schools Panchgani has still managed to retain its unhurried relaxed charm. Along with the pleasant weather that Panchgani is blessed with all through the year Panchgani turns out as an ideal destination for a family vacation.
On the banks of the river Krishna is Wai, a temple town by all means. There are seven ghats with each ghat boasting of more than one temple of significance. The 'Dholya Ganpati' temple is one of the major temples in Wai. Pandavgad a fort popular amongst trekkers is near Wai though the easier access is on the Bhor side.
Wai - The Temple Town
Kas Pathar is the valley of flowers of Maharashtra. After monsoons from August to November this vast plateau turns into a bed of flowers with more than 150 varieties of flowers.
Mahabaleshwar - Queen of Hills
Mahabaleshwar is under 20 Kms from Panchgani. Well known for the panoramic view points, Mahabaleshwar has as as many as 30 named after notable Britishers.
Tapola - Mini Kashmir..
Also known as the Mini Kashmir of the west, Tapola is a 40 km drive away from Panchgani. 'Shivsagar' boat Club in Tapola is very popular amongst water sports enthusiasts. If you are a trekking enthusiast Tapola is the launching spot to Vasota.
Pratapgad - Afzal Khan's Waterloo
Located 35 kms from Panchgani Pratapgad is not really a trekking destination and very few trekkers opt to trek up Pratapgad fort. Pratapgad is far more popular as a sightseeing option from Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar, to the extend that there is a ‘Pratapgad Darshan’ bus service from Mahabaleshwar. Afzal Khan's tomb is the major landmark in Pratapgad where an annual Urs is held to date. Bhavani temple and Shivaji statue are other important spots in Pratapgad.",482,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105451.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819124333-20170819144333-00367.warc.gz,0.953661143779755
2b425c05-b94c-45bd-8d09-e1216c54634c,2018-08-18T02:26:33+00:00,2009-10-01,0,http://prettymeup.com/2009/10/number-4-high-performance-hair-care.html,"""Our collection was founded with the mission to develop a creative, high performance hair care line that runs parallel to fashion, science, art, music and Industrial Design creative cycles. By combining nature's greatest ingredients, forward-edge technology and innovation, we make your hair be what it should be- the ultimate look that defines new stylistic territories. We use the highest quality essential oils and extracts to repair damage, keep hair young, supple and color new. We gently cleanse with no harsh sulfates and we style with no stripping alcohols. We exclude all ingredients potentially toxic to humans, rare vintage couture, and our dear environment; 100% Vegan, Sulfate, Gluten, Bad Taste and Paraben Free formulas are never ever tested on any animal.""
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Moisturizes and color protects while replenishing splendour.
Vitamin B5 properties create shine and condition improving your hair's bourgeoisie strength, keeping it clean from any stylistic sin.
Spec: Silicones leave hair feeling soft and smooth while enhancing gloss shine.
Scoop: Highly concentrated formula. Desire more lather add more water, not more product.
Milan... Dahling... Milan!
Let's create, restore and reconstruct.
This treatment infuses moisture, proteins and divine intelligence to give your hair that Pret-a-Porter glow so needed during fashion week.
Spec: Jojoba Seed Oil acts as a natural moisturizer and environmental shield.
Scoop: Leave on hair for 3-5 minutes to achieve maximum moisturizing benefits.
These two products are awesome! They have such a great, clean, fresh smell and it leaves your hair smelling like it does in the bottle!
The quality is exciting! The hydrating shampoo is very concentrated so a LITTLE goes a LONG way.
The reconstructing masque is amazing. It nourishes the hair, without reside- keeping it soft and smooth for days.
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Go to Number 4 High Performance Hair Care & click on WHERE TO BUY!!",428,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213264.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818021014-20180818041014-00642.warc.gz,0.871038913726807
76646250-bfe5-4d59-be09-f104dcc42090,2017-08-20T10:01:29+00:00,2009-11-10,1,http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/Energy-agency-warns-of-falling-investment-857940.php,"Energy agency warns of falling investment
The global financial crisis has led to a dangerous drop in energy investment around the world which could choke off the nascent economic recovery, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.
Published 8:48 pm, Tuesday, November 10, 2009
PARIS - The global financial crisis has led to a dangerous drop in energy investment around the world which could choke off the nascent economic recovery, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.
The warning from the Paris-based agency comes just a month ahead of the major UN climate conference in Copenhagen, where world leaders hope to agree on so-called climate finance to help developing countries cut emissions by switching from fossil fuels to cleaner energy such as wind and solar.
The EU has said that there should be a euro100 billion ($150 billion) annual package of public and private finance by 2020 to help poorer nations develop green industries and adapt to climate change.
The IEA, a policy adviser to 28 mostly industrialized oil-consuming nations, estimates that the financial and economic crisis is responsible for a $90 billion drop in global oil and gas investment this year, a 19 percent cut from 2008.
""Falling energy investment will have far-reaching and, depending on how governments respond, potentially serious consequences for energy security, climate change and energy poverty,"" the IEA said in its annual World Energy Outlook report.
The resulting drop in oil and electricity supplies could ""undermine the sustainability of the economic recovery,"" the IEA warned.
Meanwhile, oil demand is set to continue rising over the next two decades, with a drop in developed countries oil use more than offset by increases in the developing world, mainly China and India, the IEA said.
The IEA forecast global oil demand would rise to 105 million barrels a day by 2030, up from 85 million barrels a day last year.
The new forecast is slightly lower than the 106 million barrels a day that the IEA forecast last year, before the global economic downturn spurred a steep drop in energy use in the developed world.
Investment in renewable energy sources has been particularly hard hit by the downturn, falling by about one-fifth in 2009 compared to a year earlier. Without the stimulus plans enacted by governments in response to the crisis, renewable energy investments would have fallen 30 percent this year, the IEA said.
""The financial crisis has cast a shadow over whether all the energy investment needed to meet growing energy needs can be mobilized,"" the IEA warned.
The agency estimates that $1.1 trillion needs to be invested annually from now until 2030, for a total of $26 trillion, just to meet energy demand on current growth trends.
Should governments adopt plans to limit greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere to 450 parts per million of CO2 equivalent, an additional $10.5 trillion needs to be invested over that time period, the IEA said.",582,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106367.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820092918-20170820112918-00466.warc.gz,0.941785156726837
a5875489-87e5-48d4-815e-f85262506862,2020-10-31T01:14:46+00:00,2013-12-31,1,https://www.healio.com/news/ophthalmology/20131231/vitaminadeficiency_10_3928_1081_597x_20131001_01_1326285,"Do you think golden rice or genetically engineered crops in general could represent a solution for vitamin A deficiency?
Golden Rice can effectively address vitamin A deficiency
Golden rice is a new type of rice that contains beta carotene, a source of vitamin A, and could help to reduce vitamin A deficiency. The International Rice Research Institute is working with leading nutrition and agricultural research organizations to develop and evaluate golden rice as a potential new way to reduce vitamin A deficiency. Get whole story",94,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107912593.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031002758-20201031032758-00486.warc.gz,0.917955577373505
889f7a9b-9ade-4cd1-86c4-f6bbba12f7b1,2020-10-31T11:28:44+00:00,2020-05-07,1,https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/asia/shanghai-disneyland-reopen-amid-drop-new-covid-19-cases-china.html,"Shanghai Disneyland to Reopen Amid Drop in New COVID-19 Cases in China
By Kyodo News 7 May 2020
BEIJING—Shanghai Disneyland will resume operations next week for the first time since Jan. 25, the theme park’s operator said Wednesday.
With the number of new coronavirus infections decreasing in China, Shanghai Disneyland will, according to CNN, on Monday become the first Disney park in the world to reopen.
You may also like these stories:",102,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107917390.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031092246-20201031122246-00341.warc.gz,0.890899896621704
e5ecb7bc-50f1-438f-91fa-05712dbeec0a,2013-05-25T12:35:03+00:00,2013-05-25,0,http://www.executivespacesolutions.com/full-time-office-space/,"Whether you are opening your first office, expanding your business or simply need to relocate, you’re in the right place.
Today’s business environment requires businesses to maintain flexibility and minimize long term risk. Cash flow is a must, so it’s important to get as much value as possible from every dollar. The executive space office model enables you to accomplish this.
Our network has thousands of offices in numerous locations which are operated and maintained by multiple operators. We’ve organized them all on our website to give you a one-stop-shop experience.
Selecting the best executive space for your needs means considering how each supplier, location and configuration can best support your type of business. We have outlined the most important factors to consider based upon which industry sector you fall under.
Click on your line of work below, and consider these key steps in evaluating executive space for your enterprise:Workspace Selection Guides (click to expand)",194,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.951530992984772
e0ce57e6-117e-46cb-9176-84276f91e200,2015-03-31T15:39:55+00:00,2014-08-20,0,http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/milestones.94182/page-342,"Discussion in 'World Community Grid (WCG)' started by bogmali, May 14, 2009.
Milestones Today - Aug 11, 2014
wsho71 passes 40,000
@Arjai passes 400,000
Another day of Stoners
Milestones Today - Aug 12, 2014
WCG is mad at us and has unscheduled maintenance so there's a whole lot of nothing going on right now for us.
BUT I was just informed that maintenance is finished/finishing so work will be begin flowing again shortly
Off topic and perhaps old news, I just saw that you can check out the Moon and Mars on Google Earth now, pretty cool!
those are helluva stones.
Milestones Today - Aug 13, 2014
TPU_remembers_Kreij passes 1,700,000
@agent00skid passes 1,900,000
Stoners Be Stonin'
Little throw back to the 90s
Yay! The Athlon 5350 pushing through, while being completely silent.
I didn't think I would get a stone for 400 Thou. I was patiently waiting for my half mil mark!
Milestones Today - Aug 14, 2014
@night.fox passes 300,000
@BazookaJoe passes 2,500,000
Great Work Stoners
More 90s Goodness
Such a sad song for an end to a sad day. Makes the drink in my hand a little bitter.
Finally. Been long time my name appears in the stoners
Why a sad day for ya T?
Sorry T, didn't mean to sour your evening You know, I've heard that song since 1997, but I never knew the meaning behind it til last night
Perhaps something more happy and upbeat next time
Indeed it was amazing to you up there @night.fox, and even when the stones are far between, they certainly are awesome! Keep it up
Loved it!! That song brought back some memories!! Music and, to a lesser degree, smells have a unique way of touching off things that have been stored away. So deep, sometimes, one thinks it's no longer there. Then boom! It's triggered and comes flooding back like it was yesterday!
Thanks! That was a good trigger!
thanks. been busy so i didnt really use my main rig. only my laptop now as i always bring at work. thats why.
Milestones Today - Aug 15, 2014
@vaidas40 passes 450,000
@Lightofhonor passes 500,000
Some Good Stones This Fine Evening
I just found this and thought it was fantastic. Weezer playing Radiohead's ""Paranoid Android,"" 2 of the great 90s bands!!
Just more and more drama every day. It's so bad it's almost like a country song.
Sorry to hear that brother!
Come on @t_ski , turn that frown upside down, stop on over to Happy Town!!
Milestones Today - Aug 16, 2014
Not a whole lot happening toinght I think we need some new members so we can get some stones droppin' like they're hot
Another one of my old favorites, great track.
Milestones Today - Aug 17, 2014
@Broom2455 passes 650,000
TPU_remembers_Kreij passes 1,800,000
Another Great Night of Stoners
Great stuff below
Milestones Today - Aug 18, 2014
@Redtoad passes 950,000
Nice Work Toad
In honor of our awesome Stoner tonight as well as in the honor of the greatest game ever made (pretty much) ...
Milestones Today - Aug 19, 2014
@PolRoger passes 13,000,000
It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood for Stoners
Little Nostalgic Remix
Milestones Today - Aug 20, 2014
@Recca29 passes 550,000
@james888 passes 10,000,000
Looking Awesome Stoners
Pretty terrific song by a great band
Great job Stoners!!!
@james888 welcome to the 10 Millionaire's Club!
@Recca29 next stop the Millionaire's Club!
Oops, forgot that tidbit for James....
Awesome Work @james888, welcome to the 10M club!
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c9b5f7fe-854d-4027-b883-c5aa402f0746,2015-03-30T02:30:48+00:00,2007-12-31,0,http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0872997.html,"Alan HovhanessAge: 89
prolific composer who wrote nearly 500 orchestral, choral, and chamber works. His influences ranged from the eruption of Mount St. Helens to Asian harmonies to sacred Hindu texts. He also wrote ballets for Martha Graham and Erick Hawkes.Died: Seattle, June 21, 2000
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ed70be95-3135-45c6-b703-ed494009586a,2015-03-29T22:51:16+00:00,2012-07-10,0,http://www.iol.co.za/business/markets/commodities/maize-prices-slip-on-profit-taking-1.1348289,"Maize prices slip on profit takingComment on this story
Maize prices slipped on Tuesday amid some profit taking - a trend that was also evident in US maize prices.
“The market is prone to profit taking‚ given that it’s sitting in overbought territory‚” said Belinda Cooper‚ an independent broker.
Dry and hot weather conditions in some parts of the US have been the primary reason for the surge in SA maize prices recently.
The near-dated July white maize contract dipped R16 to R2‚722 a ton and the September white maize contract lost R11 to R2‚751 a ton. December white maize slipped R3 to R2‚802 a ton.
The near-dated July yellow maize contract was down R13 to R2‚718 a ton‚ the September yellow maize contract lost R5 to R2‚713 a ton‚ while the December yellow maize contract lifted R7 to R2‚750 a ton.
The July wheat contract gave up R46 to R3‚600 a ton‚ the September wheat contract was down R33 to R3‚632 a ton‚ and the December wheat contract shed R33 to R3‚563 a ton.
US grain and soybean futures were sharply lower on Tuesday as traders continued to reduce risk exposure in the market‚ Dow Jones Newswires reported.
Midwest rains provided relief for at least a small portion of US crops. Rains moving through the northern Midwest are enough to make the large long position holders in the market nervous‚ analysts said. - I-Net Bridge",344,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298755.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00170-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.946263134479523
1d336616-744b-4eb5-b16b-f4f6391156c2,2017-08-20T23:27:36+00:00,2013-01-19,0,http://www.scotsman.com/news/world/former-chancellor-s-wife-follows-into-german-politics-1-2695086,"Former chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s wife said she is entering German politics and wants to win a regional state assembly seat next month to fight for pay equality but insisted she has no higher political aspirations.
Coming out of the shadows of her husband, who was chancellor from 1998 to 2005, Doris Schroeder-Koepf told Der Spiegel news magazine that she also wanted to focus on improving the integration of foreigners in her state of Lower Saxony.
“One chancellor in the family is enough,” Ms Schroeder-Koepf, 49, said in the interview published yesterday when asked if US secretary of state Hillary Clinton served as a role model.
“I do know what it means to be chancellor,” she said “From a physical point of view I just couldn’t do it. You need to be more robust than I am.”
Ms Schroeder-Koepf, a soft-spoken woman who largely avoided the public spotlight until now, is a state assembly candidate for the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) in the Jan. 20 election in Lower Saxony.
Schroeder-Koepf, who was a journalist before marrying the former chancellor, said she wants to fight for gender equality.",260,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106996.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820223702-20170821003702-00402.warc.gz,0.957892179489136
f10cf2fc-ea97-40a6-b5ff-42508e6dd706,2022-05-27T21:27:14+00:00,2022-01-26,1,https://www.genengnews.com/topics/translational-medicine/regenerative-medicine-tissue-engineering/five-drug-cocktail-and-wearable-bioreactor-enable-regrowth-of-amputated-adult-frog-leg/,"For millions of patients who have lost limbs, the possibility of regaining function through natural regeneration remains out of reach. Regrowth of legs and arms remains the province of animals such as salamanders, or perhaps superheroes. But now, scientists at Tufts University and Harvard University’s Wyss Institute report on their use of a novel multidrug treatment (MDT), delivered through a wearable device, which allowed adult African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis)—which can’t naturally regenerate limbs—to regrow amputated hind legs. The regrown limbs enabled the animals to move around in a manner similar to normal frogs, and even responded to touch.
While most studies on limb regeneration have focused on animals such as the axolotle, which demonstrates natural regrowth capabilities, the newly reported study in frogs could help direct future research towards limb regeneration in mammals, including humans. “It’s exciting to see that the drugs we selected were helping to create an almost complete limb,” said Nirosha Murugan, PhD, research affiliate at the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts and first author of the team’s published paper in Science Advances. “The fact that it required only a brief exposure to the drugs to set in motion a months-long regeneration process suggests that frogs and perhaps other animals may have dormant regenerative capabilities that can be triggered into action.”
Murugan and colleagues describe their achievement in a paper titled, “Acute multidrug delivery via a wearable bioreactor facilitates long-term limb regeneration and functional recovery in adult Xenopus laevis,” in which they concluded, “This provides a proof of principle for kickstarting complex organ regeneration responses in vertebrate models using compound interventions consisting of a drug blend and a wearable bioreactor delivery device.”
The prevalence of human limb loss in the United States alone is expected to increase substantially over the next 30 years, potentially affecting 3.6 million people per year by 2050, the authors wrote. This will leave individuals with diabetes, war veterans, survivors of trauma, and those suffering from peripheral artery disease with limited options following an amputation. “Despite significant technological advances, clinicians still lack tools to facilitate the recovery or reversal of tissue loss, while prosthetics offer only limited functional restoration of the patient’s own limbs,” the team continued. “Thus, identifying and potentiating the underlying programs that drive limb regrowth would be of great interest to medical and research fields.”
Many creatures—including salamanders, starfish, crabs, and lizards—have the capability of full regeneration of at least some limbs. Flatworms can even be cut up into pieces, with each piece reconstructing an entire organism. Humans are capable of closing wounds with new tissue growth, and our livers have a remarkable, almost flatworm-like capability of regenerating to full size after a 50% loss. However, loss of a large and structurally complex limb—an arm or leg—can not be restored by any natural process of regeneration in humans or other mammals. In fact, we tend to cover major injuries with an amorphous mass of scar tissue, protecting it from further blood loss and infection and preventing further growth.
X. laevis is a common model organism that has previously been used to address questions in developmental biology and regenerative medicine, the authors noted. “Organisms such as X. laevis—whose limited regenerative capacities in adulthood mirror those of humans—are important models with which to test interventions that can restore form and function.” Previous work by the Tufts team showed a significant degree of Xenopus limb growth could be triggered by a single drug, progesterone. However, the resulting limb grew as a spike and was far from the more normally shaped, functional limb. “Our recent work in adult Xenopus showed a significant degree of outgrowth induced by progesterone,” they wrote. “However, the resulting regenerate was far from fully functional and repatterned limbs were not achieved.”
For their newly reported study in adult frogs, the Tufts researchers triggered the regenerative process by enclosing the wound in a silicone cap, called a BioDome, which contained a silk protein gel loaded with a five-drug cocktail. “We hypothesized that kickstarting a limb-building routine required two components acting at a very early initiating stage of the process: first, an enclosed and permissive microenvironment that enables the wound cells to control the biochemical milieu following injury and, second, an instructive set of signals that specifically trigger a limb-building program.” The multidrug treatment cocktail consisted of five small-molecule compounds (BDNF, GH, 1,4-DPCA, RD5, and RA), which, in previous studies had been independently shown to have marked pro-regenerative effects.
The BioDome device essentially sealed the drug cocktail over the stump for just 24 hours, and that brief treatment was enough to set in motion an 18-month period of regrowth that restored a functional leg. “Treated animals displayed a marked delay of wound closure, followed by long-term (18-month) growth outcomes including increased bone length, soft tissue patterning, and neuromuscular repair,” the investigators wrote.
Each drug fulfilled a different purpose, including tamping down inflammation, inhibiting the production of collagen which would lead to scarring, and encouraging the new growth of nerve fibers, blood vessels, and muscle. The combination of the multidrug cocktail and bioreactor provided a local environment and signals that tipped the scales away from the natural tendency to close off the stump, and toward the regenerative process.
The researchers observed dramatic growth of tissue in many of the treated frogs, recreating an almost fully functional leg. The new limbs demonstrated bone structure that extended with features similar to a natural limb’s bone structure, a richer complement of internal tissues (including neurons), and several “toes” grew from the end of the limb, although without the support of underlying bone. “Histologically, the regenerating limbs contained nerves, smooth muscle displaying integration of blood vessels, and reorganization of the extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins involved in tissue remodeling,” the scientists continued.
Importantly, the regrown limb moved and responded to stimuli such as a touch from a stiff fiber, “… indicating that they had regained significant reinnervation and neuromuscular reintegration compared to normal functionality preinjury …” and the frogs were able to make use of the regrown limb for swimming through water, moving much like a normal frog would. “Most notably, the animals used the newly formed limb to ambulate in a manner similar to that of wild-type frogs,” the scientists stated.“It’s exciting to see that the drugs we selected were helping to create an almost complete limb,” said Murugan. “The fact that it required only a brief exposure to the drugs to set in motion a months-long regeneration process suggests that frogs and perhaps other animals may have dormant regenerative capabilities that can be triggered into action.”
The researchers explored the mechanisms by which the brief intervention could lead to long-term growth. Within the first few days after treatment, they detected the activation of known molecular pathways that are normally used in a developing embryo to help the body take shape. Activation of these pathways could allow the burden of growth and organization of tissue to be handled by the limb itself, similar to how it occurs in an embryo, rather than require ongoing therapeutic intervention over the many months it takes to grow the limb.
Animals naturally capable of regeneration live mostly in an aquatic environment. The first stage of growth after loss of a limb is the formation of a mass of stem cells at the end of the stump called a blastema, which is used to gradually reconstruct the lost body part. The wound is rapidly covered by skin cells within the first 24 hours after the injury, protecting the reconstructing tissue underneath.
“Mammals and other regenerating animals will usually have their injuries exposed to air or making contact with the ground, and they can take days to weeks to close up with scar tissue,” said David Kaplan, PhD, the Stern Family professor of engineering at Tufts and co-author of the study. “Using the BioDome cap in the first 24 hours helps mimic an amniotic-like environment which, along with the right drugs, allows the rebuilding process to proceed without the interference of scar tissue.”
The five-drug cocktail represents a significant milestone toward the restoration of fully functional frog limbs and suggests further exploration of drug and growth factor combinations could lead to regrowth of limbs that are even more functionally complete, with normal digits, webbing, and more detailed skeletal and muscular features.
“We’ll be testing how this treatment could apply to mammals next,” said corresponding author Michael Levin, PhD, the Vannevar Bush professor of biology in the School of Arts & Sciences, director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts, and associate faculty member of the Wyss Institute.
“Covering the open wound with a liquid environment under the BioDome, with the right drug cocktail, could provide the necessary first signals to set the regenerative process in motion,” he said. “It’s a strategy focused on triggering dormant, inherent anatomical patterning programs, not micromanaging complex growth, since adult animals still have the information needed to make their body structures.”
The authors concluded, “The generalizability of this specific MDT must next be tested in mammals. We suggest that the overall strategy of providing wound cells with an aqueous, amniotic-like environment, which is uniquely given through our bioreactor, that contains pro-regenerative signals is likely to be an effective method for kickstarting biomedically relevant growth and patterning cascades that are too complex to directly implement.”",2089,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663006341.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527205437-20220527235437-00616.warc.gz,0.944668710231781
0e2594c3-0fc7-435e-b113-25626903cef5,2022-05-24T08:34:12+00:00,2021-08-31,1,https://www.sava-ad.com/post/opinion-why-the-critics-are-tuning-out-the-cognition-data,"Opinion: Why the Critics are Tuning Out the Cognition Data
Critics are Ignoring our Need for an Effective Alzheimer’s Drug
Humanity is currently being ravaged by a 100% fatal epidemic that kills 1 in 6 Americans and is likely a factor in 1 in 3. This disease slowly destroys the mind of those infected, turning patients from loving and caring relatives into something capable of only blank stares as death nears. Many argue that the inevitable fatality is ultimately a blessing for both the inflicted as well as their remaining loved ones and caregivers.
Finding a truly meaningful treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease (“AD”) has proven a daunting task. Historically, no clinical trial in the United States has been able to maintain (let alone improve) patient cognition after a year of treatment. As billions of dollars and decades of research into the failed “Amyloid Hypothesis” have failed to discover a treatment that meaningfully slows AD, academic institutions and agile small pharmaceutical companies have begun exploring new treatments under new hypotheses generally overlooked by the major pharmaceutical companies.
Market is Not Paying Attention to SAVA’s breakthrough Data
In a groundbreaking development, one such small company, Cassava Sciences (“SAVA”), has reported phase 2 clinical trial of a new drug Simufilam results where patient cognition scores were not only maintained, but in fact continuously improved in each interim data reported at 6, 9, and 12 months. Although ongoing trials (including a phase 3 trial now recruiting) will provide further data, the current results themselves are revolutionary to the treatment of AD. Simufilam is taken orally and has shown zero serious side effects across early and phase 2 trials. In contrast to the ease, safety, and effectiveness of Simufilam, treatments targeting the failed Amyloid Hypothesis generally require at least monthly infusions, have serious side effects including inter-cerebral hemorrhaging/edema, and simply don’t work to stop or meaningfully improve decline.
Simufilam’s mechanism of action (link 1, link 2, link 3) is fundamentally different than current approaches. Rather than simply seeking to remove as much amyloid as possible from the brain, Simufilam interacts with a scaffolding protein (filamin A or “FLNA”) to normalize the pathological misfolding of amyloid and tau. The identification and selection of this compound and mechanism of action was a natural progression for SAVA, as the company had previously been working with altering FLNA as a treatment for pain and inflammation before realizing it’s potential as a treatment for AD.
The natural rapid rise of the SAVA stock coupled with the prior history of almost total failure in clinical trials for AD has attracted investors who focus on betting against companies (“shorting” or “being short”). Some of these investors seek active roles in driving negative sentiment openly or anonymously to collapse a company’s stock price and increase the profit from their short bet. One technique used by short investors is to submit petitions to the FDA arguing to halt clinical trials through Citizens Petitions (“CPs”) generally due to alleged safety concerns. The infamous Martin Shkreli was a pioneer in using misleading CPs to both profit from a short bet against the company when the market reacts to the CP and to weaken a company for a hostile takeover.
The Latest Update on Short’s Antics
In August this year, a CP was filed anonymously seeking to halt the upcoming phase 3 trial of Simufilam in spite of the near perfect safety profile based on deeply dishonest allegations (later resulting in a review by the Journal of Neuroscience finding the allegations lacked merit). This CP initially was claimed to come from a whistleblower, but shortly after the inevitable collapse of the SAVA stock, the lawyers filing the CP acknowledged their client was an entity who held short positions on SAVA. In addition, many other consultants, analysts, or other personalities on social media have made misleading attacks on SAVA or Simufilam while either acknowledging short positions or refusing to demonstrate a lack of financial ties to those with short positions. After the Journal of Neuroscience found zero evidence of manipulation in the original, uncropped Western blots, some of these online personalities are once again making statements (like the ones below) about SAVA and the Journal of Neuroscience that are repugnant.
Public Support amongst AD Families and Investors
This website (www.sava-ad.com) is the collective work of a number specialists (including neurologists and other MDs, Neuroscientists and other PhD academics, and statisticians) to illustrate through objective data and information the groundbreaking nature of Simufilam’s clinical trial data as well as the severity of the dishonesty coming from those that who wish for Simufilam to fail for profit. It is our profound belief that by discussing the facts and data rationally and fully and considering the allegations on the merits, an objective reader will agree there is exciting potential for Simufilam that must be proven out through trials before the FDA.
While we are generally investors in SAVA ranging from large to small, we share a commonality in that we have come to the research in Simufilam because of the way AD and the lack of treatment for it has touched our lives and we have lost parents and spouses to this disease. Some of us have identified significant genetic likelihoods in ourselves or loved ones. For these reasons, our motivations in analyzing and providing context on the existing data and claim by short investors is not simply financial. We believe Simufilam is the first and only real hope, based on U.S. clinical trials, for a disease modifying treatment to AD. We are saddened that short investors would seek to stop further trials, simply for temporary financial gain, while a vulnerable patient population is experiencing such a devastating and widespread terminal disease. Shame on them for putting profits before people. Shame on them for making wild allegations casting doubt on the integrity on SAVA.
The Cognition Data – Judge for Yourself
ADAS-Cog is the cognitive test used for SAVA’s trial. It is considered the “gold standard” test for evaluating AD drugs and how all AD drugs are ultimately evaluated. One reason is that it's essentially an IQ/memory test, not an opinion survey, and therefore more objective. Compared to other cognitive tests such as MMSE, the ADAS-Cog is more sensitive and much longer (45 minutes to complete).
· 1. Word Recall Task
· 2. Naming Objects and Fingers
· 3. Following Commands
· 4. Constructional Praxis
· 5. Ideational Praxis
· 6. Orientation
· 7. Word Recognition Task
· 8. Remembering Test Directions
· 9. Spoken Language
· 10. Comprehension
· 11. Word-Finding Difficulty
It is based on 70 points, with a higher score implying more errors (worse cognition). 8 of the 11 parts are clearly objective. The other 3 appear to require some subjective judgment to score, but there are clear guidelines in how they are scored. Let’s get into some detail.
Dimensions 1-4, 6-7, and 11 (i.e., seven out of eleven of all dimensions in ADAS-Cog) offer very little room for random error, subjectivity, or rater bias (in favor of or against the patient's cognition). The reason is that the questions for these dimensions not only seek to essentially assess cognitive ability / IQ, but also come with clear right-or-wrong answers.
For example, consider dimension #1, Word Recall. For this, ""A list of 10 words is read by the subject, and then the subject is asked to verbally recall as many of the words as possible. Three trials of reading and recalling are performed...Mean number of words not recalled across the three trials; scoring range is 0 to 10."" So, the test administrator does not use his subjective judgment at all; instead, the patient either remembers each of the 10 words or not.
Another example, consider dimension #6, Orientation, where ""The subject is asked the date, month, year, day of the week, season, time of day, place, and person...The number of correct responses; scoring range is 0 to 8."" The patient either correctly knows where he's at or not; no subjective judgment involved here again.
Take a look at the other dimensions that have clear right-or-wrong answers (i.e., 2, 3, 4, 7, and 11).
Now, how much weight / importance is given to these seven dimensions with little or no room for any subjectivity? Remember that ADAS-Cog is scored by summing up all error points (e.g., 0 to 10 for dimension #1, Word Recall). So, across the seven dimensions, the total number of available errors a patient can show is 49 (about 70% of all errors available).
What about the other dimensions? #5 and 8-10 (which together constitute 30% of all errors available)? These may not have clear right-or-wrong answers, however ADAS-Cog test administrators receive training to mitigate inter-rater subjectivity. For dimension #5, Ideational Praxis, ""The subject is asked to pretend to send a letter to themselves: fold letter, put letter in envelope, seal envelope, address envelope, and put a stamp on the envelope...Scored from 0 to 5 based on difficulty of performing the five components."" So, if the patient adequately finishes all letter-sending tasks mentioned, then they'd get a 0 (no error). But if the patient struggles with one or more of the five steps, then per each step the test administrator would have to use some judgment for how much struggle / difficulty warrants an assignment of an error point. As the reader can see, this is straightforward to score.
For dimensions #8-10, the administrator has a 10 minute open-ended conversation with the patient, and at the end, the administrator rates the patient from 0-5 per quality of the patient's speech, how well the patient understands what the administrator is saying, and how much difficulty the patient has in finding desired words, respectively. So again, if the patient speaks like a normal person like you and me, they'd get a 0 for each of the three dimensions (#8-10). But if the patient shows some signs of struggle, then per dimension the test administrator would have to use some judgment for how many error points to assign.
How do these tests reduce subjectivity? In psychometrics, researchers very often deal with such performance or ability based questions that do not readily offer clear right or wrong response options--and instead rely on judgment of the rater. To mitigate this common issue, for decades researchers have developed rater training techniques to help get all the raters form a consensus on what type or degree of behavior corresponds to roughly what score. The more you can get them to see things on the same page (rather than each rater using their own unique/idiosyncratic standards), the greater the reliability and validity of the measurement tool.
As these clinical test sites specialize in research trials in AD drugs (also performing studies for SAVA’s competitors, it’s what they professionally do yet QCM only attacks SAVA's data), they would have a close familiarity for the ADAS-Cog. By definition these physician’s test-judging style would form the gold standard. SAVA does not have involvement with how the sites are run; SAVA requests that the sites use adas-cog per cognitive measurement and then the sites take it from there.
Of course, in the presence of such ambiguity and its two competing explanations (i.e., 30% of the available errors are largely subjective versus they are ultimately not subjective because of consensus-forming measures especially rater training), we can argue or speculate all day how the 30% of the errors are empirically implemented. But then we don't have to because there is empirical evidence available on this matter. Specifically, by performing a subset analysis, one can more precisely identify which dimensions in a measurement tool better captures the phenomenon at hand (in other words, which dimensions are more sensitive at detecting changes in the phenomenon).
So, for ADAS-Cog, which of the 11 dimensions are better at (sensitive enough at) picking up changes in cognition? If you look at the same article posted above, the authors describe a previous study (Ihl et al., 2012) where they sought to empirically identify ""the collection of ADAS-Cog-11 [dimensions] with the most potential for detecting a treatment response."" These dimensions were: Ideational Praxis, Remembering Test Instructions, Language, Comprehension of Spoken Language, and Word Finding Difficulty. As you can see, dimensions #5 and 8-10 (which constitute the 30% of total errors) are all included in this subset! So, based on actual empirical evidence, even dimensions #5 and 8-10 are *in practice* largely objective and valid, rather than a largely subjective subset.
Of note, Phase 3 will use ADAS-Cog12 which adds Delayed Recall section. This makes it more sensitive for mild cognitive impairment. Simufilam will target this larger group of people (15 million patients in US) to expand its market to the drug’s full potential.
It can be argued that due to the open label nature of the Phase 2b trial, physicians can still score certain sections favorably for SAVA. However, the math should this is unlikely to make up for the large 8.2-9.2 point difference between the 12 month data and placebo (from previous trials). In addition, open label trials of other AD drugs using the ADAS-Cog do not show these same results (discussed in future article). Unlike with Simufilam, those patients in trials of other AD medications all declined from 6 months onward in both open label and placebo-controlled trials.
The shorts have not done their due diligence (DD) on SAVA’s cognition data. Had they done so, they would not have shorted SAVA. But if they have done their DD on SAVA, I find it hard to believe they sleep well at night while holding a short position.
This is not medical advice. This is not investment advice. This is just my opinion.",3029,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662570051.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524075341-20220524105341-00202.warc.gz,0.940240383148193
ddb88470-a8c4-41dd-b613-4340f96e24fd,2022-05-24T23:54:48+00:00,2019-12-01,1,https://www.nmis.scot/whats-happening/news/planning-permission-submitted/,"A planning application has been submitted for the development of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) situated at the centre of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) in Renfrewshire.
NMIS is a £65 million, industry-led international centre of manufacturing expertise led by Scottish Government in partnership with its enterprise and skills agencies, University of Strathclyde and Renfrewshire Council. Operated by Strathclyde, as a national facility for Scotland,
it is where research, industry and the public sector work together to transform skills, productivity and innovation to attract investment and make Scotland a global leader in advanced manufacturing.
The new, energy carbon neutral, facility next to Glasgow Airport will include a skills academy, a fully digitalised factory of the future and collaboration hub for manufacturers of all sizes and from all sectors to work together with research partners and the public sector to innovate and grow their businesses.
NMIS also includes two specialist technology centres: Lightweight Manufacturing Centre which was opened earlier this year by the First Minister and Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre; the only High Value Manufacturing Catapult centre in Scotland.
The application will now be considered by Renfrewshire Council.
Economy Secretary Derek Mackay said:
Manufacturing is crucial to our economy and is a sector we want to see flourish in Scotland.This is a notable milestone for the NMIS facility and given the importance of responding to the global climate emergency, I am particularly pleased the facility will be energy carbon neutral and it is great that the facility will lead by example and demonstrate what is possible.
NMIS will deliver benefits for businesses across Scotland well before the building is complete including through the existing capability available at the Lightweight Manufacturing Centre which adds to the wider support available from our enterprise agencies to help companies improve their productivity.
Strathclyde’s Principal, Professor Sir Jim McDonald, said:
It is great news that the plans for NMIS are progressing so quickly. Scotland has a vibrant manufacturing sector which is well placed for further innovation and growth. To achieve its fullest potential, it needs advanced facilities, resources and equipment, for use by highly qualified and skilled staff; NMIS will offer all of this. At Strathclyde – and across Scotland’s world-class universities - we have the drive, expertise and track record to support this highly collaborative venture and, with the NMIS partners, support the transformation of Scottish manufacturing.”
NMIS and the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre, in which Strathclyde is lead research partner, will be the anchor institutions in the advanced manufacturing district. The district is benefitting from a £39 million investment to provide the enabling infrastructure, funded through the Glasgow City Region City Deal. It is also home to the NMIS specialist technology centres.
Glasgow-based HLM Architects is leading the NMIS design team, which also includes Waterman Civil & Structural Engineers, Davie + McCulloch Building Services Engineers and Robinson Low Francis LLP Cost Mangers. HLM will also be providing landscape architecture and interior design services, while Turner and Townsend have been appointed as Project Managers under Strathclyde’s Framework Agreement.
Ross Barrett, Associate HLM, said:
The new NMIS facility is a hugely exciting project and we are really pleased to be working with all partners to respond to the ambitions for this centre. Our thoughtful design creates an innovative, flexible and collaborative environment where knowledge and creativity can be shared. Inspired by the materiality and colours of the Scottish landscape, this bold sustainable building sets out to create a unique character and identity for NMIS which will inspire and attract industry partners and academics alike.",762,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662577757.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524233716-20220525023716-00213.warc.gz,0.942595422267914
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Age Group(s): Elementary
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 2:30 PM
Children ages 6-12 will get digging in our 'archaeological' sites. Sift through sand to find 'fossils' and 'treasure' to take home. Parents or caregivers should accompany children for this event. Buckets and shovels provided.
Registration Ends: 6/21/2013 at 5:30 PM
This event will take place across the street from the library at the Old Fire Station and will be cancelled if it is raining at the time the event begins.Status: Waiting List
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b4c67f74-0f11-4855-aa38-d1c45e3d73b5,2017-08-19T11:52:07+00:00,2007-08-01,0,http://www.ecmweb.com/content/sunny-forecast-power-plant-construction?quicktabs_11=1,"Electrical contractors may want to grab a pair of sunglasses. Government legislation, growing demand for the use of environmentally friendly fuels, and America's insatiable appetite for energy are making the power plant construction outlook brighter than ever. By the end of 2007, the construction put in place power market will increase 5% to approximately $42.8 billion, according to FMI Corp., a management consulting and investment banking firm headquartered in Raleigh, N.C. For 2008, that figure is expected to rise another 6% to more than $45.3 billion and reach a projected $56.6 billion by 2011.
One of the driving forces behind the escalating power plant industry is the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which provides tax incentives and loan guarantees for energy production of assorted types, including nuclear, wind, and biomass. “Green power is a hot topic right now, and federal regulations are forthcoming,” says Heather Jones, construction economist for FMI Corp. “Current legislative activity involving green power includes the House committee's recent changes to the Energy Title of the Farm Bill. It comprises $2 billion in loan guarantees for biofuel production plants and biorefineries, along with $15 million for the Forest Bioenergy Research Program.”
Furthermore, this past May, President Bush directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) to begin taking action to increase the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and to implement an Alternative Fuels standard. In June, the Senate passed legislation that expands the production of renewable fuels to 36 billion gallons by 2022 — with 15 billion to come from corn-derived ethanol.
This push toward alternate energy sources will translate into the construction of new power plants. In its report, “Energy and Efficiency: Utilities Global Survey 2007,” PriceWaterhouseCoopers states that “utility companies worldwide expect wind and nuclear power to provide an increasing share of their market's energy consumption over the next five years.” Currently, wind farms are realizing the fastest growth. According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), Washington, D.C., the industry is on track to install more than 3,000 MW in 2007 — surpassing a record-setting 2,400 MW in 2006.
Another energy source garnering interest is nuclear power. After a 28-year construction lag, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), Washington, D.C., reports that approximately 17 companies and consortia are pursuing licenses for more than 30 nuclear power plants.
Despite all the hype being given to green power, Jones says that coal plants will likely remain the largest source of energy. Figures released by the National Energy Technology Library (NETL) support this claim, stating that there are currently 151 proposed and new (on-line) coal-fired power plants in the United States. “According to the DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA), the percentage of power from coal is expected to decrease slightly from 50% in 2005 to 49% in 2020, before increasing to 57% in 2030,” Jones adds.
Much of the power plant construction will occur in the Rocky Mountain and Southwest market regions. Sugar Land, Texas-based Industrial Information Resources (IIR) reports that in 2009, the Rocky Mountain region — comprised of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming — will see the construction of 22 energy projects, totaling approximately $12 billion. During 2007, the states of Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, which make up the Southwest market region, are scheduled to begin an estimated $4 billion worth of capital spending in the alternative fuels industry.
Along with the need for additional sources of power generation comes the call for major reinvestment in the nation's electricity grid. “Transmission is just as an important part of the power market as generation,” says Jones. “But there have not been significant outlays on transmission lines for the past 20 or 30 years.”
To address this issue, the DOE recently announced it will provide up to $51.8 million for five cost-shared projects designed to speed modernization of the grid. According to the DOE, this research will further the development and application of high-temperature superconductors, which have the capability to relieve congestion on the electricity grid.",885,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105341.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819105009-20170819125009-00085.warc.gz,0.934384346008301
de8f3651-d29e-4584-807e-d7e1df33fc2b,2019-08-22T00:12:55+00:00,2018-10-24,0,https://www.engender.org.uk/news/blog/women-make-glasgow-engender-statement-in-support-of-the-equal-pay-strike/,"Engender stands in solidarity with the striking women workers of Glasgow City Council.
The work of carers, cleaners, caterers, and learning assistants has historically been undervalued and underpaid. This undervaluation of women’s work by Glasgow City Council is against the law, and the women who are withdrawing their labour are expressing frustration at seeing justice delayed for over ten years.
Low-paid workers have not taken the decision to strike lightly, and we are making a small donation to each of the GMB and Unison strike funds to help ensure that their action does not result in further financial hardship
We know that there is no shortage of unfairness to be found as historic unequal pay is resolved. Today’s politicians and officials are wrestling with the result of decisions that were taken before their time, with finite resources. Unions have not always been led by the interests of their female members. But the sharp end of the injustice has always been pointed at the women workers who have cleaned, cooked, cared, and helped children to learn. The wellbeing of our communities depends on their labour, and their work should be fairly paid and fairly valued.
Our equal pay law was forged by the collective action of low-paid women who were tired of economic inequality. The women striking today are standing on the shoulders of the women tram and bus conductors who organised the first equal pay strike in the UK in 1918, and the Dagenham workers who went on strike in 1968, leading to the Equal Pay Act.
Feminism on Film: Engender joins with Take One Action Film Festival Films can be an amazing way to explore new ideas, understand complex issues, and celebrate change. And documentary film is a particularly good medium for discussion, as anyone who's overheard conversations about Fyre Festival, R Kelly or Apollo 11 this year will know.
We are always looking for new voices on our blog.
Please send us your blogs and we can offer editing advice, and we also have some opportunities for paid contributions.",410,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316555.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822000659-20190822022659-00468.warc.gz,0.975859701633453
d3b2f5ae-e010-4e7e-b78d-f130b2fd422e,2018-08-16T01:06:05+00:00,2018-06-11,1,https://www.missioncityrecord.com/news/b-c-unions-petition-calls-for-end-to-ban-on-gay-men-donating-blood/,"A B.C. union continues to gather signatures for a parliamentary petition calling on the federal government to end what it calls “discriminatory” practices that bar gay men from donating blood.
Annette Toth, vice-president of MoveUp, which represents working professionals in B.C. and is Local 378 of the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, said the idea came up as the union was looking to get involved with blood drives this spring.
“One of our members said, ‘I really like this idea, but you do know that I can’t donate blood?” Toth said. “He explained that because he is a gay man, he can’t donate blood, even though he’s been in a monogamous relationship for 10 years.
“We were stunned. This isn’t acceptable, it’s not the 1950s anymore.”
Canadian Blood Services currently requires men and transgender women to abstain from sex with men for one year before they can donate blood. That was dropped from five years, after the agency petitioned Health Canada in 2016. It will take another two years of gathering evidence should the agency want to for another change.
The policy has long drawn fire from LGBTQ groups who argue it should target all people based on their actual sexual behaviour, rather than on certain groups’ sexual preferences.
“It’s not based in science, it’s based in fear,” Toth said, adding unprotected, promiscuous sex is the risk factor.
“If two men walked into Canadian Blood Services right now and wanted to donate blood, the straight man who has unprotected sex would be able to donate blood, but the gay man in a monogamous relationship would not.”
A parliamentary petition needs 500 signatures to trigger a response by the government in the House of Commons. MoveUp’s petition had reached more than 3,600 names by Monday afternoon. It is set to close in July.
Canadian Blood Services said in a statement to Black Press Media that it is focused on moving away from a time-based policy and towards an “alternative screening approach,” which could change the rules for gay men.
“As part of our research program, we are working to gather the scientific evidence required to determine whether it is possible to reliably identify low-risk, sexually active men who have sex with men.”",507,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210387.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815235729-20180816015729-00361.warc.gz,0.958337008953094
4620f474-9170-4a49-b34d-9f235a70eb78,2015-03-31T10:20:52+00:00,2013-01-30,1,http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/9803118/Cancer-patients-face-drugs-funding-cliff-edge-warn-MPs.html,"They face a “cliff edge” situation when the Cancer Drugs Fund ceases to operate, said members of the Health Select Committee.
To date some 25,000 people have benefitted from the fund, David Cameron’s personal brainchild, since it was introduced in 2010.
It enables them to apply for treatment with drugs that have either not yet been given the green light for NHS prescription by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice), or have been turned down on cost grounds.
Chris Skidmore, a Conservative select committee member, said: “The Coalition has put a lot aside for the Cancer Drugs Fund and in doing so has raised significantly patient expectations.
“I think a significant problem will occur when the public do not recognise that this fund is temporary.
“We could have what effectively is a clinical cliff edge in January 2014, between the end of the Cancer Drugs Fund and the adoption of value based pricing.”
Stephen Dorrell, the Conservative committee chairman, expressed concern that current patients faced the prospect of drugs being taken away from them.
Future patients could see drugs that were benefitting today’s patients ""simply being withdrawn"", he warned.
The fund was only ever meant to be temporary. A new system of agreeing drug prices with pharmaceutical firms, called value based pricing, is due to come in next January. Ministers believe this will be more flexible than the current arrangement, doing away for the need for the fund.
But select committee members remain unconvinced.
In a report about Nice, published today (Wed), they describe value based pricing as a “nebulous concept” which will have only “modest implications”.
The Department of Health already negotiates with drugs firms to agree prices, they note.
Mr Skidmore said the Government needed to “set out as soon as possible” what the effective replacement for the Cancer Drugs Fund would be.
The committee is also concerned that the fund is not being properly assessed.
In evidence to the committee, Professor Peter Johnson, chief clinician at Cancer Research UK, admitted “we don’t have the data” on how much benefit it had brought.
Valerie Vaz, a Labour member, said: “I hope there’s something in the Department of Health where they are measuring whether these drugs have been helpful.”
The committee also asked why cancer had been singled-out for extra drugs cash, recommending that if there was “clear evidence of beneficial outcomes” then something akin to the fund should be “applied to treatments for conditions other than cancer”.
A Department of Health spokesman said: ""We will ensure arrangements are in place to protect individual patients who are receiving treatment with drugs funded by the Cancer Drugs Fund as the end of the fund approaches.
""We will respond fully to the Health Select Committee’s report in due course.”",611,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300464.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00160-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.968965172767639
a34370d9-ab6b-4a3e-83e2-9482e8bde159,2016-07-25T02:49:34+00:00,2013-07-25,0,http://sports.yahoo.com/news/blackhawks-reach-agreement-three-players-004030433--nhl.html,"The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms on a two-year contract with forward Drew LeBlanc and on one-year contracts with defensemen Theo Peckham and Michael Kostka, the team announced.
LeBlanc, 24, made his NHL debut with Chicago in 2012-13, playing in two regular-season games after being signed by the club on April 12.
He was the 2013 Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner while at St. Cloud State.
Peckham, 25, split the 2012-13 season between the Edmonton Oilers and AHL's Oklahoma City Barons. He played four games for Edmonton this past season and did not score.
Kostka, 27, split the 2012-13 season between the Toronto Maple Leafs and American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies. He had eight assists and 27 penalty minutes in 35 regular-season games with the Maple Leafs.",178,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824201.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00161-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.972864031791687
59d5c329-1f84-4e32-a886-079c1342d0bb,2017-08-22T16:55:32+00:00,2005-10-30,0,https://www.talkbass.com/threads/ai-clarus-series-iii-with-aggie-659-preamp.210326/,"Separate names with a comma.
Discussion in 'Amps and Cabs [BG]' started by groovastic, Oct 30, 2005.
What do you think about this?
How would it go with RnB and Soul music played through Epi cab?
I'm not very impressed with the punch and presence of my Focus Series II versus other amps that I own and play. However, I'm not sure how much of this lack of punch and drive is due to the preamp voicing vs. the power amp. It's plenty loud, but just doesn't 'hit you in the chest' like, for example, the Thunderfunk550, which is approximately the same wattage.
I absolutely love the Ag659 preamp, and have played one with a standard power amp (some sort of Crown) through an Epi310 and it sounded amazing.... surprisingly quick and very crisp for a tube preamp... but also warm... very, very nice combination of 'hi fi' and tube warmth IMO... and small and light! I wish they still made them.
So, assuming the 'politeness' and IMO lack of punch is primarily due to the preamp of the Focus, it sounds like that might be a very cool rig.",259,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886112533.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822162608-20170822182608-00572.warc.gz,0.968270063400269
551cde4a-2655-4a88-a5fa-2bd3dcc84385,2022-05-20T01:08:58+00:00,2016-04-30,0,http://www.southernadvisory.com.au/blog/archives/04-2016,"- The investment offer is totally fictitious and does not exist
- The investment offer exists but the money you give the scammer is not going towards that investment
- The scammer says they are representing a well-known investment company but they are lying
In all cases the money you 'invest' goes straight into the scammer's bank account and not towards any real investment. The scammer will offer you:
- High, quick returns and sometimes tax-free benefits
- Share, mortgage or real estate investments, 'high return' schemes, option trading or foreign currency trading
- No risk or low risk investment, as you can sell anytime, get a refund for non-performance, have insured or 'guaranteed' transactions or swap one investment for another
- Inside information, the opportunity to invest before a public float or discounts for early bird investors
The investment offer may be a scam if the person:
- Does not have an Australian Financial Services licence or says they do not need one
- Rings you many times and tries to keep you on the phone
- Says you need to make a quick decision or you will miss out on the deal
- Claims they are a professional broker or portfolio manager and sounds professional but is actually following a script
- Uses a name or claims to be associated with a reputable organisation to gain credibility e.g. NASDAQ, Bloomberg
- Offers you glossy prospectuses, brochures, share certificates or receipts or directs you to a slick website
If the investment offer has some of these signs hang up the phone.
How investment scams work
Many investment scammers operate from overseas or offer overseas investments as their activities are illegal in Australia. Overseas scammers target Australians as ASIC does not have international jurisdiction to prosecute them.
Many scammers use the internet to make their investment appear legitimate. They use highly sophisticated websites and issue online press releases that make false claims of outstanding corporate performance. They even provide some victims with logins to view fake investment balances and growing returns.
Passing your call along the line
Investment scammers use a team of less experienced staff to make the initial call. The junior staff follow a tight script to check your interest. If you take the bait they hand you onto a more senior person. This can happen two or three times. The more senior people are called 'closers'. They are extremely skillful sales agents and their job is to make you feel compelled to close the deal and send your money.
Long or persistent phone calls
Most victims tell of investment scammers calling them endlessly or keeping them on the phone for a long time with promises of wealth or opportunities lost if they do not take up the offer. Investment scammers will not take “no” for an answer and ask you about your worries to reassure you. As long as they can keep you talking, you have not really said no.
Tactics to stop you pulling out of the deal
Scammers may try to swap your current investment for another one if you try to change your mind about the deal. They may also try to convince you that your investment will increase in value soon. Even though they know you will never get your money back, they still want to try and get more money from you.
Scammers can also threaten baseless legal action to keep you from pulling out of the deal. This is usually just a threat and they don't carry it through.
Questions to ask
Ask the person offering the investment these questions to check their legitimacy:
- What is your name and what company do you represent?
- Who owns your company?
- Does your company have an Australian Financial Services licence and what is the licence number?
- What is your address?
If they try to avoid answering these questions, it is probably a scam. Hang up the phone, do not respond to the email or stop dealing with the person.
If they answer these questions, you can check if their company name is on Money Smart’s list of unlicensed overseas companies. You can also check their licence number on ASIC Connect's Professional Registers.
Research the company
Do your own research on the company and take the time to seek independent professional or legal advice. Don't rely only on their information to make your decision and do not be pressured to make a quick decision you could regret later.
Remember that investing with overseas companies can be risky. They are outside Australian jurisdiction so you won't be able to get help if something goes wrong.
There are plenty of legitimate overseas investments that you can make through mainstream companies based in Australia. Don't part with your hard-earned money unless you understand the risks involved.
What to do to protect yourself
- Check if the company is licensed using ASIC Connect's Professional Registers.
- Check the list of companies you should not deal with to see if they are on the list
- Report the scam to ASIC or your local police (the company name, location and contact details, if you have them)
- Stop sending money to the company (if you have sent any)
- Warn your family and friends
- Get independent financial advice before you invest
Do not call register
Another thing you can do is put your name on the Do not call register. This will remove your name from telemarketer phone lists and should reduce the number of calls you receive.
Investment scammers are skilled at convincing people that the investment is real, the returns are high and the risks to your money are low or non-existent. Be suspicious of anyone offering you easy money. There is almost always a catch.",1167,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662530553.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519235259-20220520025259-00614.warc.gz,0.949435532093048
0562fdfa-57bf-49b6-b81d-14399b6a595e,2020-10-31T02:14:24+00:00,2015-05-11,0,https://globalhealthtrials.tghn.org/articles/category/labour-and-delivery/,"These guidance articles are peer reviewed and provided to give research teams high quality and trustworthy information on how to conduct a task or resolve an issue in the design, conduct or reporting of a clinical trial. Articles are accompanied by resources, such as a template or example documents. These are free for you to download and adapt for your study. Please acknowledge www.globalhealthtrials.org if you use these.
In this podcast Dr Jacob McKnight talks about his experiences in neonatal nursing delivery and research in Kenya.
Obstetric fistula is an important global health issue that negatively affects the lives of countless women, and the team highlight what can be done to prevent and treat fistula.
Quality of care assessment is one of the ways of evaluating what the health system is providing, however, such monitoring depends on an ability to measure quality with the availability of high quality data.
In celebration of Global Health Trials' fifth birthday (May 11th 2015) Professor Trudie Lang, Principal Investigator of the programme, talks to us about why Global Health Trials was started, why people should share their experience, and what the future holds.",229,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107912593.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031002758-20201031032758-00500.warc.gz,0.949816107749939
55c47d53-eb7a-4950-a67d-8f17d788e82c,2013-06-19T19:00:14+00:00,2013-01-02,1,http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/419682/20130102/toymakers-threatened-growing-popularity-tablets.htm,"(Photo: Industry Leaders Magazine)
While the world is becoming more computer-dependent, children are not anymore interested in traditional toys. Little ones are just drawn to tablet computers.
While the world is becoming more computer-dependent, children are not anymore interested in traditional toys. Little ones are just drawn to tablet computers. And this holiday season most children's Christmas gifts letters are controlled by mobile devices such as iPads and Kindles. The growing popularity of tablets is expected to be the final nail in the toymakers' coffin.
Toymakers in trouble
As parents pass their tablet computers to kids, little ones lose their interest in traditional toys. This trend has been seen by toymakers, yet companies are struggling to adapt to the new conditions which have dominated the market. Analysts believe that this might be the kiss of death for many toymakers including key players, Hasbro Inc. and Mattel Inc. Even though management teams of the two companies have denied being threatened by the dominant position of iPads and Kindles, the downgraded forecasts for the Christmas period show that toymakers should be gearing up for the final battle if they want to stay in the game. Analysts have cut their forecasts for the final quarter of the year. According to estimates, Hasbro Inc. will see toy sales of over 1.4 billion, while Mattel Inc. will see toy sales of nearly $2.3 billion. In addition, sales in the first nine months of the year dropped significantly compared to the same period a year ago. Just in April, Mattel Inc. posted its first-quarter results with first quarter-profit declined over 50 percent.
According to a source familiar with the matter, the best-selling product of Mattel Inc., which is the world's biggest toymaker by revenue, was a mobile phone case. Yet, its sales of common toys were affected by electronic devices.
But also Hasbro Inc., which produces Action Man and Play-Doh, has seen alarming signs as children just spend more and more time playing their electronic devices instead of playing with traditional toys. Therefore toymakers have decided to make their products more high-tech, so children would love to play with them.
Electronic gadgets - toys of future
Certainly toymakers have to come up with an answer for their gripes as more and more children, even three-year-old kids are more interested in new electronic gadgets than in traditional toys, thereby spending less time playing with Barbie dolls and Action Men. This trend is also driven by the fact that kids inherit old models of iPads and Kindles as their parents buy newer versions of these electronic devices.
- FOLLOW IBTIMES
Everything indicates that electronic gadgets are likely to be toys of the future as even the first place of the top ten on eBay's hot list was taken by the iPad which got as many as 1.7 million searches. Yet traditional toys are not yet dead as the analysis showed that Lego was second with 1.5 million searches and Barbie doll was also on podium with approximately 300,000 searches.
However sales of computer tablets show that those gadgets are going to supplant traditional toys; it is just a matter of time. Figures show that Apple Inc. as many as 14 million iPads in the three month ended in September, while Google Inc. has seen sales of its Nexus 7 to be close to one million units per month.
So if toymakers want to be back on track they have to adapt to new conditions by adjusting its toys to new trends.
Industry Leaders Magazine
The article was first published by Industry Leaders Magazine",736,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00014-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.975586712360382
7bfcc4d0-abcd-4f4d-9159-6bc890bf892d,2018-08-18T01:23:33+00:00,2008-04-24,1,https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2008-04-24-voa9-66747652/562547.html,"U.S. intelligence officials will meet with congressional lawmakers about North Korea's alleged nuclear cooperation with Syria Thursday on Capitol Hill.
High-ranking U.S. officials are telling reporters the lawmakers will be shown video of North Koreans working at a suspected nuclear reactor site in Syria. The video also reportedly shows the reactor's design was identical to the North Korean reactor at Yongbyon.
The suspected reactor site was destroyed by Israeli warplanes last September. Damascus protested the air raid, accusing Israel of aggression. Both Syria and North Korea have denied the allegation.
The briefings are taking place as the Bush administration is trying to reach a deal with Pyongyang to end its nuclear weapons program.
North Korea agreed with Washington and four other nations (South Korea, Russia, Japan and China) to scrap its nuclear program in exchange for aid and some diplomatic benefits.
The isolated nation was supposed to make a full disclosure of its activities as part of the deal last December, but the U.S. says the list was incomplete.
Some information for this report was provided by AP.",216,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213247.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818001437-20180818021437-00376.warc.gz,0.964960932731628
7275c78e-15e3-424d-a161-14eb2c52f771,2015-04-01T17:56:47+00:00,2013-01-11,0,https://pro.beatport.com/release/eclipse/1033357,"My Beatport lets you follow your favorite DJs and labels so you can find out when they release new tracks. Log in or create an account today so you never miss a new release.
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79e74d37-58da-4f53-8a9d-149297543f19,2018-08-21T09:41:51+00:00,2018-08-21,0,https://www.freelancer.co.uk/projects/php/app-fixes-for-food-products/,"My name is Yasir & may I request you to please share URL of your existing website & Mobile App? Let me first look at it, we can then discuss further about the fixes etc. & estimate it accordingly, so pleasMore
I have developed 300+ apps in Android/IOS. I would appreciate if you please share your app with the task list.
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I've just read your job post and much interested in your project.
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As a skilled ios and android expert with deep knowledge of web tech, I've good experience in food app development. Please ping me. I'm open to your suggestion.
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Hi, I have good experiences of web and mobile development with 15+ software engineer background and have published a lot of mobile apps on app store.
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e061ae37-a8c1-4650-90eb-1b34f323b313,2022-05-16T08:28:09+00:00,2022-05-16,0,https://shiningapples.com/Health/How_important_is_Healthy_Oral_health_for_Healthy_Body.htm,"Healthy Oral health for Healthy Body
Have you ever thought that a big smile in your face can make you feel special and refresh within you? Why only you, it can make others also feel happy. When you just wake up in the morning and see your smiling face in the mirror then every bad dream or anything bad goes away. But, what happens if your smile is not beautiful, it is dirty or it smells a lot, it has black and yellow patches and many more. The refreshment of your day will go in vain. You will not at all be enthusiastic to start your day or face it to anyone and it is true.
The second person does not wish to talk to you or stand near you if your oral health is bad. The behaviour of the person changes. The second question regarding your health. How do you eat? The answer would be through after chewing it properly with the help of the teeth, feeling the taste from the taste and then finally swallowing it. It is a big task to eat something but it is very important because makes our cells and give energy to our body. You got the answer correct which is mouth but have paid attention to the process and the parts. The whole process starts with the oral and it continued in the oral parts which are inside the mouth including teeth and the tongue. So we can say through this is that the contact point of the food in our body is the mouth. It means this should be maintained clean and properly and with great care.
Further, what happens when you visit a doctor? Most of the times the doctors ask the patients to show off their tongue but why? This is because the colour of your tongue gives a lot of information to the doctors. With the help of your tongue, they get to know about what type of disease you might be facing and in which condition the disease is at that point in time.
Thus with the above discussion, we can say that the oral health is the preface of the overall health or in simple word it can be said oral health is overall health. If your oral health is healthy then your complete health is the best.
Further, if we explain the same with the help of some medical and biological terms then it can be said that oral health is the process of taking care of mouth, teeth, and gums. Taking care means to prevent tooth decay, bad breath, gum diseases in the lifetime. We discussed a lot about what is oral health and it is connected with the overall health of the person but does anyone know why it is important to have healthy oral health. We will give you the answer.
Why is oral health important?
Periodontal is one of the common diseases suffered by most of the individual if he does not care about the oral health. If a person does not take care of the oral health then the teeth might get attacked by the germs which would lead to oral infections. The oral infections include tooth decay and gum diseases. If we take an extra care of our oral hygiene then the bones through which we get the oral support will not be lost and it will be strong forever. The decomposition of the bacteria and the plaque will also be reduced which will diminish the problem of bad breath.
We came to know about the common disease like tooth decay, bad breath, hum problem due to bad oral health issues but there are many diseases associated with this problem. They are as follows:
The bacteria that occur due to periodontal disease actually moves down to the bloodstreams. This builds plaque and hardens the arteries and it is called atherosclerosis. It can also cause heart blockage leading to heart attacks.
We discussed the gum infection in the starting infection so the bacteria in this problem kill the brain cell which leads to memory loss.
When we breathe, a lot of bacteria travel from infected teeth and swollen gums to the bloodstream which leads to respiratory infections. Some respiratory infections are pneumonia, acute bronchitis etc.
In case the person is suffering from diabetes and has bad oral health then the chances are such that the sugar level will never be controlled. You will get a high sugar level.
If a person is suffering from gum disease then there chances that the immune system of the person is very weak, thus he will get more prone to the infections. This can further lead to kidney failure or cardiovascular disease.
We came to know that we will face a number of problems if we do not take good care of our oral health. Even though we know that we will face so many problems we do get a perfect solution from the same. The basic advice that a person gets or the other person gives is the general advice like brushing the teeth twice a day etc. This is not enough to maintain the best oral hygiene and be away from all the diseases associated with the same. The person has to follow some more rules to stay healthy.
Some care and suggestions about the oral health are the following:
• Brushing of the teeth should be proper with some proper guidelines:
• While brushing, the movement of the brush should be in 45-degree. The movement should be up and down and not left to right or right to left. This helps to prick between the teeth. The back of the teeth should also be focused.
• At least two minutes time should be given to brush the teeth and it should be done twice a day. You can set the timer on the phone for the proper time duration.
• The right type and size of the brush should be used. Mostly small and medium-sized toothbrush is used. The brush should be regularly changed. Once it becomes hard. it should be changed immediately.
• Flossing is must and should be done properly.
• Flossing is the process in which the person fills the mouth with the water, move the water in the different direction inside the mouth and throw out. In this process, if done properly, the germs stuck between the teeth gets. This process is majorly done after the meal.
• Tongue scraper should be used
• Just like you brush twice, the tongue should also be cleaned twice a day and for which tongue scraper should be used. It removes the bacteria which remain in the tongue even after brushing and also the breath gets fresh.
• The teeth-friendly diet should be followed
• Food items like apple, vegetable, nuts, fruits, and chicken are very good for the growth and maintenance of the teeth. Use of packaged food, snacks, sodas, and alcohol should be limited forever. Even the consumption of sugar should be very less.
• You should visit the dentist regularly
• Even though you follow all the rules and guidelines to maintain good oral health you should regularly have the dental check-up. The dental check-up includes visiting the dentists on the regular basis even if you do not face any problem in your oral health. The dentist will be able to provide you with the exact condition of your teeth and the treatment if required.
We came to know a lot about the oral health with the above-mentioned discussion and what problems a person might face if his oral health is not healthy and what he should do maintain a good oral health. There are still many things that we might not know about the oral and how people react to those issues.
• People think that oral health can be improved in a day. They think that if they brush hard for one day then their teeth will shine forever. This is not true, the process of oral health treatment takes time and it is an ongoing process.
• There are more than twenty-seven percent of the population who visits a dentist only if they suffer from any tooth problems. Other time they ignore their oral region and do have time for the same. This should not be done rather the person should visit the dentist on the regular basis.
• In case the household expense increases the first thing that the family members do is to cut down the dental products even though they need in urgent. They know they have to replace the brush still, they will avoid. The person should never follow this habit; they should avoid something else at their expense but not the oral products.
At last, in one line it can be concluded that healthy oral health is the must for the overall healthy body and healthy life.",1707,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662510097.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516073101-20220516103101-00226.warc.gz,0.957534909248352
2f0f4bf8-6aff-4c06-8243-b43400c45080,2019-08-23T15:41:55+00:00,2019-08-23,0,http://samdavidson.net/blog/three-things-every-entrepreneur-needs,"Three Things Every Entrepreneur Needs
Having co-founded two companies and helped nonprofits get off the ground, entrepreneurship has become a default niche of mine, especially the social kind. I've also had countless conversations and consultations with aspiring entrepreneurs and over my brief career have seen a lot. When I speak in business classes to university students, they usually like to ask questions about finding venture funding or ways to make a big PR splash. While capital raises and media mentions can be a part of any new business and may help a new concept find success, to me, they're not as important as these three things that every entrepreneur needs:
A first follower
This may also be a business partner, but whether equity is split or not, every entrepreneur needs someone who believes in his or her idea and will come alongside them as they begin to grow the business. More often than not, entrepreneurs are leaders, but without followers, leaders don't exist. Derek Sivers explains this concept perfectly in this short video on why the first follower is important to any movement.
Entrepreneurship is hard. Depending upon the size of the venture and what's required, starting a business can mean long nights, early mornings, stressful days, and very hard years. I saw a quote the other day that might size up any entrepreneurial journey: ""Entrepreneurship means living a few years like most people won't in order to live the rest of your life like most people can't.""
During those first few years, when doubts cloud your mind and rejection is the norm, you need someone to cheer for you. A friend, a spouse, a parent - it doesn't matter who. You need someone who won't be giving advice about the business model or tell you to get a real job. You need someone who roots for you to succeed.
Think this goes without saying? Think again. A customer is someone who pays you for what you offer. It may take a while before you find one and get that first check, but without a customer (or many, hopefully), you won't have a way to make money to keep the doors open. So as you set off to create something cool that people want to talk about, be realistic and make sure there are people out there wanting to pay you money for something.
What else do you think every entrepreneur needs? An office? An iPad? A staff? Weigh in below.",487,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027318894.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823150804-20190823172804-00379.warc.gz,0.970804035663605
b9998ddc-c2fc-4735-be27-152136cbdc21,2020-10-28T20:06:31+00:00,2015-09-29,1,https://www.thebookseller.com/news/young-people-prefer-print-e-books-313321,"Print is still more popular than e-books amongst readers aged 16-24, although teenagers are more likely to read e-books than their older counterparts, according to the results of a survey carried out for The Bookseller Children’s Conference.
Luke Mitchell carried out the survey to mark the launch of ‘SYN: State of the Youth Nation’, a new research tool from market research company YouthSight.
Out of 1,000 respondents aged 16-24, 64% said they preferred print books, 16% said e-books, and 20% said they didn’t mind.
When asked how often they read e-books, 32% said they never read e-books, 35% said once a month or less, 8% said once a week or less, and 7% said more than once a week.
However, the respondents aged 16-19 are more likely to read e-books than the 20-24s, because 14% of the younger group read e-books at least once a month, compared to only 7% of the older respondents.
The 16-19s are also less likely to have a preference for either print or e-books, with 23% of that group saying they are agnostic about format. Less than a fifth of the older group said they didn’t have a preference.
The younger age group were also more likely to say they don’t read any books (23%) than the older group (16%).
When it comes to electronic reading devices, nearly half of all of those surveyed (43%) said they read using their smartphones. The next most popular device was a Kindle, used by 34%, then iPad (27%), laptop (23%), other tablet (19%), desktop computer (3%).
The majority (64%) said less than £3 is the right price for an e-book, whilst 26% said they would be willing to pay between £3 and £5.
One respondent said: “E-books should not cost the same as a print book. Sometimes print books are cheaper than their electronic equivalents!”
Picture: Rolf Marriott
- Nearly three quarters of young people prefer print
- Print dominates but e-books growing for kids
- Early Digital Census results reveal growth in print and e-book sales
- Young people who engage less with reading prefer screens, says NLT report
- Adults and teenagers still prefer print books to e-books, WBD survey says",512,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107900860.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20201028191655-20201028221655-00446.warc.gz,0.964745819568634
9ad03fc1-0e0b-4274-acf3-ce216fe533d5,2013-05-20T22:36:16+00:00,2012-10-01,0,http://www.packworld.com/applications/healthcare/modular-packaging-overview-video,"- Contract Packaging
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b6500a12-6d47-4743-9d31-3859cf47c28a,2017-08-17T08:08:08+00:00,2016-10-17,1,http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-pfizer-to-launch-cheaper-version-of-jj-immune-drug-remicade-2016-10,"Drugmaker Pfizer says next month it will launch a less-expensive version of rival Johnson & Johnson's blockbuster immune disorder drug, Remicade.
Pfizer Inc.'s version, called Inflectra, will hit pharmacies in late November. It will be only the second so-called biosimilar drug available in the U.S.
Remicade, long J&J's top-selling drug, is approved for treating rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, colitis and other immune system disorders.
Biosimilars are near-copies of biologic drugs, which are very expensive injected medicines that are ""manufactured"" inside living cells, rather than by mixing chemicals together.
More than 20 biosimilar medicines are on the market in Europe. Bu in the U.S., they've been delayed by a still-ongoing process setting up rules for their approval and by litigation between drugmakers creating biosimilars and the companies that created the original drugs.",202,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102993.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817073135-20170817093135-00523.warc.gz,0.936327815055847
829ded5e-491e-4f35-a77a-412608a83de7,2018-08-19T18:59:25+00:00,2018-02-17,0,http://prmagic.com/our-work/,"This winter, we represented another very successful San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition!
The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (SFCWC) has set the standard for wine for the past 18 years. Each year, renowned wine experts from all industries, including trade, media, education and hospitality, come together to evaluate wines and identify those that are truly exceptional. A panel of over 67 judges from across the country will once again bring their knowledge, passion and trained palates to the table to determine this year’s winners in each individual category.
Year after year, the SFCWC–the largest competition of American wines in the world–consistently breaks wine entry records because wineries see the intrinsic value that a “San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Award Winner” title can bring, including increased sales and brand recognition.
Held over a span of four days, the SFCWC judging commenced on January 9th and finished January 12th with the sweepstakes, where the judges determine the best of the best in each category. The SFCWC judging is a platform that combines generations of wine connoisseurs from diverse backgrounds, with both mature and newer palates.
“The SFCWC is the World Series of wine competitions; to be invited as a judge is an honor and privilege beyond words. Being from Texas, and part of a relatively young wine industry, one of the strengths of the SFCWC is its open-mindedness in promoting the diversity of wines from all across America. In addition, the event showcases wines from both large and small producers, and most of the proceeds are given back to our industry through scholarships and education,” said Jeff Binney, longtime SFCWC judge, writer of “Jeff’s Corner” and Educator & Tour Director at Grape Creek Vineyards in Fredericksburg, TX.
These discerning judges selected their choices of silver, gold and double gold wines, and a special group of winners was chosen to participate in the highly-anticipated Public Tasting event, which took place this year on February 17th in San Francisco. This popular event featured thousands of the country’s finest wineries and their awarded wines alongside gourmet food pairings.
Case studies are available to demonstrate client results after working with PR Magic. These studies will show background, actions taken, and end results.",481,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819184710-20180819204710-00539.warc.gz,0.95768815279007
ac1e8de1-96da-42f3-a394-f2069a7cf7f9,2015-03-30T02:21:49+00:00,2012-10-12,1,http://www.computerworld.com/article/2492274/desktop-apps/future-cyber-attacks-could-rival-9-11--cripple-us--warns-panetta.html,"The U.S. is facing a dramatically increasing threat from cyber attacks and a future attack on the country's critical infrastructure could have an effect similar to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks of 2001, the U.S. Secretary of Defense said Thursday evening.
Speaking at a meeting of the Business Executives for National Security (BENS) in New York, Leon Panetta called the Internet ""the battlefield of the future"" and spelled out what he believes the Department of Defense's role should be in cyberspace.
The military's role in securing the domestic Internet and working against attacks on commercial institutions has been controversial, although Panetta sought to get the assembled business leaders on his side by warning them of the danger a large-scale attack could have on their companies.
""A cyber attack perpetrated by nation states or violent extremist groups could be as destructive as the terrorist attack on 9/11,"" he said in the televised speech. ""Such a destructive cyber terrorist attack could virtually paralyze the nation."" (See video of Panetta warning against future cyber attacks.)
Panetta acknowledged recent distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks on U.S. financial institutions that disrupted their websites and expressed concern with the speed at which they hit, but said he was even more alarmed by a recent attack by malware dubbed ""Shamoon"" that hit oil company Saudi Aramco.
""Shamoon included a routine called a 'wiper,' coded to self-execute,"" Panetta said. ""This routine replaced crucial system files with an image of a burning U.S. flag. It also put additional 'garbage' data that overwrote all the real data on the machine. More than 30,000 computers it infected were rendered useless, and had to be replaced. It virtually destroyed 30,000 computers.""
""All told, the Shamoon virus was probably the most destructive attack the private sector has seen to date,"" he said. ""Imagine the impact an attack like that would have on your company.""
Panetta told his audience the Department of Defense knows of specific instances where attackers have gained access to critical infrastructure systems and said such attacks could do great harm.
""An aggressor nation or extremist group could use these kinds of cyber tools to gain control of critical switches,"" he said. ""They could for example derail passenger trains, or even more dangerous trains loaded with lethal chemicals,"" he said. ""They could contaminate the water supply in major cities, or shut down the power grid across large parts of the country. The most destructive scenarios involve cyber actors launching several attacks on our critical infrastructure at one time in combination with a physical attack on our country.""
Such a scenario, said Panetta, would ""paralyze and shock the nation"" and be equivalent to a ""cyber Pearl Harbor."" (See video of Panetta setting out the scenario.)
The Department of Defense has an interest in stirring up fear of online attacks -- it wants to remain involved in cyber defense.",603,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298889.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00012-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96861207485199
345ee7a3-ad31-41de-b05f-f9b3aff71279,2022-05-27T19:39:29+00:00,2017-12-10,1,https://www.oled-info.com/everdisplay-officially-launches-its-6-gen-flexible-amoled-fab-shanghai,"A few months ago we reported that China-based AMOLED producer Everdisplay is planning to invest $4.1 billion USD to build a 6-Gen AMOLED factory. Today the company launched this new AMOLED fab officially in a ceremony in Shanghai, China.
On December 9th Everdisplay started constructing the new fab in the Jinshan Industrial Zone in Shanghai. Investment in the new fab, according to EverDisplay, will actually be 27.2 billion yuan - or almost $4 billion USD. The fab will be able to produce 30,000 monthly substrates (1500 x 1850 mm) and will be used to produce small and medium sized flexible AMOLEDs (1 to 15 inch).
The fab's construction will take 24 months and EDO will begin installing production equipment in August 2018. Trial production will begin in January 2019 and mass production will only be achieved in 2021. EDO expects to achieve ten billion yuan (almost $1.5 billion USD) in annual sales from this fab.
Everdisplay started mass producing 5"" 720p AMOLED displays towards the end of 2014 in a 4.5-Gen line with a monthly capacity of 20,000 substrates. Since then the company added more displays - wearable panels and larger 5.5"" ones. Everdisplay is also developing flexible panels, transparent panels and high-density AMOLEDs for VR applications. According to reports, Xiaomi's Redmi Pro smartphone uses EDO's (and BOE's) 5.5"" FHD AMOLED panels.",316,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662675072.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527174336-20220527204336-00401.warc.gz,0.897269785404205
2e65ee48-c3f6-4521-b9ef-cb9fc78dc260,2013-05-24T15:29:04+00:00,2013-05-24,0,http://www.languagetrainers.com/about/about.php,"Alexis Sheldon, MA, Cert. TEFL|
A Cambridge University graduate (BA Hons Social & Political Science), Alexis speaks English, fluent Russian and Portuguese, good French, Italian, and Spanish, and elementary Mandarin Chinese and Hebrew. A qualified TEFL teacher, Alexis also holds an MA in Tourism Management from Brighton University.
Alexis has over 20 years teaching experience in schools from Israel to Ukraine and was previously responsible for the corporate training division of a leading UK language school. His other projects include Translation Central, a translation services agency and Fast Lane SEO, a multilingual SEO agency.
Jon Pokroy, BA, Dip. TEFL
A Cambridge University graduate (BA Hons Philosophy), Jon is also an experienced English teacher, having worked in Spain, Germany and London for over 16 years. Jon speaks English, and fluent German and Spanish. Jon holds a Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the world renowned International House training center in London.
Jon has run training for executives in English for Specific Purposes and producing courses for Specific Purposes for corporations, universities and the British Council. Jon has also worked as an examiner for the British Council.
Sheldon, MA, MBA
Richard brings more than 20 years of experience in finance, capital raising and
strategy to Language Trainers.
He has held management positions
in both private and public companies
and has been instrumental in directing
the growth strategy, producing
bottom line results. Richard has
extensive experience in the internet,
technology and services industries.
Prior to joining Language Trainers,
he provided CFO consulting and
capital raising services to small
and middle market companies. Richard
has also held
CFO positions at ECONnergy Energy
Company, Concrete Inc. and Weatherford
Global Compression Services and
is currently also the CFO of ContextWeb.
In addition, Richard was a business
development executive at GE Capital
and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company.
Richard started his career at Arthur
Andersen in London where he became
a Chartered Accountant. Richard
holds an MA from Oxford University
and an MBA from Columbia Business",445,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.936165869235992
c1b916c8-055c-429c-be77-e0c17ee578d0,2020-10-27T12:57:59+00:00,2014-09-15,0,https://www.wheelhousedmg.com/blog/social-media-best-practices-guide-google-plus/,"Social Media Best Practices Guide: Google+
Our second entry in the Social Media Best Practices Guide series walked you through the 140-character ins and outs of Twitter. This installment will focus on optimizing your brand’s Google+ account. Google+ has attracted less of a following than Twitter or Facebook, but its association with Google means that maintaining an active page can help your search ranking in unexpected ways.
Optimization Tips for Google
Establish Google authorship. This is particularly relevant if your site maintains an active blog (or if employees of your brand blog for your site on other domains). To set up Google authorship:
1) Establish Google+ profiles for all the authors that update your blog and post on behalf of your blog on third party sites.
2) Add recognizable photos to authors’ Google + profiles. These are the photos that will show up next to their posts in Google.
3) Add the sites the authors post to on their Google + profiles
- Log into profile
- Click on the “About” tab of the profile
- Under the “Links” section, click “Edit” and the URLs of the sites on which they post
- Make sure that the author’s name is present on any site to which they link, and that it matches their Google + profile name
4) Verify authorship
There are two ways to verify authorship. You can verify via email address (this only works if your blog domain is the domain of the address). To do this, follow this link to verify authorship.You can also verify by adding the following code to the sites on which the author is posting. The author must link to their Google+ profile by adding the following code to any page they contributed to:”a href=”[profile_url]?rel=author”>Google+. Just include HTML brackets on either side of the code.
5) Check that authorship is working
- Use the Structured Data Testing Tool.
- Just have the author enter the URL for the page for which they’ve claimed authorship, and the tool will show how the page shows up in search. In addition to seeing their G+ picture and name in the result, the tool will say “Authorship is working for this webpage”.
Additional Practices for Optimizing G+
- Verify your Google+ page as a business account, which will result in Google searches for your brand name revealing an ad linking to your Google+ page. To verify your G+ page, follow this link.
- Update your Google+ page at least once a day.
- Ask your clients for positive feedback and use it to populate the “reviews” tab.
- Google+, like Twitter and now Facebook, allows the use of hashtags in posts. Include relevant hashtags where appropriate—one or two per post is fine.
- Vary your content—include videos and pictures along with text-only posts.
- Add new events (webinars, conferences, etc.) to your account as they come up.
Since Google+ has traditionally been a less active platform than Twitter or Facebook, follower interaction will require a comparatively smaller time investment. Nevertheless, a well-implemented Google+ account will be a boon to your SEO efforts.
Have any G+ tips or experiences to pass along? Leave us a comment!",704,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107894175.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027111346-20201027141346-00362.warc.gz,0.898455262184143
4c3faf32-2fe4-4318-8c9b-9c1b87f038a4,2019-08-21T03:44:39+00:00,2019-08-21,0,http://i2fashion.com/,"This web site, namely www.i2fashion.com has been prepared by Inset Techlab Private Ltd. (referred to as 'ITPL') based on the information available in the public domain. ITPL makes every effort to use comprehensive information, but makes no representations or warranties, express or implied or assumes any liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information contained in this web site.
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9721ba65-445f-4436-b671-b71a03fdbb1f,2015-04-01T23:11:22+00:00,2013-07-15,1,http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/comment/1438780,"Wounded Knee for Sale: Still No Depp Deal, But Oglala Sioux Negotiating
After no word from Johnny Depp about buying Wounded Knee, Oglala Sioux Tribe President Bryan Brewer and three members of the Descendants of Wounded Knee met with James Czywczynski, the owner of the land, on July 14 hoping to come to some sort of agreement.
After putting the site of Wounded Knee on the market for $3.9 million and another parcel near Porcupine Butte, South Dakota for $1 million in May, Czywczynski has still not been able to sell. Brewer says Czywczynski might have a better chance of selling the land with a blessing from the tribe. Brewer hopes to work a deal with Czywczynski that could benefit everyone.
“I made a proposal that if we okayed the sale of the land to be returned to the tribe, he could benefit from it and also make a donation to the Descendants of Wounded Knee,” Brewer told ICTMN. “This could be a place for education for our people and for the outsiders. Right now, no one is benefitting from this. The descendants were never going to benefit from this.”
The tribe is asking Czywczynski to split the proceeds from the sale of Wounded Knee 50/50. Brewer said the arrangement is not negotiable and if it was not honored the tribe would seek to take the land back through the process of eminent domain. If this process is successful, Czywczynski would only receive fair market value. The Rapid City Journal has reported the appraised value of his land is $7,000.
“I told him, the way it is right now, you are not going to get anything. Our tribe has voted to possibly look at enforcing eminent domain to take the land back, but then he would get nothing. This way, we would get the land back, he would get the money, and the descendants would get money so that we could do something for the wounded knee site,” Brewer said.
According to Native Sun News managing editor Brandon Ecoffey, who was at the meeting, the conversation sometimes became heated between Czywczynski and the descendants, who feel anyone profiting from the land at Wounded Knee is looking for blood money.
According to documents brought to the meeting by the descendants, the land at Wounded Knee was originally sold for $1,000 to Clive and Agnes Gildersleeve by a Lakota couple named Mattie Good Medicine-Looking Horse and Lois Good Medicine. Descendant Linda Hollow Horn said she had documentation Czywczynski bought Wounded Knee from the Gildersleeves for $1,000, Czywczynski has said he paid $750,000 for the land. RELATED: Mad As Hell: The Man Looking to Sell Wounded Knee
After the meeting, Czywczynski told Native Sun News he did not have any comment other than he would seriously consider the offer.
“The meeting went well and I believe this is a win-win for everyone,” Brewer told ICTMN.
In the interim, nobody has heard anything from Depp about buying the land, something he said he’d like to do during an interview with the Daily Mail. RELATED: Owner of Wounded Knee Eager to Sell to Johnny Depp
“Not a word. Everybody keeps asking me,” Czywczynski said. “I have a friend trying to get through to his publicist to see if this is legitimate or if it is a hoax. All of the journalists are calling me from all over the country even the New York Times, and the Denver Post… Nothing yet.”
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739b4372-4795-4110-a8e7-69efd50ad34b,2017-08-20T23:13:30+00:00,2010-10-29,0,http://smythesworld.blogspot.com/2010_10_24_archive.html,"When the Texas Rangers’ clubhouse opened for reporters after Game 2 of the World Series in San Francisco on Thursday, the only player talking was Derek Holland. Five minutes after the home clubhouse opened Friday, before a workout at Rangers Ballpark, Holland was back at his locker, ready for more.I presume the reason why he is said to have an ""infinite earned run average"" is that he allowed three earned runs without retiring a batter, so lets look at this statistic in particular. Earned run average is calculated by multiplying nine by the number of earned runs allowed, then dividing that total by the number of innings pitched.
Clearly, Holland is taking responsibility for one of the worst pitching performances in World Series history. But he also is ready to move on.
“I’m not worried about it,” Holland said Friday. “Today’s a new day. They’ll call on me again. It’s frustrating, but it’s over.”
Holland, a 24-year-old left-hander, came into Game 2 with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, a runner on first, and the Giants leading the Rangers, 2-0. He threw 11 balls before his first strike, then threw another ball before he was removed.
Three batters. Three walks. Twelve balls, one strike. All the runners scored, leaving Holland with an infinite earned run average for the World Series.
Since Holland failed to retire a batter, he technically didn't ""pitch"" an inning, so the quotient in this case is zero. When I was learning math back in the day, I was taught that anything divided by zero was ""undefined,"" which didn't necessarily mean the same thing as ""infinity."" Has the consensus in this field changed since I was in school? Since the Texas Rangers have a team ERA that is numerically defined (10.69, to be exact), it would seem impossible for one of the component parts of that team statistic to be equal to infinity. Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that Holland has failed to register an ERA in the World Series?",443,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106996.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820223702-20170821003702-00410.warc.gz,0.978837728500366
877185d0-4b92-4f07-8150-795403aeb47e,2019-08-19T16:02:15+00:00,2018-10-19,1,https://www.jll.co.uk/en/trends-and-insights/investor/high-speed-rail-propels-hong-kong-hotels,"High-speed rail propels Hong Kong hotels
New bullet trains between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland are set to boost domestic visitor numbers – and Hong Kong’s hotels could benefit as a result
Eight years in the making, Hong Kong’s high-speed rail officially opened last month. The $11 billion project created the longest high-speed network in the world, connecting 44 cities in China to Hong Kong.
It’s forecast to ferry 80,000 passengers a day — including business travelers and tourists — in and out of Hong Kong.
An immediate impact for travelers to Hong Kong — a steep drop in costs. A ticket on the bullet-train saves upwards of 70 percent compared to the price of an airplane ticket, while travel time remains relatively unchanged, according to an analysis by Bloomberg.
The sudden discount for passengers from central Chinese cities like Changsha, Wuhan and Zhengzhou could result in a heavy influx of tourists, along with millions of dollars in additional revenue, says David Marriott, Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisory for JLL’s Hotels and Hospitality Group.
“While the bullet train has made it easier and more accessible to enter Hong Kong, finding a place to stay at a decent rate might get tougher,” adds Marriott.
A growing market
Hotel rooms in Hong Kong were already in high demand. Overnight visitor arrivals from China to Hong Kong grew by over 6 percent in the first half of 2018 when compared to a year earlier, according to Hong Kong Tourism Board statistics.
Hong Kong has nearly 80,000 guest rooms. This may sound like a lot, but New York has 115,000, and is expected to build another 30,000 rooms by 2019.
And steadily-increasing visitor arrivals in Hong Kong have pushed hotel occupancy rates to all-time highs, with average daily rates following suit.
“Hong Kong’s hotels already have occupancy rates in the high-80s,” says Corey Hamabata, Senior Vice President of Investment Sales for JLL’s Hotels and Hospitality Group. “With the supply pipeline decreasing post 2019 together with several hotels also being proposed for conversion to offices in the next few years, hotels are only expected to get busier and more expensive.”
JLL predicts that Hong Kong’s revenue per available room (RevPAR) — a common term used to measure hotel performance — will grow by more than 12 percent this year, having already grown by a staggering 13 percent in the first half of the year, according to the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
Growth will initially be higher in the budget and mid-level hotels versus the luxury properties. “Hotel owners looking to capitalize on this growth should be focused on active revenue and channel management, and ensuring their properties are well-maintained,” suggests Hamabata.",590,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314852.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819160107-20190819182107-00028.warc.gz,0.943249046802521
42b98f42-19c3-4f1c-b22c-f910e02738a4,2013-05-20T02:20:51+00:00,2007-09-01,0,http://www.masonrymagazine.com/9-07/toc.html,"Table of Contents
BAC/IMI National Training Center:
Open for Business
The union masonry industry's commitment to workforce development gained a visible national face this summer with the opening of the new International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC)-International Masonry Institute (IMI) National Training Center in Bowie, Md.
Simplifying Grout and Mortar Delivery
An increasing number of silos, mixers, pumps and delivery systems designed to simplify the process of getting mortar and grout from powder to placed are popping up on masonry job sites. From residential homes to massive commercial projects, these systems offer time, money and labor savings and provide a glimpse into masonry's future.
Grout Consolidation: Getting the Air Out
With the seemingly constant changes to lift heights and required consolidation in the codes, there seems to be some confusion out there as to the what, when, where, how and why concerning the consolidation of grouted masonry cells. This article will help to demystify masonry grout and vibration products, and their usage.
Raising the Bar
This month, we discuss scaffolding erection services and what mason contractors need to know about this time- and labor-saving option. We'll discover what the advantages are for using this type of service, as well as what questions need to be asked before a company is hired.
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
From the Editor
Making The Grade
Q&A with Jeff Buczkiewicz
Masonry Around the Nation
Full Contact Project Management",323,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00026-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.917114436626434
1603f265-badd-4277-8d6a-4d6433a43550,2017-08-21T23:43:24+00:00,2017-08-21,0,http://www.db-eng.com/services/electrical/scada/,"Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems provide enhanced, efficient monitoring and control of operation of facilities and remote sites.
D&B’s electrical, instrumentation and process engineers are thoroughly experienced in SCADA system design and construction management, ranging from small municipal water supply systems to wastewater treatment plants with remote pumping stations.
D&B collaborates with clients to tailor systems to specific needs and budgets, including:
- Communications: Fiber optic, cellular, radio, Internet. Radio path studies, including field testing, are undertaken to confirm reliable radio communication, radio hardware and proper antenna mounting heights.
- Hardware & Software Selection: Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs); Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs); software and graphical screens; control hierarchy and password protection.
- Redundancy to ensure a reliable system.
- Security & encryption.
- Integration with control and instrumentation devices, electrical power distribution system monitoring, video surveillance & security systems.
Fully Featured SCADA Systems Can Also Provide:
- Remote access through smart phones and tablets
- Remote alarm notification via text message or email
- Storage of historical data
- Generation of reports
D&B SCADA Construction Management Services:
- Review of shop drawing submittals
- Construction inspection
- Startup & commissioning",269,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109682.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821232346-20170822012346-00044.warc.gz,0.837806701660156
8078c2d9-4c4d-44c6-bd1e-d0334a6ee53c,2015-03-30T10:42:50+00:00,2015-03-30,0,"http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,11569.msg89820.html","Sorry I didn't post this recipe last week, life has gotten pretty busy lately, and a bullying brat seems to have replaced my wonderfully delightful toddler...
The recipe for ""antipasto of zucchini and tuna"" (mother-in-law's recipe)
1 kg zucchini
200gr tuna (here tuna is almost always in olive oil, but in the US I remember I always bought it in water, either way, drain it)
4 salted anchovies (washed, boned etc. We use lots of anchovies here, the best way to clean them is to soak them briefly (couple of minutes) in water with a splash of vinegar. Open them on the backs to split open and de-bone, rinse very well) Anchovies in olive oil would be fine too I think, just remember that because they are already cleaned, one filet is the equivalent to 1/2 anchovy.
1 bottle of ""rubra"" (1 bottle would be 1/2 liter, and rubra is essentially homemade ketchup. We make it with tomato, red bell pepper, vinegar, sugar and spices, to be honest I think store-bought ketchup might be too thick and too sweet to sub here, maybe you could do a little tomato puree and a little ketchup??)
1 glass (I guess try a US cup?) mild extra virgin olive oil
1 cup (?) white wine vinegar
1 spoon (US Tblsp?) sugar
salt to taste
Cut zucchini in cubes. Put all ingredients in your pot, bring to boil. Cook 25/35 min (checking the zucchini for doneness, you want them to be cooked, but retain texture and a little crunch)
Put into jars while hot (sterilized), close the tops, flip topside down for about 5-10 minutes, turn right-side up and put jars in a blanket. Put in cool, dark place.
As far as shotski's zucchini boats, we make those a lot too
Last night I made them with some of the zucchini that was removed, cooked eggplant pulp, tomato, capers, anchovies and spicy pepper.
My mother-in-law makes them with ricotta and ham (I don't really love them that way).
A couple of nights ago I made pasta alla carbonara and threw some zucchini in there, my husband LOVES carbonara, so it was a good compromise.
Spellogue, I might try that recipe tonight, I have some pancetta in the fridge, although my marjoram plant died, but I will try it with just thyme",556,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299261.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00241-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.952603936195374
f53b10f4-8d62-420d-b2c1-c2dc22a96dc4,2015-04-01T05:50:39+00:00,2006-12-26,0,http://www.gotitans.com/threads/used-to-the-view.24767/page-6,"Separate names with a comma.
Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by The Mrs, Dec 26, 2006.
i've never gotten used to the view, dont think i ever will either.
Is the ""view"" that bad? :ha:
I hear you dude.
The 'view' at home is always gravy but window shopping drives me wild :ha:
Its been so long I can't remember the view.
I'm not sure about that. You keep mentioning grilled salmon...I though we were discussing blackened red snapper.
seen better days.
You really are a cunning linguist avvie :ha:",134,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131303502.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172143-00081-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.950949966907501
aa48dfd1-6189-488d-9dbb-3a3554218906,2015-03-29T11:16:09+00:00,2013-06-13,0,http://m.wxii12.com/news/ncdot-hosts-talks-on-deaths-on-railroad-tracks/20644114,"Transportation officials are joining law enforcement and community leaders in a discussion of the significant number of deaths on North Carolina's railroad tracks in 2012.
The Rail Safety Summit is scheduled for Thursday and is sponsored by the N.C. Department of Transportation. Officials are slated to discuss ways to improve rail safety education and discourage distracted drivers and trespassers on and around railroad tracks.
The summit is the next step in a collaborative effort that began with a Rail Safety Roundtable Secretary Tony Tata led in February with industry leaders.
Amtrak Police Chief Polly Hanson is scheduled to deliver the keynote address.
So far this year, 15 people have died on the tracks, compared to 18 fatalities during all of 2012.",141,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298464.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00221-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.968899488449097
6f148319-fdee-4f4f-920f-c9b94dcdbba5,2015-03-27T17:26:46+00:00,2015-03-27,1,http://www.itworld.com/news/?page=1%2C2976,"- No, it’s not always quicker to do things in memory
- Is Amazon's $60 deal for unlimited cloud storage really worth it?
- The future of Microsoft Surface: What to expect from Surface 3 and Surface Pro 4
- RadioShack puts customer's personal data up for sale in bankruptcy auction
- Gnome 3.16 sneak peek: A preview from the eyes of a KDE Plasma user
- ITworld cartoons 2015: The year in geek humor (so far)",102,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296587.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00229-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.818006753921509
0d23046c-6566-4bdf-9eda-76269726e499,2017-08-22T03:36:14+00:00,2010-09,0,https://revasrags2roses.blogspot.com/2010/09/one-more-go-round.html,"I watched my guilty pleasure, ANTM, and it's so weird to see how far the models have changed since I first started watching the show. Bumbling, nervous and not a clue on how to model .( Plus tons of drama ). Tips on how to walk without falling down and so on. Now, this episode was a full-blown fashion show, on a catwalk four stories above a crowd wearing Diane Von Furstenburg and the prize is now the cover of French Vogue ! (or was it Italian Vogue?) Well, anyhoo, you see my point. I usually kind of think of a ""title"" for my blog posts. ( This one was about changes ). But mostly about the changes that I have seen in Blogdonia and within myself since starting a blog. I wouldn't have worn my staple long black skirts last fall, but now I feel comfortable showing my personal likes. I probably would have worn a version of someone else back then, bumbling, nervous and learning to walk without falling down. Growth ......... Pretty cool :)
One last go round for the Glads.
This belt just needs to be held !
And the skirt just needs to flow ;)
I'm not sure what these seed-like things are ? Kinda icky, but neat :)
I couldn't resist.",271,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109893.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822031111-20170822051111-00623.warc.gz,0.970066726207733
5be31ad0-ad14-4dda-abc3-771cdc59e366,2019-08-25T22:03:45+00:00,2019-08-25,0,https://www.expectingnyc.com/acupuncture-1/,"Acupuncture is one of the oldest medical systems in the world
and one of the first to recognize women’s health as a specialized area of care. The earliest known writings on Chinese medicine discuss caring for women before, after, and during pregnancy. Chinese medicine was also early to recognize pregnancy as a uniquely important moment in life to treat imbalances in the body.
Acupuncture has stood the test of time in large part because it is a safe, effective, non-invasive healthcare system. Its foundation is based on the principles of balance, as represented by the interdependent relationship between Yin and Yang, or what biomedicine refers to as homeostasis. By inserting hair-thin needles at certain points on the body, we tap into your body’s energy, or Qi, to move blockages and restore balance.
Acupuncture has been used safely and effectively to enhance natural fertility and help countless families grow. Your reproductive health is an extension of your general wellbeing. We begin by addressing your health concerns and working to re-establish balance in your body. This means focusing on the following areas:
- Regulating your menstrual cycle: A regular cycle means predictable ovulation and being able to maintain the optimal level of hormones throughout the month.
- Changing your habits and reducing stress: Sleep, exercise, overwork, and alcohol consumption contribute to poor health and reduced fertility.
- Diet: There are foods that promote healthy fertility and foods the inhibit it. These foods are different for every person, so we offer specialized dietary recommendations for everyone based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Whether you have been trying to conceive for a while with frustrating results or you are planning for the future, you will find that a few months of monitoring and regulating your menstrual cycle, making lifestyle changes, and supporting it all with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine will make a world of difference.
IVF and IUI support
If you’re about to undergo IVF or IUI treatment, we offer specialized support aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of these procedures. Many clinical studies have looked at the benefits of undergoing acupuncture treatment during an IVF cycle with very positive results.
The benefits of acupuncture during IVF or IUI treatment include:
- Increasing blood flow to the uterus, which makes the medication you are taking more effective
- Relaxing the muscles in the uterus during IVF transfer or IUI
- Relaxing your mind and body from the stress of undergoing these procedures and from the toxicity of some of the drugs
Acupuncture is one of the safest and most effective ways to treat many of the conditions we often associate with pregnancy. As your baby grows, your body is challenged in new and diverse ways. As you settle into these changes, acupuncture will help you naturally address the most common ailments you may encounter, giving you the time and energy you need to take charge of a wonderful stage in your life.
Some of the conditions we safely treat include:
- Sinus pressure
- General body aches and pain
- Back pain
- Neck pain
- Ribcage pain
- Pelvic pain
- Varicose veins
We also work in conjunction with your doctor or midwife to address conditions such as placenta previa, anemia, and pregnancy-induced hypertension.
General Pregnancy Care and Labor Preparation
In addition to the many ailments we’ve listed above, acupuncture is also a great way to promote health and happiness throughout your pregnancy. Regular care throughout your pregnancy helps to reduce overall stress, build up your immune system, and sustain the overall strength you want and need leading up to your baby’s birth day.
As your due date approaches, our attention turns to labor preparation. Our focus is on helping you achieve a more efficient and more comfortable labor and delivery by ensuring that your body is ready and that your baby is in the right position and ready to greet the world.
Acupuncture focuses on restoring your body’s energy and making sure that it flows smoothly and freely. The months right after you give birth are a time of regeneration for your body. The unique demands of having a newborn make it hard to fit in the rest and relaxation you would normally turn to when you are low on energy. That’s where we come in. Acupuncture can help your body regain that lost energy and help you maintain it as you recover from childbirth.
In addition to boosting your energy, acupuncture offers many postnatal benefits and helps to resolve the following conditions:
- Postpartum depression/anxiety
- Hair loss
- Limited milk supply
- Healing C-section scars
- Urinary incontinence
- Uterine bleeding",957,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330907.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825215958-20190826001958-00384.warc.gz,0.948241889476776
080d7f6c-73a7-41fe-b677-c82e5a407b7e,2017-08-20T03:58:52+00:00,2016-08-17,1,http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/business/west-norfolk-care-home-put-into-special-measures-1-7538634,"A West Norfolk care home has been put into special measures after its services were deemed inadequate in a new report.
Inspectors identified nine separate breaches of health and social care regulations when they visited the Lower Farm Care Home on Grimston Road, South Wootton, last month.
But managers say they have drawn up an action plan to address the concerns raised in the report.
Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors assessed the home during an unannounced two day visit to the site in early July.
Their report, which was published last Wednesday, rated the home as inadequate for safety and leadership.
The home was also said to require improvement to the quality of its care, the effectiveness of its service and its response to calls for help.
The report followed two previous inspections carried out last year in which the home was said to require improvement.
However, inspectors said issues identified during those assessments had not yet been fully addressed.
The breaches of health and social care legislation identified in the report included a lack of updated fire risk assessments or personal emergency evacuation plans for residents, with no provision for anyone to be evacuated from the first floor.
The report said inspectors called fire officers to visit the home the following day because of their concerns.
It added: “People living at the home were at significant risk in the event of a fire. We told the provider they must take immediate steps to rectify the issue.”
Other concerns included a door to the treatment room being left open and unsupervised, potentially allowing access to medication and failures to ensure call bells were answered promptly.
The report added that a lack of training for mental capacity legislation meant it was also possible that some residents were being deprived of their liberty illegally.
In a statement issued yesterday, the home’s proprietors, Imalgo Ltd, said: “The failings in the CQC report are mainly down to lack of procedures, which Lower Farm will now implement.”
Talks were held between managers and the CQC yesterday to discuss an action plan, which the CQC will now review on a fortnightly basis.
The company said extra staff had now been recruited, reducing their need for agency workers, and an extra 56 care hours a week were being provided to ensure residents’ needs were met promptly.
The statement added: “This will be reviewed on an ongoing basis as the needs of our residents increase.”
The company added that new equipment had been installed and additional training given to staff on evacuation procedures.
A new auditing system for medication and care requirements is also being implemented and the company said residents would be able to make “as many decisions as possible” about their care.",558,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105970.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820034343-20170820054343-00623.warc.gz,0.985750198364258
01a48bc2-987c-4ffe-83c7-3670d910cda5,2018-08-15T05:30:58+00:00,2015-10-12,1,https://yourmiddleeast.com/2015/10/12/eu-demands-halt-to-russia-strikes-on-moderate-syrian-rebels/,"The EU demanded Monday the “immediate” halt of Russian air strikes against moderate Syrian rebel groups and warned a lasting peace was impossible under Moscow-backed President Bashar al-Assad.
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini called Russia’s military intervention in Syria an unwelcome “game-changer” that jeopardised peace efforts and risked clashes with western aircraft targeting Islamic State jihadists.
“The recent Russian military attacks that go beyond Daesh (IS) and other UN-designated terrorist groups, as well as on the moderate opposition, are of deep concern and must cease immediately,” the EU’s 28 foreign ministers said in a statement.
“This military escalation risks prolonging the conflict, undermining a political process, aggravating the humanitarian situation and increasing radicalisation,” they said.
EU leaders meet Thursday for a summit likely to be dominated by the Syrian conflict which has claimed some 250,000 lives and driven about 12 million people — half the population — to flee their homes.
Many of them have given up hope of an end to the war and have flooded into Europe seeking refuge, helping drive the worst migrant crisis since World War II.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday Russia’s military actions in Syria were meant to “stabilise the legitimate authorities and create conditions for finding a political compromise.”
Russia, which insists its attacks on “terrorists” include IS targets, has important military facilities in Syria and has backed Assad and his father before him against all rivals for decades.
Meanwhile in Moscow, the defence ministry said its planes hit 53 targets in Syria over the past 24 hours as it steps up its bombing campaign.
Russian jets conducted strikes in the provinces of Hama, Homs, Latakia and Idlib and destroyed “terrorist” command posts, defensive positions, training camps and ammunition depots, the ministry said in a statement.
It said the bombing raids had severely disrupted supply chains for IS fighters.
EU foreign ministers for their part urged Russia to “focus its efforts on the common objective of achieving a political solution to the conflict.”
They said this required “a peaceful and inclusive transition” but it was not clear if Assad would have any role in it, reflecting sharp divisions over his immediate future.
For the longer term, ministers agreed he had no place in Syria.
“There cannot be a lasting peace in Syria under the present leadership and until the legitimate grievances and aspirations of all components of the Syrian society are addressed,” they said.
– Dangerous ‘game-changer’ –
Mogherini warned earlier that Russian intervention in Syria was a dangerous and worrying “game-changer.”
Mogherini, a former Italian foreign minister once viewed as sympathetic to Moscow, said Russia must direct its attacks against IS, not the Western-backed rebel groups seeking Assad’s ouster.
She refused to be drawn on Assad’s future, stressing that the EU would back UN efforts to broker a peace deal.
“This is a process which has to have all the relevant actors around the table,” she added.
One EU diplomat, who asked not to be named, said: “Everyone knows that you cannot build a transition without Assad.”
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond appeared anxious to leave no wriggle room on that question after several of his fellow foreign ministers also suggested that Assad would inevitably be involved in any transition.
“EU foreign ministers ministers have just agreed a clear and united position against Assad, IS and recent Russian actions in Syria.”
“Assad bears greatest responsibility for 250,000 deaths/millions displaced. (He) cannot be partner in fight versus IS or part of Syria’s future,” Hammond said in tweeted messages.",795,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209884.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815043905-20180815063905-00565.warc.gz,0.96359384059906
68d799ae-7009-4dc7-8254-86e4f028abf1,2022-05-16T16:10:50+00:00,2017-04-05,1,http://blogs.ubc.ca/mongolia/2017/guest-post-erdenet-now-fully-state-owned-but-contested/,"At the close of the fall session of the Ikh Khural, Mongolia’s Parliament, the body voted to invalidate the sale of the 49% shares of Erdenet carried out in summer 2016, which transferred the ownership of the 49% from the Russian state enterprise Rostec to the recently created Mongolian Copper Corporation. As of March 29th, the Erdenet enterprise has now been registered as 100% government-owned. The Spring Session of the Ikh Khural opened on April 5th. Though, as reported, no direct references in session have yet been made to the matter of the Erdenet 49%’s “taking by the government” at the close of the fall session, the month of March and beginning of April have seen several relevant events.
The legality of the Parliament decision to revoke the sale 49% of Erdenet shares is being reviewed by the Tsets, Mongolia’s constitutional court, an event that has been lightly covered and may stretch out for a long period of time .The event that I see as most important to discuss at this point in time and which I will focus on in this post, however, is the removal of MCC board members and their replacement with members of government ministries, and the re-entry into discourse of the Erdenet “100%,” which has previously been associated with former Prime Minister Saikhanbileg’s much contested assertion that the sale of the 49% to MCC constituted Erdenet’s transformation into a “100% Mongolian” enterprise.
Increased Government Control, to What Ends?
The three directors of the board associated with the Mongolian Copper Corporation (MCC), the CEO of the Trade and Development Bank (O. Orkhon), long-time politician and proponent of market liberalization and reform (D. Ganbold) [See Morris Rossabi, Modern Mongolia: From Khans to Commissars to Capitalists, Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005.], and M. Munkhbaatar (http://www.news.mn/r/314463), have been replaced with members of the government from the energy ministry (Z. Mendsaikhan), mining and mid-sized industry (D. Davaadorj), and Committee on State Property (A. Dagvadorj). It appears that the central government in Ulaanbaatar may be moving to wrest at least more control of Erdenet from the largely separate group who have been involved with the enterprise since the Tsedenbal period.
The ousted board members – with the exception of former TDB CEO Orkhon — are speaking out and calling the events “highway robbery” (deerem), and Ts. Purevtuvshin, the twenty-something director of the MCC has emerged and been giving interviews and press conferences.
The new members of the board are obscure, so it is hard to say now how the central government may or may not be seeking to further change the relationship with Erdenet, and there would be other forces of resistance to its actions than free-market logics and those espousing them, domestically and internationally. The silence of O. Orkhon about his removal suggests that these forces may be moving, however.
In terms of the other forces, the position of Russian actors in relation to these three groups of Mongolian actors continues to be important. Through intermediaries who must also be taken into account, the Erdenet enterprise requires continued access to Russian electric power and gasoline, as well as replacement parts for equipment. With Mongolia’s railway continuing to be a Mongolian-Russian joint enterprise, the feasible transport of copper and molybdenum concentrates also requires Russian cooperation. In March Erdenet’s general director, reportedly visited Russian mining equipment manufacturer Rudgormash.
Director, A Long-time Mining (but not Erdenet) Insider, Under Threat
But most lately, Badamsuren is at the center of a storm of controversy about his salary and other benefits (a story also just appearing in Russian-language news outlet asiarussia.ru). Though he was appointed director after the sale of the 49% to MCC, Badamsuren is associated more with the late socialist-era engineering technocracy that also characterizes the administration of Erdenet, rather than Western-oriented business and finance circles (though like members of the Erdenet establishment, Badamsuren studied at the Colorado School of Mines in the 1990s). Is he (along with the MCC management) being particularly targeted for replacement, possibly for seeking contracts with new or, the wrong, new suppliers? Badamsuren was previously associated with Mongolrossvetmet (the very little discussed Mongolian-Russian mining enterprise, which produces Mongolia’s world-leading levels of fluorspar among other nonferrous metals and minerals, whose shares were also sold last summer) and appears to be an outsider to Erdenet and its networks.
In any case, public discourse is continuing in much the same form as Mongolian news outlets have released many, many stories about the salaries, consulting fees, and somewhat luxurious possessions of Erdenet’s directors (on Wednesday, April 5, a half-hour long press conference on this topic was held and webcast by the State Property Committee). Concern over taxes is also populating the Mongolian press and social media, and conversations (and protests) about offshore accounts are back with a vengeance.
Unfortunately, these stories and conversations miss and lead us away from examining the structural conditions underlying the difficult situations and justified outrage that generate and make attractive simplified narratives of corruption. Similarly, and we may expect the discourse to be increasingly structured along these lines with presidential elections drawing closer, the matter of the 49% is not one involving and to be decided only by two sets of actors facing off, as in alignments between those seeking privatization, the MCC board members, and Democratic Party on the one hand and those supporting government ownership and management and the Mongolian People’s Party on the other, or alliances between government members across party lines (“MANAN”) and other “oligarchs” versus the rest of the Mongolian people.
In particular, in this and my other writing about Erdenet I have sought to highlight the character of Erdenet as involving a largely separate group of actors or “establishment,” with their own sets of networks not only in Mongolia, but also abroad. Though much focus has been placed upon the “taking” of the 49% from the MCC, attempts to take Erdenet from the people who have been operating the enterprise and the networks that keep it running for forty years has been little discussed, and would in many ways prove much more difficult, as has been evident with similar cases involving many large post-Soviet enterprises across Eurasia over the past two and a half decades.
About Marissa Smith
Marissa Smith obtained her PhD from Princeton University’s department of anthropology in 2015, after defending a dissertation about Erdenet and its position in local, national, regional, and international contexts. She currently teaches at De Anza College in Cupertino, California.",1493,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662510138.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516140911-20220516170911-00613.warc.gz,0.96433037519455
e7da7e7b-d16b-4a5b-918a-05fbc5018e02,2016-07-24T08:43:43+00:00,2016-07-22,1,http://www.ketchikandailynews.com/free/Local-edit-roads-7-22,"Classifieds | Place a class ad | PDF Edition | Calendar | Discussions | Moderated Chat | Home Delivery| How to cancel
Roads are the gateway to development, particularly in mining.
Congressman Don Young has introduced the Niblack and Bokan Mountain Mining Area Roads Authorization Act, which was the subject of a congressional subcommittee hearing recently.
The legislation, HB 587, would require the secretary of agriculture to establish roads corridors to connect the Prince of Wales Island road system and the two mining sites.
Young told the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands that the mines would create hundreds of jobs in Southeast Alaska, which has experienced a steady decline in timber-industry jobs.
Extending existing roads to the mine sites would provide safe and reliable access for workers, Young said. The extended roads also would encourage extension of Prince of Wales Island's hydroelectric transmission lines to the mines. Hydro power would reduce the need for fossil fuels and their expenses.
It is in the national interest to develop the rare earth elements at the Bokan mine. These elements are employed in all sorts of new technology, and currently China is the source for more than 90 percent of the elements.
The Niblack is a copper, gold, silver and zinc deposit. Extraction of those metals will be beneficial to not only the region's economy, but that of the nation as well.
Mining has its risks, but one of those doesn't have to be access to the mine site. Roads will be the safest and most reliable way for miners to get to work.",319,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823989.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00098-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.948574125766754
b5d29147-5b89-4394-bff5-4bd1fe9b5a2b,2018-08-20T01:56:38+00:00,2016-09-26,1,https://blog.standardlife.co.uk/working-in-an-age-of-longevity/,"26th September 2016 at 3:00pm
We need to shake-up our thinking as reaching the age of 100 becomes the new normal, according to a new, best-selling book.
Children born today could live until they’re 105; and turning 100 is going to be the new normal for many.
That’s the premise behind ‘The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity’, by Andrew Scott and Lynda Gratton.
It’s a fascinating and thought-provoking book by leading academics on the changes and challenges people face as more of us live considerably longer.
Children born today could live until 105
But what will life look like as we move on from the typical three-stage life of education, career and retirement to one where people may work for many decades, even until their 80s, intertwined with periods of upskilling and study?
If that sounds hard to believe, the FT highlighted in its review of the book that working until your 80s “would be a return to the past: in 1880, nearly half of 80-year-old Americans did some kind of work”.
Age brings big changes and big challenges
Longevity, as the book explores, has far-reaching consequences for quality of life, economics, health, relationships and much more. It’s not just about the future, seismic changes are already well underway, some of them positive.
Young people are feeling the winds of change and adapting how they live. They’re settling into careers later after spending their 20s studying and experimenting with jobs.
Longevity has far-reaching consequences
Many older people are choosing to work longer (way past what was once the ‘normal’ retirement age), and living healthy and fulfilled lives in ways previous generations could only dream of. Athletes in their 70s and 80s may still make the news, but they are far from unique.
That’s all good news but there are downsides. Professor Sarah Harper, a journalist, government adviser and a leading academic on ageing issues, highlighted her concerns in an article she wrote for The Guardian three years ago. As we face rapidly increasing life expectancy in the UK, she explained, “many are not saving enough to pay for a decent standard of living over a much longer retirement”.
The challenges we all face are ground-breaking and we need to be fully aware of them so we can take responsibility for our later lives, she implored.
We asked two of our colleagues who’ve written regularly – and passionately – on this issue for some of their thoughts.
The big issue: Is living to 100 a good thing?
Living longer and having the right quality, not just quantity, of life is going to be a challenge for many of us, as Julie Hutchison, charities specialist at Standard Life Wealth, explains.
“I remember my great-grandmother’s 100th birthday. Looking in from the outside, I saw a woman who could no longer speak, or get out of bed.
“I don’t know if she was happy: she may have been. But I do know that I hope not to be around on my 100th birthday and I’m not even sure how I feel about living to the age of 90.
“I expect my views will change on this as I get older (I’m just in my 40s) but, right now, it’s quality of life that matters most for me, and not the quantity of my years. I remember my great-aunt saying to me with a smile, ‘I wasn’t meant to be around this long’. There are some long-living genes in my family, as well as dementia: I hope to avoid both.”
The economics: How we fund our lives will have to change
Quality of life comes down partly to good health, but having enough wealth and managing a longer life is front of mind for John Brewer. He agrees there’s still a lot to do at a holistic level, including pensions and property and how changing demographics will affect people and their families.
“There’s been a big push on education but there needs to be more. We all need to do something and building up savings is going to be even more important. I believe it will increasingly mean families need to pool their wealth and manage family assets to meet their needs.
Quality of life comes down partly to health…but also wealth
“Even today, most people aren’t considering they might have to find £30-40,000 a year or more for care costs for each person. Will they have the assets to fund them?
“There will be strains on social care and demand could well exceed supply. There’s already something of a postcode lottery when it comes to care.
There will be strains on social care
“Thinking I might not have enough left to pass onto my son keeps me awake at night. More than anything, I don’t want my later life needs to dominate his. I don’t wish for a lifestyle that means I end up leaving him nothing. I’m considering how I can plan my finances with that in mind if I live until I’m 80, never mind 100.”
Things look very different for the haves and the have-nots
While some of us can look forward to a healthier, wealthier and happier long life, “The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity” does highlight how the chasm in life expectancy between the rich and poor will become more marked. Living longer and living healthily isn’t going to be easy for everyone.
As authors Andrew Scott and Lynda Gratton explain, others could be left behind to cope as best they can with poor health and transient jobs, before dying 20 years earlier than their richer counterparts, without a pension. For them the future looks more bleak.
What can we do about our aging society?
Saving more and being aware of how we might live our lives until we’re 100 is a big challenge to solve but it is about much more than money, of course. The need to manage people’s affairs as they age is going to become commonplace, and more pressing, adds John Brewer.
Living longer and living healthily isn’t going to be easy for everyone
“Taking steps such as setting up a Power of Attorney as a matter of routine will make even more sense. People are going to have to face up to the need to plan for, and embrace responsibility for, their longer lives.
Given the breadth of the topic, perhaps the last word should go back to Professor Harper: “The government has a key responsibility to ensure that we all are better informed about healthy life expectancies, pension projections, the likelihood of needing social care and its cost, and how best to use our assets.”
Taking responsibility, saving and being better informed is a good start; that much we can do.
“The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity” by Bloomsbury.",1506,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215487.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820003554-20180820023554-00370.warc.gz,0.96445506811142
cca9a7ef-981e-434b-bd7c-703b154f9205,2013-05-22T21:46:30+00:00,2011-08-23,0,http://whitelines.mpora.com/news/whitelines-rail-jam-hemel-hempstead-full-report.html,"23/08/2011 | by tristan
Words & Photos: Tristan Kennedy
A week ago today, the Whitelines Rail Jam came to the slopes of the UK for the first time, bringing badass riding, big tunes, and bare people to the indoor arena of The Snow Centre at Hemel Hempstead. OK, so we’re always gonna blow our own trumpet a little bit on this one (we mean like shout about it, not what Prince does in the privacy of his own home) but seriously, there was a pretty damn impressive turn out, and the riding did go off in some serious style.
A lot of this was down to the effort put in by the DWA (Diggers With Attitude) crew at Hemel, who shaped one of the sickest parks any indoor dome’s seen for a while – complete with a street feature consisting of the Whitelines down bar, a box to gas-pipe, and the SCUK Box set up as a ledge over a set of icy stairs. Alongside this was a line of two kickers, while side by side rails at the top of the slope, the Whitelines rainbow rail, and a C-Box buried in a bank provided the rest of the entertainment. Fellow event organisers FBBB put us in touch with a man who had a garage full of insanely-large speakers, and a head full of stories of the illegal raves he used to run back in the nineties. Once we had his epic soundsystem in place (and the sounds of the awesome DJ Hungryman to accompany the session), we were ready to roll.
Like the original board test Rail Jam in Kaunertal Austria, the event started with a gentle jam session, giving all the riders a chance to get used to the park, and strut their stuff all over the slope. Locals like Sam Cullum and Lannig Canu were whipping out all sorts of steezy shit over the kickers, while Dan Wakeham, who’d travelled up from Plymouth for the occasion (and to skate the brand new Hemel bowl) was getting properly stuck in too. The event sponsors Lib Tech had set themselves up at the bottom of the slope with a full complement of 2011-12′s sickest new sticks for people to test out for free, and Mikee’s FBBB assumed his usual position behind the microphone, calling out tricks, bigging up riders who were doing well, and abusing people when they fell over. After a couple of hours of messing around, and a quick break for a reshape and a pint, the rail jam proper began, with the DWA’s epic urban-inspired stairset taking centre stage.
With Mikee egging them on from the sidelines, riders dropped in and threw down their finest moves for the first 45 minutes in an open jam session. Neil Campbell, Chris Chatt and others had come down from Milton Keynes to bust out a few steezy front blunts and tail-presses. Rowan Biddiscombe (who’s now a local, having decided to base himself in Hemel for the summer) was whipping out stylish back boards tucking his knee in and grabbing indy down the rail. Calum Paton did a fine line in front 3 to 50-50s, and Dan Wakeham got stuck in with a few solid back lips.
There was also impressive riding from Ed “Sideshow Bob” Castle-Henry, and young Josh Ogden was killing it. While most of the action was happening on the down bar, the rest of the setup was by no means left alone. Katie Ormerod and Becky Menday, two of the UK’s brightest future prospects (and already damn fine shredders in their own right) were destroying the box to gas pipe side of the set with various tech combos. On the other side, the SCUK Box was used as a skate-style ledge to gap the stairs by the likes of Emily Williams on more than one occasion – freaking out photographers James North and Andrew Jay, who’d set up their flashes underneath it!
After a select group of eight men and four women were whittled down to a final, the action began in earnest. Again the format was open, allowing riders like the ever-stylish MK local Gazza Andrews (the winner of the Kaunertal rail jam) to really excel. Tricks like a super-solid cab 270 onto the down bar and a stalefish gap to back board made him the standout rider of the night. But while it became clear that Gazza’s consistency and big bag of tricks would earn him first place, the judges were having a real battle deciding on second and third. In fact, there was effectively a five-way tie going on, with Nathan Onions, Calum Paton, Cody Heirons, Chris Chatt and Neil Campbell all riding so consistently, and stomping all manner of technical shite so cleanly, that it was impossible to pick between them. With the jam session extended, each one was given a couple more runs to prove themselves – and to try and break the deadlock in the judges minds.
In the end, the difficult decision was made, and the places were announced as follows: First for Gazza Andrews, second for Calum Paton, and Chris Chatt in third. The women’s battle, which had seen Katie and Becky matching each other trick for trick, was eventually won by Katie. Becky took second and local lass Alise Balode, who’d been super-solid all night, grabbed a well-deserved third place. Meanwhile young Josh Ogden romped his way to the best junior title after a sick night’s riding that saw him prove that elders are not necessarily betters. With cash prizes (in the form of crisp 50-pound notes) Whitelines subscriptions and a whole bunch of other goodies in their hands, the winners went home smiling. But as always with the jam format, the competitive aspect was only half the fun. The idea – of getting as many people as possible out on to a sick park setup – had come through nicely, and (though we say so ourselves) a sick night was had by all. You can watch the full video highlights of the event here.
Thanks to our sponsors LIb Tech, FBBB, Gnu and Quiksilver, and here’s to the next one at Castleford on Friday, August 26th. See you there!
WHITELINES RAIL JAM HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
1) Gareth Andrews
2) Calum Paton
3) Chris Chatt
1) Katie Ormerod
2) Becky Menday
3) Alise Balode
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a9c5222e-221d-4bf8-880e-44bed8642e12,2013-05-25T05:32:00+00:00,2005-07-13,0,http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/2005/rel316.htm,"For Immediate Release
Real-Time Muni Arrival Information Just a Free Call Away
Measure 2 Delivers Funds for Regional Expansion
John Goodwin, MTC, 510.817.5862
San Francisco, Calif., July 13, 2005…Wondering when your train will arrive? Transit riders in San Francisco can now schedule their time more efficiently when taking the Muni Metro light-rail system and Muni’s historic streetcars. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the San Francisco Municipal Railway today expanded the Bay Area’s popular 511 traveler information system by adding a new demonstration real-time transit service, ‘511 Arrival Times.’ Simply by dialing 511 and navigating through an easy-to-use speech recognition system, riders can learn specifically when the next light-rail train or streetcar will arrive at their stop. Callers simply say “Muni” at the main menu and then “arrival times” to access the service. Further information about the pioneering service can be found on the Web at <www.511.org>.
511 Arrival Times currently is available on the J, K, L, M and N Muni Metro lines, and on San Francisco’s F-line historic streetcar. Like all 511 phone services, 511 Arrival Times is toll free. If the demonstration proves successful, the service will be expanded in the future to include Muni’s bus lines.
“People’s time is precious,” says MTC Chair Jon Rubin. “They don’t want to spend it standing on the corner waiting for the N Judah. Now they can call 511, and know exactly when the train will be at their stop. If they have a few minutes to spare, they can get a little more work done, run a quick errand or grab a cup of coffee around the corner.”
New Funds for Regionwide Expansion
MTC’s Programming and Allocations Committee today approved $20 million in grants to eight Bay Area transit operators to help them implement real-time transit arrival and departure services. These grants will be reviewed by the full Commission at its July 27 meeting.
Funds come from the Real-Time Transit Information Grant Program approved by voters in 2004 as part of Regional Measure 2. Recommended grants range in size from $105,000 to Emeryville’s Emery Go Round shuttle for electronic information signs at the MacArthur BART station in Oakland to $11.3 million for Muni to provide signage and outfit its bus system with the equipment needed to deliver real-time arrival information to passengers. Other grant recipients include AC Transit, Golden Gate Transit, the Livermore-Amador Valley Transit Authority (Wheels), SamTrans, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and the Western Contra Costa Transit Authority (WestCAT). A full list of the recommended grants is available in the press release section of the MTC Web site at <www.mtc.ca.gov> or by phoning MTC Public Information at 510-817-5757 (see below for list).
How 511 Works
511 provides information via a state-of-the-art speech recognition system that allows the user to navigate the system without pressing a button. Much like 411 or 911, 511 is an easy-to- remember, 24-hour number. Other 511 services include comprehensive route, fare and schedule information for Muni and all other Bay Area public transportation agencies; up-to-the-minute reports on road conditions and traffic incidents; and information on carpooling, vanpooling and bicycling throughout the nine-county region. The 511 phone service is toll free from all Bay Area landlines and on wireless carriers, though cellular callers will be billed for minutes used according to their service plans. Traveler information also is available on the Web at <www.511.org>.
The 511 Arrival Times service is powered by Alameda-based NextBus Information Systems, which uses global positioning satellite (GPS) technology and advanced computer modeling to track vehicles on their routes and provide real-time arrival predictions.
After learning from the Muni demonstration MTC plans to add real-time information for other transit operators to the 511 system in the years ahead. The Muni demonstration will help establish regional standards for real-time transit data, including how best to deliver the information on the phone, on the Web or on electronic signs at transit stops.
About MTC and 511
The Bay Area’s 511 system is provided through a partnership between MTC, Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and dozens of public transit and paratransit operators. The 511 partnership relies on the region's transit and paratransit operators to provide timely and accurate information about their routes, schedules and fares — and to alert callers and Web users of any service changes or interruptions. The 511 partnership similarly calls for the CHP and Caltrans to constantly update vital information about traffic conditions, accidents, road closures, delays and other incidents affecting motorists on Bay Area freeways, expressways and other major thoroughfares.
MTC is the transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.
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MTC Resolution No. 3708
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Recommended List of RM 2 Real-Time Transit Information Grant Program Fund Recipients
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Metropolitan Transportation Commission • 101 Eighth Street, Oakland, California 94607
This page was last modified Friday February 27, 2009
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963a0df8-3369-403e-a979-8856eba918ff,2018-08-20T09:29:50+00:00,2015-04-21,1,https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Texas-Senate-OKs-Cutting-Tuition-Benefits-for-Veterans-302647771.html,"The Texas Senate has approved slashing higher education benefits for veterans who are given free tuition for military service.
Republican state Sen. Brian Birdwell said Tuesday that the Hazlewood Act had become financially unsustainable without reforms. Costs for the program climbed nearly six-fold over the past four years and topped $169 million in 2014.
More dependents have begun receiving free tuition under Hazlewood than veterans.
The new guidelines would exclude veterans who haven't been Texas residents for eight years.
Veterans or their children would also now be required to use the benefit within 15 years of leaving military service.
The Senate passed the bill 24-7. Critics say the cuts send a signal that lawmakers are reneging on promises made to veterans.
The changes have yet to clear the House.",160,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216051.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820082010-20180820102010-00502.warc.gz,0.952679872512817
c645134e-ad0f-44b1-9d66-82a48dd62b9e,2016-07-29T12:05:19+00:00,2009-02-05,0,http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/32744_Dr._Death_Still_Alive,"Dr. Death Still Alive?
The Simon Wiesenthal Center suspects someone is lying: Nazi hunters doubt ‘Dr. Death’ truly dead.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center said on Thursday it had “serious doubts” about reports that Aribert Heim, dubbed ‘Dr. Death’ for killing concentration camp inmates with lethal injections to the heart, died in Cairo in 1992.
Efraim Zuroff, director of the Israel office of the center that hunts Nazi war criminals from World War Two, told Reuters “there is no doubt” Heim had lived in Egypt.
“But the question is whether he died in Egypt. We have serious doubts about that,” Zuroff said of the report carried by German television station ZDF on Wednesday and The New York Times. He cited the absence of any remains or proof of death.
He said German police had told him they had also not shut the case on Heim, the most notorious of surviving perpetrators of the Nazi killings of 6 million Jews during the war, who has been missing since evading German police in 1962.",232,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257830066.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071030-00194-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.97328919172287
55fb2caf-7d5b-4d0f-8ca1-9e19128780b0,2022-05-24T22:06:01+00:00,2010-09-01,0,https://impulsecreations.com/products/shadowland-power-man-tp,"Shadowland: Power Man TP
Original price $15.99 - Original price $15.99
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Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by MAHMUD ASRAR & RAY-ANTHONY HEIGHT Cover by MIKE PERKINS Hey, Iron Fist - meet the new Power Man! From the rubble of a destroyed tenement in Hell's Kitchen, a new hero rises to protect the citizens of New York - for a price! Opposing Daredevil's reign, the brash young vigilante makes himself a target for the vengeful blade of the Hand. What connection does he share with Danny Rand, and how will Iron Fist and Luke Cage - the original Power Man - protect him from the most despicable villains of their past? It's a Power Man and Iron Fist story like you've never seen before as the battle for the soul of New York City brings new heroes and villains to the forefront of the Marvel Universe! Collecting SHADOWLAND: POWER MAN #1-4 and material from X-MEN: CURSE OF THE MUTANTS SPOTLIGHT.",263,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662577259.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524203438-20220524233438-00027.warc.gz,0.855254352092743
a1e7eac3-0346-4179-9d34-e3eece8065dc,2013-05-18T05:26:26+00:00,2011-09-30,0,http://www.comicbooked.com/dcs-new-52-suffers-first-casualty/,"“My decision to leave was of my own choice. I was not fired. My decision to leave had nothing to do with the character of Static; I think Static is a great character with loads of potential, which I hope will get exploited. Given a lot of people’s suspicious feelings regarding the relationship between DC Comics and Milestone Media, I will also warn not to read into this that my decision was based on any decisions regarding the handling of the character by DC Comics.”
Static Shock was created by the late Dwayne McDuffie, but after his sudden death, DC Comics announced that they were giving the character his own series that would be headed by Rozum and Scott McDaniel. Static Shock first gained mainstream popularity in an animated series that ran four seasons on the WB network.
Rozum went on to say on his blog.
“I maintain a belief that the folks at DC also share a belief that Static has a lot of potential as part of the DCnU and that they would like the character to remain true to his origins and established nature. My decision had nothing to do with DC Comics. I’ve been very happy overall with my time at DC over the roughly 15 years that I’ve worked for them and I plan to continue working with them into the future. The feeling is mutual. I’m developing new material for them even as I write this. DC Comics is in no way responsible for my decision to leave Static Shock, and have been very supportive of this decision.”
At the time of this writing, DC has not announced any future plans for Static Shock nor who would be taking over for Rozum. The first issue of the new comic series hit the stands on September 7.",359,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00024-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.992018461227417
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446cea5f-a9a9-444d-b94c-27641531f6bf,2022-05-23T21:38:34+00:00,2022-04-04,1,https://investyadnya.in/stock-articles/hdfc-limited-to-merge-with-hdfc-bank-everything-you-need-to-know,"Everything you need to know
On the morning of Monday, April 4, 2022, the largest housing finance company, HDFC Limited, announced the merger with the largest private sector bank in India, HDFC Bank. Let's discuss the details of this merger and whether this decision will create any synergy benefits for the shareholders. Let’s discuss this in detail in this article as we move ahead.
HDFC Limited-HDFC Bank Merger:
- HDFC Limited on Monday, April 4, 2022, announced the merger of the company with its subsidiary HDFC Bank, the largest private sector bank, to create a large balance sheet and net worth that would allow a greater flow of credit into the economy. The Board expects that this merger will also enable the underwriting of larger ticket loans, including infrastructure loans.
HDFC Bank has a presence in more than 3,000 cities and towns through its 6,342 branches, with about 50% of these branches in semi-urban and rural geographies in the country. Leveraging this distribution might, the proposed transaction would broaden the home loan offering, synonymous with the national objective of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana that intends to provide housing for all.
What Will Shareholders of HDFC Limited Get?
- Shareholders of HDFC Limited as of the record date will receive 42 HDFC Bank shares (each with a face value of Rs.1) in exchange for 25 HDFC Limited shares (each with a face value of Rs.2), and the equity share(s) held by HDFC Limited in HDFC Bank will be extinguished in accordance with the Scheme.
After the merger, HDFC Bank's customers will be offered mortgages as a core product in a seamless manner. HDFC Bank will also leverage the long-term mortgage relationship to offer varied credit and deposit products enabled by better insights throughout the customer life-cycle. This will result in an enhanced value proposition and customer experience for all customers of the combined entity.
- The boards of HDFC Ltd. and HDFC Bank believe that the merger will create long-term value for all stakeholders, including customers, employees, and shareholders of both entities. The amalgamation of the two entities will provide further impetus to the government's vision of ""housing for all.""
- Transaction completion is subject to shareholders, creditors, and regulatory approvals, including from RBI, IRDAI, CCI, SEBI, and the Stock Exchange.
- This merger is expected to be completed within 18 months, subject to the completion of regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
What Should Shareholders Do?
This merger decision between HDFC Bank and HDFC Limited could prove to be a win-win situation for all the stakeholders amid rising regulatory developments and reforms. This merger seems to have short-term as well as long-term beneficial conditions for all the shareholders as well. One should not take an investment decision based on this news alone, but should follow due-diligence.
Originally Published On: https://blog.investyadnya.in/hdfc-limited-to-merger-with-hdfc-bank/",665,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662561747.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523194013-20220523224013-00426.warc.gz,0.94630753993988
162397dd-570d-454e-9587-0b2528a441af,2013-05-24T15:44:43+00:00,2013-05-24,1,http://www.voanews.com/content/aquarius-mission-to-look-at-connection-between-earths-climate-and-oceans-123634994/169669.html,"The U.S. space agency NASA launched a new satellite observatory Friday that will measure the saltiness of the world’s oceans. Scientists hope to learn what impact changes in ocean circulation and the salinity of the seawater are having on the globe’s changing climate.
Most of the Earth’s water cycle of rainfall and evaporation occurs over the oceans. At the same time that global temperatures are rising, scientists for more than a century have noted from shipboard and buoy measurements a change in global water cycle and ocean circulation patterns.
These changes in rainfall and evaporation have led to a gradual cooling of sea surface temperatures in some places and warmer waters in others.
To get a global view of how changes in the water cycle might be affecting climate, NASA scientists will be measuring the salinity, or the amount of salt dissolved in seawater with the Aquarius satellite.
Experts say the $287 million orbiting observatory will be able to measure ocean salinity within an eighth of a teaspoon, or a pinch of salt, per gallon of water.
Gary Lagerloef of the non-profit Earth and Science Research Institute in Seattle, Washington is Aquarius’ principal investigator.
Lagerloef says the Aquarius mission will focus on studying the interaction between global water cycle, the ocean circulation and how these interactions influence climate and climate variability.
“One of the big overarching questions in climate is, is the global water cycle changing? Many climate forecasting models suggest that it will change over time as the climate warms up,"" he said. ""But measuring these changes in rainfall over the ocean is very, very difficult to do. But salinity is actually a very important parameter of what might be going on.”
The Aquarius will generate monthly maps of saltwater circulation around the globe. Ocean water is saltiest in regions where evaporation is greater than rainfall and there’s less ocean salinity in places where rainfall exceeds evaporation.
The Aquarius satellite is equiped with a suite of onboard instruments contributed by Canada, France and Italy to measure ocean salinity, including radiometers that will detect microwaves from the surface of the world’s oceans as the observatory orbits every seven days.
Yi Chao, project scientist with the Aquarius mission at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena California, says the radiometers are like very precise, sensitive radio receivers.
""They collect the emissions from the ocean’s surface and different salt concentrations of the ocean emit different energy,"" Chao said. ""So once you have this emission measure from the radiometer, scientists go through the series of mathematic equations and formulas or you can think about a number of look-up tables to derive the salinity and to deliver the data required to answer those science questions.”
The Aquarius satellite, a collaboration between NASA and the Argentine space agency will join 13 other U.S. satellites devoted to studying the Earth, including rainfall levels, evaporation, sea levels and winds.",624,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00018-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.91071879863739
1dea0920-edf3-4a97-9eb8-986af0a77488,2016-07-29T17:57:13+00:00,2013-11-01,1,http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2013-11-01/pm-confirms-wales-will-get-more-devolved-powers/,"The Prime Minister has confirmed that the Welsh Government will be given powers to raise their own income tax - subject to a referendum. Stamp duty on the purchase of homes and other property will definitely be devolved.
There will also be more powers for the Government here to borrow money for major construction projects like the M4 relief road.
Our Political Editor Adrian Masters reports on how we could pay some of our taxes direct to the Welsh Government in the future.
More top news
Callum Williams of Wrexham pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to the woman police officer, assault and damaging property.
RSPCA says at first they thought the caller had confused the animal with a badger.
Welcome to the Newsweek Quiz - where we'll be testing your knowledge from the last seven days of news in Wales.",167,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257831770.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071031-00217-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.932502567768097
6dde8109-d580-473d-a5e9-a3b2ee7f0be9,2022-05-20T10:27:52+00:00,2021-01-01,0,https://www.layneschickenfingers.com/careers/,"More than employees…
At Layne’s, we don’t just provide great food, fun and fashion sense. We also offer great opportunities for youth in our communities. If you’ve read our History page (if not, you really should – it’s an epic tale filled with heroes, suspense and plot twists), you know that back in 1994, the original Layne’s location gave Mike Garratt his career start and became his extended family. Today, we strive to keep that feeling going and maintain our college-town attitude (well, at least the good parts) as we open more locations.
Building off the principle of
Obviously, we’re serious about Chicken Fingers. But we’re just as serious about providing our team members with the following:
We understand that no one succeeds alone. Through teamwork, we all win!
We provide real-life experience and leadership training you can take anywhere.
For team members who want to grow with us, opportunities abound within our company.
While every company says they like to have fun, we really do. In fact, you don’t know what real fun is until you’ve seen Astro Chicken in a thong.
Chief Finger Officer
Back in 1994, when people still used fax machines and the term “mullet” was popularized, Mike Layne opened the doors of our original location. The next year, a college student named Mike Garratt came by for lunch and, on his way inside, stopped to clean up the flowerbeds. Mike Layne noticed the gesture and thought Mike Garratt would make a good landscaper, but an even better addition to his Chicken Finger team. The two worked side by side, and as the restaurant’s following grew, Mike Garratt graduated from Texas A&M and became sole owner of Layne’s.
At some point along the way, Astro Chicken was brought on as spiritual guide and all-around baller. But his importance to the organization could not be denied, and in 2021 Astro Chicken was promoted to CFO – Chief Finger Officer.
Today, with a little help from some of Mike’s friends, we’re bringing Layne’s Soon to be Famous™ Chicken Fingers to everyone who craves excitement with a side of secret sauce.",511,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662531779.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520093441-20220520123441-00226.warc.gz,0.966900408267975
7b5137d9-96c1-431e-a543-44be7e4b3415,2017-08-20T13:45:50+00:00,2015-05-22,1,http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/This-Week-in-Energy-Oil-Glut-Easing-At-A-Snails-Pace.html,"The EIA released fresh weekly data this week that solidified a trend underway in the US. Oil inventories posted their fourth weekly decline, falling by another 2.8 million barrels. The US has now burned through 10 million barrels of oil from storage in a month, indicating that the supply glut continues to ease, although at a very slow rate. At the same time, however, the EIA also revealed a shocking jump in weekly production. Crude output across the country jumped by 300,000 barrels per day, an eye-grabbing number considering many other indicators point to an overall contraction. Still, that figure should be treated with a large grain of salt, as it is not the EIA’s most reliable metric. Weekly figures tend to be less accurate than forthcoming monthly data, which usually captures a clearer picture of the state of play.
The draw on inventories is largely attributable to the demand from downstream. Refineries are running at their highest levels in several months, providing a further boost to oil prices. Gasoline consumption is rocketing towards a ten-year high for the season. Related: Investors Turning Away From Green Energy
But there is a lot of hesitation in the oil markets. After two solid months of price gains between March and May, prices have hit a plateau and have even pulled back a bit. Global supplies are still elevated, and while demand is rising, it is not accelerating fast enough to significantly relieve the glut. It appears it will take some more time for things to balance out.
Meanwhile, the cost to use oil tankers is shooting through the roof as more are being called upon to ship and store oil. Chartering an oil tanker now costs 57 percent higher than it has in recent weeks. On May 20, tanker rates hit $83,412 per day, up from just $52,987 at the beginning of the month.
Part of the reason for the huge jump in daily tanker rates is because more oil is being exported from OPEC countries. Saudi Arabia is producing at its highest level in more than three decades. Iraq is poised to see a record high level for oil exports in the coming weeks, as it plans to boost oil exports to 3.75 million barrels per day in June. The massive increase in oil exports from Iraq, in particular, is a huge development for oil markets. As the world is dealing with a supply overhang, Iraq is pouring an additional three-quarters of a million barrels per day into the global pool of oil.
Another reason for high tanker rates is the ongoing use of ships to store oil. With oil prices expected to rise in the future, oil traders are parking their crude on ships, waiting for prices to bounce upwards. There are an estimated 20 million barrels floating somewhere out there in the oceans. Related: Terawatt Solar Farms By 2050?
Although oil trade is surging, the movement of LNG around the world is growing even faster. Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG) is nearing completion of its export terminal on the US Gulf Coast, with first shipment expected to depart in December. The FT reports that with the US and other nations entering the LNG business, LNG is on the brink of surpassing iron ore as the second most valuable commodity traded in the world (after oil). The surge in natural gas production in the US – and the corresponding crash in prices – is one major reason for the rising levels of trade. But the wave of liquefaction plants coming online now is another.
With LNG becoming a much more globally traded commodity, the method of pricing will have to change. Up until now, LNG has been traded on contracts linked to the price of oil rather than the gas itself. That was a quirk of history, dating back to a time when there was not enough supply of LNG to justify a spot market. With much more supply coming online, the market will have much more liquidity (excuse the pun), allowing LNG to gradually shift towards spot prices detached from the price of oil. That, in turn, will allow trade to further flourish, opening up lower cost LNG to countries in Asia where demand for the liquid fuel is high. Perhaps Royal Dutch Shell’s (NYSE: RDS.A) bet on BG Group (NYSE: BG) – whose portfolio is heavily weighted towards LNG – made some sense after all.
The US is gearing up to export LNG, but the fight over crude oil exports is still raging. With a glut of oil sloshing around the midsection of the country, US producers are pushing Congress to end the ban on exports. Facing low prices, lifting the ban would open up new markets for them, likely pushing up the price of a barrel of crude by a few dollars. Despite a lot of sympathy in Congress, the issue is highly controversial. Members of Congress are afraid of the blowback if gasoline prices happened to rise after lifting the ban. The outcome is uncertain. Bank of America recently predicted a 50 percent chance that the ban is scrapped within the next two years. Related: EU May Take Desperate Measures To Ensure Energy Security
Tensions heated up in the South China Sea this week with a war of words between the US and China. Top American officials including Secretary of Defense Ash Carter denounced China’s island-building in disputed territory. “There should be no mistake: The United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows, as we do all around the world,” Carter said as he embarked on a trip to the Pacific. Chinese commentary responded by arguing that the US was injecting itself into a regional issue that it was not party to. China also decried the hegemonic aspirations of US involvement in Asia. Tensions flared when a US aircraft flew over the islands and the Chinese military sent warnings, to which the US replied that it was flying in international airspace. No doubt the US would have a stronger legal leg to stand on if it actually passed the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, a treaty that Congress has thus far failed to approve.
By Evan Kelly Of Oilprice.com
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11e843e0-5aa9-4970-bcbb-3766a3fe7f48,2018-08-17T03:18:10+00:00,2018-01,0,https://www.complex.com/life/2018/01/1000-people-charged-with-child-pornography-facebook,"More than 1,000 people have been charged by police in Denmark after Facebook's new reporting tool caught on to sexually explicit videos involving two teenagers being shared on its platform.
According to Mashable, the two people in the video were 15 years old. Although this is the legal age of consent in Denmark, the sharing of the explicit video could still constitute as child pornography since the victims are under 18. The video was reportedly first shared on Facebook Messenger, and subsequently passed on hundreds of times. As a result, a total of 1,004 young people have been charged, 800 of whom are male.
The news comes as Facebook rolls out its pilot program to stop revenge porn and image abuse in its tracks. Thanks to the development of photo-matching technology, the social media platform's safety team can spot suspicious content and prevent additional uploads before they're able to be shared.
""It's a very big and complex matter that has taken a long time to investigate,"" said police inspector Lau Thygesen from North Zealand Police in a press statement. ""Not least because of the large number of charged. We have taken the case very seriously as it has major implications for those involved when such material is spread. And it must be stopped.""
If found guilty of distributing the indecent images, anyone among the accused could be listed for 10 years on a register of child pornography offenders or face jail time. A Danish police superintendent said the charges should serve as a warning to young people never to share sex videos.",304,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221211664.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817025907-20180817045907-00299.warc.gz,0.973592817783356
0f455861-02a0-4d9f-b804-83d2ff3d1829,2015-03-28T14:22:23+00:00,2013-11-06,1,http://nsvrc.org/print/news/news-field/21039,"By Jennifer Steinhauer
WASHINGTON — Reports of sexual assault in the military increased sharply during the last fiscal year, new Pentagon figures showed Wednesday, just weeks before a defense bill with provisions to tackle the problem is expected to reach the Senate floor.
There were 3,553 sexual assault complaints reported to the Defense Department in the first three quarters of the fiscal year, from October 2012 through June, a nearly 50 percent increase over the same period a year earlier. Defense Department officials said the numbers had continued to rise.
The numbers included sexual assaults by civilians on service members and by service members on civilians. Sexual assault was defined in the report as rape, sodomy and other unwanted sexual contact, including touching of private body parts. It did not include sexual harassment, which is handled by another office in the military.
Military officials cast the increase of reported complaints in positive terms and said it showed an increased willingness among victims of assault to come forward. But the numbers are also the latest in a series of developments underscoring the problem of sexual assault in the military, which has vexed Pentagon officials and drawn fire from Congress and the White House.
“More reports mean more victims are getting the necessary health care,” said Maj. Gen. Gary S. Patton, the director of the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office. “More reports means a bridge to more cases being investigated by law enforcement and more offenders being held accountable.”
Each year the department reports the number of assault claims, which lag behind a separate survey on sexual assault taken every other year among 1.4 million active-duty service members. Last summer that survey found that about 26,000 men and women in the military were sexually assaulted in 2011, up from 19,000 in 2010.
The release of the new data comes at a time when Congress is considering changes to the military justice system that would give sexual assault victims more resources and possibly reduce the power of military commanders to reverse the convictions of offenders.
On Thursday and Friday a congressional panel will hold public hearings designed to assess the progress of the military in reducing the problem of sexual assault. So far the Pentagon is offering military commanders more education on preventing such assaults, expanding an Air Force program designed to provide legal counsel directly to victims and increasing the accountability for leaders across the chain of command.
In a twist, the Pentagon found that a substantial number of the reported cases of sexual assault — something less than 10 percent — occurred before the victim entered the military.
“Folks have heard about the services and programs that we have for victims, and they are walking in the door to get those services,” General Patton said. “This is a strong indicator that people have heard our message and believe we are going to take care of them.”
The number of cases of sexual assault that occurred before a victim joined the military were included in the 3,553 complaints.
The defense bill that is set to come to the Senate floor this month includes various changes to the military justice system. Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, is to offer an amendment that would take sexual assault cases outside the military chain of command and give military prosecutors, rather than accusers’ commanders, the power to decide which cases to try. Pentagon leaders are strongly opposed to Ms. Gillibrand’s amendment.
Senator Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri, is pushing legislation that does not go as far. Supported by the Pentagon and Senator Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who is chairman of the Armed Services Committee, the measure would strip commanders of their ability to overturn jury verdicts and mandate dishonorable discharge or dismissal for anyone convicted of sexual assault. But it would keep control of court-martial proceedings within the chain of command.
Another measure offered this week by Senator Barbara Boxer, Democrat of California, would exempt victims of sexual assault from having to testify at what the military calls Article 32 pretrial hearings, which can include cross-examinations of victim that are so intense they frighten many victims from coming forward.
On Wednesday, Ms. Gillibrand made a broad push in an effort to drum up 60 votes in support of her measure.
“There is no accountability,” she said during a news conference on Capitol Hill. “Because the trust that any justice will be served has been irreparably broken under the current system, where commanders hold all the cards over whether a case moves forward for prosecution.”
Ben Klay, a former Marine, choked up as he described the ordeal of his wife, Ariana Klay, a former Marine officer who was sexually assaulted.
“I’m lucky I married someone so strong,” he said, as Ms. Gillibrand and Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, appeared to cry. “Even though she still suffers.”
There remains little support for Ms. Gillibrand’s bill within the Pentagon.
“We want commanders more involved in solving this problem of sexual assault in the military, not less involved,” General Patton said.
(To read original article, visit this New York Times link )",1063,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297587.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00018-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.964401185512543
83f5c603-dd75-48e6-8fbb-103281d54bca,2017-08-20T21:18:28+00:00,2016-12-09,1,http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/passengers-set-more-misery-southern-12242307,"Passengers travelling into and out of London Victoria are set for further misery after Southern Rail drivers announced more strikes next month.
Train drivers union ASLEF (Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen) announced on its website new strike dates will commence on December 13, 14 and 16 then again between January 9 and 14.
The walkouts, backed by 87% of ASLEF members, come in response to the introduction of driver-only trains.
Southern Rail services run in and out of Victoria .
Commenting on ASLEF's announcement Charles Horton, Govia Thameslink Railway's Chief Executive Officer, said: ""Passengers will be rightly furious that these wholly unnecessary and unjustified strikes have been called in the run up to Christmas and in the New Year.
""The travelling public has endured months of misery and seen their work and family lives turned upside down by RMT's futile industrial action with conductors.
""Now ASLEF and the drivers want to compound that suffering by joining the fray in launching more pointless strikes.
""It’s perfectly safe for the driver to have sole responsibility for the operation of a modern train, and that's how a third of the trains up and down the country - with the full agreement and support of ASLEF - already operate today.
""These strikes will have a devastating impact on the South East economy and people's everyday lives which will bring Southern to a standstill.
""We urge the union to get round the table with us to continue our talks and resolve their dispute without causing further unnecessary grief to passengers.
""Passengers have made it crystal clear that they want an end to these strikes.
""Both the RMT and ASLEF should take stock and listen, if not to us, then at least to the travelling public. Let's end these strikes now without further suffering.""
In a statement on its website, ASLEF said: ""ASLEF members on Southern Railways have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a trade dispute over the company’s decision to force through driver only operation on the franchise.
""We say there should be no introduction and/or extension of new driver-only operated routes on Southern without the agreement of ASLEF.""
Keep up to date with the latest news in west London via the free getwestlondon app.
You can even set it to receive push notifications for all the breaking news in your area.",500,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106990.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820204359-20170820224359-00126.warc.gz,0.953107237815857
b7869ea3-f17f-4fb2-9eec-57df6908ba21,2017-08-21T19:36:33+00:00,2017-08-21,1,http://ameinfo.com/money/economy/dubai-parks-disabled-friendly-soon/,"Dubai Parks to be disabled friendly soon
Dubai Municipality public parks department has announced that the department is planning to restructure all major parks in the emirate to make them more accessible and friendly for disabled people. The project will start in October and take two years to complete.
Initially the project will be implemented in Al Mamzar Beach Park and Jumeirah Beach Park followed by other major parks.
The move comes as part of civic body’s keenness to achieve the strategic goal of Dubai Government to be one of the most friendly cities in the world for people with special needs by 2020 through the initiative ‘My Community … A City for Everyone’ launched by HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council.
Hussain Nasser Lootah, the director general of Dubai Municipality said ‘It will cover all major public and residential parks, and the move is aimed at giving disabled children a place to play to help them mingle with the society members in all fields of life.
‘Dubai Municipality has paid great attention to special needs by setting requirements for Dubai’s buildings and public facilities, including parks, streets and markets, as well as by holding activities that aim to reach out to and integrate people with special needs,’ Lootah said.
‘Dubai Municipality is keen to support constructive humanitarian initiatives in different fields and it has joined the hands with hundreds of institutions both locally and globally to help people have better living conditions,’ he said.
‘All parks would ultimately have playing equipments for children with special-needs, wheelchair, toilet facilities, as well as parking spaces for disabled drivers. Disabled people would be given free access to all major parks and while wheelchairs will be available for them in these parks,’ he added.",385,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109525.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821191703-20170821211703-00501.warc.gz,0.965746104717255
257289b4-1a11-4c39-8258-80d5abe9127c,2017-08-18T03:03:01+00:00,2017-06-23,1,http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-california-climate-talks-20170623-story.html,"The end of annual budget negotiations usually brings a sense of calm to the Capitol, but behind the scenes Gov. Jerry Brown has intensified his efforts to reach a deal with lobbyists and lawmakers on a blueprint for California’s future climate change policies.
An agreement to extend the state's landmark cap-and-trade program, which requires companies to buy permits to release greenhouse gas emissions, may not be possible before the end of next week — the governor’s original goal for resolving its fate. However, Brown’s advisers believe they can seal the deal in July, and negotiations escalated this month after a previous effort stalled in the Assembly.
The governor’s office has hosted a steady stream of meetings this week with advocates from environmental and industry groups, as well as various factions of legislators. Brown made a rare visit to the offices of Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) and Senate leader Kevin de Léon (D-Los Angeles) in an attempt to overcome their reluctance to push the issue on the heels of another contentious vote to raise the state’s gas tax.
At the same time, legislators, particularly those in the Assembly, have held their own confabs to stake out negotiating positions. Even some Republicans are involved, working with moderate Democrats on a series of business-friendly priorities such as using state funding to help the agriculture industry reduce emissions with cleaner equipment. Meanwhile, a progressive cadre of Democrats have pushed the governor to address the state’s affordable housing shortage.
“We are not close,” De Léon said Wednesday. “We still have to do a lot of hard work.”
The governor’s office has been developing draft proposals and circulating them in the Capitol, and several have been reviewed by The Times. Although the documents have not been publicly released and details remain in flux, they’ve provided the foundation for negotiations among environmentalists, labor leaders, industry groups and utilities — all of which have a stake in California’s climate policies.
Provisions favored by oil companies have been particularly divisive, including one idea that would limit regulations on refineries.
After a Wednesday meeting with Rendon, Brown demurred when asked about the proposals floated by his administration.
“Can’t talk about it,” he said.
The governor is eager to finalize a deal as he contrasts California’s environmental leadership with President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris accord on fighting global warming. Brown has also ramped up his efforts on the international stage, gaining a role as a “special advisor” at the next United Nations conference on climate change later this year. He recently traveled to China, where he met with President Xi Jinping to discuss increased cooperation.
“Since the governor returned from his trip to China, he’s exerted his leadership directly,” said Rob Lapsley, president of the California Business Roundtable. “That’s dramatically helped the conversations move forward.”
Nancy McFadden, a top aide to the governor, said “it’s going to take a bit longer than we would have liked” to reach a deal and that they’re aiming for a vote on extending cap and trade in early July.
The ongoing talks are aimed at reaching a two-thirds vote in each house of the Legislature, a high threshold intended to insulate cap and trade from future legal challenges.
Much of the debate is focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming, but slashing pollution in disadvantaged communities has also been an essential part of the negotiations.
A draft of the governor’s proposal would boost monitoring of air pollution to better determine where issues need to be addressed. The California Air Resources Board and local air districts would be responsible for developing neighborhood-level plans to mitigate the problems, a more localized approach than regulators currently employ.
The plan is geared toward addressing the concerns of environmental justice advocates, who are focused on alleviating pollution to improve public health. Amy Vanderwarker, co-director of the California Environmental Justice Alliance, said her organization “has been encouraged” by the conversations, but wants to make sure that any measure includes “real teeth.”
The governor’s draft proposal would extend the cap-and-trade program — the only one of its kind in the country — until 2030 and modify its operations.
Among the changes would be a cap on the price of emission permits, although the exact level is still being debated. The idea has concerned some advocates who fear the state’s focus on managing prices would detract from its ability to ensure emission reductions.
“We’re very concerned about some of the discussions in the Capitol,” said Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund, an organization that’s been among cap and trade’s most vocal promoters.
During a recent panel discussion in Sacramento, McFadden said the administration was dedicated to making sure that cap and trade remained “environmentally effective.”
Another controversial part of the talks is a provision that would benefit oil companies by limiting the Air Resources Board’s ability to regulate refineries. The board had proposed requiring refineries to slash their greenhouse gas emissions by 20%.
Local air districts would also be prevented from creating another level of rules on greenhouse gases from refineries and other industrial facilities, a step that Bay Area regulators have considered.
Finding the right balance between environmental and industry goals will be an ongoing challenge for negotiators.
""We still want to land this plane, but right now the runway looks a little too oily,” said Alex Jackson, a San Francisco-based lawyer for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Hanging in the balance is revenue from the cap-and-trade program, which has ranged from several million dollars to more than $1 billion in recent years.
Negotiations haven’t yet centered on how the state would spend the money — some of which Brown is counting on for building the bullet train, the largest infrastructure project in the country.
Money has also been spent on projects intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as mass transit and electric car rebates.
Lawmakers leave for their summer recess on July 21.",1292,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104560.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818024629-20170818044629-00344.warc.gz,0.963806450366974
fd0b30b0-6b9d-49aa-b80a-199314b799d0,2020-10-21T09:34:07+00:00,2018-02-20,0,https://germanhoops.com/2018/02/20/demond-mallet-retires-and-gives-farewell-letter/?shared=email&msg=fail,"Demond Mallett has had a storied 17 year career and had a lot of his success in Germany. He always wanted to retire at age 40. His birthday is Thursday February 22 and the American from Leesville, Louisiana will officially retire from the game he cherished at age 40. He will officially be retired in a ceremony in Bamberg Friday night before a Euroleague game against Crvena Zvezda. Exactly how the retirement ceremony will be is a surprise to him, but Bamberg fans will be in for a real special treat having the chance to recount those wonderful memories of the 2005 BBL title win where he was so instrumental as well as see him in person.
Mallet started his illustrious career with McNeese St. (NCAA) in 1997 and had a great 4 year career and as a senior played 31 games leading the Southland conference in scoring at 21.3ppg), 3.3rpg, 2.1apg, StealsSouthland-2(2.1spg), FGP: 43.1%, 3PT: 38.9%, FT: 79.6%. He finished his collegiate career at McNeese State as the all-time leader in career three-pointers made (331), and steals (206) and third in points scored (1,941). He started his professional basketball career in 2001 and would spend his first 6 years in Germany.
He quickly became a lethal scorer in the BBL with Basket Braunschweig averaging a staggering 21,1ppg in his three years. His amazing offensive talent got the attention of Bamberg who swiped him up and Mallet would play 2 seasons there from 2004-2006 winning his first professional title. In that time, he belonged to the top point guards in the German BBL and in the title season he played 30 games averaging 15.9ppg, 2.1rpg, 2.3apg, 1.4spg, 2FGP: 46.3%, 3PT: 41.5%. He also played 20 Euroleague averaging 13.6ppg, 1.7rpg, 2.0apg, 2FGP: 57%, 3PT: 36.9%, FT: 64.8%. The next season he moved to RheinEnergie Koeln (Germany-1.Bundesliga) where his winning ways continued with the German cup and played 13 Euroleague games averaging 12.8ppg, 2.7rpg, 2.3apg, 2FGP: 46.3%, 3FGP: 37.1%, FT: 81.8%. In the BBL, he played 43 games averaging 12.7ppg, 2.4rpg, 2.3apg, 1.1spg, 2FGP: 55.1%, 3FGP: 40.4%, FT: 75.7%.
In 2007 his path took him to DKV Joventut Badalona (Spain-ACB) where he proved he belonged to the top American players in the best league in Europe helping the team win the ULEB Cup. In both seasons, he had solid stats scoring in double figures in every competition. In his last 8 seasons as a professional, he would play three seasons with Belgacom Spirou Charleroi (Belgium-Ethias League) winning the league title in 2011 as well as being named league MVP. He also played one more season in Germany with the Artland Dragons, had a brief stay in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv and returned back to Spain and played two seasons with his former team FIATC Joventut Badalona who retired his jersey last season and his last basketball station last season was with Sluc Nancy Basket Pro (France-ProA). German Hoops had the honor fof being one of the first sites to get the exclusive letter below
To My First Love,
Basketball, you have been the love of my life ever since I was first introduced to you and you have continued to be from then until now. Moreover, you have continued to be my life partner with whom I have shared my biggest dreams and deepest fears, my private pain and hateration. You have not only been by my side, but on my side. I am persuaded that our marriage was a match made in Heaven.
Ecclesiastes reminds us that there is a time and a season for everything and that all good things must come to an end. We are persuaded that it is time that our playing days end. It is time to hang up our sneakers and retire. Although our playing days will end, our love of the game continues. We don’t know what tomorrow holds, but we do know who holds tomorrow and we are persuaded that we will land someplace where our love of the game can continue in a different capacity.
No one achieves success alone. Help must be provided along the way. We had a lot of it and we are compelled to say thank you. First, we must thank God without whom our love would have never flourished and the journey would have never begun and success would have never been achieved. Thanks to my Mom, my Dad and my Big Brother for all the encouragement and support along the way. I was blessed to have a world-class agent, Craig McKenzie, guiding my career. Craig, it goes without saying that you are the best of class and I thank you for all you’ve done and continue to do. Our journey was filled with awesome coaches like Hub Jordan, Grant Westerchill, Ron Everhart, Rick Carlisle, Ken Scalabroni, Sasha Obradovic, Dirk Baureman, Aito Garcia Reneses, Sito Alonso, Murat Ozyer, Stefan Koch, David Blatt, Bozzi Giovoni and Gregg Benoit. Thank you all for trusting and believing in us. Not only that, we had some exceptionally gifted and talented teammates along the way. We worked hard, bled and fought on that hardwood together. Whether it was the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat we shared them both together. We thank you all for the journey and the friendship that will last a lifetime. I also want to send a special thanks to Patrick King, Alvaro Tor, Igor Crespo, Misko Raznatovic, David Garcia Casanova, and Jordi Fernandez. I want to thank all the leagues I played in with my first being the German BBL, the Euroleague and the Eurocup. Finally to my love Basketball, I don’t want to list all of the accolades throughout my career that you given to me but I thank you and love you for this journey. You have been an extraordinary life-long partner! I look forward to continuing the journey in another capacity, of course, with you by my side. I don’t want to say good-bye so I’ll say see you later. God bless you all.
- Mallet Done!!",1446,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107876307.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021093214-20201021123214-00216.warc.gz,0.980580270290375
e9655c63-1725-4bde-992c-612e1ccb12ca,2022-05-19T16:37:24+00:00,2022-01-25,1,https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2022/jan/25/winds-of-change-in-pakistan-as-pm-imran-khan-loses-support-of-partymen-army-report-2411178.html,"ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has lost the support of his own partymen and the army, indicating 'winds of change' in Pakistan, reported the Policy Research Group (POREG).
Defence Minister of the ruling Pakistani government Pervez Khattak's attack on Imran Khan about the negligence of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) by the Centre and greater dissatisfaction within the military over Imran Khan's handling of internal security can become a major cause of concern for Pakistan Prime Minister.
In the short to medium term, Khattak might represent a danger to Prime Minister Imran Khan.
According to Maiteen Haider of the renowned Lahore newspaper The Nation, Khattak has the backing of eighty legislators in the lower house of Parliament (National Assembly) for an 'in-house' charge.
Khattar's outburst during a parliamentary party gathering on January 13 came just one day after he was alleged to have missed the inauguration of Pakistan's new National Security Policy.
Recent rumours that the ruling party has developed severe flaws have gained credence as a result of this, reported the research group.
""KP is being neglected in the provision of electricity and gas while these facilities are being enjoyed by the people of other provinces,"" he fumed as Imran Khan squirmed.
He warned Imran Khan, ""if the situation lingered on, the people of KP would not vote for the PTI.""
Another PTI veteran, Noor Alam also critiqued Imran Khan saying, ""It seems that Peshawar is not a district of this country, but Mianwali and Swat are,"" he said comparing his home town to the Prime Minister's constituency. And created a flutter in political circles, saying ""Am I not a Pakistani, am I only here to cast my vote?""
The Army also seems to be against Imran Khan, both for keeping Gen. Bajwa and for his egregious handling of internal security, reported the research group.",410,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662529538.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519141152-20220519171152-00021.warc.gz,0.970731675624847
7eb9f14d-519a-4c69-87fc-1b2ab4f7feca,2020-10-29T14:43:27+00:00,2020-06-26,1,https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001376706/zimbabwe-suspends-stock-exchange-mobile-payments-over-economic-sabotage,"Zimbabwe on Friday suspended trade on the stock exchange and mobile phone-based payments to address what President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government called “criminality and economic sabotage”.
The decision to suspend mobile payments will hit the economy hard as more than 80 per cent of all transactions are conducted on phones due to a shortage of banknotes, according to central bank data.
In a statement on Friday, government spokesman Nick Mangwana said the move, which takes immediate effect, was part of efforts to arrest the slide of the Zimbabwe dollar, which has sharply devalued since its reintroduction last year after a decade of dollarisation.
“Government is in possession of impeccable intelligence which constitutes a prima facie case whereby the phone-based mobile money systems of Zimbabwe are conspiring, with the help of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, either deliberately or inadvertently, in illicit activities that are sabotaging the economy,” the statement said.
The suspension of all mobile payments and the stock market was meant to allow “intrusive investigations”.
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The government says mobile payment platforms were major drivers of a roaring foreign currency trade outside formal banking channels, with multiple listed stocks such as Old Mutual providing proxy exchange rates implied by their prices on foreign bourses such as the London Stock Exchange.
On Tuesday, Zimbabwe’s central bank began weekly foreign currency auctions in a bid to draw scarce foreign currency into the formal market.",353,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107904287.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029124628-20201029154628-00131.warc.gz,0.949732422828674
4e6672f9-bce0-420f-b78c-310f554a2723,2020-10-21T05:50:16+00:00,2014-09-09,1,https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/Africa-Monitor/2014/0909/A-billion-Africans-under-18-by-mid-century-More-jobs-or-more-angry-youth,"A version of this post appeared on Africa in Transition. The view's expressed are the author's own.
A recent report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) forecasts that if current trends persist, one in every four people on the planet will be African by the year 2100.
Even accounting for a decline in fertility brought on by greater prosperity, UNICEF predicts that by 2050 alone, the number of Africans under the age of eighteen may swell to around one billion.
The report concludes that more emphasis must be placed on access to reproductive health services, girls’ education, and vital statistics systems.
Such numbers should inform development strategies and common perceptions on the African continent.
The notion of a “demographic dividend” in Africa seems largely misguided, and should not be passively viewed as inevitable. The dividend arises when fertility rates fall due to better health outcomes, but this process has been slow to arrive in Africa.
Some claim that a large pool of labor can provide an engine of growth through expanded light manufacturing, but the fact is that African labor markets are currently unable to absorb a vast and growing supply of workers.
With some notable exceptions, low-wage manufacturing jobs have remained in Asia and the steady growth in labor saving technology also bodes poorly for a manufacturing revolution in Africa, all while service-led growth has severe limitations.
Education must be made a key priority for donors and governments across the continent. Although school enrollment for children in Africa has improved significantly in absolute numbers over the last two decades, these gains have been undermined by the steadily increasing population.
Evidence abounds that investments in education, especially when targeted towards girls and women, help develop a productive and resilient workforce. Recent studies from the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC, reinforced by Nobel laureate Erik Maskin of Harvard University, show that investing in quality education can boost skills development and reduce in-country inequality.
No country exemplifies the challenges and ambiguities of demographic and economic growth like Nigeria. News of Nigeria overtaking South Africa as the largest economy on the continent was met with much excitement.
However, with a rapidly growing population of almost 180 million and an adjusted GDP per capita less than one fifth of South Africa’s, Nigeria is desperately poor by any measure. Its economy remains dependent on oil exports and much of the new foreign investment ventures are directed at tapping the growing market for fast-moving consumer goods, rather than expanding labor absorbing industries.
With little economic diversification and a weak education system the chances that Nigeria’s youth of today or tomorrow will find productive employment and sustainable livelihoods are reduced.
A population that is both underemployed and undereducated breeds an environment of discontent that can provide a large recruitment base for extremist groups like Boko Haram.
The Ebola crisis has shown that problems of poverty are not beholden to national boundaries. If African governments, their donors, and their private sector partners do not adapt strategies to mitigate the dangers of demographic explosion, future generations of Africans and non-Africans will be much worse for it.
Explore the data for Generation 2030 | Africa here: data.unicef.org/gen2030/
Diptesh Soni is a consultant in UNICEF’s public advocacy section and a recent graduate of the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). The views expressed do not reflect those of his employer. You can follow him on twitter at @dipteshpsoni.",717,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107875980.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021035155-20201021065155-00649.warc.gz,0.944338619709015
b1bb055d-0e29-4984-8420-13dffafc4a21,2022-05-16T09:39:08+00:00,2022-05-16,0,http://www.energystockblog.com/tag/tips/,"It is a difficult task to pick out individual stocks to invest in. If you are investing as a hobby then you may not have access to the information that a professional trader would have. Professional investors also have access to computer programs that read data about the market and give suggestions for investment based on algorithms that monitor past performance.
Earnings momentum is one of the main things that should be considered when you are looking for a company to invest in. If a company has shown strong growth in the last twelve months, then there is a good chance that this trend will continue. Although shares in these types of companies may be quite expensive to buy because they will be in demand, you will see a return on these shares if prices continue to increase.
How To Find Good Stocks?
There is much more to choosing stocks than simply looking at the price. You will also need to do some research into the company itself. Ideally, you want to be looking for companies that are not only doing well financially but also have a low amount of debt. You should also make use of a stock screener, this will help you find shares that are interesting really quickly. Using filters to eliminate companies from your watch list that do not fit your investing criteria. One of the best technical stock screener’s you can try is here, which allows you to monitor 52 week highs, lows and various other technical analysis studies on a huge list of companies.
Short interest ratio is another factor that should be looked at. If traders believe that a company is in trouble and the stock price may fall, they may sell their stocks short in order to try and minimize their losses. If there is a large ratio of stocks that are being sold short, then this may be an indication that this is something that you should avoid.
There are never any guarantees when you are investing in the stock market, but following these tips should give you the best chance of making a profit.",394,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662510097.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516073101-20220516103101-00206.warc.gz,0.970605432987213
2cbc0a85-6710-451f-b08d-8f4510a9885c,2020-10-30T02:09:01+00:00,2020-05-01,0,https://www.greenergonomics.com.au/emotional-fatigue-from-the-constant-change-during-covid-19/,"Many people are currently working from home due to the social distancing requirements of COVID-19. There has been a need to be proactive and creative in managing the challenges this presents.
As the initial response phase of COVID-19 moves forward to the next phase, we are faced with the reality of a “new normal”. There is the potential that we can experience an emotional fatigue that can come with the stress of a constant response to the change. Communication is essential for early intervention and effective solutions to the negative affects of stress on our mental health. Consider the following to keep yourself on track:
- Keep a routine, whatever works for you.
- Wake at your regular time (and finish work at a regular time)
- Shower and get dressed for the day.
- Schedule exercise and time outdoors, where possible.
- Schedule regular online catch ups with colleagues, friends, and family.
Video meeting platforms have provided a great way to recreate the regular face to face contact that we would normally have. However, as restrictions ease, there may be some unexpected anxiety and apprehension as we return to the workplace and social gatherings. If you are struggling there are lots of resources that can help. There are also some great resources you can access that provide strategies for mental health support:
- Head to Health is an Australian government website that provides Australians with trusted information and digital supports to help support everyone’s mental health and wellbeing during this pandemic. This page covers where to get the facts about the COVID-19 outbreak, tips for maintaining good mental health, information on how to access mental health services, information for parents, and how to keep older Australians safe and connected by helping them get established online https://headtohealth.gov.au/covid-19-support/covid-19
- “MoodGym” is an interactive program which helps you to learn and practise skills which can help to prevent and manage symptoms of depression and anxiety. moodgym.com.au
- “MyCompass” from the Black Dog Institute is an easy to use, personalised self-help tool for mental health blackdoginstitute.org.au
Employers and employees have a responsibility for health and safety in the workplace and this duty of care extends to remote work requirements, including work from home arrangements. (NSW) Work Health & Safety Act 2011. If you want more information about WH&S obligations and ergonomics considerations to support your business, we would love to hear from you.
Always report any problems to your workplace. If symptoms of pain or discomfort persist, advice from a medical professional may be appropriate.",550,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107906872.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030003928-20201030033928-00251.warc.gz,0.951927542686462
efcea461-0339-4cb8-b4a8-9ab5e111a4f8,2016-07-26T14:16:21+00:00,2011-08-31,1,http://www.voanews.com/content/asian-sand-smugglers-expand-130106893/168003.html,"Singapore's decades-long effort to reclaim land from the ocean has expanded the nation's coastline and fueled its building boom. But it has also depleted its supply of sand. In recent years, the massive sand shortage has been worsened by export bans by neighboring countries, driving up the price and encouraging the smuggling of useable land-fill.
It used to be that sand dredgers had only to travel to nearby Indonesia to get sand for use in Singapore construction projects. But the Indonesian government banned exports after activists and locals complained about disappearing islands and ruined riverbeds. Vietnam and Malaysia have enacted similar curbs on the practice. In Cambodia, officials have curtailed dredging and suspended sales as they assess the environmental damage caused by sand mining.
Environmentalists say this is forcing miners to search elsewhere in the region and driving the practice of sand smuggling in the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Burma.
George Boden is a campaigner for the London-based environmental group Global Witness, which reported on sand mining in Cambodia earlier this year.
“In fact some of the sand trade has also moved on from Cambodia, and Burma has now become a major source. And it’s our understanding - and for sand it’s quite possible - that Singapore is also looking beyond Cambodia for other countries in the region to fulfill its needs,” he said.
Singapore has expanded its physical borders by 22 percent over the past half century by filling in the surrounding sea with sand. Analysts say new reclamation projects will require enormous quantities of sea-sand. The tiny island-state also needs salt-free river sand for construction.
Gavin Greenwood is a security analyst for the Hong Kong-based firm Allan & Associates and has followed this issue for many years. He says that demand is proving lucrative for nearby countries.
“Freshwater sand is far superior for construction purposes than sea sand, simply because sea sand is, by its nature, with the salt in it ... highly corrosive. And to make it usable for construction you should have to wash it to get as much of the salt out as possible,"" he said. ""Much of the reclamation in, shall we say, Singapore will be supporting large buildings with a huge amount of piling which is concrete, steel and so forth. So if you can get river sand or earth or crushed rock or a combination of all three, you’re saving yourself a great deal of money and future problems.”
Government bans in nearby countries have complicated life for Singapore builders. The government requires sand to be authorized with the correct paperwork, signifying it was legally obtained.
Companies such as Rangoon-based Bholat General Services and Philippine operator Mecca MFG tout themselves openly on the Internet, offering customers access to large quantities of sand that have been approved by the Singapore government.
Other companies offering sand from Burma include Bangkok International and Myanmar Asia Glory Trading. A spokesman for Asia Glory said river sand was being mined from the Salween and Irrawaddy rivers. The spokesman said while operations have been halted during the rainy season, sand mining and exports would resume in November.
A Mecca MFG spokesman said there are three large areas in the Philippines suitable for sand mining - primarily around Mount Pinatubo in Luzon, where clean river sand is available in abundance.
Similar offers for sand are made by Thai, Cambodian and Vietnamese companies.
Environmentalists say the practice causes widespread ecological damage to rivers, depletes fish stocks and substantially reduces the livelihoods of villagers who lead a subsistence lifestyle. The money involved also makes regulation difficult.
In Cambodia, some companies have flouted a government suspension of dredging. Activists claim that smuggling continues despite government bans in Indonesia, as well as in the east Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on Borneo.
S.M. Murthu is a council member of the Malaysian Nature Society and an adviser to the Environmental Protection Association in Sabah. He says the smuggling of sand into Singapore is continuing from around Southeast Asia, where laws are not enforced due to corruption.
“Smuggling is with the knowledge of certain authorities because nowadays ... in Southeast Asia, everything has a price. It’s illegal, so there are certain people who are paid to keep their eyes shut. They solve the problem that way,” he noted.
A year ago, 34 Malaysian civil servants were arrested for accepting bribes and sexual favors in relation to illicit sand sales. At that time, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad claimed up to 700 trucks a day were loaded with sand which was then smuggled across the border into Singapore.
Muthu says that brisk smuggling pace continues today. He says he has previously investigated complaints of illegal sand mining that resulted in villages being swept away, only to be told by Malaysian authorities this was not the case.
“I have seen houses already in the water. I have seen houses perched along the bankside, just waiting to sink into the rivers. It’s quite bad because these people do not care,"" Muthu said. ""We have laws, but they are only on paper; in terms of practical enforcement it’s almost nil. They are all political statements at the end of the day. They just give into those who are looking for cheap sand.”
George Boden’s report for Global Witness prompted Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to suspend dredging while his government assessed the ecological damage to the Tatai River. However, fishermen still complain that sand mining has not ceased. Boden wants international donors, who contribute heavily to the country’s annual budget, to pressure the Cambodian government to act against smugglers and illegal dredging.
“Certainly some dredging is still taking place and that really falls far short of the recommendations that we made in our report. Things we were really calling for is a proper regulatory environment, transparency over how the resources are allocated and the revenue that is collected,"" Boden stated. ""And also proper environmental and social safeguards to ensure that the dredging is carried out in such a way that it is not massively damaging.”
Singapore’s land reclamation also has broader political ramifications because the trade in sand antagonizes relations between Singapore and its neighbors. Indonesia and Malaysia fear constant land reclamation means Singapore is now encroaching into their territorial waters.
Security analyst Greenwood is urging Singapore to protect its reputation in Southeast Asian as an environmental role model, by enacting stronger safeguards against the illegal mining.
“Singapore’s contention is that it’s legal from its end because it requires various certification and so forth from the various countries it buys from. The real problem is how valid would those certifications be in a broader legal context, and how damaging this whole thing is to Singapore from a diplomatic and reputational position and context,"" Greenwood said. ""Singapore is very defensive and protective of its reputation as a serious country with rule of law and a strong environmental record.”
Singapore plans to add tens of square kilometers of additional land to its borders in the next 20 years. That growth will maintain a strong demand for sand imports and could threaten more areas of Southeast Asia where weak regulation and official corruption allow damaging mining to continue.",1488,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824994.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00250-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967807173728943
1bfbf9f2-d349-4a62-9c38-5cfb69c1e266,2017-08-19T20:36:02+00:00,2014-01-31,0,http://footballnewsindia.in/sushant-mathew-joins-rangdajied-united-loan/,"Sushant Mathew Joins Rangdajied United on Loan
Sushant Mathew who had a splendid career with big clubs such as Mahindra United, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan is currently in Kerala with Rangdajied United squad for the upcoming Federation Cup.
“Sushanth is a talented player and I know him very well. He always comes out with hundred per cent effort and that will help us in Federation Cup and remaining I-League matches,” said Santosh Kashyap to TOI.
We wish Sushant Mathew a successful stint with Rangdajied United.",133,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105922.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819201404-20170819221404-00487.warc.gz,0.96769106388092
196b3545-cf2f-4c6e-9310-6a785678e9d8,2015-04-02T09:52:40+00:00,2015-03-17,0,https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nvidia.hawkenlwp&feature=nav_result,"WARNING: Some devices may not move the background due to custom launchers. Mostly HTC and Samsung devices have this problem. Also with this as the live wallpaper, changing the volume at the home screens will change the media volume rather then ringtone volume. Keep this in mind.
DESCRIPTION: This is an unofficial live wallpaper made for the game Hawken. It's not an advanced wallpaper by any means, just a layered image with clouds. You can change the speed of the clouds without any issues by going to the live wallpaper settings normally, or double tapping anywhere on the home screen to bring up the settings menu.
If you download this and it doesn't work on your device, please let me know, so I can either try to get it working, or remove it from the compatible device list. There are currently over 2000 android devices, and there is no way I can check my program against all of them on my own.
Now you too can control your world. Or at least look the part
YOU HAVE TO INSTALL THE SKIN FROM WITHIN THE APP! IT DOES NOT INSTALL ON ITS OWN!
*Zooper Widget (PRO ONLY): http://goo.gl/7cO6t
*Media Utilities152: http://goo.gl/Eu5Gu4
it is also HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you use Nova Launcher: http://goo.gl/dO5UXV
(You can use whatever setup you prefer. But in the event you want it to look like the screenshot here is what I used)
Desktop grid 10x8
If you have any issues or need help with anything feel free to email me
In the free version there are:
- tank M1 Abrams
- helicopter Boeing AH-64 Apache
- jet fighter McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
The upgraded version includes:
- Guardian Armored Security Vehicle (ASV) M11117
- High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) M1114 Humvee
- Desert Patrol Vehicle (DPV)
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
- Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
- General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
- Saab JAS 39 Gripen
- Mikoyan MiG-29 (Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-29, ""Fulcrum"")
- Sukhoi Su-27 (Сухой Су-27, ""Flanker"")
- Eurofighter Typhoon
- more background settings (different sky images)
Want to feel like being in the war zone, seeing a battlefield? Give this live wallpaper a try!
It's nothing huge, but I wanted it on my devices. :D
This is a live wallpaper, and does not show up in your app drawer. You must apply it from your home screen directly. If you have trouble doing so, I suggest a tutorial on YouTube! :D
There are a handful of settings, and many different looks. That said, choose wisely. Mix and match, and hopefully you'll find something that looks great and works nicely for the desired effect. :]
Careful with them settings, though. The point is to make a mirage-like effect. Nothing too crowded.
I believe some launchers (Nova Launcher, is one) have a setting that can allow devices that don't have parallax effect working to work. I haven't tested that, since it works fine on my Nexus 4 without the setting, but someone feel free to test this for me and let me know if that works! :)
This is a full screen widget UCCW theme and this theme require NOVA LAUNCHER and UCCW to work
Please watch video tutorial on google play or you can visit youtube page: http://goo.gl/FMge1O
Download Asset and Nova Backup: http://goo.gl/LqLzf3
Nova Launcher Version: Need Nova Backup
UCCW Hotspot Version: will work after install. this version DO NOT have App Drawer and Games/Favorites FOLDER, add Google Search Bar separately
Email me if you have any problem.
This theme is tested on a 5-inch display, may have different result on other display size
Frequently Ask Question: For those who seek immediate answer
Q-I GOT UCCW ERROR
A-Delete the current widget and make a new one
Q-It didn't work, games and favorites doesn't do anything
A-UCCW doesn't support folder hotspot. You need to place a folder on top of the icon, then change the icon with transparent icon.
Q-Where is the transparent icon?
A-You can download that inside asset package, download link above or on youtube page.
Q-There is no Nova Backup Folder on my phone
A-Go to you nova settings, scroll down on restore and backup, tap on backup and OK. this will force nova launcher to create backup folder and a dummy backup file, you can delete that backup file afterward.
Q-I have question that doesn't listed here
A-please do email me by tapping email developer below
Note: Buying this theme you'll help the development of Smart Launcher!
This app work only with SmartLauncher, you can download it from here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerfree
To use it, open smart launcher, enter in the preferences, then click on ""Theme"".
Here link to Promo video http://youtu.be/w47TVUskjCQ
Battlefield Cry made with OPEN GL 2.0 and optimized to consume low resources and also not to drain your battery.
Installation: The main screen (long press) → Live Wallpaper → Battlfield Cry
On some devices the first loading can be a little bit slow, just give it half minute.
I WON'T ANSWER ON ""HOW DO I INSTALL THIS"" E-MAILS!!!
ctOS is Watch_Dogs (or just Watch Dogs) inspired theme for all theme chooser supported ROMs; for both HDPI and XHDPI devices. This means that you must have rooted phone with one of these custom ROMs on it.
It includes CM10.1, CM10, CM9 ,AOKP and Paranoid Android.
If you have any suggestions, reports or any questions related to this theme, contact me on: email@example.com
[------------------ INSTRUCTIONS ------------------]
1. Install the theme
2. Set System theme in phone settings
3. Reboot your device
4. Set ctOS theme and ignore pop-up (click ""Apply anyway"")
IF YOU HAVE COMPILE ERROR, ALSO CHECK LINK BELOW AND USE SEARCH OPTION!
For more information, change log updates and resources, check theme's thread on link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102328
If you like my theme, consider buying donation version!
UPDATE: Sale until end of February - buy this theme for just US$0.99!
Say hello to the Lightspeed theme!
This futuristic widget theme will rock your desktop, and make your device the envy of even the most hard-core iHeads.
Lightspeed comes with a full set of widgets:
+ MLG Clock (4x2)
+ MLG Small Clock (4x1)
+ MLG Weather Forecast (4x1)
+ MLG Flight Mode toggle (1x1)
+ MLG Wi-Fi toggle (1x1)
+ MLG Brightness toggle (1x1)
+ MLG Bluetooth toggle (1x1)
+ MLG GPS toggle (1x1)
+ MLG Silent toggle (1x1)
+ MLG Vibrate toggle (1x1)
+ MLG USB tethering toggle (1x1)
+ MLG Wi-Fi Hotspot toggle (1x1)
+ MLG Auto-rotate toggle (1x1)
+ Matching Lightspeed wallpaper
*** Search for Make Look Good in Android Market and download the Make Look Good - Widget Themes application before installing this theme. www.makelookgood.com/go/download ***
Do you want to your phone looking like WATCH DOGS® game?
WATCH DOGS® game is copyrighted by UBISOFT®. THIS SKIN ISN'T OFFICIAL.
Watch the video for BASIC INSTALLATION.
ATTENTION: If resolution fails, you can fix it with this way; http://goo.gl/UXXzLX
Required base applictions to implement; (total 10MB)
*Zooper Widget PRO (http://goo.gl/gsCpPs) - NECCESSARY
*Media Utilities (http://goo.gl/WoJpSh) - FOR MUSIC WIDGET
*NOVA Launcher (http://goo.gl/6alhfs) - NECCESSARY
Implementation of theme;
1- NOVA Settings;
*Set Desktop Grid to 10x8 and set the option to inactive
*Set everything that can be inactive to inactive.
*Set to inactive the dock.
2- Media Utilities (Menu>Settings)
2.1- Appliction Integration
*Set to active the ""Zooper"" selection.
2.2- Experimental Features
*Set to active ""Make Coverart Avalible"" and ""Send Song Progess"" selections.
3- Widget Positioning
*In NOVA homescreen, press and hold up to a free area.
*Resize it as much as your want the widget.
*Press it and select ""WATCH DOGS skin>Your Chosen Widget""
4- ATTENTION: DON'T UNINSTALL INSTALLER AFTER INSTALLATION (for important bugs)
Really, it's not too difficult. You can set background to black.
If you can't do it, watch the video.
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- %30 Google
- %35 Developer
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Watch Dogs, ctOS, Future, Theme, Zooper, Jarvis, Tech, Hi-tech, design, cool, Hacker, Computer, Crack, Hack, Watching, Dogs
Cette application est un thème, l'application GO Launcher EX est requise !
Mots-clés: Personnalisation, Alienware, GO Launcher, geek, Dell, thème, bureau, choix, fun, design, Aurora, ALX, nvidia, radeon, intel
- 1030+ HD icons
- 8 HD wallpapers
- App portal with icon request support and wallpaper chooser
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To apply, go to your launcher's settings, find this theme and apply it.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!
Now works with Galaxy Nexus and Rezound! See ""HD Phone"" in settings to enable.
A cool, honeycomb-inspired abstract live wallpaper. Blue, patterned rings slowly rotate independently and fade in and out. OpengGL. Works on Honeycomb! Watch the video for a demo! Extremely low battery and resource usage (check battery stats)
I created this wallpaper because I loved the basic art used and wished it would move. I'm also a bit tired of so many live wallpapers that look very cool, but are too ""busy"" or colorful to make good long-term useable wallpapers. This is pretty, but still a ""background"". Art is courtesy Ryan Bliss of Digital Blasphemy: http://www.digitalblasphemy.com
Please support poor dev and his dog by purchasing paid app. See ""settings"" for more info. Or at least give us a good rating!
Paid app has these benefits:
* touch-enabled! Swipe up or down to spin the rings faster. Tap quickly to slow down again************
* More options for colors! Tron blue, magenta, green, pink, MagBlue, red, ""fire"", ""ice"" and more coming soon!
* multiple fade schemes: linear, heartbeat, pulse and none
*configurable max/min fade, fade speed, and spin speed (in sync and alt modes)
* sync schemes: make the rings spin in sync, alternating pattern, or random pattern,
* special effects: ""centre glows"" or does not fade out
* change minimum fade value for linear fade style
* shift circle centre up down or left and right!
* scale circles
Has been tested on a variety of platforms. Works very well on WVGA phones (especially Galaxy S and Galaxy S 2). Scales correctly for Honeycomb (tested on Galaxy Tab 10.1).
Performance heavily optimised using OpenGL and good memory handling. Won't slow your phone down at all. Any OS/platform not working, please email me. If you have a qHD phone, I would like to know if it's centered.
Special thanks to ""Deep"" Live wallpaper dev and Robert Green for excellent OpenGL framework. I will open source this in time to contribute back.
Please support me with a good rating! I will respond to all direct emails.
**Known Issue: If you manually modify your DPI from what it should be then you will see white squares
To select this Wallpaper, Long Press the Desktop > Choose Live wall paper > and select this application > Click ""Set as Wallpaper"".
This Analog Clock Live wallpaper has support for Multiple Theme Colors with Gradient Fill and support for Automatically changing Themes for every minute.
New Theme will be chosen every time when the device is unlocked.
The wallpaper keeps changing the colors continuously when the pages are changed in the home screen, if auto change is configured.
The Geometries of the Analog Clock are Calculated and shown relative to the Screen Size of your device so that the visible Components in the Clock always look optimum without any Text or Graphics Overlaps.
In addition to having the above mentioned Optimum Geometries and Default Components, you will be able to modify the below mentioned things so that the Clock looks as per your wish overriding the default Geometries.
1. Whether Clock should have separate Color than its background
2. Whether the Color Theme should change automatically Every Minute
3. What is the static Color Theme if the auto change of Theme is disabled
4. Whether Second Hand is to be shown
5. Whether Marker for Each Second is to be shown
6. Whether Marker for Each Hour is to be shown
7. Whether Date is to be shown
8. Whether Day is to be shown
9. Whether Time is to be shown in Digital Form
10. Whether Numbers are to be shown
11. Number format can be configured (Capital Roman Number, Small Roman number and Normal Number)
11. Whether Clock border is to be shown
12. Whether digital time format is 12 or 24 hour format
13. Whether year to be shown
14. Text that is to be shown in the top of the clock in big font. This can be used for showing some positive statements
15. Custom Text that is to be shown inside clock dial area. The position of this string is also configurable
16. Size of the Clock
17. Day text alignment
18. Date text alignment
19. Time text alignment
20. Custom text alignment
21. Horizontal Alignment of the Clock
22. Day Font Size
23. Date Font Size
24. Time Font Size
25. Number Font Size
Finding the best Android games just got easier. With the TegraZone app for your NVIDIA® Tegra™-powered device, you can easily find games that are optimized to exploit the full potential of the Tegra 2, Tegra 3, and Tegra 4 mobile processor. TegraZone supports game controller navigation on devices such as NVIDIA SHIELD and Mad Catz MOJO.
Version 2.9 now also supports non-Tegra devices so those users can explore and discover the great games that NVIDIA and our partners think are best enjoyed on Tegra devices.
Discover unique, premium games for Android that deliver more visually-stunning graphics and smoother gameplay, so you can get the most out of your Tegra-powered mobile device.
TegraZone supports all Tegra-powered devices such as the NVIDIA SHIELD, tablets including the Nexus 7, Asus Transformer Prime TF201, Transformer Infinity TF700, Transformer Pad TF300, Acer A500, A510, A100, Toshiba AT300; and phones including the HTC One X, Motorola Droid X2, Electrify, Photon 4G, Atrix, and Samsung Captivate Glide.
Customize: You decide if you'd like to find out the moment something new is added to TegraZone or not by turning notification pop-ups on or off from the settings menu.
Discover: Get all of the top games for Android at your fingertips. Find Android games to download quickly and easily.
Learn: Access professional game reviews, high-res screenshots, HD videos, and behind-the-scenes footage for the top Android games.
Share: Connect TegraZone to your social networks and let your friends know about your favorite new apps.
The TegraZone app is a curated, editorial-driven merchandising front-end designed to enhance the shopping and discovery experience of differentiated games sold in Android Market. When a user decides on a game to purchase within the app, he/she clicks “Get It Now.” This action links the user to the Android product page for that game where he/she finalizes the purchase and downloads the game. The complete sales transaction, game download, and game support happen within the Android Market through Google and the game developer.
TegraZone is not intended to replace the purchase, download, or functionality of Google Play, but rather to compliment it by providing a selection of premium games that developers believe will offer an exceptional experience for users of Tegra-powered phones and tablets.
If you are looking for the best games for your Tegra-powered device, then TegraZone is a must-have Android app for you.
Please note that some games featured on TegraZone run exclusively on devices with an NVIDIA Tegra Processor. Google Play will notify you of any incompatibilities.
By installing the TegraZone application, you are confirming that you have read and agree to be bound by the License For Customer Use of NVIDIA Software (http://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownload-March2009/licence.php?lang=us ).
Notification pop-ups are enabled by default and may be disabled in the settings menu.
Permissions: Posting game comments within TegraZone requires storage of email address.
NVIDIA and Respawn have teamed up to bring you an amazing Titanfall experience. In anticipation of playing the game themselves, NVIDIA designers developed this live wallpaper and made it available for all Android and Tegra users.
This is Titanfall – The Way It's Meant to be Played.
Skyrim reimagines the open-world fantasy epic, pushing the gameplay and technology of a virtual world to new heights. Explore this amazing landscape with GeForce GTX and bring rugged mountains, bustling cities, ancient dungeons, and deadly dragons to life like never before. Experience everything. Sacrifice nothing. Gear up with GeForce GTX.
Please note that there is a bug in the app that prevents it from being available on Nexus 9 tablets at the moment. It is being addressed and an update will be issued when it is fixed.
GPU Technology Conference (GTC) advances global awareness of GPU computing, computer graphics, game development, mobile computing and cloud computing. Through world-class education, including hundreds of hours of technical sessions, tutorials, panel discussions and moderated roundtables, GTC brings together thought leaders from a wide range of fields.
GTC 2015 runs March 17-20 and is located at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California.
Visit http://www.gputechconf.com/ for more information about GTC 2015.
For best results, we recommend you uninstall any previous versions of GTC Mobile before installing version 3.1.0.
NVIDIA® Dabbler™ is an art simulation app for the SHIELD tablet with realistic watercolor and oil painting effects.
• Watch virtual water dribble down and seep into your on-screen canvas, powered by real-time fluid-simulations.
• Apply and manipulate thick globs of oil paint to create your next oil painting masterpiece.
• Sketch effortlessly thanks to the super-low pen-to-ink latency, made possible with NVIDIA DirectStylus™ 2 technology.
Dabbler turns your SHIELD tablet stylus into an artist’s brush.
• Realistic GPU-accelerated watercolor and oil painting effects
• Selectable paper models
• Custom color mixing circle
• User adjustable brush wetness
• Adjustable pressure sensitivity
• Multiple layer support, including: standard inter-layer operations, scaling, translation
• Intelligent shape recognition mode
• Enhanced palm rejection with stylus only mode
• Material Design-inspired UI
• Stream live painting sessions
• Record and share painting sessions
• Shareable canvases for collaborative painting
• Google Print support
• Additional downloadable showcase canvases
Users are creating masterpieces on their SHIELD tablets. And we’ve been showcasing them on our deviantART gallery. Join the gallery and see what others are creating. Or show off what you’ve been doing with SHIELD tablet and Dabbler.
Dabbler is only available to owners of a SHIELD tablet. To learn more and buy, visit shield.nvidia.com/gaming-tablet/.
Built for gamers and powered by the world's most advanced NVIDIA technologies, SHIELD tablet and SHIELD portable deliver spectacular Android™ and PC gaming on the go.
SHIELD Hub helps you discover the best SHIELD-optimized Android games, and streams your PC games over the Internet to SHIELD devices.
Enjoy free access to the NVIDIA GRID Gaming Service in North America and Western Europe which lets you stream popular games on-demand to your SHIELD. GRID is not available in Germany at this time.
For more information: http://shield.nvidia.com.",4817,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427132827069.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323174707-00103-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.849557459354401
fec69ab2-adb5-44b1-b151-b5c8a16b292b,2013-05-23T12:02:34+00:00,2009-11-14,0,http://floridastate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1015913,"Latest Team Rankings
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November 14, 2009It's week 10 now, three quarters of the football season is behind us. The Bruins got their motor restarted at home last week despite turning the ball over five times. Now they head by bus, by plane, another plane, and yet another bus (or two) - and who knows, perhaps by dog sled - into the Palouse to take on the Washington State Cougars in the (current) battle to escape the cellar of the Pac 10 conference this year.
The stats for this one aren't pretty, but they nearly all favor the visitors from sunny Los Angeles. The location, however, gives the Cougs their hope, that and the one statistical category in which they lead the Bruins in conference play - Red Zone defense. Not quite sure how that works out, as the Cougs have the Conference's worst defense (and worst offense for that matter), but lead the Pac 10 in Red Zone defense (the Bruins rank 4th).
Other than that, it's all UCLA but not by enough to allow you to relax on this one. On offense, the Bruins rank ninth in conference, the Cougs 10th. On defense, the Bruins get their one hopefully significant advantage, ranking fifth to the Cougs' 10th. The Bruins once again figure to have a big advantage in the kicking game, both in net yards per kick and in kick and punt returns, but freshman punter Jeff Locke didn't punt as well last weekend as he has in previous games; it will be important that Locke do his job well this weekend.
Kevin Prince et al will be glad to know that WSU is also dead last in sacks recorded as well as sacks allowed. Depending on what the weather does, the running game could come up big in this one. While the Bruins are far better at pass defense (2nd) than rush D (8th), the Cougs are - ready for this? - 10th and last in both categories.
The trip - longest in the Pac 10 - and the weather could well be the young Cougs' biggest allies on today. They are 17.5 point underdogs as we write this, but the Cougs' faithful will be quick to tell you that's the lowest margin they've faced in quite awhile. They are not winless overall having one OOC win this year over SMU. Other than that, it's been quite a struggle for head coach Paul Wulff's second Washington State team.
Moreover, with 6-3 207 pound freshman quarterback Jeff Tuel (58.7% completion rate) having dislocated a knee cap (ouch!) in last week's loss, it's not certain whether or how well Tuel can go on Saturday. If Tuel falters, expect redshirt sophomore signal caller, Marshall Lobbestael (6-3, 206), who has hit on 48.3 percent of passes to play in his place. Lobbestael got extra practice reps this week in preparation.
Perhaps the biggest question about this game - after the Bruins' mindset and mental toughness to get up for lowly Washington State after squeaking by Washington last week to initiate their one-game winning streak will be the state of the Bruins' offensive line. When Micah Kia went down before the season, the O-Line got a whole lot younger in a hurry. When Eddie Williams joined him, it happened again. On a line this young, with limited ready-to-go depth, that was a blow.
However, 295 pound junior college transfer. Ryan Taylor stepped in and played well. Then, this week, Taylor also wound up on the sideline. At this point, with freshman Big Stanley Hasiak not with the team right now, offensive line Coach Bob Palcic's options are pretty limited.
Expect to see Jake Dean to start and Darius Savage get into this game along with senior Nick Ekbatani who will likely sub on both sides of center Kai Maiava. How well the O-Line does opening some holes - and sustaining blocks while not having them deteriorate into holding penalties - could go a long way toward determining the outcome.
The rotation at starting running back will continue this week with 6-0 235 pound sophomore Derrick Coleman getting the start. Last week Coleman did a much better job, for the first time this year, really, running like a big back, focusing on falling forward after being hit. That, combined with previous starter Johnathan Franklin, also known as ""Jet Ski"" has had fumble problems of late that led to the change, but it is expected that both will get action and ""Wildcat"" formation running back star Milton Knox as well.
This season has been a lot about the schedule for UCLA. First off, the Bruins caught their first three opponents at the very start of new coaching regimes. Both Kansas State and Tennessee have had their moments as the year has moved along. Then the Bruins hit five very tough games in a row and lost all of them. This stretch might have been somewhat different had starting quarterback Kevin Prince not missed several weeks after having his jaw broken in the Tennessee game as Prince would no doubt have hit his stride a couple games earlier.
It's mostly a matter of experience for Prince who is now playing the way his coaches hoped and expected he would. With the light seemingly coming on for wide receiver Nelson Rosario as well, adding him to the reliable receiving corps including sophomore Taylor Embree, senior Terrence Austin, and tight end seniors Logan Paulsen and Ryan Moya, UCLA's passing game has started to give the Bruins a legitimate threat on offense. The question here is how the weather will affect the passing game.
If the Bruins can establish a legitimate threat on the ground, everything should open up and they should be able to control the ball and the game against the Cougs. Washington State, however, knows this and Offensive Coordinator Norm Chow fully expects the Cougars to gear their defense to trying to stop the run. With WSU not having done very well in achieving sacks this year, the way could be open for Prince to make them pay for such a defensive strategy.
The young Bruins may be feeling pretty good about themselves after last week's victory, but they had better understand that their five turnovers transformed a game they could have won going away into a nail-biter that they could very well have lost had it been played on the road.
Having won, however, means that this game, this weekend, becomes the most important of the year to date for UCLA.
A second win would keep them on track to become bowl-eligible, would extend the winning streak to two (can one win really be called a streak??), and would continue the growth of this team as it prepares for what all involved believe will be much bigger and better things in the future.
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5950fde8-30ad-4e77-b4f5-d4d8ef4870a1,2022-05-21T15:46:37+00:00,2021-06-28,1,https://adidasalphabounce.com/chinese-flock-to-local-brands-a-golden-opportunity-for-investors/,"(Corrects Nina Gong’s location in last paragraph in Beijing, not Shanghai)
BEIJING / HONG KONG (Reuters) -He Shuang, a U.S. university student stranded in her hometown of Chongqing in southwest China during the pandemic, has added more than 300 national brands to her list of favorites on Alibaba’s Taobao online mall.
As with He, Chinese brands are very popular with most buyers and have spurred billions of dollars in investment, as consumers increasingly make patriotic choices amid growing backlash against foreign brands. here in the country.
An increase in online shopping after people were forced inside due to COVID-19 last year, a market recovery since then, and an infrastructure that allows sellers to grow quickly have also propelled the market. demand for local brands.
“Once you try, you find that the quality of local products is as good as foreign products,” said He, 19, who favors local brands, from Carslan eyeshadows and Feiyue sneakers to Bestore snacks. Co and Miniso housewares.
Maia Active, a sportswear manufacturer backed by Sequoia Capital, said its products are designed based on the body measurements of Asian women and, as a result, provide local customers with a better fit and more comfort than their Western counterparts.
In line with demand, investors have also invested funds in local consumer brands this year.
Chinese consumer companies raised 69.7 billion yuan ($ 11 billion) from primary market investors in the first five months, more than double the amount from the previous year, according to Cygnus Equity, a Chinese investment bank.
“Beauty, food and beverage brands are the most popular. Recently, hotpot and ramen brands are particularly popular, ”said Ming Jin, Managing Partner at Cygnus.
Up to 200 brands are currently seeking new capital from investors, bankers and investors said.
“China is the easiest market to build something from zero to a sales target of 100 million yuan,” said a private investor in the Nayuki tea chain operator, declining to be named because he was not allowed to speak to the media.
Nayuki last week raised $ 656 million in a Hong Kong float, which got her a valuation of $ 4.4 billion, more than double the level of a December round.
Weilong Delicious Global Holdings, whose spicy flour-based sticks sell for less than 5 yuan a pack, raised 3.56 billion yuan in May from large investors such as Tencent, Jack Ma’s Yunfeng Capital, CPE, Hillhouse Capital. and Sequoia Capital China. The snack maker was valued at nearly 70 billion yuan.
Genki Forest, a Sequoia-backed soft drink brand that seeks to challenge Coca Cola, said it was valued at $ 6 billion after a fundraiser in April, ten times more than 18 months earlier.
Its fundraising has attracted investors such as the private equity arm of Louis Vuitton owner LVMH and Singaporean state investor Temasek.
LOCAL VS GLOBAL
At JD.Com’s online shopping festival this month, Chinese brands’ sales growth was 4% higher than international brands. Their customer base growth exceeded that of international brands by 16%, JD.com said.
Chris Mulliken, partner at Shanghai-based consulting firm EY, said nationalism was a factor in the popularity of local brands, including pride in China’s recovery from COVID-19 even as several other countries grapple with high infection rates.
“People travel (although in their own country) and take the opportunity to rediscover their own country, go back to their customs and discover new Chinese brands,” he said.
Another catalyst was the recent cotton ban in Xinjiang imposed by several global brands including H&M, Nike and Adidas over concerns over alleged rights violations in the province, which offended many Chinese consumers. China strongly denies these allegations and asserts that all work in Xinjiang is consensual and contractual.
Shares of domestic sportswear producers Xtep, Li Ning and Anta rose 196%, 60% and 38% respectively since April.
Traders cautioned against significantly higher valuations, while also saying the demand trend will hold for a long time.
“Consumers no longer idolize international and multinational brands. They love the products and brands that speak for them, ”said Nina Gong, managing director of Beijing-based private equity firm Carlyle Group.
($ 1 = 6.4525 Chinese yuan)
Reporting by Sophie Yu in Beijing and Kane Wu in Hong Kong; Editing by Himani Sarkar",962,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662539131.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521143241-20220521173241-00011.warc.gz,0.950395464897156
6e07fb0c-cc12-4d5f-b2c9-81de24818ca2,2022-05-28T12:53:03+00:00,2018-05-28,1,https://www.constructionreporter.com/news/new-student-housing-project-set-for-navajo-technical-university,"Plans are in the works for the construction of a modern three-story student housing complex on the main Crownpoint campus of Navajo Technical University in northwestern New Mexico.
Money for the project is coming from several sources, including most prominently the Sihasin Fund, which is giving the school $14.3 million to put up the structure.
The Sihasin Fund money was approved unanimously as part of the Crownpoint Student Housing Expenditure Plan by members of the Navajo Nation Council.
Other funding includes the Navajo Housing Authority, which is providing some $9.3 million, and the university itself, with $4 million.
The new building will measure 95,338 square feet and will include 144 rooms. Of that total, 126 rooms will be designed for double occupancy, with the remaining 18 dedicated to single room space.
Work on the new building is expected to launch this fall, with a 2020 completion date.
Navajo Technical University already has two dormitories and just over 30 individual housing units, all of which are fully occupied.
The school, with an enrollment of nearly 2,000 students, was established in 1979 as the Navajo Skill Center and officially named the Navajo Technical University three years ago.
Last fall, the school announced that it was opening a new 38-acre campus in Chinle, Arizona, 130 miles to the west of the Crownpoint campus, building a 6,000 square foot general education building that is expected to be completed this summer.
By Garry Boulard
Get stories like these right to your inbox.",323,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663016853.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528123744-20220528153744-00605.warc.gz,0.966362178325653
25d54e7a-c657-448a-8a92-e3ef17ba2c90,2020-10-30T10:38:55+00:00,2020-10-30,1,https://www.psneurope.com/studio/abbey-road-institute-miami,"Abbey Road Institute, the music production school at London’s Abbey Road Studios, is opening a branch in Miami, Florida this year. This will be the first Abbey Road Institute in the US.
The school will be opened in partnership with multiple Grammy-Award winning composer and producer Julio Reyes Copello at his studio, Miami Art House. Copello, and his team at Miami Art House, will act as a mentor to the students. The team will also include the engineer Maria Elisa Ayerbe, who the Latin Recording Academy recently honoured as one of the “Leading Ladies of Latin Entertainment.” Ayerbe, and other female music industry leaders who are part of the Miami Art House Academy teaching staff, will look to inspire a new generation of female music production and engineering students.
Abbey Road Institute offers an intensive and immersive education for aspiring music producers and engineers in a small, intimate environment. In addition to the new Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering, Copello will be launching a bespoke Diploma in Music Performance at Miami Art House Academy.
The school will be enrolling its first intake of students onto the Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering in the fall of 2020. Applications are now open.
Copello said: ‘‘My goal is for aspiring producers, engineers and artists to learn by direct experience. To be thrown in the middle of actual professional recording sessions and learn by doing, is the most effective, honest and responsible way of acquiring the skills needed for a career in music.
“I aim to guide, educate and inspire future generations of music professionals while staying fully involved and engaged in my work as a music producer for the most important and upcoming artists of the industry. The legacy of Abbey Road combined with this innovative approach will fulfill this purpose and create an unparalleled new model of music education.”
London-based CEO of Abbey Road Institute, Luca Barassi, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be working with Julio who is at the top of his game. The quality of the education we offer is incredibly important and opening a school with Julio at the helm, with the level of experience and expertise he has within the music industry, will prove invaluable to the school and our students. We have many success stories from our current graduates – those that are working for internationally recognized employers in the music industry such as Universal Music, Spotify, Netflix, Redbull Studios, Apple and Abbey Road Studios as well as those that are making their next step in their respective countries across Europe and Australia.”
Isabel Garvey, managing director of Abbey Road, added: “We launched our first school in London and we’ve been watching the Institute go from strength to strength ever since. The demand for the education our team has created has been an inspiration to observe and I look forward to further growth in the US in the future.”",594,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107910204.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030093118-20201030123118-00087.warc.gz,0.965636193752289
249dd969-dff8-4bd0-9f9e-9dad3c0ded1a,2017-08-24T03:11:39+00:00,2012-12-31,1,http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/bossa-nova-introduces-mobi-research-ballbot,"Bossa Nova Robotics has just introduced a brand new research platform based on Carnegie Mellon's ballbot spherical locomotion platform. Called ""mObi"" (which I'll be capitalizing ""Mobi"" because, seriously now, c'mon guys), it's ""the first step towards the creation of a 21st century personal robotics platform for everyday consumers.""
Last we heard from Bossa Nova was back in 2009, when they started commercializing toys with wheel-legs (another development from Carnegie Mellon robotics), including Prime-8 the gorilla and Penbo the penguin. Mobi isn't destined for the consumer market, though: it's for research into human-robot interaction in home and business environments. Inside is some unspecified ""next generation"" Intel hardware running either a Windows or ROS operating system. Mobi has a tablet dock for a head, a PrimeSense sensor in the neck, and something called an ""Emotive Light Array.""
We don't have any vids (yet) of Mobi ballin' around, but if you're not familiar with ballbots, here's some footage of ReZero, a European ballbot project from a couple years back:
Ballbots are great because they can move in any direction without turning, and they have a very small footprint, which is ideal for environments designed for humans. Ballbots are terrible because they're not statically stable: since they're constantly balancing themselves, if you shut the power off, they'll faceplant. Mobi appears to have solved this with some sort of rapid deploy safety system that looks like it consists of six legs that shoot down around the base if the robot ever loses power or control. Anybots QB has a ""kickstand"" that accomplishes the same thing.
Ballbot will be available to researchers and developers in 2013 for an as-yet unspecified price. What we've heard, though, is that this thing is going to be very low cost, and that future generations will have more ways of interacting with their environment, eventually leading up to an affordable and capable general-purpose household robot.
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e560a8cc-a2ae-4b31-bc58-2aa04e746062,2017-08-18T04:10:27+00:00,2017-06-13,1,http://in.reuters.com/article/us-senegal-saudi-iran-insight-idINKBN1880JY,"DAKAR (Reuters) - In an upmarket suburb of Senegal's seaside capital, a branch of Iran's Al-Mustafa University teaches Senegalese students Shi'ite Muslim theology, among other subjects. The branch director is Iranian and a portrait of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hangs on his office wall.
The teaching includes Iranian culture and history, Islamic science and Iran's mother tongue, Farsi; students receive free food and financial help. The university is a Shi'ite outpost in a country where Sufism, a more relaxed, mystical and apolitical form of Sunni Islam, is the norm.
Two miles away, the Islamic Preaching Association for Youth (APIJ) teaches the strand of Islam that predominates in Iran's great religious, political and military rival, Saudi Arabia.
The APIJ funnels cash from donors in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Dubai and Kuwait to mosques run by Salafists - conservative Sunni Muslims who are sworn enemies of Iran. The APIJ's shelves are stacked with Salafist theology texts adorned with gold-leaf Arabic inscriptions - texts its imams use to preach in some 200 mosques across Senegal.
The two institutions embody a contest for influence in Senegal, and more widely in Africa, between Iran-backed Shi'ites and Saudi-funded Sunnis. It's one strand of a broad power struggle in which each side is spending millions of dollars to win converts. At stake is huge political influence, on a resource-rich continent that has often served as the theater for rivalries between world powers.
Interviews with teachers and converts on both sides shed light on the depth of the divide and the ways both sides try to gain an edge.
The Iranian director of Dakar's branch of Al-Mustafa makes no secret of his concerns over his Saudi rivals. ""The Salafists came to Africa to destroy ... Islam,"" said Chiekh Abbas Motaghedi in February.
Up the road, in the APIJ building, the Salafists show equal passion.
""We cannot accept the Iranian influence in Senegal, and we'll do everything to fight it,"" said Chiekh Ibrahima Niang, the imam, sitting legs crossed in a silky white robe. ""We need to show the world that Shi'ism is wrong.""
But for Senegal, either influence would be a disruption. It's a society that has always leaned towards political moderation, thanks largely to a tradition of tolerance espoused by its Sufi orders or ""brotherhoods.""
""Where the brotherhoods are weak, as in eastern Senegal, is where the threat of radicalisation is highest,"" said Bakary Sambe, director of the Dakar-based Timbuktu Institute and a coordinator for the Observatory on Religious Radicalism and Conflicts in Africa.
Iran has often been a destabilizing influence: In 2010, an Iranian arms shipment was intercepted in the Nigerian port of Lagos which Senegal suspected were destined for rebels in its southern Casamance region. Dakar briefly cut ties with Tehran over it.
Salafism is the more troubling strand, Sufis say: It is largely free of political interference, but has shared cause with violence that Senegal has so far escaped.
""Salafists in Senegal are cousins of those making jihad in Mali,"" Ahmed Khalifa Niasse, son of a deceased powerful Sufi Imam and vocal critic of Gulf Arab religious influence, told Reuters at his palace in Dakar.
""They see themselves as soldiers of God purifying Islam.""
Salafists vehemently deny that link. ""Salafism has nothing to do with terrorism,"" says Niang. ""Yes, there are people who want to use force to impose the Salafist way, but we are very much against them. We are against violence.""
Iran's supreme leader Khamenei supervises the activities of Al-Mustafa, which is based in the Iranian city of Qom and has branches in 50 countries. Thousands of students from across Africa receive enough Iranian money to enable them and their families to visit Qom while finishing their studies, said the son of a cleric based there who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue.
Al-Mustafa in Dakar receives 150 students a year and gives them free tuition, a stipend and breakfast, its director of studies Chiekh Adrame Wane told Reuters. Graduates repay the generosity by promoting Iran online or in books, said a professor based in Qom. In countries like Somalia, Iran pays for weddings and home furniture, including a TV and a fridge, if both couples are Shi'ite or newly converted to Shi'ism.
Al-Mustafa is now Iran's main tool for promoting Shi'ism, said the professor, who also declined to be named. Its aim is ""to train people to be loyal to the Islamic Republic and the Supreme Leader.""
A top official at Al-Mustafa in Qom, also declining to be named, gave a different view. ""Our goal is purely cultural and educational. We want to promote higher education in Africa,"" he said.
""Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Turkey and many other countries have built their religious schools in Africa. Alongside them, there are many American and British Christian schools, and even Hindu schools. So there is a rivalry in Africa and if we do not establish our presence there, we would fall behind.""
Two senior Al-Mustafa officials said students and teachers at Al-Mustafa are routinely vetted by the Ministry of Intelligence or the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Reuters was unable to independently verify this.
Motaghedi, the Al-Mustafa director in Dakar, said the university had no involvement with the intelligence services or Iranian politics. ""We're a private university ... Our only mission is to teach, nothing else,"" he said, adding that Khameni was merely a patron and adopting Shi'ism was not a requirement for study.
In the 2016 Iranian budget, Al-Mustafa received 2,390 billion rials ($74 million). But the university receives more funding from the office of the Supreme Leader and other conglomerates under his command, one official said. Neither Motaghedi nor Wane would comment on financial flows to the Dakar branch.
At the APIJ in Dakar, Imam Niang extolled the virtues of Sunni Islam. ""Salafism ... has a simple message,"" he said as he scanned an ornate Koran through reading glasses. ""To be a good Muslim, you must follow the practices of the Prophet Mohammed.""
Niang went to Koranic schools from age 6 until 27 and later studied in Saudi Arabia. Immediately after he returned in 1989, he and fellow conservatives set up the APIJ in Senegal. Since then, hundreds of modest mint-green and sky-blue mosques financed by the APIJ have sprung up in suburbs of Dakar and fishing villages across the country.
A success for the Salafists was when they gradually took over worship at the main mosque at Dakar's Anta Diop University in the 1990s.
Imam Ismaila Ndiaye, coodinator of Senegal's Salafist movements and preacher at the university, said his strand of Sunni Islam offered an alternative to Sufism, asserting that Senegal's secular state and liberal values were imposed on it by French colonizers. But he said Salafist mosques were not turning Senegalese youth towards jihad.
""If the Catholics can finance projects in Senegal aimed at evangelizing at people, then why shouldn't Saudi Arabia do the same thing?"" he said.
He said Gulf businessmen had committed only small sums to Sunni movements in Senegal – $20 million in total over several decades – but a steady stream of funds continues to what he identified as three main pillars of Salafism: the APIJ, al Falah, which was founded in 1975, and a movement on outskirts of Dakar led by firebrand cleric Ahmed Lo, who spent 17 years in Saudi Arabia.
Judging who is winning the contest for influence is tricky. Imam Sherif Mballo, secretary general of the League of AhlulBayt, a pan-African Shi'ite movement founded last August, says there are between 30,000 and 50,000 Shi'ites in Senegal, where the population is 15 million.
Mballo converted to Shi'ism after watching the Iranian revolution on TV, then worked with the Iranian embassy for 25 years, making several visits to Iran. But when it came to establishing his own pro-Iran Shi'ite group, after an initial injection from an Iranian businessman - he declined to say how much - he said he received nothing more.
There are no reliable figures on the numbers of Salafists in Senegal, said the Timbuktu Institute's Sambe. However, he said Salafists control several hugely popular mosques.
Peter Pham, Africa director of the Atlantic Council in Washington, said traditional Senegalese Sufi brotherhoods have more in common with the conservative Sunni strand prevalent in Saudi Arabia than they do with Shi'ites, because Sufism is already part of the Sunni religion.
Some Senegalese find the Sufi traditions of their ancestors old hat and stifling. The opportunity to adopt other versions of Islam is liberating.
Maths teacher Souleymane Sall, 38, converted to Salafism while at school. He liked the pure focus on the prophet's acts, and he was weary with what he saw as the lack of intellectual rigour in the Sufi faith he grew up with.
But after university, a friend lent him a book on Shi'ism and, after doing more research, he started to suspect a lot of bad things the Salafists were saying about it were false.
""Eventually, I concluded that Shi'ism was the right path for me,"" he told Reuters. ""At least for the moment.""
Cocks reported from Dakar, Sharafedin from Dubai; Edited by Sara Ledwith and Richard Woods
The views expressed in this article are not those of Reuters News.",2080,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104560.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818024629-20170818044629-00340.warc.gz,0.969561576843262
979247d3-f736-4c5d-90cc-a0fb69a5654b,2015-04-01T10:36:41+00:00,2012-11-30,1,http://www.icj.org/russia-human-rights-groups-hail-historic-decision-on-homosexual-propaganda-ban/,"News: Press releases
Russia: human rights groups hail historic decision on homosexual propaganda ban
“We are very pleased with the Committee’s Views in this case and in particular with the recognition that expressing opinions and information about same-sex sexual orientation cannot be limited in the name of public morality,” said Alli Jernow, ICJ Senior Legal Advisor.
In March 2009, Fedotova had displayed posters declaring “Homosexuality is normal” and “I am proud of my homosexuality” near a secondary school building in Ryazan.
The Ryazan Law on Administrative Offences prohibited “public actions aimed at propaganda of homosexuality among minors.” She was arrested, convicted, and ordered to pay a fine of 1,500 roubles.
Fedotova lost her appeal to the district court and the Constitutional Court ruled that the prohibition of information that was “capable of harming health, morals and spiritual development, as well as forming perverted conceptions about equal social value of traditional and non-traditional family relations” could not be considered a violation of the right to freedom of expression.
But the Human Rights Committee held that Russia had violated Fedotova’s rights to freedom of expression and to be free from discrimination.
These rights are guaranteed by articles 19 and 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
“The decision is especially important because it effectively reverses the position taken by the Committee in the 1982 case of Hertzberg v. Finland, which upheld a ban similar to the one in the Fedotova case,” Jernow added.
The Human Rights Committee ordered the Russian Federation to reimburse the fine paid by Fedotova as well as her legal costs and to ensure that the relevant provisions of domestic law are made compatible with articles 19 and 26 of the Covenant.
Since the Ryazan law was adopted, a number of other regions in Russia have adopted legislation banning “homosexual propaganda.” Activists across the country, including in St. Petersburg, have been arrested and convicted under such laws.
In its decision, the Human Rights Committee emphasized that limitations for the purpose of public morals, which are derived “from many social, philosophical and religious traditions,” could not be based exclusively on a single tradition.
Furthermore, any such limitations “must be understood in light of universality of human rights and the principle of non-discrimination.” The Committee recalled that the “prohibition against discrimination under article 26 comprises also discrimination based on sexual orientation.”
The Committee stated that Russia “has not shown that a restriction on the right to freedom of expression in relation to ‘propaganda of homosexuality’ – as opposed to propaganda of heterosexuality or sexuality generally – among minors is based on reasonable and objective criteria.”
Fedotova’s actions were not aimed at involving minors in any particular sexual activity. Rather, “she was giving expression to her sexual identity and seeking understanding for it.”
“We hope this landmark decision will send a strong signal to Russia to reconsider such discriminatory steps and to abandon any legislative proposals criminalising ‘homosexual propaganda’,” said Evelyne Paradis, Executive Director of ILGA-Europe.
The ICJ had submitted a legal opinion, which the Committee excerpted in detail, arguing that the law was discriminatory and that limitations on rights could not discriminate. Earlier this year, the ICJ and ILGA-Europe published a briefing paper titled “Homosexual Propaganda Bans: Analysis and Recommendations.”
Alli Jernow, ICJ Senior Legal Advisor, t + 41 22 979 3823
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d00d637c-df6c-4311-8480-f74534ec6bcc,2017-08-24T08:46:22+00:00,2017-04-23,0,http://www.indiegamebundles.com/bundle-stars-mega-pick-mix-bundle-2/,"Bundle Stars Mega Pick & Mix Bundle 2 – build your own Steam game bundle out 40 PC titles!
In Bundle Stars Mega Pick & Mix Bundle 2, you can get 5 Steam keys for $1.49, 10 Steam keys for $2.49 or 20 Steam keys for $3.99.
There really is a massive choice here, and not surprisingly almost all titles are less known indie games but some of them have very good reviews, like Stealth Bastard Deluxe, Arkshot, Jim Power -The Lost Dimension, Cally’s Caves 3 and more.
To check out the complete list and build your own game bundle, head over to Bundle Stars
While you’re there, check out the Easter Sale;
As an Easter bonus, gamers can grab an extra 5% discount off most sale prices by using the voucher code EASTER5 if you spend at least $2 / £2 / €2. Excludes Bethesda games, bundles, Star Deals and pre-purchases. Valid until April 24th, 8am BST.",218,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886133447.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824082227-20170824102227-00463.warc.gz,0.865857660770416
ecf1c3b8-9408-49f6-8baf-5f95751269b3,2022-05-26T13:48:32+00:00,2022-02-28,1,https://www.instrategy.com/macro-matters/tag/employment/,"Non-Farm Payrolls remain on a positive run with a further 678k jobs (mkt 400k) added during February, from a revised 481k in Jan. Private sector jobs growth came in at 654k (mkt 378k). Manufacturing payrolls added 36k (mkt 23k) jobs while government gained 24k from an upwardly revised 33k last month. Average monthly revision over the past 12-months now stand at +79.6k. There was also good news on the participation rate too which moved up to 62.3% from 62.2%. Unemployment resumed its downward course at 3.8% from 4.0% although U-6 edged back to 7.2% from 7.1%. Full-time work continues to drive the recovery, with the household survey actually reporting a small decline in part-time employment.
Following the surprise contraction in January ADP on Wednesday (-301k), expectations for Non-Farm Payrolls had been pared back. So the strong is clearly a positive shock with headline NFP +467k (mkt 150k) from an upwardly revised 311k in December. Private sector jobs growth came in at 444k (mkt 150k). Manufacturing payrolls added 13k (mkt 25k) jobs while government gained 23k from an upwardly revised gain of 7k last month. The patterns of strong upward revisions continue and the average monthly revision over the past 12-months now stand at +111k, the highest we’ve seen so far in this recovery.
Another weaker than expected headline non-farm payrolls number, with the report stating 199k new jobs were created during the month versus the 400k median guess. Private sector jobs growth came in at 211k (mkt 365k). Manufacturing payrolls added 26k (mkt 35k) jobs while government lost another 12k, their fifth consecutive decline. The revisions however remain upward, with 156k added in October and November compared to the initial release and the average revision over the past year hitting 79.3k. There was better news on the participation rate, which was revised up to 61.9% and held steady in December. That underpinned the further decline in the unemployment rate, U3 falling to 3.9% from 4.2% and U6 to 7.3% from 7.7%. The average work week was stable at 34.7hrs, which is another positive, full-time employment growing while part-time dipped again.
October has delivered a more robust payrolls report, non-farm employment rising 531k (mkt 450k) while private sector jobs growth hit 604k (mkt 400k). Manufacturing payrolls were particularly strong, with a 60k gain while government jobs dropped for a third consecutive month, -73k. The revisions were also strong (September revised up from 194k to 312k and August was also revised higher. The average monthly revision is now running at 68k for the past 12-months.
We’ve seen a further deceleration in the pace of employment growth, the September non-farm payrolls report showing just 194k jobs were created in the month, down from an upwardly revised 366k in August and well below the consensus guess of 500k. Despite the glut of job openings there was a further decline in the participation rate too, down 0.1% pts to 61.6%, which is unchanged from a year ago. That contributed to another steep fall in the unemployment rate, U3 down to 4.8% from 5.2% and U6 to 8.5% from 8.8%.
Labour market growth slowed a little more than expected in August, amid some disruption to the services recovery from the Delta strain. But there were still +235k jobs added (mkt +750k) and we saw upward revisions to prior months, so the net impact was still positive, leading to a further decline in the unemployment rate to 5.2% from 5.4% and the U6 rate dropped down to 8.8% from 9.2%. The participation unchanged at 61.7%. Govt payrolls shrank a little after recent strong gains (-8k) but manufacturing continued to grow (+37k). Weekly hours were 34.7 from a downward pay revised 34.7, which by itself remains elevated from its pre-pandemic range.
Another month of strong payroll gain, the headline number showing a net gain of 943k jobs (mkt 870k) while revisions also shifted upward (a net 146k added for the past three months). 703k of the July gain came from private payrolls (mkt 700k). Manufacturing added 27k jobs and government 240k, accounting for all of the surprise. Labour participation edged up to 61.7% which left the unemployment rate at 5.7% (down from 5.9% but above the 5.4% median guess). Prime age participation (25-54) saw a further surge, for both male and female workers. This is a positive trend and reinforces our lack of concern for labour scarcity. It’s important to contrast this with the post-GFC period where prime participation continued to fall after the initial crisis.
Strong payroll gains with some additional impetus from upward revisions. Overall the economy added 850k jobs in June (mkt 700k) up from 583k in May (revised from 559k), of which 662k came from private payrolls (mkt 600k). Manufacturing added 28k jobs and government 188k. Labour participation unchanged at 61.6% and the unemployment rate actually ticked up to 5.9%, as job gains were netted off with an increase in the labour force. Note prime age participation (25-54) increased for both male and female workers. This is positive and should dampen worries about labour scarcity.
While the US added 559k jobs in May according to the non-farm payrolls report, this marked another downside surprise for the series where the median estimate was up at 650k. There was a modest upward revision to the April numbers (278k vs. 266k initially reported) but that doesn’t move the needle. Private payrolls growth came in at 492k while manufacturing payrolls added 23k job and government 67k. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.8% from 6.1% but this was aided by a decline in participation (61.6% from 61.7%).
The headline non-farm payrolls jobs figure surprised on the downside in April, with 266k jobs created versus the median forecast of 978k. And the March figure was also revised downward by 146k. Obviously, it was private payrolls that disappointed (+218k vs. 893k survey) while manufacturing jobs contracted slightly (-18k). Government couldn’t make up for that but did offer a +48k contribution. The unemployment rate actually ticked back to 6.1%, a result of the 0.2% pt improvement in participation and the work week ticked up again.
February Non-farm payrolls recorded a 379k gain, comfortably exceeding the +182k median forecast. This leaves the 3m average at +80k. Private sector payrolls were significantly better than the headline print at +465k, manufacturing added +21k jobs while government dropped -86k. The surprise might have been even higher were it not for the weather events in Texas, which was behind the 939k people not at work due to the weather (Feb average is 385k). The unemployment rate ticked down to 6.2% and participation was unchanged at 61.4% despite this. The workweek did drop though, to 34.6, although this is from a rather elevated 34.9.
December Non-farm payrolls recorded a -140k drop, quite a bit below the markets +71k guess. This takes the 3m average down to +283k. Private sector payrolls were a little better than the headline print at -95k, helped by manufacturing which added +38k jobs while the decline in government moderated to -45k. That was still the fourth consecutive decline but is largely census related. Despite the headline miss revisions were very positive, +91k in November alone
November Non-farm payrolls number came in at +245k (mkt +469k), bringing the 3m average down to +5227k. Private sector payrolls were a little better again at +344k but there is a sequential slowdown happening there too. Manufacturing payrolls grew by 27k while we saw another month of government job losses, -99k, the third consecutive drop. Revisions overall were down a bit, Oct NFP revised down to 610k vs. the 638k initially reported.
September non-farm payrolls number came in under expectations at +661k (mkt +850k). But the private payrolls number bettered at +877k vs. 850k mkt, while manufacturing payrolls also beat (+66k vs. +35k est) with a loss of 216k on the government side explaining the headline miss. There was a sizable upward revision to the jobs gained in August too.
ADP reporting a further strong month of job gains (or jobs recovery) with the749k increase and net 53k upward revision to August quite a bit ahead of expectations, although consensus estimates should be taken with more of a pinch of salt than usual given the variables in play. It was mid-sized firms that drove the increase, alongside small businesses. There was actually a deceleration in job creation at larger firms, although they still added workers.
The disruption from the Coronavirus continues to impact the data with the employment numbers for May showing a significant deviation from expectations and the near 2mn loss reported in the May ADP report. Indeed, based on the preliminary numbers the economy added 2.51mn jobs over the month, which compares to the 20.69mn jobs lost in April. Methodological problems are again in evidence ...
Bleak payrolls report. While the median survey was always going to be a short in the dark, the -701k decline in jobs was significantly more troubling than the mkts -100k guess. That’s the worst number since March 2009, a period of losses that saw five consecutive payrolls figures below the -700k mark starting from November 2008. Looking at the past fortnights jobless claims figures the April number and revisions to this release will paint an even bleaker picture of the labour market. In the household survey nearly 2.987mn jobs were recorded lost.
ADP reported fewer than expected job losses for March, with a modest -24k drop (mkt -150k), which compares to the 3.3mn jump in initial jobless claims last week. Partly this is due to the survey dates (it tallies responses up to the 12th of the month). So we will see catch up next month. Prior month was revised down to 179k from 183k.
The rapid and devastating effect of Covid-19 on the labour market is unprecedented based on this week’s jobless claims. Initial claims in week ending came in at 3,283k which looks like a data error rather than an actual real data point. But real it is, and further increases look likely in the coming weeks as the economic stop continues to push people out of employment.
Tracking the strong ADP release on Wednesday, the January non-farm payrolls report also comfortably beat expectations. Weather has helped a bit last couple of months, with seasonal disruptions lower than normal, but that doesn’t detract from the underlying strength of the labour market.",2428,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662606992.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526131456-20220526161456-00627.warc.gz,0.960426032543182
1f7346bd-923f-4c0d-95a1-8be64ba32a89,2015-03-27T05:13:56+00:00,2015-03-27,0,http://www.firstbusiness.com/fbiz-advantage/news-and-reports/business-articles/hr-six-common-hiring-mistakes-how-to-avoid-them,"HR: Six common hiring mistakes and how to avoid them
I’ve recently been writing about business leadership and strategy, and I began thinking about something one of my mentors taught me about being an executive.
He said, ""the most important decision you make is when you choose WHO.â€
Hiring top talent is the not-very-secret, secret to success. But we all make mistakes sometimes.
Here are the top six (6) mistakes I see executives make when choosing business leaders:",104,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131295084.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172135-00256-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.942940175533295
3521a65a-f076-402a-a121-9cf1d29b96bc,2020-10-21T22:52:34+00:00,2020-08-01,1,https://m.peacefmonline.com/pages/business/economy/202008/422199.php,"The COVID-19 pandemic, one of the world’s most significant events in recent memory, has resulted in the cessation of economic activities for many African countries. Many economic analysts have predicted that the pandemic will lead to a significant decline in GDP, unparalleled social disruption, and the loss of millions of jobs. In fact, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed Africa more than any other human or natural disruption.
The IMF in its June 2020 edition of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) projected that the global overall fiscal balance will worsen from a deficit of 3.9 percent of GDP in 2019 to a deficit of 13.9 percent in 2020; while global debt-to-GDP ratio will worsen from 82.8 percent of GDP in 2019 to 101.5 percent of GDP in 2020. The World Bank has also estimated that economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is expected to decline from its 2019 value of 2.4% to between -2.1% and -5.1 % in 2020; making 2020 the worst year since records began in 1970 for the continent’s economic growth (April 2020).
Significantly, global trade is expected to contract by 11.9 percent in 2020, with that of Emerging Market and Developing Economies declining by 9.4 percent. In Africa, the African Development Bank has estimated that contraction of the region’s economies will cost sub-Saharan Africa between US$35billion and US$100billion due to an output decline and a steep fall in commodity prices, especially the crash of oil prices.
Ghana is one country that has been hard-hit by the pandemic, which has reversed virtually all economic projects for 2020. Mr. Ofori-Atta told Parliament last week that provisional fiscal data for the first half of the year indicated a revenue shortfall of 26.0 percent. According to him, the negative trend resulted mainly from shortfalls in oil revenue, Customs receipts and non-oil and Non-Tax revenues.
In Ghana, sectors heavily affected by COVID-19 include the hotel and hospitality industry, foreign direct investment, trade and industry, agriculture, health, transportation, manufacturing and education. “Households and businesses have equally been hard-hit, with significant job losses and reduced incomes,” says Mr. Ofori-Atta. As a result, he disclosed, the updated fiscal estimates point to a shortfall of the 2020 Budget target by GH¢13,632million (3.5% of revised GDP) – arising from shortfalls in Petroleum Receipts of GH¢5,257million; Non-Oil Tax revenue of GH¢5,089million; and Non-Tax Revenues of GH¢3,286million. Thus, the GDP growth for 2020 has been revised downward from 6.8 percent to 0.9 percent. Indications are that 2020 and beyond will be very challenging for Ghana. But as Mr. Ofori-Atta noted, “we must not and will not be daunted by this extraordinary crisis”.
In an analysis of COVID-19’s impact on Africa, Prof. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka of the African Development Bank attributed the root of Africa’s underdeveloped industrial and health sectors to three factors: First, some African policymakers simply think that poor countries do not need to industrialise. To them, Africa has no comparative and/or competitive advantage and should remain, prominent consumers of foreign goods, while at the same time being the primary exporters of raw materials. This, in other words, is called ‘mental slavery.’ According to Prof. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, the history of Western societies and contemporary lessons from East Asia indicate that they embarked on massive industrialisation to reach their current economic status. Development does not come on a silver platter.
He argued that governments have an important role to play in the nature and direction of industrialisation. “Progressive governments throughout history understood that the faster the rate of growth in manufacturing, the faster the growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).” This raises the need for African leaders to look in the mirror and ask where this continent will be in 2030 and 2063. Africa must adopt progressive industrial policies that create inclusive, prosperous and sustainable societies. Moving forward, Prof. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka suggested a three-pronged approach.
First, Africa needs a strong regional coordination mechanism to consolidate small uncompetitive firms operating in small atomistic market structures. With a consumer base of 1.3 billion and a US$3.3trillion market under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the continent has no choice but to bring together its fragmented markets. Second, Africa needs to build better institutions, strengthen weak ones and introduce those that are missing. No better wake-up call is required than the present pandemic.
Third, one important institution, for example, that has been abruptly disrupted is the supply chain for medicines and food. Logistics for transporting capital and consumer goods across the region need predictable structures. The building or strengthening supply chains involves fostering and providing regulations for long-term agreements and competencies that leverage both private and public institutional challenges, such as Customs regulations.
Finally, development finance institutions (DFIs) such as the African Development Bank are mandated and are currently trying, to fill the gaps left by private financial institutions. There is an opportunity for Africa to rethink and re-engineer its future. The Africa of tomorrow must look inward for its solutions – whether in feeding its own people or building industrial powerhouses led by African champions.
Ghana’s industrialisation drive
Mr. Ofori-Atta told Parliament that the government’s agenda of industrial development for job creation and economic transformation rests on the partnership with the private sector to operationalise the One District, One Factory (1D1F) initiative. According to him, the government’s efforts so far have resulted in 76 operational factories with 232 projects at various stages of implementation. “Not only have we leveraged private sector support through tax exemptions valued at GH¢34miilion, but the government has also directly spent GH¢210.03million to support existing factories and for the construction of new factories. “Our industrial agenda has certainly enhanced the prospect of more jobs for Ghanaians,” he emphasised.
He announced that as a result of government’s new comprehensive Automotive Manufacturing Development Policy, some of the leading global automobile companies (referred to as Original Equipment Manufacturers) have already established commercial interests in Ghana to assemble their brand of vehicles. In March 2020, the Volkswagen Group rolled out the first VW locally assembled vehicle. VW Ghana is currently producing six different brands of vehicles: namely Tiguan, Teramont, Amarok, Passat, Polo and Caddy.
Both the Toyota and Nissan Groups are also planning to establish assembly operations before the end of the year. Sinotruk, a leading global manufacturer of Heavy-Duty Trucks, is also assembling a variety of trucks in Ghana through Zonda Tec Ghana Limited. Most importantly, an indigenous Ghanaian company, the Kantanka Group, has also been formally granted a licence to continue its auto-assembly operations in Ghana and to benefit from incentives under the Ghana Automotive Manufacturing Development Policy.
According to the Finance Minister, in order to support these new developments, the government will establish an Automobile Industry Development Centre to coordinate the technical processes for licencing vehicle assemblers and manufacturers. The Centre will also be empowered to monitor their compliance with industry regulations and standards. Further, the Centre will coordinate the implementation of a Vehicle Financing Scheme that will link financial institutions to individuals and groups interested in purchasing newly-assembled vehicles in Ghana. Lastly, it will manage an Automotive Skills and Technology Upgrading Programme to provide requisite skills for the industry.
The Finance Minister noted that the development of the automobile industry in Ghana will constitute a significant step toward import substitution and enhancing exports, particularly within the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Ghana is well-positioned to become the new automobile manufacturing hub of Africa. One of the factors Prof. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka suggested was for Africa to build a strong regional coordination mechanism to consolidate small uncompetitive firms operating in small atomistic market structures.
Improving the business climate
The government appears to be on course with its economic revitalisation and transformation agenda through the Ghana CARES initiative. The Ghana CARES Obatanpa programme is an investment of GHȼ100billion to reengineer Ghana’s industrialisation. The minister says the Initiative is in two phases: a Stabilisation Phase, which runs from July to end of the year (2020); and a medium-term Revitalisation Phase, which will accelerate Ghana Beyond Aid transformation agenda.
“The stabilisation phase will target food security, protect businesses and worker incomes, strengthen the health system, attract private investments and support Ghanaian businesses. ‘We must have courage and be audacious in repositioning Ghana and Ghanaians – not only to mitigate this pandemic but also to implement programmes that will transform our country. We should change our approach to our development and dare to do the impossible,” says Mr. Ofori-Atta
Both Mr. Ofori-Atta and Prof. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka are thinking ahead. As Prof. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka notes, what Africa needs now is to execute structurally transformative projects which generate positive externalities and social returns. Judging from government’s industrialisation drive, it appears Ghana has responded to the call for transformation and industrialisation aimed at actualising the ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ development paradigm. But I wonder if the African Development Bank can and will support Ghana’s push for deeper economic transformation.
My word to those Africans advocating that Africans should remain, primary consumers of foreign goods, is that they need to come out of their ‘stone-age’ mentality. The future belongs to Africa; so, we must position ourselves to grab the future – by force where necessary. Enough of leaving our destiny in the hands of others. Of course, good leadership is an essential element in economic transformation. Africa needs good leaders at this critical moment in the quest for transformation.",2135,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107878633.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021205955-20201021235955-00338.warc.gz,0.933870732784271
cc5bfc57-3a25-48a4-938e-67e43ee19a9d,2013-05-22T07:42:42+00:00,2007-06-01,1,http://www.economist.com/node/9304369?zid=295&ah=0bca374e65f2354d553956ea65f756e0,"United Arab Emirates
How to be Islamic in business
Ensuring that financiers comply with sharia is becoming big business
THERE are many ways to get rich in a boom town like Dubai—investing in property is the most obvious—but nowadays one of the most lucrative jobs in the Gulf's financial hub is that of sharia scholar. This Muslim legal expert gives fatwas, the final Islamic seal of approval, to financial instruments he deems “sharia-compliant” at a time when investment by Muslims (especially from the oil-rich Arabian peninsular) in global financial markets is soaring. Pious Muslims equate the charging of interest to usury, which is forbidden; they also shun investment in such areas as gambling, tobacco, drink and the arms trade.
Step forward Hussein Hamid Hassan, a 75-year-old Dubai resident, now probably the world's biggest figure in fatwas for Islamic finance. After an impoverished boyhood in an Egyptian village to degrees at New York University and al-Azhar in Cairo, he has gone on to advise the governments of Egypt, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya and Pakistan on Islamic law. He chairs the sharia boards of at least 15 Islamic banks and financial institutions. His knowledge of common law and economics, as well as English and French, has helped. Above all, Mr Hassan is a pioneer and an innovator, working out new financial structures and helping to convert conventional banks to sharia-compliance. “I submit that in a few years all the Gulf states will move to an Islamic financial system,” he says.
Mr Hassan's star has risen because Islamic financial institutions and the growing number of conventional banks getting into the game all now need a reputable sharia board to attract Muslim investors who, since September 11th, have moved away from conventional banking just when the oil boom has left them awash in cash. New financial instruments are proliferating, from fee-based Islamic credit cards to Islamic mortgages, whereby the bank buys the property, then sells it at a mark-up to the client through an instalment plan. (The Saudi banking system, it may be noted, is largely interest-based; some contest the whole notion of “Islamic finance” as a mere sleight of hand, with interest payments called “profit sharing” and interest charges “handling fees”.)
The most significant of the new instruments is the Islamic bond, known in Arabic as a sukuk. In 2006 Dubai Ports World issued one to pay for its controversial purchase of P&O, a British-owned ports operator. Another sukuk was issued to help finance Nakheel, the Dubai-owned development company behind the man-made island projects off the shore of its home town. Both surpassed the $3 billion mark, breaking world records; and both shocked global markets by attracting a majority of investors from outside the Middle East. Both were approved by Mr Hassan.
Not just Muslims are taking notice. A Texas oil-and-gas firm issued the first American sukuk last year. “Islamic finance is becoming international,” says Mr Hassan.",645,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00008-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959919273853302
5b3983b6-07d7-4bd0-8cd9-37052b879e43,2015-03-28T12:19:45+00:00,2014-05-26,0,http://virginworlds.com/reader.php?solo=213063,"The levels are split between 26 different heroes, some of whom are relatively low level, in particular characters who are awaiting their post-launch reworks. Overall it's 10 characters at level 60, 5 more inactive characters parked at level 50 or 52, and then a small handful of characters I actually consider active. There are a total of 2040 levels in game amongst the 34 released heroes, with a new 60-level hero added every month, so I'm not even half way to the total cap (especially since the higher levels go slower than the low levels do).
One odd bit of irony here is that I almost prefer to play when there is NOT an weekly event experience boost in effect. I have so many different ways to increase my exp gain that I don't have trouble getting my levels and I do sometimes have trouble not outleveling content. My ""baseline"" is over 150%, as I'm running at 123% synergy bonus plus 10% for Cyclops and 25% for an experience boon (which will run out in just over five days of /played time outside of hubs due to boon parties). On top of that, I have the following consumables:
- 16 of the common 50% exp boosts (32 hours total, I would ""store"" these by consuming all of them - which I've done with the 50% rare item find boosts - except that sometimes I want it to expire). The overwhelming majority of these come from quest rewards - three per character.
- Triple iridium 50% boosts (6 of these for a total of 12 hours, and these are comparatively more valuable because they stack with the regular boosts. Mine came from the most recent fortune cards)
- 100% rush bars (available in exp only - reasonably common and I have 9 of these - or triple iridium, where I have a whopping 14 due to the recent cards and promo codes, i.e. 23 hours of 100% bonus)
So that's where I am going into the game's touted 1st birthday. I'd say expectations - speculation runs anywhere from free G's for the cash shop to a surprise hero - are unrealistically high, but they have done a pretty impressive job with past events. Guess we'll know in a bit over a week.",460,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297505.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00290-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.960397899150848
a42b6d10-fba9-4678-af39-5b242fdfe790,2013-05-18T06:32:30+00:00,2010-09-28,0,http://www.augustana.edu/x22236.xml,"September 28, 2010
2010 Season - Bowman pulls down CCIW honor
|Matt Bowman was named CCIW ""Runner of the Week"" after his fourth place finish at the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational in Rock Island, Illinois on September 24.|
Augustana senior Matt Bowman (Geneva HS, Elburn, Ill.) was selected as the “Runner of the Week” in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. Bowman’s strong performance helped the Vikings finish second at the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois on Saturday, September 24. It was an impressive second place finish for head coach Paul Olsen’s crew as they beat four nationally ranked teams.
Augustana, ranked sixth in the latest U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association Division III Mideast Regional poll, was one of three teams ranked in the top 10 to compete at the meet. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, ranked fifth, took the team title with 23 points. Augustana finished second with 55 points while Wisconsin-Whitewater, the seventh ranked team in regional poll, placed third with 88 points. Olivet Nazarene took fourth (138), Truman State was fifth (150) and Greenville placed sixth (263).
The field also included a couple of ranked teams in the Division III Central Regional poll. Cornell College, ranked ninth, finished tenth in the team scores with 307 points. Grinnell, the number one ranked team in the Central region, finished 16th with 415 points.
Bowman led the way for Augustana with with a fourth place finish and a time of 25:10 over the 8,000 meter course. The Vikings had ten runners run a time of 26:01 or faster. Tim Thornburg of Wisconsin-Stevens Point won the individual race with a time of 24:58 while teammates Terry Witkowski and Joel Heroux finished second and third with times of 25:00 and 25:10, respectively.
Earlier this year, Bowman finished second overall at the Western Illinois Invitational in a time of 26:11 leading the Vikings to a team victory over a field that included Western Illinois, a Division I school. The next week Bowman was the second Viking runner to cross the line at the Illinois Intercollegiate Championships. He finished in a time of 25:49, which was good for a 26th place finish in a field made up of the top college runners in the state of Illinois.
Augustana, which has only lost to two NCAA Division III schools this year –North Central at the Illinois Intercollegiate meet on September 17 and this past week to Wisconsin-Stevens Point at the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational on September 24 – will have a weekend off before they head to Waverly, Iowa to run at the Wartburg Invite on Saturday, October 9.
Bowman, the son of Gary Bowman of Geneva, Illinois and Linda Bowman of Elburn, Illinois, is an art history major.",626,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.95432049036026
c83c104d-10a5-4a4b-88a5-b37daff14a96,2015-03-30T10:42:46+00:00,2014-03-30,1,http://yourstory.com/2014/03/african-markets-strategies/,"10 strategies for Indian startups to make in-roads into African markets
Bilateral trade between India and Africa in 2000 was around $3 billion. Later, the trade shot up from $25 billion in 2006-07 to $70 billion in 2012-13. However, the Indian government aspires to touch $200 billion mark before 2020.
According to the McKinsey report: “Joining hands to unlock Africa’s potential a new Indian industry-led approach to Africa“, released at CII Conclave today, India can aspire to quadruple its revenues from Africa to USD 160 billion by 2025 by developing its presence in sectors where India has a unique value proposition and African nations have high needs such as IT services, agriculture, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods.
“The African continent is one of the most important partners for the country, and 11 fastest growing economies in the world are in Africa. We are looking at infrastructure development in Africa, the big project exports. We are encouraging the entire private sector in India to get into these sectors,” said Barnik Chitran Maitra, partner at McKinsey.
India and Africa are poised to grow together. Indian companies investing in Africa will now gain access to a larger regional market in Africa. Mr Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, said, “The 21st century will be the century of India, Asia and Africa. India and Africa are taking their rightful places in the emerging world order.”
Mr Sharma urged the present generation to revisit the pages of history to remind itself of the greater goals that drive the India-Africa partnership. India has committed over $10 billion to Africa for infrastructural and development projects since the holding of the first and second India Africa Forum Summit meetings in 2008 and 2011, and is partnering in establishing 70 pan-African and regional institutions across Africa.
According to the report, India can aspire to capture almost seven per cent of the African IT services market, five per cent of its FMCG space, 10 per cent of the power sector and two to five per cent of the agri-allied services. “Returns to FDI in Africa in the last five years have been the highest in the world,” Director at McKinsey & Company Rajat Gupta said.
Overall, the EXIM Bank has lent 187 Lines of Credit totaling about $12 billion across the world. And 50% of the amount went for financing exports from India to cover around 48 countries in Africa. The bank has placed 136 Lines of Credit (LOCs) with credit commitments of around $6.5 billion in Africa. These LOCs are earmarked for developmental projects like railway rehabilitation, setting up of textile, cement, tractor assembly, agro and food processing, rural electrification and transmission and irrigation.
Like any other emerging regions of the world, Africa offers diverse opportunities alongside a few bottlenecks, for trade and investments. Here is the slide of 10 strategies Indian companies will need to adopt to make inroads into African markets.
- Prioritise early — Identify priority sectors and countries quickly and set up strong business organisations there.
- Go granular — Understand local nuances and adapt business models accordingly. Africa is one continent with 55 different countries, each with its own culture, customs and behaviours.
- Expect to iterate — Customise approach based on continuous learning. There are no fixed answers to succeed in Africa; hence, companies should be ready for initial disappointments and tune their business model accordingly.
- Choose distribution channels carefully — Understand and control the route to market for success in such a fragmented geography. This is a challenge which Indian companies have mastered on the home turf, and must now face in a geographically larger context.
- Build brands aggressively — In Africa, brands are considered to be the clinchers in making purchase decisions. Hence, brand building, especially in the consumer goods sector, is critical.
- Deliver value across price segments — Innovate to meet the entire range of needs as the landscape is still open for brands and whole categories. In the consumer goods sector, Indian companies can meet this challenge with their wide product ranges.
- Think long term — Business in Africa cannot be built quarter-to-quarter–companies must be willing to invest for the long term, spend effort on setting up the business’ roots in the country, and only then achieve success.
- Involve locals and insiders as partners — This is necessary to get local insights, benefit from regulatory know-how and develop relationships. The ultimate aim must be to become the insider.
- Partner with local governments — Governments in most African nations play an important role in business development, and partnering with them is crucial to creating opportunities.
- Invest in building local talent — Given the relative lack of local talent, developing talent will play a critical part in scaling up any business, and must be invested in proactively",1012,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299261.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00250-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.935227036476135
ff56aa8f-aabb-495f-8507-04e811c748a5,2018-08-21T19:41:01+00:00,2016-02-28,1,http://anton-shekhovtsov.blogspot.com/2016/02/slovak-far-right-allies-of-putins.html,"Zem a Vek is a typical conspiracy theory magazine with a focus, as Matúš Ritomský argues, on three particular themes: politics, a search for social alternatives, and a return to the nature. The magazine is openly anti-Western and pro-Russian, as well as being particularly obsessed with “exposing” the “power of Jews and Americans”, the LGBT “conspiracy”, and Slovak mainstream media slammed as “mouthpieces of Zionism, Americanism, globalism, defamation of national values, primacy of the minority rights over the majority rights, [and] multiculturalism”. While not being directly linked to Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico or his SMER party, he definitely benefits from the anti-Western and/or pro-Russian “alternative” new media, including Zem a Vek, that have mushroomed in the Slovak information space in the wake of the Russian-Ukrainian war, as they help him legitimise his non-reformist policies.
|Selected covers of Zem & Vek: ""Homosexualisation or a traditional family?"", ""Israel, Holocaust and anti-Semitism: On the Altar of Zionism"".|
|The meeting at the Russian Embassy in Slovakia: (left to right) Pavel Kuznetsov, Tibor Eliot Rostás, and Dušan Budzák, Bratislava, 26 May 2014|
First, while talking about Russia allegedly abandoning the practice of “interfering in the internal affairs of other states”, Kuznetsov expressed his regret and voiced his hope that Russia would return to this practice. When asked by the editors whether Russia would potentially support a political force yet outside the Slovak political establishment that would proclaim Russian-Slovak “Slavonic brotherhood” its official political platform, Kuznetsov said:
I am convinced that in Slovakia there is a good basis, and support among people for this kind of ideas, organisations, movements, which would contribute to the building of stronger relations between Russia and Slovakia. Naturally, we support and will support these movements [and] organisations that favour strengthening of cooperation and relationships with Russia. [...] This might have been our mistake that, in Russian foreign policy, we have abandoned what we used to call “interference” – interference in the internal affairs of other states; [we have abandoned] support – not political, but financial support – of parties in other countries. [...] But I think that, one way or another, we will eventually return to the necessity of, indeed, a more active support – not simply on the political level – of those political forces in certain countries which favour cooperation with Russia. [...] I think that, in the coming years, there will be an increasing support from the Russian side for the political forces in other countries, including Slovakia, which are loyal to Russia. And also support for the media.The editors of Zem a Vek also mentioned that they were thinking of expanding their media business and asked Kuznetsov whether they could receive any support of their endeavours from Russia. In reply, Kuznetsov said that we would be glad “to write to Moscow”, “to people who deal with these questions”, and recommend establishing contacts between Zem a Vek and “the relevant Russian structures”.
|The meeting at the Russian Embassy in Slovakia: (left to right) Pavel Kuznetsov and Tibor Eliot Rostás, Bratislava, 26 May 2014|
Nevertheless, the attempts of Zem a Vek, which changed its subtitle from “Information without censorship” to “Geopolitical and cultural monthly” in February 2015, to establish relations with the Russian structures continued. Russian Ambassador Fedotov introduced, in Bratislava, Rostás and Budzák to Armen Oganesyan, the editor of the journal Mezhdunarodnaya zhizn’ that is officially associated with Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov heads the board of the journal, and Oganesyan is an unsalaried adviser to the foreign minister. This meeting resulted in Rostás’s and Budzák’s visit to Moscow in June 2015 where, upon the initiative of the Russian Embassy in Slovakia, the editors of Zem a Vek presented their idea of creating a media holding at the round-table held at the editorial office of Mezhdunarodnaya zhizn’. Other participants included “representatives of non-governmental organisations and foundations, as well as representatives of the governmental structures”, while the round-table was held “in partnership with the Union of Oil & Gas Producers of Russia”.
|(left to right) Vasiliy Likhachev, Armen Oganesyan, Tibor Eliot Rostás, and Dušan Budzák, Moscow, 4 June 2015|
I think your project will be carried out. I see one source that will work to the success of your project – the creation of the holding – but I will formulate it as a question: When do you think your product will gain trans-regional and Europe-wide significance? I have no doubt that – if the editorial board [of Mezhdunarodnaya zhizn’] and you are determined – Russian specialists are ready to take the most active part in processing and creating this kind of production, which [...] are much needed especially against the background of the reports that are being produced in Europe on the Brussels’ orders. One needs to compete for the public opinion and the state of minds in Europe. And here we are pragmatic allies with you. Thank you for this.A report on the round-table published by the Russian International Affairs Council, affiliated with Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education and Science, noted that the participants also discussed prospects of “constructing” “a Russia-friendly area in Central and Eastern Europe”.
So far, the idea of Zem a Vek to build a media holding has not been implemented (yet), but the meetings and talks that Rostás and Budzák held with Russian representatives of different levels testify to the presence of mutual interest in developing structural relations between Zem a Vek and particular Russian groups.
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42f4cbed-f2db-4806-9c33-fd3dc4af1e29,2017-08-23T10:02:31+00:00,2016-01-01,0,https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/IRS-Tax-Forms/What-is-the-IRS-Form-941-/INF14517.html,"You must file IRS Form 941 if you operate a business and have employees working for you. Certain employers whose annual payroll tax and withholding liabilites are less than $1,000, might get approval to file the annual version - Form 944.
If you operate a business and have employees working for you, then you likely need to file IRS Form 941, Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return, four times per year. As an employer, you are responsible for withholding federal income tax and other payroll taxes from each employee’s paycheck and remitting it to the IRS. Each Form 941 you file reports the total amount of tax you withheld during the quarter.
Who must file Form 941
Generally, any person or business that pays wages to an employee must file a Form 941 each quarter, and must continue to do so even if there are no employees during some of the quarters. The only exceptions to this filing requirement are for seasonal employers who don’t pay employee wages during one or more quarters, employers of household employees and employers of agrricultural employees.
Completing Form 941
Every time you prepare a Form 941 for the quarter, you must report the number of employees you have, the total wages you paid and the amount of taxes you withheld to arrive at the amount you must send to the IRS. Before starting the return, you need your payroll records plus documentation for any taxable tips your employees report to you.
When you calculate the amount to send to the IRS, in addition to federal income tax, the payment must reflect 6.2 percent of each employee’s wages, up to $118,500 in 2016, for Social Security insurance. It will also include 1.45 percent of all taxable wages for Medicare tax. As the employer, you are responsible for making an additional payment to the IRS equal to all Medicare and Social Security taxes withheld. Also, beginning in 2015, an employer must withhold Additional Medicare Tax from wages paid in excess of $200,000 during the year in addition to any other taxes withheld.
Form 941 filing deadlines
Since you must file a separate form for each quarter, the IRS imposes four filing deadlines that you must adhere to. The deadlines are April 30, July 31, Oct. 31 and Jan. 31 of each year. Just remember that the filing deadline always falls on the last day of the month following the end of the quarter. This gives you one month to prepare the form before submitting it to the IRS.
Failure to timely file a Form 941 may result in a penalty of 5 percent of the tax due with that return for each month or part of a month the return is late. The penalty caps out at 25 percent. A separate penalty applies for making tax payments late or paying less than you owe. The IRS will charge you 2 to 15 percent of your underpayment, depending on how many days you are late paying the correct amount.
At the end of the year, the total amounts you report on the four Form 941s must equal the total of all amounts you report on the W-2 forms you distribute to employees as well as the Form W-3 you send to the government. If something doesn’t add up, you will likely hear from the IRS.
Perfect for independent contractors
Find more tax deductions so you can keep more of the money you earn withTurboTax Self-Employed.",698,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886118195.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823094122-20170823114122-00096.warc.gz,0.947697997093201
fd568d8b-b57f-42de-8331-a249cbb618c9,2013-05-26T09:35:04+00:00,2010-05-26,1,"http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3894726,00.html","In a ceremony commemorating Jordan's independence day, Taher al-Masri, head of the country's senate, spoke of the ""state of two united banks,"" London-based al-Quds al-Arabi reported on Wednesday.
This is a rare and surprising statement, which may be interpreted as granting legitimization to the viewpoint that the Palestinian residents of the West Bank are part of the Hashemite Kingdom.
Speaking before an audience of some 1,000 people, including the royal family and Kind Abdullah II, al-Masri spoke of ""the two united banks, with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan emerging on both banks of the holy river.""
After the outbreak of the First Intifada
in 1987, Jordan's late King Hussein renounced all territorial claims over the West Bank. Jordan repeatedly emphasized that it is a separate entity from the West Bank, and that a solution to the Palestinian problem will not take place in its borders.
Since then, Jordanian officials have not only abstained from making such statements, but have also expressed fury any time Israeli elements make similar claims such as ""Jordan is the Palestinian state.""
The Jordanians were outraged last year when Knesset Member Arieh Eldad (National Union) submitted a bill calling for two states for two peoples on either side of the Jordan River. Amman protested to the Israeli ambassador in Jordan, and parliament members called on the government to cut ties with Israel.
There are also those that may interpret al-Masri's comments as more than a claim to responsibility over the Palestinians, but also as territorial ambitions in the West bank. Jordan's official stance rejects any such claims in light of its peace agreement with Israel.",347,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.952616989612579
113dfdfb-9362-4694-9c64-0cced24847c9,2020-10-27T12:34:40+00:00,2019-11-30,1,https://nationalinterest.org/feature/prioritize-plan-americas-navy-must-come-first-104602,"Last month, the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan marked its eighteenth year and November 24 marked three years since the first American casualty in Syria’s civil war. As these conflicts drag on, America’s endless wars deserve closer examination. But it’s not enough to say the wars should end; we need to reconsider the ideas that drive them. The concept of overextension in particular needs elaboration.
Defenders of the bipartisan status quo are pushing back on flagging public support for their policies. Their favored tactic is to label those who wish to end these failed policies as “isolationists” regardless of whether they support trade and diplomacy. One could more effectively make the case that the supporters of endless wars themselves are the isolationists for how their policies isolate the United States in the international community and isolate Washington from the will of the people.
These wars are so unpopular in Europe and here at home that they sap support for international endeavors more broadly. These foreign misadventures are diminishing global trust in the strategic leadership of the United States. The refugee crisis exacerbated by the U.S.-supported state failures in Libya, Iraq, and Syria is one of the most divisive elements in European domestic politics today and a source of opposition to American diplomatic efforts.
What these misguided attempts to reorder the Middle East demonstrate is that being everywhere at all times is less of a forward defense than an over-extension. The American position in Syria is the most recent example of how dramatically such policies can backfire. U.S. bases set up without the permission of the government of Syria were easily swept into irrelevance by Turkish intervention in the region. America might be the dominant world power, but in these wars, all politics is local. Turkey, like Iran, is a permanent fixture of the region; isolated inland American bases are not. When push comes to shove, American presence will give way to the superior resources and more direct interests of nearby powers.
The precarity of the American presence in Afghanistan is an even more compelling case. Far inland from any port or vital U.S. security interest, U.S. presence is dependent on the goodwill of an extremely unreliable arrangement with Pakistan for its logistic sustainability. This greatly constrains policy options and leaves U.S. forces in a vulnerable position compared to regional powers including China and Russia.
An alternative, more concurrent with U.S. geography, is to rely more on naval power. If used correctly, naval power offers freedom of action to choose one’s engagements and friends. The United States is uniquely situated to use the seas as highways and defensive moats. Compared to land power, naval power is remarkably efficient in terms of expense and troops needed to enact its objectives. Navies need not be as large as armies, which makes them more affordable for taxpayers, especially today as manpower costs soar. Navies are more rapidly deployable over large stretches of space than large conventional land forces. Furthermore, a majority of trade today continues to be conducted over the oceans and not overland.
For a country as strong as the United States, the entire western hemisphere is a potentially defensible supercontinent. Our vital interests are far more connected to maintaining the economic and logistical development of this resource-rich land than to policing foreign countries far afield. If the United States remains an industrial, agricultural, and financial power, then the inherent geographic advantages of wealthy and naturally defensible North America guarantee a secure position in the western hemisphere. And this strong position of regional hegemony secures a sustainable anchor for American diplomacy.
The biggest danger to any great power is other great powers, be they naval or land. But as we have seen in recent history, America’s forward deployments in Eurasia are far more of a weakness than strength in this regard. The flexibility of maritime advantages that peer competitors do not have is our competitive advantage in great-power politics. Stretching ourselves thin with excessive land deployments is strategically reckless.
Naval powers must prioritize diplomacy and not military bases as the first line of defense in foreign affairs. The necessity of integrating port cities through legal structures and standardized shipping practices encourage cordial ties with trading partners and productive negotiations to resolve local rivalries. Functioning as a remote, naval power would allow the United States to keep a greater sense of distance from regional conflicts, which would make Washington more welcome as a dispute arbiter and trusted bilateral. A distant powerful country is almost always viewed as less of a threat than one with troops nearby.
A naval-centric approach that plays to America’s geographic strengths will better protect American power and defense interests across the world in the long-term. Such a strategic redirection would end the present bipartisan addiction to endless war and could free up political will and taxpayer resources for the true keys to American power: domestic prosperity, first-rate infrastructure, and technological innovation. It would devote limited defense resources to strategic priorities and ensure Washington always has time to meet challenges with sobriety and restraint.
Christopher Mott is an international relations specialist and author of The Formless Empire: A Short History of Diplomacy and Warfare in Central Asia.",1048,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107894175.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027111346-20201027141346-00368.warc.gz,0.937487661838532
9c273fba-d7f8-45f8-b91b-9f41240709dc,2022-05-22T17:26:56+00:00,2016-01-01,0,https://faculty.essec.edu/research/fr-kojeve-lhomme-qui-voulait-tout-savoir-2/?cv=53044,"Alexandre Kojève thought suffers from the provocative way the philosopher initially insisted on the notion of End of History. Alexandre Kojève philosophical enquiry fairly overcomes this notion, towards a comprehensive understanding of the whole human life. This understanding particularly involves a breakthrough concerning the understanding of the most advanced sciences of our time. Understanding Kojeve thought consequently demands not only to understand his thought on the final historical Law (see An Outline of a Phenomenology of Right), but what Kojève called the “objective reality” as well.
BIBARD, L. (2016). Kojève : L'homme qui voulait tout savoir. ESSEC Business School.",150,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545875.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522160113-20220522190113-00608.warc.gz,0.879352986812592
46930b44-e6de-499d-b3ed-1b2bbec99c1a,2022-05-23T13:54:41+00:00,2022-05-23,0,https://www.galeriebart.nl/artist/frode-bolhuis/,"The artistic practice of sculptor Frode Bolhuis is signified by an interdisciplinary interest in history, narrative and transiency. His sculptures, consisting of materials like textiles, self-made clays and bright pigments, are full of meaning, yet not to be unraveled completely. Figurines, masks and objects of relic-like proportions form the core of his playful oeuvre, shifting between endless phantasy and traceable non-fiction. The figures belong together but at the same time they all are in a world of their own, dancing without taking notice of anyone else, some exuberantly, others quietly with their eyes closed.
After first making rather roughly finished bronze sculptures, for a while he made stylized sculptures moulded in Acrylic One. Currently, working in clay has made his figures a little rougher again; you can almost follow his hand. His studio is loaded with colourful sheets of paper, clay, washi tape, fabric and sewing notions. ‘I’m crazy about material. Working on several things at the same time is my way of coming up with something.’ Whatever material Frode chooses for his sculptures, the surface is always very important. In his two-dimensional work, fine knife cuts and three-dimensional elements form reliefs – even when using materials that are less usual for him, such as canvas or paper, he remains a sculptor.
Frode Bolhuis, born 1979 in Enschede, lives and works in his self-built house and studio in Almere. He has obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from both the St. Oswald’s Academy in London and the Academy Minerva in Groningen, and currently teaches at the Design Academy Eindhoven. Frode has been exhibiting his art since 2004. His works have been shown in museums across The Netherlands (Museum de Fundatie, Museum Waterland, Museum Nairac, Kunstmuseum Den Haag) and in the Tokiwa Museum in Ube City, Japan. His art has also been exhibited in numerous galleries throughout The Netherlands and occasionally abroad. As an artist represented by Galerie Bart, Frode has participated in various national and international art fairs.
Frode exhibits sculptures of various sizes and materials, making him a versatile and multifaceted artist. He uses this range of works to transfer emotions concerning the human experience and, with his clean style and soft colours, creates refined and magical environments.
His works can be found in several corporate collections including KPMG, Eneco and Menzis, and public, museum and private collections. In addition, many municipalities have asked Frode to create artwork or designs for the public space.
Stages of incomprehension
A contagious affair
08.01 Hi Fructose The Figurative Sculptures of Frode Bolhuis by Andy Smith.
29.08 Het Parool Gallery Viewer by Manuela Klerkx and Oscar van Gelderen.
17.11 Textielplus Frode Bolhuis toont met “A Contagious Affair” textiel werk by Herma Meere.
Frode Bolhuis ‘Nothing but a Feeling’, published by Museum Nairac and Galerie Wilms.",710,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662558030.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523132100-20220523162100-00018.warc.gz,0.953118085861206
58167d4d-861e-43b9-b97f-580f1d7c76d4,2015-03-30T17:35:09+00:00,2011-07-15,0,http://gizmodo.com/5824000/this-weeks-top-web-comedy-video-the-dark-side-of-being-state-farm-agent?tag=sketches,"You know those State Farm commercials, the ones where all some sad sack has to do is sing the jingle and their insurance agent pops up out of thin air? Man. How miserable if you're that agent.
The rest of this week's top comedy videos, including two Bachmanns, one tiny apartment, and lots and lots of ultimate fighting nut shots, can be found over at Splitsider.
Other highlights from the week in comedy:
-Steve Carell reunited with Jon Stewart on the Daily Show, and it might make you a lil misty.
-We looked at the lost roles of Anchorman.
-We took a tour of the international comedians heading to the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, with plenty of clips for those not attending in person.
-We watched the Curb Your Enthusiasm porn parody, which was as unsexy as it sounds.
-We took a look at Errol Morris's High Life commercials and what they say about modern masculinity.
-Harrison Ford continued in his rich tradition of going on late night talk shows stoned out of his brain.
-Is Seinfeld the most Kafkaesque show to air on TV?
-We looked at the SNL career of Maya Rudolph.
-And we talked to Donald Glover about the future of Community and Derrick.
-Ron Swanson taught us how to build a canoe.
-Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake joined forces to teach us the History of Rap, Part 2.
Splitsider is a website about comedy and the people who create it. It covers movies, TV shows, web videos, books and any other format that exists to make you laugh.",344,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299515.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00089-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.95236086845398
1ca3dc38-b961-4935-ab90-586bc01c71f7,2013-05-18T07:26:24+00:00,2011-02-15,1,http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/15/takedown_law_change/,"European child abuse image law a step closer
The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee has passed a draft law to remove all child sex abuse images hosted in EU countries.
The law says that if images are hosted outwith the EU they should be blocked by individual member states.
The Committee made some changes - the law previously made removal of images mandatory.
Now the law says that, if the material is hosted outside the community, countries ""may take the necessary measures in accordance with national legislation to prevent access to such content in their territory"". Members of the European Parliament also said such blocks must use transparent procedures, inform users of the reason for the block and allow an appeals process.
The law also sets minimum sentences for those found guilty of 22 child abuse offences. New offences such as ""grooming"" have also been created. Employers get the right to obtain information on employees' previous sex offences.
Internet Service Providers, or at least those represented by EuroISPA, were objecting to parts of the law which made removal of images compulsory.
But we guess their lobbying paid off. President of EuroISPA Martin Hutty said today: “Removal of the content at source is the real solution to the problem.
""The European Union should use its diplomatic relationships with third countries hosting such material to enhance international procedures to delete the illegal content and successfully prosecute criminals.”
The Parliament and Council now have to agree the details of the law, which they hope to do in the first half of the year. Nation states then have two years to bring their own laws into line with those of the European Union.
The Parliament believes the problem is getting worse and that around 200 abusive images are uploaded every day.",350,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.969259440898895
0430c16a-713b-4625-89e9-6fb73d80794c,2013-05-20T22:05:35+00:00,2012-09-22,0,http://www.booksprints.net/2012/09/data-ecologies-day-2/,"There are two groups of three working in parallel. One working on the big questions about notation. What is notation, what is it used for, what is not good for.
The second team are focused on looking into the important elements of notation – what is the role of abstraction, what level of abstraction is suitable and other very specific questions.
We have also identified some areas which we are going to avoid because they lead to a philosophical / conceptual vortex – ‘is language notation?’ being one of these. These were written on large pieces of paper and pinned on the wall to help us frame the scope of the book as we create it.
The groups worked independent of each other and came together to discuss larger issues over lunch and at a more extended review period before dinner.
Update 22:35 : another 15 minutes or so before we finish for the day. 9,000 words, many amazing discussions, images, and texts.",191,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967435300350189
f50525e6-ce72-4f4c-a0b4-31cbbf2afde1,2022-05-28T19:04:42+00:00,2022-01-31,1,https://novascotiabusiness.com/,"5 Industry trends shaping business in 2022 - and how Nova Scotia companies can capitalize
We asked our NSBI sector strategists to share their insights and help identify the potential key industry trends we see for 2022 and beyond.
Parlee Manufacturing: How a Liverpool company entered the business of life-saving
Glenn Parlee, owner of Parlee Manufacturing, wanted to create quality, Canadian-made products suited to Atlantic Canada's environment. Now he's established his company as a preferred supplier of medical equipment packs and bags for several organizations across the country.
Atlantic Canada certification program connects international companies to local landowners
For landowners, becoming part of the Atlantic Canada Certified Site network is an official acknowledgement your site is suitable and development-ready for investors.
Virtual Nova Scotia
Our skilled labour force balances work life with an easy outdoor lifestyle; people love living here. Find out how setting up in Nova Scotia can benefit your business.
Population, workforce, and economic growth are converging
Growth is necessary to ensure businesses in Nova Scotia can find the right candidates and the economy can continue to strengthen.
We need sustainability at the core of business to safeguard future generations
As the world comes together to fundamentally shift its approach to issues including our environment and inclusivity, organizations like NSBI are connecting businesses with innovative and sustainable solutions.
Jonas Software Solutions is ‘Building the Future’ in Nova Scotia
Opening an office in a new city and hiring a team is a tall order under regular circumstances, never mind during a global pandemic.
EnPoint: Aiming to change 1 million lives through mentorship
Chantal and Julia Brine want to bring the value of mentorship to the world through EnPoint, whose mission is to change one million people’s lives.
13 Stories to Celebrate
Whether it’s launching Braille product labels or receiving a Clean Label Project certification, Nova Scotia businesses continue to make an impact within our communities and around the world.
Global tech leader Virtusa looks to drive digital transformation in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is gaining global recognition for a highly educated workforce, tech-friendly environment, and neighbourly business style. Add in an envious ocean lifestyle, and it’s no wonder global tech leaders like digital engineering company, Virtusa, are choosing Nova Scotia.
Shivani’s Kitchen: Exporting spices and sauces to appreciative customers
When the pandemic closed Shivani Dhamija’s restaurant, she launched a food production plant in West Hants.
Outcast Foods: Making beautiful food out of ugly produce
The founders of Outcast Foods know that beauty is more than skin deep.
Talkatoo, Don't Type: A tech startup uses Voice AI to help veterinarians
Shawn Wilkie, CEO of Talkatoo, has spent the past several years working to create solutions that help veterinarians in their day-to-day operations.
Electrifying tomorrow: Nova Scotia emerges as a global hub for disruptive clean technologies
NOVONIX Battery Technology Solutions is a prime example of what’s possible when you combine academic innovation with a connected and invested local business environment.
Opus Fund Services finds itself at home in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia’s particular business culture is in sync with Opus Fund Services’ foundational pillars.
A digital peacock feather in her cap
Anita Kirkbride’s mission is to empower small business owners to take charge of their social media marketing.
QRA Corp: An ‘accidental entrepreneur’ changes the game
QRA Corp has carved out a unique space in the market for natural-language processing software that uses machine reasoning.
Passive Design, Active Results: An architecture firm helps fight climate change
Passive Design Solutions offers stock home building plans and custom architectural home design services to create energy efficient, low-maintenance homes.
Trust the Label: a truly organic approach
“Trust the Label” is now the driving force behind our Nova Scotia food and beverage campaigns.
Watch: Laurel Broten discusses leadership and innovation
NSBI President and CEO Laurel Broten discusses with Atlantic Business how her career experience has shaped her leadership and her advice for developing an innovation culture.
LeeWay for Change: A marine company scales up during COVID
The Halifax-based marine services company successfully entered a new market, and, as a result, had its biggest year yet.
Agri-food With Andy: #ThinkExport with Cape Breton Oatcakes
We're celebrating agri-food in Nova Scotia with Andy Hay, The East Coast Kitchen, and he's making Cape Breton Oatcakes!
Video marketing is critical for your business, and NSBI can help
Video marketing plays a critical role in today’s business environment - develop the right video and get it in front of the right audiences.
10 Women Entrepreneurs Doing Business in Boston
Meet 10 incredible women who are doing business in Boston.
Taking the Fuss out of Fizz: A story of innovation
Guy Tipton and Cyril Meagher, founders of BrewWizz, develop innovative products that are improving the craft brewing process all over the world.
12 Reasons to Celebrate
From teaching literacy to helping fight the pandemic, Nova Scotia businesses have been making a difference.
2020: A Year of Pivots
As we kick off 2021, we’re reflecting on 2020: the highs and lows, the lessons learned, and the uplifting business community stories we shared throughout the tumultuous year.
From passion to product: Sohma Naturals brings natural skincare to the world
A manufacturer based out of Digby, Nova Scotia, Sohma Naturals has been producing organic skincare products since 2018.
REDspace in Nova Scotia: Looking back on two decades of business
Looking back on two decades of business. 20 years later, REDspace is a company of 200+ people and is trusted by some of the biggest brands in the world.
We the East: How a Halifax company has infiltrated sports media
Tidal League is making waves in the sports media podcasting industry.
EUCCAN: One Week, One Province: Nova Scotia
NSBI participated in the European Union Chamber of Commerce in Canada (EUCCAN) 'One Week, One Province' virtual event, featuring Nova Scotia.
Innovating the next generation of maritime artificial intelligence in Nova Scotia
A Canadian innovation is a global success story — GSTS provides air traffic control for ships around the world using powerful artificial intelligence.
The technologies for farming under glass (and growing 3 million pounds of tomatoes)
Den Haan Greenhouses is a high-technology greenhouse business producing more than 3 million pounds of tomatoes and a million cucumbers sold throughout Atlantic Canada every year.
Through 8 engaging video modules, you will create an E-commerce roadmap that lays out a clear plan for immediate action and long-term success.
Supporting supplier diversity is just good business
Supplier diversity allows companies to pitch their business to some of the largest organizations in North America and Europe.
Report: How to Spur Innovation in Nova Scotia Post-COVID-19
Innovation is critical to Nova Scotia’s recovery from COVID-19. Click to read the report (PDF).
Safe Harbour: Why investment in Nova Scotia is continuing during COVID-19
Since the beginning of the COVID-19, many businesses have chosen to invest and create jobs in Nova Scotia. These investments are the first signs of a change in the way businesses manage their workforces and investment decisions and also the first signs that Nova Scotia is well-positioned to attract investment despite the chaos.
Top 10 tips for getting the most from your first virtual trade show (plus a key takeaway!)
Thinking about participating in a virtual trade show? We've put together our top 10 tips to help you prepare.
The Jeff Dahn effect: superstar alumni and a growing regional battery cluster
Lithium-ion batteries are critical to the future of green energy and Nova Scotia is going all in to support and grow its cleantech economy.
Hope Blooms: Planting a seed, harvesting a dream
The Hope Blooms journey has gone from a small plot of land to the Dragon’s Den television show to one of the largest grocery retailers in Canada.
Bringing Hill’s Jamaican Jerk Sauce to the world one bottle at a time
Many companies new to exporting get overwhelmed when they first start looking to sell their products and services outside the province. It can be especially challenging when that product is food.
Scotians Global Advisors Program
Scotians is a global network of individuals passionate about Nova Scotia. Passionate about our economic success and the entrepreneurs that drive it.
Ecommerce in COVID-19: Local businesses rise to meet these new challenges
We sat down with Aaron Whitman, the President and Chief Strategist of Able Sense, a small Halifax ecommerce agency with big talent.
Larch Wood: Exporting boards beyond borders
Today, that company— Larch Wood— sells wooden end-grain cutting boards around the world, counting Williams Sonoma and Sur La Table as clients.
Alpha Dog Games: the acquisition of a successful indie studio in Nova Scotia
In October, video game giant Bethesda Softworks acquired Halifax indie studio Alpha Dog Games. By any measure, this is a great success story for a Nova Scotian business.
Canada’s Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster: an FAQ for Nova Scotia companies
The Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster funding is available for Nova Scotia companies. Here's what you need to know.
Igniting entrepreneurship across Nova Scotia
Let’s say you need help growing your business, or you have an idea for starting one. Where do you start? You know there are support organizations that can help – but which one? With so many options, it can seem overwhelming at first – especially if you live in a rural area where offices might be geographically spread out. This is where Ignite Labs comes in.
Nova Scotia filmmaker on mission to strengthen diversity
Behind the scenes of the Aboriginal Shadow Program with Hank White, Nova Scotia film industry veteran.
Live and Work in Nova Scotia
Short commutes, affordable homes, endless coastal beauty, and career opportunity — Nova Scotia has it all.
A booming business, on their terms: How Side Door digitally disrupted the music industry
When one sets out to digitally transform the way entertainers and hosts find each other (think Uber for music shows), you’d assume a strong technology background would be a big part of the equation.
8 reasons why Nova Scotia chocolates are as unique as they are yummy
There are some very interesting things that contribute to the uniqueness of Nova Scotia chocolate.
Leveling the FinTech playing field
No longer the exclusive playing field of traditional institutions, Financial Technologies – or FinTech – is an exponentially growing market driven by rapidly changing technologies and customer expectations.
What's Happening in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Industry Sectors
Businesses of Diversity
Nova Scotia Businesses of Diversity are growing their revenues and forging new partnerships through participation in Supplier Diversity procurement programs.
Nova Scotia’s oceans industries are diverse and produce innovative products and services in Marine Defence & Security, Marine Transportation, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Energy, and Ocean Science.
Nova Scotia’s thriving seafood companies, fish harvesters and processors export the highest quality fish and shellfish from the North Atlantic worldwide.
Information Communications Technology
Nova Scotia is a leading data analytics hub in Canada, supported by globally competitive companies and world-renowned academic institutions.
Nova Scotia has everything you need to produce a wide range of crops, including forages, fruits, vegetables, and grains.
Nova Scotia benefits from the largest tides in the world, a wealth of minerals and resources, and researchers that are attracting global attention.
Nova Scotia attracts globally recognized companies working in naval defence, aerospace, shipbuilding, sonar and sensing, cyber security, and training and simulation.
Take notice of the financial services industry in Nova Scotia - a strategic nearshore location for middle & back office operations.
Nova Scotia boasts one of the most cost-competitive jurisdictions for video game development in North America and Europe.
Film & Television Production
Make your next film in Nova Scotia. Located on Canada's Atlantic coast, Nova Scotia offers diverse and spectacular locations.
Nova Scotia's clean technology industry attracts considerable international attention, with its expertise in energy monitoring related technologies and access to natural resources.",2636,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663019783.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528185151-20220528215151-00019.warc.gz,0.911588847637176
0d73c2f9-8989-46d8-949e-dcd90c32c822,2020-10-21T21:43:56+00:00,2020-10-21,0,https://www.nairtejas.com/articles/your-local-raddiwala-is-fooling-you/?shared=email&msg=fail,"That day the whole family looks happy. The day you sell off your scrap & old newspapers for an average 10 rupees a kilogram. The amount probably ends up in the family piggy bank, the only day when it is used. But, every time you give away your old, read newspapers to any raddiwala in Mumbai, have you noticed the consistent value in the weight of the pile? It revolves around 8-10 kgs for smaller heaps and 17-20 kgs for bigger ones. If so, then, my friend, you are being fooled.
Few months back, The Times of India carried a reader’s article of an incident where a household got hold of an iron rod scale of the same type these raddiwalas (or scrap dealers) use. They had already weighed their pile to 26 kilograms and when the dealer weighed it in parts, the meter ticked at 8 kgs each; 16 kilograms in total. Immediately, the housewife came out with her scale & provided proof to their claim. The raddiwala, eventually, shelled out 250 rupees, a rounded off amount & left with a gloom on his face. After two months, when the same household happened to call him, the call was disconnected to never have connected again. The whole colony followed suit & now not a single scrap dealer in the locale agrees to come over.
Apparently, the weighing scales used by these raddivalas are tampered with to a considerable extent so as to reduce the total weight by around 30%. And, have you also noticed that every single one of them have the same type of scale? Probably the easiest one to rig. And all these years I was getting paid in 2 digits for my precious bundle of paper. But this morning, the table turned and I bought myself a weighing machine. The initially jovial dealer coughed up 300 rupees for my pile of 30 kilograms of old newspaper and old magazines and left with dejection. Ah, that pleasure! But, later I felt bad for the guy. I am sitting here blogging on my notebook in a seemingly lavish apartment and there he is dealing in scraps to make ends meet. He may not come back, but I do know a dozen raddiwalas in my locale. Enough for a year or two till few new dealers open shop; they always show up, don’t they? Near that grocery store or that fast food eatery.
So next time you call a raddivala home, be prepared with a scale of any make. At least, you will get a satisfied deal and won’t have to absorb a loss. There is a chance that the guy may not accept your claim, so it is better to have contacts of different scrap dealers in your neighbourhood. Technically speaking, a 2 feet pile will weigh around 20 kilograms, enough to buy those two sticks of Kwality Wall’s latest attempt at daylight robbery which also pretends to be a symbol of exaggerated luxury – the Magnum ice-cream priced at a whopping Rs. 85 per stick.",629,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107878633.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021205955-20201021235955-00335.warc.gz,0.954455614089966
1292d151-3bbf-4e2a-af3b-92466f29e636,2013-05-25T12:47:24+00:00,2012-07-12,1,http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/trayvon_martin_eyewitness.php?ref=fpnewsfeed,"The woman said she was lying in bed, reading a book when she heard a commotion outside. Turning off the bedroom light, she grabbed her phone to call the police and peered into the darkness where she saw two men struggling on the ground.
In the raft of evidence made public Thursday in the killing of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, the woman appears to be the closest thing prosecutors have to an eyewitness in their second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman.
If credible, the woman’s account could eventually shed some light on whether Zimmerman really killed the teen in self defense like he claims. So far, though, little has been released about what exactly she saw.
According to a report found amid in the newly public evidence, the woman spoke to special prosecutor Angela Corey’s investigators somewhat reluctantly more than a month after the Feb. 26 killing. She had already talked to police detectives and a private investigator by that time.
A neighbor of Zimmerman’s in the Retreat at Twin Lakes community in Sanford, Fla., her name is blacked out through most of the report. Prosecutors were ordered by the judge to keep all witness identities confidential. The name “Brett” appears twice in the document, but there is no way to tell for sure whether it is the woman’s name.
She was interviewed by investigators Dale Gilbreath and T.C. O’Steen on April 4 at the Orlando offices of the attorneys she hired to represent her throughout the case.
From the start, the woman told them she was upset. She had given a written statement to a private investigator working for Martin’s family, but she was under the impression it wouldn’t be handed over to law enforcement. Now, authorities had it.
She told them she called 911 after hearing two men arguing loudly outside and then looked out to see them wrestling on the ground.
She heard “horrifying” calls for help and “agonizing yelps,” but she could not tell which one was yelling. The woman said she saw one man on top of the other, moving in some sort of “side to side” motion and throwing no punches.
Zimmerman has said he was attacked and knocked to the ground by Martin, who then got on top of him and started slamming his head into the concrete beneath them.
While she was on the phone with 911, the woman said she heard a series of three pops. She thought a gunshot would be louder and she saw no flash of light like she expected, but the larger of the two men got up from the fight while the other remained on the ground. The summary of her interview does not say whether she believed the larger man had been the one on the top or bottom of the fight.
After the shooting, the larger man began to walk toward her window and she could see he was Hispanic, like Zimmerman. He put his hand up to his forehead as if he was looking into the distance.
The evidence released Thursday demonstrates that the woman’s statement is the fullest account of the killing itself that prosecutors have outside of Zimmerman’s own statements to police.
Other neighbors in the community heard the commotion or saw bits of the struggle, but no one else appears to have seen the shooting itself.
Still, the woman’s version of events has a few discrepancies from the rest of the information public at this point.
For instance, authorities have said there was only one gunshot that night and that it hit Martin in the chest, killing him at the scene. The woman also said Zimmerman was wearing a short sleeve shirt, but in fact he was wearing an orange and black jacket as can be seen in photos police took after the shooting.
It’s also clear the woman is jittery about talking about what she saw, hiring lawyers and hoping that at least one of her statements would never be given to authorities.
But the same woman may also have already spoken to the media. CNN’s Anderson Cooper talked to someone in late March who claimed to be an eyewitness to the shooting.
At the time, it was impossible to verify the claims. The person refused to be shown on camera or give any details about his or her identify, including a gender. But what he or she said matched up fairly closely to what the woman told investigators in the newly released report. For example, the person told CNN that Zimmerman began to walk toward his or her window just after the shooting.
It’s unclear how seriously prosecutors and defense attorneys are taking the woman. In the few court hearings that have been held about the case so far, her statements haven’t come up.
Nick Martin is an associate editor at TPM in New York City. He came to the site in 2011 as a reporter for TPMMuckraker. Previously, he worked in Arizona, first as a staff reporter for a local newspaper and later as a freelance journalist. He also ran the news blog Heat City. Contact him: nick [at] talkingpointsmemo.com",1042,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.983898401260376
295bd53f-69f8-4911-9ca6-7d0682a6a80f,2013-05-22T07:33:36+00:00,2012-10,1,http://londoncalling.co/2012/10/tesco-sees-all-growth-in-food-coming-from-online-is-building-dark-stores-in-london-to-keep-up/,"Following on from my post about Deloitte’s “Digital Disruption – Short Fuse, Big Bang?” report, I read in the Guardian that UK retail leader Tesco is planning to cut back on new store openings in favour of internet-only capacity as shoppers turn their backs on the weekly shop.
From the Guardian report, Tesco is to build a national network of online-only stores as it looks to cash in on the surge in popularity of internet grocery shopping.
Shoppers are increasingly turning their backs on the weekly schlepp to the supermarket so Tesco is cutting back on store openings to focus on its internet arm where sales are expected to double to more than £5bn over the next five years. Nicknamed “dark stores” in the industry they are not open to the public but are used to assist nearby shops where staff cannot keep up with orders placed by web customers in their catchment.
Tesco already has four dark stores in London but internet boss Ken Towle said on Monday that another two would open in Crawley and Erith, near Dartford, and it was scouting other cities, including Birmingham and Manchester, for locations.
“Food online is growing really well for us,” said Towle adding it would need “tens” rather than “hundreds” of dark stores as it will also continue to pick orders from normal supermarkets. “To meet demand we do need to put down extra capacity.”
Tesco’s decision to pump investment into its grocery home delivery service is more bad news for internet rival Ocado which last week reported a slowdown in sales as the jubilee and Olympics disrupted trade. The online grocery sales are expected to almost double in value by 2016 to reach £11.2bn, according to analysts at IGD.
Speaking at a conference last week the Tesco chief executive, Philip Clarke, said Tesco.com “provides all the growth we have in our core food businesses these days”.
So what does this mean?
This confirms for me that the digital bang in retail (and specifically supermarkets and the convenience sector) is already happening
UK company Ocado has been leading the way with online grocery shopping for some time, and the fact that the largest UK retailer is now seeing all core food growth coming from online, the digital bang in retail has started!
Ocado need to focus on their customer service (have experienced both ends of this first hand) if they are to grow their business.
In the age of online shopping with multiple alternatives, the winners in this space will continue to innovate and lead in customer service.
You can read the Deloitte report at http://lc.tl/sfdb",569,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.965115666389465
605055ef-f7bb-4bc9-941a-869f361830c8,2022-05-17T21:25:00+00:00,2022-05-10,1,https://kingdomnewsgh.com/2022/05/10/asokwa-mce-mp-cut-sod-to-commence-rehabilitation-of-atonsu-chirapatre-roads/,"On Monday, Municipal Chief Executive for Asokwa, Chief Akwannuasa Gyimah was joined by the Member of Parliament for Asokwa, Madam Patricia Appiagyei as well as some traditional leaders to cut the sod for the construction of 2.3kilometers of roads for the people of Atonsu-S-LINE new site and Chirapatre.
Giving details at a brief ceremony at the Atonsu New-site taxi rank area, Chief Akwannuasa said the Assembly got the opportunity to do a 1.3km of roads at the Atonsu S-Line to the new site and a 1 kilometer of roads in the Chirapatre old town.
He disclosed that the project is a World Bank credit facility and was being undertaken through the Ghana Secondary City Support Project module.
Chief Akwannuasa thanked the Ministry of Local Government and Decentralization for facilitating the project and commended the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council for supporting the Asokwa Municipal Assembly to carry out all paper works due for the commencement of the project.
‘’I am happy to announce to the good people of Asokwa particularly those at Atonsu new site and Chirapatre that work on your bad roads would commence after this ground breaking event and it is expected to be completed in 8months time and handed over to the Assembly by the contractor for use’’, Chief Akwannuasa disclosed.
The MCE asked the people whose projects were close to the construction site to evacuate and allow for work to commence since every entitlement had been given out.
He asked residents to support the contractor to work to complete the project on schedule, adding that the construction would benefit the local economy of the place.
Chief Akwannausa, however, cautioned against behaviors and attitudes that would affect the longevity of the project, including the washing of vehicles on tarred roads as well as the picking of chippings on the completed roads.
‘’The NPP government under Nana Akufo-Addo said that 2021 would be year of roads and since this project was to be undertaken in 2021 it means the President was a promise keeper and therefore as citizens we should support government efforts such as road construction as well as others so that by what we see we extend the mandate of the NPP beyond the 8 year cycle’’, the MCE passionately stated.
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT:
On her part, Madam Patricia Appiagyei commended the Ghana government for granting Asokwa the opportunity to rehabilitate the bad roads in the Municipality.
This, she noted, was the essence of having a municipality through which such projects including road construction could be channeled through.
‘’I am happy that all of us are seeing these good works of the President and government and I believe this calls on us to support the NPP to work more for the benefit of all Ghanaians’’, Madam Appiagyei intimated.
Present at the ceremony was the elected assembly men for Asokwa as well constituency executives of the NPP in Asokwa as well as staff of the Assembly and workers of M-Gyebi, contractor for the project.",685,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662520817.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517194243-20220517224243-00412.warc.gz,0.96759843826294
f1f5b5fd-bd0a-4853-a0b9-383e72b18661,2018-08-21T13:29:00+00:00,2018-08-21,1,https://www.comms-express.com/blog/Flying-Cars/,"Jet packs, hover boards, flying cars… the future doesn’t always turn out how we think it will does it?
Well, sometime it does. While some technological advances remain beyond us (for the moment at least), it seems that the flying car is now with us.
A company in the USA called Terrafugia is now marketing a car that converts into a plane… and it doesn’t look like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang or Harry Potter’s flying Ford Anglia.
The Transition is a rather clunky looking car but it quickly changes into a rather nifty little plane which can carry two people. A short video at http://www.terrafugia.com/ shows a chap taking The Transition for a spin, emerging from a garage in suburbia in what looks like a folded up plane, then driving it to his nearest airfield where he presses a button, the wings unfurl and he’s up and away.
What seems a bit comical at first becomes a convincing bit of technology very quickly. How close The Transition is to becoming an everyday vehicle is hard to tell, but the tech is now there and Terrafugia looking for investors.
On their website, Terrafugia rightly point out that while communication and information technology has undergone rapid and drastic change in the last 50 years, transport has not really changed much and, indeed, travel itself has become more difficult and challenging. Our roads are jam-packed, our cities are congested and driving is often a pain rather than a pleasure.
Terrafugia say what they’re hoping to offer is the convenience of a car – where you can set your own schedule – with the freedom of flying. It’s a hugely ambitious idea, but it makes sense. It’s not that easy getting round at ground level, so why don’t we look to the skies?
It may be a few years before we’re all popping out for a spin in the sky or commuting to work in a plane, but don’t count it out as a possibility. Terrafugia are already working on a more advanced model, the TF-X, a plug-in hybrid electric flying car, a four-seater which can take off and land vertically – so there’s no need for a runway.
The TF-X really does look (and sound) like something futuristic – it wouldn’t look out of place in Minority Report or The Fifth Element – and Terrafugia say it’ll be safer than a conventional car, fly itself and have a flight range of 500 miles with speeds of up to 200 mph.
The company say it’ll take 8-10 years to develop the TF-X but with the tagline on their website, “In the future, anyone can fly” it looks like a probability rather than a possibility.
The ultimate convertibles
Inspired by Terrafugia’s ‘street legal planes’ that convert from cars into planes, here’s the Comms Express top three vehicle conversions:
Hong Kong Phooey’s Car
The mild-mannered janitor turned crime fighting Kung Fu expert in the 1970s cartoon series travelled around in a rickety old green car which, with the bang of a gong, he could turn into a boat, plane or just about any other form of transport.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
When he wasn’t writing James Bond novels, Ian Fleming penned Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, a charming children’s story set in the 1910s about the escapades of a mad inventor called Caractacus. The 1968 film featured Dick Van Dyke as Potts, whose inventions are the forerunners of the television, vacuum cleaner and, erm, toot sweets. But his greatest creation is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, a car that can not only fly but deploy floats so it can act as a boat too.
James Bond’s Lotus Esprit
Roger Moore’s third outing as James Bond saw him encounter hulking, metal-mouthed villain Jaws for the first time but just as memorable was the ability of 007’s Lotus Esprit to convert to amphibious mode and become a submarine, emerging from the sea onto a beach full of bewildered sunbathers. Brilliant!
Have we missed any of your favourites?
Until next time.",929,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221218189.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821132121-20180821152121-00694.warc.gz,0.948192894458771
b95d8154-faa7-4dc4-baa4-84f8676d522c,2017-08-19T11:16:15+00:00,2014-10-30,1,https://willwrightblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/30/a-new-message-graphically-shows-the-nfls-washington-team-name-to-be-racist/,"At what point do you concede that a name is hurtful, historically biased and perpetuates stereotypes? Sometimes you have to lay it out graphically to get people to understand that it is time to reconsider and get on the right side of history.
The Red Circle Agency and the National Coalition Against Racism in Sports and Media have taken that step, producing a strong new video that lumps the team name into the same class of racial slurs as the n-word and other objectionable terms. The argument is, if certain slurs and profanity are banned from the public airwaves why is the Washington team name allowed to flourish?
In releasing the video on their YouTube channel, the coalition wrote:
“The word ‘redskins’ is racist and profane. Get involved by sharing this video with friends, letting the NFL and the Washington football team know what you think, or contacting the FCC and asking that the word ‘redskins’ be banned from the public airwaves.”",205,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105341.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819105009-20170819125009-00105.warc.gz,0.932722449302673
125f7b01-fac8-46a6-afe3-a04d90538bf0,2022-05-29T01:44:21+00:00,2018-10-01,1,https://citytoday.news/rupee-slips-36-paise-against-usd/,"Prime News, National, Business, Mumbai, October 1:- The rupee weakened by 36 paise to Rs 72.84 against the US dollar Monday even as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced plans to purchase government bonds worth Rs 36,000 crore to boost liquidity.
The domestic unit rupee had gained 11 paise to close at a one-week high of Rs 72.48 against the US dollar On Friday.
In recent weeks, the rupee has taken a beating amid volatility in global markets and strengthening of the greenback. The central bank has been taking various measures to shore up the rupee.
The rupee was trading at Rs 72.84 against the dollar in the morning as investors are waiting for the RBI policy decision later this week. It opened at Rs 72.61.
In a release Monday, the RBI said it has decided to purchase government bonds worth Rs 36,000 crore through Open Market Operations (OMO) this month.
This is based on an assessment of the durable liquidity needs going forward and the seasonal growth in currency in circulation observed in build-up to the festive season, it added.
The central bank will be conducting OMO for an “aggregate amount of Rs 360 billion in the month of October,” the release said.
The auctions would be conducted during the second, third and fourth week of October.
“The OMO amount stated above is indicative and RBI retains the flexibility to change it, depending on the evolving liquidity and market conditions,” the central bank said. (Inputs: Agencies, NGB)",328,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663035797.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220529011010-20220529041010-00404.warc.gz,0.969801306724548
8a3f2fcf-3286-4317-99b4-b3d9f15c21bf,2013-05-25T13:01:11+00:00,2013-01-30,1,http://wrkf.org/post/bp-facing-billions-more-fines-over-oil-spill,"Wed January 30, 2013
BP Facing Billions More In Fines Over Oil Spill
Originally published on Wed January 30, 2013 10:27 am
BP has agreed to a $4 billion settlement of a criminal case filed by the Justice Department over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A pending civil case could cost tens of billions of dollars more in penalties.
A federal judge in New Orleans signed off on the criminal case. The oil company admitted charges that include misleading Congress and manslaughter.
More than 200 million gallons of oil spewed from BP’s blown-out well, and eleven workers were killed.
Coming up next month is a civil case when another judge will decide liability of companies involved in the disaster. The federal government and states affected by the spill will seek billions more in fines under the Clean Water Act to repair environmental damage caused by the spill.",180,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00026-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.958914518356323
37e28214-e7ad-436e-a504-c84a1f38e3cd,2018-08-20T14:10:19+00:00,2014-11-07,1,https://www.hindustantimes.com/health-and-fitness/ayurveda-gets-a-new-lease-of-life-india-creates-exclusive-drug-control-department/story-ALh90YYbBQxMk1cVTWM1YK.html,"Ayurveda gets a new lease of life, India creates exclusive drug control department
Union health and family welfare minister Dr Harsh Vardhan recently announced that the government will set up an exclusive drug control department to facilitate R&D and standardise the manufacturing of medicinal products of Ayurveda.health and fitness Updated: Nov 07, 2014 14:12 IST
Union health and family welfare minister Dr Harsh Vardhan recently announced that the government will set up an exclusive drug control department to facilitate research and development to monitor quality control and standardise the manufacturing of medicinal products of Ayurveda and other traditional Indian treatment systems.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Arogya Expo organised alongside the sixth World Ayurveda Congress at Pragati Maidan, Vardhan said, ""Under the newly created AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) Mission the Centre would provide funding support to states wanting to set up manufacturing facilities and create manpower for the traditional medicine industry.""
""The chief objective of the mission is to encourage integration of Ayush with modern medicine and create a holistic healthcare system that can be emulated globally and which will achieve the universal goal of Health for All,"" he said.
""Ayurveda is not just a matter of sentiment for us. We work with scientific minds and this government is aggressively focused on research,"" he added.
The Arogya Expo, which will continue until November 9, features 400 stalls set up by leading traditional medicine manufacturers from around the country. It also has 20 specialty clinics offering free consultation and medicines to visitors.
The sixth edition of the World Ayurveda Congress, which will be inaugurated tomorrow by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, has 'Ayurveda and Health Challenges' as its focal theme. It is being organised by the Department of AYUSH, in collaboration with the World Ayurveda Foundation and the Delhi Government.
Vardhan said the government, which has allocated Rs 5,000 crore to the Ayush Mission in 12th five-year plan, is keen to partner with states in creating state-of-the-art research and development facilities, drug testing laboratories and herbal gardens that will help meet growing industry and market demand for quality raw material and products.
More than five dozen classical Yoga postures found eminent choreographic expression in a brief but breezy dance-and-music item on the inaugural day of the Arogya Expo, bringing to focus the wonders that a fit body can bring to the mind as well. Clad in maroon T-shirts and black trousers, the slim and trim participants virtually danced to recorded music that featured health-related ancient shlokas rendered by a chorus led by a male voice.
First Published: Nov 07, 2014 12:53 IST",591,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216475.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820140847-20180820160847-00324.warc.gz,0.948684513568878
9e3293a5-ae90-4e01-b1db-8506e3e52cbd,2019-08-21T04:02:35+00:00,2019-08-21,0,https://transferslot.com/products/yogrow,"Simple ECommerce Analytics. YoGrow analyze your online shop data from GA to save you time, money & help you grow your business. It's like having a Sales Director reporting on your online shop!
I have a new project that is taking away my focus and attention, so I want to sell Yogrow to focus entirely on it.
SaaS solution, domain, users, social networks.. anything related to Yogrow!
PHP, MySQL, WordPress and JS
Get in touch with the owner to discuss the tech stack, market size, or just make an offer!",119,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315750.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821022901-20190821044901-00049.warc.gz,0.954871475696564
af75c2ca-a778-4c4d-8aae-89792cebac3d,2019-08-24T20:48:27+00:00,2019-08-19,1,http://sunshinestatenews.com/story/ted-yoho-continues-push-more-trade-mongolia,"A Florida Republican congressman is continuing his efforts to build economic ties with Mongolia. Why Mongolia? Because it's a friend and it's strategically located nation between two major powers, China and Russia.
Now in his fourth term in Congress, earlier this year, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., the top Republican on the U.S. House Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee, introduced the “Mongolia Third-Neighbor Trade Act” in the House along with U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev. On the other side of Capitol Hill, U.S. Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and Ben Cardin, D-Mary.., are championing the proposal.
Yoho, who was the chairman of the Asia and Pacific Subcommittee when the GOP controlled the chamber and who served a stint as the vice chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, offered some of the rationale behind the bill when he introduced it.
“The Mongolia Third-Neighbor Trade Act is not just about imports of cashmere; it is smart policy that supports a strong, independent Mongolia that continues to be a beacon of freedom in the region and a strategic partner of the United States,” Yoho said. “It is estimated that this simple act will create upwards of 40,000 jobs primarily for women who make up ninety percent of the garment industry in Mongolia. We look forward to this strong bipartisan, bicameral legislation being passed under Speaker Pelosi’s leadership and signed into law by President Trump.”
Yoho’s bill was sent to the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee back in April which sent it to its Trade Subcommittee. Since then, Yoho has reeled in more than 40 cosponsors in the House including U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Fla.
In recent weeks, Yoho has doubled down on his efforts to push his proposal. Last week, he included his ally President Donald Trump in a tweet promoting the bill.
“The Mongolia Third-Neighbor Trade Act will facilitate job and economic growth, which benefits both our countries. Strengthening an ally, a stable democracy in a sea of authoritarianism, is smart policy,” Yoho insisted.
At the start of the month, Yoho met with Mongolian President Battulga Khaltmaa about increased trade.
“We discussed the important ‘third neighbor’ relationship that our countries share and how we can advance our mutual priorities by promoting U.S.-Mongolia trade,” Yoho noted.
First elected to Congress in 2012 after upsetting longtime U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., in the Republican primary, Yoho promised to retire in 2020 but has not yet officially announced his plans for the next election cycle.",623,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321696.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824194521-20190824220521-00099.warc.gz,0.960353255271912
623f7be9-8b21-4f6b-a6ba-3a0b64882ce9,2016-07-29T06:12:15+00:00,2014-01-16,1,http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2014-01-16/council-statement-on-syrian-chemicals-at-ellesmere-port/,"Cheshire West and Chester Council has released a statement following the announcement that Syrian chemicals will be destroyed at a plant in Ellesmere Port.
The council says the chemicals are not weapons, and contain no explosives.
Councillor Lynn Riley said:
“We have asked Veolia whether we can have a list of such chemicals for disposal so that we can independently have those reviewed by Health Protection England to satisfy ourselves that the materials will provide no increased risk to the public.
“I understand that any treatment of such chemicals will not take place until the end of February which will provide us sufficient time, once aware of the materials themselves, to seek the expert observations of independent Health Protection Specialists.”
More top news
HS2 must be scrapped says the TaxPayers' Alliance. They say it could cost almost £90 billion and is unlikely to be completed on time. .
Businesses in Chester are staying open later on Thursdays throughout the summer to encourage people to shop and eat out after work.
Fire crews performed a nutty animal rescue when an injured squirrel got trapped in a car dashboard.",229,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257829972.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071029-00166-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.965649604797363
6d78d8fc-c6fa-4b32-b937-4761a562c7fe,2022-05-19T05:05:24+00:00,2020-04-22,1,https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/classic-brands-responds-to-us-department-of-commerce-initiation-of-anti-dumping-and-countervailing-duty-investigations-301045360.html,"COLUMBIA, Md., April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Classic Brands, (""Classic"" or the ""Company""), a leading designer, distributor, and manufacturer of sleep products, sleep accessories, and furniture, today issued the following statement in response to the decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce (""Department"") to initiate antidumping (""AD"") and countervailing duty (""CVD"") investigations related to the importation of mattresses from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam:
""We are disappointed that the Department has elected to initiate these investigations without first polling the domestic industry, as required by law. Because the Petitioners have failed to demonstrate that more than 50% of the domestic industry supports the petition, it is Classic's position that the Department should have determined whether the statutory thresholds for industry support were met by polling the industry, prior to initiating the investigations. As Classic argued before the Department prior to initiation, the Petitioners' methodology for calculating industry support, which relied on production figures for only 29 U.S. producers – significantly less than the 347 producers identified in the Petition – was flawed, and an inappropriate basis for gauging the level of support of the domestic industry.
While we strongly disagree with the initiation of these investigations, the Company will continue to avail itself of all legal options to vigorously defend its position as the Department and the U.S. International Trade Commission (""ITC"") move forward with their investigations.
Importantly, mounting a successful defense against the import duties sought by the Petitioners is critical at a time when raising costs for hospitals and healthcare providers could significantly hamper efforts to respond effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We also believe that a vigorous defense is entirely consistent with the Administration's trade policy, which has promoted economic and national security cooperation with traditional U.S. allies in East Asia, several of which have been targeted by the Petitioners. The Administration has worked hard to encourage American companies to diversify their supply chains in the region, and these investigations undermine the growing commercial partnerships between companies like Classic and suppliers in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and other countries in the region.""
Classic Brands is represented by Steptoe & Johnson LLP.
ABOUT CLASSIC BRANDS
Founded in 1971 with headquarters in Columbia, Maryland and distribution capabilities nationwide, Classic Brands is a leading designer, distributor and manufacturer of sleep products, sleep accessories and furniture, with a focus on the finest quality mattresses. The company has a long history of providing product development, sourcing, and logistics services to a diverse set of leading retail customers throughout the U.S. Classic Brands is constantly seeking to deliver quality and comfort at an affordable price. The company uses the finest materials from around the world including all-natural and high-performance covers, Talalay and Dunlop latex, memory foam, gel-infused memory foam, innerspring and wrapped coil hybrids. Classic Brands is committed to being on the cutting edge of designing and producing innovative products for people to sleep healthier. Its sleep systems are designed to help achieve the maximum benefit from each night of sleep. For more information, visit www.ClassicBrands.com.
SOURCE Classic Brands",672,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662525507.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519042059-20220519072059-00405.warc.gz,0.945735037326813
290afe59-1fdb-4315-a848-7d4d0dcae4c7,2016-07-28T08:35:17+00:00,2012-05-22,1,http://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/ukraine/foreign-ministry-ukrainians-still-facing-difficulties-in-obtaining-canadian-visas-312490.html,"Foreign Ministry: Ukrainians still facing difficulties in obtaining Canadian visas
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has said that the Canadian authorities have not simplified the visa regime for Ukrainians since 2005.
""Over this period, Canada has not introduced any steps for Ukraine in the simplification of the visa regime. It's still difficult for Ukrainians to obtain visas,"" the director of the ministry's information policy department, Oleh Voloshyn, said at a briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday,
He said that the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry was surprised that the Canadian side had done nothing to simplify the procedure for obtaining visas by Ukrainians, extend the period of validity of visas, and reduce the list of the required documents.
As reported, in 2005, the citizens of the EU member states got the right to visit Ukraine without visas. However, visas for Ukrainians were not canceled. However, since January 1, 2008 Ukrainian citizens have enjoyed an agreement on the simplification of the visa regime with EU member states.
The Kyiv Post is hosting comments to foster lively public debate through the Disqus system. Criticism is fine, but stick to the issues. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks will be removed from the site. The Kyiv Post will ban flagrant violators. If you think that a comment or commentator should be banned, please flag the offending material.comments powered by Disqus",273,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828010.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00057-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.964043974876404
56a3ff75-6a97-4707-9242-1b5aa60db912,2022-05-22T23:45:40+00:00,2022-04-14,1,https://originsmediaethiopia.com/2022/04/14/arifpay-launches-new-approach-for-smes-to-get-loan-from-banks/,"ArifPay, a fintech company, has introduced new scheme, which enables Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) to get a loan from banks.
Those SMEs have been using ArifPay, a digital transaction system — an electronic platform for small shops to manage their sales and modernize their manual inventory system.
Accordingly, the SMEs can get an access to loan by submitting either their financial transactions or collaterals through ArifPay.
Huria Ali, State Minister of Innovation and Technology said while the new scheme has officially been launched on Thursday that the country crafted a Digital 2025 Strategy and she pledged that the government will provide support to digital service providers such as ArifPay.
Habtamu Tadesse, Founder and CEO of ArifPay for his part said, “So far, ArifPay financial system has already been integrated with 8 banks, and operations launched with two of these banks.”
Rural communities, who are not included in the modern financial system, will too be beneficiaries of the fresh loan scheme, according to Habtamu.
ArifPay also has two different features. The first is to facilitate payments in restaurants, purchase basic goods, purchasing and getting gas for vehicles, and shopping at the closest store.
The second can be used by anyone to pay electric, water bills and making other payments while the client is at home through the ArifPay app.
ArifPay, an online digital payment system was established five years ago by the initiative taken by the young entrepreneur Habtamu Tadesse. He lived in the United States of America for long time. When he first established ZayRide, a taxi-hailing company, he faced difficulties due to the absence of online/digital payment system in Ethiopia.",370,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662550298.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522220714-20220523010714-00011.warc.gz,0.963811576366425
357ba2d6-a677-4c5e-9d5b-1f5dc107b0ef,2019-08-17T20:48:20+00:00,2013-08-28,0,https://kcfountains.wordpress.com/category/providence-medical-center-fountain/,"Category Archives: Providence Medical Center Fountain
Found: July 3, 2013
Fountain next to the east visitors entrance of the hospital. Nearby plaque commemorates 100 years of health care at the site.
August 28, 2013 – Removed old pictures, added more and new better-quality pictures. Specified that the east entrance is also the visitors entrance to the hospital.",75,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027312025.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817203056-20190817225056-00022.warc.gz,0.927834451198578
975bfcf9-da47-4dbd-b853-d96f82744cbf,2017-08-24T03:07:10+00:00,2017-08-24,1,http://nordicironore.se/en/about-us/background-and-history/,"Nordic Iron Ore is a mining and exploration company formed in 2008 with the main aim of resuming mining operations in Blötberget and Håksberg and conduct exploration of the possible intermediate expansion potential of the Cäsman field, together forming Ludvika Mines, in southern Dalarna. Nordic Iron Ore’s establishment and expansion plan is justified by a strong demand for steel with favourable iron ore prices and the economies of scale resulting from the company being the first player ever to integrate the major iron ore deposits in the Ludvika region.
Nordic Iron Ore’s exploration permits and two mining concessions are located in historical mining land in the Västerbergslagen region, where iron ore mining dates back to the 1500s. At Blötberget, Bergverks AB Vulcanus and thereafter Stora Kopparberg Bergslags AB mined iron ore until 1979 when the mine was decommissioned due to the lack of profitability as a result of the low price of iron ore at that time. Before the closure, the mine at Blötberget produced about 300,000 tonnes of iron ore products annually, and at the time of the closure, according to the means of calculating at that time, there were 5 million tonnes of ”measured ore” with 43 percent iron and 20 million tonnes of ”probable ore” with 43 percent iron. Iron ore was mined until 1979 at the Håksberg field. The annual production was around 250,000 tonnes of iron ore products, and at the time of closure, according to the then method of calculation, there were 14.5 million tonnes of ”measured ore” with 36 percent iron and 22 million tonnes of ”probable ore” with 36 percent iron.
Remaining in the area from the active period are significant iron mineralisations linked by extensive drift systems as well as other infrastructure such as shafts and inclined trackways. Also of central importance is the proximity to a functioning railway network with connections to three different shipping ports: Gävle, Oxelösund and Uddevalla/Lysekil.
In order to harness the potential of Ludvika mines, Nordic Iron Ore has carried out geological, technical and environmental studies since its formation in 2008. The Company also conducted new magnetic measurements of the Väsman deposits that supplemented those made by the Ställberg companies during the 1950s and 1960s, and conducted drill programs in the Väsman field and Blötberget. The company has also obtained mining concessions and an enviromental permit för Blötberget and Håksberg and applied for mining concession for Väsman.
In light of the above, Nordic Iron Ore has established a solid platform for continued development and growth.
Ludvika – a historically industrial centre
The urban area of Ludvika has about 14,000 inhabitants and its history started around the year 1550 when Gustav Vasa built the Ludvika ironworks. This was Sweden’s first works for bar iron forging under Crown management. In 1726 the works were sold to the Cedercreutz family. The Roth family, who were the works’ last owners, expanded the works with a sawmill and a hydro power plant. Ludvika became a town in 1919, and the following year saw the closure of the Ludvika works.
The iron business developed and as early as the 1600s the villages of Gravendal and Strömsdal began an operation for processing iron. The villages contributed to Swedish iron exports in 1700s. For a long time Ludvika was the municipality with the greatest concentration of mines in Sweden.
The advent of industrialisation in the 1800s eventually led to the formation of the Elektriska Aktiebolaget Magnet company in Ludvika in 1900. The company was later renamed to ASEA. Ludvika was connected to the railway network in 1873.
Technological developments during the 1900s progressed quickly. The then ASEA became ABB and its activities in Ludvika and the whole world became more and more high-tech and internationally recognised.",865,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886126027.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824024147-20170824044147-00602.warc.gz,0.955698490142822
9000d32a-8aa1-4e71-a6c2-52d4f1d359fd,2022-05-22T22:46:27+00:00,2020-09-15,1,https://prod.musicweek.com/digital/read/tiktok-s-paul-hourican-on-the-future-of-going-viral/081119,"It looks like the long-running saga of TikTok’s US ownership is coming to an end. Yesterday, Music Week reported that TikTok had rejected Microsoft’s bid to purchase the app’s US operations from ByteDance, and a partnership with US software firm Oracle now seems to be the most likely outcome.
""We can confirm that we've submitted a proposal to the Treasury Department which we believe would resolve the administration's security concerns,"" said a TikTok statement. ""This proposal would enable us to continue supporting our community of 100 million people in the US who love TikTok for connection and entertainment, as well as the hundreds of thousands of small business owners and creators who rely upon TikTok to grow their livelihoods and build meaningful careers.""
It remains to be seen whether that will placate President Donald Trump’s concerns over the security of TikTok users’ data. The US government is expected to review the proposed deal later this week. But, with the deal unlikely to cover TikTok UK, here on this side of the Atlantic it’s business as usual…
And business is good. Very good, in fact, with the video-sharing app passing 100 million monthly active users, as reported by Music Week yesterday. And global head of music Ole Obermann gave Music Week an exclusive update on how the company’s licensing deals are progressing, while TikTok Music is shortlisted in the Music Consumer Innovation category at the 2020 Music Week Awards.
Meanwhile, those 100m users are helping to break records more effectively than anything else right now. Last week’s Music Week TikTok cover story enjoyed unparalleled access to the way the app works for music – and the man right at the heart of that is head of UK music operations, Paul Hourican.
So, just prior to the latest developments in the US, Music Week sat down with Hourican to discuss where TikTok goes next…
Why has TikTok blown up this year?
“Well, it’s a brilliant product, genuinely best in class and revolutionary in terms of how it serves content and learns what people like. But, first and foremost, it’s about the users, the artists and the music. They wanted a way to communicate and express themselves creatively that they weren’t finding anywhere else. Like all platforms, lockdown has obviously helped, more people have more time on their hands. But it was happening way before that, because it genuinely sparked a revolution in how people want to communicate.”
Has the success and the subsequent influx of big names to the platform changed the dynamic?
“I don’t think it has. What makes TikTok is that it’s about the authenticity of the platform and the content that really inspires songs to fit. When you look at someone like Drake, what he did really well [with Toosie Slide] – and that’s why he is where he is and is such an amazing artist – is that he really understood the culture of TikTok, in order to create something that fans and users on the platform really gravitate to and lean into. It’s the same with lots of artists on the platform. Dua Lipa makes brilliant TikToks. She’s really leaned in to creating videos for the community as well as being one of the world’s biggest artists. There’s room for everyone and what TikTok is all about is engagement, so if you’re authentically communicating your brand as an artist on TikTok, you’ll have a brilliant chance of success.”
What do you want from the industry?
“We want to be the best partners we can be. We’re in a really good place in terms of the relationships we have and it’s testament to the team we have across Europe and the UK who do a great job. So [tell us] how we can get in on creative concepts and really create interesting moments so music is on the platform, available to our users. Tell us how can we grow our business together.”
If you’re authentically communicating your brand as an artist on TikTok, you’ll have a brilliant chance of success
Paul Hourican, TikTok
What do you think of the competition from Instagram Reels, Triller etc?
“Honestly, we don’t look at them. Competition is always going to occur and we welcome competition. But we’re really just focused on our users and the music community that’s on TikTok. It’s all about, ‘Are the users having a brilliant experience on TikTok and are they creating amazing content for our users?’”
Do the constant rumours about a sale/ban have any impact on what you do?
“No. We’ve got a job to do with music. Every day you wake up and it’s a delight to open up your inbox, see what’s popping, what’s happening on the platform, who’s exciting, who’s happening. There’s always stuff happening in the music space so we’re just focused on that.”
Where do you want TikTok to be in five years’ time?
“TikTok is perfectly set up. It is an amazing offering to the user and growing TikTok into [a long-term] business has got to be one of the aims in next five years. A crucial part of that is, we need to innovate around music and continue to support artists and rights-holders to create the best experience for our users and, crucially, connect the artists and the fans together. So, in five years, I want TikTok to be where it is now – at the epicentre of music culture and discovery.”",1215,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662550298.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522220714-20220523010714-00012.warc.gz,0.953443050384522
8860a06f-d750-4d72-80fc-077a0e49c3d9,2020-10-30T12:44:35+00:00,2020-03-31,1,https://cww7news.com/us-could-lose-a-key-weapon-for-tracking-chinese-and-russian-subs/,"A key tool in the U.S. Navy’s fight against Russian and Chinese submarines weighs eight pounds, is three feet long and it doesn’t even explode.
The sonobuoy is an expendable, waterborne sensor that has been air-dropped by the hundreds to detect enemy subs, a go-to capability for America and its allies for decades. The Pentagon wants to buy 204,000 sonobuoys in its fiscal 2020 budget request, a 50 percent spending increase over 2018.
But just as the U.S. military needs them most, this critical capability is under threat, and it’s got nothing to do with an enemy nation. Without government investment in the market, the Pentagon says it may no longer have a reliable supplier, according to officials who spoke to Defense News.
Like so many systems in the Pentagon’s arsenal, America has just one proven supplier. In this case, it is a joint venture between the United States and the UK called ERAPSCO. The Pentagon says ERAPSCO will dissolve by 2024 and that neither side of the partnership — Sparton Corp., of Schaumburg, Illinois, and Ultra Electronics, of Middlesex in the U.K. — will be able to make the necessary investments to produce the capability independently.
It’s an “acknowledged weakness” in the industrial base that required the Pentagon find a solution, said Eric Chewning, a top Pentagon official who was until January the head of the Pentagon’s industrial policy office.
As a result, U.S. President Donald Trump in March signed a memo invoking the Defense Production Act to declare domestic production for the five types of AN/SSQ sonobuoys “essential to the national defense” and grant the Pentagon authorities to sustain and expand the capability. The Air Force, in anticipation, issued a market research solicitation to find suppliers beyond ERAPSO.
The Pentagon requires “comprehensive individual production lines … for the five sonobuoy types, but the two companies would “require assistance to establish independent production lines,” said DoD spokesman Lt. Col. Mike Andrews.
“Due to the significant efforts and expenditures, it is unlikely that either the JV partners (or any other entity) will be independently able to make the necessary investments to develop and produce the required sonobuoy demands by 2024,” Andrews said, adding that “DoD intervention into the market is necessary.”",520,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107910815.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030122851-20201030152851-00383.warc.gz,0.940353631973267
cc09d234-5334-4a6b-a22e-d746114e5655,2020-10-30T01:23:30+00:00,2019-10-01,1,https://nltimes.nl/2019/10/01/hague-aldermens-homes-offices-raided-corruption-investigation,"Hague aldermen's homes, offices raided in corruption investigation
Two aldermen in The Hague are suspected of bribery and corruption, the Public Prosecutor said in a statement. Their homes and offices in the city hall were raided on Tuesday by officers from the Rijksrecherche, an investigative department that handles investigations into government members and government services.
The aldermen involved are Richard de Mos and Rachid Guernaoui. De Mos is alderman of Economy, Sport and Outdoor Space and first deputy mayor. Guernaoui is alderman of Finance, Integration and Districts. The aldermen are suspected of accepting bribes to arrange permits, among other things.
Officers also searched the offices of a number of civil servants and the homes of three entrepreneurs in The Hague. The entrepreneurs are suspected of bribery.
One of the suspected entrepreneurs is on the list of candidates of Groep De Mos. He is suspected of supporting this party financially in exchange for favors, including confidential information from the city council. One of the suspected civil servant is a city councilor for Groep De Mos.
The investigation is focused on official corruption, bribery, and violation of official confidentiality. Dozens of Rijksrecherche investigators and two prosecutors are involved in the raids.",264,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107906872.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030003928-20201030033928-00256.warc.gz,0.942625403404236
f7f52d1a-ef79-4fcd-86cc-59ae8c1a5bff,2020-10-28T17:11:35+00:00,2005-12-31,0,https://app.ckbk.com/recipe/seas72008c03s001r003/white-asparagus-with-twice-cooked-egg-and-truffle-vinaigrette,"To poach the eggs bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and add the white wine vinegar. Reduce the heat so that the water just simmers. Have a large bowl of iced water ready to refresh the eggs. Crack the eggs into individual cups and pour them, one at a time, into the water keeping them apart from each other. Poach the eggs for 4 - 5 minutes until the whites have set and the yolks remain soft. Using a slotted spoon remove the eggs from the water and refresh in the iced water to stop the cooking process. Remove the eggs from the water and drain on a clean kitchen cloth. Take an appropriate sized pastry cutter and trim the edges of the egg to make neat, even rounds.
Place the flour, egg wash and breadcrumbs into 3 separate shallow bowls and lightly season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Lightly season the eggs with salt and freshly ground pepper. Pass the eggs through the flour, egg-wash and then the breadcrumbs. Repeat the process of the egg-wash and breadcrumbs so that there is a double layer of breadcrumbs on the egg. Refrigerate the eggs until ready to deep-fry.
Make the truffle vinaigrette: Place the Dijon mustard in a bowl and add the sherry vinegar. Whisk together and add the truffle and olive oils in a slow steady stream, whisking continuously. Season the dressing to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper. If the dressing is too thick, thin with warm water.
Remove the stalk from the curly endive. Strip back and discard all the bitter, dark green outer leaves to reveal the lighter leaves of the heart. Wash these leaves in some lightly salted, cold water. Drain the leaves from the water, dry in a clean kitchen towel and place in a bowl until ready to dress.
Heat the vegetable oil to 180°C. Heat the clarified butter in a heavy-based pan large enough to hold the 16 spears of asparagus. Place the asparagus into the pan and warm through in the butter. When the asparagus is warm remove the pan from the heat and add
Lower the crumbed eggs into the oil and cook for 1-1½ minutes until they are golden. Using a slotted spoon remove the eggs from the oil and drain on a clean kitchen towel to absorb any excess oil. Lightly season the eggs with salt and freshly ground pepper. Dress the curly endive with a little of the truffle vinaigrette, add the julienne of truffle and lightly season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Place 4 asparagus spears in the centre of a warm plate. Arrange the curly endive and chervil sprigs on top of the asparagus. Place an egg on top of the salad and a slice of truffle on top of the egg. Spoon a little more truffle vinaigrette around the plate.
© 2005 Liam Tomlin. All rights reserved.",620,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107900200.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20201028162226-20201028192226-00187.warc.gz,0.917194783687592
62c8a0e4-99c6-44bf-b2f3-956ed4db5fe4,2017-08-20T04:09:38+00:00,2012-06-30,1,http://www.water-technology.net/features/featureibm-smarter-water-project-smart-cities,"IBM: smarter water for crowded cities
As cities worldwide swell, critical networks such as water are being strained to the limit. Rowan Watt-Pringle speaks to water specialists at IBM about a new solution which uses geospatial data to provide a holistic view of information across city departments, thereby revolutionising the maintenance, repair and day-to-day functioning of water infrastructure.
The two major drivers in the increasing demand for water in urban centres are the growing world population of around seven billion, expected to rise to nine billion by 2050, and an increasing urban concentration of the population: in 1900, just 13% of people lived in cities. Today this stands at more than 50% and is expected to rise to 70% by 2050.
These issues are compounded in many established cities around the world by ageing pipe networks. In London, for example, an estimated 40% of pipes are more than 100 years old, while in a survey conducted at the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water), the average age of pipes was 76 years, with some pipes having been laid more than a century and a half ago.
""Other problems arise from not being able to visually inspect many of these pipes, as well as the cost pressures of maintaining the network,"" notes Robert Musgrove, a chartered civil engineer at IBM active management, focusing on smarter water as part of IBM's smarter planet agenda.
""The growing need to do more with less in order to meet increased demand with adequate supply, led IBM to imagine a smarter, more affordable and sustainable approach to managing infrastructure.""
IBM's intelligent operations centre for smarter cities
IBM's intelligent operations centre for smarter cities is a new solution designed to help cities gain a holistic view of information across departments and agencies. This allows cities to use information and analytics to make more timely decisions, helping local leaders manage a spectrum of planned and unplanned events.
""The same issues are faced across the board, from water, to energy, to public safety and other sectors. IBM's software is being directed at providing an overall view of what is happening all over your city,"" expands Jamie Caffrey, an IBM client software professional working with clients with a particular focus on water.
Musgrove also notes that water and energy go arm-in-arm as fundamental building blocks for an urban environment: ""The water and power grids make up the lifeblood of a city and any city looking to expand must make sure that these grids can cope with future stresses.""
He highlights the Chinese city of Shanghai as one of the best examples of this forward planning, saying: ""Shanghai has grown enormously since the 1990s, but they understood from very early on the need to provide the necessary water supply, wastewater treatment and sanitation to foster the growth of an environment attractive to commerce, industry and the population at large.""
IBM's Global Imaging Software (GIS) system allows the visualisation of assets, while there are also built-in route planning and optimisation capabilities. Assets or operations can be bundled, taking into account high priority orders and fitting in lower priority orders in their vicinity for work order optimisation. This proactive approach saves engineers time by minimising travel and pre-empting maintenance, as well as reducing labour costs.
Effective water management
As much as 60% of water is lost due to leaking pipes and, according to Musgrove, the key premise of smarter water and the whole smarter planet strategy is that the world is becoming increasingly more instrumented: ""Lots of data is out there being collected, but interpretation of that information is needed, leading to business intelligence. It is all about understanding the data we already have at our fingertips.""
Musgrove goes on to explain that water companies manage three things: assets, operations and customers. While in the past this was done using large, heavy-duty databases, people have recently begun to recognise the value of underpinning operations with a GIS map background to manage and optimise operations with real-time information.
Smarter systems provide benefits for both water companies and consumers by reducing the number of callouts, as well as call centre traffic, and focusing on a more preventative maintenance strategy.
Case study: DC Water
Caffrey points to the DC Water case study as an excellent example of the impact GIS systems - via the integration and application of business analytics - are having since their implementation at the company in 2008.
""DC Water is now starting to look at data and integrate sources to change their process and improve productivity. For example, understanding the frequency of failure and studying the makes of fire hydrants allowed DC Water to deploy its workforce proactively to pre-empt hydrant failure.""
He goes on to highlight further improvements made at DC Water as indicators of just how much can be achieved: ""Through job scheduling optimisation, the company achieved a 20% reduction in petrol costs, while $3.8m of savings were generated from a better understanding of the location of leaks and the more accurate customer metering offered by an automated metering system (AMR).""
In addition to this, DC Water's job scheduling optimisation produced an astounding 20% reduction in petrol costs. ""A lot of these improvements are down to understanding data we've always had at our disposal but that can now be used to optimise processes,"" Musgrove explains. ""For example, DC Water generated $3.8m worth of savings from a better understanding of the location of leaks and more accurate metering of customers via an automated meter reading (AMR) system.""
Case study: the Russian river water system
""At the end of the day, water is a finite resource, so you need to weigh up and help balance that need across industry, the consumer population and other sectors,"" explains Caffrey.
With this in mind, IBM's sophisticated water management system is helping Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) meet California's goal for all water agencies in the state to reduce water use by 20% by 2020. ""The system uses a real-time collaboration platform to help balance agricultural, environmental and other needs in the Russian river water system (the primary source of water in the region), allowing SCWA to make better, dynamic decisions about resource allocation,"" Caffrey continues.
IBM big green innovations vice-president Sharon Nunes reinforces the system's importance: ""The ability to track and measure the water flow, along with the diverse elements that impact the system at such a granular level, arms SCWA and its stakeholders with a way to work together toward the common goal of ensuring adequate water for the region, now and for years to come.""
Creek Watch: empowering everyman
Musgrove identifies everyday citizens as an increasingly valuable resource for supplementing a utility's workforce. Creek Watch, a freely-available downloadable iPod app developed by IBM Research, empowers citizens to take pictures of waterway blockages and other problems, tag the location via GPS and report it to the local water authorities.
Every update provides vital data on water levels, flow rate and the mount of rubbish on site, that local water authorities can use to track pollution, manage water resources and plan environmental programmes.
The California State Water Control Board is the first entity to partner with IBM, using Creek Watch to monitor the thousands of miles of creeks and steams across its jurisdiction, while the city of San Jose is already using Creek Watch data to prioritise pollution cleanup efforts on its waterways.
Smarter people, smarter planet
With more than 250,000 clients worldwide already using IBM predictive analytics to drive smarter decision making, Caffrey is certain this is part of a wider trend that will soon usher in an exciting new era for urban interaction: ""IBM's whole smarter planet concept revolves around the three I's: people are Instrumented, with smart phones, meaning that cities are already Inter-connected, leading to greater and more widespread Intelligence. Information about urban systems will be brought together in one place, providing a holistic point of view to enable decision makers to run our cities more efficiently, cheaply and with a greater awareness of environmental considerations, for the benefit of all.""
Latin America's waterways have a massive but largely untapped potential to power large parts of the continent.
World leaders and industry executives gathered at Rio+20 this week to discuss the global water crisis.
Now that the Earth's population has reached seven billion how will future generations cope with an escalating water crisis?",1727,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105970.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820034343-20170820054343-00609.warc.gz,0.94700962305069
9b3ccc1d-61b8-41c8-ab22-a7c6c58b9e0e,2017-08-20T00:32:49+00:00,2014-02-10,1,http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/conservatives-knives-out-mitch-mcconnell,"Conservatives are bringing out the torches and pitchforks for Mitch McConnell.
Long-simmering tension between the tea party and Senate minority leader has again risen to the surface as a swath of conservative activists redouble their efforts to help Kentucky businessman Matt Bevin oust McConnell in the Republican primary on May 20, before he even makes it to the general election.
The lobbying group FreedomWorks, the Jim DeMint-founded Senate Conservatives Fund, the political organization Madison Project and prominent tea party activist Erick Erickson are all trying to tear down McConnell, a 29-year incumbent who is vying to become Senate majority leader next January.
Their latest beef? It’s not just that McConnell isn’t a true conservative — it’s that his poor standing in the polls back home endangers Republican hopes of recapturing the Senate.
Erickson, a Fox News contributor and editor of RedState.com, has made it his personal mission to take down McConnell. He mobilizes his followers with such calls to action: “The single biggest thing you can do to clean up the GOP is to defeat Mitch McConnell in Kentucky by supporting Matt Bevin.” He warns that defeating McConnell is essential to assert the tea party’s dominance over the Republican Party: “[W]hen you beat the sitting Senate Republican Leader in a primary, suddenly Washington knows the grassroots are in charge.”
More recently, Erickson has seized on a series of new polls showing McConnell struggling against Democratic candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes. “Ironically, the GOP may wind up still losing the Senate because of [McConnell],” he wrote on in a blog post on Friday.
FreedomWorks, a wealthy conservative activist group that focuses on on-the-ground organizing, recently endorsed Bevin, calling him a “great upgrade” for Kentuckians. “Now more than ever, we need strong fiscal conservatives who will fight to cut spending on the front lines, not the sidelines,” said the group’s president, Matt Kibbe.
This week, Kibbe pointed to a Rasmussen survey in which Bevin was outperforming McConnell against Grimes. “To beat Grimes in November, we have to ditch Mitch,” he said, deriding McConnell as a “do-nothing incumbent.”
The Senate Conservatives Fund, led by former DeMint chief of staff Matt Hoskins, was an early endorser of Bevin. One month ago, it had already spent about $1 million trying to defeat McConnell. The animus between Team Mitch and SCF’s leadership runs deep and dates back nearly a decade to when McConnell and DeMint feuded in the Senate.
The Madison Project, which supports hard-right candidates, has endorsed Bevin and has even opened up a get-out-the-vote headquarters in Kentucky to boost his campaign. “Polls show that Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is one of the most unpopular incumbents in the country, and voters are starving for new leadership in Washington,” said Madison’s Drew Ryun.
Outside the tea party orbit, the conservative opposition to McConnell is puzzling. A ruthless and efficient political operative, he has done more than perhaps any other Republican to stymie President Barack Obama’s agenda, using innovative tactics like routine filibusters and successfully cracking the whip for total party unity against health care reform. But conservatives have set a high bar, disqualifying him for ostensibly prioritizing his thirst for power over tea party causes and for supporting measures like the Wall Street bailout and bills to keep the government open without drastic fiscal reforms.
McConnell is not to be underestimated. The five-term incumbent has raised at least $10 million, dwarfing Bevin, who has raised only about $900,000. But between the conservatives who are out for blood and his deteriorating standing at home, the Senate Republican leader has a bruising battle on his hands before he can compete to hold on to his seat in the Nov. 4 election.",835,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105955.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819235943-20170820015943-00066.warc.gz,0.962990701198578
7cdab9ee-0bda-429f-ad60-11e539d1f4d2,2019-08-24T17:03:25+00:00,2018-12-31,1,https://lineapiu.gr/en/diary/2018/12/,"Gabrielle Chanel was the first one to boldly infuse elements from the men’s wardrobe into the world of female clothing and styling. Her strong belief in a woman’s right to feel free and take full advantage of all aspects of her body, led her to introduce items like pants and her boxy tweed jacket to women during a period when conservative looks were preferred. The critically acclaimed Boy.Friend watch “walked down” the same path, inspiration and design-wise.
Having won top honor in Geneva at this year’s GPHG awards, the Boy.Friend watch reaffirms the timeless CHANEL fashion statement that items masculine by design tend to look good on women too. Its geometric design with a rectangular case and angular lines evokes a powerful feeling, while the blackened openworked movement, the matching strap and the decorative diamonds add an elegantly sensual touch to the multi-thousand dollar worth, luxury creation.
Gender fluidity is one of the most relevant social issues of our time and it is no wonder that a visionary like Coco Chanel saw it coming decades before it finally erupted both as a political demand and as a lifestyle preference. The Boy.Friend watch is the perfect means to bridge the gap between traditional masculinity and what is commonly perceived as feminine style.
Pharrell Williams is no stranger to CHANEL, having starred in a number of the house’s campaigns, such as the 2014 Pre-Fall ad campaign, alongside Cara Delevingne. It was only last year that the famous rapper and songwriter collaborated with CHANEL’s creative director, Karl Lagerfeld and Adidas Originals to launch a luxurious sneakers line. It would be safe to say that Pharrell is the kind of modern style icon that encompasses all the classic elements of elegance CHANEL is about.
While attending the CHANEL Cruise 2018 Show in Bangkok, Pharrell announced a new collaboration with CHANEL, teasing his fans that it is coming soon. Although details about the upcoming project have not surfaced yet, it is said that it will be a capsule collection designed by Pharrell himself, reflecting his personal style sprinkled with CHANEL’s trademark class. The yellow CHANEL hoodie worn by the artist during his appearance at the Cruise Show might be a sign of what we are about to see in a few months from now.
The collection is expected to hit the company’s Seoul flagship store along with other retail stores worldwide during the first quarter of 2019.",518,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321160.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824152236-20190824174236-00225.warc.gz,0.96087658405304
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The takeover of the Daily Express by Trinity Mirror is unlikely to produce more than one winner, the shrewd vendor Richard Desmond pictured above being the most likely.
To some observers The Daily Express under Desmond’s management has effectively become the UKIP Daily News. While that may not be entirely accurate, the paper is certainly more right wing now than it was when controlled by its founder, Lord Beaverbrook.
Bringing both titles together under the same holding company was unthinkable all through the 20th century. But as news is increasingly disseminated by the Internet, the sales and advertising revenue of the once all-powerful printed titles have been in free fall and the impossible has become reality.
While Express readers fear their beloved title will be hauled left by the Mirror, as red as it ever was in the halcyon days of Hugh Cudlipp and Cecil King, a bigger threat is the jobs that will be lost as Trinity Mirror cuts the costs that the takeover makes possible.
All publishers are trying to save money, so stories are frequently recycled without fact checking. As rewriting is not journalism, many relatively new entrants are turning to PR. For Press Gazette’s take on the situation follow this link: http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/source-ripping-culture-at-national-newspaper-website-prompts-most-graduate-trainees-to-leave-journalism-for-pr/
As Britain’s national newspapers are being pushed towards extinction by information technology, the fine reputation British journalism once had could not be earned today. So it seems a good time to share some of my favourite pieces from the past. Please scroll down:
The Austerity Olympics, Ben Macintyre in The Times, March 31 2012
The photographs of the 1948 Olympics evoke an earlier, simpler sporting world: unglamorous, unsophisticated, threadbare and yet, in its post-war, chin-up, make-do spirit, profoundly moving. The athletes had knobbly knees and bad teeth. They ran in homemade shorts on a converted dog-racing track lined with cinders collected from the domestic hearths of Leicester. They brought their own towels, ate cheese sandwiches and slept in wooden huts; they competed ferociously to win medals, and to celebrate peace.
The London Olympics of 1948, staged just three years after the end of the Second World War, was an avowedly political event. The conflict had threatened to kill off the competition, and war coloured every aspect of the occasion. Captured German POWs laboured to build the facilities. Many athletes had seen wartime service and some bore the physical scars. This was the DIY Olympics, scraped together from whatever could be found, adapted or borrowed.
At Richmond Park, 2,000 athletes slept on iron bedsteads in wooden army huts. Many competitors sewed their own kit. Basketballs, footballs and boxing gloves were sold off afterwards to recoup some of the cost. Milk, eggs and cheese were still rationed, although Olympians were permitted twice the normal calorific ration. The first chill of Cold War was in the air, but the focus was firmly on healing wounds of the last war. On entering Wembley, spectators were greeted with the words: ‘The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.’
The message was clear: had the Allies not fought well, there would have been no Olympics. The long-distance runner Emile Zátopek caught the emotive significance of these cheap, cheerful, history-changing Games: ‘After all those dark days – the bombing, the killing, the starvation – the revival of the Olympics was as if the sun had come out.’
The very frugality of the ‘Austerity Olympics’ was a repudiation of Hitler’s Olympic propaganda extravaganza in 1936. Britain put together an Olympics with what was left after Hitler had done his worst.
Assembled from shreds and patches in a spirit of optimism and friendly international rivalry, the 1948 Olympics mended the soul of sport.
Stick it up you punt-er, Kelvin Mackenzie in The Times, 17 November 2009
One day while editing The Sun I came to a momentous conclusion about my colleagues: they weren’t academic enough. Glancing round the newsroom I simply couldn’t see University Challenge material. There wasn’t much evidence of Blue Peter material either.
A revolution was needed. A new hiring policy would be adopted to raise the IQ in the newsroom. Out would go the traditional employment pool of Britain’s No 1 selling newspaper, ie, the devious, the deceitful and those with alcohol-dependency issues. Instead, from now on, all the new reporters would come from Oxbridge. It would be brains, brains and more brains.
The Sun, as you may have already concluded, is not the natural dropping off point for academia, but slowly, as word spread, the firsts and PhDs began making their way to my office. I hired them in a matter of seconds. Balliol College, Oxford, you’re in. Trinity, Cambridge sign here, Magdalen, Oxford, welcome aboard. Satisfied that my bold move would take The Sun to a higher plain I waited for the results. They were not forthcoming. In fact, very little emerged from my new hirelings. Most disappointing.
I had to get to the bottom of this. It became clear that with their keen and analytical minds they had made a fatal mistake — they had continued investigating every story to the point where they had satisfied themselves that there was no story at all. This would not do.
I called in one of the super-brains and explained a philosophy that had served me and the paper reasonably well over the years. The reporter leant forward with an earnest look as I told him the secret: if a story sounded true it probably was true and therefore should appear in the paper or there would be lots of white, unexplained spaces.
Whether it was my pep talk or the sense that The Sun was not for them I will never know, but over the months ahead they slowly headed for the door never to return.
I had only one O level and it was a massive disappointment that I was not to be surrounded by clever clogs, but we were now short of reporters and therefore a fresh approach was needed — one that I could not pass by the HR department.
From this day forth, we would employ only women with large breasts. You may not be all that surprised that this initiative was a major success. It became clear that a grisly and overworked chief superintendent at a murder scene responds more warmly to questions from a lady with a hint of cleavage than a balding newshound with four pints of Boddingtons on his breath. And, frankly, who can blame him.
Even to me it came as something of a shock that breasts beats brains, but you have to embrace change, don’t you?
So it was with some sense of trepidation that I arrived in Cambridge the other day to see a new tabloid that was entirely run by the brains department. It’s called The Tab, an online newspaper, aimed at the 15,000 students in the city.
The speed with which The Tab brings university news to the students gives it the edge over its print rivals Varsity and the student union newspaper. Competition has reached the kind of open warfare witnessed only between Lidl and Tesco.
One Tab writer told me: “I used to be quite friendly with the editor of Varsity, but once we started Tab she cut me dead in the street . . . In fact she turned her head into the wall the other day.”
(I used to hate the Editor of the Daily Mirror in the same way when he sold four million a day and we were the underdog. Now that The Sun is top dog by many millions while the Mirror manages only just over a million a day, I feel vaguely sorry for him for having such a bloody awful job and also being forced to support Brown every day. Life doesn’t get much worse than that.)
The fascinating thing is that I didn’t have to lecture the team on the joys of tabloid — it was already in their genes. They knew what their audience wanted — the secret of The Sun’s 40-year success.
So as I said farewell to Cambridge I realised that I made a mistake all those years ago — I should have persevered with the brains. They are the tabloid titans of today — and tomorrow.
And yet . . . By the time I got home, I found myself wondering how these youngsters would deal with the rough and tumble of real politics — “the dark actors playing games”, as the late weapons expert Dr David Kelly so graphically put it.
John Major once asked me, just before the paper was to be printed, how we were going to report Britain’s exit from the ERM, which was going to cost our country around £5 billion, thanks to his ineptitude.
I told him we were going to pour a bucket of shit over him. My sense is that the Cambridge mob are too middle class, too well-mannered, too educated to pour anything but a bucket of Puligny-Montrachet over anyone’s head. That’s their one drawback to a life in the tabloid arena. They were simply too nice. How awful.
Their Worships were not amused, Western Morning News, 16 April 1994
Barnsley: A Monty Python fan came up with something completely different when he appeared before Barnsley magistrates. When the clerk to the magistrates asked the man for his name, he replied: ‘Mr Two Sheds Luxury Yacht Patang Patang Biscuit Barrel Community Care Over The Top Jackson.’ Magistrates were not impressed and remanded him in custody for four weeks.
Sticky end for Pooh, Steve Absalom in the Daily Mail, 15 May 1987
Winnie the Pooh has been branded fat, unfit, and self-indulgent – by a honey firm. Gales, who dropped Pooh from their product advertising, have now rejected an offer to back a musical based on A.A. Milne’s classic character because he is giving honey a bad name. The bear of little brain and bulging waistline, who for six decades has gorged on the sticky delicacy, is considered out of step with our health-conscious times. The snub – likely to shock residents of 100 Acre Wood – came when theatre producer Vanessa Ford approached Gales parent company Rowntree Mackintosh. She asked them to sponsor the music, which is set to come to the West End later this year.
‘They wrote back saying they felt the market for their product had changed, and they did not feel they could promote Winnie the Pooh when he looks as if he is self-indulgent and fat because of honey,’ said a bewildered Vanessa.
Vanessa, whose touring company is one of Britain’s most successful, said she considered her request to Gales perfectly reasonable. But the firm is adamant that these days honey should be portrayed as a natural, fitness-inspiring health food, and not the sort of delicious indulgence whose pursuit leads to rotund bears becoming wedged in rabbit holes.
‘We were astonished when they told us what they though of Pooh,’ said Vanessa. ‘It’s quite ludicrous.’
And in Pooh Corner, Fleming, Devon – the house where A.A. Milne’s 67-year-old son Christopher Robin lives – there was also regret that Pooh has become a victim of nouvelle cuisine and healthy living.
Mr Milne’s wife, Lesley, said: ‘He’ll be sad that Pooh is now thought too plump to be a West End star.’
Last night a Gales spokesman said: ‘We don’t really want to comment on this.’
But Miss Myra Ibbotson, of The British Dietetic Association said: ‘There’s no particular nutritional benefit in honey. It is high in calories.’
They eat horses, don’t they?, Daily Mirror Comment*, 10 September 1980
A world survey by a French magazine says that the best friends of France are the English, which will surprise a great many Englishmen who think we hate each other.
Noel Coward summarised the Anglo attitude to the French when he said: ‘There is always something fishy about them.’
The fact is that we don’t know them very well and what we don’t know we don’t trust. It is true we have often fought in the same wears. But the only time we came close to losing was when they were our side.
Maybe they do have the best wine, the most glamorous women, the cleverest cuisine and the most elegant style. But do they deserve any of them?
It is said that they cook while the British only open tins. But what do they cook? Snails (disgusting). Frogs legs (distasteful). And horses (barbaric).
They grow an apple to Golden Delicious which is green, not gold, and about as delicious as a ball of wool marinated in castor oil. What’s more, it’s putting our growers out of business.
And now we are told we are their best friends. It’s ridiculous. The only thing we’ve got in common is the English Channel. The English Channel.
* Written by Joe Haines
Remembering Uncle Leib, Donald B. Williams in the Jewish Chronicle, 25 March 1975
Uncle Leib was what I called him. But he was known officially as Louis, referred to by his mother as ‘Lentchie’, by Livaks as ‘Label’ and Pollaks as ‘Libel’. If he had ever had his IQ tested, a record low score might well have been achieved.
He was nevertheless a compulsive reader in the same as others are compulsive eaters, drinkers or smokers. When I was a child, he read my comics. During my adolescence he read my Rover and Hotspur. While I was a student, he once went as far as to read part of Kant’s work on Categorical Imperative when there was nothing else to read after he had read Sporting Life.
He could never have been handsome, children often teased him about his features, although they loved him as he clearly loved them. They treated him as one of them. One of his other nephews had to be packed off to bed for calling him ‘Frankenstein’ to his face. To compensate for all this and as an extra bonus, Uncle Leib had been given a warm, golden heart as big as his enormous height.
I was just beginning my National Service and in the middle of square-bashing when he died. There is little of significance for me to remember of my two years in the RAF apart from the vaccination I was given on the day of my 21st birthday, the time I fell asleep while on sentry duty (punishable by death in time of war!) and the rather enjoyable week out of uniform on a model Leadership Course organised by the Rev I. Levy. But Uncle Leib’s death had repercussions he could never have envisaged.
The sad news was conveyed to me during one of my numerous phone calls home. The corporal in charge told me it might be a good opportunity to apply for compassionate leave. He understood that ‘your people’ go in for funerals in a big way and intimated that I would be missing something really special if I remained in camp. He offered me a form of application to put in to the CO.
My excitement was without bounds. The continual marching and drilling in frosty weather, the endless polishing of brasses and blanco-ing of webbing, being bullied by all above the rank of AC Plonk and looming above all, the assault course (some, we were told, had broken legs, arms or had died) on the following day contrasted in my mind with the prospect of a few days at home.
The words to put on the application form were not easy to find. It was all right as far as ‘I humbly apply to me Commanding Officer for compassionate leave to attend….’ But how to describe it? I could not tell anyone that, under Jewish Law, we tend to bury our dead quickly and that kaddish had already probably been recited at Uncle Leib’s graveside.
And what word in the English language (or any other language for that matter) can convey all that is implied by the shiva with its procession of well-wishing visitors, the expression reserved for such occasions, the faces of instant members of the family never to be seen at weddings and barmitzvahs, the shmaltz herrings, the baigels, to day nothing of the boxes of chocolates and cigarettes left half-guiltily in the hall for the benefit of the mourners?
There was only one word that came to my mind – after ‘…compassionate leave to attend;’, I honestly scribbled the words ‘the funeral celebrations of my late Uncle Louis.’ The corporal obviously thought it was the right word. He had visions of the bottles of whisky at an Irish wake.
He initialled the form which was then passed on to the sergeant, who uttered a vile string of obscenities about religion before adding his reluctant approval. Not long after, during drill instruction on the icy parade ground, the message came through. I was ordered to ‘fall out’ amid the groans of envy from the others. My application had been granted.
After a short, tearful but not unpleasant few days’ reunion with my family, I returned to camp. Not only had I missed the assault course, but somehow an entry had been made in the official record that I had passed as a ‘first class shot’ on the rifle range, without a shot being fired by me.
Uncle Leib would have been proud of me!
Prince of petomane, Peter Lennon in The Guardian, July 1967
For 14 July, the time when the Parisians give voice with pêtard and brass-band to whatever dry store of joy is still left in them, a publisher, M. Jean-Jacques Pauvert, has very appropriately produced a handsome tribute to one of the most celebrated noise-makers the European stage has ever known: M. Joseph Pujol. At the height of his career as a star of the Moulin Rouge Marcel Pagnol in his book ‘Notes of Laughter’ tells us that Joseph Pujol could draw matinee gates worth 20,000 francs, while Sarah Bernhardt the same week only manager 8,000. Eyewitnesses claim that he was one of the greatest amusers of all time. His career spanned more than 20 years.
Why then does the name Pujol mean nothing to us today? Because to perpetuate his name it is necessary to describe what he did, and for a couple of generations this simply could not be done in print. (Perhaps it still can’t.) Dear me, how styles of entertainment have changed! Pujol described himself as ‘Le Pêtomane.’ Not to beat about the bush Pujol’s talent was that he could fart like nobody else in the world, before, then or since.
He could fart tenderly (le petit pet timide de la jeune fille) or aggressively (le pet rond du macon) rapidly like a machine gun – or he could produced a deep, slow cannon-roar lasting up to ten seconds. He could give a very good account of a do ra me fa derriêre-wise, imitate a violin, a bass, or the timbre of a trombone.
Pujol was no scurvy, back-street, perverted farter. He only farted in the very best places, and for considerable sums of money. Eyewitnesses insist on the gravity and impassibility of his performance, and the essential seriousness of this father of ten buxom children.
In 1887, the year Mallarmê published ‘L’Apres midi d’une Faune’, Pujol, aged 30, appeared for the first time on a public stage in Marseilles. His talent had already been the envy of his schoolmates, the admiration of his regiment, and evoked the solicitous respect of his family. Within a week Marseilles, Paris, Brussels, North Africa, all over Europe Pujol presented an unchanging ritual. Dressed in a red coat and black satin knickerbockers, he would approach the ramp and announced gravely:
‘Mesdames, Mesdemoiselles, Messieurs, I have the honour to present to you a performance of petomania….’
He would then stoop and begin his finely graded escalating performance. In his history of the ‘Caf’conc’, Jacques-Charles describes the scene at the Moulin Rouge. ‘At first the audience would remain astounded. Then someone would be stricken with a crazy laugh. In a moment people would be howling and staggering with laughter. Some would stand paralysed, tears pouring down their cheeks, while others beat their heads and fell on the floor. Ladies would begin to suffocate in their tight corsets, and for this reason there were always a number of white-coated nurses in attendance.’
Mlle Yvette Guilbert wrote: ‘It was at the Moulin Rouge that I heard the longest spasms of laughter, the most hysterical cries of hilarity that I have ever heard in my life.’
The King of the Belgians travelled incognito to Paris for as private demonstration by M. Pujol.
But it was not only an audience in search of a belly laugh who flocked to see Pujol; the Academy of Medicine in Paris was, so to speak, hot on his tail. Pujol, partly to prove the authenticity of his performance (which he could hardly do on the stage of the Moulin Rouge) submitted to a number of elaborate medical examinations which are described in ‘La Semaine Medical’ of 1882 by a Dr Marcel Baudouin with a zest for enthusiasm for detail which unfortunately cannot be reproduced here.
Pujol finally broke with the Moulin Rouge and opened his own theatre, the Pompadour. Then, in 1898, the year Pierre and Marie Curie discovered radium, Pujol discovered that the Moulin Rouge were going to present a rival female pêtomanie. He brought an action for unauthorised imitation. Lawyers had to attend the theatre and note the range, quality and form of the lady’s performance. But before the cased actually came to court the lady was exposed as a fraud (she had whistles hidden in her skirts).
Pujol, who lived to be 88, was an outstanding example of man’s ingenuity in making the best of whatever gifts nature bestows – be they every so curious. With extraordinary courage, and by the sheer quality of his performance, he imposed the fart on a stupefied but defenceless Europe.
He was a star until 1914 when the countries of Europe decided to get together on a roaring orgy of petomania of their own which was no doubt distasteful to this gentle and scrupulous performer. (By the way, he claims never to have suffered from stagefright.)
How has his name come to light again? Simply because his family of honest bakers and masons in Marseilles were pained that their famous ancestor had become so neglected. Around 14 July (last year) they had the idea of appealing to a pair of well-known journalists on the ORTF pointing out the injustice that: ‘France has done nothing for the memory of its petomane!’
Now justice has been done. But, alas, given the standards of our time the tribute could neither be aural nor visual.",5144,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217909.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821014427-20180821034427-00023.warc.gz,0.976976871490478
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THE ALLIANCE HERALD, FRIDAY. JANUARY 13. 1022.
FIVE Mrs. Arthur E. Swanson of Minne- At a meeting of the stockholders of apolis and her thirteen-year-old tlauprh- the Alliance Country club, held Wal ter, Elizabeth Mav, left Alliance last nesday evening at Reddish hall, the evening after a short stay in Alliance, members voted to increase dues from where they were called bv the death o; f 25 to $40, the larger sum, it is under Mrs, Swanson'8 mother, Mrs. William stood, covering various entertainments Morris. - given under the auspices of the club. Little Misa Swanson is a talented There are a few shares of stock that juvenile actress, with a reputation over remains to be sold, and it is hoped to a good share of the United States and dispose of them all within the next Canada. She has been giving public ew days. exhibitions of one sort and another! since she was eight years old, and was won a most enviable posit on for a child of her years. During the past four years she has made several tours, and for two weeks was with a Broad way company. Mrs. H. A. Johnson entertained a few friends at a six o'clock dinner Wednesday evening in honor of Mrs. E. J. Khein, of Ravenia, S. D. The guest list included Mes lames Ed Eldred. J. S. Rhein, James Keeler, C. Miss Swanson came into more than J. -Schafer, Ray Hoag, andtte Misses local prominence several years ago, Kathryn Kiiegi, Anna Anderson anu during the war, when she was a mem- Mary Maxine Schafer. ber of the famous ""Canadian Kiddies"" , Mrs. Robert Atz entertained a few troupe, which toured the Dominion of friends and relatives at dinner Wed Canada in the interests of a campaign nesday evening. Those present were to raise funds for injured soldiers. Mr- and Mrs. t. A. Lape, and daugh Later the troupe received an invitation ter; BettJf Mrs. Florence Atz, Mr. to visit various cantonments in the and Mrs. J. S. Bobbins and daughter, United States, and in addition many Evelyn, Mr. and Mrs. William Glass, of the cities in the Pacific northwest tvert Atz and Fred Cutts. were visited. Miss Swanson was the ,. Mrs. L. C. Davis, stopped off in Al favored member of this troupe of ex- hance on her way to her home in-Mina-ceptional kiddies, and received the tare to spend a few days with Mr. highest commendation for her read- and M,r,g; J- J- hlte-1 She expects to ings, singing and dancing. j go to Minatare Saturday of this week. In 1918, this charming little enter-' Guy Vorse, of Minatare, nephew of talner visited in Alliance and at that Mrs. Stephen J. Epler, was operated time appeared at the Imperial theatre, "" t St Joseph hospital Wednesday the Elks club and in several programs morning, haying his tonsils and aden and receptions to the soldiers, who ouls removed. He is now at the Home Were leaving for the war. She dis. . of Mrs. Epler, and doing nicely, played remarkable talent in every line' . M""- Jennie Jacobs and little daugh of entertainment, and made many tr, Geraldine, retumel Sunday to friends durine- her short stav in the Anselmo, after a two weeks visit with CHUKHES city. The past year or two, this little miss has been appearing in concert ClirKCII OK UIMST. ""Why the Church?"" i. a great quos tion to be considered by the minister next Lord's day morning. You will desire to come, worship, and hear this sermon. While it is nut a catchy sub ject, yet it will be presented from the teachings of the Scriptures. Keep in mind that we have one continuous service beginning at ten o'clock and closing at noon. The Young People's society is in creasing in numbers and usefulness at every service. Next Sunday evening the meeting will begin at 6:15 so that we can be dismissed in time to attend the Union meeting at the Presbyterian church. S. J. EPLER, Minister. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The pastor is attending the meeting of Box Butte Presbytery at Bridge port today. This is the meeting in which the benevolence budget for the next church year will he apportioned. Sunday school at 9:45. The studies in the Old Testament histry are prov ing again their inspirational value. Morning worship, 11 a. m. Theme, God's Supreme Argument. Text: ""I am God, and not man."" Hose XI: 9. The W. C. T. U. Regional confer ence holds all day meetings at the church Saturday. The ladies auxiliary will serve a chicken dinner beginning at 11:30 a.m. The public is invited. The W. C. T. U. conference will hold a meeting Sunday afternoon at the Baptist church and a union service will be held Sunday night at 7:30 in which three of the churches are uniting. A. J. KEAKXS, Pastor. COMMISSIONERS NOT IN KAY OR OK COIMY AGENT (Continued from Pniro 1.) cordinj.' to t ho nrwspiipere. such a pe tition is lacing circulated, but the enm-missioiii-vs do not know who is circu lating it, although they have hoard from several of their friends, to whom the document was presented and who have rcftied to sign it. The board is hoping, apparently, that it will never show up. Two of the commissioners are farmers, and .both wax somewhat scornful over the county agent proposition. The state law makes the appointment of an , agent mandatory, provided a petition iwiin me proper numDer oi signatures is presented to the commissioners, the required number being 300. ""If the petition doesn't come In, we won't worry about it,"" was the way one of them expressed it. ""We cer tainly won't appoint a county agent unless it does. To begin with, there's the matter of finances. County agents must draw a salary, ami there was no provision made in the last levy to care for this expense. There won't be an opportunity to make sjmt levy for several months, and it will be 1923 before the money to pay ior an agent can be collected Of course, if we have to appoint one we can do Herald Want Ads Results. it, but the prospect doe-n't appeal i u-;. Our estimate of expenses for next -""-r 1 higher than lor tin there's a couple of elections to he paid ..no in, Ki""ss is that the farmers oxer the county would rather do with out a county nrrnt than pay the bill."" ""Besides,"" he continued, ""I doubt very much whether the county agent would le worth the nioi ey he would ccst. The average farmer knows, if nis seed rotatoes are 20 x-r cent ..-.!-by, that he'll get a jkmu- stand. If he doesn't, it is doubtful if a county agent could teach him anything. That k-nd of a fellow can't even learn by expe rience. They do some good work, tt ..u... but .. we need iue money, wo can do without them."" P. ,T. Kn?nn left the first of Iho week for Omaha to attend the Plata cinventiou of the Farmers' Union. Attorney George R. Mann of Lin coln, a member of the firm of Holmes, Chambers A Mann, has boon in Alli ance the pa.-t two or three days, tak ing depositions in a civil suit. Do your busiress with ""The Old Reliable"" Alliance National Bank. 10-1 Mrs. Jacobs' sister, Mrs. Ida Betts, The Lodeka camp of the Campnre i girls were entertained at the home of anu tri o. tu.,...-.i.,., . 1 has taken Dart in c ozens of perform-. ,i . i. l. ..... .iTi ances in her own state and elsewhere. eveninff was spent in id pames jn .uay ui uns jc i. m.c mtict. wru i rh ho -u Dract ce as one of three winners in X HI""! 1 1 .U .k..V. tnni.rVit of Knnn4t. nnmtsic.. in tlmnAqnAliu AAn. ! ..... . I ""l I f -. 1.. . .. 1 ' ' .OU. C1UCMHI oy ivew voiiy, ucloi ttiiu mu tion picture producer. All members of the different choirs are urgently requested to be ttvpsent. The diminutive performer was fore- i, Klorence Atz left last night for ed to return to her studies without Fo,-t Collins, Col., for a few days' visit giving Alliance friends an opportunity : w;th relatives. to enjoy her artistry, but with her, Mrs. N. J. Fletcher has been very ill mother, she plans to return to this city for the past few days, but at the lat in June, and has already promised to est report she is greatly improved, appear at various functions. She is a I Mrs. Robert Atz entertained at tlin ,uiet little miss, with a most effec-!ner Tuesday evening in honor of tive presence, and has already decided . Robert Lawrence and Miss Maude Wil to make the stage her life's work. She Cox. is now planning to arrange her studies Mrs. John G. Beck left this noon with this in view.' Among late offers for Douglas, Wyo., for a two weeks' that she has received to go on me visit with her daughter, Mrs. Hazel stage is one from Gus Edwards, whose yearly ""Musical Revue"" is listed among the topnotch attractions, but she may decline the opportunity until later. Mrs. W. R, Pate and Mrs. .Claudia Doyle entertained at a New Year's MyslJd luncheon Thursday afternoon at 2:80 at the home of Mrs. . Pate. The house and tables were beautifully Conner. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hock are plan ning to move to Antioch the first part of next week. .r Mrs. James Ringer of Hemingford, underwent an operation for appendi citis at the' hospital Wednesday morn- Jug, fih is reported as doing nicely. Eddie says ""That those black wal nt rni-mels of Thiele's are sure ffood."" decorated witn carnations ana lerns. a18 you tried them 7 14 ine ajiemoon was sptin i vj in 'Thdhnla"" and writing New Years resolutions. Mrs. B. Ponath won the first, price in ""Tebalpla"", and Mrs. Nellie Wilson was voted by the guests as having written the best resolution. At five o'clock an elaborate three course luncheon was served, the menu being drawn up in mystical form, and different items being in the f orm of ndrums. The miest list"" included Mesdames A. J. Cole, H. B. Alter, Lee Basve, George E. Davis, C. H. Fuller, F. G. Gurley, W. R. Harper, J. A., Hunter, E. G Laing, E. T. Kibble, A. , S. Mote, W. H. LaMon, A. T. Lunn, J. C. McCorkle, Inice Dunning, C. W. Grassman, L. B. Denton, B. Ponath, Lincoln Lowry, M. C. Smith, S. J. , Epler, I. E. Tash, Martha Patmore, Nellie Wilson, Blanch Prettyman, L. S. Adams, J. G. Beck, Hugh Smith, H. Temmell and Charles Hurst. ""A Little Excitement,"" is the short, . pappy little three-act comedietta which will be presented by the High School Girls Expression class, for their semester credit. The scene, a f ash.on-, abel boarding school, headed by Miss , Snatchem. In a flash Miss Archer an i old maid teacher, is transformed into Mousieur De Bon Bon, French danc- ing master, who captivates the hearts t of all the girls, anl ""Snatchey m- eluded. The police arrive on the scene in time to block an elopement, but Tony, the naughtiest girl in school has got what she was looking forj ""A Little Excitement. Imperial, Thursday, January 19. 14 About seventy young people gather c.l t th BaDtist church for a social time. Parlor and other games werel plaved, and the guests were dressed -in hard time riggings. The number has grown to such an extent that the pastor has decided to turn the church over for social purpose on every n day, save the second Friday evening, which is taken by the Labor federa tion No social will be held save cn Friday. The social last evening was chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Chailes SiUer, Mr. and Mrs. Wertley Corp. Mr and Mrs. I-ewis Powell, and Mrs. T. A. Cross. It was pronounced the best yet. t.ww-Jqv pvpninc the Westminster guild of the Presbyterian church was crtainp.! nt. the home of Mrs. Her man Nelson. The subject for discus-. sion was ""Mexico, Porto Kico ana Cuba."" Miss Hazel Sneathen gave an interesting talk on Porio Rico, Miss Madge Graham discussed Cuba and Miss Vera Spencer told of the work of the schools. Mrs. F. J. Peterson gave a short history of the Catholic religion in the southern countries. The meeting was well attended and a pleasant evening was enjoyed by all present. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Walter Bledsoe on January 19. BIRTI1S To Mr. and, Mrs. Joseph Holloway, Monday, January 9, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. Sam Shelton, at the St. Joseph Hospital, a girl. 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PHONE 183 untiiiiniiiiiismaat WE DELIVER",4127,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321786.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824214845-20190825000845-00531.warc.gz,0.952881634235382
d14e0e56-a617-4bf4-b8bc-01f1941059c2,2022-05-25T04:34:56+00:00,2016-05-14,0,https://ahumblesoul.com/2016/05/14/mark-zuckerberg-has-made-44-million-for-every-day-hes-been-alive/,"Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s turns 32 on Saturday [May 14], and he has a few billion things to celebrate.
With a fortune estimated at $51.8 billion, he’s one of the world’s richest people. But because of his youth, he’s actually made more money per day of living than anybody else on the planet.
Specifically, Zuckerberg‘s potent combo of youth and wealth has averaged out to $4.4 million for every day he’s been alive, according to CNBC calculations. That rate is bigger than anybody else on Forbes’ list of billionaires.
Obviously, there are better measures of business acumen, but it gives you a sense of how quickly business titans can amass their huge fortunes.
Look at Microsoft’s Bill Gates. He’s the richest person in the world, and at age 60, he’s earned $3.5 million per day in his life. Jeff Bezos, 52, ofAmazon is third with a per-day fortune of $3.3 million. He’s increased his rate significantly since last year. They are the only people averaging over $3 million per day.
The Google guys, Sergey Brin, 42, and Larry Page, 43, have each pulled in around $2.3 million per day. Amancio Ortega, 80, founder of Zara’s parent company has made $2.4 million a day; Warren Buffett, the 85-year-old Oracle of Omaha, earned just half of Zuckerberg’s per-day rate, with $2.2 million.
As of February, activist investor extraordinaire Carl Icahn had earned half a million per day for his 80-year life so far. At the time, Zuckerberg’s measure was $3.8 million. Still at the top, but not past the $4 million mark.
It’s been a pretty solid year for Zuckerberg. The share price for Facebook has jumped 53 percent in the past 12 months, far outperforming other social-media stocks as well as the market at large. Facebook did not respond to a request for comment on the birthday.
As they announced the birth of their first child in December, Zuckerberg and his wife said they would eventually give away 99 percent of their stake in the social media company.
That doesn’t mean he’ll renounce ownership or take a vow of poverty: The day before the company reported record high earnings, Zuckerberg announced a new class of nonvoting shares in Facebook, a move that gave the billionaire a firmer grip on the company.",547,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662578939.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525023952-20220525053952-00422.warc.gz,0.965667843818665
0595b78a-fbfd-4b10-b250-a9600be45461,2020-10-27T11:49:45+00:00,2020-10-27,0,https://www.sewandquilt.co.uk/products/english-paper-pieces-2-pentagon,"English Paper Piecing is a traditional quilting and patchwork method of hand-sewing shapes together using paper templates. With a variety of shapes and sizes available the design possibilities are endless. These packs of pre-cut shapes are proudly made in England the home of English Paper Piecing. Our pentagon shapes are measured by the length of one side.
The 2"" pentagons are perfect for making 3D patchwork baby balls!",89,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107894175.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027111346-20201027141346-00363.warc.gz,0.944301426410675
5a0f671a-b709-44ac-8a1d-c5906ed765ad,2020-10-22T10:36:19+00:00,2018-07-25,1,https://www.toynews-online.biz/2018/07/25/ofcom-calls-out-itv-channel-4-and-channel-5-for-childrens-programming-depletion/,"ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 must do better with their children’s programming, says television regulator Ofcom, after noting a lack of original content and on-screen diversity.
The UK’s media watchdog has given each of the country’s commercial public sector broadcasters until next March to produce a plan to improve their offering for kids.
A report published by Ofcom yesterday states that 90 per cent of older children have turned to YouTube as their go-to viewing platform, while the three commercial PSBs have cut investment in original children’s programming as streaming services capitalise.
The report goes on to state that it found a ‘lack of original, high quality programmes specifically made for older children across all programme genres’ across all three channels.
“Currently no PSB shows programmes specifically made for 13 to 15 year olds and three in ten children aged 12 to 15 feel there aren’t enough programmes for children their age,” it said.
Ofcom has ordered ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 to find innovative ways of using the internet to reach children ‘to revitalise their approach to how and what they offer to young audiences.’
The body also revealed that there is only a ‘limited range of programmes that help children to understand the world around them.’
The BBC has been singled out as the only broadcaster who provides new programming for children.
A lack of diversity in programming has also been highlighted.
Ofcom stated that TV viewing dropped by 40 per cent for children aged four to nine and by 47 per cent for children aged 10 to 15 between 2010 and 2017.
ITV has cut the amount of new UK made children’s shows on its main channel from 158 hours in 2006 to 47 hours in 2017. Meanwhile, Channel 4 no longer shows any new UK made programmes made for children.",385,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107879362.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022082653-20201022112653-00453.warc.gz,0.970072686672211
2ed53203-ca91-4e65-95ec-aaef769400e3,2019-08-21T03:08:14+00:00,2018-08-21,1,https://medium.com/@actually_brian/faceid-could-be-the-last-password-we-ever-use-637dc2716561?source=rss-3034ba07905f------2,"Imagine a world where all we really need is our face to get anywhere, in the physical or digital world. No this isn’t an Apple ad for FaceID, but a take on where this technology can go.
We can all realize how easy it would be to not have to remember 10 different passwords or one overly complex one for a password manager for the 25 different online services. How convenient would it be to never have to remember keys as well as passwords? I can’t tell you how many times I have been halfway out the door and realize I don’t have my car keys or my proximity card. It can be a lot to remember when I need to make sure I have all of my daughter’s stuff, in addition to my school, my gym and my work stuff as we are inevitably running late for everything.
This is the realm where FaceID has already entered and is the easiest to integrate as almost every device we use has a front facing camera. Integrating FaceID with Apple’s Keychain or Google’s AutoFill feature could make log in screens and online forms a thing of the past. Since we are already looking at these screens the hard part would be letting the user know or giving the user control over this feature. Some people might be ok with FaceID automatically turning on and filling in text fields with zero input from them, but most want to know when they are being scanned by a computer. A simple solution would be to ask the user in the same way we can sign in with Facebook or Twitter.
This solution doesn’t create confusion for the user as it presents them with a solution they are already comfortable with. A similar solution could be made for filling forms out. When a text field is selected instead of showing an AutoFill suggestion below the field there could be a “fill with FaceID” option as shown below.
The information stored behind FaceID is very sensitive and if hacked can be very dangerous. To deter this we should take a page out of Apple Pay’s book.
Apple Pay uses Tokens — single use access codes — to allow department stores access to your financial information, but after the transaction is finished the Token is as useless as an expired credit card number. So in order to fill in text fields with sensitive information FaceID will send a Token to the 3rd party requesting access (filling out the form) and the Token — not the sensitive information — will be used to log in. In other words your FaceID scan activates a one-use key that unlocks the service and is then useless. The token can’t be used to get your sensitive information because it doesn’t have it, it is only an authorization that the information is there, correct, and needs to be used.
Now that the user can be aware of the usage of FaceID online, and be secure in it’s use let’s take a look at how FaceID can be integrated into physical security.
One nice thing about physical security is that you want it to melt into the background as long as you are authorized. Any physical tells on how a system might be working can make the system more vulnerable so effortless FaceID security makes even more sense in physical security.
Looking further in the future cameras could be installed in every car, building, and doorway to do the actual scan, but this involves massive investment from the people constructing these cars, buildings and doorways. So we’ll have to rely on what we have now for this security.
More realistically we use our phones’ front facing cameras for authentication everywhere. We are all already looking at our phones 24/7 so while you are texting a friend a notification comes up for confirmation to unlock your front door. You tap it, the lock moves, and you walk right in without ever missing a step in your text. A similar idea with secure Tokens would have to be implemented in this market as it is in the online world. The great part is that most of this infrastructure is already here as well. Smart Locks have apps, cars are starting to have apps, and businesses will have some type of online two factor authentication app that can be expanded to include physical security. The Token then can be used through these services to unlock everything in our lives.
In a world where our eyes are never off our phone we should be able to use that attention for more than just looking at emails and Reddit. Our phones and FaceID can ultimately become the only key we ever need.",927,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315750.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821022901-20190821044901-00049.warc.gz,0.956092715263367
b8c56200-9bff-46df-aadd-59f8a1b2f90e,2017-08-20T15:09:26+00:00,2017-08-20,0,http://www.theinsurancesource.com/auto/,"Auto premiums seem to be ever changing based on different variables. The insurance companies look at several things to determine an auto premium: credit, claim history, driving record, date of birth, garaging location of the car and the car itself. We have several carriers that offer competitive auto rates to fit each customer’s needs. We are able to provide coverage for everything, from issuing policies that require an SR-22 to getting breaks on auto premium if a child is away at school.
There are many ways to save money on auto policies, including a good student discount, a claim free history and no hits on the MVR. But, a lot of small claims actually increase the rates more than one large claim. Insurance companies determine rates based on frequency and not severity.
The biggest way to save on your auto polices is to package it together with your home. Some of our companies offer their clients as much as a 20% savings.",191,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106779.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820150632-20170820170632-00304.warc.gz,0.96445095539093
6983306a-c0b5-48e5-bbe7-2674c52824a5,2013-05-20T21:59:49+00:00,2012-12-31,1,http://catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=48735,"Should Congress do away with $1 bills and replace them with $1 coins?
Some say measure would save taxpayers $4.4 billion over next 30 years
They're often referred to as ""wallet fillers"" - pesky $1 bills that take up space in wallets and purses that in the end, don't amount to that much. A heavy wallet is nothing to brag about if it's merely 30 $1 bills crammed together. To this end, Congress is considering doing away with the one dollar bill altogether and replacing them with dollar coins. Some say it could save taxpayers $4.4 billion over the next 30 years.
Philip Diehl, former director of the Mint, said there was a huge demand for the Sacagawea dollar coin when production began in 2001, but as time wore on, people stayed with what they knew best.
Lawmakers have since begun exploring new ways for the government to save money by changing the money itself. The Mint is preparing a report for Congress showing how changes in the metal content of coins could save money.
Fifty years ago, the U.S. made the last major metallurgical changes in coins when Congress directed the Mint to remove silver from dimes and quarters and to reduce its content in half dollar coins. Congress is currently looking at new changes in response to rising prices for copper and nickel.
At a House subcommittee hearing this week, officials examined two items: Moving to less expensive combinations of metals like steel, aluminum and zinc and gradually taking dollar bills out the economy and replacing them with coins.
The GAO's Lorelei St. James told the House Financial Services panel noted that it would take several years for the benefits of switching from paper bills to dollar coins to catch up with the cost of making the change. Equipment would have to be bought or overhauled and more coins would have to be produced upfront to replace bills as they are taken out of circulation.
The savings over the long run would begin to accrue, she said, largely because a $1 coin could stay in circulation for 30 years while paper bills have to be replaced every four or five years on average.
""We continue to believe that replacing the note with a coin is likely to provide a financial benefit to the government,"" St. James says. She adds that such a change would work only if the note was completely eliminated and the public educated about the benefits of the switch.
One dollar coins have traditionally proved to be unpopular. Philip Diehl, former director of the Mint, said there was a huge demand for the Sacagawea dollar coin when production began in 2001, but as time wore on, people stayed with what they knew best.
""We've never bitten the bullet to remove the $1 bill as every other Western economy has done,"" Diehl said. ""If you did, it would have the same success the Canadians have had.""
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General Intention: The Faith of Christians. That in this Year of Faith Christians may deepen their knowledge of the mystery of Christ and witness joyfully to the gift of faith in him.
Missionary Intention: Middle Eastern Christians. That the Christian communities of the Middle East, often discriminated against, may receive from the Holy Spirit the strength of fidelity and perseverance.
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a530d358-cc61-43e5-bd47-c30b934527a7,2018-08-21T18:04:38+00:00,2018-06-15,1,http://www.euronews.com/2018/06/15/zambian-health-minister-declares-cholera-epidemic-over,"LUSAKA (Reuters) - A cholera outbreak in Zambia which killed 114 people and made more than 5,000 others sick over eight months has been contained, Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya said on Friday.
""We have had 14 consecutive days without recording a case. The outbreak has been aptly contained,"" he told reporters.
Chilufya said there was need to continue observing high standards of cleanliness to avoid a recurrence of the disease.
In April, Zambia withdrew military personnel deployed in December to help clean up the capital and other cities at the height of a outbreak.
Cholera can be treated with oral rehydration solution but the disease spreads rapidly and can kill within hours if not treated.
President Edgar Lungu had directed the military to help fight the spread of cholera under emergency measures to contain the waterborne disease.
(Reporting by Chris Mfula; Editing by David Stamp)",196,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221218391.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821171406-20180821191406-00268.warc.gz,0.976124703884125
3d0f0835-4d63-49c7-9048-3f70006c5501,2022-05-29T01:57:22+00:00,2022-05-29,1,https://www.nexr-technologies.com/scanning-systems,"Our advanced 3D body scanner technology provides fully digitized human bodies, available in the AvatarCloud app. Each avatar contains information about the dimensions of the person scanned and can be used for virtual fitting, to track physical changes, to detect diseases and much more. Fully digitized avatars also open up huge opportunities for the gaming industry and for virtual events.
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All body measurements are available in the AvatarCloud app. The user has full control and power over his data. With the help of the collected body measurements, services such as virtual fittings can be offered.",255,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663035797.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220529011010-20220529041010-00421.warc.gz,0.917197227478027
78b32818-7c57-4ebd-82ad-ecb9e104a332,2015-03-30T17:28:33+00:00,2014-12-31,1,http://www.abraveheartfilm.com/,"A BRAVE HEART: The Lizzie Velasquez Story is a documentary following the inspiring journey of 26 year old, 58 pound Lizzie from cyber-bullying victim to anti-bullying activist.
Born with a rare syndrome that prevents her from gaining weight, Elizabeth ""Lizzie"" Velasquez was first bullied as a child in school for looking different and, later online, as a teenager when she discovered a YouTube video labeling her ""The World's Ugliest Woman."" The film chronicles unheard stories and details of Lizzie’s physical and emotional journey up to her multi-million viewed TEDx talk, and follows her pursuit from a motivational speaker to Capitol Hill as she lobbies for the first federal anti-bullying bill.
Bullying is a subject that historically yields heartbreaking stories of hopelessness and in many times, loss. Rarely is there a story of survival and inspiration that continues to crossover ages, genders, and ethnicities… enter the brave story of Lizzie Velasquez.
Lizzie and I met when I asked her to give a talk at the first TEDxAustinWomen event which I was producing. She was a local hero whose time, we found out shortly after, had arrived. It was clear quickly, that Lizzie’s philosophy on her health and her experiences, was as rare as her syndrome that mystified geneticists worldwide.
We live in a culture of tremendous meanness. And few people have experienced it more than Lizzie. Bullying first became a reality when she entered kindergarten and the whispers and the pointing began because Lizzie looked different. At 17, discovering “The World’s Ugliest Woman” video, with its 8 seconds of Lizzie’s face, its 4 million views, and its thousands of comments including KILL IT WITH FIRE, presented Lizzie with a choice. Lizzie chose to not give up, but to forgive and to thrive; as an author, as a speaker, and now as an activist.
Just recently, in September 2014, the World Health Organization published that every 40 seconds, someone takes their own life. When we arrived in Washington DC to help lobby for The Safe Schools Improvement Act, the first federal bill with potential to reach the floor for a congressional vote, Lizzie asked the question repeatedly, How Many MORE? How many more kids do we have to lose to being bullied and discriminated against because they look or act different? Lizzie wanted to go to Washington in hopes that her personal testimony might make a difference, to require data collection of kids being bullied in school. At the end of filming, Lizzie’s efforts helped garner a record 208 co-sponsors out of 218 needed for the bill. This was more support than over 8 years of congressional efforts.
What I wanted to show is that this is Lizzie’s film, but it is Everyone’s story. Our record-breaking Kickstarter campaign yielded support from 16 countries and proved that Lizzie’s message knew no limits. From 65 year old veterans giving their retirement checks over to the campaign in California, to 12 year old girls doing lemonade stands in the UK, to Lizzie’s church members taking out second jobs so they could contribute at home here in Texas.
Lizzie had already proved to more than 10 million TED talk viewers that she was worth listening to. My job was to show what Lizzie could do with more than the 18 minutes the TED rules allowed. Where does the strength and bravery in Lizzie’s fragile 58 pound body come from? How does she battle an unknown syndrome in the hospital one morning and speak on stage to thousands that afternoon? Simply put, to Lizzie and her family, her life has never been about the start and end dates on our life, but the dash in between.
A BRAVE HEART is Sara’s film directorial debut. Sara met Lizzie when she Produced the first TEDxAustinWomen in 2013, the most viewed 2013 TEDxWomen event worldwide both live and on demand. Prior positions in media and entertainment include Executive Director of Interactive Marketing at Paramount Pictures, VP of Digital Marketing at MGM Studios, and CEO & Co-Founder of NowLive (acquired by Live Media Group in 2013). She is a member of The Producer's Guild of America New Media Council and Women's Impact Network.
Chris’s most recent work was as Assistant Editor for the Golden Globe nominated, critically acclaimed BOYHOOD. Prior, Chris was Associate Editor on the Academy Awards nominated and 2011 Palme d'Or winning film The Tree of Life, and Editor of Terrence Malick's To The Wonder. Chris has worked for Warner Independent Features, Paramount Pictures, MTV, HBO, and Fox Searchlight. Chris is a member of the Motion Picture Editor's Guild as well as the Academy of TV Arts and Sciences.
Ben has worked on several festival winning feature documentaries. His documentary Homemakers won Audience award at IFF Boston, and Phil Collins and The Wild Frontier premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival and is currently on the festival circuit. Barge received grants from the Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund, the Garrett Scott Development Grant, and the Austin Film Society Grant. In addition, Ben has directed for clients including Ford, DELL, and Bravo TV. Ben received his BFA in Film, Animation, and Video from the Rhode Island School of Design.
Jose has been an editor for over 8 years. His diverse background in the entertainment industry ranges from independent films to television production with clients including National Geographic, Yahoo!, and Warner Brothers. Starting out as an accomplished editor and motion graphic designer, Marcelino had the opportunity to feature documentaries and short films that earned international recognition and awards.
Mike is most recently known for writing the Netflix acquired film, The Human Experience, which was the recipient of over 30 film festival honors including Best Documentary, Best Humanitarian film, and Best Feature film. His next film Outcast, with Grassroots Films is premiering in 2015.
Graduating from University of California, San Diego, Jessica began working at NowLive in 2011 where she co-produced live events for the web including The Hunger Games and The Twilight Saga World Premieres, Live from Comic-Con with Entertainment Weekly, and The Academy Awards Red Carpet. From there, she continued on in the digital marketing space as a Producer at Jetset Studios and Digital Coordinator at Tool of North America.
Sara is an American singer-songwriter who has sold more than one million records and has earned 5 GRAMMY nominations. The film includes an original version of her platinum hit BRAVE and an original song, BEAUTIFUL GIRL. Her vocals are also heard on throughout the original score for the film.
After 10 years of touring as lead guitarist for Grammy nominated recording artist Sara Bareilles, Javier decided to pursue his career as a solo artist. A BRAVE HEART is his first effort at film scoring, and he hopes to continue working on films as he releases solo material and tours.
Ngoc Nguyen is an entertainment professional with over 15 years of experience in the industry highlighted by a special focus on feature film publicity and celebrity relations. She has worked at South by Southwest, Austin Film Festival, Miramax Films, Creative Artists Agency and Paramount Pictures and has led campaigns for filmmakers such as JJ Abrams, Robert Rodriguez, David O. Russell, Gore Verbinski and Brad Bird. In 2013, Ngoc spearheaded the PR campaign for TEDxAustinWomen, which became the #1 viewed TEDWomen event of the year and, currently, she oversees publicity and partnerships for Women Rising.
Originally from the Bay Area, Tamar moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to begin her career in the film industry at MGM studios where she worked in National Publicity for 5 years. She went on to Paramount Pictures as VP of Interactive Marketing, leading the digital publicity campaigns for a wide range of films. Tamar is committed to a number of philanthropic endeavors including her recent work with the Inside Out Writers Organization. She has traveled extensively to donate her time to local orphanages in countries such as Tanzania and Nepal.
Justine Ezarik a.k.a. iJustine is a one-woman new media phenomenon: techie, gamer, vlogger, and digital influencer. She is one of the top female personalities on YouTube amassing over 3.3 million subscribers across her 3 channels, more than 1.7 million Twitter followers and has garnered more than 500 million views on her videos. Justine has made the Hollywood Reporters 50 most powerful digital players list, Maxim Magazine's Hot 100, Time’s Most 100 list and in 2012, she was ranked the #6 most influential personality by The Daily Beast’s Digital Power Index. A popular brand ambassador, Justine has worked with top brands from Mattel, Microsoft, Ford, GE, Intel, Sharpie, Doritos, Taco Bell, eBay, P&G, Banana Republic, Samsung, AOL, and Carl’s Jr. and has been featured in numerous magazines, publications, and commercials. She also has been a host for MTV/Spike, E! News, NBC, and red carpet events and is set to publish her first book in June 2014.
Alexis is the founder of the non-profit I AM THAT GIRL and is an internationally recognized speaker, author, media personality, and activist. Alexis hosted a TV show on the red carpet, worked at ESPN, Fox Sports, MTV and was a contestant on the hit CBS show: Survivor. She recently launched ProtectHer, an empowerment company dedicated to inspiring men to better protect the girls and women in their lives and prevent sexual assault and domestic abuse. Alexis was featured as one of AOL’s MAKERS Video Series along with Oprah Winfrey, Hilary Clinton and Sheryl Sandberg. She has been as an Ambassador for L’Oreal’s new STEM initiative, and listed as one of DELL’s #Inspire 100 List, Fast Company’s “Female Trailblazers” and ESPN's ""Pop Culture's Top Ten."" She's been featured on Extra and Access Hollywood, and in Glamour, The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times.
Lizzie Velasquez, 25 years old, is a graduate of Texas State University, a motivational speaker, and author of three books: Lizzie Beautiful, Be Beautiful, Be You, and Choosing Happiness. In December 2013, she took the stage at TEDxAustin Women and gave a talk titled 'How Do You Define Yourself?' that to date has garnered over 9 million views across the web. Her story has been featured on Katie Couric, The Today Show, Dr. Drew, Inside Edition, Huffington Post, and Yahoo! Lifestyle among other national and international media.
I’m a firm believer that one person can help make a difference. Whether it be a difference that is on a small scale or a large scale. You, the person reading this right now has the power to help make a positive impact on at least one person.Use that power for good with me! Let’s work together and change the negative instinct to fight back with someone online to a positive instinct instead. Let’s start making a difference with our keyboards. After all, the solution is right under your finger tips. See you on the high road!",2376,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299515.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00073-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.963402807712555
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AT the start of 2020, Africa’s tourism industry was predicted to grow.
The United World Tourism Organisation, or UNWTO, estimated a 3 to 5% increase in international arrivals to the continent as a result of demand for air travel and easier visa processes.
As coronavirus hit, airports were shut down, tourists stopped arriving and the industry was forced to pause.
Many countries on the continent also imposed lockdowns, shutting down hotels, tour companies, event centers and public transportation.
The tourism industry — consisting of entertainment, accommodation, food and beverage and operating tours — employs more than 1 million people each in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa, according to the United Nations.
It also accounts for more than 20% of employment in Seychelles, Cape Verde, Sao Tome, and Principe and Mauritius.
But due to the spread of Covid-19, many of its sectors are cutting jobs and losing revenue.
The UN estimates that the pandemic will cost up to 2 million direct and indirect jobs in tourism on the continent.
Loss of revenue
In Kenya, some hotels and guesthouses on the Kenyan coast reported occupancy rates of less than 7% in March, according to local media.
In the same month, Victor Shikata, the general manager at the Flamingo beach hotel, in Mombasa, Kenya’s coast, told CNN that the hotel’s pool and lounge were empty. And its once sandy beaches have become deserted as a result of the virus.
The hotel also had to deal with massive cancellations of holidays and conference meetings, he added.
Food and beverage services are not left out as business owners say they are forced to lay off staff or cut down on their salaries.
Ada Osakwe, founder of Nuli, a chain of health food restaurants based in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial center told CNN that her business was forced to close down 9 of its 10 stores following the coronavirus pandemic in April.
“I’m just really with spreadsheets and putting percentages next to everyone’s names to see how we are going to pay salaries. After April, I don’t know how we are going to survive,” she said.
Tanya Kotze, founder of Africa Direct, a tour and travel company based in South Africa told CNN that when international flights to the country were canceled in March, her team was thrown into ‘absolute chaos.’
International travel has always been a huge factor for tourism and in 2018, it generated $38 billion for Africa, according to the UNWTO.
Kotze, who has been running Africa Direct for 15 years says her team spent about four weeks reaching out to clients and rescheduling bookings for 2021 and 2022.
“The first month after international travel stopped, it was absolute chaos of moving bookings of our current clients who would have traveled this year. It was dealing with so many cancellations and activities to prevent our clients from losing their money,” she said.
Cancelling and rescheduling trips could potentially translate into a loss of $30 billion to $50 billion in revenue for the continent’s tourism industry this year, according to the United Nations.
But because of increasing cases of the virus, more than 123 000 on the continent as of May 29, Africa does not have a choice.
Kotze says that one of the ways her company is staying afloat is by leveraging on already existing relationships with her clients who are mostly visitors from the US and Europe.
“We are fortunate to have repeat clients so we are offering really affordable packages ahead of 2021 and 2022 and encouraging them to book now.
We are so fortunate that many of them are booking. The exchange rate is now favorable for Americans and Britons looking to your Africa so we are trying to make it as attractive as possible,” she explained.
It is still unclear when African countries will fully open up their borders to travel and tourism.
While some countries are still operating emergency flights in order to repatriate citizens stuck abroad, and some are still operating cargo flights, for the most part, international air operations remain grounded.",886,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107888402.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20201025070924-20201025100924-00322.warc.gz,0.963763296604156
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A piece of wood for the background
Enough hearts for all your family members (can be found at craft stores)
White and red paint
A black permanent marker
Decoration (buttons, bows, whatever you like)
Small nails or push pins (enough for the amount of members of you family.
Drill two hole in each of the hearts and two in the bigger piece of wood.
Paint the board white and the hearts red
Twist one big piece of wire and a bunch of small pieces, using a pencil (see
Once paint is dry, write names of family members on board, and name of duties
(music, lesson, scripture, game, snack, prayer, etc) on hearts. Put any other
dots or dashes you would like in order to decorate.
Place wire through holes.
Put push pins or small nails below family names in order to hang hearts.
(Contributed by Rachelle Anderson)",206,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886101966.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816125013-20170816145013-00008.warc.gz,0.90174800157547
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|Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 11:52 pm: |
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a99201b3-351a-44b4-9a06-c3076f88983f,2022-05-22T01:11:06+00:00,2022-05-22,0,https://dafyomi.co.il/mkatan/insites/mo-dt-008.htm,"1) DIGGING A GRAVE ON CHOL HA'MO'ED
QUESTION: The Mishnah states that we may not dig graves (""Kuchin"" and ""Kevaros"") on Chol ha'Mo'ed, but we may adjust (""Mechanchin"") them (widen or lengthen them to fit the size of the Mes being buried there).
The Rishonim ask that this Mishnah contradicts the Gemara in Beitzah (6a) which says that on the second day of Yom Tov (Yom Tov Sheni) we are permitted to bury the dead and do any Melachah necessary for the Mes, such as sew the shrouds and even cut a myrtle branch (to provide a sweet scent). If we are permitted to do everything for a Mes even on Yom Tov Sheni, then certainly we should be permitted to dig a grave on Chol ha'Mo'ed! The prohibition of Melachah on Yom Tov Sheni certainly is not less severe than the prohibition of Melachah on Chol ha'Mo'ed (after all, there is a doubt whether Yom Tov Sheni itself is Yom Tov or Chol ha'Mo'ed). If we are permitted to do any Melachah for the sake of a Mes on Yom Tov Sheni, why does the Mishnah say that we may not dig a grave on Chol ha'Mo'ed?
(One could answer that when the Gemara in Beitzah mentions Yom Tov Sheni, it refers only to the second day of Yom Tov at the end of Pesach or Sukos. That day indeed might not be part of the festival but rather an ordinary weekday, and thus its prohibition of Melachah may be more lenient than the prohibition on Chol ha'Mo'ed. However, the Rishonim point out that this answer is not tenable. The Gemara in Beitzah does not differentiate between Yom Tov Sheni at the beginning of the festival (when it has at least the sanctity of Chol ha'Mo'ed) and Yom Tov Sheni at the end of the festival.)
(a) RABEINU CHANANEL, the RIF, and the RAMBAM (Hilchos Yom Tov 8:8) explain that the Mishnah here refers to digging a grave in advance, before its eventual occupant dies. It may not be dug on Chol ha'Mo'ed because it is not needed on Chol ha'Mo'ed. In contrast, if the person has died and needs to be buried, a grave may be dug for him, as the Gemara in Beitzah says.
The BA'AL HA'ME'OR questions this approach. Why does the Mishnah need to teach that one may not dig a grave on Chol ha'Mo'ed which is not needed on that day? One may not do any Melachah on Chol ha'Mo'ed which is not needed until after the festival!
The RA'AVAD asks further that when the Mishnah concludes that one may adjust the size of the grave, it obviously refers to the same situation discussed in the beginning of the Mishnah -- that is, before the person has died. Why is one permitted to adjust the size of the grave if the grave will be used only after Yom Tov?
The RAMBAN (in Milchamos) answers that there actually is a valid reason to permit digging graves on Chol ha'Mo'ed for use after Yom Tov. The Gemara earlier (5a) teaches that one may clean out water pits but may not dig them to begin with on Chol ha'Mo'ed. Since the work is for the benefit of the general public (Tzorchei Rabim), one is permitted to do work even if it is not needed until after Yom Tov. (The Gemara (6a) explains that the reason for this allowance is that workers can be hired for less on Chol ha'Mo'ed, thereby saving the public funds.) Similarly, the Mishnah here permits adjusting graves on Chol ha'Mo'ed for use after Yom Tov because this work is needed for the benefit of the public.
According to the Ramban, why is digging a grave in the first place prohibited? If it is for the sake of Tzorchei Rabim, it should be permitted! The Ramban explains that a grave may not be dug on Chol ha'Mo'ed for the same reason why a water pit may not be dug on Chol ha'Mo'ed but may be cleaned out (""Chotetin"" according to the Mishnah, or ""Mechanchin"" according to the Tosefta in Moed Katan 1:3). Starting a new Melachah on Chol ha'Mo'ed for the sake of Tzorchei Rabim is not permitted. One may only fix things for the sake of Tzorchei Rabim. (The SHITAS RIVAV (nephew of the Ba'al ha'Me'or) gives a similar answer, but he writes that the reason why a grave may not be dug on Chol ha'Mo'ed in the first place is because it is a skilled labor, a ""Ma'aseh Uman,"" while adjusting the size of the grave is a ""Ma'aseh Hedyot"" which does not require skilled labor.)
(b) RASHI also explains that the Mishnah refers to digging a grave in advance, for use after Yom Tov. Rashi adds, however, that the reason why such a grave may not be dug is that it involves excessive exertion, Tircha Yeseirah. Rashi may understand, like the Ramban, that even if the Melachah is done for the sake of Tzorchei Rabim, a new grave may not be dug because it involves excessive Tircha.
However, the words of RASHI on the Rif and in RASHI KESAV YAD (and as quoted by all of the Rishonim in the name of Rashi) include an additional comment in which Rashi asks the question, why does the Mishnah prohibit digging graves if the Gemara in Beitzah permits any Melachah needed for a Mes? Rashi answers that the Gemara in Beitzah permits only a Melachah that is not a strenuous labor and involves no Tircha. Digging a grave is a strenuous labor and thus is not permitted even for a Mes.
Many Rishonim point out that Rashi seems to contradict himself. Since Rashi first explains that a grave may not be dug on Chol ha'Mo'ed because of Tircha Yeseirah, why does he need to add that the Mishnah refers to digging a grave for a person who has not yet died? Rashi should explain simply that even if the Mes is present, the grave may not be dug because it is a Tircha Yeseirah! Conversely, if Rashi maintains that the Mishnah refers to digging a grave for a person who has not yet died, then why does he ask a question from the Gemara in Beitzah which permits Melachah for the burial of a person who has already died? (ROSH)
The answer to the first question seems to be as follows. Rashi apparently is bothered by the plural form of the words in the Mishnah, ""Kuchin u'Kevaros."" If the Mishnah refers to digging a grave for someone who has already died, why does it mention multiple graves? Rashi understands from the plural form of these words that the Mishnah refers to the practice of digging many graves in advance.
To answer the second question (why does Rashi question the Mishnah from the Gemara in Beitzah if the Mishnah refers to digging a grave for someone who has not yet died), the ROSH explains that the Gemara in Beitzah implies that one is permitted to do Melachah for the sake of the Mes anytime on Yom Tov Sheni, even near the end of the day when it is clear that the burial will not take place until the following day (after the festival is over). Hence, the Gemara there implies that one may do Melachah for a Mes even when it is needed for only after the festival.
The MAHARSHAL (in YAM SHEL SHLOMO, cited by the KORBAN NESANEL #90) rejects the answer of the Rosh because Rashi still should not have had a question from the Gemara in Beitzah. The reason why the Gemara there permits Melachah done in preparation for the burial of a Mes even when the burial will occur only after Yom Tov is because the person is already dead and it is not proper to delay his burial. In contrast, when the person has not yet died (as in the case of the Mishnah here) there is no reason to permit Melachah, as no delay of the burial is involved. (See Korban Nesanel there.)
Perhaps Rashi understands the Sugya like the Ramban cited by the Rosh (in (a) above). The Ramban explains that one may not dig a grave even for Tzorchei Rabim because of the excessive Tircha involved. Rashi maintains that just as Melachah for Tzorchei Rabim which will be needed after Yom Tov is prohibited because of the Tircha, so, too, digging a grave for the need of a single Mes on Chol ha'Mo'ed itself is prohibited because of Tircha.
(However, Rashi in Beitzah (6a, DH d'Ika) clearly states that on Yom Tov Sheni one is permitted to dig a grave even for the need of an individual Mes who has already died. Perhaps Rashi there means that one is permitted to adjust the size of the grave (""Mechanchin""), or perhaps he is referring to the last day of Yom Tov, on which there is reason to be more lenient than Chol ha'Mo'ed, as mentioned above.)
(c) The RA'AVAD (Hilchos Yom Tov 8:4, and as cited by the ROSH) asserts that although Melachah for any of the needs of a Mes is permitted, digging a grave on Chol ha'Mo'ed is prohibited because a temporary interment may be used instead. The Mishnah permits making a ""Nivreches"" (a simple hole in the ground, like the modern-day burial plot), which the Ra'avad explains is a temporary grave. After Yom Tov, the Mes may be moved into a more respectful, permanent grave. The ""Nivreches"" involves no form of construction, and therefore it is a less severe form of Melachah on Chol ha'Mo'ed. (See also Ba'al ha'Me'or in the name of ""some who say."")
The Rosh rejects this opinion. He claims that placing the Mes in a temporary grave on Chol ha'Mo'ed and then moving the Mes after the festival is a disgrace to the Mes and is not an option.
(d) The BA'AL HA'ME'OR writes that the Mishnah's prohibition against building a grave applies only when the Mes is not present in the graveyard. If, however, the Mes is present at the time the grave is made, then it is permitted, as the end of the Mishnah says with regard to building a coffin.
Other Rishonim reject this approach. The Mishnah implies that the presence of the Mes permits only the building of a coffin but not the building of a grave. (That is, building a grave is prohibited even in the presence of the Mes, and adjusting the size of a grave is permitted even not in the presence of the Mes.) The reason why the Mes must be present in order to permit building a coffin is because a wooden box is usually not used for burial but for other purposes (such as for storage). Therefore, in order to prevent suspicion that one is building a box for storage or other purposes, the Mes must be present (RAMBAN).
The RITVA writes that building a coffin is not permitted unless the Mes is present (in contrast to other Melachos done for a Mes which are permitted even when the Mes is not present) because it is preferable not to bury a Mes in a coffin but rather to inter the body directly in the ground.
HALACHAH: The Halachah follows the ruling of the Rif and the Rambam (in (a) above). On Yom Tov Sheni one is permitted even to dig a grave for someone who has already died (MISHNAH BERURAH OC 547:24).
The SHA'AR HA'TZIYUN points out that this would be permitted even according to the Ra'avad (in (c) above) who prohibits building a ""Kuch"" or a ""Kever"" for a Mes but permits building a ""Nivreches,"" which is similar to the graves dug today. (The difference between the construction of graves in the times of the Mishnah and Gemara and in modern times is that in ancient times, a Kever was not a mere ditch dug in the ground as it is today. Rather, it was chiseled into the side of a cave. The cave was usually beneath the ground, although often it was in the side of a hill, mound, or mountain. There was often an open area in the center of the cave, and in the walls of the cave surrounding the open area smaller coves were chiseled, into each of which a body would be placed. It entailed much more work than digging a small ditch in the ground, since it usually involved digging into solid rock and fortifying the structure so that it would not cave in.)",2969,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662543264.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522001016-20220522031016-00621.warc.gz,0.942288041114807
7f13caf8-21db-42ca-a8e7-f874f8d9e181,2017-08-18T08:34:39+00:00,2013-11-15,1,http://www.cityunslicker.co.uk/2013/11/oil-and-troubled-geo-political-waters.html,"|Up and Down|
Russia, we gather, was one of the major players behind the Iran deal, and they certainly have no interest in a materially softer price of oil. This DTel piece paints a pretty grim picture, and repeats the received wisdom that Russia needs an oil price of $110 to balance its budget (others have quoted a higher figure). They remain uncomfortably stuck as a raw materials economy, despite their fervent longings to be a manufacturer: I've recorded here before that they have tried several times to sell gas and oil into the far eastern markets in packages with manufactured goods, 50:50 by value. You can imagine where the Chinese have told them to stuff their useless trucks; and I read with amusement a couple of weeks ago that their new LNG export deal with South Korea works the other way around. In this package, the Koreans will build the LNG ships for the Russians. This is the sort of reality that has Putin tearing at what little hair he has.
But it's not all bad news for Russia. They must relish the leading role they've taken with Syria and Iran (it's their back door, after all) - and what about the Ukraine !? Their pulling out of EU accession negotiations must send the expansionist tendency in Brussels ranting up and down their luxurious corridors. (I could wish the estimable Hatfield Girl was blogging just now; she writes interestingly on these matters.) When will Turkey decide it's not worth the effort ? That really would be a turning-point.
Who else is seriously long oil ? Why, the Saudis, of course, who at the same time are none too chuffed about the Iran deal. One particularly daft comment suggests that ""Riyadh may try to 'rap America’s knuckles' by flooding markets with enough oil to puncture the US shale oil revolution. Production costs at the US Bakken shale field are around $80"". Yes, the USA is long oil as well: but I have a feeling that 'something' would happen long before the price fell that far. There has long been the theoretical potential for a genuinely significant oil-price reversal: it is the truly epic quantities of oil reserves everyone knows are present in Iraq. But somehow it never gets developed ...
One also reads that the Iran deal is bad, bad news for the Syrian 'opposition'. Assad-supporters Russia and the Iranians are now riding high and surely command at least several months of goodwill in the West - so woe unto the enemies of Assad ? Well maybe: but the perennial enemies of Iran are not appeased.
Sometimes, big-power diplomacy really does put the lid on a boiling pot. Remember North Korea ? Ah yes, that's right, a few months ago they were threatening a first strike on Seoul and Seattle. It was headlines on every news channel for days and days. And then suddenly ... nothing. Oh, to have been a fly on the wall when the Chinese took Fat Boy to one side and read his fortune for him.
However. When it comes to Iran, those perennial enemies probably have the means to keep the pot boiling for a while yet to come. Price of oil on 31 December this year ? Predictions in the comments, please.",664,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104631.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818082911-20170818102911-00174.warc.gz,0.971808195114136
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79422368-05b0-4b2a-a17c-880f17097b11,2022-05-25T22:57:44+00:00,2022-05-25,0,https://www.birthdaywishes.expert/birthday-wishes/my-kids-birthday-status-update/,"They’re My Treasures | 39 Quotes My Kid’s Birthday
On this page we have a ton of birthday status updates for your adorable kid(s). Go through the fine cluster of beautiful wishes below and take your pick.
These lovely texts will not only warm your kid’s heart and garnish his/her Big Day but will also decorate your social media (Facebook) wall.
1st Birthday Quotes for my Son
- Happy 1st birthday to my adorable baby son! It’s incredible how big he has grown already! Loving him is my blood – and it will never ever depart from my blood.
- Happy 1st birthday to a truly amazing son! Through him, happiness has come upon us. We feel that our task as parents is to ensure that, for as long as we are alive, true happiness blankets him.
- Wishing a super duper happy 1s birthday to the cutest one-year-old in the world! With an adorable son like him in my life, I’m totally guaranteed of everlasting happiness in this world.
- Wishing our cute little angel, an amazingly magical 1st birthday. Nothing on earth can ever get closer to the indescribable worth of your life to us. We love you so much.
- Happy first birthday celebration to the apple of our eyes. Mommy and daddy love you so much because no one has ever made us as happy and hopeful in life like you have done.
- My happiness comes through you, my dearest son. Congratulations on turning fabulous 1 today! I love you endlessly, my darling son.
- Happy 1st birthday to my greatest gift on earth! An adorable son like you compels my soul to smile every day.
2nd Birthday Quotes for my Son
- The most cherished dream of my existence came to a realization the instant I held him in my arms for the first time. That was the most glorious day of my entire life. Happy 2nd birthday, my sweet son.
- Happy 2nd birthday, son. He came into my life and filled a void in my soul with your exceptional love. I will never stop loving and protecting you.
- Happy 2nd birthday to the most precious angel in my life. The world of humankind would have been an absolutely beautiful place if all two-year-old kids were like you. Thank you for making my life perfect with your perfect life.
- Turning 1 is cool, but turning two is incredibly cool. May your 2nd birthday be as super cool and amazing as you are. I love you so much.
- Out of God’s great love for us, He blessed our lives with you. Happy 2nd birthday, dearest son.
- For your 2nd birthday, you deserve all the sweet things in the world. I will not rest until I give you just that. Happy 2nd birthday to you, the love of my life and soul.
- Among the blessings bestowed upon me, there’s none as valuable as you, my sweet son. I owe God an extraordinary debt of gratitude for blessing my life with a wonderful son like you. Happy 2nd birthday.
3rd Birthday Quotes for my Son
- Happy 3rd birthday to our adorable son who is now a big boy! It has been such a remarkable blessing and a pleasure to be your parents.
- Happy 3rd birthday to my one and only sugar booger. Daddy loves you so much! You’ll always be my angel, come what may!
- Happy 3rd birthday to my wonderful son who never fails to immerse my life into a bottomless ocean of happiness every time I see his beautiful smile. My heart will love you for an eternity.
- Sweet son, my soul smiles whenever I set my eyes on you because you’re the greatest love of my life. Happy 3rd birthday, dear!
- Countless birthdays will come and go, but the amazing love I have for you will last for as long as time exists. Happy 3rd birthday, my precious son.
- Congratulations on turning three today, angel! I pray your special day will be as beautiful as you make my world. Happy birthday.
1st Birthday Quotes for my Daughter
- Every day I see my dearest daughter, I’m transported to paradise. You are indeed a lifesaving gift bestowed upon me my God Himself.
- You are more precious to me than the purest gold in the entire universe. On your 1st birthday, may your life be as beautiful as the joyful colors that you bring into my world. I love you.
- Happy 1st birthday, sweetie pie! This beating heart of mine will forever love and treasure you more than anything in this world.
- Happy first birthday to my adorable daughter who makes me super proud and happy to be a mommy. Sweetheart, the love I have for you is so extraordinary that I am incapable of fully describing it.
- Happy 1st birthday, my beautiful girl. You are the most radiant and beautiful star that brightens my skies. I promise to fill your world with happiness and beauty forever.
- My most treasured possession in life is you, my sweet 1-year-old daughter. There’s absolutely nothing in this universe I wouldn’t do to keep you happy. Happy 1st birthday!
2nd Birthday Quotes for my Daughter
- Wishing a very happy second birthday to my princess. My dear, you are the person I love most in life. I hope you never forget that.
- Happy 2nd birthday, sweet angel! The noblest thing God ever did for me was bring you into my life. Now that I have you, I am assured of an eternal future of complete bliss.
- Congratulations on turning 2 today! I’m extremely proud of you. May your 2nd birthday be as deliciously sweet as you are to me. I will love you until the end of this universe, in the second universe that comes and any other universes that come after.
- I’m the luckiest mother in the universe because God has blessed me with the world’s most beautiful two-year-old! Happy 2nd birthday, angel. My love will always be with you.
- I love being your mom/dad more than I love breathing. On this special day of your adorable life, I want you to know that I will forever give you my best because you are my world. Happy 2nd birthday, my sweet darling.
- In my eyes, you are the most beautiful and precious thing in the world. I hope your 2nd birthday fills your heart with nothing but bliss.
3rd Birthday Quotes for my Daughter
- Happy birthday to my precious and beautiful three-year-old princess. My fortunes turned around the moment I became your mom/dad. Thank you for making me smile every single day for the past three years.
- Sweetheart, I feel like I have a billion dollars whenever I have you in my arms. Happy 3rd birthday.
- Wishing a happy 3rd birthday to my adorable sweet princess who means more to me than my life and all my possessions. There are no words on earth that can ever capture the immense amount of love I have for you, darling.
- Happy 3rd birthday, dearest daughter. You are the embodiment of infinite beauty and love. To say you are precious is such a huge understatement! You are absolutely priceless!
- Happy 3rd birthday! Your beautiful smile has more worth to me than everything in this world. On this day, I pray that God will forever surround your life with all the extraordinary beauty He has blessed this universe with.
- Happy 3rd birthday, our sweet angel! This special day makes you three times more beautiful than all the beautiful flowers in the world. We are absolutely honored and blessed to be the ones to be your parents.
- Happy 3rd birthday, my little cutie. You are not just my beautiful daughter but also my most special friend. Your smile plays a very important role in the happiness in my life. Simply put, it brings heaven to me.
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a9f80ff0-86f5-49d2-af12-1ef5f13da842,2017-08-16T21:36:41+00:00,2017-02-28,1,http://appleapple.top/apple-has-received-another-patent-for-the-fingerprint-scanner-built-into-the-smartphone-display/,"Apple has received another patent for the fingerprint scanner built into the smartphone display
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Apple received a patent on technology that, among other things, provides the ability to stop the fingerprint scanner Touch ID in the Home button. The technology will likely find application in iPhone 8.
This week Apple has registered a series of patents on various ways of integrating biometric module to the smartphone display. Documents published on the website of the Bureau of patents and trademarks of the United States.
According to the description of the technology, Apple not only plans to remove the individual sensor, but also to make the scanner’s features took on the screen of the mobile device.
The document States that the new fingerprint scanner “can be useful for quicker authentication, especially when using third-party applications for smartphones”.
In other words, if the fingerprint would need to conduct a transaction by means of Apple Pay or purchase games and programs in the App Store, the user will not require a separate confirmation. Smartphone automatically identificeret user when touching the screen.
According to reports, the display of the upcoming iPhone 8 will occupy the entire front panel and a new Apple patent allows to realize this idea. The device will receive a different design and is made entirely of glass.
In iPhone 7 Apple replaced the mechanical Home button touch, which simulates pressing a with engine Taptic Engine.",284,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102663.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816212248-20170816232248-00143.warc.gz,0.909691393375397
c348997e-cb2a-4027-8a8c-31075db925b9,2016-07-25T08:15:39+00:00,2014-01-10,1,http://www.marketplace.org/2014/01/10/tech/why-offices-are-ditching-their-pcs-ipads,"It’s no secret that more and more of us are ditching their desktops for tablets at home. It’s taking a toll on the tech companies that make PCs -- and the stuff that goes inside of them.
HP just laid off about 35,000 workers, in part, because its PC business has been in the dumps. Dell just got out of the PC business altogether. And Microsoft, which makes the operating systems for most of our desktops, has been in a tailspin.
Now the war is moving into the office. For the artisan chocolate maker TCHO, Pier 17 in San Francisco’s Embarcadero neighborhood is home to its huge warehouse and factory. TCHO is a small business with about 60 employees.
Brad Kintzer, TCHO’s Chief Chocolate maker, takes me inside his lab, which looks more like a big utility closet.
Alongside one wall, there’s a line of small metal containers, cooking liquid chocolate.
“Different chocolates require different temperatures, different time cycles to create the optimal flavor,” Kintzer notes. “We do tests up to 40 hours here. It’s really a 24-hour process, seven days a week.”
Getting the right flavor takes constant monitoring. But fortunately Kintzer doesn’t have to stand there the whole time.
“We have an iPad app that allows to remotely control a lot of what we do here in the lab,” he says.
“I’ve seen tablets used by the cable guys, telephone repair people, sales forces,” says Rocky Agrawal, payment and commerce analyst at reDesign Mobile. “Increasingly we’ll see doctors using them. We’ll also see education be a big user of tablets.”
Agrawal says tablets are taking a big bite out of PC sales in the consumer market. And now there are signs that the office could be up for grabs too.
Moody's Vice President and Senior Analyst Gerry Granovsky says, “What we’re seeing is since the rise of the tablets, when we look at the sales of PCs to businesses by standards of a couple years ago, the standards are certainly not there.”
Granovsky says sales of PCs to businesses have stalled. And increasingly, analysts suspect that PCs are being replaced by tablets. He says what’s driving the trend is the cloud.
“When you look at the confluence of what the tablets are doing and cloud computing,” Granovsky says, “it’s almost a perfect marriage.”
He says, not too long ago, tablets couldn’t run the software businesses needed. But that software is now moving onto the cloud. And companies, which were once skeptical storing data and running software off the cloud, are starting to trust it.
The big money is betting that the trend continues.
“Every productivity application you can think of email, documents, spreadsheets, presentations is being reimagined for mobile,” says Scott Jacobson, a venture capitalist at the Madrona Venture Group.
Right now, Apple -- with its iPad -- is the immediate winner. But with the battle for the office just beginning, analysts say Google’s Android and Microsoft can still catch up.",702,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824217.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00168-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.946292579174042
8f87b311-bc5f-4f02-93b3-40dca1c8ad61,2018-08-15T22:59:14+00:00,2018-08-15,0,https://dumpsterchoice.com/mississippi/10-yard-dumpster-for-rent-diberville-ms/,"When you are renting a 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 or 40 yard dumpster, you want a company you can trust with prices that make you smile. Give us a call today and see the difference we can make in your next construction or clean out project.
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d17f388e-b896-4710-a9a3-64fb16b9e362,2020-10-27T23:39:39+00:00,2020-08-04,1,https://www.the961.com/78-killed-thousands-injured-beirut-explosion/,"Lebanon’s health minister announced that the death toll from the huge explosion in Beirut’s port on August 4th had reached 78, as numbers of wounded people skyrocket to nearly 4,000 people.
“We are facing a real catastrophe and need time to assess the extent of damages,” minister Hamad Hasan told Reuters.
Today’s massive Beirut explosion was allegedly caused by 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate that were in Beirut’s port.
Conflicting reports, though; some stating that they were on the way to Africa when they exploded, and some stating that they were stored for 6 years with no safety measures.
Lebanon’s Higher Defense Council, which is composed of the president and all the important security agencies, approved declaring Beirut a disaster-stricken city.
The Council announced a two-week state of emergency in the capital, handing over security responsibility to military authorities.
From his side, the prime minister pledged to hold “those responsible for this catastrophe” accountable, which is the very least thing to do, really.
The question is whether it will be done honestly and openly without any political interference. The Lebanese nation, once healed from this devastating blow, will be demanding justice for this unforgivable horror done unto them.",271,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107894890.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027225224-20201028015224-00482.warc.gz,0.971605122089386
71af239b-5707-4913-be37-e07ca6ccc24b,2013-05-19T10:35:09+00:00,2012-05-11,0,http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?size=1&aID=191321,"Justin Hamilton and Christopher Stern, co-owners of Hamilton Stern Construction LLC, finally can put their feet up and relax.
After completing renovations on their headquarters in Pittsford, the duo have settled into the new home of their full-service construction management company.
In just more than two years, Hamilton Stern Construction has completed or begun work on a variety of commercial, health care, industrial and residential projects, ranging in cost from $25,000 to $5 million. Those projects include building renovations to the Niagara Falls Air Force Base, the build-out of Savers thrift store in Henrietta and the corporate offices of Chaintreuil Jensen and Stark Architects LLP.
Hamilton and Stern's dream of owning a business together began in 1998, when they met as teammates on the basketball team at Rochester Institute of Technology. They clicked instantly.
""We kind of knew right then and there that one day we would be working together,"" Stern said.
Both Stern and Hamilton were civil engineering majors. After graduating in 2003, they worked as project engineers at MLB Construction Services LLC in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, before pursuing separate ventures.
Stern went to work as a project manager for LeCesse Construction Services LLC, a commercial construction management company with offices in Henrietta. Hamilton became a project manager for Mazzarella & Cannan LLC, a real estate development and property management company in Rochester.
Both Hamilton and Stern said the contacts they made working for those two companies served as the building blocks for their construction firm. The duo formed the company in early 2010, with two other employees.
Hamilton Stern Construction took shape in a temporary office on Humboldt Street in Rochester. The company's first major project came in May 2011, a 7,000-square-foot addition and renovation of Tire World Auto Service Center in Penfield. The renovations, completed in October, included a new showroom and an expansion from five to nine service bays.
As the project wrapped up, Hamilton Stern Construction was moved into its 5,000-square-foot office and warehouse space on Monroe Avenue in Pittsford. Stern and Hamilton spent the first few months working together in a small office in the building while their construction team completed renovations.
The space, which previously housed the Three Crowns gift shop, now features their offices, a spiral staircase, conference area and kitchen. Hamilton said the next step is hiring a receptionist as business picks up.
""We're growing to the point where we need help,"" Hamilton said. ""That's a good thing.""
The firm has 12 employees, but each client still gets the services of either Hamilton or Stern.
""We're very hands-on. Either Justin or I will see each project from start to finish,"" Stern said.
Hamilton said the company owes its early success to word-of-mouth marketing, several repeat customers and the chemistry between its 32-year-old co-founders.
""I tell people Chris is like my brother from another mother,"" Hamilton said. ""We're able to bounce ideas off each other. He knows what I'm thinking before I say it. That's the beauty of having a partner.""
5/11/12 (c) 2012 Rochester Business Journal. To obtain permission to reprint this article, call 585-546-8303 or email firstname.lastname@example.org.",691,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.964499950408936
e6a15176-4597-46d8-b00f-d84b7f49512a,2013-06-19T18:52:10+00:00,2012-08-21,0,http://gracehsong.tumblr.com/post/29365795529/by-jwt-hong-kong-a-very-smart-way-to-engage,"this blog is a collection of visual treats to get those creative juices flowing. I also occasionally post personal art projects, campaigns, works in progress in addition to music and personal adventures/whatever I want, it's my blog. I do what I want.
I am an ad fiend and amature illustrator. I have a burning desire to constantly improve and adapt. I spend my free time at local metal shows, drawing, baking desserts, and playing the guitar. I love going to new places, meeting new people, and trying new things.",111,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00019-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.955999970436096
0e77cad2-de3c-4039-9a20-19dc139beb49,2017-08-16T13:33:47+00:00,2010-08-01,0,http://dreamees.blogspot.com/2010/08/paper-frame-cool.html,"Made this last night so I thought I'd post it! Using the Records sheets on the 'In a Row' CD. Let me know if you'd like it as a project!
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d4200318-9c4c-4266-b499-e4c4d3993a1a,2017-08-24T06:55:58+00:00,2016-04-29,0,https://ask.naij.com/ekiti-doctors-t,"Read NOW all frequently asked questions about ekiti doctors.
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What do you know about the latest doctor’s car crash? Read the article to learn about the accident.",106,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886133042.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824062820-20170824082820-00179.warc.gz,0.927496790885925
c1c00bd5-7809-41cc-940b-2e8e7a2031dd,2019-08-18T02:53:05+00:00,2019-08-18,0,https://www.interflora.co.uk/flowers-florists-delivery-tettenhall-wood/town/,"Flower delivery through local florists in Tettenhall Wood
Via the Interflora website, our excellent phone service or by dropping by your nearest Interflora flower shop, you can choose from an amazing range of fresh flower bouquets and gifts, ready for delivery to your loved one. With bright and dazzling bouquets that are just perfect for a birthday, to classic white arrangements that are made for weddings, Interfloras highly skilled and talented florists in Tettenhall Wood, including Flowers in the City or Flowers of Mayfair, can create a magical gift that will be unforgettable.
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Interflora British Unit, Interflora House, Watergate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England NG34 7TB - Company reg. no. 297087 - VAT no. 853 1257 35",193,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313589.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818022816-20190818044816-00080.warc.gz,0.865861535072327
f0724a94-e071-4328-bbad-4c87a59ee08d,2013-05-24T15:47:11+00:00,2013-01-03,1,http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20896489,"Starbucks to open first Vietnam store next month
Starbucks, the world's biggest coffee-shop company, is set to open its first store in Vietnam next month as it continues expanding in Asia.
The cafe will be in Ho Chi Minh City, the company said in a statement, with partner Hong Kong's Maxim Group.
Starbucks has seen growth stagnate in the US prompting it to open thousands of stores in China and Asia Pacific.
Vietnam is the second-largest coffee producer in the world behind Brazil.
Starbucks has been reorganising its business to focus on the Asia Pacific region, the biggest growth market for the company.
It has previously said that by the end of 2013 it plans to have 1,000 stores in China, 1,000 in Japan and 500 in Korea.
in 2014 China will become Starbucks' largest market outside the US.
In October, Starbucks opened its first store in India in partnership with Tata Global Beverages.",198,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.963067173957825
a8ef5bd5-9976-47b4-97dc-7a290f560d63,2018-08-15T09:31:01+00:00,2018-05-01,1,https://tamebay.com/2018/05/amazon-out-of-fashion-with-trendy-shoppers-but-voice-is-in.html,"Amazon out of fashion with trendy shoppers, but voice is in
Amazon is gaining ground in fashion retail, but only a quarter of fashion-conscious shoppers consider it trendy enough to buy clothes from. They do, however, like stores as a way to check things out before buying online and are poised to use voice too.
So finds a study of the preferences and purchase behaviours in store and online of 1000 US shoppers by Astound Commerce. In its study, “A Window into the Fashion Shopper’s World,” the majority of shoppers say that they do make fashion purchases at Amazon for convenience, but only one in four rank Amazon as highly fashionable. Over half of respondents make Amazon purchases for low price and delivery speed, but only 26% care to browse Amazon’s private label fashion products.
Instead, shoppers like to use online and in-store to research and make purchases, with 77% of millennials sying store quality made them consider a purchase,and digital retailers are expanding beyond URLs. 48 % of shoppers visit new storefronts that initially launched online, such as Warby Parker and Fabletics, while 49% frequent inventory showrooms like Bonobos, which does not offer the ability to take products home.
They are also showing an interest in voice as a way to shop, with the fledgling channel set to overtake desktop spending, says the report. 73% of shoppers use their smartphones to shop, but mobile isn’t the only platform getting bigger. In fact, 47% of consumers use voice technology to browse products, and 37% plan to use it to make fashion purchases.
“If we understand how consumers shop, we can adjust to their needs. Technology offers a massive opportunity for retailers to optimize the customer experience, but without a detailed understanding of their target market preferences, it can be difficult to decide where to invest time and resources. Providing a seamless shopping experience across every channel is an expectation among fashion shoppers, and is key to maintaining an edge over the competition, and more importantly, Amazon.”
– Igor Gorin, CEO of Astound Commerce",428,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210040.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815083101-20180815103101-00133.warc.gz,0.953441739082336
8c76ea84-be50-4b46-9387-e733ccec9afe,2022-05-23T03:03:56+00:00,2019-10-29,0,https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2019/10/29/colorado-top-college-basketball-players/,"The college basketball season is around the corner and several Colorado players are getting some preseason love.
CBS Sports’ Kyle Boone, Matt Norlander and Gary Parish named four players with Colorado ties to their ranking of the top 101 best players in college basketball entering the 2019-20 season.
Here’s a look at where they landed on the list:
No. 16 — Colorado Buffaloes guard McKinley Wright IV“This is one tough cat. Wright suffered a torn labrum last December and still managed to maneuver the rest of the Pac-12 slate with the bum shoulder, waiting until April to fix it with surgery. Now that he’s healed up he’s going to be expected to shoulder big expectations as the Buffaloes look to win the Pac-12 for the first time ever,” Boone writes.
No. 39 — Providence forward Alpha Diallo (Denver West)“Diallo is the best PC player on a roster filled with top 150-type players. Truth is, we could come to find we ranked him 20 spots too low. Last season, the 6-7 small forward averaged 16.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.6 steals. Fifty-four percent of his shots were foul shots, which ranked top-100 in college hoops,” Norlander writes.
No. 59 — Colorado Buffaloes forward Tyler Bey“With teammate McKinley Wright IV nursing a shoulder injury for most of Pac-12 play, Bey emerged as one of the best talents in the league, averaging 13.6 points and a whopping 9.9 rebounds per game. Among Pac-12 players, he ranked top 10 in usage, offensive and defensive rebounding percentage, and fouls drawn per 40 minutes, according to KenPom.com,” Boone writes.
No. 95 — Colorado State center Nico Carvacho“Already Colorado State’s all-time leading rebounder and the second-leading rebounder in Mountain West Conference history, Carvacho’s 35 career double-doubles are also a school record. The 6-11 forward averaged 16.1 points and 12.9 rebounds in 31.6 minutes per game last season. If he averages the same amount of points this season, and stays healthy, Carvacho will finish in the top five of the Rams’ all-time scoring list,” Parish writes.",503,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662552994.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523011006-20220523041006-00200.warc.gz,0.945893168449402
f17c58e9-bd26-414d-9b52-bbac2cdf4eaa,2015-03-27T00:46:56+00:00,2013-02-23,0,http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?seq_no_115=286256,"|Zhang, Wei -|
|Sangtong, Varaporn -|
|Peterson, Joan -|
|Messing, Joachim -|
Submitted to: Planta
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: February 8, 2013
Publication Date: February 23, 2013
Citation: Zhang, W., Sangtong, V., Peterson, J., Scott, M.P., Messing, J. 2013. Wheat glutenin alters protein body structure in maize but not levels of endogenous storage proteins. Planta. 237:1465-1473. Interpretive Summary: Cereal grains accumulate specific families of proteins that confer nutritional and functional properties to products made from them. The grains of wheat and maize have very different properties leading to different uses. Wheat accumulates a family of proteins called glutenins that are missing from corn, but are similar to a family in corn called beta/gamma zeins. We investigated the functional relationship between these families of proteins by adding a gene that causes wheat glutenin to accumulate to normal corn and corn lacking beta/gamma zeins. Examination of the resulting grains suggested that the maize and wheat proteins are not functionally equivalent, but both contribute to grain structure at the subcellular level. This information about the functional roles of these proteins establishes limits on the types of modifications likely to be tolerated in grain with modified protein content and will help scientists engineer grains with improved nutritional and functional properties.
Technical Abstract: Cereal grains are an important nutritional source of amino acids for humans and livestock worldwide. They belong to three subfamilies of grasses or Poaceae. Wheat, barley, and oats belong to the subfamily Pooideae, rice to the Ehrhartoideae, and maize, millets, sugarcane, and sorghum to the Panicoideae. Seeds, however, are largely void of free amino acids because they are stored during dormancy in specialized proteins, which are also called storage proteins. The major class of storage proteins in cereals is called prolamins because of the preponderance of proline and glutamine and has originated from a subclass, called glutenins. Prolamins are synthesized at the endoplasmic reticulum during seed development and deposited into subcellular structures of the immature endosperm, called protein bodies. Prolamins have diverged during the evolution of the grass family in their structure and their properties. For instance, glutenins are unique to the Pooideae and not present anymore in Panicoideae. Therefore, we used the expression of wheat glutenin-Dx5 in maize to examine its interaction with maize prolamins during endosperm development.",562,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131293283.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172133-00132-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.930972099304199
7cd9b064-48e8-4782-86d8-a7c5bbcfacdf,2022-05-28T12:49:57+00:00,2020-12-29,1,https://m.riigikogu.ee/en/press-releases/european-union-affairs-committee-en/agreements-on-further-relations-between-the-eu-and-the-uk-approved-by-the-european-union-affairs-committee/,"The European Union Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) approved Estonia’s positions regarding the agreements regulating the future relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom at its today’s sitting.
Chair of the Committee Mailis Reps said that the UK’s decision to leave the European Union was regrettable and it would complicate the lives of many Estonians. “However, our Committee will also try to do everything to see that the changes would go as smoothly as possible. An agreement is in any case better than Britain leaving without a deal,” Reps pointed out.
The Chair of the European Union Affairs Committee added that unfortunately the agreements made in the busy moments at the end of the year showed signs of haste. “In connection with the end of free movement in January, travelling to the United Kingdom will be more complicated for those who wish to stay longer than for six months. We know that many young people are interested in studying in the UK and they are waiting for news about that. Unfortunately, there are no decisions that resolve the future of the Erasmus programmes, and in order to study in the UK, the students will have to apply for a student visa from 1 January 2021. But we are working to find good solutions to this as fast as possible, maybe as an alternative system,” Reps said.
Travelling between the EU and the UK continues to be visa-free also from the beginning of the next year, for 90 days in a 180-day period.
Deputy Chair of the European Union Affairs Committee Riina Sikkut underlined that having close relations and cooperation with the United Kingdom was important for Estonia. “Estonia values free, open and smooth trade with the UK, and regarding the recent agreement, I would like to highlight zero tariffs on mutual trade as an important decision,” she said.
According to the explanatory memorandum of the decision, the main interests of Estonia are also ensuring mutual access to the markets and equal competition conditions, as well as cooperation in digital trade and between small and medium-size enterprises, movement of capital and investments, and continuation of data exchange, transport connections, social protection and internal and legal cooperation.
The European Commission held negotiations with the United Kingdom on behalf of the Member States to conclude a new partnership agreement. Last Thursday these negotiations ended in agreeing on Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the agreement on protecting classified information and the cooperation agreement on safe and peaceful use of nuclear energy at the chief negotiators level.
In order for these agreements to take effect from the beginning of the next year, draft decisions have been submitted to Member States for urgent approval by the end of today. Signing of the agreements is planned for tomorrow. In order to give the parties of the agreement the possibility to acquaint themselves with the contents of the agreement, the draft decision provides for applying the agreement provisionally from January next year.
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36686a4f-b1bd-40e7-92e8-c88ec84e6312,2016-07-23T14:59:38+00:00,2013-06-14,0,http://www.ibtimes.com/mumford-sons-cancel-bonnaroo-appearance-jack-johnson-fill-band-saturday-1308045,"English folk quartet Mumford & Sons has canceled its highly anticipated headlining appearance at Bonnaroo on Saturday, as bassist Ted Dwayne continues to recover from emergency surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain. The band also pulled out of its scheduled performances at Telluride Bluegrass Festival and Cricket Wireless Amphitheater in Kansas.
The band released the following statement on its Facebook page:
“It is with great joy that we can announce that Ted has been discharged from hospital and is on the road to a full recovery. The surgery went well, and the excellent medical team helping him are very pleased with his progress. He has been nothing short of heroic in how he has handled the whole ordeal, and now it has been medically proved that he does indeed have a brain.
Today, however, also marks the end of our Summer Stampede Tour. We were hoping to have made it out by Bonnaroo this weekend. But it is with sadness that we have to announce the cancellation of our scheduled performances at both Bonnaroo and Telluride Festivals, and our show at Cricket Wireless Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, Kans. If we could've we would've; you know that about us. We trust that you can respect our collective desire to encourage Ted to make a full recovery and that this is based purely on the medical advice we have received.
On behalf of Ted, and all of us really, we would like to thank everyone for their compassion and support at this time, and we are very excited to get back out on tour as soon as we can.”
While the news is undoubtedly a major blow to anybody heading to Bonnaroo this weekend, festival organizers have already named a replacement. Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson has answered the call and will fill in for Mumford & Sons on the main stage tomorrow night.
Here’s what the Hawaiian-born Johnson had to say about the last minute gig (via Facebook): “I was on my way to Bonnaroo to sit in on a set with my friends ALO last night when we got the call asking if I could possibly help out and cover for Mumford & Sons. I heard the news about Ted Dwane and was happy to know that he was on his way to recovery. I called my band and asked if they were up for it. Long story short -- they are headed this way. I've got a lot of lyrics and chords to relearn by Saturday night. I was here to play the first Bonnaroo, and it is a very special festival to my band. We are excited to hit the stage again. Get well, Ted!”
In the meantime, be sure to watch the official Bonnaroo webcast. Click here to see the full schedule of performances coming up this weekend.",578,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823072.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00046-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.986556231975555
cb7cfb2f-8012-4958-b719-5f6768946a5f,2019-08-17T21:35:57+00:00,2019-08-05,1,http://chnep.wateratlas.usf.edu/news/details/18535/,"Lee County residents dispute proposed location for wastewater treatment facilities
A neighborhood battle is brewing over what could be two waste water treatment facilities in Lee County, near Alico Road and south of Southwest Florida International Airport.
If local leaders approve a new project, neighbors who live to the east side of Alico Road worry about the proposed site of both the wastewater treatment plant, and solid waste transfer facility.
The site off of Green Meadow Road was once protected through the Conservation 2020 program, but now the county says it needs the site to meet demands of a growing area.
The idea to use this land is not coming without growing frustration from those who live there.
Concerns include public safety, says one resident who lives in the area of the proposed site.
“No room whatsoever, for vehicles to move through, for emergency vehicles to get through,” Amber Todd said. Naples residents also fear for the wildlife in the area.
Neighbors have also expressed concerns with what they call a lack of transparency from those involved through the design process. The county disputes this though.
Lee County continues to work through the design process for these two facilities. The next zoning hearing will continue on August 13.",244,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027312025.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817203056-20190817225056-00026.warc.gz,0.958316445350647
abe0be33-1333-4cba-8cb9-e83023888430,2015-04-02T09:42:14+00:00,2011-05-01,0,http://paleovegan.blogspot.com/2011_05_01_archive.html,"Well, while doing research on Google Scholar for an upcoming post on chimp vs. human evolution, I found the long-lost paper in question, Evolutionary Consequences of Fallback Foods. And it's worth quoting extensively, for clarity's sake (emphasis added):
Although FBFs are not always operationally defined, the term most often refers to items assumed to be of relatively poor nutritional quality and high abundance, eaten particularly during periods when preferred foods are scarce (Hanya 2004; Knott 2005; Laden and Wrangham 2005; Lambert et al. 2004; Ungar 2004, Yamakoshi 2004a).
Accordingly, one can operationally define FBFs as foods whose use is negatively correlated with the availability of preferred foods (cf. Altmann 1998; Conklin-Brittain et al. 1998; Doran et al. 2002). Two points about the concept should be stressed. First, the definition of fallback foods implies a distinction between preference and importance. Whereas preference is a matter of dietary choice, importance is a measure of dietary composition. For example, the importance of a particular item might refer to its use as a proportion of total caloric intake, or the percentage of total feeding time spent eating it. Although preferred foods are in some circumstances important, they need not be, as illustrated in Table I. Similarly, high importance of an item in the diet does not necessarily imply positive selectivity or high preference. Fallback foods tend to be foods of low preference but of high importance seasonally.This is the distinction I was driving at in my ""Definitions & Clarifications"" post. I.e., the fact that a primate regularly eats a large amount of a given food does not necessarily make that food ""preferred,"" nor does infrequency of consumption make a given food ""fallback.""
So, if a fallback food is ""negatively correlated with the availability of preferred food,"" what then is a preferred food according to Marshall & Wrangham?
We advocate a classic definition: preferred items are overselected. In other words, preferred food items are selected disproportionately often relative to their abundance within the population’s habitat (Leighton 1993; Manly et al. 2002). Thus, preference is defined as the relationship between 2 parameters: availability and usage. Neither rarity nor frequent utilization is alone sufficient to characterize a food as preferred.Fallback foods influence adaptations for processing (i.e., mastication, digestion, etc.) and preferred foods influence adaptations for harvesting (i.e., locomotion, tool use, etc.).
On the question of whether meat was a ""fallback food of last resort,"" as the Permavegan contends, much will depend on which stage of hominin evolution we choose to focus on. To me, it is clear that by the time Homo arrives on the scene, meat is a preferred food, often over-selected (at the end of the Pleistocene, to great ecological detriment) as our intelligence and technological capacities made us more efficient hunters.
For the australopiths, the picture is a bit murkier. There is some evidence that they ate meat, but whether it served as a preferred food or a fallback food for them is open to debate, which I guess is what this little tete-a-tete between vegans is all about.
But that gives us the additional problem of trying to decide which australopiths or other pre-Homo species we decide to claim is ancestral -- and thus, most relevant -- to Homo. And I don't think we're going to figure that one out any time soon.",743,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427132827069.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323174707-00101-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.941181838512421
39d520d1-358c-431c-9864-96c6bfa139bc,2020-10-23T06:04:11+00:00,2020-05-31,0,https://mxvice.com/initial-look-salt-lake-city-1/,"The eleventh round of 2020 Monster Energy Supercross is underway in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was thought that the track for SLC 1 would be a little easier than normal, seeing as everyone has just endured a three-month break. That certainly seems to be the case following the practice sessions. How does the layout actually look inside of Rice Eccles Stadium? Adam Cianciarulo’s GoPro footage from qualifying is below. Cianciarulo ended up as the third-fastest qualifier.
Video: Monster Energy Supercross | Lead Image: Feld Entertainment",118,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107880656.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023043931-20201023073931-00400.warc.gz,0.949467360973358
5b20d65c-d9be-4da8-9849-ceb74394c41f,2015-04-01T10:34:51+00:00,2015-04-01,0,http://www.hogwartsishere.com/hermionejgranger/,"Hogwarts is Here is a website created by the fandom.
Our goal is to create the magical experience that we as fans have all been looking for since we finished the last book. It's Real for Us.
This website is NOT endorsed, supported or associated, directly or indirectly, with Warner Bros. Entertainment,
JK Rowling, Pottermore, EA Games or any of the ""official Harry Potter trademark/right holders"".",88,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131304444.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172144-00189-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.916501522064209
3fa484de-f100-4564-868d-41fd67cb5e8f,2015-04-01T01:09:35+00:00,2012-02-01,0,http://venturebeatprofiles.com/company/profile/fluid/,"Fluid creates engaging online retail experiences that drive conversion, customer satisfaction and brand loyalty. Founded in 1990, Fluid has a customer list that includes major online retailers such as Reebok, Timberland, JanSport, Design Within Reach and The North Face, among others. Clients turn to Fluid for creative, compelling and cutting-edge retail websites. Our attention to detail, ideas that arise out of client collaboration and relentless focus on the customer have resulted in wide recognition from places like Macromedia MX, Communication Arts and the HOW 2004 Interactive Design Annual. More information about Fluid is available at www.fluid.com.
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f5c12311-a335-4452-8248-828d8f83bc37,2019-08-18T02:54:01+00:00,2014-12-01,0,http://ihgalway.ie/international-house-history/,"About International House
In 1988 the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate took over responsibility for the administration of the certificate and it was renamed the Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults(CTEFLA). In 1996 the certificate was updated and re-named the CELTA.
So the most recognized English Language Teaching certificate in the world had its beginnings at IH!
Today, the CELTA course is run at IH schools worldwide, from London to Seville to Cairo to Cape Town to Dubai to Muscat to Sydney to Auckland to Bangkok to Los Angeles, to Chicago to New York to Galway to Dublin – literally around the world!
The original IH Certificate, which is also updated, is run at International House schools around the world and has the same content as its sister qualification, the CELTA.
How We Got Started
After six years in Andalusia, John and Brita moved back to the United Kingdom and set up International House London in Covent Garden, London, in 1959. The school moved to larger premises on Shaftesbury Avenue (West End) in 1961, and relocated again, this time to a former 18th century gentleman’s club at 106 Piccadilly, (opposite Green Park) in 1977.
New affiliate schools began to use the International House name, starting with schools in Italy in 1961, then Portugal, Algeria, Libya, Beirut and Morocco. International House became a charitable trust in 1974.
The Haycrafts believed in fostering international understanding through language learning, an ethos which stands true to this day at IH schools. There is an incredible amount of sharing among IH schools, as the intellectual property is enormous. Most of the famous course books have been written by former IH teachers, and many of the leading writers and researchers of ELT taught at International House at some period in their working life. Every year, all the Academic Directors of IH schools worldwide meet for the academic conference, where many ideas are shared and new innovations are introduced. School Directors also meet once a year to discuss new developments in school management, resources and new ideas. Brita Haycraft continues to write articles (see the Autumn 2014 edition of the IH Journal), and she gives regular pronunciation sessions at IH London.",468,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313589.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818022816-20190818044816-00105.warc.gz,0.953821539878845
f2ec081b-9ed3-4c4d-aed4-35a460e53ab9,2022-05-29T06:25:35+00:00,2022-05-29,0,https://www.cadyhammer.com/post/how-to-plan-out-a-series,"How To Plan Out A Series
One of the most popular ways to write fantasy is through a series. Readers enjoy series because it offers them a chance to stick with the same characters over an extended period of time. They get to watch them evolve through a series of events and become very attached to their survival and happiness. Series keep us on edge every moment, waiting for the next book to come out or waiting for the final conclusion. If you’re thinking about writing a series of your own, here are a few tips to help you out.
Step One: Map Out Your Plot
One of the most important things about writing a great series is making sure that your story can be carried over several books. Now if you’re just starting out with an idea, it can seem like a lot to think about right off the bat. But if you’re looking to plan a series, I imagine you have at least some basic idea of what major events happen when. Use those to understand whether you’ve got enough story.
Think about how many books you want to write. There’s no magic number (although three is quite popular); each story idea is unique. Remember, each book needs to have its own plot arc: a clear purpose that is worked towards over the course of the novel definitively fulfilled at the end. Then on top of that, each book needs to contribute to the overall series arc. The series arc itself also has its own purpose that must be worked towards at each stage. If you can see all of these main elements, congratulations! Your idea has enough substance to write a series.
Step Two: Get To Know Your Characters
I talk all the time about getting to know your characters on an intimate level. I’ve suggested creating character profiles and conducting an in depth interview with your character. When writing a series, this is especially crucial.
Over the course of your books, you’re going to be playing around with multiple important characters and multiple big character arcs. Outside of your main character, several secondary characters are going to have significant arcs that will influence the story. In each book, your main character will go through a change. You have to clearly see that change each time you pick up the next book and introduce a new change that will begin to play out. Your secondary characters will evolve over the course of the series, and each book doesn’t have to have a specific change for them.
In order to accomplish this, you need to absorb your characters’ personalities, motivations, and goals. You need to know them better than you know yourself. Using the tools I’ve linked above will assist you.
Step Three: Consider your world.
Your worldbuilding will need to be detailed enough for your readers to learn new places and new details each time they pick up an installment. Think about the Harry Potter universe and how expansive it is, how J.K. Rowling introduced us to new places and magical aspects every time we picked up one of her books. Take the time to ask questions about your world and dive deep into everything from geography down to individual family life. Your magic system will also need to be built to last as it will be a crucial backbone as your characters move throughout your fantastical universe. Dream as big as you want.
Are you ready to start? Happy writing!",686,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663039492.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20220529041832-20220529071832-00612.warc.gz,0.963220179080963
018866aa-c8a1-4484-b884-f57e8a14d5fa,2022-05-22T14:20:01+00:00,2022-05-22,0,https://dealsdaily.us/products/delonghi-en85bae-nespresso-essenza-mini-espresso-machine-black,"- PERFORMANCE: Create a barista-style Coffee or Espresso drinks every time, thanks to our one-touch operation and extraction system which delivers up to 19 bars of pressure.
- SIZE: Discover the newest and smallest ever single-serve Espresso maker from Nespresso by De'Longhi, without compromising on exceptional Coffee and Espresso moments. This compact Espresso machine is effortlessly portable and features a sleek design and modern smooth lines, allowing it to fit into anywhere saving valuable counter space.
- ENERGY EFFICIENT COFFEE MACHINE: In just one touch, the water reaches the ideal serving temperature in under 30 seconds and an energy saving mode automatically switches off the machine after 9 minutes.
- BUNDLE: The Aeroccino 3 milk frother is included to create the perfect finish to your single-serve Coffee beverages such as Cappuccino or Latte.
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83143bbe-c185-4e12-8952-52aa8339ceba,2016-07-23T09:14:31+00:00,2006-07-01,0,http://www.slideshare.net/CELTStudyHub/10-steps-learning-development,"Learning Development 10 steps to working together
Step One: Overview Research & Knowledge transfer Strategic work with staff Strategic work with students
ResearchThe Student E-learning – having experience - built the All about including – non- writing WebCT – traditional investigating how students, students perceive (over)assessment & & use WebCT… institutional Interested in barriers to success podcasting etc to support students
Knowledge transfer:1Recommended Reading:Tom Burns & Sandra Sinfield (2003) Essential Study Skills: the comRicky Lowes, Helen Peters & Marie Turner (2004) The InternationSage
Action Plan Tip: research one word from theWhy? question at a time Where? When?What?
Step TwoFollow the action plan –undertake targeted research and active reading Make pattern notes Write on one side of the paper only Build paragraph patterns Put notes in folder – write bibliography on the outside
Tip: index cards Index cards are useful – and will save time writing up a bibliography at the end Author Date Title Publisher Place of publication A few key points
Step Three – stop! Stop reading Review your findings Re–read the question What gaps are there is your research?
Step Four Plan the outline of essay, report, presentation, whatever……. Use a study skills book to give you some ideas or collect a hand out from the Learning Development Unit Or self register on webCT for the online Writing and Communication workshop See the IT helpdesk if you need assistance to create a webCT account
Step Five Prepare the first draft…. A rough draft has gaps and mistakes Leave gaps – do not search for the right word – do not check spelling, tenses, (not this time)
Step Six Leave a time lag: the brain will work to close the gaps… How about a night out? Your action plan should leave you some time to enjoy yourself…..
Step Seven Review Revise Edit Struggle to write! Settle on a final draft
Step Eight Get a friend, Proof read colleague,Look for one type of to read over mistake at a time your work, or read it Think SPAG from back to front, Spelling bottom to top Punctuation to spot errors And Grammar
Step Nine Finished! Take a copy AND keep a copy Hand work in or before the deadline Check you have correctly completed the coursework documentation (module code, tutors name) Leave time to queue at the assessment unit and get a receipt
Step TEN and mostimportant!Review your progress Tutor feedback – read it, review it, plan what you will do with it! SWOT – then see a learning development tutor! Ask if you can swap and read other peoples work
Useful web siteshttp://www.londonmet.ac.uk/college-of-london/ldu/north- http://learning.unl.ac.uk/bssmquickstart WebCT: Writing & communicating at university WebCT: Write to learn",603,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257821671.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071021-00008-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.851349592208862
72877bf2-0e97-4705-bb77-0682f8b840c2,2017-08-19T20:32:01+00:00,2013-06-01,0,http://patemiracles.blogspot.com/2013/06/becky-and-roseyfinally-moved-to-alabama.html,"We are completely thrilled to finally have my dad and stepmom living here in Alabama with us. They have always had to enjoy moments with our family on two vacation trips a year...and A LOT of face time throughout the remaining parts of the year. They decided to move to Alabama and now have more than enough opportunity to enjoy family time with us as we all watch these Lil Sprouts grow up. The kids are truly excited to have them here and we are grateful to have them a part of our daily lives as well. Family truly is more important than much else in life...aside from our relationship with the one true King and our work for His Kingdom, spending time and investing in each others' lives as a family is a true gift....I choose not to take it for granted. I count it as a gift each day I am afforded to spend it with them.
Here are a few pics with ""Becky and Rosey"" as they have moved back to Alabama!",198,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105922.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819201404-20170819221404-00498.warc.gz,0.990028619766235
cf597392-c3bd-491f-ba2a-4f514791378e,2019-08-19T13:04:01+00:00,2017-07-20,1,https://www.consumer.equifax.ca/about-equifax/press-releases/-/blogs/trade-balances-up-but-so-are-bankruptcies-according-to-equifax-canada-commercial-credit-trends-analysis?_com_liferay_blogs_web_portlet_BlogsPortlet_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.consumer.equifax.ca%2Fabout-equifax%2Fpress-releases%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_blogs_web_portlet_BlogsPortlet%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26_com_liferay_blogs_web_portlet_BlogsPortlet_cur%3D1%26_com_liferay_blogs_web_portlet_BlogsPortlet_delta%3D20,"TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 20, 2017) - Equifax Canada® (NYSE:EFX) today announced an investment in its Commercial Solutions business, helping Canadian business owners gain insights into their industry's financial health and identify opportunities to grow their market share.
""Better performance year after year is the goal of every company and the fastest way to get there is through a better understanding of existing customers and prospects,"" said George Staikos, Director of Commercial Markets, Equifax Canada. ""Equifax is second to none in terms of data collection and now with our expanded commercial consulting team we can offer deeper insights into a variety of data points to drive business success.""
COMMERCIAL MARKETS INSIGHTS
A recent Equifax Canada analysis of commercial credit trends revealed:
- Trade balances have increased by 31 per cent since Q4 2015, which means that businesses are conducting more transactions with each other at increased values
- Business-to-business trade delinquency decreased by 4 per cent since Q3 2014
- Business bankruptcy levels have increased by 39 per cent since Q1 2013, meaning that when businesses are severely delinquent (90 days past terms), they have a higher likelihood of never recovering
- Business bankruptcy rates are noticeably higher in Quebec compared to the rest of the country, so extra due diligence is prudent when making higher risk credit decisions in this province
- The number of legal notices has increased by 30 per cent since Q1 2014, which means that Canadian businesses may incur greater legal fees, potentially impacting their bottom line
SLICING UP THE DATA
Using the country's largest commercial credit database with 3.7 million records covering numerous industry sectors, negative occurrence and delinquency data from 60+ collection agencies, and enhanced accounts receivable information from 41 different industries, Canada's largest financial institutions and thousands of small and medium-sized businesses rely on Equifax's data and insights every day to help find, onboard and manage their clients through the entire credit lifecycle, helping Canadian businesses succeed in this economy.
Specifically, Equifax Canada's suite of services helps businesses grow revenue, increase efficiency and protect profit through the entire credit lifecycle:
- Client acquisition
- Risk modeling and scorecard
- Fraud management
- Account portfolio management
- Debt recovery
""Our aim is to help our B2B clients gain the greatest value from our enhanced commercial data and products,"" said Staikos. ""While our clients are focused on the day-to-day requirements of running their business, our commercial team is focused on analytics, risk management, automation, account management and collections solutions.""
For information on Equifax Canada's solutions for Canadian business owners, visit our content hub.
Equifax powers the financial future of individuals and organizations around the world. Using the combined strength of unique trusted data, technology and innovative analytics, Equifax has grown from a consumer credit company into a leading provider of insights and knowledge that helps its customers make informed decisions. The company organizes, assimilates and analyzes data on more than 820 million consumers and more than 91 million businesses worldwide, and its databases include employee data contributed from more than 7,100 employers.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., Equifax operates or has investments in 24 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. It is a member of Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500® Index, and its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol EFX. Equifax employs approximately 9,500 employees worldwide.
Some noteworthy achievements for the company include: Ranked 13 on the American Banker FinTech Forward list (2015); named a Top Technology Provider on the FinTech 100 list (2004-2015); named an InformationWeek Elite 100 Winner (2014-2015); named a Top Workplace by Atlanta Journal Constitution (2013-2015); named one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies (2011-2015); named one of Forbes' World's 100 Most Innovative Companies (2015). For more information, visit www.equifax.com.
SELECT Public Relations",840,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314732.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819114330-20190819140330-00139.warc.gz,0.935100615024567
7ac61426-98d6-4baf-bd81-26e83438fa4d,2022-05-23T09:20:04+00:00,2022-05-23,0,https://micklerco.com/meet-your-designers/,"Meet Mickler & Co.
Choosing a design team to work with can really make or break your home design experience. Different folks are looking for all kinds of different characteristics in a designer. Some want a certain designer’s “signature look”. What we offer is a very personal look. YOURS. If you know you want a beautiful home (or office) that reflects you and YOUR style, you’re in the right place.
Our goal as a design team is to help you identify and define your personal interior design style. Once we figure that out, we move on to putting together a home or office that not only inspires you, but reflects where you’ve been, what you love and who you have to share it with.
Rebecca Mickler, Owner
8 (Moderately) Important Facts About Me
- My personal design style changes daily. Well, maybe not daily, but a LOT. I like way too many things that don’t necessarily want to be friends. And once you factor in my husband’s taste, forget about it. So don’t stress if you don’t know your personal style. We’ll figure it out.
- I’m sarcastic and I like to joke around. Sometimes I can be inappropriate and I’ve been known to use the occasional curse word. In a professional setting I tone things down, but when I get excited about something I can’t make any promises. You’ve been warned.
- I’m not judging your home the first time I see it. (I try to wait til at least the second visit.). You’re calling me because you want help pulling things together and if your home belonged on a magazine cover you wouldn’t need me. So relax and stop apologizing for how awful you think it is. If I’m squinting or frowning, it’s just because the wheels are already turning. I tend to look angry when I’m thinking too hard.
- Clients that are open to my suggestions and honest with themselves (and me) about what they like, don’t like or need time to get used to are the happiest clients. Communication is KEY. Listen to your designer. I promise I will listen to you.
- It took a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, 7 years in 2 different commercial architecture firms and 4 years at a home staging company to decide interior design was where I wanted to be. The experiences were invaluable and gave me a pretty cool skill set with which to design your home.
- I hate onions. HATE.
- Elements I love to see in every design are balance, symmetry, appropriate scale and birds. I always find a way to incorporate a bird or owl in every design, somewhere in the space.
- I’m not for everybody. And every client is not for me. If we don’t jive for some reason, we probably won’t work well together.
- I may look young (yes I still get carded) but I’m not. I have a lot of work experience and know what I’m talking about.
- I will work hard to make sure your home design is a reflection of YOU.
- We will work well together if you listen to me.
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d80051e6-f076-468f-b933-6341c2477c78,2017-08-18T08:41:01+00:00,2013-02-16,0,http://www.carehomefundingadvocates.co.uk/334/government-proposals-to-cap-care-home-funding-costs-may-not-be-as-simple-as-they-look/,"Government proposals to cap care home funding costs may not be as simple as they look.Posted on:
Will new government proposals – designed to help with nursing care costs – really protect the value of your home?
Care Home Funding Advocates is following the story.
Perversely, the range of measures announced last week will mean many elderly home owners end up leaving smaller inheritances to their children.
Announcing a new £75,000 cap on care costs, the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said this would end the “scandal” of elderly home owners being forced to sell their home to meet nursing care fees. As well as this new cap, the Government plans to raise the threshold at which people qualify for help with these costs.
These proposals state that people will only be deemed “self-funders” if they have assets of more than £123,000. Currently, those with assets of £23,250 or more – and in many cases this will include the value of their home – are expected to pay care bills in full. Given the average cost of a residential home is now £580 a week – and more than £700 a week for a nursing home – it is not hard to see how people’s assets are quickly exhausted if they spend their last few years in care.
But what is given with one hand is taken away with the other. The Government has said it will not raise the threshold at which people pay inheritance tax (£325,000) until 2019; at which point it will have been frozen for a decade – rather than raising it to £1m, as George Osborne proposed in opposition.
On the face of it, this looks as though those who are fortunate enough not to need care are subsidising the minority who do. (According to Age UK, just 16pc of those aged 85 or over will need to go into a care home, although this figure is likely to rise exponentially over the next few decades.)
But this is not the case. Insurance experts calculate that many of those who will need care won’t see any significant reduction in costs, although it will provide some backstop for the minority who have both substantial assets and will spend years in care. At the same time, more of those lower down the income scale will be dragged into the IHT net.
Chris Horlick of Partnership, a specialist annuity provider, said: “People should not be lulled into a false sense of security and assume that these proposals mean their maximum care bill will be £75,000, and the rest can be ring-fenced for their family.”
There are three major issues, he said. The most obvious is that this cap will only cover social care costs, so even when you have spent £75,000 on care fees, individuals will still be liable for future board and lodging costs, which can often account for a sizeable chunk of the total fees. Most nursing homes don’t split out these costs, but anecdotal evidence suggests that on a £600-a-week nursing home bill, as much as £400 could be “hotel” costs. So even if this cap is reached, many families will still face steep care costs.
Another problem is that the cost of care is based on the notional amount a local authority would pay if it was responsible to meet bills in full. As Age UK pointed out, there is often a significant gap between the rate paid by local authorities and the actual cost of care in many regions. Typically, a local council will pay just £480 a week, more than £100 a week less a year than the average care home fee. Many people will want to secure a higher level of care and comfort than that provided by the “average” nursing home, so could face even larger costs.
The new £123,000 threshold may also not be as generous as it sounds: remember this will still include the value of your home (provided there is no mortgage on it). With the average house price now at £242,000, according to the ONS, this £100,000 increase may make little difference, as the average home owner is still likely to be a self-funder. Currently more than one in two care home residents pay some or all of their care costs.
Even those with assets worth less than £123,000 will have to pay part of the cost; the local authority will only cover the bill in full when your assets are depleted to £17,000.
These proposals aren’t scheduled tocome into effect until after the next election. A change of government or a worsening of the financial situation could see these goalposts moved again.
These new rules are unlikely to be retrospective, so the costs of care now, whether in your own home or in a residential setting, are unlikely to count towards this “cap”.
If a family member needs care now, or is likely to in the near future, there are several steps that families should take.
The first is to request an assessment by the local authority. Before they make any financial assessment, councils have a duty to assess an individual’s social and medical needs. The council then estimates what it would pay for this care, before a financial assessment is made to determine how much individuals have to contribute. But many people who know their assets are well above this means test don’t have the medical assessment, so may not realise they qualify for other benefits such as attendance allowance or a contribution towards nursing care costs.
This assessment should also identify if you qualify for continuing care, which means care costs are covered in full by the NHS rather than means-tested by the local authority. Very few people qualify for this, but you can ask for a reassessment if a relative’s health deteriorates.
Care Home Funding Advocates can support families in identifying whether or not they are eligible.",1213,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104631.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818082911-20170818102911-00185.warc.gz,0.977778434753418
5977048f-ddcf-4a4b-ba27-4bab6722e928,2015-03-28T01:11:53+00:00,2015-03-28,0,http://discgolfer.ning.com/forum/topics/sky-shots-aka-tailgating?page=2&commentId=1809917%3AComment%3A2127344&x=1,"The Community of Disc Golfers and About All Things Disc Golf
So I'm still trying to get into the whole Nuke and Katana thing, because I like the extra distance when I throw them right. One trend I'm starting to notice when I throw these discs and ONLY these discs. Is that I get a lot of shots that that go far to high up for me. For me this is odd, because I've always tend to throw low and very seldom ""sky"" a shot. If any thing I always had a problem getting height on my discs.
So, I'm wondering if anybody else has noticed an increase in their tailgater shots with these discs?
Thanks and Peace!",142,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297146.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00043-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.965410709381104
fd8fdb55-e64d-42d7-8365-38be60290478,2017-08-18T08:53:42+00:00,2017-07-05,0,http://www.styleheroine.com/page/2/,"Monique Lhuillier's S/S18 Collection
It was weeks ago since I saw the Monique Lhuillier show in Paris but her S/S18 collection sure did leave an imprint. I think about her creations often when I have an occasion I need to get dressed for, her trademark hyper-feminine evening wear. Her last show was a treat of chiffon, ostrich feathers and lace in soft and delicate colors. There’s so much strength in standing your ground and showing fairy tale-inspired pieces in a current environment that seems to appreciate anything but.",121,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104631.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818082911-20170818102911-00174.warc.gz,0.97058492898941
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23. MatchdayJan 26, 20132:00 PM
erdgas-Sportpark | Attendance: 5.211
Referee: Bastian Dankert
Supporting your club in the stadium? No holiday without live football? With Transfermarkt's Groundhopping tool, you can collect all of your matches in one list and view lots of statistics. Simply register as a Transfermarkt user and start collecting.",104,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216051.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820082010-20180820102010-00507.warc.gz,0.826249599456787
49976761-83be-44b9-9423-92c04b068a92,2015-04-01T18:24:42+00:00,2013-06-17,0,http://www.redcrossblood.org/news/missouri-illinois/fulton%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98manor-mania%E2%80%99-blood-drive-enters-second-year,"Fulton’s ‘Manor Mania’ Blood Drive enters second year
Presbyterian Manor, Fulton Nursing engage in friendly competition
FULTON, Mo. (June 17, 2013) – For the second consecutive year, Presbyterian Manor of Fulton and the Fulton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center are joining the American Red Cross to host ‘Manor Mania’, a friendly competition to see which of the two nursing facilities can recruit the most presenting blood donors to their respective blood drives on July 1.
The goal of the summer blood drives is to help the Red Cross keep blood supplies stable during a time of year when it’s difficult to collect enough blood to meet patient needs. Fulton Nursing and Rehab won the competition last year.
“The Red Cross is excited to partner again with these two wonderful local organizations,” said Amanda Schlottach, donor recruitment representative, American Red Cross Missouri-Illinois Blood Services Region. “Regardless of which one wins, the real winners are the patients who may get the potentially lifesaving blood they need.”
Manor Mania Blood Drive
July 1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Presbyterian Manor of Fulton
811 Center Street in Fulton Mo.
July 1 from 3 to 6 p.m. at Fulton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
1510 Bluff Street in Fulton, Mo.
As part of the Red Cross Summer of Stories Independence Day promotion, everyone who presents to donate blood at any Red Cross blood drive July 1-15 will be entered to win one of five $3,000 American Express gift cards. Each blood donation can help save the life of someone in need, giving them a chance to create their own summer of stories.
How to Donate Blood
Simply call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license, or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or visit us on Twitter at @RedCrossBldMOIL.",593,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131305143.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172145-00034-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.931902766227722
b7ce856e-78c5-40ff-9a5a-86912aa312ba,2022-05-25T16:02:16+00:00,2022-03-03,1,https://www.clickorlando.com/sports/2022/03/03/nfl-suspends-all-covid-protocols-cites-encouraging-trends/,"The NFL has suspended all aspects of its COVID-19 protocols, citing recent trends showing that the spread of the coronavirus is declining.
In an agreement with the players' association, the league sent a memo to the 32 teams Thursday in which it mentioned “encouraging trends regarding the prevalence and severity of COVID-19, the evolving guidance from the CDC, changes to state law and the counsel of our respective experts” as reasons for the move.
Should the NFL find reasons to reimpose any aspects of the protocols, it will do so in conjunction with the NFL Players Association.
Teams are required to remain in compliance with state and local laws and may continue “reasonable measures to protect their staff and players,” said the memo obtained by The Associated Press.
Regardless of vaccination status, players and staff no longer must wear face coverings at team facilities, though each club can require it individually. Social distancing signs no longer are required as well.
The league eliminated mandatory testing of players and staff, regardless of vaccination status. Testing will occur only when clinically indicated or at the direction of a team physician.
But each team must have a facility to accommodate anyone who reports symptoms that require testing.
Weight room restrictions, including capacity limits, have been dropped, though each team can impose its own rules for weight room usage.
Contact tracing devices have not been required since Jan. 3, and the service is being discontinued.
The league is encouraging everyone to continue monitoring for symptoms of COVID-19 on a daily basis before entering the team facility. Any individual who tests positive must isolate for five days after the positive test.
No NFL games were canceled during the past two seasons because of the pandemic, though many were moved during the 2020 schedule. About 95% of the players and nearly 100% of team personnel were vaccinated, the league reported.
The NHL previously dropped virus testing for individuals without symptoms and other distancing protocols. MLB has not made any moves due to the lockout of players and no new collective bargaining agreement. The NBA hasn't altered protocols; Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash and Phoenix Suns All-Star player Devin Booker both were placed in health and safety protocols this week.
AP Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno, AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum and AP Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney contributed to this report.
More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL",508,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662588661.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525151311-20220525181311-00223.warc.gz,0.962743699550629
f04b06c7-a4e1-4d60-842a-f66c8a320f53,2020-10-22T07:11:05+00:00,2019-12-15,1,https://cointelegraph.com/news/tech-development-investments-and-nft-to-drive-crypto-adoption-in-2020,"As the end of the year draws closer, discussing what the future holds for the crypto industry becomes increasingly relevant. In particular, how global financial and technological trends will affect the adoption of cryptocurrencies in the coming year.
Despite the critics, the number of industry experts and crypto enthusiasts who foresee a promising future for cryptocurrencies has been on the rise. Institutional investors are now paying more attention to crypto-related projects and products, and universities have even started to offer courses on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
Now, talks of how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things can influence crypto have emerged, with possibilities for new applications coming to the fore. Furthermore, a global trend toward a cashless society is set to have a real impact on how privacy and freedom are perceived. Could cryptocurrencies provide a much-needed solution as early as 2020?
Increased use of AI and the IoT
No matter the industry, experts are more than willing to proclaim that artificial intelligence is the next big thing in their industry. The ubiquity of datasets, not to mention machine learning and high-performance scalable computing, are truly propelling the world into an age of AI. Many even consider the technology to be a sure sign of the incoming fourth Industrial Revolution.
However, despite the fast rise of AI technology, few practical applications are being discovered at present. A report called “The State of AI 2019” shows that projects associating themselves with the AI buzzword receive up to 50% more funding. This overwhelming hype around AI has led to a scenario where real applications are outnumbered by projects that only claim to be AI-related.
The good news is that the crypto industry has various applications where AI can be used to make cryptocurrencies attractive to the mainstream public. For instance, efficiently optimizing energy consumption during the mining process. For the most part, the energy it takes to mine Bitcoin has been a concern, and certain programs can reduce the energy costs. This provides increased profit margins to miners, who reduce transaction fees as a result.
Once implemented, AI can potentially compute the probability of a particular node’s performance and recommend methods that can be used to enable faster and cheaper transactions on the blockchain. Furthermore, when combined with IoT tech, different nodes will be able to communicate autonomously, achieving an increase in efficiency in terms of consensus protocols on the blockchain.
Al, IoT and blockchain can be used to make electronic devices completely autonomous, so that instead of using credit cards, these devices can be programmed to use cryptocurrencies to transact with one another.
On the subject, Cointelegraph reached out to Dominik Shiener, the founder of Iota — a cryptocurrency project that seeks to integrate cryptocurrencies to IoT. Shiener said that he believes autonomy should be the ultimate technological goal:
“The ultimate vision of all these technological advances is it to move from automation towards autonomy, and turn machines into autonomous economic agents. By simply giving a machine a wallet and way to verify, receive and send payments, we are creating an entire new Machine Economy where machines provide services and data to each other.”
Shiener also added that by combining IoT, AI and DLT, new and groundbreaking applications will become available, and as such, “we move away from today’s centralized networks with single points of failure, towards ‘Smart Decentralization’ where our networks are decentralized, resilient, secure, and smart.”
Institutional investors’ increased interest in crypto
Another trend that will likely take cryptocurrencies to the mainstream in 2020 is the increased interest in crypto-related projects from institutional investors.
A survey by Fidelity investment reveals that out of 441 United States-based institutional investors, 47% “appreciate that digital assets are an innovative technology play.”
The survey also showed that more than 70% of respondents view digital assets favorably, and four in 10 respondents said that they are open to future investments in digital assets.
What’s even more interesting is the fact that 22% of institutional investors already own digital assets. Basically, interest in cryptocurrencies or digital assets has matured from a reserve group of early adopters to financial advisors, traditional hedge funds, and family offices taking a keen interest in the industry.
For instance, JP Morgan issued its customers the JPM Coin as a newly released cryptocurrency aimed at facilitating international money transfers among its institutional clients.
Furthermore, Morgan Creek Digital Assets (an asset management firm) partnered with two pension funds that have a combined $5.1 billion in assets under management. Through the partnership, Morgan Creek Digital Assets reportedly raised $40 million that will go into a venture fund that invests in Bitcoin and other blockchain-related companies.
The report further showed that only 7% of the endowments “anticipate a decrease in their allocation in the next 12 months” and that the rest were optimistic about increasing their allocation. What’s most fascinating is that despite the heavy regulatory pressure and volatility that the cryptocurrency industry has been facing, these institutional investors and endowment fund managers are hardly showing any signs of stepping away.
Because a crypto-asset fund needs to exhibit sufficient capital flow, not to mention liquidity, the increased interest from financial endowments is a clear indicator that the crypto industry is growing. The University of Michigan, for instance, has planned this year to increase its stake in the crypto fund managed by Andreessen Horowitz.
Other top-ranking universities whose endowments have shown interest in cryptocurrencies include Havard and Yale. In 2019, Harvard, together with two pension plans in Virginia have bought about 95.8 million tokens of Blockstack, a digital rights protection platform, valued at about $11.5 million at the time. Furthermore, Blockstack’s token sale managed to make history by being the first token sale to get qualified by the SEC.
For Yale, in particular, the move to invest in crypto seems to have been inspired by a study conducted by Yale economists (Aleh Tsyvinski and Yukun Liu). In their study, the Yale economists reported that although cryptocurrencies demonstrate a lot of volatility, they also show a return that is higher than the risk implied by volatility.
Increased microchipping and use of cashless systems globally
All over the world, the movement toward a global cashless society is picking up speed. From Africa to Europe to Asia and America, there is no shortage of countries that are replacing banknotes for the convenience of electronic or plastic money.
In places such as Sweden, the move toward a cashless society has been so efficient that cash in circulation in the country has dropped to just 1% of GDP. Furthermore, Swedish legislation has made it possible for various retailers to refuse cash payments altogether.
To keep up with the changes, the Swedish central bank has set up plans to issue a digital version of its national fiat currency dubbed ‘e-krona.’ Add that to the increased popularity for microchipping among the Swedes and, in a few years, experts predict that the country could be among the first in the world to go completely cashless, bringing about several major advantages.
Swedes who make cashless payments with microchip implants report that they can pay for train tickets, eat at restaurants, and even open office doors without the inconvenience of pulling out their wallets, phones or keys. However, the price for this level of convenience is the threat of surveillance and safety of personal information.
Although electronic payment methods might offer convenience, a detailed record of the user’s purchases, location and time are recorded. This data can be sold and marketed by a user’s payment provider, retailers, and payment processors.
In China, the ubiquity of digital payments has become so instrumental that the country’s social credit system has been built around it. So far, cash payments in China have been reduced from 96% in 2012 to 15% as of 2019.
As countries further embrace the cashless movement, people will gradually lose the ability to transact value without the involvement of third parties or government entities. A cashless society might enable governments to better protect their people from crime, but it comes at the cost of each citizen’s data privacy and autonomy. On the subject, Cointelegraph spoke with Ray Wang, founder, chairman and analyst at Constellation Research, who said:
“This is the paradox. The companies contending to win our trust to manage our digital identities all seem to have complementary (or competing) business models that breach that trust by selling our data.”
Furthermore, with increased global economic uncertainty (keeping in mind that fiat currencies are affected by government policies), cryptocurrencies will likely provide a hedge against negative interest rates.
2020 and ahead
Even though global trends can highlight significant changes that are yet to come, the future remains highly unpredictable, and what happens in 2020 and beyond is anyone’s guess.
The rise of key Industry 4.0 technologies like AI, IoT and blockchain can shift the scales of power quickly and in directions previously unexpected. As much as the increased interest in blockchain technology is worth considering as a telltale sign of what the future has to offer, one still has to take multiple other factors into account before concluding with a definitive answer on whether crypto will go mainstream.
Hopefully, with the increasing flow of institutional capital, not to mention the influence of the trends mentioned above, the industry will be legitimized in the eyes of the mainstream public.",1927,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107878921.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022053410-20201022083410-00176.warc.gz,0.948439836502075
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4d5e7bb0-135b-4b0e-9ec3-6522fffafa18,2013-05-19T02:33:40+00:00,2012-07-03,1,http://www.mercurynews.com/southbayfootball/ci_21002189/san-francisco-49ers-win-restraining-order-30-million,"SACRAMENTO -- The San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday scored their first victory in the team's fight with South Bay leaders to wrestle back $30 million in stadium funds, as a judge barred local school districts from spending the money and signaled he may soon give it to the team.
The decision to temporarily put the tax funds under lock and key follows an impassioned public debate over whether the redevelopment money should be used on the Santa Clara stadium or local schools. The judge presiding over the case set a July 27 hearing at which he may rule on the 49ers' claim that the team should get the funds because voters had earmarked the money specifically for the stadium.
""This is a powerful argument, and one that may prevail,"" said Sacramento Superior Court Judge Lloyd Connelly.
That would be a stinging defeat for a new oversight board made up of two Santa Clara officials and five officials from boards and agencies around Santa Clara County, from community college districts to the tax collector's office.
No one representing the board spoke at Tuesday's hearing, and the board has yet to hire an attorney.
""We're hoping that the oversight board will appoint counsel to better represent its interests,"" said Orry Korb, an attorney for the county auditor-controller's office who showed up to defend a county official named in the suit.
The saga began June 22, when the oversight board decided to snatch the funds in hopes of spending it
But the team last week filed an emergency lawsuit, arguing that Santa Clara voters approved the funds for the stadium in 2010, two years before the new redevelopment laws took effect.
Connelly ended Tuesday afternoon's hearing by granting the 49ers' request for a temporary restraining order to freeze the money for at least the next few weeks. The team and the oversight board will now fight over which group is the rightful owner of the funds, and Connelly could rule on the issue as soon as the July 27 hearing.
The team released a statement, calling Connelly's decision Tuesday ""a step in the right direction.""
""We remain optimistic that when the merits of the case are heard, the court will support the (voters') overwhelming decision,"" the 49ers said.
Connelly asked the team's attorneys if in the larger scheme of the $1.2 billion project, a loss of $30 million is ""reasonable harm to this project?""
Replied Niners attorney Jonathan Bass: ""It doesn't become ignorable simply by the fact that the (team) has other funds it can access.""
Connelly said he was also concerned that the oversight board may have violated the Brown Act, the state's open-meetings law, saying its hasty decision to redirect the funds raised questions.
The funding is ""of high interest to the community, and there was not a brief general description of, 'Hey, we're looking to terminate these contracts,' "" Connelly said.
The team says the struggle over the money will not affect stadium construction in Santa Clara. The Niners broke ground in April and are expected to open the new field in two years.",631,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.97049343585968
5b4eb3f0-f83c-41bd-bbf2-b0d3f98c8ea2,2013-05-20T12:01:52+00:00,2013-05-20,0,http://www.quakerquaker.org/profile/ProNica?xg_source=profiles_memberList,"Primitive Christianity Revived, Again
Tania Citvaras, a Florida resident, has been helping children in the developing world most of her life. In Nicaragua she was a member of work brigades which helped build wells. In 2007, she helped over forty children in Nicaragua's historic city of Granada, buying them backpacks and school supplies and throwing a party for them, complete with ice cream and acrobats.
In 2010, she met former ProNica…Continue
By Kathy Hersh, ProNica Board of Directors
Belinda Moss' job is to make other people look good. Last week it was Paul McCartney and dozens of other celebrities who performed at Madison Square Gardens for Hurricane Sandy relief. Belinda is a freelance make-up artist whose clients include not only Sir Paul, but also the show America’s Got…Continue
There are many things a Quaker couple can do together for adventure, relaxation, spiritual enrichment or simply for fun. My wife Pam and I are fortunate enough do all of those things, but the one that never fails to nurture us the most is our annual trip to Nicaragua. I write these words as our plane lifts off the runway in Managua, and I am overwhelmed by the Spirit as my wife, Pam and I realize once again that we have been blessed, very blessed with a life that…Continue",277,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00005-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.969785153865814
dce2205c-ebb0-4994-b44f-2e090f360b74,2022-05-18T00:44:22+00:00,2019-12-01,1,https://rmx.news/article/merkel-still-wants-migrant-quotas-kurz-does-not/,"German Chancellor Angela Merkel is still intent on establishing a quota system to distribute immigrants among European Union member states, according to a recent report of the EU’s foreign affairs body.
With increased migration on the Balkans route and an average 450 migrants arriving to Germany every day, Merkel is pushing for the European Union to approve a distribution system, according to the latest report of the European External Action Service (EEAS), the diplomatic service and combined foreign and defense ministry of the EU.
Recent reports from Germany also indicate that the majority of these migrants cross from Turkey into Bulgaria, attempting to make their way to Western Europe, primarily Germany.
Germany previously said that it would drop demands for migrant quotas and instead push for a voluntary system of distribution, but the influx of migrants entering the country is one reason why the topic featured heavily on the agenda of Monday’s meeting between Merkel and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
Pressure grows on Europe’s borders
Dieter Romann, President of the German Federal Police steering board (Bundespolizeipräsidium), said that most of the migrants come from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa’s arid northern Sahel belt, exerting severe pressure on the European Union’s external borders.
“Migration data, the number of asylum applications, and the number of illegal entries into the European Union clearly indicate that proper protection of the Schengen borders is not ensured,” Romann said.
Merkel continues to see the solution in a “fair and just distribution” of the migrants among EU member states.
While Merkel and Kurz agreed that the protection of the EU’s external borders remains a key factor, they disagreed regarding the EU’s Operation Sophia, established in 2015 to patrol the Mediterranean Sea.
While Merkel wants Sophia to resume after it was suspended last March, Kurz said that so far, the operation, which is designed to rescue people from overcrowded or sinking boats, only managed to encourage people to venture across the Mediterranean Sea.
But they did agree on experts’ predictions that in the coming decades Libya will be the key to halting migration from the Sahel belt.
A clash with V4 countries on the horizon
Germany’s attempts to enforce migrant quotas in Europe is sure to be a point of contention with the Visegrád Four countries for Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been adamant that Hungary will not accept migrants, saying in a speech in Italy last year, “We reject migrant quotas but accept deportation quotas with pleasure.”
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has been equally opposed to migrant quotas, saying, “Here in Poland, it’s we who decide who will come to Poland and who will not.
“Proposals by the European Union that impose quotas on us hit the very foundations of national sovereignty.”
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said in November 2019, “We’re not alone in this. The Czech Republic will never agree to mandatory migration quotas, at least as long as I am the prime minister. I promised that to my voters and I intend to keep my promise.”
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d250c04a-c224-4220-852a-b27690440ba4,2020-10-25T20:12:54+00:00,2019-09-25,1,https://cryptocoinnewshub.com/well-fight-sec-until-we-dont-have-a-dollar-left/,"The CEO and founder of Canadian social media and messaging app Kik has vowed to fight U.S. regulators over the future of the native Kin (KIN) cryptocurrency “no matter how hard it is.”
According to a Sept. 25 report from Global News, Kik CEO Ted Livingston told an audience the Elevate Conference in Toronto on Wednesday:
“We have to keep going. Until that’s it, we don’t have a dollar left, a person left. We will keep going no matter how hard it is.”
Taking on the SEC
As reported, Kik has been mired in a costly legal battle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its initial coin offering’s designation, with the regulator suing the company for having conducted an allegedly unregistered $100 million token offering.
Livingston has pledged to fight to win the legal challenge, noting that if the Kin token will be categorized as a security, cumbersome regulations will mean it is no longer workable, imperilling the company’s revenue model.
“We feel very confident that we are correct. We need to fight,” he said.
Kik hopes to go to trial as soon as May 2020, he revealed. Meanwhile, the SEC’s action has slowed adoption of Kin and restricted trading — even though roughly 60 apps do still use the token, according to Livingston.
The CEO said that he remains committed to Kin because he sees such tokens are the only way to tackle an ever-increasing concentration of wealth as well as the prevalence of monopolies:
“Cryptocurrencies are the only way, the only tool we have now that we can counteract that, where we can build a new economy with a new form of money where we can rewrite the rules for how wealth and value is created in a global society.”
Last week, Kik revealed that insufficient revenue amid these difficulties was forcing it to cut down its workforce from 151 to 19, including staff at its offices in Waterloo, Ontario and Tel Aviv.
The remaining staff will reportedly be focused on encouraging investors to buy the Kin cryptocurrency.
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282a044b-ef3c-425a-9920-2c3777ede50f,2016-07-29T06:18:06+00:00,2001-02-07,0,http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-pkg/2001/02/07/0002.html,"Subject: Re: pkg dependencies bite
To: Frederick Bruckman <email@example.com>
From: David Maxwell <firstname.lastname@example.org>
Date: 02/07/2001 02:46:19
On Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 12:51:27PM -0600, Frederick Bruckman wrote:
> Bring on the virgins. Donations to TNF are tax deductable.
A) Probably not in Canada.
B) When did the paperwork get completed and approved? I never heard it
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e5981e6e-653c-4826-b032-9a6d5e8bc44b,2022-05-17T20:30:46+00:00,2017-08-01,1,https://www.articleshore.com/anti-epilepsy-drugs-market-2022-global-opportunities-and-forecast-to-2027/,"Anti Epilepsy Drugs Market 2022
Epilepsy is a chronic disorder that causes unprovoked and recurrent seizures. Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder and affects people of all ages. The patients are reported to loss or disturbance of consciousness and movements along with sensory or psychiatric disturbances. Increasing prevalence of the epilepsy, rising per capita healthcare expenditure and increasing R&D for the therapeutic procedures of the disease drives the market growth during the forecast period, 2017-2022. According to the World Health Organization in 2017, approximately 50 million people across the globe have epilepsy, making it one of the most common neurological diseases globally. Moreover, it was estimated that nearly 80% of the people with epilepsy live in low- and middle-income countries. Additionally, approval of several late-stage pipeline molecules, advancements in drugs modification and favourable government initiative fuels the market growth. However, side effects related to the therapeutic drugs, increasing generic competition and patent expirations are some of the restrains that for the growth during the forecast period.
The global Anti Epilepsy Drugs Market is growing with the sound pace. According to a recent study report published by the Market Research Future, The global Anti Epilepsy Drugs Market is booming and expected to gain prominence over the forecast period growing rapidly .The market is forecasted to demonstrate a sound growth by 2022, surpassing its previous growth records in terms of value with a striking CAGR during the anticipated period (2017 – 2022).
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Major Key Players:
Pfizer, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, UCB Pharma Ltd., Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline plc, Novartis AG, Sanofi, Shire Pharmaceuticals Limited and Cephalon Inc., are some of the prominent players at the forefront of competition in the Global Anti Epilepsy Drugs Market and are profiled in MRFR Analysis.
Characterized by the presence of several well-established and small players, the global Antiepileptic Drugs Market appears to be highly competitive and fragmented. International players who are increasingly expanding their footprint in the developing economy, making it difficult for regional vendors to compete with them, especially in terms of features such as product differentiation, product portfolios, quality, and pricing. The market is witnessing intensified competition which is expected to get more intensified further during the forecast period. The intense competition prevalent in the market dictates the consolidation among marketers.
Well established players incorporate acquisition, collaboration, partnership, expansion, and product launch in order to gain competitive advantage in this market and to maintain their market position.
Pfizer Inc. is one of the major players of the global Anti Epilepsy Drugs Market and is headquartered in the U.S. In 2015, the company’s total revenue was about USD 48,851 million and it reached USD 52,824 million in 2016. Such a significant increase in the global sales, enabled the company to invest a huge percentage of their sales into the research and development. In 2016, the company spent 14.9% of its total revenue into the R&D enabling it to improve its product portfolio and launch new product, strengthening its position in the market.
In October 2016, Abbott has collaborated with Celgene and Agios for diagnostic identification of IDH mutations. Celgene has done an agreement with Abbott to develop and commercialize the diagnostic tests.
In November 2016, Novartis acquired Selexys Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a company specializing in development of therapeutics in certain hematologic and inflammatory disorders.
In August 2017, Sanofi completed the acquisition of Protein Sciences, a vaccines biotechnology company based in Meriden, Connecticut in the United States. This acquisition was followed by the Federal Trade Commission approval, having met all the conditions required for the closing of the transaction.
On the regional backgrounds the Americas leads the global market for anti-epilepsy drugs owing to a well-developed healthcare sector, increasing prevalence of epilepsy and presence of the developed technologies within the region. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2015, 1.2% of the total U.S. population had active epilepsy. Moreover, it was estimated that the yearly total direct and indirect cost of epilepsy in the U.S. was about USD 15.5 billion. Europe is second in the market due to rising healthcare expenditures, huge patient population and growing healthcare R&D expenses by the government. The Asia Pacific region is the fastest growing region due to the developing economies like India and China which are increasing their healthcare expenditures and have huge patient population. Moreover, favourable government policies within the region fuels the market growth. Middle East and Africa have the least market share, especially due to the presence of poor economies and stringent government policies within the African region.
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65b3758a-c33d-46c9-87db-705d97a78d94,2018-08-14T21:54:12+00:00,2018-08-14,1,https://www.nme.com/news/music/elastica-reunite-return-studio-1956368,"Britpop band split in 2001
Elastica could be set to reform after the band were recently pictured at Abbey Road Studios.
The studio’s mastering engineer Sean Magee also tweeted that he had “cut a record for Elastica,” adding that the group “hadn’t seen each other for 20yrs. It’s great to be there when moments like that happen.”
A number of pictures from the studio have also emerged with the Britpop band without singer Justinne Frischmann.
It is unclear whether the band are working on a new LP or a remastered version of one of their old albums.
Suede’s Matt Osman tweeted his delight at the news. He wrote: “This is great news.”
Frischmann’s band split up in 2001 after two albums (1995’s ‘Elastica’ and 2000’s ‘The Menace’).
Since Elastica’s demise, the singer has lived mainly out of the public spotlight, rarely giving interviews. She returned to music briefly in 2003 to co-write songs for MIA’s debut album.
She more recently became involved in art and said that she had no “desire to make music”.
Frischmann said in 2016: “I really feel I’ve found my medium [with painting]. Also I think I’m a socially anxious person. I kind of deal with it but actually I’m really happy on my own. When I’m in the studio and things are unfolding and exciting I have that feeling that I’m exactly where I’m meant to be. I don’t think I ever really had that with music, it always felt like a rollercoaster ride and there was going to be a horrible smash.”
She did, however, add: “I got to go all over the world and have a real snapshot of the planet in ’95, ’96, and I got to meet a lot of my heroes. One of the most valuable lessons was to realize that success isn’t necessarily enriching or enlivening. We live in a culture where there’s so much emphasis on celebrity and we all grow up feeling like being famous must be really great.”",498,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209585.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20180814205439-20180814225439-00459.warc.gz,0.973837494850159
1c9c294f-a492-4730-b9b6-8021f36a4063,2017-08-17T05:56:12+00:00,2017-08-17,0,https://us.zavvi.com/blu-ray/the-national-health-dual-format-limited-edition/11491494.html,"Jack Gold's film about life and death in a shabby London hospital interweaves the story of the real hospital with a fantasy one which exists in the soap-opera world of 'Nurse Norton's Affair', where everything is fully funded and patients are miraculously cured. A darkly funny satire on the state of the nation and also a deeply prescient comment on TV's ability to turn tragedy into entertainment, The National Health sits somewhere between the bawdy antics of the Carry On films and the angry satire of Lindsay Anderson’s Britannia Hospital, but emerges as a starkly prophetic film, more relevant now than ever.
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1a3cb599-09e5-4cee-b8d2-d89b648f859c,2019-08-19T19:27:23+00:00,2019-08-19,0,https://thefilepile.com/tag/story/,"Sailing snuck up on me.
You move far more than you feel in those boats, really, albeit it at an oftentimes much lower speed than their hotheaded motored counterparts.
You cruise constantly, like those low-hanging clouds that I can’t remember the scientific terms for.
My friend Brian, his old man and I went out one late-summer day.
Brian’s father repeated an old rumor, that some Alaskan King Crab could be found at Lucky Point, under what auspices I’ll never know.
“Pass me the bumper,” said Brian, half in the sailboat, half still in the dinghy.
“This thing on the white rope,” I asked him, hoisting up the loose knot, it yellowed with age and was covered in scuff marks.
“Ropes are called ‘lines’ on boats,” said the old man.
“Yes please,” he said.
I handed him the white line in my right hand, he thanked me immediately and looped it around a cleat, safely connecting the two vessels.
I climbed in next.
“Are you sure about this,” asked Brian as he grabbed his father by the forearm and hoisted him in.
“Things don’t always turn out the way they’re s’posed to,” said the old man while tying the dinghy to a nearby buoy, “but you won’t know that until they happen.”
“Dad,” he said a little indignant, “we’re in New Jersey.”
“Just trust me, pal.”
He acquiesced, and began preparing the two lines.
The old man was above untying the row boat from the side, then steered toward the destination
I sat on a cushion in the galley, not sure what to do as this was my first time crabbing.
Brian poked a hook through the poultry.
“Stick it in between the two thigh bones bones so it stays connected to the trap,” he said, handing me the other hook. “Otherwise, they can pull it off. Give it a try.”
I grabbed a piece of fairly foul chicken.
“They like this stuff?”
“Love it,” said Brian with confidence, “that or they’re just too dumb not to eat it.”
“Aren’t they supposed to eat fish or something?”
“We like to treat them,” said the old man from above, overhearing us.
Brian smiled, “yeah, but chicken is good bait because its hard for them to break apart.”
I pierced the drumstick where I was told, and after a brief inspection, Brian grabbed his line and stood.
“We’re here,” said the old man.
The sea glistened and rippled, aside from the flattened, winding path the currents left. This point seemed no different than any other in the bay, to be honest.
We brought the lines up, tied them to the cleats of the ship and dropped them into the water. Mine was on the left, next to a current. Brian’s, on the right, faced the shore.
The old man rested a net on top of the galley, we went inside, washed our hands with sanitizer, cracked open a few beers, and called a toast to a day in the bay.
“I hope this King Crab thing is true,” said Brian.
The old man sipped calmly, tired of trying to convince his son with words alone.
“How many crabs do you usually catch,” I asked.
“Depends,” said the old man, finishing his swig. “I’ve gotten 32 nice-sized catches on one trip, and I’ve had some go by without anything biting.”
I nodded. Guess it just depends on the day, I thought.
“You need three things to go crabbing,” said the old man, holding up three fingers. “Beer, friends and crabbing supplies.”
Brian finished his beer, he seemed less antsy after his father said that.
Mine was still half-full.
“Let’s go out on the deck,” the old man said.
Brian and his father went to the line that he set up, they asked me to come and watch as they demonstrated.
“You can feel them tugging at the line,” said Brian, slowly pulling it up. A faint, star-shaped outline appeared attached to the very end of it.
Without a word, his father grabbed the net and stood in front of his son, who slowly pulled the catch up within range.
Deftly, the old man sunk the net in and retrieved the iridescent blue crab.
“We got a keeper,” he yelled while high-fiving his son, “looks just shy of 6 inches.”
“Is it a king,” I asked.
“No, kings aren’t blue, and are much bigger than this,” said Brian’s dad.
They gently lowered the catch into the bucket while I finished my beer.
“Check the port side,” said the old man.
I went over and pulled my line up slowly, another star-shape emerged, the same color, but it was noticeably smaller than the last.
“Gotta throw that sucker back,” he said.
I tried pulling it up more, but it let go of the bait.
The old man offered me another beer, “let it soak for a while.”
I plopped the line back near where it was, turned, sat.
“How do you like crabbing, buddy,” the old man asked me.
“So far, so good,” I said, “I think I’m already getting the hang of it.”
Brian rested his arms by the sides of the ship, the two seemed glad that I was having a good time.
“I think you’ll get a keeper,” they said simultaneously, “I can tell,” said only Brian.
A few minutes passed, we decided to check the lines once more.
Brian raised his line, another star-shape emerged from the murk.
His father grabbed the net again.
“Looks like a keeper too, may be a little smaller than the last.”
They retrieved the crustacean, and lowered him into the bucket, a small scuffle ensued between the two catches, which died down once they pinned each other into submission with their claws.
“I’ll check the port side,” I said to nods from the crew.
I felt a few tugs on the line as soon as I grabbed hold.
Taking great care, I pulled the line up until a faint outline again emerged.
“Looks like a keeper to me,” the old man said, directing Brian to get the net.
It was definitely big enough, but it looked a little off.
Brian pulled it out of the water, and it became clear what was different about it, it was missing it’s left claw.
“Good job,” said the old man with great gusto.
He plopped it in the bucket, it immediately grabbed the second claw of the first crab, the second crab squeezed the new catch on its declawed shoulder, resulting in a Mexican standoff of sorts.
I dropped the chicken back into the water.
We put the bucket in the galley to keep the catches out of direct sunlight.
“Nice work, boys,” said the old man, holding his beer in front of him, “to catching keepers,” he said.
We clinked our bottles and all took hearty gulps.
The sun hung a little lower now, the light cast through the wispy clouds.
“Let’s see what we got,” said Brian.
“Want to try netting,” the old man asked me.
“Sure,” I said.
I stood in front of Brian as he gently pulled the line up.
Two small outlines emerged, two tiny crabs locked in combat over the drumstick.
The old man laughed infectiously.
“Pull it up anyway, it may scare them off,” said the old man, “sorry pal, maybe next round you’ll get to try out the net,” he told me.
“No problem,” I said, “I’ll check mine out.”
I leaned over the side, and felt some stiff tugs on my line.
“Feels like a keeper,” I said.
I pulled up a little ways.
Brian got into position, his father retrieved the bucket and put it in the middle of the deck, just as before.
A massive, red star emerged, firmly attached to the poultry.
Brian and I spouted some expletives, his father laughed at us, then at the massive, Alaskan King Crab, which had no business being in New Jersey.
“Hold on,” he said, switching the other container with a spare that he added some water to.
“Go ahead,” he said. We proceeded as usual, Brian put the net behind the crab this time, it detached from the bait in a bid to escape, but still found itself ensnared.
We stood in awe of the creature and gently put it in the container.
“Now that’s a keeper, my friend,” said the old man, high-fiving me.
In no time, we polished off the rest of the beer.
I got to try netting, and really refined my technique by the end of the trip.
Brian ended up with five good catches, all blue. I caught two more blue keepers, all respectable by their own standards, but still dwarfed by the King.
I don’t think that was what was supposed to happen, but I’m glad it turned out that way.",2233,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314904.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819180710-20190819202710-00444.warc.gz,0.974925875663757
b7a95187-9e58-4c0b-a88c-f0c54cc2a922,2022-05-18T10:40:06+00:00,2012-05-18,0,https://en.ozonweb.com/fashion/sneaker-influentials-bkrw,"BKRW is a digital magazine, a blog, a website, a store and a creative label. Jay Smith, creator of BKRW talk to OZON about the future of sneakers culture.
How did your passion for sneakers begin? How many pairs do you currently have on rotation?
My passion started with sport. Sneakers are mostly and firstly vintage performance shoes. I have been playing basket-ball since a while now, so I think I started with an AIRMAX BARKL EY and a NIKE BURST RED.
Do you think digital magazines like BKRW and blogs have changed or influenced the sneaker industry/products? In what way?
Of course it changes it a lot. For the good and for the bad. We could even say that it kills it. Sneaker culture is dead. Sneaker culture was a quest, a hard trip or a hard journey to find the shoes you really love. So far now everything is
next to you in one click. Internet helps sneaker culture to spread and help to build a community and then destruct it. It was a niche culture, an underground thing. Now every single brand got its limited edition shoes, premium-hard-toget-
exclusive-wow-sneakers. My main problem with that is the fact that people forget that behind every pair of sneakers it has some history The culture is dead because the business part just killed it.
What is special about the Parisian sneaker scene, why is it different or unique when compared to other cities around the world?
Tricky question. Because some way every community looks kind of the same. People do love the same kind of things, share the same kind of conversations. Parisian sneaker scene was really big and full of energetic people. This parisian community is now fading away. What is really interesting in Parisian scene is the importance of hip-hop culture into the sneaker community. There is a strong hip-hop influence deep linked to it.
New brands in the market we should keep an eye on? Any Particular models?
SUPRA is one of the most interesting one. They brought back HIGHTOP silhouettes in sneaker market. It is a true transversal brand, able to touch every kind of street / sport culture markets. SKY TOP, SKY TOP2 models are cool.
I really like VISVIM also. Less and less fresh and new but come on it is amazing how many brands have been inspired by the FBT and all the other NAKAMU RA designs.
Any upcoming sneaker related collaborations BKRW is working on and would like to share?
I wish! I wish to do more. You know it is kind of frustrating to be European and specially French. (I know it is harder in Greece right now…). But come on look how many French sneaker collaborations with big names did pop up… So few.
It seems easier to be Japanese, Chinese or American. European sneaker brands don’t really believe on their own trend-setters and influencers… Politics should not be part of the process of collaborations anymore! And I think we do
suck in politic!
Interview: Aris Karatarakis/ Photography: Hugues Anhes",681,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662521883.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518083841-20220518113841-00209.warc.gz,0.953417241573334
932a4a62-6833-466e-97f3-bbdecc30e0fc,2022-05-19T04:46:28+00:00,2022-05-19,1,https://novascotiatoday.com/our-kind-of-people-season-2-release-date-cast-and-plot/17058/,"Wendy Calhoun and Karin Gist wrote the series Our Kind of People. Lawrence Otis Graham wrote Our Kind of People as well as Karin Gist and Lawrence Otis Graham. Bryan M. Holdman wrote Our Kind of People as well as Bryan M.
Holdman and Chris Masi Benny Boom and Keesha Sharp were among the directors alongside Tasha Smith and Benny Boom as well as Jeff Byrd and Jeffrey W. Byrd. Wendy Calhoun and Karin Gist produced Our Kind of People.
Nadine Ellis and Yaya DaCosta co-star. “Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class” by Lawrence Otis Graham served as the basis for the television series Our Kind of People. Gregg Berg, Tasha Smith Ben Silverman, Rodney Ferrell Montrel McKay Lee Daniels Marc Velez Karin Gist Claire Brown were the executive producers of Our Kind of People.
Our Kind of People Season 2 Release Date-
Season 2 of Our Kind of People has not yet been scheduled for release. After the confirmation of the second season of the show Our Kind of People, perhaps it will be announced shortly.
Our Kind of People Season 2 Trailer-
This season’s official trailer has yet to be released. After the announcement of the second season of the show Our Kind of People, it appears that it will be published very soon.
Read more: Elevator Shoes: Lifting us to New Levels .
Our Kind of People Season 2 Cast-
Find the expected cast of Our Kind of People Season 2 below.
- Yaya DaCosta as Angela Vaughn
- Nadine Ellis as Leah Franklin Dupont
- Raven Goodwin as Josephine
- Nicole Chanel Williams as Taylor
- L. Scott Caldwell as Olivia Sturgess Dupont
- Kyle Bary as Quincy Dupont
- Joe Morton as Teddy Franklin
- Morris Chestnut as Raymond Dupont
- Lance Gross as Tyrique Chapman
- Rhyon Nicole Brown as Lauren Dupont
- Alana Kay Bright as Nikki Vaughn
- Debbi Morgan as Patricia – Aunt Piggy – Williams
- Melissa De Sousa as Alex Rivera
- McKinley Freeman as Nate Robinson
The audience’s reaction to Our Kind of People has been a mixed one. Series Our Kind of People has a fascinating narrative to tell.
We’re crossing our fingers for a positive reception for the upcoming third season of Our Kind of People. We’ll have to wait and see.
Keep an eye on this website for changes and new content, and don’t forget to save it as a favourite for future reference. We’ll let you know when there’s a new post.",565,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662525507.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519042059-20220519072059-00412.warc.gz,0.940063178539276
9449fb26-2c22-41c1-9670-b1dce83eba25,2018-08-15T01:50:44+00:00,2018-08-15,0,http://www.atrailofglitter.net/en/6-easy-steps-to-travel-more-sustainably/,"While I was walking through the streets of the Mexican city San José del Cabo and watching the people, I noticed one thing: you hardly see any Mexicans there. And if you do, then chances are good that they are just working in the bars, restaurants and hotels there. This is also where you can find the majority of the biggest group of people that seems to inhabit the city: tourists. Mostly gringos, how Mexicans call the US-Ameicans. I was staying with a couchsurfer who was born in the Mexican state of Michoacán and has been living in San José for a year by then. She always wanted to live by the ocean and this way she made her dream come true. I can definitely understand why she wants to live by the sea and I have to admit that San José does have some really pretty beaches that are easy to reach. However, if I would have to choose, I would have chosen a place that seems less like a plastic world. The shops try to seduce you by offering „authentic Mexican kitchen“ or the „typical drink“. But for the prices they take there, you could easily have a meal three times bigger than this for way less money in local Mexican markets. Or you can prepare your Micheladas (a drink consisting of beer, chili sauce and lime) at home. This would have two adventages: A it’ll be way better quality and B a lot cheaper.
A couple of days later I already continued my trip and landed in La Paz which is in the state of Baja California Sur, just like San José. I got a totally different feeling there. The area is quiet, the buses are a little shabby and you finally here more Spanish than English in the streets. I discover a temporary exhibition in the Cultural Centre of the city where I learn more about the story of Baja California Sur. Apparently all the cities and villages on the peninsula used to have a high agricultural value or were small fishing towns and nowadays these characteristics get replaced by the tourism industry. This makes me sad and concerned. Sure, I’m also moaning about all the gringos everywhere but actually I am a tourist as well. What a double standard. Or is it not? That made me think. On the one hand I also want to explore, wander through untouched nature, see whales in the sea and experience things in different parts of the world. But on the other hand I also want everything to stay as it is and not to harm nature with it.
This is why the wonderful term of „Sustainable Tourism“. Wikipedia describes this as „[…] the concept of visiting a place as a tourist and trying to make only a positive impact on the environment, society and economy.” In other words this means to fully dive into the adventure of travelling but in a way that afterwards everything looks like as if you’ve never been there. Sounds pretty complicated. But with a few easy tips, everyone can simply reduce their ecological footprint while travelling and hence not only provide a positive effect for nature and the culture of your travel destinations but also for yourself!
1. Don’t take anything away from nature
This is a lesson that I myself learned in a moment in La Paz. There’s a beach called Balandra. It’s located directly at a lagoon and the only way to reach the other side of the lagoon is to cross the lagoon swimming. This is exactly why nature here is practically untouched and without people. It is incredibly fascinating to actually here the silence of nature and to experience everything with sharper senses. But when I was collecting some shells in my hands, I suddenly noticed that this was wrong. Why should I take something away from this beautiful, completely intact nature? Just to have some souvenirs? E.g. out of selfishness? I decided against it, put the shells back onto the beach and swam back. Carrying with me the best souvenir you can have – an experience.
2. Animal protection on travels
Yes, animals are great but after all their the happiest in the wild. Touristic activities like swimming with doplhins or riding elephants is against their nature and do not reflect at all their actual and natural behaviour in the wild. However, this doesn’t mean that you have to stay away from all the animals. It is awesome and important to get to know the local fauna when travelling. Just maybe try to swap those activities for some alternatives that are more animal friendly next time, for example whale watching or elephant encounters. On the blog Imprint my Travel the two travel adventurers Philipp and Lisa shared their thoughts about the topic and looked up some great alternatives for experiences with animals on travels. So better inform yourself in advance than to stumble directly into the tourist circus.
When you already like to support small and local shops in your home town, then why shouldn’t you do that on your travels? ‘Cause tjere are also some great typical specialties in other countries and chances are better to find the authentic ones in local markets around the corner instead of big shopping malls. This doesn’t only count for food but also handcrafted stuff. There are so many stalls around the Maya pyramids of Chichén Itzá in Mexico claiming they sell selfmade handcrafts but one closer look tells you they’re all made in China. Instead of buying mass products in the common tourist hotspots, it is absolutely worth it to wander around a little off the beaten track and support regional shops and companies.
4. Save CO² and money at the same time
Alright, we all know that a bike trip to a camping spot nearby is a lot more sustainable than travelling around the world to Mexico. Without a doubt. This is why when travelling far away, you should always think twice if you really don’t want to replace your travel destination with one that’s nearer. Therefore you have to put into context with your travel time. Looking at the CO² emissions, spending a week in Mexico for example is way less sustainale than spending a week in Italy. Plus you can mostly get around super easy by using public transportation and in most cases it’s also a lot cheaper (in Mexico City for example you only pay around 0,24€ for a metro ticket). Riding a bike is a great option too and Porto in Portugal is the perfect opportunity for it as you can take in an amazing view when riding around the coastline.
5. Ecological and vegan food
Yeah, I guess you heard it too many times already: „Eat vegan, it saves the planet!“ Well, maybe one vegan dish won’t save the planet but at least there’s one little chick less being processed into chicken nuggets. And that’s already something. Choosing ecological food in your travel destination is also a way to support sustainable agriculture and reduces the use of genetic modification or chemicals in the food industry. You know, offer and demand and stuff like that, right? In Xalapa, Veracruz in Mexico for example I actually did notice an increase of ecological and vegan options during the seven months I’ve been living there. This was because people there got more and more conscious about the environment.
6. Learn the local language
That’s maybe a point that most people don’t have in mind when thinking about sustainable travles. Nevertheless it’s a fact that the language (or in some cases even several languageS) are a substantial part of the culture of a country. Therefore learning even the smallest bits of that language can provide a valuable inpact to conserve and spread the culture of the country. It doesn’t only open up your mind to learn new things but most of the times locals appreciate your effort and it’s easier to get in touch with them because they see that you’re interested in their way of living. So you might get extra insights into the country that you would never have gotten without speaking the language or knowing a couple of words.
If you apply some of these tips on your next travels, I promise you the earth will be a tiny bit happier. A respectful way to treat people, animals and nature is so important, not only when you’re at home. In case you would like to get some more information about sustainable tourism, check out the following links. And if you happen to have more recommendations and tips on how to travel more sustainbly, feel free to leave them in the comments.
- GOOD Travel
This is a travel company founded by two Berlin girls that want to make holidays and travelling more sustainable without having to restricting yourself concerning great travel experiences. You don’t only find tips and tricks on sustainable tourism but GOOD Travel also cooperates with tourism companies all around the world. Plus you can join travels that are already planned and offered on the website so you can enjoy your travel without having a bad conciousness and you profit by getting interesting insights and making great learning experiences.
- Vegan Welcome
Vegan Welcome is a platform that lists hotels with a big vegan offer or that are even completely vegan all around the world. From Bali over Vienna to Cape Town there’s everything and that prices are absolutely alright. For example you can stay in a Finca in Mallorca for about 61€ per night. Sure, that is definitely more expensive than a backpacker hostel but those who want to treat themselves with a nicer holiday anyway will find something special here.
- Forum Anders Reisen (only in German)
They describe themselves as an „association of travel agencies that dedicate themselves to sustainable tourism“. You’ll find helpful tips how to not harm nature, animals and people while travelling. You can inform yourself about ways to travel, destinations and accomodations and this way plan your trip even better. So, everyone who doesn’t give a damn about the environment and the social aspects of travelling is at the right place here!",2073,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209755.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815004637-20180815024637-00014.warc.gz,0.961552262306213
1de03305-4cdf-4d11-be38-46c42e639240,2013-05-23T11:48:19+00:00,2012-12-05,1,http://www.arcticgas.gov/2012/more-us-coal-going-europe-power-generation,"More U.S. coal going to Europe for power generation
() - Low U.S. natural gas prices and weak prices for carbon permits in Europe are pushing more polluting coal into Europe where it is being burned to make electricity, Shell's Upstream International Director Andy Brown said Dec. 5. The shift in energy flows comes as Europe is trying to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to meet targets and highlights how North America's shale gas boom has rewritten the global energy map, sometimes to the detriment of regional energy policy.
Before the shale gas boom, the U.S. power sector predominantly burned coal, which produces roughly twice as much emission as gas, to generate electricity. But a surge in unconventional oil and gas production has forced down U.S. gas prices, stimulating demand for gas across many sectors. Ironically, as natural gas demand in the U.S. power sector has increased due to the low prices, demand for coal has strengthened in Europe, where it is cheaper than gas, which is mostly priced against oil.
Since the start of this decade, U.S. coal exports to Europe have increased five-fold. This has resulted in a reduction of about 800 billion cubic feet of gas burned in the European power sector this year, Brown said at Shell's natural gas strategy briefing. Weak prices for European carbon permits is another factor making coal a more attractive fuel to burn than the higher priced, but less polluting, gas in Europe, Brown said.",297,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00023-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961175560951233
ad17b3f9-0eef-4ddd-8e47-f49117d78fd8,2016-07-23T09:13:58+00:00,2012-05-19,0,http://www.lapdonline.org/southwest_news/news_view/50991,"Saturday, May 19, 2012
USC Murder Suspects Arrested NR12229anLos Angeles: Los Angeles Police Department Criminal Gang Homicide Division detectives arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of USC students.
On Friday afternoon around 4:30 p.m., LAPD detectives arrested two men responsible for the killing of USC graduate students Ming Qu and Ying Wu, who were gunned down in their vehicle in the early morning hour of April 11, 2012. Armed with arrest and search warrants, investigators from the LAPD Criminal Gang Homicide Division teamed up with federal agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) as they moved in on two locations where the murder suspects were living.
The arrest teams descended upon a residence in the County of Los Angeles south of the USC campus around 4:30 p.m. Investigators and agents surrounded the residence and soon took the first of two suspects into custody without incident. Now in custody and under arrest for the murder of Ming Qu and Ying Wu, was 20 year-old Bryan Barnes of Los Angeles. Barnes was arrested and transported downtown where he was ultimately booked for 187 PC, Murder.
Immediately following Barnes’ arrest, the arrest teams boarded two awaiting helicopters and flew out to the City of Palmdale, where the second location was under surveillance by additional members from LAPD. The teams hit the ground around 7:30 p.m. and soon, surrounded and called out the second of the two murder suspects, Javier Bolden, a 19 year-old resident of Palmdale. Bolden was taken into custody without incident and transported back to Los Angeles where he too was booked for murder. Bolden and Barnes were booked into the 77th Street Jail where they will be held without bail.
Like many homicide cases this was one that had the full attention of the Los Angeles Police Department. “I am proud of my investigators who worked tirelessly on this case” said Chief Charlie Beck. “This was a case that reverberated throughout Los Angeles as well as internationally; this was a case that needed to be solved”.
The investigation will continue as investigators prepare the case to be presented to the District Attorney’s Office for filing. We are ever grateful to our federal partners who provided their support as we moved forward with this investigation. The Los Angeles Police Department will continue to work with the University of Southern California in a cooperative effort to strive for public safety in and around the campus and throughout the community.
Anyone with information is asked to call Criminal Gang/Homicide Division, Detective Dave Garrido 213-485-1383. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on ""webtips"" and follow the prompts.",672,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257821671.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071021-00025-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.964696764945984
4a67fca8-ccdd-40f4-b677-ae020a043fce,2022-05-28T05:30:13+00:00,2022-05-28,1,https://marinecadastre.gov/news/load.php?url=posts/hawaii-considering-a-proposal-for-offshore-wind.html,"Hawaii Considering a Proposal for Offshore Wind
Hawaii is considering a $1.6 billion plan by Denmark’s Alpha Wind Energy for 100 turbines totaling 408 megawatts in federal waters offshore of Oahu. The floating turbines would be placed off the northwest and southern coasts making it the U.S.’s first floating offshore wind farm. Hawaii recently hosted a meeting with all interested stakeholders in order to identify concerns and hear suggestions prior to considering the proposal.
Image Credit: Tomasz Wyszoamirski",108,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663012542.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528031224-20220528061224-00018.warc.gz,0.891857624053955
7800eced-4a91-4bf6-a4f6-b2f601aacc30,2022-05-23T23:15:14+00:00,2020-09-30,0,https://www.festiversities.org/tag/festiversities/,"The festival space is usually where the festival is found, and not least where my fieldwork inquiry would typically start. As an anthropologist, fieldwork means observing, participating and not least living with the people and materials I study; staying in a tent for the duration of the festival, being part of a concert crowd, chatting in the food truck queues, drinking (a) beer, shielding from a rain shower under a rain poncho, and communal showering not least at the festival space. At Tønder Festival this space is a green field, just a short walk from the town centre.
This year’s Tønder Festival was scheduled for August 27th to 30th, but like any other festival was cancelled due to COVID-19. This year this festival space was in fact just a green field, though of much longer than usual lush grass, only holding significance in peoples’ memories and hearts. Despite this, I soon learned that the festival’s cancellation however did not result in its disappearance. As this year’s celebrations of Tønder Festival around the town of Tønder testified, the field did not disappear, rather it scattered. The festival – or these festival-like celebrations – was there, but where?
In the following excerpt from my fieldnotes, I walk the streets of Tønder, trying to locate and experience the distanced-distributed festival field on Saturday afternoon August 29th, 2020.
As I leave the supermarket Kvickly the sun is once again shining. Walking, I feel the Tønder Festival beers against my hip through the tote bag. I bought the beers in Kvickly, when I escaped from a short rain shower. The path to Heidi’s garden party takes me through the neighborhoods of Tønder. I prick up my ears as I walk here, look over a few hedges to get a peek; is someone hosting a party at that place? Or that one? No. Coming here, I would have thought there’d be more parties going on; that I could walk down any neighborhood street of Tønder and feel the festival permeating the town this weekend. Now and then I hear some music playing in the background, but I’m unsure if it’s just the spectacle from the city square that I hear here at a distance. Tønder isn’t that big a town after all, and the music there is quite loud. Far into the backyard of a house I pass, I spot a party tent; could that be another garden party? I hear no one. It’s almost 2 o’clock pm and I wonder if some of the garden parties have gone to Schweizerhalle to experience the extra support concert at 2 pm?
My GPS tells me that I’m approaching Heidi’s house. Talking about how to find my way to her house in our e-mail correspondence, she jokingly told me to simply follow the noise as she guaranteed they’d be noisy. Standing in front of her house, looking at her mailbox with her name and house number, I however still cannot hear a thing. I walk past the two cars parked in the driveway, into the backyard where the sight of 3 tents meets me. There are two smaller igloo tents and a 4 people tent large enough for you to stand up inside. I peek across the tents and see people eating lunch under three pavilions at the back of this long and somewhat narrow city garden. I feel that moment of potential trespassing is over as this must be Heidi and her party. As I passed by the tents, minding my steps not to trap in the guy ropes, the garden party notices me and I wave and say ‘hi’.
Heidi and her husband, Jesper, get up and greet me, and I say that I’m sorry for interrupting their lunch. They tell me not to worry and find me a seat at Jesper’s table. As we get seated, Jesper points to a spot under a tree right next to us and tells how they had to move the music inside again due to the rain. I think to myself that this was probably the same rain shower I sheltered from in Kvickly. A small portable Bluetooth speaker is playing in the background and I get seated next to Jesper, sharing a cushion with a colorful flowery print with him. We’re sitting 6 people at this picnic table set. Next to Jesper is Henning, a man in his 50s. On the other side sits a couple about the same age as Heidi and Jesper, in their 40s. Right across from me sits a guy in his 20s, a son of someone here I feel. Generally looking around, we’re 20 people or so in the garden, roughly making up two generations; parents and their children. Jesper tell how they’re all part of the same volunteer group at the festival. He and Heidi however no longer volunteer, as they want to be able to experience the festival in full, not having to work. Wanting to sustain the volunteer group, they’ve passed their volunteer responsibilities onto their children, who’s now in charge.
Heidi comes over, asking if I want a drink? ‘Yes, thanks’ and she brings me a Guinness beer and a bottle of dill snaps to choose from. It’s quite something to choose from I think to myself, just as I sense from Heidi’s laughter. I tell her I prefer the snaps, thinking to myself I’m glad I recently learned how to enjoy snaps. As she pours me the snaps in a disposable shots glass, I explain how I tasted the Guinness yesterday at Hagge’s, finding it ‘a sort of special beer’. I laugh and Jesper understands my limited enthusiasm, saying how some just love the Guinness and find it to be part of the festival, pointing to Henning’s beer, while others as himself likes more of a regular beer.
The pandemic’s safety demands of social distancing distributed the festival into its parts. Festivalgoers here and there to be found, music acts likewise, tap beer, festival food – the local delicacy ‘solæg’ not least as seen in the below picture, “unemployed” volunteers, tents, merchandise, and I could go on. Scattered across town, Denmark in fact, making fieldwork a scavenger hunt of sorts, starting from behind the desk weeks before ‘the festival’, making contacts with people such as Heidi, as well as in the streets, walking with pricked up ears, peeking across hedges.
Doctoral Researcher, The University of Southern Denmark, Odense",1421,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662562106.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523224456-20220524014456-00616.warc.gz,0.962007641792297
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Wellington, April 15. It has been finally decided to hold a special session of the General Synod for the election of Primate on April 23. The use of the Diocesan building has been granted. It is hoped the business may be finished in time to let visiting members away by Friday of the same week. Dunedin, April 15. ' In Lever Brothers v Collector of Customs, the Judge held that sunlight soaps were properly chargeable as fancy soaps, and gave judgment for the Crown with costs. A five-roomed house in North East Valley, owned by Mr Schlotel, clerk to the Borough Council, was burned down. Insurance, £610 in the Victoria Office. By the burning of stables at Milton the South British Office lose £200.
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2cf0fd6b-c2c9-49a1-95a2-42141e03c0ce,2018-08-21T23:29:00+00:00,2016-07-22,0,http://naxosusa.com/unclassified-to-become-a-curator-on-apple-music/,"Franklin, TN – July 22, 2016 – Apple Music™ has announced that classical genre playlisting brand unCLASSIFIED (http://unclassified.com) has been made a curator on their streaming platform. Starting today, Apple Music™ subscribers will be able to access unCLASSIFIED’s expertly curated content on the service along with exclusive playlists that will only be available on Apple Music™. unCLASSIFIED will also be working with Apple Music™ to make tracks available for certain recordings before release date.
Naxos of America CEO, Jeff Van Driel, commented, “We are excited to be the first classical music focused playlist brand to be invited to be an Apple Music™ curator. Our focused content creation and knowledge of classical music recordings paired with the reach of the world’s most pioneering and recognizable brands results in an unmatchable listening experience for classical music lovers.”
Followers of the unCLASSIFIED profile on Apple Music™ will be able to find exclusive content and playlists based on mood or activity. unCLASSIFIED will also work with artists who will curate playlists of their favourite or most inspirational music as well as classical music aficionados and tastemakers to help bring deeper catalogue to a larger audience.
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2ac369bf-3113-49e4-a41b-65e8493e3bc7,2016-07-27T01:51:07+00:00,2013-01-01,0,http://www.foodprocessing.com/vendors/products/2013/starkist-gourmet-sardines/?sp_c=53&sp_q_3=New+Food+Products&sp_q_4=Meat%252C+Poultry+%2526+Seafood,"StarKist Introduces Gourmet Selects Sardines
StarKist Co., Pittsburgh, introduces Gourmet Selects Sardines. The new top-quality skinless, boneless sardine fillets come in three different flavorful gourmet sauces: classic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, rustic Tuscan Style Tomato Sauce and zesty Whole Grain Dijon Mustard.
""Sardines are among the world's healthiest type of seafood and, up until recently, have only had niche appeal,"" says Frank Pogue, vice president-marketing and innovation. ""With our new Gourmet Selects Sardines, StarKist is innovating within the emerging category, taking this nutrient-rich fish to new levels with unique and flavorful sauces.""
The product comes in a 4.37-ounce easy-open can, rendering the flavorful fish easy to toss in a salad, incorporate into a recipe or simply enjoy right out of the can.
The suggested retail price is $2.49.",203,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257825358.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071025-00312-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.859729707241058
83021462-5cb6-41df-8989-acb17138f300,2022-05-18T22:16:36+00:00,2018-09-28,0,https://generalcounsel.blog/2018/09/28/beware-of-cashiers-check-scams/,"I recently received a fake cashier’s check for $130,000.
The check was supposed to pay the amounts due to a client under his severance agreement. It turned out the client, the entire client relationship and all the communications I received were fraudulent and part of an elaborate scam, presumably designed to get me to deposit the fake cashier’s check and send my good hard-earned money to the scammers. I never deposited the check and thus I am not out the money, but I wanted to publish all the details to make sure others are forewarned about how sophisticated scammers have become.
First is a link to all of the emails I exchanged with the fake client. I often receive clients through the internet, but generally I have at least one phone call with them before I am engaged. RED FLAG NUMBER ONE is that I never spoke to this client. You will also note that the fake client wanted a contingency relationship rather than to pay an hourly fee, this didn’t make sense as I didn’t expect to spend a lot of time resolving the case, so why would he want to pay me 15% of a recovery. RED FLAG NUMBER TWO is that anything that is too good to be true likely is.
One of the reasons that I took the engagement is that the case looked like a slam dunk. The scammers had put together, letters, emails and a real severance agreement that made a very strong case for payment. Here are the backup documents the scammers sent before I took the case. I also looked up the alleged employer and it was a very big company, so the whole story still seemed pretty plausible at this point.
RED FLAG NUMBER THREE happened almost as soon as I had taken the case. I received an email from the employer stating they knew I had been engaged and they would send the payment right way. This was strange because I had expected to send letters and emails and to have phone calls to resolve the matter. This had happened far too easily and quickly, but again it was not impossible. They even had a real looking email address, so that wasn’t a particular red flag.
Only two days later my office actually received a FEDEX with a check for $130,000. The FEDEX looked like it was from San Jose, California, but when I checked the tracking it had been sent from Upton Connecticut, this was strange and definitely RED FLAG NUMBER FOUR.
Enclosed in the FEDEX was a transmittal letter which looked normal enough. Although I had sent an LinkedIn message to the author, I hadn’t received a response, so I looked up the real number for the Company online (instead of the number provided) and I called the sender to ask if they had really sent the check and the letter. I left messages and called 3 different people including the AP clerk asking for someone to get back to me. RED FLAG NUMBER FIVE was that the phone number of the letter didn’t match with want I found online.
The check itself was RED FLAG NUMBER SIX. The check is printed on real check stock with watermarks and everything looks good including the signatures, but there is one oddity. The logo on the check is for HSBC bank, but the named bank is Citibank. I checked the routing number and it was a Citibank routing number on the East Coast, but this was all just too off at this point.
I then received a call back from the real CFO of the company. He said I was the 13th Lawyer to call him with the same scam, that it started a couple weeks ago, and I was hopefully at the tail end. He said it was all definitely faked. I then took the check to Citibank and verified it was indeed a fake check.
Although I didn’t get that far, the next step would have been for me to send money to my client based on an invalid cashier’s check. Although It didn’t happen, I would have been responsible for the over $110,000 payment back to my bank, if I had sent the money when the Cashier’s check came back as a fake. It doesn’t matter that it was a fraud, my Bank would have looked to me to make good two weeks later when the check came back as fraudulent.
If there is a lesson to be learned, it is that you need to follow your instincts and have good procedures that you don’t break. When a client won’t call you back, don’t continue in the relationship, and NEVER EVER SEND MONEY BASED ON A CASHIER’S CHECK – unless funds are actually wired to your account, they likely aren’t really there.",999,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522556.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518215138-20220519005138-00000.warc.gz,0.987600386142731
5ae4c0b2-42fb-4bdd-9765-2cd7546f296c,2022-05-25T00:30:34+00:00,2022-05-25,0,https://sunshine-kitchen.co.uk/,"vegan & vegetarian event catering made with love
The Sunshine Kitchen makes it easy for busy people to eat well, eat for vitality, eat for health and most importantly eat for pleasure! Because I believe we are here for a good time and a long time.
The Sunshine Kitchen is about bringing vibrant, tasty and nutritious vegetarian and vegan whole food directly to you, your friends, family and colleagues.
Whatever moment or occasion you are celebrating and enjoying, food from the Sunshine Kitchen will be very much part of the celebration.
You won’t find anything nasty in my food.
All my food is made from natural wholefoods, I only use olive, rapeseed and coconut oils and always sea salt over table salt.
I don’t believe your diet should ever feel like a life sentence or limiting in any way. Food should always be a pleasure. And nothing gives me more pleasure than making food that makes people happy and healthy.
Hi, I’m Kathryn and after a long career in the charity sector and travelling the globe I have finally set up my dream and passion……….The Sunshine Kitchen!
My passion for food comes from bringing my friends and family together to share and enjoy tasty, nutritious food that’s packed full of flavour and leaves everyone satisfied. No one leaves my home without a full stomach and a warm glow! And this passion and care is in every single ingredient I buy and every single dish I create.
Your taste buds will be invigorated by the vibrant mix of flavours, colours and spices and with the feast brought straight to your doorstep you’ll have the time and energy to have fun, dance and enjoy your time with your guests.
Kathryn’s food is delicious, nutritious and varied. She has catered for me on a few occasions, when I was vegetarian and since I’ve been vegan. The most recent occasion was my 40th birthday party when she created a vegan buffet for around 50 people. Everyone was really impressed; even the meat eaters thought the food was amazing! It was also very reasonably priced. I have already passed on Kathryn’s details to others who have been most grateful for the recommendation.",471,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662577757.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524233716-20220525023716-00223.warc.gz,0.961507022380829
4abcfb6e-e045-4653-9369-f545b4eef703,2020-10-22T01:19:10+00:00,2020-04-02,0,https://theluvshk.com/2020/04/02/welcome-to-belize/,"Welcome to BelizeApril 02, 2020
Belize is the true definition of a melting pot, a land where many different cultures have blended together to form the special laid-back identity of a Belizean. With an open-minded attitude towards interracial unions, several distinct cultures still exist in Belize today, a mix of Creoles, European Mennonites, East Indians, Chinese, Garifuna, Maya, and Mestizo peoples. Despite their very unique origins, today these traditions and cultures have blended together in Belize to create a harmonious society.
After we successfully crossed the Belizean border in under 2 hours, we headed to Orange Walk 30 miles south of the border. At the Lamanai Riverside Resort located in the centre of the city of Orange Walk and
next to New River, we spend our first night
Parked by the New River
Enjoying bird watching and river life
This spot is well known by tourists where you can board a water taxi to bring you to the Lamanai Ruins down the river,
Water taxi picking up tourists at the side of the riverbank
but we opted out on this and enjoyed just the bird watching, crocodiles, iguana and we even saw some manatees swimming in the river. It was a great start to discover the beauty of Belize.
Altun Ha Archeological Reserve
Think about what would happen if Indiana Jones and Google Earth had a love child. I use high-resolution and NASA satellites and look for subtle differences on the surface of the earth that locate buried ancient pyramids and towns and ancient tombs, which we then go and excavate.
Altun Ha means Water of the Rock. It was here at these ruins that the largest carved jade object in the whole Maya area, a Jade Head, was found. This Jade Head represents the Sun God, Kinich Ahau, and can be seen at the museum at this site and in the corner of every Belizean banknote.
Altun Ha is located just 31 miles north of Belize City on a two-mile-long dirt road that connects the site to the Old Northern Highway and is only six miles away from the Caribbean Sea. It covers an area of about five square miles and was once a major ceremonial and trading center. Once home to as many as 10,000 inhabitants over a 1,000 year-long period of occupation dating back as early as 200BC, it was occupied as recently as the 10th century.
This site allowed us to bring our dogs along, which was a great surprise and made our visit so much more enjoyable. From climbing the pyramids to walking through the jungle, even though the site is relatively small, the details of the excavation were pristine. This site is one of the less-visited pyramids in this area even though the monument and the jade head are a national symbol.
Altun Ha Ruins
Dog friendly and climbable
What a view
surrounded by jungle
Chateau de Pralines
My passion for gardening may strike some as selfish, or merely an act of resignation in the face of overwhelming problems that beset the world. It is neither. I have found that each garden is just what Voltaire proposed in Candide: a microcosm of a just and beautiful society.
Every so often, you stumble on a place you thought you stop for a night, and then you find a little piece of paradise with an owner who shows a passion for teaching you and the world about his small piece of heaven. Chateau de Pradines Camping is located 1 km from Altun Ha. Enrique and Belinda, our amazing hosts, welcomed us into their home and eagerly taught us about organic growing self-sufficient food.
Their whole garden was open for us to pick and eat, and we learned about soil and local fruits and vegetables. In the evening, we had long conversations about the world while we were all eating our harvest of that day. Belize is showing us the people’s generosity and the incredible knowledge of growing food.
Enrique our amazing host",842,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107878662.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021235030-20201022025030-00624.warc.gz,0.959296524524689
3815b483-b705-423f-ab9d-41a41598db29,2016-07-31T09:43:49+00:00,2016-07-31,0,http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?a=4735&z=187,"Student Green Energy Fund Proposals Due
The Student Green Energy Fund (SGEF) was established to help USF become an environmentally sustainable campus but we can’t accomplish this without YOU!
Submit your proposal for projects that will use renewable energy technologies or improve energy efficiencies that directly lower the university’s energy costs. Current students and/or employees can submit a proposal and we encourage collaboration among departments.
The SGEF is administered through the Patel School of Global Sustainability at USF.
For more information visit www.usf.edu/GreenEnergy",120,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828314.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00091-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.908701598644257
3d840773-d55f-4e29-90f2-c4a9581478c1,2016-07-23T21:12:45+00:00,2013-11-22,0,http://www.uncgspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=137654&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=32200&ATCLID=209320568,"Volleyball Eliminated In SoCon Tournament Quarterfinals, 3-0
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The fourth-seeded UNCG volleyball team lost its Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinal match Friday morning, dropping a three-set (25-19, 25-23, 25-11) decision to No. 5 seed Appalachian State inside Furman’s Timmons Arena. The Spartans end the season at 17-13 overall.
Senior outside hitter Karrian Chambers (College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated) paced the UNCG attack with 11 kills while completing her 12th double-double of the season with 10 digs. She made 10 errors, however, hitting .028 in the match. Senior middle hitter Olivia Humphries (Charlotte, N.C./Myers Park) ended her Spartan career with seven kills and freshman setter Sara Hohman (Zionsville, Ind./Cathedral) tallied 26 assists to go along with six digs.
The Mountaineers hit .358 in the match, making just eight errors, while limiting the Spartans to a .164 performance. ASU also held the upper hand in kills (47-37) and blocks (5.0-3.0) and both teams finished with 48 digs.
The first set was a back and forth affair at the beginning as neither team took more than a two-point lead early on. The Mountaineers were able to push ahead 12-9 after an attacking error by senior middle hitter Morgan Freeman (Virginia Beach, Va./University of Connecticut) but a kill by Chambers kept Appalachian State close. With the score 13-11 in favor of the Mountaineers, ASU was able to score two-straight points to move further in front 15-11. UNCG would not get closer than three points the rest of the way as Appalachian State clinched the frame 25-19.
A kill by Freeman saw the Spartans take a 3-2 lead in the second stanza, but the Mountaineers notched five-straight points to force a UNCG timeout. Chambers put down a kill later in the set to keep the Blue and Gold within 14-12, but ASU would be able to hold the Spartans off and take a 21-16 lead after a kill by Lauren Gray.
UNCG made a move late in the set, going on a 6-2 run to pull within 24-22. An attacking error by Emily Corrigan kept the Spartans alive for another rally, but she responded with a kill on the next play to give Appalachian State the frame 25-23.
The Mountaineers raced out to a 10-4 advantage in the third set looking to complete the sweep as the Blue and Gold signaled for timeout. UNCG had no answer for Appalachian and the Mountaineers kept the pressure on – extending the lead to 13-5 and forcing another Spartan timeout. ASU would push through to the end, completing the sweep 25-11.",607,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823670.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00050-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.946617364883423
32c95e49-8613-4ac6-a79d-f903278683b7,2015-03-26T23:48:53+00:00,2015-03-26,0,http://www.gaystarnews.com/topics/Aggression,"A 13-year-old male cheerleader was forced to quit and leave his school just because bullies thought he was gay.
The middle school student, known as BB, from Louisville, Kentucky, is taking action against the school district.
When he joined the cheerleading squad at his first school, he was the only male in the squad.
Perceived to be gay, bullies relentlessly tortured him in and out of the classroom.
‘It was in the classroom, it was in the cafeteria, and it was in the hallway too,' he told WDRB.",117,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131293283.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172133-00127-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.997339129447937
838dc8b7-2dbb-482a-ba99-0b0ae2670d42,2020-10-20T23:18:40+00:00,2020-08-12,1,https://australian-news.site/mark-mcgowan-reveals-what-life-would-be-like-in-wa-if-palmer-wins-the-30-billion-hes-seeking/,"Clive Palmer’s nearly $ 30 billion claim for damages against the government of Western Australia will cause the mass closing of hospitals and schools, argued the Premier when making an unprecedented attempt to block the suit.
Mr Palmer’s Mineralogy business is seeking WA for damages from the then-Liberal government’s decision in 2012 to refuse to formally examine its planned Balmoral South Iron Ore mine in the Pilbara area.
WA Attorney-General John Quigley told state parliament late Tuesday that Mr Palmer and his related Mineralogy and International Minerals firms were seeking a total of $27.7 billion minus expenses-a figure Mr Palmer denies.
Premier Mark McGowan has called the move “obscene” and encourages the state opposition and crossbenchers to back unprecedented legislation to block the motion.
“He is trying to take our money and if he’s successful that would mean mass closures of hospitals, of schools, of police stations, mass sackings … it is an extreme risk to Western Australia,” Mr McGowan told reporters on Wednesday.
“I will not risk selling Western Australia down the drain to Clive Palmer.”
Mr Palmer argued that he and the WA government had already agreed to mediate the conflict, adding the new legislation that would end arbitration between the two parties would harm the credibility of the State.
“The attorney-general really says that he thinks ‘we’re guilty and we’re going to have to pay up’,” he told Perth radio 6PR.
“I think it would be very bad to do. Western Australia’s been a very successful state based on the sanctity of its state agreement and its sovereign risk.
“If it passes this act, all that’s out the window. Its credit rating’s liable to go down and people that have invested in this state will be worried about what’s going to happen.”
Mr Palmer said the damages were yet to be assessed, labelling talk of a $30 billion claim “bulls***”.",438,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107874340.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020221156-20201021011156-00093.warc.gz,0.961725294589996
f5dc96ad-4132-4a1e-b643-02cac627cb5e,2018-08-18T12:17:33+00:00,2017-08-01,1,http://www.ambrosiaindia.com/2017/08/french-wine-production-may-drop-by-17-percent-in-2017/,"According the French agricultural ministry, French wine production may drop by 17 percent this year.
Agreste, the department of the French agricultural ministry, estimates wine production in France at 37 million to 38.2 million of hectolitres.
The median value, at 37.6 million hectolitres, could be 17 percent below last year’s output and 16 percent below average. This is a “historically low” year and less than the output in 1991, a year strongly affected by spring frosts.
“This fall in production is primarily due to the severe frosts in the spring, which affected, at a sensitive stage, the vine’s growth in all regions”, declared Agreste.
This year’s production in Champagne was expected to increase in a proportion of up to 8 percent but remained 9 percent below the 2012-2016 average.
The Bourgogne and Beaujolais region, which suffered major damage in 2016, increased to 14 percent.
Loire Valley, moderately affected by frosts, was safe from crytogamic diseases. Production could be 7 percent higher than last year.
In Bordeaux, production will be strongly impacted by frosts. The volume was down to 18 percent.
In Languedoc-Roussillon, some frosts impacted both the Aude and the Hérault department. This basin could see a 6% decrease.",298,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213666.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818114957-20180818134957-00048.warc.gz,0.935502588748932
9917b6b6-bd21-4e91-90c4-df40f62f34f3,2016-07-30T17:08:10+00:00,2012-02-04,1,http://www.voanews.com/content/syrians-and-turks-in-istanbul-protest-latest-syrian-show-of-force-138714044/151588.html,"In Istanbul, Turkey hundreds of Syrians and Turks protested against the latest reported crackdown by Syrian forces on dissent which killed more than 200 people. Syrian neighbor Turkey has become a base for the Syrian opposition.
""Assad the murderer,"" hundreds of protesters chanted against the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad outside Syria's consulate in Istanbul. The demonstration comes in response to what Syrian opposition groups claim was the killing of scores of people in the shelling of an opposition neighborhood in the city of Homs on Friday.
Homs is one of the main centers of opposition to the Syrian president. Damascus has denied its security forces attacked Homs. But such denials did little to quell the anger of protestors.
""He will burn the country to stay on the chair, So to secure their position they are pushing for this sectarian war actually,"" said one protester.
Along with condemning President Assad there was also strong condemnation of Russia.
Addressing the protestors, one of the demonstrator organizers accused Moscow of also being responsible for the ongoing bloodshed. Moscow has continued to supply arms to Damascus and has opposed international efforts in the U.N. Security Council to take a tough stance against the ongoing crackdown by Syrian security forces.
The Turkish foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, speaking in response to the Homs attack, called on the United Nations to take a clear and precise position on the subject of civilian losses.
Ankara has broken with its once close ally Damascus over the ongoing crackdown on dissent and is now strongly backing the Syrian opposition.",305,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258936356.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072856-00296-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.966732919216156
5c60a9bb-63ce-414b-af62-44bdd606a9ee,2018-08-15T01:33:49+00:00,2018-08-15,0,https://www.libertylawapc.com/business/,"We Offer Custom Legal Services to Fit Your Small Business Needs
It is important for any business owner to have a good working relationship with an experienced legal counselor. However, small and mid-size companies often have smaller budgets and cannot afford to hire an in-house attorney, instead relying on expensive outside counsel to handle the day-to-day legal needs of the business. Not only is this expensive, but also inefficient—outside counsel rarely has the intimate understanding needed to carry out the company’s vision. In addition, without sufficient counsel, other members of your team spend time dealing with legal matters instead of their particular area of expertise.
At Liberty Law, A.P.C. we can solve all of these problems and more, by partnering with your company to provide necessary legal services. We can make sure your business or organization is in compliance with both state and federal laws and regulations, offer invaluable advice and guidance on key projects, and help with any other day-to-day needs associated with running a successful business. As your legal partner and continuous source of counsel, we will gain a thorough understanding of your business goals and objectives, as well as how you prefer to operate your business. In effect, our business law counseling will provide an affordable way for today’s business owner to enjoy the advantages of a knowledgeable in-house attorney.
We can offer our services on a flat rate basis for certain projects, monthly out-sourced general counsel services, or traditional hourly billing for certain matters. We are committed to providing value to our business clients in today's tough economy. We are flexible in our approach and view our customer's satisfaction as priority number one.",337,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209755.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815004637-20180815024637-00021.warc.gz,0.964358925819397
eac92ff7-79b1-4190-a550-eed6c9e80068,2017-08-20T22:55:07+00:00,2017-08-20,0,http://lifehomeliving.com/content/restaurant-eats-simple-blistered-shishito-pepper-recipe,"Blistered Shishito Peppers
You’ll find a variation of this blistered Shishito Pepper Recipe at all manner of high end Asian restaurants – they are always a crowd pleaser and seem really exotic. The thing about them is that they are incredibly quick to make, and scale up or down to group size really easily. All you need are: 5 ingredients, 5 minutes, and a fry pan. Follow these simple steps and you’ll be impressing your friends in no time.
What you'll need:
- Sesame oil or olive oil.
- Low sodium soy sauce.
- Red chili pepper flake.
- Shishito peppers (4-6 per person).
- Salt & Pepper
What you'll do:
1.) Coat the base of your pan with oil and heat to just shy of smoking.
2.) Add 1 tablespoon of Chili pepper flake per 2 people eating the dish.
3.)Throw in the washed peppers, 4-6 peppers per person eating.
4.) Blister them until they look like the picture.
5.) Turn off the heat and toss in the pan with soy sauce.
6.) Place in serving bowl and salt and pepper to taste.
Serve immediately and enjoy them hot.",263,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106996.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820223702-20170821003702-00404.warc.gz,0.896878242492676
98662f17-7243-44e6-8b93-f249dc488e6a,2013-06-19T14:27:16+00:00,2012-07-31,0,http://www.surveillance-video.com/astrophotography-july-2012.html,"Author : Lowell Bradford
Astrophotography is the process of taking photos of objects in space. Whether photographing a celestial object visible with the naked eye, such as the moon or a group of stars, or astronomers photographing space with the Hubble telescope, photographing space is astrophotography. The practice of astrophotography does not date as far back as some other sciences, simply because it depends on photography. Photography didn’t become a viable invention until the early 19th century. The first case of astrophotography took place in 1840 when the moon was photographed for the first time. Over a century later, astrophotography is the method used to capture the world’s most phenomenal images of space. Astrophotography is available to everyone. From professional astronomers to the backyard skygazer, all can enjoy the wonders of astrophotography.
Overview of Astrophotography
There are several methods used in astrophotography including various techniques, camera and video equipment, and various telescopes. Understanding the type of equipment used in astrophotography will help ensure you select the best methods for taking photos. The first thing to understand is that astrophotography is different from standard photography. Those accustomed to taking standard photos may find photographing celestial objects is more difficult than anticipated. Lighting, shadows, atmospheric changes, and the distance of heavenly objects must be taken into account to ensure the best photos are captured.
Telescopes should be adjusted to accommodate for the rotation of the earth. This is accomplished by setting equipment to rotate in an opposite manner from earth. Telescope mounts are an important device used in astrophotography that ensures photos captured are precisely timed and accurately track heavenly objects. Preventing tracking errors is vital to successful astrophotography and there are modern-day breakthroughs in computer science that helps make that happen.
Astrophotography is one of the oldest forms of science-based photography. Beginning in the 19th century, early astrophotography consisted of photographing the moon, stars, eclipses, and nebulas. The procedure requires long exposure and early images were known for being quite blurry. It was not uncommon for telescopes to lose power, focus, or direction during a prolonged photo shoot.
The earliest astrophotography photos captured were of the moon, followed by the sun and stars. It wasn’t until the early 20th century that astrophotography began to become an important scientific research method. The invention of refracting telescopes enabled more powerful imaging to be captured. As the 20th century progressed, new telescopes such as the Hale, Samuel Oschin, and Hubble revolutionized the art of professional astrophotography. By the late 20th century, new telescopes and equipment allowed for some of the most awe-inspiring space photos to be captured for the first time in history.
While astrophotography is an important tool used in scientific applications, it is also a popular hobby. Advances in video equipment, standard, and digital cameras have enabled the backyard enthusiast to capture amazing photos. Computer software makes it possible to take photos that appear as though a professional took them. From the novice to the advanced hobbyist, everyone can enjoy the art and science of astrophotography.
A variety of media devices and equipment setups are used. Examples include video and webcams, CCD, over-the-counter cameras, single lens and digital single lens cameras. Computer software may be used to adjust cameras and telescopes to zoom in on certain objects then take pictures. Photos taken may be edited in image processing software, for a clearer picture. Please consult the following links for additional information on astrophotography.",738,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.942260086536408
3f799fd3-150c-43ab-886d-40fd433cb368,2020-10-20T13:49:38+00:00,2019-09-26,1,https://zoomzimbabwe.com/2019/09/26/zimbabwean-acapella-group-nobuntu-to-perform-in-texas-us/,"NOBUNTU, a Zimbabwean female acappella group that has drawn international acclaim for its inventive performances that range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro-jazz to Gospel, has been offered a rare chance to perform at the University of Texas Performing Arts Center on October 24.
Nobuntu is an Acappella group of five talented, professional young women from Bulawayo. The group has developed its own sound which is a fusion of traditional Zimbabwean rooted music and their concerts are performed with pure voices, augmented by minimalistic percussion, traditional instruments such as the Mbira (thumb piano), and organic, authentic dance movements.
Nobuntu was nominated for Best Musician of the Year at the Zimbabwe International Women Awards in London in 2015 and are currently a two-time winner for the Best Imbube Group at the Bulawayo Arts Awards 2017 and 2019. In the last few seasons, the quintet has performed at festivals and concert halls in Italy, Austria, Germany, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and throughout the African continent.
The ensemble was a huge critical success at “Trans-Vocal” in Frankfurt and “Voice Mania” in Vienna. Their first tour to Canada, in 2016, included performances in Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Victoria.
The word Nobuntu is a Nguni word that values humbleness, love, unity, and family from a woman’s perspective.
Nobuntu represents a new generation of young African women singers who celebrate and preserve their culture, beauty, and heritage through art. The ensemble’s mission is the belief that music can be an important vehicle for change, one that transcends racial, tribal, religious, gender, and economic boundaries.
Back at home, Nobuntu holds a number of community initiatives, one of which is The Nobuntu Pad Bank where they gather sanitary pads for young women in the arts in underprivileged communities.
Nobuntu has released three recordings- Thina (2013), Ekhaya (2016), and Obabes beMbube (2018). The group has made dozens of television and radio appearances throughout Africa and Europe promoting these recordings and the culture of their homeland.
For more information on this performance, please visit:https://texasperformingarts.org/season/nobuntu-bass-concert-hall-2019",484,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107872746.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020134010-20201020164010-00264.warc.gz,0.951081275939941
f3f85ad8-4a62-4edc-8689-86a95af2e026,2013-06-19T14:20:23+00:00,2010-12-05,0,http://michiganradio.org/post/making-art-woods-u-p,"Podcasts & RSS Feeds
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Sun December 5, 2010
Making art in the woods in the U-P
Artists can apply to spend part of their summer in a cabin in the middle of the woods.
The Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is accepting applications for its artist-in-residence program. The state park is in the western part of the upper-peninsula and borders Lake Superior. The park has 60,000 acres of varied forest, along with plenty of trails.
Sherrie McCabe directs the artist-in-residence program. She says the artists get to live in a secluded cabin with no running water or electricity:
It’s far enough away from any roads that you really don’t get the traffic noise. Sometimes it’s dead silent and at other times it’s so loud it’s practically deafening with the sounds of nature. The wind can howl, the owls are noisy, the birds are noisy, but as far as humans go it’s very, very quiet.
Residencies are open to any kind of artist. Applications are available at The Friends of the Porkies.",316,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.923067808151245
caa11066-eab2-430f-b6be-3a93233d3b8e,2019-08-24T11:51:04+00:00,2019-02-03,1,http://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/Gurupura-new-bridge-by-end-of-2020.html,"Mangaluru, Feb 3, 2019: Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel laid foundation stone for the construction of a new bridge across River Phalguni at Gurupura on February 2, Saturday.
The bridge, being built at a cost of Rs 39.42 crore, will be 175 metres long and will have seven piers of 25-metre each. The width of the bridge is 16 metres and the road will be 10-metre wide. The pedestrian path on either sides of the road will be 3-metre wide.
The connecting road will be 500 metres long on both the sides of the bridge. The bridge, which will be completed within 24 months, will be constructed by Mugrody Construction.
The old bridge in Gurupura is one of the oldest bridge in the district built in 1923, across the River Phalguni on Nanthoor-Moodbidri-Karkala National Highway 169, connecting Mangaluru.
The motorists fear that the bridge might collapse any time. The work on levelling the land beside the existing bridge has already commenced. According to authorities, a majority of the works will be completed this year itself.
The old bridge was 4.50-metre wide. Though the carrying capacity of the old bridge is good, the bottom portion of the bridge is rusted. The girders have weakened. The iron railings on the bridge have already disappeared.
Locals alleged that the bridge had not seen any maintenance for the past many years.
The edges of the old bridge are covered with a thick growth of shrubs during monsoon indicating lack of maintenance. The bridge is so narrow that only one bus or truck can travel on it at a given time and cannot bear the burden of heavy vehicles plying on it.
Speaking on the occasion, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said that the bridge was one of the most important bridges on Kulshekar-Moodbidri-Karkala highway.
Union Minister Nithin Gadkari immediately sanctioned the bridge after the technical experts opined that the old bridge can not be used for long, he added.
The MP said though the Centre had sanctioned four-laning of Kulshekar-Karkala National Highway in 2015, the work was delayed due to delay in land acquisition process. “Now, the notification has been issued and land acquisition process has commenced. By next year, the four-laning of the road will take a shape and will be ready.”
Kateel, further, said once the four-laning is complete, a bypass road will be built in Gurpura and the bridge will connect the bypass.
Under Bharathmala, four-laning of Mulki-Kateel-Kaikamba-B C Road stretch and Melkar-Konaje-K C Road will be taken up. The central government has released over Rs 2,000 crore for the development of national highways in Dakshina Kannada district. The work on four-laning of Addahole-B C Road was stopped for sometime. Now, the work has commenced, said Kateel.
The work on a new bridge on NH 66 at Kuloor across River Phalguni will be taken up shortly, he added.",686,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027320734.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824105853-20190824131853-00327.warc.gz,0.956580221652985
d46a4a8d-6882-4ee8-b0ca-75e17dd6b101,2018-08-18T21:48:56+00:00,2018-08-17,0,http://wilmington-ma.claz.org/classifieds/for-sale/tickets,"Pre- Season Regular Season Tickets and Parking. Red Sox Tickets Concert Tickets Plus All Event Tickets. epiceventtickets SAVE Promo Code enjoyment Photos and contact info on Advertigo website.
Selling 2 Brad Paisley/Kane Brown tickets to tomorrows concert. $50 each. Will cost more with fees and charges anywhere else.
I am selling at face value 2 ticket for Friday August 10 At Fenway $320
Kenny Chesney 2 tickets at $110 each Fri, Aug 24, 2018 5:00 pm Gillette stadium Section 330, seats 14 & 15 Also comes with 2 live cd tracks P/u lynn cross posted.
$50 per ticket or best offer. Face is $65. Section 217 Row 19, seats 13-16.
I have 12 canobie lake tickets for 20 each with free food voucher
Free Child admission ticket with the purchase of an adult ticket
4 tickets to Disney's Aladdin on Broadway in Boston. Show is Sunday August 5th @ 1pm.
2 Summer Jam tickets for this Thursday.
Saturday February PM the JON BUTCHER AXIS Celebrating The Music of Jimi Hendrix The Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN) Summer Street Natick MA Ph -- natickarts Tickets public members Tickets are Available Now either Online or at the Box Office. Box Office Hours Tues-Fri - pm Sat am to pm and hour prior to showtime. The Boston Rock Power Trio the JON BUTCHER AXIS will be Celebrating The Music of J...
I won these at work but i work so much I won't have time for the event. 3 stubs ....1 ticket stub for VIP parking, and 2 for seating you may text or call me, thanks
I have two tickets for the game of red sox and the New York yankees
Two tickets to Aladdin musical at Boston opera house, Saturday 7/28 @ 2pm.
Selling one ticket for warped tour this friday in Mansfield. Friend can't go but I still am going
2 New England Aquarium tickets for use in 2018. Was there 3 months ago and don't need them.
Take your family or friends and their kids for a ride in a Swan boat. This is for 10 people on 1 boat ride.
Family pack for two adults and two children to Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge Mass. I don't have kids and I feel guilty about going just as two adults. Good for one year as of June 29th.
8 tickets for General Admissions to Busch Gardens Tampa, expires 7/4/2019
Looking to sell my Chris Young tickets for his rescheduled show for March in Pittsburgh PA at the stage AE. I am asking for both tickets Photos and contact info on Advertigo website.
Two tickets to Ed Sheeran concert at Gillette Stadium on Sept 14 at 7 PM for $140/ea. Seats: Club Section 32 Line up: - Ed Sheeran - Snow Patrol - Anne-Marie",626,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213794.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818213032-20180818233032-00455.warc.gz,0.914366781711578
17667b10-b667-4c3b-a331-afa103ed62a3,2015-03-27T11:51:26+00:00,2007-12,0,http://afferentinput.blogspot.com/2007/12/typical-november.html,"Another way of showing that November was not so typicalYeah, 2007 was 0%. I didn't leave out the bar.
I don't have YOY data that goes back too far, but Seattle Bubble does. He shows that the YOY change was the lowest that he has on record, going back 14 years.
So, no, not so typical.",73,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296383.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00108-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.992383360862732
a361b5ce-a2b6-4e9b-9eca-759a7e2cff43,2017-08-17T07:01:55+00:00,2013-05-21,1,http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Industry/2013/05/21/US-groundwater-running-dry/UPI-81191369134227/?spt=hs&or=er,"WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- The depletion of groundwater from one of the largest aquifers in the United States since 2001 was faster than during the entire 20th century, the USGS finds.
The U.S. Geological Survey reviewed groundwater data from 1900 to 2008 and said the annual rate of depletion was accelerating. The Ogallala Aquifer, which covers more than 170,000 square miles in the middle of the United States, declined rapidly because of the high rate of water use for agricultural, industrial and municipal water needs.
""The depletion during the last eight years of record [2001-2008] is about 32 percent of the cumulative depletion in this aquifer during the entire 20th century,"" the USGS said in a statement.
The USGS said groundwater depletion has increased steadily since the 1950s but has accelerated more quickly in the last eight years.
""Because groundwater systems typically respond slowly to human actions, a long-term perspective is vital to manage this valuable resource in sustainable ways,"" acting USGS Director Suzette Kimball said in a statement.
The World Meteorological Organization said there was a global level of sustained drought last year. Groundwater sources are replenished in part by rainfall and other forms of precipitation.",253,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102967.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817053725-20170817073725-00244.warc.gz,0.963083803653717
51df2835-2595-45fb-93bf-79baa1881ad6,2019-08-21T19:10:41+00:00,2017-10-24,0,http://www.thislifewegot.com/2017/10/24/down-syndrome-awareness-month-day-2-5/,"Is she high functioning?
When Sienna was first born, one of the questions I was asked the most was, “Is she going to be high functioning?”. Down syndrome has no spectrum. It affects different people in different ways. It’s an extra chromosome in every single cell of the body. We don’t know what strengths and weaknesses Sienna will have, because she’s just a sweet baby whose personality is just starting to emerge. We love her no matter what, just like any parent loves their child unconditionally.
I am posting a picture that’s closeup of her beautiful blue eyes. If you look close enough you can see her Brushfield’s spots(speckled iris). They are little white spots that are slightly elevated on the surface of the iris arranged in a ring concentric with the pupil. These spots occur in typical children, but are far more frequent in Down syndrome. They were described in 1924 by Thomas Brushfield and are due to aggregation of a normal iris element (connective tissue). I could stare into her eyes all day. They are one of my favorite things about my girl. Can you imagine how much happier the day of her birth would have been if my Doctor chose to point those out instead of all the negatives?
What will she be when she grows up?
Author, College graduate, Artist, Business owner, Zumba instructor, Preschool teacher, Actor, Musician, Barista, Professional Golfer, Model, Body builder, Councilwoman
These are just some of the professions currently held by successful adults with Down syndrome. Before I had Sienna, I had no idea that people with Ds were capable of such amazing things. One day, you or someone you know might have a child with Ds. I hope info like this makes us all realize that everyone is capable of greatness.
Reach for the stars, Sienna Mae ✨",402,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316150.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821174152-20190821200152-00132.warc.gz,0.970458924770355
740cc36f-671f-460b-aba4-ab693a3a97bd,2018-08-21T05:46:58+00:00,2018-08-21,0,https://driond.com/vps-web-hosting-plans/kvm/kvm-4/,"Functionalities of Your VPS
Be in complete power over your virtual server system
Each one of our KVM VPS web hosting plans has been built with all the fundamental attributes that you require so as to regulate your multi–media heavy web presence. You’ll get a choice of Linux distributions, a great deal of memory quotas and a range of free software toos, for example a dedicated IP and even a domain name marketer account. So, regardless of whether you plan to run just one resource–demanding web site or a smaller web app server, or you want to in fact begin your own personal reseller hosting firm, you will definitely have all you need available.
A Choice of Linux OS’s
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You have the option to choose from various Linux distributions for your KVM VPS web hosting plan – CentOS, Ubuntu or Debian.
SSD–powered VPS Hosting Options
Enhance your website page’s results with our SSD–driven Virtual Private Servers
Each of the KVM VPS web hosting plans provided by Driond will come built with SSD hard disks as opposed to usual HDD hard drives. Using SSDs on your VPS might be a great advantage for your web pages. SSDs supply you with greater reading/writing data transfer rates and at the same time allow for speedier data file accessibility. This generally means that all the things on your server works more quickly, including all your webpages and web apps.
Your VPS will be in trusted hands
Our support crew is on shift for you 24x7 to assist you with any software instrument that your VPS comes pre–loaded with. Any time you demand assistance with the SolusVM Panel or have any kind of questions about the installed web hosting Control Panel, our consultants will be able to be of assistance.
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We use the newest networking hardware
We have worked hard in cooperation with the employees at our data centers so as to build a trusted and risk–free inside network. We have collaborated with prime hardware suppliers to ensure a genuinely reliable service. This is why, we could positively ensure a 99.9% online availability for all KVM VPS web hosting plans. This guarantee is legitimate for all the Datacenter Facilities that we are working with.
A Free Dedicated IP
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A dedicated IP will provide you with a considerably enhanced control over your website or application, so we include 1 for free along with your KVM VPS web hosting plan.
Free Of Cost Add–Ons
A totally free dedicated IP, a domain name reseller account plus much more
Have additional value for your dollars. With every KVM VPS web hosting plan, you will get a number of cost free addons – a dedicated IP for your webpage; a domain reseller account – in case you want to get into the website hosting or website name reseller industry.
Assembly & Problem–Solving
Let our server experts perform the hard work for you
Our server operators can assist you with the installation of any software app that you would like for your web page. Moreover, if you ever experience a problem with your web hosting server that you are not aware how to sort out, you could ask them for support. The Setup and Trouble–shooting service is offered as an upgrade with every KVM VPS web hosting plan at a very good worth.
An enterprise-class virtualization
A host OS kernel-based virtual machine virtualization
Total Root/administrator Access to the Server to the Web Hosting Server
100% admission to to each aspect of your server
With total root admittance to your KVM VPS web hosting plan, you could easily turn into an administrator of your own personal web hosting server environment. This degree of admittance permits you to add an Operating System or revise the web server configuration. You can also deploy many types of software packs and restart the web hosting server anytime you have to. Using our Installation & Troubleshooting offer, you can give this work to our sys administrators.
No VPS Set–up Costs
No installation or networking servicing fees
Our KVM VPS web hosting plans are driven by a cutting–edge virtualization technology that supplies you more autonomy from the rest of the buyers on the web hosting server. The license cost of this technology brings up the price of a VPS plan in comparison to that of a regular cloud website hosting service. To compensate for the higher value, we won’t bill you any setup and network upkeep prices.
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4323efa3-1e65-4a57-af9e-3bd555d686f3,2022-05-18T23:13:23+00:00,2012-05-18,0,https://honestlywtf.com/diy/diy-chain-trimmed-ipad-sleeve/,"Given that my iPad is one of few things I can’t function without, it was about time I gave it the royal treatment. Inspired by Stella McCartney‘s iconic Falabella bag, I whipped up a chain trimmed leather sleeve perfect for my favorite gadget! This tutorial is a great way to learn a super simple hand stitching technique which can also then be applied to other leather wares. Have I piqued your interest yet?
Start by setting the rotary punch to the smallest hole setting. Create a hole in the upper right corner, making sure to punch just outside the seam but without cutting into the outer edge of the leather sleeve. (Click images to enlarge)
Each chain link is approximately 5 millimeters apart, therefore the holes should be spread apart with the same distance. Continue punching holes around the perimeter of the sleeve.
Thread the needle with the waxed linen cord and tie a double knot at the end. Pull the thread through the first hole and pass the needle through the same hole again, making the first stitch.
Pull the needle through the bottom of the first chain link and push it through the top of the second hole. Pull tightly.
Continue pulling the thread through bottom of the next chain link and pushing through the top of the subsequent hole.
Stitch the corner link through the same bottom hole twice.
Tie a double knot to finish the entire stitch. Trim the ends of the knots with scissors and cut away any excess chain with a wire or bolt cutter.
Now go back with fingers or a pair of tweezers to pull out any original broken stitches.
Your Stella McCartney inspired iPad sleeve is finished!
(Stella McCartney Falabella iPad Sleeve $415; all images by HonestlyWTF)",365,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522556.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518215138-20220519005138-00022.warc.gz,0.884535372257233
c180cf83-6c6e-44d7-8e91-0e82edb24c32,2018-08-16T13:59:38+00:00,2018-08-16,0,http://www.simhasthujjain.in/officers/mr-ravindra-pastor/,"Mr. Ravindra Pastor
Department Name : Office of the Commissioner, Ujjain Division
Designation : Divisional Commissioner
Phone : 0734-2511671
E-mail : firstname.lastname@example.org
Social Entrepreneurship Development, Mentoring, Trainer and Motivational Speaker, Regional and Micro-level Planning, Rural Business Development, Rural Marketing, Skill Development, Job Fair & Placement, Producer Company, Cooperatives, Activity based SHG, Micro-finance, Rural Development Professional and Consultant, Agri-Business Ddevelopment
Specialties: Business Development, Marketing Linkage, Public Health Management, Rural Health Services, CSR Advisor.",140,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221211000.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20180816132758-20180816152758-00342.warc.gz,0.77548885345459
6abd1252-0fcb-4655-8057-e820c830730f,2022-05-24T06:20:15+00:00,2020-10-24,0,https://blog.princelaw.com/tag/pa-gun-lawyer/,"Firearms Industry Consulting Group® (FICG®), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., will be hosting our eighteenth bi-annual machine gun shoot at Eastern Lancaster County Rod and Gun Club on October 24, 2020, in celebration of the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution, and Article 1, Section 21 of the PA Constitution. Eastern Lancaster … Continue reading Firearms Industry Consulting Group’s Eighteenth Bi-Annual Machinegun Shoot – October 24, 2020!
Yesterday, in a very short non-precedential opinion, a three judge panel of the Superior Court held in Commonwealth v. William Battle that a switchblade is not protected by the Second Amendment. As discussed in the decision, there is no dispute that upon entering the Pike County Administrative Building, Mr. Battle emptied his pockets, including a … Continue reading Superior Court Holds That Switchblades Are Not Protected By The Second Amendment
As our viewers are aware, earlier, we posted about the Superior Court's monumental decision in Commonwealth v Goslin, where the court, en banc, held that the ""plain meaning of Section 912(c) provides two separate defenses: possessing and using a weapon on school property 'in conjunction with a lawful supervised school activity' as well as possessing … Continue reading The Goslin Decision’s Impact on Possessing Weapons on School Property
Today, the Superior Court, en banc, issued its decision in Commonwealth v. Goslin, 1114 MDA 2015, regarding whether an individual is entitled to claim the defense of ""other lawful purpose"" when carrying a weapon on school grounds. As our viewers are aware, after the original devastating decision was issued by the Superior Court holding that … Continue reading Chief Counsel Prince Secures MONUMENTAL Decision from the Superior Court, en banc, regarding Possession of Weapons on School Property
While I have blogged on the topic extensively, many residents of Pennsylvania are unaware of their right to carry a firearm while voting, unless their polling location is located at a place which prohibited under state law. Accordingly, I did a short video on the right to carry a firearm, while voting. For those interested … Continue reading It’s Legal To Carry a Firearm, While Voting!",458,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662564830.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524045003-20220524075003-00022.warc.gz,0.931493699550629
7cea2b40-00f5-475c-aa80-4379051217b8,2013-05-18T07:22:09+00:00,2013-05-18,0,http://www.techhive.com/article/258767/3d_printer_uses_sugar_to_create_blood_vessels.html,"3D Printer Uses Sugar to Create Blood Vessels
What's the next big breakthrough for 3D printing? Try 3D-printed blood vessels. Last September, we looked at how researchers in Germany created printable blood vessels, but a research team from MIT and the University of Pennsylvania took the idea one step further. The latest breakthrough allows researchers to create entire networks of blood vessels using a sugar-based mixture and a customized RepRap 3D printer.
Pretty sweet, huh?
The printer uses this sugar mixture as its ""ink"" to print out the desired blood vessel network. The properties of the sugar mix allow the template to be printed out, thus creating a temporary grid of pipes. The researchers then coat this pipe template with a polymer to stabilize the printed network. Once stable, they poar living cells around the template, creating solid tissue; the sugar will then dissolve, leaving just a network of vessels for fluid to flow through.
Jordan Miller, a member of the research team, told IEEE Spectrum that the inspiration to use sugar in this creative way came following a visit to the Body Worlds exhbition. At the exhibition, he saw plastic blood vessels on display, which sparked the idea to use sugar in a similar way. The research team's goal is to implant working organs that they have made into animals for scientific study.
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f1e0d3cb-53b8-424e-a7dc-459369937a75,2020-10-24T08:18:51+00:00,2020-10-24,0,https://www.arlingtontx.com/events/monthly-events/,"Business Over Breakfast
Business Over Breakfast, better known as BOB, gives you the opportunity to pitch your business in front of 100+ members of the Chamber.
Here are some highlights of this business-building and fun event -
- Best monthly event to meet a large group Chamber of members in just 90 minutes
- Great opportunity to network, build relationships and exchange information
- Fun time, with great messages/commercials from many different industries.
- Learn about doing business with other Chamber members – even save money!
- Community news, Chamber event updates, and breakfast included
Bring plenty of business cards and begin to build valuable relationships in the community. Prospective Members can attend for $25 (if invited by a Chamber Member, the Chamber Member must register them and the event is complimentary).
Prospective Members are allowed to attend one BOB or one Chamber After Hours, in addition to attending the monthly Chamber Orientation (no charge). At this point, we believe you will recognize the value and benefits of being a member of the Greater Arlington Chamber. We welcome you to join and engage!
Chamber After Hours
Chamber After Hours is a casual, fun networking event, with beverages and appetizers provided. Members mingle, learn about others businesses, meet new friends and share laughs while continuing to build relationships in the community. It is also a terrific way to introduce a prospective member to the Chamber. Bring business cards and join us for a fun, rewarding evening!
Hosted by at different venue each month, our members are able to experience the diversity of venues available throughout greater Arlington. This also allows the Chamber member hosting the event to showcase their facility.
Chamber Orientation is a complimentary monthly luncheon event held at the Chamber on the third Friday of the month. At the Orientation, members and nonmembers learn how to maximize their Chamber investment. This session provides guidance in understanding the products, services, networking opportunities and money-saving programs available through the Greater Arlington Chamber.
Come meet Chamber staff and hear from current members as we help you identify a customized plan of Chamber resources to deliver value to your business.",433,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107882103.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024080855-20201024110855-00099.warc.gz,0.945309579372406
678b0eb3-aaca-4aa3-8fc3-9f2876231c5d,2013-05-25T05:45:43+00:00,2008-11-13,0,http://www.slashgear.com/amd-shanghai-opteron-45nm-quad-cores-announced-desktop-in-q1-2009-1322663/,"AMD have announced their latest server chips, the 45nm quad-core Opterons. The chips – known as “Shanghai” – have triple the L3 cache from the previous generation, at 6MB, which AMD are claiming will increase performance by 35-percent. That seems to be a popular number, too, as the Shanghai processors also consume 35-percent less power when idle. Best of all, though, they’re backward-compatible with the Socket-1207 motherboards used in Barcelona-based servers, making for straightforward upgrades.
Shanghai chips are also compatible with DDR2-800 RAM, meaning increased bandwidth. AMD’s Smart Fetch technology, which allows cores to suspend during periods of low use, and CoolCore, which manages power distribution throughout the chip to reduce unnecessary heat, are also supported.
The first Shanghai processors are available now, running from 2.3GHz to 2.7GHz with 75W ACP. AMD promise desktop versions – codenamed “Dragon” - in Q1 2009.",219,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00023-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.93718034029007
e5559a60-7bc9-4c44-85d3-35d981e031df,2022-05-28T04:32:01+00:00,2021-12-31,1,https://www.cmhp.org.uk/news/developing-new-national-guidance-on-substance-misuse-pharmacy-services/,"The College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP) has been appointed by the Department of Health and Social Care’s new Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) to produce new national guidance on substance misuse pharmacy services.
The CMHP will build on the considerable expertise within its membership to bring together and work with a group of experts and key stakeholders to advise on development of the guidance.
Community pharmacies are commissioned to provide a range of substance misuse services, including:
- Supervised consumption of opioid substitution treatment medicines
- Needle and syringe provision
- Take home naloxone provision
As part of these services, pharmacies often provide a level of assessment and care of people who use substances above and beyond that expected than some other patient groups.
With expert and stakeholder input, the CMHP will develop written guidance on the provision of, and contracting for, substance misuse services provided by community pharmacies, building from guidance provided in 2006.
The guidance will reflect and build on the outcomes of discussions underway in 2021 between representatives of substance misuse treatment commissioners and providers, community pharmacies and others.
The new document should be drafted by the end of the current financial year. Interested parties may contact CMHP (email@example.com) for further information.
CMHP President Ciara Ni Dhubhlaing said: “We are looking forward to working with OHID and key stakeholders to create these new guidelines over the forthcoming months. In line with our charitable objectives, we anticipate that they will have a meaningful impact upon those who commission, provide and receive substance misuse services provided by community pharmacy colleagues.”",337,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663012542.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528031224-20220528061224-00022.warc.gz,0.934696435928345
369fa78e-9bdc-4ab9-ae4d-3472e3431f12,2019-08-26T02:34:52+00:00,2018-10-12,0,https://cryptotechinsider.info/2018/10/12/,"What is CoinMarketCap?
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c9b3cd12-20c7-4035-808f-32c8430b59fc,2022-05-22T14:32:38+00:00,2022-09-13,1,https://www.turnto23.com/news/jury-unable-to-reach-a-decision-in-the-trial-for-the-murder-of-jakov-dulcich,"A mistrial has been declared in the murder case against Mariano Fernandez Perez, 24, who is accused of killing local grape grower Jakov Dulcich.
Fernandez Perez was charged with four felony counts, including first-degree murder. Other counts include shooting at an occupied vehicle, attempted murder, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
On September 13, the jury came back to the judge, unable to reach a unanimous verdict. A status hearing is set for September 19 to decide the next steps in the case. The Kern County District Attorney will have to decide if they re-try the case or not.",127,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545548.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522125835-20220522155835-00417.warc.gz,0.965708494186401
c05f878a-c234-42b2-acad-df4a058279d7,2015-04-01T05:53:35+00:00,2013-07-13,1,http://www.vancouversun.com/news/100years/Pete+McMartin+return+Interurban+rail+system+with+video/8673870/story.html,"On Feb. 28, 1958, rail car #1225 of the B.C. Electric Rail left Steveston and pulled into the Marpole station at 1:30 a.m.
An era, and a piece of the Fraser Valley’s history, ended with that trip. The Interurban — the beloved web of track and tram cars that connected Vancouver to Chilliwack and points in between — had made its last run. The reign of rail had ended: The Age of the Car had begun.
But a group of volunteers, backed by a consortium that includes the City of Surrey, BC Hydro and Southern Rail of B.C., have brought a working portion of the old Interurban back, complete with rail car #1225, now 100 years old.
The result is, in a word, spectacular.
The 7.4-kilometre track is on an original portion of the Interurban line, from 176A Street near Highway 10 in Cloverdale to the intersection of 64th Avenue and 152nd Street, in the old Surrey neighbourhood of Sullivan. It runs through some of Surrey’s busiest areas to some of its most bucolic. And at each terminus are working copies of the Cloverdale and Sullivan rail stations, built from historical records to be exact replicas of the originals (with some modern touches added, like wheelchair accessibility).
And rail car #1255, rescued from the Orange Empire Railway Museum, in Perris, Calif., where it had languished for years, has been restored to pristine condition, with its original bright red and buttermilk colour scheme. The restoration took four years and 20,000 man-hours, all of them volunteer.
The line, dedicated in late June, opened for business two weekends ago, and in four working days has already carried more than 1,000 passengers. It operates only on Saturdays and Sundays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., and the round trip — $10 for adults and $5 for children — takes just under an hour. It travels at a stately 25 km/h.
“The old rail cars,” said Henry Ewert, a local historian who’s written four books on the Interurban, “could go 80 km/h easily, and often did.
“The first Interurbans began in 1891, between Vancouver and New Westminster, and the line out to Chilliwack began in 1910. That line was the first, real transit option open to people then, and the building of the line in 1910 absolutely opened up the Fraser Valley. For the first time, people could take day trips, visit between city and country, buy property. It was an integral part of the development of the valley. It was phenomenal.”
Ewert himself remembers riding the Interurban in the 1940s with his parents, going from Mount Pleasant to Chilliwack to visit his Mennonite relatives. The 120-kilometre trip would take just over three hours, with the windows of the tram car wide open and the countryside rolling by. They’d stop at stations with names like Warwhoop, Bradner, Dennison, Evans Thomas, Sardis.
“You’d cross the bridge at New Westminster — which was a big deal even then — and you’d climb up Scott Road, and after Newton, you were gone, you were out in the valley. Oh, it was wonderful. Suddenly, you’d see Mount Baker, and for a boy living in Mount Pleasant, it was like climbing a stairway to heaven.”
At its height, the BCER operated 500 streetcars and 73 Interurban cars on almost 500 kilometres of track. During the war years, when rationing made driving difficult, the BCER carried over 140 million passengers annually. (In 1945, its peak year, the BCER carried 144.4 million passengers, and carried 833,000 tonnes of freight to boot. As comparison, the entire SkyTrain system in 2010, the Olympic year, carried 117.4 million passengers.)
With the war’s end, the long decline of electric rail began. But the fondness for the BCER survived, and in 1996, the Surrey Heritage Advisory Commission came up with the idea of the possible restoration of part of the line.
Following a four-year feasibility study, the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society was formed. The society acquired two Interurban cars — the aforementioned BCER #1225, and BCER #1304, an original Chilliwack rail car the society found in the Oregon Electric Railway Museum in Glenwood, Ore. (The society has since acquired a third tram, a BCER streetcar which was last doing active duty in Lisbon, Portugal.) When BCER #1304 is restored, there are plans to incrementally expand the rail line west to Newton, Kennedy and Scott Road, where it will link up to the SkyTrain station there. The society hopes to be at Scott Road in five to six years, with both cars and three more stations operating on the line.
“The value of this project,” said Allen Aubert, secretary of the society and chair of the original feasibility study, “is about $7.5 million in cash donations, volunteer work and in kind services. I would say there’s probably in excess of 250 corporate and individual donors, a core group of about 50 to 60 volunteers and a membership of 380.”
Riding the existing line is, simply, a delight. The interior of BCER #1225 is pristine, with the leaf green painted interior contrasting with the bright yellow replicas of the original BCER rattan benches (with imported Indonesian rattan woven in a “railway” weave). There is dark wood and bright brass fixtures throughout, and the wood windows open to let in the breeze. The car even has a “smoking area” — with wood benches and inlaid match strikes — and original advertisements overhead. (“Burnett’s Vanilla,” “Rest-Arch Shoes For Women,” “HomeKraft Bread.”)
And when it moves down the track, you can hear not only the sound of the rails but the creak and groan of wood. It is sweetly pleasant, with something organic about it, if that’s the right word. It’s moving, this moving bit of history, a remembrance of a slower time.
Aubert was asked if people ever ask him why we readily gave up something so pleasant.
“Oh,” he said, “we get that. We get that all the time.”
The biggest sale of the year, on now! Find almost $4 million worth of items such as cars, trips, furniture, gift cards and more at discounts of up to 50% off. Don't miss out as savvy shoppers will move fast to take advantage of these deep discounts. Sale ends Wednesday, April 1, at 9 p.m. Like it? Buy it before its gone. Brought to you by The Vancouver Sun and The Province.",1479,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131303502.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172143-00084-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959865272045136
8741c427-e5dd-4f45-b06b-c97f4ce3c63a,2013-05-19T10:05:19+00:00,2013-05-19,0,http://www.jefferspet.com/product.asp?pn=0027205&quick_order=true&c2p=100053,"Jeffersฎ Collapsible Travel Bowls
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d4688311-a672-4c0d-91e2-4391974fef15,2016-07-30T23:00:06+00:00,2009-03-22,0,http://www.dailypress.com/zap-bruce-willis-marries-emma-heming-story.html,"Bruce Willis is a married man again.
The ""Live Free or Die Hard"" star tied the knot with model Emma Heming on Saturday on the Caribbean island of Turks and Caicos, Usmagazine.com reports. Willis, who turned 54 on March 19, and the 32-year-old Heming have been a couple for about a year.
Among the guests at the ceremony were Willis' former wife, Demi Moore, and her husband, Ashton Kutcher, along with Madonna. Willis and Moore were married for 13 years and have three kids, and have remained friendly since their divorce in 2000.
Rumors of a wedding started to circulate earlier in the week when villas at the Parrot Cay resort, where Willis owns a home, were booked for his guests.
Willis will next be seen in the sci-fi film ""Surrogates,"" which is due for release in the fall. Heming has modeled for Victoria's Secret and Escada and was the face of a campaign for La Senza lingerie last year.",214,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258943369.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072903-00295-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.987773060798645
06f401d9-663f-43e7-b59d-0031fae18c50,2013-05-26T09:42:49+00:00,2013-02-10,0,http://finance.yahoo.com/mbview/threadview/?bn=072b030b-a126-32f4-b237-4f342be9ed44&tid=1360469377866-4d92358f-df7b-4177-bf4c-38c9b9d812cb,"Forbes, Reuters, Motley, All things Digital, Seeking Alpha and just about every other brand emits a negative title every two minutes. I don't like it and I simply can't understand it. Some say this is what you get with the largest company in the world but I don't see anything like this regarding Exxon... not on an hourly basis anyway.
Abbeys, you are absolutely right about these sources. They keep producing mostly biased articles about this company on a daily basis. And the sentiment is negative and callous beyond belief. A lot of it is go-with-the-herd and after- the-fact in-depth insight into the future of this once glorious technological prowess. You also see quite a bit of chest pumping and I-told-you-so routine. It would be nice if they gave apple a break for a few days.",178,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00020-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.963543474674225
1f443b60-db84-422b-addd-feb741641dc5,2015-03-26T23:52:54+00:00,2011-01-20,0,http://www.newsmax.com/finance/FinanceNews/IssaHearing/2011/01/20/id/383372/,"The House's major investigative committee will explore financial bailouts and the foreclosure crisis on Jan. 26, in the panel's initial hearing this year.
Chairman Darrell Issa, of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, invited special inspector general Neil Barofsky and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to testify.
Barofsky has investigated failures in the government's financial bailout program and problems with the Obama administration's Home Affordable Mortgage Program to alleviate foreclosures.
The inspector general's next quarterly report is to be released the day of the hearing. It was not immediately clear whether Geithner will testify or send subordinates.
Issa said the bailout program began under a Republican administration and now operates under a Democratic president.
He said, ""It's a fitting subject for bipartisan oversight.""
© Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.",184,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131293283.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172133-00134-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.901913821697235
e4e88591-7f5c-4eba-b8c4-b4250ab6cb4c,2016-07-28T14:43:25+00:00,2013-04-01,1,http://m.kcra.com/news/Potential-buyer-has-big-plans-for-historic-Citrus-Heights-building/19555600,"A historic building in Citrus Heights is now on the market, and a potential buyer has big plans for the site.
Instead of demolishing the building that adorns the city's seal, Jim and Gene Rounsavell want to restore it and turn it into a center for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries.
""History needs someone to take care of it, there are a lot of memories in that building,"" the Rounsavells said.
Restoring the building is a gesture that would be appreciated by many who live in the community.
""I actually think back to when my grandmother was a kid -- I wish there was a time machine. I would love to see it then,"" Gary Brown said.
The building, known as the Old Sylvan School House, was built in 1863.
When a new school was built in 1927, it was moved down the road to its current location, where it became a community club house.
It has aged over time.
""We're going to need volunteers and contractors that can help us -- for instance, there is a roof that has to be replaced,"" Rounsavell said.
Today, the building is privately owned. It's being sold by trustees who are descendants of the Van Meren Family, of Citrus Heights.
One of the trustees told KCRA 3 the family received estimates of $100,000 to $600,000 to bring the building up to code and restore it to its historic condition.
They appreciate the goal of the potential buyer.
Jim Rounsavell is the founder of a nonprofit organization called Veterans Golf Park for Disabled Vets.
The building would be an extension of that program, but golf would not take place on the site.
When veterans aren't using it, it would be available for community use.
Ultimately, the city planning commission would have to approve the plans.
""We will work with them any way we can to make it go,"" Rounsavell said.
The potential owners say they are scheduled to close on April 26.",428,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828283.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00083-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.986821174621582
b93dc2ca-a83b-4bcb-81a1-e1b8def967d9,2018-08-16T02:45:55+00:00,2015-01-13,1,https://www.theepochtimes.com/european-parliament-approves-eu-countries-right-to-ban-gmo-crops_1197233.html,"European Parliament Approves EU Countries’ Right to Ban GMO Crops
The European Parliament passed legislation Tuesday that allows European countries to restrict or ban the cultivation of crops that have been genetically modified (GM).
“This directive is in response to Europeans’ growing concerns about GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms),” said Frédérique Ries, a member of the European Parliament from Belgium and the one pushing the legislation through the European Parliament.
“This agreement will ensure more flexibility for member states, who wish to restrict the cultivation of the GMOs in their territory.”
The new law will allow countries to ban GMO crops, but they will still have to go through a risk assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) before they can be put on the European Union market.
MON810 maize, a kind of corn, is currently the only genetically modified crop cultivated in the European Union, and it is only grown in five countries.
Nine countries had GMO bans, but their bans were superseded by the European Union-level approval of GMO crops. This means that, until this legislation, countries that wanted to ban GMOs, could not, and faced legal cases if they tried.
Creating an EU-level policy on the cultivation of GM crops started in 2009. The issue has polarized the EU—on one side are countries who say GMOs threaten European’s health, the environment, and the high quality of EU food, while on the other side countries argue if the GM crops are approved at the EU level, they should be safe enough to be grown anywhere in the EU, and failing to do so threatens the EU unified market.
European countries would not be able to ban the cultivation of GMOs for environmental or health reasons if the crops were approved by the EFSA, according to the new law.
However, they could ban GM crops for other reasons, such as town and country planning requirements, their socio-economic impact, avoiding the unintended presence of GMOs in other products, and national farming rules.
On this first point, Greenpeace expressed concern because “the new law will not provide countries with a legally solid right to ban GM crops.” It warned that excluding environmental concerns from the list of reasons to ban GM crops could have “serious consequences.”
The new law states countries should ensure that GMO crops do not contaminate other products, especially to prevent cross-border contamination with neighboring countries. However there is no funding to compensate farmers if their crops are contaminated.
“I hope that when the legislation is updated, there will be an obligation to compensate farmers who are affected by this,” Reis said.
The new rules only cover cultivation of GMOs, not transportation, sale, or research. Large quantities of animal feed containing GMOs are still imported into the EU.
The new legislation will still need to be approved by the European Council, and if it does, is expected to enter into effect in the spring of 2015.
Countries that Formerly Banned GM Crops:
Countries that Grow GM crops:
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76121ea9-3557-4157-8c77-bf97a667917e,2022-05-23T17:45:03+00:00,2021-05-04,1,https://fragilexnewstoday.com/2021/05/04/bpn14770-improved-mens-language-daily-functions/,"BPN14770 Improved Men’s Language, Daily Functions
Tetra Therapeutics’ investigational oral therapy BPN14770 safely and effectively improves cognitive function, particularly language-related domains, and daily functioning in men with fragile X syndrome, according to data from a Phase 2 clinical trial.
“These results offer hope for patients with fragile X syndrome and their families,” Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, PhD, said in a press release. Berry-Kravis is the trial’s principal investigator and a pediatric neurologist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Most clinical outcome measures, including performance-based assessments, parent- and physician-rated scales, and biomarkers “were in favor” of BPN14770, suggesting “a meaningful impact on the global FXS [fragile X syndrome] disease process,” Berry-Kravis added.
The promising findings support further development of the investigational therapy and the launch of a Phase 3 trial to confirm these beneficial effects in a larger patient population that also includes children and women.
The study, “Inhibition of phosphodiesterase-4D in adults with fragile X syndrome: a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 2 clinical trial,” was published in the journal Nature Medicine.
BPN14770 works by selectively binding to and partially suppressing the activity of phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D), an enzyme known to regulate a brain-signaling molecule involved in learning and memory called cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).
Notably, cAMP is known to be deficient in fragile X patients, while PDE4D is naturally most active in brain regions important for intellect and that are affected by fragile X.
As such, BPN14770 is expected to increase cAMP levels and prolong its activity, ultimately promoting nerve cell connections that otherwise fail to develop in fragile X patients and improve cognitive function. The therapy initially was developed by Tetra, which became a subsidiary of Shionogi in May 2020.
“It’s exciting that we have a [therapy] that potentially addresses a core biochemical deficit in [fragile X], a deficiency of cAMP, that has been documented in patients, and which I discovered during my pediatric neurology fellowship 30 years ago,” said Berry-Kravis.
Based on promising preclinical results and Phase 1 clinical data in healthy elderly volunteers, the oral therapy received orphan drug designation in the U.S., which is meant to help speed its development and review.
This prompted the launch of a Tetra-sponsored, exploratory, crossover Phase 2 trial (NCT03569631) that evaluated BPN14770’s safety and effectiveness in 30 men, ages 18–41, with fragile X. The study was conducted at Rush University Medical Center, and it received financial support from the FRAXA Research Foundation.
Including male patients only was expected to “reduce variability in clinical severity and [treatment] response and allow for better detection of efficacy in a small exploratory clinical trial,” the researchers wrote.
Participants were assigned randomly to receive an oral capsule of either BPN14770 (25 mg) or a placebo twice daily for 12 weeks (about three months), after which participants would switch to the opposing regimen for three more months. This crossover study design enables comparison between treatment and placebo in the same participant.
All participants, with a mean age of 31.6 years and mild-to-severe intellectual impairment at study’s start, completed both 12-week treatment periods.
The study’s main goal was to assess the therapy’s safety and tolerability, while secondary goals included cognitive and behavioral changes, as assessed with validated measures.
Results showed that the trial met its main goal, with BPN14770 being generally well-tolerated, leading to few adverse side effects — the most common being vomiting and upper respiratory tract infection. There were no meaningful group differences in terms of adverse events.
Notably, since BPN14770 effects were found to persist during the second 3-month period in patients switching from the investigational therapy to placebo, challenging the detection of significant benefits/differences between groups, secondary goals were evaluated for the first 3-month period only.
Despite the trial’s small size, BPN14770-treated patients had a significant improvement in language, as assessed through both the computer-administered National Institutes of Health-Toolbox Cognitive Battery (NIH-Toolbox, a set of cognitive tests) and a parent/caregiver-completed scale, compared with those on a placebo.
NIH Toolbox scores revealed significant benefits in the men’s ability to pronounce single printed letters or words, to link heard words to the best fitting pictures, and in cognitive function based on past learning experiences.
“In just three months, we saw improvement specifically in the verbal subtests of the NIH Toolbox, coupled with parent rating of improvements, particularly in language,” Berry-Kravis said.
Besides meeting its secondary goal of cognitive improvement, the study also showed that BPN14770 led to significant and clinically meaningful improvements in daily function, as assessed with parent/caregiver scales.
Moreover, scores of other cognitive and behavioral tests, as well as of biomarkers — auditory event-related potentials (timed brain responses to sounds) and eye tracking (social gaze behavior) — showed trends of improvements for the BPN14770 group relative to the placebo group.
“Results from this study using direct, computer-based assessment of cognitive performance by adult males with FXS indicate significant cognitive improvement in domains related to language with corresponding improvement in caregiver scales rating language and daily functioning,” the researchers wrote.
“The improvement in language function and communication would be particularly beneficial in participants with FXS and is an area of special need identified by FXS patient advocacy groups,” they added.
Overall, according to the team, the findings support further development of BPN14770.
“Together with evidence of good tolerability, the preliminary indication of cognitive efficacy justifies expanded clinical trials of BPN14770 in FXS,” researchers wrote, adding that future trials “should also include children to explore benefit during neurodevelopment and women, who comprise a genetically heterogeneous population.”
Tetra also is evaluating BPN14770 as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.",1352,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662560022.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523163515-20220523193515-00219.warc.gz,0.946773529052734
1ac832fe-c2b8-4eb0-a608-565c2ca8ef16,2016-07-27T02:02:06+00:00,2014-05-17,1,http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/families-of-dublin-and-monaghan-bombings-to-take-civil-procedings-against-british-1.1795546,"Families of Dublin and Monaghan bombings to take civil procedings against British
Opinion: Relatives taking ‘risky and traumatic path’ after 40 years of inaction
‘Almost simultaneously, a third bomb exploded in South Leinster Street, where two women were killed instantly.’ Photograph: Pat Langan
For those of us old enough to remember the terrible day the Dublin and Monaghan bombs exploded, it is hard to believe 40 years have passed.
Despite all the terrible atrocities down through the long years of the Northern conflict, no day saw a greater loss of life than May 17th, 1974 – 34 deaths including a full-term unborn baby.
A third of those killed were young women and girls aged between five months and 22 years. That fateful Friday dawned sunny and bright. In Dublin, the city buses were on strike but people were going about their business as usual.
At 5.28pm precisely, without warning, the first bomb exploded in Parnell Street killing 11 people including an entire family – a young father and mother and their two baby daughters.
Two minutes later, 14 perished in a second bomb explosion in Talbot Street. The dead included a young mother and her full-term unborn baby. Almost simultaneously, a third bomb exploded in South Leinster Street, where two women were killed instantly.
An hour and a half later, a fourth bomb exploded in Monaghan town claiming another seven lives, including a mother of four and a father of two boys and twin girls, aged just two. The Dublin dead included a young French woman, whose family had survived the Holocaust, and an Italian father of three children.
Nobody has been charged with, much less convicted of, this terrible massacre.
The Garda investigation was wound down within weeks.
It was 19 years before the Ulster Volunteer Force admitted responsibility and only after the broadcast of Yorkshire television’s Hidden Hand: The Forgotten Massacre, in 1993. In its self-serving statement, the UVF insisted it acted alone, contradicting claims made in the programme of security force collusion. Two years later, RTÉ documentary, Friendly Forces? reinforced the YTV programme findings.
Later evidence from security force whistleblowers; the report of Judge Henry Barron’s Independent Commission of Inquiry in 2003 and Anne Cadwallader’s Lethal Allies all point to collusion by members of the Ulster Defence Regiment, the Royal Ulster Constabulary and British military intelligence.
Judge Barron deplored the failure of the British authorities to make original documents available to his inquiry and their refusal to supply other information (on national security grounds) saying they limited the scope of his report.
Since the Barron report, strenuous efforts were made to persuade the British to release the papers. Two motions were passed unanimously by the Dáil in 2008 and 2011, urging them to make the undisclosed documents available to an independent, international judicial figure for assessment. Westminster has ignored them.
More recently, in meetings with the British ambassador, Justice for the Forgotten proposed the documents be assessed in Britain, even in situ if necessary, so that no issue of national security need arise.
A highly respected individual, who it was believed would be acceptable to both sides, was suggested as the assessor.
However, an arranged meeting to move the discussion forward was cancelled by the British side in November and no new meeting was offered since.
After 40 years
Because of this refusal to continue the conversation, the families feel, after 40 years, they can wait no longer.
They have decided, very reluctantly, to take the risky and traumatic path of civil litigation against the British ministry of defence, the PSNI, the Northern Ireland Office and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. While we welcome the dawn of improving relationships between Ireland and Britain, such relationships must be based on mutual respect, equality and an honest willingness to deal with difficult issues from the past.
As President Michael D Higgins said before his recent State visit to Britain, it would be wrong to wipe the slate clean. Progress should not depend on forgetting the past.
If our strengthened and warmer relationship with London means anything, it should lead to London acceding to the Dáil’s repeated requests to open the files so all sides can finally establish the truth – and learn from it.
Margaret Urwin is co-ordinator of Justice for the Forgotten",893,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257825358.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071025-00295-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.965386807918549
59bb3f37-769d-4feb-9d51-3e48fc918005,2022-05-16T09:13:06+00:00,2019-12-09,0,https://www.sgm-fx.com/morning-brief-medupi/,"Taking to Twitter in his weekly Presidential address, Cyril Ramaphosa discussed the tale of grandeur and shortcomings that has engulfed South Africa’s newest and largest power stations. The President went on to criticise the building of Medupi power station and its twin Kusile, a project which Zuma’s successor blames for much of the financial trouble associated with state owned utility provider Eskom. Attacking these state owned enterprises amidst one of the most severe episodes of load shedding this year left the President facing a backlash on Twitter. Much of the anger and angst of citizens taking aim at the President revolves around his opening line:
“When I visited Medupi power station for the first time two weeks ago, I was struck by how massive it is.”
Given that Ramaphosa was handed control of Eskom five years ago when serving as deputy president, it is concerning that the politician never visited the site he claims is the main source of the company’s, and in many cases country’s struggles. As if that wasn’t enough to anger citizens of South Africa yesterday, they were also reminded of the burden that the failing utility company has presented to their lives. Yesterday evening Eskom Holdings announced that it would move to Stage 6 of load shedding, meaning it would withhold 6,000 megawatts of power from the national grid. With the grid on a good day still struggling to meet demand, the load shedding withheld power sufficient to power approximately 30 million televisions.
Last week it was revealed that the South African economy shrunk by an annualised 0.6% in the three months between July and September. With businesses winding down for Christmas and blackouts continuing, it will be surprising if South Africa manages to avoid its second recession in as many years. Moody’s Investors Service pushed the rating on domestic debt to a negative outlook at their last appraisal despite holding its classification at Baa3. If the material problems of Eskom and South African Airways persist it is hard to see how the next of its biannual reviews could continue to recommend domestic debt as investment grade. The Rand’s evolving weakness this morning reflects this reality.
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5f02fa2d-7049-42d6-8a78-e50fa23c1d12,2019-08-20T18:36:52+00:00,2017-12-07,0,https://studiesinaustralia.com/Blog/australian-education-news/affected-by-the-recent-closure-of-private-colleges,"Private providers in the Australian tertiary system have been under fire in recent times following the Federal Government’s decision to scrap the scandal-plagued VET-FEE-HELP student loan scheme. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has pursued six educational providers since late 2015, and there are more on the horizon.
Careers Australia was officially closed in May following a ruling that the company had breached Australian Consumer Law and “engaged in questionable conduct”, resulting in the reversal of $44 million worth of student debt. In total, the ACCC is seeking $460 million from Careers Australia and fellow providers Unique, AIPE, Empower, Phoenix Institute and Acquire Learning.
In many cases, students were promised free iPads and the prospect of student debts that would never need to be repaid. In reality, they were being served up sub-par education at inadequate facilities, with ‘qualifications’ that couldn’t be transferred to other institutions.
The State Government issued a press release on 26 May this year, urging the Turnbull Government to help stranded Careers Australia students, as the Victorian Government did not have a funding contract with the provider. Four days later, Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham offered a lifeline to thousands of victims, announcing that affected students would have the choice of continuing their training with TAFE or receive a refund through a tuition insurance scheme.
Here are three tips to help you complete your studies!
1. If your private higher education provider has closed down…
Get in touch with either of the Australian government approved Tuition Assurance Scheme providers: Australian Council for Private Education and Training, or TAFE Directors Australia.
2. If you’re an international student with questions about your private higher education provider…
Visit the Tuition Protection Service (TPS) website, email the TPS Administrator at firstname.lastname@example.org or give them a call on 1300 980 434 (domestic) or +61 1300 80 434 (overseas). You can also contact the Overseas Students Ombudsman.
Head to The Good Universities Guide for information and advice about private providers.
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e3abf454-1014-49f8-9282-3c7727385bea,2016-07-26T08:25:15+00:00,2012-08-14,0,http://freshlypieced.com/2012/08/little-patchwork-pillowcase-and-giveaway.html?showComment=1344952456169,"When Lindsey asked me to be part of the Zakka Along, I basically begged her to let me do this project. It has my kids written all over it—they love cute little animals, and they especially love cute little animals that come with their own homes, beds, and/or carrying cases. So, a cute little animal that can be stowed in its own pocket on a cute little pillow? Three-year-old-girl heaven, I’m telling you.
This project is from the book Zakka Style, compiled by Rashida Coleman-Hale, so you’ll need the book to make it. Lindsey of LR Stitched has spent the last several months running a sew-along of all the projects in the book, and this post is part of that series. Click here to catch up on all the posts.
This pillowcase might be more involved than the average Zakka Style project because of the diamond patchwork, but even so, most sewists should be able to make it in a solid evening or two. I used Essex Linen in Putty by Robert Kaufman for the body of my pillowcase, winter-white felted wool for the bear, and an assortment of pink and green scraps for the patchwork.
The first thing to tackle: The diamonds, which are used for the patchwork pocket, the bear’s tummy, and the patchwork piping. The book provides a template for cutting out the diamonds, but that is a lot of template cutting. I found it much easier to cut the diamonds from strips. Here’s how I did it:
1. Cut strips 1 9/16″ wide. Yes, that’s a crazy measurement. No, my ruler doesn’t have 1/16″ marks. I just lined it up between the 1/2″ mark and the 5/8″ mark. Trust me, it’ll work. : )
2. Line up the 60-degree mark on your ruler with the bottom of the strip and trim off the end of the strip on an angle.
3. Measure 1 7/8″ over and cut another angled line using the 60-degree mark on your ruler. Ta-da, you have a correctly-sized diamond.
The most challenging part of this project for me was the piping on the pillowcase—I’ve never made piping before, so this was all new to me. The book says to use 1/4″ piping cord, but that seemed awfully chunky to me for such a little pillow, so I went with 1/8″. Even the 1/8″ cord seems wide to me, but that might be because I have no idea how to make piping, so I didn’t get the fabric casing very tight around the cord. LOL.
The bear was very easy to make and turned out so cute. You’ll want to have a chopstick on hand for turning and for jamming stuffing into those little legs and ears.
As you can see, my daughter really loves this bear—she named him “Barry.” (Well, I think she meant “Beary,” but we won’t quibble over spelling.) All in all, this was such a great project! And based on my daughter’s very positive feedback, I recommend it as a gift for the little girl (or boy!) in your life. : )
As part of the Zakka Sew Along, I’m giving away some variety packs of lovely Aurifil thread, which you probably already know is the bomb. Three winners will get an Aurifil thread pack, and one lucky winner will get an Aurifil thread pack and an Aurifil color card! Just leave a comment on this post for a chance to win.
And finally, don’t forget to check out Lindsey’s post for her Zakka Along giveaway—this week, it’s a fat-quarter bundle of the Le Femme line by Robert Kaufman. Plus, link up your own Little Patchwork Pillowcase for a chance to win even more prizes. Enjoy your pillowcase!",863,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824757.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00230-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.954433917999268
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204ea77e-ba95-4a2e-ab27-dfd544f3e8c2,2017-08-19T20:20:50+00:00,2010-07,0,http://annafortner.blogspot.com/2010/07/well-lot-has-happened-since-my-last.html,"Well, A LOT has happened since my last post and I haven't written about it at last partly because things were so uncertain and I didn't want to think about that uncertainty so, obviously, I couldn't write about it.
Okay, that sounds a bit melodramatic (though only because I'm back on my bike now) so let me cut to the chase: I didn't race Nationals because compartment syndrome forced me off my bike for about two weeks which cost me way too much fitness.
I tried a couple of times to ride my bike the week after the 50 miler but when I tried to go any faster than a snail's pace I could feel the CS in my right leg. After about the third attempt at riding my bike, I hit rock bottom. There I was in one of my favorite places to mountain bike (Moscow, ID), but I couldn't. Just as I should have been doing loads of interval work, I could barely turn over the pedals. The summer I had planned for myself vanished before my eyes. But then my survival instincts kicked in. I told myself I was going to take a week off the bike and make an appointment with a doctor. A week wouldn't cost me too much fitness, I reasoned. I'd probably be so well rested I'd demolish my intervals and a doctor must have some really great anti-inflammatories that would have me up an running ASAP. Fortunately, too, my friends had a great long weekend planned so unless I was using my leg to get up from a sitting position and that shooting pain reminded me, it was relatively easy to keep my mind off the fact that I wasn't riding my bike.
We went rafting:
We went to Burgdorf Hotsprings (Which are incredible! If you're ever in McCall you have to check them out.). Here's a picture of the big pool, the view from the big pool, and our super comfy cabin:And we went rafting again:
We also went to Lilith Fair:
And when I got back I went to the doctor. I always love going to the doctor in smallish towns because the people who work at the hospital and in the offices are these really sweet older women with tons of pictures of their grandchildren and doilies all over their offices and they call you sweetie. Plus, with such a low volume of people coming through, they are super efficient. I had x-rays taken and printed about 15 minutes after arriving at the doctor's office. Plus, the doctor took her time and explained in great detail what she thought was going on and what my treatment options are. Unfortunately, this is where things went a bit sour. As much as I wanted to ignore the fact that RICE was going to be my best treatment option (short of surgery) that is in fact what she suggested I do. She had no magic potions for me. Well, except for this topical anti -inflammatory:
So this became my treatment regime: Wake up, turn on the Tour, work out the tightness in my shin with a tennis ball, ice, and apply anti-inflammatory. Oh, and of course coffee. Really, really strong coffee. It makes me sooooo happy. After my first cup of joe, I could take solace in knowing I wasn't alone. I watched folks like Frank Schleck crash out of the tour, and heard about all those guys with injuries like tendinitis that prevented them from even starting the tour. And that got me thinking about Katie Compton and her strange leg cramps, and now her thyroid issues. And I thought: Well, it's not like I couldn't race the Tour or Cyclocross World Championships when I could have won them. It's my first year as a PRO, and I've done pretty well, but another year of training will help me a ton, and the knowledge I've gained this year about how to prevent injury, how to train more efficiently, and how to take better care of my body will prove invaluable. So my new goal became to get back on my bike in time to ride Moscow Mt. before I had to leave and to be ready to put in some fairly long hours on the bike when I got to Granby and Nationals. In the meantime, Moscow once again proved to be a great place to recover from an injury. I went to a ton of dinner parties and got escorted home by this girl:
And I went on some great hikes:
The running joke, though, was that when I'm not on my bike, this is what happens:
I have a sudden and intense interest in babies :) Which, I admit, is very true. But, I've got a couple seasons in me before having my own. Got to make up for this one!
So about a week after visiting the doctor, I decided it was time to try riding the bike again. So with great trepidation, I called up my little bro and we hit the mountain. And, much to my great amazement, my leg felt great for the whole 2 hour ride!
And then I was off to Granby. But I'll cover that in the next post.",1057,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105922.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819201404-20170819221404-00482.warc.gz,0.986573874950409
68f6abf3-a196-4cb8-8b86-81b053462ebb,2018-08-14T09:16:18+00:00,2017-02-15,1,https://baumgartnerlawyers.com/blog/will-dot-regulate-self-driving-trucks/,"How Will The DOT Regulate Self Driving Trucks?
Written by greg on February 15, 2017
Technology is impacting almost every industry and is certain to make a big impact if not disrupt the trucking industry. Trucking companies and professional truck drivers are subject to regulations under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to protect both the drivers and the motoring public.
Some of the regulations that truck drivers and trucking companies must follow include such things as:
* Hours of service – or the number of hours a truck driver can safely work.
* Adverse weather operation – when a big truck must be slowed down or pulled off the road due to adverse conditions.
* Truck driver qualifications – or rules to become a professional driver.
Each of these areas are likely to be impacted with the coming of a self-driving 18 wheelers.
There are several companies that are helping the US Department of Transportation research appropriate regulations for autonomous trucking. One of those organizations is the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas.
The main cause of an 18 wheeler wreck is driver error. Using technology to limit driver error whether it is digital safety compliance, automatic braking or sensors for blind spots, there is no doubt that technology can help prevent accidents from occurring.
Additionally, the concept of caravanning multiple big rigs with one driver in the lead vehicle would serve to reduce substantially overhead costs to the trucking company as it is estimated that the driver’s wages are one third of the overhead of an operation of a big truck.
Many companies from Google, Amazon, Intel and others are testing ways to use technology to efficiently deliver people and goods. Uber has been very disruptive to the taxicab industry by building a better mousetrap which is easily utilized by the public. The concept for Lift and Uber could easily be applied to the trucking industry to further reduce costs of booking freight.
Companies have already tested driverless semi-trucks in the United States and with the ongoing public and private testing of autonomous vehicles, the technology will be utilized sooner rather than later.
How the DOT chooses to regulate self-driving trucks to protect the motoring public remains to be seen. It is encouraging that testing has already been undertaken by the DOT and they have recently created an advisory committee on automation in transportation.",469,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221208750.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20180814081835-20180814101835-00451.warc.gz,0.961265027523041
72091298-6c81-471b-b93e-d785628934a3,2017-08-22T20:31:38+00:00,2012-09-30,1,http://www.bovinetb.co.uk/forum_topic.php?thread_id=28&page=4,"We are being told by the media that Britain has sunk into a pit of debt which is five times deeper than previously feared, with the country now owing the equivalent of £200,000 per household!
Instead of the £1 trillion reading normally presented as the nation's debt, the UK is in the red by closer to £5 trillion, figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal.
The oft-quoted £903bn figure for public sector net debt is a borrowing sum calculated by the ONS according to international standards. But a broader set of ONS figures taking in Government liabilities show unfunded public service pension obligations could add another £1.2 trillion and liabilities in unfunded state pension schemes a further £1.35 trillion.
In reality it does seem that bovine TB is not really the threat to human health some claim so why are we spending so much money on compensation, research, fighting legal cases, killing cattle ...
30 Sep 2012, 12:07 PM
We have received an email from a farmer in Glos that refers to the current DEFRA Badger/Cattle bTB Transmission survey. This was commissioned by DEFRA in August 2012 and is a two-year scientific study to examine the interactions between cattle and badgers at a cost to the taxpayer of £1,136,449 - see Defra Science & Research Projects.
The farmer is extremely concerned about the amount of public opposition to the culling proposals and consequential bad PR for the farming sector. The farmer cannot understand why, just one month after the report was commissioned, the two 'trial' culls have been sanctioned.
'If the results of this survey, due in 2014, show that transmission of bTB between badger and cattle is the result of poor husbandry and bad bio-security, which is more than likely, then the decimation of Gloucestershire badgers will be even more indefensible.
Commissioning the survey is commendable and necessary but refusing to wait for the results is completely unscientific and an appalling waste of taxpayer's money.'
If the Government decisions are based on science then surely the decision on the badger cull should be deferred until this survey has concluded or the farming sector risks losing even more credibility in the eyes of the electorate?
30 Sep 2012, 11:59 AM
Early day motion 509
Session: 2012-13 Date tabled: 12.09.2012 Primary sponsor: Galloway, George Sponsors: Davidson, Ian Hancock, Mike Hemming, John Leech, John Riordan, Linda
That this House opposes the mass cull of badgers; urges the Environment Minister to follow the lead of the Welsh Assembly by implementing a vaccination programme with increased levels of testing and improved bio-security as a more effective way to tackle bovine tuberculosis long-term; notes that vaccination is the more sustainable and humane solution which has already been shown to significantly reduce the potential transmission of tuberculosis and that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' own advisory body, Natural England, has said that it has little confidence in the cull delivering the predicted long-term benefits; and further urges the Minister to halt the imminent cull which could make the situation worse and lead to the badger population in some areas being entirely wiped out.
30 Sep 2012, 11:56 AM
Excellent letter from a farmer published in the Independent that sums up the situation very well (www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters-badger-culling-is-emotive-but-debate-over-scientific-evidence-is-ignoring-established- facts-8182022.html)
'We've allowed the facts about bovine TB to be buried by the furore surrounding the proposed badger cull and negative reporting on the part of farming bodies has painted a picture of an entire cattle industry brought to its knees by the effects of the disease. But this is misleading. Defra reports on its website that ""11.5 per cent of herds were restricted in 2011"". They could equally report the positive side, which is that 88.5 per cent of herds were not restricted in 2011. Only a small proportion of the national herd is affected by bovine TB.
The impact on an infected herd is not caused by the disease itself. The heartache is caused by the ""test and cull"" policy deployed by our government in response to an EU directive which demands eradication of bTB and simultaneously bans the use of cattle vaccine, thereby making it impossible to achieve the goal they set.
But rather than tackle the EU to allow cattle vaccination, ministers have sanctioned a mass badger-shoot to placate a minority of vociferous farmers who seem hellbent on decimating the badger population. The fact that a badger cull spells disaster in PR terms for the entire farming industry must have eluded them all'.
G E Purser (A badger-friendly farmer), Clapton-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire
25 Sep 2012, 2:10 PM
Clearly the public are not happy with the badger cull trial proposals in Gloucestershire and Somerset. The online e-petition on the government site which asks the government to stop the planned cull stands at over 113,000 - reached in just 2 weeks. It is currently the most active petition on the site with 905 signatures in the last hour.
As the e-petition has now passed the threshold of 100 000 signatures, the Leader of the House of Commons should write to the Backbench Business Committee, who are responsible for the scheduling of debates on e-petitions, informing them that the petition has reached 100 000 signatures and it should then be debated in Parliament.
It seems there will be a well organised effort to disrupt the shooting when it starts. Night-time clashes between protesters against England's imminent badger cull and armed farmers pose a clear risk to public safety, ministers have been warned. The Guardian reports (when the petition had just over 50,000 signatures) (www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/sep/19/badger-cull-public-safety-risk) that superintendent Adrian Tudway, national co-ordinator for domestic extremism at the Association of Chief Police Officers, has warned the government that the cull poses a safety risk to the public.
Let's hope the politicians take note and work together to push for a rethink on bTB policy, based on cattle vaccination.
30 Mar 2012, 5:37 PM
Interesting letter from M Griffiths in this week's Tivyside Advertiser -Elin Jones is an Assembly Member and responsible for the original badger cull policy for Pembrokeshire. I am sure many of us share his concerns
'Elin Jones not only lost her bid to be leader of Plaid Cymru, she also lost her credibility as Assembly Member for Ceredigion with her recent irresponsible remarks in The Senedd.
Responding to The Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, John Griffiths’ announcement that he would not cull but vaccinate badgers in North Pembrokeshire as part of the programme to eradicate Bovine TB.
Elin Jones said, “Today, farmers have been severely let down by your Government. You are failing to allow them to protect their cattle from TB infection. Do you agree with me that farmers will now have to consider how best to protect their cattle? I, for one, would not blame them however they choose to do that“
I believe that this remark condones the illegal killing of badgers and in effect encourages farmers to take the law into their own hands. Elin Jones when Rural Affairs Minister, tried on two occasions to introduce a badger cull and is well known in the farming community for her pro cull views. When she claimed that farmers would now ""have to"" consider how best to protect their cattle, it is in effect an incitement to illegally kill badgers.
Such remarks are totally irresponsible and I have asked the Commissioner for Standards at the National Assembly for Wales to investigate if she has broken the Code of Conduct for Assembly Members. I think Elin Jones should publically withdraw these irresponsible remarks, apologise for her gross error of judgment and consider whether she is a fit and suitable person to represent Ceredigion at the Welsh Assembly.
17 Jan 2012, 5:50 PM
Blog post at Rethinkbtb (http://www.rethinkbtb.org/blog.html#home)
So far all Stephen Crabb has managed to extract from Jim Paice (see ""Vanishing Vaccine” below) is confirmation of all sorts of things that everyone knew already, such as “research takes time” and “changes will be required to EU legislation”.
The questions remain:
Defra stated in 2010 that they aimed to have a cattle vaccine licensed by 2012.
Why and on what evidence was this statement issued?
What has changed since?
Why is no estimated or target date available?
We do have an assurance from Stephen Crabb (but not from the Minister) that “my colleagues will take all necessary steps to ensure that the vaccinations can be deployed as soon as they are available”. That is reassuring but hardly a full answer to the final question:
Will steps to amend EU law (which prohibits cattle vaccination against TB) be taken when a cattle vaccine is licensed, or are they being taken now in anticipation of licensing?
There is a certain skill to answering questions in a helpful manner. Greater skill is needed to avoid answering while leaving your interrogator convinced you have answered. Jim Paice has exhibited neither.
Farmers and taxpayers deserve complete and open answers. We will now try the Freedom of Information Act.
17 Jan 2012, 5:48 PM
Press Release from Badger Trust dated 16/1/12.
The Rt Hon. David Cameron, the Prime Minister said on BBC Countryfile : “When you’ve got all this evidence that culling should be part of a balanced packet of measures do you just sweep it under the carpet and announce a further review or do you get on and make this work . . .”
The only source of evidence the Government itself has acknowledged  to be a rigorous scientific trial is that from the £50 million Randomised Badger Culling Trial of 1998 – 2006 . It points the finger firmly at the need for cattle-based measures.
The ISG chairman’s letter to the Secretary of State, June 2007 said: “First, while badgers are clearly a source of cattle TB, careful evaluation of our own and others’ data indicates that badger culling can make no meaningful contribution to cattle TB control in Britain. Indeed, some policies under consideration are likely to make matters worse rather than better.
“Second, weaknesses in cattle testing regimes mean that cattle themselves contribute significantly to the persistence and spread of disease in all areas where TB occurs, and in some parts of Britain are likely to be the main source of infection. Scientific findings indicate that the rising incidence of disease can be reversed, and geographical spread contained, by the rigid application of cattle-based control measures alone”.
A subsequent report of a Coalition Government review of the scientific evidence in April 2011  said, in précis, that the more that a future culling policy deviated from the conditions of the RBCT (and the proposed free shooting of badgers is an important example of deviation) the more results would differ one way or the other and if not coordinated, sustained and simultaneous could mean a smaller benefit or even be detrimental. The minimum criteria are: covering at least 70% of the land within the culled area, and an area of 150 sq km (eight miles by eight). Also, the average net benefit over nine years would be smaller, at about 3-22%, with a central figure of 12.4% or in some cases 16 per cent
Mr Cameron also said: “In the end the aim is healthy cattle and healthy badgers. The last Government just put it off and put it off for too long”.
In fact the last government only put it off once – it killed off the proposal because of the scientific evidence. The trial cull announced by Caroline Spelman in December  would be non-selective. Almost 90 per cent of the badgers killed would not be infected, and as the ISG pointed out, the prevalence of disease after culling in the remaining badgers is higher not lower [3, para 5.45].
Mr Paice revealed that cattle vaccine for TB could be in laboratories in “a year or two”.
Then it would be a question of negotiating with the EU Commission to get beef from vaccinated cattle accepted in European law, which would not be easy because only the UK and the Irish Republic would want the concession.
“Realistically we think a cattle vaccine is still six years away,” he said.
Some of our supporters have been writing to their MPs about the 'vanishing' vaccine. A letter and standard response received is set out below. We ask why, when they have had decades to work on this, the BCG vaccine for cattle is STILL not available, despite assurances that it would be licensed in 2012.The person who forwarded these letters to us says: 'I am writing back to my MP re the Paice response. I am also planning to issue a FOI request to try and find out why the change from 2012 to some time never!'. We hope others will do the same.
Letter to MP: 'During the English consultation on badger culling in September last year Defra stated that they “aim to have a licensed cattle vaccine by 2012” along with the accompanying ‘DIVA’ test capable of distinguishing infected from vaccinated cattle.
The vaccine is BCG which has been used on humans for decades and has been trialed in Ethiopia by a team including UK scientists. Martin Vordermeier and Glyn Hewinson from TB Research Group VLA and Doug Young from Imperial College(see attached report). This year Defra are saying that they are “continuing to invest heavily in developing a cattle vaccine and an oral badger vaccine but both are still many years away and we simply can’t say with any certainty when they might be ready to deploy.”
This is hardly progress. From an estimate of two years there is now an indefinite delay. There must be a reason for the delay and there must have been an announcement of the change with full reasons. Can you please ask the Minister for a full explanation. Can you also find out what steps the government has taken to change EU law to allow vaccination in anticipation of licensing.'
Here is the unsatisfactory response from Jim Paice MP, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food: 'Whilts Defra’s research programme has been designed to minimize the time required to deliver licensed vaccines, research by its nature takes time and a significant proportion of the work can only be carried out sequentially, rather than in parallel. There are defined steps in obtaining a licence (Marketing Authorisation) from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate for vaccines, which include studies to demonstrate both vaccine safety and efficacy. These studies must use the final formulation and therefore cannot start until this formulation is available. Also, large animal experiments take time to run; TB is a chronic disease with a long incubation period, and pathology takes time to progress.
Currently there is no licenced cattle vaccine available. Defra is funding the development and licencing of a vaccine for use in cattle. However, vaccination of cattle against TB is currently prohibited by EU legislation because the BCG vaccine interferes with the tuberculin skin test. Vaccines based on BCG will potentially react to the current tuberculin skin test as if they are infected with TB. Therefore, an important part of the research programme involves developing a test to Differentiate Infected from Vaccinated Animals (a so-called ‘DIVA test). Changes will be required to rhe EU legislation before vaccination can be used. This will not be quick or easy and so is still likely to be many years before a cattle vaccination can be used in the field. Even then other measures will be needed.'
15 Dec 2011, 7:58 PM
Email from BH 15/12/11:
Have you seen the latest costings re costs for 2 areas where cull is set to proceed next autumn? They don't add up at all, everyone is out of pocket.
Description and scale of key monetised costs by ‘main affected groups’:
Farmers in cull area: surveying, culling and limited vaccination operations, administration and coordination £1.40m.
Farmers in neighbouring area: financial cost of initial increase in cattle TB incidents £0.05m.
Government: licensing, monitoring, policing, financial cost of initial increase in cattle TB incidents £3.11m.
Description and scale of key monetised benefits by ‘main affected groups’:
Farmers in cull area: financial benefit of avoiding cattle TB incidents £1.13m.
Farmers in vaccination area: financial benefit of avoiding cattle TB incidents £0.03m.
Government: financial benefit of avoiding cattle TB incidents £2.52m.
4 Nov 2011, 7:40 PM
Following is from blog at www.rethinkbtb.org/blog.html#home
From Hansard (13 October 2011): Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab): In a parliamentary answer to me on 5 September, the Minister said that the science showed that his badger cull would lead to five fewer herd breakdowns a year in each cull area. Last year there were more than 2,025 confirmed herd breakdowns in England, so even with 10 cull areas after 2013 the cull would prevent just 50 herd breakdowns a year, a reduction of only 2.5%. However, the cost to farmers in cull areas will run to tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of pounds. Why should they bother?
Mr Paice: I suggest that the hon. Lady asks the farmers. .... [brief attempt to score political point deleted] .... Of course it will be expensive for the groups of farmers involved, but that is up to them. This is one part of a large package of measures, all the rest of which the Government are doing.
So it seems that Jim Paice agrees that his badger cull proposal does nothing to help the vast majority of English cattle farmers, on a national count 97.5% of them, and would not be cost effective.
He might have just pointed out, as Rethink has argued, that the principal role of badgers is to distract everyone from the real issues.
What is the “large package of measures” and will it deal with the remaining 97.5% of BTB breakdowns? It amounts to little more than minor enhancement of the cattle testing regime and “Clarifying TB breakdown terminology”.
It really is time for a Rethink.
4 Nov 2011, 7:25 PM
Press Release from Badger Trust dated 4/11/11
Caroline Spelman lets badger consultation cat out of the bag
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman told a Commons Select Committee (1) that the “difficult Government decision . . . of how to eradicate bovine TB was taken through a very detailed process engaging all the stakeholders as much as possible in making that decision in order to minimise the potential for public adverse reaction”. But there was a further purpose, revealed when she said: of the “different parties” involved “; they are likely to go out and engage with the pubic themselves and help to explain why it is such a difficult decision”.
The Badger Trust has been one of those parties and regards the decision not as difficult but as perversely pandering to the pressure of a stubborn and ill-informed cattle industry.
David Williams, Chairman of the Badger Trust, said: “The Badger Trust is a stakeholder and has responded to consultations in good faith to inform the decision-making process, but not to have its “potential for adverse reaction” minimised nor to act as a messenger for government”.
Ms Spelman also said “the reaction to that [badger culling] decision was significantly less than other decisions we have made in relation to forests."" Mr Williams commented that the comparison was entirely false: ”Decisions about the control of bovine tuberculosis involve sophisticated science whereas the Coalition Government’s sell-off policy on forests was based on creating commercial opportunities and saving public expenditure.
“Unfortunately the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Parties foolishly committed themselves to killing badgers without thinking through the complexities and dangerous consequences. Such recklessness may be fine in opposition, but now they are reaping a poisonous harvest and are having to save face by cynically manipulating the public and pushing the costs on to the farmers involved.
“The Coalition should forget badgers, rigorously enforce and supervise better cattle controls and deal with farmers who break the rules”.
The Commons have been told that plans to cull badgers to deal with TB in cattle will reduce herd breakdowns by 2.5 per cent but cost farmers ""hundreds of thousands of pounds"". Mary Creagh, shadow environment secretary, has said official figures revealed just five herd breakdowns a year would be prevented in each cull area.
Speaking during departmental questions, Creagh said: ""In a parliamentary written answer to me on September 5 you said the science showed your badger cull would lead to five fewer herd breakdowns per year in each cull area. Last year there were over 2,025 confirmed herd breakdowns in England. So even with 10 cull areas after 2013, the cull would prevent just 50 herd breakdowns a year, a reduction of just 2.5 per cent in actual herd breakdowns. Yet the cost to farmers in cull areas will run to tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of pounds. Why should they bother?""
In response, agriculture minister Jim Paice said the measure would be ""expensive"" for the farmers involved, but said the industry was anxious for something to be done to tackle the disease. He did not challenge the figures given by Creagh, so if these are correct the whole exercise is disproportionate and not good value for money, whether paid for by the government or farmers..
He said: ""Of course it is going to be expensive for the groups of farmers that will be involved, but that is up to them. The fact is this is one part of a large package of measures, the rest of which the government is doing.""
Creagh retorted: ""You say do something, but surely doing something effective is more useful than just doing something."" She referred to comments by home secretary, Theresa May, who in earlier news stories has been reported as suggesting the proposed cull could take up police time and divert 'scarce resources' from next year's Olympics. Paice emphasised that no final decision had been made and said the department was in talks with the Association of Chief Police Officers about the cull.
The minister was responding to a question from Graeme Morrice (Lab, Livingston) on what representations have been received from the scientific community on the plans to pilot the free shooting of badgers.
Morrice said the government had 'blindly' cancelled five out of six vaccination trials that had been planned by the last government..
13 Sep 2011, 6:41 PM
... and in New Zealand, constantly being held up as a good example of how they are dealing with bovine TB ...
""The death of keas in Westland's Okarito due to 1080 poison is a loud alarm call for a cessation of the use of 1080, and an explanation and apology from the Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson is called for"", says Larry Baldock leader of the Kiwi Party.
""Surely the Minister should now be demanding answers from the Department of Conservation following on the news of the death of 7 radio-tracked keas after a recent 1080 aerial drop"", continued Baldock.
""Although a supposed kea repellent was used, any person should realise keas are highly inquisitive parrots which, repellent or no repellent, are almost certain to investigate any poison bait.
""Questions surround the whole use of 1080. What was the purpose of the aerial toxin drop? If it was aimed at the possum, is there actually a possum problem? Reports from the West Coast indicate low numbers, verified by an almost complete lack of road kills. If it's bovine TB, that is the Animal Health Board's responsibility not DOC's. In any case the TB issue also demands scrutiny since the TB skin test used on cattle has a 20 percent error rate which in essence means one in 10 cattle with TB is not detected by the test.
""A solution to the possum problem is to see them as a resource which could be used to harvest fur and meat for a potential $300 million export return. In doing so, possum numbers would be managed and kept low.
""What does the Minister think or is she mute with embarrassment and shame?"", concluded Baldock.
This really is a must read! The notes from the seminar held for MPs in 2004 contain some useful information - it reveals how little we have progressed and how little is known about this disease and the efforts to control or eradicate it ...
Bourne's comments are particularly enlightening. He acknowledges skin test has failed yet it would seem that in reality we STILL have no real prospect of change in the near future (despite next year being given as date for cattle vaccination to be licenced with Diva test. There is the continuing obsession with badgers which - yet again, monopolize the debate. Bourne admits if badgers were eliminated overnight the disease would remain ...
We have pulled out a few of the extracts we found most interesting and reproeduce these below.
To answer the question, 'What is the good news that I can take back to my farming friends?', we have this response: 'there is a lot of good news. We better understand the disease in cattle. We recognise that the diagnostic test as it has been applied in the past 20 years has been inadequate for controlling the disease in cattle and has to be improved. The nettle has been grasped with respect to that and the use of the tuberculin test is now being looked at more forcibly and also changed in the field. There is also development in other tests'
So where is the real progress re this now we are in 2011?
'We also recognise the dangers of moving infected cattle around the countryside. Farmers must recognise that they have a responsibility for treating it as an infectious disease and putting in place rather simple biosecurity measures to prevent the transmission. We have moved a very long way in a very short time. The culling issue is still vexed, but I honestly believe that, if one eliminated badgers at a stroke over night, we would still be left with a very serious cattle disease that would have to be tackled in a way that would have to be more effective than has been used in the past 20 years'.
Page 9 .... 'Although we have talked continually about a reservoir of infection in badgers, on the basis of work that has been in place for the past couple of years we now recognise that there is a reservoir of infection in cattle. That would not be controlled by killing badgers. It has to be tackled in some other way'.
... and on the subject of other animals ... 'Other wildlife reservoirs have been mentioned. We recently completed a report in which we concluded that deer, especially fallow and red deer, may constitute maintenance reservoirs of tuberculosis'.
.. and on subject of closed herds .. page 14, Professor John Bourne: 'The TB 99 epidemiological analyses suggest that there is no such thing as a closed herd. People claim to have a closed herd, but they simply do not exist'.
--- and on subject of cattle vaccination Page 23 ... 'It has been said that, epidemiologically, we can only get it right about half the time. I understood that cattle vaccination through the normal vaccination that we would give people is only about 60 per cent. effective. Surely, if we can reduce the amount of bovine tuberculosis by 60 per cent. we will have done a tremendous amount of good'.
Professor Doug Young said; 'Vaccination will reduce it by 60 per cent., but it depends on what is defined as a reduction. That does not mean that 60 per cent. of the animals do not have any disease at all. It tends to reduce the amount of disease in individual animals, so they would still remain, for example, tuberculin positive. It would be a problem with the current BCG. We have to go further than the current BCG to really get to a stage where we do not have the significant number of lesions in the animal to make it worthwhile.'
'The progress that we are moving to in terms of better BCG would be that, since the Krebs report, there has been an active programme of cattle vaccination in place. People have been looking in laboratory experimental challenge conditions and now have vaccines that look better than BCG. We are now trying to put those out into a natural transmission setting, so in the laboratory we are looking at quite an unfair situation where we give cattle a very large dose. It may well be that, under natural conditions, they see a lower dose and our vaccines may be suitable for that. At the moment, we have had five years in the lab. We are now going into a five-year phase where we can evaluate the new vaccines under natural transmission settings. We have plans in place. We can go ahead'.
WE ARE STILL WAITING!
Bill Wiggin MP: 'Is more money being used to do that quicker?'
Professor Doug Young: 'We are certainly going to use more money over the next year. That has been put into the DEFRA programme. At the moment, a certain amount of money has been going into the basic research to produce the candidates. Our plans for testing them in natural transmission settings mean that we need to assemble herds of reactors in some kind of contained facility and put in our vaccinated animals and see what happens. That experiment is quite expensive. It will cost several millions of pounds ...'.
4 Sep 2011, 5:54 PM
I would ask too if we can trust the NFU? They say they represent the views of farmers but they are obsessed with badger culling and not interested in getting the rubbishy testing regime changed.
Came across reference to this on another forum and it does indeed seem to sum up the NFU well - see www.corporatewatch.org/?lid=1088 and in particular this bit: 'Another reason that some farmers consider the NFU to be undemocratic is its historically close relationship with government, often parroting the government or MAFF line. Indicative of this is the fact that successive presidents have received knighthoods or greater honours. Whether this is a cause or a symptom of the NFU's general complicity with government policy is unclear.' And, of course, we have ex NFU officers in government and involved in the legislative processes too.
Referring to Spelman's announcement of the Government's intention to sanction the slaughter of badgers he says ' she has ridden rough shod over the opinion of scientists and the public'.
He goes on to say, 'DEFRA's announcement was closely followed by the publication of the results of last year's public consultation on the Government's Badger Control Policy. It was released without fanfare - without any press release or statement but instead was buried deep in the archive section of DEFRA's website. Since the consultation closed in December 2010, DEFRA sat on the results and resisted disclosure, only finally publishing them following a Freedom of Information request from Humane Society International/UK'.
He says the reason is clear:. 'DEFRA initially promised that the views of the general public would inform their badger policy. The problem for DEFRA is that when they asked the general public what they thought, 69% of them opposed the slaughter of badgers'. He said that DEFRA had a similar problem with scientists - the government started out claiming that their badger strategy would be 'science-led' however when they were inundated with evidence from prominent independent scientists almost unanimously condemning a badger slaughter, the 'science-led' strategy came rather unstuck.
As most of us will know plans to slaughter badgers have been criticised by former members of the Independent Scientific Group charged with assessing the results of the ten-year Randomised Badger Culling Trial, Lord Krebs (now Chairman of the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee), and the Medical Research Council, as well as a host of conservation and animal welfare experts including Sir David Attenborough and the RSPCA.
Jones' goes on to say 'Whilst the majority of the scientific community have vociferously opposed DEFRA's strategy, it saddens me to see the British Veterinary Association jumping on board the badger slaughter bandwagon. As a veterinarian, my profession's version of the Hippocratic Oath is very important to me. I vowed that 'my constant endeavour will be to ensure the welfare of animals committed to my care.' Clearly the BVA seems to have little time for the welfare of badgers, given its apparent support for the untried and untested ""free-shooting"" method of slaughter proposed by the government. This is truly alarming because whilst it's difficult to say exactly who will benefit from DEFRA's strategy, there is no doubt that badgers will suffer. Tens of thousands of these iconic and well-loved animals will be shot by landowners or their agents who often possess dubious firearms competence. Animal injury, suffering and death will once again become commonplace in our countryside'.
30 Jul 2011, 2:15 PM
According to the Independent on 29/07/11 (www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/majority-objected-to-badger-cull-before-policy-was-approved-2327913.html) there was overwhelming public opposition (69%) to the proposal to cull badgers. There were nearly 60,000 responses! Included was a submission from the Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB, which completed a random badger-culling trial in 2007. It challenged Defra's claim that a 16% reduction in bovine TB could be achieved over nine years through farm-based culling of badgers.
Sixty-one per cent opposed culling, but said they would consider vaccination of the badger population; 8 per cent said they wanted neither of the options, while just under one-third of respondents were in favour of both vaccination and shooting.
What is somewhat disturbing is that this evidence was apparently withheld until the Government had made its decision to go ahead with its controversial plans to allow badgers to be shot.
The Independent said, 'The consultation, which was completed in December 2010, was eventually – and discreetly – published on a Government website on the day of the much-anticipated statement following a request under the Freedom of Information Act from the Humane Society International (HSI).'
A spokesman for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) apparently insisted it was 'entirely normal' to publish consultation responses at the same time as policy proposals.
Culling could begin in the West and South-west of England as early as next Spring. A legal challenge may be launched by groups opposed to the plans.
13 Jul 2011, 5:07 PM
Letter from the RBCT scientists in today's (13/7/11) Times.....
Sir – Sir David King’s article (“If we want dairy farms, we must cull badgers” 8 July 2011) contributes little scientific insight to the debate on controlling cattle TB. Defra has proposed that badger culls be initiated and funded by farmers themselves. Having overseen a decade-long programme of independently-audited and peer-reviewed research on this topic, we caution that such culls may not deliver the anticipated reductions in cattle TB. King previously agreed with our conclusion that – because of the way culling affects badgers’ ecology – only large-scale, highly coordinated, simultaneous and sustained culls could have positive impacts. Delivering and maintaining such culls would raise substantial challenges for farmers, with a risk of increasing, rather than reducing, disease incidence. Defra’s own assessments suggest that participating farmers will lose more, financially, than they gain. King asserts that shooting free-ranging badgers – Defra’s preferred culling method – “would be an effective and considerably cheaper alternative”, but there are no empirical data on the cost or effectiveness (or indeed humaneness or safety) of controlling badgers by shooting, which has been illegal for decades. If the government decides to proceed with this untested and risky approach, it is vital that it also instigates well-designed monitoring of the consequences.
John Bourne, Christl Donnelly, David Cox, George Gettinby, John McInerney, Ivan Morrison & Rosie WoodroffeIndependent Scientific Group on Cattle TB 1998-2007
13 Jul 2011, 9:28 AM
Email dated 13/07/11 from PAC. Politicians take note!
REACTIVE badger culling doubles the risk of bTB breakdown on herds within one kilometre of the culled area. That's the stark warning from the latest scientific research by Imperial College.
Using rigorous analytical techniques the research , released today (July 13) underlines once again the dangers inherent in attempts to control bovine TB by killing badgers.
Commenting on the news Badger Trust chairman David Williams said: ""This is yet another warning to the Government. It reinforces what we already know from the Randomised Badger Culling Trials (RBCT) that localised culling makes matters worse and it underlines the message from top scientists that badger culling is not the way forward. And we have already heard from Lord Krebs that, in his view, culling--whether proactive or reactive-- is not the way to beat the disease. The estimated benefits are too small and the time frame too long. The Government must take this latest research on board and scrap any plan to cull, especially as shooting, a totally untried and untested culling method, carries a very real risk of disrupting badger populations with the same negative perturbation effect on cattle TB that we have seen in reactive culling.
Mr Williams added: ""Apart from the obvious badger welfare and human safety considerations,we have it on good authority that it would be exceedingly difficult to ensure co-ordinated, sustained, efficient and simultaneous culling of badgers by ""controlled shooting""--the Government's preferred description for shooting free-running badgers. The risk of making cattle TB worse is so grave that we urge the government to consider the position very seriously.""
 Localized reactive badger culling increases risk of bovine tuberculosis in nearby cattle herds - Flavie Vial and Christl A. Donnelly, MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London
12 Jul 2011, 12:55 PM
Is culling badgers really going to solve the farmers' problems? After some 15 years of argument and debate, Defra, on the instructions of politicians, is expected to make a cull announcement very soon. Will the politicians get it right? It is expected that syndicates of farmers will be permitted to hire marksmen to shoot badgers on sight, at their own expense, to help counter the alleged spread of bovine TB, especially in the West Country.
But for many culling is not an acceptable option and the vast majority of public opinion is against culling. Now Lord John Kreb, the leading government adviser who wrote the initial report on badgers and TB in 1997 has made his views know. On 11 July 2011 he announced that he was against any culling proposals. So, here we have another expert who would appear to know what he is talking about and willing to make his views known. He has clearly said that he does not think culling is 'an effective policy'. What he says seems to make perfect sense, but will the Government take notice? He follows several experts in coming out against culling.
He said trials had shown that a cull would only reduce the amount of TB in cattle by something in the region of 12 to 16%. ""So you leave 85% of the problem still there, and having gone to a huge amount of trouble to kill a huge number of badgers, it just doesn't seem to me to be an effective way of dealing with the disease,"" he said.
According to the Independent article, 'The remarks from Lord Krebs, now principal of Jesus College, Oxford, raise the political stakes enormously in what is already a potential minefield for the Prime Minister, who has trouble enough on his plate with the phone-hacking scandal without alienating large numbers of animal- lovers. Lord Krebs' remarks are embarrassing because the Government has said it will be led by the science. It was as a result of the Krebs report, which said that there was no doubt that wild badgers did carry TB and did pass it on to cattle, that the Government set up the badger-culling trials, which lasted for more than seven years.' Apparently Lord Krebs said he recommended the trials because it was not known whether a cull would be effective or cost-effective, and his view of the issue was only formulated once he had seen the results. While the trials showed culling did have an effect if it was done on a large scale, it was a relatively small one, he said. Asked if he thought a badger cull would be a mistake, he said: ""Yes."" He said: ""To me the story is pretty straightforward. If you've got a measure that affects 15% of the problem, then you don't focus on that. You focus on something else.""
Interestingly Farming Today included a piece about meat from reactors going into the food chain. It said that the carcasses from reactors and inconclusives were sold into the food chain, with the Government receiving the income from these. Carcasses with lesions could legally enter the food chain for human consumption once the area affected was removed and there was negligible risk to human health, even if lesions remained in the meat, as cooking destroyed the bacteria. Surprisingly Defra has only just started keeping figures regarding this area. The programme also referred to the fact that there was negligible risk to humans from bovine TB now most milk is pasteurised so again we ask, why all the fuss about bovine TB?
Elin Jones AM, the Minister for Rural Affairs in the last Welsh Assembly acknowledges that she lost votes due to her TB eradication policy:
“I know that I have lost a significant number of votes in this election due to my TB eradication policy and I faced a concerted campaign to oust me as the local AM by local anti-cull activists. However, this was never a one-issue referendum and I’m pleased that the people of Ceredigion recognised this and re-elected me on the basis of my hard work on their behalf”. (From Tivyside Online.)
A Pembrokeshire Against the Cull supporter sent us this analysis of the results in Elin Jones’ constituency (email 7/5/11):
Compared with 2007 – the last election
Elin Jones Plaid lost 2798 votes i.e. 19% of her 2007 total. Lost 7.9% share of the vote – 49% - 41% National loss to Plaid was 3.1%. Elin Jones loss was 7.9% so had a significantly greater swing against HER than Plaid had Nationally.
Liz Evans Lib Dem anti- cull held onto the Lib Dem vote – down 0.9%, down about 4% nationally.
Labour and Greens both anti cull, picked up 4058 votes compared with 1530 in 2007 (Greens didn’t stand in 2007).
Looked at another way: Pro cull vote 12020 Anti cull vote 17056
The analyser concludes ‘ the PAC campaign in Ceredigion had some effect’ and this was acknowledged by Elin Jones (see her quote above).
I wonder how many votes Elin Jones lost Plaid throughout Wales?
The 17000 respondents to the badger cull consultation who were completely ignored by Elin Jones (as they were in the earlier consultation) are the type of people who would turn up to vote but hardly likely to vote Plaid when their voices were not listened to.
8 May 2011, 12:13 PM
Badger Trust Press Release dated 27/4/11 states that campaigners against badger culling in Wales have uncovered a serious omission in a speech by the Rural Affairs Minister in the Welsh Assembly. Mrs Elin Jones said the number of herds affected in the area covered by the culling order had increased by 44 percent but failed to add that the number of individual cattle from those herds slaughtered was halved from 1725 in 2008 to 850 in 2010. This followed the imposition of stringent cattle measures and (of course) was achieved without any badgers being culled. Pembrokeshire Against the Cull obtained these unpublished figures under the Freedom of Information Act.
The Minister told the Senedd in March only that there were 79 new TB breakdowns last year compared with 55 in 2009. She went on to mention total compensation paid, without explaining that compensation is for animals, not herds. The compensation bill for the Intensive Action Area (IAA) could, on this basis, have been reduced by up to half over the period.
The new low figure for cattle slaughtered is well on to the way to the level (749) it was in 2006 -- but still with no badgers killed.
17 Apr 2011, 7:32 PM
Here we go again, the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG), is set to waste thousands of pounds again with another judicial review called for from the Badger Trust (with support from the Pembrokeshire Against the Cull landowners) on the cards!
A letter before action has been sent by the Trust's solicitors, Bindmans, with a view to legal proceedings commencing in the High Court if the WAG refuses to revoke its Order to destroy badgers. The WAG proposes to kill badgers as part of its bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication programme.
In the Trust’s formal letter before action to the WAG (full text at www.badgertrust.org.uk) it sets out why it considers that the High Court should strike down the Order made on March 9th 2011 by the Rural Affairs Minister, Elin Jones.
The Badger Trust says;'The last two years have seen a significant fall in the number of cattle slaughtered because of bTB. If badger destruction had been allowed two years ago by the last government it would have been presumed that the reason was culling rather the range of effective cattle-based measures now in force. Fortunately, in 2010, the Court of Appeal struck down the last culling proposals so we had a chance to see reduction by cattle-focussed means take effect. The number of cattle slaughtered has fallen during the last two years by 45% in Dyfed, which includes the intensive action area where badger destruction is proposed. It is our duty to pursue all legal means to protect the badger. Yet again the Trust is challenging the legality of a decision by the WAG. The members of Britain’s Badger Groups and our generous and loyal supporters look to us to secure the welfare of the badger in line with our objectives as a charity acting in the public interest'.
Pembrokeshire Against the Cull has stated; “We have been working closely with the Badger Trust and their legal team and fully support their decision to proceed with this action. We particularly welcome the inclusion of civil rights aspects which have been of great concern to our supporters. The Welsh Assembly Government appears so far to have ignored the concerns about human rights and public safety raised by so many in the consultation and has offered no justification for taking such disproportionate powers and actions. We recently started a fund specifically to support a possible legal challenge and will be working to ensure we play our part in bringing this challenge to a successful conclusion.”
15 Apr 2011, 5:47 PM
The results of the formal public consultation was a phenomenal 13,421 responses which were received by WAG by the closing date. It is clear from WAG's own analysis that the majority was opposed to culling - in fact only 2,110 responses actively argued that badger culling was justified. The Countryside Council for Wales, WAG's statutory consultee on conservation issues, said ""vaccination, in conjunction with appropriate cattle herd management and effective testing regimes, is the most appropriate long term strategy for managing bTB in cattle"".
Despite this most AMs voted to proceed with the cull! It is appalling that the public consultation exercise can be disregarded in this way. That is democracy for you!
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There’s a body of literature by educators on the practice of close looking and inviting personal responses from the students (Portland-based museum educator Mike Murawski has a great post on these topics here). You might use the Woman of Willendorf as the key image from which your lecture and discussion will stem for this class on Prehistory. You could use this class activity at the beginning of your class to get your students to look closely at the Woman of Willendorf in pairs (i.e. to practice the art historical skill of formal analysis) before then opening up the discussion to the whole class and figuring out her context together. Some easy first questions to open with after the activity are, “What did you see? What were the first things you noticed?”
The term Prehistory refers to all of human history that precedes the invention of writing systems c. 3100 BCE and the keeping of written records, and it is an immensely long period of time, some ten million years according to current theories. For the purposes of an art history survey, we split our study of Prehistory into two camps: Paleolithic and Neolithic (old vs. new, nomadic vs. settled, “lithic” from the Greek for stone, as these peoples worked with stone tools). This is often a good time to discussion the differences between culture and civilization, the growth of which will become apparent as the survey progresses—and which can be problematized in terms of how your survey narrates the “development” of civilizations.
The timeline covered in this area of the survey is vast—c. 32,000 BCE (Chauvet Caves) to 7,000 (Neolithic settlements)—but the question that unites this vast chronology is simple and compelling: what can we find out about objects from so long ago, and how do they connect to our contemporary experiences today?
In an hour and fifteen minutes, this question can be investigated through many ancient objects, including:
- Woman of Willendorf, 22,000 BCE
- Lion Human, 32,000 BCE
- Spotted Horses and Human Hands, Peche-Merle, Dordogne, France, 25,000 BCE
- Hall of Bulls, Lascaux Cave, Dordogne, France, c. 15,000 BCE
- Chauvet Cave, Ardeche Gorge, France, 32,000–30,000 BCE
- Çatal Hüyük, Turkey, 7400–6200 BCE
- Stonehenge, c. 3000–1500 BCE
An object like the Woman of Willendorf can tell us about how the female form was viewed culturally as this isn’t an exact replication of what we know homo sapien women looked like at this time. And although she’s been canonized in the art history survey, she’s really not that unique—many similar figures have been found from this era. Her body has been changed to accentuate certain characteristics. Why? Most of the figures from the “upper Paleolithic period” are women. Women bear children, and she seems well-nourished—this may have ensured the continuation of the community. She’s also a portable object. This makes sense as prehistoric communities were nomadic and needed to be able to carry their possessions with them.
The Lion Human (found in the German Alps in 1939) shares certain similarities with French cave wall paintings, which also show hybrid creatures. The French paintings, however, are several thousand years younger than the German sculpture. This sculpture was found with flutes near it, suggesting it was part of a musical ritual or tradition. (Contemporary artists Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla’s ‘Raptor’s Rapture’, a work shown at Documenta 2012 in Kassel, Germany, includes a musician specializing in prehistoric instruments playing a flute just like this.) It’s the oldest known zoomorphic sculpture in the world, but as there are no written records left to us, the meaning and purpose of this art can only be guessed at. At the end of the Paleolithic era, there were perhaps over five million inhabitants of the earth.
Cave art is often hidden deep in cave formations, suggesting that it was intended for a privileged subset of people; this theory is similar to that of burial sites such as at Stonehenge where remains of men of a certain age are found. It suggests a society built on hierarchies, one that was structured and ordered. One of the first questions to think about is, how did prehistoric humans work and paint in deep cave formations that would have been pitch-black? They did so by using animal fat lamps (see, for example, the Lamp with Ibex Design). What materials were they using? Natural pigment derived from stone and plant, charcoal, and applied using their hands or rough brushes. Some archaeologists believe that pigment may have been mixed in the mouth and then spat onto the walls (see the archaeological reenactment of painting techniques slide). What was the purpose of the handprints on the walls? It’s unclear—were they signatures? Hand signals used while stalking prey? Used to signify the presence of humans in this animal world? Great examples of cave art include the Lascaux Cave, Le Tuc d’Audoubert, and the Chauvet Cave. Prehistoric cave and rock art was also produced in Australia, Malta (an island between Italy and N. Africa), and Algeria, among other sites.
There may be no one single “function” for these works—they changed over generations, over many thousands of years, so while some of their functions may have been passed down orally, these changed and mutated too over time. We can’t even be sure if the works are about the act of painting, or the finished images. Even within one generation, or a short period of a few generations, the cave paintings would mean different things to different people depending on their age, experience, perhaps their gender. We can only make educated guesses about what they were used for. However, the difficulty and time required to make the works meant they weren’t just for aesthetic pleasure alone. They could have been used for clan rites, as an initiation for younger (male) clan members. They may have believed to have had magical powers (i.e., showing a successful hunt could prefigure that happening in real life), the precursor to modern systems of belief and religion. However, as Herzog’s documentary points out, this theory has since been somewhat dismissed as further archaeological evidence suggests that the animals portrayed are not the ones that were hunted.
The Neolithic or Agricultural Revolution followed the Paleolithic Era, and it began in the Ancient Near East about 10,000 BCE. Not long afterwards, Neolithic settlements appeared in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Western Hemisphere. During the next 3,500 years, men and women all over the world radically transformed their relationship to nature, from a dependent one to more independent one. This is a slow change—it didn’t happen overnight by any means. Human beings learned to manipulate nature, they invented agriculture, which allowed production of a food surplus, they manufactured new types of tools, and they domesticated animals, like dogs, sheep, goats, cattle, pigs, and so on.
Once a food surplus was produced, human beings began to live in fixed village settlements like Çatal Hüyük, in Turkey (7400–6200 BCE). Humans began to develop more lasting ties to specific sites and places. Innovations of the Neolithic era included a division and specialization of labor, the emergence of an artisan class, such as weavers or potters, the development of trade, the invention of private property, and the development of basic political and social institutions.
Neolithic people also created impressive megalithic (“massive-stone”) constructions, such as Stonehenge. Stone was used because of its durability (think of the words or phrases like “written in stone”). Stonehenge uses post-and-lintel construction techniques, and the technology used to lift, transport, and maneuver the massive stones is still the subject of much discussion by archeologists today.
Next came the Urban Revolution (Mesopotamia and Egypt, from about 3,500 BCE. This “urban revolution” formed the symbolic boundary between “prehistory” and “history” as the first writing emerged from the Fertile Crescent, today Iraq. For many, this is the moment that mankind invented “civilization.”",1850,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321696.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824194521-20190824220521-00102.warc.gz,0.965455830097198
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9d70466a-8c69-4695-bab0-ad063767dfdd,2016-07-25T08:34:02+00:00,2012-03-15,1,http://www.thebody.com/content/66273/russia-hiv-infections-rise-5-percent-in-2011-offic.html,"Russia HIV Infections Rise 5 Percent in 2011: Official
March 15, 2012
Russia's top doctor said on Monday that new HIV infections rose 5 percent in 2011, with 62,000 cases recorded. According to Gennady Onishchenko, the country has logged more than 600,000 cases since 1987, a figure much lower than the UN's estimate of 980,000.
Onishchenko said heterosexual HIV transmission continues to increase and now accounts for 39.9 percent of cases, though most new cases are linked to injecting drug use. He worries that women are increasingly affected: Females now represent more than half of new infections in 13 Russian regions.
According to activists, ongoing social stigma against the groups at highest risk -- homosexuals and drug users -- impedes Russia's response to HIV/AIDS. International groups have long criticized Russia for failing to take a comprehensive approach.
Andrei Zlobin, who leads Russia's HIV patients association, said the official response to AIDS is marked by inefficiency, inaccurate data, and a lack of a plan. ""The big question is why a country which spends so much materially lacks such efficiency,"" he said.
Agence France Presse
This article was provided by CDC National Prevention Information Network. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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24f7b378-a7ff-4314-b9ba-ec979dda70f5,2022-05-20T09:59:44+00:00,2018-12-09,0,https://www.webygeeks.com/where-is-my-facebook-business-page/,"Where is my Facebook Business Page? I can’t find my Facebook Business Page!
December 9, 2018
You can’t wait to see the fruits of your labor to appear on every terminal of your friends using FACEBOOK. Just when you opened up the page you’ve worked so hard… you see nothing. Where is it? This is embarrassing. The research you made and the tons of materials you’ve read, not to mention the pointers given to you by close friends, how could you end up with… nothing? People like you make one all the time, what was different with the one you made?
Fortunately, your predicament is not the most difficult to resolve. FACEBOOK made sure the creation of their Business Page is not akin to rocket science.
So what really happened to your FACEBOOK Business page?
There are a number of easily overlooked options in its creation mostly ignored by people that FACEBOOK would really require you to go over and use.
Let’s start by checking out your Facebook Page’s “About” and “Settings” sections
The most likely culprit would be one or all of the following places in your page:
The Page “Settings”
The Page itself (call to action, profile pic, and cover image)
The Page’s “About” Section
Those items mentioned sounds too vague, no worries, you will be guided every step of the way.
If you are an Facebook Business Page rookie, the button for “Settings” can be found at the upper right of your cover photo and the section for “About” can be found vertically located on the left side menu as shown in the illustrations below.
Done familiarizing? Let’s get down to business as to the possible reasons why your FACEBOOK Business page is invisible to the naked eye.
Possible Kinks as to why your Facebook Business page is… not there
It’s fairly obvious, why would you miss such a small section? Believe it or not, most people overlook this part probably because FACEBOOK has the habit of publishing it on your behalf seemingly automatically. However, there had been a few situations where admin would need to step in and adjust the “Page Visibility” settings to “Published” from “Unpublished”. If that is the case, just click on the “Edit” link next to this option and update the value to “Published”.
COUNTRY and AGE restrictions
We are fairly very meticulous when we created our Facebook business Page to the extent of providing values to the “AGE” and “COUNTRY” restrictions without properly knowing the consequences for doing so. Well, you may need to change their values.
Why, you said? AGE and COUNTRY are restrictions. They limit the crowd that can view your Business Page. Values on these restrictions would require that the user searching for your Business Page should be logged in to FACEBOOK before they are allowed to view it. Much like Rated R movies which is limited to a certain age group compared to a GP rating which is available to the general public.
Unless your Facebook Business page should be restricted to a certain crowd, you should endeavor to change the COUNTRY restriction to just being blank and your AGE restriction must indicate “Anyone (13+)”. If you’d like your Facebook page to be fully visible to everyone then you will have to change their values to “EVERYONE”. See below illustration how to navigate to those sections.
PROFILE AND COVER PHOTO
Absurd as it may sound but your Facebook business Page can’t be a faceless façade, FACEBOOK does not allow it if you must know.
The usual requirements for their resolution that work on mobile as well on Desktop computers are as follows:
Cover Photo – The recommended size should be a width of 820 pixels and a height of 462 pixels. Main parts should be centered as mobile applications. Adjust it to a size of 640 x 360.
Profile Photo – The optimal size for this image is 170 x 170.
CALL TO ACTION BUTTON should be set
Believe it or not, this button is required and it needs to be set in order for your Facebook Business Page to work. If you look at your cover image, it’s on the lower right corner, just below the edge of it as shown below.
Once people would click on it, it would show a set of options like “Contact us” or “Book now” or “Download app”. The “Contact us” button has several other options and you need to choose one that reflects the goals of your business. You wouldn’t want FACEBOOK to answer questions for you when they are intended for you right?
As one of the means to attract and keep someone glued and interested to your Facebook Business Page, FACEBOOK requires you to fill this up. This is where you get to express your passion, your flare, your personality and get more visitors.
CONSTANT ACTIVITY in your page
Constant churn of activities on your facebook business page would keep it alive and always in circulation with the masses. Leave it behind and forgetting about it would earn you a message such as the one shown below. The key is to constantly post something new. It’s a Business page so it can’t stay dormant like an antique furniture.
MAYBE FACEBOOK DID NOT INDEX YOUR PAGE YET
It could take some time for Facebook to include your page in its index so no need to panic and call the national guards in case your page is still not showing. Indexing is the process like putting your name on a phone directory. People will find your number only if you are listed, in this case, indexed. Still, if 7 days have passed and you have fulfilled everything mentioned above, try UNPUBLISHING it and then select the PUBLISH option. Some people claim that this work around made their business page appear faster in searches.
How to put your FACEBOOK business Page in TOP RANK in Searches and News Feeds
FACEBOOK’s algorithm was updated in the first part of 2018 to prioritize posts made by family and friends. If you don’t want to waste money marketing yourself in FACEBOOK, then you may have to look into using its PAID ADS system. Such is the harsh reality if you don’t want your clever and smart posts to be all for nothing.
In the News Feeds however, here are few options that might boost your page content’s visibility:
Creating and Participating in FACEBOOK Groups
Short Videos that tell a lot
Instead of Links, use photos and videos
Test your site’s HTML code before you promote its links on your Page
Don’t waste time on clickbait headlines
How to get your Facebook Business Page to rank better on GOOGLE
Yes it is entirely possible to be up in the ranks in GOOGLE searches. All you need is an eye catching link on your business’ main website. That same link should also be in all your blog posts. It should also be on the comments you post on other people’s blogs (if and when applicable). You can also ask people directly to like your page. Remember:
MANY LIKES = MORE AUTHORITY = BETTER RANKINGS
Note further that your “About” section is what search engines will be churning in. Attract the search engine with the appropriate keywords. If your business involves specialized historical renovation within a radius of a few miles from your city, you should indicate so than just saying “historic remodeler”. All that’s missing is a link between keywords between your “About” page and the public’s search query.
If you need more help navigating the exciting world of Facebook marketing, contact WebyGeeks and we’ll be happy to show you how it’s done.
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b501d10c-1ddf-4e87-ae11-24eb708ed46c,2015-04-01T17:52:56+00:00,2014-07-01,1,http://i-programmer.info/news/169-robotics/7477-tell-me-dave-robots-understand-verbal-commands.html,"Of course, one day robots will have to accept our commands in plain natural language rather then as accurate programs. We all know how vague and messy that could be.
Natural language makes sense for us because we know the context and can use this to fill in any missing detail. A robot, on the other hand, isn't intelligent and isn't aware of the context, so when you say ""get me a drink of coffee"" the robot doesn't know if it is just a matter of pouring some coffee into a cup or brewing coffee from scratch.
Now a team from Cornell is working on making a robot respond correctly to English commands and you can help by making use of its simulator to command a robot. The project is whimsically called ""Tell Me Dave"" which will send a shiver down the spine of any roboticist familiar with the movie 2001 A Space Odyssey.
If you would like to see it in action watch a PR2 robot serve up some ice cream.
“Take some coffee in a cup. Add ice cream of your choice. Finally add raspberry syrup to the mixture.”
We see that this sentence is fairly ambiguous in that it neither specifies which ice cream to take [which depends upon what is available] and nor does it specify all the details like taking a cup with coffee [if one exists] or firstly making coffee and if so how.""
Impressive but notice the x35 marker in the top right-hand corner. The ice cream probably melted along the way. This slowness seems to be the curse of most robot demonstrations. Perhaps we do need some radical upgrade to the computers being used.
A 3D camera is used to identify objects which the robot has been trained to associate with their capabilities. The associations between natural language commands and plans of action are learned with the help of a simulation. This takes the form of a video game where you can obey a command by creating suitable sets of actions.
You can see the method in action in this second video where the robot prepares sweet tea (again notice the speedup factors):
If you would like to help the research then why not try your hand at being a robot and try out the simulation game?
These are the sorts of tasks that robots are going to have to solve in order to perform domestic duties and find a place in our homes. It is very much a matter of bringing together a range of existing technologies and solving the problems that occur in making them work together.
What is interesting is that it seems likely that you don't need to have full natural language understanding and a deep cognitive model to build a robot slave. Machine learning can associate commands with action plans with a high probability and no understanding is needed.
Tell Me Dave: Context-Sensitive Grounding of Natural Language to Mobile Manipulation Instructions, Dipendra K Misra, Jaeyong Sung, Kevin Lee, Ashutosh Saxena. In Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), 2014.[PDF].
Synthesizing Manipulation Sequences for Under-Specified Tasks using Unrolled Markov Random Fields. , Jaeyong Sung, Bart Selman, Ashutosh Saxena. In International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Systems (IROS), 2014. [PDF]
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00592d6a-3b08-4fa0-93f9-3e2e26329886,2020-10-22T06:36:10+00:00,2020-01-31,1,https://www.cynnalcymru.com/carbon-literacy-cartrefi-cymru-housing-associations-come-together-to-speed-up-decarbonisation/,"Carbon Literacy Cartrefi Cymru – Housing Associations Come Together to Accelerate Decarbonisation in Wales
In January 2020 a consortium of 27 Housing Associations and social housing providers in Wales came together with Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales and the award-winning Carbon Literacy Project to launch ‘Carbon Literacy Cartrefi Cymru’.
This move follows the precedent of CL4RPs (Carbon Literacy for Registered Providers) in Manchester, the home of Carbon Literacy. CL4RPs is a consortium of 21 housing providers that have worked together to design and deliver Carbon Literacy courses for tenants, staff, senior managers and board members.
In Wales, we have secured commitment from 27 organisations to develop similar courses. The members of the Wales wide consortium anticipate that they will share ideas, exchange knowledge and possibly enter into commercial agreements to speed up the decarbonisation of the social housing and care sector in Wales.
The Chief Executives and Directors of the 27 organisations agreed in principle to work together on a four-phase plan to accelerate change and Cynnal Cymru will begin training colleagues from the consortium members from February.
Carbon Literacy is:
“An awareness of the carbon dioxide costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organisational basis.”
Cynnal Cymru has worked closely with Linc Cymru Ltd., the Carbon Literacy Project and CL4RPs to jointly develop a four phased approach to establish the consortium and design the training with a subsequent ‘train the trainer’ roll out across Wales.
This is the second Carbon Literacy consortium that Cynnal Cymru have helped to nurture in Wales following Carbon Literacy training with National Museum Wales. Staff at the National Museum Wales and the independent museum sector in Wales are now collaborating with Manchester museums to design their own Carbon Literacy programme for staff.
Scott Sanders, Linc Cymru CEO
“The creation of the Carbon Literacy Cartrefi Cymru consortium demonstrates the mature approach that Welsh RSL’s are taking to collaborate and generate benefits that go beyond the potential of individual businesses. The consortia is at an early stage but carries the potential to deliver even greater benefits as investment planning commences.”
Rhodri Thomas from Cynnal Cymru said:
“We are pleased and proud to have played our part in creating a consortium of Housing Associations and social housing providers in Wales that will collaborate to develop Carbon Literacy training and decarbonisation action plans.”
Photo Credit: Carbon Literacy Project
Photo: Members of the South Wales cohort of the Carbon Literacy Cartrefi Cymru consortium.
Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales is the leading organisation for Sustainable Development in Wales. Working across Wales, across sector we connect and support organisations to share learning, challenge thinking and mobilise action.",623,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107878921.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022053410-20201022083410-00171.warc.gz,0.898224472999573
96255b9b-ac01-409c-8bfc-ab4f30e7602a,2016-07-27T15:20:06+00:00,2009-02-04,0,https://movieposteraddict.com/2009/02/04/two-nights-at-the-museum/,"I guess since we have all seen the first movie the weird inhabitants of the museum have no reason to hide anymore, either from us or from Ben. Which is kind of unfortunate because a lot of the magic of the first poster had to do with getting a glimpse of this world of wonders lurking just under the surface of a normal museum. With all of them there front and center the effect is much diminished. Not to mention that the poster ends up looking a lot like one of those posters for the annual every-movie-under-the-sun spoofs.
Also making this poster worst than the ones for the original: that damn smirk on Ben’s face.",136,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826908.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00005-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.966282606124878
10338894-8a99-48a8-bbdf-47b2977690a7,2015-03-27T18:04:59+00:00,2013-04-24,0,http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20130424/NEWS01/130429657,"Woman waives hearing in Easter stabbing
The West Virginia woman accused of stabbing her former boyfriend’s new girlfriend Easter morning waived her case to court Wednesday.
Kristin Marie Schnelle, 19, of McMechen, W.Va., was charged by Canonsburg police with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and simple assault for allegedly stabbing Aubrey Buehner, 21, of Martins Ferry, Ohio.
Schnelle reportedly went to the home of her former boyfriend, Robert Cramer II, 32, of 211 McShane Ave., about 7 a.m. March 31. The two had broken up after dating for about two years.
The 19-year-old reportedly had seen images of Cramer with Buehner on Facebook.
Canonsburg police said Schnelle reportedly had intended to kill the new girlfriend and then kill herself.
When police arrived at Cramer’s home, they found Buehner seated at a kitchen table being treated by Cramer’s mother. Police said they went downstairs and found Cramer restraining Schnelle. When Cramer released her, police said she grabbed an open bottle of bleach and tried to drink it before officers knocked it away.
Cramer told police he and Buehner were sleeping when Schnelle came in and started stabbing his girlfriend with a kitchen knife. Schnelle was able to enter the home using her own set of keys, police said. Buehner was taken to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh for treatment.
Police said that inside Scnelle’s car, they found a note she wrote to her mother asking for forgiveness, as well as a receipt for the bleach she purchased earlier that morning.
Schnelle, who had been scheduled for a preliminary hearing before District Judge David Mark, remains in the the Washington County jail on $25,000 bond.",383,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296587.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00212-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.975684106349945
1e574a79-896b-4b42-8d53-3ca9546395a3,2015-03-31T05:28:42+00:00,2009-07,0,http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2009/07/cooking-grass-fed-beef-episode-2-new.html?showComment=1346906336740,"This video recipe for New York Strip Steak with Warm Caramelized Mushroom Salad is the second in a series of videos I'm doing that focus on cooking various cuts of grass-fed beef.
The New York Strip is a very popular, easy-to-prepare cut, and the most popular steak in America (with the higher-fat Rib Eye coming in a close second and gaining fast).
While I prefer to grill Rib Eye steaks, with the New York Strip, I think a simple pan searing is best. These grass-fed steaks come from Normanton Farms, and were about 8-oz each. This is sort of a standard size for this cut, unless you're talking about a steakhouse portion, which are usually 12 to 16-oz. Since it's a fairly thin piece of meat, it will cook pretty quickly when seared in a hot pan, but especially so if it's from grass-fed cattle.
To recap some grass-fed facts from Episode 1 – Top Round ""London Broil,"" grass-fed beef is much lower in fat, so it cooks faster, and can dry out faster if over-cooked. As you'll hear me say in the video recipe, I only cooked mine for a couple minutes per side to a fairly rare temperature. This ensured a juicy, tender, and flavorful steak.
Speaking of flavorful, I LOVE this warm caramelized mushroom salad as a topping for steaks, especially these steaks. The earthy mushrooms really amplify the beefy flavors of the steak -- and the sherry vinaigrette and fresh tarragon are perfect conduits. I hope you grab yourself some grass-fed beef and give this recipe a try. Enjoy!
For the mushroom salad:
8 large mushrooms, sliced
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp butter
1/4 cup sherry vinegar
salt to taste
1 whole garlic clove, peeled and bruised
1 tbsp fresh chopped tarragon
For the rest
1 tbsp olive oil
2 (8-oz) New York strip steaks
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 tbsp butter to finish sauce",444,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300313.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00033-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.923933506011963
58661171-bfeb-4f62-9412-0a79810a18c6,2013-06-19T19:20:28+00:00,2011-10-05,1,http://fangoria.com/index.php/home/all-news/1-latest-news/7852-dante-tomaselli-sets-chamber-premiere-alice-remake,"If you wish to go to the current Fangoria site, you may click the top logo, ""Home"" or ""News"" links. Or click here.
The TORTURE CHAMBER is finally opening up; independent
shockmeister Dante Tomaselli is seeing his latest film world-premiere at a prestigious
European festival. He also gave us the scoop on what’s up with his next
project: his long-planned ALICE, SWEET ALICE remake, which has a member of the
Fango team on board.
TORTURE CHAMBER, about a possessed child who literally makes
life hell for assorted adults, will be premiering at this year’s Sitges
festival in Spain, screening on Wednesday, October 10. Tomaselli is now gearing
up for ALICE, a new version of the cult-classic religious chiller directed by
his cousin Alfred Sole, with a script co-written by Fango’s own Michael
Gingold. “Now that Torture Chamber will be premiering at Sitges, I feel on fire
to create ALICE, SWEET ALICE,” he tells Fango. “One baby out of my belly, and a
new one kicking. Michael really helped craft a suspenseful horror funhouse in
which nothing is as it seems, and Alfred will be production designer [a gig he
currently holds on the long-running TV series CASTLE] and producer.
“The film will retain the original’s unique ’70s,
Italian/Catholic, Paterson, New Jersey, giallo-esque look,” Tomaselli
continues. “It’s definitely a period piece. We’re keeping the famous mask and
yellow raincoat, and it still centers on Alice and her religious family stalked
by murder…but with some new twists. Yes, I raise my eyebrows whenever I hear of
any remake, but this is not just another soulless rehash. Alfred and I have
been wanting to work together for a while now, and he knows his bizarre, scary
film has influenced me so much, and was a staple of my childhood. ALICE, SWEET
ALICE is THE GODFATHER of ambitious indie horror. My relatives were extras in
the original, I knew all the locations and my father, who owned a
jewelry/bridal store, provided the communion dresses and white gloves.” Trace back through our previous CHAMBER pieces starting
here, and keep your eyes on this site for ALICE updates!
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ad7c0600-c403-46ed-a179-8f014cae3081,2020-10-20T08:04:03+00:00,2020-10-20,1,http://www.sto.ca/index.php?id=433&L=en,"Dedicated Public Transit System
To introduce a new dedicated public transit system to expand the public transit network between Gatineau's west end and both Gatineau and Ottawa's downtowns to meet their long-term mobility needs. It will improve the quality of life,
contribute to economic and social development and promote sustainable mobility throughout the National Capital region.
The dedicated public transit system's goals
The recommended solution should:
- Provide a reliable, efficient public transit service that offers a competitive option to driving alone;
- Ensure efficient service in the downtown areas of Gatineau and Ottawa, the metropolitan area and its main trip generators;
- Align with the Rapibus and major public transit routes in Ottawa;
- Contribute to the city's development based on the vision of the revised land use and development plan;
- Contribute to the region's economic and social development from a metropolitan perspective.
Area under study
The area under study comprises Gatineau's west end, downtown Gatineau, downtown Ottawa, the light rail stations and their surrounding areas as well as suitable routes for linking Gatineau and Ottawa.
The study's goals
In general, the study aims to:
- Analyse the needs;
- Bring to light current and future problems;
- Establish the need to invest in a structuring system;
- Identify the recommended corridors and transit system that will best meet the mobility needs of residents in Gatineau's west end in the short term and for the next 30 years.
Given the geographic layout and the inter-provincial nature of the project, the study is being conducted in collaboration with the STO's partners: Ville de Gatineau, Quebec's ministère des Transports, the National Capital Commission, the City of Ottawa and OC Transpo.
To learn more...
This study is being financed by contributions from the federal government and provincial government under the financial assistance program of the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF).",409,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107871231.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020080044-20201020110044-00706.warc.gz,0.909570634365082
b1f80c5c-a903-4180-8487-2742fb1a0b22,2013-05-26T09:42:43+00:00,2013-05,1,http://www.thisisdorset.co.uk/bailing-scheme/story-17068250-detail/story.html,"'What do we get for bailing out scheme?'
UP to £400,000 of taxpayers' money from Sherborne and nearby villages may have to be spent to save plans for a controversial retail development in Dorset's county town, a councillor has claimed.
West Dorset District Council came under fire this week after senior councillors agreed to set aside up to £2 million to bolster the second phase of the Charles Street development in Dorchester.
The scheme includes retail and accommodation units and space for anchor tenants Marks and Spencer and Waitrose.
A council report has warned that if the authority does not take action, the high street giants could withdraw.
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If the decision is ratified later this month, public money could be pumped into the site to save the project.
Now Sherborne town councillor Matthew Hall claims that cost of this to taxpayers in and around the town could reach hundreds of thousands of pounds.
He said: ""Sherborne makes up about a tenth of the council's district, and its surrounding villages are a similar number. So the combined contribution to the £2 million is around £400,000 which could be spent here instead.""
The council has already been criticised by an independent auditors report by KPMG for failing to consult with the public on the issue.
Mr Hall said: ""There must be full and real public consultation. We will not support any decision being taken until this has taken place.
""What do the people of Sherborne get for their money being spent in this way?""
Bradford Abbas District councillor Robin Legg said he was concerned spending on the Charles Street development could impact council spending elsewhere.
""I think the council has got itself into a hole,"" he said.
David Clarke, chief executive of West Dorset District Council, said: ""The redevelopment of the Charles Street site in Dorchester is a corporate priority for the district council with the potential to bring long awaited improvements, new retail opportunities and jobs to the county town.
A statement from the council added: ""The benefits of taking the retail aspect of the Charles Street development forward would reach residents from across the district.
""If the development goes ahead, it would reposition the county town as a sub-regional centre for retail and leisure which would serve the whole of West Dorset and attract visitors and shoppers from even further afield.
""It would bring up to £60 million of private investment to the town and has the potential to create up to 600 jobs which could be filled by people from the wider local area.
""The development also has the potential to create significant income for the council which in time can be reinvested across the district.""",675,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.965023458003998
4b5796a3-21d9-4d53-b31f-8657bee36183,2017-08-20T04:14:24+00:00,2013-01,0,http://gwenbuchanan.blogspot.com/2013/01/talking-hands-12.html,"Ever notice how we talk with our hands.
Many times our hands reveal what our face may conceal.
They may express our feelings without us even realizing it.
Besides our face, our hands are the most exposed part of our body.
The hand in the center is mine, drawn from life... rugged looking as an old fishermans, from years of using them rougher than I should have... probably because I never wear gloves...
(well I say never but I have learned I will wear them anytime in the future I prune Roses)
...the other hands are drawn from photographs in a book where I kept turning pages till I found a hand and immediately drew it.. some are better and some are worse but every one taught me something.
Nothing was planned, they just went on the paper where they found a spot.
Oh to someday draw hands like Leonardo and Durer...
Talking Hands, drawings of hands, 8 1/2"" x 11"", cross-hatch and line drawing, dip pens, india ink, watercolor wash...
center fist was drawn with a large writing nib, all surrounding hand sketches were done with a fine crow quill, in my sketchbook at Desideratum Art and Jewelry in St. Martins, New Brunswick, on the Bay of Fundy.",270,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105970.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820034343-20170820054343-00627.warc.gz,0.965551495552063
1a2e6ba9-5ada-4336-89d5-d62cec05ecb7,2018-08-19T12:04:53+00:00,2015-05-05,1,https://irumorsnow.com/2015/05/05/apple-watch-is-a-miniature-replica-of-the-original-iphone/,"With its small screen and 0.46-inch thickness, the original iPhone from 2007 looks like an antique these days. Put it next to the Apple Watch, however, and it’s remarkable how similar the two devices look in terms of their design language.
At 0.45 inches, the Apple Watch is ever so slightly thinner, but its rounded edges, color and overall aesthetic certainly appear reminiscent of the first-generation Apple handset, don’t you think?
That’s not a knock on the Apple Watch. Yes, the iPhone has gotten thinner and even more gorgeous in the years since Steve Jobs unveiled it, but Cupertino’s wearable remains a beautiful piece of industrial design by Jony Ive, who stewarded the Apple Watch to completion more than anyone else at Apple.
It is exciting, however, when you think about what this means for future Apple Watches. Less than a decade after the iPhone was unveiled, the iPhone 6 is a super-slim 6.9mm thickness (0.27 inches).
What will the Apple Watch of 2023 look like? We’ll have to wait and see, but the Twittersphere is certainly excited about the journey to get there.",253,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215077.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819110157-20180819130157-00422.warc.gz,0.950890123844147
3b86ed82-329d-4b56-85bf-4b6b37faf2da,2019-08-24T17:20:21+00:00,2019-08-24,1,https://aircargoworld.com/allposts/cross-border-b2b-e-commerce-will-need-to-act-more-like-b2c-says-dhl-white-paper/,"In a white paper on how e-commerce is changing business-to-business sales, DHL Express noted that the value of cross-border B2B transactions is expected to reach US$1.2 trillion within the next five years – and companies wishing to grab their share of that value must offer flexible online shopping experiences to do so.
Some features B2B companies will need to adopt those services already expected in the business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce experience, including scalable business models and mobile shopping options. However, as noted in the white paper, the B2B side also requires taking different approaches in certain areas, including adapting some web features like product catalogs and live customer support to better serve B2B customers, as well as better integration of front- and back-end systems and logistics processes for B2B needs.
Ken Allen, DHL Express’ CEO, noted that B2C e-commerce has grown rapidly during recent years, with premium cross-border shipments increasing from about 10 percent to more than 20 percent of DHL Express’s volumes. He added, “there is the same potential for cross-border B2B e-commerce to grow at a dynamic pace, and the DHL Express network will be an enabler of that for businesses around the world.”
In the white paper, DHL Express and its co-publisher, the Cranfield School of Management, recommended important investment areas for B2B business leaders growing their cross-border e-commerce business. Areas to target for improvement include: adapting an omni-channel sales approach, building up the digital infrastructure of front- and back-office operations; adopting customization options to accommodate individual clients’ needs; growing customer service offerings; using data analysis for increase business intelligence; and synchronizing logistics operations through technology.
Some businesses, like fashion and apparel companies, are already well-suited to quickly make these changes, the white paper noted. Some business segments, including the pharmaceutical industry, will take longer to adapt to the new cross-border e-commerce environment.
Transport networks will also need to improve to face the special challenges presented by B2B e-commerce. According to the white paper, “Business customers want speed, reliability, traceability and convenience in delivery, supported by an effective returns and exchange policy for damaged items/products.” To achieve those goals, B2B e-commerce companies should adopt the successful models created by online retailers, providing multiple transport and delivery options that allow customers to select the shipping option that meets their needs, while providing full visibility of the costs.5 - Readers Like This Post",549,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321160.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824152236-20190824174236-00228.warc.gz,0.952657580375671
946a51dc-84ed-414c-965e-aef82b8bd529,2015-04-01T17:55:38+00:00,2012-07-28,0,http://blog.benetton.com/blog/tag/olympic-games/,"The Olympics opening ceremony kicked off on Friday night, nations and spectators gathered together in one stadium to watch the spectacular show on earth, excitements built up around the world and viewers from homes. Critics and fans questions, can we […]
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6a7ca7e0-9123-4178-a4bd-2da328290d1f,2020-10-26T19:41:12+00:00,2019-01-18,1,https://themazatlanpost.com/2019/01/18/amlo-announces-that-there-will-be-free-internet-connection-on-highways/,"This morning, the president of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador stated that there will be free Internet connection on roads, public squares, hospitals and schools.
In his morning conference, the president said he will bid again, from scratch, the fiber optic trunk network of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to bring connectivity to the entire country since currently only a quarter of the national territory It is covered.
“That fiber optic line, which is around 26 thousand kilometers, will be tendered and, as consideration, the company or companies that obtain the concession will have, among other things, to offer free Internet on roads, public squares, hospitals , in schools and a quantity of resources for the maintenance of the facilities “.
He explained that the previous tender was suspended because “since the Telecommunications Reform, the problem that we are interested in was not contemplated or has not been solved: connectivity. There was that reform, like the energy and the others, and it turns out that the country has a great delay in connectivity. ”
“Only 25% of the territory has connectivity. Only in 25% of the national territory can talk by mobile phone. In 75% there is no communication. So, the question is: Why was this issue omitted in the Reformation?
Fortunately, the president said “we have this line of the Federal Electricity Commission – which was going to be delivered with the same criteria of serving only the populations where the market is – but the state has a social function to guarantee communication to all the Mexicans. It is a right. ”
The tender goes “from scratch” . “We are already reviewing the bases for the new tender. In a month we will be able to launch this new tender, asking for the participation of companies with state-of-the-art technology, because what matters to us is to communicate to all of Mexico. It is a commitment that even in the most remote communities you can talk. Fortunately, we have the way to do it because there is a network of the Federal Electricity Commission, “concluded the President.
Source: El Universal
The Mazatlan Post",445,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107891624.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026175019-20201026205019-00698.warc.gz,0.962676405906677
ef160509-a5be-4e96-9650-005e33981735,2017-08-16T13:09:12+00:00,2005-11-16,1,http://pudsandlosers.blogspot.com/2005/11/constitution-vote-violence-in-kenya.html,"Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Constitution Vote - Violence in Kenya?
Just heard from Julia who is working at an orphanage in Kisumu. She and two other students will be flown back to Nairobi today due to expected violence over the Constitution vote next Tuesday Nov 21. So what is this all about?
Well, Kenya received it's independence from Great Britain in 1963. And, for the first time since then they are voting on a referendum on a new constitution. The current constitution has been revised several times resulting in a state in which the President has sweeping powers. The new constitution supposedly cuts the powers of the President partly by creating a Prime Minister position.
One of the problems in Kenya is that one third of the adults can't read. So referendum campaigns are organized around symbols, bananas for 'yes' and oranges for 'no'. As usual for Africa, the political situation has resulted in polarization around tribal loyalties. The government is leading a 'yes' campaign while the opposition party wants 'no'. Currently the 'no's' seem to be ahead by about 10%.
There has already been violence in Kenya with fires set and about 8 people killed. However, now there is a rumor that 'yes' party people are being trained by ex-servicemen 'to cause chaos' at the vote.
St. Lawrence is taking no chances and is flying the students in Kisumu back to the compound in Karen.",295,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886101966.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816125013-20170816145013-00009.warc.gz,0.973229706287384
302dd604-9cba-49f1-895e-e130822be06a,2013-05-22T00:42:29+00:00,2013-05-22,0,http://www.rightathome.net/louisville/professionals/about-our-caregivers/,"About Our Caregivers
Our caregivers want more than a job. They want to make a difference in the lives of those in their care. As a company, our job is to give caregivers the direction and tools they need to fulfill their personal mission of service, as well as our corporate mission of improving the lives of those we serve.
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Training and Continuing Education
Once a caregiver meets our strict selection criteria, it's just the beginning. First, all Right at Home caregivers are insured and bonded. Then, each caregiver goes through a comprehensive orientation process that ingrains our policies and procedures.
Our CERT (Caregiver Education Retention and Training) program provides ongoing, specialized training that ensures that our caregivers understand the high standards of care expected by Right at Home.
Through Right at Home University – the educational arm of our CERT Program – caregivers are given training on issues that help them develop as better overall caregivers, as well as deal with very specific situations, including:
- Medication Management and Compliance
- Alzheimer's and Dementia
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- Hypertension/Stroke Recovery
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To all the ladies behind the scenes at Right at Home:
A huge thank you for everything ya'll did for Mimi. I knew it took a special gift to be a great caregiver, but ya'll taught me that special gift also extends to everyone helping to set up and maintain that care. It was no secret that Mimi had a huge sweet tooth. Nothing would have pleased her more than to know she could offer a reason to take a break for some good conversation and cake. Please enjoy and thank you.
Toby L., Niece",449,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00021-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.960435152053833
148bb397-9b91-4560-86cb-51d8a2322243,2020-10-24T01:05:57+00:00,2020-09-28,1,https://ghanaplus.com/news/volta-regional-house-of-chiefs-are-aware-of-persons-behind-western-togoland-saga/,"The Volta Regional House of Chiefs are aware of persons behind the secessionist group, Western Togoland, championing the declaration of an independent state for part of the country along the Ghana-Togo boarder.
The immediate past President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Nana Soglo Alloh IV, who made the revelation said they were willing to assist the government fish out the persons who tried to threaten the peace of the country over the weekend when called upon.
“We the Volta Regional House of chiefs…we know those behind…if they ask us, we can help them arrest them. Those who were arrested should have been taken to court and we hope those who were arrested would be taken to court this time. If they had been taken to court, it would not have happened this time.
Nana Soglo Alloh IV, made the revelation in an interview with Onua FM’s Yen Sempa programme, on Monday, September 28, 2020, in Accra.
“We are ready to help the government arrest them. If they call me like you have done, we can direct them to some of the leaders”, Nana Soglo Alloh IV added.
According to him, persons arrested over the weekend were not the real culprit behind the group adding they, as well as the government, knows the identity of the real perpetrators.
“Those who were arrested were not the real people. We know those behind. We know them and the government knows them”.
He indicated no one has the right to divide Ghana, hence a probe into the real intention of the secessionist group must be established in a conversation with them.
“We need to call and sit them down and ask them what they need because no one has the right to divide Ghana. They have no power”.
“These children who were arrested would be set free and they will do that again so they should call us the chiefs because they came to us to help them but we told them it was a treasonable offence”.
Western Togoland Secessionist group block Roads in Volta Region
Members of the Volta pro-self-government, the Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF) who are seeking for the declaration of part of Ghana along the Togo border as Western Togoland in an attempt to claim their suppose independent from the state on Friday, blocked some roads in the Volta Region of Ghana depriving persons who ply the road access.
They were reported to have blocked the roads with blocks, sand, and burnt car tires on the road in their supposed quest for independence from Ghana.
Reports indicate that they also attacked two police stations at Aveyime and Mepe, freed inmates, seized AK47 assault rifles, and physically assaulted police personnel on duty at the time of the incident among others.
The incident which begun early, the report said claimed the life of one person and injured several others.
35 Arrested in Connection with Western Togoland Saga Airlifted to Accra
35 persons believed to be part of the group arrested in connection with the development, were airlifted to Accra on Friday and are currently in the custody of the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service assisting with investigations.",690,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107881551.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023234043-20201024024043-00243.warc.gz,0.976962924003601
bba3b1b0-f6cd-44b5-9ee8-072a224dd81c,2019-08-24T00:23:45+00:00,2019-08-24,0,http://hillscabinetry.com/CompanyProduct.asp?CompanyID=114267&CategoryID=27&ProductID=659&CompanyProductID=221684,"Window Treatment: Roman Shades
Roman shades have the look and feel of draperies, but are as practical as a cellular blind. Roman shades are woven fabric that can be raised or lowered like a blind. They create privacy while allowing light in from the outside. Available in either hobbled (also known as teardrop) or flat fold styles, Roman Shades fit virtually every setting, whether elegant or casual.
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8ec52942-fccc-4448-a705-082e6b680633,2020-10-29T15:07:41+00:00,2019-03-20,1,https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/03/20/disney-may-be-reviving-lucasfilm-games,"Disney as a whole is still focused on third-party licensed development and are still very committed in working with EA.
IGN apologizes for any confusion our initial report caused readers.
Original story follows:
Disney seems to possibly be ramping back up its game division of Lucasfilm Games, with multiple job postings listed on Disney's career site that detail working specifically for Lucasfilm Games, as reported by PCGamesN.
The roles include producers, art directors, and marketing coordinators to work out of San Francisco, including a branch for territories in Asia.The job summaries include descriptions such as roles that support, ""the visual development and production of multiple licensed titles."" As well as job responsibilities that say, ""Meet with game developers both in person and remotely to ensure product vision and quality benchmarks are met.""
Qualifications include that applicants must have five years of, ""gaming experience on a 'AAA' mobile, console, or pc product,"" with AR and VR experience a plus.Lucasfilm Games was founded in 1982 by George Lucas and ran until 1990 when the Lucas companies were reorganized and the games division changed its name to LucasArts.
After Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, they closed the game development division of LucasArts in 2013 and only kept the title to remain a licensor.
EA has since held an exclusive Star Wars license, releasing two major Star Wars titles in the past six years – Star Wars Battlefront and Star Wars Battlefront 2.The upcoming game from Respawn Entertainment, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is reported to be revealed at 2019's Star Wars Celebration Chicago.
For more on Star Wars and what Lucasfilm is up to, check out details for Star Wars Celebration Chicago happening in April and stay tuned to IGN.
Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to email@example.com.
Was this article informative?",391,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107904287.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029124628-20201029154628-00129.warc.gz,0.957028269767761
a65cfc8d-5105-4af5-9b72-4ca925f4228c,2019-08-23T16:39:54+00:00,2019-08-23,0,https://www.aviationcv.com/en/ad/469879-air-canada-maintenance-team-leader-toronto,"Are you passionate about reaching new heights, teamwork and making a meaningful contribution? Do you picture yourself as a valued member of an industry-leading organization? If you answered yes to these questions, Air Canada is seeking enthusiastic individuals to join the diverse and vibrant team working together to lead the growth and expansion of Canada’s flag carrier.
The Team Leader is directly responsible to coordinate and supervise the Maintenance activities required in order to provide serviceable aircraft that meet operation requirements while satisfying Transport Canada and Air Canada standards of airworthiness.
- Administers safety compliance, Company SOP’s, and TC standards through daily observation and interventions.
- Direct management of daily operational objectives.
- Responsible for production capabilities by; Directing the work of others, Managing Aircraft Technician assignments, Distributing manpower, and Prioritizing job tasks.
- Resolve issues concerning regulatory compliance, quality control, supply chain, and tooling to meet scheduled ground time objectives.
- Ensures there is clear and concise communication passed on to, and from, their Team, MOC, SOC, STOC and the Operations Manager.
- Build estimates and update the Operations Manager on aircraft status versus departure schedule.
- Responsible to make sure that the aircraft visit is accomplished within pre-established times.
- Front line responsibility of Out of service, OTP, Broken work, and MEL (+/-) contribution performance.
- Ensure Aircraft Technicians are accountable for their performance. Dispatch appropriate skills to aircraft via VHF.
- Must hold a valid Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) or equivalent
- Ability to work in a team concept as facilitator, focus on the team success.
- Sound technical and working knowledge of processes, procedures and Information Technology Systems relative to the specific work area.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to work in a stressful environment.
- Have organizational skills.
- Be able to work independently.
- Thorough understanding of Line Maintenance aircraft check procedures an asset.
- Proficiency with PC (Word, Excel and Power Point) an asset.
- Shift work is a requirement for this position.
Based on equal qualifications, preference will be given to bilingual candidates.
Air Canada is strongly committed to Diversity and Inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible and rewarding work environment which highlights employees’ unique contributions to our company’s success.
As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all to help us build a diverse workforce which reflects the diversity of our customers, and communities, in which we live and serve.
Air Canada thanks all candidates for their interest; however only those selected to continue in the process will be contacted.",553,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027318894.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823150804-20190823172804-00362.warc.gz,0.895639598369598
86d868a2-9400-4a67-8941-d1fd9a7fedd9,2017-08-24T00:56:35+00:00,2015-10-06,0,http://runmarycain.com/mary-looking-forward-to-2016/,"6th October 2015 –
Hi everybody! I just wanted to give a quick update on what I’ve been up to.
After a disappointing year, I knew that I needed a change. For me, that meant returning home to New York (and its bagels) or where it all started. With 2016 being such an important year, it’s a blessing to be able to, as my mom says, “Go back to basics.”
Now, I know for the average college kid, being at home doesn’t necessarily sound like living the dream, but it’s really been great! I’ve been taking classes at Fordham University (my dad’s alma mater) and I’m still working towards a Chemistry major.
I am still a member of the Oregon Project and Alberto Salazar is my coach. John Henwood is again helping to oversee my day-to-day training, so I’m extremely lucky to have two knowledgeable and passionate coaches.
Training has been going well and I am enjoying every moment of it. I’ve decided to do some local cross-country races this fall. I’m happy to be lacing up my spikes again.
Throughout my career, I always said the key to running well was keeping the sport fun. With the help of this great NY running community, I am happy to say that I have found that love again! I’m looking forward to a rewarding Indoor and Outdoor season.
Thanks to everyone who has supported me through the ups and downs! I hope to make 2016 a year to remember!",338,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886126017.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824004740-20170824024740-00330.warc.gz,0.965298473834992
b2ff31ab-d3a0-477f-85d1-79a75ac7e50d,2022-05-26T15:13:42+00:00,2021-01-15,0,https://heroichollywood.com/grant-gustin-the-flash-bulked-up-physique-photos/,"Grant Gustin recently revealed his bulked up new physique as The Flash goes into its seventh season on The CW.
It’s been quite some time since audiences have seen Grant Gustin hurtle across their screens as the Scarlet Speedster thanks to the ongoing pandemic, but with season seven’s imminent arrival, the star revealed he’s been taking the time to work out a lot more recently in a touching post. His recent selfie comes shortly after Gustin and his wife LA Thoma announced that they’re expecting their first child.
The Flash star penned a post on Instagram explaining that he’s stepped away from social media more in the last few months to work on his mental health, explaining that he wants to be the best person he can be both physically and emotionally. The actor also said that around the second and third episodes of season seven, fans might notice his bulked up physique a little more. Take a look below.
What do you think about Grant Gustin’s discussion about fitness and mental health? Are you excited to see The Flash season seven? Sound-off in the comments below!
Grant Gustin’s The Flash is set to return this year on The CW. Here is the official synopsis for The Flash season seven:
Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) lived a normal life as a perpetually tardy C.S.I. in the Central City Police Department. Barry’s life changed forever when the S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator exploded, creating a dark-matter lightning storm that struck Barry, bestowing him with superspeed and making him the fastest man alive — The Flash. After a thrilling cliffhanger last season which saw the new Mirror Master (Efrat Dor) victorious and still-at-large in Central City, The Flash must regroup in order to stop her and find a way to make contact with his missing wife, Iris West-Allen (Candice Patton).
With help from the rest of Team Flash, which includes superheroes Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker), Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes), Ralph Dibny (Hartley Sawyer), and Nash Wells (Tom Cavanagh), as well as the Flash’s adoptive father Joe West (Jesse L. Martin), Meta-Attorney Cecile Horton (Danielle Nicolet), tough cub reporter Allegra Garcia (Kayla Compton) and brilliant tech-nerd Chester P. Runk (Brandon McKnight)… Flash will ultimately defeat Mirror Master. But in doing so, he’ll also unleash an even more powerful and devastating threat on Central City: one that threatens to tear his team—and his marriage—apart.
The Flash stars Grant Gustin as Barry Allen, Candice Patton as Iris West, Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost, Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon / Vibe, Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells, Jesse L. Martin as Joe West, and Danielle Nicolet as Cecile Horton.
The Flash will return on The CW in 2021. Stay tuned for all the latest news on the upcoming season of Grant Gustin’s The Flash and be sure to subscribe to Heroic Hollywood’s YouTube channel for more original content.",755,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662606992.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526131456-20220526161456-00609.warc.gz,0.932930409908295
80f6b77e-2007-402d-86ad-1a28a8ec9f6e,2022-05-20T16:51:24+00:00,2021-07-21,1,https://www.wvpe.org/indiana-news/2021-07-21/after-reaching-pandemic-lows-indiana-covid-19-cases-pick-back-up,"After Reaching Pandemic Lows, Indiana COVID-19 Cases Pick Back Up
After hitting pandemic lows for new COVID-19 cases, Indiana is seeing new spikes in infections. Wednesday was the second day in a row with more than 700 new cases reported – the highest since May 21.
June’s daily cases reached a pandemic-low average – just 284 cases per day. But cases have begun to climb again. July’s average so far is more than 400 cases per day – a more than 40 percent increase in three weeks.
Taking into account population, Benton and Fountain counties lead the increases with more than 100 new cases per 10,000 residents.
Since Indiana’s pandemic low on July 3, hospitalizations have grown by 50 percent.
The Indiana Department of Health reports more than 70 percent of sampled COVID-19 cases in July are the more infectious delta variant – an increase of nearly 40 percent from June.
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Deaths remain low. In the last two months, only eight counties have reported more than 10 deaths: Marion, Lake, Elkhart, Hamilton, Howard, Allen, St. Joseph and Tippecanoe counties. And statewide, the state has added a little more than 400 new confirmed deaths to its total.",314,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662533972.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520160139-20220520190139-00609.warc.gz,0.943414509296417
3196588a-9455-4e1c-9a66-f87ec24df5a4,2017-08-18T10:54:02+00:00,2017-08-18,1,http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/for-better-connectivity-to-airport-msrdc-mulls-podcars/,"A new idea for better road connectivity to Mumbai airport that involves modifying an internationally accepted dedicated transport system personal rapid transit system (PRTS) also known as Podcar,has been mooted.
PRTS is defined as a direct origin-to-destination service with no need to transfer or stop at intermediate stations.
Though globally it involves individual or group travel through shuttles from point to point between dedicated destinations,the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has appointed the Delhi Metro team as consultants for a dedicated road from the Bandra end of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link towards the domestic airport. They have been given two months to submit the report. If anyone wants to travel from South Mumbai to the airport,they have to pass through usually roadways. Instead,we are proposing that a dedicated lane be built or created for travel to the airport. The consultants will submit a report of this or any other options in the city, said a senior government official.
Officials said the proposal was being considered for dedicated point to point travel to transport hubs such as major railway stations and airports in Mumbai.
Officials said they have asked the consultants to indicate how dedicated lanes can be created on existing roads and flyovers or newer bridges built to facilitate this travel. Other points of connectivity under consideration are Bombay Central railway station,Bandra and Kurla Terminus.
Maharashtra government has also moved a proposal to build a coastal road around the west and east coast of Mumbai for better connectivity in and around the city.",311,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104634.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818102246-20170818122246-00453.warc.gz,0.964063286781311
2fd45272-7080-4e20-99bc-29a987f51aaa,2020-10-29T14:10:23+00:00,2020-10-29,0,https://crn4kids.org/Sans-Ordonnance.net,"Self-Introduction of Sans Ordonnance
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72fc8db4-8e65-4cb0-9f3a-3723d077e8d6,2017-08-18T23:50:33+00:00,2017-08-18,0,http://tscg.biz/entitlement-strategy-is-essential-to-securing-value-creation-opportunities/,"By Jay Vincent, Senior Vice President for Business Development, The Saint Consulting Group
After reviewing a transcript from a publicly traded real estate company’s Q2 earnings call recently, I was reminded how critical political due diligence is to important real estate projects. In today’s commercial real estate market, many firms aim to redevelop properties in order to create value opportunities in aging centers.
Redevelopment can earn higher rents, secure long term lease renewals and attract new tenants to redeveloped space. It can be a real win – win for tenants and landlords. But when thinking of the community and the end game of entitlement, how viable is the value creation opportunity? In some cases, the project may not be viable at all due to political opposition from residents, leaders, influencers and the like. So what is at stake?
For publicly traded companies that have positioned key redevelopment opportunities as growth drivers in forward looking statements, there is a lot at stake. First and foremost, missing the mark on earning entitlements can have an impact on expected future revenue, share price and obviously EPS unless some cost cutting is in place or another property is performing better than expected. If plans for redevelopment are expected to contribute directly to increased earnings, and that blows up … well, you do the math. There is a lot at stake.
But the harm does not necessarily end there. Missing the mark on a key entitlement can be fodder for analysts looking to downgrade the stock, and it can offer an opportunity for competitors seeking to question the viability of future redevelopment efforts elsewhere. This inevitably leads to courting of tenants by other owners and may cause existing tenants to lose confidence in the redevelopment plan of their existing landlord. That kind of harm is in some ways irreparable and has a way of snowballing for a shopping center. Just Google image search the word blight and you will see what I am talking about.
From this quick review we know that credibility, reputation and earnings are certainly at stake. So, how can a firm ensure its future earnings, reputation and stock price are not staked on the hopes of a project that is doomed due to community and political opposition. Take these five steps of political due diligence to inform your planning process:
- Know what all of your direct abutters to your center think about the existing development
- Learn what direct abutters and other stakeholders think about potential changes
- Keep track of what these stakeholders say and do about the project in a database
- Gauge the decision makers’ views on the project where possible
- When it comes to time for a vote, turn out those supporters and mitigate the opposition
The last step, could be to just give me a call and we can chat about it. Reach me at firstname.lastname@example.org
Jay Vincent is senior vice president for business development for The Saint Consulting Group",578,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105195.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818233221-20170819013221-00411.warc.gz,0.948669612407684
7e4ea885-342b-4941-b104-cde9918d2f45,2013-05-23T11:35:08+00:00,2012-12-15,1,http://www.wdsu.com/news/money/Powerful-interests-defend-mortgage-deduction/-/9853238/17559302/-/item/1/-/wkbkwvz/-/index.html,"Several times, President Obama has proposed cutting the deduction down to 28% from 35% of mortgage interest payments for Americans in the top income bracket.
But his proposals have gotten nowhere, thanks to lobbying from home builders, the National Association of Realtors and the Mortgage Bankers Association.
But this time, lobbyists are worried. That's because for the first time in years, House Republicans say they are open to scrubbing any tax breaks from the books as part of shrinking federal deficits.
Housing lobbyists have spent a combined $30 million this year, up from $27 million last year, according to Center for Responsive Politics figures.
They're ensuring that leaders don't do anything ""penny-wise and pound foolish,"" said David Stevens, CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association.
The economy ""could actually move backwards"" if the deduction is taken away, he warned because it has a significant impact on middle class Americans' cash flow.
Another powerful group, the National Association of Realtors, has spent a record $25 million on lobbying this year, more than any other year, federal records show. The group declined to share its plans on defending the deduction.
But earlier this month, its President Gary Thomas touted that the group had ""secured 183 bipartisan cosponsors,"" this year to support a House resolution that would protect the current tax deduction for mortgage interest.
""We will continue to work with members of Congress on the consumer's behalf on this issue,"" Thomas said in a statement.",307,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.968288898468018
4f8b8f6a-0456-4569-852f-4ed2f1dfbec7,2019-08-21T04:04:48+00:00,2019-08-21,0,http://automobileequipments.com/Lighting_c_27.html,"Shining the Light on Savings - Shop AutoMobileEquipments Lighting Now!
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When you come to AutoMobileEquipments.com, you’ll find unadvertised products, copious product information, an easy return/exchange policy, same-day processing and same-day shipping for some items. No matter the air tool, mechanics tool or industrial tool equipment supply you’re looking for, we have it or can find it for you. Browse our site or call us at 24444444 for further details.",339,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315750.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821022901-20190821044901-00058.warc.gz,0.881907403469086
4a005a42-d542-4643-9fdc-346b589634f5,2015-03-30T05:54:00+00:00,2013-10-22,1,http://aviationweek.com/print/awin/new-tech-brings-marketing-challenges-bell,"is taking its campaign to sell the V280 Valor tiltrotor concept straight to potential U.S. Army operators with a “productivity-per-hour” appeal rather than the standard “cost-per-flying-hour” argument.
“Our starting point is to go to the end user,” said Bell CEO John Garrison during a roundtable breakfast with reporters Oct. 22. The Valor offers “a very different value proposition. It is a very different mindset.”
This approach also is likely to be pursued by Karem Aircraft, also offering a tiltrotor in the Army Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstration (JMR-TD) program. Through the JMR-TD, the Army eventually will downselect to two contenders that will proceed into the Future Vertical Lift – Medium competition to replace up to 4,000UH-60s and AH-64s in the fleet today.
At issue is a tension between the traditional Army method for acquiring aviation systems, which measures value by cost to produce the units and cost per flying hour for operations.
The tiltrotor proposition, however, is to convince the Army to widen its view of the cost of the system to reflect the advantages of its speed and range. The Army currently uses eight main bases in Afghanistan for aviation assets; the range and speed offered by the Valor could allow the service to shrink that footprint to two forward operating bases for support of the entire country, Garrison says. This would reduce the number of soldiers needed for such support functions as security, lowering the practical operating cost of the aircraft.
The V280 also would be self-deployable with its 2,100-nm range using enhanced fuel carriage onboard, reducing the amount of airlift needed to support a deployment, Garrison adds.
This campaign could face similar challenges as those faced by thein winning a Navy competition for a future P-3 replacement, and in ’ lost bid to capture the U.S. Air Force aerial refueler competition. In both cases, the value for the aircraft was placed by the contractor on effectiveness, not on unit or a traditional accounting of operating cost.
In the case of Valor, Garrison acknowledges that the value is not only calculable in the cost of the system itself, but in estimating the cost avoidance of other systems, such as the reduced need for support, on the overall Army budget.
Bell, Karem Aircraft, Sikorsky/Boeing and AVX have each won JMR-TD contracts. The Army plans to downselect to two for flight demonstrations in 2017.",534,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299114.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00135-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959040582180023
f10b8a53-259f-423d-bcaf-57dec57a9e31,2015-03-29T06:07:49+00:00,2015-03-29,1,http://www.newenglishreview.org/blog_comment.cfm/blog_id/20907,"You are posting a comment about...
Pakistan Expands Nuclear Capability
Robert Windrem writes at MSNBC:
On the dusty plain 110 miles southwest of Islamabad, not far from an area controlled by the Taliban, two large new structures are rising, structures that in light of Pakistan’s internal troubles must be considered ominous for the stability of South Asia and, for that matter, the world.
Without any public U.S. reproach, Pakistan is building two of the developing world’s largest plutonium production reactors, which experts say could lead to improvements in the quantity and quality of the country’s nuclear arsenal, now estimated at 60 to 80 weapons.
What makes the project even more threatening is that it is unique.
“Pakistan is really the only country rapidly building up its nuclear forces,” says a U.S. intelligence official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the classified nature of the issue, noting that the nations that first developed nuclear weapons are now reducing their arsenals.
Moreover, he and other U.S. officials say, there long have been concerns about those who run the facility where the reactors are being built near the town of Khushab. They note that a month before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Khushab’s former director met with Osama bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and offered a nuclear weapons tutorial around an Afghanistan campfire.
Then there are the billions in U.S. economic and military aid that have permitted Pakistan’s military to divert resources to nuclear and other weapons projects.
Bottom line: Khushab exemplifies all of the dangers posed by the Pakistani nuclear weapons program....",351,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298228.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00079-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.944458305835724
cc1097b9-342b-4972-af22-79103796892e,2015-04-01T18:30:33+00:00,2012-07-16,1,http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/minimum-drinks-price-welcome-1.537279?via=rel,"Minimum drinks price welcome
A MINISTER of State rarely gets the chance to make a lasting impact and improve public health. Mary Harney succeeded by banning bituminous coal from Dublin. Róisín Shorthall could follow that example by setting a minimum price for a unit of alcohol, thereby reducing binge drinking. Powerful commercial interests have campaigned against her, warning of job losses and a nanny state. Later this week, however, she will bring proposals to Cabinet that could change Irish life.
All political parties accept there is a serious problem with alcohol abuse. But, apart from commissioning reports and hand-wringing when public events deteriorate into outbreaks of violent and destructive behaviour – as happened at a recent Phoenix Park concert – little has been done. Now, Coalition and Opposition parties have an opportunity to put public health and welfare before corporate and business profits.
Eight years ago, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin was in a similar position when, against ferocious opposition from tobacco and pub interests, he introduced a ban on smoking in public places. On that occasion, opinion polls found there was strong support for the smoking ban and that most tobacco-users would like to escape their addiction. A recent survey found a sizable majority of the electorate now favours a minimum unit price for alcohol, as proposed by Government. However, a small majority do not favour the ending of sports sponsorship by drink companies. Those findings will provide limited reassurance for senior Ministers faced with unpopular, but necessary, decisions.
Setting a minimum price for a unit of alcohol will impact most heavily on supermarkets and on outlets that promote wine, spirits and beer as “lost leaders” in efforts to attract customers for other products. Similar legislation has been enacted by the Scottish parliament. To avoid a cross-Border stampede, agreement has been reached between Ms Shorthall and Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots to establish a minimum price per unit of alcohol by the end of this year.
An Oireachtas committee suggested some months ago that online purchases of alcohol should be banned and supermarket and garage sales phased out. The main proposals from the Government’s advisory group on addiction involves: minimum alcohol pricing; the introduction of a social responsibility levy on the drinks industry; a ban on outdoor advertising and the phasing out of sports sponsorship by 2016. Ms Shorthall and the Government may not legislate for all of these issues. That should become clearer later in the week. After years of half-baked measures, however, the most important thing is to set a minimum price; to properly police existing licensing laws and to engage in a vigorous public health campaign that de-glamorises drink. In addition, many adults and parents will have to change their ways and set a more acceptable example for impressionable children. That insulting and demeaning put-down – “the drunken Irish” – has undeniable roots in reality. We have a responsibility to change it.",602,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131305143.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172145-00017-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.958840131759644
9b7d0403-3efd-4b33-8c78-eaa4e231c493,2016-07-29T18:00:04+00:00,2014-07-06,1,http://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/investigations/2014/07/06/northwoods-still-suffering-despite-rise-tree-harvests/12264501/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin=,"More hardwood was thinned from Wisconsin's 1.5 million acre national forest last year than in recent memory, but advocates say more could be done to manage the timber and help Wisconsin's struggling northern economy.
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest had 63.2 million board feet of wood cut in 2013, worth about $5.1 million; that's up from 59.7 million board feet cut in 2012. Wisconsin's forest products industry feeds jobs in all corners of the state, from mills in Marshfield to paper producers in the Fox Valley and export shippers in the port of Green Bay.
Last year's uptick in timber harvesting has brought more business to the Forest Sawmill in Wabeno, where owner Edward Piontek said he now has enough work to keep his four employees busy. But the timber harvest increase hasn't been enough to allow Piontek to hire additional workers for the sawmill, which once employed more than 30 people.
In Laona, the effects of the lagging timber industry include a higher tax burden on local residents and a dramatic shift in student enrollment, said Laona School District Administrator Laurie Asher. She estimates her district is losing students at a rate of between five and 10 each year as more families are forced to relocate because of work. The high school's class of 2014 had 24 graduates; next year's incoming kindergarten class is expected to top out at around 12 students.
""There just aren't any jobs,"" Asher said. ""And when timber isn't being harvested at the rate it should be, it's a double whammy for us, because that means less revenue for the school district and higher taxes for everyone.""
Read more: Younger generations not interested in timber
Forestry officials in northern Wisconsin expect the uptick in timber harvests will continue this year. But they also point out that the harvesting of hardwood from the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is often a three-year process.
""The amount of timber harvested each year is dependent on the timber sale contract awardees harvesting the timber that was sold to them,"" wrote Paul Strong, the forest's supervisor in Rhinelander in an email. ""Timber sales typically sell in year one and are harvested in year two or three depending on when the contract awardee decides to harvest the timber.""
Strong says more loggers are waiting the full three years to harvest the wood and that 159 million board feet are under contract waiting to be cut.
Strong expected the forest to cut more trees this year and said the forest is already taking advantage of a program known as stewardship contracting that gives local contractors and vendors preferential awards that keep money in the region.
The 2014 Farm Bill passed by Congress granted permanent authority for the program. This year, the forest will sell 14.7 million board feet of timber through stewardship, or about 19 percent of the total volume.
But not everyone is upbeat.
So far, the projected harvesting increases have failed to give Piontek, who grew up in a logging family, hope for the industry to bounce back in a meaningful way.
Piontek's father and uncle owned the Wabeno mill before Piontek took control of operations, a legacy that won't be passed on to his children. Piontek's two sons, ages 23 and 26, have chosen careers outside the logging industry and have both moved to different areas of the state.
""This is the end of the line for logging in our family,"" Piontek said. ""There's no future in it anymore.""
Ecologists and timber companies are in a heated feud over management of northern Wisconsin timber, with residents and the U.S. Forest Service caught in the middle of a complicated conflict over the region’s future. (October 2013) Wm. Glasheen
Push for state assistance
Another provision in the sweeping Farm Bill was a program called the ""Good Neighbor Authority"" that allows state resources to flow to the federal land management that's strapped for cash.
U.S. Forest officials are still drafting guidance on how they would use the program nationwide that has only been installed in Colorado and Utah.
Paul DeLong, chief state forester with the state Department of Natural Resources, said the provision could allow state workers to kick in help on road work, habitat restoration and stream rehabilitation.
""The challenge remains to see the Forest Service implement their management plan fully and do more work and that won't be going away until there are more resources,"" DeLong said. ""The tone from Congress certainly suggests there's a bipartisan group trying to figure out ways to improve the situation.""
DeLong said both the Good Neighbor Authority and stewardship contracts are steps in the right direction.
U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wausau, introduced a bill in May that mandates that the Forest Service hit its annual allowable sale quantity or forfeit management resources to state agencies like the DNR.
""The state and counties have the resources and know-how to sustainably manage forest lands — management that is not currently taking place on federal forest lands,"" Duffy said at the bill's introduction. ""States should be given the opportunity to assist where the U.S. Forest Service is coming up short.""
Another bill, passed by the House last year pushed by U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble, R-Sherwood, also calls for a mandated harvest level.
Both measures by Duffy and Ribble face opposition from environmental lobbies concerned about too much harvest on the pristine lands.
Johnson calls for less regulation
This spring, Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson hosted a forestry roundtable in Antigo to discuss the timber industry and the CNNF. He told Gannett Wisconsin Media that the harvesting process needs streamlining.
""A lot of the problems seem to connect to the (National Environmental Protection Act) process,"" Johnson said. ""We have to see if we can't modify it and bring in more local and state control.""
Wabeno's Piontek said the challenges in the Northwoods timber industry go far beyond legislation and regulation, as the cost of materials continues to rise and manufacturing struggles to regain footing in the state.
Ten years ago, Piontek's raw materials represented about 30 percent of his total cost; now, they eat up more than 70 percent.
""What's going to help? Bring manufaturing back to Wisconsin,"" Piontek said. ""That's the bottom line.""
— Nick Penzenstadler: 920-996-7226, or firstname.lastname@example.org; on Twitter @npenzenstadler
About Timber Trouble
In a special report last October, the Gannett Wisconsin Media Investigative Team documented problems facing the national forest in northern Wisconsin, the state's rich logging history and fallout from a debate between loggers and ecologists. Public records show the U.S. Forest Service could have sold and cut 1.3 billion board feet of wood in the past decade under its mandated forest management plan — representing roughly $110 million in revenue. In reality, loggers cut just 755 million board feet, or a little more than half the allowed quantity, producing half the value.
National forest officials say a lack of federal money has limited their ability to harvest more timber in the Northwoods.
Wildfire spending on Baldwin's list
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin remains focused on the wildfire spending issue as it relates to timber management.
She backs the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, which would end ""fire borrowing"" where funds used in Wisconsin's and other forests are shipped west to cover budget shortfalls fighting wildfires. President Barack Obama supports the idea and included it in his 2015 budget proposal.
In a June letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Baldwin called for an end to the ""dysfunctional and destructive"" practice of raiding restoration and prevention programs to pay for suppressing wildfires.
Since 2002, more than $3 billion has been cannibalized from federal recreation and management budgets to squelch the fires that demand expensive hand crews, airtankers and hundreds of firefighters.
The change would treat wildfires as natural disasters, like tornadoes or floods, allowing for a new revenue stream. That approach faces opposition from House Budget Committee Chairman and Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan.
Ryan told Gannett Wisconsin Media in March that President Obama should budget more for fighting wildfires instead of trying to sidestep discretionary spending caps.",1745,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257831770.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071031-00218-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.957006573677063
dcfe7a88-428e-4351-a3e5-10127286ff2c,2022-05-23T20:52:34+00:00,2022-05-23,0,https://www.skatehappy.com.au/products/zero-signature-skull-r7-skateboard-deck-8-25,"Californian-based, Zero Skateboards was founded by professional skateboarder and entrepreneur Jamie Thomas in 1996. Jamie and the Zero team's ethos of skating death-defying gaps and rails became the benchmark for how far skaters were willing to push their limits.
This is a special order item. Please allow a few extra days for us to order this before sending it out.
Free Express Shipping Over $49.Dispatch time between 24-48 Hours.",95,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662561747.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523194013-20220523224013-00407.warc.gz,0.961487591266632
6e73ec96-1cf9-46d0-9271-40a005bdbd3d,2020-10-31T20:25:58+00:00,2020-04-01,1,https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2020040100304/subaru-to-suspend-auto-production-entirely-amid-pandemic.html,"Subaru to Suspend Auto Production Entirely amid Pandemic
Tokyo, April 1 (Jiji Press)--Subaru Corp. <7270> said Wednesday that it will now suspend automobile production entirely, in the face of supply chain disruptions and a sharp fall in global demand for new automobiles amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Japanese automaker will shut down Gunma Manufacturing Plant in eastern Japan from April 11 to May 1, and extend the ongoing suspension, which started March 23, of production at Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. until April 17.
The total number of affected work days comes to 17 at the Gunma plant and 19 at the U.S. facility. Output is expected to fall about 39,000 units in Japan and 32,000 units in the United States.
All of Japan's eight major manufacturers of passenger cars are now seeing domestic production hampered by the coronavirus pandemic. Toyota Motor Corp. <7203>, Honda Motor Co. <7267> and Nissan Motor Co. <7201> have already announced their respective plans to halt domestic factories.
[Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]",235,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107922411.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031181658-20201031211658-00184.warc.gz,0.911829650402069
d6a22a22-7f09-4103-84a9-31025f296ef4,2015-03-29T11:34:16+00:00,2010-12-31,0,"http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,3253,l=255556&a=255575&po=1,00.asp","McAfee Antivirus Plus 2011 : Security Center
The Security Center for McAfee AntiVirus Plus displays overall security status and offers access to security features. A panel near the top right presents a rotating display of protection statistics.
McAfee AntiVirus Plus is really good at defending a clean system, less good at cleaning up when the malware has already invaded. Those looking for a minimal suite may find this product with its antivirus, firewall, and tune-up components fills the bill.",100,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298464.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00218-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.858962416648865
1df0caf4-4182-4fb2-804e-60f91331718a,2016-07-24T08:49:00+00:00,2010-01-01,0,http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/2010_geglobal.cfm,"Take a sneak peek at the new NIST.gov and let us know what you think!
(Please note: some content may not be complete on the beta site.).
NIST Measurement Science and Engineering Research Grants
NOVEL ELECTRICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE SiC-SiO2 INTERFACE
RECIPIENT: General Electric, GE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY
GE Global Research and The Pennsylvania State University will develop novel measurement techniques to study the SiC-SiO2 interface in silicon carbide power MOSFET devices. The team will develop measurement techniques based on pulsed gate Hall effect, electron spin resonance based, and synchrotron-based X-ray photoemission spectroscopy to characterize the electrical resistance of the SiC-SiO2 interface. Reducing the interfacial resistance is a critical technical requirement for enabling SiC MOSFET devices to provide a quantum leap in efficiency, operating frequency, and operating temperature for processing electrical energy. These improvements will enable a key component to efficiently process energy from diverse variable sources such as wind- and solar-powered devices and rapidly route it to customers.
Public contact (for project information):
Todd Alhart, 518-387-7914
Project Partners: The Pennsylvania State University
NIST Program Office Contact:
Jason Boehm, 301-975-8678",290,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823989.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00098-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.802034139633179
3ce44ef5-2cfe-4d4f-9717-cd8b9988ca3a,2017-08-17T19:34:42+00:00,2009-08-23,1,https://science.slashdot.org/story/09/08/23/180257/NASA-May-Outsource/interesting-comments,"The Wall Street Journal is running a piece about the growing momentum behind the idea of NASA outsourcing to private companies everything from transporting astronauts to ferrying cargo into orbit. Quoting: ""Proposals gaining momentum in Washington call for contractors to build and run competing systems under commercial contracts, according to federal officials, aerospace-industry officials and others familiar with the discussions. While the Obama administration is still mulling options and hasn't made any final decisions, such a move would represent a major policy shift away from decades of government-run rocket and astronaut-transportation programs such as the current space-shuttle fleet. ... In the face of severe federal budget constraints and a burgeoning commercial-space industry eager to play a larger role in exploring the solar system and perhaps beyond, ...a consensus for the new approach seems to be building inside the White House as well as [NASA]. ... Under this scenario, a new breed of contractors would take over many of NASA's current responsibilities, freeing the agency to pursue longer-term, more ambitious goals such as new rocket-propulsion technology and manned missions to Mars. ...[T]hese contractors would take the lead in servicing the International Space Station from the shuttle's planned retirement around 2011 through at least the end of that decade.""
DEAL: For $25 - Add A Second Phone Number To Your Smartphone for life! Use promo code SLASHDOT25. Also, Slashdot's now on IFTTT. Check it out! Check out the new SourceForge HTML5 Internet speed test! ×",312,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886103910.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817185948-20170817205948-00223.warc.gz,0.92180860042572
367d4d43-45a0-46f9-96ec-6567315056ba,2016-07-28T14:32:47+00:00,2016-04-14,1,http://www.housingwire.com/articles/36039-is-settlement-looming-between-us-and-rbs-over-pre-crisis-mortgage-bonds,"Is settlement looming between U.S. and RBS over pre-crisis mortgage bonds?
On to the next one…
Now that the U.S. government secured another massive settlement over pre-crisis mortgage bond practices, this time with Goldman Sachs to the tune of $5 billion, only one major investigation remains outstanding – Royal Bank of Scotland.
And according to a report from Reuters, a settlement between RBS and the feds could be coming in the next few weeks.
From Reuters, via uk.finance.yahoo.com:
Court documents filed in the United States in June suggested RBS could have to pay as much as $13 billion to settle the mortgage-backed securities claims, although some analysts' estimates are much lower.
Analysts expect U.S. regulators will be keen to wrap up the case well before U.S. presidential election campaigning begins in earnest.
""RBS is next in line and we would expect a settlement very soon,"" Chirantan Barua, analyst at Bernstein Research, said.
Barua also said that he feels there is real motivation to secure a settlement with RBS before Barack Obama leaves the White House next year.
RBS would the latest to settle with the feds over charges of misleading investors about the quality of mortgage bonds issued before the housing crisis.
Goldman Sachs announced Thursday that it agreed to a $5 billion settlement with the government over its pre-crisis mortgage business brought by the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group of the U.S. Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force.
Under the terms of the settlement, Goldman Sachs will pay $2.385 billion civil monetary penalty, make $875 million in cash payments and provide $1.8 billion in consumer relief.
But Goldman Sachs’ settlement paled in comparison to the settlements reached by Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase.
In August 2014, Bank of America agreed to a $16.65 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, certain federal agencies and six states to resolve claims over toxic residential mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations and an origination release on residential mortgage loans sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
That settlement broke the previous record held by JPMorgan Chase, which settled in November 2013 for $13 billion.
The settlement resolved federal and civil claims related to the bank’s packaging, marketing, sale and issuance of mortgage-backed securities prior to the housing downturn. It also covers legacy issues left over from Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual, two entities JPM took over in the wake of the financial meltdown.
Citigroup also settled the government, to the tune of $7 billion. That settlement was announced in July 2014 and settled charges brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, several state attorneys general, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
As Reuters reported, some think RBS may settle for as much as $13 billion, but RBS has reportedly set aside only $2.7 billion for the claims.",620,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828283.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00082-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959263384342194
453979a2-7dfa-40c0-a433-01f71c34614a,2015-04-02T09:47:49+00:00,2013-09-13,0,http://thepilotnews.com/content/new-prairie-hands-culver-rough-nsc-loss?mini=calendar-date1%2F2014-06,"New Prairie hands Culver rough NSC loss
CULVER — It was a tough loss for the Culver Cavaliers as they were handed their first Northern State Conference defeat at the hands of the New Prairie Cougars, 54-6 at home Friday night.
Culver was able to keep it to a 7-0 game in the first quarter on a quarterback keeper by Matthew Smith, but after that Cavaliers coach Andy Thomas says the speed and intensity of the Cougars took over.
“They just played at a different speed and intensity than we did,” he said. “We made them earn their first score and stopped them on fourth down on their second drive. We just couldn’t get anything going offensively. Just one of those things where you don’t get the confidence in yourselves, and it just kind of snowballs.”
New Prairie went on to score four touchdowns in the second quarter to make it 35-0 at the half. Wade Young, Noah Kampa and Matthew Smith all scored on the ground in the second, while Matthew Smith added a touchdown pass to Chad Swain on a play where he was wide open past the defense.
The second half was more of the same as Nick Dobkins added a 34-yard touchdown run in the third quarter followed by Culver’s only points of the night — a 4-yard touchdown run by Tucker Schultz. After that most of the reserves were given a chance to play.
Austin Holland scored a touchdown run in the third while Zachary Brassell scored on a 54-yard scamper in the fourth to put the final touches on the night for the Cougars. Collin Szymanski also added two interceptions for New Prairie, the first one early in the second quarter, which seemed to deflate the Cavs a bit.
Culver slips to 1-3 with a 1-1 NSC mark, while New Prairie remains unbeaten at 4-0 and 2-0 in conference play.
Despite the tough loss, Thomas still believes in his team.
“I think we can still be a good football team,” said the Cavs’ coach. “We are going to have to dig down deep and practice and play with intensity.”
The speed and intensity at which this game was played was the theme of the night. The Cougars had it and the Cavaliers just couldn’t maintain it to keep pace. They will need to dig down deep, as the coach said, to get ready for yet another tough opponent in Bremen next week. It was a tough loss for the Cavs but a good learning experience to move forward with.
• NEW PRAIRIE 54, CULVER 6
At Culver Community High School, Culver, IN
New Prairie 7 28 12 7 — 54
Culver 0 0 6 0 — 6
NP — Matthew Smith 11 yd. run (Collin Szymanski kick) 7:09
NP — Wade Young 5 yd run (Wade Young run) 9:32
NP — Noah Kampa 55 yd run (Collin Szymanski kick) 7:43
NP — Matthew Smith 25 yd pass to Chad Swain 7:36
NP — Matthew Smith 5 yd run (Collin Szymanski kick) 2:28
NP — Nick Dobkins 34 yd run
C — Tucker schultz 4 yd run
NP — Austin Holland 29 yd run
NP — Zachary Brassell 54 yd run
First Downs 13 8
Rushing Yards 436 30
Passing (comp.-att-int) 4-6-0 9-21-2
Passing yards 53 96
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-1
Penalties-yds lost 5-26 0-00
New Prairie leaders
Rushing: Nick Dobkins 12-116, Austin Holland 14-87, Wade Young 6-57
Passing: Matthew Smith 4-6-0 53 yds,1TD
Receiving: Chad Swain 1-25, Nick Dobkins 1-15, Dylan Plughaupt 1-13
Rushing: Tucker Schultz 11-19, Bradley Beaver 6-10, Westin Bush 2-1
Passing: Collin Stevens 9-21-2 96 yds.
Receiving: Micah Budzinski 5-53, Bradley Beaver 2-33, Trent Elliott 1-9
Records: New Prairie 4-0 (2-0 NSC), Culver 1-3 (1-1 NSC)",947,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427132827069.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323174707-00120-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.94451504945755
0aedb257-9c84-4d4d-ad25-5e6fe8fc7632,2015-03-29T22:23:55+00:00,2014-01-16,1,https://mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com/tag/junk-food/,"January 16, 2014
The Guardian, 01/16/2014
A groundbreaking tax on sugar-sweetened beverages recently passed in Mexico could provide the evidence needed to justify similar laws across low- and middle-income countries and cities in the US, experts believe.
Campaigners and public health experts are watching closely to see what impact Mexico’s tax has on consumption. Mexico, where 32.8% of the population is obese, is now the country with the biggest weight problem in the world, according to the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation, overtaking the United States. The impact on health has been serious – 14% of the population has diabetes. Rates of high blood pressure, which can lead to stroke and heart attacks, are also high.
November 1, 2013
The New York Times, 11/1/2013
Aiming to curb unhealthy consumption habits, Mexico’s Congress on Thursday approved new taxes on sugary drinks and junk food. Lawmakers approved a tax of one peso per liter, or about 8 cents, on soft drinks and an 8 percent sales tax on high-calorie foods, including potato chips, sweets and cereal. President Enrique Peña Nieto is expected to sign the taxes into law in January.
April 26, 2013
Al Jazeera, 4/26/13
Mexicans have always loved to eat and drink, but rapidly changing dietary habits have created a nation in danger of eating themselves to death. Mexican schoolchildren are now some of the fattest in the world, with one in three classified as overweight or obese – a 27 percent rise in 12 years, according to the latest National Survey of Health and Nutrition. Their parents also score high on global ranking tables – weighing in second behind only the United States.
Among adults, a staggering 73 percent of women are overweight or obese; men are only marginally thinner, with 69 percent “abnormally” sized. The National Survey reveals what is obvious to even an untrained eye: people of a “normal” or healthy weight are becoming a rare breed in this food-obsessed country. Mexico’s biggest killers are now cardiovascular diseases – including heart failure, myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) and strokes – and diabetes. Together these accounted for 150,000 deaths in 2012, according to World Health Organisation figures.
February 19, 2013
Diabetes is the number one killer in Mexico, the chronic health condition a direct result of the obesity issue the country also struggles with. In fact, approximately two-thirds of the total nation’s population are classified as overweight or obese, reports Mexican news syndicate Aljazeera, with most of the issue stemming from lifestyle and eating habits.
The obesity epidemic in Mexico has been ongoing for almost a decade; in 2007, the nation’s health secretary, Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, estimated the incidence of diabetes would rise by approximately 40 percent by 2012, killing as many as 100,000 Mexicans annually. His numbers were not far off, with diabetes claiming the lives of approximately 70,000 Mexicans a year, according to a 2012 report from McClatchy.",644,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298755.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00174-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.947304964065552
07bcbe43-5f71-40ab-aaf5-c782454eaab2,2013-05-20T12:00:11+00:00,2008-11-30,0,http://www.ipjforum.org/?cat=13,"by Geoff Huston, APNIC
Throughout its relatively brief history, the Internet has continually challenged our preconceptions about networking and communications architectures. For example, the concepts that the network itself has no role in management of its own resources, and that resource allocation is the result of interaction between competing end-to-end data flows, were certainly novel innovations, and for many they have been very confrontational. The approach of designing a network that is unaware of services and service provisioning and is not attuned to any particular service whatsoever—leaving the role of service support to end-to-end overlays—was again a radical concept in network design. The Internet has never represented the conservative option for this industry, and has managed to define a path that continues to present significant challenges.
From such a perspective it should not be surprising that the next phase of the Internet story—that of the transition of the underlying version of the IP protocol from IPv4 to IPv6—refuses to follow the intended script. Where we are now, in late 2008, with IPv4 unallocated address pool exhaustion looming within the next 18 to 36 months, and IPv6 still largely not deployed in the public Internet, is a situation that was entirely uncontemplated and, even in hindsight, entirely surprising.
The topic examined here is why this situation has arisen, and in examining this question we analyze the options available to the Internet to resolve the problem of IPv4 address exhaustion. We examine the timing of the IPv4 address exhaustion and the nature of the intended transition to IPv6. We consider the shortfalls in the implementation of this transition, and identify their underlying causes. And finally, we consider the options available at this stage and identify some likely consequences of such options.
This question was first asked on the TCP/IP list in November 1988, and the responses included foreshadowing a new version of IP with longer addresses and undertaking an exercise to reclaim unused addresses . The exercise of measuring the rate of consumption of IPv4 addresses has been undertaken many times in the past two decades, with estimates of exhaustion ranging from the late 1990s to beyond 2030. One of the earliest exercises in predicting IPv4 address exhaustion was undertaken by Frank Solensky and presented at IETF 18 in August 1990. His findings are reproduced in Figure 1.
At that time the concern was primarily the rate of consumption
of Class B network addresses (or of /16 prefixes from the address block 22.214.171.124/2, to use current terminology). Only 16,384 such Class B network addresses were within the class-based IPv4 address plan, and the rate of consumption was such that the Class B networks would be fully consumed within
4 years, or by 1994. The prediction was strongly influenced by a significant number of international research networks connecting
to the Internet in the late 1980s, with the rapid influx of new connections to the Internet creating a surge in demand for Class B networks.
Figure 1: Report on IPv4 Address Depletion 
Successive predictions were made in the context of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in the Address Lifetime Expectancy (ALE) Working Group, where the predictive model was refined from an exponential growth model to a logistical saturation function, attempting to predict the level at which all address demands would be met.
The predictive technique described here is broadly similar, using a statistical fit of historical data concerning address consumption into a mathematical model, and then using this model to predict future address consumption rates and thereby predict the exhaustion date of the address pool.
The predictive technique models the IP address distribution framework. Within this framework the pool of unallocated /8 address blocks is distributed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). (A “/8 address block” refers to a block of addresses where the first 8 bits of the address values are constant. In IPv4 a /8 address block corresponds to 16,777,216 individual addresses.) Within the framework of the prevailing address distribution policies, each RIR can request a further address allocation from IANA when the remaining RIR-managed unallocated address pool falls below a level required to meet the next 9 months of allocation activity. The amount allocated is the number of /8 address blocks required to augment the RIR’s local address pool to meet the anticipated needs of the regional registry for the next 18 months. However, in practice, the RIRs currently request a maximum of 2 /8 address blocks in any single transaction, and do so when the RIR-managed address pool falls below a threshold of the equivalent of 2 /8 address blocks.
As of August 2008 some 39 /8 address blocks are left in IANA’s unallocated address pool. A predictive exercise has been undertaken using a statistical modeling of historical address consumption rates, using data gathered from the RIRs’ records of address allocations and the time series of the total span of address space announced in the Internet interdomain default-free routing table as basic inputs to the model. The predictive technique is based on a least-squares best fit of a linear function applied to the first-order differential of a smoothed copy of the address consumption data series, as applied to the most recent 1,000 days’ data.
The linear function, which is a best fit to the first-order differential of the data series, is integrated to provide a quadratic time-series function to match the original data series. The projection model is further modified by analyzing the day-of-year variations from the smoothed data model, averaged across the past 3 years, and applying this daily variation to the projection data to account for the level of seasonal variations in the total address consumption rate that has been observed in the historical data. The anticipated rate of consumption of addresses from this central pool of unallocated IPv4 addresses is expected to be about 15 /8s in 2009, and slightly more in 2010.
RIR behaviors are modeled using the current RIR operational practices and associated address policies, which are used to predict the times when each RIR will be allocated a further 2 /8s from IANA. This RIR consumption model, in turn, allows the IANA address pool to be modeled.
This anticipated rate of increasing address consumption will see the remaining unallocated addresses that are held by IANA reach the point of exhaustion in February 2011. The most active RIRs are anticipated to exhaust their locally managed unallocated address pools in the months following the time of IANA exhaustion.
The assumptions behind this form of prediction follow:
- The current policy framework relating to the distribution of addresses will continue to apply without any further alteration through to complete exhaustion of the unallocated address pool.
- The demand curves will remain consistent, meaning that there will be no forms of disruption to demand, such as a panic rush on the remaining addresses or some introduced externality that affects total address demand.
- The level of return of addresses to the unallocated address pool will not vary significantly from existing levels of address return.
Although the statistical model is based on a complete data set of address allocations and a detailed hourly snapshot of the address span advertised in the Internet routing table, a considerable level of uncertainty is still associated with this prediction.
First, the behavior of the Internet Service Provider (ISP) industry and the other entities that are the direct recipients of RIR address allocations and assignments are not ignorant of the impending exhaustion condition, and there is some level of expectation of some form of last-minute rush or panic on the part of such address applicants when exhaustion of this address pool is imminent. The predictive model described here does not include such a last-minute acceleration of demand.
The second factor is the skewed distribution of addresses in this model. From 1 January 2007 until 20 July 2008, 10,402 allocation or assignments transactions were recorded in the RIRs’ daily statistics
files. These transactions accounted for a total of 324,022,704 individual IPv4 addresses, or the equivalent of 19.3 /8s. Precisely one-half of this address space was allocated or assigned in just 107 such transactions.
In other words, some 1 percent of the recipients of address space in the past 18 months have received some 50 percent of all the allocated address space. The reason why this distribution is relevant here is that this predictive exercise assumes that although individual actions are hard to predict with any certainty, the aggregate outcome of many individuals’ actions assumes a much greater level of predictability.
This observation about aggregate behavior does not apply in this situation, however, and the predictive exercise is very sensitive to the individual actions of a very small number of recipients of address space because of this skewed distribution of allocations. Any change in the motivations of these larger-sized actors that results in an acceleration of demand for IPv4 will significantly affect the predictions of the longevity of the remaining unallocated IPv4 address pool.
The third factor is that this model assumes that the policy framework remains unaltered, and that all unallocated addresses are allocated or assigned under the current policy framework, rather than under a policy regime that is substantially different from today’s framework. The related assumption here is that the cost of obtaining and holding addresses remains unchanged, and that the perceptions of future scarcity of addresses do not affect the policy framework of address distribution of the remaining unallocated IPv4 addresses.
Given this potential for variation within this set of assumptions, a more accurate summary of the current expectations of address consumption would be that the exhaustion of the IANA unallocated
IPv4 address pool will occur sometime between July 2009 and July 2011, and that the first RIR will exhaust all its usable address space within 3 to 12 months from that date, or between October 2009 and July 2012. 
Apart from the exact date of exhaustion that is predicted by this modeling exercise, none of the information relating to exhaustion of the unallocated IPv4 address pool should be viewed as particularly novel information. The IETF Routing and Addressing (ROAD) study of 1991 recognized that the IPv4 address space was always going to be completely consumed at some point in the future of the Internet .
Such predictions of the potential for exhaustion of the IPv4 address space were the primary motivation for the adoption of Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), and the corresponding revision of the address allocation policies to craft a more exact match between planned network size and the allocated address block. These predictions also motivated the protracted design exercise of what was to become the IPv6 protocol across the 1990s within the IETF. The prospect of address scarcity engendered a conservative attitude to address management that, in turn, was a contributory factor in accelerating the widespread use of Network Address Translation (NAT)  in the Internet during the past decade. By any reasonable metric this industry has had ample time to study this problem, ample time to devise various strategies, and ample time to make plans and execute them.
And this reality has been true for the adoption of classless address allocations, the adoption of CIDR in BGP, and the extremely widespread use of NAT. But all of these measures were short-term, whereas the longer-term measure, that of the transition to IPv6, was what was intended to come after IPv4. But IPv6 has not been the subject of widespread adoption so far, while the time of anticipated exhaustion of IPv4 has been drawing closer. Given almost two decades of advance warning of IPv4 address exhaustion, and a decade since the first stable implementations of IPv6 were released, we could reasonably expect that this industry—and each actor within this industry—is aware of the problem and the need for a stable and scalable long-term solution as represented by IPv6. We could reasonably anticipate that the industry has already planned the actions it will take with respect to IPv6 transition, and is aware of the triggers that will invoke such actions, and approximately when they will occur.
However, such an expectation appears to be ill-founded when considering the broad extent of the actors in this industry, and there is little in the way of a common commitment as to what will happen after IPv4 address exhaustion, nor even any coherent view of plans that industry actors are making in this area.
This lack of planning makes the exercise of predicting the actions within this industry following address exhaustion somewhat challenging, so instead of immediately describing future scenarios, it may be useful to first describe the original plan for the response of the Internet to IPv4 address exhaustion.
What Was Intended?
The original plan, devised in the early 1990s by the IETF to address the IPv4 address shortfall, was the adoption of CIDR as a short-term measure to slow down the consumption of IPv4 addresses by reducing the inefficiency of the address plan, and the longer-term plan of the specification of a new version of the Internet Protocol that would allow for adoption well before the IPv4 address pool was exhausted.
The industry also adopted the use of NAT as an additional measure to increase the efficiency of address use, although the IETF did not strongly support this protocol. For many years the IETF did not undertake the standardization of NAT behaviors, presumably because NAT was not consistent with the IETF’s advocacy of end-to-end coherence of the Internet at the IP level of the protocol stack.
Over the 1990s the IETF undertook the exercise of the specification of a successor IP protocol to Version 4, and the IETF’s view of the longer-term response was refined to be advocacy of the adoption of the IPv6 protocol and the use of this protocol as the replacement for IPv4 across all parts of the network.
In terms of what has happened in the past 15 years, the adoption of CIDR was extremely effective, and most parts of the network were transitioned to use CIDR within 2 years, with the transition declared to be complete by the IETF in June 1996. And, as noted already, NAT has been adopted across many, if not most, parts of the network. The most common point of deployment of NAT has not been at an internal point of demarcation between provider networks, but at the administrative boundary between the local customer network and the ISP, so that the common configuration of Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) includes NAT functions. Customers effectively own and operate NAT devices as a commonplace aspect of today’s deployed Internet.
CIDR and NAT have been around for more than a decade now, and the address consumption rates have been held at very conservative levels in that period, particularly so when considering that the bulk of the population of the Internet was added well after the advent of CIDR and NAT.
The longer-term measure—the transition to IPv6—has not proved to be as effective in terms of adoption in the Internet.
There was never going to be a “flag-day” transition where, in a single day, simultaneously across all parts of every network the IP protocol changed to using IPv6 instead of IPv4. The Internet is too decentralized, too large, too disparate, and too critical for such actions to be orchestrated, let alone completed with any chance of success. A flag day, or any such form of coordinated switchover, was never a realistic option for the Internet.
If there was no possibility of a single, coordinated switchover to IPv6, the problem is that there was never going to be an effective piecemeal switchover either. In other words, there was never going to be a switchover where host by host, and network by network, IPv6 is substituted for IPv4 on a piecemeal and essentially uncoordinated basis. The problem here is that IPv6 is not “backward-compatible” with IPv4. When a host uses IPv6 exclusively, then that host has no direct connectivity to any part of the IPv4 network. If an IPv6-only host is connected to an IPv4-only network, then the host is effectively isolated. This situation does not bode well for a piecemeal switchover, where individual components of the network are switched over from IPv4 to IPv6 on a piecemeal basis. Each host that switches over to IPv6 essentially disconnects itself form the IPv4 Internet at that point.
Given this inability to support backward compatibility, what was planned for the transition to IPv6 was a “dual-stack” transition. Rather than switching over from IPv4 to IPv6 in one operation on both hosts and networks, a two-step process has been proposed: first switching from IPv4 only to a “dual-stack” mode of operation that supports both IPv4 and IPv6 simultaneously, and second—and at a much later date—switching from dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 to IPv6 only.
During the transition more and more hosts are configured with dual stack. The idea is that dual-stack hosts prefer to use IPv6 to communicate with other dual-stack hosts, and revert to use IPv4 only when an IPv6-based end-to-end conversation is not possible. As more and more of the Internet converts to dual stack, it is anticipated that use of IPv4 will decline, until support for IPv4 is no longer necessary. In this dual-stack transition scenario, no single flag day is required and the dual-stack deployment can be undertaken in a piecemeal fashion. There is no requirement to coordinate hosts with networks, and as dual-stack capability is supported in networks the attached dual-stack hosts can use IPv6. This scenario still makes some optimistic assumptions, particularly relating to the achievement of universal deployment of dual stack, at which point no IPv4 functions are used, and support for IPv4 can be terminated. Knowing when this point is reached is unclear, of course, but in principle there is no particular timetable for the duration of the dual-stack phase of operation.
There are always variations, and in this case it is not necessarily that each host must operate in dual-stack mode for such a transition. A variant of the NAT approach can perform a rudimentary form of protocol translation, where a Protocol-Translating NAT (or NAT-PT ) essentially transforms an incoming IPv4 packet to an outgoing IPv6 packet, and conversely, using algorithmic binding patterns to map between IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Although this process relieves the IPv6-only host of some additional complexity of operation at the expense of some added complexity in Domain Name System (DNS) transformationsand service fragility, the essential property still remains that in order to speak to an IPv4-only remote host, the combination of the local IPv6 host and the NAT-PT have to generate an equivalent IPv4 packet. In this case the complexity of the dual stack is now replaced by complexity in a shared state across the IPv6 host and the NAT-PT unit. Of course this solution does not necessarily operate correctly in the context of all potential application interactions, and concerns with the integrity of operation of NAT-PT devices are significant, a factor that motivated the IETF to deprecate the existing NAT-PT specification . On the other hand, the lack of any practical alternatives has led the IETF to subsequently reopen this work, and once again look at specifying the standard behavior of such devices .
The detailed progress of a dual-stack transition is somewhat uncertain, because it involves the individual judgment of many actors as to when it may be appropriate to discontinue all support for IPv4 and rely solely on IPv6 for all connectivity requirements. However, one factor is constant in this envisaged transition scenario, and whether it is dual stack in hosts or dual stack through NAT-PT, or various combinations thereof, the requirement that there are sufficient IPv4 addresses to span the addressing needs of the entire Internet across the complete duration of the dual-stack transition process is consistent.
Under this dual-stack regime every new host on the Internet is envisaged to need access to both IPv6 and IPv4 addresses in order to converse with any other host using IPv6 or IPv4. Of course this approach works as long as there is a continuing supply of IPv4 addresses, implying that the envisioned timing of the transition was meant to have been completed by the time that IPv4 address exhaustion
If this transition were to commence in earnest at the present time, in late 2008, and take an optimistic 5 years to complete, then at the current address consumption rate we will require a further 90 to 100 /8 address blocks to span this 5-year period. A more conservative estimate of a 10-year transition will require a further 200 to 250 /8 address blocks, or the entire IPv4 address space again, assuming that we will use IPv4 addresses in the future in precisely the same manner as we have used them in the past and with precisely the same level of usage efficiency as we have managed to date.
Clearly, waiting for the time of IPv4 unallocated address pool exhaustion to act as the signal to industry to commence the deployment of IPv6 in a dual-stack transition framework is a totally flawed implementation of the original dual-stack transition plan.
Either the entire process of dual-stack transition will need to be undertaken across a far faster time span than has been envisaged, or the manner of use of IPv4 addresses, and, in particular their usage efficiency in the context of dual-stack transition support, will need to differ markedly from the current manner of address use. Numerous forms of response may be required, posing some challenging questions because there is no agreed precise picture of what markedly different and significantly more efficient form of address use is required here. To paraphrase the situation, it is clear that we need to do “something” differently, and do so as a matter of some urgency, but we have no clear agreement on what that something
is that we should be doing differently. This situation obviously is not an optimal one.
What was intended as a transition mechanism for IPv6 is still the only feasible approach that we are aware of, but the forthcoming exhaustion of the unallocated IPv4 address pool now calls for novel forms of use of IPv4 addresses within this transitional framework, and these novel forms may well entail the deployment of various forms of address translation technologies that we have not yet defined, let alone standardized. The transition may also call for scaling capabilities from the interdomain routing system that also head into unknown areas of technology and deployment feasibility.
At this point it may be useful to consider how and why this situation has arisen. If the industry needed an abundant supply of IPv4 addresses to underpin the entire duration of the dual-stack transition to IPv6, then why didn’t the industry follow the lead of the IETF and commence this transition while there was still an abundant supply of IPv4 addresses on hand? If network operators, service providers, equipment vendors, component suppliers, application developers, and every other part of the Internet supply chain were aware of the need to commence a transition to IPv6 well before effective exhaustion of the remaining pool of IPv4 addresses, then why didn’t the industry make a move earlier? Why was the only clear signal for a change in Internet operation to commence a dual-stack transition to IPv6 one that has been activated too late to be useful for the industry to act on efficiently?
One possible reason may lie in a perception of the technical immaturity of IPv6 as compared to IPv4. It is certainly the case that many network operators in the Internet are highly risk-adverse and tend to operate their networks in a mainstream path of technologies rather than constantly using leading-edge advance releases of hardware and software solutions. Does IPv6 represent some form of unacceptable technical risk of failure that has prevented its adoption? This reasoning does not appear to be valid in terms of either observed testing or observation of perceptions about the technical capability of IPv6. The IPv6 protocol is functionally complete and internally consistent, and it can be used in almost all contexts where IPv4 is used today. IPv6 works as a platform for all forms of transport protocols, and is fully functional as an internetwork layer protocol that is functionally equivalent to IPv4. IPv6 NAT exists, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Version 6 (DHCPv6) provides dynamic host configuration for IPv6 notes, and the DNS can be completely equipped with IPv6 resource records and operate using IPv6 transport for queries and responses.
Perhaps the only notable difference between the two protocols is the ability to perform host scans in IPv6, where probe packets are sent to successive addresses. In IPv6 the address density is extremely low because the low-order 64-bit interface address of each host is more or less unique, and within a single network the various interface addresses are not clustered sequentially in the number space. The only known use of address probing to date has been in various forms of hostile attack tools, so the lack of such a capability in IPv6 is generally seen as a feature rather than an impediment. IPv6 deployment has been undertaken in a small scale for many years, and although the size of the deployed IPv6 base remains small, the level of experience gained with the technology functions has been significant. It is possible to draw the conclusion that IPv6 is technically capable and this capability has been broadly tested in almost every scenario except that of universal use across the Internet.
It also does not appear that the reason was a lack of information or awareness of IPv6. The efforts to promote IPv6 adoption have been under way in earnest for almost a decade now. All regions and many of the larger economies have instigated programs to promote the adoption of IPv6 and have provided information to local industry actors of the need to commence a dual-stack transition to IPv6 as soon as possible. In many cases these promotional programs have enjoyed broad support from both public and industry funding
sources. The coverage of these promotional efforts has been widespread in industry press reports. Indeed, perhaps the only criticism of this effort is possibly too much promotion, with a possible result that the effectiveness of the message has been diluted through constant repetition.
A more likely area to examine in terms of possible reasons why industry has not engaged in dual-stack transition deployment is that of the business landscape of the Internet. The Internet can be viewed as a product of the wave of progressive deregulation in the telecommunications sector in the 1980s and early 1990s. New players in the deregulated industry searching for a competitive edge to unseat the dominant position of the traditional incumbents
found the Internet as their competitive lever. The result was perhaps unexpected, because it was not one that replaced one vertically integrated operator with a collection of similarly structured operators whose primary means of competition was in terms of price efficiency across an otherwise undifferentiated service market, as we saw in the mobile telephony industry. In the case of the Internet, the result was not one that attempted to impose convergence on this industry, but one that stressed divergence at all levels, accompanied by branching role specialization at every level in the protocol stack and at every point in the supply chain process. In the framework of the Internet, consumers are exposed to all parts of the supply process, and do not rely on an integrator to package and supply a single, all-embracing solution. Consumers make independent purchases of their platform technology, their software, their applications, their access provider, and their means of advertising their own capabilities to provide goods and services to others, all as independent decisions, all as a result of this direct exposure to the consumer of every element in the supply chain.
What we have today is an industry structure that is highly diverse, broadly distributed, strongly competitive, and intensely focused on meeting specific customer needs in a price-sensitive market, operating on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Bundling and vertical integration of services has been placed under intense competitive pressure, and each part of the network has been exposed to specialized competition in its right. For consumers this situation has generated significant benefits. For the same benchmark price of around US$15 to US$30 per month, or its effective equivalent in purchasing power of a local currency, today’s Internet user enjoys multimegabit-per-second access to a richly populated world of goods and services.
The price of this industry restructure has been a certain loss of breadth and depth of the supply side of the market. If consumers do not value a service, or even a particular element of a service, then there is no benefit in incurring marginal additional cost in providing the service. In other words, if the need for a service is not immediate, then it is not provided. For all service providers right through the supply side the focus is on current customer needs, and this focus on current needs, as distinct from continued support of old products or anticipatory support of possible new products, excludes all other considerations.
Why is this change in the form of communications industry operation an important factor in the adoption of IPv6? The relevant question in this context is that of placing IPv6 deployment and dual-stack transition into a viable business model. IPv6 was never intended to be a technology visible to the end user. It offers no additional functions to the end user, nor any direct cost savings to the customer or the supplier. Current customers of ISPs do not need IPv6 today, and neither current nor future customers are aware that they may need it tomorrow. For end users of Internet services, e-mail is e-mail and Web-based delivery of services is just the Web. Nothing will change that perspective in an IPv6 world, so in that respect customers do not have a particular requirement for IPv6, as opposed to a generic requirement for IP access, and will not value such an IPv6-based access service today in addition to an existing IPv4 service. For an existing customer IPv6 and dual stack simply offer no visible value. So if the existing customer base places no value on the deployment of IPv6 and dual stack, then the industry has little incentive to commit to the expenditure to provide it.
Any IPv6 deployment across an existing network is essentially an unfunded expenditure exercise that erodes the revenue margins of the existing IPv4-based product. And as long as sufficient IPv4 address space remains to cover the immediate future needs, looking at this situation on the basis of a quarter-by-quarter business cycle, then the decision to commit to additional expenditure and lower product margins to meet the needs of future customers using IPv6 and dual-stack deployments is a decision that can comfortably be deferred for another quarter. This business structure of today’s Internet appears to represent the major reason why the industry has been incapable of making moves on dual-stack transition within a reasonable timeframe as it relates to the timeframe of IPv4 address pool exhaustion.
What of the strident calls for IPv6 deployment? Surely there is substance to the arguments to deploy IPv6 as a contingency plan for the established service providers in the face of impending IPv4 address exhaustion, and if that is the case, why have service providers discounted the value of such contingency motivations? The problem to date is that IPv4 address exhaustion is now not a novel message, and, so far, NAT usage has neutralized the urgency of the message.
The NAT protocol is well-understood, it appears to work reliably, applications work with it, and it has influenced the application environment to such an extent that now no popular application can be fielded unless is can operate across this protocol. For conventional client-server applications, NAT represents no particular problem. For peer-to-peer–based applications, the rendezvous problem with NAT has been addressed through application gateways and rendezvous servers. Even the variability of NAT behavior is not a service provider liability, and it is left to applications to load additional functions to detect specific NAT behavior and make appropriate adjustments to the behavior of the application.
The conventional industry understanding to date is that NAT can work acceptably well within the application and service environment.
In addition, NAT usage for an ISP represents an externalized cost, because it is essentially funded and operated by the customer and not the ISP. The service provider’s perspective is that considering
that this protocol has been so effective in externalizing the costs of IPv4 address scarcity from the ISP for the past 5 years, surely it will continue to be effective for the next quarter. To date the costs of IPv4 address scarcity have been passed to the customer in the form of NAT-equipped CPE devices and to the application in the form of higher complexity in certain forms of application rendezvous. ISPs have not had to absorb these costs into their own costs of operation. From this perspective, IPv6 does not offer any marginal benefits to ISPs. For an ISP today, NATs are purchased and operated by customers as part of their CPE equipment. To say that IPv6 will eliminate NATs and reduce the complexities and vulnerabilities in the NAT service model is not directly relevant to the ISP.
The more general observation is that, for the service provider industry currently, IPv6 has all the negative properties of revenue margin erosion with no immediate positive benefits. This observation lies at the heart of why the service provider industry has been so resistant to the call for widespread deployment of IPv6 services to date.
It appears that the current situation is not the outcome of a lack of information about IPv6, nor a lack of information about the forthcoming exhaustion of the IPv4 unallocated address pool. Nor is it the outcome of concerns over technical shortfalls or uncertainties in IPv6, because there is no evidence of any such technical shortcomings in IPv6 that prevent its deployment in any meaningful fashion. A more likely explanation for the current situation is an inability of a highly competitive deregulated industry to be in a position to factor longer-term requirements into short-term business logistics.
Now we consider some questions relating to IPv4 address exhaustion. Will the exhaustion of the current framework that supplies IP addresses to service providers cause all further demand for addresses to cease at that point?
Or will exhaustion increase the demand for addresses in response to various forms of panic and hoarding behaviors in addition to continued demand from growth?
The size and value of the installed base of the Internet using IPv4 is now very much larger than the size and value of incremental growth of the network. In address terms the routed Internet currently (as of 14 August 2008) spans 1,893,725,831 IPv4 addresses, or the equivalent of 112.2 /8 address blocks. Some 12 months ago the routed Internet spanned 1,741,837,080 IPv4 addresses, or the equivalent of 103.8 /8 address blocks, representing a net annual growth of 10 percent in terms of advertised address space.
These facts lead to the observation that, even in the hypothetical scenario where all further growth of the Internet is forced to use IPv6 exclusively while the installed base still uses IPv4, it is highly unlikely that the core value of the Internet will shift away from its predominate IPv4 installed base in the short term.
Moving away from the hypothetical scenario, the implication is that the relative size and value of new Internet deployments will be such that these new deployments may not have sufficient critical mass by virtue of their volume and value as to be in a position to force the installed base to underwrite the incremental cost to deploy IPv6 and convert the existing network assets to dual-stack operation in this timeframe. The corollary of this observation is that new Internet network deployments will need to communicate with a significantly larger and valuable IPv4-only network, at least initially. The fact that IPv6 is not backward-compatible with IPv4 further implies that hosts in these new deployments will need to cause IPv4 packets with public addresses in their packet headers to be sent and received, either by direct deployment of dual stack or by proxies in the form of protocol-translating NATs. In either case the new network will require some form of access to public IPv4 addresses. In other words, after exhaustion of the unallocated address pools, new network deployments will continue to need to use IPv4 addresses.
From this observation it appears highly likely that the demand for IPv4 addresses will continue at rates comparable to current rates across the IPv4 unallocated address pool and after it is exhausted. The exhaustion of the current framework of supply of IPv4 addresses will not trigger an abrupt cessation of demand for IPv4 addresses, and this event will not cause the deployment of IPv6-only networks, at least in the short term of the initial years following IPv4 address pool exhaustion. It is therefore possible to indicate that immediately following this exhaustion event there will be a continuing market need for IPv4 addresses for deployment in new networks
Although a conventional view is that this market need is likely to occur in a scenario of dual-stacked environments,
where the hosts are configured with both IPv4 and IPv6, and the networks are configured to also support the host operation of both protocols, it is also conceivable to envisage the use of deployments where hosts are configured in an IPv6-only mode and network equipment undertakes a protocol-translating NAT function. In either case the common observation is that we apparently will have a continuing need for IPv4 addresses well after the event of IPv4 unallocated pool exhaustion, and IPv6 alone is no longer a sufficient response to this problem.
If demand continues, then what is the source of supply in an environment where the current supply channel, namely the unallocated pool of addresses, is exhausted? The options for the supply of such IPv4 addresses are limited.
In the case of established network operators, some IPv4 addresses may be recovered through the more intensive use of NAT in existing networks. A typical scenario of current deployment for ISPs involves the use of private address space in the customer’s network and NAT performed at the interface between the customer network and the service provider infrastructure (the CPE). One option for increasing the IPv4 address usage efficiency could involve the use of a second level of NAT within the service provider’s network, or the so-called “carrier-grade” NAT option . This option has some attraction in terms of increasing the port density use of public IPv4 addresses, by effectively sharing the port address space of the public IPv4 address across multiple CPE NAT devices, allowing the same number of public IPv4 addresses to be used across a larger number of end-customer networks.
The potential drawback of this approach is that of added complexity in NAT behavior for applications, given that an application may have to traverse multiple NATs, and the behavior of the compound NAT scenario becomes in effect the behavior of the most conservative of the NATs in the path in terms of binding times and access. Another potential drawback is that some applications have started to use multiple simultaneous transport sessions in order to improve the performance of the download of multipart objects. For single-level CPE NATs with more than 60,000 ports to be used for the customer network, this application behavior had little effect, but the presence of a carrier NAT servicing a large number of CPE NATs may well restrict the number of available ports per connection, in turn affecting the utility of various forms of applications that operate in this highly parallel mode. Allowing for a peak simultaneous demand level of 500 ports per customer provides a potential use factor of some 100 customers per IP address.
Given a large enough common address pool, this factor may be further improved by statistical multiplexing by a factor of 2 or 3, allowing for between 200 and 300 customers per NAT address. Of course such approximations are very coarse, and the engineering requirement to achieve such a high level of NAT usage would be significant. Variations on this engineering approach are possible in terms of the internal engineering of the ISP network and the control interface between the CPE NATs and the ISP equipment, but the maximal ratio of 200 to 300 customers per public IP address appears to be a reasonable upper bound without unduly affecting application behaviors.
Another option is based on the observation that, of the currently allocated addresses, some 42 percent of them, or the equivalent of some 49 /8 address blocks, are not advertised in the interdomain
routing table, and are presumed to be either used in purely private contexts, or currently unused. This pool of addresses could also be used as a supply stream for future address requirements, and although it may be overly optimistic to assume that the entirety of this unadvertised address space could be used in the public Internet, it is possible to speculate that a significant amount of this address pool could be used in such a manner, given the appropriate incentives. Speculating even further, if this address pool were used in the context of intensive carrier-grade NATs with an achieved average deployment level of, say, 10 customers per address, an address pool of 40 /8s would be capable of sustaining some 7 billion customer attachments.
Of course, no such recovery option exists for new entrants, and in the absence of any other supply option, this situation will act as an effective barrier to entry into the ISP market. In cases where the barriers to entry effectively shut out new entrants, there is a strong trend for the incumbents to form cartels or monopolies and extract monopoly rentals from their clients. However, it is unlikely that the lack of supply will be absolute, and a more likely scenario is that addresses will change hands in exchange for money. Or, in other words, it is likely that such a situation will encourage the emergence of markets in addresses. Existing holders of addresses have the option to monetize all or part of their held assets, and new entrants, and others, have the option to bid against each other for the right to use these addresses. In such an open market, the most efficient usage application would tend to be able to offer the highest bid, in an environment dominated by scarcity tending to provide strong incentives for deployment scenarios that offer high levels of address usage efficiency.
It would therefore appear that options are available to this industry to increase the usage efficiency of deployed address space, and thereby generate pools of available addresses for new network deployments. However, the motive for so doing will probably not be phrased in terms of altruism or alignment to some perception of the common good. Such motives sit uncomfortably within the commercial world of the deregulated communications sector.
Nor will it be phrased in terms of regulatory impositions. It will take many years to halt and reverse the ponderous process of public policy and its expression in terms of regulatory measures, and the “common-good” objective here transcends the borders of regulatory regimes. This consideration tends to leave this argument with one remaining mechanism that will motivate the industry to significantly increase the address usage efficiency: monetizing addresses and exposing the costs of scarcity of addresses to the address users. The corollary of this approach is the use of markets to perform the address distribution function, creating a natural pricing function based on levels of address supply and demand.
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GEOFF HUSTON is the Chief Scientist at APNIC, the Regional Internet Registry serving the Asia Pacific region. He graduated from the Australian National University with a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Computer Science. He has been closely involved with the development of the Internet for many years, particularly within Australia, where he was responsible for the initial build of the Internet within the Australian academic and research sector. He is author of numerous Internet-related books, and was a member of the Internet Architecture Board from 1999 until 2005; he served on the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society from 1992 to 2001.",9502,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.946123242378235
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Jacksonville dryer vent cleaning service technicians are trained to do a complete dryer vent cleaning. If your dryer vent vents out to the roof, most of the buildup is in the ""gooseneck"" shaped cap sticking out of your roof. That is why it is neccessary for us to either go up on the roof or in the attic and clean the dryer vent cap out before cleaning the rest of the duct. Beware of dryer vent cleaning services that clean the duct only from the laundry room because the brushes or blower will push the lint up to the roof vent and compact it even more.
My heat pump unit was not working, though the handler and thermostat were fine. I did a little testing myself and determined that the low pressure switch was triggered, then called Waychoff's without having told them anything about what I did (sort of a test to see if they'd try to sell me something I didn't need). Eric showed up 30 minutes early to the appointment (a pleasant surprise), and immediately got to work. Within 10 minutes he told me I had no coolant which triggered the low pressure sensor which meant there was a leak. He inspected the handler inside and then told me he needed to do a nitrogen pressure test to find the leak. 10 minutes after that he showed me the hissing leak in the heat pump, proving that there was in fact a leak. He brazed/welded it shut, re-tested to confirm, then filled the unit with coolant. 60 minutes later I'm back in business and my heat pump is working great. I liked that Eric was 100% honest about the issue and how to fix, and didn't try to sell me anything I didn't need. He also worked with me on the coolant charges, since they tend to mark it up quite a bit. Overall a good experience - I'd use them again for sure. They're a little bit pricey, but for the quality, honesty, and knowledge it's worth paying.
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It has been YEARS since I used a service to clean my home. In the past I've always used one of those types that send in a crew and they very quickly go through the house and are gone in 30 to 45 minutes. They always did a ""good job"" but not a ""great job"". The two ladies that came from Jessie's did a GREAT JOB and spent two full hours working constantly. I will call them again for sure!
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I was lucky enough to have my AC lines clog up on a Sunday night. I called Waychoff's after hours emergency service and Erin got back to me within 5 minutes of my initial call. She was very friendly and explained different service options for my situation. Eric was my technician and was at my house within the hour. He was very knowledgeable, explained everything he was doing in detail, gave me tips and advice to help prolong the life of my unit and even let my dog crawl all over him and ""help"". He had me back up and running less than an hour after he arrived. If you want a company who knows what they are doing and has fast, affordable and friendly service, I would highly recommend Waychoff's!
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db9e74fb-636a-48e7-b002-a43c32fa4c09,2013-06-18T22:57:19+00:00,2011-12-29,0,http://blog.infosanity.co.uk/category/tool-kit/,"It’s a while since I’ve found time to add a new tool to my malware environment, so when a ISC post highlighted a new update to Cuckoo sandbox it served as a good reminder that I hadn’t got around to trying Cuckoo, something that has now changed. For those that don’t know, from it’s own site:
[...] Cuckoo Sandbox is a malware analysis system.
Its goal is to provide you a way to automatically analyze files and collect comprehensive results describing and outlining what such files do while executed inside an isolated environment.
It’s mostly used to analyze Windows executables, DLL files, PDF documents, Office documents, PHP scripts, Python scripts, Internet URLs and almost anything else you can imagine.
Considering Cuckoo is the combined product of several tools, mostly focused around VirtualBox, I found install and setup was largely trouble free, mostly thanks to the detailed installation instructions from the tools online documentation. I only encountered a couple of snags.
[2011-12-29 17:21:56,470] [Core.Init] INFO: Started.
[2011-12-29 17:21:56,686] [VirtualMachine.Check] INFO: Your VirtualBox version is: “4.1.2_Ubuntu”, good!
[2011-12-29 17:21:56,688] [Core.Init] INFO: Populating virtual machines pool…
[2011-12-29 17:21:56,703] [VirtualMachine] ERROR: Virtual machine “cuckoo1″ not found: 0x80bb0001 (Could not find a registered machine named ‘cuckoo1′)
[2011-12-29 17:21:56,704] [VirtualMachine.Infos] ERROR: No virtual machine handle.
[2011-12-29 17:21:56,705] [Core.Init] CRITICAL: None of the virtual machines are available. Please review the errors.
The online documentation specifies creating a dedicated user for the cuckoo process. Sound advice, but if you create your virtual guest machines under a different user (like I did, under a standard user account), then the cuckoo process cannot interact with the virtualbox guests. Either changing ownership of cuckoo, or specifically creating the guest VMs as the cuckoo user will solve the issue.
Last problem encountered was Cuckoo’s database, which if it doesn’t exist when the process will create a blank database. Which (obviously, in hindsight) will fail if the running user doesn’t have permissions to write to Cuckoo’s base directory.
With problems out of the way, Cuckoo runs quite nicely, with three main parts. the cuckoo.py script does the bulk of the heavy lifting and needs to be running before doing anything else. If all is well it should run through some initialisation and wait for further instructions:
/opt/cuckoo $ ./cuckoo.py
____ _ _ ____| | _ ___ ___
/ ___) | | |/ ___) |_/ ) _ \ / _ \
( (___| |_| ( (___| _ ( |_| | |_| |
\____)____/ \____)_| \_)___/ \___/ v0.3.1
Copyright (C) 2010-2011
[2011-12-29 20:27:17,120] [Core.Init] INFO: Started.
[2011-12-29 20:27:17,719] [VirtualMachine.Check] INFO: Your VirtualBox version is: “4.1.2_Ubuntu”, good!
[2011-12-29 20:27:17,720] [Core.Init] INFO: Populating virtual machines pool…
[2011-12-29 20:27:17,779] [VirtualMachine.Infos] INFO: Virtual machine “cuckoo1″ information:
[2011-12-29 20:27:17,780] [VirtualMachine.Infos] INFO: \_| Name: cuckoo1
[2011-12-29 20:27:17,781] [VirtualMachine.Infos] INFO: | ID: 9a9dddd8-f7d6-40ea-aed3-9a0dc0f30e79
[2011-12-29 20:27:17,782] [VirtualMachine.Infos] INFO: | CPU Count: 1 Core/s
[2011-12-29 20:27:17,783] [VirtualMachine.Infos] INFO: | Memory Size: 512 MB
[2011-12-29 20:27:17,783] [VirtualMachine.Infos] INFO: | VRAM Size: 16 MB
[2011-12-29 20:27:17,784] [VirtualMachine.Infos] INFO: | State: Saved
[2011-12-29 20:27:17,785] [VirtualMachine.Infos] INFO: | Current Snapshot: “cuckoo1_base”
[2011-12-29 20:27:17,785] [VirtualMachine.Infos] INFO: | MAC Address: 08:00:27:BD:9C:4F
[2011-12-29 20:27:17,786] [Core.Init] INFO: 1 virtual machine/s added to pool.
The submit.py script is one of the ways for getting cuckoo to analysis files:
python submit.py –help
Usage: submit.py [options] filepath
-h, –help show this help message and exit
-t TIMEOUT, –timeout=TIMEOUT Specify analysis execution time limit
-p PACKAGE, –package=PACKAGE Specify custom analysis package name
-r PRIORITY, –priority=PRIORITY Specify an analysis priority expressed in integer
-c CUSTOM, –custom=CUSTOM Specify any custom value to be passed to postprocessing
-d, –download Specify if the target is an URL to be downloaded
-u, –url Specify if the target is an URL to be analyzed
-m MACHINE, –machine=MACHINE Specify a virtual machine you want to specifically use for this analysis
Most of the options above are self-explanatory, just make sure to select the relevant analysis package depending on what you’re working with; possibilities are listed here.
Finally, web.py provides a web interface for reviewing the results of all analysis performed by cuckoo, bound to localhost:8080.
I’d like to thank the team that developed and continue to develop the cuckoo sandbox. I look forward to getting more automated results going forward and hopefully getting to a point where I’m able to add back to the project; until then I’d recommend getting your hands dirty, from my initial experiments I doubt you’ll be disappointed. But if you won’t take my word for it, watch Cuckoo in action analysing Zeus here.
– Andrew Waite
Like most techies I get the job of fixing and maintaining relatives’ PCs. As part of this after fixing whatever is broken I have some common clean-up and install routines that I go through to both help the system run faster and to extend the period before I’m called back, and I’ve used AVG free as part of this for many years to keep costs down for my users.
During a recent job I came across a new (I’m assuming, hadn’t noticed it before) feature of AVG free, the PC Analyzer component. Being the curious sort I hit the go button, scan ran for around 5 minutes and I was presented with this:
Ouch, I was surprised with the number of errors as this is a machine I keep a regular eye on, and in some cases use myself (it’s the missus’). Time to panic? Let’s see:
- Registry errors: Errors affect system stability: (125)
That doesn’t sound good, checking the ‘Details…’ link presented me with a long list Registry keys, which to a standard end-user would result in turning on BofH’s Dummy Mode. In reality, it found a lot of keys to set the ‘open with’ right-click function depending on file extension. ‘Affect system stability’? Not so much, and I find the links useful enough that I’ve previously researched how to add my own…
- Junk Files: These files take up disk space: (599)
Again checking the details, long list of randomly named files. In the temporary folder. All ~600 took a total of less the 300MB, and the machine has more the 200GB free. Something to correct come next house cleaning session, but not really a problem.
- Fragmentation: Reduces disk access speed
In fairness to the tool, it did come back clean and we know that fragmentation can be an issue. But that’s why every machine I’ve ever used has come with a defrag utility, as standard, for free. (OK, my BBC Micro B didn’t, but then it also had a cassette deck rather than a hard disk).
- Broken Shortcuts: Reduces explorer browsing speed(42)
Ok, so I forget a folder of shortcuts to junk that came pre-installed with the system. I’d deleted the junk, forgot the shortcuts. Thanks for the reminder, fixed.
Plenty of ‘problems’ highlighted, time to run out and drop £25 for an annual subscription to the clean-up tool? Nope, ignoring the fact that many of these issues are system settings that actually aid the end user, the remaining issues won’t have any negative impact that the end-user will notice.
In my own opinion, AVG is taking a leaf out of the fake AV scams and scaring non-techies into parting with their hard earned coin in a bid to keep the computer running and bank details away from the scary hackers that the nice lady on the news keeps taking about. Presenting a list of meaningless (to most) information and saying it’s bad is exactly the tactic I encountered with cold call scammers earlier in the year.
As a final side note, I’ve lost two of my ‘users’ this year to AVG simply because when the AVG free license I’d installed expired, they couldn’t find a link to download the latest free version, only MANY links to the paid version. As my users are nice people (latest ‘victim’ was my grandfather), they decided themselves that it was better for them to pay the small fee than have to call me and interrupt my life.
Can anyone recommend a free AV suite that doesn’t con the unwitting into unnecessary purchases to perform a cleanup that could be performed manually with around 5 minutes and half a clue? AVG Free is a great tool, and for free I shouldn’t really complain, but when the sales tactics change to make money selling things people don’t need, to those that don’t know any better?
<update>Further investigation has shown that data has been restored, but the tree structure isn’t perfect. Use at own risk</update>
Anyone who’s taken Offensive Security training should be familiar with KeepNote (similar to Leo, for those that took early versions of the courses). If you’re not familiar with KeepNote it does exactly what you’d expect from the name, provide a handy way to keep and organise information. And it does a good job of this, until….
Traceback (most recent call last): File ""/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/keepnote/gui/__init__.py"", line 469, in open_notebook version = notebooklib.get_notebook_version(filename) File ""/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/keepnote/notebook/__init__.py"", line 248, in get_notebook_version raise NoteBookError(_(""Notebook preference data is corrupt""), e) NoteBookError: SyntaxError('junk after document element: line 11, column 0',) Notebook preference data is corrupt root@bt:~/pwbv3/labnotes#
After much searching I found several posts discussing similar issues but following the same resolutions did not resolve by problems. With this I resorted to my fallback plan, create new notebook and begin to repopulate with my content (each node is stored as a plain text file, so I was looking at lots of cut and paste). Then a thunderbolt hit me.
I copied each branch of the original note tree to the new tree, and hay-presto! functioning notebook retained and disaster averted.
cp -r ~/old-notebook/branch/ ~/new-notebook/.
Of course a better solution is just to hit the ‘File>Backup Notebook’ option occasionally.
Towards the end of last year I spent a few hours trialling SSH tunnels, I knew how the process worked but hadn’t had much cause to use it in anger; so my lab got some use instead, and a post was written covering the basics; SSH port forwarding 101.
Since I now know how to quickly and successfully implement a tunnel, it turns out that I previously had plenty of cause to use tunnels in the past, I just didn’t know SSH tunnels were the right tool for the job. A couple of recent conversations has made me realise others don’t always know the flexibility of tunnels either so I wanted to try and describe a common scenario to highlight the usefulness of tunnels.
Above is a fairly common setup. You’ve got an internal resource (for example an intranet wiki for documentation), this is in turn protected by a firewall that only allows access from trusted location. Under normal circumstances all staff can access the resource without problems, and any malicious sources (human or automated) can’t access the service.
This works well, until someone needs access and they aren’t at one of the trusted locations (we’re assuming this is an unusual problem and remote access solutions aren’t in place). In a lot of environments SSH is a ‘trusted’ system management solution and is world accessible (and hopefully secured well enough to keep the barbarians from the door, but that’s for different posts).
SSH tunnels (but you guessed that). Tunnel the server’s HTTP (or whatever) service back to your local system, and then connect locally. Using the syntax I discussed previously, from a ‘nix shell you can use this command:
ssh -L 8000:127.0.0.1:80 ssh-server.domain.com
This makes an SSH connection to the server (ssh-server.domain.com), tunnelling the local HTTP service running on port 80 (127.0.0.1:80) and binds it to your machines TCP 8000 port. Now you can connect to the service by typing 127.0.0.1:8000 into a browser, thus traversing the firewall source IP restrictions.
If you’re living in a Windows world, then the PuTTY equivalent configuration will be:
Next time you’re sat in the coffee shop on a Sunday morning, and the boss rings with an ‘emergency’; are you sure that you can’t access the resources you need from where you are? If you can, that coffee (and extra slice of cake) just became expense-able
For those that don’t already know, John the Ripper is:
a fast password cracker, currently available for many flavors of Unix, Windows, DOS, BeOS, and OpenVMS. Its primary purpose is to detect weak Unix passwords. Besides several crypt(3) password hash types most commonly found on various Unix systems, supported out of the box are Windows LM hashes, plus many more with contributed patches.
John is commonly available for most ‘nix systems under their package management systems. However, I’d strongly recommend compiling from source to ensure John takes full advantage of more powerful hardware capabilities than the ‘generic’ build. Compiling from source is straightforward, and I’m yet to encounter any difficulties. The additional time spent with manual compilation definitely pays for itself in the long run, read the INSTALL file for instructions.
To get a feel for the available performance john includes ‘–test’ functionality. My system (iMac i7 w/8GB ram), manually compiled with system specific functions achieved:
enchmarking: Traditional DES [128/128 BS SSE2-16]… DONE
Many salts: 3370K c/s real, 3370K c/s virtual
Only one salt: 2840K c/s real, 2840K c/s virtual
Benchmarking: BSDI DES (x725) [128/128 BS SSE2-16]… DONE
Many salts: 108990 c/s real, 110080 c/s virtual
Only one salt: 107264 c/s real, 107264 c/s virtual
Using the same system and john compiled with a ‘generic’ system I achieved less than 50% performance:
Benchmarking: Traditional DES [64/64 BS]… DONE
Many salts: 1613K c/s real, 1613K c/s virtual
Only one salt: 1476K c/s real, 1487K c/s virtual
Benchmarking: BSDI DES (x725) [64/64 BS]… DONE
Many salts: 52800 c/s real, 52377 c/s virtual
Only one salt: 51961 c/s real, 51961 c/s virtual
Unfortunately, john doesn’t currently take advantage of multi-core systems and only uses a single core (see below). There are methods for sharing the processing load between multiple instances of john, or even across john instances running on multiple systems, but that’s a topic for another day.
Before you can crack any passwords, you first need to ‘acquire’ the hashes to be cracked. There are many options for this including the pwdump family (I’d recommend fgdump), the Cain and Abel tools and many others. For testing purposes I extracted the Windows LM hashes using Metasploit’ Meterpreter’s hashdump functionality:
meterpreter > hashdump
John comes packaged with a default password list, containing a little over 3000 entries, and several methods for generating hybrid guesses including appending numbers to entry or performing ‘l33t’ replacements. Rules for hybrid attacks can found (and edited) in the john.conf file. Even without tweaking, john is still effective at cracking hashes as the below shows.
Wintermute:john-testing awaite$ time /Applications/john-1.7.6-jumbo-12/run/john 192-168-1-127_Andrew.dump
Loaded 2 password hashes with no different salts (LM DES [128/128 BS SSE2-16])
guesses: 2 time: 0:00:09:45 (3) c/s: 19803K trying: INFODTP – INFOSS9
Wintermute:john-testing awaite$ time /Applications/john-1.7.6-jumbo-12/run/john 192-168-1-127_Barney.dump
Loaded 2 password hashes with no different salts (LM DES [128/128 BS SSE2-16])
guesses: 2 time: 0:00:00:01 (3) c/s: 9547K trying: DINOSH8 – DINOVYS
Wintermute:john-testing awaite$ time /Applications/john-1.7.6-jumbo-12/run/john 192-168-1-127_Charlie.dump
Loaded 1 password hash (LM DES [128/128 BS SSE2-16])
guesses: 1 time: 0:00:28:38 (3) c/s: 20126K trying: CH4LB5# – CH4LCGN
Cracked hashes are stored in the john.pot file, preventing john from wasting CPU cycles cracking a hash that has already been cracked. Previously cracked passwords can be found using –show:
Wintermute:run awaite$ ./john –show /Users/awaite/Documents/john-testing/192-168-1-127.dump
5 password hashes cracked, 12 left
John has a lot of additional functionality; go install, tweak and crack (only with permission, obviously).
I’ve tried messing around with SSH port forwarding in the past, but always struggled to get my head around what I was trying to connect to where, and ultimately didn’t result in anything useful. This time around I’ve put in some dedicated time to get to the bottom forwarding ports within SSH tunnels. And I’m glad I did, my with only a handful of connections the possibilities are making my head spin.
To help my head get around problems I encountered I found a number of resources helpful.
Example Scenario: A server (10.0.0.100) on an internal LAN has web services that need to be accessed, but has no remote access through the firewall. Luckily, there is remote access to an SSH server (10.0.0.200) sat on the same LAN.
ssh -L 8000:10.0.0.100:80 ssh-server.somedomain.tld
This connects to the machine at ssh-server.somedomain.tld and, once authenticated, forwards 10.0.0.100:80 to port 8000 on the local machine. Now accessing the remote services is as simple as pointing your browser to http://127.0.0.1:8000.
The same functionality can be achieved using configuration files. For example, edit ~/.ssh/config:
LocalForward 127.0.0.1:8000 10.0.0.100:80
To establish a connection with the configuration file in place simply run; ssh tunnel.
The port forward will remain active for as long as the SSH session is connected. If you don’t need to interact with the SSH session in addition to the forwarded port passing ssh the -fN flags will cause the session to be backgrounded once authentication can be established.
If you haven’t already, I suggest you investigate the possibilities within your own environment; and if an evil grin doesn’t spread across your face then you still don’t fully get it
Development of new features for Dionaea has been fairly impressive of late, and I’ve been lax in keeping up to date. When Markus asked if I’d tested the graph utility that he created and wrote about here, it served as a kick to stop putting off some of the jobs I’ve got on the growing to-do list.
I won’t go into too much detail about running the script as Markus has already done a better job than I could. However I will point out that if you run your Dionaea installation on Debian stable, then your out of luck; the standard packages for sqlite are too old to take the script. Best advice is to copy your logsql.sqlite database to a Ubuntu machine and work from there (oh, and in case you didn’t guess from the script name, make sure you’ve actually installed gnuplot…).
A powerful machine is recommended, the only Ubuntu system I had to hand whilst testing was my AA1 netbook, which took 85 minutes to crunch through the script and my database.
I have immediately found the graphs produced useful as they’ve highlighted a couple of obvious spikes (see below) in activity that I would have (and did) miss if solely relying on log files and databases. This really shows the power and importance of visualising security and log information.
If you’re interested the output for the InfoSanity’s installation is now online here. I’m looking to expand the statistics from the InfoSanity honeypot environment that are publicly available, this makes a nice start. As always, big thanks to Markus and carnivore.it team for the effort.
– Andrew Waite
<UPDATE>Live download mirror: carnivore.it</UPDATE>
Mercury Live DVD was initially (I believe) announced in a post to the Nepenthes Mailing list. It is a remastered Ubuntu distribution with pre-installed honeypot applications and malware analysis tools created by John Moore. From the ReadMe:
This live DVD is a remastered version of Ubuntu 10.0 Beta LTS x86_32. It was designed due to my being disappointed with another reverse engineering malware live CD that was released recently. I have decided to call my creation MERCURY, which is an acronym for Malware Enumeration, Capture, and Reverse Engineering.
The Mercury live DVD contains tools used for digital forensics, data recovery, network monitoring, and spoofing. It should primarily be used as a honeypot or network monitoring platform as well as a laboratory and teaching aid. There are three honeypots installed – honeyd, nepenthes, and dionaea. Four, if you include netcat.
The majority of the additional applications reside in /opt:
- Dionaea (0.1.0) – Dionaea is a malware collection honeypot focusing primarily on SMB emulation, covered on InfoSanity numerous times before.
- FFP – Fuzzy Fingerprinting is a util to aid SSH MitM attacks.
- Kippo (svn rev.169) – Kippo is an low-medium interaction SSH honeypot, Also covered
- mitm-ssh – Unsurprisingly, a utility for aiding man in the middle attacks against SSH connections.
- Origami & pdftools – Two frameworks for analysing malicious PDF files.
- Volatility – an excellent memory analysis toolkit
- Zerowine-vm – A malware behavior analysis platform. I’ve covered ZeroWine here before, and whilst I find it useful for initial analysis I found it a pain to setup and get running. The fact this works out of the box on Mercury is enough reason alone to keep the .iso handy.
Other tools are installed on the system as started, access from standard locations (/etc, /usr/bin, etc.). I won’t try to list them all, but some highlights include:
- Nepenthes – Dionaea’s predecessor
- Honeyd – Honeypot system, perfect for emulating multiple different systems from one platform. Covered in more depth here.
- John – John the Ripper, password cracker
- ircd-hybrid – irc server daemon, useful for analysis irc-based malware’s interaction with command and control systems.
- Snort – de-facto intrusion detection system.
- Wireshark – Packet capture and network analysis tools.
I could go on, but I’m sure you get the idea.
Setting up a honeypot, and analysing the results, has never been easier. And I’m sure the toolkit’s functionality will also be useful in other scenarios; incident response, general network administration or as a safe learning platform. So what are you waiting for?
N.B. there have been several mirror’s and downloads established, the most reliable download source I’ve used is Markus’ mirror at carnivore.it
This morning I cause myself a problem. Annoyingly it was foreseeable and avoidable, this is my excuse (not great, but I’ll stick to it). But as every problem is merely an opportunity in disguise whist I’m re-building systems I might as well document the process. The original InfoSanity guide for installing Kippo was based off of the latest stable version, but I rapidly migrated to the development SVN on learning of the MySQL logging capabilities, so this guide covers that.
As I’m using a Debian system a lot of the system pre-requisites are packaged, this aren’t all needed immediately but we might as well grab them all at once.
apt-get install subversion #for svn
apt-get install python-twisted python-mysqldb # Python and required modules
apt-get install mysql-server #
Basic Kippo setup
Grab Kippo direct from svn, at time of writing I got version 160. (latest instructions):
svn checkout http://kippo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ /opt/kippo-svn
Now we can start the honeypot system:
That’s it, all that is required to get the system running. To confirm you can ssh locally with ssh -p2222 email@example.com, unless you’ve jumped ahead and edited the config, password will be 123456.
Log into MySQL via commanline, assuming you’ve not modified the kippo.cfg database directives build the database:
create database kippo;
grant all on kippo.* to ‘kippo’@'localhost’ identified by ‘secret’;
Next edit the kippo.cfg accordingly you database/user/password and uncomment the [database] configuration directives. REMEBER to uncomment ;[database] line not just the parameters, that has now caught me out twice.
Finally, build the database structure with the script that can be found in <kippo>/doc/sql/:
doc/sql/# mysql -ukippo -psecret kippo < mysql.sql
Restart your Kippo process and you should be good; re-test access to the shell and view the database tables to confirm that logs are being written to the database.
I’ve been a bit lax in writing this post; around a month ago Miguel Jacq got in contact to let me know about a couple of errors he encountered when running InfoSanity’s mimic-nepstats.py with a small data set. Basically if your log file did not include any submissions, or was for a period shorter than 24hours the script would crash out, not the biggest problem as most will be working with larger data sets but annoying non the less.
Not only did Miguel let me know about the issues, he was also gracious enough to provide a fix, the updated script can be found here. An example of the script in action is below:
cat /opt/dionaea/var/log/dionaea.log| python mimic-nepstats_v1-1.py
Statistics engine written by Andrew Waite – http://www.infosanity.co.uk
Number of submissions: 84
Number of unique samples: 39
Number of unique source IPs: 65
First sample seen: 2010-06-08 08:25:39.569003
Last sample seen: 2010-06-21 15:24:37.105594
System Uptime: 13 days, 6:58:57.536591
Average daily submissions: 6
Most recent submissions:
2010-06-21 15:24:37.105594, 126.96.36.199, emulate://, 56b8047f0f50238b62fa386ef109174e
2010-06-21 15:18:08.347568, 188.8.131.52, tftp://184.108.40.206/ssms.exe, fd28c5e1c38caa35bf5e1987e6167f4c
2010-06-21 15:17:08.391267, 220.127.116.11, tftp://18.104.22.168/ssms.exe, bb39f29fad85db12d9cf7195da0e1bfe
2010-06-21 06:29:03.565988, 22.214.171.124, tftp://126.96.36.199/ssms.exe, fd28c5e1c38caa35bf5e1987e6167f4c
2010-06-20 23:34:15.967299, 188.8.131.52, http://184.108.40.206/trying.exe, 094e2eae3644691711771699f4947536
– Andrew Waite",7046,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.863301575183868
76f444d6-ca88-4a4f-ab4c-23d08ca155dc,2022-05-24T12:52:07+00:00,2005-06-01,0,https://www.politico.eu/article/different-voices-121/,"“We will carry on with a sensible, positive and constructive relationship with Europe. There will be times when we are in dispute with Europe. It happens with all countries. But not every dispute has to be a crisis.” UK Prime Minister Tony Blair rebutting critics’ calls for him to take a tougher stand on Europe after France’s decision.
“We have had wave after wave of crises and it is time to put this behind us.” Consumer Protection Commissioner David Byrne calling for the creation of an independent EU food safety agency.
Treasury Minister Guiliano Amato arguing that the meeting failed because it aimed too high instead of trying to agree on a few essential principles.",145,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662572800.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524110236-20220524140236-00425.warc.gz,0.958683550357819
d10a1f92-347d-47d7-b161-e5e0843fd8c4,2022-05-26T20:55:16+00:00,2018-12-31,1,https://www.essence.com/news/money-career/julia-collins-zume-pizza-profile/,"Julia Collins was just a little girl when she discovered her passion for food. Her grandparent’s home in San Francisco became a communal haven where she was able to witness how cooking brought people together. After attending Harvard University as a biomedical engineering major one thing remained: her love of food. This in turn inspired her to seek a career in the business. After developing two successful restaurants in NYC, Collins saw the opportunity to return to her roots in Silicon Valley and combine her love of food and technology with the development of Zume Pizza. Since co-founding the pizza company which is known for its robotic technology that makes pizzas, she is a unicorn in Silicon Valley with a company valued at $2.25 billion after raising an additional $375 million this year. With so much success in just three years with Zume, Collins is stepping down as President and preparing for the next phase of her journey in food tech and her goal of wanting her 11-month-old son to inherit a planet that’s healthier than the one that we’re living on right now. Ahead, Collins shared with ESSENCE her humble beginnings in the food industry, the challenges Black women face in Silicon Valley and what her plans are for her new company:How did you get your start in the food industry? There was nothing that would please my family more than for me to get this incredible degree in [biomedical engineering]. The problem is I wasn’t living my authentic truth. You know, even at 18 years old, I knew that it just wasn’t for me. It wasn’t until I came to Stanford Business School and I permitted myself to live in my authentic truth and to say to myself, ‘Julia, it’s food, this is what is meant for you. This is what the universe is calling you to do.’ I was fortunate that [restaurateur] Danny Meyer gave me my first job in the business. He took a chance on me, and that was the turning point in my career when I got to be a summer intern at Union Square Hospitality Group where the early Shake Shack was being formed. I can’t claim any success for that enterprise, but I had the good fortune of working for Randy Garutti who is now the CEO of Shake Shack and working for Danny Meyer, who’s been a most well-loved person in the world of restaurant development. I was working for Richard Coraine, who’s probably the smartest person in the world of restaurant development on earth. After that I knew that I couldn’t do anything else with my life. I had to be in the food business, and so when I graduated from Stanford Business School, I went back to work for Danny before going on to start my other food businesses. After building your résumé working with companies like Shake Shack and Murray’s Cheese and founding and owning two popular New York City restaurants Mexicue and The Cecil, why did you return to San Francisco?I knew that the timing was right. I knew that I’d be able to get traction for the idea [of Zume]. I knew that the investment community was beginning to think about food, and all the conditions were right for me to move here and build this business from the ground up, but it didn’t exist before I got here. Tell me about Zume.I’m so incredibly proud of Zume Pizza because it’s the first time in my career when I’ve had the opportunity to build a company that innovated across so many elements of the food industry. Not just the nature of work in the food industry, not only the quality of the supply chain in the food industry but also the health of the food and the taste of the food. That’s what was so exciting about Zume Pizza, and that’s why I knew that 2015 was the right time for me to move to Silicon Valley and work on this, because I could see that the market conditions were completely optimal. I was going to be able to get customers to love what I was doing; I was going to be able to get employees to want to come and work for us and I was going to be able to get investment from the investment community. Where do you see the food industry headed towards in the next few years and how is your company Zume leading the way?What has to happen is we have to make a significant correction regarding the way that we are eating, the way that we are growing, the way that we’re delivering food. By the year 2050, there’ll be 9.7 billion people living on planet earth. We have already reached the limit of arable land, and water in certain parts of the world over-consumption of beef in North America, combined with the rise of the middle class elsewhere in the world is creating a massive surge in global warming. Nitrogen runoff from agriculture and livestock is creating dead zones in our states, and we’re on the verge of a global ecological disaster. Companies like Zume are incredibly important because they’re using technology to create a better future for food. We’re using innovation in growing and distribution to shorten the supply chain. We’re using menu development to create an appetite for fresh produce so that customers lessen their dependence on red meat and replaced that with a joy and a love for vegetables and fresh produce. We do that by sourcing from local purveyors. We also have to think about the jobs that are involved in the food industry, and we were always very proud that through automation we were able to create better safer jobs. Eliminating tasks that are dangerous, like sticking your hand in and out of an 800-degree pizza oven and letting a robot do that task so that you preserve the occupation of being a cook. You preserve the job, but you remove the tasks that are dirty, dangerous and dull — all of those things that human beings shouldn’t be doing.
Last year, your company raised $48 million. You’ve raised $375 million with Softbank Capital this year. What does it take to reach such milestones in two years? I want to preface this by saying I don’t value myself as an entrepreneur based on the valuation of my company. I don’t value myself as a leader based on the size of my last fundraising round. The point is the impact that we’re having with our company. If we think about a different milestone, how many jobs were created in a year, that’s a significant milestone and what it takes for me is a commitment as a leader to living your values. It’s a commitment to doing the right thing to being with your team and to putting your energy and putting your money where your mouth is. To go from just myself and the cofounders sitting on a card table, to having 270 people gainfully employed by our company in such a short time. That’s a huge milestone, but it takes a lot of hard work. I think it takes a commitment to live your values because ultimately your customers, your employees, and the investment community are going to measure you based on that. What were some of the challenges that you faced as a woman trying to raise money in food tech, and how did you overcome them? I was surprised when I got to Silicon Valley; the situation was as dire as it was regarding the utter lack of representation in the room. I rarely ever met a female investor, let alone a Black female investor. That has changed a little bit now that I’ve broadened my network in the Valley. When I did find a woman present in the room, it changed the dynamic. It felt like that team was listening to me in a way that I didn’t feel when I was in a room of all male investors…Many of these investors simply do not have friends of color. They do not have powerful friends that are women, and so the context that they’re always using is, ‘Well, maybe I’ll ask my wife if that’s a good idea.’ I think what happened is many of these investors move in circles that are homogenous and so when they enter the boardroom; they don’t have the experience of understanding how to see a Black woman, how to empathize with her. That’s one of the issues that I see; it’s just a culture of homogeneity that’s pervasive in both social and professional circles. One of the problems that we have is when people talk about diversity in the Valley, they’re not talking about intersectionality. They’re not talking about the unique experience of being Black and a woman or being differently abled and a woman or being queer and a woman. They’re just sometimes looking at increasing participation by women and if we’re only making a change regarding increasing the number of white and Asian women, if that’s what we’re doing, then we’re not solving the problem. You’ve helped to build this company you’ve created, you have 270 people who are gainfully employed. You’re making way with trying to create opportunities for other Black girls in Silicon Valley, so what’s next for you? I am so excited that I have the opportunity to use all of the learning and all of the momentum that I gained while I was at Zume to build my next company. The company is going to be the first food company built on a 100 percent regenerative supply chain. This means that we’re moving beyond just organic food or moving beyond just sustainable food. We’re moving into food and food products that actually regenerate, replenish, and heal the earth. For example, if Americans ate 10 percent less red meat and replaced that red meat with beans, lentils, lagoons, we could reduce global warming in America to the tune of something like taking 25 million cars off the road. I’m building a food company that relies on a regenerative supply chain so that we can begin to turn back the hands of time. With regenerative agriculture, we can do that. The other thing I care a lot about is social justice, and so I’m doubling down on the work that I’m doing with Black Girls Code and I’m also going to be doing some angel investing, really focusing on female entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs of color and I’m going to be launching both of those initiatives in 2019. Why did you decide to leave Zume at this moment, a company you’ve worked so hard and long to build, what does it feel like to step away? I can only tell you that it’s bittersweet. The hardest thing to leave behind is the team. This is the first time in my life when I truly have the freedom to do absolutely whatever I want, and although I’d been an entrepreneur in the past, I’ve never had the level of knowledge, momentum, and access, that I do now. I feel like to whom much is given, much is expected, and because of all the incredible fortune that I’ve had to this point, I think that it is my absolute duty to create something to create a business that has the maximum amount of impact.",2346,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662625600.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526193923-20220526223923-00011.warc.gz,0.973895728588104
820b337f-95a7-44c8-84fd-5adc21f3c2ec,2015-03-29T17:41:26+00:00,2014-03-12,1,http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/596e17d7cac720848525781f0043629e/6244f181c13467aa85257c99005515c8!OpenDocument,"2014 News Releases
U.S. EPA Seeks Public Comment on Mahomet Aquifer Designation
Release Date: 03/12/2014
Contact Information: Peter Cassell, 312-886-6234, email@example.com
CHICAGO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed approval of a petition to designate a portion of the Mahomet Aquifer system in east-central Illinois as a sole source aquifer. EPA’s public comment period on the proposed designation begins March 13 and closes June 12, 2014.
The Safe Drinking Water Act gives EPA authority to designate an aquifer as a sole or principal source of drinking water for a specified area. That designation allows EPA to review all federally funded projects within the designated area to ensure they will not contaminate the aquifer.
The Mahomet Aquifer system is an underground layer of water-bearing sand and gravel that fills a wide bedrock valley in all or parts of 14 east-central Illinois counties. The aquifer system is the source of approximately 53 million gallons of water every year for 120 public water systems and thousands of rural wells that serve about a half million people. More than half of the population in east-central Illinois relies on the Mahomet Aquifer system as a source of the drinking water.
EPA will hold two public hearings on May 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1501 S. Neil St., Champaign; and on May 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Best Western Ashland House, 201 E. Ashland St., Morton. Oral and written comments will be accepted at both hearings. Informational sessions in advance of the public hearings will run from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. on both evenings.
Draft documents and information about the public hearings are available on EPA’s website at http://www.epa.gov/region5/water/gwdw/mahomet/index.htm. Documents are also available at:
- · Champaign Public Library, 200 W. Green St., Champaign.
· Bloomington Public Library, 205 E. Olive St., Bloomington.
· Pekin Public Library, 301 S. Fourth St., Pekin.
· Havana Public Library, 201 W. Adams St., Havana.
· Watseka Public Library, 201 S. 4th St., Watseka.
· U.S. EPA’s Region 5 Office, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago.
Comments should be addressed to William Spaulding, U.S. EPA (WG-15J), 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604-3590 or firstname.lastname@example.org. For questions or additional information contact William Spaulding at 312-886-9262, or EPA’s toll-free line at 800-621-8431, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (weekdays).",634,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298660.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00034-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.865921378135681
c9e366b3-3eae-4841-919c-67ead1dbcd64,2017-08-21T23:53:52+00:00,2017-08-21,1,http://www.nleomf.org/about/employment/,"Career Opportunities with the Memorial Fund and the National Law Enforcement Museum
Director of Museum Group Sales and Tourism
The Director of Museum Group Sales and Tourism for National Law Enforcement Museum (NLEM) is responsible for developing and implementing the sales and service strategy for the museum’s admission, membership, group, private event, corporate partnership sales and fulfillment. They are also responsible for building a sustainable service model that focuses on enhancing the guest experience and retention of consumers. They will do so through leading, developing and mentoring their team giving measurable and meaningful guidance, strategy and support.
Content Marketing Manager
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (“NLEOMF”) seeks an enthusiastic and dedicated professional to serve as the Content Marketing Manager. The Memorial Fund is a Washington, DC-based organization dedicated to telling the story of American law enforcement and making it safer for those who serve. The new 57,000 sq. ft. Museum is currently under construction in downtown Washington, DC, directly across E Street from the Memorial, and slated to open in 2018 with an expected 420,000 visitors annually. The Museum will tell the story of American law enforcement through a dynamic mix of artifacts, state of the art audiovisual presentations, and creative programming.
The Content Marketing Manager will work in partnership with NLEOMF internal stakeholders and it’s marketing agency to develop and manage the NLEOMF’s marketing strategy, build its brand and achieve sales/marketing goals.
Full Job Description
For information on job opportunities with the Memorial Fund and the National Law Enforcement Museum, contact Colleen Ludgate, at 202-737-8520 or email@example.com.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and the National Law Enforcement Museum operate regular internship programs that provide students with work opportunities in various aspects of non-profit organization and operations, as well as museum programs.
For information on internship opportunities, contact Colleen Ludgate, at 202-737-8520 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
The NLEOMF is an equal employment opportunity employer. We adhere to a policy of making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age or disability. We assure you that your opportunity for employment with NLEOMF depends solely on your qualifications. We do not collect data on race, color, or national origin. To file a complaint of discrimination, contact the EEOC.",517,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109682.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821232346-20170822012346-00065.warc.gz,0.919797778129578
0c94028e-eeaa-4978-8529-e6d35766fcb8,2015-04-01T18:44:44+00:00,2015-04-01,0,http://www.dgcoursereview.com/reviews.php?id=901&page=5&mode=rev,"4 Helpful / 3 Not
Great open spaces
Pros: Large, open course played on grass fields in beautiful park setting. Great scenery. Lots of long open holes & some shorter technical shots. Short & long basket placements. You'll see a good mix of Hyzer, straight, Anny & even some slight uphill & downhill shots here. Hole 18 finishes at the parking lot. Practice basket & picnic benches at first tee. Large pond to throw over on hole #1. Nice long, wide concrete teepads. Descriptive tee signs on each hole. Large parking lot close to course.
Cons: It is a multi-use facility so sometimes joggers, picknickers etc will be in you line of fire. Could use a few more benches. You'll need a map for navigation on some holes. Some cross-over of fairways. Not much tree cover means your exposed to the hot sun in summer.
Other Thoughts: Good club support. This course allows the big arms to air it out! Good balance of courses in the Knox area.
4 of 7 people found this review helpful.
8 Helpful / 8 Not
Pros: Hole 1 is beautiful. It's a decent course. Not really that long, and when it is long, it's in the wide open. Nice park.
Cons: Not too much, it was a decent course as I said.
Other Thoughts: Beautiful park. Out of the 95+ courses that I have played, I would put it somewhere in the lower 1/3. Actually all of the courses that I played in this area were not all that great. I enjoyed Morningside the most, but at the same time, it was in a real ghetto area. But there were some real cool holes there. But Victor Ashe is the nicer park of the two. Group of locals showed me around. Enjoyed it.
8 of 16 people found this review helpful.
8 Helpful / 1 Not
Pros: This course gives you every opportunity to rare back and throw hard. There are very few ""weak"" holes where people who have poor drives still squeek out a par (without an exceptional upshot!). It is one of the best courses I have ever played to really help you understand how you stack up against other players.
Cons: The course is so huge that it is not always maintained at a high level, which affects rollers, footing, etc.
Other Thoughts: I LOVE hole #1 over water. Warm up and take your practice throws before your round begins. Then, start it off with a challenge! This would be an INCREDIBLE course for an interesting safari tournament!
8 of 9 people found this review helpful.
9 Helpful / 1 Not
Pros: clean course, long concrete Tee boxes, great views of the surrounding mountains, double chain DISCatcher baskets, Good Tee signs, not overly crowded.
Cons: no signs pointing you to the next hole.
If we hadn't played the first round with one of the locals we would have spent so much time looking for the next tee box that we probably wouldn't have had time to get in a second round.
Other Thoughts: Hole # 1 can be a bit intimidating if it is your first visit to the park. You have to play the first hole over a pond, it seems like it would be better if it were hole #18 or at least midway through the course. I don't want my first toss of the day to be over a pond with trees to the left and right of me.
Also I think this course is more suitable for forehand throwers, or left handed backhand throwers, most of the baskets (at least on the shorts) fade off to the right.
9 of 10 people found this review helpful.
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to add a review.",803,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131305143.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172145-00022-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.956607520580292
ea8a86fe-64cb-482f-84c7-fd1f8742e6bb,2020-10-22T20:59:12+00:00,2020-02-14,0,https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-cleans-house-nsc-vindmans-were-tip-iceberg-70-obama-holdovers-given-axe,"President Trump has reportedly cleaned house at the National Security Council - firing 70 Obama-era holdovers, according to the Washington Examiner.
Officials confirmed that Trump and national security adviser Robert O’Brien have cut 70 positions inherited from former President Barack Obama, who had fattened the staff to 200.
Many were loaners from other agencies and have been sent back. Others left government work.
Trump was notably impeached by the House and acquitted by the Senate after a NSC 'whistleblower' on loan from the CIA lodged a complaint after approaching the office of House Intel Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA), who guided him to a Democratic operative attorney (who loves going to Disneyland alone and once bragged about getting security clearances for 'guys with child porn issues').
Last week, anti-Trump impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and his twin brother Yevgeny were fired from the NSC and escorted out of the White House by security. While critics have called the move beyond the pale, President Trump noted Alexander Vindman's 'horrendous report' given to him by his supervisor.
....was given a horrendous report by his superior, the man he reported to, who publicly stated that Vindman had problems with judgement, adhering to the chain of command and leaking information. In other words, “OUT”.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2020
""This month, we will complete the right-sizing goal Ambassador O’Brien outlined in October, and in fact, may exceed that target by drawing down even more positions,"" said NSC senior director for senior communications John Ullyot, in a statement to Secrets.
Alexander Vindman was reassigned to the Department of the Army, and will attend the US Army War College in Carlisle. No word on his twin.",385,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107880038.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022195658-20201022225658-00563.warc.gz,0.973889291286468
c90e7dd6-c20a-4541-9307-e6ffacd2920c,2016-07-28T14:26:52+00:00,2012-05-17,1,http://t-j.org.il/LatestDevelopments/tabid/1370/currentpage/1/articleID/537/Default.aspx,"According to very reliable sources, Town Plan 7659, for approximately 220 units in the new settlement of Kidmat Tzion, will be brought to the Jerusalem Municipal Planning in the run-up to “Jerusalem Day” which falls on May 20 (the likely date for the Municipal Planning Committee hearings is May 17, but no final determination has been made). A map showing the location of the planned construction can be viewed/downloaded here.
As reported previously, this is a plan for a brand new settlement of more than 1000 residents to be located on the boundary between East Jerusalem and Abu Dis, in the heart of a Palestinian neighborhood. Implementation of this plan would have significant deleterious implications for the two-state solution, both in terms of political impact and impact on the ground. Given the nature of the land involved (which falls under the authority of the Custodian General, who is part of the Ministry of Justice), ultimate responsibility for the Kidmat Tzion project lies with the government of Israel project, not the Municipality. This means that if this project moves forward, it will disclose a decision of the Netanyahu government to establish a new settlement in the heart of Palestinian neighborhoods of East Jerusalem.
Also as we reported previously, Jerusalem Mayor Barkat reportedly plans to inaugurate the scheme around “Jerusalem Day” events (on May 20), and has reportedly informed the Prime Minister of his intentions. Approval of Town Plan 7659 in the Municipal Planning Committee will likely be linked to approval of – or efforts to approve – minor planning for Palestinians in East Jerusalem, allowing the mayor and planning committee to divert attention from the approval of a new settlement in the heart of a Palestinian neighborhood by focusing attention on the exceedingly rare approval of construction for Palestinians.
Note: Kidmat Zion plan has been reported in the media as another Irving Moskowitz project. This appears to be inaccurate. Moskowitz own less than 4% of the site, and is not, according to our sources, behind the revival of the plan. The site is controlled overwhelmingly by the Custodian General of abandoned properties, indicating that the energy behind this project comes from the Government of Israel, not private developers.",446,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828283.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00093-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.95559298992157
8a94f687-077c-451b-828c-b6f192e45269,2022-05-24T00:25:46+00:00,2022-05-08,1,https://northfaces.us/2022/05/08/1502-afghanistan-supreme-guide-orders-women-to-wear-full-veils-in-public/,"The Taliban have severely tightened restrictions on women’s freedom in Afghanistan, requiring them to wear full veils in public on Saturday, preferably the burqa, an announcement heavily criticized by feminist activists.
In a decree issued during a ceremony in Kabul, the supreme leader of the Taliban and Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada, ordered women to completely cover their bodies and faces in public, stating that the burqa, the blue veil at the eye height is the best option for that.
Women should wear “a tchadri (another name for the burqa), because it is traditional and respectful,” indicates this decree.
“Women who are neither too young nor too old should veil their faces, except their eyes, according to Sharia recommendations, to avoid any provocation when they meet a man” who is not a close member of their family, she adds.
And if they have no reason to go out, they better “stay home”.
This decree also lists the penalties to which heads of families who do not impose the use of the full veil are exposed. The first two offenses will be sanctioned with a simple warning. The third will be sentenced to three days in prison and the fourth will be brought to justice.
Additionally, any government employee who does not wear the full veil will be fired immediately.
“Islam has never recommended chadri,” a women’s rights activist who remained in Afghanistan, on condition of anonymity, reacted to the AFP.
“The Taliban, instead of being progressive, are going backwards. They are behaving as in their first regime, they are the same as 20 years ago,” he added.
– Denied promises –
“We are a broken nation, forced to endure assaults we cannot understand. As a people we are crushed,” tweeted Muska Dastageer, a former professor at the American University of Afghanistan, now based in Afghanistan.
Since the Taliban returned to power in mid-August, the feared ministry for the promotion of virtues and the prevention of vice had issued several recommendations on how women should dress. But this is the first edict on the matter promulgated at the national level.
The Taliban previously asked women to wear at least the hijab, a scarf that covered the head but revealed the face. But they strongly recommended wearing the burqa, which they made mandatory when they first came to power between 1996 and 2001.
Under their first regime, they had deprived women of nearly all rights, according to their ultra-strict interpretation of Sharia law, Islamic law.
Agents of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice whipped anyone caught without a burqa.
After their return to power, after 20 years of occupation by the United States and its allies, which had ousted them in 2001, the Taliban had promised to be more flexible this time around.
But they soon reneged on their promises, constantly eroding rights again and wiping out 20 years of women’s freedom.
Women are now largely barred from government jobs and prohibited from traveling overseas or long distances within the country unless accompanied by a male family member.
– Complicated international recognition –
In March, the Taliban brought high schools and colleges closer to girls, hours after their long-announced reopening. This unexpected turnaround, which was not justified except to say that the education of girls must be done according to sharia law, has scandalized the international community.
The Taliban also imposed the separation of women and men in Kabul’s public parks, with designated visiting days for each gender.
The decree issued on Saturday could further complicate the Taliban’s request for international recognition, which the international community has directly linked to respect for women’s rights.
“This is an unexpected step back, which will not help the Taliban gain international recognition. Such moves will only intensify the opposition,” Pakistani analyst Imtiaz Gul told AFP.
Over the past two decades, Afghan women have gained new freedoms, either by returning to school or applying for jobs in all sectors of activity, even as the country has remained socially conservative.
Women tried to assert their rights by demonstrating for the first time in Kabul and major cities after the Taliban returned to power.
But they fiercely repressed the movement, arresting many activists and holding some, sometimes for several weeks.
The burqa is a traditional Afghan piece of clothing, widely worn in the more remote and conservative parts of the country. Even before the Taliban returned to power, the vast majority of Afghan women were veiled, if only with a loose veil.
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6c2b9e9a-87ba-4862-889c-eb0148baea73,2016-07-29T06:15:28+00:00,2013-08-16,0,http://investorplace.com/2013/08/deere-kraft-shell-etf-alternatives-august-12-16/2/,"The PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio (PBJ) is composed of 30 U.S. food and beverage companies, and is benchmarked to an index that uses a combination of investment criteria to select the ultimate holdings. General Mills is weighted at 4.95%, 44 basis points higher than Kraft. Its former stablemate — Mondelez International (MDLZ) — has a weighting of 4.96%, the third-largest in the portfolio. PBJ has generated annualized total returns of 8.8% since June 2005, or 290 basis points higher than the S&P 500. That’s important because its annual expense ratio of 0.63% is slightly higher than I generally like to recommend.
San Diego-based Illumina (ILMN) develops technology that assists scientists in their study of molecular medicine. InvestorPlace chief technical analyst Sam Collins has a price target of $85, about 10% above where it’s currently trading. Long-term, he sees even more profits available for those willing to hold for an extended period. If you’re like me and aren’t completely in tune with biotechs, an ETF alternative seems like an excellent choice.
Some biotech ETFs have pretty high expenses, but at 0.35%, the Market Vectors Biotech ETF (BBH) isn’t one of them at 0.35%. The fund invests in 25 of the largest U.S.-listed biotech companies, and ILMN is the eighth-largest holding at 4.63%. The top 10 holdings account for 65% of BBH’s assets, providing investors with a very focused investment. While I mentioned above that I like to spread out my bets, in this case the idiom “in for a penny, in for a pound” comes to mind. If you’re going to play the biotech game, you might as well play for keeps.
Dan Burrows tackled radio stocks on Aug. 16, and out of three possibilities — Pandora (P), Sirius XM (SIRI) and Cumulus Media (CMLS) — he only thinks the home to Howard Stern is worth buying. His rationale: Pandora is overcooked and Cumulus isn’t growing enough, but Sirius XM is a relative bargain based on its 30% discount to its own five-year average P/E.
However, if you’re game on all three stocks, buy the Global X Top Guru Holdings Index ETF (GURU), which owns both Pandora and Cumulus as well as Liberty Media (LMCA), which owns 52% of Sirius XM’s stock. The equal-weighted fund combs 13F SEC filings looking for conviction investment ideas of prominent hedge fund managers. All three are top 20 holdings with weightings of no less than 2.06%. It isn’t cheap at 0.75%, but if you think hedge funds know what they’re doing, this is a good way of capturing pure-play radio stocks.
As of this writing, Will Ashworth did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.",647,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257829972.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071029-00160-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.947666764259338
0dbdd418-d6d1-4cbc-8a6b-33df947289e8,2018-08-18T12:58:02+00:00,2015-07-28,1,https://calmatters.org/articles/california-climate-change-policy-overview/,"Nearly a decade ago, California policymakers, facing a frightening future of shriveling snow packs and rising seas, created the nation’s most aggressive program to combat global warming.
The 2006 law mandated broad reductions of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Now, as the deadline approaches, Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic lawmakers are intensifying their efforts. They are crafting emissions-reduction targets for 2030 and 2050 that will be far more difficult to meet. One bill seeks to slash petroleum use in vehicles to levels not seen since Lyndon Johnson’s presidency.
Yet as the debate continues, a number of questions remain unanswered. Among them: Will other states or nations follow California in pursuing deep emissions cuts? Will California be able to meet the new targets, and if so, how? What are the total costs and benefits of the programs? How much will the price of gasoline and electricity increase?
Here’s some of what we do know:
- The state has emerged as a global leader in fighting climate change, despite producing only about one percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. It has created a dizzying array of programs to cut pollution, from reducing the carbon content of motor fuels to capping emissions at large factories.
- The 2006 law, Assembly Bill 32, established a goal of cutting the state’s greenhouse gas emission to 1990 levels by 2020. To meet that goal, emissions need to fall by six percent between 2013 (the latest year for which figures are available) and 2020. Brown and other political leaders expect that to happen. However, emissions have fallen only slightly since 2009, when the recession ended.
- An executive order issued by Brown this spring would reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. That will be much harder to achieve. Over the 10 years leading up to Brown’s deadline, emissions must fall up to seven times as fast as during the preceding decade. And emissions would have to fall another 40 percentage points by 2050 if a bill currently before the Assembly passes.
- Cutting emissions brings costs. To date, consumers in the state have seen an estimated three to five percent rise in electricity rates, and are paying about an extra dime per gallon of gasoline, due to specific climate-related programs. Going forward, a study by a San Francisco consulting group found that deep emissions cuts by 2030 could carry costs of up to $23 billion yearly. That figure could go higher by 2050, according to the group, which did not tally the health benefits of cleaner air or the climate benefits of lower emissions.
- Despite the pioneering policies, emissions have fallen more slowly in the state than in the rest of the nation. Greenhouse gas emissions in California dropped by 7 percent from their peak in 2004 to 2013, compared to 9 percent nationwide over the same period. Reducing emissions is harder here because the state’s economy is already relatively energy-frugal.
When AB 32 passed, establishing the nation’s first broad plan for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, environmentalists hoped the action would touch off a revolution. The target established by the law was ambitious, especially considering the continuing population and economic growth. It built on an earlier groundbreaking bill to reduce the greenhouse gases in car exhaust.
“We realized under AB 32 and the car bill, we’re not just talking about polar bears and arctic ice caps but this was real impacts to California,” said Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, an author of both bills. Melting mountain snows, rising seas, and poor health resulting from warmer temperatures — all resonated with Californians, she said.
At a signing ceremony for AB 32 on San Francisco’s Treasure Island, then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger predicted that major nations like Mexico, Brazil, China and India would join the fight against climate change. So would the federal government.
“Trust me,” Schwarzenegger said to applause, as international flags fluttered behind him in the breeze. “I am convinced of that, that this will happen, because nothing is more important than protecting our planet.”
Change did not come as swiftly as Pavley and Schwarzenegger had hoped. Democrats and some Republicans in Congress tried to pass a bill that would cap greenhouse gas emissions nationally, but it failed. Pavley’s effort to clean up cars’ tailpipes did eventually become the basis of a national policy. But federal rules on climate change still lack the breadth of California’s. Nations like China and Brazil have also moved slowly, at least until recently.
But the state has forged ahead, still hoping to sow inspiration beyond its borders. To stop climate change, the whole world — not just California — must participate. As Brown travels to the Vatican this week and to a major United Nations climate change summit in Paris in December, he will surely argue that if one of the world’s largest economies can slash emissions, others can too.
A kaleidoscope of programs has arisen to accelerate California’s shift to a clean economy. The broadest and perhaps most controversial of these is a cap-and-trade policy, which subjects the state’s most-polluting companies to a cap on their greenhouse gas emissions and allows them to trade credits to pollute. The California Chamber of Commerce has challenged the legality of a key feature of the program. The state has prevailed so far, but the lawsuit is working its way through an appeal.
Other policies for cutting greenhouse gas emissions include a requirement for most electricity providers to get 33 percent of their energy from renewable source, such as wind farms and solar arrays by 2020, and a low-carbon fuel standard that requires producers of fuels like gasoline and diesel to make their products 10 percent less carbon-intensive by 2020.
Many other programs also exist, including goals making buildings more energy efficient, increasing the number of electric vehicles and maximizing the use of public transportation.
These rules, arcane and complex, remain largely invisible to Californians. But they result in slightly increased prices, notably at the gas pump, where economists say the cap-and-trade program has added roughly a dime to each gallon since the beginning of this year. Electric bills are also rising. The state’s Public Utilities Commission estimates that electric power rates have increased by three to five percent due to the renewable energy requirements.
“I wish we could mark on a nice spreadsheet the incremental cost for every regulation,” said Tupper Hull, vice-president of the Western States Petroleum Association.
It is difficult to find companies that have left the state specifically because of climate policies, as opposed to California’s broad basket of regulations. But industry groups and their advocates predict this will happen in the future, as policies grow stricter.
“Energy cost in the state will necessarily rise, and that will create challenges for retaining employment,” said Robert Wyman, Jr., a Los Angeles-based partner at the firm Latham & Watkins, who represents many business clients. He argues that California’s system of interlocking policies has made compliance more expensive than it would be under a single, market-oriented system, like cap-and-trade.
California officials do not know how much their climate rules have cost or saved. The Air Resources Board, the state regulatory body that oversees the greenhouse gas reductions, stated in a key document last year that the law’s impact on economic growth remains unknown. Some years earlier, a knot of studies estimated that California’s gross state product could see anywhere from a 1 percent gain to a 2.2 percent decline as a result of AB 32. The models differed in their assumptions, such as how they forecast the pace of technological change.
Proponents of AB 32 say that in addition to cleaning the air, the law has contributed to a vibrant clean-energy industry that is innovating with startling speed. A survey released in December by the Advanced Energy Economy Institute, an environmental organization co-founded by the billionaire and clean-energy activist Tom Steyer, found that employment in the state’s clean-energy sectors like solar and wind, along with nuclear and natural gas electricity generation, rose by five percent over the prior year. Another recent study, funded by the environmental innovation nonprofit Next 10, argues that using less gasoline (as electric and hybrid cars make possible) should free up spending and create jobs.
Mary Nichols, chair of the Air Resources Board, noted in an interview that jobs and investment are increasing in California. “We look at that happening at the same time that the cap and trade program has been in effect and we say, “‘What’s the problem?’” she said.
The long-term future of California’s greenhouse gas programs lies in two bills that have passed the state Senate and are being evaluated this summer by the Assembly.
Senate Bill 350 aims at three pieces of the energy puzzle — petroleum, electricity and buildings. It seeks to cut petroleum use in motor vehicles by 50 percent (a very difficult target, analysts agree), boost electric utilities’ reliance on renewable energy to 50 percent, and double the energy efficiency in buildings – all by the year 2030.
Senate Bill 32 would require the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by mid-century. It would codify into law an executive order issued by Schwarzenegger, a step that helps ensure that the goal is binding. The long-term targets are drawn from international climate science: If large nations cut their emissions that sharply, scientists believe it can limit the world’s warming.
What programs California will use to meet these tougher targets remains uncertain, though Democratic political leaders stress that they will bring more green jobs to the state and reduce unhealthy air pollution.
“Unless we do something, our economy will be severely damaged,” said state Senate leader Kevin de León, D-Los Angeles, who co-authored SB 350. “The public health of our children will be severely impaired.”
An illuminating view came from a study this spring by Energy and Environmental Economics (E3), a San Francisco-based consulting group hired by the state to evaluate future greenhouse gas reductions. To reduce emissions by 26 to 38 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 — a level not quite as ambitious as the 40 percent reduction recently ordered by Brown — the group forecast a range of results, from savings of $8 billion to costs of $23 billion per year. (E3’s projections are in 2012 dollars.) A cut of 33 percent by 2030 could cost about $50 per Californian per year, the study found.
To meet those future goals, the model incorporated some technologies only minimally in use today, such as increased reliance on renewable diesel, according to Amber Mahone, director of climate policy analysis at E3. It also assumed that new or expanded regulations would be needed. For example, the analysis factored in more capture of the potent greenhouse gas methane from manure at California’s dairy farms, a sector that, for now, largely falls outside mandatory regulations.
The impact of reaching the tougher targets of slashing greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels, the E3 study found, could range from a savings of around $15 billion to costs of almost $100 billion yearly, under a scenario in which emissions fall at a steady rate. This projection is highly uncertain, Mahone emphasized.
On the human level, modeling by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, an analysis firm, found that the cap-and-trade program could raise gasoline prices by 22 cents a gallon by 2025, though there is an outside chance of prices increasing by as much as 50 cents a gallon, according to Colleen Regan, a senior analyst with the firm for North American power and environmental markets. However, Californians should need less gas as cars become more fuel-efficient or electric.
Many of these numbers are hazy predictions. What is clear is that meeting long-term targets will be difficult.
In the words of a state plan on climate change released last year, “Progressing toward California’s long-term climate goals will require that greenhouse gas reduction rates be significantly accelerated.”
Not only must the emissions reductions come faster in the future, but the reductions may also be harder. That is evident already. California has not been able to bring down its greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as the nation in recent years, as a comparison between state and federal inventories shows. Indeed, the data hint at difficulties ahead. Gasoline sales are ticking up. Emissions have been largely flat since falling steeply in 2008-9 as the recession hit, though state officials and outside analysts expect that future reductions, brought about by programs just starting to have an impact, will be sufficient to meet or exceed the 2020 goals.
“On greenhouse gas emissions, California has always been an A student,” said Ashley Lawson, a senior carbon analyst at Thomson Reuters. “So to perform any better, you have to work really, really hard to go from an A to an A plus.” The rest of the country, which is replacing coal-fired power plants with less-polluting natural gas plants, “was able to go from a C to a B, with almost no effort at all,” she said.
Critics like the Chamber of Commerce say that the drastic emissions measures planned for the future could harm the economy and take away jobs. Supporters counter that past sky-is-falling projections have not come to pass, and that technological innovation is speeding up.
When Schwarzenegger signed AB 32, above the howls of industry groups, electric cars had barely begun to hit the roadways, and a rooftop’s worth of solar panels cost more than a year at a private college. Prices have fallen rapidly since then, and California is getting cleaner.
The question for the future is whether it can get clean enough.",2853,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213666.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818114957-20180818134957-00040.warc.gz,0.953589498996735
9cd4e5e1-fb66-4ddc-b47d-daa152648215,2013-06-19T19:13:10+00:00,2013-02-28,0,http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/2013/02/st-patricks-day-shirt-silhouette.html?showComment=1362087234579,"I LOVE my Silhouette! I love having the ability to use my own fonts and create my own images, rather than being tied to cartridges and premade designs. I love being able to purchase just one image from the Silhouette Online Store for (usually) less than $1.00 each instead of paying $25-$50 for cartridges when I want just an image or two. And now I have even more of a reason to love it. For the last couple of days I've been playing around with the Silhouette Designer Edition Software and, can I just say, I LOVE having the ability to open SVG files right in the software, trace them, and manipulate them as I see fit. Without this software, using SVG files was quite the task, which involved opening them in another program, tracing them, converting them, and then finally opening them in the Silhouette Studio.
So for this project, I wanted to try out some of the abilities of the Designer Edition. I found a free shamrock SVG file from SVGcuts.com which I was able to easily trace and resize. For this particular shirt, I only used the top and middle layer of the shamrock. I didn't think the ruffly bottom layer was appropriate for my son :) The font that I used is Shelly Print from Lettering Delight. I used the smooth heat transfer material in dark green and yellow for this project.
After creating and cutting the image (making sure to mirror the image before cutting), peel away the negative space and weed out any small parts such as the middle of the O's or A's. After doing so, you're left with the words and images on a sticky backing.
Place it on the shirt and cover it with a cloth. I always use one of my husband's t-shirts rather than a dishcloth or towel. Use your iron on the highest/cotton setting and iron for about a minute. Check the edges and peel the backing away once it's adhered. Add the second layer and repeat with the ironing and checking.
And there you have it. A stylin' shirt for the littles, that will keep them from getting their cute little cheeks pinched!
Now, before we get to the giveaway, we want to let you know about Silhouette's current promotion from now until March 8th, 2013. Use the code ""SOMEDAY"" to get any of the following discounts:
- Silhouette Cameo Designer Edition Bundle (including the Cameo and Designer Edition Software) for only $269.99
- Silhouette Portrait Designer Edition Bundle (including the Portrait and Designer Edition Software) for only $179.99
- Silhouette Studio Designer Edition for only $24.99
And, on to what you've all been waiting for! Someday crafts is giving away one Silhouette Portrait cutter to one lucky reader!
We'll keep it fairly simple. To enter the giveaway for the Silhouette Portrait, you must first comment on this post telling us why you'd love to win the Silhouette Portrait or what projects you plan to do!
For 2 additional entries, you may like Someday Crafts on Facebook. You can also like Silhouette America on Facebook - and be sure to thank them for the giveaway while you're there! To get credit for the additional entries, you'll need to come back here and leave a separate comments for each action.
There you have it! Good luck!!
*The giveaway will open at 5:00am MST on 2/28/2013 and will close at 11:59pm on 3/3/2013. The winner will be announced on 3/4/2013. Winner must respond within 72 hours of announcement or prize will be forfeited and a new winner will be drawn. This giveaway is not endorsed or affiliated with Facebook. Prize fulfillment will be administered through Silhouette America. Please email firstname.lastname@example.org with any additional questions or concerns.*",827,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.937447309494019
3ac7d2e2-8297-41e0-887b-0d8f2089bd76,2017-08-16T23:43:45+00:00,2012-04-21,1,https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-method-marker-alzheimer-disease-earlier.html,"Use of a new drug to detect the beta-amyloid plaques in the brain that are hallmark signs of Alzheimer's disease may help doctors diagnose the disease earlier, according to research that will be presented as part of the Emerging Science program (formerly known as Late-Breaking Science) at the American Academy of Neurology's 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans April 21 to April 28, 2012.
Currently, Alzheimer's disease can only be definitively confirmed through the detection of amyloid plaques and/or tangles in the brain during autopsy after death or with a brain tissue biopsy. The new method uses the drug florbetaben as a tracer during a PET scan of the brain to visualize amyloid plaques during life.
In order to prove that the florbetaben PET scan detects beta-amyloid in the brain, the global phase III study directly compared brain regions in the PET scan to respective brain regions after death during autopsy.
For the study, more than 200 participants nearing death (including both participants with suspected Alzheimer's disease and those without known dementia) and who were willing to donate their brain underwent MRI and florbetaben PET scan. The amount of plaque found in the 31 participants who reached autopsy was then compared to the results of the scans. A total of 186 brain regions from these donors were analyzed along with 60 brain regions from healthy volunteers. Based on these 246 brain regions the study found florbetaben to detect beta-amyloid with a sensitivity of 77 percent and a specificity of 94 percent.
Comparison of the visual assessment method proposed for florbetaben for clinical practice with the post mortem diagnosis revealed a sensitivity of 100 percent and a specificity of 92 percent. Sensitivity is the percentage of actual positives that are correctly identified as positive, and specificity is the percentage of negatives that are correctly identified.
""These results confirm that florbetaben is able to detect beta-amyloid plaques in the brain during life with great accuracy and is a suitable biomarker,"" said study author Marwan Sabbagh, MD, director of Banner Sun Health Research Institute in Sun City, Ariz., and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. ""This is an easy, non-invasive way to assist an Alzheimer's diagnosis at an early stage. Also exciting is the possibility of using florbetaben as tool in future therapeutic clinical research studies where therapy goals focus on reducing levels of beta-amyloid in the brain.""
Explore further: Is it Alzheimer's disease or another dementia? Marker may give more accurate diagnosis",534,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102757.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816231829-20170817011829-00408.warc.gz,0.933019518852234
c3884890-342c-48e0-8645-4ce46ce55743,2019-08-23T23:55:17+00:00,2018-01-08,1,https://www.cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/Article/2018/01/08/Shiseido-launches-new-IoT-personalised-skin-care-system,"The new skin care system, named Optune, aims to achieve skin care personalisation by pairing digital technology with cutting-edge skin science and beauty research. The test sale of the β version will begin in spring 2018 in Japan.
Following this test launch, the brand hopes to spark a full-scale subsequent introduction.
New-age skin care
Leveraging the IoT, the skin care system uses a special machine supported by unique algorithms to meet skin care needs in real time. The technology uses skin measurement data from dedicated application software, which is downloaded into a smartphone (iPhone), alongside current environmental data.
The “personalised skin care system”, has been designed to modify and adapt according to each individual’s skin care needs in real time to produce a healthy and moisturised condition.
The dedicated app can also measure the skin and analyse data including the weather, mood, and condition, along with data regarding skin care patterns that are derived using algorithms. Once these have been communicated to a specific machine, these will identify and provide a serum and moisturiser combination, customised to the user’s skin type.
To help with future use, the app will record the consumer’s skin condition relating to factors such as mood, condition and age, and changes in environmental conditions to enable them to review their skin information from anywhere at anytime.
“We focused on the possibility of delivering the optimum beauty solution to each and every consumer by coupling new digital technology with Shiseido’s research findings, which have long been accumulated through observations of a vast array of skin conditions,” Shiseido announced in a recent press release.
“We developed a new IoT-based skin care system, with the desire to not only support individual skin types but also confront all changes in the environment that surrounds our consumers’ skin, including changes in their skin, body, and mind at different times, as a beauty professional.”
How it works
Shiseido’s latest offering comprises the “Optune zero” special IoT machine and the dedicated “Optune App”, which interact via the cloud. Together, these identify specific skin conditions such as texture, pores, and moisture content, by taking a photo of your skin with a smartphone.
“The system collects and analyses various data, including skin data measured by the App, environmental data such as temperature and humidity, and data relating to menstrual cycle, mood, and condition, in order to learn about our individual consumers, and determine patterns of necessary skincare in real time using algorithms unique to ‘Optune’,” Shiseido went on to say.
The skin care product filled in a cartridge set in Shiseido’s specific machine. This skin care system, named TimeTune care, provides two-step care that is selected from over 1,000 patterns of serum and moisturiser combinations and supports users' skin according to their skin condition.
The details of the β version sale will be announced on the Optune brand website in mid-January 2018.",635,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027319155.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823235136-20190824021136-00140.warc.gz,0.92788302898407
25b79e22-b686-43e9-bd9f-d1b788941e6a,2013-06-19T14:25:55+00:00,2011-09-15,1,http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/15/australian-passports-now-offer-gender-option-x-for-intersex-people/,"In a move the Australian government hopes will help remove discrimination against intersex or transgender people, the country's passports will now offer three options: male, female and indeterminate, the government said Thursday.
""This initiative is in line with the Australian Government’s commitment to remove discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or sex and gender identity,"" according to the Australian Passport Office. ""The policy removes unnecessary obstacles to recording a person’s preferred gender in their passport.""
Those who do not identify themselves as male or female will no longer be required to check off the ""M"" or ""F"" box under gender, but instead will have the option of checking ""X,"" according to the new passport rules.
“This amendment makes life easier and significantly reduces the administrative burden for sex and gender diverse people who want a passport that reflects their gender and physical appearance,"" Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said.
The office said birth certificates or citizen certificates won't need to be altered in order to have a new passport issued. And those who identify themselves as transgender will be able to choose their preferred gender so long as it is supported by a statement from a doctor.
""Sex reassignment surgery is not a prerequisite to issue a passport in a new gender,"" according to the Australian Passport Office. ""A letter from a medical practitioner certifying that the person has had, or is receiving, appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition to a new gender, or that they are intersex and do not identify with the sex assigned to them at birth, is acceptable.""
In the past, Australian citizens had to choose either male or female, and were able to make changes to their gender on the documents only if they had sex reassignment surgery. The United States made a similar change in 2010 that dropped the surgery requisite for transgender people. The United Kingdom also allows people to check a gender other than their gender at birth. In Canada, you can make a change only if you have had sex reassignment surgery. In New Zealand the decision is made by a family court ruling.
Australia's Attorney General Robert McClelland said he hoped the change in policy will alleviate some of the frustrations for intersex and transgender people.
""Most people take for granted the ability to travel freely and without fear of discrimination,” McClelland said in a statement. ""This measure will extend the same freedoms to sex and gender diverse Australians. While it’s expected this change will only affect a handful of Australians, it’s an important step in removing discrimination for sex and gender diverse people.""",525,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00003-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.958528399467468
b1616de2-7d06-4cce-b1a7-6ffe74ba22f7,2016-07-23T09:52:53+00:00,2010-02-15,1,http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/shark-attacks-rise-worldwide-drop-us/story?id=9979153,"The not-so-good news for swimmers: shark attacks worldwide rose marginally in 2009. But the brighter news for those splashing into American waters is that attacks off U.S. shores plummeted more than 30 percent.
In 2009, there were 61 total shark attacks worldwide, five of them fatal. That's up slightly from 60 attacks and four deaths in 2008.
""The big story is that the number of attacks in the United States dropped dramatically from 41 in 2008 to 28 in 2009,"" he said George Burgess Director of the University of Florida Program for Shark Research and the annual report's author.
More than half the attacks involved surfers, though the majority are relatively minor and the overall chances of being killed by a shark attack are ""infinitesimal,"" according to Burgess. In fact, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a person is nearly 20 times more likely to be killed by lightning.
More easily quantifiable, is the most dangerous place to swim. Florida's Volusia county, with eight shark attacks in 2009. Volusia's strip of coastline was the site of 13 percent of all the shark attacks last year, reinforcing its dubious title of shark-bite capital of the world.
But the deadliest place to surf or swim was South Africa's coast, where white sharks congregate in cooler waters and surfers go to hunt big waves. According to the Shark Attack Report, the six attacks off the roughly 1,500 miles of South African coastline last year included four of the five fatalities worldwide.
Volusia County, by contrast, saw no fatalities resulting from its eight attacks.
While shark attacks have risen steadily over the past century -- in lockstep with world's population growth, Burgess noted -- the fatality rate has steadily declined, from about 60 percent at the turn of the 20th century to about 7 percent today.
Burgess credits vastly improved trauma care, the increasing professionalism of lifeguards and greater public awareness, for the change.
Leave the Water or Fight
Burgess' first piece of advice to fend off a shark attack sounds pretty sensible: ""leave the water."" If flight fails, he said the alternative is to fight.
""Give [the shark] a pop on its nose, more times than not sharks will react and be startled and move away."" The animal's snout is relatively sensitive.
He wryly cautions, however, that a shark's ""nose"" is located just north of its mouth. If the shark manages ""to grab you, I suggest that you use your fingers to go into the eyes or gills slits, which are right behind the eyes on the head.""
The rate of shark attacks is dictated by the number of sharks and humans sharing the same waters, Burgess said. With such small numbers of attacks compared to visitors to U.S. coastal waters, it's nearly impossible to judge the reason for the reduction of attacks last year. But because the number of sharks prowling U.S. coasts has remained relatively static over the past year, Burgess speculated the number of bathers at U.S. beaches may have declined.
""The drop-offs in the United States may perhaps have been a reflection of a down economy which reduced the number of tourists, the amount of gas one was willing to spend to go to the beach and so forth,"" he told ABC News.
He acknowledged that his is just a theory, based on little scientific evidence.",708,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257821671.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071021-00001-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967459261417389
b8ff9d8f-0ce1-4d11-8cf8-beaf4f550603,2020-10-31T11:45:16+00:00,2019-03-03,1,https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-trade-idUSKCN1QK0SW,"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and China appear close to a deal that would roll back U.S. tariffs on at least $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, as Beijing makes pledges on structural economic changes and eliminates retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, a source briefed on negotiations said on Sunday.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could seal a formal trade deal at a summit around March 27 given progress in talks between the two countries, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
In an eight-month trade war, the United States has imposed punitive tariffs on $250 billion worth of imports from China, while Beijing has hit back with tariffs on $110 billion worth of U.S. goods, including soybeans and other commodities. The actions have roiled financial markets, disrupted manufacturing supply chains and reduced U.S. farm exports.
Trump administration officials have said they expect the two presidents to “close” a deal at a summit in coming weeks at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
The source briefed on the talks said that no dates for a summit had been determined, but that Beijing had reserved a 10-day window from around March 20 for a possible summit.
Many details still needed to be worked out, including the terms of an enforcement mechanism to ensure that Beijing follows through on pledges to make changes to policies to better protect U.S. intellectual property, end forced technology transfers and curb industrial subsidies.
Another source familiar with the talks said that Washington and Beijing were close to agreement on non-enforcement issues, including China’s pledges to increase purchases of farm, energy and manufactured products, as well as six agreements on structural policy changes.
The Wall Street Journal said that in the pending agreement, China would lower tariffs on U.S.-made goods including agricultural products, chemicals and cars in exchange for sanctions relief from Washington, citing people briefed on the matter on both sides.
The newspaper’s sources cautioned that hurdles remain, and each side faces possible resistance at home that the terms are too favorable to the other side.
As a part of the deal there would be a $18 billion purchase of natural-gas from Houston-based Cheniere Energy Inc, the report said.
Cheniere declined to comment on the potential for a new LNG supply deal with China, a spokesman said. It last year signed a 20-year deal to supply state-run Chinese National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) with natural gas from its Louisiana export terminal through 2043.
The United States is working to hammer out a detailed trade agreement with China that will include specific structural commitments, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC on Thursday.
Last week, Trump said the U.S. could walk away from a trade deal with China if it were not good enough, even as his economic advisers touted “fantastic” progress towards an agreement to end the dispute with Beijing.
Trump a week ago delayed a tariff increase on $200 billion in Chinese goods that was previously scheduled to take place on Saturday, citing progress in the talks.
Reporting by David Lawder and Mike Stone in Washington and Gary McWilliams in Houston; Editing by Daniel Wallis
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.",674,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107917390.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031092246-20201031122246-00342.warc.gz,0.963032841682434
6d148009-f908-4954-b374-a2dfbc8addcb,2019-08-21T17:43:21+00:00,2007-06,0,http://www.likemerchantships.com/2007/06/passport-border-requirement-suspended.html,"ooh! Where are you going this summer?=)
We did the whole passport thing for our cruise in January, and then the requirement was postponed. I know it was a lot of money to get them, but take them anyway. It's much quicker and easier using your passport to cross the border, than fiddling with certified copies of birth certificates, etc.
hmmm...maybe I should go online now and pay the extra money to get my passport on the fast track. I didn't realize there was such a back up. Sorry about the $300 :(
We have been procrastinating on this...this inspires me to get a move-on!:)Kat
Post a Comment",142,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316150.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821174152-20190821200152-00137.warc.gz,0.97487473487854
31705ba2-c519-4200-8355-80f2ff3148c9,2020-10-24T14:34:16+00:00,2018-03-01,0,https://www.poweredforpatients.org/powered-for-patients-receives-dhs-funding-to-leverage-real-time-emergency-power-system-status-reports-during-disasters/,"Powered for Patients is excited to announce that a proposed research initiative it submitted to the Department of Homeland Security has been selected as one of ten innovative research and development programs as part of the DHS 2018 National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) Security & Resilience Challenge.
Funding and support for the project is provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection, through the National Infrastructure Protection Program Security & Resilience Challenge, which is implemented by the National Institute for Hometown Security (NIHS).
Through the DHS project, Powered for Patients and its technology partner Talus Analytics will create a prototype to consolidate data streams from various remote monitoring and automated reporting systems connected to emergency power systems into a single data feed with a Red, Yellow, and Green risk indicator scale.
“This DHS award is a great honor and provides us with a tremendous opportunity to demonstrate the value of improving situational awareness of emergency power system status for government officials and utilities when emergency power is threatened at critical healthcare facilities during disasters,” said Powered for Patients Project Director Eric Cote.
The prototype Powered for Patients is developing with Talus Analytics will provide government officials and utilities with a single dashboard through which to view and assess unfolding threats to emergency power at hospitals impacted by disaster across the U.S. In addition to hospitals, this real time information sharing about generator status will be sought for large dialysis centers and nursing homes and the water systems and waste water treatment systems serving critical healthcare facilities.
Real time awareness of threats to emergency power will enable accelerated response by government officials in forestalling the loss of emergency power through deployment of temporary generators or generator fuel. For utilities, this early warning could enable utilities to shift restoration priorities and restore utility power prior to the loss of emergency power.
“The success of this exciting project will depend on the active engagement of stakeholders in government, healthcare, the utility sector and the emergency power industry including those companies with proven fault detection and automated reporting systems,” said Cote. “I look forward to continuing to engage with key stakeholders in the weeks and months ahead.”
The following stakeholder pages have been set up on the Powered for Patients website to provide additional details about how individual stakeholders can participate in the project.
Powered for Patients is grateful to the many stakeholders that have engaged in this project, including:
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
- International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)
- National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)
Healthcare Sector Partners
- American Hospital Association (AHA)
- American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)
- Florida Hospital Association
- Tufts Medical Center
- Blue Pillar, Inc.
- EcoEnergy, Subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation
- Expert MicroSystems
- United Technologies Corporation
To learn more about the Powered for Patients DHS NIPP Security & Resilience Challenge award, please visit the project page on the Powered for Patients website.",621,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107883636.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024135444-20201024165444-00667.warc.gz,0.921030700206757
602d9b60-953c-4893-89ed-ffe2a2600c4a,2019-08-19T17:10:18+00:00,2019-08-05,1,https://pipelinereview.com/index.php/2019080671960/DNA-RNA-and-Cells/FDA-Clears-IND-for-Mustang-Bios-MB-102-CD123-CAR-T.html,"FDA Clears IND for Mustang Bio’s MB-102 (CD123 CAR T)
- Category: DNA RNA and Cells
- Published on Tuesday, 06 August 2019 09:26
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NEW YORK, NY, USA I August 05, 2019 I Mustang Bio, Inc. (“Mustang”) (NASDAQ: MBIO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on translating today’s medical breakthroughs in cell and gene therapies into potential cures for hematologic cancers, solid tumors and rare genetic diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a multi-center Phase 1/2 clinical trial of MB-102 (CD123 CAR T) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) and high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
MB-102 is a CAR T cell therapy that is produced by engineering patient T cells to recognize and eliminate CD123-expressing tumors. CD123 is widely expressed on bone marrow cells of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and hematologic malignancies, including in 75-89% of AML patients and over 90% in BPDCN patients. MB-102 has shown promising response rates in early small populations of these patients in an investigator-sponsored Phase 1 clinical trial being conducted by City of Hope, where the CAR T cell therapy was also developed.
According to the American Cancer Society, there were an estimated 19,520 new U.S. cases of AML in 2018 and the disease has an estimated five-year survival rate of 25%. In 2016, an American Society of Hematology Education Program article reported that there are about 700 new BPDCN cases in the U.S. and 1,000 in Europe per year, with a median survival of 12 to 14 months.
On July 24, 2019, Mustang announced that the FDA granted Orphan Drug Designation to MB-102 for the treatment of AML. The FDA also previously granted Orphan Drug Designation to MB-102 for the treatment of BPDCN.
Manuel Litchman, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Mustang, said, “The FDA’s approval of our IND application for MB-102 marks a significant milestone for Mustang, as this is our first IND. We are excited to initiate our multi-center Phase 1/2 clinical trial later in 2019 and process patient cells in our manufacturing facility, which opened in June 2018. We are passionate about meeting the needs of patients living with AML, BPDCN and MDS and look forward to further developing MB-102 to help address these devastating diseases.”
About MB-102 (CD123 CAR T)
MB-102 (CD123 CAR T) is a CAR T cell therapy that is produced by engineering patient T cells to recognize and eliminate CD123-expressing tumors. CD123 is widely expressed on bone marrow cells of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, as well as in hematologic malignancies, including AML, B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, hairy cell leukemia, BPDCN, chronic myeloid leukemia and Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
In the first-in-human clinical trial at City of Hope (NCT02159495), MB-102 has demonstrated complete responses at low doses in AML and BPDCN without dose-limiting toxicities, as reported at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in December 2017 and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Special Conference on Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy in November 2018. Dose escalation continues at City of Hope in both indications. MB-102 has received Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for AML and BPDCN.
About Mustang Bio
Mustang Bio, Inc. (“Mustang”) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on translating today’s medical breakthroughs in cell and gene therapies into potential cures for hematologic cancers, solid tumors and rare genetic diseases. Mustang aims to acquire rights to these technologies by licensing or otherwise acquiring an ownership interest, to fund research and development, and to outlicense or bring the technologies to market. Mustang has partnered with top medical institutions to advance the development of CAR T and CRISPR/Cas9-enhanced CAR T therapies across multiple cancers, as well as a lentiviral gene therapy for XSCID. Mustang is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and files periodic reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Mustang was founded by Fortress Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBIO). For more information, visit www.mustangbio.com.
SOURCE: Mustang Bio",1044,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314852.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819160107-20190819182107-00020.warc.gz,0.931418478488922
acbdf89e-6954-4771-92e9-7436728d67f8,2016-07-31T03:32:48+00:00,2015-02-13,1,http://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/education-02132015175711.html,"The government of Myanmar warned student demonstrators Friday “action will be taken” to restore order in the country if they do not end a protest march to the commercial capital Yangon against education legislation they say will limit academic freedom.
The special announcement, issued through state media, came days after the government agreed in principle to student demands on the National Education Law and had requested an end to the protests. Students, however, pledged to continue marching until parliament approves the reforms.
“People are still marching toward Yangon, and in order to avoid undesirable problems and for the security of the country, the rule of law, and peace in the neighborhoods, actions will be taken in accordance with the law to deter the marchers from entering Yangon Region,” the statement said.
The government did not provide details of what action would be taken, though large numbers of security personnel had previously been deployed at points along the route from Myanmar’s second largest city Mandalay to Yangon and could be used to confront or arrest the students.
Hundreds of students from across the country have been marching to Yangon since Jan. 20, demanding that the government amend the National Education Law, passed last September, which they say is too restrictive.
The students are protesting the legislation’s centralized control of the curriculum, ban of student and teacher unions, and lack of education spending increases.
The main group of students, from Mandalay, has stopped for the night in Bago region’s Paungde township, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) north of Yangon, after having completed nearly two-thirds of its journey.
The Associated Press quoted a protester named Win Tin as saying marchers were “surprised by the announcement.”
On Wednesday, the government and lawmakers agreed to include students and other education professionals in referendums and education law drafts during four-way talks that also included students and representatives of the Network for National Education Reform (NNER)—an organization consisting of educational, political and religious groups.
They also agreed to allow students to freely form unions, promised not to arrest students and their supporters who have participated in the reform movement, and abolished central control over the education system.
Lawmakers pledged to raise the national budget allocation for education to at least 20 percent in five years and also agreed to implement an education system that includes ethnic minority languages in accordance with student demands that minorities be allowed to freely learn their own language.
A member of NNER who took part in the talks told RFA Wednesday that the terms of the agreement would be submitted to parliament and students would continue with their march until they had been approved.
Students released a statement Friday saying the march would continue despite the government threat, according to the Irrawaddy online journal.
“If Parliament’s decision is not satisfactory, we will march in protest to Rangoon, and if it is satisfactory, we will walk to Rangoon in a show of victory,” the students’ statement read.
The Irrawaddy quoted Min Thwe Thit of the Action Committee for Democratic Education (ACDE), which is spearheading the march, expressing doubts about the government’s commitment to reforming the law.
“The public are worried and ask us why we don’t stop our protest, and I want to explain to them that we only have an agreement [in principle] and have not officially seen our demands met.”
The march has attracted growing numbers of students and Buddhist monks, and also counts many supporters from Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) party, which is expected to make a strong showing in elections slated for later this year.
The threat of an expanded protest is sensitive in Myanmar, where in 1988 a student-led pro-democracy movement was crushed by the former junta.
A delegation of protesting students met with Aung San Suu Kyi Thursday at her home in the capital Naypyidaw to discuss their demands related to amending the National Education Law, local media reported.
The Nobel laureate and opposition lawmaker said she would relay the students’ concerns to parliament, but reminded them that it was unreasonable to expect all of their demands would be met in a country operating as a democracy.
Myanmar’s education system is still recovering from decades of neglect under military rule, when the government clamped down on academic independence and freedom because the ruling generals viewed the nation’s universities with suspicion.
A fourth round of four-way talks on the controversial education law is scheduled for Saturday.
Reported by RFA’s Myanmar Service. Translated by Than Than Win. Written in English by Joshua Lipes.",972,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258948913.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072908-00315-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96778792142868
0f6130fd-2b19-49c3-b44e-87781e913e5a,2020-10-20T18:13:08+00:00,2019-01-23,1,https://naijabizcom.com/2019/01/24/cbn-to-fine-banks-for-paying-counterfeit-banknotes/,"CBN To Fine Banks For Paying Counterfeit Banknotes
The Central Bank of Nigeria has imposed a penal fee of N1m on each branch of Deposit Money Banks for non-compliance with its ‘Banknote fitness guidelines and clean note policy documents for the industry.’
The regulator disclosed this in a circular to all DMBs on ‘Penalty for payment of counterfeit monies from ATMs, Teller Points’ on Wednesday.
It said, “The management of the CBN has observed with concern the incidences of counterfeits paid through some DMBs’ ATMs/Teller points. This situation has continued unabated despite moral suasion to the affected DMBs.
“To address this, among others, the CBN in collaboration with key currency management stakeholders developed ‘Banknote fitness guidelines and clean note policy documents for the industry.”
“In order to sustain public confidence in the national currency and ensure compliance with the provisions of the policy documents, the CBN said it approved the, “Spot checks on DMBs’ ATMs and Teller points to ensure compliance; and imposition of penal fee of N1m per branch of DMBs for non-compliance.”
The apex bank said that the enforcement of the sanction would take effect after the launch of the two policy documents at a date which would be communicated to all stakeholders.
According to the CBN, it has the statutory obligation to provide adequate supply of clean banknotes to facilitate seamless payment and settlement of transactions by the public, government and banks.
Over the years, it observed that the growth in economic activities and the upsurge in population had necessitated the rise in the volume of banknotes in circulation.
In view of technological advances, the CBN, like other central banks, had introduced various forms of electronic payment systems for an effective and efficient settlement of transactions and to reduce the volume of cash usage with its attendant cost implications.
The regulator noted that demand for cash continued to grow despite technological advances.
“The volume of currency in circulation as at the end of 2012 rose significantly by 10.34 per cent to N7.91tn pieces, as at half year of 2018,” it stated.
A large proportion of the notes in circulation, according to the CBN, are dirty and mutilated and not fit for ATMs and over the counter payment.",500,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107874026.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020162922-20201020192922-00548.warc.gz,0.952740669250488
f7bdc980-1bdb-4770-904d-b84c0923d942,2022-05-21T05:18:38+00:00,2021-05-21,1,https://nationalinterest.org/blog/coronavirus/tourism-coming-back-it-might-take-until-2024-get-back-2019-numbers-184557,"Some industries were hit especially hard by the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing orders. Restaurants, movie theaters, live theaters and music venues were all greatly harmed. But one other industry that got hit especially hard was tourism.
If no one can travel, after all, those businesses cannot function the way they normally do. However, there is help on the way, both from the receding of the pandemic and from funds from the American Rescue Plan stimulus package.
A recent MarketWatch piece looked at how things are playing out in Napa, California, a place that often draws tourists. The site quotes the city’s finance director as stating that tourism revenues are not likely to reach back to pre-pandemic levels until 2024.
Napa, the article said, will receive about $15 million from the American Rescue Plan, which the city plans to use in order to “plug revenue holes” for the next three fiscal years, while the region’s restaurants, wineries and other businesses accelerate their re-openings. However, Napa is far from out of the woods, as the city still has expenses to take care of from as far back as the Great Recession. In addition, the city must also deal with the threat of droughts and wildfires.
The National League of Cities has come up with a calculator for cities to figure out what allocations of money they’re likely to receive from the American Rescue Plan. Some cities and municipalities have said that they’re looking for instructions as to how to spend their stimulus funds and what the rules are for them.
Another tourist destination reportedly struggling at this stage of the pandemic is Las Vegas. According to a report last month, overall revenue from casino gambling in the state of Nevada has been surging, with March going down as its biggest month in eight years. The strong performance was driven, in part, by the return of the NCAA Tournament after that event was canceled in 2020.
However, the Las Vegas Strip itself has been struggling, as it is much more dependent on tourist income than most other parts of Nevada. Strip casinos posted $500 million in revenue in March of this year, which was a big increase from March 2020.
“It was a phenomenal gaming win month—it surprised a lot of people,” Michael Lawton, a senior research analyst for the Nevada Gaming Control Board, told Forbes back in late April. “We anticipated a good month, but I don’t think anyone saw this amount coming.”
Many of the events that typically attract people to Vegas, including major shows, conferences and conventions, have still not returned, although the largest trade show, the technology conference CES, will return to Las Vegas next January, its organizers recently announced.
Stephen Silver, a technology writer for The National Interest, is a journalist, essayist and film critic, who is also a contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philly Voice, Philadelphia Weekly, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Living Life Fearless, Backstage magazine, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @StephenSilver.",668,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662538646.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521045616-20220521075616-00427.warc.gz,0.975329875946045
29d95097-6ab6-4b7d-8638-84b5a33791ac,2020-10-31T10:27:13+00:00,2020-09-04,1,https://www.tellerreport.com/life/2020-09-04-britney-spears-asks-justice-to-get-rid-of-guardianship.rkxQo9qJEv.html,"Britney Spears Singer -
Face to Face / Starface
Britney Spears has heard the support of her fans and she approves of the #FreeBritney movement.
The singer, who is currently grappling with her own father facing justice in California to recover her financial autonomy, has filed new documents via her lawyers in which she opposes Jamie Spears' decision to seal the case.
The popstar would like everyone to be up to date on what is going on behind the scenes in regards to the Guardianship.
According to the documents, cited by
, Britney Spears believes that there are no longer any medical imperatives or sensitive issues related to her children that would require the case to be kept secret.
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""Britney herself is vehemently opposed to her father's efforts to have their legal struggle hidden in a closet as a family secret,"" wrote the star's lawyer, quoted by the publication.
Samuel D. Ingham III is also directly attacking the efforts of Jamie Spears to discredit the movements in support of his daughter.
""Far from being a conspiracy theory or a joke as Jamie Spears tells the media, this suspicion surrounding his actions is understandable and is only the foreseeable consequence of his efforts to minimize the amount of information on the case. accessible to the public, ”says the lawyer.
For the first time, Britney Spears quotes the #FreeBritney movement, which campaigns for the interpreter of
get rid of her father's tutelage, and according to her lawyers, she ""welcomes with open arms and appreciates the support of her many fans ”.
Britney Spears' little sister has been appointed trustee of a star trust",435,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107917390.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031092246-20201031122246-00345.warc.gz,0.960748732089996
4e7f3357-9f54-49a1-8f25-6ba02063caf0,2022-05-18T13:12:21+00:00,2018-05-09,1,https://www.urbanyvr.com/new-park-oakridge-centre-redevelopment/,"The Vancouver Park Board is seeking public input for a new, nine-acre park at Oakridge Centre.
The public park will be located partially on the mall’s rooftop, as well as at ground level. Access to the upper park levels will be by stairs, ramps, escalators and elevators.
The vision for the park includes lush plantings and large trees, a variety of seating areas and surfaces, water features, interactive play opportunities, a running track and public art throughout.
For runners and walkers, a 800-metre long track will ring the perimeter of the new park.
Several skylights will provide daylight to the shopping centre below, and the park will be surrounded by new residential and office towers as part of the redevelopment of Oakridge Centre by Westbank and QuadReal.
Once complete, 6,000 residents will be living in 2,600 new homes across 11 towers.
The park board first sought public input on the new park last year, with more than 1,000 people providing feedback. Their input has helped inform the draft concept outlined below, broken down into six “concept” areas.
Civic Centre Park
The Civic Centre Park will be located at West 41st Avenue and the western boundary of the site, adjacent to a new community centre, located in the new Civic Centre.
- large lawn area for gatherings and events
- children’s nature play area
- great steps as amphitheatre seating, with large slides
- outdoor pavilion
- outdoor activity spaces for the community centre
The new Civic Centre building will contain the new community centre, as well as a library and childcare facility.
It will also house a fitness centre, gym, seniors centre with kitchen, youth centre, performance and multi-use spaces.
The Upper Green is a large, open lawn space on the upper level of the park. A fenced, off-leash dog area will be located nearby.
- large lawn area for informal activities
- space for group activities like tai chi, yoga and fitness bootcamps
- covered pavilion for concerts, performances and events
The Commons will be a hub of activity adjacent to the outdoor patios of several restaurants. Interactive water features will provide visual interest, as well as play opportunities for children.
- large stage area for events and performances
- open lawn for activities like sunbathing, picnicking and temporary volleyball or badminton nets
- playground space
- interactive fitness stations
- outdoor games like table tennis
- seating areas in sun and shade
The Meadow Gardens
The Meadow Gardens will be a lush area with a variety of wildflowers, and will also provide homes for birds and other pollinators. There will be an outdoor classroom and “learning garden” with support facilities for gardening and beekeeping.
- terraced community garden and orchard
- outdoor classroom
- pavilion with event space
- meandering path through a large perennial meadow that will encourage birds and insects
The Woodland will be a lush, forested area with boardwalks and seating areas. It will showcase ground flora native to the Pacific Northwest and is meant to be a restorative space in contrast to the more active areas of the park. Access will be off West 45th Avenue, at the southern end of the site.
- meandering boardwalk through the forest
- seating areas for small groups and individuals
The Pocket Park is located adjacent to The Woodland, and is accessed off West 45th Avenue. It’s meant to be a neighbourhood park, leading people to the entrance of the larger rooftop park.
- preschool-aged playground
- seating overlooking the playground
- grove of trees leading up to the park on the rooftop
Over 45,000 new residents are expected along the Cambie Corridor by 2041, more than doubling the current population and increasing the need for park space.
A final park design will be recommended to park board commissioners this summer.
The landscape architect is PFS Studio of Vancouver.
Need a reason to check out the @ParkBoard #OakridgePark open house tomorrow – an amazing scale model showing park spaces and how they relate to one another and the buildings https://t.co/vDvzZ3tuGA pic.twitter.com/b1WWNacY0G
— Dave Hutch (@dave_hutch) May 12, 2018
Oakridge Centre park public information sessions
Two upcoming public information sessions for the new park at Oakridge Centre are planned:
Thursday, May 10
4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 12
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: Oakridge Centre, 650 West 41st Avenue (entrance next to Hudson’s Bay)
For more information, visit vancouver.ca",1039,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522270.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518115411-20220518145411-00418.warc.gz,0.927131414413452
34a6b875-1dde-4244-876c-b5fff7477f79,2017-08-19T15:25:51+00:00,2006-09-14,0,http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article1927849.html,"The money signified millions of dollars wasted by the Miami-Dade Housing Agency, demonstrators said. Those waving the bills defied a commission rule that calls for the removal of anyone holding a sign or heckling from the audience.
''My kids and I are living in one room and out of boxes. This is a disgrace,'' said Liberty City's Caprice Brown, her voice breaking as she looked directly at her district commissioner, Dorrin Rolle.
Brown was forced out of Scott/Carver Homes a few years ago, believing -- along with hundreds of others -- that new homes would be built at the site, in Rolle's district. The homes have yet to be built.
''You should be shamed. I am deeply hurt,'' Brown weeped.
Rolle did not respond.
The protest took place before the County Commission's preliminary budget hearing, in which commissioners were considering County Manager George Burgess's proposed $6.89 billion budget for the 2006/2007 fiscal year.
Before the 5 p.m. hearing in which about 25 people representing a coalition for emergency housing relief spoke, the group gathered outside the doors to County Hall.
They chanted and waved signs. They called the gathering ''Show Me The Money.'' They made a peaceful entrance into the commission chamber, filling seats from front to back.
''You come to the black community to get votes. You promise us things and nothing happens,'' Stanley Cohens told the commission. ``It seems like you don't want to use the money on us no matter what. People have families, with children living on the street.''
Shortly before 7 p.m., most of the coalition peacefully made their way out of the chamber. But the public continued to speak at the open forum, mostly complaining about rising property taxes or money needed to fund programs.
Thursday's protest was in response to an investigation by The Miami Herald in July into the Miami-Dade Housing Agency which found more than $22 million in federal and local funds had been spent, but only three of 411 promised homes were built.
A costly redevelopment project known as HOPE VI that promised new affordable houses for hundreds of families displaced from Liberty City's Scott/Carver Homes, is years behind schedule, with staggering overhead costs.",463,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105455.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819143637-20170819163637-00657.warc.gz,0.96572732925415
6c41329d-2345-493e-8532-d22c4c49f8c2,2018-08-14T15:33:44+00:00,2017-09-30,0,https://www.gradreports.com/colleges/everglades-university?page=2,"Everglades University Reviews
Browse Reviews by Popular Programs:
I would first off like to thank Everglades University for giving me the opportunity to complete my goal of finally completing my bachelor's degree. After languishing at other schools for 6 years, this school gave me the direction and focus that I needed from day one, when it comes to knowing where I stand after every class, and how much further there is to go. One of the best parts of attending was the flexibility of the schedule, and how amenable the instructors are when it comes to conflicts that may come up. In addition, having to focus only on one (or two if you so choose) classes in a given month helped to narrow my focus, and get assignments and reading done in a timely manner. Then of course, there's the administrative staff, who are only one phone call or office visit away when it comes to helping students and their various needs. With that said, the overall experience was both positive and redeeming, and I have no reservations about making them my school of choice.
I had a great experience at Everglades University! Loved my program and the team was great! I met President Mollis at graduation and she was so nice! All the faculty in my program were experts in thier disciplines and I learned so much! I would highly recommend this University!
I have nothing but bad things to say about this school. If you want reliable academic advisors and people that are actually there to help you rather than collect your checks then this is absolutely not the school for you. Nearly every time you call asking to speak to your advisor they have left the school and you are set up with someone new who is unaware of the issues at hand. Not only this but you can be told one thing and then the next day you call back to check in and are told that was incorrect information. They mislead you in every way they possibly can in order to get more money out of you. When it comes to education it gets even worse. You might as well as just buy a bunch of college textbooks and read those because you will learn a whole lot more from that.
Everglades University has provided me with an outstanding education experience. I am looking forward to graduating with my Master's degree in Public Health: Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (Fall 2017). I have learned a tremendous amount from the curriculum These days, I am feeling more confident than ever about pursuing my graduate level education in the specialty arena of Public Health with my MPH:CAM degree. The entire Everglades University administration and executive level staff have done an excellent job of both engaging and working with students to ensure our success. Thank you Everglades University for a wonderful experience.
Everglades University Tampa Campus is awesome. I love the instructors and the classes we take. I am so happy I found this school! I have learned so much. I take classes at the campus and online as well. The staff and instructors are very flexible with my schedule. I am on a fast track to finishing my Bachelors degree!
They helped me with my financial situation. Got me back into classes without issues. With half my credits done they really did help me get back to work and helped me get back into classes as if I never left. Excellent job on the part of financial aid.
I George A Cartagena who works at Tampa international jet center was rated the top Fix Base Operations as a Top employee of the aviation field an was also mentioned in AIN which is Aviation International News I was seeking with all the experience in the aviation field decided to look for the best school I can attend to further my career in this field I have joined Everglades University here in Tampa from the staff to the instructors gave me the support and the open door to proceed in my aviation career as I can say was the best decision I have made in my life to choose Everglades University hear in Tampa they showed me that this is the way in life Everglades University here in Tampa is very outstanding for reaching the best for all students that attend here at Everglades University Located in Tampa is 5 out of 5 star ranking in my book !
Great school ! The alternative medicine program is amazing. The Tampa campus does a great job preparing you to be the best you can be . The classes the alternative medicine really teach a lot of great information and is exciting to learn about.. I have nothing bad to say about this school or the staff . Love them all.
The Tampa Campus at Everglades University is an amazing place to be; the administration staff and the instructors are amazing and the level of help and concern I've gotten since I enrolled in 2016 is beyond and above any other school I've been to. From help with Voc-rehab to encouragement to further my education experience, they have been there. Taking one class a month also has been a blessing for me as it allows me to concentrate on school and do other things as well. All around I love Everglades University Tampa and would recommend it to other potential students.
Helped me during a serious issue. Helped me delete a high debt and helped with a problem that was caused by miscommunication. Thanks for the help cause it took a lot of stress off me and helped take me out of serious debt issues. Thanks for the help cant wait to finish my degree.",1091,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209165.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20180814150733-20180814170733-00621.warc.gz,0.97627580165863
5beb5580-d5cf-4057-b345-8cc975498ffc,2013-05-20T22:32:48+00:00,2012-05-04,0,http://livemusicblog.com/2012/05/04/r-i-p-adam-mca-yauch-1964-2012/,"R.I.P. Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch, 1964-2012
About the author
Justin Ward is the Editor at Live Music Blog and has been with the site from the very beginning. He currently lives in San Francisco and regularly tweets other stuff over @justinpward.
- 05/20/2013 • R.I.P. Ray Manzarek, The Doors (1939-2013)
- 05/20/2013 • Coachella 2014: Dates Confirmed, Presales Soon
- 05/20/2013 • First City Festival: Passion Pit, Modest Mouse, MGMT, Beach House and more
- 05/19/2013 • WATCH: Kanye West on Saturday Night Live
- 05/19/2013 • SETLIST / VIDEO: Rolling Stones (w/ Dave Grohl) @ Honda Center, Anaheim, CA 5/18/13",185,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00013-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.76964259147644
70b07787-f545-45e7-95ee-8f433b5134b0,2022-05-19T14:22:40+00:00,2021-05-19,0,https://www.streamscheme.com/webcam-filters-for-streaming/,"You’ve got lights, you’ve got camera, and you’ve got action, but something seems to be missing. When you hook your webcam up for the first time you may notice the image it produces is lacking in depth, sharpness, and character. Luckily, OBS and Streamlabs both have filters to help you tweak and personalize your webcam’s image so you can engage and build a connection with your viewers.
This post will cover the best webcam filters on OBS studio and Streamlabs. That being said, there are several other ways you can add filters to your video capture device to increase the creativity of your live streams.
Easy to Use Webcam Filters for Streaming (OBS and Streamlabs)
At its simplest, filters are effects your broadcast software will apply in real-time. You can add filters to any source, but we’re going to focus on video filters to enhance your webcam. Once you’ve added your webcam as a Video Input Source you can either right-click on that source or click the cogwheel while the source is highlighted. Let’s go into a little more detail about each filter and the basics of what they do.
These three effects are used to remove backgrounds from live video but each goes about it slightly differently. With Color and Chroma Key you tell the software what color to remove like a green screen or a painted wall. Color Key tends to work best with a flat, solid color while Chroma Key works best for painted walls that may have some slight variations in that color.
The Luma Key works best when trying to remove true black and white values, i.e. if you are significantly more lit than your background. So if you want to go borderless for your webcam all you need is a green screen, a green blanket, or some green paint and you’ll be well on your way. If you really want to get creative with it, you can wear a turtleneck the same color as your background and become a floating head!
This filter will help your webcam look more natural. There are a lot of options in this filter, but you really only need to worry about four of them: Gamma, Contrast, Brightness, Saturation, and Hue Shift. Gamma and brightness both make your webcam lighter and darker, Gamma will try to keep your darks dark and your lights light while brightness will affect your webcam as a whole. The contrast will emphasize the differences between dark and light colors. Saturation will affect how intense the colors are, and can turn your webcam black & white if lowered all the way.
Hue Shift can help get rid of any weird color casts, like your skin appearing to have a green shade to it, or outright change the color of everything on your webcam. The amount of control you have with this filter is immense, and it will likely be the most important filter you can add while also being the filter you can mess up the most. When changing the values in any of these options make sure to do it in very small increments.
This filter will help a webcam with a very soft focus appear to have a very sharp focus, hence the name. This is another filter it is very easy to go overboard with. You want to use this filter very sparingly as it will increase the amount of noise in your image and increase the workload of your GPU very quickly. It can help a softly focused image, but it can not fix an out of focus image.
This filter adjusts the amount of your webcam that is shown. For example, if you’d like a square image or maybe there’s something just off to the side in your image that you’d like not be shown, this is the filter for you. Enter in a positive number to crop your image and a negative number to add blank space to it.
If for some reason or another, you notice your webcam seems squished or stretched, it may be because your webcam is not communicating its aspect ratio (16:9/4:3) to your broadcasting software correctly. This filter will help you correct it.
This simple sounding filter is, I would say, one of the most useful if you’re looking to really up the visual intrigue of your stream. With this filter you can reshape your webcam into just about any shape you think of. Want a circular frame? A hexagon? A diamond? This is how you do it. If you’re familiar with how masks work in an image editing program like Photoshop, then you know how they work here.
For a circular cam, for example, you want to create an image with a white circle on a black background. Anything white will show, and anything black will be hidden. This also works for shades of grey, which will affect the opacity of your image. The Blending option isn’t used as much, but there are some interesting things you could do with it. You could add a watermark or “ghost” an image over your webcam by uploading an image and playing around with the different blend modes, Multiply, Addition, Subtraction.
This is usually used for a text ticker or stream labels, but you could use it to create a carousel effect for your camera by having it scroll left to right or up and down, or a combination of the two.
If you’re having an issue syncing your audio and video this is one way to fix that. If you find your video is ahead of your audio, clapping is an easy way to tell, then you can add a video delay filter to bring the two back in sync. One thing to remember is that you’re using milliseconds, so you can really dial it in and get everything just right.
LUT is short for Look Up Table and is used in videography to color grade footage. When it comes to your webcam you can use these to enrich your image. The easiest way to think of them is like Lux filters you can use when uploading to Instagram. You can give your webcam a Cross Processed feel, enrich contrast, and change the mood of your image with these.
You can make your own LUT with a program like Photoshop or Davinci Resolve, or you can find LUTs online for free. You simply save them in your broadcast software’s LUT folder and then adjust the strength of it with the “amount” slider.
Stream Labs comes with some LUT like effects included in filters under the Visual Presets dropdown. You have several options; Grayscale, Sepiatone (Old Timey Photo), Dramatic (Highly Saturated), Flashback (Desaturates the background), Inverted, Action Movie, Hearth, Wintergreen, Heat Map (Predator Vision), and Cell Shade (Comic Booky).
Why Using Image Filters is Important
Just like audio, the order of the filters is important. If something isn’t behaving quite the way you think it should, then try rearranging the order of your filters.
These filters can be applied to any visual source. Hue Shift, for example, is often used to change the color of overlays, like changing the color of your webcam frame from orange to blue without the need to use a program like Photoshop.
As mentioned above, these filters can eat into your GPU usage, so if you start seeing dropped frames, try toggling your filters on and off.
These filters won’t give you puppy ears or babyfaces like Snapchat, but if that’s what you were looking for check out this plug in.
Regardless of how useful these filters are, they can not make up for poor lighting.
StreamElements OBS Filters
If you’re using Stream Elements OBS you have even more options for filters thanks to the program being open source, sorry Stream Labs users. One of the most robust plug-ins you can use is StreamFX. This plugin has so many features it very well may require its own separate guide, but one of the most popular features is the blur filter.
After installing this plug-in you can add a blur filter to a portion of your stream to use with chat boxes and backgrounds, for example. The OBS Project website has a ton of useful and powerful plug-ins you can use. You’ll want to keep an eye out for a future article detailing how to let your viewers turn filters on and off using subs, bits, and channel points.",1806,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662529538.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519141152-20220519171152-00005.warc.gz,0.927422165870666
0e336e1c-2b1e-4576-810d-420f5519f0cb,2013-05-23T12:03:52+00:00,1979-01-01,0,http://www.writespirit.net/spiritual-poets/sri-chinmoy-poetry/ten-thousand-flower-flames/part-2/americas-special-strength/,"America’s Special Strength
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America’s special strength
Lies not in frightening the weak
And challenging the strong,
But in strengthening the weak
Illumining the strong.
– Sri Chinmoy
Excerpt from: Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 2 by Sri Chinmoy, Copyright (c) 1900 by Sri Chinmoy – All rights reserved",92,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.718199193477631
8f58600c-c900-46fe-adf2-04f1229a10a0,2018-08-19T14:18:02+00:00,2018-08-19,0,https://nineteenlabs.com/23916/adding-onto-a-house-plans.html,"Adding Onto A House Plans attractive Designs » Excellent Guide With Regards To Interior Decorating, Adding Onto A House Plans Decor is merely as difficult as you allow it to get. In case you are ready to find out and take the time to permit new concepts basin in, you are going to very easily see your accomplishment. The ideas from the article over were actually all tried and tested by many before you decide to, and may quickly work in your favor way too.
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b86d6292-5f65-4a15-9894-80374b5224ea,2020-10-25T04:29:00+00:00,2020-05-01,0,https://infographicsarchive.com/working-from-home-the-new-normal/,"Is working from home the new normal? 2020 is the year that few people could have predicted, and the impacts of COVID-19 have reached all organizations in every corner of the globe.
One of the ways that social distancing has affected populations is by making it impossible, or more difficult, for people to visit their ordinary places of work. The result of this has been a shift to working from home, a trend that has been described in an infographic recently created by a prominent IT company, Computers in the City.
This uses research to detail the impacts of the coronavirus on usual working arrangements, as well as the various benefits for both individual employees and organizations as a whole.
There is also advice on remote software and IT security, as well as some useful health and wellness tips.
Even when restrictions are eased and employees are able to return to the office, staying at home may still be the best possible option.",189,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107887810.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20201025041701-20201025071701-00053.warc.gz,0.981459140777588
859933b4-e53f-4159-b299-d1b143e1ebcd,2022-05-22T17:18:55+00:00,2022-05-22,0,https://www.greyfriars.org.nz/replay-sunday/the-power-of-prayer,"There is great drama in Elijah’s story with ringside seats to watch Yahweh vs Baal. There are very few prayers asked and answered in such an immediate and dramatic way as those of Elijah.
Elijah, who was perhaps the greatest of the Old Testament prophets, ministered during the rule of Ahab who was perhaps the most evil king. Ahab was aided and abetted by his even more evil wife Jezebel.
Ahab did more evil that any king before him and did more to arouse God’s anger than any other. Ahab and Jezebel set up places of worship dedicated to the Baals, Canaanite fertility gods. The worship of the Baals included child sacrifice, self-harm and sexual fertility rituals – all abhorrent to God. Baal was a god of storms and rain. The prosperity of the kingdom depended on rain, so Baal was seen as the source of their material wealth and prosperity.
Elijah’s announcement of a drought was a direct challenge to Ahab and Jezebel, and to the spiritual supremacy of the Baals. Elijah said, “‘As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.’” (1 Kings 17:1)
After three years of drought the King and the kingdom suffered. This sets the scene for a showdown of biblical proportions. The God of Elijah vs the gods of the prophets of Baal.
The underlying question was, Who is the true God? Who should the people serve? Elijah challenged the people for wavering between two opinions and said, as we read, “If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.’ But the people said nothing.” (1 Kings 18:21)
The challenge was simple. Both Elijah and the prophets of Baal would prepare wood and a sacrifice, but not light the fire. Then … you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord. The god who answers by fire—he is God. (1 Kings 18:24) The prophets of Baal prayed and called upon their god in vain. Nothing happened. But when Elijah prayed, “ … the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench.” (1 Kings 18:38) When it comes to a showdown between gods there can only ever be one winner, for there is only ever One God.
You might say this is a wonderful story, but what does it have to do with me? Elijah had a wonderful answer to his prayer, but I am not Elijah! The bible itself explains, “Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.” (James 5:17–18) Elijah was a human being just like us – just like you and just like me. While we would admire Elijah’s courage and faith, when all is said and done, he was an ordinary person. Ruth and Esther – big names in the Old Testament, yet ordinary women. Peter and Paul – big names in the New Testament, yet ordinary men. These are all human beings just as we are! They and we are ordinary people, who serve an extraordinary God.
When we talk about the power of prayer, it is not the person praying who is powerful, but the God to whom we pray. This is great news. It is liberating news! The power of prayer lies with God. Prayer is not a burden for us. In prayer we are not trying to whip up some answer by our effort and strength. Rather prayer is something we can lean into by faith. Prayer is putting our trust in God’s power to answer.
Therefore let us be a people of prayer, trusting in God who is himself the power of prayer, the hearer of prayers and the one who answers prayers.
Rev John Malcolm",874,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545875.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522160113-20220522190113-00618.warc.gz,0.977329671382904
76fb480e-9b87-481e-ac96-eb344cb66d0d,2016-07-23T21:30:33+00:00,2014-10-07,1,http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/10/where-is-kim-jong-un/381204/,"One of the perils of doing things differently than your predecessor is that people quickly forget how things used to be. North Korea’s late leader, Kim Jong Il, was a fairly reclusive man, one who seemed more drawn to the tunnels under Pyongyang than the bright lights above. His son and successor Kim Jong Un, by contrast, has been omnipresent in North Korean media since his first ebullient on-site inspection in January 2012. He assesses the output of women’s hosiery and shoes, urges faster mushroom production, gesticulates at goat farms, measures the length of offshore artillery fire, embraces the troops, hugs small children, and welcomes tall, pierced men from abroad. He directs painters and architects, launches missiles, watches lubricant ooze, and enjoys North Korean girl bands with his wife. Clearly, his goal is not just to look at things, but to be looked at.
That’s why it’s so remarkable that the 31-year-old marshal hasn’t been seen in public since cameras captured him smoking cigarettes at a performance of the Moranbong Band on September 3. Speculation about his whereabouts only increased in late September after Reuters’ James Pearson reported that a North Korean propaganda film had shown a hefty Kim Jong Un limping and indicated that he was suffering from “discomfort.” The narrator of the film relayed the news with fulsome gratitude and even seemed to guilt-trip viewers for forcing such an obviously busy man to work so hard. South Korean news outlets have raised the possibility that Kim is recovering from ankle surgery.
Kim’s prolonged absence, along with reports of what appear to be rather standard restrictions on entering and exiting the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, have fueled rumors of a coup. (One of the most-quoted sources for a variant of this theory, the North Korean poet and defector Jang Jin Sung, argues that the coup actually took place back in December.) But there is no evidence so far of an attack on the Kim family, which has done an extremely thorough job over the past seven decades of eliminating even the hint of internal opposition.
Kim Jong Un hasn’t been wholly incommunicado over the past month. He’s been credited in North Korean media with several pieces of writing: A missive to Bashar al-Assad and a long letter to Youth League workers in Pyongyang emerged in early September, and letters to various communist leaders abroad (including the Chinese) followed. Over the weekend, three top North Korean envoys visited Incheon, South Korea for the closing ceremony of the Asian Games, in the highest-level meeting with South Korean officials in several years. The delegation members refuted rumors that Kim was sick, as has North Korea’s representative in Geneva.
That Hwang Pyong So, a senior military official, led Saturday’s delegation to Incheon has been interpreted by some as confirmation of his great clout in North Korean high politics. Only a year ago, Hwang was but one lonely face in a sea of black-clothed officials when Kim Jong Un’s uncle, Jang Song Thaek, was brutally purged from the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea. But he has since risen meteorically. Jang Jin Sung, the North Korean poet-defector, prominently maintains that Hwang is running the show in North Korea via his Organization and Guidance Department (OGD). Jang’s assertions, amplified by news outlets such as CNN and Vice, are extremely dramatic and certainly deserve further investigation. The OGD appears to be a rather mundane apparatus that many communist parties share, though Jang and others with extensive experience inside the regime maintain that in North Korea it is particularly malevolent. But his role with the OGD should not blind us to the fact that Hwang’s other job titles are also quite powerful: vice chair of the National Defense Commission (ostensibly the most powerful institution in the government) and director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People’s Army. Moreover, holding various positions within the North Korean government is far from unprecedented, and chair-swapping among elites is common, much like in the Chinese Communist Party. At least thus far, North Korean media has not personally lauded Hwang for his role in the Incheon trip; nary a single image of the journey has been shown on North Korean television or in the Party newspaper.
Kim Jong Un’s main public function, as the object of a totalitarian cult of personality, has been to serve as the face of the regime. He is now unable to fulfill that role, for whatever reason, and the system is insufficiently evolved for an appearance by his wife, or his sister, to do anything except further stoke speculation. All the rumors over the last month may ultimately reveal very little about the North Korean system, which is already known for its secretive and unpredictable modes of operation. But it shows that we share with the North Korean people a tendency to excessively focus on the Kims to the detriment of knowing more about their immediate subordinates, let alone the roles they play in running the country. If North Korea’s young leader doesn’t make a public appearance for the October 10 “Party Foundation Day,” it would send a message: We may soon learn much more about the old officials we rarely notice as we pore over images of Kim Jong Un looking at things, and look right back at him.",1127,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823670.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00053-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.969693422317505
3a4da91f-ff47-49a6-af11-52c3837df48f,2022-05-16T16:01:14+00:00,2022-05-13,1,https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/123846/disabled-students-sue-state.html,"Disabled Students Sue State
A group of developmentally disabled residents have filed a class-action suit against the state, demanding they be allowed to live in community homes rather than institutions.
Plaintiffs filed the suit Friday in Alameda County Superior Court and hope to represent more than 6-thousand Californians with developmental disabilities.
They say thousands of Californians are isolated and unhappy in institutions. They claim state officials are violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by preventing them from living within their own communities.
The suit names the state Department of Developmental Services as a defendant. Also named are 21 private nonprofit agencies known as regional centers that contract with the state to provide care for the disabled.
The state has not yet commented on the suit.",152,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662510138.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516140911-20220516170911-00607.warc.gz,0.953210234642029
65448b4f-c375-4089-90c3-85a05061aa23,2015-03-27T12:46:39+00:00,2015-03-27,0,https://www.packtpub.com/networking-and-servers/instant-simple-botting-php-instant,"Instant Simple Botting with PHP
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- Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results
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Who This Book Is For
Instant Simple Botting with PHP targets programmers of all levels who are familiar with common PHP functions and syntax, and who want to learn about bots and how to design and develop bots using objects.",162,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296383.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00104-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.837546408176422
714e0d32-09a7-4804-ae5f-49dd50e3e5f5,2022-05-24T11:08:13+00:00,2022-05-24,0,https://blog.trueglutenfree.com/topic/symptoms,"Every second, 2 people develop diabetes.
Sitting on the plane heading back to Boston from Denver, I’m listening to my lectures with Institute For Integrative Nutrition, learning more about blood sugars and the negative effects the Standard American Diet has caused on our country. As the Stewardess was coming around taking drink orders, not one person around me ordered water. I heard: “I'll take an orange juice,” “I’ll take an apple juice,” “I’ll take a Coke,” and “I’ll take a Ginger Ale."" Next they came around with the Fig Newtons; everyone accepted that treat as well. In one hour my peers around me had consumed 36-54 grams of sugar. To put this into perspective, as a person having cured myself from diabetes through diet and lifestyle choices, I aim to eat 26-30 grams of sugar/ day.Read More",194,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662572800.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524110236-20220524140236-00419.warc.gz,0.957300901412964
09332127-44cc-4e4c-a7cc-24c5b4b057b7,2020-10-22T18:40:06+00:00,2020-10-19,1,https://ca.news.yahoo.com/mysterious-vancouver-mercury-spill-4th-232655804.html,"Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services' hazardous material team was called to a mercury spill in Vancouver Monday morning. It was the fourth known mercury spill in the city since mid-September, in a string of mysterious incidents.
""It's all very strange,"" said Jonathan Gormick, VFRS spokesperson.
Gormick said crews were called to the spill on West Hastings Street between Howe and Hornby streets around 9:30 a.m.
They arrived to find between 300 and 500 millilitres of mercury spread out over a few metres of sidewalk in front of a business.
""That's certainly too much to come from a single consumer product like an old thermometer or a thermostat,"" he said, adding the Vancouver police would investigate the cause fo the spill. ""My estimation is that it either came from an industrial source, or someone has been collecting mercury from smaller sources.""
Gormick said a contractor was called in to collect the mercury, due to the large quantity.
He said the spill was unlike the previous three that recently occurred — each of those cases happened in the southwest part of Stanley Park, in or near public washrooms. They all involved small amounts of the metal and were tied to broken thermostats or thermometers.
A spokesperson with the Vancouver Police Department said investigators were reviewing all of the recent mercury spill incidents to determine if they are linked.
Gormick said, beyond the toxic substance in question, there was nothing obvious to tie Monday's spill to the other three.
In 2016, there was another mysterious mercury spill at English Bay in Vancouver. In that case, about half a cup of the metal was recovered.
He said if anyone finds mercury anywhere, they should avoid touching it and call 911 to let first responders know.
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48dab9a7-af41-40af-b162-09edd1c841e2,2016-07-31T05:29:03+00:00,2000-12-31,0,http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~wilkins/writing/Resources/essays/legal-drugs-No.html,"Finally, note this essays strays from the strict patterns I offer for science writing. A gifted writer can always play with the rules to achieve a greater effect. In this essay, I suspect the author himself could tighten his prose to produce a more effective essay. Fortunately, the author is so well known that most people will make the effort to understand his points. In the early stage of your career, you can't make that assumption. Note: the title aptly summarizes the take-home message.
When I mentioned in my last column that our federal (and many state) drug laws were irrational, I was immediately greeted with the demand that we solve the problem by legalizing drugs.
If only things were so simple. The central problem with legalizing drugs is that it will increase drug consumption under almost any reasonable guess as to what the legalization (or more modestly, the decriminalization) regime would look like. The debate, I think, must be between those who admit this increase and then explain why they would find it tolerable and those who admit the increase and find it intolerable.
Illegal drugs--and here I refer chiefly to cocaine, heroin, PCP, and methamphetamine--have three prices that are much higher than what they would be if the sale were legal.
First, under legalization the cash price would be lower. No one knows by how much, but the most cautious scholar says by a factor of three, the boldest one says by a factor of 20. Now take a powerfully addictive substance, one that not only operates on but modifies the human brain by producing compelling effects that often can only be achieved again by increasing the dosage, and ask how many more people would buy it if its cash price were only 30 percent or even 5 percent of its current price. Unless you think that everybody who wants the drug is already using it, a most unlikely possibility, then the answer must be--a lot.
Second, under legalization the quality price would be lower. Drugs are now purchased in most cases from people who offer no meaningful promise of quality. You can buy cocaine or heroin that has been cut five times or 20 times, and cut with sugar or rat poison. The Food and Drug Administration does not require accurate labeling, and unless you are a repeat customer, you probably have no idea what you are getting. Feel like taking a chance? Buy a drug from the furtive fellow on the street corner.
Third, under legalization the search price would be zero. You would not have to search or run risks of being mugged or arrested. Maybe you would be able to buy it in the local pharmacy, but you would get it from some dealer operating in the open with no risk to you.
Now what happens? Here is where the only meaningful debate can exist. Do you think that there will be a decrease in drug crime? Maybe--if the crime committed by users seeking money to buy drugs and the dealers protecting their right to sell drugs falls by an amount greater than the increase in crime committed by addicted users who are no longer capable of holding a job. Not all coke or heroin addicts are incapacitated, but a significant fraction--perhaps one-fifth, perhaps more--are. Say we have 1 million users now, with 200,000 of them so dependent on the drug that they are useless for any activity, including holding a job. Now suppose after legalization we have 5 million users, with 1 million totally zonked.
We can support the 1 million on welfare, though I think the political chance of that is utterly remote. Or we can let them fend for themselves by stealing. They may well steal more than the 200,000 steal when the price of drugs is much higher. Take a guess. But remember that after we create the 1 million, we can't turn the clock back. We shall have them forever.
Or to take another example. Suppose we have 15,000 people killed by drunken drivers. How many will be killed by coke- or heroin-addicted drivers if access to those products becomes as easy as access to alcohol is now? There is no way to tell, but it would be foolish to assume that the number would be trivial.
Or ask how many marriages, now afflicted by alcoholism, will be afflicted by drug abuse when drugs become legal. Or how many pregnancies that now are harmed by fetal alcohol syndrome will be harmed by fetal drug syndrome.
Recall also that most people in drug treatment are there because of some form of coercion. Very few walk in on their own. Take away coercion, and you take away treatment for all but a few burned-out addicts.
John Stuart Mill, the father of modern libertarians, argued that people can only restrict the freedom of another for their self-protection, and society can only exert power over its members against their will in order to prevent harm to others. I think that the harm to others from drug legalization will be greater than the harm--and it is a great harm--that now exists from keeping these drugs illegal.
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393bd61e-c5e1-4991-858b-c3b751a09f09,2022-05-22T15:00:13+00:00,2022-04-22,1,https://www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com/post/peat-bogs-could-help-uk-hit-net-zero-target,"In north east Scotland, a vast expanse of almost uninterrupted blanket bog stretches over about 4,000 sq km of Caithness and Sutherland.
Following OGN's article last month - What's Brown and Soggy and Fights Climate Change? - where we noted that protecting intact peatlands and restoring degraded ones are crucial steps if the world is to succeed in its efforts to hold back climate change, describing it as the 'low hanging fruit', it's wonderful news to learn that hopes are rising that this area in Scotland, known as Flow Country - and the world’s largest carbon store - could become the first peatland to win World Heritage status.
The UK government is shortly expected to confirm that it will ask UNESCO to add the Flow Country to an exclusive list that includes the Great Barrier Reef and the Taj Mahal. Experts say that the Flow Country’s candidacy could have a profound impact on the global fight to combat climate change.
Senior conservation scientists argue it would make the region a showcase for peatland management, including repairing areas damaged by human intervention worldwide, and confirm peat bogs as essential components in future efforts to arrest climate change - as peatlands are among the planet's greatest carbon stores. Today, sadly, they are under sustained threat from climate change and release carbon as they dry out. The problem is exacerbated by by agriculture, commercial forestry and industrial expansion. Clearly, this all needs reversing in favour of peatlands everywhere.
Amazingly, ecologists estimate that while peatlands cover only 3% of the Earth’s land surface, they hold 30% of the carbon stored on land. They calculate the Flow Country’s peatlands, which are up to 15 metres deep after more than 10,000 years of plant deposition and expansion, alone hold 400m tonnes of carbon. That's roughly twice the total carbon content of all the woodlands and forest in the UK.
Professor Thompson, NatureScot’s principal science adviser and an architect of the world heritage site bid, said the Flow Country is ""the single largest peat deposit in the world and therefore it’s the single largest carbon repository in the world; it’s the world’s largest in terms of one block, one expanse of blanket bog.”
“If they are intact and functioning well, they are absolute life savers. But where they are degraded and pouring out carbon, an absolute liability,” Thompson said. “It’s so vital to restore them, to preserve our carbon balance.”
If you're enjoying OGN Daily, please don't hesitate to share the good news by telling friends and family...",553,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545548.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522125835-20220522155835-00413.warc.gz,0.934741914272308
4afc1885-c0b4-48d8-add9-1eb01dc901d1,2018-08-19T13:42:05+00:00,2017-08-19,1,https://www.eetindia.co.in/news/article/toshiba_memory_fab,"Even as the future of Toshiba Memory remains unclear, firms chooses Kitakami City in Japan's Iwate prefecture as site of Toshiba's next memory chip fab.
SAN FRANCISCO — Even as the semiconductor world tries to follow the twists and turns in the ongoing saga over the fate of its chip unit, Toshiba Corp. is planning to break ground on a new NAND flash memory fab in Japan next year.
Toshiba said this week that Toshiba Memory Corp. (TMC), its wholly owned subsidiary, has selected Kitakami City in Japan's Iwate prefecture as the site of its next NAND fab. Though the exact construction schedule has not been determined, Toshiba said it plans to break ground on the facility in 2018.
Toshiba has for months been trying to hammer out a deal to sell TMC in order to help offset massive losses from its U.S. nuclear power business. Most recently, Toshiba appeared close to a deal with a consortium involving its partner in NAND development and manufacturing, Western Digital Corp., but the two sides were unable to finalize a deal in time to meet Toshiba's self-imposed deadline last week.
The most recent news service reports indicate that Western Digital has offered to scrap its business in exchange for more favorable terms in its joint venture with TMC. However, other reports indicate that Western Digital has approached Apple about contributing about $460 million to strengthen its bid. Apple is also said to be involved in another would-be buyer for TMC, a consortium led by contract manufacturer Foxconn.
Toshiba said this week that it is holding discussions with Western Digital's memory subsidiary, SanDisk, about its involvement with the Kitakami site. Toshiba snarkily announced last month that it would go it alone in the financing of new equipment for its Fab 6 currently under construction at its Yokkaichi Operations site in Mie prefecture over the firms' clash over Toshiba's right to sell its memory chip unit.
Toshiba said it would build the new fab to help meet rising demand for flash amid a current capacity shortfall. The NAND market is expected to increase by more than 30 percent this year, primarily due to tight supply.
—Dylan McGrath is the editor-in-chief of EE Times.",475,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215176.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819125734-20180819145734-00697.warc.gz,0.964464724063873
867458e7-1a9c-4336-9025-f8e8acb9d348,2022-05-21T09:26:45+00:00,2022-05-21,0,https://www.janwiley.com/about-constructions,"My current series of constructed collages is called “Historic Preservation” and it started when I went in search of a rigid surface to do encaustic painting on. I found salvaged boards in my shop from the remodeling of my 1950s-era house with wonderful layers of paint already on them. It took me years to come up with a use for these boards and when I did I realized I could not cover up the strata that communicated the passage of time and lives lived in my home. Since I have worked in a number of jobs for historic museums and archaeological sites this is a natural outcome in my art. I am looking forward to “channeling” more stories from other architectural structures.
This series feels a bit like a larger version of the “chest art” jewelry I made years ago since it involves manipulating and arranging different materials, objects, and art media. From wood burning to carving, drawing to encaustic painting, salvaged objects to cast ones, these pieces make use of a variety of crafts. One of the main tools I use is a radial arm saw my father bought in the 1960s. His skill as a craftsman and do-it-yourselfer and his love of tools has had a profound effect on me and my two older brothers. I, however, was the one to inherit the precious Dewalt.",285,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662539049.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521080921-20220521110921-00612.warc.gz,0.977633833885193
896dff1f-423f-4945-b4cf-91100a289796,2022-05-21T16:05:41+00:00,2021-09-20,1,https://mikesweet01.com/2021/09/20/winning-the-race-to-net-zero-why-marine-energy-in-pembrokeshire-promises-to-be-a-uk-game-changer/,"The transformation of the Milford Haven Waterway is set to position Wales as a global model of energy innovation, delivering huge benefits to Wales’ and the UK’s carbon reduction plans. Michael Sweet investigates the developments underway at Wales’ largest deepwater port
The view from the office of Steve Edwards, commercial director of the Port of Milford Haven, is breathtaking. In the distance, a vast LNG tanker, longer than three football pitches and capable of carrying enough gas to power a car for 112 million miles is injecting its load into the UK’s national gas grid. It’s one of more than a hundred such vessels a year that use the Milford Haven Waterway, and which make the Port of Milford Haven the third largest energy port in Britain, supplying a fifth of the UK’s energy needs.
In the first 60 years of its existence the Port has managed the emergence of two energy revolutions – oil in the 1960s and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from 2009. Today the Port is core to the UK’s energy network, supporting around thousands of jobs in the maritime, renewables and engineering sectors, and more in the supply chain.
Now it’s planning for a third, and most far-reaching revolution – low carbon energy – through the creation of a clean energy cluster and the future development of hydrogen which is likely to be a key energy source to deliver net zero.
At the helm of arguably Wales’ most ambitious renewable energy project, Steve Edwards, explains how the port plays a critical role in the UK’s energy infrastructure.
“Around 25 per cent of the UK’s gas needs come through the Port of Milford Haven, and during the pandemic the port has played an even more important role, providing 85 per cent of the UK’s LNG gas needs on one day during 2020,” says Edwards.
At the heart of the Port’s vision is the £60 million Pembroke Dock Marine (PDM) project – an integral part of the £1.3 billion Swansea City Bay Deal programme, signed off by the UK and Welsh Governments in 2017.
PDM comprises four separate but interrelated elements that together will build on an existing energy cluster that has grown around Pembroke Dock. PDM is about developing a world-class centre for growing Wales’ ‘blue economy’ – an emerging concept which encourages better stewardship of the oceans.
“It’s a £60 million investment into the Pembrokeshire economy,” says Edwards. “There are more than 5,000 jobs supported around the Haven and we have to ensure we invest in port facilities that are ready for the needs of the 21st century.
“PDM is expected to create in excess of 1,800 jobs and have positive impact on creating supply-chain resilience, protecting more jobs.”
Despite the project’s well-defined benefits in terms of regional economic development and hard to argue sustainable energy credentials, it hasn’t been all plain sailing for Edwards and his team. Some critics of the PDM program, which involves transforming historically important built infrastructure of what was the Royal Dockyard, campaigned against elements of the project up until final Welsh Government approval earlier this year.
Updated port infrastructure was critical for PDM. For marine-based energy generation sources, ports need flat, lay-down spaces next to deep water, but also 21st century buildings and facilities. Edwards says concerns over heritage protection were heard, and where possible, incorporated into the Port’s plans.
“Our aim is to grow the Haven’s prosperity, and one of our core values is sustainability. As we’ve developed PDM and the infrastructure that needs to be built we’ve held numerous stakeholder consultations.
“We understand that everyone has their own particular asks. What we’ve done as part of the project, is ensured that the concerns we heard were as practically possible incorporated into the project.
“We’re revitalising parts of the Port infrastructure such as Carriage Drive and the Hanger Annexes as well as certain walls and areas, and we’ve worked with the likes of CADW, Natural Resources Wales and local stakeholders, and kept both town councils and local communities engaged in those developments.”
Central to PDM is the cluster of companies that are driving it with Port of Milford Haven, those being ORE Catapult, Marine Energy Wales and Wave Hub. The project is bolstered also by working with businesses like the Australian wave-power company Bombora, and big-hitter energy companies like Valero, Dragon, RWE Renewables and Blue Gem Wind.
“The opportunity we have with PDM covers many energy vectors,” says Edwards, “from hydrogen to floating offshore wind, whilst recognising the ongoing role and importance of LNG and hydrocarbons.”
One key message Edwards is keen to share, is that PDM as it stands now, is just the start.
“The infrastructure we’re creating through PDM, is insufficient by itself to take advantage of future opportunities. We’re going to need more lay-down space and a larger quayside near deep water, and storage to be able to unlock things like the £682 million pound opportunity attached to the Celtic Sea Floating Wind opportunity.
“PDM is very much the first stage, an enabler, that can help unlock future investment, to allow more organisations to come in.
“If the UK Government and the Welsh Government really want Welsh and UK content in our energy going forward, like the Celtic Sea, we have to invest in our port infrastructure and local supply chain to match that ambition.”
It’s been a tough 18 months for the Port and the Waterway. The pandemic hit hard, battering passenger numbers on the Irish Ferries service between the port and Rosslare. 2021 numbers are around 20 per cent of what they were in 2019. Freight tonnage is down too with a 30 per cent drop in freight volumes, and largely a direct result of Brexit. Hauliers are steering clear of the complexities of new trade rules with the EU and taking the path of least resistance, using direct services to mainland Europe from Ireland.
Another devastating Brexit impact has been on the fishing industry. The Port of Milford Haven is Wales’ largest fishing port and in 2019 and 2020 more than 3,300 tonnes of fish stocks were landed annually at Milford Haven. In 2021, up to the end of July, just 153 tonnes came ashore.
Meanwhile, the Port of Milford Haven is working with government and other port stakeholders to mitigate the problems brought by the pandemic and Brexit.
Despite the challenges there is much to be optimistic about. As part of the Port’s plans, In April 2022, it will launch Tŷ Hotel, a new 100-bedroom hotel at the entrance to the Milford Waterfront. Managed and operated by the team responsible for the iconic Celtic Manor Resort as part of its expanding Celtic Collection of properties, the 46,000 square feet property will provide a significant draw for tourists. More than 50 jobs are promised, and more employment through the hotel’s supply chains
For Pembrokeshire, an area with its ageing population, an over reliance on a limited number of sectors to generate jobs, and the highest levels of child poverty in Wales, the net zero journey and the ambitious growth taking place in the Waterway has far-reaching implications.",1577,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662539131.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521143241-20220521173241-00020.warc.gz,0.944467306137085
ecbf19d0-302a-4613-8735-88a13693f7bc,2020-10-20T07:10:11+00:00,2020-10-20,0,http://www.bsmt.org/student-loan-consolidation-and-refinancing-do-you-know-the-difference/,"When it comes to student loan refinancing, word consolidation and refinance are often used interchangeably. But they’re not actually the same thing – each tells a completely different loan process.
Due to the differences, you may find yourself in one direction or the other. You can even decide that the best action is inert (actually possible!).
Student Loan Consolidation
The so-called direct consolidation loan consolidation is a government program where you can combine various federal student loans as a loan with a single monthly payment. The consolidation loan interest rate is calculated by the weighted average of the rates in the consolidated loans.
Therefore, consolidation does not usually save you money. This is primarily for the convenience of having a single monthly payment. This is why they are considered consolidation loans rather than traditional refinances.
Also, the new loan is likely to have a monthly payment that is the same as your current student loans combined payments. However, you can reduce the monthly payment by extending the consolidation loan period to make the new payment lower and more convenient.
However, by increasing maturity, the interest will be charged for a longer period, which allows you to pay more for the total debt. A big advantage to direct student loan consolidations is that you don’t need a good loan to qualify for the loan.
You can still be eligible for consolidation, even with fair or low credit, as it is a federal government loan that merges only existing loans. You can consolidate your federal student loans at Student Loans.org through the US Department of Education.
Student Loan Refinance
Student loan refinance are offered by private (non-state) creditors. You can use it to combine and refinance both federal student loans and private student loans. Although they provide the opportunity to consolidate several student loans as a single loan, they also offer the opportunity to lower your interest rate compared to the average rate you pay in several student loans. And of course, even without increasing the maturity of the credits you will pay at the moment, it can result in a lower monthly payment.
The downside is that you will have credit that will qualify for student loan renewal, which means that your rate will be determined by your credit value as a borrower. This will include a combination of factors including credit history, income, business history, and debt-to-income ratio (DTI). If your credit profile is judged to be less than optimal, it is likely that your interest rate will be higher than the weighted average of your current student loan debts.
Student Loan Refinance Lenders
There are several special resources you can open to refinancing your student loan debts. You can try your own bank or banks in your area, but you should know that most banks do not make such a loan. However, there are several lenders that address student loan refinancing at the national level.
Two of the more popular student loan growth companies are Good Credit and Lite Lender.
Good Credit is a web-based crowdfunding platform that specializes in providing and refinancing student loans. You can borrow up to $ 220,000 and come with very attractive interest rates. But there is a limitation – to use the credit program, you must be an undergraduate student. In this context, Good Credit will finance the cost of your postgraduate education and will also allow you to refinance student loan debt accumulated during your undergraduate education.
Lite Lender is perhaps the best known of web-based student loan refinancing companies. Lite Lender will not only offer very attractive pricing for up to 20 years in its refinance, but it will also allow you to include it. All of your outstanding student loan debts are on new credit. You must have an excellent loan, you must have a degree and you must find a solid job. And while Lite Lender gives credit to graduates of many schools, graduation or graduation from a school that is not on the list of eligible institutions does not extend the loan.
You can also call several lenders at a time as Trustworthy.
Why Refinancing may not be Right for You
When you are worried as much as you can to refinance your student loans, there are many situations where this can actually work against you:
If there is less than the star financial profile. Private lending resources require you to qualify for a refinement. Where your income, credit and business histories are supposed to be, you get an advantageous improvement. However, if your financial profile is fair or poor, you may not allow you to get a lower interest rate.
Fees in private source loans cannot be lower than what you pay now.
It is entirely possible that the weighted average interest rates that you pay for your current student loan debt are lower than the best available now. You can continue to qualify for a private resource merger, but this will not lower your interest rate or mandatory monthly payment.
If you’re struggling to make your monthly student loan debt payments, federal student loans come with aid programs. One is the Income Reimbursement program or IBR. It keeps your monthly payment as low as 10% of your optional income and can be discharged in as little as 20 years. Another is a program that provides relief similar to Pay as You Win (PAY) IBR. These benefits will be lost if you refinance federal loans with a private loan.
You work in a public sector business.
The federal government only offers the Public Service Loan Donation Program (PSLFP) for Federal Student Loans. As part of the program, you can be entitled to full-time employment in a suitable public service profession, after making at least 120 months of payment, you may be entitled to forgiveness of your remaining balance due to your valid Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP) loans. Bring your federal student loans back to a private loan and this benefit will disappear.
Private student lenders often provide certain benefits, but they are not as generous as those usually coming with federal student loans. For example, Lite Lender is an Unemployment Protection program. Under the plan, loan repayments can be suspended for up to 12 months if you are unemployed without your own business. During this time, Lite Lender will provide you with job hunting assistance.
Federal loans have certain advantages if you cannot make your payments.
In most cases, the value of a revaluation primarily saves you money through low-interest rates or lower monthly payments. However, this metric is not completely reliable when a refinance includes federal student loans. You may find that by replacing a federal loan with a special one, the benefits you surrender will not justify the savings that refinancing will bring. This is especially true for an unstable situation in an economy and job market as it once was.
Break the numbers, absolutely, but make sure you are fully aware of what you dropped before including federal student loans in the special resource renewal package.",1396,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107869933.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020050920-20201020080920-00402.warc.gz,0.970519423484802
42a290c1-1c48-458b-9b53-94333abdf812,2020-10-21T05:14:24+00:00,2020-08-06,1,https://ihodl.com/topnews/2020-08-06/russias-largest-tech-company-launch-its-own-financial-ecosystem/?topic=russia,"Russia's answer to Google, Yandex N.V., is planning to develop its own financial ecosystem, iHodl Russia has learned.
The tech giant has already registered 17 financial-related trademarks as a response to the recently completed reorganization of Joint Ventures with Russia's state-owned bank Sberbank.
Previously, Yandex exited the Yandex.Money Joint Venture. As a result, any financial services non-compete obligations between Yandex and Sberbank are now terminated.
Now the corporation wants to provide banking services, as well as enter the investment and insurance segments.
A Yandex representative did not tell about the timing of the launch of new projects.
""We often register trademarks or patents, but not all of them will find application in the future. This is a normal practice for large IT companies,"" the representative said.
As part of the financial ecosystem, Yandex may also enter into a partnership with a financial institution. According to experts, Russia's VTB Bank may become one.
iHodl earlier reported that Sberbank may issue its own stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Russian ruble.
Subscribe to our Telegram channel to stay up to date on the latest crypto and blockchain news.
According to Director of the Transaction Business Division of Sberbank Sergey Popov, the bank is considering issuing its own digital assets in accordance with the recently adopted law ""On Digital Financial Assets.""
Access more than 50 of the world's financial markets directly from your EXANTE account – including NASDAQ, London Stock Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange.",330,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107875980.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021035155-20201021065155-00646.warc.gz,0.950440347194672
1abf4a50-0538-47b0-8fea-2a6159f36f5b,2016-07-27T13:24:44+00:00,2007-05-31,0,http://testertested.blogspot.com/2007/05/letter-from-india.html?showComment=1180929720000,"This letter is targeted to managers in
Without killing your curiosity ( or to build your curiosity ), here is the letter from India that I am talking about.
In the movie - Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne ( Tim Robbins ), wrote one letter every week from jail for years together, to get funding for the prison library and when it happened, the jailors felt a ""miracle"". I don't know if I want miracles to happen but I am sure, Andy has inspired me to write more letters in future.
-- Pradeep Soundararajan -
""Pradeep's first language is not English--his first language appears to be testing."" -- Michael Bolton",142,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826907.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00326-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.933646440505981
515b8c98-2dd7-4cef-abc7-15d596ec0add,2022-05-18T01:19:05+00:00,2022-01-25,0,https://m.everything2.com/title/Nine+Inch+Will+Please+a+Lady,"Now that Burns Night
is drawing near, I felt like I should node some of the more...um...interesting
poems of his. This one is from the Merry Muses of Caledonia collection
""Come rede me, dame, come tell me, dame,
""My dame come tell me truly,
""What length o' graith, when weel ca'd hame,
""Will sair a woman duly?""
The carlin clew her wanton tail,
Her wanton tail sae ready -
I learn'd a sang in Annandale,
Nine inch will please a lady.
But for a koontrie cunt like mine,
In sooth we're nae sae gentle;
We'll tak tway thumb-bread to the nine,
And that's a sonsy pintle:
O Leeze me on my charlie lad,
I'll ne'er forget my Charlie!
Tway roarin handfu's and a daud,
He nidge't it in fu' rarely.
But weary fa' the laithron doup,
And may it ne'er be thrivin!
It's no the length that maks me loup,
But it's the double drivin.
Come nidge me, Tam, come nudge me, Tam,
Come nidge me o'er the nyvel!
Come lowse and lug your battering ram,
And thrash him at the gyvel!
, one's member
: old woman
: how I love",473,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662520936.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517225809-20220518015809-00617.warc.gz,0.733501017093658
cda257f6-ac14-453d-bb5d-9a79448c4247,2016-07-30T00:55:39+00:00,2013-06-01,0,http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/1234429-fine-tuning-rotation-as-combat,"Short story I missed hell of alot of MoP due to ISP problems and moving home so far so am well behind...
heres my armoury http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...C3%ADum/simple
Ive been pretty lucky in LFR at least, no luck in the few raids that I have attended, I know I need new weps also, also my hit/exp will change after tonights raid, hoping for a wep then Ill run shadowcraft or wow reforge to get it spot on as Ive been doing it after every LFR and rep upgrade and its cost me hunders so far ;P
Anyway, Im finding myself miles behind guildies atm, Cant provide Logs atm im sorry.
Im using what I understand to be the right rotation in keeping SnD and RvS up ofc, weaving rupture in only using 5cp finishers etc, My questions are what could I do to improve it slightly, for e.g when deep insight is fading and I cnt get that last CP, would it be a dps increase the use a 4CP finisher before deep insight fades or should I just pool CPs till I get back to shallow insight and use 2 finishers there for e.g
Currently when KS comes off CD Im waiting for the next level of insight if Im at stage 2 for e.g, should I bother doing this as its only 2 globals till next level or just use right away, I never wait to AR/SB I just use it as it comes off if I can use full duration.
I have just joined this guild and hopefully they run WoLs if they do Ill try and post one after my next raid to see if theres anything Im doing wrong there. Any other tips would be greatly appreciated also, something that isnt obvious I could be missing, I've got all my info from places like EJ, Icy Veins and noxxic.com
Thanks in advance",415,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257832399.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071032-00230-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.93643707036972
8569565f-9fa8-4ef8-b586-1ab6fa663702,2017-08-20T09:57:07+00:00,2014-06-11,1,https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/06/11/business/economy-business/households-free-choose-power-supplier/,"The Diet on Wednesday enacted legislation to end the grip regional monopolies have held for 60 years on the household electricity market by opening it up to greater competition.
The move is expected to revolutionize the ¥7.5 trillion market for households and other small consumers in around 2016, as part of a broader shake-up of the country’s power industry in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, which exposed weaknesses in the nation’s power grid and pushed up electricity prices.
Households will become able to choose their supplier, shopping around for the best prices or for those offering power from renewable sources.
The changes represent the second part of a three-stage electricity reform process underway that is expected to boost competition in the market with the entry of new suppliers, including those from the gas, oil and telecommunications sectors.
Until now, 10 utilities have handled all electricity operations in their region, from generation to distribution and sales.
A law was enacted last November, during the first stage of the reform process, under which an independent entity will be set up around 2015 to coordinate power supply with demand nationwide.
In the final stage, power companies will spin off power transmission and distribution into separate units starting around 2018 to 2020, so power grids will become more accessible to new entrants. This is expected to lead to fairer competition and will be submitted as a bill during the ordinary Diet session in 2015.
But it is uncertain whether the reforms will result in lower electricity bills, as utilities are facing higher fuel costs for thermal power generation. All of Japan’s commercial nuclear reactors are currently unplugged, as they have mostly been since the 2011 nuclear disaster triggered by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
Reacting to the new law’s enactment, the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan released a statement saying the country needs to retain nuclear power if it is to secure stable power supplies and if the liberalization of the electricity market is to succeed.
It is necessary to “enhance our business environment so we can operate nuclear power in a stable way over a long period of time,” even under expected severe market competition, said Makoto Yagi, head of the federation and president of Kansai Electric Power Co.
Utilities are also bracing for the full liberalization of the electricity market, which is currently freed up only in the area of supply for large factories and corporate customers.
Beginning in October, Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant, will begin selling power to corporate customers for the first time outside its original service area in the Japanese capital and nearby prefectures, in the hopes of countering moves by rival regional utilities entering its turf.",551,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106367.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820092918-20170820112918-00452.warc.gz,0.949320673942566
fc797694-7a04-434a-a78f-24091cc6e939,2019-08-24T20:01:57+00:00,2019-02-28,1,https://www.northsidesun.com/editorials?page=5,"Some principles are worth fighting for, especially when someone else is ponying up the money to pay for the fight.
For at least a year, speculation has been that Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood and Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves would cruise to their respective party’s nomination and face each other in November.
The tragic death of 31-year-old schizophrenic Mario Clark after being subdued by Jackson police highlights the desperate need for training police on handling the mentally ill.
When a police officer kills a citizen should his identity be kept secret? Mayor Chokwe Lumumba thinks not. A special task force appointed by the mayor on the issues agrees.
North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District may be a long ways from here, but the lessons it has provided in recent days about election fraud have implications far beyond the Tar Heel State.
The Corinth School District is in its third year of a noticeably modified school schedule, with a shorter summer vacation and longer breaks in the fall and spring.
Now-retired Madison County Circuit Judge William Chapman, before his retirement in January, set aside Patrick Beadle's conviction for drug trafficking and allowed him to plead guilty to simple possession.
Ever since the state legislature passed procurement reform, there has been a constant effort to repeal the reforms. This session is no different. State Rep. Jerry Turner, the leader of procurement reform in the House, is in a battle to preserve reverse auctions. Reps.
We don’t know that Mississippi Senate District 22, even with its majority-black voting-age population, is racially gerrymandered, as federal Judge Carlton Reeves has ruled. We do know that it’s politically gerrymandered.
Attorney General Jim Hood has sent a stern and needed message to those who do business with Mississippi.
Be careful who you hire to try to secure these contracts. If they’re crooked, they could cost you dearly.",398,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321696.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824194521-20190824220521-00101.warc.gz,0.950777232646942
55878146-729b-4946-8d04-e7a0fb7d5ce5,2013-05-19T02:34:17+00:00,2013-05-19,0,http://newsok.com/article/3736434,"Copyright ©2010. The Associated Press. Produced by NewsOK.com All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Author opens door to his family's Oklahoma past
At the heart of Michael S. Malone's new nonfiction book is a tiny chamber clawed out of the earth more than 100 years ago, a cave that still exists in the riverbed near his great-grandfather's Oklahoma homestead.
That cave captivated Malone on his only visit to the farm as a child. The property already had passed out of his family's hands, and while the old house and towering barn held little interest for him, the cave was so outside his range of experiences that it shocked him, seared into him, held him fast.
“It impressed me not because of the extraordinary emotional resonance it carried for everyone else in the Hasbrook family — I knew little about that, other than the extraordinary fact that my grandmother had been a baby there — but for the sheer oddness of the place,” Malone wrote. “It was just a door, flanked by stacked river rocks, in the creek bank. I not only had never seen anything like it, I didn't even know such places existed. It was like something out of a musty old fairy tale — and when my father managed to yank the creaky door open, exposing the arched vault and boxes of root vegetables inside, it was as if I was looking into the center of the earth.”
In truth, he was looking into his family's past.
“Charlie's Place: The Saga of an American Frontier Homestead” gallops across America and through four or five generations, ranging from Oregon to Virginia to California. But its heart is that cave, dug by Malone's great-grandfather, Charlie Hasbrook, in the ground near Enid.
Malone's book is part adventure story, part true crime and part memoir — all told with Malone's usual skill. A lauded journalist, Malone has authored about 15 books. He was the first tech reporter for the San Jose Mercury News, putting him in an ideal position to cover Silicon Valley and the rise and inevitable bursting of the dot.com bubble. His work has appeared in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He helped found “Fast Company” and “Wired” magazines and headed up the now defunct digital economy magazine, “Forbes ASAP.”
“Charlie's Place” tells about Hasbrook's journey to the territories and his participation in the Land Run. Hasbrook held onto his claim with tenacity, digging the cave out of the creek bed, lining it with muslin and eking out an existence with his family in conditions few of us could imagine today.",576,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.977534353733063
fbf3c770-6043-4b1b-884a-56cb12454fb0,2017-08-22T08:59:55+00:00,2013-11-05,0,http://www.belfastdaily.co.uk/2013/11/05/latest-news-gang-shoot-man-in-legs/,"DETECTIVES are investigating after a man was shot in both legs on Tuesday evening.
The attack happened in the village of Cullyhanna, south Armagh.
The PSNI say a gang of men entered a house in the village around 7.30 pm and shot the man who is in his 40s.
He was taken to hospital by ambulance where he is being treated for gunshot injuries to his legs.
However, they are not thought to be life-threatening.
Police said a number of other people who were in the house at the time were left shocked but uninjured.
Sinn Féin councillor, Colman Burns, said: “Those responsible for this attack must outline their rationale for doing this and what they hoped to achieve.
“The community in south Armagh is appalled at this incident and I would urge anyone with information to present it to the authorities.”",187,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886110573.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822085147-20170822105147-00440.warc.gz,0.991804599761963
3eaca058-8c2b-4ea8-a70e-7c78464a5d72,2018-08-21T06:37:37+00:00,2017-12-01,1,https://www.defensenews.com/global/mideast-africa/2017/12/01/saudi-arabia-reportedly-shoots-down-another-houthi-ballistic-missile/,"WASHINGTON — Another ballistic missile launch was cited coming from Yemen toward Saudi Arabia, according to Col. Turki-Al-Malki, the official spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen.
In a statement from the Saudi government, Al-Malik said a missile launched Thursday was intercepted and destroyed without causalities while en route to the city of Khamis Mushait. He believes this latest launch is further evidence of a “consistent stream of weapons smuggled into Yemen” and a violation of U.N. Security Resolution No. 2216, which calls for an end to violence in Yemen and imposes sanctions.
The Associated Press reported that Saudi Arabia has on multiple occasions intercepted missiles fired by Houthi rebels, who are trying to take over Yemen. The Saudis are leading a predominately Gulf-Arab coalition to restore Yemen’s ousted government.
In February 2017, the Houthis claimed to have successfully launched a ballistic missile for the first time at the Saudi capital of Riyadh. Last month, Saudi Arabia stated a ballistic missile headed toward one of its major international airports was shot down, though as with the recent interception, no damage or casualties were reported.
While Iran has indicated political support for the Houthis, the country has denied materially supporting them.
The conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis has displaced 3 million civilians and killed more than 10,000 others, with AP reporting that the conflict is pushing the Arab world’s poorest county into even more extreme poverty.",306,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217970.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821053629-20180821073629-00566.warc.gz,0.957827627658844
87c12b98-6936-4ceb-84cc-e5c3a4ef61fb,2018-08-17T10:47:27+00:00,2018-07-31,1,https://hubtokyo.com/events/20180731-2/,"We welcome Gen Uehara, Vice President of Sales Engineering Asia of Symphony Communication Services, for this event.
Collaboration platform for finance startup Symphony looks to make Asia the next front in its war on industry leader Bloomberg, sensing strong opportunities in Japan and in growth markets such as China and India as well as outside the financial sector.
Symphony Communication Services launched in 2014, backed by a consortium including some of the biggest names in American finance such as Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. Google and others joined later, handing the company a hefty $230 million in capital. Venture capital research firm CB Insights estimates Symphony’s worth at $1 billion.
The Symphony platform, combining cloud-based messaging and communications with financial news and data from providers such as Dow Jones and Thomson Reuters, is used by over 310 companies and 320,000 people, many of them in the U.S. financial sector.",185,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221212040.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817104238-20180817124238-00421.warc.gz,0.870506525039673
b36fa3e4-019d-4b9e-bd22-db10f53f6178,2013-05-21T17:25:07+00:00,2010-09-08,0,http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2010/09/frazetta-women.html?showComment=1283960430750,"Wednesday, September 8, 2010
A montage of women’s heads by Frank Frazetta, reveals the pattern of his idealized type.
They all tend to have long hair, bare shoulders, a rounded forehead, thin eyebrows, big cheekbones, a small nose, shadows around the eyes, eyeliner extended outward, up-slanted eye corners, and a pout.
If they’re feeling dressy, they have a choice of hammered bronze headdresses.
The result: A strong-but-vulnerable, exotic, baby-doll type.
Images montage by Walt Morton. Thanks, Walt!
Is the Frazetta female based on his wife Ellie? (see post on “Illustration Art” blog).",157,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00010-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.90062427520752
a549340e-93da-4e5e-9698-0067cc7ebe5b,2017-08-22T16:47:26+00:00,2017-08-22,1,http://www.lieuwedevries.com/?cat=16,"Even if you’re not following the aviation news, it’s hard not to know that ‘drone’ is the buzzword nowadays. It’s not a secret the United States is a big proponent of the unmanned aerial vehicles, letting the drones perform countless surveillance and tactical missions in the Middle East. On the other side, China is also putting some serious effort in developing their own drones, even if they are mostly clones of their American counterparts. But what about Europe, the Old Country? How are they currently faring in the drone arms race?",117,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886112533.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822162608-20170822182608-00566.warc.gz,0.94315379858017
993e9c09-1f82-4aeb-90d8-14cf8a9e2bf8,2015-04-01T22:34:07+00:00,2015-03-31,0,http://www.sfdiscgolf.org/disc-golf-forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=2747&p=5211,"On hole # 7 I lost a 156 Roadrunner, Tie-Dye, (Blue outer w/ a Green inner).
My grandson gave it to me, so it is very special.
I anhyzered it to the right, this side of the tall dead looking tree, about 50 feet from the tee box, went through the tall tree to the right of the dead looking one; this one has lots of green fouliage, from vines growing all the way up.
The disc was about 20 feet up when it went through the fouliage and about a second latter I heard a faint sound as the disc hit something...wasn't a solid, hitting a tree trunk sound, but more of a glancing blow.
I looked for an hour and a half and couldn't find it.
If anyone finds it , I will give a $25 reward for it's return.
By the way, as I was looking, I found a good disc...If you can give me the color, hot stamp and weight, it's yours...
thanks to all...",220,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131309963.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172149-00164-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.972475707530975
4557f6da-6ea5-4d07-95dc-51b85f5bd14a,2015-04-01T22:33:28+00:00,1997-07-15,1,http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/51a/016.html,"Date: Tue, 15 Jul 97 12:43:39 CDT
From: law <firstname.lastname@example.org>
Subject: West Bank: Violence Escalates
THE RETURN OF THE ""IRON FIST"" POLICY
iron fistpolicy: Israeli military escalates aggression against Palestinian civilians
The cities of Bethlehem and Hebron have been targeted by the Israeli
military for the return of the brutal military
policy, once condemned worldwide.
In Bethlehem, the situation is becoming increasingly unstable. Daily clashes, which began a week ago, have resulted in dozens wounded and contributed to an already very tense situation. In the past several days, undercover Israeli units infiltrated the Palestinian-controlled Area A in Bethlehem and kidnapped civilians and members of the Palestinian Authority, adding to the climate of terror and instability. In addition a LAW field researcher obtained the affidavit of one civilian, Mohammed Ali Mohammed Salah, 21 years-old from el Khader village near Bethlehem, who was taken from his taxi by Israeli soldiers on July 9, brutally beaten and his legs broken.
In Hebron, violence is escalating as a result of these Iron Fist tactics. In the past three days, the Israeli army sealed the section of Hebron still under Israeli military occupation (zone H-2), home to about 20,000 Palestinians and 400 Jewish settlers and, forced Palestinian merchants to close their stores. In addition, Israeli soldiers entered the Palestinian autonomous area of Hebron (zone H-1) disguised as Arabs, and arrested demonstrators.
In an alarming development, the Foreign Press Association charged the Israeli army with deliberately targeting journalists during the demonstrations. On 13 July, five journalists were among the 15 Palestinians wounded by plastic-covered metal bullets. One journalist was shot in the head. The wounded were: Imad Isseid from APTV, Mazen Dana from Reuters, Amer Jabari from ABC, and Diya Juabi, from Abu Dhabi television. All of them are veteran journalists well-known to the soldiers in the area.
These recent events are terrorizing the local population and pushing the area closer to all-out confrontation. LAW believes that the Israeli government's purpose in escalating tensions emanates from its larger objective to maintain permanent military control over the Palestinians and prevent the emergence of a Palestinian state. Recent announcements by the Israelis regarding further settlement expansion, the house demolition in Silwan last Sunday, and the decision to allow Noam Friedman, the Israeli soldier who opened fire on Hebron residents in January, to go home every weekend and attend classes twice a week, reinforces anger and resentment of the Palestinians and highlights the double-standard of the Israeli government.
LAW condemns in the strongest possible terms the increasing violence
and terrorism inflicted on the Palestinian populations of Bethlehem
and Hebron, and calls for an end to the re-emergence of the
fist policy. These most recent actions violate both international
agreements and the Oslo Accords, and places the Israeli government
directly responsible for the deteriorating situation in the area.",616,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131309963.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172149-00150-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.932350635528564
60d0e81c-9eda-4599-b930-935fb3e97522,2022-05-23T22:06:58+00:00,2016-06-28,1,https://www.businessinsider.com/isis-caliphate-declining-2016-6?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=aol,"The terrorist group has been able to hold on to some of the territory in Iraq and Syria that it first seized in 2014, when its rampage across the Middle East shocked the world.
But since then, ISIS's self-declared caliphate — the increasingly fractured swath of territory it controls and rules as an Islamic emirate — has shrunk. The group — aka the Islamic State, ISIL, or Daesh — has attracted thousands of fighters, local and foreign, with its message of ""remaining and expanding,"" but it hasn't been able to make good on its promise of world domination.
Days before ISIS's two-year anniversary of the declaration of its caliphate, the group suffered another blow. It officially lost control of the first major city it seized: Fallujah, Iraq.
ISIS maintains control over its major bases in Syria and Iraq — Raqqa and Mosul, respectively — but local forces backed by a US-led coalition are preparing to launch offensives on those cities as well.
""This is definitely the death knell of ISIS's territoriality as it was once known,"" Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a counterterrorism analyst and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Business Insider. ""The caliphate as it was is gone. They're not going to be able to hold anything like the territory they did before.""
ISIS is now looking to project power in other ways.
The group's propaganda previously urged foreigners to travel to the caliphate and join ISIS's state-building project, but recently, ISIS leaders have issued public statements saying supporters can be more useful at home.
""The smallest action you do in their heartland is better and more enduring to us than what you would if you were with us,"" ISIS spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani said in an audio message released last month. ""If one of you hoped to reach the Islamic State, we wish we were in your place to punish the Crusaders day and night.""
These calls to action have inspired ""lone wolf"" attacks in Western countries carried out by ISIS supporters who plan their own attacks without any coordination with the group itself.
Switching from state-building to more traditional terrorism is one way for ISIS to survive and stay relevant, Gartenstein-Ross said.
Lone-wolf terrorism is also more difficult to prevent, making it likely that even as ISIS continues to lose territory, the group will continue to exert its influence by inspiring terrorist attacks on Western targets.
CIA director John Brennan said at a Council on Foreign Relations event on Wednesday:
""The FBI has a real challenge because there are individuals who could be in their home or have no interaction with other people but will be on the internet and will be shaped and influenced by what they're seeing in terms of this narrative.
""[They] will decide on their own, maybe with a spouse or maybe with others or maybe alone, to carry out an attack. And if they get their hands on a weapon or the explosive material, they can do great damage before the signatures that are traditionally associated with traditional terrorist groups are seen.""
It doesn't appear that ISIS has given up its territorial aspirations just yet, though. The group has been looking for other opportunities for territorial expansion and has established presences in some far-flung countries, including Bangladesh, Albania, the Philippines, Kosovo, and Indonesia.
It's unclear whether ISIS has a plan to seize territory in these countries the way it has in the Middle East. So far, ISIS's attempts to build out its caliphate have run into trouble.
ISIS saw some initial success in Libya, where it was able to gain control of the coastal city of Sirte. The group has established several thousand fighters in the country and begun to build out the infrastructure of a state in Sirte, implementing its harsh version of Islamic Sharia law and establishing ""media points"" to distribute its propaganda.
Sirte was said to be ISIS's ""back-up capital,"" a place where ISIS could base its operations if it lost Raqqa or Mosul.
The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point noted in a report earlier this year that ISIS has struggled to expand into parts of Libya that are contested by other militias.
Still, the decline of the caliphate doesn't necessarily spell the end of ISIS.
Shadi Hamid, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, noted in his recent book, ""Islamic Exceptionalism,"" that while ISIS's territorial rule likely isn't sustainable in the long run, the group's legacy will remain with us long after the caliphate crumbles.
He wrote: ""Even if it were destroyed tomorrow morning, the Islamic State would still stand as one of the most successful and distinctly 'Islamist' state-building projects of recent decades.""
ISIS's project also transcends state-building. Amid upheaval in the Middle East, especially in Syria, where the civil war still rages and seems far from resolution, there lies fertile ground for extremist ideology to fester. Part of ISIS's success is based in the group's marketing itself as a protector of disenfranchised Sunnis, who are endangered by Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces in Syria and government-backed Shiite militias in Iraq and, to a lesser extent, Syria.
""As the Shia militias have been advancing, they've engaged in sectarian depopulation,"" Gartenstein-Ross said. ""The Sunni grievances are not going away.""
Cole Bunzel, a PhD candidate in Near Eastern studies at Princeton University who previously worked for the US Department of Defense and now writes about extremist groups, noted earlier this month that ISIS believes the ""cycle of Islamic State decline and revival"" could ""simply recur"" as long as the ideology lives on.
""America's victory will once again prove illusory,"" Bunzel wrote, paraphrasing a recent statement in an ISIS newsletter. ""If America seeks to claim real victory, it will have to eliminate an 'entire generation' of caliphate supporters the world over.""",1214,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662561747.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523194013-20220523224013-00414.warc.gz,0.970847606658936
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d5b52882-c24d-4619-9717-44a4e8df178c,2015-03-27T17:23:06+00:00,2010-12-06,1,http://althouse.blogspot.com/2010/12/majority-of-muslims-around-world.html?showComment=1291686903412,"According to the survey, majorities in Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan and Nigeria would favor changing current laws to allow stoning as a punishment for adultery, hand amputation for theft and death for those who convert from Islam to another religion. About 85% of Pakistani Muslims said they would support a law segregating men and women in the workplace.
Muslims in Indonesia, Egypt, Nigeria and Jordan were among the most enthusiastic, with more than three-quarters of poll respondents in those countries reporting positive views of Islam's influence in politics: either that Islam had a large role in politics, and that was a good thing, or that it played a small role, and that was bad....
December 6, 2010
""A majority of Muslims around the world welcome a significant role for Islam in their countries' political life...""
A new Pew poll:",168,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296587.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00218-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.977205038070679
d35fb5a3-76e6-413f-9c2a-76e3fc570df9,2020-10-24T23:54:53+00:00,2018-11-05,1,https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/192950/admedus-heart-valve-device-in-development-passes-key-milestone-192950.html,"TAVR is where a valve is placed into the heart via a catheter (usually inserted through the leg) to replace the aortic valve, eliminating the need for open-heart surgery.
The US$3.5 billion market is expected to grow to US$7.5 billion by 2024.
Admedus’s TAVR device has advantages over current products
Current TAVR products on the market contain three separate pieces of tissue held together by more than 100 sutures.
In comparison, the Admedus TAVR prototype device is a uni-body 3D moulded aortic valve design.
Durability benchmark of 200 million cycle tests completed
The TAVR device project passed a key developmental milestone by achieving the durability benchmark of 200 million cycle tests.
Wayne Paterson, CEO, said: “Passing the 200 million valve cycle test is a critical step in this pre-clinical stage of development as it confirms the valve meets the required standard of durability - fundamental to the overall viability and progression of the project.
“There’s still a lot of work to be done in the development and testing phases but successfully completing the cycle durability test gives us the green light to continue our investment in this strategically important initiative.
“If successful, the Admedus TAVR will reinvent the way these devices are used and manufactured.”
Recently, Admedus entered a purchasing agreement allowing it to promote its flagship ADAPT® tissue products, CardioCel® and VascuCel®, to more than 1,500 hospitals.",332,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107885059.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024223210-20201025013210-00493.warc.gz,0.898866176605225
6c8eac3b-6be9-4051-85a7-7bc9747a7441,2018-08-19T09:30:42+00:00,2014-03-19,1,http://www.asiaone.com/malaysia/chinese-developer-plans-us3-billion-project-johor,"The Greenland Group is the latest developer from China to purchase land for a property project in Danga Bay, Johor Baru.
It entered an agreement yesterday to buy 13.96 acres from Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Sdn Bhd (IWH) for 600 million ringgit (S$231 million) with plans to develop projects with a potential gross development value (GDV) of 2.2 billion ringgit. The transaction comes amid an environment where property developers are seeing lacklustre response from buyers for their launches in Johor.
The latest to feel the heat was Singapore's Pacific Star Development Pvt Ltd that saw only 25 per cent bookings in the second phase of its condominium project in Puteri Harbour that is located in Iskandar Malaysia.
The purchase price works out to 984 ringgit per sq ft, which is just below the record 991 ringgit psf that Hao Yuan Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based but China-owned firm paid for 37 acres in Danga Bay last December.
However according to sources, Greenland planned to purchase more land at lower valuations, an exercise that may average down its cost.
""This is only the beginning for Greenland which is a state-owned enterprise"" sources said. The Shanghai-based firm is understood to be eyeing a GDV in excess of 10 billion ringgit in Danga Bay with several more transactions to be wrapped up in the coming months.
This is Greenland's maiden investment in Malaysia, for which it will form a joint venture with IWH to develop the land into an integrated project within five years.
Inclusive of the Greenland transactions, IWH has to-date inked 17 deals with local and foreign partners to develop properties worth 127 billion ringgit in GDV, providing a fillip to its ambitious plan of transforming the coastline of Johor bordering Singapore into a waterfront metropolis.",388,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215075.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819090604-20180819110604-00124.warc.gz,0.929917216300964
3478ce92-72f3-4298-be0d-42ce0da993a2,2015-03-29T00:24:26+00:00,2015-03-29,1,http://www.cspnet.com/category-news/tobacco/articles/gacss-tudor-pens-editorial-opposing-federal-tobacco-tax-hike,"GACS's Tudor Pens Editorial Opposing Federal Tobacco Tax Hike
94-cent excise tax increase on cigarettes would harm convenience stores
Published in CSP Daily News
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Jim Tudor, president of the Georgia Association of Convenience Stores (GACS), wrote the following opinion piece (excerpted here) for The Augusta Chronicle:
As a member of [GACS], I am keenly aware of the struggles that have faced businesses in our state since the onset of the recession. … We have learned that President Obama has proposed a 94-cent increase in the federal excise tax levied on cigarettes [that would fund] a state-federal program that would expand access to early education.
We are highly supportive of state and federal measures that seek to improve education, but they should not be implemented at the expense of jobs and economic activity. Choosing to fund the program with a tobacco tax increase could have negative implications for GACS members and conveniences stores across the nation. … Any increase in the federal excise tax on tobacco products could cause a corresponding increase in black-market activity where tobacco products are cheaper because the appropriate taxes are lower or not collected at all.
This is problematic because our members could lose the revenue they would have collected from not only from the sales of tobacco products, but also from the sales of the non-tobacco items--such as gas, coffee or food items--that usually accompany these purchases. Cigarette tax increases could benefit illegal and counterfeit cigarette sellers while harming law-abiding retailers. … Our leaders in Washington, D.C., should be careful to consider the consequences their decisions could have on small businesses and job creation.",349,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298015.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00253-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959645390510559
189e4b72-1ebe-49f2-932f-f40f4f21546d,2018-08-16T02:15:36+00:00,2018-08-16,0,https://www.trekwarrior.com/best-nose-hair-trimmer/,"As we age, having the best nose hair trimmer isn't just a luxury, it becomes a necessity if you want to look civilized.
Did you know?
According to Popular Science, testosterone disrupts nose, ear, and eyebrow follicles causing them to grow to new lengths. It's just part of being a man.
But all of that hair growth in your nose and ears doesn't have to make you look like a caveman.
It turns out that it doesn't take much work to keep those areas nice and trim.
All it takes is having the right tool for the job: a good trimmer.
The trick is that you want a trimmer that has 4 key features:
- Motor quality - strong enough to be best suited for denser hair
- Blade type - as rotary blades are best for lighter work
- Weight, size, and design - so that its easy to use and efficient
- Cost based on factors like battery life and warranty
With all of the different ones to choose from out there, what is the best? I went out and did a lot of research to see which ones perform well and that are at a great price.
In this article, I put together a list of the top 10 nose trimmers on the market today. Check them out and see which one works best for your needs. Don't forget that this is one small part of your overall grooming.
Disclosure: Some of the links in this article are affiliate links, where I make a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Best Nose Hair Trimmers - Top 10
This wet-dry, cordless personal groomer starts with a dual-edge, hypoallergenic blade that trims from the top and sides.
Then, the Panasonic ER-GN30-K adds a lightweight and ergonomic design to make it easier to trim from any angle.
A cleaning brush is provided; however, the Vortex Cleaning System allows you to immerse the trimmer so that it spins clean on its own.
With that said, I've owned this trimmer for years and it works awesome. The single AA battery lasts me about a year when I trim with it every 2 weeks.
It cuts clean and never tugs or rips out hairs like other trimmers I have tried. I can get my nose in great shape in under 2 minutes. Cleaning is super easy too. This trimmer is clearly the best nose trimmer on the market.
ToiletTree’s TRIM-1 ensures a smooth cut with a high-quality rotary system that removes hair at all sides.
This heavy-duty, steel-nose model lasts longer than others at about the same price.
It is highly water-resistant for cleaning and shower use.
The TRIM-1 also adds a bright, built-in LED light for helping see and trim stray hairs from hard-to-reach areas.
Although some consumers report issues with the battery, switch, or locking the head, each trimmer comes with a lifetime replacement guarantee.
This ear and nose trimmer includes the ER-GN30-K’s hypoallergenic, stainless-steel blades with curved edges and precise cutting.
A safety cone around the rotary blades guide hair and prevent skin contact.
The Panasonic ER430K adds a revolutionary built-in vacuum system that makes clean-up a breeze.
It is a waterproof trimmer that cleans easily and may be used in the shower. This trimmer package includes a travel pouch and cleaning brush.
The Groom Mate portable trimmer is unique in that the user gently twists the bottom back and forth to spin the patented rotary blades.
Those same premium steel blades are guaranteed not to corrode.
The entire trimmer is covered by an unconditional lifetime warranty.
Although it lacks a vacuum system, the Groom Mate Platinum XL drops clippings into its barrel, which can be rinsed or opened and cleaned.
The result is one of the most convenient, gentle, and cost-effective trimmers available today.
The cordless Panasonic ER415C is an ultra-portable travel trimmer for taming men’s nose, ear, eyebrow, and facial hair with lightning speed.
The ER415C relies upon a dual rotary cutting system with ultra-sharp, precision-curved blades.
This unit trims hairs cleanly and safely by drawing them in from all around and preventing irritation or injury.
The ER415SC is also easy to clean as it is waterproof and includes a protective cap to enhance the grip.
The Norelco NT5175/49 is incredibly multi-purpose. It can trim unruly nose, ear, eyebrow, neck, sideburn, stubble, and beard hairs.
Its Dual Cut technology ensures precision through a twice-sharpened chromium steel blade.
The provided detailer boosts versatility when paired with the NT5175/49’s angled design for reaching difficult hairs.
The Built-in ProtecTube Technology protects the skin with an ultra-thin foil guard.
With the added detailer, two eyebrow combs, and a beard comb all featuring rounded edges for comfort, this model is the most versatile.
Wahl remains a leader in the consumer grooming market, especially after introducing cordless clippers and trimmers.
The 5546-200 2-in-1 Deluxe Personal Trimmer sets a high bar by including interchangeable rotary blade heads for nose trimming.
The heads can be removed and cleaned under running water.
The entire trimmer can be used in or out of the shower. An added three-year warranty provides protection.
An inventive mini light spots easy-to-miss hairs. Extra components include an eyebrow guide and protective cap.
Compared to the previous entry, the Wahl 5545-400 is a compact, lightweight model.
The hygienic steel blades can be cleaned with or used under running water.
Both the 5546-200 and 5545-400 target consumers looking for inexpensive trimmers, but what the latter lacks in quality, it makes up for in changeable guards with reciprocating, detail heads.
Overall, this model is easy to handle. Lower quality construction keeps both trimmers made by Wahl at the bottom of the top ten.
Breett’s Nose & Ear Hair Trimmer is remarkable for its 60-degree beveled blade that prevents harm to your sensitive nostrils and ears.
This daily-use trimmer’s high-end plastic body is durable and coated with non-slip protection for easy handling.
The transparent cover provides protection for the trimmer. However, this model is not waterproof.
The outer head must be removed for cleaning, which keeps Breett’s otherwise accurate electronic trimmer relatively low on the list.
Creation Springs Electra-Trim provides impressive power in an inexpensive wet or dry use trimmer.
The trimmer’s strong, reliable motor lasts for years, but is battery-operated, eliminating potentially dangerous wires on wet countertops.
Meanwhile, dual-action, stainless-steel rotary blades ensure extreme precision with an extra blade included.
A recycled, rubberized, waterproof casing ensures impact-resistance and easy cleaning. The stand-out feature is the Electra-Trim’s triple-vented vacuum that whisks away wet or dry clippings.
How do you remove nose hairs? It's simple, you just have to trim them. Nose clippers are by far the best nose hair removal method.
Your nose hairs can end up getting so long that they come outside of your nose. Not only does it look bad, but it will also tickle your nose like crazy. Trimming them is the best way to keep them in check.
With that in mind, you need to consider getting nose hair clippers that meet your specific grooming needs.
Consider how important the motor, blade, design, and cost each are to you – and how much other issues like comfort and new technologies matter.
Knowing which features matter most will help you decide which nose and ear trimmer offers the best set of features for your investment.
Once you get your ears and nose in great shape, don't forget to take care of your lips with some lip balm.
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0c6b2775-b4e0-4237-90d0-4fba91652163,2017-08-17T21:17:44+00:00,2009-09-15,1,http://www.newsologist.com/europes-57-billion-plan-to-put-windmills-in-the-ocean/,"Paris – Wind is the fastest growing renewable energy in Europe – making up a third of new energy here, with 20 turbines added every working day in 2008, according to EU statistics.
What the European wind energy industry now wants is to expand – offshore. Ocean winds are a stronger and more predictable form of energy than the ones on land, and the industry is pushing a $57 billion investment to allow broad-winged turbines to spin at sea.
Offshore wind is “absolutely” a significant new resource, argues Walt Patterson, an associate at Chatham House and author of “Keeping the Lights On,” adding that “the big question mark is not sticking the stuff in the ocean, but how to get the electricity ashore.”
A report released in Stockholm Monday by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) argues that offshore turbines could provide 10 percent of Europe’s energy by 2020 – avoiding some 200 tons of C02 emissions.
Currently, 11 sets of the wind-powered turbines are circling off Europe’s shores, with 21 under construction, mostly in Great Britain. At the moment they only contribute about .02 percent of Europe’s electricity needs.
EU energy czar Andris Piebalgs backed the EWEA’s ambitious plans to harness ocean winds, saying in Stockholm that the European commission is “committed to doing everything we can to support offshore wind developers and make sure their… projects come to fruition.”
The EWEA Stockholm wind conference, called “Oceans of Opportunity,” comes at a time when Europe is focusing on climate control and job creation. Offshore turbines are also seen as a solution to complaints from Europeans who do not want the gargantuan turbines in their backyards.
Complaints and hurdles
But people also have complaints about turbines at sea. Complaints that the turbines ruin ocean views have slowed US efforts to get a project started off the coast of Massachusetts. The US has virtually no offshore wind energy, though the Obama administration has started to work on the issue.
There are also economic limitations, since electricity produced by offshore turbines is more expensive to deliver to consumers. There are also maintenance concerns involving storms at sea and corrosion from salt water. Mr. Patterson says the biggest hurdle is making the power deliverable.
“It’s a chicken and egg question, really,” says Patterson. “If you are the industry, do you wait for the cables to be laid on the ocean floor, or do you build the fields and then hope they are laid?”
The industry was boosted by a recent EU law requiring that 20 percent of Europe’s energy be obtained from renewable sources by 2020. Some 15 European states are planning offshore projects, according to the EWEA report. “There is huge developer interest in offshore wind power,” Arthuros Zervos, president of EWEA, said in a statement Monday. “The scale of planned projects is far greater than most people realize.”
Britain’s Daily Telegraph reported on Monday that Germany is about to begin construction of a wind farm 12 miles off its Baltic coast that German Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee said would produce 12,000 megawatts of electricity, bringing Germany “closer to our goal of producing 25,000 megawatts offshore by 2030.”
This week the American electric giant GE, which produces nearly a quarter of the turbines for wind power worldwide, said it will enter the offshore market for the first time.
The Financial Times reported Monday that GE is expected to invest “hundreds of millions” in developing offshore turbines. The FT reported that GE “is also buying ScanWind, a small Norwegian-Swedish turbine company for 18 million, giving it access to new turbine technology, tested in harsh conditions on the coast of Norway.”
The EWEA in Stockholm presented data asserting that all of Europe’s energy needs could one day be met by eight fields of turbines roughly the size of 10,000 square kilometers, off the coasts of EU states.",867,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104160.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817210535-20170817230535-00482.warc.gz,0.943570017814636
a68a779a-bd9e-4393-a556-0c202d94ea9b,2020-10-24T08:36:04+00:00,2018-11-09,0,https://elynews.com/2018/11/09/robotics-club-formed-at-learning-bridge/,"Learning Bridge’s newly formed, Robotics club includes grades K-8, with 4 Jr non-competitive teams (grades K-3) and two competitive teams (4-8), which can compete with other teams from the surrounding areas as well as at state, national and even world level. The club involves programming, designing and making robots to complete a series of missions, as well as a team research project about some aspect the annual theme, this year theme is “Into Space!” Team members are responsible for all of the work, with guidance from adult coaches.
First Lego League teams (up to 10 members, grades, 4-8) research a real-world problem such as food safety, recycling, energy, and are challenged to develop a solution. They also must design, build and program a robot, then compete on a table-top playing field.
It all adds up to tons of fun while learning to apply science, technology, engineering and math concepts (STEM). The students also develop critical thinking and team-building skills, basic STEM applications, and even presentation skills, as they must present their solutions with a creativity to judges. They also practice the Program’s Core Values, which emphasize discovery, teamwork and good sportsmanship.
Learning Bridge would like to thank KGHM for the grant award of $5,000.00 which allowed the purchase of the robotic material.
First picture-Camden Johnson and Hazel Williams learning how to program at a robotics workshop in Elko.
2nd picture- Scot Duncan the Northern Nevada coordinator for First Lego League facilitated a workshop at the Elko Charter school. The 30 students in attendance were from Elko Charter, Learning Bridge and Elko County school from Owyhee.",357,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107882103.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024080855-20201024110855-00090.warc.gz,0.962815344333649
873227a5-6918-4261-bd72-71d3fed8759e,2022-05-19T22:33:09+00:00,2020-08-22,1,https://news.yahoo.com/south-korea-announces-unprecedented-restrictions-054216291.html,"South Korea is banning large gatherings, shutting nightspots and churches and removing fans from professional sports in unprecedented restrictions announced on Saturday as it battles the spread of the coronavirus.
Health Minister Park Neung-hoo announced the steps shortly after the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 332 new cases in the ninth straight day of triple-digit increases. The national caseload is now at 17,002, including 309 deaths.
While most of the new cases came from the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, which has been at the centre of the viral surge in recent weeks, infections were also reported in practically every major city and town, raising concerns that transmissions are slipping out of control.
The government has already imposed elevated social distancing measures in Seoul this week after resisted them for months out of economic concerns.
""We are now in a very dangerous situation that could trigger a massive nationwide spread of Covid-19,"" Mr Park said.
Churches had been a major source of new cases in the Seoul area before authorities shut them this week. Nightclubs, karaoke bars, buffet restaurants and computer gaming cafes in the greater capital region have also closed and spectators are banned again from baseball and soccer games, just weeks after teams had been allowed to sell portions of their seats.
The same measures will apply nationwide from Sunday, although Mr Park said local governments will be permitted to exercise some level of flexibility, such as advising business shutdowns rather than enforcing them, if infections are low.
KCDC Director Jeong Eun-kyeong has endorsed even stronger restrictions. If there's no sign that the virus spread is slowing after the weekend, she said the country should consider elevating social distancing measures to ""Level 3"", which includes prohibiting gatherings of more than 10 people, shutting schools, halting professional sports and advising private companies to have employees work from home.
Yoon Taeho, a senior Health Ministry official, said the government will review the effect of the restrictions before deciding whether to strengthen them further.
As of Friday afternoon, more than 700 infections have been linked to a Seoul church led by a vocal critic of the country's president. Sarang Jeil Church pastor Jun Kwang-hun was hospitalised with Covid-19 on Monday after participating in an anti-government protest last week where he shared a microphone on stage with other activists.
Police raided the church late on Friday while trying to secure a more comprehensive list of its members who remain out of contact. Health workers have used mobile phone location data to identify some 15,000 people who spent more than 30 minutes on the street during the protest last Saturday and have been alerting them to get tested.",547,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662530066.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519204127-20220519234127-00405.warc.gz,0.970378518104553
b88b3d74-bd10-4e5f-9ce3-bd72eee271b6,2015-03-30T02:18:52+00:00,2013-07-12,1,http://newsok.com/hundreds-of-new-charges-filed-in-us-kidnap-case/article/feed/565338/?page=1,"COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The litany of charges against a Cleveland man outline in numbing detail the crimes his victims allegedly suffered over 10 years of imprisonment: August 2002, kidnapping. September 2004, kidnapping. November 2006, aggravated murder.
Christmas Day 2006, rape.
A new 977-count indictment filed Friday provides a painful look at what prosecutors say was a decade of captivity for three women in suspect Ariel Castro's home in a rough Cleveland, Ohio, neighborhood. Among the most serious charges: that he caused the death of one of his victims' fetuses by punching and starving her.
Among the most haunting: that he assaulted the women throughout their captivity, causing psychological harm to them and to the daughter he fathered with one of them through assault. And in another newly unveiled accusation, the indictment also alleges that on the same day that the child was born, Christmas of 2006, Castro raped one of the other women, who had helped deliver the baby.
""Today's indictment moves us closer to resolution of this gruesome case,"" Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty said in a statement.
Castro, 53, is accused of kidnapping the three women and holding them captive — sometimes restrained in chains — along with the 6-year-old girl he fathered.
He is charged with two counts of aggravated murder related to one act, saying he purposely caused the unlawful termination of the pregnancy of one of the women. The new, 576-page indictment also charges him with 512 counts of kidnapping, 446 counts of rape, seven counts of gross sexual imposition, six counts of felonious assault, three counts of child endangerment and one count of possessing criminal tools.
Authorities say the filing covers the entire period that the women were imprisoned, from 2002 until May of this year, superseding an earlier indictment that listed accusations for only some of the years. The indictment does not include charges that could carry a death sentence, but McGinty said he is still reserving that option. Castro will be arraigned on the new charges Wednesday. He is scheduled for trial Aug. 5.
Castro pleaded not guilty to the earlier indictment of 329 counts. A message was left with his attorney Friday seeking comment on the new charges. His legal team has hinted Castro would plead guilty if the death penalty was off the table.
A communications firm representing the women said they would not comment. The women released a three-minute video this week thanking the community for its support.
News that the women had been found alive electrified the Cleveland area, where two of the victims were household names after years of searches, publicity and vigils. But elation soon turned to shock as allegations about their treatment began to emerge.
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a87cb6ea-4c6b-4c75-bd7d-a9921f5ff64d,2020-10-31T09:32:52+00:00,2019-06-30,1,https://pinnacletreatment.com/blog/fentanyl-overdose-deaths/,"The Center for Disease Controls and Prevention (CDC) reports that the rate of fentanyl-related overdose deaths dramatically increased in 2017. This increase is notable because 2018 saw the first significant decrease in opioid medication overdoses – a 5% drop – since 2015. Policy makers now consider the misuse of fentanyl – notably a chemical variation called carfentanil – to be the third wave of the opioid crisis.
Fentanyl: A Highly Potent Synthetic Opioid
Fentanyl and synthetic opioid medications with very similar chemical structures, known as analogs, are typically prescribed to address severe, chronic pain that’s associated with cancer, and in some cases, not associated with cancer (NCP). NCP conditions include osteoporosis, neuropathic pain (associated with medical issues like diabetes, thyroid problems, spinal surgery), and chronic back pain.
This medication is administered either by a transdermal patch, sublingual tablets, oral spray, or lozenges. Fentanyl, and its analogs, are considered highly addictive because of their potency. For example, carfentanil – a well-known fentanyl analog – is 50-100 times more potent than morphine.
Health care providers calculate the potency of opioid pain relief medications on the morphine equivalent dosing (MED) scale. Synthetic opioids – those synthesized in a laboratory as opposed to naturally occurring ones, such as morphine – are calculated in milligram morphine equivalents (MME). Given this scale, to take an example, if one were prescribed 50 mg of fentanyl, this would be equivalent to 120 mg of morphine.
Because the potential for misuse and the sharp increase in overdose-related deaths for prescription opioid medications, new CDC guidelines advise prescribers to be very cautious before increasing doses above 50 MME. Evidence shows that dosages higher than 50 MME double the risk of overdose.
One reason, in addition to its potency, that fentanyl presents a serious overdose risk is because this medication dramatically affects breathing – a basic function controlled by the central nervous system (CNS). In fact, the ability to survive an overdose typically depends on one’s ability to breathe oxygen. Narcan – a.k.a. naloxone – is an especially effective medication to reverse overdose symptoms by binding to the opioid receptors on cells in the CNS and essentially kicking fentanyl off those sites. By blocking the action of fentanyl, normal breathing returns, and fatal overdose can be avoided.
Possible Explanations for the Increases in Fentanyl Overdose
Part of the explanation for the increase in fentanyl-related overdose deaths is its potency, and how quickly small increases in dosage can lead to respiratory failure. Another important piece of this story is the increased market for illicit made fentanyl (IMF). Law enforcement officials and public health scientists have identified and begun to track the influx of IMF in street drug sales. Illegal distributors (drug dealers) often mix IMF with heroin, which means individuals purchasing street drugs may not know they’re buying a drug that’s far more powerful than what they’re accustomed to. IMF is 50 times more potent than heroin, making street heroin mixed with IMF extremely dangerous.
“It would be like ordering a glass of wine and instead getting a lethal dose of pure ethanol.”
That puts it in perspective: street heroin, because of Fentanyl, is now more dangerous than at any time in the past.
Cause for Optimism
While the increase in fentanyl-related overdose deaths is cause for concern, the larger trend – a significant drop in opioid medication-related deaths – should be reason for optimism. Awareness campaigns, prescribing guidelines, law enforcement efforts and investments made by government agencies, such as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in access to treatment are showing positive results.
These combined efforts promise to reverse the trend of fentanyl-related deaths. A greater understanding of how IMF is getting into the hands of individuals turning to illicit markets for opioids will also help. Furthermore, innovations in the treatment of opioid substance use disorders – including effective pharmacological treatments that alleviate craving and thus fentanyl drug-seeking – indicate that, while it’s not yet time to sit back and declare victory, we may have turned a corner with the opioid crisis.
Overall opioid overdose deaths are down: next, we can focus on the new wave of challenges presented by fentanyl.",890,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107917390.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031092246-20201031122246-00327.warc.gz,0.926502346992493
1ebfd100-225f-4a54-91e7-7276eebbe4d6,2017-08-20T09:45:12+00:00,2017-08-20,0,https://cliftonkitchen.wordpress.com/tag/lemons/,"I use this dressing a lot; it serves as a sauce, a dressing and equally well as a marinade. I love it with fish, roast chicken, over asparagus and I have even tossed it through some pasta.
With autumn flapping around our heals it is a good time to increase the intake of Vitamin C. This dressing goes a long way toward ensuring I do and becomes a firm staple in my kitchen throughout the winter season. The dressing keeps well for about a week in the fridge.
250 ml fruity extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 2 large lemons
A good handful of fresh flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
2-3 garlic cloves finely chopped
1 tsp. dried oregano
Freshly ground black pepper
Combine 70 ml lukewarm water and half the olive oil in a small saucepan. Whisk in the lemon juice, parsley, garlic and oregano; Season to taste.
Next, heat all the ingredients over low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring gently and often; after about 5 minutes add the rest of the oil and combine until emulsified.
Place in a jar with a screw top lid and store in the fridge. Shake before use.
To change the flavour, you can add some of the following ingredients if you choose. Chilli fresh or dried, finely chopped sage, finely chopped mint, finely chopped basil, or finely chopped anchovy.",294,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106367.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820092918-20170820112918-00464.warc.gz,0.870328962802887
0a3bbd56-5c38-428d-b454-5316db8a1e59,2017-08-17T21:07:29+00:00,2017-08-17,1,http://www.stpaulsbarton.co.uk/,"Christian News, Updated daily
At least 12 dead in Barcelona terrorist van attack; Islamic State claims responsibility
A van mowed through crowds of tourists on Barcelona's most famous avenue on Thursday, killing about a dozen people in an attack that was claimed by Islamic State.
US Religious Freedom report: These top 5 American allies are criticised for persecution
So here are five countries Trump has looked to build relations with and what his administration has said about their religious freedom record:
Character counts: Trump failed the nation, but this forgiving family showed true leadership
Character counts. Leadership matters. In crisis, we need hope, faith and love – not hate. President Trump doesn't understand, but this week two grieving, everyday American parents showed how it's done.
Sierra Leone buries its dead: 'We've never seen anything like this,' says Tearfund worker
Hundreds of people died in what is being described as one of Africa's worst flood disasters when a mountainside collapsed the town of Regent.
Charlottesville puts Trump on the brink: US President increasingly isolated as Christians, generals and staffers condemn his response
Donald Trump's grip on the presidency appeared to be slipping today as some white evangelicals joined two senior military generals and a series of White House staffers in condemning him over his disastrous handling of the Charlottesville violence.
If not after Charlottesville, then when? Why evangelicals must denounce Trump
It isn't too late to pull the support for Trump, even now. But if his prevarication in the face of an actual Nazi march in the heart of the old South isn't enough to make them do it, when, oh when, will they?
How does the average American pray – and what for?
The vast majority of Americans pray. But how do they do it, and what do they pray for? New research has shed light on the intercessory habits of Americans.
Why are thousands of people who've never set foot in church before suddenly showing up for choral evensong?
Thousands of people are attending choral evensong services in churches and cathedrals around the country, many for the first time, thanks to a new website set up to promote Britain's unique choral Christian heritage
A-Level results: Religious Studies results lag behind the rest
Religious Studies bucked the trend in exam results this year with fewer pupils gaining top results than average.
Rewriting history: How statues to dead heroes become community flashpoints
All over the world there are memorials to people and causes, glorified at the time, that a few decades or hundreds of years render embarrassing.
Spanish evangelicals: New LGBT rights law 'threatens democratic liberties'
Spanish Evangelical Alliance is voicing its opposition to a proposed new LGBT rights law which would 'threaten the democratic liberties of all citizens'.
Why every church should build a kids' holiday club into its mission plan
Parents, standing at the back of the building at the end of the day with a look of quiet incredulity, are perhaps having their preconceptions about Christians radically challenged.
After A-levels, volunteering overseas gave me direction and purpose
Throughout my final year of A-levels I was questioning, what should I do next? Should I head to university? What should I study? Could I afford the rising fees?
Government cuts and benefits changes drive record number of food banks asking for emergency donations
Amid austerity and benefits changes, a record number of food banks have been forced to ask for donations this summer after running out of certain goods, according to the Trussell Trust, Britain's biggest food bank network.
The evil of modern slavery is now 'prevalent' in the UK. Here's how the Church of England is stepping up to the challenge
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The 'Magnificat': Southwark Cathedral's favourite feline lands book deal
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Trump's evangelical supporters flock to his side: A 'bold truthful statement about Charlottesville'
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Pope Francis calls clergy child abuse 'an absolute monstrosity' in foreword to victim's book
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Christian festival worshippers crushed to death by falling tree in Portugal
At least 12 people have been crushed to death and another 50 injured at a Christian festival in Portugal after a tree toppled into a crowd of worshippers.
'There's only one ""King"" – that's Jesus': the Christian faith of Elvis Presley
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the death of rock 'n ' roll icon Elvis Presley. The star defined his era, and continues to be adored by many today – but some forget that the colourful character was also a born-again Christian.",1065,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104160.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817210535-20170817230535-00483.warc.gz,0.952812552452087
dc654d78-40ff-4c92-bf2e-d9982db027a9,2013-06-18T22:57:41+00:00,2012-09-21,1,http://mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com/2012/09/21/al-dia-que-opinan-firmas-del-dia-92112/,"Clase Política, Miguel Ángel Rivera,” Iniciativa preferente, en duda:” The PRD says that the labor law proposed by Felipe Calderón Hinojosa is unconstitutional and that they will not support any law that alters laborers rights… Emilio Gamboa Patrón, PRI coordinator in the Senate, said that PEMEX is already very open, when asked if it would become more open to private investment as Enrique Peña Nieto had suggested on the campaign trail, in Brazil Peña also said that they wanted to follow the Petrobras model regarding Pemex…
Jorge Fernández Menéndez, “Objetivo: calar a Peña:” Before October 1st Enrique Peña could demonstrate how he will govern in his and his party’s reaction to the two initiatives sent to Congress by President Felipe Calderón on the first of September, the labor reform and the initiative for the promotion of transparency. Although the reforms which the PRI has proposed and those which Calderón has proposed are not identical they are compatible; Fernández Menéndez thinks that both parties need to define exactly what they want to do, and move forward with the reforms.
Trascendió: According to people who were at the meeting between Dilma Rousseff and Enrique Peña the chemistry was so good that they believe that a new, wonderful, collaborative relationship will emerge between Brazil and Mexico, the first thing that was discussed on the Brazil trip was the transformation of Pemex.
Templo Mayor: With the new labor reform, President Calderón has put to test the modernity of the new chamber of deputies; Edelmiro Sánchez has become PAN’s newest headache because his name has been mentioned with the death of PAN politician Hernán Belden; The new Director of the Pan American Health Organization has been chosen and it is none other than Carissa Etienne from the Dominican Republic; It is rumored that the agents who interrogated the 12 federal police involved with the Tres Marías incident might have been DEA agents and not SIEDO agents.
Bajo Reserva, “SNTE: Falla Moreno Valle en Puebla”: Governor Rafael Moreno Valle of Puebla, has neglected to follow Elba Esther Gordillo’s wishes and allowed her political adversaries to choose new union leaders in new sections; It is believed that not even the PAN deputies can agree on supporting the new labor initiative by President Calderón; Today former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former Prime Minister of Great Britian Tony Blair and former Spanish President José María Aznar will be participating in the “21st Century Mexico” forum hosted by the National Audience.",587,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961222767829895
51c5919f-5bbb-418b-93e9-5c43f052d44f,2016-07-30T23:59:37+00:00,2012-05-24,0,http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/11283/,"I can't believe... how jacked up it is... *SMH*
Just over a week ago, I announced to a group I belong to - that yaaaaay - the NEW & IMPROVED Daz3d.com was coming. Various ones made comments about the last time and the complaints concerning color, layout, yadda yadda yadda...
And I said... oh they'll be fine! Daz hasn't don't ONE upgrade - change that I didn't like. I'm looking forward to it I said. And because of my absolute confidence, I went on to make a purchase DURING the change over, thinking... hey - stores open - I can make a purchase, everything will be fine.
Boy oh boy was I wrong this time. I knew there would be some problems - as a webmaster of a website myself, and a store within it, I know the headaches and unforeseen things that can happen. BUT THIS??? Oh my goodness - what - WHAT happened?
Was this new store not FIRST tried and tested on another server? How can such a professional business, market place like Daz3d - have fallen into such a train wreck? With a store of this magnitude, no wise business man would consider a switch or change that wasn't tested and checked - with loads of standby to SEE TO CUSTOMERS FIRST... just incase!
I find this all mentally draining because in truth, I am GOB-smacked that is would EVER be this bad HERE!!!! Not HERE!??! Rendo did a store change and there was not even a hiccup!
WHOSE idea was this store? This generic - please bear with us message just isn't cutting it.
Come on already... RESET my order! Give me the EXACT prices I checked out with on May 17th with my Paypal account so I can move on with this job I'm needing to do. Holycow... how very disappointing. I will NEVER - not ever - toot and give props EVER AGAIN about a place and how together they are.
NOTHING ELSE - should have been seen to BEFORE you saw about your customers... they should have COME FIRST with a fix or reset. Instead, so many are waiting and waiting and getting hotter and hotter about this messed up installation of something that should have gone better considering the professionals I thought worked here.
Wow... *Shaking my head* Can't get my order activated, can't get it reset - can't get a response - can't get anyone to answer the phone.
Geez... maybe I need to just back off of my spending here to save myself this mess. After all, I do have loads of content, in truth, I need to start using all of my brushes more, and stop jumping and buying at the shiny new goodies. This is crazy.
I'm not even excited anymore - too let down. I can't even cancel my order... just gridlocked!
How frustrating! :down:",623,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258943369.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072903-00303-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967506289482117
0837a062-360f-499f-b10c-92eaadbe29f6,2018-08-18T20:30:15+00:00,2017-12-14,1,https://www.clearwatertimes.com/business/debt-to-household-income-ratio-rises-in-third-quarter-household-net-worth/,"Sky-high debt loads are one of the central bank governor’s top concerns after the amount Canadians owe relative to their income hit a new high in the third quarter, newly released data shows.
Statistics Canada reported that household credit market debt as a proportion of household disposable income increased to 171.1 per cent, up from 170.1 per cent in the second quarter. That means there was $1.71 in credit market debt, which includes consumer credit and mortgage and non-mortgage loans, for every dollar of household disposable income.
Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz said in a speech in Toronto that high debt levels are one of the things that keeps him awake at night because they make the economy as a whole more sensitive to higher interest rates than in the past.
“These vulnerabilities are elevated, and are likely to remain so for a long time,” he said.
“Remember, it took years for these vulnerabilities to build up in the first place.”
The central bank has raised interest rates twice this year due to the strong economy. Since the second increase in September, it has held the rate steady signalling it will proceed with caution.
Benjamin Reitzes, Canadian rates and macro strategist at the Bank of Montreal, said the upward trend in household debt continues unabated.
“And, with homebuyers rushing to get into the market ahead of the new OSFI rule change that takes effect on Jan. 1, 2018, we could see a further increase in Q4,” Reitzes wrote in a report.
“However, that suggests we could see some flattening out of the ratio in 2018 — though don’t bet on it as housing has been persistently resilient.”
Household debt is often cited as a key risk to the Canadian economy by the Bank of Canada and others.
In a report last month, the OECD said high house prices and associated debt levels remain a substantial financial vulnerability in Canada.
“A disorderly correction would adversely impact growth and could threaten financial stability,” the organization said.
Statistics Canada said the household debt service ratio, measured as total obligated payments of principal and interest as a proportion of household disposable income, was relatively flat at 13.9 per cent, while the interest-only debt service ratio was 6.3 per cent, down from 6.4 per cent in the previous quarter.
The Bank of Canada has raised its key interest rate target twice this year, moves that have led to increases in the prime rates at the country’s big banks used to set loans like variable-rate mortgages.
Royal Bank economist Josh Nye noted the debt service ratio will increase as the Bank of Canada continues to gradually raise interest rates.
“However, the prevalence of fixed rate mortgage debt means households won’t feel the increase all at once,” Nye wrote.
“Rather, as today’s data showed, the debt service ratio is likely to rise only gradually.”
Total household credit market debt grew to $2.11 trillion in the third quarter, up 1.4 per cent from the previous quarter. The increase came as mortgage debt increased 1.5 per cent to $1.38 trillion, while consumer credit rose 1.2 per cent to $620.7 billion.
Meanwhile, the total net worth of the household sector edged down 0.1 per cent to $10.61 trillion in the third quarter.
The move lower was due to a drop in home values as housing resale prices weakened. The value of household financial assets edged up 0.1 per cent.
Craig Wong, The Canadian Press",754,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213737.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818193409-20180818213409-00179.warc.gz,0.966359615325928
04034b15-126c-47ee-b355-636e5ac920e5,2017-08-17T11:39:11+00:00,2017-08-17,0,https://www.wildcarecapecod.org/programs-events/,"Programs & Events
WILD CARE does not receive any government funding, so we rely on the generosity of individual donors and foundations to support our work. We host several fundraising events each year, including Wild Winter Night: an off-season party featuring large live & silent auction, Harvest Celebration: a vegan/vegetarian cocktail party in the fall at Van Rensselaer’s restaurant, a popular Yard Sale in Harwich each June, a Baby Animal Shower outdoor open house in the early summer, Wildlife photo competitions, and many other smaller gatherings.
We welcome you to volunteer for, donate to, sponsor or attend any of our events. And if you have ideas for “Wild Care Days” at a local business or organization, please let us know. Email : email@example.com for more information and to share your ideas. And keep checking our event calendar here on our website!
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Wild Care has a state-of-the-art seabird therapy pool, which allows seabirds and waterfowl to exercise on running water. This will help our bird friends recover more quickly so they can get back to their watery habitats!",321,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886103270.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817111816-20170817131816-00094.warc.gz,0.902553260326386
e233d632-36bf-4787-982d-a3eb2a1481e7,2015-03-31T09:56:38+00:00,2011-08-12,1,http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nations-falling-short-helping-east-african-famine-victims/,"Warning that famine in Somalia is likely to get worse before it gets better, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday pledged an additional $17 million in U.S. aid to East African countries racked by the worst drought in 60 years.
The money comes on the heels of a $105 million relief package President Obama approved this week, bringing the level of U.S. assistance to the Horn of Africa to $508 million.
But, Clinton warned, the immediate needs of those in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, part of South Sudan and Somalia must also be met with long-term measures aimed at preventing future catastrophes. Calling the famine ""the most severe humanitarian emergency in the world today and the worst that East Africa has seen in several decades,"" she said the suffering of millions of people -- particularly in Somalia -- is as much man-made as brought about by nature.
""Though food shortages may be triggered by drought, they are not caused by drought, but rather by weak or nonexistent agricultural systems that fail to produce enough food or market opportunities in good times and break down completely in the bad times,"" Clinton said in a speech at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
""In other words, a hunger crisis is not solely an act of God. It is a complex problem of infrastructure, governance, markets, education,"" she said. ""These are things we can shape and strengthen. So this means that this is a problem that we can solve if we have the will.""
Advocating an end to trade barriers, improvement in credit and land-use policies and new technologies to bolster resilience to drought, Clinton also called on the eight leading industrialized countries to make good on a 2009 promise of $20 billion for agricultural development.
Clinton's speech comes as U.N. agencies and international aid groups step up calls for emergency assistance funding to the more than 12.4 million people affected by the drought. Yesterday, U.N. humanitarian aid chief Catherine Bragg told the Security Council the body was more than $560 million short on funding for aid for Somalia alone.
More than $1B short of adequate aid
Regionwide, the United Nations has said almost $2.5 billion is needed to cope with the crisis. So far, it has received about 48 percent of that.
""Donors have committed more than a billion dollars to the response so far and continue to pledge more. We are very grateful, especially in these difficult economic times. But the magnitude of human suffering in Somalia today demands more,"" Bragg told Security Council members. ""Despite the difficulty of operating in one of the most conflict-riven countries in the world, we cannot let people down.""
This week, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization warned that famine had spread to three new areas of southern Somalia and could engulf the entire southern part of the country. The agency said famine is expected to spread across the entire region in the coming four to six weeks and could even persist through the end of the year.
Clinton called Somalia the ""epicenter"" of the crisis. While drought has struck throughout East Africa, U.N. officials and aid workers say the situation in Somalia -- where more than 3 million people are in need of aid and refugees are flooding neighboring Kenya -- is made more dire by internal conflict. The militant rebel group al-Shabab has violently prevented many aid workers from reaching starving communities.
Meanwhile, countries like Kenya and Ethiopia where the United States and aid groups have worked with governments to improve irrigation and other measures aimed at boosting food security are faring far better in the crisis. Clinton noted that in 2002-2003, more than 13 million people faced starvation in Ethiopia. Today, fewer than 5 million do -- a number she noted still is too large but is an ""astonishing improvement"" that shows investments in food security can pay off.
Shannon Scribner, who heads Oxfam's humanitarian efforts, said her organization also is seeing similar evidence in Ethiopia borne out from grain banks, small-scale irrigation projects and restocking programs.
An Oxfam report says a cash-for-food program has helped communities in Ethiopia develop for grasses more than 2,000 hectares of previously degraded land. More than 15,000 pastoralist households are, according to Oxfam, still benefiting during the current drought from having preserved hay, now used for feeding dairy cows in a ""cut and carry"" management system.
Meanwhile, the construction of an irrigation system in Ethiopia's Liban district to enable farmers to water year-round has enabled local communities to survive the current drought without food aid.
Climate scientists gave first warning a year ago
""We can look at Ethiopia and we can see the difference in terms of the number of people affected,"" Scribner said. Of the famine in Somalia, she said, ""Even though it's a natural disaster, it's also a man-made disaster.""
The absence of a government in Somalia for more than 20 years, no focused way to address widespread food insecurity, and the worst dry seasons in 60 years have, she said, created a ""perfect storm"" making response measures even more difficult.
Yet the drought and attendant food crisis were not a surprise to the U.S. government or the United Nations.
John Scicchitano, program manager for the U.S. Agency for International Development's Famine Early Warning System (FEWS NET), said the system put out its first alert on the worsening food security conditions in August 2010. Scicchitano described the warning as a scientific product based on work climate scientists did on the ocean-atmospheric phenomenon known as La Niña, finding that it would affect rainfall most severely in the Horn of Africa.
After that warning, he said, USAID began to ""pre-position"" food in the region so resources could be drawn upon more quickly if a crisis erupted. FEWS NET, he said, was created after the famine that spread through West Africa to Ethiopia in 1984 with the aim of helping the U.S. government stay prepared for just such a crisis. In this case, he said, the planning system worked well, and U.S. and U.N. agencies acted quickly. But he said, the magnitude of the crisis was overwhelming.
""As the crisis was brewing in the Horn ... the pre-positioning allowed USAID to get the process started,"" Scicchitano said. ""I don't think it caught people by surprise. I think the scale got so large that it outstripped the international resources to address it.""
Shenggen Fan, director-general of IFPRI, said yesterday that the early warning systems that predicted the food emergencies were not matched by early action. He called for strategic international plans that trigger specific actions after alerts.
Not hopeless, but 'difficult'
Scribner agreed. While the United States and many in the international community acted quickly, she said, the missing piece is global coordination. ""We don't have the big red horn that someone picks up and says, 'OK, we need to be acting now,'"" she said.
Activists also said the East Africa crisis -- and the comparatively better situation in countries like Kenya and Ethiopia -- underscores the importance of disaster prevention and climate change adaptation dollars. Programs like Food for Peace, which Clinton touted yesterday and which allowed Scicchitano to pre-position food stocks, face cuts in the 2012 federal budget. So do USAID dollars that go toward building resiliency to weather-related disasters in vulnerable countries.
A spokesman for Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), who leads the House Appropriations subcommittee over foreign aid that recommended an 18 percent cut to USAID's budget, did not return a request for comment yesterday.
Meanwhile, development organizations acknowledge that the two-prong approach that Clinton outlined -- stepping up efforts to provide emergency relief while working simultaneously to strengthen systems and prevent future food emergencies -- might not be possible everywhere.
""The two-prong approach is really just one prong unless you can deal with long-term issues,"" said Jake Grover with the Center for Global Development. ""It comes down to, you can do these things in Ethiopia and you can do these things in Kenya because you know they have relatively stable governments that are willing to work with [agencies] and care about their people. But when it comes to Somalia ... I don't want to say it's hopeless, but it's difficult.""
Reprinted from Climatewire with permission from Environment & Energy Publishing, LLC. www.eenews.net, 202-628-6500",1765,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300464.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00154-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96286529302597
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Today, News Corp. officially announced plans to split into two separate publicly traded companies. One of the companies will focus on News Corp's booming film and television assets, including 20th Century Fox film studio, Fox News Channel, and Fox broadcast news. The other company will include News Corp's publishing assets, such as the Wall Street Journal, The Times of London, and HarperCollins book publishing. The company's publishing assets have struggled recently in the wake of a phone hacking scandal in Great Britain. In News Corp's last quarterly earnings report, entertainment revenues came to $6.2 billion, while publishing assets only brought in $2 billion. Chief Executive Rupert Murodch will serve as chairman of both companies. He will also be CEO for the entertainment-focused company. No word yet on who will serve as CEO on the publishing side, but Murdoch has dismissed fears that the publishing company will not be able to stand on its own. The transaction will take roughly a year to complete. News of the split's possibility caused News Corp shares to rise sharply over the past couple of days. At the moment, however, shares are down slightly 1.52% at $22.07 a share.
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b43e0140-e086-4ca0-992c-baf8cd23b63f,2016-07-25T14:44:41+00:00,2013-02-18,1,http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/18/world/asia/thailand-explainer/index.html?npt=NP1,"- Thailand's southern insurgency has dragged on for almost a decade
- About 5,300 people have been killed and more than 9,000 injured
- Muslim separatists are calling for an independent state
- Human rights groups say radical militants now dominate the insurgency
Thailand's festering southern insurgency has come a long way since the early 2000s when ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra dismissed the insurgents as mere ""sparrow bandits.""
Initially unwilling to take seriously what could emerge as a threat to Thai national integrity, Bangkok has over the past decade attempted to paint its restive southern Muslim states as suffering from little more than a small-scale insurgency led by shadowy groups with nebulous demands.
In the light of the last week's brazen attack in southern Thailand in which 16 militants were killed in an hour-long firefight at a naval base, analysts say that argument is looking increasingly threadbare.
Well-armed, motivated and increasingly audacious, the Muslim insurgency in the southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, Satun and Songkhla has emerged with a clear goal: the creation of a separate Muslim state for the region's 1.8 million Muslim ethnic Malays.
The insurgency has so far claimed more than 5,300 lives and left more than 9,000 injured in nine years of escalating attacks that have included drive-by shootings, bomb blasts and beheadings, according to Deep South Watch, an non-government that monitors the conflict in the southern provinces.
""We are seeing a greater radicalization of the insurgency,"" said Sunai Phasuk, a senior researcher on Thailand at Human Rights Watch (HRW). ""They don't want the presence of anyone in the region apart from ethnic Malays and this they've made clear with public announcements.""
The Pattani Independence Fighters (Pejuang Kemerdekaan Pattani) come under the umbrella of the BRN-Coordinate (National Revolution Front-Coordinate) -- a group that combines ethnic Malay nationalism and Islamist ideologies in equal measure. Their aim is to create an independent state called Pattani Darulsalam (Islamic Land of Pattani) using violence and terror to oppose what they claim is a Thai Buddhist occupation.
The Thai government has sent more than 150,000 soldiers to the region to protect it from an estimated 3,000 to 9,000 rebel (or juwae as they are called locally) fighters, according to estimates from human rights groups.
While government statistics put Thai Buddhists at just 6% of the region's population, Muslims complain they dominate the region. Education, in particular, has been one of the fault lines in the conflict, with hard line Muslims viewing the school system as a tool of Thai colonialism.
Human Rights Watch say 157 teachers have been killed since 2004.
The southern provinces were once part of an independent Malay Muslim sultanate until they were annexed by Thailand -- then called Siam -- in 1909.
While calls for secession have simmered since then, an insurgent raid to steal weapons from an army camp in January, 2004, led to a crackdown by the Thai military, which sparked the modern insurgency.
Later that year, the Thai military opened fire on protesters at Tak Bai in Pattani, killing seven people. Almost 1,300 protesters were detained at the scene, stripped and some of them tortured, while others were transported to Inkayut Military Camp in the province -- a journey of five hours. Detainees were stacked into military vans so tightly that 78 people died of suffocation en route.
The government has since tried to reverse its heavy handed policy in the region, using instead a heart-and-minds campaign to pacify the provinces.
According to Lt. General Ditthaporn Sasasmit of the Internal Security Operations Command, the operation has been a success.
""If we compare it to nine years ago, the situation was very bad,"" he told CNN. ""Every time officers tried to round up or search suspect targets, we received strong resistance from locals.
""Now we have prevented many attacks thanks to information given out by local residents - a good example is the latest military base attack; insurgents lost a lot of lives.""
Despite this, non-government agencies say there is unlikely to be peace in the region in the near-term. According to Phasuk, the 2004 Tak Bai incident marked a turning point in the insurgency, radicalizing a younger generation.
""The commander in this latest attack was a survivor of the Tak Bai incident,"" Phasuk said, referring to the failed attack on a Thai military camp in Narathiwat province on February 13 that left insurgent commander Maroso Chantrawadee and 15 other militants dead.
""What we are seeing is a transfer of power within the insurgency from an older generation, which favors negotiation, to a younger radicalized generation who see negotiation as an act of betrayal to the ideology of separatism,"" he said. ""There is now a split in the leadership.""
The Tak Bai incident, viewed by many as a strategic blunder on the part of the Thai military, has been instrumental in turning ""unarmed sympathizers into brutal insurgents,"" Phasuk said.
""This man (Chantrawadee) survived torture at Tak Bai and many of the new generation of commanders also survived Tak Bai.""
Certainly if leaflets found in Narathiwat's Bacho district on February 14, the day following last week's attack, are anything to go by, the insurgency is showing no signs of easing.
""We will retaliate in every way for our losses. ... From now on, we will attack and kill Buddhist Thai teachers and Buddhist Thai people. We will attack Buddhist Thai community...One Muslim life must be repaid with 10 Buddhist Thai lives,"" reads the leaflets according to HRW.
One of the features of the campaign, which has had a marked escalation since last March, is that insurgents have shown little regard for Muslims that they see as collaborating with Thai authorities.
Everyone from imams to Muslim rubber farmers has been targeted by death squads and bombs detonated in Thai ethnic areas have indiscriminately claimed Muslim lives.
""The new radical leadership has no problems with collateral victims in its campaign. Their attitude is that Muslims should not be living next to ethnic Thais anyway,"" Phasuk said.
Amnesty International's latest report on the armed conflict called on insurgents to halt the campaign of targeting civilians.
""The insurgents seem to be attacking many of the very people on whose behalf they are ostensibly fighting, destroying their lives and livelihoods,"" said Donna Guest, Amnesty International's Asia-Pacific deputy director, at the 2011 release of the report.
""Whatever their grievances, they do not justify this serious and systematic violation of international law.""
Human Rights Watch said that while insurgents use human rights abuses by the Thai military as an excuse for its reprisals, Bangkok -- where the government has a long tradition of drawing its legitimacy through the army -- needed the political courage to hold the military accountable.
""If this had happened, it may have slowed down radicalization,"" Phasuk said.",1460,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824230.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00186-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96559327840805
21d93486-56e5-4964-8f8c-53e68566ffa9,2018-08-18T21:43:10+00:00,2018-08-18,0,"https://www.benningtonbanner.com/stories/ask-the-doctors-researchers-studying-link-between-tbi-parkinsons,541115","Ask the Doctors: Researchers studying link between TBI, Parkinson's
Q: I had several concussions when I was younger due to various sports activities, not to mention one singularly bad bike ride. Now I read that a single concussion can raise the risk of Parkinson's disease. Just how serious is this increase in risk, and should I be worried?
A: Your concern is understandable. The association between severe and moderate traumatic brain injury and Parkinson's has been recognized for some time.
Severe traumatic brain injury is an injury that leads to a loss of consciousness or coma that lasts for more than 24 hours and is evident on a brain imaging test. Moderate traumatic brain injury leads to a loss of consciousness for one to 24 hours and is evident via imaging. What you're describing sounds more like mild traumatic brain injury, in which the loss of consciousness lasts from seconds to minutes and brain imaging studies don't reveal brain injury. The majority of people describe this as a concussion. The question posed by the study you reference is whether mild traumatic brain injury can lead to Parkinson's disease.
The study looked at data from the Veterans Health Administration database. Researchers first gathered data on 162,935 veterans with a history of TBI and 162,935 veterans with no such history; they then classified the injury as mild, moderate or severe. The average age of both groups was about 48, and the veterans were followed for 4.64 years on average.
Overall, veterans with traumatic brain injury had a 71 percent relative increase in the risk of Parkinson's disease compared to those without TBI. The veterans with moderate or severe TBI had an 83 percent greater risk of Parkinson's, while those with mild TBI had a 56 percent relative increase in risk. When the authors looked further at those with mild TBI who had no loss of consciousness, they still found a 33 percent risk of Parkinson's. However, this last data point wasn't considered significant due to the low number of people diagnosed with Parkinson's in this group. Of note is that people with TBI had greater rates of psychiatric disorders.
Now let's look at why traumatic brain injury would lead to Parkinson's disease -- and let's start with Lewy bodies. These abnormal accumulations of protein in the brain have been known to contribute to Parkinson's, and a component of these proteins, called alpha-synuclein, is seen in the cerebrospinal fluid of those who have had severe traumatic brain injury. In addition, autopsy studies have found an association between early-life traumatic brain injury and Lewy bodies in the brain.
This is an important study for veterans. Of the 20 million veterans alive today, an estimated 40 percent have some history of TBI and 82 percent of those are considered mild TBI.
That brings us back to you and the concussions you had in sports and the biking accident. Although the study showed a 56 percent relative increased risk of Parkinson's with mild TBI, let us think of this another way. After the age of 60, Parkinson's affects 1 in 100 people, so if we extrapolate the data for those with mild TBI, the rate of Parkinson's would go up only to 1.56 in 100 people.
Still, it's good to understand the association between TBI and Parkinson's because it may lead to earlier recognition and treatment of the disease. But no one should panic just yet over the risk of Parkinson's caused by prior traumatic brain injuries.
Robert Ashley, M.D., is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. Send your questions to email@example.com, or write: Ask the Doctors, c/o Media Relations, UCLA Health, 924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 350, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Owing to the volume of mail, personal replies cannot be provided.
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b779ff1a-96c3-4b58-9ffc-1c032389c292,2016-07-30T16:52:29+00:00,2016-07-30,0,http://www.hiviscomp.cz/,"The fourth meeting of the Czech and Slovak computer graphics and computer vision people in the mountains. The event will take place on 1. - 4. 2. 2017 in Beskydy mountains in a nice hotel:
The goal of the meeting is to encourage exchange of ideas between researchers and practitioners in the fields of computer graphics and computer vision from across the Czech and Slovak Republics and beyond. There will be many (optional) outdoor activities possible during the day and fruitful talks, discussions and socializing in the afternoons and evenings.
The expected price is around 90 EUR per person (3 nights, 3x half board). Please let us know if you are interested to attend the event (please provide also your talk proposal).
Elmar Eisemann is a professor at TU Delft, heading the Computer Graphics and Visualization Group. Before he was an associated professor at Telecom ParisTech (until 2012) and a senior scientist heading a research group in the Cluster of Excellence (Saarland University / MPI Informatik) (until 2009). He studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris (2001-2005) and received his PhD from the University of Grenoble at INRIA Rhône-Alpes (2005-2008). He spent several research visits abroad; at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2003), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2006), Adobe Systems Inc. (2007,2008). His interests include real-time and perceptual rendering, alternative representations, shadow algorithms, global illumination, and GPU acceleration techniques. He coauthored the book “Real-time shadows” and participated in various committees and editorial boards. He was local organizer of EGSR 2010, 2012, HPG 2012, and is paper chair of HPG 2015. His work received several distinction awards and he was honored with the Eurographics Young Researcher Award 2011.
Bernd Bickel holds a Master's degree in Computer Science (2006) and a Ph.D. degree (2010) from ETH Zurich. From 2011-2012, Bernd was a visiting professor at TU Berlin, and in 2012 he became a research scientist and research group leader at Disney Research. In early 2015 he joined IST Austria, where he is an Assistant Professor, heading the Computer Graphics and Digital Fabrication group. He is a computer scientist interested in computer graphics and its overlap into animation, biomechanics, material science, and digital fabrication. His main objective is to push the boundaries of how digital content can be efficiently created, simulated, and reproduced.
Manuel M. Oliveira is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), in Brazil. He received his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in 2000. Before joining UFRGS in 2002, he was an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the State University of New York at Stony Brook (2000 to 2002). In the 2009-2010 academic year, he was a Visiting Associate Professor at the MIT Media Lab. His research interests cover most aspects of computer graphics, but especially the frontiers among graphics, image processing, and vision (both human and machine). In these areas, he has contributed a variety of techniques including relief texture mapping, real-time filtering in high-dimensional spaces, efficient algorithms for Hough transform, new physiologically-based models for color perception and pupil-light reflex, and novel interactive techniques for measuring visual acuity. Dr. Oliveira was program co-chair of the ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games 2010 (I3D 2010), and general co-chair of ACM I3D 2009. He is an Associate Editor of IEEE TVCG and IEEE CG&A, and a member of the CIE Technical Committee TC1-89 “Enhancement of Images for Colour Defective Observers"". He received the ACM Recognition of Service Award in 2009 and in 2010.
Duties: scientific program, selection of beer and everything else.",832,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258936356.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072856-00296-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.941763758659363
bcbf1c37-b2c5-46ec-bab9-493a806a140c,2017-08-18T23:54:28+00:00,2017-08-18,0,https://shop.zwave.eu/products/heating-and-climate-control/1545/mco-home-electrical-heating-thermostat-with-humidity-sensor,"Prices incl. VAT plus shipping costs
- Order number: MCOEMH7H-EH
- EAN: 4251295700366
- Manufacturer: MCO Home
The MCOEMH7-EH thermostat is a device for room temperature control, equipped with Z-Wave wireless technology. It is applied to control electrical heating systems such as heating cable, electro-thermal film, heating actuator, electrical globe valve etc.
The wall thermostat MCOEMH7-EH requires a static installation with mains power. Thanks to its modern design with capacitive glass touch panel it is particularly suited for visible installation in living areas.
With the modern designed glass touch thermostats by MCO you can control various heating and cooling systems – e.g. heating cable, heating film, water valve, electrical valve, boiler, fan coil, solar energy controller, heat pump, ventilation system etc.
- Tempered glass panel with capacitive buttons
- Programmable schedule: 4 events each day of 7 days 5+2; 5+1+1
- Operation: Manual, Auto (Time periods), Holiday (Energy saving)
- With two temperature sensors for control
- Internal Temp. Sensor: NTC 15K
- Working Environment:0-50℃ <90% RH（non-condensation)
- Humidity Sensor
- Wireless Technology: Z-Wave Plus
- Dimensions: 86x86x42 mm
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Introduction To Z-Wave Plus™
Z-Wave Plus™ is a new step within the Z-Wave certification process, designed to help consumers identify products that take advantage of the recently introduced 'GEN5' Z-Wave hardware platform, also known as 500 Series or 5th Generation Z-Wave. Z-Wave Plus certified solutions feature a selected set of extended features and capabilities that enhance the end user experience and make Z-Wave installations even faster and easier to install and set up.
Z-Wave has led the market in interoperable smart devices for the home since the first Z-Wave product was certified in 2004. With the introduction of the GEN5, Z-Wave 500 series hardware platforms, Z-Wave saw its ecosystem bolstered with new capabilities – including increased range, extended battery life, Over-The-Air upgrading (OTA), additional RF channels and more.
Products with Z-Wave Plus™ are fully backwards compatible with existing Z-Wave products!
For consumers, homeowners, integrators and service providers, these enhancements offer tremendous benefits in terms of faster and easier installations, more extensive device profiles, improved self-healing and longer battery life. With the new Z-Wave Plus certification program, the Z-Wave Alliance is introducing a series of packaging logos that will be located on every Z-Wave Plus™ certified product, informing the consumer this product incorporates the enhanced capabilities of the Z-Wave 500 series.
- 50% improvement in battery life
- 67% improvement in range
- 250% more bandwidth
- Three F channels for improved noise immunity and higher bandwidth
- New Plug-and-Play network-wide inclusion functions
- Improved self-healing and fault tolerance with Explorer Frame feature
- Standardized method for Over-The-Air firmware updates (OTA)
- Improved product information capture for product certification database
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9c212a53-129d-483f-8136-08d7bedb5f53,2018-08-19T17:10:49+00:00,2018-08-19,0,https://thehappyhead.co.uk/it-matters-however-big-or-small/,"We’ve all been there. Something has annoyed you or something has upset you or something is causing you deep inner anxiety. But you feel like you don’t know why; you might know what, you might know when or you might not realise at all.
When suffering with a mood disorder such as depression or anxiety, it’s crucial you take some time to sit back and think about why you’re feeling what you’re feeling. Taking some time with yourself to reflect on your emotion, rather than dwell on it. Rationalise the emotion, the cause and work to understand it and change its effects.
Sometimes you may think ‘but there’s nothing that has happened that could have made me feel anxious/sad/emotional’ but emotions do not come out of nowhere, it could be something really small that you associate with an anxious situation that has triggered this emotion.
Do you ever wake up from a sleep in a bad mood? Maybe you had a dream that triggered a negative response but now you have just forgotten the dream but the mood remains.
Never demean your feelings and emotions; however big or small, however significant or not, however overbearing or underwhelming – give yourself the gift of time, to sit back and understand your thoughts, feelings and their causes.
If you don’t things can spiral out of control and have bigger and worse effects on your life and your health.",298,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215261.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819165038-20180819185038-00255.warc.gz,0.96862119436264
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Electricity is essential for light, power, air conditioning, refrigeration, and so many of the conveniences we take for granted every day. Electrical technicians install, connect, test, and maintain electrical systems that bring electricity from power generating plants to our homes, offices, schools, and places of business. At the electrical technician diploma program at Kaplan College in El Paso, TX, you could acquire the knowledge, technical skills, and work habits you need to start a promising new career and become a qualified electrical technician.
A Hands-On Curriculum
Your training will emphasize compliance with National Electrical Codes and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), as well asprovide an overview of the basic fundamentals of electricity. In addition, specific electrical technician courses will focus on:
- How to add electrical capacity to meet growth requirements of a building
- Replacement of old systems and how to conduct periodic maintenance and repair of various systems and components
- Copper and aluminum cabling
- Residential, commercial, and industrial wiring, layout, motors, and controls
- Service mains and multiphase power
With the constant building, restoration, and general maintenance needs in the construction industry, there is a need for qualified electricians. If you are looking to position yourself as a candidate for these jobs, then you have come to the right place.
Electrical technicians generally specialize in construction, maintenance work, or both. Construction work provides the knowledge and technical skills such as installing wiring systems in new homes, businesses, and factories or rewiring or upgrading existing electrical systems. Maintenance work involves maintaining and upgrading existing electrical systems and repairing electrical equipment. Nearly two-thirds of electrical technicians are employed in the construction industry and the rest work as maintenance electricians in other industries or are self-employed.
Job Prospects for Electrical Technicians
Electrical services are required everywhere, so electrician jobs are found in all parts of the country. Many electrical technicians work as apprentices to gain the experience they need to get their careers started. At Kaplan College in El Paso, TX, you will get plenty of hands-on training in our labs, which simulate real-world work environments. Earning a diploma can give you the credentials that signify to employers that you have electrical training and skills required to become a qualified electrical technician.",473,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00013-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.933313488960266
dbcd6c56-7b46-4549-aee5-f373f145b68d,2018-08-19T17:59:24+00:00,2018-08-19,0,http://scrapcarz.co.uk/free-collection/kent/erriottwood,"Scrap Car Erriottwood, Scrap your car for free
Scrap Car Erriottwood will collect in and around Erriottwood, Kent free of charge, fast response. The DVLA will still expect you to keep your vehicle taxed if it is on the road, obviously if you are not using it, it is a waste of money. Do not pay to have your old scrap car towed away. Use us for our free collection service!
Breaking News in Erriottwood
As well as offering a completely free collection, we are also currently able to offer cash for scrap cars in Erriottwood depending upon the weight of the vehicle!
If you'd like us to make you an offer just ask when calling or add 'CASH QUOTE PLEASE' in the 'Additional Info' box when submitting our online form.
- Environment agency approved recycling facilities
- Nationwide coverage
- DVLA notification
- Completely free collection!
- Convenient collection times
Just ring 0800 043 5100 or simply fill out the form and we will be there!
Choose Scrap Car Erriottwood
Here at Scrap Car Erriottwood we have many happy customers and considering we have been trading for a while now we are still going strong. We know the Erriottwood area so well we can be with you in under 30 minutes. At Scrap Car Erriottwood, our service also includes a very fast response and we will always be with you in your specified time slot. We know that life is hectic and you are more than likely to have a lot of commitments that is why we work 24/7, 365 days a year.
We make sure that your car is disposed of the correct way. Unreliable scrap car collection companies might sell on your car and try to make more money than if they recycled it, sometimes they will not even inform the DVLA of any change of ownership. This will leave you very vulnerable legally, you will be expected to pay any fines that may occur over the following months. When we take away your scrap car we will notify the DVLA that your vehicle has been declared off of the road, giving you one less thing to worry about. Every time we scrap a car we recycle as much as possible, keeping the impact on our environment as low as possible.
By ensuring that you old car is scrapped correctly will help us all keep Kent clean and tidy. Having scrap cars littering the streets of Erriottwood makes our area unsightly, so scrapping your old car will be helping our community. Call us today, scrap that car!
car scrappage schemes may at first seem like a great idea. However, you might be surprised to learn that this discount is not available on every car. You can't just go out and buy any car you want. A lot of people have felt let down as there are only certain cars available in the scrappage scheme.
There will be many reasons for you to scrap your car. In our experience the car might have been written off and it is now down to you to get the car scrapped. If your car is not working and has broken down you will need to still keep it taxed, so scrap it and save yourself some monies.
It is so simple to scrap that old car in Erriottwood. Simply pick up the phone and speak to one of our helpful phone operators. Rather than giving us a phone call straight away please feel free to have a look at our helpful guide to see what the process is.
Just call us on 0800 043 5100 or fill out the following form:",737,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215261.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819165038-20180819185038-00248.warc.gz,0.959745585918426
b6930037-0e53-46d4-84e2-a398dcc9c9cd,2018-08-16T13:33:35+00:00,2018-08-16,0,http://www.bruning.com/articles/respiratory_disease/,"Respiratory Disease in Rats
Respiratory disease is a horrible disease, and one of the most common
causes of death in pet rats. While we certainly do not profess to be
vets, we have had lots of experience of dealing with this ‘curse’.
Also, many fellow rat lovers we talk to have often lost a pet rat due
to respiratory problems, despite having seen their vet. However,
often the vet has limited experience in dealing with respiratory
problems and their treatment may not be aggressive enough to cure or
send the problem into remission.
Here we highlight how we treat our rats – all treatments and methods
are approved and under supervision by our own vet. Under NO
circumstances are we suggesting you go out and try these treatments
and methods without first consulting your vet..it’s just that these
tried and tested treatments may give your vet other avenues to try
when treating your pet rat.
As a rat rescue, whenever we rehome rats, we make sure the new homers
are fully aware of what it is; what to look out for; and what to do
There are different strains of the disease, but basically it is
something all domestic rats are born with. It can lay dormant until
something triggers it off – stress, poor husbandry, or simply
nothing. We often see it in rats where their cage mate has died and
the survivor is grieving.
It can be fatal, or a rat can live with it, but may experience lung
damage or an abscess may develop on the lung which could eventually
Or, a rat can be ‘cured’ and go onto to a live and a full and healthy
life. Some rats may experience a permanent head tilt from the
infection, but adapt easily (such as our very first rat, Baz, who
died a very old rat from old age. When he arrived at CavyRescue, he
had a head tilt due to respiratory disease).
WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR:
The symptoms can come out of nowhere..one minute your rat is fine,
the next day, the symptoms are there:
(1) noisy breathing – you may first hear it when they sleep
(2) a rattly or watery sound when they breathe/move around
(3) excessive sneezing accompanied with red staining around the eyes
(4) lethargy and loss of appetite
If your rat shows any of these symptoms, get them to your vet as soon
as possible. The earlier you start treatment, the better prognosis
for your rat.
If you use sawdust or wood shavings in their cage, stop using it and
switch to a safe product such as biocatolet, ideal bedding or
Some vets recommend putting antibiotics in the rat’s drinking water.
However, you cannot guarantee that the rat will get enough of the
antibiotic in their system this way, and as it is watered down, it
does lose it’s potency.
Also, rats do ‘pee’ a lot, so the antibiotics will move through their
system too fast to do a lot of good.
We administer 0.3ml of 2.5% oral baytril twice a day to the affected
adult rat, (for smaller rats, we use 0.2ml) either via syringe or, if
they refuse or get stressed, we syringe it into a small piece of
bread, cheese, jam or similar. (Anything to mask the taste). We also
add a generous pinch of bisolvon – a powder mucus-fighting drug – to
their food twice a day.
This we do twice day for a week. We normally see an improvement after
If this doesn’t work, we nebulise the rat. Depending on the severity
of the problem, we start off 3 – 4 times a day for the first three
days, dropping down to 2 – 3 times for another four.
By putting them into a nebulising chamber, they are breathing in ONLY
the treatment, meaning it can get right into the system and,
hopefully, deal with the problem.
We use 4ml of 2.5% injectable baytril with 10ml of water. For a more
aggressive treatment, we use .05ml of Tylan (a drug used to treat a
similar bacteria in birds) with 10ml of water.
We have also started using a drug called Zithromax Suspension. (Your
vet will need to calculate the measurements for you. as to make it
up, you mix the powder with water). We have used it two different
ways…for a short-term case, you administer 0.3ml of the mixture
once a day, orally, for three days, then it stays in the system for
up to 10 days, attacking the bacteria.
For long term treatment, we administer 0.2ml once a day for 20 days.
One of our rats, George, showed a vast improvement on using this
method, his weight increasing by 25% in just over a month and the
other symptoms lessening drastically!
Otis, a big, brown 9 month old rat who suddenly developed a severe
respiratory infection that antibiotics could not shift. You could
hear him ‘rattling’ from the room next door and we genuinely believed
we would lose him.
At the same time our wonderful vet put Otis on his nebuliser 3 times
a day for a week. Now, Otis is back home with his brothers and is
absolutely perfect. Since then, several other of our rats have been
treated successfully by being ‘nebulised’.
Oral Baytril administered by mouth or in the food:
Kojak, Luther, Stripe…our list of rats who we have successfully
treated this way goes on and on. (Remember, we run a rescue so have
rats coming out of our ears!)
As soon as a rat shows symptoms of respiratory disease, we start them
on a course of oral baytril. In 80% of these cases, after a week on
antibiotics, no further treatment is needed. The other 20% go on to
We are fairly new to using this treatment, but we have heard many
glowing reports about it from other rat lovers.
We hope this has helped. Please feel free to show your vet this as it
may give him or her other ideas on treating this nasty disease.
It is no way intended to undermine your vet’s recommendations for
treatment or expertise..these are just different ideas that they may
http://www.cavyrescue.co.uk is the award-winning website of the Kent-based
small animal shelter. The aim of CavyRescue is not only to rescue,
rehabilitate and rehome unwanted and abandoned ‘small furries’ but to
educate people on all aspects of animal health and welfare.
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result of using the information or advice given. The Guides have been
written based on our experience only. We are not veterinarians and
always recommend that you consult a vet if in doubt about any aspect
of animal health or well-being.",1552,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221211000.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20180816132758-20180816152758-00335.warc.gz,0.93610543012619
fb39c4f1-7908-4472-958c-6fcdf6e68c4b,2018-08-21T06:50:34+00:00,2018-08-21,0,http://independent-painters.com/painting-company-american-falls-id-83211/,"American Falls, ID Painting Company (866) 296-8909
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American Falls, ID Painters | (866) 296-8909
determined home spread projects absolutely require a professional. I cannot think of many homeowners who are ready to install their own HVAC, pour a foundation, or build an addition. supplementary projects, when painting, just seem to be begging for the do-it-yourselfer. After all, who isn’t proficient of dabbing a brush in paint?
But painting is more difficult than it looks. So, it is following great pleasure that many DIY painters announce that it is now grow old to employ a painting contractor to take upon the job.
Let us locate out what painting contractors do, how to employ them, and how to negotiate the best price for your painting job.
What Is a American Falls ID 83211 Painting Contractor?
A painting contractor can put-on as a sub, or sub-contractor, under a general contractor, or can employ itself out directly to the homeowner. Usually, the painting contractor is a relatively small operation, ranging from the one-man sole official going on to 20 or 30 painters keen for a small company.
How To locate One
Painting contractors tend to be local (as of yet, there are no nationally franchised paint contractors). even though paint contractors concentrate upon painting, some play united tasks such as plaster repairs, teenage drywall work, trim and molding, and wallpapering.
The other difficult allowance is getting a painting contractor to play in up. even if this generalization does not apply to every painter, personally I am utterly grateful if I can get a paint contractor to bill stirring to look at the house and to forward-thinking develop a written estimate in American Falls ID 83211.
I hardly malformation the painting contractors, because I think it is a concentration of the contractors beast smaller operations along subsequently a high demand for their work.
Because it is next to impossible to find out assistance about local painting contractors upon the Internet, the old adage talk to neighbors applies here in American Falls ID 83211.
Some painting contractors display signs on the lawns of houses they are in force on, but you locate this more taking into account general contractors and siding and replacement windows companies. So, supplementary than the painters white panel van out front, you often reach not know what is going on inside your neighbors houses in American Falls ID 83211.
Urban areas often have local magazines (i.e., in Seattle, there is Seattle Magazine), and many of them have features upon renovated houses. These pieces will list the names and phone numbers for the contractor and sub-contractorsbut be warned, these sub-contractors are usually unconditionally high-end and expensive.
What Will He Do?
Most painting contractors will endure upon any nice of job, from merely painting your window trim to a full-house paint job. But allow us say you will that they are painting your interior. You can usually expect:
- Coverage of all areas that will not be painted, including floors, windows, kitchen counters, cabinets, etc.
- Minor surface preparation prior to painting, which means well-ventilated sanding and scraping away lost paint, tapping in a few protruding nails, cleaning off woodwork, using tackcloth in some areas. The key here is minor, as the contractor will endure that the home is mostly in paint-ready condition
- Removal of electrical plates, lights, doors, and new obstacles.
- Moving furniture away for improved access to the areas to be painted. This is not truly a painters job, correspondingly you would obsession to confirm this beforehand.
- Priming other drywall or the current paint behind an interior latex primer.
- Two color coats of interior latex paint upon the walls.
- Two coats of ceiling paint.
- Painting the trim and molding (baseboards, window trim, window mutins, etc.).
- Touchups of missed spots.
- Cleanups for accidents (no concern how fine the coverage in the manner of drop-cloths, some drips will happen).
- A unquestionable evaluation in the midst of painting foreman and homeowner.
How To talk To Him
Unlike conversing in the same way as an electrician, you pull off not compulsion to know specialized lingo. Most house painting contractors are fine at making things distinct to the homeowner.
A few topics you will want to discuss:
- Is the cost of the paint included in the estimate?
- What type of paint does the contractor seek on using?
- How many coats will be laid down?
- How does he aspire upon covering the non-paintable areas?
- How long does he expect the job to take?
- Is it preferable for the residents to vacate the home during the job?
- Will he use masking tape in relation to the trim or the cut-in method?
How Much Will It Cost?
More than you expect. Some painting contractors will have formulas that they use, adding together up square footage of walls and ceilings, along in the same way as linear footage of trim. They will calculate preparation time, as with ease as the hard costs for primer and paint.
Most paint contractors will manage to pay for you an estimate based upon their experience behind thesame jobs. even if this estimate cannot be tied to specifics, it is usually a adequately fine figure. For you, the homeowner, the without help artifice you will know if this is a fine estimate is to compare it to quotes you get from supplementary contractors.
A whole-house interior paint job like the one described in this article can easily cost around $10,000 or more.",1223,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217970.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821053629-20180821073629-00561.warc.gz,0.937286674976349
30b0c49d-472c-4191-9b64-335c9abc0c03,2020-10-24T20:41:04+00:00,2020-10-24,0,https://www.romeoandsucculent.co.uk/product-category/terraplants/,"Welcome to the Romeo & Succulent online shop. Browse our products and purchase items including workshops, flowers, gifts, plants & more...
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d0b8a576-67e2-4881-bf35-3ac8deb77b80,2020-10-23T02:47:19+00:00,2020-10-23,0,http://www.roaringforkskunksmell.com/?replytocom=51,"No, those new buildings next to the Roaring Fork Club on Highway 82 are not a state-of-the-art breeding facility for skunks. They are greenhouses. But you wouldn’t know it from the smell.
Motorists on 82 notice the smell briefly as they drive by. Bikers and pedestrians on the Roaring Fork Trail stew in it a bit longer; fishermen and golfers longer still. Nearby residents are forced to live under its pungency. That skunky odor emanating from the marijuana-growing operation violates the operation’s county permit. Our elected officials need to be kept informed of this situation so that they can react appropriately when license renewals are submitted.
If that smell interferes with your enjoyment of your residence or recreation, please speak up and express your frustration.
This has nothing to do with the morality of marijuana. Break out the Pink Floyd and Ben & Jerry’s and enjoy. Just don’t inflict the smell of industrial skunk on your neighbors.
This is about preserving—at our homes, in our gardens, and along our river—the crisp mountain air we all enjoy.
Please leave your thoughts or tell your experience with this below.
POST A NEW COMMENT * e-mail addresses will not be published on the website",268,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107880519.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023014545-20201023044545-00123.warc.gz,0.936624884605408
76ea4834-f51d-447b-9b0b-abfdad6339cd,2016-07-27T13:26:04+00:00,2013-09-09,0,http://www.nbainjurynews.com/2013/09/magics-glen-davis-to-be-medically.html,"When he was healthy last season, forward Glen Davis was impressive for the Orlando Magic. However, his season was shortened due to a foot injury that ultimately required surgery. The Magic are hoping to get Davis back healthy for the start of the 2013-14 campaign, and it looks like all signs point to them being able to do just that.
Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports reports that Davis is expected to be cleared to resume basketball-related activities by the end of the month, which would put him in line to be ready to roll for the start of training camp.
Magic forward Glen Davis (foot) is expected to be cleared to resume basketball activities by month's end, a source told Yahoo! Sports.Before he suffered his foot injury, Davis averaged 15.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game last season. There were initially concerns that he could miss the start of the 13-14 season, but it appears that is no longer the case.
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) September 9, 2013
Considering he's not viewed as part of the Magic's youth movement, Kurt Helin of Pro Basketball Talk reports that Davis could be shopped once he proves healthy. He currently has two years and $13 million remaining on his contract.",260,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826907.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00325-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.984623372554779
21d1acfb-4c02-424c-985c-3856bfc3831f,2015-03-27T05:28:03+00:00,2015-03-26,0,http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/560349-post7.html,"Re: Allen Kraken size 3 Green.....HeLp!!!
Eurovw89....I think I was able to send you the link to your pm.
Last night I couldn't upload the images using Mac, but it was effortless using PC.
I wonder if I am the only one here who is having this problem uploading images with Mac.",72,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131295084.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172135-00260-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.971691906452179
53e75956-b71d-463d-a46d-5e5fc339e996,2013-05-23T11:42:11+00:00,2012-10-17,1,http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-17/egypt-to-fight-sexual-harassment-by-broadcasting-attackers,"Already a Bloomberg.com user?
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Egypt launched a campaign to protect women from sexual harassment by videotaping attackers and broadcasting the images, state-run Middle East News Agency said.
Cameras will be sited in major squares and streets to capture images of men harassing women, MENA reported today, citing the Interior Ministry.
Sexual harassment is one the most common problems facing girls and women in Egypt’s streets and public places.
The National Council for Women is preparing a full anti- harassment campaign with help from the Interior Ministry, and had suggested harsher penalties for such offenses, MENA said, citing the council. The project would be finalized before the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. The festival often witnesses the highest rates and worst cases of sexual harassment, said Mervat El-Talawy, the council chairwoman.
To contact the reporter on this story: Salma El Wardany in Cairo at email@example.com
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Andrew J. Barden at firstname.lastname@example.org",232,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.906429469585419
990836d7-f183-4665-83d3-0929a6247834,2019-08-18T05:46:46+00:00,2019-04-01,0,https://sonofmarketing.com/2019/04/01/video-ariane-trust-fund-kids/,"Ariane is a French-American pop singer and songwriter Ariane championing the underdog in her music. Combining Lorde’s powerful lyrical message and the dark and moody sound of Billie Eilish and Olivia O’Brien; Ariane creates a refuge for her listeners.
Her new single ‘Trust Fund Kids’ is out now with a new music video. “Trust Fund Kids” is an expression of rebellion towards today’s glorification of status and wealth. She shares, “hey, I’m different and that’s okay!” Speaking about her track Ariane explains “I grew up around excessive wealth and kids who didn’t see the value of money. It was definitely hard growing up because when you’re young all you want to do is fit in. I learned as I grew older– if you can’t afford to fit in might as well stand out in pride.” Watch below.",207,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313617.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818042813-20190818064813-00541.warc.gz,0.94979852437973
8568a1aa-a088-4cb7-9be1-055117ff7966,2013-05-26T03:03:02+00:00,2013-05-26,1,http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/topic/gun-licenses/,"The Home Secretary has said people applying for gun licences should be made to have their current or recent partners consent to the application.
She suggested that it could reduce the risk of harm to victims of domestic violence.
Theresa May's letter is a follow up to a 2010 report into firearms control, following Derrick Bird's gun rampage in 2010.
However, the family of victims of a shooting in County Durham say that the plans won't work.
You can watch the full report from Frances Read below.",102,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00026-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.972643792629242
3b5f2b81-ff5e-4a0a-8f8a-e412769d297a,2013-05-19T10:05:40+00:00,2007-10-08,0,http://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2007/ncjfcj-hosts-town-hall-meeting-oct-12,"Media professionals interested in reporting on university-related stories are encouraged to visit the media newsroom.
October 8, 2007
In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges will host ""Reunification vs. Safety: A Town Hall Meeting on Child Custody Determinations in Cases Involving Domestic Violence,"" Friday, Oct. 12, 5-7 p.m., at the NCJFCJ headquarters, in the Continuing Education Building, 1041 N. Virginia St., on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. Panelists' presentations will be followed by discussion and a reception. The event is free and open to the community.
The public is invited to participate in the discussion focusing on how the court balances the competing interests of access versus safety of the child in family court cases involving domestic violence. In addition to discussing the difficult nature of these issues, Judge Michael Denton from Austin, Tex., will address the various uses of domestic violence in interpersonal relationships and how these can affect the judge's analysis of the access vs. safety issue. Denton will also address the statutory presumption that a person guilty of domestic violence should not have joint custody; and judicial awareness of the impact of domestic violence on children.
Other panel members will include a prominent Reno family attorney, a representative from the Reno's Committee to Aid Abused Women (CAAW) and a local news reporter.
The event is sponsored by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), the Second Judicial District Family Court, and the Committee to Aid Abused Women (CAAW).
For more information, contact the NCJFCJ, (775) 784-6012 or email email@example.com. Visit the NCJFCJ website at http://www.ncjfcj.org
Celebrating 70 years in 2007—Since its founding in 1937 by a group of judges dedicated to improving the effectiveness of the nation's juvenile courts, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) has pursued a mission to improve courts and systems practice and raise awareness of the core issues that touch the lives of many of our nation's children and families.
The NCJFCJ, headquartered on the University of Nevada campus in Reno since 1969, provides cutting-edge training, wide-ranging technical assistance, and research to help the nation's courts, judges and staff in their important work. During the past year, the NCJFCJ conducted or assisted in conducting more than 200 educational programs for more than 19,000 judges, court administrators, social and mental health workers, police, probation officers, and others working in the juvenile and family courts at its headquarters in Reno and throughout the country. In conjunction with the University of Nevada, Reno and the National Judicial College, the National Council participates in unique advanced degree programs for judges and other court professionals.",596,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.94204580783844
bcaf515b-6539-47be-a6da-d188d8cbde53,2020-10-29T02:19:02+00:00,2020-10-29,0,http://schools.cvesd.org/district/employment/SitePages/PeopleSoft.aspx,"IMPORTANT - Set up Forgotten Password Help when you have successfully logged in (instructions at bottom of page) in order to use the Forgot Password link!
1. I don't know my PeopleSoft ESS User ID number.
|Your User ID number is your 6-digit Payroll ID number, not your Employee ID number. It is the same one you previously used to log in to Pay Stub Online. If you don't know your Payroll ID number, please call Payroll (x1392). |
2. I don't know my Password. It's my first time logging into PeopleSoft ESS.
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When you've logged in successfully, you will be directed to a page with a link that says 'Your password has expired. Click here to reset your password.' Follow the password requirements carefully to create a new password. (Don't forget to Set up your Forgotten Password Help in your profile. See the bottom of this page for more information.)
|3. I can't remember my password and I've previously logged into PeopleSoft ESS and changed my password.||Did you remember to include a special character when you tried to log in? Your password for PeopleSoft must include the following: Capital letter, lowercase letter, number, and a special character (totaling 7+ characters). If you cannot remember your password, call the Help Desk (x1453) to have your password reset.|
4. I'm trying to log in and can't. The top of the page looks like this:
Return to the link for PeopleSoft ESS: https://ess.erp.sdcoe.net
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5. I'm logged into PeopleSoft ESS but nothing happens when I select 'View Paycheck.'
|The Pop-up blocker on your browser needs to be disabled. If you're using Internet Explorer, check the bottom of your screen for a prompt to 'Allow Pop-ups' for this site. If you're using another browser, research 'How to turn off Pop-up blocker' for the browser you are using. |
6. I tried to select the 'Forgot Password' link and it didn't do anything.
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|7. Why are my absence balances showing as zero?||The Chula Vista Elementary School District does not utilize the absence management feature in PeopleSoft. The only staff who will see a leave balance will be substitutes with sick leave under Assembly Bill 1522. CVESD employees should log into Employee Online to view leave balances.|",605,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107902683.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029010437-20201029040437-00021.warc.gz,0.895520150661469
8d149456-346c-4fab-a816-7eab8fd3e7ec,2015-04-02T03:09:06+00:00,2013-01-31,1,https://www.change.org/p/teachers-faculty-professors-and-adminstrators-pledge-not-to-carry-a-weapon-resist-the-arming-of-teachers-administrators,"Some politicians in Tennessee, Virginia, Oklahoma and other states are calling for arming teachers and administrators in our schools. We want our students to be safe but think this approach is a misguided response to the Sandy Hook tragedy. There is evidence that the presence of metal detectors and armed police do little to assure the safety of our students, but make students more anxious and fearful. Arming teachers and administrators will only add to this anxiety. We support the reasonable gun control legislation along the lines of what is being proposed by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif).
My petition is titled:
Pledge NOT to carry a weapon--resist the arming of teachers/administrators.",133,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131310006.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172150-00282-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.924003601074219
b80720b9-c018-4981-ad38-66fdea934b13,2016-07-26T08:22:34+00:00,2011-09-27,0,http://www.milkbarmag.com/2011/09/27/johnny-cash-karaoke-cash-savage-panty-raid-latin-american-dance-monkeys-more-this-weekend/,"Posted by The Events Editorial Team
27. Sep, 2011
|September 29, 2011 6:00 pm||to||October 2, 2011 11:00 pm|
Johnny Cash Karaoke
This Friday from 9pm if the Good Lord’s willing The Man will come to town as The Gem hosts Johnny Cash Karaoke. If you choose to perform you won’t be a solitary man up there – the event comes complete with a live band. Sign up here if you want to sing or just go along for a good meal and a good time. Wear black. Leave your guns at home.
What: Johnny Cash Karaoke
Where: The Gem Bar, 289 Wellington St, Collingwood
When: Friday 30 September, 9pm
To quote RRR’s Tristian Harris “There are very few voices in this town that rival Cash Savage. Big, bold, honest and full of the kind of heartbreak and vitriol that makes grown men weep, hers is a voice that can not be described, only experienced”. Cash is launching her new single ‘Sooner or Later’ at the East Brunswick Club this Friday. You can view the wonderful dark and sexy destruction here. It really is quite spectacular.
Where: East Brunswick Club, 280 Lygon St, East Brunswick
When Friday 30 Sept
Panty Raid is a group exhibition showcasing seven female artists from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane featuring photography, paintings, mixed media and drawings. If you missed the opening it was splendid fun. That was probably my fault I should have told you about it. Sorry ‘bout that. You can still see the arts.
What: Fun Art Times
Where: Brunswick Street Gallery, 322 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
When: Now until October 6
Tim Molloy is a truly unique artist whose work is equally at home in a gallery and a comic convention. Molloy’s imagery lingers somewhere between Alejandro Jodorowsky and Daniel Clowes in a world that’s part ancient gods, part future Armageddon. ‘Monkey Shrine’ is Molloy’s first solo show in two years and the continuance of the strange tentacle he has long extended through the world of weird art. Opening night entertainment provided by the wonderful Eugene Holcombe, Trappist Afterland and Wiggle Pigeon.
When: Opens Tuesday the 4 October at 6pm, runs all month
Where: Upstairs, The Old Bar 74-76 Johnston St, Fitzroy
Eager to Please
I’m sure you can think of a few names for people like me but I don’t care, I love to watch well manicured women in cute outfits performing domestic tasks. I love it almost as much as I like to engage in feminist discussions about the changing roles of women in society over the past 60 years. I also enjoy a bit of acrobatics. All this leads me to believe I would very much enjoy ‘Eager to Please’, a production at this year’s Fringe which humorously explores the evolution of women’s roles within society through circus, movement and physical theatre. If you’re anything like me I reckon you’ll probably like it too.
What: Domestic Bliss / Circus-y stuff
Where: Fringe Hub – Arts House, Meat Market 5 Blackwood St North Melbourne
When: Until Friday 30 September
The Pura Vida International Roadshow’s in town this weekend featuring some of South America’s finest young talent, including Grammy winners Choc Quib Town and rising talent Renegado. For those of you (like us) too strapped to cross the Pacific this will be the best chance to immerse yourself in Latin American urban culture and have a boogie woogie.
What: Music and Dance and Stuff
Where: Hi-Fi Bar, Melbourne
When: Saturday 1 October
Artist Andy McArthur (aka Artman) will provide an impetus to escape the mundane this week with his exhibition ‘Deep Fields’, which refers to humanity’s optical limit and alludes to the outer reaches of art exploration. Being located in the subterranean Flinders Lane, ‘Deep Fields’ is the ultimate escapism from the school holiday crowds that entraps the city this time of year.
What: Underground Art (literally)
Where: Shop 4, 239 Flinders Lane
When: Friday 30 September – Friday 14 October
If your eye tends to be drawn to the finer things in life, then you'll be captivated by Henry Talbot's 1960s fashion photography exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria.
Writers, publishers and book lovers alike flooded the walls of the National Gallery of Victoria over the weekend for the Melbourne Art Book Fair.
Milk Bar Mag chatted to comedy duo Andy Matthews and Matt Stewart about Logistical Nightmare, their show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and the other happenings in their lives.
400 Gradi is famous to Melbournians and their Aperitivo Nights are the best thing since sliced pizza.
Mister Bianco has all the winning ingredients for a fabulous restaurant and Milk Bar Mag was lucky enough to attend an exclusive dinner, proving to be a wonderful experience.
Milk Bar Mag introduces you to Mövenpick’s newest flavour Blueberry Cheesecake.",1116,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824757.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00246-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.899636507034302
2f45832d-d679-4d56-8293-af65abee3a95,2016-07-31T09:40:00+00:00,2015-01-01,0,http://luisfpg.blogspot.com/,"Arch uses systemd (the controversial init system that has caused lots of debates, but I have personally loved it), and since the upcoming 15.04 version, Ubuntu will use it too.
And systemd by default mounts the /tmp directory files using a tmpfs, which is mounted on RAM, limited by default to half the physical available memory. Also, in my installation (don't know if this is Arch's or Antergos' default), the /etc/fstab file also had the /tmp to be mounted as tmpfs.
This might be nice for most people, but if you run applications that store huge amounts of data in /tmp, it can be terrible.
In my case it is GWT which writes hundreds of megabytes to the temporary folder.
- Eclipse uses1.0-1.5GB of RAM
- The GWT SuperDevMode, together with the running application, takes another 1.0-1.5GB
- Chrome uses 1.0-2.0GB of RAM with several open tabs (and when dev tools is open, it eats a lot of RAM too)
At least I found that I can improve things by disabling mounting /tmp as tmpfs.
To do that I've resorted, as usual, to the excellent Arch Wiki (by the way, one of the best pieces of documentation for any project I've ever seen): https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Tmpfs.
I have removed the line in /etc/fstab which declares /tmp as tmpfs and created the /etc/tmpfiles.d/tmp.conf file with the following content:
# see tmpfiles.d(5) # always enable /tmp folder cleaning D! /tmp 1777 root root 0 # remove files in /var/tmp older than 10 days D /var/tmp 1777 root root 10d # namespace mountpoints (PrivateTmp=yes) are excluded from removal x /tmp/systemd-private-* x /var/tmp/systemd-private-* X /tmp/systemd-private-*/tmp X /var/tmp/systemd-private-*/tmp
Then we need to tell systemd to not mount /tmp as tmpfs automatically, with the following command:
systemctl mask tmp.mount
Afterwards, just rebooted the system and.... magic! I can nicely work with GWT compilation again.
As Ubuntu 15.04 will switch to systemd, and systemd by default mounts /tmp as tmpfs even without anything defined in /etc/fstab, this might affect Ubuntu too in the future. The same is true to other major distributions.",554,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828314.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00095-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.909848988056183
86b4fa38-e95c-44c1-96de-500189f830cd,2016-07-30T12:06:39+00:00,2012-04-18,1,http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20120418/breast-cancer-study-could-change-treatment?src=rsf_full-2726_pub_none_rltd,"Scientists Reclassify Breast Cancer Into 10 New Categories, Which Could Lead to Better Treatments
Peter Russell WebMD Health News
Sheena Meredith, MD
April 18, 2012 -- Doctors might one day be able to predict survival more accurately in women with breast cancer after reclassifying the disease into 10 new categories based on the genetic fingerprint of a tumor.
Scientists behind the latest research say the discovery amounts to a rewriting of the rule book on breast cancer and will allow more individually tailored treatment options for women with the disease.
A Visual Guide to Breast Cancer
The research, published in the journal Nature, is the largest global gene study of breast cancer tissue ever performed, and the culmination of decades of research into the disease.
A team at Cancer Research U.K.'s Cambridge Research Institute, in collaboration with the B.C. Cancer Agency in Vancouver, Canada, analyzed the DNA and RNA of 2,000 tumor samples taken from women diagnosed with breast cancer between five and 10 years ago.
Instead of examining these tumor samples under a microscope, they analyzed their genetic profile, hunting for genetic mutations that drive breast tumor development. The analysis uncovered several new breastcancer genes behind the disease, which the researchers say will be potential targets for the development of new types of drugs.
It also revealed the relationship between these genes and known cell activities that control cell growth and division. This could pinpoint how these gene mutations cause cancer, by disrupting important cell processes.
Individually Tailored Medication
The scientists say their analysis has allowed them to reclassify breast cancer into 10 new categories based on gene activity rather than the current tests done in laboratories, which look for the presence of indicators such as estrogen receptor (ER) or the cell surface receptor HER2. The researchers say this new classification could change the way medication is tailored to treat women with breast cancer.
""We've drilled down into the fundamental detail of the biological causes of breast cancer in a comprehensive genetic study,"" says one of the researchers, Carlos Caldas, MD, a professor at the University of Cambridge. ""Based on our results we've reclassified breast cancer into 10 types, making breast cancer an umbrella term for an even greater number of diseases.",447,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257836397.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071036-00265-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.927077651023865
119a5e75-0769-40c9-a6a5-87c3801441a4,2022-05-29T00:06:52+00:00,2021-01-01,0,https://crossroadsmotorsportslafayette.com/Lawn-Mowers-Riding-Snapper-SPX-48-in-Briggs-Stratton-Professional-25-hp-2021-Lafayette-IN-52e6af63-3fe1-43de-a2a4-adcf00de0ac8,"The redesigned Snapper SPX™ Series Riding Mower adds high-value features at a budget-friendly price. Easily maneuver around landscaping with a tight 14-inch turning radius and quick adjust grass cutting height that lets you adapt to your lawn’s needs. Powered by a Briggs & Stratton Intek™ V-Twin or Professional Series™ Engine, this lawn tractor features OHV (Overhead Valve) technology with a simple-to-maintain design for a more durable engine. Ideal for medium to large yards, the hydrostatic transmission lets you choose the pace. Plus, with illuminating LED headlights, you’re able to brighten your path when mowing at dawn or dusk.",144,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663021405.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528220030-20220529010030-00224.warc.gz,0.902093350887299
541b3adc-3388-4960-89f8-73cd374f001f,2017-08-22T20:44:27+00:00,2016-01-01,1,http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/news/a17714/spice-girls-reunion/,"The Spice Girls once asked the world to ""tell me what you want, what you really really want,"" and the answer is clearly a Spice Girls reunion.
After years of hoping and praying that Baby, Sporty, Scary, Ginger and Posh (or as she likes to be called these days ""Victoria Beckham"") would once again grace the stage, Mel B confirmed that a reunion could be in the girl group's future.
""I think I'm the one putting all the rumors out there,"" she said during an appearance on Alan Carr's New Year Spectacular, ""To be serious, it is our twentieth anniversary this year and it would be rude not to celebrate, so hopefully something will be happening pretty soon…I can't tell you what it is yet.""
It clearly would be so rude not to celebrate, so let's slam are bodies down and wind them all around ASAP, okay guys?
Follow Marie Claire on Instagram for the latest celeb news, pretty pics, funny stuff, and an insider POV.",207,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886112682.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822201124-20170822221124-00122.warc.gz,0.964925706386566
22f5e40e-e844-4daa-b88e-a079618cd7f8,2015-04-01T17:50:10+00:00,2012-06-30,0,http://www.kepler.edu/home/index.php/resources/who-we-are-mainmenu-35/history/177-college-history,"The practice of interpreting cosmological events as related to human endeavors has a long history and continues to evolve today. This activity is inextricably entwined in the development of Western and Eastern cultures.Yet to skeptics and those for whom astrology is simply entertainment, exploration of these philosophies and practices have no place in formalized study.
In 1991, a group of astrologers and academics decided that such a controversial and widespread practice deserved a place in academia where it could be analyzed for its historical, philosophical, and cultural significance and utilization.
Kepler College was born in 1992 from the creative audacity and hard work of this group.
For twelve years Kepler College offered academics and astrologers alike a unique opportunity to participate in a challenging liberal studies curriculum. Courses included the critical examination and analysis of the history and development of cultural interpretations of cosmology in both Western and Eastern cultures over the past 3,000 years, and how cosmological viewpoints influenced and was influenced by the cultures in which they developed.
Many of these courses are now found in our certificate program, which continues to grow and continues to serve our mission of providing an outstanding education for anyone interested in the many facets of astrology.
We are one of the oldest online astrological programs in the US: we were founded in 1992 and have over 13 years of continuous experience in offering an online program of expert quality education to our students.
Kepler College incorporated in 1992 and received its a non-profit 501 (c)(3) status in 1993. Over the next seven years, the Board of Trustees worked diligently to create the financial and organizational foundations necessary for an academic program. The curriculum used a liberal arts base from which to critically examine a broad spectrum of geocosmic theories, including their history, philosophies and practices and the implications for other cosmological questions.
In the fall of 1999, the Board of Trustees submitted an application for authorization of Kepler College to the Higher Education Coordinating Board of the State of Washington.
On March 10, 2000, Kepler College received its first authorization from the Higher Education Coordinating Board of Washington to issue college degrees in astrological studies. The first class of students, ranging from age 17 to 71, began classes on July 20, 2000.
In 2004, not only did Kepler College have its first graduates, but the College received permission to offer Associate of Arts and Master of Arts programs.
In 2010, economic realities prevented Kepler from completing its push for accreditation and our last authorization carried us through March 9, 2012, which gave current students time to graduate.
Knowing that it Kepler would need to either close or transition into a new format, the administration, faculty and board voted to create a Certificate Program based on the work done for the academic program. This continues our mission of promoting professional-level high quality education for anyone interested in the field of astrology.
In 2012, the final 13 degree students were presented their degrees at UAC 2012.
Kepler continues to keep its mission alive through its Online Certificate Program.
Kepler changed the academic landscape.
In some cases, this was through direct interaction with professors from other Colleges. One example comes from 2004, when a presenter at the History of Science Society’s annual meeting at Harvard University hypothesized that a particular treaty had been elected according to planetary alignments at the request of the Austrian Emperor. While an intriguing hypothesis, the presenter’s argument was based on a technique that would have been of secondary importance during that time period. It was not until the Kepler College Chief Academic Officer raised the issue of whether the elected time fulfilled the rules of warfare as used during that time period that a serious examination of the presenter’s idea could be considered. An interesting observation is that the presenters already knew of our small college.
Kepler changed the astrological landscape
One of the lessons Kepler learned as an academic college was the importance of history, astronomy, literature, cultural studies, religious studies, mythology, mathematics, counseling, philosophy in the development of a well-rounded professional astrologer. Our Certificate Diploma recognizes that just technique is not enough. Students have the",848,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131305143.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172145-00031-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961105644702911
823b73aa-1cd5-421a-a04f-6b8c592d4dc8,2020-10-24T23:26:35+00:00,2020-02-01,1,https://runinbucharest.com/ro/volkswagen-bucharest-half-marathon/,"Volkswagen Bucharest Half Marathon
Volkswagen Bucharest HALF MARATHON came as a natural brother of the Marathon event. The first edition, back in 2012, gathered around 6000 runners, coming from 35 countries. The 2019 edition hosted over 18000 runners, coming from over 75 countries. In only 8 years, the event got to have one of the highest increasing rate (year to year) in Europe. Certified by the AIMS and fulfilling all the IAAF standards regulations, BHM also hosts the Romanian National Half Marathon Championships. Moreover, the 2020 edition is a IAAF Bronze Label event.
Taking into consideration its actual dimensions and the awareness achieved, the support offered to social causes and the one received from the over 700 volunteers, we could say that the Bucharest HALF MARATHON is having a similar social and economical impact on the community as the Bucharest MARATHON. Bucharest HALF MARATHON is scheduled every year during the May’s second weekend.",203,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107885059.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024223210-20201025013210-00494.warc.gz,0.935732185840607
80f2eb6f-dfcb-47b5-8eb6-3eb2a7ce01f4,2020-10-30T02:20:20+00:00,2020-10-30,0,https://zbeautylounge.com/?page_id=152,"MAKEUP APPLICATION and/or SESSION.
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b2001e09-87ce-4f87-8bae-c684a15d73d8,2015-03-27T05:12:57+00:00,2009-02-10,0,http://www.wirelessestimator.com/t_content.cfm?pagename=1500-foot_Self_Supporting_Tower,"World's tallest self supporting FM/TV steel tower proposed for Illinois college campus
February 10, 2009 - School districts and colleges are progressively more apt to become enticed by offers to supplement their shrinking budgets by approving a cell tower site on their property.
Based upon the location and number of tenants co-locating upon the structure, over a five year period lease revenues can easily be in excess of $200,000.
On February 18, McHenry County College's Board of Trustees will review a proposal by Oklahoma-based BMB Communication Management LLC that might have the potential to add $6 million to its coffers if it agrees to allow a broadcast tower to be erected on its Crystal Lake, Illinois campus.
In addition to the amount being the largest cooperative payment known to be offered for a tower site in a suburban area, the tower will be the largest self supporting steel lattice tower in the world.
Less than four acres required
BMB President John Maguire said that he is offering to purchase 3.6 acres of land owned by the college at fair market value to build his self supporting tower and equipment building.
Maguire could not provide an amount that would be offered to the college for the property until negotiations have been completed, but it would appear that it would be somewhere north of $275,000 since last year McHenry County College bought a 57-acre tract northeast of the current Crystal Lake campus for $67,000 an acre.
""The college would also share in the fees that we get for each station that goes on the tower,"" Maguire said, stating that the amount would be in excess of $5 million.
Maguire said that the project would not move forward until an agreement is made with the college and at least four FM broadcasters commit to using the self supporting structure that will also be designed to accommodate a TV station.
However, Maguire has been working on this project for almost two years and believes that four FM broadcasters are serious about their intentions to relocate to the tower once the college is on board and it is approved by the FAA, FCC, Crystal Lake and other regulatory agencies. ""But to say that we've pre-sold the tower is going too far,"" he said.
The Oklahoma City developer has built a number of broadcast towers over the years and said that his company had originally looked at acreage next to the campus where there is currently a 498-foot FM tower owned by Next Media and a three-tower AM array owned by Chicago News Web Corp., but was unable to negotiate an agreement.
Tower base span 136 feet
The 3.6 acres is what Maguire believes will be necessary for the tower's and compound's footprint. Preliminary design identifies the leg to leg distance to be 136 feet.
It is expected, Maguire said, that the structure will require between six to eight million pounds of steel. ""At $1.25 a pound the steel alone is going to cost $10 million,"" Maguire said.
The tower will be designed to handle up to 14 FM broadcasters using master antennas as well as a TV station. The total cost for the structure is being estimated at $18 million.
The total cost for the project is estimated by Maguire to be $24 million. It is expected that the tower and broadcast building will be financed with cash flow and connection fees.
The structure's utilitarian design will not have public observation areas.
Ukraine TV tower is currently the tallest
The tallest self supporting lattice steel tower in the world is the 1,263-foot Kiev TV tower in the Ukraine. The highest self supporting lattice structure in the U.S. is WITI's tower at 1,078 feet in Shorewood, WI - which barely beats out WHDH-TV's 1,063-foot broadcast tower in Newton, MA, and KCTV's 1,041-foot tower in Kansas City, MO.
If additional property is available from the college, a guyed tower would be more economical, said Don Doty, CEO of Stainless LLC, a Pennsylvania tower design and manufacturing firm that has been in business since 1947.
Although guyed towers are optimally designed with their anchor radius at 70% of the height of the structure - 1,050 feet for a 1,500-foot tower - Doty says that a 30% guy radius or better could provide an economical alternative.
Short guying the tower, however, would increase the land required to almost 13 acres.
The land BMB proposes to purchase from the college - approximately 400'x400' - is located at the southeast corner of the college's property adjoining to the Commonwealth Edison right of way.
""This particular piece of property is unique in that it will allow a number of area radio and television stations the potential to upgrade their signal and reach a significant number of new listeners,"" stated Maguire.
New York City considered 2,000-foot self supporter
Following the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, the Metropolitan Television Alliance, a coalition of New York City area broadcast TV stations, contracted with Stainless to provide a design for a 2,000-foot self supporting tower for their feasibility study for a new primary site for a TV tower within 3.2 miles of the World Trade Center to avoid interfering with signals from other cities.
According to Doty, the structure had a base footprint of 250 feet from leg to leg. A central shaft housed transmission lines and an elevator.
The MTVA decided it would be more economical to place its antenna on the Freedom Tower. A contract with the broadcasters is anticipated to net the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey about $10 million a year in annual rent. The 408-foot antenna to be erected upon the top of 1,776-foot building is expected to cost more than $20 million.
Jobs and educational opportunities cited
""The new tower will help the community in many different ways, such as creating new jobs during construction and increasing broadcast coverage for radio and television stations.
""The $6 million generated by McHenry County College from the sale of the property will go a long way to supporting educational opportunities in the community,"" Maguire said
Prior to making a final decision about entering into a contract with BMB, the McHenry County College Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on February 18 at 7:00 P.M.
Maguire said that his design engineer will be attending the presentation to field questions about the structure.
Although general soil conditions on campus grounds are known from previous construction projects, soil borings have not been taken by BMB to be able to assess the size of the foundations that would be required after base reactions are provided following the tower's final design.
Crystal Lake, with 27 communications towers within the community, is located in southeastern McHenry County. Named after Crystal Lake, a 230 acre lake 1.6 miles from downtown, the community of approximately 41,000 residents is also known for its recently revitalized historic downtown district.
If BMB's plans are approved, it may also be recognized as the home of the world's tallest self supporting steel tower.
Maguire said that following all approvals, the fabrication and erection of the tower and construction of the broadcast equipment building would take approximately nine months to one year.",1500,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131295084.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172135-00260-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.969980895519257
86022396-bd5d-4b9b-8641-81a2eb6c809d,2018-08-15T04:23:08+00:00,2018-08-15,1,https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/metals-mining/hindustan-copper-eyes-rs-10000-crore-turnover-by-fy24/articleshow/65353947.cms,"Hindustan Copper eyes Rs 10,000 crore turnover by FY24
The company earlier this month had also announced its plans to spend Rs 5,500 crore to expand its production capacity by six times from 3.6 million tonne per annum (mtpa) at present to 20 mtpa by FY24.
""We aim to achieve a turnover of Rs 10,000 crore by FY24 through capacity expansion,"" Hindustan Copper chairman and managing director Santosh Sharma told reporters here.
The company had clocked a turnover of Rs 1,700 crore in FY18, which will be increased to Rs 3,000 by FY20 and to Rs 10,000 crore by FY24 following completion of the expansion plans, he said.
Of the Rs 5,500 crore planned capex, around 50 per cent will be funded through internal accruals, Rs 1,200 crore through equity and the remaining through debt over a period of six years, according to Sharma.
Hindustan Copper at present meets 4 per cent of the country's copper requirement, and Sharma said the Rs 300-crore Gujarat copper project will soon become operational and add 50,000 tpa capacity by March next year.
Earlier this month, the government approved a fresh equity issue of 15 per cent by HCL to fund capex plan. Consequently, government's shareholding in HCL will come down from 76.05 per cent to 66.13 per cent.
Commenting on mines expansion plan, Sharma said, the company has reopened two mines in Jharkhand and Rajasthan and is looking to open more mines in near future, which will provide direct employment to 9,300 people.
""The company's mine expansion will further gain momentum as major tenders for mine construction and production is expected to be floated soon,"" he added.
Meanwhile, Hindustan Copper posted around three-fold rise in profit at Rs 35.21 crore for June quarter. Its net sales stood at Rs 397.69 crore, while the EBDITA margin was at 29 per cent.
The company's shares ended 1.25 per cent up at Rs 64.65 apiece on the BSE today, against 0.41 per cent decline in the benchmark.",458,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209856.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815024253-20180815044253-00300.warc.gz,0.961668252944946
03242e71-831a-4328-8935-de6d88009114,2015-04-02T03:15:50+00:00,2013-10-28,1,http://michiganradio.org/post/museum-faces-final-deadline-save-part-rosies-factory,"Museum faces final deadline to save part of Rosie's factory
Historians say Henry Ford reluctantly became part of the American war effort during World War II.
But once he acquiesced, his huge bomber plant in Ypsilanti made a big difference in the ability of American pilots to fight the air war.
By 1945, the Ford signature efficiency and moving assembly line was turning out a bomber every hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The factory became the workplace of a large number of female workers because of the shortage of males, who'd been drafted for battle. The iconic ""Rosie the Riveter"" campaign was based on these women, a few of whom were actually named Rosie.
Ford sold the plant after the war; it eventually was acquired by General Motors. The factory shut down completely when GM filed for bankruptcy. Now, it's just one more, albeit massive, parcel in the RACER Trust's portfolio. The trust was established to find new owners for properties deemed a burden for GM during the bankruptcy.
But initial hopes of finding a buyer for the 3,500,000 square foot structure were dashed. The facility is too large and antiquated for a modern manufacturing site.
The entire building is now slated for demolition - unless the Yankee Air Museum can raise enough money to salvage part of it for its new home.
The Museum suffered a devastating fire in 2004, and now many of its historic airplanes are in a separate place from its exhibits. The group figures this factory, with its ties to aviation history, would be a perfect new home.
But it's an expensive enterprise. RACER Trust has agreed to sell part of the factory to the museum, if organizers can raise enough money to rehabilitate the structure, build a new wall when the rest is torn down, and install modern utilities.
Originally, RACER gave the museum until August 1 to raise the $8 million required; a new deadline of November 1 was set when the fundraising fell short. Now, there is one final deadline of May 1, 2014, before the entire facility will have to be razed.
The Yankee Air Museum announced two big contributions over the weekend - one million dollars from museum booster David Robertson - and a million dollars for environmental cleanup from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
There's still about $2.2 million to go - but Yankee Air Museum founder Dennis Norton says he's happy with the progress.
""Every week we've pulled in more money, week after week after week,"" says Norton, ""and some of them are big donations like we announced today, but a lot of them are small -- $50, $100, $500 donations.""
GM Foundation early on threw $2 million into the hat.
But early talks with the building's first owner, Ford Motor Company, appear to have foundered.
As part of its fundraising campaign, the museum will try to break the record for largest number of women and girls dressed as Rosie the Riveter, on Wednesday (appropriately, the day before Halloween.)
The Museum will also raise money for the effort during its annual gala in November.",646,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131310006.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172150-00280-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.971687018871307
7b61a33f-6227-4c2c-ba39-93121067e21c,2013-06-19T19:12:47+00:00,2013-06-19,0,http://www.allthingscheese.com/category/know-your-cheese/,"One of the stinkiest of all cheese is Blue Cheese. With veins of mold that stretch throughout the curds, blue cheese is unmistakable. While the pungent flavors are off-putting to some, many love the rich, funky complexity that comes with it. And one of the ultimate snacks, Buffalo Wings, wouldn’t be as ultimate if [...]
From the “What’s This Food” series, Daniel Delaney presents “What’s This Cheese” series. This week Daniel looks at the hole-ist cheese of them all, Swiss. After explaining how Swiss cheese is created, he shows you how to make a bacon and swiss melt.
What is a cheese curd? Recently I went on a tour of the Tillamook cheese factory in Tillamook, OR. Part of the tour included an area where you could eat samples of their cheese. Included in the various samples were fresh cheese curds. Before this I had never eaten a cheese curd. What [...]
Here is a list of a few cheeses in the Very Hard and Hard categories.
Very Hard (used for grating)
Texture – Flavor – Use
Asiago – sharp, slightly fruity – cooking and seasoning
Parmesan – sharp, salty – cooking, pasta, salads and seasoning
Romano – sharp, piquant, salty – cooking, pasta [...]",288,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00006-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.948283314704895
9ba15802-ac30-4817-8cb7-8d72fe8b7cb2,2019-08-24T07:43:47+00:00,2019-08-24,1,https://www.wshu.org/post/police-officer-plans-sue-southampton-village-racial-discrimination,"A Southampton Village police officer says he was denied a promotion and discriminated against because he is black. He plans to sue the village to prompt an investigation and receive unspecified damages.
New York State requires anyone who serves as a detective or investigator for 18 months to receive the position permanently.
Southampton Village Officer Karrem Proctor served on the East End Drug Task Force between 2015 and 2017. He was removed from the task force one day before his 18 month anniversary.
Proctor says he was the only officer who was not promoted to the higher rank, while six other white officers received the promotion.
A Southampton Village spokesperson says they are not able to comment on pending litigation.",136,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027319915.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824063359-20190824085359-00461.warc.gz,0.983261525630951
e0876527-5fcf-4f06-8b6d-487b755069fb,2017-08-23T17:34:51+00:00,2017-07-11,1,http://live105.cbslocal.com/2017/07/11/quentin-tarantino-set-to-make-film-about-the-manson-murders/,"Director Quentin Tarantino is expected to only make a few more films before hanging things up on his illustrious career. One of those films appears to be his first that’s based on a true story.
The film is reportedly about the Manson family murders and Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence, and Margot Robbie are already attached to the project.
The film is expected to focus on the 1969 murder of actress Sharon Tate and four others carried out by Charles Manson and his followers.
The currently untitled project is expected to begin filming in 2018. For more head to The Hollywood Reporter.",118,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886123312.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823171414-20170823191414-00227.warc.gz,0.977432608604431
85319adf-96ee-491d-bde7-f417ae83279c,2018-08-18T08:33:11+00:00,2018-08-18,0,http://merryknot.com/products/16-alphabet-foil-balloon-rose-gold,"In a gorgeous shade of rose gold, they’re a great way to decorate for weddings, engagement parties, hen party and birthdays!
Dimension: 16 inch / 40cm height (before inflate) 35cm height,
24cm width (after inflate)
The inflation of balloon should stop when they are 80% full and hard enough to allow air expansion due to weather and preventing bursting. Note: Helium gas is not recommended for this size as balloon will not be floatable.
We need 1-2 working days to pack and dispatch your parcel via Singapore Post (Singpost) after payment is verified.
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Parcels may take between 3 to maximum of 7 working days (excluding public holiday) to reach you. Postage fee will start from $1.50 and depends on the item(s) and the quantity you are purchasing. It will be calculated and reflected upon your checkout.
As normal mail is not traceable, registered mail is highly recommended as a safer option for prevention of missing mail. Merryknot will not be liable for delayed and missing mails, hence please opt for registered mail if possible.
2. Registered Mail
Parcels may take up to 3 working days (excluding public holidays) to reach you. Postage fee is $2.25 on top of normal mail postage fee.
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(Postage rates are dependent on geographic region and number of items, see FAQ for more information.)",442,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213508.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818075745-20180818095745-00504.warc.gz,0.906042814254761
c0ba9efc-5a07-4044-a4fe-3a93c50e3ce3,2013-06-19T14:38:47+00:00,2012-02-20,1,http://news.oneindia.in/2012/02/20/pmo-seeks-2g-info-ahead-budget-session.html,"New Delhi, Feb 20: Bracing for a stinging opposition attack on 2G issue during budget session of Parliament, the Prime Minister's Office has asked the telecom department to give full details on the corruption cases.
In a note to DoT, the PMO has asked for the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General including corruption allegations against former minister Dayanidhi Maran. It asked the department to give inputs on important cases pending before the Supreme Court regarding 2G spectrum allocation and draft telecom policies, official sources said.
The PMO has directed the telecom department to furnish complete information on spectrum allocation, sharing of spectrum and TRAI recommendations concerning spectrum allocation, they said. The PMO had said these ""important issues have been identified which are likely to be raised in the forthcoming session of Parliament"" and sought notes on them.
BJP and Left parties have made it clear that they will put the Government on the mat after the Supreme Court had scrapped all the 122 telecom licenses issued during the tenure of former Telecom Minister A Raja, who has been in Tihar Jail for over a year.",224,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00026-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.97460675239563
c22fc0ab-64c6-433e-b446-bb0ecc815690,2013-06-20T08:50:58+00:00,2013-03-14,1,http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Iran+year+away+from+having+nuclear+weapon+Obama+says/8103672/story.html,"Iran is about a year away from developing a nuclear weapon and the United States remains committed to doing everything in its power to prevent that from happening, U.S. President Barack Obama said in an exclusive interview that aired Thursday on Israeli TV.
Just days before he is to arrive in Israel for his first presidential visit, Obama told Israel's Channel 2 TV that while he still prefers diplomacy over force, a nuclear Iran is a ""red line"" and all options remain on the table to stop it.
""Right now, we think it would take over a year or so for Iran to actually develop a nuclear weapon, but obviously we don't want to cut it too close,"" he said. ""So when I'm consulting with Bibi (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) as I have over the last several years on this issue, my message to him will be the same as before: 'If we can resolve it diplomatically, that is a more lasting solution. But if not I continue to keep all options on the table.""'
The timeline for action against Iran has been one of the most fraught disputes in an already tense relationship between Obama and Netanyahu. Israel has repeatedly threatened to act militarily should Iran appear to be on the verge of obtaining a bomb, while the U.S. has pushed for more time to allow diplomacy and economic sanctions to run their course.
Obama's forecast gives more time than that of Netanyahu, who has signalled that the coming months present a point of no return in dealing with Iran.
The American president nonetheless took a stern tone toward Iran in the half-hour-long interview.
""What I have also said is that there is a window, not an infinite period of time, but a window of time where we can resolve this diplomatically and it is in all of our interests"" to do this, he said. ""They (Iran) are not yet at the point, I think, where they have made a fundamental decision to get right with the international community ... I do think they are recognizing that there is a severe cost to continue on the path they are on and that there is another door open.""
Israel considers a nuclear-armed Iran to be an existential threat, citing Iranian denials of the Holocaust, its calls for Israel's destruction, its development of missiles capable of striking the Jewish state and its support for hostile Arab militant groups. Tehran says its nuclear program is peaceful and designed to produce energy and medical isotopes, a claim that Israel and many Western countries reject.
Obama said that a nuclear Iran would also be ""dangerous for the world. It would be dangerous for U.S. national security interests.""
In the interview, Obama also spoke about his relationship with Netanyahu - claiming it is not as tense as reported - and encouraged Israelis and Palestinians to resume peace talks.",572,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.972749710083008
cffccbca-ae73-49ca-ba52-4cac2eb5539c,2022-05-23T05:10:29+00:00,2019-02-20,0,https://www.pilotonline.com/business/consumer/article_39ec05de-345e-11e9-a2cf-7b4e65c60454.html,"Harris Teeter closed its store at Harbour View Marketplace in Suffolk on Monday but is re-opening less than three miles away at the former Farm Fresh space it bought at 3675 Bridge Rd.
The new location at Bennett's Creek Crossing will host a grand opening Wednesday.
Jeremy Hamilton, a leasing director for Arciterra which owns the Harbour View shopping center, said he has received phone calls from more than a dozen tenant groups interested in leasing the 48,756 square-foot space.
""We're considering all options,"" he said, including non-grocery tenants.
He said the lease agreement with Harris Teeter doesn't allow Arciterra to immediately backfill it with a new tenant, but Hamilton has said he expected it to be occupied in the ""near term.""
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2ea7d3e5-21ed-49c8-9970-884625c75dc0,2022-05-26T12:15:11+00:00,2022-05-26,1,https://blindsblackout.com/trial-to-review-smoking-cessation-therapy-tailored-to-a-smokers-dna/,"Trial TO REVIEW Smoking-cessation Therapy Tailored To A Smoker’s DNA
The research team is recruiting 720 smokers from the St. Louis area who wish to break the addiction. Study individuals shall be interviewed about their smoking behaviors and general health. They’ll provide DNA samples also, from saliva, that’ll be analyzed to identify genetic variations that influence smoking behavior, lung cancer risk, and the potency of smoking-cessation treatments. Li-Shiun Chen, MD, an associate teacher of psychiatry. Ultimately, the research workers want to learn how a smoker’s genetic makeup affects how much one smokes and how he or she will respond to drugs designed to help smokers stop.
The team’s previous research signifies that DNA variants can influence the effectiveness of various smoking-cessation medications. To meet the requirements, volunteers must be at least 21 and smoke cigarettes five or even more cigarettes daily. They need to smoke traditional smoking, not e-cigarettes. Study participants will be placed randomly in one of three groups.
Smokers in a single group will receive seven weeks of guidance to help them stop, as well as nicotine-replacement areas and lozenges, varenicline (Chantix) or an inactive placebo. All individuals shall obtain counseling to help them stop smoking. Laura Jean Bierut, MD, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Psychiatry. Those that be a part of the one-year research will be asked to take part in telephone interviews, counseling periods and follow-up phone calls. All office visits, guidance classes, and medications will be providing cost-free. Those that volunteer for the analysis can learn about their genetic roots also. The researchers will send DNA samples from study volunteers to a private company that performs genetic testing, which can trace the origins of participants’ early ancestors.
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It is super easy to use, resilient, no flaking and no coming off until I clean them off with a makeup remover. The wand brush is not too big or too small just the perfect size for my eyebrows so I do not need to worry about going out of the lines.
It created a lift, I brushed the gel upward and to the side so it actually made my eyebrows look more arched. I believe this definitely gives that perfect finishing touch to my face after I’m finished with all my makeup. I can’t see myself without this in my makeup collection, especially in times when my eyebrows look crazy.
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It also had taken quite a while to dry. It had been also quite sticky when “dry” and just like the original version, there was no way in hell it was going to work as a makeup base. But my skin seemed to like it far more. It could be worn by me on my face for approximately 8 hours, and while I possibly could feel it was there, there is no desperate screaming for oxygen, or clawing within my face.",1032,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662604794.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526100301-20220526130301-00400.warc.gz,0.960457384586334
f61d4818-bbf9-4d0f-9908-897f1ba8b6ff,2016-07-25T15:24:09+00:00,2012-02-06,1,http://bangordailynews.com/2012/02/06/opinion/contributors/the-meat-of-the-matter-2/print/,"Four decades ago Norman Borlaug, accepting the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on raising crop yields worldwide (the “green revolution”), said: “I have only bought you a 40-year breathing space to stabilize your population.”
In 1970, when Borlaug got his prize for postponing the onset of famine for 40 years, the world’s population was 3.7 billion. Today, it is 7 billion. The U.S. Census Bureau expects only 2 billion more in the next 34 years, and we might actually stabilize the population by the end of the century — but we will have to feed almost three times as many people as there were in 1970. How on earth can we do that?
Actually, you don’t need to panic right away. The UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization recently estimated that the extra people can be fed, at least until we hit 9 billion, if crop yields rise by 1 percent a year and the world’s farmland expands by 13 percent.
This takes no account of the ecological damage done by removing even more land from the natural cycles, and it omits details like the looming collapse of most of the world’s big fisheries. Given the frequent forecasts of doom by over-population, however, it is a surprisingly reassuring assessment.
But this is a forecast that ignores the probable effects of global warming on food production, and those will be dire. In some places a hotter climate will actually increase food production, but in far more places crop yields will fall.
The rule of thumb is that we will lose 10 percent of global food production with every rise in average global temperature of 1.8 degrees F. Since we are virtually bound to see an increase of twice that before global average temperature stops rising (if it does), that’s one-fifth of world food production gone.
It will be considerably worse in some places. And a crash in food production doesn’t just bring hunger. It brings chaos: collapsing governments, waves of starving climate refugees crossing borders, even wars between countries that depend on the same river for irrigation water.
Military planners in many countries think that this may be the dominant factor in world politics in 25 years. That will make it even harder to get global agreement on measures to stop further warming, so they are making contingency plans for really ugly outcomes. But what if you could make food production independent of climate?
Specifically, what if you could make meat production independent of climate? Don’t use 70 percent of the world’s agricultural land to grow grain that feeds the animals we then kill and eat. Just grow the meat itself, taking stem cells from a cow, a sheep or a chicken and encouraging them to grow in a nutrient solution.
It’s already being done in labs, but the quantities are small and the meat is still a long way from having the taste and texture that would make it a real candidate to replace meat from live animals. But those are details that can be sorted out with more research and more money. The point is that this could allow people to go on eating meat without trashing the climate in the process.
People are not going to stop eating meat: demand is going up, not down. But if “cultured” meat can be made identical in taste and texture to “real” meat from animals, and if it can be grown in large quantities at a competitive cost, the ecological benefits would be immense. The political benefits might be even greater.
If half of the meat people eat was “cultured,” greenhouse gas emissions would drop sharply (about one-fifth of global emissions from human sources come from meat production). About half the land that has been converted to grain-growing in the past century could be returned to natural forest cover.
“Cultured” food may be commercially available in only a few years if the research is pushed hard. Indeed, the animal welfare group PETA has offered a $1 million prize for anybody who can demonstrate lab-made meat in commercial quantities by June 30 this year, and they think that one of the research teams now working on the problem may claim the award.
But it isn’t being pushed fast enough. “There is very little funding,” Professor Julie Gold, a biological physicist at Chalmers Technological University in Gothenburg, Sweden, told the “Observer” newspaper recently. “What it needs is a crazy rich person.”
Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.",951,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824230.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00192-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.957895457744598
afb71a40-fe03-4c73-91cc-8796d16fe90c,2016-07-27T21:15:36+00:00,2013-04-24,1,http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_23051145/second-phase-san-antonio-shopping-center-draws-mixed,"The second phase of a project to dramatically overhaul Mountain View's 50-year-old San Antonio Shopping Center is drawing mixed reviews from elected officials and residents alike.
On Tuesday night, the city council held a nearly two-hour study session on Merlone Geier Partners' plans for a 9.9-acre section near the corner of San Antonio Road and California Street.
The developer is looking to build 377,000 square feet of office space; 100,000 square feet of commercial, retail and restaurant space; a 53,000-square-foot cinema; and a 165-room hotel. The tallest of the six multi-story buildings would stand 87 feet, according to a city staff report.
For the most part, council members said they liked the mix of uses, but disagreed about whether there was too much office space.
""This is not a regional shopping center,"" said Council Member Ronit Bryant. ""This is offices, restaurants and a movie theater. I'm concerned about how much retail we have, how small the retail will be, if it will be there at all.""
Council Member Jac Siegel pointed to cyclical fluctuations in the market as one reason the developer should dial back the amount of office space.
""I'm OK with some office space there. I just don't think it should be the dominate feature,"" Siegel said.
However, Council Member Margaret Abe Koga said the proposed office space will likely be critical to the financial success of the project. She said other shopping centers like Santana Row are exploring the possibility of building office space on parking lots to help break even.
""I think we have to be mindful of the economic viability of these projects,"" Abe Koga said.
Abe Koga also threw her support behind the cutting-edge 8-screen cinema proposed by Merlone Geier. Patrons would be able to order food and eat while watching the latest from Hollywood. Some council members, including John McAlister, wondered whether the sound of people noshing would be distracting.
""This is the trend,"" Abe Koga said. ""If we want to be with the times, frankly, I think we have to allow for these types of businesses to come and try it out. Why not of all places Mountain View, where we're so cutting edge on so many other things? Shouldn't we be open to these new types of businesses?""
Although mixed on the office space, council members were in agreement that the architecture needed softening. Council Member Mike Kasperzak, for one, called it ""starkly modern"" and suggested that the developer's architect, RTKL, take a cue from the Fenwick & West LLP building at 801 California St.
Siegel agreed: ""I would like to see something more Mountain View-ish.""
The architecture was also panned by some residents who spoke at the meeting Tuesday night.
""We local residents want to have a suburban downtown feel with California Street being the Main Street and a variety of styles of human-scale buildings, a variety of price points and lots of open space,"" said Paul Edwards, vice president of the Greater San Antonio Community Association. ""This does not feel like that. This architecture doesn't fit with anything else in that area.""
But 37-year Mountain View resident Harris Ginyard predicted that it would stand the test of time.
""I think that it's way past time for a new fresh development,"" Ginyard said. ""This is an award winner.""
The integration of existing retail into the project was another point of agreement for members of the city council.
""I would like to make sure that our small businesses are still looked after and protected in there,"" McAlister said. ""As a small business owner, I constantly see developers coming along and taking away our retail space or making it much more expensive.""
Mayor John Inks did not participate in the study session as an elected official because of a conflict of interest, but he voiced his support for the project as a resident who lives in the area.
""At this point, I think Phase II is headed in the right direction,"" Inks said. ""There is no reason for a redesign.""
The first phase of the project is under way and will feature a new Safeway, a 350-unit apartment complex and several retail stores, including a Jared's Jewelers and Sleep Number Beds.",903,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257827079.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071027-00039-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.974219083786011
5620b2a7-0322-4b81-a517-7e4d3e7080f0,2013-05-23T04:42:20+00:00,"Ancient text, likely digitized before 2013-05-23",0,http://sacred-texts.com/hin/rama/ry087.htm,"As fury lit Kaikeyí's eyes
She spoke with long and burning sighs:
'This day my son enthroned shall see,
And Ráma to the woods shall flee.
But tell me, damsel, if thou can,
A certain way, a skilful plan
That Bharat may the empire gain,
And Ráma's hopes be nursed in vain.'
The lady ceased. The wicked maid
The mandate of her queen obeyed,
And darkly plotting Ráma's fall
Responded to Kaikeyí's call.
'I will declare, do thou attend,
How Bharat may his throne ascend.
Dost thou forget what things befell?
Or dost thou feign, remembering well?
Or wouldst thou hear my tongue repeat
A story for thy need so meet?
Gay lady, if thy will be so,
Now hear the tale of long ago,
And when my tongue has done its part
Ponder the story in thine heart.
When Gods and demons fought of old,
Thy lord, with royal saints enrolled,
Sued to the war with thee to bring
His might to aid the Immortals' King.
Far to the southern land he sped
Where Dandak's mighty wilds are spread,
To Vaijayanta's city swayed
By S'ambara, whose flag displayd
The hugest monster of the sea.
Lord of a hundred wiles was be;
With might which Gods could never blame
Against the King of Heaven he came.
Then raged the battle wild and dread,
And mortal warriors fought and bled;
The fiends by night with strength renewed
Charged, slew the sleeping multitude.
Thy lord, King Das'aratha, long
Stood fighting with the demon throng,
But long of arm, unmatched in strength,
Fell wounded by their darts at length.
Thy husband, senseless, by thine aid
Was from the battle field conveyed.
And wounded nigh to death thy lord
Was by thy care to health restored.
Well pleased the grateful monarch sware
To grant thy first and second prayer.
Thou for no favour then wouldst sue,
The gifts reserved for season due;
And he, thy high-souled lord, agreed
To give the boons when thou shouldst need.
Myself I knew not what befell,
But oft the tale have heard thee tell,
And close to thee in friendship knit
Deep in my heart have treasured it.
Remind thy husband of his oath,
Recall the boons and claim them both,
That Bharat on the throne be placed
With rites of consecration graced,
And Ráma to the woods be sent
For twice seven years of banishment.
Go, Queen, the mourner's chamber 1 seek,
With angry eye and burning cheek;
And with disordered robes and hair
On the cold earth lie prostrate there.
When the king comes still mournful lie,
Speak not a word nor meet his eye,
But let thy tears in torrent flow,
And lie enamoured of thy woe.
Well do I know thou long hast been,
And ever art, his darling queen.
For thy dear sake, O well-loved dame,
The mighty king would brave the flame,
But ne'er would anger thee, or brook
To meet his favourite's wrathful look.
Thy loving lord would even die
Thy fancy, Queen, to gratify,
And never could he arm his breast
To answer nay to thy request.
Listen and learn, O dull of sense,
Thine all-resistless influence.
Gems he will offer, pearls and gold:
Refuse his gifts, be stern and cold.
Those proffered boons at length recall,
And claim them till he grants thee all.
And O my lady, high in bliss,
With heedful thought forget not this.
When from the ground his queen he lifts
And grants again the promised gifts,
Bind him with oaths he cannot break
And thy demands unflnching, make.
That Ráma travel to the wild
Five years and nine from home exiled,
And Bharat, best of all who reign.
The empire of the land obtain.
For when this term of years has fled
Over the banished Ráma's head,
Thy royal son to vigour grown
And rooted firm will stand alone.
The king, I know, is well inclined,
And this the hour to move his mind.
Be bold: the threatened rite prevent,
And force the king from his intent.'
She ceased. So counselled to her bane
Disguised beneath a show of gain,
Kaikeyí in her joy and pride
To Manthará again replied:
'Thy sense I envy, prudent maid;
With sagest lore thy lids persuade.
No hump-back maid in all the earth,
For wise resolve, can match thy worth.
Thou art alone with constant zeal
Devoted to thy lady's weal.
Dear girl, without thy faithful aid
I had not marked the plot he laid.
Full of all guile and sin and spite
Misshapen hump-backs shock the sight:
But thou art fair and formed to please,
Bent like a lily by the breeze.
I look thee o'er with watchful eye,
And in thy frame no fault can spy;
The chest so deep, the waist so trim,
So round the lines of breast and limb. 1
Thy cheeks with moonlike beauty shine,
And the warm wealth of youth is thine.
Thy legs, my girl, are long and neat,
And somewhat long thy dainty feet,
While stepping out before my face
Thou seemest like a crane to pace.
The thousand wiles are in thy breast
Which Sambara the fiend possessed,
And countless others all thine own,
O damsel sage, to thee are known.
Thy very hump becomes thee too,
O thou whose face is fair to view,
For there reside in endless store
Plots, wissard wiles, and warrior lore.
A golden chain I'll round it fling
When Ráma's flight makes Bharat king:
Yea, polished links of finest gold,
When once the wished for prize I hold
With naught to fear and none to hate,
Thy hump, dear maid, shall decorate.
A golden frontlet wrought with care,
And precious jewels shalt thou wear:
Two lovely robes around thee fold,
And walk a Goddess to behold,
Bidding the moon himself compare
His beauty with a face so fair.
With scent of precious sandal sweet
Down to the nails upon thy feet,
First of the household thou shalt go
And pay with scorn each battled foe.'
Kaikeyi's praise the damnel heard,
And thus again her lady stirred,
Who lay upon her beauteous bed
Like fire upon the altar fed:
'Dear Queen, they build the bridge in vain
When swollen streams are dry again.
Arise, thy glorious task complete,
And draw the king to thy retreat.'
The large-eyed lady left her bower
Exulting in her pride of power,
And with the hump-back sought the gloom
And silence of the mourner's room.
The string of priceless pearls that huug
Around her neck to earth she flung,
With all the wealth and lustre lent
By precious gem and ornament.
Then, listening to her slave's advice,
Lay, like a nymph from Paradise.
As on the ground her limbs she laid
Once more she cried unto the maid:
'Soon must thou to the monarch say
Kaikeyi's soul has past away,
Or, Ráma banished as we planned,
My son made king shall rule the land.
No more for gold and gems I care,
For brave attire or dainty fare.
If Ráma should the throne ascend,
That very hour my life will end.'
The royal lady wounded through
The bosom with the darts that flew
Launched from the hump-back's tongue
Pressed both her hands upon her side,
And o'er and o'er again she cried
With wildering fury stung:
'Yes, it shall be thy task to tell
That I have hurried hence to dwell
In Yama's realms of woe,
Or happy Bharat shall be king,
And doomed to years of wandering
Kaus'alyá's son shall go.
I heed not dainty viands now
Fair wreaths of flowers to twine my brow,
Soft balm or precious scent:
My very life I count as naught,
Nothing on earth can claim my thought
But Ráma's banishment.'
She spoke these words of cruel ire;
Then stripping off her gay attire,
The cold bare floor she pressed.
So, falling from her home on high,
Some lovely daughter of the sky
Upon the ground might rest.
With darkened brow and furious mien,
Stripped of her gems and wreath, the queen
In spotless beauty lay,
Like heaven obscured with gathering cloud,
When shades of midnight darkness shroud
Each star's expiring ray.
99:1 Literally the chamber of wrath, a 'growlery,' a small, dark, unfurnished room to which it seems, the wives and ladies of the king betook themselves when offended and sulky.
100:1 In these four lines I do not translate faithfully, and I do not venture to follow Kaikeyi farther in her eulogy of the hump- back's charms.",2135,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00027-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.872086584568024
003454c5-5495-4ac0-8f6b-806dbe186fdf,2016-07-26T03:12:46+00:00,2014-05-02,1,http://www.kwtx.com/news/health/headlines/First-Case-Of-Deadly-Virus-Confirmed-In-US-257722031.html,"NEW YORK (May 2, 2014) The first case of the deadly MERS virus has been confirmed in the U.S.
An American who works as health care worker in Saudi Arabia was hospitalized in Indiana with the virus, health officials said Friday.
The man was diagnosed with Middle East respiratory syndrome after returning to the U.S. about a week ago, officials said.
Saudi Arabia is the center of an outbreak of MERS, which surfaced two years ago.
At least 400 cases have been reported, and more than 100 people have died.
The virus has been found in camels, but officials don't know how it is spreading to humans.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating the U.S. case to track down anyone he had close contact with recently.",166,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824570.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00213-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.983496308326721
ec59724f-a2f2-4a17-bb1d-14002c1f99e5,2019-08-17T23:12:22+00:00,2012-05-31,0,https://vdocuments.mx/scaling-the-windows-stack-george-beech-gabeech-picc-12.html,"Scaling the Windows Stack George Beech @GABeech PICC ‘12.
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<p>PowerPoint Presentation</p> <p>Scaling the Windows StackGeorge Beech @GABeechPICC 12AgendaWhat is Stack Exchange?Growth this YearOur Technology StackHow we scaleDealing with Windows stack scaling pain</p> <p>Stack ExchangeStack Exchange is a fast-growing network of 87 question and answer sites on diverse topics from software programming to cooking to photography and gaming. We build libraries of high-quality questions and answers, focused on the most important topics in each area of expertise. From our core of Q&A, to community blogs and real-time chat, we provide experts with the tools they need to make The Internet a better place.stackexchange.comGrowth this YearQuantcast rank: 250 (April 2011) -> 132 (May 2012)Pageviews / month: 120M (April 2011) -> 271M (May 2012)HTTP Requests/s: 800 (April 2011) -> 900 (May 2012)Visits: 1.5M (April 2011) -> 2.9M (May 2012)SSL: ~3% of requests (May 2012)</p> <p>Our Core Technology StackASP.NET MVC 3 (RAZOR)IIS 7.5Windows Server 2008 R2Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2C# (.net 4)</p> <p>HAMPSTERS!</p> <p>Reference: http://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/96354Important InfrastructureLoad BalancingHaproxy (currently 1.5dev6) Network CachingRedis (2.4.10)Search Lucene.NETMonitoring SolarWinds OrionCustom Status Console (uses Orion data)</p> <p>How have we Scaled?AWESOME DevsCACHE ALL THE THINGS!Always be planning for the futureVertical vs HorizontalRight Tool, Right JobStep BackLast Year9 Production, 1 Dev Web Server2 DB (Hot/Warm Pair) - Stack Overflow DedicatedThis Year9 Production, 2 Dev Web Server2 DB (Hot/Warm Pair) - Stack Overflow DedicatedAwesome Devs</p> <p>SE 1.0 equivalent to pre-optimized SE 2.0Optimized SE 2.0Caching, Caching, Caching</p> <p>A little more on CachingNot All Users are equal90+% of our page views are anonymousMuch more aggressive Caching for anonymous usersVery few anonymous user requests hit the databaseFuture Planning, its IMPORTANTGame plan what you expect your growth to look likeYoull be wrongDesign for a reasonable amount of growth avoid over engineering AND under engineering</p> <p>Vertical and Horizontal They arent mutually exclusiveWe grow primarily up, but also out when needed</p> <p>We have scaled our SQL servers upAdded RAM ( Currently 144GB / 288 GB )SSDs ( Moved to Intel 710 200GB SSDs )If we needed we would scale our Web servers out</p> <p>Always Use the right toolDont Use PortsDont try and force a piece of software to be everythingUse specific tools for specific jobs</p> <p>Scaling Windows can be painful2008 Does not respect GARP out of the box (there is a hotfix)$$$$Garbage Collection PainDeployment can be harderWait, no GARP?!First, a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 will not update the Neighbor cache if an ARP broadcast is received unless it is part of a broadcast ARP request for the receiver. What this means is that when a gratuitous ARP is sent on a network with Windows Vista and Widows Server 2008, these systems will not update their cache with incorrect information if there is an IP address conflict.</p> <p>http://blogs.technet.com/b/networking/archive/2009/03/30/tcp-ip-networking-from-the-wire-up.aspx$$$</p> <p>Garbage Collection3 tiersGen-0Gen-1Gen-2Under Certain situations this can kill you</p> <p>For more information:</p> <p>http://marcgravell.blogspot.com/2011/10/assault-by-gc.htmlDeploymentImaging sucksScripted installs are MUCH better now (kickstart/preseed like installs)Network configuration is still generally painfulWDS + GPO will get you 95% of the way thereQuestions?</p>
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246ec567-1af6-47cc-921b-7e3f27b13e17,2015-04-01T22:44:00+00:00,2006-06-30,0,http://edge.org/news/magazine-roundup-0,"Edge.org, 30.05.2006 (USA)
The best essays about the disconcerting media revolution known as the Internet continue to come from the USA. A fortnight ago in the New York Times Magazine, Kevin Kelly (more here) set out his euphoric vision of the Internet-based collective and the universal book. Almost immediately, although without direct reference to Kelly, Jaron Lanier (more here) penned an acerbic counter argument, criticising the collective spirit kindled by projects such as Wikipedia which believes a collective intelligence will aggregate by itself on the net without responsible authors. Lanier talks of a ""new online collectivism"" and the ""resurgence of the idea that the collective is all-wise"". ""This idea has had dreadful consequences when thrust upon us from the extreme Right or the extreme Left in various historical periods. The fact that it's now being re-introduced today by prominent technologists and futurists, people who in many cases I know and like, doesn't make it any less dangerous."" Lanier does not believe in erasing authorship: ""The beauty of the Internet is that it connects people. The value is in the other people. If we start to believe that the Internet itself is an entity that has something to say, we're devaluing those people and making ourselves into idiots.""
Lanier's essay provoked many people to enter into the debate at edge.org, Kevin Kelly among them.
Peter Oborne reports from Darfur: ""When we visited the scene of the battle we found that bodies had beenshoved hastily into mass graves. An arm stuck out from under one bush, and the flesh had been eaten by wild animals. A human foot obtruded from another grave. Dried pools of blood stained the ground. The stench of human putrefaction was heavy in the air. Bits and pieces of clothing, spent bullets and theprotective amulets used by African fighters lay scattered on the ground. One body still lay exposed. The dead man had evidently climbed a tree to escape his attackers, but been shot down from his hiding place.""
Il Foglio, 10.06.2006 (Italy)
The Golf GTI was, sociologically speaking at least, the forerunner of the now controversial SUV, writesMaurizio Crippa, and also the perfect symbol of the 80s. ""If cars have a spirit, then it is certainly an evil one, demonic. The enemy is inside them, a man like in Stephen King's 'Christine' of 1983. Christine might have been a Plymouth Fury of 1958, but its cursed spirit uncovered the ghastly depths of the GT decade and all the souped-up, turbo-boosted and drilled-out engines. That all came to an end in 1989, famously the year of salvation. The Golf, in particular the GTI, the black one - and we are not talking about the one with rabbit's foot in the back – was aggressive, demanding, loud.""
After substantial renovation, the legendary New York coffee house, one of the most important literary coffee houses of the Danube monarchy has reopened. The writer Ivan Bächer recollects:""Once upon a time, not only the coffee house but the whole palace, even every room, every corner every nook and cranny of the the entire block of the surrounding houses was full of journalists, writers, publishing houses and editorial offices."" The new Italian owners have redeveloped the literary spirit to death, Bächer states disappointedly: ""On the wall is a box of reinforced glass in which a dozen beautiful old books are hermetically sealed. A book safe. At the opening celebrations in 1895 the playwright Ferenc Molnar threw the keys to the coffee house into the Danube so that the splendid institution could never be closed again. After the reopening, perhaps someone should take the precaution of throwing the keys to the reinforced glass box into the Danube to prevent anyone from entertaining the idea of ever opening a book in these rooms. (Here and here photos of the coffee house in its heyday, Here, here and here after the renovation.)
DU magazine focusses on Germany for the World Cup and has its correspondents report from every corner of the Bundesrepublik. As usual only a very small selection is available online, but Albrecht Tübke's photographic portraits which accompany the pieces of writing can be viewed here.
The lengthy discursive essays are less illuminating than the small atmospheric pieces such as the one by Svenja Leibe on the village where she grew up. ""Drive off the motorway, on and on through the scattered settlements, none of which you will find surprising. Drive through them, but do not hope to see anything through the panorama windows of the bungalows, drive on down the curvy streets, past the pig farms, past the silver bunting of the car show rooms. Follow the neon coloured invitations to 'foam parties and barn raves'. Look out for people, you won't see many of them. Don't think the red lantern in front of the family house is a forgotten Christmas decoration. Drive. Drive down the pretty hill, on past the hidden building sites in the garden of the old pheasantry, down to the 'tank resistant' bridge that stoutly spans a tiny stream. The road runs directly into the heart of the village and to a little house behind a metre-long curve sign where it turns very sharply to the left. Don't look out of the window with too much interest here, you will only make them suspicious. There is nothing to buy any more. Leave them in peace. Let them file away at their gardens, take that seriously.""
Inspired by Isaac Asimov's futuristic vision ""I, Robot"", The Economist asks in itsTechnology Quarterly how secure our future will be among robots. Do Asimov's three lawsfor the protection of humans hold today? ""Regulating the behaviour of robots is going to become more difficult in the future, since they will increasingly have self-learning mechanisms built into them, says Gianmarco Veruggio, a roboticist at the Institute of Intelligent Systems for Automation in Genoa, Italy. As a result, their behaviour will become impossible to predict fully, he says, since they will not be behaving in predefined ways but will learn new behaviour as they go.""
Other articles dealing with new fuel cells, artificial neural networks in car motors and the victory march of Bluetooth (wireless personal area networks) are unfortunately not online. Not in the magazine but also topical here is Robocup, the world robot football championships taking place this week in Bremen.
Does globalisation make Karl Marx a ""pioneer of modern thinking""? The question is tossed around in this issue by two indiviuals who are convinced the answer is yes: English historianEric Hobsbawm and Jacques Attali, economist and former advisor to Francois Mitterand, whose book ""Karl Marx ou l'esprit du monde"" was published last year. Hobsbawm finds a renewed interest in Marx entirely natural: ""Today we are seeing the globalised economy thatMarx anticipated. Still, he didn't foresee all of its repercussions. For example, the Marxist prophesy whereby an increasingly numerous proletariat topples capitalism in the industrial countries did not come about."" Attali comments: ""The Socialist International was a remarkable attempt on Marx's part to think the world in its entirety. Marx is an extraordinarily modern thinker, because rather than sketching the outlines of a socialist state, his writings describe the capitalism of the future.""
Daniel Binswanger portrays Segolene Royal, the promising presidential candidate whose conservative views are pushing French socialists into an identity crisis. ""Re-education camps for criminal youths controlled by the army, state paternalism of parents with authority problems, cutbacks in funding for people with delinquent children: for the last week people in France have been discussing a whole catalogue of measures aimed at coming to grips with youth violence in the banlieues. But for once the debate has not been set off by the hyperactive Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy. The French are rubbing their eyes in disbelief: as if in a political mirage, the discourse on law-and-order has changed camps.""
What's become of lunch? A sandwich gulped down while you're walking. Folio presents this rule and exceptions to it.
Stephan Israel visits Michel Addons, cook for the Italian EU Commission: ""Today there's lobster tails on spring rolls with ginger and oyster sauce. For the main course there's veal sweetbreads with new potatoes and green asparagus from Provence. For desert there's strawberries on creme brulee. Today is the yearly visit of the much-feared auditors from Luxembourg.""
Italian author Andrea Camilleri commiserates with those who have to swallow down a hamburger on the street, reminiscing about how his grandmother used to cook at noon. ""As primo there was mostly pasta, as a gratin or with meat sauce, sometimes there was also melanzane alla parmigiana. As secondo there was poultry, lamb or fish, then cheese and sausages. Of course a lunch like that took its time. No one went back to work before four in the afternoon.""
Bernard-Henri Levy is up in arms that no one in France has said a word about Simone de Beauvoir, who died 20 years ago. In his ""notebook"" column, he pays homage to seven women, all of whom are ""proof of the timelessness of de Beauvoir's tremendous work"": Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Chilean president Michelle Bachelet, French politician Segolene Royal, women's rights activist Fadela Amara, Burmese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and – German chancellor Angela Merkel. Levy writes: ""Angela Merkel, 'that woman' as Gerhard Schröder, Putinist and world record holder in matters of corruption under a democracy, called her; that 'girl' who peeved him no end at the time of his election defeat... She, the specialist in quantum physics (elementary particles are not Michel Houellebecq's terrain, but hers), enjoys a popularity that has her predecessor, and all of Europe's heads of government, green with envy. And on top of that she's rehabilitating the finances of an economy that thanks to her is once more becoming what it always has been and should definitely be once more: the moving force in the European equation.""
Five years after the American victory over the Taliban, Ahmed Rashid sees Afghanistan once more on the verge of collapse: ""A revived Taliban movement has made a third of the country ungovernable. Together with al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders are trying to carve out new bases on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border. They are aided by Afghanistan's resurgent opium industry, which has contributed to widespread corruption and lawlessness, particularly in the south. The country's huge crop of poppies is processed into opium and refined into heroin for export, now accounting for close to 90 percent of the global market.""
Further articles: Alan Ryan presents three books in which renowned philosophers – Kwame Anthony Appiah, Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum – address concepts of cultural diversity andcosmopolitanism. Freeman J. Dyson reviews Daniel C. Dennet's philosophical treatise on religion,""Breaking the Spell"", in which Dennett pinpoints the real problem as ""belief in belief"": ""He finds evidence that large numbers of people who identify themselves as religious believers do not in fact believe the doctrines of their religions but only believe in belief as a desirable goal.""",2424,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131309963.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172149-00144-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.956414759159088
18636c9d-e2f9-4b44-b745-c6705c4818e4,2015-03-27T05:22:20+00:00,2013-08-09,0,http://www.conservativeunderground.com/forum505/showthread.php?57555-Oil-and-gas-jobs-have-grown-40-percent-since-2007&p=572404&mode=threaded,"#1 Oil and gas jobs have grown 40 percent since 200708-09-2013, 11:30 PMThe oil and natural gas industry created more than 162,000 jobs from 2007 to 2012 in drilling, extraction and support services, according to a report by the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.
Texas now produces more than 74 million barrels of crude a month, about a third of all US production.
Just imagine what it would be like if the gubmint just got the h*** out of the way.
StoryIt's not how old you are, it's how you got here.
It's been a long road and not all of it was paved.
A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes. Gandhi
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df30c9b3-5c85-42dc-a8c0-89cafb62a48a,2022-05-20T09:43:48+00:00,2022-05-05,1,https://adviseeating.com/2022/05/05/bidens-new-chief-of-environmental-justice-faces-a-difficult-task-advice-eating/,"The role was created in 2020 as Biden made environmental justice a priority for every federal government agency, as part of an effort to correct historical mistakes that have disproportionately increased pollution and disease in disadvantaged communities.
Biden’s focus on environmental justice led to a year of progress — and burnout
“Jalonne is a strong and effective advocate for communities overburdened by pollution and exposed to decades of ecological injustice,” Brenda Mallory, chair of the council, said in a statement. Her “ability to listen carefully, bring people together and find creative solutions” is invaluable to the job, the statement said.
“We have a wonderful opportunity to institutionalize practices that not only transform lives, but save lives,” White-Newsome said in a statement. “I look forward to rolling up my sleeves to increase the number of environmental justice champions within the walls of our agencies as I continue to listen and collaborate with environmental justice leaders in communities across the country.”
White-Newsome, a Detroit native with a PhD in environmental health sciences from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, will take on a daunting job at a small, understaffed agency. She will work with 25 members of the White House’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council, some of whom believe the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is lagging far behind in fulfilling its mission.
Mallory and CEQ have yet to explain how Biden will ship hundreds of millions of dollars to communities in states with Republican governors opposed to their mission. Activists on the ground in states including Louisiana, Alabama and Texas have said they doubt they will ever see such funding.
Recent studies have shown that federal policies of redlining — racial discrimination in housing policies for more than a quarter century — resulted in the placement of pollution sources in and around Black and Hispanic communities, degrading air quality in those locations.
A study by the Environmental Protection Agency showed that particulate air pollution disproportionately harms black Americans across all states and income brackets.
Other studies have shown that air pollution is disproportionately caused by the country’s white majority, but that its damage is felt primarily by African Americans and Latinos.
Redlining was banned 50 years ago. It still harms minorities today.
Biden’s vow to build environmental justice into every federal agency has met with limited success. Some agencies, such as the Departments of Transport and Health and Human Services, have warmly welcomed the effort, while others have lagged behind.
White-Newsome is expected to urge departments like agriculture to pay more attention to how their work can help advance environmental justice.
The Biden administration also pledged to measure its progress on environmental justice with an annual report. So far, she has not managed to create this list of achievements and shortcomings.
But Biden has made strides to lessen the burden of environmental injustice. At least $55 billion from the Infrastructure Act is earmarked for improving sewage facilities, including $15 billion to remove lead pipes that have contaminated drinking water in cities like Flint, Mich.
About $28 million has been spent on preventive coastal erosion on Native American lands at the Kenai River Bluffs in Alaska, $65 billion has been spent on improving the country’s power grid, and $1 billion is said to be for the dissected Communities, including many blacks, were reconnecting through massive freeway projects that began in the early 1960s.
The harder work lies ahead, but Mallory runs an agency of just six people dedicated to environmental justice. Council members say at least 50 staff are needed, along with more funding that the government’s climate leadership, including national climate adviser Gina McCarthy, has failed to muster.
Martinez was an acclaimed choice to lead CEQ’s first-ever environmental justice initiative. Like White-Newsome, she is an academic with extensive experience working with activists. But the lack of staff support and the long working days were killing her, she said.
“I felt like I wasn’t as high quality as I should be,” Martinez said of her final days at CEQ. “You know, like I can feel myself just getting tired. I just needed a break.”
Martinez told Mallory about her retirement plan long before she did. But it came as a shock to some members of the panel.
Biden officials launch screening tool to identify polluted communities
“Every person you lose like Cecilia Martinez is a step backwards,” said María Belén Power, an environmental justice panelist and associate executive director of GreenRoots, after Martinez resigned. “You can’t entrust all the work to one person, two people, or three people. … I see in this work … people who burn out year after year.”
Peggy Shepard, advisory board member and executive director of New York-based We Act for Environmental Justice, said White-Newsome has the credentials to make her new job stand out.
“She has a wide range of experience,” Shepard said. “She has worked in business, at the state government level and with environmental justice groups.”
White-Newsome is a former analyst for We Act. She was also a Senior Program Officer at the Kresge Foundation, where she created the Climate Resilience and Equitable Water Systems Initiative to address climate and water inequities.
In addition to her Michigan degree, White-Newsome holds a master’s degree in environmental engineering from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
“She’s had the opportunity to get a really good grasp of politics and grassroots people. She knows how government works, which I think is pretty crucial for this role,” Shepard said. “Of course you have to know about environmental justice and environmental justice policy.”
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3f99754e-58b2-40a0-8b5e-5d0f770a120d,2013-05-18T17:18:10+00:00,2012-05-17,1,http://goldnews.bullionvault.com/gold-price-051720124,"Gold Price Jumps, Cancels This Week's Loss as Eurozone Stocks Slump Again, Chinese Demand Moves to Outstrip India - 17 May 2012
UPDATED 17:00 GMT: The Gold Price jumped Thursday lunchtime and again in afternoon trade in London, erasing this week's 3.3% drop to 5-month lows against the Dollar as the Euro slumped to new 2012 lows and stock markets tumbled yet again.
For Eurozone investors – where the European Central Bank confirmed it has ceased working with some Greek banks because it believes them to be insolvent – the Gold Price jumped above last week's closing level to trade 3.3% higher from Wednesday's low.
Portugal's Diario Economico newspaper claimed that a delegation from the ECB, IMF and European Union will visit Lisbon to assess its €78 billion bail-out and discuss contigency plans should Greece quit the single currency.
Greece today swore in an interim cabinet of academics, lawyers and diplomats, pending fresh elections on June 17th.
France's new finance minister, Pierre Moscovici, today said the socialist government of Françoise Hollande will not ratify the European Union's fiscal pact agreed by 25 out of 27 member states last December.
New US jobless data for last week came in worse than expected. The Philadelphia Fed's Manufacturing Survey gave a reading of minus 5.8 vs. analyst forecasts of +10.
""Relative strength [in the Gold Price ] is approaching extreme oversold territory,"" said the latest technical note from bullion bank Scotia Mocatta after Wednesday's close, ""but there are no warning signs yet of a change in trend.""
""Gold is definitely in oversold territory, and there should be some good buying interest around the low in December,"" Bloomberg quoted Dong Zhuying at Haitong Futures Co. early Thursday.
""Paring its losses near key support at $1525,"" says Ed Meir at Intl FC Stone, the Gold Price likely saw ""a decent amount of short-covering"" by bearish traders after the US Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting minutes showed fresh quantitative easing was discussed.
European stock markets fell again Thursday, losing value for the 8th session out of 11 in May so far and taking Madrid's Ibex 35 index down to a fresh 9-year low.
US Treasury bonds and German Bunds reversed an early dip, nudging 10-year borrowing costs for both governments back towards record lows.
Crude oil held near a 6-month low after new data Wednesday showed US energy stockpiles more glutted than any time since 1990.
""I believe gold will become a haven again, especially if you see fragmentation in the Eurozone,"" said the World Gold Council's Marcus Grubb to Bloomberg TV this morning, launching market-development group's latest Gold Demand Trends report.
""Because then you're going to get currency depreciation, you may get inflation in some countries, deflation in others...and you'll see gold's attributes as a hedge come to the fore.""
In the first quarter of 2012, global Gold Investment demand rose 13% by weight and 38% by Dollar value from the Jan-March period last year, says the report. In the jewelry sector, ""Gold is underpined now by two large markets and China is playing catch up to India,"" says Grubb, also interviewed by Reuters on Thursday morning.
""Per capita gramme consumption rates are rising in China.""
Acknowledged as the leading authority on global demand and supply analysis, the World Gold Council says that China's gold demand again beat India in the first quarter of 2012.
""You're going to see China become the largest gold market overall by the end of this year for the first time,"" Grubb believes. ""It's worth remembering that growth rates are still in the 7-8% range. So people are getting wealthier, and they will continue to Buy Gold strongly we believe.""
Beijing last month halved the rate of import rates on gold jewelry. So far in 2012, India has quadrupled its Gold Bullion import tax.
After last weekend's cut by China's central bank to the reserve ratio requirement – easing credit by enabling commercial banks to lend out more of the cash deposits they take – the State Council of China said Wednesday it will spend CNY36.3 billion ($5.7bn) over the next 12 months subsidizing household purchases of large electrical items, fuel-efficient cars and energy-saving lightbulbs.
Despite the cut in the reserve ratio requirement, however, lending by China's four largest banks has ""been flat so far this month"" says the Shanghai Securities Journal.
Both the central and commercial banks were net sellers of foreign currency in April, the People's Bank of China said this week, indicating an outflow of capital.
China's 12-month trade surplus has halved from its peak above $300 billion of early 2009, according to data cited by the Financial Times.
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ed39f13a-354e-4346-9ab6-d9e5c33a3136,2022-05-29T05:05:27+00:00,2011-12-31,0,https://learntheology.com/missions_crusades_muslim_jihad.html,"Christian History has some great moments and also some terrible moments. The Crusades (from roughly 1096 to 1291, though there were some ‘minor’ crusades after this time period) are a period of history that Christians are often denigrated and made to feel guilt over. Christians will readily agree with their opponents that many disgusting and barbaric things were done in the name of Christ during the Crusades against the Muslims and Jews. “But the crusaders were real Christians. They deplored their sins. They longed for forgiveness. They loved fellow Christians in the East. They yearned to do something noble and lasting for their Lord. They prayed and fasted before battles and praised God after victories. Their devotion and courage make ours look juvenile.”
This paper will explore the factors and events of the Crusades briefly with a focus specifically on how missions and the desire to win the unsaved for Christ are related to the Crusades are related. While there were no large missionary movements (at least during the first four Crusades), there were some who had the desire to lead the Muslims and others to Christ during this time period.
The most significant person to attempt to win the Muslims for Christ was St. Francis of Assisi. Prior to this time period the missions of Christians to Muslims was fairly insignificant and unorganized. St. Francis of Assisi is the most famous individual to attempt missionary work among the Muslims. Others would later follow his example, and many would die over the centuries as martyrs while ministering among the Muslims.
There are many background events that led to the crusades. Christianity during its infancy was spread by individuals sharing their faith and belief in Christ with others. Islam by contrast very quickly began a history of using the sword (warfare) to spread its beliefs.
Is it fair to blame Islam for contributing to the Crusades? Many people like to blame only Christianity: ""Five centuries of peaceful coexistence elapsed before political events and an imperial-papal power play let to centuries-long series of so-called holy wars that pitted Christendom against Islam and left an enduring legacy of misunderstanding and distrust."" Those ‘scholars’ and authors who hold Christianity responsible for all the ills of the Crusades conveniently overlook or disregard the hundreds of years prior to the first Crusade that involved the Muslims attacking and subjugating thousands of Christians.
The truth is that for the five centuries before the Crusades, Islam had been slaughtering and enslaving whole nations and groups of Christians. During this time period large numbers of Christian churches were wiped out, forced to convert, or forced into dhimmitude (a way of life similar to slavery and being second class). Tucker states that the Catholic Church had lost significant lives and land to the “… invading armies of Islam. … They conquered Damascus (635), Antioch (636), Jerusalem (638), Caesarea (640), and Alexandria (642).” In fact, the the nations of the west very possibly would have been defeated and subjugated to Islam in 722 A.D. if Charles Martel had not repelled the invading Muslims.
Western Christians stopped the Muslim advance into their territory in 732 at the Battle of Tours (or Poitiers), France. Charles of Heristal, Charlemagne’s grandfather, led a Frankish army against a large Muslim raiding party and defeated them, though Muslim raiders would continue attacking Frankish territory for decades. For his victory, Charles became known as the Hammer—in French, Charles Martel.
The Christians during the 11th century were living during a time when Islam was threatening to take over the known world (as they had been of and on for hundreds of years). Christians were being attacked and subjugated all across the Middle East. In the early 11th century alone during a 10 year period ""thirty thousand churches were destroyed, and untold numbers of Christians converted to Islam simply to save their lives.""
In March 1095 Pope Urban II received an ambassador from the Byzantine Emperor (Alexius I Comnenus) asking for help. The Byzantine Emperor needed the Popes help to fight back against the Muslims. At the Council of Clermon (November 1095), part of Pope Urban’s speech (Appendix A) in part states:
. . . For your brethren who live in the east are in urgent need of your help, and you must hasten to give them the aid which has often been promised them. For, as the most of you have heard, the Turks and Arabs have attacked them and have conquered the territory of Romania [the Greek empire] as far west as the shore of the Mediterranean and the Hellespont, which is called the Arm of St. George. They have occupied more and more of the lands of those Christians, and have overcome them in seven battles. They have killed and captured many, and have destroyed the churches and devastated the empire. If you permit them to continue thus for awhile with impurity [impunity], the faithful of God will be much more widely attacked by them.
Pope Urban II believed that if the Church did not answer the cry for help from Christians in the east, those professing Islam would be more likely to increase their attacks against Christian nations. The Pope never mentioned the conversion of the Muslims as a reason to participate in the Crusades. His goal was not to convert the Muslims, whether forced or by preaching.
Spencer states that in the years prior to the Crusades, "". . . Muslims may have stoked that ""millennial hostility"" by seizing Christian lands, which amounted to two-thirds of what had formerly been the Christian world- centuries before the Crusades."" Muslims had been attacking Christian churches and countries for hundreds of years, it was time for Christians to defend their brothers and sisters in Christ.
There were other influences in addition to defending Christians against Muslim attacks that contributed in varying degrees to the Crusades. One reason often given by secular authors is that the Crusaders were just greedy for money and gain.
""Undoubtedly the diversion of the warlike impulses of knights to external enemies played a role, as did also, as we see from many districts in France, the prospect of ensuring for many younger sons of nobles a patrimony of their own. Finally the love of adventure was also a factor.""
Research though shows that Crusading was very, very expensive. Many Crusaders had to sell their land and belongings in order to make the journey. Many also knew they were facing the likelihood that they would not live to enjoy any wealth they did find. Most were not ""second sons"" and most returned to Europe with nothing material.
The desire to reach the lost through missions or sharing Christ with the Muslims though does not appear to have been an important reason or cause for the Crusades. While it is possible that some Crusaders may have desired to share Christ, the vast majority were going off to war and to rid the Holy Land of Muslims who were killing and torturing pilgrims and other Christians.
The best explanation for the first crusade was not monetary lust, but the attack of the Seljuk Turks upon Christians and the Byzantine Empire (not to mention the attacks and subjugation of so many Christian lands for many hundreds of years prior to this). Many, such as the Duke of Lower Lorraine did not give up the title to his properties before going off to war, even though he sold many of his possessions. He did not plan on staying in the East and keeping land there.
The Seljuk Turks were persecuting and forcing into dhimmitude many of the Christians in the Byzantine Empire. Christians were not allowed to worship openly. They were not allowed to build new Churches, nor to wear certain clothes. Christians also could not share (and to this day in many Islamic Countries) the Gospel or Christ with the Muslims. If they did, they could be stoned or sentenced to death. They also were forced to pay jizya (a tax). If this was not paid when requested they could quickly lose their lives. They were constantly humiliated and degraded. The Muslims also destroyed many historical Churches and places that Christians would travel on pilgrimages to visit.
Many authors who write about the Crusades appear to be biased in their viewpoints. Shelley, whom has many good things generally to say states:
""Unfortunately the popes never held two basic truths that we must never forget: Christianity’s highest satisfactions are not guaranteed by possession of special places, and the sword is never God’s way to extend Christ’s church. This fault assured the religious collapse of the whole structure.""
First, Pope Urban II never said in his speech that he wanted to convert the Muslims to Christ (that is to extend Christ’s Church). He emphasized the need of the eastern Christians for help. He also understood that if these attacks went unchecked, the Muslims would be emboldened to destroy and plunder more cities and Christians. Pope Urban, unlike the Muslims, did not attempt to force the Muslims to become Christians. In fact he did not mention the need for the Muslims to be saved, or for Missions to be conducted to the Muslims in an effort to save them.
The Christian belief in love and non-violence was put to the test when confronted with a religion that called for the death or subjugation of those that did not follow its (Islam’s) teachings. Many felt that it was ok to go to war to defend the helpless brothers and sisters in Christ in the East.
""Pope Urban II and other preachers of the Crusades wanted to defend Christian society. In launching the First Crusade, Urban reportedly exhorted his listeners, ""You must carry succor to your brethren dwelling in the East. The Turks have attacked them, occupying more and more the lands of those Christians."" They have ""destroyed the churches and devastated the kingdom of God."" If Christians permitted them to go unchallenged, ""they will extend their sway more widely over many faithful servants of the Lord."" Furthermore, Christians of the time believed that violence, if used rightly, was a proper means of defending Christians. Augustine had laid down the principles of a ""just war"": it was conducted by the state; its purpose was the vindication of justice, meaning the defense of life and property, and it respected noncombatants, hostages, and prisoners. For Augustine, a just war’s purpose was to achieve peace. Even in waging war, a follower of Christ must ""cherish the spirit of a peacemaker.""
Missions Before St. Francis of Assisi
Scholars generally agree that there was little formal missionary effort to the Muslims prior to St. Francis of Assisi. There are many reasons this may have been including:
There was significant hostility and anger between many of the Muslims and Christians. The Muslims had for hundreds of years prior to the first crusade, conquered and subjugated Christians in the North African and other countries. The Christians had conducted at least four major crusades prior to when St. Francis of Assisi joined the fifth crusade. The Christian nations (at least nominally) were at war with their enemies, the Muslims. Christians who might have been interested in ministering to and sharing the Gospel with the Muslims also realized that their chance of being martyred was very high.
Another reason for a lack of missions to the Muslims was that the Catholic church of that time period had no real organized missionary effort. Most were content to stay where they were and did not appear to be concerned about reaching non-Christian countries for God.
During the time that Crusades were being carried out, the Christians were often more concerned about destroying and repelling their enemy rather than witnessing to them. Some felt the Muslims were beyond being saved. There was also group pressure to treat their enemy in a hostile and combative manner rather than attempt to reach them through love and compassion as St. Francis did later during the fifth Crusade.
The Crusaders had various motives for becoming a part of the Crusades. While some did so for selfish or unchristian reasons, the majority desired to help protect Christians traveling to the Holy Land and to drive back the attacking Muslims. Participating in the Crusades was a very expensive proposition (with many having to sell land and a lot of what they owned in order to afford the weapons, horses, and other items needed for war.
Pope Urban II and other preachers of the Crusades wanted to defend Christian society. In launching the First Crusade, Urban reportedly exhorted his listeners, “You must carry succor to your brethren dwelling in the East. … The Turks have attacked them, … occupying more and more the lands of those Christians.” They have “destroyed the churches and devastated the kingdom of God.” If Christians permitted them to go unchallenged, “they will extend their sway more widely over many faithful servants of the Lord.”
Some of the Crusaders might have felt towards the Muslims the same or similar to how many Christians view Islamic Terrorists today. Christians today often agree that the terrorists need to be stopped, even if it takes military force and killing the terrorists. There is less concern (by most Christians) with sharing Christ with the Terrorists than there is with stopping the murder of innocent individuals. Before and during the first Crusade Pope Urban called them together to form an army to repel the Muslims. The Pope never mentioned or stated as a purpose the need to save or minister the Muslims.
The Missions of St. Francis of Assisi
Almost the first Christian, however to attempt to act on these more liberal principles was Francis of Assisi. Convinced that, if the the Paynims had not been converted, this was because the Gospel had not been presented to reach them in its simplicity and beauty, he himself made three attempts to reach them. The first two, to Morocco in 1212 and to Spain in 1214, came to nothing, but in 1219, when the soldiers of the Fifth Crusade were encamped in Egypt, Francis joined them, and was successful in making his way into the presence of the Sultan of Egypt.
St. Francis did not always desire to carry out missions to the Muslims. In 1202, Francis was one of the City of Assisi’s armed elite knights (one of the few that could afford the high cost of having a horse and armor). In November 1202, many of the men of Assisi were killed in battle with Perugia. Francis was taken prisoner and held till ransomed almost a year later. This was a turning point in St. Francis’ life. After being released, St. Francis eventually received a revelation to rebuild San Damiano. St. Francis eventually went on to rebuild several churches.
St. Francis had several teachings that set him apart from most clergy of his day. One teaching was the need for absolute poverty. He expected those who emulated him to also live in ‘radical’ poverty. St. Francis believed it was better to act out, or live the truth rather than just teach or preach about poverty. His followers were expected to renounce possessions and temporal goods and items. “Anyone who decided to join Francis had to give away all possessions to the poor and live as the poorest of the poor.”
St Francis attempted three different missionary endeavors to the Muslims. The first time was in 1212. St. Francis left with one companion from the port of Ancona in Italy. They goal was to reach Syria to preach the Gospel. The ship they were in though experienced very unfavorable winds and had to turn into a port. They were unable to find another ship to take them so they returned home.
One year later (1213) St. Francis left for Morocco by land. He attempted to get there on foot and appeared to be very enthusiastic in getting there (often leaving his co-worker very far behind). On the way he experienced health issues and was forced to return for medical care.
St. Francis third (and first successful) missionary endeavor to the Muslims began in 1219 during the same time period that the fifth Crusade was being carried out against the Muslims. St. Francis and 12 other Friars accompanied him on one of the Crusader’s ships. St. Francis was with the Crusaders for the battle of Damietta. St. Francis had warned the soldiers about not going to battle on a particular day, but they still did and were defeated by the Muslims.
St. Francis attempted to meet with the Sultan (The Muslim leader of Egypt, Syria, and the Palestine) during a pause in the fighting (a temporary truce) in September 1219. St. Francis of Assisi was able to meet with the Sultan and other Islamic leaders. While they allowed him to share his faith and to challenge them to see who served the true God, in the end there was very little fruit from the meeting. Some believe that the Sultan was ‘moved’ by St. Francis’ arguments, but was afraid to convert because he was afraid his own people would stone him.
St. Francis died in October 3rd, 1226 in the city of Assisi. While his missionary work to the Muslims had accomplished little, his life as a whole significantly impacted many people. He was named a “Saint” by the Catholic Church less than two years after his death.
The Crusades were a complicated affair. There were many different factors and events that influenced individuals to take part in the Crusades. Some reasons were Godly, and others were selfish. It is important to understand the context and history that preceded the Crusades:
Many secular and religious ""scholars"" attempt to paint Christianity during this time period in a negative, selfish, and brutal light. They have their own motives for wanting to look only at the negative aspects. Other Scholars prefer to see a flawed, yet godly group of Christians trying desperately to save other Christians from slaughter and the slavery of dhimmitude.
During the Crusades, missions to the Muslims did not truly begin until St. Francis of Assisi attempted to reach the Muslims for Christ. St. Francis inspired future generations of Missionaries to risk their lives to share Christ with the Muslims. Many were martyred by the Muslims while trying to tell them about Christ.
Mark Galli, The Crusades: From the Editor – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, vol. 40, Christian History Magazine (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1993).
Originally the thesis of this paper was to be that there were Christians who desired to take the message of the Gospel of Christ to the Muslims during the time period of the Crusades. This writer though did not find any significant data to support that thesis. The first major individual to try to minister to the Muslims during the time period fo the Crusades was St. Francis of Assisi and his missionary endeavers had very little impact upon the Muslims.
Robert Spencer, The Truth About Muhammad: Founder of the Worlds Most Intolerant Religion (Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, INC., 2006), 145.
John Esposito, Islam: The Straight Path (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998), 58.
Serge Trifkovic, The Sword of the Prophet: Islam History, Theology, Impact on the World (Boston: Regina Orthodox Press, Inc., 2002), 97.
Ruth A. Tucker, From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions, 2nd ed. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004), 56.
Elesha Coffman, Christians & Muslims, vol. 74, Christian History Magazine (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 2002), 47.
Robert Spencer, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and The Crusades (Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, INC., 2005), 124.
Thomas Madden, Crusades: The Illustrated History (Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 2005), 36.
Fahlbusch and Geoffrey W. Bromiley, The Encyclopedia of Christianity, vol. 1 (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1999), 513.
Spencer, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and The Crusades, 121.
Fahlbusch and Bromiley, The Encyclopedia of Christianity, 1:738.
Efraim Karsh, Islamic Imperialism: A History (New Haven: Yale University Press, n.d.), 4.
M. A. Khan, Islamic Jihad: A Legacy of Forced Conversion, Imperialism, and Slavery (New York: IUniverse, Inc., 2009), 112.
George W. Braswell, “Four Faces of Islam: Before and After the Terrorist Attack Upon America,” Faith and Mission 19, no. 2 (2002): 5-6.
Bruce L. Shelly, Church History in Plain Language, 2nd ed. (Dallas: Word Publishers., 1995), 186.
Henlee Barnette, “War and The Christian Conscience,” Review and Expositor 66, no. 5 (May 1969): 78.
Bruce L. Shelley, How Could Christians Do This? : Why Followers of the Prince of Peace Waged War., vol. 40, Christian History Magazine (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1993), 48.
Stephen Neill, A History of Christian Missions (England: Penguin Books, 1986), 99.
Mark Galli, St. Francis of Assisi, vol. 42, Christian History Magazine (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1994), 64.
Frank M. Rega, St. Francis of Assisi and the Conversion of the Muslims (Rockford, IL: TAN Books and Publishers, Inc., 2007), 43.
Fulcher of Chartres
""Most beloved brethren: Urged by necessity, I, Urban, by the permission of God chief bishop and prelate over the whole world, have come into these parts as an ambassador with a divine admonition to you, the servants of God. I hoped to find you as faithful and as zealous in the service of God as I had supposed you to be. But if there is in you any deformity or crookedness contrary to God’s law, with divine help I will do my best to remove it.…
""Although, O sons of God, you have promised more firmly than ever to keep the peace among yourselves and to preserve the rights of the church, there remains still an important work for you to do. Freshly quickened by the divine correction, you must apply the strength of your righteousness to another matter which concerns you as well as God. For your brethren who live in the east are in urgent need of your help, and you must hasten to give them the aid which has often been promised them. For, as the most of you have heard, the Turks and Arabs have attacked them and have conquered the territory of Romania [the Greek empire] as far west as the shore of the Mediterranean and the Hellespont, which is called the Arm of St. George. They have occupied more and more of the lands of those Christians, and have overcome them in seven battles. They have killed and captured many, and have destroyed the churches and devastated the empire. If you permit them to continue thus for awhile with impurity, the faithful of God will be much more widely attacked by them. On this account I, or rather the Lord, beseech you as Christ’s heralds to publish this everywhere and to persuade all people of whatever rank, foot-soldiers and knights, poor and rich, to carry aid promptly to those Christians and to destroy that vile race from the lands of our friends. I say this to those who are present, it meant also for those who are absent. Moreover, Christ commands it.
""All who die by the way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans, shall have immediate remission of sins. This I grant them through the power of God with which I am invested. O what a disgrace if such a despised and base race, which worships demons, should conquer a people which has the faith of omnipotent God and is made glorious with the name of Christ! With what reproaches will the Lord overwhelm us if you do not aid those who, with us, profess the Christian religion! Let those who have been accustomed unjustly to wage private warfare against the faithful now go against the infidels and end with victory this war which should have been begun long ago. Let those who for a long time, have been robbers, now become knights…""
Why Join The Crusades?
In talking about why the Crusaders went to war, Galli states:
“They went because they feared Muslims, the fierce and aggressive devotees of a heathen religion. Still entrenched in southern Spain, Muslims had also recently swallowed large chunks of land in Asia Minor and were now an easy march from Constantinople, the capital of Byzantine (Eastern) Christianity.
They went because they were outraged. For 400 years, Muslims had controlled the most sacred of Holy Land sites. Though Christian pilgrims were generally permitted to visit sites, their Lord Christ was not, in fact, Lord of his manor, Jerusalem. Worse, he was not Lord of the most sacred church in Christendom, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, built over the place where Christ was buried and resurrected, the scene of the greatest miracle in history.
They went because they hungered for forgiveness. Vows and pilgrimages to the Holy Land—to touch sacred history and receive partial remission of sins—had become increasingly popular. Now the pope announced a pilgrimage of extraordinary importance. Not only would Jerusalem and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher be delivered from defiling infidels, “Remission of sins will be granted to those going.” All past sins would be forgiven!
And so they left—men, women, children—a few out of lust for money and adventure, a few to fight someone besides fellow Christian knights, most because they felt something larger calling them. Some went on horseback, some on foot, some glimmering with chain mail and armaments, others in rags.”
Bongars, A Source Book for Medieval History, Trans. Oliver Thatcher. (New York: Scribners, 1905), 513-517.
Mark Galli, The Crusades: Bloody Pilgrimage, vol. 40, Christian History Magazine (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1993).
Rodney Stark, God’s Battalions: The Case for the Crusades (New York: HarperOne, 2009), 4.
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Egypt's army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said Saturday that he would run for president if the Egyptian people wanted him to, state media reported.
El-Sisi, the country's defense minister, said that ""If I run for presidency, it would be by the request of the people and by a mandate from my army, as we work within a democracy,"" according to the official MENA news agency.
El-Sisi's words come as Egypt prepares to hold a referendum Tuesday and Wednesday on a new constitution that would ban religious parties and put more power in the hands of the military. If the constitution is passed, elections should follow.
El-Sisi also called on people to participate in the referendum.
The country has seen months of political turmoil since its first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsy of the Muslim Brotherhood, was deposed by the military in July and an interim, military-backed government was installed in his place.
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Hundreds died in clashes between Egyptian security forces and Morsy supporters in the weeks which followed his ouster. Many in the Muslim Brotherhood hold el-Sisi, as the military chief, responsible for the bloodshed.
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Morsy has been in detention since July and faces trial on charges of inciting the murders of at least three protesters outside the presidential palace in late 2012.The protests were over a constitution that Morsy shepherded into effect.
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Muslim Brotherhood members have continued their protests, even though the government declared the group a terrorist organization last month.
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A store that specializes in indoor and outdoor entertaining, Watson's, is set to open in Portage.
Watson's, which is based in Ohio and has a location in Grand Rapids, will be in the storefront that once housed ABC Warehouse adjacent to Home Depot on South Westnedge Ave.
Watson's sells goods in three main categories, Pools & Spa, Indoor Entertaining and Outdoor Entertaining.
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ccb95a04-fb99-45d7-a4eb-6e89cbf972df,2017-08-23T23:08:33+00:00,2017-07-23,0,http://lifestylesmiles.com.au/what-makes-a-beautiful-smile-the-teeth/,"In last month’s article, Dr. Antonoff introduced the concept of modern Cosmetic Dentistry as a fusion of Artistic practice with Scientific methods. In this second article, we will explore how the teeth influences the perceptions of what makes a beautiful smile.
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In general, teeth are categorised into three shapes: Square, Triangular or Oval. There has been some suggestion that the shape of one’s teeth can determine somewhat the character of that person. Usually feminine teeth are more rounded and a dominant individual would have more square-ish and shape edged teeth. There are no hard and fast rules, at the end of the day it comes down to each to their own.
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We’ll consult with each patient on an individual basis to shape the most appropriate and desirable treatment plan.
At Lifestyle Smiles, we see a spectrum of patients at the clinic – some prefer an “understated, natural” look while others want a bright “Hollywood Smile”. Either way, as dental professionals it is our role to help you feel great about yourself, and over the decades we’ve been fortunate to help our patients achieve the look they desire using proven, safe and effective treatments.
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It exists in the so-called “Uber for X” category which involves on-demand services that you can order spontaneously at the push of a button on your on mobile phone. Arguably, this is a better model for meeting consumer demand when it comes to services that involve transportation, like Uber or Lyft, as advanced technology on the backend can more efficiently route drivers to where clients are located.
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The advantage, of course, is that the business no longer has to deal with the overhead of running a brick-and-mortar storefront – in Glamsquad’s case, a salon.
Others participating in the new round include Lerer Ventures, AOL’s BBG Ventures fund (disclosure: AOL owns TechCrunch) and Montage Ventures. Glamsquad had previously raised $2 million in seed funding, according to Crunchbase.
The additional capital comes at a time when the company, currently operating in New York and L.A., is expanding nationwide with plans to launch in other cities in the near future, starting with Miami. The launch there is being timed with the Art Basel event in December, the company notes.
To date, Glamsquad has completed over 10,000 services and events, and is now working to grow its core team and add more beauty services to its menu. The company’s pricing is actually pretty competitive, given what styling at the salon costs, with hair services that range from $50, and makeup applications at $75.
Glamsquad is now serving thousands of customers per month in its New York market and has seen 100% quarter-over-quarter growth in appointment bookings since its debut, the company tells TechCrunch.
SoftBank’s Marissa Campise speaks to Glamsquad’s potential to grow beyond affordable, on-demand services in the long-term, however, when speaking of the firm’s investment. “…the team has a clear strategic vision on how to use their platform to continue to make their clients’ lives easier by offering them great products, lifestyle content and new verticals,” she says in a statement.
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Please be on time.
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ef56b9bc-4705-451f-aee9-915b9e3f9df2,2015-03-30T17:31:46+00:00,2013-12-01,0,http://www.bw.edu/finaid/forms/1314advance/,"2013-14 Grade Level/Status Advance - Additional Loan Request Form
Students who advance from freshman status to sophomore status or sophomore status to junior status in the middle of the academic year may be eligible for additional Federal Direct Loans.
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362bdfef-f2c7-470a-bb11-7a955e15d895,2013-05-21T10:15:15+00:00,2012-10-16,1,http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19953241,"Google is to be told by the EU to change the way it gathers personal information if it is to avoid ""high risks to the privacy of users"".
Twelve recommendations were outlined in a letter signed by 24 of the EU's 27 data regulators, Reuters reported.
It follows a nine-month investigation into the company's data collection practices.
Since March, Google has combined data from sites like YouTube and Gmail to better target its advertising.
It meant 60 individual privacy policies for individual Google-owned sites were merged into a single policy for all of its services.
Reuters quoted the letter ahead of the EU's official announcement, which will take place on Tuesday.
Google has maintained the policy complies with EU law.
But regulators immediately raised concerns about the changes when they were implemented earlier this year.
The French data regulator, CNIL, was tasked by the EU to investigate the policy on behalf of the other countries in the EU.Location data
The investigations were overseen by the Article 29 Working Party, a group of representatives from each member state tasked with promoting the application of the EU's Data Protection Directive.
It stopped short of declaring Google's data gathering practices illegal, but made clear 12 measures the company must put in place to satisfy the concerns.
""Combining personal data on such a large scale creates high risks to the privacy of users,"" the letter is understood to say.
""Therefore, Google should modify its practices when combining data across services for these purposes.""
Those recommendations are said to include a focus on personal information and browsing records, as well as the collection of location-based data and credit card details.
On Monday, a source at Google told the BBC that the company would look closely at the recommendations, but noted that the findings were not as serious as some industry watchers had predicted.'Unprecedented'
Auke Haagsma, a director for the Initiative for a Competitive Online Marketplace (Icomp), told the BBC that Google should have anticipated the EU's stance.
""The EU was very clear, even before Google introduced its changes, it almost certainly violated EU law.""
Mr Haagsma said the agreement, which involved representatives from all of the EU member states, represented an ""unprecedented"" level of concern, and posed a threat to Google's future operations.
""In Google's business model there is an inherent conflict of interest,"" he said.
""On the one hand Google wants to offer good services to users, but on the other it's being paid for by advertising.
""Google is collecting so much data. If people realise that, they are afraid people will say no.""",537,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.971340358257294
3d49ce1c-dd7d-4581-b08a-e2bad27f734d,2013-06-20T02:22:48+00:00,2012-01-30,0,http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1051799-fc-barcelona-pep-guardiola-decision-on-future-does-not-help-barca,"FC Barcelona: Pep Guardiola Decision on Future Does Not Help Barca
Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images
While La Blaugrana prepares for their next match against Real Sociedad, Pep Guardiola is pondering about his future with the club. Sandro Rossell (FC Barcelona president) is one of the people in the club who hopes that Guardiola renews his contract with the club.
Rossell declared in a press conference (published in Reuters) that the situation with Guardiola can be resolved as soon as possible. Rossell added that La Blaugrana would receive a massive boost of Guardiola agrees to renew his contract which will expire at the end of the current season.
The positive outcomes in what is transpiring with Barca is its advance to the Copa Del Rey semifinals. The other is a press conference given by Rossell (during a meeting between the FC Barcelona Foundation and Intervida) and published in the FC Barcelona Web site.
Rossell said that no fan of La Blaugrana could doubt a team that won 50 percent of their titles at the present time. The Copa Del Rey semifinals and what Rossell said has given me hope for my club.
I am not saying that faith is lost on a personal basis. I support Barca regardless of its situation because they are family.
What I want is that Guardiola make his decision to renew his contract since he has a lot to offer La Blaugrana. The rest is up to Guardiola whether he stays at Barca or goes.
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3e2dc4c4-9919-4349-af81-9721bcb21d05,2017-08-22T01:47:19+00:00,2016-03-30,1,http://www.businessinsider.com/metlife-isnt-too-big-to-fail-anymore-2016-3?r=UK&IR=T,"U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer on Wednesday struck down the designation made by the heads of the country's financial regulatory agencies that major insurer Metlife Inc. is systemically important to the U.S. financial system.
MetLife had argued in court that the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) used a secretive and flawed process when, in 2014, it determined that a collapse of the insurer could devastate the U.S. financial system just as much as failure of a major bank such as Citigroup.
Collyer's opinion is currently sealed, but parts may be made public next month, according to the order.
(Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
Copyright 2016. Follow Reuters on Twitter.",152,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109803.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822011838-20170822031838-00328.warc.gz,0.951664566993713
d8692173-8a12-41b9-a669-e54a6e32e5dd,2020-10-20T17:03:35+00:00,2020-10-20,0,https://www.havi.com/case-studies/clone-innovative-clamshell-package-helps-qsr-save-time-and-money-enhance-customer,"HAVI helped a quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain planning to introduce a new flatbread wrap, design packaging that would allow for direct in-line food preparation. HAVI led a series of focus groups to gauge customer preference and partnered with a strategic supplier to design an innovative clamshell package solution.
CASE STUDY FOCUS: PACKAGING DESIGN
A breakthrough design in packaging helps a quick service restaurant (QSR) chain showcase a new premium menu item, improve operational efficiencies in its restaurants, achieve 15 percent material cost savings and enhance the customer dining experience.
A leading QSR chain wanted to introduce a new flatbread wrap to its menu and needed a package that would accommodate the item and allow for in-line food preparation directly in the package.
The package also needed to maintain food integrity from preparation through consumption and allow the flatbread wraps to remain in tri-fold position when the package is opened.
The QSR chain sought help from HAVI, and a leader in packaging solutions and merchandising planning and promotions management, with deep expertise in the QSR and foodservice markets.
HAVI joined the QSR chain during a series of three focus groups held around the country to gauge what customers were looking for in terms of packaging for the new food item from a material, visibility and user experience perspective. Did customers prefer paper or plastic packaging? Was it important to them to be able to see the product through the package? How could product packaging enhance their dining experience? Feedback from the focus groups, coupled with insights about the QSR chain’s operational and brand requirements, helped the packaging team clearly understand product specific needs as well as perceptions of various packaging options, and guided the overall design process.
Customers associated clear plastic packaging with a more premium product. The QSR chain needed a design that would enable crew members to build the product directly in the package, provide efficient order identification and promote sustainability.
Since a conventional hinged clamshell design would make it impossible for the bread to lie flat during assembly, HAVI partnered with a strategic supplier to design an innovative flat-hinged, convertible clamshell that provided packaging differentiation in a category dominated by flexible paper wraps. The clear polypropylene packaging showcases the product while the unique flat hinge enables the package to perform like a plate when it is opened, facilitating in-line food preparation and enhancing the dining experience, and function as a protective rigid clamshell when it is folded over and closed.
An integrated sticker panel on the package, coupled with a two-sided label, allows for easy order identification during food preparation and when the product is delivered to the customer. HAVI debossed the QSR’s logo for branding purposes and to align with customer perceptions of premium packaging. The inverted logo also applies inward pressure on the sandwich when the package is closed, which facilitates cheese melt and helps keep the sandwich folded in the proper presentation when the package is opened. Additionally, calibrated vents below the sticker panel help control product moisture and heat retention while an offset lock design provides product security and ease of opening.
HAVI reduced the thickness of the resin sheets used to create the clamshells by 25 percent (relative to other standard sheet thicknesses available in the industry), resulting in material cost savings of 15 percent and a package more than 50 percent lighter than standard fiber clamshell designs. The convertible clamshell also improved operational efficiencies within the QSR chain’s restaurants, reducing service times by 20 percent. While the amount of time it takes to close flexible wrap packaging averages three to five seconds per item, the time it takes to close the convertible clamshell is one second. The one-step process of folding over the convertible clamshell plate and locking it causes the wrap to close as well and helped reduce total assembly time for the product in restaurants from 20 seconds to 16 seconds.
The breakthrough clamshell packaging has not only attracted customer and client attention for its design and functionality, but industry attention as well. Accolades include an Edison Award for Innovation, a Food Service and Packaging Institute Innovation of the Year Award and an Ameristar Best in Show Award.",857,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107874026.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020162922-20201020192922-00525.warc.gz,0.929083585739136
8cbb783c-054b-4ce9-b4d9-79a536a070b2,2020-10-22T15:11:47+00:00,2017-12-05,0,https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/101952/feeling-unprepared-for-phd-because-of-poor-educational-system-in-my-home-country/101955,"I will give some background. I am from a third world country, and I am doing my math PhD in Europe. During high school and university years I participated in many maths competitions, and even got to the pre-national team. (I mention this just to show how interested I have been over the years with the topic.)
Here is my problem: my education is not the best. I would say it is mediocre at best. By education I mean the whole system of the country. I pretty much had to learn everything on my own during those years, starting from Analysis. So, even though I took courses, they were meaningless, because the level was very low and in many cases the professors were not experts in the field. On top of that, the interaction with other students was almost null, I was very ahead of all of them.
Despite that, as I said, I studied very hard to get to where I am now. However, I have to admit that due to this personal training, there are many topics that should be basic with which I don't feel comfortable about: ODEs, PDEs, Numerical Linear Algebra, etc. This is due to time constraints because I feel capable of learn anything.
To summarize so far: I have been a lonely man in a cave with a book for the last 7 years. That being said, I managed to get some decent knowledge in the area I am currently working in.
Fast forward to the PhD program. As usual in Europe, there are no courses involved: only research. And there is were my conflict lies: I am very unsure of myself because I think that everyone has a better education than me and hence they are better prepared. Another issue is that the institute were I am is very small and hence there is no ‘big purpose’: no one seems to care about you. Also, the institute is not well known, so that I am also afraid that the ‘brand’ issue will affect me later.
I feel like I don't belong there, and that I could do much better if I go to another Program that starts the courses from the beginning. However, the way I am doing it right now has got me very demotivated and it is starting to affect my research: I have been here for a year already and so far I am only at the middle stage of a first paper. The paper is not that strong, because after I got the results I found that someone has done it before (I lost months on this).
I guess that what troubles me most is the fact that, due to lack of data, I can not compare myself (main source of motivation, in a healthy sense of course) with the rest of my peers and that is the main reason for my insecurities. The comparison is in the sense of me being sure that I am roughly at the same level of my colleagues. I know no other way to do this other than taking the same courses and tests. This comes naturally with a program in which one take courses on the first year but, as explained earlier, I didn't have this interaction with really good students. Due to this, I am thinking of quitting and starting all over again somewhere else. Also, I don't think this is a case of the Impostor Syndrome: I am sure that with proper training I could get far, I just haven't had the opportunity to take a bunch of graduate courses.
Should I proceed?",710,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107879673.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022141106-20201022171106-00025.warc.gz,0.988773763179779
05eefadc-c922-4774-af20-adb7aab958ac,2017-08-21T17:53:47+00:00,2013-08-21,0,http://www.leisuretimerv.com/RVBrands/SIESTAClassCMotorhomesbyThor/tabid/28074/Default.aspx,"Traveling in style is easy in the Siesta Class C Touring / Class B+ Motorhomes. Based on your family size and travel requirements, you will find the floorplan that's right for you. The Siesta line is also available on a Diesel Powered Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis. Save fuel, while providing smiles...Reduce your fuel costs without limiting luxury with the new 2014 Siesta line of Class C Diesel Motorhomes featuring the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter RV chassis. With distinctive European inspired styling inside and elegant full body paint exteriors, discover the joy of owning a Siesta Sprinter motorhome.",128,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109470.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821172333-20170821192333-00227.warc.gz,0.782463431358337
bee4a76b-9f60-445a-ba0c-ad1659492d08,2020-10-24T02:31:01+00:00,2020-10-24,0,http://www.curtinnovation.com/best-way-in-order-to-meet-your-true-love-and-girlfriend/,"The probabilities are when you’re a guy who wants to figure out how to chat with girls, then you will find a good chance that you know already the answers to the issues that I’ll give you on this page. But don’t worry – if you nevertheless need help there are lots of other places on the web where you can get some good valuable suggestions and knowledge about how to chat with girls.
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03d6f341-6dbe-49df-9d29-7315ac6c56b4,2018-08-20T06:55:00+00:00,2017-10-01,0,http://www.avigailoren.com/blog/2017/10/1/the-week-of-a-meaningful-fast,"I spent Yom Kippur reflecting on compassion and forgiveness, and the relative lack of these attributes in the American (in)Justice system. On this holiest day of the Jewish year, we ask god to forgive us--yes us, the collective, the community, all Jews--for our misgivings. Our fate is bound together, and if we as individuals expect forgiveness and compassion when we make the wrong choice then we as a community should grant that same respect to others.
Here's what captured my attention this week...
I'm reading: I finished On a Farther Shore, the Rachel Carson biography, which I found informative but uneven. I've since begun The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne, which was my Book of the Month selection for August. In just the first fifty pages, I googled ""Irish Independence,"" ""Kyrie Eleison,"" ""rates of incest,"" and ""taoiseach,"" which I still cannot figure out how to pronounce. I'm captivated and can't wait to report back to you next week. This morning, I also really enjoyed a travel story in the New York Times by Sarah Khan, ""A Muslim American's Homecoming.""
I'm listening to: I enjoyed Switched on Pop's new episode about Calvin Harris's ""Feels,"" which has since been stuck in my head all week. I subsequently listened to Harris's new album, Funky Wav Bounces Vol. 1, which was a good match for the unseasonably summery weather this week.
I'm looking forward to watching: My bae and I have gotten into BoJack Horseman, which is a crushingly accurate depiction of how ridiculous and awful depression can feel--we're really enjoying it! I was never interested in the show until Kevin started it, because, well, the description isn't so appealing is it? But somehow it's funny and charming and genuine as hell, and we're already cruising through the third of four seasons.
What are you reading, listening to, or watching this week?",421,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215858.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820062343-20180820082343-00203.warc.gz,0.973973870277405
ca998840-1fd7-4d63-beef-f20e405dcb45,2022-05-25T01:24:53+00:00,2022-05-25,0,https://naturerhythms.net/category/natural/,"A pictorial journey through the redwoods.
People enjoy Sanborn County Park in Saratoga for quite a number of reasons: grassy meadows for picnics and play, the Nature Trail, a central platform that allows wheelchair users to sit in a grove of redwoods, the hiking trails and more. I started my hike on the Sanborn Trail to see the redwoods, which are…
We often think of winter as desolate and empty, but Nature Rhythms’ winter walk in Trione-Annadel State Park (aka Annadel State Park) felt anything but that. Instead, it felt ripe with a different kind of beauty than what stirs us in the springtime. You could more easily see moss-covered limbs or distinct designs on tree…
Description of a beautiful winter walk in Redwood Regional Park on the bridle trail.
Nature Rhythms’ recent trip was like walking into a fungi factory — mushrooms popping out of bark and wood at every turn — in every shape and texture.
On a recent hike through Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve in Santa Clara County, I found a sanctuary of mixed forest a mile from Highway 17. The beautiful preserve includes a natural lake (more of a pond) that was altered by former residents to serve as a water source for the land. Here…
…mature redwoods appear out of the sky like giants on their morning walk.
What Limekiln State Park lacks in size, it makes up in features—a lovely grove with a 100-foot waterfall, a creek running through it to the sea and a beach cove.
Park managers are seeking the right balance in sequoia groves to ensure their survival.
The daunting presence of the sequoias and the rich habitat that surrounds them.",369,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662577757.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524233716-20220525023716-00221.warc.gz,0.943379700183868
79c2f476-fb0e-4e83-a687-e8e6d72cd197,2016-07-25T02:18:12+00:00,2016-07-25,0,http://www.barnesjewish.org/Medical-Services/Palliative-Care/About-Palliative-Care,"Medical treatment can be very complicated; people may be confronted with a bewildering array of options. The Palliative Care team’s goal is to help each person and family come to grips with their unique situation so that they can make the best decisions for their quality of life. For some, the priority is to stay as independent as possible, while for others, it may be to stay comfortable.
The Palliative Care team works with the patient’s primary treating team to improve management of physical, emotional, and spiritual symptoms by providing the following services:
Patients with life-limiting illnesses may seek palliative care when they are experiencing any range of symptoms including:?
- breathing problems
- weakness or fatigue
- nausea and loss of appetite
- bowel and bladder problems
- depression or anxiety
Palliative Care addresses symptoms of depression, anxiety, grief, and loss associated with a life-limiting illness. Brief therapeutic interventions such as guided relaxation techniques, mindfulness, and supportive counseling can assist in relieving these symptoms and improving quality of life.
Medical science has provided many new and wonderful tools, but these tools are not an end in themselves. Palliative Care emphasizes the importance of coordinating highly technological medical care with the patient and family religious or spiritual practice.
For general information about Palliative Care Services at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, please call 314-747-2786.",289,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824201.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00153-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.93004709482193
4eca94e9-fb26-4d2c-8a31-0ed2c1d6b901,2019-08-22T20:06:09+00:00,2016-05-16,1,https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2016/05/senior-advocates-urge-overhaul-of-underused-rent-freeze-program-100864,"A coalition advocating for elderly New Yorkers will issue a report Tuesday calling on the de Blasio administration to overhaul an underused city program that provides rent relief for senior citizens — changes that would cost the administration several hundred million dollars.
The 17-page report, compiled by affordable housing organization Enterprise Community Partners and nonprofit LiveOn NY and provided to POLITICO, calls for City Hall to freeze rents for qualifying seniors at 33 percent of their income. The change would reduce costs for many tenants and would cost the city an estimated $324 million a year in foregone property tax revenue.
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As part of the 46-year-old program, Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE), City Hall gives property tax abatements to participating landlords to make up for the income they are losing.
The agency that administers the program, the Department of Finance, recently said that nearly 80,000 seniors who qualify are not enrolled, often because they do not know about it. By the time seniors sign up for the rent break, they are often already paying more than a third of their incomes on rent.
""I think there needs to be an understanding that a fixed income is a fixed income. Most older adults tend to become poorer as they get older, because their income doesn't buy as much as the cost of living increases. This means that there are those older New Yorkers who have to pay their rent and are indeed choosing between food, medication and other daily needs,"" Bobbie Sackman of LiveOn NY said in an interview. ""This is an opportunity for the city to say to older New Yorkers, 'We're going to make sure that you have the peace of mind and the safety net in terms of affordable housing.'""
A typical senior who participates in the program has an annual income of $16,504, and more than 26,000 SCRIE recipients take in less than that — $11,000 per year, on average — which leaves them with $183 a month in discretionary cash, the report found.
The city's senior population is growing as life expectancies climb. More than 100,000 single seniors currently spend at least half of their income on housing costs, a share that in housing terms gets them classified as ""severely rent-burdened,"" according to a report released by the Citizens Budget Commission last fall.
Freezing rents for SCRIE enrollees at half their income would cost the city less — $225 million instead of $324 million. The current program costs about $137 million a year, according to the study.
A change to the program would require legislative approval in Albany — a hostile political climate for the mayor, and one where he has had mixed success in furthering his agenda.
In an emailed statement, the city Department of Finance said it would back the changes suggested in the report.
""SCRIE is a priority program of the Department of Finance and for the city. In the last two years, we have initiated and supported a range of new rent freeze legislation to raise the income limit, to extend the renewal process, to create new rules for benefit takeover and we want to see this pass as well,"" the agency said.
The rent caps suggested in the analysis are included in legislation that has been introduced in both houses of the state Legislature.
""This is our bill that would allow renters back into the rent freeze program at their old, frozen rent after losing the benefit for one lease term because of a spike in income, but later re-qualify,"" the agency added.
Under the current law, seniors who fall out of the program re-enter at a higher rate.
The report also calls on the administration to launch a television and subway ad campaign to boost enrollment.
Sackman said she had asked city officials, to no avail, to tack on a mention of SCRIE in a $1 million ad campaign to tout a rent freeze last year.
""It was a missed opportunity,"" she said.
The report comes two months after de Blasio partnered with senior advocates, namely the AARP, to push through zoning changes intended to create more below-market-rate housing throughout the city. At the time, he acknowledged SCRIE is underused and said he wanted to fix that.
""The number of severely rent-burdened seniors living on less than a shoestring budget is appalling,"" Judi Kende of Enterprise said. ""A SCRIE rollback is critical, because it will improve outcomes for the elderly by allowing them to afford rent as well as food and medicine, and it will prevent eviction, which has a huge social and economic cost.""
Read the report here: http://bit.ly/1TnAgcj",966,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317359.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822194105-20190822220105-00415.warc.gz,0.975746035575867
1910d076-6d3b-424c-a4f4-a7c79b878ad2,2019-08-25T07:10:52+00:00,2019-07-21,1,https://titans247.org/2019/07/21/tennessee-titans-tough-schedule-could-be-a-blessing-in-disguise/,"The Tennessee Titans will enter the 2019 season with the league’s ninth-toughest schedule. Their opponent’s combined record in 2018 was 131-124-1, good for a .514 winning percentage.
Nearly half of Tennessee’s games this year will come against teams that made the playoffs last year. Houston Texans (twice), Indianapolis Colts (twice), Los Angeles Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, and New Orleans Saints.
And that’s not counting Tennessee’s season opener, a road contest against the Cleveland Browns, who most consider to be this year’s breakout playoff contender.
While the task seems daunting to say the least, this year’s schedule could be a blessing in disguise.
Because, for some reason, the Titans play their best against the best teams in the league. And it has been that way for years.
Last season the Titans had four victories over playoff teams. They defeated the AFC South champion Texans in their home opener, and the Philadelphia Eagles in an overtime thriller a few weeks later.
They defeated the division champion Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, in a high-profile Monday Night match up, then returned home the following week to knock off the world champion New England Patriots…who suffered their worst loss of the season.
It should have been five wins, but a failed two point conversion on the final offensive play in London proved costly. The Titans had out-played the Los Angeles Chargers the entire second half, and seemed poised to secure the victory in overtime with a simple extra point kick.
But I digress.
Tennessee swept a Jacksonville Jaguars team that won the AFC South and advanced to the AFC championship game in 2017.
As an encore, Tennessee upset a heavily favored Kansas City team, on the road, by erasing a 21-3 halftime deficit in that year’s AFC wildcard round.
2016 was eerily similar to 2018. The Titans defeated five playoff teams that season (Detroit, Miami, Green Bay, Kansas City, Houston). They also eliminated Denver from playoff contention late in that season, who also finished with a winning record.
So fear not, Titans fans, when looking at this year’s schedule on paper. This team has consistently shown over the years to play up to the level of their opponents.
It’s the “gimme games” that have proven to be Tennessee’s Achilles Heel recently, but if they fix that dubious trend then a deep run in January is a real possibility in the Music City.
And that would be music to Titans fans’ ears if they do.",544,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027323221.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825062944-20190825084944-00305.warc.gz,0.955629408359528
b317e48a-fed6-49a1-a23a-8395b960f6d1,2022-05-28T03:46:36+00:00,2022-05-28,0,https://blueberry-nutrition.com/pages/the-blueberry-difference,"While we can’t rely on motivation and willpower to help us stay on our health journey, we can take advantage of the inner workings of our brain to trick ourselves into action. By starting slow, this makes change feel good instead of restrictive;
effortless instead of a slog.
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Our overall physical health is a sum of our diet, sleep, stress management, water intake, movement, and emotional satisfaction. Together we will work on all of these elements. Conquering all aspects of deep health is what is truly required for lasting change.",232,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663012542.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528031224-20220528061224-00026.warc.gz,0.909249663352966
7306b687-9104-4010-87d0-756921e665d3,2019-08-20T13:37:28+00:00,2019-06-20,1,http://smarthighways.net/autonomous-does-not-equal-driverless-jaguar-land-rover/,"The group strategy director of Jaguar Land Rover believes the popular view of autonomous cars as ‘driverless’ is wrong, and that the driver will remain in ultimate control of his company’s products.
Adrian Hallmark told the website Fleet News that “autonomous technologies will instead work in the background to assist and enhance them.”
Speaking at a new technology showcase, he said cars will become safer not because they are driving themselves, but because the driver is supported by a plethora of unobtrusive new features.
“Technology will help improve traffic flow and air quality, reduce congestion and reduce the potential for accidents,” Hallmark added.
He pointed at new technologies such as Roadwork Assist – which were demonstrated to Fleet News in a Jaguar XE – that uses a forward-facing stereo camera to gently and accurately guide the car through narrow roadworks, detecting cones and barriers, centralising the vehicle between them.
The system is the first step in fully autonomous driving through roadworks, says JLR.
The website adds that the next stage of car-to-car autonomous technology will be co-operative adaptive cruise control, increases the level of autonomous driving by enhancing current radar technology with a direct connection to the car in front; when they brake, the car behind immediately does the same, reducing following distance.
JLR director of connected technologies and apps Peter Virk believes it could be possible to connect cars to traffic lights and other infrastructure, so inner-city drives can be timed so they don’t stop at red lights.
“In less than three years, I predict that every car sold in the world will be a connected car,” he said.",349,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315544.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820133527-20190820155527-00420.warc.gz,0.955871403217316
a200ca7b-400d-4a2d-aab5-1616469eb052,2016-07-27T02:10:32+00:00,2010-02-09,1,http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/7189810/Ukraine-election-Yulia-Tymoshenko-under-pressure-after-defeat.html,"With nearly all the votes counted, Mr Yanukovych, 59, was leading Mrs Tymoshenko, 49, by almost three per cent or 600,000 votes in a contest praised by international poll observers as ""an impressive display of democratic elections"".
Mrs Tymoshenko appeared reluctant to concede defeat, however, stoking speculation that she will make good on pre-election threats to contest the vote's fairness and mount a legal challenge or even call for her supporters to take to the streets. But her options appear to be limited given how close the voting was and the positive assessment by observers.
On Monday she postponed a planned public appearance for 24 hours.
A wealthy businesswoman, Mrs Tymoshenko was the heroine of the 2004 Orange Revolution, a series of mass street protests that set the strategically vital gas-transit country on a pro-Western course, cleaving it from Russia's sphere of influence.
But she and Viktor Yushchenko, her one-time ally and the outgoing president, squandered what appeared to be a historic opportunity to reform one of the former Soviet Union's most corrupt countries. They have been criticised for failing to deliver better living standards and for the past five years spent much of their time bickering among themselves, a process that mired Ukraine in a series of debilitating political crises.
Going well beyond their traditional role as mere observers, European monitors practically urged her to concede defeat and bow out gracefully for the sake of stability. ""It is now time for the country's political leaders to listen to the people and make sure the transition of power is peaceful,"" said Joao Soares, the most senior European observer.
The Russian media could not conceal its glee. The pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia likened her defeat to an ""orange sunset"".",363,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257825358.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071025-00294-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.969193994998932
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e9e01040-37f7-4761-8499-3f031d95b54f,2020-10-31T09:34:34+00:00,2011-06-03,0,https://christina-darling.com/2011/06/03/bossypants-discussion-50-150/,"Hello Bookclub! Long time no see. To lead the discussion on pages 50-150, I have passed the baton on to my good friend and former college roommate, Rosanna. See what she has to say about Bossypants after the jump:
So let’s pick up the conversation with Tina climbing Old Rag Mountain and getting a job at the YMCA (which just goes by the Y now a days– fun fact). Did anyone go Google “Robert Wuhl” like I did? (definitely not who I thought he was). As the book goes on I continue to love Fey’s one liners; they are subtle enough that if you blink too quickly you might miss them. Any book clubber have a favorite so far? (in this section I laughed out loud at: “I was right, by the way. He was for dudes.” pg 59)
Throughout these two sections we obviously start to learn more about Fey’s life. I wonder why she chose the seemingly random story of climbing Old Rag Mountain with HRW and Jess-Chriss and then go into a great detailed illustration of her time at the YMCA? I felt that Old Rag Mountain was a hilarious piece which could be considered filler whereas the YMCA gave a glimpse into how she found her way to Second City. This takes us back to Christina’s point about a memoir… I expect longer detailed stories in a memoir but definitely expect short hilarious stories like HRW in a comedy book alluding to someone’s life. The more you read this book the more difficult it becomes to classify it into one category. Anyone agree or disagree?
I loved reading about her start at Second City and how she worked with Amy Poehler (one of my favs); I didn’t know they knew each other before SNL (sorry, out of the loop). Fey’s Rules of Improvisation on pages 84-85 made me want to do improve!!! It sounds so fun. I also loved the quick few sentences Fey throws in about career advice to women. I think as I look back on what I’ve read in the book she does throw out some great life lessons even if she doesn’t clearly red flag them. Anyone gain anything from her outwardly haphazard points?
Fey’s honeymoon with her husband she calls Barry (or Lee), for legal reasons, taught me two things: When I finally go on a cruise I will not say “bravo, bravo, bravo” and Fey is as funny in real life as she is on television. The part about “Titantic” at the end of the chapter- she is just naturally funny.
The next few sections discuss beauty secrets and once again I felt like it was just randomly thrown in. I laughed throughout (“The Three Secrets of Great Skin are Moisture, SOOTS (Stay Out of the Sun), and Be Italian.” pg 104) but again if you went into thinking it was a memoir you probably were like: umm Tina why does this matter? Or maybe not- what are your thoughts book club readers??
Then finally we have arrived at her time with SNL. As someone who enjoys SNL and loved the cast when Tina was a member, this section was wonderful to read. It was interesting to me to read the behind the scenes aspects of what it’s like at SNL. Book clubbers- did you think Fey focuses more on the story in this section rather than being funny? I definitely enjoyed reading this section, like I said, but to me it wasn’t as overtly funny as the previous 100 pages.
I think I will stop with this… Anything else strike you throughout the past 100 pages?",790,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107917390.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031092246-20201031122246-00328.warc.gz,0.975352704524994
b1ace33f-adef-4b6e-be44-cc1bc83a3913,2018-08-16T02:25:06+00:00,2018-07-20,1,http://tobagotoday.co.tt/news/2018-07-20/gunshots-fired-at-rig-workers%E2%80%94roget,"A little over two days after he was abducted from his home by a group of men posing as police officers, a 46-year-old fisherman from La Brea was rescued by police yesterday.
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Gunshots fired at rig workers—Roget
Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) leader Ancel Roget is calling for the borders to be locked down as he claimed offshore workers at Petrotrin platforms are being shot at while at work.
Roget also criticised the recently unveiled National Crime Preventative Programme (NCPP) as a sham, claiming that it will have no impact on crime and criminal activity in the country. Roget was speaking to reporters at Library Corner, San Fernando yesterday to drum up support for JTUM’s September 7 Rest and Reflection campaign.
He said, “We have our workers who work offshore, they witness on a daily and nightly basis transactions going on at our nation’s borders in the offshore environment, where drugs come in, where guns come in, and when you report these things nothing is done. We are saying that the lives of those workers, our members, are at risk because they are being shot at while at work on the platforms offshore because the borders are not locked down,” he said. Southwestern Division police said they were unaware of such reports.
Roget said the Government criticised the last administration for the cancellation of the Offshore Patrol Vessels but they have done absolutely nothing to secure the borders. He also called on Petrotrin to beef up security at the platforms, but he claimed the company had reduced the level of security in the off-shore fields and then declared a profit.
Saying that the Government has failed to deliver its campaign commitment to deal with crime, Roget said, “We are sitting ducks in this country waiting to be the next murder victim.”
He also called for active and aggressive prison reform, saying criminals were calling shots from inside the prison. He said the Government must commit the same resources they used to find the cellphone of the son of Finance Minister Colm Imbert to find missing people and bring the perpetrators of crimes to justice.
“That sham crime plan that they are attempting to put into place is just to hoodwink the public for yet another time or to appease the population not to get involved in rest and reflection on 7th of September. That will do precious little or nothing to protect the lives of citizens when sophisticated gun-toting bandits come to your door any hour of day or night.”
“We want the government to ensure that you have crime-fighting apparatus, DNA technology to detect crime and criminal activity and so on and of course to deal with the justice system which has collapsed and to treat with aggressive prison reform.”
Calling on businesses people in San Fernando and the public to support the union’s day of rest and reflection, Roget said so far they have had enormous support from people and businesses in Arima and Chaguanas.
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f7b243a5-a4ae-426d-8997-a24d216a80f3,2018-08-16T15:57:05+00:00,2014-03-25,1,http://news.trust.org/item/20140325150103-vehcp/?view=quickview,"By Alphonso Toweh and Saliou Samb
MONROVIA/CONAKRY, March 25 (Reuters) - West African nations scrambled on Tuesday to contain an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus suspected to have killed at least 59 in Guinea, with people presenting symptoms of the disease reported in neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Health authorities in Liberia said five out of six people who crossed the border from Guinea to seek treatment and showed symptoms of the fever had died.
Liberia's Chief Medical Officer Bernice Dahn said it was not confirmed if the cases were Ebola, one of the most lethal infectious diseases known to humans, and tests were being carried out.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said a total of 86 suspected cases, including 59 deaths, had been reported in southeastern Guinea near the border with Sierra Leone and Liberia. Laboratory tests have confirmed 13 cases of Ebola in Guinea so far, the first outbreak of the disease in West Africa.
""The patients we have seen thus far have similar symptoms to those of the people in Guinea,"" Dahn said. ""Those people had the sickness and crossed over into Liberia's Lofa county for treatment. Five died.""
Samples taken from those who died in Liberia had been sent to Conakry for testing, according to the Geneva-based WHO.
In Guinea, authorities have taken steps to quarantine suspected cases in the districts of Guekedou, Macenta, Nzerekore and Kissidougou.
In neighbouring Sierra Leone, authorities set up a taskforce after the death of a 14-year-old boy who had attended the funeral of a suspected Ebola victim. Authorities are yet to confirm if the boy died of the disease.
Sierra Leone was receiving help from the WHO and the U.S. firm Metabiota, which investigates infectious disease threats, said Chief Medical Officer Brima Kargbo.
Initial reports indicated a Canadian who showed Ebola-like symptoms after travelling to West Africa had tested negative for the virus, WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told reporters.
Ebola was discovered in 1976 in then-Zaire, now Democratic Republic of Congo. Scientists have identified the outbreak in Guinea as the virulent Zaire strain of the virus.
Because people who fall sick with it tend to vomit, have diarrhoea and suffer both internal and external bleeding, their bodies are often ""covered in virus"", explained Peter Piot, one of the co-discoverers of Ebola and now director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
This means anyone in close contact with them - such as nurses, doctors and carers - is at risk, he said.
Esther Sterk, a tropical diseases specialist at the international medical charity Medecins Sans Frontières, said after an incubation period of between 2 and 21 days, the virus causes a raging fever, headaches, muscle pain, conjunctivitis and weakness, before moving into more severe phases of causing vomiting, diarrhoea and hemorrhages.
""Patients may have heavy bleeding, including from the nose or via their urine,"" she said in a briefing note on the disease.
She added, however, that while dangerous, Ebola remains rare. Since the virus was discovered in 1976, around 2,200 cases have been recorded. Of those, 1,500 were fatal.
The last major outbreak of the Zaire strain was in 2007, when 187 people died in Congo, a fatality rate of 74 percent.
Scientists are not clear how the virus - which also infects animals including bats, believed to be a major reservoir of the disease - crossed the continent from Sudan, Congo and Uganda.
With ethnic and family ties and trade making cross-border travel common in the region, the outbreak in Guinea is causing concern in nearby West African nations.
Mali said it was working with the WHO to put in place preventive measures, including stronger border control health checks, and a mechanism for coping with potential victims.
The WHO's Jasarevic said the main areas authorities should focus on were infection control, scaling up laboratory testing facilities and ensuring the best clinical management of confirmed cases of infection.
""It's also about working with health workers so they know how to treat patients properly so they don't fall victim themselves,"" he said.
(Additional reporting by Umaru Fofana in Freetown, Kate Kelland in London and Stephanie Ulmer-Nebehay in Geneva; Writing by Bate Felix; Editing by Daniel Flynn and Janet Lawrence)
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61615314-bc1e-4f61-b859-d208063787ca,2016-07-25T15:09:58+00:00,2013-03-22,0,http://www.cutimes.com/2013/03/22/stocks-hit-highs-while-uncertain-credit-union-memb?t=online-mobile-bankingttechnology,"Stocks Hit Highs While Uncertain Credit Union Members Continue to Save
The Dow Jones industrial average in recent days has ended a surge that the markets hadn’t seen in 17 years.
For some, it was one more sign that the nation’s economy may be continuing to move along the road to recovery. Industry watchers said the Dow’s ascension, which started at close to 14,254 on March 5 and peaked at 14,514 on March 15, was fueled by several factors, including a spike in gas prices.
Investors may have either been spooked by the record rise or made some adjustments to their portfolio mix.
For credit union members, who tend to err on the side of conservative, the Dow’s increase might have aligned with their savings, which were up in January, according to CUNA Mutual Group’s March Credit Union Trends Report.
The timing of the Dow’s record movement coincides with the latest update from an initiative between CU Solutions Group and SaveUp. According to the Michigan Credit Union League & Affiliates, which owns CU Solutions Group, SaveUp is a free rewards program that encourages consumers to make positive changes to their financial behaviors.
More than 40 credit unions have signed on with SaveUp since the alliance launched six months ago.
Every time members contribute to their savings or retirement accounts, pay down their credit cards, mortgages or other loans or engage with SaveUp’s financial education content, they earn credits they can use to win prizes from sponsors such as Virgin America, Banana Republic and GameStop, as well as a $2 million jackpot, CUSG said.
For the $737 million Northeast Credit Union in Portsmouth, N.H., SaveUp has served several roles particularly with certain member niches and their spending and long-term planning goals, said Andrea Pruna, vice president of marketing at Northeast.
“SaveUp is a great innovative tool to engage with the Gen Y market, reward positive member behavior and help plan our marketing tactics using its incredibly useful data reports,” Pruna said.
Unlike their baby boomer counterparts, Gen X and Gen Y have a bit more time to plan for retirement. To target these younger members, SaveUp recently released its first U.S. Consumer Savings and Debt Report with its major findings focused on the financial habits of Gen X and Gen Y.
With Gen X, average mortgage debt was $181,706, which was 21% above the U.S. average. Average student loan debt and credit card debt were $44,270 and $8,801, respectively.
Gen Y had less debt averages, according to SaveUp. The average mortgage debt was more than $161,000, which was 7.5% above the U.S. average. Average student loan debt and credit card debt were $40,273 and $4,113, respectively.
“Our recent data report shows that young people are bearing a disproportionate share of the country’s non-asset debt, and if credit unions can engage younger Americans to offer them better terms, and longer term financial services, there is a real benefit to all sides,” said Priya Haji, CEO and co-founder of SaveUp.
Meanwhile, despite the Dow’s winning streak and more consumers paying down debt, retiring comfortably remains elusive for some.
According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s Retirement Confidence Survey, released on March 19, the percentage of workers confident about having enough money for a comfortable retirement is essentially unchanged from the record lows observed in 2011.
While more than half expressed some level of confidence, with 13% being very confident and 38% somewhat confident of being able to afford a comfortable retirement, 21% were not too confident, and 28% were not at all confident. The latter figure is the highest level of those not at all confident recorded during the 23 years of the survey, EBRI said.
One reason that retirement confidence has remained low despite a brightening economic outlook is that some workers may be waking up to just how much they may need to save, according to EBRI.
Asked how much they believe they will need to save to achieve a financially secure retirement, a striking number of workers cited large savings targets: 20% said they need to save between 20% to 29% of their income and 23% indicated they need to save 30% or more.
“Aggressive as those savings targets appear to be, they may not be based on a careful analysis of their individual circumstances,” said Jack VanDerhei, EBRI research director and co-author of the report. “Only 46% report they and/or their spouse have tried to calculate how much money they will need to have saved by the time they retire so that they can live comfortably in retirement.”",998,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824230.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00171-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.976228415966034
1ec1f10c-5384-4a15-95ed-0df49109a3b1,2019-08-20T09:45:56+00:00,2016-12,1,http://www.v2g.co.uk/2016/12/nissan-unveil-solar-pv-integrated-static-xstorage-for-uk/,"In two separate press releases there have been two interesting announcements from Nissan on the ex EV battery storage front. In the first there’s a football connection!
Nissan, power management leader Eaton and The Mobility House today signed a ground-breaking 10-year deal with Amsterdam ArenA – home of Ajax Football Club and world-famous entertainment venue – to provide back-up power from second life Nissan LEAF batteries.
The xStorage Buildings system efficiently stores and distributes energy when it’s needed, ensuring that the lights never go out at the renowned 55,000-seater stadium, which has played host to numerous high profile concerts and sporting events over the years.
By repurposing batteries from previously used electric vehicles, the xStorage Buildings system can draw energy from the grid, providing businesses with more control, better value and a more sustainable choice for their energy consumption.
Using 280 Nissan LEAF batteries, the system designed for the Amsterdam ArenA will be the largest energy storage system powered by second-life batteries used by a commercial business in Europe and will have four Megawatts of power and four Megawatts (sic) of storage capacity.
As well as providing vital back-up power services to the ArenA, xStorage Buildings also enables the Amsterdam ArenA to power the surrounding neighbourhood when necessary and protect the grid.
We’ll excuse Nissan PR the misprint because they’ve provided this nice video accompaniment to their announcement, which doesn’t make the same mistake:
In the second announcement it is revealed that:
Nissan and power management leader Eaton are broadening their portfolio of xStorage Home residential energy storage solutions by introducing a range of six product configurations, giving consumers greater choice to meet their energy needs. This announcement comes as pre-orders of xStorage Home begin today in the United Kingdom, Norway and Germany with other European markets to follow in the coming months.
The xStorage Home system can draw energy from the sun or from the grid, making energy consumption more affordable and encouraging home-owners to make a more sustainable choice. The cutting-edge technology in the xStorage Home system is also fit for the future, and can enable customers to sell energy back to the grid – an opportunity that is expected to be offered by energy companies in the future.
The system gives consumers greater control over how and when they use energy in their own homes enabling them to avoid expensive tariff periods. The expanded range will offer consumers greater choice over power capacity and price as well as units. Consumers can opt to purchase units powered by either second life batteries or new batteries.
xStorage Home units – which provide a sustainable second life for Nissan’s electric vehicle (EV) batteries after their first life in cars is over – will be priced competitively starting at €3,500 (excluding VAT and installation costs) for a power capacity of 3.5kW rising to just €3,900 for 6kW. Units powered by new Nissan batteries will start from €5,000 rising to €5,580 for the highest capacity and will come with an extended warranty period of ten years.
Connected to a residential power supply and/or renewable energy sources such as solar panels, the unit has the potential to revolutionise the way people manage energy usage in their own home, providing added flexibility.
xStorage Home comes with solar panel inverters already integrated meaning that if a home is equipped with solar panels, the consumer can connect directly to xStorage Home, storing and then powering their homes using clean, renewable energy. It can also save customers money on their utility bills by charging up when renewable energy is available or cheaper, and releasing that stored energy when demand and costs are high.
The xStorage Home unit also has the capability to provide energy back to the grid in countries where the conditions enable customers to do so. This provides another potential revenue stream as customers will be able to sell stored energy back to the grid when demand and costs are high.
The system also provides the ultimate back-up energy solution to consumers, ideal at a time when energy grids are coming under significant strain. With smartphone connectivity, it allows consumers to switch between energy sources at the touch of a button.
I wonder if Eaton have solved all the Great British G83 issues yet, and whether they will incorporate V2H functionality into their xStorage offering? I also cannot help but wonder how many Great British Pounds that €3,500 will translate to by the time UK deliveries eventually commence?",916,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315321.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820092326-20190820114326-00538.warc.gz,0.93728905916214
c0924294-079f-463e-8a08-2b87c1576127,2015-04-01T01:11:03+00:00,2012-03-20,1,http://www.rferl.org/content/russian_court_upholds_scientology_ban/24522528.html,"A Moscow regional court has upheld a lower court decision declaring books on Scientology to be extremist literature and banning publication or distribution of books from Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
Court spokeswoman Anna Tyurina said that during the course of the hearing it was proven to the court's satisfaction that Scientology was aimed at forming isolated groups, prepared to engage in extremist activities in a battle with the rest of the world.
In June, Moscow's Shchelkovsky Court recognized several of Hubbard's books as extremist.
Members of the group appealed the decision.
The March 20 ruling by the regional court means Hubbard's literature and material on Scientology is officially on the list of banned extremist material in Russia.
With ITAR-TASS and Interfax reporting",150,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131302428.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172142-00230-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.954351305961609
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Art print quality postcard, framed to gallery standard.
Double mounted, glass fronted and in a substantial, solid black, wood frame.
An original, licensed postcard, celebrating the Golden Age of Horror Comics (pre 1955).
All images are brand new and perfect, the framing of which is only ever crafted on order. Guaranteed.
Overall framed approx size – 21 x 25cm
(Image size approx.) – 12 x 16cm
(The solid black wood frame used is 30mm wide and 20mm deep).
For those who may be interested, this comic, amongst others, led directly to a US ‘Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency’ being set up in 1954, specifically looking at comics, such was the moral panic. The industry responded with a new ‘Comic Code Authority’ and the words Horror and Terror were outlawed in their titles. It was agreed that zombies, vampires and werewolves were no longer to be portrayed. The code also included that ‘established institutions’ could not be disrespected and ‘in every instance good shall triumph over evil.’ Before 1955 around 25% of all comic books published were of the horror genre, soon after they were to all but disappear.
A great website, Fury Comics, allows you to view some of this Golden Age of Horror. Just don’t read them before bedtime.",294,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027320734.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824105853-20190824131853-00325.warc.gz,0.9528968334198
3354cacf-e625-4be3-ba2c-75840b3528ae,2022-05-17T07:41:53+00:00,2015-12-15,0,http://www.publicinfoprojectsblog.org/2015/12/article-how-pdp-and-apc-created-new_15.html,"By SKC Ogbonnia
Unlike my father, my mother Esther Oligwe Ogbonnia hardly cares who wins or who loses in presidential politics so far there is peace. Not in 2015!
Full of excitement following Muhammadu Buhari’s victory, I placed a call to my mother in Nigeria, but she was not her usual cheerful self.
SKC (Me): “Mama, why are you sounding strange?”
Mother: “Hmmm…I am okay but not very okay. There is trouble. The problem seems to be your friend—the Hausa man. They say the man has become the president again by force and plans to take away our Bible. They also say he is the same person who caused us harm during the war, and is going to replace all our people in government work with Hausa.”
SKC: “Who is saying all those things about Buhari? When did you become a politician?”
Mother: “Well, I am not a politician. And I may never have crossed River Niger or know how to count 1.2.3, but I can smell counterfeit from a distance. My son, the fear of that man is rearing up everywhere—in the church, our meetings, and the marketplace. Even our ‘who is who’ in the North have already packed back to Enugu . I pray this aura of doom will not be felt where you are in America ...”
SKC: “Mama, please do not mind them. I am very happy to have supported the man. As I told you before, he is better than Jonathan by far. He will end corruption and provide jobs for our youths. Kidnapping and armed robbery will go away. Those saying bad things about Buhari are some of the same people who stole the money meant to complete Ugbo road. They are afraid he will put them in prison. That is why”
Mother: “So the Buhari man is truly a good person? But did you hear that he locked up Jim Nwobodo and one good man from Onitsha area for no just cause? Do you know they also say that he killed one young boy from Udi Agbaja for nothing? Biko, how did you know the man?”
SKC: No, I did not know Buhari before. However, when he was head of state, there was no corruption. Watch…things will change within few months. NEPA will provide light day and night… You will say, I told you so.”
Mother: “Well, I have heard you, my son. So, we should not worry? I am feeling better now, but I don’t know about our people. They see the man as danger…”
Clearly, the general perception of Muhammadu Buhari in the East before the election was that of a jihadist, dictator, and a bigot—all roped in one, thanks to a montage of propaganda orchestrated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The then ruling party did everything humanly possible to cling on to power. And you can’t blame them. Having squandered our common wealth while at the helm, PDP had nothing on the ground for the Igbo masses and thus needed to sustain mass following by deceit.
For example, one infantile lie drummed since 2011 to prevent the restless Igbo youths from revolt had been that “Things will get better once President Goodluck Jonathan zones presidency to the Igbos after his tenure.” It was not surprising, therefore, that Buhari’s victory was readily seen as a coup d’état in the East, particularly among the jobless youths, who thence seem to have nowhere else to perch than clench their angst towards one form of Biafra or another.
The gist, if it is not already manifest, is that these new Biafrans, most of who are under the aegis of PDP Youth Wing, are the byproduct of the party’s gloomy narratives of Buhari. In fact, any careful review of the recent activities of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), leaves no one in doubt that his rebellion was heightened by the defeat of Jonathan and PDP. And it does not take a genius to discern why prominent opposition leaders from the East have continued to tiptoe around the Biafran agitation even when it has widened.
For sure, the rallying cry for the current Biafran movement is the inexplicable marginalization of the Igbos. But we must not ignore one bitter truth: The last 16 years of democratic rule did not take place under Muhammadu Buhari or the All Progressive Congress (APC)—but squarely under PDP where every ethnic group, including the Igbos and their Southern neighbors were well represented.
Yet both President Buhari and APC have not helped matters. Upon assuming office, Buhari’s body language, including lopsided political appointments, began to appear as if the old Eastern Region was an illegal alien. To add salt to an open injury, the president shocked the democratic world by stoking a statement generally interpreted as a plot to marginalize the zones that gave him fewer votes. This gaffe was definitely beyond the pale and had deserved every damage control.
Sadly, instead of telling the president the simple truth, many APC leaders went as far lampooning the Igbos for expressing their right to choose. The ruling party conveniently brushed aside the fact that virtually all Nigerian presidential elections in history were influenced by ethnic sentiments, yet there is no record where a section of the country was denied its share of the national cake on the basis of voting pattern. The whole APC approach on political appointments triggered a nationwide outrage, with many groups charging the new government of ethnic chauvinism. According to a faction of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), the development was a clear testament “that Buhari is not seeing Ndigbo as part of Nigeria .”
The presidency reluctantly addressed the dilemma, quipping that, “At the end of the exercise, no part of the country will be left feeling left out.” Unfortunately, recent events suggest otherwise. The much-awaited ministerial allocations have come and gone but failed to reflect the balance needed to allay the fear of Igbo marginalization.
Although it is true that Igbos, particularly Chibuike Amaechi, Kachikwu Ibe, and Godwin Emefiele, occupy powerful positions in the central government, the gesture is wallowed in mistrust. The crème of Igbo intelligentsia as well as leaders of the Biafran agitation perceive the motive as a postwar federal agenda to drive a wedge between the Igbos of the South East and their brothers and sisters of the South-South. Moreover, many are dismayed with the attempt by the Federal Government to isolate the history of Biafran movement solely to the Southeast. After all, not only does the Igbo territory extend beyond the Southeast, the die-hard leaders of the Biafran war included the natives of the South-South zone, such as Chukwuma Nzeogwu, Phillip Effiong, and Joe Achusia, to name a few.
This medley of unforced errors on the part of APC government did nothing but play into the prevailing PDP narratives—those very fears narrated by my mother when I had called from America after Buhari’s victory. Today, the opposition is gaily saying “I told you so.” For the restless Eastern youths, it was the perfect excuse to finally embrace the call for secession from Nigeria —with Nnamdi Kanu as the totemic leader. Kanu has since been arrested and denied bail by the federal authorities. And different pleas for his release have also been rebuffed, leading to mass protests and loss of property as well as innocent lives.
But the quagmire must not continue. Rather than brute force, there is the need for solution through diplomacy.
First, President Buhari should go above the fray and order without further delay the release of Nnamdi Kanu. There is no doubt that Kanu’s rhetoric is hugely offensive, and deserves every condemnation, but keeping him behind bars for expressing his fundamental rights of self-determination does more harm than good. The matter is gradually gaining worldwide sympathy, and Nigeria ’s economy must not be exposed to a new wave of ethnic havoc on top of Boko Haram.
Second, the APC government ought to find ways to dialogue with the pro-Biafra groups and reassure them of a genuine desire to carry the Igbos along, with specific attention to youth employment. Such dialogue can help the agitators to realize that the real enemies include their own brothers, faceless politicians, who carted away development funds in the East.
Third, but most ironic, if the war against corruption is a good omen, Buhari must be careful to avoid being mired into another form of Igbo marginalization. Even though the anticorruption war has already visited high profile culprits in every other zone of the federation, notorious politicians in the Southeast are still acting as if Goodluck Jonathan still holds sway. It is time to double up and expose the political merchants who abetted ageless money-spinners, such as Enugu-Onitsha/Enugu-PH Expressways, 2nd River Niger Bridge, Dredging of River Niger, Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Constitutional Amendment exercise, the criminal demolition of Eastern Nigeria Secretariat at Enugu and, of course, various abandoned Constituency projects littered across the area. The president may as well head further south to unmask the incubus choking other vital projects with huge employment opportunities, particularly Calabar and PH ports, PH International Airport, and the East-West Highway . Seeing is believing. Nothing can assuage the feelings of these youths more than prosecuting the crooked politicians who exploited the poor masses for selfish gains.
The view immediately above mirrors a topical goal of the current Biafran movement which, in its own words, strives to hold accountable “all looters, embezzlers, kidnappers, sponsors of terrorism, child traffickers, corrupt judges, crooked university lecturers, murderous Nigerian security forces and all thieving individuals masquerading as public officials who steal public funds thereby preventing developmental projects from impacting positively on the lives of the ordinary people.” This very idea of the pro-Biafra group is hardly unpopular. In fact, one may think their statement was adapted word-for-word from the campaign book of President Muhammadu Buhari. Said differently, these youths and Buhari share common dreams for a corrupt free society, after all. And they need each other. Sustaining our hard-fought change demands broad participation across the breadth and depth of Nigeria .",2321,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662517018.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517063528-20220517093528-00606.warc.gz,0.964048504829407
bd1f8994-d60c-442c-b56a-a181a26e1710,2017-08-19T07:29:35+00:00,2016-11-06,0,http://www.comfortstationlogansquare.org/events/2016/11/6/2016-chicago-paranormal-film-festival,"Comfort Film Presents:
2016 Chicago Paranormal Film Festival
2016 Festival Schedule
(You are free to enter in and out of screenings throughout the day.)
10:00AM DOORS OPEN 30min
10:30AM BLOCK A 90min
CAUSE OF MY DEATH 80min
""Paranormal Activity"" meets ""Quarantine"". Two girlfriends, one hunted condominium complex, zero normal people.
Girls are trapped in building with no exit, no chance to escape.
After few hours of total mess, one of the girl disappears and become crazy just like other tenants.
12:00PM INTERMISSION 15min
12:15PM BLOCK B 90min
ANGEL BACK 7min
Two young people, Alex and Marina, feel in love and discover they can’t live with one another. A strong connection is developed between them and they decide to marry. Alex dies in an accident while abroad and Marina struggles with the loss of her boyfriend even as she grows old, trying to get in touch with his spirit.
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WOODS 7min
A man's obsession drives him into the heart of the forest to confront the beast that dwells within.
HUMAN RESOURCES 75min
In this ghost story for the 99%, a young woman who lands a new job discovers that the skyscraper she works in is haunted by victims of the corporation's cutthroat pursuit of profit. Unable to ignore injustices embodied by the disembodied, she sets out to reveal the truth and stop her bosses before their seemingly benign business operations kill again.
01:45PM INTERMISSION 15min
02:00PM BLOCK C 90min
WILD MEN 90min
The inept cast and crew of a surprise hit reality-tv show travel deep into the Adirondack mountains for their second season to find proof that Bigfoot exists. Any remaining skepticism they have is ripped to pieces.
03:30PM INTERMISSION 15min
03:45PM BLOCK D 90min
SHELF ELF 9min
Hang your stockings. Say your prayers. This is Shelf Elf. A home invasion horror/comedy based on that little creep that floods your Facebook and Twitter feeds every December. This Christmas, all will be shelved!
BLACK WIDOW 2min
A Passionate Kiss with fatal end
WHAT GOES UP 6min
When a man wakes up in a mysterious place, he is forced to face his demons.
HEART OF DUST 6min
A former psychiatric patient returns to the now abandoned and decaying asylum to reflect upon his memories as a patient, struggling to free himself from feelings of institutionalization. He recalls a female patient who would play the piano, lifting the spirits of the other residents. Based on true stories.
After being buried alive as a heretic in the 17th century, Carmilla awakens from her grave in northern Iowa and begins her conquest of a small town.
05:15PM INTERMISSION 15min
05:30PM BLOCK E 90min
THEIR DREAMS OF LISBON 25min
Douglas Runnicles is struggling to come to terms with the death of his wife Fiona and his gay son Neil in a car accident. One day, he sees a young gay man, Simon, at Portobello Beach who looks strikingly like his dead son. Douglas becomes obsessed with the young man.
A GHOST STORY 24min
Follow Carl, a tenacious opportunist and self-proclaimed ghost-hunter, through his heart-stopping venture in this dark comedy.
Ghost tours deliver scary stories, and that’s about it. However, if the tour happens to bill itself as a special engagement involving the year 1954, then you can expect an experience that exceeds expectations, including those for survival.
THE HALLOWEEN GIRL 19min
Ten years after her tragic death on Halloween night, Charlotte begins to reappear to her mother, Marie, in a series of nightmares - or are they? Only adding to her distress is the news that her young son, Luke, now has a mysterious teenage friend he calls ‘The Halloween Girl’ - and her name is Charlotte. Has Charlotte really returned - and is Marie’s dark secret now in danger of being revealed…?
07:00PM INTERMISSION 15min
07:15PM BLOCK F 90min
INTO THE OTHER SIDE 16min
A man and his paranormal group try to uncover what is lurking at a haunted manor in Indiana.
SUPER DOG 15min
A sweet movie about a young boy with post traumatic stress disorder who struggles to let his imaginary dog go. A unique twist reveals what caused his disorder while intertwining supernatural and spiritual influences. Recently awarded ""Best of Show"" at the Tupelo Film Festival"" and stars the famous boy who wrote the viral White Boy Privilege.
SILENTLY WITHIN YOUR SHADOW 14min
As their relationship grows, Lucette's obsession for ventriloquism and her dummy Hugo starts to strain her relationship with Jace. To Luctette Hugo is more than just a dummy, he’s her best friend and represents her ambition as an artist, to her, he’s very much real.
But to Jace Hugo is just a puppet, or is he?
ghost-hunter, through his heart-stopping venture in this dark comedy.
THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT 14min
A man on the run takes cover as a taxi driver on the midnight shift. Soon he discovers that things are not what they seem when he picks up a mysterious figure as a client...
DEMONIC ATTACHMENT 13min
Jennifer Ryan is sick. After seeing countless doctors and specialists without getting any answers, she turns to her last resort. But what she finds out may haunt her forever...
In the art exhibition, a southern woman designer Juan Zeng(cast：Yao Zhang) won the first prize by a Yulan flower endshield which is entitled ""the life beyond"" . As the leading character in the story suddenly died, the truth behind the endshield and the change under the bodhi tree during the last 50 years both became unveiled with Juan Zeng's way back home.
A young Irish mobster struggles with the harsh realities of his brutal profession.
08:45PM INTERMISSION 15M
09:00PM AWARDS 60M
10:00PM END OF EVENT
The Chicago Paranormal Film Festival is an annual event featuring all independent films of the supernatural / paranormal genre including reality documentaries. The event also features special guest speakers, workshops and vendors relating to the paranormal! chicagoparacon.com
You are free to enter in and out of screenings throughout the day.
Film screenings happen every Wednesday at 8pm
Outdoor Film screenings are at dusk (sundown) out on the Comfort Station lawn.
Music performances happen every Thursday at 7pm
Art openings happen the first Saturday of every month, and are displayed for the entirety of the month
All other events happen intermittently
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441857bd-6a8d-4c49-912f-12b3a66c8983,2020-10-27T16:31:22+00:00,2018-07-31,1,https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-vision-is-clear/news/cows-view-herb-as-lollies/OUQEYEYOBJFWNQEVFDZWRKFSCA/,"The use of the herb plantain in dairy farm pastures – likened to giving ""lollies"" to cows – has been shown in one test to reduce nitrate leaching by up to 90 per cent.
New research by a Massey University-led team has shown that incorporating the plant in a cow's diet could significantly help reduce the amount of nitrate leaching into New Zealand's waterways.
Many farms are already applying management practices that reduce nitrate run off, but these studies give farmers more options and tools.
An initial trial, run over two months last year in the Tararua district of the Manwatu-Wanganui region, recorded a drop in nitrate leaching of 90 per cent. A follow up test, held over a longer nine-month period, resulted in a reduction of 66 per cent.
A researcher involved in the project, Soledad Navarrete, a post-doctoral fellow at the university, says the first tests, which took place in March and April 2017, ""suggested plantain had the potential to reduce nitrate leaching by 90 per cent through a lower concentration of nitrate in a cow's urine.""
Subsequent testing between September 2017 and June this year also showed significant gains resulting in the 66 per cent drop.
Navarrete put the variability between trials down to the fact the first tests were carried out before winter in 2017 - a time when nitrate leaching is high - while the second trial was undertaken over a longer period.
But Navarrete says many more questions need to be answered before scientists will feel confident in recommending its widespread use on New Zealand dairy farms: ""We need to better understand what proportion of plantain is necessary in the sward [pasture] to provide the greater impact; the testing we are planning in next year's grazing season ought to give us this.""
The Massey research is one of a number of plantain studies taking place around the world. In Tasmania, the leader of a project on dairy farms there, Adam Langworthy, says the crop is not only nutritious, it is also extremely palatable.
""For the cows, it's like having lollies sprinkled through the paddock,"" he says. ""It helps to increase their consumption as they eat more pasture while searching for the plantain.""
The Tasmanian project, which is partly funded by Dairy Australia, is, like the Massey trial, looking to establish the optimal sowing methods and rate of coverage of the crop per hectare.
And in the Netherlands a scientific article written by the plant sciences department at Wageningen University says including herbs like plantain in pastures has been shown to not only reduce nitrate leaching, but to reduce methane emissions by livestock.
Plantain works in several ways to reduce nitrogen leaching. Its high water content means a cow's urine is more diluted enabling the nitrate to spread over a greater area of pasture, the nitrogen eaten is proportioned differently in an animal's body so less makes it into the urine and mechanisms within the crop's root system locks more of the nitrate up in the soil.
Navarrete says three pastures were used in the Massey trial each with different mixes – plantain only, a plantain-clover mix and ryegrass-white clover. Sixty cows grazed in each over eight consecutive days. The proportion of plantain used was 85 per cent (plantain only) and 65 per cent (plantain-clover mix).
Researchers measured pasture production, the nitrous oxide loss from the pasture and the nitrogen content in animal urine, faeces, blood and milk. During winter 2017 drainage water was collected and analysed.
""These results demonstrated large reductions in nitrate leaching,"" Navarrete says. ""The study showed that plantain decreases the urinary nitrate and urea concentration of cows when compared to cows fed ryegrass. The incorporation of plantain in a cow's diet appeared to reduce the nitrate leaching.""
Navarrete says the next step is to determine how much plantain an animal should be eating. To test this, the Massey team is preparing pastures for grazing next year by varying the proportion of plantain in each. It has yet to decide on the proportions but Navarrete says it will possibly be at levels of 20, 40 and 60 per cent.
Nitrate can have damaging effects on the health of waterways. Significant amounts can lead to excessive algal and aquatic plant growth which, by depleting water of oxygen or changing habitat, can reduce the number of sensitive species living in that waterway.
It has also been associated with toxic blooms in lakes, allowing invasive weeds to thrive and impact human recreation in rivers.
The Massey study is running at the same time as a farmer-led initiative in Tararua in which DairyNZ is working with 21 farmers to see if the results translate to larger catchment scale.",1019,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107894203.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027140911-20201027170911-00646.warc.gz,0.960870623588562
31b472c4-9ea3-4194-a66f-0492913212a2,2022-05-21T14:43:57+00:00,2011-05-02,0,https://hortonlawfirm.net/foreclosures/good-news-for-south-carolina-families-confronting-foreclosure/,"April showers bring May flowers…and orders from the South Carolina Supreme Court regarding mortgage foreclosures. For those facing foreclosure or with such a fate looming, there may be good news in this recent order. First, it may help folks to stay in their home longer while foreclosure is pending. However, better yet, the process required in the new order may allow individuals to negotiate a loan modification that allows them to keep their homes while having a more affordable monthly payment.
On May 2, 2011, after taking judicial notice that the Courts were having difficulty concluding foreclosure actions due to failed or delayed loss mitigation efforts by lenders-servicers, Chief Justice Jean H. Toal issued Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, ordering that no foreclosure hearing OR foreclosure sale may be held in a foreclosure action until the Mortgagee’s (lender/servicer’s) attorney certifies the completion of a foreclosure intervention.
WHO IS COVERED?
Owners of mortgaged real property that is the principal residence of any mortgagor (home owner).
WHAT IS FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION?
“Foreclosure intervention” has been defined as “any policy, process, or procedure employed by a Mortgagee for the purpose of seeking a resolution of a foreclosure action by loan modification or other means of loss mitigation.
AN ORDER OF FORECLOSURE HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT THE PROPERTY HAS NOT BEEN SOLD AT AUCTION, DOES THIS ORDER APPLY TO ME?
YES. The Order provides that if an order of foreclosure has been entered, the Mortgagee must certify a Notice of Foreclosure Intervention has been filed and served on every Mortgagor. The foreclosure action is stayed until completion of such foreclosure sale. GET THIS: Your property cannot be sold until notice and/or completion of the foreclosure intervention process.
The above was written by guest blogger, Wes Meetze of The Law Office of Marcus W. Meetze, LLC. Wes has experience in handling foreclosures for banks, but is using this experience to represent individuals and families facing foreclosure. If you would like to discuss with Wes you can reach him at 864-534-2187 or email@example.com.",465,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662539131.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521143241-20220521173241-00028.warc.gz,0.94700163602829
0c8a728b-6af7-4c27-8546-7d02c5cdf0dd,2020-10-27T09:31:09+00:00,2020-02-29,1,http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/traditionally-u-s-soldiers-have-owned-the-night-but-now-the-taliban-has-night-vision-too/,"In February, a video was released on the website Voice of Jihad – a piece of propaganda created by the Taliban that displays an overnight raid against Afghan security forces in Kandahar.
On the surface, it was nothing too out of the ordinary for Taliban videos, but there is one unusual aspect of this video that has the U.S. military gravely concerned. The images from the video are in the green tint of night vision and that points to a serious problem.
Kyle Rempfer, an editor for Military Times, says, “This video shows that there’s an increasing proliferation of night vision equipment and the optical devices that kind of are associated with it, that use the infrared light spectrum.”
Historically speaking, U.S. forces have owned the night. Night vision technology has given them a strategic advantage that their adversaries haven’t had. But now, Taliban forces have gotten ahold of night vision goggles.
“The big tactical advantage is even if only one member of the Taliban has it, they can see a U.S. team or even a partner force team moving from a long distance away, so the advantage of surprise is taken away right there,” he says. “As far as where they’re getting them, there’s three big possibilities. The main one and the kind of traditional one is that the Taliban are taking them as battlefield trophies off enemy combatants.”
The other two possibilities, he says, are that they’re purchasing them on the black market or that other nations – like Russia, Iran, or North Korea, for instance – are supplying them through secondary channels.
Rempfer says the immediate tactical change is that U.S. forces will now have to be more careful about how they move.
Written by Jen Rice.",375,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107893845.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027082056-20201027112056-00093.warc.gz,0.958144783973694
07295a1c-fe23-4988-8137-4d2ad1bb1bf2,2019-08-22T15:42:18+00:00,2019-08-22,0,https://www.ufh.co.uk/case-studies/shottenden-kent,"Product: SlimFix® 25mm composite panel
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The build was brought up to current regulations in terms of insulation levels by incorporating external wall insulation and new double glazing.
As the developer wanted an efficient system, and height in the bungalow was at a premium, underfloor heating incorporated in the SlimFix® panel was the obvious choice.
Designed in the UK, SlimFix® is a thin (25mm), single underfloor heating panel designed to make fitting underfloor heating easier and faster.
The Technical Sales Adviser worked with the heating engineer to evaluate the best solutions for the new underfloor heating system. The engineer's preference was for SUPERflex™ pipe. Quite often, the solution is simple, and that's one of the major benefits of working with experts like Continental Underfloor - we know never to overcomplicate things. In this case, the SlimFix® method was the perfect solution, and would be compatible with the engineer's choice of SUPERflex™ (AluPlas® 16mm pipe also works well with this system).
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Underfloor heating isn't just for new builds. We will work with you on your refurbishment projects.
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Using an expert supplier like us means you will get the benefit of 19 years' worth of practical knowledge, and your adviser will guide you throughout the project.",409,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317274.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822151657-20190822173657-00547.warc.gz,0.959881246089935
b2e15185-9472-4a93-9a8b-84b52378f432,2016-07-27T02:14:55+00:00,2011-10-03,0,http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/More-screening-needed-to-identify-depression--vision-loss-after-mild-stroke-85590-1/,"OTTAWA, Oct. 3, 2011 -- On the surface they appear unaffected, but people who have mild strokes may live with hidden disabilities, including depression, vision problems and difficulty thinking, according to a study released today at the Canadian Stroke Congress.
The study calls for new guidelines for the treatment and management of mild strokes, which account for two-thirds of all strokes and usually involve a hospital stay of one to five days. Co-author Annie Rochette, Ph.D, of the University of Montreal, and her research team interviewed 200 people in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta within the first six weeks of their stroke.
""There is no such thing as a mild stroke,"" says Dr. Rochette, who describes high rates of sleeplessness and depression among study participants almost a quarter of whom were clinically depressed. ""These patients face huge challenges in their daily lives."" Study participants reported a significantly poorer perceived quality of life.
Participants in the study were generally younger than people who have severe strokes. The mean age of study participants was 62. Seventy-five per cent of severe strokes occur in people over age 65.
People interviewed worried about returning to work (41 per cent were working before their stroke), taking care of their families and being able to drive. Yet, few were screened for visual or cognitive impairments, which are not as easily detected as impairments in movement, before leaving hospital or provided with post-stroke rehabilitation.
Nearly 25 per cent of mild stroke patients only visited the emergency room. Occupational therapists, neuropsychologists or speech therapists, who typically do these types of screenings, do not usually see mild stroke patients, says Dr. Rochette.
""Patients are told to see their family doctor, but given no other tools or rehabilitation,"" says Dr. Rochette. ""When they go to drive again some people are too afraid to get behind the wheel.""
People with mild stroke also faced the fear and increased risk of another stroke and uncertainty about the future. ""This study dispels the myth that mild strokes lead to few or no consequences,"" Dr. Rochette says.
Study authors say new treatment guidelines, including greater access to rehabilitation services, will ensure more people get the care they require and return to their usual activities. Each year, about 15,000 people in Canada experience a mild stroke. Many more go unreported.
""Stroke patients who have had a mild stroke face many challenges getting back to their daily lives,"" says Dr. Antoine Hakim, CEO and Scientific Director of the CSN. ""Proper evaluation to avoid a recurrence and rehabilitation after leaving hospital is essential to ease this transition and to provide people with the tools to live a healthy life.""
Heart and Stroke Foundation spokesperson Dr. Michael Hill warns that mild strokes can be a warning of a future stroke. ""People who have had a mild stroke are five times more likely to have a stroke over the next two years than the general population,"" says Dr. Hill. ""Proper treatment and management of risk factors can help prevent another stroke.""
In addition to managing risk factors, he notes that treatment of depression symptoms should be high on the agenda. ""For the depressed patient recovering from stroke, medication and counselling can be an important aspect of patient care.""
A list of common symptoms of depression include persistent:
If you or a member of your family has survived a stroke and is having difficulty with any of these symptoms, talk to your physician, advise Drs. Hakim and Hill. Depression, untreated, could increase the risk of another stroke.
|Contact: Cathy Campbell|
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada",748,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257825358.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071025-00305-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.968843340873718
7a0b5aac-8ee4-4b9f-9220-d9475528385c,2018-08-17T22:33:32+00:00,2010-08-01,0,http://voiceofe.com/2010/08/bedtime-stories-the-sprig-of-rosemary.html,"This story is The Sprig of Rosemary from
THE PINK FAIRY BOOK Edited by Andrew Lang
This story is about a girl who meets a handsome wizard and marries him. She does the one thing that he tells her not to do and his castle is destroyed and his memory is erased. She goes on a quest to find him, to get their wonderful life back. Eventually she does find him, but will he remember her in time to stop him from marrying the ugly princess?
This fairy tale is Rated G. No killing in this one.
You can read the book yourself for free at
Project Gutenberg Pink Fairy
or you can download it to put on your iPod or a cd here (Right Click, Save Target As):
or just click below and listen right now",161,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213158.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817221817-20180818001817-00092.warc.gz,0.977526009082794
6fa488ed-0f2d-48f1-a3f6-1d22422af1af,2015-03-30T10:37:02+00:00,2012-10-25,0,http://www.allconsuming.com.au/2012/10/25/still-waters/,"Yesterday I had a little jaunt into the city to listen to the head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (have I told you lately how much I love my job?) talk about what’s happening around the world as we head to a low carbon future. (Sidetrack: did you know that the Kyoto Protocol ends at the end of this year? That the Kyoto Protocol II is being negotiated in Doha next month or that Australia has still not said whether it will sign it?)
As I got off the bus and walked up to the Lowy Institute the city was humming with workers heading out to get some lunch. It hit me full force that I really am not a part of that scene anymore. So many pencil skirts. Lots of pretty shoes. And suits. Older, greying men with spreading girths versus a younger generation in gorgeous thick cotton collared shirts and suits tailored to within an inch of their seam allowance.
I slowed, catching snippets of conversation “It’s just not the right letter to send”, “I know about it because she put it in an email to Linda” and remembered being that ensconced in a business. Sure, I had my own pencil skirt on and a face full of make-up and yes, my head was full of facts I’d crammed about carbon trading and climate change so I wasn’t that far removed from these people but I felt different. Once I got back to my office (ie home), the gear was off, the face paint removed and there was a brief lie down (my back is almost back to its worst).
I adore my job, it came at a time my brain wasn’t working as it should and my stress was off the scale. But I battled through the panic and self-doubt and can appreciate it has been the best thing that could have happened. It is just the right amount of work in terms of hours (a five day fortnight), I am learning so much, it challenges my brain, it hones my craft, my deadlines are essentially immediate so I don’t have things hanging over my head or time to procrastinate and most importantly it is a complete disconnect from my day to day life. I don’t have to commute, I can still work when my back is busted (on my “floor office” involving a yoga mat, pile of pillows and heat packs as required), there’s no sharing a manky work kitchen and I can interview big important people without a skerric of makeup on while in my tracky-dacks.
It’s been a rough year in the allconsuming house – as most years seem to be – but it appears the waters of my life have indeed calmed. You guys have stood at the ready, rallied as I fell, willed me back to my feet. My life is a crazy stress-addled one but I’m doing OK. Thought I should let you know. And say thanks.",624,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299261.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00250-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96993350982666
f28f76a0-8443-4ca2-ae25-4edfb42bb453,2013-05-19T18:33:40+00:00,2013-02-10,0,http://animediet.net/reviews/anime-reviews/chihayafuru-2-episode-5-be-as-dear-now-those-were-the-good-old-days,"No Arata this week but Chihaya is just as good. Actually, she’s still the best. Partly because she strives to be the best of the best. Whereas the rest of the Mizusawa team were put off by her declaration to be ichiban, she demonstrates the necessary ambition of a champion.
I was just lamenting last week that I ran out of space but Chihayafuru delivers in building upon the theme from the previous episode thereby allowing me to continue my discourse. In fact, I will refer back to something Tsubouchi-san said, “Karuta isn’t fun. It’s the act of trying your hardest that is fun.” This statement captures the entire essence in the drive to become the best.
Chihaya shocked everyone when it became obvious that she is imitating the dominating weapons of the Queen and Master. It’s unthinkable but so was Federer excelling on all court surfaces on his way to winning seventeen Grand Slams. The astounding discipline to win again and again only to get back to work after each celebration certainly differentiates the best.
However, it was Retro-kun who stole the episode here with his laudable polemic on what it means to be number one. Defying his President’s orders, he matched the players by ability instead of taking advantage of the discrepancy to cinch three wins for first place.
This is in stark contrast to the false champions of our day such as Lance Armstrong. While I don’t consider Hokuo’s strategy as cheating, Retro-kun embodies the sportsmanship of a pure champion. Once again, this gesture is largely unseen today as displayed by Belichick’s actions. The head coach of the winningest football team in recent history have been known to walk off the field before clock expires, to make physical contact with game officials and to refuse post game interview this past season.
I remember my brother and friends hiding written formulas on their forearms with shirt sleeves for exams. I refrained. They all received better grades. In a milieu full of cheating, the price of honesty becomes ever steeper. It’s almost to the point where one has to cheat in order to remain competitive. It’s almost the reality that success is accompanied by a footnote.
Then there’s Chihayafuru and this.",495,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00017-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.969094812870026
c5f1a9ea-17e3-46fe-94dc-970d490158de,2022-05-20T07:45:55+00:00,2019-05-10,1,https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2835336-matthijs-de-ligt-will-move-to-england-or-spain-in-summer-says-edwin-van-der-sar,"Ajax CEO Edwin van der Sar has said he believes Matthijs de Ligt will leave the Dutch side in the summer, and he's likely to end up at a big club in the Premier League or La Liga.
He expressed hope the Ajax captain would go out on a high note, as the side are still battling for the Eredivisie title: ""I think these will be De Ligt's final games with Ajax, but I hope he goes out on a high. He's been here since he was a child and will end up at a big club. I think he'll go to England or Spain.""
Per the report, the defender has been linked with Barcelona, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Juventus. The Catalan giants are seen as the favourites for his signature and have already secured team-mate Frenkie de Jong.
Ajax missed out on doing the treble with their shock exit at the hands of Spurs on Wednesday, but they can still do the Dutch double. They've already won the KNVB Cup by beating Willem II 4-0 on Sunday, claiming their first trophy since 2014.
De Ligt scored the opening goal on Wednesday as Ajax cruised to a 2-0 lead in the first half. Spurs produced a stunning comeback, though, with a Lucas Moura hat-trick handing them the win and a ticket to the final.
The aggregate score was 3-3, and Spurs held the away-goal tiebreaker (U.S. only):
It was a disappointing end to what has been a sensational European campaign for the 19-year-old. Statman Dave shared some of his key stats:
Along with big goals against Juventus and Spurs, his highlights also include epic battles with Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo in back-to-back ties. Both the Real Madrid and Juventus forwards scored in the first leg of their respective ties, but they were bullied by the teenager in the return fixtures.
A product of Ajax's vaunted academy, De Ligt made his international debut at the age of 17, forming a strong partnership with Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk. Despite his young age, he's bursting with confidence, per Samuel Luckhurst of the Manchester Evening News:
A big summer transfer seems likely, especially if Ajax do the Dutch double and win the Eredivisie. With two matches left to play, the Amsterdammers are tied with PSV Eindhoven for the lead.
Ajax's progress to the Champions League semi-finals was something of a Cinderella run, and with star midfielder De Jong departing for Barcelona, they're unlikely to replicate that success next season.",555,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662531762.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520061824-20220520091824-00013.warc.gz,0.966443419456482
0a1710ff-273d-4601-995a-2d95b72c704d,2017-08-21T12:00:37+00:00,2017-08-16,1,http://www.week.com/story/35193038/route-66-gets-a-boost-in-tonawanda,"One of Illinois' most famous and endangered historic landmarks is getting a bit of a boost. The historic Route 66 Corridor has a new attraction in Towanda, a bike trail. Building the bike path is part of an agreement between McLean County and neighboring villages as part of a program converting old rail lines into bike trails.
Th wraps officially came off of the $2.2 million dollar Route 66 bike trail Wednesday afternoon in Towanda.
""The bikers they come, and they walk it, they look at all the information boards that's out and it brings business in for some of our small businesses,"" said Tonwanda Village Board Member Debbie Kinsella.
Another politician at the dedication points to the importance of Route 66... pumping hundreds of millions of tourism dollars into Illinois.
""The eight mile Route 66 bike trail runs through Towanda here and into Normal.
One visitor from California got a chance to test out the new bike trail inside Boyd Wesley Park.
""It's Route 66 and it's this great bike trail, through all of Bloomington there were trails everywhere, I hardly got scared by any cars or trucks,"" said Chris Carmichael of Auburn, California.
Bloomington area Congressman Rodney Davis and Peoria area Congressman Darin Lahood have introduced bills to make the Illinois sections of Route 66 a national historic trail and commemorate its 100th anniversary. If approved the bill could help pump federal dollars into maintaining the corridor, which stands to lose some of its funding in three years.",305,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886108268.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821114342-20170821134342-00369.warc.gz,0.959653496742248
015d3ad4-e324-46a9-a6b9-05da1d4d60cf,2020-10-23T05:40:54+00:00,2020-09-17,1,https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-09-17/disruptive-new-telco-moves-closer-to-prime-time-101606566.html,"Disruptive New Telco Moves Closer to Prime Time
A major new company that could ultimately challenge China’s wireless carriers and digital entertainment providers by pooling many of the nation’s local cable TV operators came one step closer to commercial operation this week with the signing of an agreement by its 46 new stakeholders.
The number of signatories was one less than previously disclosed by the group in a series of filings last month, as Citic Guoan Information Industry Co. Ltd. dropped out for unspecified reasons. As a holder of stakes in 17 city cable networks in seven provinces around China, Citic Guoan was expected to be an important partner in the new venture, whose name translates to Unified National Network (UNN).
It was not immediately clear why Citic Guoan dropped out, though one observer speculated the surprise move could be related to an ongoing reorganization at the company’s parent Citic Group, one of China’s top financial conglomerates. Citic Guoan’s previously intended stake in UNN will now go to China Broadcasting Network Corp. Ltd. (CBN), a company that was set up to consolidate China’s fragmented cable TV industry nearly a decade ago. CBN had originally been slated to hold a majority 51% of the company under the agreement announced last month.
Plans to consolidation of China’s various regional cable networks date back to 2012 when the country’s State Council green-lighted the formation of CBN with that specific mission. The company was officially set up in 2014, but has been confronted by continual issues since then due to the complexity of its mission. The drive to complete the consolidation has gained extra urgency recently as cable TV companies lose market share to more nimble private sector rivals like iQiyi and Youku that deliver TV over the internet and have national reach.
CBN made headlines last year when it unexpectedly received a fourth license to offer cutting-edge 5G telecom services alongside the nation’s three major wireless carriers. Last month one of those carriers, China Mobile, announced it would jointly build its 5G network with CBN, providing the latter with a way to quickly get into the capital-intensive business.
As the majority stakeholder in CBN, observers expect the company to be the driving force behind the new Unified National Network, which should be able to offer a wide range of services like home-based broadband, pay TV and 5G wireless phone and internet service. That could give the company an edge over more established rivals despite its late arrival to the telecom-based services arena.
Other stakeholders in UNN will remain unchanged from last month’s announcement. Those include stakes of nearly 10% for units of e-commerce giant Alibaba and electric grid operator State Grid Corp. of China, which will each contribute 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) to help capitalize the new company.
The new company’s other major stakeholders will be regional cable TV operators, which will supply their cable TV assets in exchange for shares. Among those Guangdong’s network operator will receive 6.15% of UNN, and Beijing’s will get 3.85%. UNN will have registered capital of 101.2 billion yuan and its board will have 11 members, according to last month’s announcement.
Several sources told Caixin in February that multiple broadcast-related government agencies were giving an extra push to create the new company that would finally consolidate the nation’s fragmented cable TV producers into a single company that would also offer 5G services. One of the trickiest issues had been determining what stake of the new company to give each provider of regional network assets. As part of the arrangement with the new company, the regional network operators will be able to offer local 5G services using CBN’s 5G license.
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f5c8405b-90b2-459c-b4c2-347df239d770,2015-03-31T09:51:42+00:00,2010-02-17,1,https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2010/INT021710A.htm,"WEST AFRICAN OIL PRODUCERS
Oil Offers Hope of Middle-Income Status for Ghana
IMF Survey online
February 17, 2010
- Gold, cocoa exports helped economy weather global crisis
- Oil coming on stream in 2011, could bring middle-income status in 10 years
- $600 million IMF loan has boosted reserves, strengthened currency
In the next few years, Ghana will become an oil producer.
If the country uses its new-found oil wealth wisely, it stands the chance of achieving middle-income status within ten years, according to the IMF’s latest analysis.
Ghana is one of Africa’s frontier emerging markets, having entered the global capital market for the first time in September 2007. Its past wealth lay in gold and cocoa―commodities that have remained in high demand, and which have helped the country weather the recent global recession.
Despite Ghana’s favorable long-term prospects, it faced an external financing crisis in 2008-09. Highly expansionary budget policies ahead of the 2008 elections boosted inflation and eroded its international reserve position. A slump in foreign exchange inflows linked to the global financial crisis made things worse. At the government’s request, the IMF put together a three-year lending arrangement of $600 million in mid-2009 to strengthen Ghana’s international reserves. Linked to tighter budget policies, this worked well. Ghana’s currency recovered its strength, and inflation began to fall.
In this interview, the IMF’s mission chief for Ghana, Peter Allum, talks about the prospects for Ghana.
IMF Survey online: What has been the impact of the global economic crisis on Ghana?
Allum: Ghana has been affected, but less so than many other frontier emerging markets. Private remittances from those working abroad has fallen by about a fifth, and foreign direct investment has fallen to a four-year low. At the same time, global economic uncertainty has led to a slump in the domestic construction industry.
But unlike a lot of African commodity exporters, Ghana has been very fortunate that its two main exports, gold and cocoa, fared very well during the global recession. Global demand and prices for both have remained very strong and that has helped it weather the recession better than most countries.
At the same time, Ghana doesn’t have a very large manufacturing base, unlike South Africa, so it hasn’t been affected by the slump in manufacturing trade globally. And its financial sector is also relatively insulated from the global financial system.
So while growth has slowed, it’s still in the 4 percent range, down from 7 to 8 percent in 2008. For Africa as a whole, we’re projecting growth of 1 percent in 2009, so it’s substantially higher than Ghana’s peers in Africa.
IMF Survey online: Ghana was recently granted an IMF loan of $600 million. How is it using those resources?
Allum: We agreed on a new loan of $600 million in the middle of 2009 that will be dispersed over a three-year period. The loan has helped strengthen the international reserve position of the central bank. That in turn has brought greater confidence in Ghana’s balance of payments and has helped avoid the currency depreciation and associated inflation that we saw in 2008 and the first half of 2009.
At the same time, the fact that the IMF is willing to stand behind Ghana’s economic program has made it easier for the World Bank to move quickly in 2009 to make its own loan of $300 million. The IMF-supported program has also encouraged bilateral donors to continue with their funding.
IMF Survey online: What are the main challenges facing Ghana?
Allum: Ghana’s problems are mostly homegrown. The government had a very expansionary fiscal policy in 2008 ahead of the national elections, with the fiscal deficit expanding to 15 percent of GDP or more.
With stronger expenditure management in 2009, the deficit was substantially reduced. But that remains far too high. At current levels, the public debt is still rising rapidly, and heavy budget borrowing from the banking system is keeping interest rates high and taking money away from potential corporate investment.
""Ghana has been very fortunate that its two main exports, gold and cocoa, fared very well during the global recession.""
Bringing down inflation represents another challenge. Inflation has historically has been higher in Ghana than in other African countries The government got it down to about 10 percent at the end of 2007, but then as a result of the global food and fuel price increases, it rose through 2008 and in 2009 to about the 21-22 percent range. But it’s started to come down again now.
IMF Survey online: You mentioned cocoa and gold. Will those two sectors be the main source of growth and jobs in the years to come?
Allum: It will help the economy, but the areas which have been growing fastest in the recent past have been the financial services sector and communications. And those two sectors have been core areas of growth throughout Africa, and it’s quite likely that that will continue in Ghana also.
Ghana also has prospects to expand its commercial farming sector, but that partly depends on improving its transport link from the interior to the coast.
But the big story for Ghana is that oil production will start in 2011, and that will lead to quite a substantial increase in output. Now that won’t create many jobs in and of itself. It’s a very capital-intensive industry and the oil is based offshore so a lot of those jobs are going to be expatriate jobs. But it will generate a substantial boost in revenues for the government—we estimate in the range of 6 to 7 percent of GDP. If that money is used wisely, it could lead to a substantial improvement in Ghana’s infrastructure and its competitiveness, and that could lead to further growth and job creation.
IMF Survey online: We know from experience that oil resources aren’t always used wisely. How do you think Ghana will manage?
Allum: The perceived wisdom is that resources can be a curse for economies. When you look at oil exporters, they have not always seen the benefits in terms of stronger growth and improved living standards. But when you look closely at resource exporters, there are some that have done very well. For example, Botswana has moved into middle-income country status on the back of diamond exports even though it’s a landlocked country.
""The big story for Ghana is that oil production will start in 2011, and that will lead to quite a substantial increase in output.""
The difference seems to be in the quality of the economic and political institutions. To use resources well, you need a system that can look to the long term and invest wisely, rather than using the resources to satisfy interest groups. Ghana has a well-developed democracy. We hope that it will enable the country to identify a consensus on its developmental needs. And its budgeting system, although it needs substantial improvement, is better than in many countries in Africa.
We will be working with the government within the framework of the IMF-supported program to reduce the fiscal deficit substantially in 2010 and 2011. That will be important to ensure that the oil revenues, when they come on stream, can be used to finance new projects and programs rather than just being used to finance the fiscal deficit.
IMF Survey online: You have served as mission chief for Ghana since 2008. What is your take on the country’s future?
Allum: Ghana has always stood out as one of the more promising countries in Africa, and that has been reflected in the attention that they’ve got. President Obama’s visit in June 2009 signaled international recognition of their success on the democratic front, having achieved a peaceful democratic transition now on two occasions, in 2000 and in 2008. That can only help bring attention and business interest to Ghana.
But it’s also a country which is still struggling with a very high level of poverty. You see that on the streets. There’s a lot of people in very marginal jobs, selling products from the side of the road to cars and a lot of small businesses.
Yet when you look at the aggregate statistics, Ghana is one of the countries in Africa which has managed to achieve quite strong rates of growth. The business sector is doing relatively well. And although there are overall capacity constraints and quality issues and staffing within the government, there are a large number of very bright people working in the ministries. That offers quite a bit of hope for Ghana’s future.",1780,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300464.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00156-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96372640132904
f673f044-799b-48a1-bde5-cee754db4a63,2022-05-29T01:45:43+00:00,2021-10-01,1,https://femalestartupclub.buzzsprout.com/725862/9670898,"Today on the show we are learning from Ariel Kaye, the founder of PARACHUTE.
PARACHUTE is a modern lifestyle brand committed to making you feel at home. Founded in 2014, it began as an online-only, direct-to-consumer brand with a curated assortment of impeccable bedding products. They've since expanded their product offerings into many areas of the home - including bath essentials, baby, rugs, even a mattress.
Today they have 9 brick-and-mortar retail around the US and plans to expand into more than 30 by the end of next year. In this ep we’re chatting through those first few years of building this business, an early mistake she made on getting started and the channels you might not have considered that are working well today.
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7a9a605d-dfed-489b-821a-a3d9716dc806,2022-05-25T12:47:25+00:00,2015-10-31,1,https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/toyota-overtakes-vw-become-worlds-biggest-carmaker-again/article/1369935,"Toyota has overtaken Volkswagen to retake its crown as the world’s largest carmaker. But there’s cold comfort for the German: the full effects of the emissions scandal have yet to be felt, so its results aren’t actually that bad – yet.
The Japanese carmaker sold just under 7.5 million vehicles in the first nine months of 2015, taking poll position ahead of VW’s 7.43 million and General Motors’ 7.2 million.
In the first half of this year, VW overtook Toyota to become the world’s biggest carmaker for the first time (Toyota having taken the crown from GM in 2008, only losing it briefly in 2011 when the Japanese tsunami interrupted production). How far away that looks now, as it struggles to contain the fallout from the revelation it had been fiddling the emissions tests for its diesel cars in the US and Europe.",188,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662587158.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525120449-20220525150449-00027.warc.gz,0.951791167259216
c80445c6-872c-461f-bf7f-187a81805696,2019-08-23T10:10:00+00:00,2012-01-31,0,http://mydealoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/01/,"When I was little, I was a model. Not a paid for model. But, my Grandmother owned a portrait studio and she always took a couple of photos of me each year for my parents. But, sometimes she needed a model to pose for her so she could tryout new lights and lenses and backdrops. Sometime she would take 100 or more photos of me. I know that doesn't sound like much now in the days of Digital cameras - heck I can take 100 pictures of trees in the park (and I have) nowadays. But, back then, the lights had to be reset and different lenses added and removed from the camera and different backdrops had to be raised and lowered. Oh, and heaven forbid I sore the same clothes in more than a handful of photos - I had to change clothes and redo my hair with coordinating headbands and Yarn Doodles. If you don't know what a hair doodle is, well, then you are too young to be reading my blog Missy. :)
When I was five years old, we moved to Arkansas which meant the photo shoots became rarer only when I visited Kansas. But, when my Grandmother came to visit us -- well that was a great excuse for an OUTDOOR photo shoot. In the heat! In the sun! In the woods! In the rocks! On a hill! On a cliff! Near some snakes! Ack! It's really no secret why there are no photos of me since 1988. I had a camera in my face for the first fifteen years of my life.
This photo was taken in Arkansas, right down the road from our house on a part of the highway that overlooked the lake. It became a family favorite. One of my Uncle's recently told me that this still his favorite photo of me. This was the first photo we took that day but we progressed to the woods and to the lake and to other hot and dirty places before the day was over.
I particularly remember my Mom's face when my Grandmother suggested I jump out of our VW Bus (oh yes we did....) and climb into the Shale Pit in my white tights and new dress. But, we both knew not to argue, just get it done. So, into the Shale Pit I went. **That is not a Yarn Doodle in my hair - that is just an ordinary piece of white yarn. I remember my knees and hand were black with Shale soot.
I still have that dress. It hangs on my office door with a photo of me in it clipped to it. I love seeing it everyday. It recently occurred to me how very 1970's it is and how current it also looks. I think if I had a little girl, she would be wearing it!
(Hmmmm...I wonder if it would fit Hazel?)",582,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027318243.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823083811-20190823105811-00067.warc.gz,0.983407974243164
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b72b78b8-9cbd-4b54-9127-b721e364a32e,2019-08-17T21:15:34+00:00,2019-05-16,1,https://www.apr.org/post/trumps-new-immigration-plan-doesnt-address-undocumented-immigrants,"Updated at 5:25 p.m. ET
President Trump has announced an immigration proposal that would dramatically reshape the legal immigration system in the United States.
The plan ""puts jobs, wages and safety of American workers first,"" Trump said in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday.
""We must implement an immigration system that will allow our citizens to prosper for generations to come,"" he said.
The plan does not address the pressing challenge of what to do about the estimated 11 million people currently in the country illegally, one of the core issues that has animated Trump's presidency.
The speech was notably softer in tone for a president who has often used harsh language when describing immigrants.
Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner has been quietly working on the plan for months and briefed Republican senators on the details Tuesday. A senior administration official, who spoke to reporters Wednesday on the condition that his name not be used, said the proposal is a ""good faith effort"" intended to unify Republicans and start a discussion.
""Right now this is the Trump plan, and we're hoping this will become the Republican plan,"" the official said.
The plan would prioritize merit-based immigration, limiting the number of people who could get green cards by seeking asylum or based on family ties. But it would keep immigration levels static, neither increasing or decreasing the number of people allowed to legally enter the U.S. each year. Here are the elements of the proposal as described to reporters on Wednesday:
- Securing the border: Finishing the border wall
- Protecting American wages: Stemming the flow of low-wage labor
- Attract and retain the best and brightest immigrants
- Prioritize nuclear families: It would limit which family members can come to the country to children and spouses
- Import labor for critical industries
- Preserve humanitarian values: Keep asylum system, but limit it.
Trump described the current immigration system as being largely based on ""random chance,"" insisting that the administration's proposal would set clearer requirements for admission.
""We want immigrants coming in; we cherish the open door,"" Trump said. ""But a big proportion of those immigrants should come in through merit and skill.""
The announcement comes as the Trump administration is struggling to deal with a dramatic increase in asylum seekers trying to enter the U.S. along the southern border, creating what many are now calling a humanitarian crisis.
Earlier this year, President Trump declared a national emergency to go against the wishes of Congress and shift funds to build the border wall he promised during his presidential campaign. So White House aides see this as an ideal moment to try again to reshape the immigration system and enhance border security, something that requires congressional buy-in.
Democrats are unlikely to support any immigration proposal that doesn't also address the young people who came to the U.S. as children and are now here illegally, known as Dreamers. President Trump moved to eliminate the Obama-era program to give them work permits and protection from deportation, and the program is now in limbo pending court action.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the White House proposal, ""repackaged the worst of its past failed immigration plans"" and described it as ""dead-on-arrival"" and ""not a remotely serious proposal.""
The last time Trump and his White House proposed an immigration overhaul, it included a path to citizenship for Dreamers. While potentially more detailed, this proposal is less comprehensive than previous offers by Trump and his administration.
Asked about this omission, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Thursday, ""Because it's a serious program, it's not included. Every single time that we have put forward or anyone else has put forward any type of immigration plan and it's included DACA, it's failed. It's a divisive thing. Certainly something to discuss and look at and address but this plan is focused on fixing a different part of the immigration system.""
DACA has actually registered strong bipartisan support among voters. A 2018 Gallup poll found that 83% of Americans backed giving citizenship to DACA recipients.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a close ally of Trump's, said the proposal was purposely narrow by not addressing those in the country already.
""I don't think it's designed to get Democratic support as much as it is to unify the Republican Party around border security,"" Graham said, who characterized it more as a ""negotiating position"" than a legislative proposals. ""This is what we want on border security, this is what we want on merit-based immigration, and then we'll have to sit down and find common ground on the 11 million.""
Graham, who attended Thursday's announcement, was involved in the last major bipartisan effort to overhaul immigration in 2013. That legislation passed the Senate but failed in the House. Trump's proposal has zero chance of becoming law without bipartisan support. And at the moment it isn't clear whether it has Republican buy-in, much less Democrats.
And the proposal is likely to run into trouble from the right, too, because it doesn't restrict legal immigration.
""This bill will only get worse. As a starting point it's not acceptable,"" said Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
Krikorian wants to see the level of legal immigration reduced and is concerned that the Trump proposal doesn't even start by calling for a cut in immigration.
""I don't think any of them really understands how important it is to his voters that there be some acknowledgement that numbers need to come down,"" said Krikorian. ""Is it an actual legislative vehicle or is it a campaign statement? And if it is real legislation why would they start with what is already a compromise position? The art of the deal says you start with an aggressive position. Why wouldn't this have cuts to legal immigration.""
While insisting that this is a serious proposal, the White House official also suggested that the Democrats running for president should be asked about the plan.
It currently isn't in the form of legislation, and there are no lawmakers signed on as sponsors. But Trump called the plan ""pro-American, pro-immigrant and pro-worker. It's just common sense.""
""If for some reason, possibly political, we can't get the Democrats to approve this merit-based, high-security plan, then we will get it approved immediately after the election when we take back the House, keep the Senate, and of course, hold the presidency,"" Trump said on Thursday.
After a pause for applause, he added: ""But wouldn't it be nice to do it sooner than that?""
NOEL KING, HOST:
This afternoon, President Trump will unveil a new proposal that calls for dramatic changes to the legal immigration system in the U.S. The policy would change who is allowed into the country. It would favor highly skilled immigrants, and it would cut spots for asylum-seekers and for people with family in the U.S. Now, this policy does not deal with the estimated 11 million people in the country illegally. A White House official has told NPR that, quote, ""we want to show the country that Republicans are not against immigrants,"" unquote. NPR's White House correspondent Tamara Keith is on the line.
Good morning, Tam.
TAMARA KEITH, BYLINE: Good morning.
KING: All right, so we have some idea what's in this plan. What are the specifics? What more do we know?
KEITH: So a senior administration official says that this is a good faith effort intended to unify Republicans and start a discussion. It is very much focused on legal immigration and completely reshaping the system for people to come to this country. So it would move away from a family-based immigration system towards a system that would prioritize merit - so people with college degrees, people with skills, things like that. It also would greatly reduce the number of people seeking asylum who would be allowed in in any given year.
But it would keep immigration levels static, so it neither increases nor decreases the number of people allowed into the country each year. But, as you say in the intro, it does not deal with the 11 million people...
KEITH: ...Who are in the country illegally now, including DREAMers. Those are the young people who were brought here as children and are in the country illegally now.
KING: Do we know anything, Tam, about how this went down - how discussions about this policy went down within the White House? Like, who had the most influence on drafting this policy?
KEITH: So this has been a months-long process that has been led by Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser. Stephen Miller, the immigration hardliner who is an adviser in the White House, has also been involved, as has Kevin Hassett from the Council of Economic Advisers. And Kushner - I've spoken to numerous people - outside people, including conservatives who deal with immigration, who Kushner has consulted with along the way. He has been having a whole bunch of conversations. But a senior administration official says that in the end, this is President Trump's plan, that President Trump is enthusiastic about it and that this is being guided by what President Trump wants.
KING: You said this is being presented as a good faith effort to unite Republicans. What does that mean for Congress on the whole? Does this have any chance of actually going into effect?
KEITH: It doesn't seem to have a very good chance of going into effect because anything that would pass Congress has to have bipartisan support. And Democrats are not going to get on board with a plan that doesn't deal with DREAMers at all, much less the other 11 million people who are here illegally. And for many Republicans, there are problems too.
I was talking to someone who is sort of a - more of an immigration hardliner or restrictionist from an outside group, Mark Krikorian from the Center for Immigration Studies. And he said, this is the starting point. He was sort of shocked by this. And he's like - he really feels that any plan from this White House needs to have restrictions on immigration to cut the number of people coming to the country. And he's concerned that this is a starting point. He says ""The Art Of The Deal"" says you start with an aggressive position. Why would they start without having any cuts at all to legal immigration?
KING: Just quickly, do you think the president will stay on message when he announces this this afternoon?
KEITH: Well, if past is prologue, often, he gets off message or does not stick to the script. But sometimes, in the Rose Garden, he sticks to those teleprompters. So, you know, you never know. But he certainly has a lot of ideas about immigration.
KING: NPR's Tamara Keith.
KEITH: You're welcome. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.",2266,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027312025.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817203056-20190817225056-00012.warc.gz,0.978514015674591
3f2b14ad-5985-4854-918d-ee21025f9c3d,2022-05-17T01:33:55+00:00,2021-06-14,1,https://playnewgamez.com/xbox-series-x-mini-fridge-launches-later-this-year/,"Yesterday, we saw a meme turned reality. No, not Final Fantasy Origins, but the Xbox Series X mini fridge.
Microsoft is really going to release this dinky desk-sized refrigerator later this year. Like Halo Infinite, it has a vague “holiday 2021” launch date.
If you stuck around after Microsoft’s big Xbox and Bethesda Showcase event yesterday, you’ll have seen the following trailer pop up, showing off how it’ll look:
It seems you’ll be able to fit two sets of four cans on each of the fridge’s lower levels, and another two horizontally on the top shelf. Even my maths skills can work out that’s 10 tins total.
The trailer also cheekily promises “Xbox Velocity Cooling Architecture”, whatever that actually means. We’ll have to get Digital Foundry on that.
Why is Xbox doing this? The Xbox fridge meme sprang to life after the Series X’s original unveiling. Microsoft, happy to poke fun at itself, picked up the meme and then sent actual, enormous American-style fridges shaped like the console to influencers, including Snoop Dogg, last year.
But what about a mini-fridge that was more Xbox Series X’s size, fans asked? Like a lot of things these days, some people on the internet asked for this, and now it is happening.
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188c0072-d4bd-40a6-b70d-e6c9de7c2fdb,2013-05-22T21:32:45+00:00,2012-11-15,1,http://www.truckload.org/National-Fleet-Safety-Awards,"TRUCKLOAD CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONOperational efficiency, industry awareness, public policy, recruitment and retention - common issues for an uncommon industry. The challenges faced by truckload demand solutions developed from a unique perspective...yours. TCA makes that happen.
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a4d0144a-1049-4b9f-b91d-f53622abecdf,2015-04-01T18:00:45+00:00,2010-10-25,1,http://www.thestreet.com/story/10803464/1/novelos-therapeutics-announces-positive-phase-2-results-in-nov-002-neoadjuvant-breast-cancer-trial-at-sylvester-comprehensive-cancer-center-at-the-university-of-miami.html,"Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: NVLT), a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics to treat cancer and hepatitis, today announced positive results in a Phase 2 trial of NOV-002 in combination with neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment in patients with stage IIB-IIIC HER-2/neu negative invasive breast cancer, conducted by the Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Alberto Montero, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Miller School and medical oncologist at Sylvester, is the Principal Investigator.
This Phase 2 open-label, single-arm, Simon 2-Stage trial was designed to determine if preoperative administration of NOV-002 in combination with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by docetaxel (AC-T) results in at least a doubling in the rate of pathologic complete response (pCR) compared to a historical control. For NOV-002 to be declared active at the end of the trial, a minimum of 12 patients must achieve a pCR. This criterion of 12 pCRs has been met prior to all patients completing the trial. Patient enrollment continues and some patients are still in the NOV-002 treatment stage. Trial results have been submitted for presentation to the AACR Breast Cancer Symposium taking place in San Antonio, TX, in December 2010. The Phase 2 trial design can be found on www.clinicaltrials.gov – ID: NCT00499122, or via a link at www.novelos.com ‘Clinical Trials’ section.
“In this trial where now 39 breast cancer patients have been enrolled from three different hospitals we have 12 confirmed pathologic complete responses out of 31 patients (39%) who have undergone surgery, which is higher than what has been previously reported with preoperative chemotherapy, consisting of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by docetaxel, in HER-2 negative breast cancer patients,” said Dr. Montero. “By comparison the published pCR rate in several trials with an anthracycline followed by a taxane chemotherapy in patients with HER-2 negative breast cancer is in the range of 10-20%. We also continue to observe very high pCR rates in the breast cancer subtype least sensitive to chemotherapy, hormone receptor positive breast cancer, also known as luminal subtype, thus far we have confirmed pCR in approximately 11/26 (42%) of all ER+ pts. These results I believe provide preliminary data that further trials of NOV-002 plus chemotherapy in breast cancer are warranted.”",559,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131305143.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172145-00035-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.929615318775177
168d4ac3-f76a-4695-bb53-1e717eee61e2,2015-03-28T14:21:34+00:00,2014-07-17,1,http://www.nerve.in/news:2535002389040,"""A Hamas official said on condition of anonymity that his movement and other Palestinian factions agreed to halt rocket fire into Israel for five hours in response to a proposal by the UN, Xinhua reported.""
Jerusalem/Gaza, July 17 - At least three rockets were launched at the southern Israeli Eshkol regional council area at noon Thursday, two hours into the five-hour UN-brokered Hamas-Israel temporary ceasefire, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said.
The three rockets exploded in open territory and no injuries or damage was reported, according to Xinhua.
On Wednesday, Israel agreed to a temporary ceasefire between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thursday, in order to allow humanitarian aid into the heavily bombarded Gaza Strip enclave.
The request for aid was made by the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East, Robert Serry, after an Israeli air raid killed four Palestinian children by the beach Wednesday afternoon.
The IDF claimed Israeli bombers mistook the young children for militants and said it is investigating the incident.
According to medical officials in Gaza, 227 Palestinians have been killed since last Tuesday when Israel began its air raid campaign called Operation Protective Edge.
In all, 1,678 Gazans were reported wounded. It is estimated that 80 percent of the casualties from Israel's strikes were civilians.
In Israel, one civilian died from shrapnel injuries near the Gaza border and five people suffered light to medium wounds from the more than 1,200 mortar shells and rockets fired from the strip.
Prior to the start of the temporary ceasefire, a rocket barrage was fired from Gaza into central Israel. While two rockets were intercepted, another rocket exploded in open territory in the northern central plain. No injuries were reported.
Earlier Thursday, Israeli security forces foiled an infiltration attempt by 13 Palestinian militants attempting to launch an attack by entering Israel through a tunnel which led from the southern Gaza Strip towards the southern Israeli community of Sufa.
Also Thursday morning, before the ceasefire came into effect, the Israeli Air Force continued striking targets in the Gaza Strip.
Attempts at reaching a new ceasefire are under way with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli representatives meeting in Cairo.
Israel has demanded a halt to the rocket fire and demilitarisation of the strip. Hamas has demanded an end to the seven-year blockade on the enclave and the opening of the Rafah Crossing in the southern Gaza Strip adjacent to the Egyptian border.
The organisation has also demanded that Israel release 56 Palestinians affiliated to Hamas who were arrested in another IDF operation in Hebron last month, following the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli teens.
Israel's deadly operation, which has killed mostly civilians including women, children, the elderly and the disabled, has triggered international outrage with Palestinians and their supporters holding demonstrations condemning the airstrikes in various countries.
Earlier Thursday, Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas movement's spokesman in Gaza, said in a press statement that after consulting various Palestinian factions and political powers, the UN request for a five-hour ceasefire was accepted.
A Hamas official said on condition of anonymity that his movement and other Palestinian factions agreed to halt rocket fire into Israel for five hours in response to a proposal by the UN, Xinhua reported.
But we will respond to any Israeli attacks on Gaza during the pause, the official said.",674,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297587.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00004-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.966071724891663
65c64c5b-d43e-4b38-8414-4caa210961a6,2016-07-31T06:04:06+00:00,2013-12-10,0,http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/6239015-post10.html,"Topps 5 Star Case break..
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3a5738b6-749f-4c6a-adcb-348f2888430b,2022-05-27T16:33:52+00:00,2018-01-13,1,https://worldbulletin.dunyabulteni.net/palestine/hamas-says-will-not-attend-plo-central-council-meeting-h197789.html,"World Bulletin / News Desk
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas said Friday it will not attend a central council meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) next week in Ramallah.
“Ismail Haniyeh, chief of Hamas' political bureau, in an official letter told Salim Zanoun, chairman of the PLO’s Palestinian National Council, that the party will not participate in the central council meeting next Sunday and Monday,” said Palestine’s official radio station.
A senior Hamas official who preferred to remain anonymous told Anadolu Agency that Hamas took the decision following several days of discussions between the movement’s leaders inside and outside Palestine.
“The meeting will be held in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, which means that senior Hamas officials won’t be able to attend,” he said.
He added that “the meeting will be held without a specific agenda, which strengthened the conviction by the movement’s leadership that no concrete decisions will be taken.”
The Islamic Jihad movement announced Tuesday that it will not participate in the meeting as it will be held in an Israeli occupied city.
Last December, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced a meeting of the Palestinian Central Council to discuss steps to be taken against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.Güncelleme Tarihi: 13 Ocak 2018, 11:27",303,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662658761.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527142854-20220527172854-00223.warc.gz,0.943092048168182
75646728-aa73-49ad-8ac0-7e9b98ee0745,2017-08-23T00:22:37+00:00,2017-08-23,0,https://samyamithapa.wordpress.com/author/samyamithapa/,"In the range of 0 to 10 what score would you give me on the basis of trust? If you are a close friend of mine you might give 7 or 8, if we have talked once or twice then you might give 4 or 5, if you barely know me than I expect you would give 0 or 1 and if I have broken your trust then that’s a different story. See trust has a very sudden theory of ranges and numbers. Nowadays trust has ranges, levels and numbers that can be measured just to clarify our loyalty, friendship and bond.
In the world of social media where fake smiles and fake words are ruling the planet it surely is difficult to trust someone. We share pictures, texts and thoughts, after one or two meets but to trust someone you need to think twice to even share your daily schedule.
But the real question is “Can I trust this person with all my secrets, facts, realities, and emotions hoping he won’t break my trust?” and to achieve that you need to start from the beginning with lots of talks, foods and bond. Slowly but peacefully you start developing trust with that person. As time passes, that person becomes your best friend or your significant other. It is said no relationship lasts forever and eventually the person you trusted leaves you, carrying your secrets with him. Obviously you trust this person; after all he was there for you whenever you were down and brought smile in your face. You believe him that he won’t break your trust and your secrets are safe with him.
All of a sudden, one day you receive a text message from one of your friend stating the same old secrets that you shared with that so called trustworthy person. How would you feel? Betrayed? Broken? Shattered? All of the above? Obviously you will gonna feel all those cause you shared your life’s journey with that person, you shared your lies and secrets, you shared your feelings and most importantly you gave 10 out of 10 in the scale journey of trust. You shared moments and happiness with that person and what that person gave you was a sick old promising lie that he won’t break your trust and won’t leave you. But that person chose over you for someone new. And now you are the center of gossip. Gossip is like an earthquake, you never know when it is coming, but when it comes, BOOM, it comes with a big thunder and in a blink of an eye everything that you had turns into rubble.
Now your trust is broken, and most importantly you lose your friend, even though you had problems you had a trust for that person and now that trust has become just meaningless to you. You sit in the corner and all you can do is sob or stare at the wall recalling what made us fall apart.
But we need to thank those trust breakers, leavers and especially the gossipers, they made us strong right? They made us realize not to trust a person even though you have known him for more than a year.
Humans, the most superior creature having their own set of mind and the smartest ones; but not so smart enough to look behind the fake mask which they have glued it in their face for the rest of their life, playing sick game for own selfish needs. Strange, cause later we trust those people again making the same old mistake.
I believe separation is the main cause to create obstacles in the wonderful happy land of trust. Separation, maybe geographical or emotional, but damage is surely created. Geographical separation is not that tortuous, because the hearts are still intact with each other, so the chances of breaking trust or creating damage is less, but when the hearts are separated they change their direction. And like all those classic movies you see a person becoming the villain of that drama called life who spills the secrets and another the hero, who had believed his friend, that he won’t kiss and tell but the joke was on him.
Though life showers us with such people but we are even gifted with our healers. On the path to find a correct friend we come across a lot of backstabbers, leavers and breakers but once we find those healers, you will realize you found your diamonds. Thus, while searching the diamonds, you will come across a lot of coals.
So to live a life with less trauma, we just need to move on with the life, cause you learned not to trust anyone blindly, you learned humans have two sides; the gothic devil and spreading love angel, and you learned that stones come in your life in the form of your trust-breaking friends to cast shadow and darkness but your diamonds which are your real supporters will shine bright to teach you survive in darkness with hopes by your side.",980,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886116921.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823000718-20170823020718-00694.warc.gz,0.974692523479462
f57520b9-82f7-4661-9bc0-469bd3ba9b0e,2022-05-18T23:28:33+00:00,2022-05-18,1,https://www.carverknowles.co.uk/biodiversity-net-gain-where-are-we-now/,"Biodiversity Net Gain is a new concept introduced by the Environment Bill which will require all developers to deliver a 10% increase in biodiversity in respect of any new development. Our previous blog introduced the concept here. Since our previous blog Natural England has produced The Biodiversity Metric 3.0 to be able to score existing sites and calculate the 10% gain required.
The Metric has been carefully derived to enable a score of the habitat (in units) of the developed area and as implied by the name it is currently on the 3rd version. This is based on the type and quality of the habitat as well as its strategic significance and distinctiveness. At the moment scrubland is valued higher under the Metric than newly planted native woodland and therefore we may yet see further revisions. Once a site has been scored and the number of habitat units determined, the developer will then need to be able to create or secure a site which achieves a habitat with a score of at least 10% more than the area being developed. This offset site must be secured for 30 years and be able to deliver the environmental benefits for the entire time.
Opportunities for farmers
It appears that all developers will likely need additional land to secure the environmental benefits required by the Environment Bill and therefore this is an opportunity for landowners to enter agreements to meet these requirements. It may also be possible to layer this private finance with options from the new Environmental Land Management Scheme to get paid twice for delivering the same natural habitat. This may provide a cost effective diversification opportunity or present a potential retirement option.
However, given the long term nature of the required term of any agreement it is essential that the right advice is taken in good time. This type of agreement may be considered as a “disposal” of land and the tax treatment of this will need to be carefully considered. Any agreement is also likely to push the burden of the physical land management onto the landowner and therefore the ongoing maintenance and delivery of the habitat score will become their responsibility. Finally, if the delivery of the habitat requires taking some of the land out of agricultural production this may also have further planning and tax consequences.
There may be opportunities but the devil will be in the detail with the terms of any agreement. The long term nature of an agreement means that serious consideration needs to be undertaken of all the potential impacts ahead of sign up.
Risks for developers
This policy will also add additional burden and red tape for all of those submitting planning applications. Any potential exemptions are not yet confirmed but it is considered permitted development and householder applications may fall outside of the scope of the process. Outside of these types of application it is likely that all other applications will need to go through the process of scoring the habitat and identifying a suitable area for enhancement. At the moment it is understood that it will be preferable for this to be on or as close to the development site as possible. However, there may be further progress to allow designated areas within the county to be targeted as enhancement areas which will attract higher scoring values. We are starting to see that the requirement for biodiversity enhancement is starting to be added as a pre-commencement condition to a planning approval, however going forward it may be prioritised and be required as a submission document.
If you are considering a development, it is worth understanding the potential implications of the Biodiversity Net Gain requirements as soon as possible to plan and budget accurately. It may mean the design of your project is altered to leave space for a new habitat or you may start to work with neighbouring landowners to target higher scoring areas. The balance between the area of land required for the development and the quality of the habitat ultimately enhanced and protected will be key to ensuring the best value for both the developer and landowner. If the new habitat cannot be created on site then the agreement between the developer and landowner will need to be carefully scrutinised to ensure both parties are fully aware of their responsibilities and the wider impacts this type of land management has on both parties.
If you have any questions about Biodiversity Net Gain and its impacts on your future projects please call the Carver Knowles team.",846,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522556.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518215138-20220519005138-00011.warc.gz,0.956381559371948
e3c059e0-4da0-4038-aeba-1593b77fad46,2018-08-21T14:18:50+00:00,2017-05-23,0,https://deadline.com/2017/05/midnight-rider-case-fbi-key-players-not-contacted-film-allman-randall-miller-sarah-jones-1202090476/,"Although two attorneys for Midnight Rider director Randall Miller have submitted affidavits that there is an open FBI investigation into “probable civil rights violations” and “the possible wrongful prosecution and incarceration of Mr. Miller,” many of the key players involved in the criminal trespassing and involuntary manslaughter trial that put Miller behind bars have, to date, not been contacted by anyone from the FBI.
The introduction of the FBI into the mix come from affidavits from Miller’s attorneys included in a new round of court filings as Film Allman, LLC attorneys seek relief from partial summary judgment awarded by the civil court judge to the insurance company New York Marine. The two have been involved in an ongoing lawsuit as they wrestle with legal liability.
Film Allman, LLC was set up by writer-producer-director Miller and his wife/producer Jody Savin to film their Gregg Allman biopic Midnight Rider. Miller served a little more than a year in jail after pleading guilty to criminal trespassing and involuntary manslaughter for his part in the death of his 27-year-old crew member, camera assistant Sarah Jones. Several others were also injured when the director brought his crew on live train tracks on a Georgia bridge without permission from owner CSX.
Miller is now one year into a 10-year probation where he is “prohibited from serving as director, first assistant director or supervisor with responsibility for safety in any film production.” Savin was also charged at the time, but those charges were dropped as part of Miller’s plea agreement.
Two of Miller’s attorneys (one from the criminal trial) gave Film Allman affidavits stating that they spoke to the FBI; those were included as exhibits in the May 20, 2017 motion. Film Allman attorneys are now stating in the new documents that there was “coercion leading to a plea agreement between Mr. Miller and the prosecutors that are now the apparent subject of FBI investigation.”
But neither Wayne County Sheriff John Carter nor his investigators who oversaw the criminal investigation have been contacted by the FBI. Nor have at least three key victim witnesses. Nor has a key witness in the criminal trial.
More significant: the prosecutor on the case, Assistant D.A. John Johnson, has also not been contacted by the feds. “I would be surprised if anyone was investigating when the defendant pleaded guilty and was represented by competent attorneys,” he said. Those attorneys were Ed Garland and his colleague Amanda Clark Palmer, the latter of which submitted an affidavit as part of the Film Allman civil motion.
Palmer states that she spoke to an Agent Reynolds from the FBI who told her that another agent (Vanepps) was leading the investigation. Another of Miller’s attorneys (this one in Wayne County, GA, where the crime occurred), Alvin Leapheart, wrote:
Since Mr. Miller’s plea, I have conducted several depositions of the local Assistant District Attorney, the detectives working the case, Rayonier employees as well as one person who while a full time employee of Rayonier, was an assistant county coroner, who was at the scene and investigated the case.
As a result of the evidence that I have uncovered I met with FBI agent Reynolds, told him what I knew about the case, after which we discussed probable civil rights violations as well as other criminal matters. A few days after our meeting I furnished him with a synopsis of the investigation. He informed me that an investigation is underway into the possible wrongful prosecution and incarceration of Mr. Miller.”
Both attorneys had their affidavits notorized May 1, nine days before the Film Allman motion was filed.
Leapheart told Deadline today that he did not represent Miller in the criminal case, “but was involved going over the jury list because I was living in the area at the time and was assisting the defense counsel as far as the jury list was concerned,” he said. “I was not involved in any of the factual matters concerning the case until after he had been sentenced, so it was right after he had been incarcerated, and then I helped in depositions.”
Leapheart said that he did not go to the FBI. “They came by my office.” They or he? Deadline asked. “He,” said the attorney. When asked how he thought the FBI might have gotten involved, he said, “Other than the fact that a private investigator was involved, I don’t know.” That investigator, he said, was from Atlanta. He couldn’t remember his name and said that he couldn’t remember if the P.I. came with the FBI agent into his law office.
A key witness in the criminal trial, location manager Charles Baxter, whose emails and testimony were part of the evidence presented at trial to prove that Miller did not have permission to film on live railroad tracks, has not spoken to the FBI either. According to Baxter’s attorney Kirk Schroder, “Neither my client nor I have been contacted (by the FBI).”
Baxter’s emails and testimony which ended up laying blame on Miller was also mentioned in the new Film Allman motion. There is a hearing set for June 12 to see whether Film Allman will get the judge’s decision for partial summary judgment reversed.
Last month, Film Allman lost its appeal in an effort to wipe away the “willful safety violation” and fine imposed by the Occupational Health and Safety Commission over the production company’s actions. Arguments were heard in the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals which stated that the “willful safety violation” against Film Allman stand and it must pay the $70K statutory maximum fine.",1197,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221218189.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821132121-20180821152121-00705.warc.gz,0.984894812107086
47bbdc03-793c-4eb9-bbca-90573fa8d641,2016-07-24T08:52:38+00:00,2014-03-16,1,http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/victoria/death-with-dignity-reform-20140315-34udp.html,"Victorians will be able to instruct their doctors to not give them life-prolonging treatment for possible future illnesses, under a state government push to allow people to die with dignity.
As a condition of hospital funding, patients will now be encouraged to create ''advance care plans'' setting out the kind of medical care they would want in the event of illnesses such as dementia, cancer or brain damage.
The directives would give people a greater say on how they want to die - before they lose their decision-making capacity - and provide clinicians with guidance to implement their patients' wishes.
''It's about providing the support for people to make decisions they believe are important,'' said Health Minister David Davis. ''This is about their own steps, and to make choices ahead of time, where they could say: well this is a point where I would want certain treatment refused, or I want them continued. Either is relevant.''
At present, about 7 per cent of Australians are believed to have an advance care plan, but in Victoria, any refusal of treatment can apply only to a current illness, not a possible future problem. The government's strategy, to be announced on Sunday, will take into account future conditions, and will also be tied to hospital funding to ensure such plans are embedded into clinical practice.
For instance, a patient would be able to give their doctor a written instruction that, in the event of rapidly deteriorating health, they would accept intravenous antibiotics but would not want resuscitation, or a transfer to intensive care.
They could also use the advance care plan to appoint a substitute decision-maker. Euthanasia or assisted suicide, however, will remain illegal.
While the move stops short of Victorian Law Reform Commission recommendations to make instructional directives enshrined in law, many have welcomed the strategy as an important shift in clinical practice.
‘‘We think it’s a very positive development, as it’s very important for people to be having conversations about end-of-life care,’’ said John Chesterman, policy manager for the Office of the Public Advocate.
Barwon Health intensive care specialist Charlie Corke said it was impossible for doctors and family members to make good treatment decisions for patients unless their concerns and wishes were clearly understood.
‘‘It is difficult to think rationally in a crisis. Serious disease may impair clear thinking, and quite often people who are very sick are unconscious, so cannot say anything at all. It is vital that we all plan before a medical crisis, when there is no pressure and plenty of time,’’ he said.
While some health services, such as the Austin Hospital, already provide advance care planning, the government has been under growing pressure to create greater clarity around their practical effects.
Associate Professor Bill Silvester, director of the Austin Hospital’s Respecting Patient Choices program, said there had been many cases of doctors giving patients treatment they may not have wanted because the patient had lost their ability to decide for themselves.
The new strategy would allow people to be better protected in future, he said, and train doctors and nurses to talk to patients while they still had the capacity to work out what they wanted.
He said advance care planning through the Respecting Patient Choices program had also reduced the number of patients who may have otherwise sought euthanasia.
‘‘The reason people look at [euthanasia] is because they don’t trust that their voice will be heard. This policy is going to be a great step forward for us to deliver a better quality of care to patients at their end of life,’’ Professor Silvester said.",756,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823989.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00082-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.969761550426483
1c80c328-01b8-4bad-bceb-8cd080c3eda9,2019-08-20T14:01:45+00:00,2019-07-31,1,http://trenca.org/en/noticies/three-pairs-of-lesser-grey-shrike-are-breeding-this-year-in-the-plain-of-lleida/,"After a number of years with only one breeding pair in the whole lberian Peninsula, always at the Segrià regional district (Lleida), this season we have got three pairs. A great new, as this species is the most threatened vertebrate in the Spanish State.
The lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) is an insectivorous and migratory species, that leaves our area in August to the South of Africa and comes back the following spring. Within the conservation programme for this bird, captive breeding is carried out in the Wildlife Centre of Vallcalent, with the support of the Zoo of Barcelona. Thus, some chicks born in captivity are released every year to strenghten the wild population. In total, out of the 7 adult individuals that this spring arrived to the Plain of Lleida, 5 were born in captivity and released in previous years, a relevant data on the important role of captive breeding in the conservation of this bird in Catalonia and Spain.
The field work of the conservation project of this season is being carried out normally. Last habitat reconditioning works were carried out, so that habitat would be optimal for the lesser grey shrikes to hunt insects; 4 facilities were prepared for the hacking release of chicks born in captivity (they stay in here for about a week, observing the natural environment around them); individuals breeding into the wild are being monitored, as well as the chicks born in captivity that have been released thoroughout the month of July, etc.
In total, wild lesser grey shrike breeding pairs have raised 11 chicks. On the other hand, 45 chicks born in captivity have been already released in the same area where lesser grey shrikes are breeding (very good data compared, for instance, with the 29 chicks that could be released last year) and it is expected to release some more before the end of the season.
All together, the three wild breeding pairs, with 11 chicks, and the high number of chicks born in captivity that are beeing released, makes this year particularly good for lesser grey shrikes and and raises hopes regarding the conservation of this species.
The project for the conservation of the lesser grey shrike is an initiative promoted by the Departament of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment of the Autonomic Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya). Both the Wildlife Centre of Vallcalent (Department of Agriculture) and the Zoo of Barcelona carry out the ex situ conservation programme, that is, outside the natural habitat. Trenca Association is responsible for doing the in situ conservation work, on the field (habitat management, wild population monitoring, predators control in the breeding area, reintroduction of individuals, etc.) as well as bringing more staff to support the captive breeding centre during the breeding season. To carry out the in situ actions, a land stewardship agreement has been signed with land owners. The project is further supported, financially and logistically, by public and private entities.
For further information on this project please check the section Conservation of the Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor) in Spain on this website.",640,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315544.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820133527-20190820155527-00407.warc.gz,0.951772034168243
2ad6c140-5a5b-40ec-865a-684d30666379,2013-06-18T22:25:09+00:00,2013-06-18,0,http://www.firstimpression.co.uk/blog/tag/copywriting/,"Smart businesses know that it is a continued level of targeted marketing activity that will keep them ahead of the competition and in their customer’s minds eye. Cutting back and reducing activity is not an option.
If your company isn’t big enough for a dedicated marketing person, you’ll find that the marketing often falls on your own shoulders. And then it only happens when you can find the time to do it, or it is reactive in response to competitor activity or when you need to launch a new product.
First Impression has launched new retainer marketing contracts to help customer’s spread their marketing spend across a twelve month period. But it’s not just about spreading cost, it’s about making sure that the activity happens and that it just doesn’t end up at the bottom of a very long to do list. And that it is targeted, relevant and part of an overall strategic plan. In our experience although a customer’s marketing spend may increase, so does the return on investment. That’s what marketing is all about; it’s about a return on investment, not a cost.
Bringing on a marketing company to support your marketing activity has many advantages but there are four key ones:
- Targeted activities against a strategic plan
- A better return on your investment
- More creative ideas and structure
- Leaves you free to run your business
A big advantage of working with First Impression is that you have a team behind you – marketing and sales professionals who can help you with ideas and structure the plan, talented graphic designers who can protect and grow your brand, copywriters who can develop your message and web developers who can ensure you are making the most of the internet. But First Impression will also look after all of your marketing needs, from advertising and PR opportunities, exhibition support, social media and internet marketing.
You only have one relationship to manage and we get to understand you and your business. In effect, we become your virtual marketing department, there when you need us, but we are working for you constantly, keeping an eye of your competitors and opportunities to move your business forward.
A retainer contract can start from as little as £800 a month, but for those companies looking to grow their business, they should be spending at least £1,000 a month. Customers also benefit from a free quarterly review to check that their marketing is on course, to review activity and results and agree the way forward for the next quarter.
If you would like to discuss how a marketing retainer could work for your business contact Martin or Helen Duncan on 01457 857111.",543,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00014-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.958562195301056
361848a2-d6bc-460a-98ca-494eeb0a3cfc,2022-05-27T06:04:33+00:00,2022-05-27,0,https://shopoth.com/dabur-almond-hair-oil-200ml-buy-pack-of-2-get-gulabari-rose-water-120ml-free,"Dabur Almond Hair Oil - 200ml (buy Pack Of 2 & Get Gulabari Rose Water 120ml Free)
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dc66c81d-45be-4a76-b477-5ab9d1e1be6b,2022-05-23T21:56:59+00:00,2022-05-23,0,https://www.kristv.com/news/national/for-veterans-gaming-is-a-way-to-bond-and-this-adaptive-game-controller-makes-it-even-easier,"Roger Brannen is getting ready to take his medicine. It’s a little more involved than some people might be used to. He has to set up his own IV. But Brannen is used to things not being simple at this point. Just over two years ago he got some news that left him shell shocked.
“I always describe it as a bomb going off when I got that diagnosis,” Brannen said.
If anyone would know what that’s like, it’s Brannen. He was in the U.S. Marine Corps for 28 years and served tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq. So when he found out he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS, he thought it was a pretty good metaphor.
“You’re processing a lot, like when a bomb goes off, you’re getting that concussion hitting you and you have go react because you don’t know where it came from a lot of the time so you’re trying to make sure the other ones around you are OK but then you also got to make sure that you’re OK,” Brannen said.
But he says the diagnosis wasn’t the hardest part. It was telling his kids.
“That was the biggest issue to me, trying to explain to my kids that daddy’s not gonna die in two to five years. My son asks me every day, 'you feel better today?' And I’m like, today’s better than yesterday, but I’m still getting up and living,” Brannen said.
And that’s one of the reasons Brannen likes to spend time playing video games with his son.
“This is what he loves to do, so I have to do something with him to get us closer,” Brannen said.
Some time for just the two of them, so they can talk, relax and have fun.
But gripping the controller is hard as his muscles and nerves start to degenerate.
“The average person probably cramps up once a month, I cramp up more than 20 times a day,” Brannen said.
Enter the new adaptive controller from Microsoft.
It's much bigger and customizable. Brannen uses foot pedals to give his hands a break.
Leif Nelson, who runs the National Veterans Sports Programs for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, thinks the controller is about more than just gaming.
“It’s allowing veterans to connect with each other and, you know, it’s also allowing folks to be able to connect with their friends and their families,” Nelson said.
“Once they get in the groove, it’s really cool to see them getting in the flow,” said Colleen Virzi, who is a recreation therapist at the VA.
She works with Brannen and other veterans. Sometimes her job means “training” vets on how to use the controller.
“Their disability kind of goes away and they’re able to play just like their peers,"" Virzi said.
“You have the ability to sort of rekindle the camaraderie. There’s trash talking involved, there’s competition involved and these sorts of things are what drive us, we’re finding it’s something that drives our veterans,” Nelson said.
The controller gives Brannen an avenue to strengthen his relationship with his son. He hopes they have a lot more gaming to do.
“I’m gonna live another 30 years and fight for my life,"" Brannen said, ""just like the 28 years I served fighting for my country.”",800,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662561747.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523194013-20220523224013-00421.warc.gz,0.967474818229675
4a3e4191-7549-4808-b923-37f9d30c5082,2013-05-22T21:26:53+00:00,2013-01-23,1,http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/technical-research-on-facebook-and-zynga-aiming-to-boost-their-image-188025511.html,"Technical Research on Facebook and Zynga: Aiming to Boost Their Image
LONDON, January 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) taught an oft-repeated lesson to stock market players last year. However, the wisdom of not buying into the hype is easily forgotten in the stock market. Nothing else can explain the hoopla that surrounded Facebook IPO last year, especially after the IPO debacle of its conjoined twin Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA). While other internet stocks like Groupon are still struggling to live up to the lofty valuations, Facebook and Zynga are now looking to break some new ground to salvage their position. StockCall in-depth analysis on Facebook and Zynga are available upon registration on
Facebook Makes Foray into Social Search
Facebook also recently tried to arouse interest by making cryptic announcements about its future plans. While the sector analysts were making bizarre assumptions about the introduction of new Facebook phone, the real deal turned out to be much tamer offering of social media search function. While many market pundits went gung ho claiming Facebook to be the new Google, the reality is much more prosaic. While the new function is not going to be a considerable threat to Google, but it can certainly help Facebook in gaining lead over its peers like Yelp and LinkedIn. However, since the stock declined soon after the announcement, it is clear that the market is taking Facebook's plans with a pinch of salt. The concept of social search is already used by companies like Netflix, LinkedIn and Yelp. So, the investors will have to wait to see if Facebook will be able to give it a new spin.
Given the fact that Facebook has not made any fundamental change to its business, the rollercoaster ride of its stock can be attributed to idiosyncrasies of stock market. However, lately, the stock has been attracting Hedge Fund and institutional investors, retail investors can ride the tide while it lasts.
Zynga Moves from Internet Money to Real Money Gambling
Zynga Inc. [Free Research Report on ZNGA](1), on the other hand, received a major setback when Facebook announced its independent foray into social gaming. Zynga receives a major chunk of its revenue from its collaboration with Facebook, so its bottom-line is going to feel the heat in coming quarters. However, at the same time, Zynga is moving away from its internet legacy. In order to better monetize its offerings, the company now offers online casino games in the UK. On the similar lines, its application for offering real money casino games in Nevada is also under review. It is still not going to be an easy road for Zynga as online gambling is one hot spot fraught with complicated legal implications.
Zynga is also struggling to retain its talent as it has seen massive exodus of its management and creative talent in past couple of months. The problem is only set to get more compounded as the social gaming company also plans to lay-off as many as 150 employees to cut its costs. On the plus side, the company has rather robust balance sheet with healthy cash reserves which it may use to buy back its shares and provide value to its investors. So, while the stock is not likely to show upward move like Facebook, it may stabilize in the medium-term.
- Zynga Inc. Technical Analysis [ http://www.StockCall.com/ZyngaInc012313.pdf ]
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d6eb7e66-c291-46e3-b462-c1c466b16102,2018-08-15T09:10:11+00:00,2017-11-10,0,http://www.bethhaessig.com/events,"November 10, 2017: Workshop sponsored by Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. 9-4 pm
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7d2d0b86-5fea-42ae-b2ef-39f271ae7ea0,2013-05-18T17:48:28+00:00,2012-09-25,1,http://allafrica.com/stories/201209250197.html,"The Archive Group is now set to be Nigeria's leading player in the garment sector, with its plan to diversify across the value chain in the industry; owners of the company have said.
The clothing firm, which is already a big player in the East African region and owners of the Shirt Company, Industrial Tailoring Co. and BodyLove Cosmetics, has recently acquired a 49 per cent stake in local Suitmakers, Okunoren Twins for an undisclosed sum.
A consultant privy to the deal, Mr. Tomiwa Idowu, said this in a statement in Abuja. ""Through this acquisition, Archive aims to create long term value for the Nigerian market by re-investing its profit over the next 5 years in a bid to achieve full backward integration and reduce the price burden on the Nigerian consumer,"" he noted.
The Archive group will boost growth in the industry by creating jobs for the people and providing easy access to consumer credit. It will expand by building a multi-purpose production facility in the Lekki Free Trade Zone and has awarded a contract for its construction.
Nigeria, which is Africa's most populous nation, offers unparalleled opportunity for growth to international and local investors in the textile industry. It recently appointed the following individuals to its board of directors; Sir Remi Omotoso, Mrs. Foluke Abdul-Razaq and Dr. Konyin Ajayi (SAN).
Omotoso, who is a member of various professional bodies joined Lever brothers in 1971 as a management trainee and then rose to Executive Director in 1987 before resigning in 1998.
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871ac5d7-e468-4f90-bb5a-c497768f1b10,2013-05-26T09:35:43+00:00,2012-07-26,0,http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article/207920/314/Turnpike-Authority-leaning-towards-smaller-toll-increase,"SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- It appears there may be a little relief when it comes to the coming toll increase on the Maine Turnpike.
The Turnpike Authority Board met Thursday, and while no formal decisions were made, it appears the board is leaning towards a proposal that would mean a smaller toll increase.
Turnpike Authority Executive Director Peter Mills says this new idea all came out because of the 6 public hearings the turnpike authority held on the toll hikes. People had two big problems with the increases: First, that this increase is too big at a time when people are struggling and second, that certain areas of the state get hit harder than others.
Turnpike staff went back and tried to figure out whether there was a way that they wouldn't have to raise as much money. They found that there were a few capital projects that are facing permitting and other delays. If the Turnpike Authority officially puts those projects off while its waiting for those permits, it doesn't have to fund them in the budget years from 2014-2018. Those are the years when the MTA already has a heavy debt load because payments on the widening project are due. As a result, the MTA only needs $21.5 million more in tolls instead of $26 million.
The board still needs to figure out who benefits from that decrease. Board members seem to be leaning towards keeping the increase in York at $1 for cash customers.
Tolls in West Gardiner and New Gloucester could see 50 cent increases as opposed to the 75 cents that the original proposal suggested. Members of the commercial trucking industry or EZ Pass users also could get a break on the new tolls.
All these questions are expected to be answered at the board's next meeting on August 2nd.",372,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00022-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.9761883020401
239ee824-aca7-40b4-aa60-23f9ea48f955,2022-05-26T07:09:04+00:00,2022-05-26,0,https://chaumontaventure.ch/en/activities/monster-trampoline/,"Have an amazing outdoor adventure in Chaumont, Switzerland! The Adventure Park admission price includes access to 11 courses, 20+ zip lines, and 150 workshops.
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Live a sensational experience in our 34m² net trampoline, as if walking in the air became possible. Perched 3m high, in the Monster Trampoline, wander serenely and freely.",122,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662604495.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526065603-20220526095603-00228.warc.gz,0.847346603870392
9ffd8103-e7b0-455d-9b55-2508061b1ad4,2018-08-19T19:28:11+00:00,2018-01-24,1,https://www.reuters.com/article/nigeria-bourse/nigerian-lawmakers-pass-bill-for-exchange-to-become-publicly-listed-idUSL8N1PJ6E5,"ABUJA, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Nigeria’s lower house of parliament passed a bill on Wednesday that will allow the stock exchange to become a publicly listed company that can issue shares to investors.
Oscar Onyema, chief executive of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), said last week he expected the bill to be signed into law this year.
The upper house of parliament passed the bill in December. The bill will now be sent to the president to sign into law.
The second-biggest exchange in sub-Saharan Africa after Johannesburg and a main entry point for investors in Africa, the Nigerian bourse last year got approval from its members, mostly stockbrokers and some institutional investors, to become a publicly listed company.
The exchange has around 200 listed companies and plans to launch exchange-traded derivatives securities this year. It has not said whether it would list via an initial public offering or raise new monies.
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the continent’s most developed stock market, has been a listed company since 2006.
The equities market in Nigeria was the third best-performing market in the world in 2017 after the central bank liberalised the naira for foreign investors, a move which lured back funds that been pulled out at the peak of a currency crisis.
Stocks gained 42 percent last year and have continued to rally this year, rising 16 percent so far in January. They shed 0.96 percent on Wednesday, spooked by uncertainty over the central bank’s ability to form a quorum to set interest rates. (Reporting by Camillus Eboh; Writing by Chijioke Ohuocha)",344,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819184710-20180819204710-00536.warc.gz,0.953900992870331
3f5417ac-a60e-48fb-932f-e81d9a8c936b,2013-05-23T18:38:37+00:00,2013-02-27,0,http://westorange.patch.com/topics/West+Orange+Board+of+Education,"Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Despite supporters objections, West Orange Board of Education hires Jim Matsakis as new high school coach.
Over the objections of almost 200 supporters in attendance Tuesday night, the West Orange Board of Education approved the hiring of a new high school football coach to replace longtime coach John Jacob. In a 4-1 vote, with board member Ronald Charles dissenting, the board approved the hiring of new head coach Jim Matsakis despite pleas from community members, students and former players for the board to let Jacob retain his job after 10 seasons. More than a dozen residents offered testimony how the school community sees Jacob as more than a teacher or a coach. The parents and students also demanded transparency from the board why Jacob was removed. The residents cheered Jacob when he appeared at the meeting and several times throughout …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
District will be open Valentine's Day to make up for days lost in Sandy.
The West Orange Board of Education recently voted to add days to the school calendar to make up for closures resulting from Hurricane Sandy. District officials said Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 will now be a full day, and Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 will be a single session or half day, the district announced. The super storm closed West Orange schools for one week at the end of October and beginning of November, leaving it one day short of the state-mandated 180 days of school for students. The full revised calendar is attached as a PDF to this article.
Monday, November 12, 2012
West Orange Zoning Board of Adjustment, Downtown Alliance also in session.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
Monday, November 12, 2012
Following Hurricane Sandy, a nor'easter and the 2012 election season, the township will get back to work this week. The week begins with town offices closed on Monday, Nov. 12 in recognition of Veteran's Day. The West Orange Township Council meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 13 has been canceled. The West Orange Downtown Alliance meeting will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in town hall, conference room 109. An agenda is not yet available. On Thursday, Nov. 15, the West Orange Zoning Board of Adjustment meets in council chambers, 66 Main St. beginning at 8 p.m. An agenda is not yet available. The West Orange Board of Education will meet the following Monday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. at the Redwood Elementary School, 75 Redwood Ave. The …
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Charles, Casalino earn seats on township board of education; County prosecutor's office investigating death.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Incumbent Michelle Casalino will join newcomer Ronald Charles on the West Orange Board of Education following Election Day wins Tuesday. Casalino was the top vote-getter in the four-person race for two seats. Charles finished second and was followed by Joseph Sorbino and Adam Kraemer. Board member Paul Petigrow dropped out of the race in September. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the death of a West Orange woman on Oct. 31. Lelia Whatley, 22, was found unresponsive at her Washington Street residence early last Wednesday and was pronounced dead at the scene, said Katherine Carter, spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Whatley's death was ruled a homicide after an autopsy Monday found she died of …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Board of Education and Cavanna announce resignation in a joint statement.
On Monday, the West Orange Board of Education passed a resolution stating that they had accepted the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Anthony Cavanna. The BOE and Cavanna released a joint statement: On October 22, 2012, the West Orange Board of Education voted to accept the resignation of Superintendent of Schools Dr. Anthony P. Cavanna, effective December 31, 2012. Dr. Cavanna was appointed as Superintendent of the West Orange School District on July 1, 2009. During Dr. Cavanna's tenure, the District's accomplishments included the receipt of over $4,000,000.00 in Federal grants. As a result, the District was able to maintain programming in the face of significant reductions in State aid. Dr. Cavanna sincerely appreciates having had the…
Sunday, October 14, 2012
A look at West Orange's top stories.
Busy last week and missed all the West Orange news that's fit to be posted? Here's a quick list of important news last week: Board of Education Candidates Meet and Greet Local Residents. The Pleasantdale PTA held a “Meet the Candidates Night,” where residents could meet Board of Education candidates and ask them questions in an informal setting. The four candidates, incumbent Michelle Casalino and challengers Ron Charles, Adam Kraemer and Joe Sorbino are running for two three-year seats on the West Orange Board of Education. This will be the first year candidates campaign and compete against one another in a November election. One of the popular topics of the night was the lack of transparency, specifically after Superintendent Anthony…
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Washington Elementary Board of Education honors Marie DeMaio for five decades of leadership and dedication
Washington Elementary School principal, Marie DeMaio, was honored by the Board of Education with an auditorium of parents, students and fellow faculty members eager to express their gratitude for her 50 years on staff. “She’s a valuable part of the West Orange community,” the superintendent of schools, Dr. Anthony P. Cavanna, said at Monday night's board's meeting . “She is a wonderful principal and always has her students in mind.” The principal, who began her work at Washington Elementary as a second grade teacher in 1962, made remarkable strides in transitioning the school into what it is today, also said Cavanna. DeMaio accepted the district’s recognition and display of gratitude by saying, “My career in West Orange has been a …
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Board of Ed also recognizes student essay winners and considers a new literacy plan.
The West Orange Board of Education granted tenure to Athletic Director Ron Bligh, and the move was met by a standing ovation by an auditorium filled nearly to capacity at Monday night's meeting. In other business, the board heard Harassment Intimidation Bullying (HIB) and literacy reports and recognized four winners of an essay contest about the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Once he was granted tenure, Bligh stepped up to the microphone and said, “Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” Questions had swirled recently about the athletic director's future in West Orange. Doubts over Bligh’s eligibility for tenure were put to rest Monday night, as several members of the audience talked about his strengths as a member of the district. …
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The complaint was filed in February.
An ethics complaint was filed against Laura Lab, president of the West Orange Board of Education, and Megan Brill, another member of the board, according to documents obtained by West Orange Patch. Nicholas Galante, a current school district employee and president of the local teacher's union, filed the complaint in February with the state School Ethics Commission, confirmed Galante's attorney Gail Oxfeld Kanef in Newark. The document charges that Lab allegedly demanded Galante be transferred from his current work assignment and asked for Galante's work email to be monitored - among other complaints. The document also charged that Brill wanted a ""supporter"" to fill a teacher position that had been left vacant due to a maternity leave, as …
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Policies require new hires to live in New Jersey
On Monday, the West Orange Board of Education passed new recruitment, selection, and hiring policies for newly hired school staff members who are required to live in New Jersey. The rules state that any employees hired on or after September 1, 2011 and is not a New Jersey resident must become one within one year, according to papers provided by the school board. If they fail to do so, they would be ""deemed unqualified for employment"" and will be terminated from their position. The new school staff rules reflect state law that was signed by Gov. Chris Christie last year. Called the ""New Jersey First Act,"" it became effective last year on September 1 and pertains to public employees. If a public employee who was hired prior to the law's …",1748,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00013-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967063009738922
12ebf78e-485c-4ad4-ae03-6a912f3223cc,2022-05-29T01:21:29+00:00,2021-03-25,1,https://globalnews.ca/news/7718982/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-trial-kids/,"Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE began testing their COVID-19 vaccine in children under 12, with hopes of expanding vaccination to that age range by early 2022, the U.S. drugmaker said on Thursday.
The first volunteers in the early-stage trial were given their first injections on Wednesday, Pfizer spokesperson Sharon Castillo said.
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was authorized by U.S. regulators in late December for people age 16 and older. Nearly 66 million doses of the vaccine had been administered in the United States as of Wednesday morning, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The pediatric trial, which will include children as young as 6 months, follows a similar one launched by Moderna Inc last week.
Only the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is being used in 16- and 17-year-olds in the United States. Moderna’s shot was cleared for those age 18 and older, and no COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized in younger kids yet.
Pfizer and BioNTech plan to initially test the safety of their two-shot vaccine at three different dosages – 10, 20 and 30 micrograms – in a 144-participant Phase I/II trial.
They plan to later expand to a 4,500-participant late-stage trial in which they will test the safety, tolerability and immune response generated by the vaccine, likely by measuring antibody levels in the young subjects.
Castillo said the companies hope to have data from the trial in the second half of 2021.
Meanwhile, Pfizer has been testing the vaccine in children from age 12 to 15. The company expects to have data from that trial in the coming weeks, Castillo said.
(Additional reporting by Julie Steenhuysen in Chicago)",383,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663035797.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220529011010-20220529041010-00409.warc.gz,0.97054934501648
e2e40212-f075-4dcb-a2aa-7ea6c1a28a2c,2017-08-20T03:59:33+00:00,2009-09-30,0,http://online.whitehavencoal.com.au/?iid=30032&startpage=page0000022,"by clicking the arrows at the side of the page, or by using the toolbar.
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Whitehaven Coal Limited : Annual Report 2009
Whitehaven Coal Limited -- Annual Report 2009 19 ALEX KRUEGER BS (Finance) BS (Chemical Engineering) Independent Non-Executive Director Appointed: 3 May 2007 Alex is a Managing Director of First Reserve Corporation (FRC). Alex is a senior member of the FRC investment team and his responsibilities range from deal origination and structuring to due diligence, execution and monitoring. He is involved in investment activities in all areas of the worldwide energy industry, with particular expertise in the coal sector. Prior to joining FRC, Alex worked in the Energy Group of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in Houston. HANS MENDE Non-Executive Director Appointed: 3 May 2007 Hans has been President of the AMCI Group since he co-founded the company in 1986. Prior to starting AMCI Group, Mr. Mende was employed by the Thyssen group of companies in various senior executive positions. Other current Directorships held by Hans include MMX Mineracao, New World Resources, Excel Maritime and a non-executive director of Felix Resources Limited, an ASX listed company. AN DY PLUMMER BSc Mining Eng Non-Executive Director Appointed 3 May 2007 Executive Director Appointed: 17 October 2008 Andy has over 35 years experience in the investment banking and mining industries. He was most recently an executive director of Excel Coal Limited, responsible for the company's business development activities. He has worked in the Australian banking and finance industry since 1985 with Eureka Capital Partners, Resource Finance Corporation and Westpac. Prior to that, he was employed in a variety of management and technical positions with ARCO Coal, Utah International and Consolidation Coal. He was appointed to the Board of Whitehaven on 3 May 2007 and was appointed Executive Director on 17 October 2008. He is also a non-executive director of King Island Scheelite Limited and Chairman of Ranamok Glass Prize Ltd. ALLAN DAVIES BE (Mining) Honours Executive Director Appointed 25 February 2009 Allan is a mining engineer and has 35 years experience in the Australian and international coal and metalliferous mining industries. He is a registered mine manager in Australia and South Africa. Allan was a founding director of Excel Coal Limited and as Executive Director -- Operations for Excel Coal Limited, Allan had direct responsibility for operations and construction projects. From 2000 until early 2006, Allan worked for Patrick Corporation as Director operations. Currently, Allan is a non-executive director of QR Limited, a member of the Advisory Board of the Kaplan Infrastructure and Logistics Fund and a non-executive director of QMastor Limited. FORMER DIRECTORS ROB STEWART ME Mining, BE Civil (Hons) Retired 17 October 2008 Rob Stewart joined Whitehaven in October 2007 as CEO and became Managing Director in April 2008. He retired in October 2008.
Annual Report 2008
Annual Report 2010",683,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105970.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820034343-20170820054343-00615.warc.gz,0.958134412765503
5a50cd17-99ed-4c64-b301-d277bd65fddb,2018-08-20T14:12:28+00:00,2012-09,0,http://legwearfashionformen.blogspot.com/2012/09/male-celebrities-in-tights.html,"Hi Creative and Fashionable people!
A few days ago as I was exploring LAUF, I saw a very interesting post and I'd thought I share with you all here at Legwear Fashion For Men, it was on the topic of male celebrities in tights, and my main focus is on Portuguese Star Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo who plays for Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga.
Here are some photos of him in tights:
Most of you might know Ronaldo is a person with style and good looks, as you can see in the photos, he wears tights with confidence, not bothering to hide and wear them under long pants, he wears them proud with football training shorts! WOW! Imagine when more of us guys actually do it openly!
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f2ae9dbf-065c-44a9-83e5-25d2ce0d3569,2016-07-27T15:27:22+00:00,2014-05-28,1,http://www.eastbaytimes.com/news/ci_25761402/plastic-bag-ban-survives-key-committee-vote-sacramento?source=rss,"SACRAMENTO -- California legislators have recycled a bill aimed at making the state the first in the nation to ban plastic grocery bags -- and the new effort gained momentum Wednesday despite fierce industry opposition and passionate appeals from workers who say the measure threatens their livelihoods.
Unlike last year's failed proposal, the new bill takes the unusual approach of trying to reinvent the plastic bag industry by paying companies to shift from making throw-away bags to reusable ones.
The new incentive has already won the support of two California bag manufacturers and could reshape an epic environmental battle similar to the fight over California's ""bottle bill"" in the 1980s. The stakes are high this year because the clout of environmental groups is on the line after a series of embarrassing legislative defeats last year.
Supporters of the bag ban -- which cleared a key Assembly committee Wednesday -- call it a vital tool to reduce litter as well as plastics pollution in the Pacific Ocean, where many of the bags end up. But opponents have labeled the bill a job killer in television and radio advertisements that started airing in the Sacramento area earlier this week.
""After seven years of going back and forth, this is clearly going to be the year that California votes to ban single-use plastic bags,"" said Mark Murray, executive director of Californians Against Waste. ""When we do, we're going to see multiple states on two coasts follow.""
San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland and many other Bay Area communities have already banned single-use bags through local ordinances. But last year, a bill sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Pacoima, fell three votes short of the 21 votes needed to get off the Senate floor.
In January, Padilla, who is also carrying this year's bill, announced a breakthrough compromise with some of the legislation's opponents. He agreed to make $2 million from the state's bottle-and-can recycling fund available to California businesses that want to retool their operations and instead manufacture reusable plastic bags that meet the bill's rigorous standards. Those businesses must also retain and retrain their employees to get the grants.
That was enough to convince one major Southern California plastic bag manufacturer to change his mind about the legislation, which is co-sponsored by Sens. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, and Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens.
Pete Grande, CEO of Vernon-based Command Packaging, said he dropped his opposition to the bill after de Leon visited his factory and spoke with him about the proposal's merits. His company is now manufacturing reusable plastic bags and hopes to obtain one of the grants available to businesses if the bill is signed into law.
""I have been on the opposition side for the last several years, but I've come to the conclusion that our industry has the ability to change,"" Grande said. ""And as a leader in the industry, we are making that change.""
Grande's company is one of three in the state that manufactures plastic bags. Fewer than half a dozen other manufacturers produce the plastic film used to make single-use bags.
A plastic bag manufacturer near Chico also supports the bill, as do retailers Rite Aid and Target.
If passed, the legislation would ban grocery stores and pharmacies from offering customers single-use plastic bags beginning July 1, 2015. And a year later, the rule would apply to convenience stores and liquor stores, too. It would also impose a 10-cent fee on any paper or reusable plastic bags sold to customers who forget to bring their own bags when they shop and sets strict standards for what types of bags count as reusable.
Studies show that communities with ordinances banning plastic bags have less plastic bag pollution, and they spend far less cleaning up the ones that do litter local rivers and forests, Padilla said Wednesday while testifying before the Assembly Natural Resources Committee, which approved the bill on a 5-3 vote. Currently, California consumers use 14 billion plastic bags each year, and environmentalists note that only 3 percent get recycled.
None of Padilla's arguments has swayed Gary Halvorsen, regional sales manager for Crown Poly, a plastic bag manufacturer based in Huntington Park. He said the company has already lost substantial business because of local bag bans -- and that it would go under if a statewide ban is signed into law.
""This job is how I pay my mortgage, how I provide for my family, how I put groceries on the table,"" Halverson told the committee. ""If this bill becomes law, our industry will come to a halt, and I'll lose my job.""
Halverson's concerns are echoed in TV advertisements appearing in the Capitol region. Paid for by a group called the American Progressive Bag Alliance, the one-minute ad accuses Sacramento politicians like Padilla of ""putting powerful special interests before working families.""
Padilla, however, accused the out-of-state plastic bag manufacturers who belong to the alliance of using ""scare tactics"" to dissuade lawmakers from supporting his bill. North Carolina company Hilex Poly leads the alliance and is the largest producer of single-use plastic bags in North America.
Yes, he said, the bill will be a turning point for the industry and could result in some job losses. But that doesn't mean its goals are not worthwhile, he said.
""As much as we care about jobs and workers, to suggest that years ago we shouldn't have cracked down on smoking in public places because it would harm the tobacco industry is outrageous,"" Padilla said. ""Our ultimate goal is a reduction of waste in our oceans and streams. This policy is effective and will be successful.""
Starting July 1, 2015, grocery stores and pharmacies would be barred from making single-use plastic bags available to customers, and by the following July, convenience stores and liquor stores would be subject to the new rules, too.
Customers would be encouraged to bring their own reusable bags when they shop, but customers who forget would be charged a 10-cent fee for recycled paper or reusable plastic bags that meet standards for durability.
The bill would offer competitive loans and grants to plastic bag manufacturers that retool their operations and make reusable plastic bags instead. To qualify for these benefits, companies would need to retain and retrain their workers.",1272,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826908.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00018-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96895158290863
3389cc6f-0e57-46eb-9331-f81f8ef8b9ab,2019-08-22T19:58:29+00:00,2019-03-20,1,https://www.publictechnology.net/articles/news/nhs-calls-more-developers-get-involved-apps-library,"NHS calls for more developers to get involved in apps library
More external assessors likely to be appointed as health service looks to become foremost provider of digital health tools
The NHS wants more developers to submit tools for inclusion in its library of apps, which it hopes will become the “go-to place for patients to access safe and effective digital tools”.
The call for more ideas and products to be submitted to the NHS Apps Library comes after digital healthcare specialist firm Our Mobile Health was handed a contract to assist NHS Digital in assessing bids for inclusion. As the platform grows, more external experts are likely to brought in to help run the rule over potential additions, according to NHS Digital programme director Hazel Jones.
""In the future, we hope to invite more third-party assessors to work with us on the assessment procedure and develop and speed up the system so that we can improve the array of apps featured on the library,” she said. ""This is an exciting opportunity for the many developers out there that come from all sections of the market to put forward their apps for assessment. Being featured on the library is not only a great bonus for developers, but it also helps CCGs (clinical commissioning groups) and patients, who will have the reassurance that the apps featured are evidence-based and result in positive patient outcomes.""
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A total of 46 apps are currently featured in the library. Only one of these – the myCOPD app to help sufferers of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease manage their condition – has been approved for use in the NHS. This means it has been ruled as safe and clinically effective.
Two more are currently being tested by healthcare professionals and their patients: Chill Panda, a tool for managing anxiety; and Cypher, an anonymous social network allowing people to share thoughts and feelings in confidence, as well as offer support to others.
The other 43 have all passed a technical assessment and been deemed to be safe and compliant with data-protection regulations.
Juliet Bauer, chief digital officer at NHS England, said: ""Digital technology is now a part of all our lives and, in the NHS, we want to harness the advantages of digital to improve services and empower patients to take control of their own health. Through this partnership with Our Mobile Health, the NHS Apps Library will grow, providing the public with even more NHS and recommended apps they can use to manage their health and wellbeing.
She added: ""Apps can provide a real insight into patients' conditions, enabling clinicians to deliver better, more relevant treatment and give patients more control over their care.""
Developers can visit this website to apply for inclusion in the NHS Apps Library. Once the app has been submitted and relevant technical information has been provided, the assessment process takes about four weeks.
West London-based Our Mobile Health was awarded the deal to help assess healthcare apps via the G Cloud 9 framework.
‘Future Application of Advanced Data Analytics Across Health and Care’ is a roundtable discussion taking place in Westminster on Wednesday 21 March. This roundtable will bring together leading health and care experts to explore the latest developments in advanced data analytics and visualisation in a variety of scenarios, including nationally and within devolved governments, accountable care organisations, and local/regional health economies. Please email Sophie at email@example.com to register your interest in attending.
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BT reviews an event looking at how man and machine are working together to drive digital transformation
Migrating to the cloud or moving to a future network can be a risky business. BT explains how managing applications is important for end user experience, productivity and for understanding and...
BT presents a new eGuide, looking at how to build infrastructure able to support growth both now and into the future
BT spoke with Ovum's Brian Washburn about the network trends taking place in 2019, covering SD-WAN, NFV, hybrid networking and cloud connectivity services",891,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317359.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822194105-20190822220105-00425.warc.gz,0.94987291097641
4be23d5c-bd81-489f-9e49-a069e765a9c4,2022-05-18T17:18:13+00:00,2021-11-12,1,https://www.futurecitiesforum.london/single-post/the-digital-city,"The Digital City
Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire
Our forum 'The Digital City' was held this week looking in more detail at discussions taking place at COP 26.
Panellists tackled issues around reducing carbon emissions, digitising the planning system for greater collaboration and for environmental benefit, and the value of harnessing data to aid research work into protecting the planet.
The following questions were asked: How can gathering data from space help to protect the Earth? How can digitising museum collections prevent pandemics and disease? How can digitising the planning system help to ensure that environmentally-sound decisions are taken around housing and infrastructure developments?
The Chief Executive of Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, Stuart Grant, Ruth Norman-Johnson, Director, SiteSolve (Ramboll), Watford Borough Council's Infrastructure and Technical Support Manager (Place Shaping), Semeta Bloomfield, .Amber Infrastructure's Principal, Peter Radford and Simon Payne, Founder of Lambsquay Consulting of Cambridge all joined the discussion.
Scientists at RAL Space, Harwell in Oxfordshire, have received investment from the UK Space Agency to develop trailblazing technology that will help tackle climate change and predict global disasters using satellites. In total, eleven UK organisations have been awarded a share of just under £7 million of government funding to put into action the latest advances in space innovation. The majority of the projects focus on climate change or environmental management, with others designed to secure our telecommunication systems and protect digital infrastructure against cyber attacks.
STFC RAL Space, in a consortium with NanoAvionics UK, STAR Dundee UK and UK Met Office has received over £80,000 to develop a new small satellite observation system using microwave sensors that will enhance our ability to monitor our planet's increasing weather variability. These observations will support meteorological services to deliver accurate and timely weather forecasts and better react to climate change.
Other projects receiving the cash boost include Global Satellite Vu Ltd, which will build a compact high-resolution infrared camera for satellites to measure thermal emissions form our homes, schools and places of work, helping to improve energy efficiency. The Open University in Milton Keynes will develop the mission concept for ''TreeView'', a forestry and management tool that will support a nature-based solution to tackling climate change by monitoring the health of trees from space.
Stuart Grant commented:
'Harwell is a 100 acre campus with a focus on the energy, tech, space sector and life sciences, and where government collaborates with business and academia. We have 30 universities here as well as private organisations where the quantum sector is new. There is a £180 million allocation to move the Natural History Museum's species and digital resource collection to Harwell. I think 30% of the NHM collection is already digitalised and it will take around three to four years to complete the building of the centre. This will allow scientists all over the world to access the data and will be there for future generations to review. There will be hundreds of thousands of specimens from which scientists can work on tackling our climate challenges.
' There are already 6,000 people working here and £500 million to be invested over the next few years. We want to move forward with homes for our campus people with good amenities, where they can walk across the cricket pitch to work. There is already the plan for 300 homes for rent as well as a hotel with pubs and shops. It will be a unique place with a mix of uses and have a large village or town atmosphere. Brookfield bought into Harwell last year and we expect to grow the number of people working here to around 15,000 over the next few years.'
Is digital innovation the key to making the Mayor of London’s heat infrastructure projects successful in tackling fuel poverty and combatting climate change?
Following the Mayor of London's announcement at COP 26 that he will commit £30 million to the Mayor's Energy Efficiency Fund (MEEF) over the next two years, Amber Infrastructure which runs MEEF, joined Future Cities Forum's climate and data debate to discuss the success of the fund.
The Mayor's statement gives the clear aim that the funding will support projects that further his aim of making London net Zero by 2030. The new investment means the fund could secure over £500 million of finances in its five years of operation, until 2023. Projects will deliver new low carbon technology to upgrade existing buildings through interventions such as retrofitting and installing heat pumps and supporting clean transport through the provisions of electric vehicle charging hubs.
The funds will also help tackle inequalities exposed and exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis. London has some of the highest levels of fuel poverty in the country with one in nine London households unable to meet the cost of heating their homes. MEEF's energy efficiency and low-carbon heat projects help reduce energy bills and improve living conditions for thousands of Londoners. They will also support Londoners with the skills they need for jobs in the green economy, rebuilding the capital post-COVID so that it's cleaner, greener and fairer.
The Mayor has been clear that public sector finances alone will not mobilise the investment required to achieve his targets of net zero by 2030 but MEEF demonstrates how London can accelerate climate action through a combination of public and private sector capital investment. Latest estimates show that upgrading London's infrastructure to make it zero carbon could cost £100 billion with retrofitting buildings, heat pumps and delivering a zero- emission vehicle fleet.
On the value of data and new investment into MEEF, Peter Radford said:
'I am delighted to say that MEEF has had a 30 million pound commitment announced at COP 26 by the Mayor of London which will allow us to invest in further projects and deliver energy savings across the capital. It is a big commitment from the Mayor and is made because the previous investment has shown itself to have been successful, so we can now have confidence in investing further. We need that growth in data to demonstrate the success of infrastructure, if we are going to deliver at scale and we have to build on the best examples of those that have been successful. We have just closed a contract with a cab company which has telemetrics embedded so that we can see how far a car moves and how much carbon it has emitted, so that adjustments can be made. it is amazing how data has made all this possible. There are heating start ups that are designing data solutions to optimise and reduce heat loss in your home, and industry should make use of all this data coming up.
'Councils are getting round to using data but industry needs to get more people comfortable with new technologies, as well as seeing how the right data is being collected and interpreted correctly. It is an education programme. It is important for the public to be able to see that for example a ground source heat pump is working and to be able to see new green technologies physically, so they can be better understood.'
Watford Borough Council is one of the local authorities that the UK government has chosen to test new digital technologies to improve the planning system. In June this year, the government announced a £1.1 million fund to test the use of digital tools and data standards across 10 local areas. The planning white paper, 'Planning for the future', published in August 2020, proposed reforms to the planning system to streamline and modernise the planning process.
Watford Borough Council's Semeta Bloomfield, described the aims of its particular pilot, which is to increase engagement with the public around planning through data:
'The foundation of our digital programme is around planning publicity and we want to increase it and make it relevant to citizens. Often the public is notified of developments but the information is too difficult to understand. We want them to proactively get alerts for planning which is usually just by letter or a sign on a lamp post, in the same way that they register for elections, helping them to empower themselves. There are so many things that happen during planning process that they need to know.
' With more information available there are environmental gains to planning development, but we want this made more suitable for all our residents. It tends to be presented on text heavy web pages and not always suitable for lay people and those with low literacy skills, so we have developed a new interactive platform and 3-d modelling to give a full picture and link back to local plan policies.'
The use of digital technology may create greater understanding of local areas according to SiteSolve (powered by Ramboll), which states that its digital tools can quickly appraise the environment and social credentials of a design to understand the financial implication of following different strategies. This means more design solutions can be explored and optimized in a virtual space to really find solutions that work environmentally, socially and economically. The level of details of digital map-based local plans would change the way local authorities can visualize and make assessments of their areas, and with centralized digital context-models, making it easier to make holistic decisions around local strategies for developments. It adds that the move to digitalization brings the promise that it will aid collaboration and communication on a cross-boundary level, particularly around infrastructure. This is important as various infrastructure services, such as transport, are connected to a wider system, meaning improvement for one area may be negated by lack of improvements in another.
Ruth Norman-Johnson of SiteSolve explained:
'With our programmes we aim to bring more information into one place. Our technology can help with understanding key facilities in a city and key pieces of land and help with looking at solutions to problems. It can help explore buildings and the cost effectiveness of sites. It can be hard to understand a particular scheme but through our technology you can play with it and increase your understanding of what it will give you in its surroundings. It allows for better consultation and options across areas and regions and with the impact of developments.
' We are trying to reduce the time it takes people to explore all the information and also provide opportunities to discover green scenarios, for instance in managing flooding. The technology shows how to manage water where trees and green spaces already exist and helps clients, through simulation, adjust their plans from the limited options they already have.'
Simon Payne reacted to the debate:
' I have been in planning since 1974 and it is extraordinary how things have changed, but we must remember that technology is simply a tool - like a pencil - and to concentrate on what are we trying to do. In planning terms we want to engage with people for climate change and quality of life but there are risks in this. It can create paralysis with huge amounts of data to go through. People have different thinking skills and the way in which we present information must vary in order to deliver their needs.
'Some of my work is in Heidelberg in Germany and there is an intelligent energy network run by a company but owned by the council, with data being used to reduce carbon emissions. The energy store is at the Energiepark at Pfaffengrund (a Heidelberg suburb) where, on sunny and windy days, surplus renewably generated energy is converted into heat and stored in the storage tank in the form of hot water (see image below).
' On general when talking about data, it is interesting that there are more constraints in Germany where there is concern around privacy. We are more relaxed here in the UK but I think the Germans' autonomy in running things with council powers to get involved and lead all the infrastructure, water, and waste, is better than our system in the UK.'
The event finished with discussion around the importance of sharing data for future outcomes. Stuart remarked that a strength of Harwell was the cross collaboration on gathering and sharing data and that practice has created a booming life sciences sector. He mentioned the value of the UK having a single health provider and that meant that important data was being gathered every day.
Ruth questioned how the UK could foster better collaboration on data sharing between the public and private sector, while Peter warned that there might be a commercial impact in that, if some data from particular projects wasn't looking so positive. Simon commented that it was still important that the public has more access to data for fairness, while Semeta concluded the debate by pointing to Watford Borough Council's work with the Land Registry. She said that because of digitisation the public do not have to come into the town hall to access information and because the data is being linked up to banks and the property conveyancing teams, this is speeding up the house buying process.
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e7534957-73e8-4a24-878c-d5db15227071,2017-08-19T13:02:16+00:00,2016-05-31,1,http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2016/05/moscow-now-training-belarusians-in.html,"Staunton, May 31 –Belarusians are now being trained in a camp in Russia that is headed by an openly fascist Russian nationalist, an arrangement that Moscow might exploit against Minsk by claiming there are “extreme Belarusian nationalists” that the Russians must intervene to put down and one that could be a model for Kremlin actions in other post-Soviet states.
The commandant of the camp, Aleksey Milchakov, has confirmed to RFE/RL’s Belarusian Service that young Belarusians are there now (svaboda.org/a/27742409.html). And as Kseniya Kirillova, a US-based Russian journalist points out, Milchakov has never concealed his neo-Nazi sympathies (ru.krymr.com/content/article/27765937.html).
She notes that he has frequently been photographed with flags displaying the swastika and as a commander of the pro-Moscow “Rusich” brigade in the Donbass proudly showed himself to be a killer of Ukrainians (eotperm.ru/?p=2760). At the same time, he has demonstrated that he is ever more closely tied with the Russian government.
According to Kirillova, this rapprochement rose to “a qualitatively new level” when Michalkov took part in a meeting with Vladislav Surkov, Putin’s troubleshooter, and received a reward from Sergey Aksyonov, the head of the Russian occupation administration in Crimea (eotperm.ru/?p=4961).
Officials in the Belarusian capital are thus increasingly concerned about “the attempt to involve [Belarusian] young people in the latest neo-Nazi project of ‘the Russian world.’” Indeed, Yury Tsarik of Minsk’s Center for Strategic and Foreign Policy Research says the expert community is taking this latest Russian action “quite seriously.”
For many years, Tsarik says, there have been Belarusian young people involved in patriotic camps inside Belarus. But “before the war in Ukraine, the situation didn’t generate particular worries.” Now, however, these camps are suspect and even more suspect are camps in Russia where Belarusians are being trained.
Not only are such trainees being told that Belarus and other post-Soviet states are simply accidents of history that must be corrected, the Minsk researcher says; but there are real fears that they could be used directly or indirectly to undermine Belarusian sovereignty, either as shock troops for Russia or as supposed radicals Moscow might use to justify intervention.
Concerns are especially great now, Tsarik says, because Belarus is exploring closer ties with the West and Moscow will do whatever it can to block them. As a result, the use of “hard” power now cannot be excluded, and many errors could be committed that could trigger a disaster.",611,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105451.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819124333-20170819144333-00373.warc.gz,0.950135171413422
5bf002c5-f07f-4794-86e0-9ced20e98df0,2013-05-26T09:36:18+00:00,2010-06-01,1,http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2010/06/Talent-Challenge-Renewing-the-Vision.aspx,"Not since 1950 has there been a jobs decline as long and deep as
that of the current Great Recession. The bursting of the huge
global credit bubble has led to the first worldwide recession since
the Great Depression of the 1930s.
These economic conditions have shouldered much of the blame for the
job market's continuing woes. But there are also major problems
with the quality of the U.S. and global workforces. In a recent New
York Times column, Thomas Friedman asserts that a critical reason
for the continuing high unemployment is ""an education breakdown on
Main Street"" that has radically reduced the ability of the average
American worker to fill the higher skill demands of a new era in
the world's labor-market economy. What roles can workplace learning
and development professionals fill, today and over the next decade,
to mitigate this jobs skill crisis scenario?
A new labor market era
In the run up to this recession, companies of all sizes reported
increasing skilled talent shortages. By the fall of 2009, despite
more than 15 million jobless American workers, Manpower's President
David Arkless reported that in addition to 2.5 million help-wanted
postings at least 2 million U.S. skilled jobs had been vacant for
more than six months, and there were more than 2.3 million such
vacancies within the European Union (EU). Even in the midst of a
deep recession in the United States, much of the world suffers from
a growing shortage of talent with appropriate training and
education for a 21st century workforce. How will we cope once the
recession ends and business hiring begins in earnest?
We are in the midst of a major global talent revolution. The world
has entered one of the most remarkable watershed eras of
labor-market history (
1). This is the dawn of a ""cyber-mental age"" of ultra-high
technology that will innovate as many new products and services in
the next decade as in the last 50 years according to predictions of
the World Future Society (2009).
The U.S. economy is now undergoing significant structural changes.
New job growth seems likely to be concentrated around
export-production sectors, services, and such technology sectors as
aerospace, nanotech, biotech, or other areas in which the United
States has a comparative economic advantage in brainpower. The
United States must keep generating the emerging technologies of
this cyber-mental age that create a great proportion of high-wage
knowledge jobs across America's workforce.
Three paradoxes behind a talent enigma
Today's rapidly emerging job-talent crisis is being driven by three
paradoxes: a technology paradox, a people paradox, and a
1. Technology paradox. The recent ASTD whitepaper ""Bridging the
Skill Gap"" discussed the rapid acceleration of the labor-market
shift from low-skill to more complex knowledge jobs. Many of these
jobs are in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics-related (STEM) occupations. The U.S. Department of
Labor predicts that by 2020, up to 74 percent of U.S. jobs will
require a liberal arts or career-prep high school education plus
some form of post-secondary career education (graduate degrees,
two- or four-year degrees, apprenticeships, or special occupational
certificates). Gone forever is the era of well-paying, low-skilled
or semi-skilled blue-collar factory or service jobs that could
provide high-school graduates, or even high-school dropouts, with a
living wage over a lifetime.
2. People paradox. Much of Europe and some Asian nations are
beginning to experience severe annual population and workforce
declines: Germany, 100,000; Italy, 100,000; Russia, 700,000; and
Japan and Korea, 50,000. In the United States, the fertility rate
remains at the replacement level, but the 79 million baby boomers,
who constitute a huge population bulge, will retire between 2010
and 2025. In addition, shifts in generational values are magnifying
this demographic change. Generations X and Y want a different
work-life balance. They and the boomers who want or need to
continue to work are demanding more flexibility. Business is only
beginning to adjust. Also, a widening skills gap has appeared
between boomers and Generations X and Y.
The space race and arms race of the 1950s and 1960s made math and
science national education priorities funded by the National
Defense Act and other government programs. Though not every boomer
became an engineer, many secured middle-level jobs, becoming what
Peter Drucker labeled ""knowledge technologists."" In 1969, the
United States landed on the moon, winning the space race. The
Soviet Union collapsed in the 1980s, ending the Cold War arms race.
As a result, the national emphasis on science and math education
began to languish in America's elementary and secondary schools.
Also, high school graduation rates began to fall from 84 percent
(1970) to 69 percent (2009). Overall, about 30 percent of U.S.
students don't finish high school. For the 50 largest U.S. cities,
the average graduation rate is now 52.8 percent. For the first time
in American history, the next generation is less educated than the
generation now retiring. An insufficient number of younger
Americans have a basic liberal arts background and the essential
technical knowledge needed to support the growth of our advanced
3. The globalization paradox. The United States has used two major
global talent safety valves to meet its talent requirements:
- H1-B visas to import a large number of high-skill workers from other nations.
- Foreign direct investment to build and operate facilities in high-skill or high-wage countries, such as Germany, Japan, Singapore, Korea, and Canada.
These talent safety valves are beginning to fail. Both India's and
China's economies are moving from low-skill to higher-skill
products and services. Though both countries graduate huge number
of technicians annually, McKinsey and Company studies and other
sources indicate that only 10 to 20 percent of graduates meet
world-class multi-national expectations. Both countries lack
adequate higher-education-accreditation quality standards. Rural
village schools provide a primitive education for most children.
With a shortage of qualified talent, wage inflation has begun. Both
nations have begun to call home hundreds of thousands of expatriate
engineers, scientists, medical personnel, and others to fill their
This is having an impact on visa applications to the United States.
It took only two days to close H1-B visa applications for the year
2008. For 2009 only one day was needed to fill all 66,000 slots.
But at the end of October 2009, more than 20,000 visas were still
available for 2010. India and China's days as the go-to sources of
talent are over.
As we have seen, many industrial nations are beginning to
experience severe yearly population declines and significant
shrinkage in the size of their workforces. For example, Germany at
the start of the current recession in 2008 reported that 75,000
engineering positions were vacant across the country. In many
advanced economies, students are not enrolling in STEM-related
This is the globalization paradox. As the recession ends, U.S.
businesses will find it increasingly difficult to import enough
high-skill talent or export these jobs overseas.
Global talent enigma
These are the complex components behind a global talent enigma that
threatens the U.S. and world economy over the next decade. During
the past 30 years, thousands of well-intentioned business
initiatives and local, state, or federal funded campaigns have
targeted specific talent issues. They have largely failed. Offering
more of the same will not work because we now face the failure of
outdated systems that are incapable of providing a much larger pool
of skilled talent.
The current education-to-employment was
developed during the 20th Century industrial age (Figure
2). It is largely defined by the individual education
mandates of the 50 states. These mandates are largely
ill-suited to prepare a greater proportion of our students and
adults for their roles in the emerging labor-market economy.
These systems also place artificial barriers between the world
of work and educational institutions providing career
preparation, thus complicating the access of workers to the
education updates needed either for their current jobs or for
preparation in another career area.
If this system is not updated over the next decade, business will
face the real possibility of 12 to 24 million vacant positions. As
a result, Manpower Inc. predicts that 10 to 20 percent of U.S.
businesses that cannot fill key positions will be forced to close.
The demographic, technological, and global changes that are
pressuring the quality of the labor supply can be alleviated by
creating new systems that will enlarge the population of skilled
talent. In the United States this needs to start first in local
areas, then move across entire states, and finally spread across
the whole nation. Training and development professionals are
already playing an important role in helping to forge local
business-education-community partnerships through what I call
""Gateways to the Future.""
Throughout the United States and in many other nations,
community-based organizations (CBOs) and nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) have been at work for more than a decade on
the challenge of rebuilding local education-to-employment systems
for the emerging cyber-mental age. Some of these gateways are in
Santa Ana, California; Fargo, North Dakota; Danville, Illinois;
Penang, Malaysia; Mansfield, Ohio; Raleigh, North Carolina;
Chicago; Singapore, and in many other communities as well.
These CBOs and NGOs are not-for-profit
organizations that have mobilized broad networks of
businesses, educational institutions, chambers of commerce,
unions, workforce boards, economic development organizations,
and others. They create a shared vision for making the
transition to a 21st Century talent creation system (Figure
3). Here at the grassroots level we can see the ingenuity
and can-do spirit that are key ingredients in American-style
CBOs and NGOs aim to rebuild the talent
pipelines that sustain a community's competitive businesses
while helping to attract new start-ups. Their goal is to help
create more higher-skill and higher-wage jobs for their
region. Tens of thousands of local businesses are making
significant financial investments that tie worker retraining,
K-12 career education programs, career academies, and higher
education programs together as a lifelong system of learning
Today's employers also need to put significant resources into
internal education and training programs. Performance and
productivity for a knowledge-based economy demands continuous job
skills updates that keep pace with the rapidly changing technology
in all business sectors. Yet over the past year, U.S. businesses
have reduced their talent development investments.
In this time of high unemployment and business uncertainty,
changing accounting standards to encourage more business investment
in training seems one avenue worth exploring. Businesses should be
allowed to capitalize investments in training, development,
education, and internships just as they can now capitalize
investments in plants and equipment. These changes in U.S.
accounting standards would provide an impetus to increase such
business investments now at $53 billion (2009) to more than $100
billion by 2020.
The current high unemployment rate presents as urgent a challenge
as the space race and arms race of the 1950s and 1960s. We need to
mobilize similar systemic-change efforts to prepare more students
and incumbent workers for STEM careers in growing high-tech
industries. Only if the United States develops the talent system to
staff millions of new start-up companies will we invent and develop
new products and services that will produce higher-paying jobs
across the nation.
What will a new open
education-to-employment system look like (Figure
5)? It will provide better opportunities for more people
to develop their talent for multiple careers and jobs over a
At the local level, training and development professionals will be
key players as more CBOs and NGOs are organized across America. You
are the best spokespersons on how to better educate incumbent
workers. Throughout the next decade, you will help invent these new
talent creation models. Each state will then mandate a new
education-to-employment system based on what has worked in its
Talent is the United States' most renewable resource. The real
challenge worldwide for training and development professionals is
developing your role to help recapture the hope and vision of
business needs that will accelerate the expansion of local talent
creation to fill the exciting career opportunities of a new
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f027b750-f46c-4b84-b192-a9f21ef107d8,2016-07-24T20:25:07+00:00,2014-06-25,1,http://boston.edgemedianetwork.com/news/national/News/161380/utah_to_appeal_gay_marriage_case_to_supreme_court_,"Utah to Appeal Gay Marriage Case to Supreme Court
Utah's attorney general plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a ruling Wednesday that found states must allow gay couples to marry.
Republican Sean Reyes' office said in a statement Wednesday it will file a petition to have the country's highest court review the decision by a three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.
The office also left open the possibility of requesting a review from the full panel of judges at the 10th Circuit.
The attorney general's office says even though the 10th Circuit ruling went against Utah, the state is pleased that it moves the important issue one step closer to the Supreme Court.",146,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824146.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00137-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.966395258903503
c4ae455b-5e14-441f-a428-b54ccfa9c76b,2017-08-17T01:42:07+00:00,2012-09-17,0,http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/view/story.jhtml?id=533350976,"Discovering new trends in HR technology doesn't take rocket science, just a long-term time commitment. The companies selected for this year's ""Awesome"" session at the conference, along with the runners-up, speak volumes about what entrepreneurs are doing and what they think HR needs.
One way to discover trends in HR technology is to spend nearly two months viewing about 120 online demos from 40 smaller companies around the world for the ""Awesome New Technologies for HR"" session at the HR Technology® Conference in Chicago on Oct. 9.
I'm always amazed to find companies continents apart working on the exact same thing! Even more amazing when one has no knowledge of the other, rare in these days of hyper-communication. But either way, it's exactly how you define a ""trend"" in the software world.
I found several trends during those two months of crossed eyeballs and a throbbing head and obviously not just among the winners, since I wouldn't pick two doing the same thing.
My favorite pair was two Valley companies, Gild and Talent Bin, that do know each other. Both their products read and analyze the ""social exhaust"" of candidates -- the things they write and ""like"" on social networks -- to create profiles of them and match them to customers' open jobs. Are you looking for a ""Big Data"" problem in HR? Here it is.
Being Valley companies, the first target of their search is, of course, software engineers, the most precious resource in that neighborhood. I have been seeing demos of applicant-tracking systems and other recruiting products for 23 years. And every single one -- without exception -- has used some variant of a ""Java programmer"" as their example open job and candidate search! Now it would be a ""Ruby on Rails"" programmer.
The Gild CEO made the point that the best programmers keep their LinkedIn profiles deliberately vague to avoid being bothered by recruiters. Both companies produce detailed profiles, but Gild includes rating the quality of the code candidates have contributed to Open Source sites.
Since only two industry verticals -- software and financial-services companies -- are that eager for the very best programming talent, Talent Bin was selected because it already had plans to broaden its application to include other job categories -- in some very clever ways.
Recruiting always represents more than half the innovation I see in HR software every year -- for the past 15 years at least. I once asked the last CEO of the independent BrassRing, Deb Besemer, why she thought that was so. Is it because recruiting has so many moving parts?
""No,"" she replied. ""It's because we just haven't gotten it right yet.""
Following the lead of Jobvite, several companies are trying to super-charge referral programs, long the best source of company hires. Gerry Crispin has documented it in his annual ""Source of Hire"" report, and it makes so much sense. Who is a better recruiter than an employee who knows the company and knows the candidate? Your own recruiters only know the company.
What these companies are doing -- Reppify stands out from the crowd -- is all the work for employees. Not just sending them job reqs and urging them to refer them to friends. Instead, with permission, these systems search all an employee's social connections -- especially on LinkedIn and Facebook -- find likely candidates, match them to available jobs and then ask the employee to refer a specific person to a specific job!
Now that's my idea of social recruiting, not creating a company page on Facebook. I can't tell you why none of those companies is in Awesome New. Perhaps because I saw so many companies doing the same thing and couldn't choose between them. (Just got an email from another one today.)
Another pair of companies is attacking the employee-survey business, which they say hasn't had much innovation in the last decade or two. For large companies, this function has been dominated for years by Gallup, Kenexa (soon to be IBM) and Sirota with their armies of organization development professionals writing custom tests and pouring over the results for months.
The two say it doesn't need to be so hard and can offer analysis of survey results when it is finished, instead of two months later. One of them, Culture Amp from Australia, will be in Awesome New showing its product, Murmur. The other, Happiily, just disappeared from the competition.
The reason I saw so many demos was that likely candidates showed me their 10-minute demo and then I'd ask for one or two sets of changes.
People are even innovating in hardware, which should be no surprise given the proliferation of new devices. EmployTouch has ruggedized an Android tablet to be used as a time clock (wait 'til you see the clever use of the camera!) and a hand-held kiosk replacement for employee and manager self-service in computer-unfriendly work environments. Definitely an Awesome New.
Not in the session is Proven, an incredibly clever phone app designed just to make Craigslist more user friendly. I didn't know Craigslist has 100,000,000 job postings a year; mostly lower-level hourly positions, but millions of people would be happy with those right now. The candidate app makes searching, applying and managing your targets a snap, and the employer app does just about as well for the company.
Standing alone in the session is Knack.it. [Full disclosure: I am an angel investor.] Knack.it uses a real game, like last year's Marriott Hotel Game, and not the scavenger hunts or internal competitions for virtual badges. With a real computer game, Knack.it extracts valid behavioral assessments of candidates and employees from how they played the game! It seems like magic to me, but the OD people say it's real. And prospective partners and customers are very taken by the fact that you can't game a game, unlike a written assessment.
Many of you probably know Visier, the workforce-analytics company founded in Canada by many of the former senior executives from Business Objects, following its acquisition by SAP. Visier should have been in Awesome New last year, but popped up too late for consideration. You decide how it compares to the other analytics companies.
Finally, and I didn't realize it was its third year in a row, Peoplefluent. I guess it has a preternatural ability to turn out stunning demos that appeal to my shallow Hollywood values for this session. This year it's a wonderful example of ""Social in the Enterprise,"" our new track, using technology from its newly acquired company, SocialText. Not all of it is quite generally available, but much of it is.
So those are the winners and some close runners-up. Following are companies I saw that I liked a lot. If they happen to be exhibiting, I'd recommend checking them out after those:
App Learn, Brave New Talent, Careerify, Chequed, Easy Connex, Globoforce and Job Science.
Kapta, iMomentous, RoundPegg, Small Improvements, Texifter, TribeHR, Trust Node, UpMo and Work4Labs.
HR Technology Columnist Bill Kutik is co-chairman of the 15th Annual HR Technology® Conference & Exposition, returning to Chicago in just three weeks, Oct. 8-11, 2012. The program is on the website or the brochure can be downloaded here. Most discounts expire in one week or less on September 24. You can comment on this column at the Conference LinkedIn Group, which does not require prior or future conference attendance to join. He is also host of The Bill Kutik Radio Show®. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org.",1593,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102819.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817013033-20170817033033-00704.warc.gz,0.964981138706207
c1658592-487e-4449-8865-4f06ed4e93b7,2020-10-20T23:28:11+00:00,2020-10-20,0,https://degreeneat.com/10-lessons-ive-learned-from-online-colleges-online-colleges/,"It is a well known fact that online colleges offer a wide variety of different programs for people to choose from. These colleges offer programs that will not only benefit the student but also the financial situation of the student as well.
With the increase in the number of people that are going back to college, more people have started attending traditional schools. This means that a large number of people are working towards getting a degree that will allow them to earn a higher income. However, many people are not able to afford to go back to school because they cannot afford the costs that come with a traditional school.
One of the best benefits of online colleges is that you are able to study for your degree whenever you want to. Many of these schools offer programs that allow students to finish the requirements and get their degree almost instantly.
When students start attending traditional schools, they may have to take time out from their normal lives. This can cause a lot of stress to the student and this is one of the benefits that online colleges offer.
Traditional schools are also often located in different areas of the country. This can put a lot of strain on a student when they need to find an area to live while attending school.
Online schools do not have to be located anywhere close to campus. They are able to be located anywhere in the world as long as there is an internet connection. This can help to make life much easier for students who are going back to school and want to get the education that they need.
Online colleges can also offer financial aid to help cover the cost of tuition. This can be a great benefit for students who are going back to school for their education. Not only will you be able to find the most affordable prices for your education but you will be able to also pay for your tuition and other school expenses without having to take out loans.
Finding the right online college is very important for anyone who is trying to improve their career or even just have more options with their life. These online colleges will offer more options to students who are interested in continuing their education. This is a great advantage for anyone that is trying to earn a college degree but doesn't have the money to attend a traditional school.
With so many options available when it comes to online colleges you will find that you can earn a higher degree with less money than if you had gone to a traditional school. You will also be able to learn at your own pace and when you want to.
While traditional schools can also offer you the same education you would receive at a traditional school, they are usually much more expensive. This is why so many people look to online colleges because you can earn a degree with less money.
There are a lot of different things you can learn through online programs that traditional colleges are not able to offer. For example, you can earn a degree in computer science by attending an online school. or even earn a certificate in accounting if you are interested.
Some people even earn a degree in computer science and then go on to find employment in this field. With an online program you will be able to learn how to use the software that computers are made up of.
In addition to this you . . . . . . can also earn a certificate in internet marketing, if you are interested. You will also be able to learn about marketing for your job. This is a valuable skill that employers look for when they are hiring someone.",691,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107874340.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020221156-20201021011156-00090.warc.gz,0.986073017120361
9d990e32-2e7a-4fb1-9db9-a8f94a3443e8,2013-05-19T10:34:31+00:00,2013-05-10,1,http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/category/business/,"May 10 – The residents of Phan Thiet City in Vietnam’s central Binh Thuan province can soon expect an influx of tourists as a new airport is built in the area, scheduled for opening in 2017. Plans for the airport have already been submitted to the central government for approval.
The airport, which reportedly will cost over VND5.6 trillion (US$265 million) to build, and which will span around 500 hectares (1235 acres), will be located in Thien Nghiep – a coastal area near Mui Ne Beach.
Initially, its facilities and landing areas will only be able to accommodate smaller planes and helicopters, providing services to over 500,000 passengers annually. Also, it is expected to offer 12 air routes of distances under 800 kilometers (500 miles) on top of 12 services of distances below 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles). Continue reading
May 10 – The new issue of Asia Briefing Magazine, titled An Introduction to Development Zones Across Asia, is out now and will be temporarily available as a complimentary PDF download on the Asia Briefing Bookstore throughout the months of May and June.
The use of development zones in their different guises has been an effective model essentially brought to prominence by China over the past 25 years to help both foreign investors and domestic companies meet in a relationship that provides tax advantages to both. Development zones typically permit the foreign investor to bring component parts into a country for assembly without having to pay import duties. Investors may then add in locally-sourced components, assemble the final product, and warehouse it all duty free before then having the option of exporting the finished product (collecting some VAT rebates on the locally sourced portion) or entering the domestic market with a product assembled at local labor costs. Continue reading
May 9 – After a 15-month hiatus, Vietnamese produce exporters are now allowed to resume shipments of fruits and vegetables to the European Union (EU) after Vietnam’s plant protection department agreed to re-issue quarantine certificates.
Exports will resume as normal starting June 30.
Vietnam’s plant protection department stopped issuing certificates in March 2012 in an effort to prevent certain exported fruit (such as blue dragon or grapefruit) from being added to the EU’s blacklist after Vietnamese basil, sweet pepper, celery, bitter gourd and coriander failed to meet the EU’s food hygiene and safety regulations. The EU threatened to ban all Vietnamese produce if they found five more batches that were in violation of their regulations. Continue reading
May 7 – The Red River Delta constitutes the industrial heart of Vietnam and is one of the richest and most developed regions in the country.
Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city, dominates in terms of foreign investment and gross industrial output. It is also home to many manufacturing plants for big international names like GM, Nokia and Yamaha. The industrial parks and economic zones in the region are strengthened by their “corridor to the sea” via the Hai Phong Port, one of Vietnam’s largest ports. Continue reading
Posted in Business, Hanoi
Apr. 30 – Vietnam’s online national business registration platform, which will allow enterprises to register online and be able to verify the legitimacy of potential business partners and companies, will be fully completed by the end of this year. This new system is designed to reduce the risk of doing business in Vietnam. Le Quang Manh, the head of the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Business Registration Agency, stated that in cooperation with the provincial offices, all information will be updated and placed onto the national business registration system this year. Continue reading
Apr. 26 – During the first four months of 2013, Vietnam attracted newly registered and additional foreign direct investment (FDI) capital worth over US$8 billion. The capital was injected into projects throughout 18 different sectors, with the processing and manufacturing industries topping the list, followed by the property, wholesale and retail sectors.
Of this, US$4.9 billion of new capital was added thanks to the licensing of 341 new FDI projects. Another 121 projects expanded its capital by a total of US$3.34 billion. These capital injections represent a 14.6 percent and 20.7 percent year-on-year increase, respectively. Continue reading
Apr. 22 – In a move to enhance Vietnam’s competitive capacity and to create additional jobs, the Vietnamese government will create a fund to assist with the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country. The fund will officially function as a State financial organization under the management of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and it will be responsible for not just financial support but also the management of SMEs.
The fund’s management activities will include receiving and organizing financial resources for SMEs and managing domestic and foreign trust capital to generate funds for SME development. Continue reading
Apr. 17 – In an effort to boost investment in Vietnamese businesses and to support struggling enterprises, Vietnamese lawmakers have approved the Government’s proposal to reduce the current general corporate income tax (CIT) rate from 25 percent to 23 percent. In addition, CIT rates were set at a rate of 20 percent for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), while businesses that operate in the social housing sector will only be taxed at a rate of 10 percent. SMEs are defined as enterprises that employ fewer than 200 full-time employees with annual revenues of less than VND 20 billion (approximately US$1 million). Continue reading
Apr. 17 – Vietnam’s Northwest and Central Highlands have recently gained prominence as increasingly important developmental regions. Only last month the Bank of Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) pledged to provide VND 15 trillion (US$718 million) and VND 7.5 trillion (US$359 million) to the respective regions between 2013 and 2015. This presents itself as a further incentive for investors to investigate the opportunities these localities can provide.
Large urban centers are missing from the Northwestern region, with Hoa Binh being the largest town. However, the region produces about one third of the total hydro-electric power of Vietnam, with the Son La Plant being the largest single producer. Continue reading
Apr. 10 – In Ho Chi Minh City this week there has been an influx of businesspeople from over 600 Vietnamese and French companies, in areas ranging from technology and food processing to construction, cosmetics and consumer goods, due to the “Vietnam-France Business Forum.” The forum, which started on April 8th, aimed to foster the development of international partnerships between Vietnamese and French companies.
In a bid to further cultivate business ties, seminars on Vietnam’s business environment, consumer taste and demand were held during the forum. In addition, French businesses had the opportunity to consult with specialists in the Vietnamese banking, taxation, human resources and intellectual property sectors. Continue reading",1421,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00027-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.9407599568367
21f78da5-3bd2-4d3b-9d25-7ffd93044605,2019-08-25T17:25:07+00:00,2019-08-25,0,https://waterwar.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=57962,"I actually think that a whitelist of specific models is much easier to figure out. Do you really want to have to test everyone's blasters before a war? Time wasted for travel and setup is one of the top complaints at community wars. That, and I really don't want to introduce a need for yet more gear to transport. Venues like Sycamore Island, Beacon Terminal, Northgate, etc. are not gear-friendly. Most of us test our guns to different standards and use different methods for output, shot time, even range. Ben and I use output methodology that requires the use of a computer to review the footage, iSoaker uses a stopwatch. Ben and iSoaker end up with x, SSC Ben ends up with average, I end up with average minus drop off. I no longer allow for more than 3 MPH of wind or less than 10 full shots when testing range. Ben allows AP drop off to 75% of max range, iSoaker allows to 80%, I allow to 90%. Both Bens measure range in feet and inches, rounded to the nearest foot. I do the same, but rounded to the nearest inch. iSoaker measures in metric, then rounds to the nearest half meter and converts.#2: Rules should be easy to figure out and not rely on a listing of specific models.
Just to check everyone's range, output, and capacity would require up to a tape measure, angle measuring device, camera, computer with internet, gallon jug, measuring cup set, shipping scale, refilling source, somewhere flat with a hard surface, and a lot of patience. Obviously, these things would be better done way before a war, but newbies won't test their guns. We also have differing levels of credibility with our data. I test my outliers rigorously (thrifted CPS 1200 MK1, CPS 2000 #5) to make sure the results weren't a fluke. That poor 2000 has been range tested 46 times just because I couldn't believe that it really shot in excess of 54 ft. I also retest everything when I change standard, like the move from 6 shots to 10 shots. I didn't need to retest for the reduction in wind limit from 5 MPH to 3 MPH, as none of my original data was collected in wind greater than 3.0. It's not an arbitrary number, either - I tried to test some AP guns, but found that any more than ~3 MPH ruins the test. A 5 MPH crosswind can blow a 3x stream right out of the testing area.
If we set parameters objectively, then we're not just making people use the same light primary rules, we are also making them use the same testing standard. Getting everyone to agree on one standard is like getting everyone to agree on speaking one regional dialect of English.
A whitelist may be more confusing for newbies and needs to be kept current, but it's great for hosts. If it's not on the list, it's not a light primary, it's so simple to manage round setup when you know exactly what is allowed. You can just eyeball what everyone is using in a few seconds, if something is modded/homemade, it can receive a 2nd look, but most of the work is done already. They can all share an objective set of parameters, but the host is most likely going to end up relying on a list anyway. If we agree on a common method like Stephen's, the first thing I'd do is figure out all the stock models that make the cut and write them down for reference, aka a whitelist.",740,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330750.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825151521-20190825173521-00062.warc.gz,0.961229145526886
9171de3d-6d33-4c3b-a79f-3f385b0fe523,2020-10-26T12:24:07+00:00,2016-10-26,0,https://opokutaylorportraits.co.uk/home-jazz/,"Imagine… a typical scene of yourself, or a family member or your whole family at home engaged in the everyday things that you do… it might be in the kitchen, or in the living room or even in the bathroom… but it’s all with a twist… it’s funny… it’s entertaining… and the beauty of it is the whole image is encapsulated in a unique painting.
I’ll discuss with you
- who you’d like to include in the portrait
- which room in the house you’d like the setting
- The pose ie what you would like to be doing
It’s a celebration of everyday life and the normal. The aim is to create positive vibes. Please browse the Home Jazz gallery for ideas.
To create an impression of movement and action, I contort some of the dimensions.
In the old series (1995 – 2001), I often have a stereo playing in the background and the figure is in a joyful moment.
In the new series (2016 onwards), the stereo can be replaced either with a phone or a speaker or whatever is your main source of music.
We like to move with the times
As these paintings involve much more time and energy to prepare and create, discussions are more in depth. More photos may also be required (an example of the setting as well as the figure to be painted). If you are based in London, there may be an opportunity for us to meet and for sittings to be done, as well as using photos of the chosen setting.",324,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107891228.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026115814-20201026145814-00130.warc.gz,0.950513780117035
09c03388-a238-46bf-96d6-9f6639fe00d4,2017-08-18T14:44:06+00:00,2009-08-18,0,http://www.patriotledger.com/x1662373105/Two-South-Shore-women-answer-the-call-for-tasty-gluten-free-baked-goods,"The number of people who have food allergies is growing, creating a demand for tasty food that is safe for people with food allergies and digestive ailments. Two local business owners – Carolyn Shannon of Cal’s Baking Company in Hingham and Heather Diamond of Diamond Baking Co. in Weymouth - have created baking mixes and custom cakes for this growing market.
An estimated 12 million people in the United States have food allergies, according to a 2008 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The figure includes 3 million children – four out of 100, an 18 percent increase from a decade ago. An additional 3 million Americans have celiac disease, the inability to absorb nutrients if they eat any foods containing gluten.
Whether these statistics indicate an overall increase in sensitivities to certain foods or an increase in testing and better reporting of food allergies, the result is the same: greater demand for tasty food that is safe for people with food allergies and digestive ailments.
Two local business owners – Carolyn Shannon of Cal’s Baking Company in Hingham and Heather Diamond of Diamond Baking Co. in Weymouth – have stepped up to the plate with original baking mixes and custom cakes for this growing market.
One smart cookie
For 8-year-old Kevin Shannon of Hingham, the cure for chronic eczema wasn’t a salve or steroid cream prescribed by an allergist. It was a strict diet of gluten- and casein-free foods, including chocolate chip cookies made by his mother from her gluten-free recipe.
The cookies were the first of many gluten-free baked goods that Carolyn Shannon made for Kevin and her husband, Dan, who were tested for food allergies and found to be sensitive to the gluten protein in wheat and the casein protein in milk and butter.
“Within two weeks of being on a gluten-free diet, Kevin’s eczema and Dan’s joint pain and stomach aches were completely gone. We were true believers,” said Shannon.
Since the diagnosis two years ago, Shannon has developed new recipes and adapted some of her mother’s recipes to make gluten- and casein-free cakes, cookies, brownies, pancakes, waffles, breads and pizza dough for her family and baking mixes for sale to the public.
Each recipe – which requires a slightly different proportion of brown rice flour, white rice flour and tapioca flour – took months to perfect.
“When I decided to make gluten-free bread, I thought, ‘how hard can that be?’” said Shannon, an experienced baker.
“I put together a mix that I thought would work and put it in the oven. I swear it weighed 10 pounds, and it was horrible tasting. It took me months and months to develop the bread mix and pizza dough mix, the newest additions to my product line.”
But the time and effort was worthwhile, Shannon said, because her products tasted so much better than the gluten-free mixes and frozen baked goods available in stores.
“When you start a gluten-free diet, you buy everything gluten free that you can find. What you quickly find is that the products out there are horrible. You think, ‘this can’t be how I have to eat for the rest of my life,’” Shannon said.
Shannon and her sons Brian, 6, and Nicholas, 9, are not sensitive to gluten or casein, but at home, the whole family eats gluten- and casein-free meals to make it easier for Kevin and Dan.
Shannon, who teaches first grade in the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District, initially had no plans to market her gluten-free baking mixes. Her husband was so impressed with the taste of her desserts, though, he persuaded her to sell the mixes.
They turned their garage into a commercial kitchen where Shannon prepares and packages the mixes she sells in local stores and through her Web site, www.calsbakingcompany.com. Although no one in her family is allergic to nuts, Shannon decided to make her mixes nut free (as well as gluten free and casein free) to appeal to more customers.
To meet the demand for her mixes, Shannon spends 24 to 32 hours a week on a variety of tasks: ordering supplies, printing and attaching labels to the empty bags, combining ingredients in a bowl with a big whisk and slotted spoon to make the mixes, filling and weighing the bags and testing each batch.
“Let’s say I spend the day making 40 bags of chocolate cake mix. I would take one of those bags and bake a cake to make sure it comes out the way it is supposed to,” she explained.
Customers need only a few additional ingredients, such as eggs, oil, milk and butter, to use the mixes. For casein-free milk, Shannon recommends Silk Soy Milk, a liquid, and Dari-free, a soy-free powder that can be used by people who are sensitive to soy products. For casein-free butter, she recommends Organic Smart Balance, and for chocolate chip cookies, she uses a soy-based brand of chips called Enjoy Life.
Cal’s Baking Company mixes are available at Good Health Natural Foods in Quincy and Hanover, Healthy Appetites in Plymouth, All the Best Natural Foods in Cohasset and the Fruit Center Marketplace in Hingham and Milton.
Have it your way
On any given day, Heather Diamond of Milton is up to her elbows in gluten-free flour in her commercial kitchen one floor below Shaw’s Supermarket in Weymouth.
“I’ve always loved baking; it’s my passion. I’ve done it as far back as I can remember,” said Diamond, who attended Johnson & Wales University for baking and pastry arts and worked as a pastry chef for five years before launching her own business, Diamond Baking Co., in 2008.
But you won’t find her cakes, cookies, brownies, scones and tea breads on the shelves of supermarkets or other retail stores.
Diamond’s baked goods are made to order, usually for special occasions, such as weddings, anniversaries, showers, birthdays, christenings, First Holy Communions, bar and bat mitzvahs and graduations.
“Gluten-free is growing in popularity,” Diamond said. “There are more and more cases of celiac disease being diagnosed, but it’s not just celiacs who are on a gluten-free diet. It supposedly helps kids who are autistic and anyone with Crohn’s disease. Some people switch to a gluten-free diet because it makes them feel better, more energized.”
Diamond also supplies gluten-free desserts to one local restaurant, Peppercornz On Main in Weymouth, and sells her gluten-free cookies, brownies and cupcakes from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays through October at the farmers’market in Plymouth.
Diamond’s first experience with gluten-free baking was making a birthday cake for a friend with multiple allergies. In place of wheat flour, she substituted a mixture of three gluten-free products – brown rice flour, tapioca flour and potato starch. Instead of butter and cow’s milk, she used canola oil and rice milk.
“It was fun and a challenge creating recipes that actually tasted good and were not too crumbly,” Diamond said. “The wheat is going to bond it, and that’s missing.”
She also uses fresh local ingredients, such as organic cage-free eggs, stone ground organic chocolate and fruit from local farms.
To date, Diamond has developed a dozen recipes for cakes and more than a dozen recipes for cookies, brownies, muffins, scones and tea breads.
Don’t ask for copies – her secret recipes are the result of many months of work and taste testing by friends and family to get the right proportions of the gluten-free ingredients.
“Every recipe is gluten free and nut free, but I can also make something dairy free, soy free or egg free for someone with multiple allergies,” she said.
Her favorite recipe is for gluten-free, dairy-free carrot cake.
“When I give that cake to people who are not on a gluten-free diet, they say it’s the best carrot cake they’ve ever tasted – melt-in-your-mouth moist. It has real carrots,” she said.
Her baking schedule varies, depending upon orders. April through October are her busiest months for wedding cakes and wedding cupcake towers.
She makes just one wedding cake per day because she does everything herself, from the baking to the decorating to the delivery. Year-round, she makes gluten-free baked goods with 48 hours’ notice. Customers can pick up orders at her commercial kitchen or receive delivery for orders more than $100.
Customers planning a wedding or other special event can schedule a tasting. For more information, see www.DiamondBakingCo.com.
The Patriot Ledger",1927,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104681.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818140908-20170818160908-00014.warc.gz,0.957849264144898
5d100a44-1e7e-464c-aa5f-f17a74d7803b,2015-04-02T09:46:42+00:00,2012-07-01,0,http://blogs.forrester.com/archiver/201207/915,"At Forrester, each of us as analysts keep in regular contact with our clients and the industry through a process known as Inquiry. For workforce computing, this includes Benjamin Gray, Christian Kane, Michele Pelino, Onica King, and Chris Voce. Any Forrester client with Inquiry access can arrange for 1:1 time with an analyst to ask questions and seek advice, or simply ask for a response by e-mail. Most analysts also take advantage of the opportunity to ask a few well-considered questions of our own. Taken together with data, briefings from vendors, ongoing research and client advisory, the inquiry process helps us keep our eyes and ears focused on what matters to I&O professionals, and provides critical insights into their pain and needs. In this blog, I'll share my unvarnished responses to a client inquiry I received just last week:
1. What do you see as the most important trends in End User Computing for the next 3-4 years?
2. What will be the role of each type of device in an organization such as ours (financial services)?
3. What's the best way to find out what our employees need? What do other firms offer different types of workers?
4. Do you have any economic numbers about those devices (i.e. TCO per year)?
5. Do you have any data or examples from other firms like ours?",288,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427132827069.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323174707-00103-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.949249625205994
e79dee14-2b20-4560-bb48-ac281233683b,2015-03-29T17:16:51+00:00,2015-02-01,0,http://www.governing.com/poy/michael-leavitt.html,"Few of Mike Leavitt’s constituents would complain if he told them that the sheer daily press of keeping his state on an even keel made it hard for him to pay much attention to the world as it will exist decades from now. Utah is on a prolonged growth spree that has placed an enormous demand on roads, schools, social services, and the agencies that maintain them. Managing that demand may be the single most important part of the governor’s job. By all accounts, he has done it well.
But Leavitt not only finds time to ponder the future, he asks probing questions about it with a persistence that borders on obsession. He is, without a doubt, the leading thinker among the governors on the role that states and localities must play in governing the United States during the 21st century.
What he sees at the moment troubles him. Pushed by technology and globalization, not only is the economy being transformed at full tilt but so is government at every level. Political boundaries are coming to count for less, and pressure from business for more speed and efficiency, particularly in regulation, is growing. When businesses encounter “friction,” Leavitt argues, they go elsewhere; in his words, “Friction kills prosperity.”
And at the moment, there is plenty of friction in everything from the way states deal with the environment to how they license insurance companies. State and local governments, Leavitt believes, “are not moving rapidly enough to solve these dilemmas of a global market, and industries are saying, ‘We cannot wait for the 50 states to solve this, so we’re going to go to the federal government.’ If states don’t come up with a clear agenda to solve the problem, we will continue to have our responsibilities preempted.”
The need he sees to reduce friction has pushed Leavitt in a number of directions. During his tenure, Utah has had one of the best-managed state governments in the country, and Leavitt has been at the forefront of applying technological advances to government functions. Together with Democratic Governor John Kitzhaber of Oregon, Leavitt also has led an effort among the Western governors to find a way of resolving environmental disputes with less reliance on the courts and more on bringing the various actors involved—business interests, environmentalists, legislators—to the table.
And then, of course, there is the matter of taxing Internet purchases. Leavitt has been out in front on the issue since before many state and local executives saw it coming, and for those who think it unusual that a conservative Republican would be a proponent of a new way of levying taxes, Leavitt has a simple response: “This issue is not about tax revenues,” he says. “It’s about the shape of government. It’s about the survival of local and state government as independent decision-making bodies. Once they lose their capacity to finance their decisions—and the market is changing rapidly to antiquate the system on which we’ve come to depend, sales taxes—then they’re no longer independent and no longer able to respond to the needs of their people.”
It is the issue of strong and independent states that has brought Leavitt to propose a meeting next February, during the winter conference of the nation’s governors. If all goes according to plan, the 50 chief state executives will sit down with all 100 U.S. senators and talk about the states’ role in the federal system. “The meeting,” he says, “is to remind members of the Senate that they have an obligation to represent the interests of the states, that it is a constitutional responsibility we share. The states have not reminded them frequently enough of their responsibility, which is part of the need we have to have such a meeting. We’ve never had one like it before, and I think it will be a very powerful symbol.”
— Rob Gurwitt
Photo by Ravell Call",840,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298660.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00034-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.973514676094055
e225b4a0-9536-4c80-86f1-2d00e20f4bd9,2015-03-29T00:44:23+00:00,2014-04-03,1,http://www.foxbusiness.com/economy-policy/2014/04/03/us-trade-gap-widens-as-exports-slump/,"The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly widened in February as exports fell to their lowest level in five months, further signs economic growth slowed in the first quarter.
The Commerce Department said on Thursday the trade gap increased 7.7 percent to $42.3 billion, the largest since September last year. January's shortfall was revised to $39.3 billion from a previously reported $39.1 billion.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the trade deficit falling to $38.5 billion. In addition to weak exports, February's rise in the deficit likely reflected an increase in the price of crude oil.
Declining petroleum imports as a domestic energy production boom reduces the nation's dependency on foreign oil have helped to shrink the trade deficit. That saw the current account deficit hitting a 14-year low in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Trade was one of the key drivers of economic growth during the last three months of last year, a trend that is unlikely to be repeated in the first quarter.
Growth in the first three months of 2014 is expected to have slowed to an annualized pace below 2 percent. The economy grew at a 2.6 percent rate in the fourth quarter.
When adjusted for inflation, the trade gap widened to $50.1 billion in February from $48.5 billion the prior month.
Exports slipped 1.1 percent to $190.4 billion in February. That was the lowest level since September. Imports edged up 0.4 percent to $232.7 billion.
Exports to China fell 4.6 percent in February. Imports from that country tumbled 19.5 percent, narrowing the politically sensitive U.S. trade deficit with the world's second-largest economy to its smallest since March 2013.
The drop in imports was probably due to the Chinese New Year holiday. (Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Andrea Ricci)",389,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298015.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00249-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.971014440059662
9eba33ea-46b9-41e0-99ac-a81b7a41e646,2017-08-17T08:04:46+00:00,2015-10-15,0,http://wku.edu/adultservices/alwhat.php,"Monday - Friday
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Adult learners are often referred to as ""non-traditional"" students. Traditional students are those that enter college right after high school, attend classes full-time and graduate at age 22-23. Adult learners are everyone that doesn't fit the ""traditional"" model. They encompass a wide range of people. Often—but not always—adult learners may:
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Carrie Dean opted to go straight to work out of high school and worked her way up to a position with great benefits. But a few years ago, the company outsourced her position and she decided to get a four year college degree.
A family health issue kept John Bailey from finishing his degree more than 20 years ago. He's now back in school to further his education and create some additional opportunities in his law enforcement career.
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caccc098-b169-49e4-9edc-8ce2a408a718,2013-05-18T07:20:36+00:00,2013-03-15,1,http://www.manchesterjournal.com/headlines/ci_22840116/train-study-chugs-along,"The Vermont Agency of Transportation and the New York State Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Federal Railroad Administration, have been conducting a New York - Vermont Bi-state intercity passenger rail study to identify opportunities to provide access to passenger rail service to parts of southwestern Vermont, including Manchester.
Costa Pappis, from the Vermont Agency of Transportation, said that they are still working on the process of preparing cost estimates of the project.
""We are currently in the process of preparing cost estimates based on preliminary engineering,"" he said during a recent telephone interview. ""Both the remaining alternatives have the same capital costs.""
The two alternatives to bring rail service to southern Vermont both include bringing train service into and through Manchester.
Alternative one would expand service to southwest Vermont by adding a train to run between Albany and Rutland. It would include stops in Bennington, Manchester and Rutland and would operate one round trip per day.
Alternative two proposes rerouting the existing Ethan Allen service through southwest Vermont. It would operate between Rutland and Albany with stops that include Bennington and Manchester. In this alternative the existing Adirondack service
""Our consultant has submitted the preliminary engineering documents,"" said Pappis. ""After they make a few technical revisions, we will forward these to the railroads for their review. This process should be completed towards the end of spring.""
The capital cost of the project is estimated at $118 million. However, after the revisions to the preliminary engineering documents have been made there will be much more refined cost estimates, said Pappis.
The purpose of this screening process is to identify the preferred alternative. The initial set of proposed alternative was narrowed down from six to the two that are left, plus a no-build alternative.
The analysis of these alternatives include ridership, capital costs, and operations costs among others.
Restoring passenger rail service to Manchester, which ended more than a half-century ago, would be an asset for the community, said Manchester Select Board Chairman Ivan Beattie.
""One thing that this area has been missing compared to other towns in the State is some form of public transportation,"" Beattie said. ""We don't have buses here anymore. We don't have an interstate that runs through and train service is something that people tend to enjoy traveling on.""
Pappis said that the ridership number was estimated at 8,800 riders yearly by a consultant of the project who takes in factors such as the area and population of a town, as well as comparing other towns that are similar the Manchester with the area in order to find estimated riders numbers. He also said that the price per tickets are currently unknown at this time and are hard to figure out with so many factors such as travel time and distance.
The project study area covers Rutland and Bennington Counties in southwestern Vermont and adjacent areas in eastern central New York, including Schenectady, Saratoga, Washington, Rensselaer, and Albany Counties. In order to minimize environmental impacts, the study will focus on opportunities for providing intercity passenger rail service along existing established rail corridors.
According to the website, the purpose of this project is to identify and establish an efficient, intercity passenger rail-based transportation link that will benefit unserved and under-served communities in southwestern Vermont and eastern central New York. The project would also provide a key link along Vermont's ""Western Corridor,"" with improved connections to passenger rail services in New York and beyond via Albany and Schenectady, N.Y.
For more information on the study, visit www.ny-vt-passengerrail.org.",744,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00010-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.966005980968475
0f520306-2227-4909-89cc-ed8aa23ab01a,2017-08-22T03:23:00+00:00,2009-02-23,0,http://www.noshelfrequired.com/category/standards/page/2/,"Tim O’Reilly: Kindle needs open ePub-style standard to survive
www.teleread.org – Posted: 23 Feb 2009 08:40 AM CST
“Unless Amazon embraces open e-book standards like ‘epub,’ which allow readers to read books on a variety of devices, the Kindle will be gone within two or three years.” – Tim O’Reily in Why Kindle should be an open book, in Forbes.
The TeleRead take: It’s hard to tell how things will shake out, but Tim persuasively summons up a little history—Microsoft’s failed attempt with the Microsoft Network publishing platform. By contrast, O’Reilly got on the Web early with the Global Net Navigator and in time was well rewarded for the experience it gained with an open approach.
The point is, closed standards are a pain in the rear for e-book-lovers and other users who inevitably will want hardware or content that isn’t compatible with MegaCorp’s system. This disillusionment is a little akin to decaying Web links. At first, people buy into Mega’s plans and think that its proprietary product line will endure forever. Only later do the hassles emerge.
E-book lessons from Oprah’s past
Remember how Oprah touted Gemstar e-book readers some years ago? But then consumers rebelled against a limited choice of books. Even now, following her backing of the Kindle, Oprah fans are finding that many O-blessed books are missing. Last I knew, she wasn’t doing a K version of her O magazine. Her fans may also have been put off by the complexities of the technology, to which proprietary formats can add.
While Jeff Bezos can talk of offering every book in E, he’s jeopardizing his own version by aiming for exclusives. What happens when other giants step in and start bidding wars—not just for temporary exclusivity but in time for the permanent variety?
The score that really counts in book-selling
More importantly, Jeff should also remember that the most meaningful score in the book-selling isn’t market share but healthy growth of earnings. Closed standards like the Kindle’s will slow down the rate of e-book adoption, as people find that his supposedly universal solution isn’t one at all.
What’s more, with Kindle-type DRM, all kinds of nasty issues emerge, such as the inability of readers to own their books for real. Jeff was smart enough to set up a music store without DRM. He should consider the the same for e-books, using social DRM, if need be, in place of “real” DRM. Publishers could still have the option of using DRM, but I suspect that market pressures would encourage back off from this consumer nightmare. DRM is especially nasty in that it turns nonproprietary e-formats into proprietary ones.
Technorati Tags: Tom O’Reilly,O’Reilly Media",657,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109893.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822031111-20170822051111-00607.warc.gz,0.935827791690826
fd42af2b-35f0-42c3-8ec3-79b6b91cb3a4,2015-03-29T10:35:10+00:00,2012-09-03,0,http://ideclairmedia.com/labor-day-2012-celebrating-hard-work-fighting-for-fair-living-wages-industry-training-safe-working-conditions-of-the-american-economy-the-ideclair-show-real-raw-right-now-idec/,"Good Monday 3 September, 2012. Happy Labor Day 2012. On this celebrated day millions of Americans find themselves out of work, looking for work, wanting work, training for work, and hoping for work. The American Dream of average Americans was built by proud Americans earning every dollar of it.
Today we average Americans find ourselves amidst a maze of offshoring, outsourcing, plant, and company closings, resulting in precious jobs, livelihoods, family, health, and economic security lost.
In this highly charged political season, and with the most important Presidential election in our modern era only 63 days away, the question becomes will America stay on the course correction path President Obama and the Obama Administration has implemented (in spite of Republican congressional obstruction) or will a pioneering outsourcer, and offshorer become President?
Thank you to the American Worker holding the weight of the American economy on your proud shoulders! We honor you today!
Labor Day Presidential Proclamation:
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis':
“Labor Day 2012: Honoring the Great American Worker”
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“Secretary Solis delivers remarks for Labor Day 2012″
“Heavy Load – Obama for America TV Ad”
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Get the facts: http://OFA.BO/Da7yvX
“The middle class is carrying a heavy load in America. But Mitt Romney doesn’t see it. Under the Romney plan, a middle class family will pay an average of up to $2,000 more a year in taxes. While at the same time giving multi-millionaires like himself a $250,000 tax cut. So, Romney hits the middle class harder and gives millionaires an even bigger break.
Is that the way forward for America?”
“Romney Economics: Republicans on Romney’s Massachusetts Record”
Published on Jun 1, 2012 by BarackObamadotcom
Learn more: https://my.barackobama.com/romneyeconomicsgopvid
“Mitt Romney ran for governor of Massachusetts promising more jobs, decreased debt, and smaller government. By the time Romney left office, state debt had increased, the size of government had grown, and Massachusetts had fallen behind almost every other state in job creation.
Other Republicans agree: Romney economics didn’t work then, and it won’t work now.”
“The Romney-Ryan Economic Plan”
Published on Aug 20, 2012 by karinmoveon
Director / Producer: Jacob Kornbluth
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Teleprompter: Mike Fleming
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bd1a2d17-1b08-466c-b112-324161b2a3d7,2022-05-18T22:50:17+00:00,2020-11-25,1,https://dzresearchblog.dzbank.de/content/dzresearch/en/2020/11/25/corona-has-spared-the-housing-market-but-the-regulatory-virus-is-spreading.html,"Corona has spared the housing market, but the regulatory virus is spreading
The consequences of rampant regulation can currently be observed in the Berlin housing market. The rent cap decided at the beginning of the year dampens not only the rent but also and above all the supply. According to an evaluation by ImmoScout24, the rents offered for the apartments affected by the rent cap have fallen by 5 percent within one year up to September 2020. In contrast, the supply of rental apartments fell by almost 60 percent. In contrast, the supply of newer apartments built in 2014 or later, which are not subject to the rent cap, even increased slightly. If letting is no longer profitable, the apartments are taken off the market, for example for owner-occupancy or for sale.
According to the 2019 rent index, Berlin's rent level is rather low anyway, with a median for the basic rent of 6.72 euros per square meter. But this has not stopped the Berlin Senate from intervening in existing tenancies. With the second stage of the rent cap, existing tenants will also benefit from lower rents from the end of November onwards, if they exceed the permissible maximum rent by 20 percent. F+B estimates that around 500,000 apartments will be affected. The average rent saving potential is estimated at around 40 euros per apartment and month. The profiteers are, however, fewer tenants of cheaper apartments in 70s high-rise and prefabricated housing estates. In contrast, well-off Berliners who live in renovated and well-equipped Wilhelminian-style houses can be happy. Because the lowest reference rent and thus the highest rental savings are for buildings built up to 1918.
The individually manageable rent advantage is offset by disadvantages that can damage the housing market in the long run. According to F+B, the rent reduction results in a cumulative decline in rents of around 250 million euros annually. In order to limit the damage, the landlords will reduce the renovation costs, for example. For tenants, this will mean a reduction in the number of apartments they are increasingly used to. The loss of confidence caused by the encroachment on existing contracts could lead to investors deciding against the actually attractive and growing German capital and focusing more on other cities. The only way to help them find accommodation would be to build more new buildings. However, the number of new apartments approved for construction each year - around 20,000 - is already declining slightly.
Will other cities also introduce the rent cap if the Federal Constitutional Court does not reject it? The slowed increase in rents and the consequences shown speak against it. But the regulation of the real estate market is attractive for politicians. Many citizens support it, if limits are shown to the real estate industry. Moreover, the latter usually bears the costs. It was only at the beginning of November that the Federal Cabinet took action with the ""conversion ban"". The housing market, which is expected to become even more expensive in 2021, is likely to become a topic of discussion again in the upcoming federal elections. Investors will have to come to terms with this. In view of negative bond yields and the increased risks associated with commercial real estate, investment alternatives are just as rare as vacant apartments in Berlin Mitte.
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c065fab5-cd82-4d52-992d-958dffa1d5cc,2020-10-25T05:12:48+00:00,2020-10-25,0,https://sohotclubwear.com/products/black-underwired-balconette-bra-w-detachable-lace-chocker-two-piece-set,"Romance surrounds this two piece lingerie set, featuring a floral-printed mesh top with lace accents; adjustable straps and matching open back bottom. Available in sizes S/M & M/L
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0c5a8410-391e-4f07-b0f0-451de5f7e807,2022-05-19T18:07:55+00:00,2020-09-18,0,https://meaws.com/news/deaths-of-2020-the-high-profile-people-we/17216,"Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a gender equality and women's rights advocate, was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton on June 14, 1993.She was the second female justice of four to be confirmed to the court, Ginsburg was inducted into the national Women's Hall of Fame in 2002, and became a pop culture icon.She had suffered from five bouts of cancer, most recently a recurrence in early 2020 when a biopsy revealed lesions on her liver.She died on September 18 aged 87.Diana Rigg's appeal transcended generations, ranging from playing the stylish Emma Peel in iconic 1960's series The Avengers; Contessa Teresa ""Tracy"" di Vicenzo, the only woman to lead James Bond to the altar, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service; to Lady Holiday in The.
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3328f49f-f486-489e-884f-6b6506fce694,2022-05-22T18:03:24+00:00,2021-11-19,0,https://ardmoreathletics.org/2021/11/19/ardmores-mya-harris-3-qs-presented-by-owens-insurance/,"3 Questions with Mya Harris of Ardmore High School
VYPE: What do you love most about your team and teammates?
Harris: I love competitiveness that my team fuels into me. My teammates at Ardmore High School push me to become a better person and athlete.
VYPE: What is your favorite thing about being a student-athlete at Ardmore?
Harris: Being a student-athlete at Ardmore High School has been beneficial because it puts me in contact with the best coaching and teaching staff. Everyone at AHS wants the best for our athletic programs so they make sure I’m on top of my work. Which I love!
VYPE: What is your favorite memory while competing for Ardmore?
Harris: My favorite memory being a student-athlete is participating in the thrilling games.",173,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545875.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522160113-20220522190113-00622.warc.gz,0.959943473339081
4eaff424-e958-4ec7-a32b-a5658b06de9e,2017-08-16T21:51:34+00:00,2012-06-26,1,http://1christians.blogspot.com/2012/06/government-wants-to-raise-traffic-fines.html,"Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Government wants to raise traffic fines to RM2,000
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — A hefty fine of up to RM2,000 awaits traffic offenders including for beating the red light, when amendments to the Road Transport Act 1987 are approved.
The Road Transport (Amendment) Bill 2012 was tabled today at the Dewan Rakyat for the first reading by Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abd Rahim Bakri.
An amendment to subsection 79(2) was also sought to set the minimum penalty at RM300 and maximum at RM2,000 for motorists or pedestrians who ignore an order or traffic signal by a uniformed policeman or warden on traffic duty. The original act provides for an offender to be fined not more than RM500.
An amendment to subsection 26(2) of the bill is aimed at setting the minimum penalty for driving without a licence at RM300 and increasing the maximum from RM1,000 to RM2,000 and offenders liable to a jail term not exceeding three months, or both.
The proposed fine for speeding, under subsection 40(1) is RM2,000, from the original penalty of not more than RM1,000.
The Bill also included a new definition for an electric bicycle — “[vehicles] which cycles with pedal assistance equipped with an auxiliary electric motor at a maximum continuous rated power of 0.25kW, of which the output is progressively reduced and finally cut off as the vehicle reaches a speed of 25km/h or sooner if the cyclist stops pedalling”.
A new section, 76A, has also been inserted in the Bill, which gives road users the liberty to make a left turn at the traffic junction provided it was safe to do so. — Bernama",368,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102663.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816212248-20170816232248-00138.warc.gz,0.957883536815643
3603a295-6f50-4a8f-b57c-f9541e928a0f,2015-03-30T05:59:01+00:00,2012-05-16,1,http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/civpro/2012/05/class-action-certified-in-nyc-stop-and-frisk-lawsuit.html,"Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Today the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted class certification in a lawsuit challenging the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk program. The class is defined as “[a]ll persons who since January 31, 2005 have been, or in the future will be, subjected to the New York Police Department’s policies and/or widespread customs or practices of stopping, or stopping and frisking, persons in the absence of a reasonable, articulable suspicion that criminal activity has taken, is taking, or is about to take place in violation of the Fourth Amendment, including persons stopped or stopped and frisked on the basis of being Black or Latino in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.”
Judge Shira Scheindlin’s 56-page opinion addresses several aspects of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, noting that “even after Wal-Mart, Rule 23(b)(2) suits remain appropriate mechanisms for obtaining injunctive relief in cases where a centralized policy is alleged to impact a large class of plaintiffs, even when the magnitude (and existence) of the impact may vary by class member” and that “[s]ince Wal-Mart, at least three district courts have granted class certification in cases alleging Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment violations due to a police department’s policy and/or practice of making unlawful stops and arrests; all of these courts have rejected the notion that the individual circumstances of a stop defeat commonality.” She also writes (footnotes omitted):
Plaintiffs allege that their Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights are violated as a result of the NYPD’s policies and practices. As they argue, these claims raise “central and core questions of fact and law that, when answered, will resolve all class members’ Monell claims against the City.” In the terminology of Wal-Mart, a class wide proceeding here will “generate common answers” to these questions that are “apt to drive the resolution of the litigation.”
For additional coverage, check out WNYC.org (Ailsa Chang).",468,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299114.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00110-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.93063485622406
ec4936a1-8868-4991-af4a-ceb3c6e8f8a4,2022-05-28T10:33:48+00:00,2021-05-28,0,https://pocketnow.com/apples-latest-ipad-pro-microsoft-laptops-and-more-are-on-sale-today,"Now, this may be a bit hard to believe for many, but we start today’s deals with the latest 11-inch iPad Pro getting a $50 discount. This leaves the 2021 11-inch model with 128GB storage selling for $749 in its WiFi-only variant in Space Gray. This new tablet comes with Apple’s latest M1 processor under the hood and several other upgrades.
The previous-generation iPad Pro models are getting crazy discounts, and you can grab the 12.9-inch model with 256GB storage for $999 after a $100 discount on its WiFi-only variant. And if you grab this model, you should also check out the latest deal on the Apple Smart Keyboard Folio. It is currently up for grabs at just $98 after receiving a $101 discount.
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You can also score some amazing savings on several Microsoft Surface laptops. You can get the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 for $1,400 after receiving a massive $599 discount. This model comes equipped with a 13.5-inch display, an Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD. Or get the Surface Laptop 3 with a larger 15-inch display, the same RAM, and storage, but with the AMD Ryzen 7 powering the show for $1,629 with $470 savings.
Finally, the Microsoft Surface Go 2 is getting a $55 discount, and it’s a great option for anyone who wants a smaller device with a 10.5-inch touchscreen, an Intel Pentium processor, 8GB RAM, and 128GB SSD for $494. Other deals feature the Google Pixel 4 on its Oh So Orange unlocked variant with 128GB storage that’s now going for $499 with $400 savings.",380,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663016373.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528093113-20220528123113-00422.warc.gz,0.904849529266357
8573e3d4-4454-4615-9ab4-8704cdb1cbe3,2013-06-19T12:21:41+00:00,2012-08-18,0,http://www.network54.com/Forum/353391/message/1345240659/I've+loved+it+since+the+moment+it+was+announced+and+when+I+saw+the+very+first+piece%26gt%3B%26gt%3B,"In metal when Eng came to visit us. It is IMHO the only modern Panerai which can truly be individual. The way the case patina will be different for each owner and hence rendering each individual piece to be unique. Too flashy? Well, that goes for almost every other 47mm and while we think 44mms are normal, at least half of the world still calls it a big watch. Prob the ""yellow"" is too loud but that will be subdued in no time by the oxidization .
In the world of mass produced uniformity, the bronzo presents a unique opportunity to own something that is as individual as you.
Having said that, it is one of the pieces that have eluded me despite being among the first to put my name at the boutique
No matter how much I love a piece, I prescribe to the philosophy that I would rather not own a piece than pay flipper tax- ""market "" value or not..",195,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00026-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96498453617096
08214a6a-c2bd-42a5-9aa9-6176b4d41f39,2018-08-18T21:49:06+00:00,2018-07-19,1,https://www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/2018/07/19/trucking-woes-plague-fed-districts-as-drivers-prove-hard-to-find,"Trucking Woes Plague Fed Districts With Drivers Hard to Find
(Bloomberg) -- American businesses want to keep trucking along, but they’re running into a persistent roadblock: A driver shortage amid high demand for freight services.
The Federal Reserve’s July Beige Book, a collection of anecdotes from across the Fed’s regional bank districts, showed 25 mentions of “truck” or “trucking,” up from just 10 a year earlier. For months, businesses have been expressing anxiety on earnings calls about rising shipping costs and capacity constraints in the trucking industry as a hot economy stokes demand.
“Six Districts specifically mentioned trucking capacity as an issue and attributed it to a shortage of commercial drivers,” according to the Fed report, released Wednesday in Washington.
In some districts, like the Richmond Fed’s, the shortage means demand is going “partially unmet.” In the Boston region, it’s driving up freight costs, while businesses in the Cleveland area are turning to railroads as a transportation method. And in the St. Louis region, it’s pushing up wages: “One trucking company offered the largest one-time pay increase in its history.”
©2018 Bloomberg L.P.",274,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213794.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818213032-20180818233032-00460.warc.gz,0.930556833744049
72916061-90e3-4be1-9023-15f0b1677567,2013-05-22T21:32:45+00:00,2012-10-05,1,http://collectspace.com/news/news-100512a.html,"October 5, 2012
— An American astronaut and Russian cosmonaut will spend a year together in space to advance the day when humans venture out into the solar system.
NASA, together with its international partners, announced on Friday that the standard six-month stays on board the International Space Station (ISS) will be extended to one year for two crew members beginning in spring 2015. The longer duration mission is aimed at gathering the scientific data needed to send humans to destinations father away from Earth, such as Mars.
""In order for us to eventually move beyond low Earth orbit
, we need to better understand how humans adapt to long- term spaceflight,"" Michael Suffredini, International Space Station program manager, said in a statement. ""The space station serves as a vital scientific resource for teaching us those lessons, and this yearlong expedition aboard the complex will help us move closer to those journeys.""
The two crew members, one representing NASA and the other Roscosmos, Russia's federal space agency, will fly on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. They will launch in spring 2015, and their yearlong stay will span the space station's 43rd through 46th expeditions.
The station, which serves as a laboratory for technological demonstrations and scientific research, includes medical experiments to improve our understanding about how the human body reacts and adapts to extended exposure to microgravity. Data from the yearlong expedition will also help inform existing assumptions about crew performance and health, and will help reduce the risks associated with future exploration, according to NASA.
""It is the perfect time to test a one-year expedition aboard the orbital laboratory,"" said Julie Robinson, NASA's ISS program scientist. ""What we will gain from this expedition will influence the way we structure our human research plans in the future.""
Cosmonaut Valery Polkayov looks out the Russian space station Mir's window during his record setting 438 day mission. (NASA)
Over the course of almost 12 years of permanent human presence
aboard the station, scientists and researchers have gained valuable, and often surprising, data on the effects of weightlessness on bone density, muscle mass, strength, vision and other aspects of human physiology. This yearlong stay will allow for greater analysis of these effects and trends.
The extended expedition will also serve as a testbed for future exploration technologies, NASA says, though what those are is still to be revealed.
Also still to be announced are who the crew members will be, on what specific Soyuz flight they will launch and land, and how their stay will effect the schedules for the space station's other four six-month stay crew members. Since stepping down as NASA's chief astronaut
in July, Peggy Whitson has been rumored as a potential candidate for the U.S. assignment.
The logistics involved in staging the yearlong mission are expected to open as many as two additional seats to fly to the orbiting complex, which Russia may sell to spaceflight participants, or so-called ""space tourists.""
Space Adventures, the U.S. company that has facilitated the flights for all seven individuals who self-funded visits to the space station between 2001 and 2009, has a press conference scheduled for Oct. 10 in Moscow to announce a ""groundbreaking"" spaceflight development with recording artist Sarah Brightman.
While this will be the first yearlong expedition aboard the International Space Station, the two crew members will not be the first space travelers to spend a year orbiting the Earth. In December 1988, cosmonauts Vladimir Titov and Musa Manarov became the first to log 365 consecutive days in space during their stay on the Russian Mir station.
Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov broke their record living on board the Mir from January 1994 until March 1995 for 438 days off the planet. Three years later, cosmonaut Sergei Avdeyev lived on Mir for 380 days, between August 1998 and August 1999.",798,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00014-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.951335608959198
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Department of State
July 28, 2017
Representatives of the U.S. Government, private sector, and civil society will meet with nearly 1,000 young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa during the State Department-sponsored Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit from July 31-August 2, in Washington, DC. The Mandela Washington Fellowship and Summit fosters and builds relationships that support and expand U.S.-Africa cooperation on shared goals the continent.
The Summit, held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, will feature an Expo with more than 100 organizations engaged with Africa, as well as a Congressional Forum and other leadership and networking sessions. The young African leaders are convening in Washington after six weeks of academic study and leadership training at 38 higher education institutions across the United States as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Alumni of the Fellowship are playing a role in strengthening democratic institutions, spurring economic growth, and enhancing peace and security in Africa. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative, the United States’ effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders.
The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is a program of the U.S. Government and is supported in its implementation by IREX.
Story: DC MOAA
On Friday, July 14, 2017, the Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (MOAA) in partnership with Howard University, the UNESCO Center for Peace and the Commission on African Affairs hosted its third annual Young African ConneXions Summit (YAX) themed Strengthening Diaspora Partnerships. The Summit was held at the Howard University School of Business Auditorium as part of MOAA’s Community and Youth Engagement Outreach program.
Following the annual Young African ConneXions Summit, MOAA hosted its third annual Mandela Day of Service on Saturday, July 15, 2017. The agency was joined by volunteers at the Anacostia Park Skating Rink on 1800 Anacostia Drive, Washington, DC 20003, for 67 minutes of community service to commemorate the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela.
Please visit our Facebook page to view pictures of the events #YAX2017 and Mandela Day of Service
Department of State Spokesperson
July 28, 2017
The United States remains committed to working with Libya and our international partners to help resolve the political conflict and advance peace and long-term stability in Libya.
While the Libyan people must lead the process of achieving political reconciliation in their country, the international community plays an important role in supporting those efforts.
In this regard, we welcome the Joint Declaration from the July 25, meeting between Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and General Khalifa Haftar, hosted outside of Paris by French President Emmanuel Macron. We call on all Libyans to support political dialogue and adhere to a cease-fire, as stated in the Joint Declaration.
The United States also welcomes new UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Ghassan Salamé as the head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, UNSMIL, which plays a critical role in advancing lasting peace and stability. We look forward to working with him to help Libyans reach a political solution.
Sunday, July 30, 2017
Office of the Spokesperson
Department of State
July 24, 2017
Building upon the success of the WiSci (Women in Science) Girls STEAM Camp held in Peru in 2016 and in Rwanda in 2015, this year’s WiSci Girls STEAM Camp will take place in Malawi, July 30–August 14. A public-private partnership designed to expand science, technology, engineering, arts and design, and mathematics (STEAM) exposure and opportunities for adolescent girls, the 2017 camp brings together 100 students from Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Liberia, Tanzania, Zambia, and the United States.
Led by industry experts, WiSci 2017 focuses on the applications of science and technology in creating a safer, more prosperous, and secure world. Campers will learn about coding and app development, engineering and robotics, micro- and molecular biology, satellite mapping, and sustainable development. They will have the opportunity to present project ideas and designs that use the skills and tools they gained to address a social or development challenge. The camp will also provide the girls with leadership and communication skills, teamwork opportunities, cultural exchange, educational excursions, mentorship, and professional development and networks extending beyond the camp to continue participants’ engagement in STEAM fields.
The 2017 WiSci Girls STEAM Camp is led by founding partners the U.S. Department of State, United Nations Foundation’s Girl Up campaign, and the Intel Corporation, and sustaining partner Google. Additional programmatic support is provided by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, American Society for Microbiology, and NASA. The implementing partner for WiSci 2017 is World Learning.
The WiSci Girls STEAM camp is part of the U.S. government’s efforts to empower adolescent girls, especially in the STEAM fields, and to prevent and respond to gender-based violence.
For more information on the WiSci Girls STEAM Camp, visit girlup.org/wisci, follow #WiSci2017 on social media, or contact Alex Campbell, CampbellAM2@state.gov or Anita Ostrovsky, Ostrovskya@state.gov.
July 30, 2017
On Friday, July 21, 2017, the new Ghanaian Ambassador to the U.S.–Dr. Baffour Adjei-Bawuah–presented his Letters of Credence to President Trump at an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House.
The presentation of credentials is a traditional ceremony that marks the formal beginning of an Ambassador’s service in Washington.
Department of State Spokesperson
July 20, 2017
The United States welcomes the recent announcements by the Governments of Sudan and Saudi Arabia underscoring Sudan’s commitment to sustain positive dialogue with the United States and to continue collective efforts to fight terrorism. As outlined in the 2016 U.S. Country Report on Terrorism issued July 19, the United States notes Sudan’s improved counterterrorism efforts through enhanced interagency and international cooperation to address the threat from ISIS and other terrorist organizations, and its willingness to pursue counterterrorism operations alongside regional partners, including operations to counter threats to U.S. interests and personnel in Sudan.
Department of State
July 14, 2017
The United States and Togo will co-host the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in Lomé, Togo August 8-10. The Forum will bring together senior government officials from the United States and 38 Sub-Saharan African AGOA-eligible countries to discuss ways to boost economic cooperation and trade between the United States and Africa. The African Union and regional economic communities will also participate.
The theme of this year’s Forum is “The United States and Africa: Partnering for Prosperity through Trade.” The 2017 Forum will explore how countries can continue to maximize the benefits of AGOA in a rapidly changing economic landscape, and highlight the important role played by women, civil society, and the private sector in promoting trade and generating prosperity.
Representatives from the private sector, civil society, and the U.S.-sponsored African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP) will participate in Forum activities August 8-9. The Ministerial plenaries will follow on August 9-10, bringing together senior government officials from the United States and the 38 African beneficiary countries.
U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Robert Lighthizer will lead the U.S. delegation, which will include senior officials from the U.S. Departments of State, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Transportation, Treasury, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, as well as the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the U.S. African Development Fund. Members of Congress and their staff from both parties are also invited to attend the Forum.
The AGOA law, which enhances market access to the United States for qualifying sub-Saharan African countries, has been the cornerstone of the U.S. government’s trade policy with sub-Saharan Africa since 2000. The law mandates that each year a special Forum be convened to discuss issues related to the implementation of the law and issues of economic cooperation and trade in general.
For specific information about the AGOA Forum private sector dialogue, please visit: www.corporatecouncileonafrica.com.
For specific information about the civil society/AWEP event, please visit: http://www.agoacsonetwork.org/.
For information about AWEP Togo, please visit: http://aweptogo.tg/.
Additional questions may be sent to: firstname.lastname@example.org.
Department of State
July 24, 2017
Today, the United States announced that through support from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) four African countries are approaching control of their HIV epidemics.
Groundbreaking new PEPFAR data show that the HIV epidemic is coming under control across all age groups in Swaziland, the country with the highest HIV prevalence in the world. Additional PEPFAR-supported studies released in December 2016 for Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe also demonstrate significant progress toward controlling the HIV epidemics in these countries.
In Swaziland, new HIV infections have been nearly halved among adults, and HIV viral load suppression – a key marker of the body successfully controlling the virus – has doubled since 2011. These data suggest that Swaziland has met the global target for community viral load suppression among HIV-positive adults four years ahead of schedule. The Swaziland data is particularly important because PEPFAR funded a comprehensive survey in 2011-2012, which provides the critical baseline comparator of current results and progress.
Today’s findings demonstrate the remarkable impact of the U.S. government’s efforts, through PEPFAR and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, in close collaboration with African countries and other partners.
The United States is the largest bilateral donor to the global HIV/AIDS response. Through PEPFAR, the United States continues to invest in over 50 countries, ensuring access to services by all populations, including the most vulnerable and at-risk groups. Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are among the 13 highest-burden countries that have the greatest potential to control their epidemics by 2020 through the UNAIDS 90-90-90 framework and expansion of HIV prevention, leading PEPFAR to accelerate its efforts in these particular countries.
For more information about PEPFAR, visit: www.pepfar.gov
Story and Photo: The Carter Center
By Frank Richards
Dr. Frank Richards leads the Carter Center’s efforts to eliminate river blindness (also known as onchocerciasis), a parasitic disease transmitted by the bites of infected black flies.
There’s a famous line in the movie “Jaws” – after the stunned sheriff sees the monster shark for the first time, he says to the shark hunter: “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
As The Carter Center tackles the monstrous challenge of eliminating river blindness in Nigeria, we’re gonna need a bigger plan, a bigger program, a bigger posse of volunteers—in short, a bigger paradigm. Our proposal to the MacArthur Foundation lays out a plan to do this that is entirely achievable with sufficient support; in other words, with a bigger budget.
But everyone involved, especially the millions of people in thousands of affected communities, must understand that to eliminate this curse, we need all hands on deck, and everyone needs to take the medication in the correct doses at the prescribed times. A Mectizan distribution program of this size, in the most populous nation in Africa and the most endemic for this disease worldwide, will require an exponential level of effort and perseverance; it has never been attempted at this scale.
We know our method works; we’ve used it to eliminate river blindness in Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico. But Nigeria’s at-risk population is 100 times that of all of those places combined, so we have to scale everything up. Tens of thousands of volunteers will need to bring health education to their villages, measure for proper dosage and administer ivermectin tablets—medicine which is proven to stop transmission of the condition—and keep better records that will provide better data needed to track our progress. We will need a lot more volunteers, and each will need to be thoroughly trained, equipped and motivated. We’ll also need a lot more medication, storage space for it, and vehicles and drivers to distribute it. Once we’ve gained the advantage over river blindness, once it is gone from people and the environment, we can scale down all these activities for good.
This is a huge shark we are going after. But at The Carter Center, we don’t shy away from challenges. We believe that when the opportunity arises to make a terrible disease go away forever, we are morally obligated to give it our best shot.
Story and Photo: The Carter Center
By Rebecca Palpant Shimkets
Rebecca Palpant Shimkets, associate director in the Carter Center’s Mental Health Program, develops and oversees the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism.
Seeing South Africa’s mental health journalism program blossom fills me, along with Rosalynn Carter and everyone here at the Carter Center’s Mental Health Program, with the kind of pride one feels when a family member receives a university degree. We are thrilled to have helped the program take its first steps.
In South Africa, like many other countries, mental health is shrouded in ignorance and stigma. Many people associate mental illness with a moral failure or witchcraft, but we know it is a health condition that can be treated.
Journalists have a powerful role to play in better informing the public, dispelling myths and misconceptions, and showing the real faces of mental illness — our neighbors, friends, colleagues, even ourselves. The media also can help shape public policy by shining a light on systemic failures and gaps in services, as well as providing a platform to discuss solutions.
In 2004, South Africa began developing ways for the media to better address mental health issues. The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism South Africa were created and awarded annually until 2011. A total of 14 fellowships were awarded before the South African Depression and Anxiety Group took over administration of the program with a vision for sustaining it without the Carter Center’s help.
That vision has never faltered. Zane Wilson and Marion Scher have found ways to train journalists, provide technical support to media outlets, and carry the torch The Carter Center ignited.
Just one example of a journalism fellow who has made a difference is Tamar Kahn of Business Day in Cape Town. Kahn was a 2006-07 fellow who has written extensively about the mental health issues faced by South African police officers and their families. Kahn uncovered a “tough man” mentality, a common cultural trait in South African men that was exacerbated by working in law enforcement. As a result, many officers lack the skills or inclination to seek the help they need. The publication of Kahn’s work was accompanied by a surge in coverage of mental health issues by South African newspapers and radio shows.
“It’s a way of taking our readers, I hope, to places that they would never go,” Kahn said. “And by showing them these places, perhaps they will be better informed about the challenges facing our police force and in turn pressure our policy-makers to improve the mental health services for police men and women.”
The mental health journalism landscape has changed dramatically in the past dozen years as more and more journalists have addressed the topic. It’s exciting to see Discovery Health declare that these issues are so important that the company will support a journalist to cover them using the standards and criteria established by The Carter Center.
Mrs. Carter and The Carter Center are enormously proud of all the fellows, of Zane and Marion for their determination to sustain the vision, and of Discovery Health for believing in the value of this work.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Africa: The Administration Extends Sudan Sanctions Review Period
07/11/2017 08:19 PM EDT
Department of State Spokesperson
July 11, 2017
Today, the President issued an Executive Order (E.O.) extending the review period established by E.O. 13761 of January 13, 2017, which set forth criteria for the revocation of certain sanctions on Sudan. The President’s E.O. extends the review period for an additional three months and provides for the revocation of those sanctions if the Government of Sudan (GOS) sustains the positive actions that gave rise to E.O. 13761, including maintaining a cessation of hostilities in conflict areas in Sudan; improving humanitarian access throughout Sudan; and maintaining its cooperation with the United States on addressing regional conflicts and the threat of terrorism.
The United States will revoke the sanctions if the GOS is assessed to have sustained progress in these areas at the end of the extended review period. The general license issued by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, which became effective on January 17, 2017, remains in place and broadly authorizes U.S. persons to process transactions involving persons in Sudan; engage in imports from and exports to Sudan; and engage in transactions involving property in which the GOS has an interest.
While we recognize that the GOS has made significant, substantial progress in many areas, the Administration has decided that some more time is needed for this review to establish that the GOS has sustained sufficient positive actions across all areas listed in E.O. 13761. We remain deeply committed to engagement with the GOS and working toward further progress on achieving a sustainable peace in Sudan, removing remaining obstructions to the delivery of humanitarian assistance, and bolstering cooperation to counter terrorism and promote regional stability. Beyond these key areas connected with the potential revocation of most sanctions on Sudan and the GOS, the Administration is also committed to intensifying engagement with the GOS on a broader range of vital issues, including our ongoing dialogue on improving Sudan’s human rights and religious freedom practices, and ensuring that Sudan is committed to the full implementation of UN Security Council resolutions on North Korea.
Background Briefing on Sudan Sanctions
07/12/2017 03:03 PM EDT
Office of the Spokesperson
Department of State
Senior Administration Officials
July 12, 2017
MODERATOR: Thank you. Thanks, everyone, for joining us for the background call on the administration’s decision yesterday to extend the review period for the revocation of certain sanctions on Sudan. You may have seen the statement that was released yesterday, so we wanted to bring some folks in to discuss the decision in greater detail. We have [Senior Administration Official One]; also [Senior Administration Official Two] and [Senior Administration Official Three]. I’d like to add that the call will be embargoed until the end of the call. You can refer to the officials as senior administration officials who are involved in the Sudan assessment process.
With that, I will turn it over to [Senior Administration Official One] to get a little bit more into the details of today’s decision. And let me just add that [Senior Administration Official Two] has to drop off the call early, so we’ll get to [Senior Administration Official Two] after [Senior Administration Official One]. [Senior Administration Official One], thank you. Go right ahead.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL ONE: Good morning, everybody. I just would like to take a very quick moment to set the frame of what the decision – that took place. Executive Order 13761, issued in January 13, provided for sanctions relief for Sudan with respect to certain sanctions if the Government of Sudan sustained positive actions that gave rise to this order. And basically, these actions, just to be clear so we’re all on the same page, included maintaining a cessation of hostilities in the conflict areas in Sudan, continuing improvement of humanitarian access throughout Sudan, and maintaining cooperation with the U.S. on both regional conflicts and the threat of counterterrorism in the context of regional conflicts. A key issue is countering the Lord’s Resistance Army.
So the administration recognizes Sudan has made significant progress in these areas over the last six months, but given that a new administration came in in January and looking at where we’ve gone and where we will go, the administration decided that it needed more time to review Sudan’s actions and to establish that the government has demonstrated sustained, positive actions across all the areas that are set out in the executive order. As a result, the President yesterday issued a new executive order that extended the review period for three months. The Government of Sudan, if it is assessed at the end of that review period to have sustained positive actions as we’ve been discussing, the United States will revoke the sanctions. But there was a feeling that the additional time was needed to ensure that, given the scope and gravity of this decision, we reached the proper outcome.
The administration is committed to sustaining this discussion as well as engaging with the Government of Sudan on other vital issues outside of the five-track arrangement, including intensifying our ongoing and fairly intense already dialogue on improving Sudan’s human rights and religious freedom record, and also to ensure that, like we are on track with that throughout the globe, committed to the full implementation of UN Security Council resolutions on North Korea. And I’m sure that [Senior Administration Official Two] will have more to say on that if there’s questions.
A couple of other things I’d like to note: In that throughout the course of the extended review period, the OFAC license that was issued in January remains in effect, and what that does essentially is it authorizes U.S. persons to engage in transactions involving Sudan, authorizes imports and exports, and engage in transactions that involve property related to the Government of Sudan. So this general license allows these actions that had been prohibited under previous executive orders as it has for the last six months, and as we go forward – additional three months of the review period, this will stay in place.
One other thing I’d like to note before we go into questions is that the administration looked at all relevant and credible information in terms of where we’ve assessed where we’re going to date, and that this decision was reached through a senior-level process, interagency process, that took the views of the Department of State, the Treasury, the intelligence agencies, as well as USAID and others who have an interest and focus on these issues. But it was the President who made the final decision based on his – the recommendations of the senior levels of the interagency – interagency.
So I think with that I will stop and let any questions go to my colleagues who are also on the line [Senior Administration Officials Two and Three].
MODERATOR: Okay. [Senior Administration Official One], thank you so much. Go right ahead. Let’s take our first question, and if anyone – let me mention again: If anyone has a specific question for [Senior Administration Official Two], since she has to drop off the phone early, go right ahead with that as well.
OPERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to ask a question, please press * and then 1 on your telephone keypad. You’ll hear a tone indicating you’ve been placed in queue. To remove yourself from queue, simply press the # key. Once again, to ask your question, please press * and then 1 at this time. And one moment, please.
The first question is from Matina Stevis with The Wall Street Journal. Please go ahead.
QUESTION: Hi. Thanks very much for doing this. It’s much appreciated. You will have seen in the last few moments that the Sudanese president has issued a statement saying he is suspending the sort of relevant commission that was working with the U.S. civil servants and other authorities on this. It is the view of the Sudanese Government that they have no more to do and that this decision effectively is a moving of goalposts. How do you respond to that, and how concerned are you that even this small extension might lead to backtracking of some of the progress that you guys have said has been made over the last few months and, indeed, nearly two years?
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL ONE: I don’t want to characterize the Sudanese reaction right now because we’ve – we’re having still senior-level engagement on this issue as we speak and going forward. So I’m not going to comment on this report. We don’t know if it’s accurate, and since it’s, I think, a press report, we will wait until we have, actually, a full set of senior-level engagement and discussion back and forth.
We welcomed what Sudan has done to bring itself more in line with international standards and integrate its economy in the marketplace. We want to have a positive relationship going forward; we’ve made that clear throughout the process, and we hope that Sudan will continue. And again, the key focus, I think, for the Sudanese has been working to achieve the full revocation of sanctions. And if, at the end of the three months, which is a relatively short extension, and I think one where we can actually make some additional progress, the stated intent, as our statement indicates, is to lift the sanctions.
QUESTION: Thank you. Thank you very much.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL ONE: Thank you.
OPERATOR: If there are additional questions, please press * and then 1. Once again, to ask additional questions, please press * and then 1. And one moment please.
And we’ll go to the line of Robbie Gramer with Foreign Policy. Please go ahead.
QUESTION: Hi. Thanks so much for doing this. I was wondering if you could comment on reports that came out a few months back on Sudan purchasing arms from North Korea. Have you talked at all with the Sudanese Government about clamping this down or stopping this, and have they assured you that would – they will?
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL ONE: Yeah. Basically, if you’ll notice that we do mention North Korea in the statement the department issued. The implementation of Security Council resolutions in North Korea, and especially efforts to stem North Korean missile proliferation and financing activities, is a top security priority for the President. He’s said this many times. I want to note – I want to turn this over to [Senior Administration Official Two] if she has any comment on this.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL TWO: Sure. Hello, everybody. Again, I’m [Senior Administration Official Two], and as [Senior Administration Official One] has said, and I’ll reiterate, and as you’ve seen in our statement, the Trump administration has made it really clear that the number one security issue for them and for our new government is North Korea. And that is a global, top security issue.
So yes, we have made our position clear with the Sudanese Government, and even outside of the five-track plan and in our longer-term engagement, for a very long time, that they must abide by the UN Security Council resolutions with regards to North Korea. So we continue to say that; that has not been added to the five-track framework, but it has been a continual concern we have with the Sudanese Government, and we’ve expressed that all along.
MODERATOR: (Inaudible) add to that. (Inaudible.)
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL ONE: I just wanted to add that we have been and we will continue to be talking about this issue. It is something that we are doing across the board with a range of countries. So again, I think that all our partners and – across the world, and all people – all the other countries that we’ve raised it with understand where this stands in our security priorities, and certainly the Sudanese do as well. And I think that we’ll stop there.
MODERATOR: Okay. Next question, please.
OPERATOR: The next question comes from the line of Kylie Atwood with CBS News. Please, go ahead.
QUESTION: Hello. Thanks for doing this. I have a question on the special envoy for South Sudan and Sudan here at the State Department. Is that a position that’s vacant right now? And if so, does that vacancy have anything to do with prolonging this policy review in that there’s no one who is a voice at the table that could be kind of an additional person to have conducted the review? Thanks.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL ONE: There is no special envoy for the moment, although [the] office is fully staffed and continues to work on these issues. What I can say is that basically, the appointment of a special envoy or a special representative for Sudan is under consideration by the administration as a part of State’s ongoing reorganizational design, and that’s really where we are right now. It would – I would not draw any other conclusions based on staffing right now.
MODERATOR: Okay. Next question, please.
OPERATOR: Next, the line of Matina Stevis, Wall Street Journal. Please, go ahead.
QUESTION: Sorry to use up my time, and then I hope other colleagues get to other questions. I just wanted to ask for your comments, since we have you here, on reports from expert analysts that have already been published that potentially, the decision was the outcome of lobbying both from human rights groups, by the likes of John Prendergast and former administration officials, as well as the so-called Christian right, which has historically been very active in lobbying for the isolation of Sudan and the split of South Sudan in the past. Do you guys have any comments on allegations that this – these influences and public statements are what’s really swayed you?
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL ONE: I don’t want to speculate on any of the internal deliberations. What I can say is that we haven’t made a decision. We decided to – as an administration, that more time was needed to assess this issue.
As we note, there has been some significant progress made across the five tracks. On the question of humanitarian access, there’s been progress in our ability to get to different places on ensuring that the access of some additional materials has happened. But I’m not going to speculate on where we are and what we are – where we’re going on this other than to say that these five issues continue to be extremely important in terms of where we want to go. Humanitarian access has always been a real problem, and I think we’ve succeeded in reversing a number of longstanding impediments. The extended review period is going to let us do even more, and we want to make sure that our principle – which is unfettered humanitarian access in all contexts – is something that we could go forward with with the Government of Sudan, and that restrictions on travel and other issues are – that are inconsistent with the freedom of movement are addressed and overcome.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL TWO: This is [Senior Administration Official Two]. I would just add to the question, too, that this was a robust policy review process to determine that we just needed more time, that the new administration needed more time. Our principal – all principals were involved, and like [Senior Administration Official One] said, this is not a decision; it is, in fact, just having – giving a new administration a little bit more time. But we did have a lot of review go on and we’re still going to continue that process.
MODERATOR: Okay, everyone. Thanks so much for joining the call. Let me just go over this again, that the call is a background call with senior administration officials who are involved with the Sudan assessment process. The embargo from this call has now been lifted. Thank you, everyone, so much for joining us today and thanks for our speakers, [Senior Administration Official One], [Senior Administration Official Two], and also [Senior Administration Official Three]. Thank you.
Department of State
July 10, 2017
Teenage girls from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, and Tunisia will participate in the U.S. Department of State’s TechGirls exchange program from July 12–August 3. During their three weeks in the United States, participants will strengthen and develop technical skills, form invaluable networks, and establish relationships with mentors that will influence their future tech careers. The TechGirls initiative empowers girls around the world to become leaders in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.
The 28 TechGirls will attend leadership clinics and project management workshops at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA and in Washington, D.C. While at Virginia Tech, the teens will also participate in an eight day, interactive technology and coding camp conducted by the Department of Computer Science Training, participate in a day of job shadowing with top tech companies in the Washington, D.C.-area, and engage in community service activities. Top leaders in the tech industry from the United States and the Middle East and North Africa will mentor the girls throughout the program.
The State Department and program partner Legacy International have teamed up with both public and private sector partners for this year’s TechGirls program, including: AT&T, Byte Back, Echo & Co, FCC, i Strategies Lab, Islamic Relief, Nokia, NPR, Relief International, Synoptos, TechChange, Vox Media, and 18F.
TechGirls exchange alumnae, now totaling 130, have utilized the program’s lessons to train more than 2,300 peers in their home countries. The achievements of these alumnae and the talent of the incoming class contribute to the U.S. global commitment to advance the rights of women and girls around the world, as well as STEM education.
Join the conversation on Facebook or Twitter using hashtag #TechGirls.
July 9, 2017
The birth of South Sudan in 2011 was marked by hope for a peaceful and prosperous future. The American people, like many around the world, celebrated as the South Sudanese forged a free and independent nation following years of strife. Six years later, on the occasion of South Sudan’s independence, the promise of 2011 has been supplanted in 2017 by a continuing civil war and devastating humanitarian crisis affecting millions.
The conflict that broke out in December 2013 set South Sudan on a precarious course, causing immense suffering, creating divisions and holding the country back. We deeply regret that the second chance made possible by the formation of the Transitional Government of National Unity in April 2016 was squandered. Following the collapse of the permanent ceasefire in July 2016, the armed conflict expanded across the country and the parties to the conflict remain unwilling to return to the negotiating table. The consequences have been dire: two million people displaced inside South Sudan, nearly two million people displaced as refugees outside of South Sudan, and six million people facing life-threatening hunger.
The United States remains deeply committed to a stable and inclusive South Sudan, and stresses once again that there is no military solution to this conflict. On this day meant to celebrate South Sudan’s creation, we call upon South Sudan’s leaders and all parties to end this self-destructive violence, to return to political dialogue, and to help South Sudan realize its full potential.
We extend our best wishes to the people of the Republic of South Sudan on the sixth anniversary of the nation’s independence. The United States will stand with the people of South Sudan and with all leaders who are working for peace, stability, and justice.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 5, 2017
Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi of Egypt
President Donald J. Trump spoke today aboard Air Force One with President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi of Egypt to address the ongoing dispute between Qatar and its Arab neighbors. President Trump called on all parties to negotiate constructively to resolve the dispute, and he reiterated the need for all countries to follow through on their commitments at the Riyadh Summit to stop terrorist financing and discredit extremist ideology.
The two presidents also discussed the threat from North Korea. President Trump stressed the need for all countries to fully implement U.N. Security Council resolutions on North Korea, stop hosting North Korean guest workers, and stop providing economic or military benefits to North Korea.
June 16, 2017
Story: MCC website
Spotlight on Cabo Verde: Expanding Access to Water and Sanitation is Critical to Economic Growth
Women, the poor and other vulnerable groups are particularly impacted by the shortcomings of the water and sanitation sector in developing countries like Cabo Verde. Yet, women and the poor are seldom represented in national policy conversations and decision-making. At the local level, utilities rarely design services that address the challenges that these groups face in accessing and paying for water and sanitation. But in Cabo Verde, an island nation off the coast of West Africa, this is changing.
In partnership with the Government of Cabo Verde, MCC is supporting reforms to the country’s major water and sanitation institutions and the development of a financially sound basis for the delivery of water and sanitation services — from clean tap water to safe wastewater removal. By considering women, the poor and other disadvantaged populations in making these reforms, along with improving accountability, the Government of Cabo Verde is expanding access to and affordability of these vital services to help people lift themselves out of poverty.
Read more about MCC’s partnership with the Government of Cabo Verde in our blog post from Naomi Cassirer, MCC Gender and Social Inclusion Director, and Lona Stoll, MCC Deputy Vice President for Sector Operations.",8075,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109893.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822031111-20170822051111-00610.warc.gz,0.945545315742493
f3e6dd11-f6b4-4d26-aaf7-70106732d35c,2019-08-24T21:14:10+00:00,2019-08-24,0,https://www.wallstreetandtechguide.com/company/52220/products/215249/securities-processing-software,"Securities Processing Software
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SPS is built upon one relational database that provides real-time data access for processing, reporting, and risk management. Investor accounts are instantly updated as transactions occur and financial advisors use real-time information to manage their books of business. This strategic advantage creates opportunities in both risk management and trading that competing legacy systems cannot match. The comprehensive, yet modular SPS solution provides our clients with a flexible, scalable, data-rich solution, enabling them to focus on core businesses.",276,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321696.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824194521-20190824220521-00092.warc.gz,0.898818135261536
4fc7c61e-1eff-4a54-8e6c-1f12b6616a73,2022-05-16T05:07:49+00:00,2022-05-16,1,https://www.cyclingstage.com/tour-de-france-femmes-2022/stage-5-tdf-2022-women/,"Tour de France Femmes 2022 Route stage 5: Bar-le-Duc - Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Thursday 28 July - At 175 kilometres, stage 5 is the longest race of the Tour de France Femmes. Rolling roads with three KOM climbs peaking out.
The riders get closer to the Vosges mountains, but the real uphill hardship is saved for later days. The hardest part of the 5th stage is the sheer distance.
The climbs along the way are short and not very steep. The Côte de Pagry-la-Blanche-Côte, Côte de Gripport and Côte du Haut du Bois do not exceed 1.5 kilometres in length, while the average gradients are, respectively, 5.5%, 5.3% and 4.9%.
The Côte du Haut du Bois is crested with 20 kilometres remaining before the rest of the route is virtually flat.
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d72a6655-adfb-4405-8f70-64d894ef5579,2015-03-28T23:49:53+00:00,2015-03-28,0,http://racing.ford.com/enthusiasts/newsroom.html?page=13,"Please email me Fast News, and communications, including product and service information and special offers, from Ford Motor Company, and its dealers.
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8e221213-6798-4ba0-8d25-135b7adbac1b,2020-10-30T23:04:16+00:00,2012-09-20,0,https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/iphone-5-2/first-canadian-iphone-5-unboxing-hits-the-web-video/,"Looks like someone got their iPhone 5 earlier than the rest of us. YouTube user Blentron (from Toronto) sent us the following video, which he claims is the first real Canadian iPhone 5 unboxing. It’s recorded with the iPhone 4S and shows us how it will take two hands to unbox an iPhone 5.
Check it out below:
Have you received your UPS tracking number for your unlocked Apple iPhone 5 yet? I still think the iPhone 5 in black is a creation by Lucius Fox.
Update: Turns out this is an iPhone 5 locked to Rogers and it arrived this morning.
Update: Looks like the video and account has been deleted.",137,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107911792.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030212708-20201031002708-00215.warc.gz,0.959688067436218
a7412daa-5545-4a87-bbb7-cd0f066a99ad,2016-07-30T22:39:46+00:00,2012-03-16,1,http://www.newsmax.com/finance/Headline/Treasury-Forecaster-bond-yield/2012/03/16/id/432862/,"FTN Financial Chief Economist Christopher Low, the most accurate forecaster of Treasury note yields last year, said slowing U.S. economic growth will push 10-year yields down from the four-month highs reached this week.
Yields on 10-year notes climbed to 2.36 percent today, the highest since Oct. 28, as traders bet growth will accelerate after the Federal Reserve raised its assessment of the economy on March 13. Yields, which ended last year at 1.88 percent, will finish 2012 at 2.1 percent, Low said in an interview today.
“We actually expected interest rates would rise in the first and second quarter of this year,” said Low, who was the only one among 70 analysts in a Bloomberg survey who predicted the yield would fall to 2 percent by the end of last year. “People tend to start hiring more in the spring time, oil prices are high and there would be some inflation fears. We figured the employment data would probably stay strong up until May. After that, I don’t think it can be sustained.”
Improvement in the labor market isn’t sustainable at current levels, business investment is slowing rapidly and foreign demand for exports will decline, said Low, who is based in New York.
Employers in the U.S. boosted payrolls more than forecast in February and the jobless rate held at 8.3 percent. The 227,000 increase in payrolls followed a revised 284,000 gain in January that was bigger than first estimated, Labor Department figures showed March 9. Job growth over the last six months was the strongest since 2006.
“We expect interest rates to fall in the second half of this year,” Low said. While yields may climb to 2.5 percent over the next few months, they will trade primarily within a range of 1.8 percent to 2.3 percent, he said.
Low expects the Fed will embark upon a third round of asset purchases, or quantitative easing, of $750 billion to $1 trillion by the third quarter and will focus on mortgage-backed securities.
“The market has taken it off the table although the Fed hasn’t,” Low said, pointing to the March 13 Fed statement reiterating that “the Committee will regularly review the size and composition of its securities holdings and is prepared to adjust those holdings as appropriate to promote a stronger economic recovery in a context of price stability.”
“If job growth slows, then the market will anticipate a third round of QE, then yields will move down,” Low said. “QE is out of the question until the inflation situation quiets down. The only inflation pressure in the CPI today is gasoline prices. Once gas prices stabilize, the inflation threat is gone.”
The consumer-price index climbed 0.4 percent in February, matching the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News, after increasing 0.2 percent the prior month, the Labor Department said today. The so-called core measure, which excludes more volatile food and energy costs, climbed 0.1 percent, less than the 0.2 percent projected.
Low forecasts U.S. gross domestic product growth of 2 percent for 2012, compared with 2.2 percent in a survey of economists by Bloomberg News. A separate survey showed GDP of the Group of 10 nations will drop to 1.15 percent this year, from 1.31 percent in 2011.
“Global GDP is slowing, and because of that, we expect exports to slow,” Low said. “Congress is spending a little less than they did a year ago, which means less stimulus than what we had. When you look at that as a contribution to GDP, it’s negative. That’s one of the reasons the Fed is committed to monetary stimulus if they can.”
“The European crisis will return to the front page,” Low said. “U.S. investors are going to have to start looking at Europe again in the next four to five months. The same funding issues in the banking system will re-emerge. Their banking system is significantly more fragile than ours.”
© Copyright 2016 Bloomberg News. All rights reserved.",881,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258943369.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072903-00310-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96012681722641
ab41fe25-d202-42ac-beb4-863ea558d3b0,2019-08-25T23:32:52+00:00,2019-04-09,1,http://www.suoredellacarita.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=2121:sud-sudan-i-leader-in-ritiro-con-papa-francesco&Itemid=149&lang=en,"9 April 2019 - ""Here I am, send me"": ""The Year of Youth in Pakistan will be a time to nourish our future, to take care of young people, to listen to them and to accompany them on their journey of faith and to grow in holiness"": as Agenzia Fides learns, this is what Bishop Samson Shukardin said during a meeting of the Youth Commission of the Pakistani Bishops' Conference held yesterday 4 April in St. Patrick's Cathedral, in Karachi. The meeting of the Commission was held a week after Pakistan's Catholic Bishops Conference announced 2020 as the ""Year of Youth"" for the Catholic Church in Pakistan. Bishop Samson Shukardin, who took part in the Synod of Youth held at the Vatican last autumn, explained: ""Our mission is to help young people grow in their faith and live a happy life in society. We are inspired by Jesus who walked , shared and accompanied the disciples of Emmaus"".
An ad hoc Committee has been formed to plan and follow the various initiatives of the Year of Youth which will begin with the feast of Christ the King in 2019 and will close on the same feast holiday in 2020. The chosen theme is the biblical verse ""Here I am, send me!"" (Isaiah 6: 8), chosen precisely in the light of the Synod on young people of 2018. Speaking to Fides, Mgr. Samson Shukardin declares: ""The theme set for the Year of Youth wants to help young people recognize, discern and live their missionary vocation, to serve the Church as priests, religious and laity"". The Bishop observes: ""Young people need a spiritual father, as well as Pastors and lay leaders are needed to work with young people, who can accompany them and help them overcome the challenges they face in their daily lives"".
The Bishop concludes: ""We must empower and involve young people in the Church by giving them responsibility, trusting them and forming them to spread the Word of God and Christian values also through media, music, arts, games and sport"".
The Committee will organize events in all the dioceses of Pakistan, including seminars on the final document of the Synod ""Christus Vivit"". (AG) (Agenzia Fides, 5/4/2019)",468,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330907.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825215958-20190826001958-00360.warc.gz,0.971656799316406
a20f9d7c-52aa-4399-989a-7d15450a7863,2015-03-29T06:06:18+00:00,2013-02-06,1,http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/06/uk-eu-derivatives-idUKBRE9150QZ20130206,"LONDON (Reuters) - A delay in European Union rules making derivative financial instruments safer would tie the bloc's hands in talks with the United States to unify the way the industry is regulated, a top supervisor said on Wednesday.
The European Parliament's economic affairs committee rejected a final version of the rules on Monday evening, saying they would penalise firms that use derivatives to insure against the risk of adverse price movements in raw materials.
If parliament backs the committee on Thursday in full session, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will have to redraft the rules, causing a delay.
Gerard Rameix, chairman of French markets regulator AMF, said it was crucial the rules were approved as soon as possible.
""If the rules are delayed it could have consequences for the industry and for relations between the EU and the United States,"" he told Reuters.
""Members of the European Parliament have now to decide if the concerns raised by their committee are serious enough to take the risk to postpone the decision.""
The EU, United States and other G20 economies agreed during the financial crisis that the derivative market's $640 trillion (408.53 trillion pounds) of trades should be recorded to improve transparency and safety.
The EU and United States account for the bulk of derivative trading. Asia is watching how they will mesh new rules together to avoid fragmenting a global market.
""The United States is now ready to enforce the new principles and we are trying to negotiate with them so that European players don't have to follow two sets of rules,"" Rameix said.
""If in Europe we have not adopted yet our rules when we are discussing the matter with the United States then we are not in a favourable position.""
EU and U.S. regulators meet in Brussels on Wednesday to try to minimise transatlantic overlaps after a meeting in New York late last year failed to reach a deal.
The AMF sat on ESMA's working group which wrote the EU rules and Rameix said U.S. regulators signalled last week at a meeting he attended in Zurich that America was ""open to discussion"".
""They said they were ready to rely to a certain degree on a company's home rules but that they have to know what exactly are our rules,"" Rameix said.
Under the U.S. Dodd Frank Act, foreign banks and firms who want to transact derivatives with American counterparties will have to comply with U.S. trading and clearing rules.
European banks have been given a six-month grace period until July and the hope is for a transatlantic deal by then.
If the regulators fail to make headway this week on recognising each other's rules, they may have to ask G20 finance ministers meeting later this month in Russia, to intervene.
EU financial services commissioner Michel Barnier meets with U.S. regulators this month, and last week hinted at retaliatory action if no agreement is reached on recognising each other's rules as being ""equivalent"" and avoid costly overlaps.
The collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 highlighted how opacity in derivatives created huge market uncertainties.
Trading is dominated by the big banks like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and HSBC who earn handsome fees from devising bespoke derivatives.
The reforms will reshape a global market as some participants think twice about trading because of the larger amounts of capital and collateral required.
""Mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives is really a revolution. No one knows the precise consequences on the size of the OTC market of the obligation to clear a significant part of these transactions,"" Rameix said.
""The OTC market is likely to diminish and it would be much healthier for the market.""
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315e8e5a-bfa7-412e-a58e-374f064f0103,2022-05-19T21:12:26+00:00,2016-05-10,1,https://www.indonesia-investments.com/id/news/todays-headlines/world-bank-cuts-forecast-for-indonesia-s-2016-gdp-growth-to-5.1/item6602,"10 May 2022 (closed)
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In its March 2016 Indonesia Economic Quarterly, titled ""Private Investment is Essential"", the World Bank cut its forecast for Indonesia's economic growth in 2016 to 5.1 percent year-on-year (y/y) from an earlier estimate of 5.3 percent (y/y). This downward revision was made due to weaker-than-expected global economic conditions, further weakening commodity prices, and limitations to Indonesian government spending brought about by a looming shortfall in tax revenue.
The 'good' news is that the 5.1 percent (y/y) GDP growth in 2016 would mean that Indonesia's period of economic slowdown has ended. Since 2011 Southeast Asia's largest economy has been experiencing a period of economic slowdown due to falling commodity prices, the sluggish global economy, and tight monetary policy (high benchmark interest rate). Last year, Indonesia's economy expanded by 4.8 percent (y/y), a six-year low. However, the World Bank expects growth to pick up this year primarily on improved government spending on infrastructure. Last year, a major improvement in public spending had already been detected. The World Bank stated that central government spending rose 42 percent (y/y) in 2015 on the back of the reduction of fuel subsidies in the preceding year. However, private investment in Indonesia remained subdued.
Although Indonesia's GDP growth is higher than that of most other economies that rely heavily on commodity exports, World Bank Country Director for Indonesia Rodrigo Chaves says the 5.1 percent (y/y) GDP growth would be insufficient to create enough jobs for the three million Indonesians who enter the nation's work force each year. As public spending is limited, the Indonesian government needs to rely heavily on private investment to boost the nation's economic growth. However, in order to attract more private investment, the government needs to commit to sustained and comprehensive regulatory reforms in order to enhance Indonesia's investment and business climate (including reducing the costs of doing business). The World Bank further advises Indonesia to lower capital requirements for logistics companies, implement a centralized review system of trade regulations, and improve institutional coordination and public education to increase access to finance.
The Indonesian government is expected to fail to achieve its tax revenue target in 2016, particularly now there has been a delay in deliberation about the tax amnesty bill. This bill, which would make it attractive for tax evaders to report and transfer their wealth into the country, was estimated to add IDR 100 trillion (approx. USD $7.6 billion) to Indonesia's tax revenue.
Other matters that curtail higher economic growth of Indonesia are moderate growth in consumer spending due to high food price inflation and continuously declining import and export figures. Export revenue of Indonesia declined by 14.4 percent (y/y) in 2015. Meanwhile, oil & gas export revenue fell 42 percent (y/y), coal revenues by 26.5 percent (y/y), and crude palm oil revenues by 19.3 percent (y/y).
As there a no signs that commodity prices will rebound sharply in the foreseeable future, the World Bank advises Indonesia to remain committed to the government's plan to develop the manufacturing and services sectors (especially tourism). The Washington-based institution adds, however, that Indonesia's manufacturing sector has been plagued by a 13.4 percent (y/y) fall in manufacturing exports, while it remains tough to develop Indonesia's tourism industry due to the lack of sufficient infrastructure development. However, by keeping eyes focused on the long-term fruits of having a well-developed manufacturing sector and being a major tourist destination, the government should remain committed to develop these industries.
Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced today - after releasing its annual Indonesia policy review - that it cut its forecast for Indonesia's 2016 economic growth to 4.9 percent (y/y).",844,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662530066.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519204127-20220519234127-00416.warc.gz,0.949249148368835
8cc4f0d6-4767-4997-bb33-60302c76858b,2022-05-16T09:03:46+00:00,2019-01-01,0,https://onlineblackjackguru.com/2019/know-more-about-the-trust-worthy-online-poker-games.html,"Just before going on to what is known as online poker games, let us first discuss about what is gambling and casinos. Well, gambling is an activity in which one risks his or her money in the belief of winning a larger amount of money. It is an act that is a mere luck. The person who is stalking his or her money will either get a large amount of money or will lose the entire money. There are numerous ways by which help the people to get involved in the act of gambling and playing various types of casino games are one such ways. Casinos are nothing but the places where such gambling activities take place. Earlier casinos were buildings made of bricks and people used to go there to take part in the gambling activities. But now due to the advancement in the field of technology, these casinos have also become online. The online casinos are just the internet versions of the traditional casinos and they have the same virtual effects like that of the traditional casinos. There are many a number of online casino games that are available for one to play in the online casinos. Poker is one such card games in which one can bet money and win a huge amount of money. Among other casino game, situs judi poker game plays major role among the gamblers and casino players. Only this particular casino game allows players to earn handful money without huge investment.
Online poker games strategies
Poker games were initially played in traditional casinos or in the poker rooms. But however with the development of the online casinos the poker gambling game has also become online. There are many variations in the poker game and they are the straight poker, stud poker, draw poker and community card poker also known as the flop poker. There are many situs judi poker online games available in the internet. The main advantage of the online casinos over the traditional casinos is that they allow the players to play free and take trials before betting the real money. This will help the players who begin to play or the starters a great deal because they will not lose their money without knowing the strategies and the tips on how to play and win the game. Before one start playing the online poker games it is necessary that he or she learns the basic hand rankings. There are highly designed gaming sites in the internet that teaches how to play pokers and also allows one to play for free. So, select the best poker official source that offers you with varied poker tournaments for the welfare of players and gamblers.",493,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662510097.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516073101-20220516103101-00228.warc.gz,0.97603714466095
2f425257-7e96-49ad-b939-51c73fe2c8b2,2015-03-30T05:56:29+00:00,2011-05-27,0,https://growyourownfamilytree.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/find-my-past-makes-death-record-searching-easier/?like=1&source=post_flair&_wpnonce=8ac41143de,"The family history website Find My Past has launched a quicker way to find deaths, completing a two-year project to make the birth, marriage and death records of England and Wales easier to use.
Find My Past says that more than 1,000 people have worked on this project, rescanning 170 years of records and transcribing the quarter of a billion names they contain.
The company says: “This final instalment means that over 85 million death records can now be searched with as little as a surname. This will return a list of individual names, so you’ll no longer need to search through pages of results to spot your ancestor. Finding a death record will take a fraction of the time that it used to.
“For the first time ever, you can now search for your ancestors in the following records all at once:
- England & Wales deaths 1837-2006
- British nationals died overseas 1818-2005
- British nationals armed forces deaths 1796-2005
- British nationals died at sea 1854-1890
“Find My Past is the only place you can search these records in one go. So if you’ve tried without success to find your ancestor’s death record elsewhere, try again using our powerful new search.”",266,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299114.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00111-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.924939274787903
b13ed302-aafc-421f-9d84-4fb4647c6fe6,2018-08-17T12:40:10+00:00,2016-10-25,1,http://18.218.106.135/2016/10/the-insecurity-of-things-part-1-mirai/,"Well, it’s happened. The Internet of Things did us in. We can’t use it. It’s going to shut us down. My fridge just swallowed my kid.
This past Friday we saw one of the largest attacks on the internet to date, and it was fueled by Internet of Things-connected devices. This means that the Internet of Things is just not ready for prime time…right? Well, it’s more complicated than that. If done right, Internet of Things devices can deliver on the promise. What we’re seeing, however, are gaps not being covered by vendors and those using the products. This happens in emerging spaces very often. I’m not looking to excuse behavior, but only point to how nascent this market is. I’m also in no way looking to blame users on this. Unless we start thinking about how we work with security as consumers and vendors for these devices, we will see this continue. Over the next few days, I’m going to put up a series of posts on how we can do that. Here at CRT, we focus on educating consumers about the Internet of Things, including how they can keep themselves and their devices safe. This first post aims at addressing what happened.
Two large-scale attacks have been unleashed on the internet using Internet of Things-enabled devices. Specifically, these were security cameras, DVRs and storage devices that had default credentials on them and were accessed using software called Mirai. A little over a month ago, this weapon was used to target security researcher Brian Krebs. Last week, you may have noticed that a lot of sites (Netflix, Twitter, Spotify, as well as some real estate sites) were inaccessible or not working properly.
You may have heard of DDoS attacks before. DDoS stands for ‘distributed denial of service’. What happens in a DDoS attack is that hackers use bots (essentially other people’s computers) to send a LOT of traffic at either one particular website or a server. This type of attack puts that website out of commission because it is receiving way more traffic than it can handle and it causes the site to go down and become inaccessible. As I’d said, the main tool in creating these attacks were other people’s computers. Hackers will gain access to these computers through various means: phishing, viruses, and links on the web that you click on, to name a few. This is why having security software like antivirus and malware scanners is really important.
In this attack, using a program called Mirai (‘Future’ in Japanese), the hackers scanned IoT devices and looked for those devices that had default passwords or hard-coded credentials. When they found matches, they took control of them and used them in their attack. The attack on Brian Krebs’ site saw about 620 gigabytes per second of traffic for a sustained period of time. Luckily, Krebs was working with Akamai (one of the Internet’s largest content provider networks) to keep his site up and they succeeded. Brian notes on his blog that Akamai said this was twice the traffic they’d previously seen in this type of attack.
Moving to last Friday, rather than target one person or site, the target was a company called Dyn. Dyn provides DNS (domain name system) services for the internet. What this means is, for example, when you type in ‘crtlabs.org’, it is mapped to an IP address for our site. This mapping helps you get to our site. Dyn does this for countless numbers of sites. Some of their biggest clients were taken down in this attack. According to Dyn, over 10 million
devices IP addresses* were used to send traffic in the attack. Details are still emerging.
The real issue in both cases is how the attack was carried out. Using the Mirai software (and maybe other bot software) millions of IoT devices were scanned and found to be using default passwords and usernames. Once the devices were under the control of hackers, all they had to do was set up when and where they wanted to attack. This does not mean that the Internet of Things is the problem. What it means is our (vendors’ & consumers’) best practices around security and hardening our devices are the problems.
Tomorrow, we’ll look at what we can do to mitigate and prevent these style of attacks.
* UPDATE 10/25/2016 – The difference between IP addresses and devices in this instance is that you can have many IP addresses for one device. So, according to this post on Threat Post, about 550,000 devices are affected by Mirai. Of those, 10% were used in the attack on Friday. This comes to about 50,000 devices sending 10 million requests.",1006,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221212323.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817123838-20180817143838-00683.warc.gz,0.973823726177216
522c087e-436e-430a-8892-0637e17e5c49,2019-08-26T02:41:36+00:00,2017-07-31,1,https://www.thinkperform.com.au/tesla-manufacturing-south-australia-future/,"Tesla: Manufacturing South Australia for the future
In July, Tesla and its owner Elon Musk announced that it is building the world’s largest lithium-ion battery in South Australia — an installation 60 per cent larger than any other large-scale battery energy storage system on the planet.
In partnership with the South Australian government and French renewables company Neoen, alongside the third stage of the Hornsdale Wind Farm, the PowerPack battery farm will top 100 megawatts of capacity and provide 129 megawatt-hours of energy generation to the region — load balancing the state’s renewable energy generation and allowing emergency back-up power if a shortfall in energy production is predicted.
According to Musk, the battery will keep the lights on in South Australia. This statement is an increasingly important one as it comes at a time where the state has struggled with reliable energy generation and recently suffered from a statewide blackout caused by a 50-year storm last September.
Tesla has detailed its planned development in a recent blog post: “Tesla Powerpack will charge using renewable energy from the Hornsdale Wind Farm and then deliver electricity during peak hours to help maintain the reliable operation of South Australia’s electrical infrastructure. The Tesla Powerpack system will further transform the state’s movement towards renewable energy and see an advancement of a resilient and modern grid.”
In terms of gains in efficiency, the power that this innovative piece of technology has to sustainably and consistently power an entire state is extraordinary. However, while the technology itself may be new and exciting, the processes that Musk and his team will use to deliver them will still need to employ tried and tested Continuous Improvement techniques in order to fulfil the promise of 100 days from contract signature to project completion.
Both Musk and Tesla have a lot riding on this promise. For one, if the project isn’t delivered it will be free for the South Australian government. Secondly, if successful, Tesla stands to cement its reputation as a provider of technologies that can deliver manufacturing into the future, both cheaper and more sustainably.
Tesla has previously claimed it is able to drive down the per kilowatt hour cost of its battery pack by more than 30 per cent by “using economies of scale, innovative manufacturing, reduction of waste, and the simple optimisation of locating most manufacturing process under one roof”.
Breaking this key statement down, it is a little easier to surmise how Tesla is able to make sure a brash promise of completion in 100 days; Musk is placing his confidence in the use of established Lean and Continuous Improvement principles.
When Tesla mentioned ‘economies of scale’ they are referring to when more units of a good or a service can be produced on a larger scale, with (on average) fewer input costs. By following this key principle of lean production, Tesla will be able to apply this time based management approach to its battery production, presumably by repurposing already existing technologies it owns and produces regularly to construct the new, mega-sized lithium-ion battery.
On the surface, the Tesla Way is to go fast and hope that genius and adrenaline can compensate for a perceived lack stability. But according to Musk, ‘innovative manufacturing’ techniques are essential to Tesla rising to the ongoing challenges and opportunities of production in the technological. While these innovative techniques include the practical side of manufacturing including the reduction of cost per unit, its also a reference to how Musk and Tesla approach manufacturing as an overall idea. They are creating an alternate business model – and an alternate business ecosystem – that allows more control over the entire process from ideation to creation. This includes optimising space and man power by locating the entire manufacturing process under one roof, using one set of principles employed and understood by the entire workforce of Tesla.
The reduction of waste is not only a pivotal ongoing lean principle for traditional manufacturing, it is an integral part of Tesla’s business model for future industries and innovations. The car company worked closely with StopWaste’s Use Reusables program to switch to reusable windshield racks, a project that eliminates about 100 tons of cardboard waste a year. Since the new racks hold numerous windshields and can be worked straight from the line, they have improved the overall efficiency of Tesla’s manufacturing process. The car company also has an excellent recycling and composting program and diverts 79% of their waste from the landfill.
To find out how Lean and Continuous Improvement can be applied to your business, call 1300 667 099.",922,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330962.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20190826022215-20190826044215-00244.warc.gz,0.938261032104492
9dd90412-b2c0-4a26-a5c6-05531b7a5be5,2016-07-23T09:18:30+00:00,2012-02-01,1,http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2012/02/report_michigan_schools_have_a.html,"LANSING – Michigan students are falling further behind their peers in other states on national exams, with “alarming and persistent” problems across income levels and race, according to a report issued today by an education advocacy group.
Black students particularly are struggling, with Michigan students ranking last among the 45 states reporting fourth-grade reading results on a national standardized test.
“We are completely failing these students as a state,” said Amber Arellano, executive director of Education Trust-Midwest.
“It’s easy to use poverty as an out. And poverty does have an impact. But really, it exacerbates the deficiencies that already are there.”
A report by the Royal Oak-based advocacy group shows that while state leaders have taken steps to improve Michigan schools in the past year, it will take years for most of those changes to have an impact and come as state students are falling further behind.
The group last year sparked changes to state MEAP test standards after proclaiming the state was “lying to parents” by inflating the scores on the exams. Its leaders have since worked with state agencies preparing a new teacher evaluation system.
Education Trust-Midwest compared how Michigan students were performing on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, an exam offered to samples of students across the country, with children in other states.
Since 2003, Michigan’s ranking among the 50 states dropped from 28 to 35 in fourth-grade reading and from 27 to 41 in fourth-grade math.
Eighth-grade students fared better but still dropped, falling from 27th to 28th in reading and from 34th to 36th in math.
While children living in poverty are hit the hardest, Arellano said students in upper-income households also are losing ground compared to students in other states.
“Michigan’s performance problem goes far beyond our communities of color,” reads the report, released today. “Our white students are sinking to the bottom of the national academic ladder as well. They now trail 34 other states on the fourth-grade reading national examination. While other states’ white students have been making significant gains in learning, our white students remain stagnant.”
Arellano said higher income students’ achievement continues to decline compared to other states, from ranking 24th in 2003 to 35th in 2011 in fourth-grade reading. In eighth-grade math, more well-off students dropped from being ranked 34th in 2003 to 43rd last year.
While black fourth-graders were ranked last among states reporting results, eighth-graders performed only slightly better. Michigan black students are ranked 34th out of 43 states in reading, and 42nd of 43 in math.
Arellano said inner-city students typically have lower-quality teachers, attend schools that have fewer financial resources and less instructional support and are generally more chaotic.
“In poor areas, the moms and dads may not read well, either,” Arellano said. “They might not have a car or are working two jobs just to feed their families. When you combine all these things, is it really very shocking that we’re getting these results?”
Arellano said many state observers, policymakers, school leaders and teachers “tend to lay blame, rather than take meaningful steps to fix the problems.”
“The conventional wisdom in Michigan holds low-income, and black and brown children responsible for our state’s low average – and assumes middle-class and white children are doing just fine. Indeed, this belief is so prevalent that state educational leaders and policymakers have been known to say, ‘If it wasn’t for our urban and poor students, we would be doing a whole lot better.’ Not only is this belief based on dated stereotypes, it also is patently false. Yet it is used to justify inaction on improving our state’s schools.”
The organization is calling on state leaders to set high expectations for curriculum, instruction and achievement as well as providing support and honest feedback to teachers to turnaround struggling schools.
A blue ribbon panel of educators is drafting a new evaluation system for teachers and principals, intended to offer support for struggling educators and, eventually, removing those who do not improve.
“Despite dismal news about our state’s performance, some good educational news is emerging,” she said, citing “historic reforms” and for raising standards on state exams.
“Now we have to do the hard work of actually supporting our students and teachers to meet higher expectations.”",956,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257821671.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071021-00002-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967876970767975
f7456656-e43f-463e-bd1c-58864d8e34cf,2022-05-19T02:15:41+00:00,2018-05-12,1,https://www.foodsafety.com.au/blog/australias-egg-safety-debate,"Egg safety has become a contentious issue of late with differing opinions emerging from various government departments and other interested parties.
The Sydney Morning Herald’s article last week suggested that supermarkets were the ‘missing link’ when it comes to protection against foodborne illnesses caused by eggs.
The article mentions that supermarkets currently aren’t required to refrigerate their eggs, despite the fact that research shows doing so could stop harmful bacteria, like salmonella, from spreading.
Included in the article is an interview with Australian National University’s Associate Professor Martyn Kirk, who explained it was crucial for supermarkets to think about cold storage and egg-related salmonella prevention.
""It is a priority. We've seen lots of outbreaks. We should be doing multiple things to try and prevent salmonella occurring,"" he said.
The president of the Victorian Farmers Federation’s egg group, Brian Ahmed, was also interviewed for the news story. As quoted in the Australian Institute of Food Safety’s article last week, Ahmed says that with regards to food safety, eggs should be treated the same way as raw meat.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s Response
In response, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) posted a statement outlining its stance on best food safety practices with regards to eggs.
“There is no food safety reason to require whole eggs to be refrigerated at retail, however, retailers may choose to refrigerate eggs for their own reasons (for example, to maintain the quality of the egg such as firmness of the yolk or reduce spoilage),” said the statement.
Based on the findings of its 2011 risk assessment of egg production and processing, FSANZ says that the shell, membrane and white of an egg form a barrier against potential contamination. The statement continues to say that refrigerating whole eggs is not required because:
- The Salmonella bacteria which can contaminate an egg while it’s inside the bird isn’t present in Australian eggs.
- Australian egg producers are already required to minimise the risk of eggs becoming contaminated after they have been laid.
- Salmonella must breach three layers of protection before contaminating the yolk.
- If retail stores were to refrigerate eggs, it would likely have a small impact on the overall risk of contamination, because the eggs might not have been refrigerated since being laid; and
- Most of the recent foodborne illness outbreaks that have been linked to eggs relate to raw egg products.
Is it Better to be Safe Than Sorry?
Despite the FSANZ’s statement regarding not needing to refrigerate eggs, should we be erring on the side of caution?
There are still numerous government authorities and food safety experts, including the Food Safety Information Council and the NSW Food Authority, who advocate for refrigerating eggs so while it might not yet be a requirement for retail food businesses, it might be better to be safe than sorry.",613,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522741.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519010618-20220519040618-00224.warc.gz,0.961420178413391
e93aa4b7-19c8-4bfb-b2db-151dc1404f1d,2019-08-25T08:15:04+00:00,2019-08-25,1,https://oats.co.uk/taxonomy/term/bio-fuels,"Larvae feeding on human waste, and old tyres and plastics are creating the latest biolubes and fuels in the Southern Hemisphere.
Tag: bio fuels
Global Bioenergies has revealed a breakthrough in biofuel development that could overcome ""blend wall"" limits.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Renewable Fuel Standard is proposing ambitious increases in fuel production.
New scientific research has shown that biofuel-to-hydrocarbon conversion is possible without turning ethanol to ethylene.
ArcelorMittal SA plans to use waste gases from its steel operations to produce low-carbon fuel for vehicles.
Research has revealed the three-dimensional structure and mechanism of action of a key enzyme used in bio-fuel production.
DB Export in New Zealand has created a biofuel from leftover yeast from brewing beer.
Biofuels and lube producers are set to benefit from two new discoveries
Research shows biodiesel handling should be different from petroleum-based diesel.
The global synthetic and bio-based lubricant market is set to grow at a moderate CAGR, over the next three to four years, according to Transparency Market Research.",240,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027323221.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825062944-20190825084944-00303.warc.gz,0.9228276014328
a14e68fd-be88-46f3-9bdb-09150295ecb7,2017-08-18T08:57:09+00:00,2017-08-18,0,http://aum-shinrikyo.com/diy-platform-bed-from-pallets/,"Easy diy platform bed – shanty 2 chic, Hey guys! i’m back to share the platform bed that i made for my son 🙂.
Diy 20 pallet bed frame ideas | 99 pallets, Related posts: 5 diy beds made from wooden pallets; pallet king size bed frame with headboard; pallet platform bed with storage; beautiful diy pallet bed.
Diy Platform Bed From Pallets
Pallet tutorials: diy twin pallet bed instructions | 99, I thought to build a pallet bed for my daughter’s room that does need a bed to be changed now because she is growing up. here are some instructions which i followed.
Diy pallet swing bed » the merrythought, Oh the endless things you can do with pallets! a swing bed has been on my “mike to-make list” for some time (oh how long that list is! 😉 ). and we’ve had.
21 diy bed frame projects – sleep in style and comfort, The starting point of any bedroom is a good bed. not only do you need something that lets you enjoy your peaceful slumber in warmth and comfort, but since the bed.
125 awesome diy pallet furniture ideas, If you are having an easily reachable source of pallets are ready to do pallet projects, then checkout these 125 diy pallet furniture ideas that are all about...
Diy furniture projects made of whole pallets - homedit, Depending on the size of your mattress, you’ll need between 4 and 8 pallets for this project. simply secure them together and make two levels to create an elevated.
The head-side has been beautified with a headboard while the foot-side ...
Furniture Gang: 6hr pallet bed
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DIY Chic White Platform Pallet Bed | 99 Pallets
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Ways to Create Bed Frames Out of Used Pallet Wood - Pallet Furniture",445,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104631.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818082911-20170818102911-00179.warc.gz,0.905025959014893
fbbf78de-e177-4448-bbed-fabd6dfa2cef,2022-05-18T14:10:51+00:00,2020-09-01,0,https://teapartydailyreport.com/2020/09/record-number-of-americans-arm-themselves-ahead-of-elections/,"Liberal columnists have taken notice of the fact that the Democrats are no longer as worried about gun control during this election cycle. One of their pet topics seems to have fallen completely by the wayside. There’s a good reason for that one, though. They are probably too busy buying up all of the guns and ammo!
There has been a huge spike in demand for both, according to a report from The Star Tribune. The sales have risen to an unprecedented level and America is poised to shatter the previous record, which was set back in 2016. The fact that this was an election year as well is not lost on us, that is for sure.
Americans are understandably terrified every time an election rolls around because they are led to believe that they should be. The Democrats love to instill fear in their base because they know that is the only way that they can win. They are not going to be able to win an election on their own merits, so they need to convince everyone that there is much for them to be afraid of.
The marked increase in demand is spurred by the purchases of first time buyers. “Manufacturers can’t keep up with the demand anymore. The industry’s never been hit this hard before,” says Dave Bean. As the owner of Get Guns Now, a gun shop in Oakdale, he is well qualified to make these sorts of distinctions.
It’s time to ask ourselves a very simple question. Are these first time sales coming from Democrats or Republicans? The idea that the guns are all being purchased by Republicans does not align with the current political state. For starters, Republicans were purchasing guns more often during the Obama administration. They were worried about the gun control proposals that he was making during this time.
In fact, the purchase of a gun became something of a symbolic gesture. Since so many Republicans were responsible for first time gun purchases during the Obama presidency, it’s hard to pin the recent spike on the right wing. The leftists may love guns more than they let on or they might be preparing for some sort of perceived civil war.
After all, the Democrats are telling anyone who will listen that they need to be ready for some sort of battle if they win back the presidency. You’ve herd it all before. Trump will refuse to leave the White House, his supporters will run wild through the streets, lives will be lost, blah blah blah. Take Minnesota, for example.
This state is not exactly known as a GOP stronghold but The FBI’s National Instant Crime Background Check System tallies a 59 percent increase in these checks over the past month for this ostensibly liberal state. Of course, this spike is not exclusively fueled by the Democrats but it bears noting. There’s no way that the increase can be attributed to Republicans alone.
Minnetonka Gunstop agent Dave Amon says that the demand is not slowing down at all. Now that the national conversation about the necessity of law enforcement is reaching a fever pitch, people are worried that they will need something to protect themselves. This includes the sort of folks that typically wouldn’t be associated with gun ownership by the average liberal. “I’ve seen a lot more single moms that are scared and need something to protect them. They’re scared when people talk about defunding the police,” says Amon.
Perhaps the districts that were once staunchly Democrat will start to reconsider once they take a long look at what their cities will become. Progressives have already decided that they are not going to sit down and wait for the inevitable to happen. They are currently arming themselves, too. If the Republicans are smart, they are certainly not going to let them get away with talking out of both sides of their mouths.",774,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522270.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518115411-20220518145411-00425.warc.gz,0.982005715370178
cb509d16-3896-4bdc-af68-3ceb5ecf58b1,2022-05-21T21:40:34+00:00,2022-05-21,0,https://www.wendyschildcareservices.co.uk/the-setting,"Hygge Inspired Setting
As a Registered Childminder the house has been OFSTED approved so is a very safe environment for caring for children.
This is Hygge & Reggio inspired setting. The playroom is cosy with plants, lights and natural resources
My house is a four bedroom property with a fun friendly family environment. Comfortable living accommodation to suit all ages. Room for Activities indoor and outdoor which is safe and secure.",93,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662541747.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521205757-20220521235757-00405.warc.gz,0.940509259700775
604760e2-e4e1-4842-99b5-69b40986b9ce,2013-05-20T11:30:16+00:00,2013-03-10,1,http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=205169,"Transportation Security Administration, AP file photo
NEW YORK CITY, NY - U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to reverse its decision to allow airline passengers to carry small knives, baseball bats, golf clubs and other ""potentially weaponizable"" equipment onto airplanes.
In a statement released to the media Sunday, Schumer said the TSA should continue to ban knives and other items from airplanes that he says could potentially put passengers, flight crews and aircraft at risk.
""While it's true that pilots are safe, locked behind cockpit doors, these dangerous items still pose a significant hazard to the flight crew, other passengers, and even the integrity of the plane,"" said Schumer. ""These items are dangerous, and have not become less so in the years since they were banned from planes.""
Earlier this week the TSA announced that it would be relaxing its ban on some items that had been prohibited in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C.
""And with the major security breach at Newark this weekend,"" said Schumer, ""now is not the time for reduced vigilance, or to place additional burdens on TSA agents who should be looking for dangerous items, not wasting time measuring the length of a knife blade.""
Undercover TSA Agents were able to smuggle a mock bomb onto a plane at Newark Airport, it was reported earlier this week.",290,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967094957828522
5208b6cb-18c8-4a5e-9260-67b46066bf5a,2020-10-26T01:09:50+00:00,2010-07-20,1,https://www.astrologycom.com/moonwobble.html,"Moon over Stonehenge
The Moon Wobble
destructive cosmic phenomenon affects us all
The regular triggers for terrestrial disasters, whether natural (earthquakes; tidal waves; eruptions etc) or manmade (wars; terrorism; crashes, etc) seem to be the eclipses and the Moon Wobble. Rob Tillett, one of the founders of Astrology on the Web, explores the meaning of this major cosmic phenomenon. If you thought Mercury retrograde was a problem, compare the Moon Wobble!
In addition to the planets, asteroids, comets and moons that revolve in our solar system, astrology considers the effects of two ""Shadow Planets"" called the Moon's Nodes, the Dragon's Head and Tail. These nodes are not real rocks, like the Moon, Mars or Venus, but sensitive points that mark the movement by declination of the Moon from the southern celestial hemisphere to the northern (the North Node) and vice versa (the South Node), where the path of the Moon around the Earth sweeps across the ecliptic, intersecting the apparent path of the Sun. The nodes form an axis, so the South Node is always directly opposite the North Node in a stately cosmic quadrille. Nevertheless, the Moon's Nodes are vitally important in terms of the destinies of all who dwell on Planet Earth. See The Moon's Nodes for more on this.
I was originally prompted to write the first edition of this article because of the devastation wrought by the May 2008 earthquake in Sichuan province of China which killed thousands, the horrors of Cyclone Nargis in Burma (Myanmar) which slaughtered tens of thousands and left millions homeless, deadly tornados in the USA, bombings in the Middle East and so on. There were a number of astrological pointers, including the stations of Saturn and Jupiter, the two Great Chronocrators, with Neptune and Mercury about to turn retrograde, but the significant trigger might well have been the stressful square aspect of the Sun to the Moon's Nodes on May 13, 2008. This phenomenon is known as a Moon Wobble.
Rescuers at work in 2010 Haiti Earthquake
There have been further major disasters associated with Moon Wobbles already this year, 2010, as there are every year, including the widespread earthquakes and flooding associated with the Wobble before the New Moon Solar Eclipse in Capricorn on January 15, 2010, and of Saturn turning retrograde opposing retrograde Mars on Jan 13.
The most striking so far in the current cycle have been the horror weather in the US, Europe and Australia, a series of minor earthquakes, then a catastrophic quake which has shattered Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, in the Caribbean, on Jan 12. This occurred just one day after the peak of the Moon Wobble. It's significant that a Lunar Eclipse occurred on New Year's Eve exactly conjunct Haiti's natal Sun in the 11th degree of Capricorn. The Moon Wobble (the exact conjunction of the Sun with the North Node) occurred on Jan 11 in the 22nd degree of Cap. The Earthquake occurred the next day, with the Sun and Venus tightly conjunct the North Node, transiting Pluto exactly conjunct Haiti's natal Mars, and transiting Mars retrograde exactly conjunct Haiti's natal South Node. Interestingly, the earthquake Moon is exactly conjunct the Galactic Core, a profoundly potent cosmic location, again first discovered in the 1930's. It's notable that Haiti is currently undergoing a Saturn Return, with earthquake Saturn stationary about to turn retrograde (Jan 13) in tight conjunction with Haiti's natal Saturn. And to top it off, a Solar Eclipse will occur on Jan 15.
So the moon-wobble and the eclipse cycle is not the only weakening factor, as other aspects have to be considered. But when these aspects coalesce—and there is a Moon Wobble—you can bet that the trigger will be the moon-wobble. Geo-scientists did warn months before that Haiti was on an unstable fault-line, but had they paid attention to the eclipse and moon-wobble cycle, the people could have taken precautions.
Since that time there have been a number of heavy disasters, notably flooding with loss of life and massive dislocation in spots across the world, not all related to this phenomenon. However, as the next one approaches on July 4, the pace is hotting up. You can see the list of moon-wobble associated disasters for yourself in the table at the end of this article.
Carl Payne Tobey
Moon Wobbles were discovered in the 1930's, when research by astrologer Carl Payne Tobey (1902-1980), the original editor of Astrology Magazine, revealed that disasters occur in cycles associated with the conjunction (0°), opposition (180°) and square (90°) from the Sun to the Moon's Node. These powerful contacts occur when the Sun and the Node are in the same sign, or the opposing sign, or when the Sun is in a square aspect to the nodal axis.
Carl Payne Tobey
They are especially potent when the New Moon or Full Moon are square to the Nodes. On October 18, 2009, we saw the New Moon in Libra forming a partile square to the Nodes, emphasising the potency of the aspect, for the Sun and Moon are both precisely square the nodal axis at the New Moon.
As he discovered after a painstaking examination of a large number of major disasters, many of the most serious and traumatic catastrophes involving fire, bad weather and loss of life occur in association with eclipses, when the Sun and Moon are conjunct the Moon's Nodes, especially when other unfortunate planetary aspects coincide. However, not all of these evils are exclusively linked with eclipses, for many are associated with the Sun forming a T-square to the nodal axis, i.e. when the Sun is in a 90° aspect to the nodes.
Storm over Volcano in Iceland 2010 (Marco Fulle)
This he called a ""Moon Wobble"", because in fact it is when the Moon is ""wobbling"" in its path by declination. So when the Sun forms an aspect to the nodes of 0°, 90°, or 180°, we experience a significant likelihood of massive environmental damage with much loss of life and property.
These Moon Wobbles occur every 86.5 days on average, with an orb of approximately 5 degrees (days) on either side of the precise date, when the Sun forms either the T-square with the nodal axis, or the conjunction with the North or South Nodes. Tobey notes that when the Sun squares the Nodes, judgement is notoriously poor and unstable, especially for people under stress or in leadership positions. Some astrologers hold that the two weeks before the partile aspect are problematic, with the week following the aspect also being notable in terms of disasters, but my view is that we can allow 10 or more days on either side of the peak aspect, as shown in the table.
Moon Wobble Patterns
The Sun takes a year to complete one revolution of the Zodiac, usually making four or five contacts with the Lunar Nodes in the process. For example,
during the current Capricorn/Cancer nodal transit, which commenced in July/August 2009, the Sun in Libra reaches the Square aspect with the Nodes on at the New Moon of October 18, 2009, and again on September 30, 2010.Sun/Node Alignments
When the Sun is in Libra on Oct 18, 2009, the New Moon makes a square (90°) aspect to the Nodes. This is a truly powerful aspect.
When the Sun is in Capricorn in January 2010, we will see the conjuction of Sun and North Node (an opposition to the South Node) on January 11, associated with a Solar Eclipse in Capricorn on Jan 15.
When the Sun is in Aries square to the Nodes on Apr 6, 2010, it precedes the New Moon on April 14, so will not be as strong as the Libra '09 alignment [or so I thought, but if we look at the effects, I was too optimistic!]
When the Sun is in Cancer, in July 2010, we will have a conjunction with the South Node (opposition to the North Node, as the nodes are always an axis) on July 4, associated with a Lunar Eclipse on June 26 and Solar Eclipse on July 11.
When the Sun is in Libra, in September 2010, it squares the nodes on September 30 associated with a New Moon on October 7.
When the Sun is in Capricorn, in December 2010 we see a conjunction with the North Node on December 24, associated with a Lunar Eclipse on Dec. 21.
The Lunar Nodes move through each sign of the Zodiac in a little over eighteen months, so for a Moon Wobble to occur in the same sign and configuration with the Nodes it takes around 19 years. Each Moon Wobble pattern is thus unique until repeated some 19 years later.
Man picks through debris of 2009 Samoa Tsunami
As Jim D'Amato points out, ancient astrologers associated the beginnings and ends of wars, major battles, mine explosions and animal stampedes with eclipses, both solar and lunar. These two types of eclipses generally happen about two weeks apart every six months and really make a notable splash once every two years. Tobey found that disasters happened about every three months; he correlated them as well to the geometric and mathematical square to the possible eclipse points, the Moon's Nodes. This is a clear indication of the stress and tension in the collective consciousness denoted by subliminal patterns marked by the interaction of the Sun and Moon when associated with the Moon's Nodes. Plato is reputed to have had the phrase ""Let no-one enter who is ignorant of geometry"" (ageômetrètos midèis eisitô) inscribed above the door to his Academy. This motto is more subtle than you might think!
During these Moon Wobble periods, time and space seem to be more unstable, almost as if the fabric of the heavens has somehow weakened. People die – sometimes in great numbers – through dramatic releases of energy, especially explosions, fires, mass murders, earthquakes, floods and transportation accidents. For this reason, it makes sense to keep track of the Moon Wobble phenomena and to note where they fall in your own chart.
Moon Wobble Periods
Even though Tobey gave it an orb of 5 degrees (days), the effects of the Moon Wobble tend to appear some 10 days before the partile (exact) configuration, the peak date, and cease pretty much around 10 days after the peak date, especially when associated with major planetary aspects involving the outer planets. That makes a sensitive period of up to 20 days, four or five times a year, regular as clockwork. I'd say this is due to the wide orb of the Sun (17°), which moves on average slightly over one degree per day through the zodiac.
Crushed Cars in 2008 Sichuan Earthquake
Needless to say, disasters are not the exclusive province of Moon Wobbles (the massive 8.8 Mg earthquake in Chile on Feb 28, 2010 was not associated with a moon-wobble, although it was with the potent Full Moon in Aquarius that has been the trigger for widespread major weather disasters during March 2010), but they are disaster-prone phases, especially when associated with problematic planetary aspects, or with major retrograde periods. These phases bring suppressed tensions to the surface, both in human beings and in natural scenarios, often with catastrophic results. The effects on individuals depends on where the aspect falls in their charts, but by and large these phases are warnings to be appropriately prepared and not to undertake major decisions, as reality is clouded during these periods. It's worth ordering a forecast from us that will explain the potential effects of the Moon Wobble phases for the year ahead on your own life.
Some notable example of disasters that occurred during the Moon Wobble phase will drive home the point. There is a very long list of them, far too many to list, although since October 2009 I have covered more, especially the manmade nasties, such as bombings and the like. Disasters occur not only in the lead up to malefic aspects around an eclipse or Moon wobble, but also as the affected degrees are subsequently activated. See Ian Thurnwald's detailed analysis of the aftermath of the massive Solar Eclipse in Aug 99 for examples of this.
The location of disasters indicated tends to follow the path of the preceding eclipse, as this has already been sensitised, the cosmic fabric having been weakened, so to speak (see, for example, the January 2009 eclipse and the July 2009 eclipse; more detail with links can be seen on our Eclipse pages). So given the vast sums involved in researching and predicting storms, earthquakes, tsunamis and the like, not to mention the horrendous costs of cleaning up, it might be worth the authorities investing in some astrological research and qualified staff. This would be worth much much more than the cost.
|Moon Wobbles 2008|
||Relevant Aspects & Associated Disasters
|• Solar Eclipse Feb 7
• Lunar Eclipse Feb 21
||• Mars opp Pluto:
• Feb. 3, Congo: 45 killed and about 450 injured after two strong earthquakes, of 6.0 and 5.0 Magnitude.
• Feb. 5-6, U.S.A..: 55 killed and hundreds injured after violent tornadoes rip through southern United States.
• Feb. 7, U.S.A.: explosion at sugar refinery near Savannah, Georgia kills 14 and injures many more.
• Feb. 21, Venezuela: Passenger plane crashes into mountain in Sierra La Culata National Park killing all 46 aboard.
|• Taurus Sun sq Nodes
||• May 2, Burma: Cyclone Nargis, when hundreds of thousands were killed or displaced
• May 12, China: Sichuan Earthquake killed nearly 100,000, leaving 4.5 million homeless.
• May 13, India: 80 people killed in serial bomb blasts in Jaipur.
|• Solar Eclipse Aug 1
||• Mars opp Uranus:
• July 24 Japan: 90 injured & thousands of homes lose power in a 6.8 Magnitude earthquake near Iwate.
• July 26 India: 57 killed in Ahmedabad after 18-odd synchronised bombs went off in less than 2 hours.
• July 27 S.E. Europe: major flooding in Ukraine and Romania kills 18 causing $300 million in damages.
• Aug 1 Pakistan: avalanche on K2, world's second-highest mountain, kills 11 climbers, injures others.
• Aug 4, India: 150 die as landslide rumours cause stampede in Hindu Goddess fest. at Naina Devi temple.
• Aug 5, N. California: 9 firefighters die in helicopter crash/burn in Shasta-Trinity Nat. Forest. Cause unknown.
• Lunar Eclipse Aug 16
• Mars sq Pluto:
• Aug 10, Canada: explosions at gas facility force thousands in Toronto to evacuate. Some injured, 1 dies.
• Aug 20, Spain: 153 die as passenger plane skids & bursts into flames during takeoff in Madrid.
• Aug 23, U.S.A.: 12 die & thousands of properties flooded as trop. storm Fay makes landfall 4 times in Fl. and Ga.
|• Scorpio Sun squ Nodes
• Mars sq Neptune; Saturn opp Uranus:
• Oct. 29, Pakistan: 6.4 Magnitude quake hits S.W. Pakistan, kills 170 & wrecks 15,000 homes.
• Oct. 30, India: explosions in Assam kill 55 and wound over 200.
• Nov 7, Haiti: 90 students die & over a hundred injured in school collapse in Port-au-Prince.
• Nov 9, Sea of Japan: 20 die and 21 injured in Russian submarine fault.
|Moon Wobbles 2009|
||Relevant Aspects & Associated Disasters
|• Solar Eclipse Jan 26
||• Venus opp Saturn:
• Jan. 24, France & Spain: 15 die & a million homes without power as 100 mph winds hit; worst storm since 1999.
• Jan. 26, Turkey: avalanche slams 17 Turkish hikers on Mt Zigana, dragging them 1,640 ft, killing 10.
• Jan. 27-28, S.W. U.S.A.: 23 die in severe storms. Schools close; a million homes left without electricity.
|• Lunar Eclipse Feb 9
||• Saturn opp Uranus; Mars sesquisq Saturn; Mars semisq Uranus :
• Feb. 9, Australia: over 160 die when arsonists start about 400 wildfires—some of the worst in Australia's history.
• Feb. 10, U.S.A.: cluster of tornadoes rip through Oklahoma, killing 8 and injuring over a dozen.
• Feb. 12, U.S.A.: 50 passengers and crew die as flight from Newark crashes near Buffalo, killing 1 on the ground.
|• Taurus Sun sq Nodes
• April 6, Italy: earthquake Magnitude 6.3 kills 200, injuring 1,000. Town of L'Aquila is the epicentre.
• For a list of other disasters, fires, earthquakes etc: Natural Disasters News for April 2009.
|• Lunar Eclipse, Jul 7
• Mars sq Neptune; Mars sq Jupiter:
• June 30, Italy: freight train derails and crashes into small town, killing 12, injuring 50. LNG container explodes.
• June 30, Indian Ocean: Yemeni Jet hits ocean trying to land at Comoros. 152 killed; 1 survivor, a 14-year-old girl.
• July 6, China: ethnic riots in Urumqi between Muslim Uighurs & Han Chinese & the police kill 156.
• July 15, Iran: Caspian Airlines plane crashes en route to Yerevan, Armenia, killing all 168 passengers.
• For a list of other disasters, fires, earthquakes etc: Natural Disasters News for July 2009.
|• Solar Eclipse, Jul 22
• Mars sq Neptune; Mars sq Jupiter:
• July, India: massive flooding in India kills scores and leaves hundreds of thousands homeless.
• July 24, Iran: 16 die as Aria Air flight skids off the runway, catching fire in Mashhad, Iran.
• For a list of other disasters, fires, earthquakes etc: Natural Disasters News for August 2009.
|• Lunar Eclipse, Aug 6
• Mars sq Pluto:
• August 7, Philippines: 22 tourists on Mount Pinatubo trapped and killed in heavy rain, flooding & landslides.
• August 8, New York: helicopter and plane collide over Hudson River, killing all 9 on the private plane.
• August 10, Taiwan: Typhoon Morakot causes mudslide burying schools, homes, killing 600.
• For a list of other disasters, fires, earthquakes etc: Natural Disasters News for August 2009.
|• Libra Sun sq Nodes
• Merc opp Uranus; Sun sq Pluto; Saturn contra Uranus; Merc sq Pluto; Mars conj SN:
• Sep 28, Philippines: 90 die in and around Manila in flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana
• Sep 29, Samoa: hundreds die, thousands left homeless in tsunami caused by Magnitude 8.0 undersea quake
• Sep 30, Indonesia: thousands die, buildings destroyed in Mg. 7.6 quake near Padang, Sumatra. Massive aftershocks.
• Oct 1, Indonesia: further death and destruction in Mg. 6.6 quake near Bengkulu, Sumatra.
• Oct 2, Tonga: further deadly quakes in the region, including Mg. 6.1 near Hihifo, as undersea volcano erupts.
• Oct 5, India: millions affected, hundreds dead in worst flood on record across Central India.
• Oct 7, Thailand: 40 injured, 4 killed in terrorist bomb attacks in South Thailand.
• Oct 8, Indonesia: asteroid explodes over Bone, Sulawesi, with 2 to 3 times the force of Hiroshima & Nagasaki atom bombs.
• Oct 9, Philippines: 160 killed as torrential rains cause mudslides. (Since Sep 26 over 450 killed due to storms.)
• Oct 9, Afghanistan: suicide bomber blows up Indian embassy in Kabul; kills 17 & injures many more
• Oct 10, Pakistan: climax of weeklong violence, attack on Pak GHQ Rawalpindi; 11 soldiers & 4 Taliban die, many wounded.
• Oct 10, Nigeria: over 70 killed as fuel tanker flips & explodes in Anambra.
• Oct 10, Haiti: UN plane crashes killing 11 on border of Dominican Republic, 45 km from Port-au-Prince
• Oct 11, Cambodia: 17 killed after river ferry capsizes on a tributary of the Mekong.
• Oct 12, Pakistan: car bomb in Shangla marketplace kills 41. Pakistani jets bomb Taliban camps kill 17.
• Oct 13, Nepal: 4,000 families displaced; 152,000 affected, 62 die; houses, crops destroyed in W. Nepal floods, landslides.
• Oct 15, Pakistan: coordinated series of terror attacks focusing mainly on Lahore kill 39. Pakistani jets bomb Taliban, kill 60.
• Oct 16, Iraq: 12 killed, 70 injured by suicide bomber in Sunni mosque at Tal Afar, near Mosul.
• Oct 18, India: At least 33 killed in Tamil Nadu as explosion sets fire to firecracker warehouse.
• Oct 18, Mexico: Hurricane Rick, massive cat. 5 storm produces 180mph winds & 50' waves; heading for Baja California.
• Oct 19, Austria: Hailstorms decimate wild animals; thousands killed; hunting banned;$100 million damage to crops, property.
• Oct 19, Thailand: Remotely detonated motorcycle bomb injures 24 in marketplace at Yala. Muslim separatists blamed.
• Oct 21, Pakistan: 4 die, 18 wounded in twin blasts at International Islamic University, Islamabad. Taliban claim responsibility.
• Oct 21, Yemen: Dozens killed as Saudi forces clash with Houthi rebels in North Yemen.
• Oct 21, India: At least 21 die & 20 injured when trains collide near Agra, en route to Delhi.
• Oct 22, Hindu Kush: Strong earthquake (mg 6.2) in towering Hindu Kush mountains shakes eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan.
• Oct 22, New Zealand: Windows 7 unleashed at midnight on fearful world...
• Oct 23, Pakistan: Terror blasts rock Peshawar, Islamabad, Mohmand (nr Ghalnai); at least 21 killed, many injured.
• Oct 25, Afghanistan: 2 chopper crashes in South & West of country kill 14 US soldiers, injure 26 (14 Afghan, 12 US).
• Oct 25, Iraq: Coordinated suicide bomb blasts in Baghdad kill 155, injure 500. Al-Qaeda blamed.
• Oct 28, Pakistan: Massive car bomb kills 91, injures 200 in Peshawar market. Taliban deny responsibility.
• Oct 28, Afghanistan: Suicide attack on UN quarters in Kabul kills 8. Taliban say this is the first of many to disrupt election.
• Oct 30, USA: San Francisco-Oakland Bay bridge failure scares commuters as 5000 pounds of iron falls on traffic.
• For a list of other disasters, fires, earthquakes etc: Natural Disasters News for October 2009.
|• Lunar Eclipse Dec 31
• Saturn sq Pluto; Merc retro; Mars retro:
• Dec 17, UK; Europe: Blizzards in East UK and West Europe. Airports closed, vast traffic jams.
• Dec 18, UK; Europe: Eurostar trains stuck in Channel Tunnel for days due to bad weather.
• Dec 18, Malawi: Mg 6.4 quake kills 4, displaces 32,000; 3,000 children under 5 affected.
• Dec 21, USA: Powerful snowstorms bury East Coast
• Dec 21, Montserrat: Soufrière Hills volcano on Caribbean island Montserrat erupts spewing vast plumes of ash.
• Dec 18–23, W. Europe: 55,000 travellers trips cancelled or jammed in snowbound trains. Airports closed; flights out.
• Dec 22, Fiji: Cyclone Mick creates havoc across Fiji, costs millions, damages schools, kills 4.
• Dec 24–31, UK; Europe: Avalanches, traffic accidents kill several. Airports, ferries, trains cancelled; celebrations disrupted.
• Dec 26, West Africa: Widespread fires cause destruction
• Dec 28, Philippines: Mayon Volcano erupts 500 km SE of Manila causing 48,000 to flee homes.
• Dec 28, Montserrat: Soufrière Hills volcano on Caribbean island erupts again.
• Dec 28, Colombia: 60,000 affected; wide material losses after 48 hrs heavy rain NW Colombia.
• Dec 28, Argentina: 3,000 displaced by floods 100km north of Buenos Aires
• Dec 28, Peru: Floods and landslides affect thousands
• Dec 29, Mexico: Mg.5.8 quake in Baja California rocks U.S.-Mex border region, felt 100 miles west in San Diego.
• Dec 29, Australia: Floods destroy property, threaten lives in NSW and Qld (E. Coast), fires ravage WA (W. Coast).
• Dec 30, West Australia: Wildfires destroy 40 homes, scorch 33,000 acres of land north of Perth.
• Dec 31, USA: Disaster area declared in Kansas due to storms.
• Dec 31, Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills 7 CIA operatives, wounds 4 at US Base near Pakistan border.
• Dec 31, Afghanistan: Roadside bomb kills 5 Canadians, injures 5 near Kandahar.
• Dec 31, Finland: Gunman kills 4, injures others in shopping mall at Espoo, near Helsinki. Gunman & girlfriend suicide
• For a list of other disasters, fires, earthquakes etc: Natural Disasters News for December 2009.
|Moon Wobbles 2010|
||Relevant Aspects & Associated Disasters
|• Solar Eclipse Jan 15
• retro Merc/Pluto squ retro Saturn; Chiron conj Neptune; retro Mars at avatar; Jupiter enters Pisces:
• Jan. 1, Brazil: 60 die, many injured as hillside collapses, destroying houses at resort near Rio.
• Jan. 2, Colombia: Galeras volcano erupts. Red Cross says 8,000 need to be evacuated.
• Jan. 2, Congo DR: Volcano Mt Nyamuragira erupts 25 km from Goma (pop. 600,000). Lava threatens people, chimps.
• Jan. 2, Pakistan: 75 killed, scores injured by Taliban suicide bomber at volleyball match in NW Frontier province.
• Jan. 3, Tajikistan: 20,000 left homeless as Mg.5.3 quake strikes Pamir Mountains near Afghan border.
• Jan. 3, Australia: Massive flooding in northern NSW hits hundreds of farms. 1,200 evacuated. Stock losses.
• Jan. 3, Philippines: Mg. 5.3 quake hits Mindanao Island 102km SE of Davao.
• Jan. 3, Mexico: 2 more earthquakes (Mg.3.1 & 4.0) strike Baja California; felt in San Diego.
• Jan. 3, Solomon Is.: Mg. 6.3 quake 100km SSE of Gizo, then aftershock Mg. 7.2 an hour later in same area.
• Jan. 4, USA: Mg. 4.1 quake shakes Cedar City Utah; Mg 4.1 quake shakes Redway, NW of Sacramento California.
• Jan. 5, USA: Bad weather freezes Eastern States from Florida up. Major crop damage. Has been serious since solstice.
• Jan. 5, Costa Rica: 11,000 ft Turrialba volcano (last active 19th C) erupts, spewing ash and steam. Families evacuate.
• Jan. 6, USA: Frigid weather hits mid-west. Blizzards, snowdrifts, chill factor of –52 reported Nebraska, N. Dakota.
• Jan. 6, UK: England freezes: traffic accidents, transport delays, animal deaths; sea freezes in Dorset; 10,000 schools shut.
• Jan. 6, Sthn Ocean: Sea Shepherd protest boat Ady Gil hit by Jap. whaler Shonan Maru 2. International incident feared.
• Jan. 7, Sudan: Ethnic clashes kill 140, wound 90 in S. Wunchuei region. 30,000 cattle stolen. Civil war threatens.
• Jan. 7, N. Europe: Big freeze kills; Eurostar stranded in Channel Tunnel. Flights disrupted UK, France, Ireland, Netherlands.
• Jan. 7, Germany: At least 9 homeless men have frozen to death.
• Jan. 7, Sweden: Temp. in central Sweden plunges to –40°C, coldest weather in 25 years.
• Jan. 8, Southern Ocean: Damaged protest boat Ady Gil lost at sea under tow. Furore hots up calls for govt action
• Jan. 8, Angola: 3 killed, 9 injured in rebel ambush of bus carrying Togo International football team in northern province.
• Jan. 9, USA: Mg 6.5 quake shakes N. California. Power out for 25,000 at Eureka, jumble of debris.
• Jan. 11, USA: Mg 4.3 quake rocks Banning Ca, 80 miles east of L.A. preceded by several smaller quakes, the largest Mg 3.2
• Jan. 12, Haiti: Mg 7.0 quake shatters Port-au-Price. Thousands die; tens of thousands of homes lost; worst quake ever in Haiti.
• Jan. 12, New Guinea: 40 die, 8 injured when 2 buses collide on the Highlands Hwy, 100km from provincial capital Lae.
• Jan. 13, Guatemala: Mg 6.0 quake 60 miles SE of Guatemala City on Pacific coast near El Salvador. No casualties reported.
• Jan. 14, Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills 20 in busy marketplace town of Dihrawud, in central Uruzgan province.
• Jan. 15, Venezuela: Mg 5.6 quake near coastal town Carupano. No casualties reported.
• Jan. 16, Argentina: Mg 6.1 quake 220 miles SE of Ushuaia, between Argentina and Antarctica. No casualties reported.
• Jan. 17, China: Mg 3.4 quake & mudslides in SW Guizhou province kill 7, injure 9.
• Jan. 18, Cayman Islands: Mg 5.8 quake struck 40 miles from George Town. No casualties reported.
• Jan. 18, Egypt: Torrential storms, floods on Red Sea coast & Sinai kill 7, many missing. Hundreds of homes destroyed.
• Jan. 18, Ecuador: Tungurahua volcano erupts 180 km south of Quito, spewing ashes and lava. Evacuations, no casualties.
• Jan. 18, Afghanistan: Taliban attack Kabul in major assault. Suicide bombers & gunmen occupy buildings, battle security forces.
• Jan. 19, USA: Lone gunman kills 8, downs police helicopter, near Appomattox, Virginia.
• Jan. 19, Japan: JAL, Asia's largest airline, files for bankruptcy protection, owing $25bn. Will cut 15,700 jobs.
• Jan. 20, Haiti: Mg 6.1 aftershock shakes Port-au-Prince after 8 days of chaos, many smaller shocks.
• Jan. 20, USA: Hundreds in fire-ravaged areas ordered to evacuate across California as powerful storm batters region.
• Jan. 21, USA: Rain, snow, tornados pulverise S. California in 5th day of extreme weather. Power outages. Mudslides threaten.
• For a list of other disasters, fires, earthquakes etc: Natural Disasters News for January 2010.
|• Aries Sun sq Nodes
• Pluto turns reto; retro Merc trine retro Pluto; Saturn retrogrades into Virgo; Saturn opposes Uranus:
• Feb. 27–Mar. 25: Massive Earthquakes and bad weather have struck worldwide so far this month, notably the 8.8 Mg quake near Concepcion in Chile on Feb 27, which killed some 500 people and wrecked thousands of homes. However, these are not associated with the moon-wobble phenomenon, although the quake chart had Saturn conjunct MC, with nodes rising right on the ascendant/descendant axis almost to the minute. Chile's natal chart was heavily afflicted, with natal Moon in the nodal degree, as well as quake Moon in the nodal degree. Chile's chart has its own nodes rising conjunct the ascendant to within a degree. This was one of the worst quakes ever recorded. Too much info for this section, but I hope to do an article outlining the cosmic factors and protections that reduced the evils to a manageable situation, unlike in Haiti, where the gods took their toll in full.
• Mar. 26, Chile: Mg 6.2 quake strikes northern Chile near Copiapo, 380 miles north of the capital of Santiago. No casualties
• Mar. 26, USA: Mg 3.4 undersea quake strikes Channel Islands off Sth California near San Miguel Island. Largest of 4 quakes in Channel Islands & Santa Monica Bay in past week.
• Mar. 28, China: 153 miners trapped by flood & collapse in Wangjialing coalmine, Shanxi province. Number killed unknown.
• Mar. 29, USA: Strong low system over Ohio Valley continues violent storm activity into Mid-Atlantic. Injuries; houses damaged.
• Mar. 29, Bahamas: Tornado kills 3, injures 4 at Freeport, western Grand Bahama. Trees uprooted; hotel windows blasted.
• Mar. 29, Russia: 2 female suicide bombers hit Moscow subway, killing 40 people and injuring 90. Islamist rebels blamed
• Mar. 29, Korea: S. Korean 1,200-ton corvette Cheonan sunk by suspected N. Korean torpedo. 40 sailors killed.
• Mar. 30, USA: Record-breaking rainstorms flood Eastern Coast from Miami to New York. Storm surges warned.
• Mar. 31, USA: Flooding on scale rarely seen in New England forces hundreds from homes, washing out bridges & highways from Maine to Connecticut. Rhode Island hardest hit by worst floods in 200 years.
• Mar. 31, Iceland: Volcano under Eyjafjallajokull glacier in south Iceland forms new craters spewing lava; began erupting 10 days ago, forcing hundreds to evacuate; flights diverted.
• Mar. 31, Russia: 2 suicide bombers kill 12 near Dagestan/Chechnya border. Russian govt. battles Islamist insurgency in Nth Caucasus.
• Apr. 1, Mexico: Dozens of gunmen in coordinated attacks target 2 army garrisons in northern Mexico; firefights kill 18 attackers.
• Apr. 2, Iraq: Gunmen in Iraqi military uniforms raid homes in Sunni village south of Baghdad, kill 25, execution-style, including 5 women.
• Apr. 2, Pakistan: Govt planes bomb insurgents, kill 18 in Orakzai, in NW province.
• Apr. 3, Australia: Chinese coal-carrier Shen Neng 1 aground on pristine Douglas Shoals, Great Barrier Reef east of Great Keppel Is., Queensland. Breakup & oil-spill threatens.
• Apr. 3, Russia: Pres. Lech Kaczynski & many of Poland's highest military & civilian leaders die as presidential jet crashlands in thick fog in W. Russia, killing 96. Poland declares week of national mourning.
• Apr. 4, Mexico: Mg 7.2 quake 19 miles SE of Mexicali, on US/Mex border; biggest in region in 18 years. Major damage, 2 killed in Calexico 1000 aftershocks & ""triggered"" quakes on both sides of border.
• Apr. 5, Worldwide: Sharp gust of solar wind carrying charged particles hits Earth's magnetosphere at approx 0800 UT, sparking strongest geomagnetic storm in 4 years.
• Apr. 5, USA: Swarm of small quakes at a Mount Redoubt volcano 100 miles SW of Anchorage, Alaska, threatens eruption.
• Apr. 5, Pakistan: Taliban suicide bombers kill 8 at US Consulate in Peshawar; earlier suicide attack kills 41 in NW Province.
• Apr. 5, USA: Explosion rocks coalmine in Montcoal, W. Virginia; kills 12 & traps at least 10 thousands of feet underground in worst U.S. mine disaster since 2006.
• Apr. 5, Brazil: Worst rains in Rio's history bring floods, mudslides, kill over 100; 300,000 homeless.
• Apr. 6, Indonesia: Mg 7.8 quake at 5:15 AM 125 miles northwest of Sibolga in Sumatra. Tsunami warnings later withdrawn.
• Apr. 6, Iraq: Wave of terror bomb attacks kill 100, wound 160 in Baghdad & across country.
• Apr. 6, India: 73 police killed as 700 Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisgarh (East Central India) ambush 120 personnel with bombs & gunfire.
• Apr. 7, Kyrgyzstan: 100 killed, 400 wounded in as police open fire on thousands of protesters at Bishkek.
• Apr. 8, Brazil: Mudlsides bury 200 in worst rains in Brazil, destroying homes in Niteroi near Rio.
• Apr. 9, Pakistan: Pak troops kill 54 insurgents in airstrikes in Orakzai. Scores of militants slain in recent days in NW province nr Afghan border.
• Apr. 10, USA: Mg 4.5 quake rattles San Diego in swarm of seismic activity, after Mg 7.2 quake on Mexican border last week.
• Apr. 11, Solomon Is: Mg 7.1 quake hit south-west of Kira Kira island in the South Pacific, about 130 miles south-east of the capital Honiara.
• Apr. 11, Thailand: Tourists warned after worst political violence in two decades kills 21, injures 874 in Islamic uprising in South Thailand.
• Apr. 11, Ireland: IRA dissidents detonate bomb outside British spy HQ in Northern Ireland, protesting new local Justice dept. 50 evacuated.
• Apr. 11, Italy: Landslide derails train in Northern Italy, kills 9, injures 28. Cascade of rocks, debris slam into train near Austrian border.
• Apr. 12, USA: Mg 4.0 quake strikes off Humboldt County, northern California. No immediate reports of injuries or damage.
• Apr. 12, Spain: Mg 6.2 quake strikes near Granada 320 km south of Madrid, but is deep underground, so little damage expected.
• Apr. 13, Peru: Huge glacier breaks off, plunges into lake in Andes near Carhuaz, 200 miles north of Lima; 23-metre tsunami destroys town.
• Apr. 14, India: Cyclone in West Bengal and Bihar kills 68, destroys 60,000 homes in North Dinajpur district, about 600 km north of Kolkata.
• Apr. 14, China: Mg 7.1 quake kills 1100, injures 10,000, destroys villages in Qinghai province, near Tibet. Series of massive quakes in quick succession flatten buildings, bury thousands.
• Apr. 14, Iceland: Volcano under ice in South erupts again. 800 evacuated. Smoke disrupts UK air traffic. Thousands stranded as flights grounded.
• Apr. 15, Myanmar (Burma): Ethnic rebel bombs hit Yangon (former capital aka Rangoon) kill 9, injure many more at New Year celebration.
• Apr. 15, Europe: Deadly volcanic ash from Iceland grounds flights to & from UK & Europe. Travel delays across globe as flights cancelled.
• For a list of other disasters, fires, earthquakes etc: Natural Disasters News for April 2010
|• Lunar Eclipse Jun 26
• Merc sq Mars; Jupiter & Uranus to Aries; Merc opp Pluto; Merc sq Jupiter; Sun opp Pluto; Moon conj Pluto:
• Apr. 20–Jun. 16: Since the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill on April 20, which remains an ongoing environmental and economic catastrophe, there have been a very large number of natural and manmade disasters, too many to list, with the worst being floods and landslides in China, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, US, Brazil, Australia, deadly cold in South America etc. These are not directly associated with the Moon Wobble, but with other infrequent problematic developments in the cosmos, such as the conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus with the malefic fixed star Scheat at the Aries Point, combined with the impending Cardinal Grand Cross that also features Saturn in Libra, Pluto in Capricorn, Nodes in Cancer/Capricorn and other nasties leading up to the Cardinal Climax on July 31, 2010. This current eclipse cycle is associated with this Cardinal Cross and subsequent Climax.
• Jun. 21, China: Huge floods in South kill at least 175, displacing 800,000. Many injured & missing; vast crop & property destruction.
• Jun. 21, Congo: 60 killed, 450 injured in rail accident 60 km from Pointe-Noire, Congo's second city, main commercial centre & port.
• Jun. 22, Brazil: Severe flooding decimates towns in Northeast, killing at least 41 & leaving over 120,000 homeless.
• Jun. 22, Turkey: 5 killed, 12 wounded in Kurdish rebel bombing of bus in Istanbul.
• Jun. 23, Canada: Thousands flee offices as mg 5.5 quake hits capital Ottawa, shaking Toronto & Montreal. Felt in New York. No casualties.
• Jun. 23, USA: Obama dismisses Gen. McChrystal from role in Afghanistan due to insubordination. Gen. Petraeus takes command.
• Jun. 23, Spain: 12 killed, 14 injured in rail accident at Castelldefels, south of Barcelona.
• Jun. 24, Australia: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd overthrown in ""palace coup"" by his deputy, Julia Gillard and treasurer Wayne Swan.
• Jun. 25, China: Deathtoll from floods in South climbs to 377. Millions displaced, hundreds missing; $11 billion in damages so far.
• Jun. 25, Bangladesh: Lancet documents ""largest mass poisoning in history"" as 77 million in Bangladesh exposed to toxic levels of arsenic.
• Jun. 26, India: 23 killed, 25 injured as bus collides with truck in Bihar, east of country.
• Jun. 27, Mexico: 9 killed in attack by gunmen on rehab centre in Gomez Palacio, north of country. Drug cartel suspected.
• Jun. 28, China: 100 buried in landslide at Dazhai, Guizhou prov. Rains & floods kill hundreds, displace millions this month in S. China.
• Jun. 28, Senegal: 11 killed in terrace collapse in Matam in north of country, while watching Senegal-South Korea football match on TV. Many injured.
• Jun. 29, Iraq: 8 killed including Iraq Army general in series of bomb attacks by militants.
• Jun. 29, India: 26 police killed in Maoist Naxalite rebel attack in central Chhattisgarh. Follows death of hundreds from attacks in April, May.
|• Solar Eclipse Jul 11
• Mars conj Saturn; Mars/Saturn opp Uranus/Jupiter; Jupiter sq Pluto; Mars sext Sun/Moon:
• Jun. 30, Mexico: 6 killed, severe flooding as Hurricane Alex lashes Gulf Coast. Monterrey flooded, 12 tonne statue Virgin of Guadalupe topples. Alex also kills 2 in Guatemala & 2 in El Salvador.
• Jul. 1, Turkey: 17 killed in Kurdish rebel attack on military base in SE Turkey.
• Jul. 1, Pakistan: 41 killed, 174 wounded in suicide terrorist attack on Sufi shrine in Lahore.
• Jul. 1, Japan: Toyota recalls 270,000 vehicles over engine fault. Follows 8 million recalled earlier this year over accelerator fault.
• Jul. 1, Mexico: 21 killed in battle 12 miles south of Mex/US border between rival groups associated with drugs & people-trafficking. Police arrest 9.
• Jul. 3, Congo: At least 220 die in fuel tanker accident in Sange, near Rwandan border, east of country. Scores injured as village burns.
• Jul. 3, South Korea: 12 die, 12 injured as bus plunges from bridge near Incheon International Airport, 70km west of Seoul.
• Jul. 4, Philippines: 15 killed, 48 injured in runaway bus crash on central island Cebu. Driver smashes into wall to avoid bystanders.
• Jul. 4, Red Sea: Pirates hijack oil tanker MT Motivator with crew of 18 Filipinos, near strait between Red Sea & Gulf of Aden.
• Jul. 5, Afghanistan: 64 militants & drug traffickers killed in Helmand province. 16 tonnes drugs seized + weapons, explosives, suicide vests.
• Jul. 5, Thailand: Govt extends state of emergency in 19 provinces, including capital Bangkok, in fears of renewed violence.
• Jul. 5, Romania: 10 (possibly 11) killed, 3 injured, in military training bi-plane crash close to Tuzla airport, just after take-off.
• Jul. 6, Egypt: Disgruntled bus driver kills 6, wounds 16 near Cairo with automatic weapon. He was depressed, say reports.
• Jul. 7, Iraq: Bomb attacks kill 50, wound 100 Shia pilgrims converging on shrine in northern Baghdad, say police.
• Jul. 9, Pakistan: Suicide motorcycle bomber kills 102, wounds 115 in Yakaghund village in Mohmand tribal region, bordering Afghanistan.
• Jul. 9, Afghanistan: Gunmen kill 11 wound 3 in ambush of Pak bus carrying Shia tribesmen on detour to avoid danger.
• Jul. 10, Spain: 1.1 million demonstrators march in Barcelona to claim Catalan autonomy, as Spain is gripped with World Cup fever.
• Jul. 11, Colombia: 12 rebels killed in midnight commando raid on FARC guerilla base, remote Tolima Mountains. 10 soldiers die in other battles.
• Jul. 11, Uganda: 64 killed, 65 injured in twin blasts in capital Kampala. Rugby club & restaurant bombed as fans watch World Cup final.
• Jul. 12, Haiti: 1700 displaced, some injured as electrical storm hits Corail-Cesselesse refugee camp north of Port-au-Prince.
• Jul. 13, Russia: 233 drown, scores die from heat in past week. Many drown taking swim after too much vodka. Worst drought in 100 years; 19 regions declare state of emergency. Roads melting; crops shrivelling.
• Jul. 13, Philippines: 68 killed, 84 missing in Typhoon Conson, north of Manila. Manila blacked out; 3 vessels sink including LPG tanker.
• Jul. 13, Japan: 2 killed, 3 injured in severe storms & landslide near Hiroshima.
• Jul. 13, China: 41 die in rain-triggered landslides in Western China; over 100 killed by flooding this month so far.
• Jul. 13, Germany: 3 killed, 11 injured in tornados & extreme weather; heavy rain & winds unroof houses.
• Jul. 14, Iran: 30 killed, 100 wounded in twin suicide blasts at Grand Mosque in SE city, Zahedan. Wahabi extremists blamed.
• Jul. 15, Chile: 2 strong quakes, Mg 5.3 (Tirua) & Mg 6.5 (300 miles S. of Santiago). Thousands flee in pre-dawn hours.
• Jul. 17, Vietnam: 600 homes damaged, 43 boats destroyed, 17 missing as Typhoon Conson strikes.
• Jul. 17, Pakistan: 18 Shia die in convoy ambush in Kurran tribal region near Afghan border. Sunni militants blamed.
• Jul. 17, Puerto Rico: Mosquito-borne Dengue Fever epidemic kills dozens, sickens thousands across entire Caribbean. Hospitals overloaded. Authorities fear increase as rainy season advances. US secure so far.
• Jul. 18, China: At least 38 miners killed in 3 separate accidents in dangerous coal mines. Lax safety blamed.
• Jul. 18, Mexico: Pre-dawn gun attack on birthday party in Torreon kills 17, injures 10. Drug runners suspected.
• Jul. 18, Argentina: 9 die in cold snap; more die in Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay & Uruguay. Patagonia temp: –14°C. Snow in Buenos Aires.
• Jul. 19, India: At least 40 killed, 100 injured as passenger train ploughs into another at Sainthia station, W. Bengal.
• Jul. 20, China: Flood update – 701 killed, 347 missing, 645,000 houses lost, 131 million people affected; 7 million hectares crops destroyed; $21 billion direct damage.
|• Libra Sun sq Nodes
• Full Moon in Aries; Saturn sq nodes; Jupiter conj Uranus; Mercury sq Pluto; Venus conj Mars:
I have not had time to update this sequence yet. In any case, I'll be scaling it back to truly major events, as I think the point has been made. However, I notice that the University of Nevada in Reno has just gained a $12.2 MILLION dollar grant to expand its earthquake lab. Perhaps they could incorporate the Moon's Nodes into their calculations? Or send a couple of mill in this direction and I'll do it for them. :)
|• Lunar Eclipse Dec 21
||• Mars sq Saturn; Mars conj Pluto:
What is the point of this table? Astrology is not all about prediction. It is also about research: honing our knowledge so we can make predictions about the future with more accuracy. That's how science works. Astrology is a spiritual science, but it also can be applied to mundane events in the world. This type of tabulation gives us a clue to the application of aspects and planetary alignments, in order to warn of future social and environmental problems before they happen. Astrology combined with relevant scientific observations can be a very valuable pointer and locator of natural and manmade disasters. The word ""disaster"" indeed means ""ill-starred"" in its original sense.
[This is the end of the article. Check back regularly for updates.]",10722,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107890108.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026002022-20201026032022-00015.warc.gz,0.866773784160614
9ae5bd16-5c9a-4abf-aa53-64ea2565a81b,2022-05-28T06:43:52+00:00,2021-05-28,1,https://americanfitnessindex.org/active-people-healthy-nation-creating-active-america-together/,"Regular physical activity is one of the most important things that people can do to support their health. Being active can immediately help people feel better after each session of activity, and regular physical activity can reduce the risk of many chronic diseases and premature death.
Although the benefits of physical activity are well known, many people do not engage in the recommended amount of physical activity. Populations with low income compared with higher incomes, people who are Black or Hispanic compared to non-Hispanic White people and residents of rural areas compared to urban areas have lower rates of physical activity. We know that systematic inequities exist in opportunities to be physically active which contribute to these disparities.
In response to the low levels of physical activity in the United States and the numerous benefits of being physically active, in January 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched Active People, Healthy Nation, a nationwide effort that aims to help 27 million Americans become more physically active by 2027. The initiative supports equitable and inclusive access to opportunities for physical activity for all people regardless of age, race, education, socioeconomic status, disability status, sexual orientation or geographic location.
How do we increase levels of physical activity in the United States?
Active People, Healthy Nation provides a comprehensive evidence-based approach to improving physical activity by promoting at the local, tribal, state and national level s even strategies that work in partnership with other federal agencies and national organizations (see figure). Every Active People, Healthy Nation strategy can be designed to support equitable and inclusive access to opportunities for physical activity. Communities can select strategies to increase physical activity that fit with their local context, including the needs and preferences of community members and community assets.
How do I get involved?
Everyone has a role to play to increase physical activity—individuals, organizations and community champions. By joining Active People, Healthy Nation, you and/or your organization become part of a nationwide initiative and can help increase physical activity in the United States, reduce healthcare costs, build walkable neighborhoods, support local economies, address health equity and improve health for individuals, families and your communities.
Joining is easy! Visit the Active People, Healthy Nation join webpage and click on the appropriate category: Individual Influencers, Organizations, or Community Champions. Enter your email address to become a supporter. There are a number of benefits including:
- Receiving access to resources and information through a monthly Active People, Healthy Nation newsletter.
- Receiving website badges, social media messages and other resources to help spread the word about your work and your support for the initiative.
- Connecting to a network of individuals, organizations and champions supporting Active People, Healthy Nation at national, tribal, state, and local levels.
What can I do?
Supporters have been taking action to support Active People, Healthy Nation and you can too! Here are a few examples of what other supporters have done and ways you can get involved:
- Individual influencers, organizations and champions have been posting on social media using #ActivePepole. Learn more about ways you can spread the word.
- The Maricopa Association of Governments passed the first Active People, Healthy Nation Proclamation, showing commitment to active transportation and increasing physical activity in their community. You can download the proclamation template and work with an elected official to pass one in your community!
- The Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity within CDC currently funds 61 recipients in states and communities across the country to create activity-friendly routes to everyday destinations, based on an evidence-based strategy to increase physical activity recommended by the U.S. Community Preventive Services Task Force. Projects vary across communities and can include connecting routes like sidewalks, paths, bicycle routes and public transit with destinations, such as homes, early care and education, schools, worksites, parks or recreation centers. See if there is a funded community where you live and get involved!
- The Physical Activity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (PAPREN) is a CDC-funded Network that brings diverse partners together to create environments that maximize physical activity. PAPREN is a key research partner of CDC’s Active People, Healthy Nation initiative, facilitating collaboration across sectors and providing evidence and tools that states and communities can use to implement policy approaches to promote physical activity. Learn more about PAPREN at-a-glance or visit the PAPREN website to join this network of researchers, planners, engineers, policy makers, green space managers, health professionals, physical activity and fitness professionals and others.
How can the American Fitness Index be used in conjunction with Active People, Healthy Nation?
Tools such as the American Fitness Index provide data that decision makers and partners can use when creating plans to improve physical activity in their communities. Communities can examine and share the data and go through a process of equitable community engagement to determine where to focus their efforts. Once they understand and identify where they want to work, communities can use the Active People, Healthy Nation strategies that work to narrow their focus on actions they want to take to increase active lifestyles.
- Fulton JE, Buchner DM, Carlson SA, et al. CDC’s Active People, Healthy NationSM: Creating an Active America, Together. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 2018;15(7):469-473. doi:10.1123/jpah.2018-0249
- Schmid TL, Fulton JE, McMahon JM, Devlin HM, Rose KM, Petersen R. Delivering Physical Activity Strategies That Work: Active People, Healthy NationSM. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 2021;18(4):352-356. doi:10.1123/jpah.2020-0656
Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Ken Rose, MPA, Branch Chief, Physical Activity and Health Branch, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Emily Ussery, PhD, Epidemiologist, Physical Activity and Health Branch, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; LCDR, US Public Health Service
Kaitlin Graff, MSW, MPH, Program Coordinator, McKing Consulting/Physical Activity and Health Branch, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention",1331,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663013003.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528062047-20220528092047-00227.warc.gz,0.917193949222565
97308a26-b033-4d9c-812a-579f96422a38,2019-08-19T16:05:12+00:00,2015,1,http://vapeaboutit.com/25percentuksmokersvape/,"Around the world, more and more people are tossing out their pack of cigarettes and making the switch to vaping. The simple fact is vaping is on the rise, even with governments from China to the U.S. trying their best to use propaganda and faulty data to stop the industry’s progress. Also let’s not forget the government overlords known as big tobacco and big pharma scrambling to find ways to either stop the industry or cash in on it.
With all that said, the simple fact still remains, vaping is on the rise, around the world, and its not slowing down.
New data out of the U.K. has found, an estimated 500,000 Brits, have switched to vaping. There are now an estimated 2.6 million vapers in Great Britain, up from 2.1 million just last year.
To put that in context, it`s important to know there are an estimated 10 million smokers in the country, roughly 22% of men, and 17% of women. Meaning in only the last few years since vaping as become an accessible option globally, 25% of the Great Britain’s smokers have switched to vaping, truly an impressive achievement.
In contrast, compared to smoking statistics across the pond, the U.S. currently has a similar amount of electronic vapor device users, and estimated 2.5-3 million, but over 40 million smokers. ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) conducted the study through Kings College located in London.
They also found that in 2014 55% of vapers used ciggalike products, but now in 2015 67% of vapers prefer tank systems. Promising findings, that show more people are gaining awareness as to the ineffectiveness of ciggalikes, which are primarily sold by big tobacco.
Though regulations in the u.k. still loom, the popularity of vaping continues to grow. The u.k. has a thriving and engaged vaper community.
These statistics further prove the fact that vaping is the future. As more people become educated and realize that vaping is a safer alternative to smoking, the statistics will continue to climb. The simple truth is, as much as governments want to huff and puff, they cannot blow this house down. Vaping has reached escape velocity, yes they can pass archaic and pointless laws, and they can try and cripple the industry, but the movement will not be stopped.",499,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314852.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819160107-20190819182107-00018.warc.gz,0.960791826248169
adb07bd6-45d2-46b9-8d1e-d48787eaaf92,2019-08-18T14:07:36+00:00,2019-04-29,1,https://wreg.com/2019/04/29/two-more-cases-of-measles-confirmed-in-east-tennessee/,"Two more cases of measles confirmed in East Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Health Department has confirmed two additional cases of measles in the Volunteer State.
According to the agency, two East Tennessee residents were found to be sick with the measles, bringing the total number of cases for the state to three. They are connected to the first case that was reported on April 19.
The department tweeted at that time that the investigation is currently just focusing on that portion of the state, but encouraged all Tennesseans to know the symptoms and to take action if an up to date MMR vaccine if needed.
Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable respiratory illness characterized by a rash of flat red spots. Symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes. If you develop these symptoms, you are encouraged to call your doctor first before visiting a health care facility, where others could be exposed to the illness.
Officials said only 15 other cases have been diagnosed in the state in the last decade. The largest and most recent outbreak consisted of seven cases in Shelby County in 2016.
Nationwide, the United States has surpassed the highest number on record since the disease was declared eliminated nationwide in 2000.
There have been 681 measles cases across 22 states this year, according to CNN’s analysis of data from state and local health departments posted last Thursday. That number may have gone up since then.
Previously, the highest number of reported cases since elimination was 667 in 2014.
The states reporting measles cases are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.",364,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313889.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818124516-20190818150516-00282.warc.gz,0.957679450511932
7547217f-7cc0-4bd7-91c2-539e99adb54a,2019-08-25T15:29:49+00:00,2019-06-09,1,https://shutdownsaustralia.com/2019/06/resources-sector-drives-queensland-exports-to-new-record/,"Resources sector drives Queensland exports to new record
June 9th, 2019
Queensland has produced another export record in the 12 months ending in April, with resource exports delivering more than $65 billion of the $85.2 billion.
Coal remains the state’s number one export and is growing, increasing by almost $4 billion to $36.5 billion in the 12 months ending in April and doubling over the last four years.
China was Queensland’s largest export destination over the period, with $28.5 billion – an increase of $7.1 billion from the year to April 2018.
Japan was the state’s second largest export destination with $12.2 billion, representing an increase of $372.9 million.
The state’s performance, which was particularly driven by the resources sector, contributed to Australia’s rise in total exports to $361.1 billion – representing a total increase of $52.9 billion or 17.2 per cent.
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) praised the state’s contribution, saying it was a testament to the resources sector.
“When it comes to resources, whether its thermal or metallurgical coal, metals or gas, Queensland has what the world needs, it wants more of it and is prepared to pay more for it,” QRC chief executive Ian Macfarlane said.
“The importance of the resources sector to Queensland is why the QRC and staff from its member companies joined Mayors and other industries at the Queenslanders Unite rally in Brisbane yesterday.”
He said a strong resources sector strengthened Queensland, creating jobs, attracting investment in exploration and production, and paying more royalties and taxes to government.
“No one can take for granted the contribution the resources sector makes to their everyday lives,” he said
“Electricity in their homes, the gas in their kitchens for cooking and for hot water systems, coal and steel in their the cars and public transport to get them to and from school or work, the metals in their mobile phones, devices and appliances.” Read more…",441,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330750.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825151521-20190825173521-00056.warc.gz,0.950864374637604
9475ae52-e758-4e9e-9919-37ff4b0bb725,2018-08-21T17:27:17+00:00,2018-08-21,0,https://www.remax-centralamerica.com/costa-rica/playa-del-coco/pacifico-l-90012100137,"Pacifico Lifestyle 1 Bedroom Condo L 1103.
Playa del Coco, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Listing ID: 90012100137
""Nicely Furnished Ground Floor 1 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Lifestyle Condo with Direct Pool Access.
This well appointed ground floor condo enjoys direct pool access from the large covered terrace and sits among beautifully manicured grounds in an ideal tropical setting with swaying coconut trees and blooming flowers making you feel like you are in your own private paradise.
Ideal for vacation rentals or personal use, this fully furnished 1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom unit is spread out over 1,178 Square Feet and is creatively decorated giving a light tropical feel.
Take full advantage of all the amenities Pacifico has to offer including the Beach Club Bar and Restaurant, the many common pools and the Poolside Grill.
Walk to a great selection of local restaurants, a wide range of grocery shopping options and services in Playas del Coco.
Just 20 minutes to the Liberia International Airport and 15 minutes from the private CIMA Hospital.""",223,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221218391.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821171406-20180821191406-00266.warc.gz,0.899459779262543
234cbbc3-8702-4442-980e-961b27d37831,2013-05-18T17:18:15+00:00,2013,0,http://bfro.net/GDB/classify.asp,"BFRO Database History and Report Classification System
BFRO Database History
The BFRO web site was built and launched in 1995. It was the first web site
to provide a collection of bigfoot/sasquatch sighting reports. In fact, it was
the first web site to provide a database of sighting reports of any type of
elusive phenomena. The early success and popularity of the BFRO site led to
a minor proliferation of other web sites applying the same formula, to UFO reports,
ghost reports, etc.
Sighting reports sent to the BFRO are analyzed, evaluated and investigated
with techniques and approaches derived from the legal profession, law enforcement,
and investigative journalism. The legal profession often relies exclusively
on witness testimony to determine facts. In a court of law conclusions are determined
under various standards, such the ""more likely than not"" standard,
and the more stringent ""beyond a reasonable doubt"" standard. Every
day in court rooms across America, legal conclusions are handed down based solely
upon witness testimony, and often upon the testimony of a single witness, and
often under the more stringent ""beyond a reasonable doubt"" standard.
In these situations the evaluation of a witness is almost entirely subjective.
Report Classification System
All reports posted into the BFRO's online database are assigned a classification: Class A, Class B, or Class C. The difference between the classifications relates to the potential for misinterpretation of what was observed or heard. A witness might be very credible, but could have honestly misinterpreted something that was seen, found, or heard. Thus, for the most part, the circumstances of the incident determine the potential for misinterpretation, and therefore the classification of the report.
Class A reports involve clear sightings in circumstances where misinterpretation or misidentification of other animals can be ruled out with greater confidence. For example, there are several footprint cases that are very well documented. These are considered Class A reports, because misidentification of common animals can be confidently ruled out, thus the potential for misinterpretation is very low.
Incidents where a possible sasquatch was observed at a great distance or in poor lighting conditions and incidents in any other circumstance that did not afford a clear view of the subject are considered Class B reports.
For example, credible reports where nothing was seen but distinct and characteristic sounds of sasquatches were heard are always considered Class B reports and never Class A, even in the most compelling ""sound-only"" cases. This is because the lack of a visual element raises a much greater potential for a misidentification of the sounds.
Class B reports are not considered less credible or less important than Class A reports--both types are deemed credible enough by the BFRO to show to the public. For example, one of the best documented reports ever received by the BFRO is a Class B report from Trinity County California. It involved a very credible witness who backpacked into a remote area that has a history of sasquatch-related incidents. He described various occurrences around his camp at night that are strongly suspected to be sasquatch-related. The report is still considered Class B though because there was no clear visual observation to confirm what was heard outside the tent.
Almost all reports included in the database are first-hand reports. Occassionally a second-hand report is considered reliable enough to add to the database, but those reports are never Class A, because of the higher potential for inaccuracy when the story does not come straight from the eyewitness.
Most second-hand reports, and any third-hand reports, or stories with an untraceable sources, are considered Class C, because of the high potential for inaccuracy. Those reports are kept in BFRO archives but are very rarely listed publicly in this database. The exceptions are for published, or locally documented incidents from before 1958 (before the word ""Bigfoot"" entered the American vocabulary), and sightings mentioned in non-tabloid newspapers or magazines.
The BFRO's report classification system rates the circumstantial potential for misinterpretation, not the credibility of the witness or how interesting the report is. If you are checking the Recent Additions page periodically for new reports, or to steadily gain a better understanding of behavior and geographic range, you should pay attention to both Class A and Class B reports.
If you encounter a report that seems to have been misclassified, please feel free to let us know via our Comments form.
| Copyright © 2013 BFRO.net",937,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00008-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.947869539260864
fba7e9e1-deeb-4c83-a119-11d694938c7e,2015-03-30T18:23:21+00:00,2014-08-06,1,http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/06/foursquare-now-tracks-users-even-when-the-app-is-closed/?mod=Tech_newsreel_7,"Hiding in Foursquare’s revamped mobile app is a feature some users might find creepy: It tracks your every movement, even when the app is closed.
Starting today, users who download or update the Foursquare app will automatically let the company track their GPS coordinates any time their phone is powered on. Foursquare previously required users to give the app permission to turn on location-tracking. Now users must change a setting within the app to opt out.
The update is an extreme shift for five-year-old Foursquare, whose eponymous app is known for a blue button that lets users “check in” to popular spots to earn graphical badges. That check-in feature is now gone, part of a new app Foursquare launched in May called Swarm in an effort to find a sustainable business model.
Instead of earning badges, Foursquare users are now encouraged to leave tips about the places they frequent. They will also get push notifications of recommendations of restaurants and bars based on places they’ve visited. A sushi lover exploring a new town might see suggestions on the best sushi spots automatically appear on her phone without having to open the app.
Tracking user whereabouts could arm Foursquare with more valuable data it can sell to partners and advertisers as it searches for new streams of revenue. The company hopes to analyze trends in where users go and what destinations are popular, and may sell that data to its partners, Chief Executive Dennis Crowley said in an interview.
But this type of persistent location tracking could scare off users who are growing increasingly wary of threats to their mobile privacy. A third of smartphone owners surveyed by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in 2012 said they have turned off the location-tracking capability on their devices, and most of those people were motivated by privacy concerns.
Foursquare’s app goes beyond location-tracking features offered by competitors. Social apps like Twitter collect GPS coordinates to give users the option of sharing their location with friends, but don’t collect this data when the app is off. When Facebook introduced a “nearby friends” tool on its mobile app earlier this year, it required uses to opt in to the feature.
Crowley says more users will be willing to share their location because they’re getting a more valuable service in return.
“It’s been our philosophy since we started that as long as we are recycling the data back to people, people will be interested in using the services,” the CEO said. “You can’t just collect a lot of information off people and not doing anything with it. It’s not a fair trade.”
That tradeoff wasn’t provided by Goldenshores, the developer of a flashlight app for Android phones which collected users’ location data and gave no clear explanation for why. The Federal Trade Commission settled with the company, mandating that it “clearly and prominently” explain to users why and how it collects such data.
Your real-time location is not shared on the Foursquare app. If you write a tip, like or otherwise interact with a place, users may infer that you have been to that location. Some content, like tips, are time stamped and other users could use that information to infer when you were at a place even though tips can be posted when you aren’t at the place you are leaving a tip about.
Foursquare may need to take extra steps to educate users the privacy implications of its new app, said Justin Brookman, director of the Center for Democracy & Technology’s Project on Consumer Privacy.
“Persistent location tracking is the sort of thing that you should have to affirmatively decide to turn on, and if it’s not evident from the nature of the app, I think they have an obligation to clearly message to you that it will be constantly collecting location information in the background,” Brookman said in an email.
Foursquare uses your phone’s background location to help you find great places, and the best tips for when you’re there. You can change this at any time in your settings.
Regarding the data Foursquare collects, Crowley said trend data provided to partners would never include users’ real names.
“We might look at anonymized trends and say, there’s a high density of people who like ribs and Arnold Palmers in the East Village,” he said. Advertisers “might be really excited about getting their hands on that data,” he said.
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Obsessed with colour and texture, my creative endeavours changed from edible and floral art to all things textile in 2001. An introduction to free-machine embroidery was my ‘light bulb’ moment. That led to my journey of exploration with fibre and textiles. Sometimes unconventional, I delved into a lot of stitching, dyeing and manipulation. In the last few years my focus has been on making felt but I like to include other textile techniques.
Felting with the super fine merino wool we have in Australia is a pleasure and lends itself to creating drape-able fabrics for our warmer climate. I am constantly seeking out and experimenting with traditional and contemporary felting techniques. I get immense satisfaction from working with and transforming delicate wool fibres into a variety of items. The physical process of creating ‘fabric’ from a pile of soft fibre is very rewarding. I love to explore different ideas and have invested in the best tutors and books I can find over the years. In my felt explorations, I often incorporate a variety of fibres and fabrics. Sometimes my inclusions are a bit unusual, but felt is a fabric, so no textile technique is off limits! The possibilities for using wool fibre as a medium are endless.
A digital fibre journal
In reality this website is a digital journal of many of the textile projects I have undertaken. Clicking on most images will take you to galleries and images with more detail. Many have been exhibited and sold while a few pieces have appeared in magazine articles. I participate in and give workshops and look forward to learning more. Thanks to some wonderful books and tutors out there, I also don’t think I will be short of inspiration for some time to come. In short, I hope to share my experiences of what has been and what is still to come.
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.
Art is knowing which ones to keep – Scott Adams",404,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027318375.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823104239-20190823130239-00490.warc.gz,0.963834702968597
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Friendly service is the heart and soul of Radium Golf Group
Our courses are located in Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia, near a classic mountain getaway village at the gates of Kootenay National Park. With the Radium Golf Group you’ll enjoy breathtaking scenery, relaxed comfort, uncompromising service and all the amenities you’d expect from two world class golf courses. What are you waiting for? Contact Radium Golf Group, we’d love to hear from you.
Address: P.O. Box 310, 4714 Springs Drive, Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada, V0A 1M0
Breathtaking scenery. World-class course design. Exceptional service. The Springs has earned its reputation as one of Canada’s premier golf destinations. Last fall we completed an extensive refurbishment program under the guidance of original course designer Les Furber. Today the Springs Course is even better than before! It is consistently rated as one of BC’s top courses and recently noted in SCOREGolf’s list of top 59 public courses in Canada, The Springs offers exceptional golf in a spectacular setting.
Address: P.O. Box 310, 8100 Golf Course Road, Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada, V0A 1M0
Come and experience the Radium Course. Perched high over the Columbia Valley in the rugged terrain bordering Kootenay National Park, the course features tight, tree-lined fairways, undulating greens and dramatic elevation changes. The Radium Course can be forgiving to the average golfer, like you would expect from an old friend. However it still offers some interesting challenges for the low handicapper. This makes it the perfect complement to the Springs Course.
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Actor Neil Dudgeon dropped in to J&B Antiques and Collectables and The Vintage Tea Room, St Mary’s Street, Penistone, for his latest TV show.
Neil – best known as Chief Inspector John Barnaby from ITV’s Midsomer Murders – is appearing on BBC Two show Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
He is travelling around Yorkshire with antiques expert Catherine Southon to various antiques shops in search of hidden treasures to take to auction and sell for profit.
Ben Donnachie, who runs the business with dad John, said: “Although they did not buy anything from us on this occasion it was a great pleasure to have them here filming for their hit TV series.”
He said the show would help promote ‘ our lovely historic market town’
The episode is due to be aired during series four in the spring.",203,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102663.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816212248-20170816232248-00146.warc.gz,0.970142543315888
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Frequently Asked Questions About Marijuana in New York
Is marijuana legal in New York?New York decriminalized marijuana possession under certain amounts and conditions in 1977. In 2014, the state legislature passed the Compassionate Care Act, creating a pilot program for medical marijuana.
Where are the dispensaries?Marijuana dispensaries in New York are licensed based on geographic need to ensure that patients are able to reasonably obtain medical marijuana products. With a total of three, Albany currently has the most dispensing facilities, with another sixteen cities in the state holding one or more dispensing centers.
Are they medical or recreational dispensaries?Currently, the New York legislature has only approved medical dispensaries. However, in January 2017, the State Assembly introduced a bill legalizing personal cultivation, possession, and use of marijuana while regulating and taxing the sales. Time will tell if this bill becomes law.
Who can be a medical patient in New York?A qualifying medical patient has to be certified by a state-recognized physician or nurse practitioner. The medical professional may issue a certification to the Department of Health if the patient has an approved medical condition, ailment, or illness described as debilitating to the extent where one's quality of life has been significantly reduced. Pediatric patients are accepted in the program, though most patients are 18 or older.
How do I become a medical patient in New York?To qualify for the New York medical marijuana program, you must prove your residency in New York and have one of the following debilitating or life-threatening diseases:
- HIV infection or AIDS
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Parkinson's Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Spinal Cord Injury Resulting in Spasticity
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Huntington's Disease
- Chronic pain
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- Cachexia, also known as wasting syndrome
- Severe or chronic pain
- Severe or persistent muscle spasms
- Severe nausea
WHERE CAN I SMOKE?New York specifically prohibits medical patients from smoking marijuana. The state also prohibits any consumption at a medical marijuana manufacturing or dispensing center. Patients are permitted to consume edible products such as capsules or infused oils, but not in the form of a baked or cooked good, in most public spaces. Schools, detention facilities, and public transportation are some of the places where this remains forbidden.
Where can I smoke?New York specifically prohibits medical patients from smoking marijuana. The state also prohibits any consumption at a medical marijuana manufacturing or dispensing center. Patients are permitted to consume edible products such as capsules or infused oils in most public spaces. Schools, detention facilities, and public transportation are some of the places where this remains forbidden.
How much does marijuana cost in New York?Marijuana pricing in New York is highly regulated. The state recognizes the value of (a) ensuring that the cost of medicine is not inflated for profits (b) and removing black-market profitability. As a result, the state requires the Health commissioner to review accurate manufacturing, advertising, and distribution costs for each registered dispensary and set a maximum price per dose. Dispensaries can charge any price at or below these levels.
Unfortunately, the analysis of pricing is not available publicly, but the New York Times suggests patients are currently spending anywhere from $200-$1,000 per month to adequately address symptoms.
How much marijuana can I buy and possess in New York?New York medical patients may purchase and possess up to thirty days worth of marijuana products. The specific volume of marijuana products is decided by the patient's certifying medical practitioner, physician, or nurse practitioner.
Can I grow marijuana? How many plants?Unfortunately, the current laws only permit cultivation at licensed facilities. Only five facilities are currently allowed, but the state plans to expand this to 10 manufacturers.
How do I get a job in the Empire State's marijuana industry?Adults age 21 and older may apply to the Department of Health to receive an identification card, certifying your ability to dispense marijuana products. Candidates who have been convicted of any felony level drug offense cannot apply.
Is Drug testing for marijuana legal in this state?Drug testing is not mandated by the state but can be used to determine employment. The federal prohibition of marijuana puts many employers at risk of violating the Drug-Free Workplace Act if a patient is hurt on the job while medicating. The Compassionate Care Act prohibits the use of medical marijuana at any place of employment.
Is Delivery legal?In late 2016, the Department of Health recommended legislation that would provide better patient access through direct-to-patient delivery.
How to pay for marijuana in New York dispensaries?Dispensing centers around the state take payment in cash, a financial holdover from the continued illegal federal designation. U.S. senators are currently working to reconcile the situation.
New York Marijuana Laws
Purchase and Possession LimitsPatients are eligible to purchase no more than a 30-day supply of approved medicated products. The certifying medical professional is responsible for defining the volume of medication necessary to adequately address an individual's symptoms during any 30 day period. Anyone caught in possession of marijuana who is not a New York medical marijuana patient is subject to fines between $100-$250, depending on the number of offenses.
Driving while IntoxicatedDriving while under the influence of marijuana remains a misdemeanor offense in New York, punishable by fines up to $1,000, up to a year in jail, and a six-month suspension of your driver's license.
Driving while in possession of marijuanaNew York allows the transportation of marijuana by registered organizations, patients, and caregivers under certain conditions. A patient or their caregiver may safely and legally transport approved quantities of medicine within state lines. The main concerns with marijuana transport are the diversion of medical products and unauthorized use. Trafficking laws remain in place for anyone who takes medical products across state lines, punishable by a minimum of fifteen years in prison and up to $100,000 in fines.
Marijuana Use by MinorsPediatric patients can be enrolled into New York's medical marijuana program under certain conditions. The minor's parents must consent to treatment, and a certifying doctor or nurse practitioner is required to discuss the risks of treatment with the parents or legal guardian. If a child under 18 is caught with marijuana, the supplier may receive as much as seven years incarceration, felony charges, and fines up to $5,000.
Growing Marijuana at HomeNew York only allows licensed facilities to cultivate marijuana. Misdemeanor charges, one year in jail, and up to $1,000 in fines await any grower caught under current law.
Places to Consume LegallyPatients are prohibited from vaporizing (but not eating or drinking) marijuana products anywhere that may be defined as public. Here is a list of where a registered patient currently cannot vaporize:
- Your place of employment
- Bars & restaurants
- Indoor public pools
- The bus, subway, and any other public transportation, including the waiting area
- Detention centers, care facilities, group homes, and treatment centers for children and youth
- On any college or university campus or property
- In hospitals or health care facilities (with exceptions for residential care facilities)
- In the zoo
- In any indoor arena
- Not within 100 feet of a public school entrance, exit, or any outdoor area unless you are within a residence.
Legalization Outlook in the Empire StateIn mid-January 2017, S3040 was introduced to the state senate. Titled the ""Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act,"" the bill would legalize the cultivation, possession, and use of marijuana for adults age 18 and older. It would also require the creation of a regulatory system for sale of marijuana products to adults ages 21 and older. The bill would allow adults age 18 and older to grow up to six plants, with no more than three mature plants at any one time. A new excise tax has been proposed, with at least 15% of the proceeds dedicated to substance abuse, re-entry, and job training programs in communities with high unemployment and low income. Local governments would be able to levy a 5% excise tax on the sales of marijuana, with an additional 5% special sales tax.
New York Marijuana Prices and Economic Data
- All product manufacturers must provide one high-CBD, low-THC (20:1) brand to their dispensing facilities.
- All product manufacturers must provide one brand of products that are equal ratios THC to CBD (1:1)
- Registered manufacturing and dispensing organizations are limited to five brands of products in total.
The Effect on PricingThe commissioner of the Health Department reviews the operational expenses of all registered marijuana organizations and then sets maximum pricing. The combination of this price ceiling, brand limits, and product requirements means that pricing changes relies heavily on the number of patient registrations. Patients generally pay close to $1.00 a dose, but the price fluctuates drastically based on product potency and cannabinoid profile. Most patients pay between $100-$300 per month, with some reporting costs up to $1,000 per month.
Taxes and Registration DataThe sale of marijuana products incurs an additional 7% excise tax. Of the taxes collected, 55% of any revenues are to be returned in the following ways:
- 22.5% to the county where the marijuana was legally purchased
- 22.5% to the county where the marijuana was cultivated or manufactured
- 5% earmarked for prevention of drug abuse, including counseling services and treatment
- 5% directed towards criminal justice efforts in the state
Marijuana Activities: Things to do in New York
Ellis & Liberty IslandsA short ferry ride in the Hudson Bay delivers you to these historically-unique and nationally-significant places. The Statue of Liberty is the famous gift from France celebrating the centennial of the American Revolution. Ellis Island was the American entrypoint for over 12 million immigrants, so be sure to stop by and check the log books for ancestors!
Niagara FallsOne of seven world wonders, Niagara Falls draws crowds of international viewers year-round. The place is both visually striking and perceptually humbling. After seeing the Falls, be sure to see the rest of the National Park, which contains various picnic sites and hikes within the area. Just remember: no vaporizing medical marijuana products in public places.
Comedy ClubComedy has a history in New York, particularly within the Manhattan area. Step onto Time Square and you will find show promoters selling tickets for local acts, larger talent, and anything in between. Trust but verify before purchasing from street merchants. Otherwise famed clubs such as Dangerfield's or the Comedy Cellar have multiple nightly shows and local or smaller venues are spread throughout New York City.
Go to a Broadway ShowBroadway has a long-famed history in New York, a characteristic that has persevered uninterrupted despite a changing world. Actors and actresses sing and dance their way through the narrative, developing a relationship with the crowd. A variety of shows open each year, so be sure to check the schedule before heading out.
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94480e37-7644-4c8c-bc80-b33a71e7e7ae,2015-03-31T20:47:04+00:00,2014-08-25,1,http://www.fftimes.com/node/272424,"Burger King in talks to buy Tim Hortons, creating new publicly listed company based in Canada
MIAMI — Burger King is in talks to buy Tim Hortons in hopes of creating a new, publicly traded company with its headquarters in Canada.
With a new base in Canada, Burger King, now based in Miami, could shave its U.S. tax bill. Tax inversions have become increasingly popular among U.S. companies trying to cut costs.
In an inversion, a U.S. company reorganizes in a country with a lower tax rate by acquiring or merging with a company there. Inversions allow companies to transfer money earned overseas to the parent company without paying additional U.S. taxes. That money can be used to reinvest in the business or to fund dividends and buybacks, among other things.
Companies like AbbVie, a pharmaceutical with its headquarters just outside Chicago, have tied up with companies overseas to achieve that type of tax cut.
More recently, Walgreen, the huge retail chain, backed away from such a plan under intense pressure in what is becoming an increasingly hot political issue.
3G Capital took Burger King public again in 2012. The investment firm teamed with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. last year to take H.J. Heinz Co. private in a $23 billion deal. 3G Capital is known for aggressive cost-cutting at the companies it acquires.
Tim Hortons, known for its doughnuts and coffee, was purchased by Wendy’s International Inc. in 1995. In 2006 it completed an initial public offering and was spun off as a separate company.
The deal would also allow Tim Hortons to accelerate its growth in international markets. The company had 4,546 restaurants as of June 29, with 3,630 in Canada, 866 in the U.S. and 50 in the Persian Gulf area.
The companies say Burger King Worldwide Inc. and Tim Hortons Inc., based in Ontario, would continue to operate as separate brands but would share corporate services.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the talks and that the companies say there’s no assurance a deal will happen.
The new company would have 18,000 restaurants in 100 countries with about $22 billion in sales. The companies say that would make it the world’s third-largest fast-food restaurant company.
Burger King’s stock surged $1.89, or 7 per cent, to $29 before the market open on Monday.",512,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131301015.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172141-00108-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.972698211669922
b61a9821-5946-4b21-99fa-373b2ee9ea41,2015-03-30T10:37:48+00:00,2015-03-27,1,http://www.lifescript.com/health/centers/adhd/alternative_treatments/iron_articles/us_fda_eyes_possible_risk_with_iron_drug.aspx,"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials are looking into whether patients with a certain bone marrow disorder are more at risk for death and serious complications with the drug Exjade, made by Novartis AG.
Those with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) may have a higher risk of kidney failure, potentially fatal bleeding and death with use of the drug, which helps regulate iron levels in patients who receive regular blood transfusions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
In a notice on its website, the agency said it was investigating reported complications in patients using the drug but that several factors make it difficult to draw any conclusions without a closer look.
Patients who had serious side effects were typically older, the FDA said. They also may have had other medical problems which could be a factor, the agency said. Problems seemed fewer in younger patients with other chronic anemia conditions.
Novartis, in a statement, said it was working with the FDA ""to further review and clarify the population of MDS patients most appropriate for treatment with Exjade."" It is working with the FDA over how to present the information on the drug's label.
The FDA said it would issue its final conclusions when it concluded its analysis of all the data. In the meantime, patients should talk to their doctors, it said.
Exjade has already been linked to other, potentially fatal side effects such as kidney and liver failure, among other conditions, according to the agency.",310,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299261.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00236-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.976767301559448
c25ef3e7-12b5-457b-8e95-8f8dde061be4,2022-05-25T15:38:06+00:00,2018-05-01,1,https://securitygladiators.com/5-best-search-engines-for-privacy/,"More and more people are using search engines that provide the maximum amount of privacy.
Two of those search engines are StartPage and DuckDuckGo.
Their popularity has shot up exponentially in the last couple of years.
Although it is true that search engines for privacy regularly leverage other “normal” search engines for the purposes of returning search results.
So does proxy search work?
Proxy search requests prevent the likes of Microsoft, Yahoo and/or Google from knowing who actually requested the search.
To put it in another way, the mainstream search engines can only see the search query.
They can’t see who sent the search query using the search engines for privacy.
Search engines for privacy promise their users lots of things.
Most of them boil down to a single promise.
That promise is that they won’t log the user’s IP address.
Search engines for privacy also give their word that they won’t log the user’s searches at any given point.
Some may find that a bit too good to sound true.
So is it?
Let’s take a look at some of the other questions that one needs to answer in order to truly understand how search engines for privacy really work.
After that, we will list the best search engines for privacy that you can use right now.
Why Would Anyone Want To Use Privacy Search Engines?
There are so many reasons for doing so that listing them here will take an hour for readers to go through.
So let’s just state the biggest problem that most mainstream search engines have:
They spy on their users.
They don’t spy because they are evil though.
All major search engines have to spy because that is the business model that they work with.
If they can’t learn the maximum amount of what is to learn about any given user, they can’t sustain their business.
Major search engines survive by delivering highly personalized and targeted advertisements to the users directly via the user’s web browser window.
The reason why we say that search engines aren’t evil though is that some of them have realized that they can’t just go around playing with their user’s private data without any restrictions.
Take, for example, Google.
Google gives users plenty of options via the Dashboard menu to tweak their privacy settings.
That’s their “good” side.
But Google has to survive as well and that’s why it can’t stop tracking users.
It is either “tracking user” or death as far as Google is concerned.
Back in 2016, the company finally managed to drop its self-imposed moratorium on tracking users no only via their search queries but also their email messages.
In other words, now Google not only tracks what you search on the internet but it also scans your email messages in order to deliver to you even more targeted advertisements.
Some would say this is too much spying.
Google would say that they are just “improving” their services.
Now, Google collects and stores a lot of information every single time a user goes to its search engine services and searches for something.
Some of the information that Google stores include,
- The user’s IP address
- The search terms in the query
- Time and date of the search query
- Cookie ID.
What is that?
This is just a cookie that Google deposited directly into the user’s web browser cookie folder.
It helps the company to uniquely identify the user’s computer machine.
Google, and all other search engines, takes the help of the Cookie ID in order to trace any given search query back right to the source.
That is, the computer of the user who made the query.
After collecting such information, Google allows the transmission of all that information to the web page that the user has requested.
It also delivers that information to other owners.
Specifically, the ones who own third-party advertising companies who display banners on the web page that the user visits.
As the user gets busy while surfing the world of the internet, advertising companies collect as much information as they can in order to build up a very detailed profile of the user.
And since they have so much information on any given user, sometimes the profile as enough details to embarrass someone to a great extent.
Consider another possibility.
Yahoo! along with Microsoft and Google do know a ton of things on any given user.
So what is stopping them from sharing that information with the likes of the NSA and the police department?
No one can guarantee if Google doesn’t do that already and that too on a regular basis.
Google also releases these Transparency Reports from time to time detailing the number of various user data requests that it has received.
A couple of years ago, many media outlets reported that they had found evidence which showed Yahoo working hand in glove with organizations such as the NSA in order to betray the company’s users data to the top US intelligence service.
That’s isn’t very nice or is it?
However, that’s only one of the problems with mainstream search engines.
Let’s take a look at another one.
The Infamous Filter Bubble
Search engines that don’t track users are a blessing.
The greatest benefit that these no-tracking search engines offer to users is that it prevents the user from having to experience the filter bubble effect.
Mainstream search engines profile users by studying the user’s past search terms.
They also keep a track of the things that the user has LIKED on various social media platforms.
Why do they do this?
Again, in order to return search results which are more likely to peak the user’s interest.
The problem with such an arrangement is that these search results tend to always agree with the user’s specific point of view.
In other words, such techniques lock the user into, what most call, a filter bubble.
When under the influence of a filter bubble the user doesn’t get to come across alternative and/or different point of views.
The user, for the most part, only sees opinions that tend to agree with him/her.
Search engines like Google downgrade results which they think would not match the user’s worldview.
The other downside of filter bubble is that it denies the user of any kind of access to much richer content and multiplicity of natural human input.
Filter bubble can also present other dangerous problems.
Problems such as its inclination to confirm prejudices.
Some have also blamed filter bubbles for keeping users away from thinking about the “bigger picture”.
With that said, let’s take a look at the top search engines for privacy at the moment.
- Looks stunning
- Does not track
- Does not log user information
- Contextual filters
- Non-targeted and discrete advertisements
- A lot of times it uses Yahoo results
- Operates on Amazon servers
- Is registered as a US company
DuckDuckGo is a search engine that sounds just about interesting enough to stick in your head.
According to the company, this is the only search engine that vows to not track the user.
The founder and the CEO of DuckDuckGo, Gabriel Weinberg, stated about two years ago that even if law enforcement agencies such as the FBI came to DuckDuckGo to ask for data, they would have nothing in their storage facilities which would allow their agents to tie something back to the user.
As mentioned at the top as well, the one apparent problem with DuckDuckGo is that it is a company that is based in the United States of America.
Among the search engines for privacy, DuckDuckGo is miles ahead in terms of its popularity.
There isn’t another search engine for privacy out there with as high a profile as DuckDuckGo.
DuckDuckGo, for the most part, sources its searches through Yahoo.
Perhaps this is also a good time to mention that DuckDuckGo had had a really strong relationship with the likes of Yahoo in the past as well.
Why would this cause worry to anyone?
For one reason, various media reports have revealed Yahoo’s ties with the likes of the NSA.
Of course, DuckDuckGo has always maintained that the company promises to not share or collect any type of personal information.
If we’re talking about clean user interfaces then DuckDuckGo is it.
The overall theme is white, grey and red.
DuckDuckGo has a cute looking logo which is attractive and kind of fun to just look at.
With that said, aesthetics of any given website is more or less a subjective matter and hence no one opinion can rule over all others.
But generally speaking, DuckDuckGo’s styling is good.
As the user types in any query, DuckDuckGo, just like Google, starts to offer the user search suggestions.
This is great as it usually leads the user to the term the user wanted to search much more quickly.
DuckDuckGo is very fast when it comes to search returns.
And this holds true for video as well as image search results.
As far as the presentation of the whole service is concerned, it is top notch and more importantly, clear.
DuckDuckGo offers the following content filter categories,
Almost all the filters that DuckDuckGo displays are adaptive.
Most of the time DuckDuckGo will take the pain of showing the user his/her results under a specific filter category that DuckDuckGo feels appropriately covers the user’s search terms.
Users have the choice of selecting different filters.
DuckDuckGo will have a look at the selected filter and will then continue to display Wikipedia, video and/or image previews in a small box that is located right next to the search results or at the top of the webpage.
DuckDuckGo isn’t without ads though.
It sometimes does show ads.
But they appear, mostly, to the right of the user’s search results.
Moreover, DuckDuckGo differentiates itself from the likes of Google by clearly marking advertisement as discreetly as possible.
DuckDuckGo also makes sure to never mix the ad search results with organic or pure search results.
This search engine for privacy can also filter image results.
But those filters are fairly limited in nature.
For example, the only filters available for the image search are,
For a general search term, there are many more filters.
DuckDuckGo displays video search results with the help of video thumbnail preview.
Users have the option of playing YouTube videos directly from the DuckDuckGo search engine website.
When users do try to play the video, DuckDuckGo does give them a warning.
The warning alerts the user to a simple fact that if they view the video, Google along with YouTube will track them.
Users also have the option of filtering results by country as well as date.
The date filter comes with further options such as,
- Past Month
- Past Week
- Past Day
Our experience tells us that while DuckDuckGo can’t match the accuracy of the search results that Google shows the user, but it does return good quality results.
In fact, in many cases, we have found that DuckDuckGo results are much more natural because SEO experts don’t put much work into optimizing their content for DuckDuckGo.
As mentioned just now, there are many people who think that Google returns better results than DuckDuckGo.
This is where we would like to mention another DuckDuckGo feature which is “bangs”.
We’ll talk more about that later.
For now, we would like to reiterate that DuckDuckGo can sometimes show both discrete ads as well as contextual filter suggestions where the search engine provides links to different products on Amazon that the user might have an interest in.
How Does DuckDuckGo Make Money?
Very important question.
As we have alluded to previously, DuckDuckGo does show some ads.
These usually take up a bit of space on the right-hand side of the pure search results.
DuckDuckGo sources its ads from Yahoo.
Yahoo itself has formed a search alliance with Microsoft.
Whenever an advertising company signs up for an account with Bing Ads, the default settings ensure that the company’s ads enter the rotation schedule of all of Microsoft Bing’s distribution channels automatically.
One of those distribution channels is DuckDuckGo.
That’s not the important part though.
The important part here is that DuckDuckGo shows users untargeted ads.
In other words, DuckDuckGo bases these advertisements on the user’s search terms.
We have already noted the fact that DuckDuckGo clearly marks these results as ads.
Moreover, it displays them in a separate space, away from the natural search results.
DuckDuckGo also happens to be a part of eBay and Amazon affiliate programs.
In simpler terms, if the user visits eBay and/or Amazon via DuckDuckGo and then subsequently purchases a product, then DuckDuckGo would receive a commission, albeit a small one.
DuckDuckGo makes sure that it does not give out information that is personally identifiable.
Does this affiliate program affect search rankings?
DuckDuckGo says it does not influence them at all.
DuckDuckGo has stated many times that it does not share or collect any personal information.
It does add an affiliate code to various eCommerce sites such as eBay and Amazon.
But this affiliate code doesn’t really include any information that can personally identify an individual.
We have already mentioned the fact that DuckDuckGo is based in the United States of America.
And hence it does come under US law.
The government can pressurize DuckDuckGo to do things it may not want to do otherwise.
What do these laws mean for DuckDuckGo operations?
These laws mean that the United States government has the legal authority to mandate that search engines such as DuckDuckGo must start to log their users’ online activities.
Moreover, the US government can also prevent search engines for privacy such as DuckDuckGo from even alerting their users about such an arrangement via various Gag orders.
The other thing users need to know about DuckDuckGo is that it makes use of Amazon servers to do its business.
Amazon, as we all know, is also a United States company and comes under the authority of the US government.
As far as the security report from Qualys SSL labs is concerned, DuckDuckGo manages to score an A+.
We’ll talk more about recent updates to DuckDuckGo as a search engine service at the end of this guide.
We have already mentioned a couple of features.
But DuckDuckGo is more than just smart contextual filters and discrete non-targeted ads.
Perhaps the best feature that DuckDuckGo offers to its users is Bangs.
Bangs are just “!” characters which users may put at the end of their search query followed by a website address in order to search the other website easily and quickly.
Let’s take a look at an example.
If the user types a search string and then after that types !guk then DuckDuckgo will return search results from Google UK.
In another instance, if the user types !a after one of his/her search terms then DuckDuckGo will search the entire Amazon store for the user.
Readers need to note here that bangs only take the user to the website that the bang in question is related to.
What about the search terms themselves?
Well, they are proxied.
However, if the user has already signed into Amazon or Google, to take an example, then it is safe to assume that Google/Amazon would know who the user is.
After knowing that, they would continue to do what they do best.
Track and record.
Final Thoughts On DuckDuckGo As A Search Engine For Privacy
Our number one recommendation is DuckDuckGo as far as search engines for privacy go.
It has the best looks.
And is the most user-friendly of all search engines for privacy.
Both these qualities make sure that users have a good time using DuckDuckGo for all their online needs.
There will always be people who will continue to prefer Google over a Yahoo-DuckDuckGo partnership.
And that’s okay.
Readers need to remember that DuckDuckGo still uses Yahoo’s search results, so Google indeed has the lead over DuckDuckGo when it comes to the depth of its search engine and search engine results.
DuckDuckGo really kills the competition with its Bangs feature.
We know of some users who only use DuckDuckGo because of its Bangs feature even if they primarily use Google as their preferred search engine.
Just keep in mind that while you are using the Bangs feature, always sign out from your official Google account.
Only after that should you go ahead and use the Bangs feature to search via Google.
By now, no one should find it shocking why DuckDuckGo is the number one search engine for privacy.
Its popularity alone shows that this is a serious search engine with a serious focus on user privacy.
The fact that DuckDuckGo is based in the United States of America is the only negative of using DuckDuckGo as of now.
So readers should exercise some caution when searching for sensitive topics via DuckDuckGo.
- Uses Google results
- Is a Netherlands based company
- No targeted advertisements
- Has features such as proxy web pages
- No tracking
- No logging
- Has some servers that it operates from the United States.
Users have the choice of making use of non-US servers.
Lxquick and Startpage both belong to the same company in the sense that a single company runs both of these services.
A while back, lxquick used to return search results from multiple other search engines apart from Google.
On the other hand, Startpage only returned Google search results.
Two years ago that changed.
The company behind lxquick and StartPage combined the two services to form a single search engine.
Now, both services return search results identical to Google.
There was a time when the company behind lxquick continued to offer the lxquick service even though it did not actively support it.
But after a while, it suspended its lxquick metasearch engine in its entirety
In other words, the company behind Startpage no longer supports the older version of the online search service.
About two years ago, StartPage also removed all Yahoo results from its older (or legacy) online search engine.
This also happened about two years ago when news broke that Yahoo had actually assisted NSA to spy on all its users.
Fast forward to 2018 and now we have Startpage.com and lxquick.eu pointing towards the same page.
This search engine for privacy sports a cloudy blue sky.
That is the default theme.
And we are aware of the fact that many users may not like this theme.
Luckily, Startpage.com offers users the ability to change the theme colors from the settings menu.
From an overall perspective, there isn’t a whole lot wrong with the homepage of Startpage.
But for some reason, there are users who prefer the red-themed DuckDuckGo rather than the blue-themed StartPage.
What About Search Results?
StartPage offers much simpler search results than DuckDuckGo.
It doesn’t offer any suggestions as the user is typing.
On the flip side, this allows StartPage to return research results much faster than some of the other search engines around.
Of course, DuckDuckGo is still faster than StartPage in terms of page load speed.
Users have to remember that sometimes the answer to the question “which is the fastest” is very much a subjective debate.
Startpage.com does a good job of presenting its results in a clear manner.
Users have the facility of filtering their search results via categories such as,
The only downside here is that these are the only three categories available.
There is also an advanced online search option for users.
This option enables users to specify multiple search parameters.
The advanced search option also enables users to filter search results by time.
StartPage.com displays advertisements right above its search results.
Unlike Google, StartPage.com does mark its advertisements as advertisements pretty clearly.
And just like DuckDuckGo, it doesn’t just mix its advertisements search results with the natural search results.
As far as the Images category goes, StartPage.com doesn’t offer any additional filters.
Its video results page only shows the preview of the video in the form of an image.
StartPage allows users to play content from streaming sites such as YouTube.
However, users should remain vigilant about the fact that once they connect to YouTube to watch a video their connection is no longer private.
StartPage.com is a bit different from DuckDuckGo as it pulls its search results directly from the world’s most popular search engine Google.
Hence, its search results are almost as good as Google’s.
However, this also means another thing.
Any information which Google has decided to censor also gets censored in StartPage.com’s search results.
The other thing we would like to mention about StartPage.com is that its advertisement space is much more prominent than DuckDuckGo’s advertising space.
Just like DuckDuckGo, StartPage.com also has the capability to proxy web pages.
And that is great.
How Does StartPage.com Make Its Money?
Just like DuckDuckGo and probably every other search engine on the planet including Google.com, StartPage.com generates the majority of its revenue from affiliate links and advertisements.
But unlike Google, it doesn’t deliver targeted advertisements.
It marks them clearly.
And does not mix advertisement results with the organic search results.
As mentioned at the top as well, StartPage.com marks its advertisements results much more prominently than DuckDuckGo.
- StartPage is a company that is based in the Netherlands.
And the Netherlands, when compared to the United States of America, has stronger privacy laws.
- Startpage.com has servers which are collocated in the United States of America.
StartPage.com owns them.
And hence it is responsible for controlling them as well.
StartPage.com representatives will tell you that the company’s servers are very much secured against US government’s snooping attempts.
- However, for some, that may not be enough.
For such users, StartPage.com provides users with the option of using exclusively non-US servers.
There is also an option of using only non-EU servers.
- Users search queries can proxy returned web pages.
We’ll talk more about this feature a bit later in this guide.
- Of all the other search engines for privacy, StartPage is perhaps the only one that independent researchers have audited.
- As far as the security report from Qualys SSL labs is concerned, StartPage.com has a rating of A+.
DuckDuckGo had its BANGS.
What does StartPage.com offer?
Well, its best feature is the ability to proxy any given connection.
Users don’t have to visit any site directly.
For those who enable this option, Startpage.com would run one of its proxy servers and that proxy server would sit nicely between the website that the user wants to access and the user’s computer machine.
What does this do?
It blocks the accessed website from having any knowledge about the user’s real IP address.
This pretty much works like a VPN service.
But of course, a VPN service is the complete privacy solution, unlike a search engine that offers just a proxy feature.
With that said, it is true that once a user has managed to block a website from knowing his/her IP address, then the website can’t do anything to track the user across the web or use other kinds of fingerprinting technology for the purposes of tracking the user after identifying him/her.
There is a big downside as well.
Since the user is connected to the website via a proxy service, the connection is fairly slow.
By that we mean, that pages connected to via the proxy feature would take significantly more time to load.
Why is that?
Well, because the user has enabled the proxy feature, StartPage first has to retrieve the webpage’s content and then redisplay the webpage’s content for the user.
Even with that fault, we are inclined to think that this is a fantastic feature.
Because it helps the user to improve his/her online privacy.
The downside is something that most users would be willing to put up with if they know it is enhancing their privacy.
Moreover, users can just switch off the feature when they aren’t doing something sensitive or personal in nature.
Final Thoughts On StartPage.com
DuckDuckGo is more user-friendly and pretty than StartPage.
But StartPage is based in the Netherlands.
That gives it a huge advantage over DuckDuckGo which is based in the US.
Moreover, StartPage doesn’t have any partnership with Yahoo.
And since it is free from Yahoo and the US, it would have more resilience against NSA spying.
Of course, users will have to make sure that they specify that in the settings menu by only connecting to non-US servers.
DuckDuckGo, Startpage.com’s US rival, doesn’t offer that option.
Moreover, StartPage.com’s feature of connecting to web pages behind a proxy also gives it the leverage over other search engines for privacy.
- No advertisements
- Self-hosting feature is available
- Has the ability to access web pages through a proxy
- Users can select which search engines they want SearX to leverage
- It could log public instances
SearX has managed to gain a lot of traction within the online security community.
It is still less well-known than DuckDuckGo and StartPage.com.
But it is a legitimate option for people looking for more online privacy while searching.
SearX is completely open source.
Not only that, it is also pretty easy to set up.
Users willing to input a bit of time and effort can run their own instance of SearX for more privacy.
Along with that, there is also an official instance of SearX.
But that isn’t great for privacy.
Users also have the option of using one of the multiple public SearX instances that volunteers run all over the world.
However, SearX is not about that.
SearX is about the user running his/her own search engine instance.
This feature actually makes SearX the only known online metasearch engine that offers 100 percent zero-logs.
No one is keeping logs on the user if the user knows how to run an instance of SearX.
Again, it can’t compete with DuckDuckGo as far as aesthetics are concerned.
But SearX doesn’t have to.
Because it is not aiming to look beautiful.
SearX has one purpose.
And that is to provide maximum functionality.
So it isn’t pretty.
But it is very useful.
With that said, SearX sports a clean layout.
Which is good because users can see the content displayed clearly.
As mentioned above as well, users have the option of hosting custom SearX instances.
But don’t expect them to look very different.
Most of them feel and look pretty much similar to the SearX official template.
What About Search Results?
The default SearX settings ensure that it leverages search results from a multiple number of online search engines.
If users click on the preferences button then can actually tweak the settings to adjust the search engines that SearX utilizes to display search results.
SearX does not show any suggestions as the user is typing up his/her search query.
However, it does display suggestions once the search returns are displayed.
They are located on the right-hand side of the screen.
Users can filter searches with the help of several categories.
- Social Media
- Map. SearX makes use of OpenStreetMap for this filter option.
Users can also filter results by time.
Unlike Google, DuckDuckGo and Startpage.com, SearX does not show users any kind of ads.
It tries to populate the search results page by showing Wikipedia entries in the right-hand corner of the search results page.
As far as the Images category goes, SearX doesn’t have a sub-filter for this category.
It does show a preview of the image when the user clicks on it.
SearX displays the Video search results in the form of thumbnail previews.
If the user clicks on a given video, SearX takes the user to the website that is hosting the video.
In other words, if it is a YouTube video that the user wants to watch then SearX would take the user to YouTube in order to start playing the video.
A similar thing would happen if the user tried to view a Vimeo video.
Users also get the option of downloading their search results in the form of an RSS file, .json, and .csv.
SearX has a similar feature to Startpage where it allows users to view web pages with the help of a proxy service.
Users have to keep in mind that such a feature would likely break several websites.
But viewing a website while proxied can provide an extremely high level of online privacy.
But what about the actual quality of the search engine results?
Well, that would depend on the search engine options that the user would select from the Preferences menu.
The official and default settings make use of Wikipedia, Bing, and Google in addition to a host of lesser-known online but first-rate search engines.
Hence, the default settings provide users with an excellent quality of search results.
How Does SearX Generate Revenue?
Again, SearX is completely open source.
A decent number of volunteers run the project.
If we’re talking about the official SearX instance then there are no advertisements.
And there are no affiliate marketing links either.
Moreover, since SearX is one hundred percent open source, individual volunteers or operators have the freedom to bring in their own proprietary revenue generation models to public SearX instances.
With that said, our research shows that there are not many SearX instances which are complete affiliate free or ad-free.
What About Privacy?
As mentioned before, a user could come across any number of public SearX instances.
Hence, there is no sure fire way to know if any of those are involved in logging user information and search queries.
We would also like to tell our readers that the official instance of SearX may also log user information.
What we mean to say is that, there is no way to ensure that your privacy in 100 percent guaranteed.
However, readers should also know that there is no method of ensuring that the likes of StartPage, DuckDuckGo or any other online search engine for privacy isn’t logging the user’s search queries either.
Users who are really serious about their privacy should set aside a bit of time and then set up their own version of a SearX instance.
As a matter of fact, it is far better for the user to run SearX instance on one of his/her own servers.
Because that is the only way to ensure privacy and the fact that no one is logging the user’s searches and other information.
A SearX instance on a server that the user directly controls provides perfect privacy and anonymity.
The fact that users can set up their own instances of SearX makes SearX (a self-hosted one that is) the most private and secure online search engine in the world by a country mile.
Users who want to view documentation related to installing one’s own instance of SearX should click here.
Now we’ll come to the part that is more related to the casual online user.
If the user is not interested in learning all the things that are required to set up a SearX instance, then public SearX instances aren’t exactly bad options either.
They are not likely to log user searches.
Moreover, these public instances of SearX are likely to stay under the radar of intelligence agencies such as the NSA and the rest.
No one would be monitoring these public SearX instances.
Other services that we have mentioned so far cannot say the same about their offerings.
Again, we would like the reader to remember that there is no guarantee if someone or some organization is behind a given public SearX instance, although the chances of that are minimal.
The security report from Qualys SSL labs gives searx.me (which is the official SearX instance) an A.
Users should know that each given instance of SearX, either private or public, would have a different rating in this regard.
As mentioned before, there are zero ads on the official SearX instance and users can see possible search suggestions on the right-hand side of the listings.
Just like with StartPage.com, users can proxy various web pages as well.
As mentioned just now, StartPage.com and SearX have one killer feature and that is:
However, users who want to take advantage of this feature will have to live with the fact that it might break some websites that they visit on a regular basis.
Final Thoughts On SearX
A self-hosted open source instance of SearX is the absolute best method to ensure privacy.
And this holds true even for the most tech-savvy and privacy-conscious of people on the internet.
To put it in another way, nothing beats having certain knowledge that no one is logging the user’s searches.
This also puts SearX in a league of its own.
Casual internet consumers may find it surprising the ease with which they can use this software even on public instances.
Our research suggests that public instances are less likely to log the user’s searches.
They are also likely to become targets of US government spying, especially when compared to services such as Disconnect, StartPage, and DuckDuckGo.
Of course, we have no way to prove that assertion.
- Great selection of online search engines
- No advertisements
- No tracking
- And no logging
- It is based in the US so users have to think about organizations such as the NSA.
- Makes use of Amazon servers, so users (again) have to think about the NSA and the CIA among other organizations.
Disconnect is a very hard service to review and recommend.
Not because it is worthless.
But because it is based in the US.
Even with that, Disconnect has managed to make quite a name for its services.
By offering excellent privacy-first and open source web browser extensions.
The most famous of these extensions is Disconnect Search.
It is an open source add-on for Chrome and Firefox.
There is also an Android application available for users to use on their smartphone devices but the app itself is not open source.
Most of the users who have installed Disconnect have done so with the help of the company’s web browser add-on.
As mentioned just now, the name of the browser is Disconnect Search.
It enables users to use the Disconnect Search webpage in order to search the web.
Disconnect is much more than a privacy add-on.
It also markets several other products.
Products such as a premium VPN product and a decent online security application.
All of these applications come built-in with Disconnect Search’s functionality.
What About Search Results?
For the majority of the cases, users have to use the browser extension and/or addon in order to do actual searching.
Users also have the option of selecting from three search engines.
The three search engines that Disconnect offers are,
DuckDuckGo is the default search engine though.
We have discussed multiple metasearch engines which are focused on privacy in this guide.
But Disconnect is unlike any of them.
How is it different?
It is different because it doesn’t really display any search returns using its official website.
What it does is that it routes the results of the search via its own servers.
This enables Disconnect to hide the origin of those results and the queries related to them.
Then, Disconnect opens these search results in the given search engine’s own webpage.
Disconnect also has a feature which allows it to display results in Incognito mode.
How Does Disconnect Generate Revenue?
While the Disconnect Search web browser extension is free for use, the company also has some Premium products.
As mentioned above, Disconnect does a decent job of hiding the user’s IP address when the user is making all the searches.
After that, it sends the user directly to the user’s pre-selected default search engine.
What does that mean for the end user?
It means that Disconnect doesn’t have to rely on any affiliate marketing links no advertising to do its work and provide a search service to users.
What About Privacy?
Some users a more NSA-phobic than others.
Disconnect isn’t a good choice for them.
Because Disconnect, as a company, operates out of the US.
Of course, Disconnect add-on and/or browser extension is completely open source.
But there is no way to know if Disconnect logs user’s search requests.
It certainly can.
Especially since all of the search queries have to pass through the company’s own servers.
Moreover, Disconnect uses Amazon servers to host its online services.
The security report from Qualys SSL Labs gives Disconnect an A.
Remember that this rating is for Disconnect.me.
Final Thoughts On Disconnect
If the user wants to have an easy and quick way of hiding his/her true identity then Disconnect Search add-on and/or browser extension provides that.
All the while, users can search via their favorite online search engine without having to worry about privacy.
The only major issue with Disconnect is that it is based in the US.
Peekier is probably an option you have never heard of.
Why is that?
Because it is new.
Probably the newest in the field of no-log search engines.
That is also the reason why the internet doesn’t have much information about Peekier as a service.
As time passes, more and more people will give their reviews on how good or bad Peekier really is.
Then it would become much easier for us to give a general assessment of this search engine.
However, we would like to mention here that because of the innovative and attractive way it shows all the search results to users, it had to have a place on our list of best search engines for privacy.
If users utilize this service to search then it will display the results in the form of large thumbnails that preview the web pages that search query returned.
The search engine field is pretty bland in the sense that almost all online search engines have a similar feel and look.
Peekier takes a different approach.
And that makes it worthwhile to try out at least.
But before we can give a well-researched ruling on Peekier, perhaps it is best for users to keep an eye on Peekier but not use the service for sensitive tasks.
After this service develops more, we’ll have a clearer idea of whether it can match the quality of services that, for example, DuckDuckGo offers.
We have mentioned four top class privacy-focused search engines.
The fifth one may not be the best but it is there because at least it has made the effort of offering a search engine for privacy.
Regardless of that fact, all options will enhance the user’s online search privacy.
The more crucial point is that these search engines for privacy will likely never record the user’s search queries.
They don’t involve themselves in building a profile on the user.
And they don’t try to sell people stuff too much of the time.
All of the options that we have listed here in this list of best search engines for privacy are pretty easy to use.
They also happen to return decent results.
The most user-friendly of all the options that we have listed here is without a doubt DuckDuckGo.
DuckDuckGo is the perfect search engine for people who want to transition away from mainstream search engines such as Google but want to do so slowly.
But what about the likes of the NSA and other forms of government surveillance?
More specifically, will these services protect their users from spying activities?
Well, the answer isn’t a simple one.
The search engines which are run by companies that are based in the United States may have a hard time providing such services.
So it is safe to assume that they would not do anything against surveillance programs.
Of course, users who only want to protect their privacy and don’t want to engage in something that is illegal, don’t have to worry about such issues.
Our second recommendation was StartPage.com.
This is a search engine that isn’t based in the US.
Moreover, independent researchers have audited this search engine.
It enables users to have access to websites without compromising privacy.
And all of that is because of its official proxy feature.
Privacy heads will have better peace of mind with Startpage.com than DuckDuckGo.
Then there is SearX.
Or to be more precise SearX public instances.
No one is going to bother monitoring them because they are not as high profile as some of the other options that we have mentioned in our list of best search engines for privacy.
But of course, no one can guarantee that the user’s data won’t get logged while using SearX instances.
The only problem is that users will not get to know the operators of any given public SearX instance.
For such users, perhaps running a self-hosted SearX instance may present the best option.
Under such an arrangement, the user himself/herself is directly controlling the hardware.
And that allows the user to have a setup that is extremely private and secure.
For maximum privacy, the only recommendation that we would like to put forward is a self-hosted SearX instance.
But remember, this is only for the privacy fanatics.
Then there is the fact that SearX is able to return those on-the-button results coming from all the good mainstream search engines.
It also has a great interface.
Both these features put the icing on the cake as far as SearX is concerned.
Recently the CEO of DuckDuckGo, Gabriel Weinberg came out and said that he believed that DuckDuckGo represented the most private and secure search engine after a search engine that the user self-hosts.
Weinberg also mentioned that users who have concerns about DuckDuckGo being a company based in the United States and having strong relations with the likes of Yahoo were, for the most part, exaggerating things.
According to the CEO, DuckDuckGo did not keep any logs.
And that meant no one could use a subpoena to force DuckDuckGo to release user information.
Because DuckDuckGo doesn’t have any.
Hence, it makes no difference with which companies DuckDuckGo strikes a partnership.
There is no information about any DuckDuckGo user or his/her search queries.
The CEO also mentioned that US citizens now enjoyed many legal protections against all types of government spying activities.
And some of these were not available to companies based in other countries.
Moreover, he also mentioned that DuckDuckGo operated via servers that were located outside the US.
So users who reside outside the US and use DuckDuckGo will never have to worry about being connected to a server that is based in the US.
Do we believe the CEO?
Well, we would say that any company that is based in the United States is a company that one has to keep an eye on as far as privacy is concerned.
We won’t discuss much about this issue in his guide but in the future, we will definitely discuss how a company that operates out of the United States affects user privacy.
So stay tuned.",9764,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662588661.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525151311-20220525181311-00203.warc.gz,0.93806391954422
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*I’m in favor of these efforts to augment the reality of people whose reality definitely needs augmentation. It’s a morally praiseworthy pathway for tech development, plus you are likely to discover useful, basic things about the human sensorium that you won’t get while trying to find a business market for auggie pop-ups.
*I’ll point out that retinal degeneration is a major health problem for the elderly. We have a tidal wave of elderly coming. If you could hook a device like this to some kind of “perceptual computing” environment, you’d have creative an automated eldercare space where people who might have been unwillingly burdensome to others remain productive and even serve as tech pioneers.
“A prosthetic device that can restore some sight to the blind has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The company that makes the device, Second Sight, based in Sylmar, California, can now market the retinal prosthetic to patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease that can cause blindness. This is the first approved treatment for the disease in the United States.
” “This enables people who are completely blind to see enough to improve their mobility,” says Mark Humayun, a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles who has been developing the device for the past 25 years. “It allows people to make out the sidewalk and stay on it without twisting an ankle, see unexpected obstacles like parked cars, make out a table, see someone coming through a doorway,” he says. Some patients can make out large letters, but the main function of the implant is to give patients enough sight to restore mobility.
“The device, called the Argus II, has three main parts: a glasses-mounted video camera; a portable computer; and a chip implanted near the retina. The video camera sends image data to the computer, which is worn on a belt. The processor converts the image data into electrical signals that are beamed to a chip implanted near the retina. The signals are then sent to an array of 60 electrodes that stimulate the retinal cells. These electrodes essentially do the work of the light-sensing cells that have degenerated. So far, the system can’t help patients make out different colors, but it can provide them with enough visual sensation to sense the outlines of things nearby….”",544,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00028-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.944814026355743
5fa69a69-7ae1-4c15-9132-58a2f92bd04e,2019-08-21T05:01:22+00:00,2015-01-01,1,https://whosyourdaddy-lisa1.blogspot.com/2015/01/happy-new-year-ring-in-obamacare.html?showComment=1420204934339,"Expectations for the Future of Healthcare
1. Older doctors will retire early fed up with the system. These older doctors feel that the loss of a patient-physician relationship and the burdensome regulations (ie. paperwork) will choke off their ability to provide good care. In addition, their expenses are increasing with these new regulations. Add in the projected cuts in reimbursement up to 26%, and their livelihood will be threatened. These cuts could force these doctors out of practice or force them to stop seeing Medicare patients simply because their expenses (which rise yearly) are exceeding their declining reimbursement, which has declined steadily over the past several years already.
2. Young smart minds will no longer enter the field. This is due to rising debt (average $250,000 after medical school) and severe cuts in reimbursement (yearly threats of 26% cuts to reimbursement). If young college students realize that they cannot provide for a family despite going to school and training for 14 years, deferring income for all those years, and then being slapped with a $250,000 medical school bill, they will turn to different professions.
3. Current younger doctors will become more demoralized by administration and lawmakers dictating how they provide care. They will feel as if they are increasingly being treated as machines, expecting to provide great care such as answering patient calls at 2am, working 24 hours shifts, doing more procedures for less, and filling out more and more paperwork, all with the threat of getting sued if they don’t perform without making a mistake. This will produce a high burnout rate and poorer care.",324,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315809.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821043107-20190821065107-00489.warc.gz,0.962251365184784
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What is this medicine?
Prednisone provides relief for inflamed areas of the body. It is used to treat a number of different conditions, such as inflammation (swelling), severe allergies, adrenal problems, arthritis, asthma, blood or bone marrow problems, endocrine problems, eye or vision problems, stomach or bowel problems, lupus, skin conditions, kidney problems, ulcerative colitis, and flare-ups of multiple sclerosis. Prednisone is a corticosteroid (cortisone-like medicine or steroid). It works on the immune system to help relieve swelling, redness, itching, and allergic reactions..
Before Using prednisone
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For prednisone, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to prednisone or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated pediatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of prednisone in children. However, pediatric patients are more likely to have slower growth and bone problems if prednisone is used for a long time. Recommended doses should not be exceeded, and the patient should be carefully monitored during therapy.
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of prednisone in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to have age-related liver, kidney, or heart problems, which may require caution and an adjustment in the dose for elderly patients receiving prednisone.
Studies in pregnant women have demonstrated a risk to the fetus. However, the benefits of therapy in a life threatening situation or a serious disease, may outweigh the potential risk.
Studies in women suggest that this medication poses minimal risk to the infant when used during breastfeeding.
Interactions with Medicines
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking prednisone, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using prednisone with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take.
- Rotavirus Vaccine, Live
Using prednisone with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
- Amtolmetin Guacil
- Choline Salicylate
- Ethinyl Estradiol
- Flufenamic Acid
- Mefenamic Acid
- Niflumic Acid
- Nimesulide Beta Cyclodextrin
- Salicylic Acid
- Sodium Salicylate
- Tiaprofenic Acid
- Tolfenamic Acid
Using prednisone with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Interactions with Food/Tobacco/Alcohol
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
Other Medical Problems
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of prednisone. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
- Cataracts or
- Congestive heart failure or
- Cushing's syndrome (adrenal gland problem) or
- Diabetes or
- Eye infection or
- Glaucoma or
- Heart attack, recent or
- Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) or
- Hypertension (high blood pressure) or
- Infection (eg, bacterial, virus, fungus, or parasite) or
- Mood changes, including depression or
- Myasthenia gravis (severe muscle weakness) or
- Osteoporosis (weak bones) or
- Peptic ulcer, active or history of or
- Personality changes or
- Stomach or intestinal problems (eg, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis) or
- Thyroid problems or
- Tuberculosis, inactive—Use with caution. May make these conditions worse.
- Fungal infections or
- Herpes simplex eye infection—Should not be used in patients with these conditions.
- Kidney disease—Use with caution. The effects may be increased because of slower removal of the medicine from the body.
Proper Use of prednisone
Take prednisone exactly as directed by your doctor. Do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer time than your doctor ordered. To do so may increase the chance for unwanted effects.
Take prednisone with food or milk to avoid stomach irritation.
If you miss a dose of prednisone, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.
Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Keep from freezing.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
Ask your healthcare professional how you should dispose of any medicine you do not use.
Throw away any unused Prednisone Intensol™ solution 90 days after the bottle is opened for the first time.
Precautions While Using prednisone
If you will be taking prednisone for a long time, it is very important that your doctor check you at regular visits for any unwanted effects that may be caused by prednisone. Blood or urine tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects.
Using prednisone while you are pregnant can harm your unborn baby. Use an effective form of birth control to keep from getting pregnant. If you think you have become pregnant while using prednisone, tell your doctor right away.
If you are using prednisone for a long time, tell your doctor about any extra stress or anxiety in your life, including other health concerns and emotional stress. Your dose of prednisone might need to be changed for a short time while you have extra stress.
Using too much of prednisone or using it for a long time may increase your risk of having adrenal gland problems. Talk to your doctor right away if you have more than one of these symptoms while you are using prednisone: blurred vision, dizziness or fainting, a fast, irregular, or pounding heartbeat, increased thirst or urination, irritability, or unusual tiredness or weakness.
Prednisone may cause you to get more infections than usual. Avoid people who are sick or have infections and wash your hands often. If you are exposed to chickenpox or measles, tell your doctor right away. If you start to have a fever, chills, sore throat, or any other sign of an infection, call your doctor right away.
Check with your doctor right away if blurred vision, difficulty in reading, eye pain, or any other change in vision occurs during or after treatment. Your doctor may want you to have your eyes checked by an ophthalmologist (eye doctor).
While you are being treated with prednisone, do not have any immunizations (vaccines) without your doctor's approval. Prednisone may lower your body's resistance and the vaccine may not work as well or you might get the infection the vaccine is meant to prevent. In addition, you should not be around other persons living in your household who receive live virus vaccines because there is a chance they could pass the virus on to you. Some examples of live vaccines include measles, mumps, influenza (nasal flu vaccine), poliovirus (oral form), rotavirus, and rubella. Do not get close to them and do not stay in the same room with them for very long. If you have questions about this, talk to your doctor.
Prednisone may cause changes in mood or behavior for some patients. Tell your doctor right away if you have depression, mood swings, a false or unusual sense of well-being, trouble with sleeping, or personality changes while taking prednisone.
Prednisone might cause thinning of the bones (osteoporosis) or slow growth in children if used for a long time. Tell your doctor if you have any bone pain or if you have an increased risk for osteoporosis. If your child is using prednisone, tell the doctor if you think your child is not growing properly.
Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using prednisone. Prednisone may affect the results of certain skin tests.
Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicines and herbal or vitamin supplements.
Prednisone Side Effects
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
- blurred vision
- decrease in the amount of urine
- fast, slow, pounding, or irregular heartbeat or pulse
- mood changes
- noisy, rattling breathing
- numbness or tingling in the arms or legs
- pounding in the ears
- shortness of breath
- swelling of the fingers, hands, feet, or lower legs
- trouble thinking, speaking, or walking
- troubled breathing at rest
- weight gain
Incidence not known
- Abdominal or stomach cramping or burning (severe)
- abdominal or stomach pain
- bloody, black, or tarry stools
- cough or hoarseness
- darkening of the skin
- decrease in height
- decreased vision
- dry mouth
- eye pain
- eye tearing
- facial hair growth in females
- fever or chills
- flushed, dry skin
- fruit-like breath odor
- full or round face, neck, or trunk
- heartburn or indigestion (severe and continuous)
- increased hunger
- increased thirst
- increased urination
- loss of appetite
- loss of sexual desire or ability
- lower back or side pain
- menstrual irregularities
- muscle pain or tenderness
- muscle wasting or weakness
- pain in the back, ribs, arms, or legs
- painful or difficult urination
- skin rash
- trouble healing
- trouble sleeping
- unexplained weight loss
- unusual tiredness or weakness
- vision changes
- vomiting of material that looks like coffee grounds
Prednisone and prednisolone are man-made steroids used for suppressing the immune system and inflammation. These drugs have effects similar to other corticosteroids such as triamcinolone (Kenacort), methylprednisolone (Medrol), and dexamethasone (Decadron). These synthetic corticosteroids mimic the action of cortisol (hydrocortisone), the naturally-occurring corticosteroid produced in the body by the adrenal glands. There are numerous preparations of corticosteroids including tablets, capsules, liquids, topical creams and gels, inhalers, eye drops, as well as injectable and intravenous solutions.
Prednisone is converted to the active metabolite prednisolone in the liver. That is why prednisone can be substituted by prednisolone in therapy.
Prednisone and prednisolone are synthetic corticosteroids used for suppressing the immune system and inflammation. Both drugs are used to treat inflammation in many conditions including:
- skin problems,
These drugs are from the same drug class and work in a similar way. Because of this, the side effects of prednisone and prednisolone are also similar. However, they do differ in a couple of ways. Prednisone may cause your mood to change and may make you feel depressed. Prednisolone may cause convulsions.",3773,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317130.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822130553-20190822152553-00087.warc.gz,0.80870795249939
d81675e2-044b-4313-95f3-d99cb94464ef,2019-08-24T15:27:55+00:00,2018-03,0,http://gothkittygazette.net/2018/03/freedom/,"And yet another flash fiction from FB: A decision needs to be made. Quickly.
“It’s the last gate you’ll ever walk through. I’d hoof it.”
Junie jumped and turned around, trying not to look at the tormented statues in the dead garden. There was a man there, old, with a white beard and grey-dark skin. “What…where did you come from? Where am I? I don’t know…”
“How you got here?” He didn’t smile – or answer her other questions. “You showed up about half an hour ago, pitched in head first. Now you got to make a choice, little girl, and you got to make it fast. Go through the gates before they close up again, or stay here with the others.”
She looked back at the gates. They looked like wrought iron, but the framework around them was equal parts stone, bone, and twisted dead-looking trees. They were set up high atop steep stairs made from grinning skulls, and beyond them all she could see was sickly pale sky and the shadows of more trees. “What others?”
This time he did chuckle. “The ones you been tryin’ not to look at. The ones who were too scared to make a decision. Once the gates closed, they were stuck. In more ways than one.”
Did he mean…Junie forced herself to focus in on the nearer statues. Some were old and crumbling, others newer with their polished surfaces showing few cracks. They were all done in the ‘classical style’ – meaning naked – but the poses were anything but beautiful. Some were arching, others twisted, a few contorted painfully. The feet of the statues appeared to be encased in their bases, and greenish gray vines had crept and twined around the white stone limbs and bodies in eerily identical patterns.
And every face, every single face, was frozen in a silent scream, above which wide-open eyes were fixed unmoving on the gates.
Junie turned and ran. Head first. She’d been on a motorcycle with a friend, a car had stopped right in front of them. Vines caught at her ankles, bit at her arms; she tore herself free. The skulls were slippery, but she clawed her way up them and squeezed herself into the narrowing gap between the rough iron bars, barely making it before they closed together so tightly a piece of paper wouldn’t have fit between them, nearly catching one of her hands.
She caught her breath, looked around. Pale sky above, and down the stone steps a deep bowl of a valley filled with more twist-branched trees. And a path, leading into the mist that wove around the trunks, a path that looked like it had been made by people walking. She heard the old man’s chuckle again, although he was nowhere to be seen. “Brain-dead’s best,” his voice said, dry as wind brushing past dead branches. “Leaves you free. Comatose…that’s dead-alive and stuck. Go on now, get away from those gates – ain’t nothin’ for you there. You chose freedom, so now you’ve got it to use.”
Junie looked back through the gates. A statue near the front caught her eye, its face tormented almost into unfamiliarity but not quite. She looked at him for a long moment, wondering if he could see her – wondering if he could see anything but the nearness of freedom he’d been too scared to reach – and then she turned and walked down the stone steps, following the path. She was free.",806,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321160.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824152236-20190824174236-00217.warc.gz,0.983895540237427
e9b3369e-ea2a-4a99-80d5-02c3c2d04513,2020-10-20T23:38:42+00:00,2016-05-31,1,http://www.internationaldesigngroup.co.uk/the-kingdom-tower-a-new-age-of-skyscrapers/,"We are entering a new era of construction. Much like the space race of the 1960s, Asia and the Middle East are now competing to create the world’s tallest building. In 2018 a new milestone in skyscraper design will be reached as the Jeddah Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia will finally be completed. This magnificent building will stand at an approximate height of 1,000 metres (the exact height is yet to be determined), span 252 floors, and contain over 80,000 tonnes of steel. It will be the tallest building in the world, taking the title from the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
The Jeddah Economic City
The Jeddah Kingdom Tower will cost approximately $1.2 billion (although figures significantly vary) to construct and will be a part of the $20 billion Kingdom City development. The project creator, Saudi prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, is currently the wealthiest man in the Middle East and chairman of the Kingdom Holding Company. It is his vision to create an economically prosperous, gentrified city to enhance the region’s global status and provide jobs for many years to come.
When complete, the city will contain a mixture of residential developments, hotels and offices. The Kingdom Tower itself will be home to a Four Seasons hotel, serviced apartments, office spaces, luxury condominiums and a commercial shopping centre.
The Kingdom Tower will boast the world’s highest observation deck at 630 metres. In the early designs this part of the building was proposed to be a helicopter pad, but was too high for helicopters to safely land during high winds. It has now been redesigned and will even feature glass flooring.
Other features include a complex elevator system made up of 59 lifts (five of which will be double decker). They will even have to adjust their speed along the way to prevent passengers from suffering from altitude sickness. Only one elevator will be able to reach the top of the building.
Construction and Design
The original design was proposed to be one mile high; however, results from soil testing concluded that the ground would not support the structure. Even with the significant downscale, it will exceed the current record holder by 180 metres – the size of London’s St Mary Axe (aka The Gherkin). The unique Y-shaped cross section, separated by 120 degrees is designed to combat the wind and keep the structure stable.
In its entirety, the city will take approximately 10 years to build. The Kingdom Tower piling was finished in December 2013 and above ground construction began in 2014. The estimated date of completion is currently 2018; however, some media sources believe it could take years longer. At present (May 2016) it stands at just over 10 percent of its final height with 32 floors.
The Kingdom Tower has its critics. Many are calling it a trophy tower and simply don’t understand the need to create such a tall structure, believing it to be socially isolating for the under-privileged. Some praise the ambitious project as an economically valuable endeavour that will help the nation prosper. Either way, nobody can deny that it is a phenomenal feat of engineering that really is pushing the boundaries of international architecture.",648,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107874340.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020221156-20201021011156-00092.warc.gz,0.954878032207489
1b84960a-c14b-4671-857a-ccfc13b1af8a,2017-08-20T15:31:51+00:00,2016-08-30,1,http://www.nigeriaelectricityhub.com/2016/08/30/why-we-cant-pay-our-debts-to-gencos-aedc/,"Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, has stated that its indebtedness to electricity generating companies, GENCOs, was not deliberate and blamed the development on challenges confronting the power sector.Director, Corporate Services, AEDC, Mr. Abimbola Odubiyi, in an interview in Abuja, attributed the indebtedness to systemic problem, adding however, that there are moves to address the issue. He said: “We are supposed to pass the increase on to our customers but we cannot. So that is where we have the shortfall.
It is a systemic problem, it is not a deliberate problem and not that the discos do not want to pay the Gencos the full price. For our company, we are paying our obligations, but have a shortfall. We have a shortfall on our obligations to the Gencos just like every DISCOs. But it is a systemic industry problem which is aggravated by the fact that every month the cost for the GENCOs is increasing due to the Naira-Dollar exchange rate whereas we cannot increase our own tariff every month.“Odubiyi also lamented the challenges AEDC has within its coverage which he said include incessant vandalisation of its assets and inadequate generation of power. The distribution end in Nigeria faces a lot of challenges, first the issue of customers have not paid or are reluctant to pay; the issue of theft is very rampant; by-passing and tempering with meter, some refuse to pay outright, then the problem of vandalization of our equipment, including cables, feeder-pillars usually it is very rampant, people steal our cables, feeder-pillars and other assets. On top of that the generation we are expecting to sell, we are not getting enough. So it is the more generation we have the more money we make. This also come to the problem of GENCOs.
We are not getting enough generation required. We have the cost and it is fixed, and if we can get enough generation, we will be able to make more money to meet up with all our market obligations, and if our customers are paying and nobody is vandalizing our assets or people are not stealing the electricity”, he stated.“ However, he said there has been collaboration with all security agencies such as the Nigerian Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and Department of State Security, but they cannot be everywhere to secure their power infrastructure. He also advocated a legislation that would make people pay their electricity bill instead to allow the sector suffer. “We need laws or strengthen the laws that will really penalise those who deliberately do not want to pay their bills. Right now people are getting away with it because there is no law or sanction against them.The electricity industry is one of the unfortunate industries we have in this country, where people owe and get away with it, chronic debtors should be prosecuted and if found guilty be jailed and I believe the National Assembly would know what to do in terms of coming up with the penalties”, he added.",627,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106779.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820150632-20170820170632-00286.warc.gz,0.970440089702606
9da412ae-f130-40b4-8c4f-b3feb3d296ca,2017-08-24T08:30:23+00:00,2009-07-17,0,http://news.regence.com/releases/more-americans-have-cell-phones-than-dental-coverage,"July 17, 2009
More Americans have cell phones than dental coverage
Regence aims to make dental coverage more accessible by introducing affordable plans that reward individuals for seeking preventive care
PORTLAND, Ore. — Studies link poor oral health with a higher risk for heart disease, stroke, and delivery of premature or low birth-weight babies. Despite these documented risks, 45 percent of the U.S. population is living without dental insurance – nearly twice the rate of people without medical insurance.
To help make dental care more accessible to people, Regence Life and Health has introduced two affordable, individual dental plans that reward members for being proactive about their dental health. Under the plans, members who incorporate an annual exam and cleaning into their dental routine are rewarded with an increasing level of dental benefits.
“For people whose employers don’t provide dental coverage, it can be very difficult to find coverage on their own,” said Joe Wilds, chairman and president for Regence Life and Health. “However, Regence’s new individual dental benefits provide a solution for individuals and families seeking affordable and comprehensive coverage – because dental health is too important to leave to chance.”
Details about the Individual Dollar-Based Dental plan:
o Puts member in control of his/her dental health dollar.
o Member chooses how to spend their annual benefit, with minimal limitations or exclusions.
o Each year member takes advantage of a checkup and cleaning, the available benefit dollars increase.
o With use of preventive care, annual benefit maximum starts at $750, increases annually by $250, until member reaches $1,500.
o No deductible.
Details about the Individual Incentive Dental plan:
o Similar to traditional plan with procedure-based benefits, but rewards members for preventive care.
o Each year member has checkup and cleaning, annual benefits increase and co-insurance decreases.
o With rewards, member can reach annual benefit of $1,500 by year four.
o With rewards, by year three Regence will pay 100% of preventive care; 80% of restorative care, such as fillings; and 50% of major dental care like crowns or root canals.
o $50 deductible for covered services. Deductible waived for exams and cleanings.
“I purchased the Regence Individual Incentive Dental plan because it’s affordable and rewards me for the preventive dental care I already do,” said Ed Clark, insurance agent and Regence customer. “Having a dental plan I can rely on is one of the reasons I have all my original teeth and my heart was healthy enough to climb Mt. Hood on my 75th birthday in June.”
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4e12dd30-9c16-4f7c-b692-322088ff5b77,2019-08-25T11:21:43+00:00,2019-06-21,1,https://europeantransculturalnurses.eu/news/,"It is our great pleasure to announce that 7th International ETNA Conference 2020 will be held in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain on the 25th - 28th June 2020! The pre conference programme will commence on the 25th June, followed by the scientific programme on 26th and 27th June, and a social programme (optional) on the 28th June.
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The final programme for the 6th International ETNA Conference 2019 in České Budějovice, Czech Republic on June 19th–21st 2019 is now available for you to download.
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It is my great pleasure to invite you to the 6th ETNA conference entitled,
""THE NURSING CURRICULUM NEEDS A CULTURAL REVOLUTION: THE WHY, THE HOW, THE WHAT AND THE WHEN OF A GLOBAL CULTURALLY COMPETENT CURRICULUM“
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This MOOC examines three key areas of learning:
a) intercultural communication
b) multicultural/multidisciplinary teams
c) patient safety
More specifically this MOOC will address the following:
- What is intercultural communication?
- What are the characteristics of effective intercultural communication and how can we achieve them?
- What do we mean by Multicultural/Multidisciplinary Healthcare Teams (MMHT)?
- Why is effective intercultural communication essential to MMHT?
- What challenges do MMHTs face in learning to communicate through the cultural boundaries of each other’s cultures?
- What is patient safety?
- Why do we need to be concerned about it?
- Why effective intercultural communication within MMHT is the key to patient safety?
If you are a health professional I hope that this short course will help you to reflect deeply on your practice and that of your colleagues; if you are or have been a patient, I believe that as a human being you will also benefit by reading and discussing some of the content in this course with others who are following it.
Language taught in: English (United Kingdom) with some content and discussion in Greek, Italian, Danish, Romanian.
The MOOC will start on 16th January 2017 and will last 6 weeks.",1276,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027323328.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825105643-20190825131643-00186.warc.gz,0.929893314838409
0d3869c1-0a33-4f36-b40e-4a5ac2a2c7b2,2015-03-29T22:22:19+00:00,2009-03-11,0,http://pithyandcleaver.blogspot.com/2009/03/department-of-mycological-affairs.html?showComment=1236713100000,"The other weekend, we were lucky enough to wrangle a brunch invite from the Lovely A and her man B (huevos con migos cooked up by real live Texans? HELL YES!), and Bench and I were tasked with bringing along some fruit. So, we popped into one of my favorite stores ever, Union Market, to peruse their produce section. En route to picking out the fruit, my eye was caught by the mushroom bar.
Oh man, oh mercy.
They had mushrooms i'd never even SEEN before! Black trumpets! Hedgehog mushrooms! Mini chanterelles! They also had some of the most beautiful oyster mushrooms I'd ever encountered. Needless to say, I stopped in front of that display like I'd walked into a wall of glass. Bench, recognizing the symptoms, just handed me a bag, and with the acquisition of a gorgeous (if GIGANTOR) piece of yellowfin tuna, the evening meal was planned: Seared tuna with multi-mushroom-miso ragout.
I decided that miso was going to be a central flavor in this meal, and so I marinated the tuna in a slurry of red miso, rice vinegar, and sesame oil; the mushrooms were sauteed slow and low with miso, sake, garlic, and honey (low and slow is pretty much my watchword for mushrooms these days), resulting in a tangy, complex, meaty ragout. The tuna was cooked fast and high in my cast iron skillet, its simple seasoning an excellent match for the robust mushroom sauce.
Basically, this was a nice, quick weeknight meal elevated to gourmet ridiculousness with the application of a few specialty mushrooms; it will taste just as lovely with whatever mushrooms you happen to find at your local. This dish is not elitist! This dish does not judge!
Seared tuna with mushroom sauce
1lb nice tuna steak, cut into four portions
1lb mushrooms, sliced (any combination your heart desires! I used black trumpet, hedgehog, shiitake and oyster, but crimini, portobello, button white, or any other combination will work)
2 tsp red miso, divided
1/4c seasoned rice vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil, divided
2 tsp olive oil
2 tsp honey
2 cloves garlic, sliced
- Make your marinade: combine 1/2 tsp sesame oil, the rice vinegar, and 1 tsp miso in a zip top bag. Mix it thoroughly, add the fish and then refrigerate for up to one hour.
- Meanwhile, make your sauce: over medium-low heat, saute the garlic until it's just aromatic. Add the mushrooms; stir until they've released their liquid.
- Add the miso and the honey. Continue to saute until the mushrooms have re-absorbed their liquid.
- Add the sake and stir until the sauce starts to thicken slightly. Reduce heat to low.
- In a well-seasoned skillet, heat the remaining sesame oil with the olive oil over high heat. Remove the fish from the marinade and pat dry.
- When the oil just starts to smoke, plop your fish down in it and cook for 3-5 minutes a side (turning once) until it reaches your favorite level of doneness. I like mine still flopping around, so I tend to find myself closer to the three-minute end of the spectrum.",722,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298755.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00156-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.945888161659241
ddd9359f-7f4a-45dc-9ba4-8c0a4159efd5,2019-08-17T15:46:31+00:00,2019-07-01,1,https://www.rebeccaevansam.com/latest-news--newyddion-diweddaraf/am-supports-bill-that-will-ban-the-use-of-wild-animals-in-travelling-circuses-in-wales,"Gower Assembly Member, Rebecca Evans AM, has welcomed the recently announced Bill which is set to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in Wales.
The Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill aims to address ethical concerns by banning the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in Wales.
The Bill, which would see an end to the use of animals like camels, zebra and reindeer in travelling circuses, was overwhelmingly backed in a recent consultation with more than 6,500 responses.
Rebecca Evans AM said: “The introduction of this Bill sends a clear message, this practice is outdated and ethically unacceptable.
“I am fully behind the Welsh Labour Government’s decision to introduce this Bill. I have long recognised the need to take action in this area, and this announcement will be welcomed by many people. The use of wild animals in Circuses will not be tolerated in Wales.”
The new legislation will make it an offence for an operator of a travelling circus to use, or permit another person to use, a wild animal in a travelling circus.
Anyone convicted of breaking the law would face an unlimited fine in the courts.",245,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313428.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817143039-20190817165039-00325.warc.gz,0.932168126106262
bf0d8882-48d0-4590-aad0-4786fd9b1989,2013-06-18T22:38:37+00:00,2013-06-18,0,http://www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Phrasal_Verbs/Quizzes/Bring/bring_about_1922.htm,"Meaning: If you bring about something, you cause it to happen or you make it happen.Synonym: make happen, cause
- bring about sth The greed of a few people in the financial world brought about the global financial crisis.
- bring sth about The president wanted reform of the healthcare system but he wasn't sure how to bring it about.
bring about: change, reform, recovery, improvement, development; collapse, crisis, decline, demise, failure
The new manager wants to bring about changes because he thinks the company has been run",115,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00005-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.935594797134399
e21e7f58-5e0b-4055-ac92-88ae73c02dcf,2019-08-17T11:21:27+00:00,2002-12-31,0,http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/57f05.html,"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of 2002
By: Glenn BurnSilver
Out with one year and in with the next. The music, of course carries across time. 2002 can be broken down into three simple categories: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly releases of the past year. (And yes, there was even an excellent Ennio Morricone remix album, Morricone RMX, that included numerous mixes of Clint Eastwood movie soundtracks.) So, let's get the bad and ugly out of the way first this time so we can close 2002 with pleasant musical memories.
The Bad: Surprisingly, Eric Clapton's One More Car, One More Rider (Reprise) is little more than an uninspired live album from his last tour. There are a few great solos from this former guitar God, but otherwise nothing to write home about. Chris Isaak suffers the fate of repetition on Always Got Tonight (Reprise). The title track incorporates a heavy modern funk layer and rock power cords over that ever-present twang -- the albums highlight. Otherwise, Isaak's formula is too tried and true, but unlike his first albums when his ""sound"" felt fresh and new and he was willing to experiment more, this one comes across a little stale around the edges. The debut self-titled album by the Sahara Hotnights (Jetset) represents little more than an attempt to cash in on the current ""rough and raw-sound"" re-popularized by The Strokes. This four-piece girl band attempts to be The Runaways for the new millennium, but even with black leather jackets and tough attitudes, can't pack the punch. Want the real thing? Try The Donnas.
The Ugly: The seriously awful releases last year, owed more to overblown image and wasteful media attention (in such trashy fashion magazines as Rolling Stone) as more of a successful guiding force than actually musical quality. Of course, the is no need to belabor the sad contributions from J. Lo, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. 'Nuff said!
The Good: There was certainly plenty in 2002, but the best of the lot included:
Solomon Burke's Don't Give Up On Me (Fat Possum). Burke, a top rock 'n' soul performer in the 60s, makes a glorious comeback with an album that exudes a fiery brand of gospel-tinged soul shot straight from the, well, soul. The songs, originally done by others (including Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Brian Wilson) receive glorious makeovers as Burke's baritone breathes new zest into each number. Gospel singers the Blind Boys of Alabama guest on the uplifting spiritual ""None Of Us Are Free,"" adding even more gospel zeal along with stunning vocal harmonies that are nothing short of inspirational and revelatory. Don't Give Up On Me is a showcase of what soul music really is, raw, powerful and feverish in sweat, heart and desire.
With every album The Flaming Lips have progressively reached for new heights and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Warner Brothers) is this year's masterpiece. If it wasn't the Lips, an album like Yoshimi -- the central character who must battle evil robots set on world domination - coming from some other band would have been a tossed aside like a stray lounge/easy listening album trying to hard to masquerade as a trippy rock album, which in some ways it is. And that is where the difference is most relevant. Only for the Lips can this succeed, backed by years of following an internal and slightly skewed musical vision that has once again created a masterpiece of sound and heartfelt emotion amongst a backdrop of unlimited musical imagination.
A positive note for musical crossover experimentation, the Tin Hat Trio reach the furthest with a blend of avant country swing jazz with old world, Eastern European leanings and new world Americana romps on The Rodeo Eroded (Ropadope). At times the music conjures up images back porch southern hill country tales of woe and lament - slow and melancholy - but packing an emotional wallop that only a mournful viola can bring out. Imagine, if you will, songs that seem to float in outer space like some twisted twangy-jazz version of the Twilight Zone and it won't be surprising this album is unparallel and mysterious in a way that is too compelling to ignore.
An uncompromising mixture of styles and overall creative experimentation propels Cornershop's Handcream For A Generation (Beggars Group) with all the moves and grooves, shakes and pops, toasts and hymns of a modern disco, rock, techno, soul, jazz, reggae, dub, power-pop, hip-hop and Indian raga-inspired masterpiece. Whoa! It is all there in a manner of controlled mayhem that works to perfection under Singh's guidance. ""Lesson's Learned from Rock I to Rocky III"" may just be one of the best songs of 2002. Handcream bounces around in the head until you just have to play it again--and again.
Unlike Wilco's previous efforts, the country twang and pedal-steel wail is much more subdued and in many cases barley discernable altogether. Instead, Yankee Foxtrot Hotel (Nonesuch) finds front man Jeff Tweedy pushing the musical envelope once again, albeit in a new direction beyond the somehow defined alt-country limitations. Where does it say the songs have to be whiney and mellow to the point of sleepiness? Guitars feedback and distort, Rolling Stone ""ooo ooh's"" reverberate in the mix, sampled sounds come and go, horns and piano appear in the most unexpected places with an occasional psychedelic excursion thrown in. YFH feels more like a vintage rock album that has been updated and reworked into something fresh and accessible for a modern generation of listeners searching for something extraordinarily different.
One of the best jazz releases in 2002, Vietnam: the aftermath (Justin Time) finds violinist and composer Billy Bang reaching into his heart to musically extract the nightmares and demons he has carried inside since his days as a soldier in Vietnam. Bang takes lush Southeast Asian harmonies and carefully sets them against jazz formats that run the gamut from traditional to abstract to classical, dabbling as well with rock and blues textures. The music conjures up sad images, tension filled moments, disturbing experiences and the horrors of combat on a tortured walk through a mysterious jungle landscape; one that is full of dangerous surprises.",1358,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027312128.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817102624-20190817124624-00440.warc.gz,0.928363680839539
153a2a2a-0a98-4f5f-a8c7-352f0a25d45f,2022-05-24T09:24:11+00:00,2019-10-17,1,https://www.dailysabah.com/real-estate/2019/10/17/prompted-by-rate-cuts-increasing-house-sales-help-lift-expectations,"The real estate industry in Turkey is back on track and is enjoying its most buoyant period ever since the central bank kicked off an easing cycle in its monetary policy, which led public lenders and later private banks to slash rates on mortgages.
These cuts have led to a boom in mortgage house sales, which have hit a five-year high last month, reaching 57,811 units, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) data, bringing along new and higher expectations in the eyes of the industry.
The decline in interest rates brought major dynamism to the construction sector, which was reflected in the overall housing sales in the country.
Data revealed by TurkStat on Wednesday revealed that residential property sales increased by 15.4% year-on-year in September, reaching a total of 146,903 units, with the highest increase being recorded in sales home sales with mortgages.
Housing sales with mortgages stood at 13,064 units in July when the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) cut its key repo rate by 425 basis points - which was more than the expected rate. In the aftermath, banks in Turkey, particularly the public ones, went on to lower rates on housing loans at the beginning of August.
The impact was reflected in housing sales in the month as they increased by 5.1% year-on-year after seven consecutive months of decline, according to TurkStat data. Some 110,538 houses changed hands in August.
Mortgage house sales in August jumped by 168% year-on-year and totaled some 34,148 units, constituting more than 30% of total sales in the sector.
Last month, mortgage house sales skyrocketed by 410.2% year-on-year and made up almost 39.5% of all house sales in Turkey. Mortgage house sales in the same month last year stood at only 11,330.
All Real Estate Agents Federation President Hacı Ali Taylan was cited by Anadolu Agency (AA) Thursday as saying that they expect the increase in house sales to continue.
“The acceleration that started at the end of July also goes on... Contractors and the housing market have breathed a sigh of relief with the increased sales,” Taylan noted, adding that relief has also revived multiple other industries that were affected by the real estate sector.
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6b3f2c0f-54ca-48c7-a912-5783bdf527fd,2015-04-01T05:48:41+00:00,1999-10-30,1,http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/westn/carbon1.html,"Hydrogen Fuel Cell: another view
Global Economy Slowly Cuts Use of Fuels Rich in Carbon
by William K. Stevens
New York Times, Oct. 30, 1999
Even as the world's expanding population and economy increase atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide that scientists say are warming the earth, the global energy system is moving steadily away from the carbon-rich fuels whose combustion produces the gas.
Experts say atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide may be double that of the pre-industrial era by the end of the next century. But they also say the levels would be much higher except for a trend toward lower carbon fuels that has been going on for more than 100 years, but has been largely unnoticed except by a small band of energy specialists.
The question now, they say, is whether the trend can be accelerated enough to stave off or lessen what many scientists believe is a potentially disruptive global warming.
For nearly a century and a half, fuels with high amounts of carbon have progressively been replaced by those containing less. First wood, which is high in carbon, was eclipsed in the late 19th century by coal, which contains less. Then oil, with a lower carbon content still, dethroned King Coal in the 1960's.
Now analysts say that natural gas, lighter still in carbon, may be entering its heyday, and that the day of hydrogen-providing a fuel with no carbon at all, by definition-may at last be about to dawn.
As a result, the experts estimate, the world's economy today burns less than two-thirds as much carbon per unit of energy produced as it did in 1860. In the United States, they estimate, the trend toward lower carbon fuels combined with greater energy efficiency has, since 1950, reduced by about half the amount of carbon spewed out for each unit of economic production.
But because economic growth and population growth have been so rapid over the decades, overall atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide have steadily risen, to the point that the concentrations may well have doubled by the year 2100.
Mainstream scientists say that this much carbon dioxide could warm the earth, on average, by 3 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit. By comparison that is about half as much as it has warmed since the depths of the last ice age 18,000 to 20,000 years ago. A change of this magnitude would likely have widespread consequences for the world's climate, weather and human life.
Now, as representatives of 150 governments meet in Bonn in the latest round of global talks on measures to further reduce carbon-dioxide emissions, analysts both in and out of industry say that the next quarter-century is shaping up as a period of technological and economic ferment offering a chance to accelerate the trend toward a low-carbon economy and, eventually, a no-carbon one.
In Bonn, the delegates are trying to work out the details of an agreement forged two years ago in Kyoto, Japan, that could speed up the trend. Their work is not expected to be finished for at least a year, and the Kyoto agreement still must be ratified by a sufficient number of countries after that. However that may turn out, ""the decarbonization of the energy system is the single most important fact to emerge from the last 20 years of analysis"" of the system, said Dr.Jesse H. Ausubel, an expert on energy and climate at Rockefeller University in New York City. Dr. Ausubel predicts that this evolution will produce a carbon-free energy system by the end of the 21st century.
The agency reported this month that the same is generally true in China, the biggest consumer and producer of coal in the world, where coal production has been reported to be dropping lately. ""China has dispelled a commonly held notion that economic growth and energy consumption are necessarily coupled,"" the report said.
In December, Honda will introduce in the United States a highefficiency, low-emissions automobile powered partly by gasoline and partly by self-generated electricity. It is said to run at 60 miles per gallon of gasoline in town, and 71 on the highway, and to travel 600 to 700 miles on a tank of gas.
Toyota has introduced a similar ""hybrid"" automobile in Japan, and these cars are ""literally kick-the-tires examples of the decarbonized economy,"" said Hal Harvey, president of the Energy Foundation, a partnership of foundations that promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Other auto makers are also planning hybrids, which are being viewed as a transition, ultimately, to vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells that emit no carbon. In its planning the General Motors Corporation has ""embraced fuel cells as the technology of choice,"" but with hybrids coming first, said John Williams, the leader of the company's internal team on global climate issues.
And while auto companies are looking down that track, some of the world's biggest energy companies are looking to provide the appropriate fuels. Hydrogen, in particular, has attracted fresh interest. Until recently, ""the hydrogen option was seen as rather distant,"" said Ged R. Davis, an executive of Shell International in London who analyzes such questions for Royal Dutch/Shell, one of the world's largest energy companies. ""Now it is looking closer, perhaps over the next decade or two,"" Mr. Davis added. ""Most of the energy and car companies are looking at this rather seriously."" Shell itself has established a hydrogen subsidiary.
In the nearer term, hydrogen would be used in fuel cells for cars trucks and industrial plants, just as it already provides power for orbiting spacecraft. But ultimately, hydrogen could also provide a general carbon-free fuel.
The world energy system will not change overnight, of course, if it changes at all. And new products must ultimately stand the test of the marketplace. But some analysts say that the next two decades or so will be a time of unusual pressure for change, both for environmental and economic reasons, in which companies will be driven to compete for survival and dominance in some sort of emerging new energy system.
Whether companies are seriously pursuing new options or merely preserving them for the future, experts say there seems little doubt that the long-term trend toward decarbonization is real, and that it will most likely continue even in the absence of any shift to hydrogen or renewable energy sources like wind and solar power.
""The future decarbonization rate is likely to be at least as high as the historical one"" of about three-tenths of a percent a year, said Dr. Nebojsa Nakicenovic, an expert on energy and the environment with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, a research group in Laxenburg, Austria. The institute was one of the first groups to study the question.
Oil accounts for the biggest share of global energy consumption today, followed by coal and, closely, by natural gas. In most of the world except the United States and China, said Dr. Ausubel of Rockefeller University, coal is either defunct or on the way out, and natural gas will increasingly displace it.
According to several recent analyses, Dr. Nakicenovic said, recoverable natural gas now appears far more abundant than had been previously thought. The burning of gas produces, on average, only about a third of the carbon dioxide per unit of energy of coal, and about two-thirds that of oil. Gas not only can fuel fixed facilities like industrial plants and furnaces, it can also be processed to produce hydrogen for use in carbon-free fuel cells to power automobiles and generate electricity. In those cells, there is no combustion; instead, hydrogen reacts chemically with oxygen to produce electricity. But when hydrogen is extracted from gas, the residual carbon must somehow be disposed of, possibly by pumping it back into depleted oil and gas wells.
Dr. Ausubel predicts that natural gas will become the dominant fuel of the next 40 to 5O years. If so, that alone would be enough to continue the long-term decarbonization trend. China, which some experts think will emerge as the biggest carbon dioxide emitter of the 21st century, has greatly reduced its energy consumption per unit of economic output, has closed several coal mines, is seeking to modernize industrial and power plants and is moving toward natural gas, many analysts say. Not least, they say, the Chinese are worried about the health effects of coal's air pollution. Nevertheless, the Energy Information Administration reported last week, China's coal demand is expected to double by 2020.
So while the trend toward a carbon-free economy may continue, Dr. Ausubel says, it might not move rapidly enough to assuage the fears of those who are most concerned about global warming. He says that if the trend continues to evolve more or less naturally, with business as usual, it will take another century or so to decarbonize the energy system fully.
By then, he predicts, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide will be around 500 parts per million, nearly double what they were before the industrial revolution. Mainstream scientists say that would be enough to change the earth's climate substantially, make droughts, heat waves and floods worse and raise the sea level to heights that would threaten many low-lying coastal areas and islands. Some analysts say that 500 parts per million is a best-case estimate, and that business-as-usual could cause a tripling of pre-industrial carbon dioxide levels.
Other experts think that concentrations could be held substantially below 500 parts per million if the trend toward decarbonization were to accelerate. Mr. Harvey of the Energy Foundation says ""prospects are excellent"" for an acceleration. And Mr. Davis, the Shell executive says his company's analyses suggest that if the proper incentives were in place, new energy technologies could be adopted broadly enough to bring about a peak in oil use and carbon dioxide emissions by about 2020. After that, there would be a decline.
One sort of incentive might lie in the Kyoto agreement, which calls for a group of 39 industrialized countries to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by an average of 5 percent below 1990 levels over the period 2008 to 2012. One mechanism for doing this is a system whereby a country that exceeds its reductions target can earn money by selling that extra reduction to another country that is having trouble meeting its target. A similar system, involving company-to-company trading, has been proposed for the United States.
While negotiators struggle over the terms of such arrangements and politicians wrangle over putting the Kyoto accord into effect, many energy analysts seem to agree on one thing: The ultimate goal ought to be a carbon-free economy based largely on hydrogen. Dr. Ausubel, for one, predicts that such an economy will materialize.
Many would agree with Mr. Williams of General
Motors: ""I think I'm on pretty solid ground in saying the long-term vision is
hydrogen. But there's a lot of work between here and there.""",2234,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131303502.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172143-00083-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961146831512451
5c2024d2-17ac-41a8-894d-1fdaf33671fb,2018-08-20T16:31:05+00:00,2018-08,1,http://discuss.amtraktrains.com/index.php?/topic/73038-denver-a-train-still-signal-problems/,"Got back from a 3000 mile road trip through 5 states last week. Our last stop during the trip was in Denver and one night we stayed at the Renaissance Denver Stapleton, which is right next to the railroad that the A line which runs from Denver International to Denver Union Station travels.
One thing we immediately noticed was the LOUD train horns. After doing a little digging, it looks like since the train launched in 2016, they were not able to solve a software issue for the railroad crossing arms so, each time a train goes through a crossing, the trains have to blow their horns AND also have a human crossing guard at each crossing.
So can anyone enlighten me regarding this software issue and why they have not been able to resolve it for almost 2 years now. As I understand it, this same issue is holding up the opening of the G line. When we arrived into our room, I thought it was odd that there were earplugs with the bath products, but it did not take long to realize why they were there.",212,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216718.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820160510-20180820180510-00625.warc.gz,0.98799055814743
58d23d0e-4056-4911-8937-f2e1ad51bbfb,2020-10-30T05:30:17+00:00,2015-12-31,1,https://www.sciencealert.com/two-dad-babies-could-soon-be-a-reality,"For the first time, scientists have shown that it’s possible for two people of the same sex to create a baby, without the need for outside egg or sperm donation. The most obvious benefits would be for homosexual couples who want to have a child together, but the method could also help couples who have been affected by infertility.
The team, from Cambridge University in the UK and Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science, built on previous work where baby mice were successfully raised from mouse skin cells that had been converted into what’s known as primordial germ cells - the precursors of egg and sperm cells. It was a real struggle to replicate the process using human biological matter, but now they’ve finally managed to create new human primordial germ cells using skin cells from five human donors and stem cell lines from five human embryos.
“We have succeeded in the first and most important step of this process, which is to show we can make these very early human stem cells in a dish,” lead researcher and professor of physiology and reproduction at Cambridge, Azim Surani, told Lois Rogers at The Sunday Times.
“We have also discovered that one of the things that happens in these germ cells is that epigenetic mutations, the cell mistakes that occur with age, are wiped out. That means the cell is regenerated and reset, so while the rest of the cells in the body have aged and contain genetic mistakes, these ones don’t. We can’t say no mutations are passed on, but mostly it doesn’t happen.”
A pioneer in the field of non-traditional reproduction technology, Surani was also involved in the birth of the first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, in 1978.
The key to their research ended up being a gene called SOX17, which didn’t seem to have any effect on the mouse research, so was largely ignored. But the team finally realised that SOX17 was actually crucial to process of ‘reprogramming’ that the human skin cells had to undergo to become primordial germ cells, and they reported their discovery on Christmas day last year.
Now, they’re confident that the process, which has been described in the journal Cell, could be used to make healthy babies in as little as two years’ time. Although Robin Lovell-Badge, head of stem-cell biology and developmental genetics at the National Institute for Medical Research, who was not involved in the work, thinks it’s too soon to be putting a due date on it. “[The stem cell breakthrough] will be important for understanding the causes of infertility and for the treatment of it,” he told Rogers at The Sunday Times. “It is probably a long way off, but it would be a way for people who have had treatment for conditions such as childhood leukaemia, which has left them infertile, to have children of their own.”
Of course, something like this is bound to get caught up in ethical concerns, as did the research that resulted in the birth of a girl using the DNA of three parents. But Surani’s team point out that reproduction is not the only potential use for this technique. He told Ian Sample at The Guardian that because the cells are wiped clean of the genetic mutations they had accumulated as skin cells, they could be used to better understand the changes our cells undergo as we age. “This could tell us how to erase these epigenetic mutations,” he said. ""Epigenetics is used to regulate gene expression, but in age-related diseases, these changes can be aberrant and misregulate genes.”
As Lovell-Badge said, it’s much too early to know if this is the medical breakthrough that will change the way we reproduce, but it sure does feel like the not-so-distant future will offer a whole lot more options to the kinds of people who are struggling to have a baby today. And ethical arguments aside, that's a pretty wonderful thing.",844,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107907213.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030033658-20201030063658-00539.warc.gz,0.972596883773804
52a794c5-873c-4922-8ad1-358c0a19cb87,2013-05-20T02:33:27+00:00,2012-10-15,1,http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/15/us-amazon-texasins-chips-idUSBRE89E09P20121015,"- Taxes on some wealthy French top 100 pct of income: paper
- North Korea fires short-range missiles for two days in a row |
- Shooting death of gay man rocks New York's cradle of gay rights
- Israel warns against Russian arms supply to Syria
- Female hostage died from police bullet in New York standoff: official
Amazon in talks to buy Texas Instruments' mobile chip arm: paper
TEL AVIV |
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc, the world's largest Internet retailer, is in advanced talks to buy the mobile chip business of Texas Instruments, Israeli financial newspaper Calcalist reported on Monday.
If negotiations lead to an agreement, Amazon, which makes tablets and is expected to enter the smartphone industry, would become a direct rival to Apple and Samsung Electronics, which also designs their own chips. The value of any deal will probably be billions of dollars, Calcalist said.
Texas Instruments said last month it will shift its wireless investment focus from products like smartphones to a broader market, including industrial clients such as carmakers, where it is hoping for a more profitable and stable business.
Officials at both firms were not immediately available for comment outside U.S. business hours.
Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi told Reuters she doubted whether Amazon wants to ""become that intimately involved with hardware"".
TI's chips are used in Amazon.com's Kindle Fire tablet. TI told investors it would continue to support its customers but its mobile application chip business, which supports features like video, will not invest in supporting its customers future roadmap for tablets and smartphones to the same degree as before.
Calcalist quoted TI spokeswoman Whitney Jodry as saying that the company refrains from commenting on rumors.
(Reporting by Tova Cohen and Tarmo Virki; Editing by Louise Heavens)
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3c7b0dab-7351-4c7f-a05c-86404489d7f7,2022-05-20T10:34:19+00:00,2017-10-26,1,https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1113067_lexus-to-skip-plug-in-hybrids-and-go-straight-to-evs-fuel-cells,"Lexus won't enter the business of selling plug-in hybrids, as it plans to move straight to battery-electric cars and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.
The comment came from Alain Uyttenhoven, head of Lexus Europe, who said plug-in hybrids are not necessary and a ""loophole."" Lexus will execute its electric-drive strategy in 2020 with the first fuel-cell sedan based on the LF-FC, and another concept to come, according to Auto Express.
“We do not need to have plug-in hybrid vehicles. It’s a loophole in the market. We will reach the [CO2] targets without them.”
Lexus' strategy will see electrification and fuel-cell technology branch out to high-end vehicles, like the LS and LC, before finding its way to more vehicles. Outfitting every single Lexus vehicle with a fuel-cell or battery-electric powertrain would not be cost-efficient, per Uyttenhoven.
He also believes luxury buyers looking at electric cars may be swayed by a smaller, premium electric car.
""A lot of people who have reached a certain level of wealth like to have a small premium car more than a bigger, more mainstream brand of car.”
On the fuel-cell front, Lexus may have tipped its hand. Earlier this year, Lexus moved to protect the ""LS-FC CONCEPT"" name, which will likely preview the fuel-cell-powered luxury sedan.
The date floated for the production car's debut, 2020, holds additional importance. Tokyo, Japan, will host the Olympic games that year, which would provide Lexus with a global marketing stage. It will also be the year to complete Toyota's goal of putting 30,000 fuel-cell vehicles on the road globally.",378,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662531779.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520093441-20220520123441-00227.warc.gz,0.948889315128326
9994f52d-f885-4f29-8cfa-363648e17a19,2015-04-01T01:38:56+00:00,2014-12-23,0,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_Hungary,"Hungarian Defence Force
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|Hungarian Defence Forces
Flag and emblem of the Hungarian Defence Force
|Founded||16 May 1848|
|Current form||15 March 1990|
|Service branches||Hungarian Ground Forces
Hungarian Air Force
|Commander-in-Chief||President János Áder|
|Minister of Defence||Csaba Hende|
|Chief of staff||Colonel General Tibor Benkő|
|Military age||18–40 years of age|
|Conscription||No (Suspended on 3 November 2004)|
|2,349,948 males, age 16–49 (2010 est.),
2,290,568 females, age 16–49 (2010 est.)
|1,902,639 males, age 16–49 (2010 est.),
1,897,378 females, age 16–49 (2010 est.)
|59,237 males (2010 est.),
55,533 females (2010 est.)
|Active personnel||29 700|
|Reserve personnel||17000 (2013)|
|Deployed personnel|| Afghanistan - 100
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 160
Congo - 2
Cyprus - 77
Egypt - 26
Georgia - 8
Kosovo - 203
Lebanon - 4
Mali - 15
Somalia - 4
Western Sahara - 7
|Budget||HUF 241.559 billion (2014)
(~ $ 1.08 billion)
|Percent of GDP||0.79% (2014 est.)|
|Foreign suppliers|| Sweden
|History||Military history of Hungary|
|Ranks||Military ranks of Hungary|
- 1 Name
- 2 Current military
- 3 History
- 4 See also
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Hungarians call their army the Honvédség, which literally means ""corps of homeland defenders"" and originally referred to the revolutionary army established by Lajos Kossuth and the National Defence Committee of the Revolutionary Hungarian Diet in September 1848 during the Hungarian Revolution. Later, in accordance with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, Hungarians won the right to have their own Landwehr, a homeland army alongside the existing Imperial and Royal Army (or Common Army). Thus the Royal Hungarian Landwehr, also known in English as the Honved, was established as a specifically Hungarian army within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, separate from the Austrian Landwehr and the Imperial and Royal Army (or Common Army) of the Empire as a whole. After the First World War, it became the Royal Hungarian Army which subsequently fought on the German side in World War II.
Throughout both eras, from 1867 to 1945, the army's Hungarian name remained Magyar Királyi Honvédség (literally: ""Royal Hungarian Homeland Defence"") and the term Honvédség has been used to refer to the Hungarian military since 1848, referring to its purpose (Hon meaning ""homeland"" and véd meaning ""defender"" or ""defence""; thence Honvéd meaning ""homeland defence""). Until 1945 it was qualified by the term ""royal"" (Királyi). Today, the Hungarian Defence Force is called the Magyar Honvédség and a private soldier is a Honvéd.
This term is also used in the name of the Hungarian football club, Budapest Honvéd FC, originally the Army football team.
Since 2007, the Hungarian Defence Force has been under a unified command structure. The Ministry of Defence maintains the political and civil control over the army. The military leadership is exercised by the Defence Staff of the Ministry of Defence. A subordinate Joint Force Command coordinates and commands the HDF corps.
Structure of modern day Hungarian Defence Forces
- HDF Recruitment and Central Registry Command
- HDF Operations Center
- NATO/EU positions
- HDF 5th ’István Bocskai’ Infantry Brigade
- HDF 12th ’Arrabona’ Air-defense Missile Regiment
- HDF 25th ’György Klapka’ Infantry Brigade
- HDF 25/88th Light Mixed Battalion
- HDF 34th ’László Bercsényi’ Special Operations Battalion
- HDF 59th ’Dezsõ Szentgyörgyi’ Tactical Fighter Base
- HDF 86th ’Szolnok’ Helicopter Base
- HDF 43rd 'József Nagysándor' Signal and Command and Control Support Regiment
- HDF 54th ’Veszprém’ Radar Regiment
- HDF 93rd ’Sándor Petõfi’ NBC Battalion
- HDF ’Artúr Görgei’ NBC Information Center
- HDF Civilian–Military Cooperation and Psyops Center
- HDF 1st Honvéd Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Warship Regiment
- HDF Peace Support Training Center
- Hungary has one of the heaviest and most qualified warship battalion in East-Central Europe, only Hungary operates river-based military forces of the surrounding NATO-members. The Home Defence Pyrotechnician and Warship Battalion of the Hungarian Defence Forces based in Újpest Port, on the River Danube, Budapest. In the 2000s (decade), the army bought new minesweepers, restored or retired the old ones. On national holidays warships come along the River Danube in Budapest.
- MH 37th ’Ferenc Rákóczi II’ Engineering Regiment
Service – Support
- HDF Aircraft Repair Plant
- HDF Bakony Combat Training Center
- HDF Medical Center
- HDF Geoinformation Service
- HDF 64th ’József Boconádi Szabó’ Logistics Regiment
- HDF Logistic Center
- HDF Military Transport Center
- HDF Pápa Base Airport
- HDF ’Vitéz Sándor Szurmay’ Budapest Garrion Brigade
- HDF NCO Academy
- HDF EUFOR Althea Contingent, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- HDF Mi-17 Air Advisory Team Afghanistan
- HDF KFOR Contingent Kosovo
- HDF Military Advisory Team, Afghanistan
- HDF Support Platoon, Afghanistan
- HDF Special Operation Team Afghanistan - objectives: Recon and Support (The Hungarian Government hands it in top secret)
- HDF MFO Contingent, Sinai
- HDF UNFICYP Contingent, Cyprus and specific other missions.
The Hungarian armed forces have severely reduced the number of battle tanks in service, and put most IFV's in reserve. A large number of garrisons were shut down, some of them sold to municipal authorities for peaceful uses.
In 1997, Hungary spent about 123 billion HUF ($560 million) on defence. Hungary became a member of NATO on 12 March 1999. Hungary provided airbases and support for NATO's air campaign against Serbia and has provided military units to serve in Kosovo as part of the NATO-led KFOR operation. Hungary has sent a 300 strong logistics unit to Iraq in order to help the US occupation with armed transport convoys, though public opinion opposed the country's participation in the war. One soldier was killed in action due to a roadside bomb in Iraq. The parliament refused to extend the one year mandate of the logistics unit and all troops have returned from Iraq as of mid-January 2005. Hungarian troops are still in Afghanistan as of early 2005 to assist in peace-keeping and de-talibanization. Hungary will most probably replace its old UAZ 4x4 vehicles with the modern Iveco LMV types. Hungarian forces deploy the Gepárd anti-materiel rifle, which is a heavy 12,7 mm portable gun. This equipment is also in use by the Turkish and Croatian armed forces, among other armies.
New transport helicopter purchases are on the list before. Most probably this will happen before 2015.
In a significant move for modernization, Hungary decided in 2001 to buy 14 JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft (the contract includes 2 dual-seater airplanes and 12 single-seaters as well as ground maintenance facilities, a simulator, and training for pilots and ground crews) for 210 billion HUF (about 800 million EUR). Five Gripens (3 single-seaters and 2 two-seaters) arrived in Kecskemét on 21 March 2006, expected to be transferred to the Hungarian Air Force on March 30. 10 or 14 more aircraft of this type might follow up in the coming years.
Ancient, medieval, and early modern military
The Hungarian tribes of Árpád vezér who came to settle in the Carpathian Basin were noted for their fearsome light cavalry, which conducted frequent raids throughout much of Western Europe (as far as present-day Spain), maintaining their military supremacy with long range and rapid-firing reflex bows. Not until the introduction of well-regulated, plate-armored knight heavy cavalry could German emperors stop the Hungarian armies.
During the Árpáds the light cavalry based army was transformed slowly into a western-style one. The light cavalry lost its privileged position, replaced by a feudal army formed mainly from heavy cavalry.
The Hungarian field armies were drawn up into an articulated formation (as it happened in Battle of Przemyśl (1099), Battle at Leitha (1146), Battle of Morvamező (1278), (1349), in three main battle (formation) (1146, 1278, 1349). According to the contemporary sources and later speculations, the first line was formed by light cavalry archers (Battle of Oslava (1116, 1146, 1260, 1278). Usually they started the battle followed by a planned retreat (1116, 1146), Battle of Kressenbrunn (1260). The major decisive battles of the Hungarian army were placed in the second or third lines consisted mainly of the most valuable parts of the army - in general heavy cavalry (1146, 1278, 1349).
The commanders of the Hungarian Kingdom's army used different tactics, based on a recognition of their own and the enemies' (Holy Roman Empire, Pechenegs, Uzes, Cumans, Mongols, Byzantine Empire) abilities and deficiencies.
The Hungarian knight army had its golden age under King Louis the Great, who himself was a famed warrior and conducted successful campaigns in Italy due to family matters (his younger brother married Joanna I, Queen of Naples who murdered him later.) King Matthias Corvinus maintained very modern mercenary-based royal troops, called the Black Army. King Matthias favoured ancient artillery (catapults) as opposed to cannons, which were the favourite of his father, Johannes Hunyadi, former Regent of Hungary.
During the Ottoman invasion of Central Europe (between late 14th century and circa 1700) Hungarian soldiers protected fortresses and launched light cavalry attacks against the Turks (see Hungarian Hussars). The northern fortress of Eger was famously defended in the autumn of 1552 during the 39 day Siege of Eger against the combined force of two Ottoman armies numbering circa 120,000 men and 16 ultra-heavy siege guns. The victory was very important, because two much stronger forts of Szolnok and Temesvár had fallen quickly during the summer. Public opinion attributed Eger's success to the all-Hungarian garrison, as the above two forts have fallen due to treason by the foreign mercenaries manning them. In 1596, Eger fell to the Ottomans for the same reason.
In the 1566 Battle of Szigetvár, Miklós Zrínyi defended Szigetvár for 30 days against the largest Ottoman army ever seen up to that day, and died leading his remaining few soldiers on a final suicide charge to become one of the best known national heroes. His great-grandson, Miklós Zrínyi, poet and general became one of the better known strategists of the 1660s. In 1686, the capital city Buda was freed from the Ottomans by an allied Christian army composed of Austrian, Hungarian, and Western European troops, each roughly one third of the army. The Habsburg then annexed Hungary.
Habsburg Hungarian military
Under Habsburg rule, Hungarian Hussars rose to international fame and served as a model for light cavalry in many European countries. During the 18th and 19th centuries hundreds of thousands of forcibly enrolled Hungarian males served 12 years or more each as line infantry in the Austrian Imperial Army.
Two independence wars interrupted this era, that of Prince Francis II Rákóczi between 1703 and 1711 and that of Lajos Kossuth in 1848–1849. A July 11, 1848 act of parliament in Budapest called for the formation of an army, the Honvédség, of 200,000 which would use the Magyar language of command. It was to be formed around already extant imperial units, twenty battalions of infantry, ten hussar regiments, and two regiments of Székely from the Transylvanian Military Frontier. They were further joined by eight companies of two Italian regiments stationed in Hungary and parts of the Fifth Bohemian Artillery Regiment.
In 1848–1849 the Honvédség (mostly made up of enthusiastic patriots with no prior military training) achieved incredible successes against better-trained and -equipped Austrian forces, despite the obvious advantage in numbers on the Austrian side. The Winter Campaign of Józef Bem and the Spring Campaign of Artúr Görgey are to this day taught at prestigious military schools around the globe, including at West Point Academy in the United States. Having suffered initial setbacks, including the loss of Pest-Buda, the Honvéd took advantage of the Austrians' lack of initiative and re-formed around the Debrecen-based Kossuth government. The Hungarians advanced again and by the end of spring 1849, Hungary was basically cleared of foreign forces, and would have achieved independence, were it not for the Russian intervention. At the request of the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph, the Russians invaded with a force of 190,000 soldiers - against the Honvédség's 135,000 - and decisively defeated Bem's Second Army in Transylvania, opening the path into the heart of Hungary. This way the Austrian-Russian coalition outnumbered Hungarian forces 3:1, which led to Hungary's surrender at Világos on 13 August 1849. Sándor Petőfi, the great Hungarian poet, went missing in action in the Battle of Segesvár, against invading Russian forces.
In April 1867, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was established. Franz Josef, the head of the ancient Habsburg dynasty, was recognized as both Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. Nevertheless, the issue of what form the Hungarian military would take remained a matter of serious contention between Hungarian patriots and Austrian leaders. As the impasse threatened the political union, Emperor Franz Josef ordered a council of generals in November of the same year. Ultimately, the leaders resolved on the following solution: in addition to the joint (k.u.k.) army, Hungary would have its own defence force, whose members would swear their oath to the King of Hungary (who was also Emperor of Austria) and the national constitution, use the Hungarian language of command, and display their own flags and insignia. (Austria would also form its own parallel national defence force, the Landwehr.) As a result of these negotiations, on 5 December 1868, the Royal Hungarian Landwehr (Magyar Kiralyi Honvédség, or Defence Force) was established.
The Honvédség was usually treated generously by the Diet in Budapest. By 1873 it already had over 2,800 officers and 158,000 men organized into eighty-six battalions and fifty-eight squadrons. In 1872, the Ludovika Academy officially began training cadets (and later staff officers). Honvédség units engaged in manoeuvres and were organized into seven divisions in seven military districts. While artillery was not allowed, the force did form batteries of Gatling guns in the 1870s.
In the midst of trouble between the imperial government and the parliament in 1906, the Honvédség was further expanded and finally received its own artillery units. In this form, the force approached the coming world war in most respects as a truly ""national"" Hungarian army.
World War I
Hungarian soldiers ""fought with distinction"" on every front contested by Austria-Hungary in the First World War. Honvédség units (along with the Austrian Landwehr) were considered fit for front line combat service and equal to those of the joint k.u.k. army. They saw combat especially on the Eastern Front and at the Battles of the Isonzo on the Italian Front. Out of the eight million men mobilized by Austria-Hungary, over one million died. Hungarians as a national group were second only to German Austrians in their share of this burden, experiencing twenty-eight war deaths for every thousand persons.
After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian empire in late 1918, the Red Army of the Hungarian communist state (Hungarian Soviet Republic) conducted successful campaigns to protect the country's borders. However, in the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1919 Romanian troops eventually crushed the communists in the spring of 1919, notably at the Battle of Tisza. Hungary came under occupation by Romanian, Serbian, American, and French troops.
In accordance with the Treaty of Bucharest, upon leaving, the Romanian army took substantial compensation for reparations. This included agricultural goods and industrial machinery as well as raw materials. The Trianon Treaty limited the Hungarian National Army to 35,000 men and forbad conscription. The army was forbidden to possess tanks, heavy armor, and an air force.
On 9 August 1919, Admiral Miklós Horthy united various anti-communist military units into an 80,000-strong National Army (Nemzeti Hadsereg). On 1 January 1922, the National Army was once again redesignated the Royal Hungarian Army.
During the 1930s and early 1940s, Hungary was preoccupied with the regaining the vast territories and huge amount of population lost in the Trianon peace treaty at Versailles in 1920. This required strong armed forces to defeat the neighbouring states and this was something Hungary could not afford. Instead, the Hungarian Regent, Admiral Miklós Horthy, made an alliance with German dictator Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. In exchange for this alliance and via the Vienna Awards, Hungary received back parts of its lost territories from Yugoslavia, Romania, and Czechoslovakia. Hungary was to pay dearly during and after World War II for these temporary gains.[clarification needed]
On 5 March 1938, Prime Minister Kálmán Darányi announced a rearmament program (the so-called Győr Programme, named after the city where it was announced to the public). Starting 1 October, the armed forces established a five-year expansion plan with Huba I-III revised orders of battle. Conscription was introduced on a national basis in 1939. The peacetime strength of the Royal Hungarian Army grew to 80,000 men organized into seven corps commands.
In March 1939, Hungary launched an invasion of the newly formed Slovak Republic. Both the Royal Hungarian Army and the Royal Hungarian Air Force fought in the brief Slovak-Hungarian War. This invasion was launched to reclaim a part of the Slovakian territory lost after World War I.
On 1 March 1940, Hungary organized its ground forces into three field armies. The Royal Hungarian Army fielded the Hungarian First Army, the Hungarian Second Army, and the Hungarian Third Army. With the exception of the independent ""Fast Moving Army Corps"" (Gyorshadtest), all three Hungarian field armies were initially relegated to defensive and occupation duties within the regained Hungarian territories.
World War II
In April 1941, in order to regain territory, Hungary joined the Germans in the invasion of Yugoslavia.
After the controversial Kassa attack, elements of the Royal Hungarian Army joined the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Operation Barbarossa. In the late summer of 1941, the Hungarian ""Rapid Corps"" (Gyorshadtest), alongside German and Romanian army groups, scored a huge success against the Soviets at the Battle of Uman. A little more than a year later and contrasting sharply with the success at Uman, was the near total devastation of the Hungarian Second Army on banks of the Don River in December 1942 during the Battle for Stalingrad.
During 1943, the Hungarian Second Army was re-built. In late 1944, as part of Panzerarmee Fretter-Pico, it participated in the destruction of a Soviet mechanized group at the Battle of Debrecen. But this proved to be a Pyrrhic victory. Unable to re-build again, the Hungarian Second Army was disbanded towards the end of 1944.
On 28 December 1944, a provisional government under the control of the Soviet Union was formed in liberated Debrecen with Béla Miklós as its Prime Minister. Miklós was the commander of the Hungarian First Army, but most of the First Army sided with the Germans and most of what remained of it was destroyed about 200 kilometres north of Budapest between 1 January and 16 February. The pro-Communist government formed by Miklós competed with the pro-Nazi government of Ferenc Szálasi. The Germans, Szálasi, and pro-German Hungarian forces loyal to Szálasi fought on. On 20 January 1945, representatives of the provisional government of Béla Miklós signed an armistice in Moscow. But forces loyal to Szálasi still continued to fight on.
The Red Army, with assistance from Romanian army units, completed the encirclement of Budapest on 29 December 1944 and the Siege of Budapest began. On 2 February 1945, the strength of the Royal Hungarian Army was 214,465 men, but about 50,000 of these had been formed into unarmed labor battalions. The siege of Budapest ended with the surrender of the city on 13 February. But, while the German forces in Hungary were generally in a state of defeat, the Germans had one more surprise for the Soviets.
In early March 1945, the Germans launched the Lake Balaton Offensive with support from the Hungarians. This offensive was almost over before it began. By 19 March 1945, Soviet troops had recaptured all the territory lost during a 13-day German offensive.
After the failed offensive, the Germans in Hungary were defeated. Most of what remained of the Hungarian Third Army was destroyed about 50 kilometres west of Budapest between 16 March and 25 March 1945. Officially, Soviet operations in Hungary ended on 4 April 1945 when the last German troops were expelled.
Some pro-fascist Hungarians like Szálasi retreated with the Germans into Austria and Czechoslovakia. During the very last phase of the war, Fascist Hungarian forces fought in Vienna, Breslau, Küstrin, and along the Oder River.
On 7 May 1945, General Alfred Jodl, the German Chief of Staff, signed the document of unconditional surrender for all German forces. Jodl signed this document during a ceremony in France. On 8 May, in accordance with the wishes of the Soviet Union, the ceremony was repeated in Germany by Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel. On 11 June, the Allies agreed to make 9 May 1945 the official ""Victory in Europe"" day. Szálasi and many other pro-fascist Hungarians were captured and ultimately returned to Hungary's provisional government for trial.
During the Socialist and the Warsaw Pact era (1947–1989), the entire 200,000 strong Southern Group of Forces was garrisoned in Hungary, complete with artillery, tank regiments, air force and missile troops (with nuclear weapons). It was by all means a very capable force that made little contact with the local population. Between 1949 and 1955 there was also a huge effort to build a big Hungarian army. All procedures, disciplines, and equipment were exact copies of the Soviet Red Army in methods and material, but the huge costs collapsed the economy by 1956.
After the autumn 1956 revolution was crushed in Budapest, the Soviets took away most of the Hungarian People's Army's equipment, including dismantling the entire Hungarian Air Force, because a sizable percentage of the Army fought alongside the Hungarian revolutionaries. Three years later in 1959, the Soviets began helping rebuild the Hungarian People's Army and resupplying them with new arms and equipment as well as rebuilding the Hungarian Air Force. Satisfied that Hungary was stable and firmly committed once again to the Warsaw Pact, the Soviets offered the Hungarians a choice of withdrawal for all Soviet troops in the country. The new Hungarian leader, János Kádár, asked for all the 200,000 Soviet troops to stay, because it allowed the socialist Hungarian People's Republic to neglect its own draft-based armed forces, quickly leading to deterioration of the military. Large sums of money were saved that way and spent on feel-good socialist measures for the population, thus Hungary could become ""the happiest barrack"" in the Soviet Bloc.
The Army consisted of two parts. Surface Forces and Air-defense forces:
- 5th Hungarian Army at Székesfehérvár
* 7th Motor Rifle Division at Kiskunfélegyháza * 8th Motor Rifle Division at Zalaegerszeg * 9th Motor Rifle Division at Kaposvár * 11th Tank Division at Tata
- 3rd Army Corps at Cegléd
* 4th Motor Rifle Division at Gyöngyös * 15th Motor Rifle Division at Nyíregyháza
Air-defense forces Headquarters at Veszprém
- 1st Air-defense Division at Veszprém
* 47th Fighter Regiment at Pápa * 31st Fighter Regiment at Taszár * 104th Air-defense Artillery Regiment Nagytarcsa after Szabadszállás
2nd Air-defense Division at Miskolc
Training for conscripts was poor and most of those drafted were actually used as a free labour force (esp. railway track construction and agricultural work) after just a few weeks of basic rifle training. Popular opinion grew very negative towards the Hungarian People's Army and most young men tried to avoid the draft with bogus medical excuses.
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dd3b9fae-4656-4a3b-97d0-78640df0735f,2013-05-19T18:57:57+00:00,2006-05-11,1,http://english.people.com.cn/200605/12/eng20060512_264929.html,"The Chinese oil firm, Zhongyuan Petroleum Exploration Bureau (ZPEB), is to start undertaking seismic survey in east Ethiopia's Ogaden basin next month, the management said Thursday.
ZPEB and the Malaysian oil giant Petronas have agreed on the petroleum exploration project to be launched in the Ogaden basin next month, said Li Jianjun, chief representative of ZPEB's Ethiopia office.
ZPEB is contracted by Petronas, which was awarded three blocks in the Ogaden basin. The three blocks in the Ogaden basin are located in the Fer Fer, Warder and Genale localities. The total area covers about 93,000 sq km.
The Chinese firm will at first start undertaking the seismic survey in the Genale locality, some 1200 km east of the capital Addis Ababa, Li said.
ZPEB conducted the well completion work in the Calub gas field in the Ogaden basin. In 1998, ZPEB was contracted by the Ethiopian government and made eight gas wells in Calub ready for production. The company was paid 5.6 million U.S. dollars for the job.
According to geological data, Ogaden and other four sedimentary basins in Ethiopia are endowed with oil and natural gas. The country's current natural gas reserves are estimated to be 24 million cubic meters.",275,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00019-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.951376616954804
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LeFrak expects this proposal, if adopted, to become the single thing that will help to regulate ""the shadow banking system and the securization system,"" saying it will do more ""than anything else they can do, any czar they can come up with, because it forces people to pay attention.""
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Notably, LeFrak sounded a little less optimistic about the state of the commercial real estate industry. A weak economy and low consumer spending has depressed demand for office buildings, distribution centers and other types of commercial properties. At the same time, the credit crunch has made it hard — if not impossible — to fund deals.
- LeFrak: Fed May Be Uncertain About Where The Economy Is Heading
LeFrak is said to be sitting on a large war chest, and has expressed interest in taking advantage of the bargains that can be scooped up in the downturn.
In the interview, however, LeFrak said the market is in a ""grey period"" right now.
""You always want to buy on the way up,"" he says, ""OK, so we're not at the point that we are buying on the way up...we have to get used to the idea of the new math...and that will come, and once that comes there are going to be some amazing bargains.""
LeFrak's business includes 10 million square feet of commercial real estate space as well as three hotels and 25,000 apartment rental units. LeFrak agrees with the premise that the market will be divided between the ""haves"" and the ""have-nots,"" and the main difference between them is who has cash at their disposal.
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a73f1d14-dc26-4d65-b3fd-2160b3eea4de,2020-10-29T08:10:13+00:00,2020-10-29,1,https://lawtrend.in/mathura-district-court-admits-appeal-of-sri-krishna-janmabhoomi-case/,"The District Judge’s court admitted the petition to remove the mosque from Mathura’s Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi. The next hearing, in this case, will be held on 18 November. Earlier the Suit filed before Civil Judge, was dismissed. Read Here
The appeal was filed in the court of District Judge Mathura Sadhni Rani Thakur on October 12.
Shri Krishna Virajaman is demanding ownership of 13.37 acres of land of Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi. Along with this, the petition has also demanded the removal of Idgah Mosque.
The court has also sent notices to Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan, Idgah Trust, Sunni Central Waqf Board, Shahi Masjid Idgah in this context.
This is the whole case
Eight people, including Sri Krishna’s, Advocate Ranjana Agnihotri, had filed a claim in the court of Civil Judge Senior Division Chhaya Sharma to remove the Shahi Mosque Idgah from Sri Krishna’s birthplace.
It is claimed that today where there is a mosque, there was a prison of Kansa and a temple of Krishna. The Mughals broke it down and built the royal Idgah Mosque there.
A suit was filed in the Civil Judge Court of Mathura regarding the case, but the petition was dismissed from there, after which an appeal has been filed in the District Judge’s Court.
In 1968 there was an agreement for a two and a half rupee stamp
After running the case for nearly 136 years, in 1968, Sri Krishna Janmasthana Seva Sansthan itself signed an agreement with the Muslim side on a stamp paper of two and a half rupees.
Under the agreement, the two sides handed over some of their land to each other. Now the place where the mosque is, is being named after the birthplace trust.
Many devotees, including Raji Rajaraman, a litigant, demanded that the agreement reached on October 12, 1968 and the decree on July 20, 1973 be quashed. The petition sought ownership of Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi on 13.37 acres of land, including Idgah.
It has also been said that Shri Krishna Janmasthana Seva Sansthan does not have the right to make this agreement. The petition, filed by advocate Vishnu Jain and Harishankar Jain in the court of senior civil judge Chhaya Sharma, is 57 pages.",535,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107903419.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029065424-20201029095424-00587.warc.gz,0.969333171844482
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9bb58330-5a41-46ff-b2f4-fcdcbde82334,2017-08-21T12:20:48+00:00,2017-08-03,1,http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/p-g-slashe/309936/?utm_source=digital_email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=adage&ttl=1501785307&utm_visit=947979,"Procter & Gamble's concerns about where its ads were showing up online contributed to a $140 million cutback in the company's digital ad spending last quarter, the company said Thursday. That helped the world's biggest advertiser beat earnings expectations. Perhaps even more noteworthy, however, organic sales outperformed both analyst forecasts and key rivals at 2% growth despite the drop in ad support.
P&G didn't call out YouTube, the subject of many marketers' ire earlier this year, in its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings release, but did say digital ad spending fell because of choices to ""temporarily restrict spending in digital forums where our ads were not being placed according to our standards and specifications.""
Those cuts amounted to nearly a percentage point of profit margin for the quarter, with cuts to agency and production fees further boosting profits.
People familiar with the matter said P&G left YouTube in March over brand-safety issues, though P&G has also had problems with ads appearing on video content that didn't match its goals. It's unclear whether or to what extent the digital cuts came from other venues, though Chief Financial Officer Jon Moeller in a media call also noted Chief Brand Officer Marc Pritchard's broader efforts to eliminate ""a significant amount of waste"" in the digital media supply chain.
YouTube parent Google reported strong revenue growth last quarter despite what appears to be a dwindling advertiser brand-safety revolt. But P&G isn't in a hurry to resume spending either. Despite the cuts P&G had ""very strong relative organic sales growth,"" Moeller said. ""So we stand in pretty good net as a result of all those choices.""
Asked whether P&G sees any need to put that money back into digital media in the future, Moeller said, ""Clearly we don't need to be spending money that is seen by a bot and not a person. Clearly we don't need to be spending money on ads that are placed in inappropriate places, and that's why you see a significant reduction.""
So how well did P&G do in the quarter? Globally its organic sales, excluding effects of divestitures and currency, rose 2% to $16.1 billion on a unit volume increase of 2%. That compared to categories that were roughly flat, Moeller said on an investor call later, adding that P&G's organic sales actually accelerated over the fiscal year even as category growth slowed.
P&G U.S. revenue rose 2% on 4% unit growth. The spread there owes largely to a 12% cut in prices of Gillette razors, which boosted volume but reduced sales at least for the short term. The beauty business, long a company laggard, this time led with 5% organic sales growth.
All-in net earnings rose 15% to nearly $2.3 billion for the quarter, with nearly half the gain from those digital media cuts.
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P&G's forecast for its new fiscal year, which began July 1, leaves room to hike marketing spending from productivity gains, and the $140 million cut last quarter could grow further still if P&G follows through on its threat to stop spending on digital media that doesn't have third-party audience measurement verified by the Media Rating Council by the end of the calendar year.
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d13518f3-2346-4e10-8443-b3ebcaabd221,2017-08-23T00:45:01+00:00,2017-05-25,0,http://constitution.com/president-trump-granted-sick-girls-wish-packed-mideast-trip/,"As much as the media seems to enjoy reporting on the many comings and goings of President Donald Trump, it should come as a surprise when he puts his entire schedule on hold to meet with one little girl who holds no political power. Sadly, because the kindness of our President doesn’t fit the narrative that the media is attempting to peddle these days, they chose to ignore the important pause in his recent trip abroad.
But we’ve got the story for you, right here.
During his short stay in Israel, President Trump slipped away from the political table long enough to meet with little Emilee Imbar. Emilee is 14-years old and has been battling cancer for the last seven years. Her dream was to meet and speak with the President of the United States, and so the folks at Rachashei Lev, Israel’s national support center for pediatric cancer patients, did their best to set the meeting up. With the help of one of their supporters, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, they were able to facilitate an opportunity for Emilee to meet with President Trump.
Despite his incredibly hectic schedule and many meetings, the President was happy to meet with Emilee to talk about life as the President of the United States,
President Trump chatted with Emilee, asking about her health and wellbeing, and relating to her a little bit about the immense responsibilities of being a President of the United States. Emilee blessed and thanked President Trump, and presented him with a letter she wrote expressing her desire to meet him again – this time in the White House, where she hoped to do business with him, and maybe even to bring peace to the world. President Trump was visibly moved by Emilee and wished her good health and a speedy recovery. It was a momentous day for all.
Major MSM blackout of Trump in Israel visiting Emilee Imbar, a 14-year-old girl battling cancer, who always dreamed of meeting him. pic.twitter.com/OBKKbQInjA
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) May 25, 2017
Emilee also gave the President a card she made for him which said that she hoped to meet with him again one day, in the White House.
Now, can anyone explain to me why the media hasn’t been covering this story? Wouldn’t a piece like this make a wonderfully heartwarming story for the national evening news? Could our American media be so anti-Trump that they’d refuse to run a beautiful story about the President taking time out of his busy schedule to meet with a little girl who was fighting cancer? It sure seems that way.",547,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886116921.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823000718-20170823020718-00704.warc.gz,0.985583901405334
7d2277cb-8ab4-45a2-9fca-8806ac0cd03f,2020-10-22T15:14:07+00:00,2011-07-31,1,https://icangles.com/tag/debt-crisis/,"While market watchers fixated on the debt ceiling in the United States, as the clock for raising the ceiling was again reset by Congress, debt issues in China likely pose a more significant threat to the global economy. It’s a risk not lost on Chinese policymakers, who are adopting new practices in order to wean their economy off dept dependence before the worst happens. But with the current levels of debt, economic imbalances and perhaps most importantly high debt inefficiency that clock is ticking. And unlike the U.S. Congress’ debt clock, this Chinese one is not going to be reset by a simple vote of politicians to borrow more. It is imbalances such as these not so easily addressed that pose the real threat to the stock market.
The Three Bears Economy has seen us move through the doctom bubble of corporate debt, the real estate bubble of consumer debt and now we are deep into the government bubble of debt. Previously people got rich oftentimes only on paper from dotcom stocks before they fell and then many saw their wealth on paper rise and fall with their home values. Now we are well into the era of people making money from government, including paper millionaires—retirees with million plus dollar government retirement plans. Pension millionaires include the ex-police chief of Stockton California, who after two years as chief, retired with an annual pension of over $200,000. Add in benefits and on paper you get to over a million dollars in payouts pretty quickly. But the government largesse the ex-chief and many Americans to a lesser extent are growing accustomed to will turn out to be as solid as pets.com stock or sky high real estate values, because it is built on unsustainable debt. In the case of Stockton the city is already in bankruptcy, and in the case of the global economy the clock is ticking on how much longer government spending will prop up living standards.
The balance sheets of the major central banks of the world are in a dangerous state. In the United States, the European Union and Japan they have basically printed money to buy debt, counting the debt securities purchased as an asset and the money paid for them in the liability column. Despite many mistakenly believing China’s central bank must be in good shape with all the U.S. government debt held in its asset column, this overlooks its liability column. Reviewing the magnitude of central bank liabilities, the implications on future policy and potential economic challenges, arguments can be made that central bankers are either wisely learning from history or the equivalent of fools playing with matches in pools of gasoline of their own pouring. Unfortunately their lackluster track record argues more for the latter than the former.
With the media focused on the political circus around the debt ceiling, not much attention was paid outside of financial circles to the newest GDP data announced late in July. But it is likely of more concern than the government’s self imposed borrowing limit. The first six months of 2011 were estimated to be the weakest in terms of economic growth since the recovery began. The first quarter is now estimated to have posted annualized growth of just 0.4 percent with the second delivering an uptick of only 1.3 percent. As a result economic forecasts are being lowered for future growth.
There has been a lot of worrying in financial markets over the past few months. In fact quite a long list of looming disasters has been assembled. Will destabilization in the Middle East, especially if unrest reaches Saudi Arabia, send oil prices skyrocketing and the global economy spiraling? Could this wave of unrest spread to China? Will the earthquake in Japan trigger a financial crisis in that country, as more debt is added to an already formidable mountain of debt? Is Bill Gross signaling a debt crisis in the U.S. is eminent, as he pilots the world’s largest bond fund out of U.S. Treasuries? Irrespective of the U.S. Treasury market is a wave of defaults on its way in the municipal bond market? And what about real estate—are we now on our way to a second bottom with prices headed for a 20 percent or greater decline?",841,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107879673.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022141106-20201022171106-00025.warc.gz,0.961111843585968
f5415afe-ce0f-4e62-aecc-544b73c95cf8,2013-05-21T10:13:15+00:00,2013-05-21,0,http://www.creditunionsonline.com/calculators_retirement.html,"Find out how much your you need to save each month prior to retirement with Credit Unions Online Retirement Calculator. Just enter how much you want to have saved by the time you retire,your expected average dividend (interest) rate, and how many years you have until retirement.
Retirement Calculator Preparing for retirement is not easy for most people, but by setting goals now you can help prevent many surprises. Figure out how much you want to have saved by the time you retire. You may plan to use the money directly or live from the interest provided by your savings. Knowing how you want to spend your retirement will take you a long way to deciding how much you want saved by retirement. Then you just need to do the hard part - save money each and every month to achieve your savings goal.
Disclaimer: This Retirement Calculator is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon as financial advice. Credit Unions Online does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this information and encourages you to consult with a financial professional as appropriate.",212,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00022-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.955961167812347
ce1c011b-0aee-46c4-9c9e-72b579735241,2020-10-20T08:57:51+00:00,2013-07-26,0,https://www.myethree.com/,"I AM ECSTATIC… that you’re here and reading my blog 🙂
My name is Michele and this is my personal blog about my running journey. I hit the ground running on July 26, 2013 (pun intended) and never looked back. Running has changed my life in so many different ways and the only thing I regret was not running sooner. When I realized what running can do for me, I wanted to tell the whole non-running world what they’re missing out on, because I wish someone had told me sooner!",111,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107871231.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020080044-20201020110044-00704.warc.gz,0.974618852138519
a982f7e8-761b-4a75-8feb-645c11012ab6,2022-05-24T21:07:18+00:00,2022-05-24,1,https://www.childmothers.org/issues/forced-marriage/index.html,"Child, early & forced marriage
Child, early & forced marriage
Child, early and forced marriages are closely associated with young adolescent pregnancy and early motherhood. Once married, young girls are often faced with an expectation to prove their fertility and get pregnant. 9 out of 10 births to young girls happen within marriage.
Despite being prohibited by international law and national laws in many countries, 1 in 9 girls in developing countries (except China) is married before they turn 15 years old. 1 in every 3 girls is married before they turn 18 and in the least developed countries the prevalence of child marriage is even higher – nearly 1 in 2.
Marrying off daughters at an early age can be part of the local culture, caused by poverty, or can even be seen as a protective measure; for instance to protect the girl against pre-marital sexual advances, or to get her out of a refugee camp. Parents will do what they think is the best for their daughters and what they find necessary in a given cultural, economic or humanitarian context.
Child, early and forced marriages are considered harmful practices – alongside female genital mutilation (FGM), for instance – and human rights violations. As girls are often married to much older men, child marriage underpins gender inequality. It often forces girls out of school and inhibits their chance to break out of poverty. Rather, it increases their risk of passing poverty on to the next generation in an intergenerational cycle of deprivation. Early marriage most often means that girls are expected to fulfil the role of a housewife and soon after that of a mother; denying them of their youth and life choices.
While boys are also married as children, child, early and forced marriages affect girls in much greater numbers.
This is the story of Nargis & Nayeem
Nargis is 16 years old & Nayeem is 1.5 year old
Nargis, 16, lives with her son, her husband and her in-laws in a rural village in Bangladesh. Nargis parents did not want her to get married, but said they had no choice since they could not afford to support her anymore. Nargis works in a garment factory to save money for her son's future education.
I studied until the eighth grade. I really liked school; my favorite subject was science. I had a dream to study law, but my parents couldn’t afford it.
Although I knew of the consequences of an early marriage, I still ended up getting married at 14 because my parents are extremely poor. At the time of the wedding, I was very nervous. I didn’t know my husband – even now I don’t know his age. I think he’s around 25 and he works in sales. I didn't want to move into his house. I remember crying a lot. Everyone around me somehow convinced me though.
I didn’t know anything about the human body. I started having my periods only two or three months before my marriage. I got pregnant and I was fine, I didn't feel sick. At first I didn't want to be a mother but after I got married, people change their mind. You don’t think like before.
I had some complications during my labour so I was supposed to have a C-section. Because of my very low blood count, they couldn’t do it. I had a normal delivery instead and it was very painful. I wasn’t afraid, but it was so hard.
I felt happy seeing my son for the first time. I didn't recognise this feeling before but now I understand how it feels to be a mother. My husband was also very happy. He always wanted a son. Now I take contraceptive pills. It was my husband who suggested this idea. I don’t want any more children right now.
I'm working in a garment factory to save enough money for the future so that my son can get an education and move forward in life. I stitch sleeves. It's not so hard; the machine does all the work. I get up at 5.30 in the morning and then I cook. I have my breakfast, take a shower and feed my son. At seven o’clock I take the staff bus. I come back home after work around eight o’clock in the evening. If my son is sleeping, I don’t wake him up. If he’s awake I feed him, finish dinner and get ready for bed. I do feel bad that I’m away from him all day. But when he starts school I won’t work anymore. Then I'll be there to help him with his studies.
All my future plans now are for my son. When Nayeem turns three, he’ll start school. I do have dreams of my own and that's to pass my exams and finish school. My husband has said that he will let me study later. For now I'm happy with my life. I’m married and I have a son. Do people ever stay the same after this?
“I knew about the consequences of early marriage, but still, I had to get married at 14.”",1073,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662577259.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524203438-20220524233438-00015.warc.gz,0.984900653362274
d314b7d6-2557-4ed8-8d86-862ff398d7eb,2022-05-21T05:36:23+00:00,2013-05-21,0,https://www.brightgreenstrategies.com/,"Sign up for our newsletter
Bright Green Strategies is a firm specializing in comprehensive residential energy, sustainable design and green building certification. Our goal is to bring the latest knowledge from the field to you, solving green building problems before they occur.
Green Building is a constantly evolving process. At Bright Green Strategies, we’re continually educated ourselves about all aspects of green building and the certification process in order to assist our clients in navigating this complex industry. We’re thoroughly versed in the challenges faced by the building community and are committed to providing consistent advice and continuity from design, through construction, to completion
Bright Green Strategies has substantial experience with residential Green Building certification programs such as LEED for Homes, GreenPoint Rated and Energy Star. We’ve helped hundreds of green building projects achieve these certifications throughout the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas. We strive to offset our costs through our comprehensive expertise in multiple state, federal, and local rebate programs. Our expertise allows us to assist you in creating buildings that are healthy, durable, energy and water efficient with minimal cost impact to construction budgets. With over 20 years of energy efficient building design and planning, we are also a valuable resource to city governments, training and advising them on green building ordinances. Bright Green Strategies is now a LEED for Homes Provider. We provide oversight of the LEED certification process. We were selected by the USGBC because we have a proven record of supporting builders in the construction of high performance and sustainable homes.
WE MAKE IT EASY
Having worked on hundreds of green building projects, we recognize that sustainability goals are best met through an integrated process between developers, architects, engineers, and builders. We believe this integrated design process is a necessary component to achieving the highest efficiency standards for our clients. We’re here to provide leadership to your team throughout the process to ensure sustainability goals are achievable and within budget.
“With over 20 years of energy efficient building design and planning, we’re a valuable resource to city governments,
training and advising them on green building ordinances.”
The built environment is an integral part of our lives, and it’s the place we feel we can make a substantial, positive environmental impact. At Bright Green Strategies, we’re constantly learning, innovating, and sharing our knowledge with our clients. We realize that sustainability goals vary broadly from project to project; while some projects are budget driven and look to meet the minimum requirements, others strive to push the envelope and achieve the highest certifications possible.
Whatever your goals may be, we’re here to navigate you through the complexities of regulatory requirements, distill the ‘acronym soup’ of the sustainability world into plain English, and help you reach your goals, on time and within budget. We are changing the marketplace, helping our clients construct durable, non-toxic and resource efficient buildings.
“We’re here to distill the ‘Acronym Soup’ of the sustainability
world into plain English and help you reach your goals,
on time and within budget.”
Founder & Principal
Sharon started Bright Green Strategies nine years ago when a local contractor asked her to help him with his pilot LEED for Homes project. Since then she has ventured into larger territory working on Multi-family projects that cover blocks of San Francisco and the Bay Area. She continues to push the envelope by always looking forward and exploring what\'s next. Knowing the State\'s goal to reach Net Zero for residential new construction by 2020 is a current exploration. When she\'s not hunting down kilowatts, she enjoys traveling, biking and good food.
Senior Project Manager
As Senior Project Manager, Pete is interested in pushing beyond incremental improvements and achieving zero net energy in the residential marketplace. An accomplished GreenPoint and LEED for Homes Rater, he has certified 30 projects, including several award winners. In his free time, Pete serves on the City of Santa Cruz Planning Commission, constructing ordinances that give developers real incentives for exceeding what is required.
Equipped with a degree in Construction Management and Sustainability from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Steve brings coordination to the table as a Project Manager at Bright Green Strategies. A pupil of minimalism and simplicity, Steve streamlines projects to meet their sustainability goals. When not in the office managing construction projects, you\'ll likely find him in the mountains rock climbing or underwater scuba diving.
Marzena holds a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. She is a GreenPoint Rater with experience in Construction Management. Marzena worked on large commercial and residential buildings as well as residential renovations in Germany and Poland. She became interested in Green Building a couple years ago and is currently a LEED for Homes Green Rater in-training.
As Energy Analyst at Bright Green Strategies, Andrew has mastered both the science and art of energy modeling. With more than 10 years of experience in the field, he has completed more than 5,000 compliance energy models, for a range of projects from high end custom homes to high rise residential projects. When he\’s not behind his workstation, Andrew is volunteer director of several youth and community outreach programs.
Project Coordinator & Financial Analyst
As the Project Coordinator and Financial Specialist, Roseanne enjoys the organizational challenges at Bright Green Strategies. With an extensive background in construction software design, accounting, and 5 years in the Solar PV industry, she is a perfect fit for this new and dynamic marketplace. An “outdoors-y” person at heart, Roseanne can be found hiking, cycling, or with a pair of binoculars—an essential element of bird watching.
Patti has been involved with the LEED for Homes program since 2007, as a program coordinator, Green Rater, Quality Assurance Designee, and LEED AP Homes. She is also a GreenPoint Rater, a WaterSense Inspector, and HERS rater. When not helping clients with checklists or site inspections, she is in a water aerobics class, hiking, or hanging out with her family and 4 mutt-iants.
Third-party certification is important because it creates accountability within the green building community. It provides a sense of trust between consumer and developer that the building is up to the sustainability standards being marketed. Each third-party seal has a set of values associated with it. We’ll help you determine which certification program is best for your project.
- LEED for Homes
- GreenPoint Rated
- Energy Star
- Specialty programs including DOE Challenge Home, EPA Indoor airPLUS, Passive House, Enterprise Green Communities, Living Building Challenge
- HERS Verification for Rebates, Tax Credits and other Incentive Programs
LEED FOR HOMES PROVIDER
We provide oversight of the LEED certification process. We were selected by the USGBC because we have a proven record of supporting builders in the construction of high performance and sustainable homes.
Building performance testing provides verified third party assurance to the owner that their building will perform as designed. As part of the verification process, we’ll provide you with the most cost-effective options to meet your energy saving goals. If your building doesn’t meet the requirements necessary, we’ll diagnosis the problem and recommend which improvements need to made to meet your goals.
- Duct Leakage testing
- Air Infiltration testing (blower door)
- HVAC Airflow verification, fan watt draw, refrigerant charge
- Mechanical System verification for indoor air quality
We work one-on-one with construction teams to educate them on the project’s sustainability goals and construction standards. We distill complicated requirements into simple checklists so that expectations are clear. We’re here to work with the team throughout construction to make sure the building exceeds the expected design performance within budget.
Conventional building design usually takes a linear approach, moving from one team to the next. In the integrated design approach, all parties come into the planning process together, taking into account each team’s needs, expertise, and insights. Because sustainability goals and design principles are established in the beginning of the process, it allows teams to make adjustments according to those goals early on, to achieve synergies and savings during construction. We believe Integrated Design is a necessary component to achieving the highest standards for our clients, and we work with you throughout the process to keep sustainability goals at the forefront, and all teams working harmoniously.
“We work with you throughout the process to keep sustainability goals at the forefront and all teams working harmoniously. ”
With over 20 years experience in the green building industry we’ve worked extensively with all of California’s Energy Code regulations and understand how effectively they can be implemented on the construction side. With this valuable insight, we work with city governments to determine the effectiveness of incentive programs and can evaluate their green building ordinances.
With our state’s aggressive climate change goals, compliance with the California Energy Code can be challenging. We understand the uncertainty our clients face with increasingly more rigid standards. With preliminary energy modeling and optimization, we give project teams the information they need early on, allowing for inexpensive iteration and experimentation. With our experience we’re able to assist you in avoiding pitfalls and help you achieve your energy saving goals in the most cost effective way.
1717 Seabright Avenue, Suite 4, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
820 Delaware Street, Berkeley CA 94710
Santa Cruz: 831.454.9956
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1f6f4fe8-539e-4d78-ad4f-6ca9b08d3c51,2019-08-20T07:54:39+00:00,2019-01-05,1,https://gameranx.com/updates/id/167593/article/slightly-mad-studios-releasing-their-own-console/,"There have been a few competitors to try and break into the video game industry with their own console. For the most part, Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft have firmly been on top with the three companies competing with their own unique hardware and video game exclusives. Now a new competitor is looking to get into the industry with their own console in the coming years. Slightly Mad Studios, a developer from England, is known for their various racing titles such as the Project Cars series, but it seems that in a few years they will have their own top of the line video game console.
Very little is known about this console so far but CEO, Ian Bell, spoke with Variety and give a few details as to what gamers can expect. From what Bell noted to Variety, it appears that this console will be known as the Mad Box and it will be equivalent to a fast gaming PC. This device will also be more open and allow multiple VR branded headsets to be connected with the ability for cross-platform gameplay. If everything goes according to plan, Bell will be releasing the Mad Box in less than five years, but don’t expect any exclusives. Instead, Slightly Mad Studios is looking for developers to simply create video game titles for the hardware without giving any real means to make a video game exclusive to the Mad Box.
For now, this is all speculative as its intended to compete against the next generation consoles while being priced about the same. As mentioned earlier, there have been a few attempts to make a more competitive video game console market so we’re simply going to wait and see just how big of a console this Mad Box intends to be when it gets an official reveal later this year. With that said, would you be interested in a newcomer console that can compete with the big three?",363,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315258.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820070415-20190820092415-00104.warc.gz,0.974569320678711
5108cb50-ff5f-40eb-b914-902c0d0567fa,2013-05-19T18:50:04+00:00,2005-01-09,1,http://developers.slashdot.org/story/05/01/09/191257/hackers-slackers-and-shackles/funny-comments,"blacklily8 writes ""What is the future of free software development for games? Is it possible? Will the games ever equal or surpass their proprietary competitors? Why should we care? After thoroughly researching the free and open source software model, and interviewing both indie and free software game developers, author Matt Barton decided that the future is indeed very bright. Stallman is quoted here saying that game engines should be free, but approves of the notion that graphics, music, and stories could all be separate and treated differently (i.e., ""Non-Free."")""",113,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961923122406006
1dfd8c4d-44bc-4800-8f7a-224ffc45b000,2022-05-25T13:27:51+00:00,2022-05-25,0,https://www.ststeves.com/recipes-news/category/soda,"We are so excited about our new t-shirts! Love our sodas? Love the logos? We know you do!
Well, now you can have your very own t-shirt to wear and show off your favorite one. We're still doing lots of ""trial and error"" learning here on the farm, so this order of t-shirts has some women's style shirts (with a scoop neck which we wanted), but the catch is that they're basically petite sizing. OOPS. Live and learn. We've included the more specific sizing info with the standard S/M/L/XL info so you can make an informed choice. Next go 'round we'll probably order something different! In the photo above of our lovely lettuce ranchers, the two shirts on the left are the unisex cut and the two on the right are the women's ""slim-fit"" cut.
We also have Unisex shirts - your standard t-shirt cut, and very soft comfortable fabric with the regular sizing we're all familiar with.
Check 'em out on our order form (if you're local and want to pick up or arrange a delivery) or our Square Store (if you live further away). We ship all over the country!
This is a photo from our in-store tasting at The Corner Market & Spirits in Spring Lake on Friday evening. We'll be making our way around the state over the summer, holding tastings at various locations. Want us to come to your store? Let us know!
We'll be at Ken's Fruit Market on Plainfield today late morning thru early afternoon. Come out and sample the sodas and pick up a 4-pack to take home (and some cool stickers too)...",360,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662587158.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525120449-20220525150449-00010.warc.gz,0.94909542798996
bada7858-5924-45b1-a593-0eae300c00b6,2019-08-21T05:27:27+00:00,2019-08-21,1,http://lom.ie/3484/eu-agrees-measures-to-tighten-oversight-of-foreign-finance-firms/,"European Union governments and lawmakers have reached agreement on tighter rules for asset managers and investment firms offering “bank-like” services, such as proprietary trading and underwriting of financial instruments.
The agreement will give the European Commission more power in overseeing foreign financial firms operating in the EU, including more clout over London-based financial firms after Britain leaves the EU.
The overhaul also imposes stricter liquidity and capital requirements on large EU investment firms, partly tightening an initial proposal put forward in 2017.
“The agreement further strengthens the equivalence regime that would apply to third-country investment firms,” the EU said in a statement. The Commission will also get more power to assess whether foreign rules are compatible with EU regulations.
More than half of the 6,000 European investment firms have their EU headquarters in the UK, although many have taken steps to remain in the EU after Brexit by setting up offices elsewhere.
Article Source: http://tinyurl.com/kbwqb42",201,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315809.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821043107-20190821065107-00491.warc.gz,0.953666090965271
370bee84-7f3d-4647-baeb-d4e800332879,2015-04-01T05:46:40+00:00,2012-03-03,0,http://www.insidetexasrunning.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=D02A02D932EF43C0A97E8A6F21D634AA,"In the remote, rugged, and beautiful setting of Camp Eagle in Rocksprings, the USA 50 Mile Trail Championships hosted by the Nueces Trail Run took place on March 3. The course was a rugged and rolling three loop route with plentiful amounts of rocks. The runners joked that the number of rocks on the course seems to multiply every year and speculate that race director Joe Prusaitis imports rocks to the camp and throws them onto the trails.
With a $3000 prize purse up for grabs, the runners came ready to race. In the men's race, the 2011 USA 100 Mile champion David James (Phoenix, AZ) took an early lead. He was followed by a chase pack of six talented runners. Twenty-four year-old Jordan McDougal from Gainesville, VA broke away from the pack around mile 10 and caught James near the end of the second lap of the race. From there, McDougal extended his lead over his competitors, finishing in a time of 6 hours, 30 minutes, 47 seconds. James was national runner-up in 6:43:48, while perennial USA Championship competitor Jason Bryant (Elkin, NC) rounded out the top three in 6:47:53. The top Masters runner (40 and older) was Dan Vega, 44, from Colorado Springs, in 7:13:14 ($200).
After the race, McDougal commented on how much he enjoyed the course and attested to its difficulty, especially as the sun warmed the air in the last lap. McDougal was seen cooling himself during the race in the low water crossings, even getting down and rolling in a small muddy stream at one point.
In the women's race, Michelle Suszek (Lone Tree, CO) and Melanie Fryar (Englewood, CO) ran together for the majority of the race before Suszek, 29, a member of the 2011 USA Mountain Running Team and competitor at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston, broke away in the third lap to run 7:25:41 and set a course record. Fryar finished 20 minutes back in 7:45:28, happy with her silver medal finish only 5 weeks after having her gall bladder removed. Lorena Devlyn took third in 9:54:50 and Rochelle Frazeur, 41, won the women's Masters title (10:44:43).
After the race, runners lounged around the finish line, enjoying some Texas sunshine. Others gingerly made their way down the steps to the river to chill their tired legs while enjoying their recovery beverages. For many, this will include a trip back to Rocksprings, as Nueces will again host the USA 50 Mile Trail Championships in 2013.
Nueces Trail Run: USA 50 Mile Trail Championships
Rocksprings, TX, Saturday, March 3, 2012
1) Jordan McDougal, 24, Gainesville, VA, 6:30:47, $600
2) Dave James, 36, Phoenix, AZ, 6:43:48, $400
3) Jason Bryant, 39, Elkin, NC, 6:47:53, $300
1) Michele Suszek, 29, Lone Tree, CO, 7:25:41, $600
2) Melanie Fryar, 31, Englewood, CO, 7:45:28, $400
3) Lorena Devlyn, 39, Austin, TX, 9:54:50, $300",717,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131303502.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172143-00082-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.951500415802002
1c08b317-0066-48f9-900a-475297a47b05,2017-08-19T15:01:58+00:00,2014-01-01,0,http://www.drgeeklab.com/aptposts.asp?c=6,"Back in Episode 2, we introduced you to Dr. Paul Moller, and his Skycar. Recently, Dr. Moller announced plans for a demonstration flight of the Skycar are going forward and that he is giving supporters a way to get in on the event.
“Today, we have launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to do just that,” said Dr. Moller. “We are announcing that we are opening up the testing of the M400 Skycar to the public, and to join us and participate in the historic Official First Flight,” he said.
Dr. Moller stated that with the recent increased horsepower breakthroughs that the company has made to the Skycar’s engines, any funds raised during the crowdfunding campaign would specifically be used to complete the installation of the new, higher-power engines and fly the first un-tethered Skycar flight with a pilot on-board.
“We’re excited that we’ve had three companies agree to match a portion of funds raised – dollar-for-dollar, and they’ve pledged almost $1 million toward this milestone event. With the public’s help, we know we can raise the remaining funds that we need to undertake their first official flight.” Moller goes on to say. “In exchange for help from our Indiegogo donors, we are offering a number of limited-edition, commemorative and unique Skycar Flight Test Team gear. For the top donors, we are offering a flight aboard the Skycar itself, once we’re cleared to do so by the FAA,” he stated.
The M400 Skycar is classed as a “Powered-Lift” category aircraft, and is the only civilian aircraft to carry that designation. Moller plans to carry out the Official First Flight in front of the donors and legions of the Skycar’s fans, enthusiasts and followers in June of 2014 at a lakeside water park north of Sacramento, California. The Skycar®, explained Moller, is unique amongst a growing number of “flying cars” that are being developed, in that it is capable of vertical takeoff and landing, and yet remains small enough to use on the road and stored at home. “Ultimately we see Skycar owners backing out of their garage and driving a short distance to pick up their Starbucks® coffee and then to a designated area, where at the push a button, they take off and fly to work 100 miles away,” he said.
Moller went on: “Our campaign not only allows the pilots flying on-board to make history –but there is an extra added benefit,” he said. “There are only a hand-full of pilots in the world with flight time in powered-lift aircraft of any type, and currently, there are none with any time in powered-lift aircraft of this type. We are offering not only the chance to ‘log’ flight time in the Skycar, but also the chance to make aviation history by being part of the team that tested an air vehicle that is bound for the National Air and Space Museum.”
Moller stated that the proceeds from the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign would be used to prepare the Skycar for its Official First Flight – off of a tether and to a higher altitude – in contrast to previous tests that were tethered and unpiloted. He also stated that the funds would be used to fly the Official First Flight in front of the public, and any additional funds that might be raised would be used to continue to fly and test the Skycar. The Company wants to be able to fly the Skycar at different events throughout the United States and the world, where the people that donated to the campaign can have the opportunity to see the historic air vehicle that they helped to fly.
“We’ve seen crowdfunding being used for a variety of unique reasons, including the rebuilding of historic aircraft destined for museums, but this is the first time that the public will be able to participate in the test and historic first flight of a prototype aircraft,” Moller said. “We’re making history together – our supporters, our sponsors and us…and even more importantly, together we’re also helping to advance the state of transportation by giant leaps.”
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ba1cacc0-b0e2-469f-9e6f-b49cbd26fb3f,2020-10-24T09:43:37+00:00,2020-09-24,1,https://in.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canada-government-proposes-boost-to-unemployment-benefit-in-move-likely-to-avert-election-idINKCN26F2US,"OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada’s government on Thursday proposed boosting a weekly payout for the jobless that would replace emergency COVID-19 income support that ends this weekend, a move that looks set to help the ruling Liberals win a parliamentary confidence vote.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seeking the support of at least one opposition party on a sweeping agenda to battle COVID-19, help those hurt by it, and foster economic growth.
Two of the three other parties in Parliament signaled rejection of the plan. But the left-leaning New Democrats, who demanded the increased payout, indicated they would support Trudeau, thus averting an election.
“We are very optimistic about the outcome of these negotiations,” party leader Jagmeet Singh told reporters, adding he was talking with the government over his demand for paid sick leave. “It was never my goal to plunge the country into an election.”
Canada’s current unemployment rate is 10.2%, up sharply from 5.6% in February, the last full month before the coronavirus outbreak hit.
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough told a news conference earlier on Thursday that Ottawa was proposing legislation that would make the new unemployment benefit equal to the emergency income support. Those eligible receive C$500 ($374.60) a week.
The government had initially said it would offer C$400 a week for up to 26 weeks.
Trudeau said on Wednesday that “this is not the time for austerity” and promised major new spending on top of the hundreds of billions of dollars he has already unveiled.
“It’s true that this is expensive, but ... it will be even more expensive if we don’t do it,” Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland told the news conference on Thursday.
Pressed on market concerns about the risk posed by soaring deficit and debt levels, she said interest rates were at a 100-year low.
Reporting by David Ljunggren and Julie Gordon; Editing by David Gregorio and Peter Cooney
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.",436,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107882103.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024080855-20201024110855-00080.warc.gz,0.9584921002388
788684b5-bb05-4773-8dc8-eb54e2e7ed49,2018-08-21T09:31:23+00:00,2008-07-07,0,http://ethar.toodull.com/2008/07/07/thomas-mdisch-dies-at-68-%EC%9E%91%EA%B0%80-%EB%94%94%EC%89%AC-%EC%82%AC%EB%A7%9D/,"작가 토마스 M.디쉬가 세상을 떠났다.
어제 본 영화에서처럼 총으로 자살했다고 한다. 유작 The Word of God의 출간을 알리는 글이 “Once a mortal, soon to be in Heaven,” 으로 시작하는구나.
랭포드 David Langford의 앤시블 253호에서 옮긴다.
• Thomas M. Disch (1940-2008), US author and poet who began publishing sf in 1962 and gave us many darkly brilliant short stories and novels, committed suicide on 4 July; he was 68. His finest novels were Camp Concentration (1968), 334 (1972) and On Wings of Song (1979); the latter won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. Brian Aldiss hailed Disch’s early work thus: ‘A genuine pessimist of a new writer has come along, to delight us with an unadulterated shot of pure bracing gloom.’ John Clute’s SF Encyclopedia entry called him ‘the most respected, least trusted, most envied and least read of all modern first-rank sf writers.’ His solitary Hugo was for the entertainingly contentious The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World (1998); ‘The Brave Little Toaster’ (1980 F&SF) won a BSFA award and was filmed. I admire his work very much indeed.",439,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221218101.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821092915-20180821112915-00121.warc.gz,0.916879951953888
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4bbd1f1d-a70e-4611-a516-fc0e186e1c11,2013-06-19T18:59:32+00:00,2010-10-13,0,http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/as-china-advances-solar-start-ups-strategize/,"In an article in The New York Times on Wednesday, I wrote about how high-tech Silicon Valley solar companies are retooling their strategies to compete with low-cost Chinese manufacturers.
Over the last two years, Chinese solar panel makers like Suntech and Yingli Green Energy have moved aggressively into the United States and now supply about 40 percent of the California market, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a research firm.
China’s growing dominance of the global solar market has been on display in Los Angeles this week at the Solar Power International conference, one of the industry’s biggest annual get-togethers. In a vast exhibition hall, the booth of one Silicon Valley start-up, Solyndra, is surrounded by a sea of Chinese solar companies offering their wares.
As prices for conventional silicon-based solar panels plummet, pressure has increased on Silicon Valley start-ups like Solyndra that make a type of photovoltaic cell called copper indium gallium selenide, or CIGS. Though less efficient at converting sunlight into electricity, the promise of the technology was that it could be made cheaply – at least until the cost of conventional solar module prices fell 40 percent over the past year.
That led Solyndra to start production two months ahead of schedule at its new $733 million factory in Fremont, Calif., and to speed up development of its next-generation solar panel.
“It definitely puts more pressure on us to bring our costs down as quickly as possible by ramping up volume,” said Ben Bierman, Solyndra’s executive vice president for operations and engineering, as driverless carts shuttled stacks of photovoltaic parts to large orange robots at Fab 1, the company’s original factory.
Nathaniel Bullard, a solar analyst with Bloomberg New Energy Finance in San Francisco, said that success for high-tech Silicon Valley solar companies may depend on finding a big market niche they can dominate.
Solyndra, for instance, makes lightweight solar panels that snap together like Legos and can be installed on large commercial rooftops unable to support heavier conventional panels. On the roof of the company’s headquarters, Mr. Bierman recently gave me an advance look at its new solar panel, which is more powerful but requires far less labor to install.
“We really took a lot of the cost out and accelerated development in response to the Chinese,” Mr. Bierman said.
China presents different challenges for SunPower, which was founded in 1985 and is the granddaddy of Silicon Valley solar companies.
SunPower makes conventional solar panels but has also pursued a high-technology strategy and says it produces the world’s most efficient photovoltaic modules. (Architects and fashion-forward homeowners also favor the company’s sleek jet-black panels.)
In recent years, SunPower has increasingly focused on building big photovoltaic power plants to supply electricity to utilities that put a premium on technological performance, reliability and a company’s ability to manage complex projects.
“In the old days, the saying was that nobody gets fired for buying I.B.M.,” Thomas Werner, SunPower’s chief executive, said in an interview. “That’s what we want to be in solar, and we are in fact.”
He said that while SunPower competes on costs, it does not aim to be the lowest-cost manufacturer.
“We want to have the best technologies so that people buy us for the reasons they buy a company’s product like Apple,” Mr. Werner said. “I don’t want to be the iPhone without the apps.”",781,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.947955310344696
824ff18c-b1df-4099-9d06-6fbd564a3c98,2022-05-26T05:12:20+00:00,2016-01-01,0,https://rtu.businesscommunicationnetwork.com/chapter/page/59/?book_id=11&chapter_id=295&media=3,"Business Communication Essentials, 8th Ed.
Chapter 14. Applying and Interviewing for Employment
""In his book, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, author and productivity Guru David Allen discusses his “next-action technique,” which basically involves taking action with one task to empower you to get to the next task.
""Suddenly, the interviewer won’t return your emails or answer your calls.
""Here are the top 10 network security challenges faced by small and midsize businesses (SMBs) in 2015 and tips to address them.
""Pinpointing your customers’ needs better may lead to better sales—but you’ve got to do some legwork first.
According to Bill Reichert, ""Most entrepreneurs should just throw out their elevator pitches and start over.
""When we look back at small business lending in 2015, bigger has been better for entrepreneurs in search of capital.
""It's almost axiomatic - business growth requires a clear vision or goal and strategies to support it.
According to Eric Samson (photo, left), ""In January 2015, MediaPost reported that CMOs are turning more of their attention toward social media.
""Of all the reasons why applicants’ resumes get tossed in the circular file, “the O word”, for overqualified, has long been in the Top Ten.
""A reader asked whether she needed to reply to an email.
""In real life, most people are fairly law-abiding, either by disposition or because we're afraid of getting caught.
""The meeting seemed to go smoothly.
""We spend a lot of energy looking for shortcuts to save time, and sure, those shortcuts add up.
""Popular social networks are notoriously careful to not alienate their users, helping ensure that your ads won’t come off as overly intrusive and tiresome.
Julie Bawden Davis (photo, left) reports on the trend.
""Assuming you work very hard and are not rude, insensitive, or offensive, if you feel you must significantly change the way you speak and act to fit into your company's culture, then perhaps you are in the wrong company.
""The Wall Street Journal describes how marketing is becoming increasingly automated as a result of new technologies.
John Eades (photo, left) offers his 10 signs at LinkedIn.
Chris Lake (photo, left) offers his advice at SearchEngineWatch.
Paco Underhill (photo, left) reports on the topic of ""more vs.
According to Eric Samson (photo, left), ""There are no silver bullets in marketing.
""Think it’s easy to leverage social media to provide customer service to customers?
Here's a sponsored article at BusinessInsider.
""Five big-name brands learned this lesson the hard way this year, carelessly tarnishing their reputations and fanning a firestorm of negative publicity in the process.",618,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662601401.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526035036-20220526065036-00019.warc.gz,0.94691127538681
e89e323b-2e45-476c-abad-b430a2a5e2bc,2018-08-20T20:45:52+00:00,2013-12-30,1,http://stagenc.build.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2013/12/30/utah-bald-eagle-deaths-alarm-scientists.html,"SALT LAKE CITY - Bald eagles are dying in Utah - 20 in the past few weeks alone - and nobody can figure out why. Hundreds of the majestic birds, many with wingspans of 7 feet or more, migrate here each winter, gathering along the Great Salt Lake and feasting on carp and other fish that swim in the nearby freshwater bays.
SALT LAKE CITY — Bald eagles are dying in Utah — 20 in the past few weeks alone — and nobody can figure out why.
Hundreds of the majestic birds, many with wingspans of 7 feet or more, migrate here each winter, gathering along the Great Salt Lake and feasting on carp and other fish that swim in the nearby freshwater bays.
Earlier this month, however, hunters and farmers across five counties in northern and central Utah began finding the normally skittish raptors lying listless on the ground. Many suffered from seizures, head tremors and paralysis in the legs, feet and wings.
Many of the eagles were brought to the mammoth Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah, where Buz Marthaler, a longtime animal caretaker, and other handlers tried to save the birds. Within 48 hours most were dead.
“In an average year, we might get one or two (eagles), but we’ve received nine so far, and five of those have died,” Marthaler said. “The other four are still in our care.”
Marthaler, 56, co-founder of the facility in Ogden, said, “It’s just hard to have your national bird in your arms, going through seizures in a way it can’t control — when you can see its pain but don’t know what’s happening to it.”
State wildlife specialists are baffled. For weeks, officials have sent birds for necropsies at the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wis., hoping the results would offer clues.
The birds were not shot by hunters, and officials don’t believe the birds were poisoned.
At first, the agency’s disease scientists guessed that the illness could be encephalitis, which is caused by the West Nile virus, but later ruled that out. And although many sick eagles tested positive for lead, researchers did not think that it was killing the birds.
Officials now suggest the eagle die-off might be connected to the deaths of thousands of eared grebes that began in Utah in November. Eagles are known to prey on the small shorebirds. Because the grebes are thought to have died from avian cholera, many scientists theorize that the eagles became sick from feeding on infected grebes. Officials still don’t know why the shorebirds became sick.
“We’re getting closer to an answer,” said Mitch Lane, a conservation officer with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, adding that officials would meet this week to continue investigating.
Meanwhile, a new ailing bald eagle surfaces almost daily.",633,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217006.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820195652-20180820215652-00173.warc.gz,0.970375120639801
ecfc77ba-fa5e-42cc-938d-40571e17d08e,2017-08-20T02:11:50+00:00,2017-08-20,1,http://strategy2050.kz/en/news/19,"|2017 Expo-2017 International Exhibition will take place in Astana|
|2020 2020 SMEs will produce at least 50% of GDP Labor productivity will be increased up to 126 thousand dollars Children aged 3-6 will be 100 per cent covered by pre-school education|
|2025 2025 Kazakhstan will completely provide own market with petroleum products according to new standards of environmental friendliness Share of non-oil export in the total amount of export has to increase twice and three times by 2040 Translation of Kazakh alphabet to Latin will begin 95% of Kazakhstan citizens have to know the Kazakh language|
|2030 2030 Water-saving technologies will be applied on 15% of acreage|
|2040 2040 Problem of the population providing with water for irrigation will be solved|
|2050 2050 GDP volume per capita will reach 60 thousand dollars Share of the city citizens will be up to 70 per cent of the total population|
""At present, the program"" Business Road Map-2020 "", initiated by the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, is one of the most important mechanisms for the implementation of the state program of New Industrialization. Thanks to the program on improvement of the business climate in Kazakhstan, we have seen a steady increase in the number of private entrepreneurs over the past three years,"" the statement said.
The new program assumed intensive support to small and medium business – as to the backbone of any developing or developed economy. Among help measures - subsidizing of an interest rate for the credits of banks for implementation of projects, partial state guaranteeing on the credits of banks, development of production (industrial) infrastructure, service support of business, training, youth practice and the organizations of social workplaces. In other words, the government created conditions under which the initiative, conscientious and qualified businessmen have an opportunity to keep and increase the business.
""We would like to see a powerful entrepreneurial class emerge, ready to undertake risks, master new markets and introduce innovations. It is entrepreneurs that constitute the driving force of economic modernization,"" President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said in his Address to the nation in January 2010, the. In this regard, he instructed the government in 2010 to ensure the introduction of a unified budget program “Business Road Map-2020” for the development of entrepreneurship in the regions.
The volume of paid subsidies amounted to 35.063 billion tenge, guarantees amounting to 8.077 billion tenge were issued. In general, various measures of the state support captured more than 37,000 businessmen. More than 34 thousand new jobs have been created.",526,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105961.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820015021-20170820035021-00333.warc.gz,0.901856243610382
16c6b461-2592-4a10-988b-a2a2464cb496,2022-05-22T22:52:18+00:00,2022-05-22,0,https://ontheair.nz/assets/ZLH_TM-068?,"Take 6-8 bunk sized hut with a fireplace in the end wall. Inexplicably, divide it lengthways with a block wall, including splitting the fireplace in two. Then put gaping doubledoor sized opening in each side wall. Furnish with 1 wooden bench per half. Third House Shelter. Note: no water supply is present.
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5b0b985d-9e6b-4afe-af03-c83aea19faa5,2013-05-24T02:05:21+00:00,2012-05-14,1,http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/yoursay/communities/beddingtonlive/latestnews/9704337.Protestors_march_against_incinerator_plans/?action=complain&cid=10380555,"Protest march through Croydon against Beddington Lane incinerator
Campaigners marched through town in protest against an incinerator, planned for the border of Sutton and Croydon, which would burn more than 200,000 tonnes of waste a year.
Organised by group Stop the Incinerator, around 100 protestors marched from Croydon University Hospital on Sunday May 13 to Croydon Town Hall, Katharine Street to highlight anger over plans for an incinerator on Beddington Lane.
Marching along London Road and North End, the group laid a wreath outside the town hall before holding rallying speeches at Queens Gardens.
Shasha Khan, a member of Croydon Green Party and Stop the Incinerator, said: “We laid the wreathe as a symbol to the death of democracy. It seems our council would rather serve the interests of corporations than its public.”
A full planning application for the incinerator is expected from waste management company Viridor in June.
The company was chosen to handle waste from Croydon, Kingston, Sutton and Merton by the South London Waste Partnership (SLWP), made up of members from each area’s council, at the end of last year.
Mr Khan added: “There were people from Sutton Merton and Croydon there. This is not a political matter – the ruling party in each council has given this the go-ahead because they are thinking about costs and the increasing price of landfill.
""We would like to see Conservative counsellors from Croydon step forward and join us to protest this plan.”
Coun Phil Thomas, cabinet member for environment and highways at Croydon Council and chairman of the SLWP , said: “The organisers of the march must have been disappointed by the turnout, most people were either Labour of Green Party members and the remainder of the people are those who like to go on marches.""
He accused campaigners of spreading misinformation about the potential impact of an incinerator.
He said: “All they are interested in is scare-mongering.
“There are 400 plus facilities of this kind across Europe and the UK. Can they find anywhere in the world where they have cause any health problems?”",466,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.964617848396301
4a768fcf-88bb-4487-810f-2455b5f4c7dd,2019-08-24T15:35:56+00:00,2019-02-26,1,https://www.azorobotics.com/News.aspx?newsID=10326,"The first Australian single pilot hovercraft is being developed by aerospace engineers at RMIT University for recreational purposes.
This week, the engineers will display their entry at Australia’s mega air show in Avalon, representing Australia in Boeing’s global GoFly competition that is pegged at 1 million US dollars.
According to Dr Graham Dorrington, a RMIT Senior Lecturer who is supervising the development of the prototype, by creating Australia’s largest personal electric vehicle, the group was blazing a trail.
A growing number of global ventures are vying to introduce electric-powered air vehicles capable of vertical take-off and landing so it’s vital that Australia keeps pace with the emerging technologies driving this nascent market.
Dr Graham Dorrington, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University.
RMIT students as well as new graduates of aerospace engineering, who are managing the project, are being advised by Dorrington and other senior scientists.
According to Stephen Hardiman, project lead and final year aerospace engineering student at RMIT University, the team’s commitment, expertise, and enthusiasm were the factors that were driving the project.
We’ve all been here every day and sometimes into the night, working through our summer holidays to get this off the ground. Despite all the hard work and some setbacks along the way, it’s been one of the best years of my life working on this.
Stephen Hardiman, Project Lead and Aerospace Engineering Student, RMIT University.
The new model accommodates a four-rotor drone design upgraded to a craft measuring 8’ long and which is capable of carrying a person in a canopy akin to that of an F1 racing car pod. In addition, the model is constructed from an aluminum frame with walls made of carbon fibers and foam. Wings will be incorporated in the next stage of the design.
According to Stephanie McCulloch, an aerospace engineering student at RMIT University, the craft is designed to take off in a vertical direction, which means it will not need a large space or an airstrip for take-off and landing operations, and it also includes easy controls so that formal training is not required.
The concept is a personal and affordable recreational vehicle that you can race other people in, without the need for hours of flight training or the massive amounts of money associated. It’s taking aerospace into the next generation of personal use vehicles and shows what university students, academics and industry can produce together. These competitions are great for bringing to life the next wave of ideas and innovations. I see all of this work proving useful one day and helping concepts like Uber Air become reality sooner rather than later.
Stephanie McCulloch, Aerospace Engineering Student, RMIT University.
Assisted by RMIT Activator, the researchers launched a start-up called X-Aero, with the goal to commercialize designs for futuristic personal flying vehicles.
“Start-ups are really driving tech innovation, so it’s such an exciting time to be involved - we’re learning skills we will soon require for pursuing a career in aviation,” stated McCulloch.
“Also, having something so wonderful to show for all your learning, at the end of the degree is a massive bonus.”
According to some team members, it had been their childhood dream to fly their very own personal craft—a dream that may soon become a reality.
(Video credit: RMIT University)",709,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321160.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824152236-20190824174236-00225.warc.gz,0.953122973442078
6201bca7-5549-4ab6-b45b-3b498f245676,2020-10-25T11:37:51+00:00,2012-03-22,1,https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/22/comment-britain-must-stop-fudging-its-way-to-equality-and-let-religions-marry-gay-couples/,"Comment: Britain must stop fudging its way to equality and let religions marry gay couples
Following the launch of the government’s public consultation on how to implement equal civil marriage rights, Rabbi Aaron Goldstein, the co-chair of Rabbinic Conference of Liberal Judaism, says religious ceremonies must be included in the final result.
I have written before about the process of moving towards Equal Marriage in the UK and now with the launch of the Government’s consultation process titled, ‘Equal Civil Marriage Consultation,’ feel moved to do so once more. I would encourage all readers to participate in the consultation.
I do not feel that the current consultation goes far enough. You will notice that there is only one question relating to religious marriage. On the front page it states that a key proposal of this consultation is, “to make no changes to religious marriages. This will continue to only be legally possible between a man and a woman.” This confirms that the Government proposals are not for Full Marriage Equality but yet again for a stepping-stone towards it. As a Brit, I am used to our culture of fudging our way forwards but the reasons why we need to keep pushing for Full Marriage Equality remain the same.
At the outset, I must point out that comments concerning ‘religious freedom’ around debate led by the Pope, the Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu and Cardinal Keith O’Brien, are spurious. Not once has there been any suggestion of compulsion – religious institutions must accept equal religious marriage. Rather, there currently is a bar on my religious freedom to perform a Jewish marriage ceremony for couples, regardless of their sexuality, who yearn for God’s blessing upon the essence of their union: love, commitment, sharing of values and ethics in a monogamous relationship.
Most religious leaders who speak in favour of marriage as an institution should be interested in increasing the numbers of those marrying rather than placing further impediments to those who seek God’s blessing in all good faith. Those who still believe that marriage can contribute positively to the lives of individuals, households and society and who can articulate why that is so, ultimately come back to the argument that marriage was and can only be a union between male and female.
I would like to quote the British Jewish scholar Israel Abrahams (1858-1925). “The formulation of the highest truth needs constant revision, and even more surely do the forms in which truth is clothed. When dogma takes the place of love, religion is dead.”
In my consideration of Equal Marriage, I have found it helpful to consider what was so important about when my wife and I married. We had an incredible day. The wedding itself was wonderful being in Northwood and Pinner Liberal Synagogue where we had both had our baby blessings, Bar and Bat Mitzvah and Kabbalat Torah (Confirmation). We had gone all the way through our Cheder (Saturday morning Religion School) and graduated to being Teaching Assistants and then Teachers before we went to university. This was our spiritual home.
Our legal standing did not come into our desire to be married to each other, nor did any financial consideration or thought of children. Our party was certainly the best ever (I hope we all believe that of our own!). Yet the essential element of our wedding day was our Rabbi (who happened to be my father) asking God to bless our marriage.
I am now, myself a Rabbi of Northwood and Pinner Liberal Synagogue. When my daughters – if they choose to – get married, I believe that I should have the religious freedom to ask God to bless their marriage, whether they are marrying a man or a woman. As a bridegroom, I enjoyed the rights and freedoms of being heterosexual. I know that sexuality is not a matter of choice. I believe that society has accepted that fact. If dogma is not to take the place of love, then it is time to progress our definition of the institution of marriage.",823,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107888931.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20201025100059-20201025130059-00603.warc.gz,0.96419221162796
f6408b6f-d394-4572-88b0-1a3ddbb90986,2022-05-24T15:03:02+00:00,2020-02-24,0,https://www.caseys.com/blog/box-tops,"Last updated February 24, 2020
We know how much you love pizza and our long-time pizza box tops program that allows you to get a free large pizza for every ten pizzas you've purchased.
And, because we love pizza at Casey's, we made sure our new Casey's Rewards program makes it easier than ever to earn and track your progress toward free pizza.
With the launch of the new Casey's Rewards program, the time-honored tradition of collecting pizza box tops becomes even simpler when they show up right inside your Casey's Rewards account. Never again will you have to worry about box tops getting thrown out with the pizza box, or 'lost' when a family member cleans out the junk drawer. And you won't have to debate with family or friends about who gets to keep the box top - they'll all be safely stored in one place in your Casey's Rewards account.
This change will make it easier, but we also know change isn't always easy. That's why we're giving you some time to adjust. During the transition period - January 1, 2020, through June 30, 2020 - there are a few ways you can keep your pizza rewards rolling in:
Once you create a Casey's account online, then all your pizza purchases will automatically be tracked, regardless of whether you order over the phone, online, or in the app.
Again, it really is that simple. Just set up your account online, and then from there your pizza purchases can be tracked just by providing us with the phone number on your account when you order. When you tell us your phone number - or you've logged in online or with the app - Casey's will load the box tops to your Casey's Rewards account.
To learn more about pizza box tops, please visit our FAQ page.
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da46411f-c1b6-4cd9-9931-8c66c7741c9d,2013-05-18T17:26:50+00:00,2013-01-01,1,http://www.covingtonleader.com/pages/ara/push?class=&x_page=4&per_page=12&rel=&instance=business,"Business & Careers
Small-business owners show cautious optimism about 2013
(BPT) - There’s no doubt that small businesses are a driving force in the American economy. And because they feel the shifts in the economy so acutely, the insight of small business owners can provide a real-time picture of what’s going well and where potential problems lie. The semi-annual Bank of America Small Busines...
Three-year degree programs shorten the path to rewarding careers
(BPT) - Three-year bachelor’s degree programs are gaining popularity as many students look for ways to enter the workforce faster. Though these programs are common in Europe and Canada, condensed programs are now attracting greater interest in the United States as students and education providers realize the unique bene...
Seven big trends for small businesses in 2013
(BPT) - Today, if you tell someone you’ll be in touch, he or she may not only ask when, but how. Modern technology has dramatically changed the way we communicate, providing multiple ways to stay connected at any time. For small and medium-sized businesses, this means big opportunities to stay competitive, provided that...
Top communities providing support for returning veterans
(BPT) - When veterans return home from serving overseas, the support found in family, friends and the community can make a huge difference for a smooth transition. Pittsburgh ranks as the top place in the nation for veterans to transition from combat boots to civilian shoes, according to a study commissioned by USAA and Military.com. The “ Best Places for Veterans” list identifies U.S. metro areas that offer America's most recent veterans more opportunities to find a job or go to college ...
Christmas gift ideas for corporate sponsors
Share in the holiday spirit and show your appreciation to corporate sponsors with meat and cheese gift baskets , personalized gifts and more to say thank you for their hard work and dedication. With simple tips and proven crowd-pleasers, it is easy to show your gratitude to corporate sponsors that help your organization accomplish all of its goals. Fruit and nut gift baskets No matter the number of corporate sponsors you would like to give gifts to this year, you can find the perfect f...
Three tips for mastering new media and multimedia
New technology and digital media like Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest and Twitter are changing the way people communicate both at home and in the workplace. They're also contributing to a generation gap. For example, users under age 30 are significantly more likely to use social-networking sites when compared to other adult age groups, according to research from the Pew Internet Project.
Veterans growing as entrepreneurs
Veterans returning home face many challenges that weren't present when they were serving in the armed forces. Between adapting to civilian life, reacquainting with family and friends, and finding employment, the adjustment can be a difficult process.",587,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00006-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.938686668872833
b53a27f0-feaa-450a-b2c0-940a5c18f789,2013-05-23T05:01:45+00:00,2013-05-22,0,http://inspirationfeed.com/inspiration/advertising-inspiration/35-creative-mcdonalds-corp-advertising-practices/,"35 Creative McDonald’s Corp Advertising Practices
McDonald’s Corporation was started on April 15, 1955 in Des Plaines, Illinois. Originally the business began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald. Later on businessman Ray Kroc joined the company as a franchise agent in 1955 and thus McDonald’s Corporation started their successful journey. Today McDonald’s operates over 31,000 restaurants worldwide, employing more than 1.5 million people. Being the world’s largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, their brand name is well know around the world.
You could potentially propose an argument that they are one of the top 10 most known brands in the world. They serve as a great role model to any potential business, no matter the niche. According to the 2010 Annual Report, McDonald’s is serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries, with over 31,000 restaurants worldwide. Those are some large/scary numbers. Their powerful momentum has stunned the world, while continuing to keep their prices low.
Now that we have some background regarding their prominent status, let’s talk more about their advertising practices. Everybody understands that in order to sell your product, your fist priority is to let the potential customer know it exists. A quick glance at McDonald’s Corp color choice, and the “average joe” will think nothing of it. Interestingly enough, red and yellow are powerful colors. The duo sparks the thought of hunger inside our brain. A great epiphany of this, are the bottle/food colors of ketchup and mustard.
Hopefully this made you aware of their restaurants colors, advertising, packaging, product placement, and all of their other business practices. Their intelligent convention does not end there. They hire some of the best people in business, to take care of their print, audio, and video advertising campaigns. Sometime their ads are funny, sometimes they’re creative, and sometime they promote a good cause. The “I’m lovin it!” slogan jingles over and over until it’s finally tattooed in our brain.
In this article we want to showcase some of the best McDonald’s advertising. Below we hand-picked some great examples based on quality/creativity. We hope the following adverts will open your eyes and appreciate the “Giant’s” practices. There is a general understand that advertising can be evil. Companies usually stretch the truth and lead us to believing their products are better than reality. This frustrates myself and subtracts my respect for that company’s brand. For this reason, we tried to keep this collection misleading-free. The following images were all collected from Adsoftheworld.com, a great place for creatives.
- Advertising Agency: DDB Denmark
- Creative Director: Jesper Schmidt
- Published: June 2009
- Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, New Delhi, India
- Art Director/Illustrator: Sumonto Ghosh
- Published: N/A
The Real Milkshake
- Advertising Agency: DDB Helsinki, Finland
- Creative Director: Jukka Mannio
- Published: April 2009
Torino 2006 Winter Olympics Sponsorship: Ski-Jump
- Advertising Agency: DDB, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Creative Director: Joris Kuijpers, Dylan de Backer
- Published: 2006
- Advertising Agency: DDB, Stockholm, Sweden
- Creative Team: Andreas Dahlqvist, Lars Friberg, Simon Higby, Ted Harry Mellström, Mattias Manitski
- Published: N/A
A sandwich for experts.
- Advertising Agency: DDB, Budapest, Hungary
- Creative Director: Péter Tordai
- Published: 2010
Nice Try Mom
- Advertising Agency: GBK Heye, Munich, Germany
- Creative Director: Alexander Bartel, Martin Kiessling
- Published: 2007
- Advertising Agency: Arnold, Boston, USA
- Creative Director: Chris Edwards
- Published: April 2009
- Advertising Agency: DDB, Auckland, New Zealand
- Creative Director: Toby Talbot
- Published: April 2008
- Advertising Agency: Cossette West, Canada
- Creative Director: Bryan Collins, Rob Sweetman
- Published: 2009
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005a7ae3-36d8-4697-ba3b-1ae6b1fe7284,2016-07-29T12:10:06+00:00,2012-10-18,0,http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/diamondbacks-add-former-manager-bob-brenly-espn-steve-111635424--mlb.html,"In recent months we've had a pretty close eye on the Arizona Diamondbacks television booth due to the unusual circumstances surrounding broadcasters Daron Sutton and Mark Grace.
To recap quickly, at different points during the 2012 season both men disappeared from FSN Arizona broadcasts to deal with personal and professional issues. Sutton's absence was more mysterious at first because the team was vague when discussing his ""indefinite suspension,"" but we later learned there were philosophical differences with the organization that went beyond his personal matter. Grace's situation was more cut and dry as he took an extended leave of absence in August after his second DUI arrest in 15 months.
Ultimately, the differences with Sutton were deemed irreparable, and with Grace's contract also running out, the team decided to overhaul their booth completely on Oct. 4. That announcement came as a surprise to few. In fact, at the time of Grace and Sutton's dismissal speculation about who would replace the duo was already well underway.
It appears the Diamondbacks' search was, too, because the team has already announced their replacements. And it turns out they landed two pretty big names to fill the roles.
Former manager Bob Brenly — who led the Diamondbacks to a World Series championship in 2001 — will handle the color commentating duties after leaving the same position with the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Of course, that's where Brenly formed a very entertaining and popular eight-year partnership with Len Kasper that many baseball fans are disappointed to see end. Brenly also spent three years in the booth with Arizona before going down to the dugout in 2001 and has called national broadcasts for Fox and TBS, so he's obviously polished and sound at his job.
His new play-by-play partner will be ESPN personality Steve Berthiaume, who hosted shows such as ""Baseball Tonight"" and also provided play-by-play during ESPN's extended College World Series coverage. Berthiaume's hiring had been rumored, but wasn't the near certainty that Brenly's was. It'll be interesting to see how he transitions from the studio to the full-time television voice in Arizona.
""We are ecstatic to be bringing in such a dynamic broadcast duo like Bob and Steve,"" team president and CEO Derrick Hall said. ""Not only are we able to reach back to our roots with someone who has played such a significant role in our franchise's history, but we truly feel that Bob is the best analyst in the game today. With Steve, we believe that his ability to connect with our fans and his tremendous work on the national stage over the last several years makes him the perfect addition to the booth.""
Difficult to argue with any of Derrick Hall's logic there. If Berthiaume's transition goes smoothly, Arizona should be set up with a good pairing for years to come.
While the new hires bring a tumultuous and at times bizarre situation in Arizona to a conclusion, they also leave openings at ESPN and in the Cubs broadcast booth. We've already heard names such current postgame analyst Todd Hollandsworth and MLB Network's Dan Plesac — who handled postgame duties with the Cubs in the past — linked to the latter job. It appears Mark Grace, who at one time would have been a logical candidate, will not be considered and recently retired Cub Kerry Wood is not interested.
Whoever the hire is will walk into a good situation with Len Kasper already comfortable and excelling in his role. But hopefully the selection can carry a tune a little bit, too, because whoever it is will definitely be asked to perform the seventh-inning stretch gimmick at Wrigley Field several times a year.",737,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257830066.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071030-00181-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.983219146728516
47088d9d-93a8-49fd-86a3-edca86dc6a1e,2016-07-27T01:54:39+00:00,2016-04-08,0,http://umm.edu/health/medical/drug-notes/notes/rizatriptan-by-mouth,"Rizatriptan (By mouth)
When This Medicine Should Not Be Used
How to Use This Medicine
Tablet, Dissolving Tablet
- Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use. Do not use more than directed. Use rizatriptan only when you have a migraine.
- If your headache improves but then comes back, you may take a second dose. Wait at least 2 hours before you take the second dose. Call your doctor if your headache does not improve at all after the first dose.
- Tablet: Swallow whole with a glass of water. Do not crush, break, or chew it.
- Make sure your hands are dry before you handle the disintegrating tablet. Peel back the foil from the blister pack, then remove the tablet. Do not push the tablet through the foil. Place the tablet in your mouth. After it has melted, swallow or take a drink of water.
- Read and follow the patient instructions that come with this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
- Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
Drugs and Foods to Avoid
Ask your doctor or pharmacist before using any other medicine, including over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products.
- Do not use this medicine if you have taken another triptan or ergot medicine for a migraine in the past 24 hours (including almotriptan, dihydroergotamine, eletriptan, ergotamine, frovatriptan, methysergide, naratriptan, sumatriptan, or zolmitriptan).
- Do not use this medicine if you have used an MAO inhibitor (MAOI) within the past 2 weeks.
- Some medicines can affect how rizatriptan works. Tell your doctor if you are using propranolol or medicine to treat depression.
Warnings While Using This Medicine
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, phenylketonuria (PKU), or a family history of heart disease, heart attack, blood circulation problems, or stroke. Tell your doctor if you smoke.
- This medicine may cause the following problems:
- Increased risk for heart rhythm problems, heart attack, or stroke
- Spasms in the blood vessels
- Serotonin syndrome (more likely if used with certain other medicines)
- High blood pressure
- This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive or do anything that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.
- Your headaches may become worse if you use headache medicine for 10 or more days per month. Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.
- Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.
Possible Side Effects While Using This Medicine
Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:
- Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
- Anxiety, restlessness, fever, sweating, muscle spasms, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, seeing or hearing things that are not there
- Chest pain, trouble breathing, unusual sweating, faintness
- Fast, slow, pounding, or uneven heartbeat
- Numbness or coldness in your hands or feet
- Numbness or weakness on one side of your body, problems with vision, speech, or walking
- Severe stomach pain, bloody diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting
- Tightness or discomfort in your chest, neck, or jaw
- Vision loss or vision changes that are not part of a usual migraine
If you notice these less serious side effects, talk with your doctor:
If you notice other side effects that you think are caused by this medicine, tell your doctor
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088
- Last reviewed on 4/8/2016
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070d6dfd-f18b-4196-86a7-288d8529a27e,2015-03-28T14:27:14+00:00,2007-07-20,0,http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/31378/hairspray/,"Who could have predicted that the twisted mind behind some of the grossest images in underground film would also be partly responsible for one of the sunniest movie musicals in decades? Hairspray, based on the hit stage musical that in turn was based on John Waters' loopy 1988 flick, is a delight from start to finish, a valentine as big-hearted -- and big-boned -- as its indefatigable heroine, Tracy Turnblad.
Set in Baltimore during the early 1960s, Hairspray is too rambunctiously good-natured to resist. It's no secret that the salad days of the movie musical are long gone. The few that get made by Hollywood these days -- Rent, The Producers, etc. -- typically come saddled with Broadway-fueled expectations almost impossible to meet. And yet Hairspray stands as tall as a bouffant. Much of the credit must go to the film's Tracy Turnblad, Nikki Blonsky, a then-17-year-old unknown who went from slinging ice cream at a Cold Stone Creamery to movie musical star. From the opening salvo of ""Good Morning, Baltimore,"" which Blonsky belts out by as she flits down city streets, you know you're in good hands.
Stout, spunky and sporting a defiantly puffy do, teenaged Tracy dreams of being on ""The Corny Collins Show,"" a local television program that features fresh-faced white kids rocking out, Pat Boone-style, to the latest dances. Tracy's ample girth doesn't fit the look of the Corny Collins crowd, but her undeniable dancing prowess wins her a spot on the show.
But Tracy is intent on shaking things up off the dance floor, too. She is outraged that the program only features black teenagers once a month on its designated ""Negro Day,"" when Motormouth Maybelle (Queen Latifah) takes over deejay duties. Tracy's progressive ideas and skyrocketing popularity earn her the wrath of ""The Corny Collins Show""'s reigning princess Amber (Brittany Snow) and Amber's evil mother (a wickedly funny Michelle Pfeiffer). Of course, it doesn't help matters any that Amber's heartthrob boyfriend, Link Larkin (High School Musical's Zac Efron), is smitten by the new girl.
Tracy's newfound stardom has a profound impact on her parents, too. While father Wilbur (Christopher Walken, being Christopher Walken) hawks Tracy paraphernalia in his novelty-joke shop, the biggest change comes for Tracy's plus-sized mother, Edna (John Travolta in a fat suit and several layers of makeup). Edna is an overworked laundress who hasn't left her house in many years, but Tracy's self-confidence and energy inspires her mom to step out into Baltimore and join the Sixties.
Like Tracy, Hairspray radiates good cheer, but it's hardly all sweetness. After all, the movie still contains the DNA of John Waters (who cameos as a flasher), the man who gave the world Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. Leslie Dixon's screenplay, based on the play by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, belies a trace of subversiveness. Tracy only learns about her school's African-American population, including star-in-waiting Seaweed (Elijah Kelley) when she is sent to detention.
The songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman are clever, catchy and often hilarious. Highlights abound, from the ebullience of ""Welcome to the Sixties"" to the show-capping ""You Can't Stop the Beat."" In a class by itself is ""You're Timeless to Me,"" a sparkling duet where Walken and Travolta strut their stuff.
While the cast members are at the top of their game, Travolta is particularly impressive. In spite of a sometimes glaringly fake Baltmehr accent, he gives shading and depth to a performance that goes beyond the novelty of just a dude in drag.
Moreover, nothing in the résumé of choreographer-turned-director Adam Shankman (Bringing Down the House, Cheaper by the Dozen 2) foresees the skill and unbridled joy he lavishes on the tale. He finds a perfect cinematic balance that sufficiently ""opens"" up the movie from its stage origins without losing the charm that made it a smash on Broadway.
In anamorophic widescreen and preserving the theatrical 2.35:1 aspect ratio, the print transfer is outstanding. The picture is clean, the color palette vivid, the lines sharp.
A musical had better have solid audio, and Hairspray does not disappoint. Viewers can select Dolby Digital 5.1 EX Surround or DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete Stereo Sound, both of which are first-rate.
Subtitles are available in English and Spanish.
This ""special edition"" DVD is a generous bounty for fans. Disc One includes two commentaries, with the first one boasting Shankman and Blonsky. The two are rightly enthusiastic, but the gossipy shtick isn't particularly informative; Blonsky was 18 when she did the commentary, and it shows. More substantive is a second commentary with producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.
Hairspray Extensions is a great bonus, highlighting six songs for an aggregate running time of 37 minutes, 10 seconds. We get a window into the considerable work that goes into a single number, including dance rehearsal, music recording and multiple takes.
Step by Step: The Dances of Hairspray features two of the movie's assistant choreographers providing instructions for two dance numbers: ""Ladies Choice"" and ""Peyton Place after Midnight "". It's a nice idea, but truly dance-challenged viewers, which include your humble reviewer, are likely to still find this tutorial too advanced for much use. Including a short introduction, the running time for both is 12 minutes, 43 seconds.
The first disc also has a jump to a song feature and sneak peeks.
Kicking things off on Disc Two is an excellent three-part documentary, The Roots of Hairspray. It begins with remembrances of ""The Buddy Deane Show,"" the real-life, Baltimore-based TV show that inspired Waters' creation of Corny Collins. A section on the 1988 Hairspray includes some great anecdotes from that picture's star, Ricki Lake. The once-hefty actor recalls that she began losing weight from all the dance numbers, thereby threatening the film's continuity; crew members resorted to keeping her stocked with Dove bars. The doc concludes with an informative look at the show's genesis on the Great White Way.
Even better is You Can't Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of Hairspray, a one-hour, 18-minute making-of featurette divided in eight chapters. Comprehensive and thoroughly engaging, the documentary includes interviews with the principal cast and crew members.
Five deleted/additional scenes of mild interest clock in at nine minutes, 30 seconds. You can watch each scene separately or choose the ""play all"" function, with optional commentary by Shankman and Blonsky. The most noteworthy item is a deleted scene of Blonsky performing the song ""I Can Wait.""
Finally, there is a theatrical trailer and DVD-ROM component.
Hairspray would be a boon even if not loaded with extras. As it is, the movie version of the Broadway hit musical is flat-out fun, with a standout performance by Nikki Blonsky.",1606,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297587.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00007-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.944409906864166
1137eb5c-d17b-4591-99a8-79476a53c883,2015-04-02T09:46:48+00:00,2011-07-11,0,http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/none/283409-custom-fake-flash-updates-pushed-for-firefox-and-chrome,"Custom Fake Flash Updates Pushed For Firefox and Chrome
- Jul 11, 2011 3:18 PM EST
- [num] Comments
Fake Adobe Flash updates are an old mainstay of malware distribution. Usually a user is promoted to install the ""update"" in order to view a video, and often there isn't even a video afterwards. But usually the attacks are built for Internet Explorer.
In fact, for this particular attack, there is no version for Internet Explorer. The Chrome version is named ""v11_flash_AV.exe"" and the Firefox version ""ff-update.exe"".
The malware installed is a variant of an old attack named 2GCash. GFI detects it as VirTool.Win32.Obfuscator.hg!b1 and their blog entry contains more detail on the attack.",169,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427132827069.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323174707-00106-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.92204999923706
2b8836d4-e799-4744-8637-967439c4df35,2017-08-16T23:41:54+00:00,2015-03-05,1,https://3650daysinthegulag.com/2015/03/05/perm-36-gulag-out-novorossiya-battalions-in/,"Are Urszula and the 18 million other prisoners who suffered in Stalin’s gulags being cleansed from Russian history and replaced by those fighting for independence in Eastern Ukraine? Recent events would suggest that this is what Putin is attempting.
Perm-36 situated in the Ural Mountains is the only surviving gulag which was opened as a museum. In the Stalin era it housed up to 3000 prisoners, but following closure it became a museum in 1996. Now the local authorities have taken back the site from the museum committee and removed all references to Stalin’s crimes. Viktor Shmyrov who was the director, says, “The new authorities have totally changed the content. Now it’s a museum about the camp system, but not about political prisoners. They don’t talk about the repressions or about Stalin.”
He continued, “The takeover by the Perm authorities is less about a rehabilitation of Stalin than a connection with the political situation in the country. We are already seeing the creation of a Stalinist-type state – enormous power is concentrated in the hands of one man. Under President Vladimir Putin there is no need now for repressions – the people have become obedient. The political system is returning to totalitarianism.”
On the other hand a new museum is opening in St. Petersburg dedicated to the nationalist Novorossiya project, the exploits of the pro-Russian separatist battalions in eastern Ukraine. These are based in Donbass and Lugansk.
The term “Novorossiya” is used to refer to territory near the Black Sea, which Russia seized from the Ottoman empire in the 18th century, and has been employed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to stir nationalist sentiments in the wake of the Ukraine crisis.",365,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102757.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816231829-20170817011829-00406.warc.gz,0.964744865894318
fe1a5c2c-00dd-4955-bedc-1dadac0f4206,2020-10-23T22:39:53+00:00,2011-01-23,0,https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2011/01/23/letters/Letters-The-Peoples-Republic-of-Crony-Capitalism/2931343.html,"[Letters] The People’s Republic of Crony CapitalismThe Wall Street Journal reports that “China’s banking regulator plans to tighten rules covering the underwriting of corporate bonds by commercial banks.” The project, says Chinese bond analyst Wang Yingfeng, “may make it more difficult for small companies ... to issue bonds on the interbank market,” but the declared aim of the project is to “rein in potential risks.”
Order, stability, discipline . ever the shibboleths of the corporate, regulatory state . are the familiar overlay of state actions in the interest of reigning elites, watchwords cluing the consumer to the fact that he’s about to get scammed. Corporatist barriers to market entry permeate the American economic structure so deeply and completely that it’s easy to overlook their impacts internationally.
States the world over act as guarantors of entrenched commercial power, promoting their economic interventions with the language of fairness and efficiency. The new rules that the China Banking Regulatory Commission is expected to promulgate are just the kind of power and market share-consolidating coup that the state specializes in. The state interposes itself between consumers and economic actors that provide, for instance, banking services with the effect of exaggerating the price of such services.
New requirements that dispatch smaller banks, rather than screening consumers from risk, create risk by swelling large banks far beyond the size an honest free market would allow. They stay the dynamic competition that Benjamin Tucker . in agreement with the classical political economists . saw as “the great leveler of prices.” Although addressing the Federal Reserve’s cartelization of banking in the U.S., Murray Rothbard exploded the myth of the banks’ natural “tendency to overexpand” that provides the motivation for China’s new regulations.
The claim is that banks in determined competition are more likely to engage in risky investing activities than banks buffered from competition by the state. China stresses that it’s worried about an “overheated property market,” about “wasteful” investments contrary to the public good, but it is centralization that enables these results.
That libertarianism has traditionally been so very congratulatory of the state’s competition- loathing inheritors of privilege is some evidence of the success of the state’s campaign to project its system as some kind of free market.
The defining feature of state-capitalism is the concerted forestalling of the natural market, the browbeating of consumers by a partnership between Big Business and Big Government that couldn’t care less about free enterprise.
David D’Amato, a market lawyer
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Refute from Iranian Embassy",604,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107865665.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023204939-20201023234939-00282.warc.gz,0.939231991767883
4d648c0c-c22c-4894-9582-1dc4658308e1,2013-05-18T17:57:40+00:00,2013-05-18,0,http://www.bcn-rentals.com/barcelona-guide/la-pedrera.html,"La Pedrera/Casa Mila
Paseig de Gracia number 92 is another Barcelona address that you'd be foolish not to visit! Casa Mila is another of Barcelona's World Heritage sites, as voted by UNESCO and is one of the most visited attractions the city has to offer.
The building is also known as ""La Pedrera"" which roughly translates as the Stone quarry, because of the facade which is made up amlmost entrirely of stone. Located in the Eixample district, just a little further along the street from Casa Batlló, La Pedrera is a triumph of modern architecture, as it has no straight lines. Gaudi also employs wrought iron to great effect in the window boxes, like so many of his other works (Gaudi's father was an ironmonger).
Entrance to Casa Mila comprises of a 3 part ticket. First, you can visit a period decorated apartment on the penultimate floor of the building, with furniture designed by Gaudi, and typical of the era. Here you can appreciate the attention to detail and natural light that Gaudi strived for - so important in city urban structures. This floor also has special evenings of concerts by string quartets and the like, called La Pedrera by night.
The Attic of the building houses a fantastic collection of original blueprints, scale models and photographs of many of Gaudi's works. The structure of the Attic is in itself a work of art, with a long central beam curling its way around the ceiling and arched brickwork stemming from this beam to the floor, giving the sensation of being inside an animal's body cavity like that of Moby Dick, for example!
Perhaps the most famous part of La Pedrera, and again a trademark of Gaudi, is the rooftop and it's chimneys. The rooftop offers great views of the mediterranean boulevard of Paseig de Gracia with it's restaurants, pavement cafés, boutiques and designer shops. The chimneys of the rooftop, decorated in the typical broken tiles with which Gaudi is associated have been so admired that modern architects designed the facade of the crucifixion of Jesus on the Sagrada Familia in rememberance of this. It's true that they have their own distinctive style and you could even be forgiven for confusing them with something from George Lucas' Star Wars Saga.
The whole of La Pedrera has visual metaphors of the natural world, and is perhaps the best example of Gaudi's vision in this sense. It was built between 1906 and 1910 for the Mila Family, and as mentioned, it was at the time ridiculed by the public - so far ahead of his time was Gaudi. Nowadays, the Caixa Catalunya bank owns the building and has offices in the basement and uses the first floor/Mezzanine La Pedrera can be visited as part of the entrance and is used as a gallery space by the bank.
Fancy staying next to La Pedrera? Try our Paseo de Gracia Apartment - it's just around the corner!
Main photo kindly reproduced with permission from Carlos Lorenzo at http://www.barcelonaphotoblog..com
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88273217-01cf-4390-87a4-ffc78c77b09f,2022-05-19T08:44:01+00:00,2022-05-19,0,https://oaheelectric.com/economic-development,"Rural Electric Economic Development, Inc. (REED)
Rural Electric Economic Development, Inc. (REED) was incorporated in September of 1998 as a non-profit revolving loan fund. REED was created to provide financing and help leverage private investment in communities and rural areas to make a difference in our region. Governed by its members, non-profit rural utilities, REED receives administrative services from East River Electric Power Cooperative. The REED model is unique. No other consortium of cooperatives has to date ""pooled"" resources in a similar manner for the purposes of economic development financing. Since March 1996, the fund has grown from a consortium of six cooperatives and East River with a $2 million fund, to it's current status of seventeen members governing over $11 million in funds. A 15-member board of directors governs REED and all lending decisions involve the REED members' board of directors as well.
One hundred and ninety loans at zero percent interest, for a total of over $41.8 million, have been made by REED's members with funding provided by USDA Rural Development. It is these loans, made to non-profit projects and public bodies, that enable REED's development. These projects have made a total capital investment of over $308 million and created or retained 6,015 jobs. Repayments from these loans revolve into the REED fund to enable continued lending to a wide variety of projects.
To learn more about REED, please visit http://www.eastriver.coop/programs/reed/",320,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662526009.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519074217-20220519104217-00611.warc.gz,0.96478807926178
9e74f277-832e-45d2-934a-38075244434d,2022-05-20T14:50:41+00:00,2015-05-11,0,https://www.careuk.com/news/2015/05/help-for-family-carers-to-understand-dementia-at-kidderminster-care-home,"May 11, 2015
From 11am to 12.30pm, dementia specialist, Mark Harrison, will share his knowledge and provide practical guidance for those caring for someone living with dementia.
Mark will be looking at the realities of dementia, offering advice on coping mechanisms, and giving a feel for what it might be like to live with the condition. After the event, Mark will also be on hand to answer any questions and members of the public can meet the carers at Brook Court care home in Kidderminster and take a closer look at the care home.
Home manager, Linda Clements, said: “Recent research undertaken by Care UK has highlighted the challenges faced by family carers looking after loved ones living with dementia. A survey of 2,000 people throughout the UK showed only 18 per cent of people in the West Midlands felt they would be able to cope if a parent or close relative was diagnosed with dementia, with almost half of all respondents in the region unaware of the support available should they find themselves in the position of carer.
“At Brook Court, we want to open up access to free advice for Kidderminster’s family carers, and the forthcoming understanding dementia event is aimed at making it easier for people in the town to boost their knowledge of the condition and to get a clearer idea of how best to cope with everyday scenarios.
“With 850,000 people in the UK having some form of dementia, we know there is an increasingly strong demand for this kind of support, and we are looking forward to opening our doors on Wednesday for what promises to be an insightful event for the local community.”
Those who attend the understanding dementia event will also be able to pick up their copy of Good to Go. The free guide highlights how important it is for those living with dementia – and their carers – to get out and about, and the emotional and physical benefits of staying active.
Good to Go provides practical advice on how to make the most of every outing, big or small, with words of encouragement volunteered by people working in Care UK care homes, as well as residents and family carers.
For further information or to book a free space at the understand dementia event, please contact home manager, Linda Clements, by emailing firstname.lastname@example.org or telephone 0333 321 0920.
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92ec2881-6c9e-4d19-8a57-593ed0fa035d,2015-03-28T00:58:05+00:00,2015-03-28,0,http://www.surlatable.com/browse/index.jsp?N=11849+12664&No=0&Nrpp=24&viewName=list,"Soaps and Lotions
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Specifically designed for kitchen use. Makers of fine, delicately scented hand soaps, moisturizing creams and household cleaners infused with luxurious botanicals and all-natural ingredients.
Purifying Hand Soap Refill, 32 oz.
The Cucina collection of hand care by Fruits & Passion is made up of soothing products for use in the kitchen. Made with olive oil for a deep clean and moisturized skin, these soaps, cleaners and moisturizers contain ingredients useful for the chef. Delicate scents of essential oils are selected for their...",128,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297146.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00048-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.864379405975342
452d3020-5b57-44f7-9dc3-e87f5b0f43b1,2022-05-19T18:41:46+00:00,2022-05,1,https://content.11fs.com/article/goldman-sachs-is-leaning-into-embedded-finance-other-banks-should-take-note,"Goldman Sachs is leaning into embedded finance: other banks should take note
Goldman Sachs broke the fintechnet this week when it launched its developer portal, intentionally allowing companies to ‘embed finance’ within their organisation using their Banking as a Service (BaaS) offering. Hari Moorthy, Goldman’s Global Head of Transaction Banking, referred to it as “the financial cloud for corporates.”
Cue a flurry of emails inside every large bank from CEOs wondering how seriously they should take this.
Take it seriously. Take it very seriously.
The past decade has seen several companies enabling the beginnings of BaaS. Bond, Galileo, Marqeta, Privacy.com, Synapse and Wise have all made building a neobank or embedding finance within an offering better, faster and cheaper. This has led to the birth of accounts from Chime, Credit Karma, Doordash and countless others.
And it’s an incredibly lucrative opportunity. Matt Harris thinks this market could create $3.6 trillion of new market cap by 2030. The Cornerstone Advisors estimate that it will create $230 billion in revenue by 2025. (These are both USA stats, but extrapolate them to Europe and Asia and you can really see the potential.)
We need to take a closer look at Goldman's strategy here.
This is them entering the transaction banking space, which, historically, has fallen behind consumer banking when it comes to ease of use. As we showcased in our ‘1% finished’ video, we've seen fintech do consumer, SMB and wealth, to name a few. But so far, it's not really solved problems for mid-cap and large corporates.
This is an area the big banks still rule, but the experiences corporate companies receive are poor. It’s no exaggeration to say that most corporate banking portals look like they're stuck in the 90s.
We've seen fintech do consumer, SMB and wealth. But it's not really solved problems for mid-cap and large corporates.
At this level, banking is still relationship-driven; it involves senior bankers talking with CFOs and Chief Treasury Officers over dinners and at conferences. We know that corporate Treasuries worry about two things:
When it comes to cash, businesses wonder “Is it working hard enough?”; “Am I collecting it fast enough?”; “Can I fund all of my operations?”
And secondly, risk is everything - from FX and market volatility, to hedging and much more.
Banks convince themselves that this is what their clients want (and to a degree, they're right), but digital clients have broader expectations.
In our recent BaaS report, we split brands into four different quadrants:
Digital non-finance businesses need greater control of payment engines. Imagine you’re Spotify: you need to collect payments globally, in countless currencies, via numerous banks. The complexity of banks’ offerings makes simple things like refunds far too hard in the current system.
I spoke to one corporate treasury team who runs an app store (of sorts), who found that in some countries, they're having to pay SWIFT fees of $40 to receive $0.99 of revenue. Then, if the customer wants a refund, they're paying $40 to send the $0.99 back.
Banks have sensible ways to manage this, and SWIFT GPI helps. But the experience of digital businesses is still dealing with complex bank systems that are too difficult and manual - especially compared to their own internal IT infrastructure.
Digital businesses operate globally, in real-time, 24/7. Yet the banks are still offering digital businesses batch uploads as a primary channel. When banks do offer APIs, those APIs are sub-standard, and it’s all packaged up with no sandbox and horrible documentation, plus onboarding takes at least 6 months. Banks view ""having APIs"" as the goal, not ""being an API-first business."" It’s chalk and cheese.
“If the future of finance is embedded, the future of banking has to be more of an ""intel inside"" model.” I’ve heard this a few times this week. It’s a great metaphor, but it's also broken. With APIs, much of the quality comes from the service wrapper. Banks need outstanding APIs and a comprehensive service model wrapped around that.
Banks need outstanding APIs and a comprehensive service model wrapped around that.
Goldman has opened many of the tools it uses to manage complex, global market products as APIs in its developer portal. It's focusing on documentation, developer experience and an operating model designed to be API-first.
So banks: if you’re taking this seriously, we hope you’re making notes.",1040,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662529658.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519172853-20220519202853-00203.warc.gz,0.95385217666626
46257256-9358-42ab-811e-2e83f54d814a,2019-08-25T23:32:53+00:00,2018-09-17,1,https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iran-freedom-of-information-website-poor-content/29500335.html,"Iranian Judiciary, intelligence and security organizations as well as the country's police force have refused to cooperate with the Rouhani administration's ""Freedom of Information Access"" (FOIA) database.
The Guardian Council and Expediency Council are among other bodies that deny citizens' right to access unclassified information.
President Hassan Rouhani's administration has set up the FOIA in July 2017 in a bid to make the government's activities transparent.
However, critics say that the information available in the database are outdated and insignificant.
""There is some burnt-out information there, and very little up-to-date data,"" Says MP for Rasht, Gholamali Jafazadeh Imanabadi, adding that ""many people in the government fear transparency.""
Although the site is accessible from abroad, but it may not be possible to sign up.
The Rouhani administration has set up the database ""only to tick a box,"" outspoken Imanabadi told reporters in Tehran, adding that ""nobody checks to see if it really works.""
It took the Majles eight years to ratify the Freedom of Information Law, a legislation that gives ordinary Iranians access to unclassified information about the government's performance and activities. FOIA was supposed to put the law into practice.
However, as Imanabadi has observed, the database currently contains some minimal information including official statistics, government regulations, contracts and procedures, the authorities and responsibilities of various organizations as well as guidance about how to complain if something does not work.
Reports say that less than half of the governments executive organizations and only certain parts of the legislative body are linked to the database and contribute to it. Out of the 11 organizations comprising the Judiciary, only one is linked, and out of 427 other government, religious and military institutions only around 40 provide information to the database.
For instance, some of the most significant and influential institutions such as the Guardian Council, Expediency Council, the Friday Prayers Headquarters, the Supreme Council of National Security, the Army and the IRGC have refused to ingest their information into the system and have ignored the Rouhani administration's call for registering their unclassified information with the database.
On the other hand, the information currently available in the database includes a list of the names of all the deceased people between 1989 and 2006, a list of international games Iranian athletes have taken part in, samples of insurance policy of pilgrims to religious sites in Iraq, Mehr Housing Project purchase contracts, the texts of some laws such as the Press Code, and Municipal Taxes Law, as well as 25 samples of government correspondences.
The total number of Iranians who have signed up with the database from the country's 31 provinces during the past year is 5,100.
While the database has been operational, some 2000 Iranians from the Tehran Province have signed up with the database which contains information about 379 government organizations. During the past year, they have made 359 inquiries, mainly asking for the text of contracts with the government.
The smallest number of applicants are from Sistan and Blauchestan (43) and Ilam Province with only 20 applicants to sign up with the database.
According to Iranian media, during the past year the site received 305 complaints from citizens about the performance government organizations. Most of the complaints came from Hormozgan Province in the south.
The government has only responded to 130 inquiries with an average processing time of 48 days for each inquiry.
Some organizations such as the State Audit Organization have not responded to any of the inquiries.
Nevertheless, the site's assessment of the government organization's accountability was positive as it gave them ""good"" and ""acceptable"" ratings.
None of the inquiries or answers to them have been made public on the database's site, although the results of an assessment made by the site's administrators indicate that users have rated the Interior Ministry and Central Bank's responses to inquiries as the ""least satisfactory"".",798,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330907.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825215958-20190826001958-00376.warc.gz,0.960674583911896
a1b7261b-0483-4dbc-abf0-6d9c35fe652c,2015-03-27T11:59:25+00:00,2012-12-31,0,http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/top-lists/2012-the-bay-area-looks-back/,"From the Hantavirus that plagued Yosemite Park enthusiasts to the San Francisco Giants second World Series win, quite a number of events in the Bay Area more than peaked our interests. Take a look at the some of the biggest stories that made headlines in the Bay Area in 2012:
Mass shootings in the U.S. have been a recurring theme this year with incidents at Oikos University in Oakland, a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., at a mall in Oregon, a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. But it was the Dec. 14 shooting in which 26 people — 20 of them children between the ages of 6 and 7– at a school in Newtown, Conn., that truly broke the hearts of a community and a nation, and forced debate over gun control back into the national conversation.
San Francisco Giants
Smart pitching. Clutch hitting. Sharp fielding. Plus an MVP Panda. All the right elements for a sweet World Series sweep for the San Francisco Giants. Nearly knocked out in the playoffs time and time again, and finally pressed by the Detroit Tigers in Game 4, Pablo Sandoval and the Giants clinched their second title in three seasons. Marco Scutaro delivered one more key hit in October 2012, a go-ahead single with two outs in the 10th inning that lifted the Giants to a 4-3 win.
Superstorm Sandy Wreaks Havoc On The East Coast
A late-October confluence of a tropical storm and two other weather fronts, this “superstorm” left behind a massive trail of damage that few could have imagined — it was blamed for the deaths of at least 125 people, among them 60 in New York, 34 in New Jersey, and 16 in Pennsylvania. The storm flooded large swaths of the East Coast and left millions of residents in several states without power and heat for weeks. Sandy also destroyed over 72,000 homes and businesses in New Jersey, and damaged or destroyed 305,000 housing units in New York.
Early 2012, SFPD began investigating allegations that San Francisco’s sheriff-elect and his wife were involved in a domestic violence incident. Prosecutors announced Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was charged with three misdemeanor crimes, including battery, stemming from a New Year’s Eve domestic dispute with his wife, Eliana Lopez.
Mitt Romney outcampaigned an eclectic field of Republican rivals, and bested Obama in their opening head-to-head debate. But on Election Day, thanks in part to a vigorous get-out-the-vote operation, Obama won a second term with a large lead in electoral votes and a solid advantage in popular votes. The GOP hung on to its majority in the House, but lost two seats to remain a minority in the Senate despite early-campaign projections of gains there.
In March 2012, Morgan Hill teen, Sierra Lamar went missing after being last seen leaving for school on a Friday morning. In May, Antolin Garcia-Torres was formally charged with kidnap and murder in connection with the disappearance of LaMar. DNA evidence believed to be Sierra’s was found in his car. Since her disappearance, the LaMar family has teamed up with KlaasKids to organize searches for Sierra. Marc Klaas’ 12-year-old daughter Polly was kidnapped from her mother’s Petaluma home and was missing for two months before she was found murdered in December 1993.
“The Bullet Button”
Before the shootings at a theater in Aurora, Colorado and Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, gun control has been the first word uttered to either regulate or ban guns off the streets. Early in 2012, the debate over strict gun control laws heated up in Sacramento when CBS 5 reported a “loophole” in California Law. A simple modification that enables the magazine of a semi-automatic rifle to be removed quickly, with the tip of a bullet. Removable magazines in combination with other features like a pistol grip and telescoping stock are banned under California law. But the bullet button is legal because it doesn’t work with your finger, so the magazine is considered “fixed.” The modification has allowed military style rifles like the AR-15 to proliferate in the state, something Senator Leland Yee said has got to stop.
Public Nudity Ban Passes In San Francisco
San Francisco has shed its image as a city where anything goes, including clothing. City lawmakers voted 6-5 on an ordinance that would prohibit nudity in most public places. The ban represents an escalation of a two-year fight between a devoted group of nudists in the city’s famously gay Castro District and the supervisor who represents the area. The ordinance is scheduled to take effect on Feb. 1, 2013.
A Fallen Officer Remembered
California Highway Patrol officer, Kenyon Youngstrom was killed during a shoot out on Interstate 680 that also left 36 year-old shooter, Christopher Boone Lacy of Corning in Tehama County dead on a September morning in 2012. CHP officers in patrol cars pulled over a Jeep Wrangler just north of Livorna Road when Lacy shot at the officer. A second officer then fired at Lacy, hitting him. The incident and investigation resulted with traffic at a standstill on 680 in Walnut Creek and on surrounding city streets. All ending with a few thousand law enforcement officers, government officials and community members gathering at a memorial service in Vacaville to say goodbye to slain California Highway Patrol Officer Kenyon Youngstrom.
Bay Area Gas Prices Rise
The price at the pump around the Bay Area is increased almost everyday as the price of a gallon of regular unleaded has jumped statewide all throughout 2012. Analysts said that the tensions with Iran sent oil prices up and a number of refineries on the West Coast have shut down. Wholesale gas prices spiked in August throughout California in the aftermath of a fire that shut down Chevron’s Richmond refinery, which is one of the top crude production facilities for the West Coast.
(Copyright 2012 by CBS San Francisco. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)",1253,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296383.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00106-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.960563004016876
fd3c50b6-6a26-4911-bf84-7857d43f298d,2017-08-22T14:08:31+00:00,2013-02-26,1,http://www.oneindia.com/2013/02/26/russia-17-amur-tigers-died-in-2012-due-to-human-action-1158727.html,"Another eight big cats were saved from death by environmental officials and activists, the Primorye region-based Phoenix Fund said. Most of the animals were cubs orphaned by hunters.
The statistics were based on media reports about tiger-related incidents.
A list of such incidents released by the fund indicated the toll could have been as high as 25, if unconfirmed deaths were factored in that were supported by circumstantial evidence, such as abandoned cubs.
""The losses may be irreversible, given how they deplete the (species') gene pool,"" wrote Sergei Bereznyuk, head of Phoenix, on the fund's website.
Phoenix was founded in 2006 and is running its own tiger and leopard conservation efforts.
Tiger hunting remains a profitable business because Russia still has not outlawed trafficking of tiger derivatives, which are highly prized in Chinese traditional medicine, Bereznyuk said.
A bill outlawing such trade has been pending review in the Russian parliament since last year.
The Amur tiger was on the brink of extinction in the 1940s due to over-hunting.
Conservation efforts - supported recently by Russian President Vladimir Putin - allowed the population to reach some 450, though growth has slowed since the 1990s.",255,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886110774.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822123737-20170822143737-00009.warc.gz,0.986603796482086
4ad4ae0e-d10e-4bfd-afc7-62dd5d49e798,2017-08-23T13:47:48+00:00,2016-02-25,1,http://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/threaten-02252016152156.html,"Recent moves by China to place anti-aircraft batteries and radar systems on disputed islands in the South China Sea violate Vietnam’s sovereignty and pose a threat to regional stability and peace, a Vietnamese government spokesman said on Thursday.
“The status quo is being destroyed,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Le Hai Binh told reporters at a ministry press briefing, according to a Feb. 25 report by VietnamNet.
China’s moves have “militarized” the South China Sea and threaten the security of air and ship traffic through the strategically important region, Binh added.
By introducing radar, surface-to-air missiles, and jet fighters into the contested Paracel and Spratly Island chains, China has also violated Vietnam’s “undisputable” sovereignty over the two island groups, Binh said, quoted by the Associated Press on Thursday.
Accusations last week that China has placed anti-aircraft batteries on Woody Island in the Paracels have raised tensions in a region already grappling with Beijing’s claim to sovereignty over most of the South China Sea.
Woody Island, which the Chinese call Yongxing, is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan. The island contains an artificial harbor, an airport, roads, army posts, a helicopter base and other buildings, AP reports.
Some of the world’s busiest sea lanes traverse the South China Sea, which is also a rich fishing ground and may contain petroleum reserves under the sea bed.
Taiwan and China both claim nearly the entire sea. Vietnam and the Philippines also have large claims, while Brunei and Malaysia have smaller stakes to waters and features that lie much closer to those nations than they do to faraway China.",361,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886120573.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823132736-20170823152736-00643.warc.gz,0.934257626533508
6fb4d135-0c34-47aa-b1e5-56a076e13ea7,2013-05-25T05:47:13+00:00,2010-01-01,0,http://www.c28.com/products/books-indoctrination-public-schools-and-the-decline-of-christianity-in-america-303532/,"The companion book to the award-winning documentary ""IndoctrinNation"", this eye-opening book includes: An unforgettable introduction by a father who lost his son in the Columbine school massacre - ""I put him in a pagan school where they teach there is no God."" 12 common reasons people give not to homeschool - and the manageable reality of this educational alternative. Revealing, firsthand accounts of Christian educators working in public schools - sharing the struggles they face in a hostile system. The classroom anti-Christian ideologies from humanism, marxism, utopianism, educational psychology, and more confronting students in public schools today.
- Type: Paperback ()
- Category: Books > Social Issues
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- Publish Date: 1/1/2010
- Item No: 303532
- Vendor: Master Books",184,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00016-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.914582550525665
ab585ddd-94f4-40dc-9d60-d7de75691812,2020-10-30T03:56:07+00:00,2020-10-30,0,https://beauty2trs.com/nl/product/gel-handpainting-koala/,"Wat Krijg Je
This class will walk you through re-creating this Koala from the start to finish. Our focus is on proportions, shading and detailing. Students will learn how to break down an image to make it easier to transfer onto a small canvas while keeping the detail as well as learning to use various brushes for different effects and outcomes and the use of gel paints for control. This is a fun class with a gorgeous Australian native animal.
The class will cover the following breakdowns…
* Breaking down an image to transfer to a smaller canvas
* The use of various brushes
* Using Gel Paints
* Shadowing to create depth
* Highlighting to enhance
* Detailing to enliven
Look at an image and identify how it can be broken down into shapes or grids to recreate. Students will learn to sketch their first draft and how to start a detailed design and the steps and layers that go into the finished piece.
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Viv Simmonds - Director of VIVid Nails and VIVid Nails Academy.
With over 29 years of industry experience, Viv has achieved International status & recognition through her accomplishments. Winning Nail Competitions including, the title of ‘Australian Champion’ for 5 consecutive years, the Australian ‘Champion of Champions’ title, EzFlow Educator of the Year Award and many more awards and titles in Australia.
In her career, Viv has taken 1st, 2nd & 3rd place trophies in Asia, America and Europe. With this success, Viv has had the opportunity to become a judge for Nail Competitions Internationally.
Viv has created 7 front covers for leading International Nail Magazines and Trade Books and has been listed in the Who’s Who of Australian Women 2010 and 2011. She has also been featured on television, in industry and commercial magazines in Australia and Internationally.
Viv’s accomplishments have taken her all over the world, conducting training events in Advanced Nail Technology & Design.
One of Viv’s greatest achievements in her career is her Australian & New Zealand Team of ACE Educators that she mentored and trained. Viv is constantly rewarded with watching them grow and develop into Multi Award Winning Nail Artists and Educators.
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- Herhaal de opdracht en post het in de Beauty2trs Facebook Groep",562,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107907213.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030033658-20201030063658-00548.warc.gz,0.862266719341278
9aa1c149-de6b-40bc-ab67-f4910e49e503,2017-08-20T00:15:18+00:00,2007-03-11,0,http://www.steveersinghaus.com/windows-vista-and-dumb-machines/,"Sunday, March 11th, 2007
I don’t really want to harp on Vista but I’ve been working with it a little over the last week and am not enjoying the “easy of use.” For people unused to operating systems or basic design functionality since Windows 98, Vista will not make life easier. My first problem is with the desktop.
The Windows machine doesn’t seem to know what it wants: is it Vista or Google who’s running the show on the computer deck. In one instance, while working with desktop gadgets, I couldn’t tell whether Google gadgets or Windows gadgets were different or the same. I know the answer, but Vista apparently didn’t, which I found odd. This particular computer is for my mother-in-law. My mother-in-law hasn’t used a machine since about 2001. The question of what should be on the desktop shouldn’t be so complicated and one shouldn’t need a manual, CD, or help for this. The question for the desktop may not be light or heavy, but rather another kind of question that an OS may ask: “Are you new to this or are you pretty up on things? Let me help you get started.”
Mesa Dynamics’ converter is fine. But for a novice user, what is running on the desktop and why should be fairly straightforward. On a startup, Vista sidebar tanked and voiced an error. A computer error is a major interruption–still. I couldn’t figure out why the error occured. On the desktop, gadgets can be a major gain. Feeds can inform employees of an organization’s business and news. They provide a way for people to enter the conversation. If my students all had Vista, we could all share our forum posts and courses could be engaged from the deck.
In the future, perhaps computers will know who’s in the room. I can see this possibility clearer now. In the future, a smoke detector might figure the difference between a serious fire and a dirty oven, too.
I know what Wally would say about all this.",448,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105955.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819235943-20170820015943-00058.warc.gz,0.941382527351379
392efe39-8082-4c64-891c-8184446314a3,2015-03-29T06:53:58+00:00,2015-03-29,0,http://www.modelmayhem.com/873024,"Artistic CouturePhotographer Female Richland, Washington, US
My Website: Rebecca Lynn PhotographyMy MM URL: http://www.modelmayhem.com/lenseyeaddict
Mayhem # 873024
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Here is what a few of my clients have to say:
""Working with Rebecca from divine madness was not only an incredibly fun time, but she gave me a new strength within myself. No matter what we were doing she was nothing but kind words and advice. Upon first meeting her I felt like she was a soulmate...another kindred spirit. She is by far my favorite photographer I have worked with and to top it all off, she is a chick (Chicks Rule!!). So I don't have to worry about her asking me to shoot with my clothes off and thinking she is doing it because she wants a free show.
She is truly a good natured and giving person. I would be thankful to get to work with her and her team again.
About her team, she comes equipped with a crew to deck you out. Not only are you getting glammed out and dolled up, but you get a free comedy show as well. Filling the room with comedy routines and impersinations was the infamous Mikyl Levin. And making marvelous dance moves come to an artistic life was the beautiful Lina. Everyone was amazing and kind and thoughtful. Anyone should be so lucky as to shoot with Divine Madness. Everyone, including Orlando was phenomenal. Thanks you guys, I will definitely be returning.""
Rebeca Schmidt is truly an inspiration. Up until a few days ago I must admit that I was very confused about my modeling potentials; with her being the first women photographer to shoot with really brought out my fierce side;) Provided me with so much more confidence to capture a beautiful photo. My experience was truly one of a kind. Very confortable and easy to work with expecially with the company of her son:) lol Her excellent make-up techniques, her studio has an awesome vibe along with the great taste in music! True Joy to work with you Rebecca, I'm looking forward in keeping touch and working with you as much as possible:) Thank you!
This is a sample of my lighting, the only alteration is the words and black edging.
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I can be reached anytime of anyday.
P.S. I do charge a $50 flake fee if you don't show up to your shoot
I don't recommend doing it.
I've worked as a Professional Photographer for 6 years. My passion lies in creating beautiful and captivating images. I hope that MM becomes a good resource for finding talent in this pursuit. I'm available for most all photography types, specializing in mainly fashion, and editorial but will gladly do glamour, portfolio building, head shots, commercial, swimwear ect. Whatever you need! I'm creative and work with a great team of people, to improve and make your images stand out.
I will accept *TFP/TFCD* if I feel it will be beneficial to my portfolio and yours.
However paid shoots will always be a priority.
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Models on MM:
Krissy Mayhem #1219380
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Bethany Efaw #1026954
Petty Sanchez #1028792
Mikyl Levin #149362
Trever Richmond #798531
Photoshop Wizard #869202
James Flu #856506
Amanda Hunter #876749
Other people not on MM
Jamie Albee Velandra
My Appologies if i've forgotten anybody, i'll try to update this list as time goes on",1051,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298228.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00082-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.947319626808166
86fac417-8e6d-44af-8efa-e12917d602e2,2020-10-23T02:29:42+00:00,2020-10-23,1,https://mensfitnessandlifestyle.com/qa/question-is-disney-snow-white-public-domain.html,"- Can I paint Mickey Mouse and sell it?
- Can I paint a picture of a celebrity and sell it?
- How long is public domain?
- Is Winnie the Pooh still copyrighted?
- Is Cinderella public domain?
- What will become public domain in 2020?
- How long until Mickey Mouse is public domain?
- Can I make Disney characters and sell them?
- Is Elsa copyrighted?
- Is the Disney D copyrighted?
- Is Disney losing Mickey Mouse?
- How has Disney ruined the public domain?
- Are any Disney characters public domain?
- Can I sell Mickey Mouse ears?
- How do I know if a song is public domain?
- Does Disney own Mickey Mouse?
- What will enter the public domain in 2021?
Can I paint Mickey Mouse and sell it?
No you cannot paint, offer for sale, sell, or otherwise tinker with a Disney character, at least it is illegal without an express license from the Walt Disney company..
Can I paint a picture of a celebrity and sell it?
Painting celebrities’ images is not copyright infringement, unless you are copying another painting or photograph of them. However, it can be an infringement of their likeness/personality rights should you sell or publicly display the paintings, at least in many places in the United States.
How long is public domain?
In general, works published after 1977 will not fall into the public domain until 70 years after the death of author, or, for corporate works, anonymous works, or works for hire, 95 years from the date of publication or 120 years from the date of creation, whichever expires first.
Is Winnie the Pooh still copyrighted?
Winnie The Pooh is a Disney copyrighted character, and as such can’t be used for commercial purposes without acquiring the proper rights for it. The images available on Etsy that you mention, even if they say they are for personal use, are infringing the law.
Is Cinderella public domain?
Cinderella is a story that is in the public domain (much like most all Disney works.) But if your telling of the story begins to look like anything that Disney has created you can quite quickly come under the legitimate scrutiny of Disney legal.
What will become public domain in 2020?
Under U.S. law, works published any time in 1924 will enter the public domain on January 1, 2020. This includes books, films, artworks, sheet music, and other concrete creative works—but unfortunately not audio recordings.
How long until Mickey Mouse is public domain?
On January 1, 2024, we’ll see the expiration of the copyright for Steamboat Willie—and with it Disney’s claim to the film’s star, Mickey Mouse. The copyrights to Superman, Batman, Disney’s Snow White, and early Looney Tunes characters will all fall into the public domain between 2031 and 2035.
Can I make Disney characters and sell them?
You cannot legally make and sell any product with Disney lyrics, quotes, or characters on it without permission from The Walt Disney World Company. … Unfortunately for small sellers, Disney has far more resources to legally pursue you and you will not win the battle.
Is Elsa copyrighted?
Disney holds numerous copyrights and trademarks that restrict the use of the names and images of its characters. The copyrights give Disney the exclusive right to use the characters. For example, Disney can prevent others from using Elsa, a character from “Frozen,” in other movies, TV shows, or books.
Is the Disney D copyrighted?
To use the Disney logo in any way not authorized by the Disney company would surely be trademark infringement. On the other hand, this logo is almost certainly not protected by copyright. Logos that simply consist of lettering, even if it’s stylized, generally do not qualify for copyright protection in the US.
Is Disney losing Mickey Mouse?
Disney May Lose Mickey Mouse’s First Cartoon In Five Years. Copyright laws already changed because of Disney years ago… … The copyright for the first Mickey Mouse film, Steamboat Willie, is scheduled to expire in 2024, which could have major implications both for Hollywood.
How has Disney ruined the public domain?
In 1976, 8 years before Mickey Mouse entered The Public Domain, Disney lobbied Congress to extend the term of copyright for anything that’s not in the Public Domain by 19 years. Which means Mickey wouldn’t enter the Public Domain until 2003.
Are any Disney characters public domain?
The copyrights to Superman, Batman, Disney’s Snow White, and early Looney Tunes characters will all fall into the public domain between 2031 and 2035. … After 2024, Disney won’t have any copyright protection for Mickey’s original incarnation.
Can I sell Mickey Mouse ears?
It’s legal to sell mouse ears as long as they don’t infringe Disney copyrights or trademarks. Having Disney characters on them would be one way in which they could violate Disney’s copyrights or trademarks, but is not the only possible way.
How do I know if a song is public domain?
There, you can find the year the song was published. If the publication date is before 1925, if the song has no composer, or if it is a folk song, the song is in the public domain. If you cannot find the song in Wikipedia, you can also try searching the databases at PDInfo.com and CPDL.org.
Does Disney own Mickey Mouse?
“Disney has made Mickey Mouse so prominent in all of their corporate dealings, that he is effectively the pre-eminent symbol of the Walt Disney Company.
What will enter the public domain in 2021?
2021 in public domain Entering the public domain in countries with life + 70 years. Entering the public domain in Spain. Entering the public domain in countries with life + 50 years. Entering the public domain in Australia. Entering the public domain in the United States.",1260,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107880519.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023014545-20201023044545-00142.warc.gz,0.896352350711823
36cfbdba-0cec-4dd6-bbb2-094ced02bdc3,2022-05-20T10:54:20+00:00,2022-05-20,1,https://3news.com/ghana-to-play-japan-chile-and-tunisia-in-june/,"Ghana will compete in a four-nation tournament with Japan, Chile, and Tunisia in June as part of their preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in June.
Japan will host the Kirin Super Cup from Friday, June 10 to Tuesday, June 14, 2022.
The tournament will be held at the Noevir Stadium in Misaki Park, Hyogo-Ku, Kobe, and the Panasonic Stadium in Kobe.
The Black Stars will begin the tournament against Japan on Friday, June 10 while Tunisia face Chile in the other game.
On Match Day 2 – Ghana will play against Tunisia or Chile on Tuesday, June 14 regardless of the result of the match against hosts Japan.
Ghana, Japan, and Tunisia have all qualified for the World Cup, but Chile shockingly missed out.
The Black Stars are paired in Group H with Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay.",177,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662531779.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520093441-20220520123441-00215.warc.gz,0.947244942188263
029a65ea-6541-4d10-978b-c75a25059473,2022-05-17T01:55:15+00:00,2019-10-01,0,https://energypsychologycertification.com/welcome-3-2019-10-b/,"Please Answer The 2 Questions Below And Enter Your Name And Email
And Get An Extra Free BONUS Whitepaper: ‟Clinical EFT as an Evidence-Based Practice” by Dawson Church
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4eb37682-5afe-4a78-bb4b-7b55428dae0b,2013-06-20T08:44:24+00:00,2007-07-13,0,http://dragtimes.com/video-viewer.php?v=lgmnqWzLEO4&feature,"75 Chevy Truck Exhaust With Turbo Tubes Chambered Exhaust
http://www.myspace.com/mrtsautomotive 1975 chevy truck with a 350 motor,iron manifold and 24"" turbo tubes to 2 1/4"" pipe. Seniors other truck he drove from cali, to oklahoma pulling my 1962 chevy truck
Chevy truck destroys compact car
1975 Chevy Truck drives over a 1985 ford escort at the end of the video. Chevy Truck VS Ford Escort run 2.
Cammed 74 Chevy truck and monte carlo
My new video I made Enjoy!!!Update!!!!This truck is now sporting a 355sbc in the upper 375hp range as of July 13/2007 more videos to come as soon as I slap her in ;)
Chevy Silverado w/ STS Turbo and Diablo Tune (in truck)
A few hours after we did the install, we my took my buddies newly turbo'd Silverado for a test drive. This was the results. Don't mind the comment about the BOV, there was a little confusion on the vid before this because we ran too much Boost and a coupling came loose.
Silverado runs down the street straight piped
I always like the way my old truck sounded straight piped ('99 1500 w/5.3) so I decided to give it a try with this truck. (2001 2500HD w/8.1) Exhaust is cut off behind the converters then has a 3"" X pipe before going into 2.5"" tailpipes with 3.5x18"" stainless echo tips. No muffler. Love that big block rumble!",342,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.905269980430603
ee7038bb-0894-490f-9b02-8d18af5b47a0,2017-08-18T16:41:19+00:00,2017-08-18,1,http://www.manilatimes.net/cotabato-governor-faces-graft-raps/258596/,"THE anti-graft court Sandiganbayan’s First Division has found probable cause to proceed to trial in the graft charges filed by the Office of the Ombudsman against North Cotabato Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza for the allegedly illegal procurement of diesel fuel in 2010.
The charges were for violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
The ruling was signed by Associate Justice Efren Dela Cruz, who leads the court’s First Division, and Associate Justices Maria Cristina Cornejo and Reynaldo Cruz.
The court has also issued a hold departure order (HDO) directing the Bureau of Immigration to hold Mendoza’s departure from the country.
An HDO means she would have to seek the court’s permission first whenever she will go on a trip abroad.
In filing the cases against Mendoza, the Ombudsman alleged that the fuel was bought from a gasoline station owned by her mother without calling for a public bidding.
Mendoza allegedly approved the release of P2.4 million from provincial funds to pay for 49,526.72 liters of fuel used for one road grader and four dump trucks which were utilized in the two-day road rehabilitation projects.
Mendoza, who allegedly directly contracted with the gasoline station, said that “it was only the Taliño Shell Station which was willing to accommodate the credit term requested by the provincial government.”
But the Ombudsman held that “there was no compelling justification for dispensing with the requirement of public bidding.”
Section 3(e) of the anti-graft law prohibits public officials from causing undue injury to any party including the government, or giving a private party any unwarranted benefits, advantage or preference in the discharge of their official functions through manifest partiality, evident bad faith or gross inexcusable negligence.",407,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104704.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818160227-20170818180227-00296.warc.gz,0.95947390794754
193921cb-e481-4997-b6cf-ec37ff4903b0,2019-08-25T22:02:38+00:00,2017-03-28,1,https://aidtochurch.org/acn-news/156-iraq-plains-of-nineveh-christian-churches-unite-to-rebuild,"The Syriac Catholic Bishop, the Chaldean Catholic Bishop and two Syriac Orthodox bishops signed an agreement in Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan, to help Christians rebuild their homes, destroyed by ISIS in 2014.
By Daniele Piccini
Erbil (Iraqi Kurdistan): The idea can no longer be shrugged off as a mere pipe dream – the hope of the thousands of Iraqi Christians who were evicted from their villages three years ago by the criminal incursions of Islamic State (ISIS) – that they might one day be able to return to their homes on the Plains of Nineveh. With the March 27th signing ceremony in the offices of the archdiocese of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Erbil, an agreement was reached between three Christian churches in Iraq – the Syriac Catholic Church, the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Chaldean Catholic Church - formally establishing the Nineveh Reconstruction Committee (NRC) tasked with planning and supervising a programme of rebuilding the Christians houses. The Committee is composed of six members chosen from the above three churches (two representatives each) and of three external experts suggested by the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), which will concern itself with advocacy and fundraising.
A professional assessment completed by ACN has calculated that more than 12,000 homes need to be rebuilt – those that were burnt, destroyed or partially damaged by ISIS – and that the cost of this operation will be in excess of 200 million Euros. The funds gathered will be allocated to each Church in proportion to the number of damaged houses within their own faith community as calculated by the assessment.
After the signing ceremony, Monsignor Timothaeus Mosa Alshamany, Archbishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch and prior of the Monastery of Saint Matthew, underlined the initiative’s double historical importance – on the one hand the ecumenical spirit that made this possible and on the other the real possibility for thousands of Christians to return to their ancestral roots and to a life in dignity. “Today”, he said, “we are truly a united Church – Syriac Orthodox, Chaldean and Syriac Catholic – united in the work of rebuilding these houses on the Nineveh Plains and in restoring hope to the hearts of the inhabitants of these villages and inviting those who have left them to return.” The archbishop then went on to thank for the important role of ACN in developing this initiative: “We would like to thank ACN, which has helped us so much in the past, by providing help and food. Now this charity is playing a crucial role in the rebuilding of our houses.”
The fact that this principle of unity and of speaking with “one voice” has prevailed is a source of great satisfaction for Fr Andrzej Halemba, responsible for the charity’s Middle East section. ACN will closely follow the committee’s work, though solely in the start-up phase. In subsequent phases ACN will limit itself to seeking the possible sources of funding, above all from among major international benefactors. “What we have done to support this initiative”, said Fr Halemba, visibly gratified at the signing of the accord, “we have not done for money. We have done it to ensure that the Christians can remain in Iraq. We are working for God.”
(Fr Halemba holds the finalised contract for the reconstruction of 12,000 homes in Iraq signed by the representatives of the three Christian churches in Iraq (From the left: Archbishop Timothaeus Mosa Alshamany, Archbishop Yohanna Petros Mouche, Father Andrew Halemba, Metropolitan Nicodemus Daoud Matti Sharaf, and Bishop Mikha Pola Maqdassi © Aid to the Church in Need)
Speaking about unity between the Christian churches, Syriac Catholic Archbishop Yohanna Petros Mouche of Mosul also emphasised: “I would like to invite the Christians of the Nineveh Plains to return to their homes and resume living in their villages, in order to bear witness to Christianity. Today we join together to demonstrate that we are united in our wish to accelerate this operation as rapidly as possible, and that it must start as soon as possible.”
The courage of the three Christian churches in taking this step responds to the courage of the Christians who have decided to stay on in Iraq. This was expressed by Chaldean Catholic Bishop Mikha Pola Maqdassi of Alqosh who stated: “Today we have given our agreement to the rebuilding of the houses in our ruined villages. This is a brave step forward which gives us great joy and encourages the Christians to remain in their villages and in their own country”.
Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Nicodemus Daoud Matti Sharaf of Mosul, Kirkuk and Kurdistan addressed an appeal to all international benefactors: “We are the roots of Christianity. We must remain in our country. We must remain as witnesses to Jesus Christ in this country, in Iraq and especially in the Plains of Nineveh. This task of rebuilding all the houses in those villages where ISIS has destroyed everything is truly an enormous challenge. Thank you in advance to all those who will help us.”
Directly under the Holy See, Aid to the Church in Need supports the faithful wherever they are persecuted, oppressed or in pastoral need. ACN is a Catholic charity – helping to bring Christ to the world through prayer, information and action.
The charity undertakes thousands of projects every year including providing transport for clergy and lay Church workers, construction of church buildings, funding for priests and nuns and help to train seminarians. Since the initiative’s launch in 1979, Aid to the Church in Need’s Child’s Bible – God Speaks to his Children has been translated into 172 languages and 50 million copies have been distributed all over the world.
While ACN gives full permission for the media to freely make use of the charity’s press releases, please acknowledge ACN as the source of stories when using the material.
For more information or to make a donation to help the work of Aid to the Church in Need, please contact the Australian office of ACN on (02) 9679-1929. e-mail: email@example.com or write to Aid to the Church in Need PO Box 7246 Baulkham Hills NSW 2153.
On Line donations can be made at www.aidtochurch.org",1350,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330907.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825215958-20190826001958-00376.warc.gz,0.957162082195282
a66b6136-af4a-4356-b459-860d77715200,2019-08-20T03:38:19+00:00,2019-08-20,0,https://www.justcheaptickets.com/Concerts/New-Age,"New Age Tickets
JustCheapTickets.com provides a large selection of discount New Age tickets. Customers are pleased with the lower prices and outstanding customer service they find upon visiting the site. It takes a simple comparison of our cheap New Age tickets with other sites to see how affordable our prices are. With New Age tickets for sale on a secure website, you can buy confidently. The site will always be a trusted source for New Age tickets.",89,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315222.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820024110-20190820050110-00209.warc.gz,0.902734637260437
1ffd2d42-27c0-4963-855e-24ebf506fba9,2017-08-18T01:15:23+00:00,2016-08-17,1,http://www.irishluck.ie/news/aiba-to-take-disciplinary-action-against-judges-and-referees/,"The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is planning to take disciplinary action against judges and referees who were dismissed from the Rio Olympics and sent home following controversial decisions in a number of boxing matches.
An unspecified number of judges and referees were sent home from the Olympics after AIBA ruled that they had not met its officiating standards. AIBA has announced that “individuals and associated federations have been forwarded to the disciplinary commission for further investigation, with appropriate actions to follow.”
One of the most controversial decisions made in the Olympics included in the 56kg bantamweight quarterfinal boxing match between Irish boxer Michael Conlan and Russian boxer Vladimir Nikitin. The match was awarded to Nikitin despite several commentators believing that Conlan should have won. Conlan launched a tirade against AIBA following his loss.
This; however, was not the only contentious decision of the Rio Olympics. Several commentators felt that Ireland’s lightweight boxing champion Katie Taylor should have won her bout against Finland’s Mira Potkonen and there was also controversy in the heavyweight final when Russian Evengy Tischenko was announced the winner against Khazakstan boxer Vassily Levit.
AIBA stressed that all judges are expected to conduct themselves with “respect, fairness, integrity and transparency.” They announced that the commission met in Lausanne earlier this week in order to review the questionable judgements that led to widespread reproach of the system of judging. The commission has highlighted a number of decisions made in the Olympic fights and will take action according to their findings.
AIBA has also announced that they are considering a review of the certification process for judges and referees and will consider introducing a five-judge scoring system to help prevent this from occurring again in the future.",365,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104204.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818005345-20170818025345-00047.warc.gz,0.98315155506134
5e1f6143-68b5-4acf-b3ba-bbf44ee6573b,2013-06-18T22:51:24+00:00,2012-07-25,1,http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2012/07/25/end-the-fed-whether-congress-wants-us-to-or-not/,"Since its inception, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policies have led to a decline of over 95% in the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar. As a result, there have been several attempts to reduce or even eliminate the Federal Reserve’s powers.
Louis T. McFadden led efforts in the 1930s. Wright Patman pressed again in the 1970s. Henry Gonzalez got things moving in the 1990s. And, Ron Paul has led the charge for more than twenty years now. In nearly eighty years, though, none of these efforts have succeeded.
And, even with House passage of Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed bill earlier today, it’s highly unlikely that the imperial Senate would ever allow light to be shed on the actions of its financial backer. Resistance to these efforts is seriously entrenched.
But yet, a large number of people across the political spectrum want to know what goes on behind the Fed’s curtain. And with calls to audit the federal reserve reaching a fevered pitch, it’s a good time to ask the basic question – is this even a worthy effort?
Not to say that you should want a secret national bank, but rather – is this kind of activism the best place for you to put your energy…and hope? Will lobbying the Senate get Harry Reid to allow a vote? Will calling Mitch McConnell change anything? Will Barack Obama or Mitt Romney allow such a bill to pass without their veto?
I believe the answer to all these questions is a big, fat NO.
PULLING THE RUG OUT
On the other hand, in contrast to attempts to put a stop to the Fed at the national level, a paper that William Greene presented at the Mises Institute’s “Austrian Scholars Conference” proposes an alternative approach to ending the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. The “Constitutional Tender Act” is a bill template that can be introduced in every State legislature in the nation. Passage would return each of them to the Constitution’s “legal tender” provisions of Article I, Section 10:
“No State Shall…make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts”
Such a tactic would achieve the desired goal of abolishing the Federal Reserve system by attacking it from the bottom up – pulling the rug out from under it by working to make its functions irrelevant at the State and local level.
Under the Constitutional Tender Act, the State would be required to use only gold and silver coins – or their equivalents, such as checks or electronic transfers – for payments of any debt owed by or to the State. This includes things like taxes, fees, contract payments, and the like.
All such payments would be required to be denominated in legal tender gold and silver U.S. coins, including Gold Eagles, Silver Eagles, and pre-1965 90% silver coins. The market would then require that all State-chartered banks – as well as any other bank acting as a depository for State funds – offer accounts denominated in those types of gold and silver coins, and to keep such accounts segregated from other types of accounts such as Federal Reserve Notes.
But that’s not all! Not only would the use of Federal Reserve Notes by the State be made illegal; the use of legal tender U.S. gold and silver coins would be encouraged amongst the general population too – by eliminating sanctions against its use.
HOW IT PLAYS OUT
Passage of the Constitutional Tender Act would introduce currency competition with Federal Reserve Notes by outlawing their use in transactions with the State. Ordinary people, being required to pay their State taxes in gold and silver coins, would find it necessary to conduct some transactions with metal – including the use of checks and debit cards based on bank accounts denominated in such coins
All businesses operating within the State, being required to pay their State sales taxes and license fees in gold and silver coins, would need to do the same. Most importantly, though, in order for businesses to acquire the amount of gold and silver needed, they find it necessary to offer their goods and services in “dual currency” denominations, where customers could choose to pay in Federal Reserve Notes or gold and silver coins.
This kind of “bottom up” approach to ending the Fed will have a greater likelihood of success than the “top-down” approaches we’ve seen over the years for two major reasons:
1. The top-down approach has been an utter failure. While it has succeeded greatly in an educational role, it has simply not worked tactically.
2. It’s decentralized. Political opposition won’t be as strong or well-funded on a state level. Strategies and tactics can be adapted much quicker. And, most importantly, success in one state can be a far greater educational tool – and a source of courage – for people of a neighboring state, than endless calls to a Congress which almost never does what’s right.
Greene tells us that use of sound money would drive further use. He writes:
“Over time, as residents of the State use both Federal Reserve Notes and silver and gold coins, the fact that the coins hold their value more than Federal Reserve Notes do will lead to a “reverse Gresham’s Law” effect, where good money (gold and silver coins) will drive out bad money (Federal Reserve Notes). As this happens, a cascade of events can begin to occur, including the flow of real wealth toward the State’s treasury, an influx of banking business from outside of the State – as people in other States carry out their desire to bank with sound money – and an eventual outcry against the use of Federal Reserve Notes for any transactions.”
Once things get to that point, Federal Reserve notes would become largely unwanted and irrelevant for ordinary people. Nullifying the Fed on a state by state level is what will get us there.
Without a single act of Congress, the Federal Reserve system can be brought to its knees.",1259,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00008-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959947764873505
9c1d952e-b7d6-4d3d-81e7-7983b579acf2,2013-05-18T07:20:50+00:00,2012-04-30,1,http://www.news.stlpublicradio.org/term/edward-jones-dome?page=5,"Counterproposal for Edward Jones Dome upgrades due tomorrow
The St. Louis Rams have until tomorrow to offer their own price tag for upgrades to the Edward Jones Dome in downtown St. Louis.
The Rams' lease requires the Dome to be in the ""top tier"" of stadiums in the National Football League. That tems is not clearly defined, but it's generally meant within the top 25 percent. Otherwise, the Rams are free to depart St. Louis in 2015.
According to a statement from the the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission released this morning, the St. Louis Rams have turned down the CVC's $124 million plan to overhaul the Edwards Jones Dome.
The CVC's plan included adding 1,500 new club seats, installing a massive 96 foot-long scoreboard over the center of the field and adding windows for more natural light.
The CVC says the team ""will submit their own proposal to improve the Edward Jones Dome on or before May 1, 2012.""",201,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00027-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.92337840795517
c9c21cac-116b-44de-be32-8f7a99f0c334,2022-05-28T07:34:25+00:00,2019-03-15,1,https://intellexconsulting.com/%EF%BB%BFfrom-1st-april-100-tax-returns-will-be-scrutinise-and-tax-evasion-will-be-history-in-india/,"From 1st April 100% tax returns will be scrutinise and tax evasion will be history in India.
Imagine a Tax tracker software which cost government more than Rs 1000 Crore and several years of building it, just to track expenses of all assesssee based on big data and then suggest department to pick up cases for scrutiny. That’s what India tax department is going to implement from 1 April 2019
Big data Software which can be use to track tax evader is reality for Income Tax department. As per our sources the Income Tax Department has given access to the software on 15 March 2019.
Now if you are travelling foreign county and posting pictures on social media, buying an luxury car and its beyond your income as per your returns filed, then Income Tax Department can use big data to analyse it and check the mismatch between your earning and spending. The process can easily use complete trail for even new tax filer. Also Department can prepare a master file having all details and key information about individuals and corporates.
The basic idea is to catch the tax evaders and also increase number of people to file returns and pay tax, who are not filing returns. The Insight project will feature an integrated information management system, which will harness machine learning to help take the right step and the right time. It will entail collecting relevant web pages and documents that could be probed
India now joins a select league of countries like Belgium, Canada and Australia that are already using big data to keep a check on evasion. It is estimated that in case of Britain launched similar software at estimated cost of 100 million pounds. Since its inception in 2010, the system has prevented the loss of 4.1 billion pounds ($5.4 billion) in revenue. These cases would have mostly remained undetected without cutting-edge analytics.
The software will ensure 100% Scrutiny of all the returns filed and selection based on thousands of small parameters from which the probability of tax evasion will be Zero",398,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663013003.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528062047-20220528092047-00223.warc.gz,0.946430206298828
6b57dc27-7069-43ee-9cf4-d999f8273b72,2022-05-25T04:29:40+00:00,2021-05-20,1,https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/office/while-big-tech-has-buoyed-the-office-market-some-smaller-tenants-are-planning-to-downsize-108707,"Tech’s Favorite Manhattan Submarket Could Be Big Loser In The Office Reckoning
Over the past year, tech has been dubbed the saving grace of the Manhattan office market, with Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple each taking up massive chunks of office space while most private companies had paused their real estate activities.
But as smaller technology companies with smaller office spaces grapple with the future of the workplace, some are looking to shrink their office spaces, jeopardizing the leases that are foundational to the leasing market in buzzy, pricey neighborhoods like Union Square and the Flatiron District.
“The sub-20K SF deals overall in the Manhattan market are the lifeblood of most of the leasing throughout the city,” Cushman & Wakefield Senior Associate Sayo Kamara said. “It's sometimes hard to track, but they are always the leases that make a difference in driving availability and the absorption in the market.”
These types of leases are especially critical to the market, Avison Young Tri-State Senior Director of Research Marisha Clinton said. Some 91% of office leasing deals across Manhattan were under 15K SF last quarter, she said, an increase in the share of leases from 79% in Q1 2020.
“Whether it is Midtown South or any other part of Manhattan, during this period of slow leasing, it is these smaller transactions that will for the most part help drive velocity,” she said.
While smaller leases made up a greater share of leasing volume around the city, not a single technology tenant signed a lease under 15K SF in Midtown South last quarter, a decrease from the 92K SF across 14 leases in the first quarter of 2020, according to Avison Young.
That followed an 86% year-over-year drop-off in tech office deals under 15K SF between 2019 and 2020, data from Avison Young shows. Small tech tenants leased a combined 1.1M SF across 146 deals in Midtown South in 2019, compared to 137K SF across 20 deals in 2020, according to Avison Young.
Some smaller and midsized companies based in the area are already looking to scale down their footprint.
Mobile banking company N26 Inc., which is located at 214 West 19th St., had been on the market for 30K SF, but it has downsized its requirement to between 10K SF and 12K SF, according to Avison Young research. Software company Palantir Technologies, which was once looking to sign a lease for 80K to 100K SF pre-pandemic, is now searching for spaces at half the size, Clinton said.
Office owners in Midtown South rely on smaller leases because their buildings have smaller floor plates, said Danny Mangru, Savills director of research for the New York and Tri-State region. A reduction in this type of activity has an outsized impact on the submarket, which includes Flatiron, Union Square, NoMad and Park Avenue South.
“Because you have a lot of product with smaller floor plates, it's more meaningful,” he said. “As opposed to Midtown, for example, where you have larger buildings.”
NY Tech Alliance Executive Director Andy Saldaña said many of his members — who have flocked to Midtown South over the past decade — are rethinking the size of their offices as they move toward a hybrid work-from-home and office plan.
“They're taking a look at it and then evaluating their current workspace, maybe perhaps shrinking a bit their footprint, and then offering these hybrid approaches, especially as they've attracted talent that are now remote,” he said. “[They have] people who have relocated to other places, or they've gotten talent from other places.”
Many of these companies are still remote and still figuring out their plans moving forward.
“While we maintained our office space since the beginning of the pandemic, we’re growing solely remotely at the moment and hiring the best people, wherever they are,” Lindsey Dole, senior vice president of people at proptech company Updater, located at 19 Union Square West, told Bisnow in an email. “Our company can operate remotely, so we're waiting until our team members feel fully comfortable before returning to in-person interactions.”
Seventy-three percent of technology companies predict they will be in the office three days or more, and only 4% say they will be in the office for all five days of the week, according to a recent Savills survey of tech tenants. Some 79% of these companies have employees that have moved away from the market their offices were in prior to the pandemic.
The dearth of small leases stands in stark contrast to the huge year for Big Tech in New York City. Facebook signed a lease for 730K SF at Vornado’s Farley Post Office near Penn Station amid the pandemic after Apple signed a 220K SF lease in February 2020 at Vornado’s 11 Penn Plaza. Amazon purchased the 660K SF 424 Fifth Ave. in Midtown last year just as the pandemic was taking hold in New York, and Google is spending $1B building out a campus in Hudson Square.
Smaller and newer tech companies will likely take up coworking and flex office space throughout the recovery, Saldaña said, and sign fewer direct leases with landlords.
Still, brokers and researchers believe that Midtown South will continue to be a mecca for technology companies even if the size of the space they take up is less than it was pre-pandemic.
“I think Midtown South still will be one of the hot pockets for the TAMI sector,” Kamara said. “Just the type of footprint that those companies are taking in that area, it’s TBD what that shakes out to be.”
Saldaña predicts that New York will continue to be a hub for technology companies, large and small alike, but that the sector will not be concentrated in one submarket moving forward.
The result may be more technology offices opening up around the five boroughs, not just in Midtown South.
“That centralization of new tech startups is kind of dispersing and it was dispersing prior to Covid,” he said. “And I think it's going to continue, especially as people have uncovered some joy in the neighborhood markets.”",1341,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662578939.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525023952-20220525053952-00425.warc.gz,0.967425405979156
4f3b538c-8161-4bd9-b714-c553daf90ae5,2022-05-29T02:12:23+00:00,2021-05-29,1,https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/news/charles-schwab-looking-to-offer-cryptocurrency-after-regulatory-clarity,"Charles Schwab, one of the largest retail brokerages and retirement account providers in the industry, is looking closely at offering cryptocurrency.
The company said that it would like more clarity from regulatory bodies but would like to be a player in the space.
""We would like to see more regulatory clarity,"" said Schwab's Chief Executive Officer Walt Bettinger on a call with analysts. ""And if and when that comes, you should expect Schwab to be a player in that space in the same way it has been a player in other investment opportunities across the spectrum.""
The SEC has been slow to draft regulations on the growing industry, leaving some cautious retail brokerages behind their counterparts who have already offered digital assets.
The new SEC chair, Gary Gensler, was a professor at MIT for a course called 'Blockchain and Money.' His experience with blockchain and cryptocurrency has left many hopeful that regulation on the industry is around the corner and that it will be relatively fair.
Gensler has had positive comments on cryptocurrency, but that they have raised new issues.
""These innovations have been a catalyst for change. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have brought new thinking to payments and financial inclusion, but they’ve also raised new issues of investor protection that we still need to attend to,"" said Gensler during a Congressional hearing in early March.
Should Charles Schwab choose to give all its clients access to cryptocurrency, it would open up the new asset class to its 31.9 million brokerage accounts.
""If Charles Schwab, the company, decides to participate in the crypto market, we will be highly competitive, we will be disruptive, and we will be client-oriented,"" Bettinger said.
Don’t miss out on how smart money is playing the crypto game. Find out how hedge funds, family offices and wall street players are positioning themselves for the growing crypto-economy in our premium newsletter - The Crypto Investor.",396,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663035797.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220529011010-20220529041010-00409.warc.gz,0.974159836769104
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viernes, 13 de abril de 2012
BEST DRESSED OF THE WEEK: COCO ROCHA AT THE SPRING ANNUAL BALL
Coco Rocha looked AMAZING in a night gown by Zac Posen at the 2012 Annual Spring Ball, to which attended a big bunch of models and designers. She was, by far, the most glamorous looking one at the event. The dress was one of my favourites when I saw it on the runway, and I couldn't be more pleased that Coco chose it for this party. I love the 20's vibe of it and the touch of edginess that the tulle gives. I'm definetly a big fan of this girl, this look and this dress. Congrats, Zac Posen!",178,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221208676.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20180814062251-20180814082251-00009.warc.gz,0.90422934293747
5ce7f6b7-9a04-48e3-8e7c-19eefb57d164,2016-07-27T15:27:55+00:00,2014-05-01,1,http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2014/05/specials/city-of-tomorrow/index.html,"City of Tomorrow
About this project
The city of tomorrow might already be here.
Right now, 21st century challenges like greenhouse gases, crime and high energy costs — are being met worldwide with real innovation.
In the coming years communities will grow at an amazing pace. The United Nations predicts by 2030, 60% of the world will live in cities. Demand for clean air, water, energy — and convenience — will skyrocket.
Along with emerging innovations, increased connectivity via the Internet and smart devices promises to help solve many of these threats.
Imagine turning the ocean into drinking water, ending traffic jams, making policing smarter and creating buildings with zero carbon footprints.
Some buildings — even though they may be old — have very futuristic-looking designs. CNN iReporters photographed a few of them, including an amazing building designed to resemble a human eyeball, an American airport icon and a bizarre circular structure that defies the imagination.",190,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826908.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00018-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.910689234733582
b411ec0b-ad4a-4782-ba9c-5b946267b826,2020-10-22T10:06:43+00:00,2020-05-19,1,https://www.everythinglubbock.com/sports/cas-to-hear-man-citys-appeal-against-2-year-ban-in-june/,"GENEVA (AP) — Manchester City’s appeal against a two-year ban from European soccer will be heard over three days in June, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Tuesday.
CAS set aside June 8-10 for the case. It is unclear if a hearing will be held by video link or in person at the court in Lausanne, Switzerland.
No timetable was set for a verdict but a ruling is needed before English teams enter next season’s Champions League draw. The draw in Monaco is scheduled for Aug. 27 but could be pushed back because of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Man City was banned by UEFA in February for “serious breaches” of financial monitoring rules and failing to cooperate with investigators. The English champions have been accused of deceiving UEFA in order to comply with Financial Fair Play regulations.
Announcing its verdict three months ago, UEFA said City was guilty of “overstating its sponsorship revenue in its accounts and in the break-even information submitted to UEFA between 2012 and 2016.”
UEFA also fined Man City 30 million euros ($33 million) after an investigation that was sparked by leaks of internal club correspondence published in November 2018 by German magazine Der Spiegel.
The emails and documents, likely obtained by hacking, appeared to show that City overstated sponsorship revenue and masked the source of revenue from deals to tied to the club’s owners in the Abu Dhabi royal family.
The club has denied wrongdoing.
’They are simply not true,″ City CEO Ferran Soriano said of the allegations in February in an in-house interview. ″We have to be respectful as we have been of this process.″
City failed with a previous appeal at CAS which tried to block UEFA-apppointed judges from taking on the case presented by club finance investigators. Three CAS judges ruled that appeal was not valid last November.
During the UEFA investigation, City won its fourth Premier League title in eight seasons.
City continued to play in this season’s Champions League after the ban for two future seasons was announced.
In the round of 16, City beat Real Madrid in the first leg in Spain. The return game has been postponed since March and is not due to be played until August. UEFA is hoping to complete the competition by the end of August.
City is in second place behind runaway leader Liverpool in the Premier League. If a ban by UEFA is upheld, the fifth-place team is likely to take City’s place in the next Champions League.
A subsequent appeal is also possible at Switzerland’s supreme court in Lausanne, but likely only on narrow procedural grounds.
More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports",578,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107879362.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022082653-20201022112653-00451.warc.gz,0.973269701004028
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Something just a little bit brilliant! Innovative dual purpose high visability rechargable safety front / rear light for commute / road / MTB light. Zecto Pro can be either a high output front or rear LED - your choice. It's versatility also allows for use as outdoors multi-sport light for running, hiking and night vison with red LED option.
On the bike Zecto Pro sets the new standard in rechargable, high-visibility lighting and brings added safety to every cyclist. Two white, plus one red LED are mounted in custom ""MOR"" lens for increased output efficiency. 180 degrees of visibilty with multiple side LEDs with double as charge and power indicator.
Composite body with knurled alloy bezel. It features six white modes including: economy and blast solid modes; Three flash modes, plus ""Daytime Flash"" mode. There are five red modes: two flash modes; economy and blast solid modes plus daytime flash mode. New ""hipster"" easy-fit bracket with patented durable rubber strap fits the bike, your belt, clothing, bags, seatpack, just about anywhere you like.
Zecto Pro is supplied with MicroUSB to USB cable and easily charged from any USB plug, with charging indicators built into side LEDs. Intelligent power indicator fuel gauge LEDs double as side illumination. Day or night...Ride safe, always be seen!
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ee36043e-4420-423c-83aa-0dba150c2222,2017-08-24T01:07:09+00:00,2015-11-30,1,http://www.apwu.org/blog/archive/2015-11,"Beyond Distrust: How Americans View Their Government
Fully 84% have a favorable view of the U.S. Postal Service – the highest rating among 17 agencies and departments tested.
Beyond Distrust: How Americans View Their Government
Poll: Only 1 in 5 Americans Say They Trust the Government
But more than 80 percent of respondents were positive about the performance of the U.S. Postal Service.
Voters Distrust Government in General, But Like Many Specifics, Poll Finds
Large majorities gave positive marks to a long list of government agencies, starting with the Postal Service, which, despite being a butt of many jokes in popular culture, gets a positive rating from 84% of Americans.
Turn Your Post Office into a Bank? The Idea is on the Table
From check cashing to small loans, Pavoggi said postal banking would also add revenue and not cost taxpayers money.
Nearly 900 Absentee Ballots in Summit County Thrown Out for Lack of Postmark; Elections Board to Hold Hearing to Question Postal Officials About Issue
County Elections Board members think the increase in late ballots without postmarks was caused by the closure of Akron’s mail processing center earlier this year, which resulted in mail sent locally going to Cleveland before coming back to Akron.
Postal Banking Would Defeat Predatory Lending for Good
With predatory lenders victimizing millions of paycheck-to-paycheck families nationwide, New Jersey urgently needs a common-sense solution: postal banking for affordable small loans and check cashing.
Rand Paul Suggests Doing Away with the Postal Service
In a radio interview yesterday, Sen. Rand Paul said that if he were to become president, he would pare down the federal government so much that he might even do away with the U.S. Postal Service.
Will ‘Postal Banking’ Keep More Post Offices Open?
Could local post offices diversify from mail delivery into banking services for Americans not served by conventional banks?
Ralph Nader: For America’s Unbanked: Re-Establishing The Postal Savings Bank – OpEd
The time is ripe to implement postal banking. What is needed is a rising rumble from the people focused on Postmaster General Megan Brennan―who has the authority to act now on implementing surcharge free ATMS, payroll check cashing, bill-paying services and electronic money transfers ―and on Congress to allow loans and other new services.
Bernie Sanders Has a Plan to Reinvent the Post Office. Hillary Clinton Should Steal It.
Up until now, this idea has been advocated mostly by liberals like Sanders (Elizabeth Warren is a big booster), but there's no reason why it couldn't have broad political appeal. If Hillary Clinton wants ideas to help expand economic opportunity for people who are struggling, the fact that tens of millions of Americans can't access banking services is a pretty good place to start.
Postal union endorses Sanders, citing efforts to save USPS
The largest union for government postal workers in the United States has endorsed Bernie Sanders for president, giving a boost to the Democratic candidate’s slim labor endorsement list.
Postal Workers Endorse Austerity-Foe Bernie Sanders
The APWU endorsement recalls the historic “reward our friends” calculus, as Sanders has for years been an ardent congressional advocate for postal workers and the United States Postal Service. Long before he considered presidential politics, the senator from Vermont was arguing against the austerity economics that seeks to balance the books by cutting public services. An ardent foe of privatization, he as well has championed the expansion of its mission, backing innovative initiatives such as postal banking.
The Postal Service’s ‘Retail Channel Strategy:’ A Blueprint for Privatizing the Post Office
It’s been clear for a long time that the Postal Service is in the process of privatizing itself by shifting processing operations to companies like Pitney Bowes
Staples-Office Depot merger review could be delayed until March
Staples' and Office Depot's plan to merge will be put on hold until March as the European Union says it won't complete its antitrust review until then.
Too Many Giant Mergers
“The trend toward bigger mergers can and should be stopped,” APWU President Mark Dimondstein writes in a letter to the New York Times. “Blocking the Staples/Office Depot deal is the right place to start.”
It’s Expensive to Be Poor
Senator Elizabeth Warren [and others], have recommended bringing the US Postal Service — an institution with a presence in every zip code — back into basic banking, something it did until 1967.
Youngstown Mail-Processing Center Still Processing
American Postal Workers Union Local 443 President Jim Varner remains optimistic about the Youngstown mail-processing center operations.
A new line of business for the post office: Banking?
The nation’s largest postal union is pushing the USPS to provide financial services to tens of millions of Americans who aren't served by the nation's conventional banking system.
Bernie Sanders’s Passion for the Prosaic – or Why the Postal Office is Part of What Makes America Great
In a race where many candidates for president are pressing flashy, headline-grabbing issues like immigration, the fight against terrorism, abortion rights and education, Bernie Sanders is offering a passionate defense of the prosaic.
Postal worker union says prices will rise if Staples acquires Office Depot
In a report released Thursday, the American Postal Worker Union argued that Staples' planned $6.3 billion acquisition of Boca Raton-headquartered Office Depot would hurt American businesses if regulators allow it to proceed.
Since the financial crisis, more than 4,800 bank branches have disappeared from the American retail landscape.
Lucas County Absentee Voters Miss Mark: Why the Mail May Be to Blame
Scott says part of the problem is that mail is being rerouted and processed in Detroit, MI.
Brookings Paper on the Postal Service Gets the Facts Wrong
Elaine Kamarck’s essay, “Delaying the Inevitable: Political Stalemate and the U.S. Postal Service,” grossly misstates the facts about the central cause of the Postal Service’s financial crisis… Unfortunately, that’s not all she got wrong.
How Bernie Sanders Plans to Transform the Postal Service and Help Millions in Poverty
Senator Bernie Sanders advocates that the postal service provide financial services in low-income and rural areas that may not have banking institutions, or where residents are forced to use costly alternative financial services.
The Rushcard Fiasco Can Point Us to Good Policy for Serving the Unbanked and Underbanked, and Formerly Incarcerated
Public banking can work alongside the traditional banking system, similar to how Social Security exists alongside private retirement options.
Long Island Postal Workers Rally Against Cuts to Benefits, Wages
Union postal workers on Long Island are trying to stop the push for cuts to benefits, service and starting wages.
Postal Workers Decry Cuts in Service, Wages at Melville Rally
More than 150 postal workers at a demonstration Sunday in Melville demanded a new contract, criticized a plan to lower wages for new hires and called for the restoration of service cuts.
Voting by Mail Has Advantages
Voting by mail has several advantages over traditional polling such as being cost effective, increased participation among voters and it is easier for election officials to conduct.
NALC: Study: Millions Depend on Trillion-Dollar Postal Industry
The study found that the U.S. Postal Service remains at the center of $1.4 trillion industry that provides 7.5 million jobs—6 percent of all jobs in the United States.",1595,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886126017.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824004740-20170824024740-00325.warc.gz,0.923765301704407
8643bcd5-2a85-44ca-87a4-7278ded50006,2013-06-19T14:21:53+00:00,2012-04-11,1,http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/296235/making-progress-tennessee-carrie-severino,"Tennessee is closer than ever to adopting a method of judicial selection that every Tennessean could be proud of.
Yesterday afternoon, the Tennessee Senate approved by voice vote an amendment (SJR 710) that would bring Tennessee’s judicial-selection method more in line with the U.S. Constitution, by allowing the governor to appoint judges with confirmation by the legislature. The amendment seeks to obviate the criticism most frequently leveled against the federal method — that it facilitates obstruction — by establishing that “confirmation by default occurs if the Legislature fails to reject an appointee within sixty calendar days of either the date of appointment.”
The measure has the support of Governor Haslam and House Speaker Harwell, who requested some of the particular language. Before final passage, it must be read twice more in the Senate and approved by the House. In the Senate, Lieutenant Governor Ramsey and Senate Majority Leader Norris have both pledged to pass SJR 710 as part of a deal with Leader Norris. The House is expected to take action on and conform a companion to SJR 710 in committee today, with further action on the floor soon thereafter.
As I have been reporting, state officials in Tennessee have been engaged in a very intense debate over the direction the state should take when it comes to picking judges. Some want elections, some want the Missouri Plan, and some want the federal method. A broad coalition of organizations have weighed in to support a modified federal method, believing that it is the consensus option and the only method that can garner the level of support necessary to amend the state constitution.
We are happy to be part of that coalition, which includes traditional-values advocates like the Family Action Council of Tennessee and the Tennessee Eagle Forum, free-market advocates Americans for Prosperity–Tennessee, and the non-partisan business coalition Tennesseans for Economic Growth. I expect others from the business community and the conservative community to join in support of SJR 710 as it advances.
We will know a lot more in the next few days. If all comes to fruition as we hope, conservatives across the country should thank Governor Haslam and Tennessee’s legislative leaders for taking a principled position on the important issue of judicial selection.",455,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.951186954975128
5d82cfd0-39d0-4baf-a868-5d9a00dce578,2017-08-18T01:22:19+00:00,2017-08-18,1,http://www.e-mj.com/news/us-a-canada/6064-golden-summit-pea-predicts-24-year-mine-life.html,"Freegold Ventures has reported positive results from a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its Golden Summit project 32 km northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. The PEA evaluates a two-phase, 24-year open-pit mine generating separate oxide and sulphide gold ore streams, each operating at 10,000 mt/d. Processing operations for the oxide and sulphide materials are heap leach and bioxidation, respectively.
Golden Summit’s peak annual gold production is estimated at 158,000 oz, while average annual production is estimated at 96,000 oz. Life-of-mine doré production is estimated at 2.34 million oz. Total cash costs are estimated at $842/oz of gold produced, including royalties, refining and transport.
The Golden Summit mine will produce up to 3.5 million mt/y of each ore type. Oxide ore is mined in the early years, as it forms a cap over the sulphide ore. Years in the middle of the production schedule have an overlap of oxide and sulphide ore production prior to completion of oxide mining.
Mining of the oxide material will continue through year 14 of the 24-year mine life. Mining of sulphide material will continue from year nine through the end of the mine life. Both oxide and sulphide ore materials will be transported from the pit to a primary crusher located near the pit exit. After primary crushing, oxide and sulphide materials will be transported by conveyors to their respective process areas.
Initial capital costs to develop oxide production are estimated at $88 million.",321,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104204.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818005345-20170818025345-00060.warc.gz,0.935986518859863
ab2daaf9-586b-4a81-9833-944d538a8fde,2015-04-01T01:24:58+00:00,2014-02-27,1,http://mynorthwest.com/17/2269428/Japan-mayor-Lack-of-sensitivity-caused-flap,"TOKYO (AP) - Japan's government said Thursday it may re-examine a 20-year-old study that led to a landmark apology over forced prostitution during World War II, in a sign it is leaning toward a denial that officials were involved in organizing sex slavery.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, the official government spokesman, said it may decide to verify the accuracy of interviews with 16 South Korean women who said they were forced to serve as prostitutes for Japan's wartime military.
Although numbers vary, some historians say as many as 200,000 women from across Asia, most of them Koreans, were forced to serve as sex slaves, called ""comfort women"" in Japan, for frontline soldiers.
Japanese nationalists have long insisted that women in wartime brothels were voluntary prostitutes, not sex slaves, and that Japan has been unfairly criticized for a practice they say is common in any country at war.
The interviews, conducted by Japanese officials in 1993 at the request of South Korea's government as part of a broader investigation by Japan, were key to a statement in which Japan apologized later that year.
A reversal of that apology would greatly worsen already-strained relations between Japan and South Korea.
The statement, issued by then-Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono, acknowledged that many women were forced into prostitution for Japan's wartime military, despite a lack of records clearly indicating direct government involvement.
""We would like to re-examine"" the interviews, Suga said, adding that he would seek ways of doing so while taking into consideration that the contents of the interviews are classified information. Suga also suggested that a government-led team would review the overall study.
Abe has been criticized by South Korea and China for backpedaling from past Japanese apologies and acknowledgements of wartime atrocities.
Members of his nationalist government and many others who share their view have been frustrated by recent efforts by South Korea to enlist U.S. support in pressuring Japan to stick to its 1993 apology. They are stepping up efforts to discredit accounts by South Korean women who say they were sex slaves.
They have been particularly unhappy about ""comfort women"" statues that have been erected in several cities in the U.S., including Glendale, California, and about growing international support for the South Korean victims.
A nationalist Japan Restoration Party lawmaker, Hiroshi Yamada, said Japanese children cannot be proud of their country because of the statues and other ""false"" accusations.
Suga's comments Thursday followed a statement by the deputy chief Cabinet secretary at the time of the apology, Nobuo Ishihara, that Japan had never verified the 16 women's accounts.
Ishihara told a parliamentary committee earlier Thursday that South Korea had demanded that Japan interview the women after an earlier Japanese investigation found no hard evidence that the wartime government had coerced people into sexual slavery.
Ishihara said Japan and South Korea had agreed that the 1993 apology would allow them to put their difficult past behind them and open the way for forward-looking relations.
(Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)",642,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131302428.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172142-00227-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.981614947319031
203af9cd-1bc6-4e68-90fc-1beac3beee05,2018-08-20T01:42:22+00:00,2017-09-10,0,https://www.local10.com/weather/hurricane-irma/looters-caught-by-local-10-cameras-arrested-by-fort-lauderdale-police,"FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Fort Lauderdale police arrested nine people caught by Local 10 News cameras looting Fort Lauderdale business despite the dangerous winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma.
Local 10 cameras showed a group breaking into the Simon's Sportswear at Sunrise Boulevard and Powerline Road.
The group of looters broke through the front window and were seen walking in and then walking out with stolen items.
They then began looting a Foot Locker and Cash America Pawn store in the same area.
Hours later, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department announced that the criminals had been arrested.
""Going to prison over a pair of sneakers is a fairly bad life choice,"" Fort Lauderdale police Chief Rick Maglione said. ""Stay home and look after your loved once and be thankful they are all safe.""
Six adults and three teenagers were arrested. The adult suspects were identified as Kenneth Pinkney, Zara Dumornay, Tyrell Pratt, Teonhki Robinson, Michael Brown and Rossano Henry Jr.
They face charges of burglary during a natural disaster.
The Broward Sheriff's Office immediately reacted to Local 10's report, posting on Twitter: ""ATTENTION LOOTERS; Every incident will be investigated. Evidence collected will be used to pursue charges after the fact.""
Meanwhile, the Pembroke Pines Police Department issued a stern warning: ""Any looters who come to Pembroke Pines will be greeted by our officers. Choose wisely and stay home.""
South Florida law enforcement officials promised to police the streets to prevent looting, but with unsafe winds pummeling the region, police were discretionary to ensure the safety of officers.
Copyright 2017 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.",358,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215487.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820003554-20180820023554-00372.warc.gz,0.943242907524109
c2a41598-2e7e-475d-ae01-0439157df3af,2019-08-17T14:33:31+00:00,2018-11-01,1,https://gizmodo.com/ai-can-now-fake-fingerprints-that-fool-biometric-id-sca-1830464777,"Artificial Intelligence researchers used a neural network to create fake fingerprints that could be a hacker’s dream tool.
Five researchers, led by Philip Bontrager of the New York University engineering school, developed what they have called “DeepMasterPrints.” The Guardian reported that the research was presented at a biometrics conference in Los Angeles in October. As the Guardian points out, their report, published last month, explains how the fake prints they generated could replicate more than one in five real fingerprints in a biometric identification system.
The paper suggests this technique could be used to create replicated fingerprints that could be used in something akin to a “dictionary attack,” but instead of software that runs millions of popular passwords through a system, a DeepMasterPrints-inspired tool could run several fake fingerprints through a system to see if any prints match any accounts.
The key to their research is that many fingerprint scanners only read a portion of a print, and some different fingertip portions have more in common than others.
So when researchers created new prints by feeding a set of real fingerprints into a generative adversarial network, they only needed to create prints that matched certain portions of other fingerprints—the portions that tend to have commonalities.
It’s unlikely someone could use such a technique to break into your phone (as one report suggests). “A similar setup to ours could be used for nefarious purposes, but it would likely not have the success rate we reported unless they optimized it for a smartphone system,” Bontrager told Gizmodo. “This would take a lot of work to try and reverse engineer a system like that.”
But if a hacker accessed a system with many fingerprint-accessible accounts, they’d have a good shot at cracking into a few of them.
Bontrager and his team want their research to inspire companies to step up fingerprint-security efforts. “Without verifying that a biometric comes from a real person, a lot of these adversarial attacks become possible,” Bontrager said. “The real hope of work like this is to push toward liveness detection in biometric sensor.”",456,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313428.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817143039-20190817165039-00329.warc.gz,0.951211333274841
4ea06aac-a9aa-4cf9-a2be-31fb86ea00c3,2017-08-16T21:49:30+00:00,2013-03-14,1,http://www.irinnews.org/report/97585/returns-challenge-mali,"Nearly 3,000 Malians who fled towns and villages in the north when armed men occupied their homeland have headed home, but the vast majority are staying put in the south or in neighbouring countries, for fear of insecurity, reprisal killings, and in the knowledge that basic services are still sorely lacking.
“Recent attacks and fighting, unexploded ordnance, the fear of reprisals, and the lack of basic services, are all elements dissuading people from returning,” said Helene Caux, spokesperson with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
Most of the 170,300 registered refugees in Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Niger and Algeria, are ethnic Tuaregs or Arabs, and many of them fear reprisal attacks, being targeted by the Malian army, criminality and the presence of jihadists in some communities.
Timbuktu school director Amhedo Ag Hamama, a Tuareg now volunteering as a teacher in Mbéra refugee camp in eastern Mauritania, told IRIN: “No one [in Mbéra] is ready to go back… Living conditions are very difficult here, there is not enough food, teachers are working for no pay, but we will not return until there is sustainable peace.”
Many refugees IRIN spoke to talked of the 1990-91 Tuareg rebellion in the north that caused them to flee. “We will only return if there is a viable solution,” Hamama continued, “not if in one, two, three years, we will have to flee again… We are scared of reprisal killings. We are scared of attacks from Malian soldiers. No one dares return.”
UNHCR stresses the need for reconciliation efforts, together with efforts to combat impunity, to encourage peaceful coexistence between communities and help long-term stabilization, according to a 1 March briefing.
Hamama has a paid job to return to in Timbuktu, but “even the money won’t draw me back,” he said. “Who can assure our safety, our security? No one. I do not have confidence in anyone.”
Some want to flee but cannot. Arab shopkeeper Najim Ould Abadallah told IRIN he wants to go to Burkina Faso but is afraid of being harassed or detained at the military checkpoints en route.
After hiding in his house for three weeks, he fled to a neighbour’s house and upon returning found his house looted - by Malian soldiers, a neighbour told him.
Some Tuareg families from rural villages in Gao Region have fled to Gao town, as they feel they are safer there. Ahmed Haïdara, a Tuareg from Djebok, 40km east of Gao, took refuge with his family in a sandy courtyard belonging to house on the outskirts of Gao. ""We are safe here. I trust Mali's army to protect us,” he told IRIN. “In Djebok there is nothing - no soldiers, no policemen. The Islamists can come back any time,"" he told IRIN.
Many cattle-herders sold their animals to pay for transport to flee and cannot afford to return, according to IOM spokesperson, Judy Dacruz. “Likewise many farmers were unable to plant because of displacement and thus have no way of supporting themselves through the rest of the year,” she said.
UNHCR and IOM are not encouraging or facilitating returns because of the security situation, but Caux pointed out: “We cannot prevent people going back spontaneously.”
Some families are travelling up to Mopti in central Mali, and taking a boat onto Timbuktu.
Most of the people IOM talked to said they wanted to return as soon as possible, with almost all wishing to go back this year, while a small group said they would wait longer for the situation to stabilize.
Alongside NGOs such as Catholic Relief Services, IOM provides food packages and emergency kits for displaced families at major transit points such as Mopti in central Mali.
Governance and basic services
As well as security, many say they are waiting for a return of basic services and governance structures - particularly mayors and a judicial structure - to be in place before returning. In an IOM survey displaced Malians also stressed the need for livelihood opportunities to be in place.
While some government officials have returned to Gao town, which was occupied by separatist Tuareg rebels and militant Islamists last spring, government officials have yet to take up office.
Social services are still largely provided by humanitarian organizations; shops remain closed and the same is true for banks, some food markets and pharmacies. Very few Tuaregs or Arabs remain.
Schools are only now reopening, having closed in early January following the French-led intervention. In Timbuktu, schools have reopened but are all empty, said Hamama, as most of the students and teachers are living in Mbéra refugee camp.
Families who have registered their children in schools in the south want to wait out the school year before re-enrolling elsewhere, said UNHCR’s Caux.
If people do start to return in large numbers, huge pressure could be put on infrastructure in transit points such as Mopti and Ségou, where stocks of food, water and medical supplies are running low, said Dacruz. “Government and humanitarian agencies need to start planning for receiving the IDPs [internally displaced persons].”
Meanwhile, ongoing conflict in the mountainous area north of Kidal, as well as recent fighting in Gao town, continue to cause fresh displacement.
IOM monitors have counted an additional 18,702 people fleeing areas of conflict since the French invasion on 11 January 2013.
Some 260,665 Malians were registered as being displaced within the country as of the end of February 2013 - up from 227,207 in December 2012.
In Tinzawatene, in Kidal Region in the far north of Mali, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is trying to support people fleeing fighting. The supply of food and other items here and in Kidal and Tessalit has been seriously affected by the conflict and the closure of the border with Algeria, said UNHCR in a communiqué.
“They have come from Kidal, Gao and even from as far as Ménaka, some 600km away. We are currently helping 1,100 families, a figure that might rise as fighting continues,” said Valery Mbaoh Nana with ICRC in Gao.",1377,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102663.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816212248-20170816232248-00139.warc.gz,0.972241878509522
724ee689-433a-4037-a048-8b809789bb1f,2022-05-22T13:10:28+00:00,2022-04-07,1,https://internewscast.com/news/us/democrats-grill-fossil-fuel-executives-about-price-gouging/,"5.9k Share this
House Democrats slammed oil and gas industry executives during a hearing on Wednesday, accusing them of profiteering amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its impact on the global energy market.
The consensus among committee Democrats and Republicans, as well as the executives who testified, is that the U.S. needs to boost domestic production in the short term in order to provide Americans relief at the pump. Where they fiercely disagree is on the barriers keeping that from happening.
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations subcommittee, displayed a chart showing that while the price of crude oil has dropped in recent weeks, gasoline prices in the U.S. remain near historic highs.
“Why?” she asked. “If the price of gas is driven by the global market, why is the price of oil coming down but the price at the pump is still at record highs?”
“Something just doesn’t add up,” she added.
Industry executives from Exxon Mobil, BP, Chevron, Shell USA, Devon Energy Corp and Pioneer Resources said the global market controls prices, not individual companies, but struggled to explain the widening gap.
“Changes in the price of crude oil do not always result in immediate changes at the pump,” said Mike Wirth, CEO of Chevron. He added that “it frequently takes more time for competition among retail stations to bring prices back down.”
“It is a very complex set of factors that impact the price of gasoline,” including supply risk across all fossil fuel products, said David Lawler, president of BP America.
Republicans on the committee ran to the industry’s defense. Reps. Morgan Griffith (Va.) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.) argued that the Biden administration’s “anti-American energy agenda” and “war” on fossil fuels are to blame for inflated prices.
“It is impossible to generate confidence or invest in production today when future production is clearly being blocked by this administration,” Griffith said.
Griffith asked each of the executives if their company was “taking advantage of the crisis in Ukraine to keep prices artificially high in order to increase your own profits?” All of them said they were not.
“We have no tolerance for price-gouging,” Wirth, of Chevron, said in his opening remarks.
But as DeGette and other Democrats on the panel pointed out, and as the executives acknowledged, the industry is raking in record profits. The six companies present Wednesday brought in a combined $75 billion in profits last year. And when the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas surveyed 139 industry executives last month, the majority — 59% — cited investor pressure as the main reason producers have not ramped up production.
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said the industry is “ripping off the American people.”
“At a time of record profits, big oil is refusing to increase production to provide the American people some much-needed relief at the gas pump. Instead, they are buying back their stock at an estimated $40 billion this year. Big oil is lining their pockets with one hand and taking millions in taxpayer subsidies with the other.”
Stock buybacks are when a company uses its profits to buy up its own stock, often leading to a surge in the stock price. Pallone asked each of the executives if they would commit to reducing stock buybacks and dividends for shareholders, which would enable them to increase production instead amid ongoing turmoil in the energy market. None of them said they would.
“I can’t commit to a reduction in buybacks,” Lawler said.
Monday’s hearing and U.S. lawmakers’ push for more fossil fuel development come against the backdrop of a new United Nations report that warns global carbon emissions need to peak by 2025, then go down 43% by 2030, in order to prevent catastrophic planetary warming.
Last week, Biden ordered the largest-ever release of oil from the nation’s strategic reserves — an average of 1 million barrels per day for six months — to combat high prices and act as a “wartime bridge” until domestic production can ramp up later this year. He also called on Congress to pass “use it or lose it” legislation requiring oil and gas companies to pay fees on idle wells and unused federal leases.
Highlighting the tightrope that Democrats are walking on energy ahead of the midterms later this year, when gas prices are likely to be high on voters’ minds, Pallone called on industry executives to “take some action to reduce the pain at the gas pump.”
“Produce more oil,” he said on Wednesday. “Produce more with the wells you have.”
Source: Huff Post",1052,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545548.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522125835-20220522155835-00406.warc.gz,0.959365785121918
2806ab39-129c-43e8-8820-de88059a53f2,2020-10-26T17:33:40+00:00,2020-10-16,1,https://bangordailynews.com/2020/10/16/business/lobstermen-say-documents-show-catastrophic-impact-right-whale-protections-could-have-on-industry/,"Newly released documents by Maine’s Department of Marine Resources are providing a glimpse of what federal action to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales could look like — including the closure of extensive areas of offshore ocean to lobstering.
In an August letter to the head of the agency that reviews proposed federal regulations, DMR Commissioner Patrick Keliher sought a meeting to go over options for reducing the risk of right whales becoming dangerously entangled in lobster trap gear and rope.
That was after conversations with the federal Northeast Fisheries Science Center that brought to light a proposal that could put big swaths of ocean off-limits to lobstering — in federal waters known as Lobster Conservation Management Areas, or LCMAs.
LCMA 1, in particular, is heavily fished by Maine lobster boats.
“The concern was those areas in Area 3 could come across to Area 1 if, in fact, we don’t meet our risk reduction target,” Keliher said.
He said the potential closure described by federal officials could reduce access to fishing grounds 12 miles or more offshore for lobster boats based from Penobscot Bay to Schoodic Point Down East.
Keliher could not give an estimate of the acreage of the area involved. But using lobster landings data from last year, he and his staff calculated that had such closures been in place then, they would have blocked more than 3,000 boat trips and reduced the value of offshore landings by $14 million.
That’s more than half the offshore fleet’s annual take and about three percent of last year’s total Maine lobster landings of $485 million.
Keliher said the effects would reach well beyond that.
“It is going to create losses because of competition within other areas. It’s going to create gear conflict, it is going to create all sorts of other issues associated with the shifting of a large amount of gear into areas that are already fished,” he said.
“I’m a little bit staggered by this, I have to say,” said Genevieve McDonald, a Stonington lobsterman who sits on the Legislature’s Marine Resources Committee. She represents many who fish the offshore waters that could be affected.
“$14 million may sound relatively small in comparison to the statewide value. But it would have a catastrophic impact on not just the economy but also the character of the islands in Penobscot Bay,” she said.
McDonald said the industry has been well warned that closures could be part of the new rules the feds are working on now. But she said this first public indicator of what the specifics might look like in Maine opens a sobering window on what the future could hold.
McDonald and Keliher both argue that closures do not make sense for deep waters off the state’s coast, because fishermen would likely respond by relocating their traps just outside the closed zones, creating a fence or curtain of rope that could be more dangerous for any whales swimming through.
“Even if it didn’t create a curtain effect, and it did move all of that gear inshore, that’s still problematic,” McDonald said. “You still have a tremendous amount of crowding inshore, you have a limited resource inshore, we’re seeing landings move offshore. So you’re looking at trying to sustain an offshore fleet on inshore landings, and I don’t think that’s possible either.”
Conservationists who’ve sued the federal government to force quicker action to protect the roughly 400 whales left on the planet, said removing rope from the water is the only sure way to meaningfully reduce entanglement risk.
And some argue that closures can speed up innovation.
“For a large whale to go extinct in the U.S., which has some of the brightest minds and greatest technological experts and a can-do-spirit, is just appalling to think about,” said Sharon Young, marine issues field director for the Humane Society of the United States.
Young said that in response to a seasonal closure of whale feeding grounds off Cape Cod, some Massachusetts fishermen are experimenting with “ropeless” or “buoy-less” lobster trap technology, which uses GPS and radio signals to set and retrieve traps on the ocean floor.
Maine’s lobstermen remain deeply skeptical of the technology. And for months, Keliher has been working up and down the coast to devise responses specific to the diverse conditions in different parts of the Maine fishery. Those include the use of breakaway ropes that whales can swim through and tying more traps to each line to reduce the overall amount of rope in the water — a practice called “trawling up.”
But the risk-reduction solutions do not include area closures large or small, Keliher said.
“Our goal is to balance the needs of the industry with the conservation of right whales,” he said. “And I don’t want to do this with just a handful of individuals. We can do this with weak line, we can do this with trawling up. And we can do it in a way that is safe for the whales and sustainable for the harvester, for the individual fisherman.”
DMR staff did ultimately get a new meeting with federal officials, where they outlined their concerns. But there has been no communication since, and federal officials did not respond to requests for comment.
A proposed new rule has been delayed multiple times, and Keliher said until one is released there is no way to be sure of just where or even whether any closures would be proposed. But a U.S. judge recently ruled that the government must take action by May. And a draft rule is expected to be published in the federal register by early next month.",1237,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107891428.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026145305-20201026175305-00413.warc.gz,0.960376739501953
fff78609-f1e6-4025-a1c1-e899fc320efb,2022-05-27T05:32:23+00:00,2022-02-16,1,https://uaenews4u.com/2022/02/16/qashio-raises-2-5-million-led-by-msa-novo-to-launch-enterprise-expense-management-solution-for-mena-businesses/,"Qashio raises $2.5 million led by MSA Novo to launch enterprise expense management solution for MENA Businesses
United Arab Emirates, Dubai – 16 February 2022 – UAE-headquartered fintech business, Qashio has entered the MENA market on a strong note by raising USD 2.5 million in its pre-seed funding. Qashio’s enterprise-grade expense management platform enables business owners and finance leaders full visibility and control of all expenses.
Their dashboard integrates real-time tracking for every business expense and allows and enterprises and SMEs to make informed cash flow decisions. The pre-seed funding round is led by global VC firm, MSA Novo (over $1.5bn AUM), and supported by Rally Cap Ventures, Palm Drive Capital, Plug and Play Ventures, as well as regional strategic angels, entrepreneurs, and family offices. Executives from Grubtech, Danske Bank, Two Sigma, Xiaomi, and top global fintech companies participated in the round as well.
“Investing globally across b2b fintech platforms, we have monitored expense management players evolving across all major regions. Qashio is poised to be MENA’s breakout winner due to its founding team’s proven track record in building superior products and ability to execute in selling to enterprises. We are excited to partner with Qashio to impart best practices derived across other emerging tech markets.” said Seamon Chan, Palm Drive Capital.
Founded in 2021 by seasoned serial entrepreneurs Jonathan Lau and Armin Moradi, Qashio is a Fintech solution offering businesses a comprehensive enterprise expense management solution. Armin and Jonathan previously worked together while building Carriage, where they personally experienced the pain-point of expense tracking and management.
Qashio’s virtual cards combined with its software allows businesses to manage their spend in a more automated and transparent way, saving hundreds of man hours and reducing petty cash leakage in the process. Finance and HR departments benefit from better expense reporting, better visibility, control of cash flows and an empowered workforce.
Qashio has over 50+ customers, including Nana, Grubtech, Carasti & Swiss International Hotels. They have customers across UAE and KSA, and an expanding waitlist.
“Qashio’s software empowers us to have full control of our expenses and reduce our petty cash leakages. Integrating directly to our ERP system saves my finance team hundreds of hours as well!” – Abdulaziz Alshiha, CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Al Shiha Holding & Swiss International Hotels.
With Qashio, Business Owners, CFOs, HR Leaders and finance teams can set spend limits on virtual & physical cards issued in seconds, limit and control spend categories and vendors. This eliminates the use of cash, avoids late expense claims, reduces the amount of work put into reimbursements and ultimately replaces manual invoicing and vendor /supplier payment.
Jonathan Lau and Armin Moradi, co-founders of Qashio commented, “Businesses in the MENA region have been operating with limited ability to issue cards and manage employee expenses. At Qashio, we are committed to help companies move away from all those manual finance processes and get more visibility and control by providing a secure, safe solution that is ready for enterprise grade deployment as well as SMEs.”
“We are committed to have a clear, easy and fast onboarding processes for brands with no long-term commitments or heavy monthly service fees” – Armin Moradi, CEO, Qashio.
The launch of Qashio is in line with UAE’s vision for the next 50 years to accelerate world-class digitization and adoption of ICT across aspects of the business.
The FinTech sector in the Middle East is growing rapidly with a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30%. By 2023, it’s predicted that 800+ FinTech companies from sub-segments including payments, open banking, RegTech and compliance, smart lending, InsurTech, blockchain, and cybersecurity solutions for the financial industry (such as anti-money-laundering, anti-fraud, identity theft, identity management, and others) will raise over $2 billion in venture capital funding.
The funding will be used to expand the operations team and customer support, evolve the current features and integrations with additional fintech partners and rewards programs.
For more details on Qashio or for further advice on best practice spend management solutions visit www.qashio.com
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Qashio is a comprehensive spend management platform and financial control center for the MENA businesses that provides transparency on their corporate expenses and payments with software-enabled cards and all-inclusive accounts payable automation. With Qashio’s comprehensive software set and overall support brands can control their finances, reduce expenses as well as identify areas of cash overspend.",1044,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662636717.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527050925-20220527080925-00626.warc.gz,0.93501341342926
db7667dc-6683-42a9-b1f6-2661bc199ceb,2022-05-18T13:44:44+00:00,2022-04-11,1,https://witness.co.ug/six-people-fight-for-late-oulanyahs-seat-in-parliament/,"Six people have expressed interest in vying for the Omoro County Parliamentary seat in Omoro district.
The seat fell vacant following the death of former legislator and Speaker of Parliament, Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah on March 20, 2022, in Seattle in the United States of America.
Last week, the Electoral Commission set May 26, 2022, as the date for the Omoro County by-elections. The voters’ register update exercise will run from April 14-19th, 2022.
Francis Mawa, the Prime Minister of Puranga Clan where the late Oulanyah hailed from told Uganda Radio Network that six people from the clan have shown interest in running for the vacant seat.
They include Omoro District LC V Chairperson, Douglas Peter Okello, Omoro District Council Speaker, Richard Bongowat Luganya, Andrew Olal and Francis Rwotlonyo, all members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party.
Others are Engineer Terrence Odonga from Forum for Democratic Party-FDC and Patrick Okot, a lecturer in the Faculty of Science at Gulu University.
According to Mawa, Oulanyah’s family members had earlier fronted the deceased’s son, Andrew Ojok to contest as a replacement for his father.
He notes that as members of Puranga clan, they have scheduled a meeting with all aspirants on Friday this week to come out with a common position.
“The Friday meeting will come out with a good report because this is an abnormal contest that came after the death of one of our own. We have called family members, relatives, political leaders, and cultural heads of the clan to iron out some issues,” he said.
Omoro district LC V chairperson, Douglas Peter Okello didn’t answer our repeated phone calls on his cellphones.
Rwotlonyo confirmed his interest in the parliamentary seat, saying that Omoro needs a person who can work for them and listen to them.
He called on the NRM party leadership to exercise neutrality and give a fairground to all aspirants to contest without dictating on a single candidate of their interest.
On Friday last week, Francis Emuna, the brother to Oulanyah asked others interested in vying for the parliamentary seat to consider the deceased’s son owing to the legacy of his father.
“We want Ojok to stand come by-election for Omoro, we want your full support, please stand with the family and we take this man through, this is my special request. I know there are people who want to come through but let’s consider the family and all Jacob has done and left us with,” said Emuna.
Ojok works with National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) as a Senior Information Technology Specialist. Caesar Lubangakene, the National Unity Platform-NUP party Northern Regional spokesperson told URN in an interview that they had not yet decided on a candidate for the Omoro County MP seat.
“We are going to sit down and have a strategy meeting very soon, we are going to definitely show force whether we support our candidate or back one of the candidates,” he said. Oulanyah, who was buried on Friday last week at his ancestral home in Lalogi Sub-county, was serving his fourth Term as Omoro County member of parliament. He first joined parliament on the Uganda People’s Congress-UPC party ticket in 2001.
He lost his re-election bid in 2006 before joining the NRM Party and won in the 2011 parliamentary election, 2016, and subsequently the 2021 Parliamentary election.
According to the Electoral Commission road map, the nomination of candidates will take place from May 12th to May 13 at Omoro District Council Hall. The candidate’s campaign will take place from May 16th- 24th, 2022.",836,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522270.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518115411-20220518145411-00404.warc.gz,0.966227769851685
ff0b6c01-7e08-4e71-95ab-da9d9dc42e81,2013-05-18T06:25:51+00:00,2010-12-01,0,http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1728549,"The International Effects of Climate Change on Agricultural Commodity Prices, and the Wider Effects on New Zealand
December 1, 2010
Motu Working Paper No. 10-14
This research takes a closer look at the effects of climate change on New Zealand agriculture and on the wider economy, including indirect international effects such as changes in the prices of goods exported from and imported to New Zealand, as well as carbon prices and policies. Economic loss from short term catastrophic events such floods and landslides is not investigated. Infometrics (2007) presented an initial quantitative analysis of some of the above issues. In this paper they update the part of that report that looked at the effect of climate change on agricultural commodity prices, by considering some new scenarios based on international research since 2007, and expand the time-period from 2025 to 2070.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 37
Keywords: agricultural commodity prices, GE modelling
JEL Classification: F18, Q1, Q54working papers series
Date posted: December 19, 2010
© 2013 Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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59cff797-975b-4083-932d-d3d269d7242f,2013-05-23T11:41:53+00:00,2012-05-01,0,http://www.ubersoxchrysler.net/index.htm,"| || |
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bbfe2d88-850f-43c3-b840-75125c70c111,2019-08-17T15:46:23+00:00,2015-06-30,1,https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-says-we-could-put-a-million-people-on-mars-within-a-century-2015-6?utm_source=msn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=msn-story&utm_campaign=bodyurl,"If a human colony of just five or six people on Mars still sounds like a distant future dream, just wait till you hear about billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's Mars colony plan.
Musk is thinking much bigger, like closer to one million people bigger.
Sending a handful of people to Mars every few years will never make a thriving colony.
If we want anything close to the industry and infrastructure that's on Earth, we're going to need a huge labor force, Musk said in an interview with Ross Anderson for Aeon Magazine:
Even at a million, you're really assuming an incredible amount of productivity per person, because you would need to recreate the entire industrial base on Mars. You would need to mine and refine all of these different materials, in a much more difficult environment than Earth. There would be no trees growing. There would be no oxygen or nitrogen that are just there. No oil.
A million people sounds crazy right? Just wait, it gets better.
Even assuming you could carry 100 people at a time (and that's assuming a lot since most of the manned spacecraft currently under development are designed to seat about six people), you'd need to find the money for 10,000 launches. All those people will need a lot of supplies too, Musk said. He estimates about 10 cargo trips for every human trip. So that's 100,000 supply launches.
Here's the real kicker though: Musk says all this could happen within a century.
Rumor has it that Musk already has a design for a giant spaceship carrier that could seat 100 people. It's part of what's called the Mars Colonial Transporter plan — a fleet of spaceships and rockets designed for Mars travel. Musk has said he hopes to reveal some of these plans by the end of the year.
Even if Musk can produce these giant ships, the cost of 100,000 launches will be astronomical — if we are doing it in the traditional way. Musk has a plan for that too — he's not the traditional type.
His company SpaceX is working on developing 100% reusable rockets, and after only a few test landings he's getting incredibly close to success: ""Rockets are the only form of transportation on Earth where the vehicle is built anew for each journey,"" Musk said. ""What if you had to build a new plane for every flight?""
Reusable rockets would drive the cost down to just tens of thousands of dollars per pound of weight, Musk has estimated. That's about two orders of magnitude cheaper than the current cost. It would make it possible to launch people and supplies much faster. Instead of one launch every few months, reusable rockets mean we could be launching multiple times in a day.
Making all this happen within a century is... optimistic, to say the least.
But dreaming big has made Musk a billionaire and one of the most successful tech entrepreneurs in the world.
If someone can pull it off, it's probably him.",601,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313428.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817143039-20190817165039-00329.warc.gz,0.973209917545319
78691b7b-03a3-42b4-9f6d-b3264554195e,2022-05-27T22:22:39+00:00,2020-07-11,1,https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/us-student-accused-of-killing-rome-policeman-says-he-was-beaten-in-custody.html,"""They beat me pretty bad"" said Finnegan Lee Elder.
An American student on trial in Italy for the murder of a Rome policeman claims he was kicked, punched and spat on in custody, according to a leaked official transcript from last summer, reports AFP.
Finnegan Lee Elder and fellow Californian student Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth could be handed life sentences if convicted of murdering Mario Cerciello Rega, a 35-year-old carabiniere who was stabbed 11 times in Rome last July.
Cerciello Rega and his colleague Andrea Varriale, both dressed in plain-clothes, had gone to investigate a drug deal gone wrong in the capital's upmarket Prati district in the early hours of 26 July 2019.
While in Rome's Regina Coeli prison on 2 August, Elder was recorded secretly during a private conversation with his father and American lawyer. ""They beat me pretty bad ... in the [police] station,"" Elder said in a transcript of the conversation requested by the court, reports AFP.
""They threw me to the ground, kicked me, punched me, stood on me, spit on me"" - he said - ""They said they would give me 40 years if I didn't give them my phone password.""
Elder's claims of police brutality follow the leaking of photographs of Hjorth blindfolded and handcuffed at a police station in Rome.
""The awful truth of what Finnegan was subjected to and endured as a terrified 19-year-old is now being revealed to the world,"" - Elder's father Ethan told AFP - ""Our hearts break every minute of every hour of every day.""
Elder, now 20, has admitted to stabbing Cerciello Rega with an 18-cm serrated-edge combat knife but has insisted to investigators that he thought he and his friend were being attacked by drug dealers.
What happened prior to attack
A few hours earlier Elder and Natale-Hjorth had been trying to buy cocaine in the popular night-life area of Trastevere.
A man described as an ""intermediary"" and identified as Sergio Brugiatelli helped them find a dealer who allegedly sold them crushed aspirin instead of drugs.
In retaliation the students stole Brugiatelli's rucksack, demanding the return of their money plus a gram of cocaine in exchange. However Brugiatelli informed the police of the situation, with undercover officers Cerciello Rega and Varriale going to the designated meeting place in Prati instead of Brugiatelli.
Elder claims that they were jumped from behind by the officers who they believed were criminal associates of Brugiatelli. Varriale has said that he and Cerciello Rega, both unarmed, told the young men they were police, but that Elder pulled out a knife and attacked Cerciello Rega, while Natale-Hjorth wrestled with Varriale.
In the ensuing 32-second brawl Cerciello Rega was stabbed 11 times, later dying from his wounds in nearby S. Spirito hospital.
Elder and Natale-Hjorth fled the scene but were tracked down the next day to a hotel, in the same area as the attack, where police found the military knife hidden behind a ceiling panel.
Contradictory version of events
Varriale initially said that he and Cerciello Rega had been attacked by men of north African descent, as well as claiming that he had been armed. However it later transpired that both officers were unarmed and that they acted without backup, in violation of police procedure.
Shortly after the teens' arrest, a photo showing Natale-Hjorth blindfolded and restrained at a police station was leaked to the Italian media, attracting further controversy to the case.
Separately, defence lawyers for the US students say that transcripts of talks between Elder and his lawyer which were published in Italian media and suggested that he had confessed, were translated badly and appeared to omit parts of their conversation.
Outpouring of public sympathy
Cerciello Rega's murder received widespread attention in Italy where he was portrayed as a hero. He had only just returned to duty from his honeymoon, and massive crowds turned out for his funeral at the same church where he had been married just 43 days before.",908,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663006341.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527205437-20220527235437-00603.warc.gz,0.985203921794891
72a6da09-a7de-4d2d-a158-398473728f3f,2013-05-22T21:33:06+00:00,2005-12-08,0,http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/Topic_10584.asp,"Author Cook's Book
Evidence Of Blood
Into the Web
Bantam, June 2004, 6.99, 251 pp. ISBN 0553580922 When Roy Slater left Kingdom County to go to college, he vowed he would never return. Nobody, not his father or the woman he loves, wanted him. Guilt makes him return to care for his father who has only a few months left to live. Lila, his only love, lives in the poorest section of the country but he doesn't expect to see her because she wrote him a note saying she wouldn't marry him. To temp...
Bantam, Feb 2004, 23.95, 320 pp. ISBN 0553800981 Mortimer has three months left at best to live and he has nothing to leave his wife but shattered dreams and hopes. All his money was lost at the track and he is into loan shark Leonardo Labriola for $15,000 with no way to pay it. Labriola's son Tony finds out his wife Sara left him and he does not have a clue why but his father is rabid that his daughter-in-law must be found. Leonardo's henchm...
The Chatham School Affair
Aman looks back on his student days and attempts to analyze a tradgedy that happened in his youth. Author Cook knows how to hold his readers in suspense, and keep them fascinated by his characters, his prose, and his plots. A superior read in every sense....
Bantam, April 2002, 23.95, 304 pp. ISBN 0553800957 Fourth grader Cathy Lake was supposed to meet her mother in the lobby of her friend's apartment building but failed to show up. Shortly after she was reported missing her twisted bloody body was found in the park near the duck pond. The police questioned several of the homeless that live in the park before arresting twenty-six years old Albert Jay Smalls, a vagrant who resides in a drainpip...
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Thomas H. Cook Message Board 12/8/2005 3:29:20 PM
Talk about the novels, new and used books that Cook has written!",446,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.98254519701004
f918e40c-0a10-4316-8584-526dff5649e8,2015-04-01T22:32:57+00:00,2009-12-26,0,http://www.scpr.org/blogs/offramp?page=194,"LA County just sent out its guidelines for dealing with O Trashenbaum. On Mackinac Island they use old Christmas trees to mark the ice bridge between the Island and Saint Ignace, the closest town on the mainland. Since they don't need buoys between the Port and Catalina, best refer to the news release below.
Holiday Greening is Easy - Recycle your Christmas Tree
Between Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, Americans throw away 25 percent more trash than during any other time of year. This year, help reduce the trash load and take the work out of getting rid of your Christmas tree - recycle it!
Starting December 26, 2009 through January 16, 2010, residents can recycle their Christmas trees by placing them at curbside on their regular collection day or taking them to a collection site.
To enjoy the benefits of this special holiday recycling service, residents must remove all ornaments including tinsel, decorations, and metal and plastic tree stands from their trees before placing them at curbside or turning them in at a collection site. Trees over six feet tall should be cut in half for easier collection.
Residents who miss the curbside recycling dates can cut their trees into smaller pieces and place them in their green waste container. The trees collected by residential waste haulers will be recycled into compost, mulch, or ground cover. This helps preserve our natural resources and reduce waste too.
I swear this photo was in focus when I took it. My camera must have been thrown off by Charles Phoenix’s suit.
Charles celebrated his 47th birthday with a full house at the Egyptian Theatre Sunday. His annual retro holiday slide show was an Off-Ramp newsletter recommendation, and we’d love to hear from you below if you went.
Except for one thing, Sarah Lyall wrote a strong NYT article about the British theatre’s pantomime tradition.
She mentions all the stars who’ve been glad to perform in these farcical fooleries, from Pamela Anderson to Sir Ian McKellen, with extensive quotes from Henry Winkler. But then she writes of Winkler:
He is also the co-author of the Hank Zipzer series, about an underachieving fourth grader, which has sold about three million copies, he said.
Doh! Hank “underachieves” because he’s got dyslexia, which is the whole point of the series. Winkler co-wrote these fun books (with Lin Oliver) to tell his own story about dealing with dyslexia, and to help kids (and their parents) deal with it.
I would not want to be standing near a fan at the New York Times anytime soon.
By the way, you can buy the Hank Zipzer collection from Amazon, and have part of the proceeds go to KPCC. The books are fun to read and enlightening without being messagy.
Here’s an e-mail I got today that tickles me. Not because 99% of Off-Ramp listeners won’t be shoveling a single flake of snow this year, but because of schadenfreude. Having spent about 30 years shoveling snow (in Sault Ste Marie, East Lansing, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia), I take pleasure in being reminded that I don’t have to do it anymore.
Foundation for Chiropractic Progress
December PSA—Avoiding Winter Injury: 60 seconds
Every winter, millions of Americans grab their shovels and start digging their way out of the snow and into pain. Shoveling snow improperly can lead to potential spasms, strains, and aches. When shoveling snow, the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress suggests the following tips to maintain overall health:
- Always stretch and warm-up before shoveling
- Wear extra layers to maintain muscle warmth and flexibility
- Avoid sudden twisting and turning motions
- Limit the amount of weight lifted per load
- Bend your knees, not your back
- Take frequent breaks to avoid body fatigue
I got an iPhone recently and have been testing its video capabilities for my weekly show, Off-Ramp. Here's the result of a trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach Saturday, where I was entranced by the jellyfish.
Yes, this movie is a little long. It's meant to be a meditation more than a news piece. Close the office door, turn the lights down, turn the speakers up, and watch the jellyfish.
Here's the movie on YouTube if you can't see the one above.
Thanks to Julian, Mary Kate, Jenn, and Katie for their patience while I got the jellyfish ready for their closeups.",978,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131309963.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172149-00165-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.950106978416443
384cf500-9ee5-4e38-b2ef-afbcb7bd17c3,2018-08-17T13:25:29+00:00,2015-07-14,0,https://people.com/movies/amy-schumer-vanessa-bayer-colin-quinn-talk-bad-first-dates/,"In Trainwreck, the unapologetic new comedy about the boozy misadventures of a disillusioned unromantic, Amy Schumer plays a promiscuous woman who embarks on countless first dates and very few second ones.
But the film’s costars say they know a thing or two about bad first dates: At the world premiere of Trainwreck in New York City on Tuesday, Schumer and her costars Vanessa Bayer and Colin Quinn chatted with PEOPLE about their very own trainwreck dates.
Schumer, for one, offered up a mea culpa. Much like her fictionalized character in the film, the actress bears the brunt of the responsibility for her nasty first dates.
“I would think that the worst date horror stories would actually be about me from other people,” she cracked. “Yeah, that’s what I would say.”
Bayer, best known for her work on Saturday Night Live, recalled a stomach-turning moment at her alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, that ranks near the top of her least favorite dating memories.
“There was a formal I went to in college where I matched this huge guy drink for drink, and then I ended up throwing up on myself but not really knowing about it and being like, ‘We should hang out more,’ ” explained Bayer. “And he was like, ‘I’m gonna go home.’ And then I woke up a few hours late and realized that I had thrown up all over my dress. [I was like], ‘Oh, that wasn’t the coolest look.’ ”
Quinn, for one, is in the same boat as Schumer: “Unfortunately, I’m the horror in most of [my stories]. Oh my god, when I think about it [I’m] not a good person.”",399,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221212323.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817123838-20180817143838-00701.warc.gz,0.965164363384247
5b216b9d-fca7-4a16-b3f1-387616fb5ea5,2016-07-27T15:51:03+00:00,2012-06-14,1,http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/06/14/illinois-sides-gay-couples-marriage-equality-cases-and-says,"Illinois Sides With Gay Couples in Marriage Equality Cases, Says Ban Is Unconstitutional
The Illinois attorney general's office has announced that it will concede that the state's ban on marriages for same-sex couples is unconstitutional in conjunction with two lawsuits filed against the Cook County clerk.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan will file a brief in favor of the two lawsuits filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois and Lambda Legal challenging the county clerk's inability to grant marriage licenses to gay couples, the Chicago Tribune reports. The cases are Lazaro and Matos v. Orr, which represents nine same-sex couples, and Darby v. Orr, which represents 16 gay and lesbian couples.
In addition to Gov. Pat Quinn, Cook County clerk David Orr, who is named as the defendant in the lawsuits, says he agrees that same-sex couples should be allowed to legally wed.
Same-sex couples in Illinois are currently able to enter into civil unions.",199,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826908.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00013-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.955516219139099
0825da59-e639-4ae2-bd91-81b505f93fde,2016-07-30T16:54:35+00:00,2007-06,1,http://thenexthurrah.typepad.com/the_next_hurrah/2007/06/taliban-taking-.html,"Well, that's probably hyperbole. But it does seem like things in Pakistan are getting pretty dire. So says a Pakistani report put together by its Interior Ministry, providing ominous warnings about the increasing power of the Taliban in the country.
The Pakistani president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, was warned this month that Islamic militants and Taliban fighters were rapidly spreading beyond the country’s lawless tribal areas and that without “swift and decisive action,” the growing militancy could engulf the rest of the country. [my emphasis]
The report provides details--including some that pose significant risk to American troops in Afghanistan.
The mention of lesser-known but potent Taliban figures by name shows that the Pakistani government is aware of the far-reaching tentacles of the Taliban and other extremists but cannot do anything about them or chooses not to do anything, the Western diplomat said.
Among the particulars, the document says the Taliban have recently begun bombing oil tank trucks that pass through the Khyber area near the border on their way to Afghanistan for United States and NATO forces.
I'm particularly curious about the politics behind the report. The Interior Ministry, after all, is led by a guy who almost got killed by militants several months ago.
Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao, the prime mover behind the document, narrowly escaped a suicide bomb attack in April by extremists in his home area of Charsadda, 18 miles northeast of Peshawar, the capital of North-West Frontier Province.
The attack on Mr. Sherpao shook his confidence in General Musharraf’s policy toward the militants, which has included a series of peace deals.
And this is happening at a time when there is increasing debate--within and outside of the US--over whether the US should continue to blindly back Musharraf. Of course, we're almost bound to fuck this up--because Dick Cheney has hijacked our Pakistan policy, placing hacks in charge, and recommitting to Musharraf in spite of his failures. That makes me confident--how about you?",426,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258936356.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072856-00273-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.954581558704376
a8c57b82-5937-4b86-922f-136b0830ac9b,2022-05-25T04:59:31+00:00,2022-02-04,1,https://contentnigeria.net/tag/queen-varsity-afrika/,"A reality show focusing on female students in Nigeria is set to hit screens next week.
Queen Varsity Afrika will debut on February 11 and is aimed at African female undergraduates and recent graduates. It will follow a group of students as they compete to be crowned the titular queen.
The producers have described the series as a “non-bikini reality show” that “provides the right platform for beautiful and intelligent young ladies, who are delegates from various higher institutions of learning in Africa, to unlock their innate potential and talent as they compete for the internationally recognised Queen Varsity Afrika crown.”
Sixteen women from various Nigerian universities, plus one student from Benin, are taking part in the ongoing boot camp being held at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. This group will be voted down to 10 women, who will move to the final stage.
They are being mentored by notable Nigerians including former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, with the show set to run for 13 episodes.
Queen Varsity Afrika will run on NTA 2 Lagos and Jive TV on StarTimes, as well as various online portals. The show is a Pillar & Pride of Afrika production in partnership with the Federal University of Agriculture.
Jasmine Ofoegbu, MD and CEO of Pillar & Pride of Afrika and an exec producer on the show, said: “It is an empowerment programme that will avail the contestants the opportunity for self-realisation and self-actualisation, as well as boost their self-esteem.
“We are also ready to partner with agencies, brands and organisations that are ready to join in empowering the African girl child using the platform of our educative and entertaining Queen Varsity Afrika reality TV project, in this edition and in subsequent ones.”
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2f801d2c-8c14-498f-b405-646eb91c2d6c,2022-05-21T03:07:13+00:00,2021-11-12,1,https://carltonjamesgroup.com/2021/11/12/netherlands-returns-to-partial/,"By Bart H. Meijer and Anthony Deutsch
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands will return to a partial lockdown from Saturday after the government ordered restaurants and shops to close early and barred spectators from major sporting events in an effort to contain a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases.
Caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in a televised address on Friday that the stricter rules will be imposed for three weeks.
“Tonight we are bringing a very unpleasant message with very unpleasant and far-reaching measures,” Rutte said. “The virus is everywhere and needs to combated everywhere,” he said.
Supermarkets and non-essential retailers will also close earlier and social distancing measures will be reimposed. The number of recommended no more than four visitors at home.
Rutte said the government was also exploring ways to limit public access to people who have not been vaccinated after the lockdown period.
(Reporting by Anthony Deutsch, Bart Meijer, Toby Sterling; Editing by Chris Reese and Grant McCool)",219,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662534773.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521014358-20220521044358-00222.warc.gz,0.936813533306122
0bb73745-b667-4f14-8f3b-7052eb7a9d50,2016-07-28T08:35:30+00:00,2010-07-27,0,http://www.resilience.org/stories/2010-07-27/renewables-efficiency-july-27,"Renewables & efficiency - July 27
Click on the headline (link) for the full text.
Many more articles are available through the Energy Bulletin homepage
Councils key to meeting UK's green energy target, report warns
Staff, Friends of the Earth
Without stronger Government action and a greater focus on community-scale generation, the UK risks missing its EU commitment to produce 15 per cent of energy from renewable sources by 2020, a new report from Friends of the Earth warns today [Tuesday 27 July 2010].
Major policy changes such as better incentives are needed to plug the UK into green power recommends the report, commissioned by environmental campaigning charity and led by sustainable energy expert Dr. Jim Watson.
These recommendations come on the same day [Tuesday 27 July 2010] that Chris Huhne makes a Commons speech on renewable energy and wind power policy.
The report stresses the crucial role local authorities have to play in generating community-scale energy through schemes like hydro plants and wind turbines.
While the UK is making progress on large-scale energy generation such as offshore wind, and small-scale generation such as domestic solar panels, a much greater focus is needed on community-scale schemes to hit the renewables target, the report advises...
(27 July 2010)
The report can be found here.
Property prices soar in the desert
Stephen Duke, BBCNews
""I'm going to open up my own hotel,"" says Vijay Singh, a man who has just become $60,000 richer after selling some of his farmland; land that is barren desert.
India's thirst for solar energy has transformed Mr Singh's property from a dry, dusty inhospitable environment into a sun-drenched power socket that promises much, both for energy companies and for a country that still suffers black-outs.
The Thar desert spreads 200,000 square kilometres across North West India, and as Dr PC Pande from Rajasthan's Central Arid Zone Research Institute points out, sun is not in short supply.
""Here in this region we have plenty of solar radiation,"" he boasts. ""It's full of sun. Three hundred plus days of sun a year, nine hours a day.""
They will need it.
The government recently launched its National Solar Mission - a $19bn plan to generate 20,000 megawatt of solar electricity by 2022.
At the moment solar power contributes a tiny fraction of that - less than 1% - to the national grid...
(26 July 2010)
Clean Energy and the U.S. Handicap: One Man’s Story
Melinda Burns, Miller-McCune
Jim Dehlsen, America’s most successful wind power innovator and entrepreneur, has been tilting at windmills since the early 1980s.
Back then, he installed one of the largest wind farms in the world in the mountains near Mojave, Calif., where a strong gust could snap a windmill blade in two. He called it his “Victory Garden.”
Today, at 73, Dehlsen is producing one of the most advanced and efficient windmills in the world, employing 300 people at a plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. And he is building a plant in England to manufacture the largest offshore windmill in the world, creating 500 green jobs.
Like Don Quixote of La Mancha, the errant knight of windmill fame, Dehlsen is on a life’s quest, propelled by the vision of a moral world — by his definition, a planet that is much less dependent on coal and oil...
(25 July 2010)
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ec3aa5da-1ed7-445c-b9fe-9ef62c24e016,2015-03-29T23:19:17+00:00,2014-02-17,0,https://www.flickr.com/photos/53130103@N05/12597679664/,"Eric J. Barron was welcomed by current Penn State President Rodney Erickson during a special meeting of the Penn State Board of Trustees on Feb. 17 at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel. Barron was selected unanimously and will become the 18th President of Penn State in May of 2014.
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f86b6bdf-0a1e-46b6-b69d-e4dc2f7e4a02,2019-08-23T08:41:19+00:00,2014-11-01,1,http://enthea.org/tag/energy/,"You may have heard deflation is a bad thing, something to be feared. This might have been true in a scarcity based economy, but the opposite is true in an abundance based economy. No where is this more true than in the information technology sector, where annual deflation runs well over 50%. This is a huge rate of deflation, yet it comes from a sector of the economy that generates the most robust economic growth each year. Deflation is the result of advancing technology that generates greater efficiencies resulting in ephermalization – doing more and more with less and less. Ephermalization is now impacting the energy markets in earnest. Soon, energy is about to become even cheaper than it already is, despite falling oil prices. Below are two articles you should read, back to back. The first is a projection from Citigroup, a traditionally conservative institution, that advancing battery technology is going to be even more disruptive than solar, supplanting the entire fossil fuel industry withing the next *decade*. The second is a brilliant explanation of Saudi Arabia’s smart and prescient move to drop oil prices. Time is running out for fossil fuels to remain competitive, so with each passing day remaining reserves are becoming less valuable. Soon they will be worthless. Better to make some money now while the world still needs your oil, than none later when the world has moved on to something better.
From Northwestern University:
In a potentially breakthrough discovery, researchers at Northwestern University have designed a new type of organic solar cell that will very likely lead to much higher efficiency and cheaper solar power.
The new cell design is based around a new geometrical pattern to be used in the ‘scattering layer’ of a solar cell, which works to keep the light trapped in the cell for longer.
The specific geometrical pattern was obtained by using a mathematical search algorithm modeled on natural evolution to identify the optimal design “for capturing and holding light in thin-cell organic solar cells.”
“The resulting design exhibited a three-fold increase over the Yablonovitch Limit, a thermodynamic limit developed in the 1980s that statistically describes how long a photon can be trapped in a semiconductor.”
According to the researchers, the new design will greatly increase the efficiency of organic solar cells.
It’s currently planned for solar cells, with the pattern in question to be fabricated with partners at Argonne National Laboratory.
From Princeton University:
Princeton researchers have found a simple and economical way to nearly triple the efficiency of organic solar cells, the cheap and flexible plastic devices that many scientists believe could be the future of solar power.
The researchers, led by electrical engineer Stephen Chou, were able to increase the efficiency of the solar cells 175 percent by using a nanostructured “sandwich” of metal and plastic that collects and traps light.
Chou, the Joseph C. Elgin Professor of Engineering, said the research team used nanotechnology to overcome two primary challenges that cause solar cells to lose energy: light reflecting from the cell, and the inability to fully capture light that enters the cell.
With their new metallic sandwich, the researchers were able to address both problems. The sandwich — called a subwavelength plasmonic cavity — has an extraordinary ability to dampen reflection and trap light. The new technique allowed Chou’s team to create a solar cell that only reflects about 4 percent of light and absorbs as much as 96 percent. It demonstrates 52 percent higher efficiency in converting light to electrical energy than a conventional solar cell.
That is for direct sunlight. The structure achieves even more efficiency for light that strikes the solar cell at large angles, which occurs on cloudy days or when the cell is not directly facing the sun. By capturing these angled rays, the new structure boosts efficiency by an additional 81 percent, leading to the 175 percent total increase.
The physics behind the innovation is formidably complex. But the device structure, in concept, is fairly simple.
The top layer, known as the window layer, of the new solar cell uses an incredibly fine metal mesh: the metal is 30 nanometers thick, and each hole is 175 nanometers in diameter and 25 nanometers apart. (A nanometer is a billionth of a meter and about one hundred-thousandth the width of human hair). This mesh replaces the conventional window layer typically made of a material called indium-tin-oxide (ITO)
A super advanced technology breakthrough using a $50 DVD-Burner.
Courtesy Extreme Tech:
A team of international researchers have created graphene supercapacitors using a LightScribe DVD burner. These capacitors are both highly flexible and have energy and power densities far beyond existing electrochemical capacitors, possibly within reach of conventional lithium-ion and nickel metal hydride batteries.
The team, which was led by Richard Kaner of UCLA, started by smearing graphite oxide — a cheap and very easily produced material — films on blank DVDs. These discs are then placed in a LightScribe drive (a consumer-oriented piece of gear that costs less than $50), where a 780nm infrared laser reduces the graphite oxide to pure graphene. The laser-scribed graphene (LSG) is peeled off and placed on a flexible substrate, and then cut into slices to become the electrodes. Two electrodes are sandwiched together with a layer of electrolyte in the middle — and voila, a high-density electrochemical capacitor, or supercapacitor as they’re more popularly known.
Now, beyond the novel manufacturing process — the scientists are confident it can be scaled for commercial applications, incidentally — the main thing about LSG capacitors is that they have very desirable energy and power characteristics. Power-wise, LSG supercapacitors are capable of discharging at 20 watts per cm3, some 20 times higher than standard activated carbon capacitors, and three orders of magnitude higher than lithium-ion batteries. Energy-wise, we’re talking about 1.36 milliwatt-hours per cm3, about twice the density of activated carbon, and comparable to a high-power lithium-ion battery.
These characteristics stem from the fact that graphene is the most conductive material known to man — the LSG produced by the scientists showed a conductivity of 1738 siemens per meter (yes, that’s a real unit), compared to just 100 siemens for activated carbon. The performance of capacitors is almost entirely reliant on the surface area of the electrodes, so it’s massively helpful that one gram of LSG has a surface area of 1520 square meters (a third of an acre). As previously mentioned, LSG capacitors are highly flexible, too, with no effect on its performance (pictured right).
These graphene supercapacitors could really change the technology landscape. While computing power roughly doubles every 18 months, battery technology is almost at a standstill. Supercapacitors, which suffer virtually zero degradation over 10,000 cycles or more, have been cited as a possible replacement for low-energy devices, such as smartphones. With their huge power density, supercapacitors could also revolutionize electric vehicles, where huge lithium-ion batteries really struggle to strike a balance between mileage, acceleration, and longevity. It’s also worth noting, however, that lithium-ion batteries themselves have had their capacity increased by 10 times thanks to the addition of graphene. Either way, then, graphene seems like it will play a major role in the future of electronics.
So many headlines of the past few years have a common background theme: the dependence of modern economies on a steady, dependable supply of energy, and the consequences of our current fossil fuel dependency for global stability and climate. Clearly this cannot continue forever. Worse still, most of the people of the world do not even live under modern economic conditions as yet, and as China, India, and other similar nations continue to progress, world energy needs will almost inevitably double or triple from their current levels. So where is all that energy going to come from?
In the November 1, 2002 issue of Science, Marty Hoffert of NYU and 17 co-authors have published an analysis of the energy options that will be available to meet world demand a few decades from now, under the constraint of constant or reduced carbon dioxide emissions. While there are many short-term measures that could make a difference, the only long-term viable alternatives seem to be fusion and space-based solar power.
Fusion is still a gambit, and could take decades before it energizes. Space-based solar power relies on mostly existing technology. Nanotechnology will of course improve the efficiency of such power systems, but it and the economic drive to build solar power satellites will reduce the cost of escaping gravity. With the economic drive to increase our energy output and the feasible and affordable means to do it – we will go into space. This economic drive will encourage large investments of cash into long-term sustainable space technologies.
For me the greatest prospect of migrating into space is freedom. Not only political and sociological freedom, but also means freedom from living on a contrained flat gravity-fixed surface. Combine all of this and you gain the ability,to create and inhabit any environment your imagination can conceive with freedom that only utopian anarchists imagined. Of course, virtual realities will be extremely sophisticated offering compelling cyber-spaces t rich in knowledge and interactivity.
What this all means is that as space access becomes increasingly affordable, more people are likely to become highly motivated to go there – perhaps to escape the repressive regimes of earth that may inevitably form to “keep the world safe” Like the new world, space will offer a release valve, of an over-populated and stangled earth, for a species that has outgrown the womb.",2020,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027318243.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823083811-20190823105811-00051.warc.gz,0.941820025444031
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Here's something puzzling. When the flooding started in Oxfordshire,
The cost of the South's flooding is estimated to be £1 billion
I still don't know whether I was right or not – and, rather alarmingly, it looks like the Government doesn't either.
Having a few moments to spare this afternoon, I decided to root around for the statistics. A piece in our own paper said that the cost of the Yorkshire floods at the end of June would be £1.5 billion, compared to £1 billion down South.
However, the piece added that 'Industry insiders believe that the devastation across central and southern England is more extensive than in Yorkshire in June' – the difference in costs is because it was industrial and commercial property that bore the brunt in the North, and residential in the South.
So it looks like it's six of one, half a dozen of the other. One will cost more, the other will affect more lives (and therefore, according to conventional media principles, deserves more coverage).
But I wanted to put things beyond doubt, so I asked the Government. I called up the Environment Agency press office, and asked them how many people had been affected by the floods last month as compared to this – ballpark figures, whether in terms of evacuations or houses flooded or whatever metric they used. They didn't know, but they thought Defra might.
Defra didn't have the foggiest, and suggested contacting the relevant 'Gold Command' in each of the areas currently affected, and the local authorities and police in the places that suffered in June. Or, if I was willing to wait a few months, there would definitely be a 'Lessons Learned' report setting out what had happened and what to do better next time. If I wanted the information now, though, the only people to try would be the Civil Contingencies Secretariat.
Now we're getting somewhere, I thought. This scary-sounding body, I learnt on a trip to their website, 'sits within the Cabinet Office at the heart of central government. We work in partnership with government departments, the devolved administrations and key stakeholders to enhance the UK's ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.' So I put in another call.
You can guess the punchline. We wouldn't have that information, I was told. It'll be the DCLG (Department for Communities and Local Government, for the non-Whitehall insiders). Only they didn't know, either – but at least they were able to tell me definitively that nobody else would have that information, either.
Now, I appreciate that I was only dealing with press officers – I'm sure that the people who are actually handling the crisis have a far better grasp of what's been happening on the ground. Equally, I'm sure I could find out, probably by ringing round all the local authorities concerned, how many people had been affected in each area, and draw up a comparison between last month in the North and this month in the South.
But at the same time, I did find this game of departmental pass-the-parcel a bit alarming. I wasn't after up-to-the-minute statistics, after all – I simply wanted to find out the relative severity, to the nearest thousand people or so, of two of the biggest natural disasters to hit the country in years.
In terms of media coverage, my thesis could still be argued for either way – roughly twice as many stories in the major British papers have mentioned Hull/Yorkshire in connection with flooding as Oxford/Thames, but the latter come from a much shorter period and seem, at least on casual investigation, to be more prominent in terms of length and page position.
But without the other half of the data, there's no way of knowing whether that's justified. So if anyone knows where to find the facts that Whitehall couldn't, please let me know. In the meantime, I hope that there's slightly less confusion within the alphabet soup of departments than it appears from the outside.
Ed Balls sets the nation another poser – this time on pensions
June 9th, 2013 19:41
Labour's house of cards just came crashing down
June 7th, 2013 8:13
On recall, David Cameron has badly misjudged the mood
June 5th, 2013 14:58
David Cameron's European problems have only just begun
May 16th, 2013 16:08
PMQs: The resurrection of Nick Clegg continues
May 15th, 2013 12:55",952,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.973455667495728
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The findings come just as the UK government’s public consultation period on plain tobacco packaging has ended, while the courts in Australia have backed its government’s plans to introduce standardised packaging in December.
The RSA commissioned a research project, funded by British American Tobacco, to see how plain packs would affect the length of time staff would take to serve tobacco products to customers, using “professionally produced” plain cigarette packs.
Staff members at the four trial shops, two below 3,000sq ft and two larger outlets, were filmed over a two-week period to see how long it took to serve the plain packs to about 2,500 tobacco customers, compared with equivalent transactions for normal packs.
The results of the research are being quantified and a full report will eventually be sent to the Department of Health, which is expected to announce its findings on the consultation period by the end of the year or early in 2013.
“The initial findings are stark” said the RSA. “The time taken for an assistant to get the right product for the customer more than doubled, whilst the number of mistakes staff made in the process increased by a factor of four times.
“It also meant that staff spent longer with their back to customers, an undesirable security risk in some locations. The introduction of standardised packaging would have a real and significant impact on shop costs and customer service times” said the RSA. “Although it is hard to quantify this accurately, it is clear that this would cost shopkeepers tens of millions of pounds a year.”
The Australian government has been given the green light to introduce plain packaging, despite claims the move would breach trademark rights. UK campaigners against plain packaging said the judicial decision would not damage its own efforts.
Independent retailer Debbie Corris, who is national spokeswoman for the Tobacco Retailers Alliance, said plain packaging would “play into the hands of tobacco smugglers”.
Source: Independent Retail News",452,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.964101850986481
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It’s Episode 2 of The Sam Machkovech Show with Stu Horvath!
Gus Mastrapa explains how he jettisoned his Star Wars nostalgia.
George Lucas is hard at work taking a sledgehammer to his credibility, Olivia Noel Davis reports.
More changes to Star Wars surface as Blu-ray release approaches.
The U.K. Supreme Court has again ruled in favor of Andrew Ainsworth, allowing him to manufacture and sell stormtrooper costumes despite George Lucas trying to shut him down.",134,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823989.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00104-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.949875354766846
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""THEY HAVE RIGHTS WHO DARE MAINTAIN THEM.”
Vol. IV.–No. 101.
One for the Bullies. Lord Salisbury relentlessly pursues his policy The bullies at Portree are not going to have of exaction. He will have rent whether the it all their own way. John Macpherson, the land produces it or not. To obtain rent he Glendale martyr, has raised an action for £500 demands coercion, and in the demand Bright damages against the Procurator-Fiscal of Portree and Chamberlain support him. This is a mar- for wrongful imprisonment. If law were justice vellous action on their part, and the reason he would get the money. They treated a given there for is more marvellous than the Christian man as if he were a hog or a dog. action itself. Courcion is to be granted Such injuries cannot be paid for in money, but because it is to be accompanied with land pur- still, as far as money can mend the injustice, chase! Thus cruelty is justified, because those who injure should be forced to give it to fraud is added. To devote public moncy, the injured. whether British or Irish, to the purchase of land increases the amount which the industrious
Parlour Politicians. worker has to pay to the idle exactor. No
There is one pressing danger of the moment. argument can alter this. Land is a monopoly, w
While honest and thorough politicians are and money devoted to its purchase will
carefully studying the Irish Question and comincrease its price; and the price, whatever it
batting their own doubts, a class of men are may be, if paid to a useless landlord, represents
rushing in, eager to proclaim that all Mr. the amount of which the community is robbed.
Gladstone, Mr. Chamberlain, or Lord Salisbury Let coersion and fraud be again applied to
believe they believe. They simply say ditto Ireland, and the time is not far distant when
to dot to any great man, and, in the hurry, the collection of rent will cease. Payment of
often get accepted. Yet they are as much rent will be unanimously refused by an out
politicians as a log of wood is the river, down raged people, and in that refusal they will be
which it drifts. Let all constituencies beware supported by the force of public opinion
of such men. They are as numerous as they throughout the world.
Coal and Ground Rents. Ireland, and we congratulate Mr. A. J. Balfour. The Attorney - General received ocular Scotland has got rid of a man who called him- demonstration at the Birkbeck Institute that self a Scotchman, and had as much sympathy the coal duties are unpopular. After making with Scottish ideas as if he had been a heathen an able speech in their support, and replying Chinee. Ireland has had a new Chief to speeches on the other side, a resolution in Secretary thrown to her to worry. Mr. A. J. support of the duties was defeated by a large Balfour has a chance of glory. He will be majority. At several meetings resolutions in added to the long and brilliant list of British favour of substituting a tax on ground rents failures in Ireland.
for the coal duties have been enthusiastically
received. It is clear that improvements must men that they did not understand their own be continued, and it is equally clear that the country, that Sunday closing had been a failure owners of ground rents who directly benefit by and that, in short, it was not what Scotland the expenditure in improvements should pro- liked, but what they liked, that must be Scotvide the cost.
land's law. The Bill was lost by 112 to 100.
The loss will be a gain in getting converts for Civilisation and Bayonets. Home Rule. It seems the fate of the Tory party is to disgrace us in the eyes of the world. No
Land Purchase. sooner did Lord Salisbury make his brutal and Mr. Gladstone apologises for his recent bitter speech against the laws and liberties of abortive scheme by stating that it would not Ireland than the Corporation of Dublin issued have involved the British tax-payer in any loss. an appeal to the whole world for sympathy. The question is, however, not so much whether Here is Ireland appealing to civilisation against the British tax-payer would lose as whether a nation that calls herself the most civilised the Irish people would suffer wrong. The nation upon earth ; and civilisation is trying to effect of devoting British credit to the purchase talk of Britain and Russia in one breath, and of Irish land must be to raise or maintain the Ireland and Poland in another. This is worse price beyond the natural level, and thus imdisgrace than the loss of a dozen battles. pose upon Irish tenants a greater burden for
the use of land than would otherwise fall upon Free Law
them. Land being limited in extent, the Barristers are agitating for the right to application of capital to its purchase does not practice as solicitors, and solicitors desire to be stimulate and promote industry as would be advocates. By all means. We want free the case if land were a manufactured article, trade in law ; let any man act as an advocate but it simply enables idle monopolists to exact and plead for his friend, neighbour, or pay. | a greater number of sovereigns from an indusmaster. When they are accorded the privilege trious, impoverished, and, in many cases, a of standing in court, advocates, like cabmen, starving people. who have the privilege of standing in the streets, should be limited in their charges.
How Can it Be ? Cabmen, who must be men of nerve and intel It is surprising that a humane and conscienligence, are allowed to charge 2s. 6d. an hour tious man like Sir G. 0. Trevelyan can be a for their own services and that of a horse and supporter of coercion in Ireland, for coercion cab. A barrister or advocate might be allowed means the tyrannous use of the power of to charge 2s. per hour for merely his own Government for the purpose of exacting unjust labour, being paid, of course, only for the time rents from starving tenants. Lord Salisbury he is actually employed.
| has declared that he will exact rents whether
the land has or has not produced their value, England and Scotland.
and, after this brutal declaration, he receives English Toryism once more over-rides Scot- the support of Sir George, who is known to tish Liberalism. Dr. Cameron brought in a be a gallant and noble knight. His apparent Bill for the early closing of licensed premises indifference to the injustice and inhumanity of in Scotland. This Bill is needed all over Britain, landlordism calls to remembrance the action of but it so happens that Scotland is ripe for it the pious Newton, who sang hymns and while the rest of Britain is not. Had Scotland offered earnest prayers on the deck of the been allowed to vote for herself the Bill would slave ship, of which he was captain, while at once have passed. She was not allowed. underneath there writhed a seething mass of English Tory members calmly told the Scotch-human misery and wretchedness. So Sir
which resphael Hicks-Benublic life ma
George talks glibly of law, order, and coercion But just as, in spite of his hallucinations, we with a meaning attached to these terms which respect Don Quixote, so we respect Sir involves the most callous injustice ever prac- Michael Hicks-Beach. We hope that his tised by the oppressor towards the oppressed. | retirement from public life may be of the
shortest, and we sincerely hope that it will Families Wanted.
be free from pain. Not only his own party, We are informed in Holy Writ that the but those to whom he is most strongly Earth is given to the children of man. Land- opposed, will unite in welcoming him back lords and capitalists are constantly devising to that position in the House of Commons means to exclude manhood and develop inferior which he so eminently adorns. creatures ; in these attempts they constantly fail. The latest evidence of failure comes from
Titles Count, Not Men. the American cattle ranches, where the dis- / A recent report by a Royal Commission proportion of cattle to manhood has led to shows that while prisoners convicted of the ruin. Mr. Morton Frewen puts this matter grossest and rankest offences are treated with very clearly. He tells us : “The cattle baron' kindest and tenderest attention, persons who belongs to the domain of history. The great have been arrested and are awaiting their herds must be broken up and dispersed ; a trial may have to suffer the most grievous hundred gangers must absorb the ten thousand detention in foul and narrow cells, unfit for cattle owned by the bullock baron.' The the worst criminal that was ever hanged. ganger and his family can hay-feed 100 cattle The facts of the case are as startling as they within a fenced field; not so the ranchemen. I are striking. Here are people who may be It is a mistake to suppose that those colossal innocent, and often are innocent, condemned companies, operated to pay dividends to foreign sometimes for days to inhabit places, the shareholders, could be permanently advan- sight, smell, and touch of which are pollutageous to the Western territories. Wyoming tion. The Standard says that it would not broken up into thousands of squatter home have believed that such a state of things could steads, with little well-bred herds of cattle and exist were it not for the high authority of horses, will be much more productive of such men as Mr. Justice Wills, Sir Robert national wealth and well-being.""
Fowler, and Sir Edward Du Cane. Just so.
In this country we will believe nothing out Sir Michael Hicks-Beach.
of the lips of two or three witnesses unless Sincerely do we sympathise with Sir Michael | these two or three witnesses have titles and Hicks-Beach in the dark affliction that has are famous. Poor creatures have always been fallen upon him. He is a man who, while he suffering; men have always been telling of was not popular, was not hated in Ireland. An sufferings, but until a justice and a baronet amiable and good-hearted gentleman, he lost say it is true nothing can be done. Titles his head, and played the very game that his seem to count, not men. opponents wished him to play. In better times he would have done very well; he would
Ryde on Ground Rents. have been rather popular; he would have Mr. Edward Ryde is the favourite witness given, and would have eaten, good dinners ; for the landlords who gave evidence before the and many a year hence good and jolly gentle-Town Holdings Commission to which the men would have spoken respectfully of the taxation of ground rents was referred, and his rule of Hicks Beach. But the Plan of Cam evidence is, therefore, of peculiar value on the paign was too much for him. He ran a tilt subject. In reply to Mr. Gibson he said : against it as Don Quixote ran a tilt against “No freeholder would undertake a building the windmills, and he met Don Quixote's fate. operation, which is the most risky operation
ar hence on respection of Cam.
ay would come that men drilled by orders, to
you can undertake."" It would be difficult to hers, the House of Commons would become get stronger evidence as to the uselessness of —what at present it is not-an instrument for freeholders. If, however, they were merely doing good. Constituents cannot do better useless they might be forgiven, but Mr. Ryde's than elect members from the classes which our evidence goes on to show that landowners not | Conservative friend enumerates. only leave all the labour and risk of building operations to other people, but that they exact from the industrious classes the utmost value
Shall Ireland Govern ? of the land, and often, in addition, the value of There has been no more remarkable spectacle buildings erected upon it and the goodwill of in our generation than that presented by the businesses established by the exercise of skill Irish Parliamentary party at this moment, and industry. He narrated, with evilent While English Liberals and Tories are alike satisfaction, how an idle landlord com- divided, distracted, and irresolute, the Irish pelled the London and County Bank to know what they want, and understand how to pay him £70,000 for a piece of land get it. Instead of the traditional Irishmen of “about as big as this room,” which was in the novels and plays—a lighthearted, lazy, thriftmiddle of the bankers' property, and of which less people, destitute of political instincts, the original lease had transpired. He thought incapable of self-government, too ready to this transaction was quite right because the quarrel amongst themselves to be able to combankers knew that the day would come when bine against a common foe—we see a body of they would have to do it. He admitted that men drilled and disciplined like soldiers, cach these landlords who never do anything often ready to obey orders, to risk his individual get £30 or £40 per square foot for land in the claims and wishes, to become a mere machine City of London.
for the sake of the country which sent him to
his post. Amongst their leaders, there is Irish Members.
Parnell, calm, impassive, inscrutable, and, like A provincial Conservative print says: “Mr.
Cavour, a wily diplomatist as well as a patriot ; Parnell has 85 followers, and who are they? |
av? while we must go back to the English CommonThere is a retired pork butcher, a half-educated
wealth to find a man like the austere and young baronet, two or three small grocers,
single-minded John Dillon. Irishman and a couple of retired civil servants, half a
devout Catholic as he is, he is cast in the dozen newspaper reporters unknown to fame
Puritan mould—the mould of Andrew Marvell until they enlisted with the Land League,
and Sir Harry Vane. Behind these men there a handful of publicans, two dancing saloon
is a nation, disciplined, organised, sternly keepers, a few retired commercial clerks, five
determined to be free. If England does not or six small drapers, an ex-convict, a pawn
let Ireland govern herself, Ireland will virtubroker, a watchmaker in a small provincial | ally govern England. town, a cattle dealer, a fruiterer, a tailor, and last, but not least, a slater.” We will not
£40,000 per annum is wasted in collecting seek to quarrel with this critic's knowledge.
the revenue of the Duchy of Cornwall, the But this we will say, that no eighty-five
whole revenue of which is a little ever members of the House of Commons work
£100,000. Here is jobbery with a vengeance. 80 zealously and with such ability as these despised eighty-five. Among them is more wit and eloquence than in any other | An Irish landlord does not hesitate to exact quarter of the House. And above all they do rents which can only be paid by poor servant what they are sent to do. If Britain were as girls sending portions of their hard-earned wages well served by her members as Ireland is byl to parents poorer than themselves.
The Times has published a series of articles The Marquis of Lothian is now Secretary upon “Parnellism and Crime.” It would be for Scotland. We suppose Scotland will be more to the purpose to publish a series of ex- neither the better or worse for that fact. Expositions on “ Landlordism and Crime.” | cept Lord Rosebery she has had no Secretary
for whom she cared twopence. “One of the most amazing phenomena of the day is the indifference with which a large Mr. Jesse Collings, in giving evidence before section of the public look upon one of the the Endowed Schools Commission, described most disgraceful spectacles that can be found the action of the Charity Commissioners as a in political history.” Thus saith the Times, Plan of Campaign for taking property from the and we entirely agree with the writer if he will poor and giving it to the rich. apply the diatribe to the ""amazing phenomena” which shows Irish landlords and a Tory The national cause in Ireland is supported, Government endeavouring to extract rents to a large extent, by remittances from America, from ""starving people.”
but perhaps ten times as much is sent from the
States and used to support the upas tree of Mr. Gladstone says ""Ireland blocks the way."" landlordism as finds its way to the National That is true enough of the House of Commons. League. Our American brethren should disIt is not true of the country at large. There cover some plan of campaign which will enable never was a time when people thought so much
them to assist their relatives without supportupon so many reforms.
ing Irish landlords.
Sometimes Mr. Gladstone goes to the very | In U ister, where there is no Plan of Camdepth of a question, and in one sentence gives paign, and, therefore, no protection for the it form and expression. So he did when he people, men have pawned their wives' and said : “ The Irish question is strictly a question, children's clothes to raise the rent. Aye, and not between individuals, but between nations.” | if rent could only be raised by pawning their That is it all. We must learn to know Ireland souls landlords would still demand it. as a nation, to treat her as a nation, to respect her as a nation, and then she will love us as a | Mr. John Morley defines coercion as the nation.
landlords' Plan of Campaign to force their - - -
tenants to buy their land at unreasonable rents. Mr. Gladstone points out the hoary antiquity It is exactly opposed to the tenants' Plan of of the arguments used against the liberation Campaign ; but while law will be with one of Ireland from landlords, officials, and all justice will be with the other. other robbers. They have been used in turn against every great reform and every great It is a remarkable thing how constantly reformer. We suppose there will always be public attention is being turned to different new abuses and old abuses to be met until the phases of the social question. We are delighted end of time, but we may fairly expect that to see how well the victims of the London they will be removed more readily in the future sweaters are plucking up courage, and how than in the past.
enthusiastic are their meetings.
French is sometimes advertised as being learned in six lessons. Our modern states men go to India, and learn India in six Wecks. The learners learn as thoroughly in both cases.
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1/20/2012 10:30:00 PM
Honda delivered a 2013 Fit EV battery-electric vehicle to the city of Torrance today as one of the first major steps in the Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program, a prelude to the retail market launch of the Fit EV with customers in California and Oregon this summer.
The delivery was marked by a ceremony at the Torrance City Hall, at which a key to the Fit EV was presented to Torrance Mayor Frank Scotto by Steve Center, vice president of the Environmental Business Development Office at American Honda.
""This is an exciting day as we take another important step toward Honda's comprehensive vision for reducing CO2 emissions while at the same time advancing our relationship with the city of Torrance,"" said Steve Center. ""Honda has a long history with electric vehicles starting with the introduction of our first battery-electric car, the EV Plus, nearly 15 years ago. With Honda's extensive experience and the real-world feedback from the city of Torrance, we will be even more prepared for the further customer adoption of electric vehicles.""
Over the past year, Honda and the city of Torrance have worked together to gather input from Torrance residents about potential recharging station locations and jointly participated in numerous public awareness events with a Fit EV test vehicle. Honda and the city will continue to further these initiatives while also studying local government fleet usage of an electrified vehicle. The city of Torrance will also receive a Honda plug-in hybrid for additional testing at a later date.
""Today, in our partnership with Honda and their continuing efforts in renewable technologies, we will be driving into a more sustainable future,"" said city of Torrance Mayor Frank Scotto.
Honda unveiled the 2013 Fit EV at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show and announced plans to begin leasing the 123 city-mile per charge (76 mile range combined adjusted city/highway)1 battery-electric commuter vehicle to its U.S. customers in the summer of 2012. Equipped with a 20 kWh lithium-ion battery and 92 kW coaxial electric motor, the Fit EV battery can be fully recharged in as little as 3 hours when connected to a 240-volt circuit.
Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program
As part of the Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program, Honda will test the Fit EV with Google Inc. and Stanford University, in addition to the City of Torrance, California. Each program participant will provide Honda with real-world feedback on the Fit EV. Individually, each participant will use the Fit EV to further initiatives such as research into human behavior and various usages like personal, fleet and car-sharing.
Honda Environmental Leadership
In addition to the Fit EV, Honda is a leader in the development of leading-edge technologies to improve fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions. Honda has led the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) rankings of overall vehicle environmental performance since 2000, and a Honda vehicle has topped the list of America's greenest vehicles, from the America Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), for eleven consecutive years.
In 2006, Honda became the first automaker to announce voluntary CO2 emissions reduction targets for its global fleet of automobile, powersports and power equipment products and its global network of manufacturing plants. Today, the company is striving for even greater reductions in CO2 emissions that contribute to global climate change, while also working to minimize waste, water use and the total environmental footprint of its operations worldwide.
Connect to Honda:
Honda News & Views: http://www.honda.com/news
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21783b19-43e1-451b-8d33-33fd9b9e2dc4,2015-03-31T15:36:50+00:00,2013-03-31,1,http://www.channel3000.com/news/Knoxville-s-police-review-committee-could-be-model-for-Madison/18978740?item=0,"When a police officer fires shots in Knoxville, Tenn., police investigate but, unlike in Madison, the people have the power of review.
It started 18 years ago when, just like in Madison in recent months, police shootings divided the Knoxville community.
After Madison police cleared an officer who shot and killed Paul Heenan in November, some in Madison are asking why the city doesn't have independent oversight of police shootings.
Knoxville has a lot in common with Madison -- a major university, a bustling downtown and an engaged police department.
In her fifth-floor office in Knoxville's city-county building, Avice Reid gets several copies of the police department's internal investigation reviews a month.
Reid, who doesn't wear a badge, is the executive director of Knoxville's Police Advisory Review Committee and can do everything from interviewing officers to watching squad car dash cams
""We have access to KPD's information, and that's very powerful, because the citizens in the past did not have access to that information,"" Reid said.
Eighteen years ago, four separate police shootings in Knoxville and an outraged community forced the city to do something.
After three years of deliberation, the result was a seven-member panel of well-known, diverse community members to check everything the police did.
It wasn't an easy decision. In fact, the mayor at the time had to do it by executive order because the city council wouldn't go along with him. But over time, the committee's had success and become popular. Even police say they've accepted it, and it has made the city better.
Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch was a young patrolman when the review panel was up for debate, and he opposed it.
""What we didn't want was a witch hunt. What we didn't want was some panel set up of folks in our community that just wanted to see policemen get in trouble,"" Rausch said.
What Rausch didn't see then was how the community viewed the department, and how a panel of their peers could help.
""I've got the advantage of now having that 20/20 insight, of being able to look back and say, that's what my concerns were then and now having the clarity of it and seeing how it has helped this agency,"" Rausch said.
Rausch said the biggest help has come in building trust. As an example, he pointed to a problem his agency faced last November.
A Knoxville officer shot and wounded a suspect in a mall parking lot. Weeks later, Rausch went on TV to say his officer had made a mistake.
""We train that you don't put your finger on the trigger until you've made that decision to fire, and he had his finger on the trigger,"" Rausch said. ""We haven't had this outcry of an issue. The officers didn't get excited because I went on and said we made a mistake. The community didn't get excited because I went on and said we made a mistake, and that's because of this partnership that we have and this understanding that things are going to be done transparently and fairly.""
Only one man in Knoxville has been police chief and review committee chairman -- although Sterling Owen said he didn't want the committee position at first.
""I was concerned as to how it would be accepted, by both sides,"" Owen said.
The former FBI agent became chief after six years heading the review panel. He said that while it has subpoena power and can put up a fight, the real value is the partnership between police and the people.
The review panel meets every three months in different parts of the city, and the executive director and police chief meet more often.
The chief gets insight into the community's concerns, while the panel gets answers to its questions.
""I think it has gained in credibility over time, but it's because we went in there saying it's going to be a level playing field,"" Owen said.
Reid said the best marker of success may be a smaller workload. The number of community complaints against police have dropped from 270 when the review panel started to about 100 last year. Reid said most of the cases prove the police were right.
""We've proven that we're fair, that we're honest, that we want the truth, and because of that, they are accepting of us,"" Reid said.",912,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300735.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00272-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.990122616291046
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6864bba2-e205-4ceb-96ab-8df5248d42f1,2018-08-19T09:27:43+00:00,2018-03-21,1,https://endmassincarcerationtogether.wordpress.com/tag/h-4043-s-2200/,"By Matt Murphy
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 21, 2018….The six House and Senate lawmakers negotiating a complex overhaul of the state’s sentencing and criminal justice laws have reached a tentative agreement that is expected to be finalized before the end of the week, according to multiple sources.
The conference committee, led by Sen. William Brownsberger and Rep. Claire Cronin, has been privately negotiating the details of the bill since November.
The competing House and Senate bills (H 4043/S 2200) broadly seek to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to encompass 18-year-olds, repeal some mandatory minimums for drug offenses, address the use of solitary confinement and give judges greater leeway in sentencing street level drug-dealers.
Passage of a criminal justice bill in the coming weeks would mark a major accomplishment for lawmakers before they head into the state budget cycle. The emergence of a final legislative compromise could also make clear possible areas of policy differences between lawmakers and Gov. Charlie Baker.
House Majority Leader Ronald Mariano, one of the three House conferees, confirmed to the News Service that the group was nearing a final compromise.
“Things are progressing and there is reason to be optimistic that it will be resolved by the end of the week,” the Quincy Democrat said Wednesday.
Several other sources at the State House told the News Service Wednesday that copies of the finalized bill were being circulated among legal counsel for review, and the conference report could be signed by the conferees and filed with the Senate clerk’s office by Friday.
Brownsberger did not return a message left on his cellphone on Wednesday.
Gov. Charlie Baker was in Haverhill on Tuesday with a collection of local law enforcement officials and district prosecutors urging the House and Senate to use the criminal justice bill as a vehicle to tweak the state’s three-year-old fentanyl trafficking law to make it more enforceable by prosecutors.
Criminal justice reform advocates will also be watching closely to see how the Legislature approaches mandatory minimum sentencing for drug offenses.
Details of the tentative compromise were not immediately available on Wednesday.
Other lawmakers on the conference committee include Rep. Sheila Harrington, a Republican, and Sens. Cynthia Creem and Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr.
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Watch this little girl transform into a princess at Magic Kingdom's Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. USA TODAY
The company has a new Star Wars attraction near one of its theme parks that could change everything.
Virtual reality (VR) has been talked about for decades, with most public uses of it being gimmicky or wholly underwhelming. The technology has promise in a variety of areas, but consumer uses of it have yet to make a major splash.
That may well have changed as Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has welcomed an immersive new VR experience to its Disney Springs shopping complex based on its Star Wars franchise. Called ""Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire,"" the new offering makes full use of VR to deliver an experience that could ultimately change how theme parks operate.
It offers visitors something much more than any previous Disney simulator or ride. Secrets of the Empire inserts people into a Star Wars experience that's so lifelike, it's at times terrifying because the game takes over reality.
What is it like?
VR has been used at theme parks before. Both SeaWorld and Six Flags have VR roller coasters where the content seen through a headset enhances the ride.
What Disney has done with Secrets of the Empire is simply more immersive. Visitors don a vest and headset that blocks out the outside world. At first, the gear is heavy and a bit awkward to wear, but that sensation goes away as soon as the show begins.
Without offering any real spoilers, people who go through Secrets of the Empire find themselves as Rebels dressed as Stormtroopers who must infiltrate an Imperial base to find out what's in a secret container. As you might imagine, things go wrong, and weapons are fired.
As you experience the ""ride,"" what you see on your headset feels entirely real. For example, as you ride on a flying platform over lava, it seems like you could fall off. In addition, you feel the warmth of the lava, smell its smoke, and experience a breeze as your platform advances.
Once you find yourself shooting it out with the Empire, you can see which blaster bolts fly from your gun. Getting hit produces feedback in your vest that, while it doesn't hurt, makes it clear you have been shot.
It's not all perfect
While it's easy to see how this type of experience could become a major part of theme parks, it's obvious why Disney chose to debut the technology outside of its main parks. First, the ride is labor intensive. Each visitor needs help getting in and out of the gear. In addition, since only four people can go at a time (though there are multiple tracks going at the same time) the experience is relatively low-capacity.
It's also a bit glitchy. On my first trip through there were only three blasters for our group of four leaving one member of our party unable to participate in the most satisfying part of the experience.
A second trip through found no blasters waiting, and technicians had to cut short our trip by flipping up our headsets. Our third attempt resulted in my son disappearing about halfway through as the battery in his vest died. Each glitch forces you to start again, and it took four tries for my group to complete the experience fully successfully.
Why does this matter?
If Disney and its partners on this VR experience can perfect the technology, it allows for theme park attractions that go well beyond current rides. A physical attraction has limits, no matter how impressive or immersive a world you create. Putting people in VR suits opens up essentially limitless worlds and storytelling potential.
It's easy to see how VR could play a role in the planned Star Wars lands being built in Florida and California, as well as in the announced hotel themed to the movie universe. This type of technology allows for real movement, but in relatively combined spaces that transform into endless worlds.
There are still some kinks to be worked out, of course, and it's easy to see why Disney chose a relatively low-key launch for its first major VR experience. Going forward, though, it's likely that this will serve as the blueprint for a new generation of rides and experiences as VR delivers on its promise, at least in the theme park space.
Disney World hotels are aiming to ensure the safety of their guests by getting rid of their ‘do not disturb’ signs. Veuer's Susana Victoria Perez (@susana_vp) has more. Buzz60
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If I have a class with the following variables:
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- What is the above technique actually called?
- Is above class four bytes in size, or one byte in size?
- Are the variables treated as 1 (or 3) bits as shown, or as per the 'unsigned char', treated as a byte each?
- Is there someway of combining the bits to a centralised byte? So for example:
unsigned char MainByte; unsigned char A:1; //Can this be made to point at the first bit in MainByte? unsigned char B:3; //Etc etc unsigned char C:1; unsigned char D:3;
- Is there an article that covers this topic in more depth?
- If 'A:1' is treated like an entire byte, what is the point/purple of it?
Feel free to mention any other considerations (like compiler restrictions or other limitations).",270,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.917664349079132
0ba25cd9-378c-4cc1-b1a4-dc587ed2294c,2022-05-23T21:38:15+00:00,2022-05-23,0,https://poligo.com/en/articles/vocabulary/logic-trap,"Equality is good in politics (平等) and maths (等式), but not in language. A good example of this is ""almost"" and ""mostly"", which can be tricky for Japanese speakers to translate. For example, you might think:
""almost"" = ほとんど, AND ほとんど = ""mostly"", SO ""almost"" = ""mostly""
Wrong. It is pretty good logic. It works for maths, but it doesn't work for languages!
In maths, it is called transitivity (推移関係):
X = Y, AND Y = Z, SO X = Z
Right? Sure, in maths, but languages are different. Why? Because of this: =.
The problem is that when it comes to anything abstract (無形) in language, = is a very dangerous way to think.
The true relationship between ほとんど, ""almost"" and ""mostly"" is shown in the picture above. Sometimes ほとんど means ""mostly"" and sometimes ほとんど means ""almost"". It's because when you translate context is very important. When you go from Japanese to English (or the other way), often translations are not one-to-one but one-to-many (or many-to-one).
This means that:
""almost"" = ほとんど, AND ほとんど = ""mostly"", BUT ""almost"" ≠ ""mostly""
So forget =, and start to think about 同じくらい, だいたい同じ or 何となく. Because thinking that things are equal will lead you into the logic trap: 非論理的なロジック!
Vocabulary is more complex than using a dictionary and finding the first word. You have to look at how and when the words are used. That means if you think ほとんど in Japanese, you need to be careful. Sometimes you will need to say ""mostly"" and sometimes ""almost"".
Some other cases of the results of this thinking are these:
- understand = know (分かる);
- teach = tell (教える);
- listen to / hear = ask (聞く).
Can you think of some other cases where you are confused because of this false logic (誤った論法)?
Another example of when mathematical logic does work is when you think about ""have to"" and ""must"". In maths, this is true:
A = B
X is the opposite of A and Z is the opposite of B
SO X = Z
""have to"" = ""must""
the opposite of ""have to"" = ""don't have to""
the opposite of ""must"" = ""must not""
BUT ""don't have to"" ≠ ""must not""
""Have to"" and ""must"" mean you have no choice. I have to go to work. I must work. I need to pay my rent.
""Don't have to"" means I can choose. I don't have to work tomorrow. It's my choice, so I might or might not.
""Must not"" means there is a rule that says it is not allowed. You must not drive over the speed limit.
Clearly, ""don't have to"" and ""must not"" are not the same thing.",752,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662561747.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523194013-20220523224013-00401.warc.gz,0.96107429265976
8cd68771-5cfd-4d93-96d3-fd27582a870c,2022-05-23T19:57:30+00:00,2022-05-23,1,https://seeflection.com/17117/9-agri-bots-key-to-future-of-farming-advances/,"Rise in Agricultural Production Hinges on Bots
The world population is expected to hit a whopping number of 9 billion by 2050. What is expected to follow is a dramatic rise in agricultural production, doubling to meet the coming demand. This need has caused farmers to turn to robotics as a solution for the future. Various industries are using robotics to disrupt their respective industries.
Customer service, packaging and shipping, manufacturing, and transportation are all buying more robot employees. Due to the growing population, rise of AI and new developments in robotics, agribusiness has embraced robotics.
From nursery planting to shepherding and herding, here are some of the robots already in agriculture.
Powered by the sun, this lightweight GPS, fully autonomous drone has the ability to use its solar power to run all day. The robot uses its complex camera system to target and spray weeds. Because of its very precise arms, the robot uses 90% less herbicide, making it 30% cheaper than traditional treatments. A fleet of these robots could easily replace human farm labor down the road.
Naio Technologies have a host of robots that not only act as the perfect farm hand using techniques that preserve and protect the local environment.
Drones will play a huge role in monitoring large areas of crops. Agribotix is a low-cost tool for farmers, to collect crop data over time, or in real-time. From taking precise aerial photos to recording video, the company’s collection of drones even has infrared sensors that can measure the health of crops while in the air.
These are only examples of three of nine bots already working in the fields.
read more at interestingengineering.com",343,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662561747.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523194013-20220523224013-00401.warc.gz,0.944798648357391
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An update on my progress so far:
I have been doing my best to eating well. I do eat a little more on certain days but I have really learned that living healthier feels so much better than my old favorite foods taste! I'm in the gym 3x a week. I am, at some point, going to try to bump that up to 4-5x a week.
When I started on April 24th my weight was 364 with a BMI of 46.73. A month later on May 24th I was at 354 with a BMI of 45.45. Today I am at 348.5 with a BMI of 44.68. Most of my 3x tshirts are getting to be pretty big on me and I really have to cinch my belt to keep my pants or shorts up. I could probably go down a size in my pants but I am waiting to the currents ones literally fall off before I go buy more clothes. My first goal is to be down to 300 by January when we have a big family trip to Disney World. Secretly, I hope to beat that goal and be under 300 by then but I'm not going to sweat that. I know I have a long way to go still but now I know I can really live healthier.
Hope all is well with everyone.
Good going, Chris! I bet you'll easily reach the 200's by 01/01 if you keep doing what you're doing. Congrats on your success thus far.
47 M 5'8""
May 4, 2010...... 440? lbs. (Start FitDay Size 60 Jeans)
June 19, 2010.... 393 lbs. (First Weigh-in)
June 19, 2011.... 229 lbs. (164 lbs. gone in one year :-)
Current Weight... 185 lbs. (Size 36 Jeans)
Next Goal 169 lbs. (07/04/12)
Ultimate Goal 165 lbs. (12/31/12)
The best exercises for weight loss are Fork Putdowns and Table Pushaways.",425,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131309963.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172149-00163-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.97037672996521
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Netanyahu, prime minister for nearly 12 years, addressed the nation as news of the recommendations broke, proclaiming his innocence and pledging to continue to lead the country.
""Over the years, I have been the subject of at least 15 enquiries and investigations,"" Netanyahu said in the televised address.
""Some have ended with thunderous police recommendations like those of tonight. All of those attempts resulted in nothing, and this time again they will come to nothing.""
A prime minister who is facing such police recommendations or who has been formally charged with offences is not obliged to resign.
Police said in a statement they were recommending his indictment on bribery, fraud and breach of public trust.
They have also been probing allegations that Netanyahu sought a secret deal for favourable coverage with the publisher of top-selling newspaper Yediot Aharonot.
The 68-year-old right-wing premier has been questioned seven times by police over the allegations and has called the investigation an attempt by political opponents to force him from office.
Last week, Netanyahu lashed out at police in a rare attack as indications grew that detectives were preparing to recommend his indictment, questioning their ability to act fairly.
While an indictment alone would not legally oblige Netanyahu to resign, he would likely face mounting pressure to do so. He would be legally forced to step down if convicted and with all appeals exhausted.
Parliament, however, could also enact a special procedure against him before his case is exhausted if he is found to be guilty of moral turpitude.",343,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221211719.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817045508-20180817065508-00585.warc.gz,0.983482897281647
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May 14, 2002
Written in English
|The Physical Object|
|Number of Pages||128|
The truth about trouble is that trouble does not last always. The story of the deliverance of God’s people from their protracted captivity in Egypt in Numbers is an epic which symbolizes God’s power to set His people free no matter how long they have been in bondage. They lived so long in Egypt and some of them thought God had forgotten them but God had a plan. Expiration Date is the story of a down on his luck guy who happens upon a means of going back in time, and then happens upon his father's murderer. The story is one of the few time travel stories I've ever read that doesn't fall into a time travel plot hole. You will find this book especially entertaining if you're from Philadelphia.5/5(5). Expiration Date (Books 1 and 2) Science Fiction. Now a digital pilot for SYFY The Society knows when we're going to die. They imprint it on our arms at birth. I was supposed to die yesterday. I'm the girl who's Expired. Cover by @ForcadeReviews: Furthermore, you can book travel far beyond the expiration date — but you’re not allowed to make any further changes once the expiration date passes. Southwest ticket expiration All Southwest tickets are converted to Travel Funds once they’re Author: Zach Griff.
The Paperback of the Expiration Date by Devon Delaney at Barnes & Noble. FREE Shipping on $35 or more! Due to COVID, orders may be delayed. Thank you for your patience. Book Annex Membership Educators Gift Cards Stores & Events Help Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. Publish your book with B&: Kensington. Right here, Google lists all Chromebook fashions and their corresponding expiry dates. Fashions because of expire in not up to 90 days are highlighted in daring. As soon as your tool reaches its Auto Replace Expiration date, you are going to obtain a notification announcing “This tool will now not obtain the most recent tool updates. Wattpad. Created by Mikaela Bender (Expiration Date Duology), Expiration Date was one of the most popular sci-fi stories on Wattpad in and , with more than 16 million reads to date. Approximately 20 states require dates on some perishable foods, like meat and dairy. But depending on where you live, you may see “best if used by,” “sell by,” or nothing at all. (The one exception: infant formulas. Federal law requires an expiration date because the crucial nutritional benefits can deteriorate over time.)Author: Elizabeth Passarella.
Expiration Date is the second novel by Eric Wilson and part of a 5-book series that focuses on each of the five senses. Expiration Date focuses on touch because whenever Clay Ryker touches someone he sees the date they are going to die imprinted on his hands.5/5(5). Having used Chromebooks since the very first model, the CR back in , I’ve seen my share of devices hit the Chrome OS auto-update expiration date. So have a number of readers from what I gather. In fact, I just received a question about this situation from Dean. About Eat By Date - How Long Does Food Last? We are a group of contributors from the kitchen and classroom communities who set out to answer the question, “How long does food really last?”.From the best ingredients to the ordinary, we provide you with a diverse and informative perspective on food shelf life, food safety, expiration dates, recipes, substitutions, food storage and more. The actual term ""Expiration Date"" refers to the last date a food should be eaten or used. Last means last -- proceed at your own risk. Other, more commonly spotted terms are.
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Expiration Date is a weird blend of science fiction and noir that would have struggled to find a home with New York publishers.
I've read it and Expiration Date book it, but I'm tempted to call it a literary novel as well because the story does so much Expiration Date book characters and fate and an overall view of the writer's world/5(33). Expiration Date is Swierczynski's first novel since joining the Marvel Comics bullpen, and its' essence is highly informed by those days spent telling stories in such a stylized environment.
The roots Expiration Date book Swierczynski wrote two of the most entertaining books of the last decade/5. America's Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers and the Future of the United States Hardcover – Janu Find all the books, read about the author, and more.4/4(9). Expiration Date is the debut book in Devon Delaneys Cook-Off Mystery series.
This is a Expiration Date book whodunit with likeable characters, an interesting mystery, and lots of humor, but the police investigation and their interaction with potential suspects is unrealistic/5. From the slums around the L.A.
River, to the Expiration Date book Houdini mansion in the Hollywood Expiration Date book, to a final dramatic confrontation on the haunted ocean liner Queen Mary docked in Long Beach, Expiration Date is a heart-stopping supernatural adventure from one of fantasy fiction's most original talents/5(35).
LibraryThing sent me this one, too, Expiration Date book an Early Reviewer giveaway. Expiration Date is a collection of tales all having to do with endingsthe death of someone in the story, more often /5.
Expiration Date is a fantastic example of Powers ability to pull back the curtains to reveal the weird behind the seemingly actual ordinary, to peek behind lifes curtains Tim Powers has proved himself a master of the real-world sort, albeit a place his novels usually populate with ghosts, souls and beings from myth or legend, twisted Powers' own special way/5.
Citing the historically proven year pattern of how superpowers rise and fall, he predicts that America's expiration date is just around the corner and shows us how to escape their fate.
Through biblical insights and hard-hitting truth, he reminds us that real change comes when America looks to God instead of : Ebook. As it turns out, every Chromebook as an expiration date on which Google stops supporting the : Phillip Tracy.
Author of the new book 'America's Expiration Date' claims there is a pattern to the decline of superpowers, nation-states and empires. Must nations, like a library book, be renewed if one wishes to.
Expiration Date is the second book in the senses series and explores the sense of touch. It has an interesting premise, and is quite enjoyable to read. It extends some of the loose ends left from Dark to Mortal Eyes, but does not completely answer all the questions/5(38). ‘America’s Expiration Date’ (book cover)) more > Print By John R.
Coyne Jr. - - Monday, Janu By that metric, ""America’s Expiration Date” would be Cal Thomas’ new book examines how great empires declined after about years in power. SearchAuthor: Virginia Aabram. Expiration dates can be hard to locate on a product and even more challenging to decipher.
Currently, the United States does not have a regulated or standard system for coding expiration dates on food, except for those on baby food and infant formula. All other dates and codes are added voluntarily by manufacturers. Expiration Date (Books 1 and 2) Science Fiction.
Now a digital pilot for SYFY The Society knows when we're going to die. They imprint it on our arms at birth. I was supposed to die yesterday. I'm the girl who's Expired. Cover by @ForcadeContent Rating: everyone. Expiration Date begins with the premise that ghosts not only exist, but that inhaling them into your lungs prolongs your life and is the best high one can experience.
In the Los Angeles of Powers' novel, there is a thriving underground dealing in black market ghosts, sometimes called 5/5(5). Under this system, Anheuser-Busch products dated before are past date. Anheuser-Busch actually started using the code format before it ran out of the old boxes, confusing a significant number of people (who assumed the unlabeled date was an expiration date).
Of course, as the beer guy, I was the always the one who had to explain things to them. The term of copyright for a particular work depends on several factors, including whether it has been published, and, if so, the date of first publication. As a general rule, for works created after January 1,copyright protection lasts for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years.
For an anonymous work, a pseudonymous work, or. One of the winners of the OnceUponNow contest. Of Sirens and Beasts will be published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster on October 11th in the Once Upon Now Anthology.
Football uniforms and tutus do not make a pretty picture. That is what Content Rating: everyone. Expiration Day by William Campbell Powell is a unique twist on a future filled with robots, since the robots look like children and are designed to keep the population sane as the birthrate plummets.
Expiration Day is also unique because it is told through diary entries from the main character with a couple of other things thrown into the mix/5.
Expiration Date is pdf time travel crime novel by Duane Swierczynski published in It was published by Minotaur Pdf, an imprint of St. Martin's Press owned by Macmillan Publishers.
The novel received the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original in Plot summary. When Mickey Wade loses his newspaper job he returns to his old slum neighborhood in Philadelphia to stay in his Author: Duane Swierczynski.Read Expiration Date the Pilot is Out on SYFY from the story Expiration Date (Books 1 and 2) by MikaelaBender (Mikaela Bender) w reads.
expire, roman Reviews: FDA sometimes receives questions from consumers and ebook, asking about shelf life and expiration dates for cosmetics.
Here are answers to some common questions on this subject.",2282,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107922463.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031211812-20201101001812-00457.warc.gz,0.932528495788574
ba9cb442-8ba3-4a2f-8b77-867b01c2fb44,2019-08-23T20:57:44+00:00,2000-08-29,0,https://tweetingwithgod.com/en/content/437-when-somebody-dead,"4.37 When is somebody dead?
Nowadays doctors assume that someone is dead when it has been established that the entire brain is no longer functioning, including the brain stem. Usually it is sufficient to note that breathing has stopped and the heart has stopped beating.
The Church holds that a person dies when the soul leaves the body. Of course this moment cannot be established scientifically. But it does help us to think about life and death.
> Read more in the book
The Wisdom of the Church
What does it mean to die in Christ Jesus?
Dying in Christ Jesus means to die in the state of God's grace without any mortal sin. A believer in Christ, following his example, is thus able to transform his own death into an act of obedience and love for the Father. “This saying is sure: if we have died with him, we will also live with him” (2 Timothy 2:11). [CCCC 206]
How does Christ help us at our death, if we trust in him?
Christ comes to meet us and leads us into eternal life. “Not death, but God will take me” (St. Thérèse of Lisieux).
In view of Jesus’ suffering and death, death itself can become easier. In an act of trust and love for the Father, we can say Yes, as Jesus did in the Garden of Gethsemane. Such an attitude is called “spiritual sacrifice”: the dying person unites himself with Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross. Someone who dies this way, trusting in God and at peace with men, and thus without serious sin, is on the way to communion with the risen Christ. Our dying makes us fall no farther than into his hands. A person who dies does not travel to nowhere but rather goes home into the love of God, who created him. [Youcat 155]
What happens to us when we die?
In death body and soul are separated. The body decays, while the soul goes to meet God and waits to be reunited with its risen body on the Last Day.
How the resurrection will take place is a mystery. An image can help us to accept it: When we look at a tulip bulb we cannot tell into what a marvelously beautiful flower it will develop in the dark earth. Similarly, we know nothing about the future appearance of our new body. Paul is nevertheless certain: “It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory” (1 Cor 15:43a). [Youcat 154]
This is what the Popes say
When can a person be considered dead with complete certainty?
In this regard, it is helpful to recall that the death of the person is a single event, consisting in the total disintegration of that unitary and integrated whole that is the personal self. It results from the separation of the life-principle (or soul) from the corporal reality of the person. The death of the person, understood in this primary sense, is an event which no scientific technique or empirical method can identify directly. Yet human experience shows that once death occurs certain biological signs inevitably follow, which medicine has learnt to recognize with increasing precision. [Pope John Paul II, Address on transplantation, 29 Aug. 2000]",686,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027318986.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823192831-20190823214831-00258.warc.gz,0.949246525764465
a0caac0c-80b2-45d9-ac96-03d03c00642c,2022-05-16T13:04:37+00:00,2018-05-16,1,https://lite987.com/official-whitney-houston-documentary-release-this-summer/,"Official Whitney Houston Documentary Set to Release This Summer
The 2015 Lifetime film Whitney was met to mixed reviews but an upcoming authorized documentary of the same name hopes to give a deeper look into the life and career of legendary singer Whitney Houston.
Directed by Kevin Macdonald, the Whitney documentary is set to premiere on July 6 and will offer several new glimpses into the songstress' life, including previously unreleased music and never-before-seen footage, Variety reports. The movie will also feature live performances from the singer's career and has the support of Pat Houston, Whitney's sister-in-law, as well as the Houston estate.
“I approached Whitney’s life like a mystery story; why did someone with so much raw talent and beauty self-destruct so publicly and painfully?” Macdonald said. “I was lucky enough to have the support of Pat Houston and the Whitney Houston estate in this quest. They entrusted me with the ‘keys to the vault’ while giving me complete freedom to follow the story wherever it went. At heart, Whitney is an intimate family story that reveals a new side to a woman that even her most die-hard fans never knew.”
The upcoming documentary will also feature original studio recordings from Houston, as well as a capella versions of some of her biggest hits. Whitney is executive produced Patricia Houston, Nicole David, Zanne Devine, Rosanne Korenberg, Joe Patrick, and Altitude Film Entertainment’s Will Clarke, Andy Mayson, and Mike Runagall.
Last month, fans paid tribute to Houston on the sixth anniversary of her death. On Feb. 11, 2012, the iconic singer was found underwater in the bathtub of her room at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. The official coroner's report revealed Houston died of accidental drowning.",377,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662510117.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516104933-20220516134933-00413.warc.gz,0.956655025482178
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Coronavirus physicians clad in Hazmat perform a fun Swan Lake routine to send six patients out of the hospital after a full recovery",86,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107872746.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020134010-20201020164010-00260.warc.gz,0.872987508773804
8ce86cc7-aa47-4abc-a3ba-ccf39cb2a58f,2016-07-26T09:58:16+00:00,2014-07-30,1,http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/fracking-public-meetings-wrap-in-nova-scotia-1.2722342,"Public hearings discussing hydraulic fracturing in Nova Scotia have come to an end after making stops in 10 communities across the province.
The final meeting took place in Whycocomagh on Tuesday night.
David Wheeler is president of Cape Breton University and head of an expert panel tasked with looking at the controversial method of oil and gas extraction,
Wheeler says the provincial government should conduct more studies and do more research.
""Step No. 1 is a debate and a dialogue in our province about what the report says, what it means — what it means at a community level, what it means at a provincial level,"" he said.
""f the province wishes to proceed with exploring the potential for this particular technology, then we think there's research to be done again at the community level looking at environmental impacts and community attitudes.""
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, involves blasting a mixture of water, sand and chemicals into a well bore to fracture the surrounding rock and release the trapped hydrocarbons, usually natural gas, coalbed methane or crude oil.
Wheeler expects to file his panel's report with the provincial government by late August.
Many people have voiced concerns about the controversial gas extraction technique and its impact on the economy.",250,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824757.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00254-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.95019543170929
61d0adf0-6c1a-4af3-8e20-b6c4a91f997f,2015-03-31T20:46:09+00:00,2013-01-27,1,http://polizeros.com/2013/01/27/compressed-air-hybrid-coming-from-peugeot/,"This is certainly thinking outside the box, a compressed air hybrid! Let’s hope it becomes feasible and popular. It would make a great city car.
PSA Peugeot Citroen is working on a drivetrain that would hybridize a conventional engine with compressed air in one of the automaker’s B-segment compact hatchbacks. The vehicle, which could go into production as soon as 2016, would include a hydraulic pump that allows the car to run in all-gasoline, all-air or combined (aka “hybrid air”) modes.",121,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131301015.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172141-00110-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967881321907044
10e674c7-740f-41b4-9f25-fff589d6ccff,2019-08-24T20:43:14+00:00,2015-11-25,1,http://blogs.dw.com/adventuresports/tag/tim-jarvis/,"Search Results for Tag: Tim Jarvis
Heidi Sand knows how it is to accept a seemingly hopeless fight. “Since my cancer, I have a special relationship with probabilities and chances”, the 49-year-old German climber and sculptor write to me. “You have to believe in yourself and you should use any chance, no matter how small it is.” In 2010, Heidi was diagnosed with colon cancer at an advanced stage. She accepted the fight. Two years later, she climbed Mount Everest. In 2013, she summited Cho Oyu, her second eight-thousander. The following year, Sand and Billi Bierling were the first German women on top of Makalu. Now Heidi is committed to a climate protection project called “25zero”. During the upcoming climate summit in Paris, the Australian adventurer Tim Jarvis and his team want to point out the consequences of climate change for 25 still glaciated peaks at zero latitude, around the Equator. If nothing is done, says Jarvis, no ice or snow will remain on these mountains at the latest in 25 years – therefore “25zero”.
Date25. November 2015 | 15:25
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7d95647c-cdf0-4927-bfa4-1a0e6d62f120,2022-05-16T15:27:23+00:00,2017-11-30,1,https://minorityrights.org/minorities/uyghurs/,"Minority Rights Group International (MRG) Deputy Director, Claire Thomas, writes this opinion piece for the Thomson Reuters News Foundation.+ LEARN MORE
Uyghurs speak a south-eastern Turkic language and are thought to currently number around 10.1 million, though some groups assert that their numbers are much higher. They tend to be mainly concentrated in the north-western corner of China and, until recently, a substantial majority in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). The XUAR is China’s largest province, comprising roughly one sixth of its total landmass, is rich in natural resources, and strategically located, sharing borders with eight other countries. Most Uyghurs are Sunni Muslims. The Uyghurs are a majority in western XUAR and in the Turpan prefecture, while Han Chinese are the majority in most major cities and in the east and north. There are also Uyghurs found in Hunan province in south-central China.
China’s Uyghur minority are a remnant of the vast Uyghur Empire which stretched from the Caspian Sea to Manchuria in the eighth century, eventually to be overrun by other tribes in much of Central Asia. During many centuries, various Uyghur, Mongol and Chinese regimes ruled the region.
The name, Xinjiang, means ‘new frontier’ in Mandarin, which many Uyghur rights advocates point out actually counters China’s claims of an ancient unbroken domination. For Uyghurs free to express discursive resistance to Chinese occupation, the preferred name is East Turkestan. Much of what is today Xinjiang was ruled by or owed allegiance to the Mongols from the thirteenth century. Various Uyghur and Mongol khanates exerted authority over different parts of the region, with the Manchu Qing Empire entering the area and controlling all of it by about the mid-eighteenth century. For a brief period after 1864, Xinjiang was to break away from the Qing Empire while China was weakened by other conflicts and unable to maintain its garrisons in the distant province. Chinese control was reasserted in 1877.
The end of the Qing Dynasty and the creation of the Republic of China in 1912 were followed by a period of weak central government control over Xinjiang. A rebellion in the 1930s (in reaction to a large degree to heavy taxes on Uyghurs to finance Han migration and settlement on some of the province’s best agricultural land) resulted in the establishment of the first modern Uyghur state in 1933. The East Turkestan Republic was centred mainly in the southern region of Kashgar and Khotan. It survived only one year and returned to the control of the Han Chinese under warlord Sheng Shicai. Parts of northern Xinjiang were to form the second East Turkestan Republic between 1944 and 1949 under Ahmetjan Qasimi, Isa Yusuf Alptekin and others. The Uyghurs’ taste of independence was brought to an end in 1949. In August, Ahmetjan Qasimi and other Uyghur leaders were invited to speak with Mao in Beijing about Uyghur independence, which had been tentatively promised in exchange for Uyghurs supporting the Communists in their civil war with the Kuomingtang. However, the plane mysteriously crashed on its way to Beijing. The death of so many Uyghur leaders was kept a secret for months, until the PLA had fully occupied the region.
One notable Uyghur leader who was not on the plane, Isa Yusuf Alptekin, recognizing the encroaching PLA forces for what they represented, led a major diaspora of Uyghurs from Xinjiang. By 1952, owing to Alptekin’s efforts, pressure from the US and the newly established UN refugee agency, UNHCR, Turkey accepted some 2,000 Uyghur refugees for resettlement. Turkey remains a supportive cultural and political host country for Uyghur refugees today.
The region took its current shape as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on 1 October 1955. Tensions and resentment, despite some early idealistic moves that were receptive to the rights of nationalities, quickly increased when Chinese Communist authorities began to clearly favour Han Chinese. There were initial statements by the Communists criticizing past Han nationalism and promising that Xinjiang would remain in control of its nationalities, since they had a right of self-determination, but real power in the post-1955 XUAR appeared to be held in practice by the Han Chinese cadres.
While no segment of Chinese society escaped the effects of the Cultural Revolution and the Great Leap Forward, most accounts agree that the Uyghurs in Xinjiang appeared to be particularly targeted, with between 60,000 and 100,000 Uyghurs and Kazakhs fleeing the country after 1962 to avoid repression and famine.
Resentment of and resistance to government-supported migration or support of Han Chinese to the detriment of Uyghurs, restrictions on their religious and cultural practices, and loss of land have periodically caused eruptions of violence in the region. There were student demonstrations and riots in the 1980s linked to opposition to an announced expansion of Han migration and the Baren Township riot in 1990, where at least 50 people were killed (some reports claim there were hundreds) following a government decision to close down a local mosque. This subsequently led to a series of riots in other parts of Xinjiang.
Numerous bombing incidents in Xinjiang and Beijing itself – blamed on Uyghur extremists – occurred in 1997, as well as attacks against Chinese soldiers and officials. Widespread demonstrations and street fighting followed the arrest of suspected separatists during Ramadan.
The overall effect of the Communist Party of China’s policies in the last six decades, one of the main sources of the tensions and resentment in the region, is unmistakable and stunning: The Han population in the region increased at an average rate of 8.1 per cent yearly, from 5 per cent in 1947 to around 40 per cent in 2000. Officially the 2010 Census puts the Xinjiang population at 45.8 per cent Uyghur and 40.5 per cent Han, with Kazakh, Hui, and other ethnicities making up the rest. However, these figures fail to capture the high numbers of long term resident Han migrant workers and thousands of security personnel in Xinjiang.
The capital of the province itself went from being a city where the Uyghurs were the clear majority (their proportion being about 80 per cent) to one where the Uyghurs have been almost completely displaced, and where it is now the Han Chinese who constitute about 80 per cent of the total population. In Kashgar, an urban redesign project aims to demolish some 65,000 homes and resettle over 200,000 Uyghur residents, 85 per cent of Kashgar’s old city. Anthropologist Jay Dautcher argues that Uyghur residential neighborhoods, or mehelle, have been critical components in the production of Uyghur culture for hundreds of years. Traditional architecture and how residents socialize within the physical space is especially formative in the construction of gender identity. While some Uyghurs embraced the opportunity to move to more modern housing, many feel the forced relocation from traditional homes in the ancient center to high-rise apartments on the outskirts is more of an assault on culture than a sign of modernity.
As the demographic weight of the Uyghurs is thus reduced, use of their language and the practice of other cultural and religious activities closely linked to Uyghur identity are being increasingly restricted by Chinese authorities who more and more openly espouse a pro-Han chauvinism. Schools and universities are increasingly being required to teach in Mandarin rather than Uyghur.
The strategic position of Xinjiang and the potential for ethnic unrest translates into a high degree of control of the region and of the affairs of the Uyghur minority by central authorities. Decision-making is concentrated in the centrally appointed Party structure and in Beijing, thereby excluding ethnic Uyghurs. Two additional factors contribute to this configuration: the role of the paramilitary Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, directly under the State Council and virtually independent of the government; and the extremely limited power granted to national minorities, in particular Uyghurs, in the government and the Party – even compared to other national minority areas of China.
Until recently, the large number of Uyghurs constituted a substantial majority in Xinjiang. Legislation and regulations are supposed to guarantee them minority and language rights as well as prohibit discrimination. However, the control and role which one would expect the Uyghurs to be able to exercise over the operations of administrative units has been nearly eliminated over the years, along with the language requirements for job opportunities within government offices, and an expansion of laws criminalizing almost every facet of Uyghur culture and identity, have resulted in ever increasing marginalization in their own land.
Since the mid-1990s, the gradual exclusion of Uyghurs from state-based employment – and the rising number of private jobs is stunning and statistically verifiable from a variety of sources. While Han Chinese have been able to secure employment, ethnic Uyghurs have been kept out of construction jobs, road-building projects and oil and gas pipelines. Even for Uyghurs with graduate degrees they are only employed at an estimated 15 per cent and according to a 2013 study Uyghurs earn an average of 59 per cent of what their Han counterparts earn.
As with the Mongolian and Tibetan minorities, access to employment is increasingly a contentious issue for the Uyghur minority, a function of discriminatory Han-only hiring practices and privileging of Mandarin speakers. State authorities in the region refuse to recognize any concrete entitlement to Uyghur beyond education. The reduction of bilingual services provided by state authorities has resulted in the removing of bilingual employment opportunities, which would have meant the employment of more Uyghurs, whereas increased monolingual state operations have led to a much higher proportion of Han Chinese being preferred in almost all fields of employment. For example, in 2013, 72 per cent of all open civil service positions were open only to Han Chinese. The massive Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps employs 86 per cent Han. Additional sectors that advertise ‘Han only’ recruitment run the full spectrum of the economy, from firefighters, bank employees, accountants, and broadcasters to construction workers, chefs, and farmers. When it comes to employment, Uyghur women were identified in 2012 as the most disadvantaged demographic in China.
Even the few areas where use of Uyghur was associated with job opportunities – such as in education -have seen a rapid reduction since 2000. From the late 1980s, Chinese-language instruction became more prominent, whereas instruction in Uyghur began to be curtailed, sometimes through the process of merging Chinese and Uyghur schools with the foreseeable result that these schools would teach almost exclusively in Mandarin. Xinjiang University, initially established in 1949 as a bilingual (Uyghur/Mandarin) university, has all but cast away instruction in Uyghur since 2002. The same throughout all levels of education, Uyghur language instruction is almost exclusively limited to literature, while all other classes are taught in Mandarin. Curriculum focuses on ‘patriotic education’ that leaves a marginal role for Uyghur culture and history. Uyghur teachers are also discriminated against in such a system. Most Han teachers only speak Mandarin, despite requirements in the Ethnic Autonomy Law, while Uyghur teachers are required to speak both Uyghur and Mandarin and are often fired in preference for Han teachers with better Mandarin. Uyghurs who have attempted to open private language centers have also suffered under discriminatory policies, such as Abduweli Ayup who in 2013 was sentenced to 18 months for ‘illegal fund-raising’ for his efforts to found a Uyghur language kindergarten.
In a shocking turn of events, Uyghur economist and rights defender, Ilham Tohti, was tried in a closed-door trial in September 2014 and sentenced to life in prison on baseless separatism charges. He lost his appeal. In an essay published after his imprisonment, Tohti wrote that, ‘In recent years, Uyghur fears of cultural and linguistic annihilation have been greatly exacerbated by a sharp contraction in Xinjiang’s local-language publishing and cultural industries.’ In October 2016, Tohti was awarded the prestigious Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders.
A continuing issue for the Uyghur minority is the role and dominating impact of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps – a body which is probably best described as an economic and semi-military quasi-state organization. Operating almost completely outside the control of the XUAR authorities since 1981, it has de facto administrative authority over a number of cities, settlements and farms all across Xinjiang. It has coordinated the settlement and employment of millions of Han Chinese in the area and continues to fulfil administrative functions such as health care, printed and electronic media and education for areas under its jurisdiction. This includes primary, secondary and tertiary education (with two universities, Shihezi University and Tarim University). It has control over 16 million mu (over 2.5 million acres) of farmland, representing about a third of the Xinjiang’s arable land. Its operations are essentially exclusively in Mandarin, thus acting as an important agent in the sinicization of the XUAR, and of the growing exclusion and disempowerment of the Uyghur minority. This is part of an overt government policy of supporting massive Han migration into the region in order to weaken the demographic and political weight of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang – which is a dangerous source of frustration and resentment.
Another issue that has emerged is the right of members of a minority to their name in their own language, which is protected under international law under the right to private and family life. A policy adopted in 2002 required that Uyghur names be changed into Chinese pinyin. In 2015, Hotan initiated a ban on Uyghur parents giving their children Islamic names which have been used by Uyghur parents for generations and are an integral part of Uyghur identity. In April 2017, the policy was extended to the whole of the XUAR. Children named in violation of this policy may be barred from household-registration, denying free access to health and education.
Another contentious issue involves the freedom of religion of Uyghurs and the crackdown by authorities in the name of security and the fight against terrorism and separatism. The religious activities of Muslims in Xinjiang are subjected to extensive controls and restrictions which are not applied to any other part of China: a special regulation of the XUAR bans minors from participating in religious activities, resulting in authorities prohibiting teaching of Islam to school-age children, and imposing hefty punishments on parents found in violation. Since 2015, increasingly repressive measures have been passed such as banning face veils in public, criminalizing men with beards, and forbidding Uyghur students from observing fast during Ramadan, and thousands of mosques have been demolished. Any type of unsanctioned religious activity in Xinjiang risks much more serious consequences than in other parts of China, with the result that Uyghurs are likely to be arrested and detained for extremely long periods in the name of fighting extremism, even for innocuous activities.
On 5 July 2009, a planned nonviolent demonstration by Uyghurs frustrated by the failure of Chinese authorities to investigate the murder of a Uyghur migrant worker in Southern China the previous month turned violent. An estimated 200 people were killed, most of them Han, and another some 1,700 were injured. Over the ensuing days, Han vigilantes assaulted Uyghur bystanders as the government shut down internet access to the entire province of 21.8 million people, imposing significant obstacles to independent investigations. The internet lockdown lasted for 10 months. During this time, Chinese authorities detained hundreds, if not thousands, of Uyghurs, many who were disappeared and never released or tried. Since 2009, episodes of violent resistance have occurred by Uyghurs who have been systematically denied nonviolent avenues for redress. While violent crimes require a measured law enforcement response, human rights groups have argued that the repressive militarization of Xinjiang and indiscriminate policing only exacerbate the problem and have led to a spiral of violence. In March 2014, more than 30 people were killed outside of a train station in Kunming, Yunnan province by a group subsequently reported to be Xinjiang separatists. In May 2014, two cars loaded with explosives ploughed through a busy shopping street in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang province, killing around 30 people. Following the Urumqi bombing, China announced a year-long anti-terrorism crackdown with the Xinjiang party chief, Zhang Chunxian, acknowledging the necessity for ‘unconventional measures’ in the ‘people’s war’ against terrorism. Mosques and private residences were searched, residents harassed and intimidated with impunity by the police and arbitrary arrests and disappearances increased. In 2015, the Uyghur Human Rights Project reported that as many as 700 people had died in Xinjiang during 2013 and 2014. In the subsequent years, regional and national security laws have only become increasingly repressive.
Beginning in 2016, previously prefecture-level travel regulations were imposed across all of Xinjiang, in violation of the freedom of movement and impacting Uyghur’s ability to participate in religion pilgrimage or seek employment opportunities. In 2016, the Xinjiang government announced a blanket recall of all passports, a measure already implemented under Chen Quanguo in Tibet. Throughout 2016 and into 2017, the government in Xinjiang implemented mandatory health examinations and forced collection of DNA. The apparent profiling of Uyghurs, collection of DNA not part of an active criminal investigation, and the lack of privacy controls or other legal protections raises series concerns over the scope and purpose of the policy.
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ed186387-a80e-4cc5-bb5a-33b577557cf0,2017-08-20T00:42:23+00:00,2013-01-01,0,http://heritagenew.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/heritage%3A159,"The relationship between the individual and the group is expressed by the sexual metaphor ""where two are one"". In the Bible this metaphor expands to include the images of the Bride and the Bridegroom where the Bride represents all men and women and the Bridegroom is the King of Israel or Christ. Contains material from Lecture 5 (Part 1)
Copyright © 1982, 2013, Victoria University
LECTURE TRANSCRIPT: PROGRAM 5
This text is a transcript of the full lecture of Prof. Frye on Oct. 7, 1980. Only the bold parts are used in this version.
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Please note: This lecture was split in two programs; the second part can be found under program 6 ‘The Great Whore and the Forgiven Harlot’
SEXUAL IMAGERY: THE BRIDE AND THE BRIDEGROOM
We've been looking at various categories of Biblical imagery: the paradisal and then, below that, the organization of the animal world. The first gives us the garden of Eden, and the second the pastoral world, more particularly the sheepfold. Of course, pastoral and garden imagery have overlapped, both in Biblical and secular literature, all through the history of human imagination. It's easy to see in such things as the 23rd Psalm, 'The Lord is my shepherd', how the pastoral ideal and the paradisal ideal really blend together and form the same thing.I'll be filling out various stages of this table as we come to them. There is, however, the intervening category of the human world, which is a much more complicated one. Now if we ask what is the ideal human form for existence, we find that there is no simple or single answer, because our answers keep shuttling between a social ideal and an individual one. That is, the human ideal is a paradoxical mixture of a belonging and an escape.According to Jean Paul Sartre, 'hell is other people', but I'm not sure that Sartre wanted to spend the whole of eternity by himself. Similarly, Andrew Marvell can write a poem, 'The Garden', in which he suggests that the fall of man really began when a stupid and blundering God created Eve in order to be a companion for Adam. And as he says, 'Two Paradises 'twere in one/To live in Paradise alone'. But you cannot think of a human ideal consistently either in social terms or in individual ones. So we seem to be in a deadlock, and the only solution is that human life, like Greek nouns, seems to have a dual as well as a singular and a plural.Thus we have the individual life, the sexual, erotic relation between two people, and the social. The sexual relation is given an emphasis in the Bible which, like so many things in the Bible, is unintelligible in anything but metaphorical terms. We are told that in the sexual relation, two people are actually the same person while remaining two people, which is not possible, but is therefore the cornerstone of Biblical imagery. Thus, the ideal of human life becomes an ideal in which the sexual relationship has become the pattern for the identification of the individual and the social.The imagery of a wedding, of the union of the bridegroom and the bride, is one of Jesus' favorite images for the apocalyptic or ideal world. It is essential to realize that in this case, the bride is actually the entire body of Christian followers. In the Book of Revelation, this bride is identified with Jerusalem, or Israel, meaning the people of God.That suggests, first of all, that sexual imagery has relatively little to do with the actual relations of men and women. Thus, in this relationship where Christ is the bridegroom and the bride is the people of Christ, it follows that Christ is symbolically the only male. He is also symbolically the only individual, the only person with a right to say 'I am'. That means that the souls of the people of God, whether they are souls of men or of women, are all symbolically female and make up a single bride figure.Now again, metaphorical thinking is not logical thinking, and we have to proceed to make a series of identifications that we would find it hard to follow in other contexts. The Song of Songs is a series of wedding songs in which both the bridegroom and the bride are presented: they both have their songs. The opening verse says: 'The song of songs, which is Solomon's'. Now there is no more reason for ascribing the authorship of the Song of Songs to Solomon than there is for ascribing it to the Witch of Endor. But the poem is symbolically associated with Solomon because the symbolism expands from songs about a rural wedding where the bride is called 'sister', which is the conventional Oriental term for the loved one, into a symbolic wedding of the king with the land over which he rules.That is why the bride describes herself as 'black but comely': that is, she represents the black fertile soil of the land. We are told that her body is to be compared to various aspects of the country: her nose, for example, is 'as the tower of Lebanon that looketh towards Damascus', which might seem to be a rather doubtful compliment to a bride whose charms were less symbolic. But the wedding of the king and the fertile land is an image for what the word 'testament' itself indicates. The word that we translate as 'testament', which is berith in Hebrew and diatheke in Greek, means a covenant or a contract, specifically the contract between God and his people Israel. So that Solomon and his bride, the Shulamite woman of the Song of Songs, expand by a further range of symbolism into the relationship of God and his people, which is why in Christian typology the Song of Songs was interpreted as a song of the love of Christ for his bride, his people. Of course, Christianity was a big city religion which expanded from one city to another, and consequently the image of the black fertile land is not as immediate in Christianity as it is in Judaism. But the same symbolic shape is nevertheless there.If you look at Isaiah 62:4, you see the same prophecy being applied to the restored Israel: 'Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken, neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married'. 'Married' is the meaning of the word 'Beulah'. And the image of the land married to its king expands into the image of the people of God married to its God.In the demonic world, the demonic counterpart of the bride would be the figure described in the Book of Revelation as the Great Whore, and the male figure of whom she is the mistress would be the figure who in the New Testament is described as Antichrist, the figure opposed to Christ. Just as the bride is identified with Jerusalem, so the Whore would be identified with the heathen city of Babylon.In Revelation 17:2, she is the figure, 'With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication'. And then in verse 5: 'And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots'. And later on, in verse 9, she is associated with seven mountains which are clearly the seven hills of Caesarean Rome, so that Babylon and the Rome of the persecuting Caesars are symbolically the same demonic city, where the power opposed to that of Christianity is established.It's important perhaps to realize that the word 'whore' in the Bible almost always refers to a theological and not a sexual irregularity. One person who is associated with whores in the Old Testament is Jezebel, the wife of Ahab, and that is not because she is supposed to have cuckolded King Ahab—the narrator of Kings could hardly have cared whether she did or not—but because she introduced the worship of Baal into Israel.The reason for the epithet, apart from the symbolic contrast to bride, is not just that it's abusive, but that it has a more specific reference to the custom in Canaanite religion of maintaining prostitutes in the temple, which is a practice that the Israelites in Deuteronomy are forbidden to have anything to do with, but which was obviously extremely familiar to them. Tamar, for example, in Genesis, disguises herself as a cult prostitute in order to get back her inheritance as a forsaken wife. The story would be unintelligible if the practice were not familiar to Israel as well as to the surrounding nations.Antichrist in his turn is the secular ruler. And as a society grows from a tribal community into a nation and from a nation into an empire, the ruler of the empire tends to think of himself as the ruler of the world. The Bible does not regard the world ruler as necessarily an evil person, but he rules over the kind of world in which, sooner or later, one of his descendents is going to become so. Jesus' axiom about spiritual and temporal authority, 'Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's', runs into a difficulty as soon as Caesar begins to claim what is due only to God, that is, divine worship. It's only when he does that that he becomes the Antichrist figure referred to both in one of Paul's letters and in the Book of Revelation itself.In the Book of Revelation, the Antichrist is characterized by a cipher, the number 666. Ciphers of that kind usually turn on the fact that the letters of the alphabet were also used as numbers: and there has never been a cipher in history solved as often as that one has been. It has been solved in Hebrew; it has been solved in Greek; and it's been solved by Robert Graves in Latin. And it always spells out the name of Nero, who is the type of the persecuting emperor. He was the first emperor to institute a persecution of Jews and Christians, according to Tacitus, in order to have somebody to blame for the burning of Rome. And although the author of Revelation probably lived under a later emperor, Nero is still the type. As the type, he is spiritually, that is, metaphorically, identical with other persecuting figures in the bible, such as Antiochus—who is the villain in the Book of Daniel—the Pharaoh of the Exodus, and Nebuchadnezzar.There is a more comprehensive picture of female figures in the Bible that we might look at at this point. I have been dividing images into the apocalyptic, or ideal, and the demonic. Those are a contrast. There are also intermediate figures, who represent human nature in the sense that they are neither wholly evil nor wholly ideal, but are imperfect figures undergoing the process of redemption. You can divide the female figures of the Bible into two groups, the maternal and the marital, that is, the mother figures and the bride figures.The ideal maternal figures include the Virgin Mary and a mysterious woman who appears at the beginning of Revelation 12, and who is said to be a woman 'clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars'. She is a queen of Heaven, like so many maternal goddesses, but she is also described as the mother of the Messiah, like the Virgin Mary. So there are really three accounts of the birth of the Messiah in the New Testament: the one in Matthew, which has the wise men and Jesus born in a house; the one in Luke, the pastoral one, which has the shepherds and Jesus born in a manger; and this account in chapter 12, which is so obviously mythical and metaphorical that it has never succeeded in getting on our Christmas cards.In the intermediate, or analogical, category you have the specifically human mother, who of course is Eve, 'our general mother', as Milton calls her, the representative of humanity going through sin and redemption; and also Rachel, who, though only one of the wives of Jacob or Israel, is symbolically the mother of Israel and is so referred to in Matthew in connection with the Slaughter of the Innocents. Ideal bride figures would then include the bride of the Song of Songs and the Jerusalem bride, who appears at the end of the Book of Revelation, chapter 21, where it is said that she is 'the holy city, the New Jerusalem, descending to earth as a bride adorned for her husband'.Now there doesn't appear to be a demonic maternal figure, but this blackboard demands one. We often find that if the Bible does not supply what is needed diagrammatically, it will invariably be supplied by later legend. So later legend obliged by constructing the figure of Lilith. Lilith is mentioned in Isaiah 34:14—the King James version calls her a 'screech owl', which is one of the bad things that the Authorized Version is continually doing, that is, making rationalized translations. But in later legend, Lilith became the first wife of Adam. There are two accounts of creation in the Book of Genesis, and the effort to reconcile those two accounts wound up by giving Adam two wives, the first one being Lilith and the second Eve. Lilith, we are told, was the mother of all the demons and the fallen angels. Being that, she had a very flourishing career in Romantic literature: she appears in Goethe's Faust, and as the heroine of a romance of George MacDonald, and in many other places.The demonic marital figure is of course the Great Whore of Revelation, identified with Babylon as the other bride is with Jerusalem, and with such Old Testament prototypes as Jezebel introducing the cult of Baal. It follows therefore that there needs to be an intermediate marital figure, and that that intermediate figure would represent the human race going through the process of sin and redemption.We have said that the word we translate 'testament' has the primary meaning of a covenant or contract between God and his people. The contract is represented as something drawn up with Israel by God's initiative. It is also represented as a contract which God could break but won't—because of his nature—but as a contract which man, strictly speaking, cannot break but is forever trying to break. So symbolically, the female figure of this category would be the Forgiven Harlot, the bride figure who is unfaithful to her Lord but who in spite of that is to be forgiven and brought back again. That harlot figure appears in various parts of the Old Testament, in Ezekiel for example, chapter 16, verse 3: 'Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem: Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite . . .' and so on: the whole chapter goes on to describe the unfaithfulness and forgiveness of Jerusalem. The Canadian poet James Reaney has a poem called 'Rachel' which is in effect a very beautiful and very eloquent paraphrase of this chapter in Ezekiel. The same image turns up later in Hosea, where Hosea is ordered by God to marry two harlots, one after the other. These represent the apostasy of both north and south Israel.The same figure turns up in the New Testament as the woman usually identified as Mary Magdalen. There is an anonymous woman in the 7th chapter of Luke described as a sinner whose sins are forgiven because 'she loved much'. Mary Magdalen appears in the next chapter of Luke, and is generally identified with her. A similar female, who has the same symbolic role whether she is the same person or not, has firmly established squatter's rights on the opening of the 8th chapter of John. She is actually a bit of floating folklore associated with Jesus, and in the early manuscripts she appears in various places. The modern translators of the Bible, who are much more distinguished for scholarship than for common sense, try to get her out of John 8 and put her in an appendix, but nevertheless she's still there. She represents perhaps one of the most eloquent and moving episodes of the gospel, the woman who, because she was a harlot, is condemned to be stoned to death. Jesus interferes and suggests that those who have never committed any sins at all might take the lead in throwing the stones. Hence, in paintings of the Crucifixion, you usually see the cross of Christ flanked by two female figures, the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalen, one in blue and the other in red.In a polytheistic mythology, you can have the maternal figure and the bridal figure identified. That is, you can have a female goddess figure who is both the mother of a god and, later on, his mistress. You find that in the cults associated with dying gods in Mediterranean countries. And you have such counterparts as the relations, say, of the Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus with the relations of Venus and Cupid in Classical mythology, where Venus is the mother of the God of Love and can also be a bride figure. In Christianity, however, the two figures of the mother and the bride obviously have to be separated, although they are still very close together symbolically. The bride of the Song of Songs for example is described as 'a garden inclosed' and 'a fountain sealed'. Or, as the Vulgate says, 'hortus conclusus, fons signatus'. And the 'garden inclosed' and the 'fountain sealed' have always been traditionally identified with the Virgin Mary, who from one symbolic point of view is the bride of the Holy Spirit as well as the mother of the Logos. We are also told that Christ is the Son of a Father who is a spiritual Father, and that his death reconciles man with the Father.Now if you constructed a demonic parody of all that, you would get something very close to the story of Oedipus, who kills his father and makes a wife out of his mother. The status of the Oedipus story as a kind of demonic parody of the Christian story was striking enough for the poet Yeats to construct an elaborate theory of history according to which civilizations of Oedipus and civilizations of a Christ figure alternate all through time, one being tragic and heroic, the other comic and altruistic. But it's perhaps easier to see the Oedipus story as either a demonic parody of the Christian story, as it is in some aspects, or as an intermediate analogy of it, as it is in certain other aspects. In the story of the creation of Adam for example, the older story which begins in the 2nd chapter of Genesis, the Yahwist account as it's called, Adam is made from a female, adamah, or mother earth. And when, after the Fall, he goes back to the ground from which he was taken, he returns to that earth-mother after making the break with his Father. So the Oedipus legend is not quite removed from the story of Adam itself.This account of the human symbolism in the Bible is of course closely linked to the account of city symbolism, because the city is the emblem of the people or the group. So if you go to the urban image, you have Jerusalem on the one side and Babylon on the other. That brings us up again against the question of the ambiguity between the social image and the individual image.Now there's another dimension of this relation of the social to the individual which we've already run into. We saw that the paradisal imagery of the Bible is in the first place a garden and in the second place a single tree, a tree of life. That leads to a general principle of imagery in the Bible, to a special kind of metaphor where the individual is identified with the class or group of things to which it belongs. That is the type of metaphor that I sometimes call a royal metaphor, because it underlies one of the most pervasive of human institutions, the institution of kingship. We've already seen how the king, Solomon, inevitably interposes himself in the symbolic expansion of the Song of Songs. Similarly, Elizabeth II can draw crowds wherever she appears, not because there is anything remarkable about her appearance, but because she dramatizes the metaphor of society as a single body. That has been the function of the king in all ages, to represent in an individual form the unity of his society.The corporate or class image, like the city, would also be, on the principles of this royal metaphor, identified with a single building. That building would most naturally be the house consecrated to the city's god, in other words, the temple. Thus the city is the bride and the Temple is the bridegroom.We are told several times in the Gospels that the Temple is to be identified with the body of Christ. In the Gospels, Jesus is represented as saying 'Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up'. The narrator adds that he was speaking of the temple of his body. The author of Revelation, in describing the New Jerusalem, is very emphatic that there was no Temple therein, because, as he explains, the place of the Temple has been taken by the body of God. There is, consequently, in this metaphorical symbolism, the unity of the bridegroom and the bride in which all the buildings of the city are one building, the house of many mansions. And the corresponding demonic image is of course the Tower of Babel.
Northrop Frye and Michael Dolzani
Copyright © 1982, 2013, Victoria University
TEACHERS GUIDE: PROGRAM 5
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SEXUAL IMAGERY: THE BRIDE AND THE BRIDEGROOM
(Note: AV=Authorized Version, OT=Old Testament, NT=New Testament)
Apocalyptic or ideal imagery on the human level has three forms—individual, social and sexual. Sexual imagery, in which two become one, resolves the conflict of individual and social ideals of human life. The symbolism of Bridegroom and Bride expands to become the marriage of a king to his land or his people and the relationship of Christ with his Church. The demonic bride figure is the Great Whore, whose spouse is Antichrist.Program Lecture Outline: Key Facts
- Apocalyptic (or ideal) imagery on the human level: individual and social ideals of human life inevitably conflict.
- This problem is resolved by the sexual imagery of Bridegroom and Bride, in which two become one while remaining two people.
- This expands to become the relation of Christ (the symbolic male) to the body of Christians (symbolically female, though including both men and women), the Bride being identified with Jerusalem.
- The Song of Songs: symbolism of a rural wedding expands to become the marriage of a king to his land. This wedding expands in Judaism to become the covenant of God and Israel, in Christianity to become the love of Christ for his Bride the Church.
- The demonic marital figure: the Great Whore of Revelation. Biblical whoredom is theological (idolatry), not sexual, but does derive in part from the Canaanite practice of temple prostitution.
- Antichrist, spouse of the Great Whore. Not necessarily a world ruler, but the world ruler who demands divine worship. Nero, Antiochus, Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar: types of Antichrist.
Biblical Passages CitedRevelation 21:2.—Jerusalem 'prepared as a bride adorned for her husband'.Song of Songs 1:5.—'I am black, but comely'.Song of Songs 4:12.—'A garden inclosed is my sister'.Isaiah 62:4.—Beulah, the married land.I Kings 21.—Jezebel.Matthew 22:21.—'Render unto Caesar'.II Thessalonians 2.—The Antichrist.Revelation 13.—The Antichrist.Revelation 13:18—The number of the beast, 666.Revelation 14:8.—'Babylon is fallen'.The Teacher's Perspective DEMONIC APOCALYPTICAntichrist (Nero, Nebuchadnezzar, Antiochus) individualsexual social Bridegroom (Christ) Whore (Babylon) Bride(Jerusalem: people)The above chart for this program appears in slightly simpler form in The Great Code, p. 154, and as the 'human' category in the charts on pp. 166-67. The students may be referred to these first, both to place this program in its larger context as an expanded discussion of one category in the total Biblical structure of imagery, and to make clear something that is likely to confuse students about the figure of Antichrist. There are two contexts for the discussion of the Antichrist. As the chart on p. 167 indicates, the figure of Antichrist proper is the form of the parody demonic on the divine level, a demonic parody of divinity itself: as such, it will be discussed again in Program 10. But the image gets imported into our present discussion of the demonic form of human life when the purely human tyrant makes his inevitable bid to become worshipped as a god. When he does so, he puts on the mask of Antichrist, so to speak, and in fact becomes his agent and visible form.The class may go on to examine how the symbol of Antichrist has appeared historically. There are two forms of this, the applied and the assumed. The applied version is what Prof. Frye is referring to when he speaks of its being defined as whatever the interpreter is most afraid of in his time: the students may look at The Divine Comedy's application of the symbol to Philip of France.The assumed version is a rather more interesting category, one which perhaps fully came into its own only in the 19th century. Its traditional root, however, lies in a slightly broader explanation of what the human tyrant is: he is the man who has sold himself to the demonic for the sake of power. Therefore, he is very close to one of the great symbols of Western literature, the figure of Faust. Faust is by no means necessarily an Antichrist figure, but he may in his more unredeemed forms be closely associated with it: in Thomas Mann's Dr. Faustus, for example, he is directly paralleled with the rise of Nazi Germany.Hitler himself, as Prof. Frye notes, played his Antichrist role with great conviction: the swastika is one of the most ancient human symbol, but in this context it becomes a sinister parody of the cross. Christians may wince to note how Nazism also picked up the demonic corruptions within historical Christianity itself, especially anti-Semitism. There is a further link here: the career of Mann's Faustus is modeled on that of Nietzsche, who wrote a book called The Antichrist, from which the teacher may choose excerpts for the class to discuss: Nietzsche called himself an Antichristian because he regarded Christianity as a decadent corruption of the will to live. He would have hated Hitler, and yet it was a perversion of his 'will to power' which was adopted by the Nazis as their 'philosophy'. Hitler failed: but the teacher may well be teaching this class around the year 1984, and Orwell's Big Brother may serve as an example of what Antichrist looks like as the triumph of human tyranny.The images of Bride and Whore in the Bible are sometimes not just allusions, but are the nucleus of extended pieces of writing which the class may look at in more detail, like the Song of Songs or the story of Tamar. But the meaning of the Bride figure can also be illuminated by examples outside the Bible itself. Not only Marvell's 'The Garden', mentioned by Prof. Frye, but Shakespeare's `The Phoenix and the Turtle, and Donne's 'The Extakel elaborate the mystery of the 'two in one' through the use of sexual imagery. The teacher may point out that mysticism has almost always been drawn to the use of sexual imagery to describe the experience of union with God. This is not exclusively a Christian phenomenon: it appears in Muslim mysticism too, for example. But the teacher may show a picture of Bernini's famous sculpture of St. Teresa in ecstasy, along with examining Crashaw's poems, contemporary with the sculpture, on St. Theresa and Mary Magdalen, 'The weeper' and 'Hymne to St. Theresa'.If the seminar questions in the video program are any indication, one thing the students will be very anxious to get clear is the distinction between women as people and women used as symbols. There is no doubt that the distinction exists in the Bible itself: it is not simply antifeminist. On the other hand, there is also no doubt that the beginnings of an historical corruption of the original symbolism also begins already to appear in the text of the Bible: the rationalization of patriarchy is clearly there too, even if it is not all that is there. Consequently, the teacher must tread carefully. One way to distinguish the two is to compare two writers, both of whom drew their symbolism from the Bible, but whose treatments differ greatly. Blake's symbolism of the Female Will (see Prof. Frye's Fearful Symmetry) is clearly the Mystery that enshrouds human tyranny: by contrast D.H. Lawrence in The Plumed Serpent is so remarkably eccentric as to accuse women of having orgasms merely as a manifestation of their wilfulness. One may look also at the figure of the prostitute who gives Thomas Mann's version of Faustus the syphilis which is at once the source of his ability to create and the source of his eventual madness.Supplementary Reading 1. Biblical Passages
Revelation 17. —The Great Whore.Genesis 38.—The story of Tamar.Deuteronomy 23:17-18.—Practice of temple prostitution forbidden.I Kings 14:24.—Male temple prostitution among heathen peoples.Psalm 45.—Bride from another land; royal marriage.Book of Ruth.—The story of Ruth.Jeremiah 51:6-9.—'Babylon is fallen': associated with Rev. 14:8. The cup of the Whore.
2. Corresponding Passages in The Great Code
Chapter Six. Metaphor II.p. 141. The Great Whore.pp. 154-56. Human imagery: Bridegroom and Bride.
Chapter Four. Typology I.pp. 95-96. The Antichrist.p. 99. The Antichrist.
II Clement 14:2.—In the 'Apocryphal New Testament (see program 1) 'The male is Christ, the female is the Church'.
Essay or Discussion questions
- Examine the story of Samson's betrayal by his Philistine wife in Judges 14 and by Delilah in Judges 16. Compare these to Milton's Delilah in Samson Agonistes. Is the figure of the Whore lurking in the background of this symbolism?
- Examine Robert Lowell's poem 'As a Plane Tree By the Water' in light of this program. The title is from Ecclesiasticus (the Wisdom of Jesus) in the Apocrypha, 24:14, and was traditionally associated with the Virgin Mary.
- Examine the ending of Dickens' David Copperfield (a book full of the imagery of brides, mothers, and harlots), where David's bride Agnes is portrayed as an angelic guide, rather like Dante's Beatrice. What does this rather unconvincing passage suggest about the confusion of human women with symbolic roles? Compare this to the portrait of Estella as a forgiven harlot type (see program 6) in Great Expectations.
- Read the section of C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity in which he states that wives should be obedient to their husbands. Lewis claims to be expounding ideas held by all Christians, regardless of doctrinal differences. Is this true, or can he have confused symbolic roles with human relations? (This is not a question with a simple yes or no answer).",6694,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105955.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819235943-20170820015943-00043.warc.gz,0.965123534202576
191e3849-fbfe-4591-85f5-be3bccffd032,2022-05-24T12:29:32+00:00,2022-02-11,1,https://www.youthlinesf.org/single-post/bidens-plan,"On Friday, Joe Biden has signed an order to free $7 billion in Afghan assets now Frozen in the United States, splitting the money between the Humanitarian aid for poverty stricken Afghanistan and a fund for September 11 victims seeking relief for the terror attacks that killed thousands and shocked the world ultimately. No money would immediately be released, but the president has ordered calls for banks to provide 3.5 Billion of the frozen amount to a trust fund for distribution through Humanitarian groups for Afghan relief and basic needs. The Other 3.5 Billion would stay in the U.S. to finance payments from lawsuits by U.S. victims of terrorism that are still working their way through the courts. International Funding to Afghanistan was suspended, and billions of dollars of the country's assets abroad, mainly in the United, after the Taliban took control of the country in August as the U.S. military withdrew its military forces. Biden plans to resolve this complex situation in which the U.S. is sitting on billions of owned by a country that has no government. Afghanistan still has had problems with its economy since the Taliban takeover. Nearly 80% of the previous government budget came from the international community. The money has been cut off from financed hospitals, schools, factories, and government ministries, desperation for such necessities has increased due to the underlying Pandemic of COVID-19 and malnutrition. Doctors, Teachers, and even civil servants have not been paid in months since bank holders have been restricted how much money they can withdraw. The Biden administration effectively confiscates financial reserves where money usually belongs to ordinary Afghanistan to split it between 9.11 victims and humanitarian aid contractors. This is terrible news as afghan people who were not even related to the 9.11 attacks are punished by their money split when a current financial crisis exists in the country. What do you think? Is the split justifiable? Or do you think this is unfair?",389,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662572800.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524110236-20220524140236-00409.warc.gz,0.97794497013092
ba0701c5-f3a9-4078-96d0-543898997338,2015-03-28T00:34:12+00:00,2011-01-18,1,http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/01/fbi_suspicious_package_found_on_mlk_parade_route_in_spokane_was_bomb.html,"SPOKANE -- An explosive device found inside a backpack along a downtown Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade route was a credible threat capable of causing multiple deaths, the FBI said today.
The device was successfully disposed of by the FBI's explosive unit after the backpack was found on a park bench by a Spokane city employee about an hour before the parade was set to begin.
Frank Harrell, special agent in the charge of the Spokane FBI office, wouldn't discuss what specifically made the bomb so dangerous. But he said the investigation has become a top priority.
""It definitely was, by all early analysis, a viable device that was very lethal and had the potential to inflict multiple casualties,"" Harrell told The Spokesman-Review.
Harrell said the timing and placement of the device wasn't coincidental.
""I think the link to the Martin Luther King celebration and march is inescapable,"" he said. ""At that point, it falls directly in the realm and sphere of domestic terrorism. Clearly, there was some political or social agenda here.""
The bomb was discovered at 9:25 a.m. in a Swiss Army-brand backpack that also contained two T-shirts.
Another explosive device was found March 23 beside the Thomas S. Foley U.S. Courthouse in the eastern Washington city. No arrests have been made in that investigation, Harrell said, adding that agents didn't know if the two incidents were related.
The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people responsible for placing the device found Monday.
Harrell said the people who discovered the backpack and brought it to the attention of police were the heroes of the day. Police quickly rerouted the parade and called for the bomb disposal unit, he said.
-- The Associated Press",373,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297146.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00049-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.982824623584747
4429e957-2ae6-4937-a254-792b8cd2e348,2020-10-19T21:46:32+00:00,2016-04-06,1,https://progressillinois.com/files/news/content/2016/04/06/chicago-alderman-proposes-new-police-oversight-agency/,"Chicago Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) has proposed replacing the city's Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) with a new ""independent citizen police monitor.""
""An Independent Citizen Police Monitor is needed, because you can't keep shuffling the deck with the same people and call that accountability,"" the South Side alderman said in a statement. ""You must put something in place that's meaningful, that's supported by a budget, has a revenue source, and provides an opportunity for input by the people of Chicago.""
Under Hairston's proposal, the new police oversight agency's top official would be selected by an 11-person committee of community and government representatives.
Hairston's proposed ordinance is based in part on research from the University of Chicago Law School's Civil Rights and Police Accountability Clinic.
""I applaud Alderman Hairston's leadership and courage in proposing this critical ordinance,"" University of Chicago Law School professor Craig Futterman said in a statement. ""This is what real transparency looks like. It's exactly what we need to address the lack of police accountability in Chicago.""
Here are the key components of the proposed ordinance, as detailed by the University of Chicago Law School:
- Prohibits individuals formerly employed by the CPD or Cook County State's Attorney's office from working in the monitor's office;
- Guarantees the agency receives at least 1.5 percent of the CPD's budget, insulating its budget from political fiat;
- Empowers the monitor to conduct rigorous investigations whenever of all forms of civilian abuse;
- Requires the prompt release of video and other information in police misconduct and shooting investigations;
- Requires the monitor to post on its website summary reports of each completed investigation, and comprehensive annual reports on its work;
- Requires independent audits of the monitor and the publication of those audits on its website.
The proposed ordinance comes after Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel selected Sharon Fairley in December to replace IPRA's former leader Scott Ando, who resigned shortly after the city released dashcam video of the 2014 police shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
Hairston told reporters Tuesday she has not yet discussed the proposal with fellow aldermen or the mayor's office.
Emanuel spokesman Adam Collins issued a statement Tuesday, saying, ""Mayor Emanuel has confidence in the new leadership at IPRA, and he supports the reforms they have put in place to restore trust in the agency and ensure residents can have faith in the results of their investigations.""",517,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107866404.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20201019203523-20201019233523-00570.warc.gz,0.957994818687439
b1ddcfcf-a154-44e1-a035-05942b03fc4c,2019-08-20T10:52:47+00:00,2019-08-20,0,https://www.scubatravel.com/blog/photography-2/camera/,"Recently I posted a couple of blogs about what it takes to be a professional workshop leader.
And whilst they were a direct response to some questions posed to me, I thought I would also like to paint a picture about what else goes on around the main focus of shooting and talking about underwater photography.
I’m pretty sure that like me, a lot of people aren’t just interested in underwater photography when they travel to the farther flung reaches of our planet and that they also like to take some topside pictures too?
There are little stories everywhere, that can be captured in a couple of shots.
And with the rise of social media platforms like Instagram (ours is scubauwphoto) then telling little photo stories is becoming more and more popular.
The Best Camera ?
And nowadays you always have a camera on hand,and by that I mean your camera phones.
Now I know a lot of you will belittle the abilities of your camera phone, but it’s here that I’d like to affect an attitude change.
There’s a saying that the best camera is the one you have with you, and often circumstances dictate that our Canikon or Olympanny X550 happens to be at home, or more usually for us underwater photographers, encased inside an underwater housing with a fisheye lens and a brace of strobes attached, not exactly conducive to a quick topside grab shot, and even if we were to liberate it from the housing and attached the relevant lens then the moment may well have gone.
So the only image making tool you can swing into action with is your phone camera.
So don’t sulk that you haven’t got your ‘proper’ camera and try not to obsess about the difference in qualitative output, it’s the pictures and not the pixels that really count in the end.
Some of the most memorable shots of the 20th Century were taken not because the photographer had the most state of the art equipment, but that they happened to be in the right place at the right time.
And if you looked a little closer the kit they used would have been way less sophisticated and able than any modern camera phone.
The pictures and captions in this post follow a typical example of how I’ve used what was available to try and illustrate beyond just a fish picture that in this case the split shot at the top of the post is displaying.
And this was shot in a little village on the tiny island of Ambon which is part of the Indonesian Archipelago.
Use whatever you have available
We had finished diving for the trip and for the last day our hosts led by Joe Daniels gave us a lovely day out, this village and its freshwater eels ( top picture) have become a draw for tourists and a source of income for the locals, who draw out these impressive creatures from below ledges and rocks in a fast flowing stream, by dropping fish bits into the water flow.
They’ve become so habituated that they will feed out of your hand, and made for a great photo opportunity on our last day.
So I decided the best way was to try some split shots, and to read up more about this technique please have a look here and here.
After many attempts I managed to get some keepers, and my intention was to have some smiling locals and hopefully a big eel in the foreground.
On the walk back through the village to our vehicles though we were invited many times by the children to take their pictures or to join in and play football.
The children really were the smiling heart and soul of this little village and were fundamental to the success of the eel escapades, as they made sure we were in good positions to get shots, placed the bait into the water flow upstream and escorted us laughing and joking to and from our vehicles.
So I really wanted to do them justice.
The other two pictures illustrating this were taken with my bigger camera rig, mercifully smaller than a typical DSLR setup by being mirrorless, so it was still unwieldy encased in its housing but just manageable.
Although too much of a faff to take off its fisheye lens which was used for the first two shots.
The final parting shot was taken looking into the tiny school room they were using and as literally a grab shot, with all of them smiling except for one more reflective child central to the composition.
This shot my favourite of the sequence and one of my favourite shots ever was taken on my iPhone, nothing fancy. And I probably got such a natural result because it was less intimidating than my bigger set up.
Just because your on an UW photo workshop doesn’t mean you can’t shoot topside!
So please don’t dismiss your compact cameras or phone cameras just because you have a more sophisticated camera, and learn how to squeeze the most from all your available cameras as you never know what may present itself to you when all you have on you is your phone.
Please don’t forget to shoot around your underwater pictures when on a trip, as this will give you more options to tell and illustrate stories, and will raise your game to more photojournalistic levels.
If you’d like to join me on a photo trip then please check out my trips pages here.
They are for all comers and I really don’t care what type of camera you are shooting with I will do my best to show you how to get the best from whatever kit you’re using.",1154,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315321.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820092326-20190820114326-00533.warc.gz,0.974159955978394
1ba660c8-7830-4cf9-ba7a-5fffe10a5627,2019-08-19T12:12:49+00:00,2016-01-15,0,https://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2016/jan/15/pro-initiative-peer-reviewers-might-hold-the-key-to-making-science-more-transparent,"Open science – broadly, the idea that scientific papers, data and materials should be freely available and accessible to all – is an easy concept to talk about, but a difficult one to put into practice. That’s because it requires effort; individual scientists have to invest extra time and money in making code readable and data accessible, and be ready to deal with criticisms of – and in extreme cases, attacks on – their work. It’s made all the more difficult by the fact that sharing data and materials isn’t the current de facto standard across many scientific disciplines. So why bother going against the grain, if all it’s going to cause is grief and extra work?
It’s important, because transparency is fundamental to good scientific practice. No scientist is perfect, and it’s entirely normal to expect that genuine mistakes can creep into analysis scripts, or in data files themselves. By allowing others to access these sorts of materials, errors can be identified - or in extreme cases, academic fraud can be uncovered – and the scientific record can be corrected. But there’s more to open science than this. Allowing other scientists access to your data might result in new avenues of research to be uncovered, and for unanticipated discoveries to be made. And in some situations, it can even help avoid bizarre run-ins with the legal system.
While the theoretical case for open science is easy to make, practically getting scientists to make those changes is less trivial. Over the past few years, initiatives such as the Transparency and Openness Promotion Guidelines, Open Science Foundation badges, and study preregistration have been developed to encourage scientists to adopt open practices. These drives have been very successful in driving top-down change, by encouraging journals to adopt new policies and practices. But what about bottom-up approaches to the problem of promoting open science?
On Wednesday, a new paper published in Royal Society Open Science argued for a new, grassroots approach to this problem, by putting the power back into the hands of scientists at the coalface of research, by changing the way that we think about the peer review process (full disclosure: both myself and fellow Head Quarters blogger Chris Chambers are co-authors on the paper). The Peer Reviewers’ Openness (PRO) Initiative is, at its core, a simple pledge: scientists who sign up to the initiative agree that, from January 1 2017, will not offer to comprehensively review, or recommend the publication of, any scientific research papers for which the data, materials and analysis code are not publicly available, or for which there is no clear reason as to why these things are not available. To date, over 200 scientists have signed the pledge.
At face value, some might argue that the pledge might seem a little heavy-handed, but the aim here isn’t to boycott the peer review process. Instead, the aim is to encourage a more open discussion between manuscript authors and peer reviewers in order to provide clearer information on why data and materials may or may not be freely available. In many cases, there are justifiable reasons as to why it would be inappropriate to publish data – for instance, if the study is about a very specific set of people with a rare medical disorder, it may still be possible to identify individuals from anonymised data. But regardless of whether or not the materials and data are publicly available, there should always be a clear justification as to why (or why not) within the paper itself. As long as reviewers are happy with the justification, the review process can go on as usual.
The PRO Initiative isn’t a panacea that will magically solve all of the issues surrounding open science overnight – but then again, it’s not meant to be. What it does do is provide scientists who have a passion for open science to be able to make an actual difference within their discipline at an individual level. On top of this, it ensures that in situations where data and materials aren’t freely available, the reasoning why is detailed in the published scientific record. That sort of information may, in time, be valuable in and of itself in understanding why there is such a culture of secrecy in science.
Ultimately, the goal of the PRO Initiative is, as Daniël Lakens points out, to get scientists to ask two questions of themselves: Am I able to share my data and research materials? If so, would this be a good thing for my research area? The answers may not be straightforward; nothing in science ever is. But that’s not a reason to shy away from a simple duty that all scientists have – to make sure that the things that we discover about the world around us are real, repeatable, and shared with everyone.",967,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314732.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819114330-20190819140330-00126.warc.gz,0.93509978055954
36800e68-e893-48e5-9d8b-2803e4f6d9a6,2019-08-19T12:01:45+00:00,2015-03-01,0,http://headlinesport.com/tag/martin-bentley/,"With the start of the Clio 182 Championship only a few days away, we have a quick round up of some the new entrants and liveries you can look forward to in 2015.
The Clio 182 Series has been given Championship status for 2015 and with 36 drivers currently registered, the first race of the year at Brands Hatch already has a full grid of 32 drivers.
This year promises full grids and lots of close racing.
A familiar name in motorsport, Mark Fish makes his competitive return.
Mark Fish said “After 3 years of trying to get something together, it looks like I will finally be back out racing. Very excited at the prospect of racing again, but with some trepidation. There is a huge amount I need to reacquaint myself with, having only done 4 races since the Clio Cup in 1993 – I am interested to see if I can become competitive again”
New to the championship is Daniel Gibson. Although not new to racing, Daniel has swapped his Fiesta for a Clio.
Another new face for this this year is James Bark.
James will be one to watch, particularly at Cadwell Park. During testing he beat the Clio 2014 lap record by 0.2 seconds.
Able Heath Motorsport have two cars out this year:
These cars will be driven by Matt Holtom in his second year and Damien Heath who is new to the championship.
Finally, a few pictures from some returning drivers, but with new liveries for 2015.",307,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314732.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819114330-20190819140330-00136.warc.gz,0.960564911365509
d596d65d-a3b6-4fed-8f49-625315bae1cd,2018-08-17T22:43:06+00:00,2018-08-17,0,https://jobs.theguardian.com/job/6713651/bank-support-worker/,"Bank Support Worker
Flexible work for experienced and passionate Support Workers within the Witney Area
Hays Social Care are looking for experienced Support Workers who are available to work in the Wallingford area.
This is your chance to join an amazing team of Support workers whilst earning £10.37+ p/h
Your new company
Hays Social Care are the leading global specialist recruitment company and the market leader in the UK and Ireland. We are currently working with various care providers who have services across the Oxfordshire region and provide support to those who have Learning Disabilities, Physical disabilities, challenging behaviour, complex and mental health needs.
Your new role
We are looking for a number of dedicated Support Workers to join our team of flexible and bank workers for services across Oxfordshire. Working for Hays Social Care you will be offered work in locations and settings to suit you. As we work with a range of clients and hours, this is also an ideal way to work your job around your personal commitments.
You will be working with people to help them develop their independence and will need to combine your professional experience and skills to work with adults and children on a day to day basis and to promote their independence and ensure that they have fun while staying safe.
What you will need to succeed
To be considered for this Support Work role, you will need to have experience working with adults/children with Learning disabilities, physical disabilities, challenging behaviour and/or complex and mental health needs. You will also need either access to your own car or be able to travel flexibly on public transport.
You will need to be compassionate, patient and level headed. You will need to have a genuine desire to provide meaningful, considered support and the ability to thrive in a person centred environment.
What you will get in return:
- Competitive Pay: £10.37 - £12.64 p/h
- Weekly pay
- Holiday pay
- £250 reward when you refer a colleague
- Free DBS check
- Flexible working hours
- Making a genuine difference in someone's life
What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.",494,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213158.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817221817-20180818001817-00102.warc.gz,0.95652437210083
b6e5ac6e-864e-4b92-aef5-aee8579a189b,2019-08-24T07:22:10+00:00,2018-09-24,1,https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/technology/single-view/view/seeing-machines-to-be-tested-on-emd-locomotives.html,"Seeing Machines to be tested on EMD locomotives
INNOTRANS: Seeing Machines announced an agreement for its driver fatigue and distraction monitoring technology to be tested on Electro-Motive Diesel locomotives on September 24. This is designed to intervene in the event of a driver experiencing ‘microsleep’ or being distracted.
The technology is used on large mining vehicles supplied by EMD parent company Caterpillar. It uses a dashboard-mounted infra-red camera to monitor the head movements of the driver, in particular the eyes. If the camera detects that head movements and blinking has ceased, or the driver is distracted and looking in an unexpected direction, then an electronic alarm is sounded. Alerts can also be sent to the control room, enabling staff to check up on the driver according to their railway’s procedures.",170,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027319915.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824063359-20190824085359-00453.warc.gz,0.952270686626434
7e86f859-cbd9-410e-a3e1-cc4e1b9e5bfe,2013-05-23T05:01:03+00:00,2012-07-30,1,http://www.downtoearthnw.com/blogs/down-earth/2012/jul/30/5-barriers-tiny-house-movement/,"For now, the tiny house movement is a tiny niche but in this economy, we've seen a growing number of Americans choosing to scale down. Ryan Mitchell from the Tiny Life lists the Top 5 Biggest Barriers To The Tiny House Movement. Here's an excerpt:
One of the largest hurdles for people wanting to live in a Tiny House is access to land. Land is expensive, in growing short supply and people want a balance of having land and being close to city or town centers where they can access services, entertainment and employment. These things are often in conflict with each other. The closer to the city center, the smaller and more expensive the lots. To have a Tiny House, you don’t need much land for the actual house, but you do need enough to be able to obscure the house from prying eyes in order to fly under the radar of code enforcement and curmudgeons.
Read more HERE.",189,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00019-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.952396988868713
0238e0e6-5a67-4931-a3a7-4b14e48402d2,2022-05-20T14:01:23+00:00,2012-03-19,1,https://joanisval.com/2012/03/19/uniao-aduaneira-sovietica/,"Para quem estuda processos de integração, segue interessante notícia sobre uma recente União Aduaneira da Eurásia, capitaneada, naturalmente, pela Rússia. Achei o artigo, no mínimo, curioso!
É… a memória da hegemonia soviética nunca esteve tão viva!
Medvedev Urges Eurasec Observer States to Join Customs Union
The countries that have observer status in the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Community (Eurasec) would benefit from joining the Customs Union, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.
“We have said that we are forming the Customs Union and spoke about the advantages (of membership), and of certain disadvantages that may emerge and are already emerging for states that are not members of the Customs Union,” Medvedev said after a meeting of the Eurasec Interstate Council in Moscow on Tuesday.
The meeting was attended by the presidents of Eurasec members Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, as well as the leaders of Eurasec observer states Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine.
Russia would like to see Ukraine join the Customs Union. Last October Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged Ukraine to forget “its political phobias of the past, look to the future,” and join the Customs Union.
Kiev has so far declined to join the Customs Union, but said that it is willing to cooperate on a ‘3+1’ basis – an option that has been rejected by Moscow.
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are members of the Customs Union. In November, the presidents of those three countries signed a declaration on Eurasian economic integration, a roadmap for integration processes aimed at creating a Eurasian Economic Union, which will be based on the Customs Union and common economic space of the three countries.
The Russian president also said that the final agreement on formation of the Eurasian Economic Union could be signed on January 1, 2015, while the next meeting of the Interstate Council of Eurasec could take place in May this year.
Commenting on Medvedev’s statement concerning benefits from membership in the Customs Union, Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Valeriy Khoroshkovskiy said Ukraine would switch to other markets if it faces trade limits with neighboring countries.",510,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662532032.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520124557-20220520154557-00404.warc.gz,0.945322573184967
4f3d08d4-9024-45b7-82d4-42dceba2b285,2016-07-28T14:34:52+00:00,2000-08-13,1,http://www.texasfreeway.com/houston/new_freeway/grand_parkway_13_Aug_00.shtml,"The Houston Chronicle, August 13, 2000
Grand Parkway spurs development, which some fear
The exit sign on U.S. 59 at the Brazos River bridge says Grand Parkway,
but that's only if you turn north. South of the traffic din, the route is still
Crabb River Road, a two-lane blacktop through pasture and woods, with little hint
of grandeur to come. The first several miles are adorned with bright little flags that
dance in the breeze and call attention to a forest of real estate signs: Meridian Homes,
Perry Homes, Pioneer Homes, Hammond Homes, Weekley Homes; Canyon Gate, Greatwood, Bridlewood.
City dwellers in search of a spacious house at a bargain price and a comfortable imitation
of country living may find their dream here at the cost of a 15- to 25-mile commute.
Someday during the coming decade, if supporters have their way,
the journey will be eased by a four-lane, divided, limited-access highway.
But if environmentalists have their way, getting the road built will not be so easy.
Officially designated Texas 99, but better known as Segment C of the Grand Parkway,
the proposed route would run 23 miles from U.S. 59 South in Fort Bend County to Texas 288
in Brazoria County. At present, it is the most controversial leg of the entire Grand Parkway
project, an envisioned 170-mile ""outer outer loop"" around Houston. Also at issue,
but less pressing, is Segment E through the Katy Prairie north of Interstate 10 West.
The prairie is one of the nation's most important wintering areas for waterfowl.
For several years, the environmental group Friends of the Earth has given the
Grand Parkway project star billing in its annual Road to Ruin list of dubious U.S.
highway projects. But to those who say it is misguided public policy to encourage further sprawl,
parkway supporters can point out the real estate signs.
""Growth occurs beyond anybody's control,"" says Diane Schenke,
director of the Grand Parkway Association. ""We're trying to minimize its impact""
by cutting down on the unsightly commercial development that often clutters
frontage roads. ""The choice,"" Schenke says, ""is between a limited-access parkway
and something that looks like Highway 6."" Houston Sierra Club chairman Frank
Blake does not buy the argument that sprawl is inevitable.
""It's a chicken-and-egg situation,"" Blake says.
""A lot of those housing developments located there with the expectation that
the Grand Parkway was coming through.""
The Grand Parkway Association is a nonprofit group spearheading efforts to decide the
route and obtain right-of-way. Unless a dispute ends up in court, the Texas Department of
Transportation and Federal Highway Administration have final say on whether to build.
Supporters include U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land, the House majority whip,
along with most county officials in the affected areas, influential landowners and developers.
The cost of the eventual loop, roughly $ 2 billion, would be 90 percent federally funded.
To date, only 19 miles of the parkway is built. This is Segment D, from U.S. 59 at
the Brazos River to I-10 in Katy. For most of its length, the segment consists of
frontage roads divided by a broad esplanade where main lanes can be built later if needed.
(www.freeway.com observation: that statement is wrong. Most of the roadway is not
designed to have frontage roads and consists of main freeway lanes.)
But Schenke says future segments will be four-lane limited-access highways without
frontage roads. Selecting the best route for a new segment of the parkway involves a
great deal more than drawing a line on a map.
In Segment C, the association's maps and wall-sized aerial photos are a maze of
dashed and dotted corridors showing the numerous routes that have been considered and
rejected for one reason or another. One candidate, several miles north of the present choice,
was abandoned because it would have destroyed extensive bottomland hardwood forest.
Another was shifted because of a bald eagle nest, although the eaglets have since fledged
and moved away. One recently considered route would have passed just
1,000 feet north of Brazos Bend State Park. When that plan was presented
at a public meeting June 13 in Dickinson, a parade of speakers voiced opposition.
Many were users of the park and its George Observatory, operated by the
Houston Museum of Natural Science. They noted the observatory site was chosen largely because,
although near to Houston, it is isolated and the night sky there is dark enough for viewing
stars and planets. Several speakers said development would bring ""light pollution""
from future homes, businesses and cars, rendering the telescopes useless for research
or public enjoyment. In response to criticism - and a ""no build"" recommendation from
the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - the Grand Parkway Association chose another
route as its ""preferred alternative."" The new route lies more than a mile north of the
earlier one, and would give the park more breathing space. However, land between this
route and the park is owned by the George Foundation and could be developed at some future
The charitable foundation, highly influential in Fort Bend County,
operates the George Ranch and Historical Park about a mile north of Brazos
Bend and funded the observatory that bears its name.
Schenke says the foundation wants some of its extensive holdings
near the ranch developed into residential neighborhoods but has no plans for the parcel
nearest the park. Schenke discussed the new route for Segment C in a private meeting Aug. 2
with officials of the affected agencies and counties.
It may have a strong chance of winning approval.
""The (route) change lessens some concerns - the impact of noise on the park
and the the concern about the hydrology of the wetlands in the park,""
said parks and wildlife biologist Andy Sipocz.
""But it does not address other concerns - bottomland hardwood forest,
bald eagles, habitat fragmentation."" Of special importance,
he said, is how road builders span the eight-mile floodplain from
Big Creek to the Brazos River. There are three major reasons for this concern.
The wrong kind of bridge would impede wildlife migration, the department says.
It could also reduce the flow of water into the park's spectacular lakes,
which teem with vegetation, fish, birds and other animals,
including numerous alligators.
And because the entire flood plain is inundated periodically,
any development in it would require levees that would aggravate downstream flooding,
says Blake of the Sierra Club.
Philip Inderwiesen, a geophysicist and observatory volunteer who lives on Sawmill
Road just north of the park, has photos of floodwaters that cut off the
road in the winter of 1992. The water stayed high for about two months, he says.
Because of the flooding, say Sipocz and Blake, it would be best to have the
Grand Parkway elevated on pilings across the entire floodplain,
so that water and wildlife could pass downstream. That is not in the parkway association's
current plans, said assistant director David Gornet.
These call for a two-mile bridge over the Brazos River and smaller bridges over Big Creek,
Oyster Creek and Rabb's Bayou, but for most of the remaining six miles,
there would be a raised earthen embankment with relief gaps for water.
Gornet said this should satisfy environmental concerns.
He also notes that the new route, unlike the one near the park,
also meets environmentalists' request that the route stay north of a diversion channel
carrying floodwaters from Big Creek to the Brazos River.
Biologist Fred Werner of the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife
said that with these changes, the segment is likely to be approved.
Werner said he doubts his agency will object to the route.
Instead, he is drawing up suggestions to minimize and compensate for any environmental damage.
He said he hopes some arrangement can be worked out to protect bald eagle
nesting areas near Smithers Lake and Lake Worthington, north of the proposed route.
But ultimately, Werner and Sipocz agreed, their agencies can only offer advice.
""We are a commenting agency,"" Sipocz said.
""The decision is made by the Federal Highway Administration.""
""You can't control what people do with their land,"" Werner said.
The timetable for Segment C calls for public workshops in October.
Then after various agencies submit comments, a final Environmental
Impact Statement will be done in February and construction might start in late 2002.
The wrangling is sure to continue over other segments of the parkway.
In the eyes of many environmentalists and ""smart-growth"" advocates,
the entire project is an anachronism. It has no place, they argue,
in an area with the nation's worst ozone pollution, and at a time when such
draconian measures as a ban on power lawnmowers and morning construction
are being seriously considered to address the problem. ""At the very furthest
distance from smart growth is the concept of new rings around cities to create new,
far suburbs,"" said David Crossley, former president of the Citizens Environmental
Coalition here. The Grand Parkway Association strongly disagrees,
saying the project would reduce congestion, speed travel times and
provide a hurricane evacuation route for coastal residents.
Critics of the project also view the influence of developers and
landowners in the choice of route as in serious conflict with the
It was developers who sought the legislation, enacted in 1984,
that allowed the Grand Parkway Association and other such entities to be formed.
Politically powerful developer Walter Mischer Jr. was on the original Grand Parkway
Association board. Another strong supporter was former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier,
a developer and past director of what was then called the Texas Highway Commission.
The Chronicle reported in 1991 that Lanier had voted six times as a commission member
to approve and fund the Grand Parkway project,
while owning property along the route near Texas 249.
Lanier profited from sale of the land, but abstained from voting on the segment that passed
directly through his property.
The Grand Parkway Association today is chaired by Billy Burge,
a developer and Lanier associate who, like Lanier,
is a former chairman of the Metropolitan Transit Authority.
Burge now chairs the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority.
Other developers on the current board are Roger Galatas, former
CEO of The Woodlands Co., and apartment developer John Chiang of Sueba USA.
The association's statutory role is to determine a route, seek donations of land,
clear any legal and environmental hurdles, pay for preliminary engineering studies
and finally turn the project over to the state highway department to build,
using state and federal tax dollars.
The prominent role of developers in the parkway's genesis
and route selection has never been a secret. As one highway
department source explained the idea, everyone was supposed to benefit:
Developers and landowners would make a profit, homebuyers would get a
good deal and taxpayers would find their burden eased.
This is because, in theory at least, highway projects are
prioritized by comparing their cost and benefits.
A project, such as the Grand Parkway, whose cost is not yet justified by
current mobility needs might become competitive if landowners reduce cost
to the public by donating right-of-way. In return, donors would reap a
deserved profit from the subdivisions and malls that follow.
On Segment D, which opened in 1994, an astonishing 85 percent
of right-of-way was donated. Schenke acknowledges that other segments are not
likely to match that mark. If a decision is made to build, any land not donated must be
acquired through eminent domain at taxpayer expense,
since the association does not buy right-of-way.
In segments F and G to the north, Schenke said,
there is already so much development that few landowners are willing to donate property.
By contrast, segments H andI-1, in the piney woods of eastern Montgomery and Harris counties,
are little more than lines on paper, although the Sierra Club is worried that the proposed
Segment H corridor cuts through Lake Houston State Park. The association
has no current active plans for developing these segments, Schenke says.
However, Segment I-2, which would run along existing state routes from the East
Freeway to Texas 146 near Baytown, has been assigned the highest priority for
construction by state highway planners.
Blake said the Sierra Club is concerned that the route will encourage industrial
development in coastal areas on Galveston and Trinity bays.
STATUS OF GRAND PARKWAY SEGMENTS
Segment A Miles: 6.4 Cost: $ 22.5 million Priority: Long-range planning
Segment B Miles: 20.5 Cost: $ 47.9 million Priority: 2
Segment C Miles: 22.9 Cost: $ 90.4 million Priority: 2
Segment D Miles: 19.0 Cost: $ 70 million Opened for traffic Aug. 31, 1994.
Long-range plans call for upgrade to freeway status with ramps, additional lanes.
Segment E Miles: 13.8 Cost: $ 60.1 million Priority: 2
Segment F-1 Miles: 13.2 Cost: $ 42.0 million Priority: 2
Segment F-2 Miles: 11.5 Cost: $ 61.3 million Priority: 2
Segment G Miles: 13.6 miles Cost: $ 71.5 million Priority: 2
Segment H Miles: 22.9 Cost: $ 109.2 million Priority: None assigned
Segment I-1 Miles: 6.5 Cost: $ 57.8 million Priority: None assigned
Segment I-2 Miles: 8.8 Cost: $ 35.9 million Priority: 1.
Construction to begin early 2002 or sooner
Cost estimates are for construction only.
Costs of acquiring right-of-way depend on the selected route, the share of land donated,
the cost of acquiring land by eminent domain and other factors.
The Texas Department of Transportation classifies projects by priority level.
Of the 11 Grand Parkway segments, six are classified as Priority 2.
This means right-of-way may be purchased and engineering work done,
but construction has not been authorized. Contracts to build these projects
are expected to be let during 2004-2010. Of the five other segments,
A is classified in the long-range planning stage, H and I-1 have no priority assigned,
and I-2 is Priority 1. This means construction is authorized.
Segment D is the only part of the parkway built to date.",3195,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828283.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00090-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.947435259819031
9cbbcd8d-53e6-4291-ba6c-52639b4a4fa4,2018-08-21T14:20:07+00:00,2010-08-21,1,http://www.darkhorizons.com/hughes-planning-red-hill-sequels/,"Filmmaker Patrick Hughes, the writer/director of upcoming modern western/revenge piece “Red Hill”, says he’s got plans for two similar films as part of a series that could well be nicknamed ‘The Colors Trilogy’.
Speaking with Film School Rejects, Hughes says each film will be a modern western with a revenge theme and each will be set in a different geographical location. The first one, “Red Hill”, follows a young cop (Ryan Kwanten) who must survive his first day’s duty in a small rural town in outback Australia. That film opens November 5th in the U.S. and December 2nd in Australia.
The planned follow-ups would be the Mexican border-town set “Black Valley”, and the wintry Rockies-set “White Mountain”. Kwanten’s character won’t be returning for said projects.
If the trilogy is successful, might I suggest a Scandinavian-set “Blue Fjord” soon after?",225,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221218189.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821132121-20180821152121-00708.warc.gz,0.947856068611145
f27a7a1f-e641-403e-96a6-f0201b856b8e,2022-05-19T05:59:26+00:00,2014-01-01,1,https://www.businessinsa.com/welness/,"Join GlobalBizzNetwork and start your international business network today.
Health & wellness
Naturally healthy food products volume sales on the rise
Manufacturers continue to focus on making products that contain ingredients that provide natural benefits to consumers whilst ensuring no added costs to the final price. Categories such as bottled water continued to see upward movement in volume sales with products such as natural mineral water holding greater appeal to consumers seeking mineral supplements and low calorie intake from the beverages they consume.
Private label food products gain momentum
The level of competition in South Africa continues to increase as the mainstream retailers increasingly shift their focus towards developing private label food products in order to remain competitive. Retailers are seen to increase the shelf space allocated to private label food products whilst also actively promoting such products. In-store product tasting is one way in which they are stimulating demand since most consumers still have a negative perception towards the quality of most private label products. Healthy food products are seeing increased shelf space amongst the private label food products including beverages.
Product variety continues to drive volume sales for healthy food and drink products
Retailers are increasingly seen to broaden their brand and product portfolio relative to healthy food products across South Africa with an aim to reach out to health conscious South Africa. Retailers such a Woolworths have gained a reputation of selling health oriented products and consumers can now easily relate to such type of products with less need to promote the products although it is essential.
Supermarkets dominate the distribution of healthy food and drink products across South Africa
Consumers continue to make use of the supermarket channel to purchase grocery items including beverages, across South Africa. Supermarkets remain popular due to their wider product coverage which gives consumers a wider choice when it comes to both price and quality. Healthy beverages and food products continue to secure more shelf space in supermarkets across the country, whilst other retail channels such as forecourt retailers and independent retailers would focus on products with a high turnover rather than have a wide product range which may take longer to sell.
Persistent promotional activities expected to boost volume sales growth over the forecast period
Growth of the healthy food market is expected to receive a boost from increased marketing efforts by both manufacturers and retailers over the forecast period. The use of in-store sales representatives to provide samples for customer tasting and explaining the benefits of consuming such products, are expected to be methods employed by retailers and manufacturers to try and reach out to consumers who are still less informed about the benefits of consuming healthy beverages.
Welness sector in SA is booming
The wellness sector in South Africa is booming in everything from cosmetics and vitamin pills to gyms
- Western Cape’s exports of beauty or make-up preparations including sunscreen was worth ZAR565m in 2012 growing by 41% from 2011.Western Cape export of vitamins increased by 110% from 2011 to 2012.
- South African global exports in the beauty and wellness industry rose sharply from 2012 to 2013, increasing by 54% in 2013.
- Zimbabwe was the leading destination market for beauty and wellness products from South Africa in 2013, demanding three times more than Zambia, South Africa’s second largest export market. Six out of the top ten destination markets are other African countries.
- South Africa is the 30th largest destination market for global FDI projects in this sector and the 14th largest destination market in terms of capex.
The change in campaigns advertisement companies made regarding this booming market give some interesting insides:
A large percentage of scholars are also taking wellness advertising into consideration. This affords the advertisement companies to a number of opportunities for campaigns tailored to create relevant conversations amongst the youth market.
- 44% of scholars tend to look out for health and beauty adverts.
- The majority of people who tend to look out for health and beauty ads are aged between 25 and 34.
- 4 out of 10 women tend to look out for health and wellness adverts.
- 43% of people who tend to look out for health and wellness adverts are between the ages of 35 and 44.
- The majority of people who tend to look out for health and beauty ads are based in Gauteng (51%)",847,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662525507.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519042059-20220519072059-00412.warc.gz,0.955766260623932
ac9b1c35-a5ed-4c6e-b7e1-61df4408793e,2017-08-23T05:57:20+00:00,2017-08-23,0,https://www.roddaconstruction.com/community-involvement,"As a family-owned business, Rodda Construction takes great pride in supporting groups and organizations that enrich the communities where we live and work. Every year our staff contributes to United Way, and since 2000, our donations have exceeded $100,000. The Rodda family strives to share it’s success with the community by giving back over $2million to organizations and educational institutions.
Let's Build Better Communities.
Some of our key initiatives include support for and volunteer involvement with local organizations",102,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886117874.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823055231-20170823075231-00537.warc.gz,0.940936923027039
d778b743-af18-4068-aff8-fe23527fc9e5,2022-05-17T13:24:17+00:00,2022-03-10,0,https://magounbiggins.com/obituaries/margaret-powers/,"Obituary For Margaret Powers
Margaret “Pegge” Powers passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on March 10, 2022 after a brief illness.
Born on October 16, 1933, daughter of Jesse (Hood) and Herbert Pugh of Westwood.
She was predeceased by her parents, her husband of 42 years Richard and her daughter Beth and Beth’s husband Bruce. She is survived by her sister Carroll Allshire of Brookville Ohio, her son Mark and wife Mary of Duxbury, son Scott and wife Stacie of Plymouth and daughter Kim and husband Doug of Plymouth. She is also survived by her 10 grandchildren Kaitlin, Tyler, Laura, Lisa, Joseph, Samuel, Gregory, Andrew, Jeffrey and Caroline and great grandchild Olivia as well as her 5 step grandchildren Robert, Heather, Hannah, Lily, Brook and step great grandchild Sunny. She is also survived by 4 nieces and 1 nephew.
Pegge graduated from Westwood high school. After graduation she went to work for the FBI where she worked until the birth of her first child. After her children were grown, she started a second career with the Town of Hanover. She continued to work for the town into her mid eighties until she retired after more than 30 years.
She was a resident of Hanover for over 40 years before moving to Rockland in 2001.
She loved spending time with her family and friends. She could always be found at the sporting events of her children and grandchildren. She also stayed connected with the FBI through their alumni association. She was a member of the First Congregational Church in Hanover for over 60 years.
A memorial service will be held at the First Congregational Church, 547 Hanover St
Hanover, MA 02339, on Saturday March 19 at 1 PM. All are welcome. Burial will be private
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08bef850-c4f6-4916-946c-c3f46c9b6549,2016-07-26T19:57:28+00:00,2014-02-13,1,https://www.manufacturing.net/print/news/2014/02/marchionne-optimistic-hell-get-canadian-aid,"TORONTO (AP) -- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles chief executive Sergio Marchionne said Thursday he's more than halfway to getting what he's seeking from the Canadian and Ontario governments for a proposed multibillion upgrade to its Canadian plants.
Marchionne said proposed upgrades at Chrysler's Windsor and Brampton, Ontario plants would be the single largest investment made by the auto maker since it emerged from bankruptcy five years ago.
He declined to disclose financial details at the Canadian International Auto Show. The Globe and Mail reported he's seeking $700 million in government aid as part of a $3.6 billion investment.
Marchionne said Canada must decide if it wants the plants. The United States and Mexico are desperate for the investment, he said.
""I think we've got all the makings of a potentially successful transaction,"" Marchionne said. ""It would be the single largest investment made by any automaker in this country in a number of years.""
Marchionne noted auto makers have invested $42 billion in North American plants in the last five years, but only five percent of that amount has been invested in Canada. He also noted that Brazil is willing to invest 85 percent of the cost of a Chrysler investment in that country, but said he doesn't expect that same kind of support in Canada.
Chrysler has 10,000 employees in Canada. It makes minivans in Windsor and the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and the Dodge Challenger in Brampton.
""We've got to decide if you want this. If you do I am more than willing to stay,"" he said.
Marchionne, a dual Canadian and Italian citizen, made of point of saying how glad he was to be ""home"" and noted his 88-yearold mother still lives in Toronto.
""I am Canadian,"" he said. I will do a variety of things for this place that twist me into a pretzel, but you can't put me over a barrel. You just can't. You can't do it to any business. It's unfair.""
Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced in the federal budget this week $500 million in financial aid over two years for Ontario's auto sector. Flaherty said Chrysler is making a big request but said he's an adamant supporter of the auto sector. The federal Canadian and Ontario province governments worked in tandem with the U.S. government on auto bailouts in 2009 to maintain Canada's 17 percent share of North American auto production. Canada contributed $2.9 billion to the bailout of Chrysler in 2009.
The auto companies have said in recent years that Canada was the most expensive place in the world to make cars and trucks, and warned they could move production south if the Canadian Auto Workers union didn't cut costs. Canada's advantages in the past — a weak Canadian dollar and government health care — are not as strong as they once were compared to U.S. factories.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles chief executive Sergio Marchionne says the automaker is more than halfway to getting what it is seeking from the Canadian and Ontario governments for a proposed multibillion upgrade to its Canadian plants.",642,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257825124.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071025-00289-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.972260415554047
d9cfde94-b70c-4d24-8231-d0ef3829871a,2017-08-20T10:03:31+00:00,2017-08-20,1,http://thenationonlineng.net/climate-change-unesco-nema-develop-culturally-acceptable-early-warning-tools/,"UNESCO is collaborating with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to develop culturally acceptable early warning tools that will improve indigenous adaptation and resilience to disaster risks posed climate change.
This project is being fashioned against the background of the importance of combining indigenous and scientific knowledge in building resilience to climate change.
Mr Ydo Yao, Director and Representative UNESCO Regional Office, and NEMA Director-General, Mr Mustapha Maihaja, made this known in a joint statement issued in Abuja.
They noted that the interface between indigenous and scientific knowledge had become imperative due to the intensity of climate change impact.
“With the intensity and changing pattern of climate change impact, the capacity of indigenous knowledge Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) measures has weakened; hence the need to interface modern science without substituting each other.’’
The underscored the need to respect the two sets of knowledge and build on their respective strengths.
In view of this, UNESCO and NEMA have organised a meeting of experts with the theme “Interfacing Modern and Indigenous Early Warning Systems to Build the Resilience of Vulnerable Communities to the Vagaries of Climate Change’’.
The two-day meeting scheduled to hold in Abuja on Tuesday and Wednesday, will focus of the Lake Chad region.
The objectives of the meeting are to raise awareness on climate change vulnerabilities and identify indigenous early warning systems that could be interfaced with modern systems, Yao and Maihaja said.
The meeting is also expected to review studies, plans and strategies of combining both systems and recommending additional project that could be implemented in Nigeria.
Furthermore, the experts are expected to propose a template for developing indigenous and scientific culturally acceptable early warning education and advocacy tools for DRR management in the Lake Chad communities.
UNESCO and NEMA observed that natural disaster management in Africa is “deeply rooted’’ in local communities with the use of indigenous knowledge to master and monitor climate and other natural systems in order to boost resilience.",411,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106367.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820092918-20170820112918-00444.warc.gz,0.933685660362244
816ea21b-e9e1-48ec-b674-68a708b5a3a7,2015-03-29T00:27:15+00:00,2012-12-13,0,http://www.vcstar.com/ugc/yournews/camarillo-ugc/ci-to-hold-two-2013-commencement-ceremonies-6386,"Camarillo, Calif., Dec. 13, 2012 – CSU Channel Islands (CI) will hold its 2013 Commencement in two separate ceremonies on Saturday, May 18, in the South Quad. The dual ceremonies allow the University to accommodate the growing number of CI graduates and their Commencement guests safely and comfortably. Last year's Commencement ceremony attracted more than 12,000 attendees.
""Many of our students are the first in their families to graduate from college, making their accomplishment a significant event to share with family and friends,"" said Nancy Covarrubias Gill, Commencement Chair and Director of Communication & Marketing. ""With dual ceremonies, we can continue the important tradition of including extended families and our community in celebrating the students' academic achievements.""
The morning ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. and will include the following academic programs (Bachelor's, Master's and Teaching Credentials): Anthropology, Art, Chicana/o Studies, Credentials (teaching), Early Childhood Studies, Education, English, History, Liberal Studies, Performing Arts, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.
The afternoon ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. and will include the following academic programs (Bachelor's and Master's degrees): Applied Physics, Biology, Business, Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, Biotechnology/MBA (dual degree), Chemistry, Communication, Computer Science, Economics, Environmental Science & Resource Management, Information Technology, Mathematics, Nursing, and Spanish.
Eligible degree candidates will receive a booklet by mail in February with specific information on each ceremony, including student and guest arrival times, parking/transportation, photography, and other details and reminders. CI Grad Fest, which offers a multitude of services and information for degree candidates, will be held March 5 and 6 at the University Town Center. For more information, visit www.csuci.edu/commencement or contact 805-437-3100.
This story is contributed by a member of the community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Ventura County Star.
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2e926ba3-005f-4336-ad89-9b316f09f878,2015-03-27T00:31:12+00:00,2010-08-19,1,http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=3554726,"Thursday, August 19, 2010
Court Blocks Future Crops of Monsanto's Genetically Engineered ""RoundUp Ready"" Sugar Beets...
...Unless the USDA Completes an Environmental Impact Statement and Decides Again to Deregulate
The Center for Food Safety has won an important legal victory in the fight to stop the spread of untested and hazardous genetically engineered crops. After ruling that the USDA (under president George W. Bush) shouldn't have approved genetically engineered sugar beets without assessing the Frankencrop's potential to contaminate conventional and organic varieties, a federal judge has blocked future crops of Monsanto's genetically engineered RoundUp Ready sugar beets. Monsanto's GE sugar beets now comprise 95% of the nation's sugar beet harvest.
The ball is in the USDA's court. The pro-biotech sugar industry is urging the USDA to rush through an Environmental Impact Statement so they can plant a new crop of Monsanto's Roundup Ready sugar beets next year.
The only thing that can stop Monsanto's sugar beets is a massive public outcry. The Center for Food Safety's legal work has given the USDA, under President Obama, the opportunity to do the right thing.
Now's our chance to press Obama's USDA to protect biodiversity and human health from contamination with FrankenGenes that never should have been released into nature or the food system!
To take action:",281,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131293283.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172133-00137-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.893994450569153
400446b8-c90a-4740-a424-afb14de40d79,2016-07-23T15:14:19+00:00,2009-07-01,1,http://thebulletin.org/russias-new-arms-development,"We don't know at this point what the next U.S.-Russian arms control agreement will look like, but everyone in the international community expects it to be a step toward significantly reducing the world's two largest nuclear arsenals. The levels set in the Moscow Treaty, which Washington and Moscow signed in May 2002, commit them to reducing the number of operationally deployed nuclear warheads on each side to no more than 1,700-2,200 warheads by 2012. One would expect that a post-Moscow Treaty agreement will bring much lower numbers.
Optimists suggest that each country could go to as low as 500 operationally deployed warheads. I think this would be difficult--in part because it would require further bending of the already lax counting rules for ""operationally deployed warheads."" A number such as 1,500 warheads would be easier to reach. The main problem with a 1,500-warhead level is that it's too close to the Moscow Treaty limit for the reduction to count as a dramatic disarmament step. Most likely then we'll end up with something in between, with 1,000-1,200 warheads representing a good bet.
If all of Russia's currently scheduled defense programs materialize, Moscow will find itself in a situation where its strategic nuclear arsenal will start growing.""
While getting there will require skillful, difficult negotiations between the U.S. and Russian delegations, the hardest conversations will take place at home with the countries' respective military-industrial complexes. This is particularly so for Russia, where the political leadership already has given its defense industry and military a free hand in shaping Moscow's national security policy. Specifically, recent promises and commitments that Moscow has made regarding the future buildup of its strategic forces put Russia on a trajectory that's incompatible with substantial nuclear reductions. More directly, if all of the currently scheduled programs materialize, Russia will find itself in a situation where its strategic arsenal will start growing.
In fact, it already is growing--although that growth is masked by the dramatic reduction of old missiles with multiple warheads. But these missiles will be around for some time; it appears that the current plan is to keep old Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) around until about 2021, which is when the last SS-18 missile will turn 30 years old. I hope that if the United States and Russia agree on dramatic reductions in the near future, these missiles could be eliminated sooner--after all, they're old. But getting rid of the new Russian missiles, submarines, and bombers that are being built today will be much more difficult, presenting a potentially serious obstacle to cutting the number of nuclear warheads in Russia's arsenal much below 1,500.
In particular, two major new strategic systems are currently under development: (1) the Topol-M, or SS-27, ICBM; and (2) the Project 955 Borey submarine with Bulava missiles. In addition, Russia has resumed production of Tu-160 strategic bombers. None of these three programs have been large in terms of deployment, but even small numbers add up over time.
With Topol-M, the Strategic Rocket Forces have added about six new missiles a year for about a decade. In total, there are 65 missiles deployed today, each carrying a single warhead. The current plan is to continue deployment at about the same rate throughout the next few years, bringing the number of deployed missiles to 110-120 by 2015. The program, however, will undergo a major change in December when new Topol-M missiles will be equipped with multiple warheads. (This missile configuration is known as RS-24.) Assuming that the missiles will carry three warheads, Topol-Ms would then account for about 210 warheads, and the entire ICBM force would have about 800 warheads by 2015. As older missiles retire and the deployment of new Topol-Ms continue, the missile force would shrink to about 400 warheads, all deployed on new Topol-M missiles--although they won't be so new by that time.
Development of the sea-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Bulava, has run into some serious problems, but Russia seems determined to continue the program, with the first Borey submarine scheduled to be deployed in either 2010 or 2011. Two more submarines are under construction, and the plan is to build eight of these ships in all. In the meantime, the Russian Navy will rely on six older Delta IV submarines. Assuming that the navy would maintain a fleet of eight submarines--both old and new--the total number of warheads on its SLBMs will stay at 600-700 over the next decade.
Finally, the number of Tu-160 bombers is expected to double in the next decade, with 30 aircraft expected to be in service by 2025-2030. It's reasonable to assume that older bombers will retire to keep the total number of bomber-carried nuclear weapons at the level of 400-500, which is slightly less than Russia has today.
Taken together, all of this means that Russia is planning to have about 1,400-1,600 nuclear warheads in its strategic force for some time. And this could be a conservative estimate. For example, there's a possibility that the multiple-warhead version of the Topol-M missile will carry more than three warheads. There's also persistent talk about developing a new multiple-warhead missile that would be deployed alongside Topol-Ms. If this were to occur, the number of warheads in the Russian arsenal would be pushed even higher. More importantly, most of these warheads would be deployed on relatively new systems that could stay in service for many years. And if history is any guide, liquidating them would be a contentious domestic issue.
Nothing, of course, is set in stone. Plans can be changed. After all, the point of having arms reductions is to cut back on weapon development programs. But it would be much harder to do this once these programs gain a momentum--making a new U.S.-Russian disarmament agreement much more urgent.",1229,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823072.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00047-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.965222537517548
e8ae97e9-92e8-45ad-b11f-6d16e87a9849,2015-03-29T22:28:09+00:00,2014-03-02,1,http://www.navytimes.com/article/20140302/NEWS08/303020002,"NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen delivers a statement to the media March 2 at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. Rasmussen urged Russia to stop its military activity and threats against Ukraine, saying Moscow's action threatened 'peace and security in Europe.' (Georges Gobet / Getty Images)
- NATO, Russia to have talks over Ukraine Wednesday
- U.S., Europeans try to rally Western front vs Russia
- Retired U.S. general touts Ukrainian troops' toughness
- U.S. prepares tough response for Russia over Ukraine
- Ukraine 'on brink of national disaster,' PM says
- Obama calls for Russia to end Ukraine incursion
- Russia executes de facto takeover of Crimea region
BRUSSELS — NATO’s top official says Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine is in violation of the U.N. charter and threatens peace and security in Europe.
NATO General Secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen spoke Sunday before going into a meeting of the North Atlantic Council, the alliance’s political decision-making body.
“What Russia is doing now in Ukraine violates the principles of the United Nations charter. It threatens peace and security in Europe. Russia must stop its military activities and threats,” he said.
The NATO secretary general said he called the meeting “because of Russia’s military action in Ukraine and because of President (Vladimir) Putin’s threats against this sovereign nation.”
Rasmussen said officials will discuss Russia’s activities in the Crimean Peninsula and “their implications for European peace and security and for NATO’s relationship with Russia.”
Rasmussen tweeted on Saturday that the North Atlantic Council will hold a meeting Sunday about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
On Saturday, Russian lawmakers approved Russian President Vladimir Putin’s request to move troops to Ukraine, while the Ukrainian acting president Oleksandr Turchynov put his country’s military on higher alert, according to media reports. Russian troops began occupying the Crimea region of Ukraine on Friday and pro-Russian protests were held Saturday in the Russian-speaking eastern parts of the country.
“The stakes are significant for both the U.S. and Russia, as well as for Europe and NATO,” retired Adm. James Stavridis, former NATO supreme allied commander, said in an email Saturday to Military Times.
In a commentary published Saturday in Foreign Policy, Stavridis argued that NATO should take a number of steps in response to Russia’s military actions in Ukraine, including putting NATO’s 25,000-troop Response Force on a higher state of alert.
“Many will consider any level of NATO involvement provocative and potentially inflammatory,” Stavridis wrote. “Unfortunately, the stakes are high and the Russians are moving. Sitting idle, without at least looking at options, is a mistake for NATO and would itself constitute a signal to Putin — one that he would welcome.”
Speaking from the White House on Friday, President Obama said the U.S. government is “deeply concerned” about reports of Russian military movement inside Ukraine.
“The United States will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in Ukraine,” Obama said.
U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., called on Obama to spell out exactly what those costs will be.
“Every moment that the United States and our allies fail to respond sends the signal to President Putin that he can be even more ambitious and aggressive in his military intervention in Ukraine,” McCain said in a statement issued on Saturday “There is a range of serious options at our disposal at this time without the use of military force. I call on President Obama to rally our European and NATO allies to make clear what costs Russia will face for its aggression and to impose those consequences without further delay.”
Staff writer Jeff Schogol and the Associated Press contributed to this report.",833,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298755.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00166-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.93218058347702
c1ebd003-e192-4b3d-a014-bd6eeacb1c25,2013-05-20T11:32:08+00:00,2013-01-16,0,http://www.nwcn.com/news/idaho?fId=188073271&fPath=/home&fDomain=10227,"CASCADE, Idaho -- A 50-year-old Donnelly man has been charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a child after sheriff's deputies began investigating him earlier this month.
Valley County sheriff's deputies arrested Michael Lynn Collins on Jan. 15.
Lt. Dan Smith says the department began investigating Collins on Jan. 9 after being tipped-off by a private counselor. Smith says the sexual abuse charges stem from two young teen female victims who are ""very well known"" to Collins.
Authorities say they're investigating complaints of sexual abuse involving Collins that go back at least one year, and possibly longer.
They also say more victims may be forthcoming.
Valley County Sheriff Patti Bolen said Collins appeared in court on Jan. 16, and his bond was set at $150,000.
Collins is reportedly employed as a sanitation truck driver in Donnelly.",180,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00020-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.973827838897705
23d08ff9-f1b6-48f4-8170-239f75f57264,2015-03-29T00:21:36+00:00,2011-12-27,1,http://jezebel.com/5870051/girls-only-vaccine-could-be-best-weapon-against-hpv?tag=HPV,"A new study argues that vaccinating boys against HPV isn't the best use of resources, since vaccinating more girls will actually lead to a greater reduction in overall infections. However, there are also political implications to consider.
Back in October, I wrote that the rise of HPV-related throat cancer in men was an excellent argument for vaccinating boys against the virus. And later that month, the CDC extended its vaccine recommendation to include boys as well as girls. But now, researchers say that focusing on vaccinating more members of one sex may be more effective than trying to vaccinate both. In a study published in PLoS Medicine, Johannes A. Bogaards used mathematical modeling to determine which vaccination strategy would lead to the greatest reduction in HPV prevalence. They found that increasing the percentage of girls vaccinated would actually have the biggest effect. Bogaards et al write,
We show that, once routine vaccination of one sex is in place, increasing the coverage in that sex is much more effective in bolstering herd immunity than switching to a policy that includes both sexes. Universal vaccination against HPV should therefore only become an option when vaccine uptake among girls cannot be further increased. Adding boys to current vaccination programs seems premature, because female coverage rates still leave ample room for improvement in most countries that have introduced HPV vaccination. So far, only three countries have achieved a three-dose coverage of 70% or more in females.
The authors do note that while vaccinating girls and women does offer some protection to men who have sex with men (because some of these men also have sex with women), a supplementary program to vaccinate these men could be a good idea. This might be less than effective in practice — since the vaccine is most effective when given before any HPV exposure, many vaccination programs have targeted children, who may not yet identify with a particular sexual orientation or practice. However, the study authors write that ""vaccination of [men who have sex with men] remains cost-effective up to 26 y of age, an age range that might render targeted HPV vaccination acceptable.""
Bogaards et al make a persuasive case that, at least if their models are correct, vaccinating all girls would lead to a greater reduction in HPV than vaccinating some girls and some boys. However, they don't address the political obstacles to this plan. As long as HPV is perceived as a women's problem and HPV vaccination as a girls' issue, it will be subject to the hysteria and moralizing that surrounds women's and girls sexuality in the United States. This may prevent the US from ever reaching the level of girls' vaccination that would confer herd immunity. A move to vaccinate boys, however, could increase public support for the project of vaccination in general. Further research needs to look not just at what would reduce HPV prevalence in an ideal world, but at what will work in the sometimes shitty world we actually live in.
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dc9ee0bf-4f61-470b-b01b-0c783197c902,2018-08-20T22:07:53+00:00,2018-08-20,0,http://lumosdesignhouse.com/interior-decorators-newport-ri.html,"spiced pear 3 spiced pear . another vanderbilt home, the gold room is one of many opulent rooms of the marble house the house was designed by the architect richard morris hunt, . modern hair salon interior design lincoln ri charlotte nc 2018 and home decor modern hair salon . newport rhode island based interior . styled by jenna shop newport rhode island calligraphy sip \u0026 script. vanderbilt grille 2 vanderbilt grille . a gilded desk occupies a corner of this spacious bedroom, one of three located on the second floor of rosecliff mansion each bedroom is filled with lovely . view gallery 10 alpond drive newport, ri 02840. gilded hotel newport rhode island driveaway lark. marblehouse\u0027s grand salon was built to impress. dsc_0133. atrium interior balcony. three seasons room. the breakers music room. the elms conservatory, a french-inspired garden room. newport mansions | experiencing the gilded age. the breakers of newport, ri i have been here and was so taken back by every detail of every room like europe and the renaisance under one roof. rough point, newport, ri doris duke kitchen. chateau-sur-mer newport, rhode island. the rich woodwork and masculine decor of this room were intended for the gentlemen of rosecliff mansion a model ship and fine art collection might have . dining room centerpiece and artwork design (interior design by plum interiors – newport, ri. 27 pell st, kay/catherine/old beach, newport, ri 02840. newport, rhode island: travel guide \u2014 the millennial miss. find this pin and more on newport ri by fawngalli. fzaluminium traders photos, , moradabad – interior decorators .
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e70fcbba-1acf-4d5a-8908-cd8220c579fc,2022-05-23T23:01:17+00:00,2022-10-31,1,https://www.aanr-nw.org/aanr-news/,"Bill Schroer is no longer employed by AANR as Executive Director. We wish him well.
AANR to Hold Special Fall Meeting November 15th.
by Mike Parker excerpted from The WellSpring (Hidden Springs Newsletter)
New AANR President Beverly Price has scheduled a special AANR board meeting to review and vote on the appointed advisory groups’ feedback on the items that were proposed at the convention this past summer. Some of the items were controversial at the time of proposal, most were not.
Board members will fly in on Saturday to Las Vegas, meet all day Saturday and fly out on Sunday. A low cost hotel is being used and board members are only being reimbursed for the lowest cost air flight available. There is no meal reimbursement, as is the AANR rule for all AANR meetings. Las Vegas was chosen due to low cost airfares and lodging.
Some of the items to be addressed are:
- The AANR building – whether to repair or sell and move the organization’s headquarters to a better and safer area.
- Simplifying dues structures – the regional presidents are all on this committee.
- A proposed name change – is one needed? If so, to what?
- Whether to reinstitute a new nudist trade association similar to the closed Trade Association For Nude Recreation (TANR).
- The “Carver Model” – whether to change the model of governance of the association to a different type of model as proposed by John Carver, author of the book “Boards That Make A Difference”. It would allow, among other items, looser control of the Executive Director by the board.
- Connecting with “adult” or “lifestyle” clubs and a proposed new rating system for nudist clubs. This is the one proposal that has garnered a lot of discussion and feedback. As AANR is now a family-oriented organization, any association with other types of organizations as noted in the first sentence would definitely change the principles and type of organization AANR is. There was a great deal of discussion of this particular item at the AANR-NW fall board meeting in September. Some consider this a “third rail” issue that could destroy AANR.",477,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662562106.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523224456-20220524014456-00609.warc.gz,0.959819614887238
e1430de0-6fdd-4e79-aae2-7aab1fe60c60,2013-05-18T06:50:36+00:00,2011-05-01,0,http://www.nicholls.edu/president/category/2010-2011/,"Category Archives: 2010 – 2011
TO: The University Community RE: Budget Challenges for 2011-2012 and the 2011 Regular Legislative Session Weeks ago, the Jindal administration sought to lessen state-wide tensions over the future funding of postsecondary education by announcing that any budget cut for the 2011-2012 fiscal year would not amount to more than 10 percent. While providing no specificity [...]
Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert, president of Nicholls State University, issued the following statement today in response to Gov. Bobby Jindal’s higher education policy announcement:
TO: Faculty, Staff and Students FR: Stephen T. Hulbert, President A Message from the President Last week, senior members of my administration and I met with a group of ten regional legislators. For some months, I have wanted to request that session; but on each occasion I have held back, always being concerned with the [...]
TO: The University Community FR: Stephen T. Hulbert, President RE: Proposed Reorganization 2010 Accompanying this cover correspondence, you will find a proposed reorganization of the University’s administrative structure. I am sharing this material for review across the university’s shared governance constituencies as a means of both vetting the proposal and soliciting individual and group comment.",260,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.921076416969299
c711cf3c-c45e-4110-830a-bd39c5b8b53f,2015-03-28T23:48:39+00:00,2015-02-28,0,http://www.ionizeroasis.com/pages/reasons-to-drink-alkaline-antioxidant-water.html,"We offer special deals for Ionizer Discount Club members. Enter your email below to begin saving! We'll also send you an ionizer crash course, all totally free.
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One of the major benefits of owning a water ionizer is the alkaline antioxidant water it produces. This term means a couple of things. Alkaline water is water that has been taken from 7 on the pH scale to between 7.2 and 8.5. A rating of 7 means that it is neutral. The higher rating on the scale mean that the water is now considered a base, or alkaline substance.
The water being alkaline and being ingested over a period of time leads to your body having a lower level of acidosis. The rate of this is higher in our body nows because various acids are used more and more today in the processing of foods and drinks.
Candy, soda, flavored teas and waters and countless other products are made with various types of acids. When you combine these with the regular acids we ingest from everyday food like orange juice, tomatoes and other items, you see an overall increase in acidosis. This condition can weaken your immune system and make you more susceptible to illness.
The other advantage to alkaline antioxidant water, which again is regular tap water that has been run through an ionizer, is that it is not full of the chemicals that have been deemed 'safe enough' to be in your drinking water. Typical tap water houses chlorine, trace metals and volatile organic compounds. Chlorine, when it mixes with certain organic compounds, creates carcinogenic compounds. These are otherwise known as cancer causing elements.
Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, which was passed by the EPA in 1974, as long as there are trace amounts of the aforementioned substances, they are legally allowed to be present. This was done to cover for factories that have to dump byproduct chemicals from their operations.
The EPA did studies and determined that these chemicals are not harmful in these trace amounts. While this may be true, there is no need for you to be ingesting these substances at all. By drinking water that has passed through a water ionizer, you can ensure that you are not getting any of these substances and that they are not sitting in trace amounts within your body.
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To learn more about our full selection of water ionizers, enter your e-mail address on the right side of this page to get access to a 5-day e-mail course that teaches you all about alkaline water and water ionizers, including the differences between all the competing machines that we offer!",602,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298015.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00247-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96184104681015
f92e6613-2c28-418e-b3d8-46ee9883f8a4,2022-05-29T02:20:59+00:00,2020-10-01,1,https://apmma.net/ufc-leon-edwards-hits-back-at-jorge-masvidal-and-nate-diaz/,"UFC: Leon Edwards Hits Back At Jorge Masvidal And Nate Diaz
Leon Edwards is currently 10-2 in the UFC and riding an eight fight win streak. In his last fight, he defeated the former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in July of 2019, where he won via unanimous decision at UFC San Antonio. Since then, the 29-year-old can’t seem to catch a break in terms of getting any closer to a title shot, let alone a fight with a big name.
Although Edwards as been campaigning for a fight with Jorge Masvidal ever since the infamous ‘three piece and a soda’ altercation at UFC London, the British fighter has found himself in a state of MMA purgatory. After the backstage scuffle, ‘Gamebred’ has found himself in high profile fights. Including the BMF bout with Nate Diaz at UFC 244, and a failed attempt at the welterweight title against Kamaru Usman at UFC 251.
Masvidal vs Diaz 2?
After Masvidal failed to capture the gold, many labeled Edwards as a possible next opponent, considering the history between the two and their position in the UFC welterweight rankings. However, after reports came out that the promotion is pursuing a rematch for the BMF belt with Diaz, the Birmingham fighter voiced his frustrations while speaking with Submission Radio (transcribed by MMA Fighting).
“Yeah, I think that’s the annoying part,” Edwards admitted. “Cause the UFC wants the fight, like, especially the Jorge fight. I know he went to the UFC and he said he won’t fight me unless I got the title or whatever. But I believe he needs to fight someone in the top five to get to a title, which he’s not doing. So, it’s frustrating, cause the UFC wants it, I want it, but the other guys, they’re saying no cause I’m a hard fight and they don’t want to lose. So, I don’t know.”
Edwards went on to continue voicing his displeasure with Masvidal for pursuing a rematch with Diaz, stating that the first bout wasn’t even competitive.
“I think me and him is a big fight,” Edwards stated. “I don’t know. The first fight when he fought Diaz, he basically battered him for the three rounds that they were in the fight. So, I don’t understand where the selling point is. I just don’t understand it. He went out there, he battered Diaz and that’s it. Move on. It’s a weird situation. But let them do their thing and fair play to them.”
In response to Edwards’ comments, ‘The Stockton Slugger’ took to social media to hit back at the Brit. Which prompted ‘Rocky’ to fire back.
“He Doesn’t Want None Of The Smoke With Me”
Because Edwards has found himself no closer to a big fight with Masvidal, he has given up on campaigning for the bout inside the Octagon, stating instead that it is now “on site” when he next sees the BMF.
“He’s come out and said he doesn’t want none of the smoke with me, he’ll only fight me for that world title. So, I’m kind of over it now,” Edwards said. “He doesn’t want to fight. So, when I see him, we’ll be on site fighting, and he knows what it is when we see each other. It is what it is. You cannot force a man into a fight, right? If he says he don’t want to fight, you can’t. Nothing you can do to force him into it. I want it, the UFC want it. He keeps saying he doesn’t want it. So, what more can I do?”
“I Will Be The Champion”
‘Rocky’ still has yet to find himself a viable option for a next opponent, made even more difficult because of the global coronavirus pandemic, which has seen him unable to travel to the US. Edwards maintains however, that he deserves a big fight that will get him closer to capturing UFC gold.
“I feel I deserve one of these top five guys, if not a big name in the sport,” Edwards said. “So, yeah, I’ve been on the UFC now since March, trying to get a name in and trying to get a fight in, but it’s always, it was hard for me during lockdown. Everyone else in the top 15 are based in the US. I’m the only one in the top 15 that’s based in the UK. So, it’s way easier for the UFC to match them guys up, cause they’re based in the States, and I couldn’t travel cause of visa issues, and obviously you couldn’t get into America from the UK. So, it’s been frustrating and it’s been annoying. But my time will come and I will be the champion and I truly believe that, you know what I mean, so it’s all good.”
When do you think we will see Leon Edwards face in the Octagon next?",1158,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663035797.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220529011010-20220529041010-00412.warc.gz,0.970190286636352
759c7d36-44ba-4632-9cb9-ed1c95ed02d3,2020-10-29T05:09:29+00:00,2020-10-29,0,http://wengu.tartarie.com/wg/?l=Lunyu&amp;amp;m=NOzh&amp;amp;no=50&amp;no=29&no=494,"The Master discusses with his disciples and unveil his preoccupations with society. Tr. Legge (en), Lau (en) and Couvreur (fr).
The importance of enjoying confidence to the right serving of superiors and ordering of inferiors:– by Tsze-hsiâ.
Tsze-hsiâ said, ""The superior man, having obtained their confidence, may then impose labors on his people. If he have not gained their confidence, they will think that he is oppressing them. Having obtained the confidence of his prince, one may then remonstrate with him. If he have not gained his confidence, the prince will think that he is vilifying him.""
Tzu-hsia said, 'Only after he has gained the trust of the common people does the gentleman work them hard, for otherwise they would feel themselves ill-used. Only after he has gained the trust of the lord does the gentleman advise him against unwise action, for otherwise the lord would feel himself slandered.'
Tzeu hia dit : « Il faut qu'un homme honorable gagne la confiance de ses sujets, avant de leur imposer des charges. Sinon, ils croiront qu'il veut les exploiter. Il faut qu'il se concilie la confiance de son prince, avant de lui adresser des remontrances. Sinon, le prince se considérera outragé. »
The Analects of Confucius – Lun Yu XIX. 10. (494) – Chinese on/off – Français/English
Alias the Lunyu, the Lun Yü, the Analects, les Entretiens du maître avec ses disciples.
The Book of Odes, The Analects, Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, Three-characters book, The Book of Changes, The Way and its Power, 300 Tang Poems, The Art of War, Thirty-Six Strategies
Welcome, help, notes, introduction, table.
Index – Contact – Top",445,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107902745.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029040021-20201029070021-00286.warc.gz,0.788413643836975
f01ccd23-8ce6-4674-bd91-3b0026ff53ed,2017-08-19T11:22:54+00:00,2015-06-26,1,http://techstory.in/indiaonline-06262015/,"New Delhi, June 26 (ANI): IndiaOnline.in, a network of 475 inter-linked city-based websites, is planning to raise USD 10 million (about 60 crore) through VC / Private Equity Funding.
The New Delhi-based company intends to use the funds for its expansion plans, including setting up regional offices, growing the Franchise Network and increasing the headcounts.
“We are looking to raise about USD 10 million in the next few months to fuel our expansion plans, and depending on its success we will look at the next tranche. We are not an e-commerce company, and our business model is such where there is very little cash burn. We hope to turn profitable within the next 12 months,” IndiaOnline.in Director, Rahul Jalan said.
Further, the company would also look at bringing in strategic tie-ups, he added.
The funding would be used to increase its headcount to about 120 people (from the 45 right now), rope in 5,000 business associates and 500 Franchises (15 right now) and set up four regional offices in the next 12-18 months.
IndiaOnline.in, which has 475+ dedicated portals for every city of India, is already getting an average of 2 million page views per month without any marketing efforts. Its services include local search engine, free business listings and website creation facility for small businesses, city guide, classified ads, daily news and updates",296,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105341.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819105009-20170819125009-00086.warc.gz,0.942193031311035
2011324a-2bb9-4fdf-b580-750eb6f79f32,2015-04-01T05:57:27+00:00,2012-10-01,1,http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Oct-01/189724-in-syrian-shadow-iraqs-maliki-juggles-tehran-and-washington.ashx,"BAGHDAD: Iraq’s move to inspect Iranian aircraft flying to Syria may appease the United States but also shows how the crisis in Damascus has pushed Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki into an ever more delicate balancing act between his two main allies. When Maliki’s faced a parliamentary revolt this year, he could count on Tehran to pull strings of influence over restive fellow Shiite politicians in Iraq’s majority community that saw the Iraqis quickly fall in line again behind the Shiite premier.
But after the United States complained publicly that Iran was using Iraqi airspace to fly arms and men to help President Bashar Assad fight Western-backed rebels, Iraq’s government has told Washington it will inspect Iranian flights at random.
Nine years after U.S. forces ousted Iraq’s Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein, and nine months after they finally pulled out of the country, Maliki is heavily reliant on Tehran, Washington’s enemy. He leans on Iran for political support at home and for backing in a Sunni-dominated region where he has few friends.
But he still needs the Americans, too – for military aid, in part, but also as Iraq seeks global investment and trading access for an oil industry it is struggling to rebuild.
And all the while, with the Syrian civil war inflaming historic confrontations in the Middle East between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, and between Arabs and Persians, Maliki is trying to carve out space for Iraq’s – and his own – interests.
“We are trying to take an independent position, based on our national interests,” Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari told Reuters recently in explaining Iraq’s Syria policy. “We are trying to differentiate ourselves. Things are not black and white.”
Iraq says it has a policy of non-interference in Syria – but stays close to Tehran’s position by refusing to endorse Western and Arab League demands for the removal of Assad, whose Alawite minority faith is an offshoot of Shiite Islam.
For Maliki – who once found refuge in Syria and Iran as a Shiite Islamist activist fleeing Saddam – a defeat for Assad that put Damascus under the control of Sunni Islamists could add to the threat he already faces from a Sunni insurgency blamed for the kind of attacks that killed over 30 Iraqis Sunday.
“We reject attempts to bring down the regime by force, because it will leave a wider crisis in the region,” Maliki has said.
That concern, rather than any pressure from Tehran, appears to drive the Iraqi premier, diplomats and Iraqi officials say.
“Maliki is fundamentally looking after Maliki’s interests,” one diplomat involved in the region said. “Relations with Iran may be part of that. But I don’t think Iran’s interest will trump Maliki’s domestic interests.”
Maliki is keenly aware of the benefits of keeping Iran on board. Tehran helped secure his premiership into a second term in 2010 by persuading fractious Shiite parties to join forces and outmaneuver Sunnis, Kurds and independent groups.
At the same time, Washington’s sway over a leader whom it once saw as more mindful of U.S. interests than other Shiite candidates had faded, even before the troop withdrawal. Maliki, aware of nationalist sensitivity, said Iraq could not support a small U.S. force staying on by extending troops’ legal immunity.
However, Washington still has weight it can pull with Maliki, as the appeasing move on Iranian flights to Syria demonstrated.
“Maliki will never risk his relationship with the U.S.,” said Iraqi Shiite lawmaker Amir al-Kinani. “But he will send a message saying they must support him to stay in power ... This has nothing to do with religion, for Maliki or for Iran – it’s about interests.”
Washington has allowed $2 billion in weapons sales to Iraq in 2012 alone, including a recently completed purchase of U.S.-made tanks. Baghdad will soon take delivery of more than 30 F-16 fighters that will be the backbone of its new air force.
U.S. military officers engaged in training programs also still operate out of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
With President Barack Obama campaigning for re-election, some in the United States have suggested pressing Iraq harder to distance itself from Iran. But U.S. diplomats are wary of exerting pressure that might have the opposite effect on Maliki. The State Department rejected a call for aid to Baghdad to be threatened if Iraq did not block Iranian flights to Syria.
“Maliki has a variety of reasons for wanting Assad to stay in power. The fact Iran shares this preference will tend to promote stronger relations,” said Stephen Biddle, professor at George Washington University.
“That does not mean Maliki will ignore U.S. preferences ... He wants help wherever he can get it, and the United States can provide arms of the kind and quality Iranians cannot.”
Syria’s crisis, and how the increasingly sectarian turmoil develops there, remains a major question mark over how Maliki will manage future relations with Washington and Tehran.
Already Maliki’s relationship with Assad is complex.
At the height of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq, Iraqi Shiite leaders slammed Damascus for letting foreign militants, including Al-Qaeda fighters, slip over their desert border. Members of Saddam’s Baath party, long estranged from the Syrian wing of the movement led by Assad, also found refuge in Syria.
However, Maliki has since developed a more pragmatic relationship with Damascus, not least as the prospect grows of Syria falling to a hard-line Sunni revolt that could the reignite Iraq.
How Maliki manages Syria now depends on whether – or how – Assad’s regime falls. More Western and Arab intervention in Syria that might ease Assad out in favor of a broad-based Syrian government could be a relief for Baghdad.
But a messy collapse, and the rise of a hostile Sunni regime next door, may drive a threatened Maliki closer to Iran; Tehran in turn may increase its focus on Baghdad if it loses Damascus.
“I suspect the Iranians are going to be very dismayed by the collapse of Syria and the loss of their ally and will redouble their efforts in Iraq,” said Kenneth Pollack at the Brookings Institute’s Saban Center for Middle East Policy in Washington.
“Both those things are probably going to make it harder for Maliki to chart an independent course.”",1368,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131303502.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172143-00056-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.952705502510071
9657be51-fd0a-4bab-bc33-5f723b80252c,2017-08-23T00:51:15+00:00,2015-01-13,0,https://moviepilot.com/posts/2677916,"One day, I was thinking to myself ""What if Spider-Man was introduced in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?"" well i made this video with YouTube Video Editor to create a fan made TV spot, featuring everybodies favorite wallcrawler himself! Who knows, we could even get a symbiote infection story arc! If you think that would be awesome, Watch the video below. And YES I know the video looks crappy, but just so we're clear, this is FAN-MADE!
P.S. I know this is a really short article because this is my first time blogging on this website, so yeah i'm just not good at stuff like this.",149,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886116921.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823000718-20170823020718-00682.warc.gz,0.960801899433136
22a22db9-9871-4c34-b787-71c5cdac0940,2016-07-26T14:09:37+00:00,2012-12-26,0,http://wreg.com/2012/12/26/still-a-possibility-of-charges-in-accidental-shooting-death-of-10-year-old-boy/,"(Memphis) Neighbors say it's been quiet at 3297 Coleman since the Christmas day tragedy that killed 10-year-old Alfreddie Gipson.
The young boy and his 12-year-old brother found a gun in a bedroom, began playing with it and the weapon went off, hitting young Alfreddie in the stomach.
Police say the shooting was accidental.
""It's just another horrible tragedy that was completely avoidable,"" says Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich.
She says no criminal charges will be filed, yet.
""It is a case that we are still working on. The police department is still conducting an investigation,"" says Weirich.
She says depending on what investigators find, someone could or could not face charges.
They must determine who owned the gun and was that person even suppose to have one.
There is also the question of whether any negligence was involved in the gun getting into the hands of two kids.
Remember, police say the weapon was not secured.
""As prosecutors we are charged with making sure justice is done. We have to make sure that every stone has been turned over and every question answered that we can answer. When we have done that, what is left and is there someone who can and should be prosecuted and if so, what is that charge?"" says Weirich.
The District Attorney says what, if anything, a person is charged with in the case will depend on the background of the gun owner. For instance, if that person has a prior felony, which means they were not supposed to even have a weapon.
They are also looking at the 12-year-old brother and how he plays into all of this. Right now he has been released to family members.
The state may determine if he remains with his immediate family.",371,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824994.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00263-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.990368068218231
5b7c9326-d767-42b4-b3cd-9400a35bcc11,2013-05-25T05:58:30+00:00,2012-10-17,1,http://beta.fool.com/liorc/2012/10/17/where-price-oil-headed/14474/,"Where is the Price of Oil Headed?
Lior is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
The price of oil has experienced high volatility in the past couple of weeks. But despite this high volatility the price of oil remained close to its starting point from the beginning of month. Will this high volatility in the oil market continue? Further, will oil prices resume their downward trend?
During October, the price of oil fell by 0.4%; United States Oil (NYSEMKT: USO) mirrored this decline with a 0.4% drop of its own. The tensions in the Middle East may have contributed to the high volatility in the oil market, but the stable OPEC oil production, the decline in the IEA projection for global demand in 2012, and the rise in U.S oil production and refineries input curbed the rally of the price of oil. Let’s further explore these issues and determine what is next for oil prices.
The high volatility of oil prices has affected several oil producers, including Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM). During October, the linear correlation between Chevron and oil (daily percent changes) is 0.4, and between Exxon and oil it is 0.43. Thus, nearly 16% of Chevron’s volatility and 18% of Exxon Mobil’s volatility (under the assumptions of linearly of relation and normality of data) could be attributed to the shifts in the price of oil. The moderate fall in oil prices may have also pulled down these oil producers’ stocks. These energy companies are also strongly correlated with the S&P500 index (during October the linear correlations reached 0.56 and 0.46, respectively). Thus, the ongoing fall of the S&P500 may have also pulled down, to a certain extent, the stocks of these energy companies. Nonetheless, if the price oil will continue to dwindle it could affect the valuation of Chevron and Exxon. So let’s see what has changed in the oil market.
Last week, the U.S. Petroleum and oil stockpiles decreased by 4.3 million barrels, reaching 1,792 million barrels. The current oil stockpiles are 22.9 million barrels above the levels during the same week in 2011. The linear correlation between the changes in stockpiles and oil prices is mid-strong and negative, which mean that if oil stockpiles fall further, it could suggest that oil prices are likely to rally.
From the supply side, according the previous EIA report, the U.S oil production continues to rally, as the average production rose last week by 4.3% (week over week). Refinery inputs also rose by 0.7%. Based on these data, the U.S supply expanded last week, and might be among the factors to curb the rally of oil prices. This explanation seems reasonable, but the data don’t support this claim.
The chart below shows the development of the four week average oil production and the weekly average price of oil between the years 2011 and 2012. The trend between the two data sets seems to coincide, but the linear correlation between the two is roughly -0.015, which isn’t significant. Therefore, the weekly shifts in oil production aren’t enough to explain the movement of oil prices on a weekly scale. Nonetheless, if oil production rises further, it will help pull down the price of oil in the long run.
As for OPEC’s oil production, there wasn’t any sharp changes during last month. According the recent OPEC report, the total oil production only slightly declined to 31,078 thousand bbl/d in September. All eyes continue to be on Iran as its oil production remains low: its oil production reached 2,723 thousand, which is still a relatively low amount compared to previous months. This might suggest that if oil production remains low, it could eventually affect the oil market. The ongoing tensions in the Middle East and the sanctions by Europe and the U.S. against Iran raise the chances of an escalation in the Middle East that could adversely affect Iran’s oil production.
Keep in mind that it doesn’t require a sharp drop in production for the price of oil to rise precipitately. The oil production of Libya, which before the civil war was around 1,600 thousand bbl/d – nearly half of Iran’s production – caused the price of oil to jump by more than $20 per bbl within a matter of weeks. Thus, even a 50% drop in Iran’s production could cause a sharp rise in oil prices. This raises the question--is there something to worry over?
The big question is whether the U.S., along with Israel, will commence a full blown attack on Iran. Since there is still time until the Presidential election, this question won’t be answered until then. Further, the recent decision in the Israeli parliament to have elections at the end of January also pushes the debate over an attack back untial at least after the Israeli elections. Therefore, I don’t think the oil market will be affected by the tensions in the Middle East. There could be additional speculations about the future steps of these three nations that could affect the oil price, but again I don’t think these speculations will amount to a fundamental change.
This leaves the demand side and the fluctuations in the currencies as the only factors that could have a substantial effect on the oil prices. In regards to the demand, the recent IEA report projects a decline in the growth in demand for oil in 2012. This could loosen the oil market and thus lower the price of oil.
Therefore, I think that the price of oil will continue to fall in the weeks to follow; there might be additional spurts in the price of oil as the tensions in the Middle East will remain high, but unless there is some unexpected development that is related to the oil market (e.g. an escalation in the Middle East, another Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, etc.), I still guess the price of oil will come down.
This analysis on oil prices was first published on Trading NRG
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3b8d8e7d-cbbc-4821-af69-10fc8f9978f5,2018-08-18T08:38:39+00:00,2018-06-11,1,https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-06-bacteriophages-overlooked-driver-parkinson-disease.html,"In the first study of its kind, researchers from the New York-based Human Microbiology Institute have discovered the role certain bacteriophages may play in the onset of Parkinson's disease (PD). The research is presented at ASM Microbe, the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, held from June 7th to June 11th in Atlanta, Georgia.
The researchers, led by George, Tetz, M.D., Ph.D., Human Microbiology Institute, showed that the abundance of lytic Lactococcus phages was higher in PD patients when compared to healthy individuals. This abundance led to a 10-fold reduction in neurotransmitter-producing Lactococcus, suggesting the possible role of phages in neurodegeneration. Comparative analysis of the bacterial component also revealed significant decreases in Streptococcus spp. and Lactobacillus spp. in PD.
Lactococcus are regulators of gut permeability and are enteric dopamine producers, which plays a primary role in PD. ""The depletion of lactococcus due to high numbers of strictly lytic phages in PD patients might be associated with PD development and directly linked to dopamine decrease as well as the development of gastrointestinal symptoms of PD,"" said Dr. Tetz.
To explore bacterial and bacteriophage community compositions associated with PD, the researchers used shotgun metagenomics sequencing data of fecal microbiome from 32 patients with PD and 28 controls.
The results indicate that the decrease in Lactococci in the PD patients was due to the appearance of strictly lytic, virulent lactococcal phages belonging to the c2-like and 936 groups that are frequently isolated from dairy products. These results open a discussion on the role of environmental phages and phagobiota composition in health and disease.
""Bacteriophages have previously been overlooked as pathogenic factors, and the study points out their pivotal role in pathogenesis,"" said Dr. Tetz. Future research is needed to explore bacterial viruses as a diagnostic and treatment target for therapeutic intervention.
Explore further: Viruses that infect bacteria abound in bladder",437,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213508.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818075745-20180818095745-00484.warc.gz,0.941522657871246
17bd7246-2aaa-46e9-bff8-346aeaefaeff,2019-08-21T22:44:01+00:00,2018-12-31,1,https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2019/01/01/WFP-says-Yemen-food-aid-being-stolen-in-Houthi-run-areas.html,"Food aid meant for starving Yemenis is being stolen and sold in some areas controlled by Houthis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday.
After hearing that humanitarian food was being sold on the open market in Sanaa, WFP said it found many people had not received the food rations to which they are entitled, and that at least one local partner organization affiliated with the Houthi Ministry of Education was committing fraud.
“This conduct amounts to the stealing of food from the mouths of hungry people,” WFP Executive Director David Beasley said. “At a time when children are dying in Yemen because they haven’t enough food to eat, that is an outrage. This criminal behavior must stop immediately.”
Houthi officials contacted by Reuters did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Yemen’s war and the ensuing economic collapse have left 15.9 million people, 53 percent of the population, facing “severe acute food insecurity” and famine was a danger if immediate action was not taken, a survey said this month.
WFP is trying to get food aid to as many as 12 million severely hungry people.
It said its monitors had gathered photographic and other evidence of trucks illicitly removing food from designated food distribution centers and local officials falsifying records and manipulating the selection of beneficiaries.
“It was discovered that some food relief is being given to people not entitled to it and some is being sold for gain in the markets of the capital,” the WFP statement said.
Beasley said he was asking the Houthi authorities to stop food being diverted and make sure it reaches the people who need it.
Herve Verhoosel, WFP spokesman in Geneva, said WFP was looking at the possibility of distributing cash to needy people, if a biometric identification system could be introduced, using personal data including iris scans and finger prints.
He said Beasley had written to the Houthi leadership about the WFP findings several days ago.
نستخدم ملفات الكوكيز لنسهل عليك استخدام مواقعنا الإلكترونية ونكيف المحتوى والإعلانات وفقا لمتطلباتك واحتياجاتك الخاصة، لتوفير ميزات وسائل التواصل الاجتماعية ولتحليل حركة المرور لدينا...اعرف أكثر",616,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316549.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821220456-20190822002456-00005.warc.gz,0.940910041332245
99ad3105-147a-4bfd-9c66-0e3aa61c0096,2020-10-29T04:49:18+00:00,2020-01-16,1,https://www.ktsm.com/news/international/rights-group-demands-israel-rein-in-murky-spyware-company/,"TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli court heard a case Thursday calling for restrictions to be slapped on NSO Group, an Israeli company that makes surveillance software that is said to have been used to target journalists and dissidents around the world.
The case, brought by Amnesty International, calls for Israel to revoke the spyware firm’s export license, preventing it from selling its contentious product abroad, particularly to regimes that could use it for malicious purposes.
“They are the most dangerous cyber weapon that we know of and they’re not being properly overseen,” said Gil Naveh, spokesman for Amnesty International Israel. “That is the reason why we think that their license should be revoked.”
NSO is implicated in a series of digital break-in attempts and the court case is the latest pushback against the company and its product. Last year, Facebook sued the hacker-for-hire company in U.S. federal court for allegedly targeting some 1,400 users of its encrypted messaging service WhatsApp with highly sophisticated spyware.
In 2018, Amnesty said one of its employees had been targeted with the malware, saying a hacker tried to break into the staff member’s smartphone, using a WhatsApp message about a protest in front of the Saudi Embassy in Washington as bait.
The spyware has also been implicated in the gruesome killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. It is also said to be behind a campaign to compromise proponents of a soda tax in Mexico and an effort to hack into the phone of an Arab dissident that prompted an update to Apple’s operating system.
An Associated Press investigation last year found that critics of NSO were targeted in elaborate undercover operations in which operatives tried to discredit them. NSO has denied involvement.
NSO Group’s flagship malware, called Pegasus, allows spies to effectively take control of a phone, surreptitiously controlling its cameras and microphones from remote servers and vacuuming up personal data and geolocations.
NSO does not disclose the identities of its clients, but they are believed to include Middle Eastern and Latin American states. The company says it sells its technology to Israeli-approved governments to help them stop militants and criminals. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but last year it announced that it had adopted “a new human rights policy” to ensure its software is not misused.
The Israeli Defense Ministry, which issues export licenses to Israeli defense and security companies, declined to comment.
Reflecting the interest in the case’s outcome, the Tel Aviv courtroom on Thursday was packed, with many attendees forced to stand until the hearing was moved to a larger space. As with previous cases involving defense exports, judge Rachel Barkai ruled that the legal proceedings would be closed to media and she imposed a gag order on the case.
“There is a tangible concern that if the hearing is open it will cause harm to the state’s security and to its foreign relations,” she said, before journalists were ushered out of the courtroom.
Thursday’s hearing is expected to be the only one in the case, Naveh said, and a decision is set to be handed down in the coming days.",686,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107902745.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029040021-20201029070021-00301.warc.gz,0.966444075107574
9fc0b759-0555-4530-ad59-fe32117aec48,2013-05-18T17:37:10+00:00,2006-08-31,0,http://englishrussia.com/2006/08/31/drowned-tractor-and-magic-mushrooms/,"Almost in every Russian village there is a story about a drowned tractor. Many tractors were being drowned during the Soviet period. During Soviet period of Russia all the vehicles belonged to a governmental structures and all the people worked in those structures, there were no any private farmer. So the governmental property was not treated with care. Often drunk tractor drivers were fond of visiting lakes and rivers accompanied with Russian girls for some swimming and just for tractor riding fun (during Soviet period there were almost no passenger cars in private ownership in Russian countryside). Often such trips were finished with a drowned tractor. Just like on the pictures below:
What else can be done – just some silent observation of the fact.
It’s interesting, the buckle of this machine is moving, is it a result of some short circuit convulsion?
I bet those guys are passers by from some major Russian city. People in Russian cities are also amused on facts happening in the countryside. The sign that the guy in a light coat is showing means “bottle of vodka”. At the end of Soviet era (80s) there was an alcohol prohibition across the Soviet Union, and different taxi drivers, truck drivers or just people driving across Russian roads carried some extra bottle of vodka as a source of income, if he saw somebody on the roadside showing such a sign that meant that he is not a hitchhiker but he is expressing an interest in buying a bottle or two.
The old guy seems to be unhappy. Unhappy with the tractor in the water and unhappy with an extra attention being paid from the side of the photographer.
Here is how the vehicle would be rescued. Another tractor is going to pull it out from the water.
But why there is one more tractor?
Mission is completed, and that’s nice.
Nowadays it seems to be also a common fun on riding a tractor in some changed state of mind. How else such things can be explained? By the way in North-West regions of Russia each fall there are a lot of psychedelic mushrooms can be found across the fields and forests. They contain an active drug psilocybin, it has the same nature as mescaline of Mexican magic mushrooms or LSD, the strongest hallucinogenic drug. I am not sure that tractor drivers are fond of using this kind of fun, though some people in Russia are sure that ability to get a rich crop of such mushrooms freely without any expense except a fast trip into nearby forest is the gift from some Higher beings. Who knows.",513,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.975895166397095
96096be7-7f38-4b1f-ab0d-7a600e840cb3,2017-08-17T11:34:44+00:00,2015-06-26,0,http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-606845.htm,"The objective of this project is to create a smile chain around the world to encourage all human beings to connect with each other. The funding requirement for this project is £5,500.
London, UK -- (ReleaseWire) -- 06/26/2015 --Starting from London, Nerea Carrion wants to make the world a happier and brighter place. She believes in smiling more often and is confident about creating a smile chain around the world by encouraging everyone to keep smiling. Nerea urges all to come out of their comfort zone and connect with people because the smile is a universal language understood by all.
Nerea understands and accepts that smiling to a stranger can be quite challenging for some people. This is why she created the concept of 'smile card.' Arabella Smirnova is one of the earliest recipients of these smile cards. ""Nerea recently gave me a card which says 'smile and pass it on' and so I used it when I was on the train the other day - sad to think how scared I was doing such a small act but, oh, the feeling once I did it! It was so much fun! It's so easy to lose touch with humanity, particularly when we live in London,"" she says.
At present, Nerea's foremost objective is to observe the ""Just Smile London"" Day on the 30th August 2015. This will be the stepping stone based on which she plans on facilitating monthly activities that will get people to connect and talk about the benefits of smiling as well as experimenting with it. Some of the planned activities include giving out 20,000 Smile Cards and organizing events in North, East, South, West, as well as in Central London. The objective is to ensure that the Just Smile message reaches all corners of London and the whole world.
Nerea and her team are also hosting a great crowd to walk all over London Underground ending in Hyde Park. Working in tandem with communications experts, they will also create and publicize a toolkit that will be prepared to provide guidance to anyone that wants to organize 'Just Smile' event in their own neighborhood.
Nerea has just started a Kickstarter campaign to manage all expenses related to this project. This project will only be funded if at least £5,500 is pledged by July 23, 2015.
To find out more about this campaign, please visit http://kck.st/1e3j3o6
The official website of this project is http://www.smilesfortheworld.com/
About Nerea Carrion
Nerea Carrion is the founder of Smiles for the World Initiative. She is also the founder of The Happy World Company where she runs inspirational workshops and seminars around the world to help people build confidence, bet for their dreams, feel free on social scenarios, gain skills on public speaking, etc.",588,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886103270.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817111816-20170817131816-00087.warc.gz,0.967337906360626
6ac48ff2-d928-48cd-81a1-181d54c03728,2022-05-27T02:39:45+00:00,2022-01-10,0,https://hothollywoodstar.com/watch-excellent-short-are-you-still-there-about-dealing-with-grief/,"Watch: Excellent Short ‘Are You Still There?’ About Dealing with Grief
by Alex Billington
January 10, 2022
“Do you know how many times I jump started the car?” This excellent short film made by filmmaking duo Rayka Zehtabchi & Sam A. Davis is worth your time to watch. It screened at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival and Seattle Film Festival last year, and is available thanks to Short of the Week. Are You Still There? is about a young Iranian-American woman stuck parked in a parking lot with a dead battery. It’s about much more than just that, dealing with grief and the journey of processing it. “Safa’s been through a lot. Now her car battery’s dead in a strip mall parking lot.” It’s best to let you experience and pick up on everything as the film plays out. It runs only 14 minutes and every single minute is valuable. Starring Safa Tarifi as Safa, and Rima Haddad as Roya. It’s shot in Los Angeles on a hot summer day. Made by super talented filmmakers.
Thanks to Short of the Week for the tip on this one. Short description from YouTube: “On the list of most frustrating things that could happen on a given day, having a car that won’t start is definitely up there. Safa already has a lot on her mind, so when her battery dies in a parking lot, she is stuck, frustrated, and is given reason to confront more about her life than an unreliable automobile.” Are You Still There? is both written and directed by filmmaking duo Rayka Zehtabchi (visit her official site) & Sam A. Davis (visit his official site) – known for SHn(y)o͞of and the 2019 Oscar-winner Period. End of Sentence. This is produced by Reef Oldberg, co-produced by Sarah Bazzi. With cinematography & editing & sound design also by Sam A. Davis. For more details on the short, visit SOTW or Sam’s site. To discover more shorts, click here. Your thoughts?",480,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662631064.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527015812-20220527045812-00413.warc.gz,0.9628044962883
2d65962c-11c0-4b46-8a81-ddbf6478b6c4,2017-08-22T07:13:50+00:00,2016-03-28,1,http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2016/03/us-expanding-military-role-in-iraq.html,"The Americans are sending in more troops to Iraq and expanding their area of operation within the country. That was recently highlighted when a U.S. marine was killed in Ninewa, which led to the revelation of a firebase being set up in the province. This larger involvement is meant to help the Iraqi forces expand their offensive capabilities to clear out Anbar and Ninewa governorates.
The idea of sending U.S. forces to more bases in Iraq has been talked about for months. Back in June 2015 when 450 soldiers were being sent to the Taqadum base near Ramadi in Anbar, Reuters reported that the Obama administration were thinking about more such arrangements in the country so that it could expand its advise and assist mission to the Iraqi forces. In October Defense Secretary Ash Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the White House wanted to start ground actions against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The talk was of carrying out more raids against IS commanders and leaders, but it was quickly revealed that meant troops in bases taking on a larger role. In November and December it was revealed that American soldiers in Anbar were firing artillery and High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) starting in the summer to support the Ramadi offensive. That provided another platform for the U.S. to use along with its air strikes, which proved crucial to breaking down IS’s defenses in the city, and its eventual liberation. These forces are now going to support the Iraqi forces operations to clear out the rest of the province.
After that success the U.S. began focusing upon Mosul. In January 2016 it was announced that the American military was thinking of putting its forces in bases in Ninewa. That was exactly what happened but secretly at first. Marines from the 26th Expeditionary Unit built Firebase Bell in Makhmour, Ninewa at the start of March. They brought artillery with them to support the new offensive in that district. It’s been speculated that if HIMARS were deployed there they could reach Mosul and provide close support to advancing Iraqi forces all the way up to the city. Their presence was revealed when a Marine was killed in an IS rocket attack upon the base in the middle of the month. There may be further forward placements in the future as hinted at by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford and Defense Secretary Carter. Already the number of troops has passed the 3,870 that are officially there to around 5,000 using “temporary” deployments to mask their presence.
The United States was very slow in joining the fight against the Islamic State. That brought a huge amount of criticism and mistrust by Iraqis. Washington and its western Coalition is now the main military backer of Baghdad, especially since Iran is more involved in Syria and the Russian operations there. The U.S. is quickly expanding its role in Iraq, and taking part in combat even though it will not admit it publicly. Its role is still constrained by Iraqi politics with anti-American factions like the Sadrists and pro-Iranian parties like Badr and parts of State of Law being opposed to more U.S. involvement. Still, it appears the President Obama and Prime Minister Haidar Abadi have been able to expand the American role on the ground, which will help in the coming effort to take back territory form the Islamic State.
Cooper, Helene, “U.S. May Put Forces at Iraqi Bases in Effort to Retake Mosul,” New York Times, 1/22/16
Gibbons-Neff, Thomas, “Behind the scenes in the Marine Corps mission against the Islamic State,” Washington Post, 12/22/15
Miklaszewski, Jim and Kube, Courtney, “Ashton Carter: U.S. to Begin ‘Direct Action on the Ground’ in Iraq, Syria,” NBC News, 10/27/15
Morgan, Wesley, “How the U.S. campaign in Iraq has escalated with a new weapon: rocket artillery,” Washington Post, 11/24/15
Rogoway, Tyler, “Shadowy Marine Artillery Base In Iraq Attacked Again After Deadly ISIS Rocket Strike,” Foxtrot Alpha, 3/24/16
Al-Salhy, Suadad, “US ‘builds combat base in Iraq’s Anbar province to fight IS,’” Middle East Eye, 3/24/16
- “US combat troops in anti-IS Mosul offensive,” Middle East Eye, 3/24/16
Schogol, Jeff, “Marines in Iraq technically not in combat but still getting some,” Marine Corps Times, 3/25/16
Starr, Barbara, “U.S. sets up firebase in Northern Iraq,” CNN, 3/20/16
Stewart, Phil, “U.S. military considering more Anbar-style hubs in Iraq: officer,” Reuters, 6/11/15
Tilghman, Andrew, “The Pentagon is planning to send more combat troops into Iraq,” Military Times, 3/25/16",1082,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886110485.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822065702-20170822085702-00166.warc.gz,0.969811141490936
f9f46c68-baa5-456c-b3ae-d5835687b735,2013-05-26T03:08:41+00:00,2012-04-03,0,http://patriotnewspaper.com/index.php/obituaries/item/harry-f-card-sr-85?category_id=130,"Harry F. Card, Sr., 85
WOODSTOCK, CT – Harry F. Card, Sr., 85, of Bungay Hill Rd., rejoined his wife after being apart for 2 years, on April 3, 2012. He died at Webster Manor Nursing Home in Webster. His wife of 65 years, Gloria J. (Duchaine) Card, died in 2009.
He is survived by ten daughters, one son, one brother, 27 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren, 8 great-great grandchildren, and many nephews and nieces. He was also predeceased by two sons. He was born in Pawcatuck, RI, and lived in Rhode Island, Oxford, Nebraska, and Dudley before moving to Woodstock 9 years ago. He served in the Massachusetts Air National Guard at Camp Edwards during World War II.
Mr. Card was a Class A Machinist at Millbury Tool and Die for over 20 years, retiring in 1990. He loved to play cards and enjoyed playing pitch at the Ole Tyme Inn in Millbury. He liked fishing, word search puzzles, was an avid Red Sox fan, and enjoyed camping at Hideaway Cove in Killingly, CT.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at St. Roch’s Church, 332 Main St., Oxford. Please meet directly at the church. Burial will follow at St. Roch’s Cemetery in Oxford. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Paradis Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oxford, is directing the arrangements. www.paradisfuneralhome.com",357,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00028-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.969732642173767
57ca53dc-026a-4342-b103-a36eddb3ecb1,2019-08-18T22:20:09+00:00,2019-08-18,0,https://www.electronicsflip.com/store.php/electronicsflip/pd9398641/a-kiss-of-shadows-meredith-gentry-book-1-by-hamilton-laurell-k-merlington-laural,"Title: A Kiss Of Shadows Meredith Gentry Book 1 By Hamilton Laurell K Merlington Laural Reader On Audio Cassette
Manufacturer: Hamilton Laurell K Merlington Laural Reader
Release Date: 2000-11-01
Condition: Used: Acceptable
Notes: Acceptable Condition A Kiss Of Shadows Meredith Gentry Book 1 By Hamilton Laurell K Merlington Laural Reader On Audio Cassette.
We classify items in these categories:
Brand New items are unused and factory sealed (when packaging is applicable).
Refurbished items were returned to the manufacturer to ensure they meet original manufacturer functionality and specifications.
Like New items have very minor wear, if any. (Items in Brand New, Like New Condition, or Refurbished condition are gift-quality, others are not recommended for gifts).
Very Good items are well cared for but will have light wear and tear from normal use.
Good items show wear from consistent use, but remain in good condition and work with full functionality. It may be marked, have identifying markings on it, or show other signs of previous use.
Acceptable items are fairly worn but continue to work fully. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, and discoloration. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use.
All photos are stock photos.
Heavy items cannot be shipped to PO Boxes as they need to go FedEx.
Condition: Used Acceptable
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown",311,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314130.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818205919-20190818231919-00045.warc.gz,0.876701474189758
cbc73934-89a5-4a99-a07d-b17d4953876d,2013-06-19T14:20:05+00:00,2012-03-21,0,http://www.omega-level.net/2012/03/21/stars-put-up-safety-barriers-for-planets-cosmic-bumpers/,"As scientists have used their super-technos to discover more and more planets, they’ve come to notice a pattern between the distance of these planets from their stars. At first most thought it was because of an unfavorable smell the stars exuded, but it may turn out to be something more clever. The stars themselves put up barriers. Cosmic bumper bowling.
Hot radiation from young stars could explain why planets revolve at certain distances.
The search for planets outside our solar system has turned up more than 700 planets, with thousands more awaiting confirmation.
Exoplanet surveys have found that relatively few giant planets orbit their stars between 1 and 2 astronomical units (AU, the distance from the Earth to the sun), but a lot of planets orbit slightly further out.
What causes this planetary pile-up? These behemoths are thought to form further away from the star and migrate inwards through a surrounding disc of dust and gas, which drags them inwards. So why don’t they just keep going and plunge into the star?
Ilaria Pascucci of the University of Arizona in Tuscon has used space and ground-based telescopes to watch gas escape from seven infant solar systems. High-energy photons from each young, active star heat the disc’s dust and gas until it evaporates into space.
Not all of it, though: only the gas in a certain region around the star can escape, at a distance of between about 1 and 2 AU. Further away, the star’s radiation is too weak to heat the gas enough. Any closer, and the star’s gravity holds on too tightly.
“This can make a barrier for this migration,” says Pasucci, who presented the model on 19 March at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas. “If you remove the gas, the planet cannot pass beyond that gap. It gets stranded.”
Pretty amazing stuff. The dance of the cosmos, hidden strings! Tying us all together, keeping us all apart. Beautiful, man. Beautiful.",428,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.939325511455536
841d30a9-5ead-49ae-a329-ad584054e0a6,2022-05-25T23:26:46+00:00,2022-05-25,0,https://agencelusofrancaiseimmobilier.com/fr_fr/other-widgets/,"La valeur médiane à laquelle les banques évaluent les biens immobiliers en vue…
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b55938e8-b9e8-45c0-8010-b129b4a879c4,2016-07-27T08:41:23+00:00,2011-10-26,1,https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/26/china-social-media-censorship,"China has vowed to intensify controls on social media and instant messaging tools, in the highest-level official response to the extraordinary surge in microblogging in the country.
The communique from the Communist party central committee follows growing boldness among users, who have discussed sensitive topics, highlighted scandals and attacked official abuses or inefficiency.
This summer's high-speed rail crash in Wenzhou led to an outpouring of fury on microblogs about the handling of the disaster. That spilled over into mainstream media.
China already has the most extensive and sophisticated internet control system in the world. But censors have struggled to keep up with the flow of information on popular microblogs. The number of registered users on domestic services reached 195 million by the end of June, triple the figure of six months earlier, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre.
""This [communique] is what we have been waiting for; there have been signs for weeks now,"" said David Bandurski, of Hong Kong University's China Media Project. ""It is important, but it does not tell us exactly what's going to happen. It sends the signal: 'Everyone watch out'.
""Usually [these kind of directives] are followed by some more concrete actions, but it's often very difficult to draw a line between a government policy flare like this and a particular action because control is a constant in China.""
Communiques are a way for senior leaders to stress their priorities. ""Strengthen guidance and administration of social internet services and instant communications tools, and regulate the orderly dissemination of information,"" said the document, carried in the official People's Daily newspaper and by the state news agency Xinhua. ""Apply the law to sternly punish the dissemination of harmful information.""
Microbloggers reacted with predictable disdain. One, using the name Luse Zhuren, wrote: ""Good culture will all disappear if opinion keeps being guided.""
Another, Wu Sanfan, warned: ""I faintly feel that weibo (microblogging services), this big tea house where ordinary people speak with freedom, will hang a wooden board up saying 'No talk about the country's politics'.""
Content is already blocked or deleted from services. But censors have found it hard to match the speed at which news can spread on microblogs or the way that users evade controls, such as by using euphemisms or homophones to refer to sensitive issues.
Analysts believe that officials will not shut down social media sites because they are simply too popular, and closing them would create a backlash. Chinese authorities have sought to use social media proactively, launching their own accounts.
Instead, they are likely to step up pressure on the operators, who have large in-house teams of staff to monitor, block and remove sensitive content.
""The more important risk we see for Sina Weibo and other [microblogs] is that they self-regulate out of business [interests] … and that they self-neuter and that makes the platform so boring no one wants to use it,"" said Michael Clendenin, managing director of RedTech Advisors, a research company.
Separately, Xinhua reported on Tuesday that authorities were stepping up efforts to prevent the spread of rumours online and punish those who share them. It cited a statement from the State Internet Information Office. The document said three people, including a website editor, had been punished for spreading rumours, with one Shanghai resident held by local police for 15 days. He had apparently posted a falsified tax document.
The internet portal editor, surnamed Pei, was apparently given a warning by his employer after microblogging about an air force fighter crash‚ without confirming the source and facts‚",760,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826736.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00316-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.957112967967987
f4484e6d-4a89-492f-a1b3-325419141120,2022-05-16T04:38:33+00:00,2016-01-31,1,https://www.pistonudos.com/en/ds-s-strategy-to-position-itself-as-a-luxury-brand-is-annoying-at-citro-n,"Now, a French brand is once again entering the premium segments. DS, born from Citroën, is now the luxury brand of the group and is betting on a totally different image to carve out a niche for itself. The brand's aim is to associate DS with French luxury, especially in Paris, while at the same time building on the DS heritage, which is raising internal concerns within Citroën.
""DS has its roots in Paris. The DS19 was created and manufactured Quai de Javel [Citroën's historic headquarters], in the 15th arrondissement,"" explained Yves Bonnefont (the brand's CEO) to a French business weekly. ""We have every legitimacy to say that we are from Paris (...) and when you leave Europe that image is very positive"".
That's why DS is now one of the patrons of the Louvre Museum. The brand thus organises exclusive DS events with private tours of the museum and occasional exhibitions. This leads the brand to strange situations such as the opening of a DS Store (in March 2016) in Tehran. The local importer even wants to organise an exhibition with works from the Louvre.
Moreover, in some markets, they are proposing limited series in partnership with high fashion brands, such as the ""DS3 Inés de la Fressange"" (600 units) or specific to certain markets. For the brand's launch in Japan, for example, the DS3 received a more luxurious treatment than the European version and was christened ""So parisienne"".
Culture, fashion and Paris are the main focus of DS communication.
The brand is also creating spaces dedicated to DS, such as DS Stores, with a look and feel reminiscent of French-style luxury. In Europe there are already new DS Stores, all in cities with a strong image of wealth, such as Geneva, Luxembourg, Milan and Copenhagen. In Spain, the DS Stores in Madrid and Barcelona are scheduled to open in 2016. And although they have opened a DS Store in Tunisia, the first in Africa, the DS offensive is focused on the East. In fact, most DS Stores are located in Asia (Tel Aviv, Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong, etc).
This strategy may come as a surprise now that the brand has no relevant new products. Since 2011 when it presented the DS5 -exclusive for China- the brand has not presented a new model. For that we will have to wait until 2018, according to internal sources. This lack of novelty explains why DS sales are not as expected. In the first nine months of the year, in Western Europe, they fell by 17.7% (55,600 units sold). In China, a market on which the brand is betting big, DS estimates it will sell 19,000 cars, a figure similar to that of 2014.
While the big news arrives, the DS3 will have its restyling for the Geneva show in 2016 and the DS4 would soon have a long-wheelbase version, only for the Chinese market.
In this case, it is not that PSA has decided to do things by halves, but the arrival of Carlos Tavares at the head of the group has precipitated events. DS was already planned to be the luxury brand of the group, but not right now. And as it takes between 3 and 4 years to develop a new car, we will have to wait.
Within Citroën, the new strategy is raising hackles. It is not so much the speed with which it was done - and that Citroën stopped counting sales as its own, since they are now DS's - but because DS is taking over an important part, one of the pillars of the brand, in a blatant way. Obviously, he was talking about DS.
All of Citroën's technological and innovative past with the DS, and even the SM, has instantly become part of DS, as if the DS brand has been around for 60 years, when it hasn't even been around as a brand for two years.
In the brand's official press releases, when talking about the 1955 Citroën DS, there is no mention of ""Citroën"" at any point. On a formal and practical level, the Citroën DS and SM from Citroën's historic fleet are now in the hands of DS, and are no longer part of Citroën Heritage. On the one hand, it makes sense for DS to use the ""original DS"", as the brand now calls it, to have a certain historical legitimacy in the premium segment, as MINI does with the Mini created by Sir Alec Issigonis, for example. However, the discomfort of Citroën's people goes beyond wounded pride and a certain nostalgia. In fact, it is turning into unease.
Citroën Ds and SM are no longer Citroën for PSA, they have always been DS.
Many don't like the way PSA is leaving Citroën. The ""Créative Technologie"" brand is running out of technology and coherent range, at least they are leaving some creativity. Between a Picasso (undoubtedly the best MPV on the market) and an original C4 Cactus, Citroën is looking for its identity now that it has been deprived of an important part of its past (they even deny it the historic Parisian headquarters on Quai de Javel). Citroën is left with the 2CV and its derivatives, the Traction Avant (""duck"" in Spain), the Mehari and little else. For the people at Citroën, it's becoming increasingly clear that the chevron brand has to find its place on the market. And it has to do it fast. Between low-cost or rational brand and at the same time with some originality, two concepts a priori nothing compatible, it is not easy. In the end, at PSA, when they wanted to invent a brand, they were forced to launch two brands, DS and Citroën. A very hard and complicated task.",1279,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662509990.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516041337-20220516071337-00009.warc.gz,0.968123555183411
56692753-409b-47ee-85d4-f9afac2f9eed,2013-05-26T02:49:50+00:00,2010-05-12,1,http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2010/pr10195.htm,"IMF Executive Board Completes Seventh Review under Uganda's PSI and Approves a Three-Year Policy Support InstrumentPress Release No. 10/195
May 12, 2010
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the seventh review of Uganda's economic performance under the Policy Support Instrument. At the request of the authorities, the Executive Board cancelled the current PSI and approved a new three-year program. Uganda's previous PSI was approved on December 15, 2006 (see Press Release No. 06/281).
The PSI for Uganda aims at maintaining macroeconomic stability and alleviating constraints to growth through a scaling up of public investment spending and structural reforms to enhance the country’s absorptive capacity. It will also support the strengthening of institutions ahead of expected oil production and Uganda’s participation in the future East African Monetary Union.
The IMF's framework for PSIs is designed for low-income countries that may not need, or want, IMF financial assistance, but still seek IMF advice, monitoring and endorsement of their policies. PSIs are voluntary and demand driven. PSI-supported programs are based on country-owned poverty reduction strategies adopted in a participatory process involving civil society and development partners and articulated in a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). This is intended to ensure that PSI-supported programs are consistent with a comprehensive framework for macroeconomic, structural and social policies to foster growth and reduce poverty. Members' performance under a PSI is normally reviewed semi-annually, irrespective of the status of the program (see Public Information Notice No. 05/145).
Following the Executive Board’s discussion on Uganda, Mr. Naoyuki Shinohara, Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chair, stated:
“Prudent macroeconomic policies have enabled Uganda to maintain macroeconomic stability despite a series of external shocks. Notwithstanding a recent deceleration, output growth has been strong and is expected to rebound quickly. Inflation has moderated, and the external position has remained solid, buoyed by robust exports and foreign investment flows. Limited central bank intervention has helped smooth excessive exchange rate volatility, and the financial sector has remained sound.
“Looking ahead, the main challenge is to accelerate infrastructure development while ensuring macroeconomic stability. The new PSI-supported program aims to support the objectives of the recently adopted National Development Plan. The authorities aim to raise domestic revenue and, if needed, use a limited amount of non-concessional borrowing to finance the increase in public spending. A cautious monetary stance, a flexible exchange rate regime, and a comfortable level of reserves will help keep the fiscal and debt positions within sustainable bounds.
“To improve efficiency and raise future growth, the government is committed to reinvigorate structural reforms. These will focus on public financial management, including strengthening spending controls and efficiency, and increasing domestic tax revenue. Financial sector reforms will seek to enhance banking stability and facilitate financial deepening.
“Large-scale oil production and the establishment of the Eastern African Monetary Union will present opportunities but also pose significant policy challenges for Uganda in the years to come. The authorities are taking steps to further strengthen their institutional and policy frameworks which, together with improving infrastructure, should help the country prepare effectively for these developments”, Mr Shinohara added.
Recent Economic Developments
The Ugandan economy weathered the first-round impact of the global financial crisis relatively well. Despite the reversal of portfolio inflows and lower foreign direct investment, economic growth remained strong by international standards (7 percent in 2008/2009), driven in part by strong cross-border exports and recovery of private investment flows.
The slowdown was more marked this year. Economic activity decelerated due to a prolonged drought and the uncertainties about the path of global growth. Growth is expected to reach 5.6 percent for 2009/2010, but should rebound quickly over the next couple of years.
The medium-term outlook remains favorable. Looking forward, the prospect of substantial oil revenues offers an opportunity to raise growth and eliminate poverty, but also poses important policy challenges. Uganda will need robust fiscal and financial institutions, a supportive business environment and scaled-up infrastructure to prepare for this event. The fiscal policy framework must also be further bolstered in preparation for the establishment of the East African Monetary Union.
Uganda's PSI will be guided by the objectives and policies outlined in the new National Development Plan launched in April 2010. Fiscal policies will continue to target a bold scaling up of energy and transportation infrastructure. Public investment is targeted to increase from 6.5 percent of GDP in 2008/2009 to 8 percent in 2011/2012. Monetary policy will aim at keeping annual inflation at around 5 percent on average. The exchange rate will remain flexible and the authorities will seek to build up reserves as they prepare for the forthcoming East African Monetary Union. A financial markets development plan is being developed under the common EAC framework with a view to further enhancing banking stability and facilitating financial deepening.",1015,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00020-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.929000914096832
b3a92402-666b-4299-ae60-81459c7813f3,2018-08-20T20:40:06+00:00,2018-08-06,1,http://oklahomafarmreport.com/wire/news/2018/08/03551_RandyBlachRecordProteinProduction08062018B_130304.php,"CattleFax Analyst Randy Blach Suspects Feeders will ""Leak a Little Oil"" as Record Production GrowsMon, 06 Aug 2018 13:03:25 CDT
Cattle market analyst, Randy Blach of CattleFax addressed producers during the 2018 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting this past week in Denver. According to him, the United States will produce 11 billion pounds of protein this year in terms of beef, pork and poultry. That is the highest level of production ever in the history of the US meat industry. What is equally remarkable, is that it is all being consumed as well.
“We’ve got record consumption in the US and more and more people around the world, as they see their incomes rise, we see the demand for protein rise right along with that,” Blach said in an interview with Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm Director Ron Hays.
At the same time, though, Blach also reports that the US beef cow herd expansion is beginning to show signs of an impending plateau in the rate of growth.
“We expect we’re going to see the cattle cycle top here within the next 12 to 18 months,” he said. “Between now and 2020, we should see the peak in beef cow numbers somewhere up to 32 million beef cows or a little over.”
Now, how this all impacts the market is the last question on producers’ minds. Blach is optimistic that from a cow/calf and stocker perspective, the cattle market in the foreseeable future looks fairly bright. However, for feeders, Blach is less confident that sustained profitability can be managed.
“This is going to be pretty tough for our feeding industry to make much the rest of the year,” he concluded. “We’ve been buying pretty high break-evens in here for the last several months. So, I suspect we’re going to leak a little oil there.”
Listen to the full exchange between Blach and Hays on his outlook for the cattle market, by clicking or tapping the LISTEN BAR below.
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af8f3a51-ef2b-4528-858f-a9b56b6dad1f,2013-05-26T02:36:45+00:00,2013-05-26,0,http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AndrBi20/gamelog/1976/,"Mobile Site You Are Here >
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29d0a8d7-dcad-4e0c-8415-73cdf6d2675b,2013-05-19T18:50:33+00:00,2012-06-26,1,http://theamerican.ie/2012/06/26/ireland-considering-law-banning-smoking-in-car-with-a-child/,"Ireland’s Government has approved the drafting of new laws to ban smoking in cars when children are present.
Minister for Health James Reilly was given the go-ahead to draw up amendments to a Seanad Private Members Bill on the issue.
The Bill, introduced by Senator John Crown, advocated a ban on all smoking in cars, but it is understood this will be amended to impose the ban only where children are in the vehicle.
Senator John Crown moved a bill to ban smoking in cars when there is a child or children present with the Minister saying that he would not oppose it.
The proposed legislation is being advocated by Crowne, independent senator Jillian van Turnhout and Fianna Fáil’s Mark Daly.
The Minister did raise some concerns in relation to the drafting of the bill and cited concerns about notifying the European Commission but Van Turnhout said she did not think there were any “major concerns that can’t be worked out”.
“It’s more about drafting and ensuring it’s in order,” she told",227,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00026-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.974035024642944
d4f3c191-0f10-444c-9178-a583db366e1e,2016-07-25T02:31:51+00:00,2016-07-25,0,http://www.chicagobotanic.org/forfamilies/decorations,"Enriching Your Holidays
It’s time for holiday celebrations, and that means it’s time for holiday decorations. Tables, mantels, ledges—virtually any smooth surface becomes a stage for festive arrangements featuring symbols of the holiday: nativity scenes; plump little Santas, reindeer, and sleds; a dreidel collection and menorah; a Kwanzaa altar with a mat, cup, and ears of corn. A lovely centerpiece becomes a focal point on the dining table, while garlands and wreaths offer natural beauty nearby. Inside and out, homes beckon with welcoming lights. Whatever your holiday, it’s easy to be eco-friendly this year when you decorate.
Décor. Can the Plastic. For the past 50 years, many Christmas decorations have been made of nonbiodegradable plastics, but these days—especially with the ease of online searches—it’s not difficult to locate decorative holiday items for purchase made of wood, or recycled glass or metal. Recycled Christmas tree ornaments are becoming more popular every year; even First Lady Michelle Obama uses them, on the White House Christmas tree. If you’d like, you can create your own recycled decorations, or make them out of natural materials. If you need ideas, there are hundreds of books and websites devoted to recycled Christmas crafts.
Many decorative items for Hanukkah are also made of synthetics (all those plastic dreidels! Oy!), but eco-friendly wooden options are on the rise, in a circling back to traditional practices. Artisans also make recycled metal dreidels and menorahs of recyled glass, metal, and steel pipe—even bicycle chains. Most are beautiful, many are available on the web, and all are fascinating and functional.
Kwanzaa also offers opportunities for using recycled materials, such as in the woven mat, unity cup, or kinara. There are plenty of books and websites with eco-friendly craft suggestions for this newest of the seasonal holidays. Just start your search engine and type in key words!
Enlist Mother Nature. Even in winter, when most plants are dormant, nature offers items perfect for holiday decorating. Evergreen sprays can be arranged decoratively in centerpiece bowls featuring nuts and fruits such as pears, apples, and pomegranates. Pinecones may be gathered, destined to become rustic placecard holders (cut a slit into each pinecone, slipping a card into it) or part of a Christmas display—for example, a mix of pinecones, ornaments, berries, and holly. Christmas celebrants can gather to work on a garland of cranberries, popcorn, bay leaves, and dried apricots or other similarly sized dried fruit. The completed garlands can be draped atop mantels, around chandeliers, inside windows, or along interior door frames.
Mother Nature also provided the cotton, linen, and wool in outgrown or worn-out clothing; Christmas stockings are easy and fun to make with such fabrics. Just cut out a pattern, sew the edges right sides together (except for the top of course), turn inside out, and decorate. Don't forget to add a loop for hanging your unique eco-friendly Christmas stocking! Likewise, used natural-fiber fabrics can be recyled to make placemats for Kwanzaa, or a festive table runner upon which Hanukkah items can be arranged.
Lights. Outdoor holiday lighting adds cheer to those frigid, bleak winter evenings when darkness descends by late afternoon. Buying energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lights to replace those inefficient incandescent ones is a sound investment. LED holiday lights stay cool to the touch, use less energy, and come in a wide array of colors and designs. (Come to the Garden’s Wonderland Express exhibition to see 750,000 of them!) A helpful suggestion for recycling your old holiday lights may be found here.
On a much smaller scale, if you want to lessen your carbon footprint by not burning paraffin candles during the Festival of Lights, you can find a variety of electric menorahs that use LED lights these days. The same lights may fit into the new electric kinaras available for Kwanzaa.
Candles. Most families celebrating the holidays do burn candles, as they play a significant role in the traditions of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, and are featured prominently in Christmas as well. Unfortunately, many of the candles sold specifically for menorahs and kinaras, as well as general decorative holiday candles, are made from nonrenewable petroleum products, primarily paraffin. When paraffin wax is burned, it produces carcinogens and soot. Some of the worst offenders are scented candles, whose aromas often come from petroleum-based synthetic oils mixed into paraffin wax. Fortunately, there are plenty of toxin-free beeswax or soy-based candles for the holidays that burn cleanly, some scented with essential oils. Your main challenge will be choosing from among hundreds of candle makers selling their eco-friendly products on the web; click here to visit just one of them.
So…as you ponder unpacking those dusty boxes of old, energy-inefficient, nonbiodegradable holiday decorations and lights, consider leaving their tops on and moving into a new, greener place this holiday: your own house. With natural or recycled decorations, LED lights, and eco-friendly candles, your home will capture the magic of the season while honoring the awesome beauty—and fragility—of nature.",1175,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824201.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00152-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.908140182495117
c6ca21fe-4e07-4f7b-8a0c-1ad30688149b,2019-08-20T18:58:47+00:00,2019-08-20,0,https://community.flic.io/topic/17245/share-your-plugins-in-this-subcategory,"Share your plugins in this subcategory!
Hi Flic community!
This is a subcategory for posting finished plugins you have created for the Flic Mac app!
Just create a new topic and feel free to include links to code / tutorials on how others can use your plugin.
For discussing plugin issues and other topics please post in the parent category: Flic Mac Client",77,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315558.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820180442-20190820202442-00304.warc.gz,0.868582963943481
d1c94556-1093-4e96-9f71-2bb1d9fa7434,2015-03-29T06:07:29+00:00,2013-02-28,1,http://www.thisischile.cl/energy-company-enel-to-build-huge-130-mw-wind-farm-in-chile/?lang=en,"Chile’s efforts to diversify its energy matrix recieved a huge boost last month, as renewable energy company Enel Green Power (EGP) won a public tender to develop a giant wind farm in the Antofagasta region.
EGP has been granted the exclusive right to build and operate a wind project, named Sierra Gorda Este, of up to 130 MW. The company already has 182 MW of installed energy capacity in Chile, split evenly across wind and hydropower operations.
Wind power has grown rapidly in Chile over the last decade. In 2002, the country was generating just 1 MW of energy from the renewable energy source. Rapid development in the sector saw an increase to 20 MW in 2007, and further growth has seen the country’s wind energy generation rocket to today’s figure of 190 MW.
“We are extremely pleased about such an accomplishment, as Chile represents for us a very important market with a solid group footprint and excellent growth opportunities,” Francesco Starace, CEO of EGP, said in a statement. “The successful participation in this tender is a major step forward in the implementation of our strategy for Latin America. With this project, we have covered close to 90 percent of our planned wind development in the country during the 2013-2017 period.”
Due to a strong economy and growth in the mining sector, analysts believe that Chile will need to add 8,000 MW to today’s energy matrix of 17,000 MW by 2020. Recognizing Chile’s massive potential in renewable energy resources, the government has made steps to diversify the energy matrix that is currently reliant on dam generated power.
Chile’s theoretical capacity for wind generated power has been placed at 40,000 MW. If current plans for wind farm development receive environmental clearance, and projects gain financial backing, Chile could potentially be generating 2,000 MW of energy from wind power in the next decade.
In addition to its great potential for wind power, Chile has a higher capacity for tide power and solar energy than any country on earth.",429,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298228.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00079-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.948495090007782
469ab498-bbe5-4c1c-81a3-f1960391141a,2022-05-19T18:40:26+00:00,2022-05-19,1,https://www.todaygh.com/macron-hopes-for-better-ties-with-algeria-amid-row/,"French President Emmanuel Macron has said he hopes the diplomatic tension with Algeria will ease soon.
“My wish is that we can calm things down because I think it is better to talk to one another, and to make progress,” Macron told France Inter radio in an interview.
President Macron said he had “cordial” relations with his Algerian counterpart.
President Macron was quoted as saying the former French colony was ruled by a “political-military system” with an official history that was based not on truth, but on hatred of France.
The diplomatic spat came days after France cut the number of visas it issues for citizens of Algeria and other North African countries.",141,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662529658.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519172853-20220519202853-00217.warc.gz,0.984959721565247
89e2c127-283b-4012-93e7-6a61803d3338,2013-05-24T08:31:52+00:00,2007-09-05,1,http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977128919,"A top judge called for every citizen and all visitors to the UK to be put onto a DNA database.
Lord Justice Sedley claimed that everybody who lives in the UK or even visits for a weekend should be put on a DNA database for reasons of “crime detection and preventionâ€. From the BBC article:
""Lord Justice Sedley, who is one of England's most experienced appeal court judges, said: ""We have a situation where if you happen to have been in the hands of the police then your DNA is on permanent record. If you haven't, it isn't.
""It means where there is ethnic profiling going on disproportionate numbers of ethnic minorities get onto the database.
""It also means that a great many people who are walking the streets and whose DNA would show them guilty of crimes, go free.""
He said the only option was to expand the database to cover the whole population and all those who visited the UK, even for a weekend.
""Going forwards has very serious but manageable implications,"" he insisted. It means that everybody, guilty or innocent, should expect their DNA to be on file for the absolutely rigorously restricted purpose of crime detection and prevention.""
The fact that everybody should be included on the DNA database because of some misguided notion of “political correctness†is absolutely absurd. Regardless of skin colour, nobody should have to give their DNA if they are innocent. We have previously reported on the fact that children are already being placed on the DNA database and from next year, all children in the UK will have their details placed on a national database. The only children that will be exempted from this national database will be children of politicians and celebrities.
Currently, the UK DNA database is the largest of any country in the world. From The Independent article:
“The UK's 12-year-old DNA database is the largest of any country, growing by 30,000 samples a month, which are taken from suspects or crime scenes.
According to the Home Office website, 5.2% of the UK population is on the database, compared with 0.5% in the US.
Shami Chakrabarti, director of human rights organisation Liberty, said: ""The DNA debate reveals just how casual some people have become about the value of personal privacy.
""A database of those convicted of sexual and violent crime is a perfectly sensible crimefighting measure.
""A database of every man, woman and child in the country is a chilling proposal, ripe for indignity, error and abuse.â€
Personal freedoms in the UK are being eroded on a regular basis and this latest call for a national DNA database is simply another step away from freedom and towards a surveillance state.
For details of the number of people on the UK’s DNA database visit this House of Commons page.Â
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4d4e4e32-0ff0-43df-a2ab-8ff89aa2ffdd,2016-07-25T08:38:20+00:00,2013-05-13,1,http://www.baltimoresun.com/la-sci-sn-two-xclass-solar-flares-in-short-span-20130513-story.html,"The sun erupted for the second time in less than 24 hours Monday morning, releasing the most powerful solar flare so far of 2013.
Monday's solar flare, which peaked at 9 a.m. Pacific time, came just 14 hours after the second largest solar flare of 2013, which occurred on Sunday evening.
A solar flare is a huge explosion in the sun's atmosphere that sends out a burst of radiation. The Earth's atmosphere protects us from that radiation, but some satellites could be affected.
Monday's solar flare is classified as an X2.8, according to NASA. Sunday's solar flare was an X1.7.
In the language of solar flare watchers, an X class solar flare is the largest type of solar flare. An X2 is twice as powerful as an X1, and an X3 is three times as powerful, etc.
The Sunday solar flare was the first X-class solar flare of 2013.
Both solar flares originated from sunspots that are just hidden from view on the left-hand side of the sun. These spots will be visible from Earth in a few days however, thanks to the sun's rotation.
Both solar flares were also associated with coronal mass ejections, which can send billions of tons of solar material hurtling through space at speeds of hundreds of miles per second.
The coronal mass ejections were not directed at Earth however, but the people who work on the solar imaging satellite STEREO-B and the Spitzer spacecraft have been put on notice that the side of the coronal mass ejections may brush past them, interfering with their operations.
There's no need to worry about the sun's increase in eruptions. In a statement reelased Monday, NASA says that the increased number of solar flares is expected as the sun moves toward the peak of its 11-year solar cycle--solar maximum--in 2013.
So far this solar cycle, there have been a total of 16 X-class flares including Sunday and Monday's flares. The largest X-class flare of this cycle was a whopping X6.9, which took place on Aug. 9, 2011.
Monday's solar flare was the third strongest flare of this solar cycle.",455,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824217.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00169-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.962885856628418
df4b544c-1926-4714-89d1-90f697e3739d,2022-05-19T09:39:36+00:00,2021-12-01,0,https://kimsfivethings.com/christmas-gifts-for-teachers/,"Here is my guide to my top 5 Christmas Gifts for Teachers.
Teaching can certainly be a stressful and underappreciated job. Many teachers work for long hours with lower pay just to ensure that the next generation of kids have a good, solid foundation that they can build off of.
Whether you want to show appreciation to a teacher of yours or to someone in your life who is also a teacher, there are plenty of good gifts you can give them to make their lives easier.
Teacher Nutrition Facts – Glass Coffee Mug – Makes a Great Teacher Gift Small Portable Thermal Laminator Machine Teacher Gift IdeaHome Spa Gift Basket Honey & Almond Scent – Luxury Bath & Body Set For WomenKate Spade New York Canvas Book Tote with Interior Pocket, Stack of Classics384 Crayons, 48 Packs of 8 Crayons for Kids Bulk -Non-Toxic- 8 Colors in Each Box
Funny Coffee Mug
First off, many teachers like to drink coffee most of the time. It really fuels them throughout the day, which can get a bit tiring at some points.
A good mug or a more portable tumbler can help ensure that they’re able to take their caffeine with them wherever they go.
These are often pretty inexpensive, and you can probably get something somewhat personalized to them.
Teacher Tote Bag
A good quality tote bag would also be a good option. Teachers always need to have a lot of supplies on them, and they can’t carry that all with their hands alone.
You don’t want them to have a cheap bag that could tear and spill supplies everywhere, so make sure it’s something quality that can come in handy a good deal of the time.
Small Portable Laminator
If you want to make their lives easier on the professional end, a portable laminator can really help them add some flair to the classroom.
Laminating things like study guides and other important, reusable documents can help expand the lifetime of a document by many years. This is especially true if they tend to teach younger students, who can have accidents and slip ups fairly easily.
With all the stressful factors in a job like that, teachers need some time to take a load off. If you’re able, getting them a coupon for a day at a nearby spa could mean the world to them.
They tend not to get these themselves – either because it’d be an unnecessary purchase or because they simply forget about it with all the hectic stuff going on around them.
Regardless, it can definitely make a positive impact on their mental and physical well being.
Finally, there’s always the matter of extra supplies. Teachers are often expected to foot the bill on their own classroom supplies, which can mean buying plenty of extra tissues, pens, pencils, and so on.
By gifting them a nice big basket of extra supplies, you’d be taking a big load off of their shoulders.
Looking for More Christmas Gift Ideas Check These Out",641,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662526009.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519074217-20220519104217-00628.warc.gz,0.948916792869568
236e6811-ffda-40a7-a855-34da03fdad37,2013-05-25T19:56:03+00:00,2013-03-20,0,http://www.informationweek.com/byte/celeb-data-breach-traced-to-credit-repor/240150730?cid=SBX_byte_related_news_BYTE_News_password_manager_on_usb_key_launches_on&itc=SBX_byte_related_news_BYTE_News_password_manager_on_usb_key_launches_on,"Celeb Data Breach Traced To Credit Reporting Site
""We are aware of recent media reports pertaining to unauthorized access to files belonging to high-profile individuals,"" read a statement released Tuesday by Equifax. ""Equifax can confirm that fraudulent and unauthorized access to four consumer credit reports has occurred.""
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The information had allegedly been obtained via AnnualCreditReport.com, which was created in 2003 after Congress passed legislation requiring that each of the three credit bureaus offer -- to the approximately 200 million consumers whose information they track -- a free annual copy of their credit report. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the service is used annually used by 16 million consumers.
According to a statement released by TransUnion, whoever obtained the credit reports would have had to provide a social security number as well as ""considerable amounts"" of personal information to trick the system into generating a credit report.
[ For more on recent high-profile information breaches, see Hackers Appear To Target Michelle Obama, FBI Director. ]
By Wednesday, the list of people who'd been ""doxed"" by having their personal financial details published to a website called Exposed.su included professional golfer Tiger Woods, U.S. Marshals Service director Stacia Hylton, and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney. This is in addition to the information published Monday and Tuesday pertaining to first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, FBI director Robert Mueller, Attorney General Eric Holder and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) chief Charlie Beck, as well as celebrities Arnold Schwarzenegger, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton.
A counter on Exposed.su showed that by Wednesday the website had been viewed nearly half a million times. According to statements released by Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, at least some of the information on the site -- which includes phone numbers, addresses and credit history -- is accurate.
President Obama Tuesday told ABC News that authorities are investigating the alleged breach. ""We should not be surprised that if you've got hackers that want to dig in and devote a lot of resources, that they can access this information,"" Obama said. ""Again, not sure how accurate but ... you've got websites out there that tell people's credit card info. That's how sophisticated they are.""
Officials at the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service, reached by phone Tuesday, said that both of their agencies had begun related investigations. Likewise, the Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the disclosure of information relating to chief Charlie Beck, as well as any affected people inside their jurisdiction who request an investigation.
The information used by attackers to access the credit reports for Los Angeles Police Department officials -- involving social security numbers and some types of personal information -- was likely taken from a supposedly secure city employee database, according to Frank Preciado, assistant officer in charge at the LAPD online section, reported Politico.
Los Angeles police commander Andrew Smith, in a press conference, noted that it wasn't the first time that information about LAPD officials has been published online. ""People get mad at us, go on the Internet and try to find information about us, and post it all on one site,"" he said. But as for this recent round of breaches, he said, ""It's a creepy thing to do.""
Who's responsible for creating the Exposed.su website? So far, that's not clear, though what's interesting is the choice of top-level domain name -- .su -- which refers to the Soviet Union, and which can still be used to register sites. ""Using a .su domain to host tells me these guys probably weren't that stupid -- this is a statement not a prank I think,"" said the threat intelligence manager for Trustwave SpiderLabs, who goes by ""Space Rogue,"" on Twitter.
Likewise, it's not clear how the site's administrator obtained the credit reports. ""Many questions remain as to whether this was a straightforward hack, or if the hackers were able to gain unauthorized access to the data via other means,"" said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, in a blog post. ""One possibility is that the hackers were able to scoop information up off the net about particular individual public figures, and then use that to successfully impersonate their targets and access credit histories.""
More evidence that whoever is behind the site knows what they're doing came via an error page on the Exposed.su website, which revealed that the site's administrator had signed up for CloudFlare, which helps keep sites online in the event of heavy amounts of page browsing or even some types of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. CloudFlare, interestingly, is no stranger to controversy -- the company chose to continue working with hacktivist group LulzSec in 2011 after the group began publishing information that it had obtained by hacking into Sony's servers. ""While we will respect the laws of the jurisdictions in which we operate, we do not believe it is our decision to determine what content may and may not be published,"" said CloudFlare CEO Matthew Prince in a blog posted at the time. ""That is a slippery slope down which we will not tread.""
Regardless of how long the doxed financial information remains online -- and the site remained live Wednesday -- the episode has highlighted poor protections offered by restricting access to information based on social security numbers, Marc Maiffret, CTO of BeyondTrust, told U.S.News & World Report. ""Pretty much everything comes falling down once you have a social security number,"" he said. ""Once somebody has that, the person has the keys to everything.""
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3ef5afd1-44c8-45fa-ad8d-2e5960a03fb3,2017-08-16T23:44:26+00:00,2010-08-19,1,https://civsourceonline.com/2010/08/19/illinois-to-build-largest-solar-field-in-the-midwest/,"Illinois has received funding to build the largest solar field in the Midwest. Wanxiang America Corporation will get more than $4 million in a federal stimulus grant to develop the field. Wanxiang will manage the project through Rockford Solar Partners a joint venture with Chicago-based renewable energy developer, New Generation Power.
The field will support 28 megawatts of power initially and will support 62 megawatts when everything is complete. The new facility, known as The Rockford Project, will save more than 40 million gallons of water annually and will reduce carbon dioxide emissions at a rate of more than 10,000 tons annually, or about 28 tons each day. Solar panels will be sourced locally from the Wanxiang’s Rockford Plant.
Along with funding for this project, Governor Quinn also signed two bills into law that promote the use of solar power. House Bill 6202, will amend the Renewable Energy Portfolio standard to include a requirement for utilities to purchase 0.5 percent of its power from solar sources by June 1, 2012 and increase that amount each year. House Bill 5429, will allow individual homeowners to construct solar energy panels on their homes starting in 2011.
“Solar energy is the wave of the future, and it is important that our public utilities and homeowners are able to more easily increase their use of solar energy,” said Governor Quinn. “We must do everything we can to increase our use of solar energy, which will help us protect natural resources and reduce our reliance on traditional energy sources, such as foreign oil.”",318,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102757.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816231829-20170817011829-00409.warc.gz,0.954133749008179
f531c635-a7c1-4640-9376-a75fbe0513da,2017-08-23T10:24:48+00:00,2017-08-23,0,http://www.morewords.com/word/symbol/,"Definitions of symbol
n. - A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emblem; a representation; a type; a figure; as, the lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience. 2
n. - Any character used to represent a quantity, an operation, a relation, or an abbreviation. 2
n. - An abstract or compendium of faith or doctrine; a creed, or a summary of the articles of religion. 2
n. - That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty. 2
n. - Share; allotment. 2
n. - An abbreviation standing for the name of an element and consisting of the initial letter of the Latin or New Latin name, or sometimes of the initial letter with a following one; as, C for carbon, Na for sodium (Natrium), Fe for iron (Ferrum), Sn for tin (Stannum), Sb for antimony (Stibium), etc. See the list of names and symbols under Element. 2
v. t. - To symbolize. 2
The word ""symbol"" uses 6 letters: B L M O S Y.
No direct anagrams for symbol found in this word list.
List shorter words within symbol, sorted by length
All words formed from symbol by changing one letter
Browse words starting with symbol by next letter",317,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886118195.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823094122-20170823114122-00098.warc.gz,0.880948185920715
4bbf3cc9-a615-4ad4-b530-783f6bba0aa5,2017-08-18T01:06:04+00:00,2017-08-18,1,http://newhomes.livingrealty.com/transit-city-condos/,"Location: Highway 7 & Jane St
Developer: CentreCourt Developments
Prices: 2 bedroom suites from the low $400,000s
Estimated Completion: 2020
Welcome to Transit City Condos
Welcome to Transit City Condos by CentreCourt Developments, the first phase in SmartREIT’s ambitious 100-acre SmartCentres Place development that is set to redefine Vaughan’s downtown area.
Transit City will be next door to a Viva bus terminal, which will be connected by a tunnel to the new Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station, the northernmost stop of the new Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension set to open in 2017.
We could list all the places that will be within easy reach of Transit City, but there are too many to mention. Instead, let’s just take a look at the new TTC map to understand how amazingly connected this building will be:
Currently in the pre-construction phase, the 55-storey condo tower will redefine condo living, in addition to being one of the most connected buildings in the entire GTA. In the words of Don Schmitt, principal from Diamond Schmitt Architects, it is “the first transit-friendly, pedestrian-oriented, urban community in the 905 district”.
Transit City Condos phase one will boast 553 suites, which the developer says will be bigger than average condo sizes in Toronto. In addition to more square footage, each suite will have a balcony and floor-to-ceiling windows, giving the feeling of even more space.
Elegance and Style
The lobby is set to have the elegance of a luxury hotel and will be complemented by the first Buca restaurant outside of Toronto. The high-end eatery will be 4,500 square feet and will serve top quality Italian food to residents in the finest of surroundings.
In another innovative move, Transit City won’t have its own gym. Instead, residents will have access to a brand-new, custom-built, 100,000 sq ft YMCA facility, which will be just steps away and part of SmartCentres Place.
The building will also be next to a new 9-acre park that will be the focal point of SmartCentres Place. The emphasis on creating wide-open green spaces show the intentions of the developers to create a genuine community for people to live, work and play in. In addition to the park, plans for SmartCentres place include shopping, office towers, a library, a community centre, and other entertainment options. It will truly be a community of the future.
Transit City: Location
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As a preferred VIP brokerage for Transit City Condos, Living Realty can provide inside access to all the latest details about the project. To register your interest in the project and gain access to further information, click the button below.",601,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104204.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818005345-20170818025345-00040.warc.gz,0.90280956029892
ddd0f5da-eb0f-44b9-bd98-8672c4990738,2013-06-18T22:52:49+00:00,2013-06-18,0,http://www.ebsqart.com/Artist/Hilary-Winfield/33503/Art-Portfolio/Peaceful-Oblivion/621324/,"~~ TITLE: Peaceful Oblivion. (Commission)
~~ SIZE/DIMENSIONS: 18x24 inches.
~~ COLORS: Rich, warm burnt umber, iridescent, metallic copper, various metallic shades of gold, and burnt sienna.
~~ MEDIUM: Professional-grade acrylic paint.
~~ SIGNED: Yes, this painting will be signed by the artist, either on the front when possible, or on the back.
~~ PRESENTATION: This painting is being offered as a commission order. Your painting will be very similar to the one shown here. I'll paint an original one just for you. Your painting will arrive on top-quality, gallery wrapped canvas, with staple-free edges. The edges will be painted to allow for immediate, frame-free hanging. READY TO HANG!
~~ NOTE: Please allow up to two weeks for the painting to be created and shipped.
~~ QUALITY: Your painting will be original, authentic, and personally signed by the artist. A clear, gloss coating will be applied to the surface to protect the painting from UV light, moisture, and dust.
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Validate an EBSQ COAMain COA Page",336,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.925883710384369
646aa706-54f0-464d-9cc7-5725887c62cb,2015-04-01T11:10:19+00:00,2011-04-26,0,http://io9.com/5795450/its-the-eleventh-doctor-vs-jack-the-ripper-in-idws-doctor-who-comic?tag=drwho,"Here's an exclusive sneak peek at IDW Publishing's latest issue of Tony Lee's Doctor Who. In the final installment of ""Ripper's Curse,"" the Eleventh Doctor's time-meddling may have put Amy Pond in the Ripper's path.
The issue hits stores Wednesday, April 27. Here's the solicitation information from IDW:
Doctor Who #4
Tony Lee (w) • Richard Piers Rayner (a) • Tommy Lee Edwards, photo (c)
""Ripper's Curse,"" Part 3 of 3: Mary Kelly's dead, but was she supposed to die? In a changing future, the Doctor discovers his actions have led to a larger number of ""canonical"" Ripper victims-and that Amy is remembered as the next to be murdered... Can they find her before the future becomes real?
*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99",199,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131304444.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172144-00202-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.947233855724335
5dbc7c2e-c6b9-4489-b523-d1107536efde,2018-08-21T04:13:19+00:00,2016-08-24,1,https://blog.fxpro.co.uk/market-snapshots/24082016-sterling-tests-downtrend-resistance-3/,"Sterling broke the major resistances at 1.3200 and 1.3230 this morning as a result of the earlier weakening of the dollar. The price further tested the next resistances at 1.3250 then pulled back as the dollar is turning strong, weighing on GBPUSD. It is currently oscillating around the level at 1.3230.
On the daily chart, GBPUSD is near the downtrend line major resistance level at 1.3250. In addition, the daily time frame KD is above 80, suggesting a retracement.
The Brexit may not be egregious in the long term, yet it will be a painful process in the following year before reaching a new deal with the EU. The uncertainty will also be reflected on the trend of Sterling.
It is better to keep a cautious stance when trading Sterling as the uncertain political and business climate may last for a long term. Whenever Sterling is trading at a high level, it may trigger short positions.
Keep an eye on the US Existing Home Sales figures (MoM) for July, to be released at 15:00 GMT+1 on Wed 24th Aug. With positive readings, GBPUSD will likely test the newly formed support at 1.3230. While lower-than-expected figures, GBPUSD will likely test the resistance at 1.3250.
The Dollar Index (DXY)
The dollar rallied yesterday as helped by a record high level of New Home Sales since Oct 2007.
Earlier today, the dollar index just broke the upside major downtrend line resistance at 94.55 with a long bullish candle. Now it is testing the next resistance level at 94.73.
Be aware that the 4 hourly time frame KD indicator is above 70, suggesting a pullback.
As a result of the strengthening of Sterling. EURGBP broke the uptrend line support at 0.8600. Besides, on the 4 hourly chart, short term moving averages crossed over long term ones from above, indicating the bullish momentum has diminished.
Yet the 4 hourly and daily time frame KD indicators are both below 20, suggesting a rebound prior to a further fall.
The upside resistance is at 0.8580 followed by 0.8600 and 0.8690.
The downside support is at 0.8500, followed by 0.8470 and 0.8430.
Yesterday oil price surged as Iran signals that it may support joint action. It rallied from intra-day low of 46.72 to intra-day high of 48.43, a 3.66% rise.
Yet Iran insisted it may cooperate only after it regains pre-sanctions output level of 4 million barrels per day. Its output level in July was 3.6 million barrels per day.
Saudi and Russia both have reached their highest output in this summer. Before a concrete agreement is reached, any news might boost oil prices momentarily, yet it will likely retrace as long as the oversupply issue still exists.
On the 4 hourly chart, the price is forming a consolidation pattern.
The upside resistance is at 48.00 followed by 48.35 and 49.00.
The downside support is at 47.30, followed by 47.00, 46.80 and 46.40.",673,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217951.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821034002-20180821054002-00286.warc.gz,0.930106103420258
902262b8-7600-4294-b52f-08ccd9f97ee1,2018-08-22T01:33:01+00:00,2009-05-28,0,https://grafetti.wordpress.com/tag/serious-violence/,"Was wondering what y’all think of what’s going on in Pakistan.
Yesterday, an attempt to destroy one of the Intelligence Agency centers in Lahore killed more than two dozen people, injured more than three hundred, and destroyed an emergency services building:
- Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/world/asia/28pstan.html
- Pics: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/05/27/world/0527-pstan_index.html
Today (28 May 2009), Pakistan the Taliban warned people to evacuate cities (scary !!!).",137,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221219242.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20180822010128-20180822030128-00361.warc.gz,0.887374758720398
06b30f24-9eac-4932-82a8-3cb001720c8a,2017-08-18T14:27:19+00:00,2017-08-18,1,https://morningconsult.com/opinions/unrealized-threat-weaponized-drones/,"The drone threat is expanding. Warnings from industry and the intelligence community regarding the adoption of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) or do-it-yourself (DIY) drones have gone unheeded and it is not for a lack of information. Numerous public reports have revealed the use of drones by narco-terrorists to target border agents, drones used to sneak weapons into prisons and drones being used for artillery spotting by ISIS militants.
Further research in specific localized conflicts shows the reality of militants, insurgents and terrorists using drones armed with explosives as basic precision guided munitions. In Syria, a video showing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that has been weaponized with an improvised explosive device (IED) makes this growing threat clear and should quell the myth that COTSs hobby-grade drones are not suitable to deliver explosive payloads.
Further evidence of drone weaponization can be found by examining open source intelligence of recently captured weaponized drones used by hostile actors. Something as simple as drone design choices offers insight into the tactics, training, and procedures (TTP’s). These drones are modeled after a child’s toy airplane and created by commonly available, relatively inexpensive commodity hardware.
While the drones themselves may not be sophisticated, we cannot make the same conclusion about the modifications. To enable a COTS or DIY drone to deliver an explosive, one must possess a general understanding of aerodynamics coupled with extensive testing in order to accomplish modifications like this. For these reasons, it is important to not jump to conclusions about the sophistication of the owners of these weaponized drone.
Further information on the drone users’ sophistication can be gained by understanding how it is directed. We are seeing drones that do not require a camera or associated First Person View (FPV) setup. Without a camera, the drone pilot would need above average flying skills. The reason for this is a pilot needs to be relatively close by and within ‘Line of Sight’ of the aircraft or accompanied by a spotter with binoculars or other optics. Traditionally speaking, an airframe is easier to fly via first-person view versus line-of-sight. This alone can help a novice pilot accomplish a more advanced flight then they could with assistance from the camera system. FPV feels more like a video game and has a more natural skill progression.
All of this suggests that not only is the weaponization of the drone a setup up from typical militant tactics, but it also suggests a deeper set of experience, ability and training on the part of the terrorists deploying these platforms.
Past evidence of weaponized commercial drones is suggesting militants like ISIS are choosing their receiver/transmitter technologies based on operational needs. For example, numerous drones recovered from terrorists show that groups like ISIS are increasingly focusing on systems that deliver better range, data rates and resistance to interference from military jammers. This suggests strategic thinking about operational experience as well as the drone’s capabilities, their flying characteristics and the art of the possible.
We are witnessing evolutionary innovation from militant groups. Hezbollah recently began deploying drones that have been rigged to drop salvaged munitions, in this case Chinese MZD-2 sub munitions from a missile, to bomb Syrian rebel positions (see video here). Most concerning is that the techniques and tactics developed are quickly disseminated and adopted among other terror groups and criminal networks. These techniques become highly portable and accessible, allowing anyone, anywhere, with the right information and guidance, to rapidly weaponize a drone.
Unfortunately, we seem to be at the start of a new terror and asymmetric warfare trend analogous to the rapid adoption, use and sophistication of IED’s.
While weaponized commercial drones have not made much of a public appearance in the developed world, their existing use and rapid development is undisputable. Worse, they represent a threat that we are poorly prepared for. As such, security organizations, law enforcement and public interest groups need to seriously consider the threat of weaponized drones and start putting in place reasonable systems and plans to counter them.
Kevin Finisterre is a senior software engineer at Department 13. Finisterre has spent his career assessing web applications and network vulnerabilities relating to the identification and exploitation of software.
Robi Sen is the chief technical officer of Department 13. He is a communications industry professional with a 25-year career in IT, engineering, and research on cutting edge projects for NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Morning Consult welcomes op-ed submissions on policy, politics and business strategy in our coverage areas. Submission guidelines can be found here.",947,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104681.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818140908-20170818160908-00026.warc.gz,0.941647589206696
a7163cee-8c7a-49a2-a184-832c600a82ae,2016-07-28T08:37:11+00:00,2013-10-03,0,http://www.ideas-idees.ca/blog/innovation-nation,"Christine McKenna Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
The 2013-2014 season of Big Thinking kicked off on October 3rd with Dr. Richard Hawkins, Professor at the University of Calgary and Fellow of the Institute for Science Society and Policy (ISSP) at the University of Ottawa. While prorogation meant this month’s lecture couldn’t be held at the usual venue on Parliament Hill, the alternative location at HUB Ottawa – a collaborative working space designed to promote social innovation – provided an environment that nicely matched the theme of Hawkins’ address: “Whither innovation? Moving beyond the buzzword.”
Does Canada really understand what “innovation” means? According to Hawkins, our conventional wisdom surrounding the issue is based almost exclusively on supporting research and development in science and technology – but it’s not enough. Often the idea is to promote entrepreneurship and economic stimulation, and Hawkins suggests that our focus on S&T-based innovation leaves out other key areas of knowledge from which valuable ideas could emerge.
“The subjective areas and cultural elements of innovation must be considered,” says Hawkins, and in terms of Canada’s current efforts to formulate innovation-boosting policy, there is “something intangible” we’ve yet to sufficiently investigate. There is a disconnect between what we know about innovation and what we’re actually doing about it, and that’s why our progress has stagnated.
Part of the reason Hawkins says our dominant focus on S&T is not working is because the sciences “have become more granular” and it is harder to present research to policymakers in a way that is meaningful to them. He suggests we need to move beyond defining innovation simply as “more technology”, and consider how Canada’s research efforts can help lead to prosperity. “Innovation does not automatically create prosperity,” Hawkins points out. “For example, chemical weapons are a form of innovation.”
So what will it take for Canada to “move beyond the buzzword” and rethink our understanding of innovation? How can Canadian innovation policy become better at promoting developments with more meaningful outcomes than simply an increased supply of technology? Hawkins and several other leading academics have developed an innovation “Decalogue” proposing a ten-point framework to assess Canada’s current policies and help to develop new ones. The paper, entitled Canada's Future as an Innovative Society: A Decalogue of Policy Criteria, can be accessed online – and readers are welcome to endorse the final version.
A video recording of Hawkins’ lecture will also be available in the next few weeks on our Big Thinking page. This event was organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences in partnership with the Institute for Science Society and Policy (ISSP) at the University of Ottawa.
The next Big Thinking lecture will take place on November 21st on Parliament Hill with Ron Deibert, Director of the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, who will discuss cyber security. Registration will open in the coming weeks.",640,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828010.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00073-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.937361478805542
1acdb173-3d8f-4194-ba09-d1173d12779c,2018-08-14T16:13:29+00:00,2018-08-14,0,http://vwhomeworkqewj.epitaphs.us/a-plot-overview-of-the-play-les-miserables.html,"Les miserables (1998) plot summary (0 votes) starring: claire danes, geoffrey rush, liam neeson, uma thurman genres: crime, drama. Les miserables'' is like a perfectly respectable classics illustrated version of the victor hugo novel it contains the moments of high drama,. I want to suggest that even if you were deeply moved by “les mis,” you can still save the two men never push beyond the surface of each other's characters “rigoletto” is an adaptation of the hugo play “le roi s'amuse. Les misérables colloquially known in english-speaking countries as les mis or les miz is a sung-through musical based on the novel.
Les miserables: novel summary: section 2 - book eight, free study guides and book notes including comprehensive chapter analysis, complete summary. Les miserables (2012) movie review summary actors: hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne detailed plot synopsis reviews of les miserables (2012). Synopsis les misérables, one of the world's greatest literary classics, sold out the script boasts a brilliant cast of characters who weave an exciting tapestry of.
Les misérables is a french historical novel by victor hugo, first published in 1862 , that is for the musical theatre adaptation, see les misérables (musical) the novel follows the lives and interactions of several characters, particularly the but do not advance the plot, nor even a subplot, a method hugo used in such. Les misérables is an emotional tour de force with eight oscar nominations, but a film adaptation of a stage play is always a risky venture this article will provide you with a brief synopsis of the plot, the characters, and. Anyone who has read or watched les misérables will recognize that into that plot, he folded the story of jean valjean, an out-of-work peasant who two characters who can easily afford soft white bread choose instead to.
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Les misérables is the world's longest running musical – a true modern classic based on victor hugo's novel and full synopsismaterials and orchestration. Learn more about victor hugo and les misérables with this fascinating list of hugo took a firm stance against letting his work be summarized or excerpted than a quarter of les misérables is considered to be digressions from the plot. Synopsis: les misérables the greenshow backstage tour repertory magic play seminars production seminars play orientations bardway, baby.Download",721,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209165.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20180814150733-20180814170733-00606.warc.gz,0.902293264865875
c8d0a9d7-af36-492c-bf09-199a1abb8c44,2015-03-30T22:58:40+00:00,2012-01-20,1,http://en.tengrinews.kz/politics_sub/Russia-refuses-to-budge-on-Syria-sanctions--6792/,"Russia said on Friday it strongly disagreed with changes to its draft UN Security Council resolution on Syria that are being promoted by Western states, AFP
""Unfortunately, the West's approach radically differs from ours,"" Deputy Foreign Minister Gannady Gatilov was quoted as saying by Interfax.
""Judging by the contents of their proposed amendments, their goal is clearly aimed at removing (President Bashar) al-Assad's regime in Damascus,"" he said,
Russia and China vetoed a European resolution on Syria in October but Moscow surprised the Security Council two months later by proposing its own resolution condemning violence by both the government and opposition.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week accused Russia of refusing to negotiate changes to its draft that would also suit Western nations by placing blame for the 10-month crackdown on Assad.
Gatilov said Russia firmly insisted that any UN action rules out the possibility of foreign military involvement in the conflict and highlights the violence being committed by both sides.
""Their position attempts to completely and wholly place the blame on the Syrian government and in every way possible absolve the actions of the armed opposition.""
He added however that Russia would enter new consultations on the draft at the Council within the coming days.",248,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300031.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00217-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.97593742609024
db5f7ad7-1c69-4174-b6cd-d2f0b0dd6319,2016-07-25T08:23:59+00:00,2013-01-28,0,http://www.thinkadvisor.com/2013/01/28/sen-tom-harkin-chairman-of-help-committee-to-retir?t=careerstlife-planning-ltc,"Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced Saturday that he will not seek re-election for his term expiring in 2014.
Harkin said in a statement that his decision was twofold: to fulfill a promise that he made to his wife and, after 40 years as a congressman and senator, to “make way for someone new” to fill his Senate seat.
“I’m 73 years old right now. At the end of this term I’ll be 75,” Harkin said in the statement. “When the current Congress is over, I will have served in the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate for a total of 40 years. After 40 years, I just feel it’s somebody else’s turn.”
Harkin continued, “I came to Washington with a simple goal: help people. It was that goal that has inspired me throughout my career and one that will continue to inspire my work.”
In early December, Harkin said that the retirement deficit crisis prompted him to recently pen a report, “The Retirement Crisis and a Plan to Solve It”, which includes a proposal to provide universal access to pension plans called Universal, Secure and Adaptable (USA) Retirement Funds.
Harkin said that he intends to put his report “in bill form” when the new Congress convenes in January. A spokesperson for Harkin’s office told AdvisorOne on Friday that bill would likely be introduced sometime in February. Harkin’s plan will be two-pronged: USA Retirement Funds—which he described as innovative, privately run, hybrid pension plans that incorporate many of the benefits of traditional pensions while substantially reducing the burden on employers—as well as expanding Social Security benefits by $65 per month.
During his next two years in Congress, Harkin said he would also work to advance the following:
• Moving forward with bills to ensure that all Americans are able to achieve the promise of a quality education—beginning in early childhood, continuing through elementary and high school, and culminating with higher education.
• Working to significantly increase the employment of individuals with disabilities, in order to continue to fulfill the promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Ensuring the successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
As an appropriator and as chair of the Appropriations subcommittee that funds health, education and labor, Harkin says that he would ensure these initiatives have the funding necessary for implementation. So too, he says, he would he continue to advance farm policy that advocates for farmers markets and increased local production and marketing of food.",568,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824217.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00162-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.974815368652344
186c6e2a-c5b7-453d-adef-c4dea0cb5266,2015-03-28T14:39:13+00:00,2014-02-27,1,http://www.iol.co.za/business/companies/british-american-tobacco-profits-rise-1.1653915,"British American Tobacco profits riseComment on this story
London - British American Tobacco, the world's second-biggest maker of cigarettes, announced on Thursday a slight increase in annual net profit while warning of headwinds in southern Europe.
Earnings after tax grew 3.5 percent to £3.272 billion (R58.6 billion) in 2013 from net profit totalling £3.163 billion a year earlier, the maker of the Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall brands said in an earnings statement.
Revenue was flat but after stripping out currency fluctuations, it grew 4.0 percent to £15.822 billion year-on-year.
“British American Tobacco continued to perform strongly in 2013, with another year of excellent earnings growth and cash flow, partially offset by currency headwinds,” chairman Richard Burrows said in the earnings statement.
“Difficult trading conditions persist in some parts of the world, notably southern Europe, but these results demonstrate that the group's strategy continues to deliver robust profit and dividend growth.” - Sapa-AFP",226,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297587.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00001-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.931378066539764
c1ebfc66-c8a6-4489-9c24-5200db514571,2015-03-27T00:05:04+00:00,2012-12-01,1,http://www.wibw.com/home/military/headlines/Source-Says-Nebraskas-Hagel-Front-Runner-for-Defense-183282991.html,"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel has met with both President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, as the president considers tapping him to replace Leon Panetta as defense secretary, according to several knowledgeable sources.
Several sources familiar with the process say Hagel appears to have the inside track for the job. CNN has previously reported Hagel is on the short list of potential nominees. One Democratic source familiar with the process simply dubs Hagel ""the frontrunner."" Another Democrat with knowledge of the process calls Hagel’s nomination ""almost a done deal."" But according to an administration official, no decisions have been made.
Reuters reported that Obama and Hagel met early last week.
Hagel, who serves as the co-chair of the president's Intelligence Advisory Board, is someone well-known to the president. He crossed party lines to endorse Obama for president in 2008, and traveled with him to Afghanistan and Iraq. He is also friendly with Biden because both men worked together on a variety of foreign policy issues when they served in the Senate.
Since leaving the Senate in 2009, Hagel has remained engaged in public policy. He now heads the nonpartisan Atlantic Council. But he is known as someone who supports ""engagement"" and ""soft power."" He opposed President George W. Bush's decision to invade Iraq and was against the Bush administration's troop surge there in 2007.
Many Senate Republicans would no doubt raise questions about Hagel's foreign policy positions.
If nominated and confirmed, Hagel would be Obama's second Republican defense secretary. Bob Gates stayed on when Obama took office after having served in the role under Bush. If not nominated for the Pentagon, there is also a possibility that Hagel might be considered for another post.
Sources say others under consideration for the defense post include Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Michele Flournoy, who was previously a top Pentagon official.
Carter, who has helped oversee the Pentagon's recent belt tightening, would be viewed as well suited to lead the sprawling agency during a period of fiscal austerity. Flournoy would make history as the first woman ever to run the Pentagon.
Panetta has indicted he would like to return to private life in California in 2013.
Both sources also confirm, as CNN has previously reported, that current chief of staff Jack Lew is likely to be nominated as treasury secretary.
One knowledgeable source says that any changes at the staff level- or in the economic team- are likely to be put on hold until there is a clearer picture of the fate of the fiscal cliff negotiations.
The question of who will be asked to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton-and when-remains unanswered. One of the Democratic sources says the president remains a ""very big Susan Rice fan,"" but also adds that ""the longer he lets her (Rice) hang out there, the harder it is. The last week was not good for her.""
Rice, the U.N. ambassador, traveled to Capitol Hill recently to meet with skeptical Republicans about her role in the controversy over the administration's public response to the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, in September.
The sessions seemed to do little to assuage their questions. One moderate Republican, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, emerged from her session clearly unenthusiastic about a potential Rice nomination.
Both sources say that the question of Rice's future is very closely held, as is the question of the timing of any nomination. One knowledgeable source indicated some announcements on the foreign policy front could be made next week. Sources also caution that these nominations should be seen as part of a larger picture: As in a chess game, each move affects the next move.
For instance, there is a consideration of working relationships, the president's ""comfort level, and issues like diversity. If Rice were not to be nominated as secretary of state, the top four Cabinet posts-attorney general, defense, treasury and state-would all be filled by men, if the State Department nod was given to Sen. John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) instead of Rice.
One of the knowledgeable sources says the White House is considering former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland or outgoing Washington state Gov. Christine Gregoire for the position of transportation secretary.",881,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131293283.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172133-00135-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.970066070556641
2bdec05e-4675-45e6-a360-214a71e5f7d3,2018-08-14T09:19:16+00:00,2018-08-14,0,https://www.greymatter.com/Netop-Solutions-A-S/Netop-VISION-for-Chrome-Books/1198072,"Netop VISION for Chrome Books [NOLP - Academic - Renewal (Maintenance - NAP) (1-Year) (1000-1999) Per User (In a single domain) - Electronic *Non-Returnable*]
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Vision for Chromebooks is the classroom management app that helps teachers save time, enhance learning, and keep students safe by providing visibility into all student activities. Easily redirect students’ attention by freezing screens or blocking websites with the click of a button.
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- Blank screens and block input with the push of a button. Refocus students’ attention, reclaiming instruction time.
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df1ae665-fda9-4f02-a777-556509274ff0,2013-05-22T00:31:50+00:00,2013-01-17,1,http://crescent-news.com/ap%20travel/2013/01/17/boeing-787-production-continues-as-planned,"Boeing said 787s will keep rolling off the assembly line while it works to get the planes grounded by regulators back flying again.
Boeing's newest, flashiest jet was grounded worldwide on Thursday after one plane suffered a battery fire and another had an emergency landing because pilots detected a burning smell. The two incidents prompted airlines and regulators around the world to ground the planes until a fix for the battery problem is found that satisfies the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
It's not clear how long the investigation -- or the fix -- will take, but it won't be cheap for Boeing. Meanwhile, airlines that had sought the prestige of flying the world's most sophisticated plane are instead stuck with one they can't use.
Poland's airline LOT said Thursday it may seek compensation from Boeing Co. for the grounding of its two 787 Dreamliner planes. The airline suffered the highest-profile embarrassment of any of Boeing's customers on Wednesday night, when it was showing off new service between Warsaw and Chicago.
The plane's captain learned of the FAA grounding order while the flight was on its way from Warsaw to Chicago. The airline had to cancel the return trip -- and a ceremony at O'Hare that was to include airline officials and Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Passengers who were eager to ride the airline's first flight back to Warsaw ended up looking for a hotel room instead.
Boeing currently builds five 787s every month. It hasn't delivered any since Jan. 3, before the first fire. Boeing Co. spokeswoman Lori Gunter said no deliveries were scheduled during that time. She declined to talk about planned deliveries.
All Nippon Airways said its 18th 787 is due at the end of this month, but it won't take delivery until the 787 flights resume.",369,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00015-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96776956319809
798a6f4d-681d-45e8-aceb-69afc83a828a,2018-08-20T08:26:29+00:00,2012-09,0,http://blog.juergenrothphotography.com/2012/09/6-basic-photo-tips-that-will-boost-your.html,"Use the following simple 6 basic photo tips to catapult your photography to the next level and build your confidence. These 6 easy to apply points will provide you the biggest bang for the buck … love to hear your feedback!
Photo Tip #1: Utilize the Rule of Thirds as a Starting Point for Your Composition
Don't use the Rule of Thirds as a set rule; more as a guideline or starting point for a more interesting and pleasing photographic composition. In Landscape Photography it is best to place the horizon in accordance to the importance of the sky; with dramatic sky formations placing the horizon in the lower third will give the sky more preference, for images with stronger foregrounds and weaker cloud or sky formations a horizon in the upper third of the image is more preferred. Usually locating the horizon in the middle makes a photo ordinary and static. An exception to the just said would be a grand landscape lake reflection. It is easy to apply the same approach to Flower Photography where laying the focus or point of interest within the flower at one of the four intersections has great impact by leaving room for the viewer to explore the image but also to be drawn back to the focus point.
Photo Tip #2: Apply the appropriate Depth of Field to your Photograph
Depth of Field or DoF relates to the parts of a photograph that are in full focus and show acceptable details. We, as photographers, have control over the amount of depth of field in a photograph and depending on our photographic or artistic goals we may vary 1 or all of the 4 factors that determine a shallow or extensive depth of field: Focal Length, Subject Distance or Magnification, Choice of Focus Point, Aperture or f-stop camera setting >>> Learn More.
Photo Tip #3: Use a Sturdy Tripod for Better Sharpness and Higher Picture Quality
Besides cameras and lenses, a solid tripod is one of the most important investments for a nature photographer. High quality nature photography is rarely achieved when hand holding your camera. A tripod is essential for low light photography during the morning, evening and twilight, for shooting wildlife, for macro photography and for experimenting with impressionistic or abstract photography. It not only steadies your shooting equipment for maximum image quality, it also will help you discover the world of photography. You are more likely to step back, think and compose a photograph. Prior to shutter release one should always ask yourself: do I have a straight horizon, do I have sufficient depth of field or shall I close the camera aperture setting to maximize depth of field, how will this setting impact my photograph, are there distracting elements in the foreground or background of my composition, do I even have a composition?
Photo Tip #4: Set up your Camera for Exposure Bracketing
Exposure is one of the most important camera and lens functions that a photographer needs to understand and master when pursuing photography. A correct exposed photograph conveys an image of clarity that retains details and colors in all areas of interest including light or dark areas. Correct exposure is always subjective and while I prefer a slightly underexposed image that boosts colors and saturation, others may not.
Correct exposure is a fine combination of ISO, shutter speed, aperture and lens settings. Understanding how these 4 elements come together is crucial for exceptional photography.
One way to evaluate correct exposure is the use of a histogram. With the help of the histogram we can determine and easily check for a correct exposure and adjust accordingly. Understanding a histogram may be overwhelming for some and there is an easier way to study and understand the impact of the 4 elements on exposure. Check your camera manual and set it up for exposure bracketing. 1 stop or even 2 stop brackets will do to study the impact. Exposure bracketing will allow for the camera to record 3 photos each time you take a picture. Start out by choosing a 1 stop bracket. The first picture will be taken at the base setting, the second photo will be under exposed by 1 stop and the third will be over exposed by 1 stop. Not happy with your results, close down the gap to 1/3 or 2/3 stops and retake the photograph. Digital photography is a great learning tool because mega pixels are free and a hands-on approach always works better than all the theory in the world. During post processing one can select the best exposure in accordance to the personal experience and scenery.
I almost always photograph in Aperture Priority Mode and at my lowest ISO setting which then provides me with the appropriate exposure time. Since I usually use a tripod I do not need to worry about slow exposure times. In more difficult lighting conditions I select exposure bracketing to ensure I achieve a correct exposure >>> Learn More.
Photo Tip #5: Shoot, shoot, shoot and Turn Home Field to Your Advantage
Explore your local gardens, parks, wildlife sanctuaries or nearby National Parks to work and enhance your photography skills. Once perfected locally one can pursue nature photography out of the comfort zone and away from home. Invest the saved money into a sturdy tripod and higher quality lenses. Keep shooting and practicing at your own pace and time, allow errors and learn from them; be inspired by others and develop your own photographic style. Learning by doing is key and learning not only from our mistakes but also from our successes is very beneficial as it is in every other job and industry >>> Learn More.
Photo Tip #6: Take Advantage of Exceptional Lighting Condition
Photography is often referred to as painting with light. When we talk about painting with light we talk about the process of creating a photograph. Photography derives from the Greek where photo means light and graph stands for painting. It is up to us photographers to evaluate the quality, quantity, direction and how we can manipulate light to our advantage for exceptional photography >>> Learn More.",1171,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216051.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820082010-20180820102010-00502.warc.gz,0.935090005397797
6c5e0725-5de5-47dc-9e7f-c80114678cdb,2022-05-17T04:58:40+00:00,2022-05-17,0,https://bumijourney.com/frequently-asked-questions-faq/,"What is the food like?
Bali has its own local food with its own charm compared to the rest of Indonesia. It is still centered on rice and local herbs. Some of the foods worth trying are Nasi Campur Bali, Ayam Betutu (Chicken) and Lilit Satay.
For those of you who still want to feel like home, there are tons of restaurants serving dishes from all over the world. Bali has accustomed itself to cater needs from tourists from all over the world, so you do not need to worry!
For vegans, Bali is one of the best places to find it in Indonesia. Having Hinduism as the majority of the people’s beliefs, and being exposed to the global culture, veganism is something very familiar to Balineses.
Can I fly directly to Bali?
Absolutely. Bali has an international airport that allows you to skip Jakarta and fly directly to the island.
What show should I not miss?
On top of the list? See Tari Kecak (Kecak dance). It is a fascinating combination of mystical ritual and a group dance. This dance is predominantly done by men gathering around sitting shirtless that will leave you speechless.
When is the best time to visit?
If you think of exploring underwater life, the dry season is definitely the best time to visit as the sky is clearer and the ocean is nicer.
To avoid the crowd, the best time to visit Bali is April, May, September & October. These are the months before and after the peak season in June, July & August.
What local custom should I pay attention to?
Bali has a daily sacred routine that visitors need to be aware of. Please do not step on their daily offerings that are located everywhere in public spaces. Please do not enter any temples when you are on your period and not to make too much noise or talk rudely inside temples as almost every temple there is still actively used for praying.",412,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662515501.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517031843-20220517061843-00421.warc.gz,0.961589992046356
d2279c7f-0f83-4aeb-8ac3-4ab95c248699,2015-04-01T01:04:08+00:00,2000-03-09,1,http://www.whole-systems.org/extinctions.html,"Species Extinction and
Species are currently going extinct at a faster rate than at any time in the past with the exception of cataclysmic encoders with extraterrestrial objects. A good proxy for the rate of extinction is the rate of growth in energy used by the human population. In other words, extinction rates are increasing in step with the product of population growth times the growth in affluence.
- Graph is based on a mathematical model linking species to
habitat loss developed by Edward O. Wilson and others.
- Assumptions: Total number of species = 10 million
Background extinction rate from fossil records is one extinction
per million species per year; estimated total number of species
10 million - background rate = 10 species per year.
- Extinction Rates:
- 1. Edward Wilson estimates 27,000 species are currently lost
per year. By 2022, 22% of all species will be extinct if no action
- 2. Niles Eldridge estimates 30,000 per year currently.
- 3. Georgina M. Mace using a different methodology based on
extrapolations from the current lists of endangered species arrives
at a figure of 14-22% loss of species and subspecies over the
next 100 years.
- 4. Paul Ehrlich, using another approach based on total energy
use estimates extinction rates at 7,000 to 13,000 times the background
rate, (70,000 to 130,000 species per year) which he says is higher
than figures based on data for higher orders of animal indicates,
but we have little data on insects and micro flora and fauna.
Species extinctions are very difficult to quantify. In the past the man caused extinctions have been primarily due to hunting. As man crossed over from Asia and entered the North American Continent, a series of extinctions occurred caused in part by man's predation of slow moving species like the mammoth and other mega-herbivores and perhaps, according to a new hypothesis, by the introduction of new diseases by man or his domesticated animals. The loss of these species caused other dependent species to go extinct like the giant vultures and the long nosed bear. A similar wave of extinctions happened as the Polynesians colonized the pacific islands. This time it was the flightless birds that were defenseless against the new predators. The Moa was the largest, but on many islands there is evidence that up to 50% of all species of birds were hunted to extinction including such remarkable species as the Hawaiian Eagle.
- The cascade of current extinctions, however, is related mostly
to destruction of habitat, and displacement by introduced species.
Chemical pollutants, over harvesting and hybridization have played
smaller but still significant role. While the actual extinction
rate is difficult to pin down, there is no doubt that the planet
is in the midst of a mass extinction of major proportions. The
most conservative estimates place the extinction rate at 1000
times the background rate. These numbers are more easily accepted
when placed in the context of habitat destruction.
- Habitat Loss:
- African Nations: average 68% with Gambia suffering the most
at 91% loss.
- Asian Nations: 69% average with a range of 34% to 96% (excluding
- Mexico 66%
- US 26% (data WRI 1990)
- Habitat destruction can also be estimated in terms of the
product of population times affluence times a factor for technology,
all of which can be summed up by total energy use. Pre-agricultural
revolution energy use is estimated at .001 to .002 terawatts
for a population of 5-10 million. World consumption in 1990 was
13 terawatts or 7,000 to 13,000 times higher.
- In the future, the rapid increase in temperature will become an increasing threat to species. A tree species, for instance, can only migrate at a rate much slower than the rate at which its climactic zone will shift toward the poles.
- ""Biodiversity is our most valuable but least appreciated resource. We need to reclassify environmental problems in a way that more accurately reflects reality. There are two major environmental problems, and only two. One is the alteration of the physical environment to a state uncongnial to life, the now familiar syndrome of toxic pollution, loss of the ozone layer, climactic warming... all accelerated by the continued growth of human populations.
- The second category is the loss of biological diversity. ...Merely the attempt to solve the biodiversity crisis offers great benefits never before enjoyed, for to save species is to study them closely, and to learn them is to exploit their characteristics in novel ways.*
The benefits of species diversity can be approached from two
angles, one is the Cost Benefit approach of our monetary based
value system, and the other is the Safe Minimum Standard which
holds each species as irreplaceable and worthy of preservation
for its own sake. The cost benefit analysis would be quite adequate
if all the costs and benefits were included, but many benefits
are not known and the potential benefits cannot be known. For
example, in 1970 Grassy Stunt devastated rice crops in India and
Indonesia. Severe famine was averted by the development of a resistant
strain. After testing 6,273 varieties, the resistant gene was
found in only one variety discovered in 1966.
- The full valuation of species diversity must include but
is not limited to:
- 1. The value of the products obtained from the species. In
addition to potential medicinal values, many species have great
potential as agricultural and livestock that offer benefits of
greater efficiency and less destruction of the environment. 7000
species are grown and collected for food, but 50% of our food
comes from 3 plants, wheat, maze, and rice. The same is true
of commercially raised animals, especially cattle which are ill
suited and destructive to many of the environments they are raised
in. For example a study shows that the green iguana, a delicacy
of the rainforest could produce up to 10 times the yield per
acre of cattle, and the forest would be left in tact to provide
- 2. The present and future value of the genetic material held
in the species. The potential for utilizing genetic material
in beneficial ways is expanding so rapidly that to put a value
on the material from any species would be impossible. There are
many examples like the rice disease mentioned above where the
benefits of a single gene only recently discovered has had incalculable
- 3. Stability of the ecosystem. ""In a world created by
natural selection, homogeneity means vulnerability.""* Diversity
gives the natural system the ability to resist and adapt to disease,
severe weather, and climactic change. Disease striking a society
dependent on monoculture has been a major factor in many famines,
the Irish Potato Famine being the most infamous, mostly because
of the ability of plant geneticists to invent new resistant variety
as fast as the diseases arise.
- 4. Maximizing the efficiency of the ecosystem. Many studies
have shown that a diversity of species is better able to utilize
the inputs of water, sun and nutrients than a single or small
number of species which leads to greater biomass and less soil
erosion and nutrient loss. This is especially true of rainforests,
but also applies to temperate forests and grasslands.
Recovery time: Berkeley environmental scientist James
W. Kirchner and paleontologist Anne Weil released a report on
3/9/2000 that the recovery time for mass extinction is around
10 million years. This is significantly longer than previously
thought, and seems to hold true for any level of extinctions from
major extinctions of 75% of to minor ones of 25%. http://www.urel.berkeley.edu/urel_1/CampusNews/PressReleases/releases/03-09-2000.html
- Resources: Listed in order of usefulness and readability
- Web Sites
- 1) Wilson, Edward O. The diversity of Life, The Belknap Press
of Harvard university press, Cambridge, Mass.1992. A classic
- 2) Baskin, Yvonne, The Work of Nature, Island Press, 1998.
A very fascinating account of the interrelationships that make
an ecosystem work.
- 3) Eldredge, Niles, Life in the Ballance humanity and the
Biodiversity Crisis Princeton university Press, princeton 1998
- 4) Lawton, John H. & May, Robert M., Editors, Extinction Rates, Oxford University Press, 1995. An academic treatment of the techniques of population estimating.
- There are far too many to list here, but any of these works
will list 100 more references.",1856,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131302428.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172142-00242-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.912746489048004
70d00c08-6072-4a7e-a75d-5f778e4c3aed,2016-07-28T03:30:32+00:00,2010-03-01,0,http://www.motortrend.com/cars/jaguar/xj-series/2011/2011-jaguar-xj-drive/,"Giant Dancer: With Little Effort, You Can Feel the Actual Road Beneath your Treads - Enjoy It
This car isn’t kidding. The dramatic new shape speaks of a shift in direction for the XJ nameplate; the driving experience follows up on the promise. It’s true that the previous XJ had an aluminum body and roughly the same chassis architecture, so you could argue this is little more than a reskin and a repowering. But in the first few yards, you realize it represents a comprehensive rethink of what a large Jaguar luxury sedan should be.
It’s shifting away from the S-Class or A8 or 7 Series. The XJ feels distinctly sportier. The ride is no longer the waft it was with the old XJ. The V-8 isn’t intended to be silent. The steering is quick, the cornering agile. The design isn’t meant to communicate formality or businesslike status: It’s about panache and extroversion and a bit of fun. Just look at that interior. The most stylish cabin in the world today? I wouldn’t disagree.
And as to the exterior: Well, as we drive through Paris, a city where people know about style, they stop and point and stare in amazement. Driving through the countryside north of that great city, where the traffic-free rural roads roads are alternately open and sweeping or twisty and bumpy, your reporter is continually amazed too-at the numbers being passed by the speedometer needle.
That is the achievement of the new XJ. Other big sedans use a wider array of active chassis technologies than the Jaguar does; it does without 4WD or 4WS or active steering or active anti-roll. But when the others hunker into their sport modes, they tend to lose fluency. They take every opportunity to remind you what a task it is to make an elephant dance. The XJ is different. It feels remarkably unflustered and natural.
It turns into curves with something approaching glee and stays remarkably flat both in roll and pitch. The steering is so progressive your confidence rapidly builds. Mid-corner bumps do nothing to upset the action. The deeply contoured seat communicates the car’s surprisingly neutral balance. The adaptive dampers are so good they disguise their presence. Most traces of untoward waveforms, whether high-frequency wheelhop or low-frequency body float, are diminished to the point you just don’t think about them. Jaguar engineers opted for coil springs at the front (the predecessor was air) for a more natural feel. For the same reason, they bolted the subframe to the body without bushings, though noise refinement is still first rate. At the back, air springs are retained to level the car when laden.
Have we gotten used to an exterior design that aroused initial controversy? Yes, in traffic it looks striking from all angles, novel from some, and beautiful from most — and athletic, despite its size. Indeed, the increased front track over the outgoing car happened mainly because the designers wanted it. The chassis guys were happy, since it bestowed more grip and less roll. The body engineers had the smarts to deliver a bigger car with greater stiffness but no extra weight.
We’re driving a long-wheelbase version, on 20-inch wheels. Under the hood is the 5.0-liter, 385-horsepower engine introduced to the XF and XJ last year. It has variable cam phasing and direct injection, and is a delightfully torquey unit, marked by a soft woofle under light throttle. Light throttle is all you need most of the time, thanks to the combination of that torque, good transmission programming and light vehicle weight. Take it into the upper registers and it still sounds unstressed, but performance is mighty effective. There’s a supercharged version above that, available with 470 horsepower-or 510 if you’re in a big hurry. A 0-to-60-in-4.7 kind of hurry.
That transmission is operated by the JaguarDrive selector, a drum that powers upward from a flush position on the console. The shifts on the ZF six-speed transmission arrive smoothly just when you need them, making Mercedes‘ seven-speeder feel fussy. In sport auto mode, it’s superb at predicting when you’d want a downshift on entry to a curve. Use the paddles to manually shift under power, and there can be a bit of a thump in the back, but the compensation is a very prompt reward to your demand.
The headline driver-facing technology is a large virtual instrument cluster; except for the clock, there are no actual dials. The thin-film-technology screen imparts information when needed. For example, the area occupied by fuel and temp gauges gives way to a satnav junction diagram as you approach a turn, and a large gear indicator appears in place of the hi-fi selection when you’re in manual mode, and the rev-counter will switch to a large active cruise display or car setup configurator as needed.
But otherwise, Jaguar hasn’t gone mad with high tech. Perhaps that’s a reflection of the firm’s relatively small size, but it also matches the XJ’s character. There’s no night vision, no lane-keeping assist, no follow-to-stop cruise control or autonomous braking.
No, the XJ isn’t about fading into the background, transporting corporate bigwigs with their minds elsewhere. It’s about the joy of the road. For that reason, Jaguar no longer provides the softest ride in the class. The XJ is never harsh, and when a bump is past it’s immediately damped into history. But when you’re in the car, you do know there’s an actual road beneath. The idea is, you go out there and exploit it.
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|EPA city/hwy fuel econ||Not yet rated|
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6653590c-7e05-41f9-9e08-d709a4e3c238,2017-08-16T21:49:32+00:00,2015-03-09,1,http://www.przoom.com/news/151061/Alstom-to-Build-the-First-Ultra-supercritical-Lignite-fired-Power-Plant-in-Asia/,"PRZOOM - /newswire/ -
Lampang, Thailand, 2015/03/09 - Alstom, in consortium with Marubeni Corporation, has signed an agreement with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to supply and build the new unit at Mae Moh power plant - Alstom.com. FR0010220475; ALO
The total amount of the contract is €950 million in total, with Alstom’s share of the contract worth approximately €520 million. The contract will be carried out on an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis. This new unit will replace existing units 4-7 and will make Mae Moh the first lignite-fired power plant in Asia operating with ultra-supercritical conditions. Upon its completion in 2018, the unit will produce 600 MW of electricity with the highest environmental performance and with atmospheric emissions reduced to meet the most stringent regulations.
Alstom will supply its state-of-the-art technologies, such as the ultra-supercritical boiler with integrated Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx (SCR), its ultra supercritical steam turbine and generator, as well as the air quality control systems composed of a Wet Flue Gas Desulphurisation (WFGD) system enabling reduction of sulphur oxides by more than 98%, and Electrostatic Precipitators (ESP) designed to capture particulate and dust emissions, with an efficiency of more than 99.9%.
While existing units in the Mae Moh Power Plant were all originally equipped with Alstom boilers, the new unit will operate at ultra-supercritical conditions which leads to a higher overall plant efficiency, an improvement of close to 20% in the heat rate compared to the current specifications, increased power output as well as a reduction of more than 20% in CO2 emissions per unit of fuel burned compared to current installations.
Andreas Lusch, Senior Vice President Steam Business at Alstom, said,“as we return to Mae Moh, this contract further confirms our customer’s confidence in Alstom technology and execution capabilities to provide the most efficient and reliable power. We are proud to be able to work with EGAT to bring more sustainable and cleaner power to Thai customers and businesses. This success also reinforces our position as a leading power solutions provider in the industry. ”
Alstom (alstom.com) has been present in Thailand for 0ver 40 years, having supplied over 7GW of installed capacity in the country and is currently constructing the 850 MW North Bangkok combined cycle power plant, Block 2.
Christopher English (Alstom Thermal Power)
T: +33(0)1 41 49 26 85 - E: christopher.english[.]power.alstom.com.
Carolyn Chow (Alstom Singapore & East Asia)
Tél. : +65 6236 1575 - E: carolyn.chow[.]alstom.com.
T: +33(0)1 41 49 26 42 - E: delphine.brault[.]chq.alstom.com.
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f4d1e247-412b-43af-a80b-05d5ae118f84,2016-07-28T14:29:08+00:00,2014-07-18,0,http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2014/07/18/weekend-reading-july-18th-edition-microsoft-restructures-showcases-partner-opportunity-wpc-unveils-project-adam-msr-faculty-summit/,"In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on Microsoft’s announcement about its restructuring plan, the focus on cloud and mobile at the Worldwide Partner Conference and Microsoft’s acquisition of InMage.
On Thursday, Microsoft announced a restructuring plan to simplify its organization and align the recently acquired Nokia Devices and Services business with the company’s overall strategy. “The first step to building the right organization for our ambitions is to realign our workforce,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in an email to employees. “With this in mind, we will begin to reduce the size of our overall workforce by up to 18,000 jobs in the next year. Of that total, our work toward synergies and strategic alignment on Nokia Devices and Services is expected to account for about 12,500 jobs, comprising both professional and factory workers.” Making these decisions to change, he wrote, “are difficult, but necessary.”
At the Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, D.C., partners heard how Microsoft is integrating the cloud into the Microsoft Partner Network, with three new cloud-focused competencies based on performance for Office 365 and Microsoft Azure to be offered to better help partners serve customers. Azure Machine Learning University, a portfolio of online self-service learning assets, was also announced; it will help partners get started with Azure Machine Learning.
Microsoft announced the acquisition of InMage, an innovator in the emerging area of cloud-based business continuity. “Our customers tell us that business continuity – the ability to backup, replicate and quickly recover data and applications in case of a system failure – is incredibly important,” said Takeshi Numoto, corporate vice president, Cloud and Enterprise Marketing, Microsoft. “CIOs consistently rank business continuity as a top priority, but often don’t have the budgets or time to do it right.”
We got to meet Adam, Project Adam, that is, at the 15th annual Microsoft Research Faculty Summit. The goal of Project Adam is to enable software to visually recognize any object. For example, if you’re a dog lover, you know how to identify different dog breeds. But, what if your smartphone could identify them faster than you? Imagine pointing your phone at a dog and asking your phone, “What kind of dog is this?” and it identifies the exact breed.
Microsoft broadened its commitment to renewable energy with the announcement it will purchase 175 megawatts of wind energy from the Pilot Hill Wind Project in Illinois as part of a 20-year agreement. It’s the second such deal in as many years and indicative of Microsoft’s growing commitment to renewable energy and sustainability. When Pilot Hill comes online next year, it will be Microsoft’s largest wind project and one of the biggest corporate wind purchases from a single facility, generating more than enough energy to power Microsoft’s Chicago datacenter.
The Internet of Things lets major elevator manufacturers know about issues before they turn into problems. ThyssenKrupp Elevator, one of the world’s leading elevator manufacturers, maintains more than 1.1 million elevators worldwide, including those at New York City’s new 102-story One World Trade Center. ThyssenKrupp has teamed up with Microsoft and CGI to create a connected, intelligent line-of-business asset monitoring system that significantly improves elevator reliability. The company has connected its elevators to the cloud, gathering data from its sensors and systems, and transforming that data into valuable business intelligence. That includes being able to go beyond preventative maintenance to predictive, and even preemptive, maintenance.
This week on the Microsoft Facebook page, we captured and shared our favorite moments with a Windows Phone.
Thanks for checking out this edition of Weekend Reading, and we’ll see you next week!
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ef0558e2-478d-48ac-8e2a-a0a74b85873a,2020-10-22T09:45:15+00:00,2020-04-23,1,https://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-york-expedites-energy-efficiency-vendor-payments-to-bolster-industry-ra/576788/,"- The New York Department of Public Service (DPS) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on April 23 announced additional flexibility for energy efficiency administrators and workers hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Program modifications include expedited payments to vendors and contractors for all completed work, and a range of other changes and training opportunities aimed at maintaining the state's clean energy workforce.
- NYSERDA also announced it would begin working on energy efficiency ""protocols to ensure the health and safety"" of providers and customers, once on-premise work is allowed to resume. The state's economy has been in limbo since Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D, signed the ""New York State on PAUSE"" executive order on March 22, limiting all non-essential work.
Industry advocates say almost 130,000 New Yorkers are employed by the energy efficiency sector, and now the state is rolling out initiatives to preserve those jobs and others in the clean energy industry.
Along with the expedited payments, DPS also implemented streamlined procedures for accepting electronic signatures for project applications and other necessary paperwork, and is extending program deadlines or modifying project milestones impacted by the PAUSE executive order.
In lieu of post-installation site visits, DPS said it will identify alternative ways to verify projects and ensure vendors and contractors are paid. And the changes call for NYSERDA to identify projects that have ""minimal risk of non-completion"" and therefore could qualify for interim milestones and partial payment.
The modifications ""represent the first phase of support for energy efficiency and clean energy businesses,"" DPS said. ""Unfortunately, the clean energy industry in New York has already been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.""
The Alliance for Clean Energy-New York (ACE-NY) on March 27 petitioned the state for assistance in keeping the energy efficiency sector healthy during the global pandemic.
""To support New York now and in the future, the [energy efficiency] industry must first survive this crisis and retain the skilled workforce needed to grow the clean energy economy,"" ACE-NY wrote. ""At the moment, the situation is dire.""
The group says job losses and furloughs are ""accelerating"" to 40% or more of efficiency workforces, critical work is stalled, and the state is ""at risk of losing the skilled workforce that we have all employed and trained for many years.""
DPS has announced training efforts, along with program flexibility, to support the workforce.
""We heard from participants increased interest in a range of initiatives that take advantage of the window for training and outreach presented by the suspension of field and on-premises work,"" DPS said. ""During this period of PAUSE, we would like to reinforce training and contractor outreach opportunities, including advancing skills.""
NYSERDA plans to provide contractors with information on free or subsidized online training resources, and will modify the agency's on-the-job and internship training initiatives to extend timelines, enhance subsidies and increase flexibility.
NYSERDA also committed to ensure regular outreach and communication with the vendor/contractor community ""to solicit input on program operations"" as well as communicate program modifications in real time.
DPS is also considering how it can support the state's demand response industry.
The Advanced Energy Management Alliance on April 15 asked regulators to give them flexibility in enrolling participants in demand response programs and how their load reduction commitments are set, as the industry heads into the summer demand season facing uncertainty due to the spread of the novel coronavirus.",727,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107879362.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022082653-20201022112653-00451.warc.gz,0.950680553913116
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The Historical Story
of Bee County Texas By Camp Ezell
Clubs and organizations have played an important part in the progress of the citizens of Bee County, both culturally and civically, and since the early days the people have been club conscious.
The first clubs were for pleasure, and cards and dominoes were popular forms of entertainment for both young and old. In the early 1900s Five Hundred Clubs were organized, and by 191 1 the card players turned to bridge and whist.
The Harmony Club, comprised of men and women, had many talented members and delighted audiences with programs in 1898. The Dugat Orchestra, composed of Estelle, Edith, Camille, Cecile, Mabel and Sid Dugat and their mother, Mrs. W. S. Dugat, frequently had parts on the programs.
In the 1890s and early 1900s the men had an Anniversary Club which met once a month, and birthday dinners were served at the Nations Hotel. Dr. L. E. Parr, W. 0'. McCurdy, Jim Dougherty, B. W. Klipsfein, and John E. Wilson were among the members.
The Beeville Club was organized in 1910, and the social event of the year was given by the men for their ladies. This was a strictly formal affair.
In January 191 1 Jewel Malone was hostess to the Girls Five Hundred Club with the following members present: Lucille Barber, Lillian Bauer, Viola Blakesfad, Lilly Heldenfels, Rosalie Law, Loleef New, Mary Clair and Myrtle O'Reilly, Elizabeth Praeger, Jessie Ryan, and Louise Wilson.
By 1912, Forty‑two Clubs were popular. Some of the hostesses were Mrs. R. M. Prather, Mrs. E. Blakestad, Mrs. August Meinrath, Mrs. J. C. Beasley, Mrs. Sam Mitchell, Mrs. Will Geffert, Mrs. Robert Beasley, Mrs. John R. Beasley, Mrs. John Wheeler. Mrs. J. S. Davis, Mrs. Carl Heldenfels, Mrs. J. W. Cook, Mrs. J. C. Borrourn, Mrs. C. L. Kimbrough. Miss Mary Brown, Miss George Offutt. and Miss Mabel Sturdivant.
Mrs. C. 1. Swan organized the Country Woman's Club in Normanna on April 5, 1912. Mrs. Percy Pennybacker of Austin was present. This was the only country woman's club in the United States at that time. Mrs. Swan was president for several years.
The Girls Canning Club was formed in 1912 under the sponsorship of Miss Lida Dougherty, with Mrs. Mae Click as the girls' leader. Mrs. Click was the first home demonstration agent in Bee County.
A member of the club, Lucile Johnson. age twelve, won first prize for
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her article in the Picayune about her project. She described how she planted the tomato seeds and cared for the plants. She canned and sold 583 cans of tomatoes. The club members canned and sold over 2000 cans. Lucile also sold fresh tomatoes for 25 and 35 cents a basket. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson and a niece of the late Mrs. Sidney Smith. The Johnson home still stands among the beautiful oaks lust across the line in Live Oak County. After Lucile grew into womanhood she worked many years at the Courthouse and for Elliott & Waldron Title & Guaranty Co. in George West. She is now retired.
There was also a Bee County Poultry Club for both boys and girls in 1912.
The Merry Maids Club in 1912 gave popular parties. The members were: Boonle McCoy, Sibyl Smith, Merle Dodd, Helen, Margaret and Mary Lacks, Letitia Law, Roma Ivey, Gladys Rees, Minnie Rice, Intha Collins, Mae Von Logsden and Margaret Perkins.
Mrs. S. J. Coleman was the matron of the B‑Natural Club in the early teens. Anna Brauer was president, and later pursued her musical studies in Germany.
In 1913 two active members of the Blue Bird Club were Cora Lee Gregory and her cousin, Catherine Gregory.
The Stitch and Chatter Club was organized in 1913 with a teenage membership consisting of Eloise Laws, Ray Wood, Marjorie Wilson, Aleene Smith, Alice Ballard, Eleanor Campbell and Dorothy Chambliss as charter members. Later Lida Ransom, Hallie Gefferf, Blanche Partain and Marguerlte Partain joined the sewing and chatting. 'Then Anna Brauer, Hattie Merle Gregory, Ruth Prather, Lillian Marsden, Edwina and Emily Harris, Olive Klipstein, Fannie Mae Brown, Martha McCurdy, Grace Teas, Mary Simons, Edith Walker, Judy Addle Nunnelly and Fay Gregory affiliated with the club. Different matrons in the county entertained the girls and gave them sewing instruction.
In the early teens there was the lively A.D.D. Club composed of twelve teenage girls whose main interest was parties. The meaning of the initials. A.D.D., was strictly secret, but has now been revealed to stand for ''A Dozen Darlings.'' Some of the darlings were Marjorie Wilson, Aleene Smith. Ray Wood, and Eleanor Campbell.
Two of the other girls' clubs at this time were the Bow Knot and the Sans Souci.
The first meeting of the Women's Federated Clubs of Bee County was held in the Methodist Bungalow on October 30, 1914, with Mrs. J. P. McDowell presiding. Clubs represented were: Skidmore Civic Club, Normanna Country Woman's Club, Mineral Literary Club, and the Beeville clubs, Merry Oaks Woman's Club, Mothers Club, Women's Christian Temperance Union. and Rosetta.
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Mrs. C. 1. Swan gave a talk on political science, She also led a discussion on patriotism. Mrs. J. K. Constantine gave a paper on civics, Mrs. McDowell talked on Bee County relics, and Mrs. W. R. Marsh on motherhood.
In the 1930s the Jesters Club was organized with Mrs. J. A. (Marie) Donley as one of the leaders, The members studied and reviewed books and plays.
During the war years in the 1940s the women were engaged in Red Cross and USO work.
In the middle 1950s the Red Slipper Dancing Club was organized for the young teenagers with their parents as the chaperons.
Parent‑Teacher Associations have been active throughout the county for many years.
Beeville has an active Golden Age Club for senior citizens,
The Firemen's Auxiliary ladies give moral support to the Fire Department composed of volunteers. They meet regularly and give entertainments occasionallly. The Ambulance Auxiliary Ladies are also active in the same way.
By Fielen Y. Ezell
At a 1901 pre‑Christmas party with Mrs. John C. Beasley as hostess, plans were made to organize a literary study club. In early January 1902, an organizational meeting was held at the home of Mrs. B. W. Klipstein, under the leadership of Mrs. L. B. (Mattie) Randall. The Bronte Club of Victoria was the sponsor of the new Beeville club and it became federated with the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs in November 1902.
The club was named ""Rosetta'' after the famous Rosetta Stone, the key to the Egyptian language. The motto was ""Ad astra per aspera"" (to the stars through difficulties). The flower selected was the yellow rose and the colors were white and yellow.
Officers elected were: Mrs. L. B. Randall, President; Mrs. B. W. Klipstein, Vice President, and Miss Lorene Jones, Secretary‑Treasurer.
The membership was composed of Mrs. John C. Beasley, Miss Jennie Berry, Mrs. J. C. Burrows, Mrs. John P. Buelow, Miss Florence Bell, Mrs. Fred G. Chambliss, Mrs. J. C. Dougherty, Mrs. George Fizer, Mrs. William H. George, Miss Lorene Jones, Miss Margaret Kennedy, Mrs. William W. Jones, Mrs. B. W. Klipsfein, Mrs. Robert Law, Mrs. Herschel P. Mathews, Mrs. Hugh F. Marr, Miss Mattie Mussetf, Mrs. L. B. Randall, Mrs. Riley Smith, Miss Nannye Teal, Miss Grace Welder and Miss Elizabeth Wood. Honorary members were Mrs. F, R. Pricham of Victoria, and Mrs. A. C. Jones, the step‑grandmofher of the late A. C. (Dick) Jones.
The official meeting of the club was held on Friday, January 31, 1902. with Miss Jennie Berry as hostess. The course of study for the first year was Shakespeare and American Literature. The club met every Friday for two hours from September into June for several years. Then the meeting time was changed to Tuesdays, later in 1915 to every other week. and finally to once a month. The club now meets from October to May.
The club met for the first several years in homes, at Miss Lida Dougherty's office, then at the Methodist Bungalow and for several years at the Home Economics Cottage on the high school grounds. In 1937 the Rosetta Club, Business & Professional Women's Club, and the now defunct Jesters Club acquired a building from the Baptist Church and moved it to a lot given to them by the City. It was named the United Clubs Building and became Rosetta's meeting place for approximately thirty years. The little library which Rosetta was sponsoring was moved from the Bungalow to the club building. The Rosetta members now meet at the Country Club, and the library has its own beautiful building, given by Mrs. James R. Doughe rty.
At first the Rosetta Club was a congenial group of women coming together to have stimulating courses of study to improve their minds, but they were not content with this, so began to expand their thoughts and deeds. Their obiective changed from their own self‑improvement to a goal that not only stimulated intelligent development for themselves, but took in plans which tended toward the elevation or general good of the community. The club has never departed from this policy in its seventyone years of existence.
One of the club's first civic projects was a city park, donated to the club by B. W. Klipsfein whose wife was a member. On May 19, 1908, Rosetta's Park was formally dedicated to the public. The women planted trees and shrubs and cared for the park until 19 14, when it was deeded to the City of Beeville and officially named Klipsfein Park in honor of the giver of the block of land.
The Rosetta members were not only 'interested in their own park, but also in the beautification of Beeville. They set out shrubs and planted flowers on the Courthouse Square. They planted frees and sponsored plantexchange days. They had flower shows and held garden pilgrimages many times throughout the years.
During the presidencies of Mrs. Eric J. Spielhagen, 1950‑1952. and Mrs. Reese Wade, 1952‑1953, with Mrs. Camp Ezell as chairman, a general beautification program was successful. All club members assisted in this project and local merchants and professional men cooperated.
The Rosetta Club's keenest interest from almost the beginning of its organization has been the library. The members took over the small collection of books started by the pioneer women in 1887, adding to if whenever possible. They sold ice cream and pound cake at supper parties at Klipstein Park during the summer months. A band played in the bandstand. The money received from these events went to purchase books.
The first fiesta the club held was in the late 1940s at Klipstein Park. Crafts and food were sold to obtain money for their projects. The fiestas became gala affairs and were held annually for more than twenty years. The Business & Professional Women's Club and other local clubs assisted Rosetta in these events, the proceeds going to the library to purchase books.
During the last three years Rosetta has sponsored talent shows with public and parochial school students performing as another means of raising money for the Bee County Public Library. Altogether more than $26,000 has been contributed by Rosetta.
In October 1963, the Rosetta Club sponsored the Friends of the Library with Mrs. R. C. Harris as organizer and Mrs. John Monroe and Mrs. C. S. Harris, Rosetta members, serving with her. (Note chapter on the library.)
In 1964 the club donated $100 for a children' s school library in Peru to be named Inez Spielhagen in honor of Mrs. Spielhagen.
The club has contributed heavily to the local Youth Center.
In August 1908 the club sponsored the Lyceum which presented twelve performances here. In 1909 the cantata, Queen Esther, with local talent, was sponsored. The Rosetta members helped with the Civic Music and later with Community Concerts membership drives annually.
On January 27, 1905, the traveling art gallery, under the patronage of the Texas Federated Women's Clubs, had an exhibition here which was sponsored by the Rosetta Club. In 1947 and 1948 the club brought the Texas Fine Art Exhibitions to Beeville.
In 1951 the Children's Art Show was inaugurated by the late Louella Jones Borglum and has since been an annual event. In 1958 with Mrs. George Morrill as chairman the art show was expanded to include all children in Bee County. At thaf time 622 pictures were shown and there was an attendance of over 1200 people. The club donated $75 in prizes to the children. The years following have shown a tremendous increase 'in the quantify and qualify of pictures of the shows as well as in attendance. All the schools cooperate.
In 1959 an art exhibition from the Coppini Art Studio in San Antonio was held in the United Clubs Building under the auspices of the Rosetta members.
The club had many programs on safety and was influential in having drivers' education put into effect at A. C. Jones High School in 1951. Since 1953 U. R. Pfenninger, instructor, and other teachers have successfully carried on the drivers' education program.
The Bee County Centennial Celebration was held in October 1958 with Rosetta members participating on many committees. Mrs. Camp Ezell, club president at the time, was the Spectacle Division chairman and Mrs. A. C. Jones had charge of the museum.
The club in 1960 started the far‑reaching Literacy Program under the leadership of Mrs. Fred Latcham Jr. Workshops were conducted by Robert Likens of Baylor University for volunteers from various groups, clubs and churches in Bee County. Fifty persons weie trained to teach the Laubach Method for adult illiterates to write and speak English. Rosetta members gave their time and money.
Mrs. Latcharn and Mrs. Ezell instructed teachers in Pettus and Normanna to give the programs in those communities. Mrs. Paul Schulz assisted.
In 1964 the Rosetta Club began a new approach to the literacy program in the county. Mrs. Fred Grevelle was appointed chairman.
She made talks to other organizations. A total of $ 105 was received for the project from Beta Sigma Phi Chapter, Rotary, Kiwanis, Soroptimist Club, and the Junior Service League. Freddy Moreno, druggist, lent his aid. John Rossi, KIBL owner, and the announcers, Rick Martinez and Al Velasquez, and the Bee‑Picayune were instrumental in reaching those who wanted to learn how to read and write English. Two‑hour weekly sessions were held at night at the A. C. Jones High School. George Briggs and Allen Donaho, teachers in the high school who spoke Spanish fluently, were the instructors.
In May 1965, seventeen students received certificates for having completed courses. The fall classes saw many more students enrolled. Rosetta gave $150 to each of the two instructors for fifteen‑week courses in the winter of 1965.
The club sponsored a pre‑school for Mexican‑American children. This created so much interest that if helped the Beeville Independent School District get government approval for a federal grant of $26,845 for Project Head‑Start.
In 1964, Rosetta added another facet to their educational program when the members learned that children in some of the schools in the Philippines had no books or school supplies. Over 800 discarded books from the local school system were sent to them. Included were pre‑school books and books through all the grades. Mrs. Robert Webb of Berclair donafed a set of Compton's Encyclopedias and story books; Truman Gill's Beeville Coca‑Cola Bottling Company donated paper; the Jones High School Student Council gave a gross of pencils; Edward N. Jones gave a gross of pencils and the Beeville Publishing Company contributed other supplies for the children of the Philippines.
S. R. Wofford's Hermes Transfer Company hauled the many boxes to the Post Office, free of charge. The Rosetta Club paid the postage and donated time and money for this overseas project which received worldwide publicity. Mrs. James R. Dougherty through the Rosetta Club gave money for a wheel chair for a crippled child and two Philippine children's eye operafions.
Mrs. Viggo Gruy in 1960 raised $250 for a nurse's scholarship in honor of Mrs. Dougher[y.
The Rosetta Club Was hostess to the board meeting of the Fifth District Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, in the fall of 1958 in Beeville, and to the Alamo TFWC in 1970.
Rosetta, with other local women's clubs assisfing, held the Fifth District TFWC Twerify‑sevenfli annua; convention here, May 1‑3, 1928. The Wednesday Luncheon Club and the Home Arts Club gave a barbecue at the Dick Cook Ranch for the convention members. Sam Ezell rendered a violin solo at ‑The gala fine arfs evening for the ladies.
The Alamo District TFWC annual convention under the auspices of the Rosetta Club was held in Beeville in March 1963. The state TFWC President Mrs. A. T. Carleton, aflended. In March 1970 the Alamo District convention was held in Beeville under the sponsorship of Rosetta and the club will again sponsor the convention in March 1974.
Throughout the years Rosetta Club and many of its members have received honors and hundreds of awards, from the district especially, and many from the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs and a few in the General Federation.
For d two‑year period‑ 1960‑1 962‑for work done in behalf of art and art Interest, Mrs. Camp Ezell as State TFWC Art Chairman won second place from General Federation of Women's Clubs (world‑wide) both for Texas and herself.
In 1960 the Warren LeBourveau family was the Texas State winner 'in the All‑American Family Contest. They received many gifts and a trip to Florida to meet with other winners. The Rosetta Club sponsored the LeBourveaus.
Mrs. Gordon Noble in 1960 won first in the sewing contest TFWC Fifth District. In 1961 Miss Mary Louise Everett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Everett, won the Vogue Sewing Contest in the sludent division in Alamo District TFWC. She was sponsored by Rosetta.
In May 1962 at a TFWC State Convention in San Antonio the Rosetta Club was presented a certificate and a $300 check from Sears Foundation for the state community achievement award. Mrs. George Morrill was the club president and Mrs. Camp Ezell and Mrs. Dan Conoly were the commiffee for the Community Achievement Program.
The Leadership Development Woman of the Year is always an outstanding award both for the member and for the club to receive such recognifion. The Rosetta members who have received this honor are: Mrs. 1915, D. E. Beedy; 1916, Jesse A. Chase; 1917, Jesse A. Chase; 1918, Camp Ezell. 1959, Fifth TFWC District‑, Mrs. Viggo Gruy, 1960, Fifth TFWC District; Mrs. Fred Lafcham, 1962, Alamo District, and in 1967, Mrs. Eric J. Spielhagen from Alamo District.
In 1962, Mrs. James R. Dougherty received the Mother of the Year award from both the Alamo District and the TFWC. Mrs. J. M. Barnhart received the Alamo District award for the Mother of the Year in 1965.
Mrs. John Rossi was chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Drive and was recognized for her work. and the Rosetta Club received a bronze plaque from MDA Chapter Bexar County of the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America for services given.
Rosetta member Mrs. Teal Adkins was asked by Senator Ralph Yarborough and other solons to go to Washington and present her paper on making Padre Island a National Park. Mrs. Adkins, the only woman member of Governor Price Daniel's Park Study Committee of fifteen members, had been a speaker on the subject in Corpus Christi at a meeting about Padre Island.
The bill for Padre Island to become a National Park (81 miles long on the Gulf) was to come up before the House and there was strong opposifion to it.
Mrs. Adkins was unable to go, but she was given $250 from the local banks to defray the expenses of the dentist, Dr. Jimmy Bauer of Refugio, to go to Washington and read her paper.
Mrs. Adkins received the following message from the Secretary of the Interior: ''Many thanks for your great work that made the Padre Seashore possible. With admiration, Stewart Udall.'' (January, 1965.)
Mrs. Adkins was also a member of Governor Daniel's State‑wide Water Conservation Committee and chairman of TFWC Conservation Committee.
Throughout the years Rosetta members have been on both the old Fifth TFWC District, now Alamo District, and the state TFWC Boards.
Mrs. Spielhagen was president of the Alamo District TFWC, 1964‑1966, having been first and third vice presidents prior to being president. Mrs. C. S. Harris held office for six years in the Alamo District and is now the president. Her term will end in 1974.
Rosetta officers installed in May are: Mrs. John Galloway, President,Mrs. R. J. Welder Jr., First Vice President; Mrs. Burke Ellwood. Second Vice President; Mrs. Joe Burke, Third Vice President; Mrs. Dudley Braly, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Edward Wicker, Corresponding Secretary, and Mrs. R. J. Findley, Treasurer.
Past‑Presidents are: Mrs. Louis Randall, 1902‑1905; Mrs. B. W. Klipstein, 1905‑1906; Mrs. Fred G. Chambliss, 1907‑19M Mrs. B. W. Klipsfein, 19081909; Mrs. Fred G. Charribliss, 1909‑191 1; Miss Lida Dougherty, 19111913; Miss Matfie Musseft, 1913‑1914; Mrs. J. P. McDowell (Maffle Mussett), 1914‑1915; Mrs. Fred G. Chambliss, 1915‑1916; Mrs. J. Chris Dougherty, 1916‑1917; Mrs. J. W. Brown, 1917‑1918; Mrs. J. R. Scott, 1918‑1919: Mrs. J. W. Brown, 19 19‑1920; Mrs. S. Lightlocurne, 1920‑1922; Mrs. James R. Dougherty, 1922‑1924; Mrs. A. C. Jones, 1924‑1925; Mrs. J. C. Burrows, 1925‑1926; Mrs. A. C. Jones, 1926‑1928; Miss Mary Brown, 19281929; Mrs. H. E. Lancaster, 1929‑1931; Mrs. J. R. Beasley, 1931‑1933: Mrs. Haggard Ray. 1933‑1935; Mrs. James R. Dougherty, 1935‑1936; Mrs. L. J. Freeman, 1936‑1938; Mrs. H. E. Lancaster, 1938‑1939; Mrs. R. J. Welder, 1939‑1940; Mrs. A. H. Geiselbrecht, 1940‑1942; Mrs. Rex West, 1942‑1944; Mrs. G. A. Ray Jr., 1944‑1946: Mrs. W. D. Walton, 19461948; Mrs. Wallace McKinney, 1948‑1950; Mrs. Eric J. Spielhagen, 19501952; Mrs. Reese Wade, 1952‑1953; Mrs. John Rossi, 1953‑1954; Mrs. J. M. Barnhart, 1954‑1956; Mrs. Eric J. Spielhagen, 1956‑1957; Mrs. Camp Ezell, 1957‑1959; Mrs. Dan Conoly Sr., 1959‑1961; Mrs. George Morrill, 1961‑1963; Mrs. Edward N. Jones, 1963‑1965; Mrs. Joe C. Faulkner, 19651966; Mrs. C. S. Harris. 1966‑1968; Mrs. William B. Moser Jr., 1968‑1969; Mrs. Dan Conoly Jr., 1969‑1970; Mrs. Fred Grevelle, 1970‑1972: Mrs. George Spikes, 1972‑1973.
BEEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Ellis M. Quinn, former mayor of Beeville and a charter member of the Beeville Fire Department which was organized on January 3, 1905, wrote the history of the Fire Department for the Centennial Edition of the Beeville Bee‑Picayune on October 16, 1958. Mr. Quinn died in 1970. The facts recorded in this history, up to the time of the Centennial Celebration, are gleaned from his article. Additional information from 1958 to the present came from department heads.
The charter members were Louis Beyeff, George Fahr, George Atkins, Charley Wright, Charley Sheldon, Frank McKinney, Stanfield Thompson, Dave Stockbridge and Ellis Quinn. All of these men have passed over to the Great Beyond.
According to the early issues of the Beeville Bee, there were no fire plugs in the town, and while people answered fire alarms, which consisted of blowing whistles and firing guns, the only way they could fight conflagrations was with garden hose attached to the cistern that was furnished water by a windmill.
In 1905, when the department was officially formed, the only fire‑fighting equipment the firemen had was the ""bucket brigade,'' as there was only one fire plug in the city. If was located at the corner of Washington and Bowie Streets.
The Beeville Cotton Oil Mill, then located about where the Whataburger restaurant now stands, had the only hose in the city. Any time a fire developed in the proximity of the plug, Jim Hermes, operator of a dray drawn by a pair of mules, would drive to the oil mill, get the hose, and bring it to the fire. Many people attended the fires and brought their buckets to help spread wafer on the flames.
Beeville was incorporated on June 1, 1908. with John R. Beasley as mayor, under the aldermanic form of government. Shortly after that date the City Council purchased a chemical hand‑drawn hook‑and‑ladder truck and a two‑wheel hose apparatus that would hold three hundred feet of hose. That equipment was housed in a small corrugated iron building just north of Hotel Kohler.
The Fire Department always entered the Bee County Fair parade each year, and W. T. Thompson, then an undertaker and later mayor of Beeville, provided a team of beautiful black horses to pull the truck in the line of march.
When the department was organized, and for a number of years afterward, there were no paved streets lin Beeville. Mr. Quinn said the boys had as much trouble traversing the rugged and muddy roads (streets) as they did in extinguishing the blaze after their arrival at the scene of the conflagration.
In 1925, they received their first piece of pumping equ*ipmenf‑a Rio truck that would pump 350 gallons per minute. The Chevrolet chassis was bought in 1927. and the firemen built a truck onto if. The Southern truck was bought that year and was sold to Brown & Root of Corpus Christ11n 1940. The American LaFrance was purchased in 1929, and in 1940 the Diamond T special booster was added to the facilities.
During the early days of the organization several big fires destroyed downtown business property. On the night of January 3 1, 1907, nineteen frame buildings on the 100 block of North Washington Street and West Bowie Street were destroyed by fire. Exactly one year to the day‑January 3 1. 1 908‑the other side (east) of Washington Street was razed by flames, including the old post office building where the Rialto Theatre now stands. However, the post office had just been vacated.
Other big fires 'included:
Lindell Hotel, formerly the Commercial Hotel, and originally the Ellis Hotel, located where the Mobil Service Center now stands at corner of Washington and Corpus Christi Streets, burned to the ground in 1908.
Saint Charles Hotel, on property now occupied by Grant Lumber Co.. burned in the early 1900s.
Bee County Courthouse, erected on the public square by Viggo Kohler in 1879 at a cost of $3425, was consumed by flames on January 15, 1911.
Nations Hotel, formerly the Barclay Hotel, located across the street from the present Post Office on St. Mary's Street, was burned down in 1914.
Beeville's super deluxe Grand Opera House, built in 1907, was destroyed by fire one night during Christmas week in 1919.
The heaviest damage caused by any conflagrations in Beeville since the town started occurred on the night of January 25, 1964, when fire broke out in the basement of Hall's Store on Washington Street. Buildings destroyed were: The old First National Bank building. occupied by Mergele's Jewelers, Ballard Drug Store, and Hall's Store on the ground floor and the Dougherty offices on the second floor.
Approximately fifteen years ago, the firemen prevailed upon the Commissioners Court to assume some of the responsibility for the operation of the Fire Department because many of the alarms answered were to residences and places of business outside the city limits of Beeville. Since then the Commissioners Court has provided a monthly stipend to help the City of Beeville finance the operation of the department.
Louis Beyett was the first Fire Chief. Others who led the men in exfinquishing blazes were: N. B. Walker, A. F. Lufts, R. H. Berry, Ellis Quinn. Louis Fox, Stanfield Thompson, Charley Stockbridge, Robert Sonley, Fritz Leverman, Henry Eissler, Fritz Leverman (second time), A. J. Bryan, Clyde Jenkins, and C. M. (Smiffy) Smith, the incumbent who has been chief since 1950, a total of fwenty‑three years.
In World War 1, fourteen firemen joined the United States armed forces. In World War 11. fhirfy‑one went into service and three of fhese‑Mlfchell Davis, Bussie Black, and Jack Whife‑made the supreme sacrifice.
One of the early Mothers Clubs was organized, with Mrs. C. 1. Swan assisting, on May 8, 191 1. Mrs. J. W. Flournoy was President; Mrs. W. R. Marsh, Vice President; Mrs. F. E. Mills, Secretary‑, Mrs. S. V. Thurston, Corresponding Secretary, and Mrs. F. E. Perkins, Treasurer.
They planted trees and in 1912 gave $10 for dirt to be placed in low places around drinking fountains on school grounds,
The present Mothers Club was organized on March 25, 1937, at the Mary May Flower Garden with charter members as follows: Mrs. Wayne Amick, Mrs. J. N. Barineau. Mrs. Roy Boggus, Mrs. C. A. Davis, Mrs. Bill Dugat, Mrs. C. C. McCall, Mrs. R. N. Mills, Mrs. E. T. Musseff, Mrs. Marvin Nutt, Mrs. W. R. Opful. Mrs. Jesse Walker, Mrs. J. 1. Warner, and Mrs. Harry Golstein, and the officers were: Mrs. Allen Marsden, Presi. denf; Mrs. J. D. Douthif, Vice President; Mrs. E. H. McCombs. Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. J. C. Cafes, Librarian; Mrs. A. L. McGuill, SecretaryTreasurer. and Mrs. Earl 1. Tingley, Reporter.
The members paid $ 120 for a set of books on child training and characfer building which was purchased through the organizer, Mrs. Virginia Rice, representative of the Child Conservation League of America. These books were studied and discussed.
The club sponsored a Tom Thumb Wedding and bought playground equipment for the children in the area of what Is now the Chambliss Addition.
The club became inactive during the war years in the 1940s due to the mothers being engaged in Red Cross work. In 1949 the interest in the club became renewed and Flossie Neal became president. The presidents following her were: Monte Spikes, Catherine Athey, Jennie Alley, Gladys Diebel. Margaret Gardner, Lulan Fraser, Mary Wroten, Mildred Wilson, Bettye Lucas, Helen Kassen, Jamie Robertson, Elizabeth Millikin, Beth Pasley, Diana Braly, Sue Ellwood, Kay Hjartberg, Nancy Bell, Ann Stark, Patti Adair, Elizabeth Galloway, Paula Duffy, Pat Scott, Kathy Workman and Jodi Hueqler.
The club members work each year with the March of Dimes program.
The newly elected officers are Mrs. Eddie Dunn, President; Mrs. John W. Beasley, First Vice President; Mrs. Allen Dunn, Second Vice President'. Mrs. Buddy Brown, Recording Secretary,‑ Mrs. John Green, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Ron Coldeway, Treasurer; Mrs. Johnny Smejkal, Parliameniarian, and Mrs. Clifton Trllca, Reporter.
THE PARENTS CLUB
In the early 1950s the Parents Club was organized for mothers with preschool children. Each month a speaker talks on some phase of child guidance or training. Often the children play a part on the programs.
In 1963 four books‑''The Infant and Child in the Culture of Today'' by Gesell and 11g; ''The Child From Five to Ten,'' by the same authors; ''The Years From Ten to Sixteen'' by Gesell, IIg and Louise Bates Ames and ''Parents Ask'' by Frances L. I1g and Louise Bates Ames‑were given to the Bee County Public Library in honor of Dr. Ernest E. Miller.
The present officers of the club are: Mrs. E. J. New, President; Mrs. Joe Maley, First Vice President‑, Mrs. Russell Joy, Second Vice President; Mrs. James DeVoe, Secretary‑ Reporter‑, Mrs. D. R. Sugarek, Treasurer, and Mrs. Ed McKay, Parliamentarian.
On May 17, 1912, the Rev. George M. Boyd, Methodist minister, received a Certificate for Scoutmaster from the Boy Scouts of America which entitled him to organize a troop in Beeville. A little later this was done, and Beevilie had one of the first troops to be organized in Texas (either the second or third one). The program was for character building and citizenship training.
The following are some of the members of this first troop: Alex Cox.
Lloyd Gregory, Warren Bates, Loren Bates, Ford Lockett, Festus Carroll, Maurice Simons, Clemence Chase. Henry Dobie. Lee Dobie, Ben Laws, Warren Young, CurHs Walker, Jarvis Miller and Shannon Miller.
Many men of this community have given their time and service to forward the Boy Scout movement. Earl Hunt was known as ''Mr. Boy Scout of Beeville.''
Ralph Jackson, George A. Ray Jr., Joe Wroten, Lee Dirks, Earl Hunt, James V. Beauchamp, J. T. (Red) Carter, Marion Young, Robert Beasley, 1. P. O'Neil, John Shanks, Tom Brown and Sam Pieper are some of the scoutmasters receiving the Silver Beaver Award for service. Sam Pieper is on the Executive Board of the Alamo Council of Boy Scouts of America.
CAMP FIRE GIRLS
In 1912 Mrs. W. H. Laws organized the Camp Fire Girls which was active in the teens. If has recently been revived by some of the Navy Wives.
The Girl Scouts was organized in 1939 with some of the businessmen sponsoring it. Miss Gertrude Linke was one of the first leaders and she continued in the work for several years after she married Alex Cowie. The program of a Girl Scout is character training and to enjoy and to be trained in outdoor living. Mrs. Alex Cox was one of the early workers. Mrs. Frank Boyd in the late 1940s became a leader. Mrs. Douglas Henslee was the Neighborhood Chairman. Bee was one of the four counties of the Girl Scout Whooping Crane body. Mrs. Ned Everett. Mrs. John M. Turner and Mrs. A. A. Nelson were leaders in the 1950s. Mrs. Lincoln Borglum. leader, with her husband, Lincoln Borglum, and Mrs. Nelson often took their froop of girls to the Girl Scout Camp at Copano Bay for fun and instruction. Mrs. Joe Ramirez Jr. was a worker. Mrs. John Hester, Mrs. Kenneth McClintock, Mrs. Charles Stewart, Mrs. C. O. Chesnutt, and Mrs. Scott McNeill worked with the Brownies, the seven and eight‑year‑olds, in the early sixties.
Some of the Navy Wives who have been trained in the Girl Scout work have contributed their time. Mrs. Charles Darnell. Mrs. Robert Phillips are active in the work, as is Mrs. W. H. Blount, along with many other women in the community.
TWO AMERICAN LEGION POSTS
There are two American Legion Posts in Beeville and they work cooperatively for the best interests of the men and women who have served the United States Government in the armed forces.
Bee County American Legion Post 274 was organized about 1920, following the close of World War 1. Records have been lost, many of the early members have died or moved away, and consequently historical data is not available. Dr. Houston Neeley, who served in the Army Medical Corps in World War 1, organized the veterans and it is believed that he became the first commander.
Some of the other heads of the post were Lee Dirks, Clarence Miller, Louis Lee, Frank O'Reilly, Irving Saltzman, George Frels and Rowland Kinkler.
The Bee County Post gained fame in about 1942 when Lee Dirks wrote a resolution endorsing the passage of the GI Bill of Rights, the Post adopted the measure, Mr. Dirks carried it to the Department of Texas, where it was approved, and he was delegated to present it at the National American Legion Convention in California for final approval. After that the measure was adopted by the U.S. Government and if became a law.
Teal Adkins is the present commander and A. B. Moore is adjutant. The building the Post occupies was given to the veterans by the City of Beeville. It formerly was a dance hall on the Fair Grounds property. The Legionnaires razed the building and erected It on their property soufh of the city on the Refugio Highway.
Charles Major Lytle Post 818 was named for a Negro man, Charles Major Lytle, who was killed while in defense of his country in World War 1. The late Judge James R. Dougherty, prominent Beeville attorney, oil producer and philanthropist, donated several lots on which to build a Legion Post Hall and some money to help pay for the construction work, and the building was erecled in 1952 on West Hefferman Street. The members sold barbecue dinners and paid out the indebtedness.
The Post was organized in 1946 with sixteen charter members. Lymas Langley Jr. was the first commander, and following him were: Carl Mayberry, George McCarty, Lymas Langley, and the present commander is Eugene Langley. James H. (Pete) Lewis is the adlutanf. There are twentyseven active members today.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The official name of the civic organization that has been boosting this area for more than severty‑five years has been the Chamber of Commerce of Beeville and Bee County, Texas, Inc.. since if was chartered in 1940. But if had several other names prior to that date.
The first community promoter was called the Bee County Immigration Association, organized in 1888 with L. F. Roberts as president. In 1899 the name was changed to Beeville Business Men's Club. In 1911 the Young Men's Progressive League was formed, with John B. Daniels as secretary. W. R. Marsh succeeded Mr. Daniels and served the league a number of years. In 1925 the civic body became known as the Chamber of Commerce, and Sid Kring was its manager. A year later Irl F. Cherry assumed the duties and worked for the interests of Bee County nineteen years.
Since the chamber was chartered in 1940, the following have served as president:
Dr. Ernest Miller, 1940; H. C. Brinkoeter, 1941; Dewey Pieratt, 1942; R. A. Hall, 1943‑, C. R. Gordon, 1944‑1945‑, A. E. Newsom, 1946; Cliff C. Mccall; 1947; A. E. Newsom, 1948*, Reese Wade, 1949; W. C. Dahlman, 1950; John M. Turner, 1951; K. A. Bennett, 1952; Gerald Workman, 1953; F. T. Williams, 1954; F. W. Parsons, 1955; Charles Galloway, 1956; Edwin Turnipseede, 1957*, Henry Hall Jr., 1958; Edward M. Neal. 1959; A. C. Short, 1960; A. E. Newsom, 19617 Malcolm Slay, 1962‑, W. B. Phillips, 1963; Fred Latcham, 1964; W. D. McCarty, 1965‑, Ross Parflow, 1966; Dr. Dudley Braly, 1967; Edwin Diebel, 1968, Edward M. Neal, 1969; Burke Ellwood, 1970; J. E. Chesnut, 1971; Dr. M. P. Huckman, 1972, and Charles Galloway, 1973.
Frank Atkins has served as Executive Vice President of the organization since September 1967.
BEEVILLE ROTARY CLUB
The Beeville Rotary Club, oldest civic club in Bee County, was organized May 14, 192 1, under the sponsorship of the Victoria club. The Rev. Edward H. Hudson, Presbyterian minister, was the first president. The charter members were: Mr. Hudson, Blaine Barry, R. W. (Whizzie) Barry, Earl B. Hunt Paul Mueller, John R. Beasley, Will Geffert. Jesse A. Chase, Dr. Lawrence Griffin, Ernest Bond. George H. Atkins, Bob Smith, George Faupel, R. J. (Dick) Cook, Prof. W. E. Madderra, Buck McKinney, Mose Harris, Ellis Cowart, Alvin Brauer, Dr. Houston Neeley, Ben Coin. and Emory Johnson.
The Beeville club is the parent of the Goliad and Pettus clubs, and furnished one District Governor, the late Dave Stockbridge, in 1949. The first big meeting the club sponsored was when Governor Pat Neff visited Beeville on October 17, 1922.
During the early days of the organization. the Wheelmen were active in boys club work in its relation with the public schools. For many years the local Rotarians maintained a Scholarship Loan Fund for students who desired to enter college, and helped many youths to complete their university studies.
For sixteen years the Beeville Rotarians have presented the Rotary Award to two outstanding members of the Senior Class of Jones High School at graduation time, in the form of a gold watch for the boy and the girl selected by a committee.
Present officers are: Charles Reynolds, president; Albert McGuill, Vice President; Robert Wingenfer. Treasurer7 Charles Altimore, Secretary; Norris Rider, Sergeant‑at‑Arms. and Dean Patton, Parliamentarian. The officers and Robert Hollingsworth constitute the Board of Directors.
The club celebrated its Fiftieth Anniversary on Wednesday. May 19, 1971, at 7:30 p.m., with a Ladies Night Banquet at the Country Club. Dr. Dudley Braly was chairman of the event.
Rotarians the world over emphasize the original slogan of Rotary International: ''Service above self . . . He profits most who serves best."" Also stressed is the Four‑Way Test: 1. Is it the truth? 2. Is it fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build good will and better friendships? 4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
The Beeville Rotary Club helped to establish the Youth Center for area high school students. The club paid the salary of the director. In 1947 they raised the salary to $50 a month. Also in that year they donated $250 to the city to help purchase street markers, gave the Garden Club $50 for their free‑planting campaign, and paid for a case to house an iron lung purchased by the VFW through contributions from throughout the city.
Rotary has sent boys to Boys State, has been a prime force in organizing and supporting the Bee County Junior Livestock and Homemakers Show, and has organized and supported Boy Scout Troops. For over twenty‑five years the Rotary Club has been host to the seniors of A. C. Jones High School at the weekly Wednesday Rotary luncheon meetings.
In April 1960, the club hosted the District Conference for District 584 .of Rotary International. District Governor Sloan Bafchlor of Kerrville presided and Rotarlans came from as far away as San Angelo and Eagle Pass.
The Rotary Club has been active in charity drives for Gonzales Warm 'Springs Foundation, Goodwill Industries, U.S. Savings Bonds, American Cancer Society, the Bee County TB Association and Easfer Seals and Christmas Seals drives. Rotary twice has brought musicians to Beeville for the cultural improvement of the area.
Through the years several drives for free plantings in parks, and highway safety were club projects. Rotary helped organize the Pony League and Tommy Wroten was first president. Today the league has merged with the Colt League and is called the Babe Ruth League. Rotary still sponsors a team.
The Beeville Club is 300 per cent in donations to the Rotary Foundafion, which provides financial backing for the Rotary Exchange Student Program. In 1972‑73 the first Rotary student attended Bee County College. He was Anders Anderson from Denmark and lived in Beeville in the homes of Rotarians Anders Benander and President Charles Reynolds.
In 1972‑73 the Rotary Club gave financial support to the exchange student, Babe Ruth League, Community Concerts, Junior Livestock and Homemakers Show. and the Youth Center.
Past‑Presidents of the club are: 1921. Rev. Edward H. Hudson; 1922, Blaine Barry; 1923, James T. Ballard; 1924, Jesse A. Chase*, 1925, George H. Atkins‑, 1926, Earl B. Hunt; 1927, Truman M. Gill; 1928, Robert A. Hall; 1929, Dr. Howard Lancaster‑, 1930, Tom Tucker and Dr. W. H. Jenkins‑, 1931, Ed Laski; 1932, Alwyn King‑, 1933, Rev. Dan Laning and Jack Forgason: 1934, B. C. Davis; 1935, H. C. Brinkoeter‑, 1936, Paul Russell; 1937, Robert Marshall‑, 1938, Dr. Ernest Miller‑, 1939, Howard Hambleton and Dr. Tom Reagan; 1940, Henry Eissler‑, 1941, John L. Huder; 1942, Monroe Fairly; 1943, Dewey Pieratt; 1944. John H. O'Connor; 1945, Candler R. Gordon,
1946, H. E. Yoward; 1947, Dave Stockbridge‑, 1948, Robert Beasley‑, 1949, Rev. W. J. Coleman, 1950, Ralph Jackson‑, 1951. Portwood Alley; 1952, John Shanks; 1953, George Brown; 1954, Lincoln Borglum‑, 1955, Rev. Everett Y. Seale: 1956, Jimmy Goodman‑, 1957, Charles W. Barnes‑, 1958, Dean Patton; 1959, Fred C. Lafcham Jr.; 1960, Dr. Scoff McNeill Jr.: 1961, Thomas W. Wroten; 1962, W. D. McCarty‑, 1963, Burke Ellwood‑, 1964, Dr. Dudley Braly; 1965, Dr. Orville Schroeder; 1966, William B. Moser Jr.; 1967, Fred Grevelle; 1968, Lester W. McCoy‑, 1969, Grady Hogue; 1970, Dr. Jerry Berryman; 1971, Robert Hollingsworth, and 1972, Charles Reynolds.
At a meeting of the club on March 7, 1973, the following officers were elected for 1973‑74: Albert McGuill, President‑, Charles Altimore. President‑elect; Robert Winqenfer, Vice President; Alex Kibler, Treasurer, and Norris Rider, Sergeant‑at‑Arms. They will be installed at the first meeting in July.
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB
The Business & Professional Women's Club was organized May 25, 1922, in Beeville only three years after the National Federation of Business & Professional Women's Clubs started in St. Louis in 1919. The objective was to have members become better business women for a better business world and to be civic minded. The club became federated with the National Federation.
The charter members were: Dr. Catherine Compton. Miss Kathleen Compton, Mrs. S. M. Corbin, Miss Mary Cochran, Miss Sula Brown, Miss Tennie Brown, Mrs. S. R. Davis, Miss Earle Darby, Miss Fannie Doble, Mrs. Sidney Dugat, Miss Gertrude Linke, Miss Helen Ransom and Mrs. Etta W. Ringold.
The officers for the first year were: Dr. Catherine Compton, President; Miss Fannie Dobie, Vice President; Miss Helen Ransom, Recording Secretary; Mrs. S. R. Davis, Corresponding Secretary, and Miss Sula Brown, Treasurer.
The greatest difficulty the club had during the first years was findingplaces to meet. The members met in homes, the Commercial National Bank, Hotel Kohler. the Presbyterian Annex, in Miss Dobie's office, the office of the J. W. Brown & Company and in 1927 in Mrs. Dugat's studio until 1938, when the Baptist Annex was bought in connection with the Jester Club and Rosetta Club. The first meeting in their remodeled United Clubs Building (as the structure was named) was held on May 12, 1938. This was the meeting place for almost thirty years.
From the beginning of the organization the club has helped promote better working conditions for women. Girls have been assisted with their education and in 1936 money was donated to buy uniforms for members of the high school band. In 1937 the club sponsored the Girl Scouts. In the early 1950s the B&PW (as the club is often called) gave Mexican suppers in connection with the Rosetta Fiesta for the benefit of the public library. The club in this way raised a total of approximately $2000 which was donated to buy books for the Bee County Public Library. Contributions are made yearly to the United Fund.
Mrs. Mona Seymour Nuff is the oldest continuing member. She was voted info the club on July 26, 193S. Mrs. Grace Bauer is next in line.
The past‑presidents: Dr. Catherine Compton, Miss Fannie Dobie, Miss Kathleen Compton, Miss Ezra E. Grimes, Mrs. W. R. Marsh, Miss Mary Wofford, Miss Kathleen Compton, Miss Gertrude Linke, Miss Daisy Rapp, Mrs. R. A. Hall, Mrs. Nelle New, Mrs. R. A. Hall. Miss Nelle Stoltzfus, Mrs. Gladys Kenworthy, Miss Carrie Wright. Mrs. Nelle Swinebroad, Mrs. Lera K. Knight, Miss Blanche Crumpler, Miss Mary Wofford, Mrs. X. A. Dunn, Mrs. Nell Richter, Miss LaNelle Trepfow, Miss Margaret Kinkler, Mrs. Margaret Kinkler Farley, Mrs. Ina Pearl Brundrett, Mrs. Lera K. Knight, Miss Marie Mills, Mrs. Lydia Kubala, Mrs. Lera K. Knight Miss Mary Wofford, Miss Willynne Rabb, Miss Mary Wofford, Mrs. Isabella Becker, Miss Jewel Gibson, Miss Donna Maley, Mrs. Lucille Minniffi. Mrs. Lola O'Donnell, Mrs. Nina Park, Mrs. Eloise Davis, Mrs. Anna Lee Lackey, Mrs. Ruth Anderson, Mrs. Myrtle Barber and Mrs. Lola O'Donnell.
The incoming officers are: Mrs. Marjorie Routh, President; Mrs. Marjorie Fuson, Vice President‑, Mrs. Thelma Barnett, Treasurer; Mrs. Cathy Heard, Secretary, and Mrs. Lois Chesnutt, Recording Secretary.
HOME ARTS CLUB
By Helen Y. Ezell
The Home Arts Club, under the direction of Mrs. Pryor Lucas and Mrs. George Atkins. was organized on January 5, 1924. They ''believed the health of a nation was to be found in the homes of the people'' and they desired to contribute in small ways to the betterment of this community. They felt that by coming together in a club each month for discussions and programs this could be done.
Mrs. Lucas became the first president and Mrs. Atkins was secretary treasurer. The other members were Mrs. L. N. Connally, Mrs. S. R. Davis, Mrs. T. M. Gill, Mrs. W. H. Miller. Mrs. F. M. McKinney and Mrs. H. L. McKinney.
Club membership was limited to twenty, elected unanimously by club members. This is still the rule. The first objectives were threefold: The promotion of art in the home, the study of home management. and child welfare. The motto was ''To be of service to others.'' The club meets in members' homes, the fourth Wednesday of each month from September to May, for programs, feasting and chatting.
In civic work the members have cooperated in community affairs. The club contributes regularly of the Red Cross and other worthwhile projects. In the early years a street‑grading program was fostered.
For the first twenty‑five years or more the Home Arts Club gave an annual grandmothers' party, the elderly ones of the county being the honorees. Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets are delivered to several needy families. Money Is donated to the Special Education Class each year for a Christmas party.
The club members assisted with the Youth Center. For many years until the last two years they maintained a milk fund at the Jackson School which provided for 35 cups of milk daily to underprivileged children during the school terms. The club now contributes to FISH.
On May 1, 1928, the club, with the Wednesday Luncheon Club, gave a barbecue on the Cook Ranch for the delegation of the Convention of Fifth District Texas Federation of Women's Clubs. They were meeting in Beeville under the sponsorship of the Rosetta Club.
In January 1964 the Home Arts members celebrated their fortieth anniversary with a tea. They are making plans for celebrating the fiftieth year in 1974. Mrs. F. M. (Carrie) McKinney and Mrs. L. N. (Lena May) Connally. both charter members, and Mrs. John (Ina) Teague are on the Planning Committee.
The Past‑Presidents of the Home Arts Club besides Mrs. Lucas are: Mrs. W. H. Miller, Mrs. F. M. McKinney, Mrs. C. M. Poff, Mrs. W. C. Binford, Mrs. R. A. Hall, Mrs. S. R. Davis, Mrs. F. M. Simmons, Mrs. C. E. Hall, Mrs. W. G. Gayle, Mrs. A. F. Sonberg, Mrs. L. N. Connally, Mrs. R. S. VanSickle, Mrs. A. H. Geiselbrecht, Mrs. Hance Hamilton, Mrs. A. C. Andrews. Mrs. Joe M. Barnhart, Mrs. John Teague, Mrs. A. J. Frels, Mrs. R. J. Findley, Mrs. Glenn Prine, Mrs. R. W. Dwigans, Mrs. C. L. Cox. Mrs. Grover Impson. Mrs. Toscoe Knight, Mrs. Thomas Wroten and Mrs. Camp Ezell.
Mrs. J. R. McGuffin of Dinero was installed as president with Mrs. W. R. Custer as vice president in May 1973.
WEDNESDAY LUNCHEON CLUB
The Wednesday Luncheon Club was organized in the home of Mrs. J. R. Scott on May 8, 1924. The officers elected were Mrs. T. B. Knight, President; Mrs. Lonnie Borrourn, Secretary; Mrs. C. M. Poff, Critic; Mrs. J. R. Scoff, Parliamentarian, and Mrs. 1. F. Cherry, Press Reporter. The motto chosen was, ''Count that day lost whose low descending sun views from thy hand no worthy deed done.''
The object of the group was as follows: To stimulate and improve the mind and further those plans which tend toward the general good of the community and country as a whole. Interesting programs are presented each meeting.
The charter members were Mrs. R. L. Atkins, Mrs. M. W. Bates, Mrs. Lonnie Borrourn, Mrs. 1. F. Cherry, Mrs. L. L. Griffin, Mrs. T. B. Knight. Mrs. S. B. Malone, Mrs. S. C. Mitchell, Mrs. C. M. Poff, Mrs. George A. Ray, Mrs. Leroy Roberts, and Mrs. J. R. Scott.
Mrs. Lonnie Borrourn had the first luncheon meeting of the club in her home. The luncheons were held at first in homes of the members, and later in Hotel Kohler on the second Thursdays of the month. The club now has the luncheon meetings at the Country Club.
In 1931 the Wednesday Luncheon Club was federated by the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs. The members have always been interested in the safety programs, especially for children. The club donated playground equipment for Flournoy Park, cooperated in cleanup campaigns for Beeville, and planted trees and shrubs. It has also had a student loan fund and scholarship fund. Regular contributions are made to FISH.
Two charter members, Mrs. T. B. Knight and Mrs. Lonnie Borrourn, are still active. Mrs. Knight wrote the club's song.
Mrs. Clyde Hebert is the president and Mrs. Joe Wade is the incoming 1973 president.
The Beta Club was organized as a study group in 1930 at the home of Mrs. Sidney Hall with Mrs. Henry Hall as hostess. Mrs. Howard Lancaster was the sponsor. Mrs. Studeman was the organizer. Entrance fee was $39.95 which included the purchase of books required for reading. Louise Hunter was president and the other officers were Dolores Mitchell, Alleene McNeill and Norma Laski. Besides the officers the following were charter members: Mary Welder, Mae Forgason, Monna Ray, Ann Reed, Irma Jenkins, and Gladys Hall.
The members met the second Friday of each month for a luncheon and program. They met for many years at Hotel Kohler and now meet at the Country Club. 'One of their civic projects was contributing to and being one of the sponsors of the Youth Center.
The present officers are Inez Spielhagen, President‑, Charlene Ramirez, Vice President; Mary Bills, Secretary; Hal Adair, Treasurer, and Doris Jackson, Reporter.
BEEVILLE KIWANIS CLUB
The Beeville Kiwanis Club was organized on May 9, 1935, and since that time the members have been avidly engaged in civic work. The Kiwanis Club of Alice sponsored the birth of the local club.
Jack Hathaway was the first president, and serving with him were Nick Karl, Vice President‑, Otto Schvab, Secretary, and Bert L. Wright, Treasurer.
The charter members were: Bill Algea, Bob Atkinson, J. B. Arnold, Gene Bagley, John Blackburn, Harold Buckler, J. P. Deer, Hubert Degosserie, J. D. Doufhlf, J. P. Foster, Charles Galloway, Paul Granberry, Paul Hart, Jack Hathaway, Rev. Sam B. Hill, R. J. Hintz, Arthur Holland, H. Leroy Hunt, Nick Karl, Charles Kimbrough, Ellery Marsh, M. T. Marsh, Jack Nowery, A. G. Oresching, Brook Pagel, W. E. Potter, Joe Ramirez, Glen D. Smith, George Serur, Otto Schvab, Hugh Stephenson, Robert Taylor, Dean Wilson, Coy White, Bert L. Wright, Reese Wade, Douglas Hermes, Eugene McCann, Norman Hobrecht, Donald Von Dohlen, G. G. Ware, and Louis Woerndel.
The past‑presidents of the club are: Jack Hathaway, 1935; Walter E. Potter, 1936; Douglas Hermes, 1937; Curtis Walker, 1938; Hal McCombs, 1939; Charles Galloway, 1940‑, Paul Schulz, 1941 ‑, H. E. Tolliver. 1942; Jack Cafes, 1943; Cliff McCall, 1944; Irvin Boothe, 1945; Hoyt B. Hamilton, 1946; Donald McDonald, 1947; Edward M. Neal. 1948; Kirk Bennett, 1949; Mr. Bennett was transferred by his company and his term was completed by Edwin A. Diebel; W. C. Dahlman, 1950; Gerald M. Workman, 1951 ‑, Warren H. Peterson, 1952; Dr. John Hester, 1953; Malcolm G. Slay, 1954; Richard Rudeloff, 1955; Floyd Parsons, 1956‑, Mr. Parsons moved from Beeville and his term was completed by Rufus Landers; S. R. Wofford, 1957; Dr. Allen Lasiter, 1958; Raymond Powell, 1959; Jack Megason, 1960; N. B. Tanner Jr., 196 1 ; Milton Trlica, 1962; Monroe Finke, 1963; Bill Phillips, 1964; Arno Gold, 1965; Stephen Fey, 1966; John Galloway, 1967; H. L. Mullins, 1968; Jon Newton, 1969; Richard DeBolf, 1970; Duane Baker, 197 1; Buddy Hahn, 1972; Mr. Hahn resigned and his term was completed by Mack Workman; and Ben Geisler, 1973, the incumbent. Dr. Bill Conrad is president‑elect, and he and the other officers will be installed in October.
The Beeville Kiwanis Club has had members who have distinguished themselves in the councils and functions of Kiwanis International. The club has furnished three lieutenant governors for the Texas‑Oklahoma District: J. C. (Jack) Cates served in 1945. Charles Galloway in 1952, and Rufus Landers in 1965. Mr. Galloway was a member of the vocational guidance committee for Kiwanis International.
Each year the local club stages a Kiwanis Karnival around the Courthouse Square for the purpose of raising money to finance the various projects that are sponsored by the organization.
During the thirty‑eight years that the club has been active, literally hundreds of constructive plans for betterment of Beeville and Bee County have ended in fruition.
The Kiwanians have stressed programs to help underprivileged children. For several years they paid for milk for school children who were unable to buy it; they built and maintained a lighted softball park; they sponsored a Boy Scout troop; in 1947 they were among the leaders who promoted the building of the Youth Center in 1949 they sponsored a county‑wide youth baseball program which led to the organization of the Little League and Pony League in Bee County; in 1957 the club sponsored the first annual Junior Olympics.
In 1937 the Kiwanis Club started a beautification plan for Beeville, and this continued for several years. The Kiwanians assumed responsibility for the publicity of the early shows and sales of the South Texas Hereford Association, and in 1939 they staged a campaign that helped get city mail delivery for Beeville. In 1944 the club began its sponsorship of the Girl Scout Day Camp.
In 1946 the club held the first annual Easter sunrise service with the aid of the Beeville Ministerial Alliance, and in 1950 the members began the observance of National Kids Day. They organized the Beeville Key Club for boys in 1952. To assist in the education of indigent children, the Kiwanians have provided funds for reading glasses for those whose vision is impaired.
The club raises between $2,500 and $3,000 each year to finance the various proleds.
BEEVILLE ACTIVE TWENTY‑THIRTY CLUB
Beeville Active Twenty‑Thirty Club No. 297 was organized on June 26, 1947, with Bob Crawford as president. The first meeting was held in Zarape Cafe. Members are men between the ages of 20 and 39 years.
Projects sponsored by the club through the years include the electric football scoreboard at Beasley Stadium, Safety Sallys at school crossings in Bee County, placing trash cans on the streets of Beeville, providing a public address system for the Little League Ball park, sponsoring two Little League teams each year, and donating equipment to the Fire Department and to the Beeville Ambulance Service.
The club also sponsors individual projects to aid in all charity drives. In April 1965 a check for fifty dollars was given to the Bee County Public Library. Each year the club donates to the Twenty‑Thirty International Project Deaf Fund.
There are many past‑active members in Beeville‑those who have passed the age of 39 years. Some of the early members who have 11 outgrown'' the membership age qualification include Raymond E. Eissler, Bill Pagel, Kenneth Harrell, Terry Glick, Jim Lundschen, Charles Reineke, Eddie Bertram, Scott Bledsoe. Monroe Finke, and Guy Prater.
Many of the records of the club were destroyed by the high waters of Hurricane Beulah in 1967, but following are the names of some of the past‑presidents of the club: Chuck Denman, Kenneth McClintock, Bob Baer, Charles Sikes, Johnny Kircher, Jerome Boenig, Albert Henry, Richard Isaacks, Leroy Hadwin, Mike McWhorter, P. F. Malek, Raymond V. Eissler, Pat Wells and Dwayne Bradley, the incumbent.
Present officers are: Dwayne Bradley, President; P. F. Malek, Vice President; Mike McWhorter. Secretary; Charles Cox, Treasurer and David Hurst, Sergeant‑at‑Arms.
BEEVILLE LIONS CLUB
The Beeville Lions Club was first organized prior to World War 11, but had to disband during that time because most of the members enteredthe various services for the defense of the country.
The club was reorganized December 3, 1948, at a meeting in Hotel Kohler. Fourteen men were present, but by charter night, March 10, 1949, a total of 36 men signed the charter issued by Lions International. The Woodsboro Lions Club sponsored the local organization, and Arthur Mabray was the organizational president.
Other presidents, and the order in which they served, were: Jack A. Baird, Walter Boenig, Jimmy Gardner, Edwin Turnipseede, Stephen Fey, Sam McCarty, George Hovey Jr.. C. A. FdIke, George Frels, Jack Wallace, Jack Love, Eddie Hamilton, John S. Baker, Dr. Norman Oliver, Darnell Allen, Jack Love, Jack Wallace, Rev. Doyle Morton, Eddie Bertram, Calvin Evans, Bobby Lane, Floyd McClung, Jerry Daniels, Paul Wilmouth, and Bill Moody.
The first major project was the purchase of an eye‑testing machine which was presented to the schools of Bee County. The club has helped crippled children attend the Texas Lions Crippled Children Camp in Kerrville, has given glasses to underprivileged children, provided milk for indigent youngsters at school, purchased an audiometer for schools, raised money to build a lighted ball park for the youths of the community, and has sponsored many other worthy projects for the good of the people.
Among their best‑known fund‑raising systems are the Christmas Seal sale, the broom sale to help the blind, the light‑bulb sale, and stacie entertainment. Ninety per cent of the money raised from the sale of brooms is sent to the blind people who manufacture the brooms.
The local club celebrated its twenty‑fifth anniversary with a dinner at Gilberto's Restaurant on Saturday, March 3, 1973. The honored guests were Jack Love, the only active charter member of the club, and Bernard McWhorter and Jimmy Hicks, both of whom joined the club a few weeks after the charter was delivered. All three are past‑presidents.
Paul Wilmouth recently completed his term as District Governor of 2‑S4, Lions International, and Jack Love is a past Deputy District Governor.
Each year since the beginning of Little League baseball in Beeville the Beeville Lions Club has sponsored at least one of the teams.
The new officers who will assume leadership of the club in July are: John Richardson, President; Dr. Fritz Oelrich, Vice President; Jerry Daniels, Second Vice President; Bobby Moya, Third Vice President; Paul Wilmoth, Secretary‑Treasurer; Eritis Rivera, Tall Twister; Bud Riblet, Lion Tamer, and Jack Love, Zaki Sailba, John Reeves, Steve Fould, and the president and vice presidents are members of the Board of Directors. The newly elected officers will assume their duties on July 1. Bill Moody is the outgoing president.
BEEVILLE GARDEN CLUB
The Beeville Garden Club held the first meeting at the home of Mrs. R. J. Beasley. It was organized December 8, 1953, with Mrs. C. A. Sullins as president. Serving with her were Mrs. Dudley Dougherty, Vice President; Mrs. Camp Ezell, Second Vice President; Mrs. J. K. Blue, Third Vice President; Mrs. Allen Lasiter, Secretary; Mrs. J. M. Goodman, Corresponding Secretary‑, Mrs. Ben Geisler, Treasurer; Mrs. Alex Cowie, Reporter, and Mrs. John Rossi, Parliamentarian.
The club was federated in 1955 with the National Council of State Garden Clubs. The purpose was to learn and to act; to beautify both home and city.
The first money‑making project of the club was a Betty Crocker Cake Mix sale. This was held annually for several years. A flower show was the highlight of the club annually for more than ten years. A Christmas arrangement show was sponsored before the holidays every year. The members planted shrubs and oleanders at the Youth Center, Courthouse Square, library and frees in school yards. The club sponsored the yard of the month project.
The group presented a Blue Star Marker which is located on the southwest corner of the Courthouse Square. It was dedicated April 24, 1957. The wording on the marker follows: ''National Council of State Garden Clubs Blue Star Memorial Highway. A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America. Sponsored by the Beeville Garden Club in cooperation with the Texas Highway Department and the Texas Garden Clubs Inc.''
The past‑presidents are: Mrs. C. A. Sullins, 1953‑1956; Mrs. 0. B. Smith, 1956‑1957; Mrs. R. J. Findley, 1957‑1958; Mrs. Dale Roberson, 1958‑196 1 ; Mrs. Charles Gresseff, 1961‑1962; Mrs. Paul Schulz, 1962‑1964; Mrs. Kenneth Harrell, 1964‑1965‑, Mrs. Toscoe Knight, 1965‑1967; Mrs. Archie Roberts. 1967‑1969; Mrs. Carl Malone, 1969‑1971; Mrs. Leila Daley, 19711973. Mrs. Dick (Edith) Scoff is the incoming president.
BETA SIGMA PHI
The Pi Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi was organized in Beeville in 1954. It was sponsored by the Delta Delta Chapter of Corpus Christi. The first meeting was held in the home of Mrs. H. L. Daughters with Mrs. Lorraine Coleman as president.
The chapter members were civic minded, especially along health lines. For several years a milk fund was established for Ann Burke School. Medical attention for children was a prclect. A Valentine ball was started in 1955 and was a brilliant affair each year with a queen chosen to reign.
The Chapter became inactive in 1971.
BUSINESS WOMEN'S GARDEN CLUB
The Business Women's Garden Club of Beeville was organized on March 21, 1957, In the home of Mrs. 0. B. Smith, who was president of the Beeville Garden Club. The primary object was to learn basic rules for yard and garden work.
The Bougainvillea was the flower selected and the officers were: Mrs. Mattie Freeman, President; Mrs. Elna Alexander, Vice President; Mrs. Frances Finke, Second Vice President; Mrs. Lillie Belle Sommerville, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Dora Fehlis, Corresponding Secretary; M s. Isabel Becker, Reporter, and Mrs. Gertrude Chesnutt, Treasurer. The meetings are held in members' homes on the third Thursday of each month.
The club has had flowers and shrubs planted at Memorial Hospital and trees on school yards. Money has been given to Bee County College for landscaping. The present project is placing concrete fables and benches with overhead shade at roadside parks here. The women sponsor the Yard of the Month program.
The past‑presidents are: Mrs. Mattie Freeman, Mrs. Harold Finke, Mrs. Bernard McWhorter, Mrs. Myrtle Barber, Mrs. Ross Parflow, Mrs. Ross Sommerville, Mrs. C. C. Becker, Mrs. Bernard McWhorter, Mrs. C. C. Becker, Mrs. V. Garrison. Mrs. Maude Warren, and Mrs. Ben Geisler.
The Beeville Soroptimisf Club, an affiliate of Soroptimist International, received its charter on March 16, 1958, at a meeting held in the Rose Room of Hotel Kohler.
Miss Mary Wofford was elected president but the following week she was married to Frank Daley and had to resign her office since she moved to another city. Mrs. Lee R. (Mary) Meyer was elected to fake her place and actually served as the first president of the club. Other officers serving with her were: Miss Becky Evans, Vice President; Mrs. Carol Palmer, Secretary; Mrs. Emma Finke, Treasurer, and Mrs. Jewel Taylor and Mrs. Carrie McKinney, Directors. Regional delegates were Mrs. Virginia Phillips and Miss Becky Evans.
There were twenty charter members, and five are still active: Mrs. Irene Byrne, Miss Becky Evans, Mrs. Winifred Goodwin, Mrs. Carrie McKinney, and Mrs. Carol Palmer.
Officers for 1972‑73 are: Mrs. Patsy Schmidt, President; Mrs. Anna Lee Lackey, Vice Prescient; Miss Becky Evans, Second Vice President; Mrs. Inez Stuart Treasurer; Mrs. Margaret McKennon, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Mildred Rader, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Margie Routh and Mrs. Carol Palmer, Directors; Mrs. Lois Dallas and Mrs. Daisy McGrew, Delegates; and Mrs. Doris Galloway, Alternate Delegate. There are twenty-eight members.
The late Mrs. Fay Cox. a charter member, started the Golden Age Club, and the Soroptimists serve as hostesses for the December meetings of the senior citizens.
The club has sponsored many projects, including: Helped with the oral Polio Vaccine, Sabine vaccine, and tetanus drives, sold United States flags for downtown stores and homes in Beeville, gave television set to Memorial Hospital and record player to retarded children's school, provided money to help several boys and girls to attend school, contributed money for gift to the Tuberculosis Hospital patients, furnished fruit for Huber Manor Nursing Home patients. assisted in the community clean‑up campaign, helped buy equipment for the City Ambulance Service, and donated to the United Fund and the U. S. 0., and the club gives a scholarship for Bee County College's Licensed Vocational Nurses School each year. Also the Soroptimisfs sponsor the S Club for high school girls.
Past‑presidents of the organization are: Mary Meyer, Emma Finke, Irene Byrne, Anna Lee Lackey, Margie Routh, Daisy McGrew, and Inez Stuart.
The Soroptimist pledge: ""I pledge allegiance to Soroptimist and to the ideals for which it stands: The sincerity of friendship, the toy of achievement the dignity of service, the integrity of profession, and the love of country. I will put forth my greatest effort to promote, uphold and defend these ideals for a larger fellowship in home, in society, in business. for country and for God.''
PAN AMERICAN ROUND TABLE
The Pan American Round Table of Beeville was informally organized in late 1963 when Mrs. James R. Dougherty called a meeting of several women who were to form the nucleus of the new group. Under her guidance and inspiration, the group was granted a charter by the state organization and began meeting regularly in January 1964. Monthly meetings are held on the third Wednesday from September through May.
The Beeville Table is affiliated with the Alliance of Pan American Round Tables, with chapters established in all the countries of the Western Hemisphere.
Their object is to further knowledge and interest in the social life, institutions and customs of the peoples of the American nations and to promote good will and understanding among them to provide the mutual knowledge, understanding and friendship among their to foster movements toward a high civilization, especially those affecting the women and children of these countries.
The Beeville Table has granted a scholarship to Bee County College to the outstanding Mexican‑American girl graduate of Jones High School each year since the college opened in 1967. The group has also donated many books on Latin‑American history, art and culture to the Bee County Public Library, and has awarded a Spanish‑English dictionary to the high-ranking Spanish student in Jones High School every year.
Directors of the Table have been Mrs. Dudley Dougherty, Mrs. Hugh Grove, Mrs. Henry Hall Jr., Mrs. Fred Ldfchdm, Mrs. Lon Cartwright, Mrs. Warren LeBourveau, Mrs. H. E. Lancaster, Mrs. W. D. McCarty, Mrs. Robin Pettus and Mrs. Dan Conoly Jr.
JUNIOR SERVICE LEAGUE
The Junior Service League was organized in 1963 in the home of Mrs. L. R. Hollingsworth Sr., with Mrs. Hollingsworth as the organizer.
The program is Community Service. Mrs, Dudley Braly was the first president.
The members have assisted in Community Concerts drives and have been hostesses for the Artmobile when it comes to Beeville each year and for the Golden Age Club. The money they have raised from bake sales, rummage sales, style shows, an antique show and a four of homes has been used to help restore the McClanahan House,
Besides Mrs. Braly, the following have served as president: Mrs. Jack Pasley, Mrs. John Matthews, Mrs. George Blackmon, Mrs. Layton Adams, Mrs. Ellsworth Handy, Mrs. John Martin, Mrs. Kenneth McClintock. Mrs. Dudley Braly. and Mrs. Budgie Humberson. Mrs. Eddie Dunn is the current president.
The Beeville Optimist Club was organized November 21, 1968, with thirty‑seven charter members. The Pleasanton club sponsored the local organization. The objects of Optimist International and their constituent bodies are to develop optimism as a philosophy of life: to promote an active interest in good government and civic affairs; to inspire respect for the law; to promote patriotism and work for international accord and friendship among all people, and to aid and encourage the development of youth.
The charter members were: Otis Barker. Peter T. Blackburn, Albert P. Calati, John Elder, Terrence E. Glick, Marvin W. Jones, Dalton Leatherman, Ernesto C. Martinez, Rollie M. Royal, James Sheehan, Barry H. Watson, Wayne Wissnaf, Jess A. Young, James Ray Bissett, J. S. Blankenship Jr., J. A. Christensen, Joe A. Garcia, D. P. Hill, Hoyt Kesfler, Bill McKennon, W. L. Miller Jr., Olin Sanders. Larry H. Stroud, Jim Wilkerson Jr., C. C. Wofford, Gary V. Black, Derrell M. Bryant, Arland Cowart, Lupe P. Garza, Stephen Huntington, Lymas Langley, Jimmy D. McKnight, Jimmy C. Ramirez, Bernie Sandoval, Kermit Turner, R. E. Williams Jr., and Raymond A. Wrinkle.
The first project of the club was selling Christmas frees. Bonham's Food Store offered the club their entire shipment of frees to sell on a fifty-fifty basis. The Optimists realized $500 on their first free sale. This money was used for youth projects. They sponsored a boys' oratorical contest and took the winner to San Antonio to compete in the zone event.
Stephen Huntington did such an outstanding lob as secretary‑treasurer of the club that he was chosen as a field man for Optimist International. He is now in charge of the records division of the head office in St. Louis, Mo.
In the fall of 1972 the club's motto, ''Friend of the Boy,'' was changed to ''Friend of Youth.'' This was the first year Optimist International permitted girls to enter the oratorical contests. Sixteen contestants entered and thirteen competed for scholarships. Students from the Pettus and Pawnee schools entered and Billy Hawke of Pettus walked away with the honors in the boys' division and Kathy Staples, also of Pettus, was the winner in the girls' division. Billy Hawke won third place in the zone competition in Corpus Christi and Kathy was fourth runner‑up. In the Zone 11 competition, the Beeville club won first place in the girls' division and second place in the boys' division. The winners are given a $500 scholarship to any college of their choice on the district level.
Terry Glick was given a life membership in the Beeville club at the first district board meeting held in Victoria in November. At the second board meeting held last February in San Antonio, Mr. Glick was presented a three‑membership tie‑tack for being the first member in the south‑central district to bring in three new members in the Optimist year of 1972‑1973. The Optimist year starts in October and ends in September. The presentation was made by Phil McCardwell of Louisville, Ky., president of Optimist International.
The newly elected officers of the Beeville club are: Clinton B. Richey, President; Terry Glick and J. D. Staatz, Vice Presidents, and Michael Jones, Secretary‑Treasurer.
The past‑presidents of the club are: D. P. Hill. Otis Barker. J. A. Christensen, D. P. Hill, D. P. Hill, and Chester F. Sparks.
RIO MEDIO CHAPTER D. R. T.
Several pre‑meetings were held at the home of Mrs. George Tait with Mrs. Tait as the organizing president before Rio Medio Chapter of the Daughters of the Texas Republic was chartered on February 20, 1969. The officers elected were: Mrs. Eric J. Spielhagen, President; Mrs. R. J. Welder, Vice President; Miss Ida Campbell, Second Vice President; Mrs. William B. Moser, Chaplain; Mrs. C. B. McWhorter, Recording and Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Howard Fish, Treasurer, Mrs. W. R. Stubbins, Press Reporter; Mrs. Cecil Ballard. Historian, and Mrs. C. S. Harris, Parliamentarian.
The objects of the organization are as follows:
1. To perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved and maintained the independence of Texas.
2. To encourage historical research info the earliest records of Texas, especially those relating to the Revolution of 1835 and the events which followed; to foster the preservation of documents and relics‑, to encourage the publication of records of the individual service of the soldiers and patriots of the Republic. and other source material for the History of Texas.
3. To promote the celebration of Texas Honor Days: Lamar Day, January 26; Texas Statehood Day, February 19; Texas Independence and Flag Day. March 2; Alamo Heroes Day, March 6; San Jacinto Day, April 21; Stephen F. Austin's birthday, November 3; and Founders Day, November 6.
4. To secure and memorialize all historic spots by erecting markers thereon; and to cherish and preserve the unify of Texas as achieved and established by the fathers and mothers of the Texas Revolution.
The Chapter meets four times a year in April, September, November, and February.
The charter members are: Mrs. Robert B. Allen (Mary Gay McWhorter), Mrs. B. A. Baker (Sarah Anne Tedder), Mrs. Cecil Ballard (Maurice Bradford), Mrs. Gene Banks (Margaret Jane Barber), Mrs. George Blackmon (Gayle Irby), Mrs. Robert Bocquet (Myrtle Rosebrook), Mrs. Dudley Braly (Diana Dugafl, Mrs. Kay Crowell Calaway. Miss Ida Louise Campbell. Mrs. L. N. Connally (Lena May Hodges), Mrs. Frank Daley (Mary Ellen Wofford), Mrs. Wayne Dirks (Ida Mary McGuffin), Mrs. Howard Fish (Josephine Shay), Mrs. James M. Goodman (Martha Iris Gill), Miss Martha Illene Goodman, Mrs. Cal Green (Birdie Persia Porter), Mrs. Larry Hamilton (Mary Elizabeth Miller), Mrs. J. A. Handy (Maurine Bradford), Mrs. C. S. Harris (Lena Elizabeth Welder), Miss Mary Clare Harris, Mrs. Kenneth S. Harvey (Marilyn McNeill), Mrs. Richard A. Henault (Mary Ann Collier), Mrs. J. W. Hitchcock (Sara Harris), Mrs. R. L. Hollingsworth (Eleanor Campbell), Mrs. V. T. Irby (Dora Alberta Seymour), Mrs. Norman Jennings (Nella Jo Sawey), Mrs. Clyde F. Lacy (Lena Mary Connally), Mrs. H. B. Long (Nella Fae Bradford), Mrs. John Matthews (Betty Gayle), Mrs. C. B. McWhorter (Ernez Skaggs), Mrs. Jack Miller (Doris Barber), Mrs. William B. Moser (Margaret Miller), Mrs. Robert Norton (Louise Wilson), Mrs. Mona Seymour Nuft (Mona Irene Seymour), Mrs. Robert Pearce (Mary Ellen Voss), Mrs. Travis M. Powell (Avis Barrow), Mrs. Joe C. Ramirez III (Mary Ellen Handy), Mrs. John B. Roberts (Marjorie Aleene McNeill), Miss Marii Roberts, Mrs. Will Roy Sanders (Stella O'Reilly), Mrs. Sarah Kay Handy Schuster, Mrs. Vincent Seger (Darah Behethaland Gayle), Miss Gladys Emma Smith, Mrs. Eric J. Spielhagen (Inez McKinney), Mrs. William R. Stubbins (Lee Ann McWhorter), Mrs. George Talf (Lucille Barber), Mrs. Mary McGuffin Taylor, Mrs. Robert Turner (Christine Miller), Mrs. R. J. Welder (Mary McCurdy).
Past‑presidents are Mrs. Eric J. Spielhagen and Mrs. C. S. Harris, and Miss Ida Campbell is the president in 1973.
Operation Concern was organized in June 1971 by a group of citizens deeply interested in combating the narcotics problem, especially among the youth, a problem which is prevalent throughout the world. Edward N. Jones was the chairman. The group consisted of representatives from schools, churches, law offices, clubs and officials in 32 towns in Bee, Refugio, Karnes, Goliad and Live Oak Counties.
The main objective of Operation Concern of Beeville is to study, plan, coordinate and promote the prevention of drug abuse and to educate the public about drug abuse in the City of Beeville and surrounding area.
NAS Chase Field cooperates with Operation Concern by furnishing films, slides, tapes and information on drugs and related sublets. The trained counselors and the Field's Counseling Service give their aid.
The Bee‑Live Oak‑McMullen County Medical Society, Memorial Hospital, the Bee‑Picayune. the Board of Education of Beeville Independent School District. Dr. Grady Hogue, president of Bee County College, Frank Atkins, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Dudley Braly. mayor.
District Judge Joe Wade, Malcolm Slay, all the druggists, the city and county officials, Humberto Saenz, Dr. John Hester, and the majority of the business and prominent people in Bee County are vitally concerned and support this organization for the good of its youth and their families.
Dr. John Hester and Edward N. Jones serve as advisers and Rev. Don Cureton is the new chairman.
BEEVILLE NAVY LEAGUE
The Beeville Council of the Navy League was organized in 1955 with C. R. Gordon as the first president.
The purpose of the organization is to promote good will between the personnel at Chase Field and the citizens of Bee County. Social events are held periodically.
Mr. Gordon served two terms as president. Succeeding him and the years they served were the following:
Dr. Ernest Miller, 1957, Dewey Pieraff, 1958; Robert Noguelra, 1959; Judge Joe Wade, 1960; Fred Lafcham, 1961; M. L. Clewis, 1962, George Spikes, 1963; Edward N. Jones, 1964, Burke Ellwood, 1965‑, Dr. Dudley Braly, 1966; Richard Lucas, 1967, William B. Moser, 1 968, H. C. Brinkoeter, 1969; Dr. John Hester, 1970; Fred Lafcham, 1971‑, and Laurie D. Hunter, 1972 and 1973 (incumbent).
The FISH Organization was formed by an Episcopal Church group in England with the objective of neighbor helping neighbor in emergencies. It quickly spread to other groups in many countries. FISH was organized in Beeville on February 17, 1972, with Rev. Tony Salisbury as chairman and Mrs. Richard DeBolt and Mrs. Evan Dean as assistants. Rev. Don Curefon is the present leader.
FISH is a 24‑hour emergency assistance service with members volunteering for baby sitting, transportation for shut-ins, housework for the III and for other emergency needs. Teenage volunteers read regularly to the blind. Each issue of the Bee‑Picayune carries a notice similar to the following: Call FISH‑A neighbor to help you in your emergency can be reached at the FISH number, 358‑7500.
VFW POST ORGANIZES
The Veterans of Foreign Wars organized a county‑wide post in Beeville during late January 1973. There had been a VFW group in the county some years past, but if had disbanded for lack of leadership.
The organizational meeting was held at Yougeen's Lounge. and the following officers were elected: Gene Holland, Commander Jimmy Myers, Senior Vice Commander; Paul Campbell, Junior Vice Commander, Bill Roberts, Quartermaster; Ernest Cude, Chaplain; Presley Roberson. Judge Advocate; and Jim Brady, Bill McGrew. and Sherman Wooten, Trustees.
Thirty‑two members signed the charter, which was officially presented to the organization when the officers were installed.
MUSIC THROUGH THE YEARS
In 1878 Major W. S. Dugat and wife came to Beeville. Mrs. Dugat, who was educated in piano and voice in Philadelphia, began to teach both voice and piano. She taught her own talented children and in the 1890s and early 1900s the family organized an orchestra.
The Ezell Brothers' Orchestra was popular here and over South Texas during the same years. E. L. Faupel and children, Robert, Letfle and Stella, taught music. Stella Faupel Oder was teaching piano and guitar until her death a few years ago. Sam Ezell in 1906 was rated the second best violinist in the state and years later was instrumental in adding band work in schools of South Texas. Ramon DeLeon, flutist, had a dance orchestra and taught various instruments to students from the early 1900s until his death about a decade ago.
Chatauquas came to Beeville in the early 1900s. In 1907 musicals began appearing at the Grand Opera House. George Beever, violinist, organized a band under the sponsorship of the Beeville Fire Department in 1933. Schools throughout the county have good band and choral groups. Everett McAulay is head of the Fine Arts Department of Bee County College and is the college band director. Mrs. Anita Krueger is piano instructor.
Fayette (Red) Camp of Corpus Christi held a weekly class in piano here in the 1960s. Mrs. Ruth Lindsey, mother of Mrs. George (Dorothy) Brown, taught piano in the 1950s and early 1960s and Mrs. Henry (Cecelia Brauer) Miller, Mrs. Allee Nuff, Mrs. Flossie Thomas Dleqel, Mrs. B. C. Brown and Mrs, Wallace Plafner were piano teachers for many years. Mrs. 0. D. Rudeloff, Mrs. Dewey Granberry, Mrs. Lucille Kinkler, Mrs. Alice Moore, Miss Nettle Brown, Mrs. Blucher Love and Mrs. Jack Powers now teach piano. And the Sisters of Divine Providence at St. Joseph's Catholic School have taught piano through the years.
The San Antonio Symphony Orchestra has appeared here six times, five under the auspices of the Civic Music Association which brought many great artists of musical fame to Beeville. For the last nine years the Community Concerts Association has presented many musical programs, including concerts by Richard Tucker, Metropolitan Opera tenor; Dorothy Kirsten, Metropolitan soprano; Mitch Miller and his group. and many others.
George Spikes became local president of the Community Concerts in 1964, a position he held until his death. Mrs. H. B. Hause succeeded him as president. Mrs. Teal Adkins is vice president; Camp Ezell, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Reese Wade, recording secretary, and Mrs. R. J. Findley is treasurer.
In 1949 the Beeville Music Club was organized with Mrs. George Brown as president. In 1955 the club was reorganized. again with Mrs. Brown as president. The presidents following her were: Mrs. E. Y. Seale, Mrs. Warren Peterson, Mrs. P. D. Laughter, Mrs. Jack Felts, Mrs. P. E. Davis, Mrs. B. C. Brown, Mrs. Jack Megason, Mrs. E. B. Etheridge, Mrs. S. W. Cather, Mrs. John W. Henshall, Mrs. P. E. Davis, Mrs. Wallace Plafner and Mrs. John W. Henshall.
MANY ARTISTS IN BEEVILLE AREA
Art was taught here during the 1890s and early 1900s by Miss Nettie Abernathy, who married Duke Marsden. Mrs. Amos Welder, nee Ray Wood, has a painting done of herself at the age of two by this artist.
In October 1896 the Dallas News had the following reference to the exhibits of the well‑known Beeville artist at the Dallas Fair: ''The Madonna and Child, and Morning, by Mrs. G. W. Greathouse of Beeville are productions of rare beauty and merit which must be seen to be appreciated. These paintings are now in the art department of the fair.''
Ellie (Mrs. A. C.) Wheeler taught art in her home studio from 1944 until her death in the 1960s.
In 1954 Gladys (Mrs. J. K.) Blue and Helen Y. (Mrs. Camp) Ezell were instrumental in bringing Simon Michael of Rockport, Texas, to teach a Friday morning class in Beeville. Mr. Michael, a renowned artist and teacher, studied in the great art schools of this country and studied and taught art in Paris, France, for eight years. After thirteen years of instructing private classes here he joined in 1967 the Fine Arts Department of Bee County College where he continues to give art instruction. Mrs. Bobble Warwick and Waverly (Mrs. Don) Lewis also have taught art at the College. Shirley (Mrs. Alex) Kibler and Dolores (Mrs. Stephen) Horwood have classes in art there also. Ernez (Mrs, Bernard) McWhorter has held classes in crafts at the College and in her home.
Mona (Mrs. Scott Jr.) McNeill has had both children and adult art classes for a number of years. Marjorie (Mrs. Bill) Whitenton teaches an art class. Helen Y. (Mrs. Camp) Ezell had a children's art class for eleven years and assisted Simon Michael In teaching children for four years. H. W. (Bus) Ellsworth teaches special classes in his studio on the Orangedale Road. Elizabeth (Mrs. Paul) Schulz teaches china painting.
The Beeville Art Guild was organized in May 1964 with thirty‑seven members with Ila E. Richardson Rothlisberger as president. The presidents following her have been Nancy Frye, Lillye Dell Cox, Elizabeth Schulz, Helen Y. Ezell, Patricia Ruebush, and Rea Groves is the president for 1973‑1974.
Every year during the Fall Rodeo the Guild sponsors a large area judged Art Show which is open to all artists, including Guild members and nonmembers, in the area. Cash awards and ribbons are given.
Local artists who have been recognized or received awards for their work outside of the Beeville shows are as follows: Ellie Wheeler. Mona McNeill, Helen Y. Ezell, Lillye Dell Cox, Elizabeth Schulz, Freddie and Bus Ellsworth, Marjorie Whitenton, George Pinter, Georgia Bedwell, Ila E. Richardson Rofhlisberger, Annafair Buffs, Anna Lee S. Brown, Waverly Lewis, Rea Groves, Esther Barnhart, Jeanne Jones Hause, Pat Dougherty, Allen Hardy, Charyl Kennedy Dragoo, and Ernez McWhorter. Elizabeth Schulz has exhibited her wild flower series at the Witte Museum in San Antonio and in other South Texas towns. Ernez McWhorter was Artist of the Month in Corpus Christi with a one‑man show.
The Fine Arts Department of Bee County College holds regular art exhibitions of local and out-of-town artists. The Episcopal Guild has had three annual art shows of out‑of‑town artists. The Rosetta Club has sponsored art exhibitions and children's art shows. The First National Bank for the last five years has sponsored an exhibition of masterpieces from the Country Store Art Gallery of Austin.
Mrs. H. B. (Jeanne Jones) Hause has been the sponsor of the Artmobile of South Texas for a week showing in Beeville of great art for the last four years. The Artmobile with the fine paintings is financed by Mrs. John (Mae T. Dougherty) King of Corpus Christi and New York City. Mrs. George Spikes and the late Mr. Spikes' collection of treasured Colonial art has been exhibited several times.
The Historical Story
of Bee County Texas By Camp Ezell
Updated Thursday, December 21, 2006 21:02
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""Al Hol, arguably, is one of the worst places in the world,"" said Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, the CENTCOM commander.
It just became worse this week, he added, with reports of the first infections among the estimated 65,000 ISIS fighters and sympathizers, mostly women and children, who are held there with little prospect of repatriation to their home countries.
The U.S. has pressed for repatriation of the Al Hol inmates to their home countries to face justice, but Iraq, the European countries and other nations have thus far refused.
In a virtual forum at the nonprofit U.S. Institute of Peace, McKenzie said that if the U.S. does not act on repatriation to reduce the number of prisoners at Al Hol, ""we're going to have huge problems.""
""It's not a good place to live, [but] bad things are going to happen if you keep a lot of people there,"" he continued.. ""Bad things are going to happen in terms of radicalization, [and] bad things are going to happen in terms of COVID.""
The general, who became the 14th commander of CENTCOM in 2019, said a coronavirus outbreak in those ISIS camps had long been a fear of his, and he expressed surprise that the disease had taken this long to surface.
""I don't have an answer besides repatriation,"" McKenzie said. ""We think it's absolutely critical -- other nations have got to take them.""
In a statement Monday, the Save the Children aid group said that several health care workers at Al Hol had previously tested positive for COVID-10 and the first cases among detainees were reported Monday.
""One of our worst fears has come to pass,"" said Sonia Khush, Syria Response Director for Save the Children. ""An outbreak of COVID-19 in Al Hol camp is going to be challenging to control, considering how overcrowded the camp is and how little access families have to water, personal hygiene items, tests and protective equipment, with more than 65,000 people living in the camp at the moment.""
McKenzie said U.S. troops ""were involved purely in a supporting role"" at Al Hol for the mostly-Kurdish and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in charge of security at the camp.
However, the conditions at Al Hol are likely to complicate the continuing campaign against the remnants of the Islamic state, he said.
ISIS remains a diminished but persistent hit-and-run threat in Iraq and Syria that can be fully eliminated only by a long-term resolution of the region's sectarian divides and a major influx of development aid, McKenzie said.
""There are going to be eruptions, there are going to be problems"" in containing ISIS, he said, despite repeated statements from President Donald Trump that the so-called caliphate has been ""100%"" destroyed.
""This problem is going to be with us for a while"" until local authorities in Iraq and Syria are capable of dealing with it on their own, McKenzie said.
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Despite the Navigator's small screen the Nokia 6710 mobile phone provides a solid GPS experience
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Nokia's 6710 Navigator won't replace your standalone GPS due to its small screen. For a mobile phone though, it provides a solid and smooth navigation experience thanks to a combination of good hardware and well designed software.
Price$ 629.00 (AUD)
The third iteration in Nokia's Navigator series of mobile phones, the 6710 Navigator is Nokia's best effort yet. The small screen will annoy many users, but the addition of a great zoom bar, a free lifetime subscription to the GPS maps and an excellent build quality make the latest Navigator worth a closer look.
The build quality of the Nokia 6710 Navigator mobile phone is excellent. Looking very similar in design to the 6720 classic, the slide feels smooth and responsive, the keys have good tactility and are well placed and the positioning and layout of the controls (including the five-way navigational pad) is second to none. Unfortunately, the keypad is quite small and the rear battery cover is difficult to pry open when you want to remove it. Perhaps the best design feature of the 6710 Navigator is the touch sensitive zoom bar below the display. Simply gliding your finger left and right across the bar zooms in and out of maps, the Web browser, the camera and also scrolls through the media gallery.
The 6710 Navigator's display is a concern. As a regular mobile phone display, it isn't too bad, with good colour clarity and reasonable viewing angles. Yet this handset is designed to be used as a GPS, and as such it's too small for our liking. Sunlight reflection is also an issue — on a bright day, we sometimes struggled to see the screen when using the 6710 Navigator in the car.
It's a shame the screen is a little small, as the 6710 Navigator is a pretty good GPS phone. It's fast to lock onto and maintain a GPS signal and we experienced almost no lag or delay while driving. The 6710 Navigator's GPS chip seemed far more responsive than that of the iPhone 3GS which in our tests did display lag when using the dedicated turn-by-turn navigational apps. Best of all, the 6710 Navigator includes a lifetime subscription to full turn-by-turn navigation. It's predecessor, the 6210 Navigator only included turn-by-turn navigation for six months. Nokia also includes a well built window mount in the sales package that allows you to slide the phone open while it's in the cradle.
The Nokia Maps interface is clear and concise and displays plenty of information despite the small screen. Voice instructions are easy to follow, however they can distort at full volume and the speaker lacks punch, even at its highest setting. The Navteq map performance was a little inconsistent — in our tests, the maps failed to recognise a number of no-right-turns and also seemed to favour illegal U-turns when re-routing, although these issues are common with all GPS devices and not just restricted to the 6710 Navigator.
Navigation aside, the 6710 Navigator is a solid phone without offering anything outstanding, though the inclusion of a 5-megapixel camera is a highlight. The Carl Zeiss branded camera lacks a lens cover and only comes with a single LED flash (making low-light photography poor), but overall the 6710 Navigator produces good quality photos for a camera phone.
The Nokia 6710 Navigator includes a 3.5mm headphone jack and features solid multimedia software. A 2GB microSD card is included in the sales package and there is also an FM radio. Our review unit wasn't pre-loaded with Nokia's Ovi Store application, but this can be downloaded, or accessed through the 6710 Navigator's Web browser.
The Nokia 6710 Navigator is a HSDPA-capable phone and also features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth with A2DP and USB via a standard micro-USB port. Oddly, the phone can't charge via the micro-USB port and uses the older proprietary Nokia connection instead.
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The Windsor, Ont.-area owner of a North American steel tube and pipe empire is backing U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs and offering all employees a $1,000 annual bonus while the policy is in effect.
Barry Zekelman said Trump's talk about a 25 per cent tariff for steel and 10 per cent for aluminum provides an example the Canadian government should follow, with one addition.
""Is that 25 per cent duty enough? I don't think it is and I actually think those duties should be much higher,"" he said.
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Canada has been seeking an exemption to the threat of taxes Trump announced last week. On Monday, the president said he would only exempt Canada if a new ""fair"" North American Free Trade Agreement is signed.
Zekelman has 15 manufacturing locations on both sides of the border, with the bulk in the U.S. and one in Harrow, Ont.
Following Trump's tariffs announcement, Zekelman issued a news release, including a letter sent to the company's 2,300 employees, celebrating the president's move and vowing ""WE WILL WIN IN A FAIR FIGHT.""
""I am pleased to announce a one thousand-dollar ($1,000) bonus for each of you as a direct result of policy changes announced by President Trump,"" he wrote. ""This bonus will be paid as soon as the announced changes go into effect and will be paid annually so long as the policies remain in effect.""
'Dirty Dozen' are depressing steel prices
Zekelman said illegal steel dumping from 12 countries he refers to as the Dirty Dozen has ""artificially depressed"" steel prices in North America for decades.
The metal enters the continent in a variety of ways, but the CEO said China has been especially successful at circumventing existing tariffs by shipping their steel in as mailboxes, lockers and other products for which suppliers don't have to pay duties.
""They have extensive ways to cheat our system and we need to stop being so nice about it and we need to hold them accountable.""
Zekelman said he believes Trump's tariff threat includes Canada because it's easier to make a ""blanket move"" and deal with exceptions after the fact.
""President Trump doesn't view Canada as an enemy.""
Zekelman also believes Trump is using the tariffs as a strategy in the ongoing NAFTA talks.
""I do firmly believe that eventually this will get worked out with Canada. I believe President Trump is a businessman, he's not used to being a politician, he wants things to move much quicker,"" Zekelman said. ""In doing that he will use leverage in any way possible to get a proper deal done. Even if that means dragging [in] Canada.""
'There will be job losses'
Not everyone in Windsor-Essex views the tariff talk in such a positive way.
RJ Steel Company president Ryan Jordan said his costs have already gone up.
""I've been warned to start preparing quotes to absorb the rising costs of steel,"" he said. ""It hasn't stopped. It seems every month I call the prices go up.""
I think [Trump's] whole trade war thing is stupid. He's just going to hurt his own country, let alone others.- David Harrison, Chrysler Assembly Plant
Jordan said if prices continue to rise, he would have no choice but to raise his prices too, and he hopes all the trade talk will turn out to be just that — talk. But if Trump makes good on his 25 per cent tariff threat, the impact at RJ Steel would be serious, he said.
""We will be in trouble. We'll have to find some other product to manufacture, something that can incorporate other materials, other metals. From a smaller manufacturer like myself, to Chrysler, if the tariffs are that severe, I believe there will be job losses.""
Employees stopped outside the Chrysler Assembly Plant in Windsor said they were worried about the tariffs.
Daniel Campbell said if costs rise, he fears Fiat Chrysler Automobiles could move production to another country.
David Harrison said he can't understand how creating duties will benefit either country.
""It's going to increase prices on a lot of thing,"" he added. ""I think [Trump's] whole trade war thing is stupid. He's just going to hurt his own country, let alone others.""
Canada 'not the guilty party'
Zekelman said he was invited to the White House last week when the president was set to announce the tariffs.
The CEO was out of the country at the time, but said if he's invited again this week, he would gladly sit with Trump at the table.
""I'm trying to balance this and walk a fine line. I will tell you that absolutely in no way is Canada a contributing factor to any hardships in the U.S. steel industry,"" he explained. ""I'm using every tool I have to hopefully get Canada excluded or exempted from this action because really we're not the guilty party.""
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bf366a61-b8ff-4f96-b745-b9f843e9856e,2013-06-18T22:31:05+00:00,2013-06-18,1,http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=21872,"OMA, SADI, YRG, SWA, Inhabit and AECOM win Essence Financial Building in Shenzhen
OMA has released proposals for a new office tower in one of China’s most rapidly developing cities: Shenzhen. The firm has presented its latest concept as a break away from conventional design in the region, its press release determining: “Populated by a range of office towers of different generations, the city is ready for the next leap forward from a manufacturing city into a services hub. As one of China’s fastest growing services and business centres, Shenzhen is the perfect context to question and challenge the many conventions that govern the design of office towers.”
Instead of locating the core in the centre of the building, the architects have shifted it to the side in order to offer tenants a range of floorplates which can greater maximise their productivity. These unobstructed plans will enable effective communication and ultimate flexibility across the office floor. Externally the design incorporates shaded recreation space for users of the building while higher up the building will be a viewing platform which overlooks the nearby Shenzhen Golf Club.
Gradated windows on the south facade increase in size towards the base of the tower in relation to the decrease of sunlight penetration while the east and west facades have fewer windows all together. The Essence Financial Building is connected on several sides to nearby transport systems with Fuhua First Road to the north and Futian Metro Station and Shopping Park Metro Station also in close proximity.
Partners David Gianotten and Rem Koolhaas led the OMA team with SADI, YRG, SWA, Inhabit and AECOM to win the scheme. Gianotten commented: “OMA is very excited about its continuous and deepening participation in Shenzhen’s development, especially as the city makes its latest evolution: from a manufacturing city in a services hub. This next generation of urbanism calls for a new generation of office towers, of which the Essence Financial Building could be one.”",419,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00020-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.948046863079071
e17ea278-abec-49ce-9d36-869cc4002b98,2013-05-24T08:37:40+00:00,2012-09-18,0,http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/music/articleComments/The-gospel-of-John-Paul-George-Ringo-3877412.php?gta=commentlistpos,"(skip this header)
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12:22 pm, Tuesday, September 18, 2012 -- How can it be that the Beatles' ""Love Me Do"" is 50 years old? But that's no surprise to singer Mark Benson of ""1964: The Tribute,"" who plays the role of the young John Lennon in the acclaimed Beatles act. As the Beatles continue to defy the rules of what once considered disposable pop music,...
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f7b96e93-9813-4636-9862-9695be4f35ff,2015-03-30T23:03:42+00:00,2012-12-14,0,http://grizlr.com/nfl/nfc-east--december142012,"This is the December 14, 2012 news archive. View today's NFC East rumors and news.
NFC East News and Rumors
Cruz says contract is a “matter of time”
profootballtalk.com Updated Dec 14, 2012
Earlier in the season, Giants receiver Victor Cruz said the structure was in place for a new contract, which would compensate the third-year, minimum-salary wideout far more handsomely for his performance. Since then, the deal hasn’t been finalized. “Share Tweet
Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant has decided to delay surgery on a broken index finger, risking permanent damage, because he says a chance to make the playoffs now is more important than considering what shape his finger might be in for the rest of his life.…Share TweetThere are obviously far more important things to talk and think about on this day of tragedy, but as a follow-up note, we feel obliged to inform you that after he made some patently ridiculous comments on ESPN's ""First Take"" show regarding Was…Share TweetEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- The New York Giants will play a critical game Sunday afternoon against the Atlanta Falcons without their leading rusher.Share TweetWashington Redskins first round quarterback Robert Griffin was ""full participant"" in Friday's practice and is listed as ""questionable"" on the team's final injury report of the week. Griffin has a ""mild"" sprain of the latera…Share TweetFlip Wilson has flipped his stance. Giants running back David Wilson, who said earlier this week people should “relax” about his signature celebration, said Friday he changed his mind. Wilson said on ESPN he would no longer do a backflip after he scorShare Tweet
For each sack, 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith donating $5,099 to Boys & Girls ClubsSan Francisco 49ers outside linebacker and Defensive Player of the Year candidate Aldon Smith is approaching former New York Giants and current FOX pregame panelist Michael Strahan's single-season record for quarterback sacks. Smith needs just three sac…Share TweetRedskins coach Mike Shanahan said Friday that quarterback Robert Griffin III has progressed all week and that he was “much better” on Friday, leaving him to be listed as questionable on the final injury report of the week. “We’ll get a chance to eShare Tweet
Temple hires Giants assistant as new head coachTemple has offered its head coaching job to Giants assistant offensive line coach Matt Rhule, according to OwlScoop.com. He was one of two NFL assistants to interview for the job, along with Eagles defensive coordinator (and former Temple safety) Todd B…Share TweetThe Browns are riding a three-game winning streak into Sunday’s game against the Redskins, but rookie running back Trent Richardson hasn’t been performing quite as well as his team. Richardson is averaging 3.5 yards per carry in those three games andShare Tweet
Giants will be shorthanded in AtlantaThe New York Giants have ruled out running back Ahmad Bradshaw, cornerback Prince Amukamara and safety Kenny Phillips for Sunday's critical game against the Falcons in Atlanta due to their injuries. All of the injuries are major as the Giants try to bec…Share Tweet
Quirks of the Game: Should the N.F.L. Kill the Kickoff?nytimes.com Dec 14, 2012Tampa Bay Coach Greg Schiano has proposed doing away with kickoffs to make the game safer. The idea has yet to gain much support.Share TweetThe Dallas Cowboys will not place nose tackle Jay Ratliff on injured reserve until they have to.Share TweetFive nuggets of knowledge about Week 15: Home-field disadvantage? The Atlanta Falcons are 6-0 at home this season, have won 10 straight home games overall, and are 32-7 in the Georgia Dome over the past five seasons. So the fact that they are playing at…Share Tweet
Week 15 Sunday Picks: Falcons out to show they’re legitimate Super Bowl contendersNew York Giants at Atlanta Falcons The Falcons are in the midst of the most successful period in the organization's history, but have yet to win the playoff game necessary to validate the Mike Smith/Thomas Dimitroff Era. The Giants have won the last fou…Share TweetRavens linebacker Terrell Suggs is trying to play through a torn biceps he suffered a couple of weeks ago, but he wasn’t able to answer the bell for last Sunday’s game against the Redskins. It’s unclear whether he’ll be on the field against the BrShare Tweet
Better to receive: A Friday debate postThere are few teams (if any) in the NFL that can match the New York Giants for the quality of their top two wide receivers, but they play one of them Sunday. The Atlanta Falcons' outstanding duo of Roddy White and Julio Jones is a vital reason the Falco…Share TweetGiants defensive end Osi Umenyiora didn’t know Pat Hill was the Falcons new offensive line coach. But he said he could tell from watching tape things were different. Some accused the Falcons blockers of dirty play last year, and after other teams accusShare TweetIt wasn’t an inspiring performance, but in these white-flag days in Philadelphia, it was enough. After last night’s 34-13 loss to the Bengals, and after Michael Vick was cleared from his concussion, Eagles coach Andy Reid said he was going to continueShare Tweet
Breakfast links: Giant hopes for HokiesNew York Giants If Prince Amukamara can't play Sunday because of his hamstring injury, rookie Jayron Hosley would get the start at cornerback for the Giants in his place. That would mean they could be counting on two Virginia Tech rookies to help them w…Share Tweet
Plenty To Learn FromCNNSI.com Dec 11, 2012The 49ers squandered a 31-3 lead, but beat the Patriots 41-34. Winning in this fashion could prove quite valuable in the weeks ahead for San Francisco, says Chris Burke.Share TweetIt was the play that perhaps best typified the Philadelphia Eagles' season, though there were many more to come. With 9:59 left in the first quarter of the Cincinnati Bengals' 34-13 thumping of Andy Reid's team, Eagles punter Mat McBriar set to punt fro…Share Tweet
NFL Kickoff OT: Key Games For Week 15Dec 14NFL Kickoff OT breaks down the big games for week 15.
'Playbook': Redskins vs. BrownsDec 14""Playbook"" debates whether the Washington Redskins will be able to throw the ball deep against the Cleveland Browns in Week 15.
'Playbook': Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas CowboysDec 14Will the Dallas Cowboys be able to get a running game going against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The ""Playbook"" guys discuss the Cowboys’ offense and also explain why Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is extending plays.
New York Giants Stevie Brown providing boost to G-MenDec 14New York Giants safety Stevie Brown discusses his success, the Giants' remaining schedule and the feel around the team's locker room.
Peter King: Ravens hope change in offensive plan yields playoff benefitsDec 14Sometimes, good coaches and good players don't agree, and they get at cross-purposes, and the players stop listening to the coaches, and a boss has to see that, and the boss has to say it's time for a change -- even at an incredibly inopportune time, as…
The Sports Guy breaks down the men under center, plus Week 15 picksDec 14The Sports Guy ranks the men under center with a little help from the movies, plus Week 15 picks.",1602,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300031.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00206-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.963005125522614
d32bf14c-200a-4f43-8406-c5746e49809f,2022-05-23T08:42:32+00:00,2022-05-23,1,https://www.notice.com.ng/buhari-should-remove-emefiele-if-he-fails-to-resign-8211-gov-akeredolu-2023,"Buhari should remove Emefiele if he fails to resign – Gov. Akeredolu - 2023
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has demanded that Godwin Emefiele should resign as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.
Akeredolu said this while describing the news of Emefiele's purchase of Declaration of Intent and Nomination Forms to contest for the office of the President as shocking.
He asked that President Muhammadu Buhari should remove Emefiele as the CBN Governor if he fails to resign, warning that such act, if unchecked, timeously, portends great danger to the fragile economy of Nigeria.
Part of the statement read: ""Rumors had been rife on the subterranean partisan activities linked to him through these shadowy characters in the recent weeks. Pictures of branded vehicles, ostensibly purchased for electioneering campaigns, were also posted on social media.
""The audacious moves by those who claimed to be supporting this interest have been unsettling.This latest news confirms that the Governor may indeed be interested in immersing himself in the murky waters of politics like any other Nigerian with partisan interests.
""Consequently, we admonish Mr Emefiele to leave the office, immediately, for him to pursue his interest. He cannot combine partisan politics with the very delicate assignment of his office.
""Should he refuse to quit, it becomes incumbent on the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to remove him forthwith. This is a joke taken too far.""
Akeredolu stressed that although Emefiele enjoys a constitutionally protected right to belong to any group or association just as any Nigerian, ""The combined effect of the Public Service Rules, CBN Act and the 1999 Constitution, as amended, exposes not only the oddity inherent in this brash exercise of presumed right to associate. It also confirms the illegality of the act should he proceed to submit the forms while occupying the seat as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.""
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a3c5386f-0367-4474-bd21-01b897c3a5a8,2016-07-23T10:27:03+00:00,2014-06-01,0,http://www.autotrader.com/car-reviews/2013-honda-fit-vs-2015-honda-fit-whats-the-difference-225913?rdpage=NEWSREVIEWSCONTENTARTICLE_05,"2013 Honda Fit vs. 2015 Honda Fit: What's the Difference?
Car buyers seeking an excellent value should strongly consider the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit, which is improved in nearly every way over the old Fit that it replaces. Aside from a slight reduction in cargo space and the cancellation of the limited-production Fit EV (an electric vehicle delivering plenty of utility in a compelling package), the new Fit is a better car than the old version.
Most cars grow in size with each redesign. Not the 2015 Honda Fit, which still fits just about anywhere you might want to park it. A slight gain in width is offset by a slight decrease in length, while the wheelbase is stretched by more than an inch to add more interior room.
As far as styling is concerned, the new Fit still resembles a doorstop with wheels, but sharper details create a more angular look combined with better balance in terms of overall appearance. Four new colors debut for 2015, including a vibrant paint hue named Mystic Yellow Pearl.
I like the 2015 Fit's new design, which gives this entry-level 5-door hatchback a more grown-up and higher-quality look than the previous version.
Since it first went on sale, one of the best things about the Honda Fit has been its rear Magic Seat design, which provides multiple configurations for hauling people and cargo. The Magic Seat continues for the 2015 Honda Fit, installed in an interior that is roomier and more comfortable than before.
Up front, the driver's seat gets a standard height adjuster and faces a more contemporary dashboard and a more traditional control layout than the old Fit's decidedly odd setup. Soft-touch material lends a sense of quality, while improvements in terms of noise, vibration and harshness help the redesigned 2015 Fit look and feel like a more substantial vehicle.
Rear-seat occupants will be happier aboard the new Fit, too, thanks to a significant 4.8-in increase in rear legroom. Overall interior space increases by five cu ft., but maximum cargo space is slightly smaller compared to the old Fit. Nevertheless, with 52.7 cu ft. of room available when the rear seat is folded, this diminutive Honda can swallow a bunch of stuff -- nearly as much as some small crossover SUVs.
In relation to the previous Fit, the new model is more comfortable and equally talented, making it an improvement over the old car.
One of the more dramatic differences between the old Fit and the redesigned 2015 Fit is found under the car's stubby hood. Honda installs a more powerful 1.5-liter 4-cylinder engine in the new Fit that makes 130 horsepower and 114 lb-ft of torque, increases of 13 hp and 8 lb-ft compared to the previous version.
A new 6-speed manual gearbox is standard, with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) available as an option. The CVT is equipped with a Sport driving mode that provides seven pre-selected gear ratios, while an Econ driving mode encourages a fuel-saving driving style in part through the use of Eco Assist lighting. Drive the car with care and you might achieve the new Fit's fuel economy rating of 36 miles per gallon in combined driving, a number that makes the redesigned model 16 percent more fuel-efficient than the old Fit.
In addition to adding power and improving fuel economy, the 2015 Fit has a new electric steering system that dramatically improves the car's on-center feel and its straight-line stability on the freeway. Clearly, when it comes to the hardware under the sheet metal, the new Fit is a better car than the old Fit.
Last year, the Fit was sold in base, Sport and EV trim levels. This year, the car adopts familiar Honda trim names of LX, EX and EX-L.
The Fit EX-L is equipped only with a CVT and includes new features that were previously unavailable for the Fit, such as leather, heated front seats, a smart-entry system with push-button starting and a power sunroof. These upgrades, coupled with the technology and safety features discussed in the sections that follow, make the new 2015 Fit the better-equipped vehicle.
Among the changes to the 2015 Honda Fit, Bluetooth connectivity is now standard, along with a USB port for connecting and charging a smartphone.
Upgrade to the Fit EX or EX-L, and the car comes with a Display Audio system that includes a 7-in touchscreen offering tap, pinch, spread and swipe functions, similar to a tablet computer. Siri Eyes Free mode is also included with the Display Audio system, along with text-messaging capability and access to Pandora Internet Radio.
A new version of HondaLink services technology is also standard for the Fit EX and EX-L, providing the ability to run smartphone applications through the 2015 Fit's Display Audio system. Available applications include navigation, Global Radio and social-media feeds, to name a few.
The previous version of the Fit was not as crashworthy as Honda would have liked. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave the Fit unimpressive ratings for front-seat side-impact protection, while the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rated the old Fit's small-overlap frontal-impact protection level as Poor.
With the redesigned Honda Fit, the automaker intends to improve the car's ability to protect occupants in a crash.* The new Fit is equipped with Honda's next-generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering II body structure and comes standard with new SmartVent side-impact airbags, an expanded-view driver's-side mirror that makes it easier to see in the car's left blind spot, and a reversing camera with normal, wide and top-down views.
For the EX and EX-L models, the reversing camera display includes guidelines, and these versions of the new Fit also include a LaneWatch camera system that shows what is in the car's right-side blind spot on the Display Audio screen. Additionally, the Fit EX and EX-L are equipped with HondaLink Assist service, which automatically dials out for help after the airbags deploy, thereby speeding the arrival of rescue personnel to the scene of a collision.
*The 2015 Fit had not been officially crash-tested when this article was written.
At a glance, the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit might not appear to be much different than the vehicle it replaces, but it certainly is. Dramatically improved in the areas that required it, while at the same time retaining what has made the Fit special, the 2015 Fit is the better car.",1331,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257821671.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071021-00012-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.9369335770607
b5eacab7-d202-46b0-9d24-838097ff2aa0,2019-08-26T02:51:20+00:00,2019-07-21,1,https://techxplore.com/news/2019-07-baby-tech-pampers-big-diaper.html,"July 21, 2019 weblog
Baby tech: Pampers to deliver a big diaper change
In some home soon, a new parent will enjoy a smartphone glance as the first-time mom reads messages like Claire's diaper is dry. Bottle 46 minutes ago. Asleep 1 hour 22 minutes.
The phone messages are just part of an entire system coming from Pampers. Instead of just pushing out a debut of diapers tracking urine, Pampers has intentions of bring you a connected care system called Lumi. That is tech talk for telling a parent when the baby has wet the diaper plus delivering other information.
It is not on shelves now; the Pampers site is inviting visitors to sign up for a waiting list. The system is planned for this fall.
How Lumi works: ""The sensor keeps an eye on the blue wetness strip outside of the diaper to determine how soaked it is... you'll need to buy Lumi-optimized version of the diapers to use the sensor, as they have larger and more visible wetness strips,"" said Devindra Hardewar in Engadget.
But wait, there is more. Marie Baca in The Washington Post said Pampers intends to send the user the baby's wake and sleep times and feeding times.
After all, could a smart diaper that just announces urine alone make consumers pop the corks. No. Hardewar commented that Pampers ""is aiming for something a bit more expansive. The Lumi system is meant to make an infant's first year easier for parents by delivering as much data as possible.""
To understand why Pampers would want to expand into smart diaper territory, a follow-the-money analysis appeared in May, in Vox. Pampers is hardly a lone player in the ""sprawling diaper-tech war.""
The author, Michael Waters, quoted Ali Dibadj, who tracks the personal products industry for the investment management group Sanford C. Bernstein. ""The fact that the birthrates are quite low in the US has stirred a lot of interest in trying to get the consumer to spend more,"" he said. ""The only way they can increase their business is to bring better products to the market. Their whole hope is to create products that the consumer base will pay more for.""
The system that Pampers has in the wings has several components: (1) activity sensors, (2) the notification app, for Android and iPhone, and (3) video monitor. Engadget said that a Logitech camera has been fashioned into the Wi-Fi baby monitor.
Both Verily and Logitech worked with Pampers on the system. Verily is involved with software platforms that can help gather healthcare information. Verily's chief medical and scientific officer, Dr. Jessica Mega, said the company used its past expertise on sensors and software for the product.
Pampers worked with Logitech to develop its camera. The camera also serves as a hub for the activity sensor, helping to push its information to your Pampers account. When it comes to security, said Engadget, Pampers said it's relying on Logitech's encrypted video platform.
What's next? Pampers has not yet mentioned a price for the Lumi system but reports said it would come out this fall, and the site is asking that interested parties sign up for the wait list. The Lumi system includes two packs of diapers, and Pampers will offer replacements by subscription and in some stores.
Rebekah Tuchscherer in U.S. Today described what the online customer will get:
""A medium, teal-colored box will then arrive at your doorstep containing a 1080p wide angle HD video monitor, two activity sensors and two packs of specialized diapers with velcro-like patches on the front, where the sensors are placed. The price is not yet available.""
She added: You turn one of the sensors on and place it on the designated diaper patch. The sensor automatically tracks the baby's wet diapers and sleep patterns, sending the information to the Lumi app on your phone. Parents can also chart feeding times and milestones to see a fuller scope of how their child's routines evolve over time.""
Cincinatti Business Courier: The Lumi by Pampers system is designed for babies ranging from newborn to 12 months old, and the diapers will be available in sizes zero to 4.
In the bigger picture, how imminent is baby tech? The way Baca sees it, the train is already in the station.
""Companies have launched connected bassinets, smart night lights and pacifiers, bottles that track feedings and even apps to replicate the sound of a parent saying, 'Shush.'""
In the beginning of this year there was word that Korean startup company Monit had unveiled a 'smart diaper' at the CES, where the sensor is attached to the outside of a baby's diaper and can also sense when the diaper is soiled; CNET said that this Monit smart diaper monitor launched in Korea and Japan at the end of 2018 and that the company was partnering with Kimberly Clark (Huggies is from Kimberly-Clark) to bring Monit's tech to Huggies. Meanwhile, a May report in Vox reported that a spokesperson for Kimberly-Clark said the company was considering a US launch.
© 2019 Science X Network",1104,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330962.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20190826022215-20190826044215-00253.warc.gz,0.9522585272789
1030c314-9e95-4e21-aad3-2d86075da838,2015-03-30T17:29:30+00:00,2014-08-15,0,http://www.unescap.org/news/whats-ahead-escap-16-31-august-2014,"What's Ahead @ ESCAP: 16-31 August 2014
A summary of upcoming events, seminars and other activities throughout ESCAP for 16-31 August 2014.
Committee on Social Development, Third Session, 18-20 August 2014, Bangkok
Ministers and representatives from over 23 ESCAP countries will gather in Bangkok for the Third Session of the ESCAP Committee on Social Development from 18 to 20 August. The Committee aims to identify priority social development trends and challenges in Asia and the Pacific for the development agenda beyond 2015 and to serve as a preparatory body for the Asian and Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Beijing+20 Review, which will be convened by ESCAP in cooperation with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) in Bangkok from 10 to 14 November 2014. Other expected results include endorsing main elements of the draft outcome document for the above-mentioned Conference, and to endorse the secretariat’s programmatic focus and planned outputs in the field of social development for the biennium 2016-2017. A side event and an exhibition featuring key trends and issues on inequality have been planned for this occasion.
Studying Sustainable Agriculture in Practice: Smallholders on Tour in Nepal, 18-23 August 2014, Kathmandu
The Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA) in close partnership with the Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC) facilitated a second study tour for smallholder representatives in Cambodia from 4-9 August. Participants including lead farmers, NGO extension workers as well as government officials from four South-East Asian countries (Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Cambodia) joined this educational visit to Cambodia – held as part of the Network for Knowledge Transfer on Sustainable Agricultural Technologies and Improved Market Linkages in South and Southeast Asia SATNET Asia project. The participants who had been invited based on their lead role in their respective communities were exposed to good practices and technologies in the areas of system of rice intensification (SRI), organic rice and vegetable production and certification, and rice mill cooperatives. They took part in site visits to the Tramkork District in Takeo Province and Roleaphear District in Kampong Chhnang Province as well as in Phnom Penh. Lively interaction throughout the week indicated that they greatly benefited from CEDAC’s experience in promoting sustainable agricultural technologies, community mobilization and enabling market linkages. Participants plan to introduce many of the approaches in their own communities.
The third study tour will be conducted in Nepal in collaboration with International Development Enterprises (IDE) from 18 to 23 August. During the visit, participants from five South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan) will have the opportunity to visit various sites that showcase good practices in Integrated Pest Management, climate resilient agriculture, and post-harvest issues which are of high relevance to the region. Two more SATNET study tours for smallholder value chain actors are planned in the coming weeks, in India and Thailand.
Second Group Training Course in Improving Capability in Producing Official Statistics Relating to MDGs Indicators (ICPOS-2), 18 August-19 December 2014, Chiba, Japan
The United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP), in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will conduct the core phase of the Second Group Training Course in Improving Capability in Producing Official Statistics Relating to MDGs Indicators (ICPOS-2) at its premises in Chiba, Japan from 18 August to 19 December. The course is designed for junior- to middle- level government statisticians who have been working at least five years in national statistical offices or government offices engaged in statistical work. Participants from 12 countries are expected to attend including: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cook Islands, Islamic Republic of Iran, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga and Viet Nam.
This course covers basic theories and skills for production of MDG-related official statistics and monitoring indicators. Under the guidance of the course training team, participants acquire knowledge and improve their skills through a mix of lectures, participant presentations and group discussions, working-with-data sessions and field visits. As a key feature of the learning strategy of the course, participants will design, manage and implement a sample survey project and present and disseminate their results. The core phase was preceded by the Preparatory e-Learning Course on Basic Statistics conducted from 28 July to 10 August 2014. The objective of the e-learning course was to ensure that participants of ICPOS-2 were better prepared for the four-month on-site phase at SIAP.
National Public-Private Partnership Forum, 19-20 August, 2014, Thimphu
Recognizing the challenges of financing infrastructure development, ESCAP is implementing a United Nations development account project over the period 2014-2015 that aims to support less developed countries in further involving the private sector in infrastructure development, particularly using the public-private partnership (PPP) mechanism. As part of the project, a national workshop is being organized to support the government of Bhutan in identifying the current obstacles for PPP development in the country and to suggest actions for addressing these obstacles. The workshop will also provide an opportunity to improve the understanding and knowledge of senior policy makers and government officials about public-private partnerships such as what PPPs can and cannot do and the risks retained by the Government in PPP projects.
Third Meeting of Clusters at Corridor Level for Transport Corridor Almaty-Bishkek-Dushanbe, 21 to 22 August 2014, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
ESCAP will organize the third Meeting of Clusters at Corridor Level for Transport Corridor Almaty-Bishkek-Dushanbe in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from 21 to 22 August 2014. The meeting will be attended by transit transport clusters of the three countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) participating in a project on capacity building for control authorities and transport operators to improve efficiency of cross-border transport in landlocked and transit developing countries. The clusters are comprised of key stakeholders, including representatives of government authorities and the transport industry. The meeting is to discuss ways to implement the action plan for clusters at corridor level, which was adopted by the clusters at the previous meeting held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 29 May 2014.
Civil Society Forum on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, 26-27 August 2014, Bangkok
Civil society plays a critical role in raising awareness of the importance of birth and civil registration amongst populations, advocating for efficient CRVS systems to decision-makers, increasing the responsiveness and accountability of responsible stakeholders, and in ensuring universal and timely civil registration. Considering this importance, a Civil Society Forum is being organized on 26 and 27 August by ESCAP, Plan International and World Vision, for relevant civil society and non-governmental organizations from the Asian and Pacific region to share their perspectives on the draft outcome documents of the upcoming Ministerial Conference in November and discuss the role of civil society in implementing the outcomes. It is expected that civil society will reach consensus on a statement to be delivered at the Ministerial Conference and recommendations for future involvement of civil society.
Expert Group Meeting on Developing the APEF Energy Data & Policy Information Portal, 26-27 August 2014, Bangkok
The Expert Group Meeting on Developing the Asian and Pacific Energy Forum (APEF) Energy Data & Policy Information Portal will be held in Bangkok from 26-27 August 2014, Bangkok, Thailand. With a vision of a sustainable energy future, member States requested that the secretariat (through the APEF 2013 outcomes) facilitate the dissemination of information and the exchange of best practices, and undertake a periodic review of the progress made. The APEF Data & Information Portal will respond to these mandates by offering centralized and user-friendly access to data and policy information, providing the foundation for research and analysis on regional energy and policy challenges and trends. Points drawn from this meeting’s dialogue will provide the secretariat with further direction for the portal’s development to ensure a highly relevant and well-designed knowledge tool.
Launch of Knowledge-sharing Platform on Ageing, 27 August 2014, Seoul
North-East Asia is experiencing population ageing at the fastest speed in human history, with the countries holding world records for the longest life expectancy and the lowest fertility rates. The current demographic trend requires transformation of policies to be inclusive by engaging more of the elderly population, as well as expanding social services for them. In this connection, the new online platform by ESCAP’s Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia (ENEA) aims to facilitate strengthening collective knowledge on policies, programmes and innovative initiatives that contribute to creating age friendly societies in the subregion. The website launch will be held in Seoul on 27 August during the Northeast Asian Ageing Research Council Conference.
Country Launch of ESCAP's Flagship Report & Northeast Asia Economic Forum, 28-29 August 2014, Seoul
The annual 23rd Northeast Asia Economic Forum (NEAEF), co-organized by the East and North-East Asia Office of ESCAP (ENEA), will take place from 28 to 29 August in Seoul. The Forum covers a broad range of topics pertinent to the Northeast Asian economic cooperation and development, including regional integration, energy security, cross-border infrastructure development and multilateral financial institutions. Around 40 academics, government officials and representatives from international and civil society organizations will participate in the two-day event, where ESCAP-ENEA will also support its 9th Young Leaders Program by giving a lecture on trade facilitation, connectivity and environment in Northeast Asia on 26 August 2014. The country launch of ESCAP’s flagship publication, the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2014 will be also be held in conjunction with the Forum on 28 August 2014.
Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, 28-29 August 2014, Bangkok
To pave the way for a successful outcome of the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Asia and the Pacific, to take place from 24 to 28 November 2014, a Regional Preparatory Meeting is being held in Bangkok on 28 and 29 August. The Regional Preparatory Meeting, organized by ESCAP in collaboration with UNICEF, UNDP, UNHCR, UNFPA, WHO, ADB and Plan International, will bring together senior government representatives and members of the Regional Steering Group on CRVS. It will identify key emerging issues related to CRVS and conduct a first review of the draft outcome documents of the Ministerial Conference: the Ministerial Declaration and a Regional Action Framework.
United Nations Observances
- International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9 August
- International Youth Day, 12 August
- World Humanitarian Day, 19 August
- International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition, 23 August
- International Day against Nuclear Tests, 29 August
- International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, 30 August",2337,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299515.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00091-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.914805173873901
278bb631-a194-450b-8459-3745c1bd208d,2015-03-29T18:14:57+00:00,2014-05-25,1,http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/egypts-interim-president-urges-egyptians-to-vote/1254321,"Egypt's interim president urged Egyptians today to come out and vote in this week's presidential election, saying the vote will shape the nation's future.
In a televised address, Adly Mansour also sought to assure Egyptians that state institutions, including his office, would not interfere in tomorrow's and Tuesday's voting.
""Let us all come out tomorrow and the day after to express our free choice. Choosing, without being guided or dictated to, the person we trust to have the ability to build and run the nation,"" Mansour said.
Former military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is the heavy favorite to win the election. His only rival is leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi, who placed a strong third in the last presidential election held in 2012.
El-Sissi led the military takeover that ousted last July the Islamist Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president, replacing him with Mansour, a career judge.
""The state's institutions, with the presidency at their heart, stand at an equal distance from the two presidential candidates. They have not and will not direct any citizen to a specific choice. Instead, we are all concerned with security and a wide popular participation,"" Mansour said in the recorded five-minute address.
El-Sissi has since last July enjoyed the support of the media, both state-owned and private, as he rode a wave of nationalist fervor that expressed adulation for the military as the nation's most reliable and strongest institution.
The military-backed government he installed since Morsi's ouster has since cracked down on Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group he hails from, arresting thousands and killing hundreds.
El-Sissi, apparently for security reasons, did not campaign on the streets, restricting his activity to TV interviews and meetings with various interest groups. Sabahi, on the other hand, has crisscrossed the country, marketing himself as the ""candidate of the revolution,"" a reference to the 2011 uprising that toppled the regime of longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
In separate development, a suspected member of an al-Qaeda-inspired group has been killed by his own roadside bomb in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula, according to Egyptian security officials.
They said the militant's father lost an arm in the blast on Saturday. Both men, they added, are members of Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, a militant group which has been blamed for some of the bloodiest attacks in Egypt in recent years.
The officials said the two were trying to plant the bomb on a road frequently",531,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298660.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00034-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.975286185741425
e64fdb5b-631a-45a9-8f0e-883f3c04a030,2015-04-02T09:47:26+00:00,2015-04-02,0,http://www.y8.com/games/remove_everything,"If the game freezes, just click inside it (games can get unresponsive if you click elsewhere on the page).
3D isometric action puzzle game with blocks. Blocks of different types are falling onto the moving lane and it's your job to make sure they never reach the end of the lanes and fall down. You got \""block cannon\"" at your disposal. Move left or right with arrow keys, fire blocks with the SPACE key, try to make blocks of the same type collide to remove them. The indicators are on the left side. The larger circle (green) shows the block that will come out of block cannon next when you press fire (SPACE) and the smaller circle (yellow) shows the type of the block that will become next, giving you time to make strategic decisions. The game is intense action logic puzzle game with strategic moments, thinking in advance, etc.
It will take you several plays to get used to the rules, however, there is also the instructions page inside the game's main menu.
Left arrow (cursor) / Right arrow (cursor) keys - move cannon
SPACE - fire
P - pause
Q - quit
Indicator on the right show which block will come out next and which one comes afterward, when you press fire. Larger circle shows next block, smaller circle shows the one that comes afterward.",279,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427132827069.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323174707-00107-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.912160694599152
bbf3fd2d-3f82-454c-81c8-ab5975e755bd,2022-05-20T09:59:38+00:00,2022-05-20,1,https://koya.africa/,"Do you Teach or own a Secondary School/Tutorial center in Africa? We will teach you how to easily create and monetize Online Courses primarily for revision for your students and millions more on Koya.Africa.
Too much of educator's quality time is lost on delivering after school lessons.
Koya teaches educators/schools how to create quality revision-based online courses primarily for their existing students, and helps them monetize using Koya’s app.
We know how stressful teaching is, and how little time you have for your family and yourself. With Koya you can:
But you wouldn't have to wait for too long.
Just make sure to leave your email address at the top of this page if you haven’t already done so, and we’ll make sure you stay informed.
Koya’s free video step-by-step guide on how to easily create a quality online course as a first-timer with your phone and/or laptop would be made available a few weeks before our app is live. So stay tuned.
Free step-by-step video tutorials tailored for African first-timers would be available to help educators scale the most feared stage.
Create your course in any style you choose, primarily to support classroom learning for your current students and random Koya learners.
Sell to your current students, but that’s not all, we’ll also help you sell to our community of learners.
Koya believes the empowerment of Educators is the most effective approach to improving education in a holistic and exponentially scallable way.
Empowerment by equipping a passionate educator with sufficient digital skills to create a monetizable online course is our mission. And we believe we can help at least 1 million k-12 teachers in Africa by 2025.
Koya has been widely welcomed by our overworked and underpaid educators and their institutions.
Knowing I don't have to sacrifice all my time to supplement my income is so relieving, and I can still provide study materials for my students...just great.
Just what I've been waiting for. This is really going to be helpful, can't wait to try Koya out.
Evelyn YeboahHead Teacher
I've been struggling with meeting up with my course work and tutoring at the sametime, but with Koya, hopefully I'll be able to do both.
It would be interesting to see how well Koya can solve the age old problems of scheduling and poor welfare...welldone guys.
If you have any questions or contributions, do not hesitate to contact us, and we will do our best to get back to you ASAP.",575,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662531779.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520093441-20220520123441-00227.warc.gz,0.94357031583786
e075e745-426d-40a1-9b4c-7a19d1cc541b,2015-03-29T06:06:15+00:00,2013-02-01,0,http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2013/02/an-open-letter-to-the-auburn-university-2013-recruiting-class/,"Dear New Auburn Men,
War Eagle and congratulations on your decision to enroll at Auburn University.
Football is an important reason why you’re coming to Auburn. Football will occupy a lot of your time. Football isn’t the most important reason you’re coming here.
You’re coming here because you’ve become convinced that Auburn is a great place, and that she can help you realize the potential greatness within you. Auburn is great because of the history and tradition within her buildings. For 157 years students have carried books over these grounds. Generations of Auburn men and women worked hard here before becoming overwhelmingly important to this region and the world.
You, too, can do great things. Your talents are giving you that opportunity. You must only work for it. Auburn men and women believe in work, hard work.
Think about those things: work and opportunity. Those ideas become clearer with time and experience. We hope that you’ll honor those concepts because we know what they can do for you and our larger community.
Your athletic talents are impressive, but you’re also coming here because the coaches believe you have equal promise as an individual. We hope that you’ll honor the faith they are putting in you by choosing wisely in all things.
We want to celebrate the wise decisions you make with the opportunities before you. We cheer you on Saturdays because you represent a part of Auburn. We have the greatest hopes and expectations for you every day of the week because, like all of your classmates and our alumni, you ARE Auburn.
Auburn is about realizing potential. That is what we cheer for the most.
War Eagle and welcome home. Welcome to Auburn. Love it, and it will always love you.
The Auburn Family
Kenny graduated from Auburn at the turn of the century. He worked in newsrooms across the region and then earned a master’s degree at UAB. He met and married a Yankee, who declared her Auburn allegiance at her first home game. She’s now on the faculty at Auburn. He’s finishing his PhD at Alabama and teaches at Samford University. And he’s an assistant editor at The War Eagle Reader. See him online at www.kennysmith.org and @kennysmith.
* Bama fan talks Auburn during sex on “Hart of Dixie”
* Human pyramid at Toomer’s Corner!
* War Eagle Moment at the SAG Awards
* Twisted Metal developer is an Auburn fan
* TWER interviews Paul Finebaum about Bo Jackson’s Heisman campaign
* “My wife was the Auburn Tiger.”
* Dr. Dre’s Auburn hat
* Bo and Me
* Coeds. Watermelons. 1973.
* Muhammad Al on the Haley Center concourse
* Playboy in Auburn, 1989
* Who’s the kid with the Auburn shirt in “Return of Swamp Thing”?",621,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298228.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00096-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.945331931114197
40d5fa89-d2f8-4da2-9256-6f0eb0e56ea7,2019-08-18T21:56:36+00:00,2019-08-18,1,https://neuropain.com/tag/alzheimers/,"The Alzheimer’s DAYBREAK-ALZ Study is a clinical research study for people with memory problems or mild Alzheimer’s disease. We are looking for people who would like to participate.
Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time, becoming severe enough to interfere with daily tasks. As we get older, most of us become more forgetful. Keys go missing, we can’t remember names easily, memories fade. But if you find that forgetfulness is becoming a problem for you, people comment on your memory loss, or you have difficulty planning or problem-solving, these could be early signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s disease is very common, it affects one in 1,400 who are age 40-64 years, one in 100 people age 65-69 years, one in 25 of people in their 70s, and one in 6 of people age 80 years or older.
Symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease include memory loss, difficulties thinking, problem-solving and communicating. Alzheimer’s disease develops due to changes in the structure and chemistry of the brain that affect its ability to function properly when performing certain “mental” activities. This is known as cognitive impairment.
Alzheimer’s has no current cure, but treatments for symptoms are available and research continues.
Although current Alzheimer’s treatments cannot stop Alzheimer’s from progressing, they can temporarily slow the worsening of dementia symptoms and improve quality of life for those with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.
Dr. Bhatia’s clinic is conducting Alzheimer’s DAYBREAK-ALZ Study in Fresno
Do you or a loved one have memory problems or mild Alzheimer’s disease?
Then you may be interested in the DAYBREAK-ALZ clinical research study.
- The DAYBREAK-ALZ study is a clinical research study for people with memory problems or mild Alzheimer’s disease.
- The study will examine if an investigational medication, taken by mouth, may slow the decline in memory and mental functioning associated with Alzheimer’s.
- There is no cost to participate. Volunteers who take part in the study will receive all study-related care, from a Specialist Physician, at no cost and you may be compensated up to $150 per visit for your time and travel expenses.
Who can join the DAYBREAK-ALZ Study?
To join the study you must:
- Be between 55 and 85 years old
- Have a close friend, relative or partner who would be willing to be your study partner throughout the study
- Have experienced a gradual loss of memory over the last 6 months (the study team will assess whether this is due to Alzheimer’s disease) or have been diagnosed with mild Alzheimer’s disease
If you think you might like to join the DAYBREAK-ALZ study or you would like to learn more, please contact us. We can tell you more about it and explain what participating would mean for you. We will talk through the potential benefits and risks of being involved in the study, before you make your decision about joining.
We will also carry out several medical checks to see whether you are right for the study, and the study is right for you.
What does the study involve?
The study will last for around three years – 8 weeks to see if you qualify, plus 3 years of treatment, then 4 weeks of follow-up.
The study drug is a tablet, to be taken once a day. The tablet will contain either a lower dose of the study drug, a higher dose of the study drug, or a placebo, depending on which group you are assigned to. A placebo tablet is one that contains no active ingredients.
You will be assigned at random to one of the study groups. Neither you nor the study doctor will know which group you’ve been assigned to. There is a 2 in 3 chance that you will receive the study drug. If it is necessary to find out which group you’ve been assigned to, the study doctor can do so quickly.
You will need a study partner. This person needs to be someone who you are in regular contact with, who will go with you to study appointments, and who can help the study team to notice any changes in your mental functioning.
If you join the study, you and your study partner will be asked to attend around 29 appointments. During these appointments, we will assess your health, thinking and memory with some standard medical tests and questionnaires. We will also ask you about any side effects you may experience. These appointments will be every 3 weeks for the first few visits and then every 7 weeks until the end of the study.",1002,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314130.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818205919-20190818231919-00057.warc.gz,0.946533262729645
e1449a11-cbd2-421e-86a2-21447de490ca,2019-08-17T23:16:39+00:00,2019-08-17,0,https://www.cuerdenchurchschool.co.uk/uniform/,"· All children are expected to arrive at school clean and smartly dressed. Uniform is encouraged and is as follows:-
· Boys – grey shorts or trousers, navy sweatshirt (with school logo), gold polo shirt, shoes (no trainers).
· Girls – grey skirt/pinafore dress, navy sweatshirt (with school logo), gold polo shirt, shoes (no high heels or trainers), yellow checked summer dress.
· Socks – plain white, grey or black.
· Fleeces are also available for outdoor wear.
· P.E. kit – navy shorts, gold T-shirt, plimsolls.
· Long hair should be tied back.
Reading book bags and P.E. kit bags with school logo are available directly from school at anytime, priced at £3.25 for book bags and £3.00 for P.E. bags. School uniform is available from
Bamber Bridge Sports (located at Bamber Bridge Football Club, Irongate, Bamber Bridge, Tel. 01772 321425).
If you have any difficulties, please contact school.
Please label all clothing and footwear. It is vital that all removable items are named, i.e. cardigans, sweatshirts, T-shirts, trousers and pumps etc. Please either use name tapes or the special washable pens (NOT biro as this washes out!)
The wearing of jewellery such as earrings, rings, bracelets, necklaces, etc. is not allowed. If children are to have their ears pierced, they should do so at the start of the summer holidays. Pupils may wear a watch but are responsible for its safe keeping.",354,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313501.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817222907-20190818004907-00206.warc.gz,0.946699738502502
44744d00-2ae9-4a1e-9a42-692b60c2ff6d,2022-05-27T05:47:59+00:00,2022-05-27,0,https://commercial-fridge-repairs.co.uk/everything-you-need-to-know-about-commercial-fridge-repairs/,"From time to time you will come to realize that your refrigerator might not necessarily be cooling down items properly, or as well as it has been doing over the past. In such cases, you will need to get Williams fridge repairs to help you out. More often this is something that gets a lot of people off guard, and you barely know what you need to do to make things right again. In such situations, it is important to know some of the diagnostics that could actually help you out a great deal, and make sure that you are ready for foster fridge repairs, to ensure your refrigerator is back in operation.
There are some preliminary tests that you can run which will eventually go a long way in making sure that your fridge remains in top working condition. The following are some of the simple steps that you will be advised to look into from Williams fridge repairs:
Check the power
At times you might think that your fridge is damaged and you need foster fridge repairs to help you out, but in the real sense perhaps only the power cable has not been plugged in correctly. Other than that you need to look at the power on the refrigerator and make sure that the light is on.
You also can simply feel the temperature on the grill at the back of the fridge to determine whether it is warm or not. In the event that it is warm and the power light is on, then you do not have a power issue with the appliance. However, if the power is off, then perhaps you have a power problem, and you will need to get in touch with the necessary support services to ensure you have an incredible service team ready to help you out.
Remember that there are some refrigerators that normally come with a power switch that has to be turned on for the fridge to work. This power switch can at times be turned off accidentally, so you can also check into it and make sure that everything else is going according to plan.
Close the fridge door
At foster fridge repairs, one thing that we have come to learn over the past is that simple issues like closing the fridge door are the ones that give home owners a hard time. Keeping this door closed at all times might sound like something ordinary, but rest assured that the impact goes over and above that.
If you do not keep the door closed at all times, there is a high likelihood that the cold air could escape, and at times this will lead to gas leaking from the fridge, which will eventually cost you so much more in extensive repairs, way more than you would ever have needed in the first place.
This is why at Williams fridge repairs we do not just fix your fridge, but we also offer advice whenever possible, so that you are able to take good care of the appliance, and at the same time avoid any unnecessary problems that could happen in the process.
The need for defrosting
Accumulation of ice inside the fridge could actually be hindering the performance of the appliance. With this in mind, you will need to defrost the fridge. It is a simple process really; you just need to turn off the appliance and allow it to stay off until the ice has melted. Once that is done, clean it properly, then allow it to stay untouched for a while, then turn it back on and it will be in full operation once again.
Pay attention to the fan
At foster fridge repair one of the other things that we would advise you to look into, is to make sure that the fan is working. You need to at least hear the two or so fans in operation. There is always one at the bottom and another inside the fridge. In the event that any or both of them is not operational, you need to either check them out, or seek help. There could be something causing the block, so make sure you get a specialist who can replace the fan as soon as possible.
What are some of the signs that could tell you whether your fridge needs to be looked at by a specialist?
Fridge is always running
You will notice that your fridge is always running, but to keep the temperature constant inside and outside, it runs on a cycle that goes on and off. However, if you notice that yours is running throughout, there could be something terribly wrong, and you need to see a specialist as soon as you can.
In most cases, at Williams fridge repair we realize that the biggest problem is that the fridge is actually performing below par, perhaps the cooling system, or the thermostat might have been adjusted incorrectly.
The freezer section and the fridge section are supposed to be fully operational. There are so many people who barely take note of this. It might actually look like a small issue to you, but in the long run, when these two are not cooling effectively, there is a problem.
How do you realize it? Well, if you constantly have to set the fridge to the lowest cooling temperature or the freezer for it to sustain a moderately cool environment, or if you have to turn up the temperature setting because the fridge is constantly freezing your food, there is definitely something wrong.
Funny noises coming from the fridge
Pay attention to the fridge from the moment you purchase it, and you will realize that there are some noises that are common and others that are not. If you notice that the fridge is making noises that are weird, or making a noise you have never heard before, perhaps it is time you sought help from a professional. You have to get it checked so that you know for sure everything is okay.",1130,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662636717.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527050925-20220527080925-00609.warc.gz,0.975898504257202
77fd51a1-114d-4bdc-a18e-f0994dce32b7,2018-08-16T20:34:39+00:00,2017-12-01,1,http://www.feinsteininstitute.org/2017/12/feinstein-institute-uses-bioelectronic-medicine-treat-lupus/,"Clinical trial with non-invasive therapy gives new hope for treating a condition
affecting 5 million worldwide
MANHASSET, NY – Researchers at Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research are conducting a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of bioelectronic medicine to treat pain associated with lupus, a chronic and potentially fatal autoimmune disease affecting upwards of 5 million people around the world. This pilot study will test the effect of an innovative, proprietary device, which emits electrical pulses through the patient’s ear five minutes a day for four days.
Based on previous work conducted at the Feinstein Institute involving modulating neural pathways, bioelectronic medicine therapies have been shown to successfully treat rheumatoid arthritis and holds promise in multiple other areas, including paralysis and diabetes. The emerging field of bioelectronic medicine uses technology to help the body treat disease and injury without the use of pharmaceuticals or experiencing significant side effects. In the case of lupus, researchers hope to treat patients by stimulating the inflammatory reflex, a circuit of nerves that maintains and regulates the body’s immune response. Feinstein Institute researchers and physicians anticipate this treatment will inhibit the body’s production of the molecule responsible for the inflammation associated with lupus. The unique role of the inflammatory reflex was discovered by Feinstein Institute president and CEO Kevin J. Tracey, MD.
“Lupus is a painful disease, notoriously hard to diagnose and difficult to treat – new treatment options are desperately needed” said Cynthia Aranow, MD, the study’s lead investigator. “This trial will study an innovative approach to controlling symptoms of a disease that affects millions. We hope to have encouraging findings very soon.”
Approximately 1.5 million Americans and 5 million people worldwide suffer from lupus. More than 90 percent of the individuals afflicted by the disease are women, and the condition is most prevalent among women of color. Patients with lupus experience a host of symptoms, from extreme fatigue to painful or swollen joints and skin rashes. Lupus can also affect internal organs, including the kidneys and brain.
“I am tremendously encouraged by the fast-paced advancement in this evolving field that we are seeing in the lab and in clinical trials,” said Chad Bouton, vice president of Advanced Engineering for Northwell Health and director of the Feinstein Institute’s Center for Bioelectronic Medicine. “By intercepting and manipulating the millions of electrical messages that the body sends itself, we hope to produce therapies that are safer, more efficient and more cost-effective, and help the body heal itself.”
This clinical trial is supported by the John & Marcia Goldman Foundation. For more information about lupus and lupus clinical trials, contact Dr. Aranow at 516-562-3845 or CAranow@northwell.edu. More information about bioelectronic medicine can be found here.
About the Feinstein Institute
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research is the research arm of Northwell Health, the largest healthcare provider in New York. Home to 50 research laboratories and to clinical research throughout dozens of hospitals and outpatient facilities, the Feinstein Institute includes 4,000 researchers and staff who are making breakthroughs in molecular medicine, genetics, oncology, brain research, mental health, autoimmunity, and bioelectronic medicine – a new field of science that has the potential to revolutionize medicine. For more information about how we empower imagination and pioneer discovery, visit FeinsteinInstitute.org.
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The decision is bound to anger supporters of Yingluck, but the court did allow ministers not implicated in the case against her to stay in office.
After the ruling, commerce minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongphaisan, who is also a deputy prime minister, replaced Yingluck. The cabinet said the caretaker government would press ahead with plans for a July 20 election.
Yingluck said she did nothing wrong while in office. Meanwhile, thousands of her Red Shirts supporters say they will descend on Bangkok on Saturday to protest against the Constitutional Court’s ruling.
More than 25 people have been killed and hundreds injured since anti-government protesters took to the streets last November.
So, is Thailand poised for more violence?
Presenter: Mike Hanna
Sean Boon-pracong, adviser at the prime minister's office
Kasit Piromya, an opposition member of parliament, and deputy chair for the Democrat Party's policy committee
Kriengsak Chareonwongsak, president of the Institute of Future Studies for Development
Source: Al Jazeera",256,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257832939.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071032-00258-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.962357044219971
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On Jan. 14, it was reported by Korean Media, OSEN, that JYP Entertainment is currently in the midst of launching their new girl group.
It was revealed that the new girl group has completed filming their debut music video but the exact date of their debut has yet to be decided.
With the news of a new girl group debuting, fans of JYP Entertainment are getting hyped up as it is known that the company is famous for producing legendary girl groups such as Wonder Girls, miss A, TWICE and so on.
This will be the new girl group to debut 4 years after TWICE, raising the expectations of many fans.
Some fans also speculate that trainee Shin RyuJin who had formerly appeared on JTBC “Mixnine”, trainee Hwang YeJi who had also appeared on SBS “The Fan” as well as Lee ChaeRyeong from Mnet “Sixteen” will be part of the new girl group lineup.",224,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315558.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820180442-20190820202442-00301.warc.gz,0.975240051746368
45059333-a5d3-4aaf-9c9d-a3af9f90f135,2015-03-28T05:42:23+00:00,2015-03-11,1,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Sorensen,"|• Kirk F. Sorensen
President and Chief Technologist
• Board of Advisers
Flibe Energy was founded on April 6, 2011 by Kirk Sorensen, former NASA aerospace engineer and formerly chief nuclear technologist at Teledyne Brown Engineering, and Kirk Dorius, an intellectual property attorney and mechanical engineer. The name ""Flibe"" comes from FLiBe, a Fluoride salt of Lithium and Beryllium, used in LFTRs. Flibe Energy Incorporated is registered in the State of Delaware. Their advertising slogan is ""LFTR by Flibe Energy, powering the next thousand years""
Small modular reactor design
Presenting at the October 2011 Thorium Energy Conference, Sorensen described how various factors influence design for small modular reactors.
- U-235 and Th-232/U-233 work most efficiently with thermal spectrum neutrons (<1 eV)
- U-238/Pu-239 requires fast spectrum neutrons (>100,000 eV) to sustain breeding
Operating temperature (""Moderate"" defined as 250-350 °C versus ""High"" defined as 700-1000 °C) and pressure (""Atmospheric"" versus ""High"") is related to coolant type; there are four, one for each temperature/pressure combination:
- Water: Moderate Temperature, High Pressure (e.g. B&W mPower, NuScale, Westinghouse, IRIS, KLT-40S)
- Gas: High Temperature, High Pressure (e.g. PBMR, GT-MHR, EM2)
- Liquid Metal: Moderate Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure (e.g. Hyperion, Toshiba 4S, GE PRISM)
- Liquid Salt: High Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure (e.g. LFTR)
Various conclusions about the three fuels and possible reactor types were then drawn:
The main drawback of U-235 is its scarcity. Even so, most currently operating reactors use it in water-cooled reactors. Gas-based concepts (e.g. PBMR, VHTR, GT-MHR) are also feasible.
The liquid metal coolants used are poor neutron moderators, thus such systems strongly favor U-238/Pu-239 usage; adding moderators to enable use with U-235 or Th-232/U-233 would be ""feasible but unattractive"". Conversely, water is a good moderator and this rules out exclusive plutonium breeding in such systems. Gas-cooled systems with U-238/Pu-239 (Gas Cooled Fast Breeder Reactor (GCFR) and EM2 concepts) are described as feasible but with difficult fuel processing, while molten salt systems with U-238/Pu-239 (e.g. MSFR) are only ""somewhat feasible.""
He notes that while Th-232/U-233 was used in a water-cooled reactor at the Shippingport Atomic Power Station and a gas-cooled reactor at the Fort St. Vrain Generating Station, thorium dioxide fuel is ""very difficult to process,"" making Th-232/U-233 unattractive for all systems except liquid salt, e.g. where thorium and uranium fluorides are used instead.
In summary, the LFTR thus combines the desirable characteristics of abundant fuel supply, high operating temperature, atmospheric operating pressure and simple fuel processing.
Flibe Energy reactor
|Liquid-Fluoride Thorium Reactor (LFTR)|
|Generation||Generation IV reactor|
|Reactor concept||Thorium-232 fueled, graphite moderated, FLiBe molten salt reactor (MSR)|
|Concept by||Flibe Energy|
|Main parameters of the reactor core|
|Fuel (fissile material)||233U|
|Fuel state||Liquid (FLiBe molten salt)|
|Neutron energy spectrum||Information missing|
|Primary control method||Negative temperature coefficient|
|Primary coolant||Liquid (FLiBe molten salt)|
|Primary use||Generation of electricity|
- The LFTR diagram shown is of a two fluid reactor.
- The Flibe Energy LFTR core will be moderated with ""graphite, we're anticipating"" (see video 4:15-4:35)
- Reactor design emphasizing passive nuclear safety
- Electricity generation is the intended main application, with helium closed-cycle gas turbines operating at a temperature of ~1000 K (727 °C; 1340 °F) for ~50% efficiency
- Initially 20-50 MW (electric); to be followed by 100 MWe ""utility-class reactors"" at a later time Sorensen notes that ""LFTR technology [is] very favorable to scaling. We could scale down to a megawatt, or up to gigawatts.""
- The first LFTR will only be designed to run for about a decade.
- Assembly line construction producing ""mobile units that can be dispersed throughout the country where they need to go to generate the power.""
- Recyclable reactors: at the end of their usable life, LFTR nuclear decommissioning will consist of returning the mobile reactor to the factory for disassembly, reuse of the salts and graphite core and recycling of the rest.
In the 12 May 2011 ""Introduction to Flibe Energy"" with Sorensen and Dorius, an interview of Sorensen from 28 May 2011 and another from 14 July 2011[unreliable source?], the creation of LFTRs was discussed.
""The real challenge will be getting to the first unit."" — Kirk Sorensen
Besides the safety aspect (mentioned above) of a LFTR operating at far less pressure than a typical nuclear reactor, Sorensen expects it to reduce costs: ""That obviates the need for 9 inch steel pressure vessels, and thick concrete containment structures. Everything gets smaller with Thorium and fluoride salts, and that provides a substantial economic benefit.""[unreliable source?]
In a February 2011 interview with Kiki Sanford (two months prior to the founding of Flibe Energy) Sorensen estimated that the production cost of a LFTR (i.e. once research and development has finished), would be on the order of $1–2 per watt, making it competitive with the construction costs of natural gas plants.[unreliable source?]
At its most basic level, the function of a LFTR is to act as a source of thermal energy (colloquially: heat). The ability to harness this energy for useful and interesting work is only limited by the laws of thermodynamics and the imagination. Specific examples of other LFTR applications cited by Sorensen:
- Desalination, the conversion of salt water into fresh water, using the waste heat from electricity generation
- District heating using the waste heat from electricity generation[unreliable source?]
- Hydrogen production by water splitting
- Artificial fixation of nitrogen for fertilizer.[not in citation given][unreliable source?]
- Carbon-neutral synthetic fuel production
In order to achieve its goals, Flibe Energy intends to work with the US Armed Services, which have an independent nuclear regulatory authority. Accelerated military development and demonstration can speed later deployment for civilian power production by providing extended materials and operational data to inform civilian reactor licensing through the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Many domestic military installations are dependent on surrounding vulnerable local power grids and the US Army would like its bases to have self-sufficient power generation capability (described as ""base islanding""), which a LFTR could provide. Presenting at the Thorium Energy Conference on 10 October 2011, Sorensen further described how the US military needs a ""remote source of power"" in the form of ""small rugged reactors"" (SRR) ""capable of operating in dangerous and remote areas"" and how Flibe Energy is initially developing a ""SRR LFTR"" to meet that need, as it would be portable and easy to assemble/disassemble, obviating vulnerable refueling convoys.
Four specific difficulties have been mentioned:
- Salts can be corrosive to materials
- Designing for high-temperature operation is more difficult
- There has been little innovation in the field for several decades
- The differences between LFTRs and the light water reactors in majority use today are vast; the former ""is not yet fully understood by regulatory agencies and officials."" (note NRC mention above)
Flibe Energy co-founder Kirk Sorensen has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Utah State University, a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a master's degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Tennessee. He worked at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center from 2000 to 2010, followed by a year at Teledyne Brown Engineering in Huntsville, Alabama as Chief Nuclear Technologist until he left to found Flibe Energy in 2011.
Sorensen was written about in the book SuperFuel and appears in the documentaries Thorium Remix 2011, The Thorium Dream as well as being credited in the upcoming ""film about thorium"" titled The Good Reactor.
Sorensen has stated that the principal reason for why Thorium based reactors have not been built is due to corporate interests. General Electric and Westinghouse makes all its profits in the nuclear sector on fuel supply contracts. With a business model overwhelmingly dominated by fuel fabrication, the development of a reactor technology that requires no fabrication of fuel would undermine such a business model.
- Flibe Energy company website
- September 27, 2011 – New Huntsville company to build thorium-based nuclear reactors, Huntsville Newswire
- ""Don't count out nuclear just yet"". CNN.
- .Energy from Thorium, LFTR Technology by Flibe Energy
- Presenting at ThEC2011 and powerpoint file of slides[dead link]
- Note Neutron Yield per Neutron Absorbed graph from MIT OpenCourseWare; to sustain breeding, at least two neutrons (red line) must be released per neutron absorbed.
- Westinghouse SMR
- Westinghouse announces Small Modular Reactor
- Introduction to Flibe Energy: YouTube Video (~20 min) and PDF of slides used
- Energy from Thorium: LFTR Advantages
- Flibe Energy in the UK, Part 4: DECC (9 September 2011 presentation at the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change) Note: MW value not specified if thermal or electric in the article, but stated by Sorensen as electric in the comments.
- Could Thorium solve the world's energy problems?
- Kirk Sorensen: Thorium Could Be Our Energy ""Silver Bullet"" MP3 (first 38 min)
- International Energy Outlook 2011 (Released September 19, 2011) Note: ""does not incorporate prospective legislation or policies that might affect energy markets"" and excludes Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster impacts.
- Dr. Robert Hargraves, who is on Flibe Energy's Board of Advisers, lays out a strategy in ""Aim High!"" (Video:  and PDF: ) where factory mass production of 100 MW modular LFTR reactors produce one a day at 200 million dollars each. This approach enables incremental capital outlays, affordability to developing nations and truck transport to the plant site.
- Dr. Kiki's Science Hour 84: The Nuclear Alternative (note cost discussion starting ~29:20)
- TEDxYYC - Kirk Sorensen - Thorium (Calgary, AB, Canada April 1st, 2011)
- Flibe Energy Announces Board of Advisors
- Nuclear Ammonia ""This article is derived from a presentation by Robert Hargraves, Darryl Siemer, and Kirk Sorensen, entitled Nuclear Ammonia: Thorium’s Killer App, presented October 11, 2011, at the iTheo annual meeting at City College of New York.""
- Waldrop, M. M. (2012). ""Nuclear energy: Radical reactors"". Nature 492 (7427): 26–29. doi:10.1038/492026a. PMID 23222589. ""The company is developing a 40-megawatt reactor that might be used on military bases so that they can operate independently of the grid.""
- Sorensen has cited the loss of power to the Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville following the April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak () as an example.
- Note also Army Energy Program: Vision for Net Zero ""The Army's vision is to appropriately manage our natural resources with a goal of net zero installations. Today the Army faces significant threats to our energy and water supply requirements both home and abroad. Addressing energy security and sustainability is operationally necessary, financially prudent, and essential to mission accomplishment.""
- Sorensen, Kirk. ""Blogger: User Profile: Kirk Sorensen"". Kirk Sorensen. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ""Our Company"". Flibe Energy. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- Sorensen, Kirk. ""Thorium Research in the Manhattan Project Era"". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- Doug Caruso (7 March 2010). ""The mighty thorium"". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- Manchester Report: Thorium nuclear power
- Uranium Is So Last Century — Enter Thorium, the New Green Nuke
- SuperFuel: Thorium, the Green Energy Source for the Future at Google Books. ISBN 9780230341913
- THORIUM REMIX 2011
- Thorium Remix 2011 at the Internet Movie Database
- Motherboard TV: The Thorium Dream (November, 2011)
- Thorium: World's greatest energy breakthrough? (CNN.com)
- Motherboard TV: The Thorium Dream (YouTube video)
- Cast | The Good Reactor
- Flibe Energy (company website)
- Interview with Kirk Sorensen and Kirk Dorius by Peter Schiff (MP3 starting 1:00) January 2012.
- Kirk Sorensen on Energy from Thorium on YouTube. Sorensen representing Flibe Energy at the Global New Energy Summit; Interview with ICOSA Magazine. April 2012.
- Driving Force Radio - Thorium / Flibe Energy on YouTube. Sorensen and Bryony Worthington, Baroness Worthington discuss ""the progress and advantages of thorium technology"". Interview with ICOSA Magazine. June 2012.
- LFTR Development Strategy on YouTube. Sorensen representing Flibe Energy at the 2013 Thorium Energy Conference. October 2013.",3069,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297281.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00184-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.875256717205048
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Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily.
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5b207d6e-0604-4a2c-b9b2-ee5bddae2f63,2018-08-22T04:06:17+00:00,2015-05-09,1,https://www.voanews.com/a/experts-drug-resistance-thwarts-chances-to-eradicate-malaria/2639971.html,"Options are running out in the race to eliminate malaria before the parasite responsible for the deadly disease completely outsmarts man's last line of resistance -- an herbal drug known as artemisinin.
“There are very few options and indeed there are very few drugs in the pipeline. So, really, we have one shot eliminating this disease,"" said Benjamin Rolfe, executive secretary of the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA). ""If we don’t eliminate in the next 15 years we will lose our tools, lose our armory and we are very likely indeed, almost certain, to see a resurgence of this disease in the Asia Pacific region and then, subsequently, in the African region.”
Rolfe called the situation ""a global public health emergency.”
He spoke with VOA during a break in the two-day meeting in Bangkok of APLMA and the Emergency Response to Artemisinin Resistance (ERAR).
Public health officials are alarmed that the drugs most utilized to combat the most dangerous form of malaria are becoming ineffective in the Greater Mekong sub-region.
""We saw this happen with previous drugs, chloroquine,"" explains Rolfe. ""The resistance spread from this region through India into Africa. And we’re very concerned that that may happen again.”
An area of particular concern is the long India-Myanmar border.
""India has its own very high burden of malaria that has been stubborn in recent years,"" said Rolfe. ""And if resistance spreads through India to Africa we risk seeing many millions of deaths.”
The governments of Australia and Vietnam, in particular, were praised by participants of the Bangkok meeting for showing leadership in the battle to eliminate malaria, but there is concern of a lack of a similar level of commitment from other heads of state.
""Without the investment, without the cash to make this happen, we will fail,"" Rolfe warned.
APLMA was formed during the East Asia Summit held in Brunei in 2013 amid concern among leaders about the risks of malaria's resurgence, in particular due to increasing drug-resistance in the Greater Mekong area.
Isolated from the sweet wormwood plant, artemisinin and its derivatives have been able to swiftly reduce the number of Plasmodium parasites in the blood of malaria patients.
But the parasite has been found to be resistant to the drug -- considered the last line of defense against malaria -- in parts of five Southeast Asian countries: Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar (also known as Burma).
In one area of western Cambodia, near the Thai border, three distinct group of malaria falciparum parasites resistant to artemisinin have been identified, according to research published in 2013 in the journal Nature Genetics.
There were an estimated 198 million cases of malaria worldwide in 2013, and an estimated 584,000 deaths, according to the World Health Organization.
Ninety percent of all malaria deaths occur in Africa where an estimated 437,000 African children died before their fifth birthday due to malaria in 2013.
Between 2000 and 2013 (the latest year for which figures are available) the incidences of malaria were cut by 30 percent globally. And during the same period, malaria mortality rates decreased by an estimated 47 percent worldwide and by 54 percent in Africa.",690,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221219469.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20180822030004-20180822050004-00668.warc.gz,0.956810772418976
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Romanian Baptist Youth Association
We are excited for Winter Camp 2019 edition. Come for a time of fellowship, worship and spiritual growth in your faith. Tell your friends! You can start registering here: rbya.camp When: Jan 18-21 (Fri – Mon) Where: Summit Lake | 7610 Hampton Valley Rd, Emmitsburg, MD 21727 | Speaker: Alex Herlo (Chicago) Theme: Purpose Driven […]
106th Romanian Baptist Association Convention This year the convention is in Atlanta. For full details of the convention follow this link: http://rbaconvention.com RBYA Elections will take place on Saturday morning: Time: 10 am – 12 pm September 1, 2018 Location: First Romanian Baptist Church Address: 1280 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Nominations and elections info here: http://rbya.vote […]
June 24 – 30 Christ Haven Lodge Activities: Bible Study Hiking, Zipline Mountain bike Low rope course challenge course, rock climbing, group games, White Water Rafting. $350 Price Includes Food and Lodging $355 if you pay online via PayPal ($5 fee) $20 late fee added after June 1st ($385 online) *No Full refunds after June […]
The first RBYA Mission’s Conference will take place in Anaheim California, at Bethel Baptist Church.
Speaker: Dr. Thom Wolf
Saturday (2/18) – Service and workshops will start at 9 am. Evening service will start at 6 pm.
Sunday (2/19) – Service will start at 10 am.",355,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027319915.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824063359-20190824085359-00443.warc.gz,0.878126919269562
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posted at 11:38 pm on October 22, 2006 by Bryan
The utilization of Google Adwords and simultaneous, widespread embedded hyperlinks in order to drive as many voters as possible toward the most damning, non-partisan article written on the Republican candidate in seventy key US Senate and House races. The campaign will run from Tuesday, October 24th until Tuesday, November 7th.
How do you define “non-partisan” in this context? There are an awful lot of blogs, for instance, that don’t have paid connections to candidates and therefore don’t meet the usual definition of partisan but are in fact as partisan as can be. The Nation, for instance. Even The New Republic.
Does the NYT fit the definition of “non-partisan?” Newsweek? Just wondering.
Anyway. The astrologer’s club’s campaign is fascinatingly evil:
The campaign will proceed as follows:
* Step One: With help form readers at Dailykos and MyDD, I will compile a list of seventy article, one for each targeted race. Every article will focus on a different Republican candidate, and will be written by as generally trusted a news source as possible. It will also present as unflattering a view on the Republican candidate as possible. All of these articles will be placed into a database that I will maintain with the help of willing volunteers.
* Step Two: Once the database is complete, BlogPac will purchase Google Adwords that will place each negative article on the most common searches for each Republican candidate. Simultaneously, I will produce an article on MyDD that embeds that negative article into a hyperlink that names the Republican candidate. I will then send a copy of that post out to as many bloggers as possible, who can also place the post on their blogs. One posting of this article will be enough.
* Step Three: All further discussion of the Republican candidates in question on all participating blogs should include an embedded hyperlink that will increase the Google search rank of the article on the given candidate.
The result of this should be that the most damning, non-partisan article written on every key Republican candidate for house and Senate will appear both high on every Google search for that candidate, and automatically as an advertisement on every search for that candidate. BlogPac will cover the costs. The netroots will supply the research.
If the nutroots are supplying the research, well, you just know it’ll be reliable. I mean, these are people who can’t even Google “Clinton Iraq 1998” to figure out for themselves that the whole “Bush LIED, people DIED” mantra is itself a lie. These are people who can’t rub two search terms together and get link after link between Saddam Hussein and terrorism. These are the people who are going to build a nuclear Google bomb and drop it on the GOP? For some reason, I feel less threatened by this than I guess I should. Their cyber nuke will probably pack all the punch of that North Korean dud.
Nevertheless, it’s good to expose tactics like these. It takes a devious mind to come up with a convoluted way to rig Google search terms, tie that to Google ads and hope to move democracy your way via online hypnosis. What would such a mind do from inside Congress, or the White House?",709,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257829320.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071029-00137-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.93762618303299
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The Egyptian delegation hopes to meet with officials at the State Department and the Pentagon. It will also hold talks on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers will soon consider a new request for aid to Egypt's military, which now runs about US$1.3 billion per year, one official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The Egyptian visit comes after Egypt's military-led authorities pounced on non-governmental organizations, including several funded by the US government, and slapped travel bans on six American staffers including a son of US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a former congressman.
Political analysts say the crackdown, along with questions over Egypt's Emergency Law and security forces' treatment of women protesters, has clouded the outlook for Egypt's fledgling democracy following last year's overthrow of Hosni Mubarak.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said American officials were pressing Egyptian authorities the crackdown, which she described as ""bizarre."" The Americans have demanded that Egypt lift travel restrictions placed on a number of foreign NGO staffers.
""We do not have progress since yesterday, I am sorry to report,"" Nuland said.
The six US citizens work with the National Democratic Institute and International Republican Institute. Both receive US public funding and are loosely affiliated with the two major political parties in Washington.
""The assertions of the Egyptian government in these cases are that they are subject to a judicial process which is not complete,"" Nuland said. ""Our message back is, 'Complete these formalities and let our people travel as soon as possible.'""
Officials said a detailed Washington schedule for the Egyptian visit was still being worked out, adding that it was a regular staff delegation that was coming at a moment of high tension in the US-Egypt relationship.
Other political sources said the Egyptians were expected to discuss the NGO issue on Capitol Hill, where a number of senators have warned the Egyptians that US aid was at stake if action against the NGOs continues.
""Continued restriction of their activities and harassment of international and Egyptian staff will be looked at with great concern, particularly in light of Egypt's considerable US assistance,"" 11 senators said in a letter to Egyptian Field MarshallHussein Tantawi dated 18 January.
President Barack Obama spoke with Tantawi on 20 January and stressed the importance of the NGOs, as well as Egypt's deteriorating economic situation and its request for $3.2 billion in support from the International Monetary Fund.
The Obama administration is finalizing its budget for the 2013 fiscal year, which will be presented on 13 Febuary and is expected to include continued assistance for Egypt's military.
Lawmakers imposed conditions on the US assistance given in 2012, requiring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to certify that the Egyptian government is supporting the transition to a civilian government. That includes holding free and fair elections and implementing policies to protect freedom of expression, association, and religion, and due process of law.
Clinton can waive this if it is in US national security interests, but must notify Congress that she has done so.
""Those are decisions that are going to have to be made later on in the winter and spring,"" Nuland said. ""These are points that we're obviously making clear to the Egyptians.""",686,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107906872.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030003928-20201030033928-00250.warc.gz,0.970946967601776
832eb6a5-38cb-4c5f-81d9-de8880c6dcd9,2020-10-28T21:18:29+00:00,2009-10-02,0,https://www.hss.edu/newsroom_sports-medicine-experts-advise-nyc-marathon-runners.asp,"NEW YORK—October 2, 2009
Hospital for Special Surgery Sports Medicine Physicians Lead “In the Home Stretch – Optimizing Your Last Month Before the Marathon” Learning Session
With approximately one month left prior to the ING New York City Marathon, a proper tapering plan, nutrition and dealing with aches and pains is important. Physicians and therapists from Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City will be on hand to provide final tips for beginner and experienced runners as they enter the home stretch of their training programs.
Hospital for Special Surgery is an Orthopedic Consultant to the New York Road Runners for the ING NYC Marathon.
|Date:||Tuesday, October 6, 2009
|Time:||6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
|Place:||Hospital for Special Surgery
Richard L. Menschel Conference Center (second floor)
535 East 70th Street (between York Avenue and FDR Drive)
“Distance running puts high joint loads on the hip, knee, foot and ankle - so it's obvious that is where you'll see most of your running joint injuries,” said sports medicine orthopedic surgeon Riley J. Williams, M.D. Because of the repetitive nature of the motion involved with the sport, there are a wealth of injuries that are specific to runners, according to Dr. Williams, who is a member of the Sports Medicine Service at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
The threat of injury continues as race day approaches, when many runners begin to worry they have not trained enough and put themselves at risk for overextension. However, not all serious running regimens will inevitably result in injury, according to Jordan D. Metzl, M.D., sports medicine physician at Hospital for Special Surgery. A running plan that includes proper tapering and stretching can help runners avoid injury, maintain fitness and ensure the body is rested and ready for optimal performance.
""Our idea of making your training program as healthy as possible is: how do you set proper goals, how do you keep yourself running for life, how do you recognize when there's an injury… and how do you work on prevention going forward?"" Dr. Metzl said.
With just one month left until the ING New York City Marathon, runners will receive insightful tips about injury prevention, nutrition and tapering from all the speakers.
If you are interested in attending the event or if you would like to talk with the participating Hospital for Special Surgery experts, please contact Public Relations staff at Hospital for Special Surgery, 212.606.1197. We also invite you to contact us throughout the marathon season if you would like to interview members of the HSS Sports Medicine Service team when you are writing and need background on sports medicine and preventing athletic injuries.",574,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107900860.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20201028191655-20201028221655-00466.warc.gz,0.936039447784424
eb759483-c05f-44e5-ba30-d5b89f3c7cd5,2020-10-25T19:41:38+00:00,2020-01-01,0,https://www.p-bridge.net/thirteen-easy-tips-to-always-discovering-low-cost-flights-in-2020.html,"thirteen Easy Tips To ALWAYS Discovering Low cost Flights In 2020
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7. Join a frequent flyer program : A number of airlines run their frequent flyer program in which, you’ll be able to earn factors that may make you get cheaper tickets and upgrades. Browse two or three of the major booking engines that have acquired awards from computer magazines or properly-identified Internet as a way to get some pattern fares for plane tickets.
Online bookings are possible on every airline’s web site, but notice that some airlines do not keep English web sites. Our decide of prime flight offers and offers is regularly updated, providing you with the most recent data and costs. I name this Strom’s first regulation of airline reserving: a buyer desires the utmost in transparency and ease of use on the subject of finding the cheapest fare.",393,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107889651.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20201025183844-20201025213844-00441.warc.gz,0.92636913061142
4921eba7-35e4-4a3d-bad8-4b8440b3ecaf,2019-08-17T21:10:49+00:00,2019-02-05,1,https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/labor-will-implement-banking-royal-commission-recommendations/10780066,"Labor will implement banking royal commission recommendations, Bowen says
The banking royal commission has set the scene for a ferocious political battle over who will take a tougher line on the banks.
While the government has vowed to take ""action"" on all 76 recommendations made by Kenneth Hayne, Labor is warning the Coalition's response will either be ""delayed or inadequate"" as it continues to ""stand up for the top end of town"".
The brawl over cleaning up the banks is set to run to the next election and well beyond.
- Chris Bowen
- Shadow Federal Treasurer
- Alison Carabine",121,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027312025.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817203056-20190817225056-00013.warc.gz,0.931275904178619
e6134df2-daec-4266-abdd-1f6daf9336cc,2019-08-26T07:23:59+00:00,2019-08-23,1,https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/world/catalonia-leader-to-be-tried-over-separatist-propaganda-during-election-332061/,"MADRID (Reuters) - The leader of the Spanish region of Catalonia, Quim Torra, will be tried for disobedience after he failed to obey an order to remove separatist propaganda from public offices during election campaigning, the regional court said on Friday.
During campaigning for national and local elections in April and May regional leaders were required to remove partisan messages from public offices. But Torra continued to display yellow ribbons - a protest against the jailing of Catalan independence leaders - from government buildings.
He could be removed from office for up to two years for failing to comply with the order. The court announced its intention to try him in a tweet.
Torra has said he disobeyed because the order was at odds with a resolution adopted by the Catalan parliament and the character of the yellow ribbons was open to subjective interpretation.
Many of the politicians and civil leaders involved in a failed push for secession for the wealthy region two years ago were subsequently arrested, and are now awaiting the decision of the courts, or fled the country and live in self-imposed exile.
Spain was plunged into its worst political crisis in decades in 2017 when the then-government of Catalonia called a referendum on secession and then unilaterally declared independence, actions that were both ruled illegal by the constitutional court.
The central government invoked a constitutional law to take over the regional authority and called an election, however pro-secessionist parties won a majority and put Torra, a pro-independence activist, in as regional leader.
In a letter to the electoral body that made the order, Torra said in March he would not remove the ribbons as he had a duty to respect the right to freedom of expression of public employees.
Polls show around half of the electorate in Catalonia supports independence while the other half wishes to stay within Spain.
(Reporting by Paul Day; Editing by Frances Kerry)",381,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027331228.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20190826064622-20190826090622-00125.warc.gz,0.97561639547348
2c16ee88-d067-433c-a160-0623a93056eb,2020-10-20T02:50:56+00:00,2020-06-18,1,https://www.journaltranscript.com/2020/06/simon-property-group-nysespg-sues-gap-inc-nysegps-over-unpaid-rent-for-shuttered-stores/,"Mall owner Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) is suing its Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS), whose largest non-anchor tenant is failing to pay rent for its stores that it temporarily shutters of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Simon Property seeks $66 million in unpaid rent
In a lawsuit filed early this week, Simon Property indicated that Gap has withheld rent of three months, amounting to around $66 million for the temporarily closed stores. The mall operator temporarily shuttered its properties in March following the operations’ closure by retail anchors such as Gap, Nordstrom, and Macy’s.
The landlord now seeks rent for April, May, and June, which Gap has withheld. According to the lawsuit, Simon Property also wants Gap to pay attorney fees and other charges. Part of the suit indicates that Gap is required to pay rent due under leases on time, as that has not been excused.
Gap has not commented on the suit but indicated that it is committed to working with landlords to arrive at agreeable terms regarding paying of rent. The company’s communications manager Mark Daniel Synder acknowledged the profound effect that the coronavirus pandemic has had on the retailer and its customers. The clothing retailer operates over 390 retail locations at Simon Property’s malls, which include namesake brands Banana Republic and Old Navy.
Gap anticipated issues with landlords
In a Q1 earnings call last, the company spoke about landlords indicating that it was knee-deep with them. However, there was no mention of Simon Property. Gap CFO Katrina O’Connell indicated that they were not sure how long it could take, but they are committed to taking the opportunity to partner with landlords to enhance the company’s profitability.
In April, the company said that it stopped paying rent for the closed stores due to inadequate cash flow. At the time, the retailer indicated that it was seeking to renegotiate its leases over the same. However, Gap is not alone as other retailers such as Foot Locker have also indicated that they will not pay rent for shuttered stores due to COVID-19.",436,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107869785.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020021700-20201020051700-00131.warc.gz,0.979994475841522
db4095e8-2005-4a46-8666-97fe750a513f,2015-03-28T05:27:45+00:00,2014-07-05,1,http://ncronline.org/news/peace-justice/editorial-why-wont-us-sign-land-mine-treaty,"Supporters of the first global arms treaty to emerge from civil society gathered last month in Maputo, Mozambique, to assess its progress. Their work should hearten peacemakers everywhere. It sends chills down the spines of military planners. Generals, it seems, don't like civilians telling them how to do their jobs.
Land mines are one of the most indiscriminate military devices. These inexpensive and mobile battle weapons came into their own in the industrialized 20th century. Soldiers buried tens of millions in fields across Cambodia, Laos, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Somalia and Angola, to name some countries. Wars end and soldiers return home, but mines stay, buried inches below the soil, awaiting victims. Recklessness, arrogance and a void of human compassion characterize the strategies that have laid these mines and left them behind.
Beyond the immediate human toll -- some 25,000 fatalities annually in the early 1990s -- land mines have thwarted development, burdened health care providers, and rendered vast tracts of land uninhabitable.
Outraged peace advocates decided they had had enough, and came together in 1993 in Ottawa, Ontario, to do something about it. Representatives from 1,400 nonprofit organizations gathered under the umbrella of a group called the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, drawing up the Ottawa Treaty, also known as the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention or the Mine Ban Treaty. The treaty called for the end to the development, stockpiling, transfer and use of land mines. It also required nations that signed on to clear land mines and assist victims.
The Ottawa Treaty would go into effect once it secured the ratification of 40 nation states. The movement caught fire, especially among the poorer nations, usually the ones whose citizens were taking the heaviest toll. The treaty became international law on March 1, 1999.
Never before had a group of ordinary people, working within nonprofit organizations, forced a treaty upon the nations of the world.
American Jody Williams and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines were recognized for their efforts as co-recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.
From the outset, the largest manufacturers of land mines, including China, Russia and the United States, refused to sign. They have resisted even as 161 nations have added their support, more than double the number of early signers, which stood at 71. (The Vatican, for its part, was an early treaty supporter.)
Treaty representatives met in Maputo for its third international review. The mood was upbeat. Reports cited historic gains. Consider that in just 15 years, the treaty has led to a virtual halt in the global production of these weapons and a drastic reduction in their deployment. When the treaty was first imagined, land mines spotted fields in almost every corner of the earth. Since the treaty, some 47 million mines have been destroyed and mine clearance programs have spread. Reported mine fatalities, meanwhile, have fallen to fewer than 4,000 per year, a fraction of pre-treaty levels.
Major challenges remain, as more than 10 million land mines are stockpiled, massive areas of land are still polluted with the devices, and tens of thousands of victims and their families have not yet received adequate support. Nevertheless, the historic treaty represents a major advance for the human family.
It's shameful and a bit bewildering that the United States refuses to sign. The U.S. was an early leading advocate. President Bill Clinton called the land mine problem ""a global tragedy,"" saying, ""In all probability, land mines kill more children than soldiers, and they keep killing after wars are over.""
But he decided not to sign the treaty, reportedly under heavy pressure from the Pentagon, which did not want to give up that option. The Bush administration did nothing to advance the treaty.
In a sad and ironic twist, President Barack Obama announced the U.S. would not sign the land mine treaty just weeks after he joined the ranks of Nobel Peace Prize laureates in 2009. It apparently did not take long for Obama to buckle under the pressures of his military planners.
It also needs to be said, however, that while Washington has not signed, it has followed the treaty's key requirements, including its no-use, no-production and no-trade provisions. The last time the U.S. used land mines was in the first Gulf War in January 1991. The U.S. has also provided more funds than any other nation in efforts to clear land mine fields.
Speaking in Maputo in June, U.S. Ambassador to Mozambique Douglas Griffiths said the U.S. is pursuing solutions that would allow it to accede to the treaty, though it continues to reserve the right to use its current stockpile anywhere it feels it must until the mines expire. This was encouraging -- but far short of enough.
The question that needs to be asked is this: Are we, as a nation, incapable of renouncing weapons that kill mostly children and other innocent civilians?
The Pentagon cites the need to use land mines as a deterrent along the North and South Korea border. But does a nation that spends tens of billions annually on military procurements really have to depend on these weapons of war? Land-mine opponents say that the U.S. signing the treaty would substantially strengthen it. Why the resistance?
It seems plausible, as some treaty advocates have stated, that the treaty's unique evolution is viewed as a reason -- possibly the major reason -- that our military resists being part of it. The top brass fears that giving up land mines could encourage similar treaty efforts by human rights groups to seek bans on other controversial weapons. Land mines today, drones tomorrow?
Meanwhile, the treaty has already spawned at least one child. It's called the Convention on Cluster Munitions, an international treaty that prohibits the use, transfer and stockpiling of cluster bombs, another indiscriminate explosive weapon that scatters bomblets over a wide area. The convention was adopted in May 2008, opened for signatures in December 2008, and entered into force in August 2010. As of September 2013, 108 states have signed.
And, oh, yes, Washington has refused to sign.",1258,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297281.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00183-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.969437062740326
d092d77d-dd8c-4cad-9c16-38fb2190bd0c,2022-05-28T10:59:00+00:00,2022-01-28,1,https://www.law360.com/articles/1459872/wash-asks-justices-to-scrap-airlines-sick-leave-law-fight,"Wash. Asks Justices To Scrap Airlines' Sick Leave Law Fight
By Linda Chiem (January 28, 2022, 8:37 PM EST) -- Washington labor officials told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday that the Ninth Circuit correctly interpreted a federal preemption standard to clear the way for the Evergreen State to enforce its paid sick leave law against airlines, rejecting allegations that flight crew staffing and operations would be upended.
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries filed a brief urging the justices to deny Airlines for America's petition for certioriari challenging the state's paid sick leave law, which requires employers to provide nearly all their Washington-based employees with paid sick leave and bars employers from disciplining or restricting workers who use...
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640c8327-2057-4ee7-a886-b5ec7535c691,2016-07-24T20:53:54+00:00,2013-01-28,1,http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/01/christie_minimum_wage.html,"TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie rejected a bill today to raise the minimum wage and countered with a proposal of his own, virtually ensuring Democrats will ask voters in November whether they favor a $1-an-hour increase.
Christie said the Democrats’ bill, which would have raised the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 and tied future increases to the rate of inflation, would have hurt the state’s economy.
EDITORIAL: Christie veto on minimum wage another blow to the working poor
""The sudden, significant minimum-wage increase in this bill, coupled with automatic raises each year tied to the Unites States Consumer Price Index, will jeopardize the economic recovery we all seek,"" Christie said in his conditional veto message to the Democrat-controlled Legislature.
On the deadline to act today, the Republican governor vetoed the bill (A2162) and countered with a scaled-back proposal to phase in, over three years, an increase of $1. In addition, the governor’s plan would eliminate the automatic hikes. New Jersey’s $7.25 rate mirrors the minimum set by the federal government in July 2009.
Christie tried to sweeten the pot with a promise to increase the earned income tax credit if Democrats went along with his plan.
Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) and Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex) denounced Christie’s counteroffer and vowed to ask voters to change the constitution to raise the minimum wage to $8.25 and tie future hikes to inflation.
Such a move, which requires a second vote in the Legislature, would bypass Christie because the governor has no role in the process of changing the Constitution.
""His action shows that he believes politics and politicians need to remain part of the process on minimum wage,"" Sweeney said. ""I think they need to be removed from it entirely.""
Oliver called Christie’s conditional veto ""callous"" action that leaves lawmakers no choice but to take it directly to voters.
""The optimal approach would have been for Gov. Christie to show some heart and approve this pro-worker measure as proposed,"" she said.
Republican lawmakers and the business community — from the Chamber of Commerce to the New Jersey Business and Industry Association — applauded what they called Christie’s measured approach.
But there was one notable exception.
The New Jersey chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business ""expressed regret"" over Christie’s plan to enact a minimum wage increase of any size in the current economic climate.
""This was a difficult decision for the governor and we appreciate his effort to soften the blow,"" said NFIB state director Laurie Ehlbeck. ""But the bottom line is that it’s still a blow to small businesses and that’s going to harm the economy.""
Ehlbeck called the Democrats’ proposal to tie future increases to inflation a ""political giveaway.""
Unions and advocacy groups said Christie’s offer wasn’t enough to help low-income residents.
AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech said his membership will lobby for approval of the referendum. New Jersey Working Families Alliance called the governor’s counterproposal ""too little too late.""
""Today Governor Christie proved once again that his only real constituency is the state’s wealthiest,"" Executive Director Bill Holland said. ""And once again he holds the livelihoods of the working poor hostage by making an end to his tax hike on low-income workers conditional on the Legislature’s acceptance of a bad deal.""
Christie used the earned income tax credit, which he slashed in his first year in office, as a bargaining chip last year after Democrats refused to enact his tax cut plan.
Christie was traveling out of state Sunday and today, but spokesman Kevin Roberts said the governor signed the conditional veto before he left New Jersey.",806,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824146.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00123-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.958222508430481
aeeb4cb5-7901-45ec-aba4-24cef2373f35,2020-10-28T20:38:56+00:00,2017-10-31,0,https://www.cqnews.com.au/news/kathy-griffin-theres-a-nazi-in-the-oval-office/3247460/,"‘There’s a Nazi in the Oval Office’
COMEDIAN Kathy Griffin has cut loose on The Project, calling US President Donald Trump ""a Nazi in the Oval Office"" - and that was just the first few seconds of her appearance.
Griffin was on the Network Ten show to promote her Australian comedy tour when she launched into a tirade against Mr Trump, who she said she refers to as ""the accidental President"".
""I'm scared of that guy,"" she said.
""I was under a two-month Federal investigation for taking a picture of a mask.
""I'm excommunicated from my own country doing a world tour.""
Griffin received backlash earlier this year when photos were released of her holding a fake severed head that appeared to be the president's.
Mr Trump claimed the image traumatised his 11-year-old son Barron, but Griffin said the Republican was using her as a ""shiny object"" to distract the world from investigations into his campaign's alleged collusion with Russia.
""I am going to call him a moron and Nazi ... Americans are skittish about calling him a Nazi but he is one,"" Griffin told The Project on Tuesday night.
""There's a Nazi in the Oval Office.
""He's a big liar and everybody should get rid of him soon, not violently. Vote him out.""
Griffin said Mr Trump and his sons ""came after (her) super hard"" and caused her to receive death threats following the scandal.
""They go on television saying, 'We don't want to hurt Kathy Griffin's career, we want to decimate her',"" she said.
""These Trump folks self-identify as deplorables. They're psychos. They're nuts. I'm here to apologise. I'm sorry we have put this guy on everybody else's lap.
""I don't know what's happening in my own country.""
Griffin - whose comedy style is based on ripping into celebrities - soon turned her focus to Harvey Weinstein, who has been accused of sexually assaulting and harassing dozens of women in Hollywood.
""I sat next to Harvey Weinstein,"" Griffin said.
""I'm not hot enough for him to sexually assault - that's his mind set.
""I remember him saying to me, bragging about the wife who worked for a clothing company ... 'Maybe my wife could dress you some time for the Emmys' (and) I remember thinking: 'I wonder if one of the ways he got young actors'.""
Griffin said sexual assault was ""an epidemic"" in Hollywood and that Weinstein was ""not one, single case"".
""My sort of experience is career-ending abuse ... I can't tell you how many ... network and studio heads have to go down,"" she said.
""But the white middle-aged guys and older guys who are running every network and studio in the United States they all behave this way. And everyone covers for them.""
Not even Griffin's neighbours - celebrity couple Kim Kardashian and Kanye West - were safe.
""This is why comedy is wonderful, I live next to Kim and Kanye, I swear to God,"" she said.
""And that is just like a comedy of errors in itself because I'm sure I'm their worst nightmare. I've been jokingly calling them dirty whores for decades. And now I'm their neighbour.
""So we have to make nice. But actually trust me, I'm the least of their problems and they're least of my problems at this point.""",731,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107900860.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20201028191655-20201028221655-00466.warc.gz,0.987532377243042
3f399352-4265-4c4d-9636-c516a6a852d5,2016-07-27T13:21:13+00:00,2014-05-31,0,http://blog.globalgolf.com/2014/05/whats-the-difference-taylormade-sldr-sldrs-sldr-mini/,"Since its debut, the SLDR 460 driver has received some positive, if not interesting, attention. The driver quickly morphed into a 430 version, geared toward the advanced golfer. TaylorMade’s SLDR engineering is based upon a low and forward center of gravity (CG), going against the grain of the golf industry. In a nutshell the CG determines launch and spin characteristics. With a forward CG, the SLDR 460 driver produces low launch and spin, which is why you’re hearing TaylorMade use the term ‘Loft Up’. For example, if your current driver is 10°, it’s likely you’ll need to add at least one or more degrees of loft when using the SLDR. The image below and on the left, referring to the engineering of the SLDR driver, shows a high launch (which is the case if you loft up) and low spin.
The most impressive feature of the TaylorMade SLDR driver can be seen above in the photo on the right. This is a movable, 20-gram weight and they aren’t kidding when they say ‘up to 30 yards’ of playable dispersion. This movable weight is the real deal when it comes to shaping ball flight. Most players (pay attention slicers) will benefit with the weight moved towards the heel, helping to slow down the heel of the clubhead and speed up the toe for face closure. Also, the SLDR’s face is crazy hot, producing tremendous ball speeds. Through independent testing, the SLDR is one of, if not, THE longest drivers on the 2014 market.
SLDR S Driver
Following closely along side its big brother the TaylorMade SLDR S driver also features a low and forward CG promoting high launch, fast ball speed, and reduced spin. Again, you’ll need to ‘Loft Up’ in order to get proper distance. The TaylorMade SLDR S is designed with the same bell, but no whistles of the SLDR. It’s more forgiving, geared specifically for those whose mis-hits dominate their game. TaylorMade has kept the 20-gram movable weight feature allowing for shot shaping when the weight is moved into the toe and heel. Gone, however, is the loft sleeve. You will not be able to tune your loft, like you would in the SLDR leaving the most interesting feature of the SLDR S; the available lofts. It’s available in 10°, 12°, 14°, and….16°.
SLDR S Mini Driver
The TaylorMade SLDR S Mini clubhead measures 260cc, smaller than the average 460cc driver. The SLDR S Mini driver’s clubhead has a larger and deeper face than TaylorMade’s 155cc SLDR 15° fairway. The increased size gives you more stability and forgiveness on miss-hits, which makes it easy to launch off the ground as well as a breeze off the tee. The SLDR Mini driver has a low and forward CG, just like the rest of TaylorMade’s SLDR drivers, along with a speed pocket feature, which promotes more ball speed and less spin to give you more distance when you loft up. It has a shorter shaft length than the average driver, measuring 43.5”, giving the clubhead superior control for straighter shots. The sole of the Mini driver makes it easy to hit off the fairway and in light rough, as well as being perfect for long, accurate tee shots when placement is vital. It’s available in 12°, 14°, and 16°.
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In an effort to produce the perfect launch condition, TaylorMade is aiming to produce a driver that achieves ‘17/1700.’ They want to build a driver that launches the ball at 17 degrees with 1700 rpm’s of backspin for optimal distance. The Tour professional has integrated beautifully into this campaign, but the general golfing public, the average golfer, has been left behind. After all, while you buy your own equipment, Tour professionals get paid to play their’s. Who wants a 14° driver in their bag? You may not be ready, but when you are that means you can find a good deal on a pre-owned SLDR!
Here are the differences you need to know:
- The SLDR 460 has great intentions, it has a hot face, while the launch and spin characteristic are low. We all need a higher launch if we cut back on spin – the ball doesn’t know any different.
- The SLDR 430 is an even lower launching and spinning club head. It’s obviously directed towards the player with a high ball speed, launch, and spin player.
- The SLDR S is, in my opinion, more forgiving. Side-by-side testing all of these drivers, proved the theory. Comparing similar lofts, the SLDR S launched slightly higher and felt easier to hit. Industry insiders claim the CG is even lower in the SLDR S for higher launch and lower spin. For all drivers, the 20-gram weight remains a key component for shaping your shot. However, the loft sleeve has been eliminated in the SLDR S and in the Mini Driver.
- The SLDR S Mini Driver is mislabeled. TaylorMade should’ve called it a Mini Driway or Mini Fairver because it plays the combination role to perfection. Sure, it works fine as a bigger, beefier club off the tee for those who have allergic reactions to their driver, but it’s fantastic off the deck! I was shocked by how easy it was to hit the 14° and after a few shots, I was longing to hit the 12° to see what distance I would get. The Mini driver will go farther than your 3-wood, but shorter than your driver. It’s the perfect club for the golfer who wants to ditch their struggles with the driver and be more accurate off the tee.
Now you know what the differences are. If you still have questions, email our PGA Professionals!",1276,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826907.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00325-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.938093960285187
518b13d1-f6d8-4fb3-95b2-699e011d2591,2013-05-18T05:25:07+00:00,1862-06-21,0,http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/sources/recordView.cfm?Content=014/0610,"HEADQUARTERS, Dabb's House, Va., June 21, 1862.
Honorable S. R. MALLORY,
Secretary of the Navy, Richmond, Va.:
SIR: I have been informed by Colonel Gorgas that the railroad battery will be ready for service to-morrow. Inasmuch as this battery has been constructed by the Navy, I would be pleased if you assigned an officer and a requisite number of men to take charge of and operate it. If you desire to do so, I request that you will designate the officer at once, as I wish to place the battery in position to-morrow. I am very much obliged to you for your kindness as well as promptness in its construction.
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
R. E. LEE.
HEADQUARTERS, June 21, 1862.
Major General T. H. HOLMES,
Commanding Department between James and Cape Fear Rivers:
GENERAL: I congratulate you upon the arrival of your troops at Petersburg. Your command has been extended from the Cape Fear to the James River, and I desire you to take charge of the military operations in the whole department. Your headquarters will be established where most convenient. It is difficult to say what may be the course adopted by the enemy, but I think he will endeavor to break up the batteries at Drewry's and Chaffin's Bluffs to let his gunboats up to Richmond. Should he attempt this on the south side, you will of course resist it with all the force in your department. Should he attempt it on the north side of James River, you may be able to re-enforce the army on this side.
I am very anxious to get the assistance of Ransom's brigade in the operations of next week. Could you prepare it, and should there be no movement on your side of the river send it, with light baggage, for temporary service. I will telegraph you as to the time, and think it will be about Tuesday. It can either come by rail, or, if you place it near Drewry's, it might cross on the pontoon bridge.
I have explained to General Ransom Burnside's movements and probable intentions, and have requested him to give you the information.
I am, with high esteem, your obedient servant,
R. E. LEE,
HEADQUARTERS, Dabb's House, near Richmond, Va., June 21, 1862.
Brigadier General JOSEPH FINEGAN,
Commanding, &c., Tallahassee, Fla.:
GENERAL: Your letter of May 21,* including return of troops in Florida, to Adjutant-General Cooper has been referred to General Lee, who directs me to say that he is much pleased at the number of troops which you have organized in Florida, and to express his regret that",601,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00021-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.964349091053009
5d7d8f1e-8130-418c-bb53-b41c31db2c75,2013-05-18T08:12:15+00:00,2013-02-08,1,http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2013/02/08/US-announces-offshore-oil-gas-auction/UPI-19131360323937/?spt=hts&or=1,"WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- All unleased areas in the U.S. waters of the central Gulf of Mexico go on the auction block for energy companies next month, the U.S. Interior Department said.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the government was putting 38.6 million acres offshore Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi on the auction block March 20.
""Exploration and development of the Gulf of Mexico's vital energy resources will continue to help power our nation and drive our economy,"" he said in a statement.
The government estimates the acreage could lead to the production of as much as 1 billion barrels of oil and 4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
U.S. President Barack Obama last year unveiled a five-year lease program for the outer continental shelf. The Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management generated $233 million through the sale of 1,707 parcels totaling 1.4 million acres in onshore oil and gas leases last year.
The March 20 auction, scheduled for New Orleans, is the second under the five-year plan. The Interior Department said it covers all of the unleased acreage in U.S. territorial waters of the central Gulf of Mexico.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, May 17 (UPI) --Nobel Energy of Houston, which discovered Israel's big gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean, is pressing the government to decide soon on an energy export policy as the prospect of an undersea pipeline to Turkey gains credibility.",312,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00003-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.931780338287354
a8e88059-51b3-43dc-84b8-351164e9907d,2018-08-18T13:05:56+00:00,2004-09-18,1,https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-a-2004-09-18-14-1-66361322/546284.html,"The United Nations World Food Program warns thousands of Liberians could face starvation, if international donors do not urgently provide $6.6 million for food relief. A WFP official says the organization has been forced to cut food rations for lack of funds.
The World Food Program says the situation for hundreds of thousands of people in Liberia is critical. WFP Spokeswoman Christiane Berthiaume says the agency is feeding three quarters of a million of Liberia's most vulnerable people. They include women, children, displaced people, refugees and people suffering from HIV-AIDS. She says these people are totally dependent upon international food aid for their survival.
""The situation is so bad that, this month, we have to cut by 36 percent the food rations of the displaced people and returnees, because of lack of contributions from donor countries,"" she explained. ""And, if the situation does not improve, we will have to make more cuts in October and December. And, those are really heart breaking decisions.""
Ms. Berthiaume says, thanks to a contribution by the European Union, WFP has the money to feed its beneficiaries in the month of November, but the outlook for December is very bleak.
She says, ironically, aid agencies are suffering from a shortage of money, because the peace process is going well.
While war was raging in Liberia and the country was the focus of media attention, she says, donors contributed generously. However, the international community has lost interest in Liberia since that country's former president, Charles Taylor, went into exile in Nigeria, and Liberia disappeared from the TV screens.
To date, the United Nations has received less than half of the $520 million governments pledged in aid for Liberia in February. Ms. Berthiaume says WFP urgently needs more than $6.5 million to feed three quarters of a million people until the end of the year. She warns Liberia's fledgling peace process will be at risk if people do not get enough to eat.
""We know that, if we do not distribute enough food, there will be riots and instability and insecurity in the camps for displaced people,"" she said. ""Lack of food is always a factor of insecurity. People that do not have enough to eat and that do not have enough food for the family, are people that might resort to extremes to get what they need.""
The WFP spokeswoman says this is a particularly worrying time. She says the United Nations is going to start repatriating thousands of Liberian refugees from neighboring countries on October 1. Many of these people fled into exile over a decade ago and are eager to return. But, she notes they will quickly become disillusioned if there is nothing for them to eat. And, this, she warns could have a damaging impact on the peace process.",569,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213666.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818114957-20180818134957-00054.warc.gz,0.977351129055023
761cca3a-7d58-4e86-9569-71b9bf9b9967,2017-08-24T08:46:49+00:00,2017-05-12,1,http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/05/12/cheniere-circles-china-after-trade-deal-portends-gas-export-boost-update.html,"A new U.S.-China trade plan could be a boon for companies looking to export U.S. natural gas, and is already lifting Cheniere Energy Inc., the early mover in the nascent industry.
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Shares of the Texas-based company, the only one to date to export liquefied natural gas from the lower 48 states, were up 3.2% in late trading Friday following overnight news of the trade plan. Cheniere's shares are up more than 40% over the past year.
Cheniere and others planning to export the natural gas that has become abundant in the U.S. because of shale drilling are hoping the trade plan represents a blessing from the Chinese government to open one of the world's fastest-growing import markets. China has thus far eschewed long-term supply deals with the U.S.
""The Chinese have had concerns about the U.S. honoring long-term contracts with a Chinese counterparty, so we're really pleased with the language that came out,"" Cheniere Chief Executive Jack Fusco said in an interview. ""My aim is to try to finance our next round of growth and I would love to do it with a Chinese counterparty.""
Cheniere has a first-mover advantage, owning the only operational export terminal on the U.S. Gulf Coast, and thus far has sent nine spot cargoes to China. But more than 30 others, including Exxon Mobil Co. and Tellurian Inc., are constructing or await regulatory approval for the billion-dollar export terminal facilities, which chill gas to a liquid state, making it more efficient to export.
U.S. exporters face competition from other gas-rich nations closer to China, and the preliminary 10-point bilateral trade plan, released by both governments Thursday, provided few concrete changes to boost gas trade. Still, Cheniere and its competitors believe a symbolic statement of support from Beijing will carry weight with the country's state-controlled energy companies, which handle most of China's gas imports.
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Cheniere has had talks with Chinese counterparties as part of its ongoing efforts to attract new customers in Asia, according to Cheniere spokesman Eben Burnham-Snyder. Exporters prefer long-term deals, which are usually guaranteed, take-or-pay contracts for terms ranging from 10 to 20 years that help finance costly infrastructure projects.
China's gas imports have soared as the country attempts to wean itself off coal as part of an aggressive five-year plan to increase air quality. China imported more than 28 million tons of liquid gas in 2016, a 33% increase from the previous year, and is now the world's third-largest importer.
China has so far sourced relatively small amounts of liquid gas from the U.S., instead relying on countries such as Qatar, Australia and Malaysia for its supplies. According to a 2015 report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, China sourced 34% of its liquid gas imports from Qatar and 19% from Australia. State-owned China National Petroleum Corp. also signed a 30-year, $400 billion contract in 2014 with Russia's Gazprom to build a pipeline and supply gas from fields in Siberia.
But changing market dynamics could make U.S. gas more attractive. The Australian government has imposed export restrictions, effective in July, which would force producers to boost domestic supply there before exporting, following a sharp increase in domestic prices. Uncertainty also hangs over the Siberian pipeline as Russia has been unable to settle on a route, delaying the project.
Meanwhile, U.S. gas prices are at historic lows. Chinese imports have averaged around $8.25 per million British thermal unit, according to Chinese customs data. The explosion of U.S. fracking activity has driven American gas prices down to around $3 per mmBtu -- a situation that is widely expected to persist given enormous reserves. Cheniere has said it can supply liquid gas to Asia from $7.5 to $8.5 per mmBtu from proposed expansion facilities, after factoring transportation costs.
The recently expanded Panama Canal has also significantly shortened the trip from the U.S. Gulf to China. Eight of the nine cargoes shipped from Cheniere's Sabine Pass Terminal in Louisiana passed through the Panama Canal, shaving as much as two weeks off traditional routes around the Horn of Africa or through the Suez Canal.
Not everyone is convinced Chinese importers will rush to sign up for long- term contracts with U.S. suppliers following Thursday's announcement.
""I might even argue that Chinese likely prefer being able to receive U.S. LNG without having long-term supply commitments as Chinese importers have multiple supplier countries to choose from,"" said Jane Nakano, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic & International Studies.
Mr. Fusco concedes there are competitive challenges, particularly from China's neighbors who send gas via pipe, but believes an abundance of U.S. gas and Cheniere's business model make it competitive. He noted Cheniere allows customers to redirect unwanted cargoes and facilitates the transfer, unlike other liquid gas suppliers in Australia and other countries.
""I don't think you can ignore China and we're going to be extremely competitive there,"" Mr. Fusco said.
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May 12, 2017 16:29 ET (20:29 GMT)",1133,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886133447.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824082227-20170824102227-00460.warc.gz,0.955970644950867
b6780ea4-51a9-4e48-884d-2e08a0fe6333,2020-10-29T08:33:17+00:00,2014-11-01,0,https://www.cbs58.com/news/decision-in-red-arrow-park-case-could-be-another-month-away,"Decision in Red Arrow Park case could be another month away
MILWAUKEE- According to the attorney for the family of Dontre Hamilton, District attorney John Chisholm wants an outside independent investigation into the use of force by the officer who shot Hamilton 14 times, after Hamilton allegedly grabbed the officer's baton and attacked him with it.
The incident happened back on April 30, 2014.
Attorney Jon Safran said that the District Attorney has indicated that he has located and identified the agency that would do the investigation, but added that it would take another month.
Safran said that time line is far too long for the Hamilton family and that they thought this kind of investigation was already done.
Chisholm has been requested by the family to make this process go as quickly as he can.
Safran said the family was led to believe there would be a charging decision by the District Attorney on Tuesday.
There are a number of criminal charges that Safran said Chisholm can evaluate for this case.
Safran said that the District Attorney is concerned about the number of shots fired and the use of the baton.",240,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107903419.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029065424-20201029095424-00562.warc.gz,0.987214684486389
4abcc102-158c-42cd-a6ec-b8581eaf84e2,2017-08-24T02:59:31+00:00,2009-10-05,1,http://salweir.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-bubble.html,"Saw this story on last night's broadcast.
The Business of Life Insurance: Betting on Your Own Mortality
Wall Street Wants to Securitize Life Insurance and Some See Another Debacle in the Offing
by Bill Weir
Oct. 5, 2009—
After Dr. Eddie Powell lost both his legs to a hospital infection, he desperately needed financial help to support his practice and three children in medical school. So the 61-year-old did what more and more cash-strapped Baby Boomers are doing these days: He sold his life insurance. ""For close to a million dollars of insurance, I got a hundred and some thousand dollars,"" Powell said.
Coventry, a life settlement company, took Powell's policies, bundled them with others and sold them to banks or hedge funds as investments. Since they pay the premium every month, the sooner he dies the more money they will make. And now, Wall Street wants in on the action and the life settlement industry welcomes the potential spike in business.
""The 'ick' factor is there and we're certainly aware of it,"" said Russell Dorsett, president of the Life Insurance Settlement Association. ""The secondary market simply lets individuals bet on their own mortality. So, say that I am going to live longer than you think I am. I will take the money now rather than having to wait to die in order to get it. It's no different than the life insurance business itself. Basically mortality, morbidity is a multitrillion dollar market.""
For critics, the move to securitize the life insurance industry harkens back to the early days of the subprime mortgage boom. That crisis began when banks gave loans to people who couldn't afford them, but it got much worse when Wall Street used exotic forms of investments (called collateralized debt obligations) to bet that those loans would go bad.
With Wall Street's trillions in play, banks had more incentive to issue more subprime loans. When those loans went bad, the investors got rich but the housing market -- and the entire economy -- nearly collapsed.
If Wall Street is allowed to bet on the early death of seniors or the terminally ill, some worry it could not only strain the insurance industry, but also create a market for shady brokers to prey on the sick and elderly while adversely affecting the health policy of the nation.
""People who have bets on early death will find themselves lobbying against effective health care,"" said Michael Greenberger, a University of Maryland law professor and former director with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ""There's no two ways about it, this is an accident waiting to happen in terms of investment&. It's setting up the same wild financial infrastructure that turns out to be nothing more than a casino, unrelated to the underlying transaction.""
While a life settlement spokesman acknowledges that around $40 billion worth of policies have been sold in the past five years, he says that number is a small percentage of the multi-trillion dollar industry and could never pose a risk to the system. ""We estimate that maybe 1 or 2 percent of policies might qualify for a life settlement at some point,"" said Dorsett. ""While that number will grow due to demographics it's still relatively small compared to the economy as a whole.""
As for Dr. Powell, he says he regrets his decision to sell his life insurance for pennies on the dollar. ""I made a stupid mistake,"" he said. Every few months, a representative from Coventry calls to see if he is still breathing. He plans to keep answering for a long time. ""My grandma lived to be 115&you've got a long time before Eddie Powell dies,"" he said.
But if Coventry gets its way, there will soon be plenty of investors on Wall Street hoping, and betting, he is wrong.
Copyright © 2009 ABC News Internet Ventures",796,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886126027.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824024147-20170824044147-00602.warc.gz,0.970324814319611
7718bfa4-5d2d-4cf2-8409-2543db2de9bd,2016-07-29T05:53:47+00:00,2014-06-28,0,http://www.sierrastar.com/news/local/obituaries/article87801157.html,"Jaime X. (Tito) Lopez, died June 6, 2014 at the age of 73.
He was born in Pomona to Ignacio and Beatrice Lopez, and graduated from Pomona High School. Mr. Lopez was an Oakhurst resident for 42 years, and had worked in construction.
His hobbies included keeping up on a wide-range of interests and meeting new people.
Mr. Lopez is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Marilyn; daughters Christina and Gary Shipp of Oakhurst; Cilina and Husband Woody Rust of Oakhurst; Casandra and husband Scott Porter of Los Angeles; September and husband William Reeves; son Jaime Jr. and wife Heather of Toulsbo, Wash.; 17 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and sister Gloria Walton of Hawaii.
A celebration of his life will be held 2:30 p.m., Saturday, June 28, 2014 at the Oakhurst Community Center. RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.org or contact the family directly.",217,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257829972.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071029-00162-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.975769102573395
4066aa74-a71c-4d94-a578-3ac7cee9efdb,2019-08-23T05:43:43+00:00,2019-08-23,0,http://visitdodgecity.org/317/Boot-Hill-Casino-and-Resort-Conference-C,"The Conference Center features 7,000 square feet of meeting space, with multiple room configurations to accommodate a wide variety of events, large and small. The United Wireless Conference Center has a large banquet room, approximately 7,000 square feet of conference/meeting space.
This room can be divided into 6 separate spaces. The Arena also offers 4 small meeting rooms on our suite level.
You can get just what you need for your meeting or conference with:",92,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317847.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20190823041746-20190823063746-00168.warc.gz,0.929693818092346
02d02b52-582f-4120-a0a4-45a1c7db9747,2019-08-19T12:51:01+00:00,2019-06-22,0,http://www.ldsliving.com/Incredible-Miracles-Behind-the-Mormon-Miracle-Pageant/s/82427?page=2,"The Miracle of Sacrifice
Among one of the most impressive parts of the Mormon Miracle Pageant is how one small community can put on a production with 1,133 cast members and 1,000+ makeup artists, sound technicians, lighting specialists, costume designers, and traffic controllers.
Seventy-five percent of the cast is 18 or younger. While most kids are sleeping in during the summer or on vacation, the kids in Manti are up late performing and up early rehearsing or cooking charity breakfasts. In fact, every morning during the pageant, the Primary kids in Manti are at the temple by 7 a.m. cleaning up the grounds for the temple patrons that day.
No one in Manti takes vacations when school ends and summer begins. This was even truer back when the pageant lasted two months instead of just two weeks.
""It took our whole summer. No one took any vacations. Summer was pageant time. All the kids knew that and that was their summer and they loved it,"" said Merilyn Jorgensen, who is currently writing a book on the history and stories of the pageant.
And in all these years, with hundreds of boys carrying wooden swords, with handcarts, and even with pyrotechnics, only one bone has been broken by a cast member.
Fun Fact: The actor who plays the angel Moroni and stands on a platform at the top of the temple used to stand on a tiny wooden platform with no gate and only someone holding onto his ankles to make sure he didn't fall. With storms and winds blowing, the safety features have been updated, so now Moroni wears a full-body harness.
But Manti natives are not the only one's who sacrifice for the pageant. People from all over come to volunteer and perform. This year a father and son from New Mexico came to participate.
Robert Reuel and his son Paris decided that they would have a summer of service this year. While thinking of where they might want to volunteer, Robert received inspiration in the temple that he should check into pageants. With a quick Google search, the Manti Miracle Pageant was the first to pop up, and everything worked perfectly with the timing.
And the father and son have found even more than they were expecting: ""We came here so my son could make some new friends,"" Robert says. ""The kids here are wonderful. He's disappeared now—I never see him during the day; he's off visiting with friends and it's been a wonderful experience for him.""",518,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314732.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819114330-20190819140330-00120.warc.gz,0.981582045555115
f7b77ccf-1600-42c3-86d2-8894f323b5d0,2022-05-26T08:49:08+00:00,2021-09-30,1,https://california.statenews.net/news/272548993/delivery-robot-market-2021-to-2030-industry-insights-and-major-players-are-boxbot-cleveron-as-kiwibot-ninebot-nuro,"According to a recent report published by Allied Market Research, titled, ""Delivery Robot Market by Load Carrying Capacity, Number of Wheels, and End User: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021–2030,"" the global delivery robot market was valued at $3.53 billion in 2020, and is projected to reach $30.05 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 24.5%.
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North America dominates the market, in terms of revenue, followed by Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA. The U.S. dominated the global delivery robot market share in North America in 2020, owing to increase in R&D activities, technological developments by big players, rapid adoption of innovative technologies in making reliable, precise, and efficient autonomous systems. North America is expected to grow at a significant rate during the forecast period, owing to rise in adoption of delivery robot, along with the presence of robot and autonomous delivery vehicle manufacturers such as Starship Technologies, Robby Technologies, Cleveron AS, and others.
By load carrying capacity, the market is categorized into up to 10 kg, more than 10 kg to 50 kg, and more than 50 kg. The more than 10 kg to 50 kg segment accounted for the highest revenue in 2020, owing to high versatility and better price to performance ratio.
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By number of wheel, the delivery robot market is categorized into 3 wheels, 4 wheels, and 6 wheels. The 4 wheels segment accounted for the highest revenue in 2020, owing to their stable operation. The 4 wheels-based delivery robots are made in all sizes, which can carry packages from small to big size. In addition, the 4-wheel based delivery offers more space compared to any other robot.
By end user, the delivery robot market is divided into food & beverages, retail, healthcare, and postal. The food & beverages segment accounted for the highest revenue in 2020.
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The factors such as increase in demand for contactless and fast delivery of packages, developments in the e-commerce industry, and rise in technological advancements such as incorporation of AI and machine learning drive the growth of the delivery robot market. However, limited range of operation of ground delivery robots and stringent regulations pertaining to operations of delivery robots act as a key growth restraint for the market.
COVID-19 Impact Analysis
The COVID-19 impact on the delivery robot market is unpredictable and is expected to remain in force till the fourth quarter of 2021.The COVID-19 outbreak forced governments across the globe to implement strict lockdowns and banned import-export of non-essential items for most of 2020. This led to sudden decline in the availability of important raw materials.Moreover, nationwide lockdowns forced manufacturing facilities to partially or completely shut their operations.
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KEY FINDINGS OF THE STUDY
By load carrying capacity, the more than 10 kg to 50 kg segment generated the highest revenue in 2020.By number of wheels, the 4 wheels segment was the highest revenue contributor in 2020.By end user, the food & beverages segment generated the highest revenue in 2020.By region, North America contributed the highest revenue in 2020, followed by Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.
Prominent players operating in the global delivery robot market include Boxbot, Cleveron AS, Kiwibot, Ninebot, Nuro, Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Piaggio & C.SpA, Robby Technologies, ST Engineering, and Starship Technologies.
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Web: www.alliedmarketresearch.comTags:Reportedtimes, Financial Content, PR-Wirein, Research Newswire, English",1119,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662604495.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526065603-20220526095603-00221.warc.gz,0.920227885246277
078191ea-d2de-428b-bad5-4253b237288c,2018-08-20T06:47:51+00:00,2017-11-01,1,http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/kluane-lake-wind-project-funding-1.4380814,"Kluane Lake wind project to go ahead, with investment from Ottawa
Kluane First Nation plans to break ground next year on project to build 3 wind turbines
The Kluane First Nation has received the final $1 million it needs to fund a project to build three wind turbines near Kluane Lake.
The latest investment comes through the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs's Northern REACHE program, which funds renewable energy projects in off-grid northern communities.
The federal funds, combined with a separate $1 million from the Yukon Government, complete the budget needed to build the Kluane N'Tsi (Wind) Energy Project.
""We've been working on it for a long time so we're really happy to see it come to fruition,"" said Kate Ballegooyen, environmental officer for the First Nation.
""It's kind of a perfect storm right now, with new federal funding coming out, and I think an overall change in tone, and sense of urgency on the renewable energy front.""
The funding is contingent on the First Nation negotiating a power purchase agreement with ATCO Electric Yukon. The hope is to have that in place by February.
A heritage assessment for the Yukon Government should be completed by the spring, which will be followed by a land lease plan — the turbines will be built on Yukon government land, not First Nation settlement land.
""Those are the only regulatory hurdles we're looking at, and I think we're prepared to take those on,"" said Ballegooyen.
She says the wind energy generated by the towers is expected to offset more than a quarter of the diesel used annually by Destruction Bay and Burwash Landing — about 160,000 litres per year.
A stronger Canadian dollar and lower turbine prices have allowed the First Nation to look at different models from the original proposal.
The turbines it now intends to build will be freestanding, without guy wires. This is expected to mitigate concerns raised during the Yukon Socio-Economic Assessment Board's (YESAB) review of the project. In its recommendation, YESAB acknowledged the potential for ""significant"" loss of local birds.
""Guy wires can be a greater cause of bird mortality than the turbines themselves,"" the review board wrote, in its report.
The new model is also shorter than the one originally proposed — 37 metres instead of 50 metres. The three turbines will have a combined capacity of 300 kW.
A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for National Aboriginal Day — June 21, 2018.",515,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215858.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820062343-20180820082343-00225.warc.gz,0.949078381061554
e120fc68-64fc-4fa6-9530-3a0a60fd9603,2016-07-25T13:59:52+00:00,2013-08-15,1,http://macdailynews.com/2013/08/15/apple-patent-application-details-camera-design-for-thinner-ios-devices-using-grin-technology/,"""In this particular report we cover two distinct inventions,"" Purcher reports. ""The first invention covers a new camera design specifically created for ever thinner iDevices and Macs. Apple could be first to market with a consumer camera using super advanced GRIN [Gradient Refractive Index Optics] technology… By using the GRIN material in the housing camera lens cover, the light rays are bent by the GRIN material before the light rays reach the camera lens. This bending of the light rays reduces the optical total track length (TTL) of the camera module and also reduces high Chief Ray Angle (CRA) such that the z-height of the camera module may be reduced while maintaining the camera's imaging performance.""
Purcher reports, ""The second invention is a new accessibility app that is tailored for Japanese and Chinese users. Considering that Apple's iPhone is the bestselling smartphone in Japan and is about to attack the Chinese market more aggressively with a new mid-level iPhone, it's only right that they begin to introduce more specialized software for these markets going forward.""
Much more, including Apple’s patent application illustrations, in the full article here.",235,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824230.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00190-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.932726204395294
0702660a-3508-4f3e-8c1f-09a41286c555,2019-08-25T16:35:47+00:00,2018-03-16,1,http://www.brazilmonitor.com/index.php/2018/03/16/brazil-was-made-for-bitcoin-anarchist-capitalists-lead-bitcoin-investment-charge/,"In the bohemian neighborhood of São Paulo, Vila Madalena, young fintech entrepreneurs have occupied a three-story building known as the “cryptocurrency house.”
One such A cryptocurrency hedge fund, Atomic Fund, has joined the many technology startups in what is still South America’s most prominent financial hub. And it looks like Atomic at just the right time.
The number of investors trading on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange numbers around 619,000 total traders. Bitcoin investors alone, however, offer more than double that figure. The pioneer currency also stands far apart from any other digital currency speculation.
In a country that has suffered hyperinflation on several occasions, both the banks and the populace are primed for bigger picture thinking on virtual currencies. Some of the biggest players in private banking are thus prioritizing blockchain research and expertise.
Three of the biggest Bitcoin exchanges, Foxbit, Mercado Bitcoin and Bitcambio are also hosted in São Paulo and have grown in spite of local banking obstruction.
A digital currency investment adviser at XP Investimentos, Fernando Ulrich, pointed to the approximately $38 million in bitcoin that constituted daily trade in February.
“That’s more than the entire year’s worth of Bitcoin trades in 2016 in Brazil [around R$115m]. There’s been a tremendous influx of new users.”
Kenzo Tominaga, the Atomic Fund founder, was frank in his appraisal that citizens are skeptical and looking for financial alternatives.
“Brazilians do not trust their government and have a tendency to adopt technology trends quickly,” he said, adding “Cryptocurrencies are rebelling against the established [financial] system and are born out of the internet — that’s why they’re really catching on here.”
His three co-founders all call themselves ‘anarchist-capitalists.’ All four have asset management, fintech or banking backgrounds and feel that they are operating in an environment intolerant of bureaucracy and compelled to be creative, even when it comes to currency.
The Millennial Revolution and Brazil
High unemployment amid a prolonged return to a thriving economy was ready and waiting just as millennial students graduated and entered the job market.
For many, prospects have never been good, and the incoming workforce turned to digital entrepreneurship. Co-founder Piero Ganciarates noted too that “[Any] escape from government control and paperwork [is] super attractive.”
More than a few startups are reaping the rewards too. The second-largest exchange in Brazil, Foxbit, is celebrating the influx of new money and interest.
CEO Guto Schiavon explains that after a year, the exchange now occupies new premises, a move necessitated by the need to accommodate 80 total employees.
Foxbit also hosts around 400,000 clients and accounted for almost half of the traded $1.1 billion in Bitcoin in 2017, just under half the $2.14 billion total for the country as a whole.",636,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330750.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825151521-20190825173521-00042.warc.gz,0.950944423675537
611cf152-000b-4b46-ada1-a2504aeffcaf,2020-10-24T08:30:36+00:00,2020-04-30,1,https://www.foodandforest.co.uk/strategyandreports,"Food & Forest Strategy
Behing the scenes from the day to day trade, the CIC works to enable an economically viable UK agroforestry. The information below charts the trajectory of this work to date. The two main strands to this are:
1. Advocating specific changes to the current grant system necessary to increase agroforestry uptake.
2. Developing best practice in UK nut processing - looking to established methods in Italy, the USA and elsewhere whilst collaborating with existing UK producers.
Stage 1 - New Environmental Land Management Proposal
The CIC founded November 2017 to ensure the errors in agriculutral state support were corrected in the wholesale legislative revue caused by Brexit. The principle error is the ineligibility of alley cropping for Forestry Commission woodland creation grants, or Defra administered countryside stewardship measures, despite the strong evidence base showing environmental and productive benefit.
In May 2018, the CIC submitted a proposal to the 'Health and Harmony' consultation highlighting this error. The consultation mantra of ""public money for public good"" underpinned the justification for grant support contained in the freely available document below. It matches state financial aid to the monetary value of sequestered carbon, using the UK government figure on the social cost of carbon (SCC) to accurately quantify. The proposal in full availlable to download:
The company focuses on one type of agroforestry; alley cropping. The combination of productive trees with arable farming, see below. Agroforestry often falls into the unfortunate utopian position of being everything and nothing at the same time; in its essence it is farming with trees. To avoid this, the CIC focuses on combining nut trees with cereal farms. .
Stage 2 - New Environmental Land Management - Testing and Trials
This proposal for a grant undrpinned by ecosystem service valuation, was taken into the testing and trials phase. Ministers and advisers at Defra are in widespread agreement on the environmental benefits of agroforestry, the task now entailed delivering the most effective mix of policy measures in the several agri-environment schemes.
The proposal therefore evolved, not into a completely new grant, but into amendments to the woodland creation grant. Adapting an existing grant system with a prexisting funding structure was deemed the most streamlined approach. Especially given only 4 amendments are necessary. The principle problems with the existing woodland creation grant are as follows:
1. Rigid demarcation between farming and forestry
Page 13 - 3.2 Restrictions on agricultural activity in woodland areas
2. Ineligibility of nut producing varieties
Page 14 - 3.5.1 Guidelines on planting for biodiversity objectives
3.Minimum stand area
Page 13 - 3.4 Planting area thresholds, open space and tree specifications
November 2019, this synopsis of proposed amendments was issued:
Stage 3 - Government Amendments - April 2020
April 2020 - there are a series of updates to the 'hedgerow and boundaries' option and the Arable Offer as a whole in the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. These changes are being reviewed to assess the influence on alley cropping uptake and a response in progress.",646,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107882103.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024080855-20201024110855-00097.warc.gz,0.9038205742836
70475a6a-1eb6-4c69-88d6-04a4675c7456,2019-08-24T23:08:00+00:00,2019-08-01,1,https://phys.org/news/2019-08-fake-news-diminishing-media-role.html,"'Fake news,' diminishing media trust and the role of social media
The term ""fake news"" has been popularized by President Donald Trump in recent years, and while its meaning has been hotly debated, the spreading of false information to fulfill a political agenda is far from a new concept around the world. Exploring the perception of the ""fake news"" phenomenon is critical to combating the ongoing global erosion of trust in the media according to a study co-authored by a University of Houston researcher.
Dani Madrid-Morales, assistant professor of journalism at the UH Jack J. Valenti School of Communication and Herman Wasserman at the University of Cape Town, found that in sub-Saharan Africa—where disinformation campaigns have been used recently to influence electoral campaigns—perceived exposure to disinformation is high and trust in national media and social media is low.
The researchers polled nearly 1,900 people in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa who are highly educated, live in urban, middle class areas and have access to social media.
As many as 90% of Kenyans, 93% of Nigerians and 76% of South Africans believe they are exposed to false news about politics on a fairly regular basis. In a 2016 Pew Research Center study which sampled just over 1,000 Americans, 71% of respondents say they often or sometimes see fake political news.
""We found that people in sub-Saharan Africa particularly distrust information on social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp because that's where they find 'fake news' most often,"" Madrid-Morales said about the findings published in this month's African Journalism Studies. ""Governments are already using this as an excuse to put restrictions on the media by saying that too much freedom of speech on these American platforms poses a 'danger' to national security.""
When it comes to sharing a political story that study participants knew at the time was made up, 29% of Kenyans, 18% of Nigerians and 25% of South Africans answered ""yes."" These numbers are higher than the U.S. where 14% of participants answered ""yes"" in the Pew study.
When disinformation campaigns challenge access to reliable information, citizens are left to make uninformed choices. So-called ""social media entrepreneurs"" were paid by politicians to spread false information about opponents in the 2019 Nigerian election. In 2016, supporters of former South African president Jacob Zuma hired a public relations firm to create bogus Twitter accounts, bots and hate-filled websites to set off racial tensions.
""We have thought of these platforms as tools to empower people's speech, but we're finding that in certain instances, they are not empowering people,"" said Madrid-Morales. ""They are decreasing our ability to make good judgements.""
Another revealing finding is that, while 19% of U.S. respondents say they have hardly or never encountered inaccurate political news, the percentages in all three African countries are significantly smaller (Kenya, 3%; Nigeria, 2%; South Africa, 8%). The study concluded that the more people feel they are exposed to fake news regularly, the more they are likely to say they do not trust the media in general.",642,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321786.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824214845-20190825000845-00537.warc.gz,0.961835145950317
4a9c32db-f234-4eec-8a17-865ef58d2742,2013-06-19T18:58:01+00:00,2010-05-18,1,http://ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100518.htm,"Scientists Release Biocontrol for Waterhyacinth
May 18, 2010
A new insect that will help control the
invasive weed waterhyacinth has been released by
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
scientists and cooperators.
Waterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a free-floating aquatic plant
native to South America that has infested freshwater ecosystems from North
Carolina to California but is especially problematic in the southeastern United
States. The plant is a real menace, affecting water traffic, water quality,
infrastructure for pumping and hydroelectric operations, water use and
biodiversity. Other problems include fish kills due to low oxygen levels and
increases in populations of vectors of human and animal diseases.
Center, both with the agency's
Plant Research Laboratory (IPRL) in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., worked closely
with scientists at the ARS
American Biological Control Laboratory (SABCL) in Hurlingham, Argentina, to
find and test Megamelus scutellaris, a new biocontrol for waterhyacinth.
M. scutellaris is a small planthopper native to South America whose
nymphs and adults feed on the sap of waterhyacinth. Nymphs are active and
readily hop, even off the surface of the water. The insect's population
increases rapidly, which will enable it to quickly impact the waterhyacinth
Herbicides are the primary method for reducing waterhyacinth, but their use
directly interferes with the biocontrol agents currently deployed against this
weed. The scientists believe M. scutellaris may integrate better with
existing herbicide programs because of its mobility, which should improve its
survival in such highly managed systems.
The researchers collected adults of M. scutellaris from Argentina in
April 2006 and brought them to the quarantine facility in Ft. Lauderdale where
extensive host-range studies were conducted. They found that the planthopper is
highly host-specific and does not pose a threat to native or economically
Tipping and Center will join representatives from the
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission, which provided more than $300,000 in financial support for the
project, and the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers at an event celebrating the insect's release today
at the Edgefield Regional Stormwater Treatment Facility owned by the
St. Johns River Water Management District
near Palatka, Fla.
ARS is the principal intramural scientific research agency of the
U.S. Department of",552,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00013-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.900546371936798
715ef6c5-180a-4d47-937e-03c72f92a063,2013-05-21T17:25:05+00:00,2013-05-21,0,http://www.drgreene.com/perspectives/why-do-we-need-to-sell-soda-to-kids/,"I recently heard that the superintendent of a large school district signed a contract with Coke, which would allow soda, sugar water and other drinks into the 72 schools of the district. The district has over 80% Free and Reduced students, is demographically diverse and mostly poor – an extremely “at risk” community. Given that the district is one of such need, I can understand why the superintendent would feel the need to take a soda companies’ money, however the part of the story that really raised my ire was his statement that Bill Clinton’s Alliance for A Healthier Generation, had “approved” the offerings that Coke would be supplying to these children.
I went back and looked at what the guidelines allowed and found that “sugar water” is allowed with up to 66 calories per 8 ounces as well flavored milk with caloric content of up to 150 calories per 8 ounces. These types of guidelines promote excess sugar consumption and are teaching a generation of children that water (a necessity of life) is sweet and that milk should taste like a dessert. Just imagine that your child only drank “sugar water” and for every glass, they consumed 66 hidden calories and if the only milk your child drank was chocolate or strawberry and hence consumed 40 – 50 more calories than if they consumed a low-fat alternative. If you did the math, you’d find that if your child consumed either of these alternatives (never mind both) that they would consume approximately 6 ½ pounds of additional sugar per year!!
This is such a travesty when seen in the light of our Nation’s obesity crises. The CDC has reported that almost 70% of all Americans are overweight or obese and in children the number is rising over 30%. In the case of the school district in question, the need of additional funding that our government is incapable of providing, places the soda companies in the all too willing and able position of doing so – in exchange of course for the future health of our children. And, if this situation wasn’t enough of a moral dilemma, then we just need to look back to Clinton’s Alliance for A Healthier Generation, who blesses the entire debacle.
I’d like us all to ask ourselves the question, “Why Do We Need To Sell Our Children Soda” and further why is a former President’s non-profit promoting it? We are in the throes of a public health time bomb in the form of this obesity crisis, which the CDC says will result in the children born in the year 2000, being the first generation in our country’s history to die at a younger age than their parents. With this crisis, in conjunction with President Obama’s statement that our Health Care system is on the verge of bankruptcy – perhaps we as a Nation need to demand that our children’s education is funded in a way that doesn’t mortgage their future health!",604,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00018-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.968087613582611
bfe9326e-883d-43f5-8fb1-a4f1dca6ef31,2022-05-27T14:36:46+00:00,2021-04-01,0,https://www.parking.net/parking-news/passport/worcester-ma-now-offering-mobile-payment-option-for-parking,"Massachusetts’ second most populous city, Worcester, announces its partnership with Passport. The City is launching Passport’s mobile payment application for parking, Passport Parking, allowing motorists to safely manage and pay for parking through their smartphones. With Passport Parking, motorists can pay to park at roughly 1,200 on-street parking spaces and extend their time remotely.
The app is powered by the Passport Operating System, the only end-to-end digital operating system for managing multiple mobile pay parking options, parking enforcement, digital permitting and micro-mobility. The partnership with Passport is timely as the City is gearing up for the debut of its new minor league baseball team, the WooSox. By offering a convenient option to pay for parking, fans can enjoy a more seamless and contactless parking experience and the City is able to more effectively manage its streets and sidewalks.
“The City is experiencing rapid growth in both residential population and commercial development as well as a cultural destination,” said City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr. “With that growth comes the need to provide convenient, user-friendly parking and the responsibility to streamline parking operations.”
During the procurement stage, the City was able to speed up the process through the MAPC (Massachusetts Area Planning Council) allowing it to implement Passport’s technology in an efficient and effective manner. With the Passport Operating System in place, Worcester has access to a strategic, decision-making platform that provides a single source of truth for data, analytics and insights.
“It is especially exciting to partner with Worcester as they welcome their new baseball team and need for efficiency,” says Mollie Bolin, Passport sales executive. ""The launch of Passport's technology is a monumental step towards achieving their overall greater smart city initiatives and we are grateful to be a part of it.”
Passport sets cities in motion, helping to create more livable, equitable communities. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Passport is a transportation software company, delivering the operating system that enables cities to manage vehicle interactions with streets and sidewalks. With Passport, city leaders increase convenience, efficiency, and compliance today and tomorrow. Trusted by more than 1,000 cities, universities, and agencies, including Chicago, Toronto, London, Los Angeles, and Miami, Passport is one of the fastest-growing companies on the Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 lists and was named to Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020.",531,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662658761.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527142854-20220527172854-00207.warc.gz,0.943509995937347
1b808f18-5277-43fa-9c7d-b0e602c4f43f,2022-05-19T21:24:15+00:00,2017-04-30,1,https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4081348.html,"Shanghai – Dusit International is pleased to announce that Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts has signed a management consultancy agreement with Nanjing Shangqinhuai Construction Development Company Limited to manage The Dusit Thani Wetland Park Resort Nanjing, Jiangsu, a luxury international resort in the capital of Jiangsu Province.
Anticipated to open late 2017, the resort is located within Nanjing Shangqinhuai Eco Wetland Park, approximately 30 minutes by car from the commercial centre, and 20 minutes by car from the high-speed train station and Nanjing International Airport. Nanjing city is located one hour from Shanghai by high-speed train.
Strategically situated in the centre of east China and the Yangtze River Delta, Nanjing is one of the world's largest inland ports and transportation hubs and is easily accessible to most domestic and overseas cities. With a long history dating back 2,500 years, the city has served as the capital of ten Chinese Dynasties, and is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals amid Chinese cities. Nanjing is also famous for its beautiful landscapes, mountains and rivers, and the city boasts many important heritage sites.
Alongside 110 villas and rooms, the Dusit Thani Wetland Park Resort Nanjing, Jiangsu, will feature a 300 sq m meeting room with the latest audio-visual facilities, suitable for private events and business meetings. A Thai-inspired spa will provide a full range of wellness programs, while dining options will include an all-day dining restaurant, a Chinese restaurant and a rooftop garden restaurant. For recreation, there will be a gymnasium, swimming pool and kids' club.
""We are delighted to introduce the Dusit Thani brand and our distinctive, Thai-inspired hospitality to this historic and vibrant city,"" said Mr Lim Boon Kwee, Chief Operating Officer of Dusit International. ""Dusit Thani Wetland Park Resort Nanjing, Jiangsu, signifies an important milestone in Dusit's long-term expansion plans, positioning us perfectly for further expansion within China and the region. We very much look forward to opening the doors and welcoming guests later this year.""
Mr Mu Min, Representative of Nanjing Shangqinhuai Construction Development Co. Ltd. said, ""The Dusit Thani Wetland Park Resort Nanjing, Jiangsu, will leverage the brand's renowned hospitality and certified quality operations to deliver an inspiring and rejuvenating getaway for guests from all over the world. It's an exciting project that will only help to raise the area's profile as a must-visit destination.""
About Dusit International
Established in 1948, Dusit International or Dusit Thani Public Company Limited (DUSIT) is a leading hospitality group listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Its operations comprise five distinct yet complementary business units: hotels and resorts, hospitality education, food, property development, and hospitality-related services.
The group's portfolio of hotels, resorts and luxury villas includes more than 300 properties operating under a total of six brands (Dusit Thani, Dusit Devarana, dusitD2, Dusit Princess, ASAI Hotels, and Elite Havens) across 16 countries worldwide. The group also operates culinary schools and hospitality colleges in Thailand, plus catering companies for the education sector in Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Dusit International's diversified investments in real estate development, hospitality-related services, and the food sector are part of its long-term strategy for sustainable growth, which focuses on three key areas: balance, expansion and diversification.
For more information, please visit dusit-international.com.",770,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662530066.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519204127-20220519234127-00426.warc.gz,0.924279570579529
eb9d7d86-2484-4e6c-a966-8bb394f2a332,2017-08-19T05:34:58+00:00,2017-04-01,0,http://blog.gsmarena.com/phonepad-launched-for-smartphones-allows-you-to-turn-device-into-a-tablet-or-gaming-console/,"A new mobile entertainment solution called Phonepad will allow you to turn your Samsung smartphone into a tablet or a gaming console. Think a third-party external screen, complete with a built-in battery and speakers along the lines of the ASUS Padfone lineup.
Phonepad transforms your existing smartphone into a 10-inch LED HD slate just by inserting the phone into a docking station.
The innovative gadget measures 187 x 270 x 20mm and weighs about 968g without the smartphone, which is rather heavy. The Phonepad can be used in landscape as well as in the portrait orientation.
The pad will be compatible with Samsung smartphones as it uses MHL as a connection protocol. So far there is no definitive list of the supported phone models.
We guess, we’ll know more when the Phonepad launches in July for a suggested retail price of £149.99.",179,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105304.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819051034-20170819071034-00259.warc.gz,0.899002969264984
bfa498e0-3615-4570-98b9-673b036c65de,2018-08-17T04:32:54+00:00,2012-10-09,0,http://www.bu.edu/cfa/news-events/events/?eid=129907&oid=22,"Colbert Mashile: Not Yet
Internationally recognized South African artist Colbert Mashile presents a new series of prints that draw upon his deep connection to rural life.
- 11:00 am on Tuesday, October 9, 2012
- 5:00 pm on Tuesday, October 9, 2012
- Boston University Sherman Gallery, 775 Commonwealth Ave., Second Floor",73,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221211664.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817025907-20180817045907-00306.warc.gz,0.879227042198181
434ae390-4de4-4958-8db6-f16a8ed101d1,2019-08-22T20:05:01+00:00,2019-06-17,0,https://batibleki.wheninaruba.com/unhcr-reporting-on-refugees-media-workshop-aruba-2019/,"Sibylla Brodzinsky, Communications Officer, headquartered in UNHCR Washington, visited Aruba this week to meet with a select group of press members to help them report on refugees, use the correct terms, and be better informed regarding the challenges facing our region.
The upcoming June 20th, is World Refugee Day, and UNHCR, The United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees, aims to inspire acts of solidarity with refugees all over the world and asks us to join their social media challenge and take a step with refugees.
Sibylla shared a lot of information with her forum, but added that things change on a daily basis and that the latest global figures will be published June 19th, one day before World Refugee Day and that we will get a copy of the press release and report.
Her presentation briefly touched on the refugee situation in Nicaragua, Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. According to UNHCR about 8.8 million people are victims of armed conflicts in Colombia; 7.8 million are internally misplaced having had to leave their villages, or towns; 5,950 were displaced in 2019; 50,532, were Colombian refugees in Ecuador, by the end of 2018; and 10,029 of them asked Ecuador for Asylum, by the end of that year.
The numbers are smaller in Central American countries, but nevertheless of great concern to UNHCR.
Local members of the media were of course interested in Venezuela. According to Sibylla, 3.9 million Venezuelan live abroad; 3.1 million are in Latin America and the Caribbean; 464,229 have registered for asylum in Peru, Brazil and the United states, by the end of 2018.
Our neighbours from the south continue to flee their country at an average of 3,000 to 5,000 a day, and 1.4 million of them managed to get some form of legal stay documents in neighbouring countries.
Globally, over the past four years there were 170,169 asylum seekers registered with UNHCR and 507,353 were lucky to receive some form of protection/alternative legal stay in their region.
The Latest News: The UNHCR is coordinating the R4V platform, for refugee and migrants from Venezuela, go to: https://r4v.info/en/situations/platform
That R4V Response for Venezuelans brings together governments and NGOs, local and international with the objective of coordinating the overall humanitarian response. R4V is headquartered in Port of Spain and has branches in Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao.
Until the end of April 2019, about 146,900 Venezuelans arrived in the Caribbean, since 2015; 12,731 are registered asylum seekers.
The forum then went on to discuss how many of them are living in Aruba, but the number is unclear, and unsubstantiated.
I wrote about it before, perhaps it is time to conduct a real time survey, get some good data, and develop a local integration plan, the job market could use some helping hands.
About UNHCR, Established by the UN General Assembly in 1950
UNHCR is neutral, humanitarian and apolitical
Provides protection and assistance to the world’s refugees, internally displaced people and people who are stateless
130 countries, staff of almost 11,000
68.5 million (2017) Total number of men women and children displaced by war, persecution, and discrimination around the world; 25.4 million refugees; 3.1 million asylum-seekers; 40 million IDPs; 10 million stateless people",723,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317359.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822194105-20190822220105-00418.warc.gz,0.953561782836914
079abb48-9cfe-4428-8a83-494ec74b0683,2022-05-29T00:03:02+00:00,2014-01-25,1,https://www.beefmagazine.com/blog/beef-now-luxury-item-rather-budget-meat,"It’s certainly a good time for the beef industry. Bull sales have been on fire. Cull cows are worth a pretty penny. Just try buying a bred heifer these days; an open cow is pretty costly to replace. Last week at my local auction barn, fed cattle were going for $153/cwt. It’s an exciting time to be in the cattle business, but how are these high prices impacting our consumer?
When I read articles that report chicken is surpassing beef in sales, I honestly can understand why. Taste superiority aside, chicken wins hands down when it comes to sticking to a budget. I can buy a whole fresh chicken at the low price of $0.69/lb., but a pound of 93% lean ground beef will run me $4.99/lb. And if you’re looking to buy a decent steak at the grocery store, you better have your pennies stacked up. A New York Strip costs $12.99/lb.!
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Without a doubt, our beef-loving consumers are starting to feel the pinch, and this can’t bode well for the future of our product.
Yesterday, TIME magazine carried an article entitled, “Beef, It’s What’s No Longer Affordable For Dinner,” written by Brad Tuttle.
Tuttle writes, “Regardless of the fact that rising beef prices make sense and shouldn’t really come as a surprise, shoppers and restaurant owners are being smacked with sticker shock lately when attempting to round up brisket, steaks, chuck, ground beef, and pretty much every other part of the cow. In the most recent USDA report, the average retail price of fresh beef was measured at $5.04/lb., up more than 50¢ over a two-year span and the highest price ever recorded.
“What’s especially alarming to consumers is that beef prices have continued on their upward trajectory through the early part of the year, a period that is traditionally a lull in the market in between two peak demand times, the winter holidays and summer barbecue season. Analysts expect that it will be several years before America’s cattle herds increase substantially in size. Until then, we should get used to the idea that beef prices will keep soaring, perhaps at a rate of 7% or 8% per year.”
Despite high prices, beef has continued to fare well in the market. As BEEF Cow-Calf Weekly columnist Troy Marshall pointed out in his Jan. 23 piece, “Did You Ever Think You’d See $1.50 Fed Cattle?” virtually everyone was surprised by beef’s demand strength last year, while pork and poultry struggled.
He attributed some of the strength to further liberalization of the Japanese market, and added this: “I also think we’re finding that, at today’s lower consumption levels (for beef) , consumers are not nearly as willing as they were previously to substitute.” He goes on to say: “When Americans were consuming 70 lbs. of beef on a per-capita basis, I think consumers were more price-sensitive and willing to exchange other proteins for beef. At today’s per-capita consumption levels, however, they aren’t as willing to substitute. And if that continues, we should be bullish regarding our ability to sustain these heady price levels for quite some time.”
Time will tell which way consumers ultimately roll, but what is the price point at which beef consumers balk? What strategies should we employ to broaden beef’s retail appeal and keep it at the center of the plate? Share your thoughts and suggestions in the comments section below.
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7cde4ef8-7dd8-4fdd-8aaa-4907c130a92f,2013-05-19T18:27:23+00:00,2012-09-25,1,http://rbth.ru/articles/2012/09/25/ec_could_be_looking_for_gas_discounts_russia_to_protect_interests_-_18522.html,"Gazprom relates European Commission's complaints against the company to attempts to receive gas discounts
Gazprom thinks the European Commission's complaints against the company could be connected with its desire to receive discounts for gas supplied under long-term contracts, but Gazprom is prepared to protect its interests, Gazprom Deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev said at the Sakhalin Oil & Gas 2012 conference.
""So far we are seeing attacks on the oil coupling mechanism in long-term contracts used by Gazprom and other suppliers, Statoil and Sonatrach. Grounds are arising to suspect that the European Union's authorities, aided by games behind the scenes, are trying to force discounts for themselves,"" Medvedev said.
""If Brussels wants to regulate gas prices administratively, it ought to say so openly and explain at the same time how this complies with its calls to observe free market principles,"" he said.
""We're getting the impression that the European Commission is trying to make the European Union the least attractive for investment in natural gas trading, which is prompting us to look more actively for new markets,"" he said.
Russia will be protecting its own interests in Europe, Medvedev said. ""Of course we've always worked according to the rules established by the laws of the countries, but we are full of resolve to protect our interests. We're hoping the European Commission will work on the basis of facts and understanding of the reality of the gas market,"" he said.
The EC said at the beginning of September that it was launching an anti-trust probe against Gazprom, saying the Russian company may have divided gas markets by hindering the free flow of gas across member states, that it may have prevented the diversification of supply of gas and that is may have imposed unfair prices on its customers by linking the price of gas to oil prices.",375,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00024-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.976020514965057
e94da10c-3be7-4daa-8bf3-4f64cd51d04d,2020-10-28T04:47:13+00:00,2020-09-18,1,https://www.orangecountycoast.com/watch-where-are-californias-coronavirus-case-rates-dropping-and-how-far/,"California’s new daily COVID-19 cases have been decreasing steadily since mid-August, as a second round of lockdowns was imposed to combat the spike in cases we saw mid-summer. The hot spots have also been shifting, and this map shows you how.
To see where the virus is spreading, we calculate the rate of new cases in each county, the number of cases reported in the previous 14 days per 10,000 residents, then track that data over time. The animated map shows how — and when — the coronavirus spread around California from April 1 through Sept. 18.
In early April, the virus was most prevalent in Bay Area and Southern California counties, then became more concentrated in Los Angeles and Imperial counties toward the end of the month, spurred by widespread community transmission. In May, the virus spread farther into the state, as large outbreaks at prisons caused spikes in Santa Barbara, Kings County, and elsewhere.
In June, the virus took a stronger hold in many parts of Southern California, following Memorial Day festivities, and increasingly in farmworker communities in the Central Valley. It continued to spread quickly from late June through the middle of July. Then, with new restrictions in place, new cases held steady at around 8,000 daily for nearly two months. Now cases have been on the decline for the past month.
The map suggests California’s early stay-at-home order likely spared the state from the early exponential growth seen in places like Italy and New York. But cases shot up this summer after restrictions eased, then more recently have been decreasing as the clamps went back on.
Now we wait to see if new cases will continue to decrease, maintain their current low rate, or start to spike again.
Source: Orange County Register",364,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107896778.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20201028044037-20201028074037-00064.warc.gz,0.965944886207581
ae4a72f5-c592-4ff6-9993-8e10e6bf4559,2022-05-20T18:02:37+00:00,2006-10-16,1,https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/16/8390259/index.htm?postversion=2006101916,"The axis of diesel
Mercedes, GM, even Honda, is betting on a new breed of green diesels. The goal? To leave hybrids in the dust.
(Fortune Magazine) -- As night fell over the 24 Hours of LeMans this summer, spectators at France's prestigious endurance race detected a pattern. While competitors entered the pits to refuel, a sleek pair of Audi R10s kept stealing laps around the 13.7-kilometer track. Already the fastest cars on the course, and eerily quiet thanks to a unique emissions filter, the Audis were also proving the most fuel-efficient. When the checkered flag flew, the Audi had made history as the first diesel car to win a major international race.
Diesel isn't just changing LeMans. Thanks to technological breakthroughs, at least six automakers - starting with Mercedes on Oct. 16, Jeep in early 2007, and eventually even hybrid pioneer Honda - will be launching a fleet of New Age diesels. They promise to boost fuel economy by 25% to 40%, with huge torque and turbochargers to deliver the power American drivers crave.
Though initial models won't pass air-quality standards in five states (California and New York among them), Mercedes has announced three 2008 SUVs that will achieve 50-state standards. Honda (Charts), VW, and GM (Charts) are close behind. How big is the market? J.D. Power estimates that diesel sales will triple to 9% of the U.S. market by 2013, compared with a projected hybrid share of 5%.
While a diesel may have won LeMans, winning over American consumers won't be easy. ""[Toyota's] success has been to put the idea in consumers' minds that hybrids are the only solution, but that's wrong,"" says clean-diesel proponent Carlos Ghosn, the CEO of Renault (Charts) and Nissan (Charts). Though half the new cars in Europe have diesel engines (credit $6-a-gallon gas and tax subsidies), most Americans still associate the word with soot-spewing, bone-rattling specimens from the '70s. ""People ask why we don't just bring them over, but it's a challenge,"" says Frank Klegon, chief of Chrysler Group's global product development. While hybrids are seen as cutting-edge, ""with diesels, it's 'Well, those have been around for 100 years.' ""
More than 100, actually. Bavarian Rudolf Diesel patented his groundbreaking engine in 1892. While a gasoline engine squeezes gas and air together, a diesel compresses only air, at high pressures, creating so much heat that added fuel ignites without a spark. (Diesel contains more energy than gasoline, and engines burn it more efficiently.)
Shifting America's gears
Though diesels produce fewer greenhouse gases, they make more smog-forming pollutants. Mercedes debuted the first mass-produced car model in 1936, and popularity peaked here during the early '80s, when four of five Benzes sold featured a so-called oil burner. But the era of cheap gas left most buyers oblivious to fuel economy. As emissions standards got stricter, the EPA even discussed banning diesel a decade ago, notes Margo Oge, director of the EPA's office for transportation and air quality. Except for pickups and a fringe of Volkswagen fanatics, the technology largely fell by the wayside.
Until now. The first breakthrough is that ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel will roll out to the nation's pumps this month. The move was mandated by the EPA, whose 2009 emissions rules will hold diesels to the same standards - the world's toughest - as gasoline cars. (Environmentalists were thrilled, oil companies less so: The rollout will cost them $6 billion to $9 billion.) The new fuel eliminates 97% of sulfur, and it's also the catalyst for automakers to devise strategies to reduce the remaining pollutants.
Mercedes is furthest along. In the E 320 Blutec, a trap stores and purges smog-forming nitrogen oxides. A second filter captures particulate matter - diesel's black calling card, long linked to cancer, asthma, and other health risks. Then ammonia compounds are used to convert nitrogen oxides to water and nitrogen. What will consumers notice? It goes fast, it delivers a knockout 38 highway miles per gallon, there's no smell, and it costs just $1,000 more than the gas model, vs. Lexus's $8,000 premium for its GS hybrid sedan.
To pass the strictest air-quality rules, part two of Mercedes' plan involves adding a small tank of urea, an ammonia-like fluid that further neutralizes pollution. The EPA's Oge says that while the agency has been leery of emissions systems that require maintenance, it will back Mercedes' approach.
By the time Mercedes' 50-state diesels launch, the competition will be heated. In September, Honda - a company long associated with hybrids - announced a catalytic-converter breakthrough that requires no fluid additives, saying it will deliver 50-state models by 2009. And GM recently showed off a burly, ultra-clean V-8 diesel that should arrive around the same time. VW, Audi, Nissan, BMW, and Chrysler Group also have versions in the works.
The question is, Are Americans ready for diesel's second coming? ""We've always been a proponent,"" says Mercedes' E-Class chief, Bart Herring. ""But changing the perspective of the rest of the market will take time and effort."" Honda's research showed that older Americans are more skeptical of diesel. ""Younger people are more open to it,"" says John Watts, Honda's manager for product planning. ""They're more our target of who diesel would appeal to - cars with lots of power yet low fuel consumption.""
In other words, for eco-conscious buyers, the race is on.",1236,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662533972.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520160139-20220520190139-00607.warc.gz,0.944924354553223
01e437c2-4326-41b1-9104-f3deb79807c6,2013-05-23T11:56:22+00:00,2012-05-05,0,http://www.providencejournal.com/sports/patriots/content/20120505-light-foundation-reaches-out-to-four-providence-students.ece,"PROVIDENCE - Dennilson DaRosa is only in the eighth grade and is on the shy and quiet side, as well. So he was not about to argue with New England Patriots officials when they announced last month that Matt Light was retiring.
The lineman who helped the Pats win three Super Bowls might be giving up his role as Tom Brady's blindside protector, but DaRosa knows that Light is not about to stop helping others.
DaRosa is excited because Light is going from helping Brady and the other Patriots to helping him and Dwight Rockett and Ellijah McLean and Ethan Richardson, too.
All four are eighth-graders from Providence who are about to benefit not from Light's blocking, but from his generosity. They are among 16 students from four states who have been chosen to take part in a program organized by the Matt Light Foundation that has grown into one of the most detailed and special programs provided by any professional athlete.
""It's pretty awesome,"" DaRosa related the other day during lunch break at the Highlander Charter School. ""They were telling me we're going to do some rock climbing and a little bit of archery. I haven't done that before. Before we go, we get to go to Dave & Busters and meet other kids who are going.
""I'm psyched,"" he added. ""We do all that and I get to go to Ohio, too. I don't get to travel much, so that's going to be nice.""
All that barely touches the surface.
""I don't think the kids understand the magnitude yet,"" said Dana Borrelli, the expanded learning director at the Highlander School.
""I think it's incredible what this person (Light) does,"" Borrelli said. ""He could be spending millions of anything. He could be doing something flashy. He's not doing that. He invests his time and energy into kids and really does everything he can to move them along. I think that's really awesome.""
Light uses his fame with the Patriots to raise money for his foundation. He has a number of events every year, the biggest of which is a Celebrity Shoot Out he holds each fall at the Addieville East Farm in Burrillville.
Last year alone, the event, which includes appearances by many of his Patriots' teammates, raised $300,000.
It is what Light does with the money that is so impressive. He has turned his foundation into a year-round program to help youngsters in need.
""I believe in helping out any way you can. I have very strong faith and was very active in our church growing up,"" Light offered. ""I feel like there's a real purpose for every person in life and believe we're all here for a reason. I think we all need to help each other out, and honesty and accountability and working hard are things families embody and I personally embody.""
His program director, Nick Shuckman, organizes and runs the program. He accepts applications and then goes to each area involved and interviews candidates at their school.
""These are kids we see who have potential, but maybe don't have all the benefits others have,"" Shuckman explains. ""We want to provide opportunities for them, help them live up to their potential.""
The eighth-graders he selected this year include DaRosa, McLean from Greene School, Ethan Richardson from Times2 Academy and Dwight Rockett from the Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program. One of the biggest aspects of the program is flying the participants to Ohio in late June.
""It's a leadership camp,"" Shuckman explains. ""Matt has 500 acres in Greenwood, which is his hometown and where his family still lives. We involve the kids in all types of activities. We do career educational tours with businesses, meet with business owners and find out what it takes to be a success. We do community projects.
""There also are a lot of fun activities for the kids. We've done paint ball, go-carting, motorcross, archery, fishing and anything we can think of to make it fun for them,"" Shuckman said.
There is a pond for swimming. There is an outdoor kitchen that even includes a pizza oven. Participants also do some physical conditioning. The site includes a hiking area, Chenoweth Trails. This year's group will have a surprise. Because there has been mud in other years, being out in the woods, a 30-by-30-yard slice of astro turf has been installed to allow exercising on firm ground.
""Every night we do a fireside chat, where we sit with the kids, talk about what's going on with their life, what it takes to be a leader, how a leader acts and just have real conversations about life,"" Shuckman said.
The kids sleep in two yurts, which are tent-like structures.
""We have six bunk beds in each, I sleep in one with eight of the kids and Matt sleeps in the other with the other eight kids,"" Shuck related.
Light does not simply sponsor the program; he is part of it. He is there guiding the kids himself through the week. He is not alone, either. His wife helps do some of the cooking. Light's father, Bill, is a huge proponent and each year designs an activity he conducts with the kids.
While the week in Greenwood is the highlight, the foundation keeps in touch with the kids all year. Shuckman checks on how the kids are doing in school. He flies in a couple times each year to touch base with the participants and offer any assistance he can provide. The kids even receive the phone numbers for Shuckman and Light and are encouraged to call if they need help.
This goes on for four years. Eighth graders are selected because the program wants to follow participants all through high school.
""Matt is not one of those guys who says, 'Here's the money; now go do it,' "" Shuckman said. ""He's with the kids every step of the way. To see a guy like him who is so involved with everything - it's so impressive. I feel fortunate to be part of it.""
Light has a simple explanation for why he does it.
""We want these kids to serve something bigger than themselves; they help others and help themselves by doing that,"" he said. ""A lot of these kids - all they need is an opportunity. We use the outdoors as a real teaching tool and a way to get kids to open up. And with us, these kids aren't given anything; we make them work for everything they achieve.
""But through that, they understand and value hard work, they learn work ethic, and they become proud of what they do and want to share their accomplishments,"" he said. ""These kids are learning how to become great citizens, great neighbors, great friends. They're learning how to be great people. We're helping them build that.""
Light's retirement will become official on Monday.
The Patriots have announced that a news conference will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the Hall at Patriot Place to honor Light and his contributions to the Patriots over the past 11 seasons.
The session is open to the public.",1502,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.984111964702606
bbd228f4-82e7-45a2-bd81-19c264aff577,2015-03-29T10:43:04+00:00,2009-01-30,0,http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/mexico/090130/the-danger-singing-about-drugs,"MEXICO CITY — The story of a drug cartel hood who dissolved the bodies of 300 victims in acid might dominate news reports and then R-rated movies. But in Mexico, it is also the subject of popular songs.
Santiago Meza, a 45-year-old who confessed last week to the grisly work he committed for crime bosses over the last nine years, is revered in lively ballads with names such as “The Cook.” “I have got many women, and I make a lot of money, because I am a specialist, the best cook,” croons the singer of Explosion Nortena, a group from the border city of Tijuana, where Meza was arrested.
Mexican musicians are increasingly singing so-called narco corridos, or drug ballads, as the nation suffers from an unprecedented wave of drug-related bloodshed.
While the music has the familiar folksy sound of accordions and 12-string guitars, the lyrics are all about Kalashnikovs, cocaine kingpins and contract killings.
But the sombrero-clad crooners are not only chanting about the glories of gangsters. They are also among their bullet-ridden victims. In the last two-and-a-half years, at least 20 musicians have been gunned down, strangled or burned to death in murders that have the hallmarks of organized crime.
In an October attack, gunmen sprayed more than 100 bullets at the group Los Herederos de Sinaloa as they stepped out of a newspaper interview in the northwestern city of Culiacan. Three group members and their agent were killed.
In another incident, masked men kidnapped Grammy-nominated singer Sergio Gomez, tortured him and burned his genitals with a blowtorch before they dumped his body on a road in December 2007.
In the vast majority of musician slayings, police have made no arrests or named any suspects.
The lack of progress reflects a generally dreadful clearance rate of less than 5 percent of crimes, as Mexico suffers a widespread breakdown in security. Last year, there were more than 5,300 killings believed to be drug related, including those of 500 police officers and soldiers.
But in November, the police finally nabbed a suspect for one of the most high-profile musician murders — the shooting death of Valentin “The Golden Rooster” Elizalde in 2006.
The suspect Jaime Gonzalez — who police say masterminded and took part in the hit — is alleged to be one of the leaders of the Zetas, a group of former army special forces who defected to become assassins for the Gulf Cartel.
Elizalde sang many ballads glorifying gangsters from the Sinaloa Cartel, the archrivals of the Zetas. Unknown producers also concocted amateur videos to his songs that showed graphic images of dead Zetas and posted them on the Internet.
Those close to the artists, however, say many of the killings could have more to do with personal gripes than the ballads being sung.
“These are not necessarily attacks on these guys for being musicians,” said Conrado Lugo, a producer at Sol Discos, a label with more than 180 balladeers. “They could have had a beef with someone over money, women or whatever.”
Even so, the drug ballad artists concede that they do live close to the world of the traffickers, playing at their parties and even receiving payment to write songs about their exploits.
Drug ballad composers in Culiacan, considered the home of the genre, openly quote the prices they charge for writing a ballad about someone.
While lesser-known musicians ask for as little as $1,000 for a song about an up-and-coming thug, big-name stars charge tens of thousands of dollars for a tune about a major kingpin.
But the best-selling balladeers such as Los Tigres del Norte, who have signed deals with major U.S. record labels, tend to disassociate themselves from the gangs.
“For a young group, having a gangster patron can make all the difference. It can mean having some serious money in your pocket,” said author Elijah Wald, who wrote a book on drug ballads. “But the real big stars have nothing to gain by being too close to a certain crime group.”
Unsurprisingly, the Mexican government lambasts the ballads with the same criticism many use against rap music in the United States. Drug ballads are banned on Mexican radio, and more than 70 stations since 2001 have been fined for playing them.
“The ballads encourage the use of guns and the growing and selling of drugs. They are praising crimes that go against society,” said Alvaro Lozano, head of Mexico’s radio, television and cinema directorate. “Liberty has its limits.”
However, like some rappers, balladeers defend their music with two main arguments: They say they are just writing about what they see, and they are giving the fans what they want.
Cesar Jacobo, composer of ""Grupo Cartel,"" said he grew up listening to his father humming love songs. But he says he became a fan of the drug ballads because they speak about the reality in his urban slum.
“I saw friends of mine becoming hit men and dying young,” he said. “Drug ballads speak about what is really going on. They are just like a form of news for the people on the street.”",1168,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298464.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00221-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.971620440483093
4f122965-ac2b-48c8-888c-df3cc3a1584e,2015-03-30T17:51:33+00:00,2014-06-30,1,http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/06/prweb11981353.htm,"HARTFORD, CT (PRWEB) June 30, 2014
For years, CCAR Executive Director Phil Valentine has devoted himself to sharing about his addiction recovery in an effort to help others. Over the last few years, Phil has been going on long walks, buying hiking equipment, and reading books about the Appalachian Trail. On March 19, 2015, exactly five years after Phil was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer of the tongue, he will embark on a half-year long journey down the Appalachian Trail to spread the powerful message of recovery throughout the nation.
Now 27 years in recovery, Phil is living proof that with daily recovery and a positive outlook, you can overcome any obstacle. After receiving his diagnosis in 2010, friends were confused as to why Phil didn’t seem upset. He readily replied, “Well, why not me? If I truly am a man of faith and integrity, then why not?” Phil did get through it; his treatment consisted of 2 inpatient chemo stays, 39 radiation treatments, additional chemotherapy and a feeding tube. He knows how fortunate he is to be able to say that his cancer is now in remission.
But the battle didn’t end with the treatment. He experienced severe withdrawal symptoms when tapering off the pain medication he’d been prescribed. One day, while fighting through these symptoms, Phil perceived an inner call suggesting that he hike the Appalachian Trail, the entire 2,185 miles. At the time, this seemed strange to Phil, who had never even seen the trail. He explains, “At first, I just wrote it off. But it kind of grew into a fire.”
On the five-year anniversary of his diagnosis, Phil will begin his Appalachian walk. He plans to travel 11 to 12 miles each day, while speaking to local community leaders about recovery along the route. CCAR will sponsor the walk, and during the trip, Phil will document his experience in real time via social media, and plans to write a book about the journey upon completion. His thoughts and words will offer strong support for all those in recovery and seeking recovery throughout the United States.
Phil is confident and excited about beginning this unique chapter in his life and many people have faith in his journey. As he puts it, “This is the biggest adventure I have taken in my life. I have no idea whether I can do the whole thing; I have no idea what it’s going to be like, but I have a lot of people rooting for me and a lot of support, so I like my chances.”
You can keep track of Phil as he prepares for his adventures on the Appalachian Trail by following him on a website dedicated to the journey (http://www.AT4Recovery.org), or at hookedonrecovery.com/blog or following him on Instagram @PValentine59 and Twitter @PValentine59.
Since 1998 the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) has organized the recovery community (people in recovery, family members, friends and allies) to put a face on recovery and to provide recovery support services to help sustain recovery. By promoting recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction through advocacy, education and service, CCAR strives to end discrimination surrounding addiction and recovery, open new doors and remove barriers to recovery, maintain and sustain recovery regardless of the pathway, all the while ensuring that all people in recovery, and people seeking recovery, are treated with dignity and respect. CCAR envisions a world where the power, hope and healing of recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction is thoroughly understood and embraced. For more information, visit http://www.ccar.us.
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c31686ae-0991-4c5a-8ed1-c0ef8237f2e0,2019-08-20T10:04:54+00:00,2019-04-26,1,https://fox6now.com/2019/04/26/jeopardy-isnt-the-first-game-show-james-holzhauer-has-crushed/,"NEW YORK — Heading into Friday’s night show, sports gambler James Holzhauer has won 16 straight games and more than $1 million on Jeopardy!, and he remains on pace toward becoming the game’s all-time champ.
In an interesting feature, Emily Yahr of the Washington Post tracked down the 16 contestants who have had the misfortune to go up against Holzhauer and his aggressive strategy so far. Some of their comments:
- Hannah Pierson-Compeau: “I was really proud of myself for getting the first Daily Double. … [But] as much as I was trying to be optimistic, once he got on a roll, it was just ‘Ohhh, no.'”
- Matthew Amster-Burton: “At the end of single Jeopardy! I thought maybe I could win. But soon as he got the first Daily Double in Double Jeopardy, he bet a lot, and I was like, ‘OK, this is over.'”
- Kevin Bohannon: “Everyone wants to know about his personality, they want to know, ‘Is he a robot, does he ever smile?’ The truth is, he’s not a robot, he does smile, he’s having fun up there.”
In another interesting Holzhauer tidbit, TMZ reports that he previously had game-show success in 2014 on Chase, where he nailed a record 12 answers for $60,000 in the opening round.
He also got 19 answers in the final round for, yes, another record, en route to helping his team of three win $175,000. The piece notes that Holzhauer bet conservatively on the show, a strategy he has changed on Jeopardy!, where he tends to bet big.
(Read more Jeopardy stories.)
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As per the report “Industrial Protective \ Safety Footwear Market By Type (Waterproof, Leather, Rubber, Rubber, Plastic Footwear and Others), By Application (Manufacturing, Construction, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Chemicals, Food, Pharmaceuticals, Mining, Transportation ), Industry trends, estimation & forecast, 2015 – 2024“, Industrial Protective Footwear Market was valued at $3.93 billion in 2016, and is projected to reach $7.01 billion by 2024, growing at a CAGR of 7.6% from 2017 to 2024.
In 2016, the leather type protective footwear market generated the highest revenue share in the global industrial protective footwear. Among major regions, the North American market was the highest revenue generating market which was valued at $1.206 billion in 2016.
“Increasing population, businesses and power requirements have led to the rapid growth of construction, automobile and manufacturing industries. For the sake of health and safety concerns of workers, stringent safety standards have been set by the authorities, giving a hike to the growth of industrial protective footwear market. Highly populated and emerging countries like China and India will witness a tremendous growth in terms of protective footwear market.”
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Although the global industrial protective footwear market was led by the leather type footwear segment generating a revenue of $3.45 billion, the highest growth is witnessed by the Plastic based protective footwear with a CAGR of 9.6% during the forecast period. This is because of the high resistance against low temperature, crack, UV radiation, and waterproof nature of plastic composites. Leather is less heat resistant and wears & tear resistant as compared to plastic based materials, which are much durable and flexible.
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By application, Construction industry protective footwear market, hold more than 35% market of the global industrial protective footwear market and growing with a CAGR of 6.4% throughout the forecast period
The global construction industry is rapidly growing with the increasing requirement of buildings and structures. For the smooth running, construction industry requires equipment to prevent possible hazards associated with workplaces such as falling objects and moving machines. Usage of protective shoes reduces serious impact from falling objects and cut by sharp objects.
The construction industry footwear market garnered $1.426 billion in 2016. However, the Oil and Gas industry footwear market is supposed to witness the highest CAGR of 8.7% throughout the forecast period as a result of the steep growth of E&P industries, influenced by the increasing energy demand.
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Industrial Protective Footwear Market Key Insights
• North America leads the protective footwear market in 2016, generating a revenue of $1.13 in 2016
• Construction industry protective footwear segment leads the market, generating a revenue of $1.426 billion in 2016 having a CAGR of 6.4% during the forecast period.
• Leather based industrial protective footwear segment lead the market, generating a revenue of $3.45 billion in 2016 and growing with a CAGR of 7.1% during the forecast period.
• Plastic based protective footwear market will witness the highest CAGR of 9.6% throughout the forecast period.
• Europe is supposed to witness the highest CAGR of 9% during the forecast period.
The report features a competitive scenario of the global industrial protective footwear market and provides a comprehensive analysis of key growth strategies adopted by major players. Some of the key market players operating in the industry are Honeywell Safety Products, Oftenrich Holdings Co. Ltd., COFRA Holding AG, Saina Corporation Co. Ltd., Jal Group, ELTEN GmbH ,UVEX Safety Group, VF Corporation, Rock Fall Ltd.",901,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107881551.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023234043-20201024024043-00268.warc.gz,0.929341197013855
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Trade has been enormously important to the steel-producing and steel-consuming industries. Global steel exports have been growing in absolute terms for the past 70 years, virtually without interruption, and they have accounted for 30% to 40% of all steel produced during the past three decades. (See Exhibit 1.) The benefits of the steel trade, which amounts to more than 400 million metric tons shipped per year, have been incalculable: abundant supply, lower material costs for construction companies and manufacturers, more affordable products for consumers, and competitive pressures that have encouraged steel producers all over the world to specialize and innovate.
But just as trade has been a fixture of the steel business, so has trade conflict. Both producers and consumers of steel have grown accustomed to coping with legal battles over allegations of dumping and unfair subsidies that have led to sharp spikes in tariffs on traded steel products. Rarely, however, has the global business landscape been as challenging to navigate as it is today. The number of antidumping duty orders in force on specific countries’ steel exports has been rising by around 10% per year since 2012, according to World Trade Organization (WTO) data. The US added a complex new dimension to the steel trade in March 2018 by citing national security as a justification for imposing a 25% tariff on steel imports from virtually all countries. In response, the European Union and Canada have moved to safeguard their own producers from a surge in steel imports.
These antidumping actions and high US national-security tariffs have achieved their desired first-order effects. Our analysis reveals that the antidumping duties imposed by the US and Europe over the past two years on carbon flat steel have sharply reduced imported steel products from the targeted countries—by from 50% to 95%. The 25% tariffs that the US imposed in 2018 have boosted profit margins for domestic producers and increased capacity utilization in the domestic industry.
But these policy interventions have come at a cost. Higher steel prices have raised material costs for construction companies and domestic manufacturers of goods as diverse as screws, vehicles, and kitchen appliances, and not all of these companies are in a position to pass the added costs on to their customers. Because far more workers are employed in steel-consuming companies than in steel-producing ones, some economists warn that high tariffs will cause more economic harm than good in the US, by forcing steel users to shift production or procurement of assembled components offshore. The various trade actions have also created uncertainty. Because recently imposed tariffs could change again as a result of further trade negotiations, it is more difficult for companies to enter into long-term contracts with steel suppliers and for steel producers to make investment decisions regarding new capacity, technologies, and products that could define their competitiveness years into the future.
Historical context helps to explain why the current trade environment is so challenging. Steel has long been at the center of global trade policy. And though trade has been good for steel consumers, domestic steel makers and workers have generally opposed imports and more open trade. In general, there has been considerable political support for protecting domestic steel industries, which are seen as critical sources of high-paying jobs and are strategically important for other sectors.
Traditionally, nations have protected their steel industries with tariffs. The post–World War II movement to ease protectionism, which began with the 1948 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), resulted in the first rounds of international tariff cuts. All GATT member nations agreed to grant each other equal trade privileges. In 1952, six European nations began managing their steel production and markets through the European Coal and Steel Community—the precursor of the European Union. Intended to make wars between France and Germany materially impossible, the move also eliminated tariffs on coal and steel between member nations and resulted in an alignment of tariffs for nonmembers.
By the 1970s, however, claims of unfair steel exports began to appear. The US accused European steel makers of damaging its domestic steel industry by dumping their products at prices lower than they charged in their home markets. As more nations entered global steel markets, complaints proliferated that governments were unfairly subsidizing their steel industries in order to seize competitive advantage in export markets. In antidumping and countervailing duty (CVD) actions, which occur in response to subsidies, importing nations assess tariffs against the goods of targeted nations as a remedy for damage that the market presence of those goods inflicts on domestic producers. The EU and the US employ both instruments, but they follow significantly different approaches in doing so. (See the sidebar.) These policy tools are supposed to follow frameworks and rules set by WTO agreements concluded in 1994, which built on earlier GATT agreements and replaced the GATT organization with the WTO.
Actions against alleged unfair trading practices in steel and other industries generally fall into three categories:
The importing country takes action under its own domestic trade remedy laws, which must be consistent with baseline WTO rules. According to these rules, the complaining party must not only prove that imports were dumped or unfairly subsidized, but also that one or more domestic producers suffered material injury (in the case of antidumping and CVD actions) or serious injury or the threat thereof (in the case of safeguards). Injury is essentially the economic cost of lost revenue and profits. Normally, if companies cannot prove that they have suffered injury, national authorities are not legally permitted to apply tariffs.
Even though trade remedy laws must conform to WTO rules, countries’ policy and legal processes are marked in practice by considerable variation. This, in turn, gives countries significant latitude to manage their own trade policy levers.
The EU and the US, for example, use different methods to determine remedy tariffs in antidumping and CVD actions. The EU imposes a duty that compensates for the dumping margin or unfair subsidies, or it imposes a duty that compensates for the injury to domestic producers—whichever is lower. This is known as the lesser duty rule. Often, the difference between the dumping margin and the injury margin is significant but difficult to calculate. Furthermore, the EU considers the potential economic harm of a remedy duty on domestic companies that use steel as well as on EU consumers. This is known as the community interest test in EU trade policy.
The US, by contrast, imposes remedy tariffs equal to both the full dumping margin and the unfair subsidies. As a result, trade remedy tariffs on imported goods from targeted countries tend to be much higher in the US than in the EU. Moreover, when determining the duty, the US considers the economic impact on producers only, not on steel users and end consumers.
The high tariffs that the US imposed on all steel and aluminum imports in March 2018 represent a different kind of action. The government asserted that the action was necessary under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which seeks to ensure that the US is not beholden to hostile foreign powers for defense and security procurement. Prior to the 2018 action, Section 232 tariffs had been implemented only five times since 1962—and against petroleum imports in each instance, never against steel.
The use of national security provisions in domestic trade law has not yet been tested before a WTO dispute settlement panel. WTO members Canada, China, the EU, India, Mexico, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, and Turkey have filed WTO complaints alleging that the US’s Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum violate WTO rules. Some observers believe that a WTO panel would be reluctant to define what is or is not in the national security interest of a member state. However, a panel might rule on whether the trade policy implemented is necessary to achieve an asserted national security interest. In any event, WTO processes can take many years to reach a conclusion, so any near- to middle-term relief from the Section 232 tariffs would require a negotiated solution.
China’s arrival as a steel superpower has further altered the industry’s dynamics. Even though China exports only a small percentage of its output, the sheer scale of its production has generated annual steel exports that in some years have exceeded 100 million tons, leading to trade friction around the globe. Antidumping and CVD actions accelerated in 2015 and 2016 following a surge of Chinese steel exports. In 2018, 33% of the 696 steel antidumping and CVD trade actions that were then in force targeted China. (See Exhibit 2.)
The use of antidumping and CVD actions is a policy choice, however. In practice, many WTO member states do not use these trade defense instruments at all.
To assess the impact of trade remedies on steel markets, we analyzed antidumping cases brought by the US and the EU against countries that accounted for similar volume shares of imports during roughly the same time frame—from 2015 through 2017—in four categories of carbon flat steel: hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil, cut-to-length plate, and hot-dipped galvanized steel. Coil refers to sheets and strips of steel that are shipped in rolls.
We analyzed import volumes, steel prices, and spreads between steel prices and the prices of the raw materials required to produce a ton of steel for each steel product category, as well as overall producer profit margins following the imposition of higher duties.1 Notes: 1 In analyzing the impact of duties on sales volumes of steel products, we used the EU eight-digit Combined Nomenclature and the US ten-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule code used to classify traded goods for customs purposes in the EU and the US. We used as a starting point the date when the importing country imposed the remedial duties, which is usually the time when that country has made a preliminary decision. Although a country typically takes 10 to 15 months to reach a final decision in a trade case, it applies tariffs as soon as it announces the preliminary decision—and the vast majority of preliminary decisions are ultimately confirmed. Consequently, in order to reduce risk, exporters usually change their practices soon after a case is initiated, rather than wait for the final outcome.
Our analysis found that antidumping actions are generally effective in achieving their stated goals. In each case we examined, the trade actions led to an immediate reduction, ranging from almost 50% to 95%, in imports from the targeted countries. Market prices for the steel products and producer profit margins were significantly higher one year later.2 Notes: 2 In a wider context, steel prices rose from the very low levels of the second half of 2015. The low prices were in large part due to the massive increase in steel exports from China. In fact, in real terms, prices during this period were as low as during the most recent global steel crisis, in 2001, which had led to the previous wave of US antidumping and CVD measures. Yet even though the US imposed much higher duties (up to 266%) than the EU (up to 74%), the impact of their duties on prices and spreads was comparable. Nearly every action we studied resulted in significantly higher spreads one year later in the EU and US for those specific flat-steel products. Spreads in the US increased by 16% to 32% per ton year on year, depending on the category, and in the EU by 8% to 36% per ton year on year. The only exception involved galvanized steel, for which spreads declined by 9% per ton year on year in the US.
Hot-Rolled Coil and Cut-to-Length Plate. Hot-rolled flat products constitute the largest internationally traded steel category. Trade actions by the EU and the US had similar effects on price spreads in hot-rolled coil and cut-to-length plate, although the effect on market shares of foreign versus domestic suppliers differed. From 2006 to 2016, the EU did not protect its industry for these products at all. In 2016, after a surge in imports, the EU targeted hot-rolled coil from China, Russia, Ukraine, and Brazil and cut-to-length steel plate from China and India. High duties helped EU countries dramatically slash imports of both types of products from the targeted nations. However, suppliers from other, nontargeted nations captured most of the resulting shift in market share. In the case of hot-rolled coil, while imports from targeted countries fell by 69% and spreads rose by 33%, imports from nontargeted countries increased by 79%. Ultimately, shipments by domestic EU producers rose by only 1%. (See Exhibit 3.)
In contrast, the US had for nearly two decades used high antidumping duties and CVDs to shut out major foreign suppliers such as China, Russia, and Ukraine from its domestic market for hot-rolled coil and cut-to-length plate. In 2015 and 2016, the US imposed high duties on additional countries, including South Korea, Brazil, and Australia. By the following year, imports from these targeted nations fell by more than 40%. But because few other nations could economically ship large quantities of hot-rolled coil and cut-to-length plate, US imports from third countries increased only slightly. Consequently, domestic US producers increased their shipments of hot-rolled coil by 5%, even as domestic demand declined slightly. Despite the significant reduction in steel imports, however, spreads in the US rose by 32%—a pace similar to that in the EU (33%)—even though steel imports in the EU remained steady.
Cold-Rolled Coil and Hot-Dipped Galvanized Steel. Both the EU and the US pursued antidumping cases involving these further processed products, and these efforts yielded similar results. EU markets were open to cold-rolled and galvanized steel imports until 2016. The US had also largely opened its market during the period from 2006 to 2016. Then, when imports into both markets surged, the EU and the US responded with trade actions.
The EU targeted China and Russia, its two biggest import sources. A year after the EU enacted high duties, imports of cold-rolled coil and hot-dipped galvanized steel from China and Russia plunged. But EU imports of these same products from Turkey, India, Egypt, and other sources skyrocketed, leaving overall import levels stable. The US targeted more countries than the EU and imposed much higher remedial duties. But as was the case in the EU, imports of cold-rolled and galvanized steel from other nations into the US replaced those from the target countries, and total US import volume remained about the same.
In early 2017, the US Department of Commerce concluded that imports of steel and aluminum constituted a threat to national security. Then, in March 2018, the US levied protective duties of 25% on imported steel and 10% on aluminum under the rarely used Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which authorizes the US president to restrict imports under certain circumstances.
This massive intervention against nearly all imported steel products from all foreign countries—regardless of the fairness of their trading practices—was unprecedented. The US’s stated goal was to increase its domestic steel industry’s capacity utilization to 80% by reducing imports by 13 million tons per year.
Article 21 of GATT permits a country to take “any action which it considers necessary for the protection of its essential security interests.” But several nations are challenging the legality of the US actions in the WTO Dispute Settlement Body, contending that its true aim in invoking Section 232 is protectionism, and that their steel exports to the US pose no threat to US national security. The US maintains that it is free to define what constitutes its national security and that, therefore, WTO rules do not prohibit its actions. A number of countries have responded with retaliatory tariffs on select US exports representing similar dollar volumes of steel, aluminum, and other, unrelated products.
Retaliatory tariffs are just one type of regulatory intervention that governments may adopt. Safeguards—temporary, emergency measures that countries enact to protect their industries from serious injury in the event of unforeseen, sharp, and sudden import surges—are another option. Such safeguards, which must meet tough preconditions, typically take the form of duties or quotas and apply to imports from all countries. Fearing that a diversion of steel exports from the US would lead to a surge in steel exports to their own markets, the EU, Canada, and other countries implemented their own safeguards soon after the US trade measure went into force.
The EU safeguards, which went into effect on February 2, 2019, and will remain in force until July 2021, impose tariff-rate quotas on 26 categories of steel products. Countries with more than a 5% market share in a steel product category are assigned country-specific import quotas; all other countries are assigned the residual global tariff-rate quota for those products. Quotas are based on the average steel import volume of each product for the previous three years plus 5%. Imports up to quota level will enter the EU according to its normal published tariff schedule. Once imports of specific products reach the specified level, the EU will impose a safeguard tariff of 25% on any additional volume. The free-from-safeguards quota level is set to rise by 5% in July 2019 and by another 5% in July 2020. Nations that were already subject to antidumping and CVD tariffs fall under the global quota. Because a large share of hot-rolled coil imports was already subject to antidumping duties, the EU did not set country-specific quotas in this important product category.
On the basis of data available so far, it appears that the US’s Section 232 intervention achieved some—but not all—of its desired effects. Initially, domestic US steel producers clearly benefited from the 25% tariffs. Domestic steel capacity utilization rose from 75% in the first quarter of 2018 to 81% in the fourth quarter, achieving the US target. As yet there is not enough data available to make clear the impact on US steel import levels, but data does indicate that sharply higher domestic prices have translated into higher profits for US steel producers. Profitability in the US increased by 5 percentage points, while it remained largely unchanged in other parts of the world. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization for major US steel producers rose from 9% in the first quarter of 2018 to 14% in the third quarter, surpassing the average for all steel producers in developed economies.
The big questions, however, are whether these gains are sustainable and whether they represent a net gain for the US economy. Global demand growth is slowing, and US steel prices have declined recently. There is some risk that they will fall further and that capacity utilization will drop as new production comes on line. Industry analysts estimate that if US steel makers follow through on all of their announcements, they will add more than 13 million metric tons of capacity during the period from early 2017 to 2023. Meanwhile, equity investors are concerned that the US government might roll back some of its tariff protections if it reaches new trade deals with major partners. After soaring initially, the shares of publicly listed US steel producers declined, on average, by 35% from March through December 2018, compared with a dip of only 3% in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
For the US economy, the gains of steel producers have been partially offset by the negative impact of the tariffs on US companies that use steel. One indicator of that impact—and of the importance of imported steel—is the number of applications (more than 44,000) for exemptions from the Section 232 tariffs filed as of December 20, 2018, by companies asserting that a lack of steel of the required quality or volume in the market is damaging their businesses. More than 14,000 of these applications were approved as of that date—more than three times as many as were denied. Also as of that date, more than 25,000 applications were still pending, underscoring the immense administrative challenge that the Section 232 tariffs pose for the US government. (See Exhibit 4.)
The recent trade actions taken by the US are creating winners and losers among the world’s steel producers and consumers.
Among national producers, the most immediate winners are US steel makers and their employees. The profitability of US integrated steel producers has increased. However, it has also improved for minimills, which are likely to continue taking market share from integrated steel producers regardless of tariff protection. Minimills use electric-arc furnace technology to make steel products, generally by melting and refining scrap and direct-reduced iron, rather than the blast furnaces that integrated mills use to produce steel from iron ore. In the past three decades, flat-steel minimills have increased their production while the output of integrated steel mills has declined—a trend that tariff protection will not change. Minimills have seized about half of the US market for flat steel, not including steel that is processed in rerolling mills. As the quality of their products improves, minimills are making inroads in the critical automotive sector. Most new investment in US steel capacity is flowing into facilities that deploy electric-arc furnace technology, which is less labor-intensive than blast-furnace technology. What’s more, companies are building a significant number of leading-edge minimills in the US South, rather than in the Midwest, where many of the older integrated mills are located.
Integrated steel mills that are interested in seizing the opportunity currently offered by high tariff protection can do two things. First, they can invest in improving their efficiency. Second, they can focus on core business segments in which they still hold the strongest position and aim to deliver domestic high-quality products that require higher levels of customer service, such as just-in-time delivery, technical support, and collaborative R&D.
High-grade steel for automobiles is one product that meets these criteria. But producers must use this window of opportunity. The current tariff protection gives US producers the breathing room they need to take domestic market share from foreign producers and to improve their operations so that they will be stronger competitors after the tariffs are removed.
Among producers of steel, the biggest losses will be felt by foreign suppliers, which have become less competitive in what was once a lucrative export market. In the immediate aftermath of the Section 232 action, the US agreed to exempt imports from a number of major partners, but it revoked those exemptions soon thereafter. Imports from Canada—the biggest foreign supplier—and Mexico continue to be charged a 25% tariff, even after those countries agreed to the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement that is to replace NAFTA.
Many American companies for which steel is an indispensable raw material will also pay a steep price, as will their customers. In the fabricated metals and steel-processing industries, steel often represents 30% to 80% of the material cost. Among highly steel-intensive manufacturers that have the most to lose are makers of boilers, storage tanks, shelving, springs, screws, pipes, tubes, and wire. The higher steel prices resulting from the Section 232 tariffs may endanger their ability to compete in domestic and export markets.
In many sectors, steel is the first step in extensive value chains. Higher steel prices, therefore, create cost pressures that get pushed down the chain to steel-consuming industries. Construction, automotive, and machinery companies—the steel industry’s biggest customers—will be negatively affected. Manufacturers of kitchen appliances, farm machinery, and motorcycles have already reported that higher material costs are affecting their profitability.
Given the vast size of steel-consuming industries—the fabricated metals and steel-processing industries alone employ ten times as many workers as US iron and steel mills do—the negative impact on overall US employment and investment could outweigh employment gains in the steel sector.
American manufacturers that are not directly affected by the steel tariffs also face risks as US trade partners decide whether to retaliate against their industries. The EU has imposed retaliatory tariffs on such important US products as motorcycles, Kentucky bourbon, and Florida orange juice. Canada has targeted cranberries from Wisconsin. The aim in each case is to produce a comparable financial effect and maximum political impact.
The landscape of the global steel trade will continue to shift, sometimes radically. Tariff policy is just one element of this changing global environment, which is also being redefined by alterations in local-content requirements, nontariff barriers, and regulations. The impact of these changes on companies will depend on the companies’ position in the steel-processing value chain and on the locations of their production facilities or suppliers.
It is critical, therefore, that companies be proactive. They must develop an effective way to identify and mitigate the risks—and to capture the opportunities—created by changes in the global trade landscape. They must also ensure that their organizations are flexible enough to act quickly in response to different scenarios.
Managing these risks and opportunities should not be solely the responsibility of companies’ legal or government affairs departments, nor of operating units. Instead, companies should manage them as fundamental strategic issues, with direct involvement of the CEO. Hence we recommend that executives take the following actions.
As a first step, companies should dedicate resources to building their capacity to recognize, understand, and monitor shifts in geopolitics, macroeconomic trends, and the global trade order—and their impact on the company’s supply chain. One option might be to establish a trade impact unit, a dedicated cross-functional team that maintains connections with operations, procurement, legal affairs, communications, and marketing and sales.
Leaders along the steel supply chain should then allocate resources to several key initiatives. One such initiative would be to develop a trade strategy that defines clear guidelines for action under certain circumstances or in response to major changes in the business environment that affect the company’s strategic direction. The company should have a blueprint in place that identifies a specific response when a key component or raw material can no longer be sourced in the usual way.
Likewise, resources should be allocated to building internal and external networks that will help the company navigate challenges. It should acquire expertise in trade and compliance, for example, and build relationships with outside experts and associations that have relevant expertise and similar interests.
The company also needs to dedicate resources to creating visibility in its global supplier network. For instance, it can use digital tools that foster a clear, real-time understanding of activities and repercussions in its supply chain.
These initiatives will enable the trade impact team to carry out three key operational tasks, which we refer to as sense, prepare, and act. (See Exhibit 5.)
Sense. Companies should build an early-warning system for trade impact, on the basis of relevant data and close monitoring of political and economic developments. They should also understand how changes in the cost and flow of business inputs and outputs are likely to affect their competitive position, thereby enabling company leaders to make the necessary preparations to move boldly, regardless of the particular outcome.
For steel companies that export to nations that have their own domestic steel industries, the early-warning system should include a keen awareness of prices both at home and abroad to avoid incurring dumping sanctions. Leaders should ensure that sales agents are aware of the consequences of selling steel in such markets at prices below those in the domestic market.
Steel-consuming companies should conduct a bottom-up analysis of the entire value chain—from the upstream supplier base to operations and asset investments in each country in which they operate to downstream distribution channels and end customers. The trade impact team should assess the company’s vulnerability to changes in revenues, costs, and asset utilization under a number of plausible trade scenarios. Automotive OEMs, for example, should understand how higher steel costs in different countries will affect assembly operations and key components for each model line.
This analysis should include assessment of the risk exposure of competitors. CEOs should understand whether their competitors are less vulnerable or more vulnerable to trade actions. The results could reveal opportunities on the revenue side. If a company’s competitor has to increase prices in a certain market as a result of tariffs, for example, this situation could create an opportunity for the first company to raise its own prices without increasing its cost base—or to go on the offensive and seize market share by maintaining prices that are too low for the competitor to match.
Prepare. To help the company remain agile, the trade impact team should use information and analysis to prepare responses to changes in trade policies. Having a flexible playbook of actions will enable leaders to respond to potential trade policy scenarios, reduce exposure to high tariffs, and seize windows of opportunity to create an advantage.
Steel producers in nations that are targets of a trade remedy action and wish to fight the action should prepare evidence to demonstrate that their exports are not damaging domestic industries in the importing country. They should also plan initiatives for winning additional customers in markets with low trade barriers. Steel producers who stand to benefit from tariffs should have plans on hand for ramping up production so that they can move as quickly as possible to gain share from foreign competitors in their domestic market when the latter find themselves at a disadvantage.
Steel-consuming companies can prepare by taking preemptive moves in anticipation of a trade action. They can secure supply and price protection with current suppliers and line up potential alternative suppliers to reduce exposure and provide strategic flexibility. When feasible, construction companies or manufacturers could prequalify suppliers from a different country so that they can shift to them as quickly as possible if antidumping tariffs go into effect. In some situations, importing a finished component that contains tariff-impacted steel, rather than making the component, may be another viable option.
The playbook should include options for decisive moves when it becomes clear that a country’s trade policy will indeed change. Companies should be prepared to shift production or find new markets as soon as a country initiates trade action against them. Steel consumers should have plans to adjust manufacturing and supplier footprints under various scenarios. They should have strategies for negotiating prices and securing alternative production facilities, materials, and labor in new locations. Specific triggers for taking action—such as commencement of an antidumping investigation—can aid companies in reacting swiftly.
Leaders of steel-consuming companies should also pursue proactive strategies for influencing trade policy outcomes. Companies should communicate with government actors at all levels to impress upon decision makers how their businesses will be affected by new trade restrictions. They should seek allies among companies, community organizations, workers, and other stakeholders that benefit from their business. Companies must also clearly communicate to customers, employees, suppliers, and shareholders that they are prepared to survive and thrive in the face of altered trade agreements.
Act. Steel producers that are targets of an antidumping action must act as soon as the country’s investigation begins, because the risks involved in waiting until the government reaches its preliminary and final determinations are too high. In addition to examining the feasability of entering new markets, companies should consider significantly altering their products in ways that might allow them to be reclassified in a way that renders them no longer subject to tariffs. If an importing country decides to impose quotas on steel products from its country, the company needs to move quickly to secure quota allotments.
Steel-consuming companies that face little competitive pressure or that cannot shift production should determine how much of the added material costs of high tariffs they can pass on to customers in the form of higher prices—and how much they must absorb themselves. Manufacturers whose competitive position will be damaged by high steel tariffs should begin the process of shifting production and supply sources as soon as the country issues a preliminary determination. If a manufacturer relies on a particular steel material that is subject to import quotas, it must move as quickly as possible to secure supplies. Otherwise, the company will be at risk of not being able to procure a critical material once that quota is filled for the year.
If possible, steel consumers facing higher prices due to protective tariffs on their materials should seek tariff exemptions from their government. At the same time, they must shift their sources of supply and manufacturing operations as swiftly as possible. Agility is the key to minimizing the impact on costs—and seizing competitive advantage against competitors that are slower to respond.
Decades of relatively free world trade have been good for both producers and consumers of steel. While dealing with trade friction has always been part and parcel of the business, the global steel community must now adapt to a new era of prolonged, heightened volatility in an industry that has been accustomed to long-term planning. The companies that emerge as winners in this environment will be those that have the foresight to anticipate and mitigate risks and the agility to seize opportunity when it knocks.",6579,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107878662.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021235030-20201022025030-00606.warc.gz,0.958371937274933
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e2fad876-b40e-44c9-a664-de26417c639a,2016-07-25T20:30:00+00:00,2012-07-01,1,http://www.audubon.org/magazine/july-august-2012/has-one-florida-dams-day-finally-come,"Last April I journeyed to Florida to inspect America’s most unique dam and its influence on one of America’s most unique waterways. Rodman Dam on the Ocklawaha River is the only dam in the nation without even an alleged purpose. It is a 44-year-old vestigial appendage of what, in the words of Carl Buchheister, Audubon’s president from 1959 to 1967, would have been “one of the greatest boondoggles ever perpetrated.”
Rodman was the only one of three planned dams that was completed and closed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of a canal to bisect Florida. The canal was designed for ships when work got under way in 1935, but funding quickly ran out. By the time work started again in 1964, the project had been scaled down to accommodate only barges. There would be vast impoundments connected by excavated channels and accessed by five locks.
The 182-mile Cross-Florida Barge Canal would have run from Jacksonville south and upstream on the St. Johns River (to be dredged), overland to the Ocklawaha (to be dredged and impounded) to a point near Silver Springs (thus destroying most of the Silver River), then overland again to the Withlacoochee River (to be channelized, dredged, and impounded) and on to Yankeetown and the Gulf of Mexico.
In 1971, with the project almost a third complete, President Nixon killed it, rendering the Cross-Florida Barge Canal the biggest unfinished public works project in history. So today Rodman Dam just sits there, ruining terrestrial and aquatic habitat and blocking fish and wildlife movement.
But never have prospects for restoring the Ocklawaha and its floodplain been brighter. America is easing away from the notion that dams are sacred monuments to be preserved in perpetuity. In the past decade they have been coming down all across the nation—Elwha and Glines Canyon dams in Washington; Birch Run and West Leechburg dams in Pennsylvania; Marmot, Condit, and Savage Rapids dams in Oregon; Sturgeon River Dam in Michigan; and LaSalle Dam in New York, to mention just a few.
And now, in response to a 60-day notice of intent to sue filed by Florida Defenders of the Environment (FDE) and the Florida Wildlife Federation in February, the U.S. Forest Service—custodian of land, water, fish, and wildlife compromised by the dam—has agreed to reassess damage to endangered species. Removing or breaching the dam is the only way to fix that damage. Pending Forest Service action, the suit is on hold.
America doesn’t have another river quite like the Ocklawaha. Rising from swamps and lakes in north-central Florida, it winds north along the western edge of the Ocala National Forest, then veers east at Orange Springs, where it’s collected by the St. Johns River. Fed by clear springs gushing from a water-rich feature called the Floridan Aquifer, it is semitropical, canopied, ancient. And unlike most other Florida rivers, almost all of them its junior, its course was set by a fault line raised by primordial earthquakes. It drains 2,800 square miles, much of it sanctuary for unique plants and animals, including the Florida scrub jay, that survived on this high ground when the rest of the peninsula was under the sea.
Eighteenth-century naturalist William Bartram’s description of the Ocklawaha was the inspiration for “Alph, the sacred river” in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “Kubla Khan.” And a decade after the Civil War, poet Sidney Lanier, who explored the Ocklawaha by steamboat, described it as “the sweetest water-lane in the world, a lane which runs for more than a hundred and fifty miles of pure delight betwixt hedgerows of oaks and cypresses and palms and bays and magnolias and mosses and manifold vine-growths.”
It remains basically unchanged on April 9, 2012, at least where our party meets it on this windless morning fragrant with forest-fire smoke. We access it from the Silver River, a third of the way down the Ocklawaha’s northern course. In my canoe is FDE director Erin Condon. In two other canoes are FDE board president Steve Robitaille—an English professor and Emmy Award–winning filmmaker preparing a documentary on the watershed and its history; longtime Ocklawaha advocate and former Putnam County Environmental Council president Karen Ahlers; Charles Lee, director of advocacy for Audubon of Florida; and our professional guide, Lars Andersen, an accomplished birder, local historian, and author.
Sunlight, muted by the smoke, filters through overhead branches festooned with Spanish moss. Some of the more dominant trees in this rich, diverse bottomland forest are bald cypress, tupelo, sweet gum, red maple, swamp bay, cabbage palm, river elm, water hickory, green ash, and pumpkin ash.
After a decade of drought almost all the flow comes from the Silver River, fed by the clear water of Silver Springs. So natural tannin is even more suppressed than usual. I can count the dorsal spines on largemouth bass 10 feet down. Clouds of juvenile and adult sunfish, mostly bluegills and redbreasts, hang and turn in the gentle current as if from a mobile. Florida gar, bowfins, catfish, and golden shiners ghost through and over waving eelgrass and carpets of coontail. Atlantic needlefish, iridescent green and silver, shoot across the surface. In still backwaters chain pickerel lie in ambush.
The quantity of coontail bothers Lee, who has loved and defended the river for four decades. “Only 15 years ago you could see big patches of sand,” he says. “All the lawns and septic tanks around the City of Ocala send nutrients into the groundwater that feeds Silver Springs.”
Below the forest canopy is a lush understory of shrubs and wildflowers. Blue damselflies skip across the surface, their ranks swelling as the day warms. The croaking of red-bellied woodpeckers and the whistling of cardinals is nearly constant.
We flush and reflush great and snowy egrets, green herons, great blues, little blues, belted kingfishers, and wood ducks. Pileated woodpeckers and white ibises cross over the canopy. Coots, gallinules, and pied-billed grebes bob through the yellow blooms of spatterdock. Red-shouldered hawks, all unseen, shout from dark timber. The brilliant yellow plumage of a male prothonotary warbler shows on a low branch as we eat our lunch on a sandbar under a bluff raised by an ancient earthquake.
Around every bend Florida cooters and red-bellied turtles, sometimes five to a log, survey us with shrewd, half-closed eyes, most refusing to bestir themselves. Basking on higher ground are alligators—mostly juveniles and also unafraid, although now and then we are startled by a loud splash.
As we move downstream the coontail thins, revealing more sand patches. Save for the overabundant coontail in the first five or six miles, we find the Ocklawaha as Bartram found it—“a just representation of the peaceable and happy state of nature which existed before the fall.”
Ten miles downstream from the old steamboat stop of Gore’s Landing, the unique river becomes less so as it starts to feel the effects of Rodman Dam. The plants least tolerant of standing water—bays, Dahoon hollies, and cabbage palms—thin, sicken, and disappear. Then the ashes and maples go and, finally, even the cypresses and tupelos.
Written in this progression of dead and dying trees is a timeline of habitat destruction dating to the closing of the dam in 1968. The canal was hugely unpopular then. In fact, it was hugely unpopular even at the height of the Great Depression with the nation desperate for work. Interior Secretary Harold Ickes, who opposed the project on both financial and environmental grounds, rejected the Ship Canal Authority’s original loan application. President Roosevelt was in favor but blew with the political winds, promising funding and releasing a little when support surged, then reneging in the face of opposition from citrus growers, railroads, and conservationists.
A compelling argument befell canal promoters when German U-boats started taking out U.S. shipping on the Atlantic. “The submarines and Adolph are aiding us,” the director of Florida’s Canal Authority, Walter Coachman, brazenly intoned.
From day one the canal was pushed by Democratic presidents. Truman liked it at least as much as Roosevelt but couldn’t wangle appropriations; Eisenhower had no interest. Kennedy requested major funding; Johnson secured it. And on February 27, 1964, Johnson presided over a second groundbreaking, this one at Palatka. “The challenge of modern society is to make the resources of nature useful,” he declared. And, with that, he knocked a policeman from his horse by setting off 150 pounds of dynamite spiked with oil and charcoal for effect.
In June 1970, amid great fanfare provided by the Corps’ PR firm, a small, obsolete barge only half loaded with dolomite (a mineral used in fertilizer) attempted to negotiate a completed section of canal on the Gulf side and promptly got stuck. Canal Authority chairman L.C. Ringhaver hadn’t realized the accuracy of his earlier pronouncement that this shipment would be “the forerunner of things to come.”
Nixon killed the canal not because he cared about the Ocklawaha or knew anything about the project but because he perceived doing so to be a fine way of tucking it to the Democrats. As late as October 1970 he was clueless enough to ask Claude Kirk, Florida’s governor, about “this canal” that people, especially Kirk, had been complaining about. “Are you building it?” he inquired.
“No, you are,” responded the governor.
Pushing Nixon into the decision were (most notably) Interior Secretary Walter Hickel; Council on Environmental Quality chair Russell Train; environmental adviser John Whitaker; and Nathaniel Reed (then environmental adviser to Governor Kirk but soon to join the Nixon administration as Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks). No sooner had the president issued his order to save what he called the “uniquely beautiful” Ocklawaha than he received a tongue-lashing from his pal Bebe Rebozo of Key Biscayne. Nixon promptly instructed his staff to reverse course, but Whitaker, as he recalled to Steven Noll and David Tegeder (see Ditch of Dreams; University Press of Florida, 2009), “did what all good aides do . . . nothing, hoping the storm would blow over.” It did.
As David White (formerly the FDE’s Ocklawaha River coordinator and now directing Gulf of Mexico restoration for the National Wildlife Federation) explains: “Congress didn’t officially deauthorize the canal until 1990, at which time the Forest Service said to the state, ‘Okay, when are you gonna get all this water off our land?’ Transferring ownership of the structures to Florida was going to take a while, so the Forest Service gave the state a five-year special-use permit, a binding contract that required it to remove the structures ‘in a reasonable amount of time’ or the U.S. could do it and charge the expense to the state.”
Meanwhile, the Forest Service apparently lost the permit. No one appeared to even know about it until 1999, when White unearthed it with a state record request three months before it was to expire. This precipitated a lengthy environmental review by the state and a Forest Service record of decision for dam removal, but in the face of pressure from the bass-tournament lobby, the Forest Service refused to act.
The result is an aging, festering impoundment called Rodman Reservoir (though it provides no one with water) and, alternately, Rodman Pool (though there’s no swimming because of the alligators). Despite a forecast for strong winds, we found it waveless on April 10.
No one unfamiliar with the unspoiled reaches of the Ocklawaha, the lost fish and wildlife, the lost springs, the 16 miles of ruined river, or the 10,000 acres of drowned forest would call the impoundment ugly—especially now that the water was coming back up and covering some of the muck and rotting timber. The previous winter Rodman Reservoir had been drawn down, as it is about every three years, to kill the alien vegetation, especially hydrilla, that depletes oxygen and impedes bass-boat traffic. Herbicides are also used, though sparingly these days. All this and the operation of Buckman Lock between the Ocklawaha and St. Johns rivers costs state taxpayers about $1 million per annum.
Nor is Rodman lifeless. As we paddled out from Kenwood Landing, the “oinks” of pig frogs rose from hundreds of acres of spatterdock. Boat-tailed grackles and red-winged blackbirds perched on dead cattails. In open water large alligators floated, distinguishable from the floating logs only by their slow passage or, when motionless, their eye ridges. A mature bald eagle hunched on a dead snag. On lower snags anhingas in breeding plumage dried their wings. Ospreys hovered. Gar and catfish swirled. And low, glitter-painted bass boats with huge outboard engines screamed up the flooded riverbed.
Like most manmade impoundments in the South, the reservoir exploded with bass in its early years, then started dying, choking on the rich biomass of decaying timber and forest duff. In 1985 the oxygen-swilling stew of bacteria and rotting vegetation killed an estimated 8.5 million fish; three years later it killed an estimated 2.5 million. Rodman defenders tell me major fish kills don’t happen anymore, but Karen Ahlers says they’re just not reported. “Two years ago we [the Putnam County Environmental Council] discovered a big gizzard-shad kill,” she told me. “The lock tenders wouldn’t let our guy take photos.”
Since 1971 the sole justification for the dam has been bass-boat traffic and bass tournaments—not bass fishing itself. It’s all about going fast in absurdly overpowered boats. The dam and lock shut out most endangered manatees, and if they get back into the system in big numbers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service might insist on speed limits. If all you want to do is catch bass, you’ll have better luck floating the Ocklawaha or St. Johns or driving to some of the 200,000 acres of natural lakes within 25 miles of the reservoir. “The impoundment duplicates something we have a tremendous amount of,” says Audubon’s Charles Lee. “And the dead river under it is something that’s comparatively scarce.”
As president of Save Rodman Reservoir, Inc. and from his seat on the Putnam County Commission, Ed Taylor crusades to “SAVE Rodman From Evil Destruction,” as his card puts it. The impoundment was “as good as gone,” he brags, until he started supplying “facts” about its tournament value. The Congressional effort to restore Clean Water Act protection to unnavigable waters that feed navigable ones is actually a plot by environmentalists and their federal allies to seize control “over all the watersheds in the United States,” he warns his fellow bass boaters.
Why, I asked Taylor, should Florida taxpayers cough up $1 million a year to maintain a dam that serves no purpose? “Well,” he replied, “one of Governor Jeb Bush’s aides stopped me in the hall one day, and he asked me the same question. I said, ‘We’re standing in the capital building built in the middle of woods that deer and bear used to roam. Let’s take it down.’ He walked off and never did speak to me again.”
Every Florida governor since Reubin Askew (with the exception of the current one, Rick Scott) has strongly advocated removal of Rodman Dam. In 1995 Governor Lawton Chiles ordered it taken out. It didn’t happen. Every time removal appeared imminent, Florida lawmakers—whipped up by local politicians like State Senator George Kirkpatrick (R-Gainesville), State Senator Jim King (R-Jacksonville), and Gainesville Mayor-Commissioner Rodney Long—convinced their colleagues to keep the dam “in its natural state,” as Long put it.
While the reservoir has provided additional habitat for some very common fish (including such aliens as tilapia and armored catfish), it has eliminated or harmed many more species than it has helped. In the middle of the reservoir we saw a mullet leap. A few make it through the lock, but they’ve basically been shut out of the system. They used to swarm up into Silver Springs, grazing on algae and surface scum, thereby removing some of the nutrients that now degrade water quality there and in the river.
The dam also blocks the migration of American eels, American shad, channel catfish, white catfish, Atlantic sturgeon, and endangered shortnose sturgeon. And it has extirpated most Florida-strain striped bass from the state by denying them access to their primary spawning habitat—the Ocklawaha and Silver rivers. Now the only stripers in the entire St. Johns system are non-reproducing, northern-strain hatchery fish.
At a spot 30 feet from the impoundment’s south shore, Ahlers signaled Condon and me to stop paddling. “We’re over Blue Spring,” she said. “I swam in it when I was a kid. It was canopied, and its run to the Ocklawaha was almost a mile long. There were so many fish. . . .” And her voice trailed off.
Blue Spring is one of at least 20 springs destroyed by the dam. Not only are they inundated but the weight of water suppresses the flow that used to maintain water quality in the St. Johns system. These springs and Silver Springs provided important cold-weather refuge to manatees, now endangered. All but a few that slip through the lock are eliminated from the reservoir and upper river. Springs still accessible to manatees elsewhere in Florida are drying up as groundwater is diverted for human use. So manatees increasingly depend on heated outfall from power plants. But some of these sources are drying up, too, as plants shift to closed cooling systems. According to Katie Tripp, director of science and conservation for Save the Manatee, a restored Ocklawaha would “provide hundreds and hundreds of manatees with winter habitat and get them away from artificial, unreliable sources of warm water.”
Paddling north again, we entered a ghost forest of moldering trees on part of the national forest right-of-way that hadn’t been cleared. Most had rotted off at 18 feet and, with the reservoir not yet full, protruded four feet above the surface. But every few minutes we fetched up on stumps just below the surface and hidden by the dirty water. The impoundment is a scary, dangerous place, especially for motorboats. So many props and lower units had broken off on stumps that the bass-boat lobby prevailed on the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to raise the level from 18 feet to between 20 and 21 feet, thereby drowning 5,300 additional acres of public forest. “Watching this and the rest of the forest die over 40 years was sickening,” remarked Ahlers.
From 1966 to 1968 she also watched the clearing, much of it done by the caterpillar-treaded, 22-foot-high, 306-ton “Crusher Crawler” built at the Jacksonville Shipyard. “The mechanical marvel . . . mows down trees and pushed them underground as though they were matchsticks,” effused the Orlando Sentinel. And that was the problem. The dead wood provides an endless source of nutrients for alien weeds. Governor Chiles called the Crusher Crawler a “colossal failure,” complaining that trees kept “popping up like corks, and the Corps is now having to spend tremendous sums of money keeping a dredge out picking up the logs, piling them on the banks for burning.” They’re still popping up today, but now they just accumulate along the shore.
""We do not build dams for religious purposes,” as former Interior Secretary and river advocate Bruce Babbitt liked to say. We just keep them for religious purposes, and in Florida that would be competitive bass fishing. But the pro-Rodman ranks may be thinning. Senators Kirkpatrick and King are dead. Mayor-Commissioner Long is out of office. And thanks to the FDE and the Florida Wildlife Federation, the Forest Service appears to have been rousted from timidity and torpor.
After I’d said goodbye to my companions I drove up onto the dam. Gazing out over the brown, stump-filled, snag-lined expanse of reservoir, I recalled two passages I’d copied into my notes from Ditch of Dreams—one from the Florida Waterways Committee’s 1962 promo: “Several hundred miles of waterfront property will be created by the Canal—thousands of acres of beautiful crystal clear lakes will surge into being . . . with sandy shores and beaches providing countless, unlimited natural swimming, picnic, and camping areas.” The other passage, a 1970 pronouncement by the Corps, reads as follows: “The barge canal will save the Ocklawaha from nature.”
But Nathaniel Reed, who fights as tirelessly for fish and wildlife now as when he helped run Nixon’s Interior Department, told me this: “What a great example of restoration it would be to remove the Rodman Dam. Let’s watch and marvel over the revegetation of the empty flats and cheer as the clear, clean river runs its merry way into the St. Johns.”
In Rodman’s frothy discharge I watched anglers catching some of the mullet that had stacked up along the dam’s base. I hadn’t known it was possible to entice these herbivores to a hook. Except during drawdowns this is about the only place around the reservoir accessible to shore anglers. And during those brief drawdowns the floodplain explodes with green as native seeds swept down from the Ocklawaha germinate, only to drown a few weeks later. Unflooded sections clearcut for the canal are now indistinguishable from the untouched forest I’d paddled through. Given a chance, bottomland forests heal fast here.
What You Can Do
Leading the charge to restore the Ocklawaha is Florida Defenders of the Environment. To support their effort and learn about the latest developments, go to fladefenders.org/joinfde.php. If you live in Florida, urge Governor Scott to be true to his Tea Party roots and save you and your fellow taxpayers $1 million a year by removing Rodman Dam.“The views expressed in user comments do not reflect the views of Audubon. Audubon does not participate in political campaigns, nor do we support or oppose candidates.”",5120,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824345.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00196-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.951682388782501
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Residents who want to help El Segundo seniors and those with fragile immune systems can go shopping and pick up items for those in need thanks to a city-backed program.
Since coronavirus quarantine regulations have kicked in, residents have been flocking to grocery stores and buying food, water, and toilet paper in numerous quantities. A trip to the grocery store is becoming more and more challenging, especially for those without proper support. Senior citizens who need these supplies are finding it hard to access these resources, but some stores are making changes.
Ralphs is one of grocery stores opening early to accommodate shoppers over the age of 65, a segment of the population at higher risk of contracting novel coronavirus.
“Everybody’s concerned. This is a chance to avoid the crowd,” said El Segundo resident Lacy Cook. “Do the necessary shopping and you know, get in, get out.”
The Rotary Club of El Segundo and City's Recreation & Parks Department have taken the extra step by creating a COVID-19 senior outreach program.
“Rather than have seniors just stand in line, the Recreation and Parks Department has teamed up with the El Segundo Rotary Club,” said volunteer shopper Michael Lind. “They are doing some shopping assistance — helping seniors get their groceries without having to leave home.”
The rotary club is asking for volunteers for the program, including non-club members like El Segundo resident Tracy Powell.
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“I’m buying for a couple that lives on Imperial — an elderly couple,” Powel said. “I got set with the rotary club so I bought their groceries this morning, and I got my groceries, and we’re good.”
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A film presentation takes you through the history of Newhaven Fort. See barracks laid out for inspection by the Sergeant Major, and see what life was like for the soldiers who served here and their families.
Museum displays cover the history of the Sussex and Surrey Yeomanry, Royal Observer Corps, and the events leading up to Dieppe and the D-Day landings.
The old Quartermaster's store has been transformed into an exhibition covering life on the Home Front during WWII, including a 'Blitz Experience' that recreates those awful days of 1941. And if that isn't sobering enough the First World War exhibition covers that bloody war, its causes, and the course of the conflict, including life in the trenches, with mementoes from the Battle of the Somme.
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About Newhaven Fort
Address: Fort Road, Newhaven, East Sussex, England, BN9 9DS
Attraction Type: Historic Building
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She made her way down the path toward the river, where she knew edyfilies bloomed. There would be a yamala tree somewhere nearby. She would just have to find it. She didn't know why her mother would want yamala sap, but Lani hadn't bothered to question her. Her mother was the village healer, and presently, Lani was her errand girl. Lani's mother had broken her leg on a trek to the woods only a few days before.
Lani saw the purple flowers, and a blue-leafed tree stood in their center. That would be the yamala tree. She took out the jar that her mother had given her, and the small steel dagger that she always carried. She would just need to make a small hole in the bark, and the sap would just run out. Carefully, she stepped over the flowers. She didn't believe in fairy tales any more, but damaging something so lovely was a sin.
She drilled a small hole in the trunk of the tree, just below its lower branches. The sap began to pour out, just as her mother had told her. Quickly, she uncapped the jar, and placed it underneath the running sap. When the jar was filled to the brim, she capped the hole with some wax her mother had given her. She capped the jar, and placed it in her satchel with all the other things she had gathered.
As she stepped over the edyfilies, she saw something glinting in the ground just beyond where she stood. Something was stuck between two rocks beside the river. Curious, she walked over to look. She set her satchel down, and kneeled beside the two rocks. At first, she didn't see what had caught her attention, but then there it was. A flat silver disk the size of her palm. Knife in hand, she dug it out of the soil, and held it up to the dimming sunlight. Etched into the disc was a crescent moon, a six-pointed star, and a blazing sun. She'd never seen such a thing before.
With a shrug, she stood up, and grabbed her satchel, stuffing the disc inside. She didn't know what it was, but it should fetch a fair price at the market if it was genuine silver. Looking over the bank, she saw six more glints. Well, she'd found the one, so she might as well gather the others. If she was lucky, maybe she and her mother could live on the sale of the discs for quite awhile. Or, if their rightful owner showed up, they would give her a hefty reward for finding them.
Gathering the other six discs took longer than she'd planned on. By the time she had all of them, the night had already fallen. She looked around warily. Her mother had always forbidden her to be out in the woods at night. While her clan wasn't necessarily superstitious, young women had been disappearing for generations when they'd discovered themselves in the woods after the sun set. Their bodies were never found, and those who went searching for the missing girls never found a trace. Lani didn't want to be one of those missing girls.
She pulled out the last disc, grabbed her satchel, and started to run towards the village. As she reached the edge of the trees, she saw someone standing in her path. She slid to a stop, grasping her dagger in her hand. He or she ambled awkwardly toward her, stiff and dragging a leg behind it. Tattered and decaying clothes hung off its body, halfway covering its face. Through the tattered clothes, she saw protruding bones. Grimacing, Lani wasn't quite sure what she was looking at, but she was almost certain that it was a walking skeleton.
The village was just a little bit beyond the trees. If she could get past the skeleton-thing, she might be able to reach the village before it got her, and ask one of the guards for help. She prepared to run again, but something grabbed her ankle from behind, tripping her. Mindlessly, she kicked out with the trapped foot, and struck something hard. It let go of her, and she stood. Glancing quickly behind her, she saw another skeleton-thing was rising from the ground. She knew, without a doubt, her dagger wasn't going to be sufficient against these creatures. She wasn't sure what would be. What could put to rest the already deceased?
Two more skeletons rose from the ground, surrounding her. She had no choice. As ineffective as her dagger was bound to be, it was her only defense. She gripped her dagger, her hands shaking. She would try to slice herself a path to the village. Whether she succeeded or failed would depend upon luck alone. ""Well,"" a masculine voice said from above her. She looked up, searching the branches, but saw nothing. ""It seems as though you've gotten yourself into quite a predicament. I hope you realize steel will do nothing against the undead.""
""Then help me!"" She cried out.
""Help yourself. I'm just here to watch the slaughter.""
""Who the hell are you?!""
""Just a traveler. Here, these will help."" He tossed her four small vials that landed at her feet. ""I suggest you hurry and pick them up. Use them on the skeletons, and we'll see if you survive.""
She picked up the four vials. ""What are they?""
""Holy Water, blessed by the priests of Talore. Silver also is effective against the undead, so if you plan on coming out into the woods again at night, I propose that you have those silver discs of yours melted down into a suitable weapon. I have no intentions of providing you with any more help. You're on your own. Let's see what you can do. Here they come.""
Irritated that he wasn't going to help her fight these things, she returned her attention back to the skeletons. He was right. The skeletons had begun to close in one her. The dagger was useless. She put that away, and uncapped one of the vials of Holy Water, and threw the entire thing at one of the skeletons. The vial shattered on impact, spraying its contents all over the skeleton. Dark smoke swallowed the skeleton, and it evaporated in an instant. With growing confidence, she tossed the other three vials, and the skeletons vanished.
""Now will you tell me who you are?"" She demanded.
""My name doesn't matter. I've had so many. I see within you great potential, but you haven't awakened yet. When you do, head towards the east, and eventually you'll find me.""
""Did you leave those discs?""
""Hah! Instead of worrying about where those discs came from, I suggest you follow my advice. Have at least one melted down to create yourself a weapon. Like your father, you're destined to hunt the undead.""
""You knew my father?!"" Lani exclaimed excitedly. Lani's father had died before she'd been born, and her mother rarely spoke of him. ""Please tell me!""
""I'm sorry. It's for you to discover on your own. Your local priests can also create Holy Water for you, but the ones in Talore are the strongest. If you find yourself in Talore, make sure you purchase an ample supply.""
""I don't understand any of this!""
""Don't worry. In time you will. Remember, Lani. If you want to find me, travel east. I'll be along the coast. Perhaps I'll be able to answer your questions better, but it will be a very long time before we meet again. Farewell.""
He hadn't made a sound, yet she knew he was gone. He'd said that her father had hunted the undead, and now it was her turn. She'd never heard her mother speak of such a thing, but perhaps her mother hadn't known. If she had, maybe she'd intentionally kept it from Lani, trying to avoid the same fate for her daughter as her husband. She felt that if she told her mother about the encounters, then her mother would be even more adamant about her not being in the woods at night. For some reason, she felt that the man was right. She was destined to fight the undead, instead of living peacefully in a small village. She would keep her secret for now.
Lani's mother was frantic when she finally got home. She sat in her chair wringing her hands, staring out the window. ""Lani!"" She cried in relief. ""I was so worried! What took you so long? Did you have any trouble in the woods?""
Lani handed her the satchel, minus the silver discs. Those she had hidden in a secret place behind the house. She didn't want her mother to see them. Those discs would cause many unwanted questions. ""No, Mother. Everything's fine. The yamala sap took a little longer to find than I'd expected. I'm sorry that I worried you.""
Her mother's eyes narrowed on her face. ""Okay, Lani. Out with it. What really happened?""
""Don't lie to me! Your father always lied to me, but I always knew something was up! Now, tell me!""
Sighing, Lani told her everything. Except about the silver discs. Those she kept to herself. ""Lani."" Her mother said quietly. ""A stranger in a tree told you all that?""
""I don't want you in the woods any more. Not during the day. Not at night.""
""Are you listening to me?! Your father died in those woods, Lani! I don't want the same happening to you. Do you understand me?""
""I understand, but--""
""You're the only thing I have left, Lani. I'm not about to lose you. If you continue going to the woods to fight the undead, you will die. That kind of life sucked all the vitality from your father. You will not follow in his footsteps! I don't care what some stranger in the woods says! The gods will not take my only daughter from me!""
""Mother, who said anything about gods? He was just a man.""
""No, he wasn't. Not if he knew of your father. He was something else. Your father never told anyone about hunting the undead, except for me. I made him. I wasn't about to put up with his lying. Your father told me that just before his Awakening, as he called it, he found himself in the woods after nightfall, surrounded by skeletons. Just like you, a man that he couldn't see helped him with his first battle against them. After that, he couldn't help himself. He enjoyed hunting them.""
Lani kept silent. She didn't want to tell her mother that she'd enjoyed it, too. For the first time in her life, she'd felt as if she'd been meant to be something other than the healer's daughter. ""I won't go into the woods again."" She promised, although she knew even then that she was lying through her teeth. She would go back, but she'd have to be sneaky about it. Her mother must never know.
""I hope you keep your promise, Lani. If you don't hunt them, you won't Awaken.""
""Okay, Mother. I won't.""
""Good. Now, go boil some water. I need to mix this salve for Jordy.""",2569,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300031.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00208-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.991545796394348
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9e7d37ce-484b-4588-af00-f2b1547a270c,2019-08-25T15:21:28+00:00,2015-02-02,0,https://www.fin24.com/Tech/Opinion/Speaking-out-on-Facebook-could-cost-you-your-job-20150202,"A legal expert advises that you weigh your comments carefully on Facebook. (Duncan Alfreds, Fin24)
Cape Town - In the words of the Black Eyed Peas, ""Just shut up, shut up"": It may be better to guard your opinions on social media - and keep your job, according to a law expert.
While social media platforms are known for spurring everything from active debate to downright name-calling, employees place themselves at risk by expressing views with which employers may not agree, says a legal expert.
In terms of South African law, an employee that expresses opinions on social media may be subject to both damages claims from the employer, as well as dismissal, according to specialist technology attorney Russel Luck.
In law, an employee may invoke a ""Fair Comment"" defence, but this is subject to particular conditions.
""The statements complained of must constitute comment as opposed to fact; the factual allegations being commented upon must be true; the facts upon which comment is expressed must be truly stated; the comment must be honestly expressed, without malice; the comment must relate to matters of public interest,"" said Luck.
In the context of an employee speaking about the employer on social media, the worker may be exposed to damages because of how ""malice"" may be interpreted.
""In practice, there would seldom be a situation where the employee could be said to be speaking without malice. The mere fact that he is raising these issues in a public forum rather trying to ventilate them internally, is malicious and damages the reputation of the employer,"" said Luck about the internal grievance procedure in companies.
A second defence for an employee is ""Truth & the Public Interest"", but it is dependent on factual statements and public benefit from these statements.
However, even if these requirements are met, it doesn't follow that an employee may escape being fired.
""This might be enough to escape litigation from the employer for damages. However, the employer could certainly dismiss the employee for those statements,"" said Luck.
For example, while retweeting Dr Richard Dawkins may be construed as true or fair comment, that tweet may not be acceptable to a politically conservative management and break trust between employer and employee.
Tweets by evolutionary biologist Dr Richard Dawkins are viewed by some as offensive.
Political statements are particularly troubling because while a company is not the generally accepted view of a political entity, many people who work at a firm may hold serious political views.
Internationally, social media has proved a landmine as people get themselves into trouble for postings that are deemed offensive and harmful.
A man in the Indian state of West Bengal used Facebook to blackmail a girl after he filmed the two of them having sex. He was arrested after posting the video online.
Jake Newsome in the UK wrote on Facebook that he was glad a teacher at Corpus Christi college in Leeds was stabbed. He was arrested over the offensive comments.
""I think that social media users need to wise up a little; they need to become a little bit more sensible as digital citizens,"" social media consultant for Afrosocialmedia Samantha Fleming told Fin24 recently.
On Facebook, a number of groups espouse their own political views.
A similar scenario might apply if the employer joins and shares content from The Atheist Republic on Facebook, for example.
Some employers may find content shared from groups such as Atheist Republic offensive and fire employees because of it. (Duncan Alfreds, Fin24)
""Political views depends on context and nature of employer's business. Either of the two defences above might protect the employee from damages claims by the employer. But the employer might legitimately be allowed to dismiss the employee for saying them,"" said Luck.
And if you are fired for utterances on social media, it is unlikely that you could get your job back. The legal relationship between employer and employee is based on good faith, said Luck.
""An employee-employer relationship is based on 'uberrima fides' the utmost good faith. Where the trust relationship is broken, the employee may be dismissed. If the dismissal was found to be wrongful, the employee cannot ask for their job back and force the employer to re-employ them. They can get the employer to pay damages to them.""
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ae81e51f-4a6b-4ec1-b042-d0313ca327b4,2022-05-25T06:39:16+00:00,2022-05-25,0,https://www.outdoyo.com/activity/highlights-of-the-north-six-islands-in-one-day/,"A whole day guided tour, where you will visit six islands in one day. Pick up and drop off right at your hotel in Tórshavn. After joining the tour, you can sit back and enjoy the stories from the Tour Guide and the fantastic surroundings outside while we head up North. You will see the famous statue of the seal woman, visit Kalsoy, Klaksvík, Kunoy, Viđareiđi and many other places. Several photo stops are made on the way and you will be provided with a Packed Lunch & Beverages also. This is a tour with everything included, no extra fees so you can just enjoy the day, and let the locals do everything for you.",150,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662580803.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525054507-20220525084507-00624.warc.gz,0.937266826629639
930fd15b-4963-43bc-b494-be3e0615347b,2020-10-30T02:16:03+00:00,2020-10-30,0,https://www.cartermurray.com.hk/job/client-relationship-manager-energy-and-mining-1/,"This Client Relationship Manager role sits within a leading global law firm, who advise many of the largest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. The firm is at the heart of a new global business landscape, providing premium quality, full-service legal advice.
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e524b826-3384-4bc5-8009-2fcb73c84a60,2019-08-25T11:02:26+00:00,2019-08-25,0,http://www.popterrohr.tk/kysuc/american-eagle-centerra-335.php,"The Eagle is the perfect combination of elegance and modern design.American Eagle Outfitters in Lost Springs, KS You can view information about everything from the driving directions to the business hours for your local Lost Springs American Eagle Outfitters.Be sure to view their Clearance department for special deals.American Eagle Outfitters in The Promenade Shops at Centerra, Colorado.
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ca74bf3d-d66c-4062-aae9-e04283916b7c,2022-05-25T06:06:48+00:00,1920-04-12,0,https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1920/apr/12/steel-plates-exportation,"§ Mr. MACQUISTEN
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is 1394W aware that the 112,237 tons of steel plates reported to have been exported during the four months, November to February, would have been sufficient for the construction of 3,300 locomotives, the present value of which is between £30,000,000 and £40,000,000 as against only about £3,000,000, as the value of the steel plates exported; and what steps are being taken, alike on account of the relative higher value of the finished article and on the urgent question of employment, for the immediate restriction of the exportation of steel plates until the demand for our own industries has been fully met; in other words, will priority be granted to manufacturers for their requirements of steel plates?
§ Sir R. HORNE
I regret that the figure given to the hon. Member on 24th March as to the quantity of steel plates exported in the period mentioned was not quite accurate; it should have been 118,929 tons. I am unable to agree with the estimate of the number of locomotives that could have been made from the quantity of plates specified in the question, inasmuch as the greater portion of the plates were of thickness and type unsuited to the construction of locomotives. The question of taking steps to secure that domestic requirements are met is under consideration.",290,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662580803.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525054507-20220525084507-00628.warc.gz,0.980023920536041
6cf8a0b8-cd99-41f7-bcf3-2e5a9c6ea383,2013-05-23T18:52:10+00:00,2012-05-23,0,http://ricochet.com/main-feed/Obama-President-For-Life/(comment)/355108,"The Barack Obama campaign has a new gimmick on its web site that strikes me as slightly creepy. It showcases how ""Julia"" fares under President Obama and President Romney. It begins when Julia is three years old:
Under President Obama: Julia is enrolled in a Head Start program to help get her ready for school. Because of steps President Obama has taken to improve programs like this one, Julia joins thousands of students across the country who will start kindergarten ready to learn and succeed.
Under Mitt Romney: The Romney/Ryan budget could cut programs like Head Start by 20%, meaning the program would offer 200,000 fewer slots per year.
It goes on. How does President Obama do things when Julia is 17, 18, 22, 23, 25, 27, 31, 37, 42 ... you get the point. He's even still the president when she's 65:
Under President Obama: Julia enrolls in Medicare, helping her to afford preventive care and the prescription drugs she needs.
Under Mitt Romney: Medicare could end as we know it, leaving Julia with nothing but a voucher to buy insurance coverage, which means $6,350 extra per year for a similar plan.
That's kind of weird, right?",248,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00005-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959985554218292
4ff5052b-311d-4319-ac36-59937e9d34c5,2017-08-19T15:12:36+00:00,2012-07-05,0,http://www.creativemac.com/article/FANBOX-Develops-Ultramars-Gift-Card-Program-2091881,"|Page (1) of 1 - 07/05/12||email article||print page|
FANBOX Develops Ultramar's Gift Card Program(July 05, 2012)
BOUCHERVILLE, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 07/05/12 -- FANBOX, an industry leader in relational technology and loyalty programs, has developed a comprehensive gift card program for all Ultramar service stations and convenience stores across Canada, a total of nearly 800 corporate and partner stations. Ultramar chose FANBOX because of the various features offered by its MS2 platform.
Integrated into both the till and pay-at-the-pump systems, the program developed by FANBOX manages gift cards in real time. In order to integrate the system into the pumps and provide special features related to gasoline sales, FANBOX had to take special care to make the program effective and fully customized.
""We are very excited about this new gift card program, which will certainly continue to evolve over the long term through new features and the flexibility allowed by FANBOX's MS2 platform,"" said Ultramar Director, Marketing and Sales Program, Jacinthe Gratton.
""This is a major contract that Ultramar has awarded to us and we are proud to have the opportunity to use our relational technologies to help provide Ultramar customers with an optimal shopping experience,"" said FANBOX President Daleyne Guay.
The Ultramar gift card program was launched across its network on June 12, 2012.
FANBOX is a North American leader in relational technologies and loyalty programs. FANBOX enables retailers to obtain, in real-time, the customer and product level information they need to deliver customized offers to the marketplace. Its patent pending MS2 platform is unique as it is: simple to interface, scalable for growth and secure for financial transactions. FANBOX's solutions are built on three pillars - all of which rely on the MS2 platform: loyalty programs, gift cards or pre-paid cards, the VIpass reward programs (VIpass.ca), and Communi-T, the token-based payment solution for senior residences. FANBOX is based in Boucherville, Quebec, Canada. For more information about FANBOX, visit http://www.fanbox.net.
Headquartered in Montreal, Ultramar owns and operates a refinery that currently has a production capacity of 265,000 barrels of oil per day, at Levis, near Quebec City. It markets gasoline and diesel fuel via a network of close to 800 service stations and convenience stores and 85 cardlocks for the trucking industry, in addition to selling home heating oil to some 140,000 customers. Ultramar Ltd., a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation (VLO on the New York Stock Exchange), employs over 3,700 persons and its refining, distribution and retail sales networks contribute to supporting more than 10,000 jobs, making it one of the largest employers in Eastern Canada. For more information on Ultramar, visit the Company's website at: www.ultramar.ca.
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2b9043a4-9fc2-42cb-9b68-f2e9af07785b,2018-08-14T06:50:47+00:00,2015-11-23,0,http://www.ermasnutritioncenter.com/promog/ConditionCenter.asp?ConditionID=13&ArticleID=2762&StoreID=14266C65F09F4E5C89990CB4ADD1FCE4,": Two New Studies Show the Power of Gratitude and Kindness
By Michael T. Murray, ND
One of Plato's greatest observations was that ""a grateful mind is a great mind which eventually attracts to itself great things."" There is a growing large body of recent scientific work showing that people who are more grateful and kind have higher levels of well-being and are happier, less depressed, less stressed and more satisfied with their lives and social relationships.
Recent research also shows exactly what Plato observed as detailed studies have shown that expressing gratitude leads to other kinds of positive emotions, such as enthusiasm and inspiration, because it promotes the savoring of positive experiences. The end result is that gratitude helps people optimize feelings of enjoyment, no matter what their circumstances are in life.
Two new studies from Utrecht University in the Netherlands add to the now overwhelming documentation on the power of positive psychology to improve our lives.
Several studies have now shown that gratitude appears to be the strongest link to health (and happiness) of any character trait. But, perhaps the best evidence that feelings of gratitude promote health are with studies in which gratitude exercises are used as an intervention.
One of the leading experts in the importance of gratitude as a therapy is Martin Seligman, PhD, former president of the American Psychology Association and one of the major thought leaders in the discipline of positive psychology. In a 2005 review article published in the journal American Psychology, Seligman described a study in which participants were randomly assigned to one of six therapeutic interventions designed to improve their overall quality of life.
Of these six interventions, it was found that the biggest short-term effects came from a ""gratitude visit"" in which participants wrote and delivered a letter of appreciation to someone in their life. This simple gesture caused a significant rise in happiness scores and a significant fall in depression scores. This positive effect lasted up to one month after the visit.
In other studies, the act of keeping ""gratitude journals,"" in which participants wrote down three things they were grateful for every day, had even longer-lasting effects on happiness scores. The greatest benefits usually occurred around six months after journal keeping began. Similar practices have shown comparable benefits.
To test the potential of positive psychological interventions to enhance the quality of life in subject, researchers developed a clinical trial to measure the impact on study-related positive emotions and academic engagement among university students.
The interventions focused on ""thoughts of gratitude"" and ""acts of kindness,"" respectively, in two separate randomized controlled trials.
In the first study, participants were asked to think of people that they were grateful for and instructed to focus their gratitude each day on a different passage in their lives. For example, on the first day they were instructed to think back on their years in elementary school and remember a person there were close to and of whom they were grateful to in reference to a specific event, e.g., a friend or family member who helped them with an accomplishment or task. They were also asked to write down a short note whom they wanted to express gratitude towards and why?
In the kindness study, participants of the kindness condition were instructed to pay close attention to their behavior toward the people around them at university and perform at least five acts of kindness per day and report on them in the evening, including the responses of others they received. Examples of acts of kindness included holding a door for someone, greeting strangers in the hallway, helping other students in preparing for an exam, etc.
In both studies, subjects in the control group were given random tasks such as recalling their activities of the day.
Using very sophisticated questionnaires, results revealed that the gratitude intervention had a significant positive effect on daily positive emotions and that it may have a cumulative effect on increasing positive emotions. However, results from this study did not show the same impact as previous studies. The difference is that in previous studies there was a much deeper expression of gratitude.
For example, in Seligman's study participants not only had to write a gratitude letter, but actually deliver and read the letter to the person they were grateful of as well. It is likely that by doing so, positive feedback from the recipient was provoked, which might have boosted positive emotions among the participants
The kindness intervention had a positive influence on both positive emotions and academic engagement. Based upon the researchers' analysis, the acts of kindness intervention were much stronger than the effects of thoughts of gratitude. One explanation is that the kindness intervention was more intensive than the gratitude intervention (i.e., five acts of kindness per day versus one thought of gratitude per day). Another possibility is that the acts of kindness evoked immediate positive feedback. Positive reactions of people towards the participants were likely to strengthen the effects of the acts of kindness.
The take away message is the stronger the act of appreciation or kindness, the bigger the impact on positive emotions and social engagement
While many may argue that the need to feel loved is the greatest emotional need we have, I believe there is no greater emotional need than appreciation. The funny thing is that the things we really want in life are usually best obtained by giving more. In other words, if you want to feel more appreciation in your life, begin with expressing more appreciation.
As this is Thanksgiving or ""Giving Thanks"" week, I would like you to challenge you with the following assignment: Create a gratitude visit or call in your life. We all have had people touch our lives in profound ways. Pick a worthy recipient and figure out a way to make a special acknowledgment, and watch the magic unfold. The more special you make it for the recipient, the more special it will be for you.
That is Assignment A, but I want you to also do Assignment B and C. For Assignment B, I want you to be more aware in your daily life of opportunities to acknowledge people and seize chances to say thank you. And lastly, Assignment C is simply putting yourself to sleep by giving thanks in your mind and heart for at least three wonderful things you have in your life.
If you make these three assignments a daily habit, the impact on your life, your relationships and your health can be absolutely incredible. Gratitude is the most powerful magic bullet for a better life that I know. It's simple, safe, has no side effects and it is still very powerful medicine.
Dr. Michael T. Murray is one of the world's leading authorities on natural medicine and the author of more than 30 bestselling books, including The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine.
He is a graduate and former faculty member, and serves on the Board of Regents, of Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington.
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68875d1d-1b41-47d6-89d1-ac7e1e4cd41f,2018-08-18T16:21:19+00:00,2018-08-18,0,http://www.bd4jobs.com/job/373362/interior-designer-/,"Primarily designing the super-prime residential for a series of high profile clients in the UK and over sea’s, our client is looking for a degree qualified Interior Designer with approximately 4/5 years’ experience, AutoCAD proficiency and strong technical abilities.
- A minimum of 4 years’ experience working on prime residential or luxury hospitality/hotel/leisure.
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- Be capable of producing fully detailed interior design packages
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If you are looking to join a practice which puts it's people first, provides it's designers with the chance to create invigorating, high quality design on their own initiative and rewards success this studio is the perfect next move for you.
To apply for this role, please contact Olivia on email@example.com",209,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213691.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818154147-20180818174147-00617.warc.gz,0.884742081165314
139fe48c-baa4-42ba-bf64-9da51b863e4c,2018-08-19T13:53:16+00:00,2018-08-19,0,https://www.scarparossa.com/fernando-pensato/fernando-pensato-mokassin-positano-roccia,The luxurious moccasin is made of grey-white-beige snakeskin by Fernando Pensato and is a real eye-catcher! The logo appliqué on the toe cap and the leather bow complete the design of the shoe. The softly padded leather insole ensures excellent wearing comfort. The outsole is made of individual rubber elements which characterize the classic style of the high-quality moccasin. This ladies' moccasin was excellently processed in Italy by Fernando Pensato.,101,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215176.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819125734-20180819145734-00702.warc.gz,0.804294288158417
eb554877-e83e-4c9c-86f0-50f27cadf13d,2019-08-20T07:07:43+00:00,2019-08-20,0,https://anythingnovel.com/dragon-marked-war-god/chapter-853,"Dragon-Marked War God - Chapter 853
The venue for the auction wasn't an open-air area. It was like a small castle that was magnificently built. It was filled with the aura of the rich families. In the castle-like auction venue, there were no seats. There were only luxurious rooms for honored guests that were arranged in a circle. Every room was decorated with the most luxurious ornaments. People who entered this building were people with respectable identities.
There was a large glass placed in front of the room. It was extravagantly made by high grade True Meta Stones.
When you looked through this large True Meta Stone glass, you would be able to see the auction platform clearly. The auction platform had the same height as the rooms. In other words, you would be able to see the entire process and situation of the auction in the room. The size of the platform was thirty meters large. Anything, including some small and little things could be seen clearly in the room.
’’King City's auction venue sure is more luxurious than Dark Surge City.’’
Big Yellow sat on a soft seat relaxingly with an enjoyable expression.
’’That is of course, I heard that an item which many people have longed for will be auctioned this time. Some say that it is related to the Greatest Saint. I have no idea how the people of the Dark Generation would get it.’’
Golden Fur Lion King said.
Jiang Chen was stunned. Both of his eyes immediately shot out light. Golden Fur Lion King's information wouldn't be just a rumor. This caused Jiang Chen's heart to pound rhythmically. It seemed like his trip to the auction wouldn't be in vain. It was likely that he would gain some unexpected treasures.
That year, when he fell from the Saint Cliff, there was fundamentally nothing of him except for the fragments of the Heavenly Saint Sword. It was already considered good for him to find two finger bones. Also, the reason why the finger bones were so precious to everyone was because they were rare. Anything that was related to his previous life, be it the finger bones or the fragments of the Heavenly saint sword, would bring him unimaginable benefits. He had no idea what kind of treasure the Dark Generation would auction this time.
’’The things that were left behind by the Greatest Saint must be rare treasures. These treasures had gone through the massively destructive heavenly tribulation along with the Greatest Saint. The Greatest Saint had risen from nowhere and left countless of glorious battle records and legends. Perhaps the treasure of the Greatest Saint isn't as attractive to them compared to us. There would certainly be a fierce competition among the eight families for this item.’’
A Ninth Grade Minor Demon Saint said. It clearly showed how much he respected and worshipped the Greatest Saint.
No one knew how many of them would be petrified if they knew that the reincarnation of the Greatest Saint was sitting beside them. They would certainly be petrified into a rock.
Jiang Chen didn't speak. He crossed his leg while carrying a smile on his face. The people of the Demon Race were impressed by him. Even the Golden Fur Lion King couldn't help but raise his thumb up for Jiang Chen. It was hard for them to imagine that the mental state of this young man would be this strong. They were very clear about Jiang Chen's capabilities. Don't be deceived by Jiang Chen's calmness, he could start a massive war any time. If it was someone else, that person would be frightened to death. Jiang Chen looked very calm and composed as if today was a good day. That kind of composure wasn't a pretense as it couldn't be pretended.
Gu Family was on the next room. They would communicate with them via divine sense.
’’Why hasn't the auction started yet?’’
Big Yellow was getting a little impatient. As a matter of fact, he wanted to spend all of his efforts on those ore mines. He wouldn't wait for the auction to end before he struck.
’’Don't worry, it will begin in no time.’’
An elder of the Demon Race said.
’’That is the treasure of the Greatest Saint. It only means that it would be revealed at the last part of the auction.’’
Tyrant asked enthusiastically.
’’No, the auction in King City is different than auction in other cities. Due to the participants of this auction having strong financial sources, there is no need to conceal the identity of the treasures. Before the auction, the Dark Generation will expose all the items that are going to be auctioned so that everyone can plan how they would spend their money.’’
Golden Fur Lion King said.
’’That's right. This is an auction combined with trading. One should know that different treasure have different kinds of functions to various major powers. For instance, if it is a powerful Source of a Saint Fire, the other major powers won't compete for it with the Huo Family. So, the imperial kinsmen of the Dark Generation will reveal all the treasures for us to see. Once we have our targeted treasures, we won't focus too much on the other treasures. In that case, we could allocate enough financial resources to obtain our treasures.’’
Another elder of the Demon Race said.
’’Kaka...little Chen, I think we can just open fire on those treasures.’’
Big Yellow said to Jiang Chen via divine sense.
Jiang Chen smirked. These two were people with similar interest. They would smoothly work together in many things, particularly something like this.
Showing those treasures out was without a doubt a serious mistake, it would cause this auction to be in vain and all major powers would gain nothing in the end.
As Jiang Chen and Big Yellow were still exchanging glances, a brilliant light suddenly emerged on the auction platform. Then, powerful silhouettes appeared on top of the auction platform. There were a total of eight elders. Every one of them was a powerful Ninth Grade Minor Saint.
Although there were no Great Saints in the Dark Generation due to the World Origin, it's safe to say that the Dark Generation was a very powerful race, especially the imperial kinsmen in King City. Ninth Grade Minor Saints could be found everywhere. It was hard to imagine how powerful these people were if there were not restricted by the World Origin.
These eight Ninth Grade Minor Saints were the higher ups of the imperial kinsmen. They were here to personally hold the auction to show their respects to all the major powers.
The leader was an elder with a sturdy body that was as firm as a steel tower. It gave people the sense of a mighty aura. He smiled slightly while holding his fists to greet everyone before he spoke.
’’Everyone, this isn't the first time that you people and our generation came together to trade. So, I will cut down all the rules of the auction. I now officially open the major trading event in King City. It will be the same as before. We will show you our collected treasures before the auction begins.’’
The elder's voice rolled through the air. It allowed everyone in the auction to hear it clearly. The atmosphere had become very tense. The treasures that they were going to present weren't any ordinary items.
While all of them were focusing on the elder, he waved his hand and a table that was several meters long materialized. It was fully made of high grade True Meta Stones. Of course, the table wasn't the first treasure. Subsequently, the elder took out the treasures one by one and placed it on the table.
Then, he took out a black magic like box. Despite the distance, everyone could feel that a dark force was exuding from it.
’’This is a Dark Crystal. It was personally made by the Dark King using the dark elements. As for its price, I assume that all of you have a rough estimation of it.’’
He spoke and placed the black box on the table.
’’This Dark Crystal is a precious item. Although we can't absorb the dark element in it, we can integrate it into our Combat Weapons, adding another attribute and increasing the combat power of the weapon. To the Bin Family, this is certainly a precious treasure.’’
Golden Fur Lion King said.
’’The second treasure is the three drops of Nine Yin Water found by my generation under the ground.’’
The elder took out a jade bottle and put it on the table.
’’This is rare to Xiao Yu.’’
Big Yellow's eyes sparkled.
’’That's right. The Nine Yin Water could only be formed in harsh conditions. It could only be produced from the Nine Layers Cold Land, which is suited to Xiao Yu's Nine Yin Meridians. If she obtained these drops of Nine Yin Water, her Heart of Ice God will start to condense and its shape will start to form.’’
Jiang Chen's eyes glittered too. He had to admit that this auction was uncommon. These two treasures were already enough to astonish them all.
’’This is the powerful Source of Dark Fire.’’
When the elder took out the third treasure, Jiang Chen and the others could feel the Huo Family's excitement.
Subsequently, treasures were taken out one after another. Most of the treasures were produced and crafted locally. There were some which no one knew where they came from. Anyway, every treasure was really valuable. Each of them was worth at least a city. It showed how valuable the imperial kinsmen's collection of treasure was.
While the treasures were being shown on the platform, it stirred up the emotions of the people of the major powers. Clearly, most of them had already desired some of these treasures in their minds.
’’Alright. The next treasure is related to the Greatest Saint of Saint Origin World. We, the Dark Generation have heard about the story of the Greatest Saint. Friends from the Saint Origin World, you would certainly be very interested to see this item.’’
As the elder's words faded, the cultivators from the eight families became attentive. One should know that the Greatest Saint was a renowned figure. Although he didn't rise to become an immortal, the things that were left after him would certainly amaze anyone.
The attentive and scorching gazes were fixed on the elder as he slowly drew out a broken sword.",2234,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315258.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820070415-20190820092415-00101.warc.gz,0.985389947891235
ee7ed252-9acd-4f21-8f42-9e46388362ae,2022-05-16T04:43:12+00:00,2015-02-04,0,https://www.bayanusa.org/on-phil-am-war-anniversary-fil-ams-join-clamor-for-aquino-to-resign/,"Demand Truth & Accountability over US involvement in Mamasapano Massacre
Filipino-Americans under the banner of BAYAN USA join the growing clamor for President Benigno Aquino III to resign amidst outrage unfolding in the Philippines over the US-backed, Philippine anti-terrorism operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last January 25. The operation resulted in the senseless deaths of over 64 clashing forces of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the Bangasamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), the Special Action Forces of the Philippine National Police (SAF-PNP), and a number of civilians caught in the 12-hour crossfire. With Malacanang’s lack of transparency over the operation, the SAF-PNP itself is pointing fingers at Aquino for not only calling the shots, but intentionally breaking protocol by violating the PNP’s line of command, not coordinating with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, violating the supposed GPH-MILF ceasefire agreement, and involving US military personnel.
As today marks the 116th anniversary of the Philippine-American War, the first US imperialist war of aggression for colonization abroad, BAYAN USA asserts that the Mamasapano Massacre highlights the deadly ongoing aggression of present-day US intervention in the Philippines, especially in Muslim Mindanao. The US government with the assistance of the Philippine government, under the rhetoric of the global war on terror, has long been waging a campaign to seize and control the vast natural wealth of Muslim Mindanao by subjugating and undermining the Bangsamoro people through counter-insurgency and all-out war tactics. Part and parcel to this are the US government’s decade-old drone program in Mindanao as well as pacification campaign under the guise of so-called peace talks between the Aquino government and the MILF. Since the time of the Philippine-American War, the Bangsamoro people have and continue to fight for their self-determination and right to their ancestral domain.
One of the largest targets for multinational corporate extractive industries in the Asia-Pacific region, Mindanao is home to a wide array of minerals, oil, natural gas, and agriculture. Mindanao is also where US intervention is most heavily concentrated in the country– in the form of US military presence, US military facilities, US-backed counter-insurgency, and covert CIA operations. Maintaining the Philippines as a US military stranglehold remains critical to US imperialism’s 116 year old geopolitical strategy of hegemony over the Asia-Pacific region, of which the new Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) is a part.
BAYAN USA joins the call for an independent investigation of the massacre at Mamasapano. We demand truth and accountability from both the Aquino and Obama administrations. As US taxpayers, we call for full disclosure of the facts surrounding US military involvement, as well as US withdrawal from the Philippines. We demand Aquino, as a puppet of the US government, resign from his post or face anger from the broad ranks of Filipinos fed up with his failed leadership.
In this time of increasing militarism in the US and the Asia-Pacific region, we call for greater solidarity between the peoples of the Philippines and the United States. We are concerned that the unrest in Mindanao coupled with unrelenting Islamophobia and anti-terrorism hysteria will be used as a pretext for a declaration of all-out war by the Aquino regime backed by the US government. We stand with the Bangsmoro people in their struggle for self-determination and with the greater Filipino nation in its struggle for peace, justice, democracy, and genuine national sovereignty– ideals which the Aquino regime continues to steer the country away from.
Justice for the Victims of the Mamasapano Massacre!
US Out of Mindanao!
US Out of the Philippines!
US Out of Asia!
Long Live International Solidarity!",824,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662509990.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516041337-20220516071337-00012.warc.gz,0.909693479537964
e86bd15a-6fed-4e60-859f-21a22926f1b0,2013-05-25T19:41:30+00:00,2011-01-25,0,http://www.joestreckert.com/?p=149,"One of my favorite comedies right now is It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The central characters in it are all utterly horrid examples of humanity- each episode is about their various petty squabbles, arguments, idiotic schemes, jealousies, weaknesses, and manifestations of stupidity. The main cast fights, bickers, make horrible decisions, hurt each other, hurt innocent bystanders, and generally act in a contemptible fashion.
But, because the show is made by some very talented people, I still like them.
Even as the creators of It’s Always Sunny send up their characters as objects of ridicule and mockery, you can tell that they still quite like their characters. As nasty as Mac, Dee, Dennis, and Charlie can be- they still manage to grab a certain amount of my affection. I know that in each episode they will do awful things, but it’s a testament to the skills of the actors, directors, and writers that even as they are objects of farce they are also full, real characters whom I am capable of feeling something for.
Likewise, Alec Baldwin’s character on 30 Rock is oftentimes toweringly evil and self-centered. Jack Donaghy is something like a better-coiffed Dick Cheney in his demeanor and outlook. However, as much as he’s portrayed as a villainous caricature of a certain type of conservative exec, Baldwin & Co. don’t forget that for us to keep coming back to 30 Rock, there has to be some humanity there. As much as I’d loathe Jack Donaghy in real life, he remains a real person worthy of empathy in addition to being a figure of fun.
The deft injection of affection and empathy into farce and satire- the streak of love that runs through ridiculous and mean humor- that is what’s missing from Portlandia. That absence of underlying reality- that the people on screen should be people in addition to jokes- is why the show will probably fail.
I’ve only seen the first episode and a few of the promo shorts, but what I’ve encountered so far is not inspiring, and so far I have a certain loathing for the show. This is not because Portlandia is insulting my hometown- quite the contrary, I would love it if we had our own version of Northern Exposure. The problem is that Portlandia doesn’t lampoon this place especially well.
The first episode starts with a clip that’s been going around quite a bit, a song about how “the dream of the 90s is alive in Portland.” You’ve probably seen it already, but here it is:
As far as a big opening number, this doesn’t work at all. Fred Armisen was born in the sixties, and Carrie Brownstein in the seventies. Both of them were in the twenties and thirties in the nineties, and, presumably, enjoying what the youth culture of the time provided. They seem flabbergasted, in the opening song, that some amount of youth culture is still extant, like an old hippie amazed that young people still listen to Led Zepplin.
Yes, current hipster/alternative culture grew out of nineties grunge. Which reacted to, and grew out of eighties new wave and hair metal. Which sprang from seventies punk-rock. Which owed a lot to hippie music from the sixties. Who were preceded by greasers in the fifties. Who in turn were preceded by beatniks in the forties.
Arguing that any kind of youth/pop/alternative/creative culture is similar to what preceded it is facile, annoying, and utterly non-funny. The best humor is smart, and hits upon unthought-of truths. When one says of a comedian “he’s saying what we’re all thinking!” we’re talking of comedy’s ability to express what was known, but never voiced. Portlandia‘s introductory song expresses the obvious and holds it up as if it’s some kind of profundity.
That was only the opener, though. Sitting down to watch the first episode, I hoped that there would be something more inspiring, something that would actually, you know, make me laugh, something that would make me go “yeah, that is true,” and nod in amused recognition.
This did not happen. The sketches seem clunky and joyless, and the whole show occupies a kind of forced, airless space. Not even a Steve Buscemi cameo was able to inject some life into the proceedings.
The central problem was that throughout the episode none of the characters portrayed by Armisen or Brownstein seemed to be real people. I had no sense of connection whatsoever with any of the people whom they portrayed. This is not because they were playing idiots- the crew from It’s Always Sunny have roundly proved that one can play an idiot and still connect with the audience- it was because they seemed uninterested in injecting humanity into their characters. (While on the subject of sketch comedy- there’s more drama, feeling and reality in a single College Humor sketch than any single section of Portlandia. The CH crew also prove that you can mercilessly mock your characters and still get the audience to like them.)
I do want this show to do well. I want it to dramatically improve, take on some new talent, and become a kick-ass sketch comedy show that makes me laugh. I want to hear jokes about how everyone has food allergies, wears stupid hats, has weird facial hair, and eats doughnuts that have bacon on them. My hometown is, I admit, filled with things that can be hilariously mocked.
But I want them mocked well, and with a little bit of love, and joy, and fun. I want to smile while I see my tattooed neighbors insulted. So far, prospects don’t look good.",1253,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.971706449985504
5d30ef9f-e90b-4ded-bd06-e570f7ed6bc5,2022-05-17T02:08:43+00:00,2022-05-17,0,https://heritageradionetwork.org/episode/rintaro-merging-japanese-and-californian-food-culture-their-best,"Our guest is Sylvan Mishima Brackett, who is the chef and owner of Izakaya Rintaro in San Francisco’s Mission district. Shortly after its opening in 2014, Rintaro was included in Bon Appetit magazine’s Top 10 New Restaurant list and has been beloved by many diners for the last 8 years.
Born in Japan and raised in California, Sylvan has a unique and beautifully balanced approach to Japanese food culture. He also worked for the iconic American chef Alice Waters for years who has deeply influenced his view of food.
In this episode, we will discuss why the son of a Japanese temple carpenter decided to become a chef, Sylvan’s apprenticeship at traditional restaurants in Japan, how he integrates Japanese and American food cultures at his restaurant Rintaro, his favorite Japanese kitchen equipment, and much, much more!!!
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a23e9157-73e7-44c8-8c23-7efdfd3f6d6c,2017-08-18T10:48:52+00:00,2017-07-15,1,https://reneehkraft.wordpress.com/category/hawaii-market-reports/,"JULY 15, 2017 KONA, HAWAI'I All of the residential stats continue support the fact that this market has legs on it. Inventory is trending lower, escrow activity remains stable and median sale prices are up +6% over the previous 12 months in 2015-2016. The price range data at the top of page 2 really … Continue reading July 2017 Kona Coast Bi Monthly Market Update
Happy May Day! The most notable bit of residential data is the increase in sales number, up from 432 in the previous 12 months to 483. Along with this increase in sales numbers we have a new high for Median Prices at $595,000. There is a hint of the passing of the busy winter selling … Continue reading Hawai’i Island 2x Monthly Real Estate Report May 1st, 2017
Happy belated Easter to all near and far. Here is positive news to share on the local Hawai'i market watch. The residential data shows declining inventory and strong improvement in pending sales. The Pending Ratio is now in Sellers’ Market territory. The last time we saw this was in 2013 when the market, dominated by … Continue reading Bi Monthly Hawai’i Island Market Update APRIL 2017
Residential Median Price is at its high since the recovery began, ($585,000). Escrow activity is up a strong 26% from a year ago. The inventory is exactly the same as a year ago. Almost 70% of the inventory is in the $700,000 to $4.0M price ranges. The Median Price of the active inventory is $899,000. … Continue reading 1/31/2017 KONA COAST RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET UPDATE
Residential Median Price has been relatively stable since last summer fluctuating in the $572,000 to $580,000 range. Current Median Price is ($580,000). Escrow activity is up 18% from a year ago. The inventory is up also, but almost all of the increase is in the over $700,000 price ranges. The Median Price of the active … Continue reading Kona Coast Market Stats MID MONTH Jan 2017
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-Kona Residential stats show the Median Price upward trend now holding over $570,000. It is likely the lack of affordable inventory under $500.000 and corresponding increase in sales in the higher price ranges will continue to move the price higher. The number of homes listed under $500,000 fluctuates in the low to mid 20’s. It … Continue reading 9.5 Hawaii Island Real Estate Update",619,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104634.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818102246-20170818122246-00450.warc.gz,0.913181185722351
0586aaba-fe4d-4d04-851e-85b29bda7884,2019-08-25T22:23:22+00:00,2017-12-31,1,https://austincoppock.com/astrology-of-2018-lay-land/,"2018 is a year of beginnings, although many of them may look like endings. We are introduced to dynamics which will take us well into the next decade, yet also reek of the past. It is our first of several years in a place where the past and future overlap to an unsettling degree, the historical version of the lands which souls journey between death and life again. It is lost Lemuria, sunken Atlantis, the Egyptian Duat, the Tibetan Bardo. Like all of these spaces, it floats between, somewhere across the waters.
We thus enter 2018 as we would a vast, unknown continent. There is much to explore, much to remember and much to learn. Yet one thing can be certain at the outset — this land is haunted. It swarms with the ghosts of the past. Some are eager to help us, desperate to pass on knowledge that would otherwise be forgotten. Others followed us here the way parasites follow hosts.
Phantom cities dot the landscape. Some are afterimages of golden ages fondly remembered, while others are the nightmare dystopias we carry in our hearts like shrapnel. We see not only the dead in this land, but also images of our past selves, their activities haloed with both nostalgia and regret. Yet some of those selves are unfamiliar. These are the shades of future-selves, echoing backward into our time. They whisper to us of the worlds they inhabit, eager to tell their stories. Each of these tales is a pathway through this land, and to the many and clashing futures which lie beyond it. Some are stories of dull ruin and tyranny, of failures personal and collective, but there are also heroic sagas which tell proudly of how we set aside childish things, banded together, and made good.
These happy endings and tragedies play out before us, blending into the visions of golden and leaden ages past and to come. These visions and ghosts come and go like the weather across our new land. Like storms or particularly beautiful days, they distract us from the labor at hand. And there is much to do. The place we’ve found ourselves is stony and sometimes forbidding. It is not cruel, but neither is it kind. Its yields are almost perfectly proportional to the effort and intelligence invested. In some ways it is a fair place, but the notable lack of mercy can make it seem harsh. We will be here for a while. For years. For now, it is best we try to work to make ite liveable, to direct our efforts toward stone and soil. Yet before we build and plant, we must walk the land, and take its measure.
A Three-Part Exploration
We will begin our exploration of 2018 by looking at it as a whole, beginning with where it fits into the historical sequence. Part I will thus be an exploration of larger themes. In Part II, we will pace the quarters of the year, locating and discussing 2018’s most important configurations. Finally, Part III is comprised of some reflection on the nature of the year, a bit of advice and a substantial rant.
PART I: The Triplicity Cycle
The largest context for 2018 is its position in the 200+ year Jupiter-Saturn cycle, which comes to a definite conclusion at the end of 2020. As I wrote of this previously:
The Jupiter-Saturn cycle is one of astrology’s longest used and most reliable yardsticks for measuring history. The two planets conjoin every 20 years, providing a tool for examining history in two decade increments. But these 20 year cycles themselves form a larger pattern. For approximately 200 years at a time, the Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions occur in signs of the same element. This gives us 200 years of Fire, Earth, Air, and then Water. The Jupiter-Saturn cycle thus offers us not only the ability to study history in 20 year arcs, but also to look at the larger spans of history enclosed by the 200 year periods.
The two planets have been making conjunctions in Earth signs since the early 19th century, enclosing and timing the waves of industrial revolution and overseeing the transformation of our relationship to the material world that’s taken place since then. The next Jupiter-Saturn conjunction, which occurs during the last days of 2020, will be in Aquarius, an Air sign. This conjunction will begin another 200 year cycle of conjunctions in Air signs, thus bringing an end to over two centuries of meeting under the auspices of Earth.
It is worth noting that there are two methods of calculating when the Jupiter-Saturn cycle shifts from one element to another, the apparent and the mean conjunctions. By the mean cycle, which is a mathematical idealization, we entered the Air cycle in the year 2000. It is the apparent conjunction, actually visible in the sky, which shifts us unequivocally into the Air cycle in 2020. Since 2000, we have been in an unusual period where the mean and apparent cycles clash, a fact which nicely illustrates the dissonant nature of our current times.
It thus plays a complicated requiem for a pair of centuries which brought us both miraculous physical technologies and the most devastating, traumatic wars ever fought.
The countdown to the end of this cycle began in earnest with the movement of Saturn into Capricorn on December 19th, 2017. 2018 is thus, in a sense, quite literally “the beginning of the end.”
Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
The next bit of longer term thinking we need to do about 2018 concerns the movement of Uranus into Taurus. Uranus spends approximately 7 years in each sign, and so speaks to underlying trends of that duration. We will deal what those will look like in a later section. For now, it is Uranus’ relationship with the other slower-moving bodies, Neptune and Pluto, which concerns us.
With Uranus’ movement into Taurus this year, we get our first taste of an outer-planet arrangement which we’ll live within until the middle of the next decade. Uranus will be in Taurus, Neptune in Pisces and Pluto in Capricorn until 2025, when all three change signs. There is a rare synchronization between their cycles in 2025 — they all change in the same year, a most unusual thing. Not only will Uranus, Neptune and Pluto remain in the same signs until 2025, they will all be in signs of a yin or passive quality, and then enter signs of a yang or active quality. As the slow-moving outers all speak to longer-wave historical currents, that set of 3 ingresses in one year signals a massive shift, effectively and deeply dividing the 2020’s into two very different sections.
It will thus be Uranus in Taurus, Neptune in Pisces and Pluto in Capricorn which will accompany us across the threshold of 2020, effectively bridging the end-times of the two-century Earth cycle and the early days of the Air one. As always, the longer the trend, the smarter it is to understand and adapt early.
Saturn in Capricorn
The most important single factor in understanding 2018 is, without a doubt, Saturn’s presence in Capricorn. The ingress into Capricorn called an end to the frantic dumpster-fire of Saturn in Sagittarius (2015-2017), and initiated a new trio of years with a significantly colder and more thoughtful quality. In Capricorn, Saturn builds mighty fortifications, comes down hard on the unrepentant, and teaches of secrets thought lost to dusty tombs. Patience, hard work and thoughtful planning are all rewarded by the leaden planet in the Goat’s sign. See my lengthy article, “Saturn in Capricorn” for an in-depth exploration of these themes.
Jupiter in Scorpio
Jupiter will be in tropical Scorpio for the overwhelming majority of 2018. Although the big planet abandons the scorpion for the archer in mid-November, Jupiter in Scorpio will contribute generously to 2018’s themes. In Scorpio, Jupiter blesses bold journeys into the underworld, gives us the bravery to examine ugly truths, and teaches the methods by which the shadow-self might be claimed and integrated. For more detail, please refer to “Jupiter in Scorpio.”
The Eclipse Cycle
2018 continues the same cycle of Eclipses in Leo and Aquarius which dominated last year. While 2017’s big Eclipse moment was the Great American Eclipse in August, 2018’s is late July’s total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius, which will be tightly conjoined a retrograde Mars. That total Lunar Eclipse will be visible over much of Eurasia, loosely centered over the region of the Persian Gulf.
Mercury retrograde: Fire Cycle
2018’s Mercury retrogrades occur primarily in Fire signs. The first occurs between March 23rd and April 10th in Aries, the second occurs August 1st through the 21st in Leo, and the third, which takes place November 34th through December 10th, begins in Sagittarius, but backs into Scorpio, where it will station direct.
This is not much of a shift from 2017’s Mercury retrogrades, which also occurred primarily in Fire signs. We can therefore expect the same, brief firestoms of hype and outrage to accompany 2018’s Mercury retrograde periods.
Another method we can use to understand the year as a whole is its elemental proportions. While 2017 was overwhelmingly fiery, the omens surrounding 2018 are of a more mixed quality, though tending towards the earthy.
Saturn, along with Pluto, will be in Capricorn, an Earth sign, for the entirety of the year. Having entered the Goat’s sign less than two weeks before 2018 began, Saturn will no doubt be eager to introduce itself. Additionally, slow-moving Uranus makes its first ingress into earthy Taurus in May 2018, although this initial 6-month foray is followed by a November retrogression back into fiery Aries.
The traditional Chinese calendar sees most of 2018 as being earthy in quality, as well. Specifically, it is the year of the Earth Dog, also called the “Yellow Dog” or “Mountain Dog.” Although not as overwhelmingly terrestrial as 2017 was fiery, we would be foolish to ignore the presence of three outer planets (Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto) in Earth signs, as well as the elemental opinion of the traditional Chinese calendar.
The fire dominated years of 2016 and 2017 brought spectacles of outrage and bonfires of inspiration, and set a restless, athletic pace. Earth, on the other hand, is decidedly less manic than fire. It is also considerably heavier. While the fiery years saw a non-stop conflagration of rhetoric and reaction, the earthier years yet to come are less prone to catastrophizing. Yet as earth is weighty, so too will likely be the events which occur. 2018 and 2019 will challenge us with actualized facts and events, rather than fantasies and visions imagined in flame. Its pacing will be slower, though punctuated with a few fast and furious moments, and its developments more concrete.
Part II: Walking The Quarters
The first quarter of 2018, comprised of January, February and March, is the least dramatic. Although things ramp up significantly during the second half of March, the first portion of the year is comparatively sedate, giving us enough time to get a good head start on 2018.
A Serving of Shadow
The first event of note during Q1 is pair of Eclipses. A total Lunar Eclipse in Leo arrives on January 31st, followed by a partial Solar Eclipse on February 15th. This pair churns up the surrounding weeks, giving them unusual depth. Eclipses make space for latent changes to rise to the surface, sometimes with surprising speed. Although this first set of Eclipses will inevitably be dramatic for some individuals, there is nothing particularly daunting or malefic about this particular set of shadows.
Angry and Confused
After the Eclipse, things hum along rather nicely until the second half of March. On March 17th, Mars joins Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn, making for a rather intimidating gang. As this period of copresence occurs primarily during Q2, we will deal with it in the next section. Shortly thereafter, on March 22nd, Mercury stations retrograde in Aries. Mercury’s retrograde ties in very neatly with the rough Mars-Saturn copresence, and will make for harsh words, unpleasant moments, and rough struggles.
Both Mars’ time with Saturn and Pluto, as well as Mercury’s retrograde carry us from the relative ease of the Q1 into a significantly more challenging Q2.
The second quarter of 2018 is divided, rather neatly, into two. The first half is dominated by Mars’ copresence with Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn, while the second focuses on the ingress of Uranus into Taurus. Though Uranus’ ingress may bring with it some unwelcome surprises, there will also be some happy reversals, making it much more generally favorable than the first half, dominated by the Mars-Saturn-Pluto configuration.
A Gang of Toughs
From March 17th and until May 15th, Mars will be in Capricorn. This is important in and of itself, as Capricorn is the only sign in which Mars is exalted, but there is quite a bit more to it. This year, Mars will find both Saturn and Pluto waiting in Capricorn.
In traditional astrology, Mars and Saturn are the two “malefics,” meaning that they preside over various forms of difficulty, impediment and adversity. Mars is the hot malefic, and rules over adrenalized crisis moments, and Saturn is the cold malefic, and speaks to the challenges of deprivation and ordeals of endurance. The two planets are not considered to be terribly friendly with one another, though they can both agree on giving the human a hard time.
The periods where they share the same sign (“copresence”) sees them join their power, often generating extremely difficult or unpleasant situations and states. The last time they were together was in Sagittarius from March-May and August-September of 2016. The time before that, in August 2014, when they were copresent in Scorpio, the largest-ever Ebola outbreak took place while ISIL made massive territorial gains, the virus serving as an apt metaphor for the grotesque organization.
Although unpleasant, these periods of copresence are not at all common, comprising on average, a month and a half out of every 27 months, or a little less than every two years. The Mars-Saturn copresence this year is unusual for a number of reasons. First, it occurs in the sign of Capricorn. Capricorn is the only sign in which both Mars and Saturn are both considered to be extremely potent. Capricorn is Mars’s exaltation, and the sign which Saturn rules. Mars and Saturn only share Capricorn either once or twice every 30 years. The second factor which makes this March-May copresence rare is that Pluto will also be Capricorn. While Pluto was discovered too recently for traditional astrology to have any opinions about it, it falls quite comfortably within the confines of the “malefic” category. Thus we have 3 very potent malefics all cohabitating in the same sign for a substantial amount of time this year.
Some notable difficulties will certainly befall individuals and peoples during this period. Yet it is not wholly negative, nor without value. Mars and Saturn together support fierce, powerful action, and there are projects which require this sort of merciless intensity. This period of co-presence, if approached correctly, presents us with an opportunity to dedicate ourselves to the accomplishment of outrageously difficult tasks. Mars-Saturn-Pluto together generate a destructive power, but if that potency is pointed in the right direction, it can accomplish great things. The net result of negating a negative is positive. An obstacle destroyed leaves behind a clear pathway. Instead of waiting for the challenge to pick you during 2018’s second qaurter, you may want to decide upon an alchemical ordeal of your own design.
Although this period of copresence ends on May 15th, when Mars enters Aquarius, Mars’ third quarter retrograde will bring the red planet back into Capricorn in mid-August. There will thus be another period of copresence between August 12th and September 10th, meaning there will be something about the events and experiences of this period, especially the May portion, which we will return to later in the year.
Uranus Enters Taurus
On May 15th, the same day that Mars exits Capricorn, Uranus enters Taurus. This ingress is one 2018’s most important changes. Just as slow-moving Saturn’s December entrance into Capricorn signaled a lasting change, so too does Uranus’ ingress into the Bull’s sign.
Uranus is approximately three times slower than Saturn, and spends roughly 7 years in a sign. Uranus has been in fiery Aries since 2011. Shortly after the ingress that year, Uranus touched off a spate of revolutions and protest movements. In Mars-ruled Aries, Uranus not only brought belligerent resistance and revolution, but also the next wave of military technology. The era of the drone war is now well underway, and the chaos which followed revolution has become the norm.
In Taurus, Uranus’s interests turns toward physical things, intent on both disrupting and supercharging them. This will no doubt include the ongoing cryptocurrency drama, 3-D printing technology, artificial intelligence, and the integration of digital systems with physical objects. New technology is a relatively safe place for Uranus’ disruptive and experimental impact. Unfortunately, Uranus’ time in Taurus also points the planet’s lightning bolts at things less happy to be interfered with. This is, in fact, one of the chief incongruences between Uranus and Taurus. Whether Uranus disrupts or upgrades, it always seeks to change. Taurus, on the other hand, is the Fixed Earth sign, meaning it thrives on stability and regularity, moreso than any other. Thus the Bull’s pasture is unlikely to receive change-mad Uranus with open arms. Some of the inevitable changes will be repressed, as denizens of the pasture try to contain or minimize disruptions. This strategy is unlikely to work, as not only does it delay the inevitable, it often worsens it. When the tension between tectonic plates is dispersed regularly through small quakes, there is a minimum of destruction. It is when that tension cannot be released that a big quake builds up. There is a lesson there for handling Uranus in Taurus, especially for those born to the Bull.
Uranus’ time in Taurus targets commodities and materials, and will likely oversee much more volatile markets for both. One of Venus-ruled Taurus’ crucial but less concrete significations is value. Although “values” are often spoke of in a psychological context, they are also the very real prices assigned to goods and services. During Uranus’ time in Taurus, we can expect a volatization of values on both a cultural and economic level.
Uranus enters Taurus on May 2018, but it is due to retrograde back into Aries in November. This type of tentative ingress is not unusual for the slower planets. The 6-months of Uranus’ time in Taurus this year will thus serve as a “teaser” for the themes and events which will comprise the planet’s 7-year residence in the sign.
Just as this is the first year of Saturn’s time in Capricorn, this is the first year of Uranus’ time in Taurus. Sometimes the planets are shy to re-introduce themselves after having entered a new sign, but not this year. Uranus’ time in Taurus during 2018 is configured strongly to both the Mars and Venus retrogrades which dominate Q3 and Q4. This puts Uranus in Taurus at the center of two of the year’s biggest configurations, and suggests that our introduction to this next chapter will not be subtle. This is, in its own way, quite helpful, as the earlier we become acquainted with the new patterns, the more readily we can adapt to them.
The third quarter of 2018 is easily the most challenging. Mars goes retrograde just before the quarter begins, and will remain so until the end of August. Meanwhile, difficult New and Full Moons lead up to a dramatic total Lunar Eclipse at the end of July. Mercury’s retrograde, which occurs from July 25th-August 18th, encloses both Eclipses, contributing a bit of chaos to an already difficult period. All of this does not an easy quarter make.
Mars Retrograde in Aquarius and Capricorn
Mars’ retrograde, which runs from June 26th until August 27th, dominates the 3rd quarter of 2018. Mars’ retrograde periods are not unlike “Full Moons” for Mars which occur every 2 years. Mars is both close to the earth and maximally bright during the 9-ish weeks that the planet is retrograde. The planet is powerful during this period, but with a tendency to get out of control. Latent conflicts heat up and energy levels oscillate between excessive and deficient.
Mars retrogrades also tend to set a tone for how conflicts will be carried out for the ensuing year. Big players often change their strategies during Mars’ retrograde periods, so watch for a shift in the way the great game is being played during the third quarter.
This Mars retrograde begins in Aquarius, but concludes in Capricorn. The Aquarius portion of Mars’ retrograde highlights the rage of the alienated, the plight of exiles, and the power of the unorthodox and independent. The Capricorn portion, where Mars stations direct, will tend to confirm orthodox, structural power, and favor those already ensconced in fortresses. We may see some big power moves during this period, especially in the Middle East.
This particular Mars retrograde intersects strongly with two of the year’s other big themes, the first of which is Uranus’ May ingress into Taurus. Mars makes an extremely tense square with Uranus at 3 different points in its cycle this year, lacing the retrograde cycle with even more disruptive potency than usual. Mars’ trio of intersections with Uranus in Taurus should serve to make the themes native to newly-ingressed Uranus obvious without much delay.
Mars’ retrograde also intersects quite tightly with the Eclipse cycle. The total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius on July 27th Is tightly conjoined with retrograde Mars at its brightest and closest, effectively combining the two crimson portents.
You Want It Darker
2018 serves up its second set of Eclipses during the third quarter. An extremely weak partial Solar Eclipse in Cancer is followed by total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius, and then flanked by another partial Solar Eclipse in Leo. Mercury’s retrograde, which begins on July 25th and ends on August 18th, overlaps with the Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius and the Solar one in Leo.
As a whole, this set of Eclipses moves the story forward, echoing as they do the Solar and Lunar Eclipses of August 2017. Unlike the previous year, it is not the Solar Eclipse which steals the show, but the dramatic total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius, which will be visible over vast swathes of the earth, and occurs right next to a very retrograde Mars. It is probably the most potent single configuration of 2018, and not a particularly mellow one. Although Eclipses can be expected to demarcate periods of unusually rapid change, their effects are more deeply personal than most other configurations, and thus make them difficult to speak of generally. Individuals should look to their experience of August 2017’s pair of Eclipses for meaningful precedents.
The Gang of Three Returns
Immediately following the partial Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 11th, Mars retrogrades back into Capricorn. This regression puts Mars back in the same sign as Saturn and Pluto, resuming the intense dynamics which accompanied their copresence from mid-March to mid-May. It is there, in the late degrees of Capricorn, where Mars will station direct, ending his retrograde in the sign of his exaltation, right next to the very degree where he is most potent. Mars will station direct in Capricorn on August 27th, but it will take until September 10th to vacate the Goat’s sign.
As the Mars retrograde dominated the third quarter of the year, Venus’ backward dance defines the fourth. Stocked with storms of emotion as well as moments of heartfelt clarity, Venus’ retrograde is certainly challenging, but significantly less so than Mars’ war-dance. Furthermore, Venus’ retrograde is followed by Jupiter’s auspicious shift into Sagittarius and an unusually benevolent Mercury retrograde.
The Ugly, the Pretty, and the Beautiful
Venus stations retrograde on October 5th and will remain so until November 15th. While Mars’ retrograde dominated the 3rd quarter of the year, it is Venus’ which defines much of the 4th. While Mars’ retrogrades re-arrange battlefields, Venus’ reconfigure relationships. Unlike Mars, Venus will not be bright during her retrograde, but completely invisible to the naked eye, gone away to visit her dark sister in the underworld.
Venus retrogrades open up the heart, sometimes with a corkscrew, drilling deep in order to get back to its precious, golden core. They are periods of emotional and relational reconfiguration. This particular installment, which begins in Scorpio and ends in Libra, is a repetition of Venus’ retro from 2010, 2002, 1996, 1988, etc.. Venus does us the favor of having an extremely orderly and beautifully mapped cycle, and thus meaningful personal and collective precedents can be drawn by counting backward to the same season in 8 year increments. Some will find that their life runs on this 8-year clock, while others need pay it no more attention than the weather.
This particular Venus retrograde begins in Scorpio and then crosses back into Libra. The Scorpio portion, in a sense, concerns what is distinctly un-Venusian — our relationship with the grotesque and the fearful. Yet a true concept of beauty makes a place for such things, as does love. The second part of Venus’ retrograde in Libra dwells upon classic themes of relational balance and fairness. No doubt the integration of the dark and unlovely bits of the Scorpio portion will be an important theme. The ugly and mean exist, certainly, but in relationship to the pretty, upright and light parts. True beauty is not a simply an exaggerated form of ‘pretty’, but a product of the relationship between it and ugliness.
This Venus cycle also happens to oppose Uranus three times, lending it a more shocking, disruptive, and experimental quality than most. October 24th’s Full Moon in Taurus strongly emphasizes the Venus-Uranus dynamic. The lunation will see the Sun conjunct Venus in Scorpio opposite the Moon conjunct Uranus in Taurus. The normally sedate Taurus Full Moon thus holds a potent charge this year.
A Dash of Fire
Just before Venus’ retrograde concludes, on November 6th, Uranus slips back into Aries, ending the 6-month preview of its time in Taurus. Uranus will spend the rest of the year and the first two months of 2019 finishing up in the Ram’s pen.
A few days later, on November 8th, Jupiter enters Sagittarius. Though the year has a number of unlovely portents, this is not one of them. Jupiter is the traditional ruler of Sagittarius, and quite potent in the Archer’s sign. Having Jupiter in such a powerful position will help offset a number of difficulties, and provide otherwise unexpected opportunities.
The year’s final Mercury retrograde begins the day after Venus’ direct station on the 15th. Mercury stations retrograde in mid Sagittarius, with plans to conjoin newly-ingressed Jupiter. As Mercury takes on the qualities of the planets he conjoins, this is likely to be a surprisingly positive retrograde.
Though the celestial gears continue to turn throughout December, their configurations are not particularly dramatic. The year thus rolls to a close on this relatively benign note.
PART III: Rant and Reflection
2018 certainly has surprises in store. The retrogradation of both Mars and Venus in configuration with newly-ingressed Uranus promises moments of shock, sudden reversal and rapid change. These certainly must be considered, but if we over-focus on the volatile, we lose sight of the fixed, and there is little more fixed in the skies of 2018 than Saturn in Capricorn.
Saturn is the lord of fixation, of concretization, and the protector of causal links which bind action to result. Although it is easy to resent the planet of long labor, ordeal and consequences, such a rejection ignores one of the year’s central opportunities.
This is the first of three years that Saturn will spend in Capricorn. It is thus the beginning of a three year arc, just as 2015 began that of Saturn in Sagittarius. If you look back at 2015, and see how themes which began that year climaxed in 2016 and 2017, you would probably go back and adjust both your expectations and your strategies. During this, the first year of Saturn’s time in Capricorn, you have the opportunity to adapt early. One of the advantages astrology offers us is the ability to see patterns in their nascent stage, rather than having to wait until they are blindingly obvious.
Start by thinking about the three year Saturn in Capricorn arc as a whole. Instead of making a cluster of short term resolutions, think about who and where you want to be in 2020, and how you’re going to get there. Break that down into three year long chapters, and see what portion of the work falls in 2018. From there, cut the 2018 portion of the plan into 4 seasonal chunks, with expectations for progress modified by a generally easier first quarter and a tough Q3.
Sure, unexpected things will happen before Saturn’s time in Capricorn ends, and you’ll have to make adjustments as you go. The success of master-plans, though, does not result from the absence of disruptions. It is the result of successfully dealing with disruptions, either by altering the tactics you’re using, or adjusting some of the goals. Many times, though, surprises do not even require that. People are too quick to abandon long-term goals. During a perceived crisis, our bodies flood with adrenaline and our minds zoom into the present. It’s a useful reaction if you’re being attacked by a bear. The problem is that we can get stuck there for days, weeks, or months at a time, and during that time completely neglect our long-term strategies.
This issue is, unfortunately, deeply exacerbated by the current state of our culture and media. The news does not seek first to inform. Its primary goal is to make money, and it does that by activating us emotionally, which puts us in either pleasure-seeking or safety-seeking mode. The online world is even worse, if such a thing is possible. It seems to consist primarily of millions of air-raid sirens, disguised as humans, going off 24/7. If we’re going to maintain the clarity required to effectively pursue long-term goals, we have to control your exposure to the things designed to pull us into the amnesia of crisis.
If this sounds like a cranky grandpa lecture, then good. Saturn is cranky grandpa, and his advice to get off your phone, think things through, work hard, keep your promises and complain less, is solid.
If you can commit yourself to building something, whether it is a family, a community, a career or a barn, not only will you eventually succeed, you will also be less affected by the collective panics which blow through this period of history. With a strong anchor, those howling, anxious winds might whip your hair a bit, but they won’t knock you off your feet. That anchor, that commitment, is your dedication to reshape one little piece of the world.
The governmental layer of the world is in a deeply dysfunctional state. If we wait for the powers-that-be to put things back on track, we’re going to be waiting a very long time indeed. In a world where sane adult leadership is conspicuously missing, it falls to us, the citizens of history, to take responsibility for our world in the ways we can, and accept the work of shaping it. “Things” may or may not get better any time soon, but we can get better — better at taking care of ourselves, and better at taking care of each other. If even half of us succeed in doing a half-ass job, the result will look more like paradise than anything we’ve seen in a long time.",7012,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330907.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825215958-20190826001958-00373.warc.gz,0.949343204498291
a729fa45-0554-43b3-9f5e-681f267dc06f,2022-05-17T08:09:54+00:00,2001-08-01,0,https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240041980/Microsoft-tops-patchy-survey,"The recent furore over the Code Red virus has highlighted concerns about software that constantly requires patches and software updates.
The CW360 survey revealed that the top four web servers, namely Apache, Microsoft IIS, Netscape iPlanet and Zeus Webserver, displayed a wide variation in the number of patches and updates issued.
Microsoft was the most ""patchy"" of the four, issuing more than 50 patches over the past year for its IIS web server.
Apache, with its open source pedigree, clocked up nearly 34 patches or upgrades in the last year. While IPlanet, formerly Netscape, issued six version upgrades to its web server software. With just three upgrades or patches in the last year, Zeus emerged as the least maintenance-intensive web server.
Andrew Parker, technical director at Zeus said, ""We have designed Zeus from the ground up and we are the only company that just does web servers and nothing else. Sometimes, other companies try to combine applications together or add on unnecessary features to already oversized web servers and this can often lead lots of patches or quick fixes that don't really address the inherent problems of the software.""
Although requiring the most patches, Microsoft's Mark Tennant, UK product manager for Windows server software, argued, "" We provide a lot more functionality than other web servers and this is highly integrated with the operating system.""
Tennant believes that it's often a case of dammed if you do and dammed if you don't. ""We have to respond to any problems our customers find and produce fixes that meet their business needs. If we didn't, we would be criticised for not doing our job,"" he said.",339,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662517018.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517063528-20220517093528-00626.warc.gz,0.950635433197022
f46ff388-fe7b-4063-b4d6-390e6b652d2d,2018-08-21T23:24:10+00:00,2018-08-14,1,http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/183891/inniss-stay-york,"Donville Inniss (FILE)
Former Minister of Industry and International Business Donville Inniss has to wear a GPS monitoring device (eletronic ankle bracelet) so authorities know his whereabouts at all times.
Furthermore, he has been ordered by a United States court to stay in New York until his next court date.
In addition, the former minister has surrendered his Barbados passport and must also report to pre-trial officials from the Eastern District of New York before his next court appearance, the NATION has been informed.
That date with destiny will be on August 23, at which time Inniss will be arraigned and allowed to enter an official plea.
Inniss, 52, who was arraigned on money laundering charges in Florida on Monday, will head to a courthouse in the Eastern District of New York later this month. The hearing will be before US District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto at the Eastern District’s courthouse in the borough of Brooklyn. (BA)
Please read the full story in the Midweek Nation, or in the eNATION edition.",222,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221219197.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821230258-20180822010258-00096.warc.gz,0.969502031803131
bf46db5f-7c45-4d01-9fde-d0ac7830dfee,2022-05-21T08:30:52+00:00,2021-06-18,0,https://www.six9ja.com/tori-keeche-come-through-ft-mohbad/,"Multi-talented Marlian Music first lady, Tori Keeche commence her strive for dominance in 2021 with a new single named “Come Through” in collaboration with Marlian Record leading streets vibe singer, Mohbad, who released an enchanting flow.
In addition, the hit song was dropped on June 18th, 2021, from Torilyna’s Six-Tracks Extended Playlist, “Torilyna’s Secret Book,” which has top artists appearances such as Naira Marley, Busiswah, Mohbad, and Zinoleesky alongside talented Marlian lover boy EMO Grae.
Finally, the production credit goes to Tori Keeche, mixed and mastered by Spiritmix.
Listen and share your thoughts below:
What do you think about this song?
We want to hear from you all.
Drop your comments",189,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662539049.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521080921-20220521110921-00606.warc.gz,0.930919528007507
47f0ff49-d591-4619-ad81-b9dc1ded9a7c,2022-05-20T07:34:06+00:00,2022-02-22,1,https://www.stateandlocaltax.com/digital-economy/south-dakota-bill-proposes-to-exempt-data-center-it-equipment/,"South Dakota Senate Bill 157 proposes an exemption from gross receipts tax for sales of “enterprise information technology equipment” and software in excess of $2 million used in South Dakota data centers. Enterprise information technology equipment eligible for the exemption includes: (i) computer hardware, servers, routers, cooling systems and towers; (ii) temperature control and power infrastructure; (iii) exterior dedicated business-owned substations, and (iv) racking systems and other equipment necessary to maintain and operate a qualified data center. A qualifying data center is a South Dakota facility with a primary purpose to serve as a centralized repository for the storage, management, and dissemination of electronic information and data. This proposal would be restricted to data centers completed or “substantially refurbished” after December 31, 2021. Currently, the bill is set for a hearing before the South Dakota house commerce and energy committee on February 23, 2022.",186,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662531762.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520061824-20220520091824-00022.warc.gz,0.925617277622223
c3f1ebbf-917f-44c5-aaf3-0f29cf48029d,2018-08-16T21:57:04+00:00,2018-02-01,0,http://sourcemagazine.org.uk/a-valentines-fine-dining-experience-is-coming-to-glasgows-greggs/,"We hate to be the bearer of bad news but Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us. If you’ve not got a date for V-Day, the heart shaped chocolate boxes and teddies in Tesco get old fast, and if you have got a date, the pressure is ON. Where do you go? What do you do? Dinner? Cinema? Splash out on a hotel room for the night? The awkward “So-Do-You-Think-We’re-Valentines-Day-Official” conversation for the newly courting. And then presents. Do you go with romantic or funny? And we haven’t even started on what you’re going to wear yet!
This is stressful stuff and enough to make you throw in the towel now. But fear not! Greggs, champion of breakfast foods and the people is here to save you.
We know what you’re thinking: “Greggs + Valentine’s Day? How is that going to work?”
Well, you’re in for a treat. Greggs is giving its loyal customers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of fine dining for Valentine’s. The pastry pros have teamed up with OpenTable to transform some shops into romantic restaurants complete with candles, mood lighting, roses, and white tablecloths. Who says Greggs don’t know how to get in the mood for love?
Instead of waiting in line to grab a tea and roll to go, diners will be waited on for the complete fine dining experience. A special Valentine’s menu has even been curated. For starters, we have a selection of canapes featuring pastry sliders (obviously), tortilla wraps, and béchamel toasted honey curated ham. Fancy. For main, you’ve got your classic Greggs order – a puff pastry parcel, straight outta the oven, garnished with fresh greens and a side of tattie slices. And for dessert, of course it’s a selection of miniature doughnuts for you to feed each other while you make googley eyes over the candles. And to drink? Why only the finest Italian prosecco.
What’s not to love? You get all your Greggs faves served in a Valentine’s setting. And it’ll only cost you £15 for the two of you. Bargain! Forget the stress of having to pick which expensive restaurant to book and the disappointment of being served tiny portions of unappetising fare. Head to Greggs for a wine-and-dine experience you’ll never forget.
A four-course set menu will cost £15 for two and will be served at 7pm at a selected Greggs shops. Reservations can be made from 7 February. To find out more, visit their website.",601,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221211185.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20180816211126-20180816231126-00462.warc.gz,0.926715672016144
d3e3471a-bea3-472d-8f36-3917b362c00d,2016-07-27T09:36:49+00:00,2016-07-27,0,http://forums.radioreference.com/motorola-forum/262648-moto-cdm1250-no-lights.html,"Moto CDM1250 No Lights
I have a CDM1250 that has no back light, TX/RX, Monitor, or scan light. I have checked the ribbon cable the head was placed on another CDM1250 and it worked. I checked the CPS to make sure the lights where turned on but nothing. Any ideas?
BCT15/15X | BCD996T | BC785D | BCD996P2 | Pro-2055 | HT1250LS+ UHF | CDM1550 UHF/VHF |
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3050da7e-81c2-4575-b9b6-dd2267094816,2013-06-18T22:39:40+00:00,2012-06-18,1,http://www.lionsrugby.com/news/5147.php,"Graham surprisingly resigned from his post with the Force earlier today despite still having two years left on his contract.
The former Queensland full back will see out the rest of the Super 15 season with his current club before taking over at the Reds at the start of the 2013 campaign.
Reds boss Ewen McKenzie, who was heavily linked with the Wallabies' job before Robbie Deans signed a new deal, will become director of coaching, with Graham becoming head coach of a side that includes the likes of Australia skipper James Horwill and star halfback duo Will Genia and Quade Cooper.
""The opportunity to return to Queensland with my family and coach my former team is something I couldn't pass up,"" said Graham, who represented the province between 1998 and 2002.
""I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate my time in Perth with the Western Force, and the experience I have gained over the past two years will make me a better coach for the next stage in my career.
""Purely from a personal standing as a career coach I felt it was something I needed to do but I wish to make it clear that it is in no way a reflection on Rugby Western Australia or the Force.""
Graham previously worked with English Premiership sides Bath and Saracens and also enjoyed a stint as skills coach with the Wallabies between 2009 and 2010.
The 39-year-old, who took over from John Mitchell at the Force two seasons ago, will now look to register a famous double when the Lions head Down Under next year. Graham was part of the Australia A side that beat the 2001 Lions in Gosford, although he was forced out of that match after just 25 minutes when he was concussed by a tackle from Ben Cohen.
His decision to leave the Force earlier than expected has already prompted speculation as to who will replace him in the Garden City, with assistant coach Phil Blake thought to be an early front runner.
The Force intend to select an Australian coach if possible, with the likes of ex-Bath boss Steve Meehan and former Edinburgh coach Nick Scrivener expected to be among those who could also interest the Force.
""It is our preference to find an outstanding Australian coach either currently working overseas or in Australia to be Richard's replacement. However we will look at every possibility to recruit the best credentialed coach that is available in world rugby,"" said Rugby Western Australia's CEO Vern Reid.
""We are firmly of the view that the Head Coaching position at the Emirates Western Force is a prestigious role, not only in the Super Rugby competition but globally.
""From our initial discussions there has been strong interest from coaches with a world class pedigree and expect that now that the opening will be widely known we'll get plenty of enquiries.""",560,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00029-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.982862412929535
223f64f5-463f-44c2-a7e7-177ee8b675ad,2016-07-27T07:42:26+00:00,2010-12-08,1,http://leavenworthstreet.blogspot.com/2010/12/thinking-about-it.html?showComment=1291848864917,"story in the OWH about whether or not Ben Nelson will run for reelection in 2012.
First various talkers predicted (as no doubt directed) that Ben will run again. Then again, Tony Raimondo also told us way back when that he would be a lifelong Republican, so take it for what it’s worth.
But then note the names Robynn Tysver listed as being interested in a Senate bid, along with Bruning, Flynn and Stenberg: State Auditor Mike Foley and Rep Jeff Fortenberry.
Now we are still of the belief that either Foley or Fortenberry may run, but not both.
So for one, the fact that either is listed means that there is still some serious consideration going on.
However, we and many other had pretty much marked Fort off the list. Well, that is unless Nelson decides not to run in 2012. In which case the floodgates may open, and someone like Fortenberry would be much more likely to run.
And again, the fact that the OWH printed that each of those two is interested means that there is some serious consideration by each.
Not to mention, who the OWH may back.
Then there was Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle on his media kvetching tour -- first there was Channel 6, then KFAB, and now his woe-is-me to the OWH.
And who is really taking the brunt of this Recall business? Well, the Mayor says, that would be his nine-year-old grandson. (Of course maybe the Mayor should direct Sonny towards Captain Underpants instead of the blogs.)
But here is an idea: Shouldn’t the Mayor resign now, instead of subjecting the boy to all this pain and anguish?
(Hey, he invoked his grandson, not us.)
And for Roget’s sake Aida, please hand the Mayor another cliché instead of “nose-to-the-grindstone”. He is giving worn-out phrases a bad name. Sounding like a broken-record. You get the picture.
And we are still hearing rumblings about the various candidates who may or may not get into the race, should the Mayor fall in January.
Of course many of the names are all based on whether or not the GOP Elephant in the room, Hal Daub, gets in or not.
If he is out, you will probably need a Rolodex to keep track of all the interested candidates.",522,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826736.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00304-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967272698879242
aa547d80-1a6b-47d9-abe0-ec33ee1d5c6b,2016-07-24T09:21:27+00:00,2013-11-13,1,http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2013-11-13/argentina-said-to-win-lagarde-reprieve-on-faulty-data-sanctions.html,"Argentina Said to Win Lagarde Reprieve on Data Sanctions
Argentina, the first International Monetary Fund member to be censured for misreporting economic data, would escape sanctions by the lender under a recommendation by Managing Director Christine Lagarde, according to two IMF board officials.
Lagarde included the guidance in a report submitted yesterday to the executive board’s 24 directors, who will decide next month whether to bar Argentina from access to loans, according to the officials, who asked not to be identified because the report is confidential.
Argentina, which nine months ago was rebuked by the IMF for not providing reliable data on inflation and economic growth, has vowed to unveil a new nationwide consumer price index by year end. Lagarde’s reprieve will give the government more time to fix its statistics and may help defuse tensions dating back to the country’s 2001 default on $95 billion of debt.
“Clearly the Argentines have been working with the fund and have demonstrated much more concern than they’ve let on publicly about resolving the problem,” Claudio Loser, a former IMF director who heads the research firm Centennial Group Latin America, said by telephone from Washington. “We have to see if in actuality the new statistics are incorporated quickly and if indeed the data is more serious.”
Norma Madeo, an Argentine Economy Ministry spokeswoman, declined to comment.
“Throughout the last six months we have been informed in detail of all the steps they have taken to build this new CPI,” Alejandro Werner, the head of the IMF’s Western Hemisphere department, said at an emerging-markets foreign-exchange event at Bloomberg headquarters in New York today. “Given our concerns on the old CPI, we’ll have to evaluate how the new CPI works throughout 2014.”
Argentine government dollar bonds rallied today with yields on the benchmark global notes due 2017 dropping near a nine-month low. The extra yield investors demand to own the nation’s bonds over U.S. Treasuries narrowed 15 basis points to 824 basis points, or 8.24 percentage points, the biggest fall in emerging markets after Bulgaria, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. EMBI Global Diversified Index.
When censuring the country in February, the board called on Argentina to “address the inaccuracy” of economic data no later than Sept. 29, asking Lagarde to communicate progress by Nov. 13. The IMF in an e-mailed statement yesterday confirmed that a report had been submitted to the board, which will tentatively meet Dec. 9 to discuss it.
“We are making positive progress” and “I would not want to prejudge what the outcome will be,” Lagarde said in an interview with CNN en Espanol broadcast Nov. 10. “I very much hope that the country continues to make progress, delivers on its commitment and comes clear on the inflation number.”
Under IMF rules, the next step after censure is to declare the country ineligible to borrow from the fund’s general resources.
Lagarde’s recommendation reflects the approach of an “organization that relies on the cooperation from its own members,” said Domenico Lombardi, a former IMF board official who is now the director of the Global Economy program at the Waterloo, Ontario-based Centre for International Governance Innovation. “This is why it is hesitant in imposing sanctions.”
Since former President Nestor Kirchner replaced senior officials at the statistics agency, or INDEC, in 2007, private economists have questioned official economic data and estimated inflation is more than double the rate reported by the government.
Consumer prices rose 10.5 percent in September from a year earlier, INDEC said Oct. 15. That compares with an estimated 25.4 percent increase by private economists in a report issued monthly by opposition lawmakers.
To contact the reporter on this story: Sandrine Rastello in Washington at firstname.lastname@example.org
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Chris Wellisz at email@example.com",870,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823989.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00097-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.938083529472351
7e28ffe3-8615-4d86-b009-5c1ea4535290,2019-08-23T01:01:08+00:00,2018-07-12,1,https://lyncdiscoverinternal.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/news/trust-urges-new-health-secretary-to-join-precision-medicine-fight,"Read the letter
Earlier this week, David Ramsden, Chief Executive of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, welcomed Matt Hancock MP to his new position as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and wished him the best in his role “at a time of profound challenge and opportunity” for the services he will be leading.
David Ramsden also drew the Secretary of State’s attention to the issue of access to precision medicines for people with cystic fibrosis (CF), introducing him to the CF community’s two-year fight to engage the NHS and Vertex in constructive talks. He finished by asking to meet with the Secretary of State and supportive MPs to discuss how negotiations can continue and a deal can be reached.
You can read the letter here.
The Trust has also written to Scotland’s new Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport Jeane Freeman MSP calling for an urgent meeting. View the letter here.
Meanwhile, ahead of the Parliamentary recess, find out how you can ask your MP to attend an adjournment debate on Tuesday 17 July in the House of Commons.
Orkambi adjournment debate secured in Parliament
Next Tuesday, 17 July, an adjournment debate will be held in the House of Commons on the issue of access to Orkambi for people with cystic fibrosis. Please contact your MP to ask them to attend the debate and represent you. But first, what is an adjournment debate?
What is an adjournment debate?
Adjournment debates are half an hour long, and take place at the end of each day’s sitting in the House of Commons. They are an opportunity for a backbench MP to raise an issue and receive a response from the relevant Minister.
Why is this happening so quickly?
MPs apply for an adjournment debate on a Wednesday to take place between the following Tuesday and the Monday after that. The debates are chosen by ballot, except for the Thursday debate which is chosen by the Speaker.
What will happen at the debate?
At the end of the day’s main business the Speaker will call a Government whip to move the motion 'That this House do now adjourn'. The MP who has been allocated the debate will then be called to speak and the Minister will be given time to reply. The MP who initiated the debate will not have the opportunity to speak again after the Minister has concluded. Other MPs may attend and make interventions if they are accepted.
Find out more about adjournment debates, or use our template letter to contact your MP.",525,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317688.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822235908-20190823021908-00297.warc.gz,0.961211621761322
01cded05-cae5-4e93-975b-ce59da726aac,2015-03-30T10:38:54+00:00,2012-05-15,1,http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/AlzheimersDisease/32342,"WASHINGTON -- Alzheimer's disease ""has never attracted sufficient attention or resources"" from the federal government, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday.
Speaking at the Alzheimer's Association advocacy meeting here, Sebelius vowed to change that, reiterating the Obama administration's promise to find effective treatments for Alzheimer's disease by 2025.
She outlined the basics of the administration's plan to increase federally sponsored research on the disease, including new studies of its basic pathology. Imaging and biomarker studies aimed at identifying patients early in the disease process also will receive additional support.
The plan stems from a bill passed by Congress in 2011, called the National Alzheimer's Project Act, which directed HHS to develop a detailed Alzheimer's research plan. The plan calls for additional research on new treatments and preventive measures, improving quality and efficiency of care for Alzheimer's patients, increasing public awareness, and enhancing data collection.
In February, President Obama announced that $50 million would be added to the $450 million already allocated this year by the National Institutes of Health for Alzheimer's disease research, with $80 million in new funding proposed for fiscal 2013.
""This isn't just another strategy to be published and sit on a shelf,"" Sebelius said of the plan.
Too often, those who are diagnosed with Alzheimer's retreat from life as they begin to decline, and caregivers often don't speak openly about their experience because they're embarrassed, she continued.
""When someone feels he or she has lost their dignity, when a family feels they have lost hope, they tend to shut off and stay inside. It's not an exaggeration to call [Alzheimer's] a public health crisis in our country. It's a health crisis that can no longer and should no longer exist in the shadows.""
The Alzheimer's Association estimates that there were 5.4 million Alzheimer's disease patients in the U.S. in 2011, with the count expected to approach 8 million by 2030.",402,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299261.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00236-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.964020788669586
b531e574-cb4d-4085-92fd-59d9fcbc7081,2022-05-27T17:53:44+00:00,2022-05-27,1,https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/indonesia-to-let-boeing-737-max-fly-again-after-2018-crash-1234915.html,"Indonesia has said it is lifting its ban on Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft, three years after one crashed into the Java Sea shortly after take-off killing all 189 people on board.
The Transportation Ministry said in a statement that the aircraft will be permitted to fly in Indonesia, but only after airlines carry out airworthiness directives.
The ministry will also conduct inspections before the aircraft are allowed to operate in the country, said Novie Riyanto, the ministry’s director general of civil aviation.
“Several flight operators have stated that they have carried out airworthiness orders for 737 Max aircraft, in accordance with FAA provisions, and will prepare training and simulators at the nearest facility, in Singapore,” Riyanto said.
Governments grounded the Boeing 737 Max after a total of 346 people were killed in the crashes of the Lion Air flight in Indonesia on October 29 2018 and an Ethiopian Airlines flight on March 10 2019.
Investigators blamed a computer system that pushed the plane’s nose downward in flight and could not be overridden by pilots.
Boeing has carried out technical upgrades to fix such problems.
Earlier this month, China became the last major market to approve the Boeing 737 Max after the United States allowed flights to resume in December 2020.
European Union regulators gave permission in January.
Brazil and Canada have also given approval.
Anton Sahadi, whose 24-year-old cousins Muhammad Rafi Ardian and Rian Ariandi died in the 2018 crash, said he regrets the government decision to let the 737 Max fly again.
“The government has to ensure that the aircraft meets safety standards so that similar incidents don’t happen again,” Mr Sahadi said.
“I do not see the urgency yet for Boeing’s 737 Max aircrafts to fly again in Indonesia. Families of victims still have not finished the process of resolving problems with Boeing,” he said.
Mr Sahadi was referring to complaints by some families of crash victims that a 2.5 billion dollar (£1.86 billion) settlement between Boeing and the US Department of Justice excluded them from involvement in negotiating their compensation.",444,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662675072.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527174336-20220527204336-00402.warc.gz,0.960236370563507
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Alternative Method for AFMC Application Form Submission
The downloaded application form with photograph and signature can be sent to AFMC Pune by post. However this facility is only available for applicants who had difficulty in uploading photograph & signature.
Photograph of size 4.5 x 3.5 cms with name and date of taking the photograph has to be pasted at the relevant place. Candidate is advised to keep at least 8-10 photographs of similar nature for use in admit card / during the admission procedure.
The form will have to be signed at the relevant place and then sent by post to AFMC Pune latest by 07 Mar 2012 (1700 hrs).
Address to send the application form
AFMC MBBS Entrance Examination – 2012 (METHOD – II)
OIC Admission Cell
Armed Forces Medical College
Wanowarie – Post office
Sholapur Road, Pune – 411040
The procedure is available on AFMC Website
You are reading this article on blog.careermitra.com, stay tuned for career & education news! For regular updates like us on Facebook.",286,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217006.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820195652-20180820215652-00179.warc.gz,0.925919830799103
1c9d9308-9498-47ab-8b0e-4f4a15ca5b44,2017-08-17T14:02:14+00:00,2013-05-01,0,http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Students-Suspended-Over-Twerking-Video-Scripps-Ranch-Prom--205627811.html,"Dozens of San Diego area high school students have been suspended and banned from prom or commencement because of a twerking video according to one parent.
The video, created recently by students in a media class at Scripps Ranch High School, shows teenaged girls twerking while doing handstands to a YG song.
Thirty-two students danced and one student used school property to videotape the group outside class during 6th period.
Later, the student used school editing equipment to add music and post the clip to YouTube.
As a result, all 33 students were suspended as of Tuesday through the end of the week the parent told NBC 7.
For those unfamiliar with the trend, twerking involves popping of the hips in a suggestive dance move. Singer Miley Cyrus recently posted a twerking video and talked about the move with Ryan Seacrest.
San Diego Unified School District spokesperson Jack Brandais refused to comment on the suspension saying the district will not discuss student discipline.
Brandais forwarded the specific section of the district website regarding the suspension appeal process.
One Scripps Ranch HS student posted an update via Twitter, “Suspended, banned from prom, and prevented from walking at graduation all because of an awesome twerk video. I don't understand.”
NBC 7 San Diego spoke to one of the teenagers disciplined because of the video and he told us that may not be the case.
“The seniors involved are on senior review and have to ask for their prom and graduation back in front of a panel,” the teenager told NBC 7.
On Tuesday, another student posted on Twitter, ""To show support for everybody getting suspended, we should all twerk at once at lunch #freethetwerkteam.""
The Scripps Ranch HS student handbook specifically outlines its sexual harassment policy prohibiting “verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature made by someone from or in the educational setting.”
Students must sign a page in the handbook that states: “At Scripps Ranch High school there is zero tolerance for students who cause major disruptions at school or school activities. Any student who causes a major disruption will receive a five (5) day suspension, a possible new school placement and may be arrested.”
Seniors may be denied attendance at prom or walking at graduation if they have committed a “zero tolerance infraction” the guide states.
“I don’t think they should have gotten suspended. I think the filmers should have been suspended, but not the girls involved,” said senior Brooke Carlucci who was not in the video.
One parent who spoke with NBC 7 San Diego felt the school was not uniform in handing out punishment.
The mother said the school should have used this as a teaching moment to remind students that when a person is videotaped, he/she never knows where it’s going to go.
Another parent, Mark Silverman, said there was a need for more tolerance.
""I just think it’s not that big of a deal. It was just expression, maybe overly expressive I guess,"" Silverman said.
Ed. Note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified the students involved as members of the school's journalism class. We regret the error.",690,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886103316.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817131910-20170817151910-00386.warc.gz,0.949115335941315
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2013 Volvo XC90: Sporting a refreshed exterior and udated interior, the 2013 Volvo XC90 is a FWD mid-size luxury crossover SUV powered by a 3.2-liter V6 engine that produces 240 hp and 236 lb-ft of torque. A six-speed automatic transmission enables the XC90 to achieve an EPA estimated 16 mpg city and 23 mpg highway. Features include optional AWD, heated front seats, flat-folding, electronic climate control, laminated panoramic roof, automatically dimmed rear-view mirror, heated windshield washer nozzles, blind spot information system, headlight washers, front and rear park assist, rear-view camera, dual xenon headlights with active bending lights, hands-free phone system, navigation system, premium sound system and rear seat entertainment system with dual DVD players. Safety is comprised of anti-lock braking (ABS), electronic brake assistance, dynamic stability and traction control, front airbags, inflatable curtain, roll-over protection system, side-impact airbags and side-impact protection. The XC90 is backed by a 5-year/50,000-mile warranty.
The Volvo XC90 starts at $39,500, significantly undercutting the price of other SUVs like BMW's X5 and the Mercedes-Benz M-Class. The Volvo has plenty of standard features to set it apart from the competition and crucially, is available in both front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive, making it a good choice for people who don't necessarily need lots of off road ability or goodies. Capable of seating seven people, the XC90 is a vehicle for people who want lots of standard amenities and plenty of luxury at a price that BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz can't touch.
For 2013, the XC90 receives its first major update since its launch in 2002. The 2-tone look of previous XC90's is now a thing of the past-- Volvo instead went with a more monochromatic theme for 2013. The front fascia is updated with the addition of new daytime running lights while new 18-inch alloy wheels round out the more noticeable exterior changes. Inside, there's a new leather wrapped steering wheel, walnut overlays and improved interior lighting. The R-Design has also been updated with new 19-inch wheels and a black mesh grill.
The XC90 is available in four different trim levels: Base, Premier Plus, Platinum and R-Design. Even in Base trim the XC90 is well equipped, including luxury features like a power glass moonroof, rear parking assist, a 6-month subscription to SiriusXM Satellite Radio, memory-enabled power front seats and a leather trimmed interior.
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2b06486b-ddf7-49b4-9a1c-00e46d2ec346,2020-10-27T21:56:55+00:00,2020-10-26,0,https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/former-gop-rep-paul-broun-god-will-judge-america-for-abortion-and-homosexuality/,"Ex-Rep. Paul Brown, R-Ga., warned in an interview with the far-right radio program “Trunews” yesterday that “we’re headed to an economic collapse” and that God is preparing to judge America for abortion rights and the success of “the homosexual rights agenda.”
Broun told host Rick Wiles that “religious freedom, the freedom of assembly and the freedoms that we have to own firearms all are being greatly eroded,” claiming that the country can only be saved if there is a “revival” in churches and across the country.
“We’ve got to have pastors being bold and speaking the truth about everything,” he said. “We’re killing over a million babies every year through abortion in this country. God is a holy, righteous God and he cannot and will not continue to bless this land while we’re killing all these unborn babies. And we’re destroying the family through all this political correctness and through the homosexual rights agenda. Now it’s up to them and it’s between them and God what they do, but the thing is, that’s a sin just like my sin and we need to recognize that, but we don’t and should not promote sin from a public policy perspective.”",284,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107894759.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027195832-20201027225832-00202.warc.gz,0.937571227550507
37ac2a0e-b0c2-4c18-bb67-e62e3ecdb259,2013-05-20T12:09:50+00:00,2013-05-17,1,http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=35192,"DHANKUTA, May 17: Thousands of locals on Thursday took part in a mass rally in Khandbari, the headquarters of Sankhuwasabha district, demanding that the district be kept undivided in the new state restructuring. Khandbari Bazaar remained shut Thursday due to the protest.
The rally was taken out against the agreement reached among three major parties - UCPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress and CPN-UML - to split the district into two parts in the 11-province federal model.
Altogether 32 organizations including Sankhuwasabha Chamber of Commerce and Industries, ethnic organizations and sister organizations of various political parties had joined the protest program.
The rally organized with a slogan ´Save Sankhuwasabha from splitting´ encircled Khandbari Bazaar before converging into a corner meeting. The corner meeting was addressed by the Chairman of Sankhuwasabha Chamber of Commerce and Industries Ananta Gauli.
The agitating locals have sent a memorandum to Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai asking him to keep Sankhuwasabha district undivided in the new state restructuring.",247,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96132504940033
70163cde-c402-4530-82fe-b7e6db2f9197,2013-05-23T04:49:14+00:00,2013-05-23,0,http://www.rotork.com/en/investors/index/corporatesocialresponsibility,"The Group Chief Executive chairs the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (‘CSR') which has four sub committees reporting into it.
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Rotork is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact and its Ten Universal Principles.
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Rotork aims to provide a safe working environment for all visitors to our premises and also for our employees wherever they work.
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Rotork considers it important to contribute to and engage positively with stakeholders in the communities in which it operates.
The Group's Environmental Policy includes commitments to the prevention of pollution, compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements and to the continuous improvement of environmental performance.",138,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.926736295223236
49fd8d27-09f3-4fa5-af6b-32977902b919,2015-03-30T23:04:02+00:00,2014-01-13,1,http://entertainment.time.com/2014/01/13/frozen-headed-to-broadway/?iid=tl-article-mostpop2,"The day after Frozen won a Golden Globe for best animated film, Walt Disney CEO and chairman Bob Iger confirmed to Fortune that the company wants the unconventional princess story to become a Broadway musical.
Iger said Disney was currently in discussions to adapt the box office success for Broadway audiences, but declined to give a timeframe. “We’re not demanding speed,” he said. “We’re demanding excellence.”
Frozen is Disney’s biggest hit at the box office in almost 20 years. It was the number one all-time Disney animation debut and has grossed $669 million so far — and that’s before opening in huge markets like China or Japan. It will soon pass The Lion King in overall box office numbers.
The movie’s soundtrack is also the number one album on both Amazon and iTunes. Not since the days of Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast has Disney seen such commercial and critical success from a musical. (That estimation, of course, doesn’t include Pixar movies like Toy Story and Finding Nemo.)
The next obvious step, then, is to take the songs to Broadway. And that’s not all. Iger told Fortune that because the movie has “franchise potential” we can expect toys, clothes, theme park rides and even sequels based on the film’s characters.",286,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300031.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00206-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.944346904754639
1f6f4be4-94cd-46bc-b10a-ef0a5c646e0a,2018-08-20T08:49:56+00:00,2018-08-20,1,http://mg.ucanr.edu/Social/?blogpost=26934&blogasset=68102,"UC study seeks street trees that can cope with climate change
The changing climate predicted for California – including less rain and higher day and nighttime temperatures – is expected to cause chronic stress on many street tree species that have shaded and beautified urban areas for decades.
Realizing that popular trees may not thrive under the changing conditions, UC Cooperative Extension scientists are partnering with the U.S. Forest Service in an unprecedented 20-year research study to expand the palette of drought-adapted, climate-ready trees for several of the state's climate zones.
“The idea is to look at available but under-planted, drought-tolerant, structurally sound, pest resistant trees for Southern California that do well in even warmer climates,” said Janet Hartin, UCCE horticulture advisor in San Bernardino County.
Hartin, a 34-year veteran advisor, said the project is her first to stretch to 20 years; it will likely extend past her tenure with UCCE.
“I'd like to retire in five or six years,” she said. “But I'm very excited about being a pioneer in a study that will continue with my successors. I think it's important for our children and our children's children, as well as for the environment.”
At the end of 2019, with three years of data on tree health and growth rates, the scientists expect to be able to publish the first results and make them available to arborists, urban foresters and residents throughout the regions of the study.
Twelve tree species were selected for each climate zone in the comparative study, with several area parks used as control sites. Hartin and her Southern California research collaborators – UCCE advisors Darren Haver of Orange County and Jim Downer of Ventura County – worked closely with UC Davis plant biologist Alison Berry, UC Davis research associate Greg McPherson and USFS research urban ecologist Natalie van Doorn to select promising species.
They looked for trees that are already available at local nurseries, but are underutilized. The trees in the project exhibit drought tolerance and disease resistance, plus produce minimal litter. The researchers also sought trees that would provide ample cooling shade for a long time – ideally 50 years or longer.
The varieties come from areas around the world with climates similar to California. Two trees planted in replicated plots at the UC Riverside Citrus Field Station are native to Australia, two are native to Oklahoma and Texas, one is native to Asia and two are non-native crosses of other trees. Three of the trees are native to California: the netleaf hackberry, Catalina cherry and island oak.
“Trees are a long-term investment,” Hartin said. “A tree will live 50, 70, 90 years. The proper selection is very important to help ensure longevity.”
Making the long-term investment with the proper selection yields considerable returns. In a warming world, trees are natural air conditioners.
“Urban areas create heat islands, with dark asphalt surfaces reradiating heat. Cities can be 10 to 20 degrees warmer than the surrounding environment,” Hartin said.
Other tree benefits include soil health and stability, wildlife habitat and aesthetic beauty.
Following are a sampling of trees that are part of the comparative study:
Acacia – A 20-foot-tall, 20-foot wide evergreen that is drought resistant, and withstands moderate irrigation. Native of Australia.
Brazilian cedarwood – A native of Brazil and Paraguay, the deciduous tree grows to 50 to 65 feet. The tree produces pale yellow tubular flowers in the spring.
Catalina cherry – Native to the chaparral areas of coastal California, the Catalina cherry grows to 30 feet high. The evergreen tree tolerates drought when mature. It produces sweet purple-to-black edible fruit.
Chinese pistache – A deciduous tree with beautiful fall color. Grows to 35 feet tall, 30 feet wide. Drought resistant, but tolerates moist soil. Native to central and western China.
Desert willow – Growing to 30 feet tall and living 40 to 150 years, the desert willow tolerates highly alkaline soil and some salinity. A deciduous tree, it boasts large pink flowers all summer that attract hummingbirds and other wildlife. Native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico.
Escarpment live oak – Native to west Texas, this tree is cold hardy and drought tolerant. Typically evergreen, it can be deciduous in colder climates.
Ghost gum – Very tall at maturity and drought tolerant. An Australia native.
Indian laurel – Commonly called a ficus, this is a 35-foot-tall, 35-foot-wide tree at maturity that is drought resistant and tolerates highly alkaline and saline soils. Shade potential is high. Native of Asia and Hawaii.
Ironwood – A southwestern and northern Mexico native, Ironwood is semi-drought resistant once mature and tolerates alkaline soil. Ironwood, which grows to about 33 feet tall, can live 50 to 150 years.
Island oak – This tree is native to five of six California off-shore islands. Drought tolerant, it grows to nearly 70 feet tall when mature.
Maverick mesquite – Native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, this tree does well in full sun and is drought resistant once established. The tree grows to 35 feet tall. The Maverick mesquite is a thornless variety.
Mulga – A versatile and hardy tree that grows 15 to 20 feet in height, the mulga – a Western Australia native – tolerates hot and dry conditions. The leaves are evergreen and the tree has yellow elongated fluffy flowers in spring.
Netleaf hackberry – A California native, the netleaf hackberry grows to 30 feet. Its deep root systems and heat resistance makes the tree idea for urban conditions.
Rosewood – Native to southern Iran, Indian rosewood grows to 65 feet tall, and 40 feet wide. Evergreen. Semi drought resistant and intolerant of alkaline soil.
Shoestring Acacia – Evergreen and 30 feet tall when mature, shoestring acacia is drought resistant and thrives in slightly acidic to highly alkaline soils. Native to Australia.
Tecate cypress – A native of Southern California and Mexico, the Tecate cypress is very drought tolerant. Its foliage is bright green. Young trees are pyramidal in shape, becoming more rounded or contorted with age.
Partners in the tree study are Los Angeles Beautification Team volunteers, LA Parks and Recreation team, Chino Basin Water Conservation District, and Mountain States Wholesale Nursery.
Funding and other support is provided by LA Center for Urban Natural Resources Sustainability, ISA Western Chapter, Britton Fund, USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station, and the UC system.",1440,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216051.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820082010-20180820102010-00487.warc.gz,0.924498081207275
cc99c28f-bfbe-4935-b4f4-dc0c390b0cdc,2013-05-25T19:56:29+00:00,2013-05-23,1,http://www.dp-news.com/en/detail.aspx?articleid=91595,"European Union governments agreed in principle on Thursday to extend sanctions against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, EU diplomats said.
""There is a principal agreement to extend the list of sanctioned persons by five,"" an EU diplomat said, declining to give details of the individuals targeted.
The EU wants to increase pressure on Syria`s regime to end a crackdown against demonstrators. It has already imposed restrictive measures against him and at least two dozen officials, and has targeted military-linked companies in Syria.
Under Thursday's agreement, five more people will be targeted with restrictions such as asset freezes and a travel ban.
Once formally approved by EU envoys, the sanctions will come into effect early next week.
EU also keep pushing for a UN resolution at UN Security Council regarding Syria, as Syrian regime are still forcing more crackdown at people protests.
For its part, Russia believes that a solution to the crisis in Syria should be find avoiding foreign interference, Russia`s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told Russia Today.
He added that Moscow opposes a UNSC resolution on Surya since similar measures against Libya did no good.
Mr. Bogdanov urged Damascus to focus more on political and economic reforms.",247,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967221558094025
e7d3a026-7b52-4f8c-85af-935fc54051cc,2013-05-22T07:26:32+00:00,2013-05-22,0,http://www.bayharbor.com/hotel/index.asp?page=2F5F2E59327D4BB08AAE0096351DB75D,"Meet and Retreat at Bay Harbor Village Hotel & Conference Center!
Whether you are looking to get down to business or treat your guests to an escape to one of northern Michiganís most beautiful areas, Bay Harbor offers a location that will make your next event extraordinary.
Bay Harbor Village Hotel provides a beautiful backdrop and exceptional facilities for corporate events, meetings, team-building, family gatherings, high school proms and holiday parties as well as offering an excellent option for employee awards and incentives.
Bay Harbor Village Hotel offers indoor and outdoor event space, state-of-the-art audio visual equipment, private meeting space and spacious sleeping rooms. We work with groups of all sizes and budgets to accommodate their unique needs.
We look forward to working with you to ensure your next event is unforgettable. If you should have any questions or for assistance in booking your event at Bay Harbor Village Hotel, please contact Megan Nickerson, Group Sales Coordinator, at (231) 439-2422 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
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c9e377b6-98a6-4caa-9b89-fd8f848b764f,2019-08-18T21:45:20+00:00,2018-01-17,1,https://www.recordcourier.com/news/local/gardnerville-man-plans-county-commission-run/,"Valley man announces commission challenge
Chambers Field resident John Engels announced Wednesday that he is running for District 2 Douglas County commissioner.
A Republican, Engels said he and wife, Maria, moved to Douglas County because of its rural beauty and independent-minded residents.
He said concern about efforts to change the area’s “countrified” nature prompted him to run.
Engels, 72, has regularly attended board of commissioners meetings and participating in several small groups that delve into the reasons for county decisions and policies. “Douglas County simply can’t take in all of the people west of Lake Tahoe who are going to want to relocate here,” he said. “Wrong decisions are being made that put our quality of living in jeopardy.”
To inform residents of his platform, his background, and campaign events, he has established a website engels4commissioner.com. His campaign committee is working on signage, information materials and meeting voters.
“John’s financial expertise combined with his leadership experience in both the military and private sector make him a candidate ideally suited to begin a course correction here in Douglas County,” said campaign chairwoman Virginia Starrett.
“We tried in 2016 to get a majority of small-government voices on the Board, and we made some headway,” said Starrett, “but disappointingly, we still have mostly pro-development, pro-county tax-and-spend policies being implemented.”
Engels said well-thought through responses are needed at the board of commissioners to bring the county’s actions back in line with what the majority of residents want.
Infrastructure continues to be shunted aside in favor of special interests and nonessential projects for which little to no future planning was seemingly ever put in place, he said. Of particular concern, high-density developments are getting green-lighted at an almost breakneck pace despite serious potentially harmful consequences with respect to the availability of resources such as water, and the impact on the county’s streets and services.
“Affordable Housing” has become the latest push by the county, a push Engels said he views as entirely wrongheaded. He also takes issue with the lack of true transparency at every branch and department of county government.
“They consistently use any and every reason to not be permitted to share what’s going on with the people to whom they are supposed to be accountable,” Engels said. “I mean, look at ‘Tiregate.’ Could they be delaying and delaying hoping most folks will simply forget that the county’s management was so lax that multiple thousands, even a million dollars of theft and county embezzlement could go on for years?”
The “John Engels for County Commissioner” announcement event will be at Hamdogs, 1267 US 395, Gardnerville, Nevada, 6 p.m. Jan. 19.
Light refreshments will be served.",628,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314130.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818205919-20190818231919-00058.warc.gz,0.960977137088776
267d5106-c183-40ed-ac7c-4e8d9bc87efc,2017-08-16T21:36:49+00:00,2016-06-01,1,http://imemc.org/article/kuwait-divests-from-g4s/,"The Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) in Kuwait has decided, as reported in the Kuwaiti media, to divest its funds from G4S, a company that is profiting from the Israeli occupation and has a notorious record of human rights abuses. The decision comes following calls from BDS Kuwait and the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the largest coalition in Palestinian civil society, on PIFSS to divest from G4S.
Earlier in May, a parliamentary inquiry by Kuwaiti MP Faisal Al-Duwaisan directed to the Ministry of Finance was submitted raising questions about the nature of the shares that PIFSS held in G4S, a company that is profiting from Israeli international law violations committed against the Palestinian people. In his response to the parliamentary inquiry, the Kuwaiti Minister of Finance, who is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the PIFSS, confirmed that PIFSS has sold all its shares in G4S.
Guman Mussa, BDS Campaigns Coordinator in the Arab World, welcomed the new victory against G4S saying: âThe decision of PIFSS in Kuwait to respond to a call made by Palestinian civil society and BDS Kuwait affirms that the Palestinian cause is part and parcel of the consciousness of the Kuwaiti people. Kuwait shines a glimmer of hope against normalization with Israelâs regime of occupation and settler-colonialismâ.
G4S, a British-Danish security company that operates in more than 125 countries around the world, had announced in March its intention to exit the Israeli market following mounting global pressure and financial losses incurred as a result of BDS campaigns. Nonetheless, the company has gained an ill-famed reputation not only due to the human rights abuses in which it is involved but also for repeatedly contradicting its promises to divest from the Israeli occupation. This has led BDS campaigners to accuse the company of dishonesty and deception. Since the March announcement, BDS campaigns against G4S have been escalating globally, not least in the Arab world.
Mussa added: âWe shall continue with our campaigns against G4S both globally and in the Arab world due to its complicity in crimes committed by the occupation, knowing that BDS activists â from Kuwait, Lebanon and Jordan to Egypt and Morocco â are escalating the pressure against the company.â
âG4S clients in the region are responding positively to the campaign. Many have assured us that they are seriously exploring the possibility of severing their relationship with G4S due to its role in Israeli violations of Palestinian rights.â
Commenting on the news, BDS Kuwait stated: âKuwait has always been and still is at the forefront of supporting the Palestinians in their struggle for freedom, justice and self-determination. The decision by PIFSS rightly distances Kuwait from any suspicion of involvement with companies profiting from occupation and reaffirms Kuwaitâs commitment to the rights of the Palestinian people as well as our responsibility as Kuwaitis to combat normalizationâ.
Mussa concluded: âG4S claimed it was withdrawing from Israel âfor entirely commercial reasonsâ, but that is the very logic of the BDS campaigns for corporate accountability. As was the case at the height of the international boycott of apartheid South Africa, BDS pressure, as this latest success in Kuwait shows, is making some of the worldâs largest corporations realize that profiting from Israelâs regime of oppression is becoming commercially untenableâ.
â G4S announced in March 2016 that it will end all its contracts with the Israeli military, prison services, police and settlements. The Financial Times reported that G4S was âextracting itself from reputationally damaging work.â
â If BDS compels G4S to follow through with its announcement by ending all forms of complicity in Israelâs violations of international law, G4S would become the fourth multinational to abandon the Israeli market, in less than a year, due to heavy losses and/or reputational risk.
â In September 2015, French corporate giant Veolia set the trend by selling off all of its businesses in Israel after losing tenders and contracts worth billions of dollars following a seven-year BDS campaign against its role in illegal Israeli settlement projects.
â French telecommunications giant Orange announced earlier this year the termination of its franchise relationship with Israeli Partner Communications, after intense BDS pressure in France and Egypt.
â In a related major development, the $20-billion pension fund of the United Methodist Churchdeclared in January 2016 the five largest Israeli banks off limits for investment and divested from the two that it held in its portfolios.
â The Israel Export Institute has revealed that Israelâs exports in 2015 have dropped by 7% over 2014.
â Foreign direct investment in Israel dropped by 46% in 2014 as compared to 2013, according to a UN report. One of the reportâs authors admitted that BDS played a key role in this sharp drop.
â Moodyâs, a leading credit ratings agency, warns: âthe Israeli economy could suffer should BDS gain greater traction.â
â In addition to abandoning its Israeli contracts, G4S announced in March it was selling its mass incarceration businesses that operate youth detention centers in the UK and the US. It is accused by campaigners of involvement in racist and abusive practices.
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b3468cbd-d7fb-4832-b71d-e769cc387f7c,2020-10-31T14:09:21+00:00,2020-10-31,0,https://www.paradorsofspain.com/ParadoresDetails.aspx?Code=108,"El hotel se instala en la bella casona de los Barreda-Bracho, en la plaza de Santillana del Mar, villa declarada Monumento Nacional con orígenes en el año VIII. El portón se abrirá para que descubras habitaciones confortables y estancias diáfanas y acogedoras, con suelo de madera y cuidada decoración tradicional y elegante.
The historic town center of Santillana del Mar is unusual in that it is only open to pedestrians. You won't see any cars, making your visit very special indeed. This historic district has preserved its original character for hundreds of years. Highlights among the buildings include the Casa del Águila (House of the Eagle) and the Casa de la Plaza (House of the Square), the statue Homenaje al hombre de Altamira (Homage to the Man of Altamira), and the fabulous town hall building.
As you stroll through the main square (Plaza Mayor de Ramón Pelayo) and along the streets that branch off from it, you will discover the many charms of this Cantabrian town with its cobblestones, monuments and houses built centuries ago with beautiful flowers hanging from their balconies. Santillana del Mar Zoo is just 2 kilometers from town and a must-see, especially if you have children. And a little over 15 kilometers away you will find the lovely village of Comillas, lapped by the waters of the Bay of Biscay.",335,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107918164.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031121940-20201031151940-00602.warc.gz,0.728027045726776
acf472c0-832e-4c4f-81d1-9176d5d0e06c,2022-05-19T01:43:23+00:00,2022-04-06,1,https://newspatrolling.com/bangalore-international-airport-and-aws-announce-new-joint-innovation-center/,"Center will advance BIAL’s digital transformation vision, and enable startup-led innovation in aviation, smart infrastructure, utilities, and mobility
Bengaluru, April 06, 2022 – Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) – operator of Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport) – is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, to establish a Joint Innovation Center (JIC) that will drive the development and adoption of digital solutions in aviation. The JIC will also enable startups to accelerate innovation in aviation, smart infrastructure, utilities, and mobility by providing comprehensive program offerings and a technical platform that helps customers innovate quickly utilizing AWS technology. This is the first JIC by AWS established outside of China and its first JIC dedicated to advancing the aviation industry.
The JIC is expected to open at BLR Airport in 2022, and will focus on driving digital innovation for the airport, enhancing passenger experience, and creating positive impact for the community where the airport operates. It will help strengthen BIAL’s digital roadmap and develop custom solutions for BLR Airport using a combination of technologies including: cloud computing, Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), analytics, machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and augmented and virtual reality (AR/ VR). The JIC will support BIAL’s intent to be at the forefront of technology innovation in India’s commercial aviation, and create a digitised and intuitive airport for travellers. It will focus on developing technology solutions to enhance the passenger experience across retail, dining, and entertainment at the airport, and achieving operational efficiencies for BIAL. Once implemented, these efficiencies can be scaled to other airports in India and globally.
As part of the launch of the JIC, BIAL will also deploy Startup Valley, a startup accelerator program that will offer an open innovation opportunity for startups to build and accelerate digital solutions in the aviation industry, the Airport City* and related domains. The Startup Valley will provide a structured engagement approach for startups to design, develop, and build their solutions, and test their solutions at BIAL. AWS will provide programmatic support that will match identified startups with mentorship, AWS Credits, technical training, and access to an investor pool. These joint efforts between BIAL and AWS will allow Indian startups to further develop their solutions for adoption and scale.
“We are thrilled to extend our relationship with AWS to power two of our important focus areas – strengthen our digital roadmap towards making BLR Airport the best destination airport for travellers by leveraging the power of cloud computing and digital technologies, and create an environment for startups to innovate and advance in aviation and related domains,” said Hari Marar, MD & CEO, BIAL. “The new Joint Innovation Center between BIAL and AWS will enable us to develop modular, scalable, innovative digital solutions that can benefit all stakeholders in the aviation domain and help reimagine air travel in India.”
“Modern air travel has been disrupted by the pandemic and is ripe for innovation. We are excited to strengthen our engagement with BIAL to help them explore new possibilities with digital technologies, develop enhanced experiences for travelers, and realize the vision of a digitalized and smart airport,” said Rahul Sharma, President, Public Sector – AISPL#, AWS India and South Asia. “With Startup Valley, our combined vision is to enable startups to transition successfully and faster in their experimentation, development, and scaling phases, help them commercialize their solutions, and accelerate the adoption of innovative digital solutions in the country.”",738,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522741.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519010618-20220519040618-00218.warc.gz,0.911715507507324
48f10f04-bea3-456f-9855-dac88439954b,2013-05-24T08:56:59+00:00,2013-03-10,0,http://www.trentonian.com/article/20130310/NEWS04/130319989/woman-dies-after-upstate-ny-house-fire,"- Story Ideas
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TROY, N.Y. (AP) — Fire officials say a woman who was rescued from a burning home in Troy has died.
Fire Chief Tom Garrett tells media outlets that heavy smoke billowed from the second floor of the two-story wood-frame house when firefighters arrived at 8 p.m. Saturday. Firefighters went inside but were ordered out when the flames got too intense.
After the flames were knocked down, firefighters went back in and brought out a woman, who was rushed to a hospital. Officials say she later died. Garrett said she apparently breathed enough smoke to put her in cardiac arrest.
The woman’s name hasn’t been released. Garrett says she was elderly and used a walker and cane.",160,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00018-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.983786344528198
4fcda159-5d5b-400e-8cd7-1fa62018302d,2022-05-21T05:48:49+00:00,2022-05-21,0,https://webservings.com/web-languages/learning-how-to-use-wordpress/,"WordPress is one of the most well known running a blog instruments and is utilised by bloggers all over the world. It is actually utilised by pretty much seventeen per cent of the top internet sites as properly as twenty two percent for infant websites. If you want are fascinating in how to use WordPress, be confident to verify out this report.
The first phase to working with WordPress is setting up the computer software. Most hosting web-sites this kind of as Bluehost and Hostgator present a pretty uncomplicated WordPress installation system. You simply go to the command panel then scroll down to the WordPress icon. Just after clicking on it, a number of set up fields need to be filled in, on the other hand right after a couple of seconds you need to be able to use WordPress with simplicity.
Just after you install WordPress you want to navigate to your website URL. You must have a easy website page established up to WordPress. You want to go to the log in button on that webpage which should really redirect you to the WordPress login screen. Here you input the username and password that you specified in the set up. Soon after you login, you need to see the WordPress dashboard. This is wherever you start off utilizing your WordPress software package.
Following you are on the dashboard, navigate to the posts area. You will then see a “submit website page”. Here you can enter in your title, written content, tags, types and extra. You then can either help you save the article as a draft or publish it to your new web site. You can also develop pages by navigating to the website page part on the WordPress dashboard. Pages are incredibly similar to WordPress posts. Even so, webpages do not have a class or a day, when WordPress posts do.
A single of the most important sections of your WordPress site is your topic. As a website operator who needs to bring in website traffic and people, you want to have a cleanse, stunning theme. A topic can be downloaded by your difficult push, where by it can then be extracted by WordPress and made use of by your weblog.
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Lastly, by WordPress you can maximize your Search engine marketing. Website positioning, also known as search engine optimization, has an effect on how perfectly your internet pages rank in Google. A far better rank in Google leads to more people and visitors to your web site. To enhance your Seo, you want to make to set your permalink construction to be based on put up identify, not a random amount. You also want to established up types and put posts in the acceptable group.",644,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662538646.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521045616-20220521075616-00416.warc.gz,0.933158099651337
95add232-3c9a-4e07-9752-7b1f09fc4784,2016-07-28T14:27:46+00:00,2014-04-06,0,http://wsav.com/2014/04/06/sand-gnats-fall-to-lakewood-6-2/,"From Sand Gnats Media Relations:
Savannah, GA – The Lakewood BlueClaws scored six
runs on three swings to defeat the Savannah Sand Gnats 6-2 Saturday
night in front of 2,686 fans at Historic Grayson Stadium. Savannah
rallied to get the winning run to the plate in the ninth, but Patrick Biondi's hard line drive to third base was caught to end the game.
The Gnats (1-2) scored first: in the bottom of the first, RF Victor Cruzado
capped a 10-pitch at-bat by belting a full-count offering over the
right field wall for his first home run of 2014. It was the third
homerun in three games for the Gnats.
The lead did not hold up long as the BlueClaws (2-1) pull ahead for good in the top of the second inning. Savannah starter Chris Flexen walked Zach Green and two outs later, Larry Greene Jr. Lakewood catcher Gabriel Lino followed with a double to center to score both runners.
In the fourth inning the BlueClaws began a rally with two outs and the bases clear with two singles and a walk. 1B Willians Astudillo cleared the bases with a three-run double down the leftfield line.
All five runs Flexen allowed came with two outs in the inning. He
went 4.2 innings, allowing five runs on five hits, three walks and three
strikeouts in his Savannah debut.
The Gnats closed to within 5-2 with a run in the fourth inning when DH Matt Oberste doubled to left, driving home LF Jared King.
Astudillo drove home the BlueClaws final run in the sixth with a single to centerfield off reliever Dawrin Frias.",373,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828283.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00091-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.93785834312439
dfbc7ca6-708e-41b0-add6-61ae52630e6f,2015-03-28T06:16:23+00:00,2015-03-28,0,http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/content/our-view-changes-good-idea-camp-arroya,"OUR VIEW: Changes a good idea at Camp Arroya
Camp Arroya is tucked so tightly into the trees on the northwest edge of Lake Mitchell that some people may not even know it exists. Maybe that's the point, since it is a place to go and enjoy the woods and the waters of our local lake.
But the 12-acre site could use some upgrades, and now that the lease is up, the city is considering what to do next.
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You will need your subscription account number and phone number. Not sure if you have an account? Email us or call (605) 996-5514 and we can help you.",154,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297281.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00173-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959050357341766
b753d8d0-e01e-4cd0-a650-d310ed38d83b,2019-08-18T05:04:09+00:00,2019-08-18,0,https://songgaorealtor.com/aprg/newproject/projectdetail.aspx?pid=9168&Cru-Condos,"Cru Condos is a New Condo development by Metropia located at Yonge and Yorkville , Toronto.
AAA Location — Nestled in the Yorkville neighborhood in Downtown Toronto best known for having the city's best shops, fashionista boutiques, top of the line worldwide brands, bistros, eateries, lodgings, fine accumulation of culture and social scenes offering world-class style and extravagance.Cru 11 Yorkville Condos has an ideal Walk Score of 100/100 implying that you can finish your every day errands without the utilization of a vehicle and a Transit Score of 95/100 implying that you will approach incredible transportation choices — 2 Minute Walk to the Bloor-Yonge Subway Station giving you access to both Subway Lines 1 and 2 advantageously talking all of you over the city and you will likewise be adjacent to different TTC Bus Routes. Ideally situated in nearness to the University of Toronto (4 Minutes), Ryerson University (5 Minutes), OCAD University (6 Minutes) and George Brown College (5 Minutes) — when consolidated are home to more than 150,000 students and faculty. 5 Minutes to the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) interfacing you to the Gardiner Expressway — going through the city will be a breeze. You will be encompassed with a portion of Toronto's best excitement choices, for example, the Royal Ontario Museum, Casa Loma, Phoenix Concert Theater, Danforth Music Hall — also the several shopping and feasting alternatives that are likewise in the encompassing zone.Cru 11 Yorkville Condos is being developed by Metropia, one of Canada's driving land improvement organizations, who for more than 30 years have driven the advancement of more than 25,000 homes.
ROYAL LePAGE Signature Realty, Brokerage, Independently Owned & Operated",377,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313617.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818042813-20190818064813-00532.warc.gz,0.923568606376648
f0b16302-f5cd-4dda-92ba-503c3d9fe367,2022-05-16T21:09:31+00:00,2022-03-31,1,https://scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2022/03/31/leaping-into-the-future/,"This week marks the official end of ‘Developing Community Action’. The past five years have gone incredibly fast! So what happens next?
Funded by National Lottery Players, ‘Developing Community Action’ saw the SSRS team expand to its largest ever staffing level, with ambitious aims to boost our engagement with local communities, build a network of skilled volunteers and, of course, protect red squirrels by managing the spread of grey squirrels in priority areas across Scotland.
We’ve faced significant challenges along the way, not least due to the impact of Covid-19, but there is a lot to celebrate, from red squirrels making a comeback in Aberdeen to the network of 18 volunteer groups now taking action across the south of Scotland.
And it’s not the end for Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels. In December we were delighted to announce that the project has secured funding from project partners and the National Lottery Heritage Fund to continue work for another two years, from April 2022 – March 2024. If you volunteer with us you can find out what this means for your group and your area on our Volunteer FAQ page.
What will we aim to achieve?
Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels has always been reliant on short-term funding cycles. Over the next two years we want to work with partners and other stakeholders to develop a more sustainable, permanent programme capable of securing the long-term survival of core red squirrel populations of the Highlands, Argyll, North-East Scotland, northern Tayside and Stirling. The programme will also deliver the required support and co-ordination to voluntary groups and individuals actively delivering vital long-term protection of red squirrels in key areas across the country.
In this project phase we’ll also continue to carry out vital conservation work in key areas:
- In the North East, we’ll continue to reduce the number and spread of grey squirrels in Aberdeen and the surrounding area; and commission scientific advice detailing the approximate timeline and milestones towards eradication. We expect that as grey squirrel numbers continue to fall, the control team will develop a “rapid response” strategy – detecting and removing any remaining grey squirrels until eradication can be achieved.
- In the Central Lowlands, we’ll continue to defend the Highland Line by reducing grey squirrel population densities to a level which minimises the spread of grey squirrels and squirrelpox into core red squirrel populations to the north. We’ll focus on vulnerable “corridors” such as the Mearns cross-border area of South Aberdeenshire and Angus.Other corridors like Strathtay and Tummel, Strathardle and Lochearn will also be monitored.
- In the south of Scotland the project will maintain a co-ordinating overview of grey squirrel control efforts by land managers and volunteers within the priority areas for red squirrel conservation (PARCs). Our Grey Squirrel Control Officers will focus on the Upper Tweed, the Nithsdale and the Annandale PARCs. Existing volunteer groups which are not yet independent of the project will be given further support, with the aim that all volunteer groups will be fully independent by the end of two years.
We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has made Developing Community Action possible – our partners, funders, landowners, staff past and present, and our volunteers. This new project phase will bring about some changes to the SSRS team, and we’re waving goodbye to several colleagues. You can find out who to contact for your region on our contacts page. Want to join the team? We have several vacancies with closing dates in April, apply via the Scottish Wildlife Trust here.
Whilst we are delighted to have had over £1.1m pledged to the project so far, we are still urgently in need of a final £49,000 to fulfil our aims. You can help us by donating to the Scottish Wildlife Trust appeal today.",832,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662512249.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516204516-20220516234516-00000.warc.gz,0.933474838733673
a8c282a2-d01a-4ee3-86a4-0386b51f4543,2015-03-29T22:23:07+00:00,2013-04-01,1,http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/45562/print,"Rhino Poaching Crisis Expands
India Monday lost its ninth rhino to poaching so far this year within the northern state of Assam.
The greater-one horned, or Indian rhino, was found shot dead with its horn removed in Kaziranga National Park. Seven other rhinos have already been killed in the park during 2013, and an additional rhino was poached last month in Manas National Park.
Officials are concerned about the increasing use of sophisticated weapons by poachers. Many of the Assam's rhinos have been gunned down by Kalashnikov rifles. The state has approximately 2,500 rhinos remaining after losing 21 to poachers last year.
The use of high-powered weapons enables poachers to kill the rhinos quickly, cut off their horns and flee before the forest guards can get to the scene.
The proximity of Assam to India's porous international borders with neighbours such as Bangladesh and Myanmar is believed to contribute to availability of arms and also enables poaching gangs access international criminal syndicates engaging in wildlife smuggling.
The primary destination for rhino horns is Viet Nam, where new medical and social uses have emerged in recent years. According to a recent TRAFFIC report, consumers in Viet Nam are willing to pay extremely high prices for medicines made with rhino horn in the mistaken belief that it can cure a number of diseases.
Rising illicit demand for rhino horn has pushed poaching of African rhinos to crisis levels. Poaching statistics released recently by the South African government reveal that a record 668 rhinos were killed across the country in 2012, an increase of nearly 50 per cent from the 448 rhinos lost to poachers in 2011.
Rhino photo via Shutterstock.
Read more at WWF Global.",358,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298755.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00176-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.950239062309265
aab7e3a6-af39-4bd0-bcc0-2ff079b3ca0a,2013-05-20T12:01:57+00:00,2012-08-01,0,http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444914904577623862863808508.html?mod=djemITP_h,"Everything is bigger in Texas, including the bountiful bathrooms at Buc-ee's, a chain of excessively large roadside rest stops.
But since Arch ""Beaver"" Aplin opened his most humongous Buc-ee's pit stop yet this year, some rivals and bemused travelers are saying that even in the Lone Star State, there may be such a thing as too big.
Billed as the world's largest convenience store, the 67,000-square-foot colossus on Interstate 35 between Austin and San Antonio is 20 times the size of a 7-Eleven and longer than a football field. It features 60 gasoline pumps, 80 soda dispensers, 31 cash registers, 23 flavors of fudge and entire aisles devoted to varieties of popcorn and beef jerky.
The pièce de résistance: 84 gleaming toilets, each with its own dispenser of hand sanitizer and shined at all hours by a small army of attendants.
""I wanted to build a facility that was bigger than need be,"" Mr. Aplin says of his creation, which looks like a Circle K designed by Willy Wonka. ""But I have to admit I'm a little nervous. Did I overdo it this time?""
America has a tradition of quirky roadside stops. In California, Pea Soup Andersen's, north of Santa Barbara, has been beckoning drivers to pause for big bowls of split-pea soup for more than 85 years. In the Midwest, the Iowa 80 truck stop claims to be the king of all 18-wheeler hangouts—and sports a barbershop, movie theater and dental clinic. Near the boundary between the Carolinas, a rest stop called South of the Border entices travelers with a 200-foot sombrero tower and a mustachioed mascot named Pedro.
With its flat, expansive highways, Texas is a dream for devotees of roadside attractions. Perhaps the most famous is the Cadillac Ranch along Interstate 40 west of Amarillo: a public art display of 10 half-buried automobiles in brightly painted hues.
Texas is also famously fond of bigness. The North Star Mall in San Antonio features the ""Giant Justins,"" a pair of 40-foot-tall cowboy boots. Billy Bob's Texas, a country and western nightclub in Fort Worth that encompasses 127,000 square feet, calls itself the ""World's Largest Honky Tonk.""
Fans have come to expect excess from Buc-ee's, a 26-store chain whose cartoony mascot is a bucktoothed beaver wearing a baseball cap. The stores stock munchies ranging from pickled quail eggs and chickens stuffed with crawfish jambalaya to trademarked caramel-coated corn puffs known as Beaver Nuggets.
But don't call it a truck stop: 18-wheelers are barred because Mr. Aplin says they gum up parking-lot traffic.
""It's up there in terms of Texas culture,"" says Matthew Carter of Houston, a traveling salesman, well-acquainted with roadside stops. ""When you see the options out there, believe me, Buc-ee's looks real good.""
Competitors are less impressed, claiming that Mr. Aplin's penchant for porcelain is economically unsustainable.
""I don't sell Beaver Nuggets and I don't need nothing other than the name of my business to get people in the door,"" says Dudley Wood, owner of Woody's Smokehouse, a stop between Houston and Dallas that bills itself as the ""Jerky Capital of the World.""
Mr. Aplin, 53 years old, has matured somewhat since his days as a rambunctious boy nicknamed Beaver. Yet he still has a mischievous side: he says he ran with the bulls this summer in Pamplona, Spain, and didn't inform his business partner, Don Wasek, until after the fact. Mr. Wasek declined to comment.
The Texas native, who has a drafting table in his office where he designs his stores, studied to become an architect and was supposed to follow his father into the construction business. But he was envious of a convenience store opened by Mr. Wasek, a childhood friend. So he opened his own three decades ago, calling it Buc-ee's after a hunting dog named Buc. He says it had nothing to do with Stuckey's, the pioneering roadside chain, which operates in 19 states.
Mr. Aplin and Mr. Wasek began building oversize convenience stores with beaver branding along the Gulf Coast. But it wasn't until Buc-ee's hit the highway with a stop between Houston and San Antonio a decade ago that the endeavor truly grew to Texas proportions.
Mr. Aplin says he realized the traveling public would drive a little farther for the promise of a super-scrubbed restroom, after his decision to splurge on bathrooms won Buc-ee's a cult following.
He also says he learned that travelers were willing to buy more snacks and knickknacks, so long as they are unusual—such as fossilized rocks cut in the shape of Texas.
""This here's a straight-up commodity,"" he says, pointing to a bag of Lay's potato chips. ""But where else are you going to get camo corn?"" he asks, flagging Buc-ee's camouflage-colored popcorn snacks.
To some, it is becoming a bit much.
""This is almost outrageous,"" says David Lopez, a San Antonio schoolteacher, pointing to a succession of big metal bins stocked with 20-pound bags of ice outside the giant new store, located in New Braunfels, Texas. ""When you have, let me see, about 30 places to get ice alone—that's kind of crazy.""
Mr. Aplin declines to share how his megastore is doing, or describe his expectations, saying, ""It's impossible to run the numbers on something like this."" But he is pulling back a bit: a new location between Houston and Galveston is going to be smaller.
Not that he harbors any regrets. As he strolls through the aisles of the New Braunfels store, tidying up displays of blueberry sour candies and spicy venison sticks, Mr. Aplin is approached by a worker who says visitors are asking Buc-ee's to stock cuts of actual beaver meat. He pauses before deciding it is a bad idea.
He steps outside and proudly stares at a giant bronze statue of the Buc-ee's beaver, as families snap pictures beside it. ""Boy, I could stare at that all day,"" he says.
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74e96157-6d81-4772-a4c3-59315bd78748,2022-05-25T13:47:30+00:00,2019-10-17,1,https://www.kbzk.com/news/world/son-of-drug-lord-el-chapo-guzman-at-center-of-gunfight-in-mexico,"An intense gunfight with heavy weapons raged in the Mexican city of Culiacán on Thursday, after security forces located one of Joaquín ""El Chapo"" Guzmán's sons who is wanted in the U.S. on drug trafficking charges.
Mexican Security Secretary Alfonso Durazo said 30 members of the National Guard and army were patrolling in the capital of Mexico's Sinaloa state when they were fired on from a house.
They repelled the attack and found Ovidio Guzmán López inside the house.
Durazo said the house was then surrounded by heavily armed gunmen who had ""a greater force"" and authorities decided to suspend the operation.
He did not say if Ovidio Guzmán was arrested or went free after being located.
Ovidio is not one of the jailed Mexican drug lord's best-known sons - Iván Archivaldo and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán who are known as ""los Chapitos,"" or ""the little Chapos.""
They are believed to be currently running their father's Sinaloa Cartel together with Ismael ""El Mayo"" Zambada.
Ovidio Guzmán was indicted by a grand jury in Washington, along with a fourth brother, in 2018 for the alleged trafficking of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana.
Following Thursday's localisation of Ovidio, local media reported that armed civilians in trucks roared through Culiacán's centre shooting what appeared to be .50-caliber sniper rifles and machine guns.
There was a heavy deployment of Mexican security forces.",331,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662587158.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525120449-20220525150449-00023.warc.gz,0.974290728569031
ff4a438e-b90f-4ad9-8155-cf8ac4da3d33,2019-08-19T08:06:31+00:00,2019-08-01,1,https://www.baybuzz.co.nz/2019/08/01/electronic-wasteland/,"Last week saw the official establishment of the Hawke’s Bay Future Farming Trust. Here is the mission given to the…
Electronic waste (e-waste) is becoming one of the fastest growing categories of hazardous waste in the world, propelled by constant changes in technology, low initial cost and planned obsolescence.
Like plastics, which are going to the landfill at a greater rate than ever since street collection was limited to type 1 or 2, e-waste is increasingly being bulldozed into our landfills.
Most items contain steel, aluminium, brominated flame retardant (BFR) plastics and recoverable metals such as copper, tiny amounts of gold, and toxic materials like lead, phosphorus, mercury and cadmium which can leach into the soil and water.
The Napier-Hastings Joint Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018-2024 aims to remove about 50% of items going to landfills, including TVs, batteries, ‘end of life appliances’ and other electronic waste (anything with a cable or that holds data).
While it says these items “could easily be diverted elsewhere in the region”, recommending user-pays drop-off and recycling services “at transfer stations to cover shipping and dismantling costs”, this is mostly not happening.
Worst at e-waste
A little over 18 months ago the United Nations Global E-waste Monitor 2017 report identified New Zealand as one of the world’s largest generators of electronic waste; the only OECD country without national regulations, collections and recycling schemes.
The Ministry for the Environment claims we each produce 19kg of e-waste a year — around 89 million kg for the country, expected to rise to 26.9kg per person by 2030.
Back in October and November 2012, Hastings District Council (HDC) used Ministry for the Environment funding to collect over 10,500 TVs.
Later it allocated $40,000 to collect TVs set aside by residents at the Henderson Rd Refuse Transfer Station. It cost $5,000 per container to ship them to Auckland for dismantling; when the budget ran out the TVs mostly ended up in the landfill.
Recently HDC has been referring ratepayers to the volunteer-operated Environment Centre Hawke’s Bay in Hastings. It charges $14-$19 for computer monitors, $5 for PCs and laptops, $13-$18 for printers and $12 for microwaves, stereos and vacuum cleaners. Batteries and old phones are free.
From April, HDC renewed its subsidy, so rather than paying $25-$35 to take old TVs, ratepayers could drop off up to three TVs for $5 each. In September or when the $30,000 budget is used up it’ll decide whether to carry on or channel that money into other waste streams.
When BayBuzz called, Environment Centre manager Marielle Haringa had a steady stream of ‘customers’ — “in the last six hours we’ve done a month’s worth of televisions”.
The previous day the centre had shipped out eight pallets to specialist recycler The Abilities Group in Auckland, which employs about 127 special needs people to dissemble flat screen and old pre-digital cathode ray tube (CRT) TVs.
Disposal costs high
Haringa says the only way the centre can make ends meet is to recover the charge per item and freight costs for each pallet that it has to pay.
A range of e-waste items are dismantled at the centre. Motherboards, hard drives, speakers, transformers, electric fans, steel, aluminium and extrusions are separated into various bins and sent to local businesses for recycling, although a percentage still goes offshore.
“We’re bursting at the seams. While our volunteers can do a lot locally, some of it’s too technical or has mercury or lead in it,” says Haringa.
HB Regional Council and Napier City refer people to the centre to dispose of their e-waste, although those drop offs aren’t subsidised. Napier hasn’t subsidised e-waste disposal since eDay drop off events stopped in 2010.
In 2016, according to the eDay New Zealand Trust, we purchased 750,000 new computers, 300,000 new TVs and 1.8 million smartphones. Despite their 6-7-years’ lifespan, the stats suggest TVs and computers are typically replaced every 4-5 years.
In fact, eDay Trust chairman Laurence Zwimpfer says “volumes of new electronic equipment are expanding at 10 times the rate of current recycling efforts.”
Deaf to lobbying efforts
Zwimpfer has been involved in the IT and telecommunications industry for much of his life and remains frustrated that despite 15 years of lobbying for sustainable disposal of e-waste little progress has been made.
He was an initiator of the nationwide eDay collection in 2006 with support from the Computer Access New Zealand Trust (CANZ) to help reduce the potentially toxic effect on the environment when e-waste ends up in landfills.
By 2010 collection points had been established across the country so households, schools, small businesses and community organisations could drop off their old computer and communications equipment, including mobile phones, which were then recycled in an environmentally sound manner.
Zwimpfer claims over 3,300 tonnes of e-waste were diverted from landfills during that period. In 2010 alone 18,274 cars dropped off 869 tonnes at over 60 locations including in the Cook Islands.
The government pulled the funding plug in 2011 citing a preference for ‘everyday’ collection facilities rather than a one-day annual event.
While the eDay collections, the RCN e-Cycle scheme and the TV Takeback programme removed 800,000 electronic devices from landfills at a cost of $20 million ($25 per device), 10 million new computers and TVs were sold in New Zealand over the same period.
While local authorities and industry groups were supportive and wanted compulsory stewardship, the biggest obstacle was the failure of central government to follow through with a long-term plan or legislative support, says Zwimpfer.
He warns the problem will continue to escalate because collecting most e-waste doesn’t stack up as a business case. Printers, for example have little resale value, and the cost of dismantling e-appliances is so high the bulk still ends up in the landfill.
“It’s like tyres, batteries and chemical containers … if there was a good business model the problem, would go away.”
Smart phone scheme
The only e-cycling scheme that has proven profitable is the Telecommunications Forum’s Re:Mobile alliance with Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees refurbishing old 2G and 3G type phones for reselling offshore. It’s so successful the profits go to Sustainable Coastlines.
While some councils put a portion of the Government’s Waste Levy Scheme into e-waste, Napier uses that to help with kerbside recycling; collecting waste paint and oil, batteries and whiteware at transfer stations, and for degassing fridges.
Napier waste minimisation manager, Rhett van Veldhuizen hopes the levy – now compensating for dramatically increased costs since China’s ban on plastics, paper and cardboard – will eventually be freed up for new initiatives, including e-waste.
HDC asset management group manager Craig Thew says his council is involved in most groups looking at alternative waste minimisation solutions and supports product stewardship schemes.
However, he says, there’s no point in ‘wish-cycling’ if no organisation or business is willing to take products.
Based on joint council three-yearly kerbside rubbish analysis, Thew reckons e-waste is not such a big deal.
During the first part of the Solid Waste Analysis Protocol (SWAP) sample, “two phones, a toastie pie maker and fewer than 100 batteries from 210 bins and bags” were collected.
He estimates e-waste makes up less than one percent of kerbside rubbish, but might change his tune when the transfer station analysis is completed. Printers, old radios and larger items aren’t generally put in our orange bags.
Although e-waste is only a part of the overall recycling mandate of the Environment Centre Hawke’s Bay, Marielle Haringa is passionate about capturing as much of our electronic detritus as possible before it reaches the landfill.
In September last year the Centre moved from a house and small shed to new premises at 1004 Karamu Rd Hastings with “a huge shed” and eight workstations so it can operate 20 hours a week. Already “the place is full”, she says.
The Centre also runs workshops where they recycle a range of products including batteries, printer cartridges, phones and some plastics at no charge. A new service is planned to refurbish and certify electronic goods fit for resale.
“This is bottom of the cliff stuff. We really need to start talking about product stewardship and lifecycles,” says Haringa, who also chairs Environment Hubs Aotearoa.
She believes product lifecycles are way too short and we need a “behaviour change” from our consumer mentality so we stop being a ready market for cheap products.
End of life strategy
In addition, e-waste managers are discussing whether importers of electronic goods should have to prove there is an end of life strategy before they are allowed to sell products here.
The eDay New Zealand Trust, formed by CANZ members in 2010, continues to lobby for product stewardship, recycling best-practice, and sustainable and responsible e-waste collection.
The Trust in its 2017 manifesto lists eight surveys and reports since 2006 in which “successive governments have appeared reluctant to act”.
Ideally it wants e-waste banned from landfills. Some local authorities are already considering this, largely because most people would rather pay less than $2 for old TVs and computers over the weighbridge than fork out $20 to drop them off for recycling.
eDay Trust’s Zwimpfer says local and international research proves user-pays doesn’t divert e-waste from landfills.
He believes $30 per item purchased should be embedded upfront and passed on to recyclers as part of a national e-waste stewardship framework with a robust regulatory environment to ensure everyone participates.
Where does buck stop?
Napier waste manager Rhett van Veldhuizen agrees a disposal levy would go a long way to solving the problem and placing responsibility back on consumers.
He is adamant councils shouldn’t have to make waste management decisions on their own and the government should prioritise e-waste and enforce stewardship “to take the weight off the shoulders of local government”.
Rigid regulations might also prevent a re-run of past efforts that saw ‘disposal’ contractors taking the money, collecting old TVs and computers, extracting the valuable bits and dumping the rest or going broke and leaving behind an e-waste mountain.
While New Zealand has a standard for refurbishing e-waste, it’s expensive to comply with and audit, and it isn’t enforced. Zwimpfer knows of only one company that’s completed the process.
Obstacles include strict rules from pick-up to disposal, health and safety issues, the need for substantial facilities and the fact Sheltered Workshops, which used to dismantle electronic items for recycling, now mostly have to pay minimum wages.
Zwimpfer says the WasteMINZ industry advisory group he serves on is looking to pick up a 2008 draft scheme for mandatory e-waste stewardship.
“Hewlett Packard, IBM and others do this in other countries and were happy to do it in New Zealand if they were required to and parallel importers contributed to the cost of disposal.”
While associate environment minister Eugenie Sage has been talking about mandatory stewardship schemes for over 18 months, Zwimpfer is concerned she won’t be given the resources to follow through and e-waste will remain low priority.
He says the Government can no longer afford to leave the matter in the hands of local authorities, industry associations and “enthusiastic flag wavers” like himself. More “institutional energy” is needed to curb what he claims has been a crisis situation since 2006.
“What sort of heritage are we leaving for future generations, burying all this toxic material that is leaching into the land like little time bombs.”
Embed the price in the cost of purchase; make it the same for everyone “and the problem will go away.”
What’s needed, says Environment Centre HB manager Marielle Haringa, is a collective change of thinking, for more people to take responsibility for the impact of their behaviour on the wider environment. She quotes from a poster on the wall of her office: “‘It’s only one straw’ said billions of people”.
One Year Of E-Waste Hastings Environment Centre 2018
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3,349 “e-waste units” weighing in at 8,379kgs
142 CRT TVs
92 LCD and Plasma TVs
601 small appliances (up 69%)
837 computers (up 51%)
319 mobile phones
127 computer CRT screens + 313 LCD or plasma screens
165 photo copiers (up 51%)
1,426kg of various batteries (up 41%)",2917,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314696.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819073232-20190819095232-00244.warc.gz,0.930990397930145
ea2338fd-bcba-4adb-9faa-ee31c7ce6f06,2019-08-20T19:23:50+00:00,2013-09-11,0,https://gouki.com/Story?page=2&orderby=views&amp;tagged=ffxiv,"By: BatRastered Oct 5, 2012 | 1 Comments
How to score the ""Tribute to a Vault Hunter"" achievement and get some cool loot in the process.
Michael Mamaril was a huge Borderlands fan who passed away before BL2 was released. The guys at Gearbox have immortalized him in game, you can get an achievement for finding him, and better yet, he'll give you a free gun of blue (or better) quality every time you see him.
On the consoles, he shows up 100% of the time before the story mission ""Rising Action"" and only about 10% of the time after that mission starts. On PC it is apparently 10% all the time.
Here's video of us finding him after ""Rising Action"" at Scooter's (this contains a small story spoiler if you haven't played that mission yet):
And again, this time at Moxxi's:
When he does spawn, he will randomly be in one of a handful of locations, here's where you can find him.
- Near the newsstand in the center of town
- In an alley down the street from the front entrance to Moxxi's
- Inside Moxxi's, near the bar
- Inside Moxxi's, near the piano
- In Marcus' weapons shop
- Near Claptrap's locker up some steps
- Inside Scooter's garage, under the stairs
- Inside Crimson Raider headquarters next to the stairs
- Inside Zed's clinic
- To the left of the door to Crazy Earl's Black Market
He's easily identifiable from both the guns strapped to his back and the fact that his name shows over his head instead of ""sanctuary citizen"".
Once you've got an item from him, he won't give you another until you either save and reload or leave town and come back. It's a great way to get some mid-level gear before the ""Rising Action"" mission, where the action really picks up and those guns will come in handy.
All the best deals on Portal 2. Don't pay full price.
Portal 2 is coming in less than a month. Do you have a pre-order yet?
Amazon announced today that in addition to a slightly lower $54.99 price point, they would be offereing a $20 promotional credit on future video game purchases. Add this to release date shipping for only 99 cents, and you have no reason to leave your house on April 19th.
Don't be a Jimmy. The PC version is available for $44.99, but does not have the $20 credit... don't order that, if you order the PS3 version, you'll be able to play on your PC too via Steam as the PS3 version runs on Steam.
Stay tuned to this page for more pre-order deals on Portal 2 as we find them.
Interested in deals on other games? Check here weekly.
By: goukijones Mar 25, 2010 | 10 Comments
Haven't you heard ... it's the Halo RPG you've been waiting for.
Well not exactly an RPG, but you get EXP which is now called Credits (cR for short? Reh-tard for long.) Anyway you get credits now for multiplayer and playing the campaign. Is the campaign going to be that different each time you play through? I can't imagine going through any campaign more than three times, unless you are the Original Jimmy.
News also came out today about the armor customization. When I first saw the trailer for the Halo Reach multiplayer I was guessing that different combinations of armor would give you different abilities that would act like ""equipment"" from Halo 3. I am incorrect. The armor customization doesn't do anything in Halo Reach except change your appearance. This is for all the Jimmys that needed the Recon armor bullshit. I don't care what the armor looks like, I use an Elite in Halo 3. Jimmy!
Bungie says this is a way for everyone to play a lot or a little and get the same experience. So next time you look at a players Spartan you will be able to tell his play style. I can't wait to see what the Raipist looks like.
Read more @ Bungie.net
The Halo Reach Beta begins on May 3rd and you need Halo 3 ODST to play it.
Don't miss out on the first ever Gouki.com Halo Reach montage filming this May!
By: goukijones Sep 11, 2013 | 1 Comments
With the right cross class abilities you can manipulate HQ items 3-4 levels ahead of you. You can make a ton of money while leveling up. Read my biggest crafting secrets right now. Watch exclusive video of my techniques in always get HQ items.
I'm buying HQ raw materials & HQing them into more HQ materials. Any material that stacks to 99 is my favorite to level up on. For example. I'll make HQ Dew Thread from HQ Diremite Web I purchased at the market place. There's always some random Jimmy that post a couple real cheap. I buy those until I have a stack of like 60+ & I'm ready to craft.
Here's a look at what I think our the most important crafting cross class abilities in FFXIV.
#1 Tricks of the Trade (Alchemy)
It randomly gives you 20CP back. You get this to pop 5 times, that's 100 CP back. Spend that extra CP on another Master's Mend & get 3 more chances.
#2 Careful Synthesis (Weaver)
Guaranteed. This ability guarantees progress. It'll get yuu slightly less progress than Basic Synthesis, but you can figure out what that number is going to be right away & decide where & how to use this ability. Plan you entire synth around Careful Synthesis being the last thing you do.
#3 Rumination (Carpenter)
This ability also gives you CP back & does not cost any durability.
""Removes Inner Quiet effect and restores CP proportional to the number of times control was increased.""
Turn on Inner Quiet immediately. Wait for a chance to use Tricks of the Trade & move on. Watch any of my crafting videos for this technique.
#4 Hasty Touch (Culinarian)
This move will improve quality with no CP. BUT it's 50/50. I'm not sure if Steady Hand effects this ability. Either way, it is the 4th best ability to choose from. Imagine you're down to 17CP & 20 Durability. Use Hasty Touch for the hell of it. It's a free chance to increase quality.
#5 Rapid Synthesis (Armorer)
Just like Hasty Touch, this ability is 50/50. I really don't know what to say about this ability. It might get you out of a jam if you ever miscalculate a synth or make a mistake. It rushes down progress at 250%.
#6 Waste Not (Leatherworker)
This cost 56CP. I don't like anything that costs CP because I only want to use that for Basic Touch.
#7 Manipulation (Goldsmith)
This cost 88CP! Can't use this, Master's Mend & get 3 or more Basic Touchs off. It just doesn't work. I can't afford that CP.
#8 Ingenuity (Blacksmith)
""Lowers recipe level to current level for the next five steps.""
I'm already HQing stuff 4-5 levels ahead of me. You can't do stuff 10 levels ahead of you, so why would you ever need this?
Check out my crafting videos coming soon.
Weaver Level 21-23 HQ Diremite web into HQ Dew Thread
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By: goukijones Jul 28, 2011 | 6 Comments
Mad Catz has just posted on their site their official FightStick Bags. Two versions to fit your needs, the Messenger for light travel, and the Carrier for the more serious. Check them out here. Pre-order details inside.
This just in: Gouki.com exclusive unveiling of the new Mad Catz FightStick bag. You can pre-order them right now on the GameSharkStore.com. There are 2 versions, check them out below. Don't forget you can save 10% on your order with our exclusive code.
Mad Catz certified FightStick Bags.
Specialized padding to provide extra cushion for the joystick lever(*See Picture)—plus additional pockets for games and accessories—this durable backpack is a must-have for any mobile warrior.
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yet another pic showing a potential character for MVC3
I found this pic online and you can see his health bar on the right.
At this point I dont know what to think but it looks legit to me..........what do you guys think?
I REALLY hope this is real becuz M.bison OWNS.................PSYCHO CRUSHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally the entire roster for WWE All Stars has been revealed.
WWE Monday Night RAW
Jerry “The King” Lawler (Downloadable Content)
“The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry (Downloadable Content)
R-Truth (Downloadable Content)
Ted DiBiase Jr. (Downloadable Content)
By: goukijones Mar 5, 2011 | 12 Comments
Mad Catz has released parts to change your FightStick so it is compatible for Mortal Kombat. The Top Panel includes a new button layout and new artwork. A separate bundle includes new buttons. Opening your FightStick will void your warranty.
MadCatz just announced the Combat FightStick Top Panel. Obviously there are some licensing issues, because MadCatz is really trying to tell you this panel is for use with Mortal Kombat, without actually saying Mortal Kombat. That's cool right? Check out the new lay out:Read full story...
By: goukijones May 9, 2011 | 84 Comments
Gouki.com is giving away Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, a Gouki.com T-shirt and a Mad Catz FightStick Prize Pack. Your choice of Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. Register and enter today.
Gouki.com proudly presents, in association with Mad Catz and GameSharkStore.com our Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition & FightStick Giveaway.
Read full story...
By: goukijones Jul 5, 2010 | 8 Comments
YES! People are selling that Mortal Kombat t-shirt for $100s of dollars. Check out some of the stuff we have on eBay right now.
E3 2010 SCHWAG bags
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More cool stuff
Xbox 360 Controller keychain
2k Games Exclusive 2gig USB Memory Stick - media kit
2K Games Metal Notebook
2k Games Sports - Red metal bottle opener
Portal iPhone GeleSkins - Turret by Apeture Science
Dead Space 2 - Propaganda
4 Awesome Bethesda postcards - Brink, Fallout New Vegas, Hunted, and Rage.
Square-Enix - Product catalog. Always a cool item.
Tecmo Koei Product catalog
Transformers War for Cybertron - Lanyard
The Last Airbender - Dogtag
G4TV - Magnet
USB wristband - 128mb
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By: goukijones Sep 1, 2010 | 13 Comments | Updated: Jan 28, 2012
Don't pay full price for Xbox Live Jimmy. Updated 11/14/2010. New lower prices!
The price of Xbox LIVE Gold membership as of November 1, 2010. $59.99.
Save money right now. The sites below could save you $20 or more on your membership. The prices go up and down all of the time, so bookmark this page.
Rule #1: Turn off your Xbox Live Auto-renew.
Rule #2: Xbox LIVE cards will stack on top of each other and you can add on time whenever you like.
Rule #3: Get Xbox Live on sale and with free shipping to save big money.
Xbox LIVE is best known for allowing you to play games online with your friends. Like Bulletstorm and Marvel VS Capcom 3.
In 2010, Xbox LIVE is added new Gold features, including ESPN 3 and Video Kinect, with Hulu Plus coming on Xbox LIVE in 2011. All stuff real hard core gamers don't need. I just want to play Halo Wars with my Xbox, not watch Around the Horn again. Kinect is lol. So if you're like me and like to save money on your video games, I have a couple of different options for you to save on your Xbox LIVE 12 month Gold subscription card.
Xbox LIVE 12 month Gold subscription card. Don't be a Jimmy. MSRP $59.99Read full story...
We all knew Galactus was going to be the Final Boss in Marvel vs Capcom 3! Now check out the gameplay! Galactus is HUGE!
Tell us what you think in the comments. Don't be a Jimmy!
Video was taken down fast Jimmy! Here is a small screen shot of the video.
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Among the product introductions expected at the conference is an ultra-thin and lightweight sub-notebook from Apple, which AppleInsider has detailed on several occasions (1, 2, 3).
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EU member states appear split on how they can keep paying for gas without breaching European sanctions imposed over Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. Many nations in Europe remain heavily reliant on Russian energy imports.
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German power utility Uniper told the newspaper Rheinische Post on Thursday that it would transfer payments for Russian gas to a Russian bank and no longer to a Europe-based bank.",341,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662521152.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518052503-20220518082503-00017.warc.gz,0.948336899280548
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My new summer/convention art books are now available for pre-order! They are available individually for $20 each or together in a package deal for $30. (plus $5 shipping US, $12 international) Orders can be placed by using the links on the right. Both books will begin shipping late July, or you can pick them up at SDCC. If picking up, please email me first before ordering.
The first book is the Dead@17 Pin-Up book that was part of the support drive held late last year. The book is a collection of pin-ups and illustrations (by me) of the girls of Dead@17 with the themes selected by those that participated in the drive. There are Halloween themes, movie homages, and some fun ""what if"" pieces. The book will run about 36 pages and is standard comic dimensions.
PLEASE NOTE: An early pre-order was offered as part of the support drive. If you pre-ordered at that time, or if you are one of the pin-up participants or bought original art from the Dead finale, then you are already getting this book - no need to order again (unless you want additional copies!).
The second book is more of my traditional collection of sketches and commissions from the past year or so. Titled Masks because of the super-hero/pop-culture theme, the book is 32 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches.",311,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00022-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.954855501651764
d2a33f0c-4e52-4f8c-a9ed-32d43cb22175,2015-04-01T01:14:25+00:00,2005-11-29,1,http://www.sec.gov/rules/other/265-23/fdlipman112905.htm,"November 29, 2005
As someone who has practiced in this field for 45 years, I would like to suggest that the SEC permit small public companies to file semi-annual rather than quarterly reports. Up through the early 70s, the SEC permitted a report to be filed every 6 months, called the Form 9-K Report. The Form 9-K Report was replaced in 1971 by the Form 10-Q. Effective August 13, 1992, the SEC adopted the Form 10-QSB.
Small public companies have a great deal of difficulty in preparing the management analysis and discussion section (or plan of operation in the case of Form 10-QSB) of their quarterly reports. The small public companies tend to have volatile businesses and even small changes in operations can be material for securities law purposes. The cost of preparing such quarterly reports to the small public company is significant, if you include executive, accounting and legal time.
The motivation for requiring quarterly reports was primarily to satisfy the needs of securities analysts, who typically do not follow small public companies. If a small public company wishes to file a quarterly report on a voluntary basis, they can always do so. However, there is no good reason to legally require them to file such quarterly reports.
The cost savings to small public companies from not having to file quarterly reports will help to offset the very significant costs of complying with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Frederick D. Lipman, Esq. | Blank Rome LLP",306,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131302428.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172142-00229-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.964640557765961
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Art History Minor
The Art History minor offers introductory and advanced level courses in art from pre-history to the present. The visual arts are studied in relation to their cultural values and beliefs as well as to the unique perceptions of individual artists. An Art History minor is a valuable and creative complement to any other program area (open to all majors except Art History B.A.).
- our deliberate merging of Art and Design in one department stimulates and provokes students as independent thinkers and creators who explore various media and methods
- our distinguished faculty continue to create, exhibit, and publish research regularly, in addition to teaching and providing mentorship and career guidance
- UMD Art and Design is accredited by NASAD, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design
- Museum internships are often available through UMD’s Tweed Museum of Art
Art History majors and minors learn how to describe, analyze and interpret art and artifacts from prehistory to the present. The program’s focus on critical thinking, research, and written and verbal expression prepares students for work in a variety of cultural institutions, as well as graduate programs in art history and other areas of the humanities.
Now more than ever, earning an art degree can lead to a number of exciting career fields. As new technologies develop and influence our society, new jobs are emerging for all types of creative individuals. Art History students pursue careers as diverse as archivist, art dealer, art historian, conservators, curator, gallery owner, museum technician, art educator.
A minor shows potential employers that you put in extra effort and have a spectrum of interest areas. Furthermore, a minor can cultivate new skills and encourage you to think in ways that may seem unconventional in your major field. Unconventional thinking can lead to creative problem solving.
Admissions and Scholarships
Departmental scholarships are primarily awarded to Art & Design majors only; however, any student can submit creative pieces to the Student Exhibition each spring, which does include several small scholarships for outstanding selected artwork/art research.
Student clubs in the Department of Art & Design vary each year according to interests but typically include an Art Education Club, Student Photography Cooperative, Mud Guild (Ceramics Club), Art History Symposium, Media Arts Club, and Student Design Organization (SDO).
The Art History minor is open to all majors except Art History B.A.",488,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330962.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20190826022215-20190826044215-00261.warc.gz,0.949740529060364
e62532d1-e30f-40cf-9cac-3a0ea65554df,2019-08-25T16:40:47+00:00,2018-07-31,0,https://drawingclosertochrist.com/2018/07/31/hell-show-you-the-way/?like_comment=46&_wpnonce=d8cf2b6b0d&replytocom=45,"Psalm 34:17 (NIV), “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.”
A couple of days ago I was speaking to a friend of mine whom I had not spoken to in quite awhile. She shared with me some of the trials that she was in the midst of. She was pressing her way through many spiritual, emotional, financial, relationship, and even mental battles. She said the enemy was attacking her from many different directions. But as she spoke she never stop professing her faith and trust in God. She said she knew that in Him she would be victorious and that she would not accept any of the negative reports that the enemy was trying to throw her way. I was inspired by her strength and through her testimony I was reminded that regardless of what we maybe facing we can still make a firm decision to believe in the faithfulness of God. We can settle any doubt in our minds by meditating on the truth of His Word and we can encourage ourselves by proclaiming what it says. We can’t rush God or His plans but we can call out to him any time of day or night and He promises to hear our cries for help and give us exactly what we need in that moment. That’s one of the many things I love about the character of God, He always knows exactly what we need and when we need it. His ways are perfect and the decisions He makes for our lives are flawless.
Before the convenient GPS days, did you ever end up driving through a neighborhood looking for a particular place and end up a little turned around or maybe even completely lost? Then you turn down a particular street hopeful that you will be able to finally find your way out of the maze only to discover the street you turned down leads to a dead end. This can be frustrating to say the least. Because now, not only do you have to turn around but you also have to start over and search for another way out. It’s the same way with life, we may at times find ourselves searching for a way out of a difficult maze that has come our way. The “maze” maybe, health problems, relationship problems, emotional problems, financial problems, the list can go on, but just remember that Christ is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6). In Him we are equipped with all we need and He has promised to direct our paths if we trust in Him (Proverbs 3:5-6). Even when we feel we have come to a “dead end”, we can rest assured that Christ knows the way out and He will guide us safely to our destination. His love is always present with us wherever we go.
Thank you for leading us everyday. You Word says you guard the course of the just and protect the way of your faithful ones (Proverbs 2:8). When we find ourselves at a “dead end”, help us to recognize it as another opportunity to trust You more while being confident that you will never leave us and that you will open the right doors for us at the right time.
In the name of Jesus. Amen.",656,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330750.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825151521-20190825173521-00061.warc.gz,0.979282915592194
fc98b781-6fc2-43eb-9b1f-77ed069cc083,2020-10-29T15:00:33+00:00,1997-07-24,0,https://clintonwhitehouse6.archives.gov/1997/07/1997-07-24-press-briefing-on-global-climate-change.html,"THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
PRESS BRIEFING BY KATIE MCGINTY, CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; DAN ALBRITTON, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; AND JERRY MELILLO, OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
The Briefing Room
12:40 P.M. EDT
MR. LOCKHART: Good afternoon. Before Mike comes down for the regular daily briefing, we've asked some of our colleagues here to come in. As you know, the President begins a series of events today on the issue of global climate change which will lead up to the Kyoto meeting in December. He'll be meeting with some eminent scientists today including some Nobel laureates.
I've asked Katie McGinty, the Chair of the Council of Environmental Quality, to come down, along with Dan Albritton, the Director of the Aeronomy Lab at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and Jerry Melillo, the Associate Director for Environment of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
MS. MCGINTY: Thanks, Joe.
Q How are those Redwoods?
MS. MCGINTY: Good afternoon. Not to change the topic. As Joe has indicated, today the President launches his campaign to engage the American people on the important issue of climate change. Today we will hear from some of the most distinguished scientists in our country, and indeed, in the world, on these issues.
These scientists will tell us in clear and certain terms why it is that we can't stick our hand in the sand on this issue. Infectious diseases -- already we're seeing diseases like malaria and dengue fever at our borders; indeed, Russia has seen an incidence of malaria return. These diseases will only spread as the climate warms.
Rapid increases in deaths from heat stroke -- just two years ago we saw 400 people die in Chicago from a record-breaking heat wave. Increasingly severe storm systems -- and in just the last century, we've seen a 20-percent increase in the severity of storm systems here in the United States. Now, insurance companies will tell you that has meant billions of dollars in losses here in the U.S.
Rapid sea level rise -- we stand to see thousands of square miles of our costal states -- Florida, Louisiana -- lost to inundation from sea level rise. Indeed, we may lose a third of the Everglades from sea level rise. Severe droughts also can be expected like the ones we saw in 1988 that cut U.S. agricultural production and productivity by a third.
As I've said, these things are not just theoretical. Some things are happening now. The heat waves that have killed people, 1993 outbreak of the Hanta virus in the southwest U.S. followed on the heels of severe droughts and then heavy rains.
What the scientists want to say today is that these kinds of things are exactly in line with the predictions that they would make -- could happen as a consequence of climate change. And these are the kinds of things that can become increasingly severe, common and widespread if, again, we stick our heads in the sand on this issue and just allow ourselves to continue with business as usual.
The President has identified this issue of one of extremely seriously moment for the United States from an environmental perspective, from an economic perspective as we've already seen -- damaging storm systems, for example -- and from a national security perspective because of the global disruption that could come from climate change. Having identified this as a serious issue for the United States and one that is important to our security, the President has also determined that the United States will show leadership here to join all of the countries in the world to taking responsible steps to meet this challenge.
Now, having said that, the President has also said you can do these things dumb and you can do them smart. He is determined that we will pursue this issue as we have all of the environmental challenges we have addressed, and that is in a way that shows the interlinkages between environmental progress and economic progress. There's a $400-billion market for environmental technologies and services to, in part, address this issue and it will be part of the President's effort that U.S. companies are seizing those opportunities as we take on the climate challenge.
The President will articulate and pursue policies that are flexible, that are market-oriented, and again, that enable us to take this challenge and turn it into economic opportunity. This launches our effort in the coming months. We will continue the effort to engage the American people in general, but also to bring in the business community; leadership from Capitol Hill, from the environmental groups, from state and local government to find and tease out those ideas that will help us again to change this challenge into a very significant opportunity for the United States.
Today is a very important first step in this campaign and I think it will open all of our eyes to the reality of this challenge and to the very serious consequences that would follow if we were to pursue a course of no action on this issue.
To flesh some of that out, let me turn it over to Dan Albritton, one of our leading experts in this issue.
Q Why did you wait so long when this has been an issue now for several years?
MS. MCGINTY: Not to duck it, but why don't we continue with the presentations and come back for questions.
MR. ALBRITTON: Thanks. Katie's outlined the activities that are occurring today and why. From a scientific perspective, the reason that we are here today is basically that the Earth's climate system and humankind are co-involved. By that I mean, our activities, along with natural changes on the planet have the capability of changing the planet on which we live. It also implies that, as inhabitants of the planet, if the climate system were to change to unfavorable states, then we would be impactees.
And so, the issue before decision-makers in governments and industry is, on the one hand, our activities and lifestyle have the potential of changing the planet, and on the other hand, as impactees we would be involved in receiving the impacts of that change.
The complexity of that balance of cost and benefits approaches led governments to ask the expert communities around the world to prepare their very best understanding of the climate system and our role in it and their understanding of the impacts to humankind of the climate system were to change.
Very large reports were prepared and delivered to governments last year. What we will be summarizing today for you in the way of context are the major points associated with our involvement with the climate system both on the front end and on the receiving end.
The scientific community, in addressing the question of how well do we understand the climate system and our role in it, have come up with perhaps five take-away messages. I'll summarize those five for you and my colleague, Jerry Melillo, will comment on the take-away messages associated with the impacts of climate change on humans.
I'll arrange those five points in the order of things that scientists are absolutely confident in down to things that we wish we had more information about. And I'll try to explain why the certainty and the uncertainty are both relevant to those wrestling with approaches and decisions on this.
The first point. There is a natural greenhouse effect on the planet, and we understand its basic principles very, very well, namely, we know that there are trace gases in the atmosphere that absorb part of the heat that would be radiated to space, and thereby have the potential for raising the temperature on the planet. In fact, those greenhouse gases have been part of our atmosphere as long as we've had an atmosphere. In fact, if it weren't for those greenhouse gases that are already naturally in the atmosphere, our planet would have an average temperature of six degrees Fahrenheit, not 60 degrees that we enjoy today. And so, the principles of trapped heat by a small set of gases is the rationale for us having the life on planet as we know.
Well, why is greenhouse then often deemed an issue? The issue arises is that in the last 100 years -- and this is point number two -- we've begun to change the composition of the atmosphere through our activities. That is we've been adding to, during the industrial area, the natural amount of greenhouse gases that were on the planet.
For example, CO2 has increased 30 percent since the industrial era. And we know that it's because of the use of fossil fuel to generate energy and thereby develop the lifestyle that we enjoy. Other greenhouse gases are increasing as well. Scientists have impeccable measurements that demonstrate this steady increase of the amount of greenhouse gases since we gained the capability of altering the amount of greenhouse gases.
Third point, and this now is a forecast -- what I've mentioned up until now is what has happened in the past and at the present. The forecast is that, if greenhouse gases were to continue to increase as they have been doing, our best understanding of how the planet is going to respond to that is that the average temperature of the planet will increase perhaps 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the next century.
Associated with that would be an increase in sea level, because a warmer ocean and melted glaciers mean more water, more space occupied by the ocean. There will be an increase in sea level of perhaps 20 inches, which would add, of course, to storm surges and other things.
If the planet were to choose to change its temperature about 3.5 degrees, it would be larger than any natural change that's occurred since the last Ice Ages. This puts a scale on the nature of the change, and it would be more rapid than any change that we've seen since the last Ice Age.
The point that perhaps is the most policy-relevant about this is that the CO2 that we use to get here today is going to be in the atmosphere long after we're gone; namely the resonance time of CO2 in the atmosphere is longer than the human lifetimes, and therefore, if the planet starts changing climate, the long resonance time of these greenhouse gases means that it will be a very slow process to reverse.
Point number four, have we seen anything yet? Global temperatures have warmed over the last century, and the balance of evidence suggests that part of that warming is due to our activities. For example, we've been taking the temperature of the planet for about 125 years, beginning with seaboard thermometers, and now having the very sophisticated weather thermometers that we have, that data shows that the planet's warmer now. It's warmer by about a half to one degree Fahrenheit, compared to the middle of the last century. And, naturally, as weather and climate do, that warming has been up and down and up and down, but steadily upward over that long period.
Associated with that is an increase in sea level of about four inches to 10 inches, so there is a consistent picture. Associated with that warming is a retreat of mountain glaciers -- very obvious -- three aspects of the fact that we now live in a warmer world.
The key question is not whether we have a warmer world right now or not; the key is what caused the change. That half to one degree is about the size of what the natural changes have been since the last ice age. And so scientists have had the challenging job of looking for a half a degree needle inside of a half a degree haystack.
In this most recent statement by the World Science Community, they believe now that they see reasons that not all of that change has been natural, and they make that by looking at the pattern of the change compared to the pattern that you would expect from natural behavior or from CO2 behavior. So the world is warmer. We believe, at least in part, it's due to our having added greenhouse gases to the planet.
Fifth point -- and this states more about our level of knowledge -- fifth point is that it's a very complex planet and we do have imperfect knowledge of some of the details. That implies that we can't predict what the climate change will be in a given city or a given state or what the climate will be or a particular summer will be in any particular place.
The understanding of the smaller details of the climate system and the size of computers and our lack of observations in many areas means that our predictions are at the current time either globally or regionally. Now, regionally, though, can be important. For example, scientists are saying that large land masses will warm and dry out faster than smaller land masses or the oceans. And, obviously, that has implications to countries involved in large continents.
Secondly, higher latitudes will warm more than lower latitudes. This has implications for effects and things about farming and where that might shift. It's also fairly clear that the warming will occur largely at night. And this increase in that regime has to do a lot with impacts on animal populations and crops.
The question frequently comes up, what can you say about extremes? Extremes are probably the more difficult things for scientists to predict, but they can say some things. And it's this: that in a warmer world, there's more evaporation; more water in the atmosphere; more variable, in a sense, more tropical, and hence the hydrological cycle -- storms, clouds and so on -- will be a much more active system. It's summer in Washington compared to other times in Washington. This means that the rainfalls are likely in warmer world to be heavier rainfalls. There would be more frequency of hot, dry periods.
The question comes up frequently about hurricanes. The jury is still out scientifically. It's not clear whether hurricanes will be more intense of more frequent in a warmer world -- a very difficult call.
Finally, what about surprises? Scientists answer, yes, to that. We're entering a warmer regime of climate than we've had experience for. And as nature is inclined to do, it's going to reveal a process to us that we probably don't know now. And so, the probability of either rude or happy surprises in the century ahead are very high. And you only have to remember that we didn't predict the Antarctic ozone hole. It was a regime of chlorine in the atmosphere that we had never experienced. It triggered a process that we didn't know as scientists and we were rudely surprised by that. The climate system has such non-linearities for sure. And there will be surprises, both rude and happy surprises.
In summary, from an understanding of how well scientists understand the climate system and our role in it, there are five points that I've tried to make. Number one -- this is a real issue; it's worth your time in explaining it, the government's time in debating it, industry's time in engaging -- it's a real issue. Secondly, some degree of human-influenced climate change now appears to be inevitable. Third, discernible signs that we are changing the climate are at hand at present. However, exactly what will happen in particular places at particular times will remain difficult to predict. And the fifth point, and probably one of the more important scientific points, is that any human-induced climate change that were to occur would be very, very long and slow in reversing it because of the lifetimes.
Let me quickly add -- and this will underscore what Jerry can summarize for you, too -- this is not the view of one scientist, this is the view of thousands of scientists who were asked to give their current statement of scientific understanding. I believe that those statements made by the entire scientific community are of high value to decision-makers in government and industry and those who acquaint the public with such complex things.
Number one, it's prepared by the expert communities. It is their vast, vast majority viewpoint, and it represents, since it goes from forcings to changes to impacts to options, it represents one-stop shopping on a complex, complex issue. Because of the large impacts associated with climate change, because of large impacts of doing anything to avoid it, a key element, we think, in this process is what we're doing here today, both at the White House and here, and that's dialogue. And that's why both Jerry and I really do appreciate the opportunity to lay out the scientists' viewpoint for these, and there is plenty of time afterwards; if I've hurried through any of these points, please do bring them up again. Thanks.
MR. MELILLO: Good afternoon. I'm going to try to be very brief so that we can get to questions. As Dan outlined, more than 2,500 scientists have come together to produce the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report that includes one large component on impacts.
The impacts range across issues of human health, water resources, agriculture and food supply, coastal zone integrity and management, forests and forestry, fisheries and natural areas. And we don't want to minimize the importance of natural areas, because they provide a whole suite of services to us that are absolutely critical for society's maintenance.
Now, very briefly, I want to indicate and underline some of the things that Katie said. The human health issue has been one that has been tremendously interesting to all of us. The prospect of climate change brings with it the prospect of a shift in the distribution of vector-born diseases, such as malaria. There are model estimates that would suggest that with a doubling of CO2 and the associated change in climate, we might see in the range of 50 million to 80 million more cases of malaria in a year.
With respect to water resources, water is a critical asset for all nations of the world, and -- disputed one in many regions. General circulation models would suggest significant changes in water availability and soil moisture in particular, which is essential for growing crops, and one model, the general fluid dynamics model at Princeton, would suggest that at four times current levels -- or pre-industrial levels of CO2, the soil moisture levels in the heartland of the United States could drop by as much as 30 to 50 percent, which would make agriculture in that area very difficult.
For natural systems, there will be many surprises, I'm sure. One of the concerns that ecologists have is that as climate zones shift, so, too, will vegetation distribution shift. However, it will not shift in an orderly fashion. Species will move at varying rates, and there could be long periods of reorganization in the world's vegetation. That could be very difficult for us to deal with and affect adversely some of those services that we count on natural ecosystems providing us, such as the cleansing of water, the stabilizing of landscapes against erosion, and the stabilizing of coastal zones against storm surges.
So I think there are an array of impacts that we can talk about, but as Dan mentioned, there's probably going to be a tremendous amount of regional and temporal texture in the degree of those impacts.
To begin to understand the regional consequences of climate change and to give some vision to what kinds of regional changes we might expect, the administration through the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the U.S. Global Change Research Program, has begun a series of 17 regional workshops on the climate change issue. And in these workshops we attempt to do four things. The first thing that we do is try to get an understanding outside of the climate change issue, either climate variability or climate change, what the current stresses are that regions are facing for their environment, their economics and their social structure.
The second question is, how would climate variability, if it were to increase, or climate change if it were directional, either amplify or dampen these current stresses. The third question is, what kind of information, in addition to the information that the people in these regions already have, what kind of additional information would they need to begin to think more clearly about the climate change issue. And that helps us to set a research agenda, by the way. And finally, what kinds of coping strategies could they think of that would be useful to deal with their current stresses and also have a positive effect on ameliorating the climate change issue.
And I must say we've had four of these 17 workshops, and each one of them has been truly fascinating, with some surprising stresses surfacing to the top of the various lists. For example, in Alaska, one of the greatest concerns is the melting of permafrost with global warming. This has tremendous implications for infrastructure in the state of Alaska. Approximately -- I think it's about 80 percent of the state of Alaska -- is under land by frozen soil. As this soil melts out, you can imagine what it does to building structures and the roads and airports. And we've been told that already, the permafrost in Alaska is warming; in some places in Central Alaska it's actually melting out. This could result in a slumping in those areas of anywhere between five and 10 meters, and present an array of problems, such as difficulty keeping rural airports functioning -- which is the link to civilization for many of these isolated places -- and tremendous difficulty in keeping roads flat so that you can move around this state.
I could go on with examples, but I think I'm going to stop and open it to questions.
Q You want the public to realize that there is a problem. What can the public do? Does the administration want the public to do things such as stop cutting their lawn with a combustion engine, stop barbecuing, eliminate the combustion engine? What do you want people to do?
MS. MCGINTY: Part of this dialogue will be to identify what the best solutions are. But in our mind, it won't involve the kinds of things you've just suggested, it will involve things like energy efficiency. Currently, if you think of energy, for every three units of energy we produce, we basically throw out two of them just through wasteful practices. That's money we're throwing out. It's also the leading contributor to this challenge.
So the idea is, what are the technologies we can employ that will reduce the pollution, and in that instance especially, save us money, improve our efficiency. Those are the kinds of things we know are out there that we want to identify and through this effort put into place.
Q You must have some examples. Can you give us any besides turning our thermostat down?
MS. MCGINTY: Sure. All of this week we have had the leading vice presidents for research of the three automobile companies in Washington. We have launched with them what we call a Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles. Through this partnership, by the early years of the next century, we will produce a vehicle that achieves 300 percent the fuel efficiency of current vehicles -- 80 miles to the gallon. And we are on our way through that partnership with the Big Three to produce that kind of vehicle.
Q Have you come any closer to setting macro-goals for emissions of greenhouse gases? Because the U.S. has already rejected the European proposal to stabilize at 1990 levels. Where are we moving in terms of that?
MS. MCGINTY: We have outlined the framework for what the next steps on climate should look like. One, the United States has said the current voluntary approach hasn't fully worked. The world community needs to come together around binding emissions limits. We have put that forward.
The United States has also put forward the notion that, again, there are smart ways to do this and dumb ways. The smart way is that we use flexible approaches, we harness market forces, we use market mechanisms to achieve those emissions reductions.
Third, that all countries in the world, not just the developed countries -- and clearly, we in the United States have a responsibility here as do other industrial countries -- but developed and developing countries have to be part of the solution.
Now, what we have not put forward as yet is the exact -- what's called target and timetable -- emissions level and year for achieving that emissions level. We have not yet put forward those numbers in the international arena. This process is designed to enable us to do that by the mid, late fall when these negotiations internationally will reach that point and have to come to terms with that issue.
Q You described -- these two gentlemen described part of their presentation as a forecast of the bad things that would happen. Can you explain to us or can they explain to us how hypothetical this situation is or how concrete it is? And a second part to the question, you presented a very good sort of sky is falling scenario; it would seem that there would have to be some positive aspects of global climate change and I know that some countries think that their agriculture might work out better with climate change. Can you address any of those issues?
MS. MCGINTY: Dan, do you want to take that on?
MR. ALBRITTON: As I've mentioned, representing how the planet will respond is a very challenging scientific job. What the scientists have tried to do is evaluate the effect of their ignorance. The 3.5 degree warming for a doubling of CO2, which could occur some time in the next century, is in the middle of an uncertainty range which could be as high as six degrees warming, could be as low as 2 degrees warming. And so, with high confidence, the current scientific community is saying that for a doubling of CO2, which could occur sometime in the next century, the planet will warm somewhere between two degrees Fahrenheit and six degrees Fahrenheit.
They got those two ranges by pushing all of their known ignorance in one direction and pushing all of their known ignorance in the other direction. They are very confident that the planet will respond in that range for a doubling of CO2.
In terms of the pluses and minuses of that, Jerry can expand upon those points.
MR. MELILLO: When I talked about the fact that there would be texture or place to place variation in response, that was part of what I was alluding to. Indeed, let's take the example of agriculture. The analyses would suggest that indeed, globally, there may be some winners and there may be some losers. As it turns out, the winners are most likely to be in the developed countries, and that is also the place, of course, where there is capital available to be able to respond and to adapt to changes in climate.
Those places where the climate currently is semi-arid, the agriculture is largely dry-land agriculture without the benefit of any kind of irrigation, and those places that are subject to periodic droughts -- and there is a large portion of the tropics that would fall into this category -- might well be the places where there would be real losses in agricultural productivity.
In fact, when the modelers do their analyses, the predictions about agricultural productivity changes under a two-times CO2 world -- that's both the climate and the fact that the carbon dioxide concentration of the atmosphere has doubled -- would be plus or minus 40 percent, depending upon where you were on the face of the Earth and what your conditions were.
A lot of the minus numbers fall into the tropics where, over the next 100 years, we expect at least a doubling of population. So indeed, there are winners and losers. To predict exactly where they'll be, as Dan pointed out, is currently beyond us, but what we can do is paint a picture of vulnerabilities, and this is clearly a vulnerability.
Q President Clinton made political points against George Bush because Bush denied global warming. And yet, this is the second term of President Clinton and there is no national theme for fuel conservation, miles per gallon and other things we could be doing. Why is that? Why is it only now?
MS. MCGINTY: We have been at this job since the beginning of the President's first term. The President reversed the policy of the previous administration and signed up to trying to achieve 1990 levels of emissions by the year 2000. We put together a very ambitious program of investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. We will fall short of that goal not because the President did not articulate it and not because we did not put together a thorough program of action, but because, for example, the Congress has cut by -- on the order of 50 percent the nation's investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy technology.
I just mentioned this Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles. We've also been at that work for about two years or maybe even a little bit more. We have been moving forward on this agenda consistently since 1993.
Now, there are certain things, however, that now catalyze this work. First is, as Dr. Albritton noted, the science itself has gelled in a significant respect in just the last year and a half or so as the scientists, for the first time, have determined that there is -- to quote them -- ""a discernable human impact"" on the climate. That's only in the last year or year and a half that that determination has been made, and that has quickened the discussion.
Second, we do now face an international negotiation which will culminate at the end of this year, in December in Kyoto, Japan, 150-plus countries, nations in the world will come together to conclude a treaty on this issue. So we've been at it, but there are certainly things that have quickened the discussion in the last year, year and a half.
Q Is Senator Byrd's resolution consistent with your negotiating position in these talks?
MS. MCGINTY: Well, certainly, the notion that developing countries need to be part of the solution is something that we absolutely agree with. In fact, as I articulated, this has been an essential part of the U.S. position in these negotiations internationally. We are not supported on this point by, for example, many in the European Union and certainly not by many in the developing countries themselves -- the point being that as developed countries take the lead here, as we must, we need developing countries also to pick up the baton and help become part of the solution to this problem.
So we absolutely agree with the resolution in that respect.
Q Can you tell us what you're talking about when you say -- you refer to those who have their heads in the sand -- are you talking about members of Congress, people in industry, other scientists? Who are you talking about?
MS. MCGINTY: The point was that we can't -- it was a general point that the evidence is such that we take a very high risk if we decide to put our hands in the sand on this issue. Now, having said that, on this issue, like any other serious issue, there are the extremes. There are those who will say that this is nonsense, that we should do nothing, that we should let the dice roll here, it's okay that we currently have levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that are higher than any we've seen in the last 200,000 years. What's the big deal? Let's roll the dice, let's see what happens. There are some who will say that.
There are some that will say the sky is falling or the sea level is rising and we have to all run for the hills, and let's take drastic action, 15 percent cuts by tomorrow in our emissions. That would drastically hurt our economy.
The President is saying this is a serious issue; it's an issue on which we will not stick our head in the sand, but it is an issue on which we will take responsible action and action that can very well provide us economic opportunity if we do it right.
Q If I can take advantage of you being here to ask a quick question on Saturday's environment summit. Is the President going to go to Tahoe with the commitment that's been requested by the Governors of Nevada and California for the $300 million? And, secondly, is he going to have an answer for them on the low-intensity burn?
MS. MCGINTY: The President will -- and I don't want to -- I mean, these announcements are for him to make -- however, we have participated in and organized in the region a series of intensive discussions with local and state leaders to say Lake Tahoe is a priceless national jewel; what are the threats to it and what needs to be done to help it. Whether it's water quality, transportation or forest health issues, very real ideas came out of that dialogue. The President will have very real and concrete measures he will announce and to which the federal government will contribute when he is out there.
Q But if I can follow, Governor Miller and Governor Wilson this week said that they didn't want the President coming out there empty-handed, is the word that Governor Wilson used.
MS. MCGINTY: And he will not.
Q He will have some commitment on --
MS. MCGINTY: I will not announce what they are, but let me just say again, we have heard some very real and concrete suggestions as to what we need to do around Lake Tahoe, and the President will have some very real and concrete initiatives that the federal government will undertake to be a positive partner with others in the region in saving and restoring Lake Tahoe.
Q Related to that, Babbitt has endorsed the low-intensity burn in previous conferences earlier in July. Can you give any assurances that that will work and that it will be safe to the residents there?
MS. MCGINTY: Let me just say our forest policy will be dictated by the best science. What the science has told us is that in some respects, the Smokey Bear campaign has been overly successful, and the consequence of stamping out every fire, including naturally-occurring fires has been that we now have a tinderbox in many places of the country.
About a year ago, in the face of that, we made what might be considered a bold determination, but a determination driven by the science that we would increase the use of what's called prescribed burns to begin to thin out some of that tinderbox kindling that has built up over the decades. That will certainly be part of our approach to enhancing and trying to improve forest health in the Lake Tahoe region. The degree of it, the intensity of it will be driven by the science.
Q Doesn't that clash in any way with your endorsement of this Quincy Library Group plan to take trees out before you burn?
MS. MCGINTY: Not at all, and to say that there will be use of some prescribed burn is not to preclude the possibility that there also will be thinning of some trees, taking them out before you do the prescribed burn. You can, and should, do both.
Q What would the administration like to see coming out of Kyoto related to the developing countries? What kind of language should be in that agreement?
MS. MCGINTY: We very much want to see an agreement that shows real participation on the part of developing countries in becoming part of the solution to this challenge. We have suggested ideas along the following lines: It's our position that a new category of countries should be created under the treaty, that instead of just developed and developing countries, maybe we should recognize that Bangladesh, for example, is in a very different place and situation than Singapore is, for example, and that maybe there should be a third category of countries recognizing the economic development that has occurred in some developing countries.
Related to that, that those countries would take on binding obligations probably not equivalent to the obligations of developed countries, but more than the obligations of developing countries.
Also related to that, that we would think about an automatic graduation process, so that as a country reaches a certain level of economic growth and development, they automatically would flip into the developed country category and take on legally binding obligations.
Q Do you envision specific targets and timetables for that category -- countries at that point?
MS. MCGINTY: For that third category of countries, at that point, yes, absolutely, right.
Q Do you think it's feasible to do a cost benefit analysis -- domestically, the United States -- of putting in limits on carbon or fossil fuel emissions? And will you attempt to do that before setting the targets for the December treaty?
MS. MCGINTY: Well, certainly what we will do and will be essential in figuring out the best approach to this is to do a cost-benefit analysis, if you will, of the various policy approaches we might take. So, for example, if there is a suggestion that comes out of these dialogues that says, one-third of our emissions are due to inefficient buildings. And if we would just invest in X, Y or Z-building technology, we can improve the situation. We will have to do a cost-benefit analysis of how much we want to invest, and if we invest, what's the benefit? Emissions reductions. How close does it get us to meeting an overall objective? We will do that we might pursue a policy initiative.
Q But will you have to analyze the cost of global warming to the U.S. economy or to some other standards here in the United States?
MS. MCGINTY: Whether we'll do it independently or just look at the plethora of literature and scientific information, economic information that is out there -- there are many different people around the country that have models that are analyzing those kinds of things. And I very much expect we will engage some of those folks in looking at that, yes.
Q Could I ask about a scientists comment on the question of the temperature change since the last Ice Age? You mentioned in the last 100 years or so, there had been a one or half degree increase, which is equal to what had changed since the last Ice Age. What was the change then in that period, that previous period since the last Ice Age, as far as you know? Up or down or around or what?
MR. ALBRITTON: The temperature record that we have going back, say, 15,000 years, back to the last Ice Age times is based on, first of all, tree rings -- other proxy indicators, but they are accurate to show that over that period the Earth, itself, has changed its temperature over long, slow undulations of about one-half to one degree. And so, in looking backwards on what the size of natural variation can be, we can confidently say, it's in the range of part of a degree Fahrenheit, up to a degree Fahrenheit.
Now, since the industrial period, we have very carefully, of course, measured the temperature change. And since the preindustrial times, that one degree warming can be stated also with high confidence.
The third thing I mentioned was, of course, a forecast that when CO2 doubles, what will be the added temperature from that is the 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit. So there's the scale factor. The planet changes its own temperature on the range of a half a degree to a degree or so. A change of that size we have seen in the last 150 years. We believe part of that is due to greenhouse gases.
Q The original change from the Ice Age to the last century, you don't know whether that was up or down, or does it just sort of vary --
MR. ALBRITTON: It varies. For example, about 600 years ago, the so-called ""Little Ice Age,"" that's when grapes and wine-producing in England ended and the Greenland colonies stopped for the Nordics -- it was a half to three-quarter of a degree below the average. So the natural range the planet swings its own temperature is plus or minus a degree.
Q Twice, you mentioned during your discussions that you were looking for binding agreements. How would you enforce binding agreements, and how realistic are they considering we can't control nuclear weapons, we can't control drugs -- how are we going to enforce any binding agreement?
MS. MCGINTY: Just take the example of other environmental treaties we've had. The Montreal Protocol on the chemicals that deplete the ozone layer, chlorofluorocarbons -- how you make that binding is when countries sign up to it, as the United States signed up to the Montreal Protocol. You come back home and you go to your respective legislature, parliament or diet, and you proscribe legislation that is legally binding and that will enable you to meet that target. So that in the United States, we came back and, under the Clean Air Act, then implemented a set of requirements that basically phased out and ended the production and use of chlorofluorocarbons in the country. And you would have to do a similar thing here. You would have to come back and whatever the goal was that was agreed to, come back and implement legislation of one kind or another that would get you there.
Q I don't mean to argue, but a lot of countries in the world don't have legislative processes. There are dictatorships or whatever form of government. And we also do have a problem of the smuggling of CFCs right now, even though that's supposed to be a legally-binding treaty.
MS. MCGINTY: No, I absolutely agree. In every kind of international exercise that you undertake there is always the problem of ensuring that you will have 100 percent compliance. It's always a difficult challenge. We have no reason to expect that this will be any less of a challenge to ensure 100 percent cooperation and compliance. Having said that, though, we do know what the mechanisms are that you put in place, and the President's commitment will be that this country, giving its word, will live up to its word.
Okay, thank you all very much.
END 1:28 P.M. EDT",8644,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107904287.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029124628-20201029154628-00141.warc.gz,0.970277070999146
7c44492b-dc98-46ad-b3ce-24357a9e0737,2015-03-31T20:59:28+00:00,2014-07-30,1,http://ksnt.com/2014/07/30/lawyer-sues-gm-on-behalf-of-658-plaintiffs/,"DETROIT (AP) — A Texas lawyer has filed a lawsuit against General Motors on behalf of 658 people who were injured or killed in crashes allegedly caused by faulty ignition switches.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan in New York City names 29 people who were killed in crashes and 629 who were hurt. All the crashes occurred after GM emerged from bankruptcy protection in July of 2009. That makes them exempt from GM’s efforts to shield itself from claims due to crashes that occurred before the bankruptcy, attorney Robert Hilliard said in a statement.
Hilliard also said he will ask judges for permission to file another 248 cases from before the bankruptcy, including 21 deaths.
“It’s certainly not a legal given that GM will be successful in its attempts to use this ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ bankruptcy card,” said Hilliard, of Corpus Christi, Texas.
The lawsuit alleges that GM knew about the defective switches that can cause engines to stall since as early as 2001, yet it didn’t recall any cars until this year. The switches can cut off the engine, knocking out power steering and brakes and disabling the air bags, which wouldn’t protect people in a crash. The lawsuit seeks in excess of $75,000 in damages for each plaintiff.
The filing comes just days before compensation expert Kenneth Feinberg is to start taking injury and death claims on behalf of GM. Feinberg, who handled claims for the BP Gulf Oil Spill and the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, has said GM has placed no limit on the total amount of money he can spend to compensate victims. Feinberg is to start taking claims on Friday and will accept applications through the end of the year. Those who settle with Feinberg must give up their right to sue.
GM recalled 2.6 million small cars such as the Chevrolet Cobalt for defective switches starting in February, touching off a recall crisis at the company that has ballooned to 29 million recalled vehicles. Of those, 17.3 million are to fix defective ignition switches. But only owners of the original 2.6 million small cars are eligible for compensation through Feinberg.
GM says the small-car switches have caused at least 54 crashes and 13 deaths.
Hilliard’s lawsuit includes crashes involving the original 2.6 million cars as well other cars with faulty switches. He called the exclusion of some ignition switches from the compensation fund “GM madness at its best.”
GM spokesman Jim Cain wouldn’t comment on Hilliard’s lawsuit, but said the company wants to do the right thing for people harmed by ignition switch issues with the Cobalt and other recalled small cars. “That’s why we engaged Kenneth Feinberg to independently design and administer a compensation program,” Cain’s statement said.",596,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131301015.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172141-00114-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96959662437439
aa41e3b5-3db6-4582-a828-b8d60e15fa7d,2022-05-26T08:15:56+00:00,2015-03-21,1,https://newrevenue.org/2015/03/21/sovereign-tribes/,"Native American Tribes in what the Department of Justice calls “Indian Country” are like sovereign nations, so they can set up systems to allow the sale of marijuana, says the Federal government. Over 100 Tribes are looking into selling it.
So can a state erect a roadblock and inspect everyone coming out, as a nation can at its international border? I imagine there is learning on that question, but I have no idea. Those are questions of federalism or Federal-Tribal law or something that are beyond a tax man. I know enough to conclude that warrantless federal searches are OK at our borders with the sovereign nations of Canada and Mexico. But can a state conduct them ever?
And can warrantless searches be effective? Tribal land reportedly is sometimes so remote as to make smuggling across international borders relatively easy.",169,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662604495.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526065603-20220526095603-00203.warc.gz,0.952318429946899
22df9dda-3b64-4ebe-ae72-2e7f678aef2f,2020-10-27T03:33:23+00:00,2019-05-16,0,https://www.gamingilluminaughty.com/black-mirror-season-5-is-coming-trailer/,"Get ready for season 5 of Black Mirror, Netflix dropped a trailer yesterday for the 5th season of Black Mirror and it revealed that it will only be 3 episodes coming on June 5th!
We are always on technology and Black Mirror shows us the ugly truth of what is to come if we don’t be careful. In the trailer, We see some familiar faces like Miley Cyrus, Anthony Mackie, and Yahya Adul-Mateen II and many more that will be in 3 stories. It is exciting to see what they do with these 3 episodes since the season is much shorter than usual.
Check out the trailer below for Black Mirror: Season 5 coming out on June 5th only on Netflix
I am born and raised in LA, That where the names comes from. Try hard gamer who is opinionated about other topics such as Music and Comic book related news.",181,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107893011.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027023251-20201027053251-00537.warc.gz,0.959794998168945
cafaa647-cbf1-4946-a00b-fdf057d3a7b2,2018-08-21T02:29:17+00:00,2018-08-21,0,https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Thanksgiving-Creative-Writing-Alternative-Meal-Acrostic-396786,"Gobble, Gobble Gulp....the poor turkeys are fretting over Thanksgiving menus!! In this activity, your students will create an alternative meal option in the form of an acrostic.
Included in this 5 page packet:
-2 overhead transparencies (example acrostics)
-1 printable page for students to create their own work
-project page directions",81,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217909.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821014427-20180821034427-00018.warc.gz,0.846495687961578
ae73b74a-bc80-458c-8760-938c2439561c,2020-10-20T03:09:11+00:00,2012-09-29,0,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/celebrity-interviews/Sir-Roger-Moores-holiday-heaven-and-hell/,"Which was your best holiday?
My best ever holiday is coming home or being at home and being with my own computer, television set, my own things around me, and not having to bloody well pack a bag. I’m most comfortable with my wife, Kristina, at home, which these days is either at our chalet in Crans-Montana in Valais in Switzerland or at our apartment in Monaco.
We’ve enjoyed some fabulous holidays, though. Cruising down the Nile was unforgettable, and Sardinia, where we filmed part of The Spy Who Loved Me and stayed at the Cala de Volpe Hotel, was absolutely beautiful.
And the best hotel you’ve stayed in?
Certainly the Ritz in London. It’s not just five-star, it’s 10-star. It’s so elegant and comfortable and everything works. The Four Seasons everywhere are also fantastic.
What do you need for a perfect holiday?
My own pillows. We stay occasionally at La Colombe d’Or in Saint-Paul de Vence, and Kristina takes pillows from home. Culture’s important, too, so we love Vienna and I narrate a chamber music festival every year in Dubrovnik, which is a stunningly beautiful place with some fantastic restaurants. People are of course vitally important too – the staff of the hotels; the kitchen staff even more important; and, most important of all, the sommelier.
What do you always take with you?
Apart from my pillows? No Bond gadgets, unfortunately. They took them all back. I wish I did have a few, then I could auction them off for Unicef. I take books. I’ve discovered a Norwegian detective writer, Jo Nesbo. You know those days when you try to hold onto that last chapter because you don’t want to finish it? He writes those sort of books. I like showbusiness autobiographies, too.
What’s your best piece of travel advice?
Don’t miss the plane. I’ve never missed a plane in my life. If I have any fault I’m always too early. With the help of Kristina I’m a very well prepared traveller.
Where do you want to go next?
I’ve got a little tour of theatres in England in October starting off with Malvern. About 10 dates. On my birthday I shall be at Kingston doing a Q&A and signing books that people have bought. There’ll be a curiosity queue: is he still alive?
We also had the pleasure of meeting Burma’s pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, in Dublin a few weeks ago, so we’re looking forward to going out there and exploring that country.
Which was your worst holiday?
I don’t think any particular one would go down as a complete, or even a mild disaster. I’m acutely aware that I’ll find disappointment somewhere, so I’m quite happy when I do.
What has been your worst experience on holiday?
I was unfortunate enough to be struck down with an illness in Beijing. It was a Unicef event and I got the bad fish or whatever it was. We were supposed to go to Xian to see the terracotta warriors, but I was too ill to make the journey. There were 10 other people at lunch and I was the only one to be ill.
What’s the biggest packing mistake you’ve made?
I’m a very well organised packer, but I can’t pack any more because my back aches bending over a case, so we’re fortunate enough to have a wonderful lady who looks after us. And if she doesn’t, my wife does. If I find something has a slight wrinkle I hang it on a shower rail on a bath in the hotel bathroom and turn on the hot tap and shut the doors, which normally does the trick.
Except for the time we visited Prince Edward Island in Canada and I unfortunately had three suits hanging and the trousers slipped off into the hot steamy bath. That was at about 8pm; fortunately I managed to make the trousers that I’d been travelling in look OK with a jacket, so I didn’t have to go down to dinner in my Y-fronts.
The worst hotel you’ve stayed in?
In my touring days I stayed in theatrical digs. One in Bath, which didn’t have a bathroom, was on the top floor, the attic room, up five flights of stairs. I shared it with one of the understudies, a nice fellow, and we had this room with a bed down each wall, one under the sloping roof and the other going toward the centre.
That night we kept hearing this tapping, scratching noise on the wall and, thought, “God. There are rats.” Next day we discovered that in the next room there was Mademoiselle Fifi, the star of the variety show in another theatre. She was staying with her lover and the bedstead was a little far from the wall. But on the Friday an ambulance came and took the lover away. He’d knocked holes in the wall by that time. And her, I suppose.
That night I trudged down five floors to the lavatory, opened the door, and there was Mademoiselle Fifi sitting with a pair of blue knickers around her ankles, a fag hanging from her mouth and reading a paperback. I said, “Oh, I do beg your pardon,” and she replied in a thick Lancashire accent, 'It’s all right, love, shut t’door on way out.’” I wouldn’t go back.
What do you avoid on holidays?
After my experience in Beijing – dysentery.
What do you hate about holidays?
Packing or unpacking. I find it to be a terrible waste of a day.
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d23bf07e-a835-4a3e-b0bc-5bc9dadbdd77,2013-05-18T05:55:46+00:00,2013-05-13,1,http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/,"An anti-Semitism protest march is to be held in Malmo after Israeli participants at the Eurovision song contest were threatened.
The far-right Ataka party emerges as kingmaker following Bulgaria parliamentary elections, having captured 7% of the popular vote.
A Budapest court has given prison sentences to three men who verbally abused visitors to the WJC Plenary Assembly held last week in the city.
Re-elected WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: ""In the 77 years of the World Jewish Congress there have been few gatherings as important as this one.”
Reaction by the World Jewish Congress to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech at the opening of the WJC Plenary Assembly in Budapest, 5 May 2013.
In Hungary, the head of the local Raoul Wallenberg Association became a victim of anti-Semitic abuse and his nose was broken by thugs.",180,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00013-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.973072826862335
729c11f6-bcc6-4bb0-815b-16b5fa97f51d,2020-10-27T20:25:25+00:00,2020-05-27,0,https://www.everestgrp.com/2020-05-managing-risk-in-services-sourcing-virtual-roundtable-.html,"90-minute virtual roundtable on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET
The COVID-19 crisis has forced organizations to reevaluate risks across locations and the supply base. Do you know where to start?
In this interactive session, we will discuss common risks in services sourcing across locations and service providers. We will cover tactics to measure and mitigate risk. Topics will include changes in approach to risk management during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Who should attend
Global services, procurement, VMO and outsourcing executives of enterprises wishing to learn more about locations and service provider risk management in services sourcing.
What will you learn
This session will help participants consider options to broaden their monitoring and mitigation activities related to location and service provider risk, and share experiences to date.
Virtual roundtable hosts
Virtual roundtable guidelines
While there is no charge for these sessions, the price of admission is participation. These sessions are most successful when all attendees are prepared to share their experiences with colleagues at other enterprises.
In support of this objective, participation is limited to senior executives within enterprises (no service providers), and each attendance request must be approved by Everest Group to ensure an appropriate size and mix of participants. The 90-minute session includes introductions, a short presentation, and 60 minutes of facilitated discussion.",279,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107894759.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027195832-20201027225832-00218.warc.gz,0.924408972263336
407d56bb-6ed7-42d6-a372-fbfde526f88d,2013-05-25T05:58:43+00:00,2006-07-02,1,http://www.spacewar.com/2006/060702202525.vbmn4jqp.html,"US military doubts bombing of Iran would succeed: report
NEW YORK, July 2 (AFP) Jul 02, 2006
Senior military officers have warned the US administration that bombing raids against Iran would likely fail to destroy the country's nuclear program due to a lack of reliable intelligence, the New Yorker magazine reported Sunday.
Pentagon officers ""have told the administration that the bombing campaign will probably not succeed in destroying Iran's nuclear program,"" Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Seymour Hersh wrote in the magazine's latest edition.
The military officers are concerned about contingency plans to launch air strikes against Iran because of the absence of actionable intelligence or concrete evidence of bomb making, the magazine said, citing unnamed active duty and retired officers and officials.
The article also alleges that the White House had advocated the possible use of a nuclear device to attack Iran's uranium enrichment plant in Natanz but that the military leadership ultimately succeeded in having the option dropped in late April.
The military's experience in Iraq, in which US intelligence on weapons of mass destruction proved ""deeply flawed,"" has made senior officers wary in the case of a possible air campaign against Iran, the New Yorker said.
""The target array in Iran is huge, but it's amorphous.... We built this big monster with Iraq, and there was nothing there. This is son of Iraq,"" one high-ranking general told the magazine.
A former senior intelligence official is quoted as saying that Pentagon officers are asking: ""What's the evidence? We've got a million tentacles out there, overt and covert, and these guys (the Iranians) have been working on this for eighteen years, and we have nothing?""
Entitled ""Last Stand: The military's problem with the President's Iran policy"", the article written by journalist Seymour Hersh portrays military officers as anxious about history's judgement and increasingly willing to air their objections to policies set out by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
""The system is starting to sense the end of the road, and they don't want to be condemned by history,"" a retired four-star general told the magazine.
""They want to be able to say, We stood up.'""
The Bush administration has refused to rule out possible military action if diplomatic efforts fail to persuade Iran to halt sensitive uranium enrichment work.
The US and other world powers on Thursday gave Tehran one more week to provide a ""clear and substantive response"" to an international proposal designed to defuse the long-running crisis over Iran's nuclear programme.All rights reserved. © 2005 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse.",596,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00017-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961701452732086
907d5214-7aa8-43b4-a082-c959ab26795b,2013-05-22T21:45:43+00:00,2013-05-22,0,http://books.google.ie/books?id=sRBGAQAAIAAJ&q=judicial+notice&dq=related:ISBN1841136476&lr=&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=6,"27 pages matching judicial notice in this book
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1f97604e-1a5b-48b3-b8ef-aa325cfc69d4,2013-05-25T20:04:39+00:00,2012-01-08,0,http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/01/08/founding-fathers-patriots-or-pirates,"Thoughts of studying the Founding Fathers might conjure up images of stuffy men in powdered wigs drafting scholarly documents rather than rogue pirates sporting eye patches and engaging in sword fights.
But Lynnda Wangsgard, director of the Weber County Library System, saw a connection between the roots of democracy and the pirate code -- which was a more democratic system than most might suppose.
""Many of the stereotypes are not true. The way (pirates) ran things is probably a big surprise to most,"" Wangsgard said.
As a way to bring young people all over the county into a discussion about America's founders, the library developed a curriculum detailing the pirate way of life and distributed it to local schools. The staff also planned multiple events with a pirate theme.
Weber Reads volunteer coordinator and retired schoolteacher Margaret Rostkowski, of Ogden, explained that pirates practiced a form of limited democracy, with a code that allowed ship captains to be elected by a majority vote and crew members to give input on laws.
In addition, pirates divided their booty equally, and prisoners from captured ships were given the option to join the crew if they wanted.
About 15 area schools will welcome guest lecturers from the library to lead discussions with students.
""They will ask questions like 'Why would people like pirates want to elect their own captains? What difference would that make?'ââ"" Rostkowski said. The questions will lead to a discussion about the advantages and problems of that method of doing things and how that relates to our present-day democracy.
In addition to distributing curriculum and providing guest lecturers, librarians also visited local parks last summer and distributed to children hundreds of books from the Weber Reads suggested-reading list. Professional storytellers shared the tales of revolutionaries and pirates, as well as a graphic novel illustrating the preamble to the Constitution.
Children participated in pirate games, made colonial hats and colored U.S. flags. The events were repeated at Fort Buenaventura in the fall.
Now, children can participate in more pirate fun at parties held at branches of the library, including one in the North branch at 7 p.m. Jan. 31, and one in the Southwest branch at 6 p.m. March 26.
The Main Library will also host a Pirate Survivor night at 7 p.m. April 11. Deborah Smith, the library's youth services programming coordinator, said the event is geared toward elementary-school-age kids who will be taught what life was like on a pirate ship and then given a chance to role play.
""They may also be voted off the ship,"" Smith said.
""I really love Weber Reads,"" said librarian Carlos Camacho, who helps plan the activities. ""The kids can learn in a very fun way. We engage the whole community, no matter what the age or economic background. It really bridges the gaps and brings people together.""",602,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00016-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961670100688934
3a73c3f3-7e4e-4a5e-83a1-d632b7b1df25,2017-08-17T05:50:36+00:00,2010-09-24,0,http://lifecoachgerri.com/2010/09/24/shaking-up-my-false-sense-of-security/,"I woke up to my usual morning routine, walking our two puppies. Most mornings we’ll see a neighbor or two. Today one carried some disheartening news – our very secure, gated, nobody-locks-doors community was burglarized last night. The bandits selected our quiet little street, stealing a neighbor’s golf cart and GPS. While lamenting his bad news, it occurred to me that I might check our unlocked vehicles. Sure enough, the GPS was missing from my car, and some pocket change from Dave’s.
Our monetary loss is slight, but it does not negate the myriad of feelings that come from being victimized. My false sense of security has been compromised; I feel angry, distracted. My plans for the usual morning bike ride are disrupted, as I wait for the deputy to come by and take our report. At this writing, we know of five neighbors who also suffered losses.
In the midst of my dismay, I also feel grateful. We are all safe, including the dogs (who also slept through the melee!) There have been nights where we’ve forgotten to lock the doors, but last night the house was secure! Our loss is less than $150. There is no damage to our property.
I wonder where that golf cart will turn up. Surely someone would have noticed, had the thieves tried to drive out the exit and the security guard. My guess is that it will be discovered along the community perimeter, near the Interstate highway which runs behind the golf course.
Tonight we’ll lock our cars and take the keys out of the golf cart. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
There would have been a day where I’d have binged over this, but not today. I’m surprised at how the idea of hitting the refrigerator has not even occurred to me. I did miss my bike ride, as it’s too warm now to get out there. I’ll have another opportunity tonight when it cools off again. Life goes on and we’re not much worse off for it. Nothing like a little excitement to help me appreciate what I do have in my life.",457,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102967.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817053725-20170817073725-00262.warc.gz,0.976959586143494
1c8dd463-459c-42e8-95c1-9aeafd622430,2015-03-29T22:50:39+00:00,2013-07-04,0,http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1683555-real-madrid-transfer-news-latest-on-isco-and-gonzalo-higuain,"Real Madrid are set to hit the transfer window hard again in the 2013 offseason, and the news never stops for Los Blancos fans.
The biggest question looming over Madrid in the offseason is whether they can hold onto Cristiano Ronaldo, but until that talk gains more steam, there are many more moves to tend to for president Florentino Perez.
While out-of-favor players look to head for the exits of Santiago Bernabeu, other stars are out there waiting to be picked up by Madrid. After a trophy-less season and in the midst of a coaching change, this summer will be key for how La Liga turns out over the next few seasons.
But Madrid have been looking closely at Isco in a move with Malaga to bring the prized attacking midfielder over.
Let's take a look at the biggest summer transfer news as of late.
The 21-year-old Spanish phenomenon gave Madrid a direct hint at his interest in joining Los Blancos, according to Jim Daly of the Daily Mirror.
Highly rated Spanish youngster Isco looks set to move to Real Madrid this summer, rejecting a move to Manchester City.
Isco had been thought to favour a move to the Etihad to play under Manuel Pellegrini - the coach he referred to as his ""footballing father"" after their two years together at Malaga.
But the Manchester City target told Spanish newspaper AS: ""Madrid excites me. They are one of the best teams in the world.""
A potential deal, according to Daly, is for £20.4 million plus another £2.5 million in incentives.
Manchester City are undoubtedly Madrid's biggest competition for the Malaga playmaker, so any report indicating Isco's favor for Spain over the 2011-12 Premier League champions is positive news.
Isco has spent much of the summer helping Spain secure the U-21 World Cup, and his top form has been shown over the last few seasons. He might be more of a prospect in his immediate beginning with the club, but playing time will be available to him if the move is made.
A deal has not yet been made in a potential Gonzalo Higuain to Arsenal move, but talks between the two clubs are at an ""advanced stage,"" according to Higuain's father per Geoff Sweet of The Sun.
The Gunners are ready to pay a club-record £22million for the Argentine, who is also wanted by Juventus.
Jorge Higuain played down suggestions that personal terms — reported to be £150,000 a week — have been agreed, but said a deal is close.
He insisted: “Nothing has yet been signed but I assure you the negotiations between the clubs are at an advanced stage. We won’t agree a contract before the clubs reach a transfer deal. I’m sure Arsenal made a big offer, and Juventus.”
This move is nothing new for Gunners fans, as the Real Madrid striker seemed set for a move last week. But it does confirm that there is serious interest and that a deal could be made in days or even possibly hours, with either Arsenal or Juventus.
A deal would likely be a Arsenal transfer record, with Andrey Arshavin's £15 million deal from Zenit St. Petersburg in 2009 currently holding that claim.
Arsenal seem to have high hopes of Higuain coming in to replace the void left by Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie. If Arsene Wenger can pull this off, it'll make for one of the biggest transfer moves of the offseason.
Surely, Madrid have more important things to worry about with Higuain out of favor and Los Blancos being linked to the likes of Edinson Cavani according to Sky Sports, and Wayne Rooney, per Rob Draper of the Daily Mail. But it could mean some more money for Madrid's pocketbooks if a deal gets done.",805,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298755.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00153-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.965780317783356
c9dbd853-4b7a-4932-8c61-e659ac6002c0,2018-08-15T08:37:12+00:00,2018-04-24,1,http://commonnewsupdate.com/chinese-uber-competitor-didi-chuxing-reportedly-in-talks-to-launch-80-billion-ipo/,"Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is holding talks about an initial public offering (IPO), according to a report.
raising $ 4 billion from investors including Japanese conglomerate SoftBank. It now wants to reach a valuation of between $ 70 and $ 80 billion through an IPO, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources.
The company could go public as early as the second half of 2018, sources told the WSJ, but as talks are in the early stages a set date for the listing is not entirely clear.
Didi Chuxing declined to comment on the report when contacted by CNBC.
Didi said Tuesday that it was expanding its service to Mexico, a move that pits the company directly against Uber. Didi has also said it wants to enter Taiwan.
The company has previously partnered with international rivals to expand its reach to markets beyond China. But its move into Mexico marks the first instance of a direct expansion outside of its home market.
Didi Chuxing bought Uber’s business in China in 2016. Uber has been planning its own IPO, but CEO Dara Khosrowshani has said this will likely not take place until 2019.
Read the full Wall Street Journal report here.",254,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210040.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815083101-20180815103101-00123.warc.gz,0.973281621932983
fe91f127-1ac0-4423-a221-1456023a55bc,2019-08-21T13:38:11+00:00,2015-04-01,0,https://copia.is/topic/social-media/,"It should be no surprise that I’m an unabashed supporter of free speech. Usually essays that start that way are then followed with a “but…” and that “but…” undermines everything in that opening sentence. This is not such an essay. However, I am going to talk about some interesting challenges that have been facing our concepts of free speech over the past few years — often in regards to how free speech and the internet interact. Back in 2015, at our Copia Summit we had a panel that tried to lay out some of these challenges, which acknowledged that our traditional concepts of free speech don’t fully work in the internet age.",138,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316021.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821131745-20190821153745-00264.warc.gz,0.971368312835693
b5e1dd37-a3c8-4c99-8173-0066c6e54fc8,2022-05-29T06:18:49+00:00,2022-05-29,0,https://coinstomper.com/erc-20/,"Coin Stomper News - We know Crypto.
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69bd32f7-d88c-4b2e-8473-3c1b7240ab73,2022-05-18T22:28:37+00:00,2021-05-05,1,https://nowliberty.com/just-in-facebook-make-the-final-announcement-on-trump/,"The Facebook oversight board has upheld the blacklisting of former President Donald Trump’s accounts for now, giving Facebook another six months to announce whether it will be removing the suspension or deleting Trump’s pages.
The Daily Mail reports that Facebook’s oversight board, also known as the “Supreme Court” of Facebook, has voted to temporarily uphold the ban on former President Trump’s accounts on the platform. The board has reportedly told Facebook that it needs additional six months to decide whether former President Trump is suspended temporarily or permanently.
The board stated in its announcement that it was upholding the suspension for now but also criticized Facebook for violating its own rules by not providing Trump with an end date for the suspension as it does for its other users.
The board stated that Facebook cannot “make up the rules as it goes along,” by banning some users for a limited amount of time and others indefinitely. The board stated:
The Board has upheld Facebook’s decision on January 7, 2021, to restrict then-President Donald Trump’s access to posting content on his Facebook page and Instagram account.
However, it was not appropriate for Facebook to impose the indeterminate and standardless penalty of indefinite suspension.
Facebook’s normal penalties include removing the violating content, imposing a time-bound period of suspension, or permanently disabling the page and account.
The Board insists that Facebook review this matter to determine and justify a proportionate response that is consistent with the rules that are applied to other users of its platform. Facebook must complete its review of this matter within six months of the date of this decision.
The Board also made policy recommendations for Facebook to implement in developing clear, necessary, and proportionate policies that promote public safety and respect freedom of expression.
This is the first time Facebook has ever blocked a world leader from using its platform. Trump was also banned from Twitter during the week of the Capitol riots.
Twitter CFO Ned Segal commented on the Facebook Oversight Board’s decision and whether it would affect Trump’s account on Twitter, stating: “Well, there has been no changes to anything we have shared in the past around the former president’s account. When you step back and think about our policies, we want to work hard to be consistent, to be transparent so people know exactly what to expect from us.”
“We don’t have an oversight board like that. Our team is accountable for the decisions that we make,” Segal added. “There is no changes to anything we have talked about in the past.”
The Facebook Oversight Board is an independent body that rules on Facebook’s decision’s and Facebook cannot overrule the board, but does pay the salaries of the board.",578,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522556.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518215138-20220519005138-00026.warc.gz,0.966383755207062
8cf83f64-0f1b-4f00-98b6-f4b4fe79458f,2017-08-18T14:39:47+00:00,2017-08-18,0,https://constitutionallawreporter.com/us-supreme-court-justices/morrison-remick-waite/,"Morrison Remick Waite lived between 1816 and 1888, and served as a prominent attorney and the seventh Supreme Court Chief Justice of the United States. Waite oversaw more than 3,000 cases during his tenure as Chief Justice and was responsible for interpreting Reconstruction Amendments and the rights of African Americans following the Civil War.
Morrison Waite was born in Lyme, Connecticut on November 29, 1816. He attended Yale University through 1837 and became a member of the Skull and Bones and Phi Beta Kappa Society, shedding light on his reputation as a friendly, personable and popular person among his peers. Following his admission to the bar in 1839, he moved to Ohio to start a law practice.
Waite ran a prominent law practice in Maumee City, Ohio, and was elected for one term in the Ohio Senate between 1849 and 1850. Waite also ran twice for a seat in the U.S. Senate but was unsuccessful. In 1871, Waite served as counsel for the Alabama Tribunal at Geneva, and his role earned him significant recognition among Americans. Following his return from Europe, Waite presided over the Ohio Constitutional Convention and was nominated by President Ulysses S. Grant to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1874.
Waite’s tenure as Chief Justice has been characterized as productive and efficient, and he became renowned for his ability to rule and write detailed court opinions quickly and effectively. Waite was considered politically and socially moderate, and this stance was often reflected in his court rulings. For example, Waite’s 1875 decision in Minor v. Happersett upheld a state’s right to deny women suffrage. However, he supported womens’ admission to the Supreme Court bar. Several cases followed the Civil War and Reconstruction, and when it came to cases that involved the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments, he ruled in a manner that restricted the extension of federal powers.
In 1876, many Republican party members urged Waite to run for president, but he turned down the idea.
Waite died of pneumonia on March 23, 1888, and his funeral attracted a large audience of friends and political supporters. He was remembered for his moderate and fair stance on political issues, and his support and advocacy for schools that educated African Americans.",474,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104681.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818140908-20170818160908-00008.warc.gz,0.989142000675201
5d16ea9d-1296-4476-994e-de693115d328,2013-05-25T05:37:03+00:00,2013-04-10,0,http://www.zsp.net.pl/zsp/iwa,"The Capgemini multinational plans to fire 370 workers in Spain. Last week, workers went on strike for 24 hours and decided to have a longer strike starting May 23 if the company did not resign from its plans. However, the two biggest unions in the company, CCOO and UGT cancelled the strike without asking, hours before the planned assembly of workers.
It is unclear what happens next, but our comrades in CNT-AIT in the firm will continue to protest and agitate.
Our comrades at Priama akcia have set up an email form for sending protests to the company. Please take a moment to send a mail and let the bosses know what you think of the firings!
The links are below. The messages are editable - senders can choose their own Text and Subject if they like.
As the result of the call by the Telecommunications and IT Services section of the CNT-AIT Madrid for a Day of Solidarity with the CNT-affiliated members and the workers of Capgemini, several trade unions and European sections of the IWA organized different actions to stop the redundancy plan that the management of this company presented against 370 workers.
This Day of Solidarity was called as part of the 24h strike that the subsidized
unions organized as part of a program that will conclude, if Capgemini does not withdraw the redunancy plan, in an indefinite strike starting the 23rd of May.
On May 8, workers from the USI-AIT and USB unions at San Raffaele hospital in Milan went on strike. (See article here.) USI has informed that two days later, at 7AM, after negotiations, an agreement was signed whereby the hospital agrees not to fire the 244 workers. The 66 workers who received their notice will not be fired either.
Unfortunately, the hospital still wants to lower salaries by 9% and this was not overturned. So our comrades from USI-AIT do not consider it a victory yet. But it is in fact something that the workers won thanks to their actions and thanks to the determination of the unions who fought, unlike the mainstream ones who gave in.
The agreement still has to be ratified at an assembly of workers tomorrow, the 16th of May.
On May 8 there was a 24-hour strike of workers from various hospitals in the Lombard region in Italy. The strike was orginally called by the workers of San Raffaele hospital in Milan organized in USI-AIT and USB unions. Unions from other hospitals, who were in solidarity with these workers, and who have their own claims and concerns, joined the strike. All the workers knew that the same fate of the San Raffaele workers (dismissal) could meet any of them and that they need to fight together. Workers from CUB and COBAS union joined the strike.
The workers of San Raffaele in struggle are fighting against dismissals in the hospital were the management is planning to fire 244 workers. A month ago, it looked like there was a compromise on this, but the hospital just started to fire people and 66 people were given notice. The strikers tried to go into the building of the local authorities but they met with big police force.
The workers at San Raffaele consider the firings as an attack on public health care.
This year IWA Days of Action coincided with May Day. On May 1 and the days immediately preceding it, various actions were held by IWA sections around the globe. The following are a few of the reported actions.
Members of FORA held May Day rallies in a few cities such as Buenos Aires, Neuquen, Rosario and in the Andes region. Members of FORA called on workers to create free unions which will not be part of any compromises and reminded of the tradition of the organization.
Activists of COB-FORGS organized a May Day action in Porto Alegre. They demonstrated, handed out leaflets, had a rally with speakers and played music. COB also organized a rally in Araxa, calling for the reduction of the working week to 30 hours without any reduction in pay and for workers' organization outside of the collaborationist unions. After the rally they demonstrated through the city and then had a concert.
Anarchists and anarchosyndicalists formed a united blok on a May Day demonstration in Moscow. Activists from KRAS marched with parts of Autonomous Action, the Anarcho-Feminist Initiative, antifascists and groups for gender equality. The march had a militant atmosphere and went through the city center, from Nikitski Gates to Novopuskinski Sq.
The demonstration this year clearly distanced itself from authoritarians, nationalists, homophones and all supporters of hierarchy of any sort and also had clearly social slogans. There were different flags: red and black, black, black and green, black and violet and black and rainbow colors. The demonstrators shouted ”Our homeland is all of humanity”, "" Rights are not given, rights are taken” “Our decision is self-management” and ""No war but class war!"". There were slogans in support of the medical workers' strike in Izhevsk, which became an example of resistance for workers around the country, slogans in support of teachers and other workers, for the creating of free unions and for the release of anarchist political prisoners. Anarchist leaflets and papers were given out, including KRAS' “Direct Action” (an issue dedicated to the struggle against social cuts).
The demonstration went with incident, although a police helicopter followed overhead.
The International Workers Association (IWA) organizes Action Days on April 29, 30 and May 1. The Actions are International and against Capitalist Austerity Measures, Exploitation, and Oppression with focus on Global, Regional and Local issues/ work conflicts etc.
The International Workers Association (IWA) is convinced that workers must fight against the Capitalist Austerity Measures, Exploitation, and Oppression by Direct Actions and International Solidarity. The IWA Sections are run by the workers themselves and without paid “functionaries"", they do not class collaborate and won`t receive financial subsidies from the capitalists and the state.
The only path to emancipation for us as workers is to take control of our own struggle: A struggle that is directed against and outside of class collaborationist structures and that through Direct Action and Solidarity confronts and defeats Capitalism and establishes Libertarian Communism!
Long live workers International Solidarity!
Long live the IWA and Anarchosyndicalism!
Oslo, April 10- 2013
IWA - Secretariat
Call for International Solidarity.
Alstom is a French company and world leader in the infrastructure of energy generation and transmission and railway transport. The company is divided into five sectors: turbo generator systems, environment,services, transport and shipbuilding. It is present in about 100 countries in the world and has been involved in the generation and transmission of energy and railway transport in all of Spain since 1989.
In 2007 Alstom acquired the Spanish company Ecotecnia Energías Renovables S.L. with its technological patent and production plants and created Alstom Wind.
Alstom Wind in España is formed by the blobal technological center I+D in Barcelona, the turbine plant in Buñuel (Navarra), the tower construction plant in Coreses (Zamora), two electric component plants in As Somozas (A Corunha) and the maintenance of wind farms.
On March 26, 2013 Alstom presented a reconstruction plan that would effect 373 employees in all the centers of production in Alstom Wind España and would close three plants: the 2 factories in As Somozas and the ones in Coreses.
On Sunday, March 31, from 12.00 to 13.00 hours, several militants and partisans of the KRAS-IWA, members of the movement against the “spot housing-building” and other independent social activists held a protest picket in the city Dmitrov near Moscow. The rally was timed to coincide with IWA days of struggle on housing.
The question of so-called ""spot building” (analogue to “spot bombing”) is very pressing in Dmitrov, as in many other Russian cities. It is about the politics of construction of luxury and commercial housing in the immediate vicinity of the houses, in the place of parks and green spaces, etc. The authorities give permission for it, exclusively in the interest of private construction firms, and regardless of the protests of the population. This building is not accompanied by the construction of new schools and kindergartens; heat and water supply are not adapted to the increasing needs. The “spot building” as an element of urban policy is dictated only by considerations of a material benefit, and it makes the quality of life and environmental conditions of the entire city even worse.",1861,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00028-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967395305633545
3e391e09-36c3-48cb-83f0-a3e76c8c7277,2019-08-21T22:55:55+00:00,2019-08-21,0,https://www.roboticstomorrow.com/tag/pneumatic,"The BionicSoftHand is pneumatically operated, so that it can interact safely and directly with people. Unlike the human hand, the BionicSoftHand has no bones. Its fingers consist of flexible bellows structures with air chambers.
Like anything else, pneumatic robots have associated pros and cons. The case studies and other specifics here indicate how essential it is to evaluate the task at hand and determine whether the process is best carried out with a pneumatic system or another method",98,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316549.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821220456-20190822002456-00006.warc.gz,0.916703343391418
1807937a-d022-4d87-89ec-542b8f0ba89c,2013-05-25T06:06:15+00:00,2011-06-20,1,http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20110620-us-and-pakistan-afghan-strategies?elq=a234e2c84ea74c1e8756cda999c27318,"U.S. and Pakistan: Afghan Strategies
By George Friedman
U.S. President Barack Obama will give a speech on Afghanistan on June 22. Whatever he says, it is becoming apparent that the United States is exploring ways to accelerate the drawdown of its forces in the country. It is also clear that U.S. relations with Pakistan are deteriorating to a point where cooperation -- whatever level there was -- is breaking down. These are two intimately related issues. Any withdrawal from Afghanistan, particularly an accelerated one, will leave a power vacuum in Afghanistan that the Kabul government will not be able to fill. Afghanistan is Pakistan's back door, and its evolution is a matter of fundamental interest to Pakistan. A U.S. withdrawal means an Afghanistan intertwined with and influenced by Pakistan. Therefore, the current dynamic with Pakistan challenges any withdrawal plan.
There may be some in the U.S. military who believe that the United States might prevail in Afghanistan, but they are few in number. The champion of this view, Gen. David Petraeus, has been relieved of his command of forces in Afghanistan and promoted (or kicked upstairs) to become director of the CIA. The conventional definition of victory has been the creation of a strong government in Kabul controlling an army and police force able to protect the regime and ultimately impose its will throughout Afghanistan. With President Hamid Karzai increasingly uncooperative with the United States, the likelihood of this outcome is evaporating. Karzai realizes his American protection will be withdrawn and understands that the Americans will blame him for any negative outcomes of the withdrawal because of his inability or unwillingness to control corruption.
Defining Success in Afghanistan
There is a prior definition of success that shaped the Bush administration's approach to Afghanistan in its early phases. The goal here was the disruption of al Qaeda's operations in Afghanistan and the prevention of further attacks on the United States from Afghanistan. This definition did not envisage the emergence of a stable and democratic Afghanistan free of corruption and able to control its territory. It was more modest and, in many ways, it was achieved in 2001-2002. Its defect, of course, was that the disruption of al Qaeda in Afghanistan, while useful, did not address the evolution of al Qaeda in other countries. In particular, it did not deal with the movement of al Qaeda operatives to Pakistan, nor did it address the Taliban, who were not defeated in 2001-2002 but simply declined combat on American terms, re-emerging as a viable insurgency when the United States became bogged down in Iraq.
The mission creep from denying Afghan bases to al Qaeda to the transformation of Afghan society had many roots and was well under way during the Bush administration, but the immediate origin of the current strategy was the attempt to transfer the lessons of Iraq to Afghanistan. The surge in Iraq, and the important political settlement with Sunni insurgents that brought them into the American fold, reduced the insurgency. It remains to be seen whether it will produce a stable Iraq not hostile to American interests. The ultimate Iraq strategy was a political settlement framed by an increase in forces, and its long-term success was never clear. The Obama administration was prepared to repeat the attempt in Afghanistan, at least by using Iraq as a template if not applying exactly the same tactics.
However, the United States found that the Taliban were less inclined to negotiate with the United States, and certainly not on the favorable terms of the Iraqi insurgents, simply because they believed they would win in the long run and did not face the dangers that the Sunni insurgents did. The military operations that framed the search for a political solution turned out to be a frame without a painting. In Iraq, it is not clear that the Petraeus strategy actually achieved a satisfactory political outcome, and its application to Afghanistan does not seem, as yet, to have drawn the Taliban into the political process in the way that incorporating the Sunnis made Iraq appear at least minimally successful.
As we pointed out after the death of Osama bin Laden, his demise, coupled with the transfer of Petraeus out of Afghanistan, offered two opportunities. The first was a return to the prior definition of success in Afghanistan, in which the goal was the disruption of al Qaeda. Second, the departure of Petraeus and his staff also removed the ideology of counterinsurgency, in which social transformation was seen as the means toward a practical and radical transformation of Afghanistan. These two events opened the door to the redefinition of the U.S. goal and the ability to claim mission accomplished for the earlier, more modest end, thereby building the basis for terminating the war.
The central battle was in the United States military, divided between conventional warfighters and counter-insurgents. Counterinsurgency draws its roots from theories of social development in emerging countries going back to the 1950s. It argues that victory in these sorts of wars depends on social and political mobilization and that the purpose of the military battle is to create a space to build a state and nation capable of defending itself.
The conventional understanding of war is that its purpose is to defeat the enemy military. It presents a more limited and focused view of military power. This faction, bitterly opposed to Petraeus' view of what was happening in Afghanistan, saw the war in terms of defeating the Taliban as a military force. In the view of this faction, defeating the Taliban was impossible with the force available and unlikely even with a more substantial force. There were two reasons for this. First, the Taliban comprised a light infantry force with a superior intelligence capability and the ability to withdraw from untenable operations (such as the battle for Helmand province) and re-engage on more favorable terms elsewhere. Second, sanctuaries in Pakistan allowed the Taliban to withdraw to safety and reconstitute themselves, thereby making their defeat in detail impossible. The option of invading Pakistan remained, but the idea of invading a country of 180 million people with some fraction of the nearly 150,000 U.S. and allied troops in Afghanistan was militarily unsupportable. Indeed, no force the United States could field would be in a position to compel Pakistan to conform to American wishes.
The alternative on the American side is a more conventional definition of war in which the primary purpose of the U.S. military in Afghanistan is to create a framework for special operations forces to disrupt al Qaeda in Afghanistan and potentially Pakistan, not to attempt to either defeat the Taliban strategically or transform Afghanistan politically and culturally. With the death of bin Laden, an argument can be made -- at least for political purposes -- that al Qaeda has been disrupted enough that the conventional military framework in Afghanistan is no longer needed. If al Qaeda revives in Afghanistan, then covert operations can be considered. The problem with al Qaeda is that it does not require any single country to regenerate. It is a global guerrilla force.
Asymmetry in U.S. and Pakistani Interests
The United States can choose to leave Afghanistan without suffering strategic disaster. Pakistan cannot leave Pakistan. It therefore cannot leave its border with Afghanistan nor can it evade the reality that Pakistani ethnic groups -- particularly the Pashtun, who straddle the border and form the heart of the Taliban phenomenon -- live on the Afghan side of the border as well. Therefore, while Afghanistan is a piece of American global strategy and not its whole, Afghanistan is central to Pakistan's national strategy. This asymmetry in U.S. and Pakistani interests is now the central issue.
When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, Pakistan joined with the United States to defeat the Soviets. Saudi Arabia provided money and recruits, the Pakistanis provided training facilities and intelligence and the United States provided trainers and other support. For Pakistan, the Soviet invasion was a matter of fundamental national interest. Facing a hostile India supported by the Soviets and a Soviet presence in Afghanistan, Pakistan was threatened on two fronts. Therefore, deep involvement with the jihadists in Afghanistan was essential to Pakistan because the jihadists tied down the Soviets. This was also beneficial to the United States.
After the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, the United States became indifferent to Afghanistan's future. Pakistan could not be indifferent. It remained deeply involved with the Islamist forces that had defeated the Soviets and would govern Afghanistan, and it helped facilitate the emergence of the Taliban as the dominant force in the country. The United States was quite content with this in the 1990s and accepted the fact that Pakistani intelligence had become intertwined not only with the forces that fought the Soviets but also with the Taliban, who, with Pakistani support, won the civil war that followed the Soviet defeat.
Intelligence organizations are as influenced by their clients as their clients are controlled by them. Consider anti-Castro Cubans in the 1960s and 1970s and their beginning as CIA assets and their end as major influencers of U.S. policy toward Cuba. The Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence directorate (ISI) became entwined with its clients. As the influence of the Taliban and Islamist elements increased in Afghanistan, the sentiment spread to Pakistan, where a massive Islamist movement developed with influence in the government and intelligence services.
Sept. 11, 2001, posed a profound threat to Pakistan. On one side, Pakistan faced a United States in a state of crisis, demanding Pakistani support against both al Qaeda and the Taliban. On the other side Pakistan had a massive Islamist movement hostile to the United States and intelligence services that had, for a generation, been intimately linked to Afghan Islamists, first with whole-hearted U.S. support, then with its benign indifference. The American demands involved shredding close relationships in Afghanistan, supporting an American occupation in Afghanistan and therefore facing internal resistance and threats in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Pakistani solution was the only one it could come up with to placate both the United States and the forces in Pakistan that did not want to cooperate with the United States. The Pakistanis lied. To be more precise and fair, they did as much as they could for the United States without completely destabilizing Pakistan while making it appear that they were being far more cooperative with the Americans and far less cooperative with their public. As in any such strategy, the ISI and Islamabad found themselves engaged in a massive balancing act.
U.S. and Pakistani national interests widely diverged. The United States wanted to disrupt al Qaeda regardless of the cost. The Pakistanis wanted to avoid the collapse of their regime at any cost. These were not compatible goals. At the same time, the United States and Pakistan needed each other. The United States could not possibly operate in Afghanistan without some Pakistani support, ranging from the use of Karachi and the Karachi-Khyber and Karachi-Chaman lines of supply to at least some collaboration on intelligence sharing, at least on al Qaeda. The Pakistanis badly needed American support against India. If the United States simply became pro-Indian, the Pakistani position would be in severe jeopardy.
The United States was always aware of the limits of Pakistani assistance. The United States accepted this publicly because it made Pakistan appear to be an ally at a time when the United States was under attack for unilateralism. It accepted it privately as well because it did not want to see Pakistan destabilize. The Pakistanis were aware of the limits of American tolerance, so a game was played out.
The Endgame in Afghanistan
That game is now breaking down, not because the United States raided Pakistan and killed bin Laden but because it is becoming apparent to Pakistan that the United States will, sooner or later, be dramatically drawing down its forces in Afghanistan. This drawdown creates three facts. First, Pakistan will be facing the future on its western border with Afghanistan without an American force to support it. Pakistan does not want to alienate the Taliban, and not just for ideological reasons. It also expects the Taliban to govern Afghanistan in due course. India aside, Pakistan needs to maintain its ties to the Taliban in order to maintain its influence in Afghanistan and guard its western flank. Being cooperative with the United States is less important. Second, Pakistan is aware that as the United States draws down, it will need Pakistan to cover its withdrawal strategically. Afghanistan is not Iraq, and as the U.S. force draws down, it will be in greater danger. The U.S. needs Pakistani influence. Finally, there will be a negotiation with the Taliban, and elements of Pakistan, particularly the ISI, will be the intermediary.
The Pakistanis are preparing for the American drawdown. Publicly, it is important for them to appear as independent and even hostile to the Americans as possible in order to maintain their domestic credibility. Up to now, they have appeared to various factions in Pakistan as American lackeys. If the United States is leaving, the Pakistanis can't afford to appear that way anymore. There are genuine issues separating the two countries, but in the end, the show is as important as the issues. U.S. accusations that the government has not cooperated with the United States in fighting Islamists are exactly what the Pakistani establishment needs in order to move to the next phase. Publicly arresting CIA sources who aided the United States in capturing bin Laden also enhances this new image.
From the American point of view, the war in Afghanistan -- and elsewhere -- has not been a failure. There have been no more attacks on the United States on the order of 9/11, and that has not been for al Qaeda's lack of trying. U.S. intelligence and security services, fumbling in the early days, achieved a remarkable success, and that was aided by the massive disruption of al Qaeda by U.S. military operations. The measure of military success is simple. If the enemy was unable to strike, the military effort was a success. Obviously, there is no guarantee that al Qaeda will not regenerate or that another group will not emerge, but a continued presence in Afghanistan at this point doesn't affect that. This is particularly true as franchise operations like the Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula begin to overtake the old apex leadership in terms of both operational innovation in transnational efforts and the ideological underpinnings of those attacks.
In the end, the United States will leave Afghanistan (with the possible exception of some residual special operations forces). Pakistan will draw Afghanistan back into its sphere of influence. Pakistan will need American support against India (since China does not have the force needed to support Pakistan over the Himalayas nor the navy to protect Pakistan's coast). The United States will need Pakistan to do the basic work of preventing an intercontinental al Qaeda from forming again. Reflecting on the past 10 years, Pakistan will see that as being in its national interest. The United States will use Pakistan to balance India while retaining close ties to India.
A play will be acted out like the New Zealand Haka, with both sides making terrible sounds and frightening gestures at each other. But now that the counterinsurgency concept is being discarded, from all indications, and a fresh military analysis is under way, the script is being rewritten and we can begin to see the end shaping up. The United States is furious at Pakistan for its willingness to protect American enemies. Pakistan is furious at the United States for conducting attacks on its sovereign territory. In the end it doesn't matter. They need each other. In the affairs of nations, like and dislike are not meaningful categories, and bullying and treachery are not blocks to cooperation. The two countries need each other more than they need to punish each other. Great friendships among nations are built on less.",3134,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00023-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.969424426555634
f48c4f5b-9b3e-4590-b023-bfff557bdb92,2017-08-18T04:58:35+00:00,2017-08-18,1,https://www.tiawalbridgefordelegate.com/,"for Virginia's 33rd District Delegate
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2ac99422-0efe-40f8-94f8-13502f144ef5,2018-08-17T19:24:08+00:00,2018-03-15,1,https://verdict.justia.com/2018/03/15/whos-afraid-big-bad-victim,"I was in Albany, New York, today to advocate for the Child Victims Act (CVA), the long overdue bill to extend New York’s stunted child sex abuse statutes of limitations. I am honored to work with amazing survivors of child sex abuse, like Kathryn Robb, Steve Jimenez, Rich Tollner, Tim Echausse, Beth McCabe, Shaun Dougherty, Connie Altamirano, and many others. Many of us have been working on this bill for over a decade. On top of their regular jobs, they slog to Albany year after year to make what should be the most obvious case imaginable: access to justice for child sex abuse victims.
This year of #MeToo and #Kids2 feels like the year for the CVA. Today we were joined by the amazing Corey Feldman and Sarah Powers Barnhard, both of whom are heroes to the movement as they have been calling out their abusers and the system for decades. He in Hollywood where he was demonized and marginalized until recently and she in USA Volleyball where she and 5 others have had to point to their abuser, Rick Butler, for over 20 years before he was removed from coaching by USA Volleyball and the American Athletic Union (AAU). Yet, neither has received any justice. Short SOLs have meant that they couldn’t file charges or sue. Feldman isn’t the only celebrity to step up: A couple of weeks ago, Julianne Moore weighed in with her support.
So far, the New York Assembly has passed the bill numerous times, and last year, led by Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, by an overwhelming majority. Senator Brad Hoylman has been the lead sponsor in the Senate. After over a decade, this bill is no longer the arch progressive measure it was before but now a modest improvement for victims: it extends the criminal SOL and the civil SOL and for one year it would revive expired claims, the so-called “window.” One year is the shortest window in the United States. Delaware’s was two years, Minnesota’s three years, and Hawaii’s four years, as Hawaii considers another four-year addition to bring its window to eight years. As the rest of the country moves forward as compared to New York’s Child Victims Act, one might expect the opposition to soften. It has, as the arguments against have become more pro forma than substantive.
Republican Senators Wring Their Hands Over the Window
The Republican senators are publicly wringing their hands over the window, because they are so deeply concerned that institutions might be liable for the sex abuse they caused. Oh my, oh my. Like Chicken Little—under the glare of the #MeToo and #Kids2 spotlights—they are gathering their friends and calling out “the sky is falling, the sky is falling.” As the New York Daily News reported, Senator Lanza has problems with the window, because “people lie about everything.” He doesn’t give a fig that they rarely lie about being sexually assaulted as a child. When is the last time you were at a cocktail party, work, or Starbucks, and someone made up having their uncle penetrate them as a child? While he is troubled about a window for child sex abuse victims, he supports a window for medical malpractice victims (yes, New York Republicans are all over windows for everyone other than people raped as children). Why? Because they may not know that they were harmed until later. As every traumatologist will tell you, neither do child sex abuse victims. They often don’t know it was the abuse that leveled them until they wake up from an opioid fog in a therapist’s office, who then explains to them that the trauma of child sex abuse often manifests itself in such self-destructive behavior. No kid being traumatized understands at the time that the wages may be depression, PTSD, or addiction.
Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan is worried about the organizations that might have to pay damages to the victims they failed to protect, saying, “We need to be talking to hospitals, nursing homes, school districts, local governments. . . The ramifications are of such a magnitude that I think we need to be judicious and take our time and get it down properly.” Setting aside the unlikely prospect of widespread child sex abuse in nursing homes, these men are simply not listening, but rather mansplaining stupid platitudes.
Windows Have Not Yielded a “Magnitude” of Claims
We have experience with windows in a number of states, and there has not been a “magnitude” of claims that justified continued protectionism for institutions like Penn State, Michigan State, the Boy Scouts, USA Gymnastics, parishes and yeshivas, or expensive private boarding schools. To the contrary, there have been a surprisingly small number of claims brought under window legislation, as this chart on the relative success of window legislation in the states illustrates here. The same is true for lengthy extensions of the civil SOLs, and even complete SOL elimination. There is no stampede to the courts. Nor have there been outrageous settlements. When lawsuits hit, institutions are forced to pay for what they did (along with their insurance carriers) and then forced to improve their dealings with child sex abuse victims or pay again later. Where is the negative in that?
And the victims’ compensation is cabined by the organizations’ available insurance proceeds and capacity to pay. For the vast majority of survivors, they don’t get the compensation they really need to survive a life of therapy. And the institutions caught red-handed who have to pay parcel out the smallest payments possible, and then move right along. Some of the dioceses have elected voluntary bankruptcy, Chapter 11, to help them move along, because it forces all victims to come forward or sacrifice their claims altogether and lets them aggregate claims to push down values.
The Republicans in New York are acting like the worst parents imaginable. Instead of correcting a wayward child to protect the child and others later, they are coddling entities with a clear record of endangering others. Instead of refusing to give in to the toddler who is certain the world revolves around him, they let known protectors of pedophiles play the martyr in public. These lawmakers are complicit in the sex abuse that happened and is happening in these organizations, because of the short SOLs for which they are fully responsible.
Republicans Racing to the Rescue of Defenseless Organizations That Have Let Children Be Raped
New York Republicans whine about the “harm” that might be done if public schools might have to pay settlements for the perpetrators from the past, but they resolutely ignore the exorbitant future costs to the state when they deny court access for victims and therefore let that teacher abuse one more child after another. As they fret over these poor defenseless organizations, child predators are happily grooming New York’s children so they can continue their reign of terror without being held accountable. The worst states like New York, Michigan, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia are veritable playgrounds for pedophiles while legislators dawdle over the horrifying possibility that institutions that have endangered children might be held accountable. What horrors will happen to institutions that have to face the adults their recklessness failed to protect? Well, let’s take a look at Penn State. If you didn’t know the history of Jerry Sandusky, would you even know it had a problem? What programs did it have to shut down to secure justice to victims? Well, none. Did the Archdiocese of Los Angeles lose a beat when it built its glorious new cathedral while it compensated hundreds of victims? No.
Make no mistake about it: the lawmakers in New York, Michigan, Georgia, and elsewhere that fail to prevent child sex abuse by denying victims legal rights are aiders and abettors of child rape, assault, pornography, and trafficking. They are no better than the administrators who learned about the rape of a kid on campus and twiddled their thumbs, or the bishop who zealously protected the secrecy of his Secret Archives while dozens of children were being groomed, raped, and threatened on his watch. Instead of fretting over the poor organizations that they ought to be holding accountable, they would do better to wake up to the new reality. Child predators aren’t getting any more popular and neither are the institutions that shield them.",1738,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221212768.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817182657-20180817202657-00537.warc.gz,0.962039589881897
39bb64f9-4977-4ab5-a04c-8b6112768275,2013-05-20T12:09:52+00:00,1999-03-26,0,http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/releases/vacations-mar-26-1999.html,"At Play"": History Of American Vacations Reveals A Love-Hate Relationship
26, 1999 -- When a prosperous Maryland physician,
Dr. Alexander Hamilton, set out in 1744 on a horseback journey ""intended
only for health and recreation,"" he was doing something highly unusual
in the America of that day: travelling for pleasure.
a couple of decades, a handful of other colonial gentry were seeking
relaxation and fresh air at such seacoast spots as Newport, R.I.,
and mineral springs at such primitive retreats as Berkeley Springs
in Virginia and Bristol near Philadelphia. They were among America's
first vacationers, although few would use that word to describe
them until the mid-19th century.
story of how American vacations have developed from such early roots
into a mass phenomenon that is an integral part of national life
is explored in its full complexity for the first time in a forthcoming
book by a University of Virginia historian.
""Working at Play: A History of Vacations in the United States,""
to be published in April by Oxford University Press, associate professor
of history Cindy S. Aron shows how the growth of prosperity and
industrialization, the railroad and then the automobile, helped
spread the idea of the pleasure trip rapidly among the burgeoning
middle class in the 19th century and among factory- and office-workers
in the 20th, eventually drawing in Americans of all classes and
racial and ethnic groups.
central theme of Aron's book is that ""Americans have struggled with
the notion of taking time off from work."" Suspicious of leisure,
they ""have engaged in a love/hate battle with their vacations.""
The problem facing middle-class Americans, Aron writes, quickly
became how to enjoy leisure without jeopardizing the strong American
and middle-class commitment to work, which brought about the very
prosperity needed for leisure. This ""tension between work and play""
persisted in American culture and continues to the present day in
these annual rituals, she believes.
we take along fax machines, go on culturally enriching tours, pursue
challenging outdoor-adventures, or read at least one serious book
on vacation. ""Both by choice as well as by compulsion, Americans
inject work into play,"" even as we mimic the experiences of middle
class- vacationers of more than century ago. Many historic photos
in her book illustrate the wide variety of American vacation choices
over two centuries.
who has taught history at U.Va. since 1981 and has written previously
about middle-class work in 19th century America, tackled her research
for this new study partly by reading a range of published and unpublished
American diaries, to see what people did during their summers and
leisure time. She also visited historical societies where she read
family papers and letters about the summer months. She combed through
large-city newspapers, magazines and periodicals, and found significant
materials in the archives of major resorts, the National Park Service
and the Department of Labor.
began as a privilege of the elite in colonial America, she writes,
a rougher version of British and European visits to spas and grand
tours. The early 19th century saw the growth of camp meetings, religious
gatherings that also included opportunities for socializing. By
the mid-19th century American men and women from the emerging middle
class, enjoying time set aside for rest and recreation, became part
of a growing throng of vacationers heading to seashores, mountains
and springs in pursuit of good health, fresh air and amusements.
Great resorts and summer hotels sprang up in all regions, as did
a network of Chatauquas, resorts featuring lectures, seminars and
concerts. Development of railroads allowed for the growth of sightseeing
and tourism, with their focus on learning about cities, historic
spots and natural wonders.
seeking self-improvement and afraid of frivolous amusements, 19th
century Americans also headed outdoors on vacations, camping in
tents or rustic shacks to enjoy the benefits and beauty of nature.
With newspapers running regular columns of vacation reports by the
late century, vacationing had become ""a nationwide phenomenon.""
20th century brought automobile touring and the extension of vacationing
to working class Americans, as businesses adopted the idea of paid
time-off in hopes of increasing the efficiency of the workforce.
But paid vacations never became a government-guaranteed workers'
right in America, as they did in Europe, Aron notes.
""vacationing became a critically important marker of middle-class
status"" in America, Aron says. ""By the turn of the 20th century
the middle class had established vacationing as a requirement for
its physical health and its spiritual and emotional well-being.""
Along with parlors, pianos and other symbols of status, ""hard work
brought middle-class men and women the privilege of some time spent
""taking vacations did not come easily."" It generated anxiety because
work was the virtue that supposedly led to success not only for
individuals but for the nation itself. Leisure and idleness led
to danger, a distrust that derived from Puritan ancestors. The work
ethic, which was also identified with the idea of a republic as
opposed to the idleness of monarchy, dominated 19th century America.
thus exposed the contradictions at the center of the middle class:
industriousness and discipline helped to make people middle class
and thus entitled them to vacations, but vacations embodied the
very opposite of what the middle class most valued,"" Aron writes.
the early years of the 20th century, working-class whites, immigrants
and middle class African Americans began to participate in vacation
experiences that had once belonged predominantly to the white middle
class. ""Although vacationing rarely united people across racial,
ethnic or class lines, it did a create a cultural experience that
a wide cross-section of the population came to share.""
ends her book in 1940. By then vacationing had become firmly entrenched
as part of the American way of life. But the legacy of two centuries
reaches until today, she says, ""influencing both our choices of
vacations and our feelings about those vacations.""
copies of ""Working at Play: A History of Vacations in the United
States,"" may be obtained from Oxford University Press by calling
212-726-6106 or faxing a request to 212-726-6447. For interviews
Cindy Aron may be reached at (804) 924-6401 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
Bob Brickhouse, (804) 924-6856.",1432,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00016-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.949181973934174
12d408e6-ec87-42ab-b023-6a9aca2a5af7,2022-05-19T15:40:27+00:00,2005-08-15,0,https://www.racketboy.com/retro/gbads-shooter-revial-takes-shape,"After seeing some new screens and reviews, it looks as if Nintendo’s portables are going to be hot property for shooting fans. And when I say shooting, I don’t mean stricktly traditional space shooters. After all, variety is the spice of life.
The Gameboy Advance is seeing a diverse collection of shooting games coming it’s way…
The cartooney indie platform shooter, Alien Hominid started as an online Flash game that takes cues from Metal Slug, came to the big three consoles, and now is being polished up for a GBA port (new screens here). I’m hoping that it will be significantly different in terms of levels and such — but either way, it should make for some great mobile entertainment.
A week or so ago I mentioned a PS2 port of Gunstar Heroes, but let’s not forget the GBA version that is on it’s way. Gunstar Super Heroes is a highly anticipated sequal that will bring Treasure‘s frantic gameplay to the GBA. For those of you that are unaware, the original Gunstar Heroes was a cult classic on the Sega Genesis/Megadrive and is one of my personal 16-bit favorites. So I am very eager to see how this port turns out.
Not to be confused with Metal Slug Advance, a port of the original arcade Metal Slug is due out this Christmas season for the GBA. Should this version keep up with the success of Metal Slug Advance, we might see additional sequals on the way for Nintendo’s devices.
One game that looks like an excellent choice for a shooter fan that needs something a but different is Sigma Star Saga. This RPG/shooter hybrid will have both action and shooting elements, you can collect over 50 kinds of Gun Data, combine them and build more powerful weapons. The game just recently was released and the early reviews seem to be positive.
The GBA isn’t the only one getting shooter love — who can forget that Nanostray just came out for the Nintendo DS. (Reviews here) It definately seems to be what shooter fans have come to expect out of the DS. While some of the “professional” reviews seem to be a little mixed, my friend from SegaXtreme, stack99 seems to adore the game.
Now, if they would just release the long-rumored Radiant Silvergun port for the GBA, we’d be all set. Come on Treasure! We love you! We need you!",525,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662529538.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519141152-20220519171152-00011.warc.gz,0.934070348739624
e4b251a2-682f-46d9-b3d9-dad2dffa598a,2018-08-16T21:54:23+00:00,2010-09-01,0,http://tastyandreal.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-much-is-enough.html,"Often asked, yet difficult to answer: How much land does one person need to sustain themselves?
Many factors come in to play such as climate, diet (vegetarian/meat eater), quality of soil, and preferred farming technique.
Over the past couple of years I have been wondering about this very same question - how much land would be enough to maintain a healthy and sustainable lifestyle? What skills might I need to learn, and what preparations might I need to make? Would a small cluster of family and friends be more appropriate, or an entirely individual approach? Is there a ratio, per head? Is it related more to land yield and local resources? The sun, the availability of water? The soil health and the ability to grow food?
The simple answer is 0.07 hectares of land per person. Based on a largely vegetarian diet, on arable land with little or no degradation, adequate water supplies and a good working knowledge of farming techniques such as planting, fertilizing and irrigating.
On small lots, the farming techniques chosen can greatly enhance and improve productivity.
Many of the techniques that comprise the biointensive method were present in the agriculture of the ancient Chinese, Greeks, Mayans, and of the Early Modern period in Europe. Alan Chadwick brought together the Biodynamic and French intensive methods, as well as his own unique approach, to form what he called the Biodynamic-French Intensive method. The method was further developed by John Jeavons and Ecology Action into a sustainable 8-step food-raising method known as ""GROW BIOINTENSIVE.""
John Jeavons wrote a book called 'How to grow more food than you thought possible on less land than you could imagine'. He included estimates on yield per square foot for a wide range of crops using his french intensive biodynamic approach (compost, double dig, clean cultivation, frequent irrigation etc..). His system assumes unlimited nutrient, carbon, and water inputs. He figured 1/4 acre for vegetarian diet with grains and legumes as the core and yearround vege production in central california, (USA zone 9?). The vege's don't take up much space. You could get you vitamin needs off of weeds if you had to, but 1 year of protien and complex carbos (grain and dry beans, maybe potatos) is the hurdle.
So... in short... the footprint is inversely proportional to the amount of energy/nutrient/water subsidy you can gather from your neighborhood. Contemporary permaculture designs on small sites typically takes advantage of your neighbors waste.
But if everyone is scavenging nutrients and organic matter, then the game changes. I recently read that your urine contains enough nutrients to produce a grain crop to feed one human for a year.
The biointensive method is an organic agricultural system which focuses on maximum yields from the minimum area of land, while simultaneously improving the soil. The goal of the method is long term sustainability on a closed system basis. It has also been used successfully on small scale commercial farms.",621,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221211185.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20180816211126-20180816231126-00464.warc.gz,0.95674467086792
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The pregnancy is still going well. This little guy is moving enough to keep me awake a lot of nights. After last night, I'm thinking he may be born hyperactive!! It literally felt like he was bouncing off the sides of his little world just for the fun of it--kinda like a kid in a bathtub, when they discover they can slide on their belly in the tub! But it's such a comfort that he is active now!! My next check-up is on Tuesday, so maybe I'll have more to share then.
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Well, there's so much more than this going on, but I don't have time to share right now. Just keep praying for us! The Lord has many changes in store for us over the next 6-9 months and I often feel that I'm barely keeping my head above water, so to speak. I need LOTS of grace!
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In mid-May, the “Small Five,” Jordan, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Guatemala, and Singapore) called for the reform of the SC working methods. On May 16, Patricia O’Brien, the top lawyer for the UN Secretary General, “effectively killed” the resolution by recommending that the resolution have the support of 2/3 of the UN membership instead of the usual simple majority. Ambassador Seger of Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the group, withdrew the resolution, stating that “with all due respect, [this recommendation is] utterly wrong and biased.”
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The US finds itself preoccupied with how best to exploit China’s labor market, while pretending to care for the well-being of its people. Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese activist, has received international media attention for his escape from house arrest, and his sanctioning in the US embassy. While Chen’s work to promote women’s rights is certainly admirable, his situation has complicated diplomatic relations between China and the US. Politicians in the US, like Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, support Chen’s rights with great rhetoric in acts of political theater. Meanwhile, US corporations abuse Chinese factory workers, who work in inhumane conditions to keep the US consumer industry afloat.
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Watch Christopher Hayes on the subject:
“What we talk about when we talk about China . This week, in China , a tense and awkward bit of sublimated confrontation between the American and Chinese governments after blind Chinese lawyer and dissident Chen Guangcheng escaped from house arrest, fled to Beijing and enter the U.S. embassy , seeking refuge. This unfolded on the eve of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ‘s trip to China , making the situation all more fraught. And, first, it appeared as if the U.S. and China had cut a deal to release Chen , with assurances that he would not be in prison or harassed. But that deal fell apart. Chen ‘s friends and allies took to Twitter to express concern that he would be double-crossed. And now, it looks like China will grant Chen a visit to come study law in the U.S. But the basic contours of the story have triggered a predictable round of campaign recrimination. It’s hard not to view the tale in deeply moral terms. Here’s a lawyer taking on the powerful Chinese state for its forced abortions and sterilizations, who is so desperate for freedoms, he climbs a wall, even though he’s blind, badly injures his foot and limps his way to the U.S. embassy , hoping against hope to be welcomed into the free world, only to find himself caught up in the delicate, torturous calculation of interest that characterizes the two countries’ relationship. And so, it’s more or less a lay-up for Mitt Romney to take to the microphones and stay stuff like this.
MITT ROMNEY (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Some of the press reports coming from China suggest that we may not have been as effective in protecting his freedom as we should have been. And if those reports are true, that would be a dark day for freedom .
HAYES: The stories we tell ourselves about China tend to be closely bound up in our own myths about American exceptionalism and fears of American decline. Which means that in American politics , the nation of China with its 1.3 billion people serves as a kind of funhouse mirror, in which we see our own fears and neurosis about what we see reflected back at us. Both sides of the political spectrum see in China a grim, dystopic vision of where the United States is headed and what it might be one day become. For those on the right, particularly the religious right, China is the natural endpoint of America ‘s slide towards a godless nanny state , a tyrannical, authoritarian, communist regime that suppresses religious expression and forces women to have only one child. For the left, China is the corporatist neoliberal nightmare that we’re in the process of becoming — a place where the force of the state is used to suppress dissent and aid the oligarchs who run sweat shops where millions of poor workers with rights working in grinding misery to produce goods for us to consume. For establishment elites like Tom Friedman , China offers a model to be feared and emulated, an efficient technocratic burg that can win the future without dealing with the frustrating roadblocks of democracy and progress. When China needed to relocate 1.4 million people to build the Three Gorges Dam , they just did it. Because China confound our domestic ideological assumptions and divisions, the only reliable rule of our domestic politics is that the party out of power will happily condemn Chinese abuses and taunt the party in power for its cowardly appeasement. Here’s Bill Clinton during the 1992 campaign.
BILL CLINTON, THEN-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I would be firm, I would say if you want to continue most- favored nations status for your government -owned industries as well as your private ones, observe human rights in the future. Open your society.
HAYES: Less than two years later, President Clinton renewed China ‘s most favored nations training status over strenuous congressional objections. Then in 2000 , George W. Bush had to say.
GEORGE W. BUSH, THEN-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: The current president has called the relationship with China a strategic partnership. I believe our relationship needs to be redefined as one as competitor. Competitors can find areas of agreement. But we must make it clear to the Chinese that we don’t appreciate any attempt to spread weapons of mass destruction around the world.
HAYES: Of course, during Bush ‘s tenure, the trade deficit with China hit a new record, his administration tried to tamp down Taiwan ‘s anti- Beijing rhetoric and even attended the 2008 Olympics there with Mitt Romney , who even before the Chen Guangcheng episode also made getting tough on China a recurring campaign theme.
ROMNEY: I will China as a currency manipulator. We’ve got to clamp down on nations like China that are cheating, stealing our intellectual property. The time has come for a president that will stand up to China .
HAYES: And we can expect that were he to be re-elected or elected, Romney would go inevitably the way of Clinton and George W. Bush , in the careful and diplomatic Obama administration. Because as much as we’re convinced of our own might and influence, we need to recognize head on that the United States government will not be the ones to change China , not be the ones to bring democracy or protection of rights or accountability to its people. The Chinese people will do that. And if there’s a hopeful sign, it’s that all over the country, Chinese people are pushing back against their government and demanding accountability from their leaders. From the estimated 500 protests there every day, to the new Internet -savvy dissidents who have found increasingly ingenious ways to evade censors and the great firewall like these Chinese activists who posted pictures of themselves wearing sunglasses on Twitter in solidarity with Chen . They’re going to be the ones to make the new China . Not Barack Obama , not Mitt Romney.”
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Noam Chomsky on the History of the US Economy and its Decline
“The Occupy movement has been an extremely exciting development. Unprecedented, in fact. There’s never been anything like it that I can think of. If the bonds and associations it has established can be sustained through a long, dark period ahead — because victory won’t come quickly — it could prove a significant moment in American history.
The fact that the Occupy movement is unprecedented is quite appropriate. After all, it’s an unprecedented era and has been so since the 1970s, which marked a major turning point in American history. For centuries, since the country began, it had been a developing society, and not always in very pretty ways. That’s another story, but the general progress was toward wealth, industrialization, development, and hope. There was a pretty constant expectation that it was going to go on like this. That was true even in very dark times.”
Click here to read the full story from TomDispatch.
In this talk, Glenn Greenwald argues that “humanitarian intervention” has been used historically to justify war, and that proponents are naïve to think military intervention could control and resolve complex conflicts. Humanitarianism has justified the US invasion of Iraq to “free” oppressed Iraqis, Gaddafi’s support of violent militias, and Hitler’s campaigns to “liberate” Germans from oppressive rule in Lithuania and Ukraine. While people under oppressive regimes may benefit from outside intervention, the ripple effects of a “humanitarian” war, such as in Libya and Iraq, show that no foreign military intervention is authentically humanitarian.
Yemeni journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye discovered remnants of Tomahawk cruise missiles in the village of al Majala bearing the label “Made in the USA.” The missiles were said to be part of Yemeni strikes targeting “al Qaeda insurgents.” But many civilians were killed from those strikes, including 21 children. Shaye determined that the strikes were from the US, and WikiLeaks corroborated his assessment. Shaye was reporting facts that both Yemeni and US governments wanted to suppress. He continues to be confined in a Yemeni prison under the request of President Obama.
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Shahzad Akbar has been campaigning for years on behalf of noncombatant civilians who have been killed by the CIA’s covert drone warfare program in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Pakistanis in Khyber Pakhtonkhwa have very little means of raising international awareness of their situation, let alone obtaining justice for the harm done to them. Akbar, a Pakistani lawyer and founder of Foundation for Fundamental Rights, is suing the CIA for their actions.
Drones have become the signature weapons of the US covert air strikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and three other sovereign states. But the use of drones in undeclared wars violates both the US Constitution and international law. Drone strikes are carried out without due process, and do not discriminate between intended targets and bystanders. Those responsible for drone strikes are miles away and receive impunity for their attacks. Legal campaigns against drones, like Akbar’s, bring attention to those killed by the CIA, and provide some legal protection to targeted civilians.
“I wanted to tell the American people about the human stories behind these strikes,” says Akbar, who is trying to expose the false narrative that drones provide “precision strikes” against “high-value targets.” “They think the American war on terror is making America safe, but it is not making America safe. It is creating enemies.”
Akbar explains that terrorist organizations reach out to the families of innocent civilians killed by US drones, since these civilians are more likely to sympathize with terrorist causes. In this way, the US drone operation is creating more terrorists and justifying more strikes in a vicious and violent cycle.
The London based Bureau of Investigative Journalism has documented over 160 cases of children out of 800 unarmed civilians who were killed by CIA operated drone strikes. Pakistanis who live in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cannot afford to relocate their families away from US-targeted areas, and most feel helpless because of it.
The CIA and the US government have been trying to silence Akbar’s campaign, even though Akbar has worked with the US government and the FBI in the past to investigate terrorism in Pakistan. The US initially refused to grant him visas to speak at both the Columbia University Law School and the International Drone Summit in Washington DC. The US government barred him from entering the US specifically to prevent him from sharing his work with the US public.
Codepink and other organizers of the Drone Summit put pressure on the US government and Consul General Steve Maloney to grant Shahzad Akbar a visa, and they succeeded. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Codepink and author of Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control, will be in dialogue with Shahzad Akbar in a public event hosted by Global Policy Forum at the UN Church Center on May 2nd.
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GPF will be hosting Medea Benjamin and Shahzad Akbar in a public event at the United Nations. Click here for more information.
G4S is a private military and security company (PMSC) that employs senior politicians and diplomats to lobby for contracts with the UK government. The UK outsources 1 billion dollars a year to G4S for work in the public sphere, such as guarding prisons, escorting refugees, and general policing. G4S’ most recent partnership with the UK Border Agency to manage asylum-seeker housing has been met with public outrage. Demonstrations and marches in Sheffield drew attention to G4S’ abuses, including charges of corporate manslaughter. Why is the UK spending taxpayer money to fund PMSCs with questionable human rights records?
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“The United States is a bit like a 375-pound, middle-aged man with a heart condition walking down a city street at night eating a Big Mac. He’s sweating profusely because he’s afraid he might get mugged. But the thing that’s going to kill him is the burger.
Since the end of the Cold War, America has been on a relentless search for enemies. I don’t mean a search in the sense of ferreting them out and defeating them. I mean that America seems to have a visceral need for them.
Many in the United States have a rampant, untreated case of enemy dependency. Politicians love enemies because bashing them helps stir up public sentiment and distract attention from problems at home. The defense industry loves enemies because enemies help them make money. Pundits and their publications love enemies because enemies sell papers and lead eyeballs to cable-news food fights…”
Click here to read more by David Rothkopf on foreignpolicy.com.
On April 23-25, hundreds of institutional investors will gather at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City for a conference on “Global AgInvesting 2012.” For a fee of $3,000, participants - including university endowment funds, public sector pension funds and charitable foundations - will hear about lucrative new investments in agricultural land and commodities.
This conference promotes the large scale acquisition of land by foreign investors, a dangerous practice known as “land grabbing” that is leading to record levels of hunger, skyrocketing food prices and environmental degradation.
The organizers, HighQuest Partners, are advertising agricultural “assets” in Africa, Asia, South America and Eastern Europe as a route to high returns. But wherever land grabs have taken place they have led to displacement, loss of livelihood and often death in the communities affected.
GPF has been working on land grabbing since 2008. We regularly feature the issue on our website and have put it at the center of our advocacy efforts at the UN. Time and again, we have exposed the dangers. Proponents claim that investments will help feed a growing world population and promote development. In fact, these schemes do not contribute to rural well-being. Far from increasing food production for local consumption, land grabbing usually results in export crops, including biofuel feedstocks and cut flowers. Land grabbing has already caused the violent displacement of tens of millions of small producers, worsening poverty and hunger and driving waves of migration. Women farmers, the majority of smallholders, suffered especially.
One billion people - one human being in seven - are hungry and millions more have been pushed into poverty by rising food prices. Well-heeled investors hope to take advantage of still further price increases.
GPF is opposing these destructive trends. We have sent an open letter to the Presidents of Harvard, Princeton and Yale - three of several universities participating in the conference - urging them to reconsider irresponsible land grabbing investments. And on Tuesday, April 24th, we will be protesting outside of the Waldorf Astoria with many others, including Occupy Wall Street.
GPF needs your support to continue this important work. As an independent organization, GPF does not take money from corporations or agro-industry foundations. Your contribution makes our work possible. With your help, we will continue this campaign through our website, media interviews, public events and joint efforts with many partners.
Please make a tax-deductible online donation to GPF now. Every dollar will go a long way!
And for those of you based in New York, join us at 10.30am on Tuesday April 24th in front of the Waldorf Astoria to say “No!” to land grabbing
There is a fine line between raising awareness and promoting propaganda, especially if “awareness” is not paired with critical reflection. While we can all agree that Joseph Kony and the LRA should be brought to justice, it is important not to go berserk about it, and consider the best possible strategies.
In 2011, Invisible Children, the non-profit organization behind Kony 2012, encouraged President Obama to deploy 100 military advisers into Uganda. But to find Joseph Kony, advisers may have to cross the Democratic of Congo or South Sudan, completely disregarding international law. Invisible Children’s and Obama’s intentions were unclear to the public: did the US want to kill Kony, or capture him for trial in the International Criminal Court whose mandate the US does not recognize? GPF criticized part 1 of Kony 2012 for failing to consider the human, legal, and geopolitical consequences of sending military troops into sovereign states.
Then part 2 came out, where Invisible Children (with more media savy, sans Jason Russell) relentlessly argued that “awareness” and vandalism by legal minors in US suburbia would translate into an effective military regime in Sub-Saharan Africa.
When Ugandans were shown part 1, they were offended by Invisible Children’s video, so much so that they threw rocks at the screen and turned the viewing into a riot.
Imagine how they would react if shown Invisible Children’s original 2006 campaign:
Small-scale farmers and their supporters are celebrating the international day for peasant’s struggle. La Via Campesina, a coalition of 148 organizations, is holding over 250 events around the world, ranging from university lectures to grassroots protests against corporate agribusinesses. Click here for more information on how you can participate.",3968,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00021-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.950531780719757
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For 10 years, “41” corresponded with a boy in the Philippines he had sponsored through Compassion International, a Christian charity.
The Trump administration will withdraw all of the approximately 2,000 American troops in Syria, according to a U.S. official, as the White House declared victory Wednesday in the mission to defeat Islamic State militants there.
The Senate approved the First Step Act late Tuesday. The criminal justice reform bill will now go to the House.
A rundown of the legislative highlights in an increasingly progressive city.
A jury found Nick Slatten guilty of murder for his role in a massacre that killed 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians and wounded 17 others.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan delivers his final speech of the 115th Congress.
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The Badger Trust has lost its Court of Appeal challenge to government proposals to kill thousands of wild badgers in England.
It clears the way for the start of culls in parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset.
RSPCA Chief Executive Gavin Grant, pictured above, said:
We are bitterly disappointed that the UK Government in England is ploughing on with plans to kill badgers but the fight is not over yet.
Stop the Cull campaign
The RSPCA, League Against Cruel Sports, Humane Society International (UK), Save Me (run by rock guitarist Brian May, pictured below), have joined together to form the Stop the Cull campaign.
The coalition of charities and a host of local campaign groups held a rally in Bristol yesterday in protest of the planned cull.
At the rally, Gavin Grant commented:
We joined Brian May, a coalition of charities and crowds of protestors at a public rally to put a stop to this cull as the start date draws near.
This ongoing Stop the Cull campaign is rapidly gaining momentum and public support – as we have seen by the number of people turning up today. It is time the government listened.
It needs to look at the science and the results achieved in Wales and change their policy to one of vaccination – let’s cure and not kill.
Scientific studies have shown that culling would be of little help in reducing bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) in cattle and even suggest that it could make things worse in some areas.
The Stop the Cull campaign is pushing for the government to rethink their policy and implement a vaccination programme, along with increased levels of testing, improved farm biosecurity and stricter controls on the movement of cattle rather than culling 70 per cent of the badger population, the vast majority of which are disease free.
The Welsh government, using the same scientific evidence as Defra, has begun a five year vaccination programme of badgers in Wales.
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218c33d9-8f5c-4880-8f9e-fcc6c2b10eb7,2015-03-27T05:16:59+00:00,2014-01-14,1,http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/uk_national_news/10927176.Whole_life_terms__wholly_justified_/?ref=nt,"Whole-life jail terms are ""wholly justified in the most heinous cases"", the Government has said, as it furthers negotiations with European human rights judges over a controversial ruling against the so-called ""life means life"" sentences.
Whole-life tariffs were deemed a breach of human rights following a successful appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) by murderers Jeremy Bamber, Douglas Vinter and Peter Moore.
Ministers have sent an initial response to the Council of Europe, which oversees the ECHR, to confirm it is considering what steps are necessary as a result of the judgment.
But the Ministry of Justice added the Government intends to argue whole-life tariffs should remain available to courts when a number of key cases are brought before the Court of Appeal later this month.
April Jones murderer Mark Bridger, Lee Newell, who murdered child killer Subhan Anwar in prison, and murderer and rapist Matthew Thomas have been listed to challenge their whole-life terms on January 24.
As part of the same hearing, the panel of five judges will also consider the case of triple killer Ian McLoughlin, whose life sentence with a determinate tariff of 40 years was referred to the Court of Appeal by the Attorney General for being too lenient.
In each case, the central legal issue is the nature of the sentencing scheme for whole life orders and the compatibility of such an order with the European Convention on Human Rights.
A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said: ""The Government has today responded to the Council of Europe, noting the Court's judgment.
""We are clear that this raises important issues, on which Parliament and the public has strong views, and that our response should not be rushed.
""The Government remains firmly of the view that whole life tariffs are wholly justified in the most heinous cases, and that they should continue to be available to the courts.
""We will be strenuously arguing in the Court of Appeal that a judge can and must impose a whole life order in cases such as these.""
Some 52 criminals are serving whole-life sentences including Ian Brady, the Moors murderer and serial killer Rosemary West.
Last year's appeal by Bamber, Vinter and Moore ruled that their whole life sentences amounted to ''inhuman and degrading treatment''.
Whole-lifers should be entitled to a review of their sentence 25 years into their term at the very latest, the Grand Chamber of the Strasbourg-based court said.
The ruling by 17 judges from across Europe sparked further outrage among critics of the court - despite reassurances that the decision did not amount to grounds for imminent release.
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas, will be on the panel of judges to consider the test cases at the Court of Appeal later this month.
Bridger kidnapped five-year-old April before sexually abusing her, murdering her and disposing of her body.
The former slaughterhouse worker was given a whole-life sentence by trial judge Mr Justice Griffith Williams after he was convicted by a jury at Mold Crown Court.
Newell, 44, is challenging a whole-life sentence imposed last September at Warwick Crown Court.
He was convicted alongside Gary Smith for the February 2013 murder of convicted child killer Anwar in his cell at Long Lartin Prison, Worcestershire.
Newell was already serving a life sentence for a previous murder committed in 1988.
Convicted rapist Thomas was told ""life means life"" after murdering a newlywed bride and then kidnapping and raping a second woman.
Thomas, then 43, from Luton, pleaded guilty to the murder of Colette Magee in Luton in November 2013.
He also admitted two counts of rape, one of indecent assault and one count of kidnap of the second woman.
Another one of the test cases concerns triple killer McLoughlin, 55, who was jailed for life at the Old Bailey last October for stabbing a man on his first day-release from prison after 21 years in custody.
When sentencing McLoughlin, the trial judge imposed a 40-year tariff, saying he could not pass a whole-life term because of the European court ruling.
McLoughlin - who had killed twice before - stabbed Graham Buck, 66, as he came to the aid of a neighbour in Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, last July.
Attorney General Dominic Grieve referred his case to the appeal court because he regards McLoughlin's sentence with the 40-year minimum term as ""unduly lenient"".",929,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131295084.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172135-00254-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.966206610202789
541ccb2e-71b7-4da7-bc7e-301b3d2e82b4,2016-07-27T21:11:53+00:00,2013-01-16,1,http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2013/01/jonathan-orders-deployment-of-war.html?showComment=1358373220488,"Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Jonathan orders deployment of war planes to Mali
Said he; “As I speak to you now our air planes have arrived in Port-Harcourt and tomorrow morning we are beginning our deployment to Mali.
“We expect them to do what Mr. President directed that we do; he has directed that we should go and assist Mali in repelling the jihad fighters there because you know that if they finish with Mali the next thing will be to come to Nigeria. “So we are going there to fight them and also protect our borders. (Vanguard)",122,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257827079.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071027-00027-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.977963328361511
adb3c907-df63-487e-b7d6-c2d6130a11cb,2020-10-21T02:23:21+00:00,2015-10,1,https://www.weekinchina.com/2015/10/trading-barbs/,"Anti-American sentiment seemed to have plummed new depths in China in the wake of the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade in May 1999. But six months later Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji managed an unlikely pivot: final agreement with the US on China’s entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Zhu had lobbied hard for China’s accession to the WTO (for 16 years, in fact, which was long enough to “turn black hair white” according to Zhu). He argued that WTO membership would be the key to fostering further market reforms in China. The Party’s hardliners, however, believed that Beijing had made too many concessions to Washington, so much so that Zhu and his fellow negotiators were branded “traitors selling the country with unequal treaties” (see WiC261).
Chinese economists have been debating a similarly divisive topic after the recent announcement of a landmark trade liberalisation deal between the US and 11 other Pacific countries this month.
Known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the pact – if ratified – will set new terms for both trade and business investment among the 12 members (the Pacific Rim nations involved – such as Japan – represent roughly 40% of global GDP and one third of world trade).
Of course, many analysts see the new deal as a strategy for the US and Japan to outmanoeuvre China in the region, which pointedly hasn’t been invited to join the new grouping.
American President Barack Obama has also made plain his intention to balance Beijing’s economic heft in the Pacific. “We can’t let countries like China write the rules of the global economy. We should write those rules, opening new markets to American products while setting high standards for protecting workers and preserving our environment,” he said in a statement.
Not surprisingly this earned a barbed reaction inside China, with the Beijing News describing how the TPP is known in some circles as “the economic NATO” and regarding it as a clear attempt to contain China’s influence in Asia.
“China must speed up bilateral and multilateral trade talks with its trading partners,” it urged. “The best counter-strategy to the TPP is the One Belt One Road plan.”
China has already signed 14 free trade agreements with countries including Australia, Switzerland, Peru, Chile and Pakistan, and more are in the pipeline.
But if the TPP is an ‘anyone but China’ club, the country’s official media has done its best to sound unflappable. “The TPP is not an opportunity China cannot afford to miss. Any global trade framework will not be perfect without China’s participation. We have nothing to be insecure about,” the Global Times pointed out, although it also added that “accelerating reforms is the only way to cope with the TPP” and that China needs to “repeat its 1990s determination before it joined the WTO”.
That said, there are newspapers that want China to join the new trade grouping, including the more liberal Southern Metropolis Daily, which suggested that China should “embrace the TPP” so as to instil a greater sense of urgency in overhauling the nation’s overly-statist economic model.
Of course the TPP could prove divisive for member countries. It has already attracted criticism from the likes of US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton and it also became a controversial topic during the Canadian election this month. Caijing magazine says the accord has yet to gain formal approval from any of its prospective members.
Given that TPP negotiations have largely taken place in secret, the magazine adds we can expect further twists when the pact’s details go before national parliaments. That could lead to delays, vetoes and fresh rounds of negotiations – and perhaps open a window for China to join in future. “China may yet have a say in shaping the TPP rules, although the process could be as painstaking as during the WTO accession talks,” it predicts.
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a6938142-70e5-4d5b-80ad-9ec64c1063c0,2020-10-26T15:26:23+00:00,2020-10-26,1,https://www.defenceandsecurity.ca/events/details&evtID=421,"DSEI UK 2021
DSEI Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) is the world leading event that brings together the global defence and security sector to innovate and share knowledge. DSEI represents the entire supply chain on an unrivalled scale. DSEI 2019 will have five key sector-focused Zones: Air, Land, Naval, Security & Joint, all showcasing the latest equipment and systems.
Attend DSEI 2021 to develop relationships with an audience of over 34,000 including Defence Ministers, International Military and Armed Forces, key industry players and private sector companies. The DSEI Strategic Conferences take place on 13 September (Day Zero) with the main exhibition and free seminar programme running for four days from 14-17 September 2021, at the ExCeL Centre in London.
- International: DSEI brings together worldwide exhibitors, visitors and journalists
- Business: DSEI offers to exhibitors, and also visitors, various services in order to help them to develop their commercial opportunities
- Technologic showcase: DSEI presents in life-size numerous equipment and systems
- A forum for ideas: DSEI supports exchanges of views about the evolution of Defence and Security between all the players of the domains. Many conferences are organised all along the exhibition.",267,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107891428.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026145305-20201026175305-00411.warc.gz,0.924213647842407
0db95a9c-81da-48d3-a6dc-9a02f26fad68,2020-10-30T22:44:18+00:00,2020-06-30,1,https://evduniya.com/ev-global/future-of-electric-vehicles-bright-or-gloomy.html,"With the sporadic effects of COVID-19 pandemic on all the sectors worldwide, mainly the start-ups, the future of EV stands frozen. This year started with the growing support for the notion that the international demand for the white metal will hike by 15%. On the contrary, a 5% drop in demand is predicted in 2020.
It is estimated that the slump will agitate the industry for a year. It may quite extend the threat for operations depending on the COVID-19 effects on deployment plans from Ford Motor Co., Volkswagen AG, and more auto manufacturers.
Most people would agree that a drop in oil prices should encourage end-users to purchase an internal combustion engine(ICE) vehicle. On the contrary, we believe that keeping in mind the tremendous damage caused by fuel-based vehicles to the environment, people will opt for Electric vehicles and their sale would conclusively boost.
The Government had launched the National Electric Mission Plan in the year 2013 with a vision to line 6-7 million electric vehicles on road by 2020 resolving to attain 30% e-mobility in India by 2030. Moreover, EV industries are likely to generate 10 million jobs in the future. This Mission hints an enormous scope for a lucrative career in EV industries.
Some thought-provoking facts about the Future of Electric Vehicles
Major Auto manufacturers are all set to strike a goal of Electric vehicle production. Tesla planned to reach 0.5 million electric car sales in 2018 and 1 million electric car sales by 2020. Surprisingly, Tesla made a jolting profit within the half-moon of 2020 of $16 million, regardless of factory lockdowns in China and the US. Tesla has supposedly predicted that it may still whack its goal of delivering 500,000 vehicles globally this year in the face of the pandemic. It’s the primary time in Tesla’s history that the firm has turned in three successive profitable quarters.
Volkswagen has significantly increased electric car plans, now targeting 1.5 million EVs in 2025. And procreating it to be affordable for millions of people desiring the climate-favoring individual mobility.
Ford plans to advance sales of full-electric vehicles to a third of overall sales by 2030 and 15% of EV sales by 2025.
Volvo cars have carried out to put one million electrified cars on the road and 50% of Volvo cars sale size to be fully electric by 2025.
Accelerated ‘Electric Vision’ Blueprint will find Honda’s dominant models electrified which will be
much before the anticipated time that’s by 2022, three years earlier than formerly planned. Honda intends six Electric cars to be introduced in the next 36 months.
Furthermore, BMW strategize to spawn one-quarter of sales from Electric Vehicles (EVs) in 2021. Ascending up to at least one third in 2025 and one half in 2030.
China, the Major manufacturer of EVs, has imposed a target of 60% of all vehicles to be sold and run on electric motors by 2035.
The list carries on. Although, the Pandemic caused the sale of EVs to be unlikely, the rationale being the cost of EVs as compared to traditional vehicles. However, with the visions, goals, and the determination of the World’s most experienced and largest automakers, the future looks more promising.
Conclusion: The EV revolution may have lagged at the moment. It’s on the verge of emerging as the most sought-after vehicle globally. As Pedro Palandrani of the Global X Lithium & Battery Technology ETF said to the Economic Times, “The long-term story is a structural trend toward EV adoption. It’s extremely well on its way”
Also read: Understand Types of Electric Vehicles
EV Duniya Editorial: This article is written by Madhuri Pawar",786,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107911792.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030212708-20201031002708-00200.warc.gz,0.941856443881988
03da9eaf-e935-4873-b448-d402e3608a86,2015-04-01T06:32:11+00:00,2011-02-15,1,http://www.voanews.com/content/skyrocketing-food-prices-push-millions-into-extreme-poverty-116302039/157458.html,"A farmer reaps wheat in Pakistan, where prices for the crop have jumped 16 percent since June 2010.
The head of the World Bank says a sharp rise in food prices has pushed 44 million people into extreme poverty. World Bank President Robert Zoellick is calling on the Group of 20 leading and emerging economies to put food first on its agenda.
The World Bank's latest food price index is just three percent below its 2008 peak. Wheat and maize prices have gone up about 75 percent since last June. According to report, wheat increased 54 percent in Kyrgyzstan, 45 percent in Bangladesh, 37 percent in Tajikistan, 33 percent in Mongolia, 31 percent in Sri Lanka, 19 percent in Afghanistan and 16 percent in both Sudan and Pakistan.
According to Zoellick, high and volatile food prices are a key challenge in the developing world, where the most vulnerable people spend more than half their income on food.
""Even before these latest price hikes, there were already more than 900 million people going hungry each day,"" he says. ""Now, with an estimated 44 million more people living in extreme poverty, it shows this year is shaping up to be a very tough year for the chronically malnourished.""
This year is not as bad as 2008, when prices hit record highs. That's because grain stocks are somewhat larger, maize harvests in Africa were good, and rice prices have not risen as much as other grains. But Zoellick says the upcoming growing season will be especially important.
""We already are in stress points in a number of markets. If this trend continues, if we don't get a relief on the weather side, then I foresee conditions getting worse. And, mistaken policy actions such as export bans and other types of price controls will just exacerbate the problem.""
Drought in the Black Sea region cut Russia's wheat harvest by a third in 2010. A subsequent ban on wheat exports drove prices up.
Last summer, Russia banned wheat exports after a major drought. Rice export bans were blamed for worsening price spikes in 2007 and 2008 that led to some food riots.
Speaking ahead of this week's G-20 finance ministers meeting in Paris, Zoellick discourages export bans and called for a global code of conduct that would at least exempt humanitarian shipments from restrictions.
He believes high and unstable prices are likely to be a long-term trend, in part because of the rising demand for biofuels and the growing appetite for meat in developing countries.
""What we're now seeing is a trend punctuated by some great volatility,"" says Zoellick, ""and the poor and vulnerable have got no cushion when the prices spike.""
To help offset the problem, he's calling for global action to provide better safety nets for pregnant women and young children and to improve developing-world farmers' access to better seeds, fertilizer and markets.",586,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131303502.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172143-00063-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.960874199867248
39b293fb-8153-443e-9f4a-1bcc8cc4d0d8,2019-08-25T15:52:54+00:00,2019-07-18,1,https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/producer-responsibility-bottle-deposits-part-proposed-federal-measure,"Proposed sweeping national legislation could fundamentally change the plastics industry and how the material is handled after use.
Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., are seeking input on a new effort that would hit on many of the hot-button issues plastics are facing.
Extended producer responsibility, nationwide container deposits, product bans, labeling requirements and ""awareness-raising levels"" are all part of an initial outline the legislators released July 18.
The proposal also specifically mentions a ban on expanded polystyrene in foodservice ware, disposable coolers and shipping packaging.
""We have passed a tipping point in the plastic pollution crisis,"" Udall said in a statement. ""We are in dire need of action to tackle this enormous problem. The ripple effects of plastic waste are everywhere.""
The proposal also would set state goals to collect ""a high percentage"" of single-use plastic drink bottles and to standardize recycling collection across communities and states, according to a statement announcing the idea.
Another requirement calls for 100 percent recyclability for plastic bottles, packaging and some other products. Those items also would need to include ""a significant percentage"" of post-consumer resin.
Another aspect of the proposal calls for a federal fund to pay for pollution reduction, remediation and research. Funding would come in part from bag fees and unclaimed container deposits.
Extended producer responsibility is an approach where manufacturers pay for the end-of-life management of the products they create. The concept has taken hold in Europe, but to a lesser extent in the United States, where there are a limited number of state EPR programs to handle tough-to-recycle products.
Mercury-containing products, such as thermostats and automotive lighting switches, are one popular EPR example. Some states also have EPR laws for electronics.
Product producers would be ""required to design, manage and finance programs for end-of-life management of their products and packaging as a condition of sale. These programs may or may not use existing collection and processing infrastructure,"" a statement from the legislators said.
""Producers will help cover the costs of waste management and cleanup, as well as awareness-raising measures for food containers, packets and wrappers, drink containers, cups and lids, tobacco products with filters (such as cigarette butts), wet wipes, balloons and lightweight plastic bags,"" the proposal states.
Opponents of EPR often counter that these added costs will increase the price of the products they sell to consumers.
Plastics industry trade groups had a mixed reaction to the proposal.
""America's plastic makers are fully committed to doing our part to help end plastic waste, and we welcome the opportunity to work with Congress in shaping legislation that will help cleanup and protect our environment,"" the American Chemistry Council said in a statement.
But ACC did raise concerns about the idea of prohibiting the use of certain plastics.
""Unfortunately, the outline of new legislation ... suggests banning certain plastics, which, studies show, would have the unintended consequences of increasing greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts,"" the group said in statement.
Steve Alexander, president of the Association of Plastic Recyclers, welcomed the idea of addressing the issues.
""I try not to look at the specifics per se because this is such a broad shot across the bow that tries to cover everything that's out there in terms of potential problems relative to recyclability,"" he said.
""They are talking about everything. We're just happy that there's a dialogue and discussion going on. Because, historically, this is not the type of activity that happens on the federal level. So there are going to be some good things and there are going to be some things that those of us in the business every day know are really not going to work,"" he said.
Alexander likes the idea of creating a uniform collection and recycling standards, a move that would go a long way to solving other problems.
""We're happy to have this conversation going on. But, again, it's such a catchall you have to wonder if there is a result, you have to wonder what it's going to look like at the end of the day,"" he said.
Over at the Plastics Industry Association, the trade group indicated it supports the proposed Save Our Seas Act 2.0, a comprehensive bill designed to address marine debris.
""Senator Udall's outline contains a collection of several policy options that have been tried in cities and states around the country that do not address the root causes of marine debris,"" Scott DeFife, vice president of government affairs at PIA, said in a statement.
""Domestic U.S. bans of otherwise completely recyclable materials do not address global litter or waste management issues, which is why we are also working to support investments in recovery and recycling infrastructure so that no plastic material ends up in the environment,"" DeFife said.",1014,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330750.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825151521-20190825173521-00047.warc.gz,0.961225271224976
660dc40d-97f3-43ae-9972-4044e0a3fdfd,2017-08-21T11:59:54+00:00,2017-08-21,0,http://www.gorkanajobs.com/jobs/journalist-writer/digital/sub-editor/london-greater-/,"Sub-Editor Digital Journalist \ Writer jobs in London (Greater)
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We're now seeking a first-class Sub Editor to join our amazing The Week editorial team based in our Queensway office in London.
NBC News Digital is seeking a Homepage Editor / Weekend Editor in its London bureau.",136,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886108268.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821114342-20170821134342-00373.warc.gz,0.824116349220276
c93c34d1-94d6-4dc3-bc4d-b5632eb7f417,2015-04-02T03:05:51+00:00,2015-04-02,0,http://www.onetruestoryatatime.com/,"If you are a woman and identify as lesbian, bisexual or questioning, we welcome you.
This is a safe space for you to share your journey with others.
If you are an ally or have a friend or family member who is gay, we welcome you.
This is a space for you to share your love and support for them.
Or at least grow in your understanding as you listen.
If you stumbled upon this website and have strong views about gay people,
we hope you stay for a while and read a story or two.
We will not engage in political or religious debates here.
There are many other platforms for that.
What we will do is invite you to take a look inside our lives.
These stories we share are open, honest and personal.
All we ask is for you to keep an open mind and heart.
One True Story
Pauline Ong, Singapore
Hi, my name is Pauline and I am a life coach, a writer, a lover of all things Japanese, a Christian, a mischievous aunt, a volunteer director of a charity and the founder of One True Story At A Time.
Oh, I also happen to be gay. What I mean is I tend to be attracted to and fall in love with people who are of the same gender as me. This is not something that I chose to be (who in their right minds would choose to be rejected and reviled?!) and I realized early on that it was more than just a phase.
One thing I did choose (well, it depends on your theological understanding of choice) is to be a Christian. Spirituality has always been important to me and I have been a Christian since I was 13. And by all accounts, I have had an “illustrious background” as a Christian. I had a life-changing encounter with God when I was 19. I became actively involved in an evangelical Christian group in university. I taught Bible study, led worship, organized camps, went on mission trips and was chosen to be in the leadership team. I spent 4 years as a missionary in Japan and I attended a conservative Bible College.
Just that throughout all that time, I remained gay and I couldn’t understand why God didn’t change me even though I prayed, fasted and begged him to. It devastated me to think that I must be a contradiction, an anomaly, a creation gone wrong. I was very close to my family and I could usually talk to them about anything. Well, except this. I couldn’t imagine how my parents would react if they knew I was gay. It would break their hearts. So I wrestled alone with my faith and my sexuality. Both were undeniable facts of my life and the belief that there was no way to reconcile the two almost killed me. How could God accept a contradiction like me?
Things finally came to a head when I was trying to get over the breakup of a relationship that lasted 3 years. The pain and utter loneliness I experienced at that point in my life almost broke me. I was hurting badly and there wasn’t a single soul I could confide in. I usually tell my mum everything but how could I tell her I was gay and grieving over a broken relationship? I wasn’t out to any of my friends. Well, the one friend that I did come out to several years before had a really hard time dealing with the fact that I was in a same-sex relationship and she almost severed all ties with me. So other than God, there was no one I could talk to. I remember crying in my room everyday and washing my face just before dinnertime, hoping no one would notice anything was wrong.
During that dark time, the one thing that kept me going was knowing deep in my soul that somehow God still loved me and for some reason, I was not a contradiction to God. It was an inexplicable peace and assurance that came from deep within. As I studied the Bible and did extensive research, I gradually came to the realization that God is indeed bigger and wiser than my human mind could comprehend and above all, God’s greatest command is that of love. You can read more here.
It has been an arduous journey and at times, so difficult I almost gave up. But I can tell you honestly that now, I am happier than I have ever been. I’ve grown to accept, -- even cherish --- being gay. Growing up gay made me question and seek to understand love and truth at its roots. It helped me explore the depths of God’s love in ways that a straight person may never have felt the need to. Being gay opened my eyes and heart to those who are considered different --- the oppressed, the out-of-the-ordinary, the outcasts.
I came out to my parents about 10 years ago. It was not easy for them but they have been wonderful in their love and support of me, for which I am very grateful. I know not everyone will be as understanding or accepting but I decided to tell my story here because it might just help someone like me. All of us have a story to tell. Would you be willing to share yours?
We can change our world....
Visit pinkdot.sg to find out more.
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b11c249d-37a6-4e8f-ae22-bea54fea8644,2022-05-18T00:50:26+00:00,2022-05-18,1,https://vegconomist.com/market-and-trends/market-report-vegan-snack-market-to-grow-to-73-billion-dollars-by-2028/,"According to a new report by market research firm Future Market Insights (FMI), the vegan snack market will be worth over US$73 billion by 2028. The industry analysis states that the market volume is currently 31.8 billion US dollars, and an annual growth rate of up to 8.7 percent is forecast for the coming years.
Vegan snacks are snacks made exclusively from plant-based ingredients. The main drivers for the plant-based snack market are increasing consumption of these products and growing consumer awareness of health and wellbeing. In addition, a rise in health problems and diseases such as diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease have led consumers to choose healthier alternatives in the form of vegan snacks.
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In the last twenty years, China has quickly ascended from a regional to global military power. A generation ago, the People’s Liberation Army was armed with antiquated weapons and oriented towards a manpower-intensive “People’s War”. In the intervening period China has gone from a green to blue water navy, the air force is actively developing so-called fifth-generation fighters, and the army has been extensively modernized.
A vast array of new Chinese weapons are under development, some alarming in their potential.
China’s neighbors and the United States are observing China’s buildup with interest and concern. China is showing itself to be particularly interested in projecting military power in support of territorial claims in the East and South China Seas. Weapons that empower China to take decisive military action in support of such claims could escalate a regional crisis into a larger one involving Washington.
China recognizes the potential for conflict with the United States, however small, and is planning accordingly. China is pouring resources into weapons specifically designed to target American forces and limit their ability to operate near the Chinese mainland. These “anti-access, area-denial” (A2/AD) weapons have the potential to exclude American forces from China’s innermost defense zone: the so-called “First Island Chain” consisting of the Kuril Islands, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Borneo.
The chances of a shooting war between China and the United States are remote, and neither is set on war with the other. However, the extent to which the interests contradict or compete with each another means war cannot be entirely ruled out. With that in mind, here are the five Chinese weapons the United States fears most.
DF-21D Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile
The most dangerous weapon to U.S. forces in the Asia-Pacific region is the Dong Feng-21D anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM). Somewhat prematurely dubbed “the Carrier Killer”, the DF-21D is a medium-range ballistic missile specifically designed to attack American aircraft carriers, skirting the defenses of a U.S. naval task force to attack ships from above at hypersonic speeds.
DF-21D is a land-based system, with an estimated range of up to 1,500+km. Once launched, the missile would release a reentry vehicle traveling at speeds of up to Mach 10-12. The resulting velocity and kinetic energy—to say nothing of the reentry vehicle’s payload—would cause serious damage to even the largest naval vessels. Nobody knows for sure, but it is believed direct hits from a DF-21D could be enough to put an aircraft carrier out of action, or even sink it.
Mounted on a wheeled transporter and launcher, the DF-21D would be road-mobile and thus extremely hard to locate before launch. The reentry vehicle’s hypersonic speed would make it difficult—but not impossible—to shoot down.
The DF-21D has an Achilles’ heel, the so-called “kill chain” of sensors, relay stations, and command and control centers required to detect, identify, track, and hit a ship with a ballistic missile. There are many links in the chain leading to a successful DF-21D launch, and breaking just one would interrupt the entire process.
China would have to devote considerable reconnaissance assets to killing a carrier and maritime surveillance is not China’s strong suit. Land-based, over-the-horizon radars are imprecise, and maritime patrol aircraft, UAVs and submarines will be vulnerable to the carrier’s air wing. Only China’s satellites have the ability to provide tracking data, and those can be jammed or otherwise disabled.
The DF-21D was allegedly tested in early 2013, when two craters were observed in an outline of an aircraft carrier in the Gobi Desert.
The DF-21D weapon may be operational, but the kill chain is likely not, and it may be years before the entire system is fully operational. Still, the prospect of a weapon that can kill 5,600 Americans, destroy seventy aircraft, and destroy a pillar of American power projection worldwide is a sobering one to contemplate.
Note: In a test in 2012, DF-21D successfully hit and sank a simulated model of aircraft carrier and it is now in service (see my post “Suspected Test of DF-21D Anti-ship Missile that Has Already Been in Service” on January 18)
Chengdu J-20 Fighter
China’s first fifth-generation fighter, the J-20 is a large, twin-engine aircraft currently in the demonstrator phase. The J-20’s mission set is unknown, but the aircraft’s robust design seems to support it going in a number of different directions. The aircraft promises to be long-range, fast- and low-observable—if not outright stealthy. China has built three prototypes, the latest flew in early March 2014. The aircraft is projected to enter service some time around 2020.
A striking, delta-winged design complemented by large forward canards and a twin tail, the J-20 is China’s most ambitious aircraft project ever. The aircraft is speculated to mount a modern AESA phased array radar, an electro-optical targeting system. The two large internal weapons bays could conceivably carry a payload of air-to-air, land attack or anti-ship missiles.
The most obvious role for the J-20 is as an air superiority fighter. The J-20’s long range means the fighter can operate farther off China’s coast, intercepting attack and bomber aircraft including F/A-18 fighter bombers and B-1 and B-2 bombers. As a long-range fighter, the J-20 could also patrol disputed territories, particularly in support of China’s recently declared Air Defense Identification Zone.
China could also use the J-20 to target American support aircraft. Airborne early warning aircraft such as the E-3 Sentry and E-2C Hawkeye and aerial refueling aircraft such as the KC-135 and KC-130 are key assets that allow American forces to operate at long ranges. J-20 fighters equipped with long-range air-to-air missiles could attempt to shoot these aircraft down, crippling American and allied air forces.
Another possible role for the J-20 would be to attack American ships and bases in the Asia-Pacific. Groups of radar-evading J-20 fighters carrying land-attack missiles could precede a Chinese conventional ballistic missile strike, taking out American surface-to-air missile batteries, air bases, radar stations, and command and control targets across the Pacific. The strike would suppress American defenses and pave the way for conventional ballistic missiles strikes.
Time will tell what direction—or directions—the J-20 will take. Not knowing what the J-20 is designed to do, however, is an unwelcome unknown in a world with a twenty-year lead time on fighter jets.
For decades, American space-based military assets have given U.S. forces a considerable advantage on the battlefield. Satellites are essential to the American way of war. This is especially true in the Asia-Pacific, where distances from the continental United States are measured in thousands of miles.
China has at least an operational weapon, the SC-19. A derivative of the DF-21, the SC-19 ballistic missile is equipped with the KT-2 (a kinetic kill vehicle). Launched into space, the KT-2 is guided to target by infrared sensors. The KT-2 does not have an explosive warhead but destroys enemy satellites by colliding with them.
In 2007, a KT-2 struck and destroyed an aging Chinese satellite. In May 2013 China launched what it described as a “sounding rocket” carrying high-altitude experiments. U.S. intelligence believes that this was actually an SC-19/KT-2 test. The SC-19 is believed to be capable of reaching medium earth orbit, which would put American GPS navigation satellites at risk.
Chinese ASAT weapons could target a variety of American satellites, including intelligence collection, communications, and navigation satellites. The loss of such satellites would make it difficult to perform reconnaissance missions over China. It would also interfere with air, land and sea navigation, slow communications, and prevent the use of GPS-guided weapons.
Evidence suggests that China intends to put the SC-19 missile on wheeled transporters and launchers. With more than 1.86 million miles of paved roads in China, locating and destroying mobile Chinese ASAT weapons would be extremely difficult.
The use of anti-satellite weaponry by China in any future conflict would be roundly denounced. Still, as dependent as U.S. forces are on satellites the temptation to take the first shot in space would be difficult to resist.
Type 071 Landing Platform Dock
Power projection is becoming increasingly important to China, particularly to enforce territorial claims in the East and South China Seas. China’s ability to land amphibious troops on some island chains such as the Senkaku, Paracel and Spratly islands could embolden the leadership to do exactly that.
China has three amphibious assault ships of the Type 071 class, Kunlunshan, Jinggangshan and Changbaishan. The three ships are what western naval observers would call China’s “Gator Navy”: ships designed to transport and land marines on hostile shores. Three more Type 071s are expected, as well as six amphibious ships with full-length flight decks like the American Wasp-class.
The three Type 071 ships were built by the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyards of Shanghai. Each ship displaces 20,000 tons and is nearly 700 feet long. The 071 class can transport up to a battalion of marines—roughly 400 to 800 troops—and up to eighteen armored vehicles.
The ships have a flight deck capable of simultaneously operating two W-9 troop-carrying helicopters, and can store another four in a large hangar. The ships also have a very long well deck that can store and launch amphibious vehicles, rigid-hulled inflatable boats, and four Chinese troop-carrying hovercraft similar to the American LCAC.
China’s 071 amphibious transports are based with China’s South Seas Fleet, where they can be used to intimidate—or invade—Taiwan. However, like Western navies, China has been quick to embrace their use in other roles. In addition to assaulting coastlines and islands, Gators can also serve in the command and control, disaster relief and humanitarian assistance roles. One transport, Jinggangshan, is currently in the Indian Ocean as part of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 recovery effort.
A lone amphibious ship such as Jinggangshan is not worrisome. However, it represents the kind of expeditionary capability that an adventurous China could use to escalate a territorial dispute into a very dangerous situation.
Offensive Cyber Operations
The People’s Liberation Army believes establishing “electronic dominance” early on is critical to their success in a future conflict. Of the five Chinese weapons that America fears the most, the most enigmatic is China’s ability to mount offensive cyber operations.
Offensive cyber operations are defined by a wide spectrum of activity, from psychological operations to destroying enemy equipment and infrastructure. China’s electronic army might achieve that dominance by include seizing control of communications networks, planting harmful software, and even conducting online disinformation campaigns. Offensive cyber is best used in conjunction with traditional military operations, to present another front. For example, Chinese cyber operations could disrupt enemy computer networks or jam enemy communications prior to an aircraft and missile attack.
Detached from traditional military ideas of operational range, Chinese offensive cyber operations could be used against military or civilian targets without regard to geographic location. Offensive cyber operations are also the only weapon on this list that can strike the American homeland.
China’s main cyber unit appears to be the General Staff Department, Third Department. Roughly analogous to the U.S. National Security Agency, the Third Department may have as many as 130,000 personnel, attached to Chinese military units, twelve operational bureaus, and three research institutes. Within the Third Department is the Second Bureau, also known as 61398 Unit, tasked for operations involving the United States.
According to the Project 2049 Institute the General Staff Department, Fourth Department, traditionally tasked with electronic warfare and signals collection, may be involved in offensive cyber operations. The People’s Liberation Army’s concept of “integrated network and electronic warfare” makes it clear that China considers jamming enemy computer networks and jamming battlefield electronics related activities. The Chinese military links cyber operations to traditional forms of electronic warfare in ways the United States often does not.
Despite the amount of manpower devoted to China’s cyber capabilities, capabilities remain relatively unsophisticated. There is no sign, for example, that China is capable of such offensive cyber weapons as Stuxnet. Desmond Ball, a professor at Australian National University, argues that China’s leadership is well aware of their shortcomings in cyber warfare and this has “led to the adoption of a pre-emptive strategy…in which China’s very destructive but relatively unsophisticated cyber-warfare capabilities are unleashed at the very outset of prospective conflicts.”
The United States may be a leader in Internet and networking technologies, but the rapid development pace of both means that potential exploits will be constant and ever-changing. As both technologies continue to penetrate American society and the U.S. Military, there will be more opportunities for an adversary to exploit the cyber realm in a future conflict.
War between the United States and China is not inevitable any more than war with the Soviet Union was inevitable. There are quite a few good reasons that a great power war is even less likely than it was during the Cold War, particularly the state of mutually beneficial economic interdependence between the United States and China. That China should develop weapons such as these shouldn’t be any great surprise; it is logical from their perspective to prepare to engage the United States even without the intention of war.
These five weapons do not make war more likely—rather, they may give self-conscious China the confidence to cooperate with its neighbors and the United States. Alternately, they may tempt China to decisively settle longstanding claims—or create new ones. One thing is for certain: they put the ball in China’s court.
Kyle Mizokami is a writer based in San Francisco who has appeared in The Diplomat, Foreign Policy, War is Boring and The Daily Beast. In 2009 he cofounded the defense and security blog Japan Security Watch. This is his debut article for The National Interest.Source: The National Interest – “Five Chinese Weapons of War America Should Fear”
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Once Moderna submits the data to the FDA, regulators will debate whether to authorize emergency use of the small doses for tots. If so, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention then will decide whether to recommend them.
While COVID-19 generally isn’t as dangerous to youngsters as to adults, some do become severely ill. The CDC says about 400 children younger than 5 have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic’s start. The omicron variant hit children especially hard, with those under 5 hospitalized at higher rates than at the peak of the previous delta surge, the CDC found.
COVID-19 vaccines in general don’t prevent infection with the omicron mutant as well as they fended off earlier variants — but they do still offer strong protection against severe illness.
Moderna reported that same trend in the trial of children under 6, conducted during the omicron surge. While there were no severe illnesses, the vaccine proved just under 44% effective at preventing any infection in babies up to age 2, and nearly 38% effective in the preschoolers.
Moderna said also said Wednesday it will ask the Food and Drug Administration to clear larger doses for older children.
While other countries already have allowed Moderna’s shots to be used in children as young as 6, the U.S. has limited its vaccine to adults. A Moderna request to expand its shots to 12- to 17-year-olds has been stalled for months.
The company said Wednesday that, armed with additional evidence, it is updating its FDA application for teen shots and requesting a green light for 6- to 11-year-olds, too.
Moderna says its original adult dose — two 100-microgram shots — is safe and effective in 12- to 17-year-olds. For elementary-age kids, it’s using half the adult dose.
But the FDA never ruled on Moderna’s application for teen shots because of concern about a very rare side effect. Heart inflammation sometimes occurs in teens and young adults, mostly males, after receiving either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. Moderna is getting extra scrutiny because its shots are a far higher dose than Pfizer's.
The risk also seems linked to puberty, and regulators in Canada, Europe and elsewhere recently expanded Moderna vaccinations to kids as young as 6.
“That concern has not been seen in the younger children,” said Northwestern’s Muller.
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34ee079d-386e-4569-a08a-187e548bc078,2017-08-23T11:56:52+00:00,2017-08-23,0,http://www.blackovis.com/grizzly-coolers-150-cooler,"Easy Returns. Quality Gear.
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This Hunting Cooler from Grizzly was designed to be a fully outdoor cooler. Their Hunting Ice Box is perfect for long excursions, where you need a cooler that will carry all you need and bring back all you get. The Grizzly Coolers were designed to be a truly rugged piece of equipment for extreme hunting enthusiasts who want to get away for the weekend or longer. The Grizzly Cooler line offers the perfect balance of durability and performance that is expected in an affordable, premium cooler.
The 16,60, 150 & 400 Grizzly Coolers with their unique latching system have been Certified Bear Resistant by the IGBC testing protocols when combined with two shackle padlocks.",192,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886120194.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823113414-20170823133414-00381.warc.gz,0.93808925151825
e61d0e30-66cc-4f94-8d48-311e24fd7a49,2015-03-30T10:43:28+00:00,2013-10-31,1,http://www.techhive.com/article/2059203/careful-nerds-wearing-google-glass-while-driving-may-get-you-a-ticket.html,"Careful, nerds: Wearing Google Glass while driving may get you a ticket
While Google Glassers will soon have a further dorkening of their beloved accessory to contend with, there may be a bigger problem to worry about: Driving with the Internet on your face may be considered a ticketable offense.
Self-described Transhumanist and prolific #GoogleGlass poster, Cecilia Abadie took to Google+ (of course) to claim the title for what appears to be the first person to receive a ticket for wearing Google Glass while driving.
In her initial post on the incident, Ms. Abadie said:
A cop just stopped me and gave me a ticket for wearing Google Glass while driving! The exact line says: Driving with Monitor visible to Driver (Google Glass). Is #GoogleGlass ilegal while driving or is this cop wrong??? Any legal advice is appreciated!! This happened in California. Do you know any other #GlassExplorers that got a similar ticket anywhere in the US?
Abadie later posted a clear scan of the ticket, which we have provided below:
The ticket actually makes note of two violations, the first being speeding; Abadie confessed in the G+ comments to the legitimacy of the speeding infraction, saying ""The speeding was justified as I was in a 65 mph zone and thought I was on a 75mph zone."" However a second infraction clearly refers to ""Driving with monitor visible to driver (Google Glass)"".
The Glass infraction references California Vehicular Code 27602, which prohibits drivers from watching television. Specifically, VC 27602 states:
A person shall not drive a motor vehicle if a television receiver, a video monitor, or a television or video screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications, is operating and is located in the motor vehicle at a point forward of the back of the driver’s seat, or is operating and the monitor, screen, or display is visible to the driver while driving the motor vehicle.
We should also note that the vehicular code in question explicitly exempts using GPS from the code. So, there appears to be some room to accommodate new technologies into the law. For now, Abadie appears intent on fighting the Google Glass violation. As mobile technology continues its evolution into wearables, the law will be forced to accomodate strange new form factors.
We'll see more of this.
UPDATE: A Google spokesperson replied to our requests for comment with the following non-response response: ""As we make clear in our help center, Explorers should always use Glass responsibly and put their safety and the safety of others first. More broadly, Glass is built to connect you more with the world around you, not distract you from it. It’s early days for Glass and we look forward to hearing feedback from Explorers and others in advance of a wider consumer launch next year.""",607,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299261.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00258-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.949423730373383
28e9e153-7641-4295-a9a7-3459ddd5966f,2016-07-25T02:18:22+00:00,2016-07-25,0,http://seattlecitycouncil.ideascale.com/a/ideas/recent/campaign-filter/active/pageOffset/1,"I suggest you look into sale-leaseback options on buildings such as Key Tower and downtown city campus as a way to fund the current defecit gap. Cap rates are down, values up for credit tenant buildings (don't know how city rates). Other longer term related options could be bringing in/reviewing private concessions/3rd party providers to service city facilities such as parks, pools, and community centers.
I think Nickelsville should have their land and see if what they build will help others who need decent shelter. This would also mean land for vets since many are vets.
I suggest you take pay cuts, charge corporations that aren't paying anything...esp, out of state corps who have busnesses in Seattle their rightful fees.
Keeping parks clean and safe is key to neighborhood safety. As city resources plummet there will be decisions as to whether a dollar spent on public safety is as important as a dollar spent on parks. Well maintained parks gets to the root of the problem by keeping women and children in those spaces.
Please keep the commuity center. It is a safe place for so many Alki Children. Many families would be lot without it.
Maybe classes could cost a bit more to help keep the staff on.
Consider how your proposed community center closings threaten your OWN stated goals of keeping Seattle livable for the workforce and the middle class. Your targets ARE community centers in middle class neighborhoods. Green Lake, Queen Anne, Laurelhurst, neighborhoods with many young families trying to remain in the city, pay taxes and derive support for their children, for their mental and physical health- these community ...more »
This public input venue off the web is a great idea. Upgrade it to prevent repeated inputs by the same person, then use it more.
Money saving ideas will undoubtedly pay for the upgrade.
Get state education fund support for library costs that support level K-12 education, including dropouts and immigrants.
Keep libraries and community centers open, because these are public NECESSITIES, not luxuries-for all individuals and families. Golf courses, stadium lights, waterfalls, etc are NOT needed. THEY are luxuries.
Keep the Greenlake Community Center toddler room open, so ALL families can have a safe and affordable place to play.
The City should cut the budget of the Seattle Channel by the 14.5% requested of the Department of Information and Technology. The City should support government programming but not the additional arts and cultural expenses currently associated with the Seattle Channel. The arts and cultural function are Public Access functions not a function of the Government channel.
I will start out by saying...Don't cut the future short. It's here now!!! We can see it!! in those little toddlers...We were there once, our children were there once. Now for me it would have to be great- grandchildren but the way the world is, show some care and happiness in the little ones. It may be the only time in their lives for some of them that they wikll know sheer happiness. Going to the park, being with ...more »
Please keep CISC Adult Day center open. It is very active and happy place that keeps elders social and part of their community with others who speak there language.
I suggest you get more Polish community involved.
I suggest you keep alki community center fully open, it needs more hours not less, and especially on rainy winter weekends and evenings, for teens and seniors
Parks always seem to get the backend of the ""General Fund""..... what is with that prehistoric issue? Green paint for bicycle lanes? Wow talk about bad use of public funds. In good times that might work, but not right now. Also - since we lose so much money on-going to the light rail, etc., don't add insult to injury with this bicycle mess. Really - Mayor that is NOT the reason you were elected...NOR the City Council... ...more »
STOP painting the green street intersections - for bicycles. Please don't remind me that we voted for this in 2006..... remember how we voted NOT to build a stadium or two? Well things change - we know that, so why don't we try to ""tax"" those bicyclists - say with a ""license tax"" . . . If each one of them had to pay a small licensing tax, how could that hurt any of them really?
Lay off the consideration to up-charge even MORE for our currently over-priced parking. Retail business is having a tough enough go of it....shall we not try to drive the retail shoppers to the Eastside. Once they put that toll on 520 - Seattle will have issues enough..... are we trying to go back to ""Will the last one leaving Seattle, please......"" Mayor - we all DON'T have bicycles....
Do not transfer money from the Office of Arts and Culture to Parks and Recreation. Money that is spent through the OAC is economic development- providing jobs, creating events- all of which maintains jobs, stimulates revenue, spending, tourism and taxes. Langston Hughes is mostly an inactive organization that does not make the same impact (audience numbers and quality of life impact) that the hundreds of organizations ...more »
Reduce growth of SDOT full time employee and roll back head count. As of last count, SDOT has around 500 employees in 2002 and 790 employees in 2010. That is 58% growth. On top of that, SDOT uses highly paid consultants to do all the work.
These officers are invaluable to businesses, helping to make buildings more secure, doing personal safety classes and more. They are a needed part of the Police Dept.
Remove the $13 Million set aside by McGinn for bike lanes from the budget. When we have excess money we can think about increasing transit lanes for less than 1% of the commuting population. Until then stop ALL the bike projects!!
Protect funding to save SCANTV - our local, publicly-supported channel
We have been meeting with Washington EDA's regarding financing of large projects and recently we have been working with the Colorado State Treasury Office & North Carolina's Financing Authority. California just announced a Sale-Lease Back of CA State office buildings ($1.3 Billion in assets). We can help Seattle to structure a similar type of equity to cash funding program (where in Seattle will not actually have to ...more »
Start Licensing Bicycles and fine riders for traffic infractions!! If we are to have road diets and want to have more bike riders on the roads, there should be accountability from riders. Registering bicycles and rider licensing for adult riders could give money into our city, as well as making a safer environment on our streets.",1369,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824201.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00157-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.962512075901032
0794cb9e-c731-4c5c-b014-0f929d69bc26,2018-08-14T14:12:20+00:00,2018-08-12,0,http://robertpaulreyes.com/cat-with-head-stuck-in-jar-of-mayo-is-rescued/,"“An outdoor cat with a taste for mayonnaise had to be rescued after getting its head stuck in a Hellman`s jar, said officials of the Hunterdon County sanctuary that managed to corral the kitty and take it to a vet.
A passing motorist spotted the cat, a male thought to be less than a year old, on Friday with its head inside a glass Hellman`s Mayonnaise jar on a farm in Readington Township, said Danielle Rice, director of operations for Tabby`s Place, a cat sanctuary in the Ringoes section of East Amwell. It was freed from the jar, neutered, and set loose back on the farm Sunday.”
A feline is an innately curious and mischievous creature, and the typical cat is always poking his little head where it doesn`t belong.
An outdoor cat with a yen for mayonnaise (must have been raised by white folks) had to be rescued after getting his head stuck in a Hellman`s jar.
Fortunately, a passing motorist spotted the hapless kitty, and took it to a vet.
The poor thing was freed from the jar, neutered, and set loose back on the farm.
The cat breathed a sigh of relief after it was freed, but shortly thereafter he was cursing God after his balls were snipped off. Talk about “out of the pot and into the frying pan.”
Poor, poor kitty! I hope somebody gives him tuna slathered in mayo.
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25498950-6949-4f6b-bea4-af8a4e755c8f,2019-08-24T23:10:29+00:00,2019-08-24,0,https://veteranownedlocksmith.com/digital-locks,"Electronic and Digital Lock technology offers home owners the flexibility they are looking for with access to their home. These locks empower the home owner providing two ways to access their residence. Using codes to unlock the deadbolt eliminates using keys, giving copies of keys to other occupants, and provides a higher level of security by providing ANSI/BHMA Certified Grade 1 Level Security. There are two methods of entry, so if you forget the code, you have a key, and if a member of your family needs access to the home, you can provide codes for access and remove them without the worry of who has keys to the home.
These locks offer up to 30 user codes, anti-pick shielding, Build-in alarm technology, and some models employ Z-Wave Technology which can connect the locks to a home automation system (See our home automations tab). Your Home is the biggest investment you will make in life, you should make sure your investment and property are secured with the best lock technology on the market. All locks come with a 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty and Veteran owned Locksmith GUARANTEES all of its work giving you, the consumer, piece of mind that your hardware is installed correctly with a quality product.
Advantages of electronic and digital lock technology
Veteran Owned Locksmith is a provider of Schlage Locks which offer multiple security features and quality construction.
1) No more looking for keys in your purse or pockets, just enter the code and you have access to your home.
2) Forget to lock your door? Electric and digital locks provide settings that automatically lock the door so you never have to worry about whether your home is secure.
3) No more forgotten keys or losing keys. Using a code gives you access without them.
4) No more spare keys and no more carrying keys on the key chain.
5) Most digital locks have smart alarm technology as a stand alone feature. When someone attempts to gain access to your home by tampering with your lock, an alarm will sound to deter theft.
6) Long term investment that saves you money over the life of the lock.
Are you looking for digital security on the inside of your home? Veteran Owned Locksmith has you covered. We can install digital locks on the interior doors for your home office so you can secure those important documents. These locks are great security additions for that Man Cave, bedrooms, basement access, and sheds for the back yard. Veteran Owned Locksmith never charges for on-site consultations and quotes. Our technicians will come to you and assess your needs providing you with an accurate quote for any project you have in mind. We pride ourselves in providing the latest technology to our consumers and we are the only locksmith in town that is committed to bringing you the best products at the best prices.",578,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027321786.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824214845-20190825000845-00537.warc.gz,0.940672814846039
63535ddb-fbc8-4522-a25f-40062be76a57,2013-06-19T14:31:44+00:00,2013-06-19,0,http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/6089/how-to-bind-line-to-rectangle/6091,"I want to create some kind of flow chart with Illustrator CS3. In other programs it is possible to bind a line or arrow to a rectangle and whenever I drag the rectangle, the binded line is adapted in a way that the line is still ""connected"" to the rectangle. Is that possible with Illustrator CS3? Thank you!
There is no way of doing this properly in Illustrator. You'd need to use something like Visio, PowerPoint, or OpenOffice/LibreOffice Impress.
You can select the rectangle and the line's endpoint and move them together, leaving the line's other control points where they are though. Do this using the Direct Selection Tool (white arrow)
A good workaround is to use saved selections.
Create your box or shape, and the associated line with it. Move the line below the shape and select the shape plus just the last endpoint of the line. Then choose Select > Save Selection (and name the selection).
You can then group the box and line to move them together without altering the line position. If you need to alter the line, choose the saved selection from the Select menu and then move. One end of the line will stay at it's current position.
You can save as many selections as you need then recall them at any time.",268,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.919718027114868
9ea1fb60-a327-4324-8460-c33041f27510,2015-03-30T17:26:04+00:00,2015-03-30,0,http://www.masterkitchendesign.com/bathroom_remodeling.php,"Bathroom remodeling can be your most valuable investment in your home. Of all remodeling projects, bathrooms offer the highest return on investment. Most bathroom remodeling projects, however, require significant plumbing and structural changes. An efficient, high-quality job requires professional advice and consultation.
As a full-service bathroom remodeling company, Enterprise Home Remodeling works closely with you, from the beginning to end of your project, to transform your bathroom remodeling dreams into reality. First, our talented design team works with you to create a viable floor plan. Utilizing our comprehensive construction experience, we help you craft the most comfort and convenience out of your available space. Then we demolish your old bathroom including the bath or shower, fixtures, walls, and floors. Our construction team takes special care to make this part of the process quick and stress-free. Finally, we build your dream bathroom from the ground up.
Our remodeling projects always require:
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1167b2a3-ab8e-4890-832c-9f8072551103,2015-04-01T01:10:23+00:00,2013-06-28,1,http://www.kshb.com/news/education/emotional-last-day-for-gordon-parks-elementary-while-school-fights-for-survival,"KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Students, faculty and parents, many blinking back tears, said goodbye to another school year at Gordon Parks Elementary and hoped it wouldn't be the last.
The state chose not to renew the charter of the 13-year-old school in May, effectively forcing them to close at the end of the school year. The school appealed and a judge will make the final decision on whether the school's charter can be renewed in late July.
The school consistently performed worse on state academic tests than its district peers. A state official said poor academic performance and high staff turnover, along with failure to comply with unspecified federal rules, led the State Board of Education to reject the school's request to have its charter renewed an additional five years.
But officials at Gordon Parks say the state's decision doesn't take into account this year's test scores, still unreleased, or the school's more holistic approach to teaching and caring for students who are almost all living in poverty.
Fifteen percent of students at Gordon Parks have special needs, 5 percent more than Kansas City public schools.
""There are a lot of needs that have to be met in order for a child to even be able to pay attention,"" teacher Tamara Allen-Williams said.
She said the school sends home food, diapers and even clothing for students who often come from unsafe homes or transitory backgrounds including living in cars or in violent situations.
""You can't pay attention if your stomach is rumbling. You can't pay attention with shoes on so tight. You can't pay attention if you know you go home and there's nothing in that refrigerator,"" she said.
It's this kind of care that creates loyal supporters of the school, including parents like Virginia Cowlans, who has two children enrolled says weak test scores don't tell the whole story.
""These children aren't a score. They aren't numbers,"" she said. Her daughter has been forced to attend a new elementary school next fall, given the uncertainty about Gordon Parks' future.
At a fifth grade graduation ceremony today, teachers and administrators spoke out on the school's behalf.
""These ceremonies mark the end of our school year, but I assure you, they are not the end of Gordon Parks Elementary,"" Doug Curry, school board president, said.
""I'm going to miss Gordon Parks,"" Gordon Parks kindergarten teacher of 13 years Gladys Grove said, ""I don't want to see it closed.""
Missouri Department of Education Communications Coordinator Sarah Potter said in an e-mailed statement the school's sponsor, in this case the University of Central Missouri, is ""responsible for ensuring the school meets state performance standards,"" and ""ensures clear consequences for failure to meet requirements.""",561,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131302428.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172142-00252-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.973853290081024
93e0e4ed-12f8-4f15-9b6e-10faad64aad7,2018-08-16T12:45:58+00:00,2017-02-09,1,https://www.forbes.com/sites/miketempleman/2017/02/09/5-things-to-know-about-voice-search-and-how-to-capitalize-moving-forward/,"As mobile devices and internet of things devices become more prominent in our everyday lives, more people will start interacting with their devices through voice commands, rather than the more traditional input channels. While on the go, if we want to figure out what we need for our dinner recipe for that night, we may be more inclined to ask Siri, rather than physically Google what we are looking for.
For this reason, businesses should start taking voice search into consideration in their search engine optimization efforts. By 2020, it is estimated that 50% of all searches will come from voice commands. This means that businesses that are able to effectively target key phrases that are likely to be searched by voice are going to be a in good position to reap the benefits these next few years.
There are a few things that every business with a strong digital presence should be aware of in the next five years to ensure that they are in a good position to capitalize on the rise of voice search:
The Number of Voice Devices is Growing Rapidly
It seems like every few months, a new technology titan releases a device with voice search front and center. A major shift came when Amazon released the Amazon Echo, a speaker and virtual assistant solution that can play music, answer questions, control smart devices and generally make your life easier. Since then, Google has released the Google Home, and Apple is rumored to be working on a similar device as well.
This is just the beginning, too. As more of our home appliances begin to come with built-in smart features, it is important that we are able to recognize just how important voice search will become in the future. When you can ask your washing machine to tell you about the 7-day weather forecast, there is less of a reason to physically type in Google searches.
The growing number of voice search devices shows a clear trend in the search engine optimization industry. Voice searches are the way of the future and while they may never completely replace other forms of searching, they will play a prominent role in how the industry changes moving forward. It is best to begin preparing for that inevitable evolution now, rather than waiting.
Users Use Different Phrases in Voice Search
When people are asking questions of a smart device, they are doing so conversationally. This means that the types of keywords that businesses are currently targeting may become less relevant as time goes on, and yield smaller amounts of traffic. Businesses should begin preparing for conversational search queries that sound more like the way a person would talk, rather than a way that they would type.
Popular Devices and Deals with Search Engines
One often overlooked variable in this equation is where users will be coming from. While Google is still far and away the most popular search engine today, companies can make specific deals with search engines, providing search results through their system.
The Amazon Echo, for instance, uses Microsoft's Bing search engine to deliver all information to users. Depending on the popularity of these devices, companies may want to change their strategies to give them a more well-rounded optimization strategy across several search engines, rather than only targeting Google. The more effort that gets put into a well rounded effort, the better of a position your company will be in to take advantage of voice search and be less dependent upon a single platform.
Scour Your Analytics for Natural Language Queries
Take a quick look at your analytics from the last year or so. By scouring through the different keyphrases that people used to reach your website, you can probably spot a few that you are reasonably sure came from a voice search, rather than traditional inputs.
This can give you a good idea of what keywords users are already using to find your site through voice search and help you to alter your strategy to target more of these conversational keywords in the future. Traffic from these sources will only continue to grow in the coming years and it is important that you put yourself in a position to capitalize.
Optimize for Answering Questions
One of the most common sources of voice search traffic will be informational questions. Users ask their voice activated search a question and are then read back an answer. Figure out the types of questions that your audience typically asks, and create content around those questions. This will position you as a go-to source of information and help to build their familiarity with your brand over time. The way that people interface with their favorite search engines is changing, and companies must adapt to stay ahead of the curve.
Voice search is almost certainly the way of the future. As more of our everyday appliances begin to offer voice search, its usage will only continue to grow. It makes sense for companies to begin preparing for this inevitable transition now, and begin to create voice-friendly optimization strategies and content around conversational keyword phrases.",968,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210735.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20180816113217-20180816133217-00066.warc.gz,0.957660436630249
044ba255-d418-44e5-a1e0-245df1559830,2015-04-01T18:26:54+00:00,2014-02-07,1,http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/02/07/Waxman-speaks-in-support-of-proposed-carbon-emissions-rule/8561391723025/?spt=rln&or=5,"The California lawmaker and top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee spoke in support of the rule to set emissions limits on coal-fired plants outside the EPA headquarters as the agency heard public comments inside the building.
The rule, which is part of President Barack Obama’s climate change agenda, would impose restrictions on the amount of carbon pollution released from coal-fired power plants. It would be the first rule targeted at limiting greenhouse gas emissions from such plants. It would limit emissions to 1,100 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour, which would cut emission by about 40 percent, according to the Congressional Research Service.
Under the rule, new coal-burning plants would have to install carbon-controlling technology to prevent some emissions from being released into the air.
Plants that burn fossil fuels like coal are the largest source of carbon pollution in the U.S. Opponents complain the rule could force many power plants to shut down.
Waxman called the rule “reasonable as well as necessary.”
“It’s very simple,” Waxman said. “If we’re going to avoid the climate disasters that we’re now experiencing … we must regulate the cause of climate change which are carbon pollution and greenhouse gases.”
Waxman, who has said he will retire when his term ends this year, is a well-known environmental activist in the House. In 2013 he formed the Safe Climate Caucus with 34 other representatives to address climate change issues.
Earlier Thursday, Waxman announced the caucus will increase its online presence through articles in The Huffington Post and videos on YouTube.
Waxman was joined on Thursday by Elena Rios, president of the National Hispanic Medical Association, who spoke about the public health dangers of climate change.
Minority and low-income communities are disproportionately hurt by these health risks, Rios said.
Nick Mullins, a former fourth-generation coal miner who moved away from his hometown in southwestern Virginia because of the effects of the coal industry in the area, said the industry is exploiting the Appalachian region both economically and environmentally.
“No one in this great nation should have to make the choice between living in the place they called home for generations, or risking their children’s health by staying there,” Mullins said.
The EPA will accept public comments on the proposed rule through March 10 before making a decision.",499,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131305143.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172145-00019-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.968178927898407
5d6ccbbf-501c-4d5c-ae6d-a40d2afb6630,2020-10-26T04:49:52+00:00,2020-10-26,0,https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/No-internet-with-Mac-Air/td-p/1384409,"No internet with Mac Air
I have been using the orbi for some time and it works great. Suddenly my Mac Air connects to WIFI but not to Internet. After a lot of troubleshooting a technician narrowed the problem to the Orbi. I have not idea how to get Internet workign w/ the Orbi and this Mac Air (it works fine with all my other devices). Help!
Re: No internet with Mac Air
have you tried to tell the mac book to remove the orbi network and they try to connect again?",112,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107890273.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026031408-20201026061408-00289.warc.gz,0.90302836894989
edf3474e-4885-4bc8-b805-b01011934b07,2019-08-19T18:08:33+00:00,2019-08-16,0,https://www.ngschoolz.net/students-protest-at-benue-state-university/,"Students Protest at Benue State University | Benue State University, Makurdi, BSUM has postponed its planned session examination over students’ protest.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the leadership of the students’ union barricaded the entrance of the institution as early as 6a.m to protest management’s directive of ‘no fees, no examination for any student.’
Some of the students who carried placards with various inscriptions told NAN that the state-owned institution’s decision was not justifiable, since the state government also owed their parents salary arrears and allowances.
Some of the placards had inscriptions like: “What will our parents use for payment of school fees, when salaries of over a year are not paid?”
Some of the students, who spoke with NAN, called for the immediate intervention of the state governor on the issue.
According to them, the state government’s “inaction had left our parents in terrible financial situation.”
However, as at the time of filing this report, management of the institution had announced the immediate suspension of examinations that were scheduled to commence Friday.
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The landscapes of Scotland and its islands have textures that are both remarkable and captured by photographer, Simon Nicholas White (below). A trip to his Gallery will show you what's on offer, but not always detected by the human eye, at surface level. His camera lens has a way of exposing matter.
Scottish Islands Explorer - also tries to expose surface details.
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
It has been pointed out that the photograph below - originally used to illustrate this item - is not the Old Man of Hoy. Can anyone identify the location of this stack, please?
Scottish Islands Explorer - cherishes differences
Monday, 27 February 2012
A visit to the Bass Rock is not always possible for, although relatively close to the shore, it is not straightforward to reach. However, 24/7 access is possible through the webcams situated there and presented by the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick, Take a trip, now.
Scottish Islands Explorer - getting around, effortlessly
Sunday, 26 February 2012
There can be few beaches in the UK with the appeal of Luskentyre on South Harris. Its sea, sand and setting are captured here by Craig Aitchison whose book - The Highlands - Light and Land - is due out later in the Spring.
Scottish Islands Explorer - capturing island images
Saturday, 25 February 2012
The work of Frances Law will be on show, in an exhibition entitled Beyond Appearance at the Park Gallery, Callendar House, Callendar Park, Falkirk from Saturday 3 - Tuesday 20 March. The details are to be found here.
Scottish Islands Explorer - also tries to get beyond appearances.
Friday, 24 February 2012
This petrol pump, on Coll, does not have the same appeal as the one at Voe on Shetland. Here there is to be a special promotion involving the lowering of prices on days chosen by lottery. The paradox of high fuel prices in places where crude oil comes ashore is being countered.
Scottish Islands Explorer - has risen in price by some 28% in the last 12 years
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Clicking on this cover may not be effective, but try acquiring Peter May's The Lewis Man - the sequel to his The Blackhouse. It has won acclaim as a novel vividly conveying the authentic atmosphere and condition of island people, places and powerful forces. It was published last month and will become the middle book in a triology. Click here, however, for an effective, vivid trailer.
Scottish Islands Explorer - looking at facts; keen on fiction
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Get ahead of the seasons by taking the season's first surf sessions on Lewis this coming Saturday, 25 February. If you are keen on participation go to SurfLewis, if you are content with observation, just look below and wonder.
Scottish Islands Explorer - ready for Spring and actions therein.
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Rowan or mountain ash, together with sycamore, birch, pine and spruce, will be appearing shortly on ... South Uist. Oxfam is among the groups providing the funding for 20,000 saplings to be planted on this island, better known for its machair, marram and mountains. The name rowan comes from the proto-Germanic word raudnian meaning 'getting red' which, of course, refers to its foliage and berries of Autumn. The Old Norse shortened it to raun, while the Gaelic linguistic tradition developed it as caorann or rudha-an, with the latter pronounced as the English rowan.
Scottish Islands Explorer - obviously has a vested interest in trees
Monday, 20 February 2012
The work of George Mackay Brown(above) has inspired Fair Isle artiste and poet, Lise Sinclair (below), to take her work and band places. Next month's tour will be from Fair Isle to Lerwick, and then on to Edinburgh before ending in Reykjavik, Iceland. Its journey reflects the blend and traditions of Scottish and Nordic cultures as they are still lived today.
Scottish Islands Explorer - on shelves wherever Scottish interests are found
Sunday, 19 February 2012
The Kyle of Durness and the moors of The Parph separate Cape Wrath from the mainland. It's now getting on for 50 years since a summer-only bus service started operating along the service road from the ferry to the lighthouse. It passes close to Keodale and the basic accommodation provided there by the Mountain Bothies Association. Thanks to Hugh Powell and Richard Evans for this image and account of the beginning of the facility for those wanting an understandably easier way of getting to the north-westerly corner of Scotland. 'Wrath' does not refer to the frequent weather with an angry element, but is derived from the Norse word - hraf - the turning point.
Scottish Islands Explorer - makes journeys easier
Saturday, 18 February 2012
If you have every been dived-bombed by a bonxie, then this image of an Arctic skua could spoil your Saturday morning. It was taken by Andrew Pennill while crossing from Lerwick to The Noss National Nature Reserve. When walking in those parts, have a hat ready, a stick at hand ... and hope for the beast ... to avoid you!
Scottish Islands Explorer - encourages people to keep their heads down, by reading
Friday, 17 February 2012
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Yesterday saw the delivery of the latest copy of Scottish Islands Explorer to most subscribers and tomorrow should see it on the shelves of shops throughout Scotland and the far north of England. Today the Editor was interviewed by Private Island News about his views on a number of island matters.
Scottish Islands Explorer - read somewhere by someone every day
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
The fascination that many of us have for St Kilda is certainly shared by Alice Watterson. Her account and blog give details of a remarkable piece of research culminating in the virtual re-creation of a blackhouse. The last surviving islander is still alive to relish how technology brings the past to life.
Scottish Islands Explorer - makes virtual exploring possible
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Even when jobs are scarce, work is available if you know where to find or create it. The authorities on Shetland have devised a highly-informative website to assist those who have concepts about employment for themselves and for others in this Northern Isle. Lerwick (below) is one of the many places in the island group where facilities for play are easily-accessible.
Scottish Islands Explorer - a publication about pleasures that has generated work
Monday, 13 February 2012
Here is another photograph by the late Adrian Warren (go back to the Queen of the Isles on 5 February) and it features that end-of-the-country look. Another image, below, has that end-of-existence look, created by a tin hut at Haroldswick, the largest settlement on Unst, at the top end of Shetland. It is featured in Northings - a site that attracts. If you would like a tour of the north end of this island then look no further than here.
Scottish Islands Explorer - the ultimate read
Sunday, 12 February 2012
This scene from Seachd, a Gaelic feature film, considers The Inaccessible Pinnacle. In another context this could refer to the linguistic heights that the Gaelic language has to scale in order to return to its original strength with a range of both dialects and speakers of them.
Scottish Islands Explorer - accessible on the shelf as well as on subscription
Saturday, 11 February 2012
There are concerns about the Mallaig - Armadale ferry service across the Sound of Sleat. A public meeting is to be held to discuss the threat of downgrading the importance of this crossing. The A830 road to Fort William may have been upgraded, but it would be only part of the long haul to the Skye Bridge. The West Highland Free Press carries the story.
Scottish Islands Explorer - saves quite a distance in island journeys
Friday, 10 February 2012
It may be almost six months since this item appeared about Little Green Holm, but it's worth reading and then looking at its source, Vladi Private Islands News. There are insights here into islands throughout the world.
Scottish Islands Explorer - confined to UK coastal waters
Thursday, 9 February 2012
There is a good choice available when visiting Sanda, Scotland's most extreme south-west island that's half-way to Northern Ireland. There's a day-trip, a menu of fine meals, various luxuriously-appointed bedrooms ... and work available. Find out more about the 25 March - 2 September 2012 season or the two jobs on offer.
Scottish Island Explorer - offering just a good read
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
The unaccompanied singing of the Gaelic Psalms is a musical experience to be savoured. The lead is given by a male precentor, a presenter adept at 'giving out the line', in Presbyterian churches throughout the Hebrides as well as in the Highlands. Those not within reach and wanting to hear, should access Ridge Records and click on their audio buttons. The presenter's lead is indicated by the primary line and the congregation follows with the psalmic litany.
Scottish Islands Explorer - presents songs of praise about the islands
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
There are changes coming in the areas of Search and Rescue. Bristow Helicopters will soon be taking over operations, in Stornoway and Sumburgh, from CHC. The involvement of RAF and Royal Navy helicopters will be phased out after 2016. The lie of the land and the waters around the Western and Northern Isles are not places in which to engage in escapades.
Scottish Islands Explorer - how to venture beyond, without leaving home
Monday, 6 February 2012
The Shetland Times has issued a list of its best-selling books. At the top of this literary league-table comes The Shetland Bus by the late David Howarth. It describes the war-time service between Shetland and Norway and has been in print for 60 years. The photograph above is of a restored vessel involved in these operations and now in the harbour at Scalloway, while the one below shows a comparable craft in the North Sea during those now distant years.
Scottish Islands Explorer - at 12 years old, it is one-fifth the age of the 'Bus'
Sunday, 5 February 2012
Westray, which enjoys the regal title of 'The Queen of the Isles', is the second largest of the North Isles of Orkney. This aerial photograph of Pierowall, where the ferry departs for nearby Papa Westray, was taken by the late Adrian Warren. He died on 5 June 2011, aged 61, and some of his work and achievements are commemorated on the website of Last Refuge Ltd, his small company dedicated to the support of endangered environments and species through films, images and research. It also specialises in aerial photography and filming.
Scottish Islands Explorer - not, as yet, by royal appointment
Saturday, 4 February 2012
Robin Hardy was directing The Wicker Man (1973) on location some 40 years ago. Now, at the age of 82, he looks forward to making another film with the working title of The Wrath of the Gods. It will feature Norse mythology and be set on Shetland. The scenes for the earlier film, though featuring the fictitious Hebridean island of Summerisle, were shot very much on the mainland - mainly in Dumfries and Galloway, with some of Culzean Castle in Ayrshire and Plockton, Ross-shire. The opening sequences were of Skye and, in particular, Quiraing and The Old Man of Storr. Read about the new project for this veteran director, an Older Man on Shetland.
Scottish Islands Explorer - looking forward to its fortieth
Friday, 3 February 2012
We are back on Jura, with this photo of a (perhaps 'the'?) petrol pump, at Craighouse. Costs are obviously higher on islands than on the mainland and some details of the differences are available on the BBC. So if you are having to make that ultimate 'reluctant purchase' today by filling up the tank, be grateful, if you live in Inverness or somewhere having comparable prices.
Scottish Islands Explorer - for the price of a couple of litres
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Sailing the shorter routes on the Clyde and Hebridean waters will, in the future, have a different sensation. Hybrid vessels will be bringing eco-economies to the operation. The hills of Skye and Raasay will be the background to the first of this new member of the fleet. Read the business item on the BBC website.
Scottish Islands Explorer - seeks savings where needed
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Diurachs - the Gaelic for the inhabitants of the Isle of Jura - have no direct link by vehicular ferry to the mainland. Their first, or on the return leg, final step must involve crossing the one kilometre of water from Feolin to Port Askaig on Islay. In bad weather the service can be prone to cancellation. However, its frequency, at approximately 30 minute intervals from 7.30 - 18.30, is high for the outlying Scottish islands. There are on the island around 200 residents, about 5000 deer, but only one designer of the magazine, Scottish Islands Explorer. Broadband links allow the swift transmission of the finished pages to its printer in Hastings. Now that's a real north-west / south-east crossing. Think of how slow all aspects of life were back in the 1740s, the time that the print (below) of the Feolin Ferry was created.
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4d6848b2-7ed6-4b80-a241-94622ec21387,2016-07-26T14:20:42+00:00,2013-08-28,1,http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/08/28/nypd-designates-mosques-as-terrorism-organizations/,"NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York Police Department has secretly labeled entire mosques as terrorism organizations, a designation that allows police to use informants to record sermons and spy on imams, often without specific evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
Designating an entire mosque as a terrorism enterprise means that anyone who attends prayer services there is a potential subject of an investigation and fair game for surveillance.
Since the 9/11 attacks, the NYPD has opened at least a dozen “terrorism enterprise investigations” into mosques, according to interviews and confidential police documents. The TEI, as it is known, is a police tool intended to help investigate terrorist cells and the like.
Many TEIs stretch for years, allowing surveillance to continue even though the NYPD has never criminally charged a mosque or Islamic organization with operating as a terrorism enterprise.
The documents show in detail how, in its hunt for terrorists, the NYPD investigated countless innocent New York Muslims and put information about them in secret police files. As a tactic, opening an enterprise investigation on a mosque is so potentially invasive that while the NYPD conducted at least a dozen, the FBI never did one, according to interviews with federal law enforcement officials.
The strategy has allowed the NYPD to send undercover officers into mosques and attempt to plant informants on the boards of mosques and at least one prominent Arab-American group in Brooklyn, whose executive director has worked with city officials, including Bill de Blasio, a front-runner for mayor.
The revelations about the NYPD’s massive spying operations are in documents recently obtained by The Associated Press and part of a new book, “Enemies Within: Inside the NYPD’s Secret Spying Unit and bin Laden’s Final Plot Against America.” The book by AP reporters Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman is based on hundreds of previously unpublished police files and interviews with current and former NYPD, CIA and FBI officials.
“This is unprecedented in American law enforcement to target a house of worship as a criminal enterprise,” Goldman told WCBS 880’s Marla Diamond. “What they did is they would establish something called a terrorism enterprise investigation and we’ve actually seen the predicate for some of these investigations, which are very slim. Some of it’s just guilt by association.”
The disclosures come as the NYPD is fighting off lawsuits accusing it of engaging in racial profiling while combating crime. Earlier this month, a judge ruled that the department’s use of the stop-and-frisk tactic was unconstitutional.
The American Civil Liberties Union and two other groups have sued, saying the Muslim spying programs are unconstitutional and make Muslims afraid to practice their faith without police scrutiny.
Both Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly have denied those accusations. They say police do not unfairly target people; they only follow leads.
The NYPD released a statement to that effect Wednesday evening, defending its policies and emphasizing individuals are the focus of terrorism investigations.
“‘Terrorism Enterprise Investigation’ is a term used in the Federal Court-ordered Handschu Guidelines as a category of investigative activity. We strictly follow those guidelines, and we follow leads wherever they take us – including, at times, into a facility,” the statement said. “Our investigative focus, though, is and always has been on individuals – not institutions – who have engaged in, are engaged in, or are planning to engage in unlawful conduct. Our investigations are supervised, ethical and constitutional. We have kept New York City safe from terrorism for over a decade, and have a responsibility to continue to do so.”
And in a television appearance on Wednesday, Kelly blasted the book.
“A fair amount of fiction. It’ll be half-truths, it’ll be lot of quotes from unnamed sources,” the police commissioner said.
He said the intelligence gathering in the wake of 9/11 has kept the city safe from another terror attack, adding that confidential informants do not enter a mosque unless they are following up on a lead.
“We don’t investigate locations,” Kelly said. “We investigate people.”
An NYPD spokesman declined to comment.
“We try to keep this city safe,” Bloomberg said Wednesday. The practice is “totally consistent with what the laws require.”
USE OF INFORMANTS
The NYPD did not limit its operations to collecting information on those who attended the mosques or led prayers. The department sought also to put people on the boards of New York’s Islamic institutions to fill intelligence gaps.
One confidential NYPD document shows police wanted to put informants in leadership positions at mosques and other organizations, including the Arab American Association of New York in Brooklyn, a secular social-service organization.
Linda Sarsour, the executive director, said her group helps new immigrants adjust to life in the U.S. It was not clear whether the department was successful in its plans.
The document, which appears to have been created around 2009, was prepared for Kelly and distributed to the NYPD’s debriefing unit, which helped identify possible informants.
Around that time, Kelly was handing out medals to the Arab American Association’s soccer team, Brooklyn United, smiling and congratulating its players for winning the NYPD’s soccer league.
Sarsour, a Muslim who has met with Kelly many times, said she felt betrayed.
Sarsour attended a rally Wednesday outside NYPD headquarters in Manhattan, where Muslims called for the Department of Justice to investigate what they believe is unwarranted surveillance of their community, WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond reported.
THE HANDSCHU CASE
Before the NYPD could target mosques as terrorist groups, it had to persuade a federal judge to rewrite rules governing how police can monitor speech protected by the First Amendment.
The rules stemmed from the the Handschu case mentioned in the NYPD statement — a 1971 lawsuit filed by lead plaintiff Barbara Handschu, over how the NYPD spied on protesters and liberals during the Vietnam War era.
David Cohen, a former CIA executive who became NYPD’s deputy commissioner for intelligence in 2002, said the old rules didn’t apply to fighting against terrorism.
Cohen told the judge that mosques could be used “to shield the work of terrorists from law enforcement scrutiny by taking advantage of restrictions on the investigation of First Amendment activity.”
NYPD lawyers proposed a new tactic, the TEI, that allowed officers to monitor political or religious speech whenever the “facts or circumstances reasonably indicate” that groups of two or more people were involved in plotting terrorism or other violent crime.
The judge rewrote the Handschu rules in 2003. In the first eight months under the new rules, the NYPD’s Intelligence Division opened at least 15 secret terrorism enterprise investigations, documents show. At least 10 targeted mosques.
Doing so allowed police, in effect, to treat anyone who attends prayer services as a potential suspect. Sermons, ordinarily protected by the First Amendment, could be monitored and recorded.
Among the mosques targeted as early as 2003 was the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge.
“I have never felt free in the United States. The documents tell me I am right,” Zein Rimawi, one of the Bay Ridge mosque’s leaders, said after reviewing an NYPD document describing his mosque as a terrorist enterprise.
Rimawi, 59, came to the U.S. decades ago from Israel’s West Bank.
“Ray Kelly, shame on him,” he said. “I am American.”
SURVEILLANCE OF MASJID AL-FAROOQ
The NYPD believed the tactics were necessary to keep the city safe, a view that sometimes put it at odds with the FBI.
In August 2003, Cohen asked the FBI to install eavesdropping equipment inside a mosque called Masjid al-Farooq, including its prayer room.
Al-Farooq had a long history of radical ties. Omar Abdel Rahman, the blind Egyptian sheik who was convicted of plotting to blow up New York City landmarks, once preached briefly at Al-Farooq. Invited preachers raged against Israel, the United States and the Bush administration’s war on terror.
One of Cohen’s informants said an imam from another mosque had delivered $30,000 to an al-Farooq leader, and the NYPD suspected the money was for terrorism.
But Amy Jo Lyons, the FBI assistant special agent in charge for counterterrorism, refused to bug the mosque. She said the federal law wouldn’t permit it.
The NYPD made other arrangements. Cohen’s informants began to carry recording devices into mosques under investigation. They hid microphones in wristwatches and the electronic key fobs used to unlock car doors.
Even under a TEI, a prosecutor and a judge would have to approve bugging a mosque. But the informant taping was legal because New York law allows any party to record a conversation, even without consent from the others. Like the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge, the NYPD never demonstrated in court that al-Farooq was a terrorist enterprise but that didn’t stop the police from spying on the mosques for years.
And under the new Handschu guidelines, no one outside the NYPD could question the secret practice.
Martin Stolar, one of the lawyers in the Handschu case, said it’s clear the NYPD used enterprise investigations to justify open-ended surveillance. The NYPD should only tape conversations about building bombs or plotting attacks, he said.
“Every Muslim is a potential terrorist? It is completely unacceptable,” he said. “It really tarnishes all of us and tarnishes our system of values.”
Al-Ansar Center, a windowless Sunni mosque, opened in Brooklyn several years ago, attracting young Arabs and South Asians. NYPD officers feared the mosque was a breeding ground for terrorists, so informants kept tabs on it.
One NYPD report noted that members were fixing up the basement, turning it into a gym.
“They also want to start Jiujitsu classes,” it said.
The NYPD was particularly alarmed about Mohammad Elshinawy, 26, an Islamic teacher at several New York mosques, including Al-Ansar. Elshinawy was a Salafist — a follower of a puritanical Islamic movement — whose father was an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center attacks, according to NYPD documents.
The FBI also investigated whether Elshinawy recruited people to wage violent jihad overseas. But the two agencies investigated him very differently.
The FBI closed the case after many months without any charges. Federal investigators never infiltrated Al-Ansar.
“Nobody had any information the mosque was engaged in terrorism activities,” a former federal law enforcement official recalled, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to discuss the investigation.
The NYPD wasn’t convinced. A 2008 surveillance document described Elshinawy as “a young spiritual leader (who) lectures and gives speeches at dozens of venues” and noted, “He has orchestrated camping trips and paintball trips.”
The NYPD deemed him a threat in part because “he is so highly regarded by so many young and impressionable individuals.”
No part of Elshinawy’s life was out of bounds. His mosque was the target of a TEI. The NYPD conducted surveillance at his wedding. An informant recorded the wedding and police videotaped everyone who came and went.
“We have nothing on the lucky bride at this time but hopefully will learn about her at the service,” one lieutenant wrote.
Four years later, the NYPD was still watching Elshinawy without charging him. He is now a plaintiff in the ACLU lawsuit against the NYPD.
“These new NYPD spying disclosures confirm the experiences and worst fears of New York’s Muslims,” ACLU lawyer Hina Shamsi said. “From houses of worship to a wedding, there’s no area of New York Muslim religious or personal life that the NYPD has not invaded through its bias-based surveillance policy.”
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16be451d-9a61-40e0-bbea-23e5adf0996c,2020-10-21T21:53:13+00:00,2016-10-21,1,https://epha.org/towards-a-new-social-compact-a-view-on-the-pillar-of-social-rights/,"The European Pillar of Social Rights, launched by the European Commission in March this year is an effort to achieve a European ’Triple A’ rating in employment and social affairs, in response to the backlash against austerity measures imposed across Europe. The final outcome of the Pillar will be based on a public consultation that lasts until the end of 2016 and involves social partners, national governments, civil society, academia and citizens. The Pillar of Social Rights is not meant to replace existing rights (such as those, for instance, defined in the European Social Charter or the Charter of Fundamental Rights), but should offer a better way to assess and access them, taking into account current and future trends in work and social life. Once established, the Pillar should become the reference framework to screen participating countries’ employment and social policies, and serve as compass for a renewed process of convergence within the Euro area.
With protracted consequences of the financial crisis further exacerbated by rising precariousness and widening inequalities, Europe is falling behind its objectives set in the EU2020 strategy. Five million more people are at risk of poverty and social inclusion than before the crisis, equating to almost a quarter (24%) of the total EU population, with 9% of Europeans suffering severe deprivation. There is indeed a need to rebalance monetary, economic and social objectives, while taking into account shifting dynamics in work patterns, demographics, and social conditions. While a ’Fiscal Compact’ with tighter budget deficit rules inspired by the German debt brake model for limiting deficit was implemented in 2012, we have been far from having something like a ’Social Compact’ – and since then, we have seen austerity politics increasingly taking a toll on the social model in Europe, going hand in hand with the rise of populist and anti-European movements. In this sense, the commitment to a more social Europe comes at least four years too late, typically following an already institutionalized market-conformism that is much better suited to serve the interests of international creditors than those of ordinary citizens.
However, the efforts shown by the European Commission to tackle social concerns should not be discredited out of hand. The recent cycle of the European Semester process has incorporated a stronger social dimension, emphasizing the role of human capital, social investment, healthcare, childcare, housing and rehabilitation services. There is a window of opportunity for the European Pillar of Social Rights to capitalize on current efforts by strengthening social standards to ensure a life of dignity and full participation in society for all. Concurrently, new ways of integration of the Pillar of Social Rights into the European Semester need to be implemented in a sense that social concerns are put on an equal footing, and not just as mere followers of fiscal and budgetary discipline.
The current draft Pillar of Social Rights is subdivided into three distinct strands encompassing 20 essential principles which should become common to participating Member States in the conduct of their employment and social policy. The consultation process is open until the end of the year and with the inclusion of healthcare, sustainable social protection systems and occupational health as essential principles, EPHA members and the public health community at large have the opportunity to make wide-ranging contributions.
Against a backdrop of a rising prevalence in chronic conditions, weakening protection systems and an increase in unmet needs across several Member States, a strong commitment to better health prevention, quality and affordable healthcare embedded in a social safety net will require common consensus around better indicators accompanied by a ’healthy’ dose of political will in implementation and monitoring.",707,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107878633.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021205955-20201021235955-00340.warc.gz,0.942043244838715
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A young woman and her family discover the unanticipated blessings of family history work.
To learn more about how you can do family history, visit the Youth and Family History pages.
What have you done to search out and learn about your ancestors? Share your experience below.",60,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105451.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819124333-20170819144333-00375.warc.gz,0.926325619220734
dfc3a497-cf05-4115-8ec2-65aa4c0873f1,2022-05-19T14:40:02+00:00,2009-11-27,0,https://www.rusimpex.ru/Content_e/Law/Tamkod_ts/tamkod_ts.php?numchapter=20&numclause=144.,"To the Contract about the Customs code
Customs union accepted
By the decision of Interstate Council
The Euroasian economic community
( Supreme body of customs union)
At a level of the chapters of the states
From November 27, 2009 N 17
1. Customs officials shall be entitled to take samples and specimens of goods for customs examination.
If necessary uses of special knowledge and applications of means the selection of tests also is exemplary of the goods can to be carried out(spent) with participation of the customs expert (experts).
2. Samples of the goods shall be taken in minimum quantities, providing an opportunity to study. On sampling and sample the goods shall be drawn in two (2) copies of the form prescribed by the Commission of the customs union.
A second copy of the Act to be served (direction) to the declarant, a person having powers in relation to goods or their representatives, if they are installed.
3. Declarant, other person having authority in relation to goods or their representatives take part in the selection of samples and specimens of goods by customs officials.
Samples of the goods may be collected by customs authorities in the absence of the declarant, a person with the authority in respect of goods or their representatives in the cases provided for in paragraph 4 of Article 116 of this Code.
In such cases, sampling and sample the goods is carried out in the presence of 2 (two) witnesses.
4. The customs authority will not reimburse costs incurred by the declarant, a person with the authority in relation to goods or their representatives as a result of sampling and sample the goods.
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abfc4da1-89d3-4781-af01-d3c310986ebf,2016-07-27T21:05:17+00:00,2014-09-10,1,http://www.myzimbabwe.co.zw/news/1302-ebola-kills-2296-people-200-die-in-1-day.html,"- Published on 10 September 2014
- Written by Staff Reporter
The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak in history has jumped by almost 200 in a single day to at least 2 296 and was expected to be higher than that, the World Health Organisation said.
The WHO said on Tuesday that it had recorded 4 293 cases in five west African countries as of September 6, a day after its previous update.
But it still did not have new figures for Liberia, the worst-affected country, suggesting the true toll was already much higher. The WHO has said it expects thousands of new cases in Liberia in the next three weeks.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said she expected the Ebola crisis gripping her country to worsen in the coming weeks as health workers struggle with inadequate supplies, a lack of outside support and a population in fear.
""It remains a very grave situation,"" she told an audience at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, via Skype from Liberia's capital Monrovia. ""It is taking a long time to respond effectively. We expect it to accelerate for at least another two or three weeks before we can look forward to a decline.""
Liberia's defence minister told the UN Security Council that Ebola posed a mortal threat to the country.
""Liberia is facing a serious threat to its national existence. The Ebola virus has caused a disruption of the normal functioning of our state,"" said Liberian Minister of National Defence Brownie Samukai.
As well as struggling to contain the disease, the UN health organisation was having difficulty compiling data on the number of cases, said Sylvie Briand, director of WHO's department of pandemic and epidemic diseases.
""We know that the numbers are underestimated,"" Briand said. ""We are working to estimate the underestimation.
The outbreak began last December and has been gathering pace for months, but about 60 percent of Liberia's cases and deaths occurred within the last three weeks, the data showed.
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said Liberia's Montserrado County, which includes the capital, Monrovia, needs 1 000 beds to treat Ebola patients but the medical charity can only provide about 400 of those.
""We know that every day there are more people that need to be taken care of than we can include in our programme. At the moment, there are insufficient beds,"" MSF emergency co-ordinator, Laurence Sailly, said.
He said MSF was lobbying other non-governmental organisations and the UN to increase their response in Liberia.
""We are working also in Guinea and Sierra Leone, so we will not be able to have more than 300 to 400 beds here in Montserrado. We are not going to go more than that, and it is not going to do anything with the scale of the epidemic here,"" Sailly said.
About 33 people are being kept in quarantine in a run-down house in the Senegalese capital Dakar after a student from neighbouring Guinea arrived in the city two weeks ago bringing Ebola.
The student is now in isolation in a Dakar hospital, his condition improving, according to the health ministry.
In Guinea and Sierra Leone, the other two countries at the centre of the outbreak, only 39 percent of cases and about 29 percent of deaths have occurred in the past three weeks, suggesting they are doing better at tackling the outbreak. - reuters",696,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257827079.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071027-00031-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.9724902510643
dde01e04-8c87-4cb8-92b8-b896102b9046,2022-05-23T15:19:52+00:00,2022-05-23,0,https://www.asansolcake.com/product/cake-for-your-love/,"Order Tasty Best Quality Designer Cake For Your Love in Best Price, Make Your Every Moment Special Thrilling and Memorable For Your Love, Buy Latest Designed Cake For Birthday, Pure Veg Eggless Cake, Fresh Cream Cake, Cakes Are Available For Delivery in Burnpur, Raniganj, Jamuria, Sitarampur, Rupnarayanpur, Kulti, Barakar, Asansol & Durgapur.
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8a80690e-1487-4779-af9f-74040e145513,2017-08-22T07:23:35+00:00,2008-12-01,0,http://readysetreadreviews.blogspot.com/2008/12/kersplatypus-by-susan-k-mitchell.html,"Kersplatypus by Susan K. Mitchell
Geared Towards: Ages 4-8
Published By: Sylvan Dell
Publication Date: February 2008
Have you ever felt out of place, not really knowing how you got where you are or where you belong? If so, you'll quickly be able to relate to the main character in this darling picture book from Sylvan Dell. Kersplatypus is the tale of a young Platypus who finds himself washed away from his mother during a big Australian rain. When he settles he finds himself surrounded by lots of strange creatures all of which are just as confused about him as he is about them.
Poor little Platypus doesn't know what kind of animal he is, but the other outback animals are determined to help this little fellow figure out what exactly he is and where he belongs. The Brushtail Possum finds a similarity between herself and the creature, and concludes he must belong in a tree. But when the little Platypus is unsuccessful in climbing after the Possum he slips... KERSPLAT! Next he attempts to fly like the Kookaburra, yet again he's met with defeat. KERSPLAT! Over and over again, the little Platypus strives to prove he can keep up with the animals and that he truly does belong. Time and time again his efforts are unsuccessful. He is similar to all of them in a way, but he isn't exactly like any of the Outback animals. It's this realization that breaks the little Platypus's heart and brings tears to his eyes.
When finally wise Old Bandicoot happens by he is able to once and for all put a name to the fuzzy duck looking creature. He is a Platypus. Unfortunately though, this is where Old Bandicoot's knowledge stops. He knows what the lost creature is, but not where he belongs. Picking up on the opportunity for a fun play on words, Blue Tongued Skink contrives the nickname Kersplatypus for his new furry friend. Since with every attempt he made to follow in the steps of one of the other creatues he ended up going ""KERSPLAT!"" it seems an all too fitting name.
Soon after, Kersplatypus sets out on a walkabout to try to help himself recall something- anything- about where he belongs. And it doesn't take long before our dear little Kersplatypus finds the water and senses home.
Children will love this sweet story, and undoubtedly will ask you to read it over and over again. If not for the story itself then for the cute illustrations by Sherry Rogers. (The page with the Platypus crying is just absolutely adorable. He looks so sad and helpless. :( ) Each one is done impressively, and the animals seem to come alive on the pages.
Parents/Educators will love it not only because it is a fun story in general, but because it will lead its readers to to recognize and accept diversity. Opening young reader's eyes to the wildlife in another place (This of course only applies if you don't live in Australia.) will encourage and inspire them to learn more. There is also a ""Creative Minds"" section at the back of the book that allows readers to learn more fun facts about the Platypus. There's an activity page and short quiz where they can learn more about each of the Outback animals featured in the story. There's a section where the author discusses animal classifcation (plants, animals, mammal, reptile, etc), and then gives the reader a chance to try his or her own hand at classifying the animals from the story. Since the story itself tied this in through the other animals trying to figure out what kind of animal Platypus is, I think this is a really neat feature. Last but not least, there is also a short question section that inspires the reader to consider the story, and to do so on a level of ""Bully vs Friend"". I think this is a great way to encourage conversation with young readers to help them learn basic social skills, and to help reinforce the age old idea of treating others like you'd like to be treated.
(Thanks to Sara at Sylvan Dell for this wonderful review opportunity.)
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b965b03c-fa0e-4a7d-b5ca-b6a88c4ffe09,2015-03-31T09:41:27+00:00,2011-07-01,1,http://takingnote.tcf.org/2011/07/graph-of-the-day-americas-prison-problem.html,"Graph of the Day: America's Prison Problem
by Benjamin Landy
According to the New York Times, the United States has less than 5% of the world’s population, but holds almost a quarter of the world’s prisoners.
The reasons for this incredible discrepancy are myriad, complex, and fiercely debated. However, we do know that prison sentences tend to be far longer in the United States than in most other countries, and that Americans are habitually locked up for petty crimes (like abusing drugs or writing bad checks) that would rarely result in time behind bars elsewhere.
Looked at as a graph, the numbers are shocking. Only Russia and Rwanda come close to the incarceration rate of the United States, which is easily the highest in the world. Amazingly, there are nearly eight times as many prisoners per capita in America than in Europe.
Adam Liptak considers some of the numerous explanations:
“Criminologists and legal experts here and abroad point to a tangle of factors to explain America's extraordinary incarceration rate: higher levels of violent crime, harsher sentencing laws, a legacy of racial turmoil, a special fervor in combating illegal drugs, the American temperament, and the lack of a social safety net. Even democracy plays a role, as judges – many of whom are elected, another American anomaly – yield to populist demands for tough justice.”
Many experts further attribute America’s extreme incarceration rate to the easy availability of guns, which contributes to a murder rate four times that of Western Europe, and the DEA's efforts to combat drugs. While the American incarceration rate held relatively stable from 1925 until 1975, at around 110 prisoners per 100,000 people, that ratio began to increase rapidly in the late 1970s, as politicians competed to appear ""tough on crime.""
In 1980, before the so-called ""War on Drugs"" shifted into high gear, there were only about 40,000 people serving time for non-violent, drug-related crimes in the United States. Today, that number is close to half a million, and still climbing.
View more from the Graph of the Day Series.",439,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300464.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00168-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.952429175376892
3140dfa2-0add-4614-b1c3-585b335b7181,2019-08-20T19:18:44+00:00,2019-05-07,1,https://lagniappemobile.com/council-to-decide-on-brookley-warehouse-study/,"The Mobile City Council, per its rules, will delay for one week a vote on an $18,000 contract with Clark, Geer, Latham & Associates to assess a Brookley warehouse for future use as a host site for Mardi Gras balls.
Mayor Sandy Stimpson said the contract would help the city determine if the 90,000-square-foot 23 West warehouse at the Brookley aeroplex has the capacity to host Mardi Gras balls.
“So, what we’re trying to do now, as I said, is do this facilities assessment to see if this building will be suitable to be renovated,” he said, following a council pre-conference meeting Tuesday. “We don’t want to start spending design dollars to fix it up and realize that we don’t have enough electricity, we don’t have the sewage capacity. So, that’s why we’ve got this contract on the agenda today.”
Clark, Geer, Lathan & Associates, in doing the assessment, will work with the Mobile Airport Authority, Mobile Area Water and Sewer System and others to help make a determination as to the building’s suitability.
“They’ll just look at the structural integrity of the building, the condition of it and do all the homework on volume that could be supplied by the utilities,” Stimpson said.
Stimpson hopes the warehouse can serve as a location to help “fill the void” once work begins on redevelopment of the Civic Center property.
“The only place we have been able to find that is big enough to have Mardi Gras balls for these largest organizations is this facility, and we haven’t had anybody suggest another facility,” he said.
Once the company comes back with a determination, and if it’s positive to move forward, the city would develop a timeline for renovation of the warehouse.
“We’re trying to make sure that we can keep the Civic Center, as it exists today, open through Mardi Gras in 2021,” Stimpson said. “It’s premature to say we would start construction on 23 West. It’s just way premature.”
The two developers vying for work on the Civic Center redevelopment are Stirling and the Cordish Company, Stimpson confirmed. CBRE will meet with councilors for a “download” on the proposals coming from the two companies in the next few weeks. Stimpson said that meeting would not be public due to the possible economic development implications involved.
Following the meeting with councilors and a meeting with the committee appointed to advise the city on the project, Stimpson said the winning proposal would be announced to the public. That could happen as early as July.
In other business, councilors tabled a proposal to amend the city ordinance as it relates to wrecker service because police plan to open up an investigation into several towing companies based on price gouging complaints, Public Safety Director James Barber said during a pre-conference meeting.
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4a20420b-3761-4425-b3e8-5ce6f594faa7,2018-08-18T14:47:45+00:00,2018-08-17,1,https://www.alistaircarmichael.co.uk/hial_plans_challenged_with_caa,"Northern Isles representatives Alistair Carmichael MP, Liam McArthur MSP, and Tavish Scott MSP today held talks with the CCA to discuss concerns surrounding plans by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) for the future of air traffic provision in the region.
The talks followed representations they made earlier in the week to HIAL's Managing Director, Inglis Lyon, concerning the cost and deliverability of the technology proposed in HIAL’s plans to move to remote air traffic control.
In attendance for the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) was Rob Lewis, Manager for Air Traffic Management, and Will Nathan, Parliamentary Liaison Officer.
In a joint statement following the meeting, the Northern Isles representatives said:
“We are grateful to the CAA for their time and found the discussion extremely helpful.
“The CAA were able to confirm that HIAL’s plans to move to a more centralised system of remote towards across the Highlands & Islands could only proceed with CAA approval. This will only happen if HIAL manage to satisfy the CAA’s safety requirements.
“On the basis of the proposals published last week, we remain of the view that HIAL have their work cut out. The board has chosen the most costly and risky option and has some way to go in demonstrating that the resilience of communications needed between local airports and the remote centre can be achieved or achieved cost-effectively.
“Meantime, the risk is that issues HIAL says it has with recruitment and retention of locally based air traffic control staff become more difficult. This is something HIAL must look to address.”",342,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213689.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818134554-20180818154554-00320.warc.gz,0.953953087329864
ed3225b6-d2cb-4447-889f-d5b95535292f,2016-07-23T21:16:07+00:00,2008-01-23,1,http://www.wbiw.com/local/archive/2008/01/steele_nugent_push_bill_to_all-print.html,"Brought to you by WBIW News and Network Indiana
Last updated on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Bedford State Senator Brent Steele (R-44th) has announced his co-authoring of a bill, along with State Senator Johnny Nugent (R-43rd), that would allow those with carry permits to carry a firearm on state property.
Currently, state law prohibits those with permits to carry on state property such as the statehouse or public college campuses.
Steele and Nugent's bill would still prohibit carrying in penal facilities and airports.
Steele cites the shootings at Virginia Tech and the churches in Colorado as reasons he is pushing this bill forward. Although many critics argue how effective that would be, at least in another shooting at an academic facility, as experts speculate the number of students that would actually carry a firearm on a regular basis to class would be less than the national average, which currently consists of around 1% of the population.
Steele said he doesn't think it's fair he can carry in the statehouse as a legislator, but his assistants and employees cannot.
The bill, Senate Bill 356, has passed the committee and will move on to the full Senate for a second reading.
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c99ef894-45ef-4c79-a8b6-6ae6b39adbc0,2017-08-23T17:26:59+00:00,2011-06-17,1,https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2011/06/17/arquitectonica-resorts-world-miami.html,"A recent trip to visit the Genting Group sealed the deal for the casino developer to choose Arquitectonica as the architect for Resorts World Miami, a planned $3 billion project on the site of The Miami Herald’s current headquarters.
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, chairman and CEO of Genting, made the announcement Thursday at an evening reception at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, which is next to the site of the planned resort. The reception’s 200 attendees included Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and three commissioners.
Tan Sri Lim, who first visited Miami 40 years ago as a student, was presented with a key to the city.
He said he feels at home in Miami because its tropical climate is similar to Malaysia, and likes its gateway status. He held out the possibility of direct flights from Miami to Malaysia, saying it would help usher in a new relationship between the Far East and the Americas.
Tan Sri Lim said Arquitectonica’s global experience and modern Miami architecture made it a natural fit to do the project, which will include hotel, convention, restaurant, retail, residential and commercial space, and possibly a casino.
Mike Speller, president of Resorts World Miami, made a point of highlighting that Genting was the only company chosen to operate a casino in New York.
In the fourth quarter of this year, Genting expects to open the Genting New York Casino with 2,500 slot machines at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, N.Y.
The elite status in New York may be a harbinger of things to coming locally, as Genting and others seek to open up gambling through legislation.
The Resorts World Miami design will include sustainable and LEED-certified solutions and conform with the Miami 21 development vision, a news release said.
Arquitectonica co-founder and principal Bernardo Fort-Brescia sat at a table near the podium and signed documents with Tan Sri Lim to make the deal official. Arquitectonica has an array of international experience from China to France, with resorts, arena, condos and master plans.
Fort-Brescia said he had visited Resorts World Sentosa and was impressed by its design and quality of landscaping. He promised that Resorts World Miami would make a great contribution to tourism, entertainment and real estate in South Florida. He noted that the timing of Genting’s arrival was particularly important, considering its proximity to the Arsht Center and other locales, including Bicentennial Park, the future home of the Miami Art Museum and Miami Science Museum.
Genting announced it paid $236 million for 14 acres, including The Miami Herald’s waterfront parcel, on May 27.
Tan Sri Lim told the group he has made more than 100 trips to the city. One reason is his company’s half stake in NCL Corp., the parent company of Norwegian Cruise Line. The nearby Port of Miami would be easily visible from high-rises on the Herald site.
Genting was also involved in development of the Our Lucaya resort in the Bahamas, he noted.
In February 2010, Genting opened Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, a $5.5 billion project with Universal Studios.
Tan Sri Lim called it “the most successful destination resort in the world.
The Miami site has 800 feet of waterfront along Biscayne Bay. Guests leaving the Arsht Center could look a block east and see the Herald building, which will ultimately be demolished.
Tan Sri Lim talked about the city’s ongoing development.
“I believe Miami is destined to be one of the most prominent cities in the world,” he said.
That’s a contrast to how the city has been portrayed as a poster child for overdevelopment in recent years, but condos in the downtown area are rapidly filling up. The Herald site was previously under contract, but the deal fell through before Genting stepped in.
Neisen Kasdin, vice chairman of the Miami Downtown Development Authority, said he could not have envisioned this announcement six month ago. But, he noted, there has been a flurry of foreign investment in Miami, including Swire Properties’ plans for the six-tower Brickell CitiCentre project, which is also being designed by Arquitectonica.
Both are stabled companies with deep pockets, said Kasdin, the former mayor of Miami Beach and current chairman of the land use and entitlements practice for Miami law firm Akerman Senterfitt.
Genting Malaysia Berhad, the company named in the purchase of the 14-acre Herald site, is part of the Genting Group, which has five public companies based in Asia, with $45 billion in stock market capitalization and more than 50,000 employees.
A bill that would have paved the way for one casino in Miami failed in the last legislative session. Kasdin was asked whether he thought there might be a move to push for multiple casino sites now, which could help provide construction jobs in a county where unemployment has hit 13 percent.
He replied that he didn’t think that was under discussion among downtown leaders at this point.
Walter L. Revell, the chairman and CEO of Coral Gables-based Revell Group, played a key role in helping Genting put together the transaction.
Standing in the audience after the Arquitectonica announcement, Revell said he became the first American director of NCL in 1993 and has led the audit committee for the cruise company.
He was familiar with many members of Knight-Ridder, the newspaper company that once owned the Herald. Knight-Ridder used to be based in the Herald building, but was acquired by the McClatchy Co. (NYSE: MNI) after its headquarters relocated to San Jose, Calif.
Revell said Tan Sri Lim asked him to help with the Resorts World Concept, and he arranged a meeting with Gary B. Pruitt, the CEO of McClatchy, which is based in Sacramento, Calif.
The $236 million deal took two months to put together, Revell said. The biggest challenge? Figuring out how to deal with contracts that involve advertising banners that hang on the outside of the building.
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faa9b951-568e-47af-8888-56f73be49439,2018-08-21T03:51:35+00:00,2018-08-21,0,http://forums.timewarnercable.com/t5/Spectrum-TV-for-Android/Spectrum-app-for-Amazon-Fire-stick/td-p/152808,"shame one isn't available, but streaming is becoming real popular amount certain democgrahics .. and to me the customer that is what matters. Im already on the spectrums new 10 choice program and it wont take much for me to dump that part of my service.
which brings me to that customer support... it ranks right up their with Direct TV now and its support for their streaming service... the only grace saving item here is that they have a local office open near by
Nothing is preventing you from streaming...just not on an Amazon Fire stick or Fire TV (or an Apple TV). You can stream all you want using a Roku device, an Xbox One, an iOS/Android/Kindle mobile device, and select Samsung tvs.
Roku streaming sticks can be had for about $30.",166,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217951.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821034002-20180821054002-00284.warc.gz,0.939120650291443
82c0bed9-344b-4e9c-bb75-a4bfe74e134a,2022-05-27T03:49:53+00:00,2022-03-31,1,https://mm24mm.com/the-padres-turn-to-pitching-after-fernando-tatis-jr-s-surgery/,"At this point a year ago, the Padres were as hyped as any other team in baseball. Now they seem like an afterthought in the National League West.
That’s what happens when you end a season on a 12-34 run, have a quiet offseason, and lose one of the game’s biggest superstars, Fernando Tatis Jr., to a slew of months to a broken wrist.
But don’t count the brothers out just yet. Tatis’ absence hurts, but the club could remain behind a pitching baton in the NL post-season race that should be better than expected – and will certainly be better than the one that ended in 2021.
Not surprisingly, their relief pitching also formed craters. The San Diego bullpen had the best ERA (2.89) in the majors through Aug. 10, but they also pitched the most innings at 480 1/3, and the club’s early pitching problems only put more strain on its auxiliary corps . The result? A 5.32 Bullpen ERA in the Padres’ last 46 games.
However, things are looking up for the Padres’ gun collection due out in 2022. Here are five reasons to believe in San Diego’s pitching this season.
Yu wanted to recover; cold too?
While neither lived up to expectations in 2021, with Darvish recording a 4.22 ERA over 166 1/3 innings and Snell recording a 4.20 ERA in 128 2/3 innings, both showed a look at the aces that the Padres thought they were getting.
Darvish struggled with a hip problem in the second half and his attempts to resolve the problem resulted in strained back and groin. Before the injuries hit, Darvish was one of the most effective hurlers in MLB, posting a 2.44 ERA and a 5.0 K/BB ratio in his first 16 starts in 96 innings, which followed a second-place finish in Finals voting to the NL Cy Young Awards 2020.
Despite his struggles after the All-Star break, Darvish finished the season with an expected ERA of 3.32 – based on quality of contact, strikeouts, and walks – making him one of the most likely rebound candidates this season.
Snell is more of a mystery. The 2018 AL Cy Young winner struggled with his first 19 starts last year (5.44 ERA, 1.91 K/BB), but after the All-Star break he found his groove and posted a 1.85 ERA and a 4.64 K/BB ratio over a six-start range from Aug. 3-Sept. 7. Unfortunately for San Diego, Snell ended his start on September 12 with a groin strain in his left adductor area and didn’t throw another pitch for the brothers in 2021.
Snell’s xERA was 4.86 as he struggled to limit hard contact and walks. But the lefty hasn’t lost his ability to miss shots — his 31.6% breath rate was the 12th-highest mark in MLB (min. 750 swings), while his 30.9% strikeout rate was the 8th-highest (min .500 thugs faced). ).
If Darvish and Snell are both healthy and serving well in 2022, watch out.
Less than a month after trading for Darvish and Snell, the Padres struck another deal for a starting pitcher, acquiring Joe Musgrove from the Pirates. Although that trade didn’t get as much attention as the other two, Musgrove became the Padres’ most reliable starter in 2021.
Musgrove threw the franchise’s first no-hitter in his second start of the season and led the brothers in innings (181 1/3) and strikeouts (203) while posting a 3.18 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. Unlike Darvish and Snell, whose performances fluctuated wildly, Musgrove was stable, posting a sub-4.00 ERA in five of the six months last season and avoiding the injury list.
It was an outbreak predicted during the truncated 2020 season, when Musgrove was one of two starting pitchers to record 50% or greater breath rates on multiple pitch types. The other was Shane Bieber from Cleveland, who won the AL Cy Young Award that year.
Musgrove’s slider and curveball remained dominant in his first season with the Padres. He capped batters to a .146 average and .234 slugging percentage at breaking balls last season, and he amassed a total of 154 strikeouts on sliders and corners. The right-hander threw a breaking ball more than half the time while reducing his four-seam fastball consumption to a career-low 19.6% and meddling a cutter more often.
Considering he’s had a career slugging percentage of .538 on four sailers – the highest number compared to any of his offerings – it’s not hard to see why he decided to recall it.
Given the uncertainty surrounding Snell, the Padres are counting on the 29-year-old to be the same pitcher he was last year.
Musgrove, meanwhile, is scrambling for a lucrative deal – he’s eligible for free agency after 2022. Another strong showing could land him a similar deal to 30-year-old left-hander Robbie Ray (five years, $115 million) and 31-year-old right-hander Kevin Gausman (five years, $110 million) last offseason .
Clevinger was supposed to be the Padres’ No. 1 starter, and he looked the part in his first few appearances with the Padres. However, he ended his start on September 23, 2020 with a right bicep strain and walked away from his start in that fall’s NLDS against the Dodgers after just 24 pitches after attempting to return in the postseason. The following month he underwent Tommy John surgery.
After missing all of 2021, Clevinger is back and set to rejoin a rotation that looks very different from his last pitch.
If Clevinger had emerged healthy from this season, the Padres might not have felt the need to trade for all three Darvish, Snell and Musgrove. But they did, and Clevinger is now the team’s No. 4 starter.
While it remains to be seen how he will look on his return, the 31-year-old has the potential to start at the front line. From 2018-2020, Clevinger’s 153 ERA+ was the seventh best among big league pitchers to pitch at least 300 innings, and his 3.24 FIP was the eleventh best.
Gore is waiting in the wings
As the Padres’ season came to an end and they were looking for someone who could put them in a couple of decent innings, it would have been nice to be able to turn to the guy who was the No. 1 in baseball in 2021. But MacKenzie Gore didn’t get the call.
The left-hander worked his way back up the minor league after encountering command issues early in the MiLB season in Triple-A. Gore threw 50 1/3 innings over four minor league levels and gave up 28 walks in 2021.
When MLB Pipeline unveiled its new list of Top 100 Prospects last month, Gore fell 80 spots, from 6th overall to 86th.
But Gore’s spring success has put the 2017 No. 3 draft pick back in contention for a major opportunity in the league. In his first three Cactus League games, Gore allowed two runs with four hits with 11 strikeouts and just one nine-inning walk.
That’s what Gore had in mind as he worked extensively with Ruben Niebla, the Padres’ new pitching coach, to sharpen his mechanics before the lockout.
Pitching depth has clearly been an issue for the Padres in 2021 but the club are now better equipped to handle the rigors of a 162-game season.
Gore, Chris Paddack, Ryan Weathers and Nick Martinez, who joined the Padres on a one-year, three-option contract after earning a 1.62 ERA over 149 2/3 innings in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball last season, are in the mix for fifth in the rotation, and former Top 100 contender Adrian Morejon will eventually be back from the Tommy John operation.
The added depth of rotation should have a trickle down effect on the bullpen, which has been outstanding for much of last season.
Dinelson Lamet, the team’s former ace, will take on a flexible bullpen role while San Diego try to keep him healthy. The Padres could also choose to field one or more of their fifth-starter candidates as relief to add length to the pin.
It may be a year later than they hoped, but the pieces are in place for the Padres to have the elite-pitching team they dreamed of last season, one capable of growing the team carry while waiting for Tatis to return.",1877,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662631064.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527015812-20220527045812-00419.warc.gz,0.974573850631714
a53c6bee-1896-4991-ad01-440568536b65,2022-05-18T14:09:08+00:00,2020-11-27,1,https://money.yahoo.com/more-americans-are-going-hungry-145546649.html,"As Americans eat Thanksgiving leftovers, a growing number of Americans don't have enough to eat.
“Everyone is seeing the same thing,” Andrew Schiff, the chief executive officer of the Rhode Island Food Bank, told Yahoo Money. “As government emergency assistance is cut back, the lines at food banks are getting longer and longer.”
Schiff’s organization recently published a 2020 status report showing that 1 in 4 state residents experienced food insecurity this year, up dramatically from the 1 in 11 in 2019.
The report underscored another grim figure the Census Bureau released last week, showing that 12% of Americans reported not having enough food, the second-highest level since the pandemic began. In the third week of July, that figure hit a pandemic high of 12.1%.
The increased need is nationwide.
In Houston, the food bank there ran out of food on Saturday after serving 7,300 families with more still in line. The Los Angeles Food Bank is also struggling to keep up with the steady demand for food.
“We have increased our turkey purchases from three full tractor trailer loads of turkeys to seven full tractor trailer loads this year,” Michael Flood, president and CEO of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, told Yahoo Money in the run-up to Thanksgiving.
The surge in food insecurity is another devastating outcome of the pandemic that's ravaged the country for eight months, causing spikes in unemployment and poverty. Americans reported rising instances of hunger in the early days of the outbreak, and then generous government spending aid reversed that trend.
‘Households are going to struggle without further relief’
Other cracks are starting to emerge as well.
More than a third of Americans (33.9%) reported they’ve had a somewhat to very difficult time paying basic household expenses in the first week of November. That was the highest in the six weeks that the Census began asking the question.
The percentage of workers who expect to lose income in the next four weeks is at a five-week high, and housing insecurity is at a six-week high. Both measures are down substantially since the beginning of the pandemic when the economic fallout of the outbreak was less certain, but the fear is a devastating relapse as coronavirus transmission surges across America.
""It is not surprising to see this because not only is the pandemic ongoing, it is worse than it was at any point earlier this year,” Gbenga Ajilore, a senior economist at the Center for American Progress, a nonprofit for public policy research and advocacy, told Yahoo Money. “Thus households are continuing to struggle because the virus impacts every aspect of the economy. Until the virus goes away, the economy, and therefore households, are going to struggle without further relief.”
In the meantime, stimulus programs are key: While the volume of people seeking assistance from Rhode Island’s food pantries and meal sites jumped 26% early on in the pandemic, those levels dropped off after the CARES Act and other government support flooded much-needed aid to struggling Americans.
The extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits, the increase in food stamp benefits, and the emergency pandemic food assistance program kept many families and their children fed and afloat financially.
“That made a tremendous impact in preventing widespread food insecurity,” Schiff said.
As local governments once again consider shuttering businesses in attempts to contain the outbreaks, the next two months could be bleak for many Americans until more help is delivered.
“We’re very concerned about people going hungry this winter,” Schiff said. “The most helpful thing is for Congress to pass another pandemic relief bill. That is right now the most urgent thing.”",780,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522270.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518115411-20220518145411-00415.warc.gz,0.962203681468964
407bbdb2-833c-4984-a933-966ebe884e25,2018-08-19T01:33:24+00:00,2018-08-19,0,https://www.plc.wa.edu.au/personalised-learning/junior-school/early-learning-centre/,"Our specialised staff have developed programmes for our youngest students that invite curiosity, wonder, imagination and most importantly a love for learning.
The PLC Early Learning Centre caters for both boys and girls in Pre-Kindergarten to Pre-Primary. Our approach is to discover, recognise and respond to the individual child’s strength, passions and contributions. Children each have their own stories to tell and are respected as being fully formed right now rather than in a state of ‘becoming’. Habits of minds are cultivated and thinking is extended. Boundaries, structures and routines are provided to optimise childhood. Our programme is specifically designed to engage students in authentic learning for sustained periods of time. In this way students feel valued as a unique being in the process of discovering themselves.
The development of curiosity and creativity encourages new possibilities and knowledge, building on what your child knows, understands and can do. The International Baccalaureate inquiry-based approach, and the Early Years Learning Framework, informs our teaching and learning programme, and our environment.
Our nature playscapes offer maximum opportunity for learning outdoors inclusive of appropriate levels of risk and challenge. Through play in this environment, children are empowered to learn independently, as well as collaboratively alongside their teachers and peers. By engaging children through questioning, wonderings and play in authentic settings, children develop personal direction, self-autonomy and choice.",288,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221214538.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819012213-20180819032213-00016.warc.gz,0.954697549343109
e8a1b436-24b6-4de7-91fb-156a4365426c,2017-08-20T04:02:55+00:00,2012-05-01,1,http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/48450/worlds-richest-woman/?like=1&source=post_flair&_wpnonce=20ee2ea151,"Meet the world’s richest woman. She comes from the land down under…
Bill Gates lost the “world’s richest man” crown to Carlos Slim, the Mexican businessman. Now, according to Australia’s BRW magazine, Gina Rinehart – the Australian mining magnate – has become the world’s richest woman. She takes the crown from Wal-Mart heiress Christy Walton, who held the title of world’s richest woman for seven years.
According to BRW’s 2012 Rich 200 List, Ms. Rinehart’s net worth is now $29.7 billion. That tops Ms. Walton’s $26 billion pile. Ms. Rinehart’s fortune has nearly tripled over the past year – at the rate of more than $1 million per hour – due to the mining boom in Australia and strong commodity prices.
Of course, guessing people’s wealth is usually a guess. And the Bloomberg Billionaire Index lists Ms. Rinehart’s current wealth at a mere $18 billion, putting her well below Christy. So there is room for disagreement.
BRW said Ms. Rinehart could become the richest person in the world if commodity prices and Ms. Rinehart’s mining projects continue to grow. E
Yet with her new crown comes anxiety. Ms. Rinehart has been engaged in a vicious battle with her own kids over control of the family business empire. Three of Rinehart’s four kids – John Hancock, Bianca Rinehart and Hope Welker – are suing her to oust her as trustee of the multibillion-dollar family trust established by her late father Lang Hancock.
Ms. Rinehart has said that her kids are unfit to run the business. “None of the plaintiffs (her children) has the requisite capacity or skill, nor the knowledge, experience, judgment or responsible work ethic to administer a trust in the nature of the trust in particular as part of the growing HPPL Group,” she claimed in court papers.
She is also facing new claims from Aboriginal landowners who say her company isn’t paying them enough for royalty payments.
Apparently, it’s not easy at the top – even with $28 billion.
Do you think Gina Rinehart will ever be the richest person in the world?
Robert Frank, CNBC",500,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105970.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820034343-20170820054343-00601.warc.gz,0.93671053647995
f23f92e4-11b3-455d-9ea2-6478e6b2d301,2022-05-16T07:56:43+00:00,2022-05-04,1,https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/nsw/2022/05/04/nsw-teachers-strike-pay/,"More than 200 public schools across NSW are closed as teachers strike for 24 hours.
Thousands of teachers are striking on Wednesday in a bid for more pay and a reduced workload.
The NSW Education Department has listed 209 schools as “not operating” and parents were urged to keep children at home as there would be minimal supervision at schools that are open.
Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said the disruption to students and parents caused by the strike was “frustrating and disappointing”.
She had asked the union to cancel the industrial action after Premier Dominic Perrottet indicated he would lift the 2.5 per cent wage increase cap for public sector workers in the June 21 budget.
“We are actively looking at this as part of the budget and not just for teachers, but all our frontline staff and we made that clear,” Ms Mitchell told the Nine Network on Wednesday.
“We understand cost of living and household budgets.
“We want to get the right result for our frontline staff.
“We’re committed to doing that as part of the budget process.”
Labor’s education spokeswoman Prue Car accused the government of being out of touch with workers.
The government has created a new salary band for the chiefs of staff of some ministers, effectively giving them a 10 per cent pay rise, with the top salary increasing from $320,000 to $354,201.
Ms Mitchell said that figure was an upper limit.
“My understanding is that those bands are effectively like a limit on what can be paid to staff … and there aren’t any ministerial staff who are being paid at the top of that top band,” she told Sydney radio 2GB.
Teachers rallied outside NSW Parliament House as part of their campaign for two hours of extra planning time as well as a pay rise of between 5 and 7.5 per cent.
NSW Teachers Federation president Angelo Gavrielatos said unsustainable workloads and uncompetitive salaries were the main reasons teachers were leaving the profession.
Public sector pay increases have been capped at 2.5 per cent a year for more than a decade.
Mr Gavrielatos said the promise to address wages in the budget was not a guarantee and teachers had been patient with the government in attempts to negotiate since February last year.
Ms Mitchell on Tuesday directed her department not to push ahead with a 2.04 per cent annual pay rise that was due to go before the Industrial Relations Commission next week.
Public sector workforce wage rises amount to billions of dollars and the government had competing priorities that need to be balanced, Ms Mitchell said.
“These are major decisions that should actually be made as part of a proper budget process, not in response to union demands,” she said.",578,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662510097.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516073101-20220516103101-00214.warc.gz,0.98064374923706
d3d66d96-c3cf-4ff4-998a-7eefcbb91978,2017-08-21T00:44:46+00:00,2017-05-31,0,http://chrixdesign.blogspot.ro/2017/05/piper-wright-fallout-4.html,"I was invited to go to a car cemetary in Sweden, which would be the perfect setting for my Fallout cosplay. But if we were going to drive all that way I thought why not bring two costumes. And Piper has been on my list for a while.
I bought a cheap leather coat, added an extra collar and used a sanding machine to weater it. Here's the hem of the jacket before and after.
I also found a free pattern for sewing a ""news boy cap"".
The rest of the costume was bits and pieces I had around the house. The scarf was actually a second hand skirt which I cut into smaller strips.
All photos are taken and edited by JL cosplay Studio and reflective.photography.",154,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886107065.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821003037-20170821023037-00706.warc.gz,0.984620928764343
5198e0fd-06ad-40a2-97fa-e0053eaf2460,2017-08-19T07:19:52+00:00,2010-01-01,0,http://www.maristwaterpolo.com/page-68665/,"Confused write me an essay material or family they international
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Zavod za biokemiju i molekularnu biologiju
A.Kovačića 1, 10 000 Zagreb
Project: Maria – Helena Ružić, Ana Kovačević
Aspects of recombination in RNA viruses
RNA viruses deserve their reputation as Nature's swiftest evolvers. Their high rates of mutation and replication allow them to move through sequence space at a pace that often makes their DNA-based hosts ' evolution look
glacial by comparison.
Over the last two decades it has become increasingly clear that many RNA viruses add the capacity to exchange genetic material with one another, and to acquire
genes from their hosts, to this evolutionary repertoire. So, in addition to producing prodigious amounts of the raw material of evolution (mutations), these viruses also possess mechanisms that, in principle, allow them both to purge their
genomes of accumulated deleterious changes (Muller, 1964) and to create or spread bene locial combinations of mutations in an efficient manner (Fisher, 1930;Muller, 1932), two processes which are not available to clonal organisms. Two distinct but not mutually exclusive types of genetic exchange operate in RNA viruses. The first, reassortment,
occurs only in multipartite viruses and involves swapping one
or more of the discrete RNA molecules that make up the segmented viral genome. Antigenic shift in in¯uenza A virus is an example of this sort of genetic exchange and serves as a good illustration of the potential evolutionary significance of
A second process, recombination, can occur ineither segmented or unsegmented viruses when `donor'nucleotide sequence is introduced into a single, contiguous
` acceptor ' RNA molecule to produce a new RNA containing
genetic information from more than one source. In this paper
we focus on this type of genetic exchange. First, we brie¯y
review current knowledge of RNA virus recombination and
describe new methods for detecting its occurrence using gene
sequence data. We then discuss some of the evolutionary
implications of virus recombination and some of the constraints
that may shape the variety of RNA virus recombination.
Recombination in RNA viruses
In some cases of RNA virus recombination, the donor
sequence neatly replaces a homologous region of the acceptor
sequence leaving its structure unchanged. This has been
classified as `homologous recombination ' (Lai, 1992) since it
involves not just homologous parental RNAs, but also
crossovers at homologous sites. However, this is not always
the case ; hybrid sequences resulting from aberrant homologous
recombination (when similar viruses exchange sequence without
maintaining strict alignment) and nonhomologous recombination
(recombination between unrelated RNA sequences)
are also commonly observed (Lai, 1992).
Despite producing distinct kinds of hybrid RNAs, as well as
defective interfering (DI) RNAs (Lazzarini et al., 1981), the
different types of recombination appear to be variations on a
common theme. To date, almost all studies on the mechanisms
of recombination in RNA viruses have supported a copy±
choice model, originally proposed in the case of poliovirus
(Cooper et al., 1974) and now well studied in a number of
experimental systems (Duggal et al., 1997; Jarvis & Kirkegaard,
1992; Kirkegaard & Baltimore, 1986; Nagy & Bujarski, 1995,
1998; Nagy et al., 1998; Simon & Nagy, 1996; for a recent
review see Nagy & Simon, 1997). Under this model, hybrid
RNAs are formed when the viral RNA-dependent RNA
polymerase complex switches, mid-replication, from one RNA
molecule to another. This results in homologous recombination
if the replicase continues to copy the new strand precisely
where it left the old one, and aberrant or nonhomologous
recombination if it does not. This template-switching mechanism
is fundamentally different from the enzyme-driven
breakage±rejoining mechanism of homologous recombination
in DNA, not least because it invokes replication as a necessary
component of the process. Finally, Chetverin et al. (1997)
presented evidence for a splicing-like, transesterication mechanism
to explain the in vitro generation of recombinants
between RNAs associated with Qb bacteriophage ± a possible
exception to the copy±choice model of recombination in RNA
viruses. Whether such a mechanism operates in vivo remains to
be seen ; however, end-to-end joining is not regarded as a
likely mechanism for homologous recombination.
There is now a fairly rich literature documenting recombination
in RNA viruses. Many excellent recent reviews
have dealt comprehensively with aspects of recombination in
experimental and natural settings with respect to animal
viruses (Lai, 1992, 1996; Ball, 1997; Strauss & Strauss, 1997),
plant viruses (Lai, 1992; Simon & Bujarski, 1994; Roossinck,
1997; Aaziz & Tepfer, 1999) and bacteriophages (Mindich,
1996; Chetverin, 1997). Recently, reports describing homologous recombination in rotaviruses (Suzuki et al., 1998) and in hantaviruses (Sibold et al., 1999) have added doublestranded
and negative-sense RNA viruses, respectively, to the
long list of RNA viruses in which homologous recombination
has been detected. The emerging signi®cance of RNA virus
recombination is all the more fascinating given the fact that ±
until the comparatively recent publication by Cooper et al.
(1974) which showed that mutants of poliovirus could be
mapped by recombination analysis ± recombination was not
thought to be a property of RNA genomes.
New tools for detecting recombination in
The molecular revolution initiated by the development of
PCR has transformed the study of virus recombination.
Sequence analysis and phylogenetic techniques have in recent
years proven to be extremely effective methods for detecting
and characterizing recombination events among RNA viruses
both in nature (Gao et al., 1998; Hahn et al., 1988; Holmes et
al., 1999; Kusters et al., 1990; Revers et al., 1996; Sibold et al.,
1999; Suzuki et al., 1998; Worobey et al., 1999) and in the
laboratory (Banner&Lai, 1991; Greene&Allison, 1994; Kotier
et al., 1995; Mindich, 1996; Palasingam & Shaklee, 1992;
Weiss & Schlesinger, 1991). They offer a way not just to
recover information about recombination events that may
have occurred long ago or are exceedingly rare (Snijder et al.,
1991; Weaver et al., 1997), but also to probe the nest details
of the mechanism itself (Banner & Lai, 1991; Olsthoorn & van
Duin, 1996). They also provide a means to home in on the
precise location of putative crossover points and to test results
suggestive of recombination for statistical signicance.
Several methods for detecting recombination events and
locating breakpoints are graphical in nature, exploiting the fact
that many recombinant sequences are mosaics comprising
regions with quite different phylogenetic histories. One of
these, Split Decomposition analysis (Bandelt & Dress,
1992; Huson, 1998), presents con¯icting phylogenetic signal
in a single diagram. If no recombination has occurred in the
sequences tested, the splits-graph tends to resemble a
dichotomously branching phylogenetic tree, because this
adequately describes sequence relationships. However, in
datasets containing con¯icting signal due to the presence of
recombinant and hence `mosaic' sequences, the tree-like
pattern is often replaced by a more complicated `network' that
indicates a history of genetic exchange. It is worth noting that
conventional phylogenetics programs are constrained to
produce simple branching trees and can lead to serious
misinterpretation if sequence alignments are not carefully
examined for evidence of recombination prior to tree reconstruction.
Several other graphical applications, including ` bootscanning'
(Salminen et al., 1995), `PhylPro' (Weiller, 1998),
`TOPAL' (McGuire &Wright, 1998) and `DIVERT' (Gao et al.,
1998), use ` sliding windows' to detect discordant sequence
relationships suggestive of recombination. Bootscanning is an
aptly named phylogenetic approach that initially produces a
tree from a small window at one end of a sequence alignment
and assesses its robustness using bootstrapping. The window
is then incrementally shifted along the alignment and a new
bootstrap tree is produced for each resulting subset of the
alignment. Significant topological changes in the position of a
sequence in different windows indicate possible recombination.
PhylPro and TOPAL both slide a pair of adjacent windows
along the sequence alignment. Each of these methods employs
a different measure of phylogenetic signal, but in both the
phylogenetic information contained in one window is compared
to that in the neighbouring window. In the absence of
recombination all windows are expected to show similar
patterns. On the other hand, if recombination has occurred,
some adjacent windows are expected to contain con¯icting
signal and the difference between them should be greatest
when they straddle a recombination breakpoint. DIVERT, the
simplest of the sliding window graphical methods (and often
the most effective), outputs a graph of genetic distance
comparisons between a chosen sequence and comparison
sequences, which can show runs of sequence similarity and
dissimilarity suggestive of recombination. Diversity plots have
been used to great effect in the search for recombinant human
immunodeficiency virus and simian immunodeficiency virus
strains (Gao et al., 1998, 1999) and are ideally suited for
detection of RNA virus homologous recombination (Worobey
et al., 1999).
Many of these programs permit a simple qualitative
assessment of possible recombination breakpoints based on the
visual analysis of their output. However, for cases where
putative recombinants and reasonably close relatives of their
acceptor and donor sequences are available, more sophisticated
procedures exist for locating crossover points. Informative
Sites Analysis (Robertson et al., 1995), a parsimony-based
adaptation of the maximum test (Maynard Smith, 1992),
uses the distribution of polymorphic sites between a probable
recombinant and its putative ` parents ' to estimate recombination
junctions. The results can then be compared to
randomized distributions of polymorphic sites to assess their
signi®cance. A similar method, LARD (Holmes et al., 1999),
uses a maximum likelihood method to infer the optimal
breakpoints for a possible recombinant, then uses simulated
sequences to test the statistical significance of the results.
Some other methods attempt to quantify the amount of
recombination between a set of sequences, rather than
document specific recombination events, often using the
degree of linkage equilibrium. One way this can be done is
with the Index of Association. Using this statistical test, which
was designed to detect associations between alleles at different
loci, it is possible to measure the extent of linkage equilibrium
within populations (Maynard Smith et al., 1993). Another,
based on a direct phylogenetic analysis, is the Homoplasy Test
Here, the number ofhomoplasic (i.e. convergent and parallel) base changes in data
observed after construction of a maximum parsimony tree is
compared to that number expected by chance. Excessive
homoplasies are the fingerprint of recombination.
How clonal are viruses?
The impressive tally of recombinant ` hopeful monsters' ±
dramatically altered hybrid viruses that have passed the test of
natural selection and emerged as successful new viruses ±
attests to the power of recombination as an evolutionary force
in RNA viruses (Allison et al., 1989; Gibbs & Cooper,
1995; Herrewegh et al., 1998; Luytjes et al., 1988; Revers et al.,
1996; Ro$hm et al., 1996; Snijder et al., 1991; Suzuki et al.,
1998; Weaver et al., 1997). In some cases, evolutionary
evidence suggests that newly formed recombinant strains may
have initially exhibited decreased functionality, but subsequently
evolved to compensate for these effects. For
example, the Western equine encephalitis (WEE) complex
viruses are the product of a single recombination event that
occurred between Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) and
a Sindbis-like virus, probably within the last 2000 years
(Weaver et al., 1997). Sequence analysis of WEEV indicated
that, subsequent to the recombination event, its EEEV-like
capsid protein evolved to become more like a Sindbis-virus
capsid, possibly because it needs to interact with Sindbis-like
glycoproteins during virus budding (Hahn et al., 1988).
Conversely, in a sort of evolutionary compromise, almost all
the amino acid changes in the Sindbis-like glycoproteins have
been to residues that match those of EEEV. It is possible that
the new antigenic properties conferred by the Sindbis-like
glycoproteins of this predominantly EEEV-like hybrid were
sufficiently advantageous to off-set what appears to have been
a signi®cant mismatch between its recombinant structural
Whatever the circumstances of the survival and subsequent
diversi®cation of particular recombinants, it is now evident
that many pass through the narrow gates of natural selection
and contribute to the diversity seen in RNA viruses. The
production of new strains having genomes comprising regions
with different histories has important implications for the way
we think about virus evolution. For one, it means that there is
no single phylogenetic tree that can describe the evolutionary
relationships between viruses ; the recombinative nature of
viruses simply precludes the possibility of a ` true ' phylogenetic
taxonomy. Far from being an incidental process best ignored
when considering virus relationships and history, recombination
may have played a crucial role in generating many of
the taxonomic groups we recognize (Koonin & Dolja, 1993) ±
today's hopeful monster giving rise to tomorrow's genus or
family of viruses. Some studies of recombination have even led
to recommendations that higher-than-family taxonomic units
should be avoided altogether (Goldbach, 1992).
The inappropriateness of tree-like representations of evolutionary
relatedness may also apply within some virus species.
In principle, the possibility of homologous recombination
between similar strains means that the population structure in
viruses could range from completely clonal, if no recombination
has taken place, to panmictic, if recombination has
been common enough to effectively randomize loci. Although
signi®cant progress has been made studying population
structure in other organisms (Maynard Smith et al., 1993),
similar work remains to be done for RNA viruses.
Many taxonomic groupings of viruses ± for example both
the Togaviridae and the Coronaviridae ± include members that,
while clearly sharing homologous genes, differ in the order in
which these genes are organized along the genome, another
indication that recombination has been important in their
evolutionary history. Other cases ± exemplied by the haemagglutinin-
esterase gene known to be present in at least three
virus genera (Snijder et al., 1991) ± show recombination as the
engine driving modular evolution, whereby functional modules
from different sources are brought together to create new
viruses. The discovery of recombination in an increasing
number of viruses, in addition to presenting phylogenetic and
taxonomic difficulties, challenges the desirability of using short
sequence regions as markers for entire virus genomes (for
instance in molecular epidemiology studies) since they may
not accurately re¯ect true genetic or antigenic characteristics.
Evolutionary advantages of recombination
Theoretical explanations for the evolution of recombination
and hence some aspects of sexual reproduction tend to ®t into
one of two standard classes : (1) that it enables the creation and
spread of advantageous traits, and (2) that it permits the
removal of deleterious genes (for a review see Hurst & Peck,
1996). This second explanation is often linked to the notion of
`Muller's ratchet ' ± the random loss of those individuals in a
population having the fewest deleterious alleles (Muller, 1964).
Muller's ratchet predicts the gradual build-up of deleterious
alleles, asexual population. Experiments with RNA
viruses, one of only a handful of organisms in which this
hypothesis has actually been put to the test, have generally
supported its operation and shown decreased ®tness for
populations in which it occurs (Chao et al., 1992). Experimental
evidence (Chao et al., 1997) also shows that sex (in this case
reassortment) can reduce the mutational load in a population
and so help it escape from accumulated deleterious effects.
Although such direct experimental evidence has yet to
demonstrate a similar advantage for recombination, in principle
it too could serve to efficiently remove disadvantageous alleles
from a population by combining mutation-free parts of
different genomes. Indeed, suggestions have been made that
reassortment in segmented RNA viruses and recombination in
monopartite RNA viruses represent alternative evolutionary
strategies for genetic exchange in this group (Chao et al., 1992).
While this idea is fascinating, it is interesting to note that
reassortment and recombination are not mutually exclusive
and that several segmented viruses also experience recombination,
sometimes frequently. These include the bacteriophage
u6 (Mindich et al., 1992), rotaviruses (Suzuki et al., 1998),
in¯uenza A virus (Khatchikian et al., 1989), hantaviruses (Sibold
et al., 1999), ¯ock house virus (Li & Ball, 1993) and many plant
viruses (Bujarski & Kaesberg, 1986; Greene & Allison, 1994;
Robinson, 1994; Rott et al., 1991). As if to prove this point,
Masuta et al. (1998) recently reported an interspeci®c hybrid of
two cucomoviruses that arose by both reassortment and
Nonetheless, a great deal of evidence indicates that some
RNA viruses do benefit from the genome-purging effects of
recombination. A multitude of experimental studies have
shown that weak or even non-replicative mutant strains can
recombine to form viable, highly viruses. Examples include
the functional chimeras formed between nonreplicating RNAs
and DI RNAs of tombusviruses (White & Morris, 1994),
infectious recombinants produced by different combinations
of mutationally altered Sindbis virus RNAs (Raju et al.,
1995; Weiss & Schlesinger, 1991) and wild-type revertant
recombinants of Qb phage mutants (Palasingam & Shaklee,
1992) and of bromovirus mutants (Rao & Hall, 1993).
Plant viruses have also been observed to repair their
genomes by recombining with host transgene transcripts
(Borja et al., 1999; Gal-On et al., 1998; Greene & Allison,
1994; Rubio et al., 1999). Similarly, in one experiment with a
deletion mutant of mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) transfected
with a synthetic RNA that contained the deleted region
(Koetzner et al., 1992), and another with an in¯uenza A virus
mutant with a damaged neuraminidase gene (Bergmann et al.,
1992), recombination successfully repaired defective genes.
Studies of recombination in bacteriophages, too, indicate a
repair function for recombination (Mindich et al., 1994). RNA
recombination even appears to provide a telomerase-like
function by repairing the 3« ends of satellite RNAs of both
turnip crinkle virus (Burgyan & Garcõ!a-Arenal, 1998) and
cucumber mosaic virus (Simon & Nagy, 1996).
Unintentional ` natural experiments' with some viruses
point to the same conclusion. The frequent recovery of
recombinant isolates of poliovirus (Georgescu et al., 1994; Kew
& Nottay, 1984) and infectious bronchitis virus (Jia et al.,
1995; Kusters et al., 1990; Wang et al., 1994) that result from
recombination involving vaccine strains shows that recombination
has the potential to produce ` escape mutants' in
nature as well as in experiments. Recently, recombination has
also been detected in other RNA viruses for which multivalent
vaccines are in use or in trials (Holmes et al., 1999; Suzuki et al.,
1998; Worobey et al., 1999). We think the potential for
recombination to produce new pathogenic hybrid strains, and
the possible impact of such escape recombination, needs to be
carefully considered whenever multivalent live-attenuated
vaccines are used to control RNA viruses. Assumptions that
recombination either does not happen or is unimportant in
RNA viruses have a history of being proved wrong.
In addition to the evidence favouring a role for genetic
exchange in eliminating deleterious alleles, many recombinant
RNA virus strains provide ample indication that recombination
can generate beneficial new variation. In some viruses this new
variation is achieved by borrowing genetic material from their
hosts. One intriguing example of this is bovine viral diarrhoea
virus (BVDV), a pestivirus that recombines with host cellular
protein-coding RNA. As a result of virus±host recombinations,
cytopathogenic BVDVs can develop from non-cytopathogenic
ones and cause a lethal syndrome, mucosal disease, in the hosts
(Meyers et al., 1989). In¯uenza A virus has also been observed
to recombine with cellular RNA, resulting in increased
pathogenicity for the hybrid viruses (Khatchikian et al., 1989).
Recombination between virus and host genetic material
evidently occurs in plant viruses as well, as illustrated by a
luteovirus isolate with 5«-terminal sequence derived from a
chloroplast exon (Mayo & Jolly, 1991) and closteroviruses
which have acquired host cellular protein-coding genes (Dolja
et al., 1994) which are nonessential for replication and virion
production (Peremyslov et al., 1998).
A link between recombination and increased pathogenicity
has also been revealed in cases that do not involve recombination
with host genes. Template jumping during
replication in viruses infecting cats has produced, on multiple
occasions, the pathogenic strains known as feline infectious
peritonitis viruses (FIPVs) by altering asymptomatic feline
enteric coronaviruses, differing from them only by deletions of
around 100 bp in predictable locations (Vennema et al., 1998).
Another coronavirus, feline coronavirus (FCoV) type II,
appears to be a homologous (or aberrant homologous)
recombinant of FCoV type I and canine coronavirus
(Herrewegh et al., 1995). Like FIPVs, FCoV type II viruses may
have arisen on different occasions from separate recombination
events (Motokawa et al., 1996).
Experimental studies provide further signs of the ability of
recombination to generate useful, new variation. In one
particularly striking display of this, MS2 phage mutants lacking
the sequence for important stem-and-loop secondary structures
repeatedly reconstructed them via nonhomologous recombination
(Olsthoorn & van Duin, 1996).
Constraints on recombination
Recombination clearly plays a significant role in the
evolution of RNA viruses by generating genetic variation, by
reducing mutational load, and by producing new viruses. We
expect that with current advances in sequencing and sequence
analysis many more examples of hybrid viruses, produced by
recombination between different strains, will soon be found.
However, it is clearly not the case that all RNA viruses are
equally prone to recombination. It has still not been detected in
several viruses despite strenuous searches (e.g. Bilsel et al.,
1990), although some ± not otherwise known to recombine ±
nevertheless produce DI RNAs. Amongst those known to
produce hybrids, the frequency of recombinants detected in
natural or experimental studies varies markedly. Given the
potential advantages of recombination, why is there apparently
so much variation between viruses in its occurrence ? While it
is too soon to provide a de®nitive answer to this crucial
question, it is possible to dissect the process that gives rise to
recombinants and to consider the constraints that could act at
each stage to inhibit it. A simple model of recombination
between different RNA viruses, with possible constraints, is
presented in Fig. 1.
In a sense, recombinogenic viruses are all alike in that they
successfully pass through each stage outlined in the model.
Every non-recombining virus, on the other hand, is different in
its own way since constraints that block recombination could
act by breaking any link in the chain and could involve not just
viral genetic factors, but host and ecological factors particular
to that virus. The first prerequisite for successful recombination
(Fig. 1) is that an individual host must be infected by different
virus strains. [This is not quite true, of course, since (1)
recombination sometimes involves host RNA, (2) recombination
could occur between viruses that have diverged
within a clonally infected individual, and (3) evolutionarily
invisible recombination could occur between identical RNA
molecules.] Host coinfection might never occur with some
viruses simply because their divergent forms do not usually
overlap in space and time. Multivalent live-attenuated vaccines
CFDJ can be seen as potential risks in this context since they could
effectively release some viruses from this constraint. Host
factors could act at this stage too if, for instance, an immune
response reduces the window for simultaneous infection by
quickly clearing a virus, or prevents superinfection altogether
by blocking secondary infections.
Having successfully coinfected a single host, divergent
viruses must next coinfect a single cell if recombination is to
proceed. This step could be blocked by host factors, either by
an immune response that keeps virus numbers low enough to
prevent multiple infection of any individual cell, or by host cell
genetic factors that block entry of more than one virus particle
into a cell (Danis et al., 1993). Viral factors, interestingly, might
also enforce significant constraints at this stage of the model.
Recent evidence demonstrates that intracellular competition
can be costly to viruses that infect the same host cell (Turner
&Chao, 1998). Those that can keep cells to themselves
by limiting or preventing coinfection should be selectively
favoured, and many have evolved mechanisms to do just this
(Simon et al., 1990; Singh et al., 1997; Turner et al., 1999). One
of these, vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), is an RNA virus in
which recombination between different strains has not been
detected. Might superinfection exclusion be a constraint on
recombination in VSV? Another, the segmented bacteriophage
u6, seems to limit excessive superinfection but not to the
extreme of one-virus-per-cell that would preclude genetic
exchange. Instead, it appears to have evolved an optimal
coinfection limit of two to three viruses per cell, presumably to
balance the costs of intracellular competition with the bene®ts
of reassortment (Turner et al., 1999). Since the advantage (and
cost) of recombination in any particular virus will be mediated
by such factors as the selective pressure for novel variation, the
importance of interactions between different parts of the
genome, as well as the virus mutation rate and population size,
we should expect different optima (and therefore different
degrees of constraint) in different cases.
If divergent viruses manage to infect the same cell, the next
step is simply for one of them to replicate in the presence of the
RNA of the other. This is not necessarily inevitable even in
coinfected cells. The replication of the u6 RNAs, for example,
takes place within a procapsid and it is thought that the entry
of two different RNA molecules of the same genomic segment
into this sequestered environment is impossible or at least very
rare (Mindich et al., 1992). This could explain the lack of
homologous recombination in this phage. Thus the vagaries of
RNA replication in certain viruses could impose physical
constraints on the production of hybrids.
Template switching by the viral replicase, the mechanism
whereby recombinant RNA molecules are actually created,
may also be limited by physical constraints. The negativestrand RNA viruses,
for example, whose genomes are packaged
into ribonucleoprotein structures by association
with N protein, may be less permissive than other RNA viruses
to copy±choice recombination. And perhaps the most important
physical constraint on template switching ± particularly
with respect to homologous recombination ± is simply
the extent of sequence dissimilarity between potentially
recombining genomes. Finally, genetic variation in the susceptibility
of the viral replicase to jumping (Bujarski & Nagy,
1996) no doubt plays a central role in determining how often
and by what mechanism particular viruses recombine.
Recombination occurs when these ®rst four steps are
ful®lled. Whether incipient recombinants persist, however,
depends on the fifth and final step, the selective separation of
the wheat from the chaff among hybrids. Although there is
strong evidence that genetic exchange can offer advantages in
some circumstances, random recombination no doubt destroys
more good alleles than it creates. PCR studies which have
made possible the characterization of the initial products of
recombination ± those present prior to removal by selection
(Banner & Lai, 1991; Desport et al., 1998; Jarvis & Kirkegaard,
1992) ± have produced important insights. Banner and Lai's
study of coronaviruses (1991), for example, showed that the
initial recombination events in their MHV system were almost
entirely randomly distributed along the sequence investigated.
It was only after passage through cell culture, with the
opportunity for selection to remove less variants, that
crossover sites became ` localized ' to just a small area of the
region examined. With enough passages, the recombinants
disappeared altogether. These results indicated that `recombination
hotspots ' can actually be the result of natural selection
on a pool of random recombination crossover junctions, as
opposed to elevated recombination rates in particular regions.
Crucially, they also suggested that recombination may be
more common than often assumed, but may go undetected
because of the action of strong purifying selection which will
remove new, deleterious combinations of mutations. In light of
these studies it is clear that what is meant by ` recombination
frequency' ± a term usually used without specified units ±
depends critically on whether we are assessing recombination
events before or after selection has acted. A virus which often
produces hybrid RNAs under laboratory conditions may very
rarely ± or even never ± be found to recombine in nature. This
difference is analogous to the important distinction between
the rate of mutation and the rate of substitution.
Negative selection against non-functional hybrids or those
with decreased fitness may impose the strongest constraints of
all on the appearance of recombinants. In viruses for which the
evolutionary costs of recombination outweigh the benefi ts,
though they may be mechanistically capable of genetic
exchange, strong selection will guarantee the elimination of
Determining the constraints that operate on recombination
offers a promising path to a fuller understanding of its
importance in the evolution of RNA viruses. However, outlines
CFEA of the big picture are already clearly visible. It seems certain
that genetic exchange plays a key role in several virus groups
and that it has shaped a good deal of the diversity ± both
ancient and recent ± that exists in them. Thus, evolutionary
knowledge about recombination impacts on many aspects of
the study of RNA viruses, from the broadest investigations of
virus taxonomy, to the finest details of molecular epidemiology
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availability of new and powerful phylogenetic methods is
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RNAs and viruses, satellite RNAs and viruses, and even with
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6695783b-752d-415a-a061-aeb9d3109299,2022-05-26T05:00:54+00:00,2022-05-26,0,https://quantumlevitation.com/product/ybco-bulk-56-meissner-levitation-disk/,"For the amazing force of 400N try this Bulk on your Maglev track!
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7e8ad2f8-8b20-4885-bf3d-c862f3b906af,2015-04-02T03:05:12+00:00,2008-08-15,1,http://www.spotlightonpoverty.org/news.aspx?id=bfaa3379-b4ae-49e1-a957-d7b2121f5929,"The time has come to draw a line in the sand on extreme poverty. We have the resources and the will. What we no longer have is any excuse for inaction. On August 15, I signed into law House Bill 4369, which establishes the Commission on the Elimination of Poverty in the state of Illinois. The stated goal of the new body is to create a plan to cut extreme poverty in Illinois in half by the year 2015. By combining achievable goals with a comprehensive approach to poverty, I believe this Commission can move Illinois even further into the forefront in the national movement against poverty, and establish Illinois as the model state for others to emulate.
The Commission will focus on those who live in extreme poverty, defined as 50 percent of the federal poverty line, or an income of merely $11,000 per year for a family of four. According to the Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights, 700,000 Illinoisans live in extreme poverty, 150,000 of whom are aged 12-24. Confronting extreme poverty demands more than making up for an unacceptable shortfall in the means required to achieve a reasonable standard of living. It also means we need to stand with those children and young adults whose fragile futures we have the power to shape. To provide opportunities for these families to work themselves out of poverty is both to help provide them what they need stay alive today as well as to provide them with the tools and opportunities to thrive tomorrow.
Every person has a right to a safe place to live, adequate healthcare, food, and decent educational and employment opportunities. Because a quality life has so many dimensions, we have structured our new Commission to focus on eight key areas:
- Affordable housing
- Food and nutrition
- Affordable and quality health care
- Equal access to quality education
- Dependable and affordable transportation
- Quality and affordable child care
- Opportunities to engage in sustainable work that pays a living wage
- Availability of adequate income supports
We already know that you can’t just give people a hand-out and expect them to succeed. These eight areas acknowledge that we need to cover people’s basic needs and, at the same time, that we can never make serious inroads into poverty until we open up to everyone the tried and tested pathways to success.
A deeper look at rising poverty levels in Illinois shows why we need to take a broader approach: in the last 10 years, low-income students have risen from 36.3 percent to 40.9 percent of the total enrollment and this year alone has witnessed a 4 percent increase in the number of households that receive Food Stamps.
These are problems we can conquer, but only if take into account – and address – the many factors of poverty. One reason we are creating this Commission is to ensure that the Illinois has a long-term plan.
The political will exists to do something about poverty and so it is equally important to develop an approach that can garner support from both sides of the aisle. When everyone can agree that we must act to reduce poverty, there is no time to let politics overwhelm initiative. This bill, which passed unanimously in both the Illinois House and Senate, mandates that the Commission represent all points of view. I will appoint five members, the Lieutenant Governor will appoint one, and then the House Majority and Minority Leaders and the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders will appoint five each for a total of 26. This gives us confidence that when the Commission does develop a plan, it will be one that all of Illinois can get behind.
We have allowed extreme poverty to persist for far too long. I am proud to say that the creation of this Commission is an important first step in remedying that inaction. We have now made a firm commitment to identifying and implementing policies that will greatly reduce the number of Illinoisans living in poverty. I hope that we can inspire other states and communities to follow suit, and pledge to dramatically reduce poverty in the coming years. These goals are not always easy, but they are within reach. It will require hard work and determination to halve the number of people living in extreme poverty by 2015. Yet it is a deadline that all Illinoisans can now await with optimism and hope.
Viewpoints in this section solely represent the authors’ opinions and not the opinions of ""Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity.""",879,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131310006.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172150-00260-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.952880263328552
b8df8e15-cf39-46fb-979b-091ca5f5fc94,2020-10-22T20:23:25+00:00,2015-08-22,1,http://tabooya.com/blog/2015/08/22/lost-nazi-train-filled-with-treasure-found-poland-officials-say/,"According to Polish officials, two men, one German and one Polish, are claiming to have found a long-forgotten Nazi train filled with treasure near the city of Walbrzych, Vice reported today.
The train’s existence was long thought to be a myth. But Polish officials believe the men’s claim is authentic and are taking the lead seriously, due to the fact that the men hired lawyers and “are demanding 10 percent of the train’s value in exchange for telling authorities its location,” the report said.
“One of the lawyers for the men compared the discovery of the train to the ‘wreck of the Titanic’ on a Polish radio station,” reported AP.
According to WWII historians, “the Nazis had constructed a system of underground tunnels in the region, when it was under German control, to transport materials during the war. The 490-foot train was believed to have left Wroclaw – then Breslau – in 1945 and disappeared somewhere in the mountains. The Nazis later closed the underground tunnels and stations when the war ended, possibly sealing off stolen treasure.”
“The district governor has called a meeting with firefighters, police, military and others to explore how they can safely handle the train if it is finally discovered. Not only could it be armed with explosives, but methane gas underground could add to the risk of an explosion,” the AP report says.",298,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107880038.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022195658-20201022225658-00574.warc.gz,0.974873840808868
86fcde67-98fc-4b84-9326-a2b038017c6d,2013-05-24T15:57:33+00:00,2008-07-31,0,http://www.saicm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104&Itemid=498,"As envisaged in the Overarching Policy Strategy, in paragraph 19 on financial considerations, initial capacity building activities for the implementation of SAICM objectives are supported by the Quick Start Programme (QSP). The QSP includes a voluntary, time-limited trust fund, administered by the United Nations Environment Programme, and multilateral, bilateral and other forms of cooperation.
The International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) decided in resolution I/4 to establish the “Quick Start Programme for the implementation of SAICM objectives, building upon the outcomes of the ICCM and the Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity building.”
The objective of the QSP is to “support initial enabling capacity building and implementation activities in developing countries, least developed countries, small island developing States and countries with economies in transition.”
The strategic priorities defined by the ICCM highlight that the QSP should mobilize resources for national priority initial enabling activities in keeping with the work areas set out in the strategic objectives of section IV of the Overarching Policy Strategy, in particular:
- Development or updating of national chemical profiles and the identification of capacity needs for sound chemicals management;
- Development and strengthening of national chemicals management institutions, plans, programmes and activities to implement the Strategic Approach, building upon work conducted to implement international chemicals-related agreements and initiatives;
- Undertaking analysis, interagency coordination, and public participation activities directed at enabling the implementation of the Strategic Approach by integrating – i.e., mainstreaming – the sound management of chemicals in national strategies, and thereby informing development assistance cooperation priorities.
ICCM resolution I/4 established two main oversight bodies for the QSP and the trust fund:
Resolution I/4 of the ICCM invited Governments in a position to do so, regional economic integration organizations, intergovernmental organizations, the private sector, including industry, foundations, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders, to contribute to the QSP.
QSP contributions can be separated between donations to the QSP trust fund and in-kind or financial assistance to the non-trust fund QSP.
The QSP business plan sets out a resource mobilization strategy to help ensure the sustainability of the QSP, including through the replenishment of its trust fund on a steady and equitable basis by as broad a donor group as possible. The business plan was adopted by the QSP Executive Board in May 2007 and updated in July 2008.",494,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00015-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.902684807777405
6686ed3e-332c-4aa4-bb9d-2b45d8f52a07,2013-05-25T12:34:47+00:00,2012-05-23,1,http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-05-23/news/31826346_1_iron-ore-beneficiation-tonne-steel,"HYDERABAD: National Mineral Development Corporation, India's largest miner has earmarked Rs 2,575 crore for a pellet beneficiation plant at Karnataka and a slurry and pellet beneficiation plant at Chattisgarh, said NK Nanda chairman and managing director.
Construction on the plant has already commenced and will be completed in less than two years' time. The plant is expected to start generating revenues by end of 2014. The 1.2 million tonne pelletisation plant will help the company help the company generate additional revenue as stock pile of pellets can be used by steel plants for making steel.
Pellets are formed out of low grade iron ore fines to be used in blast furnaces directly. Nanda said, ""The plant would also reduce the operating cost per tonne and improve cost competitiveness of the company. In addition, an iron ore beneficiation plant would be set up by the company to facilitate usage of low-grade iron ore fines abundantly available in the country.""
The pellet beneficiation plant at Karnataka will be the first of sorts by the company and has procured all the required clearances. NMDC has already received a nod from its board for the project. Through the plant, the company will be able to re-process 7-8% of slime that goes waste every year while mining ore.
From the iron ore and pellets, the company will be able to sell about 1.2 million tonnes of beneficiated ore to third parties that will fetch it Rs 120 crore annually. Nanda said, ""Apart from iron ore production, we also want to focus on value added businesses such as pellet and slurry beneficiation plants and steel plants.""
The Navratna company had signed an MoU with Severstal for setting up a 3 million tonne steel, expandable to 5 mtpa, plant in Karnataka entailing an investment of about Rs 25,000 crore. It has submitted an investment proposal to its board and is awaiting its final clearance.",409,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00015-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.965466678142548
810e3032-156b-42e5-9f09-9798e83722b8,2019-08-22T09:48:31+00:00,2019-04-01,0,https://www.bluewiremedia.com.au/beyond-the-checklist,"Three checks for moving beyond the checklist
Anyone who’s worked with me should know how much I love a good system, so I was just a little bit excited when Angela handed me a copy of The Checklist Manefesto by Atul Gawande. She reviewed this insightful book on this blog back in April, covering its vital message that checklists should only include the most important and often-missed points in a process.
But this book goes even further in discussing the system around the checklist: how to make sure it gets used and how it handles unexpected situations. Fascinating stuff, if you ask me!
Let’s break it down…
[ ] Define a point in the process where the checklist will be reviewed.
Ok, so the items are all concise and unambiguous. Only the most vital steps need to be checked off. We’re just missing one thing: when does somebody look at the list??
A checklist must have a defined point in the process to be reviewed. This is either when the steps are performed or checked that they’ve been performed. (This depends on how complicated those steps are, of course.)
[ ] Give responsibility of checking the list to just one person.
And preferably not the person running the show!
This spreads responsibility off the head honcho (increasing the likelihood that other members of the team will speak up about problems) but still leaves a single person to remember the checklist (so nobody can say “I thought someone else would bring it up!”).
[ ] Incorporate communication into the process itself to handle the unexpected.
A checklist can’t tell you what to do when the totally unexpected happens, but Gawande described the inspiring process the construction industry uses to deal with these situations. So what does a tiler do when he discovers aliens have ruined his levels and it’ll add at least an extra day to his time?
He tells someone.
Processes should include specific communication points where key people get together and talk about their progress and any problems. A free discussion format allows for anything to be brought up and dealt with, much more easily than in the strict task hierarchy of a project management tool. These times should be scheduled in regularly as part of the timeline, regardless of whether anyone thinks there’s something to talk about or not.
Eventually, there will be.
Combine simple checks with scheduled get-togethers to cover the important but forgettable as well as the unexpected and complicated.
I was relieved and excited to discover that we’d already covered this last major point in our Communications Schedules, which specify daily and weekly touch points with our clients during their projects!
Great lessons? Check. Fascinating stories & anecdotes? Check!
Everyone loves a good medical story and this book is full of them (the author is a surgeon, after all, and this is his story of making checklists work in the operating theatre).
Do you have a great checklist process or juicy horror stories? Write the next “checklist manifesto” or… at least tell all below.",641,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317037.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822084513-20190822110513-00202.warc.gz,0.947321832180023
429b9781-b466-406b-bcc2-1bd2f6c997ec,2018-08-20T00:50:48+00:00,2018-03-11,1,http://www.theconspatriot.com/2018/03/11/top-democrat-supports-trump/,"A top Democrat is supporting President Trump’s decision to meet with Kim Jong Un.
Eliot Engel, the top Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, thinks it’s a high-risk gamble with a huge pay off.
washingtonexaminer.com reports: President Trump’s “high-risk gamble” to meet with North Korea dictator Kim Jong Un has the support of a senior House Democrat, following a briefing from the State Department.
“It’s a high-risk gamble, but I would like to see nothing more than a positive outcome from a face-to-face meeting,” New York Rep. Eliot Engel, the top Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, said Friday.
Trump’s decision to accept Kim’s invitation sets the stage for an unprecedented meeting between leaders of the United States and North Korea. It is expected to take place “before May,” at a time when U.S. intelligence officials estimate that the pariah regime could acquire the ability to strike the United States with a nuclear weapon within months. That has Democrats and Republicans supporting talks, while taking a hard line with the regime.",244,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215487.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820003554-20180820023554-00372.warc.gz,0.939404189586639
8e014cc6-db48-4c73-ac58-045fa059ab1d,2017-08-18T08:52:02+00:00,2013-09-19,1,http://www.hazarapeople.com/2013/09/19/afghanistan-the-evolving-election-scenario/,"By Dr. Hussain Yasa
Nominations for the Afghani presidency opened on the 16th September and with this milestone the country formally entered the pre-election period. Over the next seven months Afghanistan will be turned into one great reality TV show, watched by the world, while the candidates practice our unique brand of politics. In the run up to nominations, the alternating announcements of electoral coalitions and rumors that the election will not happen, have given a taste of the intricate tactics involved in Afghan politics. However the 2014 poll is different from the elections in 2004 and 2009. In both of those elections the incumbent was widely expected to win. That is the one outcome which is ruled out in the 2014 election because of the bar on the President standing for a third time. This time the election scenario involves three contests rolled into one.
The first contest is between those prepared to participate in the Kabul-based political system and those trying to overthrow it by force, which boils down to the Taliban versus the rest. If any candidate is elected legitimately in April 2014 it will mark a victory for those who support democratic politics. The second contest is over the nature of the elections, between those who try to ensure that there is a popular mandate and those trying to grab control of the electoral machinery to rig the elections. The third contest is the one which has been shaping up between the emerging coalitions. It boils down to the contest between palace and opposition over how different the new team in the presidency should be from that which has struggled to rule Afghanistan over the past decade. This analysis of the evolving scenario takes a look at the current state of the three contests.
The first contest – violent extremism versus Kabul-based politics
The latest generation of jihadists is fighting to overthrow the Kabul-based political system and reject the idea of trusting elections to choose Afghanistan’s leader. The most famous group in the armed opposition is the Taliban. However, as the war has continued, various Afghan factions have come to operate under the Taliban flag, with backing from jihadist circles in Pakistan and what remains of Al Qaeda’s international militant alliance. Although apparently marginalized less influential than before, Hizb-e Islami leader Gulbadin Hekmatyar still operates alongside those who have preferred fighting over peaceful politics. The Taliban have a clear vision of eliminating their opponents by force. The Taliban have unambiguous faith in their ideology, life style and peculiar interpretation of religion. They do not believe in democracy and still follow their distant dream to implement a “Khilafat” headed by their Amir-ul-Mominin (The leader of faithful), the notorious Mullah Omar. They are committed to toppling the fragile system and hope to dominate Afghanistan as the victorious force after the withdrawal of the US-led ISAF.
The second contest – palace politics and popular mandate versus rigging
Karzai led regime (L’ETAT C’EST MOI)
THE RUSE OF CONSENSUS CANDIDATE – ZULMAY MEDVEDEV – MOST PLAUSIBLE MAIN STRATEGY – BUT HE HAS FALL BACK STRATEGIES ALSO
President Hamed has been ruling over Afghanistan since the fall of Taliban in late 2001. With the wholehearted support of US and its international partners, he managed to lead Afghanistan over the last decade with many positive and undesirable developments.
Following the same line of his predecessors, Karzai is deeply reluctant to step down. He is busy conceiving plans about how to remain in power indirectly through his loyalists in the palace. His body language suggests that he has not really accepted that he was elected president twice for a specific time period. Instead he seems to believe that ruling over this war torn country is his God given right.
His last two elections were flawed and in 2009 his bid to win in one round was declared fraudulent. Interestingly the world never really punished their Afghan client for his ballot stuffing and engineering of electoral results. Apparently they thought that Afghan democracy needs more time to mature. But on the contrary, in our dealing with election-rigging the whole democratization process and achievements of the twelve year international mission in Afghanistan are at stake.
The palace team of experienced election riggers has a lot of opportunities, including the flawed electoral system, the absence of an authentic census and voter list, millions of fake voter cards, unlimited resources with the partial administration and local governments, insecurity, a weak election commission. These are all aspects of the election they may seek to exploit so as to obtain the result they desire. There are hopes that the palace will be less willing or able to conduct as large scale centralized rigging as in 2009. Wisely, the donor community has already warned that any effort to alter the poll results will jeopardize Afghanistan’s future aid prospects. The government would do well to take note. We now have a new election law and election stakeholders are working their way through a list of anti-fraud measures.
The second, tactic of Karzai is to divide and rule the opposition. Most of them have gathered in the “Electoral Alliance”. He is trying to pick them off by offering them political bribes.
At the same time Karzai has held off clearly endorsing any serious candidate to become his successor. He has multiple standby candidates who engage the various opposition strongmen in fake negotiation but are not serious about pursuing any real power sharing formula. Some see the lack of an anointed palace candidate as evidence of Karzai’s clever game. It is just as plausible that Karzai and the palace have simply failed to get their inner team to agree on the so-called consensus figure.
Ultimately, if he could get away with it, Karzai would be open to alternatives to an election, like a Loya Jirga (Grand National Assembly with delegates hand-picked by the palace) or an announcement of a state of emergency by magnifying the security issues and declaring that the overall situation doesn’t support elections. He could try to buy the support of parliament for such a move through mass horse trading.
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has already issued press release warning that that some circles are pushing for postponement of the polls.
The third contest – coalitions versus the palace
Electoral Coalition (EC)
The newly formed Electoral Coalition is mainly composed of two previous strong opposition alliances, the Afghanistan National Front (ANF) led by Ahmad Zia Massoud and the National Coalition of Afghanistan (NCA) led by Dr. Abdullah Abdullah. The Electoral Alliance also includes other power brokers such as Atta Mohammad Noor, the strongman of the Northern Balkh Province.
The leaders around EC are mostly old members of the Northern Alliance who resisted Taliban occupation and helped the US led coalition oust the Taliban from power. The alliance includes a few Pashtuns. But the king-makers of the EC all belong to the non Pashtun communities, the Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks.
The Electoral Coalition draws its popular support through parties with significant mass base. These include Jamiat-e Islami led by Salahuddin Rabbani, the son of Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani, the founder of the Party killed by the Taliban in September 2011. The other mass-based parties include the People’s Unity Party of Afghanistan led by Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq, the strongman of Hazaras and the Junbesh Party led by Gen, Abdur Rashid Dostum the leading strongman from the Northern Uzbek community.
Even though Dr. Abdullah Abdullah had announced his candidacy for the upcoming Presidential Elections much before the formation of the EC, now he says that he will follow the decision of the alliance on the issue of his candidacy. No one else from this alliance has yet stepped forward as the candidate to challenge the palace.
Many believe that the EC still lacks the faith, courage and enthusiasm to win the upcoming Presidential Elections. But the members of the EC have had their minds focused by the prospect of the post election situation, with the withdrawal of ISAF, the threat of takeover of Taliban by force, the growing sense of insecurity among the communities involved in the resistance against the Taliban and economic challenges. The contest is a survival issue.
The king-makers of the EC have conflicting interests on various issues. But their common minimum approach is the same. None of them trusts Karzai and all of them are afraid of Taliban.
Another fact cannot be ignored. Two important figures in today’s EC were the main vote-getters for Karzai in the 2009 elections. And still he could not manage to get 51%. A palace endorsed candidate this time cannot draw on the same vote bank which Karzai used to scrape home last time.
Some critics suspect that the coalition may not survive the upcoming hectic days of the nomination process where the power-brokers face the all important question of who should be their joint candidate. This means that the electoral process is working towards a contest between Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and whoever the palace finally endorses as their preferred candidate.
Doctors without Borders
This is the name given to the team led by Dr. Zulmai Khalilzad, the former US ambassador to Kabul and Iraq, Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai former Cabinet Minister. Ali Ahmad Jalali, the former Interior Minister (also an American citizen) and Qayoum Karzai, the elder brother of President Karzai. All of them wished to become the next president but none of them has any mass support to pose a reasonable challenge to the EC.
They have been busy in trying to win the support of strongmen from non Pashtun communities. But at the end of the day it seems that they are not successful to do so.
Right and Justice Party
The Party is led by Hanif Atmar, the former Cabinet Minister. At its formation two years back the party which mainly consisted of the defectors from other parties. It has grown up to the level where it should be taken seriously. But still many believe that it lacks the mass support to have a chance in the presidential elections. Although, Atmar has been in the opposition, he has refrained from joining any non-Pashtun led opposition alliance – neither the ANF nor the NCA.
His reluctance to join those main opposition alliances could be due to his ambition to lead the opposition or a probable fear of provocation Pashtuns by shaking hands with the anti Taliban figures or parties. Nevertheless he was an active member of the Consultative Council of 23 opposition Political parties, most of them now in the EC. Atmar is a resilient politician and a talented technocrat who has tried desperately to gain the support of the same king-makers of the non Pashtun communities but has so far been unsuccessful. He has another problem which is not usually discussed on the open forums. He belongs to the Eastern province of Laghman. The elders of Southern Pashtun tribes seem to be reluctant to shift power from South to East although both are Pashtuns.
Afghanistan Social Democratic Party (Afghan Millat)
It is led by Anwar-ul-Haq Ahady, the current Minister of Commerce. Afghan Millat has a long history in Afghan Politics. The Party is famous for its ultra Pashtun ethnocentrism but it denies the perception and claims that the party has a comprehensive national agenda.
Afghan Millat has good support among the Pashtun liberals and educated class. But Dr. Ahady’s misfortune is that the class does not have any decisive role for the time being in shaping Pashtun politics. He has also announced he is a candidate. On the other hand president Karzai is blamed for the fragmentation of the party into various factions. In brief the Party is not in a position to emerge as a significant player of this process
There are few more alliances and parties wish to play role in the process but for the time being most of the analysts don’t believe any significant role from smaller groups.
We can draw six main conclusions from this review of the election scenario.
Firstly, the political system operating in Kabul is a hybrid one in which both political parties and regional power-brokers play a key role in mobilizing electoral support. Despite ten years of effort by the Afghan government to restrict the growth of political parties and to malign them as responsible for the conflict, Afghan parties have survived. The government’s attempt to establish a non-party system has failed.
Secondly, President Karzai seems set to become Afghanistan’s Musharraf. The presidential palace has failed to come up with a credible succession strategy. Neither have they found a way of keeping Karzai in power nor have they found a viable candidate who can keep together the hotchpotch of interests which have gathered in the palace in recent years. Like Musharraf, Karzai has a strong sense of self-importance and seems determined to scheme until the end. But the President and the world are on course to discover that, just like Musharraf, Karzai is dispensable.
Thirdly, the main focus for Karzai’s political scheming has now become his effort to break up the Electoral Alliance. So far all efforts to seduce its members have failed and this is starting to look like Karzai’s toughest political challenge.
Fourthly postponing the election, long favored by some palace players as a way of staying on in power a bit longer, seems no longer a serious option. Courtiers periodically raise alarms about security in the Pashtun south, argue that elections are impossible or float ideas of a transitional government. But the momentum in the country towards elections has built up and Afghanistan’s international donors have signaled that they will not tolerate messing with the timetable. Elections are never pretty, but they are better than any available alternative.
Fifthly, the electoral arithmetic is such that Afghanistan now has a real prospect of electing a non-Pashtun president. This of course would go directly against the oft-stated assumption that only a Pashtun is fit to run the country. Karzai’s legacy may well end up be a mixture of blame and credit as the Pashtun who handed power to someone from the north. If a non-Pashtun is elected, it will be as a result of the palace’s botched attempts at divide and rule.
Sixthly, precisely because palace scheming has not yet delivered a convincing political strategy to assure continuity there is still a risk of Karzai reverting to his spoiling behaviour with gross interference in the electoral process. Friends of Afghanistan would be well-advised to be ready to deal with this eventuality. Afghanistan’s lawful opposition faces the same dilemma – their political strategy must include contingency planning for dealing with presidential sabotage of the process. Naivety does not pay in Afghanistan.
Dr. Hussain Yasa is the Chief Editor of the daily Outlook Afghanistan and the Coordinator of the Munich Process",3075,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104631.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818082911-20170818102911-00175.warc.gz,0.968012154102325
a14fb2b4-a3fe-4fc8-b9f2-874a46d47abd,2013-06-20T01:59:20+00:00,2013-06-20,0,http://hayandforage.com/print/news/farming_wintergraze_annual_forages,"Fall-planted cool-season annual forages make economical winter feed for beef cows, say University of Missouri agronomists.
They say several annual forages, including annual ryegrass, wheat, cereal rye, turnips and rape, can be fall-seeded for grazing in late fall, winter and early spring. Using a computer model, they compared the cost of those forages with that of stockpiled tall fescue, tall fescue hay and alfalfa hay.
The annual forages were considered separately and in a limited number of combinations. A spring-calving herd was fed from Dec. 1 to April 1.
They found that growing and grazing winter annuals is significantly less costly than stockpiled tall fescue or hay. If stockpiled fescue is assigned a relative cost of 100, annual ryegrass would have a relative cost of 68. The most economical crop was turnips, with a relative cost of 51.
However, the researchers say that annual ryegrass and cereal rye last longer and cost only slightly more than turnips. And turnips should be consumed before Jan. 1 in Missouri to avoid palatability problems.
The relative costs of tall fescue hay and alfalfa hay were 130 and 192, respectively.",273,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961459934711456
66e41391-6ec4-4c54-b1bc-33397d7c32bd,2020-10-25T17:27:18+00:00,2020-03-25,0,https://behavioralscientist.org/increasing-social-connection-while-social-distancing-during-coronavirus/,"In a recent phone call, a friend and I chatted about our first week at home during the coronavirus lockdown. She, along with many of us, finds the transition challenging. Since moving to a work-from-home setup, her job—which typically involves daily in-person interactions—has shifted to mostly email or Zoom communication. Her positive and productive work relationships were suddenly feeling strained and unfamiliar.
Recent psychological findings help to elucidate how human interactions are changing in the age of coronavirus. As COVID-19 continues to spread, more and more people are required to stay home. This new reality has friends, families, and colleagues communicating exclusively online. The problem is that online interactions—particularly when they supplant in-person interactions—can make us feel disconnected and lonely because they lack the humanizing features necessary for deep social connection.
But there are ways to minimize the downsides of our newfound digital lives. Here, we review research-based strategies to optimize your social engagement online. The psychology comes from our recent paper which outlines four key ways in which online and offline interactions differ.
Just because we are “socially distancing” doesn’t mean we have to socially disconnect.
First, online interactions tend to be bereft of nonverbal cues—the embodied things that people readily do during in-person communication such as smiling, touching, or changing the tone of one’s voice to express emotion. These cues are important contributors to how we connect with others. Seeing someone’s smiling face can increase feelings of acceptance, feeling someone’s touch can enhance cooperation with them, and hearing someone’s voice humanizes them even during conflict. Not only do these cues enhance intimacy during conversation, they also help prevent miscommunication.
But many of the ways we interact online (e.g., Facebook, Twitter) are mostly text-based, stripping away visual, physical, and auditory nonverbal cues. For this reason, consider choosing technologies that regain these important means of connection. When your goal is to connect or strengthen understanding, use phone calls and video chats to implant nonverbal cues back into your conversations. Select equipment that gives you the clearest access to these nonverbal cues: for example, using headphones instead of speakers increases the ability to detect paralinguistic cues in a voice—such as pitch, volume, and intonation—making people feel socially closer to the communicator.
Second, online platforms allow people to passively and anonymously browse content. Passive browsing—on social media, in particular—is associated with feelings of loneliness and reduced well-being. Further, anonymity can lead people to be disinhibited—allowing them to feel less accountable and increase behaviors that they may be less likely to display in person (e.g., bullying).
The research indicates that using online platforms in a more active way—commenting and posting instead of just liking and browsing—enhances connectedness for at least two reasons. First, it gives others the opportunity to respond meaningfully to your posts, starting actual conversations. Second, it reduces “parasocial” relationships, one-sided interactions in which you extend energy and time following someone who has no awareness of your existence (leading to wasted emotional labor for the follower). Thus, being more active in your online engagement may help to safeguard against this issue and increase feelings of connection.
Third, online platforms allow for wider (and faster) dissemination of information than ever before—meaning that there is an unending stream of information at your fingertips. At times, this can be positive as it allows you to learn and be aware of the day’s happenings. But while staying informed is certainly important, obsessing over the news during a particularly volatile time (a pandemic, for instance), can add to one’s angst.
Use technology in a way that helps you to remain physically distant while socially connected.
To reduce anxiety, set rules for yourself about how often and how long you will read the news. Moreover, it’s likely that not all of that information is trustworthy. False news stories have been shown to spread more quickly and widely than true stories. To enhance accuracy, notice the source of the news: stick to news outlets that cite their primary sources and actually read the source material. By setting consumption constraints and sticking to primary sources, you will be more efficient in consuming information online.
The fourth and final difference between online and offline interactions presents a silver lining to our current predicament. Online platforms provide more opportunities to create new social ties and strengthen existing ties. Connecting with someone online is increasingly common and often leads to offline friendships, relationships, and even marriage. Now is a time to join support groups, find other people who share common interests, or simply connect with people over the “new normal” we are all adjusting to.
The last couple of weeks have given our personal and professional lives a new challenge. For the foreseeable future, the majority of the world will be living behind closed doors—but just because we are “socially distancing” doesn’t mean we have to socially disconnect. Follow the lessons we outline here to use technology in a way that helps you to remain physically distant while socially connected.",1078,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107889574.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20201025154704-20201025184704-00164.warc.gz,0.930526435375214
672536da-7ebf-47a7-88c3-1e099b00178f,2020-10-19T15:52:08+00:00,2013-10,0,https://sensoryreplays.com/tag/sigiriya-rock-fortress/,"a big chunk of rock. a paranoid king. a gateway of a carved enormous feline. a mirrored wall and colored frescoes. words that i can describe sigiriya, the lion’s rock fortress.
i visited sigiriya on a rainy day and can be considered as a lucky tourist to have the rain stop for a few hours for me to reach the top of the rock and down. one of the things that fascinated me are the frescoes it has on its high walls – of colorful frescoes of half-clad women.
touching the paintings and flash photography is prohibited. they are guarded from vandals, plus most of them are slowly deteriorating and like the other ones, will be gone forever.
the true identity of the ladies on these frescoes are not known – with their globular breasts, narrow hips, adorned head dresses and jewelleries, they might have been the chosen ladies of the king – or else they can be magical fairies. 🙂
oba ingreesi kathaa karanavadha? is a sinhala phrase that means do you speak english?
everytime i travel to another country i try to learn or write into a piece of paper some important phrases that can be handy – say if i got lost on my way to my accommodation or which transport to take. by experience, i have been lost in kuala lumpur and spent walking around for almost an hour trying to locate the hotel i was supposed to stay and have asked like six people who had directed me into the wrong way, haha! or when i was in hanoi where i can no longer remember which street my hotel was for it became confusing and considering the dizzying motorbikes running around.
my last solo travel was in india and though my lust for travelling never ceased, changes of my work schedule and some health issues prevented me from accomplishing my travel plans. I wanted a trip to cambodia and had flight tickets to laos which i wasn’t able to use. i told myself that year 2013 will not pass without me going somewhere. this mid-october i will visit the wonder of asia – sri lanka.
my itinerary includes visit to key cities of colombo, kandy and galle. it is worth mentioning that one of my main goal is to see the sigiriya rock fortress. i will be using airbnb on some of my accommodations and it will be a first for me to use their service. airbnb is an online service that provides a platform for individuals referred to as “hosts”, generally private parties, to rent unoccupied living space and other short-term lodging to guests.
i will be taking a flight from my workplace here in the mideast to colombo and train rides to kandy and galle. so i think that sounds like – a plan. hehe. goodluck to me!",602,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107863364.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201019145901-20201019175901-00027.warc.gz,0.968643128871918
126230b9-be75-4830-9e47-1333460381ce,2013-05-25T12:50:31+00:00,2008-02-24,1,http://www.nbcnews.com/id/23223286/,"WASHINGTON — Air Force officials are warning that unless their budget is increased dramatically, and soon, the military's high-flying branch won't dominate the skies as it has for decades.
After more than seven years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Air Force's aging jet fighters, bombers, cargo aircraft and gunships are at the breaking point, they say, and expensive, ultramodern replacements are needed fast.
""What we've done is put the requirement on the table that says, 'If we're going to do the missions you're going to ask us to do, it will require this kind of investment,'"" Maj. Gen. Paul Selva, the Air Force's director of strategic planning, said in an interview.
""Failing that, we take what is already a geriatric Air Force,"" Selva said, ""and we drive it for another 20 years into an area of uncertainty.""
An extra $20 billion each year over the next five — beginning with an Air Force budget of about $137 billion in 2009 instead of the $117 billion proposed by the Bush administration — would solve that problem, according to Selva and other senior Air Force officers.
Yet the prospects for huge infusions of cash seem dim. Congress is expected to boost the 2009 budget, but not to the level urged by the Air Force. In the years that follow, a possible recession, a rising federal deficit and a distaste for higher taxes all portend a decline in defense spending regardless of which party wins the White House in November.
""The Air Force is going to be confronting a major procurement crisis because it can't buy all the things that it absolutely needs,"" said Dov Zakheim, a former Pentagon comptroller. ""It's going to force us to rethink, yet again, what is the strategy we want? What can we give up?""
Bigger price tags for new fighters
The Air Force's distress is partly self-inflicted, says Steve Kosiak of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments in Washington. The F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning, the new jet fighters that will supplant the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Falcon, have drastically higher price tags than their predecessors and require a bigger chunk of the defense budget.
""One of the reasons their equipment has aged so much is because they continue to move ahead with the development and presumed acquisition of new weapon systems that cost two to three times as much as the systems they are replacing,"" Kosiak said. ""It's like replacing a Toyota with a Mercedes.""
It's not as if the Air Force has gone without any new airplanes. The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, the C-17 Globemaster airlifter and the CV-22 tilt-rotor, which flies like a helicopter or an airplane, have all been added since the mid-1990s.
The Air Force also is planning to spend between $30 billion and $40 billion over the next 15 years for new refueling tankers. A contract is expected to be awarded soon. Those new tankers, however, won't be flying until 2013.
Appetite for money
The Air Force isn't alone in wanting more money, but its appetite is far greater than the other military branches. Shortly after President Bush submitted his defense plan for the 2009 budget year, which begins Oct. 1, each service outlined for Congress what it felt was left out. The Air Force's ""wish list"" totaled $18.8 billion, almost twice as much as the other three services combined.
""There's no justification for it. Period. End of story,"" said Gordon Adams, a former Clinton administration budget official who specializes in defense issues. ""Until someone constrains these budget requests, the hunger for more will charge ahead unchecked.""
Current F-15s and F-16s are on average more than 20 years old and have reached a point where spending more money on extensive repairs is a poor investment, Selva said. Originally designed to last 4,000 flying hours, both have been extended beyond 8,000.
An F-15 with a comparatively low 5,000 flying hours disintegrated during a routine training flight over Missouri in early November. For the Air Force, that crash has become a touchstone event that demonstrates the precarious state of a fleet collectively older than any in the service's 60-year history.
Following the Missouri accident, more than 400 F-15s were grounded as Air Force mechanics scoured them for defects that might cause a similar accident. The F-15, a twin-engine jet with a top speed of 1,875 miles per hour, is the anchor of the nation's air defense network.
Parts fatigue a problem in fighters
As aircraft age, corrosion eats away at metal parts. Wiring and sealing begin to deteriorate. The fatigue, which can be hard to detect, is most acute in fighters that make turns while going at incredible speeds.
""An hour is not an hour"" to an aircraft constantly under the strain of G-forces, Gen. John D.W. Corley, head of Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va., said at a news conference last month. ""It's like dog years.""
The more an aircraft is flown, the more expensive and more extensive maintenance becomes, Corley and Gen. T. Michael Moseley, the Air Force chief of staff, told the House Appropriations defense subcommittee during a Feb. 6 hearing.
The bottom line, the generals said, is older aircraft are in the shop more often and cost more to fly when they are available.
It's not just the fighters that are elderly.
Selva, who graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1980, said he remembers hearing about the first flight of the mammoth C-5 transport when he was in first grade. B-52 bombers and KC-135 tankers, which refuel airplanes in flight, have been in the inventory for more than four decades.
And mechanics are finding it difficult to keep rust off the A-10 Thunderbolt, a tank-killing plane now a quarter-century old.
""If you want to accept that today we're doing an adequate job with this sort of patchwork of airplanes, when are we no longer able to do an adequate job?"" Selva asked. ""What's the next thing that's going to happen?""
$160 million for one F-22
Each F-22 Raptor costs about $160 million. The Air Force says it needs 381 of the radar-evading planes and is fighting to keep the production line from being shut down too soon.
""We have never rolled off of the requirement to field 381 F-22s,"" Selva said. ""The real issue at play with the F-22 is when the line closes, it's closed. Restarting the line will be unreasonably expensive.""
The price for a single F-35 Lightning is $77 million, and the Air Force wants close to 1,800 of these fighters. The F-35 won't be in use for several more years.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said only 183 Raptors are needed. The more Raptors the Air Force buys, Gates said during congressional testimony earlier this month, the less money it will have for the F-35 and other aircraft. About 100 F-22s have been fielded. That aircraft has not been used in Iraq and Afghanistan, Gates added.
The Air Force says the Raptors are needed for future threats, with China, Russia and Iran at the top of the list.
""Al-Qaida doesn't exactly have an advanced aerial defense system,"" said Maj. David Small, an Air Force spokesman.
Public advocacy and rebuke
The public push for more Raptors prompted Gates to rebuke a top Air Force officer, Gen. Bruce Carlson, who said last week that the service remained committed to buying 381 of the aircraft. In a Friday statement, Moseley and Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne said the general's remarks did not reflect the Air Force's position. But the statement did not say the service is backing away from its goal of 381 Raptors.
Aircraft on the front lines in the terror war are also facing challenges.
Officials at Air Force Special Operations Command say it will become increasingly hard to keep two key aircraft flying: The MC-130H Combat Talon II, used to drop commandos into hostile territory and then retrieve them, and the AC-130U, a hulking gunship that flies low to deliver firepower, are both in need of substantial overhauls.
""We are literally flying the wings off these two airplanes,"" said Brig. Gen. Brad Heithold, director of the command's plans, programs, requirements and assessments office at Hurlburt Field, Fla.
There are only 20 Combat Talons and 17 AC-130Us. This small fleet is in heavy demand by special operations forces around the globe. In 2001, the AC-130Us flew just over 5,200 hours. The gunships logged more than 9,000 hours in 2007. It's comparable, Heithold said, to putting 70,000 miles on a car in a single year instead of a more normal 12,000 miles.
At any given time, several of the Combat Talons or AC-130Us could be in the depot being fixed. That means there are fewer available to fly critical missions. Training flights are also curtailed.
Heithold called the situation a ""manageable crisis,"" but said serious problems could emerge if more money isn't provided for extended improvements and new aircraft over the next few years.
""Any time you have a small number of airplanes that the appetite for continually increases, it's hard to meet the demand,"" Heithold said. ""If we don't wrestle with this now, it's a looming problem out there.""
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.",2050,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00003-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.95978170633316
4695ba64-3f28-49b5-a57b-3f04d1269053,2017-08-19T07:28:24+00:00,2017-07-01,0,http://www.garrettleight.com/stories/mixtapes/mixtape-no-33/,"Mixtape No. 33
Mixtape No. 33
Five years in is a good time to take stock of things. After the new stores, after the anniversary frames, after the fancy dinners and fun parties, it’s helpful to look around and figure out who you are and what you’re about. Where you are and how you got there. Who inspired you. Who helped you along the way.
The eyewear industry is a business of relationships, like all industries I suppose. We value our relationships with our customers, our employees, our suppliers more than anything else. We’re nothing without our partners. So we collaborated with one of them, Spectacle Toronto – one of our first accounts, friends who have supported us from Day One – because it’s not only who you’ve shared a past with, but who you make your future with.
We’ve created limited edition frames inspired by the art and architecture of the cities we love, Los Angeles and Toronto: Kinney in G.I. Tortoise Laminate and Matte Grey Brooks, both redesigned and engineered for exclusive flat base silver gradient mirror lenses. Each frame comes with a custom case and cleaning cloth featuring the work of one our favorites: the stainless steel skin of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, a surface that undulates like ocean waves, a shining gray machined texture reflecting the natural blue sky. What better way to imagine Los Angeles + Toronto than the masterwork of Toronto-born, LA-made Frank Gehry? A favorite son of both cities – one where he came from, the other where he now calls home. Inseparable from each other.
So to celebrate our Los Angeles + Toronto collaboration we asked our friends at Spectacle to make us a mixtape of tunes that get them going. Because the party doesn’t have to end.
Spectacle loves you:
Find our GLCO x Spectacle frame in-store at their locations in Lawrence Park, West Queen West, and the Distillery District.",417,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105326.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819070335-20170819090335-00538.warc.gz,0.91704386472702
2994a67d-df5a-4bf7-b5ab-a09c3bdd1924,2018-08-15T10:43:02+00:00,2018-08-15,0,https://carrestorationshop.com/1991_honda_accord/q5296359-something_draining_battery_1991_honda,"Having problems with your 1991 Honda Accord ?
Something is draining the battery on my 1991 honda accord
\015 When my 1991 honda accord is shut off overnight , something drains my battery completely dead!\015
Someone will need to disconnect the battery and check it to make sure it does not have a dead cell, then check the circuits on the car for a draw.
Repair Help & Product Troubleshooting for 1991 Honda Accord
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- If you need clarification, ask it in the comment box .
- It's 100% free, no registration required.",132,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210058.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815102653-20180815122653-00423.warc.gz,0.873318672180176
e210370e-4b59-418d-8303-ee8958149993,2022-05-21T18:45:01+00:00,2022-05-21,1,https://www.dialoguepakistan.com/ishaq-dars-residence-will-be-auctioned-off-by-the-government/,"Ishaq Dar’s residence will be auctioned off by the government
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has allowed the government to auction the house of former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar.
According to details, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has rejected the petition of former finance minister Ishaq Dar’s wife against auctioning her house in Lahore and allowed the government to auction Ishaq Dar’s house in Gulberg III area of Lahore.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has upheld the decision of the accountability court to reject the claim of Tabassum Ishaq Dar, wife of former finance minister, at home.
The Islamabad High Court also quashed the stay order issued on the auction of the house.
The accountability court had ordered confiscation and auction of Tabassum Ishaq Dar’s Gulberg III Lahore house on November 7, against which Ishaq Dar’s wife Tabassum Ishaq Dar had filed a petition.
Former Finance Minister’s wife Tabassum Ishaq Dar had taken a stand in the court that the house of Gulberg III Lahore belongs to her.
Ishaq Dar’s wife claimed that Ishaq Dar had given me house as a gift on February 14, 1989. The accountability court issued the order without investigating my claim at home.",295,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662540268.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521174536-20220521204536-00219.warc.gz,0.966344058513641
316fbf19-2bf4-4d9e-b8ec-41069d91d785,2017-08-19T18:48:28+00:00,2011-12-01,0,http://warwickjohnsoncadwell.blogspot.com/2011/12/hellboy-sketch-coloured.html,"Sketch Blog, Ideas and Artwork testing from Warwick Johnson Cadwell
This isn't mere flattery - I genuinely feel that Dark Horse should be hiring you to draw for Hellboy or BPRD. Your style is a perfect compliment for that world Warwick.
Thanks very much. I'm sure the Hellboy influence on me shows. I love that work, Mignola's at first but Fegredo and Davis as much now.
I agree with Andy!!A BPRD story would be great!Send them some samples!
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8 Indiv.Empl.Rts.Cas. 1377
Roy WILBUR, Plaintiff-Appellant,
Charles L. MAHAN, Defendant-Appellee.
United States Court of Appeals,
Argued May 13, 1993.
Decided Aug. 23, 1993.
Jeffrey B. Rock (argued), Hasselberg & Rock, Peoria, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.
Edward T. Graham, Jr. (argued), Hershey, Beavers, Periard & Graham, Frank B. Schweitzer, Taylorville, IL, for defendant-appellee.
Before CUMMINGS, POSNER, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This case arises at the intersection of two lines of free-speech decisions. One concerns the right of public officials to hire or fire an employee on the basis of his affiliation with a political party or faction. The other concerns their right to discipline an employee who speaks out on a matter of public significance in a way displeasing to them. Sheriff Mahan of Christian County, Illinois, decided to run for reelection in the November 1990 election. In August 1989 Deputy Sheriff Wilbur announced his candidacy for the office of sheriff. He declared that if elected he would delegate more authority to the deputy sheriffs; Mahan, according to Wilbur, ran the office as a one-man band. Both Mahan and Wilbur are Democrats. About a week after Wilbur announced his candidacy, Mahan amended the regulations of the sheriff's office to provide that any employee who ran for sheriff could be placed on unpaid leave of absence until the election. The regulation, effective September 1, 1989, was made applicable to Wilbur on December 16, almost a year before the election. He claims without contradiction that because the deputy's job was his only source of income his ability to campaign was crippled by the application of the new regulation to him; he must not have been able to raise substantial campaign contributions. He claims again without contradiction that between the time he declared his candidacy and the time he was forced to go on unpaid leave he did not discuss politics or campaign during hours when he was on duty and his candidacy and campaigning did not disturb the operations of the office in the slightest. We assume that Wilbur lost the election and returned to his deputy's job, although the record is curiously silent on these points. His suit, brought under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983, seeks among other things to recover the wages that he lost as a result of his unpaid leave of absence.
The district judge granted summary judgment for the defendant. Yet at first blush the facts we have recited present a blatant case of retaliation for the exercise of the right of free speech. Wilbur was critical of how a public official, the sheriff, was performing his job. The sheriff punished Wilbur by taking away his salary. Given the state of the record, severely incomplete as it well may be, we must assume that the new regulation, empowering the sheriff to remove a deputy or other employee of his office who runs for election as sheriff, was aimed at deterring Wilbur from running, crippling his campaign by reducing his income, punishing him for his effrontery in running against the sheriff, and silencing or muting his criticisms of that official--criticisms that constituted the message of Wilbur's campaign. The right to criticize public officials is at the heart of the First Amendment's right of free speech, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, 84 S.Ct. 710, 11 L.Ed.2d 686 (1964), and punishments far less severe than taking away the critic's income have been held to infringe the right. Bart v. Telford, 677 F.2d 622, 625 (7th Cir.1982). A subordinate of a public official is, moreover, ideally situated to be an effective critic of the official. Being an insider, the subordinate acquires knowledge about the intimate operation of the office at far lower cost than an outsider could do. Mahan has as yet made no effort to show that Wilbur's candidacy and campaign interfered with the efficient operation of the sheriff's office or would have done so had Wilbur remained in his deputy sheriff's job throughout the campaign.
There was a time when by virtue of accepting public employment an individual surrendered his right of free speech. ""The petitioner may have a constitutional right to talk politics, but he has no constitutional right to be a policeman."" McAullife v. Mayor & Board of Aldermen, 155 Mass. 216, 29 N.E. 517 (1892) (Holmes, J.). That time is long past. Perry v. Sindermann, 408 U.S. 593, 597, 92 S.Ct. 2694, 2697, 33 L.Ed.2d 570 (1972); Pickering v. Board of Education, 391 U.S. 563, 568, 88 S.Ct. 1731, 1734-35, 20 L.Ed.2d 811 (1968). It is true that public employees do not have as broad a right of free speech as they would if they were merely critics and not also employees of government. (1) A public employee disciplined for making a statement that is not a public comment on issues of public significance has no remedy under the First Amendment. Connick v. Myers, 461 U.S. 138, 146, 149, 103 S.Ct. 1684, 1689-90, 1691, 75 L.Ed.2d 708 (1983); see also Rankin v. McPherson, 483 U.S. 378, 384, 107 S.Ct. 2891, 2897, 97 L.Ed.2d 315 (1987). (2) An employee's statement that would be protected if made by a person not employed by the public agency is not privileged if it is likely to disrupt the efficient operation of the agency. Id. at 384, 107 S.Ct. at 2897; Connick v. Myers, supra, 461 U.S. at 149-51, 103 S.Ct. at 1691-92; Pickering v. Board of Education, supra, 391 U.S. at 568, 88 S.Ct. at 1734. (3) States can adopt counterparts to the federal Hatch Act, Broadrick v. Oklahoma, 413 U.S. 601, 93 S.Ct. 2908, 37 L.Ed.2d 830 (1973), which requires a civil servant who wants to run for office to resign from the civil service. 5 U.S.C. Sec. 7324(a)(2). The first limitation is not involved in this case, however. As for the second, the defendant has presented, as we have said, no evidence of actual or probable disruption. As for the third, the defendant does not rely on the ""baby Hatch Act"" cases, perhaps because Illinois does not have a baby Hatch Act. He could we suppose argue that his own regulation empowering him to place any employee who runs for sheriff on unpaid leave of absence is itself a baby Hatch Act, entitled to the same deference as a state statute would be, since ordinarily the federal courts do not concern themselves with the level within state government at which an action claimed to violate the federal Constitution originates. Falls v. Town of Dyer, 875 F.2d 146, 147 (7th Cir.1989); Menora v. Illinois High School Ass'n, 683 F.2d 1030, 1036 (7th Cir.1982); DeMallory v. Cullen, 855 F.2d 442, 453-54 (7th Cir.1988) (dissenting opinion). He does not make the argument, perhaps because it would be rather a stretch of the Hatch Act cases to interpret them as authorizing a public official selectively to apply a ""resign to run"" provision to his political enemies. The regulation at issue is permissive, not mandatory. No doubt it would always be invoked by a sheriff who planned to run for reelection; but he might not be planning to run, and in that event might invoke the regulation only against a deputy of whose views he disapproved.
In granting summary judgment for Mahan, the district judge relied primarily on decisions that limit, also in the name of the First Amendment, the right of government officials to base personnel decisions on party affiliation. Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347 (1976) (plurality opinion), 367, 96 S.Ct. 2673, 2687, 49 L.Ed.2d 547; Branti v. Finkel, 445 U.S. 507, 100 S.Ct. 1287, 63 L.Ed.2d 574 (1980); Soderbeck v. Burnett County, 752 F.2d 285, 288 (7th Cir.1985). It may seem paradoxical that decisions which limit the powers of government should be invoked in defense against a suit claiming an infringement of free speech. But those decisions contain an exception for the situation in which the public employee or job applicant occupies or seeks an office having a confidential character (as in the case of a personal secretary or personal assistant, for example), a policymaking function, or some other characteristic that would make party affiliation a reasonable job qualification. Elrod v. Burns, supra, 427 U.S. at 367, 96 S.Ct. at 2687; Branti v. Finkel, supra, 445 U.S. at 518, 100 S.Ct. at 1294-95; Upton v. Thompson, 930 F.2d 1209, 1213-16 (7th Cir.1991); Tomczak v. City of Chicago, 765 F.2d 633, 640 (7th Cir.1985); Soderbeck v. Burnett County, supra, 752 F.2d at 288; Livas v. Petka, 711 F.2d 798, 800 (7th Cir.1983). A public agency would be unmanageable if its head had to appoint or retain his political enemies, or if that is too strong members of the opposite party--or for that matter members of no party, neither enemies nor friends--in positions of confidence or positions in which they would be making policy or, what amounts to the same thing, exercising discretion in the implementation of policy. He could not trust the occupants of the confidential positions to keep his secrets or the occupants of the policymaking positions to carry out his policies with fidelity and diligence.
Upton v. Thompson, supra, holds that deputy sheriffs in Illinois are policymakers within the meaning of these decisions because they exercise significant discretion (more than that of an ordinary policeman) in the performance of their duties. From this the district judge inferred that once a public employee is put into the confidential-assistant or policymaker slot, he loses his right of free speech. That may have been too big a leap. The decisions in which the confidential-assistant and policymaker exceptions were created and have been applied involved (or were assumed to involve or treated as involving) situations in which the employee was complaining that he had lost or had failed to get a job because he was not a member of the employer's political party. They are cases about patronage hiring--about the spoils system. The exceptions we have sketched reflect a recognition that some patronage hiring may be essential to democratic government: elected officials cannot implement the policies that they were elected to carry out, and hence the will of the electorate cannot be effectuated, unless the officials can install their political allies in the most sensitive jobs. The effect on free speech is recognized--political independence is compromised if party affiliation is a condition for getting or keeping a job--but it is small, because most civil servants are apolitical, and it is deemed outweighed by the interest in securing effective democratic government.
The present case is not a patronage case. Wilbur was not placed on unpaid leave because he belongs to the ""wrong"" political party or the wrong faction of the right party. He belongs to the same party as the sheriff, and there is no suggestion of factions beyond what is implicit in Wilbur's decision to campaign against a fellow Democrat (it may have been a faction of one). The defendant claims the right to fire a confidential or policymaking employee on any ground. Interpreted literally, that is a questionable position, though not one on which we are required to rule in this case. The status of being a confidential or policymaking employee exposes a public employee to being fired for belonging to the wrong party. It does not expose him to being fired for belonging to the wrong race, or the wrong church. It may not--though this is a more difficult question--expose him to being fired for engaging in forms of expression that have no conceivable bearing on his job. Suppose Wilbur belonged to the animal rights movement and contributed money to efforts to ban hunting, and Mahan was an enthusiastic hunter and fired Wilbur to express his contempt for animal rights. Maybe even then Mahan could make an argument that Wilbur's activities were inimical to the discipline of the office. But if he made no such argument, we would have some difficulty understanding why, just because Wilbur was a policymaking employee, Mahan could invoke the patronage line of cases to curtail Wilbur's freedom of expression on a matter not only remote from the purview of his duties but, we are assuming, utterly incapable of interfering with the operation of the sheriff's office. The patronage cases do not deal with such a situation, and they do not hold that an individual surrenders all his freedom of speech by becoming a confidential or policymaking employee of government.
All this said, we think the district judge was right to dismiss the suit. The specific facts here, which are remote from those of our animal rights hypothetical, bring Wilbur within the scope of the concern that gave rise to the exceptions in the patronage cases. That concern, which cannot be confined to matters of party affiliation, is with the effects on the operations of government of forcing a public official to hire, or retain, in a confidential or policymaking job, persons who are not his political friends and may be his political enemies. That concern is activated when an employee who occupies such a job announces that he is going to run against his boss for the boss's office because the boss is not administering the office properly. The declaration of candidacy in these circumstances is a declaration of war. It makes the candidate a political enemy of his boss whether or not they are members of the same party--some of the bitterest political fights are intraparty fights; consider Senator Edward Kennedy's campaign to supplant President Carter as the Democratic Party's 1980 Presidential candidate, or Patrick Buchanan's campaign to supplant President Bush as the Republican Party's 1992 Presidential candidate. If as here the candidate occupies a confidential or policymaking position under the boss, the political enmity that the candidacy is certain to engender entitles the boss to fire him. Actual disruption or disturbance need not be proved. Such proofs are not required in the patronage cases. Once the employee is classified as confidential or policymaking, he can be fired on political grounds even if there is no evidence that he would not serve his political superiors loyally and competently.
If a public official is permitted to fire a confidential or policymaking employee merely because the latter quietly, inoffensively, undemonstratively belongs to the wrong political party--or even merely because he is a political eunuch, belonging to no party, taking no political stance--the official should be permitted to fire the same employee when the latter asks the electorate to throw the rascal out and put himself into the rascal's office. The restriction on free speech may be greater than in the patronage cases because the employee is an active speaker, and in the patronage cases the employee is penalized less often for what he said than for his party affiliation or nonaffiliation; rarely is he an active speaker. At the same time, the disruptive potential of an employee's candidacy in opposition to his boss is much greater than that of an employee who, merely by virtue of a different party affiliation, may not be trusted to serve the boss with the maximum of fidelity and zeal.
It is different when the employee who is running against or otherwise speaking against his superior is not a confidential or policymaking employee. He is not entrusted with the superior's confidences or with discretionary authority. His disloyalty does not create the appearance or reality of undermining the superior's authority. But in this case we are dealing with a policymaking employee, and we do not think that as soon as a case is shifted from the gravitational field of the patronage cases to that of the public employee speech cases such short cuts as presuming that a policymaking employee's electoral challenge is inconsistent with the effective operation of democratic government must go by the board and the employer must prove, as a matter of fact, a ""compelling governmental interest."" Wilbur's lawyer opined in answer to a hypothetical question from the bench that if the Secretary of Health and Human Services announced that she would run for President against President Clinton in 1996 because she disapproved of his policies, the President could not, consistent with the First Amendment, fire her without proving that the announcement would intolerably disrupt the effective functioning of his Administration. If he did fire her and she sued, he would not be entitled to summary judgment. There would have to be, in the lawyer's words, an ""open-ended inquiry"" at trial, at which the interest of the President in being able to assure the personal and political loyalty of his Cabinet officers would have to be balanced against their interest in being able to speak their minds on matters of public concern and campaign for public office. We do not agree. Legal proofs are not the only source of knowledge and decision. Categorical judgments based on experience and common sense play an important role in all areas of law. The exception recognized in the patronage cases for sensitive employees rests on such judgments and it retains its force in cases that have nothing directly to do with patronage or party affiliation. An elected official is entitled to insist on the loyalty of his policymaking subordinates, and a declaration that the subordinate means to run against the official at the next election is the height of disloyalty. It would be a strange rule that gave more job protection to policymaking employees who vociferously attack their superiors than to policymaking employees who do their best to serve those superiors faithfully but have the misfortune to belong to the wrong party. It would give policymaking employees and other sensitive employees an incentive to attack their bosses in order to retain their jobs.
We are mindful that Thomas v. Carpenter, 881 F.2d 828 (9th Cir.1989), held that a suit by a lieutenant in the sheriff's office who like Wilbur was punished for campaigning against the incumbent sheriff stated a claim. But unlike deputy sheriffs in Illinois (according to Upton v. Thompson ) he did not exercise a policymaking function, see id. at 829, and the court was sympathetic to the proposition that the governmental interests identified in the Elrod-Branti line of cases are relevant when, as in our case, a policymaking employee complains of retaliation or discrimination for having campaigned against his superior. Id. at 831. We are mindful, too, that Stough v. Gallagher, 967 F.2d 1523, 1527-28 (11th Cir.1992), says that the Elrod and Pickering lines of cases cannot be combined--that if the subordinate was fired because of what he said rather than because of his party affiliation the fact that he was a confidential or policymaking employee is irrelevant. We disagree, of course, but we have no quarrel with the holding of Stough. The plaintiff and the defendant in that case were captains in the sheriff's office. Captains were career officers, not policymakers; they could be fired or demoted only for cause. The sheriff's office was vacant and the defendant a candidate for it. The plaintiff supported another candidate. The defendant won, and demoted the plaintiff. The plaintiff had not run against his boss--the defendant hadn't been his boss. And he was not a policymaking or confidential employee. See id. at 1529. He was not within the orbit of the Elrod principle at all. Terry v. Cook, 866 F.2d 373, 376-77 (11th Cir.1989), contains similar dicta about keeping the two lines of case separate, but it was a pure Elrod case, not a hybrid like ours in which a (1) policymaker is fired for (2) speaking out.
Although the sheriff's regulation challenged in this case is limited neither to confidential and policymaking employees nor to elections in which the sheriff himself is a candidate, the plaintiff does not complain that the regulation is overbroad or argue that he is entitled to assert the interest of an employee who might be deterred by the broad scope of the regulation from engaging in protected activity. Gooding v. Wilson, 405 U.S. 518, 92 S.Ct. 1103, 31 L.Ed.2d 408 (1972); Waldron v. McAtee, 723 F.2d 1348, 1353 (7th Cir.1983).
The judgment of the district court dismissing Mr. Wilbur's suit is
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge, concurring.
My colleagues treat a simple case governed by settled doctrine as if it were complex and novel. Much could be said for their discussion as an original matter, but it is not an original matter. The Supreme Court has held that, without violating the first amendment, a public body may forbid its employees to run for elective office. Clements v. Fashing, 457 U.S. 957, 971-73, 102 S.Ct. 2836, 2847-49, 73 L.Ed.2d 508 (1982); Broadrick v. Oklahoma, 413 U.S. 601, 616-17, 93 S.Ct. 2908, 2918, 37 L.Ed.2d 830 (1973); CSC v. Letter Carriers, 413 U.S. 548, 556, 93 S.Ct. 2880, 2886, 37 L.Ed.2d 796 (1973). Cf. United Public Workers v. Mitchell, 330 U.S. 75, 67 S.Ct. 556, 91 L.Ed. 754 (1947). These cases cover not only civil service employees (Broadrick and Letter Carriers) but also policymaking officials (Clements). Sheriff Mahan took the lesser step of putting the candidate on unpaid leave until the election was over. Whatever deep problems there may be in the resign-to-run statutes that the Court has upheld, the problems in today's case are no deeper.
Nonetheless, the majority treats this as a difficult and unsettled issue, hinting broadly that the plaintiff loses only because deputy sheriffs in Illinois are ""policymakers"" (implying that a civil service employee may not be put on unpaid leave while he runs for elective office) and adding that an elected official may not insist that even policymaking subordinates toe the party line. Much of this discussion is unnecessary given Broadrick and Clements and implicitly contradicts those opinions. Indeed, a reader might infer from portions of the majority's opinion that Broadrick came out the other way and that the court therefore needs to distinguish policymaking appointees (who may be dismissed for having the wrong politics) from civil service employees (who may run for political office). Broadrick and Clements show, however, that there is no such dichotomy. I therefore join the judgment but not the opinion.
The majority mentions Broadrick in passing yet proceeds as if the Supreme Court had been mum about the application of the first amendment to resign-to-run rules. It does not cite Clements or Letter Carriers. Mahan ignores them too, concentrating on the defense of official immunity, on which he prevailed in the district court. The majority bypasses immunity; having elected to discuss at length a subject to which the defendant gives only cursory attention, my colleagues ought not proceed as if the whole law must be teased out of the few first amendment cases Mahan cites. That he did not find apt cases in the Supreme Court's jurisprudence does not require us to make up a new body of doctrine. See United States National Bank of Oregon v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc., --- U.S. ----, ---- - ----, 113 S.Ct. 2173, 2177-79, 124 L.Ed.2d 402 (1993); Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services, Inc., --- U.S. ----, ----, 111 S.Ct. 1711, 1718, 114 L.Ed.2d 152 (1991). But cf. Elder v. Holloway, 975 F.2d 1388 (9th Cir.1992), rehearing in banc denied, 984 F.2d 991 (1993), cert. granted, --- U.S. ----, 113 S.Ct. 3033, 125 L.Ed.2d 721 (1993). That the sheriff's rule cannot be called a ""baby Hatch Act"" also is irrelevant. Nothing in Broadrick or Letter Carriers depends on the fact that those statutes contained many rules on top of the prohibition against running for public office. So much is clear from Clements, where the prohibition stood alone. The Court treated the absence of other restraints on political activity as an extra reason to find the resign-to-run rule consistent with the Constitution. 457 U.S. at 972, 102 S.Ct. at 2848.
There remains a possibility that this case is special because Mahan's rule gives the sheriff discretion. According to the majority, ""it would be rather a stretch of the Hatch Act cases to interpret them as authorizing a public official selectively to apply a 'resign to run' provision to his political enemies"". Why so? Anyone running for his seat is an incumbent's ""enemy,"" and Mahan no doubt would have suspended a Republican who sought his job. Treating in a political fashion those who stand for political office is not problematic. Selectivity means that the sheriff might let a deputy run for some other office--say, recorder of deeds or dog catcher. An incumbent planning to retire might even let a deputy run for sheriff. A rule providing that employees of Agency X may run for a job outside the agency, or within it if the incumbent is leaving, increases rather than reduces freedom of speech. The (lawful) alternative, recall, is a blanket prohibition on political activity. To say that the rule is less restrictive than it might be is to make it easier, not harder, to sustain.
There is of course the possibility that a sheriff ""might invoke the regulation only against a deputy of whose views he disapproved"" (opinion at 216). So, too, an absolute resign-to-run rule could be enforced sporadically, with higher-ups looking the other way when employees whose positions they approve run for office. The possibility of viewpoint discrimination (proper only when the employee holds a policymaking or confidential job) does not undermine the enforcement of a rule against someone who cannot plausibly make such a claim. Wilbur may not invoke the rights of third parties--especially not hypothetical third parties. Although the first amendment's overbreadth doctrine sometimes permits contentions that are deceptively similar to third-party standing, see Henry P. Monaghan, Overbreadth, 1981 Sup.Ct.Rev. 1, the Court's conclusion that the first amendment tolerates sweeping resign-to-run rules removes any basis for entertaining a ""what-if ...?"" approach to Sheriff Mahan's regulation.
In addition to doubting a government's ability to keep civil servants out of politics, the majority doubts a politician's ability to require his subordinates to promote his agenda. Although the majority (correctly) disparages the plaintiff's effort to subject all political discharges to an ""open ended inquiry"", it includes a discussion that will have a similar effect, implying that a political official may not condition the employment of even a confidential or policymaking official on adherence to debatable positions unrelated to the job. It is hard for judges to tell what is related to the job in politics; the people are free to vote for reasons we may think beside the point. They may elect a sheriff because of his position on hunting, even though judges can't see why. And it is easy for discharged (or suspended) employees to say that the particular grounds of the adverse action were not job-related, embroiling public officials in litigation that the judicial branch will handle with a high error rate. The majority's own hypothetical illustrates these points nicely. How to treat animals is a much-debated question in politics, and sheriffs may have good reasons for wanting deputies to be political ciphers. They may be called on to evict animal-rights protesters surrounding a clinic, and a sheriff would not be comfortable putting an animal-rights activist in charge.
Consider some parallels. Suppose President Clinton decides that because his Administration supports higher taxes, funding for abortions, and other hotly debated positions, all of his personal appointees must support these positions in public. (That is a standard instruction to political subordinates.) An assistant deputy undersecretary in the Department of Energy, whose job has no conceivable relation to abortion or taxes, gives a speech recommending a flat tax or the extension of the Hyde Amendment and is sacked. Must the President appear on the stand in some district court to prove to a jury's satisfaction that a show of agreement within the executive branch of government is important? Suppose the President instructs all of his top appointees to keep their mouths shut about any issue within the portfolio of some other department--so that only employees of the FDA and few other agencies may discuss experimentation on animals? Presidents, governors, and other chief executives believe that their subordinates work for ""the Administration"" rather than a particular subunit, and they insist that everyone pitch in for ""the Administration's"" program; members of Congress take the same view about their staffs. I assume that any political appointee at the Department of State who puts forward his own health care proposal will discover that his ""resignation"" has been accepted. Having scorned plaintiff's invitation to hold an inquest into the discharge of a Secretary of HHS, we should not invite equally open-ended litigation about the extent to which holders of high office may consider their subordinates' statements about the whaling policies of friendly governments, homosexuals in the military, and other political issues of the day.",6391,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257832399.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071032-00214-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.964364111423492
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Not all electrical systems, switchgear installations and cabinet designs offer an interrupted view of internal components. Electrical infrastructure is usually secured with doors and bolts, requiring the units to be opened for inspection and maintenance, exposing technicians and thermographers to a range of electrical hazards, more importantly electric arc flashes, especially when IR inspections are typically conducted on live systems to study load distribution in real time.
The Arc Flash – Quick Facts
Arc flashes, despite their short life-span, can prove devastating. A short circuit resulting from faults in ground-to-phase or phase-to-phase connections travels through the air destroying all objects in its path. The arc flash:
- Generates core temperatures as high as 38,000°F
- Melts and expands metals and other substances within the electrical unit
- Creates high levels of pressure within enclosed settings
- Causes noisy, blinding and dangerous explosions, scattering molten debris
The force of an arc flash explosion depends on the volumetric size of the electrical unit (switchgear, cabinet etc.), and the amount of metallic substances in the unit. Copper, for example, is a metal that finds extensive use in electrical components in the form of cables. Though an excellent conductor of electricity, copper expands 67,000 times and turns into plasma state almost instantly at 38,000°F.
Thus, arc flash incidents involving compact electrical units packed with copper-rich components are likely to result in high-intensity blasts, when compared to larger units or those with lesser copper cables.
Infrared Windows and Arc Rating
Infrared windows are fitted on electrical switch gear or cabinets to enable safe thermal imaging of the internal components. In the event of arc flash, Infrared windows, control panels and cabinetry all equally bear the brunt of the blast. The common yet dangerous misconception that Infrared windows can offer protection against arc-flashes is still prevalent among maintenance technicians and engineers. It is important to note that installing Infrared windows on non-arc rated electrical systems will not make any difference in arc rating or enhance the safety levels of switch gears or cabinets that house electrical components.
That said, let’s take a closer look at why it is really not practical to arc-rate Infrared windows.
- The main role of Infrared windows is to facilitate safe thermal imaging and help prevent or minimise electrical hazards, and not offer protection against such threats. They are not designed for protection and, hence, do not in the strict sense require an arc-rating.
- However, there are specific regulations (UL 746C) that apply to polymers used in the Infrared window. Synthetic polymers/plastics used in the window housing/frame/lens are required to clear the flammability test at room temperature, impact test at 32°F. This helps ensure the Infrared windows in no way affect the protective capabilities of the electrical units on which they are fitted.
- Viewing panes fitted on medium/high voltage equipment must conform to load and impact settings outlined in IEEEC 37.20.2. Both sides of the pane should be able to bear the load and impact, and remain intact and in-place.
- Given the innumerable electrical components, materials used, connections and their locations within an electrical system, it is not practically possible to rate arc-resistance at the component level. Arc-ratings are assigned to the entire system (model/configuration), under specific test conditions.
- Infrared windows form an integral part of an electrical system. Considering the near-infinite number of such systems, each with different design and functional specifications, arriving at a standard for arc-rating Infrared windows based on their use is a challenge. It is impossible to determine if all test conditions have been cleared.
How IR windows can help address arc flash hazards?
Infrared windows significantly reduce risks involved in inspecting live electrical systems operating at 600V or higher, as they do not require technicians to:
- open or close cabinets to access the electrical units
- remove panels from energised equipment
Both the above mentioned manual actions are high-risk arc flash triggers.
According to NFPA, 70B IR inspections are best done during peak load hours, but not less than 40 percent load. With suitable Infrared windows fitted on electrical systems, it is possible to thoroughly and safely assess equipment health and risks of electrical hazards and address any discrepancies, ensuring compliance with both NFPA 70E and OSHA requirements.
As noted earlier, Infrared windows on non-arc rated electrical systems are useless, but when installed on arc-rated systems they do make a difference, especially if the system has been designed to redirect or channel the impact of arc flashes.
Depending on the risk category of the job, the use of arc-rated PPE is recommended. Closed panel inspections reduce risks of electrical hazards, but may not offer enough protection if electrical systems have not been engineered to divert impact.
All claims of arc-resistant Infrared windows, therefore, are meaningless. No two arc blasts are identical, and the impact experienced by the multitude of electrical systems cannot possibly be fully tested to arrive at a generic arc rating for Infrared windows, which can effectively help reduce if not eliminate risks of electrical hazards.
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e7c10572-ed76-4fdf-a76a-1462211426c6,2019-08-20T08:21:53+00:00,2019-06-05,1,https://trumptrainnews.com/articles/report-gop-considering-voting-to-stop-trump-s-tarrifs,"Many GOP senators have suggested that they are not happy with President Trump's threat. Rand Paul has even suggested that there would be a veto-proof majority fo senators who would vote against the president.
Republicans uncomfortable with the idea of a tariff war are reportedly mulling whether to vote against the president’s proposed tariff hikes against Mexico.
A number of congressional Republicans could join their Democratic counterparts in a vote to block President Donald Trump if he moves forward with threats to slap tariffs on all Mexican goods, according to a report from the Washington Post.
Such a move would serve as a sharper GOP rebuke to the president than the failed attempt earlier this year to revoke his emergency border declaration.
Similar to the resolution condemning the emergency declaration, a vote to block Trump’s tariffs would likely begin in the Democratic-controlled House and then move to the Senate, where enough Republicans could defect.",179,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315258.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820070415-20190820092415-00104.warc.gz,0.968208491802216
9f468003-ece6-493e-8cee-cc0b0506775f,2015-03-28T05:14:19+00:00,2009-02-12,0,http://www.slashfilm.com/malkovich-malkovich-malkovich-jonah-hex-gets-his-man-with-the-eagle-topped-cane/,"Posted on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 by Brendon Connelly
Variety have reported the casting of John Malkovich in Jimmy Hayward’s Jonah Hex. I’ve believed this was inevitable for some time now, and if you keep reading, I’ll show you why.
Malkovich will be playing Quentin Turnbull, probably the key recurring villain from the comics. According to the series’ storyline, Turbnull’s son Jeb was Jonah Hex’s best friend in the Confederate army but after Jeb was killed by Union soldiers who framed Hex as a turncoat, Turnbull senior swore vengeance and they became bitter enemies. I expect all of these events will figure in the film somehow – so we can probably also expect Jeb Turnbull casting at some point soon.
Director Jimmy Hayward has been very clearly approved by Brolin – he’s was very vocal about Hayward’s abilities (in an interview with Collider) not to mention his skepticism about the project when screenwriters Neveldine and Taylor were attached to direct (in an interview with MTV). It seems that ensuring Brolin sign up for the role was a rather high priority for Legendary and Warners and I’d take an educated guess that they’ve been doing all of their hiring and firing in time to the beat of his drum. The very involvement of Malkovich was cooked up by Brolin, he said so to MTV:
“I started putting people in my mind and saying what if I put Malkovich in this role then what does this movie become?”
I’m looking forward to seeing Brolin and Malkovich on screen together, particularly in a project that seems unlikely to be bound by naturalism, or even modesty. Until now, Sam Raimi’s The Quick and the Dead was probably the most “exaggerated” Western to come out of American cinema – but it seems like a beige raincoat in comparison to, say, Tears of the Black Tiger or The Good, The Bad and The Weird. A very well made beige raincoat, though, I might say. I definitely like it a lot.
I’d love it if Scalphunter was tucked away in the Jonah Hex film somewhere, but I bet not, I bet they’ve gone for Chameleon if anybody. Sequel?Cool Posts From Around the Web:",496,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297281.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00174-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.974002957344055
75c677d6-f2c7-44c6-9743-bda0108057b7,2022-05-25T20:26:33+00:00,2022-05-25,1,http://atlantistrouwringen.com/atlantis-paradise-island-is-renovating-rooms-in-the-royal-towers-travel-weekly/,"Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas is about to embark on a multi-million dollar renovation, which will include a top-to-bottom overhaul of its rooms and suites in the Royal Towers and a reimagined Atlantis Casino.
The refurbishment of the property’s Royal East Tower is due to be completed this summer, with a housing refresh in the Royal West Tower to follow shortly thereafter. Both towers will feature new “soothing” design elements that draw inspiration from the natural environment, including aqua-hued waters, white sand beaches and coral reefs, Atlantis said.
The renovation will include the Royal’s 4,740 square foot Bridge Suite, which is due for completion next year.
The Atlantis Casino, meanwhile, will benefit from various upgrades, including more modern finishes and an expansion of its two on-site lounges, which include a high-limit slots lounge and a gaming lounge.
The resort is also updating its dining offerings, adding celebrity chef Michael White to its list of Michelin-starred culinary partners. (Atlantis Paradise Island features fine dining concepts from Michelin-starred chefs Nobu Matsuhisa and Jose Andres.)
White will lead the opening of Italian restaurant Paranza at The Cove, which is set to debut later this year.
On the casual side, a new Mediterranean-style beachside concession stand, Pita, will join the mix. Located near Atlantis’ Aquaventure water park, Pita will serve shawarma and falafel among other dishes.
The latest upgrades come as Atlantis also prepares to open Somewhere Else, a new property that will replace the resort’s Beach Tower. Scheduled to open in 2024, the 400-room project is being developed in partnership with David Grutman of Groot Hospitality and musician Pharrell Williams.",377,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662593428.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525182604-20220525212604-00420.warc.gz,0.931458175182342
7e48f147-e1ba-46eb-a36b-cb4e87deec5d,2020-10-21T23:59:51+00:00,2020-10-21,0,https://www.clareyarrington.com/printmaking.html,"Although I use a range of printmaking techniques I find that collograph printing provides me with the fullest range of expression. Collagraph printing is where you build up the printing plate by collaging materials onto a card or board base. A range of natural and man-made materials can be used to give a variety of textures and shapes. Collagraphs are normally printed like etching plates i.e. intaglio, so that the indentions hold the ink and that is what is printed onto the paper. However a roller can also be used to add colour to the upper surface of the plate (as is used for relief prints such as linocuts). Chine collé (collaging thin tissue paper) and hand colouring are other ways of adding colour. The nature of this print process means that usually only a few prints can be editioned from a plate and even then there can be variation in the edition if I have 'painted' the ink on rather than using the standard overall inking method. I regularly lead workshops on collagraph printmaking at the Fife Dunfermline Printmakers Workshop.",225,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107878662.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021235030-20201022025030-00608.warc.gz,0.938469111919403
8487f4c5-9e5c-4cdb-93e6-dae09fbaed49,2017-08-21T20:26:46+00:00,2017-06-02,1,http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-bloomberg-paris-agreement-coalition-2017-6?r=UK&IR=T,"Thirty cities, three states, more than 80 university presidents, and more than 100 companies are part of a growing group intending to uphold the Paris Agreement, the climate-change accord that President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the US would be exiting.
The group is being organized by the billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg.
The coalition plans to submit a plan to the United Nations that commits to greenhouse-gas limits set in the Paris Agreement, according to The New York Times. It is negotiating with the UN to form its own National Determined Contribution — a set of emissions standards for each participating nation under the Paris Agreement — that is accepted alongside the other countries in the accord.
The Paris Agreement, reached in 2015, aims to curb climate change before the global average temperature reaches a point that scientists say would have catastrophic and irreversible effects on the planet.
Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor, now serves as the UN secretary-general's special envoy for cities and climate change. On Friday, Bloomberg Philanthropies, his charitable organization, also pledged to donate approximately $15 million over two years to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Under Trump's budget, the UN stands to lose $2 billion in funding toward climate-change action programs by leaving the Paris Agreement.
""The strong consensus among scientists is that the climate is changing due to pollution from human activity. The timing and magnitude of the changes are harder to pin down, but we cannot stick our heads in the sand and ignore the risks they present, especially when we’re already seeing the effects all around us – whether they’re measured in rising sea levels, or depleting coral reefs, or the number of children with asthma,"" Bloomberg said in a press release.
""Prevention is the best medicine – and the overwhelming majority of Americans believe we should be taking action on climate change. The U.S. is the world’s second largest contributor of greenhouse gases, so we have a particular responsibility to lead – and it’s in our own interest to do so, because if we don’t, we will pay for it in worse health, lost jobs, and a weaker economy.""
Only two countries — Nicaragua and Syria — are not part of the Paris accord. After Trump announced that the US would begin its exit, he called the agreement ""a massive redistribution of United States wealth to other countries.""
The new coalition says it will do whatever it takes to maintain the US's role in the accord, aiming to reduce national emissions 26% below 2005 levels by 2025.
""Americans will honor and fulfill the Paris Agreement by leading from the bottom up — and there isn't anything Washington can do to stop us,"" Bloomberg said in a press release.",555,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109525.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821191703-20170821211703-00501.warc.gz,0.942993462085724
6d5fd14d-7cfe-4635-9c50-865f4eae1902,2016-07-29T00:18:05+00:00,2016-02-19,1,http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/alpine/94423/a-whole-family-of-lightweight-alpine-models-on-the-way,"Speaking from the unveil of Alpine’s Vision concept, company bosses revealed plans to roll out a range of models – all of which will utilise the brand’s core values of being lightweight, agile and elegant.
Managing director Michael van der Sande began by telling Auto Express: “A bright future would be impossible without a bright past."" “To build a brand you can’t have one car. To build a brand you need many cars”.
Other Alpine cars are expected over the next few years but CEO Carlos Ghosn also refused to elaborate on what these might be. He would only insist that lightweight “would not be an exception”.
Alpine design chief Anthony Villain also reiterated they’d need to make the production version of the Alpine Vision concept work before revealing exact details on upcoming models, but that further cars were in the pipeline.
“Whatever the range is after, we have to stick to our DNA. So it’s lightweight, agile, a pleasure to drive and elegant. Whatever it is, we have to feel that."" “This car has to be successful - then we can play”, he said.
More information on the upcoming models will become clear after the sports car’s launch later this year. Sales of that Alpine sports car will begin in Europe in 2017, before being rolled out across the globe shortly after that.
What would you like to see from Alpine in the future? Let us know in the comments section...",314,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257829320.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071029-00164-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96106618642807
6c9cd775-34ea-41a8-ab60-1de737297f15,2018-08-22T03:22:19+00:00,2018-07-31,1,http://www.fightdisciples.com/2018/08/01/radio-city-talk-tuesday-31st-july/,"The Fight Disciples return for this week’s Radio City show with a trifecta of Scouse MMA world title contenders. Darren Till, Paddy Pimblett and Lee Chadwick all look ahead to their trio of title matchups in September as the city of Liverpool’s emergence as a global powerhouse in MMA shows no sign of abating… Paddy promises a spectacular finish, Chadwick aims for that UFC push, while Till talks of unifying belts and defending them at Anfield!
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a4755dcf-31cb-4325-980b-7bfe31784738,2020-10-21T19:12:06+00:00,2019-12-31,1,http://www.fortefoundation.org/site/PageServer?pagename=women_boards,"It is a surprising statistic, but currently only 22.5% of Fortune 500 board members are women. Inspired to address this inequity and its impact on the business landscape, Forté partners with sponsoring business schools and companies across the globe to identify women who are interested in advancing their careers in business and ultimately becoming eligible to serve on a corporate board. To support this effort, Forté member schools collectively are identifying and recommending their alumnae for this board-ready initiative.
Forté’s official database and list of Global Board Ready Women, offers headhunters, Chairs and boards a central place to locate women who are qualified to sit on a board when they are looking for new board members.
The following criteria are used to determine Board Readiness:
All women on the list should have at least five years’ experience in one or a combination of the following roles:
- Chair and/or non-executive director of listed or private corporations
- Chief Executive Officer, COO, CFO and other C-suite executive or director level appointments in listed or private corporations
- Family member and controlling shareholder of boards of large family companies
- Director of government agencies
- Director of non-profit organizations
- Institutional investment community senior professional
- Professional firms senior partner serving boards and their committees as clients
The women on the list should be able to demonstrate that they are financially literate. Profit & Loss experience is advantageous, given that some large companies have this as a pre-requisite for board roles.
In addition, the Task Force believes that candidates on the list should be practitioners of excellence in corporate governance. This suggests the following qualities:
- Articulate communicator and good listener
- High level of emotional Intelligence ability to understand the dynamics of the boardroom, how to deal with conflict when it arises
- Ability to self-assess
- Can enhance contribution through feedback
- Can lead when appropriate, but aware of collective responsibility and engagement
- Can challenge constructively and be supportive when necessary
- Sharp mind and good judgement
- Self-confident without being dogmatic
- Understand the importance of independence
- Courage to stand up for that which is in the best interests of the company
- Understand how to add value to a board
- Team player
Women on the list will also be expected to have made a conscious commitment to assume the role and responsibility of corporate governance in a publicly quoted company.
How to Apply
After reviewing the above quantitative and qualitative criteria, and finding that your background matches the requested criteria, you may be formally considered for the Global Board Ready Women List. Simply send an email with your LinkedIn profile URL and a resume or CV attached as a PDF or Word file. The nominating committee will review your submission and contact you with next steps.
All board ready women are welcome.
Build Your Board Potential
If you want to begin your journey to be Board Ready, many business schools offer board member training and certification, like this annual 3-day program at UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health is offering a program for women interested in health care and related industry boards.
For women in Europe, the European Professional Women’s Network offers helpful tips on readying yourself for a board position, from a European perspective.
Board Ready Resources
Relevant Research and Articles
- The Committee for Economic Development (CED)’s Every Other One: More Women on Corporate Boards
- 2020 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index: 2019 Gender Diversity Index Key Findings
- Women on Corporate Boards: The Role of Business Schools for Fundamental Change
- Thirty Percent Coalition News
- Women on Corporate Boards Globally
- Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective
- EY Center for Board Governance
- Higher Return with Women in Decision-Making Positions
- Gender Diversity and Corporate Performance
- Journal of Financial Economics, Women in the Boardroom and Their Impact on Financial Performance
- GMI Ratings’ 2017 Women on Boards Survey
- Thirty Percent Coalition
- Women on Boards 2020
- 30% Club
- National Association of Corporate Directors",855,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107877420.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021180646-20201021210646-00040.warc.gz,0.930439889431
aeda149a-be06-4f34-acd8-e365474904bd,2020-10-22T15:01:41+00:00,2019-05-23,0,https://bauer-archive.x-cago.net/UNQ/article/UNQ-20190523-01140001/Alexander-Corne-1998-PEUGEOT-406-COUPE-SV.html,"Im a sucker for 6-cylinders and a sexy two-door body. The Peugeot 406 Coupé was said by many to be one of the most beautiful cars in the world when it was unveiled in 1996.
I drove a few when they were new, and while the looks appealed, the combination of the engine and auto gearbox never a winner, especially for an enthusiastic driver. Did I mention this one cost the first owner 84-large?
Fast forward 21 years and with the kids grown and in their own wheels, a large, cheap, four-seater coupé was on my mind.
Rejecting German options due to cost (being constrained by a budget scarcely larger than a good night out), I saw this Diablo Red auto for sale online. Let’s just say it was $7000 cheaper than another car of the same colour and spec, but with markedly more km on the clock. As this is car number six in the fleet it isn’t going to get too many more km added annually, and on the credit side the seller promised the engine had just had new belts, seals and an exhaust, that had cost him significantly more than the price he was asking.
The colour is a very appealing metallic red and it goes brilliantly with the four tan leather buckets. The deeply-sculpted rear seats are divided by an armrest and a flip-up cubby, and the rear side windows flip-open, hinged at the hidden B-pillar. The front seats use a combination of latch and electric motor to slowly grind themselves (noisily) out of the way, and there’s a glass sunroof which tilts and slides, albeit somewhat hesitantly. On the way home from collecting the car I stopped at a car wash as a pre-emptive strike before presenting the new wheels to the Minister for Home Affairs.
Having fed her a convoluted story/justification for the purchase, noting its Italian heritage (120,000 examples designed and built by Pininfarina, making it the Carrozzeria’s most voluminous work ever), and its close connection to Ferrari over many decades, she declared herself underwhelmed with its physical presence on the doorstep. You just can’t win.",468,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107879673.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022141106-20201022171106-00024.warc.gz,0.972414612770081
43e4e067-c570-4577-ab43-175f6e331b7f,2013-05-19T09:49:04+00:00,2011-04-17,1,http://www.racer.com/hamilton-says-loyalty-has-its-limits/printarticle/200738/,"Lewis Hamilton has dropped a firm hint that his future at McLaren will depend on it providing him with a title-winning car, amid ongoing speculation about his future in F1.
Hamilton's current deal with McLaren runs out at the end of next year, and a recent switch of management to Simon Fuller's XIX Entertainment company has prompted talk that the former World Champion will counter offers for other outfits when the time comes to sort a new deal.
Although Hamilton has pledged his full commitment to McLaren for now, he suggested in China that his ""loyalty"" to McLaren would have a limit if his current team could not guarantee him a competitive ride.
Speaking to the British media about whether he could see himself staying at McLaren for the rest of his career, Hamilton said: ""I don't really envisage anything except winning World Championships. I have only got a short period in Formula 1. I am fortunate enough to be in a top team where I am comfortable but I want to win championships.""
When asked if his loyalty had limits, however, he responded: ""It definitely does. I have always enjoyed racing here and would like to continue but you also, at the end of the year, have to assess what position you are in and what happened.""",254,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00028-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.988222002983093
49eeb73f-234b-4946-a32a-644146bdbed8,2022-05-27T07:22:44+00:00,2022-01-19,1,https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/nation/story/2022-01-19/unilever-wont-top-68b-bid-for-gsk-consumer-healthcare-unit,"Unilever won’t top $68B bid for GSK consumer healthcare unit
Unilever, the maker of Vaseline skin care products and Dove soap, says it won’t increase a 50 billion-pound ($68.2 billion) offer for GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer healthcare unit that was rejected last week.
London-based GSK said Saturday that the bid “fundamentally undervalued” the unit. The offer, which included 41.7 billion pounds in cash and Unilever shares valued at 8.3 billion pounds, was the latest of three unsolicited approaches from Unilever, GSK said in a statement.
Unilever responded late Wednesday, saying it wouldn’t increase the bid.
“We note the recently shared financial assumptions from the current owners of GSK Consumer Healthcare and have determined that it does not change our view on fundamental value,” London-based Unilever said in a statement.
After rejecting the Unilever offer, GSK said it remains focused on plans to spin off the consumer unit into a new independent company by the middle of this year. GSK Consumer Healthcare, which makes Sensodyne toothpaste, Advil pain relievers and Centrum vitamins, was formed by the merger of GSK’s consumer business with those of Novartis and Pfizer, which still holds a stake in the unit.
GSK Consumer Healthcare accounts for less than 30% of the parent company’s total revenue, with the rest generated by pharmaceuticals and vaccines.
Shares of GSK rose as much as 5% on Monday after reports of the Unilever bid. The stock has declined over the past two days, dropping 2% to 1,666.4 pence on Wednesday in London trading.
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24e61fee-1028-40c8-a67e-e26fefafe5c4,2020-10-24T12:36:23+00:00,2020-10-24,0,https://carolynstern.com/resources/golden-nuggets/,"Golden Nuggets are our friendly reminder – just one or two sentences to boost your motivation, encourage you to dream big, provide you with the courage to get out of your own way, change your mindset, and re-energize you to become the best version of yourself.
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Sometimes, all it takes is a friendly reminder – just one or two sentences to boost your motivation, encourage you to dream big, provide you with the courage to get out of your own way, change your mindset, and re-energize you to become the best version of yourself.
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LEARN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE WITH CAROLYN STERN
Carolyn Stern developed a series of in-depth emotional intelligence programs. In all of the courses, the Mini-Class, the six Minor Programs, and the Mastery Program, you will learn the secrets essential to become a more effective leader. Additionally, each program drives learners to achieve greater success and happiness. These courses have been created to allow you to start your emotional intelligence journey at your own pace.
Get Unstuck and Empowered with Emotional Intelligence is a 6-part video program that will take only two hours out of your day. The course is designed to introduce you to emotional intelligence. In particular, it provides basic strategies on how to improve your effectiveness both personally and professionally.
Leading with Emotional Intelligence is a guide for professionals who want to get unstuck. Overall, the program will take 15 hours over a recommended six-week period. Individually, you will work through the EQ-i 2.0® model developed by Multi-Health Systems (MHS) consisting of all 15 emotional intelligence competencies. This comprehensive course provides all the critical content from each of the six minor programs, plus a bonus video on happiness.
Introduction to Emotional Intelligence is broken down into ten videos that will focus on developing a basic understanding of emotional intelligence. Notably, participants will understand the importance of emotional intelligence and how it helps identify personal strengths and development opportunities.
Enhance Your Self Perception over six video lessons. This program covers self-regard, self-actualization, and emotional self-awareness. Learning how to improve self-perception will help you gain awareness of how you perceive yourself and how well you present yourself to others.
Boost Your Self Expression in six video lessons. This course describes emotional expression, assertiveness, and independence. You will discover how to communicate how you are feeling to others effectively. This skill will help you avoid speculation and misperceptions when communicating.
Develop Your Interpersonal Skills in this six-part series. This program will dive deep into interpersonal relationships, empathy, and social responsibility. Strong interpersonal skills will allow you to establish mutually satisfying relationships built on trust and compassion.
Improve Your Decision Making Ability in this six-part series. The program will focus on problem-solving, reality testing, and impulse control, essentially, maximizing your ability to make decisions effectively. These competencies will help you build your ability to make structured, analytical and rational decisions.
Increase Your Stress Management in this six-part series. This program will cover the final three emotional intelligence competencies: flexibility, stress tolerance and optimism. All three work together cohesively to create more effective stress management. In particular, you will learn practices that will help you manage and control your emotions in challenging situations.",779,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107882581.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024110118-20201024140118-00362.warc.gz,0.911639988422394
ae996024-8489-45ff-8a03-52fd4d17cbc3,2018-08-20T02:53:40+00:00,2018-08-20,0,https://www.westvets.com.au/stem-cell-lab-and-biologics/,"Stem Cell Therapy
Our stem cell laboratory is the latest edition to our medical service at WestVETS. In collaboration with Regeneus Pty Ltd, an Australian biotechnology company, we offer Adicell™. Adicell™ is a patented procedure that harvests stem cells from the patient’s body fat, providing a safe, high quality and proven stem cell product. The stem cells are processed on site in our laboratory and are then immediately injected into a horse’s injured tendon, ligament or joint.
Stem cell treatment encompasses a new age in veterinary regenerative medicine. Regenerative medicine focuses on the capacity for the body’s own stem cells to improve healing and restore the functionality of the injured tissue.
It was initially thought that the primary effect of stem cell treatment was by differentiation resulting in regeneration of tendon, ligament, cartilage or bone. However, it is now known that the healing properties of stem cells are far more diverse than first anticipated. The effect of stem cells in injured tissue involves a complex interaction and communication with other cells and their local environment. Stem cells have been shown to positively benefit healing through anti-inflammatory immunomodulating effects and by providing stimulation and support for blood vessels and reparative tissue.
Tendon and Ligament Injury
Tendon injury in horses is a result of overstrain. This can be a sudden overload that overwhelms the tendon’s strength, however the most common cause is cumulative fatigue and degeneration. Tendon fibres begin to degenerate with age and have little or no ability to adapt to training or to repair microdamage once the tendon matures at around 2 years of age. Age, speed, ground surface and foot balance all play a role in the rate at which a tendon is damaged or degenerates. Consequently, the repetitive strain placed on the tendon throughout a horses career overcomes the strength of the tendon resulting in tearing and a core lesion (hole within the tendon).
Tendons have the capacity to heal but the healed area is very different to normal tendon tissue. The scar tissue is less elastic and is stiffer than normal tendon fibres. This predisposes the tendon to unacceptably high rates of reinjury following conservative treatment with rest alone. The stiffness also results in poor functionality due to less efficient storage of energy and so reduced performance.
The aim of stem cell therapy is to create a healed area that is as close to normal tendon tissue as possible. Currently stem cell therapy is recommended for the treatment of certain injuries of the horse’s flexor tendons and suspensory ligament. The objective with stem cell treatment and regenerative medicine is to improve the quality of healing and to consequently restore function to a level similar to prior to injury.
Stem cell therapy certainly does not offer guaranteed success, but it is considered to significantly reduce the incidence of reinjury. Rehabilitation over time with a graded exercise program is still necessary for a successful outcome.
An exciting emerging application for stem cell therapy in horses is in the treatment of soft tissue joint injury, bone cysts and in the management of lameness associated with osteoarthritis. Stem cell treatment has been used in conjunction with arthroscopic surgery when typically the results from surgery alone would be poor and significantly better outcomes have been observed.
The potential benefits for the use of stem cells in osteoarthritic joints relates to the anti-inflammatory properties of stem cells and also their ability to embed within the joint as well as their capacity for self renewal resulting in a prolonged duration of effect. Candidates for stem cell treatment for osteoarthritis are those horses that fail to respond or become refractory to conventional treatments or those horses that suffer side effects from non-steroidal anti-inflammatory or corticosteroid medication.
PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma)
Tendon and ligament injuries are a common cause of lameness in horses. Traditionally, a horse with a tendon or ligament injury would require 6 to 12 months rehabilitation with no certain prognosis. PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) is a revolutionary new therapy for the treatment of these injuries.
PRP is the result of processing whole blood from the lame horse to extract platelet rich plasma. This plasma is then injected into core lesions in tendons to promote healing. The process enhances both the formation of new blood vessels and new connective tissue.
Injection of PRP is recommended for both recent tendon and ligament injuries and those injuries that have not healed following rest and controlled exercise.
The procedure is done in the standing horse under sedation and with a local nerve block. In most cases, a single PRP injection is needed. To date, treatment has resulted in rapid healing of previously static lesions and return to soundness and function.
irap™ is the latest therapy for damaged joints and we are now able to offer it at WestVETS. irap™ therapy involves the treatment of lameness utilising the body’s own healing mechanisms.
Blood is taken from the horse and incubated with special glass beads that promote the production of regenerative and anti-inflammatory proteins by the white cells in the blood. The sample is centrifuged and the serum containing these proteins is harvested. This serum is injected into the affected joint.
The serum is divided into 3ml doses and each sample typically provides enough serum for 6 to 7 treatments. These treatments are stored frozen for future use. It is important to note that the serum can only be used on that horse from which it was collected.
Typically the full therapeutic effect is noted after the joint has been medicated three times with irap™. The profound anti-inflammatory effect seen comes with none of the side effects of drug based treatments and is not swabbable as it is made from the body’s own proteins.",1201,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215523.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820023141-20180820043141-00659.warc.gz,0.947580873966217
25c4dbb5-66e2-4d79-b482-c02db71fed85,2015-03-28T18:54:54+00:00,2015-03-28,1,http://www.ghanamma.com/group-roots-for-nana-bawumia/,"Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia
Sympathizers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who are domiciled in the US are rallying support for aspiring flagbearer of the party, Nana Akufo-Addo and his counterpart Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to lead the party in the 2016 general elections.
Akwasi Acheampong, Alexander Yaw Adusei, Agnes Adu, and Amponsah Stonash have formed the latest group known as Coalition to Elect Nana Addo and Bawumia (CENAB) to pursue that agenda.
The four, in a statement copied to DAILY GUIDE, stated that ‘Nana Addo and Dr. Bawumia have exhibited unquestionable brilliance in political leadership and economic management respectively and have the needed qualities to run a successful government.’
The group indicated that Nana and Bawumia could grow the country’s economy and lead the party to victory in 2016 elections.
‘Considering the economic mismanagement, which has been caused by the inexperienced, incompetent and the corrupt NDC, the seasoned Nana-Bawumia ticket offers the best chance for restoring hope among Ghanaians and ending the untoward hardship in our nation,’ it said.
CENEB said the experience the two in governance makes them the safest pair of hands to transform Ghana’s economy.
‘With Nana and Bawumia managing the affairs of our nation, we will be able to go to sleep knowing very well that our nation’s kitty is well protected for its development.
‘They are men of integrity with the vast experience and intellect to deliver Ghanaians from their economic woes. CENAB is poised for action. We want to see Ghana in the hands of mature, incorruptible and stable leadership and in Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia, we can undoubtedly see such qualities,’ they added.
By ernest nutsugah ([email protected])
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72b531f6-4125-436e-9cb1-bc45b4cfc79b,2017-08-21T12:07:35+00:00,2010-01,0,http://inutterdefianceoftrendy-ness.blogspot.com/2010/01/icky.html,"hello my peeps. how is your new year going? i have been working hard ever since coming back home from the holidays. and i...am...exhausted. i feel almost icky.
i have been working hard from the time i get up until the time i go to sleep. working out, trying to get on top of cleaning up the house (and that's not even actual cleaning, it's just putting things away that have been out for too long). whew. i need to put my feet up.
i have some before and after pictures of cleaning out the boys' closets and will post them soon.
here are some things i still need to do this week. maybe if i share them with you, i'll feel more relaxed.
coffee with my friend heather (this is the only one i'm excited about)
go downtown to schedule and pay for fire/health inspections
mop the bathroom floor (3 year old boys...let me tell yah)
fax forms to pediatrician
get haircuts for boys
do daily reading of Bible (should be excited about this)
daily workout (never excited about this)
dentist visits for boys
high school youth girls night out: i'm co-hosting (oh wait. i'm excited about this too)
schedule CPR training for justin
and maybe go to the zoo
well that's better than i thought. i'm excited about 2 things! that's something to be glad about.
you know what i just realized? almost half of this list is because we're a foster family. --with fostering, you have due dates that everything must happen by. and it seems all is due sometime in january. all of this list will happen before saturday. i also would like to go thru all the boys' toys and organize/get rid of/donate some of the older or less interesting ones. but i don't want to bite off too much, so we'll see how it goes.
i bet each of us has a big to-do list. alrighty then...let's go get 'em",439,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886108268.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821114342-20170821134342-00377.warc.gz,0.969432234764099
16f32c00-10ce-493b-9819-3a9dd6572649,2018-08-18T21:35:59+00:00,2018-08-18,0,https://www.billygoatstl.com/contact/customer-service/shipping-information/,"Most orders received by Noon CST are shipped within 1-2 business days of receipt.
All shipments are insured and delivery is guaranteed. When estimating days in transit, please exclude shipping date and weekends. Unfortunately, we cannot ship to Post Office, APO or FPO Boxes.
Overnight shipments will be delivered by end of day on the following business day.
Orders to Hawaii and Alaska
An additional charge of $10.00 will be added to overnight shipping and handling charges for orders outside the 48 contiguous states.",107,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213794.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818213032-20180818233032-00463.warc.gz,0.952144742012024
c0c2d054-9de3-47bd-9d2b-d5d21b8d5a54,2017-08-17T19:17:13+00:00,2017-08-16,1,http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/south-south-regional/231476-why-rivers-is-shutting-down-1866-schools-commissioner.html,"The Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Kaniye Ebeku, has said that government’s decision to close down 1,866 schools was guided by its passion for qualitative education.
The effective date for the closure is September 1, but the action has attracted criticisms with some analysts arguing that the “sudden” closure would shoot up the cost of primary education.
The analysts have also expressed fear that some children may have to go to school outside their communities as many areas would be left without any.
But the commissioner, who reacted to the criticisms in an interview with journalists on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, said that the schools were shut down because they were not approved.
“The schools were shut down because they were illegal and offered poor quality education to the populace.
“Government will not allow schools to operate without approval. The schools have proved to be irresponsible entities because they do not pay taxes to the state.
“Aside poor quality, the schools operate underground and have no respect for the rules guiding the establishment and running of private schools in River State,” he said.",227,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886103910.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817185948-20170817205948-00205.warc.gz,0.987872242927551
d60fd740-61cf-4e4a-8c1d-3e0cf2725d43,2022-05-18T16:33:29+00:00,2022-05-18,1,https://www.industrydataanalytics.com/reports/evtol-aircrafts-market,"Global eVTOL Aircrafts market size is USD million in 2022 from USD 36 million in 2021, with a change of % between 2021 and 2022. The global eVTOL Aircrafts market size will reach USD 27460 million in 2027, growing at a CAGR of 157.9% over the analysis period.
eVTOL aircraft attitudes for electric vertical take-off and landing. This is a system that deals in autonomous electric aircraft which offer improved services in the name of safety and comfort. Also, they help in producing less noise, therefore, less noise pollution. The eVTOL aircraft market is gearing up on its operational efficiency with a motive to enhance customer experience by provided that flexibility and convenience. Also, it helps in fast travel. These are electric aircrafts and perform concise functions with a good speed.
There are major suppliers of the help of the e-VTOL aircraft infeasible solutions for communication and a more reliable customer experience. Because of the vast global expansion and key players conducive largely to the sector of research and development, the growth in the eVTOL aircraft market forecast is predicted.
In August 2021, Pipistrel’s new aircraft, including the fixed-wing Surveyor and both unmanned Nuuva platforms, the V300 and smaller V20, will be using Honeywell’s compact satellite communications technology. Honeywell’s Small UAV SATCOM system is 90% lighter than the company’s next smallest connectivity system, yet it brings the same capabilities enjoyed by larger aircraft to the Nuuva V300, V20, and Surveyor.
In July 2021, CAE, a global leader in aviation training, and Volocopter entered into a strategic partnership to develop, certify, and deploy an innovative pilot training program for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) operations. This eVTOL pilot training program will develop the pilot workforce of the future and ensure the safe introduction of eVTOL operations globally by leveraging CAE’s advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR), as well as data analytics and Volocopter’s leading understanding of requirements for integration into the UAM ecosystem.
EVTOL Aircrafts Market is segmented based on the Type, Applications and Regions.
By Type, it is segmented into
By Applications, it is segmented into
North America is anticipated to dominate the global market, owing to the presence of key manufacturers such as Joby Aviation, Bell Textron Inc., Kitty Hawk, and others in the U.S. Moreover, rising investment by the U.S. government for development of VTOL aircraft is expected to propel the market growth.
For instance, in May 2021, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a contract worth USD 950,000 to Bell to conduct applied research on high speed VTOL aircraft.
Asia Pacific is expected to grow at higher CAGR owing to the increased investment by the eVTOl manufacturers such as Ehang for development of urban air mobility solutions. Moreover, rising urbanization in the region is expected to support the growth of the market.
The market in Europe is expected to witness significant growth as several cities in Europe have joined the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Initiative, a part of the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC).
Scope of the Report covers EVTOL Aircrafts Market with detailed analysis of the overall scenario for the market. It also highlights the business participants environment in the global marketplace. This report also provides an overview of leading companies covering the latest successful marketing strategies, market contributions, current and historical background and latest market happenings to help key organizations to grow and generate larger profits. Business players will greatly benefit from this EVTOL Aircrafts Market analysis report as it has vital details to provide about regional markets, expected opportunities for the prediction time period 2022-2027. Growth between segments is used to understand the different growth factors that are expected to dominate the market as a whole and to develop strategies to differentiate between key applications and target markets. It further reveals how worldwide market is working through efficient information graphics.
Forecast Period 2022 to 2027 CAGR
CAGR of 15.9% during the review period (2022 to 2027).
EHang Holdings Limited (NasdaqGM :EH), Airbus SE (Paris :AIR.PA), Airspace Experience Technologies, CAE, Aurora Flight Sciences, Bell Aircraft Corporation, The Boeing Company, Embraer, Overair, Lilium, Neva Aerospace, Opener, Pipistrel, Volocopter, Moog, Porsche
• North America
• Rest of the World
• Rest of Europe
• South Korea
• Rest of Asia-Pacific
• Middle East & Africa
• Latin America
2017 to 2021
2022 to 2027
Number of Pages
Yes, the report can be customized as per your needs
All our reports are custom made to your company needs to a certain extent, we do provide 5 free consulting hours along with purchase of each report, and this will allow you to request any additional data to customize the report as your needs.
What is the study period of this market?
The EVTOL Aircrafts Market is studied from 2017 - 2027.
Who are the key players in EVTOL Aircrafts Market?
EHang Holdings Limited (NasdaqGM :EH), Airbus SE (Paris :AIR.PA), Airspace Experience Technologies, CAE, Aurora Flight Sciences, Bell Aircraft Corporation, The Boeing Company, Embraer, Overair, Lilium, Neva Aerospace, Opener, Pipistrel, Volocopter, Moog, Porsche, Autonomous Flight, Alaka'i Technologies, Cartivator SkyDrive, Joby Aviation, Kitty Hawk, Sabrewing..
What are the significant types of EVTOL Aircrafts Market?
Electric, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Hybrid, Other
What are the major end-use applications of EVTOL Aircrafts Market?
Air Tour, Medical Emergency Transportation, Logistics Transportation, Transit, Others.
What segments are covered in the EVTOL Aircrafts Market report?
The Global EVTOL Aircrafts Market is Segmented on the basic of Product, Application, and Geography.
How can I get a sample report/company profile for the EVTOL Aircrafts Market?
The sample report for the EVTOL Aircrafts Market can be obtained on demand from the website. Also, the 24*7 chat support & direct call services are provided to procure the sample report.
Secondary Research Information is collected from a number of publicly available as well as paid databases. Public sources involve publications by different associations and governments, annual reports and statements of companies, white papers and research publications by recognized industry experts and renowned academia etc. Paid data sources include third party authentic industry databases.
Once data collection is done through secondary research, primary interviews are conducted with different stakeholders across the value chain like manufacturers, distributors, ingredient/input suppliers, end customers and other key opinion leaders of the industry. Primary research is used both to validate the data points obtained from secondary research and to fill in the data gaps after secondary research.
The market engineering phase involves analyzing the data collected, market breakdown and forecasting. Macroeconomic indicators and bottom-up and top-down approaches are used to arrive at a complete set of data points that give way to valuable qualitative and quantitative insights. Each data point is verified by the process of data triangulation to validate the numbers and arrive at close estimates.
The market engineered data is verified and validated by a number of experts, both in-house and external.
REPORT WRITING/ PRESENTATION
After the data is curated by the mentioned highly sophisticated process, the analysts begin to write the report. Garnering insights from data and forecasts, insights are drawn to visualize the entire ecosystem in a single report.",1755,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522284.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518151003-20220518181003-00622.warc.gz,0.910373508930206
d32caf75-e043-4849-8fe0-ca29c2270d45,2016-07-26T02:56:27+00:00,2016-05-14,0,http://www.wbng.com/younews/260606401.html?form=signup,"The photo of the day is this what you might think when first looking at it a rock or a snapper? Well think again because its a snapper. Found this huge guy in our pond thats just a few yards away
Rock Or Snapper Turtle?
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0ff33594-ef06-4c11-9c0c-f5c71c42385b,2022-05-20T11:04:23+00:00,2022-05-20,0,https://give.luriechildrens.org/site/TR/Events/StepUpforKids?pg=entry&fr_id=2080,"Aon Step Up for Kids
STEP UP FOR KIDS
25 years and countless lives changed.
At Aon Step Up for Kids, presented by KPMG, every step taken and dollar raised supports the Department of Family Services at Lurie Children’s so that kids are happy and families are supported. For 25 years, our community has stepped up to ensure Lurie Children’s can provide programs like pet therapy, school services and art and music therapy. Join us for a special 25th anniversary celebration at this year’s Step Up for Kids! The event will feature an outdoor climb at beautiful Guaranteed Rate Field! Participants will climb rows of seats and ramps up to the upper deck to enjoy skyline and ballfield views. There will be climb options for all abilities followed by food, drinks, music and more!Register
Every year, a Lurie Children’s patient takes the first steps and serves as our inspiration.
In honor of the 25th anniversary of Step Up for Kids, we will recognize and celebrate the incredible patient champions who have shared their stories and inspired so many of us over the years.
Last year's patient champion was Jaquez. A high school senior who started missing school due to a persistent cough. Jaquez visited Lurie Children‘s in hopes of finding a remedy, but several rounds of scans and tests revealed that his heart was in critical condition. He needed a transplant. As he waited for a heart on the Cardiac Care Unit, the COVID-19 pandemic began — limiting family visits. Jaquez kept his spirits up with musical therapy and visits from George, an activity coordinator in the Panda Cares Center of Hope. Jaquez underwent a successful transplant in June, and returned home two weeks later. Today, Jaquez is enrolled in virtual classes at Southern Illinois University, with hopes of pursuing a career that incorporates music education and business.",405,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662531779.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520093441-20220520123441-00223.warc.gz,0.95378053188324
537defa7-74c2-439f-8db7-a43b82545b5a,2019-08-20T23:11:56+00:00,1999-03-01,0,https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/handle/2440/5959,"Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
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|Title:||The utility of open lung biopsy in patients requiring mechanical ventilation|
|Citation:||Chest, 1999; 115(3):811-817|
|Publisher:||AMER COLL CHEST PHYSICIANS|
|Abstract:||STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the diagnostic yield, morbidity, mortality, and therapeutic impact of the open lung biopsy in patients requiring mechanical ventilation. DESIGN:Retrospective review of patient records. SETTING:Tertiary ICU. PATIENTS:Patients with respiratory failure and diffuse pulmonary infiltrates requiring mechanical ventilation, leading up to or following an open lung biopsy. MEASUREMENTS:Information included patient demographics, organ failure, microbiological results before open-lung biopsy, Pao,/fraction of inspired oxygen values before and after biopsy, immunosuppression, timing of open lung biopsy, biopsy-related morbidity and mortality, duration of after-biopsy ventilation, open lung biopsy results, biopsy-initiated treatment alterations, and hospital outcome. RESULTS:Twenty-four patients were identified. The mean age was 48.9 years (confidence interval, 42.1 to 55.7). Twenty-one percent had respiratory infections diagnosed before open lung biopsy but not confirmed by open lung biopsy. Intraoperative complications occurred in 21% of patients, and postoperative complications occurred in 17% of patients. Operative mortality was 8.4%. The specific and the nonspecific diagnostic rates were both 46%. Lung histology was normal in two patients; one of those patients had a false-negative finding. No patient with respiratory failure plus 2 2 other organ failures survived. Alteration of therapy did not differentiate between survivors. Open lung biopsy-guided alteration of therapy directly benefited 39%, and withdrawal was possible in 8.4% of the patients. CONCLUSIONS:The multiple organ dysfunction score should be considered when deciding the relative risk of performing an open lung biopsy, which in this group of patients provided a specific diagnosis in 46% and carried a mortality rate of 8.4%.|
|Keywords:||Lung; Humans; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Insufficiency; Critical Illness; Multiple Organ Failure; Biopsy; Respiration, Artificial; Cause of Death; Retrospective Studies; Adult; Aged; Middle Aged; Female; Male|
|Appears in Collections:||Anaesthesia and Intensive Care publications|
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ee5f7a7e-18f6-499d-b4ba-a9fe64560552,2015-03-30T06:44:57+00:00,2009-12,1,http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2009/12/israel-good-neighbors-make-fences.html,"ISRAEL: Good neighbors make fences
While Egypt's steel barricade draws both ire and fire from Gaza, it isn't the only neighbor fencing in its property. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to build a fence along the country's border with Egypt.
The border sprawls about 143 miles through sand-land and mountainous terrain, and with the exception of the official crossing at Taba, it is wide open. It is largely a peaceful area, but in recent years it has become increasingly exploited by a wide range of factors that are evolving into a real threat.
Trade still flourishes along these ancient routes, but the modern commodities are spicier. About 100,000 tons of drugs (mostly marijuana) make their way into Israel from Sinai every year; thousands of African migrants and asylum seekers too. Until recently, most women trafficked for prostitution entered Israel via Egypt, and lately Bedouins have taken to importing brides from Sinai, where their dowries are lower and their ways less Westernized. Tremendous amounts of explosives and no small number of weapons loop their way into Gaza and Israel, and the border is becoming a crossroads for terror headed in various directions.
The terror threats are immediately obvious. Other issues are breeding long-term demographic issues, such as the African migrants. Netanyahu recently pointed out that one can walk from Africa to Tel Aviv. ""This can present a demographic, economic and security problem. The sooner we build a physical barrier along the border, the better off we'll be,"" he said. Human rights organizations say about 17,500 migrants from Africa have entered Israel from Egypt since 2005. Israel is already dealing (not terribly well) with an estimated 300,000 illegal foreign workers, most who entered legally but outstayed their permits. Failure to adopt a clear and timely policy to deal with the migrants, as well as refugees and asylum seekers, is proving costly.
Shmuel Riffman, mayor of Ramat Hanegev, has been warning about the border situation for years. The illegal infiltration is ""Israel's next social time-tomb,"" he said. ""There are said to be half a million migrants waiting next door in Cairo, where the average monthly salary is $10, compared to $1,000 in Israel."" Israel's a democracy, he says, but can't be a suicidal one: ""The border's got to be closed; this isn't Europe.""
Two Israeli teenagers illustrated the point this week. On Monday evening, the pair of 19-year-olds bicycled across the border into Egypt, resolved to do ""something daring"" on the eve of their induction into the army. The brakes on this joy ride were applied swiftly when an Egyptian soldier detained them at gunpoint. Also watching were members of the Israeli Defense Forces. A monitoring unit picked up the arrest and reported it, sending authorities into high gear, as initially the two youths were feared kidnapped. They were released after a few hours of questioning -- and reportedly a bit of roughing-up too.
All this took place as the Israeli inner Cabinet was deliberating in issues surrounding seized Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, reiterating the strategic threat of abductions. Israel could have been negotiating with Hamas or Al Qaeda, said Zvi Fogel, formerly a senior commander in the region. ""Building a fence is cheaper than negotiating over hostages.""
Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch says a simple fence will do. But Yom-Tov Samia, former chief of the southern command, said recently that any fence without tight cooperation between Israel and Egypt would be a waste of money. The only thing that might seal the border and stop smuggling, he said, would be a 300-foot moat filled with water and crocodiles.
-- Batsheva Sobelman",778,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299114.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00120-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.971619963645935
ddc359ff-64db-4096-944f-4ebab30fd69b,2016-07-27T21:21:45+00:00,2016-07-27,0,http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/making-medical-homes-self-sustaining,"Making Medical Homes Self-Sustaining
In the future health insurance companies may reward patients who maintain their health through employee health programs that pay people to get active. For now, however, the future of reimbursements lies within the provider's ability to keep a patient healthy.
That is why the medical home, has become the model to add to your hospital, health system or practice. Indeed, there are results (and dare I say an opportunity for revenue) in this patient-centric model, even now, before the reimbursement system changes occur.
Earning revenue from this model requires the help of the payer. For instance, six New York health plans – Aetna, CDPHP, the Hudson Health Plan, MVP Health Care, UnitedHealthcare and Empire BlueCross Blue Shield recently provided $1.5 million in incentive payments to 236 separate primary care physicians in 11 practices for achieving patient-centered medical home recognition by the NCQA.
They aren't the only ones, either. More and more health plans nationwide are offering some sort of incentive or bonus to providers who create a medical home—so if you haven't checked with your payers you may want to do so.
Unfortunately, not every hospital, health system, or practice that opts for a medical home will get the benefit of incentive dollars. In these instances, the trick is to create at least a self-sustaining medical home that functions under the current reimbursement structure, and doesn't lose money. Because providers of all sizes will want to have a medical home in place within the next couple of years, however, you don't want to create it at the financial expense of your current practice.
How is this accomplished? In a highly motivated practice where there is enough traffic that wellness can be practiced, practices can take on more cases, do more preventative care visits, and the dollars that come in can help support the program.",389,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257827079.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071027-00035-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.952998042106628
1781ada4-b951-49f5-8407-02eb192053b8,2018-08-21T12:24:51+00:00,2018-06-12,1,https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2018/06/12/491836.htm,"Malaysia is likely to review a directive to foreign insurers to reduce ownership of their local units by nearly a third as finding domestic buyers for the equity stakes is proving hard, three people familiar with the matter said.
The review may result in the Malaysian regulator putting the requirement in abeyance, the people said.
That would provide respite to foreign firms including Great Eastern Holdings, Prudential, Tokio Marine Holdings and Zurich Insurance by putting off deals worth more than $2 billion that were being thrust upon them.
Foreign insurers have been expanding in Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries in recent years, lured by strong economic growth, rising middle-class income and lower insurance penetration.
But they were caught offguard last year when Malaysia’s central bank, which also regulates insurers, said it would enforce its 2009 rule setting a 70 percent cap on foreign ownership of local insurance businesses.
The directive had sent foreign insurers in Malaysia, many of whom operate wholly-owned units, scrambling to seal deals to sell 30 percent stakes to local state-linked funds or list the local arms.
The potential review of the directive comes against the backdrop of Mahathir Mohamad becoming Malaysia’s prime minister last month and Muhammad Ibrahim resigning as the central bank governor.
Two senior officials who were responsible for issues relating to the insurance sector at Bank Negara Malaysia, the central bank, have also resigned in recent months, two of the people said.
One of the sources said stake sale valuations were below expectations of some insurers and they had indicated this to the central bank.
The Malaysian regulator, however, is yet to formally inform insurers about the possible review and could still go ahead with the plan by relaxing some conditions, the two other people said, declining to elaborate.
Bank Negara did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The people declined to be named as the plans were not public yet.
The central bank had said in March measures by some foreign insurers to cut stakes in their local units are “in relation to specific commitments” that these firms made when they applied for entry into the country.
Citing sources, Reuters reported in March that Prudential and Great Eastern were in talks with pension funds Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP) and Employees Provident Fund, respectively, to cut their stakes in their wholly-owned local units.
“We cannot comment on it as we are still negotiating on the deal, and as far as we are concerned the deadline has not changed,” KWAP CEO Wan Kamaruzaman Wan Ahmad told Reuters.
Representatives at Great Eastern, Prudential, Tokio Marine and Zurich declined to comment.
An EPF spokeswoman said the fund’s discussions were still ongoing.
The regulator is expected to stick to its end-June deadline of getting firms to submit plans to reduce stakes by 30 percent, and a decision on the review is likely to be announced after that, the people said.
Most foreign insurers are struggling to find local investors who could add value to their units and don’t have much appetite to do listings in the near-term in dour equity markets, they said.
A small number of large local funds in Malaysia had stoked concern among foreign insurers about competing for the same pool of institutional investors.
Expected management changes at Malaysian state-linked funds after the election are also likely to result in muted responses on their part, especially for deals that don’t give them majority control, the people said.
(Reporting by Anshuman Daga and Sumeet Chatterjee; additional reporting by Liz Lee in Kuala Lumpur and Junko Fujita in Tokyo; editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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e14aa80e-6515-4525-836d-e5b8b19f789e,2013-05-19T09:47:15+00:00,2007-03-13,1,http://tech.slashdot.org/story/07/03/13/036206/is-computer-science-dead,"warm sushi writes ""An academic at the British Computing Society asks, Is computer science dead? Citing falling student enrollments and improved technology, British academic Neil McBride claims that off-the-shelf solutions are removing much of the demand for high-level development skills: 'As commercial software products have matured, it no longer makes sense for organizations to develop software from scratch. Accounting packages, enterprise resource packages, customer relationship management systems are the order of the day: stable, well-proven and easily available.' Is that quote laughable? Or has the software development industry stabilized to an off-the-self commodity?""",124,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00029-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.920862197875977
e12d95d8-467d-4ede-ae7a-2ad4a2c68b20,2020-10-21T04:00:21+00:00,2020-10-16,1,https://www.nationstaterelations.com/global/russia-and-central-asia/afghan-vice-president-takes-charge-of-capital-amid-rise-in-crime/,"KABUL — Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh has been put in charge of the security situation in the capital amid a rise in crime that has caused an outcry among residents.
Saleh said on Facebook late on October 16 that he would take responsibility for security in the city for ‘a few weeks,’ adding that he would show no mercy to criminals.
Saleh said that a ‘list of criminals including thieves, robbers, vandals, extorters, and land usurpers has already been prepared’ in order to prosecute them.
The announcement comes after a spike in crime numbers, including robberies and muggings, across Kabul.
Last week, a group of thieves entered an all-male high school in order to rob students.
Earlier this month, another group of perpetrators stopped a minibus carrying female university students in order to rob them.
Poverty and high rates of unemployment are believed to be among the main reasons for the rising crime rate.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said that 300 more security cameras would be installed in the city in the near future.
With reporting by dpa and TOLOnews
Copyright (c) 2018. RFE/RL, Inc. Republished with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 400, Washington DC 20036",280,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107875980.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021035155-20201021065155-00656.warc.gz,0.963124454021454
c003d7e1-388d-4a51-862e-2af8d96df278,2013-06-19T06:09:18+00:00,2012-02-22,0,http://www.nbcnews.com/id/46488695/ns/us_news-security/t/newark-mayor-nypd-spying-muslims-offensive/,"NEWARK, New Jersey — The mayor and police director of New Jersey's largest city said Wednesday the New York Police Department misled their city and never told them it was conducting a widespread spying operation on Newark's Muslim neighborhoods. Had they known, they said, they never would have allowed it.
""If anyone in my police department had known this was a blanket investigation of individuals based on nothing but their religion, that strikes at the core of our beliefs and my beliefs very personally, and it would have merited a far sterner response,"" Newark Mayor Cory Booker said.
In mid-2007, the NYPD's secretive Demographics Unit fanned out across Newark, photographing every mosque and eavesdropping in Muslim businesses. The findings were cataloged in a 60-page report, obtained by The Associated Press, that served as a police guidebook to Newark's Muslims.'No-fly' Muslim takes case to court of public opinion
There was no mention of terrorism or any criminal wrongdoing.
Officials reacted strongly on Wednesday.
""It is deeply offensive for me to do blanket surveillance for no reason other than religious affiliation,"" said Booker, who called on his state's attorney general to investigate.
Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio was deputy chief of the department at the time. He said the NYPD asked to be shown around the city. New York police said it was part of an investigation but never revealed what it was about, DeMaio said.
""We really want to be clear: This type of activity is not what the Newark PD (police department) would ever do,"" he said.Story: NYPD monitored Muslim students all over Northeast
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who was the top federal prosecutor in the state in 2007, said he didn't remember the NYPD ever approaching him about surveillance in the city or a threat that would justify it. He called the Newark report ""disturbing.""
""The NYPD has at times developed a reputation of asking forgiveness rather than permission,"" he said.
Such surveillance has become common in New York City in the decade since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Nearly 3,000 Americans died when al-Qaida terrorists hijacked airliners and flew them into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon near Washington and a field where one crashed in Pennsylvania.
Police have built databases showing where Muslims live, where they buy groceries, what Internet cafes they use and where they watch sports. Dozens of mosques and student groups have been infiltrated, and police have built detailed profiles of local ethnic groups, from Moroccans to Egyptians to Albanians.
But the NYPD's intelligence unit also operates far outside its jurisdiction and has worked to keep tabs on Muslims across the Northeast. The department has cataloged Muslim communities in Long Island; conducted undercover operations in New Brunswick, New Jersey; and has turned often innocuous Internet postings by Muslim student groups into police files.
Bloomberg defends NYPD
The monitoring of Muslim college students across the Northeast drew sharp rebukes from administrators at Yale, Columbia and elsewhere earlier this week. But New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued his most vigorous defense of his police department to date.
""The police department goes where there are allegations. And they look to see whether those allegations are true,"" he told reporters Tuesday. ""That's what you'd expect them to do. That's what you'd want them to do. Remind yourself when you turn out the light tonight.""
NYPD spokesman Paul Browne did not respond to a message seeking comment on the Newark effort Wednesday. He has previously denied the existence of the Demographics Unit.
The Newark police director at the time, Garry McCarthy, is now in charge of the Chicago Police Department. He said the NYPD initiated the operation and none of his officers participated.
The goal of the report, like others the Demographics Unit compiled, was to give police at-their-fingertips access to information about Muslim neighborhoods. If police got a tip about an Egyptian terrorist in the area, for instance, they wanted to immediately know where he was likely to find a cheap room to rent, where he might buy his lunch and at what mosque he might attend Friday prayers.
There are no allegations of terrorism in the Demographics Unit reports, and the documents make clear that police were interested only in locations frequented by Muslims.
The canvass of businesses in Newark mentions Islam and Muslims 27 times. In one section of the report, police wrote that the largest immigrant groups in Newark were from Portugal and Brazil. But they did not photograph businesses or churches for those groups.
Associated Press writers Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman contributed to this report
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3a3a8cc5-1329-40de-bd10-fcdf4795431a,2015-03-28T18:56:07+00:00,2010-01-25,0,http://techcrunch.com/2010/01/25/myspace-imeem-growth-2/,"Over the weekend at the MidemNet music event in Cannes, MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta took the stage to talk about the current status of the struggling company. During his keynote interview with Billboard editorial director Bill Werde, Van Natta stated that MySpace was showing an increase in unique visitors for the first time since the middle of last year. In fact, Van Natta said that according to comScore data, MySpace visitors grew by 7 percent between November and December. That may sound like great news for the site, but it may be misleading: many of these new users may have simply been redirected users of Imeem.
MySpace completed its acquisition of Imeem on December 8, and the music service was promptly shut down (Imeem was out of money and its music licenses were expiring). As soon as Imeem shut down, MySpace redirected all of its traffic to its own music site. Now, we can’t tell exactly how many users MySpace gained from these redirects, but according to comScore MySpace saw a jump in 4.7 million unique visitors in December, which is about the same as what comScore was measuring for Imeem in previous months (it had 4.6M in October and 4.4M in November). Again, we can’t definitively say how much of MySpace’s growth was due to Imeem, but it’s likely that it represented a substantial portion of it.
To be fair, Van Natta and MySpace aren’t exactly out boasting about their improved traffic stats — Van Natta’s comment was in response to a question that was posed to him on stage, and he followed it up by saying, “We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves here but it’s good that the numbers have stabilized and we hope this will continue”.
It’s worth pointing out that while MySpace’s uniques have stabilized after big drops last spring and summer, it’s unclear if the number of page views the site receives has stabilized (see the comScore graph below).",442,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297689.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00128-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.976702272891998
5061c547-6640-4ac1-b28d-1cbf65e2bdd1,2015-04-02T03:17:52+00:00,2014-03-21,1,http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/21/industrials-deals-idUSL2N0MA2AX20140321,"(For more Reuters DEALTALKS, double click on )
NEW YORK, March 21 (Reuters) - When United Technologies Corp paid more than $16 billion to buy plane parts-maker Goodrich Corp about two years ago, the U.S. conglomerate's biggest-ever takeover raised some eyebrows for its rich valuation.
But that is nothing compared to what a buyer would need to cough up today for Rockwell Collins Inc, a similar airplane components maker deemed by Morningstar to be one of the most likely takeout candidates in the industrials sector.
While United Tech paid 12.4 times Goodrich's trailing operating earnings at the time, according to Thomson Reuters data, Rockwell's shares now trade at about that level, without any deal premium baked into the price. Takeout premiums among industrials companies averaged about 25 percent last year.
Such is the dilemma facing United Tech, 3M Co, Honeywell International and other diversified manufacturers that are eager to bolster their businesses through deals and yet may hesitate as the rising stock market drives prices higher.
""There are a lot of companies that want to do deals,"" said Jeff Sprague, managing partner at Vertical Research Partners, which focuses on the industrial sector. ""The question will be can they really get them done. They've been reluctant to pull the trigger because of high valuations, and they've only gone higher.""
The valuations for the broadly defined industrials sector have climbed on average from 8 times forward EBITDA to 10 times in the past 18 months, said Michael Santini, global head of Deutsche Bank's industrials group.
""As the equity markets have driven multiples higher across the industrials sector, we have seen a pick-up in IPOs and spin-offs, but more challenges in getting M&A deals announced,"" Santini said.
ACTIVISTS FORCE 'DISCIPLINE'
Competition from private equity firms, with easy access to capital due to low interest rates, has also buoyed prices for industrials targets. For example, Carlyle Group LP agreed to buy Illinois Tool Works' industrial packaging unit last month for $3.2 billion.
Many analysts are predicting an increase in deals this year in the industry after a lull in 2013. But high prices will cause companies to pause before striking, as a risky deal could anger their shareholders or even draw an activist investor. The safe route might be to use that capital to buy back shares or increase dividends.
Take SPX Corp : After the industrial machinery maker's failed $4 billion bid for rival Gardner Denver in late 2012 sent SPX shares tumbling, activist fund Relational Investors bought a big stake.
""In this environment we are seeing equity investors focused on making sure that companies are being disciplined around capital allocation, both institutional shareholders but also the activists are providing some of that discipline,"" Santini said.
At the same time, companies will look closely at deals if they feel they will struggle to grow on a standalone basis.
Multi-industry companies posted sales increases of 3.7 percent on average in the fourth quarter, only ""modest improvement"" compared to the third quarter, according to William Blair analyst Nick Heymann.
""If you can't get it organically, what are you going to do? You're going to have to go buy it,"" Heymann said.
RIPE FOR A PICKUP?
Industrial companies reorganize through deals, which allow them to obtain growing products, realize cost savings and find other ways to augment their central businesses.
Such reshaping can include sales or spinoffs by the companies themselves, often in response to investor pressure, to focus on their central businesses. Dover Corp made such a move earlier this month with its spin-off of microphones maker Knowles Corp, while General Electric is exiting its private label credit card business.
Globally, acquisitions by all industrial companies slipped 8 percent last year, more steep than the 6 percent overall decline for global deals, according to Thomson Reuters data.
The value of acquisitions by 10 U.S.-based multi-line industrial companies fell last year to the lowest level since 1998, according to Thomson Reuters data.
""M&A is a core part of what industrials do and that's how they optimize their portfolios over time,"" said Kevin Toney, senior portfolio manager with American Century Investments. ""My sense is the buyers wanted to buy, but maybe the prices just weren't there.""
Because of the diverse lines of business for these manufacturers, potential targets exist in numerous sectors, including aerospace, security or climate control systems, healthcare products or electrical equipment.
Certainly, conditions look ripe for a deal pickup in many ways.
Analysts at Citi Research noted recently that among multi-industry companies, net debt stands at ""attractive lows"" of only 17 percent of total capital.
""The sector currently holds ample firepower for strategic deals, with a willingness to pull the trigger once the M&A climate improves,"" Citi analyst Deane Dray wrote in a research note earlier this month.
The lofty level of the stock market also could be a benefit to potential acquiring companies.
""The average buyer has a stock that has gone up a lot so they have a lot of currency,"" said Scott Davis, an analyst at Barclays. ""I think we're going to see a lot more transactions using stock.""
There is no shortage of eager buyers.
Honeywell's Chief Executive Dave Cote said at the conglomerate's investor day earlier this month that the company was planning on $10 billion in deals through 2018, more than double what the company spent the previous five years.
3M has expressed a willingness to spend ""multi-billion dollars"" on individual deals, more than it has in the past, as it eyes $5 billion to $10 billion in acquisitions through 2017.
Danaher Corp, which has cited $8 billion in ""M&A capacity,"" is among the other companies expected to be on the prowl this year.
United Technologies last week became the latest company to make noise about bulking up through acquisitions.
Not yet two years removed from closing its Goodrich deal, executives said they did not foresee an acquisition anytime soon. But United Tech has set a target of $50 billion in revenue for its commercial buildings segment by 2020, recognizing that about $8 billion of $21 billion needed for that goal might have to come from acquisitions.
United Tech's targets could include security companies Allegion and Tyco International, and electrical and lighting systems company Hubbell Inc, according to Credit Suisse.
""We have demonstrated that we do very well on large deals,"" United Technologies Chief Executive Louis Chenevert told the investor conference, adding: ""Some of you thought I overpaid on Goodrich. I don't think anybody thinks I overpaid today on Goodrich."" (Additional reporting by Soyoung Kim in New York; Editing by Grant McCool)",1428,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131310006.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172150-00273-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.963476896286011
b182cb32-c3e6-460e-bac0-25b7eb77088a,2022-05-16T12:09:50+00:00,2021-08-06,1,https://www.newsheadlines.com.ng/vanguard-newspaper/2021/08/06/commuters-traders-groan-as-two-fg-highways-to-benue-collapse/,"By Peter Duru
IT has been tales of woes for commuters and motorists coming into Benue State from the southern parts of the country as the two major roads leading into the state have since become death traps due to their lingering poor state. The two major link roads – Makurdi-Aliade Otukpo and Makurdi-Naka-Otukpo – collapsed some months ago and have been left to fester like a big sore leading to unimaginable problem for users on a daily basis.
As the two roads remain in a deplorable shape, farmers, traders and visitors to the state have become the major losers economically and socially. While many avoid the roads as a result of their deplorable condition, those who dare to brave them, lose their goods and trucks to the gallops and big ditches along the roads. Mostly affected are trucks laden with fresh and perishable food crops which often get stuck in the bad portions or overturned while trying to meander through the deep gullies which now litter the roads.
Source: Vanguard Newspaper",217,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662510117.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516104933-20220516134933-00428.warc.gz,0.965612828731537
daa707ba-9dec-4aed-983e-226e5da4d531,2022-05-26T12:16:59+00:00,2022-05-26,0,https://feelfreshcleaning.com.au/blog/these-tips-will-help-you-to-extend-the-lifespan-of-your-carpet/,"A premium carpet, if maintained properly, can last many years.
A carpet just like any other thing undergoes constant wearing and tearing and slowly loses its colour. So, to keep the carpet in a good condition in your home in Hawthorn, you will need to follow a few important things which we will discuss here.
These are expert tips and if you follow them, you can keep the carpet in the best shape for many years.
1) Regular Vacuuming
Dust, dirt and other particles get lodged into the carpet easily and when they accumulate, they damage the fibres. So, regular vacuuming needs to be done to remove them to keep the fibres in a healthy condition.
You should vacuum your carpets at least once a week and avoid walking with your shoes on since the soles in your shoes carry dust, dirt and bacteria. Also, when too much dirt and dust have accumulated on the carpets, it becomes difficult to remove them by using only the vacuum cleaner.
In this situation, you will need to call the professionals who provide carpet cleaning in Hawthorn. They will use a variety of cleaning techniques to remove all the accumulated dirt and dust.
2) Try to Avoid Spills
Spills will lead to stains which can be difficult to remove and are harmful to the carpet. The liquid will easily reach inside the fibres and will loosen them. So, when preparing a drink or while having food on the carpet, you need to be extra careful.
Additionally, when and if there are pet stains, you will need to remove them as soon as possible because the stains, if caused by urine, can lower the lifespan of your carpet substantially.
There are different types of pet stains and the most common one is urine. It comprises certain chemicals (both acidic and alkaline) that react with the carpet fibres and accelerate the wearing and tearing. So, if you find a fresh pet stain, you can apply a mixture of vinegar and baking soda and leave it for 5 minutes or so. Then, you can use a cloth to blot it up.
This is an effective procedure that professionals working at the best carpet cleaning company in Hawthorn recommend.
3) Keep the Carpet Away from Sunlight
To extend the lifespan of your carpet you need to keep the carpet away from direct sunlight.
Like our skin, long term exposure to UV radiation from the sun can damage the fibres of the carpet. So, you should keep it in an area that is free of sunlight. Else, you can also install a shade to protect it from the sun’s direct rays. For this, you can install curtains, window blinds or window films.
And before concluding, we will suggest that you hire the right professionals to get your carpets cleaned because they will use high-quality cleaning solutions and the industry-standard methods that are safe for the fibres.
We Are the Cleaners Whom You Can Trust
To clean your carpet, you need professional cleaners and Feel Fresh Cleaning Services is the company that provides the best carpet cleaners in Hawthorn. Our experts will inspect your carpet and will use the appropriate cleaning methods to restore its original colour while removing the dirt and grease. So, to book a reliable carpet cleaning service, call us today.",670,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662604794.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526100301-20220526130301-00420.warc.gz,0.948908746242523
22719d5d-2dec-4586-8dc5-4fb526ebefe4,2016-07-27T21:22:43+00:00,2005-12-02,1,http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4491106.stm,"BBC News, Washington
At precisely 0215 (0715 GMT) on Friday morning Kenneth Lee Boyd made macabre history in a North Carolina prison.
The number of death sentences has fallen sharply
The 57-year-old Vietnam vet was given a lethal injection, becoming the 1,000th person to be executed in the US since the Supreme Court re-instated capital punishment in 1976.
He was convicted of brutally murdering his estranged wife and her father in front of his own children.
In a prison interview before he was executed Boyd indicated he did not relish becoming a footnote in history.
""I don't like the idea of being picked as a number,"" he said.
Fourth in the world
Nevertheless the grim milestone has re-ignited the debate over the ultimate US criminal sanction.
""This is a time for sombre and sober reflection but the United States is slowly turning away from the death penalty,"" said David Elliot of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.
Thirty-eight of the 50 US states and the federal government permit capital punishment.
Only China, Iran and Vietnam held more executions in 2004 than the US, according to rights group Amnesty International.
Texas, Virginia and Oklahoma account for more than half of the 1,000 executions performed since 1977. Texas alone has carried out 355.
However there are now indications of a shift in both public and official opinion. A Gallup poll last month showed that while a clear majority - 64% - of Americans still favoured the death penalty, that is the lowest level in 27 years - down from a high of 80% in 1994.
When respondents were offered the alternative of life imprisonment, those favouring the death sentence fell even further to only 50%.
At the same time there has been a sharp fall in the number of death sentences handed down and in the number of executions eventually carried out. The execution rate is down by around 50 % compared to the late 1990s.
One reason is that state governors - who have the final say - are more willing to grant clemency where there is any doubt, while prosecutors are more cautious of applying for death sentences in the first place knowing they will face years of expensive, burdensome appeals.
Another reason for shifting attitudes is the use of more advanced DNA testing which did not exist when many of the criminals currently on death row were convicted.
Human Rights Watch advocacy director Jennifer Daskal says there have been 120 cases where death-row prisoners have been acquitted - often as a result of DNA testing.
And Richard Dieter of the Death Penalty Information Center says: ""There's now considerable public scepticism about whether all those being executed are really guilty - and that has cast doubt on the whole system.""
There have been legal moves to restrict the death penalty. Earlier this year the Supreme Court ruled that crimes committed by juveniles - under 18 - could not be punished by death, thereby allowing 71 people off death row.
Three years ago, the court declared it unconstitutional to execute criminals who were mentally retarded.
But some Republicans in Congress are concerned that all the legal wrangling is delaying justice. They are now trying to pass legislation to speed up executions and reduce the time between conviction and execution, which usually exceeds 10 years.
Separate measures are under way to increase the range of crimes punishable by death. One proposal would extend the death penalty currently reserved for first-degree murder to offences such as conspiracy to commit terrorist acts and certain gang-related crimes.
While the death penalty debate may be shifting slowly, as long as most people continue to support it, America's ultimate sanction is likely to remain.
US SUPPORT FOR DEATH PENALTY
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b8facbd5-20d5-4658-9e2d-21a6034d2156,2022-05-28T13:23:16+00:00,2021-09-28,1,https://www.delawareindependent.com/how-a-major-property-tax-update-will-affect-you/,"The downside of a story about property taxes is that it’s usually only interesting to people who own property, and possibly not even them.
But Delaware is in for a much bigger shakeup of property taxes than usual. It will affect every property owner in the state along with local schools, and could even be the first step in ending the need for new school referendums every few years.
The value of every property in the state will be reassessed in the next few years; the process kicks off in earnest in Sussex County in October. If you’re not a property owner, don’t have a kid in school and couldn’t care less about referendums, you might want to find a different article to read. But if you’ve heard of the reassessment and are curious how it will work and what it means for your wallet, read on.
What it's all about
A 2018 lawsuit challenged the way Delaware funded its public schools, saying it was unfair. Part of that argument included property taxes, which go to both the county and to schools. (Another part of the lawsuit was about how the state divides out funding among schools. That’s even more complicated and beyond the scope of this story, but the state settled that part of the suit and will need to make changes there too.)
In the case of property values, the lawsuit argued, the counties weren’t reevaluating them often enough.
That argument was a little bit of a legal slam dunk. Sussex County bases its taxes on property values in 1974. New Castle’s last assessment was in 1983, and Kent County was the most modern at 1987 values. If somebody bought an acre in Sussex and put a new house on it, the county would assess it at 1974 values. Needless to say, property values have changed slightly in these parts in the past four to five decades.
For comparison, counties in other states may reassess values every five years, said Paul Miller of Tyler Technologies, which has the mammoth job of reassessing every property in the state.
Tyler Technologies won the bid for the work after judge J. Travis Laster ruled in 2020 that the property tax system was in fact unconstitutional. In his decision, he called the outdated system regressive, saying people with lower property values end up paying a greater share.
How does this affect schools?
Although the lawsuit that started all this was based around school funding, the property tax element was only part of it, as noted before. So reassessment is not intended as a way to settle all school funding woes.
But it does have some effect. In his ruling, Laster noted that school districts can’t change their tax rate without a referendum. That means if the property values stay flat, it’s hard for schools to keep up with increasing costs and inflation, and they have to hold a referendum every few years. If it seems like local districts are constantly holding referendums, this is one reason why. The property values staying the same don't hurt counties in the same way, since they can just adjust their tax rates as needed without a referendum to raise extra revenue.
Delaware’s counties may end up reassessing more often now, which would reduce the need for so many referendums. But how often that will happen remains to be seen.
Schools get most of their money from state and federal sources, not property taxes: about 60 percent from the state and around 10 percent from the federal government, per recent estimates. That can vary by district, of course. In Lake Forest, for example, about 75 percent of money comes from the state because of higher poverty rates than in other districts, district CFO Kurt Kelemen said in an email, and about 7 percent is federal money.
Districts get the rest of their money from local property taxes.
Of the property taxes collected, the counties get some, but the bulk of it goes to support schools. Sussex County says about 90 percent goes to schools and 10 percent to the county.
To sum up, that means the reassessment might make the tax collection more fair as far as who is paying how much, but not change the actual school revenue a lot, although frequent reassessments could help schools keep up with inflation.
How much money schools bring in depends on the tax rate; see more on that below.
Will my taxes go up?
Maybe. They might also go down, or stay the same.
The natural fear for property owners here is that if their homes are valued at 1974 values, there’s nowhere to go but up — way, way up.
But that’s not how it works. Miller said it all depends how your property’s assessed value changes compared to other similar properties. For example, if your home is valued far less than other, similar homes in the area, you’ll probably see a tax increase. If it’s been valued too highly compared to other similar homes, you’ll probably pay less.
Yes, your home's assessed value may go from, say, $25,000 to $150,000, but everyone else’s will change too, and tax rates will be adjusted to compensate so the resulting tax payment won’t be all that different.
Miller suggested the result would be revenue neutral, or the same amount of overall taxes as before. That might be true, but both school districts and the county could tweak their rates so that they’re making more money after the new assessments. But what they can't do is just keep the tax rates the same, watch property values shoot up, and rake in huge profits. Under state law, schools can’t use reassessment to increase tax revenue more than 10 percent. Counties can’t increases revenue more than 15 percent.
If officials did make big changes, Miller said “there’d be a big protest because tax bills would just skyrocket.”
He may be right, but the final impact remains to be seen. Gina Jennings, finance director for Sussex County, said the county has not decided on new tax rates yet.
At Lake Forest, “We have not yet had any discussions about increasing the tax rate in reference to the reassessment,” Kelemen wrote, “but we know an increase will be needed sometime in the next several years due to a stagnant tax rate and increasing salaries.”
Will someone come to my house to assess the value?
Yes. There are more than 180,000 properties in Sussex County alone, and Miller said Tyler employees will go to every one of them. The company is also using aerial photos in its assessments.
“We're going to go door to door and we're going to discover every single thing we can in the property,” Miller said.
Everything, that is, outdoors. Data collectors won’t go inside houses unless homeowners want them to. For example, they might be eager to show flood damage or some other factor that would reduce the home’s value and not be apparent from the outside.
The thought of data collectors measuring everything might make homeowners a little uncomfortable if they've put in a shed or other improvement without a permit. Tyler employees will, in fact, notice these. The company says updating the records ensures everyone is paying their fair share of taxes.
As far as what the county will do when it discovers these unpermitted improvements, Sussex County Communications Director Chip Guy said in an email that the plan is to add them to county records for tax purposes.
""There are no plans to fine these property owners,"" he wrote. ""That being said, depending on the structure and circumstance, there may be a need for additional review (e.g. building code inspection) in cases that are extreme examples, say a house or commercial structure built without a permit.""
The county will handle those on a case by case basis.
Data collectors will start evaluating properties in Sussex County starting in early October. Each employee will wear a bright yellow vest and an identifying photo badge. You don’t need to set up an appointment, or even be home at the time they visit.
Surprisingly, the company is able to accomplish all this with a relatively small number of data collectors. In Kent County, for example, the company plans to hire around 10, according to project supervisor Mary Noldy.
How do they determine value?
Tyler Technologies uses a number of factors to calculate property value, similar to when you get your home appraised for a sale. They take into account information they gather from visiting the property and compare it to similar properties and others in the neighborhood. They try to come up with the value owners would get if they sold the property.
What if they make a mistake?
Assessing property value is complicated, and Miller was frank about the fact that it won't be perfect. There are several steps to get the assessment as accurate as possible. Tyler Technologies will send owners an overview of what they’ve found out about the property, and if data collectors have made a mistake, like listing the wrong number of bathrooms for example, the owners can correct it and mail it back.
Later, the company will send owners the preliminary value they’ve established for the property, and if owners disagree they can appeal. The first step of the appeal is an informal meeting with Tyler Technologies to go over issues. Then the company will send out a final valuation. If property owners still disagree, they can file a formal appeal with the Board of Assessment Review.
“We have a very difficult job. And we have these systems in place to try and check and double check, and double check, to try and minimize (mistakes),” Miller said.
They expect thousands of appeals, partly because they’re trying to be accurate. If they didn’t get any appeals, Miller said, it would mean they had underestimated everyone’s property values. People who get a low estimate don’t tend to appeal.
The housing market is crazy right now. Will assessors adjust for that?
No. They have to get as close as possible to market value and can’t be guessing which way the market is going to go in the future, Miller said. But if Delaware moves to regular reassessments, those would catch market changes.
The tax rate will also be set based on overall values. So if everyone’s property value is through the roof because of the market, the county will have to set the tax rate lower than it would otherwise — remember, the county can’t increase profits more than 15 percent off a reassessment, and may decide to keep revenue exactly the same.
When the market changes more quickly in one area than another, “that's a good reason to do reassessments more than once every 40 years,” Miller said.
How much will all this cost?
Assessing every property in Delaware is, to put it mildly, a huge project. In Sussex alone, the price tag will be about $9 million. In Kent, the contract is $4.4 million.
Miller attributed that to the long gap since the last assessment. If assessments are done more often the cost is substantially lower, he said.
Some of that money will bolster the local economy, as Tyler Technologies will hire a number of local people to augment its staff. Miller noted, however, that like other industries right now they’ve had trouble finding workers.
What's the timeline?
As mentioned before, the data collection gets underway in early October in Sussex County. It’s expected to last until spring 2023. Taylor Technologies hopes to analyze the data in early to mid 2023, and do the value reviews and appeals in mid to late 2023. Sussex plans to begin using the new values for taxes in 2024.
For more information, go to:
These sites will be updated with more information as the projects move forward.
Remaining public information sessions in Sussex:
- Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Millsboro Town Center, 322 Wilson Highway, Millsboro
- Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Seaford Volunteer Fire Department, 302 King St., Seaford.
Public information sessions in Kent:
- Oct. 12, 1 p.m., Milford Senior Center
- Oct. 12, 6 p.m., Harrington Fire House
- Oct. 14, 1 p.m., Kent County Levy Court Chambers
- Oct. 14, 6 p.m., Cheswold Fire House",2623,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663016853.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528123744-20220528153744-00624.warc.gz,0.959840416908264
073f4276-0bb4-443c-a6d9-559183edc1c2,2017-08-17T21:31:00+00:00,2017-08-17,0,http://www.wgal.com/article/rabbit-transit-gets-help-to-extend-service-in-adams-county/6229707,"Rabbit Transit gets help to extend service in Adams County
Money will allow services to run through June
In Adams County, it’s good news for Rabbit Transit customers.
The company’s Gettysburg line will continue to run, at least for now.
The system was in danger of shutting down last month because of a lack of funding.
Rabbit Transit also says a plan has been created by several county agencies to help restore funding for the next three to five years.",100,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104160.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817210535-20170817230535-00503.warc.gz,0.967399299144745
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Wednesday, 02 May 2018
Executive continues to receive Awards and Accolades The Luxury Travel Guide Awards – Aviation Company of the Year 2018 Republic of Ireland International Transport News Air Transport Awards 2018 – Best Private Helicopter Charter Company Republic of Ireland EU Business News, Irish Enterprise Awards 2018 – Best High-End Helicopter charter Company 2018 & Recognised leader
Monday, 07 November 2016
When bride to be Lynne Cahill of Rectory Heights, Enniscorthy, Co.Wexford was told by doctors at St.Vincent’s hospital, Dublin, that her mother Catherine would be unable to attend her wedding at St. Senan’s church Enniscorthy yesterday afternoon, she seriously considered postponing her happy day to a later date in the hope her mother might have
Monday, 02 November 2015
Executive are delighted to have been nominated as finalists in the Aviation Industry Awards. Ceremony on this month! Fingers crossed!!!
Sunday, 02 November 2014
Executive Helicopters are a finalist for the Aviation Industry Awards 2014 sponsored by the IAA. Executive has also just found out that Secrets of the Irish Landscapes which it worked on won Gold at the prestigious “The New York Festival Awards”.
Thursday, 13 February 2014
Notification that Executive Helicopters will be out patrolling the damage in the coming days to assist in the repair work Expect to see our helicopters out and about on emergency patrols for the ESB as they work through the damage caused by the storm leaving houses without power.",342,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107878633.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021205955-20201021235955-00320.warc.gz,0.943657994270325
72c398ad-7878-4844-8858-5272b5a2da35,2015-03-29T06:07:17+00:00,2014-05-15,1,http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/white-tailed-eagle-chicks-hatch-in-cork-clare-631151.html,"White-tailed eagle chicks hatch in Cork, Clare
The first White-Tailed Eagle chicks of 2014 hatched at nests in Glengarriff, Co Cork and Mountshannon, Co. Clare, it has been announced.
Unfortunately, while the chick at Mountshannon is thriving, the Cork one didn’t make it.
“Unfortunately the breeding efforts of this pair and a pair nesting in Killarney National Park failed, probably due to a combination of poor weather and inexperience,” said a statement from the [url=http://www.goldeneagletrust.org/]Golden Eagle Trust, which oversees multiple raptor reintroduction projects in the country.
“Hopes are high that the Mountshannon pair and others around the country will successfully raise chicks that will go on to form the basis of a viable population in Ireland.”
These are the latest chicks of the high profile reintroduction programme which began in 2007 with the release of 100 young Norwegian eagles in Killarney National Park as part of the White-tailed Eagle reintroduction programme. Fourteen pairs of eagles are holding territories across four counties with at least seven pairs nesting and laying eggs. The Mountshannon pair created history in 2013 when they reared the first chicks to fly from a nest in Ireland in over 100 years.
“We are delighted that White-tailed Eagles are now nesting across four counties, from Cork, Kerry and Clare to Connemara, Co. Galway ” , said Dr. Allan Mee, project manager for the Golden Eagle Trust.
“In 2013 we had our first chicks reared in the wild in Clare but this year we are excited to see that pairs are nesting as far away as Connemara, although Kerry remains the stronghold for the species. The increase in the number of pairs nesting is really encouraging and bodes well for the future of the species.”
The White-tailed Eagle, Golden Eagle, and Red Kite Reintroduction Projects in the Republic of Ireland are managed by the Golden Eagle Trust in partnership with the National Parks & Wildlife Service of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in the Republic of Ireland.
White-tailed Eagle chicks were collected under licence in Norway and transported to Ireland for release..
One hundred young White-tailed Eagles were released between 2007 and 2011 in Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry. To date 29 birds have been recovered dead, mainly due to illegal poisoning.
The news of nesting White-tailed Eagles has generated alot of excitement locally in East Clare, West Cork, as well as Galway and Kerry and is likely to attract the attention of people keen to see the birds. However disturbance, particularly during the early stages of nesting when the birds are on eggs or have small chicks, would be detrimental to the pair’s success.
“We are very conscious of the risk of disturbing the birds especially at this stage of nesting” Dr. Mee added.
“Please note that it is an offence under the Wildlife Act (1976) to willfully disturb White-tailed Eagles at the nest.”
“We would caution people not to approach the nest area but instead avail of the unique opportunity to watch from a nesting pair of sea eagles from nearby Mountshannon pier.”
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d6c06a8e-4132-4cd2-b693-6f595f835333,2019-08-18T21:22:28+00:00,2019-05-02,1,https://www.newhope.com/news/revenue-net-income-fall-again-gnc-company-announces?parent=108098&infscr=1,"Revenue and net income at GNC Holdings Inc. again dropped compared to first-quarter results a year ago—and those results were lower than the previous year’s.
The global supplements company released its Q1 financials Thursday morning:
- Total revenue was $564.8 million, down 7% from 2018’s $607.5 million. Revenue in the first quarter of 2017 was $654.9 million, 13.7% higher than the current amount.
- A net loss of $15.3 million, compared with net income of $6.2 million—a drop of 346.8%. The company saw net income of $24.7 million in Q1 of 2017.
- Adjusted net income was $19 million for this quarter, compared with $20.1 million a year ago and $26 million in 2017.
- Gross profit was 36% of sales, compared with 34.1% a year ago.
- Domestic same-store sales decreased 1.6% from a year ago. First-quarter 2018 same-store sales were 0.5% higher than in 2017.
During the quarter, which ended March 31, GNC closed 87 corporate-owned stores. Those closings triggered about $14 million of the quarter’s revenue loss and a drop of 1.6% in same-store sales that translates to a $6.2 million loss of revenue, the company reported.
The company was pleased with its EBITDA margin of 11%, CEO Ken Martindale said during the morning earnings call. He pointed out that comparable sales at domestic franchise stores rose for the first time in years.
Martindale said the company expected same-store sales to drop, but the 1% growth in ecommerce sales was disappointing.
“Our ecommerce business has been softer in recent quarters due to headwinds with the Amazon.com marketplace,” Chief Financial Officer Tricia Tolivar said. GNC is searching for a chief digital officer, Martindale said.
On the positive side, GNC-branded products accounted for 52% of domestic sales, up from 50% a year ago.
Earlier this week, the company announced it will introduce a line of topical CBD products in the District of Columbia and 23 states. “We are well-positioned to capitalize on the growing consumer demand for CBD-related products,” Martindale said during Thursday’s call. “And we are taking great care to find strong partners and identify products that are right for the GNC brand and for our customers.”
Internationally, the company is seeing growth with its franchise partners, Martindale said. Two weeks ago, an existing store in Shanghai, China, re-opened as the company’s first “global showroom,” where customers can talk to a nutritionist, see a wide range of GNC products and order electronically to be shipped to their homes.
Later this year, GNC plans to release its first shipments to the company’s partners in Japan and Australia.
Tolivar said she expects gross profit of 32% to 35% during the rest of 2019. The company ended the first quarter with $154.3 million in free cash flow, she said.",680,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314130.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818205919-20190818231919-00041.warc.gz,0.967535197734833
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A dog was stabbed in a horrific knife attack.
The female black and white shih tzu was injured in Hebburn, South Tyneside , on the night of Sunday, June 12.
The RSPCA says the animal has injuries “consistent with having been stabbed”. There were around eight wounds, including a slash on the nose and several on her shoulder and neck.
Now, the charity is appealing for information to find out exactly what happened to the pet. It is believed the incident happened in the vicinity of Prince Consort Road.
RSPCA inspector Helen Nedley said: “She has a number of wounds which appear to have been caused by a sharp pointed object like a knife.
“She has a slash on her nose and approximately seven other wounds measuring between 1cm and 3cm wide on her left shoulder and neck.”
The dog was taken to a vets where she is receiving treatment and is expected to make a full physical recovery.
Insp Nedley added: “We want to hear from anyone with any information that might help our investigation into what happened to this poor little dog.
“If you think you can help, please call us on the RSPCA inspector appeal line 0300 1234 8018 and ask to leave a message for me.”",277,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886108709.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821133645-20170821153645-00643.warc.gz,0.98075008392334
30d760b1-441a-44a3-914e-609f8129a173,2020-10-29T02:28:50+00:00,2014-10-08,0,https://www.chinatouradvisors.com/chinatour/Shanghai-Suzhou-Hangzhou-and-Huangshan-6-Days-Tour-492.html,"Shanghai Suzhou Hangzhou & Huangshan 6 Days Tour
- Route Map
Duration: 6 Days
Take this tour itinerary to see the modern and fashionable Shanghai, the beautiful Hangzhou with the world-famous West Lake, the elegant Suzhou with quaint classical gardens, and also the spectacular sights at Mt. Huangshan.
- Suzhou Garden
- West Lake in Hangzhou
- Huangshan tour
- Shanghai Modern City tour
Our guide will meet you at the airport of Shanghai and transfer you directly to Suzhou for the great beauty there.
The first attraction to see in Suzhou will be Lion Grove Garden. It is one of the four most famous and representative classic gardens in Suzhou. The Lion Grove Garden is famous for the large and labyrinthine grotto of taihu rocks at its center.
Then we will proceed to visit Tiger Hill. The Tiger Hill is a famous tourist attraction in Suzhou. It has beautiful and elegant scenery to enjoy. But the Tiger Hill is more famous for its rich history and the many historical sites. Famous historical sites in Tiger Hills include Yunyan Pagoda, Sword Pond, Lu Yu Well and Thousand People Rock.
Afterwards, we will go forward to Guanqian Street. Guanqian Street is a famous ancient commercial old street that was firstly founded during Qing Dynasty. The Guanqian Street is mostly famous for the ancient Xuanmiao Temple located in the street. Also there are many shops and stores lining along the street selling various kinds of Suzhou styled items and some of these shops even have hundreds of years. You will also taste local authentic food when strolling along the street.
At last, our guide will transfer you to the hotel and help you check in.
- Seleted Hotels:
- Holiday Inn Youlian Hotel Deluxe
- Price per person in U.S.dollarChange a currency:USD
Group Size Luxury Class Tour Deluxe Class Tour Tourist Class Tour Peak Season 2-5 Persons - USD1059 - 6-9 Persons - USD650 - Single Room Supplement - USD239 -
- Entrance Fees: To scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
- Meals: All meals as specified in the itinerary.
- Private Transfers: Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing, by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver and English-speaking guide.
- Guide: English speaking tour guide
- Hotel accommodation based on twin share
- International airfare or train tickets to enter or leave China.
- China entry visa fees.
- Personal expenses: such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary.
- Single room supplement
- Tips to guide and driver. (Tiping standard: USD 8/person/day.)
* Prices may vary according to your travel time and are higher in the high season, e.g. Labor’s Day (Apr 29-May 5, 2014), China National Day Holiday (Sep 29-Oct 8, 2014), and Chinese Spring Festival (Jan 28-Feb 7, 2014).
* If only one person is traveling then the single room supplement is not required. If, for example, three people book a hotel, with two in one room and one in another room, the single room supplement must be paid.
* You will enjoy more discount if there is more people join the tour.
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f08db2f7-3488-49e6-94ed-1355acc4c682,2015-03-29T17:24:34+00:00,2013-03-29,0,http://www.collegefashionista.com/style_advice_of_the_week_snake_your_way_through/,"Justin Thorton and Thea Bregazzi, the pair behind Preen, sent an array of patchwork snake prints slithering down the runway for their spring 2013 collection during London Fashion Week. Brought to life in sheer lightweight materials, their designs appeared to drift without care throughout the Darwin Centre. The same can’t be said for all snake print pieces — many carry a sense of stiffness about them. However, the right cut can work wonders as the designer duo proved back in September. Although their pieces were light, they were crisp and precise without seeming sloppy. Their mastery over pattern cutting saved what could have been a messy hodgepodge.
Today’s Fashionista emulated the models seen at Preen’s spring 2013 show. Just as they floated before the crowd dressed in looks from the collection, she breezed across the sidewalk on the way to class in an airy snake print button-up. The softness of her blouse was offset by the sharpness of her navy pinstripe blazer, thus effectively hitting both points Preen touched on — structure and ease.
She kept her overall look comfortable and casual by completing her Preen-inspired outfit with a pair of denim shorts and lace-up combat boots to match her chunky woven belt. This Fashionista also gets bonus points for tackling the monochrome trend at the same time in an all blue palette.
Follow in this Fashionista’s style-savvy footsteps by slinking into a snake print tank dress by Just Female. Top the dress with Zara’s Tuxedo Collar Blazer for a tailored element that refines the relaxed nature of the chiffon dress and finish off your outfit with ASOS’ sleek Leather Chelsea Ankle Boots.",364,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298660.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00057-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.954033136367798
1075e0c2-3666-4464-a2bc-2e3b73c66838,2019-08-22T00:19:27+00:00,2019-08-22,1,https://www.farmprogress.com/trade/tunisia-will-allow-us-beef-poultry-egg-imports,"The U.S. and Tunisia have finalized U.S. export certificates to allow imports of U.S. beef, poultry, and egg products into Tunisia, a country in North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
“President Trump continues to prioritize the opening of new markets for U.S. agricultural products, and we welcome Tunisia’s agreement to begin imports of U.S. beef, poultry, and egg products,” said U.S. Trade Ambassador Robert Lighthizer. “New access to the Tunisian market is an important step in ensuring that American farmers and ranchers can continue to expand their exports of U.S. agricultural products.”
“I'm convinced that when the Tunisians get a taste of U.S. beef, poultry, and eggs, they're going to want more,” said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. “While we continue to supply Tunisia’s domestic animal proteins sector with quality U.S. grains and oilseeds, I have no doubt that U.S. beef, poultry, and eggs will only help increase competitiveness and consumer choice within Tunisia.”
In 2018, U.S. exports of agricultural products to Tunisia exceeded $264 million. Over 90% of exports were corn, soybeans, or corn and soy products. Initial estimates are that Tunisia would import annually $5 million to $10 million of beef, poultry, and egg products from the United States, with additional growth over time.
Key Tunisian exports include textiles and apparel, food products, petroleum products and chemicals, according to the Central Intelligence Agency. The EU is its main economic partner. The country is seeking increased foreign investment.
More details on requirements for exporting to Tunisia are available from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Export Library.",370,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316555.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822000659-20190822022659-00448.warc.gz,0.940541803836822
ee5229b5-c588-4564-b137-b1c6c0b36037,2020-10-27T23:18:37+00:00,2020-04-30,1,https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/918545/why-has-shell-chosen-to-put-its-business-before-its-shareholders-918545.html,"Describing Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s (LON:RDSB) first dividend cut for over 80 years as a show of strength is obviously a tough needle to thread, nonetheless, for anyone looking beyond this quarter’s payment there is perhaps something positive to take from the news.
There is little-to-no solace for those holding the oil supermajor as a utility-like dividend share.
That the payout wasn’t scrapped altogether is likely meagre relief for the portfolio-builders, retirees or pension funds that depend on Shell’s yield.
Shell is but the latest blue-chip to either cut or cancel dividends amid the current crisis, the running total for the shortfall is now close to US$35bn.
So, it is bad news for Shell in as much as it is bad news for its income-seeking shareholders.
Contra to this admittedly simple and obvious narrative, a case could be made that it was an important call for Shell’s business in the longer term.
As one of the world’s largest petroleum producing firms Shell already faced quite fundamental challenges to its status quo, even before COVID-19 decimated demand and crude prices.
For many months prior to coronavirus lockdown there was growing sense that public sentiments (and even sentiments of some capitalists) were moving away from fossil fuel and hydrocarbon businesses.
At the same time, before COVID provided the tipping point, the crude market was encumbered by structural challenges and geopolitical posturing.
By nature and by metaphor Shell is a slow turning oil tanker.
Like industry peer and London portfolio stalwart it also has had to carry a sacrosanct dividend policy.
Quite whether the COVID forced dividend-cut breaks the voodoo in the longer term, to potentially unshackle management to rebase future dividends remains uncertain.
One light dividend payment doesn’t turn Shell into a nimble and decisive small-cap overnight, but, it was clearly a choice to put the businesses before the dividend.
Whilst bad, Shell’s bottom line financials were mostly in better shape than BP’s.
A number of investor updates before Thursday’s results suggested Shell had the capacity to take on more debt and absorb the shareholder payouts for at least the remainder of this year.
Breaking an eight-decade long dividend policy sees Shell save US$2.4bn of cash immediately and potentially allows the Anglo-Dutch more ‘optionality’ going forward.
Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Nicholas Hyett, in a note, said: “While this is very unwelcome news for income investors, given that Shell is one of the largest dividend payers on the entire stock market, it may be better news for the long-term health of the business.
“The need to service a cash hungry dividend has seen future investment sacrificed and assets sold.
“Essentially both Shell and BP have been slowly digesting themselves to keep the dividend ticking over. Removing that pressure allows the group to focus on the future and also secures the future of recently announced renewable energy investments.”
European bank Berenberg, which currently retains a ‘buy’ rating for Shell, meanwhile, cautioned that the dividend decision may cap the share price.
“While it gives management breathing room and may allow a reset for a more sustainable dividend policy over time, we believe that yield was the main attraction for investors in the stock,” Berenberg analyst Henry Tarr said in a note.
“The dividend cut could, therefore, limit the recovery potential for the share price.”
As Shell is steered out of the current crisis and, some attentions again turn back to energy transition, it will be intriguing to see whether dividends remain lower for longer, or whether the oiler quickly returns to business as usual.",804,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107894890.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027225224-20201028015224-00506.warc.gz,0.935514271259308
2fac2d74-69ae-428d-85f7-1164065d581c,2022-05-18T00:46:37+00:00,2022-04-22,1,https://www.glamsham.com/world/sports/stalin-heads-chess-olympiad-coordination-committee,"Chennai, April 22 (IANS) In the order issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, a coordinating committee headed by Chief Minister M.K Stalin has been set up to host the 44th Chess Olympiad, scheduled to be held from July 28 to August 10 in Mahabalipuram.
As per the Tamil Nadu government’s order chief minister’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin is also included in the 23 members coordination committee.
On Thursday, Stalin informed the Tamil Nadu assembly that a committee will be formed for the successful holding of the Chess Olympiad.
The other members of the coordination committee are E.V Velu, Minister for Public Works and Highways, Siva. V. Meyyanathan, Minister for Environment and Sports, M. Mathiventhan, Minister for Tourism, A. Raja, Member of Parliament, All India Chess Federation (AICF) President Sanjay Kapoor, AICF Secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan and Treasurer Naresh Sharma, M. Manickam, President, Tamil Nadu state chess association and senior state government officials.
The government on April 7 had sanctioned Rs.92.13 crore for the Chess Olympiad.",262,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662520936.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517225809-20220518015809-00600.warc.gz,0.936974942684174
b81f1ade-8a4e-40ed-8905-8df3dcdd155c,2018-08-21T10:16:09+00:00,2012-12-30,0,https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/days_out_recommendations/1646946-South-Lancaster-what-to-do-Also-location-of-tennis-courts-football-pitches-parks-etc,"South Lancaster what to do? Also location of tennis courts/football pitches/parks etc.(1 Post)
StarOfLightMcKings3 Sun 30-Dec-12 13:20:47
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683eca89-b7c0-445b-b051-f816ef573e30,2020-10-30T10:56:58+00:00,2017-08-29,1,https://forwardobserver.com/early-warning-for-29-august/,"Here’s what you need to know for Tuesday morning.
Yesterday the Japanese government detected a ballistic missile launch from North Korea, and warned its citizens to prepare for a possible attack as the missile flew over northern Japan and landed in the Pacific. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff warned of retaliation against additional provocations. And less than two weeks after the South Korean president predicted that there would be no war on the Korean Peninsula, he urged his military leaders to “meet the requirements of modern warfare so that [the military] can quickly switch to an offensive posture in case North Korea stages a provocation.” The U.S. military detected three missile launches; one of which exploded early in the launch phase. The Chinese government described Monday’s missile tests as a “tipping point” for the region. This is the most serious provocation yet and the fact that the South Korean president has changed his tune regarding war on the Peninsula is significant. [source]
The Trump administration introduced additional sanctions against the Venezuelan government in a bid to punish the Maduro regime. Immediately, the Russian government accused the US of setting the stage for military intervention, which is not an unfounded accusation: just two weeks ago a spokesman for the Pentagon claimed that the U.S. military has “a range of options” for Venezuela should the Trump administration decide to act. That was just after President Trump said he would not rule out military options for the country. A Russian statement condemned the U.S. over the additional sanctions, saying: “[T]he administration is exploring options for further tightening its policy, including the potential use of force against Venezuela only ‘in case of deterioration of the situation’… [W]hat are the current US sanctions designed to achieve? … Clearly, the very logic of sanctions implies further increasing tensions.” [source]",379,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107910204.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030093118-20201030123118-00086.warc.gz,0.959842205047607
8493e644-f36b-4a4f-bc4e-5f161b597bfc,2013-05-25T12:55:36+00:00,2012-05-25,0,http://www.renault.co.uk/about/historyartandcinema.aspx,"A cookie is a crumb of data that a website puts on your computer to remember your behaviour and
personalise your online experience. There are different types of cookie that track different types of activity.
In 1899, Louis Renault appeared in a film at the wheel of his first car, designed
a year earlier. This event marked the start of the love story between Renault and
the cinema, that has lasted for over a hundred years. Renault has been a partner
of the Cannes Film Festival for over 25 years.
Renault UK is the official car supplier to the London Film Festival, chauffeuring
over 550 international directors and stars in luxury between airports, hotels,
interviews and screenings across the capital. The festival has seen the launch of
award-winning films such as Slumdog Millionaire and Walk the Line. The 2009 festival,
attended by over 130,000 guests, comprised 515 screenings including 15 world premieres
and 16 red-carpet galas in London’s Leicester Square, including the opening world premiere
""The Fantastic Mr Fox"", attended by George Clooney.
Since 2000, Renault has been the official car sponsor of the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival,
the biggest LGBT festival outside the USA, featuring over 200 films and shorts from 25 countries
including world premieres and opening and closing galas on London’s Leicester Square.
The festival also stages special events: with lectures, discussions, concerts and a junior gay
disco on the programme. Stars to have attended the festival in recent years include Lisa Kudrow,
Kelly McGillis, Matt Lucas, Tracey Emin and the Pet Shop Boys!
This collection of more than 300 works was put together between 1967 and 1985. At the start, it was an original approach to corporate philanthropy. The idea was not to buy finished works that were already on the market, but to put in place a policy of cooperation with contemporary artists who were interested in industry but had yet to make a name for themselves. Today, these artists are part of history. They include Arman, Jean Dubuffet, Victor Vasarely, Jean Tinguely, Erro, Takis and Henri Michaux.
The Affordable Art Fair in London’s Battersea Park is a biannual exhibition of contemporary art. In 2009, the AAF celebrated its tenth anniversary - and a decade-long partnership with Renault UK. Chauffeur-driven silver Grand Espaces carry visitors to the Fair from Sloane Square station.
120 galleries display work - paintings, sculpture, photography and original prints - all at under £3,000. The 20,000 visitors range from art novices to seasoned collectors. Nicky Wheeler, show director commented ""The capacious Espaces are perfect for huge canvases, sculpture and children!""
Every August, the Edinburgh International Festival takes over the beautiful Scottish capital city, presenting three exhilarating weeks of the finest international creators and performers at what is probably the greatest arts and cultural festival in the world. Renault has been the official car partner of the Festival since 1996, chauffeuring directors, artists and their instruments, costumes and props around Edinburgh. In 2009, almost 400,000 visitors attended performances, ranging from large-scale opera to more experimental cross-genre performances to Europe’s largest annual choreographed fireworks display to live music.
The RHS has worked with Renault over the years to showcase their 'environmentally responsible' vehicles at RHS gardens and flower shows.
Continuing in 2012 the partnership is celebrating the launch of Renault Z.E., a range of electric vehicles which produce zero emissions in use that minimises their impact on the environment.
Renault Garden opened at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. This garden demonstrated that a waste material such as pudding stone can be used to create a garden and sustain plant life. The inspiration came from a lost valley near Nice, a Natura 2000 protected area, where an abundance of plants grows in the most unlikely environment. Steep valley walls are awash with ferns and other plant life and waterfalls cascade down, yet the entrance to the valley consists of unpromising dry scree. The garden won a Silver Gilt Award.",867,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00019-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.937669515609741
ddef77c4-bfa6-423e-8f34-977966a6c068,2020-10-22T17:31:34+00:00,2020-07-13,0,https://www.devonclimateemergency.org.uk/net-zero-task-force-meeting-minutes-13th-july/,"Net Zero Task Force Draft Minutes 13th July 2020. Download a PDF copy of the minutes here.
Patrick Devine-Wright (Chair)
1. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
It was AGREED that the minutes are a true record of the discussion.
Outstanding actions carried over from the May Task Force meeting:
ACTION: Tim Jones to clarify his thoughts on developing an asset register and let Emily know.
ACTION: Nik to arrange to meet with James and Lyndis to discuss the spatial framework further.
ACTION: Tim to share information about his exploration of the barriers and opportunities relating to the ownership of assets in the National Parks, in relation to natural capital restoration and preservation, and financial mechanisms to support this.
ACTION: Tim to put the Task Force in contact with GWR & Stagecoach project to trial using hydrogen to fuel public transport in the South West.
ACTION: Emily to report back on the data sets available to aid characterizing Devon.
2. Questions and comments on the Net Zero Task Force Progress Report
ACTION: Emily to update links on the final page of the Progress Report
Patrick asked about context of the Exmouth peaking-plant decision. James advised that it highlights some of the current weakness of the planning systems that require revision. A conversation with the Devon Planning Officers’ Group is scheduled with James for 15th July to get their input on how the Devon Carbon Plan can encourage the shift to net-zero.
Ian Hutchcroft asked for the draft actions in the Plan about encouraging net-zero new build to be shared with the Planners at the meeting too.
Tim noted that recent announcements of government on the national insulation programme, the anticipated White Paper on revisions to the planning system and the publication of the Greater Exeter housing strategy are all relevant here. Tim offered to synthesise with Ian and James.
Patrick asked for consideration to be given to how the citizens’ assembly might be used to work through some of these issues
3. Sharing draft actions with partners
The meetings with partners are continuing until the end of July which is an extended time period due to demands of the COVID response period. This is linked to item 4a below.
There has been a range of perspectives on many of the actions.
ACTION: Feedback to Team Devon that agroforestry could be an opportunity for inclusion in the COVID recovery plan.
4. Preparing the draft Carbon Plan
A) Timetable for drafting the Plan
Emily introduced the proposal for a three-month extension to the drafting of the Interim Devon Carbon Plan.
Patrick said that he thought the timetable looked reasonable but noted that this revision asks a lot more time of Task Force members.
Nik asked if there were particular concerns about certain actions. Emily confirmed there are, and that feedback will be gathered from all partners before amending actions and then those will be shared with the Task Force sub-groups. Nik confirmed that he thought the timetable was reasonable.
Patrick asked for a document showing when the Task Force when will be needed to be around.
ACTION: Doug to draft a document showing when the Task Force will be around.
Harry asked what format the consultation will take. Emily confirmed that this has yet to be designed in detail but will largely be online. Harry offered Devon Communities Together assistance in the consultation.
B) How to decide on a final date to achieve a net-zero Devon
The Task Force discussed the evidence available to inform the earliest credible date for Devon to decarbonise. This discussion will continue over the coming months.
C) Critical Path Diagrams
The Task Force supports the work that Andrew Rowson is doing.
Patrick cautioned that the actions need to be refined before Andrew spends too long on these. Doug agreed and advised that time has been scheduled within the revised timetable for Andrew to produce final drafts after the conversations have occurred with the sub-theme leads to refine the final actions.
Patrick asked how cross-cutting actions will be captured? Emily advised that Andrew will draft the critical pathway diagrams initially by sector, but will then integrate them to capture inter-relations and cross cutting actions. Patrick agreed with this.
5. Communications update
Ellie advised the Task Force that work on the new website is continuing that will be used to communicate the Interim Carbon Plan. The contractor’s illustration team are helping put together visuals on what a net-zero Devon might look like. In tandem with this, we are running a photo competition for images of what a net-zero Devon could look like, and these will be used on the website.
Social media engagement continues to increase. The newsletter is now being distributed to 1300 people each month and engagement is strong.
At the last meeting we spoke about the process of communicating the Interim Plan, such as webinars and videos with Task Force members. These will now be pushed back a couple of months due to the timetable delay. In the meantime, we need to make sure communities are aware of the projects that are ongoing across Devon by the partners to reduce carbon emissions, which the Tactical Group are helping collate.
Patrick asked for critical weeks to be planned in people’s diaries.
ACTION: Secretariat team to advise Task Force members on dates for communications activity for which they’ll need to be involved.
Tim asked if we’re sure that the existing engagement plan for the Interim Plan is sufficient – we can always do more. There’s a difference between communicating and getting ownership.
Patrick suggested a webinar between the Response Group and the Task Force could be helpful in October/November time.
ACTION: Ellie to incorporate a webinar between the Response Group and the Task Force into the communications plan.
ACTION: Ellie to confirm a list of stakeholder groups to engage in the consultation and begin to connect with the relevant networks.
Tim suggested we develop a local champion/ ambassador network to promote, support and organise activity around the Devon Carbon Plan at community level. Patrick supported this and said that we could approach the people who submitted evidence and in other relevant networks, such as the Devon Community Energy Network.
Harry suggested that Careers South West’s STEM programme that engages in schools could be helpful ambassadors. Harry has contacts available.
Sue advised that Devon Wildlife Trust have about 35,000 members and will be valuable. Ellie confirmed that the Trust’s communication’s team is involved.
ACTION: Ellie to consider what a Devon Carbon Plan ambassador network would involve and its feasibility.
- A) James indicated an approach to engaging with Planning:
- What’s possible now
- What’s possible with further local action
- What’s possible working with national government
- The Task Force agreed with this approach.
- B) Tim reminded the Task Force that we need to consider funding. Emily noted that we’ll be tagging each action in the Plan with its funding status. Doug suggested a ‘funding opportunities’ section in the Plan, which Tim agreed with and offered assistance to compile this.
- ACTION: Secretariat to add a funding opportunities section to the Plan.
- ACTION: Secretariat to add a funding opportunities section to the Plan.
- Lyndis offered further advice on landscape character – it has never been designed to be a constraint on change. Emily agreed that this has been an issue of considerable feedback from the Partners.
- ACTION: Emily to catch up with Lyndis about landscape considerations.
- Gill updated the Task Force on her concerns about carbon offsetting and double counting, which need further discussion, particularly in which sectors the Devon Carbon Plan will encourage offsetting. Sue also raised the issue of who owns the carbon reduction. Laura said that her understanding of the IPCC rules means that double-counting shouldn’t happen.
- ACTION: Secretariat to commission a short discussion paper about carbon offsetting before the next Task Force meeting to inform debate. Gill would like to be involved with this.",1636,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107880014.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022170349-20201022200349-00287.warc.gz,0.929227232933044
605f0f4a-2225-4c53-bde7-79fb6e0f1038,2016-07-29T00:08:42+00:00,2012-05-09,0,http://climate.nasa.gov/news/1010/climate-change-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-civilizations/,"The search for the fabled city of Ubar began with a cold call to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in 1982.
Documentary filmmaker Nicholas Clapp had heard stories about a lost settlement in the Arabian Desert that was once teeming with riches. At some point many centuries ago, Ubar had disappeared into the sand and Clapp wondered if he might use NASA spacecraft to look for it.
“When he called, he was obviously not part of the lunatic crowd we often get calls from,” says Dr. Ron Blom, Program Manager for Solid Earth Science and Natural Hazards at NASA's JPL. “Nick stood out because he had actually done quite a bit of homework.”
And so the search began.
Using Clapp’s historical research as a guide, Blom and his team used the space shuttle Challenger to take images that allowed them to detect ancient tracks in the desert. Some of the roads ran beneath modern sand dunes but all of them converged on a central point: in southern Oman in the Middle East. There, archaeological excavations showed that the team had indeed located a site that matched some descriptions of the legendary Ubar, which it turned out had actually been an important water source and a desert outpost where camel caravans assembled to transport frankincense.
Shifts in climate – both large and small – are at least partly responsible for the rise and fall of many ancient civilizations.
Once surrounded by mighty towers that eventually sunk into the sand, Ubar is just one in a growing list of ancient sites that are emerging with help from satellite imagery. Also known as “remote sensing data”, images taken from high above the surface of the Earth can show subtle signs of long-lost societies that are impossible to see from the ground.
An Egyptian kingdom, likewise, collapsed during an extended drought 4,200 years ago. Droughts have also been linked to the fall of the Maya around 900 AD and the demise of the spectacular Cambodian city of Angkor in the early 1400s.
A stable climate ensures crops grow year after year, and a reliable source of food frees people to settle down and develop culture.
Earth from above
It’s not surprising that climate change has doomed so many populations, Blom says. After all, it was when weather patterns finally became predictable about 11,500 years ago that complex civilizations finally formed in the first place. A stable climate ensured that crops would grow year after year, and a reliable source of food freed people to settle down and develop culture.
Since then, many civilizations have blossomed into greatness and subsequently disappeared into rubble. As scientists try to piece together the history of where people lived a long time ago, they are increasingly turning to the most modern of technologies: spacecraft that offer an unprecedented view of Earth from above.
There are a variety of ways to spot long-buried settlements in satellite images. In the search for Ubar, Blom and colleagues used computers to enhance images taken in the visible and infrared wavelengths, as well as with radar, allowing them to peer up to 15 feet beneath the surface of dry sand. As they analyzed the sizes and proportions of dust, rocks and sand grains, they could see the boundaries of ancient roads.
When we excavate the remains of past civilizations, we rarely find any evidence that they made any attempts to adapt in the face of a changing climate. I view this inflexibility as the real reason for collapse.
Change or perish
In the case of the Maya and other lost cities in Central and South America, the jungle is quick to grow over ancient buildings and other structures, but scientists look to satellite imagery for slight differences in vegetation patterns. Where once there was development, the soil is stressed enough to support plants that are different from those growing in untouched soils. Seeing those vegetation shifts from above helps archaeologists zero in on where to dig.
“Lowland Amazonia is bigger than the continental United States,” says William Woods, a geographer and archaeologist at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. “The only way of discovering these new things is with remote sensing and on-the-ground truthing [measurement verification].”
As archaeologists continue to turn up ever more signs of collapsed civilizations, they are finding plenty of evidence that climate shifts are at least partly to blame for the decline in many cases. Those links offer the opportunity to protect the future of our own society by learning from the mistakes of our ancestors.
“When we excavate the remains of past civilizations, we very rarely find any evidence that they as a whole society made any attempts to change in the face of a drying climate, a warming atmosphere or other changes”, Ur says. “I view this inflexibility as the real reason for collapse.”
“Today we have an unbelievable ability to learn about our environment and communicate what we learn to all of society,” he adds. “We need to take better advantage of our communication technology advances in the face of a changing climate.”",1049,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257829320.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071029-00141-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959570705890656
a9d41faa-7bfc-454c-b40c-4d1d7b2a0390,2020-10-20T23:19:15+00:00,2015-01-06,0,https://drworobec.com/2015/01/06/writers-block/,"I’m having a rough time this week. Usually, I can’t type fast enough to get my thoughts onto the screen, but this week I’ve been drawing a blank. I’ve sat down to write this week’s post three times and come up with a whole lot of nothing. So I’m simply going to write about what’s on my mind, and what’s been consuming my thoughts as of late. Perhaps you’ll agree.
- The World Junior Hockey Championships.
Did you see that game last night? C’mon! I will be suffering today through the stayed-up-too-late fog, but happily so. I think World Junior hockey is the best hockey of the entire year and I’m a huge hockey fan. I’ve been to three WJHCs (Red Deer 1995, Ottawa 2009, and Buffalo 2011) and here it was, practically in my backyard, and I didn’t get to a single game in-person. But I cheered from my couch, with my kids, so I’ll take it. Nostalgia and memory-making all rolled into one.
- The Pan Am torch relay.
If you’ve been following my posts, you will know that I’ve been selected as a finalist to run the Pan Am torch through Burlington this Summer. My neighbour nominated me without my knowledge, and it has consumed my thoughts ever since. What an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity it would be; it puts a smile on my face just to think of it. Please take a moment to vote and help me win this chance: click HERE to get to the City of Burlington’s Pan Am website. Voting is open until January 15th. Thanks in advance.
- My energetic patient, 3-year-old M, who’s had such incredible results from chiropractic care.
I blogged about him a couple of weeks ago, and his improvement continues to grow. His mother has written such powerful words about the positive effect that treatment has had on him:
“So anyone that has children has talked about poop at some time or another? I just have to say how ecstatic I am about my child’s poop today! I know..tmi..but this is worth the read. I brought Mason to a chiropractor after so many failed attempts to get his constipation under control with diet and medication. Low and behold after my second visit to see Ashley Worobec we saw results, but nothing like we saw today after our fifth visit! I can truly attest that seeing a chiropractor has changed our lives. Do not just go to anyone, Ashley Worobec truly cares and has been fanstastic through this whole process. Even potty training is coming along. Here is to a great start to 2015. — feeling thankful.”
I feel very lucky to have the job that I do, and it’s times like these that make me even more grateful.
- New Year’s resolutions.
I think of the New Year as a fresh start, and fully support resolutions/goals/modifications for the year ahead. I will be doing another Whole Life Challenge (I did the first one in the Fall) and I invite you to join me. It’s 8-weeks of challenging many aspects of your life, including nutrition, exercise, and mental well-being. It begins on January 17th.
Also, I’m thinking of this graphic:
That’s it. Those are the thoughts filling up my brain, taking up valuable blog space. And also, this:
I often think of this.
Words to live by.",782,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107874340.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020221156-20201021011156-00104.warc.gz,0.963091790676117
3f762f29-8e12-4a96-b48b-5f664e4dbf74,2015-04-02T09:53:24+00:00,2015-04-02,0,http://www.rte.ie/tv/francisbrennansgrandtour/s1ep1.html,"In tonight's programme the tour kicks off and Francis and his tour group nervously fly from Dublin to Barcelona where they meet their feisty Italian coach driver. It's Francis's first time as a tour guide and the pressure is on to give his tourists - who have paid hard cash - the holiday of a lifetime.
The tour begins with a visit the iconic sights of the city; including the masterpieces of local boy and architectural genius Antoni Gaudi - the giant basilica, Sagrada Familia, the weird and wonderful architecture of Guell Park and Casa Mila with its amazing rooftop statues. Whilst they're in Barcelona the Grand Tourists also fit in a visit to Barcelona's most famous street, Las Ramblas, which runs through the heart of the city, the world-renowned food market, La Boqueria and Tibidabo, the amusement fair which sits high above the city.
Will the tour be happy with Francis on the first couple of days. Will the tour get on or will there be one of two people who will begin to cause trouble for the rest of the group?
THE TRAVEL DEPARTMENT
Dublin 2, Ireland
Telephone: + 353 1 637 1600
Eurostars Grand Marina Hotel
Moll de Barcelona
Edificio Oeste 08039, Spain
Tel: 0034 93 603 90 00
CATALAN TOURIST BOARD
17 Fleet Street, 3rd floor
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7583 8855
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7583 88
THINGS TO DO
La Pedrera / Casa Mila
Tibidabo Parc d'Attractions
Nou Camp Barcelona FC Stadium
Picasso Museum, Montcada
Montjuic Viewing Point
Miro Museum, Parc de Monjuic
Poble Espanyol de Montjuic (Spanish Village)
National Museum of Art of Catalunya MNAC, Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuic
Magic Fountain of Montjuic
L'Aquarium de Barcelona, Port Vell
La Manual Appargatera (Espadrille Shop)
La Gavina Restaurant
Plaça Pau Vila, 1, 08039
Tel: 0034 932 21 05 95
Sagardi BCN Gotic
Avinguda Paral lel, 164
236 Carrer de Mallorca
Tel: 00 34 932 160368
PAELLA: Restaurante Cheriff (by the old port, 15 Calle Ginebra 00 34 993 100760)
IRISH PUB: MICHAEL COLLINS Placa de la Sagrada Familia 4 Open noon - 3am Tel: 93 459 19 64
Hot chocolate and churros:
Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria
(91 La Rambla: 00 34 933 182584, boqueria.info)
CHI-TON SOUVENIR SHOP
Souvenir shop that's actually a hidden restaurant
BOSC DE LA FADES
Translates as Fairies Wood. Bar set up as if you were inside an enchanted forest.
Bar Hivernacle - Live concerts and classical jazz are often on the menu here in this converted greenhouse built in 1884.
Bar Pastis - this little bar was opened as a tribute to Edith Piaf, the famous cabaret singer in the late 1940's and features only French music while serving only pastis, an anise flavored liqueur.
La Fira - Old fairground equipment is the primary feature of the interior décor so your seat might be in an old bumper car or an old swing.",781,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427132827069.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323174707-00112-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.738557636737823
1692afa6-8785-4120-9e3c-f0fe9ab54a53,2013-06-18T22:32:40+00:00,2012-08-09,0,http://www.sdcms.org/article/influenza-h3n2v-health-alert-update,"Influenza A H3N2v Health Alert Update
- This Health Alert Update replaces the Health Alert issued on August 9, 2012, at 9:00am PST.
- A recent increase in human cases with influenza A (H3N2v) infection has been reported in several states. Since July 2012, a total of 145 persons with confirmed H3N2v infection have been reported. The majority of cases have been in children with mild, self-limiting illness similar to seasonal influenza. No fatalities from H3N2v have been reported to date. National H3N2v case counts will be updated by the CDC every Friday at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu/influenza-variant-viruses-h3n2v.htm.
- No H3N2v cases have been detected in California to date.
- All cases reported nationwide since July 2012 had contact with swine prior to the onset of illness. There is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission of H3N2v in the community at this time. Exposure to swine at agricultural fairs appears to be a significant risk factor; individuals should take action to prevent the spread of viruses between people and also between people and pigs.
- The seasonal influenza vaccine is unlikely to provide protection against H3N2v; however, influenza vaccination is still recommended for protection against seasonal influenza viruses that are much more common causes of illness in humans than H3N2v.
- Treatment with oseltamivir or zanamivir is effective for H3N2v, and recommendations for antiviral use are the same as with seasonal influenza.
- This Health Alert Update provides information and recommendations regarding enhanced surveillance for H3N2v, including testing and reporting guidelines.
- During the summer months, encourage influenza testing in the following:
- All persons with influenza-like illness (ILI) — influenza-like illness = fever (>100°F or 37.8°C) and cough and/or sore throat, in the absence of a known cause — including severely ill/fatal cases and outpatients
- Acute respiratory outbreaks
- ILI in persons with recent swine exposures
- ILI in persons who can be epidemiologically linked to confirmed cases of novel or variant influenza.
- Collect respiratory specimens for RT-PCR testing at a Respiratory Laboratory Network (RLN) public health laboratory or the CDPH Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory (CDPH-VRDL).
- Work with community partners, e.g., hospital clinicians and clinical laboratories, in local health jurisdictions to remind them of the importance of saving specimens of ILI cases during the summer months, so that further subtyping and characterization can be performed at a public health laboratory.
- Cases of influenza due to novel viruses are reportable in California and should be reported to the local health department. Local health departments should notify CDPH Communicable Disease Emergency Response Branch (CDER) immediately of any confirmed novel influenza cases or suspect cases that are very likely due to a novel virus. Report cases of novel influenza to CDPH-CDER [Email InfluenzaSurveillance@cdph.ca.gov or contact Cynthia Yen (Cynthia.Yen@cdph.ca.gov; (510) 231-6861) or Janice Louie (Janice.Louie@cdph.ca.gov; (510) 307-8567)].
- Continue mandatory reporting of laboratory-confirmed influenza in fatal cases age 0–64 years by using the severe influenza case history form (available at: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/discond/Pages/Influenza(Flu).aspx)
- Continue voluntary reporting of laboratory-confirmed influenza cases age 0–64 years requiring intensive care by using the severe influenza case history form.
- During the summer months, CDPH strongly recommends the continued screening for influenza A and B on ILI specimens and subtyping using the full subtyping panel.
- Testing is available at CDPH-VRDL and at 28 RLN laboratories for presumptive identification of the H3N2v virus.
- Upper respiratory samples suitable for RT-PCR include: nasopharyngeal (NP swabs), nasal swabs, throat swabs, nasal aspirate, nasal washes, NP wash, and NP aspirate. For patients hospitalized with pneumonia, specimens from the lower respiratory tract should also be obtained. Lower respiratory tract samples suitable for RT-PCR include: bronchoalveolar lavage, bronchial wash, tracheal aspirate, and lung tissue.
- Place Dacron-tipped swabs (cotton or calcium alginate swabs are not acceptable for PCR testing) in a standard container with 2-3 ml of viral transport media (VTM).
- Specimens should be collected within the first 24-72 hours of onset of symptoms and no later than 5 days after onset of symptoms. The specimens should be kept refrigerated at 4°C and sent on cold packs if they can be received by the laboratory within 5 days of the date collected. If samples cannot be received by the laboratory within 5 days, they should be frozen at -70°C or below and shipped on dry ice.
- To detect swine origin influenza viruses and possible reassorted viruses, it is important that laboratories use a full subtyping panel (inf A, H3, pdm Inf A and pdm H1) when attempting subtyping.
- A presumptive identification of H3N2v will produce the following inconclusive result: Inf A (+), pdm InfA (+), H3 (+), pdm H1 (neg) and H1 (neg).
- Specimens with test results that are inconclusive or meet any of the following criteria should be submitted to CDPH-VRDL for further characterization:
- Unsubtypeable results with crossing threshold (Ct) value for Flu A ≤ 35.
- Inconclusive results for influenza 2009 AH1N1 with Inf A Ct ≤ 35.
- Specimens with results suggesting presence of more than one influenza virus (co-infections).
- Specimens with results suggesting presence of swine origin A/H3 virus; Inf A (+), H3 (+); pdm A (+) and pdm H1 (neg).
- RLN laboratories should refer to the Influenza Reference Examination form (available at: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/vrdl/Pages/CurrentVRDLSpecimenSubmittalf...) for instructions on submission of specimens for further characterization at CDPH-VRDL.
- Questions regarding respiratory virus testing at CDPH-VRDL can be directed to Hugo Guevara [Email Hugo.Guevara@cdph.ca.gov or call 510-307-8565 or (510) 248-9855 (cell)].
- The CDC health advisory is available at http://www.bt.cdc.gov/HAN/han00325.asp
- For additional information on influenza A (H3N2v) in the United States, please refer to CDC’s website at: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu/influenza-variant-viruses-h3n2v.htm
- Information and materials about animals in public settings, including educational posters that can be displayed around animal exhibits, are available at: http://nasphv.org/documentsCompendiumAnimals.html
- The CDFA has a number of resources, including a swine influenza fact sheet, swine influenza Q&A for fair exhibitors, biosecurity recommendations for management of swine, and wash your hands signage, available at: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/Animal_Health/Swine_Health.html#Flu
- A CDPH H3N2v fact sheet as well as additional information about the California Influenza Surveillance Program is available at: http://cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/discond/Pages/Influenza(Flu).aspx",1732,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.888487040996552
21078a5f-d8cc-4221-aa51-168d58c2714d,2020-10-24T23:56:50+00:00,2014-11-21,1,https://www.mcknights.com/news/house-bill-would-offer-lump-sum-medicare-payments-to-hospitals-post-acute-providers/,"Skilled nursing facilities and other post-acute providers would be eligible to participate in a Medicare bundled payment system proposed in a House of Representatives bill unveiled Thursday.
The “Comprehensive Care Payment Innovation Act” would provide a lump sum to cover a Medicare beneficiary’s complete episode of care for certain procedures. The bill specifies six procedures, including hip/knee joint replacement, and gives the Secretary of Health and Human Services the ability to expand the list.
The bundled payment would cover the period from three days prior to a hospital inpatient admission to 90 days after hospital discharge.
The premise of a bundled payment is that it incentives providers to better coordinate care to keep costs down and share in savings. The new bill stipulates that participating providers would have to meet certain quality measures to receive these payments.
Reps. Diane Black (R-TN) and Richard E. Neal (D-MA) introduced the bill. Click here to access the full text of the legislation.",201,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107885059.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024223210-20201025013210-00488.warc.gz,0.950090885162354
b6ad8ec6-8a65-42dc-8a65-9faa14f45ae8,2016-07-24T08:47:38+00:00,2011-03-31,0,http://www.afrugalchick.com/tangled-movie-deals/,"I love this movie. The music is amazing and it features the very talented Zachary Levi.
If you have decided to pick it up, there are a few different deals floating around:
In My Opinion, the best deal is on Amazon (the Amazon deal appears to not be working now but since I am trying to use it I will let you know when it comes back up!). If you and friend both want the movie this is a great price and you don’t even have to go to the store!
Target: Buy Tangled combo pack (has to be Blu-Ray) and one of the other Disney movies shown and get a $10 Target gift card!
At CVS the DVD is $19.99 but you earn $3 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 5)
Final Price: $16.99
There is a $5 coupon when you buy the DVD/Blu-Ray combo in the store.
Then after you make your purchase, be sure to do this $5 rebate!
Thanks My Litter!",213,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823989.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00086-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.944061458110809
5c152c37-f39f-4912-99e5-1474f0114519,2015-04-01T10:40:16+00:00,2005-01-01,0,http://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13486/,"Gerlach, Heiko and Rønde, Thomas and Stahl, Konrad O.
Labor Pooling in R&D Intensive Industries.
SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 64
We investigate firms’ incentives to locate in the same region to gain access to a large pool of skilled labor. Firms engage in risky R&D activities and thus create stochastic product and implied labor demand. Agglomeration in a cluster is more likely in situations where the innovation step is large and the probability for a firm to be the only innovator is high. When firms cluster, they tend to invest more and take more risk in R&D compared to spatially dispersed firms. Agglomeration is welfare maximizing, because expected labor productivity is higher and firms choose a more effcient, technically diversified portfolio of R&D projects at the industry level.",182,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131304444.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172144-00207-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.891443431377411
c7f35ffe-ee4a-4e75-8cef-8b6172dc1985,2016-07-28T08:35:28+00:00,2008-05-01,0,http://www.insideselfstorage.com/articles/2008/05/techno-lingo-in-modern-day-storage-management.aspx?pg=4,"The technology shortens process implementation time from hours to just minutes, saving time, money and enhancing service levels. Users can react immediately to customer demands, streamlining record-center business processes and enhancing performance by enabling users to instantly respond to operations events as they occur, out in the field and at the point of activity. It also connects them to their company’s database, greatly reducing process implementation time, legwork and labor requirements.
Global Positioning System (GPS)
I mention this because it is often confused with GPRS. Where GPRS is a communications method, GPS is a satellite-based radio navigation system run by the U.S. Department of Defense, officially known as NAVSTAR. It was designed so that signals from at least four satellites would be on the horizon at all times, sufficient to compute current latitude, longitude and elevation of a GPS receiver anywhere on earth to within a few meters.
Whether installed in vehicles or carried by hand, a GPS receiver calculates the distance to the satellites by comparing the times the transmitted signals were sent with the times they were received. By knowing the precise locations of the satellites at a given moment, the receiver uses triangulation, the navigation technique of ship captains for centuries, to pinpoint its own location.
By 2000, in-dash navigation systems using GPS were either standard or an option in luxury cars, and third-party systems became available for all vehicles. In addition, portable units can be taken from car to car, and navigation software can be added to a laptop computer or viewed over the Internet. Tracking information can be sent every two seconds to a database and journeys plotted. This means you can know exactly where every truck is, how long it stopped at the last location, and even if it was speeding at any time en route.
How to Treat TADD
I understand that it’s important for anyone associated with managing the lifecycle of records and information management to understand the technological terms and acronyms discussed in this article. All too often, people in the industry purchase the latest and greatest products for their record centers without fully understanding what they need, why they need them and how best to use them. But once they do, these products can help them and their staff perform jobs more efficiently, productively and profitably.
Christine Spisto is the marketing communications/ public relations director for O’Neil Software. Located in Irvine, Calif., the company has more than 850 installations, from startups to multi-nationals, in more than 65 countries. For more information, 949.458.1234; visit www.oneilsoft.com.",539,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828010.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00080-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959219992160797
68818b68-44e5-40eb-84f9-aa18ea8d1caf,2017-08-16T12:57:12+00:00,2017-08-16,0,https://www.belgianbeerz.com/products/hector-tripel-33cl,"Hector Tripel is an unfiltered, blond high fermentation beer with secondary fermentation in the bottle. The aroma is malty and slightly spicy. The beer feels creamy in the mouth to. The taste is with a good dose hopbitter and a key fruitiness. A long finish, dry and pleasantly bitter.
Alcohol content: 8,2%
Keep your Hector Tripel preferably cool and dark. The warmer, the faster will be the aging process, which may be desirable, but light is detrimental to the quality of the keeped beer. The bottle fermentation creates yeast sediment. This can pour it. The beer will be somewhat cloudier and darker and the taste more pronounced. The ideal drinking temperature is between 6 and 10 ° C. At that temperature the flavors can be released and get an optimal taste experience.",167,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886101966.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816125013-20170816145013-00022.warc.gz,0.898594796657562
9b8bb959-76e5-42c6-979f-d24844735ce4,2020-10-28T17:59:16+00:00,2014-11-01,1,https://www.lemiami.in/pondy-coming.php,"Invest in tomorrow's metro. Today
Pondicherry is predicted to be one among the 15 new metros by 2025, in the ""India's Economic Geography in 2025: States, Clusters and Cities"" report by the coveted global consulting firm, McKinsey & Company. The report calls Pondicherry as one of the “very high performing” states in India.
Source: The Hindu, 01st Nov 2014, Chennai edition
Pondy Prominent on the global tourism map!
The foreseeable future
- 4 - lane connectivity from Chennai to Pondicherry.
- Pondicherry boasts a fully functional airport that has charter flights and the local flying training school operating out of this airport.
- Air connectivity from Pondicherry-Bengaluru via Air India Regional.
Smart City Pondicherry
- Pondicherry is one of India's top 100 smart cities – A project envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revolutionize India.
- The social facilities on offer at these cities are expected to be far better than the regular cities.
- The cities built/upgraded as part of the Smart Cities project shall have the very best in recreational facilities as well with sports stadia, open centres and plazas to go with centres of Culture
- The French government has earmarked 2 billion euros as credit for implementation of programmes under the project.
- This association will over support and expertise to the Pondicherry Government in sustainable urban development, water, waste management and energy effciency.",325,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107900200.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20201028162226-20201028192226-00161.warc.gz,0.910977244377136
35c34431-422e-42c0-887c-ba6089306b4b,2017-08-23T13:48:16+00:00,2017-02-14,0,http://nspt4kids.com/parenting/arts-and-craft-ideas-to-improve-fine-and-gross-motor-skills/,"Toddlers learn about their world by using their senses, manipulating objects and experimenting. Toddlerhood is marked by an explosion of development in all areas, including fine motor skills, or “hand skills”. One fun way to promote fine motor skills every day (and on Valentine’s Day in particular) is through crafts!
Here is a short, craft-friendly guide to fine motor milestones:
- Scribbling and making horizontal or vertical lines – 2 years old
- Squeezing out glue – 2 years old (though squeezing out an appropriate amount of glue is a skill that will not develop until much later!)
- Snipping with scissors – 2 ½ years old (with constant supervision!)
- Drawing circles and a rough cross – 3 years old
- Stringing large beads – 3 years old
- Cutting on a line – 3 ½ years old
Unless you are hoping for updated living room walls, your toddler will need constant supervision, direction and demonstration throughout all of these projects. When these tasks are completed, everyone’s heart will be warmed when you see your child beaming with pride at what has been created.
A few fun and simple craft projects to try with your toddler this Valentine’s Day:
- Make a valentine for family members, classmates, or neighbors. Young toddlers will be satisfied with simple tools such as finger paints or crayons. Older children may want to add glitter, stamps, or stickers.
- Create a keepsake by making a handprint flower. Paint your child’s hand one solid color and applying even pressure press the painted hand down on paper. Together, paint a green stem under the handprint. Paint your child’s thumbs green and press down on the stem in various spots to create the leaves. (Note: this will be difficult for children younger than 2 years old.)
- Create a “love book.” Ask your child to name different things, people, ideas and places that he loves. Write his exact words on separate pieces of paper, and have your child draw a picture (or color in a picture) of his different statements. Bind the book together when he is finished.
- Make a “love bug.” Prep work: cut out various sizes, shapes and colors of hearts using construction paper. Glue the hearts together in bug forms. For example, heart wings, a small heart head, a large heart body, or several small hearts in a line could be the body of caterpillar. Draw on the antennae, eyes, nose, and mouth.",529,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886120573.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823132736-20170823152736-00645.warc.gz,0.920169055461884
6b7e50b3-7b97-4c0a-8bb5-73a62ed5c36b,2016-07-23T09:11:52+00:00,2016-07-16,1,http://www.etf.com/sections/features/9490-calif-firm-wealthfront-files-to-offer-etfs.html,"Yet another firm, California-based Wealthfront, seeks to join the ETF juggernaut.
Wealthfront, a collection of Palo Alto, Calif.-based firms in the money management business, filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to gain regulatory permission to market actively managed ETFs focused on equity and fixed income.
The company said it hopes to one day launch equity and fixed-income funds, or funds that combine the two asset classes and that focus on U.S. as well as international securities. It said the first of its funds is likely to be a foreign equity fund that seeks long-term capital growth.
The company’s so-called exemptive relief filing is the latest to be filed at the SEC, and the second one in a week. Last week, Maine-based Forum Investment Advisors filed to gain permission to offer actively managed ETFs, the first one a fund focused largely on fixed-income securities.
Exemptive relief filings grant ETF firms exception to sections of the Investment Act of 1940 and are just the first step in the path to launching ETFs. It often takes at least six to 12 months from the date of the initial filing for a company’s first ETF to hit the market.
The applicants listed on the Wealthfront filing include Wealthfront Inc., the advisor; Wealthfront Brokerage Corp; and Wealthfront ETF Trust.",282,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257821671.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071021-00027-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.938128709793091
a0086c39-cd4c-48e4-ab43-e9aad39a2be1,2013-05-22T21:32:01+00:00,2007-02-14,0,http://www.blounttoday.com/news/2007/feb/14/tert-program-puts-dispatchers-on-scene-when-is/,"The cliché of ""being in the right place at the right time"" has been
used to illustrate how some people are simple recipients of
A new team of dispatchers in Blount County arent depending on luck to improve the speed and safety of emergency responders. The Telecommunicators Emergency Response Team is made up of six dispatchers with Blount County Emergency 911 Communications. Their job is to travel to scenes such as the Feb. 6 fire that destroyed a home on Miser Station Road.
The idea behind TERT is that in situations where a large response is needed, two dispatchers come to the scene rather than coordinate personnel from the confines of the Emergency 911 Communications Center on Louisville Road.
At the Miser Station Road fire, the TERT team helped get the Red Cross to the scene quicker and were able to divert sand to the location quicker as the water from the firefighters lines froze on the road.
Before TERT, when fire or law enforcement went to a disaster scene, there was no designated dispatcher or team to handle the large emergency. Dispatchers also were juggling calls for services throughout the county. Now not only are there two dispatchers devoted to the emergency, they are on the scene and can see what is happening as it occurs. ""They dont have to go through regular dispatch,"" said Donna Overstreet, assistant director of 911 Emergency Communications Center.
Dispatcher Susan Porter said TERT members have access to a laptop computer they take to an emergency scene, and they have access to the same information dispatchers in the 911 Emergency Communication Center have.
""Instead of us being here trying to dispatch for a scene, were personal dispatchers at the scene,"" she said. ""Were truly devoted to their needs.""
The TERT members also have accountability software on their computers to show who is at the scene and what theyre doing. ""Weve taken care of accountability,"" Porter said.
The reason for sending two TERT dispatchers is for convenience. ""Anytime they need us, were right there. We have one team member with the incident commander. We have two-way radios to communicate with one another,"" she said.
Overstreet said all three fire departments and all three law enforcement agencies have given the team 100 percent support. ""Maryville, Alcoa and Blount County, theyre all behind us,"" she said.
The individuals involved were not rookies to emergency response. ""We only used seasoned dispatchers with several years of experience,"" Overstreet said.
The six dispatchers went to Loudon County in August of 2006 and got their certification. ""Loudon County already had this implemented. After getting lap top computers and other equipment, the Blount County TERT personnel were ready to respond on Jan. 1.
Overstreet said the TERT personnel responded to a fire on Tarpley Street where there was no loss of life, but it was a good training situation. Their second call came on Feb. 6 when fire engulfed the home of Ross Debuty on Miser Station Road in Friendsville.
""Every time they go out, we can see an improvement. Both times weve had nothing but good comments. They can do everything on the scene that they do here,"" she said.
On the TERT team are three supervisors and three dispatchers: Susie Dunn, supervisor; Donna Burnett, supervisor; Richee Kidd, supervisor; Susan Porter, Chuck Lewis and Mark ""Bubba"" Owensby.
Porter said the TERT personnels training consisted of 16 hours of class time.
The response from emergency personnel has been positive. ""I think its a good thing. Ive not heard anything negative,"" Porter said. ""Someone called us their guardian angels.""
Sheriff James Berrong said the program was very important in increasing effectiveness in crisis situations.
""Its so much more effective to have someone on scene coordinating communications,"" he said.
Berrong said that when the new mobile command center the department
received through a federal grant arrives, the TERT
personnel will be able to use it because there is a dispatch area in the center.
Jeff Caylor, Emergency 911 Communications Center director, said dispatchers get to see incidents first hand. ""Information doesnt have to be relayed,"" he said.
The whole concept of dispatchers responding to critical incidents started in Florida. NENA, a national emergency organization caught onto the practice, and they passed it onto to local agencies throughout the country, Caylor said.
""Anything they need, contacts or utility companies, they dont call all the way back to dispatchers here, they do it from the scene,"" he said. ""From our standpoint, life goes on up here. Our operations, normal daily operations are not affected at all.""
Caylor said that the program cost is reasonable. ""We had pretty minimal costs,"" he said. ""We got them uniforms, walkie-talkies. Its not a big, huge expense.,
The 911 director said that in a critical incident, someone on the team picks up a container of equipment at the 911 center on Louisville Road and meets another dispatcher or dispatchers at the scene.
Blount County Fire Department Chief Doug McClanahan said his personnel have already seen the TERT personnel in action after they responded to a fire on Tarpley Avenue and then they came to the fire on Miser Station Road in Friendsville on Feb. 6 that left four dead.
""We had already seen it help,"" said McClanahan. ""It makes the incident commander more alert to keeping up with people.
Having that resource available to you takes a little bit of worry
away because you can talk to someone quickly to get
something done. You can simply turn to them and say, Can you contact this agency or get this done? ""
Maryville Fire Department Deputy Chief David Hodges said his personnel hadnt used the team yet, but they have trained with them. ""By having the (dispatcher) where you can do face-to-face communications with them is going to make our communications quicker, more efficient,"" he said. ""Its a win-win for everyone.""
New Alcoa Fire Department Chief Roger Robinson said his personnel
also have not been on a live call with the TERT dispatchers but had
trained with them. ""I was real supportive of the concept when we first
started it,"" he said. ""It gives incident commanders an extra set of
hands to help him because a lot of times we dont have the
manpower to help with
documentation at the scene. Thats where its going to really help us on larger incidents.""",1376,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.972964107990265
4a99c51b-65d9-4535-8b9a-3e79b11af58c,2015-03-28T23:54:39+00:00,2013-12-13,1,http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-13/aid-workers-say-legislation-failing-to-protect/5156456?pfm=sm,"DAVID MARK: The United Nations says violence against women in Afghanistan is on the rise, but authorities there have acted on only a small number of reported cases.
The UN's latest report shows only seven per cent of the 1,700 or so testimonies of beatings, forced marriages and other brutalities went through the judicial system.
The law was enacted only a few years ago. Aid workers say it's failing to protect Afghanistan's women, and as Sarah Sedghi reports, they fear things will only get worse when Western troops finally leave the country.
SARAH SEDGHI: It's been called the most dangerous place in the world to be a woman, and the United Nations Assistance Mission's latest report shows the situation isn't getting any better.
MARY AKRAMI (translated): Domestic violence, which is common, besides that there is forced marriages, child marriages. The other side is when we see that the poor woman, they know about their rights and they wanted to choose their partner by themselves and they wanted to have access to education, they wanted to have access to health - but due to the status of a woman when it comes to having access to all these things, it really makes life difficult for women.
SARAH SEDGHI: Mary Akrami is the founder and executive director of the Afghan Women's Skills Development Centre. She is working to implement Elimination of Violence Against Women laws that were passed by presidential decree four years ago.
But she says it's evident the laws are failing women.
MARY AKRAMI (translated): Even now we have seven per cent of women with access to this law, it is really disappointing because we will lose even this achievement.
SARAH SEDGHI: She's worried things will only get worse when Western troops leave Afghanistan next year.
The United Nations report looked at 16 of the 34 Afghan provinces. It found a 28 per cent increase in reported cases of violence against women.
Heather Barr from Human Rights Watch says the Afghan government is failing women.
HEATHER BARR: In some areas the effort has actually gone backwards and you have to hold the Afghan Government accountable for this failure and I think the reason this is happening is not that it's impossible to enforce these laws but because there isn't really any political will by the Afghan government.
SARAH SEDGHI: It's been more than a decade since the end of Taliban rule, which restricted Afghan women from public life, banned their education and used public stonings as a punishment for adultery.
President Hamid Karzai's term finishes in April next year, when the new presidential elections are held.
Heather Barr says this is only adding to the uncertainty for women.
HEATHER BARR: Karzai has not been nearly as strong on women's rights as we could have hoped for. Now the next president of Afghanistan will not owe his job to the international community, he will owe nothing to the international community so unfortunately as poor as Karzai has been I think we've got every reason to be concerned that the next president is likely to be worse.
SARAH SEDGHI: But the uncertainties don't end there. A Bilateral Security Agreement with the US remains unsigned. Its purpose is to determine the ongoing role of American troops in Afghanistan after most of the NATO troops leave.
Wazhma Abdulrahimzay from the human rights network Open Society fears that as the troops leave, there will be less media attention on human rights issues.
WAZHMA ABDULRAHIMZAY (voiceover): From the beginning there has been a concern mostly for women because it makes us think about other issues, other aspects of these issues because the transition process of the Afghan military, they should have that much capacity that the foreign troops have.
There is a lot of concern that the power of the opposition, power of the warlords, power of those who are misusing the weakness of the Afghan military, it will be directly affecting women.
DAVID MARK: Wazhma Abdulrahimzay ending that report.",845,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298015.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00252-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.968612313270569
ed024911-aaa4-4c50-8a4b-921445fda36c,2015-03-31T20:42:49+00:00,2015-03-31,1,http://action.hsi.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=104&ea.campaign.id=25320&ea.tracking.id=website,"Stop the Australian Shark Cull!
The Western Australia government has implemented plans to kill great white, tiger, and bull sharks larger than three meters. This method also threatens to kill a wide variety of other marine life.
Australia has been known worldwide as a country that has led the way in shark conservation, such as protecting the vulnerable great white shark from threats of international trade.
Join us in urging the West Australia government to stop this senseless cull!
Send your message
Write to the Western Australia government today to show you oppose this awful shark cull. Click ""Submit"" to send.",118,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131301015.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172141-00109-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.949769616127014
572219ae-1068-4b74-b7a2-1de556e46afb,2022-05-21T06:08:20+00:00,2022-05-21,1,https://www.retailmap.cz/en/obchody/Praha/roztyly-plaza-retail-d,"New administrative and retail building \""Roztyly Plaza\"" located in the immediate vicinity of the metro station line C Roztyly. The building will look down on events in its vicinity from a height of seven floors and in addition to administrative areas, will also bring shops and services to the site.
New city district with comprehensive civic amenities
• Excellent transport accessibility - right next to the metro station
• Park and large green areas for leisure and relaxation
• PASSERINVEST as an experienced developer of multifunctional projects plans to open 4Q-2023",117,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662538646.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521045616-20220521075616-00413.warc.gz,0.952400147914886
75067fbd-79a8-49a6-bda9-d21618cf8224,2016-07-30T22:29:31+00:00,2012-10-02,1,https://educationstormfront.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/why-self-driving-cars-matter-to-education/,"When I first started this blog, I had a simple idea. I wanted to know what effect technology will likely have on the school system in the future.
While I don’t yet have a full answer, I have made some progress in many areas. One realization I came to was you can’t consider the education system on it’s own. Instead you have to look at it in the context of society itself. As much as schools have been insulated from societal changes so far, I don’t think that immunity will survive the massive disruptive changes heading our way. I call these changes the Stormfront.
On the the technologies I have been following is self driving cars. (see Implications of Self Driving Cars.) I came across this interview with Sergei Brin, one of the founders of Google (who are pioneering self driving cars). In the interview Mr. Brin talks about how he thinks self driving cars will be practical and available in about 5 years. This tracks with what I believe. In fact, when I purchased my current car, I told everyone that my next one would drive itself.
A technology like this doesn’t seem like it would affect education but it certainly will. First, self driving cars will have much better and faster reflexes than humans so they should be much safer. This will cut down on the amount of wasted resources in terms of medical and direct financial costs of traffic accidents. Also, since the cars will be able to drive much closer together safely, you don’t need as many highways. More resources will then be freed up. Obviously some of these resources can be directed towards education.
In a more direct sense, school kids can take a self driving car to school, not a school bus. This means they don’t have to get up as early. They will then get more sleep which studies have shown has a big impact on learning. Then you have all the money spent on the 144,000 school busses the school system has to maintain. All that money can be redirected into the classroom.
Adult education will greatly increase too. Many people currently spend over an hour each day in the car just driving to and from work. Imagine if they could use that time more productively like taking an online class. There are something like 130 million people in the US workforce. Let’s assume half of them commute each day. Let’s also assume they spend 30 minutes a day average. That’s 32.5 million hours a day of learning that could be happening. That much demand would change the whole industry.
So you see, education doesn’t exist in a vacuum. I will keep bringing these outlying technologies to you and try to broaden your horizons in education possibilities.
There is a video on the page linked below.
- Self-driving cars a reality for ‘ordinary people’ within 5 years, says Google’s Sergey Brin – Computerworld
Google is known for setting ambitious targets for itself, and it’s apparently making no exception for self-driving cars. Such “autonomous vehicles” will be a reality for “ordinary people” in less than five years, Google CEO Sergey Brin said on Tuesday.
He also said he thinks autonomous cars will be “far safer” than those driven by humans, and he envisioned a world in which office parking lots become a thing of the past, with cars instead dropping off their owners and driving off to park themselves somewhere else.
“We’re stepping on the accelerator when it comes to the Google car,” Padilla said at the event.
Brin thinks the benefits will outweigh other concerns. Self-driving cars will be more fuel-efficient, lead to less accidents, and open doors to blind people and others who are “under-served by the current transportation system,” he said.",804,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258943369.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072903-00303-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.969213485717773
08911840-90bd-4918-87ce-035c5480b637,2015-03-26T23:44:40+00:00,2014-02-05,0,http://www.capitalpress.com/article/20140205/ARTICLE/140209950/1020,"Farm bill curbs DOL power to act alone
The U.S. Labor Department must now consult with the USDA before halting crop shipments under the “hot goods” provision of federal labor law.
As part of the farm bill recently passed by Congress, the two agencies must consult “whenever DOL pursues an action that could lead to the restraining of shipments or the confiscation of ag commodities for suspected labor law violations,” according to a spokesman for Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore.
Schrader and Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., wrote the language and were responsible for inserting it into the legislation.
Controversy over the Labor Department blocking shipments of perishable crops was sparked in 2012, when the agency threatened several Oregon blueberry farms with the “hot goods” provision.
The farms agreed to pay DOL about $240,000 to lift the “hot goods” objection and settle allegations of paying workers less than the minimum wage.
As part of the settlements, the growers had to waive their right to challenge the DOL’s accusations.
A federal magistrate judge recently recommended that the settlements be overturned because the farms had been unlawfully coerced.
Requiring Labor Department officials to discuss “hot goods” enforcement with USDA will hopefully have a “moderating effect” on the agency’s actions, said Dave Dillon, executive vice president of the Oregon Farm Bureau.
“The more scrutiny and visibility there is, the less likely they are to misuse it,” he said.
While the consultation requirement is not a“silver bullet,” it is “one more stone on the path” to ensure DOL doesn’t abuse its authority, Dillon said.
“The hope is that it achieves a process where the Department of Labor and the Department of Ag are working together,” said Dale Moore, executive director of public policy for the American Farm Bureau Federation.
It remains to be seen how the USDA and DOL sort out the details of the arrangement, Moore said.
The farm bill language calls for the USDA to help the Labor Department consider the perishable nature of crops, the economic impact on farmers and the “competitiveness of specialty crops.”
DOL will also have to submit a report to two Congressional committees that describes how many times the agency notified crop buyers about labor law investigations of their suppliers between 2008 and 2013.
Moore said he hopes the report will shed more light on the economic consequences of DOL’s “hot goods” enforcement.",539,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131293283.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172133-00132-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.950625002384186
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Passos Coelho said in a televised address Friday's Constitutional Court ruling posed ""serious obstacles and risks"" this year and next, but reaffirmed his commitment to the fiscal and economic adjustment program under an EU/IMF bailout.
""The government is committed to all the objectives of the program,"" he said, ruling out further tax hikes but saying it was vital to avoid a second rescue and that he had told ministers to cut spending.
The court on Friday rejected four out of nine contested austerity measures in this year's budget, including cuts to holiday bonuses for pensioners and public servants and reductions in sickness leave and unemployment benefits.
Analysts expect Portugal to be able to agree replacement measures with the European Union and International Monetary Fund to make up for the court ruling, which could cost it between 900 million and 1.3 billion euros.
The entire package of austerity measures included in the 2013 budget is worth about 5 billion euros. The largest tax hikes in living memory were mostly upheld by the court.
The court's decision came before an informal meeting of eurozone finance ministers this week in Dublin expected to approve extensions of rescue loan maturities for Portugal and Ireland.
Passos Coelho acknowledged that the ruling weakened Portugal's stance at the meeting, but said he told Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar to do all he could to protect the country's interests there and achieve an extension.
The government says the extension is essential for Lisbon's successful exit from the bailout program in 2014.
Lisbon has to cut the budget deficit to 5.5 percent of gross domestic product this year from 6.4 percent in 2012, when it missed the goal but was still lauded by lenders for its efforts. The lenders have eased Portugal's deficit goals twice since the rescue was agreed, recognising consolidation efforts.
Portugal returned to the bond market for the first time since its 2011 bailout in January, selling debt due in 2017, and has been preparing a longer-maturity bond issue. Analysts say the court ruling may now delay the new issue.
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61e358c4-602b-4a46-a401-a16539ca8be2,2018-08-20T21:34:05+00:00,2016-07-20,1,https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/21/business/dealbook/anheuser-busch-miller-merger-wins-us-antitrust-approval.html,"The biggest beer merger in history has taken a major step toward completion.
Anheuser-Busch InBev said on Wednesday that the United States Justice Department had cleared its $106 billion proposed takeover of SABMiller, provided some conditions were met, all but clearing the way for the two biggest brewers in the world to merge.
That would combine the maker of the Budweiser and Miller beers into one company, with an estimated global market share of about 28 percent, according to Euromonitor International.
Under the terms of Anheuser’s agreement with the Justice Department, the combined company would not buy a distributor if that would push more than 10 percent of its overall sales volume in the country through wholly owned distributors.
Anheuser also agreed not to cut any ties with wholesalers as part of the transaction. And the company, which makes Bud Light, agreed not to make moves that would encourage distributors to favor Anheuser or SABMiller brands over competing ones.
The conditions dovetail with some existing pledges made by the beer giant, including selling the combined company’s majority stake in the MillerCoors joint venture to Molson Coors. That $12 billion sale would mean that Anheuser’s overall market share in the United States — 45 percent — would not change if the SABMiller merger went through.
Anheuser also agreed to sell brands like Grolsch, Peroni and Meantime to Asahi Group Holdings of Japan for about $2.9 billion.
And Anheuser agreed this year to sell SABMiller’s 49 percent stake in Snow, the most popular beer in China, to a state-owned brewer, China Resources Beer Holdings.
“With today’s agreement, we have taken a significant step forward on the transaction, which will create the world’s first truly global brewer,” Carlos Brito, Anheuser’s chief executive, said in a statement. “Our combination with SABMiller will bring more choice to more beer drinkers — and extend the global reach of our iconic American brands, such as Budweiser — in markets outside of the U.S.”
The planned merger is meant to help propel Anheuser’s growth at a time when beer sales have been falling in major markets like the United States. Even after divesting itself of the stakes in MillerCoors and Snow, SABMiller still provides a significant presence in the African beer market, which continues to grow.
The SABMiller deal so far has won regulatory approval in 21 jurisdictions, including Europe, South Korea and South Africa.
One country that has not yet blessed the proposed transaction is China, though its regulators are expected to approve the deal.
The proposed union is also subject to shareholder approval.",580,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217006.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820195652-20180820215652-00174.warc.gz,0.953505098819733
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b7f859b3-1ba1-486c-8de2-f82a247e1470,2017-08-19T06:15:26+00:00,2015-09-07,1,http://www.thestar.co.uk/business/decision-due-on-doncaster-lidl-store-plan-1-7425096,"Plans to build a Lidl supermarket in Thorne look set to go ahead despite opposition from the nearby Sainsbury’s.
Doncaster Council’s planning committee meets tomorrow to consider plans
for a site near the now-demolished water tower on Field Road.
Documents due to go before councillors at the meeting reveal rival firm Sainsbury , who have a store on King Street, lodged an objection the scheme.
The rival chain objected because the site had previously been lined up in official planning maps as being used for housing.
But the report states time has moved on and the site has not come forward for development for housing since its allocation in 1998, despite two economic booms as well as a recession and despite having had a planning permission for housing.
It says: “It is not considered that the loss of this land for retail purposes will jeopardise the council’s housing strategy.
“Whilst the site will result in a loss of housing land within a low flood risk area, the proposal will create jobs, enhance the local economy and increase consumer choice within the town. Overall 15 full time and 25 part time jobs are to be created.”
The planned store would have 1,876 square metres of floor space and 97 car parking spaces are proposed.
In all there were four letters of objection send in, highlighting concerns including traffic congestion, which is already an issue in the area, and road safety. There were six letters in favour, with points made including that competition between stores was good for the consumer.
Recommending the scheme gets planning permission, the report states: “It would bring a vacant underused site back into use, offer linked trip opportunities due to its proximity to the Thorne town centre, create new jobs in a deprived area, improve the setting and appearance of the area at a key gateway into the town centre and assist in clawing back trade from out of centre locations.There is an identified need for a new food store in this location. Thorne currently lacks convenience food provision and this scheme would help meet the day to day needs of residents.”
Meanwhile, Lidl have now filed a full planning application to the council for a store in Bentley, which would take the site of the Rostholme Club, which would be demolished as part of the proposals. The application has been validated, so consultation can start.",492,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105304.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819051034-20170819071034-00250.warc.gz,0.9722620844841
0a5cec37-7dd8-4564-ab4f-a61cceaf8926,2017-08-19T01:32:02+00:00,2017-02-25,1,https://irregularideation.wordpress.com/2017/02/25/the-last-mennonite-standing-is-a-population-collapse-inevitable/,"A few months ago friend of mine shared a link to a news story and asked my opinion.
The story, “UK Mennonites end Sunday services after numbers dwindle,” did not seem to apply to my own conservative branch of the Mennonite denomination.
My initial thoughts were that this was one of those wacky liberal churches and therefore not relevant.
However, upon further reflection, I realized that my own brand of Mennonite is not impervious to cultural trends and, despite all the babies crying on Sunday mornings now, we could face a similar population collapse down the road.
Headlines about record-low fertility rates in the US or an unprecedented population collapse in another nation might seem irrelevant to our own situation. But they can also give some indication of the patterns, telltale signs and changes in behavior that come before such events.
I’ve heard people say that we, as conservative Mennonites, are “50 years behind society” and there seems to be some truth to that. I know with the advance of technology (like that which makes this blog possible) the pace of change is now quicker than most would have imagined a generation ago.
The conditions that allowed the Mennonite tradition to continue for hundreds of years are disappearing, and quickly. It does not seem we are in an especially strong position to cope with the new social, economic and technological realities.
This generation could very well be the last.
Here are some factors that could determine where things go from here…
#1) We grow mostly because we have big families and convert our own children. Like it or not, “Mennonite” is an ethnic group—complete with unique genetic disorders and a game based on our common surnames. Yes, we do have some converts from the “community folks” and yet most of us came from Mennonite or other established Anabaptist stock. If our birth rates were to continue to drop (as they have been amongst Mennonites in North America), then there will likely be some problems down the road.
#2) Marriage is being postponed and even avoided altogether, thereby decreasing birth rates. Mennonites seem to be taking cues from society when it comes to committed relationship. But, unlike society, we do not have children outside of marriage and therefore our postponing of marriages means older mothers and fewer children, and that is assuming they will marry eventually. I just had a young woman (maybe mid-twenties) ask me to do a blog to advise her and her friends on how to tell pesky guys to get lost—not an unusual sentiment. It seems women from conservative backgrounds are becoming less interested in marriage and motherhood, and that is a death knell to a church that can’t bring in more than an occasional convert from outside our own existing gene pool.
#3) The feeder system from Old Order groups and elsewhere could dry up. It is not a big secret that Mennonites migrate from conservative to liberal. My own church has lost many born into it and the casualties have always been offset with those gained from other groups more conservative than our own, or those escaping expensive land prices in overdeveloped Lancaster County. But this means of growth via a continued supply from upstream (or downstream?) is not guaranteed. It could change as economic pressures increasingly encroach on the Old Order lifestyle. It is harder to support big families with higher land values, a tougher regulatory environment, rising healthcare costs, etc. We can’t count on migrants for growth.
#4) Urbanization and loss of an agricultural lifestyle results in cultural change. My grandparents moved up out of the Franconia Conference territory (near Philadelphia) in the 1960s to begin farming where the land was cheaper and roads less congested. My grandparents have remained relatively unchanged in the way they dress since that time. However, their friends “back home” have changed dramatically both in dress and perspective. There are still a small number of “breakaway” conservatives in that region, but the main body of Mennonite churches there are extremely progressive and their trends could give us some indication of our own future.
#5) The decline of meaningful brotherhood and rise of alternatives reduces interest. The Amish were right to identify transportation technology as a threat to community. We might pride ourselves for having stronger communities than the church down the road (a disputable claim) and yet would we compare favorably to prior generations? I know that even in my own three-decade life span there has been a dramatic change. We seem less closely knit and more quick to leave for the church up the road rather than come together as one community of diverse members. We do more world travel, have more activities for every specialized interest or age group, and are kept very busy. However, we are also fragmented with less vertical integration, more homeschooled children, and less everyday connection—resulting in weaker communities. Our communities could eventually disintegrate completely as they lose relevance.
#6) Lack of foresight and appropriate faithful preparation is endemic. Part of the reason I’m writing this blog is because nobody else is talking about this. We are chronically unprepared for change. It seems many conservative Mennonites have their heads buried in the sand (or simply buried in day-to-day business and family affairs) and do not see trends coming down the pike. There appears to be very little effort on the part of the ordained leadership to account for changes in culture (or technology) and even less effort to respond in a positive or productive manner. Few advocate for a faithful and deliberate approach to problems. We miss opportunities to increase our effectiveness because we do not utilize the greater means available to us. We perish for lack of vision.
#7) In the void of thoughtful preparation, what results is only fearful reaction and hasty retreat. Mennonites, like other Christian fundamentalist groups, began to withdraw from strategic high ground after being blindsided by the pushback against the state endorsement of religion in public schools and the rise of secularism. Many decry, “They took prayer out of school!” but the sad reality is they did not remove prayer and a faithful witness from schools—we did! We trembled like King Saul facing the Philistine giant and removed our children and influence. We did not read 1 John 4:4, “greater is he that is in you, than he is in the world,” and believe. It is little wonder why nobody believes us when we try to convince them of our great God.
#8) Our missions are often without purpose and out of touch. I know a young woman (a very sweet person and sincere Mennonite) who told me, “hearts don’t change,” in response to a circumstance outside her experience. I was astonished at the cognitive dissonance on display and it made me wonder why she was spending thousands of dollars to be at IGo
Adventures and Spouse Seeking Institute in Thailand. It reminds me of the time when we formed a committee at my church to discuss local missions where mailing out more tracts seemed to be the idea with most traction and nothing practical ever came of the committee. Needless to say, I am not very optimistic about our abilities to do effective outreach.
Is a Mennonite population collapse in North America inevitable?
I don’t know.
I’m not expecting our complete extinction.
I’m pretty sure the Mennonite name will continue on in one form or another.
For instance, we do have a list of genetic disorders that will carry on our legacy.
But, as a religious culture and tradition?
I believe that depends.
It depends on how we approach the issues listed in #1-8 above.
Will we address problems head-on and work through them deliberately or be blindsided?
Will we adjust our thinking and adapt our methods as needed?
Or will we (like the dying Shaker movement) use hope as a strategy?
Nothing is written in stone yet. But I do know that the conservative Mennonite culture is a frustrating place for innovative and forward-thinking people. Old habits, functional fixedness, inability to think outside the box and a “don’t rock the boat” mentality all stand in the way of a faithful and vibrant future.
We need to ask and answer the hard questions rather than avoid them. We should be taking note of trends, and be confronting them collectively as a group.
Notice a growing number of older singles?
Look into the Moravian option or at the very least reconsider the faithless courtship teachings that have created the current mess. There is no reason why we should pretend there’s nothing that can be done.
Wonder why our missions are ineffective?
It could be that we are isolating our children rather than trusting God and teaching them to live in fear rather than faith. They can’t empathize or understand anyone outside the Mennonite culture.
Where do we go from here?
It is up to you. But, if you don’t want to be the last Mennonite standing, I suggest it is time to remove the stale items from the shelves and introduce some fresh ideas.
Change is inevitable.",1930,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105291.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819012514-20170819032514-00696.warc.gz,0.96261340379715
467ec3e8-69b8-41f6-a075-d95f3c1dbd83,2019-08-25T22:57:00+00:00,2013-07-24,0,https://www.hagertyinsurance.co.uk/articles-and-resources/all-articles/2013/07/24/market-growth,"One-off DB4GT ‘Jet’ and Ferrari 340/375 with Ascari-Farina-Hawthorn history set records, while Professor Higgins still seeks ‘My Fair Lady’
Bullish prices paid for Aston Martins at the annual Bonhams AML auction in May confirmed an upward trend in Aston values in the marque’s centenary year. The 14th such sale to be held at the rebranded ‘Aston Martin Works’ restoration workshops and heritage centre, on the site of the former Newport Pagnell factory, inspired the highest live attendance yet, and broke all previous records.
The £3.25m with premium invested by an Irish buyer in the 1960 DB4GT ‘Jet’ Coupe by Bertone is the highest price ever paid for an Aston Martin road car, while the £10.07m sale total with 100% of cars selling were also record stats for this auction.
Every last barn find dropping was eagerly swept up, led by a 1964 DB5 that had been in deceased ownership since 1972 and was last MOT’d in 1979. It was taken on for £320,700, more than double the pre-sale estimate, and more than another previously restored DB5 of identical spec and vintage with valid MOT in the sale which sold for £303,900!
Even a 1965 DB5 Aston Engineering detailed minter appeared to have been inexpensively landed for £460,700, by comparison. And yet, despite being uneconomic prospects, in terms of what they might cost to revive and what a benefactor may expect to recover on subsequent resale, even the most apparently hopeless basket cases continue to pull. Clearly, there’s more than one Professor Henry Higgins out there, who wants to turn Eliza Doolittle into ‘My Fair Lady’.
Among other discoveries in Bonhams ‘Barn Finds’ corner at the Aston Sale (which even warranted a photo-mural set as a backdrop this year) were a largely complete 1964 DB5 with seized engine, which found £259,100; a 1963 DB4 Series V Vantage with last tax disc expired in 1985 that made £180,700, and a really down and virtually out 1966 DB6 Vantage with a cat’s skeleton in the back that raised £107,900 and much applause. One hopes the winning bidder has a sense of humour.
The following weekend, in the grounds of Villa Erba beside Lake Como, in excess of 1,000 afficionados saw RM’s star lot, a 1963 Ferrari 340/375 MM Pininfarina Berlinetta ‘Competizione’ with period competition provenance duly deliver another record-breaking performance.
[Editor’s Note: 'The Fangio 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R realising £19,601,500during the Bonhams 12 July Goodwood Festival of Speed sale has convincingly overtaken the RM Ferrari result — a full analysis of the significance of what is a new world record price for any collector vehicle will appear in next month's European auctions round-up.]
Having been raced by no less than three World Champs — Ascari, Farina and Hawthorn — 0320AM was driven past the RM rostrum into new ownership for a premium-inclusive 9,856,000 euros (£8.38m) during an 85% sold evening, during which RM bidders exchanged 27.32m euros (£23,22m) for 32 collector cars.
The 340/375 MM smashed the previous auction record for the model and established a new world record for a closed ‘Berlinetta’ Ferrari sold under the gavel. It is also the most expensive automobile sold at auction during the 2012/2013 Transatlantic auction season so far. Five cars realised more than 1 million euros apiece here and all 16 Ferraris sold out.
For although a 1962 400 Superamerica Short-Wheelbase Coupe ‘Aerodynamico’ achieved a 2.18m euros (£1.86m) mid-estimate result, more significant for the Prancing Horse market was the 1.1m euros (£952,000) paid for a 1965 275GTB, which had been guide-priced to fetch 750,000-850,000 euros. Originally a short-nosed car, then long-nosed during an earlier rebuild, 07743’s more than top estimate valuation was certainly boosted by a recent return to short-nose configuration during the latest restoration, the fact that all numbers were still matching and the car being in fresh receipt of Ferrari Classiche Certificazione.
In achieving 1,069,000 euros (£909,190), 190,000 euros (£162,000) more than forecast, a 2004 Enzo, admittedly a virtually still ‘as new’ one owner car with only 1028k on the odo, did sell, which is more than the last couple of auction entries have done. But then a 1985 288GTO also bettered its estimate to sell for 963,200 euros (£818,720). Seemingly un-abused examples of the 1997 F50 and the 1989 F40 also sold to the Villa D’Este Concours weekenders, and for above their estimates too, the former realising 560,000 euros (£476,000), the latter 470,000 euros (£399,500).
It would certainly appear that the prices of earlier front-engined Ferraris motor upwards, sale by sale. A 1964 250GT Lusso, again enhanced by matching numbers and Classiche Certification, attracted an above-estimate 974,000 euros (£828,240) and a 1961 250GT S2 Cabriolet sold for a more than expected 834,400 euros (£709,240) with matching numbers and the comforting Classiche Certificate. Also more than forecast were the 795,000 euros (£675,920) available for a 1965 275GTS open-top, again with Classiche paperwork, and the 448,000 euros (£380,800) for a Classiche Certificated 1966 330GTC. The going rate for a matching numbers 1973 365GTB/4-cam Daytona on a Saturday night out in Northern Italy was 380,800 euros (£323,680), 61,000 euros (£51,850) more than the guide. Vroom, vroom.
Consumers are usually only cajoled into play by ‘No Reserve’ offers in a market where bears have chased away the bulls, and yet, 60% of the voitures viewed in the underground car park beneath Artcurial HQ in Paris were auctioned ‘Sans Reserve’. Among them, surprisingly, the highest and second highest priced sellers, a 1939 Horch 853A Cabrio and a 1938 Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux from the collection of Carroserie Lecoq, the restorer Andre Lecoq. They were hammered away in the Theatre du Rond-Point for 666,900 euros (£566,865) and 508,950 euros (£432,608). By the end of a close-to-five-hours marathon evening, 81 of the 91 cars had sold, a decidedly bullish 89% sale rate, for 8.66m euros (£7.36m).
More than 20 ‘No Reserve’ lots certainly magnetised plenty of punters to spend their Saturday afternoon in the former Mercedes-Benz dealership showroom just outside Woodstock that is the Bonhams Oxford saleroom these days. Once again, there were plenty of takers for 91% of the 76 cars and 79% of the 38 bikes in exchange for £1.51m with premium. Making blips on many radar screen here was a right-hand drive 1972 Porsche 911T 2.4 Coupe with the last MOT out of time in 1997, so needing full re-commissioning if not considerably more and an ideal candidate for 911RS 2.7 conversion. It was keenly contested until hammer fall at £48,300 with premium, three times more than the lower estimate.
But then, another right-hand drive 1970 911T 2.2, a rust-beneath-dust ‘No Reserve’ project, had already pulled well by selling for £26,400 in the Historics at Brooklands sale a fortnight earlier. The weekend after the Bonhams 911T result, a previously repainted 1971 911T 2.2 left hooker, in need of another respray, but with valid MOT, raised £32,025, double the estimate, during the latest ACA sale at King’s Lynn, where 107 or 76% of the 141 cars changed hands for £784,186. And right beside the Hagerty booth, a £25,000-35,000 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL ‘Pagoda Top’ with locked-on brakes, that had been garaged for 30 years, made a thumping £81,900. Happily, for many vendors, the old car world has gone completely mad.
‘Movers and Shakers’ in the latest batch of European sales analysed by auctions commentator and Hagerty data collector Richard Hudson-Evans",1927,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330907.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825215958-20190826001958-00382.warc.gz,0.935881912708282
ac682d9e-07ea-4081-9f77-932cbfe66e1d,2022-05-25T05:56:02+00:00,2022-03-21,1,https://www.footiecentral.com/20220321/agents-and-players-wary-of-chelsea/,"Agents and other players’ representatives are wary of dealing with Chelsea under the current circumstances and may look elsewhere when it comes to potential destinations for their clients.
And it may mean that the West London side may be set to miss out on some of their main targets this summer.
The investment bank handling the sale of the club has now closed bidding process, and will whittle the preferred candidates down to four.
However, now a forensic due diligence process will begin looking at the investors involved, their backgrounds, the source of funding and plans for the club.
That will likely take several months and it may still be some time until the chosen candidate is revealed.
With the transfer window due to open again on July 1st, it is by no means certain that the club will be free of sanctions by then because, technically, it will remain the ownership of Roman Abramovich.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.",277,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662580803.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525054507-20220525084507-00607.warc.gz,0.972347974777222
80d9eb9d-29f8-4b23-9c19-67d19ff17879,2017-08-22T14:36:01+00:00,2012-07-12,0,http://claimingkin.com/sentimental-sunday-the-impact-of-the-naacp-on-my-family/,"The 103rd Annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention that was hosted in Houston this past week (July 7-12, 2012) brought back some wonderful memories of my family’s strong involvement (particularly my dad) with the NAACP during the 1950’s through the mid 1980’s. The purpose of this organization and assistance from its Legal Defense Fund were the driving forces behind my dad and others being the leaders of a class action law suit against the discriminatory practices of the labor seniority system at Houston Armco Steel Corporation — John TAYLOR et al., Plaintiffs, Alfred James et Al., Intervenors v. ARMCO STEEL CORPORATION et al., Defendants (1973).
Dad was a member of the NAACP Houston Branch Finance Committee along with Monica Kelley, Walter Brown, Sam Polk, and Sam Davis (see photo below).
He was a long time active member of the Houston Northeast Branch (see photo below).
While cleaning up the book shelf last week, I came across his pocket-size Constitution and By-Laws handbook . . .
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT
OF COLORED PEOPLE
New York, NY 10019
(As amended at the 51st Annual NAACP Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, June 1960)
An annual fundraiser and black-tie gala hosted by the Houston NAACP since 1967 has been its Freedom Fund Dinner (which I understand originated with our first African American Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall). Below is a quick snapshot of my dad’s Freedom Fund Dinner souvenir book from the 13th annual event on 22 February 1980!
Annual Houston NAACP
Freedom Fund Dinner
Theme: Now Is The Time To
Count Our Friends
Friday February 22, 1980 7:30 p.m.
Houston Marriot Hotel
1750 West Loop
This Book Is Dedicated To Mr. George T. Nelson
and Mrs. Christia V. Adair
Fresh Fruit Cocktail
Tossed Green Salad
Baked Potato with Sour Cream
Green Beans Amandine
Rolls and Butter
Master of Ceremonies: Weldon H. Berry, Esq.
Junior Life Member:
Elks Antler Guards
Lift Every Voice & Sing
Accompanist, Rosemary McGowan
Billie J. Smith
Honorable Jim McConn
Mayor of Houston
Introduction of Speaker
Dr. Rawls Andrews
Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks
Executive Director, NAACP
Presentation of Awards
Honorable Gabriel McDonald
Honorable U.S. District Judge John Peavy, Jr.
Helen L. Johnson
Introduction of Special Guests
Lift Every Voice And Sing
National Negro Hymn
James Weldon Johnson R. Rosamond Johnson
Lift every voice and sing, till earth and Heaven ring,
Ring with the harmonies of liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies,
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on till victory is won.
Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod,
Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet,
Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,
We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered;
Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last
Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
God of our weary years, God of our silent tears,
Thou Who hast brought us thus far on the way;
Thou Who hast by Thy might, led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee.
Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee.
Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand,
True to our God, true to our native land.
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Dessert is not served at Chinese meals in the same way as in Western countries. Generally there is no separate part of a meal that is reserved for eating sweet dishes. Banquets typically end with a plate of assorted fruits. However, China is home to many dessert-like foods, either as part of a meal or as a snack.
Bing refers to a large and varied group of baked wheat flour based pastries. They are either similar to the short-pastry crust of western cuisine or flaky like puff pastry, the latter of which is often known as su. The preferred fat used for bing is lard. One of the more commonly known are the moon cake (yuebing), and wife cake (laopobing (second picture); sometimes translated as sweetheart cake), pastry with a thin crust of flaky pastry, and a filling of winter melon, almond paste, and sesame, spiced with five spice powder. An interesting combination of Chinese and Western ingredients is the deep fried mantou, served with sweetened condensed milk (first picture).
Chinese candies and sweets, called tang, Chinese for ‘sugar’, are usually made with cane sugar, malt sugar, and honey. These sweets often consists of nuts or fruits that are mixed into syrup. Dragon’s beard candy (longxutang) is a traditional example (first picture), and White Rabbit Milk Candy a modern variety.
Sugar coating of various fruits can also be regarded as part of this category of Chinese sweets or desserts. The traditional favourite fruit here is the hawthorn. Hawthorns are a member of the rose family and the red berries are the size of a large, round, rosehip. Eaten raw they are incredibly sour and quite astringent, but rolled in oil then confectioner’s sugar and left to dry gives the crunchy, sour hawthorns a crisp sweet white crust (bingtang shanzha; second picture). In northern China, street vendors sell glazed hawthorns (tanghulu, literally: ‘sugar calabash’; third picture), made by dipping skewered hawthorns in melted sugar.
McDonalds China has picked up the tanghulu and combined it with its McFlurry concept making a Tanghulu McFlurry.
Gao or guo are soft glutinous snacks that are typically steamed and may be made from glutinous or normal rice. Some are made from sweet potato or yam; see e.g. the separate post on Sweet Potato & Yam Pastry These rice based snacks have a wide variety of textures and can be chewy, jelly-like, fluffy or rather firm. Various types of gao include Niangao, a popular type of rice cake, which can be served as a sticky treat or a pudding, flavored with red bean paste or rosewater (first picture), baitanggao, and tangyuan.
Guihuagao, or sweet osmanthus cake (second picture), is a more delicate variety in this category. Made in a very traditional way, the two layers of steamed white unsweetened ‘cake’ sandwich a sweet red bean paste and black sesame seed filling, with the osmanthus flowers adding a gentle honey scent.
Shaved ice desserts with sweet condiments and syrup is common eaten as a dessert in China. Ice cream is also commonly available throughout China, and Chinese are getting more and more inventive in creating
Chinese jellies are known as dong. Many jelly desserts are traditionally set with agar and are flavored with fruits, though gelatin based jellies are also common in contemporary desserts. Some Chinese jellies, such as the grass jelly (liangfen) set by themselves. Grass jelly is a jelly that is made by boiling the stalks of a mint-like plant in potassium carbonate and letting it cool to room temperature. It has a slightly bitter taste and is often mixed with soy milk. Jellies sometimes have medicinal properties. Another famous variety is Almond Beancurd (xingren doufu) Almond tofu is a common and popular Chinese dessert in hot summer. It can be considered as the Chinese version of panna cotta. It is also referred to almond jelly. The recipe differs slightly from places in China, but the common ingredients are all similar: almond, sugar, and agar.
Traditional jelly has become a big money maker as a treat, in the form of fruit jelly (guodong) packed in small plastic cups. The value of this market was RMB 25 billion in 2018. The picture shows tangerine flavoured jelly with the following ingredients.
Sugar, tangerine pulp, konjac, additives (carrageenan, calcium lactate, citric acid, sodium citrate, potassium chlorate, food flavour, sodium cyclamate, potassium sorbate, b-carotene, tartrazine, sunset yellow)
Chinese dessert soups (tang ‘soup’ or hu ‘broth’) typically consist of sweet and usually hot soups and custards. Some of these soups are made with restorative properties in mind, in concordance with traditional Chinese medicine. A very common example is red bean soup (hongdoutang).
Modern desserts, in particular dairy based desserts like yoghurt or pudding, are widely available in China in a broad range of flavours and textures. See, e.g., my post on ‘old yoghurt‘ earlier in this blog. Babao porridge is sometimes served as a dessert as well.
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Contemporary, chic, stylish. Four zone bedrooms - lounging, sleeping, working, bathing. Wide-screen TVs, DVD / CD players and cool bathrooms with wonderful walk-in power showers separate from the bath.",130,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00019-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.880725562572479
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fd4093a8-199b-46ba-9fe6-d57f6e72f142,2022-05-22T16:21:52+00:00,2022-05-22,0,https://www.dayengroup.com/post/breaking-tension-at-work,"I wish I could say that I have never experienced tension at work, but let’s get real here. Competition, deadlines, hierarchy, and differing interests create complicated and tense relationships at work. The good news is that you have the power to decrease this tension and win people over.
I recently conducted a study to determine what people believe is most critical in achieving success at work. The top 3 areas that people feel they need to improve on are to
Gain more confidence. Develop stronger communication skills. Have better professional relationships
Stronger communication skills and better professional relationship are in the top 3 for a reason. Good working relationships are hard to foster and maintain. So what do you do when some of your relationships are lukewarm at best and full on fridge at worse?
Take your cues from dogs.
That’s right a dog – a man’s best friend. The animals that we love even when they chew our shoes or shed all over our sofa. How do they do it? How do dogs make us willing to put up with 6 am walks in the -5% weather or to shell out $20 per 30mins for an afternoon dog walker?
There are three things dogs do that we can emulate at work to create stronger more trusting positive relationships.
They are always happy to see you
If you own a dog, you can count on coming home to your loyal companion waiting for you by the door, wagging his tail and adoringly looking into your eyes. And it is this welcome that endears you to him over and over again. So, is it so hard for you to smile every time someone walks into your office or pops over to your desk? Is it so difficult to greet your colleagues warmly, making eye contact with a smile at the start of a meeting or in the elevator bank? Try it; a smile will take you far today!
They have high social awareness and empathy for others
Dogs have an incredible ability to pick up on all human emotions such as sadness, stress, excitement and fear. The skill is a natural instinct for them. But guess what? We have this skill too, most of us just don’t exercise it often enough. We are so wrapped up in our feelings, worries, and aspirations that we don’t stop to understand what is driving, motivating or concerning others. If you take the time to assess what a colleague cares about before a meeting, you will be able to see things from their perspective, making your colleague feel understood and heard. And who doesn’t love that?
They actively listen to you
Speaking of feeling heard, dogs are the best listeners! When you are talking to a dog, his eyes are focused on you, his ear is tilted ever so slightly and even though he might be wondering when he is getting his dinner, you feel completely and entirely heard.
I bet you have experienced those annoying moments when you were speaking but feeling completely ignored. It probably annoyed you and made you feel frustrated. If you want to avoid making others feel this way, put away your phone, un-glue your eyes from your computer screen and listen.
I encourage you to make at least one of these changes today. You will notice the results immediately. The tension will start to lift, the appreciation will pour in, and you will acquire an ally instead of an enemy.",691,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545875.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522160113-20220522190113-00602.warc.gz,0.965137720108032
d0c38282-6970-4d4d-8456-582fe5f9005e,2018-08-15T17:29:16+00:00,2018-01-15,1,https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a15929521/governor-of-maine-bans-all-new-wind-farms/,"Last week, Maine Gov. Paul LePage, issued a moratorium on all wind energy projects in the state. Citing tourism concerns while saying the state ""must act judiciously to protect our natural beauty,"" LePage established a committee (with no public accountably) that will examine wind power’s economic impact and suggest potential regulatory change.
The move threatens to bring Maine's burgeoning wind power industry to a screeching halt. Stats from 2016 showed the state ranked 8th in the nation in annual installed wind energy capacity, adding 288 megawatts of utility-scale wind, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Maine was also one of fourteen states with more than 10 percent of in-state electricity generation from wind. Nearly 1 of every 7 kilowatts was coming from wind turbines. It's total wind capacity is 900 megawatts, equivalent to a nuclear power plant. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Maine wind turbines generated three-fifths of all utility-scale wind power that came from New England's six states in 2016.
LePage, a longtime critic of wind energy, claimed that ""out-of-state interests are eager to exploit our western mountains in order to serve their political agendas."" Wind power groups obviously had a different take.
“This is an attempt to thwart billions of dollars of investment that is looking at Maine,” Jeremy Payne, executive director of the Maine Renewable Energy Association, told the Portland Press Herald. “What kind of a message are we sending to the world here when the governor is able to decide without any statutory authority to wreck a billion-dollar industry?”
Furthermore, the director of LePage's Energy Office admitted to Bloomberg that he was unaware of ""any hard evidence"" that Maine's tourism, which grew in 2016, had been negatively affected by wind turbines. And the new committee, known as the Maine Wind Energy Advisory Commission (MWEAC), will not be subject to Maine’s Freedom of Access Act, nor will it make public appearances. While LePage has called claims of secrecy ""fake news,"" it is written right into the MWEAC executive order.
The moratorium has already drawn lawsuits. The Conservation Law Foundation (CFL), dedicated to ""lasting solutions to environmental challenges for the people of New England,"" has sued the state for what it claims is a violation of separation of powers.
In 2008, then-Governor John Baldicci signed the Maine Wind Energy Act (WEA), a controversial piece of legislation that gave developers a fast track for creating wind turbines on Maine ridge lines and high ground. While the WEA wrote wind power prioritization into the state's law books, environmental groups have claimed that the Act ""does not address the issue of cumulative visual impacts of wind power projects on the viewer"" and has left the state open to development at perhaps too rampant a pace. LePage's best efforts, the law remains on the books—a fact that the CFL hopes to exploit with its suit against this new measure.
“This Executive Order is a naked political attempt to impose the Governor’s own anti-renewable energy philosophy on the people and businesses of Maine,” said CLF Maine Director Sean Mahoney in a press statement. “Not only is it illegal, but it is also bad for Maine’s economy.""",690,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210243.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815161419-20180815181419-00243.warc.gz,0.954701542854309
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One cool thing I just discovered is that after burning the DSL image to a CD-R, you can still add mydsl files and add or replace an old backup file as a multisession burn. That's what made me think of the cheat code text file - because you can replace existing files, sort of like upgrading firmware.",208,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297281.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00177-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.927201449871063
c8fdd0cb-6536-4f14-9f6b-8138590c99d7,2018-08-19T05:29:50+00:00,2018-07-01,1,https://www.mro-network.com/technology/aircraft-data-ownership-debate-ongoing,"The continuing shift to data-based predictive maintenance brings rewards and challenges. Richard Brown, a principal at ICF’s aerospace practice, estimates $3 billion in potential maintenance savings alone. One challenge will be exploiting all the data from the new e-enabled aircraft, which Brown thinks will rise from 3% of current fleets to 45% by 2025.
Another challenge is ensuring all that lucrative data gets to companies that can extract the maximum value from it for the industry as a whole. That is a happy challenge, but not without some controversy.
- OEMs have used aggregated operational data to improve maintenance programs and extended intervals
- Predictive maintenance could save $3 billion
- The right-to-use issue is a hot topic among OEMs and maintainers
Absent agreements to the contrary, data is owned by the company that generates it. OEMs own the design and test data that is gold before a new aircraft or engine launches. Airlines and MRO shops own operating and repair data that becomes increasingly valuable as aircraft fly.
Data ownership has been a contentious issue, especially in an aircraft purchase, says David Marcontell, vice president of Cavok, a division of Oliver Wyman. But the consensus is that operating and maintenance data belong to airline operators.
With tens of thousands of data points culled monthly, Pratt & Whitney’s “big data” analytics capability provides tailored support to customers.
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OEMs might prefer to own this data, but many operators agree to share raw data with OEMs so they can improve their products. And once OEMs aggregate data from multiple sources, OEMs own this valuable aggregation and can do what they like with it. However, airlines have an interest in preventing disclosure of airline-specific data that could harm their competitive position.
Operators often share data from flights, ground operations, in-house maintenance and outsource shops with OEMs, even if they are not on flight-hour support by the OEMs, simply so products can be improved. Data-based improvements by OEMs have been significant such as improved maintenance programs and extended intervals based on nonroutine cards from heavy checks. This kind of sharing is generally freely given; airlines are not in the business of selling data.
Operational and maintenance data is usually the most valuable for predictive maintenance, especially as flying experience is gained. However, maintainers also need the fault logic of a system or component, derived from OEM fault isolation manuals. After that, it is experience in failures and fixing them that airlines accumulate so valuably.
But when a new aircraft is launched, there is no operating data. Early monitoring and predictive systems are populated with data from the OEMs’ design and test programs. This initial data is later refined or superseded by airline operating data.
That is one reason flight-hour support in the first third of aircraft life is almost always provided by the OEMs, which can best estimate frequency and cost of repairs. Usually, flight-hour programs from major integrators become important afterward, although major airline MROs may begin offering valuable predictive maintenance algorithms well before this.
The OEMs that own that initial design and test data can be a combination of airframe prime OEMs, like Airbus and Boeing, and Tier 1 suppliers, which are increasingly given responsibility for design and testing of their systems and may be allowed to handle aftermarkets independently.
Marcontell expects continued debates on data ownership and sharing. But he also expects that data will be shared, one way or another, with the companies that can best exploit it for predictive maintenance.
Brown notes that global airline MROs are entering the predictive market, such as Lufthansa Technik with Condition Analytics and Air France-KLM E&M with Prognos. But their approach differs from OEMs’ who use “big data” to analyze massive data sets; integrators focus on specific and frequent reliability or cost issues caused by certain components.
The OEM Approach
Boeing works with airlines on data analytics to improve fuel efficiency, flight planning, crew assignment and maintenance, including predictive maintenance. Predictive efforts require data from many sources, including OEM design and test data, operational and performance data from airlines, and maintenance and component data from shops.
This major U.S. OEM says operators regularly share data with it and other providers to generate data-driven predictions. The company believes this trend will increase as providers show they can improve predictions. Boeing will continue to develop its predictive tools, including machine learning, text analytics, modeling, simulation and decision-support software.
Engine-makers have been at the predictive game the longest. Lynn Fraga, business analytics manager at Pratt & Whitney, cites engineering design data; configurations of engines delivered; maintenance and part-repair records; operational data such as utilization, one-offs and disruptions; ERP data and health-monitoring and environmental data as key to her needs.
Honeywell’s MyMaintainer app and web-based system is designed to simplify fault analysis.
Fraga says data ownership varies by type and agreements, and partnerships and joint ventures also matter. “Right to use should be a part of data ownership discussions.” She advocates facilitating efficient access to data for safety, reliability and other purposes.
Pratt is most interested in data that improves safety and reliability and supports contract obligations. As companies expand their digital strategies, this may mean obtaining data from nontraditional sources. “Data sharing is about change management, new-use cases and insights, not just technology and data,” Fraga says.
Pratt has formed a cross-industry team focused on best practices in data sharing. The team is identifying the minimum data required by each business segment and examining data-sharing challenges, including which data need retention and where data gaps still exist.
Honeywell provides predictive maintenance on auxiliary power units (APU) for airlines, on engines for smaller aircraft, and is developing predictive algorithms for environmental controls, wheels and brakes. Bharathan Aravamudhan, senior product manager, says several types of data are needed: fault data, operating data such as exhaust gas temperatures, log data on repair actions and Honeywell’s own design and test data.
Typically, Honeywell offers a valuable service to an aircraft operator, which then tends to share data on faults, shop actions and operations. Airlines get the shop data from in-house facilities or MROs.
Honeywell runs the predictive system on APUs, while a service company uses Honeywell algorithms and operator data to advise clients on engines. Aravamudhan says the biggest challenge is making data-sharing work. That’s why: “We create pipes in the air or on the ground to pull the data.”
Airline MROs Stress Experience
For predictive maintenance, Lufthansa Technik (LHT) needs all data generated by aircraft and components each day, including flight, maintenance and shop data. Holger Appel, program manager for monitoring, diagnosis and prognosis, says this enables LHT to monitor aircraft systems with precision and merge information with failures and component behavior on the ground. “This combination of data sources enables us to make precise predictions on a component level,” he notes. Going one step further, data on weather and airports may find links between component failures and these variables, such as harsh climates or runway lengths.
LHT uses shop data to validate removals based on predictions. The challenge here is optimizing predictions so “No Fault Founds” are minimized and “Mean Time Between Removals” maximized. Optimization is only possible with shop data on the condition of removed components.
Lufthansa Group generates and owns all these data sets. It does not need to find workarounds for missing data or negotiate with other firms. Even if it does not get all the data from its predictive maintenance clients, the group has enough to do predictions.
Appel says OEM design and test data are not used by LHT for predictive maintenance: “This data is not relevant for actual problems; here, actual operations data are more valuable.”
In any case, Appel says there are now no general agreements for sharing this data today, except when it affects flight safety, in which case all relevant data is shared. Sharing nonsafety data would require decisions on the value of data and what the data owner gains by sharing it. “Do I strengthen a possible competitor by sharing? What is the aim of the company I give my data to? Will I benefit?” he asks.
Nevertheless, “the more data you gather, the more analysis you can run,” stresses Rodolphe Parisot, vice president for digital and innovation at AFI-KLM E&M. The practical effect of this general principle depends on the complexity of system to be predicted.
For example, Prognos predictions for the Airbus A380 are far more accurate when AFI-KLM E&M combines maintenance data with aircraft condition and usage data. Parisot says this is an advantage of having both airline and maintenance experience. The MRO can improve predictions with maintenance data from component and engine shops.
In free markets, data, like other goods, will flow to those who can extract the maximum value. The only real question is on what terms. c",1942,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221214702.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819051423-20180819071423-00564.warc.gz,0.931926488876343
acb6cb60-d5ea-4b56-81ad-4f19a2328c8e,2013-05-25T05:41:11+00:00,2013-05-25,0,http://www.tweetmyjobs.com/ccg-associates-entreprises-inc-jobs-appointment-setter-dallas-9759325,"Appointment Setter (Dallas) Job Listing at CCG & Associates Entreprises, Inc. in Dallas, TX
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adb68824-4684-465b-9cef-82fd67818a73,2019-08-21T10:17:18+00:00,2019-04-21,1,https://www.nomoneydownmortgagepros.com/federal-interest-rate-over-time/,"Us Bank Fha Rates US Bank Home Mortgage Review | Ratings, Costs & More – U.S. Bank’s mortgage products come in many different forms, making it an excellent place to shop for a home loan. The bank offers fixed rate and adjustable rate options, as well as a full line of conventional and government loan products for a wide range of term lengths (10- and 20-year terms in addition to the typical 15- and 30-year options.)Interest Rate For A Loan Fixed Rate Mortgage Calculator 30 Fixed Mortgage rate chart average 30 Year Fixed Mortgage Rates – Average 30 year fixed mortgage rates. report Date current interest rate change Prior Year. CHART TIPS: Tooltip Text: Mouse over any series or point. Zoom: Click and drag area to zoom.How to pay a lower rate without refinancing – You stay silent, grieving that you can’t take advantage of the low interest rates for mortgages.. You grumble when you read news stories like this one from the Associated Press on April 18: “Average U.Us Interest Rates History Chart effective federal funds rate (fred:fedfunds) – Historical Data. – I believe that interest rates will go and surpass 3.5% by 2019. At that point it'll.. FEDFUNDS: US Economic Growth: charting the GDP+GDI average. dime 103.APR is the interest rate on your loan plus all fees, calculated on an annual basis and expressed as a percentage. APR makes it easier to compare rates from multiple lenders.
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e09f4cca-822d-466c-ab41-5c1e9b5eac57,2018-08-21T04:11:45+00:00,2018-08-10,1,http://newstwentyfive.review/2018/08/10/559-children-separated-at-the-border-have-still-not-been-reunited-with-their-parents/,"There are 559 migrant children who have not been reunited with their parents after they were separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this year, according to a new court filing from the Trump Administration.
Of the 2,511 separated children, 1,569 were reunited with their parents who are in the custody of U.S. Immigration of Customs Enforcement. The Trump Administration said 386 children had not been reunited because their parents were “outside the U.S.” There have been previous instances of parents being deported without their children.
For 163 children, parents said they did not want to be reunited, though government attorneys note that a “significant number” of those parents are outside the country.
The documents were filed as part of an order by U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw, who gave the Trump Administration a deadline a 30-day deadline to reunite families. That deadline expired on July 26. MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff first obtained the documents and posted them on Twitter Thursday night.
These are the remaining children separated from their families at the border as a result of the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy. The policy sparked a major uproar and resulted in President Donald Trump reversing the order.",260,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217951.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821034002-20180821054002-00308.warc.gz,0.981041073799133
e7472fbb-dc87-444b-b53e-14eabf5d7812,2016-07-27T15:21:31+00:00,2016-07-27,0,http://www.fortepromo.com/Custom_Imprinted_Aluminum_Jotter_Pad_with_Pen_p/37174.htm,"Description of item: 37174
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- Size: 2-7/8""w x 4-3/8""h x 1/4""d
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- Additional Imprint Color $0.50(G) per color, per piece|Copy Change $30.00(G) per change|Exact Order Quantity $31.25(G) per order|Imprint Color Match $30.00(G) per color|Cancellation $31.25(G) plus costs incurred|Set-Up $50.00(G) per order|Speculative Sample $50.00(G) plus the price of the product|Less Than Minimum $50.00(G) per order|Ink Color Change $25.00(G) per change|3rd Party Shipping (excluding UPS) $10.00(Z) per order, per ship to address|Drop Shipment Charge for Over 20 Ship Locations $3.00(Z) per shipment
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2c483f00-a037-4ec7-83e8-c15aecb15e78,2022-05-17T03:55:50+00:00,2022-05-17,0,https://nuvape.net/brands/ccell/,"Get notified about sales and new products.
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5393826c-6a41-4492-b4c3-186cb1e05488,2022-05-21T06:38:19+00:00,2022-05-21,0,https://www.alittlehappyshop.com/products/lilliput-little-things-new-champagne-bottle-earrings,"Lilliput - Champagne Earrings
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2b4504ea-6a91-4cf4-9eae-02d90dcac29b,2022-05-19T14:43:20+00:00,2022-05-19,0,https://www.niemibil.se/en/object/mazda-mx-30-e-skyactiv-143hk-cosmo-privatleasing-fr-2995-man-2022-svart-cos123/,"We will get in touch as soon as we can and tell you more about the car and answer all your questions. Then you have to think about whether you want to make a deal or not. You decide for yourself 🙂
Absolutely, we always offer our basic road safety guarantee when you buy your used car via Niemi Bil. It is valid up to 500 km or for 6 months.
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e4781b7d-2835-45ef-9d74-694741249733,2017-08-17T07:59:11+00:00,2013-03-18,1,http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2013/local-tv-audience-declines-as-revenue-bounces-back/local-tv-by-the-numbers/,"Local TV: By the Numbers
By Deborah Potter of NewsLab, Katerina-Eva Matsa and Amy Mitchell of the Pew Research Center
“By the Numbers” houses a comprehensive set of charts and tables telling the story of each media sector. For a narrative summary, visit the corresponding essay.
Local television stations experienced a year of higher revenues and lower viewership, on average, in 2012. The increased income was the predictable result of a flood of political advertising during a presidential election year. But the audience declines were disappointing, as a long-term downward trend in viewership resumed after an uptick the year before.1
At network affiliate stations, viewership in 2012 fell in all of the key local TV news time slots – morning, early evening and late night.
Early evening newscasts (5 to 7 p.m. Eastern Time or equivalent) on network affiliates suffered the steepest decline of the traditional time slots. After two years of relative stability, viewership nose-dived in 2012 by 6.7%. (The hour-long 10 p.m. newscasts on many Fox affiliates are analyzed separately below.)
What were once considered the “newscasts of record,” early evening local TV news programs have been losing viewers steadily for more than a decade. Over the past five years alone, the audience has declined almost 14%.
Local morning news (5 to 7 a.m. Eastern Time or equivalent) also suffered losses in 2012 in all sweeps periods. After gaining 1.4% on average the year before, morning newscasts on network affiliates lost 4.6% of their audience.
This decline comes after five years of relative stability in morning viewership.
The numbers were even worse for late local newscasts (11 to 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time or equivalent) on network-affiliated stations. A year after showing the strongest audience growth of any traditional time slot, up 3% year-to-year, average viewership slid 7% in 2012.
Late newscasts had been losing viewers at even faster rates than the evening time slot until 2011. The increase in 2011 seems to have offered false hope as the gains were quickly lost again. Over the past five years, the average audience for these newscasts has declined more than 17%.
Our analysis of Nielsen Media Research data suggests that local TV newscasts are losing viewers, in large part, because fewer people are watching television when the news is on the air. A pattern we have been tracking for the past three years continued in 2012, with share outperforming ratings for all key time slots in most sweeps periods. Ratings measure the percentage of households with TVs that are tuned to a particular program. Share measures the percentage of people whose TVs are turned on at a particular time and who are tuned to a specific program. When share declines less than ratings, it means a program has fewer total viewers but its percentage of the available audience has not declined by quite as much. That is exactly what happened in almost every time slot and sweeps period in 2012. For example, evening news programs suffered twice as big a loss in May ratings (11.2%) as in May share (5.4%). The bottom line: fewer people had their TV sets on at news time.
Morning news at 4:30 a.m. remained the biggest growth area for local TV stations, but the rate of growth slowed considerably in 2012. Early morning news was on the air in 113 markets compared to 104 in 2011, according to Nielsen data. Viewership was up again but by just 13%, orders of magnitude less than the 337% increase the year before. And the total number of viewers remains small. Early morning news averages just 2.6 million viewers, compared to 24.2 million on average for late news, the most-watched time slot.
Midday newscasts lost viewers in all sweeps periods in 2012 but the average loss for the year was 2%, about the same as the year before.
News at midday has seen less ratings erosion than the traditional early evening and late time slots over the past five years. But these newscasts still have lost a little more than 7% of their average audience over that time period.
Local news at 7 p.m. Eastern Time or equivalent (after the network news or early evening local news) lost 5% of its audience, on average, in 2012. The decline followed a year in which viewership was essentially unchanged.
Over the past five years, newscasts on network affiliates in the nontraditional 7 p.m. time slot have lost 6.9% of their audience. The decline that had been halted for two years resumed and picked up speed in 2012.
Local News on Fox Stations
Many Fox affiliates air an hour-long newscast at 7 a.m. Eastern Time or equivalent because the network does not provide a morning newscast for its stations such as those that air on ABC, CBS and NBC. After holding steady the year before, viewership for these newscasts was down 1.4% on average in 2012.
The audience for local morning news on Fox affiliates is still 4% higher than it was five years ago, but that improvement is due entirely to a substantial increase in viewership in 2008. Most of that gain was lost the following year, and the trend since then has been a slow decline.
The hour-long newscasts aired by Fox affiliates at 10 p.m. Eastern Time or equivalent lost 9% of their audience in 2012, faring even worse than the half-hour newscasts on ABC, CBS and NBC stations that air an hour later.
The losses in 2012 continued a long-term trend of declining viewership for prime-time newscasts on Fox affiliates. Over the past five years, these newscasts have shed almost 23% of their audience, the largest percentage loss of any time slot we track.
Local News on Independent Stations
Stations not affiliated with one of the “big four” television networks also saw their overall news viewership decline in 2012. After two years of outperforming network affiliates, the independents lost a larger percentage of their audience than affiliates did in most time slots. One bright spot was at 10 p.m., where the audience for news on independent stations was up more than 6% even as competing newscasts on Fox affiliates lost viewers. The independent stations account for less than 3% of the total local TV news audience, however.
A flood of political advertising in a presidential election year and a slowly improving economy boosted revenue for local television stations in 2012. Even numbered years almost always mean higher revenue for local TV, thanks to political ads and the Olympics. BIA/Kelsey estimated total 2012 on air ad revenue for local stations at $19.7 billion, up 10% from the year before.
Political advertising alone hit a record $2.9 billion, up 38% from 2010 and almost double the $1.5 billion spent on local TV in 2008, according to a TVB analysis of data from Kantar/Campaign Media Analysis Group. Local stations captured over 80% of total political spending on television.
Political ads were not the only source of higher revenue for television stations in 2012. Automobile manufacturers, typically the largest advertisers on local TV, spent 20.3% more. Car dealers also ramped up their commercial buys by 21.6% as car sales picked up.
While local television revenue has bounced back from its 2009 low set in the depths of the recession, its performance over the past decade has been lackluster. Since 2006, average revenue for news-producing stations has declined by more than a third (35.8%) when adjusted for inflation.
Stations in all market sizes lost revenue on average in 2011, the last year for which data are available, and the pain was shared relatively evenly. Even so, average revenue in all market sizes more than recouped losses suffered in the recession year of 2009.
Stations in the top 25 markets lost the greatest dollar amount, but that is to be expected since they earn far more than smaller-market stations. In terms of percentages, revenue in the top 50 markets was down about 12%, the next two market groupings lost approximately 9% and the very smallest markets saw revenues fall just 7%. The differential between market sizes was smaller than the year before.
Third-quarter revenue numbers from television ownership groups in 2012 were up substantially thanks in large part to a flood of political advertising as stations recovered from losses the year before.2
Broadcast stations continue to battle cable channels for local spot advertising. Estimates indicate that spending on both broadcast and cable grew in 2012, but cable again grew faster than broadcast, posting a double-digit increase. Projections call for growth on the cable side to outpace broadcast growth by substantial margins in coming years, but for local stations to retain a wide edge in total spot spending.
Advertising within news programming accounts for an increasing portion of local TV station revenue. Revenue from local news hit a record 48.2% of total revenues in 2011, according to the RTDNA/Hofstra survey of news directors. The share of revenue from local TV news has been rising along with the amount news time stations air, which also set a record in 2011.
Local TV newscasts remain profitable. Almost 60% of news directors said their stations made a profit on news in 2011, the highest percentage since 1998.
The typical local TV station makes about 3% of its total revenue from online and mobile ads, according to BIA/Kelsey. Local television has maintained about the same share of local online advertising—about 12%– for the past two years.
Most television stations do not use their websites to sell anything other than advertising. Less than a third (31%) said they offer special deals, sponsorships, classifieds or merchandise for sale online, according to the RTDNA/Hofstra survey. Less than half (44.5%) are involved in shared-revenue deals with local Groupon-type offerings.
In the vast majority of TV newsrooms, budgets either grew or held steady in 2011, the last year for which survey results are available. Only one in six news directors said they had to make cuts, compared to one in four the year before.
The positive budget picture was most evident at stations in small markets (101-150), where more than half of all news directors said they were able to spend more. By contrast, more than half of stations in the largest 25 markets reported their budgets stayed the same.
Total employment in TV news was up 4.3% in 2011, as news directors continued rebuilding staffs that had been slashed during the recession years of 2008 and 2009. A majority of news directors expected no change in staff size in 2012, but more than a third said they anticipated adding more staff, about the same as the year before. Only 2.4% said they expected to have to cut staff, fewer than the year before.
Local TV newsrooms started 2012 with a record average of 38 full time staff, and a median staff size of 32, matching a high set in 2006. But staff increases were not spread evenly across all markets. As was the case the year before, most of the hiring was in the largest markets, where the median full-time staff hit 70. Stations in medium-large markets (26-50) actually lost staff in 2011. And while independent stations expanded staffs after cutting back in 2010, their median staff size of 13 is still less than half what it was five years earlier. That contraction most likely reflects the new reality that many independent stations no longer produce their own newscasts but instead carry programs produced by other local stations.
While employment jumped in local TV newsrooms, salaries did not keep pace. Over all, salaries rose just 2% in 2011, less than the rate of inflation. Senior news managers had the largest gains in pay, while lower-level managers lost ground. And anchors’ salaries dropped by more than 8%. The data suggest that stations expanded their staffs mainly by hiring younger, lower-paid workers.
The average number of hours of news on local television continues to increase and probably set another record in 2012. The average station produced a record 5 hours and 30 minutes of local news on weekdays in 2011, an increase of almost 4% from the year before. Most news directors surveyed (60.2%) said they expected the amount of news they produced would stay the same in 2012 but about a third said they would produce more news. And for the first time ever, not one news director anticipated a reduction.
For the second year in a row, local TV stations reported producing less news for some other media outlets, including mobile devices, cable TV channels and other local TV stations. Over all, the percentage of TV newsrooms providing content to one or more additional outlets dropped slightly to 75.5% (from 78.4% in 2010). The rapid expansion of news content sharing noted in previous years appears to be over, at least for now.
Just over half the stations surveyed (52.5%) cooperate with other local TV stations, newspapers, radio stations or other outlets in news gathering or coverage. But that is a significant drop from the year before (59%).
Those stations that do share resources with other media reported increased cooperation in the use of helicopters for news coverage, but fewer shared video or had other sharing agreements.
Eight out of ten local TV stations said they routinely fed news to three platforms in 2011: television, the Web and mobile devices. That’s a substantial jump from the 70% that said they took a three-screen approach to news the previous two years. Almost all TV station websites offer video, text and still pictures. The biggest changes in content were a significant drop in the use of blogs, audio and recorded newscasts on station sites.
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- PEJ analyzed data from Nielsen Media Research and computed national averages for each time slot. The charts showing change over time include only three of the four major sweeps periods–May, July and November. February is not included because there was no comparable data from 2009, when ratings were collected in March due to the planned switch from analog to digital broadcasting. Year-to-year calculations from 2010 onward include all four sweeps periods. (Read more about 2009 Sweeps) ↩
- NBC and ABC stations are not included because their parent companies, NBCUniversal and Walt Disney, do not report station revenues separately from broadcast network earnings. ↩",2984,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102993.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817073135-20170817093135-00543.warc.gz,0.967920958995819
48fac8b3-0972-4600-8d4a-d3cc113c835a,2016-07-23T21:31:37+00:00,2013-03-01,1,http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/mar/01/tories-ukip-harm-sdp-labour,"Ukip's surge to 28% in Eastleigh, its best ever result in a byelection, leaves the Conservatives scrambling to assess the root causes of Ukip's popularity and whether its cheerful amateur leader Nigel Farage truly has the potential to deprive the oldest political machine in British politics of as many as 40 seats in a general election.
Cameron's nightmare is that Ukip now owns the potent cocktail of EU-related issues, including migration and wage squeeze, and so can split the Eurosceptic right in 2015 – just as the SDP crippled Labour in the mid-80s. For the first time in a century the Conservative party has lost monopoly control of the right.
Farage is already promising to put up 2,000 candidates in the May county council elections. Ukip could well come first next year in the European parliament elections, which are run on a proportional system. He also suggested he would take personal control of candidate selection and is demanding equal airtime on any politics platform he can imagine.
Some Tories such as the former whip Michael Fabricant, in his leaked November discussion paper, urged Cameron to recognise that the real Ukip threat rests in ""stealing votes at general election rather than posing an actual threat to take any one seat"". He argued that Ukip started to split the right at the 2010 election. ""On a realistic estimate Ukip by standing and taking a mere 3-4% of the vote, the Conservatives could lose 20 to 30 seats,"" Fabricant argued.
He pointed out: ""In the European elections in 2009 they became the second party, overtaking Labour and gaining 13 seats and 16.5% of the vote. Fast forward a year to the 2010 general election, and Ukip stood in 572 seats and took 3.1% of the popular vote.""
On Friday Fabricant emphasised that the Conservative party now had to respond. In a series of tweets he said: ""Everyone from the PM downwards must focus on the economy, immigration, crime, Europe and not allow other side policies to distract.
""Of course, liberal (small 'l') policies do not distract government from the core issues, but they are seen to do so by the electorate. With Ukip clearly announcing policies the public want to hear, we must do the same.""
Ukip, as Eastleigh showed, has pretty well broken through. A longer campaign, and Ukip could have gatecrashed Westminster. Fabricant in his November paper said Cameron needed to respond to the Ukip threat by promising an EU referendum, and seeking an electoral pact with Farage. Cameron did promise the referendum, and put up a highly Eurosceptic candidate in Maria Hutchings – yet it gave him absolutely no protection from a Ukip surge.
Moreover, the idea of a Ukip-Con pact was on Friday ruled out, not only by Farage but also by education secretary Michael Gove. Personal relations between Farage and Cameron are poisonous.
Some say, ""Ukip is for people who would like to vote BNP, but shop at M&S."" But the polling work done by Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative vice-chairman, suggests something more inchoate than racism, or even anti-Europeanism. In his influential study of Ukip voters titled They Are Thinking What We Are Thinking, he said his research showed ""discussion amongst Ukip voters and considerers was dominated by what they saw as the twin themes of immigration and welfare, much more than Europe.
""But many complained that migrants from within the EU and outside had changed the character of their local area beyond recognition. Recession and austerity brought their complaints into sharper focus and heightened their resentment that they themselves worked long hours for stagnant incomes as the cost of living rose. Immigrants, meanwhile, seemed to them to be entitled to extra financial help, and priority access to public services and to be depressing wages, and importing an alien culture."" He went on: ""They do not think mainstream politicians are willing or able to keep their promises or change things for the better. Ukip, with its single unifying theory of what is wrong and how to put it right, has obvious attractions for them.""Many, he concluded, had ""effectively disengaged from the hard choices inherent in the democratic process. Now that the Liberal Democrats have been exposed and have exposed their supporters to the realities of government, Ukip is the only party by which nobody can feel let down.""
Ashcroft tends to be better on providing analysis than prescription. In the introduction to a poll on Eastleigh published on Thursday, Ashcroft writes: ""The Ukip attraction … reflects a frustration with the political class and with the way they think things are going in Britain. Our task is not to become more like Ukip, the party of easy answers, but to be the party of government that people want to vote for."" But one greater danger for Farage is that he will now come under less benign media scrutiny, and that can be dangerous, as the Liberal Democrats have discovered.
Ukip make the Lib Dems look like an oasis of normality. Blogs abound describing the obscure factional fighting and legal challenges that disfigure Ukip's internal politics. Some of its MEPs have ended up in jail for expenses fiddles, been expelled or, like their South East England MEP Marta Andreasen, defected to the Tories. She described Farage as a ""Stalinist dictator with a problem about women"", adding that he surrounded himself with ""an old-boys' club of like-minded sycophants"".
Another defector, David Campbell-Bannerman, said Ukip had ""become very much a one-man band and a bit of a cult"". ""There is a followership and even the constitution has been changed to favour pro-leader candidates. I don't think that's healthy,"" he added.
Farage's own views, if more widely known, might repel some voters. He writes in his autobiography that ""20% of the UK's teachers should be sacked because they are useless functionaries. Parents, teachers and politicians have cowered away from their responsibilities.""
He also claims ""religion has all gone. The extended family has gone. The nuclear family unsatisfactory throughout its brief existance is all but gone"".
He also wants to support ""direct democracy on the Swiss model where the signature of a given number of people on any issue may generate a plebiscite at national or local level"".
He variously claims ""I see nothing wrong with a notion of a postcode lottery in all sorts of things where one region enjoys privileges or disadvantages that others do not"" and ""local councils should be allowed to introduce smoking or restore hunting bans"". He supports ""an end to teacher training and a return to selectivity in education"".
Farage loves the limelight, and generally receives sympathetic interviews because he is quotable and engaging, but whether he will love it all as much in six months' time is unlikely. For after Eastleigh he is now playing in the big league.",1417,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823670.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00066-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.97461873292923
0b63b69a-6f75-444e-946b-8fd99cc5817a,2020-10-31T01:19:57+00:00,2009-09-28,1,https://dailyreporter.com/2009/09/28/us-companies-work-on-greener-freezers/,"Washington — Think propane and butane are just for barbecuing? Think again: The common cooking fuels can also chill your drinks and ice cream with less energy and almost none of the global warming worries of current refrigerants.
Some of the world’s largest consumer product companies are promoting freezers and refrigerators in the U.S. that use propane, butane and other coolants that don’t trap heat in the atmosphere as much as Freon and other conventional refrigerants.
The new so-called hydrocarbon coolers — popular in Europe — are being tested by Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company at stores in the Washington and Boston areas. Meanwhile, General Electric is seeking approval to market a home refrigerator in the U.S. using a hydrocarbon refrigerant.
The new freezers take advantage of the way hydrocarbon gases absorb heat when they change from a liquid to a gas. It’s the same process when a propane tank becomes cool to the touch when you’re using it with a gas grill. The hydrocarbon refrigerant is compressed and expanded as it makes its way through the compressor and tubes surrounding the freezer.
Unlike car exhaust or power plant pollution that’s spewed directly into the air, the coolants used in most U.S. refrigerators today only enter the atmosphere when their compressors leak, or when appliances are thrown out and their refrigerant eventually escapes.
If hydrocarbons are accidentally released into the atmosphere, their effect on trapping heat is about 1,400 times less than conventional refrigerants, said Pete Gosselin, director of engineering for Ben & Jerry’s.
The fuels are flammable, of course, but current models only use the amount contained in two or three cigarette lighters. Electronic components are designed to prevent igniting a possible leak.
“It’s extremely potent,” Gosselin said. “And as the world develops, especially in developing nations, refrigeration use is one of the first technologies that comes on board.”
The appliances cost about the same as similar conventional freezers and use about 10 percent less electricity.
“And that turns out to be a huge gain in terms of your carbon footprint, that 10 percent gain in efficiency,” Gosselin said. “Every kilowatt hour that comes in the wall, comes in with a certain amount of CO2 footprint with it and if you can knock 10 percent off that, that’s huge.”
The U.S. will be playing catch-up. Unilever, which has more than 2 million ice cream cabinets worldwide, including 100,000 in the United States, now has more than 400,000 hydrocarbon-based units in Europe, Latin America and Asia, Gosselin said.
About 42,000 bottle vending machines using hydrocarbons or carbon dioxide as refrigerant also have been installed in China, Europe and Latin America by Coca-Cola, Carlsberg and PepsiCo. And McDonald’s has opened two pilot restaurants in Denmark that don’t use traditional refrigerants, according to the Refrigerants, Naturally Web site.
The Environmental Protection Agency, which allowed Ben & Jerry’s to test the new coolers, has already completed a preliminary review on the freezers, as well as the new GE refrigerator. It expects to make a proposed rule on the machines available for public comment later this year, and a final decision could be issued by early next year, said Drusilla Hufford, director of the EPA’s Stratospheric Protection Division.",750,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107912593.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031002758-20201031032758-00480.warc.gz,0.93054735660553
2c96297b-8ae0-4fe7-9bc6-63e99d71dc6f,2022-05-26T21:46:58+00:00,2022-05-23,1,https://www.thenationalherald.com/greece-albania-sign-agreement-for-new-border-security-facility/,"ATHENS — Greece and Albania signed a bilateral agreement on Monday that will see the creation of a customs and police collaboration facility at Kakavia, in the Greek-Albanian border.
The agreement is a significant step in the fight against organized crime, said Deputy Civil Protection Minister Lefteris Economou, who signed the cooperation agreement with Albania's Deputy Interior Minister for border management Julian Hodaj.
This agreement also shows ""most decisively"", added the Greek minister, ""the will to nurture mutual trust,"" and to also ""deal with considerable security threats faced by both countries.""
The new facility will be built on Greek grounds, the minister noted, in the broader area of the Kakavia border crossing, and will be staffed by both Greek and Albanian police officers and customs specialists, who will work there together, was underlined.
This security center will help the two countries exchange information on illegal migration, human trafficking, extremism, fake travel documents, drugs and weapons trafficking, and any illegal activity that violates customs laws and protocol.",208,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662625600.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526193923-20220526223923-00017.warc.gz,0.9532909989357
700aeeb8-f9e5-4cd4-8a10-70ad72390323,2022-05-28T04:51:50+00:00,2022-05-24,1,https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/electric-cars-petroleum-giant-shell-123407531.html,"The local unit of European oil and gas giant Shell aims to open Hong Kong’s first service station with both electric vehicle (EV) charging and conventional fuel facilities, as it seeks to steal a march on competitors and capitalise on the rising use of EVs in the city.
The new facility at Hong Kong International Airport’s cargo terminal, which was unveiled on Tuesday, will be Shell Hong Kong’s biggest service station in the city. Spanning over 5,000 square metres, it will feature four EV charging points and 16 refuelling positions, and will be pressed into service by June 30.
“This sees Shell become the first mobility solution provider in Hong Kong to offer an inclusive EV charging network, with charging facilities in both car parks and gas and oil stations, to meet a wide range of customer demands,” the company said in a statement.
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The new facility launches amid expectations of widening use of EVs in the city. As of January this year, Hong Kong had 28,742 registered private EVs, or 4.4 per cent of its total registered private cars, according to Transport Department data. However, all new cars in Hong Kong could be electric by as early as 2030 – five years ahead of the government’s target – given their accelerated use globally, Owin Fung Ho-yin, deputy director of the Environment Protection Department, said in December last year.
Shell said in December that it had become the first petroleum firm to offer EV charging facilities in the city with the opening of a charging site in Fanling. The company currently operates 41 service stations in Hong Kong.
The city has a total of 183 petrol stations, according to the Consumer Council. Rival Sinopec has a network of 50 stations, followed by Esso’s 43, Caltex’s 32 and PetroChina’s 17.
Shell, which is the world’s largest fuel retailer with about 46,000 service stations in almost 80 countries, said it has a “short-term” goal of providing more than 300 EV charging points in Hong Kong. It also aims to grow its global EV charging network to more than 500,000 charging points by 2025, including those on its own sites and those at third-party locations.
The new station at Hong Kong’s airport showed Shell’s commitment to the city’s decarbonisation journey, said Emily Leung, general manager of mobility at Shell Hong Kong. “We will continue to work with the government and other stakeholders to realise the city’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by continuing to grow our EV charging network,” she said in the statement.
The Hong Kong government is stepping up policy support to boost the take-up of emissions-free vehicles, including subsidies for EV purchases and private charging infrastructure.
This policy support forms part of the city’s efforts to become carbon-neutral by 2050 and fight climate change. The city also wants to eliminate coal-fired power generation and for renewable energy to contribute up to 10 per cent of its total electricity output by 2035.
The government last year set a target for the city to have more than 150,000 private charging facilities and more than 5,000 public ones by 2025. Hong Kong currently has about 4,500 charging points.
In October 2020, it launched a HK$2 billion (US$803 million) scheme to subsidise charging infrastructure installation for more than 60,000 parking spaces in existing private residential buildings. An additional HK$1.5 billion of support was announced in this year’s budget.
More from South China Morning Post:",802,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663012542.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528031224-20220528061224-00006.warc.gz,0.959133565425873
08acd334-2088-46ff-8eec-a15f108d489e,2017-08-21T19:32:06+00:00,2017-05-11,1,https://geoenergist.wordpress.com/2017/05/11/ca-senate-leader-introduces-100-clean-energy-measure-congressional-stop-gap-budget-ignores-trumps-requested-cuts-to-science-energy-programs-and-more/,"Leading Stories, Releases, Solicitations
- California Senate Leader Introduces 100 Percent Clean Energy Measure – GEA Endorses Measure
- Wyden Unveils Clean Energy for America Act
- Congressional Stop-Gap Budget Ignores Trump’s Requested Cuts to Science and Energy Programs
- Congressional Action on Geothermal Funding for FY17
- President Trump Names Daniel Simmons to Run DOE Efficiency and Renewable Programs
- ORIX to Acquire 22% Ownership Stake in Ormat from FIMI and Bronicki Investments and Simultaneously Enter into Strategic Partnership with Ormat
- Ormat Technologies Reports 25% Increase in Revenues for the First Quarter of 2017
· Enel Green Power Awards Two Stars Of Merit For Labour In Geothermal
- Polaris Infrastructure Announces 2017 First Quarter Results
- NREL Releases Mexico Market Geothermal Assessment Report
- EU Commission clears the creation of a joint venture by STRABAG and EVN for Development of Deep Geothermal
- Milestone reached in geothermal deep drilling project
- Daldrup & Söhne AG receives major order for four geothermal drillings from Stadtwerke München
- BLM completes Environmental Assessment for Dixie Meadows Geothermal Development Project
Leading Stories, Releases, Solicitations
California Senate Leader Introduces 100 Percent Clean Energy Measure – GEA Endorses Measure
SACRAMENTO – California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) on Tuesday May 2introduced Senate Bill 100, The California Clean Energy Act of 2017, which puts the state on the path to 100 percent clean, renewable energy by 2045. GEA endorsed the proposed legislation.
VIDEO: Press Conference: California Senate Leader Introduces 100 Percent Clean Energy Measure
“California’s experience over the last decade offers hard evidence that we can dramatically expand clean energy while also growing our economy and putting people to work,” Senator de León said. “This measure will ensure that California remains the world’s clean energy superpower and that we lead the nation in addressing the threat of climate change.”
VIDEO: 100% Clean Energy Equals Jobs https://youtu.be/7Zeu3yXuGCg
VIDEO: 100% Clean Energy: We Can Get There https://youtu.be/9AYRADZkkqs
SB 100, the California Clean Energy Act of 2017 does all of the following:
- Establishes an overall state target of 100% clean energy for California by 2045 by directing the CA Public Utilities Commission, CA Energy Commission, and Air Resources Board to adopt policies and requirements to achieve total reliance on renewable energy and zero carbon resources by that date.
- Accelerates SB 350’s 50% mandate for clean renewable energy from 2030 to 2026 and establishes a new RPS benchmark of 60% by 2030 to ensure more clean energy in the California grid sooner.
- Establishes new policies for energy companies to capture uncontrolled methane emissions from dairies, landfills and waste water treatment plants and use these clean renewable fuels to replace natural gas.
- Authorizes investor owned utilities to invest in cleaner transportation fuels such as hydrogen or waste methane gas from dairies for heavy duty trucks to replace dirty diesel fuels, provided there are no other cleaner options such as zero emission vehicles available.
California has one of the cleanest economies in the world. Since we passed AB 32 in 2006, we’ve grown our economy faster than the national average while reducing carbon intensity by nearly 40% compared to 1990. We’ve also lowered energy bills, improved air quality and created thousands of new, high wage jobs in the clean energy sector.
California already has the most ambitious climate targets in the world and the most aggressive renewable energy targets of any economy of its size. We lead the nation in renewable energy generation, clean tech venture capital investment, patent creation and clean car technology.
In 2015, The Legislature passed SB 350, The Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act (De Leon et al), which set a 50% clean energy standard by 2030.That bill also set new requirements for doubling energy efficiency and for wide scale transportation electrification deployment. Senate Bill 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2016 (Pavley), requires the state to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030.
Wyden Unveils Clean Energy for America Act
Bill streamlines tax credits to encourage production of clean energy, cut carbon pollution
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced legislation to measurably reduce carbon pollution over the next decade through a series of incentives for clean energy and the promotion of new technologies in the private sector. Wyden’s Clean Energy for America Act includes technology-neutral tax credits for domestic production of clean electricity and clean transportation fuel, as well as performance-based tax incentives for energy-efficient homes and office buildings. These credits are open to all resources, including fossil fuels that capture carbon or make efficiency improvements.
Wyden is the senior Democratic member on the Senate Finance Committee and member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, making him uniquely positioned to find new incentives to cut carbon pollution while creating millions of jobs in the clean energy sector.
“This bill is built around the proposition that the law ought to reward innovative energy technologies with incentives that spark investment in the private economy,” Wyden said. “These investments will shrink electric bills for American families and create new clean energy jobs in Oregon and across the country.”
The current system of energy incentives in the tax code is overly complex and far less effective than it should be. Today, there are 44 different energy tax incentives. More than half are too short-term to effectively stimulate investments, while also providing different subsidies to different technologies with no clear policy direction. By contrast, Wyden’s bill proposes a dramatically simpler set of long-term, performance-based energy tax incentives that are technology-neutral and promote clean energy production and storage in the United States.
Cosponsors of the Clean Energy for America Act include Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., along with Senate Finance Committee members Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Tom Carper, D-Del., Ben Cardin, D-Md., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Senators Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Chris Coons, D-Del., Brian Schatz, D-HI, Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Angus King, I-Maine, Tim Kaine, D-Va., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev..
GEA’s Executive Director called the proposal “a significant step in the right direction.” “We support establishing a long-term, technology neutral tax incentive for clean energy production,” he added.
Congressional Stop-Gap Budget Ignores Trump’s Requested Cuts to Science and Energy Programs
On May 4, Congress finalized a bipartisan deal to fund the federal government through September and avoid a government shutdown. The bill cleared both chambers and now awaits the President’s signature. The stop-gap bill differs greatly from the budget outline issued by the Trump administration in March, particularly on funding for energy and environmental programs. The Trump administration’s “skinny budget” proposal called for a 30 percent reduction to EPA, but Congress’s budget would result in a one percent reduction for EPA, with some additional usage restrictions installed. The Department of Energy’s research offices were also targeted for steep reductions, yet these programs will see slight increases in funding under the Congressional proposal. However, the Trump administration is still proceeding with steps to diminish the capacity of regulatory agencies, including the removal of 3,200 of EPA’s 15,000 employees. In addition to ongoing executive actions to roll back U.S. climate policies, the Congressional budget contains zero funding for the Green Climate Fund and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Congressional Action on Geothermal Funding for FY17
Congress has passed, and the President has signed an FY17 Omnibus bill that allows DOE and other programs to have clear financial direction for the rest of the Fiscal Year.
The final report for the measure stipulates for geothermal total spending for FY17 of $69.5 million. Further, it notes “Geothermal Technologies.-The agreement provides $35,000,000 for ongoing activities for the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy project.”
For reference, in FY16 the geothermal programs was funded at $71 million, and the Obama Administration request for FY 17 was $99.5 million.
President Trump Names Daniel Simmons to Run DOE Efficiency and Renewable Programs
The President has named a leading critic of Obama era renewable policies to oversee DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs – Daniel Simmons previously VP at the Institute for Energy Research. According to IER’s website:
“Daniel Simmons is IER’s Vice President for Policy. Simmons previously served as IER’s Director of Regulatory and State Affairs. He oversees IER’s work on energy and climate policy at the state and federal level.
“Prior to joining IER, Simmons served as director of the Natural Resources Task Force at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), was a research fellow at the Mercatus Center, and worked as professional staff on the Committee on Resources of the U.S. House of Representatives.
“Simmons is a graduate of Utah State University and George Mason University School of Law. He is a member of the Virginia State Bar.”
The Washington Post called Simmons “a conservative scholar who sharply questioned the value of promoting renewable energy sources and curbs on greenhouse gas emissions.”
DOE’s website said: In his role as Acting Assistant Secretary in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Daniel Simmons leads EERE to achieve its vision of a strong and prosperous America powered by clean, affordable, and secure energy. He oversees technology development in the energy efficiency, renewable power and sustainable transportation sectors.”
ORIX to Acquire 22% Ownership Stake in Ormat from FIMI and Bronicki Investments and Simultaneously Enter into Strategic Partnership with Ormat
Reno, Nevada and Tokyo, Japan, May 4, 2017 – Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) and ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX) announced today that ORIX will acquire an approximately $627 million ownership stake in Ormat by purchasing approximately 11.0 million shares of Ormat common stock from FIMI ENRG Limited Partnership, FIMI ENRG, L.P. (collectively, “FIMI”), Bronicki Investments, Ltd. (“Bronicki”), and senior members of management, representing in the aggregate an approximately 22.1% ownership position in Ormat. The per share sale price to be paid by ORIX at closing (subject to satisfaction of customary conditions, including regulatory approvals) is $57, which was the prevailing market price at the time that ORIX, FIMI and Bronicki reached agreement on the commercial terms of their transaction. The parties expect closing (including with respect to the agreements described below) to occur in the third quarter of 2017.
Under terms of a new Commercial Cooperation Agreement between the two companies, Ormat will have exclusive rights to develop, own, operate and provide equipment for ORIX geothermal energy projects in all markets outside of Japan. In addition, Ormat will have certain rights to serve as technical partner and co-invest in ORIX geothermal energy projects in Japan. Also, ORIX will assist Ormat in obtaining project financing for its geothermal energy projects from a variety of leading providers of renewable energy debt financing with which ORIX has relationships in Asia and around the world.
Under related agreements, ORIX will have the right to designate three persons to be appointed to an expanded nine-person Ormat board of directors and also propose a fourth person to be mutually agreed by Ormat and ORIX to serve as a new independent director on the Ormat board. In addition, for so long as ORIX is entitled to board representation, ORIX will be subject to certain customary standstill restrictions, including an effective 25% cap on its voting rights. ORIX will also have certain customary registration rights with respect to the shares of Ormat common stock that it will own.
A Special Committee of the Ormat board of directors was formed to evaluate and negotiate the shareholder arrangements proposed by ORIX. The Special Committee received independent legal counsel from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. The agreements between ORIX and Ormat were executed by Ormat following the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee and the unanimous approval by the Ormat board of directors.
“We are excited to partner with ORIX, one of the world’s leading diversified companies with operations in 36 countries, to advance the interests of both companies,” commented Gillon Beck, Ormat’s Chairman. “With ORIX’s significant presence around the world, access to capital and strong positioning throughout Asia, we believe Ormat can enhance and accelerate its strategic growth plans in the renewable energy market. We expect this collaboration will expand the number and quality of growth opportunities that Ormat enjoys around the world, particularly in Asia.” Mr. Beck added “These past years have been exciting ones characterized by continued growth and strategy execution. I would like to thank the devoted management and employees of Ormat for their relentless efforts. ORIX is joining an amazing company and I am confident that Ormat will continue to excel and reach new highs.”
“We are delighted to be partnering with Ormat to support the company’s expansion in the global geothermal energy market” said Mr. Yuichi Nishigori, Head of Energy and Eco Services Business Headquarters of ORIX. “As one of Asia’s leading investors in the renewable energy sector, and with a growing portfolio of renewable energy investments around the world, we recognize the importance of having clean, reliable, baseload power such as that which geothermal provides, and we believe that the geothermal sector has the potential to become an increasingly large component of the world’s overall energy mix. Given Ormat’s technological leadership and increasingly global portfolio of operations, we believe the company is well positioned to help lead this expansion, and we look forward to working with the Ormat board and existing management team to facilitate the company’s future growth and value creation.”
“Following the meetings and discussions I had with ORIX’s management in the last several weeks, I am confident that this significant cooperation agreement will support our strategic plan to expand our geographical footprint as well as technological and customer base” said Isaac Angel, Ormat’s CEO. “We expect that the comprehensive capabilities and track record of Ormat together with ORIX’s commitment to expanding the scope of its geothermal and other renewable energy activities will accelerate our growth. I look forward to leading our cooperation with ORIX on future opportunities.”
Ormat Technologies Reports 25% Increase in Revenues for the First Quarter of 2017
Electricity Segment Expands 7.3% to Record Revenues of $115.8 million; Products Segment Up 69.5% Management Reiterates Full-Year Guidance
RENO, Nev. May 8, 2017 – Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.
First Quarter 2017 Highlights and Recent Developments:
• Total revenues of $189.9 million, up 25.3% compared to the first quarter of 2016;
‒ Electricity segment revenues increased 7.3% to record revenues of $115.8 million, up from $107.9 million in the first quarter of 2016;
‒ Product segment revenues increased 69.5% to $74.1 million, up from $43.7 million in the first quarter of 2016;
• Electricity generation increased 2.2%, compared to the first quarter of 2016, from 1.397 million MWh to 1.428 million MWh;
• Gross margin decreased to 39.2% compared to 42.1% in the first quarter of 2016, due to a lower margin in the Product segment;
• Operating income increased 17.7% to $59.5 million, compared to $50.5 million in the first quarter of 2016;
• Net income attributable to the company’s shareholders of $35.3 million or $0.70 per diluted share, compared to $29.3 million or $0.59 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2017;
• Adjusted EBITDA grew 14.4% to a record of $91.8 million in the first quarter of 2017;
• Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share for the first quarter of 2017;
• Product segment backlog remains strong at $207.0 million1; added approximately $30 million of new orders2;
• Closed acquisition of substantially all of the business and assets of Viridity Energy, Inc.;
• Commenced commercial operation of the first unit of the Sarulla geothermal power plant, one of the world’s largest geothermal power plants, located in Indonesia’s North Sumatra; and
• ORIX will acquire 22% ownership stake in Ormat from FIMI and Bronicki Investments and simultaneously enter into strategic partnership with Ormat. Closing is expected in the third quarter of 2017.
“This was another good quarter, benefitting from outstanding execution in both our electricity and products segment,” commented Isaac Angel, Chief Executive Officer. “As we have noted, our goal in the electricity segment has been to adjust output at our facilities to maximize efficiency, and the progress we are making in this area is evidenced by the improvement in gross margin to 43.0%. The addition of the Bouillante facility, coupled with full output again at Puna, has helped us increase revenue in the segment by more than 7%. I am encouraged with our progress in this segment.”
Mr. Angel continued, “Our products segment delivered a nearly 70% increase in quarterly sales, due to our progress in projects in New Zealand, China and Turkey. As previously indicated, several of these projects, most notably in Turkey, as well as timing issues related to product deliveries, contributed to lower gross margin which is expected to remain at similar level during 2017. As a result of the improvements we are constantly making to increase efficiencies across our operations, we delivered a record adjusted EBITDA of nearly $92 million.”
Mr. Angel continued, “We recently announced that ORIX will acquire 22% ownership stake in Ormat mainly from FIMI and Bronicki Investments. Simultaneous, we signed a commercial cooperation agreement with ORIX. We see this commercial cooperation agreement as a significant development that will enhance our strategic position, expand our geographic footprint as well as our technological and customer base. ORIX’s global reach and reputation in the energy market serves as a further validation of Ormat’s comprehensive capabilities and track record to a broader market and provides a platform to accelerate our growth.”
Enel Green Power Awards Two Stars Of Merit For Labour In Geothermal
Geothermal energy confirms itself a major resource for Tuscany. With a ceremony at Palazzo Vecchio in Florence on 1st of May, Labour Day, two Enel Green Power employees, Roberta Bianchi and Fausto Tanzini, were awarded the Star of Merit for Labour, a recognition in the field of innovation and environmental sustainability.
Roberta Bianchi, who was born in 1965 in Montecatini Val di Cecina (Pisa) and lives in Pontasserchio (Pisa), works at Enel Green Power Geothermal, Pisa as Head of support to operation and performance improvement. She is responsible for coordinating all management support activities. She joined Enel in 1986, and in over thirty years of work she has made an important contribution to the financial, management and administrative sectors applied to Geothermal. During her career she dealt with various aspects of the industrial process, from authorisation and verification of investments of new production plants, new geothermal wells and fluid transport networks, to management and control of production and maintenance programmes at plants.
Fausto Tanzini, who was born in 1957 in Castelnuovo Val di Cecina and lives in Sasso Pisano, is Head of Enel Green Power’s Geothermal Maintenance Services Electro-Regulation Team. He has worked at Enel since 1977, making an important contribution in the field of electrical and electronic maintenance, applied to geothermal energy and more generally to power generation plants, dealing in his career with various issues regarding the maintenance, upgrading and repair of electrical machinery and related equipment.
The Head of Enel Green Powers Geothermal, Massimo Montemaggi, complimented his colleagues for an important and well-deserved acknowledgment that honours the commitment and professionalism of both colleagues, the company and the geothermal areas of Pisa and Tuscany, where their professionalism was born and grew.
Polaris Infrastructure Announces 2017 First Quarter Results
TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – May 09, 2017) – Polaris Infrastructure Inc. (PIF.TO) (“Polaris Infrastructure” or the “Company”), a Toronto-based company engaged in the operation, acquisition and development of renewable energy projects in Latin America, is pleased to report its financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. This earnings release should be read in conjunction with Polaris Infrastructure’s financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”), which are available on the Company’s website at www.polarisinfrastructure.com and have been posted on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The dollar figures below are denominated in US Dollars unless noted otherwise.
San Jacinto-Tizate Project Highlights
- Strong power generation: The San Jacinto-Tizate Power Plant (the “San Jacinto project”) generated 108,894 MWh (net) (an average of 50.4 MW (net)), resulting in revenue of $13.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, versus revenue of $12.6 million on generation of 105,599 MWh (net) (an average of 48.4 MW (net)) in the prior year period. The 6% revenue increase was due to higher average production in 2017 as well as the impact of the 3% annual tariff increase. Absent the impact of downtime associated with turbine maintenance, we estimate average generation and revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2017 would have been 57.4 MW (net) and $15.2 million, respectively.
- Strong cash flow generation: Cash flow from operations of $8.9 million resulted in a net cash increase of $2.6 million in the quarter ended March 31 2017, despite the revenue impact from turbine maintenance and after deducting debt service, dividend payment and capital investments. The Company generated Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) of $10.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017, a 5% increase from the prior year period, despite the impact of planned downtime in 2017. See Use of Non-GAAP Measures section below for reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Total income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss).
- Successful conclusion of annual turbine maintenance: Comprehensive preventative maintenance was completed on the Unit 4 turbine at the San Jacinto project over the course of three weeks in February 2017. This exercise was completed on schedule and on budget, and leaves the Company well positioned for consistent turbine performance throughout 2017 and 2018, given that the Unit 3 turbine was recently serviced as well, in July 2016. We estimate that downtime associated with turbine maintenance resulted in foregone average power generation of approximately 7 MW (net) in the first quarter of 2017.
- Commencement of 2017 Drilling Program: The Company’s wholly-owned operating subsidiary, Polaris Energy Nicaragua S.A. (“PENSA”), which owns and operates the San Jacinto project, commenced drilling of SJ 11-2 on April 29, 2017. SJ 11-2 will be an injection well, providing important additional injection capacity as well flexibility to integrate a binary unit into the San Jacinto project, which is planned for 2018 installation. PENSA plans to commence drilling of a new projection well in July 2017, after findings from various geotechnical surface studies presently underway, have been incorporated.
NREL Releases Mexico Market Geothermal Assessment Report
According to NREL, “This report is intended to help U.S. companies in the geothermal sector understand potential business opportunities created by recent changes in the Mexican energy market and regulatory environment.”
A copy can be downloaded at: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy17osti/63722.pdf
EU Commission clears the creation of a joint venture by STRABAG and EVN for Development of Deep Geothermal
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of joint control by STRABAG SE (“STRABAG”) and EVN AG (“EVN”), both of Austria, over the joint venture Projektgesellschaft Geoenergie Bayern Projekt Garching a.d. Alz GmbH & Co. KG, of Germany. The joint venture holds the rights for the development of the deep geothermal energy project “Bruck” in Garching a.d. Alz in Bavaria, which will further develop and generate and supply electricity and district heating to third parties. Moreover, it is expected to develop other deep geothermal projects. STRABAG is active worldwide in all segments of the construction business, especially in structural, construction and civil engineering, as well as road construction. EVN is mainly active in the exploration and production of oil and gas, gas storage and distribution of electricity, gas and district heating. The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would not raise competition concerns given that the joint venture has no, or negligible, actual or foreseen activities within the European Economic Area. The transaction was examined under the simplified merger review procedure. More information is available on the Commission’s competition website, in the public case register under the case number M.8455.
Milestone reached in geothermal deep drilling project
The EU-funded DEEPEGS project has managed to drill 4 659 meters into a geothermal field in what is being described as a ‘significant milestone’ for the geothermal industry.
The results and lessons learned from the drilling process, which took 168 days, have just been published by the EU-funded DEEPEGS (Deployment of Deep Enhanced Geothermal Systems for Sustainable Energy Business) project whose well now has the deepest casing of any in Iceland. The work was done in two phases, the first to deepen an existing, 2 500 metre well to 3 000 metres and then to drill still further to an ultimate depth of 4 659 metres.
The project’s long-term goal is to use deep wells for highly efficient energy production, opening up new dimensions in the use of geothermal as a source. DEEPEGS needed to find supercritical fluid at the bottom of their well as this has a much higher energy content than conventional high-temperature geothermal stream resulting in a more efficient energy source – the project was able to report that it had done so.
Surmounting obstacles and gaining valuable experience
DEEPEGS explains that drilling a well this deep and hot presents challenges that are hard to overcome. As they drilled further down the complexities developed, and since this well went deeper than any that preceded it, DEEPEGS gained new insights into the type of problems that arise.
Extracting drill cores proved particularly difficult, it took 13 attempts to extract 27.3 metres and the last core to remove was at the bottom of a shaft of about 4 500 metres. Conventional drilling methods were not an option, so the project had to develop new means of tacking the challenges. All obstacles apart from the last, circulation loss, were overcome.
The project found the complete loss of circulation below 3 060 metres could not be dealt with through lost circulation materials, or by sealing the loss zone with cement. As a result, drill cores were the only deep rock samples recovered. However, as DEEPEGS set out to drill deep and extract cores, measure temperatures, search for permeability and find fluids at supercritical condition, the main objectives were reached.
So how viable is the source?
DEEPEGS believes the scope for potential utilisation will not be known until the end of 2018 when all research, including substantial well simulation and flow testing, has been conducted. But, says the project, initial indications are positive. The temperature at the bottom of the well has already been measured at 427°C, with fluid pressure of 340 bars, drill cores were retrieved, and the rocks appear to be permeable at depth. If deep, supercritical wells can produce more energy than conventional geothermal wells, fewer will be needed, resulting in the same amount of energy capture for less environmental impact.
For more information, please see: http://cordis.europa.eu/news/rcn/128148_en.html
Daldrup & Söhne AG receives major order for four geothermal drillings from Stadtwerke München
– Drillings are part of Stadtwerke München’s plan to provide 100% of district heating from renewable energies
Grünwald / Ascheberg, Germany, May 3, 2017 – The drilling technology and geothermics specialist Daldrup & Söhne AG (ISIN DE0007830572) has received a major order from Munich-based energy provider Stadtwerke München GmbH (SWM) to drill two geothermal doublers (four deep drillings) for the production of geothermal energy. With a value in the double-digit million range, the order is one of the largest in the company’s history. The drillings will go into a depth of more than 4,000 meters with work to start later this year. The drillings are part of SWM’s vision for district heating, which calls for Munich to be Germany’s first major city whose district heating will be generated entirely through renewable energies by 2040. Geothermal energy from hot thermal water is key to the production of this heating: Munich is located on top of vast supplies of this environmentally friendly energy, which is contained in easily permeable layers of limestone that are part of the geological layers underneath the city.
“SWM has opted for one of Europe’s most experienced geothermics specialists,” says Josef Daldrup, CEO of Daldrup & Söhne AG. “We are excited to support SWM in implementing their 100 percent renewable energies strategy, and to establish geothermal energy as a climate-friendly local heat supplier on an industrial scale for Munich with its more than one million inhabitants.”
BLM completes Environmental Assessment for Dixie Meadows Geothermal Development Project
CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District, has completed an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Dixie Meadows Geothermal Development Project. The BLM is also seeking public input under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for the Project. This includes seeking information and identifying historic properties in or near the Project area. Public comments will be accepted through June 8, 2017.
This EA analyzes the potential impacts from the proposed development of this project including the construction of up to two 30 Megawatt net rated geothermal power plants; drilling, testing, and operating up to 15 geothermal production and injection well sites and eight core hole sites; constructing and operating pipelines to carry geothermal fluid between well fields and the power plant(s)s; and constructing either a 120-kilovolt (kV) or a 230-kV gen-tie and associated structures. The geothermal portions of the Project are located within the Combined Dixie Meadows Geothermal Unit Area. It also contains mineral rights to 760 acres of US Navy land known as the Lamb Mineral interests. This project is located on public lands in Churchill and Pershing Counties, Nevada.
A copy of the EA is available in the Carson City District BLM Office and on the project webpage at https://bit.ly/2qWH2MK Please send written comments to: Dave Schroeder, Dixie Meadows EA Project Lead, Stillwater Field Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701. Comments may also be submitted electronically via the EA webpage (under the “Contact Information” section), via email to firstname.lastname@example.org or via fax at (775) 885-6147 with the subject heading “Dixie Meadows Geothermal Development EA”.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment-including your personal information- may be publicly available at any time. While you ask us in your comment to withhold personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. After the public review period has ended, comments will be analyzed and considered part of the decision-making process. If you have any questions, please contact Jason Wright at (775) 885-6000 or at the above address.
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College of Southern Idaho OKs Purchase of Geothermal Aquifer
5 common geothermal energy myths debunked (US DOE)",7288,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109525.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821191703-20170821211703-00507.warc.gz,0.932103455066681
a27e6a84-749c-401c-a1bd-c3f355585e2c,2022-05-27T21:27:52+00:00,2017-05-24,0,https://sofrep.com/news/u-s-pacific-commander-visits-japanese-east-china-sea-listening-post/,"The head of the U.S. Pacific Command made his first visit on Wednesday to a Japanese radar station on the edge of the disputed East China Sea that Japan opened last year to the anger of its regional rival China.
Admiral Harry Harris visited the Yonaguni Coast Observation Unit on the southernmost of the Ryukyu Islands at the invitation of the chief of staff of Japan’s self-defense force, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, the U.S. Pacific Command said.
The visit was the first by either official to the camp, Pacific Command said in a statement, which added that in discussions in Tokyo the previous day, the two men stressed the importance of cooperation to address the threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities.
Japan opened the Yonaguni facility last year, giving it a permanent intelligence-gathering post close to Taiwan and a group of islands disputed by Japan and China. The move drew an angry response from Beijing, whose help Washington has been soliciting to help rein in North Korea.
Read the whole story from Reuters.
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ca12158b-99cd-4e73-92a8-7fc3616bcf91,2015-03-27T11:54:37+00:00,2010-10,0,http://angelinkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/10/m-caramel-brownies.html,"I have a confession. I'm addicted to buying seasonal candies. And not just candies that are around only for specific seasons, such as Cadbury Mini Eggs (the world's perfect food). I can't resist the allure of the Reese's peanut butter cups or the Hershey's kisses in all their foil-wrapped loveliness of rotating colors. (I'm convinced that green Hershey's kisses taste better than any other.)
So of course, when I saw the first bags of Halloween M&Ms on store shelves, I had to buy them. The last thing I need are little bowls of M&Ms lying around within reach, so I've been storing the bag in the cupboard, waiting for the perfect recipe, which turned out to be this: an ooey, gooey, ridiculously sweet adaptation of a Pillsbury recipe.
But as I was making the brownies, I discovered that M&M/Mars is taking advantage of those of us with seasonal candy addictions by offering not only Halloween M&Ms, but also autumn colors M&Ms. I expected orange, brown, and black, and ended up with red, gold, and brown. Whatever color your M&Ms, these brownies showcase them nicely.
In other news, I recently received this award from Merut of Eating with My Mouth Open.
Thanks, Merut! Stop by her refreshingly witty blog for a visit -- she's got lovely photos, and even lovelier recipes.
And now, if you'll excuse me, I must go buy my Halloween M&Ms.M&M Caramel Brownies
Makes about 2 dozen
1 box chocolate fudge cake mix
1/2 c. butter or margarine, melted
1 cup evaporated milk, divided
35 caramels, unwrapped
1-1 1/2 c. M&Ms (miniatures or full-sized)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan with shortening.
As usual, I used cooking spray, which was too slippery for this batter. It was miserable. Do as I say, not as I do.
2. Mix cake mix, butter, and 2/3 cup evaporated milk until well blended. Spread half of mixture in pan and bake 15 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, heat caramels with remaining 1/3 cup evaporated milk over low heat. Stir occasionally until caramels are melted.
4. Sprinkle 1/2 cup M&Ms over partially baked crust.
5. Pour caramel sauce over M&Ms. Although the M&Ms may appear to be drowning, resist the urge to rescue them. That caramel is hot.
6. Run fingers under cold water when you can't resist the urge to sample a caramel-covered M&M. Swear you won't include this in your blog post.
7. Drop remaining batter by teaspoonfuls over caramel mixture.",615,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296383.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00095-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.949086010456085
1fbc121a-8790-4016-9d7b-f730b093f822,2022-05-19T06:10:10+00:00,2018-05-01,1,https://about.att.com/story/2018/att_adds_retail_locations.html,"Retail Is Not Dead: AT&T Plans to Add 1,000 New Locations
Includes Traditional, Pop-Up and Mobile Stores to Bring AT&T Closer to Customers
AT&T* plans to have one of the fastest growing retail footprints in the nation by adding more than 1,000 new store locations. Across the overall wireless industry, retail stores are bucking the losses seen in other industries. We’re getting closer and more convenient to make shopping easier for customers, whether you’re in a big city or a small town. The majority of AT&T customers purchase in one of our 5,300+ branded stores, even though most also begin their shopping online.
“We’re working to make our customer interactions more convenient and seamless,” said Rasesh Patel, senior executive vice president of AT&T Digital, Retail & Care. “We designed our new stores to get you in and out quickly while you’re on the go, so you can enjoy more of your thing.”
Not all our new stores will look the same. Watch this video and learn more.
We’re putting AT&T pop-up stores in apartment buildings and other locations in dense urban environments where the smaller, more flexible format helps us reach customers faster. We can typically open these stores within 60 days of signing a lease and we plan to launch a total of 100 pop-ups this year.
We already have mobile stores in all our major markets. You’ll often see them when AT&T sponsors events or when we launch new neighborhoods with AT&T Fiber. And we’ll have them ready to assist communities nationwide in times of disaster. We plan to have more than 150 mobile stores on the road by the end of this year.
And we plan to add hundreds of stores in smaller cities and towns across the country. As we invest in building FirstNet to serve first responders in these communities, we’re also going to build out new stores to better serve everyone who lives there.
No matter where you start shopping – online, in-store or on the phone – we want to make things easier and more convenient. We are the only company in the industry that offers its customers a white glove same-day setup and delivery service. We’re also working on a full omnichannel experience, so you can start with any of our touchpoints and finish in any other. On your time, when and where it’s convenient for you.",518,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662525507.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519042059-20220519072059-00428.warc.gz,0.938537538051605
b7d7ab5f-5ab2-443d-99da-24b694126fd4,2022-05-18T10:09:44+00:00,2019-03-31,1,https://www.rural21.com/english/news/detail/article/fall-armyworm-infestation-in-asia-1.html,"Fall Armyworm is sweeping across Asia, alarming smallholder farmers and threatening livelihoods, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported in March 2019.
The insect is native to the Americas. However, since 2016 it has been aggressively moving ever eastwards, sweeping across Africa, and making landfall for the first time in Asia last summer. Fall Armyworm was first detected in India in July 2018 and by January of this year, it had spread to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and China’s Yunnan Province.
In the case of Sri Lanka, there were reports that up to 40 000 hectares had been infested, damaging some 20 per cent of its crops. China is the biggest maize producer in Asia, and second largest producer globally. While economic losses in China and in the other Asian countries have not yet been tallied, estimates of economic damage from Fall Armyworm in Africa ranged from 1 to 3 billion USD.
When Fall Armyworm arrived in Africa in 2016, FAO and its member countries in Asia followed the progression closely – and planned for its arrival on this continent. The Plant Protection Commission for Asia and the Pacific began raising awareness about the threat early last year, sharing key information on the pest, its spread towards Asia, and how to manage it sustainably in case of infestation.
Once an infestation is confirmed, governments are initiating efforts to continue to raise awareness and monitor the presence and spread of Fall Armyworm on maize and other crops. Awareness programmes that inform and train farmers on integrated pest management techniques include identifying natural enemies of the Fall Armyworm, enhancing natural biological controls and mechanical controls, such as crushing egg masses and employing the use of biopesticides.
The use of chemical pesticides needs to be very carefully considered, given that Fall Armyworm larvae hide largely in the ring of leaves (whorl), and that chemical pesticides can have negative effects on environment and public health. This is taken into consideration at policy and field level. With these measures put in place, the negative effects of infestations can be sustainably managed and can help to maintain populations low enough to limit economic and livelihood damage.",445,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662521883.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518083841-20220518113841-00207.warc.gz,0.952688574790955
559f69ac-8d44-46c7-9f53-68fe5ef63397,2019-08-19T00:41:16+00:00,2019-08-19,0,https://www.hobbylobby.com/Clearance/Clearance---Party-Baking/Clearance---Party-Collections/Wild-One-Table-Runner/p/80794238,"Wild One Table Runner
- Brand: Brother Sister Design Studio
Feel free to throw a one-of-a-kind birthday bash with Wild One Table Runner as the focal point! Featuring a fabric-backed design, this pretty runner offers a light blue background with a textured stripe running down the center, assembled of bright chevron shapes. Combine it with coordinating wild one cups, plates, cutlery, and a centerpiece (sold separately) for a perfect party!
- Length: 18""
- Width: 88""
Package contains 1 runner.
Item not available in Hobby Lobby Stores.
Check your local store for availability.
Send me an email when it's back in stock.",143,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314353.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818231019-20190819013019-00481.warc.gz,0.832839250564575
8cb3e38b-85e0-4fd5-b116-325a4e04f085,2015-03-31T16:04:27+00:00,2011-04-28,1,http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/ms-patients-call-on-canada-provinces-to-support-liberation-therapy/article4262321/,"Two New Brunswick men who underwent so-called liberation therapy for multiple sclerosis say it is time the controversial treatment was made available in Canada, despite studies that have questioned its efficacy.
Tim Donovan and John McLaughlin have launched a four-month, cross-country tour to tout the benefits of the treatment, which involves widening constricted neck veins to improve blood flow from the brain.
Mr. Donovan, a councillor in Fredericton Junction, N.B., said he doesn't need any more convincing. The 59-year-old had the procedure at a clinic in Albany, N.Y., last summer.
""I never had the ability to stand here and hug my grandchildren and spend my life with them as much as I do now,"" Mr. Donovan said Thursday, choking back tears as he addressed a small crowd in front of the provincial legislature in Fredericton.
""This doesn't hurt anybody and helps everybody,"" he said. ""There is some controversy, but people are getting better, and that's all we care about.""
But a number of recent studies, including one by the University of Buffalo, have cast doubt on whether narrowed neck veins are the primary cause of MS, and in turn, whether the treatment actually provides benefits.
Mr. McLaughlin had the procedure two weeks ago in Rhode Island.
""I can now see colour, my energy level is improved dramatically, my cognitive skills have improved, and the results are real,"" Mr. McLaughlin said.
""It's not a cure but it sure makes a dramatic improvement in the quality of life of someone who is waking up every morning with the nightmare of MS.""
Mr. Donovan and Mr. McLaughlin are calling on the federal and provincial governments to make the therapy available in Canada.
The MS Society of Canada has said that the treatment should only be done as part of clinical trials.
Dr. Jim Parrot, a cardiac surgeon and Liberal member of the New Brunswick legislature, said he's encouraged by the results he has heard from MS patients, but agrees that the medical community must proceed with caution.
""We definitely have to prove the connection and then it puts the treatment on a very firm basis,"" he said, adding that he supports clinical trials.
In September, while campaigning in the provincial election, Premier David Alward promised to establish a $500,000 fund to help MS patients afford such procedures.
The commitment was repeated in his government's throne speech in November and the spring budget, but details of the fund have not been finalized.
""I'm not prepared to get into the specifics because there is work ongoing,"" Mr. Alward said Thursday, adding that patients could rely on the fund's support this year.
""What continues to buoy my sense that this is the right thing to do is when you meet people like Tim or the others who have received the positive benefits.""
In the legislature, Health Minister Madeleine Dube said about $250,000 of the fund will be available for use during the first year.
Only New Brunswick has gone so far as to promise funding to help people undergo the treatment abroad. Saskatchewan and Manitoba have committed funding for clinical trials of the treatment and Newfoundland and Labrador is conducting an observational study of patients who have sought it.
A number of provinces are also now developing guidelines for doctors on how patients who travel abroad for liberation therapy should be cared for once they return.",694,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300735.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00280-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.972162187099457
6300deb4-4c92-4347-8d61-a7aacc8459b0,2020-10-29T20:28:18+00:00,2019-06-22,1,https://www.aljazeerakiswahili.com/news/2019/6/22/eu-leaders-fail-to-show-united-front-on-climate-change,"London, United Kingdom – European Union leaders have failed to strike a deal to commit the bloc to achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at a European Council summit this week.
While only eight countries had committed to the target at the previous summit in March, large-scale environmental protests and the huge gains made by green parties at the European elections in May had raised expectations of a breakthrough.
Several European leaders had backed the target, but four countries – Poland, the Czech Republic, Estonia and Hungary – blocked the proposal on Thursday amid concerns it would hurt their economies, which are dependent on nuclear power and coal.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told reporters in Brussels: “Poland … must first have very detailed compensation packages. We must know how much we can get for modernization.”
As unanimity is required among member states to pass the deal, the 2050 goal was not included in the EU’s strategic agenda for 2019-2024.
The target would commit the EU to a net zero carbon footprint by 2050 by reducing emissions from transport, homes, and industrial or other economic activity, or offsetting them with projects aimed at soaking up CO2 or avoiding future emissions.
The European Commission presented the plan in late November, writing that it should include “investing into realistic technological solutions, empowering citizens, and aligning action in key areas such as industrial policy, finance, or research – while ensuring social fairness for a just transition.”
The plan would make the EU the world’s first major economy to commit to going climate neutral ahead of a key UN conference in New York on September 25.
“It is incumbent on the EU ahead of the summit in September to make an agreement on the 2050 target to ensure the EU is showing leadership and the world is on a path to achieving net zero given the scale of the challenges we face on the climate emergency,” Luke Murphy, who heads the Environmental Justice Commission at the Institute for Public Policy Research, told Al Jazeera.
“Of course it’s right that there needs to be a focus on the economic and social justice policies that need to be implemented, but that is essentially what should have been agreed at this summit,” Murphy added.
Environmental campaigning group Greenpeace EU has called on European leaders to hold an emergency climate summit before the UN meeting in New York and to recognise the need to step up current targets.
The European Council’s conclusions dropped the 2050 deadline, instead reiterating a commitment to the 2016 Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels while pursuing efforts to limit the rise to 1.5 degrees.
It pledged to issue its guidance by the end of the year for a strategy to be adopted in early 2020 “that will preserve European competitiveness, be just and socially balanced, take account of Member States’ national circumstances and respect their right to decide on their own energy mix.” This will likely coincide with the EU’s long-term budget negotiations.
Martin Nesbit, head of the Climate and Environmental Governance Programme at the Institute for European Environmental Policy, argues that there has to be greater conditionality between budget decisions and the willingness of member states to sign up to the 2050 target.
“Member states need to move to a slightly firmer position in the negotiations and say that significant elements of cohesion spending in the states that are blocking the 2050 target will be withheld unless they agree to it,” Nesbit told Al Jazeera, arguing that developed economies like the EU would need to make the commitment for developing countries to follow suit.
“I’d say China has a more developed policy on greenhouse gas emissions than Poland does. There’s often an exaggeration of the unwillingness of countries like China and India to take action,” he added.
A group of European researchers warned this week that global emissions would need to be halved by 2030 to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to the Climate Action Tracker (CAT), most governments are not taking enough action with only The Gambia and Morocco being on track to meet that goal.
“Emissions keep rising and impacts are being felt all around the world, with developing countries experiencing the brunt of these impacts,” said Bill Hare of Climate Analytics. “Recent examples include devastating floods and loss of life in East Africa caused by Tropical Cyclone Idai and record 50 degree C temperatures in India.”
While the leaders of the EU’s 28 member states fell short of agreeing on the proposed target in Brussels, thousands of youth took to the streets for the fifth global climate strike on Friday. Schoolchildren and teenagers have been walking out of school to demand government action to tackle climate change.
The first global climate strike on March 15 drew an estimated 1.5 million students to the streets in more than 100 countries. It helped propel the Extinction Rebellion protests, which brought parts of London to a halt and led to the British government declaring a climate emergency. The UK has committed to going climate neutral by 2050.
After Europe-wide elections in May, the Greens became the fourth-largest group in the 751-seat European Parliament, due to hold its first plenary session on July 2. Green parties emerged as a leading political force in Germany and nearly doubled their share of the vote in France, the United Kingdom, Finland and Denmark.
“The benefits of committing to the target are greater the sooner the decision is made, in economic as well as environmental terms,” Nesbit said.
“It is challenging but feasible. The sooner the investor and the private sector have clarity on what the target is, the easier it is to meet that target,” he added, explaining that businesses need to know how carbon restrictions will change in order to invest in the appropriate technology.
“There are huge opportunities from the green transition. In terms of green jobs, green manufacturing, being able to export goods in this low-carbon economy,” Murphy said. “Whatever pace we are moving, we are moving towards that.”
“It’s not just government and green groups. Businesses were disappointed by the decision as well. Actually, there is huge support in the UK for the net zero target from the business community as there is across the EU because they welcome stability.”",1320,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107905777.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029184716-20201029214716-00703.warc.gz,0.955284297466278
90a02958-9786-443b-8469-cee25260935b,2018-08-20T20:57:36+00:00,2017-09-28,1,http://247latestnews.com/north-korean-companies-closed-china/,"China has told North Korean companies operating in its territory to close down as it implements United Nations sanctions against the reclusive state. The companies will be shut by early January. Joint Chinese and North Korean ventures will also be forced to close.
China, Pyongyang’s only major ally, has already banned textile trade and limited oil exports. The move is part of an international response to North Korea’s sixth and most powerful nuclear test. The UN Security Council, of which China is a member, voted unanimously for fresh sanctions on 11 September.
China’s commerce ministry said it had set a deadline of 120 days from the passing of the resolution for any North Korean companies within its borders to close.
Source : PTI",148,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217006.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820195652-20180820215652-00164.warc.gz,0.967519462108612
089b512b-bef4-40d9-af29-2a249df9ddd1,2013-05-25T05:44:31+00:00,2011-12,1,http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/12/green-energy-groups-to-dc-keep-cash-coming/,"This is not the time to be going to Washington, D.C., with hat in hand, yet that is exactly the position renewable energy developers find themselves in as the clock ticks down on a federal tax provision that has been crucial to boosting green-power installations.
In the latest push to save the Section 1603 Treasury program, which expires on Dec. 31, 2011, a chief beneficiary – the solar industry – has broadened its lobbying effort, forming the “Section 1603 Coalition” and releasing a letter [PDF] to Congressional leaders that urges an extension of the program. Under 1603, renewable energy developers can opt to receive a grant for up to 30 percent of the cost of a qualifying project in lieu of claiming an energy tax credit.
The 1603 Coalition, brought together by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), boasts representatives from a dozen different clean energy technologies, including things the public tends not to hear much about, like geothermal heat pumps, landfill gas and fuel cells. For instance, one of the groups quoted in the press release announcing the new coalition was the American Biogas Council, which said “an extension of the 1603 program is vitally important to the approximately 300 biogas projects under development across the country.”
Important though the program might be to such industries, by one measure at least solar has far and away been its biggest user. According to an Oct. 31 update from the U.S. Department of Energy [PDF], solar projects made up 22,060 of the 22,747 projects that took the 1603 grant option. Of course, that includes thousands of projects for relatively small dollar figures. Strictly in terms of cash outlays, Section 1603 has benefited the wind industry most, with more than $7.6 billion of the $9.6 billion paid out under the provision going to wind projects. Despite that, the American Wind Energy Association wasn’t listed as a signatory to the 1603 Coalition – perhaps because its current lobbying focus is on extending a different tax provision, the Production Tax Credit.
The grant option was instituted for two years in 2009, as the financial crisis froze up tax equity markets. After heavy lobbying late last year it was extended through the end of this year. In the letter to Congress, the coalition argues that without another extension, financing available for energy projects would shrink by 52 percent in 2012. “This would stifle job creation and severely restrict the market’s ability to leverage private sector capital to finance new domestic energy projects,” the group said.",526,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00019-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.955035209655762
8437d2fb-8e9c-4f36-a1b4-d177056670d1,2013-05-23T11:41:32+00:00,2013-05-20,0,http://myburbank.com/03/special/new-video-burbanks-renovated-memorial-field-unveiled/,"After $12 million and over a year of work, the long awaited Memorial Field at Burroughs High School in Burbank was dedicated. BurbankNBeyond’s Dick Dornan was on hand, as he was during the groundbreaking, to cover the story.
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02aacf8b-afb0-4ead-9f6c-88aa6233c14e,2016-07-27T15:25:24+00:00,2011-12-30,0,https://ourfriendben.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/best-spam-e-mail-of-2011/,"A Luddite’s take on life, chickens, and other critical issues.
“Christmas is coming, buy Viagra!”
So that’s why the kid saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus…
I’ve gotten a few of those too, and I’m a woman! Spam does not discriminate!
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20e49ada-a1b1-4ac1-b854-52d4cf75557f,2022-05-25T14:19:47+00:00,2010-06-02,1,https://gothamist.com/news/aclu-sues-to-stop-suspicionless-laptop-searches-at-borders,"On May 1st, Pascal Abidor, a 26-year-old doctoral student and dual U.S.-French citizen, was on an Amtrak train from Montreal to New York when a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer examined his two passports, which had visas for Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Although the officer had no reasonable cause to search and seize Abidor's property, he ordered him to turn on his laptop and enter his password so that his computer could be searched. The student was subsequently handcuffed, taken off the train, and kept in a holding cell for several hours before being released without charge. 11 days later, he finally got his computer back. Welcome to America, American citizen!
Today the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Abidor and the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), whose members include television and still photographers. The lawsuit seeks to overturn the Department of Homeland Security’s policy ""permitting border agents to search, copy and detain travelers’ electronic devices at the border without reasonable suspicion. DHS asserts the right to look though the contents of a traveler’s electronic devices—including laptops, cameras and cell phones—and to keep the devices or copy the contents in order to continue searching them once the traveler has been allowed to enter the U.S., regardless of whether the traveler is suspected of any wrongdoing.""
When Abidor's laptop was returned, there was evidence that many of his personal files, including research, photos and chats with his girlfriend, had been searched. The ACLU's Melissa Goodman says, ""Unchecked government fishing expeditions into the constitutionally protected materials on an innocent traveler’s laptop or cell phone interfere with the ability of many Americans to do their jobs and do nothing to make us safer."" According to DHS documents obtained by the ACLU, more than 6,600 travelers, nearly half of whom are American citizens, were subjected to electronic device searches at the border between October 1st, 2008 and June 2nd, 2010.",408,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662587158.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525120449-20220525150449-00028.warc.gz,0.980837762355804
07acb1c6-2c37-4803-bd87-4121fd38e2b1,2015-03-26T19:11:58+00:00,2011-03-23,1,http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/03/eko-atlantic-city-project-has-expanded-nigeria%E2%80%99s-territory-fashola/,"Lagos – Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State says the reclaiming of 2.4 million cubic metres of land from the Atlantic Ocean for the Eko Atlantic City Project has expanded Nigeria’s territory.
Fashola said this on Wednesday while inspecting the project being executed by the South Energy of Holland in association with some others firms.
`We are reclaiming and restoring the geographical territory of Lagos State and by extension that of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
`We are reclaiming the land lost to the Atlantic Ocean by uncontrollable erosions that we have now brought under control,’’ the governor said.
He commended the contractor for its commitment.
`The Commissioner for Water Front Infrastructure, Mr Adesegun Oniru, has just informed me that within the next 24 months, Lagosians will begin to see the emergence of one of the apartment blocks, a 24-storey building emerging from where we stand today, meaning that the future has started.
`By this singular act, the contractor has indeed put its money, time, experience and integrity into the project so as to deliver it as promised, starting with the construction of the 1.5km ocean seashore,’’ he said.
Fashola noted that in 2007, sea waves of about 70 metres high buffeted the coastline, but that shorelines constructed by the contractor protected Victoria Island and Ikoyi from being flushed.
He said that the shorelines would also protect the Eko Atlantic City when completed.
`It will be a new city on the coast, a city that will run and operate like any other city in the world with 24 hours electricity, new business centres, housing and efficient transport facilities.
`This is the future that Lagos promises, a future that is within a short distance,’’ he said.
Oniru said that areas reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean were lost to the ocean from 1905.
The commissioner said that with the reclamation, Lagos could now account for 180km of the 853km stretch of Nigeria’s coastal area.
`The firm ground we are all standing on today was part of the Atlantic Ocean which was between 12 metres and 15 metres deep before the contractors reclaimed it,’’ he said.
He listed facilities that would be in the city to include network of roads and surface water bridges.
`There will also be a dedicated electric power generation with underground distribution network of service ducks to provide information technology services,’’ he added. ( NAN )",534,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131292567.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172132-00005-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.956821262836456
6b6929f4-f23d-4ecf-86d6-bc75c76d73d0,2017-08-22T20:36:41+00:00,2015-08-23,1,http://www.news.civilserviceindia.com/civil-services-exam-pattern-to-be-reviewed-by-expert-panel/,"An expert committee has been formed by the government to examine various issues related to age relaxation, eligibility, syllabus and pattern of civil services examination to select IAS and IPS officers.
“The committee has been formed to look into all aspects of civil services examination,” union minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday.
Based on the report of the committee, further changes in the civil services exam pattern will be contemplated with the primary objective of providing a level-playing field to aspirants from diverse streams of curriculum like mathematics, engineering, medicine or humanities, he said.
Till such time as the recommendations of the committee are received and the government subsequently takes a decision on the same, Singh said that the General Studies Paper-II (also known as CSAT) in the civil services preliminary examination will remain a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
Meanwhile, the government’s decision taken last year to exclude the English portion consisting of 22 marks in the General Studies Paper-II of the civil services preliminary examination from tabulation also continues to remain in force, he told media in New Delhi.
The panel has been formed as follow-up to the decision taken by the government in May this year to form such a committee, said Singh, minister of state for personnel, public grievances and pensions, said.
The panel will be headed by former Chhattisgarh-cadre IAS officer B S Baswan and consist of leading academicians, technocrats and senior bureaucrats, officials said.
Singh recalled that soon after the Narendra Modi government took over on 26 May, 2014, it was confronted with the demands from across the country for revisiting the pattern and syllabus of civil services examination.
It was also being alleged that the present syllabus and pattern tended to benefit students from mathematics and engineering backgrounds, he said.
Singh said the decision to revise the civil services exam pattern was a path-breaking one and aimed to achieve the basic objective of ensuring that the best and the most deserving with a genuine aptitude, should get the opportunity to become a part of the administrative set up of rapidly developing 21st century India.
The civil services examination is conducted annually in three stages– preliminary, main and interview — to select candidates for prestigious Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.
There are two compulsory papers — Paper I and Paper II — of 200 marks each in civil services preliminary examination.",509,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886112682.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822201124-20170822221124-00134.warc.gz,0.966302037239075
fecf2ba9-4ac2-4a22-96a2-6f3368902a9e,2020-10-24T15:40:25+00:00,2018-10-12,0,https://lastwordlexc.com/2018/10/12/the-road-so-far-2018/,"It’s been way too long since a new post, and like forever since any updates to The Road So Far series. By now I have been living in Pennsylvania for over two years. Even after that it still seems so unreal to me. I attempted to dive right in and actually found a job just a month after moving, at a local department store for the holidays. Well it didn’t even last until Thanksgiving. Luckily I had savings and some extra cash due to a retroactive pay raise from my time at the college. So I managed to survive, financially at least. I may have lost my mind somewhere in the house during the winter though.
That’s the hardest part about getting used to living here, there is nothing to do. Even with working full-time now I can go absolutely mad of boredom sitting in the house, and until I start driving I wont have anywhere to go. Even then, it’s not what I’m used to.
Eventually, that first winter passed and I got my butt out of the house and moving. I started going on long walks and passed a temp agency with a posting about a clerical job. I ended up picking up a couple of hours a work in the temp agency office. Due to my impeccable my timing, just as the hours dwindled down, I started working at the local public library. I worked part-time until the end of the year when a fulltime slot opened up.
Things are good at the library, although there is a lot of down time and it’s easy to get bored. I also was disappointed in the lack of writing programs since before I started the job. So of course killing two birds with one stone I proposed holding a writing workshop. This past June I held my first one and have continued monthly since. I can’t believe I get to lead my own workshop. Which I has gone a long way to help improve my motivation and mood in regards to writing. It’s only once a month and it’s rocky some meetings but it’s something I needed pretty badly.
I’ve been really struggling to get into a regular writing routine and finish up some old projects. I had a little success despite my lack of motivation, for last year’s OctPoWriMo I completed more poems than previous years. So far this year I missed a couple of days but am still doing pretty well. Last year’s attempt at NaNoWriMo, on the other hand was plain sad. I guess the time I would and should have spent writing was filled up instead with reading and–more than I care to admit–Netflix binging.
I think sometimes it’s what needed. A little bit of time, especially after a major change, to be easy on ourselves and figure out a new plan. I’ve been really thinking about my situation, my writing, the future and where the hell I go from here. Plus all the reading has made me so much smarter and well informed. (lol maybe) Anyway I think I might just be starting to pull it all together. In addition to my writing workshop, I will be hosting a program for NaNoWriMo. That should give me just that extra bit of motivation I need. I am really hoping to meet the 50,000 word goal and I think I can do it this year.
Generally, things seem to have turned around the past couple of months. I feel more motivated and have been working at ways to squeeze in small burst of writing on my downtime at work, lunch breaks and whenever possible. I scaled back the newsletter from monthly to quarterly; with the small amount of subscribers the amount of time and effort needed monthly just wasn’t worth it. I have ideas of how to build my list, speaking of that you can sign up here to receive the newsletters if you haven’t already.
I’ve been posting this years OctPoWriMo poems to Lex Poetry. Since I’m spending time on poetry, I’m working again on a collection I’d like to publish. Hoping to have a manuscript, at least in rough draft form by the end of the year. I know that’ll be here sooner than I think, but I’m working at it.",897,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107883636.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024135444-20201024165444-00660.warc.gz,0.974066436290741
93588fd7-6cb5-4fe3-8466-76af2b994245,2017-08-20T03:49:26+00:00,2014-01-27,0,https://www.lawnsite.com/threads/how-should-i-bill.394153/,"Fellow LawnSite fellers, I was with my father this morning and we were talking about my venture into the green industry. I started talking about how I am going to bill my clients. I think the best way to bill my clients would be to send them an invoice either monthly or bi-weekly. My father on the other hand told me that point of sale would be the best way. My father is an excellent business man. I respect him greatly. I just can't wrap my mind around how just getting money after I'm done mowing will work. I mean there is so many variables such as; client not being there, me being in a rush, weather, and many other scenarios. I need an organized system that will work well, but cater to my valued clients. I will not be legit this year either being that I will only be 17 come mowing season. So that will come into play also. As soon as my signature becomes credible as an adult I will have all licenses etc. Thank you all!",208,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105961.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820015021-20170820035021-00320.warc.gz,0.984321713447571
fa6bf34d-1568-42b9-b8c2-8d9e6a8cb4cf,2019-08-19T16:29:05+00:00,2017-07-27,1,http://www.thehawk.in/world/asia/panamagate-sharifs-fate-hangs-in-balance-94071,"Islamabad : Pakistan's Supreme Court is set to announce today its much-awaited verdict in the Panamagate case that could see Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigning over corruption allegations.
The scandal is about alleged money laundering by 67- year-old Sharif in 1990s, when he twice served as prime minister, to purchase assets in London. The assets surfaced when Panama Papers leak last year revealed that they were managed through offshore companies owned by Sharif's children.
The assets include four expensive flats in London. Sharif, who has been the prime minister of Pakistan for a record three time, faces the risk of being disqualified if the court finds him guilty of corruption and money laundering.
He leads Pakistan's most powerful political family and the ruling PML-N party. The verdict is keenly awaited as both of Sharif's first two stints have ended in the third year of his tenure.
A steel tycoon-cum-politician, Sharif had served as the Pakistan's prime minister for the first time from 1990 to 1993. His second term from 1997 was ended in 1999 by Army chief Pervez Musharraf in a bloodless coup.
In May, the Supreme Court set up a six-member joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate the charges against Sharif and his family. The JIT submitted its report to the court on July 10.
It said the lifestyle of Sharif and his children were beyond their known sources of income, and recommended filing of a new corruption case against them. Sharif dismissed the report as a ""bundle of baseless allegations"" and refused to quit, despite demands to do so from several quarters, including opposition political parties.
On July 21, the court reserved its verdict after concluding the hearing. In the wake of the verdict, Islamabad police have announced special security arrangements and closed the capital's central ""Red Zone"" area, which has important buildings including the Supreme Court, for the general public.
The entry to the court will be restricted to only those having special passes. The six-member JIT was set up with a mandate to probe the Sharif family for allegedly failing to provide the trail of money used to buy properties in London in the 1990s.
The top court took up the case in October last year on petitions filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Awami Muslim League and Jamaat-e-Islami and reserved the verdict in February after conducting hearings on a daily basis.",496,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314852.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819160107-20190819182107-00018.warc.gz,0.982775628566742
c0846bdb-81ec-4db8-8976-7a20bfe661c2,2016-07-26T20:40:05+00:00,2016-01,1,http://www.businessinsider.com/bot-fraud-is-predicted-to-cost-the-advertising-industry-7-billion-this-year-2016-1,"Online ad fraud will cost advertisers $7.2 billion globally this year, according to ad security company White Ops.
Botnets — also know as a ""zombie army"" — are computers that have been infected with malware that generates tons of fake clicks on advertisements. The controllers of theses Botnets sell the fake traffic to unethical web publishers who want to inflate the number of people clicking on the ads they run on their sites. Advertisers are then fooled into buying ad spots from publishers, even though very few humans actually click on the ads on their pages.
White Ops conducted a study using 49 advertisers that were given detection tags to measure the amount of non-human traffic on their advertising. The average cost to the advertisers in the study was $10 million. It ranged between $250,000 and $42 million. We first spotted the study on The Register.
The brands used in the study included McDonald's, PlayStation, Ford, HP, Walmart, and MasterCard. A quarter of these advertisers found that at least 9% of their traffic was fake. The study did not specify how much each individual company lost to the ad fraud.
White Ops came up with the $7.2 billion figure for the total cost to advertisers from a calculation that assumed the rate of fraud will remain the same this year and estimated that global digital advertising will go up by 15%.
The study also found that most of the media bought by a typical advertiser is clean, but ""when fraud does affect an advertiser, it tends to hit hard and in very concentrated areas.""
Dan Kaminsky, co-founder of White Ops, said in the report: ""Advertising fraud has the curious status of almost seeming legitimate — you couldn’t expect to get away with raiding a bank account or accessing someone else’s Gmail account, but defrauding advertisers, even by using the host user’s identifying cookies, doesn’t seem nearly as criminal.""",400,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257825124.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071025-00270-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.965816140174866
9ddc9dc7-d31f-44f8-8eca-c7bfd0cefd26,2022-05-26T14:46:28+00:00,2021-12-15,1,https://www.politics.co.uk/opinion-former/press-release/2021/12/15/proposed-human-rights-act-reforms-would-fundamentally-undermine-the-rights-of-humanists/page/10/,"Proposed Human Rights Act reforms would fundamentally undermine the rights of humanists
Yesterday, the Government published its long-awaited proposals on reforming the Human Rights Act. If passed into law, these reforms will have a devastating impact on the fundamental rights of humanists.
The Government has announced it wants to reform section 3 of the Act to severely curtail the ability of public authorities and the courts to ‘read in’ human rights-compliant interpretations to legislation, where it is possible to do so. This will stop them from being able to address human rights abuses themselves, instead meaning that a change in the law would be required. An example of such a reading in that has been made regularly by the courts and public authorities before is reading references to ‘religion’ in old laws as being inclusive of non-religious worldviews such as humanism. This crucial power of interpretation is what has underpinned almost all positive developments in the freedom of belief and equal treatment of humanists and the non-religious in the last twenty years.
Without the courts and public authorities having this power, humanists would not have been able to successfully campaign for many important changes. In 2005, humanist marriages became legally recognised in Scotland after the registrar general decided he had to make just such a reading in. In 2018, legally recognised humanist marriages in Northern Ireland were brought about after a judge read into existing marriage law an interpretation that humanist marriage should be understood to be included. Similarly, in 2018 the Welsh Government concluded that humanism had to be equally included in RE for this reason. The same law also applies in England, and dozens of local authorities have made exactly the same reading in in their RE provision. There have also been countless instances where individual humanists have won equality for the non-religious without having to go to court, including challenging the exclusion of humanists from the advisory bodies that set RE syllabuses and securing the provision of humanist and nonreligious pastoral care for the nonreligious in prisons and hospitals.
The Government proposals run directly counter to the recommendation of the Independent Human Rights Act Review Panel’s report into reform of the Act which was also published yesterday. The Panel specifically cautioned against reform of section 3 stating,
‘there is no substantive case for its repeal or amendment other than by way of clarification or for altering either the balance between sections 3 and 4 achieved by the [Act]… any damaging perceptions as to the operation of section 3 are best dispelled by increased data as to its usage.’
Humanist UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson commented,
‘We are extremely concerned by proposals to remove this aspect of the Human Rights Act. Much UK law that today should apply to non-religious citizens as much as to religious ones is wording in an archaic way. Without the existing power of interpretation, freedom of belief for the non-religious will be severely undermined to the detriment of millions of people in the UK.’
Humanists UK leads a coalition of over 230 charities, trades unions, and human rights organisations calling for protection of the Human Rights Act and judicial review. It is believed to be the largest ever UK coalition of groups to campaign on human rights.",648,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662606992.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526131456-20220526161456-00604.warc.gz,0.969739377498627
b55d5bc3-bce6-45e5-b797-541381844e57,2022-05-17T08:56:11+00:00,2022-05-17,0,https://rentaroller.co.uk/manchester.htm,"View our range of luxury wedding cars in UK. From the the latest Bentley, Rolls Royce Phantom, Mercedes S Class and many more.
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All of our Rolls Royces are kitted out to the very highest standards and combine classic features like leather upholstery, Blenheim wool carpets and real wood veneers with state-of-the-art electronics to make sure your journey goes without a hitch. All you need to do is relax with a glass of complimentary bubbly and enjoy the ride while your personal chauffeur whisks you wherever you want to go. So whether you want something special for your big day or just the chance to enjoy a trip in a dream car, our Rolls Royce Phantom hire has something for everyone.",466,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662517018.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517063528-20220517093528-00618.warc.gz,0.925911962985992
857ef057-acea-4199-a850-4e416f94407e,2013-06-19T14:31:40+00:00,2012-01-31,1,http://italian.wunderground.com/blog/RickyRood/archive.html?year=2012&month=01,"Climate Science and the 2012 Election
Climate Science and the 2012 Election
I came from a family that subscribed, in the 1960s, to both the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and Technology Review. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the magazine that, during the Cold War, famously published a clock set a few minutes before midnight. This clock was the evaluation of those at the Bulletin of how far we were from the, well as my grade-school self understood it, the end of the world. The cause for concern for the end of the world was nuclear war.
I have had cause to recall my Cold War childhood recently when my sister told the story of my brother going to roof of his building during the 1965 Northeast Blackout with a fine bottle of wine – or perhaps, cognac, to await the end of the world. His presumption was that the blackout was the darkening of the cities to make them more difficult targets for the bombers. I remember, in the 1960s, finding comfort when the new issue of the Bulletin would come and the clock had not moved forward, and I was quite excited if it moved backwards. I was surprised, recently, when I read that Bulletin had moved the clock one minute closer to midnight because of “inadequate progress on nuclear weapons reduction and proliferation, and continuing inaction on climate change …” Looking at their website you will see that the Bulletin maintains efforts in Biosecurity, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Power, and Climate Change. The article by Cohen and Miller, Climate Change 2011: A Status Review of US Policy is an excellent summary of the current situation in the US. The final sentence of their essay is, “That action is extremely unlikely to occur unless climate change comes to be seen as a practical, rather than ideological, issue.”
Looking at the political landscape, climate change has fallen from the political discussion; it is a subject that cannot be talked about(some of my writings). Maxwell Boykoff has an excellent op-ed piece in the Washington Post entitled A Dangerous Shift in Obama’s ‘climate change’ Rhetoric. At the center of this piece is how climate change has implicitly been consumed in discussions of energy security, alternative energy, and clean energy. Though the warming of our climate is strongly linked to our burning of fossil fuels, there are many ways to achieve energy security and to develop alternative energy that do not address the causes of global warming. The pursuit of clean energy depends on the definition of “clean,” and this word is easily co-opted by, for example, the reduction of mercury emissions from coal.
Ultimately, we have to talk about management of the climate if we are to address the problems of human-caused global warming. We cannot address one societal challenge with the idea that we will fix the climate change problem by good fortune. When I teach this idea in class, I invoke my experience in management and, namely, it is simply not responsible management to anticipate achieving an important result without someone, some organization, having the responsibility for delivering that result.
Yet we live in a time when politicians are vilified and run out of office when they talk about climate and climate change. As Boykoff noted in his piece, President Obama avoids the climate issue because it is such a political hot button that it completely disrupts and halts progress on any issue where it is invoked. There is the recent incident where an essay on climate change was purged from a collection being put together by Newt Gingrich. I like to think that a couple of the candidates pulled out of the Republican primaries because they felt that their integrity would be too seriously comprised by having to, essentially, lie in order to obtain the trust of their voters.
Bob Inglis was voted out of Congress in 2010. Recently he wrote a piece Conservative Means Standing with Science on Climate Change. Ultimately, Inglis is arguing that if ALL costs of our energy use are incorporated into the equation, then the cost of fossil fuels would be much higher and alternative sources of energy would be more attractive. This coupled with elimination of all subsidies for energy costs, Inglis argues, would allow the market to make the right decision about energy and, hence, the climate. This full-cost accounting is enticing in its philosophical simplicity, but there are many profound implications. It does require accepting the notion that our carbon dioxide waste is harmful to the environment, the assignment of cost to that harm, and a process of linking that cost to energy sources.
As a strategy, addressing issues of clean energy, energy independence and energy security are more politically pragmatic than addressing issues of climate change. They offer a path towards addressing climate change; they are part of the best-we-can-do-at-this-time strategy. However, our inability to actually talk about solving the climate change problem means that we will not address the problem; we will elevate our risks; we will continue to impact negatively our economic and technological competitiveness.
It has fascinated me over the years at how both elected officials and government appointees make far more sense in what they say after they are outside of their government positions. I was a minor manager in the government, and even at my level, I was motivated to saying and doing things that were not the best thing to do to address a problem. Rather, what I did was the expedient and possible and it did advance the problem, but it was not either the best or most cost effective decision. This places the post-government truth teller, like Inglis, into one of the most important roles in advancing difficult problems like climate change. It also, however, points out the stunning inefficiency and ineffectiveness of our politically based determination of priorities in the development of knowledge-based environmental policy. We look knowledge in the face and deny its existence. We make our convenient arguments for the need for more research in the ill-posed pursuit of the illusive final facts. We fall into the diversion-motivated process of always asking for the next piece of information in what can be a never ending series of information discovery.
I found the October/November 1969 Technology Review in a box of Space-Age memorabilia I packed up from childhood. This issue was entitled “Man Among the Planets,” and the first article was “The Modification of the Planet Earth by Man,” by Gordon J. F. MacDonald. MacDonald in 1969 argued that we had already altered the planet, and that changes produced by humans were already at the scale “caused by nature.” He warned that we needed to do research into large-scale, man-made, and inadvertent changes to our environment. He called for the development of climate prediction. Since 1969 we have taken the observations, we have developed the theory, and we have determined unequivocally that the Earth has warmed and that we the fuel-using people are the primary reason of the warming. As MacDonald called for in 1969, we have placed a lot of emphasis on climate and environmental research, and the results of that research have provided actionable information – knowledge. We look at that knowledge in eye and, as a society, we deny it. We look away. Perhaps, if we look away then it is not really there.
Looking forward to the 2012 election, I don’t expect that climate change will be an oft articulated issue. The issue out front will be jobs, and the prominent link will be made between the exploitation of fossil fuels, new jobs, and energy security. Our approach to climate change will remain quietly in the hands of those savvy enough to use the unique knowledge provided by climate projections and those post-government truth tellers who no longer have to look away.
Updated: 08:51 PM GMT del 31 Gennaio 2012
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Using Predictions to Plan: Case Study – La Nina and the Missouri River (1)
Using Predictions to Plan: Case Study – La Nina and the Missouri River (1)
Back in November I wrote an entry on whether or not we could use the prediction that we would have La Nina conditions in late 2011 and early 2012 to anticipate, for example, whether or not there would be a another historic flood in the Upper Missouri River. A little personal micro history: During August of 2011, I was at a meeting of a panel which is writing a report on climate modeling. That meeting included climate-savvy water managers talking about the information from climate models they might find usable. During the meeting on the news, there was the story that seasonal forecasts predicted there would La Nina conditions in late 2011 and early 2012 ( Climate Prediction Center Monthly Outlook). I asked people at the meeting how they would use this information in their planning for 2012. To be fair, this question was out of the blue, but I had this idea that this seasonal prediction was definitive information when compared with the information that comes from century-long projections from climate models. The century long climate predictions might provide information that some characteristics of El Nino and La Nina will change. With adequate analysis of this information, interpretation of the information, and then guidance or translation of this information, then informed decisions about, for example, reservoir design might be made. But I was curious, given a forecast for a particular season, what would you do?
I have introduced a lot of terms in that paragraph. I will define some of them.
First for those who need information on El Nino and La Nina, these are names given to two parts of an oscillation observed in the tropical Pacific Ocean. In the El Nino phase, the eastern Pacific, off of Peru for instance, is warm. La Nina is the opposite, the eastern tropical Pacific is cold. This is our best known example of behavior where the atmosphere and ocean behave in concert together – and we have proven that we can predict it. (NOAA LaNina Page, El Nino @ Wikipedia) We have known for some time that these changes in the Pacific cause or influence preferential weather patterns in other parts of the world. This excites people about being able to do seasonal prediction. In this case there is some oceanic forcing of the weather – or perhaps, when the ocean is considered part of the weather prediction problem, there is information about what the weather might be like for a particular season in a particular place. Concretely, for example, when there is an El Nino, people who worry about floods in California go on high alert (for example).
Translation and guidance - There is a lot of information that comes out of a weather and climate model. All practitioners of modeling know that you can’t simply read off the temperature in Des Moines 9 months from now, much less 90 years in advance. But there is the real possibility that there is usable information in the models if 1) we understand the mechanisms that are responsible for, say, stream flow in the Iowa River, and 2) we have an understanding of the ability or inability of the model to represent those mechanisms. That is, if we can find the right knowledge, often a matter of finding the right people, then we can put together this knowledge in a way that is usable. This is what I mean by translation. It is the translation of knowledge from one discipline expert to another in a way that makes that knowledge usable. That is, to provide guidance. (Lemos and Rood on Useful and Usable)
OK – going down that path I introduced another term that I think demands more explanation. Mechanisms – when we look at a specific event like the 2011 Missouri River flood, we look for what factors come together to cause the flood. In the article that was referenced in the November blog, it was pointed out that there was an extraordinary snow cover on the Great Plains, and then a lot of rain on that snow, that caused melting, and collectively the accumulation of a lot of water that had to go downstream. So in this case, by mechanisms I mean what caused the event to happen. Perhaps the most important mechanisms that a climate model must represent to be usable for regional problems are those mechanisms that provide water to that region.
I am never quite sure if my style of writing is clarifying or just more confusing, but I get enough positive feedback that I think I clarify points for some – so I hope that the way I laid out this basic information makes sense. One more term - What I want to do is to translate information from observational studies and model predictions and make that information usable by someone. From my teaching the last 7 years, I have concluded that it is this translation of information that is the most essential missing ingredient in the usability of climate knowledge. There is a LOT of information and knowledge, but it is not easy to use.
So in this entry, I want to start the process of information translation. I warn in advance that this is a hazardous path. I am going to look at a few papers, in sub-disciplines of weather and climate, in which I am not expert. Hence, I am likely to make some mistakes, and I am hoping that doing this in public, motivates corrections of those mistakes. I take off down this path, because another thing I have discovered in the past seven years is that people who are not consummate experts in a subject are analyzing information and solving problems all over the world. And, I presume to imagine that I am more expert than most, and I presume to believe people when they tell me that I am reasonably good at translating information across discipline interfaces.
So I all start the analysis– and this is not irrelevant. I flew over a swath of the Great Plains last week, and I was struck by the lack of snow. I read Jeff Master’s blog on the extreme state of the Arctic Oscillation. At the beginning of every problem I collect information. This information inventory process is essential. With a little luck, you will find information that when all brought together can be synthesized into a solution strategy or at least contribute to informed decision making. In fact, I have tried to structure a template to problem solving for a project I am involved in, and it is here at glisaclimate.org. (What’s a GLISA?) I collected together a bunch of references that I thought might inform my translation. What, I am going to do now is extract the information from some of these references.
The first paper I am going to look at is by Bunkers et al. from the Journal of Climate in 1996. I chose this paper for a couple of reasons. First, a lot has been written that 2011 Missouri River flood had a La Nina influence. And, thinking about floods, one usually thinks about did it rain a lot? This paper is something of a sanity check, do we see changes in the rain in the Missouri River basin due to La Nina?
Bunkers et al. paper focuses on the “Northern Plains,” which is approximately North and South Dakota. The Missouri River and the Red River of the North are important drainages for these states, and they were in historic flood in 2011. The authors look at data as far back as the late 1800s. That is about as long as any record that we have in the United States. The short story of their findings is that they find that during El Nino, there is significantly enhanced precipitation in the months April through October that follow the onset of the El Nino. For the La Nina phase they find significantly less precipitation for the months May through August following the onset of La Nina. However, we cannot stop with the conclusion, El Nino = wet, La Nina = dry. El Nino and La Nina are often viewed as 2 year long events, and in the second year following the onset of El Nino it is usually a bit wetter than in years with neither an El Nino or a La Nina, but during April and May of that second year it is drier than average. The second year following the onset of the La Nina, it is in general dry. There is also temperature information in the paper, but I am going to keep my focus on precipitation for now.
Let’s recall the problem we are trying to address; namely, 2011 was a La Nina year with a huge flood on the Missouri River, and another La Nina is predicted for 2012, will we have a similar flood? One of the first things it makes sense to look at is the precipitation in the Missouri River basin. This paper looks at part of the Missouri River basin, and area where there were floods, and at least as far as La Nina is concerned we would expect less, not more, spring time precipitation. This seems contradictory to our 2011 experience.
Returning to the Bunker’s et al. paper, there are years when the relation described above did not hold. Bunker’s et al. extract seemingly robust signals, but there are exceptions to the rule. The exception to the rule requires us to consider the mechanisms that might be in play for a given year. We arrive therefore, at a problem of tailoring the information for a particular application. The relation that Bunkers et al. derived between El Nino / La Nina and precipitation in North and South Dakota is quite strong. So if you look at a climate model and it tells you that there will be more or less intense El Nino and La Nina cycles a century from now, the long-term water planner for Fargo might be able to anticipate the water system needed for her grand children. The statistical information might be enough – might, it requires more thought. For a particular season, however, we can’t use this information in isolation. It is just part of the portfolio.
So we have a sanity check that tells us that, indeed, there is documented variability of precipitation in the Missouri River basin, correlated with La Nina. But, at first blush, the La Nina variability in this region is towards drier conditions. We also, know, that what determines a flood is far more complex than “it rains a lot.” So while looking at the paper above gives us some good information, it motivates me to step back and think about all of the pieces – or mechanisms – that might work in concert to produce a flood. And it motivates me to seek whether or not such events are happenstance, or whether we can use our knowledge to anticipate, better, such extreme events. This series of blogs will go on for a while.
Figure 1. Characteristic position of wintertime jet streams during La Nina. From ClimateWatch Magazine: “The jet streams are high-altitude, racing rivers of air that can influence the path of storms as they track over North America from the Pacific Ocean. The jet streams meander and shift from day to day, but during La Niña events, they tend to follow paths that bring cold air and storms into the Upper Missouri River Basin. Map based on original graphics from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Adapted by Richard Rivera & Hunter Allen.”
Pilot Project on La Nina and the Missouri River Basin.
Link to webinars.
Updated: 02:03 AM GMT del 15 Gennaio 2012
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2012 Climate Events: The start of the term
2012 Climate Events: The start of the term
Last week I gave my summary of what I thought were the most important climate change discoveries or news of 2011. Of course, my choices were a bit arcane, but that’s me. I did not talk about the remarkable extreme weather and climate events of the last year – really last 2 years. Others have the knowledge and do that better than I, and, staying close to home, I will refer you to Jeff Master’s Blogs and Chris Burt's Blogs.
There were a couple of temperature facts that struck me: 1) The last month when the global mean monthly average was below the 20th century average was February 1985. There have been 321 consecutive months with the temperature above the 20th century average (link from NOAA), and 2) This graph from the World Meteorological Organization’s Provisional Statement of the Climate (link to statement):
Figure 1: From WMO Provisional Statement. Temperature difference (anomaly) calculated for 1961-1990 average. La Niña years are marked. La Niña years should be cooler that average based on natural variability. 2010 was the warmest La Niña year on record, and the 10th warmest year on record.
This graph shows a systematic trend of the years which should be cool, the La Niña years, getting warmer. This combination of a warming trend in the years which should be cool years and more than 25 years of global monthly means being above the long-term average are simple and compelling measurements of the warming earth. Plus remember during this time of persistent warm months, we had that period of the Sun being inactive, and hence, also being a cooling influence (an old blog to remind you of that).
This information coupled with measurements of increasing carbon dioxide emissions noted in the last entry, well I will not be teaching that we can avoid dangerous warming in the next century.
So what are the other things that have struck me as interesting going into the Winter 2012 semester at Michigan?
1) At the top of the list is a judicial ruling that the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard is, in fact, unconstitutional. It violates the interstate commerce clause that governs commerce between states. Frequently, environmental law evolves through commerce law and the assurance of open markets between the states. Ironically, at the center of the ruling is ethanol.
2) Next on the list is that in 2011 the leading U.S. export was gasoline and other refined petroleum products (from Wall Street Journal). This is a consequence of the recession, high gasoline prices, and more fuel efficient vehicles. This is significant enough that refineries in Philadelphia are likely to be closed. There are all sorts of interesting facets of this news – energy, economics, technology, and climate change.
3) Reindeer: The warming in the Arctic has been much higher than the average global warming. Here is the 2011 Arctic Report Card. This report documents large changes in the atmosphere, sea ice and ocean, and snow extent, glacier mass and permafrost. There are efforts to rescue reindeer. There is a threat because the warming temperatures means there are more ice storms, rather than the snow associated with colder temperatures. This encases their food. This combination of changes, persistent over many years, again, is indicative of cumulative changes and systematic warming.
4) That United Parcel Service has been able to reduce significantly their transportation carbon emissions, while increasing deliveries. This includes efforts on vehicle efficiency as well as attention to routing and traffic engineering. (Brown goes Green) This proves that we can make a difference on more than an individual scale, and that government investments at the margin are important for developing environmental policy. The government money mitigates risk.
5) And just to confuse us all: Manatees in Florida are threatened by cold temperatures. The deaths in 2011 were high with cold weather listed as the greatest threat. What does that say about weather, climate, climate variability and climate change? If I get the question, I will start here.
Updated: 02:28 AM GMT del 14 Febbraio 2012
A A A",4784,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00006-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.962032973766327
4b94b8f7-b6fd-49f4-b472-68d4f715e21b,2019-08-21T22:47:12+00:00,2015-08-06,1,https://makeasmartcity.com/2015/08/06/see-through-solar-could-turn-windows-phones-into-power-sources/,"1) Problem: Many buildings and other areas are hit with enormous amounts of energy that, instead of being captured, just increase heat and often require more energy to be used for cooling. Furthermore, where we need power the most is often where there is the least space for solar panels.
Article: National Geographic.
Company website: Ubiquitous Energy.
- Greatly increases the potential area that can capture solar energy.
- Silicon Valley startup Ubiquitous Energy, a company started by researchers at MIT and Michigan State, is leading the development of transparent photovoltaics. Its mission is to eliminate the battery life limitations of mobile devices and power smart glass for buildings.
- Its ClearView Power technology transmits up to 90% of visible light, absorbing only ultraviolet and infrared.
- The panels have 10% efficiency, are low-cost, non-toxic, less than 1/1000th of a millimeter think and can generate electricity on any surface or device without aesthetic impact.
- Ubiquitous Energy and investors
- Scientists/developers of technology/Universities
- Potential consumers of technology
- Cities that want to increase their renewable energy use
- State and federal institutes funding the research
- NGOs (sustainable development, energy, solar, green building, etc.)
- Increase funding for R&D of this technology
- Partner with other companies to develop engineering and product prototypes
- Conduct pilot for electronics and windows
- Incentivize commercial and personal use
- Expand deployment and use",315,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316549.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821220456-20190822002456-00016.warc.gz,0.91089653968811
99629979-24c5-4c35-bb47-9dcc2a4aa4b0,2016-07-25T13:59:13+00:00,2012-05,0,http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/05/rumour-microsoft-has-begun-building-the-new-xbox/,"We’ve been hearing bits and pieces about Microsoft’s alleged Xbox successor, codenamed Durango, since March of last year. Now we have another scrap to add — it’s been reported that a company working for Microsoft has already started assembling the hardware for its next-generation console.
According to IGN, a source has informed it that a company called Flextronics, based in Texas in the US, has “started building the hardware” after conducting “comprehensive marketing, software and hardware tests”. It notes that Flextronics is also responsible for constructing the first and current Xbox.
IGN speculates the units might just be development kits, rather than retail units, though the point is not clarified.
When IGN queried MS about the rumour, the company’s PR took the opportunity to fluff on about Kinect, but otherwise provided that standard no comment, while Flextronics simply ignored the outlet. Microsoft’s made it clear that it will not debut a new console at E3, so a guess that they’re dev units could be accurate.
As always, rumour, grain, salt. Truth or not, we won’t have definite news on Durango until MS is ready to start its marketing push.",268,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824230.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00192-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.956452250480652
ecc5d4d8-fe33-4a18-9284-645afc0e15d8,2017-08-16T17:10:40+00:00,2014-12-01,1,http://comeandmakeit.blogspot.com/2014/12/decentralised-bitcoin-marketplace-with.html,"Voluntary - BitmarketsToday's centralized marketplaces and money services extract high fees, impose and abuse excessive control and remove any hope of privacy from users.
This is why we've created Bitmarkets. Using Bitmessage's decentralized messaging to post sales, Bitcoin to transfer value without credit cards or banks, and two party escrow transactions (which lock the payment and mutual security deposits so they can only be released with the consent of both parties) safe exchanges can be conducted without middle men.
For more information, see the white paper, protocol specification, FAQ, subreddit, irc channel, press resources, and bugs & feature requests.
The Bitmarkets.0.8.7.16.zip SHA256 digest is c332591f60a47e7e45b17e49dedc55a941f5b094901e7ca04a16a800411f602d",186,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102309.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816170516-20170816190516-00573.warc.gz,0.838511109352112
d2258df1-ed54-4cea-85b0-a19a145d4870,2015-04-01T05:47:24+00:00,2012-11-14,0,https://koshercamembert.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/i-get-that/?like=1&source=post_flair&_wpnonce=bcc517a348,"I’ve lived in Cambridge for four years and three months. That’s the longest I’ve stayed in a city since I left my childhood home when I was 17. Which has gotten me thinking about what home is. And what it means to me to have really planted roots. Oh, not in the get married/buy a house/make babies/get a dog/build a picket fence kind of way, but roots nonetheless.
But when I say I’m going home, I always think of the city where I grew up and the house where my parents still live. Nothing new here, of course, and many of you probably share the sentiment. But nowhere have I seen this feeling of home so poignantly captured as in Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi‘s most recent cookbook collaboration.
I’ve written about this London-based pair before and shared a small handful of their recipes. But their latest venture is much more than a cookbook. It’s a journey to their shared home of Jerusalem, where they grew up on opposite sides of the city.
In the introduction to the book, they explain: “It is more than twenty years since we both left the city…Yet we still think of Jerusalem as our home. Not home in the sense of the place you conduct your daily life or constantly return too. In fact, Jerusalem is our home almost against our wills. It is our home because it defines us, whether we like it or not.”
They continue, “the flavors and smells of this city are our mother tongue.” I love that. Our mother tongue. I get that.
I speak street food. Hummus and tahina, falafel and schwarma, all wrapped up in warm pita and laffa. Fresh carrot juice and bourekas.
I speak market food. Tomatoes and pickles, goat cheese and sheep cheese, rugelach and, well, more rugelach.
I speak home food. Spicy carrots and eggplant dips, chicken soup and harira, syrup-drenched cakes and pistachios by the handful.
I speak these foods and they inform my cooking even though each of my visits to Jerusalem have been brief. I can only imagine what it’s like to have grown up there. And then to make the journey back, senses more keenly aware of everything after an absence.
I can imagine. And I can cook now that I have the recipes. And I can share them with you. Here is my first taste from the cookbook.
(For more discussion of the cookbook, check out my column this month in the Jerusalem Post. You’ll also get a non-so-sneak peek at another recipe before I post it here in a few days.)
Roasted cauliflower with tahina
Adapted from Jerusalem: A Cookbook. The original recipe calls for frying the cauliflower, but I simplified it with a quick roast in the oven. I made it with multi-colored cauliflower, having found purple, green, and yellow varieties in the grocery store. This makes a lot of dressing. I had enough left over after five heads of cauliflower to drizzle over a few more brassica vegetables – a head of broccoli and a few kale salads. Feel free to make only half of the dressing.
A few notes on tahina Make sure to refrigerate it after opening because it can go rancid quickly (the same is true of sesame and nut oils). If the tahina separates, heat it up slightly to make it easier to mix. When you first add liquid to the tahina it will thicken but quickly loosen up as you stir. For this recipe, add enough liquid so the sauce becomes about same consistency of honey. I’ve been told the most authentic brand you can buy outside of Israel is Roland.
Serves at least 10 as a side dish
- 3 heads of cauliflower
- 8-10 scallions
- 1 small bunch parsley
- 1 small bunch mint
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 lemons for zest and juice
- 4 T olive oil, divided
- ¾ C tahina
- 2/3 C Greek yogurt (I used 1% fat)
- 1 t pomegranate molasses (sometimes called pomegranate syrup), plus extra for drizzling
- About ¾ C water
- Salt and pepper
Preheat the oven to 425˚F.
Prep. Trim the end of each cauliflower and then quarter them through their cores. Cut out the cores and then break the vegetable apart into bite-sized florets. Cut the scallions in 2- to 3-inch pieces. Roughly chop the parsley and mint – you’ll need ¼ cup of each for the dressing; reserve any extra for garnish. Mince the garlic. Zest one lemon. Juice both lemons – this should yield a little over ¼ cup.
Toss. Toss the cauliflower in a bowl with 3 tablespoons of olive oil, a few pinches of salt, and a few grinds of pepper.
Roast. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Spread the cauliflower on the pan in a single layer and roast in the oven for 30-35 minutes until the cauliflower is crisp and parts of it have turned golden brown. Transfer to a large bowl to cool.
Saute. Heat up the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in a small pan. When the oil is shimmering, add the scallions and sauté for about 5 minutes until they begin to color. Transfer to a bowl to cool.
Whisk. Spoon the tahina into a bowl and mix in the yogurt, garlic, herbs, lemon zest, ¼ cup of lemon juice, pomegranate molasses. Slowly pour in the water, whisking with each addition. Only add enough water to get the sauce to a thick, smooth pourable consistency, similar to honey. Taste a floret dipped in the sauce, and season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
Serve. Mix the vegetables with a some of the sauce, enough to coat the vegetables without drowning them. (As I mentioned, there will be leftover sauce!) Drizzle with pomegranate molasses and any leftover parsley or mint.",1344,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131303502.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172143-00059-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.937679409980774
dcb597a3-308b-4991-92f9-48cc0b7d82cf,2017-08-18T10:47:59+00:00,2017-08-18,0,http://upwell.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/wms/noaa_gfdl_de4c_0ec4_1be5/index.html,"In theory, anyone can download, install, and use WMS client software. Some clients are:
Refractions PHP WMS Client, and
To make a client work, you would install the software on your computer.
Then, you would enter the URL of the WMS service into the client.
For example, in ArcGIS (not yet fully working because it doesn't handle time!), use
""Arc Catalog : Add Service : Arc Catalog Servers Folder : GIS Servers : Add WMS Server"".
In ERDDAP, this dataset has its own WMS service, which is located at
(Some WMS client programs don't want the ? at the end of that URL.)
of datasets available via WMS at this ERDDAP installation.
In practice, we haven't found any WMS clients that properly handle dimensions
other than longitude and latitude (e.g., time), a feature which is specified by the WMS
specification and which is utilized by most datasets in ERDDAP's WMS servers.
You may find that using
Make A Graph
and selecting the .kml file type (an OGC standard)
to load images into Google Earth provides
a good (non-WMS) map client.
of datasets with Make A Graph at this ERDDAP installation.
Web page authors can embed a WMS client in a web page. For the map above, ERDDAP is using
OpenLayers, which is a very versatile WMS client.
OpenLayers doesn't automatically deal with dimensions other than longitude and latitude
A person with a browser or a computer program can generate special WMS URLs. For example,",351,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104634.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818102246-20170818122246-00440.warc.gz,0.849180102348328
d28ad5de-c1e1-41d4-adc9-53ea9d6e55d0,2016-07-25T02:25:15+00:00,2013-03-31,1,http://delmarvapublicradio.net/term/arson?page=1,"Virginia State Police say those arson fires on the Eastern Shore are the work of several people not just one person.
They believe they are from Accomack County and are familiar with the lay of the land.
Police also say they have several leads but are keeping the information from the public
There have been 44 such blazes since last November.
WBOC reports that state police have stepped up patrols called in extra investigators and are working closely with local law enforcement.
All the structures that have been hit have not been occupied.",107,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824201.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00149-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.981726884841919
5c439a12-599c-44a7-af64-6aac452233e3,2022-05-27T16:21:14+00:00,2022-05-27,0,https://www.toyo-eng.com/jp/en/sustainability/,"Contributing to sustainability of the global community
Engineering for Sustainable Growth of the Global Community
In 2009, TOYO established a Group MVV. Our mission is ""Engineering for Sustainable Growth of the Global Community"". The Engineering Company's role is to provide solutions that realize the harmony between “the supply of energy and materials” and “global environmental conservation”, which are indispensable for the sustainable growth of the global community, in response to customers’ various issues and the mission is to declare our determination to fulfill our role.mission
TOYO's materiality (important management issues)
In recent years, natural disasters that have intensified with climate change have occurred around the world. We are convinced that sustainable development of the global community is at a stage that cannot be met by economic growth, which is one-way evolution. In response to a trend toward redefining corporate activities from the perspective of the SDGs adopted by the United Nations, TOYO's materiality has been set forth in the following four items: ""Aim to realize an environmentally-friendly society"", ""Enriching people's lives"", ""People of diverse backgrounds engage in active, meaningful work"" and ""Establish an organization with integrity and discipline""materiality
Engineering value and mission
The value of engineering is ""to meet the performance requirements, realize technical solutions, and create new value by combining, integrating, and deepening the elemental technologies that have been accumulated over the years"". The pace of technological innovation is increasing every day, and the value of engineering services continues to expand indefinitely. This is precisely why TOYO is committed to fulfilling its mission as an engineering company that contributes to the sustainability of the global community by constantly anticipating the needs of the era and continuing to refine its technological capabilities.
SDGs : Materiality and Our Commitment
1.Aim to realize an environmentally friendly societyRisks
Any delay in developing technologies that achieve low environmental impact and a recycling-oriented society could result in missed business opportunities or a decrease in cor-porate value.
Climate change is resulting in natural disasters becoming more frequent and severe, which is hindering the execution of plant EPC business.Opportunities
Innovations in environmentally friendly technologies related to the prevention of global warming and waste management could lead to new business opportunities.
Due to increasing needs for a low-carbon/decarbonized society, there are more business opportunities related to renewable energy and resource recycling.Our Commitment
Pursuing low-environmental-impact plants
Contributing to the achievement of a recycling-oriented society
Waste control and treatmentCreated Value
EnvironmentEnvironmentAim to realize an environmentally friendly society
- Reducing the emission of greenhouse gases
- Preventing environmental pollution
2.Enrich people’s livesRisks
Increased regionalism is resulting in more limited market access, and the lack of technological innovation is causing low-price competition
There is little demand to con-struct new plants due to political instability and insufficient funds resulting from weak industrial infrastructure in emerging countries.Opportunities
Harmony with the community would enable us to secure outstanding local human capital and more smoothly execute local business.
Plant construction could promote job creation and the transfer of technology, thus creating new business opportunities.Our Commitment
Contributing to the development of industrial infrastructure
Contributing to the resolution of food problems
Transferring technology through EPC implementationCreated Value
Enrich people’s lives
- Contributing to economic and industrial development in emerging countries
- Contributing to improved agricultural productivity
- Creating jobs and transferring technology at plant construction sites and in various economic zones.
3.People of diverse backgrounds engage in active, meaningful workRisks
If we do not take suitable action, TOYO’s technical capabilities and competitiveness will decrease, leading to the outflow of outstanding human capital from the company, lost business opportunities, and decreased motivation.
Occupational accidents could result in a loss of trust from clients and business continuity risks.Opportunities
Taking suitable action could increase technological innovation and business creation opportunities, help us secure outstanding human capital. Improve labor productivity, and increase motivation.Our commitment
Training and developing human resources
Promoting inclusion Improving the work-life balance
Promoting health management and improving occupational safety and healthCreated Value
SocialSocialPeople of diverse backgrounds engage in active, meaningful work
- Creating human capital that contributes to the achievement of a sustainable society
- Providing a workplace that offers job satisfaction
4.Establish an organization with integrity and disciplineRisks
Hindering compliance could result in business continuity risks.
Hindering corporate governance could result in major loss risks and business continuity risksOpportunities
Through a solid governance system, we could build a stable, strong business execution foundation based on highly transparent, prompt decision making.Our Commitment
Corporate governanceCreated Value
GovernanceGovernanceEstablish an organization with integrity and discipline
- Securing a foundation for business continuity",1043,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662658761.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527142854-20220527172854-00216.warc.gz,0.913114607334137
36d35327-78a2-4c96-98f6-015240769f81,2020-10-23T05:45:10+00:00,2020-10-23,0,https://www.findmypast.co.uk/surname/nappey,"Typical jobs for Nappeys
Hard-working people, the Nappeys. 4 worked in farming, according to the 1901 Census.
Where most Nappeys lived
In the 1900s, you’d probably bump into a Nappey in Yorkshire.
Nappeys’ criminal history
How do we put this... Not all Nappeys were angels, apparently. We found 1 in criminal records.
Nappeys in World War I
According to the World War I records, 1 Nappeys served in the First World War.",123,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107880656.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023043931-20201023073931-00402.warc.gz,0.960529148578644
b830a039-7154-4915-ba7d-a78d1b3d7697,2017-08-22T16:39:42+00:00,2016-12-15,1,https://www.jollofnews.com/2016/12/15/gambia-barrow-extends-olive-branch-to-jammeh/,"(JollofNews) – Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow has extended an olive branch to incumbent Yahya Jammeh, telling Newsweek that he will not prosecute the outgoing leader.
In an interview with Newsweek, Barrow says he is happy for Jammeh to remain in Gambia once he relinquishes power, despite allegations by members of the president-elect’s coalition that Jammeh could attempt a coup.
Barrow, 51, triumphed in the tiny West African country’s presidential election on December 1. Jammeh, who has ruled Gambia for 22 years, initially accepted the result, but on Friday performed a U-turn and called for a fresh election, citing “serious and unacceptable abnormalities” in the vote.
A delegation of four West African heads of state, led by Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, visited the country on Tuesday but failed to convince Jammeh to concede. The former army officer’s party submitted an appeal against the election result to Gambia’s Supreme Court, which has not sat in over a year. Gambia’s military also seized control of the electoral commission’s offices on Tuesday.
Speaking via telephone from Banjul, Barrow says that Jammeh’s petition is an “act of desperation” motivated by “selfish interests.” But he maintained that the outgoing president—whose tenure has been littered with allegations of human rights abuses—could remain in his home country without fear of prosecution after handing over power.
“We conducted the election on principle, not on personal things. I’m sure if we can reconcile…I see no reason why Gambians cannot do the same,” says Barrow.
Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, a senior member of the seven-party coalition headed up by Barrow, told The Guardian on December 7 that Jammeh would be prosecuted for alleged abuses committed during his tenure within a year of Barrow’s government taking office. Jammeh’s mandate expires on January 18.
Jallow-Tambajang also said that Jammeh had “bunkers and treasure” at his farm in Kanilai near the Senegalese border, and was capable of launching an “insurgency” against the government-elect.
But Barrow says that the outgoing president is welcome to remain in Gambia. He points out that Gambia’s first post-independence president, Sir Dawda Jawara, has continued to live in the country after being overthrown in a military coup by Jammeh in 1994.
“I think he [Jammeh] can also stay in this country. He belongs here and he’s a citizen of this nation. He has been [leading] Gambia for 22 years and I think he has the spirit of Gambia,” says Barrow.
Jammeh’s petition to the Supreme Court means that the country’s immediate future remains unclear. The outgoing president would have to appoint several judges to the Supreme Court in order to hear the petition, an idea rejected by the government-elect and the Gambian Bar Association, which represents all lawyers in the country.
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are holding a meeting on Saturday, at which a resolution on the situation is expected. ECOWAS President Marcel de Souza told Radio France Internationale that a military intervention in Gambia was “conceivable” if Jammeh refused to step down, but Barrow says he does not think such action will be necessary.
“We are in a very strong position,” he says. “The statements from international bodies, the U.N. and America, make it very clear, and in Gambia, the institutions are giving us very strong support…that will convince him to step down peacefully.”
The U.S. State Department condemned Jammeh’s rejection of the election result as “an egregious attempt” to stay in power. The U.N. envoy for West Africa, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, told Reuters that Jammeh would be “strongly sanctioned” if he attempted to remain in power beyond the end of his mandate.
A property developer who studied
in the U.K., Barrow has little political experience and was relatively unknown before the election. Seven opposition parties chose him as a coalition presidential candidate in September after various leading opposition figures—including Ousainou Darboe, the leader of the United Democratic Party to which Barrow belongs—were imprisoned earlier in 2016.
Barrow invigorated Gambians on the campaign trail, promising to overturn some of Jammeh’s key decisions—such as starting the withdrawal of Gambia from the International Criminal Court, and pledging to reform the country’s economy.
The lack of economic opportunities in the country has seen thousands of Gambians illegally attempting to migrate to Europe; despite its population of just 2 million, Gambia has been the fifth biggest contributor of migrants entering Italy in 2016, according to the International Organization of Migration.
While admitting that he fears for his security, Barrow says he has received messages of congratulations from across the world—including the U.S., European Union, Russia and China—and he is sure that this support will see Gambia through the current period of uncertainty.
“The international community has made itself very clear on this issue and that has put my coalition in a very strong position,” he says. “Believe me, I am the next president of Gambia.”",1191,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886112533.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822162608-20170822182608-00565.warc.gz,0.968595147132874
0cb9e6e4-4bf4-4429-9d43-e986625d06b0,2015-03-31T15:48:57+00:00,2010-12-30,0,http://www.marinij.com/business/20101230/a-look-back-at-the-top-marin-county-stories-of-2010,"Marin's top story of 2010 was the economy, period.
The anemic economy had far-reaching impacts -- curbing real estate sales, cutting home values, prompting public agencies to scale back and forcing businesses to scramble to stay afloat. Some, including Tamalpais Bank, went belly up.
As the real estate market continued to stagnate, the county assessor cut the assessed valuations of 20 percent of Marin's residences, providing tax breaks for homeowners. Foreclosures mounted, with a quarter of home sales in November involving distressed properties. For the year, foreclosures hit 403 the first week in December, up from 351 in 2009.
Marin's 8.2 percent jobless rate in November was down from 8.3 percent a year before, yet remained ""historically speaking, a pretty high number,"" said Racy Ming, manager of the Marin Employment Connection.
As sales and property tax revenue dipped, local schools and municipal governments were forced to cut back, drop services and lay off employees.
As the year ended, Target proposed a new big-box store that would pump sales tax dollars into San Rafael city coffers, but smaller businesses clinging to thin margins were among those protesting.
Marin assessor-elect Rich Benson predicted a slow recovery over the next several years, saying ""limited signs of improvement"" leave room for hope.
""Nobody has a crystal ball,"" he noted.
And that includes editors at the Marin Independent Journal, who reviewed a host of important stories this year to come up with a top 10 list. Some stories that nearly made the cut: a new permit for the controversial San Rafael Rock Quarry; the prison slaying of repeat DUI offender and convicted murderer Edward Schaefer; a whooping cough epidemic in Marin; Supervisor Susan Adams' defeat of former assemblywoman Kerry Mazzoni, in which Adams was backed by a record $125,000 in union spending in the county.
Here are the editors' picks for the other top stories of 2010:
No. 2 - Marin Energy Authority
In May, the Marin Energy Authority, a joint powers authority consisting of the county of Marin and six Marin municipalities, began supplying electricity to its first Marin customers, in competition with Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Despite dogged efforts by PG&E to scuttle the effort, the authority became the first public entity in the state to utilize a state law passed in 2002 to launch a new, public model for providing electricity to residents. The authority's proponents, including Marin County Supervisor Charles McGlashan, said they are intent on reducing greenhouse gases by offering customers the chance to purchase electricity that comes from renewable sources and creating local jobs by building new local energy-producing projects.
There are some 9,000 customers participating in the first phase of the Marin Clean Energy program.
No. 3 - Marin General Hospital
At the stroke of midnight on June 30, the Marin Healthcare District regained management control of Marin General Hospital from Sutter Health, ending the hospital's stormy 15-year relationship with the not-for-profit corporation.
Nevertheless, the district and Sutter Health continue to battle in court over whether Sutter illegally transferred millions of dollars of profits from the hospital in the days and months leading up to the early termination of Sutter's lease. Local outrage regarding the cash transfers cost Sutter many of its Marin supporters, including members of the Alliance to Save Our Hospital, who had previously argued the hospital couldn't function without Sutter.
The transfer was completed without any major problems, and the new management, which includes an appointed operating board shielded from political pressure, began forging new alliances with local doctors and laying the grundwork for a bond issue to build a new hospital building, which would be earthquake safe.
No. 4 - SMART
The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit plan came up short in 2010. The initial rail plan called for a 70-mile rail line and adjacent bike and pedestrian path to be built from Larkspur to Cloverdale. Voters approved a quarter-cent sales tax in November 2008 to fund it.
But that plan collapsed under the weight of the poor economy -- which weakened the sales tax base on which the system is fueled -- as well as projected cost overruns. Now the plan has an approximate $350 million shortfall and the latest plan has a shortened rail line going from downtown San Rafael to Santa Rosa. The balance of the project may not be built until voters are asked to renew the sales tax in 2018.
No. 5 - Desalination
Marin voters in November told officials to keep studying desalination, as dueling measures appeared on the ballot. Measure S required a vote of the public before the water district could proceed with construction of a desalination plant, but it still would allow the district to spend up to $700,000 to plan for the technology.
Measure T -- an initiative placed on the ballot by desalination critics -- was similar to Measure S in that it also would require a vote of the public to proceed with construction of desalination, but it differed in that it would have prohibited the district from approving any contracts related to planning or building a plant. Both measures received majority approval, but by virtue of receiving more votes the water district's Measure S superseded Measure T.
No. 6 - Cal Park Hill Tunnel
More than 300 people gathered Dec. 10 to help open the revamped Cal Park Hill Tunnel, an 1,100-foot tube that funnels bicyclists, pedestrians and eventually trains between San Rafael and Larkspur in an area just east of Highway 101.
The $28 million project -- the cost split by the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit agency and Marin County -- creates a direct way for bicyclists and pedestrians to get from Andersen Drive in San Rafael to near the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and vice-versa. Previously, circuitous routes that cross busy thoroughfares were the only way to make the trip.
No. 7 - Computer woes
Marin County supervisors, raising what one called the ""white flag,"" pulled the plug on the county's $30 million computer debacle this year, then filed two lawsuits, seeking $105 million from consultants and a former employee for misconduct, fraud and racketeering.
The top-shelf SAP computer system launched in 2006 never worked right and is so costly to maintain that a study indicated it could cost taxpayers $24 million more over the next decade to fix, upgrade and maintain the old system than buying a more efficient program.
""Recognizing past mistakes is the right thing to do,"" Supervisor Judy Arnold said.
The county is suing computer consultants Deloitte Consulting LLP, SAP and former assistant auditor-controller Ernest Culver, the computer project manager who quit to become an SAP executive.
No. 8. - Sewage spills
While most people were preparing to celebrate the holidays, Ross Valley Sanitary District officials scrambled to contend with two massive sewage spills.
The first, an estimated 840,000-gallon spill, occurred on Dec. 17 in Kentfield. The second, which amounted to about 1.8 million gallons, happened on Dec. 22 in Larkspur near South Eliseo Drive and Bon Air Road. Most of the sewage flowed into Corte Madera Creek.
Members of the public complained they weren't notified of what was going on, several state and local officials also said they received late notices or were not notified.
District officials said the first spill was caused by debris that must have been placed in the pipeline, a possible ""act of environmental terrorism."" Some district employees, speaking anonymously, said the spill may have been caused by taking the Kentfield pump station off-line during rainy weather. District officials said the second spill was caused by faulty, Techite pipe that was scheduled for replacement in the near future.
No. 9 - Gunnar Sandberg
The dominant story in Marin high school sports centered as much off the field as on it after Marin Catholic High School junior Gunnar Sandberg was struck in the head by a line drive while pitching in a baseball scrimmage game last March. Sandberg suffered a fractured skull and was placed in a medically induced coma before beginning a long recovery period, which continues today.
The injury sparked a national debate about the safety of metal bats, and Marin County Athletic League baseball teams switched to wooden bats for their 2010 spring season, a policy which will remain in effect this spring. The California Interscholastic Federation has since adopted new guidelines for metal bats, with the aim being to slow the speed at which a batted ball travels.
Sandberg, despite short- and long-term memory issues, is now back in school. He plans to play baseball at Marin Catholic this spring -- though he won't pitch -- and is on pace to graduate in June with his senior class.
""We have a lot to be thankful for,"" said Bjorn Sandberg, who is Gunnar's dad. ""But we look forward to 2011 and hope it's going to be uneventful.""
No. 10 - Plastic bags
As the year ended, county supervisors embraced a plan banning plastic checkout counter bags and imposing a 5-cent charge on paper bags at grocery outlets in 2012, and scheduled adoption of the measure for early January 2011.
Although a a last-minute change dropped other retail outlets from the ban, supervisors said the ban could be extended to other unincorporated area retailers following ""outreach"" with them. Local cities are expected to use the measure as a model for their own programs. Plastic bags already are banned in Fairfax.
The crackdown on plastic is a political triumph for Supervisor Charles McGlashan, who has worked on a ban for five years.",1984,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300735.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00289-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.963846683502197
473f1bb6-ef0d-4039-a3aa-e228af450248,2019-08-21T02:45:01+00:00,2019-08-21,1,https://kidworksoc.org/blog/tag/Santa+Ana,"Did you know that the International Olympic Committee has for the first time included skateboarding as part of the Summer Games at Tokyo, Japan, in 2020? A group of five KidWorks’ youth are especially excited about this addition.
They comprise the Youth for Active & Safe Communities (YASC) committee within our Youth Empowerment Network (YEN), a group of dedicated teens who develop, design and address issues that impact themselves, their families and their neighborhoods.
The five students are: Jose Arguello, Melissa Guerrero, Irma Mateo, Edwin Ruiz and Evelyn Torres.
Skateboarding has been a key area of their focus for over a year now, says Maria Ruvalcaba, our Youth & Community Engagement Coordinator—Active Transportation.
“Active transportation—such as biking, walking and skateboarding—is how many of our youth get to school, appointments and other destinations,” Maria says. “Being physically active is part of our advocacy for healthy diets and exercise.”
The five youth in YASC do much more than spend time on their skateboards. They have become proactive spokespeople for sanctioned skate parks in Santa Ana.
“Santa Ana has just one skate park within the entire city,” Maria says. “Our goal is a skate park in each of the six wards within Santa Ana before the Summer Olympics kick off in 2020.”
To that end, YASC has spoken before the Santa Ana City Council, Parks and Recreation Department and met with other elected officials. They have also partnered with such skateboard advocacy groups as the Tony Hawk Foundation, Action Sports Kids Foundation and OC Ramps.
In October, Edwin Ruiz spoke at a walk/bike conference in Sacramento, where he shared his perspective that the streets are often dangerous for skateboarders, whereas skate parks are safe and sanctioned environments.
“My passion for skateboarding has grown ever since I noticed that it brings youth together as a family as we encourage each other,” Edwin says. “This has motivated me to work on improving our streets and adding more skate parks to keep other youth like myself active and safe.”
“Funding for five more skate parks is far from finalized, yet our youth are committed to working through each detail and taking every step,” Maria says. “Their latest effort is a detailed data gathering project within neighborhoods to assess attitudes and preferences by the community relative to skate parks.”
Maria says that in addition to skate park advocacy, the experience is providing our youth with valuable training in leadership and team work.
“Skate boarding can suffer from a less than positive image,” Maria says. “I think our YASC youth are doing a wonderful job changing that undeserved image.”
By Glenn Leibowitz, volunteer writer",584,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315750.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821022901-20190821044901-00045.warc.gz,0.963336527347565
5d35932c-1f28-4776-9ea1-2b913e1490f6,2017-08-16T13:37:42+00:00,2017-01-31,1,https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/press-releases/articles/anxious-millennials-seek-stability.html,"Anxious millennials seek stability, opportunities to work with employers to effect change
31 January 2017
A stressful 2016 tempers optimism, according to annual Deloitte global survey
- Millennials are concerned about a world that presents numerous threats and want multinational businesses to do more to alleviate society’s biggest challenges
- Respondents increasingly question their personal prospects
- Those who enjoy flexible working arrangements express higher levels of performance, loyalty, and trust
A turbulent 2016—punctuated by terror attacks in Europe, Brexit, and a contentious US presidential election—appears to have rattled millennials’ confidence, according to Deloitte’s sixth annual Millennial Survey. They indicate they’re less likely to leave the security of their jobs, more concerned about uncertainty arising from conflict, and not optimistic about the directions their countries are going. The findings were revealed through a survey of nearly 8,000 millennials from 30 countries.
Millennials in emerging markets generally expect to be both financially (71 percent) and emotionally (62 percent) better off than their parents. This is in stark contrast to mature markets, where only 36 percent of millennials predict they will be financially better off than their parents and 31 percent say they’ll be happier. The US is the only mature market where a majority of millennials expect to be better off than their parents. In only 11 of the 30 countries covered does a majority expect to be “happier” than their parents.
“This pessimism is a reflection of how millennials’ personal concerns have shifted,” explains Punit Renjen, Deloitte Global CEO. “Four years ago, climate change and resource scarcity were among millennials’ top concerns. This year, crime, corruption, war, and political tensions are weighing on the minds of young professionals, which impacts both their personal and professional outlooks.”
Millennials’ anxiety may be partially responsible for more young professionals wanting to remain in their jobs. Last year, the “loyalty gap” between those who saw themselves leaving their companies within two years and those who anticipated staying beyond five years was 17 percentage points. This year, the balance of millennials looking to “leave soon” is only seven points.
The desire for security is also apparent in the finding that, while millennials perceive across-the-board advantages of working as freelancers or consultants—from the opportunity to work in different industries, to learning new skills, to the ability to travel or work abroad—nearly two-thirds said they prefer full-time employment. Among 18 areas of personal concern measured, unemployment ranked third.
Making an impact through their employers
Millennials feel accountable for many issues in both the workplace and the wider world. However, it is primarily in and via the workplace that they feel most able to make an impact. Opportunities to be involved with “good causes” at the local level, many of which are enabled by employers, provide millennials with a greater sense of influence. This local, small-scale change has a ripple effect that cascades from the individual to the broader workplace to society at large.
More than half of millennials say they are provided with opportunities to contribute to charities/worthwhile causes in their workplaces. “The survey’s findings suggest those given such opportunities show a greater level of loyalty to their employers, which is consistent with the connection we saw last year between loyalty and a company’s sense of purpose,” explained Jim Moffatt, Deloitte Global Consulting CEO. “But, we are also seeing that purpose has benefits beyond retention. Those who have a chance to contribute are less pessimistic about their countries’ general social/political situations, and have a more positive opinion of business behaviour.”
In general, millennials say they intend to stay longer with employers that engage with social issues, such as education, unemployment, and health care, and those most optimistic about their countries’ progress are more likely to report their employers getting involved with wider social and economic issues.
Millennials’ attitudes on business overall continue to improve. For the third year in a row, more respondents believe businesses behave ethically and that their leaders are committed to improving society, and fewer feel businesses are purely profit-driven and prioritize their agendas with little regard for society.
While six in 10 people surveyed say multinational businesses have made a positive impact on the challenges millennials say are their greatest concerns, they believe large organisations can do much more.
“The events of last year were a wake-up call for business and government leaders,” said Renjen. “The business community can, and must, address millennials’ pessimism by doing more for society. We’re in the best position to address many of society’s most challenging problems and lead the way in creating an economy that works for everyone.”
Flexibility improves performance, retention
Overall, 84 percent of millennials report some degree of flexible working in their organisations, and 39 percent say their organisations offer highly flexible working environments. They believe flexible working arrangements support greater productivity and employee engagement while enhancing their personal well-being, health, and happiness.
Those in highly flexible organisations appear to be much more loyal to their employers and are two-and-a-half times more likely to believe that flexible working practices have a positive impact on financial performance than those in more restrictive organisations. Three-quarters of those offered flexible working opportunities say they trust colleagues to respect it, and 78 percent feel trusted by their line managers.
Additional findings from the survey include:
- Automation brings threats and opportunities. There is no doubt automation brings with it some trepidation—40 percent of those surveyed see it posing a threat to their jobs; 44 percent believe there will be less demand for their skills; a majority believe they will have to retrain; and 53 percent see the workplace becoming more impersonal and less human. Conversely, many respondents—especially those considered “super-connected” millennials—see automation as providing opportunities for value-added or creative activities, as well as the learning of new skills.
- Seeking directness and passion, not radicalism. Surveyed millennials, in general, do not support leaders who take controversial or divisive positions, or aim for radical transformation rather than gradual change. They are more comfortable with plain, straight-talking language from both business and political leaders.
- Scepticism of business-government collaboration. With respect to meeting society’s challenges, millennials are equally split between those that believe businesses and governments work well together (49 percent) and those that don’t (48 percent). Further, only 27 percent of respondents consider citizens/society to be the ultimate beneficiaries when businesses and governments work together.
- GenZ’s creativity and skills are welcomed. Millennials tend to have a broadly positive opinion of GenZ (those currently aged 18 or younger), believing the group to have strong information technology skills and the ability to think creatively. Six in 10 millennials believe GenZ will have a positive impact as their presence in the workplace expands; this belief is higher in emerging markets (70 percent) than in mature markets (52 percent).
About the Deloitte Millennial Survey
The research findings are based on a study conducted by Deloitte Global of nearly 8,000 millennials representing 30 countries around the globe during September 2016. Screening questions at the recruitment stage ensured that all respondents were millennials—were born after 1982, have obtained a college or university degree, are employed fulltime, and predominantly work in large (100+ employees), private-sector organisations.
Notes to editors
In this press release references to Deloitte are references to Deloitte LLP, which is among the country's leading professional services firms.
Deloitte LLP is the United Kingdom member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (“DTTL”), a UK private company limited by guarantee, whose member firms are legally separate and independent entities. Please see www.deloitte.co.uk/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of DTTL and its member firms.
The information contained in this press release is correct at the time of going to press.
Member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited.
The findings are based on a study conducted by Deloitte Global of nearly 8,000 millennials representing 30 countries around the world.
The UK sample size is limited to 300 and key findings include:
- Millennials in the UK are more concerned with job security than last year. Over a quarter (27%) are likely to stay with their current employer for over five years, up 10% from last year. 71% of millennials in the UK would also prefer full time employment to freelance employment, compared with 65% globally.
- The current mood of uncertainty has increased the anxiety of millennials in the UK. 26% of global respondents expect to be financially better off than their parents in the future, compared to a net response of -1% in the UK and -8% in Western Europe. However, 13% of millennials in the UK expect to be happier than their parents, compared with 23% globally and -1% in Western Europe. This is in line with results in other mature markets.
- The top five issues of greatest concern for millennials in the UK are: terrorism (43%), war/conflicts between countries (24%), immigration/displaced populations (22%), crime/personal safety (20%) and income inequality/distribution of wealth (19%).
- 92% of millennials in the UK report some degree of flexible working in their organisations, compared to 84% globally.
- Nearly two-thirds (61%) of millennials in the UK feel enabled to contribute to charities/good causes at work, compared with just over half (54%) globally.
- 58% of millennials in the UK believe that automation/robotics/artificial intelligence will improve overall productivity (58%), economic growth (49%) and the time people have to spend on creative and value-added activities (46%).",2071,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886101966.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816125013-20170816145013-00008.warc.gz,0.956758499145508
3f262744-f680-4aef-ba74-460019c37346,2018-08-16T12:33:25+00:00,2013-09-02,0,https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/marco-rubio-debbie-wasserman-schultz-agree-on-syria-in-very-different-ways-6450364,"As President Obama has weighed the decision on whether or not to use military force against Syria, and is looking to rally support from Congress, Florida polticos have been somewhat silent about the issue (except for Rep. Tom Rooney, who is none too fired up about the idea of military strike against Bashar al-Assad).
But now as things are heating up, both Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Marco Rubio have stepped up with respective statements.
Wasserman Schultz comes straight out and supports a military strike, while Rubio sort of does too, but mostly rips on Obama and kind of blames Assad's use of chemical weapons on his own people because of Obama's leading from behind two years ago or something.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Wasserman Schultz says that Assad's use of chemical weapons on his own people is ""an obscenity that that cannot go unanswered.""
She also points out that inaction would give Assad free reign to possibly someday use chemical weapons on neighboring nations such as Israel, Jordan, and Turkey.
""It is my firm opinion that the use of limited military force is not only warranted, but necessary to send a resolute message to Bashar al-Assad that these types of atrocities cannot, and will not be tolerated by the United States,"" Debbie says in her statement.
She then goes into us all being a tad war-weary, what with all the other wars our country has been engaged in and, yea, that's enough already with all the wars.
""I know that many in this country are weary of war, but each military conflict is unique. Iraq was not Bosnia, and Libya was not Afghanistan. The evidence is clear to me that Syria violated a 100-year-old international norm against use of chemical weapons as a legitimate weapon of war. Accountability for this horrific violation should be certain and severe.""
Meanwhile, Marco Rubio came out with his own statement last Wednesday, where he reminded everyone that he once said Syria would be a good place for terrorists to learn how to be more terrorosty, and therefore the U.S. should have done... something... about that but now yada yada yada, President Obama is leading from behind.
""President Obama's inaction is why we are now left with an emboldened war criminal in power in Syria, willing to use chemical weapons against innocent civilians,"" Rubes said in his statement. ""And it leaves us with a chaotic situation in much of Syria that is becoming like pre-9/11 Afghanistan, the premier operational area in the world for foreign jihadist fighters.
Because the President failed to act in the right way at the right time, we are now left with no good options. Failing to act would further embolden Assad and his Iranian sponsors, leaving the impression that America is feckless and impotent. And a limited attack would do nothing to change the dynamics of the conflict, but could trigger a broader and even more dangerous conflict in the region.""
So, Rubio is all for military action, but that we should be aware he said stuff two years ago, and then goes on to give us no examples of how he'd handle things differently when Obama was ""leading from behind.""
Meanwhile, Wasserman Schultz is suddenly all gun-ho about attacking another country.
Things should get more heated as the week goes on. Which is to say, we're probably going to go ahead and attack yet another nation in the name of Right and Might, while our Florida representatives keep on playing the game.
The more things change...
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17c8d730-23e2-4785-82bc-f8300b641a67,2016-07-29T06:39:51+00:00,2008-11-21,1,https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2008/nov/21/robert-carlyle-leonard-rossiter,"So, Robert Carlyle might play Leonard Rossiter on the big screen. ""He's a fucking genius,"" he tells the Guardian. ""I would love to play him. And, would you believe, I get an email from a guy in London saying they were starting to make a biopic of Leonard Rossiter, so I'm going to see the treatment.""
As a fellow Rossiter fan, it's news to fill you with equal parts dread and pleasure. The first because, if you squint hard enough, you can sort of see it already: the big tics, the prosthetic nose, the potential casting of Liz Hurley as Joan Collins.
But it also feels like a vindication. Do a little digging about Rossiter's life story (and consider just how great a talent he was) and he seems ripe for a biopic. Yet there isn't even a proper biography of him - just one photo tribute that came out shortly after his death in 1984. The recently published biography of his Rising Damp castmate, Richard Beckinsale, drives home the impulse.
The last time someone suggested a worthy real-life topic for a film on this blog, he got in a whole heap of trouble. But anyway, that's what I'm asking you for now. Which unclaimed genius, forgotten hero or obscure oddity is just begging for the biopic treatment? And - in case some minted studio bigwig happens to come across this - who'd be perfect casting?",304,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257829972.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071029-00173-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.968143045902252
53d29e97-2206-40fc-aab7-a14af616b3f5,2017-08-21T10:08:30+00:00,2016-08-22,1,http://www.nationalswa.com/the_nationals_wa_unanimously_support_right_to_veto_for_landowners,"For more information, contact Shane Love (Member for Moore ).
The Nationals WA have unanimously supported landowner’s rights to veto onshore oil and gas exploration and production on private land at the Party’s 2016 State Conference at the weekend.
The Moore branch of The Nationals WA introduced the motion supporting amendments to the Western Australian Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967.
State Member for Moore Shane Love said the outcome was a major win for landholders, and if implemented would afford them the same right to veto over the petroleum industry afforded under the Mining Act 1978.
“This is a significant outcome and will help form the Party’s position in the lead up to the 2017 State election,” Mr Love said.
“Ensuring greater landholder rights has been one of my major priorities since being elected to parliament four years ago.
“The Nationals WA strongly support the landholders having the right to choose whether to allow gas exploration and production on their property.”
Mr Love said he would continue to champion the reform if elected at the March 2017 State election.
“I understand community concerns about the potential development of the onshore gas industry in WA,” Mr Love said.
“Giving landholder’s the right to veto exploration and production is an effective and clear cut way to maintain their property rights.
“If elected in March 2017, The Nationals WA will vigorously pursue this important reform on behalf of WA landholders.”",308,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886108264.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821095257-20170821115257-00084.warc.gz,0.939571261405945
2fe5565c-d894-4677-99fe-deacbc6df23c,2017-08-22T15:25:23+00:00,2006-11-30,0,https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00025142,"Gefitinib and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors or Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Biological therapies such as gefitinib may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug with gefitinib may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gefitinib and oxaliplatin combined with leucovorin and fluorouracil in treating patients who have advanced solid tumors or colorectal cancer.
|Colorectal Cancer||Drug: FOLFOX regimen Drug: fluorouracil Drug: gefitinib Drug: leucovorin calcium Drug: oxaliplatin||Phase 2|
|Study Design:||Primary Purpose: Treatment|
|Official Title:||A Study of ZD1839 (Iressa) in Combination With Oxaliplatin, 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) and Leucovorin (LV) in Advanced Solid Malignancies (Phase I) and Advanced Colorectal Cancers (Phase II)|
|Study Start Date:||July 2001|
|Study Completion Date:||November 2006|
- Determine the maximum tolerated dose of gefitinib and oxaliplatin when combined with fluorouracil and leucovorin calcium in patients with advanced solid tumors. (Phase I) (Phase I closed as of 5/30/02)
- Determine the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of this regimen in these patients.
- Determine the dose-limiting toxic effects and other toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.
- Determine the antitumor response in patients with advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma treated with this regimen. (Phase II)
- Determine the overall survival and time to progression in patients with advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma treated with this regimen. (Phase II)
- Determine the presence of polymorphisms or other genetic alterations in genes implicated in the action of this regimen and determine their possible relationship with toxic effects of and antitumor response to this regimen in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of gefitinib and oxaliplatin (L-OHP).
- Phase I (closed as of 5/30/02): Patients receive L-OHP IV over 2 hours on day 1 and leucovorin calcium (CF) IV over 2 hours followed by fluorouracil (5-FU) IV bolus and 5-FU IV over 22 hours on days 1 and 2 during all courses. Beginning with course 2, patients also receive oral gefitinib daily on days 1-14. Courses repeat every 2 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who achieve complete response (CR) receive 2 additional courses past CR.
Sequential dose escalation of gefitinib is followed by sequential dose escalation of L-OHP. Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of gefitinib and L-OHP until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the combination is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.
Phase II: Patients are stratified according to prior therapy:
- Stratum A: Received no prior therapy or received adjuvant 5-FU/CF or adjuvant 5-FU/CF/irinotecan at least 6 months ago
- Stratum B: Received prior therapy for metastatic disease or received adjuvant 5-FU/CF fewer than 6 months ago or prior irinotecan Patients receive therapy as in phase I (closed as of 5/30/02) with L-OHP and gefitinib at the recommended phase II dose.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 12-15 patients will be accrued for phase I of the study within 4-6 months (Phase I closed as of 5/30/02). A total of 30-81 patients (18-46 for stratum A and 12-35 for stratum B) will be accrued for phase II of the study within 18 months.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00025142
|United States, California|
|Stanford Cancer Center at Stanford University Medical Center|
|Stanford, California, United States, 94305|
|Study Chair:||Branimir I. Sikic, MD||Stanford University|",1001,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886110792.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822143101-20170822163101-00294.warc.gz,0.857370018959045
64db3673-11ce-4b59-9aba-b009f55cdd79,2020-10-28T20:04:49+00:00,2020-10-28,1,https://www.internationalinvestment.net/news/4020555/ubs-explores-merger-rival-credit-suisse,"Credit Suisse and UBS may see a possible merger as the chairmen of both banks are already considering creating a single European banking giant, according to reports.
The move would create one of Europe's largest financial institutions, and could boost the efforts of both to gain valuable market share in Asia. Consultants from McKinsey & Company have reportedly been tapped to draw up plans for a ""mega-merger.""
Reported by vetted financial blog Inside Paradeplatz, the merger project has been named Signal and is headed by UBS chairman, Axel Weber, who is in talks with Urs Rohner from Credit Suisse. Weber is said to have already warned Finance Minister Ueli Maurer and the Federal Financial Market Supervisory Authority of the planned merger.
Weber is likely to become the chairman of the combined entity, which means someone from Credit Suisse will fill the position of CEO.
With annual revenues of more than $30bn, the UBS Group is a multinational investment bank and financial services company founded and based in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Group is a global wealth manager, investment bank and financial services firm founded and based in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich, it maintains offices in all major financial centres around the world, and has annual revenues of more than $24bn.
If approved, the merged entity would be one of Europe's largest investment entities and on a par with Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Wells Fargo.",295,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107900860.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20201028191655-20201028221655-00440.warc.gz,0.96042799949646
b18668d7-b0ae-492a-8dc8-28e917fc9c76,2016-07-26T03:22:02+00:00,2013-07-03,1,https://www.internetretailer.com/commentary/2013/07/03/why-uk-e-commerce-punches-above-its-weight?when=2010_10,"The acquisition will add more than 300 products to L’Oreal’s lineup.
The U.K. outpaces larger economies in e-commerce. Here’s why.
By Ian Harris
CEO, Search Laboratory
Tea drinking, having a stiff upper lip, indulging a royal family and driving on the left side of the road are just a few things that us Brits are renowned for—but buying online, not so much. Yet us Brits love—and indeed are very good at—buying and selling on the internet.
Despite having a modest population of just 63 million, of which 80% are online, the U.K. ranks as the world's fourth largest e-commerce market, behind only the global technology heavyweights Japan, China and the U.S.
With online sales expected to reach just shy of $100 billion in 2013, U.K. retailers are outselling larger countries by almost 100%. Fifth-ranked Germany, for example, has both a larger population (82 million) and a higher internet penetration (83%) than Britain but boasts expected e-commerce sales of just $53 billion. Italy, a country with a similar-sized population, trails Blighty by $80 billion, while Russia is even further behind in the e-retail sales stakes.
This is no flash in the pan success either. E-commerce in the U.K. has shown no signs of stalling and continues to grow at a rate of 13.7%—a figure that again dwarves some of its closest rivals.
So what's the secret behind the booming British e-commerce market?
Logistics play a starring role. Geographically small and with a comprehensive, modern infrastructure Britain is nigh on perfectly designed to cope with retailers delivering products. The U.K. measures just over 151,000 square miles, meaning next-day delivery is not just possible but commonplace, so consumers can almost replicate the immediacy of shopping offline, in-store. To put it into context, Russia measures more than 10.5 million square miles and the U.S. 3.8 million, therefore shipping and delivery are much more of a headache in those nations than in more confined countries.
As true as that is, logistics are by no means the sole reason the U.K. excels at e-commerce. Italy is only marginally larger than the British Isles but has no way near the same sales, likewise Germany. The U.K.'s success can also be attributed to the fact that it's an ultra-competitive market: with just 57 million internet users to aim for British retailers have to be good, and what's more they have to be visible. It's certainly no coincidence that the U.K. search engine marketing industry is a global leader, and is growing at a pace of around 16% year on year (incidentally the same rate British online retail grew from May 2012 to May 2013).
Visibility is one thing, but the finite number of customers buying online requires the retailer to provide a seamless experience onsite. Unlike other larger markets where there is a much deeper pool of consumers to sell to it can't just be about making a quick buck (or pound in this case). This customer-first approach is working and conversion rates for products excluding travel rose 4.9% from just April to May this year, representing a huge 20% increase since 2011. This provides an insight into the massive sales the U.K. boasts; not only are retailers more visible than ever to customers online but they are also converting more visits than ever into transactions. Interestingly the average basket value in the country is continuously decreasing – it currently stands at 77 pounds, down from 83 pounds in 2012—as total sales are persistently rising. This shows U.K. customers are spending less, more frequently, which is partly due to competitive pricing. Therefore, it pays to establish customer loyalty, which brands such as Asos, Next and House of Fraser do extremely well.
You only need to look at the success British retailers have enjoyed when expanding their e-commerce programmes internationally to understand that the sales generated online in the U.K. are no flU.K.e. London-based fashion retailer Asos now receives 60% of its total sales from abroad while Debenhams has international sales of nearly 300 million pounds.
Again geography can claim some of the credit for these triumphs. The close proximity of Britain to mainland Europe means that businesses see international expansion as less of a hurdle—when an English e-commerce vendor wants to sell to France they'll think nothing of launching a French web site, for example. This is not the case in the U.S where big retailers like Macy's, Pottery Barn and Bloomingdales rely on merely offering shipping services to foreign countries. Although perfectly capable, this model severely limits retailers' ability to attract new customers from foreign regions—instead they must rely on their customers actively finding them.
While all of the above are critical to online sales in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland they would be redundant were it not for the inherent trust in the actual practice of buying products from the internet that customers from these countries possess. Typing one's credit card details to such a detail that your finances would be freely open to deviance into a web page no longer feels a strange phenomenon in the top e-commerce nations. Yet this is not the case in other regions.
Germans are by nature more private than the British—see their stance on Google Streetview—and their level of trust of e-commerce is much lower. This mistrust extends to paying with credit cards, with just 20% of German consumers using this form of payment method. Bank invoices are by far the most popular method of payment for e-commerce purchases (45%) and basket abandonment rates drop by 80% when this is a payment option. E-commerce in Russia is a similar story. Again plastic payment is mistrusted and cash on delivery accounts for 80% of online transactions.
Ultimately the secret to the U.K. punching far above its weight when it comes to e-commerce can be attributed to numerous factors; even the inclement British rain plays its part keeping customers inside on their desktops and tablets rather than pounding the high street. But, like during the industrial revolution in the 18th century, Britain has once again established itself as a global player early on and is showing no signs of relinquishing its lofty status.",1325,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824570.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00231-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.956474184989929
5f739c28-99fa-4fa8-8153-2e56fe8a7557,2019-08-17T21:03:53+00:00,2019-04-05,0,https://advancedmedicalcertification.com/guide-to-installing-an-aed-in-your-business/,"Guide To Installing An AED In Your Business
Guide To Installing An AED In Your Business
by Mackenzie Thompson
Life Saver, AMC
posted on Apr 5, 2019, at 10:18 pm
Implementing an AED program empowers staff, passersby and trained professionals to save lives outside of a healthcare facility. Depending on your industry, deploying such a program may reduce liability, provide peace of mind to your consumers and prevent tragedies. Furthermore, a defibrillator program demonstrates responsible business ownership, increasing brand value. However, implementing a program is more complex than simply purchasing a device; the program is the most important tool to expand your businesses capability to provide life-saving support for those that suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
During implementation, care must be taken to find the right defibrillator for your business. Owners must review local laws, proactively manage the risks of making a device accessible, ensure employees have the right training and more. The risks will always be worth the trouble, and in fact, those that follow these steps can ensure program success and save lives too.
What Industries Benefit From an AED Program
The short answer is simple; all industries will benefit from implementation of a defibrillator program. However, some industries are more likely to utilize the device due to an increased risk of suffering 0HCA. As explained by BizJournals, these industries and businesses include:
- Industries where people work closely, including offices and factories. Heavy and industrial machinery can result in tragedies in the workforce. If an incident does occur having a device nearby for use to be the difference between life and death.
- Transportation providers also have a duty to ensure the safety of their consumers, and as transportation providers, they may be among the first to recognize the stress and passersby as well.
- Construction companies and those managing outdoor worksites are subject to the risk of a lightning strike or other injury, such as that caused by animals. As a result, implementing a program that takes the device with workers, such as placement in worker vehicles, can lower mortality risks.
- Healthcare clubs, fitness units, gymnasiums and cafeterias for employees should also deploy programs. Remember among people with undiagnosed chronic illnesses, the risk of a cardiac event is higher, notes the Mayo Clinic.
- Remote locations where access to emergency medical services within an expected amount of time is not possible, such as construction projects, maritime vessels, energy pipelines, and off-shore drilling rigs.
- Educational institutions, which may be required by state or local regulations already have a program in place. However, private institutions may not be subject to the same regulations governing the use of and access to funding sources.
- Shopping malls and retailers are other places where deployment of a program can save even more lives. Incidents may occur in any area where people congregate, so implementing a program and shopping malls, retail centers, restaurants and other service-oriented businesses will aid those in need.
Key Steps to Implementing a Successful Program
Implementing a successful defibrillator program is a complex and detail-oriented process. Businesses that are considering installing a program should follow these steps to make it successful.
1. Determine Whether a Defibrillator Is Necessary
This is the most important step in installing a defibrillator program in your organization. Businesses may opt to implement a program for a variety of reasons, but the underlying reason– saving lives—must be a top priority. The biggest issue companies face is the decision of whether a program is necessary. While a defibrillator can save lives, it is not always a best practice to install one in each building, site or location. Depending on the size of your business and profit margins, such processes could easily rack up thousands in costs, if not more than $100,000, inclusive of training and program development costs. As a result, it is essential businesses take a comprehensive look at whether a defibrillator is truly necessary and how it will improve the experiences of employees and consumers.
Ultimately, a defibrillator is a great way to reduce risk of mortality from a cardiac event. However, it is not a program that should implemented simply for the appearance of safety. Such programs have detailed needs and requirements that are much more involved that a status symbol. If a program is right for your organization, the next step will help you begin the real work of installation.
2. Work With a Physician or Other Experienced Healthcare Professional to Develop an Implementation Program and Timeline
Depending on your location, physician supervision and guidance is necessary to implement a defibrillator program. Some states do allow for non-physician support in developing a program, but the burden of responsibility for ensuring proper adherence to local standards and statutes falls to each business owner. Therefore, it is essential to work with an experienced healthcare professional that understands the complexities, risks, and best practices in implementing and deploying a defibrillator program. Furthermore, working with the physician ensures your organization takes these additional steps during implementation and throughout the life of your program:
- Document Everything. Proper documentation is essential to reducing your liability for injuries or other unintentional harm caused by defibrillator use. In addition, documentation is necessary to maintain compliance with applicable laws and ensure all likely users, i.e. employees, understand how to use the device properly.
- Maintain Your Devices. Developing a written plan for maintaining your defibrillators is another vital step in installation of such programs. Determine when batteries, pads or wires should be replaced, and create a way of validating such replacements. For instance, using a notepad within the device’s case to track replacement is a great way to track these actions.
- Use Proper Signage. When a program is installed, it lacks value if passersby do not know where it is located. Even in your secured facilities, employees that have not yet completed defibrillator training may need it. As a result, it is important to specify signage rules for implementation within the program materials and how to ensure all potential users know where to access the device.
3. Decide on the Type of Device to Purchase
There are many different devices that you may purchase for use. Certain defibrillators may resist drops, dirt, water or other elements, and some are designed to withstand falls or other potential risks.
For example, implementing an AED in a location where heavy machinery and equipment is used may be subject to multiple conditions around-the-clock, as well as when an emergency occurs. Furthermore, the type of device purchase may vary based on location, such as a fully-automated system, which delivers a shock automatically or semi-automatic systems that require user intervention to deliver shock.
4. Choose a Location for the Device(s); Ensure the Device Is Away from Child Access
Implementing a device program can lead to a higher risk of injury if used improperly. This includes accessing the device when an emergency does not exist or allowing children and passersby to “play” with the device. However, the legal liability for implementation of a device is minimal, reports Markel Insurance. The key to keeping this liability in check lies in ensuring a comprehensive program that adheres to all applicable standards, best practices and concerns that may present a risk to those in your facilities.
5. Register Your Location for Emergencies
in addition to reviewing local laws and statutes governing the implementation of a defibrillator program, it is important to notify the local EMS department of such implementation. Even in areas where notification is not mandated by law, such notification can help struggling departments ensure communities have adequate access to life-saving measures. In addition, each person that recognizes your location as a place to obtain a defibrillator for emergencies will be more empowered and able to help others when emergencies occur.
6. Conduct User Training for All Possible Parties, Especially Employees
Proper user training is a crucial aspect of installation. Although most automated devices do not require any real training to use, knowing how to use the device in advance will save lives. Think about it; no one has the time to read an instruction manual when an emergency arises. Therefore, companies should conduct or pay for employees to attend an appropriate AED training course. [JV4] This may also be a requirement under current laws for your area. Furthermore, maintain records of certification for use and review during program audits and maintenance.
7. Train Staff on Other Potential Emergencies
The prepared staff member is more-apt to jump into action when an emergency arises. In addition to preparing for the risk of cardiac arrest, businesses should train staff on how to respond to other emergencies. In today’s world, these emergencies may range from active shooter scenarios to wildfires, as well as extreme weather events. Staff should know how to respond to each potential issue, including evacuation routes, safe zones, lockdown practices, emergency supplies and much more, says Ready.Gov.
8. Expand Service Capabilities With CPR and First Aid
another effective way to improve the capability of staff members to respond to emergencies is to complete training that goes beyond simply using a defibrillator. For example, completing training for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid will help employees learn how to provide immediate care to people that may have additional injuries, up to and including heart problems. It’s also important to create a First Aid Kit during this phase or consider purchasing one. Ultimately, this expands the service capabilities of your team
9. Integrate Defibrillator Program Materials With Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and Recovery Plans
As explained by Phys.Org, the U.S. has endured more multi-billion dollar disaster in recent years than any other time in history. While some costs are attributable to the increased value of property, the biggest issue remains; disaster prevalence appears to be increasing at an alarming rate. Even areas with a lower risk of severe weather and natural or manmade disasters are starting to feel the effects. Meanwhile, cascading disasters—those that only grow in severity or contribute to subsequent disasters—are increasing in tandem. Unfortunately, people with underlying medical illnesses may have a higher risk of OHCA when such events occur. Thus, integrating your AED program with existing disaster preparedness and recovery plans should be a central step in implementing such programs. This ensures your team members and customers understand your willingness to help during such events.
10. Use the Program to Add Value for Your Customers
Your public relations strategy in installing a defibrillator is the final step in implementation. After all, the best-laid plans for implementation will still is passersby and others in your community do not know about your program. Furthermore, implementing a program adds brand value to your organization, putting staff members’ and consumers’ fears at ease when doing business with you and your team. As part of your public relations strategy, business owners should also solicit feedback from community members and consumers. Such feedback may include feelings about defibrillator implementation, questions, ways to find out more information regarding its use and impact on current activities. Ultimately, the program is a great way to get more customers in the door and interested in what you do.
Get Started With Your Program by Learning How to Use the Device Properly
A defibrillator program is only one aspect of true emergency preparedness in your business. However, before you decide to install a program and go through the process of ensuring its success, consider enrolling in a life-saving training program for yourself first. You’ll see the ease and fast-paced nature of utilizing a defibrillator and how it can mean the difference between life and death.
If you already have purchased a defibrillator, it is not too late to go back through the steps and make sure you do not overlook anything. Otherwise, if you have previously implemented a program and have any tips to add to the conversation, share them with this article to social media now.",2480,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027312025.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817203056-20190817225056-00022.warc.gz,0.934120297431946
10947b6d-3969-4aa8-9f53-7a04be9f7587,2017-08-17T01:54:37+00:00,2014-11-23,0,https://wildmercies.wordpress.com/2014/11/23/grateful/,"This year is the first year we will not be spending Thanksgiving gathered around a table with multiple family members to give thanks. I will miss tossing rolls to my brother across the table or listening to the silly giggles of my young nephews when they goof around with my boys.
I think about the Thanksgiving meals I’ve shared with family in years past. The times we gathered at my grandparents with cousins, uncles, aunts, to eat turkey and pumpkin pie. We would watch football games and play board games. The women would wash the dishes and spend quality time together in the kitchen. Afterwards, we’d take a walk as a family to “let the food settle.”
I think of times we gathered at my in-laws, spending time getting to know their traditions and stories. I learned numerous card games and board games that we have adapted into our own game rotation.
I also think of the men and women I pass on the corners downtown. Those who have no family, no one who knows their stories, who can laugh at inside jokes, no one with whom to break bread. No one to tell them they are precious and prized and valued and loved and treasured above all things. When was the last time they were hugged? Listened to? Encouraged or blessed by the relationship with another person?
My gratitude list is simple:
I am grateful for my life.
Those who I love,
Those who love me
Those who know me.
My responsibility list is simple too:
to love others as the hands and feet of Jesus.
May this year my hands and feet bring a spirit of gratitude to those around me. Not because I am good at it, but because He is Good through me.",360,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102819.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817013033-20170817033033-00697.warc.gz,0.975703001022339
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89433063-5f78-464a-89cf-978f421eb84c,2022-05-16T11:14:51+00:00,2022-05-16,0,https://thegoodlifehawaii.com/dr-stephen-mansfield-faith-and-formation-of-society/,"Dr. Stephen Mansfield is a New York Times bestselling author and popular speaker best known for his groundbreaking books on religion, history, and contemporary culture. He writes for several leading news organizations, appears regularly on television discussion programs and is an outspoken advocate for a number of social causes. He is known for blending humor, history and a hopeful approach to the challenges of the moment into speeches that entertain and inspire. Mansfield lives in Nashville and Washington DC with his beloved wife, Beverly, who is an award-winning songwriter and producer.
Stephen Mansfield left the pastorate after twenty fruitful years to write and lecture. Not long after, he wrote The Faith of George W. Bush, which spent many weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and won numerous national awards. The book was also a source for Oliver Stone’s acclaimed film, W, which chronicled Bush’s rise to the presidency. This international bestseller led to a string of influential books over the following decade. In recent years, Stephen’s popularity as a speaker has nearly eclipsed his reputation as a bestselling author. Stephen continues to write books about faith and culture.
Mansfield’s book The Faith of Barack Obama was another international bestseller and captured broad media attention in the U.S. during the presidential race of 2008. Disturbed by crumbling moral values in portions of American corporate culture, Dr. Mansfield wrote The Search for God and Guinness, which instantly placed him in demand for corporate gatherings around the world. His book, Killing Jesus, is typical of his approach to faith and history. It is a gritty portrayal of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus, which has received praise for being thoroughly researched and movingly written.
Faith and Formation of Society
– Why are you fascinated by how religious faith informs leadership and shapes cultures?
– How did you become a Christian?
– As a highly sought speaker, what one thread or theme runs through most/all your messages?
– How do you envision your books impacting society today and shaping the future?
The Life of a Communicator
– Your book, Killing Jesus is a provocative title. Why did you choose it?
– Who influenced your writing career the most?
– What is your source of inspiration as a communicator – in writing and speaking?
– Who are your greatest literary influences? Why?
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40ca5453-e825-418b-9611-df1ea3c457d2,2016-07-30T05:24:05+00:00,2014-07-02,1,http://www.technewsworld.com/story/law/80561.html,"DoJ to Brush Cobwebs Off Music Licensing Agreements
The U.S. Department of Justice this week said it would review long-held agreements with two major performing-rights organizations with an eye to updating them to reflect the climate of the music industry more accurately.
The DoJ's agreements with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music Inc (BMI) have been in place for more than 70 years. The consent decrees were last updated in 2001 and 1994 respectively, long before the rise of streaming music services that can pay less than a cent to an artist each time one of their songs is played.
""We don't think [the old rules] fit well with the new business environment,"" Stuart Rosen, SVP and general counsel at BMI, told the E-Commerce Times.
""The fact that they're taking a fresh look at things and seeing if there's a way to modernize the decrees is nothing but good news from our perspective,"" he added.
""We are gratified by the Department of Justice's decision to open a formal review of the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees,"" said Paul Williams, ASCAP president and chairman. ""Since the ASCAP decree was last reviewed in 2001 -- before even the iPod was introduced -- new technologies have dramatically transformed the way people listen to music.""
ASCAP and BMI, both of which are nonprofit entities, have pushed for the move. Between them, they license about 90 percent of music played in movies and restaurants, and on television and online services.
Songwriters use publishers to promote their works, as well as to license, sell and distribute recordings. Publishers and songwriters often turn to ASCAP and BMI to collectively license songs for public performance to music services like Pandora, Spotify and Rdio.
When there's a dispute over the cost of a license, it's arbitrated by so-called rate courts, which were set up in 1941 through consent decrees between the DoJ, ASCAP and BMI. The decrees did not have an expiration date at the time, though they usually expire after five or seven years.
Publishers need to have an all-or-nothing relationship with BMI or ASCAP. If they wish to work with BMI or ASCAP, they don't have the option to license their works to a radio station but not Spotify, for instance.
""What we would like to do, ultimately, is move the rate process to a point where it's a free market -- where, through open negotiations that aren't regulated, we can set what is an appropriate market rate,"" BMI's Rosen said.
""We don't think the current model works that way. We think that the results of rate courts are intended to replicate open market negotiations, but we don't think the results back that up. Anything that we can do to create a more free market environment is really what we're trying to get to.""
'Current Model Slow'
""We think the current model is slow,"" Rosen added.
""The current model is expensive. We don't think it allows for an easy way of paying the writers and publishers while the parties are in the middle of a dispute. We think that the results really have not reflected fair market value,"" he explained.
""What if we moved the rate-setting model from a court to an arbitration panel? We think an arbitration panel could move more quickly -- it could move more cheaply. We think a panel might have a cross-section of industry experts, business people and lawyers that would achieve a result that would better reflect fair market value,"" Rosen argued.
""ASCAP remains committed to working with the Department of Justice and all industry stakeholders to modernize the music licensing system so that it better serves songwriters, the businesses who depend on our music, and the people who listen to it -- not just today, but for generations to come,"" ASCAP's Williams said.
""Updating music licensing regulations to reflect the realities of today's music landscape will preserve the benefits of collective licensing to businesses that license music, give consumers greater access to the music they love, and allow the more than 500,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers we represent to be compensated for the true value their music brings to the marketplace,"" Williams concluded.
End to Rate Courts
ASCAP also would like an end to the rate courts in favor of an arbitration process, according to Reuters. Both ASCAP and BMI would like an end to the all-or-nothing model as well.
The DoJ will be receiving public comment on the arbitration issue and whether the all-or-nothing model should stay in place.
The tussle between the performing rights organizations and music services has on occasion become litigious. BMI, for instance, brought legal action against Pandora last year in search of ""reasonable, market-driven fees"" for the service after negotiations broke down.
""In short, a review of the licensing system in the U.S. is long overdue, and my guess is all the players involved on all sides will welcome it,"" Simon Dyson, editor of the Music & Copyright newsletter at Informa, told the E-Commerce Times.
""The likes of ASCAP and BMI will benefit from knowing in the longer term what they are able to offer licenses for, given that the music publishers have made it clear that they want to license direct-to-digital services. The worry is that if publishers cannot withdraw their digital licensing rights, then one of the big publishers might pull out of ASCAP or BMI altogether,"" he said.
""Digital services might not like having to pay higher rates, if that is what the review eventually suggests,"" Dyson added, ""but the difference between what a publisher/author earns from a digital music service and what record companies earn is way too big, and the review will need to close the gap.""",1204,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257832939.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071032-00232-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.972160756587982
602478ac-ecbe-451c-bef5-e1c0137fbfa0,2016-07-26T02:43:52+00:00,2012-08-20,1,http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2012-08-20/video-3056157/Births-1847,"Nalcor will make presentation to government within weeks: Martin
Flying high by helicopter along the Churchill River towards Muskrat Falls, you can spot lines cutting through otherwise untouched sections of forest.
Dropping closer to the land, the lines gradually grow wider, until heavy equipment becomes easy to spot within them — workers creating a treeless path through the Labrador wilds.
Should the Lower Churchill development be ultimately sanctioned by Nalcor Energy and approved by government, this access road will be a main artery for contractors moving people and equipment to and from Muskrat Falls.
A clearing just off the emerging roadway, a campsite for contract workers should the project proceed, is also in development.
Down river, a similar clearing was created decades ago, in anticipation of the development of a hydro dam at the Gull Island site — a project that was not given a final green light.
Back at Nalcor’s office in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Lower Churchill project leader Gilbert Bennett said contracts awarded to date on the present-day Lower Churchill plans cover the creation of the new road, as well as the building of communications infrastructure through Bell Aliant and a power line to supply dam site work.
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“Work is valued at the tens of millions of dollars and it’s important though for us to get this work underway right now so when we do sanction the project we’re in a position that we can actually start work immediately and that we’re not waiting several months in order to start work at the site,” he said, explaining the work as a calculated risk.
Waiting on the prep would risk pushing back the overall schedule and, as a result, cost overruns.
“I think the most important thing is there is a tremendous amount of work that has been done in preparation for a sanction decision,” said Nalcor’s president and CEO, Ed Martin.
Martin said updated cost estimates for the overall project are in, following detailed engineering work on the proposed hydro dam and Labrador-island power transmission system.
“The fact of the matter is when we come forward with a recommendation in the coming weeks to the provincial government that we will have our homework done, it’ll be very detailed and we’ll be in a position to offer a recommendation.”
Meanwhile, Manitoba Hydro International is continuing its review of the project, he said, adding that review process is “about half way through.”
Martin said the Crown corporation continues to be open to questions in regards to the project.
Debate on the project is scheduled for the House of Assembly this fall.",594,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824570.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00213-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.946454644203186
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We offer a number of different types of printed bags, from simple paper bags to more premium luxury retail bags.
SOS handled bags are popular with restaurants, delivery businesses and takeaways, but also as small gift bags for retailers. These are produced in our UK factory in as little as 7 days if required.
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To promote both innovation in Switzerland and digital transformation in all areas of society, it takes not only business and academia, but also the support and willpower of the government to move ahead. Ideal framework conditions are necessary to make use of the potential of digitalisation. Therefore, an intensive exchange between business, academia and governmental stakeholders is essential and stimulating at the same time.
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At the Sausalito-based Genetic Savings and Clone, your pet can be yours--forever
By Joy Lanzendorfer
In the techno-thriller The 6th Day, main character Adam Gibson, played by our now-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, goes to a company called RePet to see about getting his dog, Oliver, cloned before his daughter finds out that the animal has died. At RePet, all a person has to do is bring in a hair from the pet to be cloned. From that, the company can create an exact, full-grown replica of the pet that even has its predecessor's memories and personality.
The RePet salesman assures Adam that the new dog will be so much like Oliver that his daughter won't even notice the difference. But Adam is concerned about this strange creature coming into his house, pontificating about the cycle of life and calling the clone a ""freak of nature.""
""Will it be dangerous? Will it have a soul?"" he asks.
According to the subtitles at the beginning of The 6th Day, the movie is set in the ""near future,"" but ""sooner than you think.""
To some extent, the movie was right. Only four years after its release, a company in Sausalito called Genetic Savings and Clone (GSC) is now offering to clone your pet cat for $50,000.
Of course, unlike RePet, GSC isn't able to give clients an identical full-grown animal with the old pet's memories. What they can do is take the donor pet's DNA and, using that and only that, reproduce a new animal that is like the old one in physical appearance and behavioral tendencies.
Think of it as the older pet's later-born identical twin.
This year, GSC will clone nine cats, six from clients and three from staff members. The cloning begins this month and will be completed sometime in November. The company expects it will be able to clone more cats next year and hopes the price will drop to $25,000 in the next two years. Eventually, GSC hopes the price will settle into the low five-figure or high four-figure sum.
Two years ago, GSC's founder financed the world's first and only cloned cat named CC, short for Carbon Copy. The company is also working on cloning a dog and hopes to have success later this year.
But the concern Schwarzenegger's Adam Gibson voiced in The 6th Day is typical for many people. The word ""clone"" brings up a host of strong emotions, what with its depiction in science fiction and the recently released horror flick Godsend, the controversy swirling around stem-cell research and the serious ethical questions surrounding human cloning. On the GSC website forum (www.savingsandclone.com), one can read chiding posts with titles like ""Inhumane"" and ""You guys are disgusting!"" that range from talk of how God wouldn't like cloning to how there are already enough pets in the world as it is.
The new technology of cloning could contribute to our understanding of the nature of life and personality, as well as help cure diseases and solve some of the world's most pressing problems. On the other hand, it could also lead to dangerous complications and unprecedented moral and ethical problems. Either way, considering that there's only a handful of cloned animals in the world, is it too early for this new technology to go commercial?
Along with cat cloning, GSC offers what is called ""gene banking,"" in which pet owners preserve the DNA of their cat or dog for possible future use with no obligation to clone. For a living pet, gene banking costs $895 plus a yearly maintenance fee of $100.
To gene-bank an animal, GSC sends the owner a kit to take to the pet's veterinarian. The vet then uses the kit to take a small skin sample from the animal, probably from its stomach or mouth. The customer returns the kit to GSC, where technicians remove water from the sample cells, replacing it with a special liquid that keeps the cells intact when they are subsequently frozen with liquid nitrogen. Cells can be kept that way for decades until the client is ready to consider cloning the animal.
Dead pets can be gene-banked too, as long as there are still live cells in the body. If a client takes a pet to the vet within five days of its death, the doctor can take a larger tissue sample from the animal for gene banking. And because it's a time-sensitive operation and there are more cells to maintain, GSC charges more to gene-bank a dead pet: $1,395 for the kit and a $150-per-year maintenance fee.
But for gene banking to work, clients have to make sure to store the pet's body correctly before they get it to the vet. ""Some people freeze their pets, thinking that's the right way to preserve the body, but the ice crystals damage the cells,"" says GSC spokesperson Ben Carlson. ""Others don't keep the body cool enough, and it decomposes, unfortunately.""
While this kind of talk is too Frankensteinian for many people, these are the sort of hard facts pet owners have to face when considering gene banking or cloning. But for many, the potential future options are worth the trouble, expense and general ickiness.
Jayne Lange of Menlo Park has gene-banked two of her dogs, Akeya and Waka, two Shiba Inus, a breed she got when she was living in Japan. While both dogs were alive when she gene-banked them, Akeya has since passed away.
A single mother of three, Lange says, ""I wanted to be able to give my children the option that if at some point they wanted to clone an animal like our dogs, they could do that.""
Lange, who works in biotech, has realistic expectations about the cloning process, but many other people who approach GSC do not. ""There are people who, because there are a lot of myths and misinformation out there about cloning, contact us thinking that we can basically bring their beloved pet back to life,"" says Carlson. ""When we become aware that this is someone's motives, we explain to them what a clone really is. We always decline business from people who just want to bring their pets back to life.""
While GSC does not view cloning as a substitute for the grieving process, the company's critics say that it nonetheless takes advantage of a grieving pet owner's emotional state. ""As the cloning is set up now, it's a rip-off,"" says David Magnus, co-director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics. ""The reason why people would want to have a pet cloned is to either have the animal live forever or to have one exactly like the one they have. But cloning cannot guarantee that.""
The new pet will only act like the old pet to the extent that genetics influence behavior, something that is still unclear after centuries of the nature-vs.-nurture debate. CC, for example, has a different personality than her donor, Rainbow. While CC is playful and outgoing, Rainbow is more reserved.
Even more startling, Rainbow and CC don't look alike. Rainbow is a chubby calico with splotches of brown and black spots. CC is a slender tiger-tabby with gray-and-white stripes. The differences have to do with the way calico patterns in a cat's coat develop. Identical genes produce different-colored cats because of random changes that occur in the genes as the embryo develops. Genetic Savings and Clone offers clients a money-back guarantee if the new kitten doesn't look like the original donor.
The company explains the reality of cloning to its clients, but though some people may understand the situation intellectually, in their hearts they may still be hoping to get their old pet back.
""We recently lost a cocker spaniel that my wife and I got in our 20s,"" says Magnus. ""We were young and he was a puppy. As we grew older, we got more sedentary and so did he. If we got a clone of our dog today, we would have a healthy, rambunctious puppy again, and it's likely we wouldn't be happy with him because he would be different from our old dog. We would then treat him differently, and he would become a totally different dog.""
Genetic Savings and Clone, however, says its clients come for reasons other than to bring back a dead or dying pet. For example, in the case of pet owners with a mixed breed, cloning offers a way to reproduce the unique breed in a way that natural reproduction cannot.
The company has also seen interest from people with purebred pets who want to maximize a set of genes that have meshed particularly well with their family. Cloning may soon present breeders with some interesting predicaments. For example, there's no precedent for showing a cloned purebred cat in a cat show, but what if someone wants to do it?
""There aren't any rules about showing a cloned cat, but it would not be looked on favorably,"" says Kay DeVilbiss, president of the International Cat Association. ""We might not even know if someone cloned a cat--ethics can't be legislated. But cloning a cat would take all the challenge and fun out of the quest of breeding the perfect cat.""
As anyone who has seen feral cats running around the neighborhood or who has worked with abandoned and homeless animals can attest, there are too many cats in the world. Because of this, many animal lovers are critical of pet cloning. It seems wrong to them to spend $50,000 on a cloned animal when there are so many that need homes.
""To me, cloning animals is obscene,"" says Punky Pam, a member of Sonoma People for Animal Rights. ""I think that if people lose an animal, they should honor that animal by going to a shelter and getting a new one.""
Genetic Savings and Clone claims it is actually reducing the pet population. The company buys the eggs used in cloning from spay clinics, waste that would otherwise be discarded. In receiving this new source of revenue, clinics can then spay hundreds of animals for every one animal GSC produces. The result is a net reduction in the pet population.
Critics counter that this is just an excuse.
""Whenever a company does something bad to animals, they say they are helping them,"" says Peter Wood, a research associate for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. ""They're not supporting shelters; they're getting cheap tissue from animals who are killed to make more animals. That's sort of like, I take you to the hospital after I run you over with my car.""
On the other hand, cloning does have the potential to help endangered species. While cloning is an inefficient means of preserving an animal population compared to such methods as habitat preservation and captive breeding, it may be able to increase the gene pool of an extremely bottlenecked population by cloning old or deceased animals.
Much of the concern surrounding cloning animals comes from the fact that a large percentage of the resulting animals suffer from ""cloning-related illnesses."" These sicknesses vary from severe to mild, from brain defects to viral infections. Depending on whom you listen to, the percentage of cloned animals affected by cloning-related illnesses ranges from 25 percent to all of them.
""The number is much higher than 25 percent if you count animals that were malformed or died before birth,"" says Magnus. ""The record is not very good. There's not one clear case of a cloned animal with a healthy, normal, full-functioning life.""
The first cloned animal, Dolly the sheep, was obese, had arthritis and died young. Some scientists have said her symptoms pointed to premature aging. It has been theorized that her cells still thought they were the age of her genetic donor.
Genetic Savings and Clone points to CC as an example of a healthy cloned animal. Furthermore, the company takes issue with the assertion that cloned animals age prematurely. ""Because Dolly was so famous for being a clone, people often attribute any problem that she may have had to her having been cloned,"" says Carlson. ""But there's no evidence that her illnesses had anything to do with cloning."" But GSC does admit that cloning produces at least some unhealthy animals. The company offers a money-back guarantee if certain common cloning-related illnesses occur in the animal.
As for what they do with the sick animals, GSC's policy is to euthanize any suffering animals, but to otherwise find adoptive homes for them.
Animal rights activists find this policy unacceptable. ""It's cruel and irresponsible to do what they are doing,"" says Wood. ""To clone an animal that may suffer as a result of its creation is wrong.""
Whatever you think of cloning, you have to admire the science behind it. There are two methods for cloning an animal. One is called ""nuclear transfer"" and the other ""chromatin transfer."" Nuclear transfer is the way in which Dolly and CC were cloned, with a scientist taking an egg from a cat and enucleating it--removing all genetic information so that it is like a blank slate. Then a cell from a donor cat, which contains all the DNA of the animal, is put into the enucleated egg. Next, the egg is stimulated so that it starts dividing as if sperm had fertilized it. Finally, it is transferred into a surrogate mother that, if all goes well, carries the fetus to term.
Very few embryos make it to term with nuclear transfer, according to Sonoma State University biology professor Murali Pillai. ""Cloning has not been completely successful,"" he says. ""Only one out of 88 or so embryos transferred actually take, a little over 1 percent of the animals.""
But chromatin transfer, a new technology that GSC has licensed, has made cloning more efficient. ""One of the reasons cloning is so inefficient is because a lot of cloned embryos never succeed in developing to term,"" agrees Carlson. ""Chromatin transfer reduces that problem.""
During nuclear transfer, an adult cell, one that has already grown up to be a muscle or skin cell or whatever, is placed into an egg; the egg then reverts the cell into its embryonic state (known as dedifferentiating), reprogramming it to become the cloned animal.
That's a lot to ask of one little egg.
With chromatin transfer, the cell is treated by a group of chemicals so that it dedifferentiates before it is ever put into the egg. Thus, the egg's only job is to program the cell forward to develop the clone. Genetic Savings and Clone is optimistic it will see better results with the new technique. It is this breakthrough that caused the company to bring the technology to the public.
A dog named Missy is responsible for the founding of GSC. The company's founder, John Sperling, is the same entrepreneur who started the University of Phoenix educational franchise. He owned Missy. She was a beautiful dog, part border collie, who understood commands and reportedly had Lassie-like moments of leading humans through pouring rain to sick animals in need.
In 1997, shortly after Dolly was cloned, Sperling decided he wanted to find out about cloning Missy. He enlisted Mill Valley resident Lou Hawthorne, now GSC's CEO, to look into the issue. ""Lou came back and said it hypothetically might be possible to clone Missy, but it would cost millions of dollars,"" says Carlson. ""John said to go ahead with that.""
From that conversation, the Missyplicity Project was born. With a $3.7 million grant from Sperling, Texas A&M University began to try to clone a dog. But cloning a dog has proved to be very complicated, even by cloning standards. Unlike humans or farm animals, there is no major commercial interest in studying the reproductive physiology of dogs, so scientists were immediately faced with a gap in knowledge that made dog cloning difficult.
Dog cloning also comes with a group of logistical hurdles that make it more complicated than cloning other animals. For example, dogs go into heat irregularly, which makes it hard to predict transplant times of fertilized eggs. Dog ovum are transparent, so scientists have to find a way to literally see the egg before they can do their work. Also, spay clinics usually harvest immature eggs, but pregnancy in dogs can only happen in mature eggs. Thus, ways to mature ova must be produced before they can even begin to clone the dog.
The Missyplicity Project decided to clone the slightly less complex cat while still working on the dog. In 2002 the project reaped success with the birth of CC. So far, though she looks different from her genetic donor, CC seems perfectly healthy.
When word of the Missyplicity Project spread, Texas A&M was deluged with calls from people interested in getting their cat or dog cloned. Sperling, ever the entrepreneur, saw a business opportunity, and Genetic Savings and Clone was born.
Meanwhile, Missy died in July 2002 at age 15.
""It had been John's hope that Missy and her clone would meet,"" says Carlson. ""John had hoped that if they could spend time together, the clone would take on some of Missy's behavioral traits. But unfortunately, that's not going to happen now.""
Many people dislike animal cloning because they see it as one step closer to human cloning. Research at GSC does not in any way aid human cloning, and, because of species differences, it is not likely to be used by scientists studying the subject. Still, as increasing numbers of animals are cloned, some are nervous that human cloning is not far behind. Whether it's stem-cell cloning or a complete human clone, the potential benefits and problems of this issue are huge.
Aside from giving her children a chance to have a pet like their childhood dog some day, Lange sees gene-banking her dogs as a way of taking a stand on the issue of human stem-cell research.
""One aspect of gene-banking my dogs is as a political statement about all this nonsense against cloning human cells,"" she says. ""The therapeutic benefits of being able to clone human cells are endless. Imagine if we could get someone's spine to regenerate, like if we could rebuild Christopher Reeve's spine? People are naive about what stem-cell cloning is. They think it's a test-tube baby. It's just not. It's just cells in a dish.""
Others, such as Daniel McConchie of the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity in Chicago, look at all potential human cloning--whether just cells or an entire person--as problematic. ""We do think animal cloning will help to make the technology more efficient, but there's no way to do human cloning without experimentation on human beings, which is dangerous,"" he says.
On its website, GSC itself seems cautious about human cloning, saying that since it spends millions making the technology safe for animals, the company views it ""as ironic and highly problematic that no such investment in safeguards is occurring in the human cloning field.""
Sperling has so far invested $10 million into GSC and will probably put in another $5 million more. The company expects to break even next year. It is no longer associated with Texas A&M, but has labs in Austin, Texas, and San Diego. Though it has no current plans to go public, the company is open to the possibility. And if it does, it will probably keep its name, Genetic Savings and Clone.
""We know a lot of our clients don't want to hear about petri dishes and all that,"" says Carlson. ""We're serious about the science, but not always about everything.
""Pet cloning is supposed to be fun.""
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8f20bc9f-6ba0-4b7d-8ee9-319b1ef02392,2016-07-29T12:09:47+00:00,2013-02-25,0,http://www.fullcourt.com/ncaa/22728/last-week-will-tell-tale-sec-pac-12-and-big-east,"The final week of the NCAA regular season is kind of like the final episode of a reality show -- a lot of drama is unfolding. Three major conferences (the Southeast, Big East and Pac-12) have yet to crown a regular season champion, which means the pressure will be on all through these final days.
Three conferences have already been determined: No. 1 Baylor clinched the Big 12 title with its win over Texas on Saturday; No. 5 Duke -- despite losing point guard Chelsea Gray for remainder of the season -- spanked No. 9 Maryland 75-59 on Sunday to win the ACC; and No. 7 Penn State claimed a share of the the Big 10 title after defeating Michigan and will own it outright as long as the Nittany Lions don’t slip up in their final two games.
In the Southeastern Conference, however, the regular season title is Tennessee’s to lose. The No. 8 ranked Lady Vols (22-5, 13-1) are currently in first place and close out the season by playing No. 10 Kentucky (23-4, 11-3) and No. 12 Texas A&M (21-7, 11-3), who are tied for second place -- along with No. 11 Georgia (23-4, 11-3).
If the Lady Vols win at home on Thursday against the Aggies, they will win the SEC outright for the 17th time. However, a loss by the Vols opens the door for up to four teams to win a share of the conference title, something that has never happened in the history of the SEC. If Georgia, Kentucky and Texas A&M win their remaining games -- which would mean two losses for Tennessee -- then all four teams would finish the season 13-3 in a four-way tie. The SEC would then have the monumental task of figuring out how to would seed the teams in the conference tournament (we won’t attempt to dive into that until it happens).
Earlier this month, the Lady Vols showed they are vulnerable when they suffered an 80-63 thrashing on the road against unranked Missouri, their only conference loss. However, Tennessee has never lost to Texas A&M and the Lady Vols are undefeated at home in SEC play this year, and have only lost two SEC games in Knoxville in the last four years.
The Pac-12 has a similar battle for the regular season spot between No. 4 Stanford (26-2, 15-1) and No. 6 Cal (25-2, 15-1), who split their regular season meetings this year. If both teams win out, they will split the conference title, which would still be a huge success for Cal, which has never won a Pac-12 title. It would be old hat for Stanford, of course, which has dominated the conference by winning the regular season (outright or shared) 21 times in the 26-year history of the Pac-12.
A tiebreaker for seeding in the tournament would be determined first by win-loss record against other teams in the conference, but since neither team has lost to any other conference opponents, it then goes to overall win-loss record, which would favor Stanford, since the Cardinal have one more win than Cal.
Both teams finish the season with a Northwest swing by playing Washington (19-8, 11-5) and Washington State (10-17, 6-10). The Huskies, under second year coach Kevin McGuff, could potentially be a party spoiler and Cal has traditionally struggled in Pullman.
The biggest showdown of all though, may come in the Big East, where No. 2 Notre Dame will host No. 3 UConn on March 4. Assuming both teams win all their games between now and then, if Notre Dame defeats UConn, the Irish will clinch the regular season title and likely be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. If UConn wins, the two teams would share the regular season crown, but then go to an elaborate tiebreaking system to determine which will be the number one seed in the Big East.
According to Big East rules, the tiebreaker would be determined by the highest ranked conference opponents that each team has played twice during the regular season. Notre Dame will played Providence twice and UConn has played Marquette twice. Since Marquette is ranked higher in the conference standings than Providence, UConn would win the tiebreaker and be the number one seed in the Big East Tournament.
One other point to make -- Notre Dame has to get by No. 22 Syracuse (22-4, 10-3) on Tuesday night, which is currently third in the Big East behind UConn.
But anyway you look at it, the last week of the regular season matters, at least in three hotly contested conferences.
- Adversity -- and talent -- help Gennifer Brandon shine at Cal
- Olympic experience elevates Achonwa and the Irish
- Is Notre Dame better than last year?",1027,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257830066.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071030-00193-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.970951974391937
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Eskom is now delivering excess electricity, having almost 15 months of no load shedding, the power utility said on Thursday.
In the six months ended 30 September 2016, Eskom continued to further stabilise the business with improved operational and financial performance.
« Eskom is now delivering excess electricity capacity to help stimulate South Africa’s economic growth. Our five-year plan to the 2020/21 financial year aims to re-establish Eskom as a catalyst for economic growth, and not a constraint to the country’s future growth, » Group Chief Executive Brian Molefe said as the utility released its interim financial results on Thursday.
Revenue for the period under review rose 10.5% to R97.1 billion due to a 31.6% increase in electricity exports to Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
« With the anticipation of additional surplus capacity in the coming months and years, Eskom is focusing on signing long-term power supply agreements with regional partners. Engagements with utilities and mining houses active in the region have commenced, » Molefe said.
Overall electricity sales were 1.2% higher than in the same period last year. Meanwhile, a strategy to address the decline in local sales volumes has started. It will address both the retention of sales to existing customers and the stimulation of sales growth.
Cross-border sales, local demand stimulation and public-private partnerships will be some of the issues that the strategy will address.
Eskom’s EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) surged 23% to R31.5 billion.
The power utility’s cost containment strategy is bearing fruit, with primary energy costs decreasing by 1.5% to R40.4 billion (September 2015: R41 billion) compared to an average increase of 18.8% over the last five financial years.
« As a result of the increased plant availability and the additional generating capacity that has been added in the period under review, our reliance on open-cycle gas turbines has reduced considerably.
« Diesel usage decreased from R6.7 billion in the six months to September 2015 to R288 million in the current period, » said Eskom’s Chief Financial Officer Anoj Singh.
The higher level of planned maintenance in the previous year is starting to bear fruit, resulting in a significant improvement in plant availability. Plant availability improved from 71.23% to 78.50% for the six months to September 2016, exceeding the year-end target of 72%.
Unplanned breakdowns have also improved from 14.75% in the same period to 9.72%. Unplanned outages due to tube leaks have decreased by 32.8%.
Eskom’s own generation costs of R26 billion (September 2015: R28.2 billion) produced 110 170GWh (September 2015: 109 245GWh) compared to 4 948GWh generated by independent power producers at a cost of R8.7 billion (September 2015: R6.5 billion).
The group’s liquidity position has improved significantly, with liquid assets increasing by 81.6% from R24.1 billion a year ago, to R43.8 billion at 30 September 2016.
Municipal debt surges
Municipal arrear debt increased from R6.5 billion to R9.2 billion. The utility is considering prepaid billing as a way of dealing with the growth in municipal electricity debt.
From April to date, Eskom has already installed 10 195 smart meters in Soweto, Midrand and Sandton. It aims to install 18 000 prepaid meters in these areas by the end of March 2017.
« Eskom has secured funding of R65 billion for the financial years 2016/17 and 2017/2018. For the current financial year, 77% of the R69 billion funding requirement has been secured. This includes three loan facilities with the African Development Bank amounting to R20 billion, as well as a R7 billion short-term credit facility with the China Development Bank.
« The remaining 23% required for the year, which constitutes R16 billion, will be raised through domestic medium-term notes, commercial paper, development financing and export credit agreements, » said Singh.
New build programme
The new build programme is progressing well, with Ingula’s Units 4, 2, and 1 having been in commercial operation since 10 June, 22 August and 30 August respectively.
The remaining unit at Ingula (Unit 3) has already been synchronised to the grid, and is undergoing repairs after experiencing problems during the test phase. The unit is on track for commercial operation by 2017.
Unit 6 of Medupi Power Station has been in commercial operation since August 2015. Unit 5 was synchronised to the national grid on 8 September 2016.
The power utility said it is gearing up for even better results over the rest of the year.
« Eskom is gearing itself up for even better results over the rest of the year, during which our focus will be placed on building the required infrastructure, while also continuing to electrify households across the country. Eskom is aiming to achieve 200 204 connections by year end, against the target of 169 722 that has been set for us by the Department of Energy, » said Molefe.
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The Grand Turk: Sultan Mehmet II-Conqueror of Constantinople and Master of an Empire
A gripping biography of one of the most sensational figures in Turkish history Sultan Mehmet II, known to his countrymen as “the Conqueror” and to much of Europe as “the Terror of the World,” was once Europe’s most feared and powerful ruler. Now, Turkey’s most beloved American scholar, John Freely, brings to life this charismatic hero of one of the...
A gripping biography of one of the most sensational figures in Turkish history Sultan Mehmet II, known to his countrymen as “the Conqueror” and to much of Europe as “the Terror of the World,” was once Europe’s most feared and powerful ruler. Now, Turkey’s most beloved American scholar, John Freely, brings to life this charismatic hero of one of the richest histories in the world. Mehmet was barely twenty-one when he conquered Byzantine Constantinople, which became Istanbul and the capital of his mighty empire. Mehmet reigned for thirty years, during which time his armies extended the borders of his empire halfway across Asia Minor and as far into Europe as Hungary and Italy. Three popes called for crusades against him as Christian Europe came face to face with a new Muslim empire. Revered by the Turks and seen as a brutal tyrant by the West, Mehmet was a brilliant military leader as well as a renaissance prince. His court housed Persian and Turkish poets, Arab and Greek astronomers, and Italian scholars and artists. In the first biography of Mehmet in thirty years, John Freely vividly illuminates the man behind the myths.
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12c97584-f36e-4b7a-82bb-98ae1a90351d,2015-04-02T03:34:43+00:00,2012-08-01,0,http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/boat-tests/princess-v72,"Princess V72By Capt. Bill Pike
With responsive control and plenty of horsepower, this Princess V72 gives an experienced owner the confidence to run her on his own.
A whole pile of years ago, while driving around on a dark night enjoying the excitements of a misspent and rebellious youth, my brother and I decided to see just how fast his Dodge Super Bee (with a monster 390-hp 440 Six Pack under the hood) would go. Testosterone-tinged insanity was behind the experiment, of course, and, if memory serves, the old girl sweetly pegged her 150-mph speedo and kept right on goin’. It was glorious, really.
I hark back to this irresponsible episode for two reasons. First, while doddering toward antiquity these days, I like occasionally to remind myself of one saving fact—while life today is a tad sedate, there was once a time, albeit long ago, when raising ill-advised, jail-deserving, ultra-enjoyable hell was part of the deal. And second, the episode serves to characterize the wondrous, full-throttle excitement I felt while driving a new Princess V72, christened Just Perfect, at top speed across Long Island Sound during a recent sea trial.
Starting at about $3.8 million for a well equipped model, she ain’t exactly a Dodge Super Bee. Far from it. But then again, there is a similarly sporty appeal to jumping into a multi-adjustable leather Besenzoni helm chair, giving the horizon a brief but comprehensive scan (to make sure there’s nothing in the way), and then juicing two big 1,622-mhp Caterpillar C32 ACERTs up to a thundering wide-open velocity of 39 knots!
Did the experience make me feel like a wild and crazy kid again, enjoying sensations of speed and momentum I’d never felt before? No, not exactly. But did it bring back a few delightful memories? Especially the one about going hell bent for leather in a big-block-bolstered muscle car? You betcha!
“The sense of power’s a mindblower,” I remarked to the 72’s owner, Robert Moss, who lounged in the circular dinette area to port, opposite the helm, a big grin on his face. “Mind if I see how she corners?”
Moss’s grin widened in the affirmative. I swung the 72 into an excitingly banked hardover turn, eventually carving a broad (I estimated four-to-five boat lengths) foamy circle in the sound’s dark, nearly flat expanse. The boat kept her nose up throughout, evincing no prop blowout or excessive rumble at all. And when I straightened her out, she beelined it for the Connecticut shore so unswervingly that course corrections via the wheel were unnecessary for one and sometimes two minutes at a time!
Dockside-maneuvering capabilities were equally impressive. While I idled the 72 through Huntington Harbor at sea trial’s end, Moss suggested I get a feel for her ZF joystick control system in open water but then actually dock the boat using the time-honored gears-only method. “The ZF thing is good,” he enthused. “but you’ve gotta see this, Bill—you can put this boat anywhere you want with just the gears. And maybe a little thruster action.”
Moss was right on both counts. The ZF control, which put the boat’s mains, as well as her variable-speed Side-Power bow and stern thrusters, at the disposal of a joystick-enabled onboard computer, worked well enough, although the system seemed a bit uneven in comparison to those of pod systems I’ve dealt with over the years. Moreover, Moss ventured a warning of sorts. “Just remember,” he said, “you gotta be careful you don’t overdo the thrusters with the joystick—it’ll deplete your batteries.”
But the gears-only backdown? Moss’s slip is a slim one, with perhaps a foot of clearance between pilings and rubrails on either side. Nevertheless, after pivoting the 72 in front with little more than a couple of gear changes, forward and reverse, I was able to slide her astern with consummate ease and nary a piling screech! Honesty dictates, though, that I give lots of credit to Moss (who stood on the swim platform directing traffic), to the incredible oomph inherent in 37-inch by 56.5-inch five-blade wheels, and to both of the boat’s thrusters, which I used sparingly.
One extra word about the thrusters. The beefy, helm-mounted lever control for each of them was flanked by a bidirectional toggle that could be thrust-adjusted (plus or minus) with a mere finger tap. Once an operator accurately positions the 72 in a berth or slip, says Moss, he or she can pull the mains into neutral, tap out just enough thruster force to pin the vessel against the appropriate pilings, dock, or whatever, and then go dockside either to help with tying up or do the whole job single-handedly. “My wife and I usually run the boat by ourselves,” Moss explained. “But I can also dock this thing by myself and then step out and tie her up the same way. Think of it—a 72-footer!”
Ever the proud owner, Moss gave me a guided tour of his 72 shortly after I’d shut her down. In the engine room, I noted duplex Separ fuel-water separators for the mains as well as the 22.5-kW Cummins Marine genset; safety-boosting, tightly sealed battery boxes with hosed vents; and the comprehensive identification of virtually all components with blue plastic labels.
Construction highlights included a stout all-vinylester-resin-infused build regime; massive 3-inch-thick web frames strengthening a deep-V hull form; equally stout closed-cell-foam-cored stringers; and massive cleats made in-house by Princess. And finally, accommodations included an extraordinarily spacious interior (thanks to a straightforward three-stateroom-three-head layout with a small crew quarters aft) as well as a full cockpit galley (plus another down forward) that promises a delightful al fresco ambiance for entertaining and dining.
The end of Moss’s tour left me with one concern. Much of the Cruisair air-conditioning system onboard was installed on a shelf suspended over the port engine, a spot undeniably prone to upwardly mobile heat. When I asked a Princess rep about this situation, however, he noted the heat shields under the equipment and assured me that Cruisair’s engineers had signed off on the arrangement. “It’s fine,” he concluded with confidence.
“So whaddya think of my boat?” asked Moss as our test wound down. He was standing near his helm station, obviously admiring the crisp walnut finish with wenge accents. I came back with a quick answer.
“You’ve got some wicked power here, Bob,” I said. “Plus lots of sensible room, some really top-notch construction technology, and some seriously memorable maneuvering and handling finesse.”
“That’s why I named her Just Perfect,” he grinned.
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e66693d6-6667-4b52-ae7e-95e369552537,2020-10-29T02:31:40+00:00,2020-10-29,1,https://www.onfocus.news/wisconsin-assembly-oks-drunken-driving-bills/,"MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly has approved two bills that would stiffen drunken driving penalties.
The first measure would require anyone arrested for a first offense to appear in court. Currently a first offense is a civil violation, not a criminal one, and people can skip their initial court appearance.
The bill also would eliminate provisions in state law that allow second offenses to be treated as a civil violation rather than a misdemeanor if the first offense took place at least 10 years earlier. The second proposal would establish a minimum five-year sentence for anyone convicted of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. Republican Rep. Jim Ott authored both bills.
The Assembly passed both measures on voice votes Thursday. The bills now go to the state Senate.",154,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107902683.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029010437-20201029040437-00016.warc.gz,0.974272787570953
3fdf8127-06ea-4ca9-aeec-bfe98b006bf9,2018-08-15T19:22:58+00:00,2018-08-15,1,https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=130668,"QUT researchers have developed a new drug that has the potential to dramatically slow the ageing process and delay, or even prevent, major diseases in humans, including cancer, Alzheimer’s, Type 2 Diabetes and arthritis.
The Scientific Director of the Cancer and Ageing Research Program (CARP), Associate Professor Derek Richard from QUT’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, said the breakthrough was built upon years of research focused on the ability of single-cell organisms called archaea to survive in harsh conditions, including the boiling, sulphuric acid pools of undersea volcanoes.
“Our research into arachaei revealed a ‘super hero’ protein, known as ssB1. But the real eureka moment came when we discovered that humans have this same protein, called hSSB1, in every cell of our bodies,” Professor Richard said.
“In normal cells, ssB1 is like a guardian angel that is looking after the genetic code and, if there is any damage, we see it rush in to repair that damage. But, as we age, we lose parts of our genetic code, and that is the foundation for diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s.
“When we found that ssB1 was helping the archaea to repair its damaged DNA, we realised we might have stumbled across the basis for a new cellular treatment for humans, to control our ageing pathway and keep people healthier, for longer.
“This new drug functions by restoring the activity of the DNA-repairing, ‘super hero’ hSSB1 protein in our bodies and we can make cells believe that they are much younger than they actually are,” Professor Richard said.
QUT Professor and CARP clinical director, oncologist Ken O’Byrne, said while the drug had the potential to prevent or delay the onset of disease and illness, the primary aim was to improve quality of life.
“The big link between cancer and ageing is DNA repair. As we age, our target protein starts to function differently and allows our genome to be damaged and this damage can cause cancer,” Professor O’Byrne said.
“This drug, once fully developed, could actually be taken to protect high-risk individuals from cancer and other diseases,” he said.
The team is now seeking to raise $5 million to fund further drug development and toxicology studies, so the therapy can proceed to human trials.
“We could take this drug to the United States and find money for it to be developed there, but that would see the loss of yet another Australian invention. We want to keep this drug in Australia so that Australians benefit from it, both medically and economically,” Professor Richard said.
Donations can be made to the project as part of QUT’s inaugural Giving Day. Visit bit.ly/QUTGivingDay18 and click ‘give now’ then select ‘CARP’ in the drop down menu - or click on ‘donate today’ at www.carp.org.au.
The researchers have also teamed up with a champion coffee roaster in Byron Bay, in a fundraising venture, to develop a range of fair trade, ethically sourced coffee, tea and drinking chocolate.
“We wanted to do something different. We know Australians love their coffee and tea, so we thought let’s make an exceptional product range, and invest all of the profits into this exciting research,” Professor Richard said
“CARF Coffee sells only premium coffee, tea and drinking chocolate, all ethically sourced. It took six months of tasting to get the range we were happy with.”
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Do you want to know how much in fees is being creamed off your investments? A new calculator will be launched shortly which promises to tell you exactly that - not just as a percentage of your overall investment, but in pounds and pence too.
It is the creation of Gina and Alan Miller, founders of investment management firm SCM Private, who also spearhead the True and Fair Campaign calling for transparent fund charges.
Their calculator - due for launch in April - draws on methodology already being used by American regulators that gives investors clear information on the total charges they can expect to pay.
What are you paying to fund managers? True and Fair Campaign claims hidden fees and charges are eroding returns by far more than most investors realise
Much to the frustration of investors, this seemingly crucial information is currently not available. Asset managers must give details of their set management charges but dealing, admin and other charges can add significantly to the cost. Funds already publish a 'total expense ratio' (TER) but critics say even this disguises the actual amount being taken.
The Millers believe hidden fees and charges levied by fund managers are eroding returns by far more than most investors realise, and say their calculator will reveal the real impact of these costs on individual portfolios.
Gina Miller says they feel so strongly about this that they have plunged £100,000 of their own money into developing the calculator.
'I thought we have got to get it - just do it,' she says. 'I just want it to be out there.'
The True and Fair Calculator is being modelled on one launched a few years ago by US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission, which wanted American investors to see the fees they were paying on their investments.
HOW WILL THE TRUE AND FAIR CALCULATOR WORK?
You will be able to put in the name of a fund and get a figure showing the likely charge if you make an investment - for instance, on a £10,000 sum over 10 years.
The fee figure will appear as a percentage, or you will be able to see it in pounds and pence if you wish.
There will be the option to put in several funds at once - possibly three, although this has not been finalised.
The True and Fair campaign says the calculator will cover all the funds sold in the UK.
'Back in 2004, the SEC said it was unfair that investors in the US couldn't see the costs,' explains Miller. 'They said it was a basic right for the consumer to know these things.'
She says the officially-backed US calculator got a million hits in its first three years.
Check it out here to see how it works.
Miller thinks the True and Fair version will prove popular too, and is hoping it might even end up being adopted by UK financial watchdogs.
She is convinced investors want full transparency on investment fees and costs. Her campaign has carried out a survey that showed 92 per cent of UK adults were in favour of statutory reform to force disclosure of charges.
The research also showed that 74 per cent of investors wanted them displayed as a single, cash figure.
Miller admits the calculator will not be 100 per cent accurate, but thinks it will be close enough to become a valuable tool and certainly better than having nothing at all.
She claims it is necessary because fund managers currently understate their annual charges, which are commonly cited at around 0.75 per cent.
But 'hidden costs' come to around 1-2 per cent on top and amount to some £16.3billion a year, she estimates. Such costs can be hard to pin down, but administration, dealing, custody, and broker fees can all fall under this category.
Miller says a voluntary code on fees has been proposed by industry bodies the Association Of British Insurers, the National Association of Pension Funds and the Investment Management Association, but dismisses this saying it will not work unless it is compulsory.
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ebb68778-67d2-4427-aaf3-e1c1cd882113,2020-10-26T04:29:04+00:00,2017-06-05,0,https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/missing-corrie-mckeague-landfill-search-13002369,"Nothing related to missing airman Corrie McKeague has been found after a 10 week search of a landfill site in Cambridgeshire, according to his mother.
Nicola Urquhart, 47, says that the Milton landfill search has been expanded to the entrance of the cell where they were initially searching for the 23-year-old, which is believed to end this week.
Corrie has been missing after a night out in Bury St Edmunds on September 24. He was last seen on CCTV walking to a refuse area behind Greggs off Brentgovel Street.
Posting on the Find Corrie Page, Mrs Urquhart said: ""Suffolk Police finished searching the landfill cell last week. This week they are searching the entrance to the cell and it's believed this will be completed this week.
""Although small items such as phones have been found, we have been told that nothing that relates to Corrie has been found.
""There has been a small amount of Greggs rubbish, but as its just branded paper bags and cardboard boxes. Apparently none of that can be time dated or its original location confirmed. So it's not known which shop or where it came from. Rubbish has been found from the Bury St Edmunds area and from the month of September 2016.
""Like all of you, we helplessly sit and wait for this area in the search to be completed.""
So far the search has seen police sift through around 3,000 tonnes of rubbish after an error was discovered with the weight of a bin lorry that left the area where Corrie disappeared.
It emerged the waste, taken to Milton landfill, weighed 100kg after police were initially told it was just 11kg.
Police say they are confident they will find Corrie at the landfill site.",372,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107890273.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026031408-20201026061408-00281.warc.gz,0.981794595718384
b151b994-3c39-4ebc-a1b8-a951ddc9c37e,2022-05-27T16:12:39+00:00,2022-05-27,0,https://www.urbanwale.com/Blog-Detail/67/What-Are-The-Common-Mistakes-To-Avoid-While-Using-Washing-Machine,"Authored by: UrbanWale Blog Contributor, Nisha Singhania
Sometimes the washing machine stops working in between the wash cycle and we find it helpless to find the root cause of this issue. Although, it is a common issue that homeowners face time and again with washing machines. Sometimes this problem arises due to some internal damage of parts but there is other reason as well that lead to this issue of malfunctioning. The wise usage of the appliance is essential if you want to save yourself from additional expenses. It is very essential to have knowledge of the appliance working mode beforehand. Then only you able to use other appliance with washing machine for a longer time span
Today we are sharing with you some useful information that will be going to prevent you from additional expenses. Here are some common mistakes to avoid while using washing machine.
COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID WHILE USING WASHING MACHINE
Mistake to avoid # One – Overloading The Washer Tub
Overloading the washer tub is the common mistake that most of the washing machine users end up doing. Although they knew this very fact that overloading can cause damage to the washing machine and it is clearly written on the booklet that comes with it. But no one bothers to have an assessment. In a hurry, they forget about the DOES Or DON’TS and overload the machine. In these cases, users faces big issues in the future and lose tonnes of money.
People need to understand the fundamental base of the machine and the thing that it is created for a specific tasks that should be done in a specific manner. It will possibly perform at its best when it is being utilized according to its capacities. Driving your machine excessively far won't understand anything, as the garments won't tell the truth and will require a rewash. Furthermore, over-burdening the machine will absolutely mean a decreased life expectancy of the machine. A few hints to keep up your clothes washer will go far to guarantee your machine runs for quite a long time. It will possibly perform at its best when it is being utilized according to its capacities.
Mistake to avoid # Two – Not keeping the washing machine on an Even Surface
Another common problem faced by many washing machine users. At the time washing machine installation, some users don’t give mind to put the washing machines on an even surface. Earlier washing machine doesn’t indicate the issue of positioning, but now modern machine comes with the indicator that suggests whether the machine is placed properly or not. Do you know the placement of a washing machine on a surface directly affect the functioning of it? You may face issues in dying up your clothes. If you face an issue like the spinner tub make unbearable noise or produce vibration then your machine placement is on an uneven level. These vibrations can cause heavy damage to the motor or may lead to permanent imbalance. In order to avoid these losses do not place your washing machine o an uneven surface. You can even address your problems to Urbanwale experts to resolve such an issue.
Mistake to avoid # Three – Overlooking the tags
It might be the most developed clothes washer accessible in the market, however it unable to assess the tags yet. You may have observed attached tags to your tops, shirts, sweaters, coats, pants or some other garments show the correct wash settings or conditions for ideal cleaning. If you pay attention to them and follow seriously then you won't risk the garments. Thus, this is an important common mistake that you should avoid. And we surely recommend you to hire washing machine maintenance service at a regular interval.
A decent method to deal with this is to wash a similar types of clothes in a single cycle. Try not to place towels and tops in a similar wash, don't put silk and substantial sorts of cotton together moreover. Something else not to do is to put dull hues, particularly the ones that run shading, with the light textures. You would prefer not to put a red kurta with your whites just to locate the white all splotchy with red color imprints.
Mistake to avoid # Four – Using Incorrect settings
It is one of the common mistakes to avoid while using washing machine. It’s your responsibility to read the instruction booklet carefully to ensure safe usage. It will all your doubts regarding settings and able to use run washing machines appropriately. For new users of washer functions like rinse and wash cycles sometimes create little confusion. Therefore, it is smarter to listen to the experts sent by the dealer and read the manual moreover. Every question of your explain by Urbanwale specialists. Utilizing incorrect settings won't cause any damage to the machine but it doesn’t clean your clothes properly. Recruit a washing machine repairman from Urbanwale.
Mistake to avoid # Five – Using High Amount Detergent
Do you know, using too much detergent while washing your clothes in a washing machine can take away the shine of your clothes and make your garment fabric dull and rough? Even it can affect the work efficiency of the washer as well, as removes the protective layer from the washtub & the inner modules. As you excess of anything, at last, cause damage. So better to keep things at a moderate level.
Mistake to avoid # 6 – Leaving the garments in the Washing Machine For Long
Collecting unwashed clothes in the machine is alright yet leaving them inside after the wash isn't cool. Leaving your wet garments in the machine appears as though a no-harm has done thought, but it can be destructive for the machine. Soaked garments and the dampness in the tub make an ideal domain for microbes and shape to develop. The foul smell is a reward. Take out the garments immediately after the wash and invite 15-20 minutes so dampness wicks away.
These are some common mistakes to avoid while using washing machine. If you consider these damage you save your machine from unnecessary damage, if you face any issue related to your washing machine call Urbanwale anytime & anywhere.",1237,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662658761.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527142854-20220527172854-00213.warc.gz,0.939675509929657
71d4ce75-ec4d-4df9-8c3e-015b24e460de,2013-05-25T20:02:42+00:00,2010-04-15,1,http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/04/15/europes-newest-green-energy-sources-pedestrians-and-body-heat/,"It was a green idea that boogied straight off the dance floor and onto the city streets. Residents in the French city of Toulouse are testing out a special stretch of pavement in the city center that produces energy every time someone walks across it.
The pavement is embedded with special sensors that convert energy from motion into electricity. It’s an idea that was first implemented in a Rotterdam nightclub by the Dutch company Sustainable Dance Club (SDC), where the company installed special modular dance floors that harvested the dancers’ energy.
City authorities in Toulouse hope to replicate that system in the city center; as people walk across the special pavement, they’ll help generate between 50 and 60 watts of electricity. Energy captured during the day would be stored in a battery that could be used to power a nearby street lamp at night.
French authorities are powering ahead with the testing despite concerns about the system’s high cost, and have already overcome several problems along the way. The Guardian reports:
The prototype of the modules, said [City deputy mayor Alexandre] Marciel, was unsuitable for street use as “at that stage they only worked if you jumped on them like a kangaroo. So a model was developed on which you can walk normally and still produce enough energy to power the lights,” he said.
Meanwhile, in Sweden, experts have figured out a way to harness body heat from morning commuters at the busy Stockholm station and transfer it to the heating system of a nearby building. It’s a system that is already in use at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, but the Swedes have worked out a way to move the heat between buildings.
The station is toasty in the morning as more than 250,000 Swedes rush about getting to work; the station’s ventilation system traps their body heat, which is then used to warm water in underground tanks. That water is then pumped through pipes to a nearby 13-story building about 100 yards away and used to heat that building. In the long run, experts hope to lower energy costs in the new office building by at least 20 percent each year, all for an initial investment of just $30,000, writes Time magazine.
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80beats: Windmills on NYC Skyscrapers Sound Cool, but Wouldn’t Work",568,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00010-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.954836368560791
643c8334-1f9c-4b3d-be95-51fe440027fd,2015-03-29T17:34:46+00:00,2010-11-15,1,http://www.technologyreview.com/news/422009/piecemeal-energy-policy-will-still-cut-greenhouse-emissions/,"It appears unlikely that the newly elected U.S. Congress will fare any better than the last in passing comprehensive, long-term climate and energy legislation. Without this kind of legislation, investors and utilities will find it difficult to make decisions about such things as what types of new power plants to build. But that doesn’t mean that progress on energy policy will necessarily grind to a halt. Smaller, more focused legislation, along with EPA regulations, could have a big impact on greenhouse-gas emissions. And yet these efforts may be too limited to spark the international agreements needed to limit climate change.
Last year, the House of Representatives passed a comprehensive climate and energy bill, including a cap-and-trade program to limit carbon dioxide emissions, but the bill died in the Senate, prompting policy experts and business leaders to search for alternative ways to encourage investment that would reduce emissions. Several groups have recommended increasing funding for the development of new energy technologies. But with the new Congress elected on a platform of reducing government spending, such increases seem unlikely to be approved. At least for next year, the bills that are likely to pass are those that don’t involve new spending.
The policies that could have biggest impact on greenhouse gases are those that promote a switch from burning coal to burning natural gas. Natural gas is abundant in the United States, and burning it releases only half the greenhouse gases that burning coal does, as well as less of other pollutants. Although many regulations are imposed by individual states, Congress in 2011 could make it easier to increase natural gas production by clarifying federal rules about extracting the natural gas found in shale deposits, says David Victor, director of the Laboratory on International Law and Regulation at the University of California, San Diego.
Meanwhile, relatively recent EPA regulations that lower emission limits on mercury and other pollutants, and new requirements for disposing of coal ash, could force utilities to shut down large numbers of old, inefficient coal plants over the next decade. Black and Veatch, a large construction, engineering, and consulting company, predicts that these regulations could lead utilities to shut down about one-sixth of the coal plants now in operation, representing over 50,000 megawatts of generation capacity. These would be replaced mostly by natural-gas-fired plants. Even more coal plants could be taken offline if natural gas prices stay low and extraction companies set up long-term supply contracts to guarantee these prices, making the economics of natural-gas power plants more attractive, says Mark Griffith, a managing director at Black and Veatch. Ultimately, Victor, at the University of California, says the EPA rules are likely to result in the closure of one-quarter to one-third of today’s coal plants over then next two decades.
Largely because of these shutdowns, coal’s share of U.S. electricity generation could drop from 47 percent now to 22 percent by 2030, according to a report from Deutsche Bank released in November. That in turn is likely to mean a 44 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 2030, relative to 2005 levels, and make it possible to meet the overall carbon dioxide reductions that last year’s failed House cap-and-trade bill would have required. However, replacing coal with natural gas won’t by itself reduce emissions enough to meet that goal: Deutsche Bank estimates that it will also be necessary to increase the proportion of electricity generated by solar and wind power from two percent today to 14 percent in 2030.
Developing new low-carbon energy technologies, such as cheap and efficient solar panels, will require both funding for R&D and incentives to increase demand for them. President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), recently released a report that recommended boosting funding for new energy technology development to $16 billion a year—a $10 billion increase. The American Energy Innovation Council, led by business leaders such as Bill Gates and GE CEO Jeff Immelt, recommended an increase of the same size, while policy experts at the Brookings Institute, the Breakthrough Institute, and the American Enterprise Institute called for $25 billion in new funding. The groups argue that such funding is needed to help make American companies competitive in emerging markets for clean energy.
Where this money might come from isn’t clear. The President’s advisers said most of it could be raised by adding a tax of two cents per gallon to the price of gasoline or by increasing electricity prices by one-tenth of a cent per kilowatt hour. But Mark Muro, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, who crafted that organization’s recommendation of $25 billion for developing energy technology, says that passing even such modest price increases is likely to be difficult in the new Congress.",968,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298660.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00052-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.95283031463623
3d397398-4cee-4c0a-a17d-187acb3370fd,2018-08-15T23:43:30+00:00,2017-11-10,1,https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-article50/brexit-never-britain-can-still-change-its-mind-says-article-50-author-idUKKBN1D93BI,"LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May should stop misleading voters and admit that Brexit can be avoided if Britain decides unilaterally to scrap divorce talks, the man who drafted Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty said on Friday.
May, who formally notified the European Union of Britain’s intention to leave the EU by triggering Article 50 of the treaty on March 29, said she would not tolerate any attempt in parliament to block Brexit.
By triggering Article 50, May set the clock ticking on a two-year exit process that has so far failed to yield a divorce deal and which was interrupted by her gamble on a snap election in June which cost her party its majority in parliament.
“While the divorce talks proceed, the parties are still married. Reconciliation is still possible,” John Kerr, British ambassador to the EU from 1990 to 1995, said in a speech in London.
“We can change our minds at any stage during the process,” said Kerr, who added that the legalities of Article 50 had been misrepresented in Britain. “The British people have the right to know this: they shouldn’t be misled.”
The day May triggered Article 50, she told the British parliament that there was “no turning back” and on Friday insisted that the United Kingdom would be leaving the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 2019.
In a June 2016 referendum, 51.9 percent of voters backed leaving the EU while 48.1 percent wanted to remain.
Brexit supporters argue any attempt to halt the exit process would be anti-democratic, while opponents say the country should have a right to pass final judgement on any exit deal negotiated.
May, an initial opponent of Brexit who won the top job in the political turmoil that followed the vote, said last month that Britain would not revoke Article 50.
But ever since the referendum, opponents of Britain’s exit - from French President Emmanuel Macron and former British prime minister Tony Blair to billionaire investor George Soros - have suggested Britain could change its mind and avoid what they say will be disastrous consequences for the British economy.
Thus far, there are few signs of a change of heart on Brexit in opinion polls. Both May’s Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party now explicitly support leaving the EU, which Britain joined in 1973.
Supporters of Brexit have repeatedly said that any attempt to have another referendum, or to undermine Brexit, would catapult the world’s fifth largest economy into crisis.
“A second referendum would lead the United Kingdom into totally uncharted territory with very serious potential consequences for our democracy,” said Richard Tice, who helped found one of the two Leave campaign groups in the referendum.
But the Brexit process has been challenged in a number of cases in British courts, many focusing on the as-yet unanswered question: Can Article 50 be reversed?
The 256-word clause does not say whether it can be revoked once it is invoked. This means that, if lawyers ask for clarification, the question would have to go to the European Court of Justice, the EU’s highest court.
Kerr, who in 2002-2003 acted as secretary-general of the European Constitutional Convention that drafted Article 50, said the debate had been misrepresented inside Britain: it was clear, he said, that May’s Article 50 letter could be revoked.
Such is the interest in the legalities of Brexit that one prominent lawyer, Jessica Simor, has formally asked for May’s unpublished legal advice on the matter.
“Britain can basically change its mind at any time right up to the 29th of March 2019,” Simor told Reuters last month.
“If you can revoke Article 50, then parliament has the power to rescue the country if that becomes necessary – if the government fails to secure a deal, or the deal is terrible, or the people do not want it.”
Writing by Guy Faulconbridge and William James; Editing by Ralph Boulton",823,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210362.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815220136-20180816000136-00080.warc.gz,0.962827444076538
6460b7b2-4ca7-47ef-9b46-940ba453c430,2020-10-19T16:25:59+00:00,2016-03-28,1,https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2016/03/28/divide-muslim-neighborhood-patrols(popup:explore),"Americans narrowly support Ted Cruz's plan to patrol Muslim neighborhoods, but nearly two-thirds say cooperation with Muslims is a better idea than strict surveillance
The recent terror attacks in Brussels have drawn renewed attention to the disaffection of young Muslims in Western Europe, prompting differing calls for action from the 2016 presidential candidates. While Ted Cruz called upon police forces across the country to 'patrol and secure' Muslim neighborhoods, Hillary Clinton slammed his plans and called for increased counterterror efforts to prevent similar attacks from taking place in the United States.
Research from YouGov/HuffPost indicates that the public is divided on whether or not law enforcement should 'patrol and secure' Muslim neighborhoods in the United States. 45% support it while 40% oppose it, with most Democrats (57%) opposed and a large majority of Republicans (74%) in favor of the policy.
Despite the narrow support for proactive patrolling of Muslim areas, a significant majority of Americans (63% to 24%) say that it is better to work with Muslim communities to identify potential terrorists than it is to rely on putting these communities under intense surveillance. Even most Republicans (52%) prefer cooperation to surveillance.
Today most Americans (51%) now support banning Muslims entering the United States. This is slightly up from the 45% support when the question was first asked after Donald Trump proposed the ban in December 2015. This is largely a result of a big jump in support for a ban among independents (42% to 62%), as Democratic opposition and Republican support is largely unchanged over the last four months.",312,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107863364.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201019145901-20201019175901-00004.warc.gz,0.954959511756897
87a9026a-e3e7-4143-8142-e2db7ad1215b,2020-10-25T10:14:16+00:00,2020-02-03,0,http://collegeforallca.com/index.php/2020/02/03/doggy-pops-out-shirt,"Doggy pops out shirt
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61fa6b3c-74e2-431c-9a94-2c4212ba5b82,2016-07-29T05:54:27+00:00,2016-01-13,1,http://www.lgiu.org.uk/2016/01/13/blockchain-and-local-government/,"You’ve probably heard of Bitcoin – the cryptocurrency or digital money – that’s created and controlled by the network and not a central bank. And while Bitcoin has sometimes been hot news, what lies beneath the currency, blockchain might be about to set the world on fire.
If the easy publishing tools of social media were as revolutionary in their own way as the printing press, then I think it’s fair to say that blockchain is as revolutionary as the advent of double-entry bookkeeping. Instead of each entity keeping their own set of balanced books recording transactions, the electronic transactions themselves become the ledger. And this ledger is open to and shared by all parties. Critically, nothing can be erased, nothing can be overwritten, and the shared history of transactions that have been agreed by consensus ensures correctness. My debit is definitely your credit, because we’ve agreed it and indeed already transacted.
The financial services industry are very excited about this. I spent a day this week in a conference full of people from banks like Barclays and big business tech players like IBM.
— Fintech Week (@FinTechWeek) January 13, 2016
The Government has committed £10 million in research to digital currencies and the technology beneath them like blockchain. Globally, it’s estimated that blockchain developers have already received over a half a billion in venture capital. This is currency might be digital, the ledger may be distributed, the technology and protocols still in the ether, but this stuff is for real.
Some in the finance world see this as a secure and more efficient way or managing transactions and ensuring that that they are compliant with regulation which requires them to watch out for money laundering and other naughty financial practices. The public nature of the blockchain means that data can analysed and bad actors identified.
So what’s in it for local government?
There’s already been much thinking about how blockchain applications could go well beyond transactions – to anything that has to be certificated or reconciled. Wired recently published an article on how blockchain could mean self-service government. The much discussed potential use-cases might be around driver’s licenses and land registries and company licensing.
Local government might well use blockchain as part of ensuring that you do indeed belong on the electoral register or are entitled to a parking permit in your street or a place in the local school for your child. The recorded history of your dealings with the state, as well as consensus between parties that you indeed have a child, when it was born, school transcripts and records of where child credit is paid are all recorded on the blockchain ensuring that you really are in the catchment area for that top flight state school without a separate and duplicate authentication process.
But some of the biggest advantages in local government may in fact be back with financial transactions. Blockchain can be embedded with orders to execute, bits of code that ensure that financial transactions can only be made when certain business conditions have been met – these are called smart contracts. It could be a means of tracking the effectiveness of direct payments. This could bring pooled budgeting into a new era and finally be a means of ensuring that those invest in preventative spending (say councils) are rewarded when others (say hospitals) reap the benefits. And because the transactions are open, it’s auditable and trackable. It could make payment on achieved outcomes less frictioned and crucially identify areas where the benefits of which types of prevention do and do not flow.
This has massive policy implications. We’ve never been very good at really tracking where spend makes the most difference across different public agencies, and maybe that’s because our accounting just isn’t suitable. Double-entry 2.0 could make the difference.
Public vs private vs anonymous
The Bitcoin blockchain is public. I could download a copy of the ledger now. But blockchains don’t have to be completely public. Just like your corporate Intranet is just your own private Internet, blockchains can be run behind firewalls. And even in a public blockchain not all information has to be disclosed. In fact, while Bitcoin is public, identities are private. But more has to be thought through about privacy and security concerns before we start keeping big open ledgers of all exchanges between, for example, children and the state.
Are we there yet?
Bitcoin is established “The Blockchain” that it runs on works great. But the technology isn’t stable – there’s much more to be worked out. Many of the further applications are yet to have their first real use cases. So I can’t see the electoral register compiled with blockchain at the core by the next general election, but I think we’ll get there.",975,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257829972.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071029-00172-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.962446689605713
8ec0c620-9e5c-4d82-b71f-07c846281d7a,2019-08-21T02:55:25+00:00,2018-10-09,1,http://www.emmakealy.com/kealy_announces_brighter_future_for_warracknabeal_students,"Education | October 09, 2018
Kealy announces brighter future for Warracknabeal students
Students in Warracknabeal can look forward to a brighter future, with an elected Liberal Nationals Government to get the Warracknabeal Education Precinct project back on track.
Member for Lowan Emma Kealy was at Warracknabeal Primary School to announce $6.6 million to bring together the Special Development School and Secondary College on the same campus.
“The Warracknabeal community has made it clear this project must be completed to deliver a better deal for local kids,” Ms Kealy said.
“Labor has left school buildings half-finished and empty, only the Liberal Nationals will do the work to make sure this critical project keeps moving forward.
“It’s vital we get facilities up to scratch for these students as soon as possible and provide local people with the education facilities they deserve, which is what The Nationals in government will deliver.”
Labor have failed the Warracknabeal school community by only funding a third of the Warracknabeal Special Development School and half the Secondary College build, leaving the schools with the impossible decision of working over split campuses or just staying put and leaving new school buildings empty.
“The school community and Warracknabeal district have not accepted Labor’s unrealistic staging of this vital project and shown their overwhelming support for a local petition to fix Labor’s mess of half built schools,” Ms Kealy said.
“Victorians will have a clear choice in November – more of Daniel Andrews’ all talk and no action approach or a Liberal Nationals Government that will deliver a better deal for all Victorians, not just those living in metropolitan Melbourne.
“Only a Liberal Nationals Government are committed to first-class educational facilities in country areas and will deliver a brighter future for Warracknabeal kids.”
Together we can make a difference
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f4528b51-a155-4502-a987-d1aec10b13fd,2013-05-19T02:03:11+00:00,2012-11-27,1,http://www.indystar.com/viewart/20121127/NEWS05/121127029/Indiana-State-Police-leader-says-he-would-legalize-marijuana-and-tax-it?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Ctext%7CSPORTS03,"This large bag of marijuana seized by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Interdiction Unit during a 2010 gun investigation.
When it comes to legalizing marijuana, the politics can be tricky.
Paul Whitesell, superintendent of the Indiana State Police, learned that Tuesday after he told the State Budget Committee: ""If it were up to me, I do believe I would legalize it and tax it.""
Later in the day, after news of his comments spread, the Indiana State Police issued a written statement clarifying the words of the agency's leader. The statement described Whitesell's comments as a ""philosophical"" opinion, not an official one. ...",133,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.964081645011902
c7119e03-54e9-4bda-bd48-97cb4781bfc7,2013-05-26T02:47:46+00:00,2012-09-04,1,http://business.financialpost.com/2012/09/04/vix-cheap-given-september-risks/,"TrendingXbox One | Apple | Gold | Housing market | Keystone | Telus-Mobilicity | REITs | CMHC | BlackBerry | Earnings | Loblaw's Joe Fresh | BCE-Astral hearings | Poll: Do you like the new $5 and $10 bills? | Air Canada | RBC | Samsung Galaxy S4 | Target Canada | ‘Can’t make it to your wedding, I’ll catch your next one’
Not only has September been the worst month historically for stocks, but this year the month’s calendar is full of minefields for equity markets.
Many are expecting the ECB to reveal plans for a short-dated bond-buying program on Sept. 6 and that Spain will then apply for the EFSF support necessary to allow for ECB purchases.
Avery Shenfeld, chief economist at CIBC World Markets, believes those are likely to happen, as should approval from the German constitutional court for the ESM on Sept. 12.
Other events are far less certain, including Dutch elections also on Sept. 12 that threaten to undermine existing restraint plans, Mr. Shenfeld told clients.
EU finance ministers are meeting on Sept. 14 and 15 could bring about objections to ongoing aid to Greece. Meanwhile, a report from the Troika on whether Greece is satisfying its commitments to receive more funding and an evaluation of the status of Spanish banks, could surface later in the month
Another bulk of data will emerge from China on Sept. 8 and 9, where recent reports have stoked fears of a hard landing.
“It’s too soon to expect any good news from recent monetary stimulus, so downside risks dominate,” Mr. Shenfeld said.
The Fed meeting on Sept. 12 and 13 has many investors looking to a new round of QE, but an apparent improvement in recent economic reports suggests they will have to wait until after the November election.
Naturally, many of these events could end up with a positive result. However, Mr. Shenfeld believes the VIX is mis-priced near the low end of its four-year range.
“Options protecting against large moves in either direction over the coming month look cheap given the busy calendar ahead,” the economist said.",464,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00006-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.944470584392548
f0020e1e-a56f-432d-9dab-9e900ecccb62,2017-08-17T07:56:20+00:00,2017-04-21,0,http://www.enstarz.com/articles/193257/20170421/kevin-feige-james-gunn-guardians-galaxy-sequel.htm,"On a press conference recently, Kevin Feige spilled some exciting revelations about the ""Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"" and confirmed the surprise character of Sylvester Stallone as Stakar Ogord.
Fans still need to wait a little longer before ""Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"" hit the big screen. However, there were few lucky participants who were able to watch the much-anticipate film after the gigantic American motion picture studio has launched it in Los Angeles a few days ago.
According to Comic Book, the media also had the chance to ask plenty of questions to the studio's head about the upcoming Chris Pratt-starred movie. Fortunately, they have confirmed some of the most expected speculations.
At first, Marvel Studio's boss was hesitant about answering the questions. The American producer jokingly passed and laughed after being asked whether they'd be returning in the future or not and the original characters of the movie.
However, with a little help from James Gunn, fans have heard the original Guardians of the movie.
""That was the fun of it and when James had the idea to do more with the Yondu character - who is also an original Guardian - there was the notion that he had a team once like Peter does now. That'd be fun to see them,"" Feige finally said.
As for the return of the Guardians in the future, the executive was hesitant but hoping about the possibility of bringing it back to the big screen.
""With all the post-credits scenes in this movie, they're all funny and fun, and most of them are things we hope to see continue on in the MCU,"" Gunn explained.
""Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2"" will hit the big screen in the United States this coming May 5. Meanwhile, some reports suggest that an upcoming sequel is being planned.",383,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102993.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817073135-20170817093135-00524.warc.gz,0.973748803138733
5696b387-c660-4c61-85ae-e523483bcd3a,2019-08-22T05:47:00+00:00,2013-09-05,1,https://www.nraila.org/articles/20130905/texas-urge-state-lawmakers-to-create-a-tax-free-holiday-on-firearms-and-hunting-supplies,"This coming weekend, your neighbors in Louisiana will enjoy an exemption from their state and local sales and use taxes on individual purchases of firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies. Since 2009, the Sportsmen’s Paradise has celebrated a “Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday” during the first full weekend in September. This places firearm and sporting goods retailers in East and Southeast Texas at a competitive disadvantage around the time hunting season begins.
State Senator Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) is calling for enactment of a similar “Back to Hunt” tax-free holiday weekend in Texas, pointing out that “[i]mplementing a tax-free weekend for sportsmen in Texas will stimulate new hunting participation while also increasing economic activity.” Click here to view his press release. In 2011, Senator Hegar sponsored a similar measure when the state was faced with serious fiscal and economic challenges. During the 2013 session, legislation establishing a tax-free holiday for these items was introduced by state Representative Jeff Leach (R-Plano), but this bill never received a hearing by the House Ways & Means Committee.
NRA members should urge their state lawmakers to support the future establishment of a tax-free weekend for firearms and hunting supplies, which will support businesses in the Lone Star State and encourage more hardworking Texans to go afield. Click here to identify your state Senator and state Representative and to access their contact information.",291,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316783.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822042502-20190822064502-00342.warc.gz,0.952113032341003
f466b030-d0dd-463e-93ce-945d1af06a43,2019-08-19T00:15:49+00:00,2016-11-09,1,https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2016/11/nevada_school_vouchers_funding_sandoval_budget.html,"Nevada School Vouchers: Gov. Sandoval Says He'll Help Revive the ESA Program
There may be some life left in the movement to bring education savings accounts to Nevada after the state's supreme court ruled the school voucher-like program unconstitutional. Gov. Brian Sandoval says he'll help lawmakers get a new program up and running, according to the Nevada Appeal.
Education savings accounts, or ESAs, allow parents to pull their children out of public schools and use most of the state's per-pupil funding for their children on other forms of schooling, such as private school tuition or home-schooling materials.
But the Nevada high court ruled in October that the way the ESA program was funded was unconstitutional. (There's more to the ruling, which dealt with two separate lawsuits, and you can read the details on that here.)
ESA supporters have claimed that the ruling is not an outright ban, and still leaves them a pathway to revive the program by changing the funding source through legislation.
Gov. Sandoval says he will include funding for the ESA program in his next budget, reports the Nevada Appeal:
""He said under the Nevada Supreme Court's ruling, the so-called Educational Savings Accounts program will have to have a separate line item in the budget.
""He said he is working with Sen. Scott Hammond, R-Las Vegas, who authored the ESA bill that was struck down by the high court to develop a plan that may be acceptable to a majority of the now Democrat controlled Legislature.""
Thousands of students have applied to the program so far. Nevada State Treasurer Dan Schwartz, who has been in charge of implementing the program, told me previously that he will continue to accept new applicants for the program.
What Makes Nevada's Voucher Program Unique: It's Universal
Only a handful of states have education savings accounts, which are labeled that way because the money is deposited in accounts that parents draw from to pay for approved education-related expenses.
Of the states that do have an ESA—Arizona, Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee—their programs are limited to a small number of students, such as those with disabilities or from low-income families.
Nevada's program is open to all public school students, so long as they have been enrolled in a public school for at least 100 days. It's because of its scope that the Nevada program draws so much national attention.
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- Support for Charter Schools Stays Steady, But Drops for Vouchers, Poll Finds
- What's the Difference Between Vouchers and Education Savings Accounts?
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2ebcfbd3-83f8-4405-9d6d-1a92459112f7,2013-05-18T17:48:34+00:00,2012-11-20,1,http://www.info.gov.za/speech/DynamicAction?pageid=461&tid=91284,"Statement by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mshabane, on international developments, with specific focus on the Israel-Palestine conflict, Imbizo Media Centre, Parliament, Cape Town
20 Nov 2012
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen of the media,
In our briefing today, we will focus on (1) the escalating violence in the conflict between Israel and Palestine, with emphasis on the conflict in Gaza, (2) South Africa’s hosting of the 5th BRICS Summit in March 2013 and, lastly, (3) the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar.
1. Conflict between Israel and Palestine
The South African Government is gravely concerned at the escalating conflict between Israel and Gaza. We strongly condemn the disproportionate use of force by the Israeli government, which has resulted in a significant number of deaths and injuries on both sides, particularly among Palestinian civilians, including children.
The South African Government calls on both sides to immediately halt all cross border attacks and agree to a ceasefire. Israeli air and naval forces must cease their air strikes and shelling into the Gaza enclave, which has already caused considerable material destruction in one of the most densely inhabited places on earth. We also call upon Palestinian militants in Gaza to immediately suspend the firing of rockets into Israeli territory.
An ominous development is the decision by the Israeli Government to call up 75 000 military reservists to active service, which would seem to imply that a large- scale ground assault by the Israeli army into Gaza is being seriously contemplated. The South African Government accordingly appeals to the Government of Israel to refrain from such a fatal step, which will not only result in the inevitable loss of a large number of both Palestinian and Israelis lives - but also further inflame sentiments in an already volatile region.
At the heart of the conflict lies Israel’s continued illegal occupation of Palestinian land, especially the continuing blockade of Gaza. The South African Government therefore urges the Israeli Government to halt these policies as they are an obstacle to negotiations for peace and contrary to international law.
The South African Government further calls on the international community to put pressure on both Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza to halt this escalation of violence, given that as close neighbours, they have no choice but to accept each other’s permanent presence and eventually reach agreement on peaceful co-existence through a process of negotiations, rather than through continuous conflict.
2. SAs hosting of the 5th BRICS Summit
As some of you may already be aware, South Africa will host the 5th Summit of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Leaders’ Forum in March 2013 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province.
BRICS is a platform for dialogue and cooperation amongst countries that represent 43% of the world's population. The platform strives to promote peace, security and development in a world that is multi-polar, inter-dependent, increasingly complex and globalizing. The BRICS formation is transcontinental, covering Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America.
Our combined nominal gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated at US$13,7 trillion and between 20% and 25% of global GDP, as well as combined foreign reserves estimated at US$4 trillion. BRICS accounted for approximately 11% of global annual foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in 2012 (US$465 billion) and 17% of world trade.
South Africa’s participation in the BRICS is designed to help us achieve inclusive growth, sustainable development and prosperity.
As you may know, the proposed theme of the 5th BRICS Summit is “BRICS and Africa –Partnership for Development, Integration and Industrialisation.”
In choosing this theme, South Africa looks forward to sharing this event with the continent as the BRICS Forum provides enormous opportunities for economic growth and development in Africa.
South Africa and its fellow BRICS partners share a common vision. Like South Africa, our fellow BRICS nations are striving to enhance inclusive economic growth that will lead to an increase in the creation of decent and sustainable jobs, advance the fight against poverty and accelerate the economic transformation of our countries. We also work towards a more equitable global political and economic system.
3. COP18/CMP8 Conference
In my capacity as President of the 17th Session of the Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 7th Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP17/CMP7), I will, in the next couple of days, lead a delegation to Doha, Qatar, for the COP18/CMP8 Conference. The Conference is scheduled to take place from 26 November to 7 December 2012.
Other members of the delegation include the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Ms Edna Molewa, and the Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi.
As we hand over to Qatar, it is important that we remind ourselves of the achievements that were recorded in Durban, which are comprehensively documented in the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action.
The decisions taken in Durban are truly historical and include the following:
(i) The amendment of the Kyoto Protocol;
(ii) Decisions of the Long-Term Cooperative Action (LCA);
(iii) The Green Climate Fund;
(iv) The future of the Climate Change Regime.
It is important that the Conference in Doha moves the negotiations forward, while ensuring that environmental integrity and credibility of the process can be maintained and that the outcomes of COP17/CMP7 are implemented.
The first is the closure of the Ad hoc Working Group –Long term Cooperative Action, as agreed to in Durban. This should entail the adequate treatment of unresolved political issues, as well as comparability of effort by those countries who are not party to the Kyoto Protocol.
In the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Kyoto Protocol, South Africa will be working towards the adoption of the amendment to Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol, which will establish the second commitment period. In the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action, South Africa will pursue the adoption of a plan of work to enhance ambition, not only in mitigation but also in adaptation and in the means of implementation as well.
Though at different stages of maturity, it is vital that progress is made in all three ad hoc working groups to ensure that the outcome in Doha is balanced and successful.
Issued by: Department of International Relations and Cooperation
20 Nov 2012
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8739e81d-49fe-4f8e-908e-8ae25cd85b1c,2013-05-20T22:12:33+00:00,2012-06-12,1,http://johngaltfla.com/wordpress/2012/06/12/report-from-greece-limited-capital-controls-implemented/,"by John Galt
June 12, 2012 17:50 ET
The reports of capital controls being implemented should Greece leave the Eurozone have been flying throughout the internet over the last twenty-four hours, leaving many to wonder if the European Union is about to descend into the status of a large latte sipping banana republic. Switzerland’s central bank (SCB) is already rumored to have a plan in place to freeze all incoming funds at their borders and penalize anyone attempting to convert deteriorating Euros into Swiss Francs along with currency exchange controls (See ZeroHedge, Bruce Krasting’s May 28th article – Capital Controls Coming to Greece and Switzerland). The problem with this approach is the large underground economy which it creates and unfortunately for the nation of Greece, that has already begun.
The concerns of the ongoing bank run by depositors in Greek banks have created the basis for a second leg of the domestic financial crisis which will collapse the system if the elections result in a conflict with the Troika and ECB regarding aid to the Greek financial system and potential default. On Bloomberg this morning the pace of withdrawals has accelerated as the article at the link below indicates:
From the story above:
Greek deposit outflows have accelerated before this weekend’s elections, two bankers familiar with the situation said, on concern the nation may move closer to abandoning the euro.
Daily withdrawals have increased to the upper end of a 100 million-euro ($125 million) to 500 million-euro range this month, one banker said, asking not to be identified because the figures aren’t public. A second banking executive said the drawdown may have exceeded 700 million euros today. An official for the Bank of Greece (TELL), the Athens-based central bank, declined to comment.
The problem that faces the Greek nation is that the corrupt government and insanely criminal taxation authority have been dipping into accounts and seizing funds from “suspected” tax cheats thus causing innocent citizens to conclude they are next, thus the bank runs. Add in the fact that those funds are not being reinvested into the Greek economy but being used to purchase German short term Bunds or being stuffed into the mattress and the formula for the perceived necessity of capital controls already exists.
The newspaper Ekathimerini dropped a bombshell of a story the Western press ignored but is causing panic inside the massive bureaucracy in Athens:
These excerpts from the story highlight why this problem exists and how companies are evading the oppressive taxes inside of Greece:
Thousands of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are looking for the road to financial recovery in Bulgaria. Even though the trend of Greek businesses relocating to the neighboring country had already begun before the crisis, in the past few months there has been a fresh spurt of interest, taking the total number that have moved there to 6,000.
“The first wave of Greek companies moving their headquarters to Bulgaria came in 2006, when it became a member of the European Union, and they were mostly large construction and textile firms,” Alexandros Adamidis, a lawyer who heads a company that specializes in such transfers, told Kathimerini.
In contrast to the widespread belief that those first businesses moved in order to reduce operating costs, Adamidis said their motives were more about increasing profits, with Greek construction firms today leading the market for big infrastructure projects in Bulgaria.
Translation from the story is not necessary as this is the English version and the meaning of this course of action is spelled out in the following sentence as the harsh reality of socialism gone wild continues within a collapsing system:
“These are not companies that have gone bankrupt,” he explained. “But the red tape and especially the unclear tax system have put businesses in flight mode.”
The justification for these corporate relocation programs to neighboring Bulgaria sound vaguely familiar, like the information executives gave during hearings in the United States Congress years ago when they were grilled about moving their headquarters to the Bahamas.
This now begs the question; what capital controls have been introduced? The newspaper Protothema highlighted the crisis in this story today:
Sounds like capital controls are in force based on the headline alone, right? The article highlights a circular being distributed by the Greek Treasury to enforce the restrictions on large flows of capital out of the country. This portion of the story spells out the regulations that have been implemented to stop capital flight:
With a circular already sent to tax offices, the Treasury is instructing its agents on barriers to be raised against anyone who seeks to transfer their tax base abroad.
More specifically, the circular states the following:
- those submitting a transfer statement of their tax base to the 47 “uncooperative” tax countries (Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Uruguay, etc.) remain mandatory tax residents of Greece, which means they will be taxed on their worldwide income in Greece
- those who submit a declaration of tax residence transfer to countries where there is no tax on income must meet a series of conditions for the Greek tax authorities to accept the request. For example, if a taxpayer acquires at least 30% of his income in Greece, he should be taxed in our country too. The same will apply if the total income derived in Greece exceeds 50,000 euros per year
- if a taxpayer declares that he will move to a country with which there is a contract for the avoidance of double taxation of income (i.e. not getting taxed on the same income twice but only in one of the two countries), then the tax office should raise the issue of the double residence. Here the Treasury will contact the foreign tax authority to decide who will tax the taxpayer
The directive of the ministry now is that a mere disclosure of the taxpayer’s intent to make a change of residence “should not automatically imply a change of residence.”
Treasury Secretary George Zanias appears to have engaged in the implementation of these capital controls during the void in leadership due to the upcoming elections. As this process continues and expands to lower and lower amounts of Euros the average citizen or businessman is allowed to transfer out of the nation, the economy will come to a screeching halt. It is my hope every American watches this process as de facto capital controls are already in effect in the United States effective January 1, 2013. Prepare to witness an economic carnage unseen by the majority of us in our lifetimes and much worse than the 1930′s Great Depression.",1316,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00018-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.956893384456634
34249a6f-968d-4924-bf12-ee38c9895b14,2017-08-24T08:32:58+00:00,2017-08-24,0,http://www.menuallergie.net/seafood-allergic-reaction/,"Shellfish allergy | , symptoms & treatment | acaai, Shellfish allergies can be dangerous and cause severe allergic reactions. learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment..
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Allergy – wikipedia, Allergy; hives common allergic symptom: classification external resources; specialty: allergy immunology: icd-10: t78.4: icd-9-cm: 995.3: diseasesdb.",232,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886133447.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824082227-20170824102227-00448.warc.gz,0.71720814704895
49939393-e59a-4613-9d03-fc11f0486f85,2016-07-25T14:32:31+00:00,2014-07-14,1,http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/2014/07/church-of-england-supports-review-of-assisted-dying-law.html,"Monday, July 14, 2014
As I have previously discussed, the House of Lords is currently considering legislation that would change the assisted dying laws. If passed, the new law would allow doctors to assist terminally ill patients to die through the use of prescription drugs. The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, sent shock waves through the community when he wrote an article for a newspaper in support of passing an assisted dying law. The church is not officially advocating the new legislation, but rather expressing support for a review of the issues surrounding the assisted dying debate through a royal commission.
See John Bingham, Church of England Calls For Review on Assisted Dying, The Telegraph, July 12, 2014.
Special thanks to Joel Dobris (Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.",166,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824230.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00197-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.941986799240112
e25cdae8-5083-411a-80f1-35696c4481f2,2015-04-02T03:35:32+00:00,2013-02-14,1,http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/New-Skakel-trial-hangs-on-latest-appeal-4280318.php,"ROCKVILLE -- Michael Skakel's chance at another trial now rests in the hands of a Superior Court judge.
During a 45-minute hearing Thursday morning in state Superior Court, Judge Samuel Sferrazza heard a prosecutor's arguments as to why the Kennedy cousin's latest appeal of his 2002 murder conviction should be dismissed.
Sferrazza did not make a ruling Thursday morning.
If Skakel's latest appeal is not dismissed, a trial is scheduled for April.
Skakel, who was not in attendance at the hearing, nor were any members of the Skakel or Moxley families, is serving 20 years to life for beating Greenwich teenager Martha Moxley to death in 1975. During a hearing in the fall, Skakel again proclaimed his innocence and was denied parole.
Supervisory Assistant State's Attorney Susann Gill argued during Thursday's hearing that Skakel is in procedural default by raising many of the issues with Sherman in the latest appeal.
""I'd say a good 80 percent of what's in his current petition"" was discussed and ruled on in previous court proceedings, she said.
""He doesn't get another opportunity to raise the same disputes,"" she argued.
Santos, arguing that Skakel should have the opportunity to show he was wrongly convicted, said that some prior court rulings give credence to the fact that Sherman did not adequately defend Skakel, who is the nephew of Robert F. Kennedy's widow, Ethel Kennedy.
""Mr. Sherman wasn't on his toes,"" Santos said.
Attorneys for Skakel argue in the appeal filed in 2010 that Sherman failed to challenge the state's star witness by finding witnesses who later rejected his claim that Skakel confessed to the crime. Skakel says Sherman failed to obtain evidence from prosecutors and others pointing to other suspects and failed to object to improper closing arguments.
""I stand by my defense of Michael,"" Sherman said when reached by phone Thursday. ""I also stand by Michael's innocence.""
He declined to comment further.
Santos said the latest appeal wasn't filed until later in September 2010 because the defense for Skakel was awaiting Sherman's indictment and more information about his tax troubles. Sherman pleaded guilty to tax evasion in June 2010.
""I don't think there is any procedural default whatsoever,"" said Santos, adding that he plans to subpoena Sherman early next week.
Gill said many of the issues in the appeal should have been litigated in 2007.
Santos and Gill declined to comment following the hearing.
When reached by phone Thursday afternoon, John Moxley, Martha's brother, said he wasn't aware of the hearing, adding that he believes Skakel has already had his day in court.
""I see no reason why there should be any more trials,"" he said.
Moxley said the multiple court proceedings for Skakel over the years have taken a toll on Moxley family members, who were once neighbors to the Skakels.
""It's definitely tiring and taxing and it's difficult,"" he said. ""You relive everything.""
""We have to continue to pay for it,"" he said. ""Just because he can afford it.""
The victim's 80-year-old mother, Dorthy Moxley, echoed her son's remarks a day before the hearing.
""It just amazes me they have all this energy to keep pushing for these things when they just hit a stone wall every time,"" she told The Associated Press Wednesday. ""I just think it's a big waste of time and money for the state of Connecticut to have to put up with all these appeals. And it's a waste of time and effort and money on my part.""
A Superior Court judge denied Skakel's request for a new trial in October 2007. The state Supreme Court denied an appeal of that ruling in April 2010.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.",816,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131310006.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172150-00270-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.981108367443085
fb1b54bc-3102-449a-b307-7db222790b73,2013-05-20T21:59:35+00:00,2013-02-28,0,http://shopverve.com/vspj-0088.html,"Happy Anniversary is a single clear stamp in our Plain Jane Collection. As with all of our Plain Jane images, this stamp comes with a printed business card sized index, but no index on the acetate carrier. See below for approximate size reference of stamp.
This stamp released in February 2013.
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- happy anniversary, 2"" (w) x 1"" (h)",95,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00016-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.917021691799164
97aeda87-d2ec-4ed2-9d91-f2aad2895d9a,2013-05-26T02:56:47+00:00,2013-03-05,1,http://www.seeddaily.com/reports/Starving_goats_to_hit_Indian_pashmina_production_999.html,"by Staff Writers
Srinagar, India (AFP) March 5, 2013
Heavy snow has killed nearly 25,000 pashmina goats that graze high in the Indian Himalayas, threatening supplies of top-end cashmere wool used to make luxury scarves, an official said on Tuesday.
Thousands of nomads rear the animals in the inhospitable terrain of India's northwestern region of Ladakh, a high-altitude desert bordering China that is renowned for its dramatic landscape of towering mountains and arid plains.
Around 50 tonnes of some of the best raw pashmina wool in the world are produced there each year with the fibres then sent to neighbouring Kashmir where they are woven into scarves and shawls which sell for up to 800 dollars apiece.
This year, an estimated 25,000 goats have starved to death in the Changthang region because their fodder is buried under unusually heavy snow, said Rigzin Spalbar, who heads the Ladakh Hill Development Council, the autonomous governing body of the region.
""All the land access routes are blocked with snow and a week earlier we requested the government to airdrop fodder and supplements for the surviving goats,"" Spalbar told AFP by phone.
""It took me seven days on foot to reach a fringe of the area and I saw dead pashmina goats lying all around,"" Spalbar said, explaining that the only contact with the nomads is through satellite phones.
Another 175,000 goats are at risk of perishing as their food is inaccessible beneath about 90 centimetres (three feet) of ice after one of the biggest snowfalls in nearly fifty years, he said.
At 17,000 feet (5,200 metres), Changthang receives almost no rain during summer and usually about five centimetres of snow in an average winter. Temperatures can drop to minus 50 degrees Celsius (minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit).
""We are totally helpless and are trying to organise fodder in compact form from the army in Leh,"" he said, referring to the biggest town in Buddhist-majority Ladakh.
In recent years, due to a lack of supplies from Ladakh, weavers in Kashmir have begun importing raw pashmina from China and Mongolia to meet ever-increasing demand for their products.
Demand for the highest-quality wool has risen worldwide and in India following tighter restrictions on the illegal trade in shahtoosh, the ""king of wools"", which comes from a rare species of Tibetan antelope.
Pashmina goats in Ladakh have been threatened in the past by a shortage of grass in summer months because of locusts, with the spraying of insecticides prevented in the environmentally sensitive area.
Scientists at the Sher-i-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Srinagar, the main city of Kashmir, announced a breakthrough last year when they succeeded in cloning a pashmina goat.
The goat, produced with the help of World Bank money, was named Noori, an Arabic word for light.
Scientists say they hope to produce another one this year.
Apart from the pashmina goats in Ladakh, Spalbar said another 100,000 sheep, cows and wild yaks were also at risk of perishing because of the snowfall.
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d0033057-e6f9-4709-86a6-d07f8e182b04,2013-05-25T19:55:03+00:00,2012-01-01,0,http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/blogs/career-employment-resources?m=201201&p=1945,"Healthcare is one of the fastest growing sectors in Canada and offers a wide range of career opportunities, including many entry-level opportunities. The Government of Alberta is hosting a Health Careers Conference and a Hiring Event on February 1 and 2, 2012.
Health Careers Conference
Hear from industry professionals about the opportunities at the Career Conference (there are two sessions to choose from: morning or afternoon).
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. or
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Click here to register (register for either one but not both)
Calgary Public Library
616 Macleod Trail S.E.
2nd floor, John Dutton Theatre
Associated with this will be a hiring event in health careers:
Thursday, February 2, 2012
10 a.m. to 12 .pm. or
1 to 3 p.m.
No registration is required for the hiring fair.
Fisher Park Alberta Service Centre
100, 6712 Fisher St S.E. Calgary
Bring your resumé and explore all of the exciting career opportunities.",236,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00010-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.935785114765167
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74298674-8d41-4f05-8e34-9ca87ec064a3,2022-05-24T12:57:24+00:00,2014-07-21,0,https://auxiliarymemory.com/2014/07/21/jesus-the-new-testament-and-bart-d-ehrman/?replytocom=11141,"I have now read five books by Bart D. Ehrman about Jesus and The New Testament. This is rather strange considering I’m an atheist. The books were
- Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why (2005)
- Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don’t Know About Them) (2009)
- Forged: Writing in the Name of God—Why the Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are (2011)
- Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth (2012)
- How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee (2014)
The reason why I’m so fond of Ehrman’s books is he’s a historian writing about how Christianity came about and does not digress into theology. I study the origins of Christianity in the same way my friend Mike studies ancient Greek literature and philosophy. Ehrman works very hard to walk the razor’s edge seeking the academic truth of things, but in doing so, often offends the faithful.
Most people in America who consider themselves Christians aren’t interested in the historical details of their faith—they believe because that is what they were taught growing up and never took the time to study The New Testament. If they did, they’d find it to be a black hole of endless scholarship. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina and he says his classes are very popular with all kinds of people, and points out that his conclusions of historical scholarship are middle of the road, and most of what he teaches has been common knowledge for a long time in seminary schools. Readers are often shocked by what they read in Ehrman’s books but that’s because the ideas are new to the readers, and not to historians of Biblical scholarship.
If what you know about Christianity and The New Testament is was what you learned in Sunday School you might find Ehrman’s books both fascinating and a challenge to your beliefs. Ehrman started out as a Evangelical himself, but after years of Bible study has become an agnostic. His books do not attack beliefs or believers. Ehrman is the kind of truth seeker that learned the ancient languages of The Bible so he could do his own translating, and got a doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary. Ehrman moved from believing in The Bible to becoming obsessed with how The New Testament came about. He has written over twenty-five books on the subject, some for the general reader and others for academic scholars.
We know very little about the actual man Jesus, but through the detective work of textual analysis, anthropology and historical studies of the times in which Jesus lived, Ehrman pieces out one view of Jesus that he claims is a pretty common view among Bible historians. This is best seen in Did Jesus Exist? Then Ehrman explains how the followers of Jesus made him into the God we know today in the book How Jesus Became God. Then his books Misquoting Jesus, Jesus, Interrupted and Forged explores how The New Testament and Christianity evolved in the first four hundred years after Jesus’ death. If you read these five books you’ll have a pretty good overview of the current historical studies on Jesus and The New Testament. Ehrman also has a number of entertaining courses at The Great Courses site.
I read these five books in the order they were written and published, but I’d recommend reading them in a different order if you are new to Ehrman. They all cover the same big territory, but they each focus on threads of finer detail.
Did Jesus Exist?
I’d start with Did Jesus Exist? because Jesus is how everything got started in the first place. Ehrman finds the most objection to his books by fundamentalists who believe in the literal truth of The Bible, and strangely for this book, by atheists and agnostics who wish to disprove the existence of Jesus. There is a growing population of humanists who wish to turn Jesus into a myth, and Ehrman’s historical work undermines their beliefs too. Basically, Ehrman walks a middle ground between the fervor of belief and disbelief.
I wish the conclusion to this book was available online so I could link to it. Ehrman explains how he attended a meeting of the American Humanists Association to receive their Religious Liberty Award and was surprised to find the non-believers spending so much time talking about religion. He was also shocked that many of these scientific minded people have thoroughly embraced books by writers who claim Jesus is a myth. It disturbs Ehrman because he knows the pseudo-scholarship approach to proving Jesus is a myth has as much academic validity as Creationism and Intelligent Design and these proclaimed embracers of science don’t seem to know that.
Ehrman in his book Did Jesus Exist? has to attack ideas many of his most popular fans cherish. Ehrman’s books clearly disproves the fundamentalist view of the literal interpretation of The Bible, which agnostics and atheists love, but his scholarship also finds consistent evidence that a man named Jesus did exist. So, in one book Ehrman undermines the faithful and the unbelievers. Ehrman shows the same kind of airy philosophy that goes into convincing people that Jesus was a God is the very same kind of philosophical slight-of-hand that goes into making Jesus a myth.
Whether you’re a believer or disbeliever, don’t you want to know the truth? I’m not saying the Ehrman knows the absolute truth, but I am saying his middle of the road, conservative academic approach is more scientific and reliable than just taking other people’s word for things. What we all need to do is learn to demand the evidence for anything claiming to be true. And we need to learn the difference between bullshit evidence and research consensus evidence.
Ehrman embraces the study of history as if it was a science, demanding evidence. The mythicists, as Ehrman calls the Jesus as myth people, promote their beliefs without real academic vigor. Some only offer wild speculation, but others, some even with PhDs, do attempt to make their points with evidence, but Ehrman makes a good case their evidence is poor, and their logic weak. It’s a fascinating book that sets the stage for his next book.
How Jesus Became God
Ehrman works to prove that Jesus did not see himself as God, or even divine, but that his followers after his death did deify him. Ehrman carefully and academically explains the historical existence of Jesus and how Christians transformed a flesh and blood man into divine being to serve their purposes. This is a great book for The New Testament Bible study because Ehrman spends most of his time exploring the writings of Paul, the four Gospels, Acts and other references in The New Testament to show how Jesus changed over time. The textual analysis Ehrman makes should be obvious to anyone who just reads The Bible. So, why haven’t most Christians noticed what Ehrman points out?
Most people who read The Bible, read it in pieces, jumping around as it’s presented in a Sunday School lesson or sermon each Sunday. Ehrman suggests reading it by comparing all the stories from different books about the same event. This any reader can do. What Ehrman brings to the table that most average Bible readers don’t have is the scholarship that explains when various parts of The Bible was written and by who. When you plot what was said when, you’ll begin to notice that The New Testament is full of contradictions but they make sense if you look at them on a timeline. It’s quite obvious that theology developed over time, and the theology was constantly changing. Even within The New Testament its possible to see that Jesus went from a man to a God. However, to fully understand this transformation requires further study of Christian theologians and their writing for the next three hundred years. How Jesus went from human being to The Trinity took three hundred years to hammer out, and there were a lot of strange side trips along the way, especially by Christians now called heretics and Gnostics today.
How Jesus Became God sets things up nicely for the first Ehrman book I read.
Have you ever wondered how The New Testament was written, edited and published? Especially since it was put together over a thousand years before the printing press. Have you ever wondered who wrote The New Testament? Many people think it’s the absolute word of God, as if God dictated The Bible to someone. Have you never noticed that Bible stories have many different points of view, writing styles and often contradict each other? Have you never wondered how something that was written almost two thousand years ago could be published consistently without errors and changes? Have you ever tried to copy a passage in a book by handwriting? How well did you do?
Once you learn that who Jesus was is determined by who was writing about him, then it’s easy to understand how The New Testament was put together and why. Actually, The New Testament is very poorly edited because its far from consistent. It leaves in evidence of earlier thinking that was supplanted by later theology. And it becomes all too obvious that your favorite Jesus quote depends on when that portion of The New Testament was written, and what his orthodox followers believed at that time.
And as manuscripts were passed around the Roman world, copied by scribes in different locals, with different beliefs, often they were altered to reflect a particular view of Jesus. We don’t have the original drafts of The New Testament books, but we do have hundreds and hundreds of copies that showed up hundreds of years later. We can trace changes that were made as they circulated from community to community. And scholars have also detected forgeries.
Have you ever heard that some of the books in The New Testament were forgeries? For example, for over a hundred years now, some scholars believe some of the books claimed to be written by Paul were obviously not. How did they learn that? Plagiarism and forgery did not exist like it does today, so Bart D. Ehrman has to explain how the various books were written and how their authorship got attributed. Back in the early days of Christianity, in the first four hundred years after Jesus died, being a famous author was not like it is today. If you wrote something you wanted people to believe, you often said it was written by someone else, someone people would believe.
Using contextual study, and even computers to analyze style and content, it’s possible to determine if the same person wrote or did not write two different essays. But even without the skills of a historian or a computer, it’s pretty easy to see that certain lessons from different books in The New Testament teach radically opposing ideas. Reading Forged will show the common Bible study student how to read scripture far more closely. This leads us to the last book I’m recommending to read.
Knowing what Jesus really said is very difficult. Most religious people assume everything printed in red in The New Testament is something Jesus actual said. Well, historians like Ehrman would beg to disagree. What’s so fascinating about this book is Ehrman gets to write a bestselling book pointing out contradictions in The New Testament that any careful reader should have already noticed for themselves. I have a feeling that most believers attending church were like me as a kid. I listened to the preacher quote a passage of The Bible and then tie in some personal experiences from his own life or people in the church, and then turn scripture and contemporary life problems into a sermon. As a kid I never read The Bible from start to finish. If we did, we might remember while reading The Gospel of John things said that might contradiction what we head already read in The Gospel of Mark. Most readers don’t cross-compare, but just work to decipher scriptures one line at a time.
Ehrman teaches readers the trick of parallel reading. Pick specific incidents in the life of Jesus, and then read about the same incident in different places throughout The New Testament. It becomes all to obvious that the various writers had different stories to tell, and different theology to preach. The contrast between the stories in Mark and John are startling. Why haven’t the average Bible reader notice that? I’m sure many have, but I think most haven’t.
If you go searching for reviews of these books at Google you can find lots of reviewers who attack what Ehrman has to say. Now there are different kinds of attacks. Sometimes, other scholars call Ehrman out on his scholarship. It seems to me that in Ehrman’s newer books he spends far more writing time explaining how he made his conclusions in comparison to other scholars, in a preemptive attack on this kind of criticism. This makes for good writing and better reading. The other common kind of attack on Ehrman’s work is by Christian apologists who seek to defend their specific theological view. The quality and validity of these kinds of criticism vary greatly.
Ehrman constantly reminds his reader that he is a historian and that metaphysics lies outside the scope of historical studies. The trouble is the true believer, especially the fundamentalist, believe that their theology is the true view of history. They assume the metaphysical is part of history. This is what makes Ehrman’s books controversial with certain readers.
I am an atheist. I don’t believe the metaphysical exists. To me, Ehrman’s books are excellent explanations on how Christianity got started in a historical context. His books also explain to me at least, when and how some Christians acquired their theological and metaphysical ideas. True believers don’t seem to understand that all concepts, all memes, have a history. Someone thought them up. Where we differ is I see them as ideas and they see them as God’s word.
These five books by Bart D. Ehrman go a long way to explaining the history of certain ideas that are programmed deeply into Western culture. No historian, philosopher or scientist will ever be able to prove or disprove the cherished metaphysical desires of believers. However, most believers embrace their beliefs without much analysis. Reading these five books could dissolve such beliefs because they raise logical questions that are corrosive to simple thinking. However, there are many believers who develop very complex thought systems to maintain their beliefs. These people will have to read Ehrman and come up with rationalizations that counter his assertions.
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d503b28a-243b-4a37-bfce-665bef6c87b2,2016-07-27T21:09:41+00:00,2008-10-05,1,http://ldschurchgrowth.blogspot.com/2008/10/crdoba-argentina-temple.html,"Announced yesterday in General Conference, the Córdoba Argentina Temple becomes the second temple to be built in the country. Currently there are 70 stakes and 39 districts in the country. The new temple will likely serve around 20 stakes and 10 districts in northern Argentina. This makes Argentina the first Spanish speaking country in South America to have more than one temple. It may come as a surprise considering other Spanish speaking countries in South America have more members than Argentina, like Peru and Chile which have over 440,000 and 540,000 members each but only have one temple. At the end of the year for 2007, there were 363,000 members but the Church reported yesterday that now there are over 375,000.
One of the major differences between Argentina and other Spanish speaking countries in South America is that Argentina has systematically seen growth in new congregations being created (an increase of 50 congregations in the past seven years). Other countries have seen a decline in the number of congregations during this time or a little increase in Church units. The only other countries that are Spanish speaking in South America which have seen a substantial increase in congregations since 2000 is Venezuela and Paraguay.
Returned missionaries have reported that Mendoza, Argentina is a likely city to receive a temple in the near future as well. Currently members travel across the Andes to Santiago, Chile to participate in temple ordinances. The new temple in Cordoba also might be a likely temple for members in this city to worship before a closer temple is built. A small temple is also possible in the southern part of the country considering it could serve over 10 stakes and a few districts.
On the above map, yellow squares represent stakes and green squares represent districts.",346,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257827079.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071027-00024-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.974184513092041
793d4673-b91d-4f83-896d-0d313e088598,2020-10-26T14:07:08+00:00,2016-01-29,1,https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/270192,"Soon, You May Be Able to Wirelessly Charge Your iPhone
Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox
The endless search for an outlet to plug in and charge up might finally be coming to an end -- for iPhones or iPads, at least.
According to Bloomberg, Apple is working with partners to develop wireless charging technology for its smartphones and tablets that could be released as early as next year.
Samsung, Sony and Google already make smartphones that charge wirelessly. To do so, however, these models need to be close to a charging plate. Apple’s charging technology, per the report, would allow its devices to power up from a further distance.
Apple has a few hurdles to jump through first as it combats technical issues, such as the loss of power over distance. As an iPhone’s receiver gets further away from the wireless transmitter, charging power declines and the device takes longer to charge.
It’s a hard code to crack, but if the company is successful, the payoff could be huge. Just imagine: No more burned batteries, tangled cables or crowded outlets.",225,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107891228.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026115814-20201026145814-00148.warc.gz,0.953125059604645
b1d038eb-3dca-4576-a409-51b58d50f264,2017-08-16T17:31:59+00:00,2015-01-15,1,http://vidarbhatimes.blogspot.com/2015/01/central-govt-ndrf-ignoring-maharashtra.html,"Central Govt. & NDRF ignoring Maharashtra Agrarian crisis-Four more Vidarbha Farmers Suicides in a Day
Dated-15th January 2015
Maharashtra is grilling under severe drought and state Govt. announced relief aid to more than 8 million people of around 30,000 thousands villages amounting Rs,7000 crore expecting more than Rs.5000 crore from central Govt. and from National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) as per the guidelines of NDRF but recent meeting of high level committee under Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting for Central Assistance to States affected by natural disasters delhi yesterday which was attended bu the Union Minister for Finance Shri Arun Jaitley, the Union Minister of Agriculture Shri Radha Mohan Singh and Senior Officers of the Ministries of Home Affairs, Finance and Agriculture but severe agrarian crisis and ongoing farmers suicides in drought effected vidarbha and marathawada region was not even discussed as Committee examined the proposals for financial assistance to Andhra Pradesh for Hudhud cyclone, Arunachal Pradesh for floods and landslides and Karnataka for some parts of the State affected by floods and some parts affected by drought. The Committee also examined the proposal for financial assistance to Uttar Pradesh where some parts of the State were affected by hailstorm and some parts affected by drought,this is nothing but mockery of Maharashtra agrarian crisis ,alleged Kishor Tiwari farm advocacy group Vidarbha Janandolan Samti (VJAS) informed in press release today.
The ongoing farm suicide spiral is in agrarian crisis hit vidarbha region is continue in new year 2015 as in last 24 hours four more farmers suicides reported ,they are 1.shaymrao lokhande of village loni and 2. Dilip sakhare of village pipalkhuta both in amaravati and 3.suresh kakad of village thevthana in akola and 4.moreshwar shatrakar of viilage akoli in yavatmal taking too 23 in this month whereas 1142 innocent distressed and aid starved farmers killed themselves in year 2014 even The Supreme Court is examine the issue of suicide deaths by debt-ridden farmers from drought-hit state of Maharashtra which witnessed a horrific incident of a 75-year-old tiller lighting his own funeral pyre in Vidharbha region last month, now National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken serious cognizance of the complainant filed by farm advocacy group Vidarbha Janandolan Samti (VJAS) regarding Saiyad Ansar Ali and other farmers of vidarbha. farmers suicides ,VJAS convener Kishor Tiwari informed today .
""The pathetic plight of farmers has reached an alarming situation"", farmers are seeking an immediate relief of Rs 25,000 per hectare of land from Maharashtra Government to the drought-hit farmer families along with a complete or reasonable waiver of crop loans to farmers but central Govt. apathy is forcing the farmers of Maharashtra kill themselves which is matter of national shame when NDA has made vidarbha farm suicide as major election issue promises better cost and credit for farm produce and agriculture but all promises are turning out to be hoax, Tiwari said ,",691,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102309.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816170516-20170816190516-00570.warc.gz,0.940957546234131
a5fc730b-bd67-4a97-928d-49bdb59dc01a,2022-05-28T05:13:15+00:00,2020-12-11,1,https://european-pirateparty.eu/pirates-support-new-freedom-to-share-european-citizens-initiative-launched-today/,"Brussels, 11/12/2020 – Today, the European citizens’ initiative (ECI) “Freedom to Share” (freesharing.eu) launched the collection of signatures in favour of decriminalising the sharing of books, music, films and other online content for personal use and non-profit purposes. Pirates in the European Parliament support this initiative because the availability of information, knowledge and culture is a prerequisite for the social, technological and economic development of our society. Creators are to be compensated. You can sign the petition on www.freesharing.eu.
“Freedom of sharing is a key principle of the Pirate movement. This initiative calls for citizens to be allowed to share files directly via peer-to-peer networks for them to have access to science and culture. We have been pushing for change since the bad and censoring copyright directive was adopted by EU institutions,” says the chairperson of European Pirate Party and Member of the European Parliament Mikuláš Peksa.
He believes that due to increasingly frequent authoritarian tendencies around the world as well as in Europe, the Internet should be the safe space to share thoughts and culture without fear of fines and ban. “Sharing is important for both technological progress as well as the economic development of our countries,“ explains Peksa.
Patrick Breyer, Member of the European Parliament for the Pirate Party, agrees: “From my perspective, the freedom of information is a fundamental right. The limitation of fair use rights to the borrowing of physical copies of books, DVDs etc. does not live up to our needs in the digital age. Every Internet user should seize this chance to make a change and sign.”
Initiative wants to legalise file sharing
The “Freedom to Share” initiative calls for the adoption of a legislative act legalising file sharing by waiving copyright and other related rights. This would only be limited to personal or non-profit purposes. The initiative also asks for changing legislation to set up a mechanism which will reimburse the authors in a fair way.
“The question is: is it fair for copyright, related rights, and sui generis database rights to prevent the sharing of works and other material?” so Marco Ciurcina, Italian attorney from Turin and ECI‘s spokesperson – “The current regulations, that bans the sharing of files containing works subjected to copyright seriously curtails the freedom of access to science and culture enshrined in the Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
The initiative was launched by citizens from eight different EU countries. The initiative is now working on collecting one million signatures. Only after that, the European Commission will have to take a position on the initiative.
“The EU needs a fair balance between the interests of the users and creators – and not implementing technical measures that will lead to censorship in the long run,“ Gregory Engels, ECI organizer from Germany, concludes.
Sign the initiative here: https://freesharing.eu/",641,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663012542.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528031224-20220528061224-00007.warc.gz,0.922824680805206
f0311c50-bcfe-4f39-b9de-df4f7470354b,2015-03-28T18:55:48+00:00,2015-03-18,0,http://www.kionrightnow.com/news/local-news/salinas-city-council-votes-to-purchase-new-equipment-for-fire-department/24047882,"The Salinas City Council voted Tuesday night to foot the bill of just more than $1 million for the city's fire department to acquire new equipment. It's equipment Chief Ed Rodriguez says is a must for the department to keep the city safe.
Councilors also voted to accept a free engine from the state, which saved the city a half-million dollars.
Rodriguez asked for a new ladder, which costs about $1 million, because the mileage on the other ladder truck is so high it could become unreliable at any time.
The chief had also asked the city to finance another engine, worth more than a half-million because the current fleet is wearing out quickly due to high call volume and wear and tear from the road.
The vote comes a couple weeks after the department was awarded a federal grant worth nearly $3 million to fund new positions.
With that money, the department says it will hire back seven of 12 firefighters who were laid off for a two-year time period. In addition, the department will hire four additional staff members on a two-year contract.
Last May, the Center for Investigative Action found out the department didn't have enough staff to regularly monitor the city's several thousand fire hydrants.
In July, after a large fire on Acosta St., Central Coast News found out the city's only ladder truck isn't tall enough to reach the top of an apartment building.",289,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297689.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00128-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.980866253376007
14cd84da-eee0-433b-ba70-3d323a842afe,2020-10-25T16:11:50+00:00,2019-05-14,1,https://factualcast.com/2019/05/14/more-venezuelan-lawmakers-accused-of-treason/,"Venezuela’s Supreme Court has accused four opposition members of parliament of treason and conspiracy, days after making similar accusations against 10 other lawmakers.
They all supported opposition leader Juan Guaidó in a failed effort to spark a military rebellion against President Nicolás Maduro in April.
Last week, one lawmaker was arrested and several took refuge in embassies.
Meanwhile on Tuesday, security forces blocked off the parliament building.
Members of the Sebin intelligence service, national police and military prevented lawmakers from attending a session at the opposition-controlled National Assembly in the capital, Caracas.
Lawmakers were scheduled to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to annul the parliamentary immunity of several of their colleagues and the arrest of Edgar Zambrano, the assembly’s vice-president.
The security forces said they were investigating a possible explosive device inside the building, according to lawmakers.
“This is all part of a show to prevent the National Assembly from functioning,” lawmaker Juan Pablo Guanipa told Reuters news agency. “This is a dictatorship that goes after dissidents, and we’re fighting for a political change.”
Mr Guaidó, who has previously accused Mr Maduro of tying to close the National Assembly, said on Twitter: “They’re trying to hold the legislative power hostage while the dictator entrenches himself alone in a palace where he shouldn’t be.”
President Maduro has intensified a crackdown on the opposition since their failed uprising on 30 April.
The four lawmakers accused were Carlos Paparoni, Miguel Pizarro, Franco Casella and Winston Flores. Mr Pizarro and Mr Flores called the accusations “illegitimate”.
The National Assembly has been stripped of its powers since Mr Maduro’s ruling Socialist Party lost control of it in 2016. He then set up the National Constituent Assembly, controlled by loyalists.
Last week, three opposition lawmakers took shelter in foreign embassies after losing their congressional immunity. Meanwhile, there has been no word from Mr Zambrano since his dramatic arrest last Wednesday.
Mr Guaidó, who is the head of the National Assembly, declared himself interim president in January and has been recognised by more than 50 nations, including the US and most in Latin America. President Maduro retains the support of the military’s top ranks and of allies including Russia, China and Turkey.
In a separate development, human rights group Amnesty International said it believed Venezuelan authorities committed crimes against humanity in their crackdown on anti-government protests in January.
The group urged the International Criminal Court and the UN Human Rights Council to investigate the allegations.
“[T]here is a systematic policy of repression against opponents or those perceived to be opponents simply because they are protesting, for which Nicolás Maduro’s government must be held accountable before the international justice system,” Amnesty’s Americas director Erika Guevara-Rosas said in a statement.",612,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107889574.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20201025154704-20201025184704-00176.warc.gz,0.9566251039505
26a99931-99b1-40ea-9b28-e314788b4489,2016-07-25T14:07:44+00:00,2014-01-16,1,http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/01/16/You-Can-No-Longer-Take-Your-Company-Court,"In 2006, the nationwide home-building company D. R. Horton, began requiring all new employees – and any existing employees who wanted to keep their jobs – to sign an agreement saying that they agreed to “voluntarily waive all rights to trial in court before a judge or jury on all claims” between the employee and the company. They would submit, instead, to binding arbitration.
Not only did employees who signed the agreement waive their right to participate in a class action lawsuit, they also waived their right to participate in class-based arbitration. The National Labor Relations Board in 2012 ruled that the agreement was illegal, but last month the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans overturned that ruling.
The ruling has some labor lawyers concerned that if the appeals court ruling is upheld, clauses barring class action lawsuits and class arbitrations could quickly become standard elements in most employment contracts, effectively barring many non-unionized workers from a tool that has historically been used to vindicate workers’ rights.
Catherine K. Ruckelshaus, general counsel and program director for the National Employment Law Project, said that because of under-funding of agencies that enforce labor laws, class action “has been pretty much the only game in town” for workers looking for relief from abusive employers. “If you can’t aggregate the claims, there is very little pressure on the employer,” said Ruckelshaus.
In recent years class actions have been used successfully to challenge the practice of making employees work “off the clock” at major retailers and to require that overtime pay be given to workers illegally classified as exempt from overtime requirements.
There are several arguments in favor of allowing contracts that mandate arbitration. It’s usually cheaper and faster than going through the court system, and to be sure, businesses are often subjected to frivolous lawsuits in the guise of class actions.
“Almost any worker or employee is not going to feel empowered to say ‘No, I’m not going to sign that’ if it’s presented as a condition to getting or keeping a job,” she said. “It’s an incredible assault on our right to our day in court.”
“That is why the case is so important,” said Craig Becker, who served as an NLRB board member under a recess appointment until the end of 2011, and voted in favor of the agency’s ruling in the Horton case.
Becker, now general counsel to the AFL-CIO, said the ability of workers to pool resources in order to act against perceived unfair practices is “a mechanism that most people take for granted.”
Mandatory arbitration clauses are not new, and are not unique to employment contracts. They are a common feature of credit card contracts and other financial agreements. (And are currently being examined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.) They have also, for example, historically been a part of employment contracts for executive-level and other high-ranking employees in the financial services industry.
But their increasing use in low-wage employees’ contracts, along with the bar to class action, are relatively recent developments, which have attracted the attention not just of the courts, but of lawmakers.
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) have sponsored a bill, the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013, which would bar companies from requiring employees and consumers to consent to binding arbitration prior to a dispute arising. Consent to binding arbitration would still be allowed after a dispute has arisen.
In a statement provided to the Fiscal Times, Franken said, “Mandatory arbitration puts consumers and workers at a huge disadvantage, limiting their access to meaningful legal recourse and preventing them from banding together with others who experienced the same injustices. My Arbitration Fairness Act would restore critical rights to workers and consumers who have been wronged.”
The future of the arbitration clause in employment contracts in the wake of the Horton decision is unclear – a single ruling in a federal appeals court, said a former NLRB member, is unlikely to convince businesses that their use is now unchallengeable.
“The key take-away from this case is that the issue is not dead, said Ron Meisburg, former general counsel of the NLRB and, for a time, a board member under a recess appointment.
“The Board is very likely to continue to enforce the law and maintain that these kind of clauses are unlawful,” continued Meisburg, who is now a partner and co-head of the Labor-Management Relations Practice Group at the Proskauer law firm in Washington, DC. “So for the time being, maintaining these contract clauses puts companies at risk of NLRB prosecution and an adverse decision.”
A number of other cases, however, including two that are working their way through the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, have many labor attorneys convinced that the Supreme Court is likely to weigh in on the issue in the near future.
Follow Rob Garver on Twitter @rrgarver
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5ffe90df-b5d8-41c2-8daa-310725942908,2016-07-24T03:17:09+00:00,2011-04-30,0,http://www.controleng.com/single-article/csia-next-term-system-integrator-leaders-12-membership-gain/3c8d8f9e4b2a8f6a8d2bf7a5f9001cf6.html,"CSIA: next-term system integrator leaders, 12% membership gain
Control System Integrators Association announced new leadership at its 2011 annual conference in April and noted a 12% gain in CSIA membership during the past year. Stephen M. Goldberg was elected to a three-year term as chairman. Link to more CSIA news.
Control System Integrators Association announced new leadership at its 2011 annual conference in April and noted a 12% gain in Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) members during the past year.
Stephen M. Goldberg was elected to a three-year term as chairman. Goldberg succeeds Ed Diehl, who completed his term in April. Links with other CSIA news follow below.
New directors elected to the board at the CSIA 2011 Executive Conference, April 27-30, in Orlando, are:
- Eduardo Acosta, chief executive officer, Omnicon S.A., Cali, Colombia;
- Richard Brueggman, president and chief executive officer, Data Science Automation, Pittsburgh, Penn.; and
- Sam Hoff, president, Patti Engineering, Inc., Auburn Hills, Mich.
Lynda J. Patterson, CAE, FASAE, continues as CSIA president. Robert Lowe is CSIA executive director.
Goldberg is director of information technologies at Matrix Technologies, Inc., a Certified CSIA member based near Toledo, Ohio. Among his top goals is to increase recognition of CSIA with end users.
“We want CSIA to be the first resource companies turn to when looking for help with system integration challenges,” Goldberg said. “As part of this effort, we hope to build the reputation of the organization and acceptance of the CSIA certification program as the way to optimize the results for any system integration project.”
During Diehl’s term, CSIA membership grew by more than 12% and increased the association’s presence in the international control systems integration community. Diehl is co-CEO and vice president of engineering and operations at Concept Systems Inc., a Certified Control System Integrator headquartered in Albany, Ore.
Founded in 1994, the Control System Integrators Association described itself as a global organization dedicated to helping its member companies achieve their highest potential by setting the standards for business performance. To learn more, visit www.controlsys.org.
Find system integrators, including those with CSIA certification and other affiliations, at www.controleng.com/integrators.
Find more system integration news and related products at www.controleng.com/integration.
Read more CSIA with the links below.
- Edited by Mark T. Hoske, CFE Media, Control Engineering, www.controleng.com.",564,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823935.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00060-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.94924932718277
1b21c5f1-cd31-44c7-802a-0e3d3f2d639e,2022-05-21T16:30:20+00:00,2019-07-07,1,https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/07/jeffrey-epstein-ex-donald-trump-bill-clinton-associate-arrested/1669665001/,"Jeffrey Epstein, a onetime associate of Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, is in legal trouble: Here's what we know
Financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested Saturday in New York on sex-trafficking charges, is best known for his ties to President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton.
That’s only one of the intriguing aspects about the legal action against a billionaire hedge fund manager long suspected of running a sex-crimes ring based on the recruitment of underage girls in the U.S. and abroad.
Here are answers to five key questions on the Epstein case:
Why is he in legal trouble?
Law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that Epstein will appear in Manhattan federal court on Monday to face charges stemming from accusations that date to the early 2000s. One source said he stands accused of paying dozens of minors for massages and molesting them at his homes in Florida and New York.
The new charges emerged from an investigation conducted by the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, 11 years after Epstein dodged major jail time after pleading guilty to state charges of soliciting and procuring a person under 18 for prostitution.
How was Epstein penalized for his conviction?
Under what’s known as a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with federal authorities in Florida, Epstein served a 13-month jail sentence but was allowed to spend much of it at his Palm Beach office through a work-release program.
The deal ended the FBI’s investigation into numerous accusations against Epstein and granted him immunity from the more serious federal charges. In addition, the NPA granted immunity to potential co-conspirators and shielded the deal from the victims.
This year, a judge ruled that Alexander Acosta – at the time the U.S. attorney in Miami and now Trump’s labor secretary – and his fellow federal prosecutors violated the law by failing to inform the victims about the NPA.
What’s his link to Trump and Clinton?
In addition to being fellow residents of Palm Beach – where Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property is located – the president and Epstein socialized together before Trump’s 2016 election.
On Saturday, Trump biographer Tim O’Brien tweeted this 2002 quote by the future president, taken from a New York Magazine profile: “I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”
As part of its investigation into the Epstein case published in November, the Miami Herald listed Clinton as one of his friends and associates, saying the ex-president often flew in Epstein’s plane and visited his island. The Herald also reported that Epstein donated to the Clinton Foundation.
The newspaper said there’s no evidence Trump or Clinton was involved in underage sex activities.
What could be the fallout from this case?
Given Epstein’s list of powerful connections, which also includes Great Britain’s Prince Andrew, Victoria’s Secret owner Les Wexner and high-profile lawyer Alan Dershowitz, revelations that come out of the case have potential to be significant and embarrassing.
“There are probably quite a few important people, powerful people, who are sweating it out right now,’’ the Miami Herald’s Julie K. Brown, lead reporter of the November stories, told RealClear Politics. “We'll have to wait and see whether Epstein is going to name names.""
Why has the case resurfaced?
The Herald’s series brought renewed scrutiny, and court decisions in favor of unsealing some of the documents from the initial case have added to the momentum. There have also been lawsuits filed by women who said they were Epstein’s victims.
Lawyer David Boies, who represents some of the accusers, told The Daily Beast it’s encouraging to know Epstein has been arrested.
“It is an important step toward getting justice for the many victims of Mr. Epstein’s sex trafficking enterprise,’’ Boies said. “We hope that prosecutors will not stop with Mr. Epstein because there were many other people who participated with him and made the sex trafficking possible.’’
Contributing: The Associated Press",927,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662539131.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521143241-20220521173241-00026.warc.gz,0.971379816532135
e82f7a14-2da8-4c50-a511-509855b21ce1,2015-04-01T17:51:37+00:00,2010-10-04,0,http://www.goinggoingbike.com/blog/team-sky-auction-items-raise-over-15000-for-sky-rainforest-rescue/,"Auctions closed at 13:00 today (4 October 2010) on the bicycle auction event of the year. Over £15,000 was raised on Going Going Bike through the auction of the team kit which Team Sky unveiled at this year’s Tour of Britain.
Bradley Wiggins’ bike was the star of the show and predictably raised a huge figure. When the hammer dropped, following intense last minute bidding that forced the auction end time to be pushed back, the winning bid was £11,600.
The remainder of the limited edition green and black kit was hugely popular and raised considerable sums for Sky Rainforest Rescue. In total over 600 bids were made on the items.
100% of all winning bids have gone directly to Sky Rainforest Rescue as Going Going Bike have donated all charges and fees to the charity. Further to this Sky will match every donation made £1 for £1, to help reach the combined campaign total of £4million.
Andrew Nethercot, Directeur Sportif at Going Going Bike said “it is great that Team Sky decided to auction Bradley Wiggins’ bike and the other Rainforest Rescue kit on an auction site dedicated to cycling. For me, it’s another example of how Sky is supporting cycling in the UK. Going Going Bike, like Team Sky, launched recently and we are delighted to have helped them raise so much money for the cause and reach out to passionate cyclists in the UK.”
Bradley Wiggins of Team Sky said “I’m really pleased that by riding in the Team Sky Rainforest Rescue kit at the Tour of Britain we not only raised awareness of this important cause, but through the auction have also been able to raise so much money for it. I’d like to thank all the sponsors who made it possible and especially the people who bought the lots and have given so generously.”",384,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131305143.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172145-00036-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96649843454361
0b912e80-eb92-46d9-958a-52ae025b7d60,2020-10-21T18:52:37+00:00,2020-10-21,0,https://trophiesireland.ie/product/f420-103-classic-bowls/,"Select the sticker you would like on your medal / trophy * (optional)
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686b0fb5-64e9-458e-9436-519c9326e661,2022-05-25T14:04:41+00:00,2022-01-11,1,https://www.equitypandit.com/britain-and-india-to-formally-begin-trade-talks/,"Britain and India will formally begin free trade agreement talks in New Delhi and discuss the free movement of goods and people with a deal to raise bilateral trade by billions of pounds. Britain has made a deal with India in which one of its preferences are free from the EU’s common trade policy, and ministers are looking to bring trade policy towards faster-growing economies in the Indo-Pacific region.
Union Trade Minister Piyush Goyal and his British counterpart Anne-Marie Trevelyan will meet in New Delhi on Thursday, with the first round of discussions beginning next week. “A deal with India will put UK businesses at the front of the queue as the Indian economy continues to grow rapidly,” Trevelyan said in a statement. Britain said the deal could double British exports to India, and by the year 2035, increase the total trade by $38.3 billion per year.
India and Britain already share strong trade agreements, and over 1 million Indians live in Britain. India is looking for ample opportunities for Indians to live or work in Britain, and any trade deal can relax rules and lower fees for Indian students and professionals in Britain. Both the countries have already negotiated an enhanced trading partnership announced last year and can sign a limited-scope interim free trade agreement.",261,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662587158.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525120449-20220525150449-00000.warc.gz,0.954264402389526
807d7a5d-480f-4612-9e05-5cfbf65f946f,2016-07-27T21:09:11+00:00,2006-06-01,1,http://nextbigfuture.com/2006/06/thorium-reactors-for-earth-and-moon.html,"Thanks to Futurepundit for his article on this
The amount of energy per kg of thorium is huge: 11 million kW-hr per kg.
Besides having a lot of thorium on earth, a lot of thorium deposits have been detected on the moon Map of thorium lunar deposits Initially any lunar reactor would just bring thorium and other material from earth and get its mining and industrial production processes set up.
Wikipedia is less optimistic about thorium as a nuclear fuel
World nuclear associations view of Thorium reactors
Here is an article that calculates how much thorium it would take to power the world.
Here is an introduction to the thorium fuel cycle
A Thorium nuclear reactor will eliminate weapons grade plutonium and other radiative waste as part of the power-generation process. A uranium-fuelled reactor might generate a tonne of high-level waste that stays toxic for tens of thousands of years. A reactor fuelled only by thorium will generate a fraction of this amount. And it would stay radioactive for only 500 years - after which it would be as manageable as coal ash. The main drawback to thorium is that it's not vigorously fissile, and it needs a source of neutrons to kick off the reaction.
The main stumbling block until now has been how to provide thorium fuel with enough neutrons to keep the reaction going, and do so in an efficient and economical way.
In recent years two new technologies have been developed to do just this.
One company that has already begun developing thorium-fuelled nuclear power is Thorium Power, based just outside Washington DC. The way Thorium Power gets around the sub-criticality of thorium is to create mixed fuels using a combination of enriched uranium, plutonium and thorium.
At the centre of the fuel rod is the 'seed' for the reaction, which contains plutonium.
Wrapped around the core is the 'blanket', which is made from a mixture of uranium and thorium. The seed then provides the necessary neutrons to the blanket to kick-start the thorium fuel cycle. Meanwhile, the plutonium and uranium are also undergoing fission.
The primary benefit of Thorium Power's system is that it can be used in existing nuclear plants with slight modification, such as Russian VVER-1000 reactors. Seth Grae, president and chief executive of Thorium Power, and his team are actively working with the Russians to develop a commercial product by the end of this decade. They already have thorium fuel running in the IR-8 research reactor at the Kurchatov Institute in Moscow.
""In the first quarter of 2008, we expect to have lead test assemblies in a full-size commercial nuclear power plant in Russia,"" said Grae.
AN ALTERNATIVE DESIGN does away with the requirements for uranium or plutonium altogether, and relies on thorium as its primary fuel source. This design, which was originally dubbed an Energy Amplifier but has more recently been named an Accelerator Driven System (ADS), was proposed by Italian Nobel physics laureate Carlos Rubbia, a former director of one of the world's leading nuclear physics labs, CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research.
An ADS reactor is sub-critical, which means it needs help to get the thorium to react. To do this, a particle accelerator fires protons at a lead target. When struck by high-energy protons the lead, called a spallation target, releases neutrons that collide with nuclei in the thorium fuel, which begins the fuel cycle that ends in the fission of U-233.
A nuclear reactor that requires a particle beam to keep it running might seem a bit strange. But on the contrary, this is one of the ADS design's most attractive features. If the particle beam is switched off, it is impossible for the fuel to enter a chain reaction and cause a meltdown. Instead, the rate of fission will immediately begin to slow and the fuel will eventually cool down and die out. According to Sydney's Hashemi-Nezhad, a sub-critical reactor such as this has clear safety benefits over uranium reactors. ""It has zero chance of a Chernobyl-type accident,"" he said.
Another major advantage of this design is that it only requires thorium as fuel.
Hashemi-Nezhad also says thorium is a highly abundant resource ""550 times more abundant in nature than uranium-235"".
CERN recently released a detailed report covering the financial viability of the ADS design for power generation, and found it to be at least three times cheaper than coal and 4.8 times cheaper than natural gas. Any nuclear reactor will have a high establishment cost, but CERN stresses that a long-life reactor will be highly competitive compared to fossil and renewable energy fuels.
Another approach is a Liquid-Fluoride Thorium Reactor",1002,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257827079.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071027-00035-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.948518693447113
c335e7a9-a4f8-47c3-af85-5a0568cb9f2a,2016-07-27T10:01:41+00:00,2012-05-14,1,http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Abbas-Fayyad-agree-on-new-PA-cabinet,"A new Palestinian Authority cabinet is expected to be announced within the next
48 hours, sources in Ramallah said Monday evening.
They said that the new
cabinet will be headed by current Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
sources said that Nabil Qassis, the former president of Bir Zeit University in
the West Bank, will replace Fayyad as finance minister.
The new cabinet
will be formed in accordance with an agreement recently reached between Fayyad
and PA President Mahmoud Abbas.
The agreement ended weeks of tension
between the two men over the formation of a new cabinet as well as other issues,
including Fayyad’s refusal to deliver a letter from Abbas to Prime Minister
Binyamin Netanyahu last month.
Four new ministers will join the new
Anwar Doudin, former head of the Faculty of Medicine at An-Najah
University, is slated to replace Fathi Abu Mughli as health minister in the new
Ali Muhana, former head of the Palestinian Bar Association, will
replace Ali Khashan as justice minister, the sources said.
Walid Assaf, a
member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, will be appointed agriculture
minister, while Safa Nasser Eddin will replace Mashour Abu Daka as
Ziad Bandak is scheduled to replace Khloud
Daibes as tourism minister, the sources added.
The remaining ministries
will remain under the control of the current ministers, including Foreign
Minister Riad al-Maliki and Interior Minister Said Abu Ali.
of a new PA cabinet in the West Bank is seen as an admission of the failure of
efforts to establish a unity government with Hamas.
Earlier this year,
Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal signed an agreement in Qatar to form a
However, the agreement, like previous accords between
the two parties, was never implemented due to the wide gap between the two",409,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826759.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00005-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.940302193164825
bc43abd7-0672-4faa-ab24-6a9a521b6dfb,2016-07-23T15:01:47+00:00,2012-10-21,0,http://www.brandcandid.com/monday-morning-reminders-better-homes-and-gardens-real-estate-gary-greene-the-woodlands-and-magnolia-market-centers-october-21-2012/,"~Roy H. Williams
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27bb5c11-732b-40f2-acf1-7abef71a70cc,2015-04-01T11:31:41+00:00,2012-03-06,1,http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/mar/06/great-barrier-reef-mining-boom,"A UN environmental team has arrived in Australia for a crunch 10-day assessment of the Great Barrier Reef, warning that the coral ecosystem is at a ""crossroads"" due to the soaring activity of the mining industry in the World Heritage Area.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) visit comes amid fears that the reef's world heritage listing, which it has held since 1981, could be placed in jeopardy after rapid escalation in coal exports and gas exploration.
""The Great Barrier Reef is definitely at a crossroad and decisions that will be taken over the next one, two, three years might potentially be crucial for the long-term conservation [of the reef],"" said Fanny Douvere, from Unesco's World Heritage marine programme.
Australia's coal boom is set to open up the previously undeveloped Galilee Basin in central Queensland, greatly increasing the number of developments along the state's coast, where the 1,800-mile reef stretches.
The proposed infrastructure includes Abbott Point, which would become the largest coal export port in the world.
At full capacity, the expansion would see more than 10,000 coal-laden ships a year cross the Great Barrier Reef by the end of the decade – a sizeable increase on the 1,722 vessels that entered the World Heritage Area in 2011.
Environmentalists are concerned that ships navigating reef passageways – many of which are narrower than the English Channel – will run aground, as a Chinese vessel did in 2010, tearing a two-mile gash into the coral and spilling several tonnes of oil.
There are also warnings that the reef's six species of turtle, including the endangered loggerhead and Olive Ridley turtles, and the snubfin dolphin, Australia's only endemic dolphin, would be affected by any mass industrialisation of the Queensland coast.
Any reduction in visitor numbers to a region that generates AUS$6bn a year from tourists would also be keenly felt by local businesses and the Australian economy at large.
Douvere and Tim Badman from the International Union for Conservation of Nature are set to meet with government ministers and NGOs, as well as visit the reef to assess the impact of new developments.
The specially arranged trip follows a minor diplomatic incident last year when Unesco's World Heritage Committee said it was ""extremely concerned"" that the Australian government had not informed it of the approval of a major liquefied natural gas hub on Curtis Island, off the Queensland coast.
The expansion of the hub at Gladstone has been blamed for a sharp drop in water quality and widespread disease of marine creatures.
More than 45m cubic metres of sea floor is to be dredged in the World Heritage Area to accommodate the boom in shipping, with the government warning that it will penalise mining companies that dump accumulated waste on the corals.
Douvere said: ""When it comes to dredging issues I think that a big part of our discussions need to focus on what the alternatives are.""
Speaking to the Guardian from Paris, prior to her departure to Australia, Douvere said that there were multiple threats to the reef's wellbeing.
""We won't just be looking at the increase in shipping, but also issues such as how climate change and the recent cyclone and extreme weather has affected the reef,"" she said.
""We will look at the overall impact of these things. We don't regularly make these kind of trips but it was asked for by the World Heritage Committee after issues were raised last year.""
Environmental groups have claimed that Unesco's visit is an embarrassment for the Australian government.
Greenpeace Australia spokesman James Lorenz said: ""We are looking at an enormous, unprecedented increase in coal, oil and gas exploitation here.""
""Unesco is clearly very worried about this and if they decide the reef is in danger, that places it at the same level as sites in places such as Afghanistan, which is deeply embarrassing for Australia.""
""The Great Barrier Reef is priceless but it is being treated like it's a worthless. It has been mismanaged for years and we are now at a tipping point.""
Both the federal Australian and state Queensland governments have launched their own 18-month assessments of the reef, although ministers have come under fire for considering several large developments, including Abbott Point, during the review.
Tony Burke, Australia's environment minister, has defended his handling of the issue, telling ABC Radio: ""Let's not forget, with Abbot Point, there is already a significant level of industry that occurs there.""
""One of the largest levels of concern here is shipping, as the vessels move through the reef area. So those shipping movement issues are issues that really have to be front of mind throughout all of this.""
The UN report will handed to the World Heritage Committee, which will decide on any response at a meeting in St Petersburg in July.",994,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131304444.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172144-00191-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.96710604429245
4a125990-4c46-4f86-8427-0d8e7505d974,2013-05-22T14:41:37+00:00,2007-03-17,0,http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/FRIENDLY-FIRE-British-coroner-says-U-S-pilots-2609797.php,"2007-03-17 04:00:00 PDT London -- A British coroner investigating the ""friendly fire"" killing of a British soldier by a U.S. warplane during the invasion of Iraq in 2003 ruled Friday that the death was a criminal act.
Walker, who had earlier blasted an ""appalling"" lack of cooperation from the U.S. military, said he believes that the pilots who fired on Hull's convoy did not take steps to identify their target that they ""could easily have taken.""
Hull's death and the U.S. military's initial refusal to release a cockpit videotape have caused anger in Britain and created friction between the Bush administration and its closest ally in the Iraq war. U.S. officials have called the incident a tragic mistake and said U.S. military authorities have cleared the pilots, who have not been publicly identified, of wrongdoing.
He called the incident an accident and said ""our hearts go out"" to the soldier's family.
Susan Hull, the soldier's widow, said the verdict proves that ""Matthew's death was entirely avoidable."" She said that she and her family will ""move on"" from the incident and that she hopes the pilots ""are at peace with themselves.""
She added, ""I'm sure they are full of remorse for what they did -- I hope so, anyway.""
The U.S. government rarely releases video and audio recordings of friendly fire incidents, and it initially declined to provide such evidence for the British inquiry. But last month, a British tabloid newspaper posted the cockpit video, which it had obtained from unidentified sources, on its Web site. Hours after the video appeared, the Pentagon agreed to release it to the coroner and the family.
In the video, the U.S. pilots are heard reacting with horror and disbelief when they realize they have killed an allied soldier. One of the pilots, from the 190th Fighter Squadron of the Idaho Air National Guard, is heard saying, ""I'm going to be sick"" and ""We're in jail, dude.""",419,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00026-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.975293517112732
90efb997-381c-4e02-98e0-dbd8536bfc84,2015-03-31T20:47:33+00:00,2014-05-28,0,http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/tag/maya-angelou/,"While many facts about the city by the bay may be obvious, there are many other facts that aren’t as obvious. Here are 10 things you might not know about San Francisco.
This week a beloved author passed, an A-lister was attacked, and two music moguls got $3 billion richer.
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture’s Director, Howard Dodson, and New York Public Library President Paul LeClerc announce the acquisition of the personal and professional papers of Dr. Maya Angelou, who is regarded […]
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – MAY 20: Poet Dr. Maya Angelou’s 82nd birthday with friends and family at Angelou’s home on May 20, 2010 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Steve Exum/Getty Images)",177,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131301015.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172141-00111-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.930876791477203
69eaab4c-776f-45d4-a746-28ccc08d4bb7,2018-08-20T15:45:38+00:00,2016-06-28,1,https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-36647132,"Brexit: Welsh Government urged to appoint Leave adviser
The Welsh Government should include politicians who campaigned for Brexit in its negotiations over withdrawal from the EU, according to the leader of the Welsh Conservatives.
Andrew RT Davies, a prominent Leave campaigner, said the Welsh Government had failed to reflect public opinion.
The Welsh Government said it saw ""no merit"" in appointing a Leave supporter to advise it in negotiations.
On Tuesday, AMs will debate the impact on Wales of the UK leaving the EU.
Prime Minister David Cameron said all the devolved governments would be involved in Brexit negotiations.
Conservative MP David Jones called for the first minister to appoint a Leave supporter to advise him on Wales' exit from the EU.
Mr Davies said, despite the expectations of many, ""Wales has proven itself to be a Eurosceptic nation"".
""As negotiations in relation to the UK's withdrawal from the EU continue, the Welsh Government must ensure public opinion is better reflected as part of this process.""
He said the country needed ""strong leadership that reflects the wishes of its people, and ensures the best deal for our country in this new era.
""That should include a role for those politicians of all parties who campaigned for a vote to leave.""
In response to Mr Jones's suggestion, a Welsh Government spokesman said: ""We don't see any merit in this idea.
""The Welsh Government will work through the consequences of the vote in good faith in the interests of the people of Wales.""
Meanwhile Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood told BBC Wales she wanted to hold a special conference of Plaid Cymru members to decide where the party would go next and where Wales should go.
She has already proposed a new union of independent nations for the UK.
She said: ""We want to keep the option open of remaining part of the European Union. We see our future as using pound sterling; we see the potential for pooling other functions, and that remains to be seen what they are.
""There's a discussion to be had between the different countries that make up the United Kingdom. We'll need to look at resources, the constitution.
""Everything has been thrown up in the air by last Thursday's vote.""",456,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216475.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820140847-20180820160847-00325.warc.gz,0.965729176998138
e9d290f4-28c9-41a2-911d-452d685d84ba,2020-10-24T22:55:15+00:00,2020-10-06,1,https://www.wivb.com/news/world/unrest-in-kyrgyzstan-govt-buildings-seized-ex-leader-freed/,"MOSCOW (AP) — Officials in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday nullified the results of a weekend parliamentary election after mass protests erupted in the capital of Bishkek and other cities, with opposition supporters seizing government buildings overnight and demanding a new vote.
Hundreds of people were injured, one fatally. Members of several opposition parties announced plans to oust the president and form a new government in the Central Asian country.
The decision to cancel the results of Sunday’s vote was made to “prevent tension,” Central Election Commission head Nurzhan Shaildabekova told the Interfax news agency.
Protests broke out in Bishkek and elsewhere after authorities announced early returns in favor of two parties, one of which is said be closely aligned with President Sooronbai Jeenbekov and another linked to a former top customs official, amid reports of vote-buying and other election fraud.
The country of 6.5 million, one of the poorest to emerge from the former Soviet Union, is strategically located on the border with China and once was home to a U.S. air base that was used for refueling and logistics for the war in Afghanistan. Kyrgyzstan also hosts a Russian air base and maintains close ties with Moscow.
Supporters of a dozen opposition parties took to the streets Monday, demanding a new election. Police dispersed crowds with water cannons, tear gas and flash grenades. About 590 people were injured and one person was killed, the Interfax news agency reported, citing Kyrgyzstan’s Health Ministry.
The violent crackdown failed to halt the unrest, however, and protesters broke into the government complex that houses both parliament and the president’s office. A fire broke out in the parliament building but was quickly extinguished, and local media reported some offices were looted.
Other protesters went to Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee of National Security, demanding to free former President Almazbek Atambayev, who was convicted on corruption charges earlier this year and sentenced to over 11 years in prison. Security officers freed Atambayev after negotiations with the protesters.
Members of several opposition parties announced plans to oust Jeenbekov and form a new government.
“We intend to seek the dismissal of Sooronbai Jeenbekov from his post,” Maksat Mamytkanov, a member of the Chon Kazat party, told Interfax, adding that opposition parties also insist on adopting a new constitution.
Zhanar Akayev of the Ata Meken opposition party was quoted by the Kyrgyz service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as saying that “a new prime minister and the people’s government need to be appointed,” and then “a popular election” needs to be held.
Lawmakers later announced a candidate for prime minister and parliament speaker, although it was unclear whether the moves were legal under the constitution.
Jeenbekov urged opposition leaders to “calm their supporters down and take them away” from the streets.
“I call on all (political) forces to put the fate of the country above their political ambitions and return to (acting) within the law,” he said.
Several opposition parties formed what they called a coordination council to facilitate a transition of power, while several others refused to recognize the council as a legitimate body representing the opposition.
The mayors of Bishkek and Jalal-Abad, the country’s third-largest city, resigned. The country’s Finance Ministry issued a statement on its website, saying that it “recognized the power of the people” and halted all of its financial operations “until further notice from the legitimate authorities.”
Parliament announced an emergency session to discuss the crisis. Local media reported that lawmakers failed to get a quorum, but a few dozen of them gathered anyway and, with proxy votes from other lawmakers, approved new appointments to some top government posts.
They announced the resignation of Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov and gave preliminary approval to Sadyr Zhaparov, a former lawmaker released from prison overnight, as his replacement.
They also named Myktybek Abdyldayev as the new speaker of parliament. Abdyldayev later said Zhaparov’s candidacy is to be approved by parliament after he presents his proposals for a new cabinet as well as his policies.
Boronov himself hasn’t made any statements about resigning yet, and it wasn’t immediately clear if the changes by the lawmakers were legal. Jeenbekov also hasn’t commented on the moves, saying in an interview released Tuesday evening only that he was “ready” for talks with the opposition “as a legitimate president.”",1007,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107885059.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024223210-20201025013210-00488.warc.gz,0.973929226398468
65839db7-2f5c-4977-a2c8-617b3f89a0b5,2022-05-20T15:04:58+00:00,2022-05-20,0,https://www.teenlife.com/l/summer/pennsylvania-college-technology-pre-college-programs-graphic-design-summer-studio/?modal=true,"Tomorrow begins today at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Unsure what you want to study in college? Join us this summer for overnight Pre-College Programs. There are a wide selection of programs such as Aviation, Health Careers, Automatoive Technology, Engineering, and MORE. Our programs are designed for those entering 9-12th grade and even have a Career Exploration Camp for those in 6-8th grade...(more)
- Listing Type: Summer Programs
- Destination: United States
- Program Delivery: Residential
- Provided By: College
- Session Start: July
- Session Length: Other
- Entering Grade: 10th, 11th, 12th
- Gender: Coed
- Category: Performing & Visual Arts
- Sub-Categories: Design
- Selective: No
- Ages: 15, 16, 17, 18
Dive into an intensive three-day workshop that guides you through the graphic design process from ideation and concept development to production. Open to students entering grades 10-12.
The Graphic Design Summer Studio is an intensive three-day workshop that guides participants through the graphic design process from ideation and concept development to production. High school students interested in a career in graphic design will have an opportunity to work with faculty and students in the development of real-world visual design solutions. Workshops will take place in cutting-edge labs and studios and utilize industry standard hardware and software. The workshop culminates in an exhibition for parents and families and will feature the work produced over the three days.",320,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662532032.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520124557-20220520154557-00400.warc.gz,0.940151751041412
803b7391-0056-489f-9acf-c90a08d72397,2020-10-29T16:26:04+00:00,2019-01-18,1,https://geoknow.net/blog/2019/01/18/an-epidemic-of-food-waste-when-so-many-go-hungry/,"A definitive study has been released in Canada that more accurately quantifies the amount of food wasted each year in terms of both avoidable waste and unavoidable waste. In total, almost 58% of Canadian food production is wasted. Of that, 32% is considered avoidable waste which means just shy of $50 billion of ‘usable groceries’ is wasted each year.
The original technical report and road map is from Second Harvest who (according to their website), is “Canada’s largest food rescue charity with a dual mission of environmental protection and hunger relief. We recover nutritious, unsold food before it becomes waste and distribute to a broad network of 373 social service organizations.”
- The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste (January 2019)
Other food waste-related articles include:
- Food Waste: What supermarkets throw out (CBC Marketplace documentary)
- Other countries crack down on discards, so why are we so far behind? (CBC Marketplace)
- Wasted! The story of food waste (CBC The Passionate Eye documentary)
- Follow-up piece: Fifteen Canadian Initiatives Trying to Reduce Food Waste",233,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107904834.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029154446-20201029184446-00418.warc.gz,0.945285201072693
c3aea7f8-6765-4c1d-becb-56bb85e61b21,2018-08-20T22:30:45+00:00,2018-04-23,0,http://democracyformonroecounty.org/2018/04/23/may-link-up-may-day-and-the-workers-project/,"In honor of May Day our May Link-up will be on May 1 instead of our usual first Thursday. Jobs with Justice is co-hosting this event.
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Upland Brewing Co. Reception Room – 350 W. 11th St
Our guest speaker will be Tom Lewendowski co-founder of the Workers Project in Fort Wayne Indiana. This project seeks to create a bond between union members and non-union members – workers of all stripes – white, Latino, black, Asian, undocumented, unemployed – and to organize them all into one community. Long before Trump came along with his bigoted fear mongering which pitted union workers against non-union workers, whites against people of color, and everyone against undocumented people, the Workers Project was working on the premise that they all are in the same boat and that, as Tom so colorfully put it, “if they’re f—d, we’re f—d.”
Free beer and hors d’oeurves will be served.
For more information about the Workers Project go to:",246,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217354.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820215248-20180820235248-00463.warc.gz,0.953036963939667
00575aa5-3356-4efc-bcff-08b68c1e64c2,2022-05-16T23:17:06+00:00,2020-02-15,1,https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/02/disney-is-pitching-developers-to-make-more-licensed-games/,"After everything that happened with Disney Infinity and The House of Mouse’s relationship with games in the past, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Disney were happy to remain a step removed from the video game industry. As it turns out, Mickey Mouse wants to get back into gaming.
Sean Shoptaw, vice president of gaming and interactive experiences at Disney, reportedly made the pitch to game developers during this year’s DICE summit in Las Vegas. “I’m here for one specific reason: to empower you to do really unique things with our [catalog] … we want to tap into the power of creatives across the industry,” Hollywood Reporter quoted Hoptaw as saying.
Disney’s previous experience in managing game development hasn’t always worked out – there’s plenty of great Disney games that ended up on the cutting room floor – but recent experiences have clearly caught their eye when it comes to licensing out their back catalog. Jedi Fallen Order is on track to sell more than 10 million units, according to EA, and the game hasn’t released a single piece of DLC yet. There’s also the success of Kingdom Hearts 3, and the influence of the success other publishers are having with reinterpretations or reimaginations of classic IP (like Insomniac’s Spider-Man).
Imagine Captain Woody and his fearless crew of toys journeying from planet to planet, looking for signs of life and new lands to explore. Tasked by Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, the rinky dink cast of Toy Story were going to explore the edges of space, helping colonies of toys from all over the galaxy.Read more
Disney’s bank of IP is a lot bigger these days after the 20th Century Fox acquisition too, meaning that Disney can get developers to pitch them video game adaptations of things like Avatar, Alien vs Predator, M*A*S*H*, X-Men, Deadpool, Die Hard. (Ubisoft has already been working on a video game adaptation of Avatar, and hopefully with the new consoles we might see something about it this year.)
With the rise of live services and games like Sea of Thieves – not to mention how good the recreation in Kingdom Hearts 3 was – I’m still hopeful that Pirates of the Carribean will get the right video game treatment one day. But we’ve been down that road before and failed.
What Disney/20th Century Fox IPs would you like to see remade into a video game?",526,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662512249.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516204516-20220516234516-00012.warc.gz,0.950468838214874
030e3d72-fb47-43a8-8f71-4c5e0ad066fe,2022-05-28T07:05:24+00:00,2022-06-12,0,https://www.messiahchurch.org/messages/longing-for-home/,"There is a longing deep within everyone for something that can only be satisfied when we find “home”. Once you have found it, you never want to let it go. How can God call us from that experience to invite others to come home?
Download Files Notes
Sunday, June 12 @ 8:30 and 10:30 am",74,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663013003.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528062047-20220528092047-00227.warc.gz,0.959661364555359
bb1917d8-1dae-4d16-bd89-19c2bbc429d2,2013-05-18T17:48:33+00:00,2012-06-20,1,http://www.nation.co.ke/News/ICC+claims+witnesses+threatened+/-/1056/1431960/-/coalvyz/-/index.html,"ICC claims witnesses threatened
Posted Wednesday, June 20 2012 at 22:30
- Government insiders expressed fear of being harmed or killed over cases, says Bensouda
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda now says that insiders in the Kenyan government have expressed a fear of being harmed or even killed because of co-operation with her office.
Ms Bensouda says that this fear is objectively reasonable “as demonstrated by the post-PEV murders and forced disappearances of key witnesses with knowledge of the accuseds’ roles in the PEV.”
“Indeed, almost every insider — from government functionary to Mungiki member — who has spoken to the Prosecution has expressed a fear of being harmed or even killed because of co-operation with the Prosecution,” Ms Bensouda said on Wednesday.
The prosecutor lists various Mungiki leaders including Charles Wagacha, Naftali Irungu, Maina Diambo, Njuguna Gitau, George Njoroge Wagacha and Virginia Nyakio (former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga’s wife).
Ms Bensouda says that the individuals had vital information of how Mungiki was used in the violence before they were killed. The revelations are contained in the prosecutor’s response to Mr Muthaura’s claims that her office has been contacting his witnesses.
Ms Bensouda has termed as “over-blown rhetoric” claims by Mr Muthaura that the prosecution is acting improperly in the course of its investigations or departing from the “golden jurisprudential thread running through the decisions of all Chambers.”
“The Defence Application fails both in fact and in law and should be dismissed. The Prosecution has and continues to conduct itself in good faith, in accordance with its statutory duties, and with scrupulous regard for the security of witnesses,” Ms Bensouda told the judges on Wednesday.
In a redacted response to Mr Muthaura’s accusations, Ms Bensouda denied that the prosecution has contacted the said defence witnesses through an intermediary. The names of the two individuals are concealed throughout the document.
She also told the judges that the prosecution has not attempted to bribe any defence witness and asked Mr Muthaura to share its concrete allegations regarding the supposed “especially egregious misconduct.”.
However, the ICC prosecutor revealed that she has been in contact with some defence witnesses who are government officials in her cooperation requests.",529,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00014-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.970941543579102
dcf13b86-011c-4fc7-859b-6b54c91d49d7,2017-08-20T15:18:48+00:00,2012-10-31,0,http://moore4u.blogspot.com/2012/10/,"the wonderful colors of the leaves and.......the beach!!!!!
Yep, you heard that right, the beach! It's been a tradition for about 6 years to head to St. Simons Island in the Fall with John's parents. We continued the tradition again for 2012 and had a blast, as usual!
John and the kids bought a new toy while we were there, a casting net, and it kept them busy for hours!
Lily Clare enjoyed scooping the dropped fish off of the sand and putting them back into the tide pool.
Three shrimp were caught and John promised Sam that they could cook them and eat them....ta-da!!!
On our way off of the island and headed home, we took a little detour and visited Fort Frederica. It's the fort where the British settled and fought the Spanish to eventually start the British colony of Georgia.
I'm in love with Spanish moss!!!!
Family fun at the fort!
A little brother / sister love on the tour!
After our tour, we hit the road and headed back to Alpharetta. Such a neat drive between SSI and our house! We take back roads and drive through so many quaint, little towns. I am always wanting to stop in these little towns and visit and take pictures and John is always racing the clock and trying to set the new record for our commute! Well, believe it or not, I got him to stop twice for me!!! Yep, felt like I won the lottery!!! He pulled over for this:
I love the apiary building!!! Do you know what that is?!?!? An ""apiary"" is where beehives of honey bees are kept. This is in the town of Gardi, GA and fronts the railroad track. It's estimated to have been built in the early 1900's and was originally a general store before it was used for the apiary.
The cotton fields...well, they are just a perfect Southern sight! The kids had never really paid attention to the surroundings (that's what happens when you have a DVD player in the car) and when we pulled over and they stared at the white puffs...they were amazed. I grabbed a couple of pieces and the amazement doubled! Such a different sight from what we see on a daily basis!
What a great trip and even better to stop and smell the roses, er cotton, along the way!
O-N-S-I-B-L-E.....sock it to me, sock it to me, etc. Well, that's not exactly the song that Aretha belted out years ago, but it's the song that we're singing in this house! Do you recall this blog post? Guess what??? Lily Clare was recognized as a Responsible First Grader this month!!! We are so proud!
And look at all of this swag!
A free meal at Shane's Rib Shack, 2 free meals at Chili's, a free round of mini golf, book marks and a pencil!
Way to go sweet girl!!! We love your responsible little self!!!!
I don't have a favorite season, because I love something about each one of them. But there is something special about those first few mornings of Fall when you walk outside and you are surprised by the cool temperatures. The humid air is gone and you have to run back in for a jacket to keep you warm! I do love that!
I do love getting out the Fall decorations, having a fire in the outdoor fireplace and pulling out the boots and sweaters! I do love to watch the chameleon-like leaves changing from the summery green to the oranges, golds and brown of the new season! I do love to pull out my chili and soup recipes! Yep, lots to love about Autumn!
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~George Eliot If only I could fly~ Laurie
Wow, a month since my last blog???? I wish I could say that I had been hanging out here:
or doing something like this:
But the unfancy truth is that I'm a:
I have two kiddos that want to be involved in every after-school activity (I'm thankful to have outgoing kids!) and I kinda have a problem with walking past a volunteer sign-up sheet and ignoring it. For some reason, I always pick up the pen and write my name. (I'm grateful to be able to stay home and do these things!) So, not complaining about it...it's just a fact. And by the time 9:30ish comes around and I can finally sit down, my brain is a bit too fried to blog! So, as I sit here next to my sweet, little feverish Lily Clare (woke up with a yucky fever), I finally have some time to catch up.
September brought us birthdays for Lily, Chandler and Nana. We celebrated all of their special days a little early while we were in Alabama for Labor Day.
Our Webelos Scout is on duty for popcorn sales!
We were amazed by the ""blue moon"".
I had an incredible ""girls weekend"" at the cabin. Who would have thought that we'd able to get nine women together for a road trip on the first try! A big shout out to all of the guys for playing Mr. Mom for the weekend. As we were all sitting around the dinner table, we realized that we had left almost an entire neighborhood mom-less! But no catastrophes occurred!
We didn't take hardly any pictures. But of course, one of us eating!
I took everyone ""back in the woods"" and we had a great hike to the Chattooga River!
I am so blessed to have these girls in my life! A drama-free weekend filled with so much laughter! (Oh, and lots of food!)",1227,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106779.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820150632-20170820170632-00282.warc.gz,0.972320675849915
d298f5ad-adf4-449f-814c-f68cb00a1c85,2018-08-22T07:16:13+00:00,2018-08-22,1,https://www.themarkslawfirm.com/will-tri-custody-become-family-law-norm/,"Michael and Dawn married in 1994. Dawn could not bear children, so they agreed to a rather unique arrangement – an open marriage involving their neighbor Audria. It seems that Michael and Audria conceived a child, and the parties agreed to raise that child collectively. Later, Audria and Dawn began an intimate relationship, and as a result, Dawn and Michael began divorce proceedings. At the same time, Michael filed a paternity suit against Audria for custody of the child. Because Dawn had no biological relation to the child and the parties never adopted the child during the marriage, Dawn had no legal rights to the child. But she did have a maternal relationship with the child. So Dawn also sought custodial rights.
The judge in the case, after criticizing the parties for their unusual behavior, had to decide what would be in the best interests of the child. Recognizing that all three had been raising the child, and that Dawn had a maternal role in the child’s life, the judge decided to give custodial rights to all three parties.
In some ways, this case is not too far astray from cases where a third party may seek visitation rights in a particular case because of the particular facts of the relationship – for example, a grandparent who helped raise a child for a significant period of time. But this case went further and granted all three actual custodial rights.
In other ways, this case raises serious concerns about surrogacy arrangements. Many married couples engage a surrogate to carry a child, and sometimes the surrogate also donates her egg. In this sense, such an arrangement has the same facts (without the relationship drama) of the New York case. What if the surrogate is a friend and has some contact with the child? What if the parties wanted to keep the surrogate in the mix but later felt that having two moms created too much of a problem? Does the New York case give a precedent for a surrogate to have custody rights?
What we have now is a legislative gap in our custody statutes, and states need to be more proactive in responding to surrogacy and open-marriage relationships for the good of the child. The surrogacy issue can be dealt with more easily because of contract law that would require a surrogate to give up all rights or have specific rights as agreed in advance. But three party relationships create new territory even though the prevalence of such relationships has been growing for several decades. States need to amend statutes to allow for a means of awarding and evaluating custody when it would be in the best interest of the child. Just as paternity cases “legitimated” out-of-wedlock relationships, the three party relationship may be the next frontier.
If you have questions about third party custody, contact us – we can help.",560,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221219692.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20180822065454-20180822085454-00228.warc.gz,0.969397962093353
a8a4771a-9288-4ca9-bcec-670740031388,2017-08-16T13:15:32+00:00,2013-05-21,0,https://eiustudyabroad.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/see-you-in-st-louis/,"EIU Study Abroad staff will be on site in St. Louis at the 2013 Annual Conference & Expo from Monday, May 27 through Friday, May 31.
You can catch Kelly in two places:
* Wednesday, May 29 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Enhancing Learning Before, During & After Education Abroad poster fair. Sara and Kelly will talk about EIU’s very own Study Abroad Society, with a focus on student-led re-entry.
* Friday, May 31 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Technology Fair: Unique Uses of Technology & Social Media in International Education. Get the good word on how to use HootSuite for a small office, and lots of other tips from fellow international educators.
Follow along on @EIUStudyAbroad for tweets from sessions and meetings (and probably some St. Louis food, let’s be real).
Sarah and Sara will also be in attendance, so be on the lookout for all three international education mavens.
Give us a shout if you’d like to meet up, we’d love to see you!",241,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886101966.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816125013-20170816145013-00028.warc.gz,0.931758999824524
67f85e82-3aac-431d-ab61-10e89b3c58b9,2022-05-28T20:28:41+00:00,2015-03-02,1,https://www.dawn.com/news/1166801/punjab-epa-approves-karot-hydropower-project,"RAWALPINDI: The Environmental Protection Agency-Punjab (Punjab-EPA) has approved the 720 megawatt (MW) Karot Hydropower Project worth $1.4 billion.
The project is proposed to be built on the Jhelum River near village Karot in Kahuta tehsil in Rawalpindi district. The proposed project site is 65 kilometres from Rawalpindi city.
The hydropower project would be developed privately by a Chinese company and would be transferred to the government after 30 years of operation, according to the Power Generation Policy 2002. The project will be connected to the national electricity grid in the year 2020.
“The Punjab-EPA, in Rawalpindi, approved the project after receiving the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report. The report has now been sent to Lahore for final approval. The Punjab-EPA director general will soon announce the date for the public hearing of the project,” District Officer Mian Muhammad Nawaz told Dawn.
He said the Rawalpindi-EPA recommended that the private company developing the project ensure that there are green spaces around the project site. “The project is likely to improve agriculture in this arid area, rather than having a negative impact,” he said.
In November 1984, the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) carried out ranking studies and identified possible sites for the development of hydropower plants along the Jhelum River. The site at Karot was among those identified as potential sites for hydropower generation. The ranking studies were carried out by Wapda’s Hydro Electric Power Organisation for NWFP province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and German consultancy firm GTZ.
However, since the identification of the site, no further development took place until 2007 when the site was offered as an Investment Power Project (IPP) by the Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB).
Plant expected to contribute 720MW of electricity to the national grid by 2020
A group of Pakistani and Chinese investors were awarded the contract for the development of the hydropower generation plant. A feasibility report was prepared in March 2014, which suggested that the main axis of the dam should be downstream and it should be a rock-fill type dam.
Commissioner Zahid Saeed told Dawn the project required 2,400 kanals in Kahuta tehsil in the Rawalpindi district and would also require some land in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) as Kahuta borders AJK.
The commissioner said the Punjab government has decided that land procurement would be the investor’s responsibility.
“The Chinese investor would start procuring land soon and the government will provide assistance to the company. However, the government would be involved in negotiations over prices of land and this would be decided between the landowners and the company,” he said.
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5769cc0d-c23f-4c7f-9efc-e60954c6adee,2018-08-15T13:04:37+00:00,2017-08-31,1,https://www.jack-wolfskin.pt/corporate-responsibility.html,"At home, here in Germany
100% green energy and photovoltaic systems
In March 2008, we began the process of switching entirely to green electricity for our power supply. Alongside reducing our energy consumption, we are focusing on using renewable energy, which we generate by using photovoltaic systems installed at our sites in Idstein and Neu-Wulmstorf.
- 03/2008 – Start of switchover to green energy
- 07/2012 – All locations in Germany/Austria and Switzerland use exclusively green energy
We promote biodiversity
We have redeveloped our campus and converted an area into a colourful meadow of wild flowers. There are insect hotels, nesting and breeding aids, as well as bird baths in the company grounds.
Together with the “Blühendes Idstein” work group, we have planted the ballast bed on the roundabout in front of the company campus with greenery. Native plants now offer sustenance for bees, bumble bees, butterflies and moths and enrich the city’s image with another colourful habitat.
Furthermore, we set great store in the fact that no herbicides are used on flowerbeds or lawns and only bioorganic fertilizers are used.
- 03/2008 – Greening of large parts of the company campus
- 04/2012 – Installation of insect hotels, nesting and breeding aids and bird baths
- 08/2013 – Greening of the roundabout
Environmentally friendly mobility thanks to rail travel, electric vehicles, pedelecs and company bikes
We act as sustainably as possible with regard to mobility. For our employees, this means that for business trips within Germany and bordering countries, travel should be by rail.Furthermore, we try to avoid air travel wherever it makes sense with the aid of our video conferencing systems.
Other initiatives include:
- Electric vehicles and pedelecs charged with 100% green energy at our own charging station
- Our taxi partner in Idstein uses vehicles running on natural gas at our request
- In 2014, our employees covered just under 4,000 km of their commutes by bike as part of the “Mit dem Rad zur Arbeit” (Go by bike to work) initiative from the AOK health insurer. This saved 400 kg of CO2 and burned over 49,000 calories.
Sustainable shop design
Selecting store furnishings based on sustainability
When furnishing our stores, we are mindful of choosing long-lasting natural materials (such as native woods), as well as using components that are recyclable and less harmful to the environment. Furthermore, we have an energy-saving lighting concept, are mindful of the reusability of elements and completely avoid using PVC (either in flooring or other construction components)
- 02/2012 – Optimisation of store furnishing based on ecological criteria
A comprehensive overview of our environmental initiatives
Our 2011/2012 Environmental Report outlines our many years of commitment to ensuring environmentally responsible operations. It describes in detail what we’ve achieved to date and which goals we’ve set ourselves.
In the wider world
bluesign® system partnership 100% bluesign® by 2020
With the help of the bluesign® system, we are making comprehensive chemical management using the best technology available at all levels of our supply chain a reality
We have been a bluesign® system partner since October 2011. Thanks to the bluesign® system, we can guarantee the sustainable production of textiles. bluesign® eradicates environmentally unfriendly and health-damaging substances from the manufacturing process, right from the start. All stages of the process are fully monitored by an independent auditor in order to guarantee environmentally friendly and safe production, as well as compliance with the strictest consumer protection requirements.
The bluesign® standard stands for
- Safe textiles,
- Environmentally friendly production
- Conscious use of resources
Our goal is to obtain all of our fabrics and 75% of our components (such as buttons, zips, drawcords, etc.) from bluesign®-certified manufacturers from 2020 onwards.
- 10/2011 – Jack Wolfskin becomes a bluesign® system Partner
- 08/2012 – First bluesign®-certified materials in the collection
- 02/2015 – We are able to ensure that 63% of our appointed material manufacturers (fabrics and components) have not used hazardous chemicals, including all preliminary stages. 14% of our material suppliers are currently undergoing the bluesign® screening or implementation phase.
- 02/2016 – Two-thirds of apparel fabrics used in our 2016 summer collection are bluesign® approved and meet the highest standards with regard to an effective use of resources, consumer protection, water and air emissions as well as workplace safety.
MRSL – environmentally friendly production
Ban or limit on using certain chemicals in the production process
MRSL stands for Manufacturing Restricted Substances List and refers to a list of chemicals which should not be used or may only be used in limited quantities as they can be harmful to humans or the environment above a certain concentration.
We have developed a uniform MRSL with the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals group (ZDHC) in order to have the greatest possible influence on our suppliers of fabrics and components, with the full weight of the market power of the companies in the ZDHC behind us.
GreenBook – guarantees products free from harmful substances
The requirements regarding products free from harmful substances are listed in the GreenBook
Our requirements for hazardous substances have been summarised in the GreenBook since 2007. All manufacturers, irrespective of whether they supply finished items of apparel, materials or components, must comply with these requirements.
The minimum requirements listed in our GreenBook are based on both worldwide legal requirements, such as REACH, as well as the those of the bluesign® standard and the Oeko-Tex® Standard 100.In order to ensure that the requirements are adhered to, we have outlined a comprehensive test programme to be carried out by independent accredited laboratories in Germany.
- 04/2007 – The GreenBook becomes a binding part of business relationships with all suppliers
- 08/2017: Publication of the updated „Green Book 2017“ view here
Phasing out PFCs – Going the extra mile
The phasing out of fluorine chemicals is a done deal. – We have committed ourselves to having fully achieved this aim by 2020
PFCs (perfluorinated and polyfluorinated compounds) make the outer material of jackets and trousers resistant to water, dirt and oil. The problem is that some chemicals in this group are already known to be toxic (poisonous), persistent (non-degradable) or bioaccumulative (they accumulate in organisms).
As the information available is not conclusive, we would rather err on the side of caution than have to later live with the knowledge that we have damaged people or our planet. We therefore decided in 2012 to eliminate all PFCs from our products by 2020.
In 2009 we had already begun to ban PFOA – a substance that belongs to the PFC group and which was not yet legally regulated but was already regarded critically – from our products.
The switch to PFC-free, water-repellent coatings is in full swing. In order to find straightforward and proven non-critical water-repellent coatings for our products, this topic has become an important issue in our innovation department.
- 01/2009 – Decision to phase out C8 chemicals and ban PFOA
- 09/2012 – Decision to phase out fluorine chemicals
- 02/2013 – Exclusive use of PFC-free waterproof membranes based on polyurethane
- 08/2013 – 50% of Jack Wolfskin’s entire collection is PFC-free read the press release of 12/2013
- 02/2015 – 75% of Jack Wolfskin’s entire collection is PFC-free read the press release of 06/2014
- 02/2016 – 77% of our apparel products for the 2016 summer collection are already PFC-free. This means that we have reached this target two years ahead of schedule.
- 02/2017 – 89 % of our clothing products in the 2017 summer collection is PFC-free.
Transparency and strict controls
The amount of recycled contents in our products is more and more increasing. In order to ensure transparency regarding the origin, all recycled materials are certified according to the Global Recycled Standard (GRS). To guarantee a compliance with thresholds for harmful substances, we are already using bluesign® approved recycled materials for the very most part. It is our goal to exclusively use bluesign® approved recycled materials from 2020 on.
Gaining knowledge and find options for action
Mircoplastic in the oceans is more and more increasing. Mircoplastic, those are merest plastic particles that accumulate in our environment and may harm ecosystems and human beings. Garments are considered to be one of the sources of microplastic due to the regular washing into washing machines where microfibers are washed out each time. We are fully aware about that problem and decided to find answers for the most pressing questions about microfibers and to define specific options for action. We want to find solutions not only for us as company, but also for the entire outdoor industry and within global contexts.
ZDHC – the way to cleaner production
Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals is our aim
We were the first company in the industry to have joined the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) programme in 2012. The aim of this group of globally active clothing companies is to ban all dangerous chemicals from the entire production chain by 2020. This ambitious aim can only be achieved by working together with the industry, supervisory authorities and stakeholders. We’re doing everything we can to achieve this aim.
- 10/2012 – Jack Wolfskin joins the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals programme read the press release of 09/2012
- 08/2014 – Using regular water tests at our suppliers, we make spot checks to see whether systems already implemented have had the desired effect and no toxic chemicals are being emitted. We ensure transparency by publishing the results of the water tests on our website
- At the end of 2016 the ZDHC published a jointly developed and industry-first Wastewater Guideline – with regard to our regular wastewater tests, we are following this guideline in order to achieve zero discharge in the industry together.
Freight transport – Reducing CO2 emissions
Replacing air freight with shipping: Logistical challenge
Our incoming freight accounts for the majority (approx. 73%) of our total CO2 emissions.
As part of the drive to restructure our procurement processes, we changed our entire production and supply cycle and introduced binding ecological criteria for our global freight transport with regard to the means of transport selected and route planning.
The main aims have always been to replace as much air freight as possible with sea freight and to optimise all transport routes, including pre- and post-transport.
Transparency regarding material and component suppliers
More trust thanks to full transparency
We don’t have anything to hide – that’s why we decided in 2014 to publish not only our direct suppliers, but also show the upstream steps transparently on our website.
For clarity, the suppliers have been divided into three categories: pioneers, good suppliers with potential for improvement and suppliers who are still in the early stages. This makes it possible to identify developments and make our bluesign® goals understandable and measurable.
- 07/2014 – Publication of material and component suppliers",2411,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210105.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815122304-20180815142304-00704.warc.gz,0.929995536804199
fb4f8aec-7d91-418e-b1c8-e2fd60ea26bd,2018-08-21T23:42:17+00:00,2017-12-01,1,https://www.strtrade.com/news-publications-import-safeguard-clothes-washers-120117.html,"Global Import Restrictions on Clothes Washers are Focus of USTR Inquiry
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is seeking input from importers, exporters, domestic producers, and other interested parties on possible import restrictions on large residential clothes washers.
The International Trade Commission recently determined in a section 201 global safeguard investigation that increased imports of such products are seriously injuring the domestic industry, and its recommendation to establish three-year tariff-rate quotas on washers and washer parts is due to the president by Dec. 4. The interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee will also make a recommendation for action that will take into account the ITC recommendation, the extent to which the domestic industry will benefit from adjustment assistance, the efforts of the domestic industry to make positive adjustments, and other relevant considerations. Possible remedies the TPSC could recommend include tariff increases, TRQs or other quantitative restrictions, voluntary restraint agreements with exporting countries, and import licenses.
To aid in the determination of which safeguards to recommend, USTR is accepting views and evidence through Dec. 11 and will hold a hearing Jan. 3 in Washington, D.C. USTR is specifically requesting comments on the appropriateness of any other proposed action and how it would be in the public interest as well as the short- and long-term effects on the domestic residential washers industry, other domestic industries, and downstream consumers of taking or not taking the proposed action.",292,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221219197.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821230258-20180822010258-00087.warc.gz,0.939964473247528
f38c894e-09d5-4fc7-a8fd-49331076b1dc,2020-10-26T13:13:12+00:00,2020-10-26,1,https://latchedandhooked.com/blogs/news/should-hair-braiders-be-licensed,"Ever since she was a little girl, Fatou Diouf has been braiding hair. And for almost two decades, Fatou has turned that tradition into a vocation by working professionally as a licensed natural hair stylist in Tennessee.
“I never did any other job but hair braiding my whole life,” she said. “I cannot recall a time when I did not know how.”
But in recent years, Tennessee has forced Fatou to pay a staggering $16,000 in fines, simply because she employed workers who did not have a government license to braid hair. Nor is she alone. After examining meeting minutes and disciplinary actions for the Tennessee Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners, the Institute for Justice has identified nearly $100,000 in fines levied against dozens of braiders and more than 30 different natural hair shops and salons since 2009. All of those violations were for unlicensed braiding; none were triggered by any health or sanitation violation.
Read More on Forbes.com
Should Hair Braiders Be Licensed?",219,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107891228.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026115814-20201026145814-00147.warc.gz,0.981042325496674
c437e593-af32-403a-854a-268ec401b4eb,2015-03-29T06:36:58+00:00,2015-03-29,0,http://steepster.com/teas/american-roland-food-corp/37585-shui-sen,"Scent strongly reminds me of Da Hong Pao. Taste is lighter, I think… with a little less of that feeling you get in your chest when you sip a nice da hong pao. I may not have brewed it long enough, or perhaps not hot enough, as it almost looked greenish at first. Will revise this note accordingly if I find that makes a noticeable difference. A little chocolatey, slightly sweet, but with an almost watery aftertaste.",97,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298228.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00097-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.953829944133758
02c9741b-5900-4a8b-a6b8-9a06cf7dfc0b,2020-10-28T11:20:08+00:00,2020-09-26,1,https://infosurhoy.com/news/china-reports-current-account-surplus-in-q2/,"BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — China saw a current account surplus in the second quarter (Q2), reversing from a deficit seen in the first quarter as the economy recovered amid control of the COVID-19 epidemic.
The current account surplus reached 110.2 billion U.S. dollars in Q2, as compared with a deficit of 33.7 billion dollars in Q1, data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange showed.
The capital and financial account recorded a deficit of 34.5 billion dollars.
Trade in goods posted a surplus of 161.3 billion dollars, while trade in services saw a deficit of 29.5 billion dollars.
In the first half of this year, the country saw a current account surplus of 76.5 billion dollars, accounting for 1.2 percent of the country’s GDP, data from the administration showed.
The administration expected a mild current account surplus for the whole year, with a stable goods trade surplus and narrower service trade deficit. Enditem",209,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107898499.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20201028103215-20201028133215-00609.warc.gz,0.888138175010681
3e725b48-aa45-4f60-87bd-67b7b3e126f0,2018-08-20T14:16:11+00:00,2017-03-31,1,https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604013/ugandas-uber-for-motorcycles-focuses-on-safety/amp/,"If I needed to be convinced of the utility of SafeBoda, a ride-hailing app for motorcycle taxis in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, the accident scene I witnessed on my first ride with the service more than did the trick. On a Monday afternoon in March, as I sat on the back of a 110-cc, Indian-manufactured “boda boda,” as moto-taxis here are known, my driver, Abdallah Mawejje, braked as traffic slowed along one of the city’s many exhaust-filled thoroughfares. In the midst of a scrum of pedestrians and idling vehicles, a young man lay motionless on the pavement, bleeding from his head as a passerby tried to drag him to the sidewalk.
“He’s a boda boda driver,” Mawejje confirmed as we maneuvered past, with a tone of indifference that suggested he’d seen this many times before. “That’s why you should avoid these guys. They speed. They overtake vehicles when they shouldn’t. They don’t take care.”
Mawejje, of course, is a boda boda driver himself — one of an estimated 80,000 in this hilly, congested city of 1.5 million people. Yet since he joined the SafeBoda fleet — donning its trademark orange vests and helmets — almost a year ago, he’s undergone a transformation. In addition to taking clients from an Uber-style app, which allows customers to request a pickup, pay for their ride — at a cost similar to that of normal boda boda drivers — and rate their driver on a smartphone, he follows a strict code of conduct, which entails obeying traffic regulations and keeping his bike properly maintained. He’s a Red Cross-certified first responder, has undergone road safety training as part of a partnership with the Ugandan Police, and carries a high-quality helmet for his passengers.
While this may all seem like it should be standard practice, in Kampala safety is typically an afterthought. Boda bodas are popular here due to their low cost and ability to cut through gridlocked traffic, yet only 30 percent of drivers wear helmets and almost none make them available to their clients. Many drivers don’t even have drivers’ licenses, and tales of drivers robbing customers aren’t uncommon. At Mulago, the national referral hospital, an estimated 41 percent of patients admitted to the trauma ward are victims of boda boda accidents.
SafeBoda, founded by entrepreneurs from the U.K., Belgium, and Uganda, has focused on building a strong safety record. When I visited its offices in March, its drivers had gone 80 days without an accident. Since its launch in 2014, it hasn’t recorded a single driver or passenger death. Mawejje, who had previously quit the profession due to its bad reputation, says he now feels more respected. The company, locals say, has established itself as a trusted brand, with drivers whose professionalism far exceeds Kampala standards.
As a business, though, SafeBoda initially struggled. Despite surpassing $1 million in seed capital, and enlisting more than a thousand drivers, the company’s technology was holding it back. Customer uptake was hindered by early version apps its cofounders admit were “crappy,” service that was limited to certain neighborhoods, and the convenience of hopping on a normal boda boda, which are available at nearly every street corner.
Until February, when SafeBoda released an all-new app, designed under the direction of a former engineer from Lyft, only a small fraction of the company’s 15,000 to 20,000 daily rides were conducted through the mobile platform. Instead, most drivers simply hailed clients like normal motorcycle taxi operators. Not only did this render the service unreliable for those actually seeking to use the app; it also deprived the company of a critical source of revenue. In addition to charging drivers a one-time fee of $55 (200,000 Ugandan Shillings) to join, SafeBoda takes a 15 percent per-ride cut of app-booked trips.
Following this technology overhaul, the company’s main task now, says co-CEO Maxime Dieudonné, is to convert as many of its “normal drivers” to “app drivers” as possible, with the immediate aim of completing 1,000 in-app trips per day by mid-May. So far, 100 drivers are available on the new mobile platform; each are provided with a Samsung J2 phone on credit, a custom motorcycle charging device, and a three-day “tech wizard” training to acquaint them with the ride-hailing concept. “Many of them were not familiar with smartphones,” says Moses Musinguzi, a former driver who leads the training. Yet most, he says, are enthusiastic about the new means of connecting with customers.
Smartphone penetration among boda boda passengers, who tend to come from Uganda’s middle classes, is relatively high. Still, convincing clients to use the app remains a challenge. In theory, the mobile platform should make the riding experience more convenient and safer: without it, there’s no guarantee a customer will find one of the company’s safe and vetted drivers in the streets.
With the cost of a typical ride hovering around a dollar, SafeBoda’s revenues will remain slim for the foreseeable future. Over time, however, if the company can grow, both in Kampala and in other African cities on its radar, the concept is financially viable, Dieudonné insists.
Making rides safer will take time, too. Today more than 60 percent of passengers decline to wear SafeBoda’s provided helmets, for example. Some because of concerns over hygiene, others, particularly women, because they don’t want to mess up their hair.
After seeing the ugly side of Kampala’s roads up close, however, I made sure to strap mine on tightly.",1289,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221216475.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820140847-20180820160847-00339.warc.gz,0.963473975658417
56f96cb8-c867-4e22-adcf-614b8f215b8a,2015-03-27T11:58:43+00:00,2013-02-05,1,http://www.newsmax.com/health/Diabetes/Vitamin-Prevent-Diabetes/2013/02/05/id/489047/,"Vitamin D pills may do more than help build bone health. New Harvard University research has found that adequate levels of the “sunshine vitamin” cut the odds of developing adult-onset type 1 diabetes by half.
The finding, which is based on an analysis of the medical charts of millions of U.S. military service personnel, suggests vitamin D supplements could play a leading role in preventing the autoimmune disease.
""It is surprising that a serious disease such as type 1 diabetes could perhaps be prevented by a simple and safe intervention,"" said Kassandra Munger, a research associate in the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health who led the study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Past studies have suggested vitamin D deficiency might raise the risk for developing type 1 diabetes, once called juvenile-onset or insulin-dependent diabetes, in which the body's immune system attacks and disables insulin-making cells in the pancreas. About 5 percent of the 26 million Americans with diabetes have type 1, which usually develops after age 20, according to the American Diabetes Association. Research has also suggested inadequate vitamin D in adulthood may be an important risk factor for autoimmune diseases in general.
But the new Harvard study is among the first to show vitamin D may actually prevent type 1 diabetes.
For the study, researchers examined blood samples collected from eight million military personnel since the mid-1980s. Identifying 310 individuals diagnosed with type 1 diabetes between 1997 and 2009, the team examined blood samples taken before onset of the disease, and compared them with those of 613 similar people who did not develop diabetes.
The researchers found young adults with higher blood levels of vitamin D had about half the risk of developing type 1 diabetes than those with the lowest levels of the vitamin.
""The risk of type 1 diabetes appears to be increased even at vitamin D levels that are commonly regarded as normal, suggesting that a substantial proportion of the population could benefit from increased vitamin D intake,"" said co-researcher Alberto Ascherio, a Harvard professor of epidemiology and nutrition.
An estimated 1 billion people worldwide have inadequate levels of vitamin D. Sun exposure is a good source of vitamin D, but salmon, fortified milk, and supplements also provide it.
""Whereas it is premature to recommend universal use of vitamin D supplements for prevention of type 1 diabetes, the possibility that many cases could be prevented by supplementation with 1,000-4,000 IU/day, which is largely considered safe, is enticing,"" the researchers said.
The study was funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
© 2015 NewsmaxHealth. All rights reserved.",545,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296383.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00093-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.946770966053009
e006726c-878d-4543-bf42-eb0361484db7,2022-05-16T12:58:20+00:00,2022-01-01,1,https://www.buildington.co.uk/buildings/4899/london-w1/22-hanover-square/22-hanover-square,"The Residences Mandarin Oriental
● 1, 2 and 3-bedroom luxury apartments for sale; completing in Q1 2022.
The Residences Mandarin Oriental is a new development on Hanover Square in Mayfair, London W1.
The scheme 80 luxury residences, an integrated five-star hotel and retail space.
New Apartments For Sale
The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair are for sale through Savills and JLL.
Interior design by Thomas Juul Hansen.
All residents and hotel guests benefit from the following amenities:
- Hotel bar, lounge, restaurant;
- Gym, spa;
- 20m Swimming pool;
- Rooftop terrace;
- New public plaza;
- Dedicated drop-off;
- Five-star hotel services.
The nearest tube stations are Oxford Street and Bond Street - just a few minutes' walk from here.
Formerly known as Hanover Bond.
2017 - Prices start from £1,950,000 in August 2017 on JLL website.
2016 August - Planning application submitted for:
Demolition and redevelopment to provide a new building on three basement levels, lower ground, ground and first to ninth/eleventh floors to provide a hotel with ancillary bars / restaurants / leisure facilities and private dining / meeting rooms (Class C1), up to 81 residential units (Class C3), flexible / alternative restaurant (Class A3) / hotel restaurant (Class C1) / retail (Class A1) use on part ground and part lower ground floors, basement car and cycle parking, plant at basement and roof levels, alterations to existing access on Brook Street and associated works. Ref No 16/07404/FULL . Westminster City Council www.westminster.gov.uk.
2016 April - Planning permission granted for:
Redevelopment of the site to provide a new building, comprising a single block, on three basements, lower ground, ground and first to ninth floors, to provide a hotel with ancillary drinking/dining and leisure facilities, a flexible restaurant (Class A3)/retail shop (Class A1) or ancillary hotel dining space (Class C1) on part lower ground/part ground floors, up to 41 market flats and residents’ parking (41 spaces) and ancillary hotel accommodation in the basements. Ref No 15/03972/FULL. Westminster City Council www.westminster.gov.uk.
Site & Location
Information on this page is for guidance only and remains subject to change. Buildington does not sell or let this property. For more information about this property please register your interest on the original website or get in touch with the Connected Companies.",593,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662510117.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516104933-20220516134933-00415.warc.gz,0.865827322006226
c6aa1286-23f5-4e43-8161-ca8f0bce0b7a,2016-07-28T02:52:20+00:00,2011-06-02,0,http://virginiadot.org/newsroom/lynchburg/2011/section_of_route_69852593.asp,"Paula K. Jones 434-856-8176
June 2, 2011
SECTION OF ROUTE 698 TO BE CLOSED DURING BRIDGE WORK
Through traffic will use signed detour
LYNCHBURG – Motorists will use a detour for approximately 90 days beginning June 13, 2011, while the bridge over Sandy Creek on Route 698 (Henrys Mill Road) in Halifax County is rebuilt.
The road will be closed to through traffic between Highway 360 (Mountain Road) and Route 664 (Johns Run Road).
A signed detour using Johns Run, Ridgeway, Nunnleys Bridge, Thompson Store and Mountain roads will be in place throughout the project.
For the latest real-time traffic information, please call 511 or visit www.511Virginia.org.
Information in VDOT news releases was accurate at the time the release was published. For the most current information about projects or programs, please visit the project or program Web pages. You may find those by searching by keyword in the search Virginia DOT box above.",224,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257827782.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071027-00036-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.883171081542969
002ee8ea-6796-49bc-9ca0-471932515faa,2013-06-19T19:06:37+00:00,2013-06-19,1,http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/take-a-tour-of-new-stadium-as-plans-go-on-show-1-4642994,"Members of the public have the opportunity to view plans for a football stadium and sports education centre at two consultations events.
Representatives from New College Stamford, Stamford AFC and the Burghley House Preservation Trust presented revised plans for a new £5m football ground and sports education facility including a sports hall, on land next to Ryhall Road to Stamford Town Council last month.
Following the announcement the partnership is staging two public information sessions to give people the chance to see the plans and ask questions about the development before a full planning application is submitted.
Estates director of the Burghley House Preservation Trust David Pennell said: “People should come and see the proposals to get a clear idea of what we are trying to achieve.
“The point of the consultation is for people to come and have their say, get their questions answered and give us their feedback.”
The consultation will include plans of the scheme, and a virtual walk through of the site screened on televisions.
The first session will take place between 2pm and 8pm on Wednesday at Stamford Arts Centre.
The second session will be at New College Stamford on Thursday from 3pm to 8pm.
An outline application for the football club to move from its current home, the Vic Couzens Stadium in Kettering Road, to a new 1,500-seat stadium on the site was first approved by South Kesteven District Council Development Control Committee in June.
Permission to demolish the current stadium and build 54 homes in its place, along with 20 affordable homes in Barnack Road, were also approved as part of the scheme.
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e0945406-3ebe-42e7-b2ef-3286fcf08830,2020-10-22T14:28:57+00:00,2020-07-01,0,https://klagons.com/shatta-wale-recording-his-version-of-putuu-set-to-release-it-soon/,"Ghanaian Dancehall King, Shatta Wale, has warded into the on-going debate about Stonebwoy’s ‘Putuu’ hit song.
According to Shatta Wale, it appears the trend now is for artistes to release songs that do not have meaning.
Shatta Wale’s comments come after several industry players had criticized Stonebwoy for releasing his ‘Putuu’ hit song.
In a Snapchat post sighted by YEN.com.gh, Shatta Wale wondered if singing ‘nonsense’ is the new normal in the music industry.
He also sought his fans opinion on whether he should also release a ‘nonsense’ song.
Posting on his Snapchat, Shatta Wale wrote:
“Ei ryt now nonsense singing be the eish now. Make I drop mine anaa?”
YEN.com.gh earlier reported that Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, had justified what went into the production of his ‘Putuu’ hit song.
Stonebwoy in a Snap sighted by YEN.com.gh stated that he cannot stop praising God because he has helped him attain greatness.
He added that said looking at his independent Burniton Music Group brand and how he built it alone from scratch, he owns Jah all the praise. The ‘Nominate’ hitmaker he also when stops praying.",309,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107879673.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022141106-20201022171106-00008.warc.gz,0.97378545999527
bf45dc8a-470a-4910-8e62-8fc0820224eb,2015-03-31T21:06:33+00:00,2008-12-13,1,http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/gates.afghanistan/index.html?iref=nextin,"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who arrived in Iraq in a surprise visit Saturday, said he doubts U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan will reach the levels attained in Iraq.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks to U.S. troops at Joint Base Balad in Iraq on Saturday.
The Soviets, who invaded Afghanistan in the 1970s but left in early 1989 after failing to control the country, had 120,000 troops but lost because they didn't have the support of the people, Gates told troops at Balad Air Base, just north of Baghdad.
The U.S. military has about 31,000 troops in Afghanistan, less than a quarter of its total strength in Iraq.
Gates' predecessor, Donald Rumsfeld, made similar comments in a 2005 Senate hearing about the Soviet presence in Afghanistan. At the time, Rumsfeld was dealing with a conflict of a different nature, but the comments arose while he was defending what critics called insufficient U.S. troop strength in Iraq.
Gates said that the U.S. military plans to move three more combat brigades to Afghanistan by summer.
The deployment will include one brigade that was scheduled to be sent to the seven-year conflict in January and two more that have yet to be named.
McKiernan has requested four additional brigades, including the one scheduled for January deployment, between 14,000 and 20,000 troops.
Gates said before he arrived in Kandahar that the ideal size of the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan is still being debated and that Americans needed to be ""more sensitive"" toward Afghan concerns about international troops on their soil.
Speaking to U.S. forces in Balad, Iraq, on Saturday, Gates said the goal in Afghanistan is to expand training for its national army and police so the country can become self-sufficient.
""Despite what you might hear about an increased focus in Afghanistan, let there be no doubt that your mission and the mission of all American troops in Iraq remains incredibly important during this crucial transition period,"" he told the troops.
Terrorists, he said, are always looking to reverse the gains made in Iraq in the past year and a half.
In the future, he said, he would like to see the United States provide struggling nations with developmental assistance and help them build the institutions that will prevent them from becoming ""failed states.""",503,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131301015.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172141-00106-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.974463999271393
ad93e35c-ebfb-4f27-9f65-fa16d8d34478,2017-08-24T08:51:14+00:00,2017-08-24,1,https://alliedprogress.org/news/sinclair-merger-create-propaganda-system-trump-black-media-ownership-declines/,"“Sinclair’s hate for Obama is rivaled only by the company’s incestuous love for Trump.” – The Root
“…Dictatorship-Style Propaganda System.” – The Atlanta Black Star
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this year, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced its intention to merge with Tribune media, giving the company unprecedented control over local TV news in America. The controversial merger would have been illegal under the Obama administration, but the Trump administration is changing the rules to allow a massive conservative media empire to get even bigger.
According to a recent Atlanta Black Star piece, “[The proposed merger comes] amid an environment of declining Black media ownership, and fewer opportunities to own their own companies and tell their own stories.”
Sinclair has a record of forcing their stations to air, what experts have called, conservative “propaganda” masquerading as trusted local news. If approved, the company would control more than 230 local stations, including in key markets like Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Houston.
“No single company or individual should be allowed to have this kind of control over so many local TV stations. Conservatives have already used the internet and national media to spread fake news and now they’re trying to do the same with local media,” said Allied Progress Executive Director Karl Frisch. “We need federal regulators to stand up, do the right thing and reject this reckless merger.”
For more information, see the following reports from The Root and Atlanta Black Star:
- Atlanta Black Star: Is ‘Trump TV’ Providing the President with a Dictatorship-Style Propaganda System?
- The Root: Trump’s Favorite News Outlet Is Not Who You Think … and You Should Be Worried
# # #
Allied Progress uses hard-hitting research and creative campaigns to stand up to Wall Street and powerful special interests and hold their allies in Congress and the White House accountable.",423,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886133447.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824082227-20170824102227-00459.warc.gz,0.90604031085968
c08c8705-1fbc-4dfd-b777-a7ea64b5faa9,2016-07-30T17:35:17+00:00,2013-05-21,1,http://www.nbcdfw.com/blogs/blue-star/Cowboys-Moving-From-Valley-Ranch-207718211.html,"The Dallas Cowboys have called Valley Ranch home since 1985, but this could soon change.
According to David Moore of the Dallas Morning News, the Cowboys are considering packing up for greener pastures. Frisco is in the running for the headquarters, as is Arlington. The latter of these would have the bonus feature of being stadium adjacent, but according to Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck, the team’s still pretty thrilled with the idea of being home to JerryWorld alone.
“I’m still thrilled that we have the stadium,” Cluck said in the report. “That’s the most important asset.”
A potential move would be a bit of salt in the wound for the City of Irving, which, it was already reported this week, will lose the HP Byron Nelson Classic golf tournament to Dallas in 2019.
“We would not have a comment other than to say it’s very premature to discuss anything along the lines of potential options for our training headquarters,” said Cowboys executive vice president of public relations Rich Dalrymple.
Stay on top of the latest Dallas Cowboys news with NBCDFW.com. Follow NBC DFW on Facebook or have breaking Cowboys news sent directly to your phone with Blue Star SMS alerts. Text ""bluestar"" to 622339 (NBCDFW) to subscribe, text HELP for more info, and text STOP to end the subscription. Message and data rates may apply.Read more about it here.",309,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258936356.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072856-00290-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.95158052444458
72598829-50a5-4f7d-9e8c-980468e44475,2022-05-27T12:39:17+00:00,2019-05,1,https://www.tvcnews.tv/2019/05/police-arrest-boutefilkas-brother-intelligence-chiefs/,"Algerian Police have arrested former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s youngest brother alongside two former intelligence chiefs.
According to local media, Said Bouteflika and Generals Bachir Athmane Tartag and Mohamed Mediene were taken into custody.
The younger Bouteflika, who served as advisor to the president for more than a decade, is seen by many as having taken de facto control of the North African state, after his brother suffered a crippling stroke in 2013.
Massive ongoing protests calling for a radical change pushed the ailing president to resign on April 2nd, but demonstrators continue to demand the removal of all those linked to the former administration.
Abdelkader Bensalah, the former head of the Senate, is currently serving as interim president until an election scheduled for July the 4th.",175,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662647086.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527112418-20220527142418-00006.warc.gz,0.979047179222107
8423e4b3-22be-4e73-931d-7f33ba8fb4a7,2017-08-19T01:31:59+00:00,2017-08-19,0,https://ko-fi.com/A3651FNJ,"Hi there! Thank you for dropping by my humble corner. I am currently a freelance translator (Japanese-English), but trying to transition into becoming a full-time artist. Any donations I gather here will be saved to upgrade my dying laptop so I can create more digital art efficiently, stream more often without setbacks I've been experiencing as of late, and have the proper equipment to record and render full time-lapse videos of my drawing process! I also hope to revive my online comic, but I think that's going to be a much more long-term goal - dying laptop is going to need priority.
Well, and coffee.
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ebd4f026-9785-4a7c-9a2d-ea232d1e6dda,2017-08-20T09:50:32+00:00,2008-06-30,0,https://pinoyshowbiz.wordpress.com/2008/06/,"Monthly Archives: June 2008
Reda Rhalimi confirmed that he is definitely making his moves to get Ruffa Guttierez. When the 7-footer Moroccan import from the Purefoods Giants showed up at Ruffa’s birthday party, everyone began talking about this new suitor.
taken from Pinoy Parazzi
And what do you think the “Monster Mom” Anabelle Rama thought about him? Aside from spilling the beans at The Buzz two Sundays ago about her disliking this Reda guy, Anabelle also called him “King Kong”. Apparently, Anabelle thinks that Reda isn’t that serious about Ruffa.
ABS CBN, in collaboration with the production group, Double Vision, will showcase great Filipino talent – not just here in the Philippines, but all around Asia. After shooting for a last month in Malaysia, the Jericho Rosales, Carmen Soo, with the cast and crew are scheduled to shoot here in the Philippines for two weeks.
This is an international production, so I hope its better than what we see on TV. This will definitely up the benchmark for primetime TV!
More Jericho Rosales Carmen Soo taping PHOTOS here.",259,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106367.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820092918-20170820112918-00458.warc.gz,0.935100674629211
6d331222-f84e-4194-b841-0e960ff9218d,2017-08-17T05:58:11+00:00,2016-04-15,1,http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2016/04/election-officials-approve-step-so.html,"The Knox County Election Commission on Friday agreed to give residents a chance to vote on whether to legalize recreational and medical marijuana.
The vote, though, would be symbolic only since marijuana is still illegal in Tennessee.
Steven Cooper, who is spearheading the initiative, will now have until June 15 to get about 16,100 signatures from registered Knox County voters to put the two questions on the November ballot.
One question will ask whether recreational use of marijuana by people older than 21 should be allowed in Knox County.
The other concerns use of medical marijuana.
""The children with seizures, the vets with PTSD, the people with cancer, Alzheimer’s, the list goes on and on and on. It is time people in Tennessee had access to that,"" said Cooper, who will shoot for 20,000 signatures for each petition.
Chris Davis, assistant administrator of elections for the Knox County Election Commission, said his office will keep in regular contact with Cooper.
Davis said training, hiring “and putting people in a room for weeks on end to count signatures” will cost the county about $25,000.
Election officials said they want the ballot complete some time in September.
Cooper said Friday that he will begin collecting signatures this weekend.",257,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102967.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817053725-20170817073725-00247.warc.gz,0.954645872116089
90d73f1e-1982-4274-959c-0306a05fe75f,2016-07-28T04:04:46+00:00,2013-08-06,1,http://www.orlandosentinel.com/la-me-ln-school-bond-rules-20130806-story.html,"Financial underwriters who want to do business with the County of Los Angeles must agree not to give political donations to school bond campaigns under new rules adopted this month by government finance officials.
Because Los Angeles County is by far the largest municipal bond issuer in California, the move is likely to have statewide implications.
Mark J. Saladino, the Los Angeles County treasurer-tax collector, said Tuesday that his office set the policy to prevent campaign donations from influencing the hiring of securities brokers by school districts and to increase competition among dealers, who often charge millions of dollars in fees.
Saladino has been concerned that some firms try to recover their donations in their underwriting fees -- contrary to a state law that prohibits schools from using tax revenues to finance bond campaigns. Bonds are typically repaid from tax revenues over a period of years.
Under the policy, underwriters must not donate to school bond measures if they want to qualify for the treasurer's list of investment banks and securities dealers eligible to sell county bonds.
The county's list of financial firms -- currently 40 dealers that include some of the nation's largest banks and brokerages -- is reviewed and revised every five years. Saladino said the next evaluation is in 2016.
""If they are giving to school bond campaigns, we won't do business with them,"" Saladino said.
According to the treasurer's office, most, if not all, of the current participants already have agreed to the restriction.
Saladino said he has informed other county treasurers about the new policy and plans to notify state Treasurer Bill Lockyer to encourage him to adopt the same restrictions.
The policy stems from a nationwide effort by major investment banks to prevent underwriters from donating money and campaign services to bond ballot measures.
In July, 12 firms pledged not to make political contributions to bond measures and notified the federal Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board of their action. The brokers include Morgan Stanley & Co. Wells Fargo Securities, JP Morgan Securities, Goldman Sachs, Barclay's Capital and Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith.
The securities rulemaking board, which regulates the government bond market, has been considering whether to prohibit all underwriters from contributing to political campaigns for bond measures.
Such a restriction would expand on a current board rule that bans underwriters for two years from doing business with a government entity if they give campaign donations to elected officials of that entity.
Lockyer, county treasurers across California and many investment banks have become concerned that campaign donations can create an uneven playing field for bond business at the expense of taxpayers.
In statewide surveys by The Times and other publications, virtually every securities broker hired by a school district contributed to the district's bond campaign and was retained without competitive bidding.
According to numerous studies, competition among underwriters often produces lower interest rates and fees, which can save governments and taxpayers million of dollars in debt payments for large bond issues.
In addition, a recent study focused on California school bond issues performed by New York University and the University of Colorado found that post-election fees paid to underwriters that made donations were on average $27,576 higher than those paid to brokers that did not contribute.
Researchers said the finding raises serious questions about the circumvention of state and local regulations restricting the use of public resources in election campaigns.",670,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257827782.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071027-00052-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961680114269257
d5b22a12-b505-4497-9efe-65708b6175f5,2022-05-21T18:34:54+00:00,2022-05-21,0,https://dragonltc.com/,"Pharmaceutical costs are one of the largest business expenses for Long Term Care Facilities.
Dragon LTC Solutions works closely with the nursing staffs, doctors, hospital liaisons and pharmacies
to keep these costs as low as possible. Dragon LTC Solutions has a track record of reducing these costs by tracking
new facility admissions, monitoring resident prescriptions, Consultant pharmacists recommending therapeutic interchanges,
completing monthly billing audits, and negotiating improved contracts.",91,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662540268.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521174536-20220521204536-00228.warc.gz,0.926989495754242
38059054-75c7-4e20-b991-cb1b121a4873,2013-05-27T02:54:04+00:00,2012-08-03,0,http://comeheretome.com/2012/08/03/the-much-feared-gaa-vigilance-committee-cartoon-from-dublin-opinion-1933/,"I’m a huge fan of Dublin Opinion, the classic magazine which prided itself on being the “National Humorous journal of Ireland”. I try to pick up issues of magazines like it whenever they pop up, as they’re a goldmine of content. Not only the articles and comics, but even the advertisements, are priceless. The cartoon below from the April 1933 edition of the magazine. The cartoon pokes fun at the strict ban on GAA players attending or taking part in soccer matches.
An Irish Times report of January 23 1929, reported one speaker at a GAA convention stating that
The atmosphere connected with Rugby and ‘soccer’ was inimical to Irish nationalism, and it would be very unwise to remove the ban at this stage
One speaker went one further, arguing that removing the GAA ban on the playing of ‘foreign sports’ would amount to treachery.
Mr. Murphy, Clarecastle, said that they would be deserting the Gaels in the six counties if they remove the ban.",219,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00019-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.963660717010498
82877f9e-7dc3-4d14-bc61-c558c332f495,2017-08-19T11:58:30+00:00,2017-07-16,1,http://ronaldo.com/blog/2017/07/16/leicester-reject-20m-roma-offer/,"Leicester are reported to demand £30m for their player.
Leicester City have rejected a £20m offer from Roma for Riyad Mahrez, according to Sky in Italy.
The offer was made during a meeting between officials from both clubs. However, no agreement has been reached as the two sides see a different price when it comes to Mahrez’s worth.
The Algerian player made 51 appearances for Leicester City last season, scoring 12 goals and making 5 assists. He was expected to leave last summer but he remained at the club, hoping he would achieve something in Champions League with Leicester, as the English club reached the quarter-final stage where they were knocked out by Atletico Madrid.",145,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105341.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819105009-20170819125009-00086.warc.gz,0.991002261638641
751e4ab9-cce3-485e-bc73-f9c604bb9ee3,2017-08-16T21:30:03+00:00,2017-08-16,0,https://www.anthemav.com/products-current/series=p-series/model=p2/page=overview,"Performance From The Heart
In life we admire “heart.” When we say someone has heart we mean passion, spirit, fortitude. And we applaud it. While the amplifier is the brawn behind every successful music and movie presentation, it is also the heart! Its role is as crucial as that of the speakers in its ability to render delicate musical detail one moment and deliver room-shaking explosions the next. The most exquisite piece of music falls flat without clean, quiet power to sustain it through to its natural, musical ebb. Movie special effects require an inordinate supply of stable, high current power to give visceral credibility to the “special” aspect of each effect! In fact, all truly successful sound reproduction requires “heart.” The heart of an amplifier rests with its design and it is here that P2 and P5 amplifiers reveal their high-end lineage: multi-layered, hand-designed circuit boards with thick copper traces; rugged, independent power supplies with tuned toroidal power transformers for each amplifier channel; fourteen rugged bipolar output devices per channel; custom-designed convection-cooled heatsinks with serrated fins; a “no-fuse” design strategy. And the list goes on.
|$8,499 each USD||$4,499 each USD|
|5-channel power amplifier with 325 watts per channel continuous power into 8 ohms.||2-channel power amplifier with 325 watts per channel continuous power into 8 ohms.|
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“The P2 rules … beautiful power … incisive … crisp and articulate … exceptionally neutral … delivering the subtleties, nuances and harmonic delicacies — without editorializing … seriously slamming bass … set to redefine the concept of value in the audiophile world.”
– Jason Thorpe, SoundStage!
Audio At Its Finest
Edge-Of-The-Art Multi-Mono Design
By design, P2 and P5 amplifiers are powerful independent “monoblock” amplifiers. Each channel is self-contained on its own glass-epoxy circuit board and heatsink and benefits from an independent power supply. Since there is no common audio path between channels there is a complete absence of crosstalk.
Frequency-response channel matching is superb. The musical picture is seamless and exquisitely detailed with a multichannel soundstage that is astonishingly transparent, cohesive and three dimensional.
Cascoded Complementary Feedback Input Stage
P2 and P5 amplifiers benefit from our proprietary input topology—a unique departure from the classical differential input stage. Eight low-noise bipolar input devices, hand-matched for superior balance, are configured in a complementary active-load cascoded feedback arrangement. Heat shrink tubing applied around each critical input pair ensures superior thermal tracking.
Designed to reduce distortion, this arrangement not only ensures exceptionally linear response, but also superior bandwidth and superb amplifier reliability.
Independent Power Supplies
P Series amplifiers are the cleanest, quietest amplifiers in the industry. Each amplifier channel features two separate and autonomous power supplies fed from separate transformer windings. The amplifiers are thus able to deliver stable, continuous power at maximum output, regardless of the number of channels being driven.
While some amplifiers tend to oscillate when driving lower impedance loads, the P2 and P5 remain perfectly stable under all conditions. If pushed into clipping, the proprietary anti-saturation tracking power supply circuit takes over to ensure a seamless recovery.
Since the use of a regulated power supply in the driver stage removes noise emitted by the bridge rectifier (often heard as an audible hum at 120 Hz and its harmonics), the P2 and P5 achieve an utterly silent noise floor.
Massive Toroidal Transformers
Conservatively rated, in a low-profile design, these low-impedance toroidal power supplies—one per amplifier channel—make no sacrifices when it comes to delivering a continuous supply of pure, clean low noise power.
They are shaped to minimize hum while a sequence-controlled soft turn on significantly reduces power line transients and in-rush current during start up, thereby preventing accidental tripping of the circuit breakers.
Fourteen Bipolar output Devices Per Channel
An amplifier’s ultimate performance is directly related to the number of high-quality, high-current devices used in the output stage. The greater the number of devices employed per channel, the greater the available power to deliver the crescendos in music and the thunder and explosions in movies. And the greater the amount of current that can be held in reserve.
While some manufacturers cut corners to save costs in this area, our designers incorporated fourteen bipolar output devices per channel. This results in tremendous current held in reserve.
Hand-Designed Circuit Boards
Our two-layer military-spec (FR-4-rated) glass-epoxy circuit boards feature plated through-holes and 2-ounce copper traces, promoting excellent conductivity.
Extensive use of power and ground planes ensures exceptionally low noise and increased protection from stray electromagnetic energy— internally as well as externally from other devices.
""No Fuse"" Design
P2 and P5 amplifiers are Direct-Connected to the power supply capacitor bank. This keeps output impedance remarkably low while making more power available to the amplifier. Even when driving lower- or complex impedance loads, the result is audibly superior performance. If an output short circuit does occur, only the AC line breaker will trip—there are no fuses to replace.
The standby low-power supply is protected by self-resetting Positive Temperature coefficient thermistors (PTCs). Once the condition that tripped the PTC disappears, the circuit restores itself automatically.
Oversize Gold-Plated Binding Posts
Our custom-designed binding posts are easy to use, ensure full power delivery at all times and facilitate large speaker cable connectors.
Three Power On/Off Options
P2 and P5 amplifiers can be powered On/Off three ways:
RCA and XLR True-Balanced Inputs
A three-way switch on the amplifier’s rear panel offers an RCA input, a professional quality XLR balanced input and an attenuated XLR balanced connection (for preamplifiers that require it). Gold-plated female RCA jacks and gold-plated XLR balanced connections provide the highest quality input connections.
Oversize Aluminum Headsinks
With more than 1125 square inches (7258cm2) of computer modeled heatsink (including large serrated fins) per channel, P2 and P5 amplifiers are superbly equipped to dissipate the heat generated by their high power levels. This, in turn, eliminates the need for noise-inducing cooling fans. A thermal sensor on each heatsink continuously monitors safe operating temperature.
Designed and Built in North America
Fine-grain brushed aluminum cover and extruded aluminum handles. Heavy-gauge, low-resonance 12-awg steel chassis and oversize aluminum heatsinks generate serious high-end weight and authority.
IEC AC female sockets and detachable high-power, high-quality 14-awg AC power cords.
Can be ordered with rack-mount handles.(See Dealer for more information.)",1517,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102663.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816212248-20170816232248-00139.warc.gz,0.884645402431488
c0e5b66b-d3b2-4259-8333-30871cd06a66,2016-07-23T21:08:12+00:00,2016-01-31,1,http://www.indiaonlinepages.com/population/sex-ratio-of-india.html,"Sex Ratio in India currently stands at 944 females available for every 1000 males. Know more on sex ratio in all states of India and child sex (male female) ratio.
Sex Ratio in India
|Current Sex Ratio in India 2016||944 females for every 1,000 males|
|Sex Ratio in India (Yearly)||943 (2015), 942 (2014), 941 (2013), 940 (2012)|
|Total No. of Males in India||668,760,678 (668 million - Jan, 2016)|
|Total No. of Females in India||626,283,237 (626 million - Jan, 2016)|
Sex Ratio is a term used to define number of females per 1000 males. It's a great source to find the equality of males and females in a society at a given period of time. In India, Sex Ratio was okay till the time of Independence, thereafter it has declined regularly. According to Census of India 2011, Indian sex ratio has shown major signs of improvement in the last 10 years. From a small number of 933 in 2001, the bar has been raised to 940 in the 2011 Census of India. Although this improvement is fair enough in a developing economy, but still there is a long way to go. India suffers from a huge inequality of male female child ratio resulting in a poor sex ratio in some regions. With a overall improvement in sex ratio, the states of South India has shown major signs of improvement in comparison to states of Haryana and Punjab, where sex ratio is far low than national average figure.
Improvement of Sex ratio indicates a healthy growth rate among female to male population in India. The state of Kerala and union territory of Puducherry are only two places in India where sex ratio is above 1000 or exceeds female to male ratio. Another three states which has shown a major signs of improvement in their sex ratio are Assam, Mizoram, and Nagaland. Densely populated states of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim have also shown improvement in female to male ratio. According to Census of India, all these states have taken necessary measures to improve sex ratio in urban and rural areas. Delhi and Chandigarh have also registered a sharp growth in sex ratio between 2001 to 2011 census. On the other hand, the states of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana have also shown positive signs of overall improvement in their sex ratio. In fact, these two states have registered a postive increase in their sex ratio in the last few years. According to recent estimates of Haryana Govt, the state's child sex ratio (0-6 age group) crossed 900 mark for the first time in December, 2015. This is the first time in the last 15 years that Haryana child sex ratio crossed the 900 mark. Overall, Sex ratio in various states of India has started to witnessed a descent growth in the last 4-5 years begining from Indian Census in 2011.
Explore some interesting facts and figures about Sex Ratio in India:
- Kerala with 1084 females for every 1000 males has the highest sex ratio according to Census of India.
- The union territory of Chandigarh has only 818 females for every 1000 males.
- Punjab has witnessed a growth rate of +48 from 798 (2001) to 846 (2011) in its child sex ratio.
- In Union Territories of India, Daman and Diu has the lowest female sex ratio while Pondicherry has the highest female sex ratio in India.
- There is some extent of gender bias in India which is responsible for this decline in female ratio however it has started to show some improvement in the last 10 years.
- Lack of education and poverty in rural areas leads to gender bias.
- A common belief in Indian society is dominated by preference for a male child, thus leading to a decline in sex ratio in various states across the nation.
- According to Census of India, the child sex ratio (0-6 years) in India is one of the poorest, last recorded at 918 girls for every 1000 boys in 2011.
- Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (Save girl child, educate girl child) is a scheme launched by Government of India to improve efficiency of welfare services meant for girl child in India.
- The state of Haryana registered a child sex ratio (0-6 age group) of over 900 in 2015 for the first time in the last 15 years.
Indian States by Sex Ratio
|State / Union Territory (U.T.)||Sex Ratio
|Change 2001 - 2011|
|29||Jammu and Kashmir||883||900||-17|
|30||Andaman and Nicobar Islands||878||846||+32|
|34||Dadra and Nagar Haveli||775||811||-36|
|35||Daman and Diu||618||709||-91|
|Sex Ratio of India in 2011|
|Sex Ratio of India 2011||940 females for every 1,000 males|
|Total Male Population||623,700,000 (623.7 million)|
|Total Female Population||586,500,000 (586.5 million)|
|Rural Sex Ratio of India||947|
|Urban Sex Ratio of India||926|",1113,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823670.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00042-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.859823822975159
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You will hear a historian giving a presentation about techniques to identify the origin of handwritten books from the middle ages.
Historian: My presentation today is on how the science of genetics is being used to shed light on the origin of manuscripts - anything written by hand - produced in the medieval period ... that is ... the period between the fifth and fifteenth centuries AD.
As many of you know, thousands of medieval handwritten books still exist today. Some of them have a clear provenance, that is, we know exactly where and when they were written, but the origin of many manuscripts has been a complete mystery, that is, until two thousand and nine when geneticists started using DNA testing to shed light on their origins.
But before looking at the new research, I need to explain something about the way the manuscripts were produced - particularly what they were written on. Virtually all were written on treated animal skins and there were essentially two types. The first was parchment, which is made of sheep skin. It has the quality of being very white but also being thin. It has a naturally greasy surface which meant it was hard to erase writing from it. This made it much sought after for court documents in medieval times.
The second type is vellum, which is calf skin. This was most often used for any very ‘high- status’ documents because it provided the best writing surface so scribes could achieve lettering of high quality.
So, once the animal hides had been chosen, they had to be prepared. Where the right materials were on hand, the skins were put into large barrels or vats of lime, where they were agitated or stirred frequently. But if lime wasn’t available, then the hides were buried. Both these techniques were designed to cause the hair to slough off, and the skins to become gelatinous and therefore more flexible.
The next stage was to put the hides on stretcher frames and pull them very tight. While on the frame they were scraped with a moon-shaped knife in order to create a uniform thickness. For parchment, that was the end of the process, but for vellum there was an additional stage where it was bleached, in order to achieve the desired colour.
Historian: So, what does all this preparation mean for the quest to identify the origins of ‘mystery’ manuscripts? Well, until recently the only way historians and other academics were able to guess at origins was either through the analysis of the handwriting style, or from the dialect in which the piece was written. But these techniques have proven unreliable, for a number of reasons.
It was thus decided to try to look at the problem from a different angle ... to start from what is known, that is, the small number of manuscripts whose origins we do already know. Because these parchments and vellum are both made from animal hides, it was possible to subject them to DNA testing and to identify the genetic markers for the date and location of production. From this was created what is known as a ‘baseline’. The next stage was to test the mystery manuscripts, finding their DNA characteristics and then making comparisons between the known and the mystery scripts. Genetic similarities and differences enabled the scientists to gain more information about the origins of the many manuscripts we had known virtually nothing about up to that point.
Now you might ask - what are the potential uses of this new information? Well, obviously, it can shed light on the origin of individual books and manuscripts. But that’s not all. It can also shed light on the evolution of the whole of the manuscripts production industry in medieval times. And because that was such a thriving business, involving very large-scale movements right across the globe, the new data, in turn, help historians establish which trade routes were in operation during the whole millennium.
Now if anyone has any questions ...",854,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330962.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20190826022215-20190826044215-00245.warc.gz,0.983923196792602
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NORTHWEST WHEAT CROP
KUmaU-d Yield In MtnitOMOtn and
The Two lmkotas.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., All-:. 24
Thu annual wheat crop estimate for
Minnesota, North Dakota and South
' Dakota, compiled ly the Journal, was
published to day. The total yield of
wheat in the three Suites is phu-ed at
tG.'i.lKHI.OiKI bushels, divided as folous:
Minnesota. (.t.Kl(i,lNHl: South Dakota.
n!UHNi.MK: North Dakota. f..""1.0S(i.iHio.
This is a -rain of .(HHUhhi from
last year for North Dakota and Min
nesota. The acreage is placed at
.'l,.'S-"".t',Hl each for Minnesota and
North Dakota and :t.iKKI.iHki for South
Dakota. "" er cent reduction from
last year. lK-injf allowed for the two
states first named, with no reduction
for South Dakota, the decreased
arreajri in northern counties of that
St.lte Iiein offset hy an incii-ase in
the other counties. These figures are
considerable in -xvss of the govern
ment acreage, hut the yileds of four
yeai-s apju-arto verify them. The crop
is.pla-ed from 1o.immi.ihhi to l."".KHi.tMio
bushels In-low that of I!i. hut the
ahove estimated yield removes all
doubt as to the --bimier"" proportions
of tiie cro. although the figures are
now more consi-rvati.e than some of
the estimates made.
It is exected that Minneapolis and
Duluth will receive at least llMUMMUHKl
bushels from the new crop, while Chi
cago and other outside points are ex-j Try Hainan's shoe polish, it is the
peeled to draw nearly l.l.fMMUHMI out of j best.
noum uanoia. ine quality 01 me I Vou.-anbuv a vard of .hoes
crop relatively is not as -ood as last j Hainan's for If you want only
year, inn .ne report. 01 smut uamare ftet m(
is referred to as not being an impor- ,,
I prints of Hainan s shoes. ll-i .Mam
I st root .
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
""Some time slnoi-. I liad .1 severe u
attack of nstlima. nmiiniKiiiied with a :
(llstrossinc cdiinh ami a general soreness c
of the Joints and mii-les. I consulted OS
hysi-i:ins and tried various remedies. J
but without KottltiR any relier. until I
despaired ol ever lieiiiR well again, o:
Finally, I took Ayer""s rherry Teetiiral, :
and In a very short time, was entirely e
cured. I can. therefore, cordially and of
confidently commend this inedieine to o:
all."" J. KosK.i.i.s, Victoria, Texas.
""My wife hart a very trouhlesome
couch. She used Ayer""s Cherry l'eeto- o:
r?il nml nroenreil Immediate relief.""
CI. H. roMtn-K, Humphreys. Ga.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral gl
Received Highest Awards
AT THE WORLD'S
Uhlverslty of the Mate Missouri.
'olvmbia. Mo.. .July lSiCi.
lerk o: the
tant factor. The six Ked lliver Val
ley counties in .ortn DaKota are es
timated to yield :i(;.tXM),fMKI bushels, or
an average of about 21 bushels, a lit
tle less than was raised in 191.
it only 2
is 2. Il"" Main street,
wav to comfort with
M-s a re
don t wear it.
asv. 11.1 Main
NEWSUM TO BE TRIED.
A special Term of Court Tor That
I'ur pose Will be Held Septem
The Xewsum murder case has been
set for a hearing at Jackson on the
9th of September. Judge Shackleford
of Boonville will try the case. Two
years ago Xewsum was tried in the
Circuit court at Jackson and at that
trial the jury returned a verdict of
guilty and Xewsom was sentenced -to
be hanged. An apcal was taken to
the Supreme Court and that court - re
versed the lower court and the case
will be tried for the second time.
Xewsum was indicted for killing a
saloon keeper in X'ew Madrid and his
case was brought to this county on
change of venue. At the first trial
nearly one hundred witnesses eame up
fromJXew Madrid county and the trial
lasted four days. Able lawyers were
employed on both sides and a hard
fight was on from the beginning to the
end of the trial.
Anti-Horse Thief Association.
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of said Association will
meet at the court house in the city of
Jackson, Mo., on Saturday, August
31st. l!t.1, at 1 o'clock p. m. sharp,
for the purpose of electing om'cers for
the ensuing year and to transact such
other business as may come liefore
the meeting. A full attendance is
F. A. Kack. 1'res.
If. K. KXCLISH. Si-et.
Mrs. John Thomas weaves rag car
lets. KememlK-r the Blue Kront Lunch
Stand if you are cold and chilly.
Drop in and try some of V. JM. Bo
dy's old Mexican hot tomalies. and
also lunches of all kinds. Ham sand
wich and chicken sandwich, hot tomal
ies. mmce pies, apple pies, and cat
fish. These lunches are servedcat all
hours, night and day. Bememlier the
Blue Front Lunch Stand, opposite
Osterloh's news stand.
Y. M. Body. 1'rop.
It is easy enough to tell where you
buy your shoes. If you wear Hainan's:
his are always stylish.
Whatever you think about the sil
ver question, don't forget that Hainan
takes silver dollars at par.
Your feet will smile if you put them
into a pair of Hainan's easy shoos.
11.1 Main street.
Hainan sells shoes by the foot.
You don't have to lie hypnotised in
order to appreciate Human's shoes.
Ladies wishing home-made carpet
should call on Mrs. John Thomas.
Sheriff's Sale of Heal Estate.
By virtue and authority of a special
execution issued by the clerk of the
('iie Girardeau Court of Common
'e;is of ( ape Girardeau comity. Mis
souri, in favor of the State of Mis
souri', at the relation and to the use of
Peter liehiier. collector of the revenue
of 'ajK- Girardeau county. Missouri,
and against Uoliert B. Harris and the
unknown heirs of Bolicrt B. Harris,
bearing date the thirteenth 1 '1.1) day
of June. lsi."",. anil returnable to the
September term. ,l!i.1. of the Cape
(iirardeau Court of Common I 'leas of
Cape (iirardeau county, which said
special execution issued to enforce a
judgment di.-elaivd by aid court to lie
a special lien on the real estate here
inafter described. I have levied upon
and seized the following described
real estate, lying and leing in the
county of Cape (iirardeau. State of
Missouri as the projierty of Uoliert B.
Harris and the unknown heirs of
Boliert B. Harris, to-wit:
The north part of lot one ( I ) of the
northwest quarter (J section seven (7 )
township thirty-two VJ.). ritiire four
teen ( 14 1. containing thirty (.'M) acres,
situated in t'ape (iirardeau county,
Missouri, and I will, on
WED.VKSDAY. TIIK J.lTH DAY W
SEPTEMBKK, A. D. IS't.1.
At the court house door in the city of
Cape (iirardeau. count v of Cape (iir
ardeau. State of Missouri, lietween i
the hours of nine o'clock in the foi-e- I
noon and live o'clock in the afternoon I
01 mat uay. and during the session
of the Cape (iirardeau Court of Com
mon Pleas of Cape (iirardeau county,
sell at public auction, to the highest
bidder, for cash in hand, all the right,
title, claim and interest of Boln-rt B.
Harris, and the unknown heirs of
Bobert B. Harris in and to the above
described land to satisfy said ex
ecution and costs.
JUDSOX M. IlAXDOL.
17 ARM roll SALK. Fine farm ol I -ri acres,
in: acres in jroort state of cultivation, one
.'.-room house, one i-rooni honr.e, rood barn
4oV.ii feet, mid other out liuihliiiirs. plenty of
water, -ton hearing apple trees. Land level or
rolling and prHliued. this season over -jo
hnshels of wheat to the acre. Located in
ItollingerCotiiity, Mo. within :i miles of good
railroad tow 11. 'lerins jyl.txio eaeh, halance on
time to suit. Via;. 1. Aiams.
county. .io. :
Dk.ak Slf;: l i;.;..r the provisions of
section x"".'!i!. Kevised Statutes of Mis
souri, lx'.i. your county is entitled to
send to the departments of the I'ni
versity of the State of Missouri at
Columbia and Bulla, during the ses
sion ending June.'!. 1VM, 1.1 students
In-twceii the ages of sixteen and twenty
The requirements for admission may
Ih-found in the I'nivorsity catalogue
for the current year. For such cata
logue apply to tin-1 'ni vi-rsity Librarian
at ( 'oliuubia.
Kxamiuatious for admission will lie
given at the I nivi-rsity on Thursday.
Friday. Saturday and Monday, Sep
tember .1th, lith. 7th and !Uh. preceding
tin- iM-ning of the I'nivorsity. The
session of all tin? departments will lie
gin on Tuesday. September In. s;i.1.
and will continue until the first. Wed
nesday in Juno. Is'.ai. except that of
the School of Mines and Metallurgy
which will I login and end one wis-k
Kach Senatoi- and Bepivsentativo in
the (ieneral A-sembly is authori.ed to
appoint one -adet. who, after passing
the required examination, is entitled
to lie admitted to the academic depart
ment five of tuition or contingent fees.
Under the provisions of an act of
the last (ieneral Assembly each county
is entitled to one free scholarship in
Ample provision has lieen made for
the education and care of young
women in all the classes of the Uni
ion will please, after giving two
wwks' publication to this certificate.
transmit to me. on or liefore Septem
lier 1st. a list of the names of all the
votiths of your county who intend to
make application for entrance into the
University at the commencement of
Board can lie had in the University
Clubs at 1.7.1 to 2.Mt per week: in
private families at :t.(Kl to f4-.
1'ernnt me to call your attention to
to the apiiended extract from the
Statute. Very Truly Yours.
.1. ;. Bahh.
Secretary of the Board of Curators
The Secretary of the Board of
Curators shall cause to lie transmitted
to the clerk of each ( 'ountv Court in
this State a certificate stating the num
ber of pupils that such County is en
titled to send to the State Lniverisity
the next scholastic year, which certifi
cate shall lie published by each ( 'oun-
ty ( lerk for two weeks in a newstiaiier
published in such county, the exjiense
thereof to be allowed hy the ( ounty
Court and paid for out of the County
Persons desiring to enter the State
Universv at Columbia, or Holla, are
required to make known to me their
intention on or before September 1,
1'..1. William Paak,
Clerk of County Court. Caiie (iirar
deau County. Missouri.
Notice to Contractors.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned Boad and Bridge Commis
sioner of Caiie (iirardeau county.
Missouri, will on Monday. September
!tth. lS'.l.l. at site of bridge on Allen
ville and Bloomlield road let contract
for repair of said bridge. The Com
missioner reserves the right to reji-ot
any and ali bids.
James F. McLaix.
By L. M. Beax. Dpty.
Boad and Bridge Commissioner.
FARM FOR SALE.
I oiler my farm containing eighty acres for
pale. The farm ifi located in the city limits of
Cape Girardeau and is in a high state of cultiva
tion. Good dwelling house and outhouses on
the premises. Good well and spring water.
Good orchard ol apples and peaches. Perfect
tittle giveu For price and terms call on or
address .Mlt I1AI-.L suiir.KE.lc.
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Which meets on the fourth Monday in Septem-
her. Ii"", at the court house in the City of
tape Girardeau. Missouri. I'.y the roles of
saiil Court. Monday, the first day or the term
is set apart to hear'and pass on I'roliate matters
at which time and place executors, adminis
trator! and curators named herein are rcouircd
to present all settlements and other matter re-
inirc-l lly law I"" oe jrowni u mriMuit.
Allen ( harleshr
llowie Thomas .1
Fnrguson Mary K
F'ennimore Mary A
llnne Charles I.
Mitt A .1 .S.l
kiiiiiiH'l singleton II
Margrai G .1 W
McLean .lohn A Sr
Mel.ait.ee sarah A
Sarah I. Itrooka
Henry J Brinopf
1 hnrles MelKmald
lohn l Met lean
W U Wilson
U T Gilsmey
.1 M Ilolcomh
W J llitt
F II Weltecke
G G Kimmel
.1 F & J I) McLean
(eo I McLain
W V 7 .eecil
K II. EXGEI.MAXX, Clerk
Administrator's Sale of Unavaila
ble motes and Allowances.
Notice is hereby given that hy Tirtne of an
order of sale of the Cape Girardeau Court of
Common Fleas, 111 and lor the county oil ape
Girardeau and State of Missouri, made at the
Mav term. ls!C, therefore, I. the undersigned
administrator of the estate of Isaac C. Hilt
deceased, will on
Monday, the Twentv-Third Day of
September, A. D. 111.1.
bewcen the hours of ten o'clock in the forenoon
and live o'clock in the afternoon of that day at
the court house door 111 the citv ol Cape Girar
deau. Missouri, and during the session of said
Cane Girardeau Court r Common Pleas, sell at
public auction to the highest bidder for cash in
hand, the following notes and allowances, to
One promissory note on II. Ilirkman and
William II Collins for alwnt 4.5o.
One promissory note on S. M. McAnally for
One promissory note on F. P. Trautwine for
anout S-'ii '.
t Ine allowance against Thomas .1. Ilean estate
for about si: on.
One allowance against Thomas .1. Ilean estate
for about -.Hi .(Kt.
1 ine allowance against Thomas J . Ilean estate
for about si., ui.
One allowance against Thomas .1. Mean estate
for aliout Sls.un.
One allowance against Thomas .1. Ilean estate
and C. W. Ilean estate and A. J. Bean for
One allowance against Thomas .1. Ilean estate
and A. .1. Beau for about l.n.
SAMI EL HITT
Administrator of the eastate of IsaacC. Hitt,
OF USEFUL HAND-MADE
1 l $ IfFlSil
Direct from the
egis Indian Tribe
iIOo (S-lOTrn im
These Baskets are very strong, light and
durable- They are made and designed en
tirely by Indians. The only tribe in the
United States makingthese styles of Baskets.
FINAL SKTTU;MEST Notice is Iicrebv
(riven to all creditors anil others interested
in tne estate Jiary k. r erjruson, ueceasea, inai
the uii'leiicned execntor of said estate intends
to make Dual settlement thereof at the next
term of the Caie Girardean Loort or (om
mon Pleas, of Cai Girartlean conntj. Mis
souri, to be held at the court house in the
city of Jae Girardeau, Mo., on Monday,
srttemoer Si, iwr. .uii n. .m ti.t.A,
FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby
iriren to all ere li tors anil others interested
in the estate of I.vdia Ann Kenfroe. deceased.
that the undersigned late public administrator
and as such having charge of said estate intends
tr make final settlement thereoi at tne next
term or the Cape inrardeau Court of Common
Pleas, of Cane Giranleau countv, Missouri, to
be held at the court house in th city of Cape
Girardeau, Mrt. . on B'ondav, itemier J3t
1 ... .- L-iriit ijirL- ti wi'iiLCLT
ir:n, rn,ciT,niLi 11. it r.i.t cvn
au ici4 n IT Admini str ator
IOST: n KHis, Hroadway or Main t-treetM
a roM nt'cklare, small links wit!: a .small
pold heart attached. Finder will he liberally
rrwardnd hy reTurniiijr necklace to Lizzie Kai
ser at the rsidince n! M . E. Leininir on Ellis
TAN TKI: 1 lothinMilesmaii tor Cape Gir- !
rardau and vicinity. Commissions paid I
w ill warrant . stor'ki-eprrs securing our outfit
of samples. Canvassing and Solicitiiifj Airi-nts
can make more than ordinary salary. Ciirres
pnmleiicerjni'sted. Snd tvv or three r-fer-c
1 1 ces Y x a m a k E 1; .V 1 J i :a x .
IXECl TOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby
jriven that -letters of administration upon
the estate of Henrv Meyer, deceased, have been
jrranted to the nnderNijrned by the Cajie Girar
adrau Court ot (Joiiiinon Pleas, of Cape Girar
deau conntv, Missouri, lM'arinjr date the iMh
day of May"", isio.
All persons having claims against saiil estate
are re( uired tw exhibit them to him tor allow
ance, within one year from the date of said let
ters, orthev may be precluded lrom any benelit
of such estate: and if said claims 1m not exhib
ited within two vears from the date of the pub
lication of this"" notice, thev will he forever
barred. WILLIAM MEYER
RENT Two nice residence hon-es nl
- most new ami located on a ;rood street that
is graded and graveled. For further informa
tion call on John Si . Avit, Sr., at John St . A vit
Son's KToctry store.
IO It SALE Twentv acres of jrood land
- high state of cultivation, inside of v
limits, lmated on ood countv r
and terms applv m Mrs. Victoria Iteandean at ! V
AliMLMSTRATHR'S NOTHE. Notice is
hereby (riven that letters of administration
upon the (-state of, Sarah L. Hobbs, deceased.
have been irranteil to the undersigned by the
Caiie Girardeau Court of Common Pleas, of
Cape (iirardeau county. Missouri, hearing date
tne i.tn uay 01 .iune,;is:u.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to him for allow
ance, within one year from the date of said
letters, or they may be preclnded lrom any
benefit ofsueh estate"": and if said claims be not
exhibited within two years from the date of the
uhliratiou of this notice, thev will be forever
DMIXISTKATRIX NOTICE Notice
hereby civen that letters of administration
noon the estate of Charles Klaees, deceased
nave been granted to the undersigned by the
Cat Girardeau Court of Common Plea's, of
Cape Girardean countv, Missouri, bearing date
the :,i8t uay of 3lay. ic.
All persons havingclaims against said estate
are reunired to exhibit them to her ior allow
ance, within one year from the date of said
letters, or they may be precluded from any
benelit of such estate""; and if said claims be not
exhibited within two vears from the date of the
ublicatioii of this notice, they will be forever
;arred. ANNA KLAGKS
GaD6 Girardeau. - - Mo.
WILLIAM J. HITT.
.W'TKI): An honest, active irrntk-man or
lailv to trawl lor estalilisheil. relialile ;
house Salary 7s, navalile !."" weeklv ami
expenses. Sjlnation permanent, liel'erenees.
Knclose self-ailtlr-ssed staniMil envelope. The ;
Dominion 1 oinpany, inialta Iluihlinir, 1 hi ;
Notice to Contractors.
Xot'u-t- is hi-ivby riveti tluit the nn- :
iIiTsijrm-il Uoad and Irido. ( iminiis-j
siniH-r of 'ai- (iirrai-di-au rounly.
Missouri, will on Saturday. Seiit'iii-!
Ih-i- 7th. lsit."".. at l(t o'clock a. iii. at i
site of ln-idjre at Duti-htown let eon-
tract for the repair of said liridre. j
The Commissioner ivserves the rifrht 1
to reject any and all bids.
.Iamks K. McLaix"" i
Uy L. M. Heax. Dpty !
Koad and Urid-re Commissioner, j
E.ive Adopted :he
Anil is now i.nakmir Ro-jr that can :i i b
exieiled by any mill in 'he country. A trial
of tue Holier I'rocess Hour will convince so;
Jul;;e cf t(Kd Flfiur thrit ii te euper.or f. any
tT A TRIAL.
A Ueiierous Firm.
We are informed that the proprietors,
Messrs. A. P. Ordway & Co., lvcently
sent three dozen of their reliable
medicine, Sulphur Bitters, to the
Catholie Home for the Ad, which is
highly appreciated by the directors
an inmates. ""As ye sow so shall ye
Jeap.'"" Kditor Catholic Sun.
The Capo Girardeau Street Rail
way Company Receiver's
To all whom it may concern:
Take notice that I will, on the fourth
Monday of Septemlier. l'-i'i. or as
soon thereafter as I can Ik? heard, pre
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2746a9e9-d3ae-44ff-a6ab-bf2f3a5352ae,2013-05-22T21:55:25+00:00,2005-06-28,0,http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/Topic_435.asp,"Author St. John's Book
Annie has a limp and is confined by her parents in a wheelchair. Her parents do not want anyone to see Annie's deformity and therefore allow Annie no freedom. Annie met Luke when she was 10 and he gave her a ride on his horse. She has loved him and he has loved her. But after the ride, and after her brother busted Luke's lip, Luke was forced to go away. Twenty years later Luke has returned to make something of himself and for Annie....
The Doctor's Wife
How could she say yes? People like Ellie Parrish did not get proposals of marriage from someone like Dr. Caleb Chaney. Even if his offer was the answer to her prayers, a man as decent and kind as Caleb didn't deserve a woman whose past was a lie. Caleb Chaney could see that Ellie Parrish was a woman with a troubled soul. But he could also see a woman with a heart big enough to love his infant son as though she were his mother, and big enough to teach...
The Tenderfoot Bride
Widowed, pregnant and homeless, Linnean McConaughy thought she found happiness in a job as a cook and housekeeper on a Colorado ranch. However, to her employer, Will Tucker, she's simply not suited for the grueling work the job requires, even less so when he discovers she's pregnant. As Linnean proves herself time and time again he realizes he doesn't want to live without her and her child, but can Linnean see past Will's rough exterior and her own fear ...
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Talk about the novels, new and used books that St. John has written!",370,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.984377145767212
d7b739da-f485-4893-bf77-872b1f11ec55,2020-10-25T08:40:44+00:00,2014-10-22,1,https://www.inddist.com/business-technology/blog/13764480/dnv-gls-short-sea-ship-the-rise-of-sea-drones,"With Amazon.com this week unvealing its Drone Store, a one-stop shop for unmanned aerial vehicles, the interwebs are abuzz with the prospect of more and more people having their own UAV for personal use. But while air drones have been a hot topic of discussion for more than a year now, there's another highly-intriguing prospect that seems to be on no one's radar yet: Sea drones.
While drones traveling on water may not have the same sexy appeal as having a package air-delivered from Amazon or another retailer within 30 minutes over land, the idea of using drone technology in the shipping industry could be a lucrative one for both distributors, manufacturers, and the environment. DNV GL, the world's largest classification society, recently released concept details for ""ReVolt"", an unmanned, battery-powered short sea vessel that can save up to $34 million in its lifetime over conventional diesel-run ship, and be a solution to crew fatalities aboard ship.
Powered by a 3,000 kilowatt battery, the ship has a nautical range of 100 miles before the battery needs recharged. ""ReVolt"" doesn't require a crew, thus eliminating crew fatalities and injury risk. No crew also means no on-deck superstructure, which results in a greater loading capacity.
With an average speed of 6 knots, ""ReVolt"" is slower than the typical 8-9 knots of other ships, but DNV GL says the slight loss of speed results in less water resistance, saving energy.
The concept-ship is currently still being tested.
“Building and operating this vessel would be possible with today’s technology,"" DNV GL Senior Researcher Hans Anton Tvete said in a statement. ""‘ReVolt’ is intended to serve as inspiration for equipment makers, ship yards and ship owners to develop new solutions on the path to a safe and sustainable future.""",398,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107888402.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20201025070924-20201025100924-00348.warc.gz,0.954548716545105
91385e4c-9ea1-4de0-bbe7-0351ff87bf17,2020-10-30T05:16:35+00:00,2020-05,1,https://www.eg24.news/2020/05/mark-zuckerberg-is-concerned-about-chinas-influence-on-internet-regulation-learn-the-details.html,"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he was “concerned” that other countries might try to imitate Chinas approach to internet regulation. Zuckerberg said during an hour-long video chat with EU Industry Commissioner Terry Bretton: “Just to be honest about that, I think There is a model coming from countries like China that tend to have completely different values from the more democratic western countries. ”
It is up to Western democratic countries to get a clear data privacy framework, and Facebook CEO added, “We have a shared responsibility to help develop this,” according to the American website TheVerge.
Perhaps this was Zuckerberg’s latest example as he cites the dangers of a Chinese Internet model spreading all over the world, and made similar comments last year, saying it was important not to allow China to set rules for the rest of the Internet, which sparked tension between Chinese employees on Facebook, while Facebook hoped Facebook should make the message of freedom of expression regulators see the company as a more authoritarian ally against the Internet, rather than a target for stricter regulation.
In the same vein, Zuckerberg praised the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which applied changes to how Facebook, Twitter, Google and other Internet companies collect user data in the European Union, and said he believed cooperation between technical platforms and government regulatory agencies was inevitable And, he said, “I don’t think there is a question about the existence of an organization,” adding, “I think the question is, who will win its framework all over the world?”
Breton, who criticized Facebook, said that working together would be key, and said: “I think this is crucial, is our ability to work together to design government tools and the right behavior together, and I think we should understand that, especially for the digital market, and more than So, for the information society in general. “
Zuckerberg noted that Facebook has a policy in place to categorize misinformation about the new Corona virus on its platform, saying: “We have removed hundreds of thousands of harmful misinformation and our independent fact-verification program has resulted in more than 50 million warnings being displayed on portions of the content” related With COVID-19. “We know this works because 95 percent of the time when someone sees a piece of content with a sticker that doesn’t end up with pressure.”",498,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107907213.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030033658-20201030063658-00532.warc.gz,0.954909324645996
de3c0808-3947-4e4e-a60b-91118d367b4b,2019-08-26T08:12:09+00:00,2019-08-26,0,https://novelinacosmetics.com/hair/hair-scalp-treatment-500g-p455-00/,"HAIR & SCALP
The perfect do-it-yourself solution for restoring hair’s lost moisture due to chemical treatment or everyday styling. Protects hair before and after chemical service such as rebonding or hair coloring because it contains a hydrating blend of emollients that increases moisture retention in hair.
- A Japanese formulation
- Strengthens over-processed hair
- Has a refreshing clean scent
Instantly rejuvenates dry, brittle, or damaged hair
Replaces moisture, natural oils and protein lost during chemical treatments",113,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027331228.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20190826064622-20190826090622-00142.warc.gz,0.88595986366272
48c8ee5b-5a75-4243-8b53-08d28efbac45,2019-08-21T22:13:08+00:00,2010-07-22,0,https://gizmodo.com/leaked-htc-glacier-could-be-t-mobiles-ultra-fast-projec-5604100,"Either HTC has signed up T-Mobile for a couple of new handsets, or that Project Emerald HTC Vision/Vanguard/G1 Blaze has another new name: HTC Glacier. It's appeared in GLBenchmark's database, with results that that are off the scale.
Only the CPU has been tested, but according to the leaked GLBenchmark figures discovered by AlienBabelTech.com, it's looking like it'll have at least a Snapdragon processor—could it be dual-core? Whatever it's got, it's scored double the frames that the HTC EVO 4G did.
Last week, T-Mobile launched the teaser website for ""the first HSPA+ smartphone from T-Mobile,"" which will ""shape the next generation. Yours."" Could this be one and the same? [GLBenchmark via AlienBabelTech.com via Phandroid]",180,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316549.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821220456-20190822002456-00015.warc.gz,0.947342872619629
623d2975-0930-486f-8b76-a3a61b8bd803,2022-05-20T01:02:12+00:00,2020-07-01,1,https://www.electronicsworld.co.uk/fuel-cell-cars-could-be-a-commercial-failure/31658/,"By Luke Gear, Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEx
The IDTechEx report “Advanced Electric Cars 2020-2040” forecasts fuel-cell cars globally through 2040 and finds they continue to be a commercial failure for the next two decades. While fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) have been on the table as the long-range zero-emission vehicles to challenge the battery-electric vehicle (BEV), they have major drawbacks:
• Currently, fuel cell cars cost over 1.6x as much to buy and up to three times as much to run in fuel costs, depending on the location (compared to the average internal combustion engine). In contrast, BEVs are increasingly reaching TCO parity with ICE vehicles in different markets around the world today.
• FCEVs rely on Li-ion batteries for high power and energy harvesting, increasing costs (the Nikola One has a 250kWh battery).
• Fuel cells have moving parts, which means maintenance costs can be higher than BEVs.
• Batteries are heading towards million-mile life and 1000-mile range with 2-4C charging this decade: by the time fuel cell cars are affordable, batteries will have caught up and will be cheaper.
• Fundamentally, it costs more energy to drive per mile using hydrogen than a battery because of the 60% efficiency with heat losses, in addition to using electricity from the grid to create green hydrogen.
One of the common arguments for fuel cells is that they can provide longer pure-electric ranges: this advantage is being eroded by the sheer pace of innovation and research for Li-ion batteries. As the IDTechEx report on Advanced Electric Cars highlights, the top three fuel cell car models are the Toyota Mirai, with 300 miles range, the Hyundai Nexo, with 413 miles range, and the Honda Clarity, with 316 miles of range. Yet earlier in 2020, Tesla revealed a 400-mile Model S (EPA), spurred on by healthy competition from rival Lucid Motors which later announced the ‘Lucid Air’ BEV sedan would be the first production car with 500 miles pure electric range EPA (with initial sales planned for Q1 next year). And this is without considering the potential for solar bodywork: the Lightyear One, on sale next year, achieves a 463-mile range with only a 50kWh battery.
It is also important to consider the ubiquitous deployment of charging infrastructure. Currently, sufficient hydrogen re-fuelling infrastructure does not exist to make fuel-cell car purchases tempting even for the early adopter, in part because they are an order of magnitude more expensive to deploy than fast electric chargers, as shown below.
So why should we pay attention to fuel cells? Well, they are not off the table just yet in heavy-duty long-range applications such as off-road, marine and long-haul trucking. The problem is, compared to cars, these are all relatively low-volume markets and will struggle to reduce costs quickly. Batteries also compete in these areas, which means the application would need to have very specific requirements that rule out a battery. For example, re-charging massive energy capacities (over 1MWh) in a few minutes.
FCEVs will have wider uptake in certain countries with a strategy for a broader hydrogen economy, but this will be regionally isolated and not the global trend. It will also prove a disadvantage for automakers having to develop different zero-emission vehicles for different regions, particularly as startups focus purely on BEVs and set the bar high.
In short: if a battery can do it, it is currently the best value option for the consumer and environment. And a battery can do it for cars.
[Image: Krzysztof Hepner for Unsplash]",785,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662530553.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519235259-20220520025259-00617.warc.gz,0.94289493560791
6fff1a22-68f5-4b83-ac8b-1f99d892b170,2013-05-19T10:18:56+00:00,2012-08-24,0,http://www.somdnews.com/article/20120824/NEWS/708249620/1103/teachers-get-a-head-start-on-school-tuesday/Judge-hears-motorist%E2%80%99s-testimony-in-fatal-St-Mary%E2%80%99s-crash&template=southernMaryland,"- The Enterprise
- The Recorder
A judge convicted a Callaway man on Thursday of two charges of vehicular manslaughter and traffic offenses from a crash last year that killed two women.
Robert William Rice Jr. remained free on $125,000 bond after the ruling in a St. Mary’s courtroom by visiting Prince George’s Circuit Judge Maureen M. Lamasney, who ordered that Rice return to court in November after the completion of a presentence investigation. The maximum sentence for a conviction for the manslaughter offense is 10 years in prison.
Earlier on Thursday, Rice testified that he blacked out at his home from a diabetic disorder before the truck he was driving that evening in August 2011 was involved in a series of crashes on Route 5 in Callaway.
The judge said that witnesses to the collisions and Rice’s demeanor after the fatal crash indicated that he knew what he was doing, and that a doctor’s testimony for the defense about diabetes did not address Rice’s personal ability to function at a low blood-sugar level.
“There’s been no evaluation of Mr. Rice at all,” the judge said before announcing her verdict, and she noted testimony that Rice stopped at a traffic light before the first crash, and begged for help getting out of the truck after the last one.
“He was completely aware of what he was doing,” Lamasney said. “He was completely aware of the risk that he was posing to other individuals on the road.”
The judge noted testimony that Rice looked in his rear-view mirrors and sped away after the first crash, heading north on the highway to where two other wrecks occurred, including the one that killed 22-year-old Chernica Arielle “Ce-Ce” Boyland of Lexington Park and her passenger, 22-year-old Lisa Annette Proctor Brooks of Leonardtown, a La Plata native.
“He was aware of what he had done,” the judge said, “and he was trying to avoid the consequences of what he had done.”
The judge’s ruling followed final arguments by lawyers in the case, including St. Mary’s Assistant State’s Attorney Laura Caspar’s account of testimony that Rice made an obscene gesture at the driver he injured in the first crash. Rice even knew that the driver had a passenger with her, the prosecutor said, because when that driver later approached him in the wrecked truck, he told her “I wish I had killed you both, too.”
“His speech was fine. He spoke without slurring,” Caspar said, and his earlier actions showed a “consciousness of guilt” that refuted any claim of a medical impairment.
James F. Farmer, Rice’s lawyer, countered that “No one in their right mind would drive the way he did.”
The judge disagreed.
“People drive like that every day, all over the state, in a reckless manner that totally disregards the safety of other people,” Lamasney said.
Earlier on Thursday, Rice, who chose to have his case heard by the judge instead of a jury, gave his account of the hours before the collisions. Rice said he took his morning insulin, ate a full breakfast, drank protein shakes before and after a workout at a gym and had some lunch while visiting his mother. He said he then returned home to shower and get ready to go to a softball game. He had been following a newly prescribed regimen for treating his diabetes for a day or so, he testified.
“I felt kind of funny,” he said. “I put my shoes on. I couldn’t tell you [what happened] after that.”
Police, the prosecutor and a grand jury’s indictment alleged that Rice’s driving that evening amounted to gross negligence as it caused the series of collisions. The judge heard testimony that after Rice initially crashed his pickup truck into a minivan near the highway’s intersection with Piney Point Road, he speeded north, hit the rear of another minivan and then crossed the highway’s centerline, colliding with an oncoming car and killing the two women.
Rice, now 35, testified Thursday that his next memory after putting on his shoes at home was riding in a police helicopter to a hospital, and that someone on the helicopter told him there had been a vehicle accident. “The first thing out of my mouth was, ‘Did somebody run into my living room?’” he recalled.
Rice said he was still in the hospital about 10 days later when his parents told him what had happened.
“I felt horrible,” he said. “I’m not the kind of person to harm anybody.”
Rice said he moved to Florida later in the year.
“I was getting threats, murder threats,” he said. “It was easier to leave the situation, and no more incidents would occur.”
He did return to St. Mary’s last winter, to be further questioned by police, before grand jurors indicted him.
Caspar questioned Rice on how regularly he checks his blood-sugar level, and he replied that he checks it four or five times a day.
Before he left the witness stand, Rice stood up and turned toward the families of the people hurt and killed in the series of collisions to apologize. “I would like to say I’m sorry,” Rice said.
In earlier testimony, Michael Thomas of Lexington Park testified Wednesday that he saw Rice sitting in the truck at the softball field in Great Mills shortly before the series of collisions occurred.
“He didn’t seem like Bobby to me,” Thomas testified. “I was talking about softball. But he seemed like he was someplace else.”
Thomas testified that he did not know that his friend had diabetes. “I wish I had,” he said.
In addition, Donald DeGraves, a paramedic who responded to the fatal crash, testified Wednesday that Rice was unaware of his surroundings and unaware of what had happened, consistent with a diabetic disorder from his low blood sugar, which was indicated by a test at the scene.
“They can make a decision, but you can’t rely on a good decision,” DeGraves said. “You’re probably not coherent to what decision you’re making.”
The judge said, “I don’t know how anyone can make a decision that they’re not aware of. You choose a course of conduct.”",1421,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00028-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.984551191329956
1d1d1361-8956-4dcf-a4b5-6fbf9b138098,2016-07-30T16:50:51+00:00,2016-02-17,1,http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/vevo-subscription-service-1201708820/,"Vevo is looking to introduce a paid subscription service as early as this year, CEO Erik Huggers revealed during his appearance at Code Media in Southern California on Wednesday. “Just having a ad-supported model is not sustainable in the long run,” Huggers said.
That’s why the service is now looking to launch a paid tier, which could be available as early as this year, according to Huggers. He assured his audience that Vevo’s free content isn’t going away, saying: “We believe in a dual revenue stream.”
Huggers declined to comment on specifics of the subscription tier, but told Vafriety in an interview at the sidelines of the conference that he wasn’t looking to offer a Spotify-like streaming service with 35 million tracks. “If you want to listen to an entire album, you should subscribe to Spotify,” he said.
Vevo appointed Huggers as its CEO in April of 2015, and the former BBC and Intel executive since worked on building up a San Francisco-based product team that has launched new apps for iOS, Android and most recently Apple TV.
Huggers said Wednesday that these efforts are part of a bigger strategy that also includes producing more original content. Vevo has already been producing some original content around indie musicians and others, but Huggers said that he is also looking to produce a handful of high-profile documentaries — something he called “a couple of silver bullets” when talking to Variety.
Vevo streamed more than 17 billion videos to users in January, according to Huggers; 80% of that content streamed to viewers outside the U.S., and most of it is still consumed on YouTube.
“YouTube is a very large part of our distribution,” Huggers admitted, but he went on to liken the Google-owned video service to a supermarket that has a little bit of everything, as opposed to a specialty store that targets fans for specific genres. Vevo could be the specialty store targeting fan audiences, he suggested, adding: “This is about building an independent, long-term business.“",450,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258936356.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072856-00294-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.97564309835434
c1067417-d149-4e51-93fa-3c4848fe32fc,2020-10-28T06:35:10+00:00,2020-05-31,0,http://australianwomenonline.com/your-future-face-is-not-so-pretty-if-you-smoke-cigarettes/,"Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on 31st May, Queensland Health has launched a campaign appealing to the vanity of female smokers. The Future is Not Pretty if you Smoke campaign shows the impact of smoking on your physical appearance – which accelerates the physical signs of aging by 10-20 years.
Tobacco smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals, restricting blood flow through the capillaries and depriving your skin of oxygen and nutrients. The chemicals in tobacco smoke damage the fibres in the skin which leads to wrinkles, sagging of the eye-lids, bags under the eyes and premature aging on the face and other parts of the body including breast sagging.
QLD Health says a smoker’s face ages by 14 years for every 10 years of smoking. The appearance of deeply wrinkled skin around the eyes (crow’s feet) and mouth occur by puckering when drawing on a cigarette and squinting in reaction to the cigarette smoke. Smoking reduces the body’s store of vitamin A which provides protection from skin damage and causes the dull yellow-grey complexion clearly evident on the faces of all long-term smokers.
It is commonly known that prolonged smoking causes bad breath, stained teeth and discolouration of fingers and fingernails on the hand used to hold cigarettes. But what isn’t commonly known is that the chemicals in cigarette smoke break-down hair cells leading to hair damage and can also result in the swollen gums that can cause teeth to fall out.
Women also need to be aware that smoking has been linked to the early onset of menopause.
In an effort to appeal to younger women who smoke, QLD Health has signed former Miss Universe Australia Rachael Finch as a campaign ambassador. Rachael agreed to be photographed without make-up and the image photo-shopped to give her the appearance of a young woman who smokes.
“It’s no secret that leading a healthy and active life is something that I live by both for myself and my family. This campaign for Queensland Health is focused on encouraging young women to think twice about smoking, and as a young woman, I am only too happy to be a part of something which encourages positive change,” said Rachael.
“If considering the effects on one’s physical appearance caused by smoking is another motivating factor for young women to give up smoking, then I’m all for encouraging women to think about the overall affects to their entire health and wellbeing.”
For more information visit www.qld.gov.au/quit",533,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107896778.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20201028044037-20201028074037-00047.warc.gz,0.95833832025528
69b9fc09-1390-4837-beb5-3a836dc427dd,2016-07-26T14:25:27+00:00,2016-07-26,0,https://www.gigmasters.com/search/wedding-band-montpelier-vt,"you are viewing
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2e397136-8474-4996-9687-aaf255b01ce9,2020-10-30T16:53:38+00:00,2019-10-29,1,https://africanews.space/roscosmos-confirms-talks-with-cairo-over-sending-egyptian-astronaut-to-space/,"This disclosure follows an earlier announcement made last month by the Head of the Egyptian Space Agency, Mohamed El-Qousy, during a visit by officials of the United Arab Emirates Space Agency to the Egyptian Space City.
El-Qousy stated that Cairo is planning to send an Egyptian astronaut to the International Space Station but did not disclose further details about the plan.
The official visit to Cairo by UAE officials follows in the wake of the return of Hazza Al-Mansouri, UAE’s first astronaut who spent eight days in space onboard the International Space Station.
Al-Mansouri joined a crew of astronauts aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spaceflight launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on September 25.
Roscosmos is looking to sign up more countries to get their first astronaut experience on Russia’s spaceflight programme. Going by Rogozin’s disclosure, Egypt’s bid to join the comity of nations with human spaceflight experience is not unrealistic.
“Earlier, it was believed that with the advent of American spacecraft, there would be no need for Soyuz spacecraft anymore, but this turned out to be exactly the opposite. And now we see that the Energia corporation, Roscosmos and our Kazakh colleagues have received new requests and seen a new interest from countries seeking to get their first experience on a spaceflight from Baikonur,” Rogozin said.
“At the moment, we are in talks with other potential participants on this project. These are Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and many other countries. I’m sure that Baikonur will become a home sweet home for preparing nestlings from these countries, who will be raised to ensure their first spaceflight,” he adds.
Joseph Ibeh is a Mandela Washington Fellow and Senior Analyst at Space in Africa. His experience spans industry research and market analysis with a focus on African-grown NewSpace companies, commercial space industry, national space programmes and real-life application of space science for sustainable development in Africa.",424,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107911027.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030153002-20201030183002-00646.warc.gz,0.933034121990204
141f77b6-564d-4693-86e5-a5efc50dad7b,2020-10-29T07:02:33+00:00,2012-11-01,0,https://darglenotes.blog/2012/11/,"“If nobody asks me, I know what time is, but if I am asked then I am at a loss what to say.”
St Augustine 354 – 430 AD
Time is the one of the most elusive and mysterious concepts that philosophers and scientists have grappled with throughout the history of mankind. I am not even remotely qualified to expound on this subject and do not intend to do so. However, on the measurement of time as a practical everyday aspect of living, I do have an interest, particularly its measurement in Medieval times.
How did the poor medieval labourer or peasant know when to go to work and when to finish work? An anonymous versifier of the fifteenth century gives us a clue about one way to gage the start of day.
I have a gentle cock,
Croweth me the day
He doth me risen early
My Matins for to say.
In truth, things were not so haphazard as that. Bells from the local monastery were rung to signal the different hours of the day. The monks used sundials, hourglasses, calibrated candles and water clocks to calculate the time.
The latin system of counting the hours of the day was:-
Prime – 6 am
Tierce – 9 am
Sext – 12 noon
Nones – 3 pm
The Church designated other times for prayer:
Matins – Midnight
Lauds – Dawn
Vespers – Evening
Compline – Before Bedtime
The astrolabe was another method of calculating the hours of the day. Chaucer himself wrote a treatise, for his young son, on how to use it to tell time. Interestingly, by Chaucers time (1343 -1400), great mechanical clocks were beginning to be built all over Europe. These clocks were housed in the belfries of Churches and Cathedrals and later bell towers in city squares.
It is hard to say when the first mechanical clock was invented, but in Europe they began to appear by the late 13th Century. The earliest public tower clocks had no dials or clockface; they simply rang a bell on the hour. Some of the more elaborate ones triggered displays of animated automatons. The clockface and a single hour hand followed. Other ingenious clocks gave, not only the time, but all kinds of astronomical information.
In 1344 Jacopo Dondi installed an astronomical clock in the facade of the Palazzo de Capitano at Padua.
In England an extraordinary astrological clock was designed by the country’s greatest medieval scientists, Richard of Wallingford (1292-1336). Son of a blacksmith, he was a brilliant mathematician and was obsessed with the practical application of science and mathematics, to the extent that he was rather neglectful of his spiritual role and later his administrative role when he became abbot of St. Albans, the principle abbey in England. It is recorded that he gave precedence to the work on his clock over the repair of the Abbey. When mildly rebuked by King Edward III, he argued that any successor of his could hire workmen to repair the abbey but only he could design and make the clock. The clock was not completed in his lifetime but design details are recorded in his Tractatus Horologii Astronomici (1327). Richard’s was not the first tower clock in England but it was the most advanced in its design.
Time has always been considered a precious commodity. In the middle ages one of the greatest preachers and orators was Bertold of Regensburg (1220-1272) . Time, he said was one of the talents referred to in St. Mathews parable of the talents. It was man’s duty not to squander it.
This idea of the preciousness of time is well articulated in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales when the Host address the Company before the Lawyers Tale:
“Let’s lose as little time now as we may.
My lords, it’s time that wastes both night and day,
That robs us while we sleep without defense,
And while awake, through our own negligence.
It’s like a stream returning not again,
Descending from the mountain to the plain.
Well Seneca, like others of his measure,
Bewails the loss of time more than of treasure:
‘Of chattels there may be recovery,
But we are ruined by loss of time,’ said he.”
I just wonder if Bertold of Regensburg or Chaucer would approve of the time I spend ‘on the Internet.’ ? Probably not.",977,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107903419.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029065424-20201029095424-00564.warc.gz,0.969190835952759
5541f52d-b5c7-424a-971e-666fc757098d,2020-10-20T17:36:18+00:00,2020-10-20,0,http://forums.carrionfields.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=25&topic_id=2937&mesg_id=2937&page=,"#2937, ""Character Challenge Phase Two: X..Marks the Spot..""
A mysterious man has come in possession of an ancient map stolen from the Celestial Lyceum. This individual seeks out adventurers willing to unveil its mysteries and procure the goods that it leads to. Adventurers of all races and creeds, make a mad scramble across Thera, as rumors begin to circulate that no price is too steep to acquire the treasures for him. Couriers have started delivering inquiries to various potential suitors willing to join the hunt and expedition.",111,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107874026.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020162922-20201020192922-00528.warc.gz,0.929982423782349
fcf27f86-1fe4-43c0-a599-3fdda99a3388,2017-08-19T11:10:28+00:00,2017-02-15,1,http://stylemagazine.com/news/2017/feb/15/tillerson-dunford-meet-russian-counterpart/,"Tillerson, Dunford to Meet with Russian Counterpart
CNN/Stylemagazine.com Newswire | 2/15/2017, 10:19 a.m.
Tillerson, Dunford to meet with Russian counterpart
By Laura Koran and Ryan Browne
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford meet face to face with their Russian counterparts Thursday, as the Trump administration evaluates the future direction of US-Russian relations.
Tillerson, a former oil executive who was confirmed as Secretary of State two weeks ago, departed Wednesday for a G-20 ministerial meeting in Bonn, Germany -- his inaugural international trip as the United States' top diplomat. He'll be joined in Bonn by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and representatives from the world's other major economies.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday that Tillerson and Lavrov will meet on the sidelines of the conference on Thursday. It will be their first such meeting since Tillerson took office.
Tillerson's trip comes as the Trump administration is seeking to reassure skittish allies in Europe the US has their backs, all while exploring new areas for cooperation with Russia as advocated by President Donald Trump over opposition from some members of his own party.
The White House is in turmoil after National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's resignation over questions of the nature of conversations with Russia on sanctions before taking up his administration role. Congress is now investigating various aspects of Russia's alleged interference in the US election while members question Trump's own relationship to the country.
US allies in Europe are looking for indications from the Trump administration that the US will take a stand when it comes to countering Russian aggression in parts of Eastern Europe, particularly in Ukraine, where violence has flared in recent weeks between government forces and Russian-backed separatist groups.
European diplomats are watching the new US officials all the more closely after Trump's disparagement of NATO and questions about the utility of sanctions. Similarly, Western military officials are closely following Defense Secretary James Mattis' participation in the NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels and Munich Security Conference this week as well.
It remains to be seen whether the Cabinet secretaries will outline any specific shifts in US positions -- despite Trump's rhetoric before and after the election -- both on European issues as well as the Middle East.
The ongoing conflicts in Syria and Yemen are expected to be a major focus of discussion on the sidelines of official meetings. Trump has long criticized the Obama administration for its approach to the Syrian crisis, suggesting he would reconsider providing aid to moderate groups taking on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and take more aggressive measures against ISIS.
It's still unclear exactly how the new administration will go about changing course in Syria, and whether doing so will involve additional cooperation with Russia -- which provides military support to the Assad regime.
But even as Tillerson's plane was taking off in Washington, the Pentagon announced the meeting between Dunford and his Russian counterpart Valeriy Gerasimov, which will take place Thursday in Baku, Azerbaijan.",624,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105341.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170819105009-20170819125009-00102.warc.gz,0.95771586894989
32d0bad6-d042-43fd-8998-2204f55059e7,2016-07-23T10:38:04+00:00,2012-03-25,0,https://food52.com/recipes/16761-orange-cardamom-maple-glazed-puff-puffs,"If you like it, save it!
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Author Notes: There's a recipe for fried dough in every nook and cranny of this universe. This combination is a happy marriage of Nigerian puff-puff,....and the liquid gold of Canada. And what a happy union tis too.
The resulting puff is soft, with pendants of crunch, sweetened with maple and made fragrant with cardamom and orange zest. Were it not for my waistline, this could easily be breakfast. Lunch and Dinner. Yes, that good...to me! —Kitchen Butterfly
Makes a bowlful
Orange-Cardamom-Maple glazed Puff Puffs
- 3 - 4 tablespoons of granulated/caste sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt/kosher salt
- 2-3 loose cups plain, all purpose flour plus extra to dust
- 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
- Oil, to deep fry
- Maple glaze (recipe below)
- Make batter:In a large bowl, pour in 1 cup of lukewarm water. To it, add the sugar and salt. Stir to combine and add a cup of flour, and the yeast. Then slowly add the rest of the flour, stirring with a wooden spoon or a dough whisk till combined. The resulting dough should be smooth with no lumps. Let rest, covered with a greased kid or greased clingfilm overnight in the refrigerator till risen, or at least 4 hours.
- Fry batter: Heat up some oil in a large, deep pan or wok – the oil should be a couple of inches deep or you will end up with pancakes, rather than balls. Another alternative is to use your deep-fat fryer , set to 180 degrees centigrade. Don’t let the oil overheat if using the stovetop – a cube of bread should brown in 30 seconds! With your fingers or an oiled spoon, scoop batter the size of walnuts or a tad smaller and gently drop into the oil. The frying dough balls should begin to rise to the top of the oil almost immediately. Let the puff-puff brown on the underside and then flip them over, if they dont turn themselves. This is the tough part because the browned sides tend to want to stay under, and the uncooked sides….give in. You’ll have to keep the light side down to cook properly so the balls are brown all over. They should cook in 3-4 minutes. Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Allow at least 5 – 10 minutes to allow the balls cool down.
- Glaze puffs: Once the balls are cold enough to handle, dip one half in the maple glaze and place on a rack for 2 - 3 minutes till the glaze is set. Find a cup of coffee...and get eating!
- 1/2 cup icing sugar, sifted
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1-2 teaspoons (liquid) milk
- 1/2 - 1 teaspoon microplaned orange zest
- Freshly ground seeds of 2-4 green cardamom pods
- Combine all the ingredients and mix till smooth.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Maple Recipe",722,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257821671.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071021-00025-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.88811194896698
ffe3ac8d-92ec-4cf1-b988-143f646e7198,2020-10-31T10:16:38+00:00,2015-03-23,0,https://repository.upenn.edu/sire/25/,"Date of this Version
This project seeks to evaluate the reasons why Central Asian countries, specifically Uzbekistan, seem to be falling behind other nations in terms of the quality of nursing education and training. This will be achieved by analyzing the motivations and expectations of students going into the nursing field, as well as trends in education space.
Additionally, it provides historical information on the development of nursing in countries such as the US that have more complicated/sophisticated healthcare systems. These comparisons are made in order to investigate potential similarities and differences as well as to provide recommendations to better the Uzbek approach in educating nursing professionals.
Date Posted: 23 March 2015",130,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107917390.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031092246-20201031122246-00343.warc.gz,0.948879957199097
f72199d8-7691-4c9d-9bc3-96c5adc8d616,2019-08-17T15:40:41+00:00,2017-02-24,1,http://partnersforourchildren.org/policy/bill-tracker/hb-1116-implementing-family-and-medical-leave-insurance-0,"HB 1116/SB 5032 would establish a program that allows parents to bond with a newborn or newly placed child, allows workers to care for family members with a serious health condition (or to recover from their own serious health condition), and allows workers to deal with exigencies arising out of the military service of a family member. It does this by requiring the employment security department to: (1) establish and administer a family and medical leave insurance program; and (2) pay family and medical leave insurance benefits. Beginning in 2019, employees could take up to 26 weeks of paid family leave, which includes caring for a newborn or newly-adopted child or an ill family member, including injured service members. Beginning in 2020, an employee could take up to 12 weeks of paid medical leave, which can be used for the employee’s own serious health condition. The program would be funded by payroll premiums paid by both employees and employers.
Passed out of House Appropriations and referred to Rules 2 review on Feb 24. Did not make it out of the House before the House of Origin cutoff.",222,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313428.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817143039-20190817165039-00330.warc.gz,0.973524332046509
2baeab95-607a-44ae-bff0-de18dd3ffb79,2022-05-25T20:41:36+00:00,2022-05-25,1,https://ppp.my.id/biden-admin-to-rescind-trump-conscience-rule-for-health-workers.html,"“As state politicians continue to strip people of their sexual and reproductive rights and freedoms, it’s imperative that the Biden-Harris administration revoke this discriminatory policy and help ensure people can access the health care and information they need when they need it,” said Jacqueline Ayers, the senior vice president of policy, organizing and campaigns for Planned Parenthood, which was part of a lawsuit against the Trump administration rule in 2019. “We look forward to seeing the details of the new rule and are excited about this step forward.”
The so-called conscience rule, unveiled in 2018 and finalized in 2019, was blocked by federal courts after dozens of states, cities and advocacy groups sued, and has never been implemented.
Had it gone forward, it would have allowed doctors, nurses, medical students, pharmacists and other health workers to refuse to provide abortions, contraception, gender affirming care, HIV and STD services, vasectomies or any procedure to which they object.
Rescinding the rule is seen by progressive advocates as a key part of dismantling the Trump administration’s legacy on reproductive rights, which Democrats promised to do once they took control of Washington. Last year, Biden moved to undo anti-abortion restrictions on the Title X family planning program and foreign aid, and many groups have pushed for the “conscience” rule to be next.
“There is so much to unravel,” said Leila Abolfazli, the director of federal reproductive rights at the National Women’s Law Center, which sued the Trump administration over the rule in 2019. “I’m encouraged that they have been working through all these pieces.”
The planned rescission is currently under review at the Office of Management and Budget, which is often the final step before a proposed regulation goes public.
Many progressive groups that have called for the rule change say they’re reserving judgment until they see whether the Biden administration will completely undo the Trump administration rule or leave some aspects in place.
“We look forward to seeing the proposed rule’s text to ensure that the federal government safeguards patients’ need for high-quality health care,” said Audrey Sandusky, the spokesperson for the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association. Still, she added, “This action will go a long way toward strengthening patient access to high-quality health care and protecting the integrity of key HHS programs, including the Title X family planning program.”",515,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662593428.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525182604-20220525212604-00410.warc.gz,0.957400798797607
d6a7dbed-f502-4ebc-af82-43c0bbc05e95,2022-05-17T02:10:18+00:00,2022-04-27,1,https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/sumner/2022/04/27/sumner-county-hopeful-s-r-386-widening-project-can-move-ahead/9509039002/,"Sumner County hopeful S.R. 386 widening project can move ahead
Officials hope improvements to Vietnam Veterans Boulevard in Sumner County is on a faster track based on Gov. Bill Lee’s 2022-23 budget proposal.
Vietnam Veterans Boulevard (State Route 386) is one of the projects under the state’s IMPROVE Act, which Lee wants to accelerate because of Tennessee’s growth.
The governor dedicated $266 million for state highway projects within the IMPROVE Act. That money is on top of what’s already been dedicated. The appropriation for widening Vietnam Veterans Boulevard from State Route 174 to State Route 109 is $76 million.
The planning study for the project was recently completed, TDOT spokesperson Rebekah Hammonds said.
The study recommends development in phases due to the estimated cost.
TDOT’s Programming Office is working to get this project programmed in the Greater Nashville Regional Council’s Transportation Improvement Plan. It’s still undetermined when engineering would begin.
The project involves:
- Adding one lane in both directions for all vehicles. The work will make the roadway three lanes in each direction.
- Extending entrance and exit lanes to allow vehicles more time to merge into traffic and more time to exit traffic.
“This project has two general benefits to Hendersonville and Sumner County,” Hendersonville Mayor Jamie Clary said. “First, it will help our commuters reach their workplaces and return home in less time.
“Second, the project will invite more professional employers to locate in Hendersonville, taking advantage of the professional workforce we have here. Already, we have experienced several professional employers — healthcare companies, law firms, marketing consultants and others — taking advantage of the workforce in Hendersonville. Better transportation will encourage even more of that.”
A construction timeline is still uncertain. Phases would include engineering, right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation and construction.
The State Route 386 widening project will also prepare the roadway’s shoulders for buses to use when needed to bypass congested traffic for limited periods.
WeGo now offers three bus routes from Sumner County to Nashville on weekdays. WeGo had planned to increase the number of trips to five on April. The additional trips have been delayed, but WeGo still hopes to add the service in the future, spokesperson Renuka Christoph said.
More available times to ride the bus to align with work schedules is a frequent request, Christoph said.
The IMPROVE (Improving Manufacturing, Public Roads, and Opportunities for a Vibrant Economy) Act was signed into law in 2017 by then Gov. Bill Haslam and designed to address a backlog of Tennessee road and infrastructure projects.
Reach Andy Humbles at firstname.lastname@example.org or 615-726-5939 and on Twitter @ AndyHumbles.",601,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662515466.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516235937-20220517025937-00216.warc.gz,0.929476678371429
284a91db-cc50-465c-a775-b1fbeec6168b,2017-08-16T23:50:14+00:00,2012-04,1,http://www.warpzoned.com/2012/04/this-is-reason-20xx-why-capcom-should-make-a-mega-man-movie/,"Fans have been clamoring for Capcom to officially sanction a Mega Man movie for years. In that time, we’ve seen a bevy of fan films and even one Hong Kong action film that unofficially took its inspiration from the Blue Bomber. Olan Rogers’ new mini-movie, “Mega Man X,” blows away everything in the former list and its effects even look better than the latter.
The beginning part of the video is a message Dr.Light records over 100 years ago, his lab is now abandoned. As the camera moves into the capsule you see a still running testing parameter where Mega Man X fights a hologram or drone in the form of Proto Man.
The most amazing thing is that this fan film was made for only $700. That’s just unbelievable! Capcom will make a Mega Man movie someday, but if they were smart, they’d hire Olan Rogers to direct it.",193,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102757.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816231829-20170817011829-00412.warc.gz,0.95349532365799
0c6c4afa-1fd5-4d07-bca9-e49716861140,2019-08-19T08:27:41+00:00,2014-07-30,1,https://www.columbusceo.com/content/stories/apexchange/2014/07/30/as--india-flipkart.html,"MUMBAI, India (AP) - India's largest online e-commerce company, Flipkart, raised $1 billion in new capital this week as the company gears up for competition with Amazon's push into the Indian market.
MUMBAI, India (AP) — India's largest online e-commerce company, Flipkart, raised $1 billion in new capital this week as the company gears up for competition with Amazon's push into the Indian market.
The company said the funds will be used to invest in expansion, especially in mobile technology.
Flipkart is sometimes called the Amazon of India. It was founded by two Indian brothers, Sachin and Binny Bansal, who left Amazon and came home to found their own online retailer.
Among the investors in the recent fundraising round are Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, GIC, along with existing investors Accel Partners, DST Blobal and Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the company said.
The funding will help the business develop into a ""technology powerhouse,"" the Bansals said in a statement Tuesday.
Flipkart says it has 22 million registered users and handles 5 million shipments per month.
Amazon's India division has been making a big push into the country's small but fast-growing online retail market. It has been running front-page advertisements in newspapers and touting one-day delivery.
Flipkart itself recently acquired Indian online fashion retailer Myntra to strengthen market share.
India's Finance Minister recently announced plans to allow 49 percent foreign investment in e-commerce, paving the way for Indian companies to gain more support from abroad.",335,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314696.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819073232-20190819095232-00257.warc.gz,0.945159494876862
6b07d2bb-2448-426a-883b-fb7be2ec6a3b,2020-10-24T23:44:56+00:00,2015-05-28,1,https://isnblog.ethz.ch/tag/navy/page/2,"Hans Christian Andersen crafted the parable of the emperor’s new clothes to teach children how pomposity and collective denial can produce stupidity and how childlike honesty can cut through it all. The tale centers on a credulous emperor and a circle of courtiers and subjects who were willing to play along with the delusion – a situation now mirrored not only in the Pentagon, but also in the White House and Congress. And the U.S. Navy is caught in in this web of pomposity and collective denial on two fronts. The first involves the Navy’s Fleet Response Program (FRP) and the second is the inconsistency between the Unified Command Plan (UCP) and the Navy’s operating environment – the world’s oceans. These issues might not sound sexy, but they are crucial to understand. Both are related and the net result is an over-extended Navy, bereft of a command-and-control apparatus congruent with its operating environment.
In November 2013, much to the surprise and alarm of the international community, China announced the creation of its “first” Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea. There is growing concern that China will implement a second in the South China Sea, an unstable area riddled with maritime and territorial disputes. The November announcement prompted journalists, policy makers, and scholars to understand and explain the political and security implications of China’s ADIZ. A common concern was that China appeared to be using its ADIZ as a means of asserting sovereignty over the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. Much of the subsequent analysis and commentary misrepresented the actual global state of play with respect to ADIZs, as well as their purposes and functions. The result was a great deal of unnecessary criticism and tension. A better understanding of ADIZs is required to prevent similar disputes in the future. But even better than an improved understanding would be a uniform global regime with consistent and transparent practices so that aviation safety and maritime or territorial disputes do not compromise each other in the future.
This book review was originally published by the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) on 28 May, 2015.
Andrew Cockburn. Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Henry Holt Publishers. 307pp. $28.00.
It’s not often that a book review coincides with current events. Books, particularly nonfiction, are usually written and published months, if not years after an event has occurred. That’s because good nonfiction is written in retrospect: writers have spent some time absorbing their subject, researching and analyzing the facts; authors are hesitant to be rash in judgment or thought.
However, there are exceptions. Some pieces of nonfiction, particularly journalists’ works, are appropriate now — not later. Andrew Cockburn’s new book, Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins, is one of them. Cockburn’s book is timely. In just the past few weeks there has been a flood of reporting from media outlets stating that a drone strike killed an American and an Italian hostage when targeting a group of Al-Qaeda members operating near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
This article was originally published by the Center for International Maritime Studies (CIMSEC) on 22 May 2015.
With a coup d’état in May 2014 and the appointment of General Prayut Chan-o-cha as Prime Minister, 2014 proved to be a tumultuous year in Thai politics. Still faced with a deeply divided society, it is difficult for the Thai authorities to articulate foreign policy priorities or a grand strategy for the country. Even so, the Royal Thai Navy may soon have important tools available with which Thailand can make its presence felt internationally.
Although often overlooked by most reports in favor of the contributions made by the Chinese and the Russians in years since, Thailand was an important player in counter-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden. In response to an increase in Somali-based piracy, Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 was established in January 2009 to secure freedom of navigation along international shipping routes in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. Although comprised largely of vessels and crews from NATO member states, Thailand deployed a Pattani-class off-shore patrol vessel and a supply ship to join the force in 2010-2011.
Is China increasing production of nuclear ballistic missile submarines?
Over the past few months, several US defense and intelligence officials have stated for the record that China is planning to build significantly more nuclear-powered missile submarines than previously assumed.
This would potentially put a bigger portion of China’s nuclear arsenal out to sea, a risky proposition, and further deepen China’s unfortunate status as the only nuclear-armed state party to the nuclear Non-Proliferation that is increasing it nuclear arsenal.",996,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107885059.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024223210-20201025013210-00481.warc.gz,0.953033685684204
5a4c8f91-0bc0-4553-ac15-5b775e90e460,2022-05-28T03:13:40+00:00,2021-06-01,1,https://www.bruegel.org/2021/06/uk-banks-in-international-markets/,"UK banks in international markets
Implications of UK-euro area divergence in regulation and supervisory practice
The original paper is available on the European Parliament’s webpage, as part of in depth analysis requested by the ECON committee. Copyright remains with the European Parliament at all times.
The UK enters the post-Brexit period with a regulatory framework that is closely aligned with that of the UK, and stronger in some areas. This paper highlights that the changes in regulatory strategy and the institutional framework that have been announced by the UK will make its bank regulation more responsive, and greater use of proportionality the sector will become more competitive. Competition for EU banks in international markets will intensify, though not due to an erosion of regulatory standards.
This analysis was produced for the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON).",173,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663012542.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528031224-20220528061224-00027.warc.gz,0.941345274448395
04c817fd-c343-43d0-9e99-e5a52036e81c,2022-05-26T15:11:19+00:00,2022-05-26,1,https://leaps.org/how-mrna-could-revolutionize-medicine/cancer-immunotherapy,"In November 2020, messenger RNA catapulted into the public consciousness when the first COVID-19 vaccines were authorized for emergency use. Around the same time, an equally groundbreaking yet relatively unheralded application of mRNA technology was taking place at a London hospital.
Over the past two decades, there's been increasing interest in harnessing mRNA — molecules present in all of our cells that act like digital tape recorders, copying instructions from DNA in the cell nucleus and carrying them to the protein-making structures — to create a whole new class of therapeutics.
Scientists realized that artificial mRNA, designed in the lab, could be used to instruct our cells to produce certain antibodies, turning our bodies into vaccine-making factories, or to recognize and attack tumors. More recently, researchers recognized that mRNA could also be used to make another groundbreaking technology far more accessible to more patients: gene editing. The gene-editing tool CRISPR has generated plenty of hype for its potential to cure inherited diseases. But delivering CRISPR to the body is complicated and costly.
""Most gene editing involves taking cells out of the patient, treating them and then giving them back, which is an extremely expensive process,"" explains Drew Weissman, professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, who was involved in developing the mRNA technology behind the COVID-19 vaccines.
But last November, a Massachusetts-based biotech company called Intellia Therapeutics showed it was possible to use mRNA to make the CRISPR system inside the body, eliminating the need to extract cells out of the body and edit them in a lab. Just as mRNA can instruct our cells to produce antibodies against a viral infection, it can also teach them to produce one of the two components that make up CRISPR — a cutting protein that snips out a problem gene.
""The pandemic has really shown that not only are mRNA approaches viable, they could in certain circumstances be vastly superior to more traditional technologies.""
In Intellia's London-based clinical trial, the company applied this for the first time in a patient with a rare inherited liver disease known as hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy. The disease causes a toxic protein to build up in a person's organs and is typically fatal. In a company press release, Intellia's president and CEO John Leonard swiftly declared that its mRNA-based CRISPR therapy could usher in a ""new era of potential genome editing cures.""
Weissman predicts that turning CRISPR into an affordable therapy will become the next major frontier for mRNA over the coming decade. His lab is currently working on an mRNA-based CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease. More than 300,000 babies are born with sickle cell every year, mainly in lower income nations.
""There is a FDA-approved cure, but it involves taking the bone marrow out of the person, and then giving it back which is prohibitively expensive,"" he says. It also requires a patient to have a matched bone marrow done. ""We give an intravenous injection of mRNA lipid nanoparticles that target CRISPR to the bone marrow stem cells in the patient, which is easy, and much less expensive.""
Meanwhile, the overwhelming success of the COVID-19 vaccines has focused attention on other ways of using mRNA to bolster the immune system against threats ranging from other infectious diseases to cancer.
The practicality of mRNA vaccines – relatively small quantities are required to induce an antibody response – coupled with their adaptable design, mean companies like Moderna are now targeting pathogens like Zika, chikungunya and cytomegalovirus, or CMV, which previously considered commercially unviable for vaccine developers. This is because outbreaks have been relatively sporadic, and these viruses mainly affect people in low-income nations who can't afford to pay premium prices for a vaccine. But mRNA technology means that jabs could be produced on a flexible basis, when required, at relatively low cost.
Other scientists suggest that mRNA could even provide a means of developing a universal influenza vaccine, a goal that's long been the Holy Grail for vaccinologists around the world.
""The mRNA technology allows you to pick out bits of the virus that you want to induce immunity to,"" says Michael Mulqueen, vice president of business development at eTheRNA, a Belgium-based biotech that's developing mRNA-based vaccines for malaria and HIV, as well as various forms of cancer. ""This means you can get the immune system primed to the bits of the virus that don't vary so much between strains. So you could actually have a single vaccine that protects against a whole raft of different variants of the same virus, offering more universal coverage.""
Before mRNA became synonymous with vaccines, its biggest potential was for cancer treatments. BioNTech, the German biotech company that collaborated with Pfizer to develop the first authorized COVID-19 vaccine, was initially founded to utilize mRNA for personalized cancer treatments, and the company remains interested in cancers ranging from melanoma to breast cancer.
One of the major hurdles in treating cancer has been the fact that tumors can look very different from one person to the next. It's why conventional approaches, such as chemotherapy or radiation, don't work for every patient. But weaponizing mRNA against cancer primes the immune cells with the tumor's specific genetic sequence, training the patient's body to attack their own unique type of cancer.
""It means you're able to think about personalizing cancer treatments down to specific subgroups of patients,"" says Mulqueen. ""For example, eTheRNA are developing a renal cell carcinoma treatment which will be targeted at around 20% of these patients, who have specific tumor types. We're hoping to take that to human trials next year, but the challenge is trying to identify the right patients for the treatment at an early stage.""
Repairing Damaged mRNA
While hopes are high that mRNA could usher in new cancer treatments and make CRISPR more accessible, a growing number of companies are also exploring an alternative to gene editing, known as RNA editing.
In genetic disorders, the mRNA in certain cells is impaired due to a rogue gene defect, and so the body ceases to produce a particular vital protein. Instead of permanently deleting the problem gene with CRISPR, the idea behind RNA editing is to inject small pieces of synthetic mRNA to repair the existing mRNA. Scientists think this approach will allow normal protein production to resume.
Over the past few years, this approach has gathered momentum, as some researchers have recognized that it holds certain key advantages over CRISPR. Companies from Belgium to Japan are now looking at RNA editing to treat all kinds of disorders, from Huntingdon's disease, to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, and certain types of cancer.
""With RNA editing, you don't need to make any changes to the DNA,"" explains Daniel de Boer, CEO of Dutch biotech ProQR, which is looking to treat rare genetic disorders that cause blindness. ""Changes to the DNA are permanent, so if something goes wrong, that may not be desirable. With RNA editing, it's a temporary change, so we dose patients with our drugs once or twice a year.""
Last month, ProQR reported a landmark case study, in which a patient with a rare form of blindness called Leber congenital amaurosis, which affects the retina at the back of the eye, recovered vision after three months of treatment.
""We have seen that this RNA therapy restores vision in people that were completely blind for a year or so,"" says de Boer. ""They were able to see again, to read again. We think there are a large number of other genetic diseases we could go after with this technology. There are thousands of different mutations that can lead to blindness, and we think this technology can target approximately 25% of them.""
Ultimately, there's likely to be a role for both RNA editing and CRISPR, depending on the disease. ""I think CRISPR is ideally suited for illnesses where you would like to permanently correct a genetic defect,"" says Joshua Rosenthal of the Marine Biology Laboratory in Chicago. ""Whereas RNA editing could be used to treat things like pain, where you might want to reset a neural circuit temporarily over a shorter period of time.""
Much of this research has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has played a major role in bringing mRNA to the forefront of people's minds as a therapeutic.
""The pandemic has really shown that not only are mRNA approaches viable, they could in certain circumstances be vastly superior to more traditional technologies,"" says Mulqueen. ""In the future, I would not be surprised if many of the top pharma products are mRNA derived.""
The first thing Jeroen Perk saw after he partially regained his sight nearly a decade ago was the outline of his guide dog Pedro.
“There was a white floor, and the dog was black,” recalls Perk, a 43-year-old investigator for the Dutch customs service. “I was crying. It was a very nice moment.”
Perk was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa as a child and had been blind since early adulthood. He has been able to use the implant placed into his retina in 2013 to help identify street crossings, and even ski and pursue archery. A video posted by the company that designed and manufactured the device indicates he’s a good shot.
Less black-and-white has been the journey Perk and others have been on after they were implanted with the Argus II, a second-generation device created by a Los Angeles-based company called Second Sight Medical Devices.
The Argus II uses the implant and a video camera embedded in a special pair of glasses to provide limited vision to those with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic disease that causes cells in the retina to deteriorate. The camera feeds information to the implant, which sends electrical impulses into the retina to recapitulate what the camera sees. The impulses appear in the Argus II as a 60-pixel grid of blacks, grays and whites in the user’s eye that can render rough outlines of objects and their motion.
Smartphone and computer manufacturers typically stop issuing software upgrades to their devices after two or three years, eventually rendering them bricks. But is the smartphone approach acceptable for a device that helps restore the most crucial sense a human being possesses?
Ross Doerr, a retired disability rights attorney in Maine who received an Argus II in 2019, describes the field of vision as the equivalent of an index card held at arm’s length. Perk often brings objects close to his face to decipher them. Moreover, users must swivel their heads to take in visual data; moving their eyeballs does not work.
Despite its limitations, the Argus II beats the alternative. Perk no longer relies on his guide dog. Doerr was uplifted when he was able to see the outlines of Christmas trees at a holiday show.
“The fairy godmother department sort of reaches out and taps you on the shoulder once in a while,” Doerr says of his implant, which came about purely by chance. A surgeon treating his cataracts was partnered with the son of another surgeon who was implanting the devices, and he was referred.
Doerr had no reason to believe the shower of fairy dust wouldn’t continue. Second Sight held out promises that the Argus II recipients’ vision would gradually improve through upgrades to much higher pixel densities. The ability to recognize individual faces was even touted as a possibility. In the winter of 2020, Doerr was preparing to travel across the U.S. to Second Sight’s headquarters to receive an upgrade. But then COVID-19 descended, and the trip was canceled.
The pandemic also hit Second Sight’s bottom line. Doerr found out about its tribulations only from one of the company’s vision therapists, who told him the entire department was being laid off. Second Sight cut nearly 80% of its workforce in March 2020 and announced it would wind down operations.
Ross Doerr has mostly stopped using his Argus II, the result of combination of fear of losing its assistance from wear and tear and disdain for the company that brought it to market.
Second Sight’s implosion left some 350 Argus recipients in the metaphorical dark about what to do if their implants failed. Skeleton staff seem to have rarely responded to queries from their customers, at least based on the experiences of Perk and Doerr. And some recipients have unfortunately returned to the actual dark as well, as reports have surfaced of Argus II failures due to aging or worn-down parts.
Product support for complex products is remarkably uneven. Although the iconic Ford Mustang ceased production in the late 1960s, its parts market is so robust that it’s theoretically possible to assemble a new vehicle from recently crafted components. Conversely, smartphone and computer manufacturers typically stop issuing software upgrades to their devices after two or three years, eventually rendering them bricks. Consumers have accepted both extremes.
But is the smartphone approach acceptable for a device that helps restore the most crucial sense a human being possesses?
Margaret McLean, a senior fellow at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University in California, notes companies like Second Sight have a greater obligation for product support than other consumer product ventures.
“In this particular case, you have a great deal of risk that is involved in using this device, the implant, and the after care of this device,” she says. “You cannot, like with your car, decide that ‘I don’t like my Mustang anymore,’ and go out and buy a Corvette.”
And, whether the Argus II implant works or not, its physical presence can impact critical medical decisions. Doerr’s doctor wanted him to undergo an MRI to assist in diagnosing attacks of vertigo. But the physician was concerned his implant might interfere. With the latest available manufacturer advisories on his implant nearly a decade old, the procedure was held up. Doerr spent months importuning Second Sight through phone calls, emails and Facebook postings to learn if his implant was contraindicated with MRIs, which he never received. Although the cause of his vertigo was found without an MRI, Doerr was hardly assured.
“Put that into context for a minute. I get into a serious car accident. I end up in the emergency room, and I have a tag saying I have an implanted medical device,” he says. “You can’t do an MRI until you get the proper information from the company. Who’s going to answer the phone?”
Second Sight’s management did answer the call to revamp its business. It netted nearly $78 million through a private stock placement and an initial public offering last year. At the end of 2021, Second Sight had nearly $70 million in cash on hand, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
And while the Argus II is still touted at length on Second Sight’s home page, it appears little of its corporate coffers are earmarked toward its support. These days, the company is focused on obtaining federal approvals for Orion, a new implant that would go directly into the recipient’s brain and could be used to remedy blindness from a variety of causes. It obtained a $6.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health in May 2021 to help develop Orion.
Presented with a list of written questions by email, Second Sight’s spokesperson, Dave Gentry of the investor relations firm Red Chip Companies, copied a subordinate with an abrupt message to “please handle.” That was the only response from a company representative. A call to Second Sight acting chief executive officer Scott Dunbar went unreturned.
Whether or not the Orion succeeds remains to be seen. The company’s SEC filings suggest a viable and FDA-approved device is years away, and that operational losses are expected for the “foreseeable future.” Second Sight reported zero revenue in 2020 or 2021.
Moreover, the experiences of the Argus II recipients could color the reception of future Second Sight products. Doerr notes that his insurer paid nearly $500,000 to implant his device and for training on how to use it.
“What’s the insurance industry going to say the next time this crops up?” Doerr asks, noting that the company’s reputation is “completely shot” with the recipients of its implants.
Perk, who made speeches to praise the Argus II and is still featured in a video on the Second Sight website, says he also no longer supports the company.
Jeroen Perk, an investigator for the Dutch customs service, cried for joy after partially regaining his sight, but he no longer trusts Second Sight, the company that provided his implant.
Nevertheless, Perk remains highly reliant on the technology. When he dropped an external component of his device in late 2020 and it broke, Perk briefly debated whether to remain blind or find a way to get his Argus II working again. Three months later, he was able to revive it by crowdsourcing parts, primarily from surgeons with spare components or other Argus II recipients who no longer use their devices. Perk now has several spare parts in reserve in case of future breakdowns.
Despite the frantic efforts to retain what little sight he has, Perk has no regrets about having the device implanted. And while he no longer trusts Second Sight, he is looking forward to possibly obtaining more advanced implants from companies in the Netherlands and Australia working on their own products.
Doerr suggests that biotech firms whose implants are distributed globally be bound to some sort of international treaty requiring them to service their products in perpetuity. Such treaties are still applied to the salvage rights for ships that sunk centuries ago, he notes.
“I think that in a global tech economy, that would be a good thing,” says McLean, the fellow at Santa Clara, “but I am not optimistic about it in the near term. Business incentives push toward return on share to stockholders, not to patients and other stakeholders. We likely need to rely on some combination of corporately responsibility…and [international] government regulation. It’s tough—the Paris Climate Accord implementation at a slow walk comes to mind.”
Unlike Perk, Doerr has mostly stopped using his Argus II, the result of combination of fear of losing its assistance from wear and tear and disdain for the company that brought it to market. At 70, Doerr says he does not have the time or energy to hold the company more accountable. And with Second Sight having gone through a considerable corporate reorganization, Doerr believes a lawsuit to compel it to better serve its Argus recipients would be nothing but an extremely costly longshot.
“It’s corporate America at its best,” he observes.
Lori Tipton's life was a cascade of trauma that even a soap opera would not dare inflict upon a character: a mentally unstable family; a brother who died of a drug overdose; the shocking discovery of the bodies of two persons her mother had killed before turning the gun on herself; the devastation of Hurricane Katrina that savaged her hometown of New Orleans; being raped by someone she trusted; and having an abortion. She suffered from severe PTSD.
“My life was filled with anxiety and hypervigilance,” she says. “I was constantly afraid and had mood swings, panic attacks, insomnia, intrusive thoughts and suicidal ideation. I tried to take my life more than once.” She was fortunate to be able to access multiple mental health services, “And while at times some of these modalities would relieve the symptoms, nothing really lasted and nothing really address the core trauma.”
Then in 2018 Tipton enrolled in a clinical trial that combined intense sessions of psychotherapy with limited use of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA, a drug classified as a psychedelic and commonly known as ecstasy or Molly. The regimen was arduous; 1-2 hour preparation sessions, three sessions where MDMA was used, which lasted 6-8 hours, and lengthy sessions afterward to process and integrate the experiences. Two therapists were with her every moment of the three-month program that totaled more than 40 hours.
“It was clear to me that [the therapists] weren't going to heal me, that I was going to have to do the work for myself, but that they were there to completely support my process,” she says. “But the effects of MDMA were really undeniable for me. I felt embodied in a way that I hadn't in years. PTSD had robbed me of the ability to feel safe in my own body.”
Tipton doesn’t think the therapy completely cured her PTSD. “But when I completed the trial in 2018, I no longer qualified for the diagnosis, and I still don't qualify for the diagnosis today,” she told an April workshop on psychedelics as mental health treatment by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, or NASEM.
Rick Doblin has been a catalyst behind much of the contemporary research into psychedelics. Prior to the DEA clamp down, the Boston psychotherapist had seen that MDMA and other psychedelics could benefit some of his patients where other measures had failed. He immediately organized efforts to question the drug rescheduling but to little avail. In 1986, he created the nonprofit Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), which slowly laid the scientific foundation for clinical trials, including the one that Tipton joined, using psychedelics to treat mental health conditions.
Now, only slowly, have researchers been able to explore the power of these drugs to treat a broad spectrum of severely debilitating mental health conditions, including trauma, depression, and PTSD, where other available treatments proved inadequate.
“Psychedelic psychotherapy is an attempt to go after the root causes of the problems with just a relatively few administrations, as contrasted to most of the psychiatric drugs used today that are mostly just reducing symptoms and are meant to be taken on a daily basis,” Doblin said in a 2019 TED Talk. Most of these drugs can have broad effect but “some are probably more effective than others for certain conditions,” he added in a recent interview with Leaps.org. Comparative head-to-head studies of psychedelic therapies simply have not been conducted.
Their mechanisms of action are poorly understood and can vary between drugs, but it is generally believed that psychedelics change the activity of neurons so that the brain processes information differently, says Katrin Preller, a neuropsychologist at the University of Zurich. A recent important study in Nature Medicine by Richard Daws and colleagues used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the brain and found that “functional networks became more functionally interconnected and flexible after psilocybin treatment…implying that psilocybin's antidepressant action may depend on a global increase in brain network integration.”
Rosalind Watts, a clinical investigator at the Imperial College in London, believes there is “an overestimation of the importance of the drug and an underestimation of the importance of the [therapeutic] context” in psychedelic research. “It is unethical to provide the drug without the other,” she says. Doblin notes that “psychotherapy outcomes research demonstrates that the therapeutic alliance between the therapist and the patients is the single most predictive factor of outcomes. [It is] trust and the sense of safety, the willingness to go into difficult spaces” that makes clinical breakthroughs possible with the drug.
Excitement and Challenges
Recurrent themes expressed at the NASEM workshop were exciting glimpses of the potential for psychedelics to treat mental health conditions combined with the challenges of realizing those potentials. A recent review paper found evidence that using psychedelics can help with treating a variety of common mental illnesses, but the paper could identify only 14 clinical trials of classic psychedelics published since 1991. Much of the reason is that the drugs are not patentable and so the pharmaceutical industry has no interest in investing in expensive clinical trials to bring them to market. MAPS has raised about $135 million over its 36-year history to conduct such research, says Doblin, the vast majority of it from individual donors and none from foundations.
The workshop participants’ views also were colored by the history of drug crackdowns and a fear that research might easily be shut down in the future. There was great concern that use of psychedelics should be confined to clinical trials with high safety and ethical standards, instead of doctors and patients experimenting on their own. “We need to get it right this time,” says Charles Grob, a psychiatrist at the UCLA School of Medicine. But restricting access to psychedelics will become even more difficult now that Oregon and several cities have acted to decriminalize possession and use of many of these drugs.
The experience with ketamine also troubled Grob. He is hoping to “mitigate the rush of rapid commercialization” that occurred with that drug. Ketamine technically is not a psychedelic though it does share some of their potentially euphoric properties. In 2019, soon after the FDA approved a form of ketamine with a limited label indication to treat depression, for profit clinics sprang up promoting off label use of the drug for psychiatric conditions where there was little clinical evidence of efficacy. He fears the same thing will happen when true psychedelics are made available.
If these therapies are approved, access to them is likely to be a problem. The drugs themselves are cheap but the accompanying therapy is not, and there is a shortage of trained psychotherapists. Mental health services often are not adequately covered by health insurance, while the poor and people of color suffer additional burdens of inadequate access. Doblin is committed to health care equity by training additional providers and by investigating whether some of the preparatory and integration sessions might be handled in a group setting. He says it is important that the legal aspects of psychedelics also be addressed so that patients “don't have to go underground” in order to receive this care.",5451,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662606992.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526131456-20220526161456-00604.warc.gz,0.969236314296722
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VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA–June 26, 2014– Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (TSX: AUP) today announced enrollment of the first patient in its planned Phase 2b clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of voclosporin as a treatment for lupus nephritis (LN). LN is an inflammation of the kidneys, that if inadequately treated can lead to end-stage renal disease, making LN a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. The Lupus Foundation of America believes there are as many as 1.5 million people in the U.S. with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), approximately 40 to 70 percent of whom will develop LN.
The Phase 2b trial, called AURA–LV (Aurinia Urine protein Reduction in Active Lupus with voclosporin) or AURA, is planned to be conducted in approximately 20 countries and is a randomized, controlled, double-blind study comparing the efficacy of voclosporin against placebo in achieving remission in patients with active LN. The AURA study is designed to demonstrate that voclosporin can induce a rapid and sustained reduction of proteinuria in the presence of extremely low steroid exposure and to fulfill specific regulatory requests. It will compare two dosage groups of voclosporin (23.7mg and 39.5mg) administered with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) vs. MMF alone. All patients will also receive oral corticosteroids as background therapy. There will be a primary analysis to determine complete remission at week 24 and various secondary analyses at week 48 which include biomarkers and markers of non-renal SLE. The Company expects patient recruitment to be completed within approximately 12 months.
“We aim to advance our development of voclosporin to treat lupus nephritis given the significant unmet need, lack of approved therapies and market opportunity,” said Stephen Zaruby, President and CEO of Aurinia. “ The immunology of LN, along with significant published data, support the use of a multi-targeted treatment approach for this debilitating and heterogeneous disease.”
Voclosporin is a novel calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) with extensive clinical data in over 2,600 patients in other indications. Voclosporin is made by a modification of a single amino acid of the cyclosporine molecule (a CNI approved for use in transplant patients since 1983). This modification results in a more predictable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic relationship, an increase in potency vs. cyclosporine, an altered metabolic profile, and potential for flat dosing. These attributes have the potential to position voclosporin as a best in class CNI inhibitor.
Aurinia is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the global nephrology market. Its lead drug, voclosporin, is a novel CNI. Aurinia holds global rights to all indications for voclosporin and has development and commercialization partners in Canada, Israel, South Africa and Greater China. Visit www.auriniapharma.com for more information.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements regarding number of countries in which AURA will be conducted, the timeline for completion of potential recruitment for AURA, and voclosporin being a best in class CNI inhibitor. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, events or developments to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the ability of the Company to protect its intellectual property rights, delays in the recruitment process, not identifying and enrolling sufficient patients, the potential of its products, the success and timely completion of clinical studies and trials, the Company's and its partners' ability to successfully obtain and maintain regulatory approvals and commercialize voclosporin on a timely basis. These factors should be considered carefully and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. For additional information on risks and uncertainties relating to these forward-looking statements, investors should consult the Company's annual reports and its most recent Annual Information Form and other filings foundon SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Source: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals
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Below is a sample page from Top 40 Trivia Vol 1
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (Queen) (1976)
EMI was reluctant to release the song as a single until heavy airplay from Kenny Everett on Londonís Capital Radio caused a sales demand. It spent 9 weeks at No 1 on the UK chart. At one point the song features 180 vocal overdubs.
BOMBORA (Atlantics) (1963)
The title is a surfing term meaning ""large waves breaking over a submerged reef or rock shelf."" The Australian recording charted in Holland and West Germany.
BONY MARONIE (Hush) (1975)
Robie Porter (aka Rob E.G.) was the one who insisted that Hush revive this 1957 Larry Williams hit. At first, none of the band were keen to record it. This single was their biggest hit and made No 1 in Australia.
BORN TO RUN (Bruce Springsteen) (1975)
This was his first hit single and was featured on his third album Born To Run. Before recording the song Springsteen said it was his goal to sing like Roy Orbison, with words like Bob Dylan's and a sound like Phil Spector's early-'60s productions.
BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY (Phil Collins) (1993)
Some of the lyrics were inspired by dialogue from the movie Grand Canyon (which starred Kevin Kline and Danny Glover).
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER (Simon & Garfunkel) (1970)
Paul Simon was inspired to write this ballad after hearing a gospel song by the Swan Silvertones who sang - ""I'll be your bridge over deep water if you trust my name.""
BROTHER LOVE'S TRAVELLING SALVATION SHOW (Neil Diamond) (1969)
It was originally titled Mo Getta Mo. His wife Marsha hated the title and convinced him to change it.
BROWN EYED GIRL (Van Morrison) (1967)
Morrison says he wrote the song originally as Brown Skinned Girl but producer Bert Berns changed the lyrics. It was recorded in two takes.
BROWN SUGAR (Rolling Stones) (1971)
The song was created by Mick Jagger during a visit to Australia when he was playing around on an acoustic guitar.
BURN FOR YOU (John Farnham) (1990)
Farnham wrote the words which relate to the times that he's absent from his wife Jillian.
BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX (Glen Campbell) (1967)
It was written by Jimmy Webb and inspired by his former girlfriend Susan. (He also had her in mind when he wrote MacArthur Park.) It was first recorded by Johnny Rivers as an album track. Glen Campbell heard Rivers' version and decided to cut it as a single.
BYE BYE BABY (Col Joye) (1959)
Recorded when Col had a bad head cold. The producer had to edit out quite a few wheezes and coughs. The song was given to Joye by Sydney radio announcer John Burls who discovered the song amongst some US demo records.
BYE BYE LOVE (Everly Brothers) (1957)
29 singers turned down the song before the Everly Brothers agreed to record it. Elvis Presley was one of the artists it was offered to.
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' (The Mamas & The Papas) (1967)
It was written by John Phillips in Manhattan's Earle Hotel in 1963. At the time John's 19-year-old wife Michelle Phillips had been complaining about New York's cold, grey winter and those words inspired the song's lyrics. It was first recorded by Barry McGuire as the follow-up to Eve Of Destruction but the Mamas & the Papas decided instead to release it as a single and so Barry's version wasn't released.
* Two volumes available. Each book features 500 fascinating facts and interesting trivia regarding various Top 40 pop music hits from 1955 -2005.",865,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210040.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815083101-20180815103101-00120.warc.gz,0.97305166721344
e0f7a7f5-d0ca-45e0-9fd3-b99471ea19a0,2016-07-29T00:20:43+00:00,2013-03-05,1,http://uk.reuters.com/article/korea-north-un-usa-idUKL1N0BX7IE20130305?feedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DrbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews,"UNITED NATIONS, March 5 A draft U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution Washington has agreed on with Beijing targets illicit activities by North Korean diplomats and Pyongyang's banking relationships, U.S. envoy to the United Nations Susan Rice said on Tuesday.
""For the first time ever, this resolution targets the illicit activities of North Korean diplomatic personnel, North Korean banking relationships, (and) illicit transfers of bulk cash,"" Rice told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the 15-nation council.
Chinese Ambassador Li Baodong told Reuters the council was aiming to vote on the resolution on Thursday. The draft sanctions resolution is a response to North Korea's third nuclear test last month. (Reporting By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols; Editing by Doina Chiacu)",158,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257829320.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071029-00164-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.935355007648468
76dc03bb-62c5-4315-9506-12442c67ec52,2022-05-25T15:36:25+00:00,2018-10-28,0,https://www.groundxero.in/2018/10/28/mumbai-rises-to-save-democracy-condemns-the-hounding-and-reprisals-by-the-state-on-peoples-activist/,"Mumbai Rises to Save Democracy (MRSD) press release condemns the continuous hounding of the human rights activists, people lawyers, trade unionists and other voices of dissent by the Indian state and use of draconian law like UAPA to imprison them for years without bail. The press statement also highlights the failure of the Maharashtra government to contain the violence unleashed by the right wing Hindutva groups. A report by GroundXero based on the press release.
The members of civil society and more than 40 organisations including women’s rights organisations, dalit rights organisations, adivasi mass organisations, legal aid and research organisations, environmental groups, trade unions, students etc., came together under the banner of Mumbai Rises to Save Democracy (MRSD), at Mumbai Press Club, to register their condemnation of the continued hounding and reprisals by the state of human rights activists arrested allegedly in the Bhima Koregaon case.
Till the very last day of the temporary relief of house arrest granted by the Supreme Court vide order dated September 28, 2018 in Romila Thapar & Ors. v. Union of India, the Sessions court in Pune rejected the bail applications for Advocate Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves, who were arrested allegedly in the Bhima Koregaon case on August 28, 2018.
Lawyer and activist Arun Ferriera and Vernon Gonsalves have been taken under custody by the Pune police on October 26 and were produced before the Pune Sessions Court, which has granted police remand until November 6. Advocate Sudha Bharadwaj’s has also been taken under custody by the Pune police, who were stationed at her house since late last night.
October 26 witnessed high power drama in various courts – Pune trial court, Mumbai High Court and the Supreme Court – hearing and delivering orders on various pleas.
Background of arrests, Romila Thapar’s petition and the court cases
After the arrests and simultaneous raids on the houses of activists Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bhardwaj, Gautam Navlakha and Varvara Rao; and raids on houses of Stan Swamy, Anand Teltumbde, Kranthi Tekula, Susan Abraham, KV Kumaranath, Prof. Satyanarayana on August 28, an urgent petition was filed by five eminent personalities in the Supreme Court on the question of arbitrariness of the arrest and curbing of dissent. Justice Chandrachud, while delivering a dissenting judgement (2:1) on September 28, laid bare the entire petition and discussed various points of law rigorously, striking at the heart of the matter — the utter violation of due process as per the provisions of the CrPC and the UAPA and termed the arrest as attack on dissent. The majority judgement authored by Justice Khanwilkar and signed by the then Chief Justice Deepka Misra, in all but a few lines noted that the Pune Police is responsible and can be trusted to carry out the investigation following due process. Although the dissenting judgment grants the demand for an SIT, the majority judgement extended the house arrest of the five rights activist for four weeks allowing them to seek other remedial measures in the trail court and the Supreme Court.
A review petition on the above judgement was filed in the Supreme Court. It was listed for a chamber hearing on October 26 , which was, incidentally, the last day of the house arrest. While no order was passed on October 26, leaving much ambiguity, the review petition now stands rejected by an order passed earlier today. Similarly, the order, rejecting the bail application for Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferriera, was filed in the Pune session court and was delivered on the same day. Earlier Pune sessions court had adjourned the extension of house arrest of Arun Ferriera and Vernon Gonsalves, thus rejecting the grant of interim relief. As a result, this gave no time to the three activists – Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferriera and Vernon Gonsalves – to seek legal recourse.
In case of Gautam Navlakha, Delhi High Court had released him from house arrest on October 1. The petition seeking the quashing of the FIR against Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumde and Father Stan Swamy also came up before the Bombay high Court on October 26. The Bombay high Court has granted interim relief against arrest to Navlakha and Teltumbde until Novemeber 1 and Swamy until October 31. Hyderabad High Court on October 25 extended the house arrest of Varvara Rao for three weeks, allowing him to move local court in Pune and Mumbai High Court for quashing FIR by Pune police.
This is not the first spate of attack by the State on rights activists. The first to be arrested were eight workers of Reliance Infrastructure in the month of January by the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) in relation to the Bhima Koregaon violence. They have been charged under various sections of the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and are yet to get bail even after months of being under custody. Incidentally, the charge-sheet filed in their case finds no mention of the Bhima Koregaon violence!
On June 6, 2018, five others were arrested —Sudhir Dhawale, the editor of the progressive Marathi magazine Vidrohi and one of the organiser of the Bhima Koregaon Shaurya Din Prerna Abhiyan; Professor Shoma Sen, the then Head of the Department of English, Nagpur University; Advocate Surendra Gadling, General Secretary, Indian Association of People’s Lawyers; Mahesh Raut, anti-displacement activist from Bharat Jan Andolan and a former fellow at the Prime Minister’s Rural Development (PMRD) and Rona Wilson, Public Relations Secretary, Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners. The planned raids and subsequent arrest of June 6 were similar to the ones in August 28.
On October 24, the Bombay High Court quashed the Pune Sessions Court order granting extension of 90 more days to the police to file the charge-sheet in the matter raising hope for a possibility of their bail. A stay was granted until November 1, to allow the police to appeal against the order. The police filed an SLP challenging the order in the Supreme Court which is fixed for hearing on Monday.
MRSD further condemned the rejection of bail plea and arrests
MRSD questioned the grounds of rejection of bail despite there being no substantial evidence against activists Arun Ferriera, Vernon Gonsalves and Sudha Bhardwaj. In a statement released at the Press Conference MRSD pointed out, “We extend our continued and whole-hearted support to the activists facing the reprisals. The manner in which the state has been hellbent on depriving the liberty of the activists, while openly violating every norm of natural justice throughout the investigation in the case, is appalling and an assault on democracy. On the other hand, there is a clear attempt to divert attention from investigation into the role of Hindutva groups in attacking the Bhima Koregaon visitors and prosecuting the real culprits (Shambhaji Bhide and Milind Ekbote), which has been pushed to the sidelines to protect the perpetrators of violence. We urge the conscientious citizens and media to highlight the lapses in the investigation and the criminalisation of these activists by the state.”
The statement further condemns the draconian law UAPA, which makes it extremely difficult to get bail and has stringent provisions, on account of which those arrested under the Act can be practically perpetually imprisoned without any trial. The has been regularly used against Muslims, dalits, adivasis, activists, lawyers, journalists etc. in order to curb dissent and spread a reign of terror.
The statement draws attention to the Bhima Koregaon Judicial commission hearings, which are going on to investigate the failures of Maharashtra government in being able to control the violence that ensued after alleged Hindutva groups attacked Dalit Bahujans at Bhima Koregaon memorial on January 1. They strongly urge the Maharashtra government to take stringent immediate action based on the original FIR lodged in the Bhima Koregaon case, which implicated Hindutva leaders Sambhaji Bhide and Milind Ekbote and to stop the diversionary tactics being employed to falsely implicate and target activists with long standing credibility of working for the rights of the people. In the wake of news reports of the police having dropped criminal cases against the two Hindutva leaders for rioting in the past, there is a strong suspicion of foul play to protect these individuals with criminal antecedents.
1. The immediate and unconditional release of democratic rights activists, workers, families falsely arrested in alleged connection to the violence at Bhima Koregaon
2. That the false UAPA charges against the activists, workers, Dalits, Muslims, Adivasis be dropped
3. That the real culprits of the Bhima Koregaon violence, Hindutva leaders Shambhaji Manohar Bhide and Milind Ekbote who instigated and planned the attacks on visitors to Bhima Koregaon, be arrested and prosecuted under law
4. That the draconian UAPA be repealed
5. That the attacks, criminalisation and reprisals by the state on dissenting voices in civil society, democratic rights activists and to stifle constitutional freedoms be stopped immediately.",2022,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662588661.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525151311-20220525181311-00202.warc.gz,0.952456653118134
debe4ca6-76eb-47fa-afc2-774a60379230,2015-04-01T05:49:46+00:00,2015-03-31,1,http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/4K_Blu-ray/Blu-ray_Disc_Association/Blu-ray_Disc_Association_Ponders_4K_Blu-rays/11034,"Though packing 4K content onto a Blu-ray disc should be possible, there's a lot to think about before going forward.
At this point, the 4K revolution seems inevitable. The industry is pushing for it hard and if pricing can get lower, there's no doubt that people will start to make the switch. After all, this isn't something you need to wear glasses for or even buy extra speakers for – it's a better looking picture.
Content delivery is a problem though, and it's one the Blu-ray Disc Association has been pondering. The format has had a good run thusfar, and the BDA would like to keep that going once UHDTVs really start to penetrate the market. There are three things they're looking at in regards to 4K Blu-rays: technical hurdles, demand and the effect that 4K discs would have on current Blu-ray fans.
Creating 4K Blu-rays would also segment the market if the discs aren't compatible with old hardware. Folks who want to watch a UHD movie would have to ensure they had a 4K compatible player and disc. It's not hard to imagine the confusion of the general consumer. That's something that could be solved with backwards compatibility, or simply by bundling a traditional Blu-ray with a 4K Blu-ray.
What happens with the initial rush of UHD hardware will be telling, and will have a big influence on the Blu-ray format moving forward.
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1bd7634c-abcc-429f-80f7-fbbaf6a848a0,2019-08-25T12:14:11+00:00,2019-08-19,0,http://www.gloriacorrea.co/blog/neuro-emotional-technique,"This past weekend I attended an N.E.T. (Neuro Emotional Technique) workshop. It was held in stunning Captiva Island. I got to do my morning runs along the beach, meet wonderful practitioners and doctors, share quality work one on one with other practitioners, and eat delicious food.
Coming back Monday morning I will begin offering NET treatments as an added modality to getting quicker and even better results with your emotional or physical issues. Please feel free to ask about it!
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631a8803-f618-4b85-9a25-6074882dfb24,2020-10-27T02:57:07+00:00,2019-09-18,1,https://thechinacollection.org/remarkable-results-hong-kong-poll/,"Mingpao and the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s School of Journalism have released the results of their latest opinion poll, conducted between Sept. 5 and Sept. 11 on a random sample of 623 people). Among its findings are the following:
- 75.7% of the respondents think the government has not done enough to defuse the crisis by withdrawing the extradition bill
- 71.7% of the respondents think police have used excessive force
- 39.4% of the respondents think the protesters have used excessive force
- 48.3% of the respondents give the police a trust score of 0 (compared with only 6.5% giving a 0 score last May)
- As for who is responsible for the escalation of violence (multiple answers permitted):
- 50.5% said HK government
- 18.5% said HK police
- 17.8% said central government
- 12.7% said the protesters
- 55.7% agree and 26.9% disagree with the statement that “when peaceful protest cannot make the government respond, protesters’ radical action is understandable”
The drop in trust in the police since May is really stunning and shows the degree to which Hong Kong citizens are alienated from the government.
Here are links to two Mingpao reports:
H/T: Ho-Fung Hung.",282,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107893011.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027023251-20201027053251-00520.warc.gz,0.960536420345306
955bac24-be67-4b7e-a76d-4cfa8eba6206,2016-07-26T20:11:00+00:00,2014-10-24,1,http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article1231845.html,"Gov. Sam Brownback has repeatedly highlighted the importance of small-business growth at campaign events across this state this week.
Small business is at the center of Brownback’s re-election platform.
“I am for big business, too. But if you want to expand your economy, you’ve got to get small business growing,” Brownback told a crowd of supporters at Jackson’s Greenhouse in Topeka on Friday, as he accepted an endorsement from the National Federation of Independent Business.
Brownback’s overhaul of the state’s tax code included an exemption from paying any income tax for some types of limited liability corporations, meaning that small businesses – if they file as LLCs – may not have to pay any tax on their profits.
Dave Jackson, the greenhouse proprietor and a former Republican state senator, said that Brownback’s tax policies have enabled his greenhouse to expand and will allow him to bring on two more employees.
Dan Murray, state director for the NFIB, said the choice to endorse Brownback was easy for the organization, which represents small businesses across the country, including 4,200 in Kansas.
“Gov. Brownback has a long history of supporting small business going back to his days in Congress,” Murray said. “And then his track record as governor has been very pro-small-business.”
Brownback’s Democratic opponent, House Minority Leader Paul Davis, D-Lawrence, also picked up two endorsements this week, both from the public sector, announcing support from the Fraternal Order of Police and Kansas State Firefighters PAC. Both organizations cited Davis’ support for investment in public safety and the state pension system.
At the Topeka event, Brownback touted a concept of “Urban Opportunity Zones” that would benefit high poverty areas in Wichita, Topeka and Kansas City, Kan. The idea would be loosely modeled on Rural Opportunity Zones, a program created during the governor’s first term, which was meant to attract people to small towns that were losing populations.
However, the idea seems more of a broad concept at this point than a firm plan.
“There’s just a lot of possibilities,” said John Milburn, Brownback’s campaign spokesman.
“We’ve talked about an education component of some sort to help folks there, and various investments in small business to help these areas,” Milburn said. “That’s kind of the framework. We don’t really have any meat on those bones.”
There could also be an effort to provide affordable housing, Milburn said.
The governor said his team was working on a proposal.
“You create an economic opportunity if you move here,” Brownback said of the idea. “Our Rural Opportunity Zones, half the people using are healthcare or education. … So it’s getting educated individuals into an area, and we hope, creating growth.”
Chris Pumpelly, spokesman for the Davis campaign, criticized the idea for lacking specificity.
“Serious question: What is the program going to do? Give tax breaks or tuition reimbursement for people who move to urban areas?” Pumpelly asked in an email.
“What is the goal? It’s only a name as far as I can see.”",717,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257825124.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071025-00289-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967463076114654
f3221551-7381-4c52-9587-dbd155b18e1c,2022-05-16T12:39:55+00:00,2022-05-16,0,https://rona-pos.ru/hammonds-furniture/,"Turn on Location History to track places you visit. Activa la opción Actividad en la Web y en Aplicaciones para hacer un seguimiento de los sitios que visitas. Hammonds Furniture , Fitted Furniture, Vigo, Bedroom . HAMMONDS FURNITURE LIMITED – Free company information from Companies House including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual . Buy online or visit one.
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37f547d4-61ca-4bf3-b92f-c1ba477bf2ea,2016-07-31T05:41:01+00:00,2016-07-31,0,http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-does-duncan-entrust-banquo-lady-macbeth-429894,"1 Answer | Add Yours
In Act 2, Scene 1, Banquo encounters Macbeth late at night and begins a significant conversation:
What, sir, not yet at rest? The king's a-bed:
He hath been in unusual pleasure, and
Sent forth great largess to your offices.
This diamond he greets your wife withal,
By the name of most kind hostess; and shut up
In measureless content.
Macbeth accepts the diamond which Duncan has entrusted to Banquo and replies:
Our will became the servant to defect;
Which else should free have wrought.
Shakespeare created this dialogue for many purposes. In the first place, it tells the audience that the king has sent forth ""great largess"" to Macbeth's ""offices,"" i.e., his soldiers and household staff. This will explain why the Porter was so drunk that he couldn't answer the gate when Macduff was knocking. The prolonged knocking at the gate will explain why Macbeth has to come down in person in his nightgown to see what is going on. This will force Macbeth to be present when Macduff discovers Duncan's body and wakes the whole castle. Shakespeare wanted Macbeth to be present when all this happens because it makes for much better drama. Also, it is the only time that the protagonist and antagonist will be together before their death duel in the last act. They have to be shown together to demonstrate that they even know each other.
In addition to explaining why everyone on Macbeth's staff got drunk, it attempts to explain a difficult plot problem, which is: ""Why did Macduff have to sleep outside the castle, and why didn't Duncan appoint someone to wake him who would be sleeping inside the castle, someone like Banquo, for instance?"" Macbeth tells Banquo they were ""unprepared"" to accommodate all the important people who arrived with King Duncan. Poor Macduff had to spend the night in some wretched hovel during the worst storm in ages and then stand outside in the cold and rain knocking on the castle gate without getting any response. Shakespeare wanted Macduff to be the man who discovers Duncan's body, and this was the best he could think of. The monologue of the drunken Porter will explain that everybody had been drinking up the liquid part of the King's ""largess"" and they were still sleeping it off. The Porter gets the audience laughing, so they ask themselves a lot of questions about the plot, such as: ""Why does the King travel around with so much liquor?""
The diamond that Banquo presents to Macbeth is only intended to symbolize the extent of Duncan's generosity and ""largess."" It brings Banquo and Macbeth close together on the stage, where they carry on a conversation fraught with significance. Duncan brings up the subject of their meeting with the Weird Sisters, and Macbeth tries to sound Banquo out about joining him in a coup.
I think not of them:
Yet, when we can entreat an hour to serve,
We would spend it in some words upon that business,
If you would grant the time.
So I lose none
In seeking to augment it, but still keep
My bosom franchised and allegiance clear,
I shall be counsell'd.
Thanks, sir: the like to you!
Macbeth has suggested that he would like to discuss the Weird Sisters prophecies at some future convenient time, but the discussion is actually going on beneath the surface. Banquo has said, ""No!"" and Macbeth will have to act alone.
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171e4cf8-b18b-42cf-b03c-79cd11f9e03a,2022-05-26T23:36:58+00:00,2020-06-15,0,https://stemcell.keck.usc.edu/new-award-supports-study-of-why-females-age-differently-than-males/,"A new research project led by USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Assistant Professor Bérénice Benayoun aims to learn more about why female mammals, including humans, age differently than males.
Sex dimorphism – physiological characteristics that differ between the sexes in a species – can have big implications for health and lifespan. Human longevity differs markedly between sexes, with women consistently having a higher average lifespan than men, and this pattern has also been observed throughout many other mammals. In addition, other health indicators such as immune response and even the regulation of gene expression also differ based on sex hormones and chromosomes, Benayoun said.
“Despite the potential significance of sex-dimorphic mechanisms, remarkably little is known about differential genomic and functional regulation in female vs. male aging,” Benayoun wrote in her proposal for the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences, a grant program of the Pew Charitable Trusts. She is one of 22 early-career scientists named to the program this year in the United States.
The Pew Scholars Program provides four years of funding for “foundational research to pursue scientific breakthroughs and advance human health,” according to a June 15, 2020 press release announcing the new scholars.
“Pew is proud to support these promising researchers as they conduct world-class research to address biomedicine’s most complex questions,” said Rebecca W. Rimel, Pew’s president and CEO, in the release. “They join a group of distinguished scientists who have worked for decades to advance science and protect public health.”
Benayoun plans to study a unique animal model called the Foxl2 inducible knockout mouse, in which shutting off the Foxl2 gene in adult female mice turns on genes that convert ovary tissues into testes, resulting in the genetically female mice producing as much testosterone as their genetically male littermates. This process allows researchers to observe the effects of both female and male hormone profiles in otherwise genetically identical mice, separating the influence of sex hormones from the influence of sex chromosomes.
Benayoun especially looks forward to studying how the Foxl2 knockout mice age and respond to immune system challenges, which has never been done before. In particular, her project will examine the links between chromosomal sex, hormone profiles, and the function of immune cells called macrophages, which play major roles in inflammation and damage repair in the body.
“This is really an unprecedented model to understand the biology of health disparities between females and males and start addressing health in a more personalized fashion,” Benayoun said.
Benayoun expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to be a part of the Pew Scholars Program and for the support of an ambitious and unprecedented research project.
“Being part of Pew Scholars program is amazing for many reasons. A main reason is a recognition of my past work and of my promise as an independent scientist – a rare and prestigious accolade from the scientific field, and the opportunity to try my ‘crazy’ project, which would be hard to support on traditional National Institutes of Health funds,” she said. “It’s also extremely humbling to join the ranks of such a prestigious network of innovative young principal investigators. It will be an amazing network to be part of, get feedback from, and grow with scientifically.”
Additional content courtesy of the Pew Charitable Trusts.",704,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662627464.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526224902-20220527014902-00212.warc.gz,0.951307833194733
62771233-11a7-49cb-b9f9-03a330a34c46,2019-08-20T22:34:29+00:00,2019-07-18,1,https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-starhopper-survived-fireball-fly-again,"SpaceX’s prototype for its gigantic Starship rocket erupted into a massive fireball on Wednesday. But according to CEO Elon Musk, the miniaturized “Starhopper” survived the unexpected event without breaking a sweat.
When asked on Twitter if Starhopper was okay, Musk responded “yeah, big advantage of being made of high strength stainless steel: not bothered by a little heat!”
“Post-test fuel leak, but no major damage,” Musk added.
The static fire test was a routine operation — something that all of SpaceX’s rockets have to endure.
To stay true to its name, Starhopper will soon be attempting its first untethered hop, or test flight, to an altitude of just 65 feet. And that could happen very soon.
If all goes well, SpaceX’s Starship rocket could ferry astronauts to the Moon and far beyond. Two crews of engineers in Texas and Florida are building and testing early versions of the rocket, effectively racing each other to make Starship a reality.
But SpaceX still has plenty of work to do. Starhopper is outfitted with only a single Raptor engine. A fully operational Starship that could bring up to 100 passengers to the Moon will need to accommodate six Raptor engines.
READ MORE: Elon Musk Says SpaceX’s Starhopper Prototype Survived Fireball, May Fly Next Week [Space.com]
More on Starship: SpaceX’s Starship Hopper Completes First Tethered “Hop”",317,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315681.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820221802-20190821003802-00168.warc.gz,0.924574077129364
8a05b689-2b3d-431f-8993-432f3aa9a626,2015-03-28T00:32:27+00:00,2013-07-13,1,http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/07/russia-says-no-asylum-request-yet-received-from-edward-snowden/,"NSA leaker Edward Snowden has not yet requested temporary asylum from Russia, after his appeal for assistance from human rights groups Friday.
From the NY Times:
Senior Kremlin officials said Saturday that Russia’s Federal Migration Service had not yet received a formal appeal for asylum from Edward J. Snowden. And the Russian foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, insisted that the government had had no contact with him — a curious statement given the government’s clear role in arranging a meeting at Sheremetyevo airport here in Moscow on Friday between Mr. Snowden and lawyers and human rights advocates.
Mr. Snowden on Friday appealed to the human rights advocates to intervene on his behalf with the Russian government, though it is unclear how influential they can be, given that at least two of the groups represented — Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch — have had their Moscow offices raided by the authorities in recent months, and some of their local representatives have faced personal threats apparently aimed at curtailing their work.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously stated that Snowden could not stay in the country unless he “stopped his work aimed at harming our American partners.”
Meanwhile, Reuters reported Saturday that Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald told an Argentinean news outlet Snowden has information that could prove to be the US’ “worst nightmare.” Greenwald said that the NSA leaker is also in possession of information that details some of the specific inner-workings of US surveillance activities on Latin American countries, including claims that a US telecommunications company that has contracts with telecommunications companies in most Latin American countries is helping to facilitate some of those activities.",328,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297146.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00062-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.972248375415802
e4da6771-2d20-4dc7-8cd0-cb06b3918b4c,2016-07-28T14:38:25+00:00,2012-10-18,1,http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/place/article/SF-s-tallest-skyscraper-plans-revamped-3406952.php,"SF's tallest skyscraper plans revamped
Updated 4:29 pm, Thursday, October 18, 2012
The long-dormant proposal for a skyline-busting skyscraper next to the Transbay Terminal has come back to life - without some of the original flourishes but still aiming to be San Francisco's tallest tower.
The glassy white high-rise would be 60 stories and 1,070 feet tall with an entrance at First and Mission streets, according to the new plans submitted to the city. It would contain 1.35 million square feet of office space and be accompanied by a half-acre public plaza.
The proposed height would extend 220 feet beyond the Transamerica Pyramid, which was completed in 1972 and is the city's tallest building.
The filing is another sign that developers are confident in the technology-driven revival of the local economy and that there is a looming need for more commercial and residential space.
It also comes as the Planning Department finishes work on a long-term plan for the area around the former terminal. A vote is expected in May on that plan, which includes the tower's environmental studies.
The plan must be in place before any vote on the tower. If all goes smoothly, developers say the earliest that construction could begin is late next year, with a 2016 opening.
""San Francisco is ready for more office space, so we want to advance as soon as possible,"" said Paul Paradis of Hines, the development firm selected in September 2007 to erect was then was proposed to be a 1,200-foot-tall, 1.8 million-square-foot office building on land controlled by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority. The authority will use proceeds from the sale of this and other development sites to help fund the multimodal transit center now being built.
The revised design keeps the obelisk form of the original with enclosed space giving way to a see-through crown. The changes are subtle ones: The skin's lattice-like metal would taper in toward the glass at now-curved corners, creating what the architects say will be a soft profile with a vase-like effect.
The glass would be a neutral tone, behind aluminum mullions and window frames painted pearlescent white. The metal gridding would double as a sunshade to reduce the tower's energy use.
""This is still a very sustainable tower, but it is much more refined and elegant now,"" said Cesar Pelli of the Connecticut firm Pelli Clarke Pelli. He described the exterior as ""very taut, as if the skin were tense all around; ... the corners will give it a glint at all times, even on cloudy days.""
New top, less shadow
The revised design treats the top 150 feet of the building as a sculptural finale, with the metalwork encasing only air. Missing are the wind turbines that were part of the 2007 proposal.
The hollow crown has a purpose beyond aesthetics. It would lessen the amount of shadow cast by the tower's peak, which would reach as far as Chinatown's Portsmouth Square on winter mornings.
Planning Department officials reacted positively to the redone peak, since the tower's shadow is rated as a ""significant and unavoidable"" in the environmental studies.
""The change to the crown is in the right direction,"" said John Rahaim, the city's planning director. He stressed that no formal review has begun, and that the city is likely to request additional images of the tower within the context of the downtown skyline, since ""we want it to reach the sky as elegantly as possible.""
Also deleted from the 2007 proposal are two eye-catching features of the large plaza: a glass canopy and the pair of cable-car-like funiculars that would take people up to a rooftop park, which is set to open along with the terminal in 2017. A funicular could still be added, Paradis said: ""The issue is how to pay for it.""
The two buildings have the same design team, Pelli Clarke Pelli and Berkeley's PWP Landscape Architecture. The plans submitted to the city would have a fifth-floor footbridge between the tower and the rooftop park.
In addition to city approvals, the project must be preceded by a sales agreement between Hines and the Transbay Authority. Negotiations have resumed between the two sides, although it is likely that the land price will come in below the $350 million offered by Hines in 2007 in the competition that included two other developers.
Another design refinement underscores the changing Financial District office market.
The office spaces would have floor-to-ceiling heights of 10 feet, at least 12 inches more generous than a standard high-rise. They'd also be finished in such a way that dropped ceilings wouldn't be necessary, a gesture to the loft-like spaces that attract younger technology and social media firms.
The draft and environmental studies of San Francisco's Transit Center District Plan are at bit.ly/o6ud1D.",1028,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828283.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00083-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.964921236038208
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#59829 - 01/07/1302:17 AM[Reuters] Handset makers scurry to join Year of the Phablet
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Call it phablet, phonelet, tweener or super smartphone, but the clunky mobile phone - closer in size to a tablet than the smartphone of a couple of years back - is here to stay.",153,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886120573.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823132736-20170823152736-00650.warc.gz,0.856406807899475
c7adc066-2cf3-4d66-a79a-0962e2145380,2019-08-18T23:20:16+00:00,2019-08-18,0,https://www.spellsofmagic.com/read_post.html?post=875192,"You can call me Faith.
I have been an eclectic Pagan for over 13 years now and i am always learning new things. I feel like you can never really learn enough!
I am a water elemental. I can read Tarot and talk to the dead.
That's definitely what i should put on every job application ever. ^-^
I started seeing ghosts when i was a young child and i was told by my overly christian (i am not against other religions in any way but they are the cherry picking bible thumping kind) that it was all in my head. Now at almost 28 i still see them! Guess i'm crazy. :p oh well.
I am part of a small close knit coven. I find it strange to adjust to being in due to many many years of solitude in my studies. Its been a great learning experience for me tho!
I am always up for learning something new so if you would ever like to chat don't be scared to message me. I promise i don't bite too hard ;)
Firstly, welcome to Spells of Magic, this site was created to gift members the ability to learn and share their experiences and knowledge with other members, throughout the years, it attracted members who really were not interested in learning real magic, so instead of leaving all the fantasy magic stranded and cluttering and hiding any shred of real spells, Petrarca(Site Administrator) created the Fantasy Section and moved all the spells he could into the section.
Now don't be fooled, this site doesn't host any type of role-playing fictional attributes, hince why you were warned on the above comment that Role-Playing isn't allowed, to elaborate and make sense from what the above comment stated, we are not elementals, we carry a couple of elements inside our body, Water and Spirit, but we are not elementals. Claiming to be one is considered role-playing on the site.
Now talking to the dead, is a form of necromancy, the ability to communicate with the dead, seeing ghosts at a young age is very common, this is because the minds eye is very active in a young age, but when you get older and ignore and drift from that connection it becomes harder, some children are able to see spirits even when they get older. Crazy is considering one religion is right above all others, crazy is not accepting others because of choices, you are not crazy, maybe be a little misguided but not crazy.
I imagine, by elemental, she was taking about what element she felt most attuned with. For instance, when I was working with Azathoth, it would often rain after Id performed a ritual.
Is this more what you mean, monster magic ?
To clear up the confusion i was just trying to say i feel more in-tune with water over the rest.
I also am not trying to imply that any one religious view is superior to another. I suppose i should work on how to properly express myself.
I apologize for the misunderstandings.",622,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314353.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818231019-20190819013019-00490.warc.gz,0.973880410194397
bbb4b6e9-bb54-4ddf-99a1-f6e72d16d392,2016-07-27T09:42:48+00:00,2014-03-28,0,http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/hotel-near-doral-florida-invites-guests-to-shop-and-save-under-the-miami-sun-1893747.htm,"MIAMI, FL--(Marketwired - Mar 28, 2014) - Miami is known for many things, but chief among them are its enviable climate and the locals' chic sense of style. Now, thanks to the Courtyard Miami West/FL Turnpike, those ephemeral qualities have been distilled into the three guiding principles -- Sun-Shop-Save -- behind its latest retail-centric promotion.
That this Miami West hotel developed a shopping promotion only makes sense considering its location. Not only is the hotel near the Sawgrass Mills premium outlet stores and the Shops at Pembroke Gardens, but both the value-oriented Dolphin Mall and the extensive Miami International Mall are just minutes away.
The close proximity is good news for shoppers. While the property is among the few Miami hotels with free parking, its shopping promotion includes transportation to both Dolphin Mall and Miami International Mall. Whether guests choose to scour the racks at the Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Coach and Bloomingdale's outlets in Dolphin Mall, or take the family to Miami International Mall's more traditional stores, they are bound to find more than a few packages to take home. Additionally, the Miami International Mall invites you to shop and stop by Simon Guest Services for a copy of the ""Style Pass,"" filled with great promotions from over 70 participating retailers and restaurants because at Miami International Mall you'll find everything you need.
When guests aren't indulging in retail therapy, they'll find plenty of other ways to pamper themselves on property. The hotel's swimming pool and whirlpool, for example, are both great opportunities to soak up the Florida sunshine. And the hotel's fitness center makes staying active outside mall corridors especially easy. Even the guest rooms set this property apart from other Doral, Florida hotels, thanks to their wide variety of amenities, which include LCD HD televisions, mini-refrigerators and coffeemakers and luxury bedding.
Guests who need to stay connected for work (or play) will also appreciate the complimentary wireless and wired Internet available in the guest rooms and public spaces of the hotel. Catching up on email is even more pleasant when visitors can do it while relaxing in the courtyard with a signature cocktail.
Refueling, in fact, is a pleasure at both the Lobby Bar and The Bistro. Guests who book the shopping promotion will enjoy daily complimentary continental breakfast for two at The Bistro, which features healthy and hearty morning fare along with specialty drinks prepared with Starbucks coffee. (Dinner and cocktails are available in the evening.)
Like any savvy shopper knows, however, good deals must be snapped up quickly. Rates for this promotion, which is available between April 20 and December 31, 2014, start at $129 per night. But in order for guests to shop and save while savoring the sun, they have to pick up the phone. The promotion is only available by calling the hotel at 1-786-264-0923 and specifically requesting it.
About the Courtyard Miami West/FL Turnpike
At the Courtyard Miami West/FL Turnpike, travelers will find an unparalleled combination of style, convenience and value designed to enhance any visit. Located just minutes from Miami International Airport, the property is close to the city's diverse attractions and numerous businesses while offering more than 2,100 square feet of state-of-the-art event space. But there's more to life than work, and this is one property where everyone can live the good life. Guests of this AAA Three Diamond property enjoy complimentary, high-speed Internet access throughout the hotel; an outdoor pool and whirlpool; access to a BBQ/picnic area; laundry service; and fresh, healthy menus at The Bistro. Guest rooms follow suit by offering a range of creature comforts. Leisure and business guests alike enjoy generously sized desks with ergonomic chairs, LCD HD televisions, plush beds and a variety of premium suites, all of which makes this one hotel that's as appealing as the city itself.",824,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826759.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00003-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.954005658626556
435541dd-0647-46b3-a9ef-13c35b2a17f3,2018-08-18T22:39:38+00:00,2018-07,1,http://www.finsmes.com/2018/07/arbe-robotics-raises-10m-in-additional-funding.html,"Arbe Robotics, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based company advancing 4D high-resolution imaging radar, raised $10m in additional funding.
The round, which brought total funding to date to $23m, was led by 360 Capital Partners, with participation from existing shareholders Canaan Partners Israel, iAngels, Manic Mobility, OurCrowd, O.G. Tech Ventures, and Taya Ventures.
The company intends to use the funds to expedite the development of its imaging radar for the autonomous vehicle industry, the expansion of its customer-facing US operations, and its presence in the Chinese automotive market.
Founded in 2015 by Kobi Marenko, CEO, Arbe Robotics is building the future car’s eyes and brain using a ultra high-resolution 4D imaging radar, enabling cars to “see” the environment in any weather and any lighting condition, to long, mid and short ranges. Its radar detects cars, motorcycles, bikes, and most importantly humans.
Arbe’s radar, based on proprietary chipsets, is a next generation of safety products for ADAS and autonomous driving.
The company has business development and customer service locations in China and the United States.",250,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213794.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818213032-20180818233032-00443.warc.gz,0.925097405910492
b0d4dcd1-52cc-41fe-91c5-c70107d45ddb,2016-07-30T23:19:32+00:00,2014-04-01,1,http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26830505,"Japan whaling ban welcomed in Australia and New Zealand
- 1 April 2014
- From the section Asia
A UN court ruling that the Japanese government must halt its whaling programme in the Antarctic has been welcomed in Australia and New Zealand.
The International Court of Justice ruled that the programme was not for scientific research as Japan claimed.
Supporters of the ban say they are ""delighted"". Japan said it would comply with the judgement, but was ""deeply disappointed"".
Australia brought the case to the court in 2010. Wellington supported its case.
Announcing the judgement on Monday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said that Japan had killed around 3,600 minke whales since 2005 under its Antarctic whaling programme, known as JARPA II.
While JARPA II could broadly be characterised as ""scientific research"", the scientific output from the programme was limited, and Japan had not sufficiently justified the whaling quotas it had set, the ICJ said.
During the court case, Australia argued that Japan's programme was commercial whaling in disguise, but Tokyo said the suit was an attempt to impose Australia's cultural norms on Japan.
Following the ruling, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he was ""delighted by the result"", while former environment minister Peter Garrett said the ruling vindicated the then government's decision to take the case to court.
The 2010 court ruling was first brought by Mr Rudd's Labor government.
Australia's Attorney-General George Brandis welcomed the decision and said he thought relations between Australia and Japan would not suffer as a result.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott is due in Japan later this month for trade talks.
The ruling was also welcomed in New Zealand, which supported Australia's case at the ICJ.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said he expected Japan to abide by the ""decisive"" court ruling.
Japan had ""always acknowledged the international rule of law"", Mr Key told 3News on Tuesday.
Anti-whaling activist group Sea Shepherd said: ""We've been saying for 10 years that this is an illegal whale hunt and the court has proven that case.""
On Tuesday, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters that Tokyo would consider its response ""after carefully examining the contents of the ruling"".
""We want to accept this from a position that respects the international legal order,"" he said.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters that whale meat was ""an important source of food, and the government's position to use it based on scientific facts has not changed"".
Japan can continue whaling if it revises its scientific programme, or withdraws from the International Whaling Commission.
Japan is a signatory to a 1986 moratorium on whaling, but had continued whaling under provisions that allowed for scientific research.
Norway and Iceland rejected the provision and continued commercial whaling.
The moratorium also excludes subsistence whaling among indigenous groups, although catch limits are set.",614,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258943369.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072903-00296-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.973734974861145
f46fdc0a-01f2-4277-aa55-058f15796ae7,2017-08-21T17:48:46+00:00,2015-05-01,1,http://wfla.com/2015/05/01/6-baltimore-police-officers-charged-in-death-of-freddie-gray/,"A Baltimore prosecutor announced criminal charges on Friday against six police officers in the arrest of Freddie Gray, whose death after suffering a spinal cord injury in police custody touched off riots.
One officer, the driver of the van that carted Gray away after his arrest, was charged with a count known as second-degree depraved heart murder. Other charges against the six officers included manslaughter, assault and misconduct.
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said five of the six officers are in custody. At least three of the officers were being held at the Baltimore City Detention Center Friday evening, according to records.
Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney for Baltimore, said that Gray’s arrest on April 12 was illegal and had been ruled a homicide.
She said officers failed to get medical help for him even though he repeatedly asked for it. She also said a switchblade that officers accused Gray of carrying illegally was a legal pocket knife.
“I assured his family that no one is above the law and that I would pursue justice on their behalf,” Mosby said at a press conference, where cheers went up when she announced the charges.
Gray, 25, died a week after his arrest. His was the latest case in a national debate about police tactics. In Baltimore, dozens of people were arrested during civil unrest on Monday night, including riots, looting and fires.
Gov. Larry Hogan called for continued calm, and President Barack Obama said it was important for the people of Baltimore to get the truth. “That’s what people around the country expect,” he said.
Mosby said that Gray repeatedly asked for medical attention during his ride from the scene of his arrest to the booking site.
“A medic was finally called to the scene, where the medic determined that Mr. Gray was in cardiac arrest,” she said.
Baltimore’s police commissioner said Thursday that his department had handed over confidential information on how Gray died to prosecutors. Meanwhile, the Justice Department is also working on its own independent investigation.
Mosby said in Friday’s news conference that her office had been investigating Gray’s death independently of police’s investigation.
“We knew that this was a serious case,” she said. “From Day 1, we investigated. We’re not just relying solely on what we were given by the police department.”
The Baltimore police union defended the officers in an open letter to the prosecutor.
“Not one of the officers involved in this tragic situation left home in the morning with the anticipation that someone with whom they interacted would not go home that night,” wrote Gene Ryan, a union official.
“As tragic as this situation is, none of the officers involved are responsible for the death of Mr. Gray,” he wrote. “To the contrary, at all times, each of the officers diligently balanced their obligations to protect Mr. Gray and discharge their duties to protect the public.”
Mosby comes from five generations of police officers. She was sworn in as state’s attorney in January after a surprise win in November, and spoke out against police brutality during her campaign.
“Police brutality is completely inexcusable. I’m going to apply justice fairly, even to those who wear a badge,” she told the Baltimore Sun.
Here are the charges against the officers and the maximum penalty each charge carries:
Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. (the driver of the van): Second-degree depraved-heart murder (30 years); Involuntary manslaughter (10 years)Assault/second degree (10 years); Manslaughter by vehicle, gross negligence (10 years); Manslaughter by vehicle, criminal negligence (three years); Misconduct in office
Officer William Porter: Involuntary manslaughter (10 years); Assault/second degree (10 years); Misconduct in office
Lt. Brian Rice: Involuntary manslaughter (10 years); Assault/second degree (10 years); Assault/second degree (10 years); Misconduct in office; Misconduct in office; False imprisonment
Officer Edward Nero: Assault/second degree (10 years); Assault/second degree (10 years); Misconduct in office; Misconduct in office; False imprisonment
Officer Garrett Miller: Assault/second degree (10 years); Assault/second degree (10 years); Misconduct in office; Misconduct in office; False imprisonment
Sgt. Alicia White: Involuntary manslaughter (10 years); Assault/second degree (10 years); Misconduct in office",949,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109470.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821172333-20170821192333-00218.warc.gz,0.982345283031464
fda86dac-c37c-480e-8689-b5cab8892dec,2020-10-29T07:18:46+00:00,2020-10-29,0,https://markranson3d.com/projects/qAkEve,"Days of War now on steam! come join us in the fight
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893c090b-4816-4148-a445-90893ccd3ea4,2022-05-18T16:22:33+00:00,2022-05-18,1,https://thedailymorningglory.com/the-rooppur-nuclear-power-plant-will-require-13000-manpower/,"May 18, 2022, 4:22 pm
Dewan Sabuj, Ishwardi (Pabna): The operation of the country’s first nuclear power plant at Rooppur in Ishwardi will require about 13,000 skilled and indirect manpower. Experts at a seminar on “Contribution of Rooppur NPP Construction to Sustainable Development of Bangladesh” held at the Nuclear Information Center in Ishwardi on Wednesday (September 16th) afternoon said that about 21,000 people are currently engaged in the construction work. The seminar was jointly organized by Rosatom State Corporation, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission and AtomstroExport (ASE) with local journalists.
The seminar said manpower would be required for two reactors at Rooppur for reloading, tanning, overhauling and power generation from the power plant. (1200 + 1200) The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, which has the capacity to generate 2400 MW of electricity, will start commercial operations in 2023 and 2024.
Natalia Goncharova, Communications Specialist, ASE Group, presented the keynote address on “Sustainable Development in Engineering”.
Konstantin Fokin, chief expert at Moscow’s JSC AtomstroyExport, spoke on “the power of the Rosatom nuclear education system for the Rooppur NPP construction project.”
“Rosatom has received a ৮ 137 billion order to build a nuclear power plant abroad,” said Konstantin Fokin. “69 students have graduated from Rosatom Quota Comp and 27 of them have been appointed to BAC. He assured to discuss the issue of cooperation with Rosatom for launching nuclear science courses in Dhaka and other public universities like BUET.
Natalia Goncharova, an expert in the communications department at ASE, said the completion of the Rooppur nuclear power plant would create 2,500-3,000 high-quality experts to operate. The power plant will also indirectly employ tens of thousands of people.
According to communications experts, the power plant will provide affordable and clean electricity to more than 1.5 million households across the country.
Alexander Bebekev, Deputy Director General, Energy of the Feature, Rosatom and Dr. Farhad Kamal, Bangladeshi Consultant spoke on the occasion.",487,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522284.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518151003-20220518181003-00612.warc.gz,0.928493320941925
a11e600b-131f-4855-b008-c2c1036a94ca,2013-05-22T00:21:05+00:00,2013-02-09,0,http://www.live5news.com/story/21090178/hackers-tried-to-attack-the-ibook21-servers-on-thursday-07-feb-13,"This article was originally distributed via PRWeb. PRWeb, WorldNow and this Site make no warranties or representations in connection therewith.
Hackers tried a desperate attempt to steal all information from iBook21 Servers.
California (PRWEB) February 09, 2013
The CEO of iBook21 mentioned that Hackers tried to attack the iBook21 servers.
He stated in a blog, ""Hackers tried to attack the iBook21 servers some hours back on Thursday. Our team discovered this live attack and was able to protect all servers within one hour's time. We are investigating this issue desperately and a precautionary measure will be taken very soon.""
It's not clear how Hackers did this operation.
For the original version on PRWeb visit: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2013/2/prweb10412102.htm",183,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.910027861595154
627b1d28-24f5-4ef1-89f1-f5f32934be8e,2022-05-28T20:06:46+00:00,2022-05-28,0,https://www.redstampinc.com/digital-tax-stamping-hand-scanner/,"Digital Tax Stamping Hand Scanner
For Manual Scanning of Digital Cigarette Tax Stamps
Digital Tax Stamping Handheld Imager
Decodes/second: up to 10
Read Range: contact to 2″ (0 to 51 mm)
USB, RS-232 Interface Options
X-Mode Decode Algorithms
MAXlite™ Illumination Technology
Rugged Industrial Design
The DTS Handheld imager is the world’s highest performance handheld imager and easily reads digital cigarette tax stamps affixed to packs. The result is a truly plug-and-play mobile imager that is easy to use and extremely reliable.
X-Mode Decode Algorithms: Using advanced X-Mode decode algorithms, this scanner captures low contrast, damaged, or otherwise challenging marks. Stamps are read in any orientation.
MAXlite™ Illumination: The DTS Handheld Imager includes MAXlite™ (Multi-Axis Lighting) technology for even illumination of flat, shiny surfaces.
Easy to Use: Features include simple point-and-click targeting, with audible, vibrator, and a multi-purpose visual user systems to provide real-time feedback. Easy connectivity and portability are ensured with direct, single USB power connection; No additional power connection is required.
High Processing Speed: Fast processing speed.
Rugged Design:Ruggedized design with a permanent lanyard hook, and includes a secured cable and durable over-molded housing capable of withstanding over 50 drops of 6′ to concrete.
For more information on this customized Order Distribution System please contact REDSTAMP at 616-878-7771, or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.org.",363,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663019783.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528185151-20220528215151-00015.warc.gz,0.813443899154663
e3ae0d50-819f-4600-9681-297e338809ff,2013-06-18T22:54:41+00:00,2012-07-29,1,http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-29/syria-faces-economic-endgame-amid-chaos-as-sanctions-bite.html,"Syria Faces Economic Endgame Amid Chaos as Sanctions Bite
The city pulsed to a beat it hadn’t felt for decades as it welcomed its new president. Intellectuals met at private political salons for open, lively discussions of topics they had only dared to mention in whispers before: demands for greater democracy, the suspension of emergency law, an end to the ruling party’s domination.
The young president and his elegant wife, Asma -- a Briton of Syrian origin -- delighted their people by popping into a grocery store or eating dinner at a trendy restaurant, their youth a source of hope for those who wanted to believe that change was possible in what had once been a dour Soviet client state, Bloomberg Markets reports in its September issue.
That was Damascus 12 years ago, in the early months of Bashar al-Assad’s presidency -- a period that became known as the Damascus Spring and that included promises of economic liberalization.
By September 2001, Assad had clamped down, throwing pro- democracy activists into jail.
It was a bloodless preview of the steps the Assad regime would take to crush any hint of a threat to its existence. At the time, when the world was preoccupied with the terrorist attacks in the U.S., the moves drew little international notice.
“Had the Damascus Spring been allowed to flourish, a soft landing could’ve been reached both for the nation and the regime 10 years down the road,” says Sami Moubayyed, a Syrian historian.
Instead, says Haitham al-Maleh, an 81-year-old lawyer and activist, “It was an autumn, not a spring.”
Assad has staged a relentless crackdown on opponents of his regime since March 2011. More than 19,000 people have died, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. They say the number includes almost 5,000 government troops.
Most of the civilians died from shelling, torture and massacres allegedly committed by government troops and pro- regime militiamen, Maleh says. Human Rights Watch says Syria’s intelligence agencies are running an “archipelago of torture centers” across the country.
At the same time, the economy is slowly being suffocated. The European Union began imposing sanctions in May 2011 on top of U.S. restrictions that date to 2004.
“Syria’s currency and foreign reserves have collapsed,” U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in July, urging a further tightening of the financial vice. “Sanctions on oil alone have deprived Assad of billions of dollars in lost revenues, and his ability to finance his war grows more difficult by the day.”
The revolt began as a peaceful movement inspired by the demonstrations that toppled longtime leaders in the Arab world. Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia in January 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was forced out a month later and has been sentenced to life in jail, while Libya’s Muammar Qaddafi was killed in October and Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh was replaced through a negotiated settlement in February.
The Assad regime remains, though its fate appears more precarious with the spread of the uprising to Damascus and Aleppo, Syria’s largest cities, in mid-July and after a blast killed four security chiefs.
Opponents say Assad has survived this long because of the regime’s brutality. Assad says it’s because he still enjoys public support, according to an interview he gave German broadcaster ARD in July. He ruled out stepping down.
“The president shouldn’t run away from a challenge,” he told ARD.
Regional and international efforts to end the crisis have failed. United Nations envoy Kofi Annan brokered a cease-fire deal in April that failed to take hold; the UN mission overseeing it was suspended in June amid increasing violence.
Divisions between the majority Sunni Muslims and Assad’s Alawite leadership have spilled across the country’s borders, with clashes between different religious groups in Lebanon during the past few months. The makeup of religious groups in Syria is similar to that in Iraq and Lebanon, says Edward Djerejian, a former U.S. ambassador to Syria who’s the founding director of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston. He says the violence could spread through the region.
The authoritarian Assad of today contrasts starkly with the 34-year-old ophthalmologist who took power in July 2000 after the death of his father, Hafez al-Assad. Many were willing to give the political novice a chance partly because the image he projected -- so different from his father’s remote and austere approach -- suggested he could move Syria into the 21st century.
“Bashar’s charm, his choice of a wife, his youth, his inexperience” made people give him the benefit of the doubt, says Joshua Landis, director of the Middle East Studies program at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, who once lived in Syria.
“He was shy, a little bit bumbling. He didn’t have bodyguards. He played the simple guy who goes amongst the people, and people were so relieved.”
In his inaugural speech on July 17, 2000, Assad pledged to follow his father’s path and refuse to bargain with Israel over the return of the Golan Heights while also promising to revitalize the economy and be open to constructive criticism. In the early days of his rule, Syria appeared younger and livelier, with the spread of mobile phones, satellite television, Internet cafes and even shopping malls.
More imports were allowed, making a distant memory of the days when salt, toilet paper and sugar were sold from under the counter and people stood in long lines for bread. No longer did restaurants have to rely on an intermittent supply of goods smuggled from Lebanon; usually every item on the menu was available.
Intellectuals began speaking out, gathering in private salons to discuss politics and the economy, and openly calling for greater civil liberties and democratic political reform. In less than a year, the government had cracked down on the salons and snuffed out the movement, throwing 10 of its leaders in jail on charges ranging from attempting to change the constitution to inciting sectarian conflicts, Maleh says.
Landis says Assad was trapped by the system his father had created, one that relied on personal loyalty rather than competence and was antithetical to openness.
“He says: ‘OK, criticize. I want to modernize Syria,’” Landis says. “And within two weeks, all of the political salons are calling for an end to dictatorship.”
Assad continued to make economic changes. In 2005, Syria announced a shift from a socialist economy based on the Soviet model toward more-market-oriented policies. Private banks and insurance companies opened, and firms from countries such as France, the Persian Gulf states, Iran and Turkey began to invest. “Positive things happened in response to the liberalization policies,” says Nabil Sukkar, a former World Bank economist and managing director of the Syrian Consulting Bureau for Development and Investment in Damascus.
Sukkar says the private sector grew to about 67 percent of gross domestic product by early 2011 from about 40 percent two decades earlier, creating new job opportunities.
“The private sector became the largest employer, absorbing 70 percent of total employment,” he says.
A few foreign fast-food chains moved in, introducing Damascenes to caffe lattes, American fried chicken and sticky cinnamon rolls. Modern Japanese and Korean cars replaced aging models. And amid the soot-covered, dun-colored, Soviet-style apartment blocks that dominate Damascus, new building began.
One showcase project, still under construction, is Eighth Gate -- the name refers to the seven gates that circled the city in ancient times -- featuring rows of sleek apartment buildings just off the highway linking Syria and Lebanon. A joint venture between Dubai’s Emaar Properties PJSC, the biggest real estate developer in the United Arab Emirates, and Dubai-based Invest Group Overseas, the project will include office space, a five- star hotel, residences, space for 255 retail outlets, cinemas and the new headquarters of the Damascus Securities Exchange. It was scheduled to be completed in 2014.
Since the unrest began in March 2011, trade, bank lending and tourism have been drying up.
“This crisis is going to retard our growth and development as well as our efforts to catch up with the rest of the countries in the region,” Sukkar says.
Businesses are seeking alternative markets in allied nations such as Iran and Iraq.
As of July 29, the Syrian pound had lost more than a third of its value against the dollar since March 2011, slashing the purchasing power of Syrians on fixed incomes. Syria’s inflation rate was about 33 percent in May, the most recent data available from the Central Bureau of Statistics. Deposits fell by an average of 35 percent in 2011 at Bank Audi Syria SA, Bank of Syria and Overseas SA and Banque Bemo Saudi Fransi SA, according to April filings with the securities exchange. Lending plunged 22 percent.
The EU’s decision to stop importing Syrian crude oil had cost the country $3 billion in export revenue, Sufian Alao, who was oil minister at the time, told the official Syrian Arab News Agency on April 30. Syria exported 150,000 barrels of the 380,000 barrels a day it produced before the sanctions were imposed last September. Its other main exports are textiles, kitchenware and canned food.
“The sanctions have strangled us; they’re killing us,” says Sonia Khandji Cachecho, a businesswoman who’s also a board member of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce.
As of July, 65 percent of small industrial enterprises and half of service companies in Damascus and its suburbs had closed, says Cachecho, a perfectly coifed blonde who runs a maker of hair-care and health-care products. Cachecho, the Syrian agent for Wella hair products, says her supplier stopped doing business with her in October because of the EU sanctions.
“What kind of genius sanctions are these that affect the poor and those with fixed income?” she says. “They’re punishing the people, not the regime, and creating unemployment and poverty.”
Business is down 80 percent at Anat, a handicrafts store on Straight Street, which was mentioned in the New Testament of the Bible. The shop once provided part-time employment for 1,000 women across the country and helped preserve Syria’s traditional textile work. Arab and Western tourists, who made up the bulk of Anat’s clientele, are avoiding travel to the country, and Syrians are skimping on nonessential items.
The shop and warehouse, constructed from two converted old Damascene houses with a marble fountain between them, are packed with embroidered shawls, stitched tableaux of traditional homes and silver jewelry studded with turquoise to ward off the evil eye.
The store’s owner, German Heike Weber, 61, who moved to Damascus 30 years ago with her Syrian husband, says any orders have to be shipped via third countries to the U.S. and Europe. And since the clashes have blocked roads to the villages where her wares are made, future supply is uncertain.
“The economy can manage, but with considerable hardship for both the people and the government finances,” Sukkar says.
Until fighting moved to the capital in mid-July, the streets of Damascus had a veneer of normalcy: Workers painted a renovated building on a side road. Kids slammed a ball against the glass wall of an electronics shop, making its owner wince. At a patisserie, a couple flirted as they waited for an assistant to put their cakes in a box.
At the Damascus Securities Exchange, up a steep flight of marble steps, government officials attended a refresher course on how markets work. Lecturer Osama Hassan stood in front of a whiteboard covered with terms: stocks, bonds, Treasury bills. Across the hall, brokers traded stocks, whose prices have fallen by more than 50 percent since the unrest began.
Harsh reality was inescapable, even then. Down a winding road near the exchange, Syrians stood in a long line at a gas station, empty cylinders in hand, to get a ration of cooking fuel--a casualty of sanctions.
As fighting draws closer to Assad’s seat of power in Damascus, his reign is drawing to an end, says Patrick Ventrell, a U.S. State Department spokesman. “We don’t have a crystal ball to know if it’s going to be today or tomorrow or next week or when,” Ventrell says. “But it’s clear that the opposition is going to be unyielding in its demands for democracy and that the people of Syria want to see a new regime.”
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One for you Luvvies – Bumblebee sitting on a clover flower, holding a skull, based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet
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75a3825f-d0de-484d-993e-5846139d9a3e,2013-06-19T18:58:09+00:00,2007-01-24,0,http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/conditionsatod/a/Anxiety.htm,"What is Anxiety?
Although it's normal to feel anxious from time to time, if you feel anxious without reason and if these worries persist and affect your day-to-day life, you may have generalized anxiety disorder.
Symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder may include restlessness, feeling tense or on edge, irritability, impatience, or poor concentration.
People may also notice changes in their physical health such as headaches, jaw pain, muscle tension, difficulty falling or staying asleep (insomnia), dry mouth, fatigue, chest tightness, indigestion, bloating, excessive sweating, and headache.
It's important to be evaluated by your doctor for a proper diagnosis and to rule out other medical problems that may resemble anxiety.
Natural Remedies for Anxiety
These are some of the natural remedies that are being explored for anxiety.
The herb passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) was used as a folk remedy for anxiety and insomnia.
Two studies involving a total of 198 people examined the effectiveness of passionflower for anxiety. One study found passionflower to be comparable to benzodiazepine drugs. There was also improvement in job performance with passionflower and less drowsiness with passionflower compared with the drug mexazolam, however, neither was statistically significant.
Side effects of passionflower may include nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, and rapid heartbeat. The safety of passionflower in pregnant or nursing women, children, or people with kidney or liver disease has not been established. There have been five case reports in Norway of people becoming temporarily impaired mentally after using a combination product containing passionflower. It's not known whether the other ingredients in the supplement played a role.
Passionflower should not be taken with sedatives unless under medical supervision. Passionflower may enhance the effect of pentobarbital, a medication used for sleep and seizure disorders.
Massage therapy, shiatsu, and other forms of bodywork are widely used to diminish muscle tension, relieve stress, and improve sleep.
3) Mind/Body Techniques
Mind/body breathing exercises, physical exercise, yoga, tai chi, self-hypnosis, meditation, and biofeedback are just some of the stress reduction techniques used for anxiety. Try different techniques and determine which routine you can stick to with a hectic schedule.
The herb valerian (Valeriana officinalis) is best known as a herbal remedy for insomnia. Valerian is also used in patients with mild anxiety, but the research supporting its use for anxiety is limited.
For example, researchers with the Cochrane Collaboration reviewed studies on valerian for anxiety. Only one study met their quality criteria. It was a four-week study comparing valerian, the medication diazepam (Valium), and a placebo in 36 people with generalized anxiety disorder. No statistically signficant differences were found between the groups, perhaps due to the small size of the study.
Valerian is usually taken an hour before bedtime. It takes about two to three weeks to work and shouldn't be used for more than three months at a time. Side effects of valerian may include mild indigestion, headache, palpitations, and dizziness. Although valerian tea and liquid extracts are available, most people don't like the smell of valerian and prefer taking the capsule form.
Valerian shouldn't be taken with many medications, especially those that depress the central nervous system, such as sedatives and antihistamines. Valerian shouldn't be taken with alcohol, before or after surgery, or by people with liver disease. It should not be used before driving or operating machinery. Consultation with a qualified health practitioner is recommended. For more information about valerian, read the Valerian Fact Sheet.
Native to Polynesia, the herb kava (Piper methysticum) has been found to have anti-anxiety effects in humans.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), however, has issued an advisory to consumers about the potential risk of severe liver injury resulting from the use of dietary supplements containing kava. To date, there have been more than 25 reports of serious adverse effects from kava use in other countries, including four patients who required liver transplants. Learn more about kava; What is Kava?
6) Gamma-aminobutyric Acid (GABA)
GABA is an amino acid that is known to play a role in the physiology of anxiety. Some prescription drugs for anxiety work by affecting GABA receptors in the brain. The degree to which orally ingested GABA supplements can reach the brain, however, is unknown.
Plant essential oils can be added to baths, massage oil, or infusers. Essential oils that are used for anxiety and nervous tension are: bergamot, cypress, geranium, jasmine, lavender, melissa, neroli, rose, sandalwood, ylang-ylang. Lavender is the most common and forms the base of many relaxing blends.
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A Photographic Mystery: An Anonymous Picture of a Woman in the 1869 Senate Album
Sometimes a little mystery makes a project all the more interesting! In a recent blog entry, I reported on our newly digitized legislative photograph collection and some of the characteristics I observed. Since then, I have been working ardently on creating and fixing metadata that will be attached to each photograph. Although the project is moving along pretty smoothly, some snags are to be expected—namely trying to identify unidentified legislators, officers of the court, and other images included within the collection. I’ve been largely successful with the bound Senate albums, relying greatly on the relationship between the order of the pictures in the album and the senators’ seating arrangements found in the Manuals of the General Court, but I am finding that the loose photographs are incredibly difficult to identify.",179,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00018-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.954685926437378
17d9c4fc-db29-4bf8-b6d9-25b0f95fd3c7,2017-08-22T10:14:05+00:00,2017-08-21,0,http://tsminteractive.com/defective-lottery-ticket-dashes-mans-millionaire-dollar-dreams/,"Defective Lottery Ticket Dashes Man’s Millionaire Dollar Dreams
A defective lottery ticket raised and then dashed an out-of-work man’s dreams. It was like a printing machine played a cruel trick on him.
Massachusetts resident Paul Pasquarosa bought a lottery ticket the day before his birthday, claiming he was feeling lucky. And he believed his luck went through the roof when he scratched a million dollar Cashword lottery ticket and thought he was a winner.
“I’m looking at it; I have three red words. It says three red words wins a million dollars. I called my son and told him things were gonna be OK,” Pasquarosa, a father of two, said.
Despite appearing to have the winning criteria, a printing error proved it wasn’t a winner at all.
Pasquarosa’s lawyer, George Miller, inspected the ticket, saying, “At first glance I believe this gentleman won a million, but on a closer inspection, I saw there was an offset in the printing. Mr. Pasquarosa was not just disappointed but visibly ill.”
The moral of the story? Check your ticket before walking out of the store.
Lottery officials attempted to remove 2,200 defective tickets that were printed in a lot of 20 million.",281,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886110573.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822085147-20170822105147-00443.warc.gz,0.977541148662567
2100aea0-d9ce-436b-81b7-f7fce97916f0,2015-04-01T05:51:33+00:00,2013-06-01,0,https://www.stchas.edu/degrees-certificates/Business-Technology-AAS,"The Business Technology (BTC) program at St. Charles Community College addresses a combination of business and technology skills. The BTC program provides training in all facets of Microsoft Office, desktop publishing, office operations and customer service. Students will also learn to apply skills in time management, personal organization, supervision and administration in the workplace.
Every industry needs professionals who are trained to use today’s technology in an office environment. No matter where a student’s interest lies, whether it’s the medical, legal, music, publishing, agriculture, education or other fields, there is a need for people who are competent using office software, managing projects and dealing with customers, vendors and other employees.
Instructors are committed to assisting students by keeping all course content, equipment and teaching methods current. This ensures better applied learning so students are successful in Business Technology career fields and can be placed in high-paying positions. Courses are offered online, on campus and in a hybrid format.
Because of the diverse careers in this field, the outlook is varied. For most jobs in an office setting, the outlook is for growth from years 2012 to 2021 is between 12 and 16 percent.
Nearly all students who were seeking employment in a related area found jobs within 180 days of graduation.
A broad range of careers are possible and include, but are not limited to: administrative assistant, assistant director, buyer, developmental coordinator, executive secretary, hotel clerk, human resources assistant, legal secretary, medical secretary, municipal clerk, office manager, program assistant, receptionist, secretary, customer service representative, front desk clerk, receptionist, telephone operator, warranty administrator, clerical assistant and desktop publisher.
Salaries vary greatly in different occupations within this field. The median 2012 salaries were between $27,000 and 40,000 annually for those working in the field.
Sources: Occupational Outlook Handbook
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Incy Wincy Nursery is a privately-run nursery, that has been operating since 2005 within Wat’s Dyke School Early Years Unit. It was established by Mrs. Glenna Harris and Mrs. Karen Bennett.
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fd3584ae-5f78-42be-947a-07c830a34b5b,2020-10-28T17:40:02+00:00,2017-08,1,https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2017/08/pentagon-expanding-behavioral-biometrics-keystroke-tracker/140331/,"A new group signed to see if the technology can help fight insider threats.
A second group within the Pentagon is experimenting with technology that can track the way employees type, determining within seconds whether a user accessing a network is who they say they are.
The Defense Department office responsible for seeking out cutting-edge commercial technology recently awarded Canadian company Plurilock a contract for its Biotracker product, which can gather enough data within three seconds and 12 keystrokes to distinguish one user's typing behavior from any other's within an organization.
That system, intended to establish when unauthorized users might have stolen an authorized employee's' credentials, is currently being piloted by an unnamed combat support agency. This week, the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command also signed on, signaling that behavioral biometrics might become a larger part of the department's strategy to prevent insider cyber threats.
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Since Biotracker continuously analyzes a user's typing behavior, it can constantly reassess whether the user logged in to an account is actually that user. It can create a preliminary profile within seconds, but in about 20 minutes it can collect enough information regarding keystroke cadence, speed and mouse use to paint a detailed portrait of an individual's behavior.
The NETCOM contract intends to install Biotracker on networks used by everyday employees, some of whom are warfighters or supporting warfighters, to prevent insider threats. The combat support agency is evaluating Plurilock specifically as a potential replacement to the Common Access Card, Plurilock Chief Executive Officer Ian Paterson told Nextgov. In the past, former Pentagon Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen stated biometrics would likely be involved in any CAC replacement.
The two contracts have led to an uptick in inbound requests from other federal agencies interested in investing in behavioral biometrics, Paterson said.",398,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107900200.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20201028162226-20201028192226-00186.warc.gz,0.933271944522858
f6f14e66-c12c-44a0-bfe1-5ad3f7ad93c1,2017-08-24T07:31:47+00:00,2014-08-24,0,https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/limiting-reagent.761029/,"1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data When gaseous ammonia is passed over solid copper (II) oxide at high temperatures, nitrogen gas is formed. 2NH3 + 3CuO → N2 + 3Cu + 3 H2O What is the limiting reagent when 34 grams of ammonia form 26 grams of nitrogen in a reaction that runs to completion? 2. Relevant equations 3. The attempt at a solution Using stoichiometry to find the solution in terms of N2, I get: 34 g NH3 x 1 mol NH3/17 g NH3 x 1 mol N2/2 mol NH3 = 1 mol N2 Then, 3 mol Cuo x 1 mol N2/3 mol CuO = 1 mol N2 What am I doing wrong? I have tried this problem 7 times.",171,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886133042.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824062820-20170824082820-00184.warc.gz,0.870978713035583
997555aa-1bbd-4fc8-abf6-ddafd33a5490,2022-05-25T06:20:45+00:00,2019-01-03,1,https://zoa.org/2019/01/10384232-zoa-applauds-newest-bill-supporting-israel-protecting-us-interests/,"The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) strongly applauds the fact that the first Senate bill of the 116th Congress, the “Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019” (S.1) is legislation supporting Israel and US-Israel relations. It was introduced yesterday by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), James Risch (R-ID), Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
ZOA Director of Government Relations Daniel Pollak, ZOA president Morton Klein and ZOA Chair Mark Levenson stated:
“It is a tribute to the importance of the relationship with Israel that the first Senate bill of the year will be legislation concerning the Middle East and supporting America’s greatest ally, the Jewish State of Israel. There were four bills that were in various stages of completion as the year ended, and the Majority Leader of the Senate has brought them together for expedited consideration in the new Congress. ZOA applauds this newest bill supporting Israel, fighting anti-Semitism and bigotry, and protecting US interests.
“We strongly thank and praise Senators Rubio, Risch, Gardner and McConnell for moving so quickly to address this important unfinished business from the previous Congress. We hope that the bill will be quickly passed by the full Senate and that the House will pass the same legislation soon.
The most important of the four pieces may well be to authorize state or local governments to adopt and enforce measures against entities engaged in commerce- or investment-related BDS activity. Other pieces of the “Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019” would codify the 10-year Memorandum of Understanding on US military assistance to Israel, extend war reserve stockpile authority and authorize the transfer of defense articles to Israel in time of need; reauthorize US defense cooperation with Jordan; and impose new sanctions on entities providing financing to the Syrian government while protecting humanitarian efforts to help Syrian civilians.”",408,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662580803.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525054507-20220525084507-00609.warc.gz,0.93013471364975
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The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is one of the most powerful of this nation's environmental laws. Passed in 1973, the act's purpose is to both conserve and restore species that have been listed by the federal government as either endangered or threatened (referred to as ""listed"" species). The act has several provisions that promote those goals:
- First, the act broadly prohibits anyone from doing anything that would kill, harm, or harass an endangered species. Those prohibitions even apply when listed animal species are on private lands.
- Second, federal agencies have a special obligation to ensure that they do nothing that would harm a listed species. That obligation significantly affects activities on federal lands, like grazing, logging, and mining. But it also means that a federal agency has to assess whether its actions could affect a listed species before the agency signs off on projects like a new highway or a dam on non-federal land.
- Third, the act tells federal agencies to develop plans that show how the listed species could be restored—or ""recovered""—so that it no longer needs the act's protections (""delisted"").
If an animal or plant species is listed as ""endangered,"" the species is considered to be in danger of extinction throughout a large part of its range. It is possible that a species can be listed as endangered, the highest level of protection the act provides, in one place but not another. The U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) maintains a list of endangered species.
For a species to be listed as ""threatened,"" there must be a significant risk that the species is going to become endangered. Threatened species have a lower risk of extinction than do ""endangered"" species. As a result, state and federal agencies may have some greater flexibility in how they manage a threatened species than an endangered species. The USFWS maintains a list of threatened species.
Generally speaking, a ""species"" is a group of related plants or animals that can interbreed to produce offspring. Under the ESA, the word ""species"" is used more broadly to include any ""subspecies"" of fish, wildlife, or plants, and also any ""distinct population segment"" of fish and wildlife species that can interbreed.
- A ""subspecies"" is a subdivision of a species, which is genetically different from other subspecies and often is geographically separated. Examples of subspecies are the Mexican and the Northern Spotted Owls.
- A ""distinct population segment"" is not genetically different from the species as a whole, but it has very specific habitat or reproduction habits. An example of a distinct population segment is a particular group of salmon, which, after spending their formative years in the ocean, return to the same mountain stream in which they were born. Thus, the winter run of the Chinook salmon on the Sacramento River in California is endangered, and many other runs of Chinook salmon are threatened, but the spring run of Chinook up the Clackamas River in Oregon and Washington is neither endangered nor threatened.
The Secretary of the Interior has delegated most of his or her duties under the ESA to the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), which is responsible for all land-based species. The Secretary of Commerce has delegated most of his or her responsibilities for sea life and salmon and steelhead (""anadromous fish"" that spawn in inland waters, migrate to the ocean for several years, and then return to their spawning grounds) to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Secretarial Order Principles:
Many tribes believe that the ESA should not apply to tribal lands both because the Act itself is silent on its applicability to tribes, and due to the special legal status of tribal lands. Additionally they saw conflict between their proposed economic development projects and enforcement of the ESA and felt that implementation of the ESA was giving control of their lands to persons living hundreds of miles away. As a result of these concerns, there were extensive negotiations between tribal representatives and federal officials that resulted in a 1997 Secretarial Order outlining the policy to be followed by the Departments of Commerce (for NMFS) and the Interior (for USFWS).
The Secretarial Order sets out five principles for the Departments. The order also includes explanatory text that emphasizes the sovereignty of tribes including a provision that ""the Departments shall give deference to tribal conservation and management plans."" Overall, the Order seeks to ""ensure that Indian tribes do not bear a disproportionate burden for the conservation of listed species.""
An example of the success of this cooperative approach is the experience of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Arizona with restoration of the Mexican gray wolf, Apache trout, and Mexican spotted owl.
The Best Available Science
The ESA requires that USFWS and NMFS base listing decisions on the best available science and also to use this science as one factor in critical habitat designations. In 2003, a GAO report found procedures in place at USFWS to base listing decisions on best available science. In that report, however, the GAO cited continued concerns over agency use of best available science in critical habitat designations.
More recently, critics have charged that both listing and critical habitat decisions have been tainted by political interference. In late 2007, an Idaho District Court judge ruled that USFWS must reconsider its refusal to list the greater sage grouse under the ESA and the USFWS decided to revisit a number of decisions on listing, critical habitat and recovery plans that may have been tainted by political interference by Julie MacDonald, a former Department of the Interior political appointee.
""Listing"" refers to the process by which a species is formally designated as a threatened or endangered species. Currently there are more than 1,260 species listed as endangered or threatened under the ESA. Anyone can submit apetition to the federal government to have a species listed. However, that petition must include scientific information that explains why listing is necessary. The two federal agencies that receive petitions are the USFWS and the NMFS. These agencies have a year to evaluate the species for listing. Either agency can also start the process without a petition.
After evaluating the species, the agency has three options:
- It can agree that a species should be listed, that is, it concludes that the listing is ""warranted"" in all or a specific part of its range.
- It can decide that listing is not justified, that is ""not warranted.""
- It can conclude that while adding the species to the list is
justified, other species have a higher priority; that is, listing is
""warranted but precluded.""
Regardless of what decision the agency makes, it must publish its
decision in the Federal Register and explain how it reached its
After years of litigation, the USFWS and several environmental groups announced a proposed settlement agreement in May 2011, under which the agency would make listing decisions on each of the over 250 species on its 2010 candidate list within the next six years. In return, the environmental groups would agree not to sue to compel 90-day and 12-month findings on new listing petitions the group submits and will limit the number of listing petitions it submits per year. In a separate settlement agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity in July 2011 (see CBD's announcement here), the USFWS agreed to specific deadlines to make listing decisions on additional species. See ""Wolverine, other species jump to top of endangered review list with agreement,"" Missoulian, 7/17/11. U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan approved both settlement agreements on Sep. 9, 2011. See ""Federal judge OKs deal on imperiled species,"" Great Falls Tribune, 9/9/11. In February 2013, the FWS issued a work plan with target dates for these listing decisions over the next five year. See ""Endangered or not, but at least no longer waiting,"" New York Times, 3/6/13.
Endangered or Threatened in Part of its Range
In March 2007, the USFWS adopted a policy that allows it to list a species in a portion of the species' range. The policy was controversial with critics claiming that it would allow the agency to avoid listings and restoring species' historic ranges. In December 2009, a group of scientists sent a letter asking Secretary of Interior Salazar to change the 2007 policy guiding agencies' determination of whether a species is endangered or threatened. The old policy, they argue, wrongly limits the analysis to present habitat range and fails to examine historic range.
In 2010, litigation concerning the Northern Rockies population of the gray wolf invalidated this policy (see discussion below). The USFWS subsequently withdrew the 2007 memo and announced a draft policy in December 2011 that would end the practice of classifying species differently based on state lines. See Washington Post story on the significance of the change here.
This flowchart depicts the normal listing review process used by the USFWS. For a current list of candidate species for listing, see the USFWS's 11/9/09 Candidate Notice of Review.
Flowchart courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The ESA has broad provisions to prevent extinction of plant and animal species. The act prohibits anyone from ""taking"" a species that has been listed as threatened or endangered. ""Take"" can be as simple as hunting, shooting or killing a listed animal species. It can also include ""harming"" a listed species by activities that cause major changes to habitat and leave an animal unable to feed, breed, or find shelter.
When the federal government lists a species as endangered, it is also supposed to identify that species' critical habitat. Critical habitat includes those areas that are important for the species' survival or recovery and which need special management. While a designated critical habitat area is not intended to include all of the potential habitat of the species, it can include habitat that is not currently occupied by the species. The federal government is required to use the best available scientific information in making a decision about critical habitat. The agency can also consider economics when deciding what areas should be designated as critical habitat, although it does not consider economic impacts in a species listing decision.
In February 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court declined an opportunity to weigh in on how economic impacts should be considered in critical habitat designation. For a discussion of the issues and the cases presented for review, see ""Supreme Court Won't Hear Critical Habitat Cases,"" Legal Planet, 2/22/11. In April 2012, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the agency's denial of citizen groups' petitions to designate critical habitat is not subject to judicial review under the Administrative Procedures Act because it is ""committed to agency discretion by law."" The Eleventh Circuit followed suit in 2012 (Conservancy of Southwest Florida v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, No. 11-11915, April 18, 2012).
The Secretary of the Interior is not allowed to designate critical habitat at a military site if the Secretary decides that the military site has a resource management plan in place that benefits the affected species. In advocating for this relatively new provision, the Pentagon claimed that this provision is necessary to maintain high standards of military training.
On July 16, 2009, the Interior Department announced plans to withdraw a Bush-era plan for managing forests and protecting spotted owls in the Pacific Northwest because it is ""legally indefensible,"" according to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. While it revised the withdrawn proposal, the Department reinstated the Northwest Forest Plan, a landmark 1994 agreement reached by the Clinton administration, timber companies and environmentalists. The Department is also asking a federal district court to vacate the Fish and Wildlife Service's 2008 revision of critical habitat for the spotted owl, on which the forest plan was based. See ""Limits on logging are reinstated,"" New York Times, 7/17/09.
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The federal agency responsible for a listed species must develop a recovery plan. The plan outlines how it will ensure the species' survival and restore it to the point where it no longer needs the act's protections and can be ""delisted"" or removed from the list of threatened or endangered species. Examples of recovery efforts include reintroduction of a species into formerly occupied habitat (bald eagles), land acquisition (Florida scrub jays), captive propagation (black-footed ferrets and California condors), habitat restoration and protection (Aleutian Canada geese), population assessments and research (Peter's Mountain mallow), technical assistance for landowners and public education. In most cases, the USFWS or NMFS works with state wildlife agencies, user groups, conservationists, and others in developing such a plan. Because developing and implementing recovery plans is expensive, the agencies focus their efforts on species that would most benefit from a plan. While few species have gone extinct since 1973, only nine have been ""recovered"" or removed from the list because they no longer need the act's protection.
For additional information, see GAO Report: Endangered Species: Time and Costs Required to Recover Species Are Largely Unknown.
National Wildlife Federation v. State of Idaho
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decided in April 2007 that federal agencies must consider potential impacts of proposed actions on both species survival and on a species' chance of recovery. This analysis is necessary when developing a biological opinion to evaluate whether an agency action will result in jeopardy to the species.
For more information on this case, see Court's salmon ruling strengthens enviros' hand on species recovery.
For text of the decision and more information on the endangered salmon litigation, see National Wildlife Federation v. State of Idaho, No. 0635011p - 04/09/2007.
An ""experimental population"" is a group of individuals of an endangered species that has been established outside the current range of the animals. Animals may be reintroduced to their historical range or to new areas because there is insufficient habitat in the animals' traditional range. Experimental populations are considered threatened, not endangered, and ""taking"" individual animals is permitted under certain circumstances. Protections of experimental populations vary widely, depending on whether the population is considered ""essential"" or ""nonessential"" for species survival. Designation as a ""nonessential experimental population"" under the 10(j) rule of the ESA assures that endangered species are fully protected from intentional harm, but keeps their presence from restricting current and future land management practices. Use of this special designation helped reduce concerns raised by local communities, landowners and political entities about the intentional release of endangered species that might enter and remain on public lands in their region. The reintroduction of gray wolves to their traditional range in Wyoming and the California condor to its historic range in Arizona are examples of experimental populations that are considered ""nonessential"" to survival of the species.
The process for ""delisting""—removing a species from either the endangered or threatened list, or changing its status from endangered to threatened—is similar to the formal listing process. The process starts with a notice published in the Federal Register. Delisting may include requirements for special management plans to help ensure a healthy population in the future.
Consider, for example, the saga of the gray wolf:
- In 2007, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) issued a rule delisting the Western Great Lakes population of the gray wolf.
- Environmental groups filed a lawsuit (Humane Society of the U.S. v. Kempthorne) challenging this rule, and in a 2008 decision (579 F. Supp. 2d 7 (D.D.C. Sep. 29, 2008)) the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia invalidated the rule, holding that the ESA's language is ambiguous about the authority of the USFWS to delist a population rather than the species as a whole.
- The USFWS issued a new delisting rule for the Western Great Lakes population in April 2009. That rule remains in force today, although it too has been challenged.
- In April 2009, the USFWS issued a rule delisting the Northern Rockies population of the gray wolf, but excepted the ""Distinct Population Segment"" in Wyoming because that state failed to promulgate an acceptable state management plan for the gray wolf. Several legal challenges followed, with contradictory results:
- Defenders of Wildlife v. Salazar, 729 F. Supp. 2d 1207 (D. Mont. Aug. 5, 2010), vacated the Rocky Mountain delisting rule, on the grounds that the ESA prohibits listing or delisting only part of a distinct population segment. In response, the USFWS reversed its earlier rule with a new rule on October 26, 2010 that reinstated regulatory protections.
- Wyoming v. Dept. of the Interior, 2010 WL 4814950 (D. Wyo. Nov. 18, 2010), declared that the USFWS acted arbitrarily and capriciously by not delisting the wolf in Wyoming. The court remanded the case back to the agency; it did not delist the wolf in Wyoming (but see subsequent action described below).
- Defenders of Wildlife v. Salazar, 2011 WL 1345670 (D. Mont. Apr. 9, 2011), rejected a proposed settlement that would have delisted the wolves in Montana and Idaho, holding that this settlement would violate the ESA for the same reasons that the court rejected the USFWS rule in its August 2010 ruling.
- Congress, in its budget compromise bill in April 2011, included a rider requiring the USFWS to reinstate its April 2009 rule delisting the Northern Rockies population in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Montana. The rider excluded Wyoming because that state lacks ""adequate regulatory mechanisms"" to protect the wolf.
- The USFWS acted immediately to re-delist the wolves as ordered by Congress. In early May 2011, several environmental groups filed lawsuits attempting to block implementation of the rider on the grounds that it violates constitutional separation of powers, but this argument was rejected by both the District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, so the states proceeded with limited wolf hunting seasons in the fall of 2011.
- In July 2011, the state of Wyoming and the Department of Interior reached an agreement ""in principle"" (finalized in August 2011) on delisting the wolf in that state, providing for a minimum population of 100 wolves and 10 breeding pairs in the Yellowstone region.
- The USFWS issued its proposed delisting rule for the gray wolf in
Wyoming on October 4, 2011. For information on this decision, see:
- USFWS press release (10/4/11)
- Federal Register notice (10/4/11)
- 2011 Wyoming wolf management plan
- ""Feds ready to delist wolves in Wyoming, shoot on sight,"" Ravalli Republic (10/4/11)
- Environmental groups filed two federal lawsuits (one in Wyoming, and one in Washington, D.C.) seeking to force the USFWS to relist the wolf in Wyoming, claiming that the state management plan is inadequate to ensure the species' recovery and that the USFWS should have prepared an environmental impact statement before finalizing the delisting. For a summary of the litigation, see ""Court: Dual lawsuits proceed over Wyoming wolves,"" Denver Post, 4/23/13.
- In a draft plan circulated in April 2013, the USFWS indicated its intention to delist the wolf throughout the lower 48 states. See ""Feds draft plan to end protection of wolves,"" Missoulian, 4/27/13.
Similar battles are underway concerning the USFWS' decision to delist the grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, a decision that was reversed by a federal judge in September 2009 and upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in November 2011, in part based on concerns about habitat changes related to global warming. See:
- ""Park grizzlies' threatened status appealed in Oregon court,"" Billings Gazette, 3/7/11
- ""You're next: Are grizzlies ready to come off the endangered species list?"" Missoula Independent, 5/26/11.
- ""Grizzlies need care despite high numbers,"" Jackson Hole News and Guide, 9/7/11.
- ""Yellowstone grizzlies need federal protection, appeals court says,"" Missoulian, 11/22/11.
- ""Yellowstone grizzly bears: New cause celebre for effects of global warming?"" Christian Science Monitor, 12/6/11.
- ""Bears keep threatened status until at least 2014,"" Billings Gazette, 4/20/12.
- ""Interior leader expects Yellowstone grizzlies delisted by 2014,"" Flathead Beacon, 7/23/12.
Anatomy of a Delisting — the Bald Eagle
- The bald eagle was originally listed as endangered in 1967 (under the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966.
- The eagle was downlisted to threatened in 1995.
- In 1999, USFWS proposed to delist the bald eagle, but never completed the process.
- In February 2006, USFWS issued a new proposal to delist and reopened the public comment period.
- USFWS then extended the comment period to June 2006, but took no final action.
- In August 2006, a U.S. District Court ordered the USFWS to finalize their decision on delisting by February 2007.
- In March 2007, delisting was still being discussed because of controversy over the definition of ""disturb.""
- On June 28, 2007, the USFWS removed the bald eagle from the list of threatened and endangered species. The two main factors that led to the recovery of the bald eagle were the banning of the pesticide DDT and habitat protection afforded by the Endangered Species Act for nesting sites and important feeding and roost sites.
For more information on the delisting as well as continued eagle protections and management guidelines, see the USFWS website.
Section 7 of the ESA has been at the center of much of the debate over endangered species protection. Section 7 says that federal agencies must make sure that none of their actions, or any action they authorize or fund, is likely either to jeopardize the existence of a listed species or to damage its critical habitat. To meet this requirement,federal agencies considering taking some action—from selling timber to re-issuing a grazing permit or permitting a new dam—must ""consult"" with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), for land-based species, or the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), in the case of sea life or salmon and steelhead. The agencies usually use an informal process to determine whether formal consultation is necessary.
Typically, the agency that wants to take an action will informally consult with USFWS or NMFS, asking whether there are any proposed or listed threatened or endangered species or critical habitat in the project area. If the answer is ""yes,"" then the consulting agency (also know as the ""action agency"") must do a biological assessment (BA) to assess what impact its action might have on the species or habitat. (See flowchart below.) The contents of the BA are left to the discretion of the action agency, but USFWS regulations suggest the following:
- The results of an on-site inspection of the affected area;
- The views of recognized experts on the species at issue;
- A review of the literature and other information;
- An analysis of the effects of the action on the species and habitat;
- An analysis of alternate actions considered by the action agency.
If the assessment indicates that there will be no impact, and the USFWS or NFMS agrees, then informal consultation is over and the project can go forward. If the BA indicates that the action is likely to have an effect, then informal consultation is over and ""formal consultation"" begins. During the informal consultation, the USFWS or NMFS may suggest project modifications that the action agency could take to avoid the likelihood of adverse impacts.
In some cases, federal courts have ruled that consultation is simply not necessary, due to the nature of the decision process. For example:
- The U.S. Supreme Court decided that EPA does not have to consult with USFWS when it empowers states to issue certain Clean Water Act permits. Once they have primacy, the states can follow their own more lenient rules regarding endangered species protection in issuing permits. National Association of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife, S. Ct., June 25, 2007
- The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that implementation of a Forest Service land and resource management plan (LRMP) does not necessarily require consultation under the ESA. The standards, guidelines, policies, etc.of a plan are not ""agency actions"" requiring consultation with USFWS. Forest Guardians v Forsgren, 10th Circuit, February 23, 2007
- The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Forest Service decision that a proposed mining operation may proceed based on the mining company's ""Notice of Intent"" does not constitute an ""agency action"" that triggers ESA consultation. The key point was that the agency decided not to require a plan of operations, and thus this constituted ""inaction"" rather than ""action,"" according to the appellate court. Karuk Tribe of California v. United States Forest Service, 9th Circuit, No. 05-16801, Apr. 7, 2011.
In December 2003 several land management agencies, USFWS, and NMFS adopted new regulations that exempt National Fire Plan projects from the informal consultation process. For more details on these regulations, see Controversies: Special Rules for National Fire Plan Consultation.
Flowchart courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
If a federal agency informs the USFWS or NMFS that a proposed action might affect any proposed or listed threatened or endangered species or critical habitat (typically done as part of a BA), the agencies begin a formal consultation process. In this process, the USFWS or NMFS prepares a biological opinion (BiOp)—a detailed evaluation of the impacts on the species and critical habitat—based on the BA produced by the action agency. The BiOp thoroughly explains the current status of the species and describes how the proposed action would affect the species. The USFWS (or NMFS) can come to one of three conclusions in its BiOp:
The agency then has to explain how it concluded that the action would, or would not, jeopardize the species that is the subject of the opinion.
- If the opinion concludes the action will not adversely affect the species (i.e., a ""no jeopardy"" opinion), the action can go forward.
- If the BiOp concludes the action could harm the species, the USFWS or NMFS typically proposes a set of mitigation measures (""reasonable and prudent"" alternatives) that would allow the activity to proceed.
It is also possible, though rare, that there are no effective mitigation measures. The practical result of such an opinion is that the agency either has to revise its proposal, abandon it altogether, or try to invoke an exemption from the Endangered Species Committee. See 'Exemptions ' section of the Endangered species Act: Consideration of Economic Factors.
Flowchart courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
For more information on consultation, see the USFWS ESA web site.
On December 16, 2008, the USFWS and NMFS announced a final rule that changes the consultation process, allowing agencies to skip the wildlife consultation process if they believe there would be little harm to a species. Within two weeks, the State of California filed a lawsuit challenging this rule, claiming that the federal action could put listed species in greater jeopardy and could burden the state financially. In January 2009, members of the 111th Congress joined the call to repeal these controversial changes, and immediately after President Obama's inauguration, his chief of staff issued an order to halt all pending federal regulations until the new White House team conducted a legal and policy review of the last-minute Bush administration rules. In late February, the House of Representatives approved an omnibus appropriations bill that included a provision that authorizes the repeal of this controversial rule, and on March 3, 2009, President Obama announced that he had signed a memorandum directing the Interior and Commerce departments to review the regulation. In early April, 2009, a group of environmental group called on the administration to reverse the controversial rule. They were joined by leading Senate Democrats later that month. Secretary Salazar announced full repeal of the rule on April 28, 2009.
In a report released in May, 2009, the U.S. Government Accountability Office concluded that the USFWS has no established way to track cumulative threats or injuries to most of the imperiled species the agency is charged with protecting. The report, titled ""The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Has Incomplete Information about Effects on Listed Species from Section 7 Consultations,"" found that FWS lacks a systematic way to track required monitoring reports or the harm to or death of protected species. Instead, the agency relies on individual biologists to maintain crucial species information. Thus, the retirement or loss of a biologist could be disastrous for the agency and the species it protects.
Participation by private landowners is extremely important to the protection and recovery of listed species because many listed species depend on private lands for habitat during at least part of their lives. Several federal policies and grant programs are designed to help landowners cooperate in protection of listed species.
A Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) is developed to help protect species from being harmed by activities on private lands and, at the same time, to protect private landowners from liability under the ESA. Sometimes, a private landowner finds out that a planned project (for example, a housing development) may harm or ""take"" an endangered species. By developing an HCP, the non-federal entity can get the permits it needs to proceed. An HCP outlines what actions the private party plans to take in order to minimize, or mitigate, the impact of his or her actions on the endangered species. When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) signs off on an HCP, it generally gives permission to the private party to ""take"" endangered species as an incident to the development activity (issues an ""incidental take permit""). Plans can be developed for listed threatened or endangered species and for other rare species. Including unlisted species in an HCP can provide for early protection for the species that might keep it from needing to be listed in the future.
For more information on HCPs, see the USFWS Habitat Conservation Planning website.
No Surprises Policy
Forests and Fish HCP
In an effort to encourage private property owners to protect endangered species and their habitat, federal agencies have developed a ""no surprises"" policy that can be written into an HCP. This policy promises the private landowner that if he or she develops an HCP in good faith and the federal agency later concludes that additional measures (e.g., protection of more land) are needed to protect the endangered species, the federal agency cannot require the private landowner to do anything more than what he or she already has committed to do. In other words, the private party who commits to helping to conserve an endangered species doesn't have to be worried about a ""surprise"" down the road.
When the USFWS approves an HCP plan, they issue an ""incidental take"" permit that prevents the private property owner from being prosecuted if an endangered species is incidentally killed or injured during the development. Because several conservation groups and an Indian tribe were concerned that there would be no recourse for a species is peril of extinction, the USFWS created a new rule, the permit revocation rule which allows the agency to revoke incidental take permits, despite the ""no surprises"" policy, when incidental takes would ""appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery of the species in the wild.""
For more information on Incidental Take Permits, see Process Essentials: ESA Exceptions or Exemptions .
One way developers can fulfill a promise to mitigate damage to a species is through the use of conservation banks. Conservation banks are lands acquired and managed for specific endangered species. The lands are usually protected permanently by conservation easements. Once a conservation bank is established, the ""banker"" may sell a fixed number of ""mitigation credits"" to developers to offset adverse effects of the developer's project on a species. These effects may include destruction of some of the species' habitat or disturbance of the species from increased activity in the area of the development.
The banks operate on the theory that species conservation will be most effective, and people will be most willing to participate in conservation efforts, if everyone benefits from conserving species. Conservation banking benefits all parties:
- Species benefit from protection of much-needed, secure habitat.
- Developers benefit because they can go forward with the development and receive an incidental take permit. Buying credits is easier, and usually more economical, for the developer than developing an individual mitigation project.
- Owners/managers of the conservation banks benefit monetarily through the developers' purchase of mitigation credits.
Some private landowners are unwilling to adopt conservation measures that improve habitat for threatened or endangered species on their land for fear that their future development decisions would then be limited by the presence of the endangered species. Unfortunately, that restricts the amount of privately owned land available for use by threatened and endangered species. Safe Harbor Agreements are designed to get around this conflict. The agreements assure landowners who voluntarily improve habitat for endangered species that their future land development won't be limited if they attract endangered species to their property or increase their numbers.
Title V of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a healthy forests reserve program for the purpose of restoring and enhancing forest ecosystems to improve biodiversity, enhance carbon sequestration, and to promote the recovery of threatened and endangered species. The program provides both funding and technical assistance to landowners who volunteer to enroll their land. Safe harbor agreements and other assurances will be made with the landowners as part of the program.
For more information on the reserve program, see Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Title 5.
Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAA) are agreements made between the USFWS or NMFS and landowners. These formal agreements are created to address the specific conservation needs of a particular species, in hopes of keeping it off of the endangered or threatened species lists. The private parties to these agreements voluntarily commit to manage their land and water to decrease current and future threats to a species, so that the population of that species may thrive without federal protection. In exchange, the owners receive assurances from the agency, much like the ""no surprises policy"" of an HCP, that they will not be required to do more than what they agreed to when they entered the agreement. In order to receive the assurances, the landowner's management activities must significantly contribute to eliminating the need to list the covered species. Species covered in a CCAA may include both animals and plants, and either candidates for listing or species that have already been proposed as threatened or endangered.
Not all species are created equal under the ESA. Different categories of species receive different protection. There are three types of species in the ESA listing process:
- Listed species (either as endangered or threatened);
- Proposed species;
- Candidate species.
Protection under the ESA also differs between plants and animals, and between species listed with or without a critical habitat designation.
A ""listed species"" is any species of fish, wildlife, or plant that has been determined, through the full, formal ESA listing process, to be either threatened or endangered. Endangered species receive the full protections of the ESA—protection from ""takings"" and other specific prohibited acts (like commercial trade in the species), designations of critical habitat, requirements for Section 7 consultations, and recovery plans. Threatened species are protected with critical habitat designations, Section 7 consultations, and recovery plans, but they are only protected from takings and other prohibited acts if the USFWS or the NMFS decides it is necessary to do so.
A ""proposed species"" is any species of fish, wildlife, or plant that has been formally proposed for listing as either a threatened or endangered species under the ESA. The USFWS or the NMFS publishes a proposal to list the species—a ""proposed rule""—in the Federal Register, prior to making a final decision to list the species by publishing a ""final rule."" Proposed species are not protected from ""takings"" or other prohibited acts, but the USFWS or NMFS can propose critical habitat for them. Federal agencies must follow the Section 7 consultation process for proposed species in order to avoid jeopardizing the species or destroying its proposed critical habitat.
""Candidate species""are plants and animals on a ""waiting list"" for threatened or endangered status. This means the USFWS or NMFS has sufficient information to list these species, but other, higher-priority species have to be listed first—the agency has concluded that a listing is ""warranted but precluded."" Candidate species are not legally protected under the ESA, but USFWS and the NMFS encourage partnerships to protect them because effective conservation might reverse their decline and ultimately eliminate the need for ESA protection.
Under the ESA, plants and animals have the same protections from most""prohibited acts""—import-export, possession, transport, or commercial dealing in the species. They have similar protections from more direct harm: it is illegal to kill, harm, harass, or even hunt (collectively called ""take"") listed animal species; listed plants cannot be picked, dug up or destroyed. Animals are protected from these actions on all lands, but plants are only protected on federal lands unless there is a state law that also protects them.
Critical Habitat Working Group
The process did not achieve consensus, but clarified some of the central issues of critical habitat.
For more information, see The Keystone Center website.
Only about 12 percent of listed species have a designated critical habitat area. According to the USFWS, a critical habitat designation affords little extra protection to most listed species. The agency has, therefore, used its limited staff and funding to list more species rather than spending resources on designating critical habitat. In some cases, the agency decides not to designate critical habitat in order to better protect the species. Sometimes a critical habitat designation may do more harm than good because of public hostility to the designation, because it makes a species like a rare cactus easier to locate, or because of misconceptions about the lack of value to the species of land outside the designated critical area.
Having a critical habitat designation only gives extra protection to a species if there is a federal agency involved, and then only under certain circumstances. If there is no federal agency involved in a project (for example, when a landowner builds a housing development on private land without federal funding or a federal permit), there is no extra protection for the species if the land has been designated as critical habitat. If a federal agency is involved (e.g., in issuing a permit for the housing development), a critical habitat designation may make a difference during the Section 7 consultation process.
In a Section 7 consultation, the agency must consult with the USFWS or NMFS to ensure that its actions will not jeopardize the survival of the species or destroy or adversely modify critical habitat. In most places, ensuring that its actions won't jeopardize survival of the plant or animal, provides at least as much protection as protecting the species' critical habitat. Protecting its critical habitat could provide extra protection to the species if the land being developed were currently ""unoccupied"" by the species, but were nonetheless important to its future survival.
Click here for full report in pdf.
The ESA provides strong protection for threatened and endangered species, but a few exceptions to the law are available through the USFWS, the NMFS, or the Endangered Species Committee after following a formal application process. These exceptions/exemptions allow individuals or agencies to do a variety of things that are otherwise prohibited, like transporting or even causing the death of a listed animal, without fear of prosecution. The most common exceptions are for:
The USFWS and the NMFS can issue permits for scientific purposes or for projects that enhance the propagation or survival of the species. For example, the agency might issue a permit for a project designed to establish or maintain a new population of wolf, lynx, or condor. While the intention of the recovery team would be to better understand the species to help it survive, biologists might harass an animal while trying to capture it and might even inadvertently kill it in transport. Or the team might need to intentionally kill it for a special medical test or because an individual from an experimental population threatens livestock.
USFWS or NMFS can issue permits to either federal agencies or private landowners for taking a species (harming or killing it or destroying its habitat) if the taking is ""incidental to,"" and not the purpose of, the action. To apply for this kind of permit, the individual, corporation, or state or local government has to prepare a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The permit applicant must describe actions he or she will take to minimize and mitigate impacts to the species. The applicant must also justify why there is no reasonable way of completely avoiding a potential taking.
Criteria for an exemption:
Federal agencies have a special duty under the ESA to make sure that their actions don't harm threatened or endangered species or their critical habitat. If an agency completes the Section 7 consultation process and is told that its proposed action is likely to jeopardize a species or damage its habitat, the agency can apply for an exemption that would enable it to go ahead with its proposed action (e.g., building a visitor center, operating a dam, or issuing just about any kind of permit or license). The project permitee or licensee, or the governor of the state affected by it,can also apply for the exemption. The final decision on whether to grant an exemption is made by the Endangered Species Committee (the so called ""god squad"") after following an elaborate public process. The seven-member committee includes several cabinet members, the chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), and other high-level appointees.
When granting an exemption, the committee must develop reasonable mitigation and enhancement measures to minimize the negative impacts of the agency's action. The committee has been convened only three times—for the snail darter fish in Tennessee, the spotted owl in Oregon and the whooping crane in Nebraska.
""Recovery crediting"" is a conservation tool being proposed to provide incentives for private landowners to conserve endangered species and act as environmental stewards of the nation's natural resources. The recovery crediting system would work like other mitigation banks – the system would create a ""bank"" of credits that federal agencies can accrue through conservation actions on non-federal lands. Agencies could later use these conservation credits to offset the effects of their actions on the species on federal lands. Proponents argue that agencies will benefit in terms of greater flexibility in their operations on federal land; landowners will benefit from revenue for managing their land for the species; and the species will benefit in having more habitat being managed and protected. Skeptics of the system, like the Center for Biological Diversity, question a program that allows the destruction of habitat on public lands in exchange for arguably less secure protection of the species on private lands. The Center is particularly critical of the Ft. Hood, Texas pilot project where recovery crediting is being tested to mitigate military exercises that threatened the golden-cheeked warbler and other birds. Here, the Center charges that there is little accountability for federal dollars going to private landowners because public knowledge and oversight of the program is very restricted.
For draft guidance on the USFWS policy, click here.
Interaction with Other Laws
The ESA has been described as the ""bulldog"" of environmental laws, in part because it applies so broadly and with so little room for administrative discretion. Its mandates may trump or otherwise strongly influence the implementation of other federal laws or programs, as has been the case with forest plans, public land grazing programs, and water management.
On June 1, 2012, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that confirmed the reach of the ESA over activities governed by the Mining Law of 1872, although the court limited the circumstances for this application. The plaintiff in the lawsuit, the Karuk Tribe of California, filed the action to protect the threatened Coho salmon from recreational mining in 35 miles of the Klamath River and its tributaries in Northern California. In July 2005 U.S. District Court Judge Saundra B. Armstrong for the Northern District of California ruled against the tribe, and initially a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit upheld that decision.
In the June 2012 decision (Karuk Tribe of California v. U.S. Forest Service), the court said that federal land managers must engage in an ESA Section 7 consultation when considering notices of intent (NOI) to condust hard rock mining activities that ""might"" disturb the surface lands.
Changing agency regulations — rather than enacting new legislation — to change the way public resources are managed is not new. The Clinton administration did it with the Roadless Rule, Forest Service planning regulations, new mining reclamation regulations, and other executive branch actions. The Bush administration reversed (or tried to reverse) most of those changes and has aggressively used both formal and informal rulemaking processes to make its own changes in public lands management. Examples include agency categorical exclusions from NEPA, Clean Air Act regulations and proposed grazing regulations.
Many of these proposed or final rule changes have been controversial with both the public and Congress. The Bush Administration's draft proposals to substantially change rules regarding endangered species quickly raised the ire of both Congress and the public in early 2007. The draft regulatory changes, included many of the changes that Republicans had unsuccessfully sought to make through ESA reform in previous sessions of Congress. After the draft proposal was leaked in March 2007, the USFWS quickly denied that the proposals represented current thinking on regulatory reform even though the draft, written in June 2006, was revised in February 2007.
In November of 2008, the Bush Administration indicated its intention to issue new regulations that would change the consultation process significantly, shifting responsibility for determining whether an action would impact protected species to the federal agencies directly involved in the action, not the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service. The USFWS and NMFS announced the final rule on December 16, 2008.
On December 15, 2008, the Interior Inspector General issued a scathing 141-page report, ""The Endangered Species Act and the Conflict Between Science and Policy."" Singling out former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Julie MacDonald for criticism, the report blasts the processes by which many ESA decisions were made during her tenure. Another recent report, this one by the General Accountability Office, concludes that the agencies responsible for implementing the ESA have cooperated well with one another but done poorly in decisions regarding critical habitat designation. See Endangered Species Act: Many GAO Recommendations Have Been Implemented, but Some Issues Remain Unresolved, GAO-09-225R, 1/21/09.
Immediately after President Obama's inauguration, his chief of staff issued an order to halt all pending federal regulations while the new White House team conducted a legal and policy review of the last-minute Bush administration rules. In 2009, the Interior and Commerce secretaries withdrew the Bush Administration's relaxed rules on Section 7 consultations (see discussion here). But, in early 2011, the USFWS included a provision in the President's budget bill that requests a cap on the total amount of money the agency can spend to process citizen petitions to list species. For a blog by a law professor critical of this proposal, see ""A risky FWS proposal to limit ESA petitions,"" Legal Planet, 4/4/11.
On May 26, 2011, the Department of the Interior announced a joint process (involving the USFWS and NOAA's Fisheries Service) to improve implementation of the ESA through changes in practices, guidance, policies, and/or regulations, consistent with President Obama's Executive Order 13563, ""Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review."" The agency is not seeking any changes in legislation, but has identified four areas for regulatory reform to improve implementation of the ESA. See the USFWS Regulatory Reform website for details.
In December, 2003, several federal agencies jointly enacted regulations designed to streamline the consultation process on proposed projects that support the National Fire Plan. This alternative consultation process eliminates the need to conduct informal consultation with USFWS and NMFS for National Fire Plan projects. Under the new process, the USFWS or NMFS will develop anAlternative Consultation Agreement (ACA) with action agencies (Forest Service,Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service). With an agreement in place, USFWS or NMFS will train the agencies to make independent determinations of whether their fire plan projects are likely to adversely affect protected species. Projects might include prescribed fire, thinning and removal of fuels, emergency stabilization, burned area rehabilitation, road maintenance and ecosystem restoration. This process is designed to accelerate the rate at which the agencies process fire projects without changing the actual standards for Section 7 consultations.
ACA 2006 Update
Alternative Conservation Agreements must include:
- Who will make determinations;
- Procedures for training to make determinations;
- Standards for assessing the effects of a project;
- Provisions for incorporating new information, species, or critical habitat into the analysis;
- Monitoring and periodic program evaluation; and
- Provisions for the action agency to maintain a list of Fire Plan Projects for which it has made determinations.
Critics of this exception contend that the ESA requires at least informal consultation and do not believe that the land management agencies will have the expertise—despite the promise of training—to make the proper determinations alone. Even assuming the agencies have sufficient expertise, critics fear that the conflicting missions of the agencies will lead to decisions less protective of species and their critical habitats. A coalition of environmental groups is challenging the new regulations in court.
For a copy of the new regulation and the agencies' justification of it, see Joint Counterpart Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation Regulations in the Federal Register.
For a copy of the ACA, see the USFWS web page on consultation.
For other USFWS recommendations for streamlining Section 7 consultation, see the agency's memorandum on Alternative Approaches to Section 7.
Will fuels reduction projects jeopardize endangered species?
In evaluating the effects of fuels reduction projects on species, the USFWS balances short-term effects of fuels treatment—including destruction of endangered and threatened species' habitat—against long term benefits of the projects. Long-term benefits may include:
- Reestablishing native vegetation;
- Reestablishing natural fire regime; and,
- Reducing risk of catastrophic fires.
Successful collaboration is hard work, and it depends on having the right folks working on the right issues at the right time. (See the RLCH Collaboration Handbook for specifics on starting and maintaining collaborative processes.) Endangered species issues are more frequently litigated than collaborated, but a few have been tackled in collaborative processes.These processes range from high-level, multi-state and multi-party negotiations to state-level planning processes and more local,project-specific discussions. Political realities and pending or threatened actions prompt and guide collaboration to avoid listing(sage grouse), deal with ""warranted but precluded"" opinions that delay listing (black-tailed prairie dogs), develop and implement recovery plans (fish and birds on the Platte and Colorado Rivers), and facilitate delisting (gray wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming).Political realities can also make continuing with collaboration futile.
The Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho and Montana provide an example of a highly controversial collaboration on hold. In the Bitterroots, the prospect of grizzly bear reintroduction under the ESA spurred creative collaboration. Many view the bear as a ""blood thirsty predator"" while others ""celebrate it as the living symbol of wilderness."" A coalition of conservationists,timber mill owners, and timber workers designed a citizen management committee for the federal government's reintroduction plan. The plan,finalized by USFWS under the Clinton Administration would have established a management committee of fifteen members nominated by the governors of Montana and Idaho and the Nez Perce Tribe. Additional members would also represent the U.S. Forest Service and the USFWS. The plan charged the committee with making decision that would ""lead toward recovery of the grizzly bear in the Bitterroot ecosystem and minimize social and economic impacts."" If the plan is ever implemented, this committee will be the first of its kind to share management authority with the USFWS.
While the USFWS adopted the plan in late 2000, the Department of the Interior under Gale Norton initiated a process to kill the plan by proposing to adopt a ""no action"" alternative for grizzly reintroduction. After receiving thousands of comments in support of the reintroduction, as well as strong opposition to it from Idaho and the Idaho congressional delegation, the Department has neither implemented the plan nor followed through with officially abandoning it.
In 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued its decision not to list the Greater sage-grouse as endangered (the agency found that listing was ""warranted but precluded"" by other priority listing actions). See ""No endangered status for Plains bird,"" New York Times, 3/5/10.
That same year, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service launched the Sage Grouse Initiative, which incorporates federal funding for working lands protection (through Farm Bill funding) and a variety of interagency collaborative approaches to protect sage grouse habitat and avoid the need to list the species in the future.
For its part, the Western Governors Association (WGA) adopted a policy position in 2011 urging expansion of this cooperation and support for state and local efforts to implement conservation strategies. In December 2011, the Western Governors Wildlife Council presented a report to the WGA that outlines the measures underway by state and local authorities to conserve sage-grouse habitat, and in the same month the Bureau of Land Management issued instructions for its managers to follow in implementing Greater sage grouse recover, including an interim instruction memorandum (IM) No. 2012-043 and a planning strategy IM No. 2012-044.
In February 2013, the BLM issued a Resource Management Plan for the Lander WY area that is intended to implement the state policy for protecting the Greater sage grouse.
For a case study of the sage grouse partnership on this website (written in 2005), click here.
New information will be added as the Congress takes action.
Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 USC sections 1531 to 1544.
The text of the ESA can be viewed at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service web site.
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Endangered Species Act Regulations
Can be found in 50 CFR sections 17.1 to 17.23.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
An extensive web site with information on the USFWS's Endangered Species Program, including information on species, and species lists,laws, publications, and links to other agencies and sites about ESA.
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National Marine Fisheries Service
The NMFS website has general information on the ESA and specific information on the role of the NMFS in implementing it. The site also focuses on marine-related life in general.
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Endangered Species Link
A site listing web links under a wide array of topics. It has good definitions and is very easy to navigate. The web site covers just about every possible aspect of the ESA.
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Defenders of Wildlife
The Defenders web site, has a section on ESA with an explanation of how it works, success stories, and a discussion of misinformation about the ESA and its consequences.
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National Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition
The National Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition is a group of organizations dedicated to improving the ESA. The web site has information about effects of the ESA, including the negative effects.The site includes news and op-ed pieces, as well as a map linking to lists of species for each state.
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MTPS is a publishing solution that:
MSDN & TechNet Libraries
The libraries contain reference and conceptual material that help developers and ITPro's use Microsoft technologies. You can see these sites at:
Notice you can change your view of the library based on your personal preference. In a later post I'll go into more detail on these views.
The Help Viewer is a new offline viewer releasing as part of Visual Studio 2010. The new architecture provides a level of openness that allows customers and partners to innovate on the experience and capabilities and drive offline Help forward to meet their needs. For this release, our key tenets were:
I'll be using this blog to provide insights into all three of these product areas including feature overviews, technical deep dives and future directions. I'll also share some of team's internal implementation experiences (like using MVC for the first time). I look forward to sharing as well as hearing from people who use our solutions. Tell me what my team and I can do in the help space to make you successful using Microsoft technologies.",222,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824994.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00262-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.92962110042572
da32ff7f-6cfa-437b-86cd-234520788283,2019-08-22T20:18:05+00:00,2014-08-20,0,http://dailyheadlines.net/county-officials-refuse-to-pay/,"Officials in Georgia’s Habersham County are refusing to pay for the mounting medical expenses of a toddler seriously injured by a flash grenade after a failed SWAT team raid earlier this year.
Bounkham ‘Bou Bou’ Phonesavanh was just 19 months old when a Habersham SWAT team initiated a no-knock warrant at his family’s home at around 3 a.m. on May 28. Bou Bou was asleep in his crib at the time, surrounded by his family and three sisters. The toddler was severely injured when SWAT team officers broke through the house’s door and threw a flashbang grenade that ultimately landed in the Bou Bou’s crib.
When the stun grenade went off, it caused severe burns on the child and opened a gash in his chest. As a result, Bou Bou lost the ability to breathe on his own and was left in a medically induced coma for days after the incident. His extensive recovery necessitated stays in two hospitals before he finally went home in July.
Now, Habersham County officials are sticking by their decision to ignore the family’s plight, the family’s attorney, Muwali Davis, told WSB-TV.
Habersham County’s attorney responded with a statement saying that the Board of County Commissioners will not pay given it is supposedly illegal to do so.
“The question before the board was whether it is legally permitted to pay these expenses. After consideration of this question following advice of counsel, the board of commissioners has concluded that it would be in violation of the law for it to do so.”
The family now says an independent investigation showed law enforcement used suspect information to attain a search warrant.
As RT reported previously, the SWAT conducted the raid as part of an effort to apprehend Wanis Thometheva, believed to be selling methamphetamine. Police said that their records indicated the suspect could be armed, and that a confidential informant had successfully purchased drugs from him earlier in the day. At the time of the raid, however, Thometheva was not at the home, and was eventually arrested elsewhere.
Additionally, an unnamed public official told the Washington Post that the reported drug deal was worth only $50.
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4c385e5e-2315-4b3a-8b99-04c12d56c1c5,2022-05-18T10:25:33+00:00,2022-05-01,1,https://www.thetokendispatch.com/otherside-metaverse-mint-generates-561m-within-24-hours/,"Here's another update from the world of the Bored Apes!
Yuga Labs had been working to create its own metaverse space and thereby attempting to transform BAYC into something that is indisputably more conventional than a collection of expensive JPEGs.
They publicly announced the project at the end of March, with a mysterious clip for what appears to be a 3D gaming/metaverse enhancement, along with the message, ""See you on the other side in April."" shortly after ApeCoin went live.
Yuga Labs also announced its intention to support the virtual space with APE infrastructure, effectively making ApeCoin the de-facto currency of what many suspects is a dominant metaverse.
APE prices really began to heat up in April after the company announced that it would hold a series of auctions for pieces of real estate in the Otherside space.
What's on the Otherside?
It is a metaverse game world that will bring together various NFT projects such as Apes, CryptoPunks, Meebits, Cool Cats, and many others. Yuga Labs is developing the experience in partnership with NFT game publisher Animoca Brands.
On Saturday, Yuga Labs launched ""Otherdeed"" NFTs for the game, which are believed to serve as a deed to some type of virtual land in the metaverse game, similar to such NFTs for The Sandbox and Decentraland. And to no one's surprise, Otherdeed's mint became the largest NFT mint event in history, generating over $561 million in sales within 24 hours.
However, the highly anticipated NFT release caused gas fees on the Ethereum blockchain to shoot up to 8000 GWEI. This was the outcome of a gas war, in which Etherscan received a lot of traffic and crashed, infuriating many users.
Oddly, this was the same reason Otherside cancelled the Dutch auction format for the Otherdeed NFT mint, but they still ended up with gas war troubles.
While some people were able to get their transactions approved in a short time for a few hundred dollars in gas costs, others claimed to have paid between $4000 and $10,000 for a single transaction.
BAYC holders had mixed feelings about the chaotic mint. Some blamed the Ethereum blockchain's high fees and slow transactions, while others blamed Yuga Labs' Otherdeed smart contract and mint policy.
Yuga Labs later expressed regrets for clogging the chain for a period. The team also stated that ApeCoin would need to relocate to its own chain to scale effectively and asked the DAO to think about this solution.
Yuga is currently working on refunding the gas fees for all Otherdeed NFT minters who had transactions fail. They'll transfer it back to the user wallet and inform you when it's done.
ApeCoin is down approximately 24 % in the last 24 hours and 12 % since the Otherdeed NFT mint began, according to CoinGecko data. However, none of this seemed to have any adverse effect on the hype surrounding the Otherside metaverse.
FTX's Mercedes F1 Ethereum NFTs Come With a Piece of the Actual Car
The inaugural Formula One Miami Grand Prix will take place next weekend, and considering Miami's growing crypto city status, and it's no surprise that NFTs will be engaged. The product isn't entirely digital in this case; certain NFTs also include a portion of an actual F1 car.
Today, cryptocurrency exchange FTX and Formula One team Mercedes-AMG Petronas announced that they would release a variety of NFT collectibles during the 2022 season, including at the Miami Grand Prix and other races. Last September, FTX and Mercedes-AMG Petronas announced a long-term partnership.
FTX will produce 1,000 ""free-to-claim"" limited edition NFT ticket stubs for the Miami Grand Prix and subsequent races this season, each of which will be minted on Solana and distributed through the FTX NFTs marketplace. For the Miami event, FTX and Mercedes-AMG Petronas have collaborated with renowned artist Mad Dog Jones to create ten limited edition pieces of Ethereum NFT artwork that will be auctioned.
Two of the limited-edition artwork NFTs will have an actual rear wing endplate from one of Mercedes' race cars, driven by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, respectively. In reality, the matched Mad Dog Jones artwork will be visible on the track and featured on each rear wing.
The proceeds from the auction will go to Ignite, a nonprofit project co-founded by Mercedes-AMG Petronas and Hamilton's Mission44 foundation to encourage diversity in racing. FTX will begin accepting bids on the auctions on May 6, the first day of practice for the Miami Grand Prix, and will keep them available until May 13. At the event, the firm will also set up an actual NFT gallery so that attendees may see the artwork in person.
Telegram Users Can Now Send Crypto via the Messaging App
The Open Network (TON), a decentralised blockchain created by Telegram, said this week that it would introduce a bot that will allow Telegram's 550 million users to transfer cryptocurrency to others via chat. The ""wallet"" bot's initial release would enable users to send and receive Toncoins with no transaction costs.
Telegram has a long history of working with cryptocurrency. The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against Telegram in October 2019 after the messaging service raised $1.7 billion in a private token sale. According to the SEC, Gram tokens are unregistered securities, and then Telegram agreed to refund $1.224 billion to investors as part of a June 2020 settlement.
Those who want to send Toncoin through the new wallet bot, which Over 800,000 accounts have used the Open Network already on Telegram since it was activated earlier this week, will need to download the current version of the Telegram app.
Telegram, like Discord, allows users (such as The Open Network) to construct bots to automate platform activity. While Telegram permits the wallet bot to operate, this does not imply that it approves it.
Lightning Labs, a firm working on the Bitcoin Lightning Network, created a comparable tool in 2019. Users could send small sums of Bitcoin, known as satoshis, via Twitter using the Lightning Torch. Twitter enabled Bitcoin tipping via the Lightning Network to its site in September 2021 and Ethereum addresses to its Tips feature in February.",1342,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662521883.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518083841-20220518113841-00213.warc.gz,0.950728178024292
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ea3b4a07-fd8d-4f19-9510-fd9bcbd1f7ee,2022-05-16T09:04:39+00:00,2020-05-16,1,https://www.businessinsider.com/2020-us-social-media-usage-report?r=DE&IR=T,"- Insider Intelligence publishes thousands of research reports, charts, and forecasts on the Media, Advertising, and Marketing industry. You can learn more about becoming a client here.
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When US consumers started spending more time at home during the pandemic, they also started using social media more, providing an unexpected boost to engagement on these platforms. The coronavirus has hastened the development and popularity of new live, video chat and gaming features on social networks.
The Harris Poll conducted between late March and early May, found that between 46% and 51% of US adults were using social media more since the outbreak began. In the most recent May 1–3 survey, 51% of total respondents — 60% of those ages 18 to 34, 64% of those ages 35 to 49, and 34% of those ages 65 and up – reported increased usage on certain social media platforms.
However, it's important to keep in mind that certain social media sites will sustain more engagement than others, and time spent on these social networks and messaging may change as people start to go back to work and school. Which consumer behavior trends on social media will continue after the pandemic and how can we prepare for any expected shifts?
eMarketer's report US Social Media Usage Report 2020 explores USpatterns during the start of the coronavirus pandemic and discusses three activities to pay attention to moving forward.
Here are some key takeaways from the report:
- With business traveling curtailed in 2020, consumers who learned how to video chat on platforms like Zoom during the pandemic are likely to continue this behavior. However, people may spend less time video chatting in groups as they get back to normal routines and feel more comfortable with in-person interactions.
- We have increased our forecast on mobile messaging and now believe time spent by US adults will grow by 4 minutes in 2020, to 24 minutes per day, not only due to the pandemic but also data showing strong engagement on messaging services like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Apple iMessage.
- This year, US adult social network users will spend 7 more minutes per day on social networks than in 2019, but time spent will start declining again in 2021 as the pandemic boost wears off.
- Platforms like Instagram and Snapchat will see a more sustained boost than Facebook from the coronavirus, as US adult Facebook time spend is up just 1 minute from our previous forecast, at 34.4 minutes per day. However, the pandemic has helped to flatten their significant 2017-2019 decline of time spend, and any growth at all for Facebook is considered positive.
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a2fa0e9a-3a10-4e05-8057-f2415f492de6,2022-05-22T14:11:50+00:00,2022-02-01,1,https://www.pensions-ombudsman.org.uk/news-item/tpo-launches-pensions-dishonesty-unit,"TPO launches Pensions Dishonesty Unit
Following The Pensions Ombudsman’s (TPO) recent high value Determinations in the Norton Motorcycles (around £10 million) and Henry Davison (around £3 million) cases, TPO has now established a dedicated Pensions Dishonesty Unit to investigate allegations of serious breaches of trust, misappropriation of pension funds and dishonest or fraudulent behaviour by pension scheme trustees.
The principal aim of the Pensions Dishonesty Unit is to hold the wrongdoers responsible for the unlawful gains they have made and ensure they repay these monies to the scheme members – many of whom have lost substantial sums and are now struggling to get by without their lifetime savings. While some of the schemes may also be eligible for the Fraud Compensation Fund, with whom we are engaging regularly, any money obtained for the members through our process will come directly from the hands of those responsible.
Anthony Arter, Pensions Ombudsman, said:
“A noticeable trend in recent years has been the increase in cases relating to trustee dishonesty and wrongdoing leading to substantial losses for individual pension scheme members. The Norton Determination demonstrated a change of approach for us which not only holds trustees personally liable but also has the potential to benefit all scheme members. The extension of this approach to other cases involving trustee dishonesty through the new Pensions Dishonesty Unit pilot is very significant; enabling quicker redress and the recovery of funds that may otherwise not be achieved, directly from the guilty party.”
The Pensions Dishonesty Unit is now up and running on a pilot basis and consists of experienced members of staff from TPO’s Casework and Legal departments who are now working on these specialist identified cases.
TPO has recently made two further Determinations relating to the Grosvenor and Grovesnor Schemes (around £1.2 million) and are following these up with enforcement action in the courts as we recognise how difficult it is for members of the public to pursue these matters alone.
TPO has Oral Hearings scheduled in relation to two other schemes in early February and late March and continue to receive new cases to investigate from individual members and independent trustees. TPO encourages both further applications of this nature and informal contact from independent trustees to discuss our potential involvement on a particular case.",478,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545548.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522125835-20220522155835-00403.warc.gz,0.949047029018402
eaa7fb11-d15f-4edd-8b13-c6caf86b26e8,2017-08-20T02:09:05+00:00,2013-09-13,0,https://marleneflowers.wordpress.com/tag/federal-emergency-management-agency/,"There are very dark storm clouds gathering around the country and North America as a whole. Things are about to get dark, very dark in just a few short weeks. In just over two months, on November 13-14, 2013, the lights are about to go out. Will the lights come back on? It depends on who you ask. Given the past behavior of those in power, it would behoove all of us to prepare for the fact that we could be living for an extended time with no electricity.
Read the full story here:",111,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105961.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820015021-20170820035021-00344.warc.gz,0.968227565288544
2648ad17-7b25-4bd4-8517-ab07335a3fdd,2013-05-24T08:58:25+00:00,2013-05-24,0,http://www.smartfurniture.com/shelves/wallshelves/friend-of-collectibles-enthusiasts.html,"Wall Shelves: Friend of Collectibles
If there is anything as satisfying as building a fantastic collection (no matter what it is) it's probably displaying that collection with the appropriate fanfare it deserves. Turning walls, nooks and whole rooms of your home into showcases for your hard-earned collectibles is fun and worthwhile. At Smart Furniture, our wall shelving has the strength and the versatility to show off any collection in any room.
Essential to any great collection display is the marriage of the items in the collection to the materials of the display. You don't necessarily want to mix something as playful as antique action figures with something as stern and modern as glass shelving. And you certainly wouldn't want your hand carved puppets to be displayed on something as impersonal as metal. So before you start investigating which kind of shelving you're interested in, make decisions about the aesthetic feel you're trying to go for, and how you're going to match what you've spent years collecting to what you'll be displaying that collection on for all to see. At Smart Furniture we have dozens and dozens of options in all types of material, in all lengths and depths, and by almost any major shelving designer you can think of. This is a great place to start your search for the ultimate display.
There are dozens of ways to build a great showcase. One is to literally put the things in a case -a bookcase. There are several advantages to this style of collectible display. For one, bookcases are often a bit safer from accidents - it's hard to knock something to the floor from a shelf on a bookcase than it is from a standard free wall shelf. Another built in advantage is the flexible space between shelves - they are often designed to hold books of varying heights, and with collections there is often a need to organize in that same way.
Even when there's not a need, it's fun to give the most impressive collectibles a prime spot in your display, perhaps even on a pedestal, and bookshelves accommodate that. A third benefit of using a bookshelf is that they can go all the way to the floor without looking odd or out of place. Wall shelves can look a bit strange when they're hung very close to the ground - one of the main reasons wall shelves are so popular is because they free up floor space and can seem to ""float"" high up on the wall. If you've got a large collection and need something that floor to ceiling, a bookcase is a good option.
Of course wall shelves have their advantages as well. The feeling of ""openness"" they provide isn't necessarily the safest, as we discussed earlier, but it is probably the most attractive. Wall shelves are much more capable of versatility than bookshelves, meaning you can use them to make your display just as impressive and personal as your collection (okay, maybe not as impressive but definitely as personal!).
One of the ways wall shelves can make a difference is in terms of horizontal space. With a single wall shelf you can span an entire wall (without actually rendering the wall useless except as a place to shelve things, like a standard bookshelf). That means you have more options when it comes to actually arranging your collectibles. You can go in order of the year they were issued, in order of their ""evolution,"" or in any other order you can think of. But of course no one said the best way to use wall shelves is only to use one.
Using multiple wall shelves arranged in a unique and eye-pleasing manner will really set off your collection, and make your design sensibility as impressive as your collection. Using several wall shelves in combination on a single wall or throughout an entire room or home makes your collection even more unique and attractive than it already is. It allows you to bring your own creativity to displaying your valuables, and makes it easy for you to create something that complements them in every way.
With our wide selection of wall shelves, you don't have to worry about your collection being too heavy either. Shelves like the Sumo line are built to carry significant weight and never strain under the pressure. You can build and arrange your collection however you want, aaaaaaaaaaand...put the weight (put the weight) right on them.
A subset of wall shelving is floating shelving. And floating shelves are a great option for collectibles as well. The primary reason for that is because floating shelves are unique and interesting (just like your collection) but they don't draw attention to themselves - they draw attention to what they're holding, or storing. Floating shelves utilize small or even hidden brackets, and when they're mounted on a wall and carrying your things, the brackets are hard to see and the shelf appears to be suspended by absolutely nothing - merely floating on the wall in defiance of gravity and common sense. That's what makes them cool, but it's the absence of bells and whistles that makes them a great way to show off what they're actually carrying. They're simple, and they let the collectibles get all the attention they deserve.
Bookshelves, wall shelves, floating shelves - at Smart Furniture we've got them all in a wide range of styles and materials, and from a large and renowned stable of designers and design firms. No matter what you're collecting, you can be sure that the perfect display shelving can be found right here at Smart Furniture. Not only will you be able to find it, you'll often be able to customize it (either through our online tool or when you get them home) and make them even more perfect for you and your display. Happy collecting!",1167,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00022-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.970465123653412
915e4213-a1e1-4d77-acb3-203ebdb9ec33,2017-08-18T10:34:39+00:00,2013-05-07,0,http://hratty.blogspot.com/2013/05/,"From my partner, Jim Hendricks:
On May 7, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected an NLRB rule published on August 30, 2011 which provided that “. . . all employers subject to the NLRA (nearly 6 million employers) must post notices to employees, in conspicuous places, informing them of their NLRA rights, together with Board contact information and information concerning basic enforcement procedures . . .” This ruling effectively kills the notice posting requirement unless the NLRB appeals the ruling to the Supreme Court.
The poster was to have been 11″ x 17″ and informed employees of their right to form, join, or assist a union, to bargain collectively through representatives of their choosing; to discuss wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment with fellow employees or a union; to take actions to improve working conditions; to strike and picket; or to choose not to engage in any of these activities. The poster also referred to items that were “illegal” for an employer to prohibit at work. Conspicuously absent from the notice posting requirement was any statement that employees could decertify unions or not pay union dues in right to work states.
As an enforcement mechanism, the rule declared that an employer’s failure to post the notice was an “unfair labor practice.” In addition, the rule allowed the Board to suspend the running of a six-month limitations period for filing any unfair labor practice charge under §10(b). Further, the Board said the employer’s “knowing and willful refusal to comply with the requirement to post the employee notice as evidence of unlawful motive in a case in which motive is an issue.”
The Board attempted to justify its rule, citing its statutory “rule making” authority. However, the Court of Appeals found the rule unlawful without addressing the Agency’s rule-making authority. The Court found that the posting requirement ran afoul of employer’s “free speech” rights found in the NLRA. Relying on prior Supreme Court precedent, the Court found that §8(c) of the Act “expressly precludes regulation of speech about unionization “so long as the communications do not contain a threat of reprisal or force or promise of benefit.” The Court concluded, in referencing the First Amendment, that “[t]he language of §8(c) explicitly covers more than just the ‘expressing’ of the speakers views. It covers as well the “dissemination” of “any views, argument, or opinion, “as long as the written, printed, graphic, or visual” material disseminated is not coercive.” (29 U.S.C. §158(c)).
The Court concluded that the Board’s rule violates §8(c) “because it makes an employer’s failure to post the Board’s notice an unfair labor practice, and because it treats such a failure as evidence of an unfair labor practice, and because it treats such a failure as evidence of anti-union animus in cases involving, for example, unlawfully motivated findings or refusals to hire – in other words, because it treats such a failure as evidence of an unfair labor practice.
The ruling effectively brings an end to this particular rule-making effort, without Supreme Court intervention. Because each and every decision of the NLRB is reviewable in the DC Circuit, the ruling pending in the Fourth Circuit is largely academic. All employers can thank the National Association of Manufacturers and others for their efforts to bring the rule-making authority of the NLRB back to reality. Employers vigorously attacked the NLRB poster rule as they have on the current Board’s attempt to establish “ambush elections,” which significantly shortens the time for representation elections monitored and conducted by the NLRB.
This decision by the D.C. Court of Appeals follows its January 25, 2013 (Noel Canning v. NLRB, (D.C. Ct. 2013) decision holding that two current Board members were unlawfully appointed by President Obama as “recess” appointments, rendering all decisions by this Board void. That decision is currently pending appeal to the US Supreme Court.",893,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104634.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818102246-20170818122246-00456.warc.gz,0.963252186775208
fb148d01-3711-4462-a9b7-8212f011478d,2020-10-31T09:52:05+00:00,2017-04-18,1,https://itwatchit.com/verizon-corning-collaborate-1-05b-fiber-optic-deal/,"Verizon Communications Inc. said Tuesday it has committed to a three-year minimum purchase agreement with Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) to provide fiber optic cable and associated hardware for Verizon to ensure critical coverage and capacity for its nationwide wireless broadband network.
The agreement calls for Corning to provide and Verizon to purchase up to 20 million kilometers (12.4 million miles) of optical fiber each year from 2018 through 2020, with a minimum purchase commitment of $1.05 billion, said Verizon.
The communications company has been reinventing its network architecture around a next-generation fiber platform that will support all of its businesses. This new architecture is designed to improve Verizon’s 4G LTE coverage, speed the deployment of 5G, and deliver high-speed broadband to homes and businesses of all sizes.
“Corning’s unique combination of capabilities delivers solutions that provide us with performance and cost advantages as we continue to expand our network coverage and capacity,” said Roger Gurnani, Verizon’s chief information and technology architect.",216,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107917390.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031092246-20201031122246-00321.warc.gz,0.943830132484436
8280daa2-29c5-4b63-8795-63a2ef93bba9,2020-10-21T19:53:38+00:00,2020-10-20,1,https://www.aninews.in/topic/swedish/,"Search For ""swedish""
Updated : 1 day, 6 hours ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], October 20 (ANI): The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) on Tuesday said it has banned the use of telecommunications equipment of Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE from the development of 5G networks in Sweden at the recommendation of the country's military.
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Stockholm [Sweden], October 17 (ANI): New evidence was revealed by the Swedish Nordic Monitor website on Turkey's close association with terrorist organisations, Daesh (ISIS) in particular, in order to fulfil its own ambitions, agendas and defeat its political opponents.
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New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI/NewsVoir): Binero Group AB (publ) (""Binero""), a Swedish provider of cloud services and digital infrastructure, has entered into a cooperation agreement with VoerEir AB (""VoerEir""). The collaboration concerns the further development of Binero's public cloud s
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New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Indian U-17 women's national team head coach Thomas Dennerby spoke to coaches across India at the ongoing International Virtual Coaching Conference organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). Speaking on the topic 'Current playing style of th
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Beijing [China], September 29 (ANI): Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg hit out at China for arresting a 17-year-old climate activist in Shanghai, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday.
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Swedish supermodel Elsa Hosk on Tuesday revealed she is expecting her first child with boyfriend Tom Daly.
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Stockholm [Sweden], September 17 (ANI): Days after the US imposed a ban on import of five specific manufacturers in Xinjiang, Swedish clothing icon H&M has decided not to buy raw materials from the region's farms and factories suspected of using ""forced labour"".
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Stockholm [Sweden], September 10 (ANI): Swedish Cricket Association on Thursday confirmed the appointment of former South Africa batsman Jonty Rhodes as the head coach of the side.
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Milan [Italy], Sep 1 (ANI): Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has renewed his contract with AC Milan until June 30, 2021.
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New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday said it is deeply unfair for Indian students to sit for national exams amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rome [Italy], July 31 (ANI): The story is known, and has been written and advertised for at least a month before disappearing from the radars of the press. The story is known and starts with a body dumped into a river. The body of a Baloch journalist, Sajjid Hussain.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): Gaurang Doshi Productions announces that Ameesha Patel, Prateik Babbar and Swedish-Greek Actress Elli AvrRam are the latest additions to the already star-studded cast of the new '7th Sense' web series.",721,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107877420.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021180646-20201021210646-00040.warc.gz,0.927181959152222
8931ba18-4cb6-4416-ab9a-40b99366795e,2020-10-23T22:23:42+00:00,2020-10-23,0,https://safety1stretirement.com/our-team/,"Meet the professionals who can help you Pursue Your Goals
We help individuals and families pursue their ideal retirements.
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Safety First Retirement is made up of qualified financial professionals who are passionate about helping individuals and families achieve their ideal retirements.
Richard H. Nulph President & Founder
Rich Nulph is focused on helping clients preserve the assets they’ve worked so hard to build and live their retirement years with confidence.
Rich got his start in the industry in 2006 and founded his own independent financial services firm in 2014. He truly enjoys delivering meaningful retirement planning guidance to a market of wholesome people and future and current retirees.
Rich holds licenses in life and health insurance and annuities in Pennsylvania. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Divinity from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
Born in Butler, Pennsylvania, Rich married the love of his life, Linda, and they have two children, Nathanael and Josh.
In his free time, Rich likes to spend time with his family, golf and play fetch with his border collie, Duke. For 10 years, Rich served the Methodist denomination as a full-time pastor, and he enjoys serving in church ministries still today.
Kaitlin Sweeny Financial Professional
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Ready to Take The Next Step?
For more information about any of the products and services listed here, schedule a meeting today or register to attend a seminar.",308,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107865665.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023204939-20201023234939-00286.warc.gz,0.964021623134613
0c9c3433-812c-4697-9fa9-b110bea49553,2022-05-26T07:20:06+00:00,2022-01-20,0,https://shrubmulching.bar/remove-baby-banana-tree.html,"Do you recommend this product?
Take your shovel and push it down between the trunk of the banana tree and the baby, as close to the main tree as possible You will have to put your weight on the shovel for it to cut thru the connection. You will have to go the whole depth of the shovel blade if the main tree is large. Apr 08, Separating a banana pup from the mother plant.
In this video and show how to transplant a banana pup or sucker by removing from the mother plant and putting. May 16, Transplanting Banana Plant Pups.
These banana plants don't produce viable seeds like wild bananas do.
Your banana pup is now ready to be planted away from the mother plant. Plant the pup in well-drained soil that has been amended with compost or rotted manure. Don’t plant too deeply; ideally, the pup should be planted at the same depth it was growing while still attached to the parent plant.
Jun 02, If the pup has nice roots of its own growing separate from the parent plant, you can divide it and plant it as a new banana plant. With a clean, sharp knife, cut the banana plant pup off of the parent plant.
Even the hardy, cold-tolerant banana tree species prefer consistent temperatures ranging between 75 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
Be careful not to cut any of the roots of the banana pup. Once cut, gently separate the roots of the parent plant and the banana plant pup.
Water the banana mat thoroughly about a day before you plan to remove the pups to make it easier to dig and to encourage rapid plant recovery. 2 Break up soil in an area about 3 feet wide and 2. Jun 06, See the proper technique to remove a pup from a banana tree.
Here I remove and plant a pup from a dwarf Cavendish banana tree from Lowe'shrubmulching.barts Used:Shove. Jan 20, Once you sever the connection, the pup should pull right out of the ground - try and keep as many roots as you can without digging up too much around the banana. The roots are pretty strong and will hold as you pull out the pup.
If you're in clay, just us extra caution pulling the pup out since clay is more likely to hold onto the roots.",475,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662604495.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526065603-20220526095603-00216.warc.gz,0.940479397773743
5d16b724-a56e-454d-b24c-35f240ab80f6,2016-07-26T02:49:33+00:00,2012-07-23,1,http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20120723/53116-self-publishing-goes-big-time.html,"If it wasn’t clear before that self-publishing is transforming the book industry, Pearson’s $116 million acquisition of self-publishing vendor Author Solutions Inc. should wipe away any lingering uncertainty. The purchase of Author Solutions—which has 1,600 employees, has published 150,000 authors, nearly 200,000 titles and reported just under $100 million in revenues last year—and its integration into Penguin operations marks a new era for the self-publishing category going forward.
In the wake of Penguin’s launch last year of Book Country, a writer’s community and self-publishing startup, and now the acquisition of one of the largest self-publishing ventures in the world, Pearson has marked the self-publishing sector as a critical new corporate publishing service—even at a corporate bastion of old-school editorial selectivity. In a conference call from Author Solutions headquarters in Bloomington, Ind., Penguin CEO John Makinson and ASI CEO Kevin Weiss hailed the acquisition as the “mainstreaming” of self-publishing and outlined a plan to “ develop a global strategy and quickly identify new opportunities,” according to Makinson.
Pearson’s acquisition was particularly notable in a new era of free or mostly free e-book self-publishing services like Lulu.com, Amazon Kindle Direct, B&N’s PubIt, Smashwords, and others, and Weiss was quick to emphasize that “we compete with free options more than ever and we’re not seeing any cannibalization.” Weiss said, “Every writer has different needs,” and Makinson agreed, noting that self-publishing is “causing more people to think about writing as a career. There’s a new category of professional author that will be more attracted to the Author Solutions model rather than the free model.”
Makinson and Weiss outlined plans to integrate Author Solutions into Penguin’s publishing operations—while carefully delineating the editorial differences between it and the self-publishing units—combining ASI’s skills at data gathering, consumer analytics, online marketing, and user-generated content with Penguin’s proven expertise in editorial, distribution, sales, and global reach.
In a separate phone call with PW, Makinson emphasized that Book Country “will retain its identity and continue to develop as it had before the acquisition, but this is also an opportunity to take the advantages offered by Author Solutions and use them to strengthen it.” Makinson was quick to point to Author Solutions’ expertise in data analysis—processing digital feedback from hundreds of thousands of authors, books, and consumers to improve publisher decisions and services—noting that “it’s not just data but how the data is interpreted to add value.”
Asked if the acquisition marked the advent of a new trade book publishing business model that will now include highly scalable self-publishing services, Weiss laughed and said, “Selfishly, yes,” pointing to Authors Solutions’ “white label” services. Through contracts with six publishers, Author Solutions’ white label imprints allow client/publishers to offer their own branded self-publishing services. “We have advanced systems and can run multiple imprints for disparate publishers, keep them segregated from each other, and service publishers as though we were their employees,” Weiss said. The white label program has been one of Author Solutions’ fastest-growing businesses, and Weiss said he doesn’t expect other publishers to be turned off to the option just because Author Solutions is now part of Penguin. “We think more publishers will want to get into this business,” he said.",777,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824570.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00231-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.952214598655701
65c0e19c-aa47-4feb-80e4-5a45fd0b9c8d,2020-10-19T21:19:30+00:00,2019-10,1,https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/293427-apprentice-winners-where-now-2019.html,"Ahead of The Apprentice 2019 this week we take a look back at the previous winners.
Like most reality shows, there's been quite the variation in the successes of winners from The Apprentice, from business flops to mutli-million pound companies.
During the show's first six series it was a job up for grabs and while few of the winners still work with Lord Sugar himself, he's very much in contact with most of them, as well as plenty of the other candidates from the previous ten-plus years worth of series.
Since 2011 the candidates have been competing for an investment from Lord Sugar in their business with over £2 million having been injected into new companies that Lord Sugar says are all doing very well.
But just who won The Apprentice last year and what are the past winners get up since leaving?
Who won The Apprentice last year?
After a tense final boardroom, Lord Sugar named Sian Gabbidon the winner of The Apprentice 2018.
Lord Sugar picked Sian to be his business partner. She received a £250,000 business investment and 50/50 partnership with the multi-millionaire business mogul.
Sian showcased her new premium swimwear business, Sian Marie, which has since expanded to add more clothing lines to its range.
But what about the rest? Here's what the other winners of The Apprentice got up in the years after their victories, starting right back at Series 1...
Having won the first ever series some nine years ago now, Tim went on to work with Lord Sugar for two years working in Health and Beauty. He's stayed in touch with the boss since, but Tim went it alone with his Bright Ideas Trust in 2007. The project earned him an MBE in 2012 for services to enterprise culture. In 2016, he started new marketing business Marketing Runners.
Michelle was the first female winner of the show back in 2006, however she was the first to get out early, not fulfilling her one year contract with Lord Sugar. Now Michelle works as a 'motivational speaker', as well as making regular appearances on the telly.
Simon has been by far the most successful of the apprentice winners when it comes to working with Lord Sugar. Hired in 2007, Simon worked alongside the boss for three years before leaving for his own company, which now owns a portfolio of proprieties including housing, restaurants and art galleries.
After controversially winning the 2008 series, Lee McQueen went on to found a recruitment company alongside Lord Sugar's son, Simon Sugar. In 2010 he set up the Raw Talent Academy to teach skills to Sales people .
Restaurateur Yasmina won the 2009 series but never spent more than a year working for Lord Sugar, taking maternity leave for her first baby shortly after being hired.
After returning to work, Yasmina quit her job and instead accepted an offer from Dragons Den star James Caan, working for his private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw.
She's since become the creative director at the Start-Up Loans Company, offering funding to thousands of new companies with £320 million of committed funding as of 2015.
Stella resigned from her job at Lord Sugar's firm after less than a year, claiming that she was simply an ""overpaid lackey"". The winner of the 2010 series went on to sue Lord Sugar for constructive dismissal, a case which proved unsuccessful when it went before an employment tribunal.
Stella has since launched CrowdBox TV, a Sky TV channel dedicating to promoting Crowdfunding projects.
Tom was the first winner of the show's new prize, a £250,000 investment. The inventor worked hard to get his work – which includes his curved nail style file – into shops. With Lord Sugar's help, the product is now stocked in a range of stores and has seen an array of spin-offs including nail clippers. Thomas has gone on to release further inventions including diagnostics equipment and ethical goods.
Ricky Martin launched his own recruitment services company Hyper Recruitment Solutions in 2012. With Lord Sugar's help, the new company posted a profit after the first financial year last April.
Dr Leah Totton
Leah's cosmetic surgery business plan proved quite controversial, but eventually won Lord Sugar over in 2013's closely fought finale with Luisa Zissman. Leah's central London cosmetic clinic Dr. Leah opened in 2014, offering non invasive treatments. In 2016, Leah opened a second clinic in Essex.
Mark launched his Climb Online SEO business in the Spring of last year after winning 2014's run. The company was already making a profit as of April 2015.
Lord Alan Sugar is no longer in business with The Apprentice 2015 winner Joseph Valente. Sugar 'hired' Valente during the eleventh series of the BBC contest, choosing him over rival finalist Vana Koutsomitis.
The tycoon invested the £250,000 prize in Valente's boiler company ImpraGas. However in 2017 it was revealed that he has split from the business, with Valente buying back his 50% stake. They remain on good terms, with Sugar promising he will continue to offer support to his former protégé.
It was Alana Spencer who won The Apprentice 2016, securing a £250,000 investment for her bakery business. Following the final she put her business plan into action with Lord Sugar's help. Her Ridiculously Rich brand sells its homemade cakes and chocolates online, at events and via sales reps.
In 2019, it was revealed that Alana had purchased Lord Sugar's shares of the business leaving her as the sole owner.
""I will follow Alana’s progress with much affection,"" Lord Sugar said.
Alana added: ""The knowledge and advice gained from Lord Sugar and his team in the early stages of the business has been invaluable.""
Sarah Lynn and James White
There was a surprise when it came to who won The Apprentice 2017. In a shock twist, when faced with the decision between the two candidates, Lord Sugar decided it was a dead heat, and picked both to be his business Sarah Lynn and James White partners.
Both winners received a £250,000 business investment and 50/50 partnership with the multi-millionaire business mogul.
Sarah launched her sweet confectionery company Sweets in the City, now stocked by the likes of Harrods and Selfridges, while James and Lord Sugar currently work on his Right Time Recruitment his IT recruitment service.
The Apprentice 2019 continues Wednesday nights on BBC One.",1332,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107866404.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20201019203523-20201019233523-00562.warc.gz,0.978055357933044
e2b8e7e0-66b3-4f93-bcfa-bc634b984980,2017-08-17T22:30:40+00:00,2013-07-06,0,http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_asha_501-reviews-5445p224.php,"Go for Samsung Galaxy Star..
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Five, 06 Jul 2013Impressive Indeed! i m willing to buy this phn. Does this phn supports minimizing the apps. And return to home screen. While the apps. Is running on other side?
Not Complete My Expectations.
As not fast as we see in videos.
Sound quality in headphone brilliant but loudspeaker not so loud.
Setting option/menu copy of Android 4.0(tipo).
Fastlane is not like multi-tasking.
Switch off phone receive copy from lumia.
At least i can say it is a good but not the best in this budject.
New Ui is Mix Of Android+Windows+S40=Nokia Asha Ui 1.0.
Not Happy with This.
Yash, 05 Jul 2013does whatsaap work on nokia 501??nokia asha 501 is good mobile
First full charge battery update:
After 42 hrs since my first full charge (on 4th July 11 pm) the battery is now 50% using games/calls/wifi and some usual fiddling around the phone.
tripranav, 05 Jul 2013I got the phone on 3rd July at around 3pm and since then (without charging my phone at all) I ... morethis is the reason why I use asha 501 as my main phone and my lumia 820 as a media player a la iPod. instead of finding the charger every time I am back from work, I can simply put the asha on my desk and my lumia on the charging stand. I just need to charge the asha around once in 2 days, very convenient.
sumanta, 06 Jul 2013Guys i m willing to buy this phn. Does this phn supports minimizing the apps. And return to ho... moreMinimizing the apps or returning to the home screen works this way on this phone: So you open an app, you can either -
1) Press the hardware back button to return to the home screen.
2) Swipe left or right from the either edges of the screen to return to the home screen.
So to answer your question, yes we can easily return back to the home screen from an app but I am afraid that closes the app as well.
Although I haven`t tested all the apps to check which ones run in the background but till now only the music/radio app run in the background.
pinki, 06 Jul 2013how is battery after single charge and using internet?
is whatsapp and viber compatible?I am currently testing the battery life. I fully charged my phone on 4th July at 11pm and since then I am still on my first full charge (today is 6th July 4:30 pm) using games/calls/wifi and some usual fiddling around the phone.
About whatsapp and viber it is currently not supported. Although Nokia has said whatsapp will arrive soon on the 501 in couple of months.
shams569, 06 Jul 2013this phone looks awesome and features are also good but i get dissappointed by not having 3G ... moreYes but this phone comes with Nokia Xpress browser which uses proxies to browse, which can improve speeds greatly and reduce data costs. Its very good so dont mind about 3G.
this phone looks awesome and features are also good but i get dissappointed by not having 3G connectivity. now days there is no use of smart phone without 3G feature. Now i am waiting for the updated version with 3g connectivity of this phone.
Dhanjit, 05 Jul 2013Battery is good sound is good overall phone is good in pictre phone looks larger in actual ... morei have heard tht whatsapp is not working on this.. n i want a new handset at 5 to 6k range with dual sim. it has dual sim but no whatsapp.vl it b updated soon? shud i wait to buy it. and wht bout map navigation or has it got ny similar feature?
Hey guys can i get a help about how to download/install chatting apps like whatsapp or wechat?
I think this phone dosent supports these apps and however line messenger says that it will be soon available..
Got nokia 501 y'day.. So far my experience has not been great. This is a ""feature phone"" n may be i expected little more than that. Phone restarts again n again while playing .avi video file of more than 160mb file size, its frustrating..
N browser is also not able to download file whose size is more than 150 mb - Pops up message ""file size too large"".
And there are no good chat apps available as of now like whatsapp, ebuddy, line etc...
I sold spice mi 425 to buy this but...i m now regretting on my decision. It is just a feature phone, dont expect smartphone capabilities as i did.
Its good for those requiring only basic features like calling, messaging, playing dumb games etc, others stay away !!",1096,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104160.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817210535-20170817230535-00480.warc.gz,0.93308413028717
77b80054-c0e2-46e1-bb98-1146b6c76817,2017-08-22T15:04:38+00:00,2017-05-01,0,https://mathontheedge.com/2017/05/,"Yesterday morning, I had a heated conversation with a colleague. It wasn’t nice. It wasn’t fun. At the time, I just felt angry. Now, I feel conflicted: grateful, frustrated, and a little disappointed in myself. As I sit here, typing (and then deleting) words, phrases, & sentences, I am wrestling with the truth. Do I want to say what really happened? Or do I want to skip the ugly emotional details and just share my refined and polished insights about when and how we should teach interpreting remainders?
I am going to try the truth.
We started our seventh grade team meeting by discussing how we were going to plan and then teach a three act lesson that we had practiced the last time we met. It is called basketball arcade and I have taught it several times this year. I was explaining to my colleagues that I was looking forward to us teaching it together because I really struggle with navigating the strategies that students bring to the lesson, particularly the ones that involve long division. Often, there are students who use long division to solve the problem, but they don’t know how to interpret the remainder so they get stuck. Then, I get stuck.
For example, in this particular three act task, we are trying to figure out how many basketball shots a man will score before the timer reaches zero. We know he has scored 15 shots in 6 seconds. We also know that there are 34 seconds remaining in the game. Some students divide 34 by 6 and get 5.66666666666667. Then, they are stuck. They wonder, is 5.66666666666667 the answer? Is it shots or seconds? What do I do with 5.66666666666667? They don’t see the relationship between shots and seconds. They can’t use that connection to manipulate the ratios. They don’t really understand how division connects to proportional reasoning or even how decimals connect to fractions. I ask them, “what does that long decimal represent?”. They stare blankly.
I told my colleagues, “I struggle so much with this task, but I am attracted to it because it is such a challenge. I am still trying to figure out how to connect student strategies so we all increase our understanding of proportional relationships.” I asked the other teachers if anyone had implemented the task since we met last time.
One teacher said, “I did. It was tough. There were some crash landings.”
Another teacher asked, “Could you please tell elementary teachers to stop teaching kids to write R when they have remainders?” She sounded frustrated, accusatory.
I could feel my heart start to beat faster. My Irish blood was rushing to my head. I felt angry.
“No. I can’t,” I said, “they have a standard that specifically mentions interpreting remainders. If there are 55 students and 16 can fit on a bus, they need to explain why they need 4 busses. Is that what you are talking about?” I probably sounded frustrated and, maybe, accusatory.
She went up to the board. I think she started to explain something about how kids don’t know how to continue dividing after they get to the remainder. I’ll be honest. I wasn’t really listening because I felt like she was patronizing me, the elementary teachers, and her students. I think the next thing I said was something like, “if you are talking about the long division algorithm for decimals, that is a sixth grade standard. It is beyond elementary school.”
She said, “I don’t think you are hearing me.”
More boiling blood. Increased heart rate.
I said, “I am hearing you. That is the problem. You said, ‘could you please tell elementary school teachers to stop teaching students to write R for remainder? That sounds arrogant to me.'”
She said I was getting defensive. I said she was getting defensive.
She left the meeting. I took a break.
When I came back, the other teachers were discussing remainders. I said, “I am sorry I got frustrated. I am not proud of what I said. I guess I got defensive because I can’t stand it when we blame each other and our students. What if the high school teachers came down here and said, “could you all please stop teaching students to ……. (fill in the blank)?”
They nodded. I continued, “I actually don’t know if fourth grade students should write the letter “R” or if they should even use the term remainder. It seems like an archaic convention.”
Somebody wondered, “What would they write instead?”
“I don’t know,” I said. “Eventually, they have to learn to deal with the remainder. They have to learn to divide it. This concept goes beyond 4th grade. We can’t just expect 4th grade teachers to teach their standards in a vacuum. We can’t teach middle school standards in a vacuum, either.”
I decided to put the question out on Twitter.
As we waited for responses, we continued to wonder about the progression of learning involved in interpreting remainders.
- What does the remainder mean, as a whole number, decimal, and fraction?
- How are remainders related to proportional reasoning?
- What information tells us how precise we have to be?
- When we are precise – and divide the remainder – how do we know when to record it as a decimal and when to record it as a fraction?
We decided to do some research. One of the teachers said we could go into her classroom that morning and collect some information. We designed an entrance ticket that would give us information about how students dealt with a remainder:
Here is a sample of what they came up with:
What do you notice? I notice there are a lot of procedures written on these pages. I wonder if the students wrote the procedures because they “needed” them to solve the problem or because they were “justifying” their thinking. I also notice that most of these kids have no problem interpreting the remainder. Almost all of them knew that they needed another bus. Although, I really appreciated the alternative solution posed by this student:
Next, we wrote the three answers below on the board and asked students what they noticed and wondered:
3.43 4 busses 3 R 7
They said that all of the answers were correct. They didn’t wonder much. They were pretty quite. I asked “what does .43 mean?”
I asked, “what does remainder 7 mean?”
They said, “it is the number of kids that can’t fit on the bus.”
I asked, “where are the 7 kids in the number 3.43?”
I asked, “Do you think 3.43 is equivalent to 3 R7?”
“They should be,” someone said, “because they are both correct answers.”
“What do other people think?”
A lot of heads nodding yes.
Hmmm. We decided to try a few more problems, without context.
When I asked the students where they got the 4 hundredths from, they said they “dropped two zeros down”. One student originally thought the answer was 5.4, but changed her mind. When I asked her why she changed her mind, she said, “I only dropped one zero by mistake.”
I asked them if they thought 5R1 and 5.04 were equivalent.
We tried one more problem:
This one was a doozy. There were audible groans. The students said they needed paper. I said, “no, not yet. Let’s just talk about what we are thinking. Does anybody have any possible solutions?”
Somebody said, “around 4”.
“Tell me more.”
“Well if 125 divided by 25 is 5, then 125 divided by 26 has to be less than 5.”
I wish I could tell you his exact answer because it was so beautifully authentic. He described the relationship of the divisor to the quotient.
“So,” I wondered, “Does anyone have a braver estimate? Can anyone get a solution that is closer than around 4?”
A girl in the back muttered something under her breath. I asked her if she minded sharing her thoughts.
She said, “I was thinking about 4.8, maybe.”
I said, “Tell me more about that.”
She struggled to articulate where she got 4.8 from, but she said something about multiplying 26 times 10 and then 26 times 5 and thinking the answer was between four and a half and five. The other students seemed to think her answer made sense, but no one was able to describe a more precise justification for why 4.8 was a good estimate.
I asked the students to describe a context that might go with these numbers. They said dividing 125 jellybeans amongst 26 people. I asked them how many jellybeans each person would get. They said, “4 and their would be 21 jellybeans left.” I asked them if the 26 people could share those 21 jellybeans. They said it wasn’t worth it. Damn! True, but Damn!
I said, “what if it was money? Could 26 people share 21 dollars?”
They said, “yes.”
I asked, “how?”
They started mumbling some ideas. Someone said, “well, I think each person could get another 50 cents.”
“How do you know?”
“Because half of 26 is 13 so you would need 13 dollars to give each person 50 cents.”
“What do people think about this?”
I decided to draw a model.
I heard some, “oh yeah!”s
I asked, “Is that it? Can these people get anymore money?”
Somebody else said, “yes.” Eventually, we figured out that each person could get $4.80, but we would still have 20 cents left. They said, “we can’t split pennies.”
I asked, “was 4.8 a good estimate?” They all agreed it was. I asked them to take out a calculator and find the exact answer. Everybody grabbed their computers.
We decided to give them one more problem. We told them their work was going to help us plan their math lesson for tomorrow.
When we went back to my office to debrief, we looked at the student work and planned a gallery walk for the next day.
We chose to include these work samples in the gallery walk:
We brainstormed ideas for what our colleague might do the next day:
Ask them to peruse the work and record what they notice and wonder.
As they reflect and share, monitor what they are writing and saying:
- Do they see the equivalence of the decimal and the fraction?
- Do they see the progression from leaving the remainder whole to dividing it further?
- Are they thinking about why 2R1 is not equivalent to 2 1/8 or 2.125?
Ask them to discuss in small groups:
- Is this true? 2R1 = 2.125 Why or why not?
Close the lesson by highlighting students who explained why 2R1 can’t be equivalent to 2.125. Ask students to change the statement so that it is true.
After we finished brainstorming, we made a progression chart of all the standards from 4th – 8th grade that connect to interpreting remainders. You can see it here.
Then, we checked Twitter to see if anyone commented on our question. It turns out, people had a lot of the same questions (and, maybe, feelings) that we did.
When I went home last night, I visited commoncoretools.me and re-read the progression documents for Number and Operations in Base Ten. Sure enough, there is a very clear answer to the question about remainder notation:
I could be thinking, “What a waste of time! I should have gone to the progression document in the first place. I could have just had everyone read the document and then I could email it to the fourth grade teachers and we would all be on the same page.”
That is actually not what I am thinking at all. I am thinking the opposite. I am so grateful that I didn’t go to the progression document first. If I had, we wouldn’t have had to construct our own understanding of how interpreting remainders progresses through the grade levels. We wouldn’t have experienced the messy, uncomfortable disequilibrium of our own learning. I still need to apologize to my colleague and thank her for pushing my thinking. I am not done processing what I have learned.
I still wonder about coherence. Does it come from a purposefully constructed sequence of lesson plans written by people well versed in the common core standards? Does it live in a document? Or is coherence more dynamic than that? Maybe an essential part of coherence is the willingness of all of us to learn more together.",2858,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886110792.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822143101-20170822163101-00292.warc.gz,0.975520431995392
dc7a51ec-abcd-46c0-9549-a5bf65b9ff28,2017-08-16T23:23:02+00:00,2014-01-20,0,http://greatsoutheastasia.travellerspoint.com/41/,"Pulau Pangkor: 18-20 Jan '14
Sat 18 Jan 14 - Mon 20 Jan 14 28 °C
As a contrast we next headed to the island of Pangkor for some R&R. Our resort (no hostels here), between jungle and beach, turned out to be scruffy and old, but our room was at least clean. It was a shame here was a powercut on the first night, no internet at all on the second and we were surprised by monkeys jumping on the roof, including one who say just above our door and almost launched itself at me when we went to get in, then following us when we walked away. I've never been threatened by something so small. Other wildlife included hornbills, which we saw being fed.
So, the beaches. No.1 - Telak Nipah - meant to be a nice golden sand beach. Well it is. But no one mentions the crowds of holidaying Muslims (so you have to move away to not be offensive in a bikini), or the monkeys colonising one end (and chasing intruding tourists away), or the huge amount of rubbish in the remaining bit. Definitely not expected, and it was mostly cloudy! Next day we waled the 5 mins to Coral Bay - prettier, less crowded and no rubbish - we even got some sun! We visited the main town (and a bakery) for lunch, but returned to Coral Bay for dinner - sunset across the sea made up for most of Pangkor's failures.",317,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102757.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20170816231829-20170817011829-00428.warc.gz,0.965820670127869
6a58f0af-29bb-4fd4-9377-85f8af4717fc,2015-03-28T18:51:03+00:00,2012-11-01,1,http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2012/11/european-brain-cell-transplants-scheduled-2013,"European Brain Cell Transplants Scheduled for 2013
As part of the European study TRANSEURO, five patients with Parkinson’s disease will undergo brain cell transplants at Skåne Univ. Hospital in Lund, Sweden, in early 2013. These are the first operations of their kind in Europe for over 10 years.
The TRANSEURO study, which in Sweden is led by Lund Univ., is now taking a critical approach to the viability of cell therapy as a future treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Can we replace cells that die as a result of our most common neurological diseases? What are the therapies of the future for neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s?
Under the leadership of professor of neurology Olle Lindvall, brain researchers in Lund had already developed a method of transplanting nerve cells in the 1980s. In 1987, brain surgeon Stig Rehncrona operated on the very first patient. That study was historic and marked the first repair of the human nervous system. The news was cabled out to all the world’s media and the Swedish researchers soon graced the front page of the New York Times.
“Since the advances made in the 1980s and 1990s, the research field has encountered many obstacles. In the early 2000s, two American studies produced negative results, which meant that cell transplants for Parkinson’s disease came to a dead end,” says Prof. Anders Björklund, who in the 1980s was responsible for the ground-breaking discoveries in the laboratory.
Despite the unsatisfactory results presented in the American trials, cell therapy has still been seen to have effects that are entirely unique in the history of research on Parkinson’s. A third of the transplant patients have seen significant benefits of cell therapy over a very long period without medication, in some cases up to 20 years.
“For a disease with a very demanding medication regime, and for which the effects of the standard medication begin to diminish after five-10 years, cell therapy represents a hope of a different life for many Parkinson’s sufferers,” says Prof. Håkan Widner, who is in charge of patient recruitment in Lund.
“The results of TRANSEURO will play an important role in the immediate future of cell therapy as a viable treatment. We have scrutinized the failed American studies in an attempt to optimize the technique, improve patient selection and conduct more personalized follow-up. We are hopeful that the results will be different this time,” says Widner.",534,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297689.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00129-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.953312933444977
2e538694-1eb4-4170-9461-97b939ec176e,2017-08-23T04:11:24+00:00,2017-08-23,0,https://www.americanmedical-id.com/leather-flex-medical-id-band-bundle-pack.html,"- Additional Information
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678b0a7b-c753-4381-aecc-b5067c636b37,2022-05-17T08:46:32+00:00,2022-05-17,0,https://www.lotuscontinental.com/online-dating-ideas-second-night-out-idea-is-often-a-good-one/,"So , it’s out looking for date delete word that special someone. Choosing ideas may be somewhat of your problem, seeing that there are hundreds of things to do to get a good particular date! A date could be anywhere, through the movies, for the park, to a restaurant, and anything else under the sun. To assist you narrow down your date strategies, let’s check out some of Hollywood’s most fabulous particular date ideas to clue you in as to of what might be effective for you. Some of these are in reality a bit more extreme than just you and your lover watching videos at home within the couch, crash basketball, and getting entirely wild on your date.
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b8cabfb4-4160-4b62-ae2d-7e5e2a4f18b5,2019-08-22T10:03:40+00:00,2019-07-06,1,https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article232229462.html,"Burning at Brookgreen provides woodpecker habitat
President Donald Trump’s administration, which has pushed to roll back an array of environmental laws, is moving to reduce endangered species protection for a tiny bird that once faced extinction in South Carolina and neighboring states.
The red-cockaded woodpecker would no longer be protected under the Endangered Species Act if the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proceeds with a plan that asks landowners to voluntarily take care of birds on their property for the next 30 years. The agency is trying to decide whether to limit some protections for red-cockaded woodpeckers or drop protections altogether, according to an agency work plan and a recent letter to property owners.
While red-cockaded woodpeckers have rebounded from the brink of extinction in the past three decades, some experts and environmentalists say populations haven’t grown enough to warrant dropping Endangered Species Act protections. Lawsuits are expected if the Trump Administration seeks to eliminate red-cockaded woodpeckers from all protections under the law.
The endangered species law, approved by Congress in 1973 to help protect animals and plants at risk of extinction, often prohibits landowners from using their property in a way that might hurt populations of vulnerable species. Depending on the circumstances, that can include prohibitions on cutting timber or developing land.
“The red-cockaded woodpecker is going to be one that requires careful evaluation,’’ said Jacob Malcolm, a conservation center director with the environmental group Defenders of Wildlife. “If the species is no longer listed, we have to critically evaluate whether entirely voluntary efforts will be sufficient to maintain the great progress that has been made.’’
Defenders of Wildlife says the red-cockaded woodpecker is among 25 threatened or endangered species being examined for lesser protections by the federal government. Some species would be dropped from endangered to threatened status, a lesser designation under the law.
Changing the red-cockaded woodpecker’s status from endangered to threatened is significant because the Trump administration is working on a proposal to loosen protections for newly designated threatened species, said Sierra Weaver, an attorney tracking the issue for the Southern Environmental Law Center. Threatened species would no longer automatically be afforded many of the protections they get today, she said. The proposed rule is expected to be released soon, she said.
But another plan discussed this spring by the Fish and Wildlife Service says the agency may go further with red-cockaded woodpeckers, removing them completely from the list of endangered species.
Consultant Ralph Costa, a biologist who is one of the South’s leading experts on red-cockaded woodpeckers, said a species restoration plan shows the birds aren’t expected to fully recover for at least 50 years.
“It’s going to be a real big deal,’’ said Costa, a former Fish and Wildlife Service official. “Proposing a delisting, at this point, would be in disagreement with the recovery plan.’’
Efforts to weaken the Endangered Species Act are among more than 80 laws and regulations the Trump administration has sought to drop or loosen since the president took office in 2017, The New York Times reported recently. Trump has said regulations are hurting business and he has hired agency directors to lift what he says are unneeded restrictions. Environmentalists have said the changes in many cases threaten to hurt human health and wildlife.
Brian Hires, a spokesman for the Fish and Wildlife Service, had little to say about his agency’s woodpecker plan, which is expected out this year.
“Since the rule for the red-cockaded woodpecker (Endangered Species Act) action is still being written, it is premature to discuss details of that action, including protections it will have,’’ Hires said in a recent email to The State.
Red-cockaded woodpeckers are 7-inch-long birds that feast on bugs people typically dislike, including roaches, spiders and ants. The cavities they drill in pine trees often are used by other animals after red-cockaded woodpeckers leave.
The little birds once were abundant from New Jersey through the Southeast to Texas and Oklahoma. In the Carolinas and Georgia, they thrived in native long-leaf pine forests. But the loss of long leafs in the South depleted their habitat and caused populations to plummet. Red-cockaded woodpeckers are mostly black and white, but the males have streaks of red on the sides of their heads, which gives them their name.
The dwindling populations caused the federal government to declare them endangered in the early 1970s, leading to conflicts between landowners and wildlife agencies. Endangered species status for the woodpeckers limited people’s ability to do what they wanted with their land, enraging property owners and causing them to take measures to keep the birds off the land.
Some landowners cleared forests before they were ready to harvest timber to avoid the possibility that woodpeckers would start nesting and restrict what could be done with the land. That hurt species populations that already had plummeted dramatically from the lack of habitat — namely the loss of long leaf pine forests since Colonial times.
In the 1990s, the government and landowners worked out an agreement that required people to maintain existing populations of woodpeckers, but did not hold them responsible for protecting land where new populations began to nest. When a landowner wanted to use property with the newly nested birds, federal authorities would relocate those woodpeckers to public lands.
Federal and state biologists drilled cavities in trees to make it easier for the birds to establish nests. In addition, managers of land with red-cockaded woodpeckers began burning pine forests intentionally to keep hardwood and undergrowth from popping up.
All of those efforts have helped the species grow in population in the South and in South Carolina. They are now being found in places the birds haven’t been documented in for decades.
In an April 10 letter to landowners, Fish and Wildlife Service southern regional director Leopoldo Miranda said the agency wants landowners to say how they would manage and monitor red-cockaded woodpeckers if the species is dropped from listing under the Endangered Species Act. Relocating birds to safe areas, digging artificial cavities in trees and using prescribed fire are among ways landowners can protect the birds, referred to by biologists as “RCWs,’’ the letter said.
“If we are able to determine that the current level of management commitments for RCWs are reasonably certain to occur for the next 30 or so years, it may be possible that the RCW be considered recovered and suitable for delisting,’’ the letter said, asking property owners to “note how you anticipate managing RCWs for the foreseeable future.’’
Cam Crawford, who heads the S.C. Forestry Association, said agreements with landowners have defused problems and helped woodpeckers. He says voluntary efforts to protect species can work. The Forestry Association represents the state’s $21 billion wood and paper products industry, including private landowners whose property is affected by Endangered Species Act requirements.
“It seems to have worked well,’’ Crawford said. “We can bring back these types of birds or animals that are facing a threat, and it doesn’t always have to be a hostile regulatory type approach.’’
One thing is for certain: the birds are growing in population in the South.
In South Carolina, for instance, the state in 1993 had 681 clusters of red-cockaded woodpeckers, or spots occupied by the birds. Today, the state has more than 1,450 clusters of the birds, according to federal data provided by Costa.
As an example of the improvement in woodpecker populations, the U.S. Forest Service reported last month that the woodpeckers were breeding in a recreation area of the Sumter National Forest in Edgefield County for the first time in four decades.
“The current population of South Carolina is expanding into parts of the historic range where they have been absent for many years,’’ according to a Forest Service news release quoting Caroline Causey, a state Department of Natural Resources biologist.. “Management activities in the Lick Fork Lake Recreation Area have created the perfect habitat for turkey and quail and have culminated in suitable habitat for highly selective’’ woodpeckers.
Still, Causey and Costa told The State they have concerns about plans to lessen protections for red-cockaded woodpeckers. The woodpecker has not reached targeted goals for recovery in all parts of its range, which extends in South Carolina across the coast west to Columbia, Aiken and Edgefield.
The species will be recovered once it has reached those numbers in every area of states listed in the federal recovery plan. And challenges remain. Since 1986, the species has lost 32 percent of its potential habitat, according to federal data examined by the Southern Environmental Law Center. Much of the loss has been on private land, the center said in a letter last year to the Fish and Wildlife Service.
“The science does not back up trying to down-list them,’’ Causey said in an interview.
Defenders of Wildlife president and chief executive officer Jamie Rappaport Clark, a one-time director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, urged her former agency to move carefully.
“At this critical time, we should be doing everything that we can to save imperiled species and their habitat, and fully funding and implementing the Endangered Species Act to defend against extinction,’’ she said in a recent statement. “We call on the Fish and Wildlife Service to make delisting and down-listing decisions based on sound science. The Endangered Species Act is our strongest conservation law, and one of our nation’s most successful laws ever enacted.”",2080,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317037.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822084513-20190822110513-00220.warc.gz,0.95689868927002
e837b541-13c1-4ed4-86f1-da1fa4239a78,2015-03-29T22:49:20+00:00,2010-04-05,0,http://forum.mmajunkie.com/forum/threads/guests-you-would-like-to-hear-on-mma-junkie-radio.12199/page-10,"Discussion in 'MMAjunkie.com Radio' started by parsons99, Apr 3, 2009.
Joe Rogan to co-host would be fun
Dana White again
Don't remember when or if he has been on but Scott Jorgensen is an interesting dude plus he just got added to the WEC PPV card against Antonio Banuelos.
I think you guys should try to get Chris Lytle on the show....exciting fighter who seems to have be a really cool guy
Separate names with a comma.",113,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298755.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00164-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.951406180858612
e01ba66c-00f4-417e-9509-2724fc53ab6a,2020-10-25T11:31:38+00:00,2020-03-25,1,https://www.grandviewresearch.com/press-release/global-frozen-food-market,"The global frozen food market size is expected to reach USD 380.5 billion by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 3.4%, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Rising consumers preference for the ready-to-eat food products which needs least preparation as well as cooking time and offers higher shelf life is the key driving factor for the market. Moreover, shifting consumer dietary preference in hectic and busy life across the global is anticipated to offer new scope for the market over the forecast period.
Over the past few years, people are finding less time for cooking at home owing to their busy schedule. This, in turn, is driving demand for frozen food across the globe as it can be cooked in less time. Thereby, in order to sever better, the manufacturers are launching all kinds of frozen items such as frozen potatoes, ready meals, meat, fish products, which is expected to promote frozen food market scope over the next few years.
The sudden breakdown of coronavirus across the globe has significantly surged the demand for frozen food owing to its property of keeping nutrition for long time and higher shelf life as compared to the fresh veggie, fruits, and meat. Almost all the countries in the world have proposed a country level lockdown in which people are restricted to go outside their houses. This panic situation around the globe has propelled the demand for the frozen food products as it helps the customers to avoid regular market visits.
Europe and North America have got affected severely due to this pandemic. According to the local news of U.S., the demand for frozen meat especially hotdog has increased by around 300.0% in the second week of March, 2020. These market trends are anticipated to expand the scope of frozen foods as shelf-stable products over the forecast period.
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Further key findings from the report suggest:
Frozen potatoes are anticipated to be the fastest growing product segment with a CAGR of 4.0% from 2020 to 2027 owing to increasing demand for french fries as well as rising application of potatoes in various types of cuisines across the globe
Frozen ready meals was the largest product segment with a market share of more than 30.0% in 2019 and expected to maintain the dominance over the forecast period owing to large consumption among working class people around the globe specially in North America and Europe
Europe was the largest market for frozen food, accounting for a share of more than 35.0% in 2019. Strong acceptance of long-shelf products among the consumers of key markets including Germany, U.K., and France is expected to remain a key favorable factor for the industry
Asia Pacific is anticipated to be the fastest growing region with a CAGR of 3.9% from 2020 to 2027 owing to increasing trend of ready-to-eat food among the working-class people and college grads of countries such as China and India
Mergers and acquisitions is expected to remain a key strategy among the industry participants. For instance, in October 2018, ConAgra Brands Inc. completed the acquisition of Pinnacle Foods at USD 10.9 billion.
Grand View Research has segmented the global frozen food market on the basis of product and region:
Frozen Food Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2016 - 2027)
Fruits & Vegetables
Frozen Food Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2016 - 2027)
Central & South America
Middle East & Africa
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d8e34db0-e05d-46a3-b9e7-c02d918b6b00,2015-03-31T21:23:00+00:00,2010-08-13,0,http://www.wnyc.org/story/90939-lede-schumers-senate-cuomos-editorials/,"The Lede: Schumer's Senate, Cuomo's Editorials
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 08:51 AM
Schumer literally runs the senate single-handedly.
WSJ: ""The New York Democrat proposed passing the bill by 'unanimous consent,' meaning it would become law as long as no one objected. Mr. Cardin asked the empty room if anyone did, and, not surprisingly, response came there none. Just like that, the bill was on its way to the president's desk.""
NYT:""Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the imam who would run the center, led a prayer service at Gracie Mansion in 2009.""
DN: ""Union officials strenuously denied the firing was related to any unionization drive.""
Losing News Corp? NY Post: ""The Rangel party was a real test of Cuomo's seriousness as a corruption-fighter. Alas, he failed.""
WSJ: ""Mr. Cuomo shows no signs of dropping the remaining Spitzer claims against Mr. Greenberg.""
The Post gives lots of ink to Lazo's video, slamming Cuomo for attending Rangel's party.
Perennial candidate Wellington Sharpe briefly interferes with John Sampson's assault trial.
A NYS Democratic spokesman is, ""dismissing the idea that running for the City Council in a different state could distract Cohen from running the office of the state’s most powerful state senator.""
Campaign money comes from outside New York.
Bloomberg doesn't want a change to the city term limits law to target any one particular group of people.
AP: ""The mayor has expressed many different - and sometimes conflicting - views about term limits.""
DN: ""term limits on the mayoralty are wholly superfluous.""
70,000 city paychecks could be jeopardized.
DN: [NYS Comptroller Tom] DiNapoli has received nearly $130,000 from law firms representing the pension fund in such suits.""
State Senate candidate Tim Kennedy: ""If Mr. Coffey would have simply followed the paper trail, he could have avoided looking out-of-touch and hypocritical.""
Buffalo's view of the Islamic center near Ground Zero.
And Rangel responds to Obama's remark that he hopes the congressman ends his career ""with dignity.""",474,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131301015.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172141-00122-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.95649641752243
5d6d71b6-6435-4d7a-b650-65f929c68e80,2017-08-22T07:18:56+00:00,2017-07-27,1,https://trott.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/legislation-stop-asian-carp-bolster-our-military-passes-house-trott-s,"Legislation to Stop Asian Carp, Bolster Our Military Passes House with Trott’s Support
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Dave Trott (MI-11) issued the following statement after supporting the Make America Secure Appropriations Act (H.R. 3219):
“Our nation’s servicemen and women have earned nothing less than our full support. That’s why I was proud to support this legislation, which ensures they receive the 2.4% pay raise they deserve, provides them with the modern resources and training they need, and bolsters our military readiness in the face of an ever-evolving enemy.
“Furthermore, this bill calls on the Army Corps of Engineers to release the Brandon Road Lock and Dam Study, which provides critical information on how we can stop the infiltration of Asian carp into our Great Lakes. Live Asian carp are now 9 miles from Lake Michigan – they’re not slowing down, and we can’t afford to either. There’s too much at stake.”",220,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886110485.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822065702-20170822085702-00174.warc.gz,0.94807231426239
090e14dd-2fe6-435d-b427-24c0de178d77,2022-05-27T12:25:26+00:00,2018-04-27,0,https://www.israelandstuff.com/tag/tzeelim-stream,"Prior to her death in Thursday’s Negev flood, one girl texted to her friend Wednesday evening, “I cannot believe that I am actually going out on this trip in this weather. It makes no sense…. We will die, I am serious.”
By Itai Blumenthal
One of the victims of Thursday’s Zafit Stream tragedy, in which nine youths died after being swept away by a flash flood, seemed to have predicted her fate, according to texts she sent her friend before setting out on the trip.
Wednesday, a girl wrote her friend: “Everything is yellow, disgusting.” Her friend responded: “I cannot believe that I am actually going out on this trip in this weather. Continue Reading »",156,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662647086.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527112418-20220527142418-00016.warc.gz,0.975326299667358
944b3e44-37b9-4c4d-9b1e-d99b2f68637f,2013-05-18T08:09:00+00:00,2009-08-27,0,http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2009/08/fao-fears-that-birds-spread-ah1n1-after.html,"1 hour, 50 minutes
Roma, 27 ago (EFE) .- The United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) AH1N1 fears the virus spreading to poultry farms around the world, following the recent detection of the cause of influenza A in turkeys in Chile.
According to FAO said today in a press release, the Chilean authorities reported on 20 August the virus in turkeys from two farms on the outskirts of the city of Valparaiso, a strain identical to that circulates between the human population of the planet.
However, the FAO points out, the discovery of the virus in turkeys is not an immediate threat to human health and can sell turkey meat hygienically processed and submitted to the relevant veterinary inspection.
""The reaction of the Chilean authorities to the discovery of the virus in turkeys, with their speed when reporting to international organizations and establish a temporary quarantine, and its decision to allow sick birds recover instead of sacrifice, it is sensible from a scientific standpoint, ""says acting chief veterinary officer of FAO, Juan Lubroth.
""Once the diseased birds have been recovered, it is possible to continue production and processed foods safely. Not pose any risk to food chain,"" he adds.
The FAO says that the current strain of AH1N1 is a combination of human genes, pigs and poultry, for the moment, there is more lethal than the virus of seasonal influenza, although it could worsen if combined with H5N1, the avian influenza.
""Chile has not motivated by the H5N1 flu. If the outbreak had occurred in Southeast Asia, where the virus circulates in abundance among the poultry population, the introduction of influenza A viruses have caused greater concern, affects Lubroth .
""We need to increase surveillance of the situation in animals and strengthen veterinary services in poor countries with economies in transition, thus providing them with adequate diagnostic capability and field teams competent and adequately resourced to respond to emergencies, ""he adds.",414,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.939524710178375
570b3061-15f5-4b82-a732-bf92234bd709,2013-06-20T09:17:04+00:00,2013-06-20,0,http://www.farmersonly.com/view/Dutchdarling,"Profile was added to the Friends
I like large, tall, manly men. Kind, sure of himself , polite, caring,likes family,his and mine, likes affection and gives it too. An all-round nice guy.
© Copyright 2012 FarmersOnly.com. All rights reserved",61,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00029-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.888918280601501
0b228c70-697c-441c-84d8-956fcc872b06,2015-03-31T05:27:54+00:00,2008-01-28,0,http://www.jurist.org/paperchase/2008/01/bush-threatens-to-veto-stopgap.php,"[JURIST] The Bush administration warned Democratic leaders over the weekend that US President George W. Bush will veto any attempt to extend the temporary Protect America Act [S-1927 materials; JURIST report] beyond its February 1 expiration date that does not include liability protection for telecom companies, according to the Washington Post Sunday. The Protect Act, enacted as a stopgap while Congress worked on long-term legislation to ""modernize"" the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) [text; JURIST news archive], currently allows the US government to eavesdrop inside of the US without court approval as long as one end of a conversation is reasonably perceived to have been outside of the US. Senate Republicans defeated an attempt by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid [official website] to extend the Protect Act without the immunity provision for companies that might face lawsuits over data-sharing for an additional month on January 22. Reid then sent a letter to President Bush asking that he support an extension to the Protect Act [JURIST report] as it appeared unlikely Congress would agree to reauthorize FISA before February 1. He has since reportedly denounced Bush's expressed intent to veto such an extension.
In his weekly radio address [transcript; recorded audio] Saturday, Bush urged Congress to approve the Senate's proposed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill [S 2248 materials; JURIST news archive] designed to revise and extend FISA so as to - among other things - expand the oversight of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) [official backgrounder], giving it greater powers to monitor the government's use of eavesdropping on American citizens. The US Senate voted [JURIST report] last Thursday against an amendment [Leahy press release] to the bill which would have incorporated several changes to the legislation that were previously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Washington Post has more.
8:20 PM ET - On Monday, the US Senate voted down [roll call] an attempt by Senate Republicans to end further debate on extending the Protect Act.",413,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300313.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00031-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.956352531909943
f50cc5fe-dc4a-4520-bc43-886ba9eab10b,2022-05-22T10:17:34+00:00,2022-05-20,1,https://wfpl.org/eastbound-sherman-minton-bridge-lanes-to-close-this-weekend/,"The I-64 eastbound lanes of the Sherman Minton Bridge will be closed starting Friday at 10 p.m. through Monday at 5 a.m.
Drivers in Indiana will not be able to access the I-64 eastbound lanes at the West Spring Street entrance. The closure will also include I-64 eastbound lanes to the I-264 eastbound ramp.
People not using I-265 will be forced to exit the highway at West Fifth Street in Indiana. From there, drivers will take a surface street route to I-64 west.
The I-64 westbound lanes will give drivers access to a detour on I-265 and I-65.
During the closure, crews will pour concrete on the lower deck of the bridge as a part of the Sherman Minton Renewal Project. Crews will also be touching striping on the bridge Friday evening.
According to project officials, most construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2023.",201,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545326.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522094818-20220522124818-00205.warc.gz,0.936154723167419
907aa714-6acc-4b8b-97b9-cfcaa386575d,2018-08-18T19:42:19+00:00,2018-08-18,0,http://www.solar-energy-for-homes.com/solar-powered-fountains.html,"Solar powered fountains
utilize a small solar panel to generate enough energy to power the
fountain so it can run all day long. The only major criticism of most
all solar fountains on the market today is that they do not come with a
battery, therefore they are not capable of storing any excess energy
that is created. This means that the fountain will only function
properly when the solar panel is full exposed to direct sunlight, and
it will stop running as soon as the sun goes down or is shaded by
There are many different
solar powered fountains available and they
come in a wide range of styles. You can also find solar fountain pumps
which can be used to convert any traditional fountain to run on solar
Before making any
purchase, you should be sure to do a little
research so you can be sure that the product you are purchasing is of a
high quality. One of the top lines of solar water fountains is
by Smart Solar,
and if you purchase one of these fountains, you can be
guaranteed that you will be purchasing a long lasting, reliable solar
Smart Solar Water
Fountains and Cascades or Waterfalls
Smart Solar is one of the
leading manufacturers of solar powered
outdoor and garden products and accessories. The company is located
near Oxford, England and has offices around the world in the United
States, France, Germany, and Asia. Smart Solar’s solar powered
fountains and other solar garden products are some of the top available
products in their respective categories.
The majority of Smart
solar fountains are decorative ceramic or metal fountains and
waterfalls or cascade fountains that can be placed anywhere in your
yard or garden to add a little character. These come in a variety of
designs and colors, so the odds are good that you will be able to find
a fountain to fit your own particular taste and style.
These fountains are
usually available for purchase for between $30 and $150,
depending on which model you choose. All of these fountains are well
made and should last for a long time, so you can feel comfortable
purchasing any of Smart Solar’s products. If you are looking for a
standalone solar powered fountain, then any of these products should
suit your needs.
very popular line of different cascade
fountains, which utilize multiple ceramic pots to slowly
allow water to
cascade from one pot to the next until it is eventually re-circulated
into the top pot to start over again. The cascade can be placed
anywhere in direct sunlight and the water will start flowing almost
These are completely
stand-alone units that do
any wiring or maintenance. These cascade fountains are an
popular product that is guaranteed to look good and charm to your yard
These products can
normally be purchased for prices depending on what the fountain is made
of and also on the
style of finish and the color. The Smart
Solar 23941R01 Lava Red Finish (pictured)
comes in at $140.
Ceramic Cascade Solar Fountain may suit your garden
even better in some cases. This one will set you back about $130.
Overall, they are one of
the best lines
of cascade fountains on the market, although the price definitely
reflects this, as they are also one of the more expensive line of
cascades as well.
Smart Solar also produces
many other decorative water fountains and
other water features. Another very popular product is the Smart
Solar Aquatic Range Floating Lily. This product
is designed to look
like a lilypad, and can be placed directly in any existing pond,
birdbath, or other water feature.
The floating design
simply place the lilypad on the surface of the water, and then the pump
underneath it will quickly start pumping up to thirty gallons of water
This particular product
features small solar cells directly
on the face of the lily pad, so you need to be sure that your water
feature is exposed to direct sunlight or else your fountain will not
function at its optimal level or it may not run at all.
normally purchase this product online for around $50, which makes it a
bargain compared to many of the other fountain pumps on the market
today, especially considering that this product runs solely off of
energy that is generated by the sun’s rays.
Another great advanatage
that this floating pump has over other fountain pumps is in the design.
Most pumps merely sit at the bottom of your water feature and spray
water into the air. However, this product was designed to very closely
resemble an actual lily pad, and it has a much more aesthetic appeal
than the majority of other pumps on the market.
There are many other
brands and models of sun powered fountains that
you’ll find available for purchase, and many of them are probably
decent enough products. Nonetheless, Smart Solar produces by far the
largest and most reliable range of products, and you are recommended to
stick with them.
to Solar Energy Products
to Solar Energy",1110,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213737.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818193409-20180818213409-00188.warc.gz,0.937237799167633
77497c7f-adb4-4cfb-a37c-575c1a222c28,2022-05-22T01:03:16+00:00,2022-05-11,0,https://www.stickytickets.com.au/xk97u/lamp_online_may_2022.aspx,"LAMP online May 2022
Weekly every Wednesday 10:00 AM-12:00 PM from Wednesday, 11 May 2022 to Wednesday, 25 May 2022 (AUS Eastern Standard Time) + Add to calendar11/05/2022 10:0011/05/2022 12:00Australia/SydneyLAMP online May 2022LAMP online May 2022 Weekly every Wednesday 10:00 AM-12:00 PM from Wednesday, 11 May 2022 to Wednesday, 25 May 2022 (AUS Eastern Standard Time) Organiser Leanna Fox 0424662728 email@example.com Address Zoom Australia A zoom link will be sent to you prior to the event. Event web page: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/xk97uZoom
Tickets for this event are currently unavailable
This workshop runs over 3 x 2-hour sessions.
Attendance at each session is required, as each session covers different material.
The online workshop material is the same as Day 1 of the face-to-face training.
Sessions are presented live via Zoom, and are not recorded.
The time zone is Sydney time.
What is LAMP?
Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) is a therapeutic approach based on neurological and motor learning principles. The goal is to provide individuals a method of independently and spontaneously expressing themselves in any setting. The LAMP approach can be used with both Unity® & Words for Life.
Who can attend?
This event is targeted at professionals working with people who use AAC. However, it is appropriate for anyone who is keenly interested in learning more about LAMP, or who is already using the LAMP approach. Attendees may be parents, carers, therapists, educators, education support, or university students who have some knowledge of AAC.
What is covered?
AAC theory, LAMP theory and evidence base, the five components of the LAMP therapy approach including readiness to learn, shared focus, consistent and unique motor patterns, auditory feedback, natural consequences leading towards language connections.",479,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662543264.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522001016-20220522031016-00617.warc.gz,0.897070407867432
465adaf4-a019-4dab-b72a-d9673485fa3b,2019-08-17T22:38:15+00:00,2018-11-07,1,https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Gavin-Newsom-s-future-looks-a-lot-brighter-if-13369729.php?utm_campaign=twitter-premium&utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&utm_medium=social,"The election of Gavin Newsom as California governor has pole-vaulted the former San Francisco mayor into one of the oddest political positions in the country.
“As one of the nation’s leading Democrats, Newsom will be bashing Donald Trump by day but praying for Trump’s re-election in 2020 at night — because if Trump doesn’t get re-elected, Newsom’s presidential aspirations will go up in smoke,” said Bill Whalen, a Republican strategist and research fellow at the Hoover Institution.
That may be the cynical way of looking at it — given the challenges Newsom will face steering the state, having a Democratic ally in the White House after 2020 would do him far more good than harm. Newsom will be better off if he gets results on California issues such as water delivery, oil drilling off the coast and greenhouse gas regulation than if he has to complain about how all his efforts were blocked in Washington.
It’s just that if a Democrat wins in 2020, the next opening for other aspiring Democratic candidates probably won’t come until 2028.
Newsom knows that 2020 is too soon for him to run. “He will, however, definitely be part of the national conversation,” said longtime friend and former media adviser Peter Ragone.
“He’s bold and he pushes the envelope, and now he is going to have the biggest role on the national stage this side of the presidency,” Ragone said.
Add in his Hollywood looks, his gift of gab, and his eye for seizing on cutting-edge issues like same-sex marriage and legalizing pot, and Newsom will command his share of attention leading up to 2020.
“He gets to occupy the ‘outsider’ role, which he does very well,” Ragone said, citing in particular Newsom’s 2004 decision to let gay and lesbian couples marry at San Francisco City Hall.
It was a role that outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown played as well. Brown regularly crossed swords with Trump on global warming, immigration and a host of other issues. He mounted three campaigns for president over the years, but at age 80 ran out of time for a fourth.
The question now is, how will time play for the 51-year-old Newsom?
If Trump stays in office until 2024, Newsom will have one term as governor under his belt — and plenty of national exposure — and be ready to run.
“But if a Democrat wins in 2020, it all goes on hold until 2028,” Whalen said.
Gavin’s digs: If you think Gavin Newsom is already measuring the drapes at the governor’s mansion in Sacramento — think again.
Newsom has hesitated when asked if he plans to move into the restored 25-room mansion, making it clear that his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and four children — all younger than 10 — may be happy to stay put in Marin County.
“We haven’t decided,” Newsom said. “Jen hasn’t seen the house. And we have the kids and schools to think about. It’s all too much to get our arms around.”
Plus, now they live only a couple of blocks from Newsom’s sister, Hilary Newsom, and her husband, Geoff Callan.
Not to mention that the governor-elect’s filmmaker wife has an office a half mile from home, in Ross, and her parents also live nearby.
Gov. Jerry Brown, during his first stint as governor starting in 1975, famously eschewed the 17-room governor’s residence built (but never lived in) by Ronald and Nancy Reagan in the suburb of Carmichael. Instead, Brown rented a $250-per-month apartment near downtown Sacramento.
His successor, George Deukmejian, formed a foundation that purchased another suburban house where first he and then-Govs. Pete Wilson and Gray Davis lived — at least when they weren’t at their homes in Southern California. And Arnold Schwarzenegger kept a 2,000-square-foot hotel penthouse across from the state Capitol for a spell during his time as governor before opting to commute home nightly to L.A. on his private jet.
When Brown began his second stint as governor, he decidedly upgraded — splitting his time between a $3,000-a-month Sacramento loft leased by his friends and a home he purchased in the Oakland hills. But after the century-old, three-story governor’s mansion occupied by his late father, Gov. Pat Brown, back in the 1960s underwent a $4.1 million renovation, Jerry Brown — along with his wife, Anne Gust Brown, and their two dogs — moved in three years ago.
For Newsom, however, the old mansion apparently doesn’t have the same sentimental pull. While he hasn’t ruled out house-hunting in Sacramento, he may well continue the routine he developed as lieutenant governor, having a California Highway Patrol driver shuttle him from Kentfield to the capital and back.
Of course, now he’ll have additional companions — as governor, he’ll have a full security entourage wherever he goes.
San Francisco Chronicle columnists Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross appear Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays. Matier can be seen on the KPIX-TV morning and evening news. He can also be heard on KCBS radio Monday through Friday at 7:50 a.m. and 5:50 p.m. Got a tip? Call 415-777-8815, or email firstname.lastname@example.org. Twitter: @matierandross",1204,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313501.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817222907-20190818004907-00218.warc.gz,0.968658983707428
8a661435-10e3-4f3b-b7ca-0442ca2d8c42,2020-10-29T08:13:01+00:00,2008-11-06,0,https://www.prosoundnetwork.com/archives/sennheiser-responds-to-fcc-white-space-ruling,"New York (November 6, 2008)–While November 4 proved to be a historic day as the U.S. voted Barack Obama to be its new president, another vote caused considerably less celebration within the pro audio world. The FCC adopted rules to allow white space devices to operate in the spectrum ranges of unused TV channels–“white spaces” that had traditionally been used by wireless microphones.
Many pro audio manufacturers campaigned against the adoption of such rules, and as Sennheiser’s Joe Ciaudelli notes, they’ll likely have to work together to some extent in order to deal with what’s ahead:
“The specifics of these rules have not yet been made public. We will not know the full impact on wireless mic users until they are released. Once they are published, we will carefully review the details of the ruling and communicate what they mean for our customers.
“We were surprised that the Commission acted so quickly despite the erratic performance of white space device prototypes tested by the FCC’s own engineers. However, it is encouraging that the FCC press release and each of the Commissioner’s statements cite safeguards to protect wireless mics from interference. Clearly, the voice of our industry has had some impact. We hope that the rules are drafted to ensure adequate protection. Nevertheless, this ruling will pose new challenges for the pro audio industry, requiring high quality gear operated with best practices.
“We will continue to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our customers, industry groups and even our competitors to continually remind the FCC and our legislators of the necessity to maintain content production quality. U.S. news and entertainment is the best in the world and one of our highest valued exports. Wireless audio devices are essential to the high standard of TV, radio, film, and live entertainment that the global population has come to expect. Information will be released as it becomes available on our website.
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9b16e2f5-eb40-4bc4-ab0e-9452ce65e5ad,2015-04-01T10:35:35+00:00,2010-11-23,0,http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/international_politics/,"The Shotgun Blog
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
VIDEO: ""Britain's Trillion Pound Horror Story""
Stop whatever you're doing and watch this right now.
This charming documentary on the debt was created by Martin Durkin and aired on the UK's Channel 4 earlier this month. It is one big refutation of the Broken Window Fallacy, a crash course in the political economy of Frédéric Bastiat and Henry Hazlitt, and gives the lie to the popular notion that the Cameron-Clegg coalition are actually making reductions in state spending:
(h/t Trevor Loudon)
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Argentina legalizes same-sex marriage
Argentina becomes the first South American country to fully legalize same-sex marriage today.
Argentina's lower house voted in favour of legalizing same-sex marriage in May. The Senate followed suit in a close 33 - 27 vote after 15 hours of debate on Thursday morning.
The legislation gives same-sex marriages the same legal status, rights and protections as opposite-sex marriages, including the right to adopt children. Amongst other things, the legislation declares that ""marriage provides for the same requisites and effects independent of whether the contracting parties are of the same or different sex.""
The legislation was endorsed by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, but faced strong opposition from the Catholic Church.
While tens of thousands of Argentinians protested the legislation on Tuesday, opinion polls of the country showed support for gay marriage. That support was, however, limited to marriage, not to the adoption of children, which was opposed in opinion polls.
Not all Catholic priests lined up behind opposition to gay marriage. Father Jose Nicolas Allesio of St. Cajetans in the city of Cordoba publicly supported gay marriage.
His very public and outspoken support for the measure has rankled the Catholic Church in Argentina, leading Archbishop Carlos Jose Nanez of Cordoba to begin ""canonical proceedings"" against the renegade priest.
Same-sex civil unions had been legal in Buenos Aires since 2002, which was followed by several cities in Mexico and Brazil. Civil unions are legal in Uruguay.
Image: Supporters of same-sex marriage rallied on Congress during the debate.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Female Czech MPs pose for a calendar
What to make of this news?:
Czechs elected more women to parliament than ever before, electing 44 women in the May elections. To celebrate this, and to highlight the fact that there are women politicians, the centrist Public Affairs party, which ran on a platform promoting transparency (ahem), has launched a 2011 calendar. That calendar features four female MPs from the Public Affairs caucus, as well as a Public Affairs candidate for mayor of Prague.
Some interesting quotes via the Telegraph:
""We want to draw attention to the fact that we have women in politics,"" said MP Lenka Andrysova, who appears in one shot in a thigh-high dress kneeling on a shelf.
""Women's political influence is growing. Why not show we are women who aren't afraid of being sexy?"" said Marketa Reedova, Public Affair's 42-year-old candidate for the Prague mayor's office.
We've assembled some pictures from the calendar (profits from the calendar will, of course, go to charity).
UPDATED, with a pic of our own Kim Campbell, former prime minister, just cause (h/t @Bobby_OK):
Kim Campbell as Justice Minister, former prime minister of Canada, image hosted, inexplicably, by the Library and National Archives of Canada...
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Blue Tory anger at David Cameron
The Telegraph is reporting that the ‘right-wing’ section of the British Conservative Party is unhappy with the Liberal Democrat coalition deal. They have a right to be unhappy, not just with the deal but with the election in general.
David Cameron followed what we would call in Canada a Red Tory strategy (they would say Wet Tory in the UK). Basically he presented a moderate front that is suppose to reach out to people that don’t traditionally vote Conservative. Specifically he was interested in gaining seats in Scotland, a region that is full of anti-Tory sentiment to such a great extent that there is legitimate fear that a Tory government could lead to Scottish separation by its very existence.
In the cause of winning Scottish and ‘moderate voters,’ David Cameron reversed classic Conservative positions on Europe, watered down Conservative economic ideas, and blatantly almost rudely distanced himself from Margaret Thatcher. Really it was a pointless exercise. Scottish Labour Party acted like it was running against Lady Thatcher not Mr. Cameron and the Scottish people voted to keep a neo-Thatcher from coming to power, even though Mr. Cameron is not a neo-Thatcher in any sense. At the same time traditional Tories, that would have wanted Mr. Cameron to defend Lady Thatcher’s legacy, were annoyed at the Conservative leader.
The proof is in the pudding. Labour has not been so unpopular in nearly thirty years and yet David Cameron failed to win outright. If it hadn’t been for the unpopularity of Gordon Brown and the tiredness of the Labour government, it is almost certain that David Cameron would have lost.
So the Red Tory strategy fell flat once again and now the Blue Tory (if I can call it that) section of the party has to swallow yet another pill: coalition with the Liberal Democrats.
I posted yesterday that there was some good in the Con-Lib coalition policy agenda. The civil liberty aspects of the deal alone will warm my heart to the new government. Still there are things that have conservatives legitimately irked. The greatest of these is the increase of the capital gains tax, which runs against all conservative economic theory for the last forty years. If David Cameron had tried to raise capital gains tax while holding a majority he would likely have faced a back bencher’s uprising.
Basically Conservative MPs and grassroots are both being told to hang tight for the sake of government. But governing is not the sole cause of a political party; the Conservative Party is more than a mere vehicle for David Cameron to win power. It is also an organization of ideological perspectives with a policy agenda.
Mr. Cameron should keep in mind that there is a limit to how much a leader can ignore that agenda.
Friday, May 07, 2010
Nigel Farage defeated
Former leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party, a small government Eurosceptic party, has been solidly defeated. Nigel Farage came in third recieving 17.4% of the vote. It would have been nice to have him to balance the newly elected Green Party member.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Gordon Brown calls supporter bigoted
This is the most entertaining gaffe of the whole campaign:
My favourite part is that the Telegraph is reporting that the woman, a lifetime supporter of the Labour Party, felt that the conversation went well.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Gordon Brown should be given first chance to govern in a hung Parliament
As a hung Parliament appears more and more likely in the UK election, the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party have been a bit shy about saying what sort of deal they will make. The Labour Party has indicated that they are interested in working with the Lib-Dems, but the Lib-Dem leader, Nick Clegg, is not going to reveal his strategy until his hand is dealt. The outcome of the election, popular vote and seat distribution, is still very much up in the air. Really, the Conservatives and the Lib-Dems are wise to refuse to speculate.
One issue that I have with Nick Clegg’s current position on a hung Parliament is his assertion that Gordon Brown should not be allowed an opportunity to make a deal before he is removed from office:
Senior civil servants have made it clear that, in the event of a hung parliament, Mr Brown would remain as Prime Minister, even if he did not have the most seats, and would be given time to try to stitch a deal together.
The Lib Dem leader said: “It would be preposterous for Gordon Brown to end up like some squatter in No 10 because of some constitutional nicety.”
It is not just a constitutional nicety. Like most of the British unwritten constitutional rules, there is a sound practical reason for giving the current Prime Minister a chance to govern.
Consider what happened in Belgium in 2007. The various political parties could not bridge regional or ideological differences to create a coalition government. The result was that the Belgium state did not have a government for more than a year. Now this may sound awesome to a libertarian, but really what it meant was that civil servants, not elected politicians, were forced to make the policy decisions that could not be put off.
The UK system has a built in method to avoiding this problem. The fact that Mr. Clegg bashes this method reflexively shows a certain shallowness in his political philosophy. Mr. Clegg is making his name by calling for democratic reform, but reform for reform sake is not a good thing. Any reformer must be prepared to acknowledge and defend what is good about an institution as they struggle to change what is bad.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
UK Conservatives and 'People Power'
The British Conservative Party is talking a
good talk. They are claiming that the prime difference between the
Conservative Party and the Labour Party is that Labour believes in
‘state power’ and the Tories believe in ‘people power.’ As someone who
strongly defends the principles of personal responsibility and
individual liberty, I like this kind of language. The question is: does
the Conservative manifesto live up to the Tory leader David Cameron’s
Recently the Hayekian influenced Institute for Economic Affairs has said that neither the Conservatives nor the Labour Party have promised to do enough. The IEA is calling for a fundamental change in the way public finances operate to deal with the dire condition of the public debt. The Conservatives and Labour Party are debating how much to nibble while large bites are needed to save the public purse.
So what does that have to do with ‘people power’? It raises the question of what we can expect the government to be able to do and what do we need it to do. Mr. Cameron seems to be suggesting that we don’t need the government for much, because it is we the people that can best run our lives. It is we the people that can best direct us towards prosperity. Yet if this is so, why nibble? Why not take a bite?
The Labour Party response is pretty predictable. According to the Telegraph article that was linked above:
Last night Lord Mandelson, who is running Labour’s election campaign, said: “When the Tories say 'we’re all in this together’, what they really mean is 'you’re on your own’.’’
Which really tells you how much the Labour Party trusts people to live their lives without a civil servant telling you what you need to do. Yet are the Conservatives really that much better? Do they really think that we still need this disastrously large government spending?
As Publius here at the Western Standard recently said:
The difference between David Cameron's Conservatives, and Gordon Brown's Labour, is the speed at which they would drive Britain off the cliff.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Communist Party of China official reviews Avatar
1. The first element of any war is human. Learn from the Na’vi, have a winning spirit, and don’t be afraid of any advanced weapons.
2. The Na’vi’s system of hereditary rule proves that democracy is not universally applicable.
3. Na’vi’s collectivism has won over capitalism.
4. Loyalty has to be put in the number place in any appointment of key personnel. Defeat of the human race is due to the irresolute thinking of Jake.
5. The human race’s army has not united resolutely under the leadership of Colonel Miles Quaritch, as a result there is internal struggle. Unity is iron, unity is steel!
6. Dr. Grace Augustine shows the weaknesses of intellectuals, which are not to be trusted.
7. Forced demolition in China is relatively civilized; we haven’t used the army yet.
8. Anyone watching Avatar for the second time will be subject to 20% luxury tax.
9. Increase our effort in research & development. Start Avatar programs in provincial / ministerial levels or above. What we need to emphasize is: useful idealism is materialism.
10. Planet Pandora is an inseparable part of our motherland.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
'We can’t go on like this'
Talks like a Thatcherite. Walks like a Red Tory.
The simple, emotional phrase is likely to have been chosen by central office because pollsters heard it on the streets or in focus group sessions, as ordinary people expressed their exasperation with New Labour or their sense that Britain’s finances cannot be allowed to deteriorate further.
However the line was also used repeatedly by Margaret Thatcher, both when she was an Opposition politician and Prime Minister.
She said it in a speech to the Conservative Party conference in 1976, as she called for the country to live within its means.
“We can't go on like this. We are paying ourselves more than the value of what we produce. We are spending more than we earn.”
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Is Iran more republican than America?
Iranians took to the streets again today to protest Friday's contested election results, while defeated reformist candidate Mirhossein Mousavi continued to level accusations of electoral fraud. Critics of the regime, however, continue to stress that presidential elections are of little consequence since real power in the Islamic Republic is held by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
""On the nuclear question, it's very clear that the ultimate decision maker is Ayatollah Khamenei,"" said Mahsen Milani, an Iranian expert at the University of South Florida, in an interview with Fox News. ""The central question of security or war and peace is not in [Ahmadinejad's] domain. It's unambiguously in the domain of the supreme leader.""
This is because Iran has a unique quasi-democratic system of government. While the country does hold presidential and parliamentary elections, all of the candidates have to be specifically approved by the Guardian Council. The council is composed of 12 members, six of whom are appointed by the supreme leader, while the other six are nominated by the head of the judicial system of Iran, who is appointed by the supreme leader as well. The supreme leader has many other powers:
According to Iran's Constitution, the Supreme Leader is responsible for the delineation and supervision of ""the general policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran,"" which means that he sets the tone and direction of Iran's domestic and foreign policies. The Supreme Leader also is commander-in-chief of the armed forces and controls the Islamic Republic's intelligence and security operations; he alone can declare war or peace. He has the power to appoint and dismiss the leaders of the judiciary, the state radio and television networks, and the supreme commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The quasi-democratic nature of Iran's government has led many to question the legitimacy of the system itself. ""They try to keep people occupied with this fake political system on the outside while they run a corrupt government in the background, and to entertain this system is to just indulge in their corruption,"" said Iranian-American Keyvan Mehrabi in an interview with FrontPage Magazine. ""Iran is not a democracy. Don't forget that.""
Despite the fact that Iran may not be considered a true democracy, it does appear to fit the definition of a republic. The word ""republic"" is often used to describe a state that is not led by a monarch. Political philosopher Nicolo Machiavelli argued that there are really only two types of states. ""All states, all powers, that have held and hold rule over men have been and are either republics or principalities,"" wrote Machiavelli in The Prince. Yet, the term is often used in political science to describe a system of government similar to the Roman Republic. One that is a combination of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy.
In the Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Machiavelli advocated a republican form of government and he uses the Roman Republic as his example of the ideal form of government. Machiavelli admired the Roman style of government for a number of reasons. First, it's what led Rome to become a flourishing empire that withstood the test of time. If un-contained political conflict often results in a change in the state's system of government, then systems that have endured a long time must clearly do a good job of containing said conflict. Secondly, republics are designed to divide power between various groups within society. For example, the Roman Republic divided power between the one, represented by the Consul, the few, represented by the Senate, and the many, represented by the Tribunes and Assemblies.
Similarly, the Iranian constitution shares power between the supreme leader, the aristocracy (represented by the Guardian Council and other appointed bodies), as well as the people (represented by parliament and the president). The American presidential system was also designed in a similar manner with the president, Senate, and House of Representatives representing the centers levels of power respectively. In fact, while the U.S. constitution guarantees ""every State in this Union a Republican form of Government,"" it does not guarantee democracy. Yet, the seventeenth amendment to the U.S. constitution transformed the Senate into an elected body and the distinction between those who reflect the interests of the aristocracy and those who represent the people has become increasingly blurred.
The American system of government makes it difficult for small parties and independents to get elected and a high percentage of seats in congress see very little turnover. In effect, the political elite have become the new aristocracy, leaving one to wonder who's left to defend the interests of the people. Does this make Iran more republican than the U.S.?
Not if the accusations of electoral fraud are true. The supreme leader already has a tremendous amount of control over who is able to run in elections. If he has used his power to determine the outcome of the election as well, then the people are left without representation and the entire system is exposed as a sham.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Obama attempts to build support in the Islamic world with a speech in Cairo
U.S. President Barack Obama attempted to ""seek a new beginning"" in the relationship between America and the Islamic world with a speech in Cairo on Thursday. To his credit, the president addressed many of the issues that have divided Muslims and the west, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, America's use of torture tactics, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Iran's nuclear weapons program.
Obama is a great orator and there was little doubt in my mind that he would deliver a good speech full of high-minded rhetoric. But as the old saying goes, actions speak loader than words. The true test of Obama's plan to reach out to the Muslims will be shown by his Middle East policies and not his words.
Unfortunately, more often than not, Middle East policy is a zero sum game. Iran's nuclear weapons program comes into direct conflict with Obama's naive vision of ""a world in which no nations hold nuclear weapons."" Israel's desire for peace and security conflicts with the desire of Hamas to drive all the Jews into the sea. Likewise, Obama's goal of ending Islamic extremism does not mesh well with bin Laden's desire to wage jihad on America.
Obama did address America's relationship with Israel, an alliance that has made it many enemies in the Islamic world. ""America's strong bonds with Israel are well known,"" said Obama. Will he be able to continue this relationship without further inflaming Muslims?
Resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict is a noble goal and one that should be taken up by any administration. This is an issue, however, which has been on the agenda of many other presidents, all of whom have tried and failed to implement a lasting peace in the region. Is Obama so naive as to believe he will succeed where so many others have failed?
America's relationship with Israel has already been strained by the administration's insistence that Israel halt the development of settlements and adopt a two state solution. Trying to balance America's new relationship with Islam while supporting its traditional allies, such as Israel, is a goal that is unlikely to succeed.
Eventually, Obama will be faced with the geopolitical realities of the situation in the Middle East and will be forced to pick sides. First, he will have to reconcile his goal of ""two states where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security"" with the fact that a hostile terrorist organization controls the Gaza Strip and is unlikely to live in peace with either Israel or Fatah. More importantly, Obama will eventually have to deal with the situation in Iran.
The Iranian president has called for Israel to be ""wiped off the map"" and the Islamic nation is currently pursuing weapons that would make this possible. There is little doubt that Israel will not allow this to happen. If the U.S. is unable to halt the Iranian nuclear weapons program, Israel will be forced to take military action in order to prevent it. It is also in America's national interest to prevent the Iranians from getting the bomb. Israel will ask for American support in such an endeavour and the president will be forced to choose between acting in the best interest of America and its allies and building a stronger relationship with the Islamic world.
It is hard to tell what effect the speech will have at this point in time. Improving the relationship between Islam and the west and bringing peace to the Middle East are great foreign policy goals. However, until such words are backed up by innovative policies, they are nothing more than empty rhetoric.
You can watch the full speech via the player below.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Where fiscal conservatives and libertarians part ways
A textbook example from the news: Today the OSCE criticized the Irish government for a proposed bill that will curtail free speech by reintroducing the crime of ‘blasphemous libel’*. Why would the Irish be introducing this bill just now? Because a referendum on the matter is ‘too expensive’:
Last month Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern announced that he would propose a new crime of blasphemous libel in an amendment to the Defamation Bill.
The new section of the Bill will state: “A person who publishes or utters blasphemous matter shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding €100,000.”…
[the OSCE's] Mr Haraszti has written to Mr Ahern and to the Oireachtas committee debating the Bill, calling for it to be passed without the blasphemy provision.
“I am aware that the new article is meant to bring the law into line with a constitutional provision dating from 1937,” said Mr Haraszti.
“Nonetheless, it violates OSCE media freedom commitments and other international standards upholding the right to freely discuss issues of religion.”
He added: “It is clear that the Government’s gesture of passing a new version of the ‘blasphemy article’, even if milder than the dormant old version, might incite new court cases and thereby exercise a chilling effect on freedom of expression.”
Mr Ahern insists he is obliged to take account of the offence of blasphemy, which is provided for in the Constitution.
Article 40.6.1 of the Constitution states that the “publication or utterance of blasphemous, seditious, or indecent matter is an offence which shall be punishable in accordance with law”.
A spokesman for the Minister said he had two options, either to amend the Constitution, or amend the law.
The spokesman said Mr Ahern was “bemused” by criticism of his proposed amendment.
“He has to do it because he is the Minister for Justice and he cannot wilfully ignore the Constitution. Unlike the commentariat, the Minister does not have the option of wilfully ignoring the Constitution,” the spokesman said.
“He is the Minister for Justice and he is advised by the Attorney General that he has to have regard to the offence of blasphemy.”
Mr Ahern, he added, felt that in “the current economic environment” it was not appropriate to go to the people seeking to amend an article of the Constitution.
That last bit about the 'current economic environment' - those aren’t empty words from Ahern's spokesman. The Irish government is doing the right thing, cutting back in a big way (€1.5bn), and raising taxes in an even bigger way (€1.8bn) – the net effect will be something like CAD$1,000 for each man, woman, and child in the Republic. Rather than digging a hole for future generations, they’re digging out of a hole right now. Take a read through Irish emergency budget and see.
For libertarians and fiscal conservatives, this is the kind of budget, and the kind of responsible action on the economy that we’re all looking for. But at the cost of free expression?
Let’s take Ahern at his word – that the government is in such poor shape that it has to go forward right now with banning blasphemy. Would fiscal conservatives accept this as a worthwhile trade-off? Would libertarians? Or is this the precise spot where the two sides part ways?
Monday, May 18, 2009
Obama tries to pressure Netanyahu into adopting a two-state solution: is it viable?
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was in Washington Monday to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama. The key issues on the leader's agenda were how to deal with Iran and its suspected nuclear weapons program and whether or not Netanyahu will endorse Obama's two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
As always, Middle East politics is extremely complex, so it's a good idea to look at some of the different perspectives on the viability of a two-state solution, as well as the other potential solutions that could take its place.
Daniel Doron lays out the case against a two-state solution in Forbes:
The creation of yet another dysfunctional Palestinian Arab state will not only mortally threaten Israel, its irredentist nature will inflame the region. As importantly, it will continue making the personal and communal life of Palestinian Arabs unbearable. Remember what happened in Gaza after Israel vacated it: the wanton destruction of the hot houses Israel left behind to enable the Gazans to make a better living from agriculture; the rule of oppression and mayhem Hamas has instituted in Gaza; the continued impoverishment and immiseration of their hapless citizens. Is this the kind of government America wants extended to the West Bank?
But this will inevitably happen as a result of the premature formation of a Palestinian state. Within a very short time, it will disintegrate and be taken over by the extremist Hamas movement.
As in Gaza, a Hamas West Bank government, an Iranian proxy, will quickly launch missile attacks against Israel. From the West Bank, however, the missiles will not hit a sparsely inhabited Negev but the densely populated heartland of Israel, the greater Tel Aviv metropolitan area. They will hit Israel's only links to the world, Ben Gurion International Airport and the ports of Haifa and Ashdod.
This does not mean that Obama's favoured two-state solution doesn't have its supporters. Shibley Telhami, a professor at the University of Maryland, claims the two-state solution is the only solution:
It is the only realistic alternative since the Israelis will not accept a one-state solution and the Palestinians will not acquiesce in their conditions. The collapse of the two-state option would stress Israeli relations with all its neighbors and test its peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan. Indeed, it could lead to another Palestinian Intifada, fuel militancy and have serious ramifications for Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel. The impact would be felt beyond the region, as the Palestinian issue remains the prism through which many Arabs and Muslims view the world.
Likewise, Benny Morris argues that while the two-state solution is a ""practical nightmare,"" a one-state solution is even less likely to succeed:
If Arab expressions in the early years of the 20th century of fear of eventual displacement and expulsion by the Zionists were largely propagandistic, today -- in view of what has happened -- they are very real. And if Jewish fears in the 1930s of Arab intentions to push them ""into the sea"" -- to destroy the Zionist enterprise and perhaps slaughter the Yishuv -- were, if heartfelt, unrealistic (as it turned out), today they are very real, as are Jewish fears of a nuclear Holocaust at Islamic hands.
These fears and hatreds make a shared binational state, in which each community inevitably would seek to dominate the other, if only to prevent the other's domination of itself, inconceivable.
Meanwhile, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi made the case for a one-state solution in The New York Times:
A just and lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians is possible, but it lies in the history of the people of this conflicted land, and not in the tired rhetoric of partition and two-state solutions.…
In absolute terms, the two movements must remain in perpetual war or a compromise must be reached. The compromise is one state for all, an “Isratine” that would allow the people in each party to feel that they live in all of the disputed land and they are not deprived of any one part of it.
Of course, being the Middle East, there is no shortage of ideas on how to solve this conflict. The idea of a three-state solution is becoming increasingly popular. Three-state solutions involve either creating separate states for Gaza and the West Bank, or giving the territories back to Egypt and Jordan respectively, as John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, suggests:
Let's start by recognizing that trying to create a Palestinian Authority from the old PLO has failed and that any two-state solution based on the PA is stillborn. Hamas has killed the idea, and even the Holy Land is good for only one resurrection. Instead, we should look to a ""three-state"" approach, where Gaza is returned to Egyptian control and the West Bank in some configuration reverts to Jordanian sovereignty. Among many anomalies, today's conflict lies within the boundaries of three states nominally at peace. Having the two Arab states re-extend their prior political authority is an authentic way to extend the zone of peace and, more important, build on governments that are providing peace and stability in their own countries. ""International observers"" or the like cannot come close to what is necessary; we need real states with real security forces.
However, in an op-ed piece in The Jerusalem Post, Caroline Glick contends that a three-state solution would only serve to weaken the governments of Egypt and Jordan, while increasing the security threat against Israel. Instead, she believes that a new policy paradigm is needed, one that would see an increase in Israel's control over the territories:
The option of continued and enhanced Israeli control is unattractive to many. But it is the only option that will provide an environment conducive to such a long-term reorganization of Palestinian society that will also safeguard Israel's own security and national well-being.
While it is vital to recognize that the failed two-state solution must be abandoned, it is equally important that it not be replaced with another failed proposition. The best way to move forward is by adopting a stabilization policy that enables Israel to secure itself while providing an opportunity for Palestinians to integrate gradually and peacefully with their Israeli, Egyptian and Jordanian neighbors.
Personally, I still think the two-state solution is the most viable long-term solution. However, as I wrote awhile back, I have become quite jaded by the whole process:
I am not so naive as to believe that I can come up with a workable solution to such a complex problem. As the fighting continues in Gaza, the situation in the Middle East is becoming analogous to the Kobayashi Maru, the no-win scenario that Lieutenant Saavik is faced with at the beginning of The Wrath of Khan. Can you really blame me for being so pessimistic about the whole situation?
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Southern Avenger: The Radical Right & Mark Sanford
Here are two wonderful commentaries from our favourite Old Right commentator, Jack Hunter, via Taki's Mag:
The Radical Right:
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Newt Gingrich is popping too many preemptive pills
According to this news article, the Newt did not waste any time before rattling his electromagnetic sabres:
Only hours after North Korea launched a rocket, Newt Gingrich was on television saying the United States should have preemptively attacked the nuclear-armed country – with an electromagnetic pulse.
""We do not appreciate the scale of threat that is evolving on the planet,"" the former House Speaker said on Fox News Sunday. ""And North Korea is a totally irresponsible dictatorship run by a person who is clearly out of touch with reality.""
Newt's reality-TV style realism aims at the prophetic:
""One morning, just like 9/11, there's gonna be a disaster,"" the former Georgia congressman said. ""And people are going to look around and say 'Gosh, why didn't anyone think of that?' Well I'm telling you, the time to think about it is before the disaster, and not after.""
Pressed by Fox host Chris Wallace, Gingrich mentioned a few preemptive possibilities for stopping North Korean: ""There are three or four techniques that could have been used, from unconventional forces to standoff capabilities... I'd recommend look[ing] at electromagnetic pulse...which changes every equation about how risky these weapons are.""
An electromagnetic pulse is a short, high-intensity burst of electromagnetic energy which can damage electronic and electrical equipment.
Now there's an idea for the sequel to Team America -- Newt and Kim Jong Ill battle it out in a Stars-Wars-like scene with electromagnetic pulses, neon swords, and cowboy boots. Who says satire isn't another means of telling the truth?
Students in Moldova protest Communist victory
Shotgun blogger Alina writes of her despondency at the recent win for the Communist Party in Moldova. But there's reason to feel a glimmer of hope and optimism: Students in Moldova aren't taking the victory for statism lying down, and have started a mass protest.
According to the BBC:
Students in Moldova have attacked the country's parliament in protest at the victory of the governing Communist Party in Sunday's general election.
Witnesses say crowds poured into the building through smashed ground-floor windows and shortly after hurled furniture out and set it alight...
At least part of the motivation for the protest is the belief that the election ""was fradulent"":
Representatives of opposition parties are among the protesters.
They believe the election result was fraudulent.
The Mayor of Chisinau, Dorin Chirtoaca, who is deputy head of the opposition Liberal Party, said the protests were justified ""because people did not vote for the communists in such large numbers"".
The communists won 50% of votes in the election declared ""fair"" by observers.
They were followed by the centre-right Liberal Party with almost 13% of the votes, and the Liberal Democratic Party with 12%.
Reports from the country say local television stations are off-air and the national radio station is broadcasting folk music.
No reports about the protest have been included in its radio news bulletins.
You read that right: they're playing folk music while parliament is besieged, and while other Moldovans are escaping their country for better opportunities and more freedom elsewhere in a ""mass emigration"". People are voting with their feet.
So keep your chins up, fellow anti-statist liberty-lovers, at least some young people in Moldova are clamoring for less state, and more freedom.
Friday, February 06, 2009
Won't somebody think of the children
I don't want to be 'that guy', but it needs saying: ""Won't somebody think of the children?""
Here's what I'm getting at -- around the world, fiscal conservatives are standing up and opposing big-government stimulus packages in the name of the next generation.
Down in Australia, where they are in a similar position to Canada economically, a big spending government is being checked by Liberal leader, Malcolm Turnbull. He's currently using their Triple-E senate to block a $42 billion dollar stimulus package. Here are his reasons:
[The PM] has made not one hard decision since coming to office. He has wanted to be Santa Claus -- everybody gets a prize.
The problem with everybody getting a prize today is that our children will be carrying a very heavy penalty in the years to come.
This is why we will vote against this package. That is why we do not support a further round of cash handouts.
We know this will not be popular. But it is the right thing to do. Somebody has to stand up for future generations, and not cruel their chances in life by weighing them down with staggering levels of debt.
Malcolm Turnbull isn't alone though. Even British Tory leader, David Cameron, is coming around:
I believe there is something morally repugnant about this Labour Government sacrificing tomorrow for the political convenience of today. And, I believe, so does the vast majority of this country. For the first time in generations, parents are looking at their children and questioning if they will have a better life than they themselves had.
A few years ago, you could count on Stephen Harper and his Conservatives to say things like that. No more, and unfortunately there's no sign of any party on the horizon that can be called conservative. So in the meantime, we'll have to make do with admiring them from afar.
Here's Malcolm Turnbull's speech in full:
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Filibuster: The unwatched pot
Monday, December 15, 2008
Putin's War on Democracy
On Saturday I mentioned that a new anti-Putin coalition was building in Russia. I ended the blog post by expressing a hope that the Kremlin won't use draconian or violent tactics against this new opposition movement. It did not take long for me to be disappointed.
Over the weekend two anti-Kremlin rallies were broken up by the police and around a hundred people were arrested. Neither BBC nor CNN reported that the rallies were violent or disruptive. BBC did report that United Russia supporters did participate in a violent protest outside the building of an opposition conference.
After I wrote my post on Saturday some people expressed concerns that perhaps some of the opposition leaders were not the most freedom loving people in the world. I admit that I do not know all the political parties or their platforms, and so I do not judge what parties are best for Russia. To enter into that sort of discussion is to miss the point.
The problem in Russia is the process. The last election was pretty universally declared dishonest. Putin has a history of using violence to oppress opposition voices in both the Duma and the press. A former University professor of mine expressed doubts that even the polling data we see in Russia is honest. The only companies that have a license to put political polls in the field are friendly with Putin and his allies.
The beauty of representative democracy is that it creates a peaceful means by which the political elite and compete for power. If that process lacks legitimacy violence becomes the only power base and peace, order, and freedom all get lost in a sea of coups and counter coups. For Russia to end its long history of suffering either bloody autocrats or chaos, they have to develop a democratic political culture.
Russia does not have a history of democratic norms. Sadly Putin has done all he can to prevent such norms from taking root.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Sarah Palin named ""Most Controversial Celebrity"" of 2008
Sarah Palin has just been named the “Most Controversial Celebrity” of 2008 by Showbiz Tonight, beating out two-time winner Britney Spears.
The Western Standard covered Palin as closely as good taste would allow and I can’t really understand what’s so controversial about the Alaskan governor and former Republican vice presidential candidate.
Was it that sexy college t-shirt photo?
Perhaps it is her down syndrome son Trig who she chose not to abort?
Her expensive campaign wardrobe, which she says she never asked for and didn't keep?
What about her rather conventional Christian views?
Or could it be her love of guns and hunting?
There's nothing controversial here.
Troopergate, of course! I almost forgot about Troopergate.
OK. Fine. I guess she is somewhat controversial.
But is she really a celebrity?
And is this new obsession with the political class healthy? I think I like the Hollywood-obsessed America better than the politically-obsessed America, an era ushered in by President-elect Obama and the attractive and fashionable Palin.
I wonder if Lindsay Lohan said anything stupid today?
Posted by Matthew Johnston
Saturday, December 13, 2008
A new hope in Russia
One of the major problems with Russia is the lack of alternative to Putin, Medvedev, and the United Russia Party. The Yeltsin years discredited liberalism in Russia and the various democratic parties have not been able to get their act together. The outrageously large victories enjoyed by Putin and his allies may be suspicious, but you have to consider that there is basically no one else to vote for. In fact in the Duma elections the ‘none of the above’ option on the ballot routinely wins plurality.
This is why I am excited to learn that the democratic parties in Russia are uniting and forming a new political force. They are calling themselves Solidarity. It is being headed by Garry Kasparov, who for a long time now has been the most successful critic of the Kremlin.
I only hope that Mr. Kasparov doesn’t soon face trumped up charges.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
All politicians do bad things
It’s not a matter of getting the “right” person in place; it’s a matter of refusing to give ANY person the amount of power politicians and bureaucrats currently enjoy. There is no way someone can “do good” in a position where they are expected to make certain groups happy and to do so with one tool and one tool only, force. That is government. We are stupid to think good intentions can somehow make coercion a “nice” and effective way to achieve social progress and harmony. (I recommend reading chapter 10 of F.A. Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom to see why there are systematic reasons that “bad” people end up in high levels of government. It’s not by chance.)
Here’s a great post on the topic by the The Austrian Economists’ Steve Horwitz:
So the big news today is that the governor of Illinois has been caught doing explicitly what most politicians do with more subtlety every single day: selling off their power to the highest bidder. I can’t help but note that yet another politician is indicted on corruption charges at the very same time we are handing over unprecedented power to the political class as we partially nationalize the banking system and, apparently, the Big Three auto companies.
I simply do not understand how those who are in favor of giving government all of these new powers because they sincerely believe that doing so will work out the way their blackboard designs intended can keep a straight face. What kind of cognitive dissonance must it take to believe that the people YOU are handing power over to are “not like” Ted Stevens or Rod Blagojevich? How deeply must one be in denial or engage in rationalization to believe that they are “different?” How blind must one be to think that trillions of dollars in bailout money won’t go to the highest bidder (as the lobbyists line up on K Street…) in a process different only in its wink-and-a-nod courtesies than Blagojevich’s auctioning off of a Senate seat?
For me, the key insight of public choice is the same insight that underlies Austrian economics: it is the institutional framework that is the key to understanding the choices people make and the unintended outcomes they produce. As I said to a class last week: “Governments can’t act like businesses because businesses only act like businesses because they operate in the institutional environment of private property, monetary exchange, and competition.” In the same way, getting politicians to stop selling off their power isn’t a matter of ethics or psychology, rather it’s about changing the rules of the game such that they do not have as much power to sell. Unfortunately, the current bailout mania is changing those rules in utterly the wrong direction.
Look at it this way: the bailouts are already becoming just a legal form of essentially the same behavior for which the governor has been indicted.
Why should we ever accept “Oh, but he’s different” as an answer to the claim that explicit bribery and selling off power are just a less subtle form of politics as usual?
(Cross-posted at the SFEblog)
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Libertarian Bob Barr opposes US domestic troop deployment, warns of ""culture of militarism""
Salem-news.com is reporting that the US government plans to deploy 20,000 troops – a full division – to domestic law enforcement. Former Republican congressman and Libertarian Party leader Bob Barr opposes the plan and the growing “culture of militarism” in America:
""When combat troops are used for domestic law enforcement, rights are inevitably violated and tragedies occur, such as when the military was improperly activated to assist in the tragedy at Waco, Texas in 1993. This domestic use of the military resulted in the loss of some 80 men, women and children,"" says Barr, the Libertarian Party's 2008 presidential nominee.
""The government's plan to deploy initially 20,000 uniformed military personnel inside the United States goes against everything we have learned about using soldiers as police officers. Not only do these plans appear to be a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act—which forbids the use of the military in law enforcement on non-federal property—but it also opens up the American public to dangerous Constitutional violations.""
Barr says his concerns are greatly heightened by the conclusion reached by the current Bush Administration in a classified 2001 Department of Justice memo. The memo stated that the Fourth Amendment, which protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures, does not apply to the U.S. military when it engages in “domestic” operations.
It gives new meaning to the antiwar cry to “bring the troops home.” Be careful what you wish for.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
The power of words
The CCP's continuing battle against words had me thinking about the Moon report, and its recommendation to get the CHRC out of the anti-wordsmithing business.
I found the reaction of Justice Minister Rob Nicholson particularly puzzling (Reuters):
At this month's policy convention of the governing Conservative Party, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson voted for a resolution to have the commission get out of policing hate speech on the Internet.
But, mindful of his government's minority status in Parliament, he reacted cautiously on Monday: ""We'll have a careful look at it... I'd like to get some input from the (House of Commons) justice committee.""
To be fair to Nicholson, Randall Palmer (the Reuters author) added the minority government context. Still, if the lack of a majority is keeping the Harper government from acting, it shouldn't. In fact, the best political move out of this is to make the repeal of Section 13 a confidence vote.
I don't expect the NDP to be much help, but the Bloc and the Grits will be facing serious crosswinds. For the Liberals, it was one of their own (Keith Martin) who first presented this as a private member's bill. Would Martin (who was a CA member and was elected this time be a mere 72-vote margin) see this as a time to re-cross the floor, and give the Grits another embarrassment? Or even worse (for the Libs), will a leadership candidate take a chance and come out in favor of the bill, thus splitting the party?
Meanwhile, the Bloc may think at first they can skate by this, but a free-speech issue garnering national attention in the middle of a Quebec election that could be Mario Dumont's last stand may not play as they think it will. If Dumont is able to make this Le Cri de coeur Partie Deux, The Bloc's PQ cousins may have a serious problem.
Finally, the Conservatives only need a dozen votes to get this out of Commons, and Martin should give them at least one. The rest will likely come from Blocquisites worried about the provincial election, or Liberals skittish about another election or having the party split open.
Either way, the odds would favor the Conservatives to pick up enough votes or absetentions to get a Section 13 repeal through.
Monday, November 24, 2008
The CCP's next accidental rehabilitation project
It was almost a decade ago when the Chinese Communist Party pulled off the impossible: they actually turned Prince Charles into a sympathetic figure.
Today, they take on an even bigger challenge: reviving Guns 'N' Roses.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Beijing admits the situation is ""grim""
They're just hoping no one ntoices that they have no idea what to do next.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Antiwar groups fear Barack Obama may create hawkish Cabinet
The LA Times is reporting today that:
Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama's national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq invasion and hold hawkish views on other important foreign policy issues.
If these antiwar groups had read the October 2008 edition of Reason Magazine, this news would be less surprising. Here’s what columnist David Weigel had to say about Obama’s foreign policy views:
He has called for, or retroactively endorsed, interventions in Zimbabwe, Pakistan, and Sudan. He has advocated a humanitarian-based foreign policy for his entire public career. Since coming to the U.S. Senate in 2005, he has built up a brain trust of academics and ex-Clintonites who, like him, challenge the logic of the Iraq war but not the logic of wars like Iraq. John McCain looks at American military power and sees a way to ""roll back"" rogue states. Obama looks at American military power and sees a way to solve international and intranational conflict, regardless of the conflict's immediate impact on national security. McCain seeks to aggressively confront imminent threats. Obama wants to do the same, while forestalling threats of tomorrow with just as much military vigor.
If antiwar groups were was looking to Obama to restore the American non-interventionist tradition, they picked the wrong candidate.
Posted by Matthew Johnston
The tragedy as farce
Beijing continues the Moscow-70s-rerun.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Communist China is now America's largest creditor
The CCP now has the economic power to do tremendous damage to the American economy and/or exact painful geopolitical concessions from the leader of the free world.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
More from those free-marketeers in China
The regime is now demanding factories get government approval before making lay-offs.
I would cluck-cluck about the supposedly ""free-market"" Communists being exposed, but as an American, well . . .
Monday, November 17, 2008
Continuing on my two obsessions that no one else seems to care about . . .
Communist China continues its Brezhnevization.
Meanwhile, for those of you still angry over the federal Conservatives abandoning private health care, there is still one leader willing to embrace the badly needed heresy: Mario Dumont.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Gary Johnson for President in 2012: Keeping drug policy reform on the Republican agenda
Canadian libertarian publisher Marc Emery doesn’t trust President-elect Obama on drug policy reform, and wants to see former two-term New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 as an insurance policy. Johnson is a tax fighter, a Ron Paul supporter, an opponent of the war in Iraq and, most importantly to Emery, the highest ranking elected official in America to have opposed the war on drugs.
Can Johnson finish the job Ron Paul started and successfully win the Republican nomination for libertarian-conservatives in 2012? Read Marc Emery's column ""Gary Johnson for President in 2012"" here for the answer.
And here's an excerpt from the column for those of you pressed for time:
If Obama wants to keep arresting African-Americans all day long for pot and drugs, that is unacceptable. If he wants to maintain the status quo and leave us with hollow words like ""hope"" and ""change"", then the honeymoon will be over fast. These are desperate, rough times ahead and a soothsayer in the White House, no matter how handsome and acceptably black, is not going to be able to suppress the legitimate aspirations of millions of people in jail or with family in jail because of the drug war. If drug law reform is way down on the list of the Democratic Congress and Obama’s agenda then its not a moment too soon to start considering a mainstream candidate for whom drug-law reform is much higher on the list. That's Gary Johnson.
Gary Johnson smoked pot, enjoyed it, became Governor, served two terms, doesn't smoke pot now or recently, and wants to legalize it. Obama called his pot use a youthful mistake and has recanted, during the 2008 campaign, his 2004 promise to legalize pot.
Nonetheless, I am confident President Obama would probably sign any bill brought before him from Congress that does legalize pot, that's why the new Congress must be lobbied to get on board with the Barney Frank-Ron Paul Marijuana Decriminalization Act. I am more optimistic than ever before about getting drug law reform done with the Democrats and Ron Paul Republicans (Broun, McClintock, Paul, Bartlett, Flake, Rohrabacher) in this next session.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
The saga of the Ron Paul third party bid that never was
Nolan Chart columnist and Ontario Libertarian Party deputy leader George Dance has provided an excellent summary of the Ron Paul third party bid that never was.
Dance documents the speculation and weak denials that Paul would run as the Libertarian Party candidate for president if he lost the Republican nomination, which was certain.
You can read his excellent and thorough treatment of the subject here, but the stories goes something like this:
Paul was asked by Republican brass to agree not to run as a third party candidate, should he lose the nomination, on the condition that he be allowed to participate in state primaries and the all-important national debates. Paul didn’t disclose these No-Third-Party agreements and allowed speculation to run rampant as to whether or not he would run as the Libertarian Party candidate for president. His campaign team may have even encouraged some of this speculation.
Some argue he didn’t disclose these agreements because he wanted to keep the media interested in his campaign for the Republican nomination and wanted to keep donations coming in from Libertarian Party members who clung to the hope that Paul would eventually be their candidate.
Paul eventually made it clear that he would not accept the Libertarian Party nomination and said “I am a Republican, and I will remain a Republican."" Libertarians were naturally disappointed, but, again, at no point did Paul’s campaign disclose the No-Third-Party agreements which precluded him from running. Why?
In answer to this nagging question, Western Standard general manager Kalim Kassam suggested Paul may have been under a non-disclosure agreement at least until the November 4th vote. Here’s what Dance had to write about Kassam’s conclusion:
At this point, of course, all judgements have to be tentative. I find myself in agreement with Kalim Kassam's comments on the revelation at Canada's Western Standard:
It's not difficult to see why this information wasn't made public before the press conference at which Ron Paul made his presidential endorsements: of course the GOP would prefer it never to see the light of day, and until that point Paul could coyly respond to inquiries that he had ""no plans"" to mount a third party run while not completely ruling it out, keeping the media interested and the major parties on their toes....
Then again, who am I to know? Maybe the GOP also had a non-disclosure agreement which gagged the Paul campaign from talking until after the November 4th election. I wouldn't be surprised, would you?
Remember Occam’s razor: All other things being equal, the simplest explanation is the best.
Friday, November 14, 2008
US blocks Chinese food imports
The melamine scandal is faced, so it doesn't hit home.
How long before Canada does this?
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Bravo to Rogers
The Chinese dissident TV station New Tang Dynasty Television is now on the air in Canada.
Truth be told, I really didn't give Rogers enough credit on the post itself (actually, I never mentioned them), but I want to make up for it here. It takes a lot to resist the CCP and its lure of ""1.3 billion customers"" - especially in the Great White North, where the Liberals still insist on doing Beijing's bidding.
Thank you, Rogers.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
If you think you had a bad Remembrance Day...
. . . try looking at the one the Chinese Communists had.
Meanwhile, I see the PQ and the Q-Liberals are insisting that the other stinks on the economy (Whistler Question)., Of course, they're both right.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Perhaps this will disabuse the CCP admirers
The Chinese Communist Party has, IMHO, gotten far more praise on this blog than it deserves for supposedly ""free-market"" policies - much of which has been a ruse.
I await the condemnation from these folks as the cadres have now decided to unload 15% of the nation's GDP on pork-barrel projects and other nonsense.
Meanwhile, thanks to this, I will once again resume my role as Chief of the ADQ apologists (American division).
Friday, November 07, 2008
The Obama draft begins
An open letter to America's youth:
Dear high school and college aged students:
We're sorry about this, American young people, but President-Elect Barack Obama demands your service.
You, too, can learn to balance school, after-school jobs, and extracurricular activities with 50-100 hours of annual community service.
Especially you kids unlucky enough to have poor parents who can't afford to send you to a private school. You'll have to save for college while cleaning toilets, working for ACORN, and picking up trash along the highway. Your wealthier friends, on the other hand, will just be able to skip the whole ""mandatory volunteerism"" thing by transferring to private schools.
Maybe the government will let you do your time with a libertarian or conservative organization. Yeah, good luck with that, you miserable proletariat schlubs.
Again, sorry about this. But America needs you. Barack Obama needs you.
We hope you understand.
The Western Standard
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Fraser Institute: Harper government faces hurdles with a Barack Obama administration
Despite Canadians’ stated preference for a Barack Obama presidency, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will have his work cut out for him to convince the president-elect not to pursue polices that will negatively affect Canada, concludes a new study from independent research organization the Fraser Institute.
“On all the key economic and bilateral issues between our two countries, including trade, energy, border management, and defence, an Obama administration poses a major challenge to Canada’s immediate interests,” said Dr. Alexander Moens, author of Canada and Obama: Canada’s Stake in the 2008 US Election and a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute.
“Prime Minister Harper has a very large hurdle ahead of him in terms of trying to gain Obama’s attention, build a relationship, and advance Canada’s interests.”
In the new study, Moens, a political science professor at Simon Fraser University and expert on Canada-U.S. relations, breaks down the main policy issues of Canadian interest facing the two North American neighbours, and examines how an Obama presidency is likely to approach them. His conclusion is not reassuring for the Canadian economy, which relies heavily on exports to the U.S. The complete study is available at www.fraserinstitute.org.
“There is no indication Obama will change the American approach to border security, and he has been critical of Canada’s production of what he calls ‘dirty oil.’ Combined with Obama’s lack of foreign affairs experience, it will be a challenge for Canada to get on his agenda,” Moens said.
Moens points out that Canada did not feature in the Obama campaign except in the NAFTA flap, when a Canadian memo was leaked to the press in which an aide to Obama indicated that Obama was less critical of NAFTA than his campaign rhetoric would suggest.
For the past several years, Canada and the U.S. have been moving to integrate markets in the two countries, initially under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and more recently through the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP). The ability for transactions to occur freely across the border has been a key engine of Canadian growth in the past two decades. In 2007, Canada’s trade with the United States amounted to 67 per cent of its overall trade, or 40 per cent of GDP. But these gains could disappear if the new U.S. administration embraces more protectionist policies.
“Given Obama’s expressed hesitation for free trade agreements and his promises to seek more labour and environmental conditions in agreements such as NAFTA, Canada will likely face more than security demands from the new administration in bilateral negotiations on deepening trade,” Moens said.
“But Obama is a highly intelligent person, and a master politician. If Harper can persuade him that the United States will benefit from good relations with Canada, he may adjust his policies.”
The other key issue facing Canada is the likelihood of Obama bringing forward a carbon cap-and-trade system. Canada is particularly sensitive to arbitrary caps on carbon set in Washington which would most likely lead to American industry demanding import tariffs or levies on Canadian energy products and manufactured goods. Because carbon policies lead to trade distortions, Canada can only minimize its losses if it joins an American cap and trade system. Any difference between the two markets on these regulations will likely hurt the Canadian export sector.
Moens concludes that because of the challenge of getting Canada on Barack Obama’s agenda and getting Canadian interests acknowledged, Prime Minister Stephen Harper needs to meet early with the new president and exert maximum effort to build a personal relationship of trust and respect.
And he suggests the Prime Minister concentrate on three main issues:
1. Renew efforts to open bilateral, rather than trilateral (with Mexico), discussions on trade and border issues. Canadian steps toward more border staffing and deeper cooperation on homeland security as well as joint projects on accelerated infrastructure (bridges and roads) could be a start.
2. Reconsider the decision to withdraw Canadian Forces from combat operations in Afghanistan in 2011. This issue should be put on the bilateral table to find a common strategy with the Obama administration on how to achieve long-term security and stability in Afghanistan using both military and diplomatic means.
3. If the new Administration and Congress launch a cap-and-trade system on carbon emissions, Canada should lobby for a single Canadian-American approach, rather than separate Canadian and American policies. Such an accord must give special protection for the oil sands industry to give it time to move towards more steam-assisted gravity drainage, the use of nuclear power to generate steam, and carbon sequestering.
Despite Obama’s popularity among Canadians, Moens points out that the Canadian public remains leery of working closely with the United States and it remains to be seen if public opinion will change under an Obama administration.
“Canadians are almost evenly split on the operations in Afghanistan and they showed little support for the SPP initiative to deepen trade relations. Any Canadian government will face a tough challenge explaining why it is in Canada’s national interest to move towards closer trade integration and border efficiency, as well as to bring the integrated energy markets even closer,” he said.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
What the new Administration could do (if it wanted)
There are many reasons why I was disappointed (and deeply worried) about Barack Obama's victory. The Bush Administration made sure policy toward Communist China was not one of them.
In fact, the Obama Administration could win many converts with a genuinely anti-Communist policy. Here's how.
Take up thy cross and follow Obama
Late last night, after the election was called for Obama, CNN political analyst Roland Martin used Biblical analogies in looking at the problems facing the new president. All Americans, needed to rally together, he argued, citing the Biblical example of Nehemiah who could only rebuild the temple when all the Israelites realized that they had to work together.
Moreover, Mr. Martin added, Americans must not assume that Obama can solve these problems alone. They must ""take up that cross"" (his words) and help him. (Perhaps ""Take up thy cross and follow Obama"" is in an extremely new translation of the Bible that I have not seen yet. )
No pressure, Barack, he just compared your new job to the road to Calvary!
This is just another example of the messianic undertone that has underlay the U.S. media coverage of Obama. Conservative bloggers such as Jonah Goldberg have spotted it. It goes almost without saying that had Sarah Palin, a devout Pentecostal, used Biblical language during the campign, reporters would have eaten her alive.
I'd say to the new president--if people are thinking of you in such terms, then may God help you. Literally! I am certain that you will need it.
UPDATE: A ""Roland S. Martin"", who may well be the CNN correspondent himself, adds in the comments:
""I used the religious language because I have a masters in Christian communications: my wife is an ordained minister; and I gave a sermond on Sunday with Nehemiah 2 as the scripture and the title was ""It's About Us; Not Him""
I did note that Mr. Martin was careful to say that Obama would lead Americans. But, the president elect is a mere mortal politician. We do need to give him permission to fail...as I ruefully suspect he will. Such language as used on election night, I still suggest, does not help Mr. Obama.
I also note that the words ""Take up thy cross and follow me,"" are spoken by Christ himself in the Bible, so what, indeed, would ""take up that cross"" remind you of?
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Georgia Straight ""poised"" to report that Dewey Defeats Truman?
Today's issue of The Georgia Straight, Vancouver's weekly alternative newspaper, has let the cat out of the bag about next Tuesday's U.S. elections. A photo of Barack Obama is featured on the front cover with the legend ""Our Best Bet: Barack Obama is poised to become the most powerful man in the world. So what does this mean for Canada?""
Their feature story, by Doug Sarti, does qualify the cover stance by noting ""if"" Obama wins. Yet the fact that newspaper devotes two pages of speculation about what Obama might do as president (such as appointing Arnold Schwarzenegger as Secretary of Energy, for example) implies that the newspaper is acting as if it obvious that Americans must realize that they have to stop guzzling ""the Bush Kool-Aid"". So, they might as well run this story now.
Although this is not as egregiously obnoxious as the newspaper in New Mexico that reported ""Obama Wins!"", The Georgia Straight is being a bit disrespectful towards U.S. voters who have yet to cast their ballots.
John McCain, the latest poll numbers report, is catching up to Obama. If he manages to pull off an upset next Tuesday, I'll bet the Straight's editors will wish that they had paid Mr. Sarti a ""kill fee"" and held the ""What can we expect from President Obama"" story, just in case. Better to be careful and wait than to look foolish, eh?
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The CCP's latest effort to make farmers feel better falls flat.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
The devolution of tyranny
The Chinese Communist police force long ago became strike-breakers for the cadres; now they've become a security force for the the Chinese Mafia.
Monday, October 27, 2008
We're just not into you
That's the message the CCP has been sending the Chinese people for years; it just became crystal clear over the weekend.
Friday, October 24, 2008
It's not often one sees more resolve from Europe than America, but it does happen on occasion.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
The next four years . . .
. . . and why they could be a lot of trouble . . .
. . . no matter who wins November 4.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Somebody finally goes after the surrender to North Korea
John McCain rips the Bush Administration here.
Still plenty of time for anyone in Canada to say something . . .
. . . anything.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The new theme for the CCP.",14738,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131304444.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172144-00193-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.963797450065613
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a80cc074-3823-4f67-ae35-b3c94e413108,2015-03-29T11:03:09+00:00,2011-10-26,0,http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/wellness/reality-tv-star-sharon-osbourne-removes-implants_97980.html,"London: Sharon Osbourne has admitted she took a break from `The Talk` to get her breast implants removed.
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67eda725-efa2-4735-80f4-849c36f461d3,2015-03-30T06:20:08+00:00,2014-03-25,0,http://www.kplu.org/post/seattle-schools-cope-crowding,"Seattle schools cope with crowding
Seattle Public Schools is set to stop busing students to schools outside their neighborhood next year, but that move might cost more money than it saves. The situation dates back to Seattle's move to a system of neighborhood schools instead of district wide school choice. The district continued to give some kids rides to their old schools during the transition.
That's supposed to end this year, but cutting off bus service for that last 1800 students would flood their neighborhood schools. forcing the district to add expensive portable classrooms. Assistant Superintendent for Operations Pegi McEvoy said the district has done the math.
""That would cost us about $2,2 million. If we continued the grandfathering,of that transportation and kept those service standards alive [for another year], it would only cost us a half a million dollars,"" McEvoy said.,
Speaking Tuesday at a public meeting on school crowding, McEvoy said staff will likely recommend that move to the school board.
More kids, more portables
She spelled out the transportation issues at a community meeting on school crowding. Even without the busing change, the district will need to add more than 50 homerooms to accommodate growing enrollment. That doesn't even include some schools, such as Eckstein Middle School, which are bursting but stable. Parent Jennifer Biely said that's a big oversight.
""My child was not allowed to carry her binder or her backpack or even go to her locker during passing classes because they would bump things and couldn't get through the hallways. Just because the enrollment isn't increasing doesn't mean it isn't on fire,"" Biely said.
The fixes are all short-term anyway. If voters pass a capital levy next year, the district will build new buildings and rejigger attendance boundaries to accommodate the new students.",375,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299114.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00110-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.980485498905182
855d17dc-7870-4553-9aa3-6a55637f0049,2018-08-14T08:38:49+00:00,2018-08-14,0,http://www.carstvcentral.com/tag/stricker,"In China Car Volume will reach 70 million to keep the context of a big automobile market and improvement prospects of income are professionals who are offered extra consideration. So, whether you’re looking to tweak or tune your functionality car (or turn a regular one into a high-overall performance vehicle), or if you merely want some functionality auto part accessories to show off the organizations you use, efficiency auto retailers have what you need. By way of the years our enterprise has been recognized as one particular of the most established auto parts retailers.
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60f45659-6da7-4390-acf3-2e6c5a0d12f2,2016-07-26T14:09:30+00:00,2014-07-23,1,http://swtimes.com/news/state-news/proposal-raise-minimum-wage-clears-initial-hurdle,"LITTLE ROCK — A ballot proposal to raise the minimum wage in Arkansas has met the initial signature requirement, Secretary of State Mark Martin’s office said Wednesday.
Martin’s office said the group Give Arkansas a Raise Now turned in more than 64,000 signatures in support of the proposed initiated act, which needed 62,507 signatures to win a spot on the November general election ballot.
The secretary of state’s office now moves on to verifying the signatures, which were submitted July 7. Meeting the initial count requirement qualifies the group for an additional 30 days to collect signatures to compensate for any that may not qualify during the verification process.
If placed on the ballot and approved by voters, the proposal would raise Arkansas’ minimum wage gradually from $6.25 an hour to $8.50 an hour by 2017.
Steve Copley, chairman of Give Arkansas a Raise Now, said Wednesday he was “excited that we got that hurdle cleared.”
Copley said polls have shown strong support for the proposal.
“I feel pretty confident when we get it on the ballot it’ll pass,” he said.
Martin’s office said last week the group Let Arkansas Decide had submitted more than the 78,133 signatures needed to place a proposed constitutional amendment to allow statewide alcohol sales on the ballot.
The two groups were the only ones to submit citizen-initiated ballot proposals to the secretary of state’s office by the July 7 deadline. Petition drives in support of measures to legalize recreational and medicinal marijuana fell short.",328,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824994.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00248-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.957302331924438
6626574d-fbc7-4bd5-8b43-78171d068840,2018-08-17T09:09:39+00:00,2018-07-15,0,http://mistressnylons.com/tag/mistress/,"Last year (although it passed pretty quickly) was a very good year for me, as it was filled with lots of travelling, sight seeing, adventures, good food, inspiring people, great books and music. I love to spend my time doing things I love, and those things I love took a lot of my time last year. So I think I should conclude it was a good year? I suppose so…
And I didn’t even get to mention femdom. That is self implied, a simple look at the name/content of the blog and you can tell it’s one of my passions.
To get back at the name of this blog entry…I don’t believe in any of the shit where you make wishes (formal ones) about a new year or holidays or birthdays and stuff like that. That’s why I am not too good with all the formal things you need to say when you “have to”. But now I don’t have to, I feel I want to share a few things with you, the submissives that are following me, and reading my posts, this is for all of you.
Being a slave is not an easy thing, sometimes you’re supposed to do things you don’t like, things that push your to the extremes, things that put you to the test. But you do them, if it is in your nature to really be submissive. If not you’ll complain, you’ll move on to something else. Try new mistresses, try different women. And you won’t be satisfied. You’ll be looking for that little something that resides in you. That submission seed that wants to sprout. Give it a chance to see how it feels. Stop limiting yourself trying to hide who you are. Your place is at your lady’s feet, serving Her, and to see if that’s true, just try it and see if it makes you feel good, if it fulfils you.
It’s summer, it’s hot and you’re probably wondering how I put up with the heat and what I’ve been up to lately.
Also, I’ve been naughty:
In case you’ve been wondering what I have been doing these days. I am posting here some of the most representative moments of these days:
As you can see I love going out in my spare time (and I have lots of that) having a cup of coffee, a croissant or apple pie (yum)
Inside our home and around female dominant friends, my husband must
address me as Miss Anna and my lady friends as Miss or Ma’am. He must
sit at my feet and unless I tell him otherwise, in only a tee shirt and
chastity device. To control his habit of masturbating and to constantly
remind him of his submission to me in all areas, I purchase a CB-2000
chastity device. I will be the key holder and he will wear it 24/7.
He will also be my houseboy. It is such a joy to be relieved of household chores. Hubby
Is learning to be good at doing domestic chores. On those rare occasions
when he has been a little lazy on housework, I find a teaspoon or two of
castor oil, punitive enema and an over the knee spanking works",720,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221211935.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817084620-20180817104620-00130.warc.gz,0.959704279899597
b2444670-3c82-482c-a652-13e94b4c857b,2015-04-01T23:22:12+00:00,2013-12-25,1,http://www.gazettextra.com/article/20131225/ARTICLES/131229880/1150,"Talk of cutting taxes increasing in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Talk of cutting taxes in Wisconsin is starting to grow heading into a major election year.
The ideas vary widely — everything from a narrow sales tax holiday to outright eliminating the state income tax. Whether anything can be done next year, and to what degree, will likely be dictated by how rosy updated tax collection estimates are when released in mid-January.
Gov. Scott Walker has not proposed any tax cuts for the coming legislative session, but he's pulled surprises before. In October he cited higher-than-anticipated tax collections when he hastily announced a $100 million property tax cut.
Walker unveiled that plan just three days after Democrat Mary Burke got in the governor's race. In November, 17 of 33 state senators and all 99 Assembly members are on the ballot, along with Walker.
Walker, in an interview with The Associated Press, said during the campaign next year he plans to ""lay out a whole bunch of promises"" including tax reform. He's already dispatched Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and Revenue Department Secretary Rick Chandler to businesses around the state to gather ideas.
Burke, a former state Commerce secretary and executive at Trek Bicycle Corp., has yet to detail her own tax reduction plans but will do so during the campaign, her spokesman said.
One idea Walker has already floated, but not officially proposed, is eliminating the state income tax. That's been met with harsh opposition from Democrats and others and a lukewarm reception from Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, a Republican.
Eliminating the income tax would be ""a little tough to do"" because of how much sales taxes would have to go up, Vos said.
""I don't want Wisconsin to have the highest sales tax in the country,"" Vos said. Although Vos said he was interested in the concept, he said it wasn't anything the Legislature would look at seriously until 2015 at the earliest.
Democrats and others point out that eliminating the income tax and increasing sales taxes will hurt the poor, who have little or no income but still purchase goods and services that will be subject to higher taxes.
The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families released one analysis that showed only the top 20 percent of earners — those who make an average of $113,000 a year or more — would see taxes drop if individual and corporate income taxes were repealed. That study assumed that the state sales tax rate would increase from 5 percent to 13.5 percent to make up the difference. All but 10 of Wisconsin's counties also charge a half-cent sales tax.
""We won't create prosperity and jobs for Wisconsin by raising taxes on most families just to pay for tax cuts for the rich,"" said Jon Peacock, research director for the council that advocates for children and family issues.
Talk of eliminating the income tax comes after the Legislature this year passed Walker's $650 million income tax cut. The average tax filer will get $158 more refunded in 2014 as a result of that.
Instead of eliminating the income tax, if tax collections are strong enough, Vos said he could support a limited sales tax holiday.
Rep. Chad Weininger, R-Green Bay, and Sen. Rick Gudex, R-Fond du Lac, in February proposed waiving the state sales tax for one weekend in August on a variety of back-to-school items, including computers and instructional materials. It would also create a similar weekend sales tax holiday in November for purchases of appliances and other products with the Energy Star designation.
The bill has not gotten a public hearing in either the Senate or Assembly. But Vos said it's an idea he would be open to exploring ""only if the revenues show we're there.""
Vos said he's also open to other ideas, including more property tax cuts. On average, this year's tax cut will reduce taxes on the typical home $13 this year and $20 next year.
It's unclear what direction the Senate may take. Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald hasn't said what his priorities will be, and his spokesman has said that lawmakers are waiting to see the updated tax collection numbers next month.",858,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131309963.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172149-00137-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.974889755249023
53cfab09-4873-4ec9-a41d-08edde5e8d23,2022-05-19T18:30:25+00:00,2020-02-13,1,https://www.stockton.gov.uk/plans-unveiled-for-stockton-town-centre-after-massive-response-to-public-consultation,"Plans unveiled for Stockton town centre after ""massive response"" to public consultation
The Castlegate Shopping Centre and Swallow Hotel are set to be demolished as part of bold plans to tackle Stockton's empty shops and open up the town to the river.
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council bought the buildings in September before seeking public views on a ""once in a generation"" opportunity to change the town.
Plans are now being drawn-up after the consultation, which attracted around 1,000 responses, revealed strong public support for putting the site to a different use.
""We had a massive response to our consultation on the next steps for Stockton town centre and I'd like to thank everybody who shared their views,"" said Councillor Nigel Cooke, the Council's Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Housing.
""It's obvious people care very deeply about the town.""
What is being proposed?
Under the plans, Castlegate and the Swallow Hotel - which occupy a site around three times the size of Trafalgar Square - will make way for a riverside park and offices.
The riverside park will feature public artwork and pleasant green spaces for families to enjoy.
A ""land bridge"" structure will enable the park to span a section of Riverside Road, providing uninterrupted access to the waterfront.
The Council is also proposing to build a new central library, customer service centre and council office on the site, kick-starting its regeneration and saving money as part of plans to consolidate its 10 existing council offices into two.
The town's main retail offer will be focussed on Wellington Square, the 700-year-old market, and other parts of the High Street and town centre, such as Silver Street.
The feasibility of covering Wellington Square - which the Council bought in May last year - to protect shoppers from the elements will also be progressed.
What's the thinking behind this?
""What the consultation has shown is strong public support for demolishing Castlegate and the Swallow Hotel, concentrating shops at Wellington Square and making the most of the town's riverside setting,"" said Councillor Cooke.
""I think people are starting to realise that high streets have changed forever and the days of them being lined with big name shops are over. We've seen it in Stockton with the likes of M&S, Debenhams and H&M all going.
""But it's all about how we respond.
""We all enjoy reminiscing about the golden era when every town had a big department store but we can't turn back the clock. We need to take the bull by the horns and get on with reshaping Stockton for the modern age.
""If we do nothing we'll just see a growing number of empty shops.
""This plan will shrink the town's oversupply of retail space, bringing it more into line with demand, which will actually boost the prospects of larger units like the former M&S, New Look and Debenhams being reoccupied.
""It will also open up the town to face the river as you see in modern towns and cities across Europe. Stockton has been accused of turning its back on the river over the years.
""It's the logical thing to do.""
What will happen to the shops that are currently in Castlegate?
All of Castlegate's tenants will be supported to relocate if they want to, with most indicating that they want to retain a presence in the town centre.
There is enough space in Wellington Square and other vacant units in the town centre to accommodate them all.
Where's the money coming from?
The Council is proposing to use £20million of Tees Valley Combined Authority funding to decant Castlegate tenants, demolish Castlegate and the Swallow Hotel, and clear the site for redevelopment.
It is also preparing to submit a bid for £21million from the Government's £1billion Future High Streets Fund to develop the riverside park and land bridge, with the outcome expected later this year.
Tees Valley Mayor, Ben Houchen, is backing the bid with a letter of support to the Government.
Mayor Houchen said: ""Regenerating our town centres so they are the vibrant places we all want to visit is hugely important and it is projects like this that will reinvigorate our town centres - making them fit for the 21st century.""
The proposals for the new Council offices will be cheaper and greener than the Council continuing to operate its 10 existing buildings and the cost could be met through the Council borrowing the money itself. An alternative would see a private developer fund and build it and the Council then take a long-term lease on the building.
But what about the changes that have already been made in the town centre?
""This is a continuation of the changes we've been making in recent years to make the town centre a place that people might choose to visit for reasons other than just shopping,"" said Councillor Cooke.
""That's precisely why we've invested in holding big events on the High Street, creating fun features like the fountains, and in building the thriving Hampton by Hilton hotel, as well as places to live such as the new housing going up on the former Victoria Estate.
""It's also why we're leading the restoration of the Globe, which is due to open later this year and pull in up to 200,000 visitors a year. A riverside park with its own attractions and events will complement all of this.
""We've shown great foresight to take Stockton in this new direction because shop numbers are falling it is these kinds of leisure experiences and attractions that will draw current and future generations into the town centre.
""Lots of towns haven't even started this journey but we're well on with it. It's full steam ahead.""
What do experts think?
Bill Grimsey, the straight-talking nationally-renowned retail expert and author of The Grimsey Review, said: ""High streets and town centres have irrevocably changed and there's no point clinging on to a sentimental vision of the past. We have to start planning for a bold new world.
""I visit a lot of councils and as far as I'm concerned Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is one of the best in the country at understanding you have to reinvent your towns as places for people to come for reasons other than shops.
""The fact is, shopping is totally different in the 21st century and it doesn't require the traditional high streets of the past. What we do require are town centres with things like parks and great entertainment, great attractions, health, and housing.
""It's very important that councils take the initiative and I applaud the Council for doing that and looking at its towns and planning for a future with fewer shops and in which town centres will need to attract people for reasons other than shopping.
""The bottom line is you've got to get rid of excess retail space and whether we like it or not, in most places it is councils that are best placed to step in and do that. If they don't you'll just see those places get left behind and change will never happen.
""For these proposals in Stockton there are so many wins - you wipe out excess retail space, you open the town to the river, you get a riverside park and offices, and the shopping centre you're left with becomes much more viable.
""Because you've stripped out oversupply of retail space you're actually left with a shopping centre that can generate a healthy income and it may even be that you can sell it back to the private sector as it's become a much more attractive proposition.""
What happens next?
The plans will be considered at meeting of the Council's Cabinet on Thursday, February 20. If agreed, the decant of tenants from Castlegate would get under way with a view to starting the demolition of Castlegate and the Swallow Hotel in 2022.
The construction of the riverside park and office buildings would follow with a target completion date of 2025.",1657,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662529658.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519172853-20220519202853-00219.warc.gz,0.96608692407608
d7270f8e-54cf-4f64-8d35-8b5df1a59fff,2017-08-17T11:45:33+00:00,2017-03-09,1,https://www.perssupport.nl/persbericht/117711/urban-transit-pioneer-scoot-networks-unveils-blueprint-for-shared-electric-mobility-to-solve-traffic-congestion-and-emission-challenges-in-world-s-largest-cities,"Scoot Mobility Operating System (MOS) partners include Renault-Nissan, Mahindra GenZe and emco
SAN FRANCISCO, March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Scoot Networks, Inc., the leading provider of shared, light electric vehicle (LEV) services, today announced its international expansion with the unveiling of the Scoot Mobility Operating System (Scoot MOS), a platform for shared LEV services in densely populated cities. In partnering with the top manufacturers in the LEV space, including Renault-Nissan and Mahindra GenZe, Scoot will bring its proven model to new cities throughout Europe, Latin America and Asia to help new LEV services achieve - and exceed - Scoot's own success in the U.S.
""As consumers move towards cleaner, more efficient transportation options, demand is swelling for our fully-electric scooters, particularly in traffic-stressed cities,"" said Tom Valasek, Chief Marketing Officer at Mahindra GenZe. ""That's the market opportunity that we're seizing with Scoot. Scoot MOS provides our fleet customers with a swift, seamless model to grow their business in the biggest metros around the world.""
Launched in 2012 in one of the most competitive transit markets in the world, San Francisco, Scoot created the first shared LEV service, serving thousands of riders in San Francisco with over 800 vehicles. Scoot riders have logged more than 3 million kilometers on Scoot's clean, electric fleet, eliminating 783 metric tonnes of CO(2 )from entering the atmosphere. Now, with the debut of Scoot MOS, Scoot is bringing this highly successful solution to urban traffic congestion to cities around the world in partnership with leading local partners. These companies benefit from Scoot's extensive operating experience and from the Scoot MOS platform, while also gaining access to world-class LEVs including: the Renault Twizy electric quadracycle, the Mahindra GenZe 2.0 electric scooter, the GOVECS T Series cargo scooter, and the emco electric scooter. Scoot and its partners will make shared LEVs a cornerstone of transportation in cities around the world.
""Today, city residents want the flexibility afforded by cars, but are foregoing personal ownership in favor of shared electric scooters, which have become our fastest growing market segment,"" said Raymon Pouwels, Commercial Advisor, Emco-Elektroroller. ""In partnering with Scoot, we're able to meet this demand while bringing our customers what they require: efficient, cost-effective, clean transportation options.""
Introducing Scoot MOS: The platform for shared light electric vehicles
Designed by and for mobility service providers, Scoot MOS offers a complete management platform for any LEV service, including e-scooters, e-bikes, and three- and four-wheelers. With proprietary, LEV-specific, in-vehicle electronics, an intuitive rider app, and comprehensive vehicle, customer, parking, and charging software, Scoot MOS is the complete package electric mobility services need to succeed in a complex business. To learn more, please visit https://scoot.co/partners
""Over the last five years, we've seen a surge in adoption of transportation innovations, from car sharing to ride sharing and bike sharing. But, a huge gap exists between bikes, buses and trains - which are too slow - and ride sharing and car ownership, which are too expensive and problematic in the city,"" said Michael Keating, Scoot Founder & CEO. ""As demand grows for capital-light, immediate urban transit solutions, we're working with world-class partners to deploy the new transit future: fast, affordable, shared electric vehicles.""
About Scoot Networks
Scoot Networks is the leading provider of shared, light electric vehicle (LEV) services, offering immediate urban transit solutions for global cities. Designed by and for mobility service providers, the Scoot Mobility Operating System (Scoot MOS) offers a complete management platform that can enable any LEV service, including e-scooters, e-bikes, and three- and four-wheelers. Scoot MOS supports a growing roster of world-class light electric vehicle (LEV) providers, including Renault-Nissan, Mahindra, Govecs, and Emco-Elektroroller. For more information, visit: https://scoot.co [https://scoot.co/] and follow us on Twitter @ScootNetworks.
GenZe [http://www.genze.com/] has a simple motto: ""Two Wheels. One Planet. Zero Emissions."" We are committed to providing easily-accessible personal transportation through e-Bikes and e-Scooters loaded with smart, connected technology and powered by sustainable, zero-emissions electric energy.
GenZe manufactures and assembles in Ann Arbor, Michigan with corporate headquarters in Silicon Valley. For more information, visit us at www.genze.com [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.genze.com_&d=CwMFAg&c=4ZIZThykDLcoWk-GVjSLm9hvvvzvGv0FLoWSRuCSs5Q&r=X_aJCyhoDYMtYRsbYR0EEi950tkaOXga0CrjXlQIiFA&m=ob2G2IKBnaztKnVoN9mLHNtL0_SlQID5_zFG-nlsweI&s=4i7h526Oku5SHw_Isy-C_71jyh6gwaTVa6whvJwssj4&e=] or follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/RideGenze [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_ridegenze_&d=CwMFAg&c=4ZIZThykDLcoWk-GVjSLm9hvvvzvGv0FLoWSRuCSs5Q&r=X_aJCyhoDYMtYRsbYR0EEi950tkaOXga0CrjXlQIiFA&m=ob2G2IKBnaztKnVoN9mLHNtL0_SlQID5_zFG-nlsweI&s=NIJxX6Jx3z4R76d4009q5ZrD6n2rz4SpZbwZ2v7Fe3I&e=].
Founded in 2011 as a subsidiary of emco group Lingen, emco electroroller GmbH is a leading, global electric scooter manufacturer. Operating across Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Turkey, and with over 350 dealerships, emco offers a wide range of electric scooters, with six models suitable for everyday use and in private and corporate fleets including the Retro, Classic and Sport product lines. Committed to safety, emco develops technical safeguard measures and carries out stringent checks on its production in line with the highest standards in the industry. For more information, visit: http://www.emco-elektroroller.de/ [http://www.emco-elektroroller.de/]
CONTACT: MissionCTRL for Scoot Networks, email@example.com
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33112f60-7303-4786-9630-dc34e4b87b31,2017-08-23T06:20:37+00:00,2011-10,0,http://doingstuffwiththings.blogspot.com/2011/10/and-one-meal-becomes-two.html,"I started meal planning a couple of years ago to prevent the age old grocery store problem. You all know what I'm talking about...the ""I spent $100 at the grocery store and have nothing to eat."" I was guilty of buying one full meal, and the rest? Ghosts of meals that should have been. I was also working part time and just thought it would make my life easier, not having to think about what was going onto my table when I got home... annnnd it gave me less of an excuse to impulse buy McDonalds.
It was around this time that I embraced the philosophy of...the two-fer; one meal that instantly lends itself to two. So...baking a chicken? Great, open a few cans the next day and you've got White Bean Chicken Chili. And it is -almost- like you cooked two days in a row...which in my house makes it somewhat excusable when there is Hamburger Helper in Dad's lunch pail the next day. Somewhat. It is borderline....very borderline.
So, my twofer began its life as an herb roasted oven stuffer, collard greens, sweet potatoes, rice and home made rolls. The rolls were obliterated immediately, as were the greens and sweet potatoes the next day. I was left with clumpy rice (I am the -worst- rice cooker ever....it is painful, honestly.) and a huge chicken breast no one wanted any parts of. Typically it would be off to the culinary graveyard for both of these fallen foods, but not here. NOT ON MY WATCH...there was some re-purposing to be done. And so? I made Chicken and Dumplings with Rice Pudding for dessert. The Rice Pudding recipe follows, but the C and D recipe will be posted later this week.
This recipe is a piece of cake, and amazingly customizable to suit your personal preferences. This time around I used 1% milk because that is what I had in the fridge, but typically I prefer to use whole or half and half to make a creamier pudding. In a saucepan mix one part rice to one part milk, and then sweeten to your liking. I work in tablespoons of sugar, and for this batch I got up to four. Make sure to temper the heaps of sugar with a sprinkle of salt, which will give the whole dish a bit more depth of flavor. When everything is mixed together, bring it to a boil, taking care to stir frequently to prevent the bottom from burning (and it -will- burn, trust me). Once it is boiling and bubbly, reduce the temperature and simmer until the pudding gets to a consistency you are comfortable with, keeping in mind that it will solidify even moreso in the refrigerator. Flavor it however it pleases you. I like a sprinkle of cinnamon, and this time I tossed a vanilla bean into the milk before it boiled. I have heard that some folks enjoy a sprinkle of cardamon....help yourself, I hate cardamon with a white...hot...passion. White hot. Eat hot or cold and refrigerate the leftovers.",638,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886117874.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823055231-20170823075231-00521.warc.gz,0.972738921642304
a19862ad-da05-46bf-9eab-5b9189d937b2,2018-08-17T05:06:40+00:00,2018-06-13,1,http://wwals.net/tag/hialeah-lng/,"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington, D.C., June 13, 2018 — WWALS Watershed Coalition (WWALS) prepares to sue the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for shirking its legally-required oversight of inland liquid natural gas (LNG) terminals. “LNG trucks barrel down I-75 right by my old high school in Lowndes County, Georgia,” said Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman, after meeting with WWALS’ attorneys in Washington, D.C. “Those trucks from LNG terminals in Alabama and Georgia pass a technical college, a conference center, motels, homes, and businesses, going to I-10 for Jacksonville, Florida, where that LNG goes at least as far on ships as Puerto Rico.”
Since the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in 2015 abdicated its jurisdictional duties under the Natural Gas Act to regulate the siting, construction, operation and maintenance of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) small-scale inland export facilities, instead these facilities operate with basically no Federal oversight.
“I am greatly concerned that an LNG commercial project of this magnitude is not only planned, but that apparently has slipped through the cracks of local and federal regulators,” said WWALS member Harriet Heywood of Citrus County, Florida.
At the ends of the Sabal Trail pipeline chain in Florida, trucks go out from half a dozen LNG export operations authorized by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy (FE). If any of those trucks wrecks, federal standard everyone should be evacuated half a mile downwind, including high schools and hospitals. Very few local emergency responders know this and fewer have appropriate emergency plans.
Vulnerability of LNG by Rail, by Martin County Fire Rescue, December 15, 2015.
“The unintended consequences of FERC’s abdication of Congressional jurisdictional authority are mind-boggling,” said WWALS member Cecile Scofield of Palm City, Martin County, Florida, “They include Continue reading",437,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221211719.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817045508-20180817065508-00581.warc.gz,0.92789351940155
a3492b87-dd2d-4fd9-9c2c-b318694d1ed9,2018-08-19T05:26:32+00:00,2018-06-25,1,https://www.boxingscene.com/omar-chavez-targets-hector-camacho-jr-august-clash--128471,"By Miguel Rivera
Omar Chavez has no plans to retire after suffering his second loss in a row and fifth as a professional and announced that he would return in August - hopefully in a fight with another son of a legend, Hector Camacho Jr.
Chavez lost last Saturday night in Durango, where was outpointed by Argentine contender Jose Carlos Paz over ten rounds.
""I feel sad because I could not win, I had the chance to win, but I did not do things, I did not punch, the Argentine fighter surprised me,"" said Omar to ESPN Deportes. ""The Omar I had promised to be was not on display. I was apathetic, I did not throw combinations, I was far from what I wanted to see of myself.""
In 1992, Omar's famous father, Julio Cesar Chavez, dominated Hector Camacho Sr. over twelve rounds in Las Vegas.
Camacho Jr. has been out of the ring since July 2017, when he was knocked out by Orlando Lara.
""I'm 28 years old and I do not want to be a fighter who keeps losing. Obviously I did not want another defeat, I have to go back to the gym and wake up, throw more punches, avoid being punished, avoid getting tired and try to give good fights to the people because that's what they're going for,"" Chavez (36-5, 24 KOs) explained.
""In August I want to return, we're talking about 'Macho' Camacho Jr., and then I'm going back fast. I want a decisive victory, I can not sit down at 28 to contemplate life, I accept that there have been many negative comments, but I feel good. I'm going to get fully into the gym and I'll exploit everything I have to the fullest.
""I won't retire because my dad says it or more people say it. I think if I had two or three knockouts in a row and I was hurt - I would, but I had myself checked and I'm fine. I know that it will be easy, but I know I can be better, I will come back hungrier, boxing is something I want and I will do better.""",452,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221214702.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819051423-20180819071423-00567.warc.gz,0.990046143531799
ff54cfee-78d3-4925-a329-58d570dd1414,2013-06-19T14:39:35+00:00,2013-03-15,1,http://www.koco.com/news/national/Maryland-votes-to-end-death-penalty/-/9844074/19334882/-/format/rsss_2.0/view/print/-/n5hf49/-/index.html,"Maryland votes to end death penalty
Governor has indicated he would sign legislation
By a margin of 82-56, the Maryland House of Delegates voted Friday to ban the death penalty in that state. The bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Martin O'Malley, who has pledged to sign it.
""To govern is to choose, and at a time where we understand the things that actually work to reduce violent crime, when we understand how lives can be saved, we have a moral responsibility to do more of the things that work to save lives,"" O'Malley said at a news conference.
""We also have a moral responsibility to stop doing the things that are wasteful, and that are expensive, and do not work, and do not save lives, and that I would argue run contrary to the deeper principles that unite us as Marylanders, as Americans, and as human beings,"" O'Malley added.
NAACP President Benjamin Jealous called the action ""what courageous, principled political leadership looks like,"" and Archbishop of Baltimore William Lori said he applauded the general assembly ""for choosing to meet evil not with evil, but with a justice worthy of our best nature."" O'Malley thanked both the NAACP leadership and the state's faith leaders for their support.
Baltimore County state attorney Scott Shellenberger, a prominent opponent of the bill, said eliminating capital punishment was unnecessary, since Maryland's current policy is judicious and one of the ""most restrictive in the country.""
Since a law was passed in 2009, a judge can impose death in Maryland only if one of three factors exists: DNA evidence, a videotaped confession or a videotaped murder.
Maryland has executed only five people since 1976, one of whom Shellenberger prosecuted in the '80s.
Delegate Neil Parrott, a Washington County Republican, said most state residents don't want to see the death penalty abolished, but the governor and the ""Annapolis eite"" used political arm-twisting to push the bill through the legislature.
But Parrott said the death penalty move ""does open a door"" to petition, or challenge, such a law and bring it up for a referendum. Parrott has set up mdpetitions.com, a website devoted to pursuing petitions targeting laws ""passed by a liberal-leaning legislature in Annapolis that simply do not make sense.""
Parrott says it's too early to say how opponents of the ban will proceed if and when the bill is signed. He said it's ""excruciatingly difficult"" to get a petition on the ballot, but members of mdpetitions.com will be consulted on what to do.
O'Malley will make a case-by-case decision regarding the state's five current death row inmates, according to a statement from the governor's office.
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown called Friday ""a great day for Maryland.""
""We saw a death penalty, a long history of racial bias, inaccuracies, injustices, and today, we decided that as a state we could do better. Today is a victory for those who believe that fairness and truth and justice, and not retribution or bias, are fundamental to our core beliefs as Marylanders,"" Brown said.
Shellenberger said confining the racial argument to the state of Maryland, four studies on the issue have ascertained ""no purposeful racial discrimination done on anyone in any of those cases.""
And when it comes to the retribution argument, Shellenberger said he believes in ""the deterrence of one,"" when a person is convicted of a heinous murder beyond a shadow of doubt, ""Every person will never be subjected to that person killing again.""
O'Malley introduced the legislation in January.
The state Senate approved the bill last week.
Maryland will become the sixth state in as many years to replace capital punishment with life in prison without parole. Currently, 33 states, plus the federal government and the U.S. military, have the legal option of imposing the death penalty, while 17 plus the District of Columbia do not.
Copyright 2013 by CNN NewSource. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.",860,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.955764353275299
4d757c87-096b-481c-aa6f-a47bffd7bc60,2015-04-01T17:58:46+00:00,2012-07-16,1,http://forward.com/articles/159822/obama-would-visit-israel-in-a-second-term/,"President Obama would visit Israel in a second term, a top campaign surrogate said.
“We can expect him to visit Israel in a second term, should he be reelected,” Colin Kahl, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, who is now a campaign spokesman on the region, said Monday in a conference call with reporters.
The call was timed ahead of a trip later this month to London, Poland and Israel by Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate.
The Obama campaign officials on the call said Romney needed to outline substantive foreign policy differences with Obama on the trip, describing Romney’s statements until now as little more than criticism of Obama.
Reporters pressed the Obama officials on perceived differences with Israel, noting for instance that Obama failed to visit Israel in his first term, although he visited Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Kahl and others noted Obama’s visit to Israel as a candidate in 2008 and that a number of other presidents did not visit Israel in their first terms.
“Being a friend of Israel shouldn’t be judged by a travel itinerary,” Kahl said. “I don’t think this is a serious policy difference; it’s basically a distraction.”",261,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131305143.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172145-00016-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.968451619148254
a7b3828e-2563-440e-8a67-2b9b7546e68e,2019-08-24T05:12:39+00:00,2018-07-15,1,https://anilnetto.com/society/public-transport/german-transport-engineer-penang-making-serious-mistake-with-elevated-lrt/,"German urban planner Alex Koenig warns that Penang is about to make “two serious professional mistakes” as it plunges headlong into SRS Consortium’s proposal for an RM8bn elevated LRT system from Penang airport in southern Penang Island to Komtar in the George Town city centre.
“I can’t remember any other city in the world doing such nonsense,” he says, of the plan to abruptly end the line in the city centre.
Alex, who was employed by Lahmeyer international, the biggest engineering consultancy firm in Germany, in the 1980s as a transport engineer, believes such mistakes will prove costly in the long-run.
Let’s hear what he has to say:
Previously I commented on the Penang transport masterplan’s elevated LRT and was not taken seriously.
I repeat two serious professional mistakes (are being made):
1. To get electricity supply by a third rail instead of overhead wires would mean that either this line can never be integrated into an LRT/tram system operating on ground level – or any future extensions to the LRT have to be all elevated (or tunnelled).
2. To terminate an LRT line in the city centre instead of building it through to the other side of the city is a serious planning mistake. I can’t remember any other city in the world doing such nonsense. Please help to get these things right before another costly mistake happens.
For Alex, who spent many years in Penang, this is not the first costly mistake the state has made:
When looking into mega projects the source of some difficulties should also not be forgotten. Penang Port Commission had commissioned a German port expert about the relocation of Penang Port to the mainland. I had read his report in the 1970s. The report proposed to locate the new container terminal to be built north of Butterworth in order to allow a short 4km causeway bridge to the island…
Such a causeway bridge could have accommodated a railway link and got expanded for additional traffic lanes similar to Singapore – and all the tunnels and world record bridges would not have been necessary. Who is responsible for that matter?
With the previous BN government having already made a colossal blunder with the location of the container terminal in the past, does the present state government really want to make another expensive mistake for future generations? It will make all those handbags look like petty cash purchases.
Meanwhile, an experienced transport consultant Rosli Khan has called for a review of the Penang transport masterplan:
In the case of Penang, the master plan for the state has not been fully endorsed nor approved by the federal authority. But at a cost of RM46 billion, it is rather expensive and there are calls to review it.
Perhaps, the time is right to undertake such a review while appreciating the fact that for long-term sustainability, Penang Island cannot and should not take in anymore vehicular traffic.
Therefore, the undersea tunnel is a bad strategy, unless it is purely meant as a form of public transport, a rail-based (LRT, tram) system only, but not road traffic.
Instead, some form of congestion charge should be formulated for Penang, the income of which should be used for public transport projects and improvement. Abolishing of tolls for the two bridges is out of the question for now, as it is too regressive.
Footnote: Gamuda, which has a 60% stake in SRS Consortium, is involved in both the KL-High Speed Rail project and the KL MRT3 project, both of which have been scrapped or put on the back-burner. Gamuda’s share price has taken a hit – and it will be even more reliant on the Penang transport proposals.",788,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027319724.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824041053-20190824063053-00013.warc.gz,0.960909605026245
4f5f101a-407c-4fde-8661-45aa8a808211,2022-05-20T08:25:06+00:00,2022-05-20,1,https://journal.medizzy.com/gynecologist-invents-worlds-first-unisex-condom/,"A Malaysian Gynecologist has created the world’s first unisex condom with the hopes to revolutionize sexual health for all genders.
Effective contraceptives not only help prevent unwanted pregnancies but also reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, current contraceptive methods are often faulty (e.g., condoms) or come with a bunch of side effects (e.g., birth control pills). Therefore, there is a growing need for safer, effective, and flexible contraceptive options. Now, a Malaysian gynecologist has invented a unisex condom called the Wondalead Unisex Condom. Both males and females can use the invention. Thus, becoming the world’s first such barrier method.
Dr. John Tang Ing Ching, the inventor of Wondaleaf, used medical-grade material for the condom. It has a transparent film that can cover the penis or vagina and then an adhesive film that fixes it in place. Thus, creating a fluid-proof barrier and preventing any skin contact. Since the adhesive film is on only one side, it can easily be reversed depending on the gender of the user. Moreover, the contraceptive is wide enough to cover adjacent areas, providing better protection.
Clinical Trials Show Promising Results
Researchers have conducted multiple small clinical trials to assess how the invention fares among users. Both genders reported better performance for the unisex condoms as compared to traditional condoms. According to one such study, 69.8% of women and 58.4% of men preferred Wondaleaf over a female condom.
Since the condom is made from polyurethane, it’s safe for people with latex allergies. Furthermore, scientists made it really thin, around 0.03 millimetre, so as to avoid the loss of sensation. And the fact that it comes in free size, is an added plus point.
Currently, these condoms are only available in Malaysia. Dr. John believes it will serve as a meaningful addition to the current contraceptive methods.",414,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662531762.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520061824-20220520091824-00002.warc.gz,0.932828843593597
2f286f90-f67c-4e65-a3a1-b6d529d86c61,2013-05-22T14:40:44+00:00,2012-07-19,1,http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/19066905/cdc-whooping-cough-cases-may-be-most-in-5-decades,"By MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials say the nation is on track to have the worst year for whooping cough in more than five decades.
Nearly 18,000 cases have been reported so far - more than twice the number seen at this point last year. At this pace, the number of whooping cough cases will surpass every year since 1959.
""There is a lot of this out there, and there may be more coming to a place near you,"" Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Wisconsin and Washington state each have reported more than 3,000 cases, and high numbers have been seen in a number of other states, including New York, Minnesota, Kansas and Arizona.
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial disease. It leads to severe coughing that causes children to make a distinctive whooping sound as they gasp for breath. In rare cases it can be fatal, and nine children have died so far this year.
Children get vaccinated against whooping cough in five doses, with the first shot at age 2 months and the final one between 4 and 6 years. Then a booster is recommended around age 11. The vaccine's protection does wane and health officials have debated moving up the booster shot.
The CDC is urging adults and especially pregnant women to get vaccinated so they don't spread it to infants who are too young to get the vaccine.
Whooping cough used to cause hundreds of thousands of illnesses a year but cases fell after a vaccine was introduced in the 1940s. Starting in the late 1960s, fewer than 5,000 cases were reported annually in the United States, for a stretch of about 25 years. But the numbers started to rise in the 1990s.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.",395,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00028-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.964948177337646
7bc657c7-eeb0-451a-857f-12972ac8fc6b,2016-07-26T15:04:12+00:00,1999-01-01,0,http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/dossbytitle/458ED5CC7C43E5E6CA256BD000282424?OpenDocument,"Safety in the Home, Victoria
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
The Safety in the Home survey was conducted in Victoria during October 1998 as a supplement to the Monthly Population Survey. The Victorian Department of Human Services and Monash University - Accident Research Centre were proponents of this topic. Target population was persons aged 15 years and over. Information was collected on the presence in households of home safety features such as smoke detectors, electrical safety switches, and persons trained in first aid. Also collected was information on safety hazards such as swimming pools, baby furniture and storage of firearms. This information is cross-classified by a range of household characteristics such as the presence of usual residents who are young children or older persons, birthplace or age. Melbourne and Balance of Victoria geography are evident in output.
To explore home safety and hazard issues.
Persons aged 15 years and over were in scope, with usual Labour Force Survey exclusions. The supplementary survey used the sample of private dwellings in Victoria that were included in the Monthly Population survey. This provided a sample of approximately 5,200 fully responding households in Victoria during October 1998. Information for the household was collected by personal interview (one-seventh of sample in person, six-sevenths by telephone) of any usual household resident aged 18-65 years inclusive.
Target population was persons aged 15 years and over, using the Monthly Population Survey frame. The focus was on the presence in the home of safety hazards and safety products.
Demographic variables included: whether a young child or older person was resident, Melbourne/Rest of State geography, and age (horse riders). Data items included whether: home had 5 or more steps inside and presence of stairguards, swimming pool and presence of self-latching gate, scalding hot water, adjustable hot water thermostat by gas or electric hot water system, specified home maintenance equipment (ladder, welder, grinder, other powered hand tools, or none), smoke detector installed and frequency of testing, electrical safety switch, resident with first aid training and CPR (whether in last 3 years or longer), firearms kept on property and where stored, ammunition kept, dog(s) kept on property, handrails fitted in bathroom or toilet, mobility aids used, playground equipment types, types of surface beneath playground equipment, babywalker in household (in use or not, whether purchased new), pram or stroller in use (with or without harness, whether purchased new), high chair in use (whether harness fitted, whether purchased new), cot in use (whether oldest user is older/younger than 12 months age, whether purchased new), bunk bed in household, frequency of horse riding in past 12 months, place where horse ridden, riding for work or recreation, hard helmet worn, motorised cycles used on property and whether one or two or more riders in household, age of cycle riders ( less than 12 years, 12-17 years, and 18 years or older), frequency of riding cycles, rural barrier fencing around house and presence of self-latching and closing gates. Comparison of 1992 and 1998 results for Melbourne on whether: babywalker in household and whether used less than or more than 3 hours per week, smoke detectors installed, electrical safety switch installed, adjustable hot water thermostat (whether gas or electric), resident with first aid training and CPR (less than, or more than, 3 years ago), swimming pool and whether has self-closing and latching gates, firearms and ammunition kept on property, presence of smoke detectors by type of dwelling and nature of occupancy, presence of electrical safety switches by type of dwelling and nature of occupancy, and adjustable thermostat hot water system by type of dwelling and nature of occupancy.
Australian Standard Geographic Classifications (Melbourne/Rest of State), age, type of dwelling, nature of occupancy, country of birth (Australian/main english speaking countries & other).
Other concepts (summary)
Available data items not in Safety in the Home, Victoria (4387.2) include: regular visiting persons aged 60 years or more cross-classified by any other data item, number of steps or stairs inside house, size of farm, age of motorised cycle riders, how long household had dog, regular visiting children cross-classified with any other data item, type of farm where motorised bikes used, frequency of visits by young children, frequency of visits by persons aged 60 years or more, age of youngest child who sleeps in upper bunk, whether smoke detectors are battery operated, replacement of broken glass with safety glass, whether home maintenance equipment also used in the workplace, and whether playground equipment is home or commercially built. Subject to confidentiality and data quality restrictions, data items can be cross-classified with household items from the monthly Labour Force Survey; such as Labour Force Region, family type, and country of birth of household reference person.
Comments and/or Other Regions
Some overlap of survey content exists with the 11/1992 Safety in the Home, Melbourne survey.
A one-off survey utilising the Monthly Population survey frame, with some topic overlap with the 11/1992 Safety in the Home, Melbourne survey. Methodological differences exist between the two surveys, but 1992 results were re-calculated to enable direct comparison with 1998 survey data in 1998 published output.
Data availability comments
Safety in the Home, Victoria (4387.2.)
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357eed49-5269-43bf-886a-41a89e53bf19,2015-04-02T03:24:02+00:00,2015-04-02,0,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52904640&postcount=3,"Originally Posted by justinisloco
So I am currently on vacation for the next week, and I wanted to bring my phone back to stock. Not nesesarily unroot, but stock enough to completely start from scratch. I am running PA. I do not have access to a computer until next week. What will be my best route?
I want to be able to get an OTA if there is an update, and I won't mind losing root once there is an update. That's one thing.
As well as, what can I do once I get back to the stock state which will help me completely wipe my phone without having to flash the stock image (once again, no computer)
Look for a stock flashable ROM, thats the only option you have given the current state that you have just said.",170,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131310006.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172150-00285-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.960447788238525
faf9a582-4846-4dcc-955e-c07d71ae1f6d,2019-08-19T04:21:42+00:00,2019-08-19,0,https://www.eaglewatchroofing.com/insurance-claims/when-to-file-an-insurance-claim-for-roof-damage/,"Do you have roof damage that’s got you thinking it might be time to replace your roof? If you’ve spent years paying homeowners insurance premiums, you may want to file a claim to get some help paying for a new roof. But when is it actually a good idea to file a claim? Are there any negative repercussions from filing a claim? The experts at Eagle Watch Roofing deal with insurance claims all the time. In this article we’ll go over some of the considerations you’ll want to make before deciding to file an insurance claim for roof damage. And if you have any further questions, you can always contact us for more help deciding when the right time is to file a claim.
Know Your Insurance
The most important thing you can do before deciding to file a claim is to get to know your policy. You can do this by reading over your policy yourself. But if the fine print is a little hard to understand, don’t hesitate to call your insurance broker. Depending on the size of their office, you will speak to the broker or another representative. They should be happy to explain the details of your coverage. You can ask questions and get the information you need to consider whether to make a claim.
In general, there are two main types of coverage. Two homeowners with the same damage may receive very different payouts depending on the type of coverage they agreed to when the policy was purchased. The first type of coverage is Actual Cash Value (ACV). The second type is Replacement Cost coverage. ACV coverage will typically have lower premiums, but it will also have lower payouts. When it comes to a roof, the difference between an ACV payout and a Replacement Cost payout can be significant, so knowing your policy is an important first step in deciding when to file a claim.
Let’s take a more in-depth look at these two types of coverage.
Actual Cash Value (ACV)
With an ACV policy, you will receive the cash value of the item being replaced, in this case, your roof. At first, a cash payout can seem like a great deal, but it may actually leave you in a tough position. That’s because the insurance company is only paying for the current cash value of your roof. That’s not what you paid for it when it was installed and not what it will cost to get a new one. Instead, to calculate the current cash value of your roof, the insurance adjuster will start with the original value of your roof when it was new and then subtract depreciation. Depreciation is a calculation of how much less your roof is worth in its current state (before the damage you are claiming) than it was when you installed it.
ACV Coverage Example
Let’s look at an example of an ACV claim on your roof. Let’s say that the cost to replace your roof today is $10,000. The insurance adjuster will not pay that amount. Instead, he or she will prorate the current value of your roof according to its age and its remaining lifespan (had it not been damaged). So if your adjuster determines that your 20-year-old roof had a reasonably expected lifespan of 30 years, your roof has lost two-thirds of its value in those 20 years. The theory is that you have enjoyed your roof for 20 years, thus “using up” two-thirds of its value. Why should the insurance company pay you for another 30 years worth of roof when you’ve already gotten 20 years out of the roof they covered?
So after factoring in the depreciation of two-thirds of your roof’s value, the actual cash value of your roof before the damage is just one-third of the cost of a new roof, in this case, $3,333. Now consider that the deductible on your insurance is $1,000. That means that the insurance company will pay a total of $2,333 towards your new $10,000 roof. Is that worth making a claim? Maybe. We’ll talk about that more later.
Replacement Cost Coverage
Replacement cost coverage is basically what it sounds like. It covers the cost of replacing the item that was lost. So if your roof is a total loss and needs to be replaced, the insurance payout will cover the full cost of replacing your roof. There is no calculation of depreciation, just what it will cost to make you whole again. After looking at the limitations of ACV coverage, it should be obvious why this is a superior form of coverage. Unlike ACV coverage, replacement cost coverage will make you whole again. However, as you might expect, it costs more. You will pay higher premiums than an ACV policy.
Let’s look at an example of replacement cost coverage in action. You were enjoying your roof, which you’ve had for 20 years. Suddenly, a storm hits your already aging roof and does some serious damage. After an inspection by an established roofing company, you get the bad news that it’s time to replace your roof. They give you a written estimate for $10,000 to replace the roof. You file a claim, and the insurance company comes out to your home to do his or her own inspection. The adjuster agrees that you need a new roof. So you present the adjuster with your written estimate for $10,000. If the adjuster deems it a reasonable estimate, you receive the full cost of replacement minus your $1,000 deductible, a total payout of $9,000.
Filing a Claim
There are some important steps in the process of filing a claim. First, a written estimate is absolutely essential. You will not get any money without a written, itemized estimate from a reliable roofing company. Second, the adjuster needs to determine that the replacement is really necessary. In the case of a claim for repairs, the adjuster will determine exactly what damage is covered and which repairs the insurance will pay for. This is where it pays to partner with a good roofing company.
Once you make a claim, Eagle Watch Roofing will come to your home to meet the adjuster. We’ll accompany the adjuster during their inspection to make sure that the adjuster is reaching a fair determination of the extent of the damage to your roof.
The adjuster and the insurance company have to agree with the roofer about the cost of replacement. We’re happy to help with that. Then you will receive at least two checks. The first check will be for part of the cost of replacement. It is a downpayment. When the work is completed, we’ll submit an invoice directly to your insurance.
If you have replacement cost coverage, your insurance will pay us for the remaining amount on the invoice, minus your deductible. So if the replacement cost is $10,000, your insurance will pay Eagle Watch Roofing $9,000, and we’ll bill you for the remaining $1,000 deductible. If you have ACV coverage, using the example above, the insurance company will pay us a total of $2,333, and we will bill you for the remaining $7,677. If you need help paying, we offer convenient financing options.
Is it worth making an insurance claim?
The big question most homeowners have is whether it’s worth making a claim. The answer is that it depends. The fear that most homeowners have is that making a claim will raise their premiums or even cause their insurance not to renew their coverage. And that’s not an entirely baseless fear. According to InsuranceQuotes.com, a single claim on your homeowners insurance could raise your insurance premium by an average of 9%. A second claim could boost your premiums by 20%. In Georgia, an insurance company cannot cancel your insurance policy for making a legitimate claim, but they can choose not to renew your policy.
The general rule of thumb is that you shouldn’t use your homeowners insurance for small claims. The threshold for most insurance companies in one claim every ten years. More than that, and your coverage or your premiums may be in jeopardy. Even if you go to another insurer, your claims history will follow you. That’s because all claims are recorded in a national database and your claims history can be checked by any potential insurer before offering a policy. If your insurer drops you for too many claims, you may find it hard to get new insurance. There are options for insurers in the Surplus Lines Market, but the coverage will typically be more expensive and have less coverage than regular insurance policies.
Since you won’t be using your insurance for small claims, it makes sense to opt for the highest deductible you could afford to pay in the case of catastrophic loss. If you plan to pay out of pocket for damage of only a few hundred or a thousand dollars, as you should, it doesn’t make sense to pay extra for a low deductible.
Getting Expert Advice
If you’re not sure of the extent of the damage to your roof, or you have questions about the claims process, the experts at Eagle Watch Roofing are happy to help. We will come to your home and perform a no-cost, no-obligation roof inspection and service quote. Once you know the cost of repairs or replacement, you can make an informed decision about whether to file a claim. If you choose to file a claim, we will work with your insurance every step of the way to make sure you pay as little out of pocket as possible. If you choose not to file a claim, we have convenient financing options to help you pay for repairs and replacement. Contact us today to learn more.",2008,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314641.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819032136-20190819054136-00386.warc.gz,0.954097986221314
7eca4841-069a-464c-ba34-5e4f0ee20cda,2018-08-21T09:51:41+00:00,2008-08-21,0,https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/859233.html,"Border rivers flowing in Azerbaijan are deliberately polluted by Armenians, let alone industrial wastes and drainage. In particular, this relates to river Agstafa-chay, which is today much more polluted than back in Soviet times, trend reports quoting Isa Aliyev, chief of international cooperation, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.
Azerbaijan is the most water-poor country in South Caucasus. There are 2.2 and 1.7 times less water per capita in Azerbaijan than in Georgia and Armenia, respectively. Almost 70% of river water resources form due to transit rivers. A number of countries Aliyev said, even proposed Azerbaijan to distill the water in transborder rivers, which sounds a bullshit. Furthermore, Georgia did not yet join the convention on ecological tranborder issues settlement, which inhibits the problem solution, for example on Kura River.
The Minister of Ecology Husseyn Bagirov repeatedly said at the meetings with international organizations officials that unless we have guarantees on Armenians-controlled grounds it doesnt make sense to talk on ecological security with Armenia. Such cooperation (as well as any other) is possible only upon settlement of Azeri-Armenian conflict.",242,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221218101.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821092915-20180821112915-00128.warc.gz,0.947340488433838
5489e6a5-aa9f-4421-8edf-649b0b571c86,2013-05-20T02:31:13+00:00,2013-05-20,1,http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/24761/washington-pitt-go-to-the-candy-store,"Brad Pitt and Denzel Washington are in very early talks to star in ""Syriana"" filmmaker Stephen Gaghan's new crime thriller ""Candy Store"" at Lionsgate says The Hollywood Reporter.
The story follows a highly trained deep-cover operative who starts his life over in Brooklyn as a beat cop. He soon discovers the global organization he was dedicated to fighting is also operating in his new backyard.
Described as a 'two-hander', there's meaty roles for the two main characters. Jamie Foxx was reportedly said to be interested in one of the roles as well.",120,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.983907461166382
8cbd220a-ee8e-4d6d-9145-ca9ed93412e6,2013-05-24T15:29:28+00:00,2006-09-11,0,http://unattendedbaggage.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html,"may flow from the lesson learned from our 'tragic' past.""
For several reasons, I’ve never been able to sit down and write about my own experiences on 9/11 - partly because it was such a painful day, but moreso because I just felt that it wasn’t necessary. Everyone has written about 9/11. I just reviewed four volumes of 9/11-inspired comics and not a day goes by where some television channel or newspaper doesn't mention 9/11. Still five years later, terrorism dominates the political discussion in this country. So when I decided to finally sit down and write about my own experiences, I kept asking myself: do I really have anything new to offer? I didn’t lose anyone close to me, nor had I suffered other than the shock of simply being so close to the actual events.
I also felt like anything I would have written back then would have come off as an angry rant, rather than a coherent and thoughtful piece. For a long time, perhaps several years, I was furious. Furious at the utter senselessness of the act itself, and the terrorists who believed so strongly they were making a difference that they sacrificed their own lives for it. Furious at the hopelessness (not to mention cluelessness) of our government and it’s ill-conceived retaliations against Afghanistan and Iraq. Furious at the bloodthirsty bigots in this country who ignorantly targeted anybody they labeled as a foreigner, as if all immigrants were radical Muslim extremists. Furious at the mindless, knee-jerk patriotism that ran rampant throughout this country. Furious at the sensationalistic, opportunistic media who recycled footage of the Twin Towers burning and collapsing about every five minutes, ensuring that we remain in a permanent state of shock and horror. And I was furious because I knew that, on some level, the terrorists had succeeded in scaring us, and “filling our country with fear.”
But now, five years later, it feels like the right time to finally chronicle not only what happened to Rachel and I that day, and the week that followed, but also to try to make sense of it all, to understand what it all meant. I don’t know that I’ll be able to offer any new and astounding revelations that haven’t already been written by far better writers than me, but I will, at the very least, preserve the memories of my experiences.
Walking through Times Square was also a surreal experience. Thousands of people stood in the streets mesmerized by the ceaseless news wires wrapping around the buildings with the latest updates. I don’t know why it hadn’t occurred to me before, but until that moment, I hadn’t thought to try to call my family. I had only purchased my cell phone the day before, so no one had my number and I didn’t have any phone numbers programmed in yet, but I figured if I could get in touch with my parents, they would tell everyone we were OK. Of course, I tried about thirty or forty times with no luck. There was a signal, but the calls just weren’t going through. We kept walking and after about an hour of trying continually, I got through to my mom just long enough to have this conversation:
“Hi mom, it’s me.”
“Are you ok?”
“We’re fine, we just…” and then the line dropped. But it was enough for her. She called Rachel’s parents and let them know we were ok.
We finally made it back to the hotel around 2:00, and when we walked into the lobby, there were hotel security guards everywhere. Apparently as soon as the attacks happened, there was a rush on the hotel and people stranded in the city bought up all the rooms. The hotel lobby was completely overrun and the guards were only letting people in with a room key. Thankfully we had the room reserved for three more nights, or I’m not sure where we would have stayed. We went up to the room and like the rest of the world, watched the news. We didn’t know what else to do.
I would be lying if I said I didn’t have doubts about staying in New York after that. I started thinking about moving to other, safer cities, but in the end, we knew that this kind of thing could happen anywhere (remember Oklahoma City?) and that we couldn’t let the terrorists scare us into living our lives in fear. Besides, I had a job I was excited about.
That night, we walked up to visit one of my best friends who lives on the Upper West Side. He worked in the building literally right across the street from the World Trade Center and we were really worried about him. When we got there, his roommate was there, and let us in, but he was not back yet. We decided to hang out and wait and finally, he showed up, as visibly shaken and upset as I've ever seen him. He had arrived at work just after the planes hit, only to discover that his building was being evacuated, and he had to turn right around and walk home. He showed us a scorched business card of a woman who worked at American Express – 99th Floor of the North Tower, which had literally fallen from the sky onto his head. Though we all felt strange about it, we decided we had to eat, so we went out to dinner at a local restaurant, which strangely was packed. Of course, everyone was talking about the attacks, and there was a large screen TV which was playing the news. There was a lot of emotion in that restaurant and I remember feeling very uncomfortable there, though after such a long walk, we were all starving.
The rest of the week was a whirlwind. I remember the stench of smoke and decay that enveloped the island for days. I remember thinking what a great leader Mayor Guiliani was. I remember attending a very moving candlelight vigil in Union Square that was literally packed with thousands of people, many screaming for retaliation, other praying and singing for peace. I remember the thousands upon thousands of missing person flyers that blanketed the city for weeks, and how painful it was to see them and think of the poor people waiting on the other end of the phone for a call that would never come. I remember Rachel and I going to the Red Cross blood center the following morning only to find a crowd of thousands waiting in line. Most were turned away as the Red Cross simply couldn’t process that many people. I remember getting e-mails of concern from people I had not spoken to since high school, asking if I was ok, and wondering how they even knew we were in New York.
It’s incredible to me that it’s been five years already since all of this happened. These memories are still so powerfully vivid. I still have dreams about that antenna falling over and still to this day, I wake up wondering where such hatred comes from.
I wonder a lot of other things, too. I wonder if there will be another terrorist attack in New York, and if the City could recover from a major attack in its subway system. I wonder if the Towers will, or should, ever be rebuilt. I wonder if the terrorists who organized the 9/11 attacks feel like they accomplished anything. I wonder if the world is a better, safer place now, or if we’re simply more scared and isolated than ever. I wonder if our government could have done something to prevent this, or if the cost of freedom is that we’ll always be vulnerable. I wonder if all our heightened security measures and amber alerts really do any good, or if they just remind people that our lives could end at any second. I wonder if people outside New York really get what happened, and how it transformed this city, or if it was just some really good TV show to them. I wonder if the families who lost loved ones have been able to come to terms at all, or if grief like that never heals.
Still today, five years later, I have no answers.
I wonder if I ever will.",1700,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00025-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.985997915267944
bb6057ed-1b70-4b0d-905a-cb932e5d1569,2015-03-30T18:35:44+00:00,2011-03-05,0,http://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/derek-pain-fuel-transport-group-is-rewarded-for-its-faith-in-the-long-haul-2232815.html,"Derek Pain: Fuel transport group is rewarded for its faith in the long haul
No Pain, No Gain
Saturday 05 March 2011
Hargreaves Services is one of my more successful investments. Progress has not been sensational; indeed some shares have made far more headway. Even so, a surge from 417p to a 985p peak since I recruited the shares to the No Pain, No Gain portfolio four years ago is a highly acceptable performance. Last week the fuel-to-transport group emphasised its strength. Interim underlying operating profits emerged 13.3 per cent higher at £20.9m with the pre-tax figure at £16.1m, a gain of 9.6 per cent. And there seems little doubt that the group will hit City forecasts of around £40m for the full year. The interim dividend, at 5.1p a share, is hoisted 15.9 per cent. No surprise then when the group says it ""is expecting a strong second- half performance"".
It has probably not benefited quite as much as some expected from the upsurge in coal and coke prices. The main reason is its policy of long-term fixed- price deals. But these contracts expire in the next 30 months and when renewed will reflect current prices, adding a possible £10m to group profits.
Hargreaves arrived on the stock market in November 2005. The shares were placed at 243p, capitalising the group – started 11 years earlier with 20 coal haulage lorries – at £57.5m. Current valuation is £264.1m. Since 1994 the group has spread far and wide. It now has interests in Europe, a big influence in the interim profit advance, and is building a presence in Asia. The 20-strong fleet has grown into a leading UK transport operation and its energy and commodities division – the largest profit contributor – provides a range of fuels, traditional and renewable.
Coal is mined at Maltby in South Yorkshire, with its production going towards making coke that is subsequently shipped to countries such as Finland and South Africa. The Maltby mine has presented a few problems, although overall production profits increased in the half year. Hargreaves is nursing hopes of lifting coal output by nearly seven million tonnes over six years through a development awaiting planning approval in Wales. Despite the emotional dialogue of the more vocal environmentalists, it remains convinced coal has a rewarding long-term future.
The shares have progressed, particularly in the past nine months, but are still reasonably priced, at around 9.3 times anticipated earning. Stockbroker Panmure Gordon has again revised its target price. A few months ago it was shooting for 910p; then it moved to 1,011p before settling for 1,154p.
From one of the longest serving portfolio members to one of the shortest – Avation, a January recruit. The aircraft-leasing business, which moved from the fringe Plus market to full London listing last year, is now thinking of obtaining a share presence in Australia. Such a development would make sense as it has close links with a ""Down Under"" airline, Skywest. The group is planning a significant expansion of its squadron with up to 18 new aircraft scheduled to feature with Skywest and another Australian airline, Virgin Blue.
Avation needs to raise cash. It feels a dual presence on the London Stock Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) will help. It is also exploring other funding avenues, including assistance from aircraft manufacturers. Still, it is pretty clear Avation intends to tap shareholders. I hope it will not indulge in one of those private placings that exclude most investors on the share register. I would suggest a straightforward rights issue. If it does adopt the placing method it should ensure it is accompanied by an open offer allowing all to participate.
The shares, helped by the proposed expansion, have flown high since arriving among fully listed stocks – from 58p to just over 100p. They joined Plus five years ago at 4p, after Skywest, which is traded on AIM, allowed its leasing side to go its own way. Interim figures last month were encouraging, up 82 per cent, and researcher GE&CR forecasts year's profits of £5.58m against £3.55m and lifted its target price to 172p.
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On the edge of the city, this six-bedroom home comes with an outdoor swimming pool and a large garage block that has annexe potential.
In a Grade II-listed manor just outside of Bath, this three-bedroom home is arranged on two floors with a skylight in a vaulted roof line.
Open the living room's bi-fold wooden doors to reveal a retro-style kitchen, and a conservatory leading to a paved garden at this three-bedroom home.
A Grade II-listed, four-bedroom home, in a charming Somerset village, with a two-storey studio that could be converted into a holiday cottage
A modern four-bedroom Victorian home, within walking distance to the high street
A luxury apartment in the Gothic mansion of Wyfold Court in Kingwood, offers six bedrooms spread over three floors and a turret
This school conversion, near Stockwell Tube, oozes New York loft style. The one-bedroom flat features double height ceilings and exposed brick work
This six-bedroom Georgian home is on three floors with open fireplaces, a two-oven Aga, an annexe, and cottage gardens with outbuildings and a car barn
High Crest House covers an impressive 9384sq ft, with almost three acres of grounds including a tennis court and summer house enclosed by electric gates
A six-bedroom farmhouse with separate accommodation in converted stables. Situated in the village of Church Aston, within walking distance to the market town
A two-bedroom flat with under-heated walnut floors and bespoke built-in storage. The Tube and Clapham Common are a short stroll away
A refurbished seven-bedroom townhouse with staff quarters, cinema room, superb gym, steam room and plunge pool
A minimnalist four-bedroom home designed to the highest spec, featuring glass walls and a kitchen space lit by a glass roof
Hibernate during winter and make your living during the summer at this busy guesthouse with panoramic sea views, in the village of Lynton
A four-bedroom penthouse next to the Tate with direct views of St Paul's from two floors of luxurious living space
A four-bedroom detached home surrounded by spacious gardens and woodland, close to New Pudsey
An 18th-century, three-bedroom home near Langstone Harbour built from ships beams with vaulted ceilings and wood burning stoves
A five-bedroom semi-detached home with a mix of period and modern features in a popular and convenient location
This five-bedroom red-brick beauty overlooks the village green and sits in just under two acres of land
A three-bedroom villa with self-contained flat, minutes from Lake Windermere
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An eight-bedroom house on the south side of the The Green with cinema, wine cellars and summer house
This 17th century beauty is full of rustic cosiness, while the detached home office means you can also run a business
Four exclusive apartments in a Grade II-listed former medical school with 2,275 sq ft of living space and 18ft ceilings
A five-bedroom terraced house on the popular Peterborough Estate, ideally located for both Eel Brook Common and South Park
A state-of-the-art farm-building conversion on the former Cliveden Estate, with 11,420sq ft of internal space, cinema and wine cellar
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A boutique mews house, set around a central courtyard, with three bedrooms and a private roof terrace
A four-bedroom farm-conversion with three bathrooms and two reception rooms
A two-bedroom detached house with ensuite bathrooms and a sun-drenched decked terrace, £750,000
A modern and spacious two-bedroom, penthouse flat with two bathrooms in a prestigious development
A beautifully renovated five-bedroom terrace with three reception rooms and a courtyard garden, £700,000
A four-bedroom period house which has been extended to provide almost 2,500sq ft of living space, £675,000
A pretty three-bedroom Georgian home with a 22ft drawing room and a master suite with a balcony, £525,000
A substanstial family home with five bedrooms and landscaped gardens in the much sought-after Branksome Park area
A well-presented three-bedroom house with front and rear gardens, close to White City station, £475,000
A handsome five-bedroom house in a sought-after location close to the city centre
A five-bedroom country home with valley views, equestrian stables and 27 acres of land, £725,000
A six-bedroom farm house with separate, detached cottages and 371 acres of land
A two-bedroom cottage with parquet floors, chunky beams and an open fireplace
A three-bedrrom flat with 2,733sq feet of living space, a beautiful private garden and 15 acres of communal grounds
A four-bedroom chalet bungalow with three bathrooms and a spacious garden, £525,000
A two-bedroom flat with an open plan kitchen and two balconies, close to Arsenal station",2515,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299515.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00075-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.947948515415192
21ff0e3d-804e-47e5-ad48-02fade6093d9,2022-05-28T14:44:57+00:00,2022-01-18,1,https://headtopics.com/my/sri-lanka-on-edge-as-debt-burden-mounts-23496795,"Sri Lanka on edge as debt burden mounts
China has lent billions of dollars under its Belt and Road Initiative.
Cops rescue two children, mother and grandaunt arrested for suspected abuse
GEORGE TOWN: Two children with bruises and injuries on their body and face were rescued by police from a unit in Rifle Range flats here. Read more >>
Malaysia would have been on the same fate had Najib wasn't defeated. We were almost on the the same path with Sri Lanka: heavily borrowing and dealt with the Communists we so hated at home. Never will. Malaysia better learn from this
Close shave for Sri Pahang manager Dollah Salleh, family as MPV crashes in Seremban | Malay MailSEREMBAN, Jan 18 — Sri Pahang FC team manager Dollah Salleh and seven of his family members were involved in a road crash after the vehicle they were traveling in skidded at Kilometre 8 of Jalan Kuala Pilah-Batu Kikir, near here, last night. Kuala Pilah police chief Supt Amran Mohd Ghani...
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Early rate hikers hit jackpot as local bonds trounce dollar debt(Jan 17): Emerging-market central banks were the first in the world to raise interest rates from their pandemic lows last year. That proactive tightening is starting to pay off big time in boosting returns from their local bonds.An index of debt issued by developing nations denominated in their own currencies has returned about 1% over the past three months, while a similar gauge of hard currency bonds has tumbled 2.8%, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.The outperformance for local",609,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663016853.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528123744-20220528153744-00628.warc.gz,0.944144546985626
86293612-b770-45f2-a5cc-314fff7f1026,2018-08-17T03:40:53+00:00,2013-12-12,0,https://fitbiebride.com/2013/12/12/random-photos-for-random-blogs/,"Alright folks, how is everyone feeling this afternoon?
Tired? Me too.
But there are some pretty exciting things on the agenda for tonight, so I’m definitely looking forward to that! Besides that, it’s also Thursday…which means its also almost the weekend!
Anyhooo, I hope you guys got the chance to check out Mike from this morning’s post– like I said, he’s super nice! And he succeeded in making this girl love lifting weights again- which I haven’t enjoyed since high school.
I don’t have really any pictures to post on here this afternoon that have any relevance, so here:
For lack of having nothing better to post- this is a delicious bowl full of clementines that we currently have sitting at the office. I LOVE these things. I eat like 4 a day. They are so ripe and juicy and perfect this time of year, it’s insane.
The only negative with these here cuties is that they’re pretty banged up. My boss is currently trying to teach my how to juggle, and these are bearing the brunt of that. Poor things.
Still taste awesome though. (<—I’ve never noticed how much I use the word awesome before. It’s everywhere. Holy smokes.)
So you might have noticed that my workout from last night didn’t match up to my workouts I listed on Sunday. Well, that’s because I knew I wouldn’t make it to the gym tonight and wanted to make sure I got a good back/biceps workout in this week.
Why can’t I make it to the gym tonight, you ask?
I’ll be on the other side of town with my parents and Shane’s parents, watching him perform in a Christmas play/musical. From what I hear, it’s pretty cute, and I love watching Shane up on stage. He’s so good!
(Sidenote: We actually met doing theatre here, back when we were kids. And by met, I mean…I had the biggest crush on him ever and he pretty much didn’t know who I was. Obviously, that all changed. 😉 But it took him a while!)",483,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221211664.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817025907-20180817045907-00290.warc.gz,0.963006615638733
5a2024b3-cba1-43c8-8c9d-27c276da2603,2015-03-31T15:44:50+00:00,2007-01-23,1,https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/hr632/text/ih,"H. R. 632
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 23, 2007
Mr. Lipinski (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Dent, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Terry, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Camp of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Souder, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Arcuri, and Mr. Wamp) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy.
This Act may be cited as the
H-Prize Act of
In this Act:
administering entity means the entity with which the Secretary
enters into an agreement under section 3(c).
Department means the Department of Energy.
Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
The Secretary shall carry out a program to competitively award cash prizes only in conformity with this Act to advance the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of hydrogen energy technologies.
Advertising and Solicitation of Competitors
The Secretary shall widely advertise prize competitions to encourage broad participation, including by individuals, universities (including historically Black colleges and universities and other minority serving institutions), and large and small businesses (including businesses owned or controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged persons).
Announcement through federal register notice
The Secretary shall announce each prize competition by publishing a notice in the Federal Register. This notice shall include the subject of the competition, the duration of the competition, the eligibility requirements for participation in the competition, the process for participants to register for the competition, the amount of the prize, and the criteria for awarding the prize.
Administering the Competitions
The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with a private, nonprofit entity to administer the prize competitions, subject to the provisions of this Act. The duties of the administering entity under the agreement shall include—
advertising prize competitions and their results;
raising funds from private entities and individuals to pay for administrative costs and to contribute to cash prizes;
working with the Secretary to develop the criteria for selecting winners in prize competitions, based on goals provided by the Secretary;
determining, in consultation with the Secretary, the appropriate amount for each prize to be awarded;
selecting judges in accordance with section 4(d), using criteria developed in consultation with the Secretary; and
preventing the unauthorized use or disclosure of a registered participant’s intellectual property, trade secrets, and confidential business information.
Prizes under this Act shall consist of Federal appropriated funds and any funds provided by the administering entity (including funds raised pursuant to subsection (c)(2)) for such cash prizes. The Secretary may accept funds from other Federal agencies for such cash prizes. The Secretary may not give any special consideration to any private sector entity or individual in return for a donation to the administering entity.
Announcement of Prizes
The Secretary may not issue a notice required by subsection (b)(2) until all the funds needed to pay out the announced amount of the prize have been appropriated or committed in writing by the administering entity. The Secretary may increase the amount of a prize after an initial announcement is made under subsection (b)(2) if—
notice of the increase is provided in the same manner as the initial notice of the prize; and
the funds needed to pay out the announced amount of the increase have been appropriated or committed in writing by the administering entity.
The authority to announce prize competitions under this Act shall terminate on September 30, 2018.
The Secretary shall establish prizes for—
advancements in components or systems related to—
hydrogen distribution; and
prototypes of hydrogen-powered vehicles or other hydrogen-based products that best meet or exceed objective performance criteria, such as completion of a race over a certain distance or terrain or generation of energy at certain levels of efficiency; and
transformational changes in technologies for the distribution or production of hydrogen that meet or exceed far-reaching objective criteria, which shall include minimal carbon emissions and which may include cost criteria designed to facilitate the eventual market success of a winning technology.
To the extent permitted under section 3(e), the prizes authorized under subsection (a)(1) shall be awarded biennially to the most significant advance made in each of the four subcategories described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(1) since the submission deadline of the previous prize competition in the same category under subsection (a)(1) or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later, unless no such advance is significant enough to merit an award. No one such prize may exceed $1,000,000. If less than $4,000,000 is available for a prize competition under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary may omit one or more subcategories, reduce the amount of the prizes, or not hold a prize competition.
To the extent permitted under section 3(e), prizes authorized under subsection (a)(2) shall be awarded biennially in alternate years from the prizes authorized under subsection (a)(1). The Secretary is authorized to award up to one prize in this category in each 2-year period. No such prize may exceed $4,000,000. If no registered participants meet the objective performance criteria established pursuant to subsection (c) for a competition under this paragraph, the Secretary shall not award a prize.
To the extent permitted under section 3(e), the Secretary shall announce one prize competition authorized under subsection (a)(3) as soon after the date of enactment of this Act as is practicable. A prize offered under this paragraph shall be not less than $10,000,000, paid to the winner in a lump sum, and an additional amount paid to the winner as a match for each dollar of private funding raised by the winner for the hydrogen technology beginning on the date the winner was named. The match shall be provided for 3 years after the date the prize winner is named or until the full amount of the prize has been paid out, whichever occurs first. A prize winner may elect to have the match amount paid to another entity that is continuing the development of the winning technology. The Secretary shall announce the rules for receiving the match in the notice required by section 3(b)(2). The Secretary shall award a prize under this paragraph only when a registered participant has met the objective criteria established for the prize pursuant to subsection (c) and announced pursuant to section 3(b)(2). Not more than $10,000,000 in Federal funds may be used for the prize award under this paragraph. The administering entity shall seek to raise $40,000,000 toward the matching award under this paragraph.
In establishing the criteria required by this Act, the Secretary shall consult with—
the Department’s Hydrogen Technical and Fuel Cell Advisory Committee;
other Federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation; and
private organizations, including professional societies, industry associations, and the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.
For each prize competition, the Secretary shall assemble a panel of qualified judges to select the winner or winners on the basis of the criteria established under subsection (c). Judges for each prize competition shall include individuals from outside the Department, including from the private sector. A judge may not—
have personal or financial interests in, or be an employee, officer, director, or agent of, any entity that is a registered participant in the prize competition for which he or she will serve as a judge; or
have a familial or financial relationship with an individual who is a registered participant in the prize competition for which he or she will serve as a judge.
To be eligible to win a prize under this Act, an individual or entity—
shall have complied with all the requirements in accordance with the Federal Register notice required under section 3(b)(2);
in the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, shall be a citizen of, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in, the United States; and
shall not be a Federal entity, a Federal employee acting within the scope of his employment, or an employee of a national laboratory acting within the scope of his employment.
The Federal Government shall not, by virtue of offering or awarding a prize under this Act, be entitled to any intellectual property rights derived as a consequence of, or direct relation to, the participation by a registered participant in a competition authorized by this Act. This section shall not be construed to prevent the Federal Government from negotiating a license for the use of intellectual property developed for a prize competition under this Act.
Waiver of Liability
The Secretary may require registered participants to waive claims against the Federal Government and the administering entity (except claims for willful misconduct) for any injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits arising from the registered participants’ participation in a competition under this Act. The Secretary shall give notice of any waiver required under this subsection in the notice required by section 3(b)(2). The Secretary may not require a registered participant to waive claims against the administering entity arising out of the unauthorized use or disclosure by the administering entity of the registered participant’s intellectual property, trade secrets, or confidential business information.
Registered participants shall be required to obtain liability insurance or demonstrate financial responsibility, in amounts determined by the Secretary, for claims by—
a third party for death, bodily injury, or property damage or loss resulting from an activity carried out in connection with participation in a competition under this Act; and
the Federal Government for damage or loss to Government property resulting from such an activity.
Federal Government insured
The Federal Government shall be named as an additional insured under a registered participant’s insurance policy required under paragraph (1)(A), and registered participants shall be required to agree to indemnify the Federal Government against third party claims for damages arising from or related to competition activities.
Authorization of appropriations
Authorization of Appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the period encompassing fiscal years 2008 through 2017 for carrying out this Act—
$20,000,000 for awards described in section (4)(a)(1);
$20,000,000 for awards described in section 4(a)(2); and
$10,000,000 for the award described in section 4(a)(3).
In addition to the amounts authorized in paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2017 $2,000,000 for the administrative costs of carrying out this Act.
Carryover of Funds
Funds appropriated for prize awards under this Act shall remain available until expended, and may be transferred, reprogrammed, or expended for other purposes only after the expiration of 10 fiscal years after the fiscal year for which the funds were originally appropriated. No provision in this Act permits obligation or payment of funds in violation of section 1341 of title 31 of the United States Code (commonly referred to as the Anti-Deficiency Act).
The programs created under this Act shall not be considered a substitute for Federal research and development programs.",2417,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300735.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00291-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.925978064537048
e89e0793-eced-4b33-a41a-69a2e133bc00,2019-08-26T00:11:50+00:00,2019-05-15,1,https://vegconomist.com/society/uks-first-vegan-members-club-to-open-in-london/,"The team behind BRIGHT Zine, an ethical lifestyle magazine, is opening an exclusive members’ club featuring a co-working and events space in east London. Opening in June 2019, The BRIGHT Club will give members access to a private co-working space plus exclusive events. Membership is only available to individuals that are vegan or businesses that are in some way supporting veganism.
The co-working space can seat up to twenty individuals at once. The BRIGHT Store is open 7 days a week from 8am – 6pm and serves coffee, snacks and cakes sourced from local vegan businesses. The BRIGHT Club is the first of its kind, and BRIGHT has plans to roll out more spaces in 2019 and beyond.
The mission of BRIGHT is to support and nurture vegan businesses through networking, co-working and collaboration in order to create a hub for London’s vegan community based on ethical and sustainable values. There will be a specific focus on giving young vegan startups the tools that they need to progress including access to potential investors such as BRAN Investments (www.braninvestments.co.uk).
BRAN has invested in BRIGHT to open this space as the first of a UK-wide network of vegan membership clubs. Members and non-members will be able to access events hosted in the space and it will be available to rent to individuals and businesses that align with BRIGHT’s mission. BRIGHT will be hosting regular events including talks, panels, networking events, yoga clubs and more.
Laura Callan, founder of BRIGHT said: “I created BRIGHT Zine after a decade of veganism, to shine a light on the amazing things people are doing. As the vegan community has grown over recent years we thought it would be incredible to have a space to nurture the community and support vegan businesses. So the idea of The BRIGHT Club was born!”",389,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330907.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825215958-20190826001958-00365.warc.gz,0.955899119377136
ac0d7994-0994-47a8-bb65-f2522c95ad35,2022-05-18T13:46:55+00:00,2022-05-18,0,https://www.microscopyu.com/tutorials/balancing-arc-discharge-lamp-excitation-illumination,"Fine-tuning of the fluorescence microscope excitation spectrum for imaging dual or multiply labeled specimens can be readily accomplished with a split-filter excitation balancer, which contains tandem shortpass and longpass interference filters that are translated across the illumination aperture to adjust the light source wavelength distribution profile. This interactive tutorial explores how the Nikon Eclipse i-Series excitation balancer system affects the fluorescence emission intensity of multiply labeled specimens when employed in conjunction with dual and triple excitation band filter combinations.
The tutorial initializes with the image of a randomly selected dual or triple fluorescent labeled specimen appearing in the Specimen Image window. Adjacent to this window is a spectral plot entitled Excitation Passband Spectral Profiles, which displays the absorption spectra for the fluorophores utilized to stain the specimen along with the approximate transmission percentage (white line) of the excitation balancer filter combination at the illumination aperture (see the excitation balancer drawing) in the visible spectral region. The fluorescent probes and their targets are identified for each specimen in the lower left-hand portion of the tutorial window next to a colored bar that coincides with the color of the excitation spectral profile in the excitation passband graph. Individual spectral profiles on the graph can be toggled on or off using the appropriate fluorophore checkbox. New specimens can be loaded into the tutorial using the Choose A Specimen pull-down menu.
In order to operate the tutorial, use the Aperture Position slider to shift the microscope aperture between the longpass and shortpass regions of the excitation balancer (illustrated in the Excitation Balancer drawing in the lower right-hand portion of the tutorial). As the slider is translated to the far left, the aperture moves into the shortpass region of the balancer and the excitation passband changes to resemble the profile of a shortpass filter. The specimen image also changes to reflect the loss of fluorescence intensity from probes having emission spectra in the longer wavelength region. Shifting the slider to the far right moves the aperture into the longpass region and produces a corresponding change in the excitation passband graph and specimen image. In between these extremes is a Mixed Region where the excitation passband resembles a hybrid of the two cutoff filters (as does the specimen image).
The Nikon Eclipse i-Series fluorescence illuminator excitation balancer system enables the microscopist to fine-tune the excitation wavelength passband at the illumination aperture for maximum efficiency when using optical blocks with dual and triple excitation filter combinations. This feature is useful to adjust individual fluorophore intensities in specimens containing several probes to, for example, reduce the fluorescence emission from one probe while simultaneously increasing the intensity of another in order to optimize observation and the recording of digital images. Specimens stained with two or more fluorophores often exhibit unequal fluorescence emission intensity levels due to a variety of factors, including unequal quantum yields, overstaining or understaining, inadequate membrane permeability, poor blocking, fixer-masked antibody binding sites, low inherent antigen concentrations, and simple fluorophore and secondary antibody mixing errors. Excitation balancers can help alleviate fluorescence signal imbalance in these specimens.
The Nikon excitation balancer consists of a rectangular optical glass window containing two thin-film interference coatings that act as either a longpass or shortpass filter (or a mixture of both), depending upon the position of the window in the optical train, as illustrated in the tutorial and in Figure 1. The rectangular filter is mounted in a slider that is positioned adjacent to the microscope illumination aperture diaphragm, which is contained in a removable housing that inserts into the microscope epi-fluorescence illuminator (termed the Digital Imaging Head in Nikon Eclipse i-Series microscopes) preceding the field diaphragm in the optical pathway. The amount of light passing through the excitation balancer and the numerical aperture of the excitation illumination can be controlled by adjusting the size of the aperture diaphragm. When observing overstained specimens, excessive fluorophore emission can often be reduced using the excitation balancer in combination with neutral density filters and by constricting the aperture diaphragm size.
Illustrated in Figure 1 are the spectral profiles of the longpass (yellow curve) and shortpass (purple curve) excitation balancer filters, along with the normalized absorption spectra of three fluorophores (DAPI, FITC, and Texas Red) matched to the characteristics of the filter combination. In practice, the Nikon excitation balancer filter combination slider is translated across the illumination aperture by pulling or pushing the frame handle, thus exposing the excitation light to varying mixtures of the wedge-shaped cutoff filters. When the slider is positioned so that the illumination aperture coincides with the shortpass portion of the excitation balancer (area under the purple curve), only fluorophores with absorption spectral profiles in the region below 520 nanometers will be excited to a significant degree by illumination from the arc-discharge lamp. As the slider is moved to the opposite end of the excitation balancer window, the longpass thin-film filter portion (area under the yellow curve) is illuminated by the aperture to excite fluorescent probes having wavelengths greater than 430 nanometers. Note that fluorophores, such as FITC and Alexa Fluor 488, having excitation bands in the blue spectral region (450-500 nanometers) are excited with a high degree of efficiency regardless of the excitation balancer position.
When the microscope illumination aperture is positioned in ""mixed"" regions that contain portions of both the longpass and shortpass filters, the excitation efficiency varies for fluorophores having absorption bands in the ultraviolet and yellow-green regions of the visible light spectrum. As the portion of the slider in front of the illumination aperture is translated from the region containing exclusively the shortpass interference filter into the region containing equal proportions of both filters, the absorption efficiency of ultraviolet-absorbing fluorophores drops continuously from approximately 100 percent to 50 percent. Simultaneously, the absorption efficiency of green-absorbing fluorophores increases steadily from zero to 50 percent, while that of blue-absorbing fluorophores remains constant. The opposite effect occurs when the slider is motion is continued into the regions containing larger proportions of the longpass filter. In this case, the absorption efficiency of ultraviolet-absorbing fluorophores drops from 50 percent to zero as the efficiency of green-absorbing fluorophores increases from 50 percent to 100 percent. Again, the absorption efficiency of fluorophores excited in the blue region remains constant.
A variety of common fluorophores, including the Alexa Fluors, cyanine dyes (the CyX series), BODIPYs, fluorescent proteins, MitoTrackers, SYTOX nucleic acid stains and many traditional synthetic and natural probes can be readily resolved using the excitation balancer in combination with either dual or triple excitation filter sets. For example, the series of images presented in Figure 2 illustrate a monolayer culture of albino Swiss mouse embryo cells stained with Alexa Fluor 405 (tubulin), SYTOX Green (nuclei), and Texas Red (the filamentous actin network) and imaged with a DAPI-FITC-Texas Red triple filter combination using the excitation balancer. In Figure 2(a), the excitation balancer slider is positioned with the shortpass thin-film filter region in front of the illumination aperture to preferentially excite the violet and blue fluorophores (Alexa Fluor 405 and SYTOX Green). Translating the slider into the central region of the excitation balancer (containing equal proportions of both filters) produces an image containing contributions from all three fluorophores (Figure 2(b)). Finally, moving the slider into the region containing the longpass filter (Figure 2(c)) eliminates the violet fluorophore to yield an image produced by the fluorophores (SYTOX Green and Texas Red) excited in the blue and yellow-green regions of the visible light spectrum. Replacing the DAPI-FITC-Texas Red triple excitation band filter combination with one designed for DAPI, FITC, and TRITC will produce similar results, but optimized for fluorophores having absorption profiles shifted from yellow-green to green (TRITC versus Texas Red) wavelengths.
The excitation balancer is also ideal for separating fluorescence emission in specimens containing two fluorescent probes using the popular dual bandpass excitation filter combinations, such as DAPI-FITC, FITC-TRITC, and FITC-Texas Red. Illustrated in Figure 3 are several examples. Figure 3(a) presents a thin tissue section of mouse small intestine stained with the nuclear probe Hoechst 33258 (blue fluorescence) and Alexa Fluor 488 conjugated to phalloidin (green fluorescence) imaged through a dual filter DAPI-FITC combination with the shortpass portion of the excitation balancer in front of the illumination aperture to excite both fluorophores. Translating the excitation balancer into the longpass region (Figure 3(b)) eliminates the ultraviolet-absorbing nuclear dye (Hoechst 33258). Employed in this manner, the excitation balancer is very useful for controlling fluorescence emission in specimens that have overstained nuclei.
Coupled to blue and green dual excitation filter combinations (FITC-TRITC and FITC-Texas Red), the excitation balancer can be used to control emission intensity levels from specimens labeled with fluorophores absorbing in the green through orange wavelength region. Illustrated in Figure 3(c) is the image of an adherent monolayer culture of Indian Muntjac deer skin fibroblast cells stained with Alexa Fluor 555 (orange fluorescence) conjugated to phalloidin, and Alexa Fluor 488 conjugated to goat anti-mouse antibodies targeting anti-peroxisomal membrane protein (PMP-70) primary antibodies. The image was captured using a FITC-TRITC dual band excitation filter set in combination with the excitation balancer positioned so that the longpass thin-film filter region coincides with the illumination aperture. Translating the excitation balancer to the shortpass region (Figure 3(d)) reduces (or eliminates) the fluorescence emission from the green-absorbing fluorophore (Alexa Fluor 555). Similarly, the FITC-Texas Red filter produces comparable effects (Figures 3(e) and 3(f)). The specimen in the latter two frames was a rat thoracic aorta cell culture labeled with Alexa Fluor 594 conjugated to phalloidin (actin) and Cy2 conjugated to secondary antibodies targeting mouse anti-alpha-tubulin primary antibodies.
Matthew J. Parry-Hill, John D. Griffin, and Michael W. Davidson - National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 East Paul Dirac Dr., The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32310.",2302,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522270.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518115411-20220518145411-00403.warc.gz,0.863008618354797
c3b0da29-3686-4a59-a39f-7170d0ec4780,2017-08-17T05:53:45+00:00,2014-05-08,1,http://historichawaii.org/2014/05/09/draft-special-resource-study-identifies-honouliuli-internment-camp-for-potential-inclusion-in-national-park-system/,"Meetings Scheduled to Give the Public an Opportunity to Comment on the Report
5/8/14: The National Park Service today released a draft study proposing that Honouliuli Internment Camp, where Japanese and European American residents from Hawai‘i were incarcerated during World War II, be added to the National Park System as a National Historic Site or National Monument.
“Telling all the major stories of our country’s history as fully as possible is an important part of the National Park Service’s mission,” stated Pacific West Regional Director Chris Lehnertz. “That includes not just the stories of which we’re proud, but those that cover less honorable chapters in America’s past.”
The National Park Service currently manages three sites within the United States where Japanese Americans and others were incarcerated during World War II, but this would be the first in Hawai‘i.
The Honouliuli study evaluates 17 sites that represent the stories and impacts of internment in Hawai‘i. While many of the sites are listed, or eligible to be listed, on the National Register of Historic Places, two stand out: the Honouliuli Internment Camp and the U.S. Immigration Station. The study finds that these two sites depict a distinct and important aspect of American history associated with civil rights in times of conflict that is not adequately represented or protected elsewhere, and are therefore suitable for inclusion in the National Park System. Of these, only the Honouliuli Internment Camp itself is determined to be a feasible addition to the system.
Under the study’s preferred alternative a national historic site or national monument managed by the NPS would be established as a new unit of the National Park System. The national historic site or national monument would include the site of the Honouliuli Internment Camp, which would be transferred to the NPS by donation, as well as adjacent lands to provide road access and opportunities for visitor services.
The NPS would preserve the site and interpret the internment of Japanese Americans and European Americans in Hawaiʻi during World War II. The NPS could also provide technical assistance for the preservation and interpretation of other sites, features, and stories related to internment in Hawaiʻi during World War II.
Congress authorized this study in 2009, and the public was invited in 2011 to provide input. With this release of the draft study report, the public is again asked to share their thoughts with the NPS.
Public comments are welcomed by mail, e-mail, or entered directly into the NPS online public comment system through July 15, 2014. In addition, the NPS will host a series of public meetings throughout Hawai‘i during May and June 2014 in order to present the draft study report, answer questions, and accept comments.
The executive summary, full report, and the NPS public comment system are available at the study web site: http://www.nps.gov/pwro/honouliuli
Following receipt and review of public comments, a final report, including a course of action recommended by the Secretary of the Interior, will be transmitted to Congress.",655,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102967.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817053725-20170817073725-00260.warc.gz,0.951511144638062
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e17af603-d6c1-43fc-9775-b699132e7c41,2016-07-24T09:55:36+00:00,2014-07-31,0,https://www.thestreet.com/story/12828700/1/3-stocks-advancing-the-services-sector.html?puc=CNNMONEY&cm_ven=CNNMONEY,"Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link. All three major indices are trading down today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading down 205 points (-1.2%) at 16,675 as of Thursday, July 31, 2014, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 243 issues advancing vs. 2,822 declining with 89 unchanged. The Services sector currently sits down 1.5% versus the S&P 500, which is down 1.5%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include On Assignment ( ASGN), down 23.5%, Trinity Industries ( TRN), down 5.2%, Computer ( CSC), down 3.8%, Vipshop Holdings ( VIPS), down 3.7% and Shaw Communications ( SJR), down 3.2%. TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector higher today: 3. LKQ ( LKQ) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector higher today. As of noon trading, LKQ is up $0.67 (2.6%) to $26.00 on heavy volume. Thus far, 2.0 million shares of LKQ exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.7 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $25.54-$26.45 after having opened the day at $25.70 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $25.33. LKQ Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides replacement parts, components, and systems needed to repair cars and trucks in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Northern France, Canada, Mexico, and Central America. LKQ has a market cap of $7.7 billion and is part of the automotive industry. Shares are down 23.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 9 analysts who rate LKQ a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates LKQ as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, expanding profit margins and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full LKQ Ratings Report now. 3x UPSIDE POTENTIAL: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more.",574,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823989.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00089-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.946491658687592
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454b6f91-371a-4ebe-a4d6-caa54f83c574,2022-05-24T00:29:51+00:00,2022-05-24,0,https://build-montana.org/montana-construction-jobs/construction-laborer/,"Like getting your hands dirty? Do you enjoy working a wide variety of projects? Laborers may be skilled or unskilled workers with duties as varied as clearing timber and brush, removing demolished materials from a job site, placing and vibrating concrete, landscaping, installing pipe, handling the materials for other trades workers or using explosives to demolish buildings. Laborers are needed on all types of construction projects such as highways, bridges, tunnels, large buildings, sanitation, and residential, and perform work for the duration of the project.
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953ee873-6890-4cba-8faf-f34a2bbaf533,2017-08-18T18:17:02+00:00,2011-09-30,1,http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pe/2011/10/ferc-conditionally-approves-duke-progress-merger.html,"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has conditionally authorized the proposed merger of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) and Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN), subject to FERC's approval of mitigation measures to address its finding that the combined company could have an adverse effect on competition in Carolinas power markets.
In an order issued Sept. 30, the FERC said the companies have up to 60 days to propose measures to address the market power concerns.
The FERC's order did not identify any concerns about market power in the combined company's other service areas (Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky), or other significant issues that need to be addressed by the companies.
If completed, the merger will create the nation's largest electric utility, as measured by enterprise value, market capitalization, generation assets, customers and numerous other criteria. The combined company is expected to have more than 7.1 million electric customers in six states (North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky) and the largest regulated nuclear fleet in the country.
Both utilities received shareholder approval at separate meetings Aug. 23.
Read more mergers and acquisitions news",236,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886105086.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818175604-20170818195604-00563.warc.gz,0.951111018657684
b23c20e4-c96f-403c-a3a4-661f30500d13,2016-07-25T08:05:18+00:00,2016-05-01,0,http://www.wimdu.co.za/offers/18XTXJWF?page=7&search_geolocation=1946-vienna,"Beautiful Apartment in City Centre
Floor No.(with elevator)
|Address||Postgasse, 1010 Wien, Austria|
|Response time||A few hours|
First district (1010 Wien): 5 minutes walking distance to the Stephans Cathedral, Graben and Kaertnerstrasse. Excellent public transport connection: Underground station U4 and U1 ""Schwedenplatz"" and tram station 1, 2 in 100 m distance from the apartment. Airport bus shuttle (20 min to the airport, every 30 minutes, 7 euro one way) stops at Morzinplatz in 400 m distance from the apartment.
Restaurants & Bars, Fast food stores, Bakery and Butcher, Supermarkets, Post office, Dry cleaner and the shopping high streets Kärtnerstraße and Graben are all in walking distance!
The apartment is fully renovated in december 2011. It includes:
- Entrance hall: wardrobe, chair
- Kitchen: Breakfast table with two stools, Refrigerator, Dish-washer, Water Boiler, Dishes and Cutlery, Pots & Pans as well as other cooking facilities.
- Toilet: WC with hygiene shower, small washing basin, Washing machine and dryer.
- Bathroom: Shower, big washing basin, cupboard
- 2 Bedrooms: Queen size bed, Wardrobe, bed side tables
- Living room: Sofa, dining table for four persone, which can be enlarged, shelves, TV (with german and international channels).
Wireless internet is provided in the whole apartment !
Check-in / Check-out:
As you can see from the details, I am flexible with the check-in and check-out times. We will set an appointment for your check-in and check-out up in front. Me or my very good friend, or the cleaning lady will meet you at the apartment, give you the keys and explain everything you have to know about the apartment and the area.
When you book, you will get my contact details including my mobile number and my email, on which you will be able to reach me anytime.
Please note that late check-in after 21:30 (9:30pm) and early check-in before 09:00 (9am) is subject to an additional fee of 5€.
Also you have the possibility to rent a baby cot and/or baby feeding chair. Price upon request.
I also offer pickup options for my guests from airport and train stations. Please message me for further information.
For further information don't hesitate to contact me :)
Please be informed that the regulations for the city charges in Vienna have changed and therefore we are obliged by law to collect a city tax from the 1st of May 2016 from our guests.
We will need to charge 2,4584% of your accommodation costs including the cleaning fee.
Unfortunately the tax cannot be collected directly over Wimdu and therefore needs to be paid at the check-in in cash. Please be so kind and prepare the amount accurate to the cent.
You will certainly receive a receipt fort the city tax at the check-in.
We know that this whole procedure is a bit inconvenient, however we are required by law to proceed this way.
We thank you for your understanding and collaboration.
Anna & Vladan
|Check-in after||On arrangement|
|Check-in before||On arrangement|
|Check-out before||On arrangement|
A modern, spacious two bedroom apartment in the perfect central location to explore the many wonderful tourist attractions Vienna has to offer. The river cruises, supermarket and taxi ranks are all just two minutes walk away. The area is packed with excellent bars and restaurants and many of the sites you'll want to see are only 5-15 minutes walk away. The apartment is on the third floor but there is a small lift. Security is good and just about anything you're likely to need has been provided by Anna & Vladan. I would certainly visit Vienna again and it would be hard to find an apartment in a more suitable location.
We have spent three beautiful days in Viena, what an amazing city!! This apartment gave us the confort we were looking for. Very clean and very close to the city center and transport to the airport. It took us only few minutes to walk to the cathedral, Mozart House and Imperial apartments...everything was at walking distance.
Definetelly, I recommend Anna&Vladan apartment. Friendly and easy communication with the owners as well. A pleasure to deal with them!!!
An excellent experience!
The apartment was great, exactly as the ad said. The beds are very comfortable, all the equipment you might need is there and fully functional. Everything was clean, spotless even! The situation is perfect, you are right by the center of Vienna, you can walk anywhere and be there in minutes and you also have the tram and the metro right at your doorstep, which is very helpful if you don't want or can't walk too much. On top of that, our host was extremely friendly, helpful and easy going, and he made us feel very welcome. When I accidentally and most stupidly locked myself out of the apartment on our very last day, he even stayed with us, calm and reassuring, until the locksmith came!
I recommend the apartment whole heartedly to anyone who wants to enjoy the great city of Vienna in the best conditions!
Great apartment close to transport, shops and restaurants. Vladan was very welcoming. This was a home away from home for us. Would come back again. Everything one needed was inthe apartment. Thank you for letting us stay.
Neat stay well located
Keurig verblijf goed gelegen
Hello, greetings to Anna & Vladan to Vienna!
We thank you again for the beautiful and perfect stay in Vienna. Everything worked excellent and we were very pleased with the beautifully appointed apartment, which we can only recommend.
Hallo, Grüße für Anna & Vladan nach Wien!
Wir danken noch einmal für den schönen und perfekten Aufenthalt in Wien. Alles hat ausgezeichnet geklappt und wir waren sehr zufrieden mit der sehr schön ausgestatteten Wohnung, die wir nur empfehlen können.
We were delighted with the apartment rental we have proposed and Anna Vlatan.
The location is perfect, right downtown, quiet.
The hosts were very discreet.
Nous avons été enchantés de la location d'appartement que nous ont proposés Anna et Vlatan.
La situation géographique est parfaite, en plein centre ville, au calme.
Les hôtes ont été très discrets.
Delighted with our accommodation, bright, clean and very well located, very fast access to the city center! the welcome was perfect, Anna and Vladan were super friendly, have knowledgeable and we have trusted. I highly recommend this apartment .Even a big thank you !! Speedwell
Enchantés de notre logement , lumineux , propre et très bien situé , très rapide d'accès au centre ville ! l'accueil a été parfait , Anna et Vladan ont été super sympas , nous ont bien renseignés et nous ont fait confiance. Je recommande vivement cet appartement .Encore un grand merci !! Véronique
Appartemant very welcoming host and great location (about 10 mins walk from Stephansplatz ) .
However, the apartment was not very clean.
The apartement is exactly how we expected it to be, nice, bright, clean and calm. The beds were very comfortable and the kitchen well equipped. We really felt "" at home"". It is also well situated (during this 6 days we did every thing walking) and close to many shops and a supermarket to do the shopping.
If we ever come back to Wien, we will surely get in touch with Vladan and Anna to stay again in their flat.
- Quality assured accommodation
- Every host is verified by telephone
- Secure payment via SSL encryption",1767,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824217.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00179-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.893269181251526
f9448f0b-de3b-4c12-b70c-1882fa72f5d2,2019-08-18T21:04:21+00:00,2019-04-10,0,https://www.justarsenal.com/was-park-chu-young-arsenals-biggest-transfer-flop-of-the-last-decade/191773,"On Sunday afternoon, FC Seoul defeated K League 1 rivals Seongnam 1-0 thanks to a goal from Go Yo-Han. The black and red clad club won for the second time in the young South Korean season and strengthened their bid as title contenders. One name on Seoul’s team sheet looked very familiar to Arsenal supporters. It was the name of former Arsenal striker Park Chu-Young (Ju-Yeoung Park). The Gunners are still fighting for a Premier League top four finish and supporters will be following the remaining games intently. Supporters can use the Betfred promo code 2019 and wager on each Arsenal game.
Over the years, many pundits and fans have attempted to understand just how Park ended up at the Emirates and just what went wrong. Some have labelled Park as Arsene Wenger’s worst signing. Others have simply stated Park never lived up to expectations.
Regardless, Park remains a transfer bust that played just one Premier League game at the Emirates.
Park Chu-Young: Arsenal arrival
The summer of 2011 saw Arsenal lose three of their most important players. Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri had joined Manchester City. Their transfers came on either side of midfielder Cesc Fabregas’ departure for Barcelona. Wenger was left with a creative hole in his attack due to Nasri and Fabregas leaving. Under manager Unai Emery, the Gunners still have a lot to play for this term. Arsenal supporters can follow each match with William Hill and wager on their next game in the Premier League.
Needing a player who could play as a No. 10 or second striker, Wenger went into panic mode. The manager was tipped off that Monaco was in the market to sell Park and a deal was quickly struck for £5 million. However, it only took a few days and training sessions for Wenger to have buyer’s remorse.
Park Chu-Young: What went wrong?
Prior to Arsenal’s interest, Park was set to sign for Lille. The French club had just won the Ligue 1 title and Park was about to play alongside Eden Hazard. However, Arsenal’s interest changed Park’s career trajectory.
Park joined Arsenal coming off a solid season at Monaco. He had scored 12 goals in 33 appearances. He was already regarded as South Korea’s best player and the man to lead them into the 2014 World Cup.
On paper, Park’s signing looked positive. He scored 26 goals in 103 matches for Monaco. Unfortunately, the goals dried up following departure from France.
Park Chu-Young: From promising star to flop
The striker played just one Premier League match under Wenger. It came nearly five months after signing for Arsenal. Even then, it was just an eight-minute cameo in an Arsenal shirt.
Park did feature in five cup matches. His claim to fame was a League Cup goal against Bolton Wanderers in October. It still wasn’t enough to convince Wenger to play him more often.
The South Korean moved to Watford and Celta Vigo on loan before leaving Arsenal on a free transfer in 2014. A stop-off in Saudi Arabia predated a return to FC Seoul in 2015.
Park will go down in history as a transfer flop at Arsenal, and perhaps, Wenger’s biggest blunder buy. Park has always been a good player but never great. A striker who could score a handful of goals, but never be the man teams could count on.
Now 33, the former Arsenal player will be long remembered by Arsenal fans for his failed three years at the Emirates.",743,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314130.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818205919-20190818231919-00058.warc.gz,0.97436910867691
85ecdfe6-f759-4833-b713-2f3cec3dab4d,2020-10-28T08:35:49+00:00,2020-10-28,0,https://huntingtonbeachca.gov/residents/parks_facilities/parks/helme-park.cfm,"Phone (714) 536-5486
Large grass area, swing set, park benches, and playground areas.
Helme Park is located in Huntington Beach and is a neighborhood park.
- Helme Park was named after Huntington Beach City Council Mayor M. E. Helme from 1909 to 1917
- This park was dedicated on April 2, 1983
- Date of development was December 20, 1982
- Architect - Cardoza DiLallo
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5c9ace27-0ed9-4fb3-8706-78b9dab8164b,2017-08-18T10:47:19+00:00,1998-08-24,1,http://recyclingships.blogspot.com/1998/08/,"The European Commission (EC) is considering an EU-wide ban on white asbestos (chrysotile), according to EU industry commissioner Martin Bangemann. Mr. Bangemann is quoted in the EC’s July meeting notes as saying that, “The Commission is preparing a draft proposal for a European-wide ban on the marketing and use of chrysotile asbestos and asbestos-containing products.” However, at a meeting earlier this year,
Greece, Spain and expressed opposition to a complete ban, about which Mr. Bangemann noted that, “some exceptions and temporary derogations” may be necessary to get a ban passed. Portugal
Currently, eight of the 15 EU member-states have banned chrysotile asbestos.
Britain last week announced it too was considering a ban: members of the construction workers union protested outside the UK Health and Safety Commission, calling for an immediate ban on the use of chrysotile asbestos. UK
The UK Health and Safety Commission will next month release a consultation paper proposing the ban on the supply, use and importation of chrysotile asbestos beginning in 2001. The Commission’s proposals are intended to “strengthen the existing legal duty to prevent exposure where reasonably practicable,” and would “significantly reduce future potential for asbestos related disease.” Upon release, the proposals will be subject to a three-month consultation period.
“EU drafting ban on white asbestos,
Canada wary,” REUTERS, August 20, 1998; “Ban on use of asbestos comes closer,” FINANCIAL TIMES, August 19, 1998; “ Canada threatens asbestos war with ,” ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE, August 21, 1998 UK
Source: International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD).24th August 1998",383,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104634.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818102246-20170818122246-00465.warc.gz,0.911784589290619
8af56887-6968-4e8e-82fb-a39da3c0d8d3,2015-03-27T00:06:46+00:00,2014-03-13,1,http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/03/13/could-orexigen-therapeutics-be-another-arena-or-vi.aspx,"I'll never forget watching Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARNA ) and VIVUS (NASDAQ: VVUS ) in early 2012 as each company headed into their regulatory reviews with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for their respective obesity medications. It was certainly a sight to behold. Shares of Arena started the year off inauspiciously at under $2, but ended up soaring to over $11 the day Belviq was approved. VIVUS followed suit, with each company exceeding 500% gains in the few short months prior to the formal approval of their drugs by the FDA.
Since then, Arena and VIVUS have certainly had their share of struggles, as each company's drug has failed to live up to the haughty expectations of retail investors. But let's hold that thought for later.
I wanted to revisit Arena and VIVUS's salad days, or pre-commercialization era, in order to discuss what might be in store for Orexigen Therapeutics (NASDAQ: OREX ) . As most investors in this space are aware by now, Orexigen has an obesity medication called Contrave that is currently under review with the FDA, and is set to be reviewed by the European Medicines Agency as well.
Because Orexigen appears to have met the FDA's safety requirements for approval via the LIGHT study, Contrave stands a good chance to follow in the footsteps of Belviq and Qsymia to become the third member of the new generation of commercially available obesity meds. Moreover, I think that Contrave has the best chance of the three of actually being approved in Europe in the near future, due to the large amount of data collected on cardiovascular outcomes in the LIGHT study.
So, it stands to reason that Orexigen shares would share the fate of Arena and VIVUS pre-commercialization, and begin to go parabolic heading into this regulatory review, right? In other words, if past is prologue, Orexigen should be a strong buy right now, evinced by the chart below.
Did Arena and VIVUS spoil the party?
One of the clear lessons the above chart should impress upon you is that Arena and VIVUS have fallen dramatically following the FDA approval of their obesity drugs. And the reason is clear-cut. Arena generated only $2.4 in revenue from Belviq sales in the fourth quarter of 2013 and $5.7 million for the year--about two full quarters on the market. VIVUS didn't fare much better. In the fourth quarter, VIVUS reported $7.7 million in revenue from Qsymia, and $23.7 for the full year. Put simply, it's hard to support billion-dollar market caps with revenue streams in the tens of millions.
What the Belviq and Qsymia experiments in commercialization show is that the obesity market is a tough nut to crack. As the management of each of these companies has stated multiple times, the obesity market is in desperate need of development. And what they are referring to is the need to increase insurance coverage for obesity medications, a change doctors' attitudes toward pharmaceutical options for chronic weight management in general, and the need to convince a dubious public that these new medications are indeed safe. The good news is that insurance companies are starting to open up to covering obesity medications, and Arena is reporting that an increasing number of physicians are prescribing Belviq. So, there are signs that the market is starting to open up, albeit slowly.
I know there is a growing number of investors hoping that Orexigen will triple or quadruple heading into Contrave's regulatory review. And again, if past was prologue, they would undoubtedly be correct in their assumption. However, I believe the harsh realities of commercializing an obesity medication will put a damper on Orexigen shares for the time being. Put simply, I think Mr. Market is taking a 'show me' attitude toward Orexigen--otherwise you probably would have seen signs of a pending parabolic move akin to Arena and VIVUS.
This stock could be even better than Arena, Orexigen, or VIVUS.
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02dabb09-d808-419f-8507-532eef3576cf,2018-08-20T14:21:02+00:00,2018-05-01,0,https://hondanews.eu/gb/en/cars/media/pressreleases/131153/honda-uk-to-provide-official-cars-and-motorcycles-for-isle-of-man-tt5,"Honda UK is thrilled to announce it will once again be official motorbike partner to the 2018 Isle of Man TT; and, for the first time ever will be the official car partner.
Eight Civic Type R and eight of the brand new CBR1000RR Fireblade SP have been provided by Honda UK for the Isle of Man TT organisers to patrol the 37.73 mile course throughout the duration of the annual road race.
The multiple award-winning Civic Type R, which puts 320PS through the front wheels and is the fastest front-wheel-drive production car around the infamous Nürburgring, was launched in summer 2017 and prices start from £30,995 on the road.
The Fireblade has been used by the iconic travelling marshals since 2016. The latest award-winning CBR1000RR was launched in early 2017. Prices start at £15,769 for the standard model rising to £19,770 for the SP variant.
“It is an honour for us that our Fireblade road bike will continue to serve the travelling marshals around the course as they ensure the safety of all riders and fans,” commented Neil Fletcher, Head of Motorcycles for Honda UK. “The TT is a rich part of our racing heritage, it has provided many challenges and been the setting for multiple successes for Honda. We first set foot on the island in 1959 and won a manufacturer award, we came back in 1961 when Mike Hailwood dominated the 125cc and 250cc classes, he went on to win his first world title with us that same year. Nearly 60 years on we’re really looking forward to this years action.”
Phil Webb, Head of Car for Honda UK commented: “After celebrating 25 years of Fireblade and Type R last year, it is fantastic to see them together again, this time at the TT. I’m not sure what the marshals will enjoy more, those riding the Fireblade or those behind the wheel of the Civic Type R!”
The 2018 Isle of Man TT takes place from the 26th May to 8th June, it will be broadcast on ITV4 in the UK and available through international broadcasters in places as far as the USA and Australia.
For further information, please contact:
Louisa Rowntree, Head of PR
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cb46b538-f34a-4969-b88f-c87df6d69069,2022-05-18T12:05:58+00:00,2022-05-14,1,https://www.outlookindia.com/business/delhi-secretariat-to-ban-single-use-plastic-items-from-june-1-news-196734,"Single-use plastic items will be banned in the Delhi Secretariat from June 1, a month before the nationwide ban on SUP comes into force, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Saturday.
It will be ensured that only alternatives to SUP items such as paper plates, cups, straws are used in the Delhi Secretariat premises, he said.
Staff will be asked to avoid SUP water bottles and use kulhads, stainless steel glasses or paper cups to drink water, the minister said.
In August last year, the Union environment ministry had issued a notification prohibiting manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of identified SUP commodities, including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene from July 1, 2022.
The identified SUP items include earbuds, plastic sticks for balloons, flags, candy sticks, ice cream sticks, polystyrene (thermocol), plates, cups, glasses, forks, spoons, knives, straws, trays, wrapping or packaging films around sweets boxes, invitation cards, cigarette packets, plastic or PVC banners less than 100 micron, and stirrers.
All manufacturers, retailers, general public, and shopkeepers in Delhi have already been asked not to keep any stock of single-use plastics by June 30, 2022.
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has also asked all manufacturers of raw materials to stop supplying plastic items to those engaged in the use of banned SUP products.
It is also carrying out a survey to identify littering hotspots and quantify plastic waste generation in the city.
The Delhi government had last year constituted a state-level task force for the elimination of SUP and effective implementation of Plastic Waste Management Amended Rules, 2021.",346,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522270.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518115411-20220518145411-00404.warc.gz,0.930466175079346
330bd254-e9d2-49da-8349-f1a8a67efc12,2020-10-30T14:32:28+00:00,2017-03-01,1,https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/algorithm_bail_sentencing_parole/,"Risk-assessment algorithms challenged in bail, sentencing and parole decisions
Eric Loomis, 35, was arrested in 2013 for his involvement in a drive-by shooting in La Crosse, Wisconsin. No one was hit, but Loomis faced prison time on a number of charges, including driving a stolen vehicle. He pleaded no contest, and the judge sentenced him to seven years, saying he was “high risk.” The judge based this analysis, in part, on the risk assessment score given by Compas, a secret and privately held algorithmic tool used routinely by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
Michael Rosenberg, Loomis’ attorney for his trial and appeal, argued that Compas—which is short for Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions—violated Loomis’ right to due process because the proprietary nature of the algorithm made it impossible to test its scientific validity and because the tool improperly considers gender in determining risk.
Last July, the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the lower court’s decision that the risk assessment may be considered as one factor among many used in sentencing. The unanimous court also concluded that the tool did not violate Loomis’ due process right to not be sentenced on the basis of gender. Rosenberg declined an interview request.
The case of Wisconsin v. Loomis reflects an ongoing national debate about the use of algorithms in bail, sentencing and parole decisions. With increased adoption of these tools, defense attorneys raise due process concerns, policymakers struggle to provide meaningful oversight, and data scientists grapple with ethical questions regarding fairness and accuracy.
In 2014, Eric Holder, then the U.S. attorney general, articulated the uncertainty swirling around these tools in a speech given to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ 57th Annual Meeting. “Although these [risk assessment] measures were crafted with the best of intentions, I am concerned that they may inadvertently undermine our efforts to ensure individualized and equal justice,” he said. “They may exacerbate unwarranted and unjust disparities that are already far too common in our criminal justice system and in our society.”
Angel Ilarraza, director of consulting and business development at Northpointe Inc., the Michigan-based company that created Compas, thinks that this concern is ill-founded. “There’s no secret sauce to what we do; it’s just not clearly understood,” Ilarraza says.
ALGORITHMS AT WORK
Compas uses an algorithm, a term Ilarraza does not like because he thinks it is confusing, that assesses 137 questions answered by the charged person and supplemented by his or her criminal records. These inputs are plugged in to the algorithm, which is a set order of operations like a math equation. Based on this process, the person’s likelihood of committing a future crime (the output) is pegged on a scale of 1 (low risk) to 10 (high risk). Beyond Wisconsin, Compas also is used in California, Michigan and New York, among other jurisdictions.
The questionnaire covers the gamut of a person’s criminal history and personal background as a way to decipher risk. Questions include whether an alleged offender experienced his or her parent’s divorce or has a telephone at home, and whether the screener thinks the defendant is a suspected or admitted gang member.
Ilarraza, supporting the Wisconsin Supreme Court view, is quick to point out that the tool is meant to inform decision-making. “It facilitates the implementation of evidence-based practices,” he says.
Christine Remington, the Wisconsin assistant attorney general who argued Loomis for the state in the supreme court, agrees. “I don’t think there’s any question that [Compas] is a good thing,” she says. It allows the corrections department to “tailor limited resources in the best way possible.”
Compas recently came under scrutiny by ProPublica, an investigative journalism organization. Assessing the tool’s outputs in Broward County, Florida, ProPublica found that it was 61 percent predictive of rearrest, “somewhat more accurate than a coin flip.” The algorithm was likely to indicate black defendants as “future criminals” at almost twice the rate as white defendants.
Northpointe disputes ProPublica’s findings. The back-and-forth can be read in full on ProPublica’s website.
This clash illustrates a newfound popular interest in these tools. But using math to guide decision-making in the criminal justice system is not new. According to Richard Berk, a professor of criminology and statistics at the University of Pennsylvania, an Illinois parole board started to use algorithms in the 1920s.
“In the ‘20s, parole boards were worried about what parole boards are worried about today: If I release somebody, are they going to commit a horrible act?” Berk explains. Back then, the tools were simple mathematical tabulations that assessed risk by comparing people up for parole to those previously released.
Since then, the math behind these tools has improved accuracy, and technological advancement allows for statisticians to wrestle with bigger data sets through computers. However, the point remains: U.S. criminal justice systems have used math to guide decision-making for about a century.
Even with this history, how these tools affect equal protection and due process of defendants remains unresolved.
Sonja B. Starr, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, says it “is a matter of what factors go into these instruments” and not the instruments per se. For example, she argues that using gender as an input “counts against men to be men, and that is a pretty straightforward violation to Supreme Court precedent.”
Although the issue of gender was not an equal protection claim in Loomis, the court wrote of Compas: “If the inclusion of gender promotes accuracy, it serves the interests of institutions and defendants, rather than a discriminatory purpose.”
Starr says the U.S. Supreme Court “rejected that very reasoning” in the 1976 case Craig v. Boren. The court had reviewed an Oklahoma law that banned men younger than 21 from buying certain alcoholic beverages. The state supported this policy with statistical evidence that showed that young men were almost 10 times more likely than women to be arrested for drunken driving. The court ultimately found that “prior cases have consistently rejected the use of sex as a decision-making factor, even though the statutes in question certainly rested on far more predictive empirical relationships than this.”
Going further, Starr thinks other inputs raise issues for indigent defendants. She says providing equal opportunity under the law regardless of socio-economic status “is nothing less than the central goal of the criminal justice system.” However, some tools, including Compas, use factors such as how often people change addresses or whether they have trouble paying bills, which rely on statistical generalizations that underprivileged people are more likely to commit crimes. This, Starr argues, flies in the face of established law.
If defense attorneys wanted to make either of Starr’s arguments in court, they would have to know the algorithm’s factors and how they are weighed. Like the risk assessment in Loomis, some of the tools being used by government agencies are proprietary and “black boxed,” which means no capability or limited capability to review the math exists, and therefore they cannot be independently challenged. Being used in bail decisions and sentencing, these tools do not fall under the usual evidentiary rules of discovery.
“There’s never justification for secrecy of the algorithm” in the criminal justice system, says Frank Pasquale, a professor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and author of The Black Box Society: The Secret Algorithms that Control Money and Information.
Remington, who argued for the state in Loomis, has a different view. “We don’t know what’s going on in a judge’s head; it’s a black box, too,” she says. She thinks, although the math is hidden, “Compas will help give a little more transparency.”
One risk assessment tool being used in bail decisions may avoid many of the critiques that Starr, Pasquale and Holder articulate. Developed by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, a Houston-based philanthropic organization, the Public Safety Assessment-Court tool is not black-boxed and does not rely on gender or socio-economic factors.
Currently in 30 jurisdictions, the PSA-Court tool considers nine factors related to a person’s criminal history without a questionnaire. It provides a risk assessment on how likely that person is to fail to appear for a court date and commit a new crime or a violent crime while on release.
Those factors include previous misdemeanor and felony convictions, prior failures to appear for a court date, and the defendant’s age at the time of arrest.
In discussing the choice to make the factors open to public scrutiny, Matt Alsdorf, the vice president of criminal justice at the Arnold Foundation, says that “it’s important from a fairness per-spective for all the parties to understand what goes into a risk assessment.”
The Arnold Foundation is funding studies to track the tool’s impact. Results from Lucas County, Ohio, which adopted the tool in January 2015, found that outcomes did not show a race or gender bias. The number of people being released without the need for bail increased from 14 percent to almost 28 percent. The percentage of pretrial defendants arrested for other crimes while out on release has been cut in half—from 20 percent to 10. The percentage of pretrial defendants arrested for violent crimes while out on release also has decreased—from 5 to 3 percent.
According to the foundation, the early successes in Ohio can be attributed to the tool’s capability to help judges make informed decisions that better allocate resources instead of judges being motivated by emergency-release rules to alleviate jail overcrowding.
Even while promoting the tool’s openness, Alsdorf, an attorney, is uncertain whether a legal imperative to open algorithms in the criminal justice system exists. However, he does say it is important for “a lot of researchers” to be “poking and prodding.”
This point of view conflicts with those who run businesses built around their protected intellectual property, which raises challenges for policymakers who try to strike a balance between private sector innovation and the rights of defendants.
“Right now, it’s the Wild West,” Berk says. “It’s a mess.” At the federal level, that mess does not show signs of improving and leaves numerous issues unresolved.
“There is a very real danger that these tools and the appeal of ‘objective risk scores’ will silently codify racial disparities in bail determinations under a veneer of scientific rigor,” says Scott Levy, director of the Fundamental Fairness Project at the Bronx Defenders, a legal aid organization. “It is essential that appropriate oversight and transparency mechanisms are in place.”
Although there is a lack of current law that tackles the issues Levy raises, attempts to regulate algorithms have been made. In 2012, President Barack Obama proposed the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights to allow people to correct information used by algorithms in a similar way to changing incorrect information in a credit report. The proposal never got congressional approval.
Pasquale thinks the former president’s proposed solution could fix “really basic errors.” But the role algorithms play in society are beyond this policy prescription. To inform domestic policy, he is monitoring the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, which takes effect in May 2018 and would create a legal right to challenge decisions made by algorithms, including in the criminal justice system.
Another potential solution, Berk says, could be modeled on the way the Food and Drug Administration regulates pharmaceuticals. In Berk’s proposal, an algorithm’s developer “would be required to submit the code and any data used to evaluate the code” to the new agency for testing, similar to how prescription drugs are tested. The agency’s process would strike a balance that permits public inspection of algorithms while protecting intellectual property.
While the merits of these proposals are debated, policymakers also have ethical questions to grapple with. Chief among them are the trade-offs between accuracy and fairness. However, “until the various parties expressing strong opinions about the merits of criminal justice risk assessments clarify what they mean by ‘fairness,’ no progress can possibly be made,” Berk says.
Furthermore, Berk says that “even if an algorithm is equally accurate for all, more blacks and males will be classified as high risk” because African-Americans and men are more likely to be arrested for a violent crime.
When Berk brings up these challenging ethical trade-offs with government officials who are interested in building a risk assessment tool, he sees “a lot of hand-wringing.” Wisconsin attorney Remington notes a similar stalemate: “This issue is not resolved.”
In October, Loomis’ attorney filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the state court’s decision, arguing that the use of Compas violated his 14th Amendment rights to due process.
Jason Tashea is a freelance writer based in Baltimore and the founder of Justice Codes, a criminal justice and technology consultancy. This article originally appeared in the March 2017 issue of the
Jason Tashea is a freelance writer based in Baltimore and the founder of Justice Codes, a criminal justice and technology consultancy.
This article originally appeared in the March 2017 issue of theABA Journal with this headline: ""Calculating Crime: Attorneys are challenging the use of algorithms to help determine bail, sentencing and parole decisions.""",2919,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107910815.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030122851-20201030152851-00368.warc.gz,0.947096586227417
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What’s new in the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe?
The 2021 Tahoe comes with awesome new features. They include a redesigned best in class cargo volume, new technologies, and the most advanced available suspension in its class, an independent rear suspension, available Magnetic Ride Control, and a first in class Four Corner Air Ride Adaptive suspension.
It also comes with 66% more cargo room behind the third row and ten additional inches of the third-row legroom.
Coming to the display and infotainment, it comes with a class-leading 10.2-Inch diagonal central color touchscreen.
You don’t have to worry about your surroundings while driving because the Tahoe comes with best-in-class up to nine available camera views. This is half of what a 2021 GMC Hummer EV, it comes with 18 cameras, that’s double the camera found in the Tahoe.
2021 Tahoe will be offered in LS, LT, RST, Z71, Premier, and High Country models.
Coming to the engine, a new 3.0L Duramax turbo-diesel engine has been added to the available engine on the 2021 Tahoe lineup.
Its also equipped with up to five full-color, fully configurable screens. Segment-exclusive 15-in.-dia color Head-Up display is also available.
Infotainment and connectivity
Standard on all 2021 Tahoe models is a Chevrolet infotainment system with 10.2-in.-dia. color touchscreen. It also comes with a navigation system as standard.
Your connectivity is assured with a built-in Wi-Fi Hotspot with available 4G LTE data. Chevrolet also goes 3GB or 1-Month data trial. Note: this depends on whichever occurs first.
Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability are also standard on all models.
HD Rear Vision Camera, Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Alert, and more now come as standard safety in the 2021 Tahoe.
New safety features include HD Surround Vision, Rear Camera Mirror, and Hitch Guidance with available Hitch View.
Engines, transmission, power, and torque
|Standard||5.3 V-8 DFM and VVT||355 HP||383 LB-FT||10-speed automatic transmission|
|Optional||6.2L V-8 DFM and VVT||420 HP||460 LB-FT||10-speed automatic transmission|
|Optional||3.0L I-6 Turbo Diesel Engine||277 HP||460 LB-FT||10-speed automatic transmission|
Estimated EPA fuel efficiency in MPG
|5.3 V-8 DFM and VVT||16MPG for 2-Wheel Drive 16MPG for 4-Wheel Drive||20MPG for 2-Wheel Drive 20MPG for 4-Wheel Drive|
|6.2L V-8 DFM and VVT||15MPG for 2-Wheel Drive 14MPG for 4-Wheel Drive||20MPG for 2-Wheel Drive|
|3.0L I-6 Turbo Diesel Engine||N/A||N/A|
Global pricing of 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe
The Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price [MSRP] for 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe will start from $49,000 for the standard trim. Z71 will start from $59,200, the Premier trim will start from $62,600, while the High Country trim will start from $69,600.
Price of 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe in Nigeria
The price of a 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe in Nigeria will range start from 38,0000,000 Naira. The price covers both customs duty and other taxes. Without customs duty and other taxes, the price will range from 20,000,000 Naira depending on the Dollar rate as at the time of publishing this article.
Where can I buy Chevrolet Tahoe in Nigeria?
If you want to buy a Tahoe, check out our listing on brand new, tokunbo, and locally used Chevrolet Tahoe for sale in Nigeria.
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Information reaching Naija News House says that Akpabio Declares For 2023 Presidency
The former governor of Akwa Ibom state and minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio will declare his intention to vie for office of Nigeria’s President in the 2023 general elections on Wednesday.
Akpabio who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2018 will contest under the party.
Jackson Udom, Chief Press Secretary to the minister confirmed Akpabio’s declaration bid on Monday, May 2.
“Yes, it is true. He will declare on Wednesday. We had scheduled the date for Thursday but was rescheduled so that it does not clash with Mr. President Buhari’s visit to Ebonyi on Thursday,” Udom said.
Read also: 2023: Akpabio will Contest Nigeria’s Presidency- CPS confirms
”My boss will declare at Ikot Ekpene Stadium in Akwa Ibom at 11 a.m. We invite all to the uncommon declaration,’’ he added.
Akpabio, Akwa Ibom Governor from 2007-2015, was popularly known as ‘Uncommon transformer’ in different quarters owing to his life-changing projects in the state.
The Niger Delta Affairs Minister will square against Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Bola Tinubu, former Lagos Governor; Rotimi Amaechi, Transportation Minister, and Yahaya Bello, Kogi Governor, among others for the ticket.
The ruling party is looking at having its presidential primary election between May 30 and June 1.
On Friday, Abdullahi Adamu, APC National Chairman, said the ruling party is yet to decide on the zone which will produce its 2023 presidential candidate.
“I am today privileged to be the chairman of the party. The party is greater than me. The party has not made a decision and I cannot preempt what the party decision will be,” the APC chairman had said.
“We will come out by the grace of God, at the appropriate time [with] the candidate the convention will choose. I do not want to speculate.
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Hyde Park - FURTHER INFORMATION
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956d1ecb-6c7c-4039-a1d5-20a4cd76df9e,2022-05-27T22:53:34+00:00,2022-05-03,1,https://thewordpressarticledirectory.com/weekly-poll-results-oneplus-ace-10r-success-hinges-on-the-right-pricing,"Money, money, money – it always comes down to the price of a phone these days. The OnePlus Ace, which launched as the OnePlus 10R in India a few days ago, has potential, but the company has to hit the right price point.
Many in the comments were wishing that this will be a sub-€400 phone in Europe, however, while we don’t know the exact price yet, the €450 price tag of the Realme GT Neo2 makes it unlikely. We do know the price for India: ₹39,000 for the base model (80W charging, 5,000 mAh battery) and ₹44,000 for the Endurance Edition (150W charging, 4,500 mAh battery).
We mentioned the GT Neo2 because the Ace (the 10R especially) is basically a rebranded Realme GT Neo3. Speaking of the Neo3, that one went global on Friday, starting with a launch in India with a promotional price tag ₹30,000 (regular price is ₹36,000 for the 80W variant and ₹43,000 for the 150W variant).
OnePlus 10R aka OnePlus Ace
Anyway, back to the OnePlus Ace/10R. It’s not the most popular phone in the world, but about 1 in 3 voters are just waiting for local stores to stock up and are prepared to hit the ‘buy’ button.
A smaller fraction prefers the Realme model. While the hardware is all but identical, several commenters wrote that they prefer the styling of the GT Neo3. That’s not great news, since the 10R model looks the same. There is no Sandstone option, no Alert slider either, come to think of it (those two have been long-time fan favorites).
Speaking of hardware, people wish there was a smaller option than the 6.7” display. The Nord 2 is smaller, but is also a mid-ranger that misses out on things like the 10-bit 120 Hz display.
Going back to the OnePlus vs. Realme debate, while Realme UI has come a long way, the company still doesn’t offer the long term software support that OnePlus fans are used to, which is a good way to maintain brand loyalty for OnePlus. The 10R runs OxygenOS 12.1 out of the box (based on Android 12), OnePlus has committed to 3 major OS updates and 4 years of security updates.",515,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663006341.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220527205437-20220527235437-00623.warc.gz,0.929348170757294
b1eaa1b7-7a15-43b7-b522-73bc3aea4770,2022-05-26T09:20:25+00:00,2014-09-21,0,https://www.ksl.com/article/31651170,"Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Nearly a third of West Virginia's public school students were truant during the 2013-2014 academic year and several counties had truancy rates exceeding 50 percent, Department of Education figures show.
The highest truancy rate was in McDowell County, where 58 percent of students missed at least five days of classes without an excuse. Wyoming County had the second-highest rate, with 57 percent of students marked as truant.
Jefferson County had the lowest rate, 7 percent. The rate in Kanawha County, the state's largest school district, was 34 percent.
The statewide truancy rate was about 31 percent.
McDowell County Superintendent Nelson Spencer told The Sunday Gazette-Mail (http://bit.ly/1sPz2q6 ) that truancy cases are a byproduct of poverty and drug abuse.
""It all ties together. You really can't separate one from another,"" Spencer told the newspaper. ""We like to reach out to the students themselves. We deal with the students one-on-one more than we do the parents.""
The school system has hired ""graduation coaches"" to spend extra time with at-risk students in the county's high schools. Reconnecting McDowell, a public-private partnership, has provided resources that have contributed to engaging students and making them want to come to school more than before, Spencer said.
Jefferson County school officials have made a strong push to reduce truancy, said Sheri Hoff, the county's director of attendance.
""Our numbers were astronomically high nearly a decade ago — near 80 percent. We weren't really identifying them then. Now, we have a concerted effort. A bus driver, a cafeteria manager, they all make calls to let us know,"" Hoff told the newspaper. ""We have pushed very hard for a number of years to get (students) here and to get interventions in place.""
Kanawha County Magistrate Traci Carper-Strickland, who oversees truancy cases in the county, said she likes to consider herself as a last resort.
""I don't know if people are afraid or too proud to ask for that help, but it's there. They need to know it's there, and they need to be able to ask for it,"" she said. ""As far as I'm concerned, there is no punishment for students. We're trying to keep them out of court. We give them the opportunity to correct the problem without having to see a judge.""
Parents are responsible in truancy cases involving a student under the age of 12. They could face fines for the first offense and jail time for a second offense.
Information from: The Charleston Gazette, http://www.wvgazette.com
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75e158b2-f6c8-41c1-9b41-0645f677e210,2020-10-24T20:45:02+00:00,2017-10-29,0,https://www.dotyisland.net/single-post/2017/10/29/Doty-Island-Annual-Dinner,"Did you receive an invite to Doty Island's Annual Dinner? Every year the Doty Island Development Council hosts an annual dinner for their current residential and business members. Due to limited space, we can only take the first 75 reservations. Currently, we have spots still available. Reservations are due by this Friday!
The dinner is less than 2 weeks away and we are ready to go! With this year being our 25th Anniversary, we have some fun planned into our dinner. Some of our business members are helping us celebrate!
Doty Island board members are decorating for the anniversary.
A ""look back"" presentation will be playing during dinner featuring pictures from the last 25 years.
Club Liquor will be serving wine prior to the dinner (6:30pm - 7:00pm)
Your Daily Grind will be providing our 25th anniversary cupcakes.
Lemon Loves Lime will be providing our lemon poppyseed ice cream.
We hope to see you there! If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at email@example.com or call Jacy at (920) 479-0894",235,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107884755.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024194049-20201024224049-00224.warc.gz,0.935492098331451
294f6fdc-6dae-4e17-aa70-d7338038f637,2019-08-21T13:38:28+00:00,2019-08-21,0,https://www.clearcoastdental.com/preventive-dentistry.html,"Preventive Dentistry – New Bedford, MA
Protecting New Bedford Smiles of All Ages
At Clear Coast Dental, Dr. Luccio and Dr. Herr like to take a proactive approach to dental care. Rather than waiting for a problem to pop up, they can use the services listed below to stop decay and gum disease before they even start! That way, we can keep your smile healthy and your dental office visits nice and short for years to come. To schedule your or your child’s next preventive appointment, give us a call today.
Why Choose Clear Coast Dental for Preventive Dentistry?
- We’ve served New Bedford families for 30+ years
- Treatment plans designed for every unique smile
- Easy to schedule, easy to pay
Dental Checkups & Teeth Cleanings
Checkups allow our team to keep a close eye on your dental health so we can catch any decay or damage as early as possible. After performing a thorough exam, if our team finds any issues with your teeth or gums, we’ll go over your treatment options so we can take care of them right away. Before you go, you’ll also receive a refreshing cleaning, which will help remove stubborn plaque and tartar from your teeth (particularly from those hard to reach areas in your mouth).
We pride ourselves on being a true family dental office, in that you, along with any little smiles you might have at home, are always welcome! With our younger patients, our goals are to show them that dental care is nothing to fear while also safeguarding their teeth against cavities. We’ll treat your child like they are one of our own, and using regular exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, and dental sealants, we’ll put them on the path for a lifetime of healthy smiles!Learn More About Children's Dentistry
Due to the position of the back teeth (molars), they can be very tricky to clean, which is why they are the most susceptible to developing cavities. This is especially true for children who are still learning how to brush! With a dental sealant, however, we can quickly shield these teeth from harmful plaque and bacteria by placing a thin resin barrier over them. Sealants are practically invisible, but they can provide up to 10 years of round-the-clock cavity protection.
Your teeth’s enamel is made of minerals, and bacteria in your mouth is constantly working to break it down. Fluoride is a mineral found in many kinds of toothpaste and community water sources, and when it’s exposed to the teeth, it actually replaces any lost minerals to strengthen the enamel. We can apply a fluoride varnish directly to the teeth to help keep our patients cavity-free between appointments. This is excellent for both children and adults who are prone to developing decay.
Nightguards for Bruxism
For many people, daily stress due to work and family causes them to unconsciously grind their teeth while they sleep, which is also called bruxism. This can severely damage the enamel, strain the jaw, and even cause chronic headaches if left untreated! With a nightguard, however, we can help our patients rest easy and protect their teeth at the same time. It’s a small mouthguard worn to bed that prevents the teeth from grinding together, and they are always custom-made to guarantee a comfortable fit.
Oral Cancer Screening
Thousands of people lose their lives to oral cancer every year, and shockingly, up to 25% of new cases aren’t people who use tobacco or drink excessively. Oral cancer can happen to absolutely anyone, and to make sure our patients are able to get treatment as quickly as possible if necessary, we perform an oral cancer screening as part of every checkup. We’ll take a close look at your mouth and the surrounding area for any growths or sores, and if we find something suspicious, we’ll quickly arrange for you to get a biopsy and diagnoses.
Does your jaw hurt whenever you move it? Is it stiff, or does it pop and click all of the time? If so, then you might have a strained or misaligned TMJ, which is also known as the temporomandibular joint. These tiny hinges are located under your ears, and they allow your jaw to move fluidly in all directions. For patients dealing with this kind of problem, our team can use therapeutic mouthpieces to rebalance the bite and Botox injections to quickly calm spasming muscles, improving function and relieving pain at the same time.",952,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316021.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821131745-20190821153745-00258.warc.gz,0.949018597602844
14fd937c-f98d-4eba-a81f-b931024d313e,2022-05-21T16:15:22+00:00,2022-05-21,0,https://www.artphotobykira.com.au/uncategorized/art-photogapy-by-kira-photography-workshop-in-mackay-queensland/,"Art photography by Kira workshop in Mackay, Queensland
Lovely girls from Creative Shots Photo Club in Mackay created a lovely flyer for the upcoming workshop.
If you are in that area of the time of the workshop it is really worth checking it out. There are going to be 2 days, fully devoted to photography, posing, directing and practice, practice, practice on real women with curves, attitude, complicated characters and having no idea how to pose. Don’t miss it! Would love to see you there.
I find it is the best outcome for students when we invite “real people” for a workshop instead of models so the students can learn how to pose real people (who have no idea, who needs a bit or, sometimes, a lot of help) instead of just simply watching a beautiful model in front of them who perfectly knows how to move already, where the light is and what to do.
This happens a lot at workshops – that is my observation only. What are students left to do? What they are really doing is – fighting with each other over the best spot to take the photo that was already orchestrated for them by the tutor, his idea and the perfect model that the tutor hired – so they can get a shot for their portfolio. They don’t try to analyse why and how the image works and “what if”– they don’t have time. They need to grab a shot while they can and I can perfectly understand it – who wouldn’t want to take a shot of a beautiful, elegant girl in a perfect gown that actually suits her, standing in a gorgeous light with a veil blowing?
The tutor is not a fool. He/she would pick a right girl, in a right gown and take her to a perfect location at the right time of day. Who wouldn’t want to take that shot and even fight for it? I would.
But then… students go home with “portfolio of gorgeous images” (probably sincerely thinking that that was 100% their “creations”), they post those images on their website and facebook to attract clients and get bookings…..and clients book, assuming that what they see is what they get….so our ex-students start dealing with real people and those poor real people can’t understand why their photographer doesn’t deliver the same quality of beautiful images they show online and so it goes…
Of course it is not always that black and white…But I hope it explains a bit why I am so passionate about teaching students to shoot real people, how important I think our role as teachers
It’s going to be fun! Hope to see you there. Kira
Some “Before and Afters”
Here are some of testimonials from people who attended my workshops:
“I feel so lucky that I was able to spend two amazing days learning how you create “magic” photos. It was like no other course I have ever done, you have such attention to detail and the most wonderful ability to express so much emotion thro…ugh all of your photos. I have never come across another photographer who can capture moments quite like you can. I still cant believe that you are open and willing to share all your photography secrets to the rest of us. The lessons that you teach in your courses are exactly what every photographer needs to know. You so kindly shared priceless information and helped me with all the areas of photography that I needed guidance. I am forever grateful for giving me the opportunity to learn from you and for the kindest hospitality you offered me. Thanks again Kira I cant wait to do it all again one day hopefully soon. All my love…Laura xoxo”
“I just wanted to say thank you so much Kira for sharing your amazing knowledge and passion with us at your workshop. I can’t tell you how much you inspire me make me want to strive to be a better photographer. I feel so empowered after your workshop. I feel I have I walked away from my days with you knowing how to work with ‘real people’. There was nothing contrived or ‘set up’ about your workshop, and I know that I now have the confidence I need to pose, light, communicate (and have fun with) with my own ‘real’ clients. This was such an amazing learning experience for someone new (or even someone not so new) to photography. You have an such a fabulous way of conveying the way you ‘see’ and create an image, and were able to have us leave your workshop with just a little bit of your magic. Again, Kira, thank you, thank you, so much.”
“Thank you so much for devoting not only your time, but boundless energy and passion with us at … Workshop.
You are unique, and you shared many tips about the ‘reality’ of guiding a bride to pose in a complimentary way. Of going beyond the obvious… What works, what does not work and why. Maybe its the woman in you, or just simply the Kira Factor!
I love your character and your style, which is so reflective in your creations – you are inspirational and its encourages me too, to be me, who I am and continue on my path of developing my own style. Not just photographically but also how I like to engage myself within the whole experience.
You are a gem Kira, and I feel so happy to have had the chance to meet you and your lovely husband David… He is a gem too! :)”
“After attending a 2 day Intimate workshop with Kira I can honestly say that it was worth every dollar spent to attend. I went to the workshop with ideas of what I hoped to learn but my experience far exceeded my expectations. Kira is a brilliant teacher with a unique perspective and eye for detail matched by no other! The teaching is easy to understand and full of hands on experience which is great if you want more than just theory. Due to the intimate nature of the workshop the material covered will largely be directed by what you need to learn unlike larger workshops that are tailored to suit a variety of needs and skill levels. After the time I spent with Kira, I was armed with an invaluable amount of information and a new found sense of confidence to take my photography to new previously unimagined levels. The hospitality during my stay was sublime and I enjoyed every minute of my stay! I highly recommend this workshop to any photographer who may be considering attending. I guarantee, once you meet Kira you can’t help but love her and enjoy your time spent learning with her!”
Wow! Amazing! And that is just the start of my experience with Kira. Having just spent 3 days with Kira, two days of workshops followed up with one day experiencing the other side of the camera I can honestly say that I left with a head full of new information. Kira certainly knows what her lens can do, how to work the light that is available and how to interact with her clients to get the very best out of them. Having done a number of workshops over the past few years, this experience really showed me what the difference a ‘master’of their trade can do and Kira is a master at her trade! This was again confirmed on the last day, when my companion at the workshop also had her photo taken, I will never forget the magic I saw when Kira instructed her to just move her head slightly and up a bit – she was transformed instantly – 20 years younger on the spot! My eyes have been opened and my passion for photography once again ignited. David and Kira where kind enough to invite us into their home and made us feel like part of the family instantly. Many many thanks, you guys are the best!
Read more about workshops here: Workshops with Kira",1644,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662539131.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521143241-20220521173241-00023.warc.gz,0.974166095256805
21e16ac1-4ff8-473e-a5e6-86c6f09212ca,2022-05-17T07:55:45+00:00,2022-05-17,0,https://www.signatureinternationalpremierproperties.com/property/fl/33134/coral-gables/salzedo-in-the-gables-con/1014-salzedo-st-308/6238d39cf1a13f73df4dfddb/,"LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! Cozy apartment located in a beautiful Coral Gables Street. GREAT for investment can be rented right away!! Minimum 6- month lease. Pets OK. Excellent area. A boutique building located on an oak tree lined street blocks from stores, trolley stop, entertainment, fine dining, minutes from MIA to Downtown Brickell, Miami Beach. Impact windows, gas stove, large closet, paid assessments for new impact windows, building painted, and in process of new doors, landscaping, new roof and elevator. Security camaras, mailboxes at entrance of building. One assigned parking under roof. VACANT and Ready for new Owner!!! Easy to see On Supra!!!
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49ca9da5-c787-47ca-bd21-1b730e31fc65,2013-06-18T22:56:55+00:00,2012-04-08,0,http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/vdr/2012-April/026106.html,"[vdr] Filesystem hierachy standard patch needs review.
Manuel.Reimer at gmx.de
Sun Apr 8 15:00:55 CEST 2012
Klaus Schmidinger wrote:
> > Try mhddfs
> Now that sounds like a very good alternative!
> I'd say this puts the final nail into this VDR feature's coffin ;-)
ACK. Revoking my vote for the old feature. I hope that mhddfs is well maintained. Seems to be a pretty good alternative. Still a bit work to set up but much easier and has less disadvantages as LVM.
> BTW: let's not hijack this thread any longer (sorry for doing this
> This is about the FHS patch, so let's hear ACKs or NACKs for that.
ACK from me, but without the last additions by Christopher (more complex handling of directory paths based on whether the new parameters to VDR are given).
My primary focus is on the ""Resource Directory"" but the ""Cache Directory"" is a nice addition. So far, many plugin developers place resource data in the ""Config Directory"", just as this directory can easily be retrieved via plugin API.
I agree that, in theory, we would need another directory for ""non VDR writable config files"" like the svdrphosts.conf file, but I think we should at first take what we have. Future additions are always possible.
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10806098-efa5-402a-a218-a4598ab99a7d,2019-08-17T11:29:42+00:00,2019-08-17,0,https://blog.lexapure.com/the-one-thing-you-need-to-stop-sugar-from-ruining-your-brain/,"The One Thing You Need to Stop Sugar from Ruining Your Brain
You have probably heard it said over and over again that sugar is bad for you. You need to kick sugar to the curb if you want to lose weight and feel better. But did you know that sugar doesn’t just do a number on the size of your clothes, but also on your brain?
Your Brain is Suffering
Sugar is damaging your brain more than you realize. A UCLA study found that sugar has a direct correlation to your brain’s inability to learn and to remember. Do you remember cramming for a school test late at night and grabbing a sugary drink or snack to keep you awake? Unfortunately, that choice probably wasn’t helping you remember the things you needed to know.
The study also showed that increased sugar intake caused increased resistance to insulin. You have probably heard that term in relation to diabetes. Insulin is what helps you regulate your blood sugar levels. With increased resistance comes more chance of developing issues like diabetes, etc. So not only is your brain suffering from the sugar, but so are the receptors that need to control the very thing that is hurting your brain.
Oh no! I eat sugar! Is my brain fried?
No, there is good news! Thankfully the study had a silver lining. You have a food superhero that is willing to step in and save the day.
Omega-3: Your Brain's Best Friend
Omega-3's are a fatty acid. This is good fat that you find in flax oil, fish oil, chia seeds, walnuts, supplements, etc. This oil helps protect the synapses in the brain. Remember how sugar caused the receptors that help you to think properly and remember things to be impaired. Well, omega-3's are the ones building those receptors up and keeping them functioning in good condition. Think of sugar as the enemy army coming to tear down your brain's internal communication system and omega-3's are your army stage to defend those lines of communication.
Making omega-3 a part of your diet will help your brain to keep healthy and strong. Of course, limiting the amount of sugar that you enjoy also will make a significant impact as well. Always be aware of how much sugar you are consuming. Even foods you wouldn't expect to contain sugar, often have higher levels than you would expect. The same study said ""the average American consumes roughly 47 pounds of cane sugar and 35 pounds of high-fructose corn syrup per year"". That's a lot of sugar! Unfortunately, much of that sugar may even have been consumed without realizing. Check your label and, when possible, make your own food so you can control the amount of sugar you are taking in.
Avoid Sugar and Eat Fat
The best way to a healthy brain? Avoid as much sugar as possible. Eating fresh fruit, which does contain sugar, isn't not as much of worry. But when choosing between options, opt for a whole fruit over a juiced fruit. The whole fruit provides other nutritional benefits, like fiber, along with the small dose of healthy sugar your brain needs for energy. Now cupcakes and cookies, on the other hand, are best to be avoided.
Even foods you wouldn't expect to contain sugar, often have higher levels than you would expect.
When in doubt:
1: Read labels and know how much sugar you ingest
2: Choose to eat less sugar
3: Enjoy omega-3's daily for brain health
With a few simple changes, you can give your brain the boost it needs. Why let sugar take control of your brain? If you want to give your thoughts and memory a boost, show sugar the door.",761,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027312128.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20190817102624-20190817124624-00462.warc.gz,0.965340733528137
d8f50544-d809-4c85-8fb7-e9d8b7c5cd3e,2022-05-18T06:22:46+00:00,1998-10-10,0,https://mikehoolboom.com/?p=396,"Panic Bodies 70 minutes,16 mm, 1998
“A meditation on the after-life that’s as powerful as anything in cinema …one of the truly defining movies in Canadian filmmaking history.” (Peter Goddard, Toronto Star)
“We have come to expect only the dazzling and uncommon from the prolific, prodigiously talented, and frequently transgressive Mike Hoolboom, perhaps the most important Canadian experimental filmmaker of his generation, and the startlingly beautiful Panic Bodies delivers the potent goods. Like much of Hoolboom’s gorgeous, unsettling recent work, Panic Bodies is infused with an AIDS-era horror at the body under siege, with a palpable sense of wonder and revulsion at our flesh-and-blood corporeality, at ‘being a stranger in your own skin.’ The film’s multi-levelled meditation on morality moves from rage to reverie, and unfolds in six often-hallucinatory episodes: Positiv, a multi-screen monologue about AIDS; A Boy’s Life, a masturbatory revel; Eternity, a reflection on Disneyland and death, 1+1+1 a devilish, pixillated black comedy; Moucle’s Island, a nostalgic lesbian idyll; and the concluding, elegiac Passing On.” Jim Sinclair, Pacific Cinematheque
“Filmed in the shadow of AIDS, Panic Bodies is Hoolboom’s testament to the permanent impermanence of the flesh. The film’s six parts show the range of Hoolboom’s engagement with mortality, from rage to reverie… Whether he’s remixing Terminator 2 or concocting a female paradise, Hoolboom finds a balance between razor-sharp intellect and palpable love for images and sounds. To watch Panic Bodies is to see what it means to live and die in the cinema.” Cameron Bailey, NOW
“Often challenging, always mesmerizing, Panic Bodies is an intensely moving meditation on post-AIDS mortality, from one of Canada’s leading exponents of fringe film. Structured in six self-contained segments, ranging in tone from rage to reverie, Hoolboom confronts his own HIV+ status, the impermanence of the human body and the frailty of human existence. An eclectic ensemble piece, Panic Bodies draws its inspiration from a number of sources: science-fiction old and new, found footage and home movies as well as collaborations with Ed Johnson, Tom Chomont and Moucle Blackout. Wildly playing with genre and gender, Hoolboom’s film combines masturbatory ‘monodrama’ and pixilated slapstick, lesbian idylls and memento mori in a virtuoso feat of technical skill and cinematic imagination.” London Lesbian and Gay Festival
“Paul Ricoeur said the two toughest things humans have to face are that we will die and not everyone loves us. Panic Bodies catalogues earthly attachments-physical, material-as part of the spiritual process of acknowledging mortality, of preparing to die.” Steve Reinke
“Panic Bodies is Mike Hoolboom’s new feature-length experimental film in which he confronts and displays his own battle with AIDS and explores the body’s various transformations in sickness and in cinema. One of Canada’s most important filmmakers and art activists, Hoolboom (who collaborated on Matthias Mueller’s Pensao Globo) mixes visual poetry and personal confession with visceral, transgressive explorations of the human body.” San Francisco Cinematheque, Winter 1999
“Canadian experimentalist Mike Hoolboom is less ‘persistent’ than Van der Keuken by about twenty years, but his career is also full of treasures. Among these is Panic Bodies (1988), a six-party study of the beauty of the body and its tragic temporality. Hoolboom has turned his own experience as an HIV-positive man into art, drawing on such disparate elements as home movies, microscopy, found footage from a 1930s ‘naturist’ film, and a whimsical miniature melodrama about a man in search of his lost penis. In a voice-over to the last segment, Hoolboom talks about the ‘conspiracy of chromosomes’ that make up the human being, but the phrase is ironic; for him, nothing is more human or felt than what that conspiracy has created.” Gary Morris, SF Weekly, April 21-27 1999
“Panic Bodies is an astoundingly beautiful cavalcade of images that explores the ephemeral nature of life as seen through the eyes of a filmmaker with AIDS; it is also a paean to the body as a site of sexual pleasure and beauty, one that ultimately betrays the filmmaker. The narrator remarks that before learning he was positive, ‘life had a unity of design, and that shape was my body.’ The six parts of this elegant film are heartbreaking in their relentless celebration of daily life. The first section, Positiv, unfolds with icons of childhood, doctors and old wrestling films; the simple act of telling seems to foster the accretion of memory. Eternity takes the form of a letter about fighting disease and practicing loss, superimposed over haunting images of old teacups, people in boats and water. Moucle’s Island is a lovely reverie of naked woman on a beach playing ball and leapfrogging. Passing On mines memories of siblings, parents and an estranged aunt who whispers presciently to the filmmaker at age sixteen, ‘Never grow old.'” San Francisco International Festival, 1999
“Using studiously chosen dreamlike images, Mike Hoolbooom’s six-part experimental feature examines the body. One of Canada’s pre-eminent avant-garde filmmakers and a master in the art of found footage, Hoolboom draws compelling images from many sources, including films, music videos, home movies, scientific filmstrips, as well as his own newly shot footage. The six chapters of the film all work together to evoke dreams, memories and the stark reality of bodily experience. Even at his most abstract, Hoolboom has complete command over the form. His montage of sound and image convey notions of morality and impermanence in a continually inventive and eye-opening manner. Panic Bodies is experimental filmmaking at its finest-stunning, lyrical and deeply reflective.” New Festival, NY, June 3-13, 1999
“An ambitious and provocative blueprint for love and death in the 21st century, this six-part journey through the body rubs up against American pop culture, archival porn and home movies to find a room of its own. Poetic and sensual, this is a kaleidoscopic exploration of AIDS, death, sexuality, memory, spirituality, relationships… Hoolboom sets the tone with Positiv; a monologue about AIDS told in four split-screens featuring pop-culture images, home movies and footage of visits to the doctor. A Boy’s Life follows up with a first person monodrama about a man fleeing from childhood sins into a masturbatory revel. In Eternity Disneyland is juxtaposed with a letter speaking about the white light after death. 1+1+1 is a pixilated black comedy about the relationship between a couple of devils. Poignant and playful, Moucle’s Island features Viennese filmmaker Moucle Blackout in a reverie which combines an older woman relearning childhood gestures with a nostalgic lesbian idyll. Passing On concludes the journey.” Ken Anderlini, Vancouver International Festival, 1998
“Canadian avant-gardist Mike Hoolboom’s Panic Bodies is an abstract meditation on AIDS, mortality, and the vulnerable human body. Likely to baffle or offend some viewers, it nonetheless offers complex aesthetic and thematic layers for discerning audiences to explore. Gay fests and experimental showcases are signaled. The movie is in six parts, each of which could stand alone as a short. One combines multiple images of home movies, medical reels and classic commercial features while a voice-over muses on loss of control over the body; others feature a masturbating man comically (and literally) losing his member and the reading of a letter relating a man’s protracted death from Parkinson’s disease. Last, longest and best section, Passing On, is potent enough to lend the whole feature a certain unity and sense of summation, as it poignantly mixes the personal, lyrical and spiritual. Hoolboom deploys a wide mix of visual tactics throughout, from borrowed footage to tinted, sped-up and upside-down images. Earle Peach’s sound design is equally adventurous. Though many viewers likely will find it too nonlinear, and perhaps too explicit in occasional sexual content, Panic Bodies rewards the patient with a deeply affecting afterglow.” Dennis Harvey, Variety, May3-9, 1999
“Mike Hoolboom is a sentimental cinematic predecessor to the late David Wojnarowicz. Divided into six sections, this feature races against mortality. Positiv sets the tone, its four-panelled screen barraging the viewer: Hoolboom shares intimate narratives and steals pop imagery, turning it into the stuff of dreams. Likewise A Boy’s Life moves porn from the rote ‘real world’ it usually occupies (tacky apartments, etc) placing it further into the subconscious. 1+1+1 accelerated identity-swap scenario is suffocating while its fluorescent color bursts are breathtaking. The final sections tap into the inherent poignancy of home movies. Spinning backward on a merry-go-round of memory in Passing On, Hoolboom stares at the viewer with a face that conveys many emotions. Merriment isn’t one of them.” Huston, San Francisco Bay Guardian
“An abundance of material is being used by Canadian Mike Hoolboom in Panic Bodies, a film of feature-length and one of the most outstanding films of the festival. From the very beginning he calls for the audience’s full attention, when on a split screen shots taken from Hollywood movies, video clips and home movies as well as the filmmaker himself can be seen and heard in his monologue on AIDS. The subjects of disease and death have been treated by Hoolboom in his previous films. Panic Bodies is composed out of various parts designed in different styles with the furious beginning being joined by the appearance of a performance artist. This part deals with the dramatic consequences of masturbation. In the next section, inserted text fragments derived from private correspondences depict a very personal story of two brothers, before one is allowed to drift into dreaming while watching scenes of a vintage porno movie. The cycle is closed by its longest part, re-introducing Hoolboom in a reflection on the loss of loved ones integrating home movies material. In spite of being in danger of falling apart, Hoolboom succeeds in keeping our interest alive because of his use of very diverse formal means.” Johannes C. Tritschler, epd Film, 7/99
“In a year full of Armageddons and an industry full of Cubes, it’s nice to see iconoclastic experimental local filmmaker Mike Hoolboom, two-time winner of the Toronto International Festival’s award for best Canadian short film, still doing his elegiac, hypnotic, emotionally grueling thing-and, even better, getting it shown (courtesy of those fine folks at Pleasure Dome). Four years in the making, Hoolboom’s latest-Panic Bodies-is a 16mm opus cut together from six different shorts, the longest of which clocks in at a svelte (by Hollywood standards) 20 minutes. Thematically, all touch on the personal and philosophical implications of his own HIV-positive status; qualitatively, they’re pretty much either brilliantly engaging or trance-like in their own inaccessibility. But the pleasures of the former, to my mind, far outweigh the momentary boredom of the latter. Stand-out honours go to Positiv, the program opener, which reproduces and elaborates upon the same quadruple-exposure hijinks Hoolboom first patented in Frank’s Cock, and Eternity, which uses a Steve Reinke-like combination of repetitive sound and image (light on water, birdcalls) and superimposed words to recreate a man’s last letter to a dying friend. The rest is borne on a boil of overlaid, self-referential and poetically repetitive imagery-stock footage, original material, home movie loops-which packs all the forlorn punch of shreds torn from a stranger’s memory: freeze-frame poetry, projected from the brain on outward. Hoolboom’s work continues to produce some of the most heartfelt, least common denominator commentary on Canadian culture available today. And much like this fever-dream we call life, the mere act of viewing Panic Bodies provides a truly unrepeatable experience, half transcendence and half tedium-a fleeting pleasure which we owe it to ourselves to savor as long as possible, before the inevitable fade to black.” Gemma Files, Eye Magazine, Oct. 8, 1998
“Having been diagnosed HIV positive, Hoolboom received a new impulse. The presence of the virus and its hiddenness evoke a chain of illusions and biological visions, new exercises in his film memory. The obsessive presence of sex/injury perseveres. However, it is no longer a shock of explicit nudity. Sexuality is an elegiac demonstration of incompatible, random beings. In the director’s version, the film undergoes the same kind of transformation (decay: film, a body without organs), but the loop of eternal return provides the film with a true resurrection. The film is divided into six parts. The opening section (Positiv) is the director’s collage of porn, popular scientific films, detailed footage of cells as well as sequences from classical films of big narratives. The picture is divided into four-one of them features the director and his soliloquy about AIDS that comments on bodies entangled in sex and death. The film’s second part (A Boy’s Life) is a bizarre kaleidoscope about masturbation and the loss of penis, an ironic reminder of men’s giant fear. In the third part (Eternity), a letter of Tom Chomont overlaps footage from a family archive. The words are suddenly more important than the picture. It is a long passionate confession about dying and light, which does not hurt the eyes. In an experimental ‘fiendish’ romance (1+1+1), a manual work with the film is dominant along with scratches, spilled paint and an industrial soundtrack. The work of Moucle Blackout, an Austrian filmmaker born in Prague, became an inspiration of an impressionistic idyll in the film’s next part (Moucle’s Island). Several decades old footage shows naked women at play. Archetypal nudist sweetness that evokes a remote innocence is an intermezzo, which precedes the final part (Passing On). The director’s suggestive confession is fully focused on death: fatigue is endless, the betrayal of the body (conspiracy of chromosomes) is irrevocable. There’s nothing left to do but compose a sad song in a long loop of solitary walks.” Jihlava Documentary Festival
“Panic Bodies consists of six parts or chapters, varying in length and style. Each suggests a new approach to these returning questions: what does it mean to have a body; to be a body, and what does this body want? Hoolboom appears in the framing chapters, and in between others take his place, submitting their bodies to a probing research. The treatment and effects of AIDS reform these subjects, but also the sexual body with all its desires and questions, and the almost dying body that can temporarily leave the world to be absorbed by what is called ‘the white light’ in Eternity.
Voice-overs and intertitles alternate and speak sometimes in loaded (quoted) words, and then again in casual little lines like: “I am writing these thoughts because they relate to that moment in my kitchen when we speak and what happens to us.” This intimacy is typical of Panic Bodies. The voice speaks directly to the viewer, confessing, admitting, raising questions.
A theme that recurs over and again in Hoolboom’s work is: looking and being looked at; how we are using images, how images are using us and how our memory is mediated by all this. In Panic Bodies Hoolboom joins questions from and about our body and our relationship to our death, to issues of memory and the image.
Panic Bodies’s opening chapter, Positiv, shows the filmmaker in a small enclosure, speaking about becoming a body and AIDS. Around him three accompanying screens fill with the manic refuse of the mediaverse, providing counterpoint and juxtaposition to the flow of language. The second chapter is a wordless psychodrama, entitled A Boy’s Life, which shows a man in search. Beautifully photographed in close-up, this haptic quest narrative is shot from inside the body, out into a world which it also imagines as a body. The third chapter is entitled Eternity and features a video letter which appears over barely visible pictures made in Disneyland. The letter is by Tom Chomont, subject of Hoolboom’s next movie, and relates the death of his brother, and the white light which accompanies the beginning and end of life. The fourth chapter 1+1+1 is also the shortest, a stop motion romance repeated three times in successive waves of legibility, as two battling lovers arrive at a place where the Other becomes visible. The fifth chapter is entitled Moucle’s Island and features Vienna avant filmmaker Moucle Blackout. It rhymes her movements with the gestures of a small child, and then projects her into a dreamy sexual reverie. Each of the first five chapters might be read as portraits and these are drawn together in the concluding chapter, Passing On, which is the longest and most elaborate chapter. Elegiac in tone, the filmmaker returns to host a succession of vanishing friends and familiars in an avant-garde home movie that is also a ghost story.” Esma Moukhtar, Montevideo Catalogue
“The power of the dead is that we think they see us all the time… They are also in the ground of course, asleep and crumbling. Perhaps we are what they dream.” (Don DeLillo)
It is a movie about AIDS, the body, about living and dying. It begins, in positiv, with a monologue, which is metaphorically replayed in A Boy’s Life showing (again) a male solitary who tries to reconcile himself as a body of parts. Eternity is a film letter about the white light often experienced in near-death situations. 1+1+1 is a series of three variations on a couple trying to find their way together. Moucle’s Island shows a woman alone, recalling childhood, miming its gestures, and then slipping into a reverie of pastoral dykedom. Passing On is the closing note, an elegy and way of saying good-bye to those no longer here.
Positiv (10 minutes)
A monologue about AIDS, rendered in split-screens generously furnished with images from Terminator 2, science flicks, Michael Jackson and home movies.
Positiv is for those who find TV too slow, though its roots lie in a multi-channel universe accessible by remote control. Its four screens play simultaneously. In the upper right hand corner a man speaks about the body and AIDS. On the upper and lower left hand screens a storm of pictures issue, culled from science films, rock videos, horror flicks and sci-fi movies. This montage of association features bodies grown large and small, frozen and burning, crumbling to ash and reforming, tortured and pleasured. On the bottom right hand screen, home movies show children at play, and then visits to the doctor, blood tests and drug inhalations. Here the body has been divided, cracked open, its myriad reflections in the media allowed to issue like an open wound.
A Boy’s Life (15 minutes)
Featuring Toronto performance artist Ed Johnson, this first person monodrama shows a man in flight from the sins of his childhood, his attempted escape through a masturbatory revel that is so shattering he loses his prick, and his ensuing search for his missing organ.
Eternity (10 minutes)
A film in the form of a letter written to me by New York filmer Tom Chomont. In it he speaks of the white light after death, Parkinson’s, and his brother’s last moments in a New York emergency ward. The scrolling text appears over dark pictures shot in Disneyland, its architectures designed to stage the family, its dark inhabitants floating on rivers of light and sound.
1+1+1 (8 minutes)
“A pixilated couple plays dress-up and undress-up as Earle Peach’s industrial-strength audio track pulsates and ebbs with churning tides of sound.” (Geoff Pevere, Images Festival Catalogue)
Devils fall in love in Seattle in a black comedy of sex, machines and flight. Photographed a frame at a time over three days, 1+1+1 casts Boughton and Ramey as unlikely lovers, the first appearing as a hovering devil in flight, excreting a vegetable life, while Ramey’s clock-spitting, bathing-besuited countenance lifts weights in a frank measure of indifference. Their touch promotes a shimmering aura of light, a celestial forcefield which they lash against, finally retiring to the kitchen with a gaggle of tools to fine tune desire. Donning each other’s clothes, they fly off together to the strains of Strauss’s Blue Danube Waltz.
“Howling sirens and film which seems to be burning evoke the violence of war. From the ruins of the images, a man and a woman gradually emerge. Without a word but with a powerfully suggestive soundtrack, Hoolboom sets the stage for a strange dry-humoured theatre. Particularly daunting is the role of the woman who ironically delights in doing violence to the man. With its great formal inventiveness combining accelerated sequences and pixilation, this film is as jarring as the lives of many couples.” Jean Perret, Visions du Réel
Moucle’s Island (12 minutes)
Featuring Viennese filmmaker Moucle Blackout, this all-woman reverie centers on two kinds of recall, the first to childhood where the untrained early gestures are re-learned as an older woman, and the second in a lesbian idyll, looking back in joyous nostalgia at a geography that might bear, if only for an afternoon, the impress of one’s own naming.
Passing On (20 minutes)
“Children playing emerge from overexposed film spoiled by time. It is snowing. These solarized images deal with memory in this film of maturity by Mike Hoolboom. The tone is serious; his voice evokes his brother, his parents. The people appear on the screen as though they were disappearing. Hoolboom records the loss of loved ones whose features he stares at with lasting affection. Beautifully simple recurring shots of the white square with black lines crossing it represent the realm of the hereafter, where the ghosts go. With contained and poignant lyricism, Passing On addresses itself to death as something familiar, death which prowls and throws into relief the images of a cinema trying to resist another death, no doubt worse, a white death of memories forgotten, without images.” Jean Perret, Visions du Réel
“Passing On was the densest and most exciting experimental film in Oberhausen since Pat O’Neill’s Water and Power in 1989. The reflections on death, mortality and our common fate of passing are expressed in a technical sophistication and mastery rarely achieved by other filmmakers. Images in a deep sepia tone never seen before on screen are combined with refined multiple exposures and outstanding compositions. On the same level of quality are the poetic eloquence of the reflections and the sensitivity of the voice-over. Mike Hoolboom from now on has to considered equal to filmmakers such as Maya Deren, Stan Brakhage or his fellow-countryman Michael Snow.” Georg Immich, Film + TV Kammermann, issue 6/98, June 98
“Portrait of the filmmaker as a busy young man” by Liam Lacey (Globe and Mail Oct. 10, 1998)
Experimental filmmaker Mike Hoolboom is a prolific figure, but tonight he outdoes himself: he’s unveiling both a feature-length film (Panic Bodies) and a book (Plague Years: A Life in Underground Movies) which blends film scripts and autobiography. Hoolboom has made more than 25 films (and more than 40 if you count the pieces out of which some of his movies are assembled) in the past 18 years, shown his work in more than 200 film festivals and twice won the award for best short film at the Toronto International Festival. Often cited as one of the most important Canadian filmmakers of his generation, Hoolboom is also one of the best chroniclers of other fringe filmmakers. He has written more than 80 articles and essays for film journals, and his book Inside the Pleasure Dome: Fringe Film in Canada has an introduction by Atom Egoyan, who cites Hoolboom as one of the filmmakers who inspired him.
If there has been a quality of urgency to Hoolboom’s output, it’s understandable. Ten years ago, after going to donate blood, he discovered he was HIV-positive, an event which he writes in his new book, “did wonders for my film production, and while my earlier movies were slow open fields where viewers might graze and push on, the new work turned behind a different pace car.” In the two years following, he produced ten films which he describes as characterized by a “frantic, near hysterical montage, with bodies shattered into parts, and an underlying feeling of dread.”
The pace has barely slowed, but the frantic quality is less evident. At 70 minutes, Panic Bodies might even be described as his first feature, even though it consists of six separate films. It represents four years of work and a demonstration of a wide variety of approaches to one prevailing concern, the fact of living in a body. You can think of it, says Hoolboom, “like an accordion that folds out, and shows you all the different bodies you’ve ever been. Like a body, the film has different parts. It’s a film that deals with AIDS, which fragments the body, so it’s a film of fragments.” The film shows Hoolboom speaking directly to the camera in one of four separate films running together on the screen. Sometimes it uses images from Hollywood movies and rock videos, home movies, vintage porn, a pixilated pantomime between a man and woman in a kitchen, or scenes of people masturbating. One segment puts on the screen the text of an entire letter from a friend, about watching his brother die. The fact of being imprisoned by an aging body is the subject of another. In a segment entitled Moucle’s Island, Hoolboom decided to do an experiment with a friend, Moucle Blackout. He asked her to move again as a child, filming her crawl through tunnels as if they were a birth canal, and later intercut images of children climbing into chairs, added an old porno film of women frolicking and finished with a shot of Moucle masturbating while being washed in water.
Occasionally, in Plague Years he writes of filmmaking as a kind of mourning, although mourning, as he explains it, is not quite the same as grief. “Filmmaking is inherently an attempt to capture something that disappears,” he says. “It’s a recuperative business. There are early playbills for movies which declaim a promise that, with the coming of sound and colour, death itself would not be so final.” From experimental filmmaking, Hoolboom believes, there is a model of future relationships, of intimacy constantly being mediated through technology, pushing the boundaries of sexuality and taboos. “We’re moving to a different kind of post-literate world. Readers are like books: they’re private. You can’t tell a book by its cover. What the postmodernists are always on about, is how we’re becoming a world of surfaces with no interiors, no private lives. I really think we’re heading that way.”
Hoolboom, for his part, is bucking the trend. Currently, he’s writing a novel. “It made me realize that filmmaking is ninety percent running errands. With writing I just need to stay close the place where the words come from.” As a filmmaker and a champion of other filmmakers, he’s driven by a couple of motives. One is the reluctance to makes films that are more of the same in a world too full of copies. “It’s a way of saying no to the Titanics of the world.” It’s also a chance, on a grander level, to talk about the growth of consciousness. “When you were a kid, and the career choices were offered to you-doctor, policeman, fireman-no one ever mentioned “artist.” I’ve been back to my old high school to talk to classes. I’m fascinated how one person’s original idea can becomes everyone’s. There were notions that were only the province of a handful of people 300 years ago that are now taught in high schools. When it comes to exploring what’s new, fringe film glows very brightly.”
“Panic Bodies: A Blueprint for Love and Death in the 21st Century” by Tamara Faith Berger (Lola Winter 1998)
Panic Bodies is built like a body-a copulation of six films conceived as a whole. It has its head and feet (Positiv and Passing On), and its viscous guts (A Boy’s Life), pumping blood (Eternity), hairy skins (1+1+1) and fat cells (Moucle’s Island). In this body, memory and physicality are intertwined—the head cuts off the feet, the feet stomp the head, and the innards churn and beat, erupt and erode. If Panic Bodies is a film about this body dying, it is amazing because this body is speaking fearlessly. If Panic Bodies is a movie about this body living, it is amazing because this body is telling the bedtime story of death. Within this elliptical form, Panic Bodies becomes both horror and narrative. In one sense, the filmmaker is the slashed-up victim, running through the streets ten feet behind the camera, horrified, bleeding, and holding the weapon he wrestled from his murderer, screaming, “Come! Look at me! Help me! Save me! I almost died!” And at the very same time, the filmmaker is the yarn-spinner whispering to the audience, “I am talking to you, look what I have seen, look what I have known, I am showing you my wounds as they are opening and closing…”
Experimental filmmaking usually opposes the structure of mainstream filmmaking, which doesn’t need the participation of the audience to tell its tale. Experimental filmmaking (of which Panic Bodies is a torch-setting example) wants to bring the audience closer to its process and performance, so it can implicate them with every new image and utterance. It follows that most experimental films are not 70 minutes because most makers do not have this much faith in (implicating) their audience. Faith, however, is the quality that unifies Panic Bodies. (This is more startling than one might think.) Hoolboom’s faith in communicating with his audience generates a strange kind of empathy as the audience sits in the dark and watches his throbbing constructions. This is the dis-ease of Panic Bodies—the feeling that we are all dying together. I’m not sure how, but somewhere in this revelation, I meet my equal. I can walk with him into the screen. I have never felt this before.
Panic Bodies embraces me even if I don’t want to be embraced. I think this experience of cinematic conviviality runs counter to what Hoolboom himself believes about the deathliness of images. He says that there is something inherently deathly about cinema because the link among all movies is that everyone in them is dead or will pass on. Yet Hoolboom’s film invited me to be vivid-to be as potent and as sad, as full and as sick, as aggressive and as tender, and as urgent as he was, and as his film was. I was not mourning for the passing on of images because I was overcome with the memory of what sadness feels like.”
“Fringe Filmmaker Flaunts Subconscious in Ode to Mortality” by Cameron Bailey (Now Magazine cover story, Oct. 8-14, 1998)
Mike Hoolboom leans back in his chair and confesses. “I had this dream over the weekend.” Behind him, a bloodied mannequin child protrudes from high up on the wall. What’s that about? I never ask. “I hardly ever remember my dreams,” he says. “I’m underground, putting together two small buffed metal pieces. One has a small stick shift on it which makes for a very satisfying motion. They snap together with a magnetic charge. I do this over and over on a long conveyor belt. I realize that all the things I do in my life-talk, hang my friends, fall in love, answer the phone-are all coming from this action. It all boils down to this. Then the camera zooms out and I see that there are millions of people around me and they’re all doing exactly the same thing. We’re all putting our little metal pieces together. I have this great feeling of communion. We’re all one person after all. At that moment the spotlight shines down on me and I’m scooped up in a net. I look down and realize I’ve been replaced by a machine doing the same thing. It’s putting together the metals, and I scream, ‘No robot could do what I do!’ But of course it could.” He searches me for interpretation. “Anyway that was my dream.”
Welcome to Mike Hoolboom. Even his dreams come with camera cues. Hoolboom is one of the world’s best at what he now calls fringe film. They lavish him with retrospectives in Europe. His films play everywhere people demand more from a movie than escape or information. He’s shown more films at the Toronto International Festival than any other Canadian filmmaker. He’s won the award for best Canadian short twice, for Frank’s Cock and Letters From Home. Hoolboom started out when ‘fringe’ was ‘experimental’ and it was all about exploring the tangible qualities of the medium-focus, grain, time. Its highest principles were abstract. But over the past 18 years, his films have evolved from aggressive aesthetic experiments-jumping geometry in Grid, a blank screen in White Museum-toward something both larger and more intimate. He’s telling stories now. He’s put his subconscious on display. The body of his work ranges from the gentle study of light and shadow that underpins Eternity, a part of Panic Bodies, to a ferocious streak of transgression in Shiteater, one chapter of House of Pain. More and more, Hoolboom’s films weave confession, polemic and pure visual poetry into something beyond the fringe. More and more, his work is shaped by the fact that Hoolboom has AIDS. Outside his window, huge construction machines plow steel pillars into the ground. They’re building condos. This is something robots can do. “I think my early movies were like a long handshake with the medium,” he says above the noise. “But after becoming positive, it became incumbent upon me to make work that tried to deal with the things that came up-like mortality and this very odd, new place that my body was in. You look in the mirror and you’re one person because you’re one body. But all of a sudden, you’re not one body any more, because parts are filled with this foreign thing. So maybe I’m more than one, I mean, in the act of contagion, where does one body begin and another end?”
Ten years ago, a doctor told Hoolboom he was HIV-positive. He gave him some pamphlets. “I wasn’t certain how to proceed,” he recalls wryly, “but I imagined that the end was not far. In a way, it fit in with how I was living anyway-kinda fast, thoughtlessly, drinking too much, not too… reflective. I just kicked the accelerator into everything I was doing. Made more films. Did more work. Repressed as much as I could and tried to fill my days with stuff. Activity. I got an enormous amount of work done.”
Hoolboom cranked out film after film. He took a job as the experimental film officer at the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Center. He helped create Pleasure Dome. he began editing a new journal, The Independent Eye. “But I was living in a hysterical state. It took leaving Toronto to finally get some distance.” In 1990, Hoolboom began a three year exile in Vancouver. “I moved to a city where I knew nobody, and was alone for a year. I stopped all the drinking, saw another doctor and tried to eat differently. My (T-cell) counts were falling. I knew I had to do something.”
His work changed in that time, but it didn’t change into just one thing. It expanded. He collaborated with Kika Thorne, Steve Sanguedolce and with Ann Marie Fleming, each of whom brought new colours to his work. He made Kanada, an experimental feature about a future where people with AIDS were quarantined by the Gretzky government. He discovered Madonna.
Hoolboom’s recent films often throw pop culture up against avant-garde rigour. He’s mined the Madonna image trove at least three times, and his new book, Plague Years, includes a hilarious fake memoir of meeting the goddess-commodity in high school. To Hoolboom, aesthetic isolation is for fools. He thinks of how the marketplace has swallowed fringe film techniques and snorts. “Hand processing? The National Football League uses that for its promos now. The only thing that’s avant-garde is commercials. People with money are in the avant because they know where we’re going. It’s the 90s. People are following money. And yes there are these eruptions of dissent, and that seems to belong to the fringe.” But he insists, “Fringe film is so valueless now. Its ideals belong to another time. It’s like a hangover of the 50s beat, pseudo-anarchistic thing, coupled with 60s social movements.”
So this is the end of an era.
“It’s so clear now. There’s one lab left in town that will do colour 16mm film. There’s one guy left who knows how to do opticals. When he’s gone, you won’t be able to get those done in Toronto anymore. I’d be shocked if 16mm lasted more than a couple of decades.” New times demand new methods. So Hoolboom is doing something fringe purists usually scoff at. He’s listening to his audience. “I took Panic Bodies through a test run in Germany,” he says, ” It played in half a dozen spots, and in the last place I saw it, I knew what was wrong with it. So I recut one section, a lot. Remade the music and sound effects and started shooting again. Cut some more and kept at it. I’ve spent most of the last three years recutting my films,” he admits, “House of Pain is down to 50 minutes from 80. Kanada is down to 45 from 60, and then I threw it out. Valentine’s Day went from 80 minutes to 18 before I threw that one out too.” As he remakes his past films, Hoolboom keeps pushing the limits of his future work. Since he released his searing eight-minute Frank’s Cock in 1993, his films have confounded notions of queer against straight, cerebral against emotional. Now he calls his films “documentaries of the imaginary.” “They’re more faithful renderings of how I dream, or imagine the world to be, or imagine my place in it,” he says. “In my dreams it’s normal for me to become a woman, who becomes a man, who turns into a table. Gender is not such a fixed thing. That’s more reflected in my work now.” Hoolboom has always been his own severest critic. But the way his recent films, especially Frank’s Cock, have reached people emotionally is what keeps the fire burning now. “I needed to try harder, make better work,” he says. “The feeling that I got in the theatre was unmistakable, it was so good, and I wanted more of it. It was a reminder that you can out razzle-dazzle the best that’s ever been, and people may applaud politely. Or they may leave. But if you can connect and move people, that’s film. It’s the magic of sitting with all those people in the dark and giving yourself over to the light.”
“Stranger In A Strange Skin” by Kathleen Pirrie Adams (Xtra, Oct. 8, 1998)
Death is inevitable. And death has an aesthetic. Disease only claims the latter. For underground filmmaker Mike Hoolboom the advent of HIV and AIDS has place the challenges of disease and dying centre stage. It’s a personal issue, a social issue, a question for art. His response over the last decade has been a powerfully creative one. Hoolboom is perhaps best known in the queer community for Frank’s Cock, an intense elegy for a lost lover built around a monologue tenderly delivered by Callum Rennie. Then there’s Hoolboom’s Madonna video remakes (Dear Madonna and Justify My Love), which push the desperate longing of the fan right into the idol’s frame.
His latest work, Panic Bodies is a 70-minute, six-part exploration of the ways we experience the body’s betrayals: disease, decline and death. The film is a panorama of emotionally charged recollections of strange relatives and estranged siblings, staged recreations of fast-fading pasts and personal mythologies, and reflections on the anxious states created by the body’s fragile claims on time and space. It’s about being a stranger in your own skin. Panic Bodies perfects the phantom quality of any good work about mourning, but it is not reducible to that. It is also enlivened by the intimacy that comes from having made a spectacle of personal secrets—as much a tradition of gay art as, say, irony or camp. And it is filled with beautiful editing that pull teen-angst icons Matt Dillon and Mickey Rourke into the artist’s own story of leave-taking, or that match vintage erotica with childhood games.
The complex whole is held together not just by its recurring themes, but also by its studious attention to the luminous beauty of the film image and its lyrical use of shades of blue and orange. Even so, not all parts are created equal, and each viewer is bound to revel in some sections and reject others. The first part, Positiv, bears the closest resemblance to Frank’s Cock. using a four-part screen, it sucks in fragments of its super-saturated image-environment: home movies, medical footage, Hollywood blockbusters, and the artist’s diary of domestic routines and trips to the doctors. Although at first it looks like the medical will steal the screen, in the end, it is the insistence of imagination that wins out. Perhaps one of the most powerful moments in the sequence is when the narrator creeps into the hole in the head of the “other”—the uninfected—where he hears the empty echoes of the clichés of responsibility and self-determination. “All this could have been avoided if only you’d been a little more careful…” It’s the moment when the armor of judgment and rational risk-calculation retreat, when AIDS becomes, as Steve Reinke writes in the introduction to Hoolboom’s book, Plague Years, “not a disease, just another compelling symptom of a diseased lifestyle.”
Moucle’s Island is another intriguing chapter of Panic Bodies inquiry. Found footage of a baby’s birthday party and a nudist sailor girl frolic are intercut with shots of an older woman crawling along paving stones, rolling across a pebble beach and with great effort, up a concrete furrow. The Kodak moments and vintage erotica wind a 30-year string of cinema history around the time-worn body of Hoolboom’s colleague, Viennese filmmaker Moucle Blackout.
Panic Bodies pushes beyond panic without abandoning its own basic mission: To record life as it is lived in a world where stains don’t just disappear with one cool shake of the tail. For those afraid of non-narrative film or fearful that the deeply personal will embarrass either the artist or the audience, Panic Bodies is probably not going to provide a conversion experience. But for those who think it’s interesting—even necessary—to think about what disease and death mean for the psyche or for culture, Panic Bodies will demonstrate how bloodletting can possess a magic comfort.
“Panic Bodies: The tragedy of the temporal dominates the work of this gifted Canadian experimental filmmaker” by Gary Morris (Bright Lights Film Journal, April 1999, Issue 24)
In the opening segment of Panic Bodies (1998) Canadian filmmaker Mike Hoolboom talks poetically about the inevitable sense of displacement that accompanied his HIV diagnosis: “I felt like a virus that’s come to rest in this body for awhile.” But Hoolboom is no ordinary filmmaker, and Panic Bodies never succumbs to the gross sentimentality that marks much of “AIDS cinema.” He in fact finds a curious solace in his betrayer, as if a kind of body logic and pathos coexist with the disease: “My life possessed a shape after all, a unity, and that shape was my body.”
The beauty of the body and its tragic temporality are the driving motifs of this powerful six-part experimental feature (70 minutes). The opening segment Positiv, splits the screen into four smaller ones, with one occupied by Hoolboom monologing about AIDS and the other three filled with such varied treats as home movies, found footage, porn samples, microscopy and pop culture imagery from Michael Jackson to Terminator 2. Hoolboom is sometimes serious and sometimes mocking in his words (“I wanted to be a fat ice cream queen with nice skin”) and the bright, flashing images often play off them. When he talks about how “600 cells die in the body every day, and every six years we’re a new person” one of the smaller screens show a riot of microscopic cell activity. Typical of Hoolboom’s skill is his rapid intercutting of an atomic bomb explosion with a single hand, a telling image of the kind of individual apocalypse that, for the director, is woven into modern life.
A more whimsical sensibility emerges in the next segment, A Boy’s Life. Toronto performance artist Ed Johnson appears as a naked man haunted by his childhood (seen in fractured home-movie inserts) and even more, on his prick, which he plays with so much that it falls off. While Ed is busy searching for his lost appendage, Hoolboom is playful, reminding us of Ed’s quest with a cut-out penis shape through which we see the action. Of course, this is not exactly standard light fare. A scene where Ed eats a baby doll that’s been halfway up his ass recalls Goya, while scenes of multiple Eds masturbating (seen through a kaleidoscope are as unsettling as they are amusing.
The next part, Eternity, is a 10-minute exegesis of The End, in the form of a letter from Hoolboom’s friend Tom Chomont describing the latter’s experience with “the white light after death” and his overseeing of his brother’s demise. Much of this segment was shot in near-total darkness, as befits the subject; any illumination comes from the words, which again have a simple poetic resonance: “Then just at the last, concern for someone I knew pulled me back.”
Some of the works here are more accessible than others. The next segment 1+1+1 shows a drunken couple laughingly assaulted each other, dressing and undressing and generally carrying on behind Hoolboom’s opaque mise-en-scene, which consists of scratchy footage, colours that bleed all over the action, and a throbbing industrial soundtrack. But the director kindly shows us some of the same scenes again without the obscuring overlays.
Part five Moucle’s Island stars Viennese filmmaker Moucle Blackout in some of the action, but most viewers will be more intrigued by interpolated ancient footage from some forgotten Naturist epic of the 1930s. This one turns a mock-innocent boat cruise and naked volleyball game into a blissful lesbian idyll, with the coyly cavorting women an ideal symbol for Hoolboom’s obsession with the sweet moment in which the body is free, even if only in an old porn film.
The last, and longest, segment is Passing On, a lyrically typically confessional effort that encapsulates what’s preceded it. Hoolboom’s dance with death-a motif acknowledged in the medieval woodcut segues between segments-resonates in double-exposed shots of anonymous people simply crossing a square, some of them “real,” others shown as faint, literal “ghosts” co-existing with those still in the temporal present. In voice-over Hoolboom talks about the “conspiracy of chromosomes” that make up the human being, the phrase is ironic; for him, nothing is more real, or human, or felt, than what that conspiracy has created.
Looking for Troglodytes: an embodied rumination on experimental cinema by RL Cutler (Front Magazine March-April 1999)
December 20, 1998 was a cold and bitter day. Xmas was around the corner and, unusual for Vancouver, snow was on the ground. I needed a diversion, from the December consumerfest and so, on that freezing Sunday afternoon, I made my bundled way to Gastown. I had discovered that Mike Hoolboom’s Panic Bodies would be showing at The Blinding Light Cinema, that fabulous fringe cinema space. I had heard his work mentioned many times by the film buffs and hipsters who populate this metropolis, sequestered in their non-profit offices, or critiquing from sofas from both sides of Main. This was my chance to see the work of a respected, contemporary experimental filmmaker, and I would not let snow, nor sub-zero temperatures get in the way of the experience.
I thought that Mr. Hoolboom’s work would be able to entice more urban troglodytes from their bunkers. But upon entering the theatre, I quickly realized that I was on my own, quite literally, in this crazy peccadillo. Just as the show was about to begin, my solitude and reverie were punctured by another spectator entering the dimly lit space; here I thought was a comrade seeking solace in the comfort of strangeness and cinematic form. But, alas, he belonged to a different breed of troglodyte and left the theatre half-way through the film.
In the introduction to his book, Inside the Pleasure Dome: Fringe Film in Canada, Hoolboom cities Barthes’ description of leaving the movie theatre: “The subject who speaks here must admit one thing: he loves leaving a movie theatre. finding himself once again outside in the illuminated and half-empty street (somehow he always goes to the movies on weekdays, and at night), limply heading toward some cafe, he walks in silence (he does not care much to talk after seeing a film); he is stiff, a little numb, bundled up, chilly: he is sleepy irresponsible. In short, he is coming out of hypnosis.” Roland Barthes, Upon Leaving the Theatre
Hoolboom interprets this passage as an example of the collective dream produced by the cinema experience, sitting both alone and together in the dark. On this cold afternoon there was no communal experience nor group anonymity within the Blinding Light. Through a haze of hypnosis and somnambulism, Barthes’ Paris facilitated a saunter to the local café. Vancouver’s cold air inflected my own narcosis of reflection, en route to my rental cave.
As the publicity points out, Hoolboom’s film celebrates the complexity of themes addressing the life of a body. “Drawing from sources as varied as hyped-Hollywood, obscure 20s porn, and his own treasure trove of gorgeously shot original footage, Panic Bodies is a complex and visually arresting study of life, love, death, family, obsession and being a stranger in your own skin.” I was particularly interested in the elliptical and synthetic form Hoolboom developed to impart this vision. It integrated a range of techniques and modes in order to describe the complexity of human experience. The hybrid nature of Panic Bodies signals a fusion of past experimental styles into a synaesthetic effect. What appears to constitute contemporary experimental film is a combination of technological innovation, challenging subject matter (libidinal and excessive where possible), and space for reflection. To this end, Panic Bodies can be situated inside a broader consideration of experimental film.
During the last few months of 1998, I accepted the task of teaching studies in Experimental Animation/FilmVideo at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. It seemed epistemologically necessary to come up with some definition for experimental film. Not surprisingly, there is no single description for the subject. Its various labels highlight this: avant garde, poetic, visionary, materialist, formalist, conceptual, fringe, alternative and of course underground. These terms reflect the often heated debates circulating at the time of the film’s initial screenings and they resonate very disparate agendas.
Since film became a cultural product at the end of the last century, experimentation has been central to the practice. Consider George Méliès fantastical play with editing and special effects. Although the Lumiére brothers’ projection of still photographs provided the illusion of movement and writing of light, theirs was more of an experiment driven by scientific curiosity. While new technological features have always excited the makers of time-based media, “a horizon line of the real, a line separating the simply visible from the impossible” distinguishes truly cinematic work. The surrealists, progenitors of experimental film, understood the fragmented ontology of moving images which allowed for juxtaposed scenarios and imaginative aesthetics. Maya Deren, with her surrealist and ritualistic sensibility, demonstrated how space, time and illusion were the perfect subjects for film By the fifties, experimental film had been influenced by the progress of modern art, specifically highlighting a self-reflexive and formalist agenda. To those who appreciate the non-commercial, experimental filmmakers can stretch form and content making new experiences for the embodied mind.
Although there is a large and diverse output of experimental film, it is difficult to actually view these time-based objects. While paintings and sculptures take up residence in galleries and museums, screening ‘art films’ is still a tricky venture. In part, the paucity of venues for experimental film is due to problems of funding, distribution, and a colonial unconsciousness. By this I am suggesting a uniformity of cultural and social experience that colonizes the imagination.
What makes films like Hoolboom’s so fascinating is that they do not simulate reality nor the reality of mainstream film but articulate an alternate or parallel consciousness. Many experimental films have imbibed the evolution of film production and employ various strategies or modes of visual experience. Narrativity is fused with the awareness of one’s own perceptions. “Thus one invests the experience with meaning by exerting conscious control over the conversion of sight impressions into thought images.” Experiments in material construction are juxtaposed with political and challenging content.
Panic Bodies was a treat in that it fused the numerous styles of experimental film into a millennial hybrid, weaving sharp observations with aesthetic wonder. Structurally, the film was separated into six vignettes, each preceded by a black and white etching of a Renaissance subject and a title, including Positiv, Passing On, Eternity, 1+1+1, Moucle’s Island and A Boy’s Life. Part personal narrative, part libidinal spectacle, and with an arsenal of visual pyrotechnics, Hoolboom’s film challenged the viewer to participate—to become embodied. The scourge of AIDS on the narrator’s body elicited personal recollections of the body in pain. This is a film about death, which means that sex is never far behind. The libidinal was explored both in a kaleidoscopic vision of penis play and the jouissance of vulva masturbation. Both scenarios were mesmerizing especially due to the jarring soundtrack that accompanied them.
I had hoped to encounter other troglodytes on the my way to the cinema. None had emerged, and on my way back I had occasion to reflect on the nature of that day’s experimental film. Hoolboom’s Panic Bodies is a death poem in six acts, representing a body in pain and a body in life. Though the air was bitter when I left the theatre, the body that carried me home was alive in the cinematic afterglow.
Hoolboom ranks with Snow, Weiland, Cronenberg by Peter Goddard (Toronto Star, Friday Oct. 9, 1998)
Panic Bodies, the Mike Hoolboom film at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Jackman Hall tomorrow night at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm, goes through hell to get to where it wants to be. Hell is the here and now. It’s the funny/toxic/grotesque media-blitzkrieg bombing Panic Bodies split screen—and our heads—for the first ten minutes of the films 70 minutes length. The section is called Positiv. Fans of Hollywood’s kind of narrative filmmaking might not want to deal with this mountain of visual rubble which is piled higher and higher on the imagination. It’s as daunting as the hot sex bits, Terminator snips and sci-fi clips careen into a heavily treated segment of a Michael Jackson video which in turn morphs into something else. Even indie-film fanatics may get twisted around by Hoolboom’s manic montages, which are mostly a riff on the real music to come. With this bravura visual set-up, Hoolboom gives us exactly what we’d expect from an adventurous filmmaker who has won a number of awards for two of his previous efforts, Frank’s Cock (1994) and Letters From Home (1996).
The image barrage is the nightmare before the dream. And this is a dream, a film, a meditation on the after-life that’s as powerful as anything in cinema. In fact, to go ever further out on a critical limb-Panic Bodies, a companion to the filmmaker’s recent memoir, Plague Years, is one of the truly defining movies in Canadian filmmaking history, a genuine successor to Michael Snow’s pioneering work, Joyce Weiland’s Water Sark and David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers, just to name a few of the more visually-charged films the country has produced.
Neither of the program’s co-presenting groups, the Art Gallery of Ontario and Pleasure Dome, put any qualifiers in its all-out praise. Hoolboom is described on one press release as “the most important Canadian filmmaker of his generation.” Hype like this might be expected from institutions hoping to drum up business, particularly for someone like Hoolboom who’s less than a household name. But in his case, they’re mostly right. Hoolboom’s influence on alternative filmmaking has been enormous as a filmmaker, an arts-organizer (who helped start Pleasure Dome) and as a theorist (Fringe Film in Canada, published last year, has interviews with many of Hoolboom’s alternative film peers).
In some ways Panic Bodies continues Hoolboom’s thinking about gay culture in a high-tech world and reflects his deeply-felt autobiographical urges. Yet in many more ways, it goes an enormous distance beyond what we saw in Letters From Home, as the five sections which follow Positiv flow visually and intellectually away from the opening’s scarred and tattooed surface. In Panic Bodies the look and the very idea of the film mesh. “Ever since becoming HIV-positive, I’ve felt like a virus that’s come to rest in this body for a while,” goes Hoolboom onscreen, only as a distant face floating in the screen’s upper right-hand corner. “That it really doesn’t belong to me anymore. Like I’m trying on a new suit that won’t fit.”
Elegiac in tone, Panic Bodies is Hoolboom’s own out-of-body experience, section after section. In A Boy’s Life a man (performance artist Ed Johnson) masturbates away his youthful guilt-and loses his penis in the process, only to fish it back again. (We’re talking about a real hook on a real line. The penis, one hopes, is not for real). Eternity meditates on death’s seductive grace. 1+1+1 turns modern romance on its head, with a slamming techno-track and a pair of happy, hammer-wielding lovers. Moucle’s Island is a wonderfully dreamy feminine sexual fantasy, with some vintage porn. Passing On is about memory itself. Not everything works. Some of the jokes-the penis-fishing bit for one-fall flat. The repetitions in 1+1+1 feel just that: repetitive. But what a great motion picture!
Film so good, it ruined my day
Highly personal work looks at the diseased boy and the filmmaker living inside by Mark Caughlin (Manitoban April 7, 1999)
Perhaps the best thing about experimental filmmaking is not so much the startling originality of the visuals, but rather the highly personal tendencies of the form. And when the creator of such films is living with AIDS, the touch of death tends eventually to find its way into that author’s films. Diagnosed as HIV-positive ten years ago, Mike Hoolboom kicked his filmmaking into high gear at the time and, by his own account, repressed everything he could.
Panic Bodies, however, marks a turn toward a calm, bold candor: it’s a meditation on flesh, on death and on the disease inside Hoolboom’s body. It’s equally a set of hallucinations, an exercise in memory and an elegy to himself that (of course) recognizes his own continuing existence. While the experience of watching Panic Bodies one afternoon left me depressed for the rest of the day, it did so in a meaningful way. The film avoids being emotionally manipulative, making its impact in a way that only a well-crafted film can. Hoolboom may address the audience directly, he may flaunt nude bodies—both healthy and lesion-ridden—but he’s not out for his audience’s sympathy, nor is he out to shock. Rather, he’s groping towards understanding, and he’s sharing that process with an audience. But while he’s considering a whole range of questions besides disease, the body is clearly at the forefront. In the last section of the film, for instance, he contemplates the fact that, as humans, we are contradictory, incoherent beings. Ironically, both our memories and our existence itself are anchored by our body, which is at once our most fundamental imprint, but also the part of us most subject to vulgar decay.
For the filmmaker, film stock is equally the most important imprint—however fragile. In Hoolboom’s hands, it undergoes the same sort of mutation experienced by the body. The Vancouver-based artist shoots new footage and mines home movies and other found images, then processes, blurs and cuts them up, all in order to make things both more personal and more detached and, above all, to re/member. Critics like to highlight the fact that Hoolboom uses footage culled from rock videos, porn and documentaries, but aside from the film’s first section (Positiv), the found image that he uses are not so much pop-culture cut-ups as they are integral—if contradictory—contributions to more extended meditations. And because death doesn’t often come in the form of a dagger in the guy right before the curtain, Panic Bodies broaches its topics idiosyncratically. Divided into six distinct parts varying from 8 to 20 minutes in length, the film comes together in an uncertain whole. In the first segment, the screen is divided into four sections. In one of them a man (Hoolboom himself, presumably) delivers a monologue about AIDS. The accompanying sets of images ironize, (de-)contextualize and expand on what’s being said and felt.
A Boy’s Life, like Moucle’s Island, begins by using the body as a canvas and a mirror, before becoming the story of a man who loses his penis. Moucle’s Island, by contrast, moves into the realm of 20s/30s lesbian fantasia. Hoolboom reduces film stock shot in Disneyland to flecks of light and deep shadows, focusing primarily on sounds of lapping water in Eternity. Over the visuals, he scrolls a letter from a New York filmmaker that talks about seeing the “light” and his brother’s own death. Hoolboom calls his films “documentaries of the imaginary.” As such, this film belongs firmly within the “avant-garde” camp. But it’s not only worth seeing because it’s aesthetically on the edge, arty, or because it makes you think—although it does—but more importantly, because it makes you feel.
Worth its Weight” by John Griffin (Montreal Gazette, Feb. 4, 1999)
Toronto filmmaker Mike Hoolboom’s Panic Bodies is a 70-minute portrait in six parts about life, AIDS, death and memory and our ultimate corporeal betrayal by time, disease and decay. It is not Toy Story 2. It is, however a profound reverie upon the impermanence of all flesh and the powerful pull of whatever comes after we have shuffled off this mortal coil. Less feature film than collection of found or retrieved objects, Panic Bodies feels like treasure unearthed in a loved one’s attic after the loved one has left. It is the key to the sanctuary of psyche.
Hoolboom’s most recent opus was three years in the creation and is divided into separate pieces of a whole. It begins with Positiv, a monologue about AIDS told on four screens with images from Terminator 2, science films, Michael Jackson and home movies—to name a few. Next is A Boy’s Life, which features T.O. performance artist Ed Johnson, Ed’s johnson, the sins of childhood and the possibility of escape through what your priest called self-abuse. Eternity is a film in the form of a letter written to Hoolboom by a friend in New York about the afterlife. And 1+1+1 follows a couple dressing and undressing against a soundtrack wall of industrial noise by Earle Peach. Moucle’s Island is an all-women daydream featuring Viennese filmmaker Moucle Blackout, while the final segment, Passing On, is an elegiac, hypnotically rhythmic look at family history seen through over-exposed film, as if from a great height, or a greater beyond. It is strange and familiar and almost unbearably sad.
Panic Bodies can make for some heavy emotional sledding and might drive those unused to experimental filmmaking to the wall. But those willing to be carried by it will find the experience fulfilling, fraught with identification and quite unforgettable—which might explain why such a theoretically difficult piece won the Telefilm prize for best Canadian feature at the last Festival of New Cinema and New Media here. Great art will out, regardless of content.
Hoolboom isn’t modest about Panic Bodies. He isn’t boastful about it, either. Speaking from his home in Toronto this week, he seems to regard the work as an extension of himself, something he does because he has to. It is who he is right now, in the way that earlier short and medium-length films like Frank’s Cock, Kanada and Valentine’s Day were him in the early 1990s.
“The film represents a lot of work over a lot of time. it was made cheaply, with portraits of people and parts of my life. It’s like a deep and intimate talk between friends before going off to our own solitudes. For me, it’s a way to reconfigure the world and find a shape to everyday life.”
Hoolboom slips into the mystic when he explains that “the finished film exists before I make it. The journey as a filmmaker is to find the place where it is. The piece has inclinations and rhythms of its own. You have to listen to find them. Listening is central.”
He says Panic Bodies and his life in general have been “scrambled together by a combination of doing seminars, getting grants, writing books and living in a rent-controlled apartment,” and cheerfully admits his film isn’t likely to open widely in the multiplexes of the country any time soon. “It’s feature-length but not a feature film—there’s no narrative trajectory. It’s hard to carry around something long, ‘difficult’ and ‘experimental.’ To the extent that I can do it, I become my own distribution company, sending out duplicates to festivals and taking the film places. It’s trundling out into the marketplace at its own steam. One imagines that movies are fixed objects, but I’ve found that it looks different in different places. In experimental festivals it looks mainstream, yet at conventional festivals it seems transgressive. Film itself is interesting. It’s a living, breathing thing. Our experience of watching is really watching the process of film dying.”
To: Ken Anderlini, Programmer, Vancouver Film Festival
From: Mike Hoolboom
Hi Ken. So sorry I can’t step on the airplane tomorrow and come and see you and live inside the festival. Spoke with your assistant yesterday who said she’d pass on word of my not coming. Earle Peach composed most of the music, as well as doing the soundwork/mixes for the film, and am hoping he’ll show. He lives in Vancouver. Had also hoped, to make up for my absence, that you might be able to read out the following as an intro to Panic Bodies before each of its two screenings. Here goes:
Big hugs to Ken for taking my film so late and to all of you for coming. Sorry I couldn’t be here to speak with you. I’ve been sick, mostly, this past month, remembering again the link between illness and movies—both are mediums which make certain expressions possible, others impossible. Both are communicated, usually, in public, though they are understood, and most deeply felt, in private.
The film you’re about to see was conceived in illness.
There are folks much stronger and nobler than I who do other things: like work at a food bank or retreat into Zen monasteries. But as a child of network televison, I’m too lazy, instead I get sick. Through my illness the chatter of small voices and small duties manage to leave me at last, and I am transported from my world of daily banalities into another one, the real world, whose incandescence I manage to dull eventually with habit.
Panic Bodies is a film that has taken the shape of a body or a house, it exists in many parts which don’t resemble one another. The bathroom, for instance, doesn’t look like the kitchen. The first room you’ll encounter features a kind of buffet. And maybe it’s true what they say, that the mouth is a wiser organ than the eye. Because when you’re invited to a buffet dinner, you know that you’re not going to eat every last bit of food on the table. But the eye is a greedy place. It wants everything. In the first room you’ll enter, the buffet tables are full, and I worry that if you try to see everything, you might wind up catching not much at all. I would suggest instead that you make a choice, and that you be guided in your selection by the first principle which guided me in this film’s making: to move towards all that gives you pleasure.",16040,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662521152.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518052503-20220518082503-00011.warc.gz,0.950837194919586
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Think about how you interact with different types of content on the web. Unless you run across your dream customer/employer, you’re probably not poring over their tweets from months ago – or even last week. And what about how people interact with content that you post? After a couple days, that adorable picture of your kid/dog/car probably isn’t generating new ‘Likes’ on Facebook anymore – no matter how cute you know it is.
Tweet often, as tweets have a short shelf-life. Facebook posts last somewhat longer, but similarly get lost in the shuffle after only 4-5 hours. Blog posts provided longer-lasting, searchable content – more on that later.
In addition to how often, the question is when you should post. People tend to associate Facebook with down-time or socializing, and they use it accordingly: lunch hours and afternoon lulls are good, evenings are better, and weekends are the best (if your definition of weekend doesn’t include Thursday and Friday nights, it totally should).
Twitter provides a revolutionary form of news consumption – personal, social, topical, scatalogical. Engagement mimics how people consume other news sources, spiking when people typically commute, take breaks from work, and go home for the evening.
While there are best practices for each social platform, you’ll be best served by experimenting with what works best for your social networks. Diving into social analytics information gives you answers for your specific readership. Services like Tweriod, ManageFlitter and Buffer + Followerwonk give you the data and the tools to tailor your posting times for optimal reach.
Get to know the unique blend of needs, habits and personalities that typify your customers, and share content on a timetable that encourages them to interact. Best practices for a knitting needle company and a designer vodka will look quite different, regardless of where on the web you’re posting.
2. Use the limited space of social postings effectively
Engagement, content, and a call to action – all in as little space as possible. That’s the game with social sharing. Twitter made brevity the hallmark of its platform, but Facebook users also reward character conservation: posts under 80 characters get 66% more engagement.
You want customers to do something with what you share – you want them to act and continue the viral spread of your content. Opportunities for action and engagement include questions, contests, requests (“please RT”), hashtags, and even a simple link. Give your customers a way to interact productively without ever leaving your post.
Unless you want them to leave for a particular destination; then send them there. Either way, tell people – clearly, invitingly and with personality – what you want them to do. Dan Zarella at Hubspot has ample research showing that specific calls to “comment,” “share,” and “retweet” posts produce exactly the desired effect, increasing the requested engagement by as much as 100%. A visitor to a social site or your website only spends milliseconds deciding if they want to respond to your content. Make this decision an easy one.
3. Maximize the size and visibility of your posts
If eyeball attention and space are so precious on social media, than any way to claim additional real estate must be incredibly valuable. It is. Facebook continues to tinker with its News Feed formula and presentation. Recently, it has expanded the space given to a link preview post, from 154×154 pixels to now displaying previews x3.5 times larger. This has turned the previous best-practice of sharing photos with commented links on its head.
Preliminary research shows that these new link-preview posts dominate photos on engagement metrics. Considering that clicking on the picture, link or caption all direct readers to your linked website, this is no surprise. Don’t send your customers clicking away to a jpeg – post links and send them to your site.
Either way, the value of including images in posts in undeniable: posts with images receive almost 40% more interaction than those without. This holds true on Twitter as well: images make up 20% more of the links on Twitter than the next-closest content type, and they similarly dominate engagement stats.
4. Get to know your customer
Social sharing gives you the chance to say whatever you want, to the entire world. Do you want the world to know you’re out of milk? Or do you really want the audience that cares that you’re out of milk? Maybe you do, especially if you’re a Kardashian/Jenner spawn the public hasn’t had the fortune of meeting yet.
Everyone is a brand now. From massive corporations to a lonely pre-teen, everyone has a personality and presence to cultivate online. Consider your audience when identifying popular social content to repost on your own social channels. It’s great that you’re interested in something you’ve seen online, but take a second to make sure it fits the tone and focus of your brand. How thoughtful would you be if you had to prepare a speech to give in front of 1,000 of your closest friends? Or 100,000 strangers? Pause that ‘RT’ click a second – is this post consistent with your overall message?
Think backwards from your customer: is the person who will click on what you’re sharing a person you want visiting your site? Is that person going to be pleased to end up on your site? If you can answer ‘Yes’ to those 2 questions, share freely and prepare to welcome additional traffic to your site.
Even if you’re not online to make money, it’s reasonable to call your audience ‘customers’. They’re spending their time, clicks, and advertising eyeballs on your content, so reward them with value in return. Use analytics tools to learn about your followers on each of your networks and track the performance of various styles of posts and types of content.
5. Benefits of (regular) blogging
Your tweets will disappear, buried under a mountain of billions of fresher, sub-140 character messages. Any message on another medium is just that: not fully your own. Your blog benefits you in search, gives you a platform to become a reputable source, garners links to your work, and drives traffic directly where you want it: your website. Choose compelling images to accompany your posts. As with posts directly on social media platforms, this increases engagement and makes your content virally shareable on various networks.
So, do it. Blog regularly. Current research indicates that blogging 15 or more times per month can increase traffic by 5X. Even if you’re a small organization, make this a part of someone’s job description. If you’re part of an even smaller enterprise, then find a way to make blogging work for you – the same research shows your business stands to benefit the most in terms of traffic increase.
If you’re not already posting frequently, these numbers may seem daunting. Don’t worry, there are ample resources for blog post ideas. Post a weekly round-up of the most important news in your industry. Compose a How-To article related to the work you do, and shop it around to other content sites. Write a profile/review on a company you admire (maybe one you’re interested in working with/for), and link to their site. Share this on your social channels, also tagging their appropriate profiles. You get to associate with an established player in your industry. And maybe they’ll return the favor by sharing your work with their followers.
Finally, remind your readers of the excellent content you’ve already created. Do a post highlighting your most engaging content of the month or build posts that reference some of your most successful previous pieces. Blog content is longer-lasting, but this is still the internet – it takes concerted effort to get your desired content onto your customers’ screens. Focus that effort on promoting your best work.
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6. Make your site share-friendly
You’ve worked hard to build a functional, attractive website and publish meaningful content on your blog. Now, make sure people can find it – and easily notify their network of your good work. Make it as easy as possible for your customers to share your content. Sounds simple, but it works: websites displaying Twitter share buttons are linked to on Twitter 7X more than websites without sharing plugins.
Add share buttons (links to share instantly on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.) to your website and blog, and make them readily accessible. Some tools and plugins even make these buttons ‘float’ or follow the customer’s scroll.
Beyond letting your customers share your content with their networks, these buttons provide a credibility-boosting ‘crowd’ of readership. You’re likely obsessing over the viewership analytics for your site, but your readers don’t get to see your growing numbers. But good versions of social sharing buttons display counters of how many times content has been shared.
Would you be more likely to read an article that’s already been shared 12 or 1,200 times? And who hasn’t ‘Liked’ a post or two mainly because it already had a large number of Likes? Let your customers see how popular your content is, and give them the opportunity to make it more viral.
7. Make your social profiles represent you well
Since you’re actively promoting and sharing your content through social channels, let’s make sure you’re funneling customers to and through well-polished extensions of your website. Complete, fleshed-out profiles convey legitimacy and professionalism, while also providing more information that could lead someone to your profile via search.
Add links to your website and other profiles wherever the opportunity is provided. Once someone finds a profile of yours, make it seamless for them to discover your other online outlets. Turn a single view into a loyal fan or eager customer.
Don’t restrict your social strategy to just Facebook and Twitter. Depending on your customers and who you’re hoping to interact with online, there are a myriad of smaller networks and forums where you can interact in a targeted manner.
Google+ is oft-underutilized but immensely important, for its 90+ million users and its impact on SEO, funneling searchers to your site or business page. Services like Yelp, Pinterest, Tumblr, Foursquare, Goodreads, and even topic-specific forums may best get you in contact with your particular customer. Find where your customers are; make sure you’re there too.
8. Share and Share alike
You’re reading this because you want to promote what you’re doing and boost your web traffic. That gives you something in common with just about everyone else using the Internet. Helping others meet their goals in social sharing ultimately furthers your message as well. Highlight resources, companies and persons that create value for the customers you want to meet and to serve.
You can promote people whose promotion and reach you want, such as influential figures in your industry. Interview one of these people or invite them to guest blog on your website. Donald Trump may not show much interest in writing for your suburban real estate shop, but a realtor a few towns over, similarly successful as yourself, would likely be delighted to participate in such cross-promotion. And you build your own credibility by associating with relevant authorities online.
When someone clicks a link from a post of yours to learn about someone you’re promoting, everyone wins – and you earn an invaluable vote of confidence. Online, trust is the most precious – and rare – of commodities.
9. Use groups to meet and interact with customers
Either to identify niche pockets of customers or connect with segments you already know exist, social media provides a myriad of groups. Identify groups relevant to your customers on Google+ Circles, Facebook, LinkedIn, industry forums, or in other virtual settings like Twitter Lists. Make these groups work for you analytically as well, using them for A/B testing of changes you’re considering in content, style and presentation and tracking how these alterations play out with your customer base.
Become a contributor to the discussions in these settings. Build trust in here, and you can interact with your customers like never before. Turn this group into a tribe that believes in what you’re doing, and you’ll enjoy the endless benefits of having like-minded people promoting your work and also sharing content that interests you. And don’t just show and tell – ask questions too. Ask your customers for their input and feedback. Get them in the habit of interacting with you, and show them you value their opinion.
10. Search Engine Optimization
You’re probably not reading this for advice on how to challenge Anheuser-Busch’s Google PageRank on searches for “beer”. But you might be selling a craft Belgian-style amber ale that a beer aficionado would go crazy over. So, when you’re building page descriptions, post titles, and hashtags, choose those specific, long-tail keywords that bring in the customers you want – those that will be most excited to have found you. Let disinterested crowds get their “beer” elsewhere.
Bonus: 11. Quality content
This isn’t in addition to the ten strategies you read above – it comes before all of them. With all these strategies, there’s no substitute for making worthwhile products. A well-timed, expertly-linked, meaningless tweet is still just a meaningless tweet. If you want customers to find, engage with, and share your content, then give them something worth sharing.
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fe5bb172-54cf-42c5-8d44-0612c69ef61b,2018-08-15T16:50:33+00:00,2011-12-13,0,https://hifructose.com/2011/12/13/allison-torneros-stream-of-consiousness/,"The other weekend, Hold Up Art Gallery in Los Angeles unveiled a solo exhibition from artist and painter Allison Torneros. Titled ‘Streams of Subconsciousness’, the exhibit featured a large collection of work which was a treat to both fans of the her work and to those who were not aware of her until recently. The gallery space was covered from wall to wall with Torneros’ art which depicts the mundane routine of every day life clashing against moments of surrealism and dream-like settings.
Using an artistic technique where colors drip and seemingly explode across the canvas, the artist utilized this look to give her paintings a sense of life anxious to burst forth. In addition to these works, Torneros also brought forth an installation depicting a brain which one could seemingly look into with the use of 3D glasses. Here, one experienced a kind of entrance into the artist’s subconscious and mindset which of course tied nicely to the show’s title and overall theme. Simply, this exhibit was a great showing for the young artist and it will be interesting to see how she develops stylistically in the coming years. In the meantime however, don’t forget to visit Hold Up Art gallery from now till January 2, 2012 when the exhibit comes to an end. – Carlos Gonzalez",266,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210243.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815161419-20180815181419-00260.warc.gz,0.969980180263519
5db85519-1913-4633-b133-6fe9bf49852d,2015-03-27T17:24:01+00:00,2010-03-25,0,http://de.ufc.com/news/lauzon-vs-Lawlor-Who-is-the-Ultimate-Tweeter,"Joe Lauzon and Tom Lawlor will live tweet from the @ufc account during UFC 111 this Saturday, testing their endurance and wit during at least five battles, two of which could go up to five rounds. The one-time training partners will weigh in from opposite ends of the country during this weekend's super-PPV, offering their comments, insights and general wisdom. While closely matched in comic timing on paper, one thing is for sure -- when these two titans clash, it's the audience who will win.
Tom Lawlor holds a 6-2 MMA record thanks to his experience in college wrestling and the secret art of Babboo Baby. Though now known as the UFC fighter to make it onto the list of 15 Craziest Moments in UFC twice, he first rose to stardom on the child acting circuit, scoring roles as Big Bird in his kindergarten play and Santa Claus in 5th grade. While Lawlor respects Lauzon's dedication to the sport, he also adds, ""I first trained under the guy who trained the guy who trained Joe. So I am naturally closer to the source and better than him.""
Lawlor next takes on Tim Credeur at UFC 113 in Montreal.
While Joe Lauzon lags behind Lawlor in the number of TUF alumni at his gym and in eating contest records, Lauzon's secret weapon may in this weekend's showdown may be his Twitter experience -- the early adopter is one of the most active UFC fighters on the social media network. He is also widely believed to possess superpowers in his ears.
Lauzon is expected to fight in the UFC's first dance in Boston later this summer.",341,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296587.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00228-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.972580194473267
51faeab8-e96e-497c-80c0-afbf7d0d70bd,2022-05-22T13:09:38+00:00,2019-01-15,1,https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/december-2018-the-best-selling-vehicles-in-canada-every-vehicle-ranked/,"The Best Selling Vehicles in Canada – December 2018 YTD
Here you will find the YTD Vehicle sales leaders in Canada for December 2018 YTD. Each month we compile passenger car sales data and reports for North American markets and analyze it to create the best selling list below.
In Canada from a model standpoint, the Ford F-Series pickup leads the way. However, both for the month and for the year its sales were down compared to last year. It saw a drop of 8.73 percent and 6.18 percent respectively.
The Ram pickup followed suit in terms of volume, but it, too, saw decreases compared to the previous year. For the month it was down 4.48 percent and for the year 6.18 percent.
The Honda Civic came in third in terms of volume with a 24.73 percent increase for the month compared to last year. It suffered a .04 percent drop when you look at the full year.
When you look at the market as a whole, crossovers and SUVs seemed to do the best in terms of momentum. The Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V both saw increases over last year from a monthly sales standpoint and YTD standpoint.
The Jeep Wrangler also saw large increases of 38.01 percent for the month of December over last year and a 42.32 percent increase for the year as a whole.
Other crossovers and SUVs fared a similar fate. It will be interesting to see if this trend continues in 2019.
Best Selling Vehicle Rankings
All Vehicle Sales Figures – This Month
This sales table of shows the top vehicle sales performers in Canada, including their year on year growth rates both for the most recent month and year to date figures. Note that this table is sortable and that it fees the chart below. You can easily change the chart by filtering and sorting the below table.
For reference CA = Canada Sales for the month, CA LY = Last Year’s Canada Sales for the month, CA vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate, YTD = Canada Sales Year to Date, YTD LY = Last Year’s Canada Year to Date Sales, YTD vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate.",458,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545548.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522125835-20220522155835-00413.warc.gz,0.933021903038025
948a448b-ec1b-4760-9dfb-1a2b650a7f9f,2013-05-20T22:12:16+00:00,2010-11-29,1,http://consumerist.com/2010/11/29/microsoft-wants-to-turn-your-xbox-into-a-cable-box/,"Whether it’s through the Zune Marketplace or Netflix, you can already watch movies and other video content on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console. But a new story says the company is looking to expand its offering to what could end up turning Microsoft into your cable company.
The maker of the Windows operating system has proposed a range of possibilities in these early talks including creating a “virtual cable operator” delivered over the Internet for which users pay a monthly fee.
Other options include using the Xbox to authenticate existing cable subscribers to watch shows with enhanced interactivity similar to how pay TV operators have sought to do over the Web, said these people.
Microsoft is also exploring the possibility of creating content silos and selling more individual channels directly such as an HBO or Showtime.
Whatever this service ends up being, the insiders tell Reuters it is likely to be a year away from becoming a reality.",184,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.931268334388733
f457e2bb-0886-4445-b16c-82b4816752b8,2020-10-27T22:53:40+00:00,2020-10-14,0,https://goodmoves.com/vacancy/a4s3z00000wmmdbaas-child-and-family-worker-glasgow-family-support-service,"The Bridges Partnership is jointly provided by Aberlour Glasgow Family Support Service and Shelter Scotland to provide support to mothers and their children living in the North West and South of Glasgow areas who are or have been affected by domestic abuse.
We are looking for a Child and Family Worker to join our team, working 37.5 hours per week. As this post includes an unsocial hour’s allowance, you are required to be flexible with your approach and available to work weekends, evenings and public holiday to meet the needs of the families you would support. This post is offered on a fixed term basis until 31st March 2021, although it is anticipated that we will get further funding.
As a Child and Family Worker within our Bridges Partnership project you will;
You will have relevant experience and a sound knowledge of domestic abuse and the impact on the children and adult survivor and relevant theory in attachment and parenting. You should be able to demonstrate an understanding and commitment to women and children’s rights. You will hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above. It is desired that you are IDDA trained or are willing to work towards this.
If you feel that you have the relevant skills, knowledge and experience for this post please go to our website aberlour.org.uk/workwithus where you can apply on-line. If you have any queries please e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.org. Applications are welcome from minority groups.
Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.
Applications to be returned by: noon on 22nd October 2020
A Scottish Guarantee Co No: SC312912 Scottish Charity No. SC007991",376,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107894890.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20201027225224-20201028015224-00507.warc.gz,0.955106139183044
f87bee19-636f-4026-a6b3-b65bf2b492ee,2015-03-26T19:11:46+00:00,2012-07-20,0,http://www.nourishingmeals.com/2012/07/strawberry-salad-with-candied-pumpkin.html?showComment=1342798082508,"We just got back from visiting family in the midwest. This recipe is one my mom likes to make often, though I have put my own twist to it. She asked me to make it one evening for dinner, but we were out of sliced almonds, which she toasts on the stove with a little bit of honey and sprinkles over the salad. I found raw pumpkin seeds in her freezer and devised my own version of candied seeds. We made this salad again and again during our trip and everyone enjoyed it!
Since we've been back home, our children have been picking all of the juicy, ripe strawberries growing in a special 3-tiered strawberry bed we built a few years ago for our backyard. I am not sure there will ever be enough for a salad! If you don't have strawberries available, try fresh blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries instead.
My mom also likes to use thinly sliced red onion in place of the green onions. Sometimes she even uses raspberry vinegar instead of red wine vinegar. You can find raw pumpkin seeds (also called pepitas) in the bulk section of your local food co-op or health food store. If you don't want to use pumpkin seeds, try sliced or slivered almonds. We use coconut nectar which is slightly sweet and mainly composed of fructooligosaccharides (sugars that feed beneficial bacteria in your gut). The dressing recipe is from our first cookbook. You might have extra dressing leftover. I always like to make more, just so I can have leftovers!
Candied Pumpkin Seeds:
1 cup raw pumpkin seeds
2 tablespoons coconut nectar
1 head red leaf lettuce, rinsed and spun dry
2 to 3 green onions, sliced into thin rounds
1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and cut into quarters
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
6 tablespoons organic red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons honey or coconut nectar
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
To make the candied pumpkin seeds, first oil a plate with olive oil or line with parchment paper (the seeds will stick mercilessly otherwise), and set aside. Heat a 10-inch skillet over medium heat; add the seeds and toast them by keeping them moving in the pan. You can jiggle the pan or use a wooden spoon to do this. They should puff up and ""pop"" and turn slightly golden. If they brown, it means your heat is too high. It should take about 5 minutes depending on your stove. Then turn off the heat and immediately add the coconut nectar. Stir it into the seeds with a wooden spoon. The nectar should get stringy and when this happens, remove them from the pan and place onto your oiled plate. Let them cool completely to crisp up.
To make the salad, tear the lettuce into pieces and place into a salad bowl. Add the green onions and strawberries. Break up the cooled candied pumpkin seeds and sprinkle over the salad.
To make the dressing, place all ingredients into a small jar and shake well. Pour desired amount over salad. Store leftover dressing in the refrigerator for up to 10 days. Source: www.NoursishingMeals.com.
|Here is my mom, fit and healthy at nearly 60!|
More Salads and Dressings:
Everyday Salad Dressing
Raw Super Green Salad
Jalapeño-Lime Kale Slaw
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0bb9b5e6-f5b1-4367-b3a2-282bd19b469c,2018-08-17T09:07:48+00:00,2018-07-25,0,https://www.marinelink.com/news/africas-exports-august395598,"West Africa's August Crude Exports to Asia to Slip
West African crude oil exports to Asia were expected to fall to 1.84 million barrels per day (bpd) in August, Reuters data and a survey of traders showed.
Slower buying by Indian independent refiners such as Reliance was the primary factor behind the overall decline of 13 percent from July, highlighting the fickle nature of buyers in an oversupplied market.
Indian refiners have used the steep drop in crude prices and ample global availability as an opportunity to expand their crude slates and experiment with new grades, traders said.
""India, and Reliance in particular, took fewer West African (cargoes),"" one trader said. ""The eastern sweet crudes came off, and shipping rates from West Africa to Asia were higher, so it makes sense.""
Reliance booked as few as two cargoes for August loading, compared to at least seven for July loading.
The overall decrease, however, still puts Asia as the top buyers of West African crudes; July, at 2.1 million bpd, was the second-highest export total to Asia this year, and April's 2.43 million bpd marked the highest in at least 10 years.
Those booking cargoes included China's Unipec, the trading arm of Asia's largest refiner Sinopec, and Day Harvest, India's IOC, BPCL and MRPL and Taiwan's CPC.
Despite this, the final destinations of some of the cargoes could easily change. Unipec, a large buyer of West African crude and the single largest charterer to Asia has been selling crude
on the spot market in recent weeks.
The crude oil itself includes Ghana's Jubilee, Equitorial Guinea's Zafiro Blend and Ceiba, multiple cargoes of Angola's Cabinda and Dalia and Nigeria's Agbami, Qua Iboe, Bonny Light, among others.
Reporting By Libby George",411,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221211935.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817084620-20180817104620-00125.warc.gz,0.966838896274567
4c8d46b6-6e74-4f43-9d02-8cfc39d54a5c,2018-08-17T05:16:19+00:00,2018-08-17,0,http://bizdb.org/tamarack-lawn-care-argyle-ny-12809.biz,"Tamarack Lawn Care is categorized under Lawn Maintenance in Argyle, New York .
|Business Name:||Tamarack Lawn Care|
|Contact Person:||Shaune Sellingham Full Name Report|
|Address:||2312 Coach Road, Argyle, NY 12809|
|Phone Number:||(518) 638-6258 Full Phone Report|
Tamarack Lawn Care has been offering Lawn Maintenance from its single location in New York since their foundation in 2005. This company is registered under the SIC code 782 and NAICS code 561730, which can be used to gain more understanding on the nature of its business.
It now employs 1 to 4 personnel and its BOTH services by Lawn Maintenance in the greater New York area contribute to the company’s annual revenue of $100.000 to $499.999. Visit the single location of Tamarack Lawn Care at the coordinates 43.302438,-73.430561, or at their street address of 2312 Coach Road in NY 12809, United States.
To speak to a representative, call (518) 638-6258 Full Phone Report and address inquiries to Shaune Sellingham Full Name Report. Alternatively, this business can also be followed and interacted with through the social media platforms Twitter and Facebook . Tamarack Lawn Care’s website can be found at .
|Annual Revenue ($):||$100.000 to $499.999|
|Location Type:||Single Location|
|Employee #:||1 to 4|
|Business Type:||B2B & B2C|
|Categorized In:||Lawn Maintenance|
|Share This Business:|",359,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221211719.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817045508-20180817065508-00573.warc.gz,0.84327507019043
9b937a03-13b2-4df0-8e41-55815d03628d,2018-08-15T02:01:05+00:00,2018-06-15,1,https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tag/fiscal%20deficit,"Fiscal Deficit news
Fiscal deficit of 13 states sharply fell by Rs 3.2 trillion in FY18 from Rs 4.3 trillion in FY17, partly on account of the contraction in capital spending.
The revenue deficit was 2.65 per cent of the GDP. In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit was Rs 5.91 lakh crore, or 99.5 per cent, of the Budget estimates.
According to government estimates, every rupee cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel will result in a revenue loss of about Rs 13,000 crore.
The rate increase, the first in more than four years, is likely to be followed by one or two more this year, economists predict.
Any reduction in the excise duty on petroleum and diesel products in view of high crude oil prices, would exert negative pressure on India's sovereign credit profile.
M&M's Pawan Goenka says that there is a need to wait for 1 or more years to see how the EV cycle plays out in India and then think of setting a deadline.
Overseas funds have pulled $4.5 billion from the local debt market since the start of the year.
It proposes the bring down the fiscal deficit -- the gap between total expenditure and total revenue -- during 2018-19 to 3.3 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP).
The industry body in a statement said that ""sustained structural reforms"" have led to a rebound in the country's economy as businesses across several key sectors experience firm growth trends.
Prudent macroeconomic management has encouraged growth and investments for capacity expansion are being planned as demand conditions recover.
This in turn will decrease GDP by 16bps, increase fiscal deficit by 8bps, CAD by 27bps and inflation by 30bps, the report said, adding that these are just model estimates.
CAD widened to 2% or $13.5 billion in the October-December quarter of 2017, up from 1.4%, or $8 billion, in the corresponding period a year ago.
India’s central bank estimates oil at $78 a barrel would shave off 10 basis points from its 7.4 percent forecast for gross domestic product.
The government had already breached its fiscal deficit target as it reported 113 per cent deficit till January.
Since the 2008 crash, the US has employed enormous fiscal and monetary stimuli to revive the economy that have boosted demand — which means import too.
Kumar also urged members of EAC-PM to inform Prime Minister Narendra Modi about their worries about the Budget.",524,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209755.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815004637-20180815024637-00011.warc.gz,0.95245772600174
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The Editor-in-Chief of Agriculture and Human Values is very
pleased to announce a Special Collection of essays on COVID-19, Agriculture,
and Food, in Agriculture and Human Values.
This collection assembles in-the-moment essays and commentaries from over 120
scholars, authors, practitioners, farmers, activists, and analysts of
agriculture and food systems around the world. Please find attached the
complete list of contributors, listed in alphabetical order (corresponding
author last name) and titles of the essays in the Special Collection. The
list is prefaced by my brief editorial introduction.
I am very pleased to let you know that Springer has agreed to allow all
articles in this collection to be freely available, for download and viewing,
for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. You can find the essays here
(note there are four pages):
As previously announced, the IRSA Council
recently decided unanimously to postpone the XV World Congress in Cairns due to
COVID-19. The XV World Congress is now scheduled
for July 6th through the 10th of 2021 in Cairns,
Australia. The venue remains the Pullman Cairns International Hotel.
We will maintain the basic program framework
that was originally developed. All sessions and abstracts accepted for
IRSA 2020 will be transferred to the provisional program for IRSA 2021.
However, spaces will be available for
additional oral presentations. We anticipate that the Congress organizers will
be able to welcome new abstract submissions beginning June
We ask those who want to attend the Congress as a presenter to visit the Congress website at https://www.irsa2021.com/.
The Congress website provides new
time-lines for registration for those who have not registered yet and other
important information such as for entry visas and ETAS, accommodations, and so
The spread of COVID-19 has
highlighted various problems, which are hidden behind conventional
socio-economic systems. As for agriculture and rural society, challenges such
as vulnerability of current agri-food systems, social exclusion and prejudice
to poor and essential workers, frowning on the weak, concentration of disasters
or calamity just same as bioconcentration have all been made more apparent.
COVID-19 is forcing us to reconsider relations between global and local,
central governments and local governments, rural and urban societies. We need
serious reflection and a bold transformation of conventional socio-economic
systems, including agri-food systems, which until now have been based on the
principles of efficiency and profit maximization through selection and
At the 2021 Congress, I am sure
there will be a lot of studies about the impacts of COVID-19 and perspectives
post or with new Corona virus. I hope for an aggressive discussion on these
on-going issues in Cairns.
President of IRSA
The XV World Congress of Rural Sociology (8-12 July 2020, Cairns, Australia) calls for session proposals. See attached IRSA2020 call for session proposals (PDF) for further details. Proposal deadline is 26 April 2019.
The Latin American Rural Sociology Association (ALASRU) would like to remind rural sociologists everywhere of its upcoming conference to be held from November 25th through the 30th in Montevideo, Uruguay. More information about the conference can be found at http://alasru.org/index.php/congresos.
ALASRU is also the proud publisher of the Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Rurales. This journal is published on-line and the most recent issue can be found at http://www.ceil-conicet.gov.ar/ojs/index.php/revistaalasru/index
Whose versions of sustainability count in the urban century? How does spatial disadvantage intersect with injustices based on gender, ethnic, linguistic, religious and other dimensions of social difference? What opportunities do flows of people, capital, information and commodities between urban and rural spaces present for sustainable rural development?
As a delegate to the 2020 World Congress of Rural Sociology you will consider these and many other questions relevant to contemporary rural society.
Our venue, Cairns, sits on the traditional country of the Gimuy Yidinji and Yirrigandji peoples. Sandwiched between two World Heritage Areas – the Great Barrier Reef and the rainforests of Tropical North Queensland – and with a vast rural hinterland, Cairns is a hub for tourism and tropical agriculture at the heart of the Asia Pacific.
For information on key dates, session and paper submissions, travel and accommodation, registration and tours, check the Congress website.
The mid-term meeting of the IRSA Council was held on July 18, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. Click here to read the minutes of that Council Meeting.
By Koichi Ikegami, President of IRSA
I attended the International Conference on ‘Social and Sustainability Science ASEAN 2018: Agri-Food Systems and Rural Sustainability’ at Chulalongkorn University on 23-25 of January 2018. I was invited as President of IRSA. I had a keynote speech entitled as Ensuring Rural Sustainability in the Unequal Worlds. Major points of my speech were as follows; 1) Major Issues in the 21st Century such as Structuration of the North South Problem, Casino Capitalism or Speculative Capitalism, and Global Warming and Climate Change, 2) Flat World, but Unequal World: Other Side of Globalization, 3) Background of Rise of Alternative Movement , 4)Two Examples of alternative movement: Fair Trade and Creation of FEC Sufficient Territory in Higashi-Oumi city, Japan, 5)‘Mura’ Business: Model of Small Business of Village, by Village and for Village. Of course, I mentioned about next World Congress of IRSA, and asked that most of participants there would come to join us in 2020.
On the following day after Conference, I was also asked to give a mini lecture for establishing MOST School. Required theme is “Rural sustainability and contemporary social science approaches”. I did not realize what MOST meant until that time. It was a very new idea for me. MOST is a UNESCO’s intergovernmental science programme on social transformations. As for this regard, it is important to identify to what direction society transforms. The answer is towards sustainable society.
The both events were organized by Chulalongkorn University and UNESCO. There were lots of participants from ASEAN countries. One of my major impressions was that ASEAN countries paid strong attentions to sustainability. One of reasons for such attraction might be adoption of SDGs in 2015 as well as reflection of the results by development-oriented policies.
SDGs include not only poverty and hunger but also gender and partnership as well as sustainable agriculture. It is uncommon in Japan that the so-called Developed Countries such as Japan are involved in SDGs. One example indicates this fact very well, that a mayor of a city in Shiga Prefecture claimed strongly the SDGs-oriented policy by Prefecture Office of Shiga according to his understanding that SDGs addressed only Developing Countries.
It is an urgent task to build sustainable science in social science. I am strongly confident that rural sociology can contribute to accomplishing this task.
The Department of Community and Environmental Sociology at UW-Madison is searching for a tenure-track (junior) faculty member with an outstanding record of teaching and research relevant to environment and health. The position requires a Ph.D. in sociology or related field. Candidates from historically underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
The successful candidate will teach and mentor in our top-ranked graduate and undergraduate programs, and will carry out a vigorous research program that improves the ability to understand and intervene on the intersecting social causes and consequences of environmental and health problems. Consistent with the mission of the University of Wisconsin System, the candidate will be committed to service to the community, state, nation, and profession for the benefit of all citizens.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is committed to eliminating the achievement gap between majority and underrepresented students; recruiting and retaining a more diverse faculty and staff; preparing all students, staff, and faculty to thrive personally and professionally in a diverse, global, interconnected world; and enhancing the campus climate for inclusion.
Review of applications will begin 15 September 2017.
For further details, including instructions to applicants, a list of possible areas of expertise, and the many opportunities for contribution and collaboration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, please browse for 90808 at http://jobs.wisc.edu.
Questions about the position are welcome, and should be directed to: Search@dces.wisc.edu
Sponsors: RC40 (Agriculture and Food), RC23 (Science and Technology), RC24 (Environment and Society)
Proposal Coordinator: Steven Wolf (RC40)
Abstract & Justification
Analysis of metrics, and standards more generally, has emerged as an important focus within studies of environmental governance. Accountability is attracting increasing attention, as there is a need to address questions about material consequences as part of an effort to move beyond analysis of institutional design.
Heightened attention to metrics has accompanied increasing emphasis on market-based and outcome-based policy designs, but bureaucratic modes of governance have long been predicated on the specification of categories and systems of representation. Metrics can be understood as a resource for democratic accountability, and they can be instruments of authoritarian discipline at a distance. Metrics support empirical analysis and policy learning, but at the same time they obscure knowledge claims, technical uncertainty, and alternative problem definitions. This ambiguity demands attention. Analysis of the metrics of governance, and the governance of metrics, presents opportunities for theoretical and empirical engagement on questions of “Power, Violence, and Justice: Reflections, Responses, and Responsibilities”(2018 Theme).
This collaboration between three ISA Research Committees aims to realize topical, theoretical, and methodological synergies. Linkages between environment and agrifood production and consumption are highlighted in the biological and land-based nature of farming (inputs to agriculture) and by the negative implications of agriculture for water, biodiversity, and climate (outputs of agriculture). Attention to interdependence among discursive constructs, local action, political economic structures, and multiply-scaled material flows characterize both the sociology of environment and agrifood sociology. Science and Technology Studies has served to highlight the socially embedded nature of technical acts including promulgation of standards. Further, this field has championed a methodological commitment to analysis of (grounded, local, actor-centered) practice as a complement to production of overarching histories of design (abstract representations).
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The M.T.A. revealed its four fare hike proposals today. Two would increase the base fare to $2.50 from $2.25 while raising the cost of unlimited MetroCards. The others wouldn't alter the base fare but would increase unlimiteds substantially. Chairman Joseph Lhota said he prefers a hybrid of the proposals. He also ruled out eliminating the bonus for pay-per-ride cards, which makes two of the proposals unlikely to pass. Costs for commuter trains, as well as bridge and tunnel crossings, will also rise. The MTA is looking for another $450 million a year from users. Fares and tolls are expected to rise again in 2015. They vote on the proposals in December.
This report by the Citizens Budget Commission proposes a new way to fund the M.T.A. called ""25-50-25"". It recommends that auto user fees cover all drivers' facilities, plus 25 percent of mass transit services. Then mass transit user fees would cover another 50 percent of the operating costs of those services. And state and local tax subsidies would cover the final 25 percent of transit operating costs plus “catch-up” capital investments needed to bring the system to a state of good repair.
The 25-50-25 policy would mean that mass transit riders would pay higher – but still reasonable – fares. The cost of a single ride ticket would increase to at least $2.75 by 2016 but in constant dollars a subway ride would cost at most three cents more than it did in 1996. Motorists would face increased costs for the use of their vehicles, in the range of $167 to $293 more annually, but the charges would be consistent with those in other global metropolises and related to the benefits drivers derive from a well-functioning transportation system.",389,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298228.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00073-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.969003856182098
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Deloitte is the same corporation that created the abysmal CONNECT computer system that processes the state’s Reemployment Assistance (RA) benefits. Over the last five months, millions of out-of-work Floridians have struggled mightily to access the benefits they are owed as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the shutdown of businesses and record high unemployment throughout Florida.
Senator Berman stated, “Given this track record, it is shocking that the same company was even allowed to be part of the bid process. The fact that it was the winner of the bid is even more unimaginable. The State should not be rewarding a company whose data system has caused so much pain and grief to Floridians. Since March, over three million Floridians have filed claims for unemployment and the vast majority will tell you the experience was difficult, confusing and illogical.”
In its initial contract for CONNECT, Deloitte’s payment of $40 million ended up soaring to a figure of over $77 million by the time it was completed. Since then, the state has had to dump another $100 million in attempts to patch the failing website. The state of Florida has had issues with Deloitte in the past, and filed suit against the company in 2010 for issues stemming from its auditing of insurance companies that shut down following a flurry of hurricanes.
“The continued fleecing of Floridians for the benefit of Deloitte, one of the largest accounting firms in the world, is the epitome of governmental inefficiency. It is unfathomable that this could happen given Deloitte’s history with our state, particularly the atrocious CONNECT system,” said Senator Cruz. “Ultimately, the state of Florida should not even consider paying Deloitte one more red cent until every Floridian has received the outstanding unemployment benefits they are owed.”
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Funcom talks locations, monsters in The Secret World
Funcom has been chatting a bit about its upcoming MMO, The Secret World, which will be on-hand for the first time at GDC next week.
Apparently, not only are most of the game’s locations based on real ones, but when it comes to enemies, you will be up against not just vampires and zombies – but Big Foot too.
Speaking with IGN, Ragnar Tornquist who is both director and producer of the game, said that it was important for Funcom to not only create a unique and exciting world, but to provide a reason why there’s all these creatures from folklore and different myths running about.
“Most of the game takes place in [real-world] locations that while they’re not necessarily real places, should feel genuine – places that could exist in the real world, like Kingsmouth, Maine, which is inspired by several New England coastal towns,” he said. “Our hub cities are modeled on the real thing, though the specific neighborhoods we’ve built are, obviously, fictional.
“As for other areas in the game, they’re all placed in recognizable locations – like Egypt – and we’ve done a ton of research – including sending people from the team to take pictures and speak with locals – to ensure that they feel as genuine as possible.
“Of course, at the end of the day it’s more important for us to create an interesting and exciting world, and to support the gameplay mechanics and the story, rather than be one hundred percent accurate. We’re not a world simulator: we’re an action-packed contemporary fantasy game.
“The Secret World certainly has horror elements in it, particularly in terms of the monsters – but that’s not all. There’s contemporary fantasy, globe-trotting adventure, ancient myths and urban legends. And our monsters vary from typical horror movie mainstays – your zombies and vampires and chainsaw-wielding brutes – to the more mythical – Wendigo, Sasquatch. But there’s certainly a common thread that ensures it doesn’t feel like several different games in one: all of our creatures and monsters have a role in the story, and there’s a reason behind their re-emergence into the world when the game starts. Dark days are coming.
“I think our setting sets us apart from every other MMO out there, and that carries through to every part of the game – it’s something we continuously strive for and works towards, to create a unique world that players have never seen before, and one that is exciting to explore and experience.
“Our choice of locations has greatly affected both the story, the monsters, the characters, the missions and the gameplay. The content is specifically tailored to each location in the game, but it all ties together into a very consistent universe with a deep history that goes back millions of years.
“We’ve actually planned out several years’ worth of post-launch content – including exciting new locations. You should see our design Wiki. It’s enormous. It’ll take us years and years to reveal everything about our game world – which is a good thing, because it’s an MMO.
“We expect this game to be around for a very, very long time”.
Good to hear, as it sounds very interesting, and Funcom has promised it will not be a grindfest – which is a particular trapping for most MMOs.
A couple new environmental screens were released last month, and you should check ‘em out.",783,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.952178120613098
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There are many times that names come up in conversation from the “old days”. One of the names is JYD. The man named Sylvester Ritter later became The Junkyard Dog. I met JYD through my association with The Wild Samoans. It was Afa who tracked down JYD for him to come to NY. I remember sitting there with Afa when the call came from Vince for Afa to track down JYD. I can remember Afa telling me that he never heard an ovation like when The Junkyard Dog walked into the Louisiana Superdome. The Samoans had been involved in a program in the territory against JYD and Mr. Olympia (Jerry Stubbs).
I got to be friends with JYD and when he left WWF I used him on shows. I also took him over to Hamilton, Bermuda for a show. I actually got to work in Bermuda several times for a guy named Eddy DeMello. He had a lot of power on the island and did a lot of promoting of various events. On this particular trip I took JYD, Ivan Koloff, Carolina’s Own David Isley and Thunderfoot #2 Gene Ligon. There were others on the trip that I cannot recall at this time.
I had Ivan in a single with JYD that eventually turned into a tag match. I remember JYD saying to Isley over the house microphone ""I don’t know much about you kid but let’s get these guys"". It was sometime later in the trip that JYD recommended Isley talk to Stan Hansen about going to Japan. It wasn’t long after that Isley was on his way to work for the Giant Baba. It was a huge thrill for him to go to Japan and work with legends. I remember him coming back and telling me that he was in a six man tag match with Abdullah the Butcher and somebody against Baba and two guys. He told me that when Baba went to shoot him into the ropes that Abdullah walked the apron and said “Please go off your feet kid”. You see Abdullah knew that Baba’s chop would probably not look very good and he wanted to be sure the Japan new comer would go off his feet for a move that couldn’t break an egg.
You might ask yourself ""why would Abdullah need to do that?"" But I spoke to Gorgeous Gary Royal who had the chance to work in Charlotte against The Giant Baba. He barely sold anything and Gary Royal was for sure one of the better workers of his era. I have wrestled Gary numerous times and I can tell you wrestling Gary Royal is like taking a night off every day. When he got back to the dressing room JJ Dillon gave him a hard time for not selling for someone as legendary as The Giant Baba. It wasn’t only his stature as a legend but also the head of All Japan Pro Wrestling. All Gary told JJ was that he didn’t think he would want him to sell that stuff it all looked so horrible. You see Gary didn’t even know who Baba was except some big Japanese guy. I can personally tell you that Gary can and would sell for anyone. He has no ego but he just didn’t know. So that type of thinking is why Abby had to be sure of the result in Isley’s case. It’s one thing to not sell for Baba in Charlotte. It would be a whole other issue in Osaka.
I am not trying to speak poorly of Baba. I have had many conversations about Baba with Bruno Sammartino and in his youth he was a great competitor. This stuff all happened at the end of his career a career that he managed very well. In Isley’s case, he will always be grateful to JYD and I will always think of how electric it was to hear Another One Bites The Dust as JYD made his way to the ring whether it was in Madison Square Garden or some show I booked him on.
There has been a lot of talk this week about Raven’s lawsuit with WWE. I have seen quotes from WWE’s long time attorney Jerry McDevitt. He seems to believe this case is a non-issue. I am well aware of McDevitt’s reputation and I would certainly feel comfortable if he was representing me based on everything I have heard about him. He has kept WWE out of a lot of hot water over the years. I have run businesses for many years and if WWE wrestlers qualify for Independent Contractor status then many businesses should have employee status reevaluated. The other solution is the IRS has no clue about what wrestling really is. I wonder if previous inquiries have really been done correctly. The IRS should go on the road for a week and see how “independent” these wrestlers really are.
All in all many times wrestlers and wrestling have flown under the radar because for so many years it was such a secret fraternity. As time has gone by we have clearly seen that things are opening up and as time goes by more truths are uncovered. The more exposed and available the business is to the public the more things truly need to be in order. In the world of WWE the more they get away with the more they attempt to get away with. I have to say if you can beat the IRS that’s really accomplishing something. I think I’d like to see the outcome of this case as the main event at Wrestlemania. I know that wouldn’t work out but the finish will have more to do with the future of the wrestling business than any match they could put together.
It seems you can’t go anywhere without hearing someone talk about the Ric Flair situation and there is good reason for that. It doesn’t add up or make any sense to anyone who has thought about it for more than five minutes. The way Flair left WWE for other opportunities I would have thought he going to be a contestant on Dancing with the Stars this year. I think he would have made a great choice. I wasn’t over thrilled with this year’s lineup he would have added some real “flair” to it. In this situation the numbers don’t add up and the big opportunities have yet to show themselves. In this business most stuff leaks out so whatever reasons are out there over time we may here about them. In Ric Flair’s case he has always performed on the biggest stage in our business and now he walks away for better money opportunities? How about the worldwide TV recognition that the WWE brings with it?
It was just recently that Flair appeared at Greg Price’s Mid Atlantic Legends event. It has been long coming that Flair appear at this event. He should have been there years ago when the other Horsemen were there. This event is held in Charlotte and it didn’t seem right that Flair never appeared there before. I hope that Greg and the Charlotte wrestling fans are happy two legends appeared at the convention which I understand was a huge success. In all that I have just said one thing is still a fact Ric Flair did not leave WWE to attend these types of events. It doesn’t matter how much he can make at these events. I have heard numbers between $350,000.00 and $500,000.00 being his WWE salary so before he can say this experiment made him one penny he has to beat whatever his WWE salary was. I say look for the real story and look for Ric Flair to be back in the WWE after he rakes in all the big money he has been missing on the autograph and Indy circuit.
This picture is me with Erin Murphy who playes Tabitha on the tv show Bewitched. You may wonder why this is relevant well because she is one of the celebrity participants in Hulk Hogans Celebrity Wrestling starting soon on CMT. I can tell you Erin is a great girl and I was very happy when she was selected.
----Maclin tells about the lineup for Delta Fair. Glen Jones [who??] will sing the National Anthem. Wrestling is free. Lawler vs Bagwell, Brian Christopher vs Chris Masters , Eugene, “Too Kool 2” [Tim Grind/Flex], Koko Ware, Mr. Hughes, Derrick King/Johnny Dotson vs “Los Locos”, Kid Kash and “Nature Boy” Kevin White. Maclin also announces the debut of Mucho Dinero?? Not sure, but that is probably a local guy doing a lucha gimmick.
----Match clip airs of Brian Christopher/Scotty Too Hotty vs Doug Gilbert/Spellbinder from one of the Legends shows. Brian C interview talking about Chris Masters. Brian says he is going to put horse manure in Masters’ face from the rodeo at the fair. Masters interview about tonight.
----“Wrestling Professor” comes out. 11.17.90 is the date today. “New Kids” [Brian Christopher/Tony Williams] vs Joey Mags/Sarge O’Reilly. Brian was soooo small. A little sloppy all around. Brian C does interview after the match saying that people say they are too small and too young.
----Interview with Eugene via phone with a match playing in the background with OVW match of Eugene vs Armando Estrada.
----“Gauntlet Match” [from Northeast Wrestling DVD “Wrestlefest XII” 4.19.08] starts with Awesome Kong vs Roxie. She beats her. Followed by Amber. Kong beats her. “Velvet Sky” Talia Madison. Madison wins by DQ, when Kong powerbombs the ref.
----Derrick King/Johnny Dotson at Taco Bell talking about “Los Locos”. “Los Locos” squash from OVW airs.
----Same Maclin promo airs about the show tonight!!
----“Buff” Bagwell interview with Corey Maclin. This was bad.
----Romeo Roselli with Talia Madison vs Jerry Lawler [I think from Northeast Wrestling DVD “New Spring Slam” 6.01.06] Madison trips Lawler to start the heat. Lawler ends up using the “Stunner”, kisses Madison and then piledrives Roselii for the win. Why does Lawler use the “Stunner”??
----Funny that the new opening features Bill Dundee a few times…Nice touch to see the guys doing interviews targeted for “tonight”…They did a real good job promoting the show for the Fair. This show seems to be the format for new Memphis Wrestling. It will be interesting to see what kind of ratings they will do…Maclin did say they were filming the Delta Fair stuff, so maybe we will get original material aired next week.
...Make sure to vote in the poll today if you watched the show. I will be posting the complete show on Tuesday for those that don't get it.
Friday Aug. 29
Lee County Fair - Pennington Gap ,VA
*Fantastic Bobby Fulton beat Beau James
*Frat Boy beat Justice
*Rolling Thunder beat Eclipso
*Misty James beat Rebecca Lynn
*Ricky Morton beat Bobby Eaton (name dropper) -Jimmy Valiant Special Ref
*Buff Bagwell beat The Sheik of Arraby
800 - free with admission to the fair
credit: CW Crippler
I wanted to chime in on Kevin Lawler for a minute. I've been around Kevin numerous times, as has most of the boys. You know the drill, though. If you're at a
I read Dustin's blog, and I will say that editing can make anybody Attila the Hun, or
Good people have bad luck, and make mistakes. All I will say for Kevin is, he's always treated me like a person. There's never been any sign of an ego, or like he looked at me as a mark, or anything. All our conversations have been as normal as any I'd have with a friend. I called him once about a spot as our Champ, and he politely declined, as he wasn't working as much, and offered to let me call Brian. Again, I was looking to bring back Kevin/Derrick, so, I wanted Kevin. I declined Brian's number, and thanked him for his time. Kevin just sticks out in my mind, because, I can memorably list the people that rank ""high"" in the business that have been genuinely nice to me. Kevin, The King, Jimmy Hart, C4P, Dr. Tom. Dr. Death, Baldo, Terry Taylor, Billy Travis,
I'm not saying Kevin's innocent, or that I think he's guilty. I'm saying Kevin Lawler is a genuinely nice guy. Stuff like this isn't supposed tohappen to them. Life isn't fair.....
-Duggan vs Executioner 2
0.5 ( 8103 viewers )
-DK/Dotson – interview
-Los Locos – interview
-Kash interview with match
-Wrestling Professor segment [start]
0.5 ( 8103 )
-Professor segment [finish]
-Lawler vs Landell [start]
0.4 ( 6482 )
-Lawler vs Landell [finish]
-Masters – interview
-Brian C - interview
0.1 ( 1621 )
Viewers from Start to Finish: [-6482 viewers]
Final Rating: 0.4 ( 6482 viewers ) 1 share
----There is nothing good about this rating. It is the lowest I have seen since starting the site and as Ron Guidry said earlier this week, it was probably the lowest ever for a Memphis Wrestling show. What does all this mean?? Well, for starters the show has lacked anything that viewers want to see. They watched the first two shows and said, “Screw it!” The drop from start to finish was 80% of total viewership!! Traditionally when there is a low rating, then the show bounces back with a real good rating next week, so we will just have wait and see.
Memphis Wrestling Weekly TV Poll
Thumbs Up 57%
Thumbs Down 42%
----This was the highest winning margin so far with the show getting a “Thumbs Up” for the third week in a row. The participation in the poll was down about 25% and I am assuming it was because we did not post the show online this week.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Shawn Streets pinned Jim Miller with a schoolboy roll-up following a missed charge into the corner by Miller.
Jason Maxx defeated Chase Ownes by disqualification after the Power TRIP ran in and attacked Maxx going after his already aggravated knee from the match and trying to put him out like they did Willie B Badd.
Shane Willians defeated the SoCal Kid after a piledriver. Afterwards the King got on the mic and asked where his scheduled opponent, Johnathan McMurray, was. Shane started to run down Johnathan until Shawn Streets came out to defend his partner's honor and challenged Shane to a match.
Shane Williams defeated Shawn Streets by pinfall. Streets had the go-behind position on the King but Shane ran into the ropes to stun Streets and pinned him with his feet on the ropes. Then the King started to talk about Jeff Anderson which he was informed that the Wildman is reinstated to the Fleatorium and came in through the front as Shane ran back to the locker room. Jeff said those 4 famous words and said that he'll get a hold of Shane Williams when, where and how he wants to so make sure you're there or you might miss it.
The Power TRIP retained the EWP tag Team Titles against Trooper T & Menace after a Hart Attack on Trooper. After the match they gave Trooper the Killswitch and attacked Menace as he was getting back in the ring.
Edward Idol defeated Robbie Race in a Lumberjack match. Edward went up top as Robbie was down but Robbie got up and caught Idol and shoved him off onto the lumberjacks (SoCal Kid, Shawn Streets, Chase Owens & Suito Maximo) While the Spur was checking on them Shane Williams came out and punched Robbie with a foreign object.
Wayne Adkins & Keith Knox defeated Beau James & Sigmon in the Double Jeapordy Pole Match by Wayne getting the contract for a title match. All 4 men were bloodied by the end of this match. After the match was over Knox got the strap down and laid into Sigmon and the incoming Chase Owens & Kole Layton King until Dr. X ran out with the ""Good Mood"" spray to Beau James with a towel as Beau soaked it up and got it around the mouth of both men to put them unconscious and was about a use his Indiana Jones whip on Keith nox's back until Jeff Anderson came in with a weapon to clear the ring.
Notes: The ether was real deal and James threw the towel in the crowd for evreyone to smell
Thursday, August 28, 2008
In American culture, pro wrestling is usually regarded as one of the lowest forms of low-brow entertainment — slightly above Jerry Springer, but solidly below NASCAR. Critics treat it as a comedic expression of the tastelessness of the American working class, a sort of redneck theater, scripted and choreographed, with poor acting and a poorer clientele.
But in its heyday, the sport nestled comfortably within the traditional, communal atmosphere of small town USA. The larger-than-life characters would often play off of regional stereotypes and real world conflicts, allowing for the sort of morality plays that appealed to the ethos of main street America. The decline of the wrestling business and its emergence as an entertainment industry was masterminded by one of the most ruthless corporate tyrants in recent memory, and in the process became a stark example of the dangers of modern ""sports entertainment,"" both for the performers and those who applaud them.
Pro-wrestling has always been a strange business, straddling uneasily between sport and entertainment, and the tension is not always easy on its stars.
Its best performers make good money, but even then, neither their salaries nor their living conditions match those of your typical ""pampered athlete."" The typical salary is far less than a million dollars, and unlike most major-league sports, wrestlers are expected to perform year round. Their tours are world-wide, and most pay their own traveling and living expenses while on the road. Health care and pension plans are nonexistent, but the physical intensity leads to frequent injuries, leading many wrestlers to work while hurt.
It is not surprising, then, that injuries often become a gateway to painkiller and steroid abuse — addictions that have long plagued the industry. The list of wrestlers who have died because of drug abuse — much of it with prescriptions from doctors with questionable credentials — is unbelievably long. Some of the worst abusers, men like Jake ""The Snake"" Roberts and Scott Hall, have managed to eke out a tormented existence, estranged from their families and working years past their physical primes in order to finance their expanding ""recreational"" habits.
Wrestlers that seek employment outside their industry often find themselves stumbling back into the waiting arms of the squared circle. Many cannot cope in normal middle class settings after years of groupies, drugs, and artificially inflated egos. Paranoia is rampant. The wrestling business is notorious for its backstabbing and politicking, as grown men argue intensely over the method in which they will ""win"" staged battles and keep their ""spot on the card."" Sabotage is common.
Despite these misgivings, I am indeed a long time fan. I grew up on the old National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), a loose band of regional territories. The organization's shows were no less ""fake"" than the modern product, but the organizational structure was drastically different. These territories were governed through a sort of federalist system. Each ""territory"" had its own booking office, TV show, tour dates and regional champion. Becoming a world champion meant becoming the shared property of the NWA, responsible for promoting the organization by performing all over the world. This arrangement worked until cable television and other forms of mass media made both the globe and the lifespan of the average wrestler much, much smaller.
It's true that many of the problems that plague the wrestling industry today existed back then as well. For understandable reasons, the profession has always been prone to alcoholism, brawling, and backstabbing, and family life has never been easy. But there was also something much more humane about the locally-oriented, territorial roots of the wrestling industry in the United States. In his book Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit and the Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry, author Matthew Randazzo writes:
""Unlike the NWA territories which kept a wrestler within driving distance of his family at most times, these international brands sent their wrestlers from one end of the continent to the other...This in effect put an end to the camaraderie that had existed in the territories. No longer were wrestlers members of a freewheeling carnie brotherhood, a traveling biker gang; now they were interchangeable cogs within a heavily bureaucratic corporate behemoth, cowering in their cubicles in fear of the next downsizing.""
While a ""biker gang"" may sound unseemly, it really was an ideal arrangement for many of the wrestlers, or ""boys,"" as they often referred to themselves. Jobs were plentiful, and performers had options in a diversified market; work could be found almost anywhere in the country. Though the pay wasn't always great, many promoters had local connections that enabled their employees to eat and travel for cheap. Because the weekly and monthly schedules were concrete, with little deviation, even very active regions had schedules that gave wrestlers uniformity and a structured work environment. The relative smallness of the business also allowed more opportunities for spending time with his family, if he had one.
In this era, pro wrestling was often one of the few weekly sources for small town family entertainment. Back then, wrestling was strictly a morality play in which the good guys -- ""faces,"" in wrestling jargon -- were pitted against the bad guys, or ""heels."" In places like Tennessee and Texas, pro wrestling became an established part of life, with arenas regularly packed to capacity with fathers and sons cheering for decency to triumph over decadence, which it always did. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the industry as a whole.
When Vince McMahon and Ted Turner seized the industry in the 80's, it was a legal move, but not a moral one. Using slick financial techniques, the two moguls moved into the markets of the smaller companies, bought up their syndicated television time slots, signed away many of their stars and then purchased the hollow shells that were left, often at fire-sale prices. Along with these buyouts and takeovers came a switch from the standard good vs. evil plot lines for a model based on grandiosity and largesse. ""Bigger is better"" applied to the business model, the scope of the enterprise, and the actors themselves.
""Superstar"" Billy Graham failed to live up to his namesake when he helped introduce steroids into wrestling in the 70's, and the body-altering drug went from a fancy to a full blown necessity after McMahon and Turner's takeover. Combined with the rise of Hulk Hogan's ""Hulkamania,"" it was nearly impossible to get a well paying job in the business unless one was on the ""juice."" Where once, the business had been filled with tough looking, dock worker types like Harley Race and legit amateur legends like Danny Hodge, it was now filled with pro football washouts and body builders, nearly all of whom were ""roided"" to the gills.
As steroids exploded so did recreational drug use. Cocaine was prevalent and even used as payment in emergency situations. As modern fans became accustomed to even harder-hitting, daredevil wrestling styles in the late 80's, painkiller abuse spiked. The corporate wrestling bosses largely viewed their talent pools as expendable and ran worker after worker into the ground.
Since wrestlers were independent contractors, they had virtually no power in disputes with their employers. Tag Teams — two wrestlers who worked in conjunction against other tandems — were broken up at random, even though their success often depended on remaining a team. Releases were given for the most minor infractions and via the most insulting methods. The future ""Stone Cold"" Steve Austin was released from WCW by fax while out with an injury. The then soon-to-be Governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura, met a similar fate.
By early 2001, the layers of bureaucratic chaos created by Turner's outfit — which had been extremely profitable just a few years before — collapsed under the weight of its own excesses and the company was purchased by the last remaining lion in the jungle, Vince McMahon. With no serious competition in the market place, the centralization of the sport was complete.
The business had become an industry, and the end result of this downturn has been entirely predictable: dozens of wrestlers have died, whatever semblance of family life wrestlers may have once enjoyed is gone, and the old pro wrestling so many grew up on has morphed into one of the most monstrous arrangements of corporate criminals and drug addicts imaginable.
In retrospect, bigger was not better for the wrestlers or their fans. It was just plain bad.
In the wake of the Benoit tragedy, many wrestling fans wanted some sort of action, but what could be done? The calls for industry regulation would drive the independents out of business altogether and further strengthen McMahon's monopoly-like power over the industry. Breaking up the WWE would certainly embarrass McMahon, but it would likely lead to a drastic reduction in pay for the workers. Organic change is even more complex. Cosmopolitan elites and their yuppie hanger-ons are quick to disassociate themselves from a ""faked"" sport on which the supposedly tasteless American working class feeds, but ironically, showing contempt for the ""phoniness"" of wrestling actively contributes to devaluing the lives of its participants.
The sad reality is that pro wrestling cannot easily be changed back to what it once was. Perhaps wrestlers themselves could arrive at the realization that they are not cogs in a machine, but men with responsibilities and duties. Alternately, a fan boycott could be organized. But the the excesses of pro wrestling are so ingrained in our culture of hyper-urbanization and its accompanying pathologies that such efforts would be terribly difficult, if not impossible. For now, spectacle trumps sport in the squared circle, and its only a matter of time before the next Chris Benoit ducks under the rope.
TNA Impact’s rating was up a lil’ bit this week. Nice to see them bounce back from a few weeks of low numbers. Friday Night Smackdown went into that night with some stiff competition in the closing ceremonies of the Olympics and they held their own. Only dropping 1 point from last week Smackdown did a very respectable 5.1 and maintained that consistency that SD has shown from week to week. With the way Memphis Wrestling’s numbers have looked since they moved to Ch. 50, it will be very, very interesting to see how Smackdown’s numbers will be affected when they make the move to MyNetwork Ch.50 in a month or so.
I have no ratings for RAW this week since it ran on Sci-Fi. The ratings I get from the station do not have Sci-Fi on the list but check out the Impact replay and WWE A.M. numbers. I guess a lot of wrestling fans stayed home Saturday night.
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TNA Impact (Thursday) 8-21-08
Final Rating: 2.1 (34,031 viewers) 3 share
1st hour: 2.2 ( 35,651 viewers )
1.7 ( 27,549 )
1.8 ( 29,169 )
2.0 ( 32,410 )
2nd hour: 2.1 ( 34,031 viewers )
2.5 ( 40,512 )
2.1 ( 34,031 )
2.1 ( 34,031 )
WWE Friday Night Smackdown 8-22-08
Final Rating: 5.1 (82.646 viewers) 8 share
1st hour: 4.5 ( 72,923 viewers )
5.3 ( 85,887 )
4.5 ( 72,923 )
4.4 ( 71,302 )
2nd hour: 5.0 ( 81,025 viewers )
5.7 ( 92,369 )
6.0 ( 97,230 )
5.5 ( 89,128 )
Memphis Wrestling 8-23-08
Final Rating: 0.4 ( 6482 viewers ) 1 share
Quarter hours: 0.5 ( 8103 viewers )
0.5 ( 8103 )
0.4 ( 6482 )
0.1 ( 1621 )
TNA Impact Replay 8-23-08
Final Rating: 1.2 ( 19,446 viewers ) 2 share
1st hour: 1.6 ( 25,928 viewers )
1.4 ( 22,687 )
0.8 ( 12,964 )
0.8 ( 12,964 )
2nd hour: 0.8 ( 12,964 viewers )
1.0 ( 16,205 )
1.5 ( 24,308 )
1.4 ( 22,687 )
WWE A.M. 8-17-08
Final Rating: 2.5 ( 40,512 viewers ) 5 share
Quarter hours: 2.9 ( 46,995 viewers )
2.3 ( 37,272 )
2.3 ( 37,272 )
2.3 ( 37,272 )
----Ron Guidry works for a Memphis TV station and provides the rating analysis every week. He was formerly known as “The Penguin” with the old Kick Ass Wrestling promotion.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
The Asylum Straight Jacket Match. One of each members of the teams will have a straight jacket placed on them and locked. The keys will be hung from the ceiling. The only way to get the key is to climb the ladder and at that point the match gets really bad for one team and really good for the other. The team that gets the key can unlock their tag partner and they 3 get a 3 on 2 advantage. The other member in the straight jacket also can be put in the match as anything goes, weapons, no DQ, the team that cannot answer the 10 count is the loser of the match. This match could end the career of one member of these two teams.
----Kevin was always considered the “black sheep” of the Lawler family, even though his brother is Brian. There was an infamous story in the sheets during the time WCW would run shows in Memphis. Kevin wanted to go see Great Muta and Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat. Jerry told him that if he went, then he was not invited to Christmas dinner. Kevin went to the show and wrote all of this in a letter to Dave Meltzer. Not sure if he went to Christmas dinner or not, but that let’s you know how much Jerry hated the big promotions in the day.
Twenty-nine years ago, Jerry Lawler was a month into a big heel run. Bill Dundee was the area’s top babyface. Also new to the area and the business was a youngster, Terry Boulder, the Hulk. In a few short years he would be the WWF World champion and known as Hulk Hogan.
Aug 20, 1979
Jimmy Valiant had returned to the area and along with Steve Regal lost to the Southern Tag Team Champions, Wayne Farris and Larry Latham, (along with their manager, Sgt. Danny Davis.) For most of the summer, Farris and Latham had feuded with Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee. When Lawler-Dundee renewed their feud against each other, the tag champs were put against various teams and dominated the tag team scene for many months.
Future Hall-of-Fame tag team, the Fabulous Freebirds, (Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes), were stuck in the middle of the card (as usual in Memphis.) On this card, they got the win over Tommy and Eddie Gilbert.
In recent weeks, the Hulk (Hogan) had been trying to win the Southern Heavyweight Title from Ron Bass. When the Hulk was about to win, the champ’s manager, Sonny King, would interfere and save his belt. On this card the Hulk got his revenge with a win over Sonny King in a one-on-one match-up.
Speaking of the Southern champ; Ron Bass lost by DQ to a young Ricky Morton.
Aug 27, 1979
Lawler finally got his AWA World title match against Nick Bockwinkle. The King took the champ to a 60 minute draw in a great match.
Bill Dundee got some gold of his own, as he defeated the current Southern Heavyweight champion, Ron Bass.
The Southern tag team champions, Wayne Farris and Larry Latham lost by DQ to the new team of Tommy Gilbert and the Hulk (Hogan). Hulk’s popularity was really big during this time in Memphis. His “larger-than-like” muscles were something the Memphis fans weren’t used to and they liked it.
Earlier in the night, the Fabulous Freebirds, (Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy) were broke the rules to defeat the new team of Steve Regal and Rick Morton. The father and son team of Buddy and Ken Wayne went to a draw with Dallas Montgomery and Eddie Gilbert.
The fans got a payoff with Dundee getting the Southern belt from Bass… One thing I hadn’t remembered about the Lawler-Bockwinkle match was this was only Lawler’s second AWA World title match in Memphis, (the first match happened a year earlier on Aug 21, 1978)… The promotion continued to tease the fans with putting Hulk in another title match. He had been in singles title matches all summer, but never held a title in Memphis… Farris and Latham reign as tag champs was safe, as they snuck away with the belts yet again… The Freebirds continued to go nowhere fast in the territory.
----Mark James is the author of “Memphis Wrestling History – Cards, Matches, Results, Newspaper Clippings” Vol 1 and ""Vol 2: The Programs 1972 - 1976"" James also is the webmaster to the BEST Memphis Wrestling site in the area – www.memphiswrestlinghistory.com - Click on his site and order his books!!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
----You have heard the saying, “If you don’t have anything good to say, then don’t say anything.” Or something like that; right?? If you were naming the four best workers in the area, would they include Psycho, Arnez, Justin Smart and “Indian” Quixote? Psycho is too fat, Arnez does not take enough heat, Justin is green and well…Quixote is the drizzlin shiznitz; right? Oh yea, Joey McNew is an idiot that has no business being a wrestling promoter and all three of his shows have been disasters. Well, all the of that may be true, but let me tell you – that one night in Kennett, MO those four guys along with booker Motley Cruz and promoter McNew put on a show that the fans enjoyed. It doesn’t matter that none of the bouts were “match of the year”. The fans went home happy and I look for a lot of them to return for the next show. All the people “hating” on this promotion and crew – all I can say is – give them a chance. Even though I personally would have probably marked out more for the four guys would have been Stan Lee, Derrick King, Flash Flanagan and Greg Anthony – I would add those four guys from Kennett that worked their asses off on my roster any day of the week. They got something some of your guys are lacking – heart.
----When I first heard that XOW was “invading” ASWF, I laughed and said, “Do those guys still run shows?” I then took a minute to think. These guys have continued to keep their names out there, even though they are not running regular shows [up until this weekend]. I think that is very smart marketing in doing a feud in NBW earlier this year and then keeping the name alive with ASWF invasion. Did I really think I still would be writing about the Tony Watts/Bill Russ promotion this late in 2008?? Nah, the promotion was formed out of more controversy than probably any group in this area. They have kept their name in the mix and more people probably know about them in this area than most promotions. And look at the talent they had on their show this past weekend!! Some of the best in the area, so how can you go wrong? Ok…so they are still using that stupid “Deadman”..but other than that you guys are over with me.
----Are there really that many good things to talk about in this area?? Another promotion that I felt would not make by this time in 2008, is RWA. They run their weekly shows in an arena that was built for Bert Prentice. So I am thinking from the start that these guys are cursed. LOL Frank Martin has jumped in and got the community working with them. There is a church group that comes to the show – what other group can say that?? I am told the payoffs are not that big right now, but that is the understanding when being hired. This is considered a “start up” company and when it does flourish, the Martin says the workers will benefit. His rosters have also changed back and forth, which keeps it fresh. He also has been able to take guys most considered “not that talented” along with guys like Ali Stevens and Rodney Mack to make the fans want to come in. The workers also talk about how it might be one of the best dressing rooms in the area – no backstabbing and no bitching. Keep up the good work guys.
----I remember a few years back when talking about RAW in the dressing room, one of the workers in the dressing rooms said, “I don’t watch that crap.” And, I really wondered how could a worker not follow the main show of the business?? Well, I have to admit that it has been a long time since I watched any of the major promotions’ shows. You got nothing on TNA – Sting is in a bad mood again?? Wow!! ECW looks so bad with a roster that has NO ONE that I get excited about watching. RAW is going to be the top show; right? Well, at least there seems to be some things I want to go out of my way to see – like Jericho/Michaels, JBL/Punk and even the Lawler/Duggan stuff with Dibiase/Runnels. I think there has to be SOMETHING right with the universe, when CM Punk is world champion. Smackdown?? Well, I am so sick of watching Eddy’s ex-wife that I want to puke. Every time I see her – I think she is just exploiting Eddy. I may be total off base on that, but it is just the way I see her. And what the hell happened with MVP?? Talk about being forgotten in the shuffle?? Here is a guy that was being pushed as being the next big thing having good matches with Chris Benoit and now he is just “lost” on Smackdown.
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----A RRO visitor sent along a message via e-mail yesterday that he drove past Jerry Lawler’s house on Walnut Grove in Memphis. It is no secret that Lawler lives on Walnut Grove and has lived there as long as I can remember. His house is now for sale or rent, because Lawler has bought a new house in Germantown. So the RRO visitor called to just see how much the cost of rent was?? “King” is renting the place for $3,500 a month!! So, wanna live like a King?? Rent the home of former “King” Jerry Lawler. Is that as high I think it is for even Memphis??
1st Match: Lucky VS J.D. Kerry VS P.P.3 Winner, PP3
This was a good match and very quick match with all three workers going full speed from the beginning. To start the match PP3 was searching Lucky and found 2 gold balls. Crowd found this really funny. PP3 won the match after Kerry missed on a cross body off the top rope.
2nd Match: Chris Steel with Classy Meltin Massy VS Mike Titan. Winner Steel.
Mike Titan is the second student to graduate from Rodney Mack and Jazz Wrestling school here in the RWA. This young man is 6' 6"" and 375 lbs. He had an impressive second match. This kid is so strong not even he knows how strong he is. He threw Steel around like a stuffed animal. He also threw Massy around and Massy is not small by any stretch of the imagination. Titan throws hammers to the top of the head instead of punches. However Massy distracted the ref and Steel pulled out a chain and knocked Titan out to get the three count.
3rd Match: Big Indian Quixote VS The 7 foot monster Silas. The Big Indian gave Silas all he wanted. Quixote does not back down from anyone and did not look to be intimidated by Silas. Silas was knocked off his feet again in this match, Silas is not used to being off his feet and the Indian is the only one to do it so far in the RWA. Silas caught the Indian on the second rope and slammed him to the mat. Silas showing his strength then picked him up and choked slammed him to get the three count.
4th Match: The Fabulous Luke Graham Jr. VS Soul Train Jones. This was a classic old school vs new school match. Soul Train match Luke pretty much move for move. The crowd saw a wrestling match and not a brawl and seemed to really like it. The ref was knocked out for a brief period when Soul Train caught him with an elbow as he was winding up to throw a punch. The second ref Biscuit came in and made the count. The first ref got up and DQ'd Soul Train for hitting him so Graham got the win by DQ. But this is far from over.
5th Match: The Asylum, (Arnez, Psycho, Pappy) VS The Natural Born Playa'z (Southside, Mr. Pimptacular, Mike Anthony) This was a Hale County Street Fight. This fight was a brutal match with street signs, kendo sticks, wet floor signs, chairs a bat with barbwire wrapped around it all used in this match. Psycho hit a side slam on Mike Anthony on top of a chair and then hit the Dream Catcher on the chair. Mike Anthony was out as Mr. Pimptacular came in from behind and caught Psycho with a sign to the head and rolled Mike over on Psycho for the 3 count.
Psycho grabbed Frank Martin the owner of the RWA who was watching the match ring side placing Kayte to his ear. This is where it gets real strange as the doll seems to speak for the Asylum. The Asylum has demanded a match that has never been preformed. This is the most dangerous match in wrestling. The Asylum Straight Jacket Match. One of each members of the teams will have a straight jacket placed on them and locked. The keys will be hung from the ceiling. The only way to get the key is to climb the ladder and at that point the match gets really bad for one team and really good for the other. The team that gets the key can unlock their tag partner and they 3 get a 3 on 2 advantage. The other member in the straight jacket also can be put in the match as anything goes, weapons, no DQ, the team that cannot answer the 10 count is the loser of the match. This match could end the career of one member of these two teams.
The Main Event.
Rik Burton and Zane Richards VS Rodney Mack the RWA Champ and Ron Rage of P.O.B. This tag match was one of the best matches this reporter has seen in quite sometime. One could tell that all of these guy's are veterans. Every move was well executed, each team tagged with great timing. As Rik Burton was about to get the advantage for the pin fall. The Big Indian came out and came off the second rope hitting Burton in the back of the head and rolled Ron Rage on to Burton for the three count. The after math of this match, Zane Richards challenged Rodney Mack to a match, Burton is tied into a match with the Big Indian. Now where that leaves Ron Rage only time will tell.
Note: The Midnight Cowboy was not at the show. The Cowboy had a stint put in his heart. No one knows at this time if the Cowboy will ever wrestle again. The RWA family would like the Cowboy to know that we are all behind him and he is in our prayers. Get Well Soon Cowboy.
There were 150 in the building and the announcement was made that the RWA has a Web site being built. All the information is being gathered by the company building the web site keep an eye out for the New RWA Web site. This Saturday the 30th. Shawn Sultz will be in action in Jonesboro. This reporter has talked to Shawn and yes he is going to wrestle. Also the Hale County Straight Jacket match. Plus one lucky fan will win a $50.00 Gas Card and an Oil change.
Credit: RWA Reporter
EPW Champion ""Dangerous"" David Cox vs. ""Prime Time"" Nick Grimes ended in a time limit draw. Rematch this Saturday night, no time limit. If Grimes defeats Cox, Cox gets a return match the following week. If Cox wins, Grimes get a rematch the following week with same stipulations.
Cassanova Kid over Slammer, Damion Rage, & LSD in a 4-way match.
""Monkey Boy"" Danny Morris over Dalton Storm & BJ Fuller in a 3-way.
Tysin Starr defeated Izzy Rotten.
The Ghost Riders (Buzz Harley & Blade) defeated PHAT Foundation (Justin Rhodes & Chris Fontaine) to become #1 contenders for the Tag Team Championship. Good match.
The main event was supposed to be Bonecrusher & his wife, Michelle, taking on 24/7 (Kross & JR Mauler). Michelle came out with Bonecrusher and it was revealed that she had been attacked earlier in the week by 24/7 and was injured and would not be able to compete. Bonecrusher had, however, been given permission by EPW Promoter, Edith Poole, to choose someone to be his partner, and he had called an old friend. Michelle was given permission to stay at ring side in Bonecrusher's corner. Bonecrusher actually started the match by himself, but his partner came out a few minuted later and it was none other than Cody Hawk. This match quickly deteriorated into a brawl, much of it fought outside the ring. At one point Kross grabbed Michelle, but Bonecrusher grabbed Kross before he could do any damage. Michelle got in several pretty good shots with her good arm, however. The referee finally threw the match out when it was obvious that he was never going to regain control. The locker room emptied and everyone tried to pull the four men apart, but it took about 15 minutes to finally get them separated and to the back. Great match, wild action in & out of the ring. I am sure these two teams will go at each other again this Saturday night. It is not over by a long shot.
The crowd was standing room only. I counted 132 in the building. I know for a FACT that paid attendance was 101. Additional chairs had to be brought from the back to accommodate the fans who were standing. Congratulations to Edith and everyone at EPW on EPW's largest crowd ever and on a great show.
Credit: ""Axeman"" Randall Lewis @ www.wrestlingnewscenter.com
Meanwhile check out this week's featured match:
""Superstar"" Bill Dundee vs. ""Sweet & Sour"" Larry Sweeney from XCW Midwest's Xtreme Heat in New Albany, Indiana on Aug. 7, 2007
Monday, August 25, 2008
First I would like to thank Coach BT for letting me come on here and write or BITCH some may say before it's all said and done. Well lets get on with it shall we.
Saturday night in Booneville MS at EPW some ""workers"" were there that wasn't booked on the card. Well I'm a firm believer of if you are not booked and you want to get on the card bring your stuff and talk to the booker. Hell any true ""worker"" will tell you if your going to a show take your gear. Well I figured that’s what these guys (Ac Styles,Cage, and BJ Fuller) were doing. BJ was the only one that worked the show last night. After my match I was getting undressed and someone told Bonecrusher that Cage and AC were outside talking crap about the show to ""MARKS"".... We just had a meeting that night about everyone need to tighten up because we had standing room only in the building and the best draw the company has had since starting up. So this blew Bonecrusher up, this is not no normal size man I mean his hands are like Rocks. (Bonecrusher in Mississippi, Not the ugly no working ass that works in TN area) Bonecrusher says... “Where is Cage?” and flies out the door. Me being one that loves to see someone get there face kicked in I follow him out, there stands Cage by AC Styles truck (which says on the back glass in big white letter's TNA's Wrestling Superstar AC Styles!!!!! I'm not joking either.) Bonecrusher 6'4 267 lbs confronts Cage 5' 7 210 lbs. and says if your going to run your mouth about this company say something to me about it. Cage didn't have anything to say then. Cage put his hand up like he was going to push Bonecrusher back and Bonecrusher grabbed that asshole up and told him if he heard him say anything about EPW again he'd hunt him down and kick his ass.... LOL
Great Moment in EPW by far. Why you ask? Because Bonecrusher takes pride in this business and doesn't hide behind a keyboard like everyone does on the Bathroom Wall. I think if everyone would stand up for there company and keep the shit out of it they just might draw a damn crowd.... EPW has been drawing on average 40 to 40 people paid, Saturday night - 101 total paid and for having just about 10 guys that can ""work"", that’s a 110% turn around for a town that was killed by JWS and Sammy Magee( owner of JWS) and the Fair in town with the Fair Grounds unless then 500 feet away. Yep I would have confronted that asshole also and he'd be still laying in the parking lot
Lets hear what you guys think... Go to the kayfabe board and post your throughts.
*Fire beat Rocker Johnny Maness
*Ty Hamilton beat The Grappler
*Albino Rhino won over Agent Cahill
*Doug Gilbert and Michael Gilbert beat Kevin White and Cody Melton with Su Yung and Garry White.
Credit: MWS Studd
----I was told attendance was around 130, which is way down from the two previous shows...They plan to run around the first of every month from this point on with 10.04.08 being their next event...A lot going on in September with this group...""The Agents"" from Memphis Wrestling returned for this show!! They had been working as ""Blitz"" and ""Gladiator"".
Hardknox Hooligan/Chico Mendoza def PK Ripper and Outlaw
Byron Wilcott w/ravishing randy defeated Waycool, after Ravishing Randy threw his croquette mallet in the ring. Byron used it on Waycool to get the win.(Match of the NIGHT)
Bobby ""Butcherman"" Smith and Tank Turner fought to a double countout, after the match Butcherman was suspended for 2 weeks.
Dre Black retained the TV Title after using the ropes for leverage over Oz the XTEME
Lawman Williams and Simon Reed won by Disqualification over ""Big and Nasty"" [Big Boy Bob/Dazzlin Dixie] after a Masked man entered the ring and laid a beat down on Simon with a chain and the championship belt.
-- Where’s Wildside? He has been gone for 3 weeks now, is The Franchise coming back?
--Rumors are Sarge O'rReilly is coming in a few weeks.
--Georgia Promotion has contacted TIWF about a talent swap.
-- TIWF joins the AIWF as the Midsouth affiliate.
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Credit: Steve Hunter
Chris Fontaine defeated DC.
Josh Matthews defeated Chris Kilgore in a match with no DQ, no time limit, & no outside interference. Chris had said that if he could not defeat Josh, he would shake his hand and apologize for all the bad things he had said previously. Dirty Rell Mo came to the ring with Kilgore, but Chris sent him to the back prior to the match starting. Dirty came out again during the match and tried to interfere several times, but Chris threw him out of the ring. After the match Chris Kilgore did shake Josh's hand and apologize for all the things he had said. Great match. The members of Mo Foundation then attacked Kilgore, but made the save.
Little Guys, Inc. (Lil' Devil & Kid J) defeated Parental Advisory (""The Studd"" Scott Porteau & ""Bad Attitude"" Tony Dabbs). PA basically gave the match away so Little Guys, Inc. would be the new #1 contenders for the tag team belts. PA did not want to have to defend the belts against The Asylum at the next show.
In a ""Loser Leaves Wrestling"" match, Neil ""The Real Deal"" Taylor defeated Fusion. Fusion is now out of wrestling for good. After the match all of the wrestlers came out of the back and everyone gave Fusion a standing ovation. This was an outstanding match, by the way.
Athletic Commissioner Sammy Hall came out of the back and called out Chris Kilgore & Josh Matthews. Sammy congratulated them on their match, and said he did not like what he saw when Mo Foundation attacked Kilgore earlier in the show. Sammy said he wanted to come out of retirement and team with Josh & Chris to take on Mo Foundation at the next show. Bad Boy Burns said he had to be in on it also, so it will be Sammy Hall, Josh Matthews, & Chris Kilgore w/Bad Boy Burns vs. Mo Foundation this Friday night at TFW.
TFW Champion Chop Top the Clown defeated Izzy Rotten to retain the belt.
The main event was a 3-way elimination match for the TNA X-Division Championship, Ryan SoFine vs. Chris Styles vs. TNA X-Division Champion Petey Williams. Ryan SoFine was eliminated first, leaving Chris Styles & Petey Williams to battle it out. This was an outstanding match, eventually won by Petey Williams.
I did not have time to do a head count like I usually do, but I would say crowd approx. 170. Overall it was a very good show.
Credit: ""Axeman"" Randall Lewis @ www.wrestlingnewscenter.com
New Blood & The Bounty Hunter vs. The Texas Connection & Brawler Rex
Rex pinned the Bounty Hunter
Semi-Main Event: SPWA TV Title Match
Travis Locke vs. Brawler Rex (Champion)
Rex pinned Travis
Second Match: SPWA Title Match
Jay Kraft vs. Don Bass (Champion)
Jay Kraft wins by DQ due to outside interference by Hoss Williams & Brawler Rex
Opening Match: Singles Match
Just Bob vs. Hoss Williams
Hoss pinned Just Bob
Credit: Hoss Williams @ www.wrestlingnewscenter.com
The Baron Malkavain over Lil' Tim Alfonso and Stan Lee in Triple Threat Match
'Girlcandy' Christian Jacobs over Dell Tucker
'The Golden Boy' Greg Anthony over Rockin' Randy by DQ
Derrick King & Idol Bane wrestled to a No Contest when Greg Anthony and Dell Tucker interfered
Idol Bane and Greg Anthony over Derrick King and Dell Tucker
Stan Lee gave Lil' Tim a sit down tombstone piledriver, The Baron then through Stan out of the ring and gave Lil' Tim The Demon's Wings for the 3 count.
Dell Tucker said he was battered and bruised but he wants tgb in the ring. 'Girlcandy' Christian Jacobs comes to the ring and tells Tucker that he needs to worry more about him making his return to LAW than anything else and challenges Tucker to a match right then. Tucker hit a vaulted cross body to CJ on the outside and then through him back into the ring. tgb came from the back and high kneed Tucker into the steel pole and put him back into the ring so CJ could hit The Spear for the victory.
Randy went for a superkick but tgb ducked and tossed him outside the ring. Dell Tucker hit the ring and tackled tgb and beat him down with right hands. Tucker then clotheslined him over the top as the crowd cheered.
Derrick came to the ring for 'Karoke with King'. This week Derrick treated the crowd to 'Walking in Memphis' by Marc Cohn. The crowd was singing along and clapping when all of sudden the music stopped and The LAW Champion Idol Bane's music hit. Idol came to the ring with Jeff and Dell and said that DK was making a fool of himself. He's a former 5 time LAW champion and he's out here singing? Derrick said that he's always liked to have a good time and have fun and singing is fun. He said Idol you came out here to.. what's that song? oh, yeah.. Mamma said knock you out.. and DK gave Idol a vicous right hand and an impromtu LAW title match was underway. Ref was knocked out during this contest and Idol went and got a chair. But DK superkicked him before he could use it. tgb came and attacked DK, tgb was going to hit DK with the chair but Tucker came and took the chair away from DK and a 4 man brawl broke out. DK & Tucker challenged tgb & Idol to a tag match.
In the main event, DK hit Idol with The Superkick. Idol fell to the floor and has the ref was checking on him.... 'Girlcandy' Christian Jacobs slid in and cut Derrick in half with a Spear. tgb then crawled and got the 3 count. tgb said he couldn't believe his eyes could, can we now add 'Girlcandy' Christian Jacobs to the mix, he asked. tgb said that individually that they are unbeatable, individually they are unbelievable but together they are 'Untouchable'!!!
----40 to 50 in the crowd...Christian Jacobs was scheduled to work Kennett, MO, but no showed and worked this one...Wasn't Chris Rocker and Jeremy Blaze called the ""Untouchables""?? I like the name though for a heel group.
Our first match was one that was more unbelievable than anything. Athena Eclipse was to take on Big Al. The match didn't even last three minutes before Morgan Lane stuck his nose in the match with a Muscle Cutter to Big Al, giving Athena the 123.
Winner: Athena Eclipse
Our second match of the night was one of high flying and technical wrestling. Johnny Hawk vs Suicide. A match that tested not only the agility of the wrestlers but their minds as well. Unfortunately for Suicide, Johnny Hawk would take home the victory.
Winner: Johnny Hawk
This match was for the ASWF Tag Team Titles. The defending champions Wild Bill and Demon X (CCR) took on the challengers Dre and Silent Mark. Although Dre and Silent Mark put on a heck of a match, it just wasn't enough to beat the champs. Not only did CCR have to deal with Dre and Silent Mark, Regulator and Syn came out after the match and tried to attack CCR, but didn't succeed.
This match would be a qualification match for the European Championship. Scott Fury, the current champion, would take on Mr. Muscle Morgan Lane. There was interference by Athena Eclipse, but Nikki Lane would come out to make it even and be in Scott's corner. Morgan won the match securing him a title shot for next week.
Winner: Morgan Lane
The match before intermission would set the bar for the rest of the night. The ASWF X-Division Title would be on the line. XOW's Niel Taylor, the current champion, vs Ray Ray vs X-Kaliber vs Hot Rod John Ellison. It was a long and brutal match for all four superstars. And to make things worse for ASWF, Tony ""The Weasel"" Watts brung out an XOW Referee to officiate the match. But that would make no difference, because at the end of the match it was X-Kaliber who got the 123.
This next match would be owner vs owner. Ricky Rowland and David Walls with their Manager T-Bone Terrence Ward would take on XOW's Tony Watts and Billy with Hollywood Jimmy Blaylock in their corner. Unfortunatly for the ASWF, XOW would win by DQ.
The feature match of the night would be for the XOW Tag Team Titles. The current champions, Josh Matthews and Chris Styles would take on two of the ASWF top superstars, Tommy Wayne and the returning Chuck Fears. It was a long and brutal match for the two teams, but coming down to the end ASWF would take the gold getting the 123.
Winner: Tommy Wayne and Chuck Fears
The Semi-Main event of the evening would be a highlight for sure. TNA's X-Division Champion Petey Williams would take on ASWF's Austin Lane in a singles match. Both wrestlers put on a great match almost guessing each others move. At the end of the match Petey Williams would get the pin, but a surprise was about to happen. Just as XOW entered the ring, Petey Williams turns on XOW knocking out Hollywood Jimmy Blaylock and supporting the ASWF!
Winner: Petey Williams
Our main event match was not only for the ASWF Title but for the company as well. Casino Kid vs Cameron Valentine for the gold. Sarge who originally held the title last week was injured over the weekend and XOW turned the belt over to Valentine. This switch would be good for the XOW as Casino Kid would get the victory winning the belt and the company back!
Winner: Casino Kid.
Credit: ASWF Ace
----I am being told 300+ in the building and Austin Lane got a great loud reaction in his match vs Petey.
The show started with Sarge O'Riley and Tony Watts introducing Hollywood Jimmy Blaylock and the TNA X-Division Champion, ""Maple Leaf Muscle"" Petey Williams. Sarge had a bad mic. Bad Mic-Bad Call. Petey will be locking up with ""The Human Highlight Reel"" Austin Lane, later, in the main event.
Opening Match-Special XOW Hardcore Championship-Uncle Felton(Champion), Jason Sydal, Syn, D.J. Stunner, and The Baron Malkavain competed in a wild and crazy match to kick off the show. There was pandemonium both inside and outside of the ring at Huey White Chevrolet during this one, which included battles in a trailer, pizza pans, and a leg drop in the back of a truck. Uncle Felton took a nasty spill on the outside, later in the match, but in the end, it was D.J. Stunner getting the win and being crowned NEW XOW Hardcore Champion.
2nd Match-""Bad Attitude"" Tony Dabbs with Hollywood Jimmy defeated Cameron Valentine after Jimmy hit Cameron with his cane. Fun match with Tony cutting up. During the end of a test of strength with the powerhouse Valentine, Tony got his fingers stomped. I always get a kick out of that and the crowd loves it.
3rd Match-Su Yung defeated Tasha Simone in a Special Ladies Match with a roll up. They gave these ladies a good bit of time. It had a few rocky moments during it, but, hey, it's the adorable Su Yung and Tasha will simply kick your ass. So, it's all good!
4th Match-Chris Rocker & Derrick King defeated ""SARGE-OLICIOUS"" Sarge O'Riley and Neil ""The Real Deal"" Taylor with Hollywood Jimmy and Tony Watts in their corner. The Hollywood Clique got lots of heat, here. Prior to the match, I gave Neil Taylor a Good Call, but he told me to stick my sign up my a#@! Ouch! That's no way to be. It was different seeing Derrick work as a face. This match saw many moments of miscommunication and tension between the Clique. At the end of the match, both Chris and Derrick were sent into the ropes, by Sarge and Neil, but Derrick fell through the ropes and took a very nasty bump on the concrete. Rocker ended up getting the win with a superkick. After the match, Derrick was helped to the back while the trouble continued for the Hollywood Clique, but all was well, in the end, because everyone hugged. What a Kodak moment. As Sarge was leaving ringside, he got into a confrontation with Uncle Felton, who was sitting in the crowd. Sarge asked Felton, ""Why are you talking to me? It's not February!"" That did it. It was on, then! Uncle Felton chased Sarge in the ring and got him some, by shortly clearing the ring. I thought that was a nice touch. Totally unpredictable.
During the intermission, the TNA X-Division Champion and ""The Definition of Definition"" Petey Williams came out to sign autographs and take pictures. The crew began to assemble the cage while Al Hall took a moment to roast everyone at Huey White. Kimble, Oscar, and Al also plugged the Wrestling News Center. Tony Watts said he heard that The Deadman was suppose to be here, but he wasn't. The Deadman appeared and walked slowly after Tony Watts all around Huey White.
5th Match-Special Steel Cage Match for the XOW Tag Team Titles-The Sons of the South, ""The Future"" Chris Styles and Josh Matthews with Diamond in their corner became the NEW XOW Tag Champs after defeating Ray Ray and Tommy Wayne in the steel cage. Amazing match. Josh Matthews attempted a frog splash from the top of the cage and Ray Ray attempted a swanton, during the match. Neither connected. The finish came, as referee Crispy Fries was knocked out with the door open, Diamond grabbed the belts and gave them to Styles and Matthews. They hit Ray Ray and Tommy Wayne with the belts and escaped the cage to become the new champs. These two teams worked great together. I look forward to seeing them hook up, again, real soon. Speaking of hit, Al Hall was trying to hit on Diamond, throughout the whole match, but to no avail.
As the crew was taking down the cage, they brought out Derrick King to let everyone know how he's doing after his bad bump, earlier. He let everyone know that he's ok and that he'll probley have a few beverages, later. ""The Mayor"" Oscar Barlow informed Derrick that he was currently in a dry county. Chris Rocker said that if someone would tighten up the ropes maybe these kind of things wouldn't happen. Al Hall said that Uncle Felton was Derrick's Daddy.
Main Event-""Maple Leaf Muscle"" Petey Williams with Hollywood Jimmy defeated ""The Human Highlight Reel"" Austin Lane with his signature move, The Canadian Destroyer, to retain the TNA X-Division title. It's always cool to see The Canadian Destroyer live and in person. These two had great chemistry. At one point, they both were countering each other's move and even attempting the same move. This was very well done. There was also the ole' abdominal stretch spot with Jimmy lending a hand to Petey a couple times to add some extra added pressure and pain on Austin. On the third attempt, Austin reversed the move, so Jimmy ended up hurting his boy, Petey. Good stuff. Petey also beat the hell out of a traffic cone that was at ringside. It was kinda weird seeing Jimmy managing against Austin Lane.
There was a nice crowd considering that it was cloudy all day. Luckily, the rain held off until the show ended. Great show and a great time was had by everyone. Plus it was a FREE show. Can't beat that with a stick. The referee for all of today's matches was a gentleman by the name of Crispy Fries. Yeah, that's right. Crispy Fries. Now that's funny. Al Hall said that today was the first time he had seen me wearing men's clothing. That Al has got jokes. Gotta go with Oscar on that big game next weekend. Hotty Toddy!
Special Good Calls
On behalf of all of us here at wrestlingnewscenter.com, we would like to thank Kimble Winstead, ""The Mayor"" Oscar Barlow, and Al Hall for their excellent job of advertising our website. You guys are always a Good Call! I really appreciate all of the kind words, also. Jimmy McClure for District 17 Circuit County Judge in Northwest Mississippi is another Good Call. The final Good Call goes out to XOW and all of its great workers, staff, and the fine people of Huey White Chevrolet for giving us an AWESOME day of wrestling.
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***Due to injury, the Blassie Twins surrendered the Tag Titles at the top of the show to TXW staff b/c they could not defend the belts 2nite. What will happen with the TXW Tag Team Titles is still undecided.
1) Demetria defeated Violet Adams after hitting her with something pulled from her bra.
Earlier on TV this week, Bobby Rayne of the The Forsaken Angels Guild demanded that their three way tag team match be turned into a #1 Contenders match for the TXW Tag Team Championships... His wish was granted.
2) The new Forsaken Angels Guild with ""Ravishing"" Ryan Luther pinned the Reaper as they defeated Urban Militia and disfigured Juggalo Drake and Bob O Mac. Bob O Mac abandoned Drake as he chased Funkmaster V when Funk put his hands on the Lovely Beth at ringside. The Guild are now the #1 contenders to the vacated Tag Belts
3) THE KAPOW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP was captured by Ryan Dookie by pinfall over the defending champ Shane ""The Prodigy"" Andrews! Dookie's manager pushed Andrews off of the top rope and Dookie rolled him up for the 1...2...3!
4) THE EWP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP was successfully defended as Sigmon took out ""Sensational"" Wayne Adkins with a pinfall in a great match. Sigmon should be greatful for his EWP pals Beau James and Kole Layton King for their help in the match.
***An Elvis impersonator shooks his hips for the ladies at intermission. The divorce rate in Knoxville jumped 3%
5) Donovan Daniels needed help from his EWP Tag Team Partner ""the Rip"" to take out Shawn Streets. Streets dominated the match, but when the ref was knocked out, Daniels was able to get some revenge on Shawn Streets for his invlovement with last show's ""Fans Bring the Weapons"" Title fight.
***On the Mothership, Funkmaster V raised an envelope to the crowd and claimed that inside were pictures of he and the Lovely Beth that would prove to everyone that they were an item during Bob O Mac's engagment to her. He claimed that he would post the pics online Monday unless Bob O Mac could defeat him in a rematch.
6) Funkmaster V defeated Bob O Mac via DQ as Jon Diamond, Monroe Fayte and TXW color commentator ""The Reverend"" Jay Perkey appealed to the ref that Bob O Mac used a chain to defeat Funkmaster, when in actuality Bob O Mac dominated the match and pinned him clean without the use of foreign objects. Details about the pics will be announced on the TXW hotline Monday.
7) In what was suppossed to be a Tag Team Championship match, TXW management was able to sign this match last minute. Former Tag Champion Bobbie Blassie and his new partner Allen Sheppard took on Justin O'day and Nick Taylor. When Blassie's team got the pin, Justin O'Day and manager Tony Lucassio turned on Nick Taylor and beat him down for being the partner that was pinned. Allen Sheppard arrived to the crowd's delight to make the save, but then shocked them all by teaming up with Oday and Lucassio to further punish Taylor.
8) The TXW Heavyweight Championship was defended successfully yet again by Jerry Lee as he defeated Travis Sawyer by pinfall after the Powerslam. Jerry Lee would then endure something much worse than someone stealing his title. Justin O'day and Allen Sheppard arrived, and along with Travis Sawyer and Tony Lucassio then beat the holy poop out of the TXW Champion. After they were done with Lee, they then announced that are forming an outlaw alliance called ""THE BLACK LIST."" This show featured wrestlers from almost every promotion in Knoxville area. txwwrestling.com
Sigmon retained the EWP Championship over Menace by a schoolboy roll-up after Menace missed a moonsault.
The Power TRIP defeated Wayne Adkins & Shane Andrews to keep the EWP Tag Team Championship by pinfall. Wayne had Donovan pinned following a crossbody off the second rope but RIP broke it up with a big shot to Wayne's head and rolled Donovan over to get the victory.
Jeff Anderson defeated Beau James with a schoolboy roll-up. Beau brought a whip with him along with Kole Layton King & Sigmon and kept Jeff out of the ring for a few minutes beofre the match could begin until Jeff grabbed a chair. Jeff got the pin after Sigmon had ahold of Jeff from behind for Beau to hit with his whip but Jeff dodged and got Sigmon instead and Anderson took advantage.
Ericules gave Jason Maxx the fight of his life. (not really) Ericules avoided Mazz at first until he offered him a free shot which Eric took advantage of but Jason just reversed and took control. Ericules got a crossbody off but got caught and slammed for the 3 count.
Edward Idol pinned Trooper T with a roll-up with some help from the ropes.
Keith Knox beat Shane Williams by pinfall. Shane had something in his tights he used during the match several times to lay out Keith. At the end Williams stayed in the corner for a bit to rest and went to pin Keith after his last assisted punch but Keith flipped him over for the victory. http://ericuleswrestlingpromotions.webs.com/
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Tommy was out sick for this show, and he has yet to post his ratings. Come on Tommy, get on the stick dude!
Larry joined me for the SAW review, and he gave it a mild thumbs up. He didn't see NWA main event.
NWA Main Event: Upper thumbs in the middle
SAW: Mild thumbs up
I gave the nod to SAW, but can't declare a winner for the week until Tommy gets his ratings posted. Come on Tommy, get on the stick dude! Cya Monday night. Trent Van Drisse
----WWCW promoter Joey McNew’s debut this year was considered a flop. His second show was ended in controversy. [Read the Kayfabe Board] So, how did the third show go with the return of wrestling to Kennett, MO?? The following is the report that I typed as the show happened on Friday night.
----I am trying again for a Wi-Fi show, but it looks like in rural America doe not know what Wi-Fi is..LOL
----The Missouri Commissioner is here and he is being a real prick. At 7:45 PM [15 minutes after the show was suppose to start], WWCW has 4 wrestlers cleared to wrestle. Blame is being thrown both ways as the workers are saying that the commish web site does not say that you need certain tests and such. Apparently all the workers were told what paperwork they were suppose to get, but they were going by the web site. All said and done – all of this should have been clear before the day of the show. Shit like this just totally amazes me. Ring, building…oh yeah…make sure talent is licensed?? LOL
CCW RELATED PEOPLE AT SHOW
----Paul Justice, Emilo Lazardo, Rod Dent III [his mom & dad], Brandy [went to a lot of the old shows], Dara [another long time fan], my girls and mom, Psycho, Arnez, Seth Knight, Zane, Kilo, Auburn Thunder, Rob Justice aka OzWick and Mark Justice [and family],.
----The show starts with Tasha Simone and Richard Marx going over the stips, [basically was a standard double elimination tournament with first match being a battle royal…I guess…LOL] putting over the fact there is only 4 guys on the show. The crowd was 150 – 170 and pretty hot for at least Tasha announcing “Asylum” – Tasha did a real good job getting all this over. Truthfully this can only be a major fustercluck, but at least RRO is here to cover it. LOL
----“Big Indian” Quixote is out. Psycho comes out to a huge pop. Kennett has always been his town. Psycho gives his doll Kayte to..the real Kayte [my daughter]. I got chills guys – sorry but this building, Psycho and wrestling means “something” to me. Psycho chops as he puts him in the corner. Huge “Psycho” chant. Justin “The Juice” Smart enters the ring. Smart jumped in, but stopped – should have continued on them. Smart and Quixote then start on Psycho taking heat. Quixote slams Psycho. They try pinning Psycho. And…4th person entering is “Asylum’s” Arnez. Psycho making comeback gets huge pop. Arnez got a big pop too. Crowd was so hot for “Asylum”!!! Tasha announces the tournament is for the WWCW Title. Tasha put over “Coach BT” and with messages on the laptop. LOL… Quixote and Smart playing total heel here getting heat – crowd was hot. Arnez eliminated by Smart. Psycho eliminates Smart with fall down closeline. Psycho pins Quixote. [**]
----“Loser” Bracket: Quixote vs Arnez – Winner has to wrestle Smart. Announcers putting over the fact that it could be Psycho vs Arnez in the finals. This match is bad – nothing yet. Arnez taking all match. Quixote gets heat. Arnez’s making comeback. No psychology, but crowd stayed into it most of the match. [*1/2]
----“Loser” Bracket: Smart vs Arnez is next. Started real quick with Arnez trying to get pins. Crowd wanted this. Sweet standing suplex from Arnez. Arnez runs into the ringpost for Smart to start heat. Smart working real hard here. Smart uses Karly [Arnez’ doll] on him. Crowd is hot for this. Two good hope spots. Perfect psychology so far. Smart went to the top and Arnez caught him for a black hole slam – looked good!! Goes for the pin and Quixote comes out. Quixote slides chair in – Smart takes it with him to top turnbuckle. He throws it to Arnez and Arnez catches and Smart hits him with a dropkick hitting the chair hard for the pin & win. Good match. [***]
----Psycho vs Smart next. Psycho missed Smart running into the turnbuckle. Smart goes after the leg with hard kick. Heat begins. Did I say how over Psycho is here?? Psycho makes a small comeback. Smart right back on him. Smart doing just basic heel stuff here. Fans are eating it up. Crowd is hot. Psycho making comeback. Psycho jumps from the bottom rope!! [BT Express move – I did that in my first ever match] LOL Smart goes to the top. Blockbuster from Smart. Double down. Smart goes for him, but Psycho blocks it for the “dreamcatcher” for the win and WWCW Title. Solid match. [**1/2]
----Quixote/Smart vs Arnez/Psycho next. Arnez/Psycho out with straight jackets and Psycho has a snake around his next. Arnez/Psycho getting shine. Psycho puts Smart down in a submission. Smart is still tired from other matches – blown up. Smart hits Arnez with dropkick to knee. Quixote comes in and the heat starts. Smart/Quixote work the knee. Arnez goes dead. Quixote misses legdrop, but gets the quick tag to Smart. Smart puts half crab in then to Quixote for half crab. Hot tag to Psycho was flat. Quixote shitcanned – “Straight to Hale” for finish. [**1/2]
-----Sarge O’Reilly, Chris Rocker, Rob Justice and Pappy were backstage without licenses including the ones mentioned above from CCW...""Classy"" Meltin Massy [Loose Cannon] was backstage for the full event...Got to give the guys that worked a big hand for going out to do this. They all four went out and gave 110% and the fans were into the show right up to the end. Motley Cruz, who booked the show, did a good job also...Quixote has the worse music ever….Announces next show for October 11, 2008 for “Fan’s Appreciation Night” - $5!!...Simone did some real smart thing over the mic – putting over everything – every move – every part of the match…Smart superkick Quixote after main event. At times she was even calling spots to the workers very subtle. I usually not a fan of mic over crowd, but Tasha helped getting this show over…Even with all the license bs, you got to give McNew a “high five” for giving the fans a show. He announced before the show started there was only 4 wrestlers, so everyone knew what they were getting beforehand. I also was told to kayfabe, but the amount these four guys got for a payoff was probably one of the best of their careers. They deserved it also.
----Photos by Kayte Tramel. Psycho with strap to the left. Top right: Rod Dent II/BT/Emilo Lazardo. Lower Right: Arnez/Kilo/Psycho/Auburn Thunder/Zane Justice/Seth Knight/BT/Paul Justice/Mark Justice.",17808,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315750.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821022901-20190821044901-00064.warc.gz,0.972845375537872
33c81f48-b9d7-432c-85a4-ed5500f6456d,2020-10-28T12:15:02+00:00,2014-10-28,1,https://workplacewellbeing.co/about-training-programs/mindfulness-in-schools,"Mindfulness within Educational & School-Based Settings.
Over the past couple of decades there has been a growing debate about the role schools need to play in the lives of children and young people, their families, the wider community and society. No longer are schools expected to deliver a purely formalised academic education. Schools are increasingly being asked to provide both an academic and a more holistic education which considers each student's overall wellbeing. In the main, this focus on a student's wellbeing has primarily been concerned with identifying and managing mental health problems, bullying issues, and a plethora of antisocial behaviours within the school environment.
However, as Professor Martin Seligman (2010, 2012, 2013) states it is more than just the alleviation of symptoms that promotes positive mental health and wellbeing, it is the presence and teaching of concepts such as flourishing, wellbeing, resilience, learned optimism and posttraumatic growth. In fact, Seligman (2012, 2013) is calling for a revolution in world education in the teaching of wellbeing in our school systems through the application of Positive Education and Positive Psychology. Seligman and his colleagues believe that through the practical application of Positive Education the alarmingly high levels of; youth depression, anxiety, suicide and allied mental health problems will be directly addressed. This is then additional enhanced by fostering school communities that actively promote happiness, confidence, contentment, compassion, kindness and balance, in short Wellbeing. Seligman (2014) says ""I believe that schools can teach both traditional skills for learning and help teach students the skills to lead a flourishing life"".
In support of Seligman's claims are reports from UNICEF (2007) and the OECD (2009) which highlight the alarmingly low rates of well-being, both objective (e.g. health, educational attainment) and subjective (e.g. life satisfaction) among children and adolescents in the majority of Western economically advantaged countries. There appears to be a direct correlation between the rise of national and personal economic wealth and an overall decrease in personal wellbeing and life satisfaction in many advantaged Western countries (Seligman, 2012).
One clear practice that appears to address many of the above concerns within school and classroom environments is Mindfulness. Mindfulness Practices & Techniques have now been used formally within schools, both in Australia and internationally, since the late 1990s and the research is clearly indicating the many benefits, for both teachers and students, that Mindfulness Practice in the classroom can have (please refer to the following table).
Empirically Researched Benefits of Mindfulness Practice for Teachers & Students
(Fernando, 2012; Flook, Goldberg, Pinger, Bonus & Davidson, 2013; Gold et al., 2010; Meiklejohn et al., 2012; Roeser et al., 2013; Schueberlein & Sheth, 2009; Waters, Barsky, Ridd & Allen, 2014)
|Reduced Occupational Stress Levels||Reduced Stress & Anxiety Levels|
|Reduced Occupational Burnout Rates||Improved Academic Performance|
|Improved Focus, Attention, Concentration & Awareness||Increased Openness & Willingness to Learn|
|Improved Emotional Balance||Promotes Positive Mental Health|
|Increased Responsiveness to Student Needs||Improved Self-Reflection Abilities|
|Improved Professional Interpersonal Relationships||Improved Self-Regulation & Impulse Control Abilities|
|Improved Personal Interpersonal Relationships||Enhanced Social & Emotional Intelligence|
|Fostering a Positive & Respectful Classroom Climate||Improved Prosocial Behaviours & Interpersonal Relationships|
|Improved Classroom Organisation & Performance||Improved Classroom & School-Based Interpersonal Relationships|
Improved Rates of Teacher Retention & Reduced Rates of Teacher Turnover
|Improved Focus, Attention, Concentration & Awareness|
|Increased Occupational Self-Compassion||Promotes ethical-moral reasoning|
|Increased General Sense of Wellbeing||
Promotes a greater acceptance of Self and Others and Difference
(e.g. gender, race, culture & sexual orientation).
Fernando, R. (2012). Measuring the efficacy and sustainability of a mindfulness-based in-class intervention. Mindful Schools. Retrieved from http://www.mindfulschools.org/about-mindfulness/research/
Flook, l., Goldberg, S. B., Pinger, L., Bonus, K., & Davidson, R. J. (2013). Mindfulness for teachers: A pilot study to assess effects on stress, burnout and teaching efficacy. Mind, Brain and Education, 7(3), 182-195. flook_13.pdf
Gold, E., Smith, A., Hooper, I., Herne, D., Tansey, G., & Hulland, C. (2010). Mindful-based stress reduction (MBSR) for primary school teachers. Journal of Child and Family Studies Studies, 19, 184-189.
Meiklejohn, J.,Phillips, C., Freedman, M. L., Griffin, M. L., Biegel, G., Roach, A.. ... Saltzman. A. (2012). Integrating mindfulness training into K-12 education: Fostering the resilience of teachers and students. Mindfulness, 3(4), 291-307. meiklejohn_12.pdf
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2009). Comparative child wellbeing across the OECD. In OECD, Doing better for children (21-63). DOI:10.1787/9789264059344-en
Roeser, R. W., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Jha, A., Cullen, M.,Wallace, L., Wilensky, R. ... Harrison, J. (2013) Mindfulness training and reduction in teacher stress and burnout: Results from two randomised wait-list field trails. Journal of Educational Psychology, 105(3), 787-804. roeser_13.pdf
Schueberlein, D., & Sheth, S. (2009). Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness: A Guide for Anyone Who Teaches Anything. Boston, MA: Wisdom Publications.
Seligman, M. (2010). Flourish: Positive psychology and positive intentions. The Tanner Lectures on Human Values, University of Michigan. Retrieved from http://tannerlectures.utah.edu/_documents/a-to-z/s/Seligman_10.pdf
Seligman, M. (2012). Flourish. North Sydney, NSW: Random House.
Seligman, M. (2013). Building the state of wellbeing: A strategy for South Australia, a summary of progress. Adelaide Thinker in Residence 2012-2013. Retrieved from http://www.thinkers.sa.gov.au/seligmanaddendum/files/inc/8c48cde37c.pdf
Seligman, M. (2014). A message from our patron. Positive Education Schools Association. Retrieved from http://www.pesa.edu.au/
United Nations Children Fund (UICEF). (2007). Child poverty in perspective: An overview of child well-being in rich countries. A comprehensive assessment of the lives and well-being of children and adolescents in the economically advanced nations. Innocenti Report Card 7. UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Florence. Retrieved from http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/rc7_eng.pdf
Waters, L., Barsky, A., Ridd, A., & Allen, K. (2014). Contemplative education: A systematic evidenced-based review of the effects of meditation interventions in schools. Educational Psychology Review, online first article. DOI 10.1007/s10648-014-9258-2",1635,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107898499.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20201028103215-20201028133215-00623.warc.gz,0.863098978996277
fffc90d5-bfc7-45f9-8ff2-f4c5e193b308,2013-06-19T14:38:05+00:00,2012-10-30,1,"http://projects.newsobserver.com/taxonomy/term/11145,4366,4366,20","North Carolina’s two candidates for governor began the final week of the campaign a study in contrasts.
Democratic Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, the state’s lieutenant governor, was on the attack and raising money, hoping a final surge would allow him to close what the polls suggest is a wide gap with his GOP opponent. Meanwhile, a buoyant Republican Pat McCrory, the former Charlotte mayor, hit a diner and a local GOP headquarters and warned his supporters against overconfidence. Full story here.
More political headlines:
--Gov. Bev Perdue is sitting on $1.2 million as Democrat Walter Dalton faces a 6-to-1 cash deficit to Republican Pat McCrory",144,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00029-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.959262847900391
35b56356-e3e0-41ff-9cc0-e265976bc976,2016-07-23T22:19:23+00:00,2013-06-30,1,http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/06/30/The-Issue-Immigration-reform/UPI-15241372579200/?rel=43881374395400,"Based on the rhetoric coming from some sectors, one might think immigration is a new concept in the United States, a position at odds with the centuries-old description of the country as a nation of immigrants.
The Senate last week took a major step toward overhauling immigration policy, adopting 68-32 a measure that offers a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million people already here illegally and tightens border security to reduce the flow.
Now that the Senate has stepped up, it's the House's turn.
""Today, the Senate did its job,"" President Barack Obama said Thursday. ""It's now up to the House to do the same.
""The bipartisan bill that passed today was a compromise. By definition, nobody got everything they wanted. Not Democrats. Not Republicans. Not me. But the Senate bill is consistent with the key principles for commonsense reform that I -- and many others -- have repeatedly laid out.""
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who helped write the bill, said the issue is much more than a policy decision.
""For anyone in this chamber who believes this is just another vote, just another political issue, remember the last naturalization ceremony you attended when new Americans, with flags in hand, took the oath and became part of this country. The emotion they felt and the emotion you felt should remind you how historic this moment truly is,"" he said.
Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has declared the Senate bill dead on arrival in the House, insisting Republicans will craft their own reform proposal. So far so good. The looming problem, however, is Boehner's insistence he will adhere to the so-called Hastert rule -- named after former Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. -- saying he won't bring anything to a floor vote, including anything out of conference committee, unless a majority of House Republicans supports it.
""For any legislation, including a conference report, to pass the House, it's going to have to be a bill that has the support of a majority of our members,"" Boehner told his weekly Capitol news conference.
Like the Gang of Eight in the Senate that crafted the Senate bill, a bipartisan Gang of Seven is working on a House measure.
""There will be a bill,"" promised Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., one of the negotiators. ""I don't know when.""
Boehner said any House will would have to have the support of a majority of both parties.
House Republican objections to the Senate-passed bill center on both border security and allowing those already here illegally to stay. The GOP says granting amnesty amounts to rewarding illegal behavior and when it comes to border security, they say, they've heard that before. Democrats counter it's not amnesty: Undocumented immigrants would have to earn their way to citizenship. As for border security, they note the strides that already have been made and point out the bill provides for $46 million to double the number of border patrol agents -- a provision that has rankled politicians and pundits south of the border.
Boehner last week refused to take any specific policy positions aside from insisting on border security, saying that would just slow down the bipartisan discussion. In the past, he has indicated he would like to see a bill by August although he declined to outline a timetable last week.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., who heads the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Immigration Task Force, urged Boehner to speed up the process, saying, ""You are on the clock.""
Citing a report by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, White House spokesman Jay Carney said immigration reform would provide ""a boon to our economy, a boon to the middle class, would reduce the deficit significantly in both the first 10 years and then hugely in the second 10 years and would increase innovation and job creation at home because, as you've seen from the statistics, there is -- when we modernize our legal immigration system, we enhance the prospects of keeping highly talented entrepreneurs in the United States so that they can create businesses and jobs in the industries of the future in the United States.""
Failure in the House could spell trouble for Republicans down the road. National party leadership has acknowledged it needs to win Hispanic support to prevail in years to come. Without adopting immigration reform and a path to citizenship, such support is unlikely.
Maria Elena Durazo, who chairs the National AFL-CIO Immigration Reform Committee, urged the House to take action.
""We urge Speaker John Boehner and the House of Representatives to embrace America's diversity and move swiftly to pass an immigration reform bill that tends to the needs of working families and provides a secure path to citizenship to immigrant workers,"" she said in a statement.
""The Labor movement and our allies will continue to work to make sure the final bill offers more protections to workers, fair access to needed benefits, a far less militarized, more sensible border security program and fewer obstacles to aspiring Americans. No further compromise to the roadmap to citizenship will be tolerated.""",1025,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823670.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00040-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.965763986110687
dfe07cf2-2b90-4de9-9826-c3459a51281d,2015-03-27T00:04:33+00:00,2013-06-27,1,http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/06/27/litigation-the-expanded-role-of-courts-in-settling?t=litigation,"Government investigations of companies typically end in settlements. These may be civil in nature, in which companies commonly agree to pay money and take remedial measures to deter and prevent the misconduct that the government alleges occurred. Settlements may also be criminal in nature—either agreements not to prosecute the company (deferred or non-prosecution agreements), or a guilty plea pursuant to an agreement negotiated with the prosecutor. Even when company leaders believe the government’s contentions are wrong, the costs and risks of a fight with the government, particularly for a public company, usually lead to a resolution short of litigation, and certainly short of trial.
Traditionally, the role of a judge in reviewing an agreement to resolve civil or criminal charges has been very limited. Although the rules vary in the civil and criminal contexts, the essence is the same: Courts are obliged to consider the reasonableness and fairness of such an agreement in light of the public interest. In practice, courts have largely deferred to the views of the parties, particularly the government, and generally accepted the settlement without much difficulty.
This state of affairs is changing. In a growing number of cases, particularly those involving financial institutions, federal judges have started to scrutinize settlements much more closely than in the past, making a once very predictable and commonplace process a good deal more doubtful and complicated.
The trend began in the fall of 2009 in a highly publicized case before Judge Jed Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In August 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a $33 million settlement with Bank of America for alleged fraud in connection with its acquisition of Merrill Lynch. Judge Rakoff rejected the settlement in a lengthy and pointed opinion, calling the monetary fine “trivial” and coming at the “expense, not only of the shareholders, but also of the truth.” At the time, Judge Rakoff’s opinion came as a surprising criticism of the SEC and its settlement policies. Several months later, the judge grudgingly approved a revised settlement of $150 million, saying that, although the revised settlement was “better than nothing,” it was “half-baked justice at best.”
In 2011 Judge Rakoff rejected another SEC settlement—a proposed $285 million agreement with Citigroup to resolve allegations of misleading investors in transactions related to collateralized debt obligations. Like most SEC settlements, the resolution did not include an admission or denial of liability by Citigroup, despite the significant civil monetary penalty imposed. As with the Bank of America settlement, Judge Rakoff believed the proposed settlement was “neither fair, nor reasonable, nor adequate, nor in the public interest,” especially because it did not include any acceptance of responsibility for company wrongdoing, refused to accept it and set a trial date. The decision is currently being challenged in the 2nd Circuit. In March 2012, a panel of judges on the appeals court granted a stay of the district court’s order, pending the outcome of the appeal. In its decision, the appeals court was skeptical of Judge Rakoff’s ruling, stating that “[a] settlement is by definition a compromise” and expressing doubt that it is “within a court’s proper discretion to reject a settlement on the basis that liability has not been conclusively determined.” A different panel of the 2nd Circuit heard oral arguments in February and has yet to issue a ruling.
Other federal judges have followed Judge Rakoff in scrutinizing settlements closely. In December 2012, Judge Richard Leon, a federal judge in Washington D.C., refused to accept a settlement between the SEC and IBM in which the company did not admit or deny fault relating to allegations that it bribed Chinese and South Korean government officials. Several months later, Judge Leon also rejected a settlement between the SEC and Tyco, based on similar allegations of bribery in Saudi Arabia.
In January, Judge John L. Kane, a federal judge in Colorado, rejected a settlement between the SEC and two individuals who allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme. In his decision, Judge Kane wrote that he “refuse[d] to approve penalties against a defendant who remains defiantly mute as to the veracity of the allegations against him.”
In criminal cases, deferred prosecution agreements—in which the government files charges but defers prosecution while a company implements remedial measures in anticipation of the charges being dismissed—have been questioned. In December 2012, Judge John Gleeson, a federal judge in Brooklyn, following criticisms of other settlements with banks by judges and elected officials, refused to accept, at least at the outset, the Department of Justice’s $1.92 billion settlement with HSBC to resolve allegations that the bank laundered money for Mexican drug gangs, rogue states and terrorist organizations. Judge Gleeson asked the parties to submit further filings as to why the agreement is appropriate and as of June, has not yet accepted the settlement.
The trend toward increased judicial scrutiny of settlements of government enforcement actions may have a significant impact, for several reasons, on companies seeking to resolve government investigations. First, standard conditions such as a “neither admit, nor deny” clause, which is commonplace in SEC settlements, may continue to come under scrutiny, both from federal judges and from legislators. This June, following criticism on Capitol Hill, SEC Chairwoman, Mary Jo White wrote in a letter to Senator Elizabeth Warren that the SEC will “actively review” its use of the provision. Shortly thereafter, Chairwoman White stated publicly that the SEC will begin to seek admissions of guilt in some civil settlements.
Second, a company can no longer take for granted that a deal with the government will pass muster with a judge. Going forward, a company will need to negotiate a settlement with an eye toward defending it and may, as a result, consider agreeing to certain terms that it would otherwise choose not to. Although, historically, settlements have been treated as contracts between the parties deserving of great deference, some judges, such as Judge Rakoff, have concluded, at least in government enforcement actions, that this sort of deference “effectively reduce[s] [the courts] to potted plants” and “undermine[s] the independence of the federal judiciary.” In light of increased judicial activity in the realm of settlements, companies should be prepared to defend the merits and appropriateness of an agreement based on the underlying facts and circumstances.
Finally, companies that are “repeat violators” may face harsher scrutiny than others. The rejected settlements over foreign bribery violations in the case of IBM and Tyco both involved companies that had settled foreign bribery cases earlier—in 2000 and 2006, respectively—in which both agreed not to violate the foreign bribery law in the future. For a company with admitted violations, or even settled charges without admissions, securing judicial approval of another settlement involving new facts may be a hurdle it would not have faced in the past.",1431,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131293283.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172133-00138-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.97190660238266
23cfc46e-1812-4690-b3c1-c3de26c5d7f1,2013-05-27T02:55:53+00:00,2012-08-02,1,http://www.wafa.ps/english/index.php?action=detail&id=20387,"RAMALLAH, August 2, 2012 (WAFA) – The three Arabic Palestinian dailies Thursday highlighted Israeli government’s plan to build hotels in the settlements located near Jerusalem and offer financial grants to execute the project by 2013.
Al-Quds Daily reported that the Israeli Government is to ratify, soon, unprecedented grants to build hotels within the green line.
The dailies quoted President Mahmoud Abbas saying: “We are being subjected to pressure, thirst and blockade and our motto is ‘we are here to stay’”.
They printed photos of Abbas during his tour in the city of Hebron, after which he broke his fast with the people in Hebron Municipality.
Al-Quds reported on Abbas recommending security forces leaders in the Palestinian Territory to maintain the citizen’s dignity and security.
Al-Hayat al-Jadida featured PLO Executive Committee member Saeb Erekat saying the Palestinian Authority is planning to seek the United Nations in September for a non-member status in the international organization.
Al-Ayyam reported on a Fatah central committee meeting headed by Abbas, during which the committee insisted that Israel is working to destroy the two-state solution.",253,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00025-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961224675178528
bab63814-32cc-4996-849f-d360b284f562,2020-10-31T18:58:01+00:00,2020-10-31,0,http://www.bushorchimp.com/pz6e775c1-cz594b5f2-pvc-clear-inflatable-zorb-ball-inflatable-human-hamster-ball-for-inflatable-zorb-ramp.html,"Detailed Product Description
PVC Clear Inflatable Zorb Ball / Inflatable Human Hamster Ball For
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Material with SGS, EN14960, blower with CE/UL standard
Advertising, promotion function, celebration ceremony, rental
business, amusement park, running race or others
7-10 days after received payment
Repair kit, blower/air pump, water glue.
Inflatable packed in PVC carrying bag, carton for blower/air pump
By express or sea or air
All the seams are double stitched and reinforcement strips stitched
on all mattress seams
How to use:
1 Inflate your zorb ball with a pump ,it will take a few mitutes.
2 Find the entrance, some have one entrance, some two entrances.
3 Take away all unsafe things from you and get inside.
4 Fasten your safety belts,then please check again to make sure it
5 Friends push the zorb ball down the hills,ramp or grasslands,very
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b0200ebe-0c41-43e6-a0f7-1add8225f813,2015-03-29T18:11:44+00:00,2013-01-23,1,http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/powder_keg_in_the_pacific_20130123?ln,"March 29, 2015
Powder Keg in the Pacific
Posted on Jan 23, 2013
By Michael Klare, TomDispatch
This piece first appeared at TomDispatch. Read Tom Engelhardt’s introduction here.
Don’t look now, but conditions are deteriorating in the western Pacific. Things are turning ugly, with consequences that could prove deadly and spell catastrophe for the global economy.
In Washington, it is widely assumed that a showdown with Iran over its nuclear ambitions will be the first major crisis to engulf the next secretary of defense—whether it be former Senator Chuck Hagel, as President Obama desires, or someone else if he fails to win Senate confirmation. With few signs of an imminent breakthrough in talks aimed at peacefully resolving the Iranian nuclear issue, many analysts believe that military action—if not by Israel, than by the United States—could be on this year’s agenda.
Lurking just behind the Iranian imbroglio, however, is a potential crisis of far greater magnitude, and potentially far more imminent than most of us imagine. China’s determination to assert control over disputed islands in the potentially energy-rich waters of the East and South China Seas, in the face of stiffening resistance from Japan and the Philippines along with greater regional assertiveness by the United States, spells trouble not just regionally, but potentially globally.
Islands, Islands, Everywhere
Square, Site wide
The possibility of an Iranian crisis remains in the spotlight because of the obvious risk of disorder in the Greater Middle East and its threat to global oil production and shipping. A crisis in the East or South China Seas (essentially, western extensions of the Pacific Ocean) would, however, pose a greater peril because of the possibility of a U.S.-China military confrontation and the threat to Asian economic stability.
The United States is bound by treaty to come to the assistance of Japan or the Philippines if either country is attacked by a third party, so any armed clash between Chinese and Japanese or Filipino forces could trigger American military intervention. With so much of the world’s trade focused on Asia, and the American, Chinese, and Japanese economies tied so closely together in ways too essential to ignore, a clash of almost any sort in these vital waterways might paralyze international commerce and trigger a global recession (or worse).
All of this should be painfully obvious and so rule out such a possibility—and yet the likelihood of such a clash occurring has been on the rise in recent months, as China and its neighbors continue to ratchet up the bellicosity of their statements and bolster their military forces in the contested areas. Washington’s continuing statements about its ongoing plans for a “pivot” to, or “rebalancing” of, its forces in the Pacific have only fueled Chinese intransigence and intensified a rising sense of crisis in the region. Leaders on all sides continue to affirm their country’s inviolable rights to the contested islands and vow to use any means necessary to resist encroachment by rival claimants. In the meantime, China has increased the frequency and scale of its naval maneuvers in waters claimed by Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines, further enflaming tensions in the region.
Ostensibly, these disputes revolve around the question of who owns a constellation of largely uninhabited atolls and islets claimed by a variety of nations. In the East China Sea, the islands in contention are called the Diaoyus by China and the Senkakus by Japan. At present, they are administered by Japan, but both countries claim sovereignty over them. In the South China Sea, several island groups are in contention, including the Spratly chain and the Paracel Islands (known in China as the Nansha and Xisha Islands, respectively). China claims all of these islets, while Vietnam claims some of the Spratlys and Paracels. Brunei, Malaysia, and the Philippines also claim some of the Spratlys.
Far more is, of course, at stake than just the ownership of a few uninhabited islets. The seabeds surrounding them are believed to sit atop vast reserves of oil and natural gas. Ownership of the islands would naturally confer ownership of the reserves—something all of these countries desperately desire. Powerful forces of nationalism are also at work: with rising popular fervor, the Chinese believe that the islands are part of their national territory and any other claims represent a direct assault on China’s sovereign rights; the fact that Japan—China’s brutal invader and occupier during World War II—is a rival claimant to some of them only adds a powerful tinge of victimhood to Chinese nationalism and intransigence on the issue. By the same token, the Japanese, Vietnamese, and Filipinos, already feeling threatened by China’s growing wealth and power, believe no less firmly that not bending on the island disputes is an essential expression of their nationhood.
Long ongoing, these disputes have escalated recently. In May 2011, for instance, the Vietnamese reported that Chinese warships were harassing oil-exploration vessels operated by the state-owned energy company PetroVietnam in the South China Sea. In two instances, Vietnamese authorities claimed, cables attached to underwater survey equipment were purposely slashed. In April 2012, armed Chinese marine surveillance ships blocked efforts by Filipino vessels to inspect Chinese boats suspected of illegally fishing off Scarborough Shoal, an islet in the South China Sea claimed by both countries.
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New and Improved Comments",1151,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298660.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00043-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.944909334182739
693a6d8c-9405-46e7-8c1f-d3f291b24b6b,2015-03-28T00:32:13+00:00,2007-10-30,0,https://gigaom.com/2007/10/30/evergreen-solar-spruces-itself-up/,"After rallying as high as $17.48 a year and a half ago, shares of Evergreen (ESLR) have sagged, spending most of the last year below the $10 level. But news that has been coming out since late last week has recharged the stock and elicited moderately bullish comments from analysts.
Shares of Evergreen closed Monday at $11.51, closing up 25 percent in two trading days. One spark igniting the rally was a 15 percent rise in revenue in the third quarter over the second quarter, to $15.4 million. The midpoint of the revenue that Evergreen is expecting from the current quarter is $16.3 million. At the same time, gross margin rose to 25 percent from 22 percent in the second quarter.
Evergreen is still expected to post operating and net losses once again this year for the seventh straight year. So why the investor cheer? It seems it’s because the money the company has been investing is getting closer to bearing fruit in terms of solar cells and modules.
In its latest quarterly report, Evergreen said it broke ground on a facility in Massachusetts that is expected to be fired up by late 2008 and at full 75-megawatt capacity in early 2009. And EverQ EnerQ, Evergreen Solar’s European joint venture with Q-Cells AG of Germany and Renewable Energy Corp. of Norway, is also getting ready to be spun off via an IPO.
In June 2006, EverQ EnerQ opened a factory, with a capacity of 30 megawatts, in Thalheim, Germany, which quickly provided jobs to 400 workers. Soon after, the joint venture broke ground on a second factory that would start hiring as many as 350 workers this year. A third factory will bring capacity to 180 MW by 2009 and EverQ EnerQ hopes total production capacity will reach 600 MW by 2010.
Until last December, Evergreen owned 64 percent of EnerQ but has since trimmed is ownership back down to a one-third stake. EverQ’s EnerQ’s accelerated ramping-up of production capacity had added to Evergreen’s losses. (On its own, EverQ EnerQ posted a $4.9 million loss on $31.3 million in revenue in the second quarter of 2007). Under the new arrangement, Evergreen sells solar panels made by EverQ under its own brand.
Despite the media buzz that news of an IPO can generate these days, the specifics of any pending offering of EverQ EnerQ shares remains discouragingly vague. Evergreen wouldn’t say when, where or how big the IPO would be, and the owners of EverQ EnerQ are leaving lots of room to back out. I loved this line in Evergreen’s announcement:
Evergreen Solar, REC, and Q-Cells have executed a binding memorandum of understanding detailing the required steps to prepare EverQ for its IPO.
That’s a binding agreement to come up with a plan, no more.
And if EverQ EnerQ is going to be investing in a 600 MW capacity for the next several years, that means spilling red ink for some time. So the benefits that an EverQ EnerQ IPO could bring to Evergreen as a shareholder are far from guaranteed.",685,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131297146.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172137-00060-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.960494637489319
9c5bab28-19c9-42d1-8867-0c1963360cc4,2019-08-25T03:00:41+00:00,2018-12-19,1,https://www.kansas.com/news/business/aviation/article223255820.html,"Spirit AeroSystems to add 1,400 more jobs in Wichita
In a move Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer called “the biggest news for this state in a long time,” Spirit AeroSystems announced Wednesday that it plans to add 1,400 more jobs in Wichita next year. That’s in addition to the 1,000 jobs — and $1 billion in infrastructure — it promised the city at this time last year.
“We have completed hiring that first 1,000, and in fact we have exceeded it,” Spirit President and CEO Tom Gentile said at a news conference on Wednesday.
Spirit is already Wichita’s largest employer. The latest announcement signals the company’s commitment to the city’s future and could pump tens of millions of dollars into the local economy each year, officials said.
With a growing presence in the defense sector and general aviation expected to continue expanding, Spirit expects to be able to compete globally by hiring “the best aviation workers in the world” in Wichita, Gentile said.
The announcement to add 1,400 jobs came a little over a year after the company announced it would add 1,000 new jobs — 800 in 2018 and 200 in 2019. The company reached that goal within a few months this year, Gentile said.
“Spirit is the kind of company that under promises and over delivers,” Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell said.
Longwell said the new jobs are important to all Wichitans, whether they work in aviation or not.
“It truly adds extra dimensions to our community,” Longwell said.
“Those 1,400 jobs are going to introduce almost $75 million annually to this community,” Longwell said. “It’s more housing, it’s retail workers, it’s hospitality industry workers — it’s supply chain.”
As part of the company’s expansion, it also announced last December that it would invest $1 billion in capital improvements at its Wichita plant by 2023.
Last month, the company said it would add 320 new jobs as part of an $18 million bond request approved by the Wichita City Council. Those jobs would be in addition to the 1,000 jobs announced last December.
The new jobs will bring the number of Spirit employees in Wichita from 11,000 on the day of the announcement last December to 13,400 at the end of 2019, Gentile said.
The aircraft supplier and city’s largest employer revealed plans in May for a 150,000-square-foot building — part of the $1 billion expansion that includes 1,000 new jobs.
The majority of the added jobs will be hourly positions, Gentile said, including mechanics, machine operators, sheet metal workers and people working with composites and metallics. Most jobs will be “assembly-line” work with market-rate salaries, he said.
The average salary for the new jobs will be $56,000 a year, said Keturah Austin, senior spokesperson for Spirit.
Colyer said these added jobs will keep Kansas competitive in a growing global industry.
“This isn’t just about this generation. This is about people’s children and grandchildren. It’s about keeping kids here, in Kansas,” Colyer said.
“We recognize that the strength of Spirit is the strength of Wichita and vital to the ongoing economic health of our state,” Gov.-elect Laura Kelly said, while pledging to work with the business community to improve economic development in the state when she takes office next month.
A growing demand
“In many respects, this is the golden age of aviation,” Gentile said to a crowd of Spirit employees, local media and government officials packed into the IPB-4 Building, where the company manufactures thrust reversers for the Boeing 737.
“We’re growing in terms of air traffic. There’s an incredible demand for new aircraft, and we are building more aircraft than ever before, so we need more people as we go up in production rate,” Gentile said.
Gentile said only about 20 percent of people in the world have ever boarded an airplane, but 100 million people in Asia are taking their first flight each year.
“So there’s this incredible demand,” Gentile said.
In fact, there’s such a demand for commercial aircraft that Boeing and Airbus, the two major aircraft companies Spirit contracts with, have eight years worth of work that’s waiting to be completed.
“The current backlog is 13,000 aircraft between Boeing and Airbus, worth $2 trillion. Spirit’s fortunate to have work packages on all of those,” Gentile said.
Boeing and Airbus are looking to increase their production rates, Gentile said, and he wants to grow Spirit’s workforce to a size that can handle the new work.
Who will fill the jobs?
The “fast-track” to a job at Spirit is WSU Tech, Gentile said. The technical school, formerly known as Wichita Area Technical College, re-branded through an affiliation with Wichita State. It offers certification and training that qualify them for jobs at Spirit.
Gentile said Spirit has been able to surpass new jobs expectations because of the partnership the company has with government, including support for WSU Tech and the “intellectual horsepower” offered by the National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State.
Both of those programs received substantial support from the state and county to boost certifications for aviation workers and research and development, including an additional $5 million for NIAR and $1.7 million for NCAT, Gentile said. He said more than 200 WSU students have been involved in the research and development initiatives.
Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle said the partnership between state government, through funding to WSU and NIAR, has created a “pipeline” for young Kansans to careers in the aviation industry.
“We now have a pipeline of young people who are excited about our growth in aviation and they’re looking forward to working here,” Wagle said.",1308,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027322170.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825021120-20190825043120-00405.warc.gz,0.951446354389191
a15322c1-cc28-4327-8994-7156a6f98bf9,2019-08-25T18:55:48+00:00,2019-08-25,0,http://www.oralanswers.com/how-to-know-if-you-have-bad-breath/,"Imagine driving down a country road on a beautiful afternoon. All of the sudden, you see an accident ahead. You pull your car over and run to the scene. You notice that a man that isn’t breathing and doesn’t have a pulse.
You decide to begin CPR. After 30 chest pushes, you lean down to give two short breaths, just like you learned in your CPR course and all of the sudden, the man lurches up and begs you not to breathe your nasty breath into his lungs.
Not everyone wants to wait until situations like these to find out if they have bad breath. Luckily, you don’t have to!
Here’s five simple ways to find out if your breath stinks.
Five Ways To Find Out If You Have Bad Breath
1 – Ask a Trusted Friend
This is the quickest, easiest, and probably most accurate way to find out if you have bad breath. If you don’t feel comfortable asking anyone, then why not ask your dentist next time you go in for a visit? If you do have bad breath, your dentist will be able to help you determine the cause so that you can be on your way to breathing out fresher air.
2 – Scrape Your Tongue and Smell It
You could use a tongue scraper or even a spoon to do this. Alternatively, you can use a Q-Tip, cotton swap, or a piece of gauze and run it along your teeth, tongue, the inside of your cheek and on your gums. Then take it out of your mouth and smell it.
If you’re in a pinch, take a tooth pick and scrape it between a few of your teeth and then smell it.
3 – Use a Breath Testing Kit
There are new pocket bad breath testing kits being developed that will easily let you test your breath. This can be a good option if you are uncomfortable asking someone else and want a reliable answer to the question of whether or not your breath smells.
Another option is a professional breath tester, known as a halimeter or sulfide meter. You’ll probably have to go to a doctor to get your breath tested with a with one of these high-tech devices, which makes me wonder why you wouldn’t simply ask your doctor.
4 – Hand Cupping
Hand cupping is a popular method. Simply cup your hands around your mouth and breathe out. Try to get a nice, slow, humid breath out and then breathe it back in with your nose. With this method, you need to assume that your breath is a bit worse than it smells because we usually get used to our own odors.
5 – Lick the Back of Your Hand
Simply lick the back of your hand, wait a few seconds, and smell it. If it smells offensive then chances are that your breath is offending those around you.
Any Other Methods?
These are the methods that I’ve heard of, but I’m sure there’s more out there. If you know of any other ways to find out if you have bad breath or if you want to share your experience detecting your bad breath, go ahead and leave a comment below. Thanks for reading!",669,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330786.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825173827-20190825195827-00502.warc.gz,0.936894357204437
4a96b801-95ba-4775-9b6f-939db50740ed,2022-05-28T19:58:44+00:00,2022-05-28,0,https://polkagoatfarm.com/,"AZ Locals: Want to save on shipping?
If you live close to or visit Dewey, Prescott Valley, Prescott or Cottonwood AZ and you want to pick your order up, you can pay online and pick your order up locally after I deliver it to the store. Just let me know which store you want to pick up from in the ""Special instructions for seller"" section during your checkout.
PLEASE READ: (Non-local customers: To prevent your order from being delayed, please DO NOT select free local pickup when checking out if you are not picking up in person at one of the stores listed below. All other orders must choose an appropriate shipping method at checkout.)
FREE LOCAL PICKUP LOCATIONS:
Mortimer Farms in Dewey
Honeyman's in Prescott or Prescott Valley
Olsen's Grain in Dewey or Cottonwood",180,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663019783.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528185151-20220528215151-00024.warc.gz,0.907651722431183
944a9e10-159e-4096-8d2a-7e223ced85cc,2020-10-29T04:05:52+00:00,2020-10-29,0,https://www.expedusa.com/products/megamat-max,"EXPED’s famous MegaMat built 50% thicker! The 15 cm/6"" thick air-core-channeled foam allows the mat to be soft-inflated for an enhanced cradling of the body. Combined with 50-denier stretch top fabric, MegaMat Max offers an unbelievably soft and supple sleep platform. In addition, vertical sidewalls (3-D construction) provide edge-to-edge comfort and gap-free coupling of mats. EXPED's extra-large deflation valve ensures fast deflation and the included top-loading SideWinder stuff sack eases packing and carries over the shoulder.
MegaMat Max has at its core 15 centimeters (6”) of just-the-right density, Oeko-Tex 100 certified, open-cell polyurethane foam for support and warmth. In addition, the foam has had cores removed to produce horizontal air-channels, which reduce weight and packed volume. To enhance the cradling effect, like a high-end home-based bed, the mat’s surface is a brushed, stretch tricot nylon that relieves pressure points (hips and shoulders) while evenly supporting the body across all surfaces, head to foot. Because of the open-cell foam, MegaMat Max is self-inflating; when the inflate valve is opened, the foam expands and draws air into the mat. An EXPED Mini Pump is included to top-off the inflation and achieve the preferred firmness. Also, inflate and deflate valves are soft, large, high flow-rate FlatValves™ – an EXPED “firstovation (first-ever innovation). Because the inflate valve is equipped with a one-way flapper, it can very easily be opened during the night and with just the touch of a fingertip, air can be purged to soften the mat if an over-zealous inflation-master set up camp.
Another important EXPED firstovation is the construction of the vertical, 3-dimensional sidewalls of the mat. These allow the top surface to extend all the way out to the edge of the mat, without tapering, maximizing the usable sleeping surface, just like a bed at home.
- Stretch tricot surface for maximum comfort
- Air-core-channeled foam reduces weight and bulk
- Extra-large deflation valve for maximum air flow
- Sold with easy-to-pack SideWinder™ stuff sack",506,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107902745.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20201029040021-20201029070021-00280.warc.gz,0.89890319108963
795e1a24-421d-49a3-bbb2-6d3c188b1b2b,2013-05-23T18:31:14+00:00,2012-01-25,1,http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120125/GENEVA/120129897,"The 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV will have a $27,495 price tag when it goes on sale in...
BMW M Performance diesel range revealed
BMW is pinning its hopes of increased performance-car sales success on a tri-turbo 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder diesel engine set to make its public debut in a range of potent all-wheel-drive, M division-developed models at the Geneva motor show in March.
The M550d xDrive sedan, the M550d xDrive touring, the X5 M50d and the X6 M50d all were conceived to provide performance approaching that of their celebrated gasoline-engine M division siblings--but with vastly better fuel economy, significantly lower carbon-dioxide emissions and--in European markets at least--more affordable pricing.
Sadly for prospective North American buyers, they will not be sold here thanks to BMW's decision not to homologate the diesel engine to meet 50-state emission standards, something that BMW North America officials say would require it to adopt expensive and hard-to-package selective catalytic-reduction technology to lower its nitrous-oxide emissions.
But, Autoweek can confirm that moves are afoot to bring other M Performance models to North America before the end of 2012.
The quartet of performance diesels forms the basis of what BMW has dubbed its M Performance range. They are planned to slot into their respective lineups between the top-performing standard model and the full-blown M model in terms of outright performance, dynamic ability and equipment levels. In the case of the headlining M550d sedan, this would be between the 550i and the recently introduced sixth-generation M5.
""We're close to finalizing other additions to our new M Performance portfolio, including gasoline-engine models, which we're planning to show before the end of the year,"" BMW M division spokesperson Stefan Behr said.
The six-cylinder common-rail engine adopts a patented induction system boasting three turbochargers that BMW sources suggest are set to revolutionize the efficiency and performance credentials of traditional combustion engines, both in diesel and gasoline formats.
The new M division-developed diesel engine comprehensively outguns BMW's widely used twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six, developing 376 hp between 4,000 rpm and 4,400 rpm along with a sturdy 545 lb-ft of torque between 2,000 rpm and 3,000 rpm.
In each of the new M Performance models, the new engine is mated to a beefed-up version of BMW's existing eight-speed automatic supplied by German gearbox specialist ZF and a specially tuned version of the German carmaker's all-wheel drive system.
Together, the engine's heady reserves and the traction-enhancing qualities of its driveline are sufficient to provide the 4,178-pound M550d xDrive sedan with 0-to-62-mph acceleration in 4.7 seconds--just 0.3 second slower than the new M5. Top speed, as in all of BMW's new M Performance models, is limited to 155 mph.
BMW's EfficientDynamics fuel-saving features include automatic stop/start, brake-energy recuperation and on-demand function for engine ancillaries.
Together with the all-wheel-drive M550d xDrive sedan and the M550d xDrive touring, Autoweek can confirm that BMW is also planning to introduce rear-wheel-drive M550d sedan and M550d touring models to selected markets later in 2012. Also under development are M650d xDrive and M650d coupe and Gran Coupe models.
In keeping with its reputation of delivering cars with outstanding handling, BMW's M division gave all of the vehicles unique steering ratios, chassis settings and, in some instances, chassis components including track widths, body-structure mountings, engine mountings and gearbox mountings consummate with their M-car siblings.
Each M Performance car will get subtle styling changes differentiating them from their standard and M-car siblings. The interior of each car gets the M division treatment with unique stainless-steel sill plates, leather-bound dashboards, M-specific steering wheels and seats, among other changes.
Get more car news, reviews and opinion every day: Sign up to have the Autoweek Daily Drive delivered right to your inbox.",913,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00020-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.924818813800812
d5a7293c-9c13-404a-b189-b3d40e822b85,2017-08-18T16:09:59+00:00,2017-08-18,0,https://foxync.com/3540816/betty-shelby-sworn-in-wait-for-it-as-sheriffs-reserve-deputy/,"Betty Shelby, the former Tulsa police officer who shot and killed unarmed Terence Crutcher, was recently sworn in as a reserve deputy with the Rogers County Sheriff’s Office, Oklahoma’s News 9 reports.
As a reserve deputy, Shelby is currently volunteering, but Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton told reporters that she would have the opportunity to apply for a paid full-time position.
Shelby joins the Rogers County police department just weeks after resigning from the Tulsa Police Department. News 9 reports that Shelby returned to her old position after being acquitted for the manslaughter of Crutcher. In her resignation letter, she said that sitting behind a desk made her feel isolated from fellow officers and community members.
Grassroots organization “We the People Oklahoma” believes that Shelby’s isolation is “what is best” for the Tulsa community. In a Facebook post, the group said that Shelby was unfit for duty, and quoted the jury’s letter to the court: “Many on the Jury could never get comfortable with the concept of Betty Shelby being blameless for Mr. Crutcher’s death…We question her judgment as a law enforcement officer.”
Sheriff Walton disagrees with the jury, “We the People Oklahoma,” and the scores of community members who are bothered by his choice to hire Shelby. He says Shelby is a “girl” who has been “tried and tested.” News 9 reports that he called his decision a “no-brainer.” Shelby will begin immediately.
SOURCE: News 9",331,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104704.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20170818160227-20170818180227-00299.warc.gz,0.977800250053406
adc1f838-c484-4df5-b54f-0e0db0c7781e,2020-10-24T12:18:54+00:00,2020-05-18,1,https://kowb1290.com/2020-watch-battleground-map-taking-shape-for-biden-trump/,"2020 Watch: Battleground Map Taking Shape for Biden, Trump
ATLANTA (AP) — As states are relaxing shutdown and stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, President Donald Trump is traveling more.
Trump is determined to model the confidence he believes the nation needs to return to normal.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden continues a virtual campaign from his Delaware residence.
Biden is determined to heed public health recommendations he says are the first steps toward a national recovery.
Meanwhile, the U.S. coronavirus death toll now exceeds 89,000.
And there are more unemployed working-age Americans than at any other point in history.",142,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107882581.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024110118-20201024140118-00368.warc.gz,0.92337042093277
79b10b15-0c8d-427d-96f3-c41dea3199e4,2016-07-24T15:02:43+00:00,2015-02-01,1,http://www.wired.com/2015/02/frog-design-predictions/,"It’s our favorite time of year, when frogs from around the world examine the state of technology’s future. Below you’ll find 15 declarations and projections from experts whose work continually advances the human experience. This compilation forecasts a few of our expectations for the future, and we look forward to your feedback as we collectively consider what is to come.
Move Over, Step Counters
by Allison Green Schoop
Fitness technology startups are primed to shake up the health and fitness wearable industry, offering true insights and recommendations for athletic training. 3D, pressure, and motion sensors are being integrated to assess form, movement quality, and muscular exertion to automatically log your workouts and provide real-time recommendations to prevent injury and improve training.
Companies to watch: Sensoria, Moov, LEO, GYMWatch
Ambient Intelligence Knows What’s Up
by Patrick Kalaher
The introduction of Amazon Echo is just one of many examples of ambient intelligence. We’ll see a surge in products and services that quietly pay attention to what’s happening around them — learning what people do, how they sound, and what they’re interested in — all in the service of making better guesses as to what people might need or want. Prepare for a very smart, ambient world.
Companies to watch: Amazon Echo, Google Now, Microsoft Cortana
Nano Particles Diagnose from Inside Out
by Cobie Everdell
What if our bodies could tell us we were sick, even before we felt symptoms? Nano particles, designed to live within the human body, are opening up opportunities to monitor the health of a person in real time with extreme accuracy. This emerging technology, along with other advanced diagnostics techniques, will enable instant disease detection, enabling much faster treatments and better outcomes.
Companies to watch: Google[x], Danny Hillis
The Emergence of the Casual Programmer
by Robert Tuttle
“Ubiquitous (or pervasive) computing” has become the norm as microprocessors, sensors, and cloud services made their way into almost everything in our homes, cars, offices, and beyond. It is becoming too burdensome for many connected product and service companies to deliver software that can anticipate use cases and integration points of thousands of new connected products coming to market. A shift is underway in software and service design where the command and control of this complex connected world around us will rely on “casual programming” experiences — giving every day, non-programming people the tools, services, and APIs usually reserved for the hackers and technology elite in friendly and accessible forms.
Companies to watch: IFTTT, Wink, Zapier
Eat Your Technologies
by Eric Boam
Recently, cutting edge technology has been pushing its way into the food chain. In 2015 it will finally make its way to the dinner table. From 3D printed meals to data-derived diets to efficient home farming, technology is poised to revolutionize the dinner options in a 21st century home.
Companies to watch: ChefJet, Mellow, 3D Robotics
The Internet of Food Goes Online
by Matteo Penzo
2015 will see a new roster of connected kitchen devices that will profoundly change the way we produce, consume, and interact with food. Don’t be surprised to come home to a robot cooking pizza from original Italian recipes available on the Internet, or by making coffee (almost) out of your smartphone.
Companies to watch: My Vessyl, LG
Mobilizing the Next 4 Billion
by Daniel McCallum
Mobile is transforming developing markets; opening access to critical services like education and healthcare, improving financial inclusion and improving the efficiency of trade. frog is at the forefront of this transformation, researching and designing mobile solutions for the underserved in a diverse range of markets. With over four billion people yet to connect to the internet, the opportunity to create meaningful impact is immense.
Companies to watch: Internet.org, Google Project Loon, GSMA mAgri
Personal Darknets in the Spotlight
by Patrick Kalaher
Secure messaging had the reputation of being for shady people. But ever since a series of high-profile hacks in 2014 laid bare the private lives of several celebrities — as well as thousands of civilians — there has been massive interest in messaging (voice, text, photo, and video) that is meant to be fundamentally secure from snooping. A new set of products emerged to take up this challenge, including everything from personal data vaults, to secure encrypted calls, to video chats. Expect to see even more platforms that make it easier for you to live anonymously online.
Companies to watch: Silent Circle’s Blackphone, SpiderOak Cloud Storage, Geeksphone, DarkMail Alliance
4-D Printing Assembles Itself
by Phil Salesses
Imagine a factory in the future where the parts of a product assemble themselves, or where physical objects can adapt to a user over time. For instance, a 4D-printed chair could become more comfortable over time, or become stronger at stress points, instead of breaking. What if? This is the aim of 4D printing, a field popularized by MIT’s Skylar Tibbits and his self-assembly lab. We’re on the verge of seeing explosive progress in the world of 4D printing. Expect to read about advancements in the field in the near future.
Companies to watch: Nervous Systems, Stratysys
Digital Currency Replaces Legal Tender
by Venetia Tay
Digital currencies, including crypto-currencies, will thrive. Governments are exploring frameworks and systems to regulate and manage digital currencies, which will make their ubiquity in our everyday financial vernacular more profound. Ecuador’s Congress recently approved a reform to create a digital currency, and the New York State Department of Financial Services is considering establishing virtual currency exchanges. The UK government is calling for information about the benefits and risks of digital currencies. We can expect digital currencies to be used interchangeably with legal tender, giving birth to a frictionless, agile, universal payment system that will expand beyond the current banking ecosystem.
Companies to watch: Government of Ecuador, The UK Government, New York State Department of Financial Services
The Rise of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
by Steve Selzer
What if your app and wearable device could not only diagnose your sleep apnea, stress, and anxiety, but also provide clinically proven treatments? While wearable health activity trackers were all the rage in 2014, the future will see the rise of therapeutic solutions: data-tracking hardware paired with clinically proven software that simulates cognitive behavioral therapy. These new solutions will address chronic behavioral conditions, from sleep disorders to stress and anxiety.
Companies to watch: Big Health, Lantern, Olive
Textiles Get Techy
by Adam Pruden
Your everyday items will be getting an upgrade. More and more companies and designers will create innovative smart textiles embedded with new technologies and sensors, which will impact everyday lives by monitoring health, behavior, and the environment. This year the hottest wearable device might just be the shirt on your back.
Adaptive Education Personalizes Learning
by Caroline Bone
Adaptive technologies will become omnipresent both in and out of the classroom, providing students with the ability to learn content at their own pace and potentially test out of areas when they are ready. Real-time data will lead to more actionable items for students and teachers—allowing for a personalized path to success.
Companies to watch: Knewton, Aleks, Alt School, Dreambox, Kidaptive
Achievement Unlocked: You’re Hired!
by Sheryl Cababa
Hiring is time-consuming. To save time during the hiring process in 2015, more companies will turn to video games to evaluate job candidate nuances such as creativity, problem solving, and collaboration. Candidates’ game scores will be measured against scores of successful employees, making hard data — alongside subjective opinions from hiring managers — an asset to predict success.
Companies to watch: Knack
Micro-Farming Networks Go Mainstream
by Jason Severs
Everyone will grow their own organic lettuce and trade it on a local social network for other types of vegetables. Our habits around food production and consumption are undergoing a radical shift, from wider adoption of CSAs to the prevalence of organic food, consumers are taking control of how and what they eat with new smart food technologies. Several companies are designing easy-to-use and aesthetically pleasing hydroponics and aquaponics systems for the home, which will allow anyone to manage a mini-farm with a smartphone. Greater food autonomy is on the horizon.Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.",1797,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824109.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00113-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.920919179916382
b1e1d9bd-e563-4e5c-8fc3-ffc04749a046,2015-04-01T05:53:07+00:00,2008-08-27,0,http://www.tricityvoice.com/articlefiledisplay.php?issue=2008-08-27&file=EarlyFarm+UC+History.txt,"August 27, 2008 > History: Early Farmers of Union City
History: Early Farmers of Union City
By Myrla Raymundo
The Cheng family occupied and farmed the site where the Crowne Plaza is presently situated. Wah Sing Cheng and his father immigrated from Canton, China to the United States in 1919. Wah Sing's wife, Gum Hoo, arrived four years later as his picture-bride.
They started farming in the Washington Township-Centerville and Niles (Fremont) before moving to Newark in l937. Wah Sing and Gum Hoo had nine children. In Newark, they lived in a two-story house on Jarvis Road (Avenue). Wah Sing sharecropped on farmland owned by Henry and William Patterson.
There were mostly dairies and other farms around the Newark area. Wah Sing grew sugar beets, tomatoes, cucumbers, bok choy, cabbages, cauliflower and corn. The Patterson Ranch also had walnut orchards with many walnut trees to care for. Those were very hard years but Wah Sing endured, starting life in a new country and supporting a large family through the Depression and World War II years.
Wah Sing's children attended local public schools: Niles School, Lincoln School - the one-room schoolhouse on Newark Boulevard, Newark Elementary, and Alvarado Elementary, before eventually completing high school at either Washington Union High in Centerville or James Logan High in Union City.
Their grandfather purchased land in Irvington (Fremont) and Wah Sing Cheng was one of the first Chinese farmers to purchase land to farm in southern Alameda County.
In 1945, the family moved to Alvarado (Union City) on the ""Creek Road."" Mail was delivered from Niles. Their home was a much larger two-story house with five bedrooms and one bath. It had an attic, basement and a huge floor furnace. The wall telephone was connected to an operator assisted party line. In order to place a call to another party, a caller would lift the receiver and ring for the operator. Their telephone number was 57-W.
Those were the days of radio. When black and white television came into existence, a console for the TV was chosen from a pamphlet. Wood cabinets were beautiful, but television channels were very limited.
On the premises there was a smaller house for migrant workers. A new, larger barn was built to house semi-trucks and tractor-trailers. Two water pump houses moved water through irrigation pipes; water flowed slowly to many rows of crops in the fields. A tanker-truck periodically delivered fuel to the gasoline tank for the farm machinery (John Deere tractors, Caterpillar tractors and trucks).
Wah Sing farmed twenty acres near the house, another thirty acres across Alameda Creek, a plot on nearby Abreu Road and another parcel off Decoto Road. He used plows and discs to work the farmlands and welded and repaired his own equipment.
On one occasion, a crop duster was hired for the cucumber crop. It was a sight to see as the pilot maneuvered his airplane, swooping down and dusting insecticide onto the field behind their home, between the highway and the creek, barely missing the high voltage lines and power poles.
Depending upon the crop, if there were not enough migrant farm workers, Wah Sing would go into town to pick up extra workers. Tomatoes were trucked to either the F.E. Booth Cannery in Centerville or the Ball Cannery in Oakland. He started the Wah Sing truck farming business, which created jobs for seasonal and local farm workers, as well as truck drivers.
Wah Sing died in l952. Not long after, the Nimitz Freeway (Interstate 880) was built through the property. The land was sold and in use until a Holiday Inn was constructed on the site in l983; it was there until l994 when the Radisson Hotel occupied the site, It is now known as the Crowne Plaza.
Gum Hoo, Wah Sing Cheng's wife, lived to the age of 93. Most of the Cheng families reside in the Bay Area. From the nine children - Mabel, Milton, Mary, Raymond, Josephine, Florence, Betty, Jenny and Gloria - there are twenty-nine children, forty-three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Note: In l985, the preserved George W. Patterson mansion was nationally registered and a portion of the Patterson Ranch in Fremont is currently known as Ardenwood Historic Farm.",945,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131303502.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172143-00062-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.973893284797668
ea9b083e-ab13-46fa-b945-aabb433d7f21,2022-05-26T04:30:33+00:00,2020-01-09,1,https://news.trust.org:443/item/20200109102703-y9a48/?fbclid=IwAR36ezuE5TSry8PQg7dFayJCy_2bfHPGCbjmf3bUcJs-cWCeLdePSG4ZfCo,"""People are not grasping the carbon consequences,"" of such huge fires, says an Australian environmental scientist
By Michael Taylor
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Climate-heating emissions from Australia's devastating bushfires are now nearly on a par with those caused by fires in the Amazon rainforest last year, scientists have calculated.
Australia's bushfires, from September to Jan. 6, emitted 370 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, according to the European Union's ECMWF Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS).
By comparison, fires from Brazilian states in the Amazon Basin, which sparked global attention, emitted 392 million tonnes of greenhouse gases from Jan. 1 to Nov. 15 last year.
""People are not grasping the carbon consequences,"" Joe Fontaine, a lecturer in environmental science at Murdoch University in Perth, said of the Australian fires.
The estimate of their carbon emissions ""is sobering and depressing"", he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
So far 27 people have been killed, thousands made homeless and thousands more evacuated repeatedly as the monster fires have scorched large swathes of Australia, especially in its southeast.
While media coverage has largely focused on the devastating impacts on people and wildlife, together with air pollution, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been criticised over apparent attempts to play down the role of climate change in the crisis.
Most scientists say the fires have been exacerbated by a nationwide three-year drought they link to climate change.
Global warming is making extreme events like droughts, heatwaves and bushfires more intense and more likely, said Adam Hodge, a regional information officer with the United Nations Environment Programme in Bangkok.
""Bushfires are normal in Australia as part of the natural cycle, but by some estimates the scale of the current infernos may be the worst on record,"" he said.
"" They are a harbinger of things to come. These are the effects we are seeing in a world that has warmed 1.1 degrees (Celsius) above the pre-industrial average,"" he added.
Australia contributes 1.3% of global carbon emissions but is the second-largest emitter per capita behind the United States. Brazil is the seventh-largest emitter of heat-trapping gases.
Tackling climate change would help prevent catastrophes like the recent fires, Hodge said, adding that ""countries are not doing enough to fight climate change"".
Making comparisons between fire emissions data from Australia and Brazil is complex due to different fire dynamics, such as the type of vegetation and how fires are started, said Mark Parrington, a senior scientist at CAMS in Reading, England.
""A lot of fires across the tropics are started deliberately, often for agriculture,"" he said.
""There have also been fires related to deforestation in Brazil ... whereas in Australia, it's a country that has a (natural) fire habitat, so fire is part of the ecosystem.""
Tallying emissions across regions can also politicise the issue and shift the focus to other countries, he said.
Despite spikes in areas hit by bushfires, Australia is experiencing an average year for emissions from fires at a national level, a CAMS spokeswoman said, although the last four months of emissions were above average.
Since 2010, Australia's average annual fire-related emissions have been 440 million tonnes, with the record being 916 million tonnes in 2011.
Globally, the number of fires and related emissions mostly declined over the last several decades, Parrington noted.
Fire emissions may also be compensated for by regrowth when the vegetation recovers in burned areas, carbon experts say.
According to Global Forest Watch, a forest monitoring service, from October to Jan. 8 in Australia's New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria, fire alert zones covered about 13.3 million acres (5.4 million hectares).
Meanwhile, the size of the area that experienced fires in the Brazilian state of Amazonas throughout 2019 totalled 1.4 million acres (567,000 hectares), it added.
Fontaine, who researches bushfires and fire management, said Australia needed to invest more in research to strengthen its understanding of fires and what it faces now and in the future.
Fire risks should be managed better and funding increased to speed up response, including a larger professional firefighting force, alongside help for people to get insurance, he added.
Fontaine said the 370 million tonnes of carbon emissions from the fires so far equalled about two-thirds of annual emissions for the Australian continent from all sources.
""There were some very spatially extensive fires in the 1970s but ... the carbon intensity of these fires is number one,"" he said.
(Reporting by Michael Taylor @MickSTaylor; Editing by Megan Rowling. Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women's and LGBT+ rights, human trafficking, property rights, and climate change. Visit http://news.trust.org)
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.",1045,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662601401.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526035036-20220526065036-00006.warc.gz,0.946249306201935
d8014027-670d-410a-87ea-b1a529a7f9f2,2013-05-23T05:02:47+00:00,1986-01-01,0,http://asbar.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7853&catid=705&Itemid=172,"The person entitled to any premises may recover possession of the premises by summary proceedings in the following cases:
(1) whenever a person holds over any premises, after failing or refusing to pay rent due under the lease or agreement by which lie holds after 7 days from the service of a written demand for possession for nonpayment of the rent due for the purpose of this provision, “rent due” does not include accelerated indebtedness by reason of a breach of the lease under which the premises are held; or
(2) whenever a person holds over any premises in either of the following circumstances:
(A) after termination of the lease, pursuant to a power to terminate provided in the lease or implied by law; or
(B) after the term for which the premises are demised to him or to the person under whom he holds; or
(3) whenever the person in possession willfully or negligently causes a serious and continuing health hazard to exist on the premises, or causes extensive and continuing physical injury to the premises and when the person in possession neglects or refuses for 7 days after service of a demand for possession of the premises or to substantially restore or repair the premises; or
(4) whenever a person takes possession of premises by means of a forcible entry, holds possession of premises by force after a peaceable entry or comes into possession of premises by trespass without color of title or other possessory interest.History: 1984, PL 18-27 § 1, 1986, PL 19-41 § 1.",310,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.930944979190826
33402d22-cdb2-41d0-989c-f228fec2b8c3,2019-08-19T08:56:31+00:00,2019-08-19,0,https://pandanusconsulting.com/,"GRAPHIC DESIGN. BRANDING. PACKAGING. ADVERTISING. PROJECTS.
Our Professional & responsive team draw from our knowledge of this environment to create relevant solutions that work for you.
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HOTSPOTS Maps & Voucher books provide the best info and deals in Port Vila for tourists and residents. The maps are available for free all around town or download them to your phone. The Voucher books provide deals from HOT restaurants, spas, tours and shops in Port Vila.
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Please get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.
Pandanus Consulting Limited, PO Box 87, Port Vila, Vanuatu.
Call us on: +678 7723333 or +678 7766277",202,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314696.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819073232-20190819095232-00244.warc.gz,0.834388375282288
01c7706f-8e48-4648-81e7-229a6f45e0b3,2015-03-27T17:50:45+00:00,2011-11-01,0,http://www.movies.com/actors/dennis-haysbert/dennis-haysbert-biography/p281500,"Dennis Haysbert looks good in a suit, and his imposing frame and commanding voice make him ideal for roles as respected, but generally liked, authority figures. Although he does indeed excel at these types of roles, that isn't to suggest that the talented actor is without humor or a certain alluring charm. With a kindly face that suggests a sympathetic nature fronted by a confident exterior, Haysbert has excelled at portraying everything from detectives to presidential candidates, all undeniably convincing and with the sort of complex emotional texture that makes them entirely three-dimensional.
A San Mateo, CA, native and graduate of Pasadena's American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the burgeoning actor made his earliest appearances on such television classics as [[Feature~V282908~Laverne & Shirley~laverneshirley[tvseries]]], Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and [[Feature~V298996~The Incredible Hulk~theincrediblehulk[tvseries]]]. The made-for-television feature [[Feature~V124527~Code Red~codered]] provided Haysbert with his first substantial role, and after reprising that part in the subsequent television series based on the feature, he would appear sporadically in numerous small-screen series and features throughout the remainder of the 1980s. In 1989, Haysbert garnered his most substantial role up to that time, playing the voodoo-worshiping baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the sports comedy hit [[Feature~V30910~Major League~majorleague]]. His pitch-perfect comedic performance effectively launched his career into the 1990s, and Haysbert would later reprise the role in both of the film's sequels.
By the time of his supporting role in 1990's [[Feature~V34684~Navy SEALS~navyseals]], Haysbert was a recognizable face onscreen, and though audiences may not have committed his name to memory yet, roles in [[Feature~V33608~Mr. Baseball~mrbaseball]] (1992, again running the bases), [[Feature~V30289~Love Field~lovefield]] (1992), and [[Feature~V135459~Heat~heat]] (1995) proved he was a talent on the verge of stardom. Haysbert's memorable lead in the darkly comedic 1993 thriller [[Feature~V131189~Suture~suture]], though unseen by many as a result of poor distribution and advertising, proved once and for all that he was well capable of carrying a film. Though he was not given that particular opportunity in many of the movies that immediately followed [[Feature~V131189~Suture~suture]], the few in which he did lead found him remarkably effective and the remainder found him higher on the credits list than ever before. Haysbert's role in the short-lived Sci-Fi Channel series [[Feature~V181327~Now and Again~nowandagain[tvseries]]] may have drawn favorable reviews from critics and audiences (even earning the actor a Saturn award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films), but that wasn't enough to keep the series afloat. After one all-too-brief season on that show, the actor moved on to memorable roles in [[Feature~V180986~Random Hearts~randomhearts]] (1999) and [[Feature~V184522~Love and Basketball~lovebasketball]] (2000).
When the hit series [[Feature~V257810~24~24[tvseries]]] debuted in 2001, viewers discovered what the lucky few had been clued in to for years, and Haysbert's onscreen intensity proved an ideal match with the series' marked urgency. Haysbert's performance as presidential hopeful David Palmer proved so effective that he was not only nominated for a Golden Globe for the role in 2003, but an Image Award and a Screen Actor's Guild Award as well. Though an exhausting bi-coastal shuttle may have left Haysbert bleary-eyed as he maintained his role in [[Feature~V257810~24~24[tvseries]]] while also essaying a role in director [[Performer~P93836~Todd Haynes~toddhaynes]]' acclaimed drama [[Feature~V267273~Far From Heaven~farfromheaven]], his flawless performances on both the big and small screens proved that he was no longer a talent to watch for, but one with which to contend.
Haysbert would go on to appear in several films, like Breach and The Details. He would also enjoy notoriety in subsuquent years as the official spokesperson for Allstate Insurance, as well as a starring role on the TV series The Unit. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi",994,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296587.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00218-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.963442146778107
49d71f38-caa2-41fa-848b-f6c201a2661d,2018-08-14T22:06:58+00:00,2016-10-13,1,https://blog.ethereum.org/2016/10/13/announcement-imminent-hard-fork-eip150-gas-cost-changes/,"During the last couple of weeks, the Ethereum network has been the target of a sustained attack. The attacker(s) have been very crafty in locating vulnerabilities in the client implementations as well as the protocol specification.
While the recent patches have led to an overall increased resiliency in the client implementations, the attacks have also demonstrated that a lower-level change to the EVM pricing model is needed.
For many users, the most visible consequence is probably that they are having difficulties getting transactions included in blocks, and full nodes are facing memory limitations in managing the bloated state.
This is our strategy to address these issues:
- As a temporary measure to minimize the effects of the most recent attack, we recommend all miners to lower the gaslimit to 500K gas.
- A hard-fork based on EIP 150 version 1c will be put into effect at block
2457000[see below]. This will reprice certain operations to correspond better to the underlying computational complexity.
- A second hard-fork will follow shortly after, aimed at reverting the current ""state-bloat"" introduced by the attacks. This second fork will serve to remove accounts which are empty; lacking code, balance, storage and nonce == 0.
We have implemented the changes required in the clients and are currently extending and adding tests in an effort to prevent the introduction of consensus-breaking vulnerabilities.
And as a reminder, the Ethereum Bug Bounty is open and includes the new hardfork-implementations.
EDIT: Fork block has been moved to 2463000 in order to accommodate even more testing.",327,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209585.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20180814205439-20180814225439-00465.warc.gz,0.952660202980042
0e43e8c5-5595-4190-ba34-3c528d714a8c,2020-10-19T15:06:56+00:00,2014-06-30,1,https://www.worldhindunews.com/conclusion-of-the-third-all-india-hindu-convention/,"Resolutions passed for the establishment of the Hindu Nation in Bharat and Nepal besides complete ban on Cow-slaughter, stopping insurgence from Bangladesh and protection of the Hindus world over !
From left Mr. Anil Dir, Shri. Ramesh Shinde,
H.H. Dr. Charudatta Pingale, Shri. Madhav Battaraya and adv. Shri. Virendra
Ichalkaranjikar in the press conference organised to inform outcome of the convention
Panaji – Bharat and Nepal are self-materialised Hindu Nations. Every sect has a Nation that it calls its own. However, Hindus do not have a single Nation which they can call as their own. And hence, the Third All India Hindu Convention passed resolutions for the establishment of the Hindu Nation in Bharat and Nepal besides resolutions for a complete ban on Cow-slaughter, stopping insurgence from Bangladesh and finalisation of the policy for the protection of the Hindus world over. This information was given by the National Guide of Hindu Janjagruti Samiti H.H. Dr Charudatta Pingale during the press conference held here today. The conference was also attended by Prof. Madhav Bhattarai, the ‘Rajguru’ of Nepal and President of the Rashtriya Dharmasabha. Four hundred representatives of over 125 Hindu organisations from 20 States in Bharat as well as representatives from Bangladesh and Nepal participated in the Convention.
As per the ‘Common action Programme’ finalised during the Convention, it has been decided to organise 80 regional Conventions across 20 States and ‘Public Hindu Dharmajagruti Sabhas’ at 100 venues. H.H. Dr Pingale also informed that a decision has been taken during the Convention to work unitedly for providing assistance during the natural and man-induced calamities, and to implement a programme of ‘Self-defence training classes’ for strengthening of the Hindus.
Mr Ramesh Shinde, National Spokesperson of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti informed that the Convention also passed the resolutions as given ahead. The BJP Government, which assumed power in the Centre recently should legislate Acts –
1. Act banning cow-slaughter throughout the country,
2. Common Civil Code giving equal rights to all citizens in the country according to the judgement passed by the Supreme Court and
3. Act banning religious conversion in order to preserve Hindu race.
The demands raised in the Convention include
1. Act to be legislated for deporting 5 crore Bangladeshi intruders in Bharat
2. Enact the bill to grant citizenship to Hindus displaced from Bangladesh and Pakistan
3. Awarding stringent punishment to those sheltering and providing help to intruders from Bangladesh. Mr Anil Dhir, National Secretary-General of Bharat Raksha Manch said that Hindu organisations have decided on the programme to implement a crash campaign to deport Bangladeshi intruders on the basis of prevalent Acts. Mr Virendra Ichalkaranjikar, President of Hindu Vidhidnya Parishad informed that the Hindu Vidhidnya Parishad will be providing legal assistance and legal guidance for the programmes to be undertaken in the interest of the Nation and Dharma to devout Hindu organisations in 9 States.
All India Hindu Convention passes a resolution to declare Nepal as a Hindu Nation
Nepal has since time immemorial been identified as Vaidik Sanatan Hindu Nation in the form of a Devabhumi (Land of Deities), Shivbhumi (Land of Shiv), Tapobhumi (Land of penance), Dnyanbhumi (Land of knowledge) and Gorakshabumi (Land of protection of cows) under the rule of Deity Shri Pashupatinath; however, due to the anti-Hindu school of thought of the leftist, Nepal lost the status of the Hindu Nation and was declared a secular Nation. Presently, interim constitution 2063 is in force in Nepal, in which Secular republic status and Democracy have been made irreversible. Consequently, adversities on Dharma such as conversions, cow-slaughter have increased in Nepal. Besides, Nepal is on the verge of a religious-war. Eighty-two percent of the Hindus residing in Nepal are staunch followers of Sanatan Hindu Dharma. Most of them aspire that Nepal once again becomes a Hindu Nation. So that Nepal becomes Hindu Nation once again, this convention passes the resolution that,
1. This Convention supports morally, politically and at all the levels the local Hindus, who are making efforts so that Nepal be declared as a Hindu Nation.
2. Nepal’s Parliament should declare Nepal a Hindu Nation
3.The Secular Government of Bharat should not interfere directly or indirectly to crush the future movement to force the Nepal Government to declare Nepal as a Hindu Nation.
Resolutions passed in the third ‘All India Hindu Convention’ !
‘Uniform Civil Code’ should be enacted in the Nation.
The Convention demands that Common Civil Code according to the judgement passed by the Supreme Court should be enacted as soon as possible.
The Act to ban Cow-slaughter all over the country should be legislated
The third ‘All India Hindu Convention’ demands that ,
1. On immediate and strict implementation of the Act to ban cow-slaughter all over the country.
2. Strictly ban breeding, import and rearing of cows of foreign breed.
3. Cow should be declared as National animal.
‘Anti-conversion’ Act should be implemented in the Nation
The Convention proposes,
1. In view of the increase in the rate of religious conversion of Hindus all over Hindustan, Union Government should legislate effective law pertaining to religious conversion.
2. If anybody is converted by hatching a conspiracy, forcibly or through allurements, the individual responsible for the conversion should be given life term. If the converted individual happened to be minor, criminal responsible for the conversion should be awarded capital punishment.
3. Missionaries should not be allowed to perform social services, which may be conducive to religious conversion.
4. Christian missionaries should be banned from running orphanages or performing any other social service in tribal areas.
5. Other religious organisations should not distribute religious literature without the permission of the Government.
Above demands should be fulfilled immediately.
Bharat be declared a Hindu Nation !
Ever since the Creation of the Universe, Hindu Dharma is established for the welfare of the living beings. In order to preserve the line of thinking of Hindu Dharma, Hindu philosophy, Hindu Scriptures, Hindu culture, Hindu race and the Hindu Nation, the Hindus world over have to be awakened. Bharat should become motherland of the Hindus world over, so that the Hindus from every corner of the world can come to Bharat with full confidence, and no authority can deport them from this Holy land. Hence, we pass the resolution in this Convention that,
1. This Convention will take up whatever legal efforts that are required for declaring Bharat as Hindu Nation
2. This Convention is committed to giving all possible assistance to those, who will make efforts to make Bharat a Hindu Nation.",1494,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107863364.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201019145901-20201019175901-00013.warc.gz,0.925654172897339
45a0fe56-6a86-4544-9d2e-c8623d4ee556,2015-03-27T11:59:16+00:00,2013-10-13,0,http://disneyparksmomspanel.disney.go.com/questions.aspx?pgm=11&pid=307&cid=308&qid=237814,"Answered Question - Disney Parks Moms Panel
- My family of 4; My husband, My 4 year old daughter, my 3 year old son and I are planning a trip to Disneyland next Christmas. I want my daughter to have tea with the princesses. How do I make reservations?
- - Asked by Sara from California on 10/13/2013
- Hi, Sara!
I’m so happy to hear that you’re planning a trip to the Disneyland Resort next Christmas. There’s nothing quite as magical as experiencing the Happiest Place on Earth when it’s decked out for the holidays!
It sounds like you’re thinking of My Disney Girl's Perfectly Princess Tea Party, which is offered only at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa at Walt Disney World. A great alternative available at Disney California Adventure Park is a character meal at Ariel’s Grotto! I’ve dined there several times and love the whimsical undersea atmosphere and character meet-and-greet opportunities during “Ariel’s Disney Princess Celebration.” Your little girl will be thrilled to meet a handful of her favorite Disney princesses one-on-one in a fanciful setting! Dining reservations are recommended and can be made up to 60 days in advance by calling Disney Dining at (714) 781-DINE (3463).
I hope this is helpful, Sara, and that your family has a perfectly pixie-dusted visit to the Disneyland Resort! Please don’t hesitate to write back with any other questions you may have as your planning continues.
Wishing you magic,
Panelists have received/will receive a Walt Disney World® Resort, Disney Cruise Line®, Disneyland® Resort or Disney Vacation Club® vacation for panelist and up to three family members and/or park tickets for their participation on the Disney Parks Moms Panel. The views expressed in the Panel are those of the panelists, who are independent contractors. These views are not intended to reflect the opinions of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online, its affiliates, its management, its agents or its employees and have not been reviewed or approved by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online prior to posting.",467,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296383.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00085-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.922614872455597
572914c6-568e-4ce4-85d2-0abb5f5b7b76,2020-10-30T23:12:50+00:00,2019-12-31,1,https://www.bustle.com/p/these-set-it-up-stars-are-reuniting-for-a-new-netflix-rom-com-that-will-take-the-genre-in-a-new-direction-17297890,"Netflix is keeping the romantic comedy goodness coming with a new rom-com starring Set It Up actors Zoey Deutch and Glen Powell. The upcoming film isn't a sequel to Set It Up, but it will play with the tropes of the genre in the same way that the first film that brought Deutch and Powell together did. For now, Netflix is keeping mum about the details of the movie, but it is tentatively titled The Most Dangerous Game, which is intriguing — could it be referring to dating in the modern age, perhaps? Or it could be something way less obvious since it's from Katie Silberman, who also penned Set It Up.
Lately, Netflix has been making a serious push into the rom-com genre, with Set It Up being one of their earliest hits. The streamer recently greenlit sequels to two other hit rom-coms — The Kissing Booth and To All the Boys I've Loved Before — but despite fans hoping that Set It Up would get the same treatment, the creatives behind the movie went in a different direction. Per The Hollywood Reporter, one of the movie's producers, Justin Nappi, explained why they opted to cast the actors in a new rom-com rather than do a straight sequel.
""While it was clear that audiences were clamoring for a sequel, we are excited by the thought of creating a new, distinct film that explores different romantic comedy tropes while still being anchored in everything that we loved about the first movie,"" he shared. His fellow producer Juliet Berman added, ""It will be exciting to see Glen and Zoey do something completely different. We all talked about what we could do again and [Most Dangerous Game] was something that Katie brought to us that was creatively exciting as a next project and we jumped on it.""
For her part, Deutch seems to be excited about re-teaming with the Set It Up crew for a fresh rom-com. She shared the news on her Instagram with a short, but excited message that says it all. She captioned the post, ""O sh*t."" And her followers seem to be equally thrilled by the news, including Queer Eye star Tan France who commented, ""YES!!!"" with the praise hands emoji.
The combination of Deutch and Powell proved to be powerful (and funny) in the 2018 film. Set It Up delighted in upsetting the rom-com status quo by telling a story of two assistants who are trying to hook up their bosses in hopes that they'll chill out at work a little. Of course their tactics also bring them closer, giving the movie a chance to delve into the millennial take on dating, marriage, and work-life balance.
With the team back together again, this brand new rom-com is already one worth looking forward to, even though there are exactly zero plot details out there. According to THR, the movie is set to go into production in early 2020, so it shouldn't be too long before Deutch and Powell's new Netflix rom-com is ready to stream — and fans of their first collaboration will surely be counting down the days.",634,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107911792.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030212708-20201031002708-00209.warc.gz,0.96829628944397
483b6e3e-98a0-43de-9a83-f89853c587b9,2018-08-14T19:38:07+00:00,2015-09-01,0,http://www.ncbi.ie/technology-podcast-episode-40-september-2015/,"- We have information on NCBI’s DigiPlace4All seminar, which is taking place on Friday September 18th.
- Niall Gallagher is with Stuart to talk about using Microsoft Office products on iOS, which he has also written about on his blog.
- Paul Traynor, NCBI’s Chief technical Support Officer is with us to talk about Windows 10, Microsoft’s latest operating system, and points us towards a really useful blog post written by Darragh Ó Héiligh.
- Sharon Lyons is back for another round of shortcuts, this time, we’re looking at email basics.
- Dominique Farrell, a long-time listener to our podcast is with Stuart to talk a little about herself and the technology she uses.
- Finally, if you’ve ever wanted a way to easily identify the photos on your iPhone, Stuart has a possible solution!",189,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209562.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20180814185903-20180814205903-00163.warc.gz,0.946333229541779
78517d08-b5f5-4b9f-a645-e66db18dcd79,2013-05-20T02:41:02+00:00,2013-02-01,1,http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/position-statement-where-alex-smith-land-014317504--nfl.html,"The future looks bright in San Francisco as Colin Kaepernick has secured his position under center, but where does this leave Alex Smith? Expected to earn $8 million in 2013, Mike Florio says it makes no sense for the 49ers to invest that much money in a player that will ride the pine all season. With Kaepernick entrenched as the starter, Florio recommends the Niners cut ties with their former starter and use that money to gather depth at different positions of need.
Doug Farrar is the editor of Shutdown Corner, Yahoo! Sports’ NFL blog.",115,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.969334423542023
81b3700c-ab58-4f21-b69e-94c0dd82758d,2019-08-22T13:27:03+00:00,2009-06-30,0,https://www.forbes.com/2009/06/30/ning-social-media-cmo-network-ning.html,"Gina Bianchini runs an Internet-based social network of affinity groups. Ning, as the company is called, attracts people who want to share their passions and interests, from stock-picking to roller derby. After relying on the creators of these individual sites for revenue, Bianchini now aims to woo more advertisers that want to reach these chatty enthusiasts.
Ning, launched in 2005, has 27 million users who each belong to at least one of 1.2 million fan groups. These folks cluster on Ning sites started by people who often use Ning instead of spending time and money to create a standalone social media site. Ning is free for network creators as long as they are satisfied hosting Ning's advertising and have ning.com as part of their Web address.
Until now, the Palo Alto, Calif., company has depended on those users, some of whom pay as much as $55 a month for services that include ad blocking, for revenue. Bianchini wants to give this unprofitable venture a boost by helping advertisers hobnob with Ning communities of scrapbooking enthusiasts, travel buffs, new parents and the like who gather on these sites to share their passions.
Three of its most popular networks are the Twilight Saga (for fans of the vampire-themed book series), IPL Nation (devoted to cricket, and the Indian Premier League), and Thisis50.com (all things related to rapper 50 Cent).
Later this year Ning will start allowing marketers to provide virtual gifts (such as a spell book for Harry Potter fans or a new car for Saturn buffs) that group members can give to other followers. Ning execs won't say what they will charge for these gifts, but the company will share a cut with its site creators.
Early next year, Ning--that's the Chinese word for peace--will directly sell space to advertisers that want to place ads or promotions near certain potential customers. That means a online grocery deliver company, for instance, could sponsor a ""What City Are You?"" quiz on CitySkip, a Ning site about urban life that has 923 followers. Ning hasn't decided whether it will share that ad-generated revenue with site creators.
As of now, marketers can advertise on a Ning network through Google AdSense, which serves up ads that are tailored to the content of certain groups. They can also place ads through site creators who pay Ning $24.95 a month to serve up their own ads.
Advertisers such as Air New Zealand and
Ning got its start in 2004, when Bianchini, a former Goldman Sachs banker, and Netscape pioneer Marc Andreessen co-founded the company with $1.7 million in Series A funding from Andreessen. Ning has since raised an additional $102.3 million from investors including
Today, Bianchini says Ning is growing by 4,000 networks a day. Even so, its biggest challenge may be its ability to keep these folks--and advertisers--coming back. Unlike Facebook, which acts as a souped-up contact list, or Twitter, which provides news and updates in real time, Ning is less likely to inspire day-to-day use. Only 18% of its groups are updated daily, says Bianchini.
Marisa Thalberg, a cosmetics-company executive who has run Executivemoms.com since 2002, launched a Ning network last fall. ""I knew that for an organization of our size--with a few thousand people--it would be cost-prohibitive to create our own proprietary social network,"" Thalberg says. Her Ning site is free, and includes Google ads from sites like LiveYourDreamsAtHome.com and USJobGazette.com.
""People who are Internet-savvy are accustomed to those kinds of ads,"" Thalberg says. ""We've just sort of accepted it as a trade-off.""",790,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317130.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822130553-20190822152553-00091.warc.gz,0.962200284004211
e630cac9-3096-4ba6-b464-7bfde5be76f8,2020-10-20T05:48:56+00:00,2020-10-20,0,https://www.psychic-experiences.com/real-psychic-story.php?story=10722,"Leading up to this time-travel dream, the following events came to pass. My friend Carl was getting married and I was living in Los Angeles at the time sometime around Spring of 1984 if memory serves. He wanted me to come back East to be his best man at the wedding. I left Los Angeles and spent a weekend in Palm Springs with some friends. On Monday morning I rode the city bus to Indio and caught a ride at the truck stop going East on a tractor trailer. I helped with the driving and unloading which got me home faster. We encountered an F3 tornado in Eastern Oklahoma about 11 miles from the Arkansas border one afternoon. The sky turned so dark we had to have lights to see the road! As we pulled into a truck stop, I heard this awful roaring sound and hail coming down as big as golf balls. As we looked up we saw the rotating funnel about a city block wide going over our heads. Lightning danced around up in the funnel and a green neon-colored haze was everywhere. The only way we could see up in the funnel was because of the lightning. I suppose I am one of the very few people to look up inside a tornado and live to tell it! That should have been a warning omen but didn't register at the time! Anyway I came on in to Knoxville, TN for the wedding and got here about two weeks early. So, I went to get my tux measurements and was settling down for a good time to come.
On the night of my arrival I had a most disturbing dream. Very realistic, extremely detailed and didn't know it was a dream at the time. In the dream it was early in the morning and had been daylight for a short time. Somewhere around 8 a.m.I suppose. I got into this white GMC tractor trailer with a bubble type wind deflector on the front of the trailer. I had a co-driver next to me and I was driving on a two lane New Mexico highway that I'd never been on before. I knew the co-driver was a male, but didn't know him in the dream. The trailer had NO BRAKES! I was running fast and furious to make up for lost time it seemed, although I didn't know why. I was doing at least 85 mph and topped this big hill on a two lane highway out in the middle of nowhere going South. I looked ahead and saw only a smaller hill in the distance and nothing beyond it. As I roared down the big hill and topped the little hill running an estimated 90 mph I suddenly saw this Indian standing in the middle of the road with long black hair wearing denim jeans and jacket. I braked hard but couldn't stop and I hit him as he ran. He was flattened in the road under the rig. There were no warning signs out, no warning lights, no flagman, nothing! I turned the wheel to the left attempting to jack-knife the rig sideways to lessen the impact on the road paving vehicles ahead. They completely blocked the road and both shoulders. There was no opening to take, no escape possible! At first it seemed to be working as the rig slid sideways but then it toppled over and rolled. I was thrown through the windshield and onto the road. Then the door flew open on the passenger side and my co-driver was thrown out onto the ground and the tractor trailer rig rolled over both of us and we were killed. I was OBE from then on in the dream, above it all looking down on the scene from Hell. That's three dead so far. Then it rolled on into the steam roller, asphalt spreader, dump truck, and grader and burst into flames. Furniture was scattered all over the place and everything on fire. The other people on the road crew were either killed on impact or burned to death in the inferno that erupted! At that point I bolted straight up in bed in sheer panic, terrified at what I had just experienced. It was an all-too-real death dream.
I called my friend Carl the next morning to talk to him. Never mentioned the dream to him as I didn't think it had anything to do with him. A few days later I get a call from Carl asking me if I could come over to a house and back a tractor trailer in a driveway. It had to be loaded for a customer's unexpected move out to Arizona. A red flag went up in my mind at that point. It was then I realized that this was the truck that I would be driving back out West. I asked him...""Is this a white GMC, single-axle cab with a bubble nose trailer?"" He said...""Why yes, it is! Have you seen Dale's new truck?"" I said...""No, but I've driven it... In a dream."" Then I told him of the dream I had earlier. He said...""Oh, don't worry you're not going to be driving it out West. Dale's other two drivers will be taking it."" Dale was my friend's partner in the antique business and hot shot freight delivery service. They ran it on the side to help pay for expenses during slow times. Anyway I go over to the house and when I first lay eyes on the tractor trailer, it's like looking at my tombstone! It was THE EXACT SAME TRUCK that I was killed in during my dream! I climb in and back it into a tight spot for loading because the other driver George couldn't do it. Driving that truck felt like lying down in my own casket. The truck was leaving as soon as possible for Phoenix. I said to Carl, ""That truck's trailer brakes will fail and you will not be able to get them repaired today! Also, George and Fred will not be driving it either. That only leaves me and I'll be driving the truck by myself."" Later that day after the truck was loaded, George was driving it back to the shop and for some unknown reason the brakes failed on the trailer! No brakes period...nothing. The only brakes were on the one drive axle of the cab. They hurriedly took it to two or three different mechanics and none of them could get the brakes fixed. So there it sat, a loaded tractor trailer with no trailer brakes and a hot load ready to go to Phoenix! That afternoon Fred got a deal on hauling a load of shrimp out of the Gulf and was gone. George said he would be going with me. I said...""No, George you will not be going with me for some unknown reason."" That night he got pulled over by a cop and hauled to jail on an outstanding warrant. Carl called me late that night and said...""David, I hate to ask you this, but can you take that rig to Phoenix?"" I said: ""Sure Carl, I've already got my suitcase packed!"" So, early next morning I get in my car and drive to the lot to pick up the tractor trailer and roll out onto I-40 going West.
On the way to Memphis I encountered some electrical and fuel transfer switch problems. Stranded me on the shoulder of I-40 as I attempted to repair it. All I could do was cut a garden hose and siphon fuel from one tank to the other, prime the fuel system and start it again. That took time. Running late with only 400 miles behind me, I finally made it to Memphis. I had a friend there who was an aviation mechanic and we managed to fix the fuel transfer switch. I was behind time and needed a co-driver. That's when I called an aquaintance of mine, Charlie who lived in Memphis and asked him if he wanted to ride out West to Phoenix and back. He jumped at the chance to see some new country, him being laid off work, and a free adventure ahead for the taking! I swung by and picked him up and we roared across the Mississippi River on I-40 heading to Arizona! I told Charlie about the trailer brakes being out and not to crowd in close to any other cars or trucks when it was his time to drive. He kept his distance, mostly hanging back in the right lane in case of an emergency. Yes, I knew I was tempting fate and risking everything including Charlie's life as well as my own. Yet I had to know for sure if this would come to pass like in the dream! Hopefully I would know when the danger was imminent and change the course of Fate. I remembered the dream vividly and wouldn't be concerned until I got on that unknown two-lane road of death. Only then would I go on full alert when reality would hopefully start to match the dream! Risky business I'll grant you that but they say Forewarned is Forearmed!
We drove and drove pushing the schedule, him sleeping sitting up while I drove and vice versa. The truck had no sleeper on it. We drove until we were exhausted for a good day and half the night. Finally had to stop in a small town on I-40 called Santa Rosa. Stayed in a mom and pop type motel with a truck stop across from it. We went over and ate a big supper, came back to the motel, took a hot shower, and crashed. I left an early morning wake up call. When we got up next morning all rested and ready to go, we ate breakfast at the truck stop, checked the truck out, fueled it up and hit this two lane road going South. Just as in the dream, it was a road I had never been on before. I was pushing the truck to make up for lost time, running hard out in the open country with no traffic in sight. I hadn't driven for more than forty-five minutes when I began to recognize scenery from the fiery crash dream. Still running about 85 mph, I saw the big hill coming up in the distance. At that point, for some unknown reason Charlie reached over and snapped his seat belt shut. That was the first time he had done it since leaving Memphis! I asked him, ""Charlie...why did you just now fasten your seat belt when you haven't had it on before?"" He shrugged, and said he just felt uneasy. I said...""In a minute I'm going to show you why you felt uneasy! It'll freak you out. See that big hill ahead of us? Well...there's a small hill on out from it on the other side. On the far side of it, hidden from sight, there is a road paving crew that has the road completely blocked. Also there's an Indian standing in the middle of the road with long black hair wearing denim! There are no warning signs out!"" He looked at me like I had suddenly lost my mind. So, I approach the big hill and eased the speed down to about 30 mph as I slowly climbed the hill. He said...""Why are you slowing down, you've been running nearly wide open out here?"" I stopped on top of the big hill and said...""What do you see out there Charlie?"" He looked and said...""Nothing, I don't see anything at all out there!"" I said, ""I didn't either in my dream about a week ago!"" I asked him, ""What do you think would happen if we didn't slow down and topped that little hill out there and a road crew is blocking the road?"" He didn't say anything. It was Twilight Zone Time! So, I rolled on down the big hill, out to the little hill and slowly up it about 30 mph. Just as I topped the little hill and slowly rolled on over it, what did we see?
Standing in the middle of the road was an Indian with long black hair, wearing denim jeans and jacket. There was a paving crew on down from him completely blocking the highway. No warning signs out either, no flagman. Charlie turned pale and looked at me and said...""We could have been killed!"" I said...""Not could have, but WOULD HAVE!"" I then told him the dream as I rolled slowly to a stop. I told the Indian that he could thank The Great Spirit that he was not killed today because I had killed him in an earlier dream. I told him in no polite language, replete with expletive deletives, to get up on top of that little hill and warn drivers NOW! Said I had been running 90mph and couldn't see the road crew at the foot of the little hill. He did as I said and I told Charlie to open his door and be prepared to jump and run for the bank and climb it as fast as he could. Because FATE often times has a way of working out anyway even if our rig didn't crash. There might be another truck thundering down the road at 90mph behind us and could crash into us in a Twilight Zone twisted turn of events! I opened my door and was prepared to jump and run to the bank on my side as well. We would only have seconds to spare if a truck came barreling over that hill on top of us! We sat there completely stopped and blocked in for about 5 minutes and then motioned on through. Charlie was amazed that I knew the road crew was there, and the Indian too.
I wound it up again put the truck back in high gear and we were rolling along at 85 mph on the open road. Charlie asked me why I was runing that fast again and I said...""Don't worry, the danger's past now, we're out of it!"" At the next town about a couple of hours down the road we stopped for lunch to have a beer and a cheeseburger. I think Charlie was ready for a beer by then. I know I was! Late that afternoon we rolled into Phoenix on I-10 and unloaded the rig. We dropped the trailer in a Phoenix lot and drove to California to see Hollywood for a couple of days. Charlie had enough of that truck and decided to fly back to Memphis after our brief side trip vacation in Los Angeles. I drove Charlie to LAX airport Monday and left Hollywood on Tuesday noon and drove back to Phoenix. I picked up the trailer and dead-headed all the way back to Knoxville. I got here at 3:30pm Thursday! That's 2,400 miles in 2 days. I pushed the empty rig coming back home in order to get here for the wedding rehearsal dinner that Thursday evening. When I arrived and called my friend, he informed me that I didn't need to come to the rehearsal dinner. I said...""Why? I'm the Best Man?"" He said...""I wasn't sure when you'd be back so I asked my brother to be Best Man."" I said...""That's fine."" I hung up the phone and never even went to the wedding the next day. This all started with a wedding and ended with one. Having been through all that, I'd just as soon have stayed in Los Angeles and forgot about the wedding! And I thought the tornado was a bad experience.",3053,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107869933.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020050920-20201020080920-00411.warc.gz,0.987988114356995
f5ceb999-684a-453d-8951-b496e0961135,2016-07-23T15:00:44+00:00,2011-11-01,1,http://www.kforcegov.com/Services/IS/NightWatch/NightWatch_11000220.aspx,"For the night of 1 November 2011
South Korea: In an interview with the French newspaper Le Figaro published Tuesday, South Korean President Lee said that an inter-Korean summit should take place -- and he is ready for one -- only when it can contribute to peace and stability between the divided states.
""There is no principle that I have to meet with Kim Chong-Il during my term. But as I stated many times before, I am ready for talks with him if it is necessary,"" Lee said in the interview.
""An inter-Korean summit should be able to specifically contribute to bringing peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. I should also be able to move forward economic cooperation between the South and the North. I have no intention at all to meet with Kim Chong-il only for political purposes.""
Comment: Lee's statements in Russia echo like the hardline tone the president used early in his administration. It is noticeably different from the more conciliatory tone Lee has used in talking with US officials.
Iraq-Iran-Turkey: Iraqi leaders declined offers from Iran and Turkey to train its military due to the situation's sensitivity, an unnamed senior Iraqi official said on 1 November. Iraq prefers not to receive training assistance from neighboring countries because Iraq is unable to accept help from one state and not from another, the official said.
Comment: Without the US acting as referee, Iraq cannot accept training assistance from its more powerful neighbors. To do so would be tantamount to declaring political, military and religious alignment. India, China and France would be competent, alternative and neutral trainers willing to accept Iraqi petro-dollars.
Saudi Arabia: The Saudi government will not compromise with Iran regarding the alleged assassination plot against the Saudi ambassador to the US because it is unnecessary, Saudi Crown Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz said during a news conference on 1 November. Saudi Arabia is ready to deal with any situation by any means necessary, he said.
Comment: The issue of the alleged assassination plot is the first public relations test of the new Crown Prince who has a reputation for sternness and devotion to Sunni Islamic observance. Today's press conference tended to confirm his reputation.
Israel: Security. The government has authorized the armed forces to take all necessary measures to stop rocket fire from Gaza, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) official said on 1 November. Israel's response will be proportionate to the attack; a ground offensive is possible but only in response to a massive rocket attack, the official said.
Earlier today, 1 November, Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom said that the continued rocket fire from Gaza has created an unbearable situation in southern Israel. Israel is nearing a dramatic decision that will put an end to the attacks.
Shalom said Israel will act directly against the terrorist infrastructure and heads of terrorist organizations. Israel cannot accept a situation in which the lives of millions of its citizens are in danger and it must regain its power to deter terrorist attacks, which has decreased since Operation Cast Lead, the three-week joint forces, punitive operation in Gaza in December 2008 to stop rocket attacks.
Politics. Israel has agreed to delay expanding its military operations in the Gaza Strip so that Egypt can have more time to dissuade Palestinian militants from firing rockets into southern Israel, an Egyptian official said on 1 November. According to the official, Egypt had asked for a 24-hour delay to en able the Egyptians to try to bring militant Palestinian factions to a cease-fire. The official also said Israel plans operations in the area beyond its current airstrikes.
Comment: Expect more fighting in Gaza as the security situation deteriorates. The Palestinian leaders in Gaza apparently have interpreted Israeli willingness to exchange prisoners as a sign of weakness and lack of resolve. They are putting their assessment to the test in the latest round of rocket attacks. A stern Israeli military response is unavoidable.
Greece: Greek lawmakers rebelled against Prime Minister George Papandreou's surprise call for a popular referendum on the new debt deal with Greece's foreign lenders. Papandreou announced he will seek a vote of confidence from the Greek Parliament this week.
The revolt by lawmakers and a no-confidence vote planned for Thursday or Friday raise the prospect of a government collapse that would not only render the referendum plan moot but likely scuttle - or at least delay - the debt deal that European leaders agreed on after marathon negotiations in Brussels last week
Papandreou must resign, according to six members of Pasok, the country's governing party. A Pasok lawmaker defected from the party, reducing Papandreou's parliamentary majority. Another Pasok lawmaker called for ""a government of national unity.""
Comment: Greek politicians are only willing to take collective responsibility for the austerity required by the bailout plan. Some, like Papandreou, apparently hope to take political advantage of nation-wide hostility to the outside intervention, which would be manifest in a likely negative vote in a national referendum.
Such a vote would reject the austerity measures and result in a Greek default on sovereign debt. That would mean that European governments and banks would get repaid for none of the past short-term bailouts in addition to other non-performing Greek obligations. Greece would be forced to leave the Euro community and would experience recession, if not depression, as the economy re-valued itself.
This situation exemplifies the difference between risk and threat. A Greek default with its ripple effects across Europe is more than a risk; it is an actionable probability of real harm, which makes it a threat. The banks acted to protect against risk, but have not reacted to the indicators of threat. Damage looks unavoidable.
End of NightWatch for 1 November.
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37f0abed-6d55-48a9-90a7-6a5aaebb91e8,2013-06-19T19:05:11+00:00,2011-04-28,0,http://www.comeondesis.com/20110428162/Let-LIVE/23-tips-to-protect-yourself-and-enjoy-in-summer-india.html,"23 Tips to Protect Yourself and Enjoy in Summer (India)
Article by Rajesh Vadlamani.
If you think of India, what comes to your mind? Culture, food, language, religions and what else? SUMMER! Summer in India can be very hot and at times I feel that I am thrown into Sahara desert. The temperature can reach up to 45 degree centigrade and even higher.
I remember my childhood days, when I used to visit my mom’s native town called Ongole (Andhra Pradesh) for summer vacation. My cousins, friends and myself would play indoor Cricket, Snake and Ladder, Judo and watch many movies via cable connection. We were blessed with water melons, “hard rock” curd and lemonade which were well prepared by my granny to beat the S factor.
I vividly remember one miserable experience I had during those days. On one summer noon, we all went for a short picnic to nearby paddy fields. It was very hot that day as Mr. Sun showed no mercy on us. That night I felt ill and very feverish because of Sunstroke. I felt very weak due to the loss of electrolytes and was not even able to move. If any of you had gone through the similar experience, you know what I am talking about.
I am posting down some tips here to help you from this deadly S factor. Try following these tips carefully and you can guard your dear ones and yourself in summer.
1. If you wear dark clothes, you have to pay for it. Try to wear simple and light colored cotton dresses. If you are in Chennai, you can get nice clothes at damn cheap prices, at shopping markets like Pondybazar and Purasaiwakam.
2. Avoid makeup as possible as you can. While you go out in Sun, apply moisturizing cream which has SPF (Sun protecting factor).
3. To keep your lips healthy, apply milk cream (a thin layer of cream that is formed on the surface, when you warm up the milk and then cool it down).
4. Massage your head with coconut oil once a week. If you apply oil to your head daily, it causes dust to stick to your hair and your face also looks greasy!
5. Keep a clean kerchief at handy always, to wipe your face. Try not to use tissue papers because you can help save trees!!
6. Take bath twice a day. Use a lemon flavored soap or a soap that contains tea tree oil. Tea tree oil helps your skin free from pimples and fungal infection. If you cannot afford it, try adding Neem leaves to your bathing water before you take bath.
7. You may apply talcum powder to keep yourself from excessive sweating. Nycil and Shower to Shower brands may help you in this regard.
8. Eyes are very delicate to the Sun's rays. You can protect your beautiful eyes by wearing goggles that cover your entire eye part. I recommend goggles which has UV protecting stuff in it.
9. If you are a traveling buff, you may be prone to eye infection, commonly called as Madras Eye in South India. No need to spend too much money on medication for curing Madras Eye. There are proven and much cheaper alternatives like Neem tube paste which is available in many medical stores.
10. You can expect heavy “snow” during summer. It is dandruff falling off your hair when you comb. These snowflakes are due to a fungal infection. You can prevent or get rid of dandruff easily by maintaining hygienic practices such as using a clean comb and a separate towel for yourself. Apply mild shampoo daily while having head bath. Dry your scalp completely. Thumb rule: “where it is wet on your body skin for a long time, some fungal infection may happen”.
11. Yummy! King of fruit (Mango) hits market every summer in India. Mango is a very good source of vitamins and fiber. Be careful not to be carried away by its tastiness. Eat it in the right amount!
12. Succulent fruits such as cucumber, water melons, tomatoes, kiwis, peaches etc are refreshing and also help your body to maintain its water levels. Come on, fill your refrigerator with these fruits rather than carbonated soft drinks. Fresh fruits are good source of anti-oxidants, vitamins and minerals. Some fruits even have the ability to prevent deadly cancer. So come on, go green guys and move to veggie and fruits.
13. Many people experience the problem of bad odor due to sweating. In my opinion, one should not try to avoid sweating by using antiperspirants. I would prefer to use talc, lavender oil or sandal wood oil instead of deodorants. In many cases, these essential oils are cheaper and better than branded deodorants. These are more eco friendly as they do not contain aerosols.
Some other miscellaneous tips to have a safe and enjoyable summer:
14. Do not work out during noon. It can lead to loss of ions and minerals, and quicken dehydration.
15. Try to avoid your children from going out especially during 10am-3pm. It has been proven that UV radiation is very high during this period.
16. If someone is sick due to Sunstroke, offer them electrolyte water, glucose water, tender coconut water or diluted buttermilk. This is the best first aid in my opinion.
17. Summer is the best season to start growing some plants in your gardens, or in pots or wherever you can find place in this “concrete jungle”. Plants add an aesthetic look to your home other than the benefit of providing fresh air. They can also prevent some dust from entering your home.
18. Try to avoid using air conditioners in your office and home. Rather go green! In that way, you can save electricity and cut down CFC (chloro fluro carbons). Use Vetiver mats. These “root mats” help keep your rooms cool. A little labor is required to sprinkle water over it. Encourage your children to do this work so they can learn some new stuff.
19. Enjoy indoor games like Chess, Snake and ladder, Scrabble, Caroms.
20. Teach your children to keep your home clean. Help them cultivate indoor hobbies.
21. Sleep on terrace during nights so you can save electricity. You will also get fresh air!
22. Learn about solar panels and start installing and using them.
23. Always carry an aluminum bottle for drinking water sake. If you are always going to buy packaged water, remember that you are polluting the environment. In a recent survey, it is found that less than twenty percent of drinking bottles are recycled in India.
Wish you a Happy Summer!
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4b5959df-dc39-4227-87df-276a437d4a52,2013-05-20T22:14:15+00:00,2012-05-01,1,http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/RenalCellCarcinoma/32839,"CHICAGO -- An investigational drug targeting all three forms of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor was more effective against advanced renal cell carcinoma than a current standard agent, researchers found.
Results from a head-to-head phase III trial comparing the new drug, tivozanib, with sorafenib (Nexavar) in 517 patients showed significantly longer progression-free survival (11.9 months versus 9.1 months, P=0.042), according to Robert J. Motzer, MD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and colleagues.
In an abstract published ahead of the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology here, the researchers also reported an objective response rate of 33% with tivozanib versus 23% for sorafenib (P=0.014).
As has been the case with other angiogenesis inhibitors, the most common side effect with tivozanib was hypertension, seen at all levels of severity in 46% of patients and at grade 3 or 4 in 26%. The incidence with tivozanib was somewhat higher than in patients receiving sorafenib, of whom 36% had any degree of hypertension and 18% developed it at grade 3 or 4.
Tivozanib not only blocks VEGF receptor subtypes 1, 2, and 3, but also platelet-derived growth factor-beta and a third cancer promoter known as cKIT.
The phase III results were generally similar to those seen in earlier trials involving advanced renal cell carcinoma. For example, in a 272-patient, placebo-controlled study reported at the 2009 ASCO meeting, it produced an objective response rate of 25.4%.
In the current trial, Motzer and colleagues studied the drug in patients with clear cell, advanced renal cell carcinoma who had already undergone nephrectomy and who had Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1.
They had received no more than one prior systemic therapy for metastatic disease and some had not received drug treatment. Patients who had previously received VEGF inhibitors or mTOR-targeted drugs were excluded.
Patients were randomized equally to tivozanib (1.5 mg daily for three weeks followed by one week off therapy) or sorafenib (400 mg twice daily every day) in 4-week cycles.
The study's primary endpoint was median progression-free survival, evaluated by blinded, independent radiological reviewers. Overall survival rates were not reported in the abstract.
The two treatment groups were similar except that the tivozanib group had fewer patients with an ECOG performance status of 0 (45% versus 54%, P=0.035).
Tivozanib appeared to be especially effective in drug-naive patients. Median progression-free survival in this subgroup (70% of patients in both arms) was 12.7 months with the new agent compared with 9.1 months for sorafenib (P=0.037).
Although hypertension was somewhat more common with tivozanib, some other adverse effects appeared less frequent. These included the following:
- Hand-foot syndrome, all grades: tivozanib 13%, sorafenib 54%
- Hand-foot syndrome, grade 3+: tivozanib 2%, sorafenib 17%
- Diarrhea, all grades: tivozanib 22%, sorafenib 32%
- Diarrhea, grade 3+: tivozanib 2%, sorafenib 6%
Fatigue and neutropenia were seen in about equal numbers with both treatments and severe cases were rare. Mild to moderate fatigue was recorded for some 12% of patients and the incidence of grade 1 to 2 neutropenia was less than 10%.
Earlier this year, tivozanib's commercial backers indicated plans to apply for U.S. and European marketing approvals later this year.
Primary source: American Society of Clinical Oncology
Motzer R, et al ""Tivozanib versus sorafenib as initial targeted therapy for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma: results from a phase III randomized, open-label, multicenter trial"" ASCO 2012; Abstract 4501.",907,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00015-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.961606204509735
fa7a0b2c-7276-4609-8db9-a6c0a0263a81,2016-07-24T03:35:48+00:00,2016-07-24,0,http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=One_Flew_Over_the_Cuckoo's_Nest&oldid=998805,"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1962 novel by Ken Kesey. It takes place in a mental hospital in the American Northwest. Randle Patrick McMurphy is a prisoner who has himself transferred to the hospital in order to serve out the rest of his sentence in comfort. He is horrified at how cowed and miserable the other patients are, living in total fear of Nurse Ratched, the head nurse. McMurphy originally plans to make money by organizing poker games on the ward, but soon realizes how desperately the other men need a hero, someone to stand up for them, since they cannot.
The story is narrarated by Chief Bromden, an American Indian who has been on the ward longer than anyone besides the nurse.
The novel was intended not only as a criticism of psychiatry and mental health practice but as an indictment of mainstream social standards. By challenging the concept of ""normal"", Kesey predated the radical and psychedelic thinking that became popular in the late 60s.
Kesey's novel was made into a film released in 1975, directed by Milos Forman and featuring Jack Nicholson as McMurphy, Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched, and Will Sampson as Chief Bromden. The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Nicholson) and Best Actress (Fletcher), and was nominated for four more.",298,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823935.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00072-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.982803642749786
776cb8ac-14c0-4b99-88ef-c1a51dbcfd4b,2017-08-22T09:14:17+00:00,2010-01-01,0,http://johnmccarthy.masiello.com/real-estate/me/morrill.cfm,"Morrill Real Estate
Neighborhoods/Developments in Morrill, ME
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Morrill is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States.
The town was incorporated March 3, 1855 and was named in honor of Hon. Anson P. Morrill, then governor of the State.
According to the US census, the town has a total area of 17.0 square miles, of which, 16.6 square miles is land and 0.5 square miles (2.87%) is water.
As of the 2000 census, there were 774 people, 299 households, and 217 families residing in the town. The population density was 46.7 people per square mile. There were 331 housing units at an average density of 20.0 per square mile.
Please contact Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate The Masiello Group for homes for sale in Morrill Maine, homes for sale in Waldo County Maine and for all your real estate needs.",256,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886110573.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170822085147-20170822105147-00461.warc.gz,0.942727327346802
97024612-d718-4e08-b097-b380afc71867,2017-08-20T17:45:08+00:00,2016-03-04,1,http://ca.reuters.com/article/canadaSportsNews/idCAKCN0W708P,"SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The two biggest tours in men's and women's golf have opened up the possibility of holding joint tournaments in the near future after the PGA and LPGA formalized a long-term strategic alliance agreement on Friday.
""From our collaboration in bringing golf back as an Olympic sport... to our cooperation in helping to grow the game of golf, our organizations have had a long history of working together for the common good of our sport,"" PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said in a statement.
The partnership between the United States-based tours covers schedule coordination, joint marketing programs, domestic television representation, digital media and exploring the potential development of joint events, the latter already being explored by their European equivalents.
""Extending our relationship with the LPGA into these new areas is a natural extension of this work and collaboration,"" Finchem added.
Last year, the European Tour and Ladies European Tour announced that they will stage events together at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Morocco in May, with the women playing the Lalla Meryem Cup on the Blue Course and the men playing the Trophee Hassan II on the Red Course.
""We didn't set dates and specific objectives because doing that would have underplayed the potential,"" LPGA commissioner Mike Whan added.
""I can't tell you exactly what is going to come from each of these areas, what I can tell you without any hesitation is that each of four or five areas that we are working on will all be better than they were before we got together to collaborate.""
The PGA and LPGA added that the agreement involves no formal financial investment or transfer of ownership or control, and that both parties remain wholly separate and independent organizations.
Reporting by John O'Brien; editing by Sudipto Ganguly",373,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106865.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820170023-20170820190023-00566.warc.gz,0.969548344612122
24246c39-74db-4188-8058-5f8aafd824f3,2019-08-22T04:28:36+00:00,2019-05-27,1,https://angprobinsyana.com/2019/05/27/rotc/,"YES to reviving mandatory ROTC Training
To all youth of our beloved motherland Philippines
The mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) was abolished back in 2001. By 2005 when I reached college, ROTC training was no longer compulsory for students. I am proud and no regrets that once, when I was young, I enlisted myself for the Basic Midshipman Officer Candidate Course (BMOCS) program. An essential component of the National Service Training (NSTP).It was the right choice of a lifetime. Indeed, one of the best experience and training I ever had. I couldn’t imagine myself if I did not honor such tremendous and essential opportunity. I wanted to do something challenging. I didn’t like the idea of me becoming the typical and predictable girl like everyone saw in me. Sometimes in life, you have to make uncomfortable choices. Try something new outside of your comfort zone. In the end, you will always be define by your good deeds and rational decisions in life. When your young and haven’t really accomplished anything. Making the right decisions can be so tricky. What is really smart or dumb thing to do? What stuffs that actually wastes your time and effort? Personally, you have to know what is best for yourself. Trust your personal instincts.
Importance of ROTC Training
- Learning basic survival skills
In your hard and challenging life, it is vital to learn awareness, protection, tactical, and survival skills for both young males and females. Our society is somehow dependent on smart and robust male leaders. Well trained men ready for combat in case of civil war or national threats. Imagine a country without brave and smart men to protect the people.
Females, on the other hand can still fit on this but can find it challenging to engage in such rigid and hard training. Female physic and presence are expected to act gracefully as compensation to the male alpha. This kind of expectation limits female’s ability and opportunity to self-growth. But is doable. Hell yeah! It was fun.
It was then so provocative to think and do outside the box. When I first showed up during our first formation. All eyes were at me. As if I was not fit enough to even try.
- Take a realistic challenge
I told myself, why only focus and follow the easy path? The way that everybody recommends you to do. It is because they believe that it is safe and comfortable. So why everyone still says, “Take Care.” It is because every endeavor you do in life, you have to keep yourself safe. Basically speaking, “Don’t Die.”
It is helpfull to think critical. Why shouldn’t one be exposed to real-life situations and struggles? Life is naturally not fair. Experience is still the best teacher. So why not follow the rocky road to life’s practical way of learning and experience?
- Exposure and Experience
If your feeling so insecure that is normal. To feel and act over confident isn’t good either. No exposure means no experience. Doing something you haven’t done before can be always hard. Your young minds must learn to understand and train to survive horrible circumstances such as threats, national disasters, and invasions.
It is easy to be optimistic and be passive to some things that aren’t happening yet. Emergencies are unpredictable. It is never enough only to acquire knowledge and call yourself intelligent with the absence of exposure.
Our brain can respond quickly to threats with the help of “threats stimuli”. When you’re in the formation and drills, you will be told to stay focus and input, and be able to respond to incoming threats quickly. Drills and practices are short of prefabricated war feeling. You’ll be stimulated in a way that your adrenaline levels gets high to prepare your body for action.
This is a good training to be familiar and respond quickly in times of stress and vigorous actions. You body and mind prepares to avoid acute damage. Brain signals you naturally have in yourself must be pre activated. It’s like taking a vaccination to protect yourself for future sickness. So why not activate your critical survival skills now than later. Further, you’ll gain self-empowerment after every practice. Next time or in real situations you’ll know what to do. Much better than being clueless.
- Be practical, do practical Imagine yourself marching and standing so stiff in a formation during a beautiful Saturday afternoon. When you are young “fun things” are always interesting. Practical chores are seriously dull. It can be so physically and mentally draining to occupy yourself with boring chores.
But what are more essential skills than to be able to conquer risks and terrors?
If you want to live your dreams, you have to keep yourself alive. When you cut yourself, you bleed and feels pain. We even learn “First Aid” to give us confidence and quick response to emergency?
Corruption in ROTC
If society and lawmakers believed that corruption is learned through ROTC training. Remember that corruption or crime is everywhere. It can even learned from your home. Even as a child can be vulnerable and expose to corruption in a form of neglect and abuse. A child corrupted since birth can be really damaging.
So there are many other factors that we need to consider before we can make a conclusion. When you are a teenager you need a proper guidance and skills to gain independence, freedom and possibilities to protect your own self. Not lies and nonsense predictions that life will be easy and always be safe.
To become “corrupt” is a choice. In life you’ll be tested many times to choose between right and wrong. A person or a leader exercise corruption because of his/her wrong perception of power. No one has been born bad or evil. Your environment, upbringing, and twisted mind made you so. To be good and decent is still a personal choice.
Philippines as a changing country.
If we are afraid of change, then probably we have to stop complaining why we still belong to the third world countries.
We cannot make a dead end generalization that military training is inadequate for the country, costly and completely waste of time. How about thinking more futuristic, planning for safety not just for today but to insure ourself security.
It is always your personal decision to exercise honesty, discipline, voluntarism, and nationalism. Military or non military style. But others aren’t that honest.
If you look around why we still need security guards? There is still serious trust issue. In some countries there are not that many securities guards around. Some stores even have self payment counters.
If you are firm to your self and principles, no form of fraud can seduce you.
Your choice, your future
As for the HB 8961 (The proposed Reserve Officers Training Corps Act) should be re-establish as a mandatory basic ROTC program for students enrolled in Grades 11 and 12 (students 16-17 of age).
What is the right age for ROTC training anyway? When you reach 18 years old, you technically and legally think as an adult. You then wonder to yourself, What you want to do with your life? What kind of person do you want to become?
By the time you reach 20-21 years old, you technically finish your degree, struggling to find work and stress about life’s expectations.
By the age of 30, you should be old enough to be independent, secure to your profession, needs and wants in life. To be productive and consistent is hard. It takes approximately 10 hard years to be somebody.
Isn’t it basic and pratical to be finished ROTC training by the time you reach 20 years old?
Bad and impractical choices
It seems like we haven’t really learned anything from generations and generations of being treated harshly poor by locals and foreign invaders. We give in so easily without even executing resistance.
We can wait and live our lives in such a severe shame that our society and country is lacking means of protecting itself. Instead of educating our children and youth how to be smart and brave, we became dangerously overprotective and now limiting the possibilities for us to grow as an independent nation.
Either ROTC becomes mandatory or voluntary, it is crucial for public and private students to be well prepared. One day you might need to protect yourself from harm.
I would say “YES” without a doubt that it is your primary need as a youth to be mentally and physically trained. Be a stable citizen of the Republic of the Philippines.
Personally, I don’t want to grow old or retire in our country that is weak and can be easily threatened.",1828,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316783.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822042502-20190822064502-00332.warc.gz,0.956470608711243
b5d8b9a1-8a53-4655-9a50-c73c483c4e4a,2020-10-23T02:34:23+00:00,2018-07-25,0,https://clymerlaw.com/blog/2018/07/25/marijuana-and-firearms/,"Medical Marijuana and Firearm Possession
I Have a Medical Marijuana Card: Can I Still Possess a Gun in PA?
As you may have heard, medical marijuana is now legal in Pennsylvania for those who have been issued a valid Medical Marijuana Card and have received a certification from a physician. The next question some firearm owners are asking is whether patients who are prescribed medical marijuana can still possess firearms.
The Short Answer is “No”
While Pennsylvania law allows firearm possession by lawful users of medical marijuana, the federal ban on firearm possession by those who are “unlawful users of…any controlled substance” remains in effect, even for those whose use of marijuana is lawful under state law (because marijuana is still always a controlled substance under federal law). The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (the “ATF”) even added language to the ATF 4473 Form (a federal form completed when buying a gun at a retail store) to remind buyers of this very fact.
One should be aware that even the mere possession of the medical marijuana card, by itself, absent the possession of actual marijuana, could be problematic for firearm ownership, though how such a scenario would play out is still unclear.",252,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107880519.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023014545-20201023044545-00136.warc.gz,0.958749115467072
ef09e63d-2d7e-45a4-993e-2e04c2635c9c,2022-05-26T21:01:26+00:00,2019-08-14,1,https://alsnewstoday.com/columns/2019/08/14/stem-cell-research-glacier-clinical-trials-progress/,"Advancing Potential ALS Treatments Is Like Accelerating a Glacier
Glaciers are known for their slow movement and the transformative change that they leave in their wake. Most move only a few centimeters a day. Yet they produce lakes, cliffs, moraines, valleys, mountain arêtes and horns, and pronounced landscape striations. Perhaps stem cell research will prove analogous.
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics is enrolling a Phase 3 study that uses bone-marrow-derived cells extracted from the patient. These cells can differentiate into bone, muscle, fat, and cartilage. Prior to reintroduction, the cells are cultured to produce higher levels of neurotrophic factors — chemicals that protect neurons. The trial is attempting to gather 200 participants who are declining at least one point per month as measured by the ALS Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS).
Preclinical research into the use of stem cells in ALS was first done in mice in 2006. Based on these mice studies and evidence that stem cell injection was safe, BrainStorm began a clinical program called NurOwn. A Phase 1 safety and tolerability trial demonstrated both. The company then sponsored a Phase 2 trial, and no serious adverse events were observed. It was reported that the treatment slowed disease progression as measured by ALSFRS. Increases in muscle strength and bulk, and also arm and leg circumference, were observed.
BrainStorm then conducted a larger Phase 2 trial. The primary goal was to confirm safety and tolerability, and a secondary objective was disease modification. Again, there were no serious adverse events. More importantly, once the study participants were divided into fast and slow progressors, the fast-progressing subgroup was shown to have an improved rate of decline.
Topline data from the Phase 3 trial is expected in 2020. That means, pending positive results, a stem cell treatment for ALS could be approved in 2021. And there may be more coming. Q Therapeutics has plans to launch a clinical trial this year. Neuralstem has developed a spinal-cord-derived neural stem cell line, currently in clinical-stage testing, for the treatment of ALS and other nervous system diseases and injuries. The Mayo Clinic and Cedars-Sinai also have undertaken research initiatives into the efficacy of stem cell treatment relative to ALS.
That is all exciting and promising. But if an ALS stem cell treatment is commercially available in 2021, it will mark 15 years since it showed potential in the lab. To anyone with ALS, the pace of progress feels glacier-like. However, if the impact on the patient population is equally glacial, the time to market will be quickly forgotten.
It is impossible to predict the gains to be had in modifying disease progression via stem cell therapy. The median benefit as reported in both of BrainStorm’s Phase 2 trials were modest. The optimum amount and frequency of dosing has yet to be established and may vary from person to person. Once this is better understood, the expected benefit will only increase. Still, the stem cell saga had left me mostly nonplussed.
That is, until I saw footage from ABC News. It shares the experience of two patients whose improvements since receiving BrainStorm’s NurOwn have been striking. Both have regained function. One can stand on his own and even walk a bit, after more than two years of being unable to do either. If their progress is maintained and replicated in others, we may be on the cusp of a glacier-led retreat of ALS.
Continuing the metaphor, there is a rare phenomenon called a galloping glacier. About 1 percent of the world’s glaciers exhibit significant bursts of relative speed. One in northern Pakistan “gallops” every 20 years, moving nearly 1,500 times its normal crawl. Scientists are left to speculate why, but most theories include a reduction in friction.
We can be a virtual frictional agent of change. First by rushing to participate in any open stem cell trials. Second, by being vocal. After a Phase 3 trial is complete, the FDA must approve the therapy, insurance must deem it inclusively coverable, and manufacturing and delivery must be scaled up. We must collectively scream that all tasks necessary to afford treatment access be attended to with life-or-death urgency.
A glacier is like a moving mountain. In this case, it just needs to move faster than normal. Jesus said that faith can move mountains. My pastor describes faith as belief plus trust. I believe that WE can. I trust that WE will.
Keep the faith!
Note: ALS News Today is strictly a news and information website about the disease. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website. The opinions expressed in this column are not those of ALS News Today or its parent company, BioNews Services, and are intended to spark discussion about issues pertaining to ALS.",1055,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662625600.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526193923-20220526223923-00025.warc.gz,0.95952433347702
54e44d13-8fdc-44b7-bc4a-07c5adebc52a,2020-10-23T21:24:27+00:00,2020-01-30,1,https://www.iot-nn.com/2020/01/30/gothenburg-boosts-sustainable-public-transport-push-with-e-bus-roll-out/,"More than 150 electric buses will be introduced in the region covering Gothenburg, Mölndal and Partille, where 180 million trips are made by bus each year.
A fleet of electric buses has begun operating in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, and its region covering Mölndal and Partille.
The 157 electric buses from Volvo represent the largest single order of its kind in Europe. Bus operator Transdev Sweden was awarded the contract to operate the service from public transport company Västtrafik, which expects to have electrified all city traffic in Västra Götaland by 2030.
Swiss power and automation group ABB is providing the charging infrastructure solutions with 19 new high-power electric chargers scheduled to be installed during the second half of 2020. Another two stations are planned for the future.
The new electrified lines will see a total of 220 electric buses in service by the end of the year. With room for 150 passengers and an 88 per cent reduction in CO2 when transitioning to electricity, the new buses combine high passenger capacity with low environmental footprint.
“We have created a common holistic transport solution that will make public transport in Gothenburg quieter and emission-free.”
According to Västtrafik, the landmark announcement marks an important step towards achieving a sustainable public transport solution for the 180 million trips made by bus in the region each year.
“Volvo Buses is a leader in electromobility and solutions for sustainable public transport. Together with ABB and our partners, we have created a common holistic transport solution that will make public transport in Gothenburg quieter and emission-free”, said Håkan Agnevall, president, Volvo Buses.
“The solution shows that electric buses are not only something for the future, but already today provide cities with public transport that is sustainable and financially viable.”
ABB will supply a complete solution that includes both the charging stations and all grid connection hardware via ABB’s cable distribution cabinets.
The buses in Gothenburg, Mölndal and Partille will be charged by ABB’s 450kW high power Panto Down chargers. The modular electric bus charging solution offers high-power charging via an automated rooftop connection. Buses will be recharged in three- to six minutes at charging stations along the routes
“The sustainable transformation of bus traffic in Gothenburg is an example of how ABB is pursuing its Mission to Zero, with the goal to develop innovations that will contribute to a zero-emission future,” added Frank Muehlon, head of ABB’s global business for e-mobility infrastructure solutions.
“We have the products and solutions to deliver electricity from generation to the point of consumption in a safe, smart and sustainable way.”
Gothenburg was named joint winner of the EU’s 2020 European Capital of Smart Tourism competition last year, alongside Málaga. They were recognised for their “exemplary achievements” across all four categories of the competition, including sustainability and digitalisation.",652,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107865665.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023204939-20201023234939-00286.warc.gz,0.93308699131012
c09cfa78-cc1d-438c-84b3-e1bcae79089c,2022-05-23T05:55:36+00:00,2022-05-23,1,https://myotakuworld.com/boruto-dubbed/,"Boruto is one of the most loved animes. This is a sequel to the best-loved anime series of all time, which is why so many people enjoyed it.
The popularity of the anime series meant that some fans were disappointed by the dubbed episodes. They were far less accurate than the original Japanese voiceover.
When will English voiceovers be available? And where can we watch them?
The English-dubbed version of the series should be out soon. This is despite the fact that the only thing holding it back was the current pandemic. It will also be available on many platforms like Hulu, Vudu, and Funimation.
This article will explain why so many anime have remained unvoiced in English for so long. It also provides a summary of the events and offers several options for those who want to retranslate the episodes.
What is Boruto?
Fans are naturally eager to see the English-dubbed Boruto series because of its immense popularity.
Children love Naruto, and for many years Sasuke and Naruto fought it out in the anime series.
The first episode of Boruto aired on the 1st of December 2017. Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Funimation offered to stream the anime series for free.
The sequel is an anime masterpiece, but it is difficult to find the English dubbed version. Fans were upset and wanted to know if the English dubbed version was available.
Why is Boruto so far behind?
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime series is based on the same manga series. It is the sequel to the Naruto manga and anime series. The series will reveal what happens to Naruto and his beloved characters, as well as their futures.
Since Naruto and Sasuke faced Kaguya in anime, it has been years. All is calm now, and there are no other terrible villains. Boruto has only one goal, even though it is a great benefit for him and his friends. It’s not to become Hokage, but to defeat his father.
The series’ first episode aired on April 5, 2017, As of writing, the manga and anime are both still being produced. Crunchyroll and Hulu offer free streaming of anime series on Funimation, Hulu, or Crunchyroll.
The sequel is just as popular as the original series, but you won’t be able to find the English-dubbed version as easily. Many anime fans prefer to watch dubbed anime so it was a surprise that not all of the series had been dubbed.
This question is not as interesting as you might think. Due to a lack of management and involvement by Cartoon Network, as well as licensing issues, the dubbed version is far behind.
Boruto was initially dubbed by Cartoon Network, as it also dubbed Naruto Shippuden and Naruto Shippuden. The dubbed versions were released fairly consistently, so it seemed that everything was going well.
The episodes were released in smaller parts after the first part was complete. Many fans were understanding and patient as the process of dubbing anime can be tedious and time-consuming, especially if you need higher-quality results.
However, CN began dubbing the show and then dropped it in favor of Naruto Shippuden. This was also quite far back.
Although the decision was not officially released, it was clear that Naruto Shippuden was released years before Boruto. It chronologically takes place many years before Boruto.
Many were unhappy with this decision and the direction CN was going with the series. While Naruto Shippuden was popular at the time, Boruto was more popular and was released far later than Naruto Shippuden.
Boruto already began releasing dubbed episodes, making matters worse. This made the series more popular, which led to more people being disappointed by the slow dubbed episodes.
Many viewers were frustrated by this and were pleased to hear that Adult Swim would be taking over the dubbing process. The process should be a little faster now than it was in the hands of an independent Cartoon Network program.
When will Boruto’s new episodes be dubbed in English?
Despite the delay in the release, it appears that this will change soon. AnimeLab has been uploading dubbed episodes very quickly and a few studios have stated that they will release dubbed episodes once working conditions improve after the current pandemic.
AnimeLab published Episodes 106 to 119 of Boruto. Naruto Next Generations English dubbed. Just in time for your weekend anime binge. These episodes now have both the original Japanese voiceover as well as the English voiceover, but the premium membership is required for the latter. Boruto: Naruto Next Generations can be accessed in both audio languages.
AnimeLab now offers Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 196 episodes. New dubbed episodes are added regularly. You can also catch up on the episodes by buying Madman Entertainment’s home videos, which include the latest (Part 8 Episodes 93-105) released this month.
Kakashi and Might Guy go on vacation to the thermal springs for the latest batch of dubbed episodes. Asuma’s daughter Mirai joins them to discover that the spring has been covered in a huge boulder.
It’s then time to take on Extreme Ninja Cards! Boruto discovers that there are some notable absences in this game. These are worth fighting over, as it features famous shinobi from the past. Konohamaru then comes to the rescue of a mysterious woman from a hamlet that has a dark secret.
Madman Entertainment operates AnimeLab online, which is an anime streaming service. It is only available to New Zealand and Australian residents.
Premium subscriptions cost $7.95AUD/month, or $79.50AUD/year. They provide access to full back-catalog access and no simulcast delays.
Boruto Dubbed: Where can you watch it?
Boruto: Naruto Next Generation contains 196 episodes. The Animelab episodes are updated on a regular basis. Madman Entertainment’s home video releases are available for those who want to keep up-to-date. Part 8: Episodes 93-205 are now available on the site.
Boruto-dubbed episodes can be viewed free on Hulu during the first seven days. After that, they will need to pay $5.99 per month or $59.99 per annum to continue their subscription.
Vudu offers an alternative to those looking for English-dubbed episodes on different platforms. Boruto 13 episodes are $19.99 when you can see other series and films for free.
Boruto can also be viewed on Funimation. You can stream the series in subtitled or dubbed formats. The streaming service offers a 14-day trial that is free to anyone who wants to watch the series. Boruto is available to all members for $5.99 per month. They have access to the Funimation library.
Boruto: Naruto Next Generation is a popular anime series with 196 episodes. They are available on AnimeLab in English dubbed versions. Mad Man Entertainment also offers the home video release.",1474,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662555558.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523041156-20220523071156-00401.warc.gz,0.976502776145935
fbd0329e-5746-4792-be28-c2bb627a24fb,2016-07-27T15:38:47+00:00,2009-09-23,1,http://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/barbie-s-a-living-doll-at-universal-1118009027/,"He-Man heads to Sony in new Mattel pic deal
Mattel is setting up more playdates for its toy properties.
Universal Pictures has added Barbie to its star stable, while He-Man and the Masters of the Universe has found a new home at Sony.
U has made a deal with Mattel to build a live-action film around its signature Barbie toy line. With studios racing to build films around well-known concepts, Universal brass feels it has landed the queen of globally branded toy figures.
Laurence Mark will produce.
According to Mattel, the 50-year-old Barbie has 99% worldwide brand awareness, and it’s the No. 1 girls property in the toy industry, the top doll property in the U.S., and the No. 1 worldwide property in the traditional toy industry.
“Barbie is the most famous doll in history, a unique cultural icon in the world of brands,” said Universal Pictures chairman Marc Shmuger. “So many representations of Barbie frequent pop culture. We’re grateful to Mattel for entrusting us with this extraordinary opportunity.”
Mark said the next step will be to canvass writers and decide on a creative take for a family-friendly movie. Mark, who just produced “Julie and Julia” and is in production on the untitled James L. Brooks-directed comedy that stars Reese Witherspoon and Jack Nicholson, was one of several A-list producers who met with Mattel and U execs. “Barbie may be the most popular girl in the world, and has always been a wonderfully aspirational figure, so we must do her proud,” Mark said, noting that there’s no shortage of plot possibilities since Barbie has held more than 120 jobs over the years.
The executive producers are Barbie general manager and Mattel senior veep Richard Dickson and Rob Hudnut, who is VP of entertainment for Barbie. The brand managers will clearly be hands-on in determining how Mattel’s star asset translates to the screen.
Asked why there had never before been a live-action feature (there have been 16 direct-to-video animated titles, selling 75 million units worldwide, according to Mattel), Dickson called the U deal the logical next step in expanding the brand’s reach. In the past several years, Barbie has expanded into fashion shows, merchandise and online ventures that include Twitter, Facebook and even Barbie’s own YouTube channel.
“The brand wasn’t ready for a movie,” Dickson said. “In the last 10 years, Barbie has evolved from a toy into an intellectual property. Barbie has a proven track record in home entertainment, there have been live stage shows, live symphonies and other nontraditional forms of entertainment. There is a flagship store in Shanghai.”
While Universal and Mark will want to move ahead aggressively, Dickson said no timetable has been set for Barbie’s bigscreen debut.
He-Man has a plan
As for He-Man, Sony is finalizing a deal to produce a bigscreen adaptation of Mattel’s popular action figure line, with Escape Artists shepherding the project.
The property, which originated in 1983 as an animated series and toy line, had previously been set up at Warner Bros., where Joel Silver had been developing a pic since 2007. Mattel wound up taking back the rights and leaving the lot after Mattel, the studio and Silver couldn’t agree on the creative direction of the film (Daily Variety, Sept. 9).
Sony and Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch will now start developing the project from scratch for Columbia Pictures, sources close to the negotiations said.
Shingle recently produced Columbia’s remake of “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” and “Knowing” at Summit. It previously produced the Will Smith dramas “Seven Pounds” and “The Pursuit of Happyness.”
The fantasy actioner will revolve around a prince who becomes the warrior He-Man and battles the evil Skeletor for control of his magical homeland, Eternia.
John Stevenson (“Kung Fu Panda”) had previously been attached to direct, with Justin Marks and Evan Daugherty having penned versions of the script. Rights to those scripts now belong to WB, meaning a new writer will likely be hired.
The Barbie deal was made by CAA, which previously placed Mattel’s “Major Matt Mason,” a potential star vehicle for Tom Hanks, at Universal and Playtone.
Mattel also has “Hot Wheels” at Warner Bros., with Silver Pictures producing, and “Max Steel” at Paramount; and there’s a live-action musical to be based on a new toy line built around a monster that’s also set up at U with “Hairspray” producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron plus Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, with Shaiman and Wittman to write the original score.",1073,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257826908.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071026-00016-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.939939498901367
d7eafb38-c862-48ec-9606-9593b57f5f87,2016-07-29T17:56:52+00:00,2013-06-28,1,http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/rosatom-awaits-sa-govt-decision-on-nuclear-power-2013-06-28,"Russian State-owned nuclear company Rosatom was awaiting the South African government’s decision regarding the nuclear aspect of its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP2010), as well as Russia’s role in this regard, deputy director-general Kirill Komarov said on Thursday.
In April, the South African government indicted that it was set on pursuing its plan, contained in the IRP2010, to construct new nuclear power plants (NPPs) and increase the country’s amount of nuclear-generated electricity to 9.6 GW by 2030. This is in part to help meet South Africa’s growing electricity needs and to reduce the country’s high greenhouse-gas emissions.
South Africa is, however, taking a phased approach to making a decision on new nuclear power capacity and is not ready yet to advertise the tender, officials have indicated last month.
During discussions with President Jacob Zuma and Energy Minister Dipuo Peters last month, Rosatom director-general Sergey Kirienko proposed a strategic partnership with South Africa to develop the nuclear industry and to help it in meeting its future energy needs.
“We are not just interested in constructing nuclear power plant units, we are interested in strategic partnership with South Africa, as well as other countries in the continent, because of the big interest in nuclear in the developing economies,” he told Engineering News Online at the International Atomic Energy Agency International Ministerial Conference, in St Petersburg.
Komarov stated that Rosatom was prepared to provide different financing models to South Africa for NPP construction, including intergovernmental loans and potential investments in ownership of power stations.
The ownership finance option would see Rosatom construct the NPP, which it would wholly own and finance, while the South African government would provide the property, grid access and fixed electricity prices for a certain period of time.
The two financing models could also be combined, if required.
“We have already done all the preparing to be a strategic nuclear power partner to South Africa, we are a member of the Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa, which positions us to meet and interact with all participants,” he said.
Komarov said that South Africa could, in addition to partnering with Rosatom to develop its nuclear power industry and, thereby, boost its economy, also implement a proper level of localisation in its nuclear power development plans to positively impact its economy.
“If South Africa has a level of localisation of 50% to 60%, it means that every rand invested in the nuclear plant can have a multiplier effect in the economy of R3 to R5. This is because the construction of a nuclear plant not only entails the construction process, but civil works as well,” he noted.
Komarov highlighted that the construction of two nuclear plant units with the capacity of 1 000 MW each, would create 10 000 jobs on site and a minimum of between 50 000 to 70 000 jobs in the rest of the economy.
“South Africa is ready for nuclear power development, it already has the technology and skill, it is trending with the rest of the world and is ahead of many countries in this regard,” he pointed out.
Komarov noted that nuclear power could offer a more affordable means of electricity generation in South Africa, where the current lacking volume of electricity contributed to higher power prices.
“It is expensive to construct nuclear power plants, producing the nuclear energy is cheap. This is because the volatility and unpredictability of coal, oil and gas prices have a great impact on the costs of the power plants that use these energy sources. This is attributable to the fact that these energy fuels make up between 60% and 70% of plant costs.
“Although uranium prices can also be volatile and unpredictable, it only makes up about 4% of the power plant’s costs and, therefore, does not impact it severely. This is why countries with a lot of oil and gas such as Saudi Arabia invest in nuclear,” he explained.
Edited by: Mariaan Webb
Creamer Media Senior Researcher and Deputy Editor Online
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7280b0d2-e77c-446f-aea2-c94100dffed9,2019-08-18T13:54:32+00:00,2019-08-18,1,https://www.ge.com/reports/this-discovery-could-help-us-regenerate-body-parts-one-day/,"Pluripotent stem cells hold an almost magical place in the human imagination. These inveterate transformers start out in the embryo as biological blank sheets but change in developing animals and grow into tissues that become the brain, bones, heart, liver and the rest of our bodies. In culture, they can divide endlessly and differentiate into any cell type of the body.
Scientists have long tried to crack their secrets, which could lead to the Holy Grail of medicine: regenerating aging, diseased or damaged body parts.
It hasn’t been easy. Stem cells are delicate things that need pitch-perfect conditions to remain “blank” and keep dividing. Even the slightest disturbance can set them off on an irreversible journey to becoming, say, an eye. Worse, vibrations or changes in their environment can easily kill them.
Like a school of sardines, they also clump together. If they lose contact with one another or even the bottom of a petri dish, they’ll die unless pre-treated with a protein that inhibits cell death. As a result, researchers have been forced to construct delicate protective and nourishing matrices by coating their Petri dishes with cocktails of proteins, polymers or feeder cells.
But simple times might be beckoning. Scientists from Sweden’s Uppsala University, the U.K.’s University of Nottingham and GE Healthcare Life Sciences say they’ve unlocked the secret to keeping stem cells happy with much less mess and fuss. If it takes off, it could scale up stem cell R&D and unleash new biotechnology market applications.
“What we’ve shown is the next step in producing stem cells at scale for research, pharmacological testing and to eventually make cells to replace diseased organs,” says Cecilia Annerén, global product marketing manager at GE Healthcare and a researcher at Uppsala University, who is leading the group that made the discovery. “This is the first time that you don’t need to pre-coat the dish to grow stem cells.”
Annerén’s team discovered that a protein found in blood serum, called inter-α-inhibitor (IαI), can help stem cells attach, survive and stay undifferentiated just by adding it in solution to a standard xeno-free growth medium, no pre-coating needed.
By mixing these ingredients together with the stem cells, researchers can pour the solution into dishes and the cells will attach to naked plastic, a big time-saver in this type of work. The advance can shave a day off of lab time that is normally consumed preparing media and dishes to harbor the cells. What’s more, IαI seems to support survival, and cells thrive in the mix while remaining undifferentiated. “It seems that the cells really, really like this protein,” Annerén says. “We see better survival after single-cell splitting and the cells grow more robustly, which simplifies the process and saves a significant amount of time.”
This use of IαI is new for science. The protein is produced in the liver and found in high concentrations in blood plasma. It forms complexes with the extracellular matrix and is known to be important in the process of inflammation.
Still, obstacles remain for IαI’s widespread adoption, Annerén says. Purifying it from the rest of the serum, which itself is expensive, is required. Thus, the next task is to figure out how to make the IαI protein cheaply and plentifully, so that the discovery could help ramp up stem cell production. Then, researchers would have all of the magical cells they need to study life’s development and unlock new ways to treat injury and disease. “This is a jump for the field,” she says. “It’s a big deal.”
Photo credit: Sara Pijuan Galitó | Uppsala University",832,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313889.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818124516-20190818150516-00289.warc.gz,0.940116345882416
a9cf99b3-6926-49d9-914a-0cf46221fabc,2015-04-01T11:12:06+00:00,2001-06-09,0,http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2001-06-09/article/5342?headline=Crossing-the-Bay-before-bridges--By-Susan-Cerny,"Looking back, seeing ahead
Until the Bay Bridge opened in 1936, the only way of crossing the bay was by private boat or ferry.
To facilitate travel to the ferry many roads cut a diagonal path to the Ferry terminal, called the Oakland Mole.
The ferry terminal was located on “Long Wharf” which was near the present approach to the Bay Bridge. When the Berkeley Branch Line of the Central Pacific (later Southern Pacific) Railroad began running in 1876, the route from Oakland began its diagonal path along Stanford Avenue named for the man who owned the railroad, Leland Stanford.
In the foreground of the photo are three freight cars located in the triangular island created by the diverging streets.
Originally used for railroad operations, these parcels were later developed when the trains stopped running.
These islands today are the location of a parking lot on the smallest section, a drug store in the middle section and a grocery store (Berkeley Bowl) in the largest section.
The tall house in the middle right is still standing today at 2820 Adeline Street.
Built in the 1890s, it remains as distinctive a building in its neighborhood as it did in 1906.
Susan Cerny writes Berkeley Observed in conjunction with the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association",258,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131304444.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172144-00188-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.971685171127319
6717e93b-b19d-4882-b4b5-cb998c5a9c4e,2018-08-18T16:32:00+00:00,2017-09-20,1,https://www.njtvonline.org/news/video/legislators-hear-testimony-positive-train-control-gateway-tunnel-joint-session/,"Almost one year after the fatal NJ Transit train crash in Hoboken, lawmakers observed a moment of silence. But NJ Transit’s Executive Director Steve Santoro told the Senate Legislative Oversight and Assembly Judiciary Joint Committee there’s still no definitive answer on what caused the morning commuter train to slam into the station, killing one woman and injuring dozens more.
“The investigation continues, and under NTSB rules, NJ Transit is strictly prohibited from commenting on any aspect of the investigation, including the cause, or potential cause, of the accident,” said Santoro.
Santoro said the National Transportation Safety Board will release a report in February 2018. The engineer in the crash has been diagnosed as suffering from sleep apnea. He further noted that NJ Transit’s tested 350 of its 370 engineers for the disorder, which can make operators drowsy. NJ Transit staff also said it will meet the federal deadline to implement positive train control, a safety feature to automatically slow speeding trains despite initial problems with its contractor, Parsons.
“We’ve had the funding and we’ve had the staff to deliver it from our standpoint,” said Eric Daleo, assistant executive director for NJ Transit.
Santoro also offered to provide numbers showing how many engineers have left or retired to address concerns of staff shortages. Meanwhile, lawmakers asked experts about the Gateway train tunnel project under the Hudson, worried about what could happen if even one of the two existing tunnels damaged by Sandy flooding failed before a new tunnel is built.
“We could lose 75 percent of our trans-Hudson rail capacity. Instead of 24 NJ Transit and Amtrak trains during rush hour, we would be down to six. We would be facing commuter Armageddon,” said Sen. Bob Gordon, the chair of the Senate Legislative Oversight Committee.
Advocates pointed to the unusually active and destructive hurricane season and said the current tunnels represent a single point of potential failure that could have a catastrophic impact.
“You have a very unpredictable player in here, and that is Mother Nature,” according to Janna Chernetz, director of New Jersey policy for the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. “It’s really only a matter of time until we are affected by that.”
“No engineer can say with certainty when the tunnel may become so unreliable that it cannot sustain the level of service we enjoy today. We are literally in a race against time,” said John Porcari, interim executive director of the Gateway Program Development Corporation.
“Every single year that we delay building Gateway adds roughly $1 billion to the cost of the project. Every month we delay adds $100 million to the cost of the project,” said Regional Plan Association President Tom Wright.
Lawmakers also wanted more details about plans to replace or repair the Port Authority Bus Terminal. The Port Authority is expected to unveil a plan Thursday.",600,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213691.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818154147-20180818174147-00612.warc.gz,0.95545768737793
53177565-3af9-420f-bf8c-cbe51aee739f,2015-03-31T15:32:24+00:00,2013-01-02,1,http://wireless.sys-con.com/node/2498645,"|By PR Newswire||
|January 2, 2013 04:51 PM EST||
GREENVILLE, S.C., Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Avanade, Inc., a joint venture between Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has been sued by ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC) for what ScanSource calls a ""bait-and-switch,"" after ScanSource saw Avanade's initial estimate for the installation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software system Microsoft Dynamics AX balloon from $17 million to nearly $66 million and from 11 months to three years, with the ERP system still not live. ScanSource's project is believed to be one of the largest global enterprise level Microsoft Dynamics AX implementations to date.
ScanSource contracted with Avanade in 2009 to replace its aging information technology infrastructure with a new core system that would support ScanSource's continued global expansion. Avanade's implementation was originally scheduled to be completed within 11 months.
The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, alleges - among other things - fraud, tortious misrepresentation and breach of contract, and seeks tens of millions of dollars in damages that ScanSource has incurred and will continue to incur, as a result of Avanade's misconduct.
The lawsuit alleges that Avanade knew it was not capable of performing the Microsoft AX implementation for ScanSource, and misrepresented its skills and abilities to land the lucrative engagement. The suit also states that Avanade engaged in ""bait-and-switch"" sales tactics that defrauded ScanSource into believing that Avanade had, and would assign, highly-skilled consultants to perform the implementation. Instead, as the lawsuit alleges, Avanade provided ScanSource with a revolving door of consultants who knew little or nothing about implementing Microsoft Dynamics AX software or managing large-scale global ERP projects. The result was an incomplete and defectively designed system that suffered from numerous flaws and required extensive remedial work. Avanade's incompetence was reflected in, among other things, the staggering 500,000 lines of software code it wrote in an attempt to have the Microsoft Dynamics AX platform meet ScanSource's business requirements.
According to the lawsuit, ""As a result of Avanade's fraud and breaches, an implementation that was initially budgeted for $17 million has now cost ScanSource approximately $37 million - and is estimated by Accenture, Avanade's parent entity, to require an additional $29 million to complete. This ballooning of the Project cost estimate from $17 million to approximately $66 million represents an almost 300% price increase for delivery of the global ERP implementation that is years behind the originally scheduled initial go live...""
The suit also states, ""Avanade's inability to accurately estimate the effort required for the implementation caused ScanSource to de-scope some of its Minimum Business Requirements in an attempt to reduce the Project's escalating cost and keep the scheduled go-live dates intact. As a result of this de-scoping exercise, ScanSource had to retain some of its legacy applications to perform certain processes that the new Microsoft AX system was supposed to handle. For other de-scoped functionality, ScanSource was required to write its own applications to fill the gaps.""
""By forcing ScanSource to de-scope functionality, Avanade performed a classic bait-and-switch on ScanSource. Specifically, after being engaged on the Project for only a few months, Avanade drastically increased its fees estimate, thereby forcing ScanSource to make the following choice: either pay substantially more for functionality that Avanade was supposed to deliver as part of the initial quote, or forego that functionality to reduce a ballooning budget far in excess of what Avanade had represented and agreed to.""
The lawsuit continues, ""At regular intervals throughout the Project, Microsoft and Accenture performed quality assessments of the Project (the 'QA Reports'). Both Microsoft and Accenture concluded that the Project was being mismanaged and made recommendations, including the preparation of an integrated project plan, to stabilize the Project and get it back on a track toward go-live.""
""The Microsoft quality assessment, which focused primarily on software development, documented hundreds of 'Issues' with the Avanade-developed code. Many of these problems were characterized as 'Must Fix Issues.' Microsoft further criticized the manner by which Avanade altered the core Microsoft AX code, noting that 'even single methods have multiple developers' and that '[v]ery commonly, base classes, forms and tables have been modified,' increasing the costs of future upgrades"" and maintainability of the system.
""Among other criticisms of the Project, the Accenture quality assessment noted that the Project could not be completed without additional fees of $22.5 to $29 million, and resource commitments totaling 11,504 workdays.""
""Following receipt of the QA Reports, ScanSource delivered a Notice of Default to Avanade on May 17, 2012. Despite providing an extended cure period, Avanade has failed to correct its breaches of the Implementation Agreement. When it became evident to ScanSource that Avanade had no intention of curing its defaults, on September 28, 2012, ScanSource provided Avanade with a Notice of Termination removing Avanade from the Project.""
""The Notice of Termination followed repeated failures by Avanade to meet multiple scheduled and rescheduled go-live dates, and the realization that the Project -- still without a projected go-live date, and now estimated to cost at least three times Avanade's original estimate -- could not continue with Avanade as integrator.""
ScanSource has contracted with a new global implementation partner to mitigate the damages and harm caused from Avanade's misconduct. ScanSource plans on completing its new Microsoft Dynamics global ERP project. Excluding any potential recovery from this lawsuit, ScanSource believes that the total spend for the ERP project could range from $58 million to $72 million and extend past fiscal year 2013, as stated in its prior 10-Q filing for the period ending September 30, 2012.
ScanSource is being represented by Mark P. Ressler of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP.
About ScanSource, Inc.
ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC) is the leading international distributor of specialty technology products, operating from dedicated business units in North America, Latin America and Europe. ScanSource POS & Barcoding delivers AIDC (automatic identification and data capture) and POS (point-of-sale) solutions; Catalyst Telecom and ScanSource Communications provide voice, video, data and converged communications equipment; ScanSource Security offers physical security solutions; and ScanSource Services Group delivers value-added support programs and services. Founded in 1992, the company ranks #760 on the Fortune 1000. For more information, call the toll-free sales telephone number at 800.944.2432 or visit www.scansourceinc.com.
SOURCE ScanSource, Inc.
SYS-CON Events announced today the IoT Bootcamp – Jumpstart Your IoT Strategy, being held June 9–10, 2015, in conjunction with 16th Cloud Expo and Internet of @ThingsExpo at the Javits Center in New York City. This is your chance to jumpstart your IoT strategy. Combined with real-world scenarios and use cases, the IoT Bootcamp is not just based on presentations but includes hands-on demos and walkthroughs. We will introduce you to a variety of Do-It-Yourself IoT platforms including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, Spark and Intel Edison. You will also get an overview of cloud technologies s...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Litmus Automation will exhibit at SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Litmus Automation’s vision is to provide a solution for companies that are in a rush to embrace the disruptive Internet of Things technology and leverage it for real business challenges. Litmus Automation simplifies the complexity of connected devices applications with Loop, a secure and scalable cloud platform.
Mar. 31, 2015 10:32 AM EDT Reads: 304
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Mar. 31, 2015 09:15 AM EDT Reads: 2,276
The WebRTC Summit 2014 New York, to be held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York, NY, announces that its Call for Papers is open. Topics include all aspects of improving IT delivery by eliminating waste through automated business models leveraging cloud technologies. WebRTC Summit is co-located with 16th International Cloud Expo, @ThingsExpo, Big Data Expo, and DevOps Summit.
Mar. 31, 2015 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,676
SOA Software has changed its name to Akana. With roots in Web Services and SOA Governance, Akana has established itself as a leader in API Management and is expanding into cloud integration as an alternative to the traditional heavyweight enterprise service bus (ESB). The company recently announced that it achieved more than 90% year-over-year growth. As Akana, the company now addresses the evolution and diversification of SOA, unifying security, management, and DevOps across SOA, APIs, microservices, and more.
Mar. 31, 2015 08:30 AM EDT Reads: 2,097
Wearable technology was dominant at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) , and MWC was no exception to this trend. New versions of favorites, such as the Samsung Gear (three new products were released: the Gear 2, the Gear 2 Neo and the Gear Fit), shared the limelight with new wearables like Pebble Time Steel (the new premium version of the company’s previously released smartwatch) and the LG Watch Urbane. The most dramatic difference at MWC was an emphasis on presenting wearables as fashion accessories and moving away from the original clunky technology associated with t...
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Mar. 30, 2015 06:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,550
The list of ‘new paradigm’ technologies that now surrounds us appears to be at an all time high. From cloud computing and Big Data analytics to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and the Internet of Things (IoT), today we have to deal with what the industry likes to call ‘paradigm shifts’ at every level of IT. This is disruption; of course, we understand that – change is almost always disruptive.
Mar. 30, 2015 04:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,178
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Mar. 30, 2015 03:00 PM EDT Reads: 2,960
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Mar. 30, 2015 12:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,527
SYS-CON Events announced today that SafeLogic has been named “Bag Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo® New York, which will take place June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. SafeLogic provides security products for applications in mobile and server/appliance environments. SafeLogic’s flagship product CryptoComply is a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic engine designed to secure data on servers, workstations, appliances, mobile devices, and in the Cloud.
Mar. 30, 2015 11:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,536
After making a doctor’s appointment via your mobile device, you receive a calendar invite. The day of your appointment, you get a reminder with the doctor’s location and contact information. As you enter the doctor’s exam room, the medical team is equipped with the latest tablet containing your medical history – he or she makes real time updates to your medical file. At the end of your visit, you receive an electronic prescription to your preferred pharmacy and can schedule your next appointment.
Mar. 30, 2015 10:00 AM EDT Reads: 924
GENBAND has announced that SageNet is leveraging the Nuvia platform to deliver Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) to its large base of retail and enterprise customers. Nuvia’s cloud-based solution provides SageNet’s customers with a full suite of business communications and collaboration tools. Two large national SageNet retail customers have recently signed up to deploy the Nuvia platform and the company will continue to sell the service to new and existing customers. Nuvia’s capabilities include HD voice, video, multimedia messaging, mobility, conferencing, Web collaboration, deskt...
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Temasys has announced senior management additions to its team. Joining are David Holloway as Vice President of Commercial and Nadine Yap as Vice President of Product. Over the past 12 months Temasys has doubled in size as it adds new customers and expands the development of its Skylink platform. Skylink leads the charge to move WebRTC, traditionally seen as a desktop, browser based technology, to become a ubiquitous web communications technology on web and mobile, as well as Internet of Things compatible devices.
Mar. 29, 2015 06:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,885
Docker is an excellent platform for organizations interested in running microservices. It offers portability and consistency between development and production environments, quick provisioning times, and a simple way to isolate services. In his session at DevOps Summit at 16th Cloud Expo, Shannon Williams, co-founder of Rancher Labs, will walk through these and other benefits of using Docker to run microservices, and provide an overview of RancherOS, a minimalist distribution of Linux designed expressly to run Docker. He will also discuss Rancher, an orchestration and service discovery platf...
Mar. 29, 2015 04:15 PM EDT Reads: 2,464
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Mar. 29, 2015 03:30 PM EDT Reads: 2,217
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Mar. 29, 2015 03:00 PM EDT Reads: 3,509
@ThingsExpo has been named the Top 5 Most Influential M2M Brand by Onalytica in the ‘Machine to Machine: Top 100 Influencers and Brands.' Onalytica analyzed the online debate on M2M by looking at over 85,000 tweets to provide the most influential individuals and brands that drive the discussion. According to Onalytica the ""analysis showed a very engaged community with a lot of interactive tweets. The M2M discussion seems to be more fragmented and driven by some of the major brands present in the M2M space. This really allows some room for influential individuals to create more high value inter...
Mar. 29, 2015 01:45 PM EDT Reads: 4,711",4063,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300735.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00286-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.937920272350311
8fd12b2c-08e2-4660-9eed-6af7e45d8ebe,2019-08-19T04:19:22+00:00,2019-04-16,1,http://www.coincalendar.info/events/bitcoin-sv-bchsv-to-be-delisted-from-binance/,"Fellow Binancians, At Binance, we periodically review each digital asset we list to ensure that it continues to meet the high level of standard we expect. When a coin or token
At Binance, we periodically review each digital asset we list to ensure that it continues to meet the high level of standard we expect. When a coin or token no longer meets this standard, or the industry changes, we conduct a more in-depth review and potentially delist it. We believe this best protects all of our users.
When we conduct these reviews, we consider a variety of factors. Here are some that drive whether we decide to delist a digital asset:
- Commitment of team to project
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- Evidence of unethical / fraudulent conduct
- Contribution to a healthy and sustainable crypto ecosystem
Based on our most recent reviews, we have decided to delist and cease trading on all trading pairs for the following coin on 2019/04/22 at 10:00 AM UTC:
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All Day (Monday)",344,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314641.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819032136-20190819054136-00375.warc.gz,0.870550572872162
e63a8f78-1d22-4e88-a947-d005f9c366a9,2020-10-20T02:30:46+00:00,2018-05-25,0,https://www.chrobis.co.uk/core-services/systems-integration/big-data,"Big Data Is about Improving the Quality of Decision Making
‘Big Data’ is frequently the driving force behind much of the data driven insights and emerging technologies that we see today, whether this be Artificial Intelligence or the Internet of Things.
That we are generating ‘new’ data at an exponential rate is nothing new. The challenge continues to be how to generate value from this data, in a timely manner, so that this insight can be used to make better decisions. Better could be faster, it could be more accurate, ideally it is both.
Competitive advantage is achieved through a variety of methods, accuracy of decision making drives better decisions and speed allows you to outflank the competition, through better customer service or quicker product launch.
Obtaining Data Is Often Not the Difficult Part
One of the challenges when implementing Big Data is determining the data do you decide to ingest and store. Broadly speaking, two alternative approaches can be adopted:
- Gather as much as possible, index only very key metadata (e.g. host, source, date & time) and worry about building analytical models when you have a decent range of data to look at.
- Analyse data sources in depth, assessing their quality and trying to determine in advance the value of relationships between different data sets.
The first approach is based on the ‘you don’t know what you don’t know’ theory, favoured by for example, Splunk. Be mindful of the cost, both in terms of software license and for hosting and storage (on premise, fully cloud or some kind of hybrid). If your data is of poor quality (inconsistent, missing etc.) you may end up building data models that don’t reflect true operations and from that making poor decisions. However, you can get started quickly and provide value in days or weeks not months.
Taking the more analytical approach can help you reduce your storage and processing needs but equally can take a lot of time with little to show for it. Although hindsight is a wonderful thing, building analytical models with limited data sets can lead to limited benefits.
The Challenges Are Both Technical and Non-Technical
Developing the data architecture and the analytical capability that will drive business benefit faces significant challenges, often the non-technical ones have greater impact:
- Privacy. Notwithstanding the introduction of the GDPR legislation in Europe to provide for visibility and control over who has our data and what they do with it, a personal and business ‘data trail’ follows us everywhere.
- Security. Major corporate data breaches are reported with increasing frequency. The impact of financial data breaches tends to be inconvenient but rarely life threatening. IoT solutions widely deployed with AI making operational decisions could render hacks and threats catastrophic in impact.
- Discrimination. ‘Garbage in, garbage out’ remains as apt as ever – AI fed with incorrect data inevitably results in incorrect decisions.
For businesses, the ability to leverage Big Data is likely to become increasingly critical in the coming years. To get started with your project, or simply to discuss your ideas, call us on 0113 242 3795.",643,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107869785.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020021700-20201020051700-00144.warc.gz,0.932705581188202
5b1b3501-fa07-442c-931b-e177af2161de,2020-10-23T02:23:56+00:00,2020-10-23,1,https://firstsportz.com/conor-was-the-toughest-opponent-khabib-fought-khabibs-coach-ranks-his-opponents-ufc-news/,"Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov is the current UFC lightweight champion, winning the title back in 2018 by defeating Al IaQuinta via unanimous decision. He holds a record of 28 wins and 0 losses, thus making it the longest undefeated streak in MMA. He has defended the title on multiple occasions, defeating some of the biggest names in the process.
His first defense was against Conor Mcgregor at UFC 229, one of UFC’s most decorated fighters, a fight which he won in the fourth round via submission. This was a heavily built fight that was made even more famous due to the post-match attack on McGregor’s teammate, Dillion Danis, by Khabib, resulting in a brawl between the two teams. The event would go on to be the most viewed event in history.
Khabib’s following defenses came against Dustin Poirier on UFC 242 and a scrapped fight against Tony Ferguson which was supposed to be held at UFC 249. He is currently scheduled to defend his title against Justin Gaethje on Oct 24th at UFC 254.
The biggest threat to his title
With all this hype, Khabib’s coach Javier Mendez feels that his upcoming opponent is NOT his most difficult. He believes that this particular honor should go to “the notorious one”.
He went on to say, “Right now I rank Justin Gaethje second, behind Conor in the opponents Khabib has had. But, I could be wrong on that, he could be more dangerous than Conor. Conor’s precision striking, to me he’s the best striker ever in the Lightweight division.
Gaethje with his wrestling, he creates big problems. Justin’s power, his guts, he’s coming to fight, he’s not running from you. If you’re not fighting him you can’t win against him. I am only ranking him number two due to the unknown. If we can take him down, he won’t be number one, Conor is. But, what if we can’t take him down? Then, obviously, he takes that number one spot.”
Will the eagle reign supreme in his fight or will he get his wings clipped? Only time will tell.",485,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107880519.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023014545-20201023044545-00121.warc.gz,0.98380696773529
c40a2b15-676c-45cd-9a37-2e14ac43dfc1,2018-08-17T11:12:53+00:00,2016-12-31,1,https://www.raywhite.com/blog/market-news/the-office-a-look-at-the-brisbane-cbd-market/,"The Office – a look at the Brisbane CBD market
The Brisbane property market has been growing for the last five years – its growth keeping pace with Melbourne and Sydney. More people are seeing this as the best place to invest in property, but what sort of property?
Homes in Sydney and Melbourne are becoming far too expensive for many people to even consider buying. In the Sunshine State, however, there are plenty more affordable options – not just in the residential sector.
Strata and office real estate in Brisbane is a possibility for investment right now. Read on to find out more.
Why should you invest in offices?
In 2014, the Brisbane CBD office market had a total value of over $12million. In 2015, that shot up to almost $14million, but through 2016, it has more than halved, to $6.5million. This drop has been caused by a number of factors:
- Total office vacancies have risen to 16.9 per cent.
- In response to that, investor activity has declined.
- That has lowered the total value of each square metre of office space to $4,618 – far below the high of above $8,000 per square metre in 2012.
- Continuing project completions that compete with existing office and strata properties mean values could continue falling for some time.
Investors have been willing to sit and wait for the right home to come onto the market, without even considering what impact a commercial investment could have on their portfolio.
If an investor buys a great building in a central location and it’s fitted out well, it’s unlikely that they’ll struggle to find tenants. Buying an entire commercial office building is an expensive outlay, however. Only large property investors with a long-term vision will see the best returns with an office investment. There is always the chance that some offices will become a part of the vacancy statistics, though.
Has strata been outperforming commercial overall?
The broader Brisbane CBD office market has seen increases in vacancy rates since at least July 2012. Back then, the vacancy rate was around 8 per cent. The year after, it jumped to 13 per cent, and now sits at 16.9 per cent. However, strata vacancies have dropped in the past two years. In July 2014, the vacancy rate was 11 per cent. One year later, it was just 9 per cent, which has remained steady for 18 months.
There’s good reason for this, too. These strata offices are generally below A-grade, so don’t necessarily cost as much as higher-grade spaces. With lots of people projected to move into the Sunshine State to take advantage of the Advance Queensland business initiative, having a good office is going to be a key to success.
There’s more than $400million in business investment from the state government up for grabs. That’s split between existing businesses and start-ups, particularly those looking to take their product to new markets, whether local or international.
These investments could be used for any sort of payment, including for small-business owner-occupiers who want to gain stability in their office space by not having to pay a lease. Rather, as they own their office, they essentially have the control, so won’t be at the mercy of investors or developers who want to increase lease costs and other overheads.
As more and more businesses take advantage of the investment plan and move into the Brisbane CBD, purchasing strata property might be their best option.
The market for buying a strata property is more open than people might think, too.
Are strata and commercial properties easy to buy?
Market movements in the past 12 months show that offices have not been bought or sold very much. That doesn’t mean the environment is tough to buy in, however. It’s not a competitive landscape, and buying a strata property could be the cheapest option.
In 2014, the total proportion of retail strata sales in the property market was 37.1 per cent. A year later, it was down slightly to 36.5 per cent, however in 2016, it’s just 20.1 per cent. There could be a few explanations for this:
- People who currently own commercial strata properties are unwilling to sell, as they want to see how the business landscape develops;
- Current strata owners are happy to sit and wait on their investments until the market turns around and they can make better capital gains; or
- There is a low turnover of commercial strata because businesses have not yet made the move to take advantage of the Advance Queensland fund.
The high vacancy rates of the broader commercial market should not act as a deterrent to potential buyers, nor should the decrease in value per square metre of office space. Both of those factors could work in favour of the buyer – particularly in the relatively open strata market for owner-occupier businesspeople.",1023,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221212040.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817104238-20180817124238-00421.warc.gz,0.969121813774109
14f0b60e-1486-4721-aa58-adc6c0994833,2020-10-25T08:09:10+00:00,2016-03-31,0,http://www.couponswild.com/offer/get-up-to-rs-4000-cash-back-on-international-flight-bookings/,"Get up to Rs 4000 cash back on International flight bookings
T&C : Minimum Booking amount of INR 15,000 to 29,999 then Cashback Value of INR 700, INR 30,000 to 79,999 then Cashback Value of INR 2000 & INR 80,000 and above then Cashback Value of INR 4000. This Offer is applicable for Standard Chartered bank credit card, debit card and net banking holders. MakeMyTrip wallet would be created against the Email ID used by the customer while making his booking and the cashback amount would be credited in the same wallet only.Cashback amount must be utilized within 180 days from the date of remittance if not then the cashback amount would be forfeited automatically. The cashback amount shall not be refundable or cannot be withdrawn by the customer.Cashback credited to MakeMyTrip wallet can be used against Domestic Flights, Domestic & International Hotel bookings only. The cashback offer is valid for the bookings till 31st March, 2016. (“Offer Period”). The Cardholder needs to enter the appropriate Deal Code at the time of booking to be eligible for the cashback offer. The cashback offer on International Flight can be availed by the Cardholder for a maximum of 2 transactions per calendar month.",272,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107888402.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20201025070924-20201025100924-00333.warc.gz,0.878793478012085
9370d64e-9aec-480e-baec-04ceb503a89d,2020-10-19T15:36:53+00:00,2020-07-01,1,https://ccnews24.net/iranian-power-plants-can-mine-cryptocurrencies/,"Iranian Power Plants can mine Cryptocurrencies
Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, spokesman for the electricity industry told IRNA that the power plants could be active in cryptocurrency mining.
As we informed you in a recent article, Iran is comes to the leading places in Bitcoin mining and according to its production capacity, it ranks third together with countries such as Russia and Kazakhstan. We also wrote about how Iran has licensed for the first time a BTC mining farm with 6,000 machines and the value of the equipment alone is stated as IRR 300,000 million (USD 7.2 million).
The Iranian authorities, led by Mashadi, emphasize that the necessary electricity will be obtained by those who have the licenses from the ministry and comply with the tariffs approved by the virtual currency mining centers. If the power plants concerned decide to mine, they will have to meet another of the conditions, namely that they will not be able to use subsidized fuel.
Iran is reacting in this context because it currently has one of the cheapest tariffs for electricity
In the interview, Mashadi also highlights:
Now we’re in a situation where the supply of electricity is of great importance to the public and we will not allow those who abuse the tariffs set for the agricultural and industrial sectors to produce bitcoins.
The Iranian authorities currently report 14 applications received for the establishment of cryptocurrency centers, and a spokesman said:
interested parties had requested more than 300 MW, equivalent to the consumption of the three provinces in the country to be provided.
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FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced the initiation of the first of two Phase 3 clinical trials (Study 104) evaluating a single tablet regimen containing tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in treatment-naïve adults. TAF is a novel prodrug of tenofovir, the active agent in Viread® (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate). The Phase 3 studies will examine a once-daily single tablet regimen of TAF 10 mg/elvitegravir 150 mg/cobicistat 150 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg compared to Gilead’s Stribild® (elvitegravir 150 mg/cobicistat 150 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg) among patients new to HIV therapy. The second Phase 3 study (Study 111) will be initiated later this quarter.
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With Maryland recently becoming the 18th state to extend civil rights protections on the basis of gender identity, the editorial hails the event as a good example for New York, which sits along with only Wisconsin and New Hampshire as states which protect its citizens on the basis of sexual orientation but not gender identity.
We are closer today to creating that open, respectful, inclusive world that we want for all of our children.
--Gov. Martin O'Malley of Maryland
The editorial condemns the state for its failure to address the needs of gender-variant New Yorkers.
With less than a month remaining before the legislative session in Albany is scheduled to end, on June 19, it is time for state lawmakers to approve long-stalled legislation — the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act — to outlaw discrimination based on gender identity or expression.
The editorial notices the gap in civil rights protections in New York which exists because ""sexual orientation"" does not cover transgender.
The result is a patchwork. Some places, including New York City and Suffolk and Westchester Counties, offer protections with varying standards and enforcement mechanisms. In other parts of the state, people who have had sex-change surgery and others whose identities differ from their gender at birth can be denied housing, employment, credit or access to services because of who they are. Basic rights should not depend on where a person resides.
The bill would prohibit unjust treatment statewide, with enforcement charged to the state's Division of Human Rights. With passage, the exclusion in the state's Medicaid program for transition-related care could be removed as it has been in California and Connecticut.
GENDA is sponsored by Assemblyman Richard Gottfried and Sen. Daniel Squadron. It is expected to pass the Assembly soon...for the seventh time.
But its prospects in the Senate remain dim because of recalcitrant Republicans and the failure of Senator Jeffrey Klein, the Democratic leader in the Senate’s odd coalition leadership arrangement, to tell his Republican counterpart, Senator Dean Skelos, that blocking this measure is unacceptable.
The only real hope for enacting the bill this session rests on Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a supporter of the bill. “Working behind the scenes,” as Mr. Cuomo’s deputy secretary for civil rights, Alphonso David, says he and the governor are doing, is not enough. Mr. Cuomo needs to wage a strong and visible fight on this bill, as he did in his successful effort to push through same-sex marriage three years ago.
A week ago Feministing's Jos Truitt addressed the issue of civil rights protections in The Guardian, LGBT people still need basic civil rights--not just watered-down legislation.
Truitt notes that it was 40 years ago this week that Bella Abzug introduced the Equality Act in Congress, which would have amended the Civil Rights Act to include protections from discrimination based on sexual orientation. It was 20 years later that ENDA was introduced, which does not include as many protections, being limited to employment discrimination. And we cannot even get a fair vote on ENDA, let alone pass it.
It's now 2014, and gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people still have no national law that prevents employers, landlords, hoteliers or even restaurant owners from discriminating against us because of our sexual orientations or gender identities. It's long past time to change that, in sweeping fashion – not just one more bill.
It's pathetic that four decades have gone by without Congress extending basic civil rights protections to LGBT Americans. It's even more pathetic that what's left of Bella Abzug's comprehensive legislation is ENDA – a small-bore bill that is now riddled with giveaways to anti-gay forces, including a religious exemption big enough for an 18-wheeler to cruise through. It's time to pull the plug on this essentially lifeless corpse and demand full equality under the federal civil rights statutes.
--Matt Foreman, former executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
ENDA does not address discrimination in housing, education, federal programs, or public accommodations and would only include the employment protections that the majority of Americans already think we have. Queer Nation calls for more: #endaisnotequal
Yes, ENDA is symbolic...especially for transpeople as we have fought to be included. The unemployment for transpeople is twice the national average, and is even worse for transwomen. And transwomen of color face four times as much discrimination as the national average.
National LGBT organizations have made ENDA the carrot that is dangled in front of the trans community to prove that our issues are being prioritized – when, in fact, these organizations know that even a watered-down ENDA will not pass. House Speaker John Boehner has said that he will not even bring ENDA up for a vote, because he does not consider the legislation necessary.
Meanwhile, LGBT rights opponents have consistently, specifically targeted trans women – who face the highest rates of discrimination by all measures, not just employment – when fighting to prevent any movement on non-discrimination, be it ENDA, protections in schools, or anything else. Anti-LGBT organizations and even Fox News recently spread the ""bathroom panic argument"", fomenting unwarranted fear that non-discrimination laws will lead to trans women preying on cisgender women in bathrooms.
The reality is that trans women are just women, and we need places to relieve ourselves in private – a basic right almost everyone else takes for granted. And, counter to the conservative arguments, trans women are very likely to experience harassment and even violence simply for trying to use the bathroom. This pernicious fear-mongering is dangerous and frustrating to deal with, and its targeting of those most likely to face discrimination has led to trans issues being quietly eliminated from non-discrimination legislation before.
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I have returned from my trip and wanted to take a minute to say thank you. The job you did was amazing. I appreciated all of the knowledge, experience, and communication you provided while getting the flooding of my house cleaned up. Your follow up and your description of the next steps was very helpful. The house is getting back together and I couldn’t have done it without your help. As a business Owner, I think it is very important when people do a great job and I appreciate the passion and thorough job that you and the team did. Thank you again for a great job.
This was a nightmare to begin with having never suffered a water loss before in my home. I had no idea what to do, where to turn, etc. Jason, my Adjuster at the Hartford recommend that I call SERVPRO of Henderson/Boulder City to assist me with my loss. Boy was I ever glad I did. They came out and within 3-4 hours, had my place cleared out, and drying equipment was placed to begin the drying process. Over the course of the job, I was kept well informed and briefed daily on what what going on. Any questions I had were answered in a professional manner. I have never dealt with a company that showed more empathy, compassion and true care during what could be a most devastating ordeal. But SERVPRO, made me at ease and did a outstanding job getting my place back to what it was. I cannot thank their crew in the field, and in the office for making what could have been a horrible experience, into a absolute pleasant one, where I felt respected and secure during the whole restoration process. Thank you!
I am blown away that SERVPRO of Henderson/Boulder City could work so efficiently, quickly & honestly, and also without supervision on my part. I am 2,000 miles away in another state, and yet completely at ease with SERVPRO's handling of my disaster and their access to my condo. The communication was incredible!
Teresa Rowland, John Jenkins & John MacDonald, all deserve commendations for their absolute caring attitudes towards me during this event. I am so GLAD I called SERVPRO of Henderson/Boulder City, REALLY!
I really thought all was a loss when my wife called saying we had a fire in the kitchen. We were just beside ourselves until our Farmer's Insurance adjuster handed us SERVPRO of Henderson/Boulder City phone number. Within 15 minutes of hanging up with our Insurance Adjuster, Melisa from your offices called. What a pleasure dealing with her, during a most difficult time. She made it easy and smooth to get the crews out to us, and when they arrived, they were more than prepared to handle any situation. So impressed and will definitely tell all about this company and their excellent service! Thank you for making a stressful situation go smooth and for keeping us updated on everything that you were doing. You guys set the standard for customer service and quality control excellence for sure.
Just wanted to express my sincerest thanks to John and crew for their level of professionalism. They were on time, clean and answered all my questions regarding SERVPRO cleaning methods. The level of service brought by them made me feel incredibly comfortable with what they were doing in my home. I would highly recommend their services.
We had a fire in our kitchen, and SERVPRO of Henderson/Boulder City was called out to do the work by my insurance company. I was very pleased that they were able to be on site the very same day. The crew was on time each day and were prepared and were so professional. They truly made the fire and smoke damage ""Like it never even happened.""
SERVPRO of Henderson/Boulder City is my #1 choice for my clean up and restoration needs. They’re so knowledgeable and honest. The team is hardworking, efficient and ready to help you get back to normal. They offer many services to help minimize any emergency damage loss to make it ""Like it never even happened.""
We had a small kitchen fire. SERVPRO came out and made the claim process so smooth and easy, my house smells truly, ""Like it never even happened."" Would recommend them in a heartbeat.
We had a slight surge of water come in through our back porch into our kitchen from the monsoon rain that slightly flooded our backyard. One call and within 45 minutes, they were at my door ready to help! They had my wood floors dried in no time and because of their efficiency, no damage occurred and I was done and dried in under 2 days. They are excellent and I would highly recommend their services.
SERVPRO is the best. They came in. Took charge. Found the leak. Put an arrow in blue tape exactly where the leak was. They cleaned up. Took everything apart. Put the fans in. When everything was done, then they left. The plumber had no trouble founding the leak, thanks to SERVPROs arrow.
I had the pleasure of working with SERVPRO on 2 separate occasions. I was so happy with their service the first time, I had to call them again. In both situations I had a flood. One was pretty bad! Mike Brooks came out both times. His prompt attention, knowledge and genuine concern made my stress level come down quite a bit! All I had to do was provide my information, and he took care of everything.
It also made it a lot easier because my insurance company accepted SERVPRO as a provider. I also had the pleasure of speaking with Dawn Kyles, and she is such a great person! SERVPRO Henderson/Boulder City has a wonderful staff!! Thank you guys so much!!
Only one company I trust to let in my house to do work. I keep their magnet on my refrigerator in case of emergencies.
Thought I could put a couple house fans on my carpet after a flood. Boy, was I wrong. These guys came out and extracted more water than I knew could be trapped under there. So glad I called them.
I live pretty far out and these guys got to me within two hours of me calling! What service! A company that does exactly what they say!
Could not be happier with the professionalism of this company. A good well oiled machine from top to bottom.
I had some mold growing under my sink from a leaky faucet and called SERVPRO because so many people had good things to say about them on their website. I know if I had to call anyone it would be them.
I was awoken in the middle of the night to my home ablaze. I called SERVPRO to board up a window that had broken and they were there every day taking care of my items and getting my home ready to be put back together. Awesome Company!
I had a water damage and did not notice anything until mold started to grow. I called SERVPRO and they took care of everything and addressed all concerns I had.
After this fire, I had no idea what to do, what the first step was. Thankfully the knowledgeable crew at SERVPRO helped with everything along the way.
Couldn't be anymore please with the job these guys did!!
I had SERVPRO come and clean a mess I had in one of our restrooms. They were quick and I was able to keep business going without interruption.
My husband and I had no idea what to do when we had our damage. Luckily the guys from SERVPRO came out and not only told us what to expect and what was going to happen but they did exactly everything they said they would. Extremely knowledgeable and happy with everything they did.
Thank you to everyone at SERVPRO for the fast response to tarp the roof and prevent more damage than that had already happened.
The General Manager Mike Brooks is a huge asset to your team. He has gone above and beyond for me. Even answering his personal phone after hours to answer my questions or help me with my second loss from same windows. He guided me every step of the way. I will definitely use SERVPRO for any of my clean up needs going forward and will be sure to call Michael first. Thank you SERVPRO
Couldn't thank SERVPRO enough for getting our house back in order after the fire. Great people all around.
Great team you have there! George came over right away and told me exactly what was going to happen, Explained what I needed and what I didn't. He checked on everything, everyday. The crew was excellent and catered to every one of my needs!
Had mold in my house and Mike was superb! He explained everything and gave me ease of mind about everything that would be going on. Can't say enough good things and will tell all my friends and family about this service.
Without SERVPRO I wouldn't know what to do about my house! I had a flood in my house because of heavy rains and they came in and helped with all my material possessions. Thank You for everything!
Wasn't really sure what to do when my shop had a fire in it. A local business owner from down the street referred SERVPRO and I am glad she did. They answered all my questions and George was always available and kept me informed the whole time.
Oh Golly! Do I hate seeing these guys when I pull up to work. It's bittersweet because I know I have a problem but I know I am in good hands. Don't like having to call them but they are the only ones I trust.
Working for a real estate company you are prepared when something happens to one of your properties but when it happens in your office, it's something different. We are glad to use SERVPRO on our residential properties and our commercial office.
When we had an accident in one of our hotel rooms we knew exactly who to call. Quick and efficient. Only had the rooms out of service for a short time. 10 out 10 would use again.
Hurricane Sandy was such a devastation to our family and we thank SERVPRO for being there, educating us through the process and doing the job so quickly.
This is a card we received from a customer, to our Marketing Manager/Production Manager George Parks.
We can't thank you enough for going above and beyond for helping with our mold problem. You are a special person.
On july 7th our house caught fire and we suffered major loss. Although my husband and I and our 4 cats thankfully
What can I say?! They've been terrific all the way through our ordeal. Their personnel are knowledgea
The office staff was always polite and knowledgeable about our job whenever I called. Our job was much more involved than was first thought, but you honored your bid. We appreciate that and plan to used your services in the future.
This is a letter to Jeff, one of our best technicians.
It is your personal service and following through with more than what is
expected is what makes your company stands out.
Everyone was very nice and did their jobs well
This is a letter written to the owner of our franchise
Now that we're back in the house and reasonably settled, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank you and your entire team for all their effort as well as the consideration shown us during this trying time.
The pack out, pack in, demolition and cleaning crews were all amazing. They arrived promptly and worked hard day after day, cheerfully. As employers ourselves we know that skills can be taught, temperament cannot. Each and every one of them was a consummate professional of whom you and SERVPRO can be proud.
We also want to thank you, personally, for your caring, helpfulness and responsiveness. We were aware that you had many jobs going, yet we always felt that our needs were foremost on your mind.
SERVPRO did a first-rate job working from the moment they entered my home until they left. My home was left immaculate. There was no random debris left anywhere inside or outside.
WOW Incredible service. So fast and so friendly!
Our most sincere thanks for your compassionate and timely handling of the problem we encountered in terms of items being misplaced/lost. We also appreciate the workmen who did the repairs, which completed the restoration of our property, it left us with a sense of SERVPRO as a business that cares about its clients and that we would recommend to anyone in need of the services.
Mike, John, and Jeff were very professional and a pleasure to deal with, we had an electrical smoke issue and mike and his crew did a awesome job of removing all smell and cleaned our house better than new. He did such a good job we had them clean our vehicles too. Highly recommended them.
We wanted to send a Thank You to you and workers. We thank you as business owners for hiring and/or training your employees before you send them out on a job. Kenia, did a great job inventorying, itemizing and taking pictures. Mike Brooks saved the day by putting all the pictures on a thumb drive and delivering the thumb drive to us. We are so grateful to your employees treated us and our personal property with respect. Thank you to everyone involved. Chris & Carole Kilburn
Dear John Jenkins & Crew
On January 31st, we walked into a totally flooded home. YOU and your crew responded immediately and assured us that we were in good hands. YOU...were correct! YOU and your crew were excellent, efficient, and a pleasure to work with.
We thank you ever so much for all the work you did.
Bob & Barbara
I had a water leak in my master bedroom shower upstairs that flooded out my downstairs dining area and I called my insurance company who recommended SERVPRO! Within an hour they sent out a technician by the name of John Jenkins! This guy John was very professional and very knowledgeable for his job! Thanks for your hard work John see you soon!
These guys are great! They really helped us out. Our house got flooded out and they arrived quickly, were very professional, courteous, clean, compassionate, and had all of the professional equipment to deal with our disaster. After the constructions repairs were over, weeks later they came back and unpacked us. I would definitely recommend them and will call them again if I'm ever in that situation again.
Thanks again SERVPRO Henderson! These guys are the best in Vegas!
Your team is awesome! I'm sitting in my daughters house, she came home from her last day of school to find her downstairs completely flooded. Her insurance company called your company and John Jenkins was here right away. Thank you! They are responsive, friendly, helpful and professional! Just wanted you to know! Her name is Stephanie Rosenthal on Tranquil Rain. Thanks!
I was shaking in fear from how much water was covering my entire downstairs. These guys were so amazing. The entire team was so efficient and most importantly empathetic and SO kind.
I called my good friend from SERVPRO of Henderson/Boulder City, Dawn Kyles. Help! My carpets are awful and I need help. I obviously cannot do this on my own. I've tried, but it's never as nice as when SERVPRO professionals do it. They were at my house pretty darn close to on time. John and Kenny are the nicest guys in the world. We all chatted a little, but that never deterred them from their work. They were Johnny on the Spot! The carpet is old and cheap rental stuff. It looks amazing thanks to their hard work. Thank you gentlemen, thank you Dawnie and thank you SERVPRO! I'm a super happy camper right now!!! <3",3267,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662561747.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523194013-20220523224013-00410.warc.gz,0.986462295055389
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Military leaders found out in 2008 that Iraqi insurgents could download the feeds broadcast from Air Force MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers allowing the militants to watch the same video seen inside U.S. battlefield headquarters. Officials said in December 2009 that the Defense Department would start work to finish encrypting all signals by 2014.
However, Danger Room is reporting that the military is only “30 to 50 percent” of the way done with the job three year later.
The U.S. had known about this vulnerability since it first built the Predator. U.S. Air Force leaders explained that it was a risk they had to take to rush as many unmanned aerial vehicles as possible to desperate ground commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The first known intercept of Predator video occurred in the Balkans when private television satellites picked up UAV feeds. People in Bosnia said it was harder to watch the Disney Channel than pick up live U.S. military feeds.
In 2008, U.S. troops found laptops in Iraq outfitted with a $26 Russian-made software program called SkyGrabber that allowed militants to pick up U.S. UAV feeds quite easily. Even with the evidence of those laptops, U.S. officials claimed that watching the feeds would not help the enemy because they would not know what they were looking at.
Other defense analysts made the point that high value targets could easily know they were being watching if they used that software program and thus tipping them off to moving positions. Ground commanders have often pointed out the benefits to keeping a Predator or Reaper collecting video over a target for multiple days to understand their patterns of life.
As Danger Room points out, the major obstacle to encrypting the feeds is adding the additional weight of the encryption boxes to aircraft sensitive to additional poundage. That is what kept the encryption boxes off the aircraft in the first place. Adding them often means taking other packages off the aircraft.
The Pentagon still has two years left to meet their 2014 goal of encrypting UAV feeds. Meeting that goal would fall in line with the expectations under the new defense strategy that U.S. military leaders can’t expect to operate in future environments where they will control the air so easily.",494,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258936356.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072856-00273-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.97411298751831
3f435864-a202-44e4-b1e0-064e1c9ebe6b,2022-05-17T13:33:40+00:00,2021-01-02,1,https://protectearth.news/maines-climate-action-plan-creates-jobs-over-32-states-have-laid-roadmap-for-climate-action/,"January 2, 2021 By Ramona du Houx Governor Janet Mills, on December 1, 2020 welcomed the release of Maine Won’t Wait, the new four-year climate action plan from the Maine Climate Council and announced actions her Administration will take to protect Maine people and communities and spur economic growth in the fight against climate change. Governor Mills and the Legislature […]
January 2, 2021
By Ramona du Houx
Governor Janet Mills, on December 1, 2020 welcomed the release of Maine Won’t Wait, the new four-year climate action plan from the Maine Climate Council and announced actions her Administration will take to protect Maine people and communities and spur economic growth in the fight against climate change.
Governor Mills and the Legislature last year enacted bipartisan legislation that created the Maine Climate Council – an assembly of scientists, industry leaders, bipartisan local and state elected officials, and engaged citizens – to develop a plan to reduce carbon emissions and achieve carbon neutrality in Maine by 2045. Backed by the most comprehensive scientific and economic assessments about the effects of climate change in Maine in a decade, Maine Won’t Wait calls for decisive steps to achieve that goal, including bolstering the electric vehicle market in Maine, expanding the number of heat pumps installed in Maine homes, and transitioning to renewable energy to curb harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
Maine Won’t Wait also details climate action steps to create economic opportunities for Maine, such as encouraging the growth of the clean energy economy; creating incentives for consumer, business and industry to invest in energy efficiency; and supporting innovative construction materials and agricultural systems that rely on Maine timber and farms to build and feed the state into the future. The plan also highlights strategies to ensure our economy and communities are better prepared for the increasing impacts of climate change.
“Over the past 14 months, the Maine Climate Council exemplified resiliency as it maintained its commitment through climate action despite the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Council co-chairs Hannah Pingree, Director of the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future and Melanie Loyzim, Acting Commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. “The Plan the Council is advancing today will bring consistent and bold action on climate, over the next four years and into the decades beyond, to create a better future for our state and the next generations. Every individual, business, organization, and leader in Maine can play a role in making this plan a reality. This collective effort will be key to our success against the crisis that climate change poses for our state, nation, and world.”
Informed by the findings of Maine Won’t Wait, Governor Mills announced a series of actions to further her administration’s response to the climate crisis to protect Maine people and the environment, while also creating new pathways for economic growth. Key initiatives announced by Governor Mills include an ambitious goal to more than double Maine’s clean energy and energy efficiency jobs to 30,000 by 2030; to further expand existing incentives for purchasing electric vehicles and build more EV charging stations across Maine; to double the pace of home weatherization; to purchase more renewable energy through the state procurement process; and to create energy efficiency incentive programs for commercial businesses.
Governor Mills also announced her intention to submit legislation to put Maine’s target to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 into law; to further advance cost-effective clean energy development; to enact official sea level rise projections; to create incentives for small woodlot owners to support sustainable forestry management and sequester harmful carbon emissions, and to launch a pilot program for community-level climate resiliency planning to inform broader efforts in coming years. She also discussed her plans to work with lawmakers in bipartisan fashion on a back to work bond package that meets climate goals this upcoming session focused on establishing a fund for community infrastructure projects that stem the effects of climate change, funding to accelerate the pace of weatherization improvements to Maine homes, and investing in the critical extension of broadband Internet access across the state.
“From rising seas to warming temperatures to deadly natural disasters, humanity has been warned for generations that our climate is changing in profound and dangerous ways and yet not enough has been done to slow or stop it,” said Governor Janet Mills. “Climate change will have profound implications for our state, our economy, and our people – both present and future. This is why Maine won’t wait, and can’t wait, to take action to ensure the resiliency of our communities, to create clean energy jobs and build a clean energy economy, and to support Maine families’ transition away from expensive, harmful fossil fuels to homegrown, renewable energy. I look forward to working with community leaders across our state to advance these goals and preserve and protect this place we all call home.”
The Governor also pledged to work closely with Maine’s Congressional Delegation to advance the goals of the plan.
“The Maine Climate Action Plan is a comprehensive, thorough, and in-depth look at both the challenges climate change poses to our state, and the opportunities we must seize now,” said U.S. Senator Angus King, a founding member of the bipartisan Senate Climate Solutions Caucus. “This plan is the beginning of an important partnership, bringing together Maine people with industry leaders and local, state, and federal officials to face these threats head on. Climate change is having significant impacts on Maine’s environment and economy, which is why we can’t waste any more time. We need to get to work – now.”
By pairing climate action with economic recovery, a critical consideration stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, Maine Won’t Wait puts Maine in a strong position to become a model for effective, inclusive and sustained climate action that aligns with the climate and energy priorities of the incoming administration of President-elect Biden.
“I applaud the Mills Administration’s effort to ensure a broad coalition of stakeholders throughout Maine not only contributed to this landmark climate mitigation plan, but are invested in its success. By inviting the perspectives of diverse groups such as logging and fishing industry members to environmental advocacy and stewardship organizations, the Maine Climate Action Plan outlines an economically viable path to significantly reduce our state’s carbon footprint while turning Maine into a leader in the clean energy economy,” said Congresswoman Chellie Pingree. Maine’s Climate Action Plan underscores the objectives laid out in Congress’ first-ever comprehensive report on solving the climate crisis, which was released by the U.S. House’s Select Committee on the Climate Crisis this summer. In Congress, I will work to pass legislation which will help Maine meet our goal of being net-zero by 2045.”
The failure to act against the effects of climate change carries a great risk for Maine, as doing nothing more will cause costly damage to Maine’s buildings and infrastructure, vulnerable ecosystems, iconic species and public health. An assessment for Maine Won’t Wait on the “cost of doing nothing more” about climate change found cost of inaction included more than $17 billion in damages to coastal buildings and infrastructure through 2050 as well as billions more lost from tourism due to seasonal changes, lost beachfronts, employment and valuable ecosystems.
“Climate change is a serious challenge, globally and here in Maine. Our state’s heritage and our future economy — and thousands of fishing, forestry, agriculture, and conservation jobs — depend on our ability to protect our natural resources and achieve greater climate resiliency,” said Congressman Jared Golden. “I applaud the efforts of Governor Mills and the Maine Climate Council to provide clear, actionable steps for our state. From investing in forest bioproduct innovation and launching the Maine Seafood Business Council, to expanding our renewable energy sector and establishing the Maine Climate Corps, I look forward to working with them and our communities to ensure that Maine’s economy and environment are strong and healthy today and for future generations.”
Maine Won’t Wait also highlights the strong economic potential from climate action, particularly clean energy and energy efficiency fields. Renewable energy sectors, like wind and solar, are some of the fastest growing in the nation, and Maine is poised to support its businesses and grow its workforce in these high-demand areas as a result of forward-looking policy changes and investments in clean energy and energy efficiency.
“If we do these things that the Governor is proposing, that Maine is wanting to do, not only will you set an example to our country and to the world, but you will be helping to make the world more secure. When we depend on our own clean energy for our future, we don’t have to worry about sending people to the Middle East or elsewhere to fight and defend the source of our energy. The world will be more stable,” said Secretary John Kerry, President-elect Biden’s special envoy for climate.“Maine won’t wait. Maine is going to lead. Maine is going to be ahead of the curve and get the job done for us and help set an example for every other state. I congratulate you.”
As the Council continues its work following the release of the plan, it will also convene a special Equity subcommittee to ensure future climate actions are conducted in Maine with focus on protecting and supporting vulnerable communities who are most at-risk from climate disruption.
“The incentives that are increasing Maine’s renewable energy resources are also allowing BIW to trim its electrical costs, improving our ability to compete with other shipyards that have lower energy costs,” said Jon Fitzgerald, Vice President and General Counsel of Bath Iron Works, one of Maine’s largest employers. “Forward-looking energy policy, along with workforce training partnerships, are helping clean energy developers, BIW and the state as a whole grow the highly skilled jobs that are vital to building Maine’s economic future.”
All told, Maine Won’t Wait is the product of an unprecedented public process, featuring contributions from more than 200 people on the Council, its six expert working groups, and scientific and technical subcommittee, plus input from thousands of other Maine people and stakeholders to produce bold, actionable strategies to addressing one of Maine’s most pressing long-term problems.
“A society is only as strong as the most vulnerable populations and this holds true in climate work. As we make new and existing policy we need to work from a place of inclusivity and equity to make sure our work in lasting and meaningful,” said Ambassador Maulian Dana of the Penobscot Nation, co-chair of the subcommittee. “I am hoping to shed a light on the experiences of marginalized people in Maine and how the climate crisis affects us as well as solutions based in thoughtful consideration of these stories.”
The report builds on the significant steps the Mills Administration has taken to prepare for and mitigate the effects of climate change on Maine.
Maine joined the United States Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of 25 Governors and states that have committed to climate action, created the Maine Climate Council, and withdrew from a national offshore drilling coalition and removed a moratorium on clean wind power development
Maine has set some of the most aggressive renewable energy requirements in the country – 80 percent renewable energy by 2030, and a goal of 100 percent for 2050. Maine also enacted aggressive targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions into law – 45 percent by 2030, and 80 percent by 2050, as well as pledging to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.
In November, Governor Mills announced the state’s intention to start the country’s first floating offshore wind research array in the country in the Gulf of Maine, in partnership with the University of Maine and two leading offshore wind companies, and to work closely with fishing and other maritime industries to ensure careful siting.
The state has partnered with Efficiency Maine to set an aggressive goal to install 100,000 new high-efficiency heat pumps by 2025, and with Maine Housing to ensure our seniors and others who are struggling against high heating bills can access to this cost-saving technology. Maine is on pace to install as many as 16,000 heat pumps – a record and more than double what was done last year.
State progress toward a 100 percent clean energy economy—
Trump’s administration opposed and aggressively attacked climate change progress with rollbacks on environmental regulation and favors to the oil industry, amongst other climate destroying efforts. However, during the same time, state climate action has accelerated as more states took increasingly ambitious actions.
As of September, 2020, 33 states have released a climate action plan or are in the process of revising or developing one. This includes 22 states that have released plans, 8 states that are updating their plans, and 1 state that is developing a plan. Since then that one state, Maine announced its plan, detailed in this report.
One state, Alaska, has rescinded its climate action plan. The individual characteristics of each state’s economy, resource base, and political structure provide different opportunities for addressing climate change. As of April, 2020, 15 states and territories have taken legislative or executive action to move toward a 100 percent clean energy future. This includes 10 states, along with Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, that have passed legislation to implement 100 percent clean electricity policies and economy-wide greenhouse gas pollution-reduction programs.
- California: Passed legislation for 100 percent zero carbon electricity by 2045 and executive order for economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045.1
- Colorado: Passed legislation requiring 90 percent emission reductions below 2005 levels economy-wide by 2050, setting a goal to eliminate emissions by 2050, and requiring large investor-owned utilities to reduce emissions by 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Gov. Jared Polis (D) has put forth a plan to move to 100 percent clean electricity by 2040.2
- Hawaii: Passed legislation for 100 percent renewable electricity by 2045 and economy-wide goal of being carbon-neutral by 2045.3 4
- Maine: Passed legislation for 100 percent renewable electricity by 2045 and economy-wide reductions of 80 percent by 2050.5
- Nevada: Passed legislation setting a goal of 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045.6
- New Mexico: Passed legislation requiring 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045.7
- New Jersey: Passed legislation to reduce emissions 80 percent below 2006 levels by 2050 and rejoined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in June 2019.8
- New York: Passed legislation requiring 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040 and goal of net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050.9
- Washington: Passed legislation requiring 100 percent clean electricity by 2045.10
- District of Columbia: Passed legislation for 100 percent renewable electricity by 2032.11
- Puerto Rico: Passed legislation for 100 percent renewable energy by 2050.12
Virginia was the first state in the South to enact 100 percent clean energy legislation. The Virginia Clean Economy Act commits to slashing greenhouse gas pollution in the power sector, sets some of the most ambitious targets for energy storage and offshore wind energy deployment in the country, and codifies into law the governor’s 2019 executive order for 100 percent clean electricity.
Governors such as Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) created new climate offices and reorganized their agencies to take on the climate crisis, and Washington state enacted various sector-specific clean energy policies for power, transportation, buildings, and industrial sources. New York, Colorado, along with Maine all locked in groundbreaking policies that require state regulators to implement new rules guaranteeing economywide cuts in greenhouse gas pollution and to support front-line communities and workers in the energy transition.
A 2019 report from America’s Pledge, a coalition of nearly 4,000 states, cities, organizations, and institutions committed to fulfilling America’s climate pledge to the Paris agreement, found that “full achievement of already on-the-books policies from state and local actors—paired with rapidly shifting economics in the power sector—would reduce U.S. emissions 19 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.”23 That’s nearly four-fifths of the short-term reductions that the United States committed to achieve under the original Paris agreement.
In addition to state and local governments, tribal nations are taking the lead in their communities with more than 50 tribal climate action plans in effect across North America. The Swinomish Tribe in the Pacific Northwest was the first community in the entire United States to make climate adaptation a priority.
On June 1, 2017, when Donald Trump said that the United States would leave the Paris climate agreement within 48 hours former Gov. Jerry Brown (D-CA), Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), and Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) announced the formation of the U.S. Climate Alliance: a bipartisan coalition now comprising 24 states and two territories that remain committed to the Paris agreement and are working together to advance climate solutions. These states represent 55 percent of the U.S. population and 40 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas pollution. Many state, local, and tribal leaders are also members of We Are Still In another bipartisan coalition with more than 3,500 business representatives, university presidents, faith leaders, cultural institutions, and community leaders who are similarly committed to the Paris agreement.
On January 20, 2021, after our new President is inaugurated, Joe Biden has committed to rejoin the Paris agreement.",3611,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662517485.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517130706-20220517160706-00013.warc.gz,0.939092695713043
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First of all, before I get started, I forgot to tell all of you that the BallhawkFest video I did a while ago came with it’s fair share of bloopers, so here’s that video:
It’s unlisted, so you can see it here, but the only other place to see it is I’ll have an annotation for it in the main BallhawkFest video.
Now that we have that out of the way, here’s your semi-regularly-scheduled entry. Well actually, while we’re posting videos up here, I made a Before The Gates Open video for here. Yes, I coming back with this video series in 2013, re-doing all the stadiums I did last year and any new ones I visit this year. (Except for the Cell because those two games I went to the weekend prior to this game were probably the last I’ll be there this season.) But anyway, without further ado, here is the 2013 version of Before The Gates Open- Target Field:
Click here to go to that video, since it’s being stupid and doesn’t want to embed on this page.
After that, Sean and I stood in line and waited for the gates to finally open:
Once we got in the gates, it was Sean and not I who snagged the first baseball. See Sean had been in contact with either Hector Santiago or Brian Omogrosso—I can’t remember which— on Twitter and had gotten whoever it was to follow him. He had also asked the player if the player could toss Sean a ball at the game later on. When Sean asked him for a ball, the player recognized him and obliged his request:
He then rubbed the fact that he had snagged infinitely more baseballs at this game than I had for the next five to ten minutes. But, being Sean, that was his day of ballhawking as he went and got food soon after that.
While he was gone eating, I was snagging. The first ball I got was in right-center field. When a ball rolled to the wall, I got Matt Thorton to toss me my first ball of the game:
After I got this ball, I headed to the back of the section I was in and gave the ball to the usher instructing him to give the ball away to the next kid with a glove he saw.
I then headed out to the standing room for one reason: Adam Dunn was hitting. Just as I got there Dunn put a ball right in the middle of the triangle created by Gate 34, the program vendor, and the beer stand in the following picture:
(Normally I would draw an arrow for you, but I’m writing this entry on my phone.) I chased after this ball, but it bounced outside of the gate, so I couldn’t pursue it any further. After I gave up on the chase, I went back to the flag pole of the American flag. A few pitches later, Dunn launched a ball almost directly at me. I took a couple steps forward before I saw a man in front of me in the wheelchair section reaching up for the ball with his hand. Since I’ve narrowly missed getting clocked by a couple deflections, so I simply put my glove where the ball would go with no deflection and turned my face away from the ball. Thankfully the guy completely whiffed and the ball landed in my glove:
Given that I’m one of—if not THE worst ballhawks I’ve seen in the outfield at judging fly balls, this was a nice proud moment for me. Unfortunately it would be my last ball of batting practice. I would head off to left field after that, and had an open row to run:
But everything that cleared the wall was going in the first two rows. There was also room deeper in the section:
But of course it pretty much takes a line drive to reach back there, so it’s not a great place in general. Fast-forward to after batting practice, Sean and I met up with one of his dorm room floor friends, Mikey in left field. Mikey—like most sane people—got to the game after batting practice given the fact that it was 99 degrees. We then decided that all three of us needed to document our group with each of us taking a different form of social media. Sean took Vine, Mikey took Snapchat, and I picked putting the picture of this blog:
When the White Sox coaches came to the bullpen, I headed over there to try to get a ball from them as they cleared the balls that had gone in there during batting practice. Then, I got a ball from the back-up bullpen catcher, whose name I don’t know, tossed me one of the the baseballs in the bullpen:
We then stayed in left field for a couple innings until the seats got crowded. Sean and Mikey then went to seats in third base foul ground, and I headed out to the standing room in right field:
I don’t need to sit when I have a view like that. Of course no one hit a ball anywhere near me, but it was a nice game to watch.
At the end of the game I headed down to the umpire tunnel and got a ball from home plate umpire Jordan Baker for my fourth and final ball of the game:
So yeah. Overall a fun day at the ballpark. I would then meet Mikey and Sean, and we would head out of the stadium and back to campus where Sean and I would say goodbye until probably September as I would spend the next two days preparing for my final on Friday, which I would still find a way to not do that well on.
- 4 Baseballs at this Game (3 shown because I gave 1 away)
Numbers 509-512 for my career:
- 66 Balls in 14 Games= 4.71 Balls Per Game
- 4 Balls x 32,023 Fans(Nice palindromic attendance number)= 128,092 Competition Factor
- 76 straight Games with at least 1 Ball
- 3 straight Games with at least 2-3 Balls
- 117 Balls in 26 Games at Target Field= 4.5 Balls Per Game
- 24 straight Games with at least 1 Ball at Target Field
- 4 straight Games with at least 2-4 Ball at Target Field
- Time Spent On Game 3:32-10:47= 7 Hours 15 Minutes",1357,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131309963.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172149-00159-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.977775514125824
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- This Hair Scrunchie Apple Watch Band is specially design for female, vivid colors and fashion styles are enough for you to match the various styles of dress.
- Made of high-quality fabric and durable elastic bands, comfortable and fashionable, easy to wear, fit both the watch and your hair well.
- The length is 5.5 inch. With good elasticity, it can perfectly fit wrists and hairs.
- Perfect for everyday wear, or to add a touch of elegance to any ensemble.
- A sweet gift for you or your loved ones.
- Material: Polyester & Stainless steel
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Description by Andrea MacGregor
Time Requirement: 60-80 minutes
- Realization that different cultures perceive things differently, and/or play by different rules.
- Students must understand and reconcile these differences if they want to function effectively in a cross-cultural group.
Introduction: In Barnga, participants experience the shock of realizing that despite many similarities, people of differing cultures perceive things differently or play by different rules. Players learn that they must understand and reconcile these differences if they want to function effectively in a cross-cultural group.
Overview: Participants play a simple card game in small groups, where conflicts begin to occur as participants move from group to group. This simulates real cross-cultural encounters, where people initially believe they share the same understanding of the basic rules. In discovering that the rules are different, players undergo a mini culture shock similar to actual experience when entering a different culture. They then must struggle to understand and reconcile these differences to play the game effectively in their “cross-cultural” groups. Difficulties are magnified by the fact that players may not speak to each other but can communicate only through gestures or pictures. Participants are not forewarned that each is playing by different rules; in struggling to understand why other players don’t seem to be playing correctly, they gain insight into the dynamics of cross-cultural encounters
Set-up: Set up (approximately) 6 tables (about 4 people per table), depending on the number of people participating. On each table there should be a copy of the rules for that table per player plus a deck of cards (use only A-10, no face cards). To start, let the’ participants play a few rounds with the rules and with talking allowed. Next, EVERYTHING is removed from the playing tables. Play continues with everyone at his own table. From now, talking is prohibited. Winners will receive one popsicle stick (see below for how to win).
After allowing a few rounds without talking at the home table, participants must switch tables—the person who won the most tricks moves clockwise to the next table, the person who loses the most tricks moves counter-clockwise to the next table. What the players do not know is that each table has learned a different set of rules (see below).
The rules: Depending on the number of players, rule sheets can be altered or discarded for the number of tables being used. Some samples of rules are as follows:
- Table 1: Ace high, no trump
- Table 2: Ace low, diamonds trump
- Table 3: Ace low, clubs trump
- Table 4: Ace high, hearts trump
- Table 5: Ace high, spades trump
- Table 6: Ace low, no trump
- In all cases, other cards will be worth face value—10 high, 2 low.
Each table shares the following rules:
- Players are dealt 5 cards each
- Whoever wins the most tricks will move clockwise to the next table
- Whoever loses the most tricks will move counter clockwise to the next table
- Everyone else stays at the same table
- Ties are resolved by paper rock scissors
- Each round will be about 5 minutes long (longer if time allows) and each round will consist any number of games that the time allows.
- After the initial round, players will not be allowed to see the rules or speak to each other. Gestures and pictures are allowed, but players are not allowed to use words.
- The game “winner” will be the person who has won the most tricks in total. (Of course, once game play starts, winning will likely take a back seat to trying to figure out what everyone else is doing, as they are playing by different rules.)
- Players can keep track of scores with popsicle sticks (one stick per trick won).
- The dealer can be anyone at the table, the person who plays first will be to the right of the dealer .
- The first player for each trick may play ANY suit. All other players must follow suit (play a card of the same suit). For each round, each player plays one card.
- If a player does not have that suit, a card of any suit must be played. The trick is won by the person with the HIGHEST card of the ORIGINAL suit (players will begin to become confused when some players believe their card is trump, and others disagree or contradict this).
Debriefing: After playing a number of rounds—either use a set time limit, or allow the number of rotations according to the number of tables in play (6 rounds for 6 tables). Students should be aware that they were playing by different rules, and the following questions should be discussed. Students can stay in the last group they were in, or return to their home groups at the teacher’s discretion.
- If you could describe the game in one word, what would it be?
- What did you expect at the beginning of the game?
- When did you realize that something was wrong?
- How did you deal with it?
- How did not being able to speak contribute to what you were feeling?",1091,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662520817.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517194243-20220517224243-00414.warc.gz,0.9572913646698
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QMPF is delighted to have supported King’s College London in securing a further £125 million private placement deal with major institutional investors. King’s College London is a “top 10”, world leading Russell Group University based in the heart of London and rated AA- by S&P (outlook: negative).
This attractive long-term transaction will enable the College to continue to invest in its ambitious estates programme and support its wider strategic aims. The transaction is believed to be the first where a University has issued “sustainable” notes whereby King’s will apply an amount equivalent to the net proceeds to finance or refinance new or existing eligible sustainable projects in accordance with its market leading Sustainable Financing Framework.
QMPF supported the College from the outset, considering funding routes, supporting the management team throughout the process, liaising with the Finance Committee, and providing independent financial evaluation of the offers received. The funding process attracted interest from several major financial institutions allowing the College to secure tranches of debt across various maturities of up to 50 years.
Simon Cruickshank, Chief Accountant said “QMPF provided excellent advice and support throughout this project helping us with commercials, covenant considerations and deal structure. They were always available to provide an experienced voice on our behalf, specific sector relevant input and did a superb job in helped us manage the various interested parties to the eventual deal”
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a) Draw down capital funds of up to £4.6 million from the Growing Places Fund;
b) Make available loan finance of up to £4.6 million to one or more third party organisations to support the development of Discovery Park Enterprise Zone.
This shall be subject to:
a) The conclusion of a satisfactory loan agreement from Essex County Council, as the Accountable Body for Growing Places Fund; and
b) The receipt of a satisfactory application for loan finance from one or more third party organisations.",120,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662606992.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526131456-20220526161456-00607.warc.gz,0.918101131916046
a0d11c5f-0aaf-4752-a13b-941d4eb8c068,2013-05-26T09:42:08+00:00,2011-01-14,0,http://gleewood.org/seeking/reaching-out/choosing-a-tradition/,"I’ve seen a lot of questions out there from people wanting to have a list of all the traditions out there, so they can choose one. This is not the most effective way to go about things, for a variety of reasons.
Reason 1: There are many many traditions out there.
While there are a number of widely known traditions out there (Gardnerian, Alexandrian, Blue Star, and a number of others), there are hundreds of other religious witchcraft traditions out there. Many are quite small – a few groups, often in a limited number of places. You can get a very general idea of some of the variations by looking at the Witchvox tradition pages but this is only the tip of a very large iceberg.
Reason 2: Not all traditions are in all places
Even for the better known traditions, a given area may not have groups of every tradition nearby. For example, my own Minneapolis and Saint Paul have a number of Gardnerian and Blue Star groups, but only one or two Alexandrian groups.
There are also a wide number of groups (my own tradition included) who started from a particular tradition’s roots, but branched off and are doing something new, wonderful, and vibrant on their own, developing new strands of practice and potential. You won’t find most of these discussed in books or even on websites (unless you come across someone in the tradition.) but they can be a great option when done well.
Reason 3: Groups within a tradition do vary
While groups within a tradition do have certain things in common (specific practices like initiation rituals, expectations, and so on), groups within a tradition can have very different flavors.
For example, the group I trained in is a training-focused group with a strong focus on particular kinds of practice. My own coven is designed to be smaller and more tightly focused, with a particular interest in the intersection of music and ritual (and magic.) Someone can be a great fit for one group in the tradition, and not a good fit for the other – just because of different personalities and interests.
What to do?
Fortunately, you have some options.
Focus on a finding a group that is a good fit for you (and the you you want to become!) rather than on a particular tradition. Start by checking out the groups that are physically near you, or that you can get to. You will want to find out what these groups do and practice, and how they connect to the broader community, but there are many excellent groups that can provide you with thoughtful training, caring (and challenging) ritual, support in hard times, and people to celebrate with in the good times.
If you feel strongly drawn to a particular tradition, however, you’re going to have some harder choices.
- Some groups are open to students traveling to visit them (every few weeks, every few months)
- Some groups and traditions have options to cover a lot of material via distance training. (However, many traditions, especially initiatory ones, will require significant face to face time and interaction before initiation.) If you’re working at a distance, expect your training to take longer.
- There are traditions and practices out there that do not require group work or face to face training. Remember that there are things you can’t learn by yourself (like how to work in ritual with other people), and that a number of skills may be much harder to learn (centering, grounding, shielding, for example.)
Which one of these you pick is going to depend a lot on other factors. (Do you drive? Do you have lots of other commitments that take your time and energy like children, weekend work, or family you take care of? Can you manage time away on a somewhat regular basis? There are often some ways to travel cheaply, but money for transportation costs may still be an issue.)
If neither of these are options for you right now, there are a number of ways you can build a solid foundation for yourself so that when your life changes and a group becomes possible (your situation changes, a group you’re interested starts in your area, whatever), you’re in the best possible place to take advantage of it.
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88b90461-73a3-4c6d-8d9b-e987adbc1dab,2018-08-18T15:56:33+00:00,2014-10-01,1,http://theburr.com/through-their-eyes-2/,"Words by Patrick Williams
Video by Jacob Byk
Veterans of the War on Terror reflect on growing terrorism in the regions they fought to protect.
About an hour southeast of Baghdad along the Tigris River stands Suwayrah, Iraq. Another 15 or 20 minutes into the desert lies an abandoned air force base bombed out from Desert Storm that belonged to Saddam Hussein. In the spring of 2008, R. Jay Wilkinson, then an M249 submachine gunner with the U.S. Army, was staying there. He remembers the abandoned airplane hangars. He remembers the Russian tanks blown up on the side of the road, their parts missing because locals had taken them for scrap. He remembers the barriers and razor wire the U.S. Army set up and the Olympic stadium he could see from one of the guard towers that seemed so out of place.
From there, Wilkinson moved to southern Baghdad, where the bomb-makers hung out, and then to Baghdad, where his platoon ran 5:30 a.m. patrols. The Iraqi people slept on the floors of the local bazaars. Sometimes 20 of them would be packed into a single, small storefront. From behind a .50 caliber rifle atop a Humvee, Wilkinson watched them, these people who lived in a world of chaos.
The U.S. War in Iraq ended in 2011. Its purpose was to topple Saddam Hussein’s regime and to create an autonomous, democratic government. Hussein was captured in 2003 and executed in 2006. The U.S. instituted a democracy, widely considered to this day to be an utter failure. Meanwhile, U.S. troops fought al-Qaida and other terrorist groups and insurgencies.
The Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, formed out of al-Qaida during the War in Iraq, but the two groups have since severed ties. The Islamic State made international headlines in June for capturing key Iraqi cities and have since seized large swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria, the latter of which has been engulfed in a civil war since 2011. In an attempt to create a caliphate, or Islamic state under a strict form of sharia law that restricts certain behavior and appearance, the Islamic State has carried out beheadings of U.S. and British citizens and continues to threaten the U.S. It has recruited fighters from all over the world, including the U.S., Britain and France. The U.S. has armed resistance groups, such as the Kurdish peshmerga, and President Obama has formed a multinational coalition to conduct airstrikes on the Islamic State.
Veterans of the Middle East wars and Kent State students have taken time to reflect on their tours and the profound effect those experiences have had on their views of current rising tensions.
“It makes your stomach turn a little bit because I dedicated a good portion of my life toward this,” Wilkinson says, “and then [you] sit here in the news and you see these guys running through Iraq.”
Wilkinson and Logan Vance have been best friends since they met in Kindergarten in Ashtabula County, Ohio. There weren’t many people in Plymouth, where they lived about two miles from each other. They rode four-wheelers and dirt bikes and worked for Wilkinson’s father’s excavation company together.
After high school graduation, they went to basic training together in Fort Benning, Georgia, in 2006.
Wilkinson remembers one day when the soldiers trained at the hand grenade range. That night, when many of the drill sergeants were off duty, he sneaked into Vance’s room, where soldiers were throwing socks at each other, pretending they were grenades.
Wilkinson, second from right, and fellow soldiers sat outside at COP Meade. The generators had blown, and the soldiers were taking their cots outside to cool off.
Vance, 26, was deployed to Afghanistan in 2007 with the U.S. Army 2nd ranger battalion. He was in the country for four months, carrying out combat and search and rescue missions and was shipped off to Iraq in 2009, where he completed a five-month tour with Headquarters company and the recon element.
Vance, now a senior integrated social studies major, spent most of his time running intel at Camp Speicher in Tikrit. The Islamic State took the camp in June of this year, and Iraqi forces took it back in July.
Vance says he was closed-minded when he joined the army. He was smart, athletic and confident. He wanted to kill people. Then he realized just how many good people there are in the world.
“There’s civilians that have no part of this at all, and they’re getting beheaded and drug out into squares and shot and hung and trampled over, just because they’re there,” Vance says.
Wilkinson, who graduated from Kent State with a marketing degree in August, was in Iraq for 14 months.
U.S. soldiers—good people—were killed for doing nothing wrong, Wilkinson says. They could have been just sitting in the backseat of a Humvee on their way to a mission.
As of September 25, the U.S. Department of Defense counted 6,836 combined U.S. casualties and another 52,239 wounded in action between the War in Iraq, War in Afghanistan and related operations.
The goal to increase security measures in Iraq was supposed to fall largely on U.S. troops, who were ordered to train Iraqi army and police forces that would in turn take control when U.S. forces left.
“It was supposed to be all good and gravy,” Wilkinson says. “It looked good probably in some politician’s office in Washington.”
But Iraqi army and police forces abandoned posts many times because terrorists had threatened them and their families, Wilkinson says.
Joshua Stacher, associate professor of political science who specializes in studies of the Middle East and North Africa, attributes weak links in Iraqi army and police forces to the U.S.-led regime change, which forced former officers to leave their jobs, replaced by ones with less experience.
“In any society, people gravitate toward different professions,” Stacher says. “What you’ve done with that is you’ve taken those people who have done that and you’ve pushed them aside and now you’re dealing with other people.”
Middle Eastern countries are weak, largely due to colonial rule by western countries, as well as the subsequent state development processes and plans set up, Stacher says. Saddam’s Iraq was relatively stable, and the U.S. destruction led to the creation and strengthening of terrorist groups, such as the Islamic State.
“It is kind of a state-building project, in the sense that they’re acting like a state,” Stacher says. “They have territory, they have an army, they are trying to punish people in full view of other people to make people submit to their authority, they have a way to administer taxes, they’re running an oil economy, they’re selling oil on the open market.”
Vance says the United States failed to leave Iraq with a cohesive government or national identity, allowing the Islamic State to take territory with ease. They also took advantage of the civil war in Syria.
“Even the quote unquote ‘freedom fighters’ or whatever you want to consider them that are in Syria, they don’t even like each other, know each other, and they’re fighting amongst themselves,” Vance says. “So it was just kind of the perfect storm for them to really take hold.”
Wilkinson sees the toppling of Hussein’s statue as a key event in the loss of infrastructure in Iraq, in which the U.S. had a definite role.
“[Iraqi citizens] pretty much decided there’s no rulers, they’re not scared or nothing, and that’s when they started going and tearing apart all the government buildings,” Wilkinson says.
Wilkinson was in Iraq during the advent of voting. Many people were happy to be able to vote for the first time, but others were enraged by the idea of women voting. These infuriated citizens, many of whom weren’t necessarily linked with terrorist organizations, killed soldiers in Wilkinson’s battalion for aiding women in the voting process.
Catherine Hofer, 32, a senior nursing major who was stationed in Bagram, Afghanistan, from September 2007 to September 2008 and outside Kabul from September 2013 to February 2014, says she saw huge differences between women’s roles in the U.S. versus in Afghanistan.
Women in Afghanistan are looked down upon by men, afforded less rights and, as punishment for certain acts, are killed by stoning.
“I could go out and do whatever I want, minus murdering someone, and I’m still not going to get stoned to death for it,” Hofer says. “I’m going to get sent to prison for it. I’m not going to stand in a stadium full of people and get rocks thrown at me until I’m dead. So I definitely appreciate the freedoms that I have as a female here.”
While they constantly face doubt and uncertainty, Middle Eastern citizens are more politically aware now than ever, Stacher says.
“They understand exactly and precisely what the game is in terms of how they’re repressed and who’s repressing them and what the red lines are,” Stacher says.
They are also calling for democracy in larger numbers, but the transition from an authoritarian government to a democratic one is a long process, Stacher says.
A September 2013 poll of Muslims worldwide showed that 67 percent of respondents were concerned about Islamic extremism. Only four percent of respondents to a July poll of Syrians conducted by Opinion Research Business support the Islamic State.
At the same time, Iraqis as a whole are incredibly weary of welcoming U.S. occupying forces back, says Patrick Coy, director of Center for Applied Conflict Management and professor of political science.
In response to a 2007 poll of Iraqis conducted by the BBC, ABC and NHK, about 70 percent of Iraqi respondents said that U.S. forces in Iraq had worsened security.
Steven Hook, political science professor who specializes in U.S. foreign relations, says the recent increase in the numbers and activities of terrorist groups, including the Islamic State, have revealed the weakness of the United States’ foreign policy and its incapacity to create stable governments.
“I would say this is the most turbulent period in world politics I’ve seen since I became a foreign policy specialist [in 1993],” Hook says.
What should be done?
Terror groups not only threaten local populations, but they constitute a potential threat to the U.S. and action needs to be taken against them, Vance says.
Vance lives off campus with his girlfriend Jessica and their 3-year-old daughter. He is enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard, a job that could require him to fight if ground troops were sent back to the Middle East.
Having studied world politics both in school and in his free time, Vance observes that a war in Syria against terrorists could potentially bring the fight to Bashar al-Assad’s regime there, which would cause backlash from its allies, including Iran and potentially Russia.
“You never get out of this circle of war,” Vance says. “That’s not what I want for my daughter. That’s not what I want for the future of this country.”
Vance does support airstrikes against the Islamic State, as long as they are controlled.
Hofer, who is now enlisted with the Ohio National Guard, doesn’t want to leave her kids—she’s a single mother of two—but she would if she had to.
“I do as I’m told,” Hofer says. “I follow orders, and I do as I’m told. Whether I’m against it or for it, I do as I’m told.”
Wilkinson says the U.S. has to take some form of military action against the Islamic State.
Wilkinson held up ammo within a few days of arriving at COP Meade near Suwayrah, Iraq. He and other soldiers were storing supplies in the base at the time.
“You take care of them now, while you can, compared to just letting them sit there for 10 years and just run [Iraq] and build camps and train up hundreds and thousands of soldiers,” Wilkinson says.
Numbers provided by the CIA in mid-September estimate there are roughly 20,000 to 31,500 Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria.
One potential plan of action that needs to be addressed is woven deeper into Islamic societies, Vance says. Islamic religious leaders, or imams, need to step up and calm the hostility between the religion’s denominations, Vance says. Members of the Islamic State are Sunni, while the Iraqi government is largely Shia. Assad’s Syrian government is made up of people from the Alawite religious minority.
Stacher says the main difference between Sunni and Shia is Sunni believe leadership positions should be based on consensus and Shia believe they should be based on heredity.
“The Sunni and Shia part of Islam is really just one identity that when an overarching identity, like Iraqi nationalism or Iraq, gets blown to smithereens and blown apart, people have to rely on other identities,” Stacher says.
Vance says he believes religion is an excuse terrorist groups use to meet their own agendas.
World leaders have issued fatwas, or proclamations, against the Islamic State, claiming their actions go against Islamic principles.
Vance remembers an Iraqi explaining suicide bombing to him. The man told Vance that shrapnel flies out when a bomb is detonated, and if the bomber is a true believer in Allah, then the shrapnel will turn into rose petals and fall at his feet and kill the nonbelievers.
Vance says he looked at the man and asked, “Well, what about the suicide bomber? He’s a true believer, right? Why does he get torn apart by an explosion and shrapnel? Shouldn’t it just be rose petals at his feet?”
“Well, that’s a good point,” was how Vance says the man responded. “I don’t know.”
Understanding the conflict
Veterans and experts agree there is no easy solution to the Islamic State problem. But it helps to understand the United States’ role.
“These aren’t one military intervention after another military intervention,” Stacher says. “No, we have to see these as a linked event. This has now become one long war, and it’s not going to stop.”
People think ideologically about things they don’t see on a day-to-day basis, Stacher says. Camels and pyramids often come to mind when Americans think about the Middle East, for instance, yet they have very detailed perceptions of their own society. Stacher urges students to begin thinking less ideologically and more about the roles that people and institutions play in the world.
Wilkinson and Vance returned home around the same time, in 2009, and they spent a lot of time together.
“He got a little more serious,” Vance says of Wilkinson. “He was the class clown. He was never very serious about anything, and then he got serious about stuff.”
Wilkinson says he and Vance have talked at length about their war experiences, and Hofer says people in the military form incredibly strong bonds with each other.
“There’s nothing like it that you can find where you go experience something in your life that you’re never going to do,” Hofer says, “and only a certain amount of people can ever relate to you.”",3394,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213691.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818154147-20180818174147-00628.warc.gz,0.976300179958344
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Sportswriter Peter Schrager’s All-Pro predictions give plenty of props for our ‘Boys in silver and blue.
Stacking up impressive statistics has been easier for the Cowboys than winning games, so it’s not surprising that kicker Dan Bailey, tight end Jason Witten, linebackers DeMarcus Ware and Anthony Spencer, wideout Dez Bryant, and quarterback Tony Romo all get named.
Schrager noted Bailey’s “steady accuracy and clutch moments,” and remarked at how Spencer has quietly “emerged as an elite outside linebacker this season, racking up 80 tqackles and 9 sacks.”
The sportswriter called Witten and his other All-Pro tight end pick Tony Gonzalez “oldies but goodies.” C’mon, Witten is six years younger than the 36-year-old Gonzalez.
How soon they forget: Earlier this season, sportswriters, broadcasters, and even fans were revolting against the uneven and trouble-prone Bryant. But after torching defenses during the last half of the season, Bryant is now called a “shoe-in” by Schrager.
He has a tougher time defending his pick of Romo: “I’ll get clobbered for going with Romo over RG3 and the rest (I have a ‘man-crush’ on Romo, remember?) but he’s the sole reason Dallas is where they are today.”
And where is Dallas today?
They’re one win away from making the playoffs and fulfilling MY early season prediction of a Super Bowl win.",355,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257825358.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071025-00304-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.950507402420044
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from NAC Teen SOYO:
Dear Fathers, Parents, Teen Advisors, and Teens:
Greetings in the Name of our Savior Jesus Christ!
I pray this message finds everyone in good health. As Vice President of the North American Council of SOYO and on behalf of the NAC Purity, Virginity, Chastity Committee, (also known as PVC), it is with pleasure that I present to you the official Purity, Virginity, Chastity Educational Packet.
Since late July 2008, the Purity, Virginity, Chastity Committee has been working diligently to formulate this packet you hold today. The NAC has collectively agreed that it is extremely necessary to reach out to our SOYO chapters across the Archdiocese and provide them with an interactive packet addressing these important topics.
Our main goal is to educate, remind, and preserve young adults’ beliefs about the Orthodox Church’s position on Purity, Virginity, Chastity and Forgiveness. We have gathered information from a variety of Orthodox resources that include, the Fathers of the Church, articles written by Orthodox Theologians, the Bible, and other sources and present them to you, to help begin and increase discussion on these important issues.
We ask each parish/Teen SOYO chapter to hold discussions on this topic during the month of January, which is SOYO Education Month. Please send us feedback on your experience and what we can do to further help you and the teens of your parish.
Yours in the Lord,
NAC SOYO, Vice President
Diocese of Los Angeles and the West, President
Dear Brother in Christ,
RE: Updated Material for SOYO Ministry - “Purity, Virginity, and Chastity” PVC
In our continuing effort to address the issues of the teen and adult Archdiocese Survey results, SOYO responded by establishing the Teen SOYO initiative called “PVC” to address what they believe to be a critical issue in the lives of their peers. Upon seeing the devastating effects that divorce, drugs, alcohol, and sexual promiscuity have on our families, our teens have committed to work towards better equipping themselves and their peers towards making better choices.
Each January, our teens raise money to educate parish youth workers through the Youth Worker Fund, as well as hold discussions on the Sacred Gift of Life on the Sunday closest to the tragic Roe vs. Wade decision of the U.S. Supreme Court. This year (January 2011) our teens will continue to expand their January Education Month to include discussions on “Purity, Virginity, and Chastity” as a way of preparation for marriage or monasticism.
We ask that you support our teens in this effort. Our teens, boldly and with much love and compassion, have chosen to better equip themselves and their peers to live a righteous way of life. While they, and all of us, understand this as a great daily challenge to which some may or will fail, we are committed to the struggle of staying on or gettng back onto the path of Godliness.
Please work with your teens to better equip them to succeed in this struggle and or recover from past failings, as they go forward in striving to live a righteous way of life. We have posted the materials for “Purity, Virginity, and Chastity” as well as the “Sacred Gift of Life” online at www.teenSOYO.org. Please ensure that this material is made available to your teens and their advisors and that someone equipped for this discussion is present with them to help them cover this material in a loving and compassionate manner.
As a brother I also ask that you consider reading in the Philokalia, Volume 1, beginning pg. 162, by St. Hesychios the Priest entitled “On Watchfulness and Holiness.”
Yours in Christ,
V. Rev. Dr. Joseph F. Purpura
V. Rev. Anthony Yazge",859,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131300313.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172140-00025-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.952378630638123
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“When we fight wars, we need to DECLARE war and fight like we did in WWII.”
The problems in Egypt & Syria go back to the beginnings of their protests. They started with students and people who wanted a more democratic government. Neither one started with MB or alqaeda types involved....those groups move in when there’s a vacuum or when they see that it’s opportunistic to do so because the West is standing by the sidelines not wanting to get involved.
The time to help in Syria was 2 yrs ago.",229,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257827782.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071027-00039-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.978067755699158
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Writer: ACHADTAYA CHUENNIRAN
Published: 21/09/2009 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News
PHUKET : The major southern cities of Phuket and Hat Yai are receiving a new air link, offering an alternative to what is now a seven-hour bus journey. New airline Happy Air is poised to launch the Phuket-Hat Yai service on Oct 26. The travel time between the two locations will be 40 minutes. Happy Air sales and marketing manager Patcharapol Sonthipan said the airline had secured aviation permits from the Department of Aviation. He said Happy Air was positioning itself as a premium-service airline which was targetting tourists and business travellers. The airline also plans to fly to the Malaysian resort island of Langkawi.
Mr Patcharapol said the air service would provide faster alternative for travellers travelling between Phuket and Hat Yai, the commercial district of Songkhla. Mr Patcharapol said the Phuket-based airline would operate two twin turboprop SAAB 340A aircraft, with 34 seats. The planes are leased from a Swedish company. Happy Air will offer daily flights between Phuket and Hat Yai and three times a week between Phuket and Langkawi. The Phuket-Langkawi flights will also begin in late October.",297,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.949185252189636
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Mengel Career Statistics
ITA Carolina Region Rookie of the Year (2011)
ACC All-Academic Team (2011, 2012, 2013)
ACC Academic Honor Roll (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Career: Became the 14th member of Duke’s 100-win club in 2015 and finished tied for seventh in career singles victories with 108 … A member of the Blue Devils’ combined 200-win club with 108 singles triumphs and 93 doubles wins … Also ended career ranked tied for sixth in program history with 29 ACC singles wins, tied for ninth with 24 ACC doubles wins and tied for 10th with the 93 doubles victories ... Tied for second in program history for most ACC singles wins in a season (10 in 2010-11) ... Competed in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships as a sophomore ... Captured two tournament titles in singles (Duke Fab Four Invite - 2010, 2011; ITA Carolina Regional - 2011) and two in doubles (ITA Carolina Regional – 2011; Duke Fab Four Invite – Black Bracket, 2012) ... Owns 19 match-clinching victories for his career.
2014-15 (Redshirt Senior): Fought through numerous injuries and compiled a 17-8 record, including a 14-4 mark in dual matches and a 4-1 ledger in ACC matches … Excelled in the No. 5 singles slot, going 10-2 there … Combined to go 19-7 in doubles with an 11-5 record in dual matches, all but one played with Bruno Semenzato … Went 3-0 in the No. 2 doubles spot with Semenzato … Started the dual match season with an 8-0 singles record, not losing until the ITA Team Indoor Championship against TCU … Clinched Duke’s first dual match of the year by defeating Michigan State’s Mac Roy, 6-4, 6-1 … Recorded the clinching point in the ACC regular season match against Miami with a 6-4, 6-1 triumph against Niclas Genovese … Provided the clinching point in the NCAA Team Championship opening round match against South Carolina State with a 6-1, 6-2 victory against Soufiane Mouline … With Semenzato, helped Duke tally doubles-point victories in ITA Team Indoor Championship matches against No. 17 TCU and No. 19 Ole Miss with Semenzato wins … In a shortened fall season due to injury, finished 2-4 in singles and 4-2 in doubles ... Ended the fall with a 1-1 mark at the Wake Forest Fall Invitational, topping UNC Greensboro’s Randy Phillips before falling to No. 21 Hunter Reese of Tennessee in three sets ... Dropped both matches at the ITA All-American and started the year with a 1-1 mark at the Duke Fab Four Invite ... In doubles, paired with Jason Tahir at the Wake Forest Fall Invitational and went 1-1 ... Captured all three matches at the Duke Fab Four Invite with Raphael Hemmeler to win their flight with a 8-7 (5) victory against Kentucky’s Jerry Lopez and Beck Pennington ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2013-14 (Senior): Missed the 2013-14 campaign due to injury ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2012-13 (Junior): Completed the season with a 27-9 overall record in singles and a 24-6 ledger in doubles … Ranked in nine of 10 of the ITA singles polls throughout the season … With Fred Saba, completed the season ranked No. 72 in doubles … listed No. 19 in the ITA preseason singles rankings … With Saba, listed with a team-best No. 15 ranking in the ITA preseason rankings … Clinched three matches for Duke from the No. 4 position … Was 4-5 against ranked opponents, highlighted by a victory over No. 39 Josh McTaggart of Indiana at ITA All-Americans … With Saba, clinched the doubles point for Duke seven times, including in the quarterfinals of the ACC Championship against Florida State … Finished the season tied for eighth in single-season doubles victories by a tandem in program history, posting 24 with Saba … Finished the season tied for third on the all-time single season charts with nine ACC singles victories … Tied for eighth on the all-time charts for most doubles wins in a season … With Saba, tied for third in most single season ACC doubles victories with eight … With Saba, tied for 10th in single season ACC doubles winning percentage (.889) by a tandem … Played to a singles record of 10-4 in the fall … Reached the finals of his singles draw at the Duke Fab Four Invite … With Saba, won the Black Draw at the Fab Four Invitational with an 8-3 win over Radford’s Nicholas Sayer and Thomas Dehaen … Reached the semifinals in singles at the ITA Carolina Regionals, before falling to North Carolina’s Esben Hess-Olesen, 7-6 (5), 6-2 … Reached the quarterfinal round at the ITA Carolina Regional of the doubles draw, along with Saba, before falling to UNCW’s Kosta Blank and Chris Cooprider … Reached the quarterfinal round of the singles draw at the USTA Clay Court Invitational at Disney, before falling to Kentucky’s Juan Pablo Murra.
2011-12 (Sophomore): Ended the season by competing at the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships ... Also earned All-ACC recognition in his second season at Duke ... Concluded the year with an overall ledger of 31-13 in singles and a 28-14 mark in doubles ... Posted a record of 7-4 in ACC singles play and paired with Henrique Cunha for an 8-3 ledger in conference doubles action ... The eight ACC doubles wins were tied for the third-most by a Duke pair in a single season and tied for the ninth-most by a tandem on the program’s all-time career charts ... Selected to compete in the NCAA Singles Championships, where he dropped a 6-4, 6-4 decision to No. 27 Remi Boutillier of Fresno State in the first round ... Advanced to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Doubles Championships with Cunha before suffering a three-set loss to Stanford’s fourth-ranked duo of Bradley Klahn and Ryan Thacher ... Ranked as high as No. 17 on the ITA’s singles list and finished the season at No. 41 ... Reached a No. 15 ranking with Cunha in doubles while the duo was tabbed No. 18 in the final poll of the season ... Also tabbed the No. 3 singles player and the top-ranked doubles pair with Cunha in the final ITA Carolina Region poll ... Moved up to the No. 2 singles position as a sophomore, compiling a dual match record of 17-8 ... Opened the spring by winning seven consecutive matches from Jan. 21 to Feb. 19 ... Clinched six Duke victories during the season, including in a 4-0 win over No. 25 Baylor in the NCAA Championship tournament Round of 16 ... Also clinched a 4-2 victory over North Carolina on April 21, which sent the Blue Devils to the ACC Championship title match for the third straight year ... Tallied an 11-8 record against ranked singles opponents ... Topped No. 24 Roy Kalamanovich of Illinois, 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (10-1) in Duke’s 7-0 sweep of the Illini ... Teamed with Cunha for a 10-5 record at the No. 1 doubles spot during the spring, including a mark of 8-3 in conference matches ... With Cunha, secured the doubles point for Duke five times on the season and went 6-9 against ranked doubles pairs ... The tandem defeated three pairs ranked in the top 25, highlighted by an 8-6 victory over Virginia’s ninth-ranked duo of Jarmere Jenkins and Drew Courtney to win the ITA Carolina Region title during the fall ... Also won the regional singles title, defeating Cunha in the championship match ... Went on to compete in singles and doubles at the ITA National Indoor Championships in Flushing, N.Y. ... Fell to No. 31 Christopher Aumueller of Nebraska, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) in the round of 32 ... With Cunha, advanced to the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament before dropping an 8-6 decision to third-ranked Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola of Ohio State ... Also won a singles title during the fall at the Duke Fab Four Invite, topping No. 90 Stijn Meulemans of Radford, 6-1, 6-0, in his section’s championship match ... Finished the fall season with a record of 14-5 in singles and a ledger of 11-5 in doubles, including a record of 8-5 with Cunha.
2010-11 (Freshman): Named the ITA Carolina Region Rookie of the Year ... Finished his freshman campaign with a singles record of 33-11 and a team-best 10-1 mark in the ACC ... Also notched a 22-16 mark in doubles, going 5-4 in league play ... Broke the program record for ACC singles victories by a rookie (10) ... His 33 singles victories were the fourth-most by a freshman in school history ... Ranked tied for sixth on Duke’s all-time charts for highest singles winning percentage (.750, 33-11) and fourth in ACC singles winning percentage (.909, 10-1) following his freshman season ... Tallied a 22-7 mark in dual match play, including a 1-0 record in the top spot, a 1-1 record at No. 2 and a 20-6 record in the No. 3 slot ... Teamed with David Holland for an overall ledger of 18-15 in doubles, including a 15-13 mark in dual match play ... In ACC singles play, went 1-0 at No. 2 and 9-1 at No. 3 ... With Holland, notched a 7-8 record from the No. 2 doubles position and a record of 8-5 in the No. 3 slot ... Posted a 5-7 record against ranked opponents in singles while going 2-1 against ranked doubles pairs ... Defeated No. 48 Alex Llompart of Pepperdine, 7-6, 6-1 ... Also notched a 6-2, 6-4 victory over No. 51 Sadio Doumbia of Georgia in the NCAA Championship tournament Round of 16 ... Along with Holland, upset No. 70 John Collins and Tommy Laine of Maryland, 8-6, in conference action ... The duo also defeated No. 88 Doumbia and Ignacio Taboada of Georgia, 8-4, to help Duke capture the doubles point in the NCAA Championship Round of 16 ... Finished the season ranked No. 102 in singles nationally and No. 6 in the Carolina region ... He and Holland also earned a final ranking of No. 10 in the Carolina region ... Ranked as high as No. 94 in singles on March 15 ... Ended the year on a three-match singles win streak with all three victories coming in the NCAA Championship tournament ... Also earned six straight victories in ACC action at the No. 3 singles position from April 3-17 ... Clinched five Duke victories, including a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Maryland’s Tommy Laine to help the Blue Devils advance to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Championship tournament ... With Holland, secured the doubles point for Duke on eight occasions, including a 9-8 (8-6) win over North Carolina’s Cameron Ahari and Brennan Boyajian in the semifinals of the ACC Championship ... Concluded the fall season with a record of 11-4 in singles and a 3-2 mark in doubles with Holland ... Also teamed with Reid Carleton for an 3-0 doubles ledger during the fall ... Won his first four collegiate singles matches on his way to capturing a singles title at the Duke Fab Four Invite ... Dispatched No. 36 Tripper Carleton of Wake Forest, 7-5, 6-2, in the semifinals ... With Carleton, claimed a doubles title at the UVa Ranked Plus One Invitational ... Tallied three straight victories in the pre-qualifying stage of the ITA All-American Championships to move on to the qualifying round of play ... Reached the third round of qualifying before suffering a close three-set loss to ninth-seeded and No. 54 Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan of Washington ... Along with Saba, advanced to the second round of qualifying in doubles at the ITA All-Americans ... He and Holland garnered the No. 7 seed in the doubles tournament at the ITA Carolina Regional, advancing to the round of 16 ... Also reached the Round of 32 in singles as the No. 12 seed ... Notched two wins over ranked singles opponents in the fall.
Prior to Duke: Attended Shady Side Academy and played for coach Tom Mercer during his freshman, sophomore and senior seasons ... Won the Pennsylvania State Championship his senior year and helped lead the team to a runner-up finish in 2010 ... Went undefeated during his three years at Shady Side, playing at the No. 1 position all three years ... Attended American Heritage School in Plantation, Fla., as a junior and claimed state championships in singles and doubles while also leading his team to the state title ... Ranked as high as No. 6 nationally by Tennisrecruiting.net and as high as No. 3 by the TennisRPI ratings ... Was the top-ranked player in the Middle Atlantic Region and in Pennsylvania ... Won the USTA B18 National Open singles championship in Norcross, Ga., in 2009 ... Claimed the B16 singles and doubles titles in Lexington, Ky. ... Won the consolation finals of the USTA Spring B18 National Championships in Mobile, Ala.
Personal: Born Christopher William Mengel on July 23, 1992, in New York City ... Son of David and Joanne Mengel ... Has one brother, Ryan, and one sister, Kelly ... Father, David, played college basketball at Lehigh University.",2971,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824201.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00135-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.942207872867584
8bb55722-d397-4a07-92c0-5ddc47538384,2018-08-19T19:06:19+00:00,2010-10-21,0,http://arcadeheroes.com/2010/10/21/animalive-introducing-new-mocap-amusement-system-at-iaapa/,"At last year’s IAAPA show, UK-based entertainment company Animalive took home the first place award for “Best New Product for Show Production and Entertainment” with their interactive ChatterBox Party Room system. So one might be curious as to what they will use to follow-up on last year’s performance at the upcoming expo.
The answer is a new Motion Capture entertainment system, which you can see in action below. The system was demonstrated in it’s prototype form at a recent expo in Europe called EAS and it will be making it’s full debut at IAAPA 2010. According to The Stinger Report: “…the company’s extensive Motion Capture Suit technology has now developed into a cost-effective out-of-home entertainment variant that brings a all new level of immersion to the game environment.”As for the show itself, I will likely be making it there and I’m curious to know if anyone has a request for something they would like me to focus on. It’s less than a month away, so get to requesting!",233,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819184710-20180819204710-00528.warc.gz,0.939346313476562
c7290568-2620-48dc-b852-8c89e818c738,2018-08-22T07:03:42+00:00,2016-03-23,1,https://www.businessinsider.com.au/virgin-america-considering-a-sale-2016-3,"Virgin America is reportedly considering a sale.
According to Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter, the airline is reaching out to potential buyers about a sale of some or all of the company.
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The company, which is owned by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, went public less than two years ago. It was valued at about $1.4 billion based on the stock’s closing price of $30.67 on Tuesday.
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bf22b759-72a2-42bc-95be-76c351a46d58,2013-06-19T14:19:30+00:00,2012-08-11,1,http://newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/08/11/37--Russian-Air-Force-to-get-180-new-aircraft-.html,"Russian Air Force to get 180 new aircraft
Moscow, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Air Force will receive 180 brand new planes and helicopters by the end of the year, a military official said.
Air Force Commander in Chief Major General Viktor Bondarev said the aircraft to be supplied will carry advanced navigation and other equipment and weapons ""of significantly higher quality"".
The air force has already received several new Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback warplanes and will get another 12.
It will also get Kamov Ka-52 Alligator and Mil Mi-28 Havoc helicopters, and trainer jets including 15 Yakovlev Yak-130 Mitten aircraft, Bondarev said.
Last year, around 120 new aircraft were supplied to the air force, he said.
On Sunday, Russia will mark the 100th anniversary of the national air force.
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41485fc8-4536-49ad-ad12-9a8d501cf342,2022-05-23T03:05:38+00:00,2022-05-23,0,https://forum.vite.net/topic/2929/to-solve-the-problem-of-grin-withdrawal-to-vite-vitex-wallet/5?lang=en-US,"To Solve the Problem of GRIN Withdrawal to Vite/ViteX wallet
KhunSir_Vite last edited by KhunSir_Vite
We recently received numerous questions about GRIN withdrawal from Poloniex to Vite wallet or ViteX exchange. The common problem is confirmation keeps staying 0 even after waiting for a long period.
Our team has tested in a couple of exchanges, and it seems it mostly happens on Poloniex (such function works well on many other exchanges). So we came up with the conclusion that it should not be a tech problem on our side.
If you are having a problem like this, we offer a solution as belows:
- Contact Poloniex to refund your assets
- Withdraw from Poloniex to another GRIN-friendly exchange (e.g. Hotbit, MXC, Gate.io etc.). You can check CoinMarketCap to see what exchanges have GRIN pairs (https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/grin/#markets).
- Make a transaction from that exchange to Vite wallet or ViteX.
We will keep you updated if we have any new solutions on this problem. Thanks for your support!
Important: Vite Android wallet currently doesn't support native GRIN coin on GRIN CHAIN, but Android wallet supports GRIN deposit on ViteX exchange (it shows as GRIN-000). Make sure to use cross-chain deposit to find your http address for depositing GRIN to ViteX.
For iOS users, if you want to keep GRIN on GRIN CHAIN (as a HD wallet, not tradable), transfer GRIN to its native coin in the Vite wallet. If you want to trade on ViteX, make sure find GRIN-000 and press cross-chain deposit to find your http address for depositing GRIN to ViteX.
I have the Vite wallet for Android installed. Both the wallet and the exchange show the GRIN-000 coin. So are you saying that we can transfer GRIN into the ViteX exchange (as GRIN-000) and then we can transfer from the ViteX exchange to the Vite wallet? Or am I misunderstanding your post and the Vite wallet for Android cannot currently receive GRIN or GRIN-000?
@jlavoy Vite Android wallet currently doesn't support GRIN native coin. So if you want to transfer GRIN to Vite Android wallet, the only way is to cross-chain deposit to ViteX exchange. We will integrate GRIN into Android wallet soon.
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Vite Android multi-chain wallet will support GRIN (native) soon. Please stay tuned. At this moment, if you just want to store your GRIN coins in a mobile wallet (not for trade), you can choose Vite iOS wallet.
I withdrew from Poloniex to Gate.io and today tried to withdraw from Gate.io to the iPhone Vite App Grin Address. It has been over 2 hours and I still see 0/10 confirmed when looking at the details. Should I submit a zendesk request for my issue since it doesn't involve Poloniex this time?
ViteX last edited by ViteX
We saw the information on zendesk,Vite adheres to the standard GRIN HTTP protocol. If Gate.io follows this agreement, GRIN can be transferred to the VITE wallet. We have checked the screenshot of your previous transfer failure.
@ViteX I sent GRIN from Poloniex to Gate.io using an HTTP address and had no problems but when sending to Vite http address, I'm seeing the exact same error that I did when sending from Poloniex. I suspect that if I transfer my GRIN to yet another exchange and try this again, it will fail. Which exchange has been verified to work?
@calibrisk We haven't seen any other failure from Gate.io yet. Maybe you try to withdraw from Gate.io again? Or, we have tested Kucoin to Vite wallet (not ViteX address) and it works well. You can try to use Kucoin as well if you have an account.
@KhunSir_Vite Please how can I move from my wallet address to Full Node Wallet Address?
@Chukelu Could you clarify your question? Are you trying to move GRIN? And what do you mean between ""wallet"" and ""full node wallet""?
I have to transfer GRIN from Kucoin to Vite (iOS).
But when I put Vite Address on Kucoin, he tells me it's not a valid address.
Vite address begins with vite_........................, Kucoin does not accept it.
How should I do it?
I did something similar after reading this thread. Sent GRIN from Poloniex to Kucoin, because my VITE iOS app doesn't have an HTPP address on the screen. So I thought it was a Poloniex issue. But in order to send to the VITE app now from Kucoin, I still need an address. I tried using the VITE address in the form of vote_9............, but it says the address contains personal information and won't let me send. This is the same exact thing that Mario post trying to do 8 days ago. What a mess if VITE can simply provide us an address to use to send our GRIN tokens.
@KhunSir_Vite I decided to revisit this issue and try again but this time from KuCoin as you suggested. I moved my coins from Gate.io to KuCoin then withdrew to my Vite (iphone) wallet. This time KuCoin was reporting that the transaction was successful but I didn'tsee the funds in my GRIN on Vite app. I spoke with KuCoin support and they were able to confirm that the transaction was confirmed, see attached screenshot they sent me. They asked that I check the issue with Vite now, what is going on? See screenshot I provided to KuCoin and the screenshot of the confirmation they provided me.
Wanted to follow up on this as I finally got it resolved and I now see GRIN in my Vite Wallet (iPhone).
After opening a ticket with support this is what happened:
- In the top right corner of the app, when you open your GRIN wallet, there are 3 dots which gives you an option to ""Check"". You select that and it re-syncs your wallet. I had to let that run and keep that app open (I had to prevent my phone from going to sleep), until it fully syncs, this took about 15 minutes for me.
- After syncing, I could see the latest ""Complete"" transaction for the correct amount but on the app I still couldn't see those coins as ""spendable"". After checking the transaction more closely, I found that it seemed to be stuck in the Vite Gateway.
- As per Vite's instructions on this screen, there is an button option to ""resend"". After this completed (another 10 minutes of waiting), I finally saw the funds as ""spendable"" in the GRIN wallet.
Overall, this was one of the most frustrating experiences of any wallet I have ever used. It is slow because the node it is syncing with is somewhere in Asia (straight from the horse's mouth) and if you are in the USA, the app will feel very sluggish with every loading screen you see. I guess if or when a node is added somewhere in the states, that the app will perform better for USA users.",1644,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662552994.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523011006-20220523041006-00218.warc.gz,0.953531265258789
ccf2cf2a-298c-4904-9253-1b261bb22e66,2019-08-25T03:39:00+00:00,2019-08-25,1,https://www.jll.ru/ru/%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%B8-%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8B/p%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE/will-underground-developments-become-part-of-the-modern-city-,"Will underground developments become part of the modern city?
The image of underground developments is changing as the world experiments with subterranean shopping streets, hotels, arts centers and even parks.
From damp and dark to light and airy, the image of underground developments is changing as the world experiments with subterranean shopping streets, hotels, arts centers and even parks.
From Montreal to London to Hong Kong, developers are now digging downwards to create the venues and buildings of the future. But far from being gloomy caverns, today’s architects are surprising their local populations with the attractiveness of their designs. “People think that it’s cold and damp below ground,” says Helen Gough, JLL’s Lead Director PDS in the UK. “But if it’s well-developed and if you deal with the light, ventilation and humidity issues, it seems to provide some extraordinary architecture.”
Hong Kong recently announced plans to build 1.5 kilometers of underground shopping streets as it struggles with high land prices and a shortage of space above ground. Such ideas are not new: Canadians have long headed underground for shopping and dining in a network of tunnels underneath urban centers such as Toronto and Montreal.
Now, single buildings are also following suit: London recently granted permission for the construction of a hotelin a former subterranean garage in Bloomsbury. Part of the design challenge will be to make its windowless rooms appear bright and welcoming.
Indeed, many people might struggle with the idea of spending extended periods under street level but these new projects are increasingly winning the support of investors and planners looking to maximize space in crowded cities.
Natural light and fresh air may be lacking underground but structures often come with a sustainable side. Ian Chalk Architects, designers of the forthcoming underground LDN Hotel in London, is incorporating a wide range of plants to help keep air clean along with a state-of-the-art ventilation system capable of producing cleaner air than that on the streets. In the Netherlands, an underground car park in Katwijk aan Zee, which was named Best Dutch Building of the Year 2016 also acts as a flood barrier.
Over in Montreal, the city’s underground network protects its users from the -9 degrees temperatures of deep winter and the humidity of summer, helping to reduce the amount of energy needed to heat or cool stores above ground. As Gough says: “Energy costs are a very positive element for underground developments. Geothermal factors mean that these developments are naturally cool in summer and warm in winter. And the energy costs can be 80 percent cheaper.”
For a growing number of cities, heading underground is seen as a way to help beat congestion above ground. One aim of the Hong Kong project, according to Secretary for Development, Paul Chan Mo-po, is to move away from overground spaces in order to “ease the road traffic and enhance pedestrian connectivity in congested urban areas”.
Over in Finland, Helsinki has drawn up a masterplan for underground development. “Space, especially in the city center, is quite limited – so naturally there is a lot of interest in going underground,” Raila Hoivanen, from Helsinki’s planning department tells Leaf Review. “We wanted to make sure that we are reserving space for long-term work such as rail, road and metro tunnels, while leaving space for other projects.” Meanwhile in Mexico City, ambitious plans have been published – but not yet followed up – for a 75-storey inverted pyramid structure in the city center. But the lack of laws on underground building is one reason why progress has not been made.
A development challenge
While the idea of underground structures are catching on, the reality requires substantial funds and significant planning, which will deter many developers. “The deeper you go, the more issues there are,” says Michael Esheyigba, Associate Director at JLL who is currently working on a new five star 350 bedroom hotel development with six basement levels 30 meters deep in central London, the deepest commercial basement in London. The basement levels consists of a swimming pool and spa, a cinema, meeting rooms, a ballroom and banqueting facilities and a restaurant.
And the further you go, the more costly it is. “In city centers, you have to take into account the surrounding properties and you also need a lot of surveys. It could take you a year to get the surveys done in London, for instance,” says Esheyigba. Surveys in a city would cover the geology, metro systems, sewers and other utilities. Discovering historic remains – as often happens in old Roman cities, for instance – also delays projects. The enthusiasm of local authorities is often a deal-maker.
Air quality is a fundamental point. “It depends on the use of the space,” says Esheyigba, explaining that requirements would be much more onerous for a hotel than for car parking. “For a hotel, you need a lot of ventilation and you have to pay particular attention to safety and fire issues. You have to consider how long it takes people to get out in a safe manner.”
Light is another key consideration; architects are working out ways of bringing natural rays below ground. Atria are not the only possibility. Plans for the Lowline underground park in New York envisage collecting light in high-tech panels and reflecting it down through a series of pipes – and to such a degree that the panels would get the light they need for photosynthesis to allow plants and trees to grow.
There is only one kind of development that Gough sees as being totally unsuitable for the underground – that of heavy industry. She says: “It seems to be possible to build anything – particularly hotels, retail, housing, parks and leisure. We could well see more of it in years to come.”",1221,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027322170.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825021120-20190825043120-00420.warc.gz,0.953130424022675
b10498fb-d5db-4dde-8837-fb9661e76804,2019-08-22T05:08:21+00:00,2019-08-22,0,https://pauljacobevans.wordpress.com/category/kc901v/,"[Shahriar] recently posted a review of a 6.8 GHz network analyzer. You can see the full video — over fifty minutes worth — below the break. The device can act as a network analyzer, a spectrum analyzer, a field strength meter, and a signal generator. It can tune in 1 Hz steps down to 9 kHz. Before you rush out to buy one, however, be warned. The cost is just under $2,000.
That sounds like a lot, but test gear in this frequency range isn’t cheap. If you really need it, you’d probably have to pay at least as much …read more http://pje.fyi/PC6dZ1",150,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027316783.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822042502-20190822064502-00333.warc.gz,0.944561123847961
628afa39-1699-4dd3-9f3f-1152f258c6fc,2020-10-28T19:57:27+00:00,2020-10-28,1,http://worldwww.consumerelectronicsnet.com/united-states-private-lte-5g-network-market-size-share-trends-analysis-report-2020-2027-researchandmarkets-com/,"DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “U.S. Private LTE & 5G Network Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Component (Hardware, Software, Services), by Frequency, by Spectrum, by Vertical, and Segment Forecasts, 2020 – 2027” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
The U.S. private LTE & 5G network market size is anticipated to reach USD 5.68 billion by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 17.0% from 2020 to 2027.
This report focuses on the private 5G use cases, the LTE and 5G industry’s regulatory scenario, upcoming trends in various spectrums, and private 5G network providers. Furthermore, the report provides in-depth analysis, market estimations, private network use cases, and potential customers on the key verticals such as manufacturing, automotive, electrical and electronics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, heavy machinery, clothing and accessories, energy and utilities, transportation and logistics, defense, public safety, enterprises and campus, public venues, mining, healthcare/hospitals, oil and gas, retail, agriculture, and smart cities.
The rising adoption of a private network for the Internet of Things (IoT) applications, industrial use cases, and the Industry 4.0 revolution are some of the critical factors responsible for the market growth in the U.S. The companies are moving towards Industry 4.0 by modernizing and automating industrial operations using modern and smart technologies. Some of these include the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), 5G, smart factory, and interoperability.
Industry 4.0 makes use of highly intelligent, automated, and collaborative cyber-physical systems that require robust wireless connections with low latencies. As a result, numerous organizations and factories from energy, logistics, automotive, mining, and power sectors adopt private 5G & LTE networks. Further, the deployment of plenty of Industrial IoT (IIoT) and other sensor-based applications in the manufacturing industry vertical is expected to boost the demand for private 5G network adoption over the forecast period.
The companies are extensively preferring the private networks over public networks on account of various benefits such as low latencies, ultra-high-speed, enhanced security, network reliability, and the ability to customize and upgrade the network effectively. The end-users already having legacy private network infrastructure at their premises can directly procure 5G software stacks from software vendors or system integrators and install them into their current servers. This helps clients completely transform their present network into the next generation private 5G network at reduced costs.
The new private 5G network installations and network infrastructure upgrades are the crucial factors that will drive the market over the forecast period. However, the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and staggering 5G deployment is expected to hinder the overall market growth over a short period. Further, the small and medium companies in the low-income markets and outskirts areas of the U.S. cannot meet the massive capital investments required to build a reliable private connectivity infrastructure. Therefore, the lack of positive response from such firms is anticipated to hinder the market’s steady growth.
The market players gain competitive advantage by making large investments towards 5G deployment and acquiring new private 5G installations from various industries such as healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, and others. The network operators, including AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, have influential positions in the LTE connectivity space in the U.S..
The primary network providers such as Ericsson and Nokia have already invested considerably towards the 5G and LTE technologies and infrastructure, thereby gaining a stronghold on the market for private LTE and 5G network.
U.S. Private LTE & 5G Network Market Report Highlights
- Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry is suffering from inadequate healthcare personnel to care for patients. As a result, the hospitals and healthcare facilities are upgrading to private LTE and 5G networks to enhance their telemedicine and remote patient monitoring abilities
- The private LTE and 5G networks are expected to improve the operating excellence in the industrial facilities by enabling the integration of IIoT in various devices and equipment
- The U.S. government has banned Huawei Technologies, Co, Ltd, a China-based 5G equipment provider, and system integrator, to deploy its 5G equipment across the country. As a result, the 5G companies and telecom operators face challenges in private 5G network deployment through partnerships and collaborations
- Customers are highly focused on implementing private 5G networks with ultra-low latency and fast data transfer speeds, thereby enabling smart factories that utilize Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and advanced robotics for operations
- The manufacturing segment has accounted for around 20% of the market revenue share in 2019, and it is anticipated to expand at a significant CAGR from 2020 to 2027. Numerous manufacturing companies are expected to move towards automation and adopt technologies such as the IIoT, robot assistance, and digital twins by installing private 5G networks
- The transportation and logistics segment is also anticipated to exhibit a high CAGR from 2020 to 2027 due to the significant increase in the number of warehouses in the U.S. and the surging adoption of autonomous robots in the warehousing facilities
Market Variables, Trends & Scope
The U.S. Private LTE and 5G Network Market – Value Chain Analysis
The U.S. Private LTE and 5G Network Market Dynamics
Market Driver Analysis
- Increased adoption of private LTE and 5G network for IoT applications
- Rising implementation of highly secured Private 5G network infrastructure across several enterprise and industrial use cases
Market Restraint Analysis
- Lack of adoption of Private 5G & LTE from Small and Medium Companies in the low-income markets
Market opportunity Analysis
- Private LTE & 5G network for long term growth of industry 4.0
The U.S. Private LTE and 5G Network Penetration & Growth Prospects Mapping
Covid-19 Impact Analysis
Key Use Case Analysis
- Automated Guided vehicles (AGV)
- Collaborative Robots/Cloud-Robots
- Industrial sensors and Heavy Machinery Automations
- Predictive Maintenance and Analytics
- Remote Patient Monitoring & Diagnosis
- Public Safety and Emergency Services
5G Current and Upcoming Spectrum Scenario
5G Regulations & Policies
- AT&T Inc.
- Broadcom Inc.
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
- Nokia Corporation
- QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
- T-Systems International GmbH
- Verizon Communications
- Vodafone Group Plc
- ZTE Corporation
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8ef48e5e-2262-4483-aaf0-8e08567b49ee,2020-10-26T01:20:16+00:00,2019-03-20,1,https://www.news18.com/news/india/competition-to-name-indias-first-bullet-train-design-its-mascot-announced-2045271.html,"Competition to Name India's First Bullet Train, Design its Mascot Announced
claims to have big plans for India including making Talgo trains in the country for domestic use as well as export. (Image: Talgo)
New Delhi: Like Air India has a mascot in Maharaja, India's first bullet train is all set to get a name and its own identity with NHSRCL announcing a nationwide competition to christen the train which will run from Mumbai to Ahmedabad by 2022.
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHRCL) which is spearheading the project has asked for entries for the name and designing of mascot for the train by March 25, a statement said.
""The mascot essentially should be a well designed character which will personify the value system of NHSRCL and will also be able to communicate effectively. Naming the bullet train will provide it an identity which will help people to establish a connect with the bullet train,"" it said.
It will be an open online competition on mygov.in and interested participants can find more details by logging into the website.
The name of the train and the mascot will be shortlisted through a nominated committee and the winners will be awarded a cash prize along with a certificate confirming their participation in the contest.
There will be five consolation prizes also in each category.
The logo of the organisation which was adopted in the year 2017 through a similar competition, symbolies speed and is represented by a ""cheetah"", while the red and blue lines symbolise calm and reliability.",318,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107890108.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026002022-20201026032022-00007.warc.gz,0.967052519321442
fea9ca9a-f0c3-4f06-968e-734ab6111526,2022-05-25T06:06:01+00:00,2018-12-17,1,https://breastcancer-news.com/2018/12/17/trial-advances-neuvax-herceptin-combo-her2-positive-high-riskbreast-cancer/,"The investigator-sponsored trial studying a combination of NeuVax (nelipepimut-S, NPS) and Herceptin (trastuzumab) as a maintenance treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer at high risk of recurrence has completed patient enrollment, Sellas Life Sciences, NeuVax’s developer, has announced.
Top-line data from the trial is expected by the end of 2019.
“The completion of enrollment of this Phase 2 clinical trial of NPS marks an important milestone, as it brings us one step closer to providing this potentially life-saving therapy to high-risk HER2-positive breast cancer patients facing limited treatment options,” Nicholas J. Sarlis, MD, PhD, executive vice president and chief medical officer of Sellas, said in a press release.
NeuVax is an investigational cancer vaccine composed of small pieces of the HER2 protein. Once injected into the patient, the vaccine teaches the immune system to recognize the HER2 protein — which is produced in excess in some breast cancers — causing the cancer cells to die.
In an ongoing Phase 2b trial (NCT01570036), which included patients with triple-negative breast cancer — meaning they have low HER2 levels — the vaccine, given in combination with Herceptin as a maintenance treatment, reduced disease recurrence by 74% compared to Herceptin alone.
“This combination has a solid clinical and immunobiological rationale, as demonstrated by the recent data from the Phase 2b study of NPS plus trastuzumab in the maintenance setting in patients with early-stage triple negative breast cancer,” Sarlis said. “We look forward to reporting data from this second combination study next year.”
The fully enrolled Phase 2 trial (NCT02297698) was also designed to test a combination of NeuVax and Herceptin in breast cancer patients, but among those whose tumors produce high levels of the HER2 protein — deemed HER2-positive.
The trial included 100 breast cancer patients at 24 clinical sites across the United States. All patients were at high risk of disease recurrence, as they either did not achieve complete remission with previous therapies, or had undergone surgery but still had positive lymph node biopsies.
Participants were also screened for HLA type — which defines the subtype of active T cells — to ensure they were positive for HLA-2, HLA-A3, HLA-A24, or HLA-A26 classes, which represent approximately 80% of the U.S. population and for whom NeuVax was particularly designed.
Participants will randomly receive NeuVax or a placebo in combination with Genentech’s approved therapy Herceptin. The investigational vaccine will be administered every three weeks, for a total of six vaccinations, 30 mintues to two hours after completion of Herceptin infusion.
Researchers will evaluate whether the combination is better than Herceptin at preventing or delaying disease recurrence as a primary goal. Secondary objectives include the time patients live without disease spread and measures of immune response. The safety of the treatment will also be assessed.
“We are thrilled to complete enrollment in this very important Phase 2 clinical trial of NPS and trastuzumab as a treatment for high-risk HER2-positive breast cancer patients,” said Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, MD, PhD, director of the Breast Immuno-Oncology Program Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, and principal investigator of the trial.
“We look forward to completing the study and to reporting the trial results,” said Mittendorf, the Rob and Karen Hale Distinguished Chair in Surgical Oncology and director of research, breast surgical oncology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
The trial being supported in part by a Breast Cancer Research Program Breakthrough Award granted to Mittendorf by the Department of Defense.
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5c510574-1b08-4558-bfbb-750ab8446cf6,2018-08-20T16:23:35+00:00,2018-08-20,0,https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mon-sac-a-dos-3420591,"This activity is a great way for students to learn or review school supplies. Students create a list of items that they are in their school bag. Then, each student interviews a classmate. Finally, they write a comparison about what is in the school bags.
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738c2027-868c-421d-ab77-5c0989a6d880,2013-05-21T10:00:05+00:00,2008-01-01,1,http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/january/12.25.html,"Jesus in Turkey
For the first time in 550 years, Christianity inside Turkey is growing in numbers and influence. But its recent growth comes at a high price: since February 2006, radicalized Muslims have killed five Christiansthe kind of cold-blooded martyrdom not seen in decades.
Modern-day Turkey's 73 million citizens, 98 percent of whom are Muslims, are experiencing social and political upheaval. The country is attempting to improve its economic and human-rights record in order to join the European Union. Turkey's relations with the United States are strained as an ally in the war in Iraq, and because of Congress's aborted effort to pass the Armenian genocide resolution. Also, Turkey's border disputes with Greece over land around the Aegean Sea, as well as violent skirmishes with Kurdish rebels on its southern border, keep this nation's formidable military on highest alert.
This is the context in which a handful of Islamic radicals targeted Christians as ""enemies of the state"" because of their association with Western groups and their alleged support of Kurdish rebels. The five killed within the last two years were:
Andrea Santoro, a Catholic priest killed in February 2006. A 16-year-old youth shot Santoro as he was praying in the Santa Maria Church in Trabzon, Turkey.
Hrant Dink, a Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor. In January 2007, a teenager gunned down Dink, who had been convicted of ""insulting Turkishness"" two years prior.
The three Malatya martyrs: Necati Aydin, a Turkish pastor; Tilmann Geske, a missions worker from Germany; and Ugur Yuksel, a new Christian convert from Islam. In April 2007, young radicals feigning curiosity about Christianity killed the three men by slitting their throats at a Christian publishing house in southeastern Turkey. Their survivors include five children, two widows, and a fiancée.
In November, a Turkish court set a trial date for the five suspects involved in the Malatya killings for early January. Police are calling for life imprisonment and said all five suspects have confessed to the murders. The suspects accused the Christians of ""forcing local girls into prostitution"" and of praising the violence of rebel Kurds. (About 30,000 people have died since the 1980s in rebel-related violence.) Meanwhile, the Alliance of Protestant Churches in Turkey is calling Turkish congregations to pray and fast every Thursday for the next several weeks in preparation for the trial.
Isa Karatas of the Alliance of Protestant Churches in Turkey told Compass Direct News, ""It is clear from these statements of the suspects that there is some group of powerful influence behind them. These people want to portray Turkey's Protestants as enemies of the nation.""
""At the same time,"" he added, ""because honor is such an important concept in our culture, they are trying to accuse us of having weak morals, so that they can find a justification for their murders.""
Few nations have as rich a Christian history as Turkey. This is where Paul founded some of the earliest churches, including the church at Ephesus. Seven churches in this region were addressed in the Book of Revelation. Those in the early monastic movement found the caves of Cappadocia a near-perfect place to live out lives of prayer. Constantinople, now the city of Istanbul, became the capital of the Roman Empire just as it was being Christianized, and the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople has been the leader of worldwide Orthodoxy for centuries.
But Christianity came under Islamic rule in Turkey in 1453 and steadily declined for centuries; the last 100 years have been the worst. In 1900, the Christian population was 22 percent. Now most experts estimate that there are fewer than 200,000 Christians nationwide, comprising less than 0.3 percent of the population.",780,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00025-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.967067301273346
d133a45b-3edd-417c-adeb-ec7a241a0b3a,2018-08-21T09:58:23+00:00,2018-08-06,1,http://samoaobserver.ws/en/06_08_2018/entertainment/35694/Patrick-Stewart-to-reprise-'Star-Trek'-role-in-new-series.htm,"NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Stewart is boldly going where he's been before — ""Star Trek.""
CBS All Access said Saturday that Stewart has been tapped to headline a new ""Star Trek"" series, reprising his ""Star Trek: The Next Generation"" character, Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
The new series is not a ""Next Generation"" reboot but will tell the story of the next chapter of Picard's life. No title or air date was revealed.
Stewart headlined his ""Star Trek"" series for seven seasons and portrayed Picard in the movies ""Star Trek Generations"" (1994), ""Star Trek: First Contact"" (1996), ""Star Trek: Insurrection"" (1998) and ""Star Trek: Nemesis"" (2002).
In a statement, Stewart says he thought his ""Star Trek"" days ""had run its natural course"" so he considers it a delightful surprise to be playing Picard again.",187,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221218101.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821092915-20180821112915-00143.warc.gz,0.941068828105926
532d3f1a-e5db-4d0d-a2e5-323b38b070ef,2018-08-19T10:29:58+00:00,2015-07-01,0,https://www.techgig.com/tech-news/Snapdeal-Launches-One-Hour-Refund-Facility-36601,"Snapdeal Launches One-Hour Refund Facility
NEW DELHI: Instant refund seem to be the new criterion in customer service in e-commerce industry. Close on the heels of Flipkart launching same-day refund facility, its arch rival Snapdeal has now announced that it will offer customers refund within one hour of receiving the returned product.
The online marketplace has tied up with a private bank to introduce an automated, API-based real-time refund transfer system based on IMPS technology.
According to the company, the instant refund will be done using Immediate Payments System (IMPS) transfers, a facility provided by banks across the country. The high-capacity IMPS real-time integration will allow customers to receive their refund within 1 hour of the product being returned. All customers using the Cash On Delivery (CoD) facility will have access to IMPS 24/7, including on holidays.
Transactions on IMPS can be accessed and initiated across different channels like smartphones and PCs.
Earlier this year, Snapdeal, and GoJavas announced the launch of a service called '90 minutes reverse pick-ups'. With this, Snapdeal customers wishing to return/ replace their online orders are reached within 90 minutes of intimation.",255,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221215075.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20180819090604-20180819110604-00123.warc.gz,0.942993342876434
232ca19f-ae3f-4b34-9871-0eef34ca87d0,2016-07-29T18:26:47+00:00,2013-09-01,1,http://seekingalpha.com/article/1708512-audiocodes-we-started-from-the-bottom-now-were-here?source=reuters,"I'm celebrating the 1 year anniversary of our initiation of AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC), ""AudioCodes - A Call Option On Microsoft's Lync/Skype Intentions"" (a must read), when the shares were trading at $1.45 and it had a market cap of $56 million. We've come so far, not only on price per share, but also as the company and the sector look poised to hit their stride and be in sync for the next 3 - 5 years as enterprises flock to the cloud and revitalize their communication networks for the now recognized necessity - voice via VoIP. Last year, AudioCodes reshaped its business model to be a complete end to end solution in the VoIP market as its core strength lies in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) which is at the heart of how voice packets travel across IP networks. As a result, it positioned itself as what I call, the voice authority in the Unified Communications (UC) space, a position that doesn't come easily or without a premium on its shares. In parallel, the industry experienced a blockbuster acquisition when tech titan Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) bought Acme Packet paying 60 times EPS or 6.5 times revenues and making myself, my Seeking Alpha followers, and a handful of others realize that we were going a lot higher.
At The Bottom
AudioCodes' CEO and his management team spent the last 12 months executing a strategy that is Israeliesque to say the least. At the bottom, it borrowed $15 million to complete a 10% buyback of the company at $2.75 per share and cut 10% of its operating expenses, focusing in on its core strengths and new initiatives. It built a service business taking advantage of its 23 years experience of working on multiple UC platforms both active and rested (it was this division which returned the company to profitability ahead of schedule). Even though it was backed by brokerage coverage, it was never with conviction on either the buy side or the sell side, leaving my perpetual articles on Seeking Alpha as the only guiding light.
Now We're Here
As AudioCodes hits its stride, it seems ripe for major upside surprises in both the near and long term. It just completed its third consecutive quarter of profits and of positive cash flow, allowing it to basically retire the $15 million in debt it took on to buy back 10% of its stock. In addition, it stealthily built a mobile VoIP platform, and introduced new software related and higher capacity products that moved it up the food chain and into the carrier space all of which could bring momentum to the shares in early 2014. The industry seems to be embracing VoIP via hosting as 8x8 Inc (NASDAQ:EGHT), Interactive Intelligence Group (NASDAQ:ININ), and BroadSoft (NASDAQ:BSFT) continue impressive moves, which Wall Street has taken notice of. We applaud the CEO for his brave call and his strong passion to make AudioCodes a pure play end to end voice authority in the delicate VoIP market. As a result, I'm here to make an aggressive call on the back of AudioCodes' well strategized plan over the past 12 months. I believe AudioCodes is in the best position internally (product offering, diverse business platforms, services and an operating leverage business model) and externally (Microsoft Lync, hosting, and a strong enterprise upgrade cycle) in its 23 years of existence. I believe it will command a new 6 month price target of $14 per share and if one of a few key catalysts hits, then I see a $1 billion valuation over the next 12 months or $20 - $25 per share.
Here's my case for AudioCodes reaching $14 in the next 6 months with the potential to hit $1 billion in the next 12-14 months:
Migration to the Cloud
Global enterprises are becoming increasingly comfortable putting their networks on the cloud. In fact, the rate at which enterprises are flocking to the cloud is astonishing - the compound annual growth rate (OTCPK:CAGR) is placed at 85% while the overall Unified Communication market ($12 Billion) CAGR is 12% . The common oversight made in evaluating AudioCodes is to focus solely on the UC CAGR, which while it would still show value in the shares, does not create overall excitement in the sector. However, when enterprises' move to the cloud they still need equipment and software on premise along with consulting and maintenance services. As mentioned previously, VoIP networks are very delicate and it takes a company with strong IP and years of experience to master. When these enterprises take on Lync voice or other hosting platforms then AudioCodes is a prime beneficiary of the on premise purchases and I believe the CAGR for AUDC will comfortably be 20-30% at some point in Q1-Q2 2014, backing up the CEO claims on the Q1 2013 quarterly conference call of ""hockey stick growth in 9-12 months"". This is proof that AudioCodes has a strong secular tailwind behind it.
Microsoft's Acquisition of Nokia's Handset Business
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) after years of side stepping around the handset arena has finally stepped in with a $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's (NYSE:NOK) handset business. But is it what meets the eye? I think the heart of this move is based solely on Microsoft's Lync/Skype intentions and adding the missing link to the enterprise food chain. Simply put, this gives Microsoft the mobile element. As one savvy telecom investor put it; ""Microsoft didn't lay out $7 billion to fight for pennies in the consumer handset market. I think it is doing what is necessary to secure its market share in UC - Enterprise, and that requires a mobile element.""
Voice subscriptions for Lync have been growing rapidly this year as Scott Gode, a senior director at Avanade Inc, (a large Microsoft partner) said in a recent interview;
""The technical implementations of enterprise voice were challenging early on. Now, though, those technical challenges are getting easier to overcome, the user support issues are diminishing and customers are demanding enterprise voice as part of their Lync implementations. A year ago only 10 percent [of our customers] used enterprise voice, now, over 50 percent of the new Lync business that's coming our way is enterprise-voice-related.""
I believe that, Microsoft wants to offer enterprises a complete solution within its own Microsoft controlled environment: hardware, desk phone, tablets, and mobile.
This will eventually include AudioCodes Lync solutions, VMAS and more specifically its Voice Experts @ Your Service program which has not yet received much attention. I expect to hear more about this in the months ahead as this offering will be key to helping Microsoft win enterprise confidence in IP voice.
Microsoft Backs Dell Going Private
Microsoft invested $2 billion in Dell taking itself private. In commenting on its investment, Microsoft said; ""We're in an industry that is constantly evolving. As always, we continue to look for opportunities to support partners who are committed to innovating and driving business for their devices and services built on the Microsoft platform."" With Microsoft and Dell, one hand washes the other and I believe that Microsoft could give Dell the go ahead to buy AudioCodes. Dell purchasing AudioCodes would keep it out of Microsoft's competitors hands while allowing Microsoft and AudioCodes to maintain close ties. Dell recently added AudioCodes' products to its website and it would be a perfect fit for Dell as it would enable Dell to build out its product offering while enhancing it services.
Michael Dell on a recent CNBC interview made some comments that suggest acquisitions like AudioCodes could be forthcoming;
""We're really focused on our customers and building out end-to-end solutions by enhancing the enterprise solutions and services capability, investing in research and development and continuing the acquisitions that Dell's been doing for the last several years.""
If Dell purchased AudioCodes today, we could get a buyout price of $11 - $12. If it waits until next year it could be $15 - $20.
AudioCodes' Mobile Platform Has Been Spotted
I have been pounding the table on the potential for AudioCodes to have a sexy over the top (OTT) mobile VoIP platform that should attract large cable and fixed line carriers looking to curb churn in their subscriber base. Unfortunately, the company has not provided anything to back up my enthusiasm, but I believe that I have found a carrier that recently launched the AudioCodes OTT mobile VMAS solution. That carrier is Bezeq, an Israeli fixed line carrier that launched the Bphone this past June/July and allows Bezeq subscribers to make calls on their smartphones at WiFi spots across the globe at discounted pricing. Here's a look at the service:
I believe this is AudioCodes platform from the MailVision acquisition and since the service just commenced in June/July we could start to see incremental licensing fees of $4 - $5 per download. I would like to remind investors that it doesn't take many downloads at 85-90% margins to add $0.01 of earnings to AudioCodes' bottom line.
What truly excites me about the Bphone is that it's a proof of concept to the larger carriers across the globe that are looking for a mobile strategy or another feature for current subscribers to reduce churn. In addition to large carriers, I believe that we could also see an enterprise version of the phone that will have more features such as enhanced encryption, security, and other enterprise specific applications. I see enterprises that are already using Lync Voice or another VoIP hosting system being very attracted to this kind of OTT mobile offering instead of Viber, or other third party OTT apps.
As the Oppenheimer analyst highlighted in his recent research report ""Raising Price Target: Expect Momentum to Build"", AudioCodes is winning larger Lync deals with longer durations; this brings more visibility and stability to its business model. I believe it's important to note that both medium and large enterprises allocate for IT budgets, but they don't allocate for IT personnel. Therefore, AudioCodes' One Voice with Microsoft Lync should in theory be the piece that solves that puzzle both today and in the future as Lync shows proof of market share. AudioCodes showed the importance it is placing on its Services business with its recent hire of Ofer Nimtsovitch as Vice President of Global Services last quarter. We await a more fortified backlog and an opportunity to see higher cash flows off it on the next conference call.
I believe cash is king! At the end of the day, institutions love to see a return of cash to the balance sheet. AudioCodes has not disappointed as over the past three quarters it has generated approximately $15 million in cash or $0.40 per share. In addition, I'm going to be the first to call for explosive cash flows from AudioCodes in the future, but especially in the 2nd half of each calendar year as its service business gains traction and we see contracts get closed aggressively in late Q3 and all of Q4 as enterprises are forced to spend to satisfy their IT budgets. Analysts are not factoring in the new service revenue model and how it equates to cash. As a result, I'm increasing my Cash Flows for 2013 and setting a new 2014 and 2015 cash flow estimate.
|Cash Flow (Estimates)|
|2013:||$20MM||$0.52 per share|
|2014:||$26MM||$0.67 per share|
|2015:||$35MM||$0.88 per share|
|Net Cash Position (Estimates)|
|Q1:||$37MM||$37MM||$0.97 per share|
|Q2:||$39.6MM||$39.6 MM||$1.02 per share|
|Q3:||$42MM (est.)||$44.5MM||$1.14 per share|
|Q4:||$45MM (est.)||$55MM||$1.41 per share|
A Pullback to Remember
On three previous occasions, I have made the call to buy AudioCodes on a pullback. The dates match the Buy Points highlighted on the chart above; 11/02/12 ""AudioCodes - A November to Remember"", 04/08/13 ""AudioCodes -A Pullback to Remember"" and most recently on 07/30/13 ""AudioCodes - Let Institutional Accumulation Begin"". The pullback we are currently witnessing in AudioCodes, is in my opinion, the best buying opportunity in the past two years. In my last piece I told you that institutions were accumulating the stock and for this reason I would be aggressively accumulating here. It is trading at a deep discount to its peers in the space and this pullback looks to be the best chance to pick it up while it's still discounted.
In looking at the above chart we can see that AudioCodes has made its move off the bottom with a double bottom that was confirmed with the breaking of its long term downtrend resistance line. We now look at where it is heading on the upside. There is some short term resistance at $10, but I believe that we will see AudioCodes continue its momentum move to $16, especially if we see institutions come into the stock.
On the weekly chart we can see that the 50 day moving average recently crossed above the 200 day moving average. This is called a Golden Cross and indicates higher prices ahead. The last time we saw a Golden Cross was in December, 2011 when the stock quickly traded up to $8. There is a strong case to make that AudioCodes is in a better position today than it was back then.
- Today there are 4 million less shares outstanding.
- Microsoft Lync is seeing voice subscriptions running at 50% as opposed to 10%.
- Microsoft Lync now has a much larger installed base.
- AudioCodes has the cheapest valuation amongst its peers.
- AudioCodes has a stronger backlog and business model.
I see AudioCodes trading up to $10 very quickly.
Competitors: Partners & Valuation
AudioCodes is finally getting the attention it rightly deserves, but when compared to its inner circle of peers it still appears to be undervalued. As such, this could be the start of something very exciting in both the short and long term. Here's a list of companies that closely resemble AudioCodes along with their valuations:
Sonus Networks (NASDAQ:SONS) - A complete pure play SBC player with a market cap of approximately $1 billion (post 11 million share buyback). The company trades at 3 times my $300 million 2014 estimate and would trade at 3.6 times if it hits Oppenheimer's $4 price target. Last quarter, it generated approximately 50% of its revenues from legacy products as opposed to AudioCodes which generated only 14% of revenues from legacy last quarter. I applaud Sonus' efforts and its institutional backing, but on an apples to apples comparison AUDC seems to be a cheaper and less riskier investment. Direct competitor to AUDC.
BroadSoft - another complete pure play UC (hosting & VoIP) services company that sells directly to the carriers. It has been an AudioCodes partner for the past 2 years. With a $1 billion market cap it trades at 4.50 times my 2014 revenues of $220 million (Pacific Crest just released a note that 2014 looks extremely bullish and its shares could reach $50 - $70 per share in the next 12 months). Over the past 18 months, it had a market cap as high as $1.4 billion or 6 times revenues. BroadSoft has a killler product and has executed extremely well for the most part over the past 2 years. In addition, the company is very profitable ($1.50 in EPS estimate) and has a highly competitive solution. Strong correlation to AUDC.
Interactive Intelligence - another complete pure play UC (VoIP) services company that sells directly to enterprises. It too is a partner of AudioCodes, with AudioCodes winning its partner of the year award last quarter. With a $1.2 billion market cap it trades at 3.3 times my $360 million 2014 estimate. The company is trading at 100 times its 2014 estimate of $0.60 in EPS. The market has embraced its execution and has confidence in the secular growth trend it participates in. Strong correlation to AUDC.
8X8 - A pure play UC (hosting) services company in the VoIP market place with a $716 million market cap. It trades at 4.50 times 2014 revenue estimates of $155 million. It is not a partner or a direct competitor of AudioCodes, but it could one day be a partner so the comparison is relevant. A couple of analysts have an $11 price target which would put the valuation at 5 times sales. The company is estimated to earn $0.34 next year valuing it at 27 times EPS. A good correlation to AUDC.
AudioCodes: Fundamentals and Valuation
I have tried to give you a snapshot of the valuations of the VoIP food chain in a handful of small to mid cap names that work with or compete with AudioCodes. As you can see the market has strong confidence in the growth rates of VoIP players going thru Hosting and SIP based channels. It's obvious that these valuations are justified as the broadness and the trading volumes prove institutional interest is alive and well. I believe as per my most recent note, ""Audiocodes: Let the Instituional Accumulation Begin"", that the time has come for the large momentum players to recognize AudioCodes as a key cog in this larger growth trend. I take strong conviction that this has already started as volume over the past 4 weeks post my article has exploded. Furthermore, it's reported that Louis Navellier, an influential and well-known momentum investor who manages $2.5 billion in assets, placed a buy recommendation on AudioCodes last week to his extended subscriber base pushing volume thru 1.4 million shares, making it the highest trading volume day in 6 years. I would say that this puts AUDC on the map.
|Market Cap: $250MM|
|Revenue Estimate||Revenue Multiple||Price Target (3 x Revs)|
|2013: $138MM||2013: 1.72||2013: $10.70|
|2014: $158MM||2014: 1.51||2014: $12.00|
|2015: $180MM||2015: 1.32||2015: $14.00|
|Cash Flow Estimate||Multiple to Cash Flow||Price Target:
(20 Multiple to Cash Flow)
|2013: $20MM||2013: 11.9||2013: $10.25|
|2014: $26MM||2014: 9.15||2014: $13.25|
|2015: $35MM||2015: 6.8||2015: $18.00|
|Shares Outstanding: 38.7 million|
|Insiders Own: ~25%|
|Float:18-20MM (My estimate)|
I have stayed steadfast on valuing AUDC based on 2014 estimates as 2013 was more of a transitional year for the company. AUDC has used 2013 as both a transitional (Legacy is only 14% of revenues) and a growth (One Voice for Lync is bringing larger deals to its pipeline) year and still has the ability to outperform expectations this year. Based on all the companies I highlighted in this sector, AudioCodes should trade at 3 x 2015 revenues or $14 per share.
As mentioned earlier, Oppenheimer upgraded its price target to $7 per share on the premise that momentum is building. I believe that with the valuations in the comps I supplied, with Microsoft's relationship with AudioCodes' One Voice, with Microsoft combining Lync and Skype into one, with Microsoft picking up Nokia's patents and handsets business and with the overall secular tailwinds in enterprises bringing voice to IP it should do two things:
1. Keep AudioCodes as a prime takeover candidate of Microsoft, Dell, HP or others as it would tie in its Lync/Skype/Nokia assets from end to end which would automatically make Microsoft own the new desktop; the IP phone system. It should maintain a takeover premium for the next 3-6 months as its best quarters are in front of it.
2. The Shabtai effect: A man who grabbed the bull by the horns when everyone wrote him, his company and the sector off. He created a business model with operating leverage, now that its focus is on software, services and mobile licensing as opposed to its legacy hardware only model. This is a big wake up call to those who do not know that AUDC is now a potential earnings machine. Do not rule out positive accretive cash deals now that cash flow is alive and well.
That said, there's no reason to maintain a $7 price tag on AudioCodes as I now believe that it is a cash printing machine with a services business, software uprising, a mobile revenue sharing model and a unique last man standing operation that would throw off $50 million dollars in 2014 if Microsoft, Dell, IBM (NYSE:IBM), AT&T (NYSE:T) or another key player wanted to solidify its Voice offering. The $7 target is based on someone not seeing the forest for the trees. Therefore, I believe the new target should be $10 as a floor which would give it a $390 million market cap or 2 times 2014 estimated revenues less its cash. Still a discount to Sonus' valuation by a third.
Catalysts to a $1 Billion Market Capitalization
Microsoft or an industry research firm (Gartner, Infonetics) delivers proof that Microsoft Lync has taken market share from Cisco Systems' UC platform and/or Lync migration to voice is way ahead of expectations. This would undoubtedly place AudioCodes revenues over $200 million for 2015 which would equate to $0.80 - $1.00 in EPS. A 20-30 EPS multiple wouldn't be too far fetched for momentum investors as AudioCodes successes bring its voice authority to light. From 1 to 10: I place it at 7
The mobile VoIP VMAS platform it has been working on wins one or two top carriers in the world supporting a fixed line carrier to offer mobile VoIP to its enterprise/retail subscribers. At my estimate of $4 - $5 per download, maybe more on the enterprise side could drive massive EPS leverage if a Comcast, Time Warner, Liberty Media or collectively a handful of the 100s of carriers in the world adopt VMAS as a mobile VoIP platform. 8
A bidding war in the next 6 months starts between 3 or 4 players as AudioCodes proves to have a strong business model in the VoIP market. I also see a cable carrier or fixed line carrier being a bidder if my mobile thesis plays out. IBM, MSFT, DELL, & AT&T could be potential bidders. 9.5
AudioCodes uses its potential strong cash flows to acquire niche software players that can be significantly and swiftly leveraged into the distribution channels AudioCodes has built over the last 23 years, bringing strong EPS momentum. 10
I'm very fortunate that my research has taken us from the bottom, up to the point where the stage is now set for what looks to be a number of solid quarters ahead as the industry brings voice to Lync. AudioCodes' CEO has done great work, and we must recognize how much work, effort and momentum the AudioCodes team now has behind them as it enters its strongest quarters (Q3 & Q4). Internal momentum is a highly energizing X-factor and with most employees significantly to the good on their options, I look to see positive unexpected deals, partnerships, contracts and/or execution in the months ahead. This is a huge positive intangible to factor in when buying AudioCodes here. That in the end will bring an industry powerhouse to the table to acquire AudioCodes at a price that's undetermined but if that industry tailwind continues to gain momentum along with the personnel momentum at AudioCodes then $1 billion can eventually be here.
Disclosure: I am long AUDC. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it. I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.",5127,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257831770.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071031-00208-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.955426156520844
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Their latest incarnation, an all-CGI film titled “TMNT,” picks up some time after the events of 1993’s forgettable “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles In Time.” Leonardo has been sent to South America by Master Splinter for leadership training; Raphael has assumed the role of a steel-clad vigilante known as the Nightwatcher; Donatello is working for a customer service hotline; and Michaelangelo has been reduced to entertaining at children’s birthday parties under the professional name of Cowabunga Carl.
It isn’t until a malevolent force of ancient beings awakens from a centuries-long slumber that the reptilian foursome must reunite to save New York City from certain destruction.
Fans hoping to watch the turtles tangle with their archnemesis Shredder will be disappointed (the film takes place after his defeat), though the infamous Foot Clan is back, under the new leadership of the dark ninja Karai (voiced by Ziyi Zhang). Karai is hired by Max Winters (voiced by Patrick Stewart), a villain with a surprising level of depth and personal torment. Inadvertently cursed with immortality, Winters enlists Karai’s help to round up the 13 monsters needed to lift the curse and end his eternal suffering.
Some character elements may seem odd to older audiences at first, such as April O’Neil (voiced by Sarah Michelle Gellar), no longer being a journalist and suddenly having ninja fighting abilities. This is because the film’s story is largely based on the comic books, rather than the more popular films or TV shows. Fortunately her relationship with Casey Jones (voiced by Chris Evans) remains intact, as the two share a cozy Manhattan apartment.
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It's known as the synchronous firefly event and it draws thousands of spectators every year.
To help you witness this one-of-a-kind event, we've made this handy guide with everything you need to know about seeing the synchronous fireflies in Elkmont!
What is the Synchronous Firefly Event?
For a couple weeks during the year, fireflies in Elkmont blink on and off at the same time, creating a dazzling and mystifying effect.
Elkmont campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to the biggest population of synchronous fireflies in the Western Hemisphere.
Though there are at least 19 species of fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, only one kind is known to flash synchronously: Photinus Carolinus.
This rare phenomenon has only been documented in the Smoky Mountains and on river systems in Southeast Asia.
Bioluminescence, (the ability for a living creature to produce light), is a truly a wonder and you can see it on display in Elkmont like never before!
When Can You See Fireflies in Elkmont?
This rare firefly mating display typically only takes place for a couple weeks in early summer. Depending on factors like weather and temperature, the timing and scale of the display can vary from year to year.
Typically, park biologists are able to estimate the dates of the synchronous firefly display by late April. They generally predict the display will occur in late May or early June.
How To See The Fireflies in the Smoky Mountains
In 2016, the park service announced a new system for distributing parking passes for the synchronous firefly viewing event.
In past years, the park service had sold vehicle passes online on a ""first-come, first-serve"" basis. Though the parking pass is only $2.75, it's notoriously difficult to get one.
Because demand is incredibly high and space is limited, the reservation system often crashed and parking passes were sold out in a matter of minutes.
To preserve this natural wonder for future generations, the park service limits the number of spectators. For good reason, park rangers are concerned that allowing too many spectators may disrupt the fireflies during this critical 2-week mating period.
During the dates of the firefly event, the park service closes the road to Elkmont and only allows shuttles from Sugarlands Visitor Center to enter this area of the park. The only visitors who can board shuttles are those who purchase a parking pass for the firefly event.
To keep thing fair and equally accessible to everyone, the park introduced a new lottery system for distributing passes.
Here's how the synchronous firefly viewing event lottery will work:
- April 25, 2017 – Dates of the Firefly Event and Shuttle Schedule Will be announced.
- April 28, 2017 – Lottery for parking passes opens at 12:00 pm EST. Visitors can enter the lottery on this website.
- May 1, 2017 – Lottery for parking passes closes at 8:00 PM EST.
- May 10, 2017 – All lottery applicants will be notified whether they receive a vehicle pass or not.
- May 30 to June 6, 2017 – The synchronous firefly viewing in Elkmont is scheduled for the first week of June. Ticket holders will be notified of when to arrive at Sugarlands on the evening of their viewing.
Visitors who receive a parking pass will go to Sugarlands Visitor Center at a specified date and time to park their vehicles. They will then take the firefly shuttle to Elkmont Campground to view the event.
Alternative Ways To See Synchronous Fireflies in the Smokies
Since it has become so difficult to view the synchronous fireflies in Elkmont, visitors may be wondering if there are other ways to view this stunning natural event.
Though Elkmont is home to the largest population of synchronous fireflies in the Smokies, some hikers have reported seeing this spectacle in other parts of the park.
This includes areas like:
- Cades Cove
These fireflies seem to flock to low elevation areas near the park that are relatively level that also have streams and rivers. It could be worth visiting these parts of the park during twilight to see if you can witness this fabulous display of twinkling lightning bugs.
Though we don't recommend hiking through the park at night, there have been reports of some brave hikers taking trails into Elkmont to view the fireflies. However, to return to their car after the event, so this would require around 10 miles of hiking, half of which would be after dark.
Over all the best way to view the fireflies in the national park is to enter the lottery for a parking pass. Even if you aren't lucky enough to win a pass this year, you can always enjoy this video of the synchronous firefly event in the Smokies!
If you're lucky enough to win a lottery pass, here are some rules for responsibly enjoying the firefly show in Elkmont.
- Cover Lights with red or blue cellophane
- Limit Flashlight Use
- Point Your Flashlight at the ground
- Don't Catch Fireflies
- Stay on the Trail
- Don't Leave Trash or Garbage
These rules are in place to help preserve this natural wonder for many years to come! We'd love to hear your stories, have you ever been to see the fireflies in Elkmont? Have you seen synchronous fireflies in other parts of the park? We'd love to hear your stories in our comments section!
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17356746-55df-4437-babf-5e677c02a73e,2017-08-23T14:14:31+00:00,2015-10-29,1,http://www.denverpost.com/2015/10/29/taylor-swift-says-former-denver-radio-personality-groped-her-in-2013/,"Singer Taylor Swift filed a federal counterclaim Wednesday accusing a former Denver radio host of reaching under her skirt and groping her before a 2013 concert.
The filing is in response to David Mueller’s lawsuit entered last month in which he claims he was fired from his job and banned from Swift concerts for life based on false allegations about the Pepsi Center encounter.
Swift claims Mueller, who says he was not behind the groping, waited “unreasonably” long to file his complaint and that the allegations therein are false.
“Mueller intentionally reached under (Swift’s) skirt, and groped with his hand an intimate part of her body in an inappropriate manner, against her will and without her permission,” the counterclaim says. “Mueller did not merely brush his hand against Ms. Swift while posing for the photograph: he lifted her skirt and groped her.”
The counterclaim was first reported by The Associated Press.
Swift’s filing says she “knows exactly who committed the assault — it was Mueller.”
“She has held thousands of meet-and-greet events for both fans and radio station personnel,” the counterclaim says. “In those thousands of events, she has been inappropriately groped one time — by Mr. Mueller.”
The encounter happened June 2, 2013, when Mueller was invited, as part of his then-job at 98.5 KYGO on the “Ryno and Jackson” morning show, to meet Swift backstage.
According to the suit, Mueller posed with Swift and his girlfriend, Shannon Melcher: After some small talk, “Swift suddenly announced it was picture time” and “quickly put her right arm” around Melcher. Mueller jumped into the photo “at the last second.”
Mueller says Swift’s security staff shortly thereafter approached the couple and removed them from the concert for allegedly grabbing Swift’s bottom earlier in the night. They were escorted from the building.
Mueller was fired June 4, 2013.
Mueller’s suit claims he lost his job and other prospective business opportunities because of the allegations.
Mueller’s attorney did not immediately return a message seeking comment Thursday.
“I can’t make any comments,” said Courtney Sullivan, an attorney for Swift.
Thomas Russell, a University of Denver law professor, thinks Swift’s claim is valid and that she has a strong case.
“If you intentionally touch someone’s rear end (without permission), that is battery,” he said. “Legally speaking, they’ve certainly alleged enough facts to proceed with the case.”
“It’s probably a bit naive of Mr. Mueller and his attorneys to think that Ms. Swift would not mount a strong defense,” he added.
Swift’s counterclaim requests a trial to settle the complaint and seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
“Any recovery obtained by Ms. Swift will be donated to charitable organizations,” the counterclaim says.
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ebf60049-64b4-4de1-ba4c-f5b245d1a48b,2018-08-21T10:52:53+00:00,2018-08-21,0,http://acalog.westshore.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=2&poid=113&returnto=63,"Students must earn a minimum of 60 credit hours and have an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher in order to earn a degree.
Courses by Placement/Transfer
The following courses may be prerequisites for your program depending upon your placement scores or transfer evaluation. Advisors can assist you to integrate these into your program of study during your first semester at West Shore. Contact Student Services at 231.843.5510.
*Students seeking an AS degree in computer science technology are encouraged to take a sampling of courses in order to identify their preferred area of specialization, including networking, programming, software development, and database management. Academic advisors in Student Services as well as faculty can assist students in selecting courses that will be accepted by the four‐year college or university where they plan to transfer.
The terms of the Michigan Transfer Agreement have been embedded in all AA and AS programs.",180,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221218101.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821092915-20180821112915-00125.warc.gz,0.956282019615173
f68ba488-b244-4681-a47d-f6ab7fd75ff3,2017-08-19T05:39:14+00:00,2010-07-20,1,http://www.haaretz.com/after-lengthy-legal-battle-franz-kafka-and-max-brod-safety-deposit-boxes-being-opened-1.301792,"After months of legal wrangling, one of the 10 safe deposit boxes in which documents belonging to the writer Franz Kafka (1883-1924 ) and his close friend Max Brod (1884-1968 ) were hidden for 40 years was opened Monday in Tel Aviv.
A delegation of smartly dressed lawyers arrived at the entrance to the Kikar Hamedina branch of Discount Bank at 10 A.M., holding a court order stating the safe deposit box must be opened. The contents, however, cannot be publicly revealed as the owner of the deposit box, Eva Hoffe, petitioned the court for a ban on publication. Haaretz has requested that the court, through the law offices of Lieblich-Moser, lift the ban.
A year ago the Tel Aviv Family Court, where the case is being heard, accepted the newspaper's petition that the hearings be opened to the public; until then, they had been held behind closed doors.
The process of opening the safe deposit boxes will take a week. They are held in six different vaults in different banks in Tel Aviv, as well as four others vaults in a bank in the Swiss city of Zurich.
Witnesses who had been inside the bank at Kikar Hamedina when the team of lawyers arrived said Eva Hoffe burst into the building in an attempt to prevent the safe from being opened, shouting ""It's mine, it's mine!""
The boxes are being opened in the presence of a battery of lawyers appointed by the court: the executors of the estates of Max Brod and his secretary and heir, Esther Hoffe; a representative of Hoffe's daughter, Eva; and a representative of the custodian general.
The team of lawyers will draw up an inventory of the documents they find in the boxes and present it to the Tel Aviv court. Judge Talia Pardo Kupelman will then determine the documents' status - whether they are the private property of the Hoffe sisters, who can then do with them whatever they want, or whether they constitute a literary treasure that must be transferred to a public archive.
Researchers and experts from Israel and Germany believe that some of the boxes may contain manuscripts by Kafka, widely considered one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, or documents that can shed additional light on the mysterious life of the artist who died of tuberculosis in a sanatorium near Vienna at the age of 40 and who is buried in the Jewish cemetery in Prague.
An emotional battle
""The contents of the vaults are the private business of [Eva] Hoffe and her sister, and at this stage no one else has permission to know of their contents,"" Hoffe's attorney, Uri Zfat, wrote to the court.
In her deposition to the court, Hoffe articulated her fear that once the boxes were opened and their contents revealed, ""they will be disseminated to the public and in this way, my property, assets, rights, privacy and human dignity will be compromised.""
Hoffe and her sister inherited the safety deposit boxes from their mother, Esther Hoffe - Max Brod's longtime secretary and friend. Esther Hoffe died about three years ago; since then an emotional legal battle ensued over the Jewish National and University Library's demand that Hoffe hand over the manuscripts. At the same time, the German Literature Archives in Marbach, Germany is also interested in obtaining the documents and has been negotiating with Hoffe to buy them.
The opening of the vaults was facilitated by the executors of Esther Hoffe's estate, Shmuel Cassouto, Dan Novhari, Rami Hadar and Dan Zimmerman, who were responsible for handling the technical and bureaucratic difficulties involved in carrying out the court order.
Dr. Aviad Stollman of the national library told Haaretz: ""We are happy to hear that the process of revealing the contents of the vaults in which the manuscripts were hidden for decades has begun. We were sorry to learn that a request was submitted to prevent the contents of the vault from being revealed. It is a shame that Ms. Hoffe is not prepared to let the public be party to these important literary treasures, and that she is trying to thwart the clarification of the truth.""
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2ea10a36-6aae-4b9e-ab76-5b5ffd7a1dcd,2017-08-20T13:43:44+00:00,2010-05-28,0,http://hatchvillepottery.blogspot.com/2010/05/voice-of-soldiers-mother-on-postcard.html,"I was rummaging in a postcard bin in Fredericksburg, Va., about 15 years ago and came across this postcard. I did that sometimes, finding old images that told us today what people in the past thought was worth photographing and sending through the mail. Paper memories of places they had been.
""Penny postcards"" were still just that in the '40s, cheap and perfect for tourists to send home to the friends and family who couldn't get away. But ordinary people were likely to use the postcard, too, because long-distance phone calls were relatively expensive and difficult to make.
Such, I assume, might have been the case for Beula in Houston, Texas, sending this sad wartime news to her friend or relative Merrill Cash in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in February of 1945. World War II was nearing an end, but soldiers were still dying by the thousands.
""Arthur is missing in Germany since Dec. 24th. ...,"" Beulah writes on the postcard. ""There is faint hope of his safety. I know the depth of despair.""
We know this card was addressed to Merrill Cash in Chattanooga. But we don't know Beulah's last name or her son Arthur's, or his branch of the military. I've looked at online records of war casualties in Houston in 1945 and there are several Arthurs listed, but no definitive connection. The same is true of Merrill Cash. So my reporter's sources for this small story are minimal.
By late in 1944, the U.S. and its allies had crossed into Germany and were fighting their way toward Berlin. But the Battle of the Bulge was at its height in December of 1944. Though it was fought largely within Belgium, it would have been easy shorthand on the homefront to refer to it generically as ""Germany."" More than 19,000 Americans died in what amounted to a last stand for Hitler's forces. Arthur could easily have been one of the 19,000. Or he might have died in any of hundreds of skirmishes with German forces on the way to Berlin. Or he might have been in the Air Corps and been shot down. The postcard doesn't tell us.
It does tell us his age. ""I won't forget the joy that has been mine - 21 years the mother of that fine boy,"" Beulah writes. And then she closes with what seems like the saddest and most anticlimactic of postcard benedictions, ""Hope all is well with you - Love, Beulah.""
Hope all is well with all of you on Memorial Day weekend.",538,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106754.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820131332-20170820151332-00008.warc.gz,0.990922093391418
a4959d50-4cb1-441d-b147-356b533e149c,2013-05-23T04:42:32+00:00,2007-09-01,0,http://blog.al.com/bn/2007/09/are_we_falling_behind_the.html,"The economy is a bright spot in metro Birmingham's story. Jobs are diverse and plentiful, wages increasing. Yet our economic growth lags the South's, exposing some underlying weaknesses: a failure to work together and build on our strengths.
By Jeff Hansen and Sherri C. Goodman
Birmingham News staff writers
Metro Birmingham has one of the nation's strongest job markets.
Factories are booming, with metro workers churning out products ranging from potato chips to cars. The unemployment rate has consistently remained under 5 percent since 1995, typically hovering between 3 and 4 percent. Paychecks are healthy, with the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan area's average annual pay coming in at nearly $40,800, the eighth highest among 30 Southern metro areas.
In this view, Birmingham has all the earmarks of a boomtown. The economy is healthy.
But there is another view, economic experts and even the city's corporate leaders acknowledge:
Birmingham's economic growth for the past decade lags far behind the South's business capitals, and a growing list of major corporations born in the city have been swallowed by mergers or moved elsewhere.
Strangely, metro Birmingham manages to win and lose at the same time. Alabama's largest urban area fails to meet its full economic potential, area leaders say, because we:
>>> Under-invest in and undervalue our star economic asset -- the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
>>> Cannot recruit high-paying new companies in the financial sector, because the state targets incentive money at industrial manufacturers like Honda, Mercedes Benz or ThyssenKrupp, not the service sector.
>>> Lack a collaborative spirit that has driven growth in Charlotte, Nashville and even Mobile.
""I think Birmingham has got to change,"" said Dowd Ritter, chief executive of Regions Financial Corp. ""The political leadership has got to want to see this city move forward and not keep the status quo.""
Good with the bad
While metro Birmingham has a stable and healthy economy, the growth of that economy lags when compared to other Southeastern cities.
Birmingham was 28th out of 30 metro areas across the South in the average annual growth rate of its gross metropolitan product, or GMP, from 1994 to 2004. GMP measures the size of an economy, by adding together the total market value of all final goods and services produced in the metro area.
With Mobile's capture of the $3.7 billion ThyssenKrupp steel plant this spring, and Huntsville spending $330 million for a biotechnology park that will employ 1,600, a mixed-use town center and a four-star hotel, Birmingham even seems to be chasing other Alabama cities.
In Mobile, ""you see city, county and business leaders -- they all speak together,"" said Ritter. ""But here, it turns into a turf battle.""
Recent successes, such as the opening of the Innovation Depot business incubator partly supported by UAB and the funding of the Railroad Reservation Park, spur optimism that Birmingham is building a bit of the collaborative spirit that helped Mobile land ThyssenKrupp.
""Yes, you need more cooperation. Yes, you have to get rid of corruption in government. But look on the other side of the coin,"" said David Bronner, CEO of Retirement Systems of Alabama. ""You wouldn't have Honda or Mercedes without Birmingham. You wouldn't have one of the great medical research centers of the world without Birmingham.""
Lajuana Bradford, community development officer for Wachovia Corp.'s Mid-South Region, says cooperation is vital if the region is to move ahead.
""I don't think we're coming together to tell the story,"" she said. ""If we're not, who is?""
One success story that has slowly but steadily developed since the recession of the 1980s: Metro Birmingham has moved away from its heavy manufacturing roots to become a broad-based economy that nearly mirrors the nation's as a whole. And such diversity gives Birmingham a resilience to economic disruptions.
Invest in research
Charles McCrary, CEO of Alabama Power Co., sees Birmingham's future in UAB.
""We ought to be knocking on UAB's door every day saying, 'How can we make you bigger, better, stronger?'"" he said.
But the university needs a massive investment and its needs are changing -- most of its future growth will be in research and related entrepreneurial development rather than medical and traditional educational buildings.
Garrison and Dr. Richard Marchase, vice president for research and economic development, want to see governments, businesses and philanthropies invest a half-billion dollars in the next few years to recruit 150 star researchers and build lab space for them.
Dr. K. ""Tony"" Jones, the new chairman of UAB's anesthesiology department, shows what this kind of investment will do.
Jones moved to Birmingham last year from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., along with his wife and their two children, who are in Vestavia Hills High School.
As chairman, he also has money to recruit other researchers, offering between $500,000 and $1 million in start-up money apiece to prepare space, get equipment and seed new research directions.
Dr. Ursula Wesselmann, a world expert on pain syndromes, is one of several he is recruiting. She will move to UAB from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore in January, bringing more than $650,000 a year in funding.
She is part of an effort to build a center of excellence in pain treatment, research and education, which will attract even more researchers and grant dollars. She also will draw patients with chronic pain from around the world.
Jones called UAB's $500 million growth effort ""critical.""
""Everyone at UAB understands how important it is,"" he said. ""I think Birmingham, Jefferson County and the state will get a substantial return on this investment.""
Barrier to recruiting
Ted vonCannon, president of Birmingham's Metropolitan Development Board, has a knock-down and drag-out kind of a job. He tries to beat other cities in the competition to lure corporations to the Birmingham-Hoover metro area.
""We are in the most competitive region -- not just in the nation, but in the world,"" he said. ""We compete with Charlotte, Jacksonville, Nashville; not Milwaukee, Des Moines or Buffalo.""
MDB often won in fights to lure industrial projects. But Birmingham, like many cities today, needs to land higher paying financial jobs in banking, investment services, credit card companies, insurance firms and stock brokerages. It needs to grow jobs in biomedical sciences, regional or national distribution centers, or other corporate headquarters or offices.
VonCannon finds himself losing the fights for those jobs, because there are few state incentives for those types of businesses.
A recent MDB study shows how Birmingham would lag behind Jacksonville, Fla., Atlanta or Charlotte in efforts to land a new investment-company customer contact center, that would bring $32.5 million in construction and 1,200 jobs paying an average $45,000 a year, plus benefits.
Incentives looked like the deal breaker, the study found: Florida could offer $14.8 million, followed by Georgia's $12.1 million and North Carolina's $9.6 million.
The incentive package in Alabama? $4.4 million.
""Lack of incentives can break the deal,"" vonCannon said.
VonCannon wants the Alabama Legislature to draft new incentives aimed at service companies, and also expand existing incentives to include service and non-manufacturing projects.
This legislation is critical to the future of the Birmingham area, vonCannon believes, and absolutely needed for Alabama to succeed in the new economy.
""That would allow Birmingham to compete for a lot of projects that are Birmingham's future,"" vonCannon said. ""White-collar, medical and biomedical.""
Until that happens, vonCannon has to try to cobble together incentives, as he now is doing, to try to keep a Birmingham non-manufacturing company from moving to Nashville, along with 225 jobs that pay an average annual salary of $85,000.
A collaborative spirit
Wachovia's Bradford said no one has taken the reins to lead the city's efforts to reach its potential.
""This city is full of diamonds in the rough and nobody is shining them and showing them off,"" she said.
Bradford, whose job requires her to travel to Charlotte, Philadelphia and other major cities, says Birmingham shares their strengths. The difference is the way they tell their story.
Johnny Johns, chief executive of Birmingham's Protective Life Corp., agrees the area needs a united voice and message.
""The core challenge for us is the fragmentation of governance and leadership,"" Johns said. ""No one can speak for the greater community. When you have issues, projects or challenges that affect the whole MSA, it's very difficult to get all leaders to the table to discuss them.""
Birmingham recently lost Red Diamond Inc., a company that had been in the city for a century, because county officials voted against selling property to the company for a necessary expansion. The company, which wanted to stay in Birmingham, is instead moving its base and more than 200 employees to Moody.
""You tend to form a circle and shoot each other,"" RSA's Bronner says of metro Birmingham. ""You have great potential. You have to somehow harness the potential. You have to get them out of the circle and into a straight line, and start shooting together.""",1972,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.956680417060852
bc76a4bb-d3cd-48db-b5d8-5e96c55f22e1,2017-08-17T21:19:01+00:00,2012-05-18,1,https://verdict.justia.com/2012/05/18/denying-clemency-for-draconian-sentencing-based-on-bad-information,"On May 14, 2012, The Washington Post’s headline reported “Inmate still in prison after facts kept from Bush team.” The story, which was based on material developed by the public-interest investigative journalism of ProPublica, is devastating. The online edition’s headline was more specific: “Clarence Aaron was denied commutation, but Bush team wasn’t told all the facts.”
Because presidential clemency is completely discretionary, it cannot exactly be called an injustice when a president fails to act to free an inmate or save his life. But here, we have a situation where bad information was given to the White House, at a time when that White House was interested in possibly commuting an individual’s over-the-top sentence. This is a case that calls out, at a minimum, for fairness and honesty, neither of which we have seen a glimmer of, as of yet, in this case.
To be more specific, President George W. Bush’s staff was given bad information by the Pardon Attorney, the official in the Department of Justice who advises the Attorney General and the White House about clemency. In the wake of the reporting about this situation, the silence by both the Attorney General and the Pardon Attorney is striking, and deeply troubling.
Here are the facts, in brief, based on reporting by The Washington Post and ProPublica:
Three Life Sentences for One Defendant, With No Hard Evidence Supporting Them
Clarence Aaron, at the time of his arrest, was a 23-year-old college senior and first-time offender. Yet Aaron was convicted and given an extraordinary three life sentences without a chance for parole for his role in abetting a non-violent drug deal, although Aaron himself was neither a seller, nor a buyer, nor a supplier. All of the other people who were involved in the crime—people who had made careers in the drug business—pled guilty, pointed their fingers at Aaron, and received comparatively light sentences, all of which have now been served. Meanwhile, Aaron, the person with the least involvement in the transaction, is serving his three life sentences, as a model prisoner.
The true facts from this 1993 drug transaction are difficult to ascertain. The U.S. Attorney’s Office that prosecuted Aaron relied on co-conspirators who turned on Aaron to gain their freedom. These co-conspirators, however, proved to have testified falsely. Yet when discussing this case, it seems that the office at issue is incapable of disavowing its own witnesses, despite the fact that those witnesses today admit that they lied about Aaron in order to get lesser sentences for themselves.
Aaron and his case first came to public attention in 1999, when PBS’s “Frontline” did a story entitled “Snitch.” Its report addressed the manipulation of defendants who face harsh mandatory minimum sentences when caught violating federal drug laws. Aaron claims that it all began when he foolishly and unwittingly became involved in two drug transactions, through a cousin. But when everyone was caught, the others knew how to play the game, whereas Aaron did not. Thus, the others gave the government the testimony it wanted, and made deals at the expense of Aaron, who refused to testify for the government. The government claims, apparently also based on the testimony of the cooperating witnesses—that is, Aaron’s partners in crime—that Aaron perjured himself as well. (Aaron’s situation is explained in these powerful video summaries, in which his attorneys report how he was given three life sentences despite the complete lack of any hard evidence of the amount of cocaine involved—a grave omission, given the fact that it was the amount of cocaine at issue that triggered Aaron’s life sentences. The only other evidence against him was the testimony of discredited and untruthful witnesses.)
Other aspects of the case against Clarence Aaron would be striking even if that case had been based on unimpeachable evidence (which it surely was not). Granted, crack cocaine can be a horrible blight; it is an evil drug. Still, to send any young person to prison for a lifetime based on a non-violent drug transaction is inhumane and malicious, less than civilized, and absurdly heavy-handed. To do this based on conspicuously dubious testimony, as occurred here, only makes the punishment all the more troubling. Meanwhile, such Draconian drug sentencing has done no more to lessen drug trafficking than capital punishment has done to end murder. Indeed, many experts believe that such absurd sentences have created more problems than they have resolved.
Aaron’s Pursuit of Clemency
Clarence Aaron has been in prison almost two decades. Because of the “Frontline” story, others noticed his case, and in 2001, he was encouraged to file a petition for presidential clemency. The man who prosecuted him, U.S. Attorney David York, the top federal prosecutor for the Southern District of Alabama, opposed reducing his sentence. And the U.S. Pardon Attorney, Roger Adams, recommended that the Bush II White House turn down the request.
But Aaron’s clemency request was not turned down. Rather, it languished at the Bush White House, along with hundreds of other such applications, until White House Counsel Fred Fielding arrived at the end of Bush’s presidency and began looking, in 2008, for clemency cases worthy of presidential consideration. The White House then requested updated information on the Aaron application.
Fortunately, Deborah J. Rhodes, a new U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, did not follow her predecessor’s lead. Rather, she supported Aaron’s petition. In a letter to a new U.S. Pardon Attorney, Ronald Rodgers, Rhodes wrote in November 2008, “I have reviewed various documents submitted by Clarence Aaron in support of his petition for commutation of sentence and agree that Aaron should receive a commutation of his life sentence.” Ms. Rhodes, who does not question the government’s case against Aaron, suggested that his triple life sentence be commuted to the equivalent of a 25-year sentence, which with credit for good behavior, ProPublica reports, would lead to his being released in 2014.
Most strikingly, U.S. District Court Judge Charles Butler Jr., who had sentenced Aaron, had changed his mind. While Judge Butler had earlier taken no position regarding clemency for Aaron, he responded to a motion by Aaron’s attorney with a very different perspective. Judge Butler wrote, “Looking through the prism of hindsight, and considering the many factors argued by the defendant that were not present at the time of his initial sentencing, one can argue that a less harsh sentence might have been more equitable.” Then, in a subsequent telephone conversation with a staff lawyer in the Office of the Pardon Attorney, on December 2, 2008, Judge Butler flatly declared that Aaron “should be granted relief” by the president immediately. Contemporaneous notes of the conversation with Judge Butler were sent by email to Pardon Attorney Ronald Rogers.
What did the Pardon Attorney do with this rather important new information? Nothing. Rather, he resubmitted his 2004 recommendation for a denial of clemency for Clarence Aaron, without even mentioning the changed position of the U.S. Attorney’s Office that prosecuted Aaron, the recommendation of the sentencing judge, or additional new information regarding Aaron’s exemplary record in prison and his acknowledgement of his misconduct. In fact, the record shows that the Pardon Attorney provided the White House with false and misleading information in an email, claiming (among other misrepresentations) that the U.S. Attorney thought clemency was “about 10 years premature” for Aaron, when in fact Ms. Rhodes thought very much otherwise, taking a position that, as noted above, would have led to a 2014 release.
How can these actions by Pardon Attorney Ronald Rodgers be explained? It appears that they cannot, for he has refused to discuss his actions publicly.
Reactions to Rodgers’ Actions
In digging out this information, ProPublica spoke with the former Associate White House Counsel who handled the Aaron case in 2008, Kenneth Lee. When Lee was given the information developed by ProPublica that the Office of Pardon Attorney had received, and was able to contrast that information with what the White House had been told at the time, Lee was “aghast.” Indeed, Lee noted that the Pardon Attorney “had presented the views of [U.S. Attorney] Rhodes and [Judge] Butler ‘in the least favorable light to the applicant.’”
Lee further noted—due to the racial bias in the work of the Office of Pardon Attorney that ProPublica has uncovered, such that “whites were nearly four times as likely to be pardoned than minorities”—relying on the Pardon Attorney in the case of Aaron, who is African-American, had been a mistake. “Had we known before about a potential subconscious bias in the [Office of the Pardon Attorney],” Lee said, “we would have liked to look at the actual letters in the Aaron case rather than rely on the Pardon Attorney’s summary.”
While Lee could not speak to what President Bush would have done had a fair assessment of Aaron’s case for a pardon been sent to him, I can tell you, from my personal experience of sending a president such recommendations, that the president accepts without question the recommendation of his White House Counsel. Associate White House Counsel Kenneth Lee says that had he known the true facts, he would have recommended Aaron’s commutation to President Bush.
Debra Saunders at the San Francisco Chronicle, whose only interest in the case is journalistic, has been recommending that Aaron’s sentence be commuted for over a decade. She explains what should happen in this case, given these latest revelations: “The president has the power to pardon when the criminal justice system overreaches. The court put away a first-time nonviolent offender for life with no chance of parole, but because the feds do not want to admit they made a mistake, [Pardon Attorney] Rodgers and his ilk have been willing to let a young man rot in prison for the rest of his life. The only question is: Will [President Obama] let him get away with it?”
We’ll see. The pardon issue is not likely to be addressed by President Obama before the November 2012 election. (Mitt Romney was one of those rare governors who never granted any pardons, not one.) But if this issue not cleaned up after the election, it will make a travesty into a tragedy for Aaron. His case has supporters, including both conservatives and liberals, all over the world. Hopefully, the Pardon Attorney will one day explain why he refused to provide the full information regarding Aaron’s case in 2008, and why he has insisted on acting without mercy in the case of Clarence Aaron.",2299,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886104160.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817210535-20170817230535-00504.warc.gz,0.977806448936462
348e7a7c-c406-45fd-bccb-48c9a57d3472,2018-08-18T22:44:45+00:00,2018-06-15,1,http://pandaradio.co.uk/att-completes-85bn-time-warner-takeover/,"The $85bn (£63.5bn) deal, first announced in October 2016, was opposed by US president Donald Trump and the Justice Department over competition fears.
But Judge Richard Leon of the US District Court for the District of Columbia said the government had “failed to meet its burden to establish that the proposed transaction is likely to lessen competition substantially“.
The Justice Department had argued that AT&T’s ownership of both DirecTV and Time Warner, especially its Turner subsidiary, would give AT&T unfair leverage against rival pay TV providers that relied on content like CNN and Game Of Thrones.
As part of the deal approved by the judge, AT&T agreed to temporarily manage Time Warner’s Turner networks separately from DirecTV, including price setting.
Time Warner owns HBO, Turner and Warner Bros, and AT&T confirmed the acquisition overnight.
AT&T said it needed Time Warner to compete with the likes of Amazon, Netflix and Google, and that the deal would improve technology and give consumers more choices.
There is still the possibility of an appeal by the Justice Department, but experts have said overturning the judge’s decision could be an uphill battle.
Michael Carrier, who teaches law at Rutgers University, said: “I don’t think this would be overturned.
“It is so rooted in the facts that I would be surprised if an appellate court overturned such a fact-laden opinion.”
The merger, including debt, is the fourth largest deal ever attempted in the global telecom, media and entertainment sector, according to Thomson Reuters data.
It is also the 12th largest deal in any sector and has been watched closely by other companies pursuing similar tie-ups.
Among these is Comcast Corp, which made a $65bn bid on Wednesday for the entertainment assets of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc on Thursday.
Comcast, the largest US cable supplier, had been waiting for the AT&T decision before making any large moves, according to sources.
That agreement also covers the intended purchase of the 39.1% stake in Sky, the owner of Sky News, that Fox currently owns.",445,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221213794.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20180818213032-20180818233032-00456.warc.gz,0.970262706279755
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A freeform arrangement in a shell shaped container, assorted faux pumpkins, ceramic shore bird and a tea light lantern; tabletop vignette for the harvest table.
I arrange vignettes at the end of this table, at the condo, because I like the backdrop.
This arrangement also leaves room for four place settings, without obstructing the view.
The shell plates and glasses are plastic, from Home Goods. White dishes, placemats and napkins from Home Goods, also.
The framed sunflower photo, on the shutter/window, is one of my photos. Sara Tetley’s Two Boats was here, before.
Above Sara Tetley’s Two Boats is a photo showing sail boats at Mackinac Bridge (Michigan), by photographer Nancy May. The photo is a souvenir from a trip to Mackinac Island. The sunflower photo was on this wall before moving it to the shutter/window.
Linking to Marty’s Table Top Tuesday.
Another Evergreen Mfg purchase. I saw this birdcage Wednesday, thought about it, went back Thursday, bought it. I am hoping I can use this on the chest behind the living room sofa at home.
Family has been here at the lake with us, most of the time, this trip.
This morning, it’s so quiet here, after everyone left for home.
Miss them already!
We will return home tomorrow (Tuesday), after a full week of fishing, golfing, fun, food, visiting and glorious weather.
These photos show one of the wood docks, at a marina, Lake of the Ozarks State Park.",364,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00008-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz,0.918327331542969
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India plans to strengthen mountain warfare machinery
N C Bipindra in New Delhi | June 13, 2008 13:52 IST
In a move that could raise the hackles of neighbouring Pakistan and China, India will soon raise two new division-sized army formations to give more teeth to its mountain warfare machinery.
The Defence Ministry's proposal for raising of the two mountain divisions was approved recently by the Cabinet Committee on Security, ministry sources said.
The proposed mountain divisions will further enhance the tactical strength of the Indian army in its strategically important areas along the borders facing its traditional rivals -- Pakistan and China.
Each division - with a personnel strength of 10,000 to 13,000 troops - has a minimum of three brigades with a personnel strength of about 3,000 to 4,500 men each.
With options open to deploy on the mountainous terrains anywhere along the borders with the two neighbouring countries, the two new divisions could be raised in states from Jammu and Kashmir [Images] to Arunachal Pradesh, including Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Sikkim.
The Army already has 10 Divisions dedicated to mountain warfare and another infantry division earmarked for high altitude operations.
""The two new formations will be raised in a two-phased plan in about five years,"" the sources said.
Under the first phase, which will be implemented in two years, the two new divisions headquarters along with a brigade each, would come up, including the headquarters' support elements such as signals, provost, and intelligence units.
Implementation of the second phase would take another two to three years and during that period the complete division would be ready for operation.
At the end of the five years for raising the new formations, the two divisions would also have its air elements functional.
The air assets would include helicopter gunships and attack helicopters to provide the two divisions capabilities to carry out manoeuvres for countering the terrain impediments.
""The gunships and attack choppers will be necessary for providing the two formations fire power in a mountain terrain, as the army will not be in a position to deploy tanks and armoured vehicles,"" sources said.
The fire power in the third dimension (air) was required due to difficulties the army would face in using artillery guns also in an operation on a mountainous terrain.
""The air assets are an integral part of any mountain division to provide the fighting ground troops logistics and fire support,"" the sources said.",516,s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107865665.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023204939-20201023234939-00307.warc.gz,0.960974514484406